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Tha Newt-Review, Rosebura, Ore, Mat.. Nov. 24, 1M Opening Of Albany-Eugene Freeway Seen Year Early If Weather Favorable 42-Mile Distance Includes Straight 32-Mile Stretch; Work To Cost 27 Millions Construction is progressing at a rapid rale on the interstate free way between the North Albany in terchange and Judkins Point east of Eugene, with 35 miles of the 42 mile distance under contract, W. C. Williams, state highway engineer, announced. In fact, he stated, progress has been so good that if the weather and other (actors continue favor able, the freeway may be com pleted in 1960 rather than the scheduled 1961. The total cost of the completed freeway will be approximately 27 million dollars, 3 million for right of way and 24 million dollars for construction. Average cost per mile is $650,000. The highway will feature the longest tingle straight stretcn in the state, a tangent section over 32 miles In length without a curve. Construction is of the latest type with 12-foot traffic lanes bordered by 10-foot outside paved shoulders. In the interest of safety, a 76-foot wide median is being provided. When completed, the new section will result in a saving of 21 min utes driving time between Albany and Eugene and cut the distance 7'1 miles as compared to the pres ent route. Average driving speed on the present highway is 47 miles per hour, and on the new highway it will be 60 miles per hour. Five Firms On Job The tremendous 35-mile long grading job under contract is be ing handled by five firms. The J. N. Conley Co. has its heavy equip ment working on the bantiam Junction-Lebanon Rd. section near Al bany. Roy L. Houck and Sons are grading between Lebanon Rd. and Saddle Butte. R. A. HeinU Con struction Co. has the section be tween Saddle Butt and Twin Buttea. Earl L. McNutt Co. is getting tinder way on the Twin Butles Bella Rd. section. Roy L. Houck also has the section between Belts ltd. and the Lane County line, and the Natt McDougall Co. is just starting on the section extending from the Lane County line to the McKenzie River. The grading project between the McKenue River Bridge to Eugene will be let next January. Cross traffic will be carried over and under the highway by more than 30 structures. Controlled ac cess is being provided for throuRh a system or miercnangei ai ap proximate lo-mile intervals. Structures Contracted At ita last meeting, the Highway Commission approved the construc tion of nine structures as part of the work on the Albany-Eugene Freeway. From north to south these include g r a d separation structures at Lebanon Corvallis Rd.. Tangent - Lebanon Rd., Sand Ridge Rd., Boston Mill Rd., Linn West Rd., county road near Cala pooya River, Halsey Sweet Home Highway, Lake Creek Brownsville Rd. and the Bond Butte Rd. All are under contract to Hamilton Thorns Contractors of Eugene. Hamilton - Thorns also was ear lier awarded the contract for the Albany Tillman Rd. grade sepa ration and the Albany Browns ville Rd. separation, in addition to twin drainage structures at six sites on the freeway. Two modern steel and concrete structures will carry traffic across the McKenzie River just south of Cnhurg. Work on these 860-foot long steel and concrete reinforced box girder and deck girder twin structures is well under way. Ham ilton Thorns also has this con tract. A second set of bridges will span the Willamette near the east city limits of Eugene. Route Crosaes Raelroad Southern Pacific branch lines are crossed at three locations by the new highway: The Tallman Branch overcrossing just south of Albany, the Bond - Butte over crossing southeast of Halsey and an overcrossing just south of the Mc WAR DECLARED! SPICIAL RATI rOR CLUIS AND GROUPS LaaNaa Day. Ma.., WaW., H 10 em. H 10 .. Mr. Oregon's Studio For Men 30S. I. Rm OR 2-1 S3 1 Kenzie River. At each site, twin structures carry the highway over the tracks. Peter Keiwit Co. has the contract for the six structures. The seven-mile section between the North Albany Interchange and Lebanon Rd. will be paved with Portland cement concrete. The con tract for this pavement is held by Roy L. Houck and Sons, who are now producing aggregates for the job. An attractively landscaped way side rest area is planned 2V miles north of the Linn - Lane county line. Motorists traveling the existing two-lane Highway 99 are unaffect ed by the mammoth grading job. since all construction south of the Santiam Junction at Albany by passes the present highway to the east. At present the traffic between Albany and Eugene is maintain ing a high rate of 6.700 cars per day, Williams said. This is in ex cess of the 5,000 cars per day rate, which is considered the maxi mum for a two-lane facility with out causing congestion. ' Love De Gaulle' Theme Of Most French Politicians By HARVEY HUDSON PARIS (AP) "I Love De Gaulle" is the theme song of most of the politicians who aspire to star in this year's French election productions. A few have a second chorus: "De Gaulle Loves Me." The first tryout comes Sunday when 2,900 candidates for the new French Parliament face the vot ers. Less than 100 are expected to win scats in the first round by getting a majority. In runoff vot ing Nov. 30, a plurility will be sufficient for election. Only a few of 2.900 candidates dare to say that they do not favor Premier De Gaulle. Mostly these are communists. In September's referendum M K?r cent of the voters approved e Gaulle's new Constitution for the Fifth Republic. That was a popularity lesson that the candi dates teamed quickly. Former Premier Maurice Bour-ges-Maunoury. a Radical Socialist, and former Foreign Minister Christian Pineau. a Socialist, came out for a "non " vote in the refer endum. Both are in trouble now in their districts and face an uphill fight for re-election. Throughout the country, it's the ame. This chorus of "me, too" for De Gaulle has left manv voters con fused. The regular issues on which electoral campaigns usually are based have been pushed aside. Jacques Fauvet, political writer in 1 Monde, said: There is no theme and no pro gram. Peace in Algeria? The wor ry ahout tnis nas neen letl to lien. Da Gaulle. Oaulliim? From left to right, each one sacrifices him self " "It can be said that democracy Is sleeping." Five Umatilla Rancher Purchase Meats Stock SALEM (AP) Five Umatilla County ranchers have purchased stork in Cascade Meals, Inc., of Salem. G. F. Chambers, president, said that the wheat and livestock pro ducers wished to remain anony mous. They purchased the great est share of a one-quarter interest in the firm from the estate of Curtia Cross, one of the founders of the Salem meat industry and company president for several rears prior to his retirement in 1939. Management officials purchased part of the estate. On Bulging Waists On Oversiied Hips On Oversized Ankles On Undersized Bustlines Ji the Hnn ef iur Feahiee end help feme ewt thM a1rMd.it hd, Ceme in to. merrew seal m hew ReMkerf'i bite seal hart aeuieeaat laam eparelai seat rfittati the anemia tt e laaie Hfura. LESS THAN 1.40 PER WEEK REDUCING SALON INC ;f ii , - jt v iwi Idaho Holds Two Men As N. Mex. Murder Suspects ' RATON, N.M. (AP) Murder cha1. get have been filed in Raton against two men held in Idaho. They are to be brought to New .Mexico for trial in the fatal beat ing of a 50-year-old I'ennsyl vanian. The two, David R. Peterson, 26. Spokane, Wash., and Woodrow Ilines, 32. Bowling Green, Ky.. are held in Payette, Idaho, on car theft charges. Dist. Atty. George Reynolds and Asst. Dist. Atty. John Hobbs filed the murder charges late Friday. They also had warrants issued for the men. Peterson and Hmes are to be returned to New Mexico for trial in April in the fatal beating of Peter DeSalle of Blairsville, Pa. His body, badly beaten on the head, was found near Springer, south of Raton on U.S. Highway 85. Thursday. Hobbs said an autopsy showed De Salle, a salesman who left his family in Pennsylvania while he came West looking for work, died of a fractured skull caused by re peated blows on the head. A blood stained rock was found on a coun try road at the start of a trail made when DeSalle's body was dragged from a car Into an open field. Home Owner Victor Over U. S. Fetes Birthday 84 AI.A.MOGORDO. N.M..I John Prather. balky pioneer rancher, celebrated his 84th birthday anni versary Friday on the 1.1 acres the government gave up trying to oust him from. Last year the government de cided to let him keep the plot, where his stone house stands, on the edge of the McGregor missile range in southern New Mexico. I'ncle Sam got the rest of Prattl er's big cattle spread in order to enlarge the range, but Prather wouldn t budge from his home. He flourished his 30-30 and held off 11. S. marshals, generals, what have you. ... As he observed his birthday. John snorted, "They think they'll get mv land after I'm gone. But I'll fool 'em. I'll live to plant flow ers on their graves." I A WASHOUT I.OCKPORT, N Y. (AP) - When a 23-nionth-old youngster drank an entire bottle of ink, altendanls at Memorial Hospital took rare of the problem from a method sug gested by the label. It said on the bottle it was wash able ink. and they treated the little boy by washing out his stomach. -t-gaty yi jit Learn how to rake up ;iour Fall bilk into one bundle. Oft momcm ol "ClOnEYLAnD" C(m t yrmr nvarb? ParilV Fintwr rfic- MrtwrwAHn to ihouundt-when yon ntd monry. Whether ym bm! xtra rant, la mrrl tWk-toHvtaal or other YmB ...to bmf fpiir!, to tmkm a tnp, or to e immS? payment.. PK puwuVt qMirk, rmrtenna, ftttarirwit help. M Parifte Finance ycr "Mofirfuw"- ltd rW pkart? I borrow ironejr. Call Uiajr! NKW FIN ANCING riN In Mitnn to mr pmmval Voan arfTw. w ran now finance" (buy contract tm ) moat anything to want to bay on time - avUmwhstYa, furmtura, appJiancaa, rtc. lirwrMiraic rompsHiiwe raara availaM? before buying PACIFIC is UOSSYLASD efmmttmmml Gene McCoy, Manager 4 I. I. Stt.heet, SkMhaaj, eteheei J. III. r T7i rl -A . . s i i n i ' i. . I T i ri j-r-k -: T-n;ttr err. . v I , ,S , LE&EKO - Reclamation Assn. Joins Opposition To Wilderness Plan HOUSTON. Tex. (AP) - The National Reclamation Assn. voted Friday to fight for a federal law to protect state water rights which is so clear that it cannot be evaded. And the 17-state Western organ ization made it plain it wants sup port from other parts of the na tion for that proposal as well as one opposing creation of any new wilderness areas without consent of affected states. An unanimously adopted resolu tion said: "Congress should, at once, en act a law so clear and unambi guous as 10 be incapable of eva sion by either executive order or judicial interpretation and requir ing every agency ... of the fed eral government, as a condition precedent to the taking or use of any water, to acquire a right to the use thereof in conformity with state laws . . ." Another resolution asked Con gress to make it clear that state water laws also apply to federal claims for use and control of water arising on or flowing over or under withdrawn or reserved public lands. This would be de signed to offset a Supreme Court decision in the Pelton (Ore.) Dam case. In opposing creation of wilder ness -area on the public domain except with consent of affected states, the NRA said that in man agement of the people's property first things should be placed first. Action should be taken to attain full use of public lands for pro duction of water, food, timber, minerals, recreation and other benefits which can be derived from multiple use. Denver was chosen for the 1959 convention. Among other resolutions ap proved was one opposing legisla tion pending in Congrefs to cre ate a Columnia Kiver Develop ment Corp. The NRA said the agency in reality would be a fed eral valley authority and that it has consistently opposed such pro posals for 20 years. Turkey Dealer' Lottery Winner: Three Turkeys SALEM. N. H. Anyone who deigns to congratulate George Gelt on his good furtune on winning three turkeys in a lottery may ex pect to get knocked on the noggin with a drumstick. George operates a market and has more than 500 birds in Mock. T , i . i . vi .... t T T & BPA Announces Plans For Big Construction Job PORTLAND (AP) Bonneville Power Administration announced plans for a $21 .800,000 construc tion program during 1959 in Ore gon, Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana today. Administrator William A. Pearl said the program would include more work by private contractors than during 1958. the 19.j9 construction program is .expected to be about $2,600,000 less than its 1958 counterpart, partially because it won't be nec essary to purchase as much heavy equipment next year. work let to private contractors is estimaled at $3,830,000 of the total, an increase over the $3,500,- 000 recorded in 1958. Congress already has appropri ated funds for the first six months work, and the budget for the re mainder of the year has been ap proved. BPA plans, subject to Congres sional appropriations, to let con tracts for 165 miles of transmis sion line right of way clearing at an estimated cost of $1,700,000; 180 miles of transmission line con struction. $1,520,000. and construc tion of 21 substations or substation additions, $610,000. MINUTE MAN LATE T1TLSA. Okla. (AP) Tommy D. Frasier. chairman of the Tulsa County Democratic Committee, wasn't present when his ticket was drawn at a club event. But it probably was just as well. The pri7e entitled him to at tend the Republican Minute Men's dinner. i 11-4 A i A i BHD! GOBBLE UP THESE SO FRESH I JsajjaSsWsmasi U Check Irwealete ef Wetor Bakery efters yen wey f reek, yaajr Trtenkaflivmf dienajr se much eetlarl Save heairm .f werk hy atiaKnf OR 3-S12. end plecinf yeur erder, aw are. in end select your merchencnae. FOR BREAKFAST A variety of rich, tender donuts ond coffee cakes. FOR DINNER Seven kinds of flavorful dinner rolls! Hord, Butter, they are ready to serve. FOR DESSERT ENGLISH TOFEI CAKI Two ear. omel sugar loyeri with creamy car amel icing that is chock full of nuts. And FRUIT CAKES! . . . Chuck has perfected a light fruit coke with im ported fruits, select walnuts ond pe cans. A rich, satisfying holiday cake. Don't forget . . . STUFFIN' (READ with spices added. Blends with your favorite ingredients for a truly fine dressing Order early. WEBER'S S27 S. I. Jackson lasy.- -p 1 ' Births In Oregon For Nine Months Lowest Since '49 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oregon had fewer births in the first nine months of this year than in any such period since 1949. The State board of Health's vi tal statistics department said Fri day only 26,997 babies were born between January and September, 3 percent less than the total for the same period of 1957, During the same months the national birth rate ceclined 1.4 per cent Infant mortality dropped S per cent. This, along with the de creasing birth rate amounted to a 10.6 per cent jump in the infant death rate from 20.7 per live births in 1957 to 22.9 per thou sand this year. During the first eight months the infant mortality rate was up from 26 3 to 26.7. Heart diseases caused only 4.120 deaths during the first nine months of 1958. compared with 4.322 last year. There was an in crease of 7.7 per cent in early infancy diseases, which took 362 lives, suicides went up i.s per cent to 159. Deaths from work accidents fell from 107 last year to 99 in 1958. Automobile accidents claimed the same number, 340. Altogether, 815 deaths were attributed to acci dents. Tuberculosis claimed 41 lives, the same as in 1957. But only 437 cases of the disease were reported, compared to 451 In 1957. mm SO DELICIOUS I Potato, Parkerhouse, Ses- t 3 ame ond roppy itea. it s so easy! dimp ly sprinkle water on the bag in which the rolls ore contained pop in the oven heat for a few minutes ond Real pumpkin pies, 8 ond 9 inch, delicately spiced. Serve plain or with whipped creom. MINCE PIES from on old-fashioned recipe. Serve hot with rum or lemon sauce. U-u-rrvm-m-m. BAKERY Phone OR Ml 24 - 1 f.. H - ..&. - t- A H E .J rj-..2&&z Dexheimer Urges Westerners To Sell Reclamation Benefits By W. JOYNES MACFARLAN , HOUSTON (AP) Reclamation' Commissioner W. A. Dexheimer: this week urged again that west-j enters get across to the nation the story of reclamation benefits. "the investment in reclamation is a sound financial venture." Dexheimer said in a speech for the National Reclamation Assn. (NRA). "The returns, both direct and indirect, are many times the in vestment. "Last year t emphasized the ur gency of getting the story of rec lamation and its value across to the general public. If the public does not understand and support our program, we can hardly ex pect the Congress to continue a strong program of reclamation development." Dexheimer presented statistics showing that the federal invest ment In reclamation through June 30 was $3,100,000,000 and that gross value of all crops produced on reclamation proleets had been 13 billion dollars. MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AS EASY AS If YOU'LL IN NEWS - Christmas FROM jll WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER ;.iw - J ti - j 1. 1 WsFiisj f' '! ji y'EUSENE ' "Net generation of hydropower on these projects totalled 28.3 bil lion kilowatt-hours in 1957 alone." he added, "cash return to the fed eral treasury on water and power revenue, plus repayment of con struction charges, is over 87 mil lion dollars a year." The commissioner said Congress voted 259 8 million dollars for the Reclamation Bureau this year and "an orderly, efficient contin uation of work now underway will soon require 300 million dollars annually." But on the basis of a 1940 dollar, Dexheimer figured the 259. S mil lion dollars voted for this would he the equivalent of about 74 mil lion dollars and the 1940 appro priation was 75 million. I "In terms of work accomplished our program is more constant than would first appear to be the i case." he said, while demands for water increase apace, occasioned by population increases and in- creased domestic and industrial consumption. 1 FIND THE REVIEW Gift Edition I j
