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Value Figures
Gted in Trial
First PUD Condemnation
Case Proceeds; Lafky
Issues Statement
TACOIIA, Feb. 8-)-The Pa
cific northwest's first public util-
itr district condemnation trial,
watchd closely by public and prl
rate power interests ot Oregon
and Washington as a. criterion, of
coming litigaticn, got down to
itemized figures in federal court
here today. ,,
An item-by-item evaluation of
materials used In construction of
all Washington Gas and Electric
company properties condemned by
PUD number one of Cowlitz coun
ty was made by Ernest Mock. Ta
coma architect retained by the
PUD as an expert witness.
Meek testified all company
buildings, including the power
generating plant at Longriew,
could be constructed new at a cost
of S740.577.88. Largest item was
SS43,938.40 for the Longriew
steam generating plant.
The PUD and the company hare
agreed on all inventory items. At
the current trial, expected to last
until late next month, PUD and
company attorneys will attempt to
show what they think the con
4mned properties are worth. The
jury must determine the amount.
In cross-questioning Mock late
today, Archie Blair, company
counsel, attempted to bring out
the figure quoted by the architect
should be. higher because of con
tractors' profits, additional labor
and the cost of certain materials
used in construction. Mock was
being cross-questioned by Blair
when court recessed until tomor
row morning.
Statement Issued
Herman E. Lafky of Salem, Ore.,
counsel for several PUDs in south
west Washington and secretary of
the Southwest Washington PUD
association, issued a statement to
night, declaring:
"The outcome of this trial is of
prime importance to the public
power program In the Pacific
northwest. A precedent It being
established in many of the funda
mental points involved In the eval
uation of existing electrical prop-
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erties for acquisition purposes.
"In current efforts to purchase
such properties by negotiation, the
private companies have placed a
valuation on their property as
much as 109 per cent greater than
the valuation by public agencies.
Translated into the millions of
dollars involved, the resultant ef
fect upon the consumers of elec
tricity In this area can readily be
appreciated.
"With a difference of some 3,-
500,000 to 14.000,000 in the esti
mated value of these properties
now involved tn this condemna
tion suit, the result is going to in
fluence other pending and pros
pective price negotiations and con
demnation proceedings by various
PUDa."
Obtains Divorce
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"MOO-VELOUS MflK FOR BABYP
toys Elsie, the Borden cow
Sorry but IVe got to toot my own horn got to
tell you how very, very good is evaporated milk
made by Borden's.
It's irradiated with the sunshine Vitamin D and
was accepted in 1930 by the Council on Foods of
the American Medical Association.
Simply delicious in cream soups,
sauces or coffee.
Moo-velous for feeding baby !
Look for the familiar blue and
white Borden label this very day.
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Yaltah Menatain Stix, 18 year old
sister of Violinist Yehndi Menu
hln, was granted a divorce In
San Jose, Calif., recently from
William Stix, young Washing
ton, DC, attorney with the 1m
FoUette civil liberties commit
tee. Harried at 16, the yoamg
est member of the musical fam
ily charged Stix was constantly
out of her company, was more
Interested in his work than tn
his bride, causing her to be
come ilL
A Northtcest Product
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Chinese New Year
Celebrated Here
In celebration of the 4 636th
Chinese New Year and of the sec
oud anniversary of his establish
ment in Salem, Yee Sing, pro
pi n-t or of the Chinese Tea Gar
den, 1623 North Commercial
street, entertained about 40
guests with a 10-course Chinese
dinner Thursday night.
Some of the courses included
chicken soup, loose duck, fried
shrimp, pineapple chicken, al
mond chicken crisp, chow mein
and fried rice. Mr. Yee explained
that some Chinese foods are not
available here now because of the
war but his guests didn't notice
anything missing.
Mr. Yee spoke appreciatively of
American friendship for the Chi
nese cause in the present war.
E. A. Brown acted as master of
ceremonies.
Bonneville Held
Sociological Aid
A glowing picture depicting
Bonneville electric power as "long
Btepping stones to a higher and
better and nobler" social and eco
nomic order in the Pacific north
west was painted by Dr. Carl D.
Thompson, dam administration
public speaker, in a talk before
the Salem Lions club yesterday
noon.
"We're looking far beyond the
relatively small savings it will
bring to the meeting of our social
and economic problems," the
speaker said.
