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Salem, Oregon", Th'urs'day, March" 21, 1957 Page Z Section I THE CAPITAL' JOURNAL Shippers Oppose Bill Providing for Control Of Railways' Service MEET THE LEGISLATORS iTax Holdback Study Opened By House Unit By DICK HUMPHREY United Preu Staff Correspondent Study of a more realistic meth od of withholding state taxes got under way here yesterday at a hearing before the House Taxa tion Committee on House bills t and 234. House bill 8, sponsored by Rep. William Grenfell Jr., Portland Democrat, provides for withhold ing state income taxes according to a system of graduated salary brackets. House bill 234, drawn up by the State Tax Commission, provides for withholding on cither a straight percentage basis or on a bracket basis. It follows federal withholding law, Tom Scanlon, representative of the Oregon State Labor Council, told the committee that in setting up realistic withholding, first con sideration should be given to the employe. He favored a graduated system rather than a percentage system as being more accurate. However, he said that if taxes were withheld on a percentage basil, the percentages should be set on the side of overwithholding rather than underwithholding. Grenfell said that under his bill large periodic payments of taxes would be avoided. David J. Wied, Jefferson farm er, told the group that withholding on a bracket basis for farm labor ers, particularly berry and bean pickers, would be extremely diffi cult. He said the present withhold ing of straight percentages was better. The taxation committee passed favorably on six relatively minor tax measures and tabled three others. One of the tabled bills would exempt fraternities and sororities from payment of personal prop erty taxes. Another tabled bill would have set up tax conservation and super vision commissions in all Oregon ' counties, Committee members felt the state was not ready for such legislation until a thorough study could be made. - Shippers and receivers of railroad freight from all parts of Oregon voiced opposition Wednesday to senate jjius xt and 275 at a hearing before the Senate uommittee on com' merce and Utilities. The two bills would give the public utility commissioner control of railroad services, Favorine the bill were legislators from southern Oregon, who admitted they were aroused over the loss of passenger service south of Eugene. But they contended that the need of control over railroad services by the public utility com missioner was necessary. Nelson M. Hickok, traffic mana-f gcr for the Western Paper Con verting Co., Salem, ana also cnair man of the Pacific Northwest Ad visory Board, composed of 578 Ore gon shippers, said the proposed legislation has no counterpart in the entire nation. 'Would Discourage Industry' 'If wc have not already placed barriers to prospective industry within the state, Hickok said, "surely this act will serve to dis courage any prospect. The states of California and Washington im pose no such stifling or harassing legislation as this act pronounces. Sen. Phil Lowry, Medford, one of the authors of the bill, said he felt the carriers should be sub ject to reasonable control and sim ilar testimony was given by Heps. Robert B. Duncan ID), Medford, Al Littrcll (R), Medford, and Sen. Dan Dimick, (D), Roseburg. Frank Van Dyke, former speaker of the house from Medford, spoke as a representative of the Medford Chamber of Commerce in favor of the bill. SP Service Good Van Dyke told the committee the large lumber operators and fruit growers have been given good service by the Southern Pacific although the great majority of people In Jackson County arc "out raged over the cancellation of pas senger service without our people having an opportunity to offer a protest." Harold Holmes, president oi me Medford Pear Growers Assn., was opposed to the bill, saying that nothing in the proposed legislation would enhance the pear industry. Holmes said that the pear ship pers get very good service from the railroad even on extremely short notice and asked that rail road service to shippers of perish able goods be exempted from the bill. R. W. Gray, another Medford pear grower, also opposed the bill ns did W. A. iticnaras, general manager of the Northwest Grain Growers Assn. Richards said passage of the bill would virtually kill the shipment of wheat to Astoria for export abroad. He said that last year the association shipped six million bushels of wheat out of Astoria, shipments that many times were made up over night. Fulton Opposed A. C. Fulton, representing the Port of Astoria, expressed fear that passage of the bill would disturb the parity rates Astoria enjoys. Moreover he opined that the bill would give too much power to the public utilities commission er. "Why it's more power than that given to the ICC," Fulton said. Clifford Ferguson, head oi the transportation division of the pub lic utilities