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Wintry Scenes Tdany in Snowy Salem n-.aft!- . t- t "- UQII. 2 - -y ' - , 1- i I r J r n o . O -f A' -Li C-J ' By John SUlf Writer, Th Statesman . 't . ' The often-discussed proposal to eliminate federal Income tax de ductions from state tax returns was introduced in the house Thurs day but its chances of passage ! appear slimv : " r J - I v 5 The plan, asked by Gov. Douglas McKay in his inaugural mes sage, is sponsored by Rep." Carl Francis, Dayton, who estimated; it would raise $26,000,000 a biennium. ; - .; ' , r; Power Utilities Protest ers Power utility representatives appeared before the senate com merce and utilities committee here Thursday and pros tested Senator Russell Gardner's bill authorizing the state labor commission to adopt rules, and regulations in volving construction and mainten ance of power-line systems, : Proponents of the measure con tended that something , further should be done for the protection of power-line workers. Cost ' of inspection services would be borne by annual Inspec tion fees carrying the rate of 2W mills per dollar of power sales. A representative of the Portland General Electric company said that while there had been some fatal accidents involving its. work ers in recent years none was due to faulty equipment and in each case was due to human error, co operative power ; companies, said they already are conducting safety job training programs which had proved satisfactory and probably had reduced accidents of a serious nature, . : ; , ,: - , -;-;,;; The Portland General Electric company, according to its spokes man, employs safety engineers in several districts where it operates. State Pay Bill Given Joint Group J A new pay schedule 'for state employes- incorporating the so called $10 a month - cost-of-living increase was presented to a joint ways and means subcommittee here Thursday by the state civil service" commission. ' - " - Committee members - said be cause of omission of the $10 a month cost-of-living increase from the governor's state budget the proposed new basic salary plan would - require an additional $1, 000,000 to the $2,500,000 provided for continuation of the civil serv ice pay schedule adopted last falL The $10 a month cost-of-living increase was approved by the state emergency board last November. Under the revised plan worked out by the civil service commis sion there would be no reduction of salaries for current state work ers. Starting salaries for new em ployes m five categories, including clerical aides, clerk 1, domestic worker 1, seamstress 1 and student workers would be slightly reduced. Increases ranging from $35 to $40 a month would be received by some technical workers, including engineers and accountants. In the past only employes re ceiving $400 a month or less were granted the $10 a month cost-of-livinj? increase. Under the new I irxHxw I mil state worker, regard less of tlie amount of pay they re ceive, will have the $10 a month 'ccsUMivinj Increase included In their paychecks. ' ; Representative Rudie Wilnelm, Multnomab county, said ' the state highway department, public utili ties commissioner and auditing di vision of the secretary of state's office probably would seek fur ther upward adjustments. . It was contended that the state highway department is encountering a lot o difficulty in obtaining experi- o 1 in Rules Work Employ M SATURDAY 3095 r FREE!!! FOR MOM and POP COFFEE end C00IHES Jk.-l JX White House tax committee members,' however,' indicated Wednesday they were unanimously" opposed, to any such legislation. ? Z. Francis bill 'also would elimin ate current deductions of $750 for. single persons $1,500 for married couples and $300 for each addi tional dependent. !, .j- v Instead, the Dayton representa tive seeks to compute tax on entire net. income, then deduct from the tax $25 for each member ; of ,a family. This plan would result in higher taxes in the upper income brackets. . ' - . -.. j - . :The tax bill opped ' list'of SO new measures introduced In the house., The influx brought the ses sion's total to 564, already two over the entire output of the 1949 house of representatives; -- j ' ' ! Most , of : the bills, deal I with, technical revision 'of current; Ore gon laws. ;'Vi Y?;" ' One, however, would eliminate refunds on gas taxes to rural free delivery mail carriers. It was In troduced by the highway commit tee. Chairman E. A. Geary, Klam ath Falls, estimated the state would save $20,000 anuually. , (. I . ; ' . ., The house Thursday approved construction in the Portland area of a $3,000,000 state hospital for aged mental patients. Reps, Mark Hatfield and Lee V. Ohmart, both of i Salem, and Alva C Goodrich, Bend,' were the nly dissenters. No funds for constructionf ha ve been provided, however, since the people would have to approve the measure at the next election. Tne constitution provides that I state institutions can be located outside Marion county only if -voted by the people. j . ' ' The measure, introduced by Rep. F.i H. Dammasch, Portland! how goes to the; senate. ; ;.