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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1944)
PACS TWELVE; TEa OHLCOII STATESMAN, c!aou Oracotu Thursday l ion&nq. June 22. 1SU Senate OK's More Funds For Canol : ' WASHINGTON, June . 21.-( A bristling letter from Undersec retary of War Robert P. Patterson defending toe army's $134,000; COO Canol oil development in Can- : ada as . ah essential Jink in allied strategy brought quick senate ap proval today of a "$16,439,688 ,ap LZ propriafI63 16cbntinuelt4 "bpera- tlon., :';r t . . ""The completion and operation - t Canol has been determined by the ; joint chiefs of staff to be a military necessity .Patterson wrote in a letter made public by Chairman Thomas (D-Okla) of the senate war' appropriations subcommittee. ; " . V Senator Ferguson (R-Mich) ' withdrew his opposition . after as- terting that further expenditure n Canol is a responsibility for ' which the Joint ' chiefs of staff . "will have to answer after the veil ,- of secrecy , is lifted,", although' he called the project "utterly, fcn ..tastic and ridiculous on its face." The funds for the United States . financed refinery L at Whitenorse and pipeline from Whitenorse to Norman wells were included in a . $49,107,785,785 war department appropriations bill which the sen ate passed and sent back to the ' house for action on minor chan ,'ges. ." .'. ' r";' ' . -,. ' . i - Asserting "It would be folly not to make use of these , facilities," . Patterson added: 1 - . .."It is idle to contend that the petroleum products, Including '. 100-octane gasoline, could be ob- tained more cheaply on the Pa cific coast where our supply is in- adequate, or from Aruba. ' ; . "We have neither tankers for its transportation to Skagway nor 100-octane gas in sufficient sup ply.! ' ',y-- 'Homecoming Fete For Macleay Set MACLAY The annual "Home Coming" picnic will be held at the school house Sunday. Mrs. Wilbur Miller and Mrs. Arthur Johnson are in charge of dinner arrangements ' and Mrs. Arthur Spelbrink and Wilbur Mil ler of . games and contests. All members of the community, former residents, and friends are invited. : ; ' ;' Promotion of Dr. Dolph Law rence Craig, 2427 South Cottage street, to major in the US army was announced this week in dis patches from Washington. r i ' , I :K7 - ; . - y r-j v v. . - . T 1 1 .... - -. .:y-- ' ' ' y ' !-V: . 'A ' H iJWiW i ansa I mimmmmm4mmmmmmmmmammmmmmmm''mmmmm'. n ,w . win u , m i Hi 1 WawarJW.iiiiiioy swr..aliii n MC.n uaasasaia f. i ! If Sn?vfl(B(B Mem;. Where They Are What ?. They Are , Doing i - .- . . -A : - ,. " J i " "V - " t y - S - STAYTON -Jacob O I ( v e r Sieg nnd,' Stayton yonth, new an . aviation metalsmlth te In the navy, was recently given the . presidential a n 1 1 cltstioa "for - consistently ooUtaBdinff . per form a n e e and dlstingvlshed - aehlevementa . darinx repeated , action aralnst the enemy while . aboard the USS C Enterprise." ' The citation was presented by Rear Admiral J. D. Price, fleet - air winr commander. "Jay" Is : the soa ef Mr. and Mrs. Frank SlegBmnd ef Stayton. He Is new -la action -arain aboard a vessel m the Seath Pacific EICKXEALL FolJewiBg ser vice on aircraft .' carriers' In both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, Robert C. Ragsdale, radio techni cian 1c, is spending leave at the home of his mother, Mrs. Flor ence Ragsdale, arriving Sunday evening. He had been a patient at the Norfolk naval hospital and at the naval convalescent hospital at Asheville, NC, In .the Blue Ridge mountains, . where he will return on expiration of his leave. Dick Abaey, - son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Abney of the Sidney district, . arrived home on fur lough Saturday. Abney has ' fin ished his schooling at Camp Pon tetrartrain. New Orleans. He will return to his former, camp, Clai borne, before going overseas. He is with the engineers utility com pany. MARION FORKS M. M. 2e F. L. Wells spent the day at Ma rion Forks. He is on leave from Treasure Island bast. Wells was a native of this country during the construction of the Santiam highway. the last jv ar i CLOYEItDALE Mr. and Mrs. Carl Booth left for. Portland -early iTueay corning where they are taf meet their son Herbert, who is coming home on a 12-day furlough, from Great Lakes, 111 where he has been stationed for sometime. He is going from here to Memphis, Tenn., where he will resume his studying fas: a naval radio aerial gunner after his fur lough is over. s i i . HEADQUARTERS, Earopeaa Theatre of Opera tions--An orien tation course . teaching newly-ar rived officers methods, used in the European theatre' of operations is one of the. ways ' the US army quartermaster . corps t in England insures rapid movement of food, clothing and . other supplies. I . MaJ. Wilson Jw WUt, 87t North Summer street, Salem, Ore is one of the officers who recently at tended the course; which includes a study of geographical and cli matic problems j encountered ' in the European theatre.