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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1949)
Labor Omnibus ' ' Bill Approved By Committee f ' The -house labor .committee .Tuesday voted to recommend casta re of ,mb1av.1iIvw MimL . bus" bill which make sweeping cnanges in Oregon's .. unemploy xnent compensation laws. The committee, however, turn d down, a suggestion to change ww name ox uie unemployment ' compensation, commission to the employments security commission. Maximum unemployment pay ments tinder the proposed Dills would be boosted from $20 for 20 KTMki - in - ?S f at 5 The increase is expected to cost ei,uw,uuu annually. , Changes in the employers ex- . pvrience rate structure are ex pected to save about : 84250,000 year.' ,, ''fly1 :',Yquta'By';-:; I For DcIIdotu 1 1 ! Oyster Stew I A : Cocktail ; Fried h LEnrinirs SEAFOOD SMS Portland Ri J-644J Bar bought to at ntiary The legislature was asked Tues day to stoD traffic of benzedrine to convicts at the Oregon state penitentiary.! . .. A bill was Introduced - in the senate to make it a misdemeanor to brine? any drue into the orison without permission from the war den. - - i? Warden! George Alexander. sponsor of the measure, said it is designed to nop prison guards and visitors from giving or sell ing benzedrine Inhalers to the convicts; Violators would be sub ject to fines up to 8500, a year in the county Jail, or both. The tubes, commonly used to clear stuff edi nasal passaces. can be purchased at .stores and drug stores wunout restriction. Alexander 1 said convicts nave used the befczadrine cores from the inhalers to "go on some awful jags and cause a-? great deal of trouble.? Hoi explained that the convicts: either chew the cores or steep" thexa in water and drink the mixture, i Senate Passes Retirement Bill i 9 , - The senate Monday passed and sent to the house a bill creating a new retirement system for su preme court and circuit Judges Under the measure the Judges may retire at naif pay at the age of 60 after 19 years service; at 05 after If years service, or at TO after 12 years service. The new get also includes two circuit Judges who were retired before the Judges' retirement law was passed. One is Judge A. JC McMahan, former circuit Judge in Salem, who swaa defeated before the retirement act was enacted. FOES - DnEJKS - FREE Free drink with all our sandwilh orders . Wednesday, March lfltb, Wt feature sandwiches, milk shakes; freneh frys. s- Try one of oor CONEYS! HOUXS: Bandars, 1 F. M. to ft M WEEK DAYS I r. M. te 12:S - Closed Thartdays . - ' is IIIG COLE DlilVS III South Comi. at the liberty T In the House ; PASSED KB US (Multnomah dele. Would allow noa-clUxcn teachers tm gat teach- MS Hwnfiifi u inejr nave . applied for citizenship. .. MB 410 (Tax. eom.V Would exempt from state excise tax the oUytoends paid to Orefon corporations by lsn corpora turns to. which aa Ore gon nrm nous oe ee boot of me voting stock, is , - - SB 4 (Van Dyke. Day) Sots mm mulatto foe eU-weil arililnx. SB M r, ec Laws com.) Limits fireman to Ti hour (vote 44-10 SB 1ST Thosnpeoa ot el) Permits ust comncnlcs and estate xuareians to invest funds to stocks, bonds and corporate eMixattens (so rail dant bub" act). SB 117 (Thompson) Validates school dlstrlcta formed in last rare rears when law ternnwanties were sot Die id with. - SB sis (ntMlMato nspttslo dls oenae druxs u they are compounded elsewhere by Hcanaail Pharmacists. SB sea (Hanue te ai) ups si linos of Whoeier county officers. SB ss tPunni . rsimita custnet senooi boards to eon tract with board of oat subjects ox lower collage SB lSS (Multnomah, dele. salaries of Multnomah eeunty emetalo: eomnuaxloneTs $6000 te fMOO, eoroner $1000 to sisoo. SB 14 (Bel ton. HaadV-Aa aet to validate formation of rural fire dis tricts consolidated within too last two years, despite lefal defects. - SB 227 (Idud. com.) acquiring eoun ty snators te put unexpended bal ance of eld school support fund la the state ana county runa. SB SeS (Kduc. som.) ABowlnX solldated school districts to pay off the indebtedness of separate districts incurred prior to consolidation, BaUPAfSED S U. DO-FAS S BEPOKTS ADOPTSD B SaS. 9S4. SS. SB 4S, nTtt, efT, est, SSS, SSS, STS, in is ai-umuD to coMMrmti B f, ricV 4SZ. urmiD to ooMamrii SB St. Ml. SI 4. Set. Sot. SSS. UL Stf. DrrsoDUCBD SB SO, 1SS, SSS. BB ASS (rood. Dairy oom.) Allow producers of , milk adjuded Ulefal low atrade) te retain same without bavins