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jgSHT MEPrORD (ORgQOm MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, Much I, 1935 Senate Alcoholic Control Committee Keady To Put First Witness Under Oath Bill To Protect Portland Port Considered bv Taxation Grouo Salem (U.R) A bill aimed at protecting Portland's compet itive position among the Pacific Coast ports today was ready for action in the House. The House Taxation commit tee gave its approval to a mea sure that would exempt from taxation the real and personal property owned by dock com missions or ports for lease or rent. The property, to be elig ible for the exemption, must be used for berthing vessels, or for loading, handling or storing car goes. If approved, the bill would strengthen Fcrtlaid's position in its program 5 building port fa cilities that rate with the finest in the Northwest. Its sponsors, Rep. Pat Dooley end Sen. Jo seph Carson both Portland Dem ocrats, believed it would en courage private firms to un dertake leases on the port's fac ilities. The Taxation comr-l'tee yes terday tabled a bill iritrjduced by Rep. Katherine Musa (D-The Dalles) that would have levied a gross revenue tax on gas dis tribution companies, light and power companies, telegraph and telephone companies. A tax commission proposal to place a gross earnings tax on mutual or cooperative distribu tion systems also was killed by the committee. Representatives of electric co-. proposed tax would put a $750,- operatives filled the committee room yesterday to oppose what they said was a tax beyond their ability to pay. They pointed out that electric cooperatives organ ized under the federal rural el ectrification administration were already deeply in debt to the federal government and that they operated on narrow mar gins. Spokesmen for private utilit ies in the state said they con sidered the Musa bill a "selec tive sales tax" levied against a type of private industry unable to pass the tax along to its cus tomers. Francis Hill of Portland Gas and Coke and of Pacific Power and Light company, said the firms would be forced to absorb the tax until it could get the approval of the Public Utilities Commission for a rate increase. He indicated that im postion of the tax would prob ably result n a request by the private companies fpr higher rates. Waldemar Seton of Portland General Electric objected to what he called the , discrimina tory features of the Husa bill. He said his firm was already paying more than 24 cents out of every revenue, dollar in tax es. Bruce Pickett, of Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph, said the 000 additional burden on tele phone users in the state. The Grange also opposed the bill. Mrs. Musa said she believed the state should end the exemp tion of the electric utilities that she said enjoyed advantages other industries did not have. She said the private utilities provided free movies to children in her community and, did not appear to be in financial dis tress. Two Bills Scheduled The committee today was sla ted to consider two bills deal ing with the exemption from certain forms of taxes now en joyed by charitable and scien tific institutions, as well as col leges, churches and hospitals. Principal hearing set for to night is one before the Senate Education committee on the ed ucational television proposal. The Senate committee on al coholic traffic headed by Sen. John P. Hounsell (R-Hood Riv er) planned to put its first wit ness under oath at the hearing today. Gene Rossman, of Port land, secretary of the Oregon Licensed Beverage association, was to be questioned about a brief he filed with the commit tee when it was studying a bill for a three-man f nlltime com mission or a one-man paid com missioner. . , . i SA11IBDAY Don't Miss the 4 Airadl WDiote Elephant SaDe! YMCA GYM 6 522 W. SIXTH ST. To raise money for needed equipment, including wrestling mats, a trampoline, parallel bars, swinging rings, a spring board, basketballs, a diving board for the swimming pool, and to repair pool tables. i Plaint SaDe Starts 9 a.m. Kmrnmage Sale Starts 9 a.m. - AuctSon 1 p.m. Till 5:m.