-r : - . j,;.,. In other action, representatives, by a voice vote, killed three, bills to take control of the state crime laboratory and records and identi fication bureaus - away from - the state police, j Hep. John Logan, sponsor of the bill which was asked by the Ore gon Sheriffs association, said - the crime lab favors the state police at the expense of sheriffs. I .. The state - and federal affairs committee thought otherwise after conferences with i sheriffs. Super intendent of Police Hv G. Maison and members of the Oregon med ical school faculty. " S " -i Rep. Sprague H. Carter, Pendle ton, told the house. a full-time di rector of the lab .would be hired, at an increased salary, to replace Dr. Howard Richardson, part-time director: who resigned two weeks ago after a long dispute with Mai son. V : t A : '1 j"" f : - , j The house passed and sent to the senate a bill to make motor ists who injure a domestic animal stop, give aidj and find the own er or notify a : police officer.; The house tax committee recom mended defeat ! of a bill which would exempt from state income taxes retirement ; pay of supreme or circuit court judges. ' enced engineers I! because of the current Oregon wage scale for this class of workers. Both Washington state and California pay higher wages for highway engineer! than does Oregon, records before the committee disclosed. f 1 State i. Budget ; Director Harrr Torman said there -was an annual scramble to employ new engineer inR graduates) from Oregon i State college and other technical finsti- tutions in thi;:area. State liighway Engineer R. Baldock . advised the committee; that his department is contacting six. western universi ties and colleges in an effort to recruit graduate engineers. Buring the last year the ' highway depart ment lost . approximately 30 per cent of its engineering staff, Bal- dock reported.5 f n. rTo n Yo i tu oVsannnrrTirdn ; o - AAARCH 10 - South Corrirriercidl - Phono 2 - Salem's . Newest, . Most Modern i Storago For Frozen Foods j, Inspect Our f.lcdorn Plcrit For Cutting : And , Vrcpping Meat For ; Your 'Satisfaction o:j your J 1 CUY This wintry seene presented , Itself Trees and shrubs en be grounds - lug snow stornv giving a mid-winter appearance.' istaiesman pneu.. - , H i t Budget Boost Target of Ellis There is nc- Justification : for an increase of $12,000,000 in the state pubUc welfare budget for the 195 1-53 biennium, when campared with estimated expenditures for the current two year period sen ator Rex Ellis. Umatilla county, declared at a meeting of county judges and county .commissioners here Thursday. I- ".:.y.1.: lis' Ellis said he based this 'state ment on the tightened labor market and investigation into the various categories of1 the state welfare budget requests. Ho said that in 1940 there were 19,000 persons re ceiving old age' assistance 'which has now increased to 23,730. This is approximately 80 less than 1 on the old age assistant rolls in June of this year. Ellis also said that 15 years ago the public welfare bud get' was only $5,000,000 but had increased .to $60,000,000 for the 1949-51 biennium.; ; - If ; this ratio of increase ' con tinues our state welfare budget 10 years hence will have reached $100,000,000,,, Ellis said. TEvery man . and. 'woman in this; room knows the state cannot carry such a burden." I . ;" j- ' I " i Representative j David r Maum, LaGrande, said the ways and means committee has been study ing a number of bills which, if approved, probably would save the state between $5,000,000 and $8, 000,000 ! biennially. He referred particularly to a proposal to take a large number of persons . off general assistance: and place them in the permanently and totally dis abled account. Baum said the pas sage of this bUl might save the taxpayers as much as $3,000,000. Several speakers agreed there may be a substantial number of persons receiving public welfare assistance who should not! be on the rolls. ; i -f:r . - ; Any saving in transferring per sons receiving "assistance to the proposed permanently and ' dis abled account -would be reflected in the counties, Ellia averred, be cause of matched monesr received from the federal government. - . -rseuncr saum nor Ellis said any ire-i Wuucllon conU U mide In the blind medical mctxuxat. ;: - . RedudnK the standards lot aM to dependent children - also was considered. v j : - : ; Ellis emphasized that the coun ties should re-examine their bud gets. -The counties contribution to the state welfare ! fund, as set up in the state budget, is approxi mately $27,000,000.. Considerable State weiiare n rr . o 10:00 AM. TO6:C0 P.M. FREE!!! j i FOR THE KIDS ; : When With Mom ancj Po; SODA POP f food cost LOCICER r.lHAT AT at the intersection of Sooth ..Church and Mission streets s Thursday. of the old Bush homo, were manuea inursday uorning by the drlv- Saturday In an i Informal poll, Oregon's representatives Thursday voted. 