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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1946)
M , . i; .m i 1 11 . rin raj FMEW UIMJU Truman to Talk to U.S. on Strike 1 ' .1 : 1 .1 1 NINETY-SIXTH YEAB 20 PAGES 8S33D0 TPCDODDCB The city of Indianapolis has been considering the erection of a municipal auditorium. Finding that one to seat 10,000 people would cost $10,000,000 the board studying the project concluded that the project was not econom ically feasible for" the next few years. The survey made by the board of cities with such an auditorium contains data that should be of in terest to Salem where an auditor ium is projected as a war memor ial. The Wall Street Journal summarizes the facts developed by this survey as follows: "Among nine major cities with municipal auditoriums, use of these facilities averages only about 200 days annually. New Orleans and Kansas City, Mo., were the only cities reporting receipts suf ficient to pay operating expenses and, in the latter case, this is due to office rentals from a federal agency. The most used civic auditorium among major cities is Cleveland's which is idle an average of only 74 days a year. Nevertheless, the unit seldom pays its annual op erating expenses from auditorium revenues. Many Cleveland citi zens maintain, however, that the $10 million building more uian makes up its operating deficit by attracting convention business to the city. "Other" cities with municipal au ditoriums seating over 5,000 are Grand Rapids, Memphis, Phila delphia. Minneapolis, St. Louis and Milwaukee. The units cost be tween $2 million and $10 million. Plans for a civic auditorium in Omaha recently were given a boost when the Federal Works Agency agreed to grant a $105,000 loan to finance advance planning on the $3.5 million proposed struc ture." Portland's experience is not re ferred to, but its auditorium is not self-supporting. Costs and difficulties of con struction make an auditorium here impractical for the time being. If and when one is constructed the city must be prepared to make an annual contribution for its upkeep. Small Resigns As CPA Head WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. -JP)-John D. Small turned in his resig nation today as civilian produc tion administrator with the asser tion that industrial transition from war to peace is "largely behind us." His resignation came at a time when administration attor neys are whipping into shape a formula for setting up one over all liquidation agency to carry on the remaining functions of CPA, OPA and other emergency agen cies. President Truman, accepting Small's resignation, praised him for exercising "rare skill and dis cretion" in carrying out a broad grant of authority." Adam Lefor Hurt In Portland Wreck Adam Lefor, 1675 Jefferson st., incurred head lacerations and se vere bruises when .bis auto col lided Wednesday evening with a car driven Jby Mrs. Hazel Horn of Hillsboro at Barbour and Ter williger boulevards in Portland, Mrs. Lefor said last night. Lefor was taken to St. Vincent's hospital, Portland, where several stitches were taken to close his injuries. He remained there over night and was brought home Thursday. Mrs. Horn is in the hospital, suffering possible inter nal injuries. - , Animal Crackers By WARREN GOODRICH "Sure, pin-stripes are the latest things." HMZ6tt GeAt .14 Salem, Oregon. Friday Morning. December 6. 1946 Planners Disagree On Issues B Robert E. Gancware City Editor, The Statesman A few sparks flew, a few ma jor disagreements appeared and a new committee emerged when two Salem planning bodies sat down together last night in city hall. To review the long - pending plans to legislate zoning for 800 acres of territory annexed to Sa lem last July and to rezone cer tain other Salem areas, the city planning and zoning commission and the long range planning com mission of the Salem Chamber of Commerce met jointly at the be hest of the Salem city council. Brightest spot in the picture was a general determination not to delay further the zoning of new city areas, now in practical effect considered "wide open" despite the city's unofficial attempts to consider it as zone I residential area pending the legislation. I First, Second Readings Tbje city zoning group's broad 1 recommendations for overall zon- ! ing,- drawn in ordinance form by City Attorney Lawrence N. Brown after a threshing-out by the com mission in September, received first and second readings as a bill before the city council Mon day. The council called for a re view by the two planning groups," jointly, and a public hearing at 7:30 p. m. December 16, both prior to expected final vote on the bill at the regular council ses