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r SaleM, Oregon, Thursday, April 25,1957 Paige 2 Section I " -THE CAPITAE STOURNAE COMMITTEE NEGATIVE Senate Near Vote on Bank Closure Bill I-', By PAUL W. HARVEY JR. !.''. Associated Press Wrlttr The Saturday bank closure bill one of the hottest items before the Oregon Legislature has a 6 to 3 recommendation by th Senate Financial Affair) Committee that it be defeated. The committee, hoping its adverse report will be a kiss of 3 f fei death, had tabled it. But the pressure to end the bill to the K floor was so heavv that the committee conceded. ill mm 11 I 4 4 1 floor was so heavy that the committee conceded. It is primarily a war between the First National Bank of Port land, which opposes compulsory Saturday closure, against virtual ly every other bank in Oregon. All of the others want to close. ', Brings Most Mall Legislators say they have re ceived more mail on this subject than on any other. Committee members opposed to the bill are Sens. Howard C. Bel ton (R), Canby. chairman; Tru man A. Chase R, Eugene: Ward Cook D, Portland; Carl H. Fran-I cis R. uayion: warren uiu (R).' Lebanon: and Walter J Pearson (D), Portland, Supporting the bill are Sens. R. F. Chapman (D), Coos Bay; John D. Hare (R), Hillsboro; and Andrew J. Naterlm (U, Newport. Gill, explaining why he decided to vote to send the bill to the floor instead of letting it die in committee, told the committee "I have been hounded by people who want this to go to the lloor. It is the first time I ever have backed down. It will cither close the mouths of the people who are doing the whining and whimper ing, or it will let them pass their bill." Meanwhile, the House approved a proposed constitutional amend ment to increase the 81 million dollar limit on volerans farm and home loan bonds lo 122 millions It will be on tho November 1058 election ballot. 87 (o 20 Vote The vote was 37 to 20. The bonds are paid off by the velerans who get the loans. . The Increased limit Is needed because (he Legislature has in' creased the maximum individual loans to $13,500 for homes and 130,000 for farms. The House sent to tho Governor a bill providing for annual popu lation estimates for counties These estimates, now provided only ' for cities, are made by tho late' Census Board, Another bill approved by the House and sent to tho Governor would let the state Board of High er Education exchange faculty members with other slates countries, Each faculty member could be on exchange only lor one year. The House completed legislative action on a proposed constitution al amendment to tlx the stale boundary at 191 points along the Columbia River. The boundary now. is the middle of the shifting and uncertain channel. This meas ure also goes to the ballot. Already Ratified Oregon and Washington already have ratified the compact to fix this boundary. But before it con become effective, the Constitutions of both states must be changed, and Congress must approve. The Senate State and Federal Affairs Committee voted for a House amendment to increase the 8600 annual salaries of legislators to 81,000. It also would let the legislators vole expenso allow ances for themselves. This committee also favored a House resolution to create an In terim committee lo Investigate whether boards and commissions should be consolidated or elimin ated, The Senate, however, broad ened it so that tho interim com mittee also would sco whether the boards and commissions enact rules which exceed their powers. Speaker Pot Dooley announced that tho House would hold its first Saturday session this week. The Senalo doesn't plan to have Sat urday sessions for some time. 300 Signs Stolen; Handy ns Mooring ROCHESTER, N.Y. UV-In the past year, 300 of the city's 500 no parking" signs have been stolen from streets. Cily Traflic Engineer Harrison Young says ht's not sure why but he guesses that some of Ihem might have been lifted by summer cottagers as moorings for boats. The signs have a 28-pound metal base. House Taxers Vote to Alter Key Unit BUI The House Taxation Committee voted Wednesday night 'to modify the key district bill to make it more acceptable to Portland and Eastern Oregon. . The bill, already passed by the Senate, would adopt a new meth od of distributing stale basic school aid to school districts. The committee voted 5 to 3 for an amendment proposed by Rep. John D. Mosser IR), Washington County, that would remove much of the objection that Portland and Enslcrn Oregon have to the key district plan. The original bill would cause those districts to lose large sums of money. Under Mosscr's amendment, the fund allotment would be based on 50 per cent assessed valuation and 50 per cent key district mill age. Losses to the objecting dis tricts would be lessened. The bill as passed by Ihe Senate would have based the apportion ment solely on the ability of each district to provide educational (unds equal to that of Portland, designated as the key district. Purpose of the bill is to equalize school costs throughout Ihe state. The Mosser amendment pro vides that in the first year, the apportionment would bo based 55 per cent on valuation and 45 per cent on key district mlllage. The second year it would bo 52'A and 47 ',4, and starting with the third year, the objective of 50.50 would bo reached. The committee, while adopting tho amendment, delayed passing the bill to the House floor for a day or two. Confer on Abuse of Labor Union Funds S AZPK 'A . .. :.:-. virtu -y-i 1," ft yj wr v V" .; J5V. U : M afT 1 1 1 V K 1 ' -' V L J J"' AUGUSTA, Ga. President Eisenhower and Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell pose outside Ike'i vacation office at the Augusta National Golf Club before con ferring here today over plans for legisla tion aimed at preventing abuse of labor union funds. (AP Wlrephoto) British Planes Start Carrying Guided Bombs Taxes 'Would Kim Business .Out of State' The House Taxation Committee heard protests Wednesday that the committee's proposed higher taxes on business would drive it out of the stale. J. It. Rinker, of the Portland Retail Trade Bureau said the bill would mako business wary of lo cating in Oregon. . The bill would Increase the ef fective- corporation excise lax rate from 6 to 7 per cent, al though some businesses would be increased from 4 lo 7 per cent. Representatives of several com panies said they would think about moving to Washington state if the tax were increased. Robert A. Hudson, Portland food processor and denier, urged a tax structure more fnvorable to busi ness. He said such a policy would create jobs to bring more people to Oregon to pay more taxes. Hudson said his company had planned to build a new plant in Oregon, but now it might build it in Washington. LONDON Ml The Air Min istry announced Thursday British bombers will soon be fitted with rocket-driven guided bombs which will "form for many years the foundation of our deterrent pow er. The announcement also said Britain had developed an air-to air guided missile which tracks down and destroys enemy planes by following the heat rays given oil by ihe aircraft. 1 These developments arc part of inc revolutionary flve-ycnr pro gram to reshape Britain's fight ing forces to meet the require ments of the nuclear age at less expense. They were disclosed in a memorandum from Air Mm istcr George Ward in connection with the ministry's expense est! mates for Ihe 1957-58 fiscal year. "Slocks of nuclear weapons are increasing, together wilh the bomber commands ability to car. ry them," the memorandum said, "V-bombcrs (Britain's present bombers! will progressively be de veloped and Improved Marks (models) will be Introduced which will carry powered guided bombs. Thus, they will form for many years (he foundation of our deter rent power." The memorandum gave no ad ditional details but the I.nboritc $21.3 Million Paid to State Vets in Year PORTLAND Wl - The federal government paid 821,343,438 in compensation and pensions to 38,- 683 Oregon war veterans in the past fiscal year, the Veteran Ad ministration reported Wednesday. Some six million dollars was paid lo dependents of some 8,000 deceased veterans of the state, the VA said. Another six million dol lars went lo 4,200 Oregon Korean War velerans studying under the GI bill: House Approves Student Excuses The House passed end sent to the Governor Wednesday a bill to permit school children to bo ex cused during emergencies. The only excuse now Is for illness of the pupil or a -member of his family. The bill arose out of the fact that some high school students in Baker County, who served in the National Guard during a recent flood emorgency, were not ex cused from school, , Dally Herald said the guided bomb will moke unnecessary the costly development of high-level, fasler-lhnn-sound bombers. 13-Day Woods Strike Ended By Hours Pact NORTH BEND, Ore. -Weyer- haeuser Timber Co. was back In full operation Thursday after set tlement of a 13-day strike. The dispute was over the work ing hours . of a nine-man boom crew. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. About 350 woods workers quit iheir jobs April 11 when the com pany changed the working hours. The union contended the firm should have negotiated. But the company said its contract gave it ihe right to make the change without consulting the union.- The woods workers posted pick ets around the Weyerhaeuser saw mill hero April 15, idling 400 members of a sister union. Woods workers returned to their jobs Wednesday after accepting the settlement. The mill crew went back Tuesday after a tenta tive agreement had been reached and the picket line was removed. "The union believes the prog ress made under the settlement will tend to prevent similar labor disputes," H. K. Johnson, strike committee chairman, said. The company had no statement. BROADCASTERS TO MEET EUGENE m The Oregon State Broadcasters Assn. will meet here next Tuesday. Islam Rebels Kill 150 JAKARTA UV-An army spokes man announced Thursday that Dnrul Islam rebels recently killed 150 persons near Mnkassar, capi tal of the Celebes. 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Relief Mobilized Disaster forces were being mo bilized to handle serious floods. Several hundred persons living in South San Marcos, 29 miles south of Austin, evacuated homes last night and early today as the Blanco River rose threateningly. The water was only two feet below U.S. Highway 281 across the river. Gov. Price Daniel authorized National Guard troops for emer gency duty if they are needed to aid flood-stricken Belton and Kil- leen, south and west of Waco. Hundreds of persons were evac uated in those areas late last night. Killeen tiad more than 6.5 Inches; of rain. The Weather Bureau lifted a tornado and severe weather alert, but scattered thundershowers were expected again today in east Texas.. 10 Feet ef Water In Streets The heavy rains In the past six Seattle Police Officer Knocks Deputy's Story SEATTLE Ml Testimony given by Deputy Sheriff George Mlnlelly of Multnomah County, Ore., to the Senate rackets inves tigation committee was challenged Wednesday by Capt. 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