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Law Makers Had fo Show
Your Need of Sales Tax
By PAUL W. HARVEY Jr.
(Associated Press Correspondent)
in case you wonder why it took
100 days to introduce the 3 per
cent saies tax dim in tne Legisla
ture, here's the reason:
The lawmakers first had to show
the people that the state really
needs more money, and sell the
idea that a sales tax would be
preferable to higher property mi
income laxes.
Legislative leaders, who long
have wanted a sales tax. know
they have to put up a strong case
for it. After all, the people have
voted against it five times.
This time they are confident the
people will change their minds.
They think the people will share
the Legislature's belief that the
state can't keep on boosting prop
erty and income taxes.
From the very first day of the
session, it was evident that the
lawmakers wanted t o make an
other sales tax try.
First, it demonstrated that the
state's budget would be $65,000,000
in the red for the next two years,
and that this amount of new
revenue must be found.
Then the tax comittees said
that even if taxes were increased
by that amount, the 1957 Legisla
ture would be forced to pile on
even higher taxes unless a big new
source of revenue is found.
The next step was to try to prove
that property taxes are too high.
Now the income tax increase bill
is in the mill, along with the 3-ccnt
cigarette tax.
The final step probably will be
adoption of the sales tax, and refer
it to the people in June or July.
If the people voted for the sales
tax. the income tax increase and
cigarette tax bills wouldn't become
law. Besides that, income taxes
would even be reduced from pres
ent levels.
Thinking over this step-by-step
campaign to win acceptance of a
sales tax, a reporter, who is new
to the Legislature, asked:
"Did this sales tax just come up
unexpectedly? If the Legislature
had hired a promotion manager to
build up to a sales tax, he couldn't
have done a better job."
Legislators go to a lot of parties,
but the best one always is the
timber party. It was held last
Friday night.
This affair is given by legislators
from The Fourth Congressional
District, which consists of South
western Oregon.
About 500 persons attended the
party, which qpened at 6:30 p.m.
i
with a 'logger's tea." Then came
dinner and dancing.
Everybody wears old clothes,
with some even dressed like log
gers. It's always held late in the
session. This helps, because every
body knows everybody else by then.
Senate President Elmo Smith got
trapped in the House of Represen
tatives luesday.
Soon after he entered, there was
a' call of the House. This means
that the doors are barred while
absent members are brought in.
Nobody is allowed to leave the
House except newspapermen.
Smith asked Speaker Ed Geary
to let him out. Ceary, enjoying the
spot on which Smith was placed,
refused.
Smith tried to sneak out a door
he thought was unguarded. An alert
doorkeeper stopped him.
Then a news reporter, pointing
out that Smith is a weekly news
paper publisher, told Smith he
might get out if he showed- his
newspaper credentials.
Smith showed his press card to
Geary, who just laughed.
Smith didn t get out until the call
was lifted. He had been in the
House for a half hour.
It's going to be tough on Geary
if he gets caught in the Senate
under similar circumstances.
Meat Measure
In Agreement I
A pilot' program for meat in
spection during the next bien
nium to be followed by a full
program beginning July 1, 1957,
was agreed upon Wednesday by
the House Livestock committee
and sent to the joint ways and
means committee.
Faced with the ways and
mean committee refusal to pro
vide a round $400,000 for a com
plete program, the committee de
cided a $140,000 program should
be recommended to begin July 1
of this year. During the coming
biennium members of the com
mittee said the state agriculture
department could gain experience
in administering the act and re
port back to the 1957 legislature.
About $75,000 of the total
account would come from the
general fund and from S65.000 to .
570.000 from increased license
YOUR DOLLAR BUYS MORE
IN DOWNTOWN SALEM
f MORE CONVENIENCE!
It's only o few steps
where you can shop
dise, compare more
" GREATER
You can enjoy complete "freedom of choice" when you shop down
town. You command such a large selection of merchandise in
every line that you need never settle for anything less thon the
style, color or size that's just right for you!
" FAMOUS
Your downtown stores specialize in famous brand merchandise
. . . then go one step further, backing everything they sell with
their own reputations for honest values , . . double assurance of
complete satisfaction to you when you shop downtown!
r BETTER
When you shop downtown, you can conveniently shop more stores,
all putting their best "buys" forward in o highly competitive bid
for your dollar. And, a every smart shopper knows, the more
values you can compare, the better you buy!
v LOWEST
You can set your own price range when you shop
need to spend more than your budgeted figure
want. Your downtown stores offer mart in ALL
Most Stores Open Friday Nights 'til 9!
NATIVE OF TILLAMOOK,,
HIS ANCESTORS HELPED
JNPIAM5 DIG
TILLAMOOK
BAY
Hon. .
Harry C.
Elliott
Wa7tiook
fees from- packers, wholesalers
and retailers.
Committee members said that
agriculture depart ment had
agreed, if the bill becomes law
to operate a cadre of flying squad
inspectors in different areas on
plants not now federally inspect
ed. ' About 83 per cent of a normal
man's knowledge comes to him
through his eyes says the Better
Vision Institute.
to everything when you come downtown , .
more stores, see a greater variety of merchan
values, get more done better . , . quicker.
SELECTION!
BRANDS!
VALUES!
PRICES!
