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'THE TIDELANDS GRAB BILL
The lower house of the Oregon legislature has passed
. with only 11 voting in opposition H.B. No. 345, as amended
in committee, giving water-side property owners the right
i to negotiate 99-year leases for abutting tidelands and
' overflow lands owned by the state another special inter
' est raid on state-owned public lands. The history of Ore
gon is replete with similar raids upon state-owned lands.
In the debate preceding passage it was pointed out the
act would weaken the authority of the state land board
" and deplete the common school fund which gets the pro
ceeds of tidelands rentals. These lands are now leased
: to the highest bidder. The bill would eliminate competi-
tion in favor of the present lessees and it is not good
public policy to permit 99-year leases for state owned
property or to hogtie the state land board.
.
1 . Former Governor Oswald West, who as state land agent
and afterwards as governor and since has vigorously
-' fought to protect the public interest in state lands and
: put an end to the raids which stopped millions of acres
' from going to the "swamp angels" and timber thieves,
, from his sick-bed summarizes vaim oDjections to tne dm
: as follows, and he is the best authority on the subject in
Oregon: '
" "The amended tldeland bill, which passed the home Tues
- day, was the work of an expert no amateur lawyer had i
band in it.
"Should the senate pau It, and the governor sign it, the
'ownership of the beds of our insular tldeland navigable
streams will virtually Dan through BB-year leases, to the abut
ting upland owners of such streams. Such leases may run to
- the center ox the stream.
"No longer will the state collect the handsome royalties col
. lected from the gravel takers. Such royalties will be reaped
t by the upland owners as will oil u discovered.
"The shore in many instance!, can be turned into seining
, establishments where purse seiners, can operate. The right of
egress and Ingress may be denied to fishermen both sport and
. commercial. .
"The owners are carefully protected against losing leases
. by renewals. As the title remains In the state, no tax can
be levied against them."
' ' . , .
1 As amended and passed by the House, the bill reads as
v loiiows: ,
. House Bill No. S45 A Bill for an act relating to the leasing
., or certain tide and overflow lands. v
r Be it enacted by the Peopie of the State of Oregon. Section
1, Section 102-312 OCLA is amended to real as follows: "Not
; withstanding section 108-312, OCLA, or any other provisions
of law, the State Land Board, upon application of the abutting
upland owner, shall lease tide or overflow lands, as defined in
-; section 106-301 (f) to said abutting land owner directly, where
t the tide or overflow lands are used and occupied in connection
with the abutting lands, or are usable in relation thereto. A
. lease entered Into shall be for a term of yearsrequested by the
applicant, but shall not be for a longer term than 99 years.
: Such leases shall be assignable. Leases for periods of more
, man iu yean aurauon anau oe supiect to renegotiation rela
" tive to the charge or charges every 10 years or upon termina
J tlon date at the request of either party; provided, however,
such charges shall not be Increased or decreased more than
25 per cent of the amount specified in the leave for the 10-year
period immediately preceding the renegotiation. The lease
hold charge or charges therefore shall be based on the intrinsic
. value of the lands and shall not take into consideration lm
provements thereon or upon abutting lands, or take into con
sideration the nature of use which has heretofore been made
of such lands. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to
tidelands fronting upon the Pacific Ocean'
It is to be hoped the senate will kill this vicious special
interest bill aa against public policy either by pigeonhol
' ing it in committee or by voting its defeat. Moreover,
in a bill crowded lengthy session it cannot be considered
- a "must bill," and if it is passed should receive a veto.
OPEN FORUM
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WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
Ives to Tackle Congress Salary Problem
'Washington Irving ' Ives,
New York republican, and one
of the few GOP senators who
ran far ahead of Elsenhower
in his state, is about to intro
duce legislation which some
of his constituents won't like.
However, Ives will be taking
an Important step for better
government.
Furthermore, E i s e n hower
will give him powerful sup
port.
