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Thm OJUGON STATESMAN. Salem, OregoaL Tuesday Morning. JanuarJ PAGE TCI is, na Old-age Bills Are Ready for Introduction Bills providing for state liquor commission to so into the general fund,' : for appropriation for old age assistance, and - other meas ures particularly pertinent to Towns end dub activities were being readied for introduction into the 43rd legislature today. The liquor-revenue bill has the sjipport of the .JTownsend state .council and Old Age Benefici aries, Inc.,' because it would re move the so-called stigma of li auor-assistance ' from current grants.,".-.". '.'J! J . '' . Another proposal ready for the hoppers would" consolidate the .legislative program of the Town send council, lift the ceiling from $40 to $60 a month, provide for no deductions because of outside earnings, and for state payment of funeral expenses up to $100. Bills Regarding Log Load Limits Being Prepared i A committee of log haulers con i I erred Monday with R. H. Bal- dock, state highway engineer, in 1 connection with proposed legisla . tion relating to the log hauling in i dustry. Some of "the log haulers have li expressed opposition to the pre 1 ent regulations of the commission t which authorize the unloading of logs from trucks when there is an - over-load. -, ' At least two bills,, to change present statutes regulating .weight - and size of loads of log trucks in order to eliminate strictures are ready for introduction in the leg islature. One would permit determimv tion of permissible load by log feet; instead of weight, and the other would -, permit . log trucks found carrying overweight loads to pro ceed to their destintaions marked withered flags and at a speed of ten miles per hour. Physical Fitness Bill for Schools Ready for House . - i - A program for increasing physi-4 cal fitness of Oregon school coil dren is incorporated in a bill! which the house education com-) mittee voted to introduce Monday J The measure would place in the state superintendent of public in-i Etruction responsibility for seeing that elementary and high schools! carry out an adequate health and physical education program. ! Sponsors of the measure, which carries an appropriation of $26,000 for employment of two state su pervisors and other expenses, in clude the Oregon State Federa tion of Women's clubs, the Oregon State Medical society and the Ore gon State Teachers association.' Portland Man Buys Acreage Near Scio SCIO -r-Keith Burton of Port land has purchased the Jesse Ed wards house and one-acre tract on the south outskirts of th city, and plans to take possession soon. The residence is occupied by the. Troy Coady family. Burton is a son of . Warren Burton, and was reared near Scio. i Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Caldwell of Lebanon have purchased the Mary Hetzendorfj 40-acre farm on Franklin butte south of Scio. Cald well, a former Scio teacher, is principal of Queen Anne school at Lebanon. The Caldwells plan to pasture sheep on the place for the present. , I 1 Lumber Union Protests Shutdown of Operations PORTLAND, Jani 15-)-Ne-gotiating committee of the Inter national Woodworkerstof Ameri ca today protested the shutdown of lumber operations at a time when the government urges all ift production for war needs. The committee asked Claude Ballard of Portland, 1WA presi dent now in Washington, DC, to - request the WPB to determine urgency of lumber needs and either: order mills to operate or place the Industry on a 40-hour week.. ft l)r. Harry A. Crowa Optometrist x i r 1S4 N. Liberty t On the Capitol Limelight " Not" so manyyears ago. Hep. Harvey Wells of Portland had a hurry call out of the legislature because lie was about to become a grandfather, .That happy event was recalled Monday by Rep. Earl Hill ' of Cushman (who also re called that Reps. Hall, Semon, Staples and J. O. Johnson were present when the call came) when he noticed two handsome young boys at Wells' desk on the house floor. Accordingly the courtesies of the house .were extended to Harvey and John Burnett who appeared j u s t as interested in proceedings as 'their grandfather. The house broke into song Mon day, too. It was Happy Birth- j A. . . i , 1. J-v r, Dy Kep. warren " ijErwin of Mult- , 1 nomah county at the suggestion of Rep. Harvey Well snrl wis L THQMAS iung in honor of the36th birthday of Rep. Lyle J. Thomas of Polk county, after the house had" formally felicitated him on the event Thomas re sponded with a brief expression of appreciation. Housing Projects As Rehabilitation Centers Sought A joint memorial tocongress urging that Vanport or some sim ilar area be set aside as a re habilitation center for returning service men and women was in troduced in the senate Monday