A BOOSTER FOR THAT CHEESE
l f -rii.'.MOI .
f. TILl
Conservation Week
Progress Reported
The Governor's Committee on
Natural Resources, which is spon
soring the state-wide Conservation
Week May 1-7, heard of the pro
gress in this program to focus the
attention of everyone on the value
of wise use of our forests, miner
als, water, soil and wildlife.
downtown. No
to get what you
price ranges.
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AlvlOOl
The committee's report indicat
ed that 410 committeemen, 360
civic and service organizations,
110 conservation films, and 200
luncheons advertising the week
had been included in the program.
NORTH HOWELL GUESTS
NORTH HOWELL Recent vis
itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Blaney were Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Faulhabcr, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Johnson, Mrs. C. C. Hall
and Miss Sharon Bcals.
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DOWNTOWN
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'Access Roads
Meet Planned
PORTLAND I Proposed
changes in right-of-way regulations
fur getting at timber on Oregon
and California revested lands
objects of strong controversy will
be discussed at a special meeting
here Tuesday.
Edward Woozler, director of the
Bureau of Land Management, will
meet with representatives of the
18 O&C counties and with spokes
men for opposing views of the
proposals.
Opponents of the changes say
the present regulations are better
and that the proposals would re
duce competition. These opponents
include small operators, the Ore
yon State Grange, the CIO Inter
national Woodworkers and the AKL
Lumber and Sawmill Workers.
Resolution to
Reapportion
Goes on Table
A resolution to reapportion
state senators on the basis of
area rather than population was
tabled Wednesday by the House
committee on elections and reap
portionment.
Vote to table the controversial
bill was six in favor and five op
posed. Ren. Earl Hill of Cushman. who
formerly voted in favor of House
Joint Resolution 18 switched his
vote to join in tabling the bill.
Hill is a representative of Lane
county, which like Marion coun
ty, would stand to lose one sena
tor if the resolution was adopted
and approved by the voters.
At a public hearing Mondav
supporters of the bill suggested
an amendment which would have
given one senator for each county
west of the Cascades and 12 sena
tors divided among the counties
cast of the mountains. This
amendment was not considered
at the committee meeting.
Voting in favor of tabling the
bill were Reps. Ben Anderson, Al
Corbett, Howard Jensen and
Fred Meek, all of Portland, and
Hill.
Hep. Ed Ahrens of Marion
county again voted for the meas
ure and against tabling the bill.
Others who voted against the mo
tion to table were Chairman Ed
Mann of Mcdford. Irving Mann
of Adams and Boyd Ovcrlutz of
Madras.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore.,
SHE DIDN'T ATTEND
Kins Hussein, 2U, nl Jordan
sin, Princess Dina Abdul llnmid, 26, whom he married in Am
man, Jordan in a simple Moslem ceremony. All women includ
ing the bride were barred from the wedding ceremony in ac
cordance with Moslem custom. This picture of the couple was
taken last month. (AP Wirephoto)
Oregon Chapter, JAPES,
Meet at Portland U. Today
The University of Portland Is
host to Oregon chapter, Interna
tional Association of Personnel in
Employment Security (I APES) on
the occasion of the organization's
sixth annual institute, which con
vened on the campus, Thursday,
with sessions continuing through
Saturday morning.
At the initial session, the invo
cation was given by the Kev. Jo
seph McGrath. CSC, dean of the
faculty, University of Portland,
followed by an address of welcome
from the Rev. Michael J. Gavin.
CSC, with a response on behalf of
the organization by T. Morris
Dunne, chairman, state unemploy
ment compensation commission.
Keynote address of the Institute
was delivered by Daniel L. (ioldy,
regional director of the federal
bureau of employment security,
whose topic was "Employment Se
curity in a Changing Economy."
Other highlights of the institute
will include the follows" speakers
and their topics: L. O. Arens, com
missioner, state unemployment
compensation commission, "The
Professional Advancement of Em
ployees Through Institutes:" Dr.
Hugh Lovell. professor of econom
ics, Portland State College, "Fringe
Benefits and Mobility of Labor";
Carl E. Miller, personnel man
Tluirn,, Apr. 2t, 1955-r'See. 2)-l
poses with ins schoolteacher cou
ager, western region, Birds Eye
division, General Foods, "Social
Effect of Compulsory Retirement
Policies": Rabbi Julius J. Nodel,
Congregation Beth Israel, "Ethirr
and Economics"; Sister Maria
Theresa, SNJM. department o
sociology, Marylhurst college. "Tim
Effect of Employment Policies on
Family and Community Life";
Robert E. McCoy, executive direc
tor, Oregon development commis
sion, "Changing Philosophy of the
Employment Security Program":
The Rev. James A. Fogarty. CSC,
professor of social science. Univer
sity of Portland, "Social Implica
tions of the Job"; William Calla
han, commissioner, stufe unem
ployment compensation commis
sion, "The Advancement of Em
ployees through Organization";
Charles Terry, administrator, state
civil service, "Social Implications
of State and Federal Personnel
Policies."
Silas Gaiser, administrator, state
unemployment compensation com
mission, will serve as moderator
for a panel discussion of "The
Guaranteed Annual Wage," with
Harry Whiteside, sub-regional di
rector, UAW CIO, Oakland, Calif.,
representing labor's point of view,
and John W. Hill, Portland attor
ney, speaking for management.