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"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
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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
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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.
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