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Tlx OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning. February 23. 1945 DIW TTW Oregon Has 11,326 on List Of Pensioners - There are 11,326 persons in Oregon now receiving payments approximately $213,334 . a month, under provisions of the old age and survivors insurance program of the social security act, E. W. Tallman, regional representative of the old age and survivors In surance bureau, informed the leg islature Monday. The payments are based on one per cent contributions from em ployee's payroll deductions and a matching amount paid by employ ers. The payments" include 5453 re tired workers over the age of 65 ears. $126,895 per month; 1525 wives "over 65 years, $19,110; 591 widows over 65, $11,606; 50 aged dependent parents, $671; 1077 voune widows with- minor chil dren $21,219, and 2630 minor chil dren, $34,030. J Governor Approves Bill Giving Service Men Time to Vote A bill by. Rep. John Steelham- mer, Marion county, providing that independent candidates for office must file with the secretary of state 84 days prior to the gen eral election, was signed Monday by Gov. SnelL Further provision is made in the measure that portraits of candi dates for- the voters' pamphlet shall be uniform and that such portraits shall not be more than five years old. Officials said the legislation was designed to provide sufficient time to send out and return ballots used in soldier voting. - The governor also signed a house bill changing the title of the deputy secretary of state to as sistant secretary of state and in creasing the salary of the office from $4200 to $4800 a year. i Other bills signed included HB 64, 132, 311; SB 23, 88. LOGGING CODE READY Copies of the revised safety code governing logging operations with in the state are now ready for general distribution, Paul E. Guer- ck rhiirman rif th Ktnf indus trial - accident commission, an nounced Monday. 1 Noted Pianist To Lecture Alfred Mivovitch, noted pianist and music educator will be heard in two lectures at Willamette - university music hall on Febru ary 26 and 27. He has appeared in many of the leading colleges and universities throughout th east and middle west. His master - classes in Portland and at the ' University of Washington were musical events. As a member of the Juilliard School of Music in New York: for the summer ses sion, he will give a. series v of recitals, lectures, and classes in addition to private teaching. The evening of February 26 will include a lecture and a mas ter class with Salem students and musicians serving as players. Fphrnarv 27 Mr Mivnvitrh . will lecture on the topic 'Chopin, the Man and His Music," which he will also give at Juilliard. Information regarding these events may be had by calling Mrs. Walter Denton, Mrs. David Eason, Mrs. Jessie Bush Michel- son, or Miss Margaret Hogg. Ar rangements are in charge of the latter. Purvines Hosts On Monday " Lt and Mrs. Ralph E. Purvine ' invited a few friends to an in . formal gathering Monday night at their Fairmount Hill resi dence. . Guests called between 5:30 and 7:30 o'clock. An arrangement of -early spring flowers were ar ranged on the serving table and about the rooms. . Chadwlck chapter. Order f the Eastern Star will meet In regular session on Tuesday night at Masonic temple. A social hour will follow thenneeting. Special Sale Jackets. . . 6.53 Ilaclrinaws . . 9.49 Slacks . . . 9.49 Sport Coots .. .7.49 to 15.93 TOPCOATS 1C0 Covert .3WQ Ready-Made Salts, 24.95 te 35.C3 Tailored Made Suits Special This Week o7iOE) Id - 49.50 All Wool Robes And Blankets 2.50 b 3.2.50 STEUimD'S dipt, stohz " 1109 Edrewater, Salem Firemen's Pension Bill Gets Over First Hurdle in House After Prolonged Debate, 37-21 The perennial firemen's pension bill went through the house of the 43rd legislative assembly Monday by a vote of 37 to 21 after pro longed argument. Principal objection was voiced by Rep. Robert Dumway, Port land termed the bill Portland-inspired, said there was no adequate provision to safeguard a $312,000 fund which would be drawn on the general fund every two years, and complained that the measure was not properly drawn. Hazards Are Cited Proponents denied the bill was especially for Portland; cited the hazards of firemen's duties and the fatalities resulting; and point ed out that it was designed for the benefit both of voluntary and paid firemen. Similar bills have been up in the legislature before, and in. one instance a firemen's pension meas ure got by both