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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, Much 20, 1955
Morse, Neuberger Back Demos'
Proposal To Cut Income Taxes
By A. Robert Smith
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington Oregon's two
Democratic senators stuck to
gether in the Senate tax battle
this past week, voting for the
unsuccessful Democratic plan
to cut taxes for all taxpayers but
to repeal the stock dividend and
depreciation allowances of last
year.
Sen. Wayne Morse argued that
the national economy is tending
to be deflationary, rather than
inflationary, and that more pur
chasing power would be the best
cure. He passed out to each sena
tor reprints of a U.S. News and
World Report story which indi
cated prices are falling because
people aren't buying in propor
tion to the nation's productive
capacity.
Morse said for this reason the
Senate should adopt the Demo
cratic plan by which: (1) each
taxpayer would get a $20 tax
reduction plus $10 for each de
pendment; (2) accelerated amor
tization of business investments
allowed in the 1954 tax bill
would be repealed; (3) the stock
dividend and exclusion and cred
it adopted last year would be
repealed.
Noting that President Eisen
hower had called it "irrespon
sible" of the Democrats to pro
pose this tax reduction in face
of the unbalanced budget, Morse
observed that last year the Re
publican 83rd Congress put
through a tax cut bill backed
by the administration and de
scribed as good for the economy.
Morse said he thought the GOP
tax plan had been too heavily
weighted "as to encourage vast
accumulations of capital on the
theory that if the top is pros
perous, some share of the pros
perity will trickle down to oth
ers." "If It is political motivation
to attempt to get the great ma
jority of our people a square
deal taxwise, then I am political
ly motivated and proud of it,"
he said.
"I fail to understand," opened
Neuberger, "how the tax reduc
tions granted in 1954 (by the
GOP), when there was a sub
stantial deficit, were evidences
of statesmanship, while a differ-
Test of Ontario .
Picketing Law Set
By Union Official
Ontario, Ore. U.R) Donald
A. Jordan, secretary-treasurer of
the retail clerks local at Boise,
Idaho, says he plans to test the
constitutionality of an Ontario
city ordinance prohibiting pick
eting on city streets or alley.
Decide To Test Law
City Attorney Anthony Yturri
said Saturday he had received
a letter from Jordan stating that
since picketing "is authorized by
the United States government
... we have decided to test the
constitutionality of your city
ordinance."
Jordan's letter said he would
place pickets in front of a local
store, object of a labor dispute
for several months, as "an act of
exercising our freedom of
speech" and in order to carry
tne matter to a court for a de
cision. Related To Rulina
The matter is related to a re
cent National Labor Relations
Board ruling which named the
Boise local bargaining agents for
the six retail clerks employed
at the grocery outlet.
So far the store has declined
to sign the "standard contract"
presented by the union, which
covers retail clerks in other
nearby areas. Picketing was at
tempted once before, but halted
by police.
ent kind of tax reductions in
1955 (proposed by Democrats),
when there is still a deficit, is
called fiscal irresponsibilty."
After listening to GOP Leader
Knowland charge Democrats
with inciting economic classes
against one another on the tax
issue, Neuberger responded:
"No one wants to array class
agains class. Yet I wonder what
it is that arrays class against
class. Is it the word or the deed?
Is it a tax law which grants dis
proportionate benefits to one
class of people that arrays class
against class? Or is it merely
someone who points out that
situation?"
Both Oregon senators voted
on the losing Democratic side
which lost 50-44 when five south
ern Democrats lined up with the
Republicans.
At the request of Chairman
Byrd of the Finance Committee,
Neuberger refrained from press
ing amendments to the tax bill
designed to increase the U. S.
tax on gasoline from two to
three cents and to exempt from
this tax fishermen who use the
gas only in b&ats. Byrd promis
ed committeed action on them
later.
Neuberged argued the increas
ed gas tax is desirable to help
pay for the upcoming $25,000,
000,000 highway aid program.
He said as advanced by the ad
ministration the road program
would be financed by gas taxes
and revenue bonds. He said since
the two cent gas tax would bring
in only $4,500,000,000, the bal
ance of $20,250,000,000 would
have to come from revenue
bonds on which a three per cent
interest rate for 30 years would
add $11,500,000,000 in interest
charges to the total costs.
Neuberger, who is on the Pub
lic Works Committee which is
working on the road program,
said such a financial plan would
mean for every dollar spent
on paving, 55 cents would go to
banks and investment houses in
interest.
His proposal for exempting
fishermen is based on the argu
ment that they do not use high
ways in consumption of the gas,
so they shouldn't have to pay
the federal gas tax which is used
to help finance roads.
Paper Collection
Scheduled Today
Members of the 40 and 8 will
collect old papers in Medford
this afternoon.
