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Newspaper Page TextEUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Sunday. April 21, 1963 Fife IB mmwmmsm Political Potpourri j Lane Legislators Active Friday By DAX SLI.LARD of the KegutcrGuartf SALEM (Special) Friday could have been called Lane County Day at the State Legislature. Reps. Richard Eymann, D-Marcola, and F. F. Montgomery, It-Eugene, carried the big tax bills Eymann the income tax and Montgomery the cigarette tax two bills of special in terest to the area were approved; and two other Lane legis lators tried to stop a bill from passage. Eymann is chairman of the House Tax Committee and Montgomery is the vice-chairman. Hardly anyone in the Leg islature has worked as hard as these two. The two bills of interest to the area were: A measure to allow a city to assess a non-profit cemetery lor sidewalk, curb and street improvements. This was spon sored by Rep. Richard Kennedy, D-Eugene, at the request of the city of Eugene. It was approved. A measure to require a professional architect or pro fessional engineer to design any building of public assembly which is more than 4,000 square feet in area and 20 feet high Inside. The motivation for this measure came from the Eugene Register-Guard's scries after the Columbus Day Storm; the stories were used as exhibits in the committee's investigation. The bill was approved. In addition to this, Rep. Ed Elder, R-Eugenc, spoke against the cigarette tax; and Elder and Rep, Gene Hulett, D-Eugene, tried vainly to stop a bill which would liberalize deposition taking in criminal prosecutions. Both the cigarette tax and income tax measures, by the way, passed the House by larger margins than had been an ticipated. As late as Friday morning, Eymann was sure of only about 35 votes for the income tax bill there were 42 yes votes reg istered. On the cigarette tax, for a long while the advocates could count only 31 votes, a bare majority, but the final vote was 39. ' Many of these were "reluctant" votes, made by legislators who didn't like the taxes but were convinced of the need for the money. Legislators, hired help and reporters can't help but feel presence is unwelcome in the capital city of Salem. Some downtown merchants act as if they couldn't care less, many clerks don't seem to know the lawmakers are in town and Willamette University students resent that they're crowded out of the capital coffee shop. State employes, including the cafeteria waitress who mum bled "I'll be glad when they're gone," take a negative view of the whole show, forgetting that it takes a legislature to budget their pay envelopes. This is hard to understand. Most cities, such as Eugene, work hard to get conventions of 100 or so to come to town for a day or so. And when the convention comes, townspeople smile while counting the money left behind. But Salem has a "convention" of about 400 that comes to town every other year and stays for five count 'em five months. The legislators and retinue don't spend money as fast and loose as some conventioneers, but a couple of million dollars changes hands. Yet even those masters of human relations the bartenders look down their noses when one identifies himself as being In town with the Legislature. Contributions Bill Tabled By Solons SALEM (Special) A legis lative measure which would al low college and other teachers to contribute money to political campaigns has run into a snag. Senate Bill 83 was introduced by Sen. Ed Fadelcy, D-Eugene, and is identical to a measure he introduced in the House of Representatives two years ago. It was not approved then and has been "tabled" this time. The Senate Elections Com mittee tabled the bill but there is yet a chance it may pass fa vorably on the measure. The snag is that the bill sin gles out teachers. The AFL-CIO has raised an objection to this, saying that other public employes should be included. Fadeley has said he has no strong feelings on this but he doesn't like the idea of his bill being amended away from the basic concept. The labor lobby has intro duced its own bill which would repeal all the sections of law called the "corrupt practices act." Fadelcy's bill rests in the Sen ate Elections Committee and the labor bill, Senate Bill 169, is in the State and Federal Af fairs Committee. It is the Lane County sena tors belief that if state and federal affairs will release SB 169 and send it to the elections committee, his bill might get sent to the Senate. There is considerable support for his bill, Fadely says, in cluding that of Arthur Flcm ming, University of Oregon pres ident. In 1958, the Oregon Consti tution was amended so that teachers could run for elective offices, he points out. "Now we need to give them permission to contribute