Bonneville power will bring
not only more extensive use of
electricity in the home and on
the farm but also more indus
tries to strike a better northwest
trade balance, Dr. Thompson predicted.
Experience on the Tennessee
valley project is back of Bonne
ville policies and its rate sched
ules such as fixed for Forest
Grove, McMinnville, Canby and
Monmouth, the speaker said.
Benefit Case
s
Errors Found
11 Per Cent -Are Noted
by State Auditors;
Correction Made
Errors were found In 11 per
cent ot the claims for unemploy-
m e n t compensation , insurance
filed prior to June 30, 1939, the
state audit division reported yes
terday upon completion of an au
dit of the unemployment compen
sation commission covering the
period from November 15, 1935,
to June 20, 193.
Most of these errors were on
the part of employes of the com
mission, the audit report read.
The auditors said these errors
were to be expected because many
of-the employee were untrained.
"Since the employes now. have
more training, me error nave
been corrected." the commission
explained.
The audit was 'authorised by
the 1939 legislature. The federal
aorernmeat audits the commis
sion's books and records every
three months.
The audit report showed that
the commission had paid 926,267
ia overpayments of Jobless bene
fits. Members of the commission
explained that most of this had
been recovered, since last June 30
The use of business machines
to keep the rcords was criticized
br the auditors. Most other ac
tivities were found to be in order.
Transport Firm's
Permit Suspended
Revocation of the operating
permit of the Ben Phillips Trans
portation company of Portland,
Salem and Eugene, was announ
ced by State Utilities Commis
sioner Onnond R. Bean here yes
terday.
The company was charged with
gross violation of the state motor
transportation law.
The order, effective March 1,
decrees the company no longer
may provide common carrier
transportation of property any
where in Oregon.
Bean's order followed a series
of hearings in Portland and Sa
lem. He said the company re
peatedly and intentionally had vi
olated orders, rules and regula
tions of the commissioner.
Charges of rebating also were
brought out during the hearing.
The Ben Phillips Transporta
tion company was Incorporated
here November 30, 1937.
In November, 1939, the com
pany stock passed to Frank Doo-
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162 No. Commercial
GROCERY
Phone 5151
M.D.
TISSUE
rolls for
V 1 RoU FREE
OLD DUTCH
CLEANSER
Q cans for
250
kys etse:
IT5 BOADEN5
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3 Cans
a9c
FLAPJACK
Pancake Flour
. 430
9-lb.
bag
VALLEY BRAND
lbs.
HOIIEY
350
DEL IIOIiTE CODn Si' IQc Garden Brand Corn 3 cans 23c
FESTIVAL PEAS
2 Uo. 2 cans 190
SAimnil T0I3AT0ES 3 Ho. Zi cans 250 SmaU Picnics, lb. .
RICE Bine Rose 4ILs.25
DATES . . 2 Its. 90
SYRUP
Staeys
10 lb. white
MACARONI,
10 lbs.
COFFEE,
Walker's Best lb.
29g
23c
CRACKERS,
2 lb. Sunshine
2 lb. Sodas
-25c
.15c
BEANS, White
or Red,-10 Rs. -
490
Frcib zzi Vegetables
Potatoes
Locals,
50 lbs..
430
Scap Specials
CRYSTAL WHITE,
S bars
BIG BOY.
bars
CAMAY or
LIFEBUOY, cake JL
5c
BORAX
soap chips :
21c
BOREXE,
giant size
Klamath,
50 lbs.
490
Grand Isle,
50 lbs.
490
LETTUCE,
2 large heads
50
PARSNIPS, CARROTS,
RUTABAGAS, (Thu
TURNIPS, 5 lbs. iUp
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ORANGES,
Very sweet.
2 dozen large
430
BAKING POW- IP .
DER, KC, 25-oz. JL9
SUGAR,
10 lbs.
470
PINEAPPLE,
Dole's Tid Bits,
3 cans ..
OATS,
94b. bag
1510
FLOUR
Kitchen Queen
49.1b.
sack
Viking,
494b. sack
S. 34
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Owner of Mired
Auto Found Dead
; MEDFORD, Feb. 8.-(JP)-
Charles G. Martin, 45, former San
I Franciscan, died of exposure and
j over-exertion on the Butte Falls
i Prospect road last night while
j seeking help to move a mired au
' tomobile.
