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About Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1949)
yegon 's Tax Situation 9 idA W-n I rvenu,4, bffor iarU"8 take, was a $5 million "cushion Sf revenue in the of mm. l7me, a Jew sessions Wl-. PUDS, power . the major u- if' fL.!. true even yet 'around the lobby was to have c ear t .7.n be"clearea moue" Ml. Stales Plant Readies Boiler galpb for lei . itr,.rreA enough rty to be dis- 7tbe master somewhat F" - f verity to be qis fe'JSer of the state "IZisllywhenheis igda of the boundary 1 us up to the point Wwflded that the ""ff has reached the place Siting championship oi U"' t.v limitation K to the constitution. He KSeve that he, and the f!?,A nuite yet to "go frith any proposition to al !T .Dcal the amend- iTh.. next session he frftiine might be ripe t Vr boys" Tompkins frtrtadytohtheamend- jH now, ui the teal barrier which 1 .i nmnertr away from Kar hands of those who Etateand local budgets. K. r.r.i, is imbued with a K caution and would rather Pw. .. . lafficlaHirP rt!t UW CUli"v .vp. - any pickets oft the 6 fence. Sometimes he wonders, Tomp kins suggests, whether the 6 per cent limitation hasn't worked in reverse to what the original Inten tion of Its sponsors may have been, whether the continual fear of "losing their base" has not kept tax levying units everywhere stepping their levies up to the limit year by year. But the de mands on property are increasing; the fiscal needs of a rapidly ex panding state are straining at the 6 per cent fence surrounding the budget makers, so that Mr. Tomp kins has reached the place where he is almost persuaded that the old fence needs fixing. Caution delays conviction for another two years. And, while Tompkins discusses the 6 per cent barrier, the excise tax tangle and its $60 million sur plus which is the $60 million Question now bothering the legist lature he also raises the question of what is a "cushion," what is a "back log and what is the differ ence between the two. Those who have hung around the legislature in years gone by wouldn't expect Senator Dean Walker and George Master Tomp kins ever to get within shouting distance of each other about taxes and how to handle them. No one ever would conceive that the latter ever would be more conservative about ladeling out tax revenue than the former. But suoh a thing can happen, so it seems. Walker Flan Passed Back two or three sessions ago Senator Walker fixed up what has been called the "Walker plan," one of the high points of which Valentine fpiC Choco,ate$ v I I fnfeS' Helen Ardelte j!a'VJ (I 1 to 5 Lb. Heart and Gift Wrapped J V? j tt"" $ I am wrapping I I i j fS I AM) MAIUKQ BEBV1CK J g' jji AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC I , COME IN AND SEE HOW IT... N" H Only DkhwatUr With Front Optnmg, , Hjtlrh Drying one Top-Spray Aetietil J! ,ni we this marvelous work-saver the brilliant new t Automatic Dishwasher that dries dishes electrically hot air! Front opening means easier loading, plus r P surface for extra work space. Exclusive top-spray ""food particles down. J-'"... Clean... Safe! Quickly, automatically. I?1' Jrie are double-washed and double-rinsed. No J?" I"1' - no greasy, unsanitary dishcloth. You're out minute. Daily cost of doing your dishes is iditional four cents. Come In for a demonstration! 'Dishwashers rn '0INTINO TO Vil.TW l?ALfc- r.i.r.vi v n m 3-00 p. u MmJm TO 5:30 V. M. cushion" tucked away on the state's budgetary dav enport to keep the back from ach ing II hard times hit it. A lot of folks thought . that was being migmy cautious anrr loresighted. out instead of hard times lh war babies hit us and fed excise and income taxes into the kitty until instead of having a $5 million cusnion- the state treasury has a $60 million "surplus" which the legislature now is trying to find some way to spend. The big brass of the state Instl. tutions, colleges, schools and what! not are all sitting around with their hands out for their cut into the $60 million jackpot. And right there is where Mr. Tompkins comes in. He thinks It to be the part of caution and fiscal wisdom to tuck away, not a $5 million "cushion" like senator Walker did, but a $40 million "backlog" just in case the state gets cold financial feet between now and the 1951 legislature. All of which just takes a step ur so iowara wnere the taxation experts are milling round and round what sometime sooner or later will become the "tax nrn. gram" submitted to the legislature ior adoption, or rejection. Ernst to Speak On Ibsen Play Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll House" will be the subject of