Hatfield Critical of Oregon Legislature's Accomplishments on Taxation
Salem (UPD Republican
j Gov. Mark Hatfield is satis
; : fied with the size of Oregon's
2 1959-61 budget but not with
the way the Democratic-con-trolled
50th Legislature went
X about raising money for it.
In his inaugural message on
:Teb. 9, Hatfield outlined a
general fund budget calling
for $312,972,000. The budget
approved by the Legislature
which adjourned early Thurs
day was estimated at $312,
400,000. 'Another Patch'
Hatfield charged that the
lawmakers "provided only an
other patch on the crazy quilt
of Oregon taxation." He add
ed, "instead of truly broaden
ing the tax base as recom
mended . . . the Democratic
leadership has socked - the
same taxpayers who have
been hit so often and so hard
for so many years."
But referring to the size of
the budget, Hatfield said it
was kept "some $15 million
under what was predicted for
this biennium a year ago by
then Finance Director John
Richardson."
GOP Against Tax Plan
Hatfield has recommended
a broadening of the tax base
in addition to the net income
tax. After much wrangling
the Legislature finally came
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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
Friday, May 8, 1959
f Legislative Pay
Issue Due For
Court Decision
Salem (CPB - Secretary of
State Howell Appling refused
Thursday to comply with a
demand that he approve extra
51 pay for legislators provided
in a legislative bill, thus set-
1 ting up a court test.
5 The bill would increase leg
- islators' pay to $175 a month
from the present $600 a year.
It was introduced by Sen. R.
'," F. Chapman (D-Coo Bay) sole-
- ly to get a decision from the
: State Supreme Court on
whether members of the Leg'
islature could set their own
, salaries.
2 The Legislature also passed
a bill which submits ,to the
Deonle in November of 1960
the question of whether legis
lators' salaries will go from
the present rate to the $175
per month figure.
Chapman made the demand
for the extra pay from Ap
pling with intention1 of filing
suit to force him to comply.
Appling said he was in sym
pathy with "the need for
higher legislative salaries"
and that he would cooperate
fully to "obtain an early de
cision of legality of the
issue."
Chapman's bill was based
In a Supreme Court decision
several years ago which said
salaries set out in the consti
, tution for state officials were
minimums and the Legislature
could raise them. This pro
vision later was repealed.
Pile Drivers To
c Meet Monday
C Portland - (UPD - The Fed
" eral Mediation Service hoped
f today that a Monday nego-
- tiation meeting between em
. ployers and striking Pile
Drivers would produce an
agreement to halt a walkout
which has tied up about $15
million, worth of construction
here.
Some 30 Pile Drivers union
members are on strike against
J about 20 jobs here. In all 500
men are idled,
i The strike started Wednes-
day and spread Thursday. The
C estimate of the value of jobs
affected was made by As-
aociated General Contractors,
the employer group.
AGC said that since a meet
ing is scheduled Monday it
" still considered itself in nego-
tiation and therefore had not
made plans to invoke its pre-
viously-stated stand that a
strike against, one is a strike
against all."
Paris -0PD North Atlantic
Treaty Organization headquar
ters 'has disclosed the United
States has signed agreements
with ' West Germany, The
Netherlands, Greece and Tur
key to furnish them with nu
clear weapons information.
Duncan's Fiscal Committee To
Study State's Building Needs
Salem-UPB-Investigation of
needs and utilization of build
ings proposed by state institu
tions and the Board of Higher
Education together with a
study of the administrative
organization of state agencies
will be the major effort of the
newly-created fiscal commit
tee during the next two years.
In addition this' committee
will assist interim commit
tees in formulating reports as
well as carrying on research
work for such groups. The
committee, created by the
1959 legislature, is responsi
ble to the legislature alone.
The first , meeting of the
committee, headed by House
Speaker Robert Duncan of
Medford, was held Thursday
afternoon.
To Study Budgets
The committee will study
budget proposals by various
state agencies in advance of
the next legislative session.'