to oth ers' campaigns and not be sec ond-class citizens." Still lots of Work to Be Done May 10 Target for Adjournment By PAVL W. HARVEY JR. or the Associated Frets SALEM Legislative leaders have set May 10 as the target date for adjournment of the Oregon legislature. But so much remains to be done that it might run later. Here is the status of major legislation: Appropriations The Joint Ways and Means Committee hasn't yet decided what to do about its big budget problems, like higher education, basic school suDnort and public wel fare. It still hopes to wind up around May 1. It Is making some cuts in the governor's $405 million budcet. Taxation The House fin ished work on its big tax pack age Friday. This consists of an income tax increase, 4-ccnt cig aretto tax, and making employ ers pay their withholding taxes monthly. The whole package is designed to bring in $60 million in new revenue for the next bi ennium. But the Senate indi cates it will make some drastic changes in these bills. The bill to tax religious, charitable and other non-profit organizations has been killed. The House Tax ation Committee has completed hearings on the Senate bill to relieve persons over 65 of part of their property taxes. Education The Senate Education Committee has voted to withhold state aid from any new community colleges that would be created in the two years beginning July 1. A Sen ate fight is brewing over the committee's proposal to rent textbooks to parochial schools. Higher education is fighting hard against its budget cuts. Constitution Revision With the session 97 days old the House and Senate Constitu lion Revision committees are still thrashing out details of the proposed new constitution. It is finish their work in time. Consumers The bill to fix minimum milk prices is in trou ble in the House Food and Dairying Committee, and an other attempt will be made Tuesday to bring it out. The bill to wipe out trading stamps ap pears dead. There has been no action on bills to ban balloon bread and require the true rate of interest to be listed for in stalment purchases. Reorganization The only reorganization bill that is given a chance is the one to create a natural resources department under the governor, and that one is being attacked by the timber industry. The bill Is in the Joint Ways and Means Committee. Highways The Senate- passed bill to reduce taxes on big trucks and incrcaso them on other trucks and buses is in tho House Highways Committee. there has been no action on touch and go whether they will the numerous proposals to is sue highway construction bonds, surance to be carried by the em- increase the gas tax one cent or boost the auto license fee $5 a year. Traffic Safety The bill to require chemical tests for sus pected drunken drivers has died in the Senate. The Senate High ways Committee has voted for a fixed speed limit of 65 miles an hour. The House has voted to require seat belts in front seats of new cars, let officers arrest drivers when they don't actually see the offense, and provide stiff penalties for failing to stop when ordered by a policeman. Sex Deviates The House Judiciary Committee has ap proved the key bill in this pack age. It provides for commitment of persons known to be sexual ly dangerous, and is now in the Ways and Means Committee. Industrial Accident The Senate will vote next week on a compromise bill to boost in dustrial accident benefits 20 per cent, and to allow the in- ployer or through insurance) companies. The House hasn't acted on it yet Unemployment Compensa tion Legislation in this field has died because employers and labor unions couldn't get to gether. Labor-Management Noth ing will be done about trying to prevent strikes because no body can find the answer. Capital Punishment Tha proposed constitutional amend ment to abolish the death pen alty now is in the House Con stitution Revision Committee. Fish and Game The House hasn't acted yet on ths measure for a two-year legisla tive interim investigation of the Game Commission. Civil Defense The House has slashed Gov. Hatfield's civil defense budget from $410,000 to $50,000, but Senate leaders are trying to get it increased above tho House figure. To Parochial Schools Bill Would Allow Textbook Rental By AL DEN BESTE Of tho Associated Press SALEM The controversial subject of providing textbooks to parochial schools has been entered by the Senate Education Committee. The committee has amended a bill that would allow school dis tricts to provide free textbooks to public high school students. The amendment allows the districts also to rent textbooks to students in religious high schools. A hearing on the bill as amended will be held next Tues day. Tho original bill was passed by the House. It will have al lowed