TKDODOCl
Tly i the 15th amuveisary
ef the rro--t tannu tw-knk n.
hitrv n that ty in 1811 Mr.
OI.ear' kiw kuliril over lhi
lantern" that MilH the gieat die
that humed oer mmh if the city
,f Chicago. Three and one-half
N.Mif naif ( Ie My were
laid -1r; ..rf 2 pef.n lost
their hro i.etlv 100.000 -rr
m-de hi.melea; II 4 VI building
were ! 1 1 r-ed. Ir: fcinouiited
m J2V fMHi.ooo. The only other)
fre in this i-Hilitiy f.uig com-j
parable d.image 'rri the San I
I'tinrltni lire .f 1). with loes j
t.f JTMMHH) 0M. aid the great
Ti!l .rTH- h utn In Oregon in ;
lltfij viith bwaeii then etimated
at aieund $300 .000. 000 i
'irumll y be.aur the recall-,
ing f the rtiitliiHii Chicago fire j
t the te-t way tf warning th
puHic r..nit the ever -present 1
darger of flte. the annual we
reeiilin -r k conies during
the utrk of its anriverrv. That
the rrii deere ipetial em
this year n Indicated by
the lutrrnt report im file lowe.
The f;t-t k mrflh of 1948 thf
total ;lir" fiom (ire in the
lmtr1 Si.ilfn amounted h $2!)7
million '1 he 1elturtln for tblis
half-ve..r rximN the total In
for e.gM lull years out of " the
)at fnuiteen. The low wajl $235
million in UU5, and for all of
140 the l-e weie only S2B4
million f-r 1941 $304 million:
for 194.1 $313 million. In 1945
U ,... )..nnil ti? $4.14 million.
Thi rr thev iohhly will es-
re.t $.l riullion Of cnurvr furth
er valuations now make thie
lAr mn higher, but they are
Jut a real now at any time. A
matter of fart the profierty
(Continued on editorial page)
Registration cf
Landlords in
Area Dwindles
A rmy Considering ;
Mass-Round-World
Flight oj 829 Fleet
Itr Jetia M. HighUwer and E. E. Bamat a '
WASHINGTON. (Vt.- 8 (I'r-Round-the-world flight of between
eight and 24 B-29 bombers in the next few weeks js being planned
by the timy air fore s if the state department approve -butr tj w
uncertain tonight whether the approval would be given. t
Diplomatic author ilies Mid that the projected mission, taking the
uimy'a mi:hUet ttandard combat planea by way. of Cairo. India ftpd
the Pacific, might well sur .up a
Released
;-,
w
ROMfCj Oct. 1 Eeleaaed by Yiif -
lav avtrMritle In Belgrade Af
ter belar held nine daya an
eapienage ehargea, Rabert Bur
up af Independence. Me an
I'NKRA engineer. walta In
Heme. Italy, far naaaate ta. the
Iniled SUIes. (Af Hlrephata
via radla (rtm Xtnw)
diplomatic itprm at a delicate
tage of international peace ef
forts. : , I li
It seema certain that the project
would be studied at the state de-J
pert merit in this light and par
ticularly in view of Russia' cin
stant readiness to make propa
ganda capital of any appearance
of big stick diplomacy on the part
of the United States. ' is i!
Plans for the mass flight; were
announced to a news conference
today by W. Stuart ' Symington,
undersecretary of war for air,
with the frank statement that "na
tional policies' as well as train
ing are Involved. f t I
Although the primary pulrpoe.
Symington . said, was to f train
crews and solve "technical f prob
lems involved in moving large
airplanes great distances," he add
ed: 4 ' ?