commissioner, who said he had been requested to testify by Sen. Lowry, declared that he was not advocating passage ot any bill. He added, however, that he felt that the public utility commission er should be given control over rates, schedules and services of railroads, otherwise all power should be taken from him. . Howard Morgan, newly appoint ed public utility commissioner, spent considerable time reviewing the history of rate making and various duties of his office and finally came down to the point that a number of complaints concern ing railroad service had been sent him and therefore, he felt, the control proposed in the bill should be given to his office. The authors of this bill have introduced another bill establishing minimum rates for railroads, a bill exactly the same as one de feated after a long hassle in the 1953 Legislature. Lafayette placed the cornerstone of Bunker Hill monument on June 17, 1025, when he returned to the U. S. to meet old friends. After 28 Years: Guilty c m -y. - I J ,i ,:;,-y li llll 'n Salem's Easiest II Dining Room o o y fried W CIHCKEN V. WINGS o " I 75 I III (A Regular Menu ltm at) SLOPPY JOE'S tS7 DRIVE-IN i ii irv uur idbiiiv t.ar i grre in connection wttn me gangland Service slaylnR ot I'nssalc hl-jackcr 28 years ago. Ill Hours- 11 a m, to (Al- Wlrcpholo) ljl Midnit, I phoni tM 4 4713 .x J I fcK PATEflSON', N.J. James (Cock-eye) O'Leary shown at courthouse here with officer John Schullz, was fnmid guilty yesterday of murder In the second do- REP. CHARLES A. TOM Rep. Charles A. Tom, (R) Ru fus, Is serving In his third House session. He Is a large scale wheat and cattle rancher, who operates three farms total ing 6,000 acres. As a legislator, Rep. Tom fol lowed his father, who served in the House In the 1925 and 1927 sessions. Rep. Tom has served as Farm Security Administration supervisor In Wasco county, has been chairman of Sherman Weed Control Committee and is now president of Oregon Weed Con trol Board. He also Is chairman of the Rufui school board and Is secretary-treasurer of Sherman County Country Club. He served In the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946, gaining a com mission as a lieutenant. He was born September 7, 1912, at Rufus. He received a BS degree at Ore gon State College In agricultur al economics, and m Master's degree at Cornell. Rep. Tom married Lorraine Nichols and they have two daugh ters. He Is a member of the Masonic lodge, Shrine, Eastern Star, Oregon Wheat League, American Legion and Parent Teachers Association, In this session he Is serving as vice chairman of the House Edu cation committee and Is a mem. ber of the Ways and Means Committee. Reds to Build Syria Refinery REP. FRED MEEK Back for his second session In the House is Fred Meek (R), Portland, who has operated a pharmacy since 934. He acquir ed the Meek Building on Belmont street In 1943. . He is a grandson of the illus trious Col, Joe Meek, scout and guide of 1840 and Oregon's first U.S. marshal. He Is past president of State Pharmaceutical association and a member of the OSC Dad's club, Oregon Pioneers, Masonic bodies, Oregon Historical Soci ety, East Side Commercial Club, Portland Chamber of Commerce and Methodist church. Rep. Meek was born In Craig mont, Ida., June 26, 1904. He at tended Hillsboro High school and later Oregon State College where he earned a degree in pharmacy. He Is married and has two daughters and two grandchild ren. Meek was a Republican pre cinct committeeman for many years and ran unsuccessfully for county commissioner In 1952. He was first elected to the House In 1954. In this session he Is serving on Elections and Reapportionment, Public Health and Welfare and Fish and Game committees. Reds Free American After 8-Year Ordeal OKLAHOMA CITY 11 - "A dream come true," was the way Frank E. Stevens described his return to Oklahoma after eight years ot what he described as virtual imprisonment by the Com munists in Romania. Stevens, a former resident of Lexington and Ardmore, Okla., ar rived .hero by plane Wednesday with his Tiomanian-born wife, An nctta. and their two doughters. They will visit Oklohoma rela tives. The 74-vear-old Stevens, with the U.S. Office of Strategic Serv ices during World War II, has been in Europe since the end of World War I. He said he was cor respondent for the London Times, Reuters, NBC and other news services in Romania for nearly 40 years. Stevens said he has been trying to get out of Romania since 1947. He said he and his family had been virtual prisoners of Red po lice, being allowed only limited freedom, but denied1 access to the American legation for about eight years. 