The organization's locomotive
and several trucks will tour the
streets, picking up bundled pa
pers left on curbs or porches. -
The paper is processed by
Eliss Heine's equipment, and
sold, with proceeds going to the
40 and 8 child welfare fund and
to the Juniors, all of it for the
benefit of the area's young peo
ple, i
If any have any particularly
large quantity of paper, they
can arrange for a special pickup
by telephoning 2-9729 this morn
ing. A second pickup will be
made Monday for those missed
today, if they will call Weeks
and Orr, 2-8351, Monday morning.
Senate President
Asks End of Minor
Public Hearings
Salem (U.R) Senate Presi
dent Elmo E. Smith (R-John Day)
Saturday asked his committee
chairmen to discontinue public
hearings on minor bills and con
centrate on major legislation.
Can't Be Generous
"At this stage of the session,"
Smith said, "we cannot afford
to be as generous with commit
tee time as was the case earlier
in the session."
Smith said he has asked the
committee chairmen to review
bills referred to them, determine
what bills are of sufficient im
portance to justify public hear
ings, and dispose of the remainder.
Asks Fast Action
The Senate president also re
quested committee chairmen to
conclude work on major bills in
committees as quickly as pos
sible so that such bills can be
considered by the Senate and if
approved sent to the House for
consideration.
"From now on," he said, "we
must get as many important
bills out as quickly as possible,
in order that we will have the
desks as clear as possible for
consideration of tax and ways
and means appropriation bills."
Indians Protest State
Law Enforcement Moves
Portland (U.R) Umatilla In
dians want the state of Oregon
to be kept from enforcing state
hunting and trapping regulations
on their reservation.
Federal Court was asked Fri
day to rule that a 1953 law
doesn't take away rights given
the Indians by an 1855 treaty.
The law extended criminal and
civil laws of Oregon over the
reservation except those rights
granted by treaty, according to
the petition which said Oregon
authorities are threatening to ar
rest tribal members who do not
comply with state law.
Efodar Controls for
Speed To (Get Study
Salem (U.R) A Senate-passed
bill that would have legalized
the use of radar speed detection
devices in Oregon was sent back
to the Highways Committee by
the House Saturday after it en
countered opposition from at
torneys on the floor.
Doubts Expressed
Rep. George Layman (R-New-berg),
chairman of the judiciary
committee, said doubts about the
legality of radar were not based
entirely on the issue of speed
traps but on the fact that radar
arrests were made by officers
who had not actually witnessed
speed law violations.
Layman said it was basic in
Oregon law that an arresting of
ficer should have witnessed the
crime for which he made en ar
rest or should be armed with a
warrant. Radar arrests are made
on the authority of a radio ad
vice from a second officer oper
ating the radar detection unit.
Would Permit "Traps"
Rep. Alfred Corbett (D-Port-land)
said the original intent of
radar was to use the speed graphs
from the devices to supplement
the arresting officers' own ob
servations when he appeared in
court. The bill before the House,
he said, would permit speed trap
type arrests. Layman said cita
tions not arrests based on
radar "blips" would presumably
be a legal procedure.
Rep. Robert Elfstrom (R
Salem), chairman of the High
ways Committee which had ap
proved the bill, moved for Its
recall to revise it in conformity
with the House criticisms.
The House breezed through
three other bills, all minor, in a
short Saturday calendar, its first
of the session.
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In and Around Table Rock
Table Rock Smudge pots
have been placed for some time
in Table Rock's two pear orch
ards and are now filled with
oil and all cocked and primed
for any skirmish with Jack
Frost. According to those who
watch pear buds and thermom
eters, the temperature the past
few mornings has been dang
erously near the damaging
point.
Kerby Tant, government trap
per of Reese Creek, was here
one day last week exhibiting a
cougar that measured 8 ft. 6 in.
from tip to tip. He and his dogs
have ,slain six in the last ten
days, four at the head of Trail
Creek, and two in the Applegate
district.
Mrs. R.' E. Nealon, in charge
of the Red Cross drive in the
Table Rock community, re
ports an excellent response to
the call for yearly membership
and donations to carry on the
many activities of the organi
zation for the ensuing year;
S81.50 has been collected so
far.
The Edd Olsen's are to con
tinue as caretaker's on the
Lowery place which has recent
ly been donated to the Episco
pal diocese.
Mrs. H. M. Harper, a fancier
of song birds, 'is offering for
sale many of her beautiful song
sters. Arthur L. Kelstrup, American
S.S. Missionary, was a dinner
guest of the Robert Sage's on
Tuesday and an overnight guest
at the R. E. Nealon home on
the same day.
News of the passing of Fred
Croft in Corvallis, March 10,
was conveyed to his friends
here by his sister Mrs. D. C.
Nicewood of Medford. Mr. Croft,
one time part owner of what
is now the Ed Taylor farm, was
a resident of the community for
several years and was first mas
ter of the Sams Valley Grange
when organized back in 1925.