It t has been recognized for
many years that the armed forces
are Instrument to carry out fi-
Uonal policies, and trie air "forces
must f be considered of primary
ImporHarrce in that tciect, . i
Th proposed flight, corning
shortly after the tranpolar trip
by the B-29 "Pacusan Dreamboat"
from f Honolulu to tairo.J "wm
compare with around-the-wpria
voyages nude In earlier nays ty
the American fleet, .he addtfd,
Oregon Mayi j
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Man to 'Return
From Dead9, to
Claim Estate
OBEGOX CITY. Ore.. Oct. I
iAS' Henry W. llagemann has de
cidel. after all, to return from
Fgiti-tion of Marion . county ,
and Wet Salem landlords" thl
wek i- I. kkiii WIhikI helule. Xh dead tecause It's worth It
rent r.ttiol offu tats at tli Salem; The rircumstanres were ex-
arm..iy id TurMUy evening pUlnrtl tlay by Clackaman
Truer than 200 regiMrliis were t'nUnty Du-trict Attorney Leonard
rrw.de on t u h of Monday and ( Lindas, (ulministrator of Hage
TueUy. they reportef: mann's family estate, who said
Claire I rent direrUf. urged i court action in the case is plan
that all landlords appear prompt- f nel.
ly for regitration that an i In 1931 he was declared legally
area : dead after more than seven years'
ver-all urAey tr : ai-rn
rentab wtll pro idei the ground
work for adjustment! prm-edure at
the rarhevt awlhle lj(e
So far 19 of an eotimated
KiOO laodird have reglterel.
Of thr total igrir up to date,
II Nere hotrl or roiming house
prt.prielnm wrxi rfnt a total of
821 unit", it was Reported, Only
194 UiwIIokIh regiirred Tueiwliiy,
th Math day f regmt ration
irxr federal renf control ba.ed
July 1. 194"t rent levels waa
-Ubtir.ed here tf the l.ffUe of
prire aHmmimt t a tiofi.
Ir a.l the ataff of experienc
ed tleik from j Portland artd
Mrdford la still if hand to r-l-iite
irgiatratHxi. l also call
ed attention to the! new telephone
iiwnkr of the armory rent of
fice, 2-M30 I
Hnmrn Await
latrrialu ni 50
('ttirn in Orison
'More than half the 2 387 hMie
"UrHler construction in !S0 Oirijon
fltie could he completed within
a month if certain materials tr
iTe iradilr available, a ta.te rie
artrnert of rtftaiis' affaira iur
ey" showed Turvl.iv
Te uiey ua presented rr
the wr-kend to Visiting tl. S.
hnuKHig empediter Wilson W'yatt
by Col. George Sandy, director of
the drpartment.
It quotel annus Oregon may
ors on the housing situation. In
cluding from Gervai rixnmrnt
that more consideration of til's,
feer faor to larger contractors
arxt leaa esMrtatton of building
material would help, and from
Motimnuth rornmetit that "I be
lieve a free market withHit con
trols Mould soive our proulems
after the first adjustnifiit period."
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
absence prospecting in Alaska. A
few years later he learned about
it but derided that to reopen the
matter would be scarcely worth
while since the only visible gain
would be $100 left to him by his
father and collected by his wife
following his legal death.
Now, however, he wants to
come back to life, for his step
mother, who was also his aunt,
died leaving an estate of about
$15,000. Leonard Lindas, admin
istrafor for the estate, said Hage
mann's share would be $1000
to $2000
Alaska Votes
On Statehood
JUNEAU. Alaska. Oct 8.-WV
Alaskans voted tdoay. In a purely
advisory referendum, on whether
they want congress to make their
sprawling. 5X6,400 - square - mile
territory the nation s newest, lar
gest and northernmost state. (A
disruption in communications
caused by meterological disturb
antes prevented early returns
from being radioed to the U. S
however.)
