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Fe 4A EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Friday, Jin. 18, 1863 Race Discrimination Called Insult to God' By LOUIS CASSELS Of the United Preu International CHICAGO Jewish, Catholic and Protestant religious leaders, speaking with one voice, called Thursday for an end to racial discrimination because it was Labor Spokesmen Outline Program By ANN H. PEARSON Of tbe United Preig International SALEM Labor's legislative day afternoon before some 200 labor leaders from around Oregon. It includes measures on workmen's compensation and unem ployment insurance, a minimum wage law, an "anti-strikebreaker" law, end repeal of the labor management law passed two years ago. The meeting was conducted by of spokesmen at the Oregon Legislature J. D. McDonald, James Forum to Start The first Legislative Forum of 1963, co-sponsored by the Eugene and Springfield Chambers of Commerce, is scheduled for Saturday noon at the Eugene Hotel. Lane County's state sen ators and representatives have been Invited to participate in the public forum. Most are expected to attend. : The noon luncheon is on a iio-host basis. The public is Invited. Youth Admits Beating Up Elderly Man ' PORTLAND Wl A citizen's arrest of a high school student resulted in the youth being held in city jail under $13,000 bail on charges he beat up a 74-year-old man, burglarized his home and attempted to extort $500 from him. Police identified the youth as Jesse Bernard Gardley, 18, Port land. -He signed a statement that he and a companion severely beat John B. Buckmyer at his home Sec. 22, detectives said. I Buckmyer was hospitalized and since his rclcuso has been Hving elsewhere. A neighbor, Carl W. Bochme, noted a light ip. his vacant house Wednesday evening and went to investigate, aimed with a gun. i-Boehme said he encountered dardley and held him for po lice. '-Detectives reported Gardlcy's Statement said he had worked part time for Buckmyer and broke into the homo Wednes day evening and printed an ex tortion note on a Christmas card he found on the floor. ' It asked for $500 in small bills by Jan. 20 or elso Buck myer would get another beat ing. Cascade Chapter Elects Officers New officers of Cascade Chapter SPEBSQSA (Barber ahop Singers) are William Mc Burncy, president; D. A. Dill ingham, first vice president; Royal Wilkinson, second vice president; Joe Kats, secretary and Norman Goodness, treasur er. The chapter meets each Tues day at 8 p.m. in Westminister Presbyterian Church, Coburg and Harlow Roads. Visitors arc welcome. Don Robison, retiring presi dent of Cascade Chapter, is new president of Evergreen District of SPEBSQSA, which Includes 35 chapters with 1,400 singers in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Alaska, British Co lumbia and Alberta, Canada. Oregonian Honored NEW YORK ( Gertrude Jensen, Portland, Ore., was one of three persons given citations this week for work in the pres ervation and conservation of natural resources. The awards were presented by the Ameri can Scenic and Historic Preser vation Society. 5V2 PER CENT 1NTEBEST On Prim Residential toons fA, S. Chrlstlanson Mortgage Inveilment Co. 1141 OAK ll W3M immoral and "an insult to God In a historic united plea, the religious leaders ended the four day National Conference in Re ligion and Race with an "appeal to conscience." "Racism is our most serious program was outlined here Thurs organized labor's veteran corps 1 Marr, George Brown, and Thom as Scanlon of the Oregon AIL- CIO. Marr said labor is supporting the "two and one-half way" workmen's compensation pro gram advocated in a report to Gov. Mark Hatfield by a special advisory committee of labor and management spokesmen. But he said labor's final stand will depend on whether the bill to be drafted by the governor follows the report. "Three Way" Opposed Labor fought a holding action two years ago to defeat a "three- way" bill that would have opened the workmen's compen sation field to private insurance firms. The new bill would only ex pand the role of private firms in writing re-insurance. It also would make changes strongly advocated by labor, in cluding a separate board to re view impairment cases such as the loss of a leg. It would expand coverage. The jury trial would be retained at least until 1967. Marr said no compromises would be accepted that would sell labor down the river. The unemployment insurance program backed by labor would increase maximum benefits, ac cording to current pay levels, from $40 to about $40. It would require increases in employer contributions into the fund. $1.25 Minimum The wage-hour bill would set a minimum wage of $1.25 and also would' cover agricultural workers. The delegates were told the 1061 state labor-management law has been abused. The law was passed as a procedure for union elections. Labor said it has been used, contrary to legislative in tent, in an