by Lew Wallace, Multnomah .county. The memorial points out that the federal government has spent considerable money on the ."ex cellent housing project" at Van port and asks immediate action so that the buildings will be avail able when they are no longer needed to house war workers and before they have been destroyed. . Measure Proposes To Limit Number of Execution Spectators Drafting of a bill which would limit the number of persons ad mitted to executions at the state penitentiary was in progress to day. The bill would restrict persons eligible to witness executions to penitentiary officials, a sufficient number of persons for a coroners jury, the press, clergy, peace of ficers and a few others. At present, there is no limita- tion and as many as 100 persons have been admitted. Cooperation Committee Meets This Afternoon A 15-man committee on inter state-cooperation will meet at 2 p. m. today in the executive offi ces of the state board of control with Perry Taft, western repreR sentative of the council of state government Five of the 15 were named by the senate, five by the house, and five by the governor. Closing of Smaller Schools Proposed High schools whose enrollment falls under 15 would be closed and the remaining pupils transported by school buses to the nearest larger high school, under a bill which the house education com mittee voted to introduce Monday. Longer Terras Sought For Juslices-of Peace Among bills Introduced In the house Monday was one to in crease the term of office of jus tices of the peace to six years. They now serve only two years. Other judicial officers serve six. SCHOOL BILL STUDIED A group of Oregon educators and representatives of organiza tions met here Monday to discuss a proposed bill under which the schools would receive an addi tional $$,000,000 of state support n I UNITED r-iADcanncaGQ STILL MEAHS r . : I Boxy as we are with meeting wartime traffic de mand, it's always a pleasure fo serre you in any way we can. Make United your travel informa tion headquarters, ! vTe!ephon SaUaa Legislators and legislative em ployes Monday j were treated to lucious red and yellow apples, a gjlVfrom Sen. P. J. Stadelman of The Dalles. I Stadelman , has been engaged in the wholesale fruit business at The Dalles, for many : years and his product Is shipped to all sections of the nited States. J ' j Senator Walter Pearson made ah unavailing plea Monday morn ing that Sen. Lew Wallace's res olution on the liquor purchase in vestigation be taken from the table so that it can be printed." Pear son ahd the senators who voted with and against; him! acted in all solemnity although it developed that the Wallace resotytion (SJR5) ajready printed Friday night, Had laid on their .desks since Saturday beneath a stack pt senate bills. Other Use for Capital piitlay Fund Studied "Unless the ways and means committee can obtain additional revenues or use some of the funds recommended for. capital outlays it is apparent that many proposed appropriations outside'; the budget will - have i to be refused'. Rep. Henry Semon, chairman of ; the house ..ways and means committee, declared Monday! f -, ; - Regarding the suggestion that some of the money proposed for capital outlays be used for other purposes, Semon; said that even though all of the capital outlay appropriations recommended in the budget, are approved only a small part of the total could be used until the close of the war. It was pointed ; out-ihat several large appropriations" .for capital outlays at the 1943 legislative ses sion have not been used due to the inability of the state to obtain pri orities and because of the man power shortage, f i ; iThe general fund capital outlay appropriation recommendations of Gov. Earl Snell and the state bud get division for the next biennium aggregate 'close tcj $4,000,000. ' Pudding liver Co. Reelects Officers f 1 ' - f ' ' - ' MIDDLE GROyEtThe annual meeting of the Pudding River Tel ephone company was held Thurs day night at the school house, with 17 members! present . : (The. former officers were re elected: President, John Cage; secretary - treasurer, Mrs. Paul Bassett; directors,! Bernard Moor man and William McAninch; line men, Lawrence Hammer and Jack Hyett , A $5 assessment for each shareholder, for upkeep of line, as of, last year was Voted A group of patrons will meet Monday, at the Harold Toelle place to cut poles for replace ments, tsernara Moorman was appointed to investigate accident Incurance and incorporation pro cedure for the company. . 1945 Roberts Grange Officers Plan Program ? 5 ' 'i ROBERTS New officers of the Roberts grange met Sunday at the hajl with Roy Rice, roaster. The purpose of the meeting was to or gahize and practice officers seat ing and drill and discuss and plan fof the new year's! activities. Later refreshments were served inr the grange; hall's dining room by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rice. , J ; r I f i . .. 