Statehood sponsors have had
bills introduced in congress in the
past, including two last sessions,
but no action was taken on them
and the territory never has voted
on the issue. Today s advisory ref
erendum If passed would be only
a first step, as congress must pass
art enabling act and constitution
be adopted, possibly matter of
years - delay.
tti
fjj
Of Guard Unit
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct.f-iRe-1
porta were current today that
plane to place peace-time com
mand and headauarters or the re
vived National Guard 41st lnfan
trv division in Oregon are stymied
with Indications the command
mar in to Washington. 1 ;
One newspaper reported a; na
tional guard officer who ileclined
to be quoted said army nhyslclans
have declared Gen. Thomas t
Rile, adjutant general of Oregon
who was! assistant divlsioiial com
mander when the outfit went to
the Pacific In 1942. unable to pass
the I physical examinations for
field command. ;
Under the verbal agreement be
tween Washington ; and I Oregon
military leaders. Oregon f was to
receive one major general the top
command, and headquarters while
Washineton was to receive the
two brigadier generals, the assist
ant .1 command and; the -artillery
commander. ; i -
The newspaper said Oregon of
flcefs had agreed to reverse the
arrangement of command; but that
Washington guardsmen have de
clined to allocating the artillery
command to Oregon. I
Meanwhile two Oregon officers
Col, Harold G. MaUon. of Salem
and Cot. William D. Jackson of
Portland, have been ordered
report to Washington. B.C. for
examinations for brigadier gener
al. the paper said. ;
More Pay for
arse Picking
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POUNDBD 1651
NINETY-SIXTH YEAR.
12 PAGES
Salem. Or?on. Wednaaday Morning. October 9. 1948
Price) 5c
No. 166
Chest At
97 Mark
In Drive
Flllsiinis :
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44 Persons Survived Crash of .This A irliner
Salem's Community Chest cam
paign appeared virtually certain
of going over the top today if
ate pledges equal their normal
total. I
The drive officially closed Tues
day with $78,435 pledged or paid.
The amount represents slightly
over, 97 per cent of the" $8(1,085
goal, Chairman Tinkham Gilbert
at the final chest ; luncheon held
Jointly with the Klwanis club,
said "we now believe the total
...111 --1..1 t
will w mnru, ; '.
imiaiens Report f
Amrainlt reoorted bv the 12 di-
visions included: automotive : and
transport (Clair L. Browni chair
man), $6101: contractors and
builders (James J. Walton), $$000;
education (Carl Aehnbrenner)
$2736: general gifts (William C.
Dyer) $7130.50; governmental
(George Alexander), $63S; in
dustrial (Fred Stettler), $10,699.-
50; mercantile (Ed Schreder),
$12,541; : professional (Edward
Malek). $9545; rural (P. A. Doer-
flet ), $2215; utilities (Ralph John
son). $2180: West Salem (Albert
Lamb), $1483: women (Mrs. Carl
E. Nelson), $9465.
Rev. Strain Hpcaks
The Rev. Dudley Strain, pastor
of the First Christian church,
stressed to the chest workers that
"it is people, not lust organiia-
tions who actually benefit from
the aid rendered." : and sdd also
that in such a community enter
prise the givers as well as those
directly helped derive a definite
benefit from the results..
Seven of the chest division! fin
ished the formal campaign with
their goal already achieved or ex
ceeded, reports Indicated. ; The di
visions so listed were: autmo- CHEYENNE Wyo., Oct. 8-(VP)-A fourrengined United Air Lines
tive and transnort, contractor and mftinijnP rnmime tn.fnr a nr.-Hawn lnndin t Hhrvpnn crashed
builders, mercantile professional, today near a munitions dump at Fort Francis E. Warren, killing two
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CHEYENNE. Wro.. Oct. This United Airliner's four-englned I)C4
with 46 persons aboard crashed near j here today, killing two
passengers. The pilot, Capi, L. II. Smith (at rig lit), sustained only
minor Injuries. The control cabin was sheared off but remained
almost Intact. (AP wlrephoto.)
Two Die as Main liner
Crashes in Wyoming
utilities, West Salem, women.
