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i House Defeats Bill Changing Formula On Timber Taxation Salem - (CPD - The Oregon House Wednesday defeated House Bill 14 which would have changed the formula of timber taxation in the state. There were 29 votes for and 29 against the measure. Rep. Clarence Barton (D Coquille), a chief sponsor of the bill, changed his vote to no when the vote was counted so that he could move for re consideration of the bill at a future date. Barton said that the bill was a severance tax tied to an ad valorem basis. He explained that under the bill operators who were cut ting timber fast would pay more taxes than those cutting on a long-range basis. The tax would be steady, Barton said, until the timber was cut at which time it would go up. He said this was proper because most of the tax should be paid when the operator was making money from cut ting. Cut-and-Get-Out Cited . Oregon's timber tax struc ture was one reason for a cut-and-get-out policy of some op erators, he said. . Bills to change the tax structure similar to HB were introduced in the last session of the Legislature, but died in the Senate after passing the House. An interim com mittee then studied the prob lem and came up with HB 14. Dr. John Sly, Princeton tax expert, said a timber tax should -conserve the state's economic base, provide for continuing revenue and dis tinguish between growing and marketable timber. Barton said HB 14 did all these things Chief opposition to the bill came from Rep. W. O. Kelsay (D-Roseburg) who called it a , "Robin Hood in reverse" bill that would "steal from the poor and give to the rich." Kelsay said the bill would' provide tax relief for a few large companies with a lot of timber. "If passed, this bill will has ten the day when the small operator will be put out of business in Oregon," Kelsay said. Kelsay said he planned to introduce a bill calling for an interim study of the tim ber tax problem exclusively. Members of the industry would serve on the commit tee. Both sides admitted that the bill was lobbied extensively and had taken more time in the House Tax Committee than any other measure. ' Rep. Carlton Fisher (D-Eu- gene) said the bill was not a battle between big and small interests. He said there were large companies on both sides. Because House Bill 14 would encourage a "long range tim ber program," Fisher said he favored it. One sponsor of the Bill, Rep. Fayette Bristol (R-Grants Pass) voted against it because as it was written, Bristol thought it could not be ad ministered properly. Barton closed his presenta tion by saying that one large company was removing a mil lion feet of timber a day from Coos county and would de plete its supply in a little more than eight years. He said the company was not paying its fair share of taxes under the current tax structure and would take some $750,000 in value from the county tax rolls. Washington Man Killed in Crash Centralia, Wash.-flJPD-Ken-neth W. Fabrick, 21, Roches ter, was .killed Wednesday when he was thrown through the windshield of his auto mobile as it crashed into a utility pole here. WON n Rep. Porter Urges Expansion of Officer Exchange Washington Congressman Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) has urged that the Air Force's forthcoming pro gram to exchange reserve of ficers of the NATO countries be expanded to include Navy and Army reserve officers. He has suggested the "peo ple to people" program ,also include reserve officers from the Soviet bloc nations "sub ject to the usual security pre cautions." The Air Force program will be the first of its kind. Porter said the Leader Ex change programs (a part of the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act) are an essential part of our cold war arsenal. He has re cently returned from a 12,-500-mile, two-week trip in Europe visiting NATO in stallations. The tour was un der sponsorship of the Air Force and the Reserve Offi cers Association. He and oth er reserve officers made the feasibility test to determine whether the proposed re serve officer exchange was possible. ' Plans Being Made The Fourth District Con gressman made his recom mendations Tuesday when Congress reconvened follow ing its annual Easter recess Porter told his colleagues that plans are now being made to invite about 20 re serve officers from NATO countries, not oil of them in the air arm, to visit selected air reserve training locations in the United States. The visit would last about two weeks. The costs will be minimal and require no congressional appropriations, Porter told his colleagues, Rep. T. Ash ton Thompson (D-La.) also made the tour of the NATO nations. Porter said he , felt the United States is far stronger in Europe than most people realize. He said Europe was no longer an unknown con tinent. "I returned much en couraged as to our unity of purpose with all allies and our capacity to deter the Soviet Union from overt ag gressive action in Europe,' he said. - Rep. Porter said he ex pected to make nublic later in the week proposed policies the United States should press for in negotiations as to the status of Berlin. He said these policies came fol lowing his discussions in Eu rope with members of the British Parliament and oth ers. . Major Industry in Oregon Is Growing Seed for Nation D Cash refunds on all your lawn furni- Q ture and toy purchases, Plus $25 in ri ii. ii ' 11.1 j U mercnanaise in our may aisr araw- ing! NO PURCHASE REQUIRED. PI You may register each time you visit our store. Q JUST IMAGINE! ! Winning all your patio fur nishings and toys FREE, plus $25.00 merchandise. II El MOORE'S offer the best selection and lowest prices. LOOK at these: 6-fT. 