the fourth weekly lecture-forum of the Asso ciation of Patrons and Friends of the University of Oregon library Maturing Dr. Kuflolph H. Ernst. professor of English at the University. Scheduled for 7:30 each Thurs day evening in the library Brows ing room, the lecture-forums are based on ten great books of his tory, government, philosophy; lit erature, biography and sciences as they are related to the current world scene, according to Miss Bernice Hise, university readers' consultant and circulation libra rian. Following Dr. Ernst's lecture, the Rev. Wesley Nicholson of the Eugene Congregational church, will lead a group discussion. The series of lecture-forums are open to students of the university and members of the Friends and Patrons' Assn. Information about membership in the association is available in the University of Oregon library office. China Expert Named '49 Condon Speaker Condon lecturer for 1949 will be Oregon-born Dr. Kenneth Scott Latourette, authority on Oriental history and missions. Announce ment was made this week by Condon Lectureship committee chairman. Dr. L. S. Cressman head of the University of Oregon departmetn of anthropology. Dr. Latourette will speak on The China That Has Been" and "The China That Is To Be" in a two-lecture series to b given on the University of Oregon campus March 1 and 3, in Portland on March 8 and 10, and at Oregon State college, March 15 and 17. The Condon lectureship, named for the university's lata Dr. Thomas Condon, is sponsored by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. Purpose of the series is to acauaint the layman with the results of scientific research. The late Dr. John Memam, member of the university staff at the time of his death, was instrumental in the establishment of the lectureship. Committees Named For UO 'Weekend' Initial steps In the planning of the annual Junior Weekend were made on the University of Oregon campus this week when nine stu dent chairmen were selected to head committees for the weekend. General chairman of the week end events will be Malcolm Mac Gregor. Eugene, junior class presi dent. MacGregor will be assisted by Robert L. Weber, Salem, class vice president. Committee chairmen are oara Waller, Eugene, and Mary Lou Weston. Corvallis. all-campus sing: Marjorie Petersen. Portland, and Larry Davidson, Molalla, all campus luncheon: Phillip Patter son, Portland, float parade; Helen Sherman and K. Don Fair, Port land, publicity; and William Lance. Albany, promotion. Robert Sanders, North Bend, traditions; Mary Stadelman, The Dalles, sunlight serenade; Suzanne Michel, Prineville, and Dorothy Orr, Sherwood, queen selection; and Paul Johnston. San Jose, Cal. Springfield Man 'Good' After Poisoning SPRINGFIELD Claude Crabb. Eat L St., was reported In "good" condition at Sacred Heart Hospital Saturday after swallowing an unidentified substance Friday eve- "'rfell Pryor, chief of police, said Crabb's wife, discovering her hus band bad taken semething, noti fied police headquarters. The stricken man was hurried to the hospital by pou- Treatment was administered before the unknown ingredient could take full effect. Sub-conscious Element Rises SPRINGFIELD A new type steam boiler, capable of develop ing 80.000 pounds of pressure per hour, will be fully installed at the Mountain States Power Company's local steam plant by Feb. 25, W. K. Barnell, company manager, an nounced Saturday. Installation work under general supervision of G. McClellan. chief engineer, is now in its final stages. Company officials estimate con struction costs. Including labor new equipment, will exceed $145,-000. The new boiler will furnish power to two turbo-generating units: a 2000 kilowatt unit and a 500 kilowatt unit, previously In stalled. This will bring the plant up to its capacity output of 7000 kilowatts. Company officials said when the boiler is operating under a full head of steam fuel consumption will amount to 13 units of hogged fuel per hour. The fuel will be dumped Into a hopper and fed to I a dutch-oven type furnace by i means of a mechanical conveyor which can be regulated to produce ! the amount of steam required for any given period. The new boiler ran produce a head of steam capable of operating the turbo-generators within 15 to 30 minutes. Only for cleaning and repair purposes will the boiler be allowed to become cold. Starting cold, the boiler- would require two hours before it could operate pro perly the turbo-geqerators. Barnell said the increased 5000 kilowatts vould be of considerable benefit to the Springfield area, especially during a period when hydro-electric generation is