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ti 02EG0H STATESMAN, Sdem Oregon. Wednesday Homing. Jan 17. 1942 PAGE THREE Oregon Labor Record Praised By Gubernatorial Candidates . MARSHFIELD, Ore., June lMThe State Federation of Labor Tuesday advocated amendment of the unemployment compensation law so that the act will affect anyone with one employe. Another resolution at the annual convention asked that the Hatch act be changed to permit teachers in federally supported schools to take part in politics. Also approved was a resolution asking semi-monthly pay days for public employes. A proposal urg ing civil service status for state employes was referred to the ex ecutive council. The deadline fell tonight for introduction of resolutions, with only 48 proposals under considera tion, fewer than usual. Adjourn ment by Thursday- night, was in dicated. Among the new resolutions were: A request for the federation to investigate possible purchase of a radio station; for an old-age pension effective at 60 years in stead of 65; time and a half over time for public employes; in creased use of Oregon coal, fos tering development of Coos coun ty mines. Delegates also heard Oregon's guberm torial candidates speak. Earl Snell, republican nominee, said "labor is meeting its re sponsibilities with credit and dis tinction. "Oregon's war production record is the envy of the world." Lew Wallace, democratic can didate, advocated that the state industrial accident law be extend ed to cover occupational diseases. He also advocated a return to the variable system of tax as sessment. Wallace praised labor's produc tion record In the war emergency as "beyond reproach. The delays hi production cannot be charged to you. They can be charged to greedy industrialists who thought of profits first, then of America. Had we heeded the voice of labor we might have been better pre pared to resist the madness of Hitler." Federation President Paul Gur , ike announced that 277 delegates ; and 84 special guests were regis tered, said the attendance was the largest in 40 years. Thirty six resolutions had been introduced by this afternoon, in cluding a Coos Bay request for a law increasing the legal limit of crab sizes to seven inches. The present limit is six. Eugene delegates announced they would contest Medford for the 1943 convention. If Eligible, Buy an Auto SEATTLE, June 16-(P)-If you are eligible, and have the inclina tion and the money, don't hesitate to buy a new automobile, a federal fationing executive advised Tues lay. Hubert Larson, federal new car rationing administrator, told 100 automobile dealers at a conference here that Price Administrator Leon Henderson had expressed a de sire tor see all the rest of the 290, 000 automobiles in "pool A" get into the.hands of buyers this year. The reasons as eplained by Lar son: Automobiles make heavy de mands on storage space and are subject to deterioration, especially if stored outdoors; the $500,000 worth in dealers' hands could ab lorb enough buying power to act 33 a strong brake against inflation; h is desirable to keep dealers sol vent. But if you aren't on the eligi ble purchaser list, you had better continue to keep your mind off he new car market. Counties Hit Tax Features Of Bone Bm PORTLAND, Ore., June !&-(&) The Association of Oregon Coun ties disclosed resolutions Tuesday lambasting the Bone bill for a Columbia river power authority because of its tax features. The association, through its ex ecutive committee, held that the measure in effect would freeze the valuation of acquired properties for taxation purposes. The resolution, forwarded to the joint senate-house committee in vestigating the measure, pointed out that the bill would devote revenues from electric utilities which might be acquired by the authority by condemnation or purchase to operating expenses at the Bonneville and Grand Cou lee dams, and to transmission and distribution charges. More reserves are to be built up for maintenance and replace ment. Not until these expenses are cared for would payments "in lieu of taxes" be made on "ac quired property," the association complains. These payments would be meas ured by the average tax paid dur ing the three years preceding ac quisition a stipulation which would freeze valuations and taxes, the resolution went on. Boeing Gets Shakedown Apparatus 9 'WWWjjWKWIW.W I II I IT rl Shown is an engine receiving a