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Officers Attend
School at Corvallis
Four officers from Medford
attended a three-day state police
administrators conference last
week at Oregon State college.
They were Capt. Paul Parsons,
Sgt. S. A. Morris, Sgt. William
Colbert and Sgt. E. F. Crafts.
Colbert was duty sergeant for
a police school which preceded
the conference.'
The police administrators'
conference concluded a three
week intensified school for state
policemen. Half the state's
policemen attended the basic
and advanced courses during the
school's first two weeks. All re
turned to their home districts
Wednesday.
One hundred state troopers
and 11 liquor commission agents
attended the school. Lt. Farley
Mogan, Salem, was commandant
of the school. The administra-
tors' conference was conducted
by Superintendent H. G. Maison
and Deputy Superintendent Lee
M. Brown, both of the state po
lice at Salem.
TO RELEASE WATER
Portland !U.R) Army Engi
neers announced Saturday they
will begin next week releasing
up-stream storage from Cottage
Grove, Dorena and Fern Ridge
reservoirs to augment the low
flow of water in the Willamette
river during the current low
water season.
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AT SCHOOL Capt. Paul Parson (center),
of the Medford station of the state police, ex:
plains load limits under the motor transporta-'
tion laws and regulations to two state troopers
attending the fourth annual state police school
Truck Taxation Dispute
Given Airing in Astoria
By State, Industry Men
Astoria (U.R) The big truck
controversy rolled noisily along
in Oregon Saturday toward a
decision by the people in Nov
ember. A large crowd of Astorians
Friday heard a heated debate
between a member of the Oregon
legislature and a representative
of the trucking industry over
the question of whether trucks
which use Oregon's highways
should be taxed.
Highways "Rented"
State Sen. Elmo Smith of John
Day, member of the last legis
lature which passed a truck
tax measure, asserted the trucks
were not now being taxed at all,
but were merely paying for the
use or "rental" of the highways,
since they pay no fee if the
roads are not used.
On the other side of the de
bate was George H. Flagg, for
mer Oregon public utilities com
missioner and now representing
the Oregon Highway council
which support the large truck
operators.
Differ on Taxes
Flagg agreed with Smith on
the importance of big trucks to
the economy of Oregon but he
sharply differed on how the
trucks should be taxed .
Flagg presented figures and
testimony from various automo
tive groups and state sources
indicating trucks do little dam
age to the highways. He con
tended frost was the big cause of
highway damage.
In this, Smith took exception.
He challenged the figures and
introduced a letter from the .U.S.
Bureau of Roads which denied
the figures.
Study Legislation
Flagg said the Oregon High-
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way council was making a study
of truck legislation and taxation
needs and that it would be pre
sented to the next legislature.
He said the council was spend
ing $75,000 on its research.
Referral of the truck taxa
tion bill to the voters in the
November general election had
saved the truck operators $2,
000,000, Smith retorted, and the
truckers easily could afford the
study. . -
Flagg said any legislation in
troduced ; by his. group would
make no attempt to shift the
tax burden to small truckers or
private automobile operators.
He said there also would be no
attempt by the industry to get
taxes reduced. '
Danger to Long Haulers
Stressing the importance of
the trucking industry to Ore
gon's economy, Flagg said high
er taxes would be reflected in
higher rates to shippers and
there was danger the long-haul
trucks would be taxed out of
existence.
Smith replied that the plate
fee plan of taxing trucks, which
is supported by the council,
would make it possible for large
operators . to haul all the way
across Oregon without paying
anytaxes. The plate plan, Smith
said, would eventually prove so
costly to small operators they
would be forced out of business.
- The bill passed by the legisla
ture puts a ton-mile tax on all
trucks operating over Oregon
highways.
One in Series
' The meeting here was sponsor
ed -by 'the legislative interim
committee studying the tax mea
sure and was another in a series i
of similar meetings - to be held
various parts of the state.
Members of the committee in
cluded Rep. Pat Lonergan, Port
land; Rep. Ed Geary, Klamath
Falls; Sen. Warren Gill. Leb
anon; and Sen. Angus Gibson,
Junction City.