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Funeral services w4U be held Saturday at 10 a.m. Overturned Tractor Kills Eugene Man Springfield, Ore. (UPD A tractor accident Wednesday claimed the life of Herman J. Rotter, 59, Eugene. His body was discovered under an overturned tractor on McKenzie View drive near here. He was the operator of a large dairy farm. BOUND FOR U.S. Rangoon, Burma- (UPD -For mer Burmese Prime Minister U Nu was en route to the United States today to at tend a world religious confer Corvallis Oregon farmers can take a lot of credit for the fact that seed growing today is recognized as a major industry not just an after thought. In the past, the seed indus try was treated like a little brother who had to wear "hand - me - downs." Storage methods and equipment' de veloped for cleaning and har vesting of grain were adapted for use by seed growers. But now that "little brother" is growing up, storage methods and new equipment are being developed specifically for seed crops. Dr. D. D. Hill, head of the farm crops department at Oregon State college, looks for many other advances in the seed growing industry, which is worth $20 million to $30 million a year to the state. More Kinds of Seeds Oregon currently grows more kinds of field crop seeds than any other state in the nation. Seed is grown in all parts of the state except in the Columbia Basin wheat producing counties. Oregon grows all of the rye-grass, much of the vetch and winter peas, most of the fine fescues and the bent grass, large amounts of red, trefoil, alsike, Ladma, crim son and subterranean clovers, not to mention the wheat grasses, blue grasses, oat- grasses and many others. The reason Oregon has taken the lead in developing the seed industry is simply because farmers took advan tage of their environment to do what they could do best. Cool growing conditions and dry harvest weather have proved ideal for production of high quality seed, accord ing to Hill. Recognizes West Hill says the rest of the country has come to recognize the West as a major seed producing area. He expects Oregon growers in the future will be called upon to grow specific varieties of seeds for certain areas of the qpuntry. Plant breeders who nave concentrated in the past on big money crops, such as corn and wheat, are now develop ing new varieties of forage crops, he noted. The seed growing industry become sn more complex with each new variety developed. Hill cited the fact that each variety re quires a different production process, and that it is impor tant to keep new varieties pure through seed certmca- tion. 'Research is being conduct ed in Oregon by the agricul tural research service of the U. S. department of agricul ture to find ways of controll ing weeds and competing crops that make it hard to produce clean seed. New Moving System A new system of moving seed about in seed houses has been devised by a team of USDA agricultural engineers at OSC. It simplifies the prob lem of keeping seed pure. Bucket elevators and moving belts used to be the accepted way of moving seed, ihese were hard to clean between changing from one variety to another. In the future it is expected that seed houses will switch over to moving seed Portland Due More Gusty East Winds Portland- (UPD -More gusty east winds were predicted for the Portland area along with I Sunshine today, and low hu midities resulted in high fire danger. Four brush fires broke out in a little more than an hour in the local area Wednesday afternoon and one for a time endangered three . homes. Gusts of wind up to 27 miles an hour were reported and the humidity at nearby West Linn Wednesday was 14, low er than any figure for last summer. BIG GREEN RED FIR Slabwood Doable Load $1000 300 cu. ft- Jumbo Load $ I M00 400 cu. ft II Order Early - Quick Delivery Phelps Fuel Go. SP 3-5878 through small pipes which can be cleaned easily, by blowing high pressure air through them. Another recent advance in the seed industry is the bulk handling of seed from the field to the warehouse. Be fore it is cleaned, seed is now stored in boxes that hold 2,000 or more pounds instead of in small bags. Development of new ware housing and identification methods are still needed, Hill added. LUNCH EXPENSIVE Chicago -(UPD- A ladies hos pital benefit committee lunch ed on the 20th floor of the Harris Trust and Savings Bank Wednesday on a menu which read: "Bouillon com mon stock, lambs chops a la finance, potatoes negotiable and currency lettuce salad." Police said the ladies were robbed of three mink stoles, valued at $2,800, during lunch. Wall Street Chatter New York -!UPD- E. F. Hut ton & Company's Joseph E. Granville says indications point to a strong continuation of the Bull Market but says the seeds of termination are being sown now. Granville notes several things which promise to have an eventual impact on mar ket sentiment and bear watch ing: The trend of new financ ing, the rediscount rate, fluc tuations in low-price stocks and foreign competition. Court Records DISTRICT COURT Alice N. Cheedle, no operator's license, S10. Ole Shoog, failure to dim lights, S7.50. Virgil K. Douglas, violation of basic rule, $15. Charles D. Race, no public utili ties commission, $15. Robert E. Nail, failure to yield right of way, S15. Luey Shadduck, no operator's license, $10. William D. Land, operating while license is suspended, $100. CIRCUIT COURT Helen M. Stults vs. William E. Stults. divorce complaint. Mary D. Kirby vs. Fred C. Kirby, divorce decree. Jack Li. Patterson vs. Lilly Evelyn Patterson, divorce com plaint. Raymond E. Wyatt vs. Melba Al ley Wyatt, divorce decree. Virgil A. House vs. Virginia V. House, divorce complaint. v BILLS OKAY LOANS Washington - (UPD - The House has passed and sent to the Senate two bills to au thorize' the armed forces to lend tents, cots and other equipment to the Boy Scouts for jamborees this summer at Colorado Springs, Colo., -and in the Philippines. The Alfred L. Vanden Broeck& Co. investment let ter says "as long as the basic investment money is pur chasing equities for prospec tive value and income, we are not going to run into a wild speculative boom." The fun damentally cautious approach in the market, it notes, is il lustrated by the fact steel stocks have been going down while steel operations have been moving toward capacity. Harris, Upham & Co. finds "the outlook for improved earnings and dividends on na tional distillers common slock highlights a . favorable long term growth trend." Walston & Company notes that unofficial estimates indi cate Wheeling Steel' first quarter net might rise to $2.25 or so against three cents last year and Republic Steel might achieve about $1.75 against 55 cents. New York -(UPD- Film star Joanne Woodward gave birth today toalVz pound daughter at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Don t Miss Nji Mohawk's SPRING CARPET FESTIVAL Exclusively in Medford at S-W FLOOR, COVER SHOP 709 South Riverside Phone SP 2-7376 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Thursday, April 9, 1959 3 FACTORY FOUNDER DIES New York-flJPD-Luigi Barra, 74, founder of the Barra Glove Co., with factories in Italy and retail shops there and in the United States, died at his Naples home Wednesday, ac cording to word received here. DIES IN HOTEL New York -(UPD -A blonde woman was found dead Wednesday in her room in a hotel, apparently from an overdose of barbituates. Police identified her as Venita Rad cliffe of Los Angeles. rest case We our on your first 1 . 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