National Head
Of Elks Lodge
Salem Visitor
Judges Outlaw
Suit to Revamp
attire
Leffisl
(Picture on page l)
Charles E. Broughton of She-
boyaan. Wis., grand exalted ruler
of the Elks lodge, and his official
staff are scheduled to arrive In
Salem via car from Portland to
day to be guests at a noon lunch
eon in the Salem Elks temple, ar noruilnus rountiM more renre
Broughton ii to give an address at sentation In the state legislature
the luncheon. , tttt In circuit court here today.
tati. a at f a I
inis aiiernoon, we visiioTK win t-i ..a Kr..
visit Albany and Corvallis, and M tH t ' pntirtM hav, n '
PORTLAND. Oct. 8 T)- A
salt to give Multnomah and oth-
will meet with the Eugene Elks'
t A.
loage vonigni. t ...r.' .. or nnt 1.ria1at.
.?i -PLirirS"?- even though a constitutional
to Broughton, is expected to in
elude Roy lieinlein. secretary to
the grand exalted ruler; Eddie
Masters, grand secretary; John E,
Drummy, chairman of the grand
trustees; Sam Stern, grand trustee,
and Frank Lonergan, past grand
exalted ruler. With the party, too,
is Clifton JJ. Mudd of Salem, on
the grand lodge activities commit-
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Filbert growers i In the Salem
area are making pay adjustments
to pickers of the second pick to
make the work as profitable as the
first picking, Salem farm labor of
fice disclosed Tuesday. Many or
chards are as good picking as the
first round, but due to the great
need for filbert picker pay ad
justments will be made vhen ne
cessary. It was said. Si
Cladiola bulb grower are now
paying 80 cents an hour for bulb
diggers, and carrot pulling In the
Lablsh district i profitable at
the piece rates now being paid, the
labor office spokesman said.
Woodburn, Salem
Seven men from Salem and
Woodburn will be called for in
duction about October 25. accord
ing to information from the Mar
ion county selective service office
Tuesday,
Five men will come from Mar
lon, county board 1, Salem, and
I of the 47 persons aboard and Injuring at least 10 others.
The DC-4 plane, bound from San r rancisco to Chicago, crushed in
the fog a mile and a half northwest of the Cheyenne airport after
h surviyor stud it had circled the
field three times and one engine
had faltered.
United Air Lines Identified the
dead as Mrs. Margaret Flint, about
SO, Cambridge. Mass., and Wll
helm Wang, about 35, Sun Fran
cisco, j
Eight occupants suffered serious
to critlcaT injuries, and nearly all
the other survivors received
bruises. Forty-three persons were
taken to Memorial hospital in
Cheyenne and the Fort Warren
hospital for examination before
being released.
L. If. Smith of Atberton, Calif.,
pilot of the plane, was treated at
the Fort Warren hospital for a
broken nose and head injuries,
and the co-pilot, Harry Buchman,
of San Francisco, suffered back
injuries.
A former navy aviation ma
chinists' mute, Allan Harmon of
Charlotte, N. C;, gave the first
description of the crash. He said
the big plane circled Cheyenne
three times and he believed one
of the right engines sputtered
Just a few seconds before the acci
dent. Harmon said the plane was
about 400 feet above the ground
at the time and the right wing
appeared to dip. Apparently, he
said, the ship was too low' for lh4r
pilot to right it, and it struck the
ground with a tremendous crash.
The right wing was sheared off,
apparently as the plane skidded
about 400 yards along the ground.
Fire Chief Ralph Garrett of Chey
enne i reported, and the fuselage
was broken completely in two
near the forward part of the plane.
authority to outlaw 'a legisla-
provision for reappointment has
not been followed. '
"Th Hulv I, mrt ma nloinml
" " m ' - J "
by the constitution Is a continu
ing " duty, but one which the
courts may not require to be dis
charged,' the court said.
The suit had been brought by
Richard L. Neuberger, Portland
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Work Speeded
tee and first grand lodge appointee uthor, who alleged constitution-
from this city. provisions lor represeniauon
oy popuiauon - naa noi ueen tot-lowed.
ro Supply Draftees Buildings from
Adair to House
State Activities
The state boardof conttol Tues-
twbrom board 2, Woodburn. The dav "PProved the purchase of five
5u4ton board, 3, will send no one-siory irame ouuaings ai vmP
men as the quota from there al
ready naa enlisted, it was said.