shakedown test at the Boeing Aircraft company's new engine test laboratory in Seattle. It is designed to put airplane engines through rigid performance tests without taking them off the ground. The laboratory is mounted on wheels running on circular tracks permitting the engine to be shifted to take ad vantage of wind direction. This method of engine testing before installation on a plane save thousands of dollars, weeks of flight testing and permits engineers to get new type engines and planes into production in much less time. Boy Injured, Cow Killed When Speeding Car Hits Guy Wire SILVERTON Donald Crockett is in the Silverton hospital with severe scalp wounds and facial cuts, one Jersey cow belong ing to M. E. DeGuire is dead, a telephone pole is wrecked and an automobile damaged in an accident occurring early this week on North Second street near the De Guire store. George Peters was driving onel automobile and reported going at a rate of speed at which he could not properly control the car on the curves of the street Besides hitting the car in which Donald Crocket was riding, a telephone guy wire was hit, dropping a tele phone pole the cable from which crossed with the electric wire and in falling struck one of DeGuire's valuable Jersey cows, electrocut ing it Donald Crockett was taken to the local hospital where it was found necessary to take a number of stitches and treat for facial abraisions. He was unable to leave the hospital late Monday night s If ervice Men Where They Are What They're Doing Damages Refused By Supreme Court In Vehicle Death The state supreme court Tues day affirmed the Union county court which refused to award damages to Iva M. Sine for the death of her husband, Curtis W Sine, who was killed January 15, 1941, in an automobile crash on the Oregon Trail highway near Telocaset, Union county. Mrs. Sine sought to recover $10,775 damages from Albert Mehlhorn and Marion Douglass. Sine was killed when his car collided headon with Mehlhorn's car, which was driven by Douglas at the time of the accident. Chief Justice Kelly upheld Cir cuit Judge Calvin L. Sweek. Other opinions Tuesday: Leatta K. Hagey, administrator of the estate of L. J. Kelly, and Floyd L. Kelly, administrator of the estate of Lou B. Kelly, Ger trude M. Hunter and Lloyd Wood- side, cross-appellants, vs. Massa chusetts Bonding and Insurance company, appellant, and J. L. Hammersly. Appeal from Mult nomah county. Suit involving at torney's fee. Opinion by Justice Rossman. Judge Earl C. Latour ette, affirmed and modified. H. E. Bull, appellant, vs. Her man Siegrist, Mae West and others. Appeal from Union coun ty. Suit to determine water rights. Opinion by Justice Rand. Judge C. L. Sweek affirmed. Word has been received from the British West Indies that Er nest H. Wilson has been promoted to the rank of private first class. Pvt. Wilson enlisted in Portland, November 13, 1941, in the army air corps. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Wilson, 1390 Hoyt avenue. Carl W. Keuscher, hospital man second class, spent Sunday in Sa lem with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Keuscher, from his station at Bremerton, Wash. DAV Demands Role in Peace McMINNVILLE, Ore., June 16. (i9)-Oregon's Disabled American Veterans demanded Tuesday that a member of their organization be allowed to "sit at the confer ence table when the United Na tions dictate the terms of peace." The demand was included in resolutions passed at the closing session of the three-day 21st an nual state convention. Another resolution opposed "at ny time in the future, the right tt Japanese, American-born or )ther, to own or contract any )roperty -or business for material Vin." Bow V. Walker of Newport jras elected state commander, Ecceeding Bert Newgard of Port ad. Klamath Falls was chosen b. the 1943 convention city. Floyd Cline, graduate from Willamette university in 1941, who was taking graduate work until the end of the first se mester last year, was among those chosen recently to attend officers' training school. Cline, 'a football player while at Will amette, has been stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., attending an armored force radio school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Er nest Cline of Portland. PORTLAND, June 16.