Senate Gets
4 New Bills;
35 in House
Only four new bills two
them proposing minor change?
the state highway department
of
n
dropped into the state senate ,
oroppeo into tne state senate,
Monday. (The house had 35 new !
bills and several solutions).
Sen. Douglas McKay" roads
and highways committee brought
in senate bill 25 to authorize the
state highway commission to ap
sion to ap-
stant tate
ii asMtant
point one or more as.
nignway engineers, a
counsel and an auditor.
The roads committee also spon
sored senate bill 26 which would
increase the highway depart
ment's revolving fund from $350.
000 to $700,00.0 and would de
crease from $350,000 to $200,000
the required minimum ..mount of
fidelity bond which the state
highway engineer must lurnish.
Senators yesterday adopted res
olutions and stood momentarily in
silence to express condolences on
the death of five former senators
who have died since the 1945 leg-
islative assembly. They are James
A. Best, Pendleton: Cue A. Mc
Kenna. Portland; William A Mo
ser. Grants Pass; W. E. Buike,
Sherwood, and W. H. Strayer.
Baker.
Sen. Lew Wallace, Portland, in
troduced senate bill 23 to amend
the law on sale of insecticides and
fungicides so that labeling provi
sions would not apply to products
manufactured in Oregon lor ship
ment out of the state.
Sen. McKay. Salem, sponsored
SB 24 which would change com-
position of the Willamette rner
basin commission bac k to its on-
gin.il setup, with its own execu-
tive secretary. During the war,
McKay explained, it was neces-
ary to provide that the executive
director of the postwar readjust-
ment and development c-ommis-
Sinn serve also as tr-e b.isin com
mission executive, but later the
basin group again employed its
own secretary.
Credit Balance
Of State Shows
Marked Boost
Last June 30 the state's general
fund showed a credit balance of
$36,479 465. as compared w ith
$29,977.593 99 on June 30. 1945.
and of $26,545,935 on June 30.
1944, the biennial report of State
Treasurtr Leslie M. Scott, filed
with the legislature Monday, dis
closed. The total -cash to the credit of
ill accounts on June 30. including
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VtlAT would you pick as
a good -pay ing job? Manufactur
ing? U. S. Department of Labor
figures show that in 1945 the aver
age worker in American manufac
turing industries earned $2300
about $191 a month.
Now look at the chart above.
Those necessary expenses may
vary with the locality, but they
represent a fair average for the
whole country. Put in your own
costs for each item if you like.
You'll come out with the same
answer: the Army Private has
more money left for his savings
than the average civilian worker.
That's a newly enlisted Private,
mind you! After 6 months of satis
factory service he become a PFC
and his pay goes up to $80. Every
three years he gets an automatic
YOUR
the aggregate account of unre
ceipted item and of checking ac
counts not allocable to particu
lar named fund?, totaled $72,186,
718, compared to $42,261,183 on
June 30. 1944.
Receipts from traffic fines, pen
alties and forfeitures for 1946
! wre estimated at $137,000 as
against $92,139 in 1945. In 1936
thec receipts aggregated only
$26,505.
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The Freeway bill, which pro
vides for limited access to state
highways, was drafted Monday
tor the legislature under the spon
soiship of Willamette valley
chambers of commerce, the Ore
gon coast highway a-sociation.
and the state highway commis
sion. The bill would give the com
mission power to restrict business
alongside state highways, and to
'rict side roads entering high-
Liberalization of
Liquor Laws Will
Be Up in House
Proposed legislation to libetal
ize the liquor laws began taking
shape in the house Monday, but
it appeared headed for hard sled
ding in the senate.
The house bilN would permit
sale of liquor over the bar in
clubs, regardless of whether the
purchaser has a bottle; prov ide I
appeals to the courts from liquor'
commission lulings. and permit
veterans' organizations to obtain
club licenses without having
served food for two years before
being licensed.
Sen. P. J Stadelman, The
Dalles. chaiim.n of the senate al
coholic control committee, predic
ted these bills, if passed by the
house, would be killed by the sen
ale. "The Knox liquor law needs
tightening, not liberalizing,' Stad
elman said.
