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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1950)
Tfc, Surt men. Sql.m, Ofqon. SotodaT Tamiarr 21. Truman Tax Program Asks $lBillionRise WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -OF)-President Truman's tax program a a; tnJAIi 4n. was reporiea unomciciuy iuuij w call for cut of some $750,000, 000 in excise levies, offset by tax increases of something less than $1,750,000,000 on corporations, es tates at death, and sifts. The net increase in taxes thus wt. j'd be somewhat less than $1, OOrt.000,000. - The program also j was said to call for a crackdownon tax dod gers. ! The proposals were unveiled puvately to democratic congres sional leaders at the White House. i.tr. Truman, in aiming at a revenue increase which he prev iously told congress he wanted, would be trying to dent the $5, 100,000,000 prospective deficit in pending for the fiscal year begin ning July 1. Newsmen had to depend upon meager information, but a respon sible source said the president's program may not ask increases for individual income taxes. "Subject to Change" House. Speaker Ray burn, who attended the White House tax con ference, told reporters he assumes the tax program is still "subject to change" before it is sent to congress probably early next week. It was not made clear what made, if any. All those attending the confer ence, including House Democratic Leader McCormack, Chairman Doughton (D-NC) and other dem ocratic house ways and means members, promised not to discuss the contents on the tax message until it is transmitted to congres, Rayburn said. But from the unofficial informa tion which newsmen were able to gather, indications were the presi dent will recommend: 1. A drop in excise levies impos ed during the war on such things as furs, Jewelry, luggage, theater admissions, communications and transportation. Probable repeal of the levy on freight hauls was men- - tioned. No Liquor Tax Cat There probably will be no cut In the $9-a-gallon liquor tax. 2. An increase in corporation p taxes. The corporate tax now is S3 percent of net income. 3. Increases in estate and gift taxes. , 4. A crackdown on tax-evaders who fail to report all of their in come. Mr. Truman already has asked congress, in his budget mes sage, for about 3,000 more "front line" enforcement officers in the tax 'collecting office. 5. Clarification of tax laws to close openings which enable some taxpayers to reduce their tax pay ments. . ; Heiress to Fly Back Home To Montreal CALGARY, Jan. 20 (CP) Beverley Ann Van Home, 17-year-old runaway heiress from Mon trealwho was found in Vancouver and brought here early yesterday morning, - la scheduled to leave early tomorrow by plane for Montreal. The girl and an unidentified Woman companion believed a pri vate detective agency employee from Vancouver, have spent near ly 43 hours in a hotel room here They have refused to speak to re porters. . j Originally the girl, pert five-foot-four granddaughter of Sir William Van Home, founder of the Canadian Pacific railway, was scheduled to leave early today on plane carrying Det-Sgt William Phillips. The Montreal policeman followed Miss Van Home across Canada to Vancouver . where she had been working as a dishwasher In a restaurant i His plane was delayed at Van couver and Phillips was reported to have left the coast by train last night, arriving here tonight. Postoff ice Labels Bath Mat Obscene WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 The postoffice department said to day it has summoned the Olympic Novelty company of Los Angeles to a bearing here "for alleged vio lation of the obscenity statutes" In the use of the mails. Tbe company, Jhe department said, has used the mails to adver tise and distribute a rubber bath wia consisting ox a Iieid OI SO- ailed "falsies. POT AT Q . STOCKS HIGH PORTLAND, Jan. 20 -VPh The U. S. department of agriculture aid today that Oregon potato stocks at the first of the year were , 8 per cent larger than a year ago.i . uespue smaiier crop. 1 on the best floor la Salem. . " to the music of Wayne Strachan's orchestra, 111 TONIGHT AT THE VJ.W. HALL Hood & Church EL 1- Snack Bar MO mm 1950 American Legion Meet Postponed Mt. ANGEL, Jan. 19 The district 2 American Legion con ference set here for Sunday has been postponed because of weather conditions. The announcement was made by Harold Bourbonnais, Mt. Angel post commander. Another date will be set in the near future. Violence Mars Mine Workers' Strike Debates PITTSBURGH, Janr 20 -(ZD-Violence broke out in the coal fields again today as 90,000 strik ing United Mine Workers debated angrily whether they'd go back to work Monday. Grim evidence of the strike's economic effects came from Uniontown, Pa., where scores of hungry miners crowded state re lief offices and Salvation Army headquarters. Through it all, there was opti mism in United Mine Workers circles that a large segment of the strikers in Pennsylvania will go back to the pits. But no one will know until the miners themselves decide at weekend meetings of their locals. The violence occurred near Kittanning, Pa., as a group of about 300 pickets attempted to ston a convoy of coal trucks. State Police Corporal Chester P. Hoover said August Truskell. 