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Proposed Sunday Closing Bill Could Be Session's Blockbuster Salem - (UPD - What could become the "blockbuster" of the 52nd Legislative Assem bly a tough Sunday closing law will be introduced in the House Monday. Willamette University Pres ident Dr. G. Herbert Smith, chairman of the "Save a Day for the Family Committee," said Friday the bill would be sponsored in the House by Victor Atiyeh, R-Bcavcrton, and William Holmstrom, D Gearhart, and in the Senate by Harry Boivln, D-Klamath Falls, and Anthony Yturri, It Ontario. Smith pointed to what he termed the "continued eros ion of one day for the family for recreation, rest, and fam ily affairs." He said a day must be maintained for the family, and "state regulation is the only way to get it done." Smith said "representative citizens throughout the state" supported his idea. "There has not yet been any opposi tion, we may get some when this hits the press." He said supporters Includ ed businessmen who now op erate on Sundays as well as those who close Sunday. "Six or seven slates'1 pres ently have such laws, he ex plained. It was brought out that Washington, Idaho and California also were consld- Survey Of Major Tax Bills Slated To Start Monday -(UPD- Matters touch. ing the pocketbook of the Ore gon taxpayer get their most serious legislative attention to date Monday when the House Tax committee opens a survey of all major tax bills. New plans to ease Oregon's fiscal woes kept turning up as the legislature completed its third week Friday and ad journed for the week end. The survey will cover the governor's net receipts income tax plan, the Musa Income tax plan, the Mo:scs flat five per cent income tax proposal, two 3-cent sales tax bills that also call for an election to get voter views, the cigarette tax bill, and a measure to Increase Income taxes by 20 per cent for property tax relief, j Under the jovernor's pro posed $404.1 million budget, the state needs some $49 mil lion In new taxes. As the third week ended, blue laws and trading stamps promised to stir up interest. One bill was scheduled next week to eliminate Sunday sales of Hems .like cars and furniture but permit enter tainment and sale of Items like foods' and drugs. Stamp Bill Drafted Another bill was being dratted to make trading stamps available to all stores. The third week saw Intro duction of Gov. Mark Hat field's plan for a natural re sources department, and prep, aration of uls bill for a com merce department. The standard of legislative living was improved when Hatfield signed a bill setting legislators' salaries at $3,000 a year plus $20 a day in ex penses up to 120 dayg of a session. The bill whipped through the Senate 17-12 after one sen ator said there was no point in talking about it any longer. Taxes held their own as a major area of legislative sig nificance during the week. Strong support for business inventory tax relief was evi denced at a hearing. Hatfield said he will have to consider a special session of the legislature tf voters turn down tax hikes. Legislative fiscal officer Kenneth Bragg Issued a report suggesting the legislature trim some $20 million from Hat field's budget. He also called for some sharp revisions in a few financing procedures, Civil Defense Rapped The Columbus Day Btorm rropped up several times. The state Civil Defense agency's performance during the storm drew barbs from legislators examining the agency's budg et. A memorial urging federal agencies to facilitate faster salvage of windblown timber was sent to the Senate floor with unanimous committee ap proval, And Rep. Jake Ben nett (D -Portland) said the state hnnH share the cost of storm repairs by exempting up to $1,000 in repairs from proper ty taxes for five years. Josephine Safely Council Organized Grants Pass A group of Grants Pass business and civic leaders met here recently to organize a Josephine County Safety council. The council, which will meet monthly, will back up all safety endeavors under taken by various groups and Industries in the community. Medford Police Captain Clyde Firhtnor and Assistant School Superintendent Elliott Beeken. both members of the Medford Safety council, were on hand to help launch the new organization. Grants Ps biiainemn Jack Dunham w elected If"'1?!'.?-? f chairman. Vice chairman is I Fred Kitterman; secretary. Bernadlne Graham; treasurer. George Eckstein: and direct-1 u, waiirea rwosKi, .arivv uurnsey ana James BrocKus, ,. . Sen. Thomas Mahoney (D- Portland) announced his ju diciary committee will hold a hearing Monday on an obscen ity bill aimed at movies. Sen. Don Willnor (D-Port- land) introduced a resolution calling for an Interim com mittee to study the problem of automation. The co-chairmen of the pow erful Ways and Means com mittee took issue with the governor's proposal to budget $40.1 million but raise and spend only $308 million. Rep. Ross Morgan (D-Gresh- am) said the legislature should do just the reverse: Provide for $405 million in revenues, but budget only $308 million in the spending side. ering such legislation. No Blue Law Smith said he was "not fa miliar" with any efforts by church groups to get Sunday closing laws enacted nation wide. "This is not a blue law, not an effort to legislate morality or religion," Smith insisted. "It is simply an effort to maintain what has traditional ly been a family day in Amer ica for that purpose." Holmstrom, sales manager for an auto company, said it was "very desirable legisla tion." He said his firm did not open on Sundays. Yturri said mos' businesses In Malheur County along the Idaho border did not now open on Sunday. He said resi dents of that area support the idea, and added he did not think It mattered whether Idaho adopted such laws. "I think there's more sup port than opposition for this plan," Yturri added. When asked by UPI if he felt