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PAGE SEVEN Fake. Economy Blamed for Prep. Grid Deaths "Also Rans" of Nortliern Division to iTedrick Joins: Grand Quint Grnh 70-5 Win rour JLeaoing Ex-Champs In Comebacks vie ror luytmcai j.me saturaay ai Boxing Finals By BURNLEY- . Seattle: Seamless Ball to Be Used - t;. Thft OREGON STATESMAN, - Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning; November 21, 1935 School Boards 5 Causes Listed i ... - . ' ' -. :,i -. J Coaching, Medical Supervision Cause Deaths' PHILADELPHIA. Not. 20.-) -The American Football Institute blamed "false economy", practiced by school boards throughout the nation today as a major contribu tory canse of the annual toll of football fatalities and serious in juries. In a report announcing the re sults of a recent national survey, John da Grosa, institute presi dent, also took the national foot ball rules committee to task be cause high schools are not rep resented on it and pointed to such representation as one of five major reforms necessary to make the game safe. v Four Causes Listed He listed four Immediate causes through which his survey found serious Injury and death had oc curred and held that each of these was traceable "straight back to the men who make the financial budgets for the educa tion of American youth." "These causes," , he said, are: Haphazard selection of coaches and improper coaching facilities; inadequate equipment: improper technique in the execution of fun damentals, and lack of proper medical supervision. Reforms recommended were: "1. Select coaches and assist ants with the same care exer cised in the employment of class room teachers. "2. Insistence upon the use of approved protective playing gear and equipment, scientifically de signed and laboratory tested. Fundamentals Stressed ( "3. Impressing upon the young coach the necessity of teaching sound fundamental principles, be cause players well-grounded in fundamentals are rarely injured. "4. Establishment of safety clinics, properly supervised. "5. High school representation on national rules committee in all sports." Da Grosa said the last point is "aimed directly at the controlling body of football." Independence 11 Feted at Dinner INDEPENDENCE, Nov. 20 Robert W. Craven, owner of Cra ven's confectionery, was host for a turkey dinner Wednesday night to the high school football team, ;the coach, the principal and to the doctor who carer for the team, honoring the players' Arni 1 istice day victory over their tra : ditional rivals, Dallas. The Inde pendence team won the game 12 to 0. Guests of Mr. Craven were: Herbert Kuire. Charles Matteson, Bud Newton, Harlan Peterson, Kieth Peterson, Bud Piercy, Clar ence Primus, Walter Steel, Bill Stryker, Delbert Taylor, Don jYung, Norria Anderson, Clifton ! Miller, L. Arrell, Bob Hanna. Nor man Weaver, Floyd Allen, George j Berry, Kenneth Birch, Glen Birch, Norman Brown, Bill Campbell, Charles Carey, Ray Corbett, Ray l mood Corbett, Joel Cox, Paul Cox, Jasper Cotant, Francis Crabtree, rcaymona itaiey, iiennem nous ley. Raymond Housley, Alden Hulburt. Rollo Hulburt, Junior Hartman.. Virgil Keller, Coach Lores Mort, Mr. Howard Bennett. Principal Paul E. Robinson and Doctor Ivan E. Beanett. . The .dinner was given in the basement of the Presbyterian church and following the dinner jail were guests of Ross Nelson at ! the Isis theatre for the show. Woodbnrn to Play Silverton Friday SILVERTON, Nov. 29 Sil vertos la turning itself loose for Friday afternoon when Woodbnrn comes down to meet Silverton in the annual football classic. The town will close business doors from 1 to 5. Following the game there will be a student t-ody dance of which Frank Vaughn, student body vice president is in charge. Committee heads are Frances Higginbotham, general chairman; Margery An derson, decoration chairman; Al ice Miles, patrons and patroness; Lyle Spect, cleanup.' Woodburn is being Invited to the dance. Thursday night preceding the game, the hage bonfire and pep rally will be held as usual. Victory Points Toward independence, Game at Springfield on Friday INDEPENDENCE, Nov. 20. The high school football squad will play Springfield tthere Fri day afternoon- Dopfl i Jtfmta to ward an easy victory for Inde pendence. Early in the season one. of Sprlngfleld'a players was In jured in a game with Roseburg and two