The study of the adminis
tration of state agencies will
be designed to determine if.
the state cannot operate with
less than the close to 20,000
now employed. Appointment
of a fiscal officer was delayed
for 30 days to allow a sub;
committee to make further
search and evaluation of pos
sibilities for the position.
A salary range of from $10,-
000 to $12,500 was decided
for the director. .
Would Help Decision
Members of the committee,
many of them former mem
bers of Ways and Means, felt
that building projects present
ed by state agencies did not
have too much prior study.
They felt that a thorough
study of building needs by
the committee and its staff,
together with planning in re
lation to the number of people
that would use the building,
would be invaluable to the
Ways and Means committee.
In addition, they said it might
cut down on the building pro
grams that appear at every,
legislative session.
Sen. Anthony Yturn (R-On-
tario) said if the Fiscal com
mittee decided a sum for a
building program or decided
Jacksonville Men
Injured in Crash
Two Jacksonville men were
injured in a one-car accident
Thursday night on Highway
238 at the east end of Ruch,
state police said today.
Treated at Rogue Valley
hospital and released last
night were Charles F. Cush
man, driver, and passenger,
James D. Sutton.
The Chushman car was go
ing east on Highway 238 when
the car ahead suddenly
stopped, state police said.
Cushman swerved to avoid
collision and the car traveled
across the highway, hit a
three-foot ditch and turned
over, , police said. The men
were taken to Rogue Valley
hospital by the Medford Am
bulance service.
that no building program was
needed the legislature would
have a difficult time in over
riding the committee's deci
sion. Durno Sees Value
' Sen. Edwin Durno (R-Med-ford)
said he felt the greatest
value of the Fiscal committee
would be in aiding members
of the Ways and Means committee.
Other members of the com
mittee besides Duncan, Ytur
ri and Durno are Senate Pres
ident Walter Pearson (D-Port-land);
Sens. Ward Cook and
Alfred Corbett (D-Portland);
and .Reps. Stafford Hansell
(R-Athens); George Layman
(R-Newberg); George Annala
(D-Hood River); Clarence Bar
ton (D-Coquille) and Keith
Skelton (D-Eugene).
Industrial Shares
Record Net Gains
New York (UPD Highest
grade industrial shares re
corded net gains ranging to
more than 5 points in Du
Pont today to restore nearly
all of Thursday's wide decline.
Other key issues to move
up 2 or 3 points included
American Telephone, Good
year, International Paper, and
Chrysler.
Chrysler's gain was match
ed by Ford, which set a new
high. General Motors and
American Motors rose more
than a point each and Stude-baker-Packard
rose nearly a
point.
'DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York - (CPD - Dow
Jones final stock averages:
30 industrials 621.36, up
5.72; 20 railroads 163.85; up
1.27; 15 utilities 91.60. up
0.53. and 65 stocks 212.20,
up 1.75. Sales . today were
about 3.930.000 shares com
pared with 4.530.000 shares
Thursday.
Today's prices on selected
stocks
Allied Chemical ' .112V2
Alum Co. Am 78
American Can 43
American Motors 38
AT&T 24334
Anaconda Copper A
Armco Steel 66
Bendix Aviation 83 V
Bethlehem Steel 49
Boeing Air - 39
Caterpillar Corp 96V4.
Chrysler Corp 65
Continental Can 46
Crown Zellerbach 55 Vfc
Curtiss Wright 35
Dow Chemical. 88
Du Pont .:, 246
Eastman Kodak 85
Firestone 1452
General Electric ; 81
General Foods 81
General Motors 49
Georgia Pacific 65V4
Graham Paige1 . 2
Greyhound 21
Gulf Oil 114
Homestake Mining 41
Idaho Power 47 V4
I. B. M. ... ' 576
Int. Paper .. : 115
Kaiser Ind Unquoted
Johns Manville 56
Kennecott Copper 109
Lockheed Aircraft . 34!