Mid-Valley Well Represented on Prize Lists at
J : JaL :
Portland Pacific International Livestock Show
"When art you going fo do
om thing about the
gophertT
By Mllle L. Madsen
rsr-a Falllor. The Statesman
Marion, Ptlk and Linn counties
are well represented at the Pa
cific International Livestock show
in both the judging rings and
among the spectators. The show
opened at North Portland last
Saturday and will close Saturday
night.
While there are more than 4.000
entries of livetick, there still is
no Red l"oll class. C. E. Iewls of
Aumville complained as he greet
ed old - friends there Tuesday.
However, this will be changed by
next year he added. Iewis had
been a Red Poll breeder for 30
vears and has shown recently In
Sebraka.
I Mr. and Mr. Roy Newport of
'Mroit are the nly valley people
howinr in the beef rattle divi
ion. They hae four of their 25
"died llerefords on exhibit. Also
ey are the only ones with Polled
lerefords this year. Newport says
hat a Willamette Valley Polled
fereford Breeders' assiciaUon is
ti te formed this year, that there
re 25 breeders in the valley and
ta the organization will likely
nnlijii.irtcr at Salem. Newport
aiII slaiw at Walla Walla.
As whole the beef cattle show
ing is lighter than in old PI days
but quality is good, says Frank A.
Riches, superintendent , of beef
cattle, and a former Marion coun
ty Hereford breeder. if
A. A. Nafziaer of Silverfon did
I PO RTLAN D. Ort Oct t(P)
A seathdewn Wether shown by
Claade StensIaJU. Salem, today
was awarded grand champion
ship honors of, the shew at the
Pacific International .Livestock
Exposition. 1 ;
- Ranners-up were South-dewn-Tomney
, cross shown by
Ahren Bros.. Tnrnrr. and a
horned Dorset from the John S.
Banlck fleck at Brooks.
well in the Chester White hog di
vision, and Edwin C. Bidder. Sher
wood, president! of the j Oregon
Swine association, took S several
blues in the Du rocs. Ii S. Berry,
Salem took first in Hampshire
barrows in the 60 to 210 class.
The swine association will meet
Wednesday night to discuss -preliminary
plans for the annual bred
gilt sale to be Keld early in the
year at Salem, and to make plans
for the annual meeting in Decem
ber, also at Salem. I
Marion county breeders trnadc an
excellent showing in sheep Judg
ing. Karl B. Wipper of Turner
had grand champion Southdown
ram, with. Claude Stensloff not
only capturing the Dumle in the
ewe class but winning the ma- the
Adair, for use in housing a num
ber of smaller state activities here
pending construction of additional
permanent state buildings.
Three of the buildings will be
placed in Waverly street, between
the capitol and the state office
and supreme court buildings.
Waverly street recently was va
cated by the Salem city council,
contingent upon the purchase of
the Camp Adair structures by the
state. The other two buildings
will be located on lots immediate
ly east of the sunken garden.