-'This study also Includes lectures on food con servation and traits of the Eng lish people so new officers can function with a knowledge of the people with whom they shall have contact; ; . , . , . ROSEDALE Charles Hamilton, US I navy, is spending his leave with his wife, Betty, of Salem; and his parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hamilton of this community. His sister and husband,, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Graham. Dunsmuuv Calif.; called at the family home this week. Charles has . been in the east but! reports io the Bremerton station at the close of his leave. Glen Sparks US navy, visited his parents, ' Mr, and Mrs. Ben Sparks, this week. BUI Reuhart, a 144 Salem high: school graduate 'now. in US naval -reserve, is spending a few days leave at the! home of his mo ther, Mrs: Arthur J. Reinhart. He will go early next week to Mid dletown," Conn there to com mence braining at Wesley an uni versity for a deck officership. . FO RT SHERIDAN, Illinois Pvt Charles K. I White. 1138 S, Commercial, Salem, - Qregtm, has been promoted f to private first class, according to CoL J. T. Rhett, post commander; He is attached to the 1632nd service unit. Re cruit Reception center here. Ensbra Raymond Wood has been visiting at the home of his parents,! Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wood. Ensign Wood is a graduate of Salem high school and Oregon He's Going-Out --Perhaps to Die! All Wo'ro Aslced to Dolls BUY MORE WAR : BONDS During tho Fifth War Loan. "': : . r ', f -- - -.' ........ . ff '.V 1 i' " -i ... ..." . ... . . i:.. ... ..r'...;..;; ;y 4. .. V "- ( ! ' V I 1 . t , ' , , The least we can" do to help him win 7-" and live '7-rf is"buyv DOUBLE the riumLer of Tar Bonds ni)Wj that we bought in 'S loan ... 1 ' j - Lt CoL Rollia Hnbbs of SUvertoa i ts with the' arm y IntelUrenee service and has serve In Erypt, England and Italy. It Is believed I ho Is in the . European theater. I His wife Is now residing In Sll- verton. CoL Hnbbs Is the son of 1 Mr. and Mrs. George Habbs. : State college. He received his commission t Northwestern uni versity and later served on a de stroyer escort, on- the Atlantic coast, i He is t next scheduled for Pacific duty . .. AN AIR SERVICE COMMAND STATION, . "Somewhere in ' Eng-i iana':-r-Technicai.; sergeant . Rob ert B. Crawford,- the son of Rob ert Crawford, 1759 Court . street, Salem, Oregon, Is now overseas, helping to "keep em flying" with the aircraft section' of V large air service ; command . depot "some- where in England." ' . , I Sgt Crawford and the men of this section help to keep US com bat planes the best in the aerial battle being fought in the skies over Germany by adding the most up-to-date improvements to ships after the new inventions are perfected. . .'r k- -:-:v f Sgt Crawford is one of the' men recently commended by Lt Gen. Carl A- Spaatr, commanding gen eral of the United States strate gic air, forces in Europe, when production at the depot was in creased, by tnore than 100 per cent I ... h.' 1 Before entering the army, he was owner of the Crawford Sign Co., in Salem, Ore. J Srt E. VJ, Converse, assistant engineer at the state hospital here prior to tering the service, is at home on a short furlough from Camp Hood,; Tex., where he -is with a tanki destroyer battalion. Mrs. Converse (Hazel Scott) has been with him but now expects to remain in Salem. 4 Z r ''.- urn - State AFL Opposes Further Federal Labor Re aiilation EUGENE, June 21-(The OjeorT State FederaUpr( of "iii bor adopted a legislation committee report today opposing further government regulation of labor, -industry smd gnculturetand two sales, tax proposals to appear on the November ballot. . - - The problem is not how- to prevent, bureaucratic control of Arhericah labor, industry and agriculture and si large'. degree of state socialism, but how to get rid oi Ji,,f uic report saicu i ,,. . , American' management and -J0m AFL,rthe' report- continued.- can . M lL - . f - r rachieve Tesultsnperibr- to Jhose gained . by r"a. multitude, of . over lapping agencies T. staffed with inexperienced - and impractical people." . . . 1 ; " " J. The' report - predicted defeat of sales tax proposals. It. urged de feat of. a measure that i wouk shift support of local schools from property to income "tax sources! It called unsound the initiative measure for a sales tax to finance increased old age benefits. " America's present high level of production and employment can be continued into the peacetime era If capital, labor; and govern ment maintain the wartime spirit of teamwork, Paul J. Raver, Bon neville power administrator, told the convention. - He urged cooperation of labor, Industry and the federal govern ment in developing northwest re- sources. to provide "wealth, Jobs, and opportunities for private cap-; ital and enterprise." ; Wayne; L: , Morse, republican senatorial nominee ?; and former war labor, board member,' describe ed labor unions? churches,- schools And corporations as "the four bul warks , of democracy" with un ions the first to disappear when democracy vanishes. ; He upheld the maintenance of membership principle during wartime as a guarantee to organized labor," Paul E. Gurske, state' industrial accident commissioner, urged ac tion against the optional indus trial accident compensation plan proposed - by private - insurance companies. - r The measure,-, he asserted. "would cut the . heart out of . the workmen's compensation act . and eave only a memory." He called - - .