Katy , . 6
Montgomery Ward 48
Natl Biscuit 52
New York Central 26
Pac Gas & Elec 64
Penney J. C. 110
Penn RR ... 17
Radio Corporation 67
i
on lil OTHER'S
NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 10th
Bring Mother To Beautiful
lMoii Desir
Dining Inn
JUST EAST OF CENTRAL POINT
On HER Day. Mother's Day Dinner out! A real
treat for the family . . . and especially a vacation
for Mom! She'll enjoy the luxuries of Mon Desir's
thoughtful service, restful surroundings, Julie's
savory cuisine. Of course, we'll have children's
Vi price plates so make it a real family affair!
Special Mother's Day Dinner Served
From 3:00 p.m. Until 9:00 p.m. .
WE
CHILDREN
!4 PRICE
MON DESIR-Phone NOrmandy 4-2513
Richfield Oil
Safeway ,
Sears .
Shell Oil
Socony Mobil Oil
Southern Co.
Southern Pacific
Standard California
Standard Indiana
Standard N. J.
Sun Mines
Texas Co. ..
Texas Gulf Sulfur
Tex Pac Land Trust 17
Transamerica 27 Vi
Trans World Air 20
Tri-Continental , 40Vi
Union Carbide 139Vi
Union Pacific 34
87
38
43
82
44
38
66
53
49
52
7
83
21
United Aircraft
United Air Lines
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
Youngstown S & T
. 62
. 38
. 57
- 89
.118
Lamb Dealers
Deplore Grading
Portland (UPD Lamb deal
ers complained 'today they
stand to lose money because
of a sudden down-grading of
meat.
Prosser Clark, veteran
salesman at the stockyards
here, said the Department of
Agriculture has changed its
mind overnight as to what a
choice grade lamb is.
"Up to two weeks ago Ore
gon and , Washington lamb
feeders were able to report
that their lambs were grading
80 to 85 per cent choice - the
next to the top grade. Now
the same producers are ship
ping what they say are better
lambs and the carcasses from
these are grading only 10 to
15 per cent choice," Clark
said.
Tennessee Coal
Area Patrolled
Jellico, Tenn. (UPD Four
highway patrol cruisers pa
trolled the Jellico area today
in a state effort to halt vio
lence in this coal mining com
munity. The Tennessee Bureau - of
Identification set up head
quarters here- Thursday after
local officials asked for state
help.
. Assistant Attorney Gen.
David Rogers and Sheriff Rose
Kitts called for state aid after
two dynamite explosions de
stroyed two coal tipples and
smashed window panes and
plate glass' windows in Jelli
co's business district.
It was the latest act of vio
lence since the start of a coal
strike which has affected
southeastern Kentucky and
Tennessee coal fields.
Births
CLIFFORD - To Mr. and
Mrs. Burton, 829 Bennett St.,
Medford, May 7, 1959, a girl,
weight 7 pounds, at Rogue
Valley hospital.
FULCHER - To Mr. and
Mrs. George Leo, 114 North
Columbus ave., Medford, May
7, 1959, a girl, weight 5
pounds, at Rogue Valley hos
pital. .
OVer-fhe-Counfe;
Western Slocks
The following bid and asked
prices on selected Western aecuri
ties. provided by the Medford
branch oifice of Pacific Northwest
Company are unofficial and do not
represent actua- transactions but
are intended as a guide to the
apprcTraat price range
Common Stocks Bid Asked
Bank of America 44; 47 'i
caiit.-f acitic utilities- 36V
Cascades Plywood 33 ',i
Cons. Freightways 21
Copco 36
First National Bank 54
Northwest Nat. as 17
Pacific Pwr. & Lt, 414
Permanente Cem. Co. 251a
Portland Gen. Elec 29
U. S. National Bank 69
United Utilities 33
West Coast TeL 23
38
36 1
23
39
58
18
43 i
27
30
74i,i
35
25
up with a plan whereby rates
would be lowered but taxes
would be hiked by eliminating
the federal income tax de
duction from state returns.
The governor said if the
base had been broadened, vi
tal needs such as those in ele
mentary and secondary educa
tion could have been met wjth
resultant property tax relief.
The main income tax plan
as finally approved met with
almost solid Republican op
position. All 27 GOP house
members voted against it and
only three of the 11 GOP sen
ators voted for it. It also re
ceived bitter press criticism.