21 to 17. against-holding a Satur day session this week.; The other 22 members were either absent or attending1 committee meetings.. - The house, has met every Satur day since the . third week of the session, now in its ninth ; week.: -. Speaker John F. Steelhammer asked for the polL He said most committee chairmen' appeared to favor past Saturday meetings, but many representatives have been opposed to : them; 44 Why should some work while others rest,", one said. ; , K ;.;. ,, ; ' v .V ; , . - Steelhammer said 10 members had been excused for this Satur day. The I senate has not indicated whether it would meet. ; . , SteelKammers Recipients of Silver Tea Set ilCI OU1U aa.A . VUU Jk kJrra hammer were recipients this week of a silver tea set, presented by legislators In recognition of Steel hammer s service as speaker or the house;' : . ;i 'rQ I ? 4 V7t, . .,' Yv I- - s.;.6tMlbunmer. escorted to the speaker's rostrum in a brief ceremony conducted by Rep. David Baum, La Grande, said, in accept ance, she would take pleasure in using the set while., entertaining members ' of the house and their wives in her home. - Steelhammer expressed thanks to i- the house ?f or - cooperation throughout the session." "We have a good house" he said. Prior to the presentation, Baum commended Steelhammer for his fairness i to all j legislators" and his "humorous contributions' which have livened- dull sessions. Steelhammer. Salem attorney, is serving his sixth term as a Marion county representative. v APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED enate Thursdar' eonxrmed Got. Douglas s M cr K. appoint ment Of JU I Riggs, Portland,, to thi'Jtate board ol healtn.- Rigga has operated drue stores in Port land for the past 18 years, and is a member of Oregon Pharmaceuti cal board and Oregon Pharmaceut ical association, ; opposition was expressed to the "advisability of raisins the coun ty's responsibility from 4 to 5 mills. . , ' 5632 VKOLESALE ink Bill 1 t. to - : - II . A bill to give, the state printer charge of all state printing ppera tion .was . passed : in i the ( senate Thursday and sent to the house. 1. Sen. Stewart I Hardie, Condon; told the senate the state is wasting money by letting individual de partments do printing which could be done more econofically by the state printing department. j j. : Hardie said individual state de partments are running off -large numbers of printed material one at a time on small presses purchas ed during: the past two years. He Mid the printing department could run the same sheets off eight or THE j. OKI l! n'ilrQl ;: IV. J nolnMS (Hi iirt"; 0c Print Senate, Goes 110 TOPCOATS To choos from In grays , Tans and navy blue. All sizes, ; regulars .shorts, and' longs, k "i i If thoy had arrived earlier wo could havo sold thorn out by now for $50 but now you can j TAKE YOUR CHOICE ; FOR ONLY Imported Loomed Donegal Tweeds and Coveri Top- coats at $24.50 and $29.50 . ; i and Rcmcmbor These Arc 100 Alt Wool Beautifully 34 Lined and ' - . - 'i ? if'- . ... t i . r . ' . , - ' :. i Exportly Tailored. t J J ' : - . . ! . S i', - - . --''...:....!. You'll Find It Pays All Ways to Buy Your Clothos at J. Js! Salem's Quality Clothiers i for Men and Young : Man ; ; ' ' OPE?i FRIDAY NIGHT 'TIL 9 o Li U t , A .blll providing" for strict Inspection of Oregon slaufhter houses and 'meat packing firms was introduced in the senate -Thursday 'by Sen. Ben' Day, MecUord. v rfi-'.i,- .:;: V"ft- ; ?. The. measure is sponsbf ed by the state department of agriculture; and would.require. all Oregon slaughter houses to operate under.strtog- ent rules. ...!.. - '. , It is aimed at "gyppo" slaughter" houses'! who ' Day.' declared bave bcenT marketin i unfit " ipeat and under-age calves, c oTin'm o nly known as" "slunk",. veaC Day7 how ever!" "stressed: "that; ;"most 'Oregon meat packers hve not. been han dling' illegal meat," and ithat some have been.. paying -for tbeir.own inspection. f ; t Day, said, the- law ia a .."must!! because ..present' state . meat' in spection laws are ("totally inade quate' to . protect the public" The state now , makes - only casual In spections of plants to determine whether they are santary; - - i The proposed bill would provide a full-time ; staff of state inspec tors," and -would require all meat sold in the state to be passed by the department of agriculture. -It- would require; all packing plants to be santary," have proper equipment - to handle - meat - and maintain sanitary trucks, to trans port meat and meat products. : .