Ives will tackle the delicate
problem of congressional sal-
BY DREW PEARSON
arles, will propose that they
be increased, perhaps even
doubled.
What tile public may not
realize is that while everyone
else's salary has increased,
while wages have been given
periodic boosts, and while the
cost of living has zoomed, the
salaries of senators and con
gressmen have stood still.
An ambassador's salary has
Increased from $15,000 to an
average of $22,000. The pres.
ident's salary has gone up
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Want to Live Cheap? Just
Become a 'Free Loader'
y HAL BOYLE.
Pratt Says Trucker Bill Misunderstood
- To the Editor:
Your editorial of March Jl
. entitled "Big Truckers at It
. Again" isn't in keeping with
your usual careful analysis and
good judgment.
Senate Bill 319 covers a sub
ject that has been much dis.
: cussed by the staff of the pub
lie utilities commission over
t the past 20 years and most cer
tainly would not have the ef
fect on all forms of transpor
tation which your editorial
i would have the public believe.
During my 13 years on the
staff of the Public Utilities
Commission, 1933-1946, there
Original Amateur Hr.
To Return April 25
New York U.H It's time for
the country's eager amateur
oerformers to tune up the
"pipes," dust off the dancing
'shoes, resin the fiddles and
rinse out the musical glasses.
The "Original Amateur
Hour" Is on its way back to
. the air. The date is April 25,
the time is 8:30 p.m. (EST)
; and the television network is
NBC.
The auditions for talent
around the country will be in
i full swing soon. They can be
-expected, as usual, to turn up
!a fair quota of oddities that
mav run the gamut from a vlr
tuoso on the willow whistle to
' a maestro of a bailing-wire
; harp-slchord.
i Started Early
i The late Major Edward G,
Bowes originated the program
!on local radio station WHN
back In 1934. "Amateur Hour1
? crew oulckly In popularity and
'lust a year later, in March,
j 1935, it became an NBC radio
network feature, to become one
tot the biggest money-makers
' for 10 years.
was much discussion on this
subject, all of which reverts to
the point of the public Interest
in preserving and encouraging
the inherent advantages of
each form of transportation,
ran, truck and water carriers,
Every state in the union, as
well as the federal government,
nas long recognized that com
petition between the various
forms of transportation, if al
lowed to run rampant, can de
stroy the very life blood of
the people they serve. Freight
charges are a part of market
ing and distribution costs, oft
en a very small fluctuation in
rates will open or close a mar
keting area. Our Oregon farm
ers are all dependent on dis
tant markets for the ultimate
consumption of their products
and must use local transporta
tion to processing and manu
lacturlng points. Thus all
freight rates are vital to them.
The only purpose of Senate
Bill 319 Is to allow the Oregon
pumic utilities commissioner if
he chooses, or interested par
ties, u tncy so choose, and the
commissioner agrees with them,
to wiuinoid the privilege the
railroads now have of making
a change in rates regardless of
the consequences on shippers.
competitors, or the general pub
lic, until after a hearing has
been held and the proposed
rate found to be Just, reason-
aoie and compensatory.'
. Neither the intent or effect
ol this bill would place a floor
on rates and the truckers are
perfectly willing and have of
fered an amendment to have the
proposed act apply equally to
mem.
The public utilities commis
sioner and his staff have valu
able Information pertaining to
this proposed legislation. Why
not, for your benefit and that
of the Senate Committee, se
cure and publish the facts.
RumcI E. Pratt,
Balem.
New . York W Do you
want to beat the high cost of
living?
One sure way is to become
a free losder. Millions of
Americans have learned to
follow this quick, easy path
to a rich full life they could
otherwise never afford.
You, too, can become one.
All It takes is a little patience,
callous on your conscience,
lot of brass and gall, and
the hide of an elderly ele
phant.
Free loading is merely
hitchhiking through life on
other people's good will. It
is panhandling raised to a
pure art form.