1 ; : k f liberty Women to Hear Of Cushion Repairing LIBERTY A demonstration on th4 repair of inner-spring cush' ion will be given ! at liberty Wo man's elub in the hall January 18 at 10:30 ajn. The meetina is onen to I the publfc , anil anyone may brftig a cushion for repair. ; k " j i . Salem Girl Injured PORTLAND, Jan. l$-i)-Ade-line Burt, 22, Salem, injured in a two-car auto collision here early this morning, was treated at the Portland sanitarium for back in juries, x A C243 V Alrpeat J Seiiate Monday Bills' introduced Monday in the senate! l .. .-- I - SB 27 Prescrfb in g form of fir In surance policies, repealing old statute; feature of recommended new form is Droviskm for insurance against fir damage by enemy action. . , SB.zs Auuiorues nienway commis gion to construct and maintain limited access highways, with provision that no highway currenUy uaed aha 11 be converted into -iinutea access artery without permission from owners of property" adjoining;- -designed - to do away with traffic hazards incident to leaving and entering streams of traffic. SB 29 Authorizing highway commis sion, in cooperation with board of aer onautics and other agencies, to con struct and operate aviation fields. ., SB 30 To withdraw from appropria tion or condemnation! waters of Mill creek in i Jackson f county, except by game commission: not to anect vested water rights or prevent condemns tioa for public parks. 1. - ivB 31 -Toviaing lor construction oi building or buildings at the Oregon tat hoEoital In Marion county and In- vestment of part of industrial accident commission fund for that purpose. Bill brought out : of committee and scheduled for senate action today: J - i .. - SB 13 Postponing effect of require ment of 1M1 statute concerning em ployment of certified public account ants by municipalities; brought out with recommendation by committee on municipal affairs that K do pass. Unpaid'Fire Bills at $274 ' I ' Accounts totaling $247 which City Recorder Alfred Mundt said had been due, payable and billed on dates ranging from somewhere in 1942 to May, 1944, for city fire department service outside . the limits of Salem were Monday night turned j over to the' city attorney for collection by order of the coun cil. At the same time the council received j from Recorder R. E. Pattison ' a letter! of appreciation for the "fine work done by the Salem fire department at the Blue Lake fire." .". ! "' f :VV '' Another group of accounts turn ed over to the attorney; Monday night cover charges lor sewer cleaning jobs performed for indus trial plants when refuse allegedly of the type forbidden j in sewer channels was dumped and clogged the system.. ) . j Talbot Sunday School Class Has Get Together TALBOT The Good Cheer class of the Talbot Union Sunday school held" a get-together party at the John Finley home Saturday night Walter Franz is president of the class. . f A no-host supper was served followed by a business meeting. The guests were Mr. and Mrs! Eldon Turnidge.i Mr. and Mrs. Walter Franz, Mr. and Mrs. Glen EdwardsJ O. E. Tumidee. teacher of the class; Bernice Burcell, Mr and Mrs, Paul Turnidge, David Shellito, Gordon Turnidge, Vina Humphrey, Ronald Hoven, Caro lyn Gilmour, and Frances Hoven. 149,203,000 Board Feet Of Lumber Produced EUGENE, Jan. lS.--WUlam- ette national forest produced 149,' 203,000 board feet of lumber dur ing 1944,' J. R. Brukart, forest su pervisor, said today. The cut, shuttled into war needs was IB million board feet more than in 1943. ; J -j Lane, Linn and Marion counties will share the 15 percent of sales allocated by the national forest service; is'! Hear of Woman's Death CLOVERDALE Mr, and Mrs J. T. Norris have received word of the death of a sister-in-law,- Mrs. W. W. Norris of Aberdeen, SC. Mr. and Mrs. Norris left South Carolina 45 years ago and have lived in Cloverdale for 25 years. ; ; - . DOUBLE value! - . i - 1 - fifed Gfl4ZSM& :.JVr -ir? r l-' '''': ' :. REG. tL00,NOV 50 A fragrant, creamy-light lotion to Itelp combat rough skin, dryness and chapping due to harsh weather. Helps keep" skin appealinglr soft and smooth all Winter long. : Also, six regular $1 bottles in handy carton, $3. , FLu tax LIMITED TIME - ,.: f Gnpilnl Brng Sf 3io Corner SlaU & Liberty - Phone 3118 Thru'; HighwaysL Purchases Of Air Fields, .Ncyr Hospital! Galled for in Senate Measures ' I ? . - By Isabel Childs - ' I ' . j . i- City Editor: Th futemmn : -: i i; ' The senate moved into "big money" legislation Monday With in troduction there of bills to authorize) construction ttt limited-access highways, airports and landing strips as adjuncts