-() Navy enlistments announced here Tuesday included: John Albion McClothern, Sweet Home; Doyle Lloyd Lorimor, Dallas; Richard Francis Gorman, Marvin Ray Perkins, Jack Hunt, Salem. SWEGLE Ralph Nelson, prin cipal of the Swegle school iast year, has notified the school board that he is now a private in the United States army. Nelson was called in January but given de ferment so that he might finish the school year. SUBLIMITY Vincent C. Starr, private in the United States army, came from Yakima to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Starr, and his sister, Inez Starr. Pvt. Lyle Bauning accompanied him to Sublimity. STAYTON Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Millsap of Gates have re ceived three letters from their son, Lt. Ralph Millsap, USN, who is somewhere at sea. Mrs. Ed mund Klecker of Stayton is Lt. Millsap's sister. DALLA S Dr. Wayne J. Page, Dallas physician, has been ordejed to report June 18 for 30 days training with the US army at Fort Douglas, Utah. He is to be assigned to the army medical corps. TURNER Chief Petty Officer Darrel W. Hutchens, who had served for eight years on the air craft carrier Lexington, is among the survivors and is at the San Diego naval base awaiting as signment to another ship, he has written his mother in Turner. The letter was written before information about the sinking on May 8 was released by the gov ernment and so had little other information. Hutchens was chief welder and had a crew of 54 men working under him. Mrs. Earl Prather of Turner is his sister. Oregon GOP To Meet Here With a change in convention city, organizational problems and the club's activities in the im pending general election campaign as agenda, the executive commit tee of the Oregon Republican club will meet in Salem at the Marion hotel Saturday. Robert M. Fischer of Eugene is president The committee will have a morning session at 10 o'clock and an afternoon session at 2. The luncheon at 12:15 p.m., also at the Marion hotel, will be in charge of the Marion county chap ter of the statewide club and will honor republican candidates and the newly-installed Marion county central committee officers. All republicans are eligible to attend the luncheon. Minelayer Launched PORTLAND, June 16-(P)-The Willamette Iron and Steel cor poration launched the minelayer Ozark Monday and immediately afterwards laid the keels for four other naval vessels. HAZEL GREEN Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gilbert nave received let ters from their son, Waldo, in Australia. He said the people were especially friendly. Glen Kohow, nephew of Charles Kohow and Mrs. Perry Sanders, who is in Australia, has written in particular about how strange it seems to have winter in May, and of his difficulty with the Eng lish money. Tire Ration Certificates Prove Fewer Shortened tire rations are re fleeted in the comparatively brief list of ration certificates issued Tuesday by the Salem local board, members of the office staff said, New passenger type tubes were allowed to Melvin F. Penrose, 1751 North Fronts street, laborer; state of Oregon for the OSC ex tension service; Leo J. Rock, 1130 Nebraska, mail carrier; A. J. Do ran, route three, farmer, and C. P. Lomax, 1133 Chemeketa, refrig eration service. New truck tires andor tubes were permitted for Robert Watts, route four; Z. C. Brock, 1484 State street; H. T. Brower, 10 Morgan avenue, all fuel haulers or dealers; Shryder Truck & Transfer, 285 South Cottage street; Larmer Transfer Co., 889 North Liberty street; Salem Na vigation company, 1610 North Commercial, common carriers; J C. Schackman, route two, farmer; City of Salem; state of Oregon fish commission; Cascadia Lum ber company, Portland, sawmill operators; Commercial Sand & Gravel, 317 Court street; Basil Weathers, route three, contractor; Leo J. Rock, mail carrier; Gerald E. Valentine, 2640 South Summer, trucker; Arlus Miller, 1890 North Fourth street and Olin Winney, 1190 North Winter street, loggers. Purchase certificates for pas senger type recaps went to the state of Oregon department of agriculture, fish commission and OSC extension service; Mervin J. Gilson, deputy fire marshal; Robert L Holden, route five, carpenter and farmer; Dillon Jones, route six, cannery field man; F. L. Zielinski, route seven, and A. J. Doran, route three, farmers; and Leo J. Rock, mail carrier, and C. P. Lomax, refrig eration service. Sister and Aunt Die in Detroit Mrs. T. W. Davies received word Tuesday that her sister, Mrs. C. M. Dix of Detroit, Mich., died