- -- k- ' ' - . -: yf-"y. ry-. yyf'iiy -r -f-yy i - . ; . f . - - y yf ' yy --.. 'jc- w . . a a. - rh V j -.7 i - 1 I i - for, cooperation in preventing in uusinu acciaenis, 3 aecxaring. uai Oregon's; rate is the fourth -hizhr est:uiw.haiidn:r: rr ri Wesley: A. ' Ash,k who said Shis greatest problem as western manf ager of the Wage and hour, divl; lion of the" department - of - labbt wasltranslating government 'dii rectives into understandable Eng lish,? urged periodic meetings of local uunions with, wage and hour division' representatives.' ' ' : i j ' Oubjtanding " organization t' prob lem for the state AFL was de scribed by Charles Smith, orga nizer for Oregon, as the cannery workers union. . . ' The convention urged adoption of a sewage disposal plan for the entire Willamette j valley. -., Other resolutions passed f today asked early . adoption of U the ' Wagner-Murray-Dingell bill; approved the removal ; of . double liability for bank stockholders that protect de positors under the; federal deposit insurance corporation; and asked the federal communications com mission to allot radio time "for political programs. ''.":; Region Director, Scouts at Labish LABISH CENTER The Execu tive Board, Leaders and Co-Leaders of the Girl Scouts met on Mon day morning at the Ronald Jones homo with Miss Frances Christ en sen who is the Northwest Regional Director of Girl Scouts. . '. Present were Mrs. Ronald Jones, Mrs. ,G. A., McNefVMrs.;j. C, Leedy, " Mrs.' Horace' Bibby, " Mrs. Bartholomew, who are all on the Board, and-Mrs. -Patsy - Brutka, leader and Mrs'. Pete Russ and Mrs. Gladys Fitts, Co-Leaders. . : m SUPER 100 - J yJ : .; . . r: ,As part of a.yast 90million-dolh I ' , t 'greatest catsjytic m r . S; ' entire output of this j new General I eauipment Jean Cabin, in one of the most compelling characterizations in mod era film annals, portrays a fixhtlnr French patriot in title role of "The Impostor,' starting today at the Grand. Slate Plans Insurance , The state board of control Wed nesday decided to consider a pro-, posal for tie state to establish its own system , of insuring state owned ; automobiles and'tru eks against public liability and - prop erty i damage caused to vehicles which collide with state .vehicles! The state , now. insures Itself against damage to state: cars and trucks.- p . Bids were opened by the board on public liability and property damage insurance-. for ' the year starting June JO.' .The -truck in surance exchange which - has the business for the current year for $11,968 submitted a bid of $8968 for. next year's -business - The bid amounts to $4.68 per-vehicle. - Three other companies bid from $15,000 to $17,000. - . h An act of the legislature would be required for the state to set up its own insurance system.., , - MAKING THE OCTANE AVIATION GASOLINE ! The new, huge refinery of General Petroleum Corpo- -t: ration at Torrance is the first refinery in the world to use . : the amazing new synthetic catalyst known' as magic .. ; ; j v beads." Passing through these porous beads, the gasoline - f - stock assumes octane and power values heretofore un- ... ; i ' known. Ve call this new-type gasoline ....i1- "s , ' . ' dollar in coes to our armed forces to enable our'plines to go farther; climb higher and carry heavier bomb loads ' than 'ere before. I ' "', -; After victory these new magic beads will be produc ing "Flying Horsepower" for ysrr car. You will get t new motoring' thrill with flash getaway and dynamic power response. It's coming in Mobilgas atthe Sign of the Plying Red Horse. ' ' ; . GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION 7S ' A catalyst h ftmahing i Liner Grounds Three Times ; MARSBTIELD, Ore, June 21. ff)-The off-again on-again S. S. Jefferson Myers, loaded with lum ber, was afloat agahv today after having gone aground three times in Ccoe Bay.. The steamer grounded , a week ago on an obstruction in the bay. She was refloated; and resumed way. V Almost 4 immediately she went aground on b a 1 1 II t rock dumped by windjammers which frequented this port years ago. t Refloated,, she went aground again on mud sent out by Coos river, which empties into the bay. A- diver who examined hull plates after., the second grounding reported that no damage.' was done. likewise, the -ship: was not damaged by the mud. . ' ; Lloyd L. Sanders J DENTIST " . ! NS-M4 First NaUonal Baak f . .BaiMiar .'. Phone 7SIS NEW program the the world the Petroleum refinery an. agent that Pro- unchanged itself, - r - f ' ' " S J A'. 1 I . . I I t r r - X 4 . tt J " Ccdesi Orecorx n 1 . J 1 : A yy 260 Stole t
