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o Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS William M. Allen, president of Boeing Airplane Co., on plans of Pan American World Airways to spend $269,000,000 for a fleet otjet airplanes: "The beginning of a new era in air tranpsortation." .Douglas Strieker, Windsor, Ont., factory worker who inherited part of a multi-million dollar estate when asked how long he will tay at his lathe operating job: "Just as long as it takes to get the check cashed." & ' John C. Sharp, president of Hotpoint Co., on "self appointed economists" who try to forecast the business future: "In this country there are too many wide open spaces sur rounded by teeth." Former President Truman on the American Legion action in condemning UNESCO: "The Legion doesn't know what It's talking about. They're gone haywire in the last three or four years and don't know what they're doing." Barbara Perry of Chicago after chatting with Prince Albert of Belgium: "He's very, very handsome. He's the kind of fella a girl would like to go out with. He sent me." British Wren Diane Claxton on the visit of 3,000 Russian sail ers to Portsmouth: 'They are much more reserved than our own soldiers." J. Addington Wagner, new commander of the American Legion in his acceptance speech: "The cold war between the American Legion and Communism will continue. It will only end when the enemy lays down his weapons of propaganda and deceit and gives up his design on America." Japanese Actress Hachiko Kyo revealing in Tokyo the vital sta tistics she refused to tell newsmen during a tour of Europe and America the last six weeks: "36-23-36, but they vary a little with the weather, so I just leave everything up to my dressmaker." Air Force Plane Smacks Mountain Riverside, Calif. (U.R) Air Force authorities today in vestigated the hillside crash of a B47 jet bomber in which four airmen were killed. The crash occurred shortly af ter the medium bomber took off on an evaluation mission from its home field, March Air Force Base, about 10 miles from here. The plane was flying on instru ments in a heavy fog but Air Force spokesmen said the fog was not responsible for the crash last night. Identification of the victims was withheld pending notifica tion of next of kin. ' Impact of the bomber and the accompanying explosion shook this city, only a few miles from the crash scene. The plane, which normally carries a three-man Crew, smash ed into the hillside traveling at about 500 miles per hour, March AFB spokesmen said. It was part of the base's 320th Bombardment squadron. BACK ON JOB Platteville, Wis. (U.R) When Robert White, physics instructor at Wisconsin State College here, became ill recently his father substituted for him. It was noth ing new for J. W. White. He had taught the classes for 29 years before his son took over in. 1949. Medfokd Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1955 Pages 1-10 Effect of Taxes On Development of, Industry Studied Salem (U.R) The Interim Tax Study Committee wants to know what adverse effects, if any, state and local taxes have on the de velopment of new industries in Oregon. Sen. Rudie Wilhelm Jr. of Portland, committee chairman, said Chambers of Commerce, business groups and others in terested in taxation are being asked to supply the committee with names of companies and in dividuals who built plants or ex panded old ones in their areas or constructed their factories elsewhere after studying an Ore gon building site. Sen. Wilhelm said the request for names is the first step in carrying out the committee's as signment of determining which, if any, of the state and local taxes now in force have an ad verse effect on the location and development of industry and Applicants Sought For IRS Agent Jobs Portland Applications for the position of internal revenue agent are now being accepted by the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Civil Service Board of Ex aminers, 870 Market st., San Francisco, according to Ralph C. Granquist, district director of Internal Revenue Service. The positions are concerned with the audit of individual, partnership and corporation tax returns to determine Federal tax liability. Purpose of the exami nations, to be held Nov. 19, 1955 and Feb. 4, 1956, is to establish adequate registers of well-qualified persons to fill vacancies as they occur in the present staff. Applicants will receive con sideration for vacancies through out the eight states of the region if they do not express an un willingness for such consideration. c J y w Kz u u ou uti 0 Year End Moiflel Sale! DON'T BUY A NEW OR USED CAR Until You've Seen Our Last Few GHEVROLETS '. o HURRY! ONLY 5 CARS LEFT! 1 4-door! Sedan, 210 Series V 1 2-door Sedan, 210 Series 1 Station Wagon, 210 Series 1 2-door Sedan, Bel Air 1 4-door Sedan, Bel Air Also A Few Low Mileage Executive. Cars In Excellent Condition! BIG DISCOUNTS BANK TERMS LOW DOWN PAYMENTS COURT and Bartlett Streets Phone 2-6115 CHEVROLET wealth in Oregon. When the committee receives the names, it will compile a master list which will be the basis of inten sive study and examination. Firms thus named will be ask ed to provide extracts from their materials on the relative impor tance of the factors which led them to select or reject an Ore gon site. Sen. Wilhelm said the committee hopes to separate "fact from fiction" in the oft repeated charge that Oregon's 'ax structure is driving business away. Other members of the commit tee are Sens. W. Lowell Steen of Milton-Freewater, Lee V. Oh mart of Salem, Philip B. Lowry of Medford and John P. Houn sell of Hood River; and Reps. Edwin E. Cone of Eugene, Ward H. Cook of Portland, Patrick E. Dooley of Portland, Wayne R. Giesey of Monroe, Roderick T. McKenzie of Sixes and Charles A. Tom of Rufus. SOC Teachers Conduct Classes at Brookings Ashland Instructors David F. Hill and Miss Florence P. Al len from the faculty of Southern Oregon college are conducting an extension course at Brookings on Friday evenings and Satur day mornings in the high school building. The course, "Improvement of Instruction in Reading" is listed as an Education 378 course for three hours credit and will ter minate at the end of fall term. The first class was held Oct. 8. 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