62, of Seminole, Pa., was wounded slightly by gunfire. Hoover said Truskell was one of a band of pickets who waylaid five loaded coal trucks. The officer declared one of the truck drivers drew a pistol and opened fire on the pickets. Intent to Kill Charge Hoover said the driver will be charged with pointing a deadly weapon with intent to kill. At Uniontown, Pa., In a period of three hours, more than 70 min ers families applied to the Salva tion Army for; aid. John L. Lewis, unpredictable UMW president, maintained sil ence as his field lieutenants tried to get the 90,000 strikers back to work in seven states. About 50,000 are in Pennsylvania. Lewis was invited today by the senate labor committee to testify on a resolution which asks Presi dent Truman to invoke the Taft Hartley act to get coal production back to normal. May Change Minds Although two miners' meetings in West Virginia and Pennsylvan ia ' yesterday turned into move ments to continue the walkout, there was evidence that many of the strikers may change their minds. "The situation looks like it is Improving," said John P. Busa rello, president of UMW district No. S at Pittsburgh. He said he expects most, if not all of his 27, 500 members to report Monday. Today, members of UMW local 4033 at the Emily mine near Mor gantown, W. Va., voted to return to work Monday on a three-day week, according to President Lorenzo Helmick. The vote was the first an nounced by a union local in the northern West Virginia fields since a back-to-work meeting turned into a strike rally yester day at Monongah. Helmick said the union decided today that "half a loaf is better than none. Schools Gosed In Jefferson, Talbot Areas SUtcnaaa Ntwi SerrW juf rtiusuN schools were closed here Monday and Tuesday because of the storm, opening Wednesday, to close again Wed nesday night for the remainder of the week. The rural schools have been closed most of the week, too Scravelhill was closed Monday but has been open the remainder of the week. DeVaney school was open only on Wednesday. Sidney scnooi nas been closed all week because of icy roads and power snonage. raioot school was closed juonaay ana xuesaay but was open again on Wednesday. ODD-CENT COINS ASKED WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 -UPV- A bill to authorize the issuance of 3-cent and 7 -cent coins was in troduced today by Senator Mag nuson (D-Wash). DANCE i Saturday Night Aunsvule PavUlioa Tommy and Ills West Coast Ramblers 1:30 to 12:30 It mi. SJE. of Salem n Highway No. 222 NOW OPEN tlim Oust Before You Got to the Hollywood Stoplights) J We Serve Chinese & Anerican "Orders io Take Onl" Open 4:30 P. M. to 2:00 A. M. (Sat. Til 3 A. M.) Wf CLOSE MONDAYS 2055 Fairground Road Phone 2-6596 Gvil Service Tests Due on Hospital Jobs (Story also on page 1.) Civil service soon will take full effect at Oregon's state hospital install i tions, it was announced Friday with the initial call for ex aminations in six classifications of hospital workers. Applications will be accepted until March 4 for hospital aides, hospital aide supervisors and prac tical nurses. There are two classi fications in each position. Meanwhile hospital officials will establish civil service lists from present employes considered to meet the Job standards as specified by civil service. The examinations then will be thrown open to the public as well as to present employes not given the initial civil service status. At state in the newly announced extension of civil service is some 600 hospital Jobs, most of them in Salem. Of the total, some 500 are in the hospital aide I designation. Since state civil service was es tablished in 1945 about 3,500 of the state's 11,000 covered Jobs have come under the civil service competitive examination program. Once establisttea Dy examina tions, state Jobs are filled from eligible lists which must be main tained by examinations at least verv two years and oftener when eligible lists are depleted. . Application