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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1940)
OHEGOII STATESMAN. Scdam. Oregon, Thursday Morning. December IS. 1949 PAG2 rI940 .Raclmi i ;-4 Nets - : L : : i Delegation Raps Rodent Program New York Adds To V4S California Shows llajor Loss; Washington la Down Slightly NEW YORK. Dee. lMav-A lot more money went to the horses this year tnan last n tt United States, bat the most atrlklag de reiopment In racing for 140 was the dlscoTery .... of what a "soft touoa" the bookmakers had la New York state for years before the tnutuela arrlred. The annual Associated Press surrey of the financial side of the turf disclosed today that S 498, I 5JS.711 was bet in 16 states with TtlO racing days this year, com- - m a. a a a j m a a - at tates with 17t0 days for . New York, now operating uader the parl-mutuel system of betting and disclosing its figures for the first time, was out In front In the list, while the most marked in creases otherwise showed up in Florida, Illinois and New Hamp shire. The only major losses were in California, where nearly $5,- 000,000 less was wagered, and Kentucky,: where the Latonia track did not operate this year. Totals 915,000,000 From their share of . these bet ting totals, together with "takes' from license fees -and admission taxes, the states received a total iL I. m v m.m 117.05. Last year, with New York supplying only a puny flit. (71.68, compared . to the robust 1949 sum of f5.S,99, the states cut In for only $10,283.- 168.48. As usual, ' several states, .not ably Michigan, Illinois and Ken tucky, were high . up la total wagering, but far down in revenue derived from the sport - because they took, their share only from admission taxes and license fees. Illinois, third on the list la wag ering, was seventh In revenue $614,059.90. wasnington naa 75 aays or rac "tlng this year, during which 93,- yWS67,855 was wagered. Last year, t in 77 racing days, wagers totaled $3,690,849. Portland Firm Gets Contract PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. IS.-OPt -The Bonneville-Grand Goalee power administration announced today that Madwell and Hartsell, idc, roruana, and the Royal Electric Manufacturing comoaav. Chicago, had been awarded con tracts for disconnector switches for use at Walla Walla, Wash. 1 tie Portland firm's contract was for $1138,. the Chicago com pany a TOT S4I1V,: , SHDYDEIl TOUCH & TBAIISFEn rarnltsre Hfttef rarf Ofll Daily trip to Pertleaa Phon. 4960 ' - tSS E fMUlt Justice Just Can't Help Laughing-- f: . . . One Cent Fine Levied; Tables Turned on Students . ' . . -Can You, at Quirks of the Law? By GLADWIN HILL NEW YORK,. Dec. 18-JP-If blindfolded Miss Juatlce'a scales seem to wiggle, . It's because she's indulging In a pardonable giggle. - The nation's courtrooms, which yon ordinarily think of as citadels of seriousness, have seen a lot of daffy doings lately. Auctions Salt to Pay Fiae A Brooklyn motorist - paid a fine the other day by auctioning off his suit to a courtroom spec tator for $5 ... A Collins ville (Okie.) boy sued the mayor and the chief of police for $4,000 tor interfering with his Halloween pranks . . . And a Fresno (Calif.) man found guilty or not having the tall light on his car lit, was fined i . . one . . '. cent. A St. LoulswonuiB's salt to collect life taiBnace oa her husband, who she Mkl lied beea missing 20 years, was brought to a rather decisive ceaclnfdoa when the hasbaad walked into the courtroom. Raxzle-daszle rulings: ... A New York judged ruled that a man had been married legally only -twice but ordered him to pay a separation allowance to his third wife . . . A Judge la Ham mon, unio, rerused a woman a divorce, but granted her custody of the family bulldog, with her husband retaining "the right of reasonable visitation" . . . And an omana Judge ruled that pe destrians have as much right to the highways as motorists and can stand in the street Indefinitely it they can get away with it . . . Juror Cry bat Coavict A Berkeley (Calif.) Judge sentenced some students who had thrown water out of windows to stand under a window while bailiff threw water oa them . And a Seattle Jury was so touched by a burglar'a plea for acquittal that several members-broke down and cried and then proceeded to vote him guilty . . . A Buffalo Jadge ordered a maa topay off a 969.SO debt at the rate of SO rests every February 29- giving him 872 years to pay ... A lloatroso (Pa.) Judge fined hlnwelf 25 for violating the game laws . . An IrvingtOB (NJ) jadge, givea a suspend ed sentence for a traffic violation. Insisted oa paying n fine . . . And - A Oreen ville (SC) man. given IS days .or an $8 fine for drunk enness, asked for a $100 fine In stead, because: "I can't pay it anyway, and I'd like to think I'm working for something worthwhile." College Helpers Extend Welcome BRUSH COLLBOB Brush College Helpers extended an In vitation to new residents ia the district to their meeting recent ly at the home of Mrs. Fred Olson. At election of officers Mrs. Leland Wendt . succeeded Mrs. Fred Olson as president; Mrs. A. W. Andrews Is vice president, and Mrs. Leo Nelson secretary treasurer. Games were played" during the afternoon and the group discuss ed plans for a Christmas party at