Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 31, 1961, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textill on Tax Break To Heavy Trucks Goes To Governor Barton Visions Loss of Matching Highway Funds Salem - (DPI) - A grimlycon tested bill . to give heavy trucks a $1 million-a-year tax break headed for Gov. Mark Hatfield's desk today after mowing down a seriei of last ditch efforts to sidetrack it in the House. Rep. George Annala (D Hood River) said if Hatfield signs the bill there Is "strong likelihood" It will be referred to the people and they will reject It. Would Reduce Fees The measure' would reduce weight-mile fees on trucks over 44,000 pounds. Rep. Clarence Barton (D-Coquille) warned It could mean loss of as much as $9 million in fed eral highway matching funds. The bill has been one of the most heavily-pushed mea sures before this session. Its passage came after repeated defeats in past legislatures. : Hatfield last week was non committal on the bill, but if signed and referred to the vot ers it should face a stiff fight. Voters endorsed the principle of the weight-mile tax in spite of a tough campaign to defeat it several years ago. Supporter Speaks Up , The bill's chief supporter, Rep. Richard Eymann (D-Mo-hawk) said it would do away with "inequities and dlscrlmt nations that exist against cer tain clashes of heavy trucks under the present law. Annala retorted it would benefit big truck firms. ' Eymann said Jog trucks, farm trucks and similar classes are exempt from these fees, while the remaining heavy trucks pay more than their share of highway costs. Duncan Opposed ;-The bill rolled through the House by a 38-22 vote in spite of Intense last minute floor efforts to stall it through com mittee referrals. House Speak er Robert Duncan was among the opponents which also In cluded John Dellenback (R Medford). The vote complete ly crossed party lines. Approval for the heavy truck tax cut came In the face of recommendations by Presi dent Kennedy for higher truck levies to pay' for high ways. ... Eymann and other backers 6f the reduction said If road tests currently being conduct ed show trucks should pay more because of heavy high way abuse they would spon sor legislation at the next ses sion for such an increase. Lf 1 2 J - 'flV 0.-, WjftN? V' e.v.'., .-4, ry- J 4 s 1 1 AM 1 1 - 'A ,.1 m .. A3 ! tin ill J Li d 'DEAD' MAM FOUND SAFE Frank D. Brock, 27, presumed drowned In a skin diving trip off the California coast last De cember, was found safe and sound in New Orleans, La., Thursday. He Is shown at right In a bar where he has worked for the last 45 days. At left Is Brock's fiancee and co-worker in a bank where both were em ployed, Shirley Metoyer, 20. Brock told New Orleans police he left the coast because he could not bear to be so near and yet so far from her. "I am a divorced man and a Catholic," he said. "It would have taken three years at least to clear my marriage with the church if it could be done at all." Brock said he has decided to go back to San Francisco and get married "in spite of everything." (UPI Telephoto) Congressman Defends Birch Group; Justice Department 'Concerned' Washington (UPD A con- gresslonal member of the con troverslal John Birch Society defended the organization as an anti-Communist group to day but other congressmen talked of an investigation and the Justice Department ex pressed "concern." Rep. Edgar W. Hiestand (R- Calif.), the first congressman to Identify himself as a mem ber of the society, told a news conference he would welcome a congressional investigation He said he felt the society had the best chance of suc cessfully fighting "the Com munist conspiracy." The Justice Department re fused to say whether it is in vestigating the semisecret so ciety, but a spokesman said a "growing number of inquiries the Justice Department has received about the John Birch Society has made it a matter of concern to the attorney general. , But Hiestand rejected a call by the society's founder, Rob ert H. Welch Jr., for the Im peachment of Chief Justice Starlings Receive Horrible Hangover From Spiked Feed r. Washlngton-TOPO- Be kind to the next starling that staggars By - he may have a horrible Hangover. -Scientists, tn man' re morseless war against this feathered foe, have resorted to spiking the starling's feed with chemicals that make him tipsy. This dark plot, cheerfully condoned by government of ficials, came to light during testimony before the ' Senate Aviation subcommittee, head ed by Sen. A. S. Monroney, (D-OkJa.) . ; The shrill-voiced bird long has been the target of a fierce fight by city, state and feder al officials to ban him from his perches In the nooks of colonnaded government build ings. Alarming Menace But not until the recent fa tal crash of a commercial air liner has the starling posed as an alarming menace to commercial aviation. . Bird Ingestion Into the en gines was cited as one of the prime caused of the crash of an Enslcrn Air Lines prop-jet Elect Inst October at Bos ton's Logan airport in which 63 persons were killed. Accident Investigators said the plane struck a flock of starlings during the ' critical seconds of takeoff. After the tragedy, airport officals at various locations around the nation tried a var iety of "scare tactics" design ed to chase birds from run ways. Men with shotguns went