weeks later he died. The tragedy has not lifted the gloom from" the Springfield boys. Independence's football team will close its season with Albany join Thanksgiving day. Independence MB" Wins INDEPENDENCE, Not. 20. The Independence high school B" football squad defeated the Dallas high "B" string, 2 to 0, Monday afternoon on the Dallas field. A safety scored the points for the local boys in the second period. .. Poor Outfits, mmmmrJBFmm. i SSj&m$mt rack. Rs j.SSJ lit1? rxV-CSSv Former Lightweight jOAk? WKo is twimg yt fight Hs WA BACK To THE Top ' FLOUTING that time-honored fistic tradition which asserts that "they never come back," three former world's champions are trudging the steep road back, trying to regain their lost titles. Primo Camera and Jack Shar key, a couple of ex-heavy kings, are apparently anxious to expose them selves to the murderous fists of Joe Louis, for some reason or other. Da Preem has already suffered consid erable damage from the deadly wal? lopt of the Brown Bomber, but the Vast Venetian is a glutton for pun ishment and wants to do it all over aeain. Staters Warned, i Montana Grizzly: Poiut Too Ilartl to Turkey Day Tilt at Lincoln, Stiner Declares CORVALL1S, Ore.. Nov. 20.-JF) -Coach Lon Stiner told hia Ore-i gon State football team today it was pointing too hard for the! Thanksgiving day tilt with the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and was not taking seriously enough the Saturday battle with- the University of Montana at Mis soula. Stiner pointed out that Mon-? tana tied Oregon 7 to 7 last year: and will te at top speed Satur day in an attempt to break into the win column in the 1936 Pa-i clfic Coast conference campaign. Leave This Afternoon The Beavers are to leave fori Missoula at S p. m. Thursday. I Final scrimmage was held to day. Breakfasters to Hear Chalk Talk By "Spec" Friday Coach "Spec" Keene will dem onstrate how he teaches the Bearcats the plays that enable them to tear through their op ponents Friday morning when he gives a chalk talk on football strategy before the Salem Break fast club. The club will meet at the Argo hotel at 7:30 o'clock. The Salem -high football team and Coach Hollls .Huntington were originally scheduled as hon or guests of the group. Changing of their game at The Dalles from a night to. an afternoon contest, however, makes it necessary for the 'Vikings to leave at an early hour for the Columbia river town. City League Will Organize Tonight Election of officers and final organization of the city basket-: ball league for the coming season wilt take place tonight when team, managers and sponsors meet with Gas Moore at the T. M. C. A. at 7 o'clock. 1 Six teams are expected to be listed ia each of the two divi sions of the league. Valley Pack ing, 'Valley Motor, Grand Theatre. Safeway, -Kay Mill, Salem Teach ers and Willamette Freshmen J may r enter teams In the major divisions. Minor division quints may be selected from Dutch Mill, Raral Teachers. DeMolay. Kay I Mill and Producers Cannery. W t "IttWKr HE CAM It must be conceded that Camera looked exceptionally good in stop ping Walter Neusel in quicker time than Max Schmeling was able to do the trick. Preem was the boss from the start in this fray, and the blond Teuton never had a look-in. The big fellow gave Louis a much tougher scrap than Baer did, and if they can teach hira to pick off Joe's overhand rights, he might cause the Detroit Devastator more than a little annoyance. It must be remembered that Jolt ing Joe was unable to tag the Ital ian with his famous leit book, out was forced to rely on long right ElV fAUL HAJS&K If Willamette university ever had a football player qualified for selection as a member of the western squad for the annual east-west Shrine classic at San Francisco on New Year's, Johnny Oravec is that man. No other Wil lamette player has ever produced the record and won the recogni tion that the tow-lieaded flash from Jersey has won in his four years at Willamette. O Johnny's chances are favor able. Several influential coaches hare already indicated I that they will recommend that Ora vec be a member of the squad. . If oar recommendation counts for anything, we heartily give it, While most of the men select ed naturally come from the larg er schools, the small schools are not forgotten. Exceptional ability is usually recognized even