Hatfield was not entirely
critical of the Legislature. He
cited reorganization of the
Board of Agriculture, repeal
o the anti-picketing law,
adoption of an uninsured mo
torist clause and unemploy
ment compensation provisions
as good things which came out
of the session.
Some other highlights of
the session included:
Sales and Cigarette Taxes:
Bills calling for a vote of the
people in 1960 on a sales tax
and calling for a three cent
per pack tax on cigarettes
were buried in committee.
Astoria Bridge: A bill for a
bond issue for a Columbia
river bridge at Astoria and im
provement of Highway 42 in
southern Oregon was passed.
. Capital Gains: A capital
gains provision similar to fed
eral law was passed with the
provision that the money
gained in taxes be re-invested
in Oregon. However, Hatfield
said the bill didn't, go far
enough. :
Business Tax: A 1 per
cent business tax was imposed
along with eliminating an in
ventory tax on merchandise
stored in Oregon warehouses.
Unemployment: A bill to
eliminate most cannery work
ers from collecting unem
ployment compensation was
passed. It now requires at
least 20 weeks of work with
a $700 minimum salary to
qualify for unemployment
compensation. Previously the
requirement was a $700 mini
mum in any one quarter.
Bonding: The people will
vote in 1960 on a $40 million
bond issue for an eight-year
construction program. Hat
field had suggested a pay-as-you-go
program.
Board of Control: A bill
was passed by both houses to
abolish the three-man Board
and give its responsibilities to
the governor. Hatfield might
veto it.
Women's Prison: Funds for
a new women's prison were
provided but much work re
mains to get the program roll
ing Board of Parole: Was ex
panded from three to five
members.
Salaries: The Legislature
balked in the final day on
two salary hikes for college
teachers and other state em
ployees. The former were
raised 10 per cent over the
next two years and the latter
four per cent.
Welfare: 1 Both emergency
appropriations to cover wel
fare payments until June 30
and an expanded budget for
the next two years were ap
proved. An interim committee
will study the welfare prob
lem in Oregon.
Migratory Labor: A pack
age of bills seeking to improve
the working condition of mi
grants in Oregon was ap
proved.
State Police: Were given a
five-day work week.
Coroners: A bill was passed
to change the present coroner
systm to one of medical ex
aminers except in Multnomah
county. ,
Taverns: A bill to allow
singing in taverns was vetoed
by Hatfield.
Miss Waltermire
Suffers Facial Cut
Linda Jo Waltermire, 16, of
1109 West Main st., Medford,
suffered a cut over her right
eye yesterday when struck
by a baseball bat on a school
playground.
Miss Waltermire, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Walter
mire, operators of the Med
ford Ambulance Service, was
taken to Rogue Valley hospi
tal by ambulance.
ACTRESS IN HOSPITAL
Las Vegas, Nev.-fllPD-Actress
Debra Paget was reported in
satisfactory condition today at
Southern Nevada Memorial
hospital where she was under
going treatment for pneu
monia.
Portland Livestock
Portland (UPI) Cattle for
week 1775. Choice under 1150 lb.
fed steers 29.25-30; 1089-1146 lb. at
30; good under 1100 lb. 27.50-28.75;
standard 26-27; utility 21.50-25;
good-choice fed heifers 26.50-28;
utility cows 18-20; canner-cutter
14-15.50; utility bulls 23.50-24.50.
Calves for week 280. Good-choice
vealers 31-35; few to 36; standard
24-29; utility 21-25; cull down to
17; good-choice stock calves 28-32.
Hogs for week 2725. No. 1 and 2
butchers 190-225 lb. 18.25-18.50;
1, 2 and 3 lots 17.25-18; sows 300
550 lb. 11.50-14.50.
'Sheep for week 425. Good-choice
spring lambs 23-23.75; utility-good
22; old crop shorn lambs weak to
1.00 lower; good-choice 16.50-17.75;
ewes 3-8.
Portland Produce
Portland (UPI) Dairy ' market
' Eggs To retailers: 'Grade AA
large. 35-37c doz.; A large. 34-36c;
AA small, 28-30c; cartons l-3c ad
ditional. Butter To retailers: AA and
Grade A prints, 65c lb.; carton, lc
higher; B prints, 63c.