of the state highway system and new buildings at the state hospital here from funds up to $2,000,000 borrowed from the industrial accident commission. - The limited access bill, brought in by the roads and highways SAM. ' A. ' 4.1 ' A m mm m commiuec si we request oi me Portland chamber of commerce and the Oregon Roadside council, makes specific provision for farm ers jvith properties in the areas surrounding such highways to have access lo, them. "- ' Bill Once Defeated " , , Lacktof such a provision is said to have defeated a similar bill in the 1941 session of the legislature. Designed to eliminate hazards created J where a number of ve hicles leave and. enter streams of traffic It roadside stands and fill ing stations, the bill ' would per mit : the highway . commission in purchasing rights-of-way for new roads to buy the right of access, thus preventing establishment of drive-iii businesses along the high ways.: State' Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock pointed out Monday that such a law "is heeded mostly near cities,' as in the wide open spaces j there ; aren't many such; developments. Air Strips Proposed The highway commission would use its facilities to purchase, by eminent domain if necessary, prop erty for airports, aviation, fields or landing strips in conjunction with the state board of aeronau tics, counties or other political subdivisions, under a bill intro duced by request through the, roads and highways committee. Highway commission funds would hot be used, although the commission would be empowered to - construct and maintain such landing? fields at cost of other agencies." . - . State! industrial accident com mission' funds, not to exceed $2, 000,000,' invested in new building or buildings for the state hospital here, would draw three per cent interest; under provisions of a bill introduced by Senators Walter Pearson , and Thomas Mahoney, Multnomah county. The board of control I would be authorized to Issue bands to repay the commis sion -at 1 a specified amount per year. -, ' . Waters Limited Otherf hills introduced Monday in the senate included one to mod- Jls It Rc!:cycs LTIscriss cf CK1LD- REirs Here's the modem treatment most young mothers now use to help relieve muscular soreness, congestion and ir ritation in upper broochial tubes, and coughing from colds: You lust rub Vicks VapoRub on throat, chest and Kick at bedtime, and sight away, VapoRub.. pf!gTM7S3 tubes with its special ! medicinal vapors. ' vilest, auaa nu : v surfaces like a warming poultice. For hours VapoRub keeps on working and invites restful sleep. Often by morning most of the misery of the cold is gone. Remember this, Mother ... ONLY VAPORUB Gives Yoo this special penetrating-stimulating action. lttimeHtested,honie proved, the best known home rem- a mm. dy for leUengWjCttG miseries of colds. V Vapor us . . 1.00 REG. I2.00J NOV m L ernize the legal formjorf fire in surance policies and .;another to deny further withdrawal of Mill creek waters, in . Jackson, county except by the i state game com mission or for public park pur poses, i 44: t ;5if .-. Without discussion, the senate unanimously approved Gov. Earl Snell's " interim appointment of riiel R. Allen, Grants Pass, and W. H. Williston, Portland, to the state board of geology and mineral industries; and of E. C. Sammons and, Phil Metschan, Portland, to the state board, of higher educa tion '". Shelburn Family Home From South MCCLAIN Mr. and Mrs. Carl Farmer who. spent the inoHdays in their - former home at Long Beach, Calif, have returned - to Shelburn. They made the trip by auto... ' ': . .-. James TroUinger was in Salem last Wednesday and submitted to a minor operation. ! j f D. M. Churchill and family who moved from their farm 1 here to Reedsport last summer have re cently moved to Oswego. Church 111 has been section foreman for the .Southern Pacific railroad for manyyearsr i H. f ' ' 1 ! M Pa r fen ts o f You n g Men i As a parent you are naturally interested In the future of your son. i he approaches the age when military service "will be required you more interested than ever in your own young man.- Not only are you! in terested in what ranch of service he will enter, but perhaps you are dou- bly concerned because his formal education has been interrupted by jthe : needs of out country. . ' - The purpose of this message is to tell you something of the oppor- rumty now onerea ' ing in RADIO and HAD AH. . . . , ; I ' ' S ' '. : - m:.'. ' - ' 1" - ''b C- ' L .' 1. The man enters the service as a Seaman First Class (two steps up to start). ' ' I :. ...,"'-' V.; :'- ( ' V;' '.