houses and was vetoed. The current proposal now goes to the senate. It is in two sections. Fond Weald Be Built The volunteer firemen's com pensation and retirement fund would be made up by contribu tions of $2 a year for each volun teer by the municipality or other agency; $1 a year by the fireman, and 10 per cent of the tax on fire insurance premiums collected by the state. The fund would be built up for one year before bene fits would be paid, for retirement, injuries, medical care, widows and other dependents. The paid volunteer firemen s compensation and retirement fund would be established by contribu tion of 50 per cent of the tax on fire insurance premiums; 4 per cent of the salary of each fire man, and an amount from the mu nicipality equal to 4 per cent of each fireman's salary. The vote: i Aye Adams, Bain, Barry, Bengtson, Bennett, Brady, Bull, Callaway, Chadwick, Chase, Chindgren, Dickson, Ellis, Erwin, Frisbie, Gleason, Greenwood, Hall, Harvey, Hellberg, Hendricks, Earl Hill, W. T. Johnson, Jones, Lan- don, Lieuallen, Lindberg, Loner- gan, Meyers, Morse, Feterson, Pier, Poole, Snellstrom, Wells, Joe Wilson, Man ley Wilson 37. No Balderee, Condit, Duniway, Francis, French, Gile, Heisler, Hes se, Carl Hill, Himelwright, J. O. In the House Bills passed Monday: HB IS Regulating: salaries of county officers of Lane county. HB 138 Relating to salary ana ml le ase of county surveyors . of certain counties. HB 207 To provide workmen s com pensation and retirement benefits to volunteer and paid firemen and their widows ana orpnans; providing, a sav ing clause and providing an effective date when the act shall become opera tive for volunteer firemen. HB 227 To add a new section to chapter 7. title 41. OCLA, to be known as section 41-?06a. so aa to authorise savings and loan associations to make loans to veterans of World war II, for which there is a commitment to insure or guarantee by the state or the Unit ed States or any instrumentality of either; and declaring an emergency HB 231 To provide for an additional circuit Judge in the 2d Judicial district. HB 276 To authorize any city which has or attains a population of 100.000 or more innaDitants to estaDiisn a pen' sion system for its officers and em ployes. HB 904 To authorize county com mtaFioners in certain counties that have 100.000 inhabitants or more to retire aged and infirm employes and to pro vide pensions. hb 34Z By committee on military affairs ana post-war planning To pro vide that war veterans shall have pref erence in public employment. HB 306 To create in each county of me stale of urecon having more than 250.000 inhabitants the office of regis trar of elections; prescribing the duties oi sucn on ice. me manner of appoint ment thereto and fixing the salary tnereior. HB 3S Relating to the killing oi seal-lions. HB 364 (Sub for HB 184) Relating to the fees to' be paid the corporation commissioner on presentation of arti cles of incorporation. hb mo (sub for HB 230) To trans fer certain Judicial business from county courts to circuit courts in cer tain counties. HB 375 (Sub. for HB 2951 Relstin to we registration ana licensing of mo tor vcmcies. SB . IS Relating to registration nl DirthS. Repassed with senate amend ments: HB 21, 37, 141, 142, 145. New bills introduced: HB 380 (Sub. for HB 2921. k tui. deree. Bengston and Senator Moscr and Newbry To provide for transfer from county to circuit courts all Jurisdiction, authority, power, functions and duties in prooaie matters in every judicial uwirm comprising two counties of less than 100.000 popu ilation and more than www population. always F :- -I I - - atriotically giving their time and ability without payt the volunteer member of local Ration Board re daily handling many fairnesa, tact and eCciency. They deserve an Award of Merit for doing a tough job 4 and doing it well 1 Johnson,! Lage, Moore; Niskanen, Semon, Snyder; Staples, Steelham mer, Thomas, Vandyke, Speaker Marsh 21. U . Excused Allen, Kimberling. Committee Disagrees On Slot Machine Reports ; Vote Today A bill (HB 293) by Rep. John Steelhammer, Salem, which would require law; 'enforcement officers ;to make weekly reports to the governor of i! any coin-In-the-slot machines on which state taxes have not been paid, came out: of the house judiciary com mittee Monday with a majority recommending that ft do not pass. Steelhammer wills seek to sub stitute his minority f'do pass' re port for J the majority report at a special order of business at 10:30 am. today. I -jtiii : ' . Vote