June 7. She was 75 years of age and is survived by her widower, four sons and two daughters, and two nephews, Paul and LaDoyt Davies of Salem, and a niece, Mrs. G. H. Taylor of Portland. Sculptor Finished Conditioning of Store Mannequins "Broadway 8111" Birkmire, 63-year-old sculptor, world traveler and bronco buster, has finished conditioning the mannequins at Montgomery Ward & Co.'s Salem store, leaving them reputedly as colorful as his life. For 16 years, Birkmire has toured the country keeping Montgomery Ward's man nequins and art fixtures in. good condition. Before that time he was a member of "Buffalo Bill Cody's wild west show, Paris sculptor ing student, round-the-world tra veler and successful sculptor. Birkmire joined Cody's troupe when 11 years of age and the fa mous s westerner sent the boy to LONDON, June ifc-tfVTht death of Capt Arthur Tillotson Brown, skipper of the old Cunard liner Mauretania and later of the new Mauretania when she made her maiden transAtlantlc crossing in 1939, was announced Tuesday night He died at sea. study in Paris when he was 21. Later he worked with Gutzon Borrium on the Black Hills me morials and with Joe Davidson on Will Rogers memorial statues. He once made a trip through the Jun gles of Africa with the Martin Johnsons, noted explorers. Bronco riding Is still listed among Birkmire's activities; ht has appeared at the Pendleton Roundup and recently won a $45 hat at a Visalia, Calif., rodeo. , You hop your car Is in good running order for the duration. But theso or not times for taking unnecessary chances. So, avoid the risk off driving with worn, over worked lubricants. le certain that the added strain of warm-woathor driving doesn't shorten the Kfe of your car. See your Rich field dealer today about Summer-Shield. This 1 0-Point seasonal, prevent! service improves performance, increases economy and insures maximum car life. Here' what your Richfield Dealer doesi Discuss Bus Service SILVERTON To discuss a di rect bus service from Silverton to Salem, a meeting has been called at the chamber of commerce rooms for Wednesday night of this week. The purpose is to provide more living facilities for Silverton work ers in Salem and other nearby towns. 1 CRANKCASE drained, cleaned and refilled with Richlube Meter Oil. TRANSMISSION cleaned and refilled with RkhfteM Gear Oil. 5 FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS inspected and lubricated. cleaned. 8 COOLING SYSTEM drained, cleaned and refilled. 3 DIFFERENTIAL drained, cleaned, refilled with Richfield Gear Oil. SIGHT FRONT 1t RIGHT REAR 91 UfT ft OKI 14 LOT KIM 3 TIRES checked for cuts end bruise; noils and glass removed; inflated; cress-switched for longer life. AIR FILTER cleaned and 4 CHASSIS completely lubricated. 7 BATTERY checked and filled, CASE ' and TERMINALS cleaned end carrier toHi tightened. 1 0 SPARK PLUGS cleaned. adjusted end tested. A REAL BARGAIN IN CAR PROTECTION reeiled. I imr-l In addition to Hies 10 Protective serv ices at 1 special price, your Richfield Dealer renders 20 Extra Services Free. SEE YOUR RICHFIELD DEALER TODAY. DDK UK Wmm m Ami MwMi hi M A famous American humorist once said : "Ignorance doesn't mean that a man doesn't KNOW things; he just knows a lot of things that ain't SO!" A lot of "facts" that "ain't so" are being heard on this Bonneville Power issue. To set the record straight we print here the facts on the distribution of Bonneville Power within the Willamette Valley Division (headquarters at Sa lem) of the Portland General Electric Company. In the first five months of this year, PGE took delivery of 44,904,000 kilo-watt-hours of Bonneville energy at Eola substation (near Salem). - ..f- In the same five months, the only other purchaser of Bonneville Power in this Division is reported to have taken de livery of 225,528 kilowatt-hours. This means 99 4991000 OF ALL BONNEVILLE POWER IN THE SALEM DIVISION WAS DELIVERED BY PGE. You re Saving 13 We began distributing Bonneville Pow er in the latter part of 1939. Since then we have slashed rates $1,700,000 a year. Since 1934, the average rate paid by families using PGE electricity has dropped THE AVERAGE FAMILY PAYS ONLY 2 110 CENTS PER KILOWATT-HOUR. (A kilowatt-hour will run a typical . radio, for . two days' average use.) . . - . PGE Gives You A BETTER Bonneville Bargain! 1S34 1S35 1831 1937 1933 1939 1940 tmi 1942 yj ' " - .. stir.? use - , t5 y ii wm n