on bird patrols In Jeeps. An auto matic firing device that set off a small gas explosion at Intervals was employed at one airport. The birds proved smarter than man. Officials reported that after a few days, they laughed off these devices and stayed put. Then the problem was at tacked through "bird manage ment chemicals." The com pound was mixed In quanti ties harmless to humans In food favored by the feathered runway squatters. In the words of Monroney, the chemical gave the star lings "a case of the blind stag gars." When they sobered up, tliey flew away to some other place, Monroney said, adding: "preferably to some govern ment building, undoubtedly." Too Early to Tell A traffic control expert for the Air Transport Association of America - Wulter A. Jen sen - confirmed this in testi mony March 3 before the sub committee's air safety hear ings. "It temporarily stuns the bird," Jensen explained. Jen sen snld "It is too early to jay whether It Is an answer, or an effective answer," to the air port problem. monroney sum a bird ap parently feels that one hang over Is enough. He rarely Earl Warren. Hiestand also said the founder's charges that former President Dwlght D, Eisenhower was a Commu nist dupe had been mis interpreted. Lists Another Member Hiestand said he didn't know how many chapters or members the society had, but identified Rep. John H. Rous selot (R-Calif.) as one other John Birch member he knew of in Congress. He said there might be others. Rousselot was not available immediately for comment. Hiestand said the society was not a secret or Fascist organization. Besides a n 1 1 Communism, he said, its aims were to promote "less and less government." Hiestand issued a statement saying he and ' the society's founder would "welcome a congressional investigation the mqre thorough the. bet ter. ' However, he said he had not asked the House Commit tee on Un-American Activi ties to start an investigation. He Chooses io Stay .. "I disagree on several tilings with the founder just as I do not subscribe to every thing in the Republican plat form or agree with what all Republicans say," Hiestand said. "But, I choose to stay because the society as a whole is a 98 per cent dedicated anti-Communist group." Asked to explain the refer ence to 98 per cent, Hiestand said any such group might have members who "sound off and become extremists usa Wants Deductions in riconie Tax Bill Restored Salem-(UPD-Sen. Ben Musa, (D-The Dalles) vowed today that the net receipts bill cut ting income taxes by 10, per cent will not leave the Senate Tax Committee without re storation of all deductions. He is the chairman. Musa said a hearing will be held week after next. The house approved the bold new tax plan by a close vote last week. HB1001 re moves most tax . deductions, reduces rates and brings more people under the tax umbrella. Musa Left Cold The House Tax Committee put back the deduction for charitable contributions hop ing this would give the bill a better reception in the Sen ate. But Musa said he has seen the amended bill and it still leaves him cold. Musa said the bill is full of inequities and while it cuts taxes for some, it increases taxes for others, especially those in low income brackets. Sponsors admit this but say the increases are moderate, John Birch Society Censored by New York-IUPn- The Nation al Association of Manufactur ers disclosed today it had in effect censured the John Birch Society in a board resolution adopted last September. Charles R. Sllgh Jr., exec utive .vice president of the NAM, told United Press Inter national the three former NAM presidents listed as members of the council of the controversial society partici pated in drawing up the reso lution which was passed unan imously. The resolution did not men tion the society or Its founder and leader, Robert Welch, by name. But Sllgh said it was passed after disclosure that Welch had called former Pres ident Dwlght D. Elsenhower a Communist. Confidence Affirmed It affirmed the NAM'S con fidence In Elsenhower and said the organization "does not and will not knowingly be associated with any Individu al or be a party to any organ ization that questions the loy alty and Integrity of President Elsenhower or attempts to de grade the fundamental respect due him and his high office." Sllgh emphasized that the NAM "has no connection with the John Birch Society, and never has, and never will." He said Welch, who was once a director of the NAM, has not had any connection with it for many years, Sligli said he could not speak for the three former NAM presi dents, all now board members of the NAM, who have been lis'ed as leaders In the Birch Society. COMPETITIVE T H2p PRICES WAll.W7 I PLUS I 7 I V QUALITY "tr'eJl k(im J : The R. A. Holmes Agency . SINCE 1909 .,: Medical Center Bldg. Phone SP 2-4444 comes In for a return landing on that airport. Sturat Tipton, president of the association, had one ques tion: "I hope the psychology of tho birds is different from the psychology of human beings. 