forms ana eugioimy details may be obtained from state civil service and employment of fices and state hospitals or institu tions, i . , ' i Employes in the hospital work are eligible to receive meals, lodg ing and laundry at $40 per month. Starting salary ranges are: Hos pital aide I $140 to $170, depend ing on whether 40-, 44- or 48-hour week; hospital aide II $155 to $185; supervisors I $170 to $200; supervisor II $195 to $235; prac tical nurse I $170 to $200; nurse II $195 to $235. Khan Jewel Robbers Held; Loot Missing By Robert Wilson PaH. Jan. 20 -WV Five gang sters who seized up to $800,000 in gems from the Aga Khan and his wife in a roadside holdup on the Riviera last August have been ar rested, French police said today. Held also in an Englishman booked at Strasbourg as Watson Lindsay, former Foreign Legion naire. Police said tney were in vestigating a possibility he insti gated the robbery. But the guttering ioo was iuu missing. One member or tne gang, an ex convfet sometimes identified as the leader, and his girl friend were reported dead. Police said they were taken for a ride by the others who feared the two were too talkative and would give away the rest if they Were caught. This assessment was based upon statements of members of the gang. However, the bodies have not been found and Marseille of ficers say they are not entirely certain the man is dead. Tney say he may have been in Marseille recently to try to dispose of the gems. A nationwide alarm has been sounded for three other men. They are believed to have the gold and platinum bracelets, rings, clips and other jewels taken at the point of tommyguns from the Aga Khan, wealthy religious leader of the Is maili Moslems, and his wife, the Begum. Appraisers Select Crose A. J. Crose was named tempor ary chairman of the Salem chap ter of the Society of Residential Appraisers, organized at a meet ing Friday night jLiectea vice cnairman was Robert K. Powell; Robert V. Nel DANCE TONIGHT CRYSTAL GARDENS Old Time Modem 2 Floors 1 Bands 1 Price Meet your friends and form a party CRYSTAL GARDENS TONIGHT nnnnnnnnnnnni THE HEW Caff Morse Arrives On Speech Tour PORTLAND, Jan. 20 -VP)- Sen. Wayne L. Morse arrived here to day for a series of speeches in Oregon. ' Morse, unshaven and looking for a locksmith, was 30 hours late be cause of winter traveling condit ions. He left the train and hunted up a locksmith to open a suitcase. The key had been lost, and his shaving equipment was inside. Morse will be in Oregon until January 26. He said he was pair ed in senate voting In the mean while. Volunteers For Defense Work Sought WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -(JP-State officials and defense ex perts decided today to start re cruiting immediately 150,000 civ ilian volunteers to be trained as an "aircraft observers corps' in 25 northwestern and Atlantic coast states. Once trained, the air raid war den volunteers will be placed on a "stand by basis to be used when called," an announcement said. The, decision was reached at a two. day conference called by De fense Secretary Johnson. Under direction of the air de fense command of the United States air force, the volunteers "will be trained towards main taining a 24 hour per day watch from observation posts to give warning of impending enemy at tack by air and will supplement radar warning systems," the an nouncement said. The defense department an nouncment said that inasmuch as the overall concept of civil de fense is based upon the responsi bility of state? and local govern ments, the establishment of the aircraft observer corps is chan neled through the governments of the states and through them to the local communities." No federal law now exists to provide tor a civil defense organ ization. The ""problem has been under study! for more -than two years. j Nationalists Bolster Bases TAIPEI, Formosa, Saturday, Jan. 21 -(JF)- The Chinese nation alists said today they had rein forced their naval forces around the strategic island of Hainan and struck new blows at communist invasion craft along the mainland coast. Dispatches from Hainan, off the south China coast, reported 12 more warships had been sent to guard the surrounding waters. Only Wednesday, Gen. Hsueh Yueh, ground force commander on Hainan, had reported to Formosa that the air force and navy in re cent weeks sank 2,000 communist invasion craft. This, he asserted, had made the invasion of Hainan impossible. The air force announced Its war planes had again drubbed the mainland coast opposite Formosa. It claimed many communist craft were sunk. son was chosen secretary-treasurer. Aim