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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1940)
'AGE FIVE TmT OREGON STATESMAN. Salsxn. Orwgon. Thtaadcrf Morning, Dcabt 19. 1943 Bids Opened, New Routing Portland West Side Gets Attention; Building Here Is Awarded PORTLAND, Dec. li-VP)- state highway commission opened bids today on the first portion of Portland's Front avenue pro ject, the West Side ! Waterfront highway approved by city voters last May. - The contract for constructing a materials testing building at Sa lem was awarded to L. O. James of Portland on a bid of $88,918. Frank Watt, Portland, sub mitted a low bid of $25,670 for reconstruction of the Hawthorne bridge approach, which will tie In with a half -clover leaf leading to the I $4,000,000 parallel, one way super-highways. . The contract award was .held In abeyance, however, pending ap proval of national railroads and the federal government under agreements covering use of the ateel bridge ' for the highway's crossing of the Willamette river. Engineer . R. H. Baldock told commissioners the cost of relocat ing the Pacific highway through Ashland to eliminate the Plaza dogleg would be $55,000, boosting'! to $150,000 the total amount spent In the city. The commis sion took no action. Approves Park Baying Other commission matters in cluded - approval- of State . Parks Superintendent Sam Board man's request that more than 300 acres fronting on the' South San tlam river ' at Cascadia be purchased for a "state park. . Commissioners also said a $43, 000 claim would be filed against a power company for damage to the Dallas-California highway at Algoma caused by a dike break, and loads on the Tiller-Trail high way would be limited to 50 per cent for at least a month to de termine benefits to local traffic The" limit will bar most log haul ers, commissioners said. Action on nine bids included: Clatsop and Columbia counties Svenson-Goble Rock production project, Columbia River highway. referred to engineer with power to award. Tidepoint company, Astoria, low bidder at $15,200. Coos Surfacing and oiling eight miles, Hoffman bridge Grants creek section. Powers sec ondary highway, referred to En gineer. O. C. Yocom. Willamina. low bidder at $30,000. New Bridge Awarded Grant Constructing Gooseneck bridge over John Day river, John Day highway. Awarded to Aver ill & Corbin, Portland. $42,840. Josephine Kerby Rock produc tion project, Redwood and Oregon Caves highway, referred to en gineer. M. C. Lininger & Sons, Ashland, low bidder at $14,670. Klamath Grading 3.56 miles and toping .64 of a mile, south unit, Algoma-Terminal City sec tion, The Dalles-California high way, referred to engineer. Frank M. Penepacker, Portland, low bid der at $92,428. Lake Grading, surfacing and AiniGD(Q)(ioiniCDin) (HI. BOOTS AS THE NEW SALEM HEADQUARTERS FOR WHITE Electric Sewing tlachines Ifow, just In time for Christmas come some real Inducements in White . Sewing Machine values. Husbands, rive your wife a White" for a truly merry Christinas. 260 State Street Phone 6022 oiling 4.3 miles, forest-boundary Cottonwood creek section, Klam ath Falls-Lake view highway. Awarded to Fisher Brothers, Ore gon City, $116,994. Lane Hendricks bridge-Silver creek rock production project, Mc Kenzie highway, referred to en gineer. M. L. O'Neil & Son, John Day, low bidder at $12,663. Morrow Grading 'and topping 13.34 miles, Boardman-Umatllla county line 'section. Old. Oregon Trail, referred to engineer. Frank M. Penepacker, Portland, low bid der at $9J,3C5. Gates Bridge May Be Slow in Rising Contractor Says 90. Days Needed to Get Steel; Decision Due Today National defense appears to be a factor in the Gates bridge re placement problem, members of the Marion county court reported yesterday after being present Tuesday in Portland at the open ing of bids on steel work for the new span. According to J. F. Johnson of Xewberg, low bidder, 90 days will probably be required before the steel for the truss-design bridge may be obtained from foundries already submerged in national de fense orders. The factor, plus uncertainty of the labor market, may delay com pletion of the span until late in the spring, the bidder indicated Court members said yesterday, however, that the Johnson bid has not been accepted because of the possibility of getting the work done for less than the $15,988 named by the Newberg firm. According to the county engi- n e e r , original estimate for the structure was $14,000, a figure which the officials of Marlon and Linn counties had expected to see met within 1Q per cent by bid ders. When tenders were opened, the lowest was still slightly over 10 per cent higher than the est! mate. Lower terms, however. would probably not affect deliv eries. , Final decision will probably be made today whether to accept the low bid as given, or seek reduc tion. Fishermen Repair Damage From Gale OCEAN PARK, Wash., Dec. 18 -0P Fishermen repaired damage today wrought Dy tne tnree-aay gale. Loaded oyster barges lost the! cargoes and others were scattered and severely damaged along Nah cotta beach. One gasoline towing boat was a total loss save for its engine. It went ashore after breaking Its moorings. A trolling boat owned by James Hall, Ilwaco, sank in shallow water. An employe at the T o n g n Point naval air station, Harold Bell, was seriously Injured by a fall in the high wind from a scaffolding. Liiuia onae s Found Surrenders After Search; Charge , of Perjury Filed Olympia TACOMA, Decr'l 8-flP) Mrs. Ar- della Murray Tacoma woman charged with contributing to the delinquency of her 13-year-oia foster daughter by allowing , tne child to marry a 2 4-year-old sol dier surrendered to Justice court officials late today after sheriffs deputies had sought her unsuc cessfully for 24 hours. Mrs. Murray, mother or nve children, was released on ner per sonal recognizance. Her trial date was not set. Meanwhile, -ramifications of the child bride case spread to Olym pia and Seattle following filing ot first