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Favored But
Vote Delayed
A bill to bar communists from
working In state departments was
pent back to committee Monday,
but not before a majority of .the
senate indicated it would approve
the proposal. , ,
No one opposed the measure, but
some members asked that it be
amended to allow discharged per
sons to appeal to the, civil service
commission.
The bill would prohibit state de
partment heads from . employing
persons known to lavocau over
throw of the state or federal gov
ernment by force or sabotage. It
would also require firing of any
employe known to be a communist.
- Sen. Jack Bain, Portland, said
the measure was introduced "to
ferret out these rats who are gnaw
ing at the very foundations of our
state and federal government."
It is designed after a California
law passed in 1944,' and is en
dorsed by the Oregon State Em
ployes association. Oregon already
nas a law xo prevent cvnnnunuu
from running for political offices.
Portland Housing
Board Increase
Favored in Senate
A house bill to increase the Port'
land housing authority from five
to seven members was passed In
the senate 20 to 7 Monday and
sent to the governor.
Proponents of the measure said
it would allow Mayor Dorothy Mc-
Cullough Lee to appoint two mem
bers of her choosing to the author
itr.
Sen. Austin Hegel, Portland,
said the measure was an answer to
the action of Former Mayor Earl
Riley who re-appointed Herbert
Dahlke as head of the authority
Just before expiration of his may
oralty term last year. Mayor Lee,
at. the time, said Klleys action was
"regretabie.
Approval Given
Measure Delaying
Disposing of Dogs
Stray dogs will get a little long
tr lease on' life if the senate ap
proves a bill which the bouse
passed Monday.
- The bill, by Reps. Crosby,
Greenwood and Chindgren, re
aulres that the dogs must be held
for five days, to give owners a'
chance to reclaim them, before
being killed.
The measure does not apply to
dogs caught In vicious acts.-'-
PUBLIC HEARING SET
The house aviation and com
merce committee will hold a pub
lic hearing Friday night on the
bill which would let the public
utilities commissioner regulate
barges and ' other water carriers
which operate wfthin the state.
In tlue House
PASSED
RB 238 (McCoUoch) Ups sal
aries of Baker county officers.
HB SIS IBaum) Ups salaries
ef Union county officers.
HB 359 (Wilson) Ups salaries
ec Malheur county officers. .
HB 414 (Coutler) Ups salaries
ef Josepnine county oxxicers.
HB 423 (Crosby et ai Provides
that stray dog shall b hold five- days
before being disposed of.
SB 64 (Belton et al Provides
that two members of union huh school
board may be elected from any school
district or part district comprising
1 population.
SB U (Lynch) Adds three new
drugs to narcotics control act.
SB lis (Rev. of Laws com.) .
Deletes requirements of posting no
tice of executions.
SB 1S4 (Medicine etc com.)
Strengthens narcotic law.
DEFEATED
HJR (J. Moore) Would re
CAilre Jury to determine insanity (42-
DO PASS REPORTS ADOPTED
HB 132. 443. 134. 432.
KE-KEFEJIRED
SB 174.
HJR 1.
REFERRED
HB1. 432.
INTRODUCED
SB SIS, 327. 162. 200.
SJM 12. -
HB 453 (Ueuallen et al) Pro
vides state shall add $3 to every $1
the county provides for repair of frost
eamage on county road. n1 w.ti -Cent
tax to gasoline to finance the
Xt-P TOR FINAL ACTION TODAY
HB 334, 443.
SB 136, 211.
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clay bet payoffs Is the "harem' ef William Koss, Fertlaod sophomore, one ef the many anasaal scenes
la the RRiversity gymnasiam Monday. The girls, all freshmen, are (left te right) Pat Rice, f ilrerton;
Jean Colony, Trona, Califs and Draana MeMakla, Camaa, Wash.
Glee yLoseRS Amuse, Amaze
Ik Paying Off Bets from
i j Willamette Campus Event
J By -James Oakes
Statesman Campus Correspondent
Blue Monday, annual, oavoff day for all Freshmen Glee losers on
the Willaniett university campus, was once again eelebrated yester
day as students disrupted" the entire classwork day seeing that the
proceedings were carried out In true Blue Monday style. The day
was climaxed at noon when junior class males paid for losing the
glee by taking the annual losers cup in ine roui stream.
Proceedings started as eany as
a. m. when Phil Hammond,
Lrnn. Mass.. freshman, woke up
members of Pi Beta Phi sorority
house for an early breakfast. The
enthusiasm; Increased from there
on as students, dressed In various
apparel, astounded campus pass
ersby and provided much student
amusement
Several campus "red" agitators
organized 'i mock revolution and
picketed the state capitol for sev
eral minutes. Before the episode
was comDleted the red-flannel
garbed' agitators excited several
hundred student followers behind
a "Down with Everything' slogan.