'Two Russian secret service men slept in my house," he said. "They controlled every one who came in and out." When asked if he thought there would be an uprising in Romania similar to those in Hungary and Poland, Mcvens replied: "No, I don't think so. They'd be mowed down like flies because the Russian army is concentrated in that area." GIANT STEP RICHMOND, Va. W Rudy Basso, S, heeded his mother's, ad vice to get his toys together and broke his leg. What Mrs. Rachel Basso didn't know when she called up to Rudy in the attic of their one and a half story home was that some of the toys had fallen out of the window. Rudy went after those too. WASHINGTON (UP)-Syria has rejected a bid from an American firm to build an oil refinery Syria in favor of an offer from Communist Czechoslovakia, in formed sources said today. The decision went against strong advice from the United States government. However, American officials were not too surprised Syria paid little heed to U.S. advice. In re cent years Syria has been doing an increasing volume of business with Soviet-bloc nations. Syria, which is now dependent on neighboring Lebanon for its re fined petroleum products, called last fall Ion bids on construction Police Rookie Rises Despite Lack of Height TOLEDO, Ohio UB Nearby Sylvania has a new police chief. Toledo lost him by inches or a fraction thereof. Chief Arthur F. Cole failed the physical when he first applied for police work in Toledo. He was one fourth inch under the height re quirement. He considered giving up, but applied at Sylvania. He was put on as a rookie, made sergeant in eight months, and was named chief three years later. nf a refinerv in Syria. Several American firms were interested as well as outfits in Britain, France and Czechoslovakia. Procon, Inc., a New York con struction firm, was apparently the most interested of the American companies. The firm was report ed to have spent between 850,000 and $60,000 on planning in connec tion with submitting a bid. Last Saturday, Syria awarded the contract to Czechoslovakia. U.S. officials said Syria claimed it chose Czechoslovakia over the American firm because it could get more for its .money. Ameri can authorities think political rea sons actually were the principal factor. Czechoslovakia is reported to have a creed to build the refinery for about $15.4 million. Terms of repayment are not known here but are reported "favorable.1 The oil to be run through the refinery comes from Saudi Arabia and Iraq in three pipelines which run across Syrian territory. Syria is entitled to a share of the oil shipped through these lines, The Syrian refinery is designed chiefly to produce oil for Syrian domestic use. However officials said some refined products may be left over for export presum ably to the Soviet bloc. v FACTS ABOUT DIAMONDS! A true appraisal considers (our factors: color, cut, clarity, (degree of perfec tion) and caral-weight. If you hear of a terrific "bargain" in a large or "perfect" stone, beware! Any reputable jeweler knows exactly what his merchandise is worth. We do not offer bargain basement prices for our Orange Blossom dia mond rings. We do know that when all four factors are considered, we have the finest values in town. Come in and see why. Orange Blossom OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL 9 P.M. "The Diamond Store of Salem1 HAflNBR0S. MM STATE AND LIBERTY Jury Convicts Car Dealer of 1929 Slaying PATEMSON, N..I. (t'l')-A M-year-old Jersey City used car dealer was convicted Wednesday of second degree murder In the gangland slaying of a rival boot fegger 28 years ago. A jury deliberated more than lour hours belore returning a ver dict against James tt'ockeei O'Leary, an ex-convlct and the only known survivor of four pro hibition era hoodlums Indicted In 9M for the slaying of Alex ISchmutzy) Szsbo. Szabo, M, was gunned down In the rear of a Passaic garage May 81, 1929. In a deathbed statement, Szabo said he was shot by O'Leary end three others because he stole their ale burner, a de vice used in distilling bootleg al- -A.I O'I.enry and the three others were indicted and released in bail which later wns rescinded. How ever, the imlietmcnts lay forgot ten until last December when l'us saic County Acting Prosecutor Charles S. Joelsen discovered them while cleaning out some tiles. O'I.enry now faces a maximum of 30 years in prison. Whale Heads Dp Columbia ASTORIA H Pi-A to-toot whale was reported heading in the wrong direction yesterday. The whale was reported by the Coast fiiiard lo be bending up the Columbia river. A cutter nearly had a collision with Hie mammal. A northward migration ol whales off the Oregon coast has been reported In recent days. In 18.11 a whale appeared in the Columbia slough near Portland. It was harpooned and exhibited, later being buried near SU Helens. 3& THEY TURNED A SCHOOL INTO A JUNGLE! The shocking experience of a pretty teacner; the kid with the iwitchblade knife -all tht startling drama of the novel is on tht screen! M-C-M't DRAMA Of TEEN-ACETflffOf BLACKBOARD JUNGLE GLENN FORD anne francis iouis caihern plus GUY MADISON IN REPRISAL! MHHil-lrH STARTS . TONIGHT! 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