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mie of Oregon Cities Session dtures Problems, Assurances In Lueddemann's Friday Speech rcmflncing j action " - S penance o farTwas M ...n taxin bod- UbooU"-.. ..tatd. the P JSJba ruled rfinnot use lPurpoi ICE decision '""""Losa tor which ablit purpose iw district lMlM urt be used tor r.e. ana HSSTreportthat ?rot the school -2Ter school prop " 1 the swim e. Mil was brought out the city would !SM could not LSformatotainance. fetoklhe iu s ahon to fa- ponsorihipofrecrea. byinjtwoP""""" l J:,(nn of problems Ul, aj police offic ii serving of arrest war Ldecitj limits, the group l, . ohilion that legisla- S". . . .II. . oltv jbtaUM io t ' - itiida the city to Voi to crimes committed lu Vine Eeible sentiment wai ex- br toe Mgai rcpio""" , , standardised statute toaion. Virgil inguj, twfihthileaeue and now Li tity attorney, explain- 4e present state law is wo md vague, &stioiB have corn up " Langty explained. iibmt civil service lor oia b of a newly annexed btrict Do they come in ki dri civil service sys- do they lose their Jobs; i dry assume an annexed n district! assets and i? What If only part of iiitriet Is annexed. Does take a percentage of the or all of It? Seeded teed a new and stronger fable governing such lugtry concluded. em voted to ask the K legal staff to study the topics which came in for ten banning of sound titj election dates and ka and charging for off-ktfag. "Oregon la being made the powerhouse of the nation," Hill man Lueddemann, president of the Portland Chamber of Com merce, told delegates to the joint convention of the League of Ore gon Cities and tne uregon fi nance Officer Assn. here Friday. Power ia the key to the devel opment of the entire Pacific Northwest Basin, he said, and with gigantic new hydroelectric projects already in progress it will not be long until this region will begin to realize the economic promise inherent in it abundant resources. Lueddemann, wno it Fortiancrs 'first citizen" thia year, was the principal speaker at noon luncheon at the Osburn Hotel. Port Expansion To illustrate his contention that Oregon's present state of econom ic development is only "infancy," he commented that the Port, of Portland was developed lor a role in world trade only 35 years ago. In contrast, the ports of Seattle and San Francisco have been terminals t major shipping routes for 75 years. Notwithstanding this, Luedde mann continued, roruana now stands as the coast's second most important port on the basis of tonnage handled. Even just three years ago, Portland s ranK v fourth. ' Favored Position Oregon is in a favored trading position on the fast-growing Pa cific Coast, the speaker said; its eeoeraphic location between the exDandine states of Washington and California allows trade with both more easily than they can trade with one another. The streams of the Columbia Basin constitute the United States' greatest power reserve. Luedde mann said. With the nation's coal Newburn Tells Higher Education Financial Needs Tile present financial oroblems and oil resources being depleted f Oregon's crowded cities and and with the cost of these fuels i those of the University of Oregon constantly increasinfi. there are! and the state colleeea are imilar hundreds of industries waiting in many respects. Dr. Harry K. only for the provision of additional Newburn, president of the unlver- nyaroeiectnc energy in the North-! sity, told League of Oregon Cities west before transferring their op-; delegates Friday night at their erations to this region, he added. Power Potential Lueddeman noted that dams now authorized will produce as much power as 20 additional Bon nevilles. The power potential of the Columbia, Snake, Willamette and other rivers in the Northwest is so great that the equivalent of 60 Bonnevilles will remain to be developed later. Lueddemann's remarks recalled to the minds of the cities' delegates statements made Thursday night by Dr. James H. Gilbert. In an address on Oregon's financial sit uation, Dr. Gilbert, former dean of the college of liberal arts at the University of Oregon noted that Oregon is not an unfavorable loca tion for business investments from the standpoint of taxation. No Sales Tax Although Oregon's income tax rates are . slightly higher in the upper brackets, Dr. Gilbert said, California's sales tax at least off 23rd annual banquet, Speaking to an audience that filled the Eugene Hotel's main dining room, Dr. Newburn ex plained that just as cities have found themselves facing serious funding problems as the result of unprecedented population growth, so have the centers of higher education. He described University of Oregon as a "community" of approximately 7000 at present and noted that prior to the war its population was only 3800. No Drop Expected In view of the general popula tion growth of the state, it should not be expected that the univer sity enrollment will ever return to its .previous level. Therefore, together with all other institutlans of higher education in this state, the university already has em I P' "'Pip Mini j papa I mm Hejrlster-Guard. Eugene, Or., Sim., Nov. ti, 1948, Page S Firemen Called To 3 Blazes The Eugene Fire Department was called Thursday to one fire at a University living organ izn tion, another campus women's dormitory and a Eugene residence Friday. A flue fire at 1415 University St., University House, started about 4 p. m. Thursday, causing little damage. Gerlinger Hall, 1406 Unheisu. St., a women's dormitory, lost part of Its heating plnnt In a firn at 6:40 p. m. Friday. The fire de partment was unable to prevent the loss of a large electric motor, which was set on fire by a short. No estimate of damage has been made. The third fire was caused by an overheated oil stove in the home of