-Begins ' Again at 7 p.m. ITEMS AT THE YMCA AUCTIOIl--- Portlander First To Be Sworn in For Testimony Salem (U.R) The Senate Committee on Alcoholic Con trol planned to put its' first witness under oath today about a brief he submitted complain ing that liquor outlets have trouble with administration of the liquor laws under an unpaid liquor commission. Sen. John P. Hounsell (R Hood River), chairman of the committee, said that from here on through the rest of the ses rion, each witness appearing be fore his committee will be placed "under oath. It is the first time that old-timers here can remember ' that the procedure was used by a committee of the Oregon legislature. Rossman Under Oath Gene Rossman of Portland, executive secretary of the Ore gon Licensed Beverage Associa tion, was to be placed . under oath at a meeting of the com mittee and questioned about a brief he recently submitted in support of a three-man paid liquor commission or one-man paid liquor commissioner. Bill proposing both the one man and three-man paid com missions have been tabled by the committee which means they are dead for this session. But Sen. Hounsell said committee members wanted ta question Rossman about charges he made in his brief that OLCC inspec tors had sold gadgets at high prices to operators of liquor out lets, and when complaints were made to the governor and his present unpaid liquor commis sion, nothing was done about them., Sen. Hounsell said that, as a matter of fairness to all .wit nesses, each would testify before his committee under oath for the remainder of the session. Pets Sporting goods Farm implements Clothes for the rummage Cakes, a pie and preserves " Plants for the garden sale Toys Furniture Musical instruments v Hay Tools Pictures Bric-a-brac Building materials Kitchen ware Hardware Yard tools Anything we can auction! Published in Cooperation Meals from the best restaurants in town ISO feet of Down Spout and Gutter (new) Lumber Dimension and Sheeting Wrist Watches (all working) Trees and Shrubs of all kinds Gasoline and Lube Jobs from many stations Many services from lawn mowing to caddying Buffalo calf Haircuts Furniture Baby chicks Jewelry Gold Fisb Baled straw Cutlery Tools Paint . Truck and car tires Washing machines Baby steer Farm equipment Sporting goods Rummage clothing , Light fixtures Table silverware Dressed fryers ; Plumbing fixtures , A thousand other bargains- all sold at auction! With the Medford YMCA by The Medford Mail Tribune Thomas, Disney Each Receive Two Television Awards Hollywood U.R) Comedian Danny Thomas and producer Walt Disney, a newcomer to television, won double Emmy awards last night at the seventh annual presentation of the Tele vision Academy trophies. A surprised Thomas, whoop ing "who, me?" was called to the stage of the Moulin Rouge restaurant in Hollywood to be handed a gold statuette as the best series actor on the home screens for 1954. He got another Emmy, for the best comedy series award, Make Room For Daddy." 'Disneyland' Wins Disney, already holder of 22 movie Oscars, added an Emmy for "Disneyland" as the best va riety show. "Operation Under sea," one of the Disneyland shows, also won an Emmy for the best individual program of the year. Loretta Young was honored as best series actress for her dramatic program. t George Gobel, a new star to the TV screens, shyly clutched his Emmy and said nothing when he was honored as the most outstanding new personal ity.. 'Single' Awards The best "single performance" awards went to Robert Cum mings for "Twelve Angry Men" on Studio One" and Judith An derson for "Macbeth" on the "Hallmark" program. Other awards included: Best sports program: "Gillette Cavalcade of Sports." Best children's program: "Lassie." Best news commentator: John Daly. Best male singer: Perry Como. Best female singer: Dinah Shore. Best mystery or Intrigue se ries: "Dragnet.".. Best dramatic series: "United States Steel Hour." County Disease List At High tor Year The number of communicable diseases reported in the county health department rose to 69 last week, the highest number in almost a year. Chicken pox led in the num ber of cases last week, as it has d urine a number of weeks nast. There were 32 cases, 28 of them in Medford, 3 in Talent and 1 in Ashland. , ,. . . Other cases listed - included nine of pneumonia, eight of measles, three of german mea sles, one of infectious heDtatis. four of influenza, three of strep throat, : three of mononucleosis, two of whooping cough and four SHORT LEAVE Hartford, Conn. I Dominic Paternostro of t h e I didn't have to make many plans I accrued during the past year. (U.R) I Connecticut Air .National Guard for spending his annual leave, lit totaled twn hnnr M u in PEEHFEGT pairs I . By O Hart Schaffner & Marx O Botany O Days O Pendleton All The Latest Spring Styles and Colors V veir 3,000 'Pairs To Choose From! ALL WOOLS NYLON BLENDS GABARDINES SHEENS DACRON BLENDS RAYON BLENDS FLANNELS WORSTEDS MANY OTHERS ALL SIZES IN STOCK! I $f95 $jj(S)95 U tip U.Z o WEDNESDAY.' UJMTIL 91P.M. : O We Give and Redeem Gold Arrow Stamps! Free Parking While Shopping We'll - 1 . 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