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Legion to Hold
'50 State Meet
In Grants Pass
- Naming Grants Pass as'fhe sit
, of Next year's convention Jnd ac
tion on a number of constitution
al amendments constituted the
bulk- of business Friday for dele
gate to the American Legion con
vention. Grants Pass won the nod as
hosts for the 1950 convention over
Eupene and Seaside in a nip-and-tuck
race Eugene finally turned
over her votes to Seaside who in
turn yielded to Grants Past.
After a snirited debate the del
egates "oted to eliminate the of
fice of area commander from the
i Legion cor.stitution. Other con
stitutional ' amendments passed
created a child- welfare commis
sion, publishing the Oregon Le
gionnaire, provided for election
procedure of national executive
committeemen, created a junior
legion baseball commission and.
created a standing membership
quota committee.
Asks Detention . Places
Other resolutions adopted asked
the state to create a system of
suitable detention places for wards
of juvenile, courts. A resolution
which would appoint three addi
tional vice commander in the de
partment was defeated.
Election of officers, committee
reports, adoption of the depart
ment budget for the next year,
. will take place at the elrsirses-
i sions today. -
Also expected to make an ap
pearance is a much -discussed res
olution whiirh would raise the per
capita tax 25, cents to the nation
al office.
Guests of Legion
Appearing as guests of the Le
gion delegates Friday were Gov.
Douglas McKay, Brig. Gen. Rob
ert A. McClure, commander of the
northwest district, and Legion of
ficials. '
Past National Commander Ste
phen Chadwick of Seattle, Wash.,
made a plea for an increase in
&iXy to wounded veterans and de
funds are needed, said Chadwick,
to Carry out the Legion s rehabil
itation program and aid" to veter
ans. ; "
Chadwick said that World War
II veterans were shirking their
city to wounded veterans and de
pendents of -deceased veterans, if
they did not join the Legion and
hjelp carry out its program of aid
to veterans.
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Charged with
Hitun Wreck
A Ft.'Lewls soldier, Pvt. Aure
io Martinez, was arrested early
:'Friday by city police and charged
with larceny of an auto and fail
ing to remain at the scene of an
accident. He was held at the city
Jail in lieu of $1,500 baiL
The charges involved an acci
dent in the 200 block of South
Winter street about 3 a.m. Police
said a car driven by Martinez,
here with- an army unit for the
Legion convention, crashed into
,two parked autos. Martinez fled
into brush nearby but was pur
sued and overtaken by a group of
Astoria LegionnaVies, the police
7 version continued. One of thei cars
" was registered o Charles WAau
rens, jr., a delegate from Astoria;
the other was owned By Bert Re
an of Portland.
An investigation revealed that
Martinez had been driving a car
belonging to John Turrentine, jjr.,
; 239 S. Cottage st. without his per
mission, police said.
This five-story building eventnally U1 boase offices of the state
highway commission fa Salem.' Shawn above" Is an I architects'
ketch of the highway 1 building proposed for construction is the
block east ef Summer street and north of Chemeketa street, where
acquisition of property by the state already is in progress. Cost of
the building as planned by the state highway department would be ap
proximately $1,600,600. The highway commission construction plan
this week received the endorsement of the new state rapitol" plaan'nc
commission when it reviewed for the first time a state construction
project, as authorized by theA1949 Oregon legislature.
Salem Postl36 Delegation Active at Conclave
With today the last day of Oregon's annual Amerieaa Legion convention here in Salem, last-minute
business wiD bring a flnry of activity. Scenes such as the caucus of, delegates from Salem post 136
above will be In evidence around the state ho use. Seated left to right are. Earl II. Ahleir, Jim Payne,
Bert A. Walker, Kenneth M. Potts, Joseph B. Felton, Walter M. Wood, and Chester L. Fritz. SUnd
Ing left to rifht. Wayne Perdue, Robert Greeve and Homer Smith, Jr (Statesman photo.)
Belton Heads
State Interim
Tax Studiers
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tee of the 1949 legislature to con
duct a study of the Oregon tax
strucfure Friday elected state Seri.
Howard Belton, Canby, chairman.
William W. CollSer, on the staff
of the state tax commission, wil
assist the committee in its investi
gations, it was decided j at the
Salem meeting.
Two or more members of the in
terim committee will be included
in, sub-groups to consider the five
taxation subjects to be studied.
r-ersonnei oi inese suograups wiu
be announced, by Chairman Bel-
tori within two or three weeks,
he said. , I
One group will study all phases
of the ad valorem tax and another
methods of assessing and collect
ing taxes raised by state and local
taxing bodies. Other subgroups
will study present and future state
&
revenue requirements in relation
to income, business and other taxes
and licenses, and problems con
cerning state levy of taxes and
the 6 per cent constitutional limit
ation amendment.
R. G. Larsen
Home on Leave
Richard G. Larsen, son of Mrs.
Louise Gray, 633 Ferry, st is
home on 52-day
$U. S, navy prior
to re-enlistment
for three years."
Larsen, who
was a graduate
Z jyfaol Sacred Heart
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academy in 1945,
J recently return
ed from a Medi
1 terranean cruise
aboard a . cruiser.
He is now stationed at Brooklyn
navy yard. He recently was pro
moted to gunner's mate second
class.
Victor Taylor,
Former Salem
Resident, Dies
Funeral services were held in
Portland this week for Victor. R.
Taylor, 54,' a former Salem resi
dent who graduated from Salem
high school and attended Willam
ette university before locating in
Portland shortly after World War
I.