sion on the 16th. Asserting last night that it was their initial acquaintance with the zone plan, several of the cham ber's long rangers counseled fur ther study. They objected partic ularly to the city zoners' recom mendations for establishing a un iform business zone out State street and for placing a similar business zone from the former Hoyt street city limits to the end of new Salem territory out South Commercial street, and Liberty road. .1 ' Adds to Bvsiness Area Charles A. McClure, engineer for the long range commission, said he felt the proposed ordin ance would create too much bus iness zone in Salem. He estimated that new business zone would to tal 233 acres or 45 per cent in crease over the present 520 acres of business-zoned area within the city. He said this would be about IV of the city's approximately seven square miles. McClure said one objection to the State street plans hinged on the long range commission's rec ommendation, scheduled to appear soon in a printed progress report, for establishment of a community auditorium on State street east of 12th street and establishment of a city park on State street in the vicinity of a Mill creek dam beyond 19th street. If business properties develop in those areas it would be much more costly for the city to buy out the land, he stated. Commissioners of both groups, after some argument over details, agreed on other zone plans in the city bill and decided to have a joint committee study i "rdiate ly the points of differ: V fore reporting back to a joini commis sion session December 12. Twf Other Matters It will study, besides the State and South Commercial street is sues, two other matters brought before the city zoning commis sion last night in regular session prior to the joint meeting. These are: (1) Request by Charles Heltzel for rezoning of property in the 600 block of North Capitol street, now the site of Parrish garage which existed as a business be fore the city was originally, zoned. Heltzel asks a business zone III there which will permit improve ment of the site for a new garage. New Business Zone (2) Establishment of business zone III along east side of South Commercial street between Wash ington and Oxford streets in prop erty now vacant except for one house and the old city pumping station. This was requested by property owners Eugene B. Gra benhorst and Rollin K. Page who said they were convinced that South Commercial will have no future value as residential prop erty. The area is now classed as zone I residential. Preliminary Approval The city planning and zoning commission also gave preliminary approval for a business zone III at South 13th street property of Walter Stevens, adjacent to the Stevens used car lot and the pro posed site of a trailer camp, and set public bearing on the issue! for 7:30 p.m. January 16; held; over for its next meeting contro versial zone change petition and remonstrances involving Joseph E. DeWitt's request for a business zone extension that would permit erection of a drive-in delicates sen at North Capitol and Nebras ka streets; and ordered special; committee study of requested va cation of 10 feet on both sides of Highway avenue where property has been developed on the public right-of-way through long-overlooked court action in 1930 wid ening the right-of-way from 40 to 60 feet. New Hope i --. M X- " V': J WASHINGTON. Dee. J Bernard Baraeh, American representa tive on the United Nations atomic energy commission, who Issued aa appeal to Russia to day to accept in U. S. plan for atomic energy control, in the light of recent statements by high red officials indicating a modification of tbe previous soviet rejection of the proposal. Baruch Issues Plea to Reds to Accept A-Plan LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Dec. 5 VP-Bernard M. Baruch, declar ing emphatically that the "time has come for action, appealed di rectly to Soviet Russia tonight to approve the United States plan for harnessing the atom for peace. Speaking at one of the most im portant meetings yet held by the United Nations atomic energy I commission, Baruch. as the U. S. ! representative, urged the comma s i sion including Russia to adopt j the American plan as its basic I recommendation for controlling I atomic energy. ! Baruch thus lost no time in act , ing on major Russian concessions which were clearly enunciated, after some delay, only yesterday by Vyacheslav M. Molotov, Rus sian foreign minister, to the U. N. political committee. Saying that the United States welcomed the support of those countries which have already in dicated their acceptance of the U. S. plan, Baruch added: "We seek especially the partici pation of the Soviet Union. We