effort to "bust up existing contracts." Support for its repeal was strong from the floor. The strikebreakers bill would prohibit the use of professional strikebreakers in labor disputes. Other proposals include col lective bargaining for public employes, inclusion of a fringe benefit guarantee in public contracts, prohibition of wage garnishment until a court rul ing has been issued, and tax exemptions for labor temples similar to those granted for grange halls. Labor also said it will oppose a proposal to reduce railroad work crews. Sift Successful TORONTO, Iff It took a day's sifting through 10 tons of garbage but Jean Sinclair re covered her husband's $130 pay envelope. A friend and several trash collectors helped her rake through a dump after her son put out the family garbage, the money with it, and a truck hauled It away. Elementary I You need ADEQUATE WIRING 1 Check with an electrical association contractor soon. domestic evil," they said. "We must eradicate it with all dili gence and speed." They admitted churches and synagogues "have been slow" to enter the struggle for justice. And they also indicted all sec tions of the country North, South, East and West for prac ticing segregation. "We repent our failures and ask the forgiveness of God," de clared the statement adopted by the 700 delegates to the confer ence. "We ask also the forgive ness of our brothers, whose rights we have ignored and whose dignity we have offend ed." "We call upon all the Ameri can people to work, to pray and to act courageously in the cause of human equality and dignity while there is still time to elim inate racism permanently and decisively." Adopts Specific Proposals The conference backed up the words with a program of spe cifics that called for religious bodies to: Help Negro families ob tain homes in all white neigh borhoods. Work for the "stabiliza tion" of changing neighborhoods in the inner city. Invest pension and endow ment funds in such projects as interracial housing developments that will promote "equality of opportunity." Insist that all contracts tor church construction or supplies include a pledge of no job dis crimination. Arrange for opportunities for whites and Negroes to meet "on equal status" and get to know each other as human be ings. Solicit "open occupancy- housing pledges and establish service centers to bring to gether buyers and sellers who are willing to integrate their community." Help conduct voter regis tration drives among Negroes in the South. Stress "education for racial justice" in all church-related schools, including Sunday schools. Use the pulpit for hard hitting sermons on practical racial problems. Actively seek Negroes to serve on the state of cnurcn- related institutions. Use church funds to facili tate mortgage : financing for Negro home buyers. Demand that all federal grants Including aid to schools and hospitals be given on the condition of "assurance of non discriminatory admission poli cies." "Lead, Not Follow" The leaders said it was time for churches and synagogues to Lead, not follow" in the transi tion to an integrated society. 'Even worse," the joint state ment said, in conceding the ma jor faiths had been timid in racial matters, "religious insti tutions have participated in per petuating segregation in their own houses of worship, schools, hospitals, welfare institutions and fraternal organizations." The conference called for es tablishment of local lntcrfaith organizations to tackle specific portions of the "action pro gram." It said plans already were un der way for creation of such interfaith machinery in New York, Chicago, Dotroit, Atlanta, New Orleans, San Francisco, Oakland, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Seattle and San Antonio, Tex. Cards Come Back BUDAPEST, Hungary, 1 Bridge clubs, barred during the Stalinist period because the card game was "associated with the upper classes," are staging a comeback here under official sanction. Dr. Fcrenc Bartal, Hungary's top bridge expert, said 70 teams would compete for Budapest championship. Blackouts are sure clues! They are signs that your wiring is overloaded. That's why appliances cannot oper ate efficiently. You get full service and full value from all your electrlral equipment when your home has ADEQUATE WIRING. A AaDiQUTT mm Electric Association ol Lana County, Inc. P.O. Bot 321, Eutrne, Ortloa I - w I ; , ' h i ir-:r ': l " tonW 1 i.e. Ma1lM.l AP Wirephoto) Former Illinois State Auditor Orville ,on Hodge smiles after hearing the news vJlVcll Thursday at Menard Prison that he will be free on parole in about 15 days. D Q vr4l a Hodge, 58, has spent 6V4 years in prison 1 CtXUlC for embezzlement of $1.5 million in state funds. 