decree neriurv charges at OlvniDia. where the 13-year-oia Innior hirh school student oo- tained her marriage license. The girl. Betty Murray, was held in a Juvenile detention home here while her soldier-husband, Ralph Conway of Baker, Ore., whom she married last Thursday, was held on restricted leave at Camn Murray. The perjury charges were ruea against Robert S. Morganthaier, 23, Seattle brushinaker. John M Lynch, Jr., Thurston county pros ecutor, said Morgenthaler slgnea affidavits that the school girl was 18 years of age. Morgenthaler, arrested in Seat tle and Jailed In lieu of $1000 bond, admitted signing the affi davit, claiming "anyone else would have done the same thing." "My fiance and myself had just applied for our marriage license when this other couple stepped up." he said. "I never had seen either one before in my life. When the clerk finished out their appll cation he asked me if I would sign the affidavit. I did so merely to accommodate the other couple. The girl looked plenty old to me She appeared to be 20 or 21 years old." departments la the- .i school-. ot sclenee are . doing preliminary work, financed by aa eastern to bacco by-products company., which the college - said appeared so promising that the company had granted $3490 to finance larger scale research! . . Earthquake Year Ahead, Predicted Thrupp Says Destructive . Shocks Are Likely ; Clicked on '40 vv 1 AV V ally Why not tip off the sweetlieart about the sensational values being offered on the nation- known Tire X-Ray Here; Reveals Defects Fluoroscope Type Device Used to Detect Source, Future Blowouts The automotive Industry has invaded the medical world, or vice versa, according to Manager Grant Ferris of the Firestone Auto Supply and Service Stores, who is now featuring a special "tire X-ray" machine at the Firestone station at Center and Liberty. This intricate machine is a port able X-ray machine that perform on auto tires In the same manner as the medical machines perform upon the human anatomy. Woodrow Froom, formerly of Portland, operates the machine and, according to him, the X-ray will make visible any foreign matter in the tire, any wrinkles in the tubes, any breaks In the casing, or other trouble with the tire that might soon lead to dlf ficulty or a serious accident. Working on the principal of the fluoroscope, the machine produces picture on ground glass rather than making a negative as some types of X-ray equipment do. Manager Ferris pointed out that inasmuch as this is the only machine in the northwest district, the time it will be available to Salem automotive owners will be rather limited. He further pointed out that there is no cost Involved in hav ing the tires X-rayed but urged immediate action to avoid disappointment. TV Vi i AS FEATURED IN LIFE J. "Wi h mi Slwlay CompUlt AMOftnMfit f LANE ChMt MAs Ovttiandlnfl Vahts 3 AmwieM Walmit." aMH MANY OTHER THRILLING CEDAR HOPE CHESTS PRICED AT $15.95 o $20.95 o $24.95 U Sister of Salem Resident Passes OREGON' CITY, Dec. 18.-fl- Ellrabeth L. Todd, 71, Forest Grove, a member of the state ad vlsory parole board for three years, died at a hospital here to day. Mrs. Todd was probation officer of Washington county, for 16 years and was clerk of school dis trict No. 15 for IB years. Funeral services will be held Friday at Forest Grove. Surviving are three daughters. three sons, one stepson, a brother and a sister, Mrs. Anna V. Rob- bins, Salem. For Her Christmas, May We Suggest a Beautiful if Beaatiful trimmed silk shade. 7 latensiUea of light. ; S candle typo light. - Night light in base. 1 AH Ulnmlaatioa controlled from anrltchc at t o p of stand. -i - - - -.- Stand finished in beaatif ol Here is truly a fine present for her Christ mas and one that1 will make her happy for years to come. SEE THESE GIFTS TODAY AT m cid s I 8 n hi. i 8- By DAN J. MARSTON VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 18- (jPV-; An elderly civil engineer whose earthquake predictions have attracted the attention of seismologists says there will be seven periods in 1941 during which strong to "destructive or very severe" shocks may be ex pected. He is Edgar C. Thrupp, a mem ber of the engineering Institute of Canada. He has gone on record as predicting the years 1940 and 1941 will turn out to be the worst -earthquake years of the twentieth century. The destructive shocks .which occurred August 1 this year in Turkey, October 22 In Rumania, November 8 In Rumania and No vember 10 in Rumania and Tur key came within periods which Thrupp predicted would show un usual earth movements. . : Thrupp has been making earth quake predictions for five years. At first ho was scoffed at. Then some scientists began taking note of his efforts. Now Howard Coombs, University of W"11- ton seismologist, says Thrupp re cently "did much better than mere chance." M The engineer contends that the m , planets when In certain positions in the sky eert a gravitational ef- jf feet on the earth which amounts i to a "wave" or "dent.". This, wave or depression occurs on the side of the earth opposite the planets, 4 and affects different areas as the f bile tire la depressed at one time or another on all its circumference when the wheel turns. It this wave Is unusually large because ot an unusual gravita tional pull by the planets, Thrupp contends, it may cause earth quakes if It hits a "weak" spot or a geological fault In the earth's crust. For years Thrupp worked with out any special equipment but in the last two years he has designed apparatus in an effort to demon strate the existence of these "earth waves." This he calls an earth wave detector. Its main parts are I two pipes which may be 100 or 200 feet long or more. They must lie east and west and contain wa ter. Thrupp says the passing earth waves influence the water levels in these pipes, sometimes altering them as much as 110 of an inch in 100 feet but normally causing less than one-third of that much variation. 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