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Page 2 Section 1 Chamber Hears Views on Bills Much Pending Legislation Attacked By STEPHEN A. STONE Capital Journal Associate Editor Salem had a revival of the old fajhioncd indignation meeting Monday noon when the chamber of commerce called a special meeting to talk about some of the bills pending in the legislature. I Though the meeting hadn't been publicized much, the main dining - rot n of the Marion hotel was full, f William Bade, manager of Ore- i' pm Tax research, was the main 1 speaker. He told his hearers to f write letters to their legislators ! ir.d let them know what they want and don t want. Attacks Legislation '. In his attack on much legis- lation that is in process or pro ' posed at the legislature, he said ! his opinions were not influenced C by politics. . ! "I'll let the chips fall where I- they may," he said. ' ;He asked again the "most baf- fjing and embarrassing question" ' being asked in Oregon today, i' Where is the legislature going to J'. pick up $80 million, which is the " difference between the budget hc I" queathed to it by Gov. Elmo ; Smith and the outlay proposed by il the regime of Gov. Holmes? It is a difference created by proposed r' legislation and the certain repeal ft ef the income surtax to which both v parties are committed. l Upward Revision fc Since the sales tax is dead and ! i state property lax practically f outlawed, the resort will be as the '' Governor recommended. Bade ! said, an upward revision of the ;.. income tax that will more than off ( set the surtax and leave the pco- pie paying more income tax than ; they pay now. Corporation taxes can't meet the difference, he laid. ;' I'Bade quoted Gov. Holmes as i' deploring Oregon's lag in industry, i' and the fact that young tech ' rlcians, trained in Oregon colleges, !"" are going to other states for em ' ploymenl, ... "They would be- crazy if they ; didn't," he snld, "with Oregon having the biggest income tax In !" the country." ' 'Of capital investment In the C state he said It wouldn't come "as '. long as the fiscal structure keeps rising inch by inch, foot by foot, r and yard by yard." " Urges Close Watch . For good economy he urged a ;, closer watcn on uie smaller ap Droeriation bills. !f , ''Why soend $250,000 for a pnrk- t lng lot for 150 cars at Portland 1; State college?" he asked. "Why - appropriate $400,000 for oul-of-stale ' flcials?" i Many questions were asked from ,- trie floor, some oi wnicn were an. ! awered by Sen. Lee Ohmart and fc Rep. Robert L. Elfstrom. Claude 1 Mill. h-mMa.,! nf 11, hBm. ' ter of commerce, presided, and i Bade was introduced by Robert R. '. Johnson, former director of t h c slate department of finance and '. administration. I Support Given lo j- County Building Permit Measure The Senate Local Government Committee was told Monday that ;! if the Legislature approves a bill k' requiring county building permits, r- the county assessors would be '. able lo put all Improvements on ,- the tax rolls. , The statement wns marie by Judge F. L. Phipps, representing the Assn. of Oregon Counties. ' However, Sen. Ben Musa D, , The Dalles, said the bill "might I make the assessor just that much ',. lazier. It doesn't do anything an ; alert assessor couldn't do." The bill, by Sen. R. F. Chapman f." (Di, Coos Bay, provides that per- mits would have to be obtained '. for all construction except that covered by city permit systems. OOX OFFICE O ticketsX ( now on sale) Willamette University Theitr. "THE VICTORS" Frl Sal., Marrh 12 :15 P. M. FATS DOMINO IN SHOW OF STARS Mr. 8 Friday 1 & 9:30 P.M. VIENNA CHOIR BOYS Willamette Concert Serira Friday, March S, 8:15 PM. PORTLAND SYMPHONY Tuesday, March 12, 8:15 P.M. SHAMROCK REVUE Soroptlmlst Club Benefit March 13, Wed., I P.M. Portland Civic Auditorium March 13, Wed., II P.M. VICTOR BORGE For Reservation! Dial EM 4-2224 JEWFXF.RS. SILVERSMITHS CettlUed Gemologlct AmVtlVan Gem Society MEET THE LEGISLATORS REP, GUY JONAS Rep. Guy Jonas Is the only Democrat In the Marlon county legislative delegation. He oper ates an Insurance