business firms remained open on Sundays in response to consumer demand, Smith replied "I think that demand has been created by the mer chants." Smith stressed several times that the proposed Sun day closing law "was not or ganized by any church." Auto Salts Illegal The city of Salem present ly has a law which forbids auto sales on Sundays. The law was termed unconstitu tional by a municipal court, then termed valid by a cir cuit court. At least two Salem auto dealers recently violated the law as the first step to ward testing its constitutional ity in a higher court. Smith said the proposed law would have no effect on Page 2A MedfordSWtribune MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1903 the sale of food, beverages, drugs, gasoline, real estate or sporting goods. Nor will it hinder the operation of rest aurants, places of entertain ment or sporting events, he added. The proposed bill specific ally prohibits the "selling, ex changing or trading" of such items of clothing, household goods, electric and gas ap pliances and equipment, bus iness or home furnishings, tools, paints and hardware, building supply materials, new and used motor vehicles, cameras, radios, television sets and record players, and many other items. "The measure has the sup port of an overwhelming ma jority of the state's retailers who have been polled on the proposal," Smith said. Most of these retailers are closed now on Sunday and would prefer to remain so, he added. Eastern Oregon Highways Flooded By United Press Intornational Fast-melting snow and ice flooded parts of two highways in Eastern Oregon, the State Highway Department report ed Saturday. Sections of U.S. 95 were under as much as 18 inches of water and parts of U.S. 20 near Baker were closed by floods. ! There was one-way traffic near Wilson River Summit when a rock and mud slide blocked the highway for a time Friday. Officials said that in other areas, however, slow warming seemed to be holding back Hood dangers. Rains were forecast for most of the state through Sunday with a rise in temper atures which were expected to reach 60 on parts of the coast Sunday. ; 'Us ii Pilot Killed As Plane Crashes On Highway 15 Eugene, Ore. (UPD - A twin engine Navy Reserve S2A patrol plane crashed on a highway 15 miles south of here Saturday. The pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Ralph Valentine, 38, Salem, was killed, and hi; co-pilot, Lt. Ralph McLooughlin, Portland, was injured when they bailed out from a low altitude. The Western Air Rescue center at Hamilton Air Force Base, Calif., announced the plane was on flight from Sand Point Naval Air Station at Seattle to Mather Air Force Base, near Sacramento, Calif. It came down on Delight Va'.ley road pear the commu nity of Saginaw Junction. There was no traffic on the road at the time. Navy officials in Seattle said the plane's starboard en gine caught fire. Bandon Man Awarded Legion of Merit Honolulu - (UPD - David J. McDonald of Bandon. Ore., was awarded the nation's highest peace time honor, the Legion of Merit, in ceremon ies Saturday at the Pearl Har bor submarine base. EXTENT OF DAMAGE - The front wall of the Peter Dee Flury home in the Prospect powerhouse area was torn out when a log ging truck ran into it late Thursday night. There was heavy damage to the front bed room, occupied by Peter Dee Flury, 31, and his wife Gwendolyn, 32. Both were taken to Rogue Valley hospital by ambulance. Mr. Flury was released after treatment. Mrs. Flury is still hospitalized but in good condition. The logging truck was north bound on highway 62 at 11:15 p.m. Thurs day when it ran into the house for some unknown reason, state police said. Driving the truck, which was empty, was Luther Leverne Lambert, 40, of Prospect. 500 At Governor's Prayer Breakfast Salem - (UPD - An estimated 500 civic and economic lead ers attended the fourth an nual Governor's Prayer Breakfast here early Satur day. Boyd Lcedom, a member of the National Labor Rela tions Board in Washington, DC, said "The man in public life can double, triple his ef fectiveness if he will only ac cept the claims Jesus Christ made for him. "A new life in the spirit of Christ doesn't make a nut of you, he assured. "You'll have an answer for every problem you've got, and it can turn your life around 180 degrees." Leedom turned to Gov. Mark Hatfield, seated at his left and said, "The nation is aware of the Christian lead ership provided by this young man." Leedom, a former Supreme Court judge in South Dakota who described himself as "a renegade Republican in Wash ington," is president of the International Christian Lead ership, a group coordinating prayer breakfasts this week in 40 slates Mississippi was not interested. Hatfield told his audience, which came from all parts of the state, "we hear many dis turbing and conflicting re ports about the future of our nation. I firmly believe we as Americans should take coun sel with our faith, not our fears . . . America looks to ward leadership that is more than just a Sunday activity." Another Intertie Proposal Submitted Portland - (UPD - Northwest Intertie, an Oregon nonprofit corporation owned by 25 rur al electric cooperatives, has submitted a proposal to build an 800-mile electric transmis sion intertie between the Pa cific Northwest and Southern California. The corporation told the Bonneville Power Administra tion that it would build the power line by way of Nevada and Owens Valley. The proposal was the fifth submitted to the BPA since it issued an invitation Nov. 6 to 21 utilities to make propo sals for a nonfederal intertie between the two regions. Deadline for receipt of the proposals was Thursday. The blink of the eye occu pies about one-fortieth of a second. GOW OFHAViNG-AFAUQY WE INSTALL WHILE-U-WAIT OPEN SUNDAYS THRIFT AUTO SUPPLY Medford, 801 N. 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