Officials estimated the cost of
five buildings at approxi-
jority of Southdown ribbons. Gath rnately $3000, plus the expense
Brothers. Turner. Kenneth Mc- of moving them to baiem and re-
Crea, Monmouth, John S. Banick, modeling operations. ;
urooas, too everyxning in i he The board also approved a re
Dorset division, with Gaths walk- quest by L. I. Laws, manager of
ing away with most of top plac- the state flax industry, to ion
- - tract un to 3000 acres of flax for
1 1 ; 1 1 r T. I i i ii . - 1
tTiinam iiincieu w aotir, James t th 1B47 season
Riddell. Kenneth Mi-rrii all rf I
Monmouth and P. .If, Brown of I
sublimity took Practically every- C.rf..1
Wing in the Angora goat division, At-UAil IJOt; OUlici tit
AKK4k.. AHM..a 1L1.. Ct 4 I i
horns. Jerseys, Guernseys, Brown JiV CorClCll Illlll
Swiss Will be iudffed Wednesday J
with the Swiss and Jerseys to be
completed on Thursday. Hamp
shlres, Suffolk and Oxford sheep
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8 -(A)
The condition of Cor dell Hull,
" m. .. "7rr n-KcrtUn of state, was re
win m w juucu nroiinmj i . .,,i.k
...ill ll.r..!!!.. .. V .,. .!.' POi;u ""'
ii.iiijibiiii. ivinniui .Mkl
hogs
Air. and Mr. A. A. ueer are
greeting visitors from the Marion
county booth, arranged similarly
to that at Salem.
One of the most popular exhib
its at the show is that of the state
game commission with its deer.
fish and waterfowl exhibits.
to be less
favorable, "due to a slight re
lapse during the day."
The 75-year-old Hull had a
stroke September 30 at Bethesda
naval hospital and for some days
was in a critical condition. How
ever, the hospital said he; had
been steadily improving until to
day a relapse
Hits, Rims Replace
Apples, Oranges
NEEDHAM, Mass., Oct. 8--
Sixlh grade pupils of Stephen
Palmer public school today stud
ied arithmetic by computing world
series hits, runs and errors.
Blackboard diagrams of the
Boston Red Sox and St. Louis
Cardinals positions and the 24
girls; and 11 boys who score the
games, figure batting averages
and keep records of daily attend
ance and gate receipts.
"And the girls are Just as keen
about it as the boys," said teacher
Mrs.! Margaret Heideman.
GRANTS PASS. Ore.. Oct.
M)- Hammers continued to pour'!
here today as local builders r.
the civilian production adminis
tration moved toward a ccurt
show-down on unauthorized con
struction. Rtop-woik orders ltir-i pr
imappi tivtd houftlng wre rime,
garded by more than, a score .f
builders who posted "no trei
pa. s" signs. The steering romm.t
tee of the newly formed Citizens
Protective association, after a
meeting attended by 900 persmf
lftl riKht. raid todar tli.it an
swers given by Charle C. lt!ei, ,
ii.it ioii.tl housing alminiktrrirn
i'Xie'iitcr. left the situation wn
ch.mgi'd." '. j
Protierty records were checked
1 at the courthouse tl4y by Two
j C"A agents. Last week: the CPA
office at Portland reported trw.t
! injunction would be soueht
I ag;in?t t hose continuing c&n-
I struction.
Oppose Rrgulatiens
Grants Pass builder have con
tended that materia! could t
obtained If It were ivt for CrA
and other frdera'l reguIjUon?.
The CPA issued st jp-work rr
ders to builders who had failed
to apply for permits.
navies told the kuilderv I am
not here to make enncesion.. I
will May here until I get un
authorized construction stopped."
He contended that the Grsrts
Pass group had "forgotten at' ut
veterans' rightji'in the hcn ccn
struction program.
OptlmLotic Report
In PortWnd. Galen S. Ge!r.
CPA ctimplfance msnager frim
Seattle, said "so far as w It new,
everyone there who ha received
n mt ..-. rlr -rHft fa mmntrtf
Ve have been unab!e to dete'Tn
ine that anyone has gam ahead
in the face of the orders.!
Two congressmen contributed
statements on housing. . r
At Sweet Home.' Rep. Harris
Ellsworth said: Action of rtme
builders in Grants Pass should
serve to point out to the sdmrn-
On Lcvellinsz of
Bush Pasture
Work was being pe"ded on the
Willamette university section or
Bush pasture this week in an ef
fort to get the plot ready for grass
seedine before cold weather, j-
The land, on the north side bf ! istration of the housing autocr
ine pasture, is eing icveneu anu
the water and drainage pipes are
to be installed immediately-! Top
soil also is to be spread.