school districts to buy textbooks out of district funds and rent them to its public sec ondary school students. Such books now are bought out of student fees. No Book Fund School officials said this pre sented a problem when new high schools were built, because there was no book fund built up. But the amendment once more opens up hi subject thought closed when the U. S. Supreme Court refused to review an Ore gon Supreme Court decision that providing textbooks to parochial schools was against the Oregon constitution. Last Week in Salem Jake Bennett, the old warhorse from Multnomah County, did it again Friday. He made the Speaker angry. When Speaker Clarence Barton asked Bennett if he wanted to "close" the argument he made against the cigarette tax, Bennett walked to the mike and said: "No, I don't want to close. I'll make my speech to the pub lic when these boys want to run for re-election." Wham went the gavel in the Barton hand and red went the Speaker's face. (There's a rule that a legislator doesn't speak about another, it must be impersonal.) But Barton was laughed out of his temper this time. Those In the galleries, who don't know the rules about such things, started to giggle and this mood swept the floor. Barton finally smiled. House Tax Bills Face 'Variations' By ANN H. PEARSON Of the United Press International SALEM The major money raising program of the House Tax Committee appeared head ed for "variations" in the Sen ate after sweeping surprisingly through the House Friday. Senate Tax Committee Chair man Boyd Overhulse, D-Madras, said he expected the Senate would put "quite a few varia tions" in the $35 million modi fied net receipts income tax bill, which passed the House 42. 18 in an uncxepectcdly strong victory for the House Tax Com mittee. And he said the Senate cast a reluctant eye on the 4-cent a package. $15 million cigarette tax bill which, after an earlier defeat, cleared the House in dav 39-21. The House also passed Friday a companion bill to save the state $9 million in contested bank taxes. It was a stunning climax to the House committee's session long toil to create a program to raise some $66 million in need ed new revenue: The session's biggest problem. Already passed by the House and in the Senate is the third part of the triangle income-cigarctte-"onc-hot" revenue pro Eram. The one-shot bill would speed up employers' turnover of monthly withholding payments Bills Passed by Legislature to the siatc to bring in an extra I $12 million before the end ol the 1963-65 biennium. Overhulse noted if the Senate The insome tax bill applies to persons earning over $500. It would apply a net one per cent tax to income below $15,000 and one and one half per cent to in come above $15,000. On the net tax feature, there would not be any deduction or credits. It also includes a graduated income tax with percentages ranging from one to six per cent. Although eliminating the fed eral income tax deduction, it in creases the state standard de duction from five to 10 per cent Medical, charitable and other deductions beyond that could be itemized. Instead of the present $600 exemption for each dependent, a flat $22 credit for each de pendent would be sustained from the final tax bill. ' House Tax Committee Chair man Richard Eymann, D-Mar-cola, and member Victor Ati ych, R-Beaverton, said the bill would reform and simplify Ore gon's Income tax structure, pick up new taxpayers, keep money in Oregon now going to the fed eral government, and give flex ihilitv for the future. "It will pay for services for which you have been voting and the people have been asking," Eymann told the House. Rcd. Joe Rogers. R-lndcpend- ence, a sales tax advocate, said only $2 million of the new money would come from new taxpayers. The cigarette tax Din, as De- rejects cither the cigarette tax orei wls termed a "selective or the one-shot bill, it could necessitate drastic changes in the income tax bill. The House passed the big tax sales tax. Rep. John Mosscr, R-Beaverton, who once offered his own tax program, said he opposed bills on mixed party votes. The (he cigarette tax but was voting action also was a victory for for it because "we cannot afford Gov. Mark Hatfield, who pro- m this stage to have our own posed a more severe net re- individual programs. This is the ceipts income tax and a cica-1 program of the committee and rette tax to balance his $105 1 million proposed budget. The income tax bill would tax for the first time some low bracket earners. It also would increase taxes for those now paying, but by eliminating the federal incoi.; tax deduction from Oregon taxes, it would make possible a forgiveness at the federal tax level that would offset a good part of the state increase. Monday Senate ' SB334 Requires