Leaving his sister, Olga Brown,
and a brother, William Martin, In
the car, Martin started back five
miles to a ranch. He missed the
ranch road in the dark and was
found dead today.
Wahl's Sea Food &
Poultry Harkel
Phone 6010 178 S. Com'l
FREE DELIVERY
Lenten Fish Values
Chinook Salmon
Per
Pound
HALIBUT
230 Pound
Clams - Oysters Crabs
250
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"Gone Uiih ihe Uind" Has Hoiking on
Our "DIXIE CUI1E" Smoked Pork Loin
Hore and Ilore People Are Dnying and
Enjoy "DIXIE CUBE" Pork
Why not try some ihis weekend and enjoy
a downrighl southern meal with
"DIXIE CUBE"
LEAH SUGAB CUBED
crnr nnpmi Home
UMWM Cared
i 1 1 Sliced Bacon, rind oil. III. .
nmEXgOg 196 Beef or P. Heart, lb. .
OYSTERS,qt . . . . .
Fresh Drains, lb
90 Home Cured Haras, lb. . .
Pork Boast, lb. .
IT'S HEHE . . .
Armour's Treel, can
Utile of Salem aad tiro of his em
ployes, the assets or the corpora
tion having" previously been as
signed to Doollttle as a ssenred
creditor.
Danzian Fond Received
PORTLAND, Fab. S.-(P)-The
University of Oregon medical
school received $2500 from the
Danzian foundation for medical
research. New York, today on the
physiology of the nervous system.
Leader of Rotary
Is All for Youth
PORTLAND, Feb. tHJPf
Touth Is a flock of negatives, all
good, to Walter D. Heed, the
schoolmaster who heads Rotary
International.
Youngsters, the' Montclalr, NJ,
headmaster told Oregon Rotary
club officials today, are not go
ing to the "dors," they are not
radical, nor arc they pessimistic.
"Youth today la no more diffi
cult than any other class of socie
ty be remarked. "We all have
problems."
Boys of today believe they have
as good a chance to succeed as
their dads did, if tbey work an
hard, the "educator said a ques
tionnaire answered by older stu
dents in his school Indicated.
Greenwood Files
PORTLAND, Feb. 8-;P)-J. g.
Greenwood, republican ot Wem
me, filed for reelection as a mem
ber of the Orecon bouM of rep
resentatives from Clackamas
county today.
Snowdrift
Shortening
3-lh. Pail
Wesson
Oil
Quart
37c
146 Ho. Commercial Si.
Phone 4010
Salome! Baking louder
In Balk
1 lb.
Fancy While Ileal
TUIIA
i'jean . . . . cOj
CRYSTAL WHITE
SOAP
31(D) cakes
Thompson's Seedless
RAISIIIS
IBs.
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C0C0AIIUT - Bulk
In Cellophane
One pound
Fels EJapflia Soap W 451 C
Holly Eleanser 3
Swift's Deviled- &3eai Sbe 3 cans
Macaroni or SpagheSiii S lbI.
Wheaties or Kix Soflasilk Cake Flour
u pkgs. . . .lOi'zFCD Package . . . ,tlL3)(D
171?(filM hTTCHEH QDEEII. 49's sack .... $1.33
" laUJJUJJUU fjnOWn BEST PATEIIT. 49's sack . . $1.63
Bisqnick,3e-pkff-23c B&3S0. pk3' 15c
Corn Flakes
Lux Toilet Soap, cake 50 2 pkgs. . . 90
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FINEST ORANGE PEKOB
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Polaloes
50 lb.
Sack
White
Celery
5c
Each
150 II. Coxnnerdal
Phone 5553
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BeelDoasl,lb. .aoy20
Ilullon Roasi, lb. . . 90
Youxts and Tender ,
Pure Lard, 2 lbs. 2.50
The Finest - . ' f
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1 lb. 69c
Snow WhiU
Cauliflower
Each
Morion's
" Salt
Plain or Iodized
Sweet Jnlej
Uracgej
2 doz.'
SmaU Hearts 2 lbs. 190
Side Paeon, lb. 60
Fresh Drains 2 lbs. 150
Ground Dcsf 2 lbs. 250
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