agency In the Hollywood district of Salem. He worked his way through college by taking various jobs, Including mill worker, construc tion laborer, shoe salesman, farm hand, cannery worker and lection hand. He Is a member of Salem and Oregon associations of Insurance agents, the Elks and . Congregational church, where he teaches high school Sunday school class. He has worked in United Fund and YMCA campaign drives. Rep. Jonas was born August 22, 1924 In Spokane, Wash. Ills parents moved to Salem when he was two years old. He grad uated from Salem high school and Willamette university. He was a private In World War II. In the current legislature he la chairman of utilities and com merce committee and member of Important house taxation and state and federal alfalrs commit tees. His hobbles Include fishing, water skiing and hunting. Protests Made List Tax Commission Powers A storm of protest was regis tered before the house tax com mittee over a bill outlining pow ers of the stale tax commission over county and city olficials in Highway Bond Bill Approved A House-passed bill to let the Oregon Highway Commission is sue 8 million dollars worth ot construction bonds won the unan imous approval of the Senate Highway Committee Monday. The bond Issue would permit the state to make an immediate start on the new federal-aid road building program. Anli-Pickct Law To Be Discussed At Public Hearing A public hearing on the proposed repeal ol the anli-picketing law has been scheduled Thursday at 7:30 p m at the Capitol. Itoom .104. hen. rim nrnny, cnnirmnn ol die senate committee on labor nnd industries, said the committee would nlso consider a house hill creating a slate department ol con ciliation. Bill Asks Tax on Liquor Properly The state Liquor Control Com mission would have to pay prop erty taxes under a bill introduced Monday by Sen. Monroe Sweet land ID, Milwaukiei. The taxes would be paid on all of the commission's propertv, In cluding us stores. Mann Kilos Held PKNDLKTON (UP) - Funeral services lor Stale Hep. Irvin Mnnn Sr.. who died here Sunday were held today at 2 p m. at the Folsnm chapel here. Mann died alter a lengthy ill ness. He was a prominrnt entile rniH-her at Adams aod had been long aiiivc in government. OPEN 6 45 IT will nrasuM vou in HIIHDKI 0 ALI IO AftTim MtStNft Gary Cooper WAVSI wiiuau minj MOOUCTION tore-thr HcGuirt AND Mm tifij K T7 1 m Anthwij ptfkim III lilfirftiiuiim V lj MnioniMiii M. coirm REP. WINTON J. HUNT Marlon County'i Republican Representative Win ton J. Hunt, serving hti first session In the Ore Ron legislature is a native of the county and has been active In both civic and political, circles. He is partner and manager of the Insurance firm of John P. Hunt it Son, Woodburn. He has served on North Marion Fair board; Community chest, Red Cross, Polio Dimes drives, and has been county chairman of Re publican County Central commit tec. Rep. Hunt Is presently chair man of Woodburn Planning and Zoning commission, member of bolh Oregon and National Insur ance Agents associations; also American Legion, Elks, Rotary and Knife and Fork clubs. He entered military service January 11)12, 2, years in Eu ropean theatre, and was award ed the Bronze Star for valor, three battle stars, sliver medal from City of Solssons. He attended Woodburn schools, and the University of Oregon. Rep. Hunt is a past secretary and president of the Woodburn Chamber of Commerce. In the legislature he serves on commerce and utilities, financial Institutions, military affairs and legslatlve counsel cnmnittees. of Measure to relation lo lax assessments, col lections and budget making. bam blewart. in charge of the valuation division of the tax com mission, told the committee that the powers contained in the bill were already in the law but had not been used since the depres sion period. He also said that whenever the lax commission planned a change in policy, even though such change was lawful, the approval of the legislature was first obtained. Sheriff Loyd Lewis of Josephine county, asked if the powers sought in the bill arc already law, what was the purpose