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Beauty Trades Title Mrs. Darwin Greenfield (center) and
her three-year-old ion, Danny, congratulate the new "Miss
New Orleans," Betty Nieto, 17-year-old high school senior.
Darwin, who won as "Miss New Orleans" in a beauty contest,
decided to trade it for the title of "Mrs. New Orleans" after
It was disclosed that she was a divorcee and a mother. The
change was accomplished after considerable fuss during
which one contestant charged half the contest entries "carried
their chests in their purses." (Acme Telephoto.)
2 Percent Business and New
Corporate Tax Plans Offered
By JAMES D. OLSON
A two per cent business tax, based on net earnings in lieu of
the present pergonal property tax and a corporation tax of a rate
yet to be determined in lieu of the present corporate income tax,
was proposed Monday before the legislative interim tax committee.
Rep. Giles French, of Moro, a member of the committee and
the DroDoser said that a sub-
committee of which he Is chair
man, had discussed the propos
als and tentative bills embody
ing the new ideas will be drafted
by the legal department of the
tax committee for further study.
French proposed that the two
new tax proposals carry no ad
emptions, maintaining that the
present personal property tax
has so many exemptions as to
make it "virtually inoperative."
He said there were J4 exemp
tions in the corporate income
tax law and that his proposal
would eliminate these.
The corporation tax French
has in mind would be some
where in the vicinity of from
five to six per cent but he ex
plained to the committee that
the exact amount of the tax
would be determined later by
the need of funds.
Under the French plan a cer
tain percentage of the businessi
tax, if put into effect, would
be returned to the counties as
an offset to the personal Income
tax collections now made.
Sen. Howard Belton, chair
man of the committee, suggest
ed that the tax plans could be
presented at meetings of the
committee planned in various
parts of the state. This, he said,
could be done whether the main
committee approved the plan
or not.
Fep. French agreed that such
a plan was worthy and by pre
senting the plan at such meet
ings, determination could be had
as to whether the plan would be
given popular support.
French contended that the
present personal income tax law
is not equitable as the present
tax is placed on inventories on
hand at a certain time, whereas
his proposed tax would be based
on profits gained from the sales
of such goods.
Need of presenting the entire
state tax picture to the people of
the state in a comprehensive
manner was favored by mem
bers of the committee. Chair
man Belton was authorized to
consult with the headquarters
of the Council of State govern
ments in Chicago, to ascertain
if they have any ideas along
this line that the committee
can utilize. Sen. and Mrs. Bel
ton are making a pleasure trip
east, beginning next week and
he plans to spend a week in
Chicago.
Chiang Blockade
Held Ineffective
Fusan, Korea, Oct. 11 u.
Capt. Henry Scurr of New York,
master of the Isbrandtsen
freighter Flying Independent,
said today the nationaliist block
ade of communist-held Shang
hai is ineffective.
The Independent, first Amer
ican ship to enter Shanghai
since the blockade was estab
lished, arrived here Saturday
night from Shanghai. National
ist warships intercepted the out
board Independent and held it
for nine days.
"The blockade is ineffective
or we never would have got in
to Shanghai in the first place,"
Scurr said.
He disclosed that a nationalist
destroyer which challenged him
while enroute to Shanghai fol
lowed the Independent into
port when its identity had been
established.
Scurr said the destroyer's cap
tain and deck officers had been
murdered in a mutiny by com
munist members of the crew
who turned the warship over to
the communists.
It was sunk four days later by
a nationalist warplane, he said.
The Independent will sail
Wednesday or Thursday for
Kobe, Japan, enroute to the U.S.
Ten-Year-Old Boy
Suicide, Hangs Self
Klamath Falls. Ore., Oct. 11
(URi Ten-year-old Larry Bailey
of Merrill, Ore., committed sui
cide by hanging himself, Klam
ath County Sheriff Jack Franey
said today.
Franey said the boy s body
was found Sunday night hang
ing by a rope from a tree two
miles south of Merrill. Franey
said Larry had told an older
brother he was hitchhiking to
Porterville, Calif., the family's
former home.
Larry' father, Alexander
Bailey, told the sheriff the boy
was lonesome for his friends in
Porterville and had been de
spondent ever since the family
moved to Merrill a short time
ago.
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Tariff on Cherries to
Continue, Says Word Here
Message has been received by Robert H. Shinn, president of the
Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation, that the present tariff
of SVj cents on unpitted and D'i cents on pitted brined cherries
was continued under the new trade agreements recently ne
gotiated at Annecy, France. This means that the present tariff
rates have not been reduced in
the Italian trade agreement.
Commenting on the tariff sit
uation, Mr. Shinn said:
"This is good news to the
many cherry growers on the Pa
cific coast, as the entire sweet
cherry industry is dependent on
the brined cherry outlet to ab
sorb a large portion of the aweet
cherry production.
