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54th Year Medford Price 10 Cents Tribune Third Section MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1959 Pages 1 to 12 Pearson Again Calls for Special Halsey Burial i Election to Determine Tax Form in State Sen. Walter J. Pear son, president of the Oregon Senate, this week again called for a special election to deter mine the form and amount of state taxes for the forthcoming biennium. In a long letter addressed to Oregon's newspapers, Sen ator Pearson said he and oth ers proposed during the re cent session of the legislature that a vote be held on a plan to give the voters a choice on a sales tax combined with re duced income and property taxes. Text of his letter follows: "Now that the referendum has been placed against the tax program passed by the re- 'cent Legislature, perhaps the public will understand why the Senate and I tried to hold down expenditures at the re cent session. Severely Criticized "I have been severely criti cized by the teachers and oth ers connected with education for not pushing an increase in the basic school support. Early in the year I stated that I felt the public did not want any increase in taxes, would not stand for them, and undoubt edly would refer any in creased tax program, if enact ed by the Legislature. When one was passed it became ne cessary to keep down the ex penditures so that if it was re ferred the state would not be .In a financial crisis. Unfortu jnately higher education's sal 'aries and other state em ployees' salaries had "to be held at only a slight increase to accomplish this purpose. .- "During the session I put in a bill which was co-signed by many Democrats and Repub licans which would have re ferred to the people the ques tion of whether or not they wanted a sales tax for educa tion and at the same time would have reduced their property and' income ' taxes. Had the people been allowed to vote on this question, which had never been sub mitted to them in this form before, then the next Legisla ture would have had a man date on how they should pro ceed to tax people in the way they might desire. It is my opinion that the Legislature should not make this decision for them. If they voted against this bill, the only alternative would have been to increase the income taxes approximate ly fifty per cent. Contrary to the statements made by some members of my party, neither I nor the other Democrats signing the bill were advocat ing a sales tax. We simply wanted to use the democratic method of letting the people vote on a proposition of how they should be taxed. In my opinion no legislator has the right to tell the people they have to be taxed by the method he personally favors. Mjor Questions "On practically every ma jor question concerning the rights of the people in the State of Oregon they have been allowed to vote on the proposition. Certainly taxes are not something to muzzle the people s voices and re strict their voting privileges. As a matter of fact legislators usually receive very little mail regarding taxes. Person ally I received over 800 let ters from those connected with and interested in educa tion wanting an increase in the basic school support but no suggestions as to how to fi nance it. I received less than 100 letters regarding taxes. Over 300 letters were received from persons interested in re taining trading stamps. As a result of this correspondence I felt that the only time the public ever expresses its opin ion regarding taxes is at the polls. This was what we who -sponsored this bill had in mind in submitting it to the people. "As a result of this referen dum I feel that the next ses sion should call for a special election where the people will have the question put to thejtn as to what manner of Changes on College Campus Noted from Files at Corvallis Corvallis - The 3 R's of education may never change but take a look this Centen nial year at some of these "old time" reports of college life. Taken from the files of Oregon State college, Ore gon's oldest state-supported in stitution, the reports point up some of the changes that have come on college campuses in the state's first century. ' In the 1880's, for example, "ladies and gentlemen" of the student body did not "con verse" on college premises. If they did talk to one another, they were subject to from 5 to 25 demerits. Only 100 de merits were cause for dis missal from school. General disorder could cost you 5 to 100 demerits; leaving recitation periods without ex cuse, 5 to 30; and failure at recitation, 5 to 10. Living Costs Living costs in the 1890's ranged from about $5 to $9 a month. Total estimated ex penses per year for students at the turn of the century were between $140 and $150. In October, 1891, the study hours of Oregon State college were from "8 ajn. to noon; 1 to 4 pjn.; and 6 o'clock in the evening to 7 o'clock the following morning; during which hours students are not allowed to be on the streets of Corvallis, or to be loitering or playing on the college grounds, or elsewhere, with out special permission." Basketball was played by women students several years DAILY'S Body & Painl Southern Oregon's