of the bill? "We welcome any assistance we receive from the lax commission." Sheriff Lewis said. "But we (eel this is another inroad on local rights. John Slcelhammcr, Salem attor ney representing the Oregon Sher iff's assocation, said this organ ization was unanimously opposed lo the bill. He said there had been no complaints from the taxpayers or the tax commission on the work of the tax collectors and therefore said the sheriffs could see no rea son for the legislation. City Attorney Alexander Brown of Portland questioned (he consti tutionality of the proposed law and the committee decided In ask At torney General Robert Y. Thorn ton for an opinion. Bill Would Make llinor Picket Same as Guilty A bill to provide thai failure to answer a traffic citation within on un.!i mihii ne uie Mime as a i be included guilty verdict was introduced in I -f this had been available." the House Monday. Stadler said, "the widow and two The sponsor is Rep. Winton J. small children ot patrolman Sand Hunt HO, Woodburn. who Intro- era would not be in mourning duccrt it nt the request ot the Ore- gon Police Chiefs Assn Parking tickets would not be included under the bill. NOW SHOWINGI Continuous From I P.M. aiMClROCOlOR John WAYNE Dan DAILEY Maureen O'HARA M M C. M l 'The WINGS of EAGLES' tf llU'i"! Ward BOND II I ( Committee OfTeacherPayHike Formal Action on Bill Scheduled For Friday Legislation granting higher minimum salaries for Oregon's public 6chool teachers has the blessing of the Senate Education Committee. But the committee will wait until Friday before tak ing formal action. The committee, meeting Mon day, was ready to send the bill to the Senate floor, but it delayed action until H can get information pertaining to some of the minor provisions. The minimum! would be raised $400 a year over the present minimums. The new minimums, starting in July, 1058, would be $3,700 for teachers with bachelor's degrees; $4,000 for those with master's degrees; and $3,400 for those who have no degree. The Oregon School Boards Assn. opposed the bill at Monday's hear ing, and the Oregon Education Assn. favored it. Cecil Posey, OEA secretary, said the $4,000 minimum for Icachers with master's degrees would mean pay raises for many teachers, but he said the other minimums wouldn't affect many. Bep. Tom Monaqhan (D), Mil- waukic, who leaches in a grade school, said the new minimums Portland Vice Officers Crack Call Girl Ring PORTLAND (UP) Police vice officers today claimed to have broken what they described as a "call girl ring" here after a scries of raids through the city last night. Police armed with secret grand jury indictments arrested seven men including three bellhops and three cab drivers and a man offi cers listed as a "procurer." He was identified as Eric Lee Cald well, 32. Ho was hooked on a charge of receiving the earnings nf a prosti tute and was held on $10,000 bail on each of five counts of the charge. Officers said a downtown Port land hotel wns the center for the operation. Bellhops arrested and held in lieu of $10,000 bail were Johnny Penny, 29; Orville R. Booker, 26, and Maurice Clifton Davis, 22. The cab drivers, held under the same bail, were Harold B. Bengc, 36; Emil Joseph McKcron, 30, and Lawrence Leo, 34. Officers also said that a young woman had been arrested and charged with vagrancy by drug addiction. Legislator Asks About Protective Vest for Police The death of slate patrolman Charles Sanders. 37, in a gun bat lie at Eugene Friday night pro duced a repercussion in the House o( Representatives Monday. Rep. Glen M. Stadler (Dl, K.ugene, said state Pntrol Supt. H. (i. Mnison informed him the patrol does not have bullet-proof vests or similar protective equip ment Tor its officers. Stadler suggested the Lcgisla- lnrn'B U'nvt anH Mnnnc r'nmmil. , tM boW at the patrol s budBCt to see if protective equipment could today. Hep. Keith D. Skelton (D), also of Eugene, said Sanders' death "is deeply (ell by Lane County." NOW SHOWINGI IShow Starting al 7:00 P M ONLY ONE MAN KNEW THE TRUTH ABOUT... THE GREAT MAN I I ONLY ONE MAN I '! pi KNEW p , THE