Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-05-11


new and increased Federal sales
Taxes in the Federal Highway Bill
would cost low income families
$31 billion more than they would
have to pay if the cost were met
out of general revenue raised thru
established Federal taxes, 50 per
cent of which are based on ability
to pay.
Bob Calm Reports
Oscar Creager was able to re-
turn to work after a lengthy i'll
nness. We hope you will be able
to stay a long time now, Oscar
Our deepest sympathy is extend
ed to John and Marie Stevens John
suffered the loss of his mother. She
passed away in California and her
body is being sent to Cleveland for
burial.
Viola Perry is numbered among
the sick. We hope to have her back
again soon.
Hylma Short is unable to report
for work. We hope it's nothing
serious, Hylma.
Your Recording Sec'y
During the question andn answer
session at the UAW Education Con-
ference the delegates showed par
ticular interst in the Natural Gas
Bill question. Here is what we
heard
Question: "ThiS question which
is so important to the consumer is
directed at the four Senators. What
will your position be when the
Natural Gas Bill comes before the
Senate next year,"
Humphrey: "Well, I'd be against
it, just as was against it this yeas.
| happen to believe that the Fed
eral government ought to regulate
the price of natural gas not only
in pipelines but at the gathering
point, and | so voted in this most
recent action in the Congress and
voted that way once before in the
82nd Congress, and if I get a
chance to vote in the 85th Congress
| will vote again against the Nat
ural Gas Bill"
Curtis: 81 voted for the Natural
| Gas Bill, | supported President
Eisenhower in that | believe it is
good bill and will lead to lower
cost for the consumer by a greater
production of gas"
KnoWland: II do not believe that
conStitutionally there is any more
basis for the Federal government
regulating gas at the we'll head
than there is in regulating coal at
the mine head. | think it's tres
pass by the Federal government in
field which does not properly be-
long to them until the gas gets in
to interstate commerce. support
ed the legislation before, | shall
support it again"
Kefauver: II don't think I've
known many bills that undertook
to extract so much from so many
for the benefit of SO few as this
Natural Gas Bill"
So goes the opinions of four Sen
ators, two Democrats and two Re-
publicans, on the Natural Gas Bill
A letter from Grandma Estep
this week gives good word of en-
couragement and expresses her re-
gretS that she missed our last men,
bership meeting. Her husband
Lester, has not been we'll but they
never miss column nor do they
ever miss Labor sponsored radio
or TV show. Grandma says "hello"
to all her friends.
The conduct of the Senate Sub
committee on Welfare and Pension
Funds - headed by Senator Paul
Douglas Cd. Ill.) = has been ex-
emplary and constructive. The COM
mittee seems to have looked into
the handling of these funds with
an objective approach. 1t has found
that over rs million Americans
are directly covered or affected by
the funds that have been developed
in recent years. 1t has acknowledge
ed the necessity of federal legiSla-
tion to insure their sound opera
ton and to protect the rights and