pro ducing at a minimum. Designer Sees New American Theater , By Anita Holmes American theater is moving to-"show business" seems to be van- .Kfglstpr-f.iiard. Eugene. On., Sun.. Feb. H, 1MB, Vfr t i Green Pastures" were told In the erlcan emphasis on films to Rus- ward the sub-conscious element, believes Robert Edmond Jones, one of the world's foremost theat rical figures. Picasso, James Joyce, Dal!, and others have explored the sub-conscious mind in several art forms, starting a trend the theater will follow, Jones said in an inter view Friday afternoon. He spent the weekend In Eugene at the Northwest Drama confer ence, which was sponsored by the speech department of the Univer sity of Oregon. Speaking before art students Friday afternoon, the theatrical designer mentioned "a new kind of American theater that isn't a carry-over from the stage." He said our version ishing. New Drama Seen Last week Jones saw a begin ning of this new drama. in Fargo, S.D. The play was "Around the Dawn" by a young Fargo play wright. It showed words of the leading man's sub-conscious mind around light rays and other un usual stage effects, the conference guest remembered "The sub-conscious mind is the fundamental discovery of our time," according to Jones who has been in the theater more than 30 years. He is the best known as the designer of sets for such plays as "The Iceman Cometh," "Hamlet." "Richard III." "The Lute Song," European nd "Green-Pastures.' of I Several secrets of his set for Interview. He used a treadmill. originally made for the "boop-boop-a-drop girls." The burning bush of the play was a Christmas tree with a few electric light bulbs on it, Jones pointed out. He enjoys designing for "plays for which you can use simple set-' tings. "Green Pastures" was one of his favorites, because it could be done "in such a naive way." "Beginning stage designers should forget New York try the theater somewhere else In the country," Jones advised. He said the market is shrinking for de-. signers on Broadway, with 20 or; 30 times as many designers as' stages right now. Rose Is Touch A show for Billy Rose Is one of the toughest assignments for New York designers, he said. Working for him "takes the skin right off your bones." Jones supervised several color movies when they began. He feels that movies are popular because "wr Americans like gadgets that's why we take to movies and television." He compared the Am. sian emphasis on the theater. "The Theater of the Future" Was the topic Jones discussed at the drama conference Saturday afternoon. USED OXFORD FILE CASES Letter Sii 50 Commercial Office Supply Co. 32 E. 11th Ph. 1663 Volunteer Funds Buy Equipment SPRINGFIELD Volunteer fire men of this city have purchased equipment valued at more than $2000 during the past three years without city financial aid. Har ry Melson, Fire Chief, said all items had been paid for with vol unteer funds. The most costly purchase a resuscitator cost $715. Melson said the expensive machine had proven extremely valuable to the department, "in the past in months," he added, "we have saved six lives while making 16 calls." Following is a list of items pur chased with price of each: Refrigerator $205 Radio - $ 89 Table and Chairs $125 Davenport and Chair $125 Four Steel Chairs $ 20 Kitchen Cabinet $124.85 Short Wave Radio $142.35 Coca Cola Machine $200.97 Florescent Light $ 12.50 Electric Heater $ Z Dishes and Utensils $ 50 Electric Fan $ 9 Hot Water Tank and Heater $165 Linoleum $ 35 Steel Shower Cabinet $ 65 Plumbing $ 63.45 Resuscitator $'15 Paint $ 15 Springfield C of C Sends Questionnaires SPRINGFIELD Chamber of Commerce nuestlonnaries were mailed this week to nearly Chambers in Tennessee, Missis sippi. Georcia and Alabama to secure information on TVA and its impact on states coming under its jurisdiction. Lew Garbutt, chamber manager, said the questionnarie idea had been Inspired as a result of a two day meeting for Oregon-Washing ton Chamber executives that ne attended in Portland Feb. 7 At this session, he said, managers agreed to look into the question of TVA. Garbutt said the Springfield chamber was interested in accur ate information on TVA because the tremendous project closely Darallelcd proposed features of the much-discussed CVA project now under governmental consld eration for the Northwest. FREEZER BARKER Electric nth Lawrence Easy To Part (ADVTRTTSEMEffn Herbal Formula Helps Many Gas Sufferers Letter after letter from grateful people come to the KAL-O-DEX office praising and endorsing the medicine that Is giving them so much relief. 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