Cheese medium cured To re
tailers: A erade cheddar single dai
sies, 41-51c; processed American
cheese, a-iu. loaf, 4U-43C.
Farm Market
No. 1A California Long White po
tatoes sold to retailers at 4.25-4.75
a hundredweight today, as spud
prices continued to advance: as
paragus supplies continued short
ot aemana.
Poultry, Rabbits
Live Chickens Quoted to grow
ers at Portland, Salem and south
to Eugene: f.o.b. ranch, No. 1 qual
ity fryers, 2-4 lbs., 17c; light
hens, 9-1 lc; heavy hens, 11c.
Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade
dressed to- retailers: Fryers, whole
drawn, 33-36c lb.; cut up. 38-41c;
hens, heavy type whole drawn, 37
40c; light-type cut up. 33-35c lb.
Dressed Turkeys To retailers:
Frozen, ready to cook, A grade
young toms, 40-43c lb., according
to weight; A grade young hens,
same basis 38-40c lb.
Breeder Turkeys To producers:
(Nominal) A grade hens, 23c on an
eviscerated basis: A grade toms,
23c on the same basis; to retailers,
A grade hens 35-36c.
Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b.
killing plants) Live white, 3
4 Vic lb. f.o.b. Portland, 20-23c;
colored pelts 5c under. Fresh killed
fryers to retailers, 57-60c lb.; cut
up, 61-64C.
Portland Hay, Grain
Portland Wholesale Hay Prices:
No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b.
Portland and Seattle, $32-23 ton
with top quality to $35.
Wholesale Prices as reported by
the Portland USDA market news
service. Basis by the ton, bulk,
prompt delivery, f .o.b. track, Port
land. Wheat, No. 1 soft white . $69.00
No. 2 Milo, Eastern shipment $54.00
No. 2 corn, Eastern shipment
. $56.75-57.00
No. 2 wh. oats, 38-lb. Coast
.52 nn-s4 nn
No. 2 Western barley. Coast $50.00
Soybean meal. 44 protein $76.00
Standard millrun $43.00-44.00
We have set up for saints and heroes.
For martyrs of brain and blood.
Who've swept thru the changing channels
Of Time in a master-flood.
Our days of high sung remembrance.
Fair-hymned with heart-uttered praise.
And left for the last which shall yet be first
The highest of all high-days.
And, now, with our laurel-list crowded
With minions and masters of fame
We see how its head lacks the luster
Of earth's Unapproachable Name!
The first of all names we remember,
The last of all names that we love . . .
That lives in the heart of each human.
All other names gleaming above!
She has stood undismayed where the bravest
Of men would but falter and fall.
She has fought thru all nights of disaster.
Unfearful of peril or pall.
She has striven and stumbled, and auffered
AH sorrow, all pain, and all woe,
And still in her heart kept the comfort.
And still in her eyes the good glow!
Though all days be hers to the loving,
Let one day be all hers alone,
That the world in its restless onrushing
May stop to kneel down at her throne.
And back of the flower emblematic
That the world in her honor shall wear.
Let there rise for the Blessing of Mother
A boundless Thanksgiving of prayer!
Gleaming Silverware Table Cloth
- Linen Napkins Good Food
Efficient Quite Service Air Conditioned
Dining Rodm-Ogen & a.m. -8 p.m.
Candle Room-Open 2 p.m.-lO p.m.
Hotel Medford
Eagle Program to
Honor Mothers
A program honoring moth
ers will be presented by the
Fraternal Order of Eagles and
auxiliary in the auxiliary hall
Sunday, May 10, at 2 pjn.
Walter Daigle is in charge.
Corsages will be given to
all Gold Star mothers, to the
oldest mother present, and to
the mother present with the
largest family. Refreshments
will follow the program.
Truman Birthday
Party Scheduled
New York (CPD - Harry S.
Truman, who took over Times
Square Thursday, captures
the rest of the nation tonight
in a star-studded happy 75th
birthday party.
