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Preliminary Petition on FiDe To heifer Cigarette Tax law To Oregon Voters
Friday, Mar 27, 1955
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Tobacco Industry
Starts Movement
For Referendum
Salem (U.R) A cigarette tax
of three cents a pack was one
of the last bills signed by Gov.
Paul L. Patterson yesterday and
already a movement is under
way to refer it to the voters.
A preliminary petition filed
by the tobacco industry to refer
the cigarette tax is in the hands
of Attorney General Robert Y.
Thornton, who said he would
have a ballot title written before
today is over.
Thornton Hat 10 Days
The preliminary petition was
filed with the State Election Bu
reau here late yesterday by Rob
ert A. Bradlee of Portland, sec
retary of the Oregon Tobacco
Distributors Association.
- It immediately was sent over
to Thornton's office. He .would
have, under law, 10 days to
phrase the ballot title, but he
said he would complete the task
today to give ample time for
circulating the petitions. Peti
tions bearing the names of 20,047
registered voters must be filed
with the state election bureau
here by Aug. 2 to get the matter
before the voters.
The cigarette tax was one of
the final measures signed by
Gov. Patterson before he left
for Missoula, Mont., where he is
attending meetings of the Colum
. bia Basin Interagency Commit
tee and the Northwest Power
Policy Committee.
Revenue Raising Measure
The cigarette tax, estimated
to produce some $10,000,000 in
the next biennium, is one of the
measures passed by the 1955
Legislature in an effort to meet
an anticipated deficit of $60,
000,000 or more in the next
biennium.
The main revenue - raising
measure toward this goal is a
45 per cent surtax on personal
Income taxes. There has been
talk of referring this matter, by
bpponents who say that Oregon's
income tax is the highest already
of any in the nation. But so far
there has been no indication of
an organized effort to refer it.
Should the surtax be referred,
the Legislature has made pro
vision that it be voted on at a
special election next Nov. 8. If
the cigarette tax also is referred,
it will be voted on at the same
time. But if only the cigarette
tax is referred, it will not come
up for vote until the next gen
eral election, in November,
1958.
Signed 772 Bills
In all, Gov. Patterson signed
772 bills passed by the 1955 Leg
islature and vetoed eight.
Among the final ones to clear
his desk yesterday were two
companion bills to create a State
Water Resources board and one
establishing a "ground water act
of 1955." Senate President Elmo
E. Smith of John Day has said
that these measures, to effect a
study of Oregon's water re
sources, are among the most im
portant passed by the Oregon
Legislature in several years.
NOMAObserves
Fourth Anniversary
A fourth anniversary party
and installation of officers of the
Medford chapter of the National
Office Managers association was
held this week at Mon Desir
Inn. W. H. Becker of Magnolia
Lumber Corporation, Inc., a resi
dent of Brookhaven, Miss., and
a member of the Medford chap
ter, was host for the evening to
members and their guests.
Special guests of the evening
.were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Premo,
Klamath Falls. He was respon
sible for the organization of the
Medford chapter.
Past President Kenneth E.
Pickens installed the new of
ficers, including Harper K.
; Hamilton, president; Russell I.
Brown, vice-president; Frances
E. Grant, secretary; Virginia
Vogel, treasurer; and Lee Soh
ler, Alvin Miller, Jack Hartley
'and Ethel Schultz, directors.
A buffet dinner was served
and the latter part of the eve
. ning was spent in dancing.
A Nichol's Worth of . . .
Comment On This and That
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
United Prett Fehir Writer
Harman Nichols
Washington U.R) The best
thing to do if a bee gets in your
car is to leave the critter to its
own devices.
And just hope
you don't look
like a device.
That's the ad
vice of James
I. Hambleton.
in charge of
bee keeping
and insect pa
thology for the
Department of
Agriculture. -
"Chances
are." he said, "the bee is just as
frightened as you are, More,
maybe."
The six-foot expert isn't anti
bee. This job is to control in
sects. "We couldn't live without
bees." he said, "and worse, with
out cm, I wouldn't have a job."
The first thing you should do
when a winged visitor gets into
your front seat is to stop the
car, Hambleton said. Take your
handkerchief and catch the fel
low. Don't touch it' with your
bare hands. Open the hatch and
shoo it away. An excited bee
is anxious to be on its way.
Don't Scare 'Em
Most bees, our man said, won't
sting unless they are scared.
"The honey bee," he said, "is
the only one which leaves its
stinger in your hide. Pull it out
immediately with your finger
nails if it attacks. Bee stings can
be dangerous and even fatal if
you happen to be allergic to
such things."
A honey bee bites only once,
and pays for the fun of it with
its life a few minutes later.
. Hornets and wasps, Hamble
ton said, use the stinger like a
sewing machine needle in and
out of people, over and over
again, then runs away to sting
again.
Hambleton learned about bees
at Ohio State university and the
University of Wisconsin. He has
been in the government since
1921. He's been stung hundreds
of times.