though the player cornea from Podunk college. An example is Murl Nehl, the Woodbnrn boy, who was se lected two years ago after a great grid career at University of Port land (Columbia then). Nehl was not left sitting on the sidelines, either. He played a good share of the game anl did all right by the west. ! Auto Bowlers Are Latest in League An Automotive league of bowl ers was organized at the Bowlmor Tuesday niht with the Valley Motor company. Carter - Church Motor company, Schrock Used Cars, and Niles it Klnger enter ing teams. Ia the first njght's play Valley Motor took three straight from Niles St Rinxer while the Schrock team defeated the Carter-Church team two out of three games. High series went to the Valley Motor team with 227S pins while Allen of the Niles & Kinzer team rolled the high Individual score. The league will play each Tues day night. Molalla to Finish lit Season Against West Linn On Home Gridiron Today MOLALLA. Nor. 29. Moialla will play its last football game of 'the season hero Thursday at 2:30 p. m. with West Linn. The game had previously been sched uled for Friday, hut the date was changed to avoid conflict with the teachers institute Friday. .There will be no school Friday, f ! Plans are now being made for all business houses to .close dar ing the hoars of the game. hooks to bring down the huge man from Mussolini's land. As for Mr. Sharkey, who launches his comeback campaign shortly, he professes to believe that he has just the style to beat Louis, being a cagy, clever boxer when he is in the mood. Al Singer, former lightweight ruler, is the third ex-champ now staging a' comeback. Al showed a lot of his old stuff when he punched around a couple of rough kids re cently, and as the present 135-lb. crop is decidedly below par, he may really fight his way back among the topnotchers. ! C7rUht. HIS. KJbc Vmtarw jndlot. Jam Viking Distance Runners Defeated W. Linn Victor, 147 to 89; Amos Jahn Sets New Course Record Salem high's cross country run ning team took an 89 to 147 beat ing from West Linn harriers yes terday but Amos Jahn. star Sa lem runner, came through to break the course record in taking first place. Jahn outdistanced the field by about 75 yards in pacing the mile and a half course in eight minutes flat. He broke a record of 8 min utes. 17 seconds established last week by CBannlon of Milwaukie. Shields Also Places Shields of Salem was the only other Viking to place in the first -ten. finishing in ninth position. Best runners for West Linn's well- balanced squad were Dhoogey, Richards and Sulley. West Linn ran a squad of 29 runners against Salem's ten. Salem's seven best men will be entered in the senior event at the annual Hill Military meet Novem ber 27 while three runners will be entered in the Junior race for boys under 16. Dallas High Will Play McMinnville Eleven in That City Thanksgiving McMINNVILLE. Ore., Not. 29. (JP) Coach Orval Bailey an nounced today the McMinnville high school grid team would meet The Dalles eleven here Thanks giving day. The game was sched uled when word was received that the Newberg eleven had dis banded. linfield Will Battle. Wolves Friday in Last Game at McMinnville McMINNVILLE. Ore- Not. 20. -0P)-The Linfield college grid team, undefeated In the north west conference in 19 SS, will end Its season hero Friday In a game With the Oregon Normal eleven Of Monmouth. The contest Is scheduled to start at 1:39 p. an. TTeiser Wins Title r ONTARIO, Ore., Not. JO -WV- Tho Weiser, Idaho, grid team defeated Vale. Ore, high T to hero today to win the champion ship of the Snake river valley conference. Vale held .a 9 to 0 lead until the final few minutes when Tom HeCbrd on a reverse poshed over touchdown and plunged tor the extra point. Spectacular Portlander 1X1 Amateur Tourney PORTLAND, Not. 2O-0) Johnny Martin, representing the United States Indian school at Phoenix, Ariz., scored i m third-round technical knockout over Fulton McMillan of Wash ington State college tonight to , win the 112-ponnd title in the far western Diamond Belt box ing championships. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 2Q.