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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1959
Pages 1 to 12
Pearson Again Calls for Special Halsey Burial i
Election to Determine Tax Form
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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
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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.
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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. At least 17 to 19 persons were killed and
60 injured in one of the most powerful quakes to hit
the U. S. '
AVIATION PIONEER DIES j EX-CAN OFFICIAL DIES
Nice, France - (UPD Claude Lake Placid, N.Y.-UPD-Carle
Grahame-Whyte, 79, a British C. Conway, 81, former board
aviation pioneer, died here chairman of the Continental
Wednesday. Can Co., died Tuesday.
24" Planer Blox
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PfS as Time
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In our downtown chapel
we; have new paint and
wallpaper, indirect light-
lattice work for bet
floral beauty, and
cushioned pews to make
it comfortable and pleas
ant for the families
serve.
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