! Prof. Robert W. Fenix. Willam
ette business manager, said It was j
hoped to have the laM-liall field-- j
for which the mound and 'bases j
already are located - remly for j
practice next spring ann lojnave ; have been the policy of the CPA
the gridiron seeded this iai to as- to drive, Irather than enemjiage,
sure a firm tufT-by the time an ppie to! build" ;
athletic plant can be constructed Anell Airs Opinion
at a site Just eaft of the Bush . ,n portiand. Rep. Homer Anseil
nitmr.
ity, and to Wilson w yatt in: par
ticular.' that Pomething is wrrrif
in that community: that Grsr.ts
Pass and (other communities at
well are ! better ab'.e b Jude
whether they need homfi or any
thing el.e. than an tminiftra
tion in Washington. D. C, . .
Since its f inception it seem I to
Willamette obtained 10 acres
under agreement with the city
prior to the recent purchase of the
Bush tract. , i
Mooiu Clouds
Hide Display
If it Isn't one thing it's another.
A bright moon and an overcast
sky took turns preventing Pacific
northwest observers from seeing a
shower of shooting stars forecast
for the western United States
late last night and early this morn
ing, i
The overcast blotted the sky
from sight at Portland while a
bright moon locally and at points
In central Oregon outshone all but
the largest of the stars normally
visible.
The eastern United States will
have an opportunity to view the
spectacle, the comet Giacobtni
Zinner, with eight flaming tails,
tomorrow night, weather permitting.
Parking Meter Case Appeal to
Go Before High Court Today
City Attorney Lawrence Brown,
will! defend the city's plan to in
stall parking meters when the ap-i
pealed case of Morris vs the city;
is heard by the state supreme
court today. j
Earlier In the year the Marion
county circuit court held in fa-4
vor i of Dr. Henry Morris who
brought suit to challenge the city's
right to Install meters as an in
fringement on his property rights,
an Interference with police pow
ers land on other grounds.
Brown said last night he would
reiterute the city's position that
the ' city is not obligated to a
parking meter company inumuch
as fio fund need be budgeted ir
the Iplan whereby the meter com
pany will be reimbursed from me
ter revenue only. He mi. I also
that the city maintains parking
meters would actually increase
police enforcement of truffic or
dinances rather than interfere
with police powers.
In cases heard Tuesday, the su
preme court affirmed . a $5000
Judgment by the Crook I. county
circuit court In favor of : Claude
Fisher, who brought suit against
his employer, the Ochocn Lumber
company, for damages for per
sonal injuries. In a Polk i county
appeal of Otto W. H eider vs. Arn
old G. Bernier, involving payment
of a promissory note. Judge Arlie
G. Walker was reversed;- and a
new trial ordered
told the Portland Breakfast clb
that veterans' housing is "bogged
down in red tape, bureaucr&tic
inefficiency and blundering." He
said the program is not worker. g
out as planned by congress.
Engineer to
Study Salem
Sewer System
Work of planning for a rew
Salem sewage disposal system be
gan in earnest Tuesday with the.
appointment of Merrill Ash. 2255
Trade st., as an assistant city er.-
cineer m mmn i a ' ri -r
and draw final plans and speci
fications for an interceptor sewer
line that will both relieve lal
pollution and fit into the sewsg
disposal plant planned for the fu
ture, Ash, who was emp.oyed In tho
Salem city engineer's office a
number of years ago. recently re
turned from South Americt wher
he-was a consulting hydroelectric
engineer. During the, war he fad
worked In refinery construction
engineering in Arabia.
First work on the sewer tyt f fm
here will be an appraisal of tre
Oregon State college meter-tu-1y
of Salem outfall sewers, made :n
1945. This will be followed by ex
tensive field work to determ.r.ed
the best location for the intercep
tor line and, finally, compie-.cn
r W rIr k rvrfl "fcri T i - f i n at
Employment of the new assist
ant engineer was authorized Men
day night by the city council.
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