-iJP) -Andy Tedrick, Washington State college entry, pounded out a spec tacular victory over Frank Pliska, Catholic Youth Order, Portland, to enter the finals in the 126 pound class of the boxing tour ney here tonight. The bout was the best thus far held in the far western diamond belt championships. Tedrick, who swept through two preliminary rounds last night, is plated to meet T6m Moyer, un attached, Portland, for the 1:29- pound title. Moyer won a tech nical knockout over Charles: pe Raedt, Meraloma club, Vancou ver, B. C, in the second round. Results in the semi-finals to night: f 112-pound class: s Johnny Martin, U. S. Indian school, decisioned Cliff Nelson, unattached, St. Helens, Ore. i Fulton MacMlllan, W.S.C.. won by technical knockout second round over Sam PeralH, CCC, Triangle Lake, Ore. j 118-pound class: ; Lee Wood Decisioned Tommy Cobb. San Jose Bears. decisioned Lee Wood, Chemawa. Danny La Verne, Vidan A. IC, San Francisco, decisioned Roy Petragallo, W.S.C. 126-pound class: Andy Tedrick, W.S.C, defeated Frank Pliska, Q.Y.O., Portland, technical knockout second round. Tom Moyer, unattached, Port land, defeated Charles DeRaedt, Meraloma club, Canada, technical knockout, second round. ! 135-pound class: ( j Joey August, Univ. of Idaho. decisioned Harold Toussiant, $an Jose Bear 8. ; ' Paul Waller, W.S.C, knocked out Howard Reynolds. Kellosre. Idaho, Y.M.C.A., second round 147-pound class: Morris Shkolnlk, Eagles A. 'C, Seattle, knocked out Fred Dqeg, W.S.C., first round. Bender Luce, Univ. of Idaho, defeated Al Avila, Amblers club, Stockton, Cal., decision. ! Silverton Primed To Beat Bulldogs SILVERTON, Nov. 20. Only over-confidence or an accident will keep Silverton from winning from Woodburn Friday afternoon in the final game of the season. The team is in fine shape and full strength and only one regular out. Wart, who has been out for the past few weeks. Should Silverton lose she i will take second place in the Willam ette valley league. Lebanon would stand first. Should Silverton win, she will be at the top. ' The proposed line-up for Friday is Sawyer, RE; B. Canoy RT; Hol land, RG; McKenzie, C; Overland, LG; A. Canoy, LT; Jarris, LT; Vaughn, .LH; Busch. QB; Ar- bucaie, RH; Seeley, FB. Ball Elk Weighs 500 HEPPNER, Ore., Not. lOAjPi Five Heppner hunters reported batting 1000 per cent in the elk season. R. A. Thompson led the parade with a six-point bull weighing, when dressed, around 500 pounds. : Scores Over Stratosphere Fliers Celebrate t vn f" " 1 r t it Congratulations were showered npon Capt. Albert W. Stevens, left, md his co-pilot, Capt. Orril ; Anderson, right, for their ; successful stratosphere- flight when the two stopped off la Chicago en rente to Washington to check data sbtalned oa Xte flight. Mrs. Anderson, right, and Mrs. Charles Lyon,; center; friend, are shown with the . : daring sirmea. '.! Saturday Rivals L.Y - --'w A1 Prince Callison, left, who will take his Oregon Webfoots to Seattle Raturday to contest with the University of Washington Hus kies coached by Jimmy Phelan, right, for the mythical northern division title. Thornhill Picks Big Came Squad Paulman at Quarter Post; Bob Black May Take Guard Position SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20.-JP) -Coach C E. Tiny, Thornhill announced his Stanford football lineup for Saturday's "big game" against University of California after sending his Indians through their last intensive workout at Palo Alto. He said he might replace one of his guards with Bob Black, ver satile veteran, but that otherwise the starting eleven was definite. The team: Ends "Monk" Moscrip and Keith Topping; tackles Bob Rey nolds and Dale Beedle; guards Wpoday Adams and Larry Rou ble; center Wes Muller; quar terback Bill Paulman; left halt Jimmy C o f f i s; right half "Bone s" Hamilton; fullback Bobby Grayson. University of California's line up, as announced tentatively by Coach "Stub" Allison, would have Bob Brittingham and Henry Sparks at ends, Larry Lutz and Ray Nordstrom at tackles, Dave Anderson and Conrad Tenney at guards. Bob Herwig at center, John Meek at quarter, Floyd Blower at left half, Sam Chapman at right half and Jack Howard at full. Weight, Bar Bell Classes Offered All members of the Y. M. C. A who are interested in weight lift ing and bar bell instruction are being asked to attend a class or ganization meeting next Wednes day night at 9, p. m. No' charge will be made to the members for the class work. Instruction this year will fol low the J. R. Peebler method. Peebler is Instructor at the Mult nomah athletic club in Portland. He will be present at the meeting Wednesday. , Weight lifting Instruction was given in a young men's class last year. This class will be continued this year with the addition of a business men's class. Pro Golfers Elect CHICAGO. Not. 2b-Jpy-GeoTto R. Jacobus, of Ridgewood, N. J., today was reelected president of the Professional Golfers' Associa tion of Ameriea, at the close of the 18th annual meeting. Offi cers reelected Included Pacific coast vice-president, John J. Mar tin, Tacoma. I. . : Jy.y,.4 1 : . r f mm. V ,; I SEATTLE, Novr 20.