TRUTH I ) V f m -a THE CAPITAL JOURNAL' in Favor would prevent many teachers from leaving the state. Monaghan said there are only (3 Oregon Teachers with bachelor degrees and 46 with master de grees who now are earning less than the proposed minimums, Bert Tousey, Tigard, legislative chairman of the school boards' state organization, argued that school boards should have author ity to fix their own teacher scales. U.S. Stand on Israel Troops Eyed by Arabs CAIRO m Informed Arab sources say the final U.S. stand on the Israeli troop withdrawal dispute will decide the reaction of Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan to President Eisenhower's Middle East doctrine. Heads of the four Arab states are discussing the international situation at a meeting here with the emphasis on Middle East problems. They held their second meeting of the conference Tuesday. The session lasted 2Vi hours. The 214-hour opening session Monday heard a report from King Saud of Saudi Arabia on his re cent talks with U.S. government leaders in Washington. Members of the Saudi Arabian delegation said Saud is urging moderation to his colleagues. The Arab sources predicted Saud's pro-American views would prevail if the United States gives firm support to efforts to get Is raeli troops out of the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba areas. But they believe any "weakening" by the United Slates on the issue might swing I he sentiment of the meeting to Syria's anti-Western views. Sanity Hearing Set for Cramer KLAMATH ' FALLS OP - A sanity hearing will be held here Wednesday for Guy Earl Cramer, 76, the Bonanza, Ore., pensioner accused of the Jan. 4 gunshot slaying of Klamath County wel fare board chairman Fred Peter son. Circuit Judge David Vandcnberg Monday ordered Dr. J. G. Patter son and Dr. S. M. Kerron to con duct the hearing, even though Cramer said he will not testify. Vandenbcrg Monday took no action on a request from Cramer that the court appoint a new attorney lor him. Cramer was arrested alter Peterson and two other members of the commission were shot dur ing a hearing in which Cramer said the board was not treating mm tatriy. Youths Arrested For Minor Thefts Several minor thefts at school brought the arrest of a 14-year-old boy for commission of the thefts and a 13-year-old for sharing in the loot, city police reported Mon day. Officers said the 14-ycnr-old ad mitted taking $2 from lockers last week and $4 from a teacher's desk and some old coins from an other desk a couple weeks earlier. The money was shared with the 13-ycar-old in return for his keep ing quiet about the thefts, the older youth said. They were turned over to county juvenile authorities. 3,971 hospital cases prove ... leading doctors agree NEW PAINLESS IODINE STOPS INFECTION FAST Hon' I bum or sting the wound! iXo poison label! Safe even if swallowed accidentally! m 1. PIOM A FAMOUS HOSPITAL comes sur thnf iwws. tSODINF new wiieMj iodine.' Proved Ml'e by doctor nd up to 40 time faster thin other germ Killers 2. STOPS AMUIINOIT. 1SOOINE Without Pl Thin brown over imurv. lnu nil color then rt-tpply. ). AM-tVIM If IWAUtWSOl No need io lock up. Kcei ftonw- hind. No Vjm. ne oo tm f CrVerrn a (V it. 4.N MISSNLMUf 7ody ihro out poi onui m4 eK mntt ttMi that don't pro tret agamM mtfctiftv OetlsomvF ntrteptic O 04 it ItMiM ftjrwal Corp, Done KSfe For Prisoners Warden Asks Execution For Murder While Under Sentence SALEM Ifi State Prison Warden Clarence T. Gladden Monday urged that the death penalty be retained for life term ers who are convicted of first degree murder while under sent ence. But he said he didn't believe that a death penalty was a deter rent to murder. Appearing before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing on two measures to abolish capi-i tai punisnment, ine warden sain federal studies show that absence of a death penalty has not in creased serious crimes. He said there are 4.3 slayings per 100.000 population in Mich igan, which does not have a death penally, while the ratio is only 3 plus in Illinois and Ohio, which still have capital