In the old days a free load
er was a frowsy character who
sidled through a saloon door
when the bartender's back
was turned and wolfed his
way through the free lunch
counter without buying a five-
cent beer. Everybody knew
who he was and nobody had
any respect for him,
"Throw the bum outl"
rang the cry and out the bum
was pitched.
inose innocent times are
gone. Today if all the free
loaders at some of the better
functions were flung out on
the pavement the place would
be left empty except for the
host.
For the breed has multl-
plied. As a matter of fact If
all the free loaders and all the
free spenders In the country
got into a mass list fight on a
given day, the outnumbered
free spenders would have to
yelp for help to the National
uuaTo to maae it an even
battle.
But this will never haDoen
The top-type free loader now
is a fellow with social prestige
who drenses well and hangs
out In the most fashionable
watering troughs.
To be a successful free losd
er you have to follow a few
sure-fire rules:
i. never put down your
own money except to pay your
way out oi an emergency, and
Keep out oi emergencies.
2. Choose your friends wise
ly. Never chum with anybody
who doesn't have either a big
bankroll or a big expense ac
count.
3. Never buy what you can
borrow,
4. Try to borrow money only
from people who. if you bav
them back one week, will glad
ly lend you twice as much
next week.
8. Always be a snob. Avoid
gratitude as you would th
mumps. Overawe the chumps
you sponge off of. If they
don't feel you're doing them
a favor to be in their company.
they're the wrong kind of
chumps anyway.
There are dumb free load
ers and smart free loaders. A
dumb free loader goes into
night club, sits down at a
table with some chance
acquaintances, cadges some
drinks and a meal, and hopes
to duck out to the men's room
when the waiter brings the
bill.
But suppose the bill comes
while the other fellows are
away. The dumb free loader
is stuck with an emergency.
He has to pay.
A smart free loader, on the
other hand, shows up with his
right hand bandaged.
Burned it helping a pal
put out a fire in his car," he
explains.
Right away he's a hero. He
drinks his fill, the girls cut
up his steak for him. And it
makes no difference if no
other man is at the table when
the bill arrives. It can wait,
For some reason nobody
ever expects a guy to pick up
a check with a bandaged right
hand.
from $75,000 a year to $100,
000. But congressmen's sal
aries have remained stationary.
This is due chiefly to timid
ity. No congressman likes to
face a re-election fight after
he 'has voted to give himself
an increase. An opponent can
murder him, partly because
the public doesn't understand
the problem. This columnist
has repeatedly urged that con
gressional salaries be increas
ed, and that simultaneously
the justice department crack
down' hard on any Nixon
funds kickbacks, etc.
Senator Ives is now plan
ning to introduce a bill in
creasing congressional salaries
to $25,000. He is in a better
position to do this than some,
because unfortunately he plans
to retire from congress at the
end of the present term, so he
will get no benefit from the
Increase.
President Elsenhower will
make a strong move backing
him up. Ike may act even
ahead of Ives, and urge that
the members of congress get
paid more.
Pentagon Labyrinth
Henry J. Kaiser, auto and
airplane manufacturer, was
lunching at the Pentagon
building with Roger Kyes, late
of General Motors, now un
dersecretary of defense.
After they had finished
their lunch, Kyes excused him
self, said he had an appoint
ment with his colleague, Un
dersecretary of the Navy Chas.
Thomas, In another part of the
Pentagon. Simultaneously an
aide came in, handed Kyes
a little map showing the ex
act location of Mr. Thomas'
office in the Mammoth build
ing which houses the army,
navy and air force.
Henry Kaiser stayed behind
a few minutes to make a phone 1
call, then went downstairs to
catch a taxi. On the way he
met Kyes, who apologized.
"I'm lost," confessed the
secretary of defense. "I can't
find the undersecretary of the
. oendence
SnlemAI Years AQO wharf at
By BEN MAXWELL
Inrll 8. 1912 '
AU Salem has been waiting
to see the track laying machine
when it begins work on the
Oregon Electric extension to
Albany. This nearly human
machine started work early to
day and by' 10:30 o'clock this
morning was almost a mile on
Its wav south. About iuu mcu
mnloved with the ma
chine.