to add identifiable color, but bars sale within Orefon. B 47 (Idue. com.) Amanda law aXfactiax consolidation of stty and county school districts: provides for petitions, effective dates, aneettns. B 471 (Bey. of Laws com.) -Boosts salaries of district court Judges from 4500 to S9000. BB T1 (Tax. com.) Extends for another twe years the law taxlnc ships. BUB SS (Doerfler ot al) Provides Sor Interim legislative committee to study feaaibUity of developina botan ical sardens as proposed by Orefon rsderatton of Garden clubs; speeiiles 1500 as maximum committee expense. B CTS (Ways. Means com.) Pro vides $10,000 revolvins fund for state board of control. B 474 (AxrL com.) Requires coun ty clerks to Issue collar Ufa whh doc llosnses. vr roa rjNAX. action todat BB L tl. ft. Hi, 441. 44S. BefBe Is iaii. ss. ns, sss. OCS' KXSVMXS M AJC TODAT. BiU Penalizing Most-at-Fault Driver Passes By Lester Gear Staff Writer. The Statesman The senate, IS to 11 Tuesday, passed and sent -to tne nouse a biU to revere the present con tributory maOlaTenee Uw which vitally affects damace suits grow- tns out of automobile acooenia and other mishaps. The action followed a heated, two-hour debate between lawyers of the senate, most of whom fa vored the new proposal. Introduced by Sen. Allan Car son, Salem, the measure would permit either party involved in an automobile accident . to recover damaces in court even though both parties were found nes?ient. The person found the least negU gent could recover damages mi nus his amount of negligence con tributing to the accident ; Under the present contributory negligence law, neither persons involved In an accident may re cover damages in court when both are judged negligent Carson attacked the present S0- y ear-old law citing that a per son Judged guilty of only one de gree of negligence cannot collect damages in court even though the other party is 99 degrees negligent and responsible for an accident opposing the measure, contended insurance premiums would go up if persons are allowed to recover damages in court in most Sen Thomas R. Mahoney, Port land, attacked Patterson's argu ments, declaring that: "Under the present law. a driver can speed 90 miles an hour and hit another motorist guilty of having a dirty windshield, and get off without paying a cent Sen. Frederick Lamport Salem, said he favored the change, de spite the fact that he represents more insurance companies than persons seeking to collect dam ages. "I have had to hold my nose many times when I destroyed a perfectly sound case, brought by persons seeking damages, because they were guilty of minor negli gence. ToxBOlSpurs Cleavage in House Debate Res. Howard afarexn. Portland democrat and lien. Ralnh Xlaar. Cooe Bay republican, tangled dur ing aeoate on a corporations tax Bui ruesaay. Morgan otmoaad the MTL which in effect would reduce tax paid by Jantzen Knitting mills and Iron fireman, and in so doing men tioned that the. firms were "pros perous." Moore, who had oblected some days ago to Morgan taking so long on "theories of government arose to declare be was "quite disturbed by remarks that show a hate for the American system of free enterprise." and said the bill was based entirely on equity, not on special tax privilege. Morgan arose to answer under personal privilege" and when Speaker of the House Frank Van Dyke tentatively declined to let him talk because -I dont think Sur personal motives have been pugned," Morgan declared: I think they have." Van Dyke said: "Do you wish to dispute the ruling of the chair?" "That's up to you," Morgan answered. "Do you wish to appeal (to the assembly) from the ruling?" Van Dyke asked. "X will not" Morgan respond ed. Later he observed that tem pers were becoming short and that the silly season is here." The bilL which was passed and sent to the senate, would exempt from state excise tax the divi dends paid to Oregon corporations by foreign corporations in which an Oregon firm holds 50 per cent or more of voting stock. Senate Honors Sen. Walsh, Wife The senate, senate secretaries and employes presented Senate President William E. Walsh, Coos Bay, with a wrist watch Tues day, and gave his wife a silver tea set PAT BILL PASSES The senate passed and lent to I the governor Tuesday a bill in-1 creasing salaries of Tillamook county officers about 9800 a year. CLACKAMAS BILL OK The senate passed a biU Tues day Increasing salaries of Clacka mas county officers S300 a year. It