Bees aren't the only things
that can cause a driver to fall
off his rocker and start bum
bling into trees, other cars, and
culverts.
A local auto dealer keeps a
scrapbook of clippings on freak
auto accidents which he likes to
call his "Oh, for heaven sakes
department."
The Favorite
His favorite is a story about a
man in Oklahoma who suddenly
found himself host in his car to
a large colony of ants. The little
black things started up his legs.
And before he knew it, the man
with ants in his pants found
himsel'f spearheading a four-car
crash that turned out to be a big
dandy.
Another story concerns a farm
wife in North Dakota who was
driving along minding the white
line when she discovered she
had unwelcome company. A
small field mouse.
She took the wrong way out
of a bad situation. She geed
Ideal Cement Firm
Declares Dividend
Portland A dividend of 40
cents per share was declared re
cently at a meeting of the board
of directors of Ideal Cement
company, it was announced here
by officials of the firm's Pacific
division.
The dividend was declared
payable June 30 to stockholders
of record June 15, 1955. The
dividend is an increase of five
cents from that paid on March
31 of this year.
The board also approved in
principal a program of plant ex
pansion involving an outlay of
more than $55,000,000. When
completed, the program will in
crease by approximately 50 per
cent the company's productive
capacity.
when she ought to have hawed
and headed the nose of her ma
chine over an embankment.
The car was a worthless, tan
gled mess. The lady wasn't injured.
Chicago Lawyer
Gets Second Chance
Chicago (U.R) Former law
professor William G. Wood said
today he would make good on
his second chance to leave skid
road.
The 70-year-old Wood was
given his first chance last Jan
uary when he was recognized
I by Municipal Court Judge Hy-
man Feldman. Wood was before
ithe judge on a drunk charge,
i But, four months later, Wood
was back before a disappointed
and somewhat angry Feldman.
Wood said a 47-cent bottle of
wine led to his downfall.
Yesterday Feldman dropped
the second drunk charge against
Wood, acting on a psychiatric
report which showed there's
still hope that Wood can save
himself.
"I'll make good at it," Wood
said as he obtained his second
chance. He said he has been
offered a clerk's job with an em
ployment agency.
Youngster Urges
Polio Vaccinations
New York (U.R) The Daily
News published today the fol
lowing letter from Haslings-on-ihe-Hudson.
N.Y.:
"I'm eight years old. Last
may I had a polio shot. I hear
a lot of parents don't want
their children to have polio
shots. They are very good. I
no that oolio shots are safe.
Please print this. Thank you.
Stephen-H. Greene."
Memorial Day Traffic
Toll Figured at 360
Chicago (U.R) The National
Safety Council estimates the
Memorial Day week end will
bring death to 360 persons in
traffic accidents.
About 40,000,000 vehicles
traveling nearly 3,000,000,000
miles are expected on the high
way for the long week end which
is the traditional start of the
summer holiday and '. vacation
season.
Acting Dean Named
At Oregon University
Eugene (U.R) Dr. Raymond
T. Ellickson, head of the depart
ment of physics and associate
dean of the graduate school at
the University of Oregon, has
been named acting dean of the
graduate school, by Dr. O. Mere
dith Wilson, university presi
dent. Dr. Wilson also named Dr.
Robert D. Clark, head of the
speech department, as acting
dean of the college of liberal
arts.
The appointments, subject to
approval of the State Board of
Higher Education, were made to
fill vacancies left by Dr. Eldon
L. Johnson who has been named
president of the University of
New Hampshire effective on
Aug. 1.
Chicago (U.R) Sister Joan
Marie, Roman Catholic nun and
principal of Bishop Quarter
Junior Military Academy, also is
drill sergeant for the cadets.
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In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
In world affairs:
tions congress against being too
optimistic about Russia's inten
tions (as indicated by her recent
milder behavior.) He warns
against interpreting what he
calls a "striking reversal of So
viet policy" as indicating that
the danger of war isover and
that we can settle down to the
pleasant pursuits of peace.
He says if this country takes
such a view, the free world will
quickly, break up.
JET'S keep the facts straight.
The Commies are merely
changing their tactics. Their
ultimate purpose remains the
TO MAKE THIS A COMMU
NIST WORLD.
fTILL
Talking is cheaper than
shooting. Let's talk as long as
we can. Maybe we can keep on
talking until its fundamental
internal rottenness SPREADS
and destroys the whole structure
of Communism.
Bift let's expect no miracles.
I SUPPOSE you're upset and
disillusioned and considerably
worried by the ruckus over the
polio vaccine situation. Every
body is. It looks like something
that promised to be beautiful
and wonderful is winding up in
a mess.
- Here's a bit of advice:
Let's be patient.
IT took more than 100 YEARS
for Edward Jenner's smallpox
vaccine to banish the deadly fear
of smallpox. His first successful
vaccination was in 1796. A cen
tury, later, smallpox was still
feared unbelievably.
We're trying to make the Salk
polio vaccine successful in about
100 DAYS.
The modern world moves fast
but not that fast.
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