"Six thousands acres of cher
ries bring on an average of a
million dollars annually to
growers and workers in the Sa
lem area. If this industry were
to be deprived of its brined
I cherry market due to cheap for
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come would be lost.
"Prior to the establishment of
the present existing tariff, Italy
furnished practically all of the
brine dcherries used for the
manufacture of Maraschino and
Glace cherries in the United
States.
"The Cherry Growers' and In
dustries' Foundation is made up
of the chief cherry grower or
ganizations and cherry briners
and packers on the Pacific coast
During the past three years this
organization has put forth much
time and effort in support of
adequate tariff protection on
brined cherries.
"In November, 1948, repre
sentatives of the Cherry founda
tion were joined by the Eastern
Maraschino Cherry and Glace
Fruit association in testifying
before the tariff commission and
the president's committee on
reciprocity information in Wash
ington, D.C. The Cannery
Workers' union and National
Red Cherry institute also ap
peared in support of tariff pro
tection on brined cherries.
"The Salem Chamber of
Commerce, the national farm
bureau and many other organ
izations have been active in sup
port of the cherry industry to
the end that adquate tariff pro
tection on brined cherries be
maintained."
President Truman today topped
the list of the "10 best-hatted
men of 1949."
The 10 men were honored by
Harry Rolnick, hat manufac
turer, because they "showed
pride" in their hats.
In addition to Mr. Truman.
others on the list include: Wal
ter Winchell, Anthony Eden,
Joe DiMaggio, Jack Benny, Rob
ert Taylor, Bernard Baruch.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolphe
Menjou and Dean Acheson.
Folk Dancing Class
Will Be Formed at Y
A class in folk dancing, an
activity that has come to the
fore during the past two years,
will be formed at the YMCA
Wednesday night with Miss
Alice Ward as instructor.
The class will be for begin
ners with the program being
conducted in the large gymnasi
um which can accommodate 50
couples. All persons who hold
full or affiliated memberships
in the Y may take the course
of 10 lessons without charge.
Miss Ward was formerly af
filiated with the San Francisco
YMCA and Is said to be well
versed in folk dancing.
Apple Packers to Vie
Yakima, Wash., Oct. 11 (U.F9
The third annual world champ
ionship apple packing contest
will be held here November 19
with expected participants from
the Pacific northwest, British
Columbia and the Appalachian
mountains competing.
Four Diphtheria Cases
Reported in Jackson
Medford, Ore., Oct. 11 U.R)
Four cases of diphtheria, one of
which resulted in the death of a
13-year-old boy, have been re
ported in Jackson county since
last Thursday, it was reported
today by Dr. A. Erin Merkel,
county health officer.
All four cases were in the
Lincoln elementary school.
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The gunshot deaths of the entire
family of a much-decorated air
lines pilot today were ruled
"murder and suicide."
Justice of the Peace Whit
Boyd issued the inquest verdict
pinning the four fatal shootings
on Mrs. Edith S. Walker, a
nj.n grandmother about 60.
Bodies of Mrs. Walker, her
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann
Finch, 33, Penelope (Penny)
Finch, 8, and Richard Allan
Finch, 7, were found in their
beds in the Finchs' modest su
burban home yesterday.
The grief-stricken husband
and father, American airlines
Pilot Richard Gordon Finch, ar
rived today from Ann Arbor,
Mich., where he had keen visit
ing his parents. He and his pret
ty wife were estranged.
Finch, 37, showed up at his
lawyer's office.
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ton already had advanced the I health. Finch during the war
theory the grandmother shot her. flew air transport command
daughter, two grandchildren,! planes on presidential missions
and then herself.
Howerton, a veteran homicide
officer, said Mrs. Walker's fin
gerprints were found on a pis
tol which lay near her hand.
Fingerprints of the grandmother,
about 60, also were found on
the cartridge clip, he said.
On leave of absence from
to Teheran and Cairo.
Mrs. Finch filed suit for di
vorce Sept. 16, charging unkind,
arbitrary and abusive treatment.
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many things in the West to build the telephone system
and keep it going. For instance. Western Electric, our prin
cipal manufacturer and supplier, bought over 20 million
dollars worth of materials in the West last year. More than
half of each dollar we take in goes for employees. Most
of it is spent where they work and live.
8. When yon add it all up, you find the money you spend
for service comes back, in large part, to you. And of course
your telephone dollars are doing their main duty weLL
They're buying more telephone service than ever before.
Today you can call more of the people you want to call...
more can call you. And your telephone still does its jobs
for only a few pennies a call
2. More than 80,000 of those whose savings built the
business.. who own telephone stock.. Jive here in the West.
In return for the use of their money, a few pennies of each
telephone dollar go to them. And as they trade with the
grocer and the druggist, they also add to Western pros
perity. It would probably be hard to find anyone who does
not In some way benefit from the money we spend.
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