An estimated 50,000 persons
were expected to turn out to
honor the former president at
Democratic Party dinners in
16 cities, linked by closed
circuit television.
Truman was to -join 1,800
guests at a $100-a-plate dinner
in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
here. Speakers at the cross
country party include Adlai
Stevenson, Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, House Speaker Sam
Rayburn, former Secretary of
State Dean Acheson and the
jaunty, vigorous Truman him
self. Entertainers were to in
clude Danny Kaye, Jack
Benny, Leonard Bernstein,
Jimmy Durante, ' Mort Sahl
and Melvyn Douglas.
LET'S BE UNREASONABLE
Corpus Christi, Tex. -(UPD -The
real estate business in this
city is getting tougher all the
time, judging from a sign here
that reads: "Property for sale.
No reasonable offer accepted."
Investment Funds
Noon Quotations on selected
funds supplied by th".- Mdford
Branch of Foster & Marshall, mem
bers New York Stock Exchange
Fund Bid Asked
Bullock 14.18 15.54
Chem Fund 11.16 12.07
Eaton Howard Stic 24.26
Fidelity 16.63
Gas Ind 13.60
Group Sec Avia Elec 11.56
Group Sec Com Stk 13.62
Group Sec Petr 1138
Group Sec Steel 9.96
Group Sec Tobac 8.08
Keystone B-3 16.48
Keystone B-4 .... 10.26
Keystone K-2 14.92
Keystone S-l 19.16
Keystone S-2 12.82
Keystone S-3 15.28
Keystone S-4 13.54
Mass Inv Grth Stk-14.04
EV-Elec 16.23
Value Line Inc 5.86
Wellington 14.32
25.94
17.98
14.86
12.66
14.91
12.46
10.91
8.86
17.98
11.18
16.28
20.91
14.00
16.67
14.78
,15.19
17.69
6.40
15.61
A day Mother will enjoy and remember
DIR
At the
T JACKSON
HOTEL
our delicious
Chuck Wagon Buffet
Adults $2.00 Served from
Children $1.00 12 Noon till 8 p.m.
Tables for large groups O
J Treat Mother on Her Day to
DINNER IN GRANTS PASS
at the
OREGON INN
Tempting, delicious Adults $1.85
Smorgasbord Children $1.25
Also large selection of dinner entrees
The patio will be open, weather permitting
Or take her to
Grants Pass' NEWEST DINNER HOUSE
THE BURL INN
Excellent Dinners Restful Atmosphere
Special BURL INN Dinner of the Day
Adults $1 .95 - Children $1.25 :
. . . In Grants Pass It's
Oregon Inn ! Burl Inn
South of Caveman ,-Bridge
Phone
GR 9-9252
S20 N.W. th
Street
Phone .
GR 9-2352
Open 7 A.M. to 10 P.M. Seven Days a Week
FRIED
CHICKEN
y ....
Southern Fried
We can cook it faster than you .
can eat it try us and see!
TUB of CHICKEN . . . serves 4
Take it home or eat it here.
No clean up for you N we do it.
Booth or Car Service .
BARREL of CHICKEN . . . serves 8 $4.98
o O O o'
Attention Shrimp Eaters
SHRIMP BOAT .', SHRIMP SCHOONER
$2.49
Serves 4
$2.49
Serves 8
$4.98
CHICKEN PLATE
3 PIECES JOINTED CHICKEN
Fried Southern Style
Cole Slow, Garlic Bread end
French Fries 1.25
CHICKEN
SNACK
2 Pieces Oiicfcen
1 Piece Garlic Bread
J5
BURGER STEAK PLATE
7 OZ. GROUND ROUND
Cole Slaw, Garlic Bread, French
Fries and Catsup
1.25
SHRIMP PLATE
, 3 JUMBO PRAWNS .
Cole Slaw Garlic Bread, French
fries, and Shrimp Sauce
1.25
HAMBURGERS 30
with Lettuce, Relish and Pickles
THE ALL AMERICAN SANDWICH
and we put plenty of meat in ours
Formerly the Coffee Pot
Weyerhaeuser
41 43 Ik