-(i55)-Or-gon and Washington may be "also ransr;as far as the Paciflo coast conference football race is con cerned, but they at least will have the honor of playing for the myth ical northern division title in their annqal battle here Saturday. i j; Action Promised 1 Plenty of action is promised as both-teams are undefeated in nor ther division competition, an theyJ have each won 12 and tie four j games in the 28 contests played against each other since 1900U Last year the Huskies de feated Oregon 16 to 6 for their first j victory over the Webfooters In seven years. I Standings of the teams in north ern division competition are S j Won I Washington '. 3 i Oregon 2 jj Washington State 3 I Oregon State 1 I Idaho ...a 1 I Montana : 0 Lost 0 0. 1 2 4 3 I! EUGENE. Ore.. Nov. 20.-)-Stan, Riordan and Jerry Donnell, Oregon university punters, spent considerable time today booting the new "seamless" pigskin to be used in the game with the Wash ington Huskies at Seattle Satur day.! ' i The Huskies have used the 'seamless" ball all season but it IS new to Oregon. I j Rain Halts Workout j C0ach "Prink" Callison was forced to cancel a scheduled heavy scrimmage when rain soaked the field but a prolonged signal prac tice took its place. j Callison today indicated he be lieved the Oregon line compared favot-ably with' the Huskies but admitted he was concerned with the jWebfoots' ability to match Washington's great backs. tate Makes Bid 1 Of 20,000 For . Gty Hall Bonds DALLAS. Nov. 20. A bid of 120,000 with a small premium and interest of 3 per cent was mad by the state of Oregon for the bond issue for building of the newjeity hall la Dallas. A PWA grant of S18.000 has been made by the government, and it is ex pected that excavation of the bkseinent will be a WPA project. I AC the council meeting Monday night, Bernard Petre was appoint ed City marshal, replacing Deb Sheldon, removed from office last week . Petre will servo until the first of the year when the coun ell makes an appointment for the ehsu year. liter Sports in rogress at Hood VERNMENT " CAMP, Ore., 20.-;p)-Resort officials said winter sports at the tim- berline on Mt. Hood already are welll under way and assured an extensive program of improve ments had been started td care for j the Influx of subsequent months. ;; The forest service said a short wave radio would be operated twice a day to brocl.cast infor mation on weather and sports condition. Skiis and toboggans are to be reconditioned and im provements made to the club bouse, officials of the Cascade Ski Club said. I! Four Schools For urvey Selected j! Four Oregon schools have been designated for study of secondary School standards and a fifth, a private school, will be selected later; C. A. Howard, state super intendent of schools, declared yes terday. i Schools listed are Grant high school, Portland, and schools at Pendleton and Tigard. D. A. Em erson, state high school super visor, will have charge of the work. Hill Military or St. Helens. Portland, may be the fifth school. 1; The study will be conducted daring the current year and 'all reports will be made to the na tional commitee, Emerson said. Willie Hoppe Captures 2nd Place at Billiards ? CHICAGO, Nor. 20.-(,ip)-Wmie Hoppe, veteran New York star, won second place in the world three cushion billiards tourna ment tonight, by defeating Arthur Thurpblad of Chicago. 60 to 31 In a playoff match. The contest went 34 innings with Hoppe turn ing in a high run of 7, to 4 for Thurnblad. Welker Cochran, of San Francisco, won the title by de feating Hoppe last night. Win-less Oregon Tech Plays Albany Friday ij PORTLAND, Nov. 20.-P)-The football team of the Oregon In stitute of Technology, which has not iroken into tho win column this season, will meet the oft-defeated Albany college eleven at Albany Friday night. : : ji Proceeds of the game will go t$ Joe Tercheria. Albany grid star jwho Is recovering from sep ticemia. 