AAA
A special train bearing 125
members of Salem Elks lodge
left for Eugene this afternoon
to attend dedication of the new
Elks temple at Eugene. The
hoard of trade presented the
Salem live wires wltn a nura-
her nf beautiful and appropri
ate banners for decorating the
cars.
Latest suburban tract placed
on the market is the Riverside
Acres sub-division about three
quarters of a mile south of tne
city limits.
Auto Notes of Local Dealers
H. S. Belle & Co. has sold an
R. C. H. roadster to Dr. Pat
terson, Sol Anderson has sold
a Michigan "40" to E. J. eou
ter of Salem and a Reo to Mr,
Kenworthy. also of the city.
E. M. F. Motor Sales Co., has
sold a Flanders touring car to
H. C. Van Behren of Aums-
ville. Mrs. M. E. Hershberger,
matron of the Tubercular In
stitute, has purchased an Over
land from the Simonton Motor
Co.
Fire Chief Mark Savage is
drilling the fire boys in the art
of climbing fire escapes, j-ti-day
evening a tryout was had
on the newly installed lire
escape for city hall and Frank
Friebert ascended the 65 foot
ladder in 19 seconds to win
first place in the contest.
Mrs. Hubbard of this city
was in comerence wiin con
tractors today and financial
arrangements were closed for
construction of a business
block on the corner of State
and High streets. Oregon Elec
tric passenger station will have
a corner location. Erection will
begin about May 1.
Louise
launches
and Independence,
In the Salem-Inde-
navy's office."
Campus Probes
When president of Colum
bia, General Eisenhower took
vigorous stand against cam
pus probes by congress.
Now in the White House,
however, the president avoid
ed any direct comment on the
house Investigation of colleges
during a recent chat with a
congressional group. Instead,
he remarked that there could
be no academic freedom "In
the abstract" in other words,
it had to be real and thriving,
not a matter of lip service.
Academic freedom, said the
president, is the result of all
our other freedoms and cannot
exist separately and indepen
dently of the general freedoms
guaranteed by the Constitu
tion and the Bill of Rights.
He also said that the true
test of any institution of
learning was whether it? mov
ed in the direction of making
good citizens.
When be became head of
Columbia university, Ike re
called, he told officials there
that he didn't want the job
unless he had complete free
dom to fire any communists
that might be on the faculty.
He added that people should
be willing to answer questions
about their political beliefs
before a congressional com
mittee, or anywhere else.
"If they are not willing to
answer that kind of question,
don t want them around,"
said Ike.
Political Independent
President Eisenhower was
reminded that there were
more than two political par
ties represented in congress
when independent Congress
man Frazier Reams of Toledo,
(Continued on Fate S, Column 1)
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ANLAUFHAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED IN A rtW MONTHS
TOAWIPE.SAFE HIGHWAY By AN EFFICIENT TEAM
OFOROON CDmKm.tJLmL AND FKDH.SLATE
CO. 8K FACTOR: THEIR 3 CATERPILLAR DW-21
RUBBER-TlfcP TRACTOR-SCRAPERS,
i HIGHBALLING 23 YARD LOADS ,
r 20 MILES PER HOUR I .
E.E.ANDERSON WAS'SUPER, i
SAYS
& INTERSTATE TUAQTOR
Salem 2-4161
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ifit WV1 CKrlLUAK PW-Z1 1 5 THE
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275 H.P. DIESEL ENGINE, FINSER-TIP
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ITS A TAX -COLLAR iAVER
ervlce. leave their
the foot of Trade
street each day for Independ
ence. Journal y-Kay and Smiles:
Wednesday, April 8, 1953
Salem water nas oeen pro.
nounced free of germs. This
may encourage the lawns if
they can be assured that there
will be any water available
during hours for irrigation.
I of nnuuDui nntiol
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