of the group is to promote higher standards in appraisals. Branches have already been es tablished in 70 cities. Twenty three representatives of savings and loan associations, banks, in surance companies, real estate brokers and governmental agen cies attended the organizational meeting at the Senator hotel. Charter night for the new group has been set for February 15 at which time the national president and secretary of the society will be in Salem. Tiny one-celled animals may digest food throughout their en tire bodies. Doors Open 1:00 P.M. for Hollywood Kids Club Stage Pro tram Prizes 3 Cartoons Serial Special Matinee Feature: "LAW OF THE LASH" with I "Lash LaRue, Fosxy' St John also Benson's Birthday Cake for Pan! Mackay, JimmJ Litchfield, Curtis Mahnkey, Robert Rus sell, Diane Duncan, Bonnie Skinner, Jim McCaffery, Don na Hamman, Larry Delk, Den nis Pemble, Mary Wood, Jae lynn Skinner, Kamona Powers, Shirley Vinson, Johnny Stiffler, Virginia Morris, N a n e y Jo Jayne, Karen Meier. Dwight Ferris, Barbara Johnston, Joan Breneman. Eve. Show Cent after 5:3 Ends Today! .'MyKiend utuus ami mm ' lUw flctuft HU KliTl I liMa t iojm m run Co-Feature - in Color "STATE DEPT. FILE " Starts Tomorrow - Cent. 1:45 iiintiiriLis.il tarac::aAS Ml MfllfltfO Second Feature "LADIES OF THE CHORUS" 1 IV Crowd Hears Miss Dilling's Harp Concert By Maxlne Burea Statesman Woman's Editor Hundreds of well overs hoed ard golashed Oregonians welcomed a mild, warm rain on Friday night. t and enjoyed an evening of the ex quisite liquid tones produced on the golden harp of Mildred Dilling. We knew Miss Dilling is consid ered the foremost American wom an harpist, but we did not know that she could command a large audience to such strict attention throughout a very long program. She held her listeners not only because of her excellent musician ship, but by a show of charming humor and gracious manner. A short talk, during which she dis played an old Burmese harp and ancient Scandinavian harp and an Irish instrument of considerable age. Her talk gave her listeners a better understanding of the instru ment and increased the enjoyment cf her playing. Several Old Favorites Miss Dilling's program contain ed several old favorites, not usual ly associated with her instrument, notably "The Men of Harlech," ar ranged by John Thomas, Welch harpist of the Victorian era. Liebestraum by List, Bach's Ari oso (arranged by Miss Dilling), Mozart's beloved Allegro, from So nate in C and Clair de Lune, by Debussy lent themselves beautiful ly to her playing. Written for the harp were Im promptu Caprice by Pierne, La Je une et la vieille by Godefroid, The Fountain by Zabel, Prokofieffs Prelude in C for Harp, Grey Don keys and Forest Pool by Tournier, Fireflies by Hasselmans and Leg ende by Renie. In these numbers Miss Dilling displayed her musical skill to the highest degree, in which her skillful touch produced delicate passages and bold tones. Danse Orientale by Cady, Bou ree by Bach, Rain in the Garden by de la Presla and Etude in flat by Chopin completed her program med numbers. Plays Enereos Miss Dilling responded gracious ly to the applause of her charmed audience. She played Londonderry Air, Mazurka, by Schutt, Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms, Prelude In C. Minor by Chopin, her own arrangement of The Blue Danube Waltz and a Tune From an Old Music Box by Loukine. A shadow of her harp and danc ing fingers cast on the backdrop added an effective touch to the performance. Judge Holman Takes Oath OREGON CITY, Jan. 20 -JP)-Ralph M. Holman was sworn in as circuit court judge today by the man who had just stepped up from the same post. Earl C. Latourette, elevated from circuit court judge to state su preme court justice yesterday, ad ministered the oath of office to Holman. EXTRA LEVY FORECAST PORTLAND, Jan. 20 -W)- A committee that campaigned for a special Multnomah county levy last year indicated today another levy of about $2,000,000 will be asked this May. The committee said that much money would be needed in addition to the 1950-51 budget to meet growing welfare costs. Continuous Today A TamArrnw Auk mm mm m masss. sbjom mm mm m W r 1 I M II I V I . 