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-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.
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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
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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.
The spokesman declined lo say
whether these were victims of
last week's clash between Mos
lem rebels and central govern
ment troops which an army
spokesman described as the "most
serious incident in 11 years."
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Texas Floods Cost 5
Lives; Rains, Winds
Ease; Aid Mobilized
DALLAS UB Surging rivers and
creeks, driven out of their banks
by six days of torrential rains,
flooded parts of Texas today, but
the cloudbursts mat drenched por
tions on the state yesterday began
tapering off.
Tornadoes, thunderstorms and
winds of hurricane force battered
the state yesterday. The cloud
bursts drove already swollen riv
ers and streams out of their banks
in central Texas, flooding parts of
several towns and highways. At
least five persons were reported
drowned.
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. Frank
Ramon of the Seattle Police De
partment.
Mimelly told the committee he
believed two women changed their
stories about James B. Elkins of
Portland because of pressure from
Deputy Atty. Gen. Arthur Kaplan
of Oregon. Minielly said he got
this impression from a conversa
tion with Ramon.
Ramon said, however? he does
not remember ever talking to
Minielly. Ramon said he did- co
operate with Kaplan twice in lo
cating the women, Mrs. Kathleen
Weeks and Mrs. Mary Childress,
and sending them to Portland.
Ramon said his connection with
the case was a routine one and
that he never met Minielly or
Kaplan.
days had already pushed many
streams near flood stages and
many spilled over after yester
day's downpours.
Little Nolan and Big Nolan
creeks surged into the southern
and eastern part of Killeen last
night. Floodwaters 10 feet deep
gushed through the atreeta for a
time.
Baudelio Gonzales, 58, and his
wife Bonita, 53, were drowned at
Killeen. Their grandson . Pedro
Gonzales, 6, was believed drowned
along with his unidentified baby
sitter. -
Further south, floodwaters posed
a threat at Austin and in the
Johnson City area. Mrs. J. T.
Walker of Austin and her Infant
son Robert drowned when the car
they occupied was swept off a
flooded portion of U,S. Highway
290 east oi jonnson uty. a pas
senger, Mrs. Clara Joe Huckaby,
was saved.
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