now goes to the governor. In the Senate PASSES SB SSS (Carson a Hendershott) Repeals the contributory neslisence law. and enacts a comparaUve nec It- fence law. In case both parties in volved in aa accident are ludxed xuu ty of nexuxence. the one leas nu fit Would be able to recover dam axes minus the amount of his ne li cence. Under present law any party found negllfent In any decree is bar red from recovering damaxee in court. SB SSS (Hey. cf Lew) !rohibits livestock from running at large. MB 111 (Swett c Gardner) Raises salaries of Tillamook county officials. B 114 (Oeddea Si others) Boosts the pay cf iVwiglas county offtctaia for two years. BB US (Tlsher At ethers) Increases the pay cf Washington county efn eUls. ' BB SIS (Clackamas Det) Raises the pay oc ciacxamas county officials. MB Sss ( Agriculture V Allows u cf county funds to eradicate and con trol predatory anlmata. IXTXODCCKB SB SSS (Key. cf Laws) Exempts eaduates cf Oregon law schools from king bar examinations to earn law cemftcatec -Makes tt a crime to bring any drug into a puDite institution, pnson. ty or city Jail without permission of their supervisors. Directed st persons allegedly bringing benzedrine into the state . peimenuery. a jaa - tnov. oc hwii amis for foreixn Insurance oom pea too and mutual associations ootng business ta Oregon and places them under the insurance commissioner. BErcaaxD SB S7S to SSS toe. BB IS. ST. 1SX. tzt. Stt. t. SSS. SSI, SSS, SSS, 429. 4 IS, at TABLED IB 121. 124. SO PASS REPORTS ASOPTKS SB 44. 111. in, S47. US, SS7, SSI, Mm. BB Ito. iee. SSS, S47. VP POB FINAL ACTION TOSAT SB SSS, SS7. Ml, Set. MB Sit, S22, SIS, MS, 422. THE SENATE RESUMES AT It AJC. TOSAT. Valley Births SILVERTON' At Silverton hospital, March 15, a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. George Hlgley (Lois Richards); March 14, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Adach, and March 13, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. 'Albert J. Edwards of Mt. Angel. FOUR CORNERS Barbara Ann G lines, born. March t to Mr. and Mrs. Donald u lines, 4168 Glenwood dr. The grand parens are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shrull and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frisk, all of Salem. MT. ANGEL Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prosser announce the birth of their first grandson, to their daughter Elaine, now Mrs. Don Palmer of Tillamook. The) CeJeen. Otc?otv WiaJnea3cry. March 1 3. It-O-O Robert Wagers Heads Scouts MIDDLE GROVE The regu lar Boy Scout committee meeting for March was held at the home of John Van Laanen. Present were ' Deputy Council (Commis sioner Norman Frees, ' Chairman Robert .Wagers, conimitteemen, William Kleen, Geo Keppenger. Theodore KuenzL Jack Wlkof f . and John Van Laanen, and assistant scoutmaster, Hubert AsplnwalL Robert Wagers was elected scoutmaster to succeed Robert Pickerel, resigned. Cleo Keppen ger was chosen chairman. Follow ing the meeting a surprise birth day party was given for ; Jol.H Van Laanen by wives of the com mitteemen. Candles and al "toy duck" decorated the birthday cakes. j You can have your pie and eet it too, when your rent money is applied on. a home ef your) own. Swell opportunities in todaya classified. PEERLESS BOOTHS MADE m SALEM esf-i 4 ' t - - " ; Theaa baouttfui CToIatered boofhs lor B3TAUILnJlTa XAVTSN or HOME. Genuina Durem Plastic covered j In any color combination you chooee. MO-SAQ Spring Seata, well padded. Htsf RESTAURANT AND TAVERN 0WNE1 Ws can help you ta planning that KTW ot RQ.IODH lob. Wo design and build our own COUZfTEnS BAJp, BACK BARS and BOOTHS. A phono call or post card will bring our representallva to clacBse your psoblsnn. DEAVEDCniiFT CO., KIIC. 171 N. Lancaster Drive S-1414 Saleax, Oreget I-I-AIA?5' f Metropolitan Reports to on 1948 Business Policyholders f V" i - rf- in s ( I trt. Z . t Hm B THS Financial Statement of the Metropolitan life Insurance Company for last rear. It is more than Just figures, be cause back of them is the story of what 32,700,000 policyholders have done for their families and themselves. The role of Metropolitan, like that of any Life kisurance company, has been to help policyholders to rnake effective their indi vidual plans for protection against the un certainties of life. This Sutement is a brief account of hs stewardship. The amount paid to policyholders and ticnendaries in 1948 was S721 ,36664. Of this sum, $263,780,754 went to the bene feiaries of 233,000 policyholders; 1147. 