He was a partner in the insur
ance agency of Pownall, Taylor
and Hays, and was long active, in
Boy Scout leadership. '
His widow, Mrs. Vivian Beck
Taylor, is from a former Salem
family. Also surviving are a son,
Robert Ren wick Taylor, Portland;
a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Rober
son, Fort Bragg, Cal.; two sisters,
Mrs. Charles Fogelquist, Joseph;
and MrsAnna Dotterer. Chicago,
and four brothers, A. W. Miller,
Spokane: George Ri Taylor, Her
bert A. Taylor and Lester R. Tay
lor, all of Portland,
Tax Men Ask
To Microfilm
Secret Files
The State tax commission Thurs
day asked Attorney General
George Neuner for an opinion as
to how to comply wjth the so-called
secrecy provision t of the state
income tax law, involving income
tax records, should the commission i
decide to mcrofilm these records, j
Under the secrecy clause all in
come tax records are considered
strictly confidential. Ray Smith,
in charge of the state income tax
division said he had proposed
that an employe of the commission
be present during all microfilming
operations. This plan, he said,
would prevent any public use of
the records.
Smith said the microfilming of
these records would expedite the
work of the state income division
and make available considerable
storage space. Actual cost of the
microfilming operation has . not
been determined.
Gowns, Giimp,
Kids join in
Legion Parade
Several hundred children,
downs, a live chimp on a bicycle,
drum corps and marching units
participated in the American Le
gion convention children's parade
Friday afternoon.
First place award for individual
entries went to Michael Daggett,
224 S. Cottage st.. who was made
up as a clown with a large bal
loon. Other awards in the individ
ual entries wert "ade to Rex Vo
gan, 1796 Chem.geta st with
trained ducks; . Jane Horneffer,
1091 7th si, dressed as an Indian
girl, and Harold Krueger. jr, I960
Chemeketa st, in a military costume.
Deborah Lamb, 840 N. Cottage
st, and Jill Cummings, "1511 D
st., shared first "place honors in
the float contest with a miniature
replica of a 40 et 8 engine and
boxcar.
Second place was awarded to
Glenda Lee Halsey, 740 Ferry sL,
decked out as the Queen of Hearts,
and Pat Irwin. 1515 N. 16th st,
who was tagged as "The Hostess
with the Mostess."
Also participating in the color
ful! parade were the Yamhill She
riffs Posse majorettes, Portland
Legion post drum corps; Clatsop
post drum corps from Astoria, and
a float of cub scouts from cub
pack 15 of West Salem. Eddie
Dean, cowboy star of the vaude
ville show at the fairgrounds last
night, rode at the head of the parade.
Tho Statesman. Salem, Oregon Saturday. Aognrf 6. 19433
New President
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Mrs. W. W. Graham, CorraUis.
who was elected Oregon Amer
; lean Legion auxiliary president
Friday.
Mrs. Graham ,
Heads Legion's ,
State Auxiliary
, American Legion auxiliary wom
en of Oregon Friday I elected Mrs.
W. WOraham of ;Corvallis as
president of the state auxiliary for
the coming year. j f
The election had beep iet for
Saturday, but when Mrs Graham
and other iiortiinees f werel unop
posed in a nominating session Fri
day, the delegates mover1 for un
animous election of the entire slate.
Other officers elected are Mrs,
Stanley Krueger, The Dalles vice
president; . Mrs. Mae WhJtcomb,
Portland, secretary, and Mjrs. Mc
Kinley Katie, Dundee, treasurer.
Mrs. Krueger formerly i lived in
'Salem. ? S i;
These officers will be installed
today, probably at the afternoon
auxiliary session. The new presi
dent succeeds Mrs. Mitchell Therru
Feed Grains Show
Irregular Prices
The prices of feed grains and
feed stuffs were irregular during
the past seven days, according to
the weekly review of commercial
feedsfuffs and hay issued by the
U. S. agriculture department
Thursday. However, the over all
index for U. S. prices showed an
upward trend. The average price
for all feedstuffs is up about one
pe. cent for the week, while feed
grain prices are up 2 per cent.
Oregon Legion Schedule
SATURDAY, AUGUST f j
8 .m. Auxiliary session, election of officers, at senate chambers.
9:30 a m Legion session, election of officers, at hcjuse of repre
sentatives. " j
6 p.m. Entertainment at Legion club. 1
9 p.m. Convention and public dance, at armory. ::
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DALLAS, Aug. 5 (Special)
Charles Ross, Rickreall, will be
among Oregon farmers featured
on the National Farm and Home
hour, a national radio program,
this morning from 11-11:30 (DST).
R. H.'Ohling, Polk county ex
tension agent, said Ross will dis
cuss problems concerning hairy
vetch production on the show
which will originate from KGW,
Portland. 5
Appearing with Ross will be
Cecil McKay and William Dan
iels, both of Beaver Creek. Also
iftn the program will be G. -RH
Jackman, farm crop specialist of
Oregon State college; J. J. Ins
keep, Clackamas county agent;
and Wallace Kadderley, KGW
farm program director.
Western States
Government Talks
Slated in Portland
Meeting to discuss state govern
ment problems will be held repre
sentatives oKthe 11 western states
in Portland October 3 to 5, in
clusive. Gov. Douglas McKay an
nounced here Friday.
. Platfs fur the meeting were dis
cussed at va conference here Fri
day attended by Stuard Wilson,
western representative of the coun
cil of state governments, George
Flagg, chairman of the Oregon in
terstate coordinating committee,
State Senator Carl Engdahl and
State Representative W. W Chad
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