-. , .; The department of agriculture would 'have the power to , close through ' circuit " court' order any plant which failed to comply with regulations.- -. vt-..-- .. j All animals would be subject to state inspection before and . after they are killed. , Unfit meat could be condemned and 'seized, 'and it would be unlawful to dispose of it foe any other purpose) than mak ing fertilizer. . 1. It : would .be Illegal ; to -keep meat in a slaughter- house for more than 24 hours without plac ing it in refrigeration, i and ani mals' r e a d y to be slaughtered would have to be -pastured more than 15(T feet away from plants. . ' Meat condemned by the depart- ten at a time at a sizeable saving. 4. The Condon publisher pointed out that state departments had purr chased $40,000 worth of equipment for., themselves during the past biennium. The bill passed Thursday-would require rthat the state printer approve all- printing Jobs, Including tnose requested oy oe- bartments.' ment of agriculture would be dy- j: clothes shop has Genuine Cravcnnotto Long- Life Waterproof Smart Looking Dressy j 2 DOGIIS 17E37 I i GOG . t : i ' - : Li LJ U-W ed to prevent its sale to .the -pub- iicV.;..l.-v-:; The bill provides Xines ranging from $500 to $2,000 and Jail sen tences up. to 'one .year for violations.- i-.JiZr -xi- -' -:- v-- Day. said, financing the proposal is the ; biggest- headache facing .the legislature.-' The- inspection ; law would, cost about $800,000 for two years, and proponents of .the bill haven't decided whether the-state or meat packers ' should '' pay ' the costs;-: .: f..--; J1;-, -.'1 Housewives- who have asked for an adequate meat inspection law believe the-'state should pay the entire bill." They said meat inspec tors paid by the packing compan ies 'wouldn't be as conscientious ai those paid by the state.'. ;h Day" said he hoped to work out a compromise1 m e a a u r e which would have the state and meat packers share. the costs.- He said this would require the large pack ing plants to subsidize the. smaller eastern Oregon- plants which wouldn't be. able to pay their share. -. . , ' ;. T' .!' Bill Approved . The senate. Thursday approved and sent to 'the governor a -bill which will help county clerk-re-move -dead wood from voter regis tration, lists. i r - The.measure would allow clerks to remove names from, registration lists after the parties have been notified by mail and then fail to acknowledge the notices within SO days. ; si :. C' . i ' . '' ! " . The present law requires clerks to wait a year before removing the names from their lists. ; 4 . J . . l i . : - . ' r- ' The wedding cake originated with the Romans. In ; those days, the bridal couple ate take made of salt, water and flour and the bride held three; ears of wheat, symbol of plenty. -y - : .-; ttegist JUST RECEIVED This Long Ovcrduo Shipment of These Finest of All 100 Woof, 16-Ounco Expertly Tailored " . " 1 6? UZr STu227 fin. . r7' v AeciMZJineiy - ; , The. part that eclcr plays In a person's appetite was iliustratfd today by K. C" Eldridge. Port!ind food wholesaler, who was testify ing before a legislative committee in an effort to persuade the law makers to allow oleomargarine to be colored the same shades as but ter. ... .-.; . i ,i .... - Xldridge told about "a dinner party given recently by a lighting engineer. On; the banquet! table, there were dishes filled -with the finest and most appetizing foods. Then the engineer switched front white to color lights. fhe steaks ' took, on a bilious gray color, the celery turned ex tremely pink, salads were con verted into a muddy violet, the ereen peas looked like oversized black caviar, the 1 milk turned blood-red, the eggs blue, and the coffee a sickly yellow. ; " Most of the guests immediate ly lost their appetites. Those who forced, themselves to eat the food became ilL , . . h - .j The' dinner was a failure, but the experiment was a success," Eldridge said. - OPZll FRIDAY MIGHT 'TIL 9 THIS IS IT - mm ' Your Last Chcnco to Buy Thsso r i 4- LjLd mmm During the Final Wind-up of Our Fall and Winter CLEARANCE i i r rm r i MM ill f, j tr j r ,f SME i ' " "i' J cnrj w,ii i Kite f.larcli 10t!i 5SUn$ ; SO : SUITS i:o;v ! i;o;; s36 ! 540c? :: - i -- i v f , .t mmmwmmm' 1 mmsm--i v ; r i $55 SUITS r 60 SUITS NOW NOW 9flCO 1 $75-2Pcnts Suits All Remaining j Spcrt.jCcatsj- is u 0"!rn Are Intljisd tt i l-.2B 'OT7 Sahlnds 'Sat.' 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