During toe payoff chapel in the
gymnasium! Sue Mellor, Portland,
and Coleeh Schodde, Heyburn,
Idaho, pleased the crowd with
their version of the can-can, ana
Gordon . Cline, president of the
Junior class, wowed 'em by swallowing-
a live goldfish. Marian
Spann. Payette, Idaho, appeared
briefly in a sarong and Robert
Shockley. Oregon City, roamed
about as Edgar Bergen's Mortimer
Snerd
Even the
on the act.
administration got in
When Maxine Muckle,
Portland, appeared on the stage
to be kissed by bet loser Dr. James
Kirkwood. head of the speech de
partment, the was "stood up" and
had to; callj on President G, Hef-
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This combination has produced the best
lawn en many a street In the) west. Triple
cleaned seed grows Into luxuriant turf.
3,000,000 seeds per pound and 99.91
wtsdfrM. 1 lb - $US 5 lbs - $6.95
S-OtX LAWN FOOD-eomplete meal for
, grass , feeds western lawns wisely. For
.50x50 ft $2.45 11,000 sa ft - $8.95
a SiSX Sprndtrfor easy, accurote feeding, seocl
or wooding - $10.85. i
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& SONS NURSERY
150 N. Lsuesster ' i-J? Pbont 2-1322
bert Smith to fill in. Me complied.
Earlier In the day several in
genious getups drew much atten
tion. Most visited was a kissing
booth set up the Estey twins, Jo
Anne and Jean. They sold kisses
at a two for 23 cents rate and at
the last count had taken in $25
from their thriving business. The
money reportedly is being turned
over to the Red Cross.
Other payoffs were contributed
by David Place, Hood River, who
had his legs shaved while sitting
in the bird bath east of Waller
hall; Shirley Dean, Salem, who
was forced to act as a raw egg tar
get and climb a tree in a swim
suit; and Bill Merriam, glee man
ager, who was Ray Loter's slave
for the day.
- More than two-thirds of Spain's
land area is either and or semi
aid, and part of the rest is too
mountainous for cultivation.
Reinstatement of
Water Rights at
Adair Proposed
A bill to reinstate water rights
in the Little Luckiamute and Luck
iamute rivers to persons displace
from the Camp Adair area during
the late war was introduced in the
senate Monday.
Sen. Dean Walker. Indepen
dence, and Rep. Lyle Thomas, Dal
las, are co-authors of the bill. Far
mers, forced to move from their
lands when the army took over the
camp area, lost their Irrigation
rights In the streams by not using
them during the war period.
Study of Veterans
Home Approved
A house resolution calling for an
interim committee to study possi-
dic construction of a home for aged
veterans was adopted in the senate
Monday and sent to the governor.
Veterans of both World Wars
and the Spanish-American war
would be eligible to stay In the
home if it is built
SANITY JURY BILL KILLED
A proposed constltu-tion-al
amendment which would let
Juries decide who should be com
mitted to the state hospitals for
Insane was defeated by the house
Monday Vote was 43 to 12.
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-The resolution to allow veter
ans state loans for farms and
homes even if they were not resi
dents of Oregon prior to the war
was referred back to committee
for .the fifth time by the house
Monday.
The measure would be referred
to the people.
It originally called for an in
crease from 8 to 4 per cent of the
state's assessed valuation as a base
for bond Issues to provide funds
and Rep. Howard Morgan moved
unsuccessfully Monday to have it
referred $o committee with in
structions to keep the 4 per cent
figure.
It ultimately was referred, how
over, after Rep. Warren Gill de
clared the wording of the amend
ed bill did not make It clear that
only veterans were included.
Halting of Cars
For School
Bus Favored
A measure to require motorists
to stop within 100 feet of school
buses unloading children was ap
proved in tne senate Monday and
sent to tne nouse.
The bill would require drivers
proceeding in either direction to
stop when buses are unloading on a
two-lane highway, but on four-
lane roads would require only mot
orists approaching from the rear
to halt.
Sen. Paul Patterson. Hillsboro.
chairman of the senate highways
committee, said IS school children
were killed by autos last year after
alighting from school buses. The
present law requires only that
drivers slow down.
In the Senate
Senate Declines
To Offer School
Aid to Hawaiians
The senate Monday refused to
concur in house amendments to a
bill to exempt Alaskan and Hawai
ian students from paying out-of-state
tuition fees in Oregon's Pub
lic colleges and universities.
As approved In the senate, the
measure provided tuition-free
scholarships to Alaskan students
only. The house amended the
measure to Include Hawaiian stu
dents. .
A conference committee was ao-
pointed to work out differences.
Committee Hears
Protest Against
Proposed Taxes
Representatives of collcees.
churches protested to the house
taxation committee Monday
against a bill which would tax bus
inesses conducted by them.
The purpose of the bill is to tax
an extensive real estate business
which is conducted by one church.
But the opponents protested that
their incidental businesses, which
are used to support their organiza
tions, would be affected, too.
WILL BE DISCHARGED
HUBBARD SSat. Kelthal O.
Ferreli, Hubard, has left the 18th
fighter wing base, attached to far
eastern air forces, where he served
21 months of duty with the 38th
reconaissance squadron (VIR)
mapping. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Terrell. Hubbard. He
will be discharged in May, after
serving a normal three year enlistment.