1 have really never seen a human who will completely stay away from i place simply because he got a hangover." They are William J. Grede, Elm Grove, Wis., NAM pres ident in 1952; Cola G. Parker, Neenah, Wis., 195B president; and Ernest G. Swigert, Port land, Ore., 1957 president. Driver, Cool Under Pressure, Jailed Washington -IUPII- George Lcroy Davis struck a pedes trian with his cur, but George didn't lose his head, He pulled the injured man Into the rear sent, Then he drove a few blocks down the street, picked up his girl friend, and on the way to the hospital, sloppftl at the Municipal Building and had one of Ills revoked driver's li censes legally restored since the revocation period was up. Police said he had three oilier driver's licenses, all revoked. When he got to the hos pital, he hauled his passenger out of the back sent and took him to the emergency room, where attendants said the man had an injured lilp. A District of Columbia judge unimpressed by George's cool action under pressure, sentenced him to 56 days in jail. Subscribers Tn report Improper or non- riPltverv 11 f !h1 Mall Tril..,H. t.i I Med ford ami As!ilnm1. phono SP 3-ttMl l.pfore ti-U p.m. amiy ana ui:30 n tn. Sundny. lr regular delivery arrives shortly alter von kA plea-d notify offu-e. thim eliminating pedal nieismger lervu-e. Grants Pass Driver Involved in Crash ' Central Point - A Grants Pass woman was treated for shock following an accident at the intersection of Pine and Eighth sts. in Central Point Thursday afternoon. Police said a car driven by Boniye Gail Olds, 20, of 2226 Highway 99 north, Grants Pass, was waiting to turn left onto Eighth st. when it was struck in the rear by a Tru Mix Concrete company truck driven by Ralph D. Johnson, 26, of 1132 Stewart ave., Med ford. Mrs. Olds was treated for shock at the scene and re leased. The Olds car was ex tensively damaged, police said. The truck received minor damage. No citations were issued. would not hurt anyone, and reflect a more equitable share of the income tax burden. A number of persons who now get a free ride on state income taxes would have to pay some. If the present bill did pass the legislature, it probably would be referred to the vot ers in 1962, Musa said. Other highlights: Community Colleges - Bills providing $2.5 million for junior college-level institu tions over the next two years won tentative approval of the Senate Education Committee. Bridge-The full Ways and out As- for Means Committee voted "do pass" bills for the toria-Megler bridge and work on Highway 42 between Roseburg and Coquille. Safety Belts - Rep. Ross Morgan (D-Gresham) intro duced a bill which would re quire all new cars sold In Oregon starting in 196.1 to have safety belts. Boati-The House Highways Committee agreed to study a plea from boaters for gasoline tax money to finance boat recreation facilities. A bill would spend $150,000 for such facilities planned by the Oregon Marine Board, Regional Edition MedforM Girl Scouts Planning Board . Eleven senior planning board members and their ad visors, Mrs. Mary Carrara and Mrs. Jerry Gastineau, Med ford, met at the home of Rob erta Stephenson, Grants Pass, March 25. ' Miss Florence Medford, district director of Rogue Val ley Girl Scout council, who was also present, announced 1961 Girl' Scouting events to which the girls are invited, and events for which they may make application to at tend as a Rogue Valley Girl Scout Council representative. She stated that Girl Scout Camp Low Echo counselor, counselor-in-training, and pro gram aide applications should be sent in soon, in order that the camping committee may work out a camping sched ule. Report Made Ingrid Bergslrom, Medford troop 156, general chairman for the seventh through twelvctli grade "Blnsteroo." made a report on the pro gress of tho event. The Blast eroo is a day of fun at Troop Camp Chinkapin, Grants Pass where area-wide seventh and eighth grade troops may be come acquainted with seniors of the area. It is to be May 27. Tentative plans were made for a rummage sale in June to help 1961 Opportunities selectees meet travel expenses. The next meeting of the group will be held at Mary's Casn, 537 Mary street, Med ford, April 22 nt 11 a.m. It will be a "cook-out" and everyone is to bring her own lunch to be cooked over an open fire. NOW YOU KNOW United Press International The anniversary of the Crucifixion was originally called 'Long Friday' by the Angle-Saxons and Danes, apparently a reference io the length of the services on this day. SeaUle Boys Taken Into Custody in Area Ashland - Ashland police took two Juvenile boys from Seattle Into custody Thursday. The boys were hitchhiking to Sacramento. Police said they were run-j nlng away from home. The boys were taken to the countv , Juvenile detention home, and i their parents were contacted. Oregon Mutual Insurance Company LELAND CLARK Agency Personalized Service 15o Savings Over 60 Years 27 Years in One Location 7 North Bartlett Phone SP 2-4646 Page 2A Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31. 1961 3DIE) "Y-OXJ EVER SEE CHECKS A spun walking suit costume to parade through the town with confidence. A double treat, the dress is a slim, trim sheath with a checked, button tabbed belt. New shorter sleeves and a Chesterfield collar distinguish the coat and create fashion excitement. BlockWhile 17 95 IT'S A WONPCRFUl STOftl Saturday List OF GOOD VALUES Shirtwaist coat dresses Only $12.98 . . . nationally $15.95. Outstanding Everglaze cotton satin with woven (not just printed) stripe design. 1 1 shimmering buttons down front. See it to appreciate all the de tails. 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