Briefs From the Legislature
Salem U.R) A bill to set up
a state power commission and
put Oregon into the wholesale
electrical power business was
debated before a ways and
means subcommittee.
Advocates contended the bill
would put the state in the same
position as a preferential cus
tomer under which it would
have first call for federal power
under the Bonneville act, the
same as cities, co-ops and public
utility districts.
Private utility spokesman dis
puted this. They said that under
the act Oregon would not be in
a preference position.
Salem U.R) The Oregon
Senate defeated House bill 254,
which would have allowed
$2,000 homestead exemptions on
homes but would have assessed
all utility property at a ratio
double of that applied to all oth
er classes of property.
Final vote on the measure was
22 to 8 against, then by voice
vote, action on the measure was
indefinitely postponed.
Salem (U.R) The Oregon
Senate passed Senate Bill 453,
which Sen. Walter J. Pearson,
Portland Democrat, said was de
signed to attract new industry
to Oregon and encourage build
ing. Under terms of the measure,
any structure less than 60 per
cent complete on Jan. 1, the as
sessment day, would be exempt
from the ad valorem tax, or local
property tax.
The measure passed with only
seven dissenting votes.
The Senate passed and sent to
the Governor for signature sev
en house bills, including three
measures designed to tighten
and facilitate the administration
of assessment and taxation laws.
The measures, House bills 198
and 211, were introduced at re
quest of the State Tax Commis
sion. Salem (U.R) Sen. Warren
Gill, Lebanon Republican, said
the Senate Judiciary Committee
of which he is chairman will
commence hearings at 7:30 p.m.
Friday on the various bills now
before the committee relating to
criminal proceedings and indi
rectly involving the Multnomah
county "situation."
The first hearing will be held
Study Under Way To Get Information On Technicians
A state-wide study is under
way to determine the number of
technicians employed in Oregon
and to secure informations about
in room 309, in the state capital
here. Attorney General KODert
Y. Thornton will be the first
witness.
Senator Gill said Multnomah
County District Attorney Wil
liam M. Langley also would appear.
Salem U.R) The Oregon
Senate voted unanimously for a
measure appropriating $154,000
to the state library to match fed
eral funds in bringing state li
brary service to the rural areas.
The measure, Senate bill 134,
now goes to the House.
their post-high .school education
al and training needs.
The study is being conducted
by the state division, of vocation
al education in cooperation with
several of the larger Oregon
school districts.
School officials throughout the
state will contact about 300
firms next week to secure the
survey information, according to
William G. Loomis, .state super
visor of trade and industrial edu
cation. Lindsay M. , Vinsel, Medford
High school teacher, was among
11 state school officials recently
meeting in Salem who will par
ticipate in the study.
Others Attending
Others attending were Mau
rice C. Romig, Coos Bay; Jack
E. Brookins, Oregon Technical
institute, Klamath Falls; L. John
Lipney, Springfield; W. W. Cox,
Eugene; Richard D. Boss, Rose
burg; R. J. Haas, Forest Grove;
Lennis E. Nash, Pendleton; Paul
F. Wilmeth, Salem; and Loomis
and Donald M. Gillis, state divi
sion of vocational education.
Educators expect to acquire
information from the study
which will be useful in deter
mining the part public schools
should play in training techni
cians in Oregon and acquainting
industry throughout the state
with school facilities, Loomis
said.
The survey is scheduled , for
completion this fall.
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Theft of Four Wheels, Tires Reported
Gerald E. Olson, . 100 South
Groveland ave., Medford, re
ported to sheriff's deputies
Wednesday afternoon the theft
of four truck tires and wheels
from Mack Sales and Service,
3811 Crater Lake highway.
Olson reported that the tires
and wheels were taken from
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