license to act as escrow agent. BB40S Allowa farm plcketlnt only by employes who have worked 15 days. SB407 Allows taxpayer to appeal property tax cases directly to tax court. SB4U Defines term "War Vet eran" In the laws. HJR37 Provides for printing- ses sion laws. HB1061 auows uepartment 01 Unlnr Vehicles to charfie fees for collecting on uncoUectlble checks. HB120S Changea maximum age limit for day nurseries from 4 to 6 years old. HB20JO SSO.OM for dvU defense. HB209S 12,1M for Veterinary Ex amlng Board. HB1194 Makes It a misdemeanor to unlswfully enter a house. I1B1377 Modifies unemployment compensstlon experience ratings. HB1B08 Permits Eagle Point Irri gation District to use additional point of diversion. . , HB1644 Provides minimum safety standards for freight olevators. Tuesday Senate 8B155 Lets state Department of Agriculture make agreemanta with other states. 8B287 Clarifies law on school dis trict boundary changes. HB2057 Gives Department of Fi nance more authority In restrlcUng spending by slate agencies. HB2012 231,27 for military de partment. HB207S $321,101 for retirement board. HB1SOS Relates to permits for motor carriers. House HB20JO M2,43i for stats engi neer. HB20S7 S75.MI for soil conserva tion committee. HB1239 Prohibits unfair market ing practices of dealers in farm products. HB1391 Gives counties right to ahandon dedicated roads. HB1443 Prohibits lenders irom deslgnstlng Insurance company. HU153B Allows puouo agencies so sell filled lands. HB1592 Requires real estate nrox- ers and salesmen to be high school graduates. HRIRol Lets members of armed forces buy hunting and fishing li censes at resident rates. SB132 Clarifies law on merger of cooperatives. SB327 Provides four clerks on election boards. SB3S0 Repeals law requiring cit les to Issue voters psmphlets. SBSS Gives public utility com missioner authority to regulate I working hours of truck and bus j drivers. ! SB16S Lets convicts work In state parks. v ! Defested By Senste SB426 Regulates ssla of vacation- type trailers snd campers. vtranesaa Senate KB21S Allows tailrabs to hsndle shipments of less thsn 10 pounds. SB263 Permits Investment of ward's property In common trust funds. SB26S Requires permanent teach ers to give SO days notice of In tention to continue employment. HB137S Removes requirement for detailed report at meetings of directors of state banks. HB137S Increases from 46 to to dsys tho time for exemlnstlon of sppllcstlon for small loan license. HBI52S Requires public bodies to maintain ftshways over dams. Honse 1IHI0S3 Ii7j.2v7 for legislative fiscal committee. HH1041 Increases marrlsge wall Ing period from I to 1 dsys. nnliu Allows snerurs to dispose SJR2S Designates May 1 as Law Day. HB2038 37,753,950 (or Forestry Department. HB1423 Allows checkmarks on election ballots. HB1424-Requlres secretary of state to examine all campaign ex pense statements. HU1426 Increases from 230 to 1. 000 the number of people required at aasemblles to nominate Independ ent statewide candidates. HB1474 Lets employes keep civil service rights when transfer from one government unit to enother. HB1555 Exempts fallout shelter owners from liability for Injury or death. HOUSE HB1250 Prevents Welfare Com mission from using Income tax re turns. HB14SS Allows wider latitude In pre-trlsl depositions. HB1494 Directs estate's represen tative to file Inventory with Wel fare Commission If It hss clslm against estate. HB130S Increases requirement for providing copies of wills, HBI57S Lets Judges serve until end of yoar In which they reach age of 7S. HB1681 Allows fire districts to contrsct for medical, hospital and retirement Insurance for employes. HB1774 Fixes rste that police and firemen pay under publlo em ployes retirement system. SB27 D e 1 e t e s abandonment as basis for termination of parental rights, and aubstltutes deserUoa or neglect for one year. SBassiops death sentences dur ing appeal. 8B17B Requires doctors lo report eases of phenylketonuria. Defeated By House HBI747 Prohibits Irrlgstlon dis trict employes from overUme pay. FRIDAY RKNATX SBM Requires removsl of unused explosives when owner Is sbsent fol 30 days or more. SB42S Makes school election regu Istlons conform to general election laws. HB20M 112.154 for Veterinary Medical Examining Board. HB1 149 Provides county cat con trol programs. HBU10 Provides new procedure for fetsl death certificates. HB1347 Puts optometrist on BUnd Commission. 