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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1949)
1 The Statesman. Solent, Orxjon, Sunday. February 13. AFL Proposes Unions Pay State Solons WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -UPh The AFL is - considering putting state legislators on its payroll so labor sympathizers can afford the law-making jobs. This would be part of an ex- . tremely broad plunge into national political affairs about to be launched by labor's League for Po litical Education, the American Federation of Labor's political arm. Heartened by its success in help ing elect President Truman last fail, the league is stepping up its national activities and planning extensive campaigns on state and local levels. Details were worked out at the AFL executive council's recent midwinter session at Miami, Fla. League leaders decided that union members or people sympa thetic with labor's aims could have a greater voice, or even con ' trol, in state legislatures if more such persons could be induced to run for office. It was recognized, however, that the pay for state legislators is so low in most states that labor peo ple often cannot afford to run for office or take time out from reg ular jobs for lawmaking. Thus it was proposed and vir tually decided that the league will help elect and thereafter augment the salaries of legislators endorsed by labor where they have insuf ficient funds of their own to get by. - CVA PLAN OPPOSED PORTLAND, Feb. 12--Direc-tors of the Portland chamber of commerce today announced opposi tion to TV A principles for the control of the Columbia river and Its tributaries. Car-Tunes 'If I were you, I'd get rid OTTO J. WILSON CO. PORTLAND IIEII'S GLEE CLUB John Stark Evans, Director COimiG TUESDAY. FEBBUABY 151b Salem High School Auditorium - 8:15 P. M. Sponsored by Salem Rotary Club, Benefit Rotary 'a Willasaette U. Scholarship Fond AW V w U 1949 Surplus State IncomeTax Set At $45 Million Surplus state income taxes, as of June 30, 1949, will aggregate $45,250,000, : and not in excess of $50,000,000 as estimated by some legislators, state tax commissioner Earl Fisher : estimated Saturday, Fisher's statement, placed on the desk of the joint ways and means committee, included the following data: Surplus income tax surpluses as of July 1, 1947, including $5,000,- 000 cushion, $19,600,000. Collections July 1 to Dec. 31, 1947, $9,150,000. Collections calendar year 1948, including $9,000,000 withholding. $59,200,000. Estimated collections January to June 30, 1949, including $6,000, 000 withholding $37,000,000. Total $124,000,000. i Obligations, being offset of tax levies of biennium, $59,700. Surplus as of June 30, 1949, esti mated $65,250,000. Less cushion $5,000,000. Net, excluding cushion, $60,250, 000. Withholding $15,000,000. Net excluding withholding, $45, 250,000. Search Finds 2 Youngsters 'Out for Stroll' Two north Salem youngsters. aged 4 and 7 years, went for an unauthorized "stroll Saturday morning and for more than three hours were the objects of a city- wide search. Lorimer (Larry) McLaughlin, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. ' L. F. Mc iaugnnn, ZU4U Market St., was reported missing by his frantic mother at 11:30 ajn. She said he by OTTO J. WILSON CO. of that thing and let fix up my brakes" OTTO Jo had strayed off with a neighbor hood chum, Billy Allan. 7. William Exline, station KOCO newscaster, located the pair wan- aering along Worth Summer street near O street Mrs. McLaughlin had appealed to the station for aid in locating her son. The boys told Exline they were not lost they were just "travel ling." They had strayed out to the underpass in north Salem, rambled through that area and were headed toward the city cen ter when Exline spotted them. Phone Hearing Sessions End Hearing on the service license contract of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, under way here for several weeks, ad journed late Friday until Febr uary 23. Under the proposed contract the racuic company wouia pay 10 the American Telephone St Tele graph company one per cent of its gross revenues for services re ceived. Public Utilities Commis sioner George H. Flagg previously rejected the contract on the ground that the Pacific company should pay only for service actually re ceived and not on a gross reve nue basis. The telephone company then asked for a hearing. Sam Campbell, San Francisco, comptroller for the Pacific com pany, was under cross-examination most of Friday. He contended the service charge was nominal. The cross-examination was con ducted by E. L. Graham, attorney for the utilities commission, and Marian Rushing, deputy Portland city attorney. Allen to Show Film in Seattle Reynolds Allen. Salem, pilot of the glider which rescued survivors of a wrecked army plane in New Guinea's "Shangri La" in 1945 will show and discuss films of the feat as a feature of the North Coast Retail Hardware association convention in Seattle Sunday night. Allen is attending the conven tion as representative of the George E. Allen Hardware com pany where he is an associate. BUSINESSMEN TO FLY PORTLAND, Feb. 12-(yP-Port- land's "flying businessmen will take off February 19 for a tour of Death Valley. Some 100 men plan to go in 45 planes. Confide in Your Doctor! Have Confidence in Us! Your doctor knows best what to do in case of ill ness. We know best how to accurately fill his prescrip tions. Our skilled pharma cists are always at your service. Schaefer's Drug Store 1895 1949 Phone 3-5197 or 2-9123 135 North Commercial WDILSOEvI ) v-rtt dtwo Gun Battle, Chase Near Dallas Climax Man's String of Crimes DALLAS, Feb. 12 (Special) -The long criminal record of young Lawrence Bernard Lyng of Seattle came to an end today in the underbrush near a county road south of Dallas where he surrendered to Polk county authorities who tracked him down after a wild shooting chase forcckl him to abandon the stolen car he was driving. Lyng, 21, confessed to a long Tony Neufeldt today. He is in the local jail booked on a forgery which he admitted performing in Dallas last December. He is want ed by the FBI for a car theft, by Portland police on a hit-and-run episode and by other cities in the northwest. Traded Stolen Car Lyng was traced to this area when he traded a stolen car to a dealer in North Dallas. This morn ing the sheriffs office learned he had been seen in rails City. Neu feldt and a Dallas policeman. Art Teterud. natroled the area and came upon the Lyng car, headed toward them, a mile southwest of Bridgeport school. The police stopped in the middle of the mud djr road, and Lyng slowed down. then gunned nis car ana out flanked them by taking the ditch. The officers fired several shots at the car, trying to miss the occu pants since Lyng was accompan led by a Falls City youth, Jerry Livingston, whom Neufeldt . had recognized. One 'bullet, however, riDDed the convertible's canvas ton and barely missed Lyng. Lyng suddenly stopped, left the car and started running across a field. He said later Livingston had threatened to grab the wheel and wreck them if he didn't stop. He plunged into a creek, but was unable to cross it because the flood-swelled water was too deep. He turned and ran for cover in underbrush about 400 yards from the road. Meanwhile Neufeldt had radio ed for help bringing James Born, another policeman, and William Ferguson, game warden. The three started a search and Neu feldt discovered Lyng well con cealed in the brush but shaking violently from his icy bath. His current crop of offenses started in August when he came to Oregon from Seattle in a stolen car. He traded cars at Redmond and at Dallas, receiving a $200 check at Dallas as part payment on his car. Stayed in Falls City He stayed with the Joe Hegge family in Falls City for a time. where he cashed the check, forg ing an endorsement. He asserted that he paid a $110 grocery bill for the Hegges with part of the money. Next he went to Seattle, Port land, Eugene and Chico, Calif., where he left a string of crimes, including a hit-run accident, be hind htm. He returned to the Dallas area Friday from Seattle with another stolen car. Salem High ...... Wins Linf ield Speech Contest James Cooke and John Rocken feller teamed together Saturday to give Salem high school first place in junior men's debate at the Lin field College speech tour ney. The pair won seven of eight debates to gain first place. Phil Ringle added another first for Salem in varsity extempora neous speaking. Tom Scheidel took second in men's after dinner speaking, Walter Friesen won third place in men's poetry read ing and Catherine Person took third in women's poetry reading. Other Salem high school speak ers gaining the finals were Phil Johnson, after dinner speaking; Una Mae Grayless, humorous dec lamation; Marilyn Foxley, wom en's poetry reading; and Phil Ringle, varsity impromptu speaking. string of offenses to Deputy Sheriff McKay Talks at Lincoln Dinner PORTLAND, Feb. 12-0P-Gov-ernor Douglas McKay told a re publican party banquet audience L tonight that the political organiz ation must stand lor principles, not promises. He said the liberal tradition es tablished by Lincoln, whose birth day the banquet observed, must continue to be those of the party in this century. The principal speaker, Paul Smith, San Francisco Chronicle editor, said communism represents reactionary ism. He said the Am erican system con contrast represents the true revolution in man's fight for greater freedom and dignity. Lincoln Day Speeches Aim To Rally GOP By the Associated Press Republican orators sounded the batt leery: "We can win in 1950" in Lincoln day gatherings Satur day from coast to coast. The 140th anniversary of Abra ham Lincoln's birth furnished party leaders an opportunity to counsel cheerfulness in adversity, learning from defeat, and determ ination to drive ahead to victory. Not all the Lincoln birthday celebrations were republican. President Truman stood at at tention at the impressive Lincoln memorial in Washington as two of his aides laid a wreath of salmon pink gladioli at the base of the great emancipator's statue. The marine band played patriotic airs. Most of the republicans' speeches pointed toward the congressional elections of 1950 and the presi dential contest coming up in 1952. House Republican Leader Jos eph W. Martin, jr. of Massachus etts gibed at the Truman admin istration as a "spend-thrift gov ernment which closed its mind and heart to the real, practical needs of the people." It's A Magnificent Musical Treat PORTLAND IIQI'S GLEE CLUB Jeka Stark CQIHIIG TUESDAY, FEBnUABY 15lh Salen High Schcsl Acdilorion - 8:15 P. II. Tickets aa sale at Ceansserclal Beek Stere, Maple's 8 verting Hearing Asked On Proposed Cuts in Tariff The Oregon congressional dele gation has been instructed by Salem Chamber of Commerce to make sure an "adequate hearing" clause is placed in proposed bills to lower tariffs on imported farm goods. In a telegram message late last week the chamber's agricultural committee reminded the Oregon delegation that many crop farm ers in this area will "be hurt" if reciprocal trade laws are enacted without giving the farmers a chance to be heard, according to Homer Gouley, jr., chairman of the committee. "We want to make certain that duties on foreign imported goods such as hops, nuts, flax and fruits are not lowered until after do 155 N. Liberty careful tailoring details make L3RECJTT your best suit 39 75 Yes, as many as 236 tailoring operations go into a Brent gabar dine. These, pus its selected wool worsted fabric, make it the best suit buy for your money. Before you buy your next suit, see your self In a Brent gabardine. EUY NOW PAY MONTHLY I- , Front & rh" ; Dlreeter mestic farmers have had a chance to express themselves," Gouley said. Similar messages also have been sent to other chambers of commerce in this area, he report-ed. Anderson to Address Banquet at Newport Steve Anderson, former state Tho Sign of tho Sotting Sun Is Our Symbol of tho Finest in Lighting v u " "BETTER LIGHT 238 N. Ilich, Senator Gabardi buy ADMISSION: Adults 1.20 Students 75c $ (Including Tax) Phone 3 3I9-T president of the Young Republi cans, will be the principal speaker at the annual Lincoln day banquet at the Newport Country club to night. !t The banquet Is sponsored by the Council of Republican Women and the Lincoln county central com mittee, l FOR BETTER SIGHT Hotel Bid. Phone 3-9412 Hi HI Sponsored by SaJera Rotary Club. Benefit Rotary'. Wil ls met te U. Scholarship Fond. ZSS N. Commercial St. Salem, Oregon er at Seer sdgkt ef eeaeert