045,672 to some 450,000 Individuals for Matured Endowments and Annuities; and $59,403,238 for 650,000 claims for Disability and Accident & Health benefits. In addition, the total paid included sums for cash sur render values, dividends, and other pay ments due under outstanding policies. The total payments by Metropolitan to policyholders and beneficiaries during the last 16 years aggregated 89,346330,125 . sum which has served as a stabilixiag influ ence in homes and communities throughout the country. This total exceeds the Com pany's assets of 89.125.145.007 as of De cember 31, 1948. r These assets are held to meet obligations of 8891,210,201. of which more than 90 represents statutory reserves for future pay menu to policyholders and bcriefkiarifs. Over and above these obligstions, there rcrnained a surplus of 8533,934,806, which Is about 6 of obligations a backlog which must be available against the pos-. sibflhy of epidemics, adverse economic con ditions or other unforeseeable situations. The Company's assets guarantee the ful flllmeot of the $39,958,517,834 of Metro politan life insurance in force. Ia addition, they, assure the payment of the 448,394 1 annuity and upplementary contracts out standing, and the 646,412 policies or car- ' tificates providing benefits m event of either accident, sickness, hospitalization, surgical or medical expense. A lew other bJehlirhts ef the Compaay's 1948 annual sutement are: the net rate of ' interest earned on total assets reversed the trend of many years and increased from 2.94 in 1947 to 3.03; la line with the experience of business generally, there were some incieases la expenses; the rate of mor tality was slightly lower than In 1947; the lapse rats was one of the best on record ; and ! aew life Insurance Issued during the year i syas $204,157,071. The amount held for , lividends payable to Metropolitan polky soldcrs la 1949 totals 8152.067,254. i MctropoL'taa lavatmenU continued la 1948 to serve various sections of the nation and its economy. The Company is interested in making loans. Irrespective of size, to either Individuals or corporations, which meet the k;pd requirements with which It must comply. A snore eompku review of the Com pany's asJrs will be teuni la hs Annual Report to Policyholders, , i.Ich wlU be sent to anyone on request. " SBBBSBW A Hidden tank taim fo lesp 5o,ooo homes ivarni Dees !n the firs hm uim.!.. , . JfloUtaakirWthVctU . . , . " r" ' f"eyeranowtt exists. I A laree ring of tree, has been Uft gtanLg around the tanb to pV eUonofod...tnogh to heat 30,000 hefces all winter Jong. ' ! tin?' not needed Jder aonnal weather ship ping coadiaons. They're being built te . Jose of more than i.ooo 000 acyspeU of uausually bad wesrh..tJ make certain the home, of e people we .crve alwsy, will be warfa. Similar expenditure, am boa made conatxAff t t i 1 . At. - " ; ' " r jvo oi swruig the West well. t t no ; 7 - Standard Oil Company of tkilifornra STATCMXMT OF OELIOATIONI AND Qm asaereeaes wUk lae A aaml ASSITS . DICLYtSZl 31, 1948 i ef Sss Slats mt New Terk) OBuaanoNS to roucrBOLBKas, aawsnciaaias. am eracaa SS00,499,7Z7j0O ISXS474M.Se UA3MUlt tf427.112.SS ias.Hae saaatt, toeataar vuS Aanafs sfaaalesM seS isaarva aataraat, ) secaaiafy a as fs Bayaat ef aB fateta policy saaiflts. BcBsy sseseee aaa. afv44sassls Ls4S avMSi eesxcaMav. fitfjej svosssds frass casta) daissB, sasssreS sedowaaaais, sedetaarpaiaaa aw. ss4 SMilaasi Isft wKSCaaisasy by sasaMrlariiiiaJsnBijiSBldanSsaewtaraiiiaJyiBfayaais. aassTS wwtcB aaavac wutnuMmtm or aauAnoNS StaMaaaxQiiiireanetSnaaHlis . . . . SM41.)1M' U.S-Oi I ill SJLlll.Sl.S4eS m a. r . ... . . -mA . SB) ..... ,J, .... . . 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MM4M40Me S 1441.044.270 04 M4.4M.IHJe Bx41747S4 I far far I ai saaafaceea ef i iaf mrWafe SI 1.7M4S7.72 Is lefasla) ...... IJJ.445054X2 K71M17.TT i rsKsas S04 1 1400.00 ! raaess (Saaalmi . . . 451.021 405 SO TOTAL MUILTLVS FVNDM . . fll.OU405.tO TOTAL OMUOATKUtS AMD ill HUMS FVNDM . S0.125.I4S407.U Cf 44411404.1s . U14M40I Jf III41I.71S47 414404744. TOTAL ASSMTM TO UtMT OMUOATIOMS BU2J.14S407.IS toorri , te S4JS45U41 JH 1 MofropoIItan Lifo Insuranco Company (4 MUTUAL COMPAMT 1 Mahson Avsnus, Nsw Yoax 10, N. Y. isfsMscr MIT BOfOllT AM Ufl INSUtAMC. CO. I Meelase Aecccc, New Tcrh 10, N. T. oetd ose a copy ef yecr Aaaaal Report roUcYboUers for I944. STRStT. crrr JTATl. "1 r