PAYMENT CHANGE ASKED
Rep. Herman Hendershott. Eu
gene, introduced a bill providing
that the circuit court reporter for
Ii oe and Lincoln counties be paid
on a commission basis, instead of
annually, with fees to be collected
from litigants.
COI NTY Jl'DGE NAMED
Gov. Earl Snell today appointed
James H. Sturgis as county judge
of Umatilla county, succeeding
Carl W. Chambers, who resigned
Meals
Lodging
Clothing
Medical & Dental
Insurance
JW I 1 J J
Laundry, Cigarettes, etc.
Incidentals
Transportation
Income Tax
LB. BE
5 raise, with more money to
save. And with every promotion,
ttill more money. Of course, there's
additional pay for overseas service
and for flying and glider crews.
The Army man also gets Retire
ment Credits at no cost which
enable him to retire at half pay
after 20 years, and on up to three
quarters pay after 30 years ser
vice. To buy annuities providing an
income equal to a First Sergeant's
retirement pay would cost a civil
ian about $100 a month.
Find out today about the many
other benefits that go with the
Regular Army's 40,000 good jobs
a month. Call at your nearest U.S.
Army Recruiting Station.
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REGULAR ARMY SERVES THE NATION AND MANKIND IN WAR AND PEACE
POST OFFICE BUILDING
SALEM OREGON
Huge Increase
In Total of Tax
Returns Cited
Eiirl Fisher, member of tax
commission, told a sub-ways and
means committee Monday that in
1941 the state income taxable re
turns totaled only 90.000 while
during the past year the number
in teased to more than 300,000.
During the same period. Fisher
declared, many key employes of
the commission resigned their
positions to accept jobs carrying
more attractive salaries. He said
an increase in peisonnel was es
sential. For the 1947-49 biennium Fih
e said his division had requested
an appropriation of $919,906
which was reduced by the state
budget department to $910,656.
The appropriation for the current
biennium was $577,821.
Figures were presented by
Fisher showing total income tax
collections for 1946, based on 1945
incomes. exceeding $25,853,000
with possible collections during
the next biennium in an equal
amount provided there is no seri
ous cessation in general business
conditions
The committee voted to report
favorably on a bill which wciuld
fix permanent assessments for( the
state restoration fund at $10o',000
a year.
Reduction in Age
For Co in p id so ry
Schooling Asked
A t ill i educ ing from 18 to 16
the age at which children may
quit going to school was intro
duced Monday by Reps. Giles L..
French. Moro. and Carl Hill, Days
Creek. Douglas county.
The law was changed from 16
to 18 vears in the 1945 session.
The bill provides that a child
would have to go to school until
he has completed 8th grade or un
til he is 16. whichever is sooner.
The law now is that he must
go to school until he is through
high school or until he is 18.
DEATH TELEGRAMS ASKED
The state industrial accident
commission Monday issued an or
der requiring employers to notify
the Salem office of the commis
sion by collect telegram of the
death of any workman killed dur
ing the course of employment un
der the workmen's compensation
law .
to become a state tax commissioner.
NECESSARY MONTHLY EXPENSES
UNMAKKICD CIVILIAN WOUKIK
(MONTHLY INCOMl $191-00;
10
$20
$30
Care
to and from Work
163.00 OUT OF
The Civilian Saves
LivyJ
Highlieists of Regular Army bilistinenf
1. Choice of may branch of service which
till has quotas to be filled, and choice of
certain overseas theaters which still have
openings, on 3 year enlistments.
1. Enlistment age from IS to 34 years In
clusive (17 with parents' consent) except
for men now in Army, who may reenlist at
any age. and former service men depending
on length of i
3. A reenhstment bonus of $50 for each
year of active service since such bonus was
last paid, or since last entry into service,
provided reenlistment is within 3 months
after last honorable discharge.
4. Leave credit accrues at the rate of 30
days per year of service.
5- Mustering -out pay for aQ men eUgibte
therefor, when discharged to enlist or
reenlist.
6. Educational benefits under CI Bill of
Rights for men who enlist before official
termination of war and remain in service
90 days or more.
7. Family allowances for dependents of men
enlisting ot reenlisting continue until 6
months after official termination of war.