1 I . ' ' : ; I ? , afc- i f n iiiHiir i mm. Ok VKWfe. ft Special Brevity fZjXrf: : If "FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS VlxAH- n ; or mr - nSCTSf-r-fV .Warner Bros. Color Cartoon I "cotj --i Warner News ImZfl! Battleship Oregon Sale Costly to U. S., Angell Says WASHINGTON. Jan. 20-VPh Oregon Rep. Homer D. Angell charged today that the government lost nearly $67,000 on its handling of the Battleship Oregon. In a speech insterted in the Con gressional Record, Angell said the government sold the aged battle snip for scrap for $35,000, and then bought material, taken from the ship, from the salvage com pany for $101,731. He said the salvage company was Edward M. Ricker and Co. The battleship, formerly moored in Portland, Ore., as a historical mon ument, was sold for salvage in the last war. Angell said the affair isn't over yet. The navy, he said, took the hull back from the salvage com pany later, and is being sued for doing so. Strike to Idle BigSteelMill PITTSBURGH, Jan. 20 The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen tonight called a strike against a Jones and Laughhn Steel corporation subsidiary which will force closing the big Pitts burgh works of the steel firm at 6 a.m. tomorrow. The 400 striking railroad train men are employed by the Monon gahela connecting railroad which serves the big steel plant on ruts bugn's south side. The strike will idle 12,000 steel mill workers and 1,200 employes of the railroad. President Richard L. Barnes of the railroad said the strike was the result of the railroad's dismis sal of Conductor W. J. Legge, jr., of Pittsburgh. Navy Fails to Release W NORFOLF, Va., Jan. 20 -P)-The navy failed today in its third attempt to pull the battleship Missouri off ' a Chesapeake bay shoal. The 45,000-ton giant resisted for an hour and 38 minutes the combined strength of 19 tugs turn ing up 40,000 horsepower. Naval spokesmen announced im mediately that no further attempt to free the Missouri will be made until the next favorable tide for such an operation, expected Feb ruary 2. An earlier try will be made, however, should northeast winds in the meatime cause tides much higher than normal. In Washington, meanwhile, the navy oredered a court of inquiry to Investigate the grounding of the battleship. Bette Davis Joseph Cotten la "BEYOND THE FOREST" and Paul Douglas Linda Darnell In - "EVERYBODY DOES IT TODAY'. -:!P..r.tnMG-M 1 onne"- fA toKcffiy -"Mill f Mm Test Suit on Washington's Debt Delayed OLYMPIA, Jan. 20 -(yTV Plans for a court test to clarify legal aspects of the state's financial troubles were halted today at least temporarily. The reason too much money in the state's key general fund. A test suit has been under prep aration in Atty. Gen. Smith Troy's office to determine whether the general fund may. In effect, go into the red more than the $400, 000 limit set on state debts by the state constitution. The general fund will have to be actually overdrawn and Inter est bearing warrants Issued be fore the test case will be taken into court, Asst. Atty. Gen. Lyle Iverson explained. But the general fund moved strongly Into black Ink territory with an $800,000 deposit by the state tax commission on the heels of $5,300,000 received from the federal government to cover Its participation in the state social security program. The federal transfer unexpectedly was a two month allotment instead of one. State Treasurer Tom Martin es timated the general fund would be well in the black br Monday. The flow of revenue from state excise taxes Is now at Its great est level in a two-month collec tion period and should continue for several days. The general fund went $793, 000 in the red Jan. 9 with the transfer of $6,425,000 from It to school funds. Since then It has been allowed to edge Into the black by delaying a $2,000,000 transfer to the teachers retire ment fund. This transfer Is now expected to be concluded by Mon day. Martin and Iverson agreed It might be several weeks before the general fund was red enough for a test case. DRIVER HELD IN JAIL Harold C. Damon, 445 S. 16th st, was held in the city jail Fri day night in lieu of $250 bail fol lowing his arrest earlier by city police on a charge of driving wnue intoxicated. ENDS TODAYI BETSY DRAKE "DANCING IN THE DARK" (SATJ & "ALIAS THE CHAMP" O PH. 3-367 O MATINEE DAILY FROM 1 P.M. O STARTS TOiniOIIO! l DREW ) TOGETHER! V- f TORI THEM i APART.... twe aotnswfift jfe a ! carets slackest inst thesaf SI I J CATHY O'DONNELL FARLEY GRANGER u A HOWARD DA SUVA JAY C FUPf EN HELEN CR AIO O GAY CO-FEATURE! O r it ml X pWw, uUJJ Old JzWi Color Cartoon Airmail Fox Movietone NEWS! Cent, front 1 n.m. m NOW! TWO GREAT HITS! i I THRILL CO-HIT! 11 KARTOON (CARNIVAL TODAY At 12:31 with Reg. Show Ends Today! Cent Shows Red Skalton "FULLER BRUSH MAN" Phil Harris 1 Lot A Bandleader" Old Time DAIICE Every Saturday IligHl Oyer Western Auto 259 Court SU Join the Crowd and Have Good Time MUSIC BY Ben's Orchestra Pablle Danes A dm. COe, Ine. Tax THZM J C5v Si IMF! A UTTER I r ( people) 1st T