punishment. "CaDital nunishment seems to have no social significance," the warden said. "And I have seen no studies that seem to prove other wise. Gladden also said he doesn't favor the present law which makes a parolee eligible for re lease fro msupervision one year after he is paroled. He urged the legislators not to reduce the 15- year minimum a person convicted of first degree murder must serve before being eligible for parole. Mrs. Claire Argow, of tbe Oregon Prison Assn., which op poses the death penalty, said most European and South Ameri can countries have discarded it. Former Sen. Tom Mahoney. Port land attorney, added that England also is considering its abolition. Mrs. Argow said the prison association also objects to the requirement that paroles must be the unanimous consent of the Parole Board. She said a major ity of the three-member board should be sufficient. There were no witnesses in favor of the death penalty. Firemen lo Gel Neiv Mattresses Salem firemen will soon be sleep ing on new mattresses. The city council Monday night accepted a bid of $660 to provide 33 mattresses for the department, with Sleep Air Mattress company as the low bidder. Other bids awarded by the coun cil Monday were for manhole and catch basin parts. Industrial Iron Works, Portland, was low on man hole frames and covers; W. W. Roscbraugh, Salem, for catch basin frames, and Valley Iron 4 Steel, Eugene, for catch basin adapters and rings. All were low bidders. DANCE! TONITE! CRYSTAL GARDEN "$70.00 Jackpot" Ask For Your Free Ticket! LUTHERAN Evangelism Mission Services Tonight 8 P.M. ALL SAUM LUTHERAN CHURCHES Atltnd lh Church of Your Choice Bwl Attend INMCTION Ape film forms TODAY GIT Protection ld V 4 Mm Isodine" DtU.m 19 Marine Instructors Convicted SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Marine Corps reported today 19 of its drill instructors at the San Di ego Marine Corps recruit depot have been convicted in the past nine months on charges of mis treating recruits. A spokesman issued the sum mary in response to a newsman's $12.95 10-in-1 carry-about planter '5.88 Holds fen A" pots of African violets, geraniums or other plants for sunning or watering. Non-tip; iV high. Flower pots extra 59e each Mail and phone orders ' $16.95 Hi-Fi record cabinet $8.88 Brass frame on solid wrought iron base and legs. Stores over 100 records safely or 50 loose records and 10 LP albums. Holds standard size record player. Afaif" and phone orders $17.95 all-metal folding fable '8.88 Size 24"x60"; two-tone marbel ized top that's resistant to burns, alcohol. Folds easily for storage or carrying. Reg. $22.95 30"x72" size $12.88 Arti7 and phone orders $4.95 cooch-and-4 house markers M.99 Weather-resistant plastic in dra matic black and white. Space for family name (up to 12 let ters) and house number (up to 6 numbers). With post bracket or stake. Extra letters or num bers over 18, 5c each. Mm' mid ;ione orders $99.95 deluxe rotary power mower $64.95 Expensive Aluminum Alloy Housing Full 19" Cut iy4 H P. 4-Cycle Clinton Motor Recoil Starter Throttle Control on Handle large Semi-pneumatic Tires Delivered Completely As sembled, gassed, oiled, ready to use reg. $5.98 hanging bird cage planfer '3.99 Wrought iron planter for indoor or outdoor use. Complete with 6" glazed pot. Reg. $7.95 cop per or gold finish. $5.49. Mail niif ;iimir orders' HOUSEWARES-SECOND FLOOR 'Wti.t shipping cost lo amis outside our regular truck delivery routes. Tl MY :30 A.M. M J )0 P.M. ySag Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, February 26, 1957 inquiry. The report showed drill instruc- tors in some cases were accused of oppressing recruits by ordering them to do extra calisthenics. Oth ers were convicted of putting their hands on recruits. The report did not disclose the number of cases of each type, nor did it detail the l.cr, . y n'-iiii' iiltihi of Mistreatment I punishment imposed. The spokesman said none of tha i recruits required hospital treat ment. Lafayette was only 19 years old when he served in the American Revolutionary War as Major-Gen eral. He refused salary. ITO o