5. Enlistments for 2 or 3 years. (1-year
enlistments permitted for men now in the
Army with 6 or more months of service.)
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House Action
ADOPTED:
HI J Felicitating Rep. Paul Hous
ton on birthday.
! MB felicitating Rep. R. C. F ru
de cn buiiM-ay.
1,.1'ltullLltU.
KJM J iKep. Duniwajr and Sen
UlttUsI ASA Ow.C. Mbu-Cd...inUiJl
p. ii.it states lo peuUon congiess u
plate taxpayers o sucn conunuma
tais on parity witn Uioae ol com
munity pt u pei iy sua let.
HJM 4 ( Rep. Wiley, ct all Ask
coofciess not to locitu immigration
: quoa.
i k i Rep Ouniway) Asks interim
committee ol jru mmioii to n.c e-
I ports tor current session.
ssJsl would create common-law
i ta tax parity association.
li rK a inep. erencn and Sens.
1 Nevi ory ana Marsnj Wouia permit
: titles, counues anu other lajtiiis uis
trH.is to vote new tax base, instead
ot tiding as base tne tax lolai 101 any
oi rite previous truce years, with 8 per
cent limitation tnen apptymg to new
, oe.
, MJat Provides that soda mineral
springs in sooavule. Linn county, be
aaaeu to public para system under
state highway cotiunissioii. with per
mission ol tne municipality, ui order
to etlect lenabilitation and mainte
nance. MB 1 tRep. M. Wilson Increases
permanent paitial disability compen
sation from ISO to 8S for workmen
; v. ith dependent. 3i to too for others;
inci eases irom 8J0 to 844) tor each de
giee of such disability.
MB 17-iKep M w ilson ) Increases
benefits for total temporary disability.
SfcS to 1100 if unmarried. Si 15 to S20A
for families of four children or more;
sets minimum compsenation for mar
ried workman at $50. up from M0.
HB IS (Hep. M Wilson -Eliminates
phrases "by accident" and "caused by
violent or external means" from re
st i let ions governing workmen's com
pensation pavtnent
HB 21 Rep. M. - Wilson Increases
permanent total disability payments
from M0 to $75 for unmarried work
men, and boosts maximum from S&8
to 8185 for workmen with dependents.
MB 2S i Rep. M. Wilson iGives in
jured workmen "free choice of medi
cal doctors."
HBB 21 i Rep M. Wilson ) Increases
from $40 to $S monthly payment to
; w idow of workman during period of
total disability, plus $23 I instead of
S12l for each child and $20 I instead
of 88i for each child over tmo. eives
oiphaned child $33 Instead of $20
monthly.
HB 22-iRep. M. Wilson Increases
from $7 SOU 000 to $10,000,000 required
surplus in industrial accident fund.
HB 21 Kep M. Wilson Increase
from $40 to $75 monthly payments to
suivivor of woikmen killed acciden
tally. itn pavments to children same
as HB 21. with total limit for family
raised from $88 to S185 sets $40 instead
of $23 a monthly payment o pat
ent of decea-ed workmen under age
21 until he would have reached that
age
HB 24 - Rep M Wilson I Gives
workmen " free choice of medical doc
tor under uoikmens compensation
law.
HB 2S i Game committee I Prohib
it borrowing of hunting and fishing
licence
HB 2 (Game committee Places
all of North and South I'mpqui livers
under game commission regulation'
i Some part of streams are now open
w ithout restrictions i.
HB 27 iGame committee) Increases
from $15 to $25 non-renident hunting
licenses. $3 to $10 for non-reident
fismng licenses: increase temporary
fishing license from $3 to $5 and limits
it to five days instead o 10
HB ?- Game committee Bars mo
torboaU on Taylor and Irish lakes in
Deschutes county.
HB 29 (Game committee ) Would
permit game commission to formu
late tagging regulations eliminating
-
$40
50
191.00 26.50 OUT OF 75.00
Only 28 The Army Private Saves 48.50
hi
I requirement that every piece of game
. In locker must re tagged.
I HB M (Game committee) Would
' provide for deer tags to be obtained
separately from hunting licenses, in
, interests of better game management.
HB I i Came committee Provides
for proper tagging and reporting of
lks and sets punishment for viola
tor s.