the local school house New Year's eve with families of members as guests. The hostess served refresh ments to Mrs. A. B. Utley, Mrs. Karl Harritt, Mrs. C. W. Bart lett, Mrs, C. D. Oarver, Mrs. D. Bartlett, Mrs. Bertha Garrow, Mrs. ' A. W. Andrews, Mrs. Leo Nelson, Katharine Olson, Mrs. John Schlndler, Mrs. L. McCallls ter, Mrs. Oliver Whitney, Mrs. Leland Wendt and Mrs. Esther Oliver. WANTED WALNUTS and WALNUT MEATS Hellpy Farquhar Co. Front Jm- Norway Btm Salem Two Star Badges Presented Scouts Boy Scout troop 11 took top honors at last night's monthly court of honor at the chamber of commerce, with two boys, Robert Singleton and Richard Vincent, re ceiving the star scout award. First class rank was given Boyd Watson of troop one and Glen Welch of troop 14. New second class scouts are Donald Feigner, William Foren, Robert Hoague, Wallace Hall, and Clyde Ketchum, troop 14; Don Baal, troop 17; Earl Cooley and Stanley Hawk, troop 11; James Neece and Bill Miller, troop 12. Merit badges were earned by Harry Wiedmaler, troop one; Dan Non-la, troop two; Don Bowers, troop three; Laverne Hopp. Ed ward Newman and Paul Linnell, troop nine; Howard Beugll, Nor man Beugll, Douglas Carter, Bill Ready and Keith Whitman, troop 11; Clarence Conrad and David Scott, troop 13; Romeo Dare, Richard Colley, Lyle Blakely and Glen Welch, troop 14. The court was conducted by the Salem 20-30 club. Ted Reschke presiding. Assisting were Robert Lange, Ernest Khnney. Morris Walker, Aobert Bay, Robert Sin gleton, Ed Newman, OHn Smith, Paul Linnell, Darrell Rothenfluch and Laverne Hopp. w Alunite Plant In Northwest? $6,000,000 Aluminum Ore Reducing Works May Be Erected on Sound SEATTLE, Dec. l8-UP-Poe- albllity of construction of a $- 000,900 plant for reduetioa of aluminum from native western Waahington- alunite ore waa re ported here today. Carl W. Smith, state WPA ad ministrator, aald the Kalaatte company of Alton. Ill "Is con templatlng construction of a re duetioa plant to be located either at Enumelaw or at Tidewater oa Puget Sound, and It is understood that the mining of alunite. Its transportation to the reduetioa works and the beneflclatloa plant will employ about 400 men, many of whom will be scientific tech nicians and skilled craftsmen." The Kalunite company Is j-a-ported to have developed a pro cess, heretofore unknown, tor re ducing the alunite ore profitably for manufacture of aluminum, aa Important metaWn national de fense planning.' Aluminum ordinarily la ob tained from bauxite ore. At the big aluminum plant at Vancouv er, the btfuxlte la shipped from mines in Arkansas and Tennessee for the aluminum reduetlon process. Frank Eichelbarger, prominent mining engineer who formerly dl rected development operations at the big Sunshine silver mine in north' Idaho, has been working with field representatives In an la dependent study of alunite de posits, concurrent with the WPA state-wide mineral survey. WPA Administrator Smith said the kalunite process left sulphuric acid and potassium sulphate aa valuable by-products, which be said were essential " elements la the pulp and paper Industry and la fertiliser, respectively. British Down 100 Of Italy's Planes NEW YORK. Dec. l-JPr-The British radio in a broadcast hoard by CBS announced tonight that British airmen have shot down or put out of action more than 109 Italian planes during the last sev en days action in Africa. The British radio added that British losses were said to be prob ably "no more than five." "The RAF has completely de moralised the Italian pilots." the radio aald. " 'What chance have we got?' one of them asked on be ing taken prisoner. 'Tour planes have eight guns. We have only two.'" Oppose Starting of Plan . for District in East Central Area Vigorous opposltioa to estab lishment of a rodeat control dt-H tlon of field rodents. trlct In the east-central portion yesterday by a . delegation from the Union HlQ -district appearing before the county court. Aa an alternative to the eon-' trol district plan for eliminating unwanted gophers, greydlggers and other small animals preying oa grata fields, members of the delegatioa ; proposed that the county reinstate a bounty system similar to that formerly -used as a eric e to stimulate sxtemuaa- Tha delegation, led by Andrew of. Marlon county waa expressed sad Theodore Fisher sad by a Mrv Lawrence, explained tosonrt members that a petttloa for. a eon trol district t had beea circu lated la their neighborhood. : ' Even before It filing with 'the court, they indicated, they wished to make known their opposition to such a move whereby aa addi tion "would ba mads to property taxes for the purpose of rodeat control la coperatloa with the WPA and the federal; biological survey. Before leaving,' Us delegatioa left with the court two petitions One. signal by III persons, elated opposition to the control district movement, and the other, signed by 110. urged adoption of Iks bounty system. SPECIAL I J J Oar renal 'Wave, Coaeplots' TSs emu 00 Open Tears. Bra, by Appointment $07 1st NatL Bank Bldg. CASTLB PXZUf. WAVES I Stroke Suffered DAYTON Mrs. J. W. Sims, 77. suffered a paralytic stroke at the home of her daughter; Mrs. Riley Clark, early Sunday morning: I I. 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