Mrs. J. S. Richardson left
early Tuesday by plane for
Portland and will go directly
to the home of her son whose
wife is reported to be ill. While
in Portland, Mrs. Richardson
will attend a meeting of the
OEA.
Friday evening, Cy Hamil
ton, and his son Moore with
Bob Sage stretched a gill net
across the Nealon pond to
catch the so-called trash fish
which were supposed to stick
their noses through the meshes
and get caught by the gills.
Sunday the net was pulled in
with a large number of specta
tors present. The haul netted
one bass, two small trout and a
sucker.
Mrs. Wm. Howsley and two
friends, Mm Marie Michael and
Mr. Howard Harris of Four Cor
ners, left here by auto March
10 for points in the middle-west
where they will visit relatives
in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri.
They expect to be gone three
or four weeks.
Spring farm work on the
Table Top ranch is running in
high gear according to foreman
Abe Halfhill, who expects to
finish seeding in another week.
About 50 acres will be planted
to ensilage corn later.
R. V. Beall says' his father
R. V. Sr. with Tom Beall and
Henry Klipple of Jacksonville
discovered Crater Lake in 1853.
The three were hunting the
Lost Cabin mine, first going to
Diamond lake where they were
surprised to find much sand.
Later becoming lost in the lodge
pole pines they stumbled onto
the brink of Crater lake and
then realized what deposited the
sand at Diamond lake. When
we asked him about the man
with the blind mule, who many
claim discovered Crater lake,
he said that was a fable.
O. T. Wilson, chief swan
checker, reports that our visit
ing swans have been absent
from their feeding grounds here
for several days.
Recent visitors at the Arthur
Doty home where Mrs. Doty's
brother Paul Preston of Albany,
Oregon., and her brother-in-law
Charles Spring of Lebanon,
Ore.
The Roland Shope family who
have resided in a house on the
Table Top ranch for several
years have moved to Sams Val
ley and are living in the dwell
ing on the Schulz farm. Mr.
Shope is still employed on the
Table Top ranch.
Arthur K. Kelstrup of Rose
burg, missionary for the Ameri
can S.S. Union, was a visitor
at Tuesday night's bible study.
Also there were Mr. and Mrs.
D. D. Randall and Lester Wil
cox of Medford. Mr. Kelstrup
showed a film "Forgotten Val
ley" produced by Gospel Films,
Inc.
Among recent birthday par
ties held here was one given
by Mrs. R. E. Nealon last Sat
urday evening for Gail Bishop,
who was seven years old on
that day, and attended by nine
of her little friends, and a sur
prise birthday , party Saturday
night given for Lucille Smith
at her home by a number of
friends and relatives.
Sam Glass, ex-Marine, hatless
hired man, and would-be civil
engineer, was seen coming out
of a drug store the other day
and his friends are wondering
if he was buying some of the
hair oil that puts the Goodlin
bees on the warpath, or some
come-hither perfume.
The recent editorial in the
M.T. about the turtle business
here, brings to mind that a man
living in a small cabin about
a quarter mile east of the Mo
doc buildings, which was then
Boy Improved; Hurt
When Hit by Rock
Lance Jennings, 11-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jen
nings, 117 Ashland st., was im
proved Saturday, his father re
ported, after being treated for a
four-inch gash in his head caused
when he was hit by a rock.
City police reported they were
questioning three boys, aged 13,
11 and 8 years old, who report
edly were involved in the rock
throwing incident, which hap
pened Friday. Lance was treated
at Sacred Heart hospital, and it
was reported he suffered from
a slight concussion and a later
infection.
the Bybee ranch, trapped turtles
in the ponds in this vicinity,
keeping and feeding them in a
pen near his cabin until he had
some 100 dozen which he ship
ped to S.F. for a price of $3 a
dozen.
One shipment, as far as we
know, was all he made, and ac
cording to a friend of his, after
getting the money he got into
bad company in the big city and
lost it all. At that time any en
terprise that would bring in $300
in a couple of months would
have been considered a flour
ishing business. The trapper said
the reptiles were used to make
soup which was claimed to be a
sure pepper-upper for dwindling
or lost vigor and much in de
mand by the more properous of
San Franciscans. As to women
wearing them for decorations,
we never say they will wear
anything if it is the style. Along
with the muddy color there was
an aroma not what one would
call alluring.
Mrs. W. W. Timm returned
to her home here Sunday after
spending several days at the
Robert Smith home caring for
the Smith family while Mrs.
Smith was in the hospital.
Mrs. Joseph Spang of Port
land left Thursday after spend
ing a few days with her war
time acquaintance, Mrs. D. C
Inglis. Mrs. Spang and Mrs. Ing-
lis lived together in Astoria
while Mrs. Inglis was employed
by the United States Navy.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Nealon
were Saturday night guests at a
dinner party at the Eva Ringo
home in Medford.
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