Oldest and Finest 29- S. BARTLETT Phone SP 2-2393 before it was taken up as a sport for men. Foot races and field hockey were popular sports for college women until 1922, inter -school athletic competition was held for women. Labor at Colleg During the administration of B. L. Arnold, second presi dent of OSC, 1872-1892, one hour's labor on the college farm was required of each student on school days. There was no pay. Later, however, students were paid 5 cents an hour for work. Seniors were required to deliver an oration before the student body until the custom was discontinued in 1907 at the "unanimous request on the part of the 'senior class." Hazing of new students was outlawed in 1906. The school of home economics was first named household economy and sanitation. The shape of the ball was different then, but football competition for OSC dates back to 1893. The first build ing on the present campus, Benton Hall, was a gift of the citizens of Benton county in 1889. OSC is located now on the site picked in 1851 for a "territorial university" that was never built. The first degrees were granted in 1870 to two men and one woman who had com pleted graduation . require ments in either the "classical course" or the "scientific course." OSC graduates to date now total 33,070, with a new record enrollment of ap proximately 8,300 students expected this fall. Des Moines, Iowa -(UPD- So viet Premier Nikita S. Khru shchev has been asked to watch a teen-age rock 'n' roll dance on his visit to this coun try next month. Tom Archer, operator of the Val Air Ball room in West Des Moines, said he sent a telegram invitation to Khrushchev Wednesday. "I'm sure you will find it an enlightening experience,' the taxation they want. If this is not done I am afraid that any tax measure passed by them will be referred much easier as a result of this last referen dum on the subject. It is my opinion that the people should be given a choice as to wheth er they want to pay the neces sary taxes under such as sale tax bill as we wanted them to vote on, a 50 per cent increase in the present income taxes, or the Hatfield plan of putting a gross tax on wages and sal aries and eliminating all exemptions in the income taxes. It is quite evident that future legislatures will be much more cautious in in creasing any expenditures for fear a referendum will be put on any tax program. It is very fine to economize but there are very necessary expenses that have to be paid - schools welfare institutions gov ernment expenses services. If these things are to be con tinued at their present high levels of service and expenses, the people must make a choice on how they want to pay for them. Walter J. Pearson President of the Senate Arlington Cemetery Washington-OIPD-Fleet Adm. William F. (Bull) Halsey, World War II Pacific Fleet commander, was to be buried among the nation's other war heroes today at Arlington Na tional cemetery. Halsey's body, in a white coffin, has lain in state at the Washington Cathedral since it arrived by Navy plane from Brooklyn, N. Y., Wednesday. Funeral services for the five-star admiral were to be conducted at the cathedral at 4 p.m. (p.s.t.). Burial was to follow immediately at Arling ton. Many of the nation's highest military and civilian officials planned to attend. Halsey, 76, died Sunday at a vacation island in Long Is land Sound. Death was attrib uted to a heart attack. Justice Warren in Bonn for Visit Bonn, Germany-fflPD-United States Chief Justice Erl War ren arrived . here from West Berlin today on a visit as the guest of the West German ministry of justice. Warren is just back from a brief drip to Moscow. Hearing Scheduled On Gas Rate Boost Salem (UPD Public Utility Commission hearings into the application of Northwest Nat ural Gas company for a 10 per cent increase in annual revenue from Oregon gas sales will be resumed Mon day. PUC Commissioner Jonel C. Hill said at that time the Commission would present its case, evidence by other inter ested parties and there would be a cross-examyiation by util ity lawyers. Northwest presented its case in April, contending the increase was necessary due to the rising costs of doing business. Ed Sullivan Show Opens in Leningrad Leningrad - -(UPD - Ed Sulli van's American variety show opened here Wednesday night to the enthusiastic cheering of an audience of 1,400 Lenin graders, 200 of them standing. Leningrad citizens had paid the comparatively high price of $6 to $15 to see impres sario Sullivan's production. They liked singers Margaret Tyne, Charles Davis and Rise Stevens and accordionist Dick Contino. But the jazz antics of the Barry sisters did not register on the audience. VIOLINIST DIES Los Angeles -UPD- Marshall G. Chashoudian, 57, conduc-tor-violinst, died Wednesday at St. Vincent's hospital. " EARTHQUAKE CENTER Policemen check section of Madison River which was hardest hit by the earthquake that shook the area on August 17. Extensive damage caused roads into Yellowstone National Park to be closed, a dam at Hebgen Lake was cracked and a section of mountain south of the dam slid down across the river and road. 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