welcome the recent authoritative statements of its highest repre sentatives. From these, we are justified in concluding that it no longer regards the original Amer ican proposals unacceptable, as a whole or in their separate parts, as its member of this body stated at an earlier meeting." Soviet Rejects 'Frisco Site . LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Dec. 5-(P)-Russia stated flatly tonight that it would not accept San Fran cisco os a permanent headquarters for the United Nations. A strong supporter of New York City, the Soviet said it was willing, how ever, to agree to Philadelphia. George Saksin, Soviet delegate, based his argument on the fact that the general assembly had unanimously agreed in London to make its permanent headquarters in the eastern part of the United States and declared that the Unit ed States delegation "for the past 34 days has launched a very ac tive campaign to break that de cision." The Weather Max. Min. Precip. Salm . 55 44 J4 Portland 48 44 San Franciaco 58 M JO Chicago 60 39 .00 kl mr VArlr BZ d4 .W I forecast (from V's. weather bu-( reau. McNary field. Salem): Cloudy 1 wnn rain mowen uwij anu ivmgu.j Highest temperature sj- w. Vj. j'' Successful Manager Plan at Oregon City Similar to System Scheduled for Salem (Editor's sate: Slate Salem is to lnasgurate tta new city aaaaacer fan, of government on Jaaaary 1. The Oregon Statesman has maoe a staSy af similar administrations in etber eitie to ascertain what might be exaeeteS. Following la the first of a series of stories based on the study). By Wendell Webb Managing editor. The Statesman OREGON CITY, Ore.-(Special) Oregon City has had a commission-manager form of government for more than 21 years, and so far as can be ascertained there is no disposition to change it. j In fact, there seems to be no disposition to change even the manager who has held the job al most since the system was insti tuted here. His name is J. L. Franzen, one-time of Yakima, Wash., a civil engineer and a graduate of Washington State college. As for Franzen, he seems satisfied, too. There is but littled ifierence be No. 216 Walkout Settled OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. The two and a half day AFL gen eral strike ended today, lifting a business and industrial paralysis which affected 1,000,000 east bay residents. A spokesman for the United Employers, Inc., estimated the strike, which mushroomed from a dispute over two department stores, cost $1. 000,000 a day in wages alone. No estimate was available on the value of lost business. The strike was concluded offi cially shortly before 11 a.m. By afternoon, transportation wheels were turning again. Such necessities and essential services as food, milk, laundry, newspa pers, ice and gasoline were, for the most part, making their first appearance since 5 a.m. Tuesday. Business agents of 142 AFL un ions voted officially at 10:45 ajn. to call off the strike under terms of a pre-dawn agreement reached with officials of the Oakland mu nicipal government. But even before that hour ah early back-to-work movement got under way in anticipation of a resumption of business. AFL officials said that today's peace agreement stipulated that Oakland police would not in the future be used "as escort to guard professional strike breakers" and that police "refrain from taking sides in any issue between labor and management." Boost in Gas Rate Ordered By State PUC An 11.3 per cent Increase In gas service rates charged by the Port land Gas and Coke company was ordered today by Public Utilities Commissioner George H. Flagg, with the effective date last No vember 27. The Increase will effect custom ers in Portland, Salem and near by communities: The rate increase, 1 Flagg order ed, will remain in effect only so long as the price of oil remains at current high levels. The company uses oil to manufacture gas. The increase will amount to $645,000 a year. The company told Flagg its expenses have increas ed $1,275,000 a year, and that the increase is needed to partially off set the added expenses. Of the added expenses, $988,000 is caused by the higher oil price, $180,000 by higher labor costs, $50,000 by additional taxes levied by the city of Portland, and $57,060 be cause of the decreased benzol price. The company sells benzol, a by-product from the manufac ture of gas. Commission to Suggest Civil Rights Safeguards WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-0P)-President Truman set up a com mittee tonight to recommend new legal safeguards for civil rights, declaring that "in some places, from time to time, the local en forcement of law and order has broken down." As chairman, the president named