Refuses Delay In Acting on Bill for Direct Appropriation 1 . St The house vote of 34 to 23 Mon day declined to table Sen. Merle Chessman's bill to; put the fish commission on a basis of appro priation from the general fund. Sports anglers sought to delay consideration of the -? bill while they mustered support for a mea sure to! set nets out of coastal streams ; and reduce commercial fishing seasons in those streams. Vote on Registrar Measure in House The vote on the Multnomah county measure providing for a' new registrar of voters (see page l)iwas:i , ! Aye 4- Balderee, -Barry, Chad-i wick. Chase, Chindgren, Condit, Dickson, Duniway, Ellis, Francis,! French, J Frisbie, Gile, Green wood,! Hall, Harvey,- Heisler, HellbergJ Hesse, Carl Hill, Earl Hill, W. Tj Johnson, Lage, Landpn, LieuaUenjj L in dberg, Lonergan, Meyers Moore, Peterson, Pier; SnellstroraJ Snyder, Staples,!: Steelhammer! Thomas, Van Dyke, Wells, Joe Wilson, Speaker Marsh 40. . No r Adams, Bain, Bangston J Bennett Brady, Bull, Callaway! Erwin, Gleason, Hendricks, HimelJ wright, J. Johnson,! Jones, Morse j Niskanen, Poole, Semon, Manleyi Wilson 18. SH Excused Allen,: Kimberling. I CANE BILL TABLED The senate committee on roads! and highways Monday voted to table the bill by Rep. Phil Bradjl of Portland providing that onbl blind persons may1 carry white" canes and specifying' a fine of not to exceed $100 for .any motoris who fails to come to a complete A - a) X . . ... . i iwp, an intersection wnere m person wth a cane is crossing. In the Senate Introduced in the senate: SB 235 To reeulatSghd fishinff. SB 2371 Corrective: relating to work men's compensation benefits to wid4 ows andj orphans. j 23S Providing for regulation of manufacture and distribution ol ecol nomic poisons. U' i HB 227. 231. 278. 304 ; 18. 138 and 207t Read j for second time -and sent to committee: SB 233-235 inclul sive; HB 15, 52, ,190, 297, 321 358, 350, 360. Calendared for final action to- aay; op iu, nn fio amenaea SB 73 j- Brought in with "do noj J - . . s?n : t l a v pass" recommendation, special or der of business at 2;15 pjn. Calendared for final action Wednesday: SB 3 amended. Passed Monday: : , SB 204 To provide: for relief of Jessie Ryckman, widow of longtime employe of state game commission, i SB S-t-Would exempt from state In come tax declaraUon; any report o annuities until money equal to amount invested has been drawn. i SB 318 Would Dcrmlt mutual fir 4 insurance companiM to move princi pal emcee y roiiowmg certain pro cedures. - ii ' HB 256 Would authorize certain Changes! in operation of real estate commission. , J -1 HB 257 Would put real estate eom- mission oinces on xucai rather than calendar year. , tm--r,- Re-referred to committees from end r: HB ses, SI and . - i - ;'- ' ..Vv 'SI vrong ! difScnlt problem with Annuity Tax Bill Approved Senate By a vote of 19-10, after almost an hour's debate, the senate Mon day passed a bill by Sen. Lew Wallace, ! Multnomah county, de signed to exempt from income taxes any annuity payment until such : time as annuitant has re ceived the amount of his invest ment! . : v. Si:U--" Today I annuitants are ' required to report as part of their gross income, for bothj state and fed eral jtaxing purposes, three per cent of the monies they receive from annuities, which, Wallace declared Monday, eventually amounts to triple taxation. Taxes are paid: on the' money as it is earned, the annuity' policy is tax ed when it is j purchased, and again as the owner receives the Incorhe from it j Ser. George Winslow of Tilla mook county, leading the fight against the measure, declared that investors who put their money in buildings pay income ; taxes on the earnings of isuch structures, that he 3 per cent figure has been selected by both state and federal government as j represent ing j he? portion! of the invest ment's earnings !the annuitant is receiving along with the repay ment of his capital, and that no one knows just what investments unde:' such a law might be la bled "annuities.! De in Walker, senator from Polk county, joined the opposition, "reluctantly" he declared. Three - of the house bills on Monday's senate calendar went back I to committee for correction, at least two of them for removal of what Sen. ; W. H.Strayer terms "the nefarious 'and or,' " a phrase the senate has tried to de lete ; from every; statute amended and; every bill passed this session Those three would permit pub lic utilities to set up within their operating expenses funds for em ployes pensions: (SB 