Mrs. Harry Llchty, 1035 .Tefferson St., at 5:12 p. m. Friday. CLOTHES FOR EUROPE are uppermost on the minds of these Whlteaker School tint graders who, like other schools, have taken the task upon themselves. Around box: Deanna Mather, Janice Armstrong. Sally Broaden, Phillip Glliow, and Riohard Lee Wag ner, all six years old. (Staff photo, Wiltshire engraving). would cover all the costs of the system of higher education. Should the federal government assist with a program of, scholar ships for outstanding students and he thotight this the best way in which the national government could aid it would be possible to reduce student fees to logical levels without putting too great a burden on the state treasury barked on a long-range expansion ",tate probab)y should program, be said . , .mmlnt to , lMS, gn an(1 nprhan- eu cents oi eacn oouar used lor As they have in city govern- caiuornias sales tax least oil- mcntt tne operational eosu 0f the,"" " " V Dr New sets any advantage gained through. university have increased as the ?a"0i"a'-Z i'...?!.".. W its income tax rates. The same situation prevails in Washington, and there are recent indications that the sales tax will be in creased. It is the overall tax load that is Important to investment enter prise, the economist and tax-problems expert told his audience. In the complete analysis, Oregon's tax structures impose no greater burdens than those of neighboring states, he said. , Recreation Meeting Attendance Shows More Cities Interested A notable increase in the num ber of Oregon cities either con ducting public recreation pro grams or interested in initiating programs of this type was evident Friday afternoon when approxi mately 75 recreation officials, city councllmen and others attended an Osburn Hotel meeting as part of the League of Oregon Cities convention. At the league's 1944 convention a similar session drew an attendance of Just three per sons. Expense Not Yardstick The afternoon's discussion,, was highlighted by advice of exper ienced recreation leaders that cities planning to start community programs, and some with pro grams already underway, will do well to investigate the advantages of a -well-rounded, diversified schedule of activities. Communities that restrict their recreation expenditure to single purpose projects such as swim ming pools are not getting the best dollar-for-dollar results, the experts said. Pools and other large facilities scnooi nas grown in size, m Pr- . th , . , ,,. ent, Dr. Newburn noted. tudent:ing to the state by dollar going to meet these opera tional costs. Before the war the Du Shane Will Attend Interfratemity Meet Donald M. DuShane, director of student affairs in the University of Oregon, will represent the university in New York City, November 25 to 27, when dele gates gather for the 40th annual National Interfratemity confer ence. DuShane, for two years a mem ber of the five-man educational advisory committee, will meet with other deans and presidents of U. S. colleges and universities which have N. I. C. affiliations. that only the provision of capable CALL OF THE RAILROAD of this type require heavy outlays; they noted, but usually serve only a fractional part of a community's population: Recreation expendi tures need not be entirely on tang ible facilities, the experts stated. Frequently, smaller expenditures in sponsoring a variety of recre- nlinnal ftventx attract larppr nar . " o-. I ! tlrttnntinn thpv ca!H The afternoon meeting was fol lowed by a tour of Eugene's municipal parks, and playgrounds system. To Discuss. Collection John Davis Hatch Jr., visiting professor of art history at the Uni versity of Oregon, will give a public lecture Tuesday, Nov. 23, on the $80,000,000 collection of world famous paintings from Berlin which will be displayed in Portland from Nov. 25 through Dec. 3. Hatch, former director of the Albany, New York, Museum In stitute of -History and Art, spent two weeks in Berlin in 1935 studying paintings which comprise the exhibit. student's share was only 20 cents. Further capital construction needs of the university can be financed only through state appropriations, the speaker said. and this will require consideration by the legislature in Conjunction with oroblems of tne state govern ment, the cities and other public , service agencies. Pnbllo School? Moreover, Dr. Newburn con tinued, the operational costs of the university and the etner state schools will require additional state support if these institutions. are to be open to students of ord inary financial means. Notine that the cost to the student attending Willamette Uni versity is no higher tnst mat ne would pay at the state university, he suggested that this condition does not support the. theory of public higher education systems. "Ability and willingness to pat forth necessary effort should be basis of attendance r not merely financial capability," Dr. Newburn stated. At present, the federal govern ment is underwriting the tuition costs of approximately half of the students at the university, he com mented. In a few years, however, this source of support will be gone. In order to relieve the burden on the students, Dr. Newburn said, it will be necessary for the state, and perhaps the federal govern ment to contribute more. He esti mated that appropriation of one two-hundredth of the annual in come of the people of the state leaders will bring about adequate control of social forces which lead to the destruction of peace. ELECTROLUK Vacuum Cleaner, Air Purifier Sales, Service. 1409 W. 4th. Thone 1612. SHAWNEE. OklB. (U.R) The youngest railroad brakeman on the Rock Island lines is G. C. Bandy, 20. He fell in love with trains when he was 13 and has been working around them since. 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