'Round the State Students Protest Dorm Fee Boost CORVALLIS Iff A group of 50 or so Oregon State University students staged a chanting protest disapproval ot a proposed Increase in dormitory fees. The students carried posters and chanted outside the offices of Oregon State President James The demonstration was orderly and lasted for only 20 min utes. One reporter on the scene said it was "really just sort of a 20-minute stroll across the campus ending at the president's of fice. The demonstration stems from als to increase dormitory rates by about $40 a year and omit one meal a week. The State Board of Higher Education is expected to act on the matter at its Jan, 21-22 meeting. The increase would affect all colleges and universities in the State System of Higher Educa tion. Oregon State officials said the increase was being sought be cause of higher costs of building and operating the dormitories. If approved, the increased fees would go into effect this fall term. Dormitory fees now range down from $684 a school year. In addition to the marching and chanting at Thursday's dem onstration, an effigy was hanged on a lampost at the entrance to the administration offices. There was a sign on the effigy, read ing: "This guy ate dorm food." Two Youths Killed ARLINGTON Wl A fiery automobile crash on U.S. High way 30 some 10 miles west of Arlington Thursday claimed the lives of two young men. They were Michael O. West, 20, Arlington, and Elmer E. Thompson, 20, Aurora, a serv iceman stationed at Fort Bliss, Tex. Police said the car they were riding in hit a bridge railing, plunged into a cattle crossing below and burst into flames. Both men were killed out right. Police said the youths were en route to La Grande. TODAY-LIGHTER. MILDER 86 PROOt the Greatness of historic E The Greatest Name in Bourbon r.rri Tw fcs c Kimitn to.. mivotLn. itrvcn truuirr icctioi muster n rtMf march Thursday to show their Jensen. He was out of town. a decision of the school offici Rustling Charged PRINEVILLE (UPD Three 20-year-old men wero arraigned in Justice Court here Wednesday on charges of cattle rustling. Charles M. Bailey, Frank D. Matthews and Dennis G. Fad rhone, all of Prineville, were charged with stealing 11 head of cattle from two different ranches near here. Police said the three youths were picked up and the cattle recovered near a cabin on Allen Creek about 11 miles south of Prineville. Bail was set at $2,500 each. Supplements Needed SALEM Wl The State Tax Commission said Friday that mtny taxpayers are not filing supplemental schedules re quired with their returns. These supplements are re quired for all business and farm income, gains or losses of any amount on property, and in come from interest, dividends, pensions, annuities and other sources. The commission said these supplemental schedules are available at all Tax Commission offices. Baby Chimpanzee . PORTLAND UV-Honcy Bug, a six-year-old chimpanzee at the Portland Zoo, gave birth Wednesday. She guarded the baby so closely officials could not tell whether it was a boy or girl. I i'iL. I 'afv Dog Track Issue Left To State Body PORTLAND (UPD A proposal to build a $2V4 -million dog rac ing track in Clackamas County was back in the hands of the Oregon Racing Commission Fri day after the county's board of commissioners refused further action on the subject Thursday. The three-member board, in a letter to the racing commission, asked that the state group re schedule a hearing on the pro posed track near Wilsonville. The letter was sent to Thaddeus Bruno, chairman of the racing commission. The racing commission Wednesday night called off a hearing on the proposal and suggested that the county com missioners look further into the matter. The action followed a storm of protests. "We will not conduct a sup plementary study as suggested in your letter of Jan. 16 nor will we hold a hearing, as we believe the statutes give you and you only the authority to issue a license," the Clackamas board said. "Therefore, it is your obliga tion to inform yourselves with first hand information regard ing the wishes of the majority of the people in our county and affected areas," it also said. The letter was signed by coun ty commissioners Darrell Jones, Ed Latourette and Stan Ely. David Funk, who heads a group which plans to build the track, spoke at a meeting on the proposal at Wilsonville Thurs day night. Several hundred resi dents and property owners in the area attended the meeting. Funk said that he "anticipated being a good neighbor who would help and not harm you. Dog racing is entertainment." Publication Available For Shutins A monthly nuhliratinn fnr youngsters with long-term ill nesses or other conditions which make them shutins, "Pitter Pat ter," is now being distributed free of charge. The newsletter, a Tnimpn- graphed publication with games, stories ana otner items, is spon sored by the Oregon Heart Assn. and Multomah Cnnntv chapter of Alpha Phi social suroruy. rarenis wno would like their shutin or ill children to receive the magazine nn a monthly basis may write to the urcgon neari Assn., 1133 S.W. Morrison, Portland 5, Ore. Much of the material in th newsletter, the association said, is written or prepared by the children themselves. Students at Portland's Roosevelt High School aid editor, Mrs. Richard Wintermute of Portland, with the actual publishing. Agency to Buy burplus Pears WASHINGTON (UPD The Ag riculture Department plans to purchase 407 carloads of sur plus winter pears, including some from Oregon, for distribu tion through the school lunch program, Sens. Wayne Morse and Maurine Ncuberger of Ore gon report. They said 78,880 boxes will be purchased from the Hood River area at prices ranging" from $2.68 to $3.22 per box. Some 149,408 boxes will be pur chased from the Medford area at prices ranging from $2.29 to $3.49 per box. A7r Suburban orEN5C - ' J OPEN 10:00 ..LJ-. fh.U ; fOON TO - !r U 1 TO 6:00 rT-T.t:t, -1 6:00 iiir-, -Wn--iiilifr. mi iir.ii. i Hi' l iri ifclMIM ei m i it ir -inr mV iaeJMjel Because of the interest shown in the Suburban Manor last week-end, we are holding a REPEAT OFEN HOUSE. Drive NOTE: On Saturday, Jan. 19th at 2:00 p.m., Bonnie Harper, Miss Suburban Manor, will draw the 7 winners of last week's Transistor Radio registration. You're invited to the drawing. You may be the LUCKY WINNER! WW Don 236 Dean Ave. Drive Turn Eymann Submits Tax Measures SALEM (OPD A move to bring other financial institutions into the same nine per cent tax sategory as banks in order to save as much as $25 million for the state was taken Thursday in the Oregon House. A bill that would identify corporations such as General Electric Credit Corp. as "finan cial institutions" was introduced by Rep. Richard Eymann, D Marcola, chairman of .the House Tax Committee. Under a decision of the State Tax Court, such corporations Legislative Sidelights SALEM Wl The Legislature's doorkeepers are having to work an eight-hour day, and some of them don't like it. In the past, they have been allowed to go home in after noons while the Legislature isn't in session. House Speaker Clarence Bar ton said Thursday that "door keepers who don't like the new idea are perfectly free to seek other employment." - Doorkeepers now are being used at committee meetings, too. Like all legislative employes, they are paid seven days a week. They used to work only five days a week, but now have to work six. Doorkeepers are paid $12 a day. SALEM WV House Speaker Clarence Barton Thursday ap pointed the House members of the Oregon Committee on Inter state Cooperation. They are Reps. George Flit craft, R-Klamath Falls; Berke ley Lent and Edward J. Whelan, both D-Portland. SALEM W) Rep. Sidney Bazctt, R-Grants Pass, intro duced a memorial in the House Thursday asking Congress to put the United States flag on all recruiting posters. Bazett said some posters now display the United Nations flag. Sen. Al Flegel, D-Roseburg, introduced a bill to give all state police officers salary, in creases of $600 a year. Eleven other legislators joined him in sponsoring it. A new House bill would re quire Oregon income taxpayers to file reports when the Federal Bureau of Internal Revenue re quires them to pay more fed eral tax. Wj.lll:l-aHJl.W13lW 2S0 WILLAM1TTI ST. J fHONI PI 4.72W I Restores Original I-. 1 Beauty 7 TRANSISTOR RADIOS GIVEN AWAY AGAIN THIS WEEK-END! No Obligation Hoyt, North on Rtrrr Road to Santa Blfht on Dran Ave. Follow tha have a six per cent tax rate, while the rate for banks is set st nine per cent. At issue are taxes either paid by banks under protest, or not paid, since 1957. State Tax Commissioner Charles Mack said the sum could go as high as $25 million. The banks have protested the three per cent additional tax, charging discrimination under provisions of a federal law, and those that have paid are asking for a refund. The bill would make all fi nancial institutions taxable at nine per cent, retroactive to 1957. Eymann also introduced a series of tax bills he termed "housekeeping measures." They included restoration of Eastern Oregon timber appraisals to county assessors, and tax changes for timberlands owned by centrally assessed companies. A bill to repeal the contro versial 1961 ambulance regula tion law was introduced by Rep. C. R. Hoyt, R-Corvallis. Other House measures ex pressed sorrow at the death of former Representative Mark D. McCallister, called for safety standards for dry cleaners, and provided for filling legislative vacancies. The Musa tax plan was read for the first time in the House. The plan, supported by Senate President Ben Musa, D-The Dalles, and introduced in the House by his wife, would broad en the state income tax base but still retain most exemptions ' and deductions. Appointments made in recent months by Gov. Mark Hatfield were submitted for Senate ap proval by the governor, and as signed to committees for study by Musa. MOSAIC TILE Exciting new hobby See big selection at McDaniel Lumber Co. 240 River Rd. D1M38S It's . . . 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