265); would require fidelity i bonds of state employes in certain cases (HB 87),; would provide for ter mination of the effect of filing conditional sales contracts of personal property (HB 179). House bill 179. . nassed - by the ; J i senate last Friday, would penal ize the lenient creditor, would en danger the holdings of many per sons 'now absent in the armed ser vices! who are not in position to collect payments due them and woud encourage purchasers of properties to "get by" without paying for; fixtures for which tftey ton' justly owel Sen. Frank Hil of Multnomah county de clared. He indicated he .would not op- i pose the measure if the statute of limitations it places upon such sales contract were arranged six or 10 :' years instead run three, Gi y Regulation Of, Taxis Within 3 Iiles Favored (The senate roads and highways committee Monday voted to report out; jfavorably a bill by Sen. Coe McKenna, Multnomah county, giv ing pities authority to regulate the cperation' of taxicabs within a thre mile radius of their boun daries. ;! Uider the existing law com mercial: motor vehicles operating whopy within cities or within a radius of three miles of their boundaries are subject to the rules and a-egulations of the public, utili ties commissioner. ' - Permissive Measure For Portland Passes 1 i t i : I The house Monday, passed anda sent to the senate measures de-' signed to clear the way for vot ers'j approval of a pension system for I Portland city employes and authorize Multnomah county commissioners to retire aged or infirm employes, who have served IS years, at not less than $37.50 man-wIiQlis-. . j ' I ; r- :v. f Mcdonald candy co. 414 S. CoramercUl St Salem Distributer Veterans Preference Bill Passes House , The house Monday passed un animously and sent to the senate ar bill giving" veterans preference in public employment j j It reads: i r i "In every department and upon all public work of the state of Oregon, and ofi any county, city, town, municipal corporation or other' political subdivision thereof. war Veterans shall be preferred for appointment, and employment; providing that Such veterans pos sesses a business capacity neces sary to discharge the duties of the position." , - Oregon Solons To Asl Funds ForClemetery WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. -Jf- The Oregon congressional delega tion will attempt to have the sen ate authorize funds for a national cemetery in Portland, Ore. Rep. Angell i(R-Ore) told re porters the request will be made despite refusal! of a house ap propriations; committee to include an appropriation in the war de partment functions bill. ' I Angel said the army had al ready described as "exceptionally fine" a cemetery: site which the Oregon legislature recently decid ed to purchase for the state. The house action had been based on the presidents statement of 1941, Angell said, in which Roose velt approved the bill to establish the Portland cemetery but would not approve the federal funds to purchase the site I The Oregon delegation will ask the senate fori $650,000 to land scape the property and build roads and a custodians' quarters now that, the state; has acquired the land. The government, Angell said. already has authority to accept the land for a national cemetery. Committee Named To Coordinate Bill Rep. John Steelhammer of Sa lem Monday objected to a senate amendment, deleting the emer gency clause of his bill to end the requirement " that county 'courts and commissions must -appoint to legislative vacancies, a member of the same party as this predeces sor. Speaker i Eugene E. Marsh appointed Steelhammer and Rep, Robert E. Duniway, Portland, Were named on the conference committee. f FORMES ; CLERK HONORED I W. F. Drager, chief of clerk of the house for many Tears, and Mrs. ' Drager - were - felicitated - by house resolution, unanimously ad" opted, - during; a visit - Monday. They came from Portland for the Session. . 1 ooo1 1 m. si s. a entvens Divideil -Payments Extra Gst Three Burn To Death! in Seattle Fire SEATTLE, Feb. 19. - (Pi - Pfc. Raymond Rignell was united in ideath tonight with the boyhood iuddy" he located here Saturday night, after 24 years in the army ' l f 1 a Li 41 l .1 J woicn iook nun luruugn uic in vasion of France. . i n Rignell, 25, died today of burns suffered early Sunday when the borne of another friend, .Stan H. Johanson, burned, I killing Mrs. Johanson and CpU Raymond Sol Bpeck of Fort Lewis. I n. ,i j r- . t , i i lugneu ana ooiapecsv, scnouiooy chums in San Francisco met here Saturday night and jwhen they could not find lodgings called on Johanson with whom they had grown up to help them out.. Fire broke out after the! four had re tired. - j Johanson awoke and was able to pull Rignell from! the house but trie names prevented saving eiin er Solapeck or Mrs.! Johanson. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rignell of San Francisco, parents of the sol dier, flew to Seattle after the fire land were at the hospital when jtheir son died. I Roberts Extension Unit Affiliates Nith World Group ; . 1 I i j ROBERTS Due to high water the Home Extension unit met at the grange hall instead of with Mrs.jR. D. Davenport j inarjorie iye, none aemonsira- tion agent, demonstrated Making Ourselves Fit With! Vitamin C.M Miss Tye was assisted by Mrs. H. R. Woodburn and served ID including the staff.! It was decided to continue the local unit, affiliating with the As sociated Women of! the World." Mrs. Harvey Schubel was ap pointed chairman. The dressmaking school under the supervision of the Home Ex tension unit, will be held at the grange hall, March 7, 8, 9 and 10. The next meeting of the unit will be March 16 with Mrs. R. D. Davenport. The subject will be "Household Aids" 'and will be given by Mrs. E. L. Crawley and Mrs. L. Newton, project helpers. Measure Would Let Fire Association Move ! I I The bill which would permit the Farmers' and Hop Growers Fire Relief associations of Butte ville to move-their head offices to Woodburn was halfway through Ihe 43rd legislature! today. It was passed unanimously by the senate Monday. -The bill (SB 216), in troduced by Sens. Frederick Lam port and John Carson of Marion county, would permit mutual fire STEVEIIS Diamonds Watches - Jewelry m a 7 k. 'sfc ..y - arim i w w m r m .i it n a i i v ta . i Jr . c. jzf m mm mm - sr mm aw as mm m m a s I Ifrjfr S 'W7 I Owxlity. dl caid Individual sryhnq or 1 Y i I cond to non. 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The father of a democracy, he found the idea of the government engaging in manu facturing "inexpedient." Today the United; States owns millions of dollars worth of corporations not only manufacturing but transport ing and marketing, Rossman pointed out : Not all of this change has come in one regime or ' under one po litical party, he said, citing the Panama railroad acquisition in the days of Theodore Roosevelt." j Founded on the doctrine of the separation of powers, this nation as a government owns and oper ates businesses which the supreme court 'declares are yet separate entitles to be conducted by their officer and not those elected by the people, Rossman said. . The writers of the constitution knew bureaucracy at ft best as It existed in Europe. They weighed its efficiency against the desirable qualities of democracy and chose the doctrine of separation of pow ers, the speaker pointed out Between 1933 and 1942, while congress was enacting 4300 laws, there were issued in this country S565 executive laws. Having issued such laws, the bureaucrat .'ex changes the solon's toga for the place Of the executive and prose cutes those who have violated his brdersj Then, sitting as judge, he determines the guilt or innocence and the penalty, Rossman declared. Monitor Club Women Meet I, MONITOR Mrs. Ray Bessy entertained the Oak Lawn Wom an's club Wednesday at a Valen tine party., A no host dinner was servedj at noon. During the. after noon an exchange of silent friend gifts. Twelve members were pres ent r .''! The! Elliot Prairie Ladies Jd met Thursday for an afternoon meeting to quilt Six members were present - Thej, Rebecca's met at the hall Wednesday for the bi-monthly business meeting. insurance companies to change locations of their head offices fol lowing specified formalities. UIELS YOU -UAIT Keizer Sewing Club Has All Day Meeting i Keizer Sewing club met for an all day meeting with Mrs. J. A. Gardner. ;::':-:f-.,;"V':"' ,!-:':!' -": Those present: Mrs. Walter Lansing, Mrs. W. Savage, M?s. O'Connor, Mrs. Otto Yunker, Mrs. Mary Bliven, Mrs. Elmer Ideen, Mrs. Ben Claggett, Mrs. Pa tjl Pierce, Mrs. Roy Nelson, Mrs. Nick LeRud, and Mrs. J. A. Gardner.- " ' : ' I Guests were Mrs. Jim Six, Mrs. Friezen, Mrs. Haufman and Mrs. Scfiuchart from Osage, Iowa who ij a guest of Mrs. Sam Richard. They completed the February assignment of Red Cross sewing arid quilted the rest of the day. Next meeting Marchfl with Mr. Walter Lanslnfc ! 1 Correct Vision Ileaxts Belter War Work . . 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