With Flagg on side of the
truckers were Leland . James,
president of Consolidated
Freight Lines; Ellery Sills, presi
dent of the highway council;
Robert Knipe, manager of the
Oregon Motor Transportation as
sociation; Earl McCracken, intra
state truck operator from Eu
gene, and Hal Short, Portland
advertising man.
EUGENE MAN NAMED
Salem (U.R). Gov. Douglas
McKay said Saturday he has ap
pointed Percy W. Brown of Eu
gene as a member of the State
Board of Accountancy for a
four year' term. Brown succeeds
John F. Lee of Portland.
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at Oregon State college. Officers are Sgt. Elmer
F. Crafts, Medford (left), and Sgt. C. R. Borg
man, Grants Pass. Each year half the state force
attends the three-week intensified school to
"brush up" on new laws and regulations.
Negligent Homicide
Charged to Driver
Portland ' (U.R) State Police
said Saturday they have arrested
George Smith, 54, Sherwood, on
a charge of negligent homicide
in connection with the death
July 7 of W. H. (Ted) Holmes of
Newberg.
Smith is the driver of a log
truck-and trailer that collided
with Holmes' station wagon in
Tigard. Authorities asserted they
believe Smith was operating the
truck and trailer with a faulty
hitch and without safety chains.
Smith was arrested Friday
near Wilsonville.
DIES IN WRECK
Bend (U.R) Charles Edgar
Eatchel, 61, maintenance super
intendent of the State Office
Building in Portland, was killed
Friday when his car went out of
control and smashed up on high
way 97 about 24 miles south of
Bend. State police said Eatchel
was alone in the car and there
were no witnesses.
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Rogue River Recorder's Office
Set for Completion in Two Weeks
Rogue River Completion of
the recorder's office in the new
city hall is expected in about
two weeks, according to Lloyd
Smith, who is participating in
the buildings - construction.
Smith said that lathing and
plastering would start tomorrow
on the front office of the 36 by
50-foot building. In addition to
the recorders office, the build
ing will include a large library
council chambers, storeroom
and rest rooms.
The building is now roofed
and shingled and has asphalt
type white shakes as an outside
covering. The floor is all con-
crete and will be covered by
asphalt tile.
Participating builders have
been Dave Brace, concrete;
Rogue Valley Electrical com
pany, wiring; Jack Hogan,
Dlumbine :and Smith and Al
Babcock, carpentry.
The Grange
Gold Hill Grange
Gold Hill Juvenile Grange
has been bravely carrying on this
summer despite absence of many
members. Principal project at
present is making scrapbooks to
be given hospitalized children.
As a side line, members have
worked at . assembling plastic
airplanes and automobiles.
At the June 19 meeting a
beautiful, flag was presented by
Mrs. Lena Laricks on behalf of
the Gold Hill VFW. Master Wil
liam Howes of the Grange pre
sented the juveniles with their
charter from the National
Grange. It had been framed by
the Hal Bishop Studio as a gift
irom Mr. and Mrs. Bishop and
the Gold Hill HEC.
Allen Martin was initiated at
the July 3 meeting. Application
for membership from Michael H.
Milner was received at the July
17 meeting. Lucille Biles and
Bonnie McCormick of Shan
Creek Juvenile Grange were vis
itors at this meeting.
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The new building is located
about 50 yards from the new
fire hall on Broadway street.
When the recorder's office is
! completed, water bills will be
collected in this office instead
of the temporary quarters in the
room adjacent to the fire hall.
Completion of the rest of the
offices arid rooms will be done
as fast as possible, pending re
ceipts to cover the costs.
ARMY CONFINED
La Paz, Bolivia (U.R) All
Bolivia's regular armed forces
have been confined to barracks
and all La Paz's night clubs have
been padlocked because a police
major shot and killled the presi
dent's military aide in a night
club brawl.
Court Records
POLICE COCRT
Elsworth F. Duke, failure to (top at
stop sign. $5 bail.
Alvin Lee Cartwrlght, no operator's
license, $5 bail.
Dennis Lyle Kittle, violation of
basic rule. $10 bail.
Calvin Francis Crews, failure to
stop, $5 bail:
Dwayne P. Chitwood, violation of
basic rule. S10.
Esther. Russel Medley, violation of
basic rule, 510.
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