Charels E. Wilson, presi dent of the General Electric com pany and former executive vice chairman of the old war produc tion board. ADDED DRAFT HOLIDAY WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -OP) Temporarily over-strength, the army extended the draft holiday ' no promises for February. A ' hripf announcement stated that f or the third successive month wiu no QQ tive service for men. tween the Oregon City govern ment and the type which Salem will inaugurate next month. Major difference is this: In Oregon City, there are three commissioners, elected at large, who name one of their own number as mayor. In Salem, one councilman is elected from each of seven wards and the mayor is elected at large. In practical working, the plans would vary but little, and to de tail the set-up here might be help ful ip analyzing what Salem may expect. There are no committees among the three commissioners in Oregon City. They meet as a group on the specified first Wednesday of each month (but since the previous month's business often is not yet ready for action by that time, they Usually hold a second session). If the mayor (one of their own num ber) is absent, they have a pres ident of the commission (also Price 5c Oakland AFL Chief Issues. Peace m CIO to President To Speak Sunday WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. -0P-John L. Lewis' camp put out a peace feeler in the soft coal strike today even as the CIO rushed to Join him in his appeal against his contempt conviction. Meanwhile, President Truman went to work on a major Sun day night broadcast, in which he is expected to appeal to the 400, 000 striking miners over the heads of their leader. William Green, president of the AFL, with which Lewis' United Mine workers is affiliated, urged the government to arrange for negotiations between the union and the private owners for a set tlement, which would end the walkout. His overture was delivered amid these prime developments: 1. The White House announced the president will speak to the country on the coal crisis at 9:30 pjn., (Eastern Standard Time), Sunday. It seemed certain he will urge the miners to return to work on patriotic grounds. And he might have something to say on the ne gotiations Green proposed. Formal Notice of Appeal 2. With Lewis back in seclu sion, union attorneys filed formal notice of an appeal from the civil and criminal contempt convic tions. One of them, Henry Kaiser, said steps will be taken to get the appeal promptly before the su preme court, but today's action was a petition to the Intermediate federal circuit court of appeals. There was no word from judge, clerk or counsel on the status of the bond the union was ordered to post for payment of its whopping fine. S. Philip Murray, president of the CIO, who broke with Lewis four years ago, announced that "we intend to take whatever steps are necessary to participate in the appeal." This might be done by entering the case and filing a supporting brief with the court's permission or by assigning coun sel to join the defense staff, or both. Rally Feint for Labor The fine and injunction against the miners thus provided a rally ing point for labor's divided forc es, while bringing no end to the bituminous strike. Murray, once a vice president of the UMW but later Lewis' foe, declared the court action "a shocking attempt to force American citizens to work against their will through eco nomic coercion." Amid the talk of peace. Gov. Ralph E. Gates of Indiana report ed the interior department has given its go-ahead for an attempt to get mining resumed in that state. Indiana officials propose to seek a meeting of mine operators and union representatives to' work out a truce. It calls for Indiana miners to return to work under an agreement that any national settlement subsequently reached wilt be applied to them on a retro active basis. Lewis Mast Have Knows Green's appeal for negotiating sessions appeared highly signifi cant in view of the current dead lock and its background. It seem ed unlikely it would have been issued without the knowledge of Lewis, an AFL vice president, but there was no Immediate comment from him or from the government and the owners. HOOVER TO LEAD CAMPAIGN NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -yp)-Former President Herbert Hoover will head the $12,000,000 campaign of the Greek War Relief association next year, Association President William Helis said today. chosen among themselves) who can act in his stead. The meetings seldom take over 30 minutes. A gallery is a rarity in fact, there wouldn't be room for one, since the council "chambers' comprises merely a table in Franzen's office. Instead of the "referring to com mi t tees," which has long been the ordinary policy of initially dispos ing of requests, Here's what hap pens in Oregon City: A person may want a beer li cense, a chuck-hole fixed in nis street, or a new street light. He either writes his request to the city recorder or telephones Fran zen. The latter asks the police chief to check upon the location and applicant, in connection with the beer license request, or asks the street commissioner to inves tigate and report on the other re quests. Then the answer is "yes" or "no," based on what the police Back Lewis Case Trapped Horse Saved AN DIEGO, Dee. ( Betsy, pet horse of 13-year-eld Larflle Goo sales, hangs by one leg from a San Diego, Calif, railway trestle oa which she 'was trapped for two hoars while her youthful owner wept and prayed. A policeman finally succeeded la prying the animal loose sod she dropped loto a cully below without suffering any serious Injury. ( AP Wire-photo to The Statesman.) Pan-American Union Director Dies in Accident WASHINGTON, Dec. S -UP) Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director gen eral of the Pan-American Un ion, was killed apparently in stantly tonight when struck by sn automobile as he was cross ing the street In front of the Bolivian embassy. Police said Dr. Rowe was hit as he was crossing Massachusetts avenue and had evidently started across the street to attend a reception at the embassy. The automobile was driven by Corp. Elmer L. Klavon, a member of the Boiling field army motor pool. Rowe was the chief officer of the union, which is the offi cial international organization of the 21 republics of the west ern hemisphere. Albany Boy Wins $200 Scholarship BOSTON. Dec. 5 -P- George Grenz, Albany, Ore., regional champion in the national junior vegetable growers association con est, was awarded a $200 scholar ship today. Lynn Hoefer, another Albany boy, and Marjorie Zeller, 16, Brockway, cache won $100 schol arships. Other Oregon winners were Ted Schattenkerk, Brock -way, Jo Anne Lang. Sublimity, and Rex Vollstedt, Albany, who received $10 each. CHINA REDS OFFER TO TALK NANKING, Dec. 6 -P)- The Chinese communists in the per son of Chou -en-Lai offered today to make a "fresh start at peace negotiations but under such rig orous conditions that sources close to Chiang Kai-Shek said there was no possibility that the offer would get serious conside ration. chief or street commissioner say. Sometimes the applicant. If dis satisfied, will take his case then to one or all the commissioners. They may either say the matter is up to their manager or bring up the topic for discussion at their meetings. So far as could be as certained, the manager is seldom overruled. As for Franzen "I don't set policy. The commission does that. I try to administer it." The greying, genial city chief tain is proud of his community. The things be has done in chang ing its financial status from a million-dollar indebtedness to $200, 000 in the black are legends. Ore gon City's parking meters, Clack amas county's far-flung mutual protection system (police and fire) are his babies. And his compara tively new city hall quarters con stitute a story in itself. Tomorrow Problems Are Met. F Entire City in Area of Prizes For Courtesy Yes, The Oregon Statesman Warner Brothers Courtesy Driv ing campaign will reach into the city's residential sections, too. That question was asked Thurs day by a driver who said she avoided the business area but oft en drove In other parts of town - - "would I be eligible for the prizes" The campaign is city-wide, en- dprsed by state and civil officials. the chamber of commerce and the city council. Value of the prizes has reached well over $1000, donated by Sa lem merchants to make Salem streets more safe during the Christmas rush. License numbers of winning car will be published In The Statesman from December 11 to 21. Wrist watches, lamps, dishes, tires, andirons, photographs, car vacuums, heaters, robes, nylons, umbrellas, camellias, records, gas oline, flashlights, theatre tickets and ice cream - - all for the driv ers who are noted by police as being particularly courteous. And the license numbers of the winning cars are being noted NOW! State's Roads Reported In Good Condition As scattered showers continue in Salem, all Oregon roods are reported in good condition by the state highway commission, ex cepting the Oregon coast high way, where one-way traffic has been necessitated by a slide of several days ago, 12 miles north of Florence. Moderate tempera tures remain prevalent in the Sa lem area, McNary field, U. S. weather bureau predicted. POLITICAL CRISIS IN FRANCE PARIS, Dec. 5 -(P)- National Assembly President