PASSED
B M (Rev. osj Laws) Raises
far real estate brokers from
flM to SIC a year and changes, tram
ma requlrenienta.
SB 162 (Joint Mult. DeL) Ex
empts markins of cemeteries from be
tas marked In surveys.
SB 200 (McAllister St Marsh)
Makes alimony racipienta Uabte for
State teeome taxes on alimony received.
.fB County Affairs) Pro
vides that water supply districts may
elect five directors Instead of three.
SJM S (Judiciary) Aaklng eon
Sjree to gnre states ownership ? tide
HB M (Taxation) Bqulrins
tax payers to state valid reasons when
ebeJUMftnc validity of tax aeai saiimiis.
KB ft (Dreyer St Others) In
creasing membership la the Portland
houslns authority from five to seven
members.
HCR i (UeuaUen) ProvfcUng
for appointment of an Interim com
mittee to study the feasibility of eon
tructin a state home for aged veter
ans of World Wars ; I and II and the
Spanish-American war.
INTKODUCED
SB Ml (Roads and Highways)
To require motorists to install parking
meters on their automobiles before
Jan. 1. 1990.
SB J43 (Thomas and Walker)
To reinstate the water rights of pro
perty owners In the Camp Adair area
lost during the late war. Includes rights
to the Little Luckiamute and Luckia
mute rivers.
SB 343 (Came) Opens Yaquina
bay at Newport to commercial fish
ing for salmon.
SB 344 (Game) To prohibit
fishing" from boats above the falls In
the Smith river and Ita tributaries ly
ing In Douglas county.
SB 345 Education) To allow
consolidated school districts to pay off
the Indebtedness of separate districts
Incurred prior to consolidations.
HB 228. 359. 414, 423.
REFERXED
SB 336 to 340 i
. HB 7. 75. 112. 11S. 319. 121. 349, 390.
391. 409. 415. 416 422.
RE-REFERRED
8B 229 311. 312. 31S. SJM 10.
REJECTED
SB 341 (Roads and Highways)
10 require uregon motorists to in
stall parking meters on their auto
mobiles before Jsn. 1. 1950.
DO NOT PASS REPORT ADOPTED
SB 194 (Carson) To bar Judges
from weighing any evidence or testi
mony in instructing juries.
DO PASS REPORTS ADOPTED
SB 176. 229. 265. 290. 290. 339.
HB 149. 381.
VP POR PINAL ACTION TODAT
SB 270. 208. 113. 198. 176. 265. 290.
290.
HB 140. 433.
HOR 4
THE SENATE RESUMES AT 10 A.
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Rogue River
Dam Measure
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Recommended
The house state and federal af
fairs committee Monday recom
mended passage of the bill which
would move the deadline for dams
on the Rogue eight miles down
stream. I
The bill would make it possible
to build the Lewis Creek dam
key dam in the proposed U.S.
bureau of reclamation's $90,000.-
000 Rogue river irrigation, power
and flood control project.
Of the nine-man committee.
Hep. John F. Steelhammer did not
concur. Two other members were
absent
The committee heard "four hours
of arguments for and against the
bill last Friday night
Committee Against
Death Penalty Bar
The proposed constitutional
amendment to abolish the death
penalty in Oregon was tabled
Monday by the house state and
federal affairs committee. The
measure had been approved over
whelmingly by the senate.
State Ownership
Of Tide Lands
Asked hy Senate
The senate Monday adopted a
memorial asking congress to grant
coastal states ownership of tide
lands. The measure now goes to
the house.
A recent supreme court opinion
held that the lands belong to the
government unless congress passes
legislation providing otherwise.
Supporters of the memorial said
the coastal states have "historical
ownership rights' to the valuable
and.
Sen. Richard Neuberger. Port
land, said the measure "smells of
oil" and maintained that the feder
al government is more competent
to handle the lands.
Amity C. of C.
Holds Meeting
AMITY Amity Chamber of
Commerce ats its March meeting
voted In favor of lowering the tax
on amusements.:
P. X. Meeker announced that the
emergency road fund would be
available In Amity for Nursery
street which was damaged by the
winter freeze.
Joe M. Barr reported on a Boy
Scout meeting which he and Ber
nard Klsta attended In MeMlnn
vllle. Plans were made for bikes
March IS and a eamporee In May.
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OflHaW
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Aaune-rllla Mrs. Xd Holnvniist
will be hostess to the Aumsville
Extension unit. Wednesday, March
9, at 1:30. Subject for discussion
will be "New Trends in Wall Fin
ishes,' with Mrs. Jack La Ront and
Mrs. Marvin Bradley as pro jeer
leaders.
Members of the Aumsville unit
who are taking part in the cotton
W. Wrisht home at 9 o'clock today
Wright home at 9 o'clock today
(Tuesday).
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State Assistance I
Asked for County
Board Systems ,
Four Pendleton legislators in
troduced a bill Monday to levy a
1-cent extra gas tax to help coun
ties fix roads which were damaged
the past winter.
For each. $1 put up by the coun
ties, the state would put up $ 3.
Sponsors are Reps. C X Ueual
len and Sprague Carter, and Sena.
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