11B1I11 Relates to Uxstlon of That decision was on a 1957 law providing textbooks to ele mentary parochial schools. Ele mentary public schools have been provided with books by the state for some time. The 1957 law extending free books to parochial schools was challenged in a Clackamas Coun ty case, whero the judge ruled that the law was unconstitu tional, because of recent U. S. Supreme Court decisions on the subject. But the state's high court ruled only on tho state const'tu- tional question, steering clear of federal decisions. Tho federal court refused to review the decision. Roman Catholic groups have argued that providing textbooks is constitutional, because it is a service to the student, and not to the religious institution. A Different View But opponents say It is a vio lation of the separation of . ii caurcn ana state. HBiBld Maxes confidential ail ovu. ti x-iukvi, u-nuseuuis, data in connection with training of the committee chairman, offered nospiiai meaicai siaus. IVl -jm.- ,. ortnnl.rt 6-1, with Sen. Walter Leth, R- Flegcl said the amendment had been drawn up by legisla tive counsel, and he thought it would be constitutional. He said the books would be rented to the students, not provided to the parochial schools. The amendment approved by the committee would have no effect on elementary schools. It would deal only with secondary schools, which weren't affected under the 1957 law. Questions of Its constitutional ity are sure to be raised, however. Hearing Scheduled SALEM fUPD A public hear ing for five sex offender bills will be held by the Senate Ju diciary Committee next Tues day, Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney, chairman of the committee, said the hearing will be held in room 6 of the Capital Building at 7:30 p.m. wear FALSI TEITH? at, chew, smile with Holpi kp out ... plat mwj Holpi mm pranur an gum Hkn prvnt dieting 60 AT YOUIMSM noil HUTU'S WW HOUSE HB 101 3 Defines financial corpora tion to let tax commission avoid re turning SB million In corporation excise taxes to banks. HBI846 increases Income taxes S39 million. HB1115 Levies 4-cent cigarette tax. HBI164 Repeals obsolete law on condemnation by cities. HB1212 Requires Board of Health to license vending machines selling food or beverages. HB1330 Allows school districts to buy liability Insurance for board members and employes. HB1338 Fixes exemptions from court Judgments. HB1440 Requires plans for struc tures used by the publlo to be ap proved by professional engineer or architect. j HB1493 Describes how service of process on Welfare Commission shall be served. HB1328 Allows cities to assess cemeteries for street Improvements. HB1M9 Allows tostlmony of any Kerson except defendant to be taken y deposition In criminal cases. Salem, voting against it. SPORTfl PINAL WITH OLYMPIC CHAMPION s j i l Presented Mott. thru Sat. at 5:30 p.m. on KWFS FM and AM STEREO THE FIRS BOWL 1950 Hlver Road II - im it-um 1059 Willamette, I I 11 as V y You Think You're HungryX J For A Pizza? V, I Uf 'OU'S r6a' V'S" 'I Wh f-ffi PIZZA PARLORS . 'f V II U 'll r'nl Eugene :. ksrf' 14tA v So. "A", Springfield '' v.sl ndlil?l9lJ, -dS''- ' J,e, . asr-r i J m,MjmXmOai!r.7JKiH: 0 Wla afT - rai the House leadership. It raises . 0f unclaimed property. the needed revenue. The bank tax bill is an at tempt to shut a loophole under which banks have protested a part o the 9 per cent corporate exise tax since 19S7. The bill is retroactive. Rep. Sidney Baiett. R-GranU Pass, called it "a devious way to win a court decision" and said it also would hit other institutions. HBI72S Permits countr snd eltr Jails to be located outside boundar ies. HBins Clarifies duties of proper ly las collectors. fiMI Requires Gem. Commission to hold besrtng between Nor. 1 end Dec. Si on fishing regulstlons. Tabled Br Hoase HBlSOl T. enact I per cent sales las. THimnAT HENATR HB3SS Allows more adequsl so. fldent and dlsesso Insurance tor per sons ever SI years old. SAVE $ S $ SAVE $ $ $ SAVE $ $ $ SAVE $ $ S SAVE $ $ $ Square Deal Lumber Co. . . . Would like to thank our many friends and Custom ers who have patronized our West 11th store for the past 5 years. Beginning April 15th the store will be known as . . . BI-RITE BUILDING SUPPLY Come out and meet Mr. Gus Koellner (one of the state's most qualified Building Supply Consultants, who will be our new manager, having over 20 years' experience in this field.) Thank you, J. E. Kuykendall BI-RITE BUILDING SUPPLY PAY AND PACK SAVE JACK 2411 W. 11th Eutj.ne DI 2-1133 SAVE Sit SAVE tit SAVE S S S SAVE $ ( t SAVE SSI INSTALLATION AND SERVICE SPECIAL! MON.-TUES.-WED. SERVICE SPECIAL GUARANTEED BRAKE OVERHAUL laV IRAKI GUARANTEE lf 9htnl4 Ivflt Irtb. & ihovM fall wtfhM Mi fvarantt period kwtiUti mrtuf or u latent wiH '! ft fft ! Crtejrf t. Ntminal MHlallaridM cha'M well b ma). mm HERE'S WHAT WE DO: 88 1; Install Rivifiid. 2J,000-mil. r. lined, bondtd brakt thoej. Check wheel cylinders' and hydraulic system. 6 Firm., "erst, Ch.s WHEEL ALIGNMENT 5 00 f.rd, Plyrns Thorough alignment lo restore steering control. We correct camber, cot ter, toe-in, toe-out.