3000 Folders Ordered An additional 3000 copies of the chamber of commerce Salem fdldetr baa been ordered from the printer this week to fill the heavy demand.: This folder, unusually attractive, features the historic sites- n and about Salem and tne SUve Falls state park. W 1 IT CO Nov.! tOdav New City Team Has Easy Time, Debut Against . Brownsville Five The Brownsville Woolen Mills hoop team provided little oppo sition for the newly organized Grand Theatre quint as it rolled up a 70 to 5 score in Its first game last night. The Grand team was bolstered by Skeet O'Connell, former Ore gon State star, and Ron Cemmel, ex-Webfoot flash, both of whom will be members of the independent-quint in its out of town con tests. O'Connell with 18 points and ueorge ocaies wuu xi were nig 11 scorers. . Lineups: Brownsville TJrand Theatre Cochell 2 .....F 12 Scales Page .F.. 18 O'Connell McKerk 3 .f.C. 8 St'lbam'er M. Elliott . ....G.. 10 Gemmell Wright G... .2 Foreman Substitutions: for Grand, Lem mon (6), Connors (S), Schmidt (6), Hobbs (2). Referee, LeRoy Willig. Boy Scouts Earn Awards at Court Many Advance to Second Class, on to Star; Belt Presides Promotions made at the Cherry City district Boy Scout court of honor held at the courthouse last night were as follows: . Second class scouts Milton McClain, troop five; Glen Robin son and Raymond Van Noy, troop nine, and Fred Drake, troop 14, all of Salem. First classy-Junior Flnden, troop five: Gerald Rich-ardson- and Bill Evans, troop nine; Osmo Lahlt and Edwin Strotz, troop 14. all of Salem, and Fred Evenden, Woodburn. Star scout Milton Hartwell, troop 12, Salem. ,' Merit Badges Given Merit badges were awarded as follows: Second class merit badges Gerald Richardson and Richard Barton, handicraft; Dan Morley, pathtindlng; Bill Evans, handi craft, all troop nine, Salem, and Fred Evenden, Woodburn, Per sonal health. First class merit badges Jack Pollock, troop four, music; Cecil Hannum, troop five, handicraft and first aid; Robert Boatwright, troop five, first aid; Amos Jahn."roop eight, camp ing; Martin Barbe"- -trooo nine, pioneering, first jm1: Robert Starr, troop nine, swimming, han dicraft and first aid; Gale James, troop 12, cooking, pioneering and camping; John Mack, troop 14, civics. Judge II. II. Belt presided at the court of honor, with G. V. Naderman representing the com missioners. Announcement was made of the annual patrol lead ers conference at Silverton start ing Friday. Ads in South to Be Ad Club Topic Walter Hi ff, with the National Paper and Type company of New Tork will -address the Salem Ad club Friday noon at the Quelle on "Arfvertlalnp mnA TvnAfranliv In Pern and Venetuela." Iliff has spent four years in Lima, Peru, and three years in Venezuela, and will draw from his interesting observations in those periods for hia talk to the club. Iliff is a graduate of Willam ette university with the class of 1927, and is now visiting in Salem while on his vacation. He is be ing transferred by the New York firm from the foreign field to New York. Four Generations Are Represented at Dinner Given For Child of Two RICKREALL, Nov. 20. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vaughan, Laura and Hazel. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hill and Walter and Almon Hill were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Hill in Monmouth. Four generations were present: J. F. Vaughad, Mrs. W. C. Hill, E. N. Hill and David Hill. 2 years; in whose honor the birth day dinner was given. f . : wr j . j vrarrviMtrn, r eauer Are. Charged With Shooting From Public Highway State police yesterday arrested William S. Garretsen and Benja min A. Vedder on a charge of shooting from a public highway. The men were taken before the justice of the peace at Wood- kn,fl Til.. WAPA Cl.h flflAfl 2 and costs. The fines were sus pended. McColloch and Baldock ; At Pendleton, Hearing T. C. McColloch, state utilities commissioner, and R. H." Baldock, state highway engineer, left yes terday for Pendleton, to conduct a hearing involving construction of the Court street viaduct there. The improvement has been pro tested by the city of Pendleton. This Is one of 22 crossing elimi nations included In the federal highway aid program. - K