-'" ,'."'':;: " - V' 2. He gets the equal of two years of college, a $5000 specialized ' ' education, in this program. He earns while he learns. " V I 3. He can achieve swift advancement io the rank of Petty Officer which means higher pay. r 4. He makes certain of a good post-war Job in a field where op portunities are unlimited: Television ' Radio Engineering Industrial electronics Aviation.' , "J K;i-;. I-. , . -vr .:-i iiVV-'"v l ; I cannot; urge portunity at the earnest possible moment ' " - -ENLISTEES: Voluntary enlistments in the Navy are open to men of ' 17 and those; who are 38 and over. Parents' consent is. required If 17, -i-.- - - ..,.' ,.'- i INEiJJCTEES:' All inductees who pass their pre-inducQon physical iex '1 amlnatlon and meet Navy standards, may take the Eddy Test Those vrho 't pass are assured of assignment to the Navy for Radio Technician training. 220 Pest Offlee Pioneer Trust BuHilng HouseMonday Bills introduced into the house Monday: " RB 28 br Hendricks i Brovides for films of Information of escheats by at torney general Instead of by district attorneys. - - -: "' , , mml HB 29 Relating u salaries 01 om- cers of Clatsop county.- - . HB SO by Hendricks: t amend DC LA rclatlna; to escheats. HB 31 To amend ocul relating w survival of causes of action, HB as Provides tor the election i Justices of the peace to six-year terms msteao: of two-year. HB- 33 Provides for amendment to act reeulatins fees of jurors.- HB 34 Would amend OCLA relatine right of corporations to purchase their own stocks. - - .. . -. HB 85 Relating to fees to be col lected by sheriffs, and repeaUng cer tain sections. - :. - - - HB 38 Provides for system of co ordinates for designating positions on surface of the earth within ute state ox OTon. .---. .V: -. . " HB 37 Re-defines optometry and re late to optometrists qualifications. HB 3a RepeM obsolete re insur ance law of 1893. HB 39 Relates to certificates of elec tion to -precinct committeemen. - - HB 40 Provides for keeping polls open unUl 10 p.nv - rlouse buls passed to tnira reaa- ing and referred to committee in cluded HB 11 to 21 inclusive and HB 23 to 27 inclusive. HB 22 was withdrawn by request of sponsor on plea that the bill (relating to fees of sheriffs of Harney. . and Grant counties) was covered in another measure. - Senate joint resolution 1 4, pro viding for two senators and three representatives to investigate liq uor deals, was referred to commit tee on alcoholic control. Yank, British Strip Teaser to Go on Trial LONDON, Jan. 15 Para trooper Karl Hultien of . Cam bridge, Mass., 1 and strip tease dancer Elizabeth Marina Jones go on trial tomorrow in Old Bailey on charges . of murdering George Edward Heath, Kennington taxi driver. -.'! ..; Hulten will be the fecond American soldier to appear in Old Bailey the first was charged with bigamy. But never before have an American soldier and a Brit- MESSAGE To A I it V V f J FROM IX CMDR. JOHN F. BIEHLER, USNR i Officer in Charge of Oregon Recruiting District i cy tne wavy to young men wno too strongly max you ana your Talk it Over Today With the ! smeii-d. s. iiavy nEcnnm::a ofhce Bldg. THIS PATRIOTIC ADVERTXSEMEXrT EPONSOFXD BY PioiiEEn.'jnusi: eo. Annexation ' Would Take in 5000 Persons The proposed jinnexatlo pt a lem suburbs would take in a pop ulation of approximately MOO per sons, members jf the special an nexation committee of the city , council estimated Monday night as they described the boundaries ; of the two districts to be considered at the one election currently . scheduled for April . : t South of Salem, one district would be bounded on the west by , Commercial street, run practically to Ohmart east along Ohmart street nrooerty Unes tos High, along Hign to Terrace avenue and east to Sum mer, t along Summmer to Hoyt, present city boundary line. -.' A northeast-nortn aisirict, oe- , ginning at Center would xouow Center street to jthe east property east lines along jEdina lane, along those lines north to Market, fol low Market to jthe east ; line of property on the east side of Childs ' avenue , to' Sunn vytew avenue, w the east property line east of Lar son avenue to S,ilverton road, to the east line of properties on the . east side of Abrarns avenue, taking : in aU of Capitolai to the north lines of property north of Charlton Way and west to the! Southern .racuic tracks . " ! .' ; i. . Following thelsouth line of the ' Caspar and Cutler property to the j north side of this Valley Packing company propert-jr, west to Cherry avenue, north toj the south line of the Salem Sand and Gravel com pany property, West to the North River road, north to the outside edge of the Salem city property designated as site ' for the new sewage disposal plant and west to the river. ! ' i ' ish woman stood to the dock in the British court charged togeth er with murder. As jcrro! can quality lor trtrin- son investigate this pp- Phone 2159t t Sclea Oregon 1 - ; MB r , r.