HB II (Game committee! Provides
for deer tags to be obtained separate
ly from hunting license . in intent of
better game management. .
HB 12 (Game committee I Increases
cot of guide license from $3 to $23
and bars guides from hunting or fish
ing while working as guides.
HB 33 I Game committee I Prohib
its non-residents, from trapping or
i hunting fur-bearing animals, repeal
ing license provisions.
HB 14 Rep Hendershott I Put
official circuit court reporter for Lane
and Linn counties on $10 per diem
basis for days worked.
HB ii Rep. French and Sen.
, Newbry I Does away with the state
' prooertv tax for state purposes.
HB 34 (Rep. French and Sens
I Newbrys and Marsh I Repeals law
' making state income tax subject to off-
setting property tax.
I HB 11 Rep. French and Sens.
I Newbry and Marsh Repeals laws mak-
ing corporate excise tax subject to
! offvttmg property tax
HB 38 Rep. French and Sens.
'Newbry and Marsh I Reduces income
! tax exemption from $1300 to $1000 for
i' married persons and $740 to $300 for
sinele persons.
HB 39 (Rep French and Sens. New
bry Marsh) Makes farmer co-operatives
and public utlities subject to cor
j porate excise tax.
HB 40 ( ReD French and Sens. New -I
bry and Marsh Reduces corporate
excise tax from 8 to 6 per cent
HB 41 I Rep. French and Sens.
Newbry and Marsh) Would place a
10 per cent sales tax on the retail
I price of liauor.
HB 42 l Rep. French and Sens
Newbry and Marhl- Repeals personal
property tax except that personal
property could be considered in ar
riving at the taxable value of corpor-
I ations.
; HB 42 (Rep. French and Sen.
Newbry and Marsh! Provides for the
assessment of foret properties bv the
i state tax commission, and for review
of eoualiration and apportionment of
assessments
MB 44 i Rep French and Sens,
i New bry and Marh Creates tax re
i search division with paid secretary,
under state tax commission,
j HB 45 i Ren French and Sens
' Newhrv and Marsh I - Makes assessors
; instead of sheriffs tax collectors.
HB 4C (Rep French and Sens,
i Newbrv and Marsh I Transfers liauor
revenues to the general fund instead
of directly to old-ace pension fund.
! HB 47 (Rep. Trench and Carl
' Mill' -Would reduce compulsory school
age from 18 to IS
HB 4 i Rep. Joe Wilsonl Making
it unlawful to advertise failure to
pav debts, through handbills or other
wise in regard to collection aencie
HB 4S-iRep Joe Wilon I Provid
ing for licensing person cutting Christ
mas trees to preent indiscriminate
cutting
HB sa (Com on revision of laws)
Amends sec 101-16O2 regarding fire in
surance merely a clerical change.
RFFKRREO TO COMMITTEES:
HB . 11. 12. 13. 14. 15
ON TODAY'S CALENDAR:
Second readiag of HB 1C-M lneln
sive. i
HOISE RESLMES AT 11 SO A. M.
TODAY.
Senate Action
INTRODITIU: I jr,CV ' ,
SB ZJ--Sen. Lew Wallace) Amend- I : I
ir.sr regulation of salr of insecticides I ff m Jri'- . $ I
and fungicides by eliminating- labeling Ii - ma sf af i " j I
i equipments for products manufac- ml MM mmB WT m M m-9 jp. Cj''-': "'" A ' f
tured for shipment out of the state ' M. M J m C V r ..v.v . I
SB 14 i Sen. Douglas McKay 11 JT i. I
9. Option to retire at half pay for the rest
of your life after 20 years' service increas
ing to three-quarters pay after 30 years'
service. All previous honorable active federal
military service counts toward retirerfwnt.
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NEW. HIGHER PAY FOR ARMY MEN
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MONTHLY
lETItEMENT
UrUEi INCOMl ATiI:
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Meant SarWce Ssrv'cs
SUI.M S1S7.2S S1SS.49
118.M 87.78 181 .88
1 18.8S 74.78 129.3S
1M.SS ftl.SS 11J.I8
tS.SS SS.M 181.21
ss.as 82. M ts.M
7S.SS 4S.7S 84.18
la A4ditioa ta Calwna On sf taa Abava: 28 Is.
craata for Sarvica Ovanaas. 80 lacraste, up ta
tS Masisaam Par Maata. if Massbar ef Flyiaa ar
ftlldar Craws. $88 far Meat lar raractmMttt (Net
la Fir "8 Pf Stafsa) waila Iwoaeasl sstaa rara
dwft Dwtf . 1 lacraasa ia Psy tor Sack I Yaars
Status pi Director
Of Job Service
To Be Clarified
The question arose Monday as
to whether the director of the
state employment service is un
der tate civil service or whether
a successor to L. C. Stoll, who re-
CliminaUng from prescribed composi
tion ol Willamette river basin com
mission the stipulation that its execu
tive sect etary shall be the executive
director of the state postwar readjust
ment and development commission.
KB 23 l Roads and highways com I
Authorizing state highway commis
sion to name one or more assistant
state highway engineers, as well as
the state highway engineer, an as
sistant counsel, as well as chief coun
sel, and an auditor.
SB 28 (Roads and highways com)
Increasing state highway department
revolving fund from $350,000 to $700.
000 and reducing required minimum
for state highway engineer's fidelity
bond from $330,000 to $200,000 and mak
ing this bond cover performance of
all subordinates as well as the high
way engineer.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES:
SB 12. 13. 14. 13. IS, 17, 18. IS. 20.
21 and 22
ADOPTED:
R 17 Extending condolences on
death of former senator J. H. Best.
Pendleton.
R IS Extending condolences on
death of former sen tor Coe A. Mr
Kenna. Portland.
SR 19 Extending condolences on
death of former senator William A.
Mooer. Grants Pass.
SR 28 Extending condolences on
death of former senator W. E. Burke.
Sherwood.
SR 21 Extending condolences on
death of former senator W. H. Strayer.
Baker
SENATE RESUMING AT II A. M.
TODAY.
Flnorescenl,
Commercial and
Indusirial
Lighting Fixtures
For Immediate Delivery
Salem Lighting
and Appliance Co.
Temporary Location,
155 N. Liberty. Salem, Ore,
Phone 9412
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Babies Teen-ager Adults all benefit from the
perfect purity and abundant food value of Mayflower
Milk.. It gives youngsters the nutrition they need for
better growth and development it gives grown-ups the
nutrition that maintains good health and well-being.
Moreover, Mayflower Milk is always fresh and flavor
some because of the scientific Mayflower Method of
processing and distributing.
I' aj
Thaj Stotoaunon, Solom. Orsxjon.
signed from that Job Saturday,
should be appointed by the state
unemployment compensation com
mision. In event the director I under i
civil service Stoll's successor !
would be selected through com- '
peiitive examination. j
Gov. Earl Snell said an opin-1
ion of the attorney genet al prob-
ably would be necessary to clear i
the issue and that he doubted j
whether a successor to Stoll would
be selected for several weeks.
Proposal Would Make
Park, of Soda Spring
State acquisition of the sod.i
mineral springs in Sodaville. Linn
county, is sought under hour-e
Joint resolution 6 introduced Mon
day. The resolution, citing that
the springs were part of the
Thomas Summers donation, sjid
the springs had fallen into disre
pair and proposed that they be
included in the public parks sy
tem for rehabilitation und main
tenance. The town of Sodaville
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Tudxry. Janwar 2- 3
was represented as favoring the
plan.
Dlind Trades School
Improvement Sought
By SulWoinmittee
Recommendations designed to.
improve conditions at the blind
trades school in Portland are to
be filed with the legislature by '
a special sub-ways and means
committee which spent Sunday
inspecting the institution.
The committee is composed of .
Sen. J. N. Jones and Reps. Henry
Semon and W. VV. Chadwick.
Chadwick said the committee
found the school apparently over
staffed nd approximately 25 indi
gents included in the population.
Buenos Aires is sometimes
called "the Pans of the Western
Hemisphere."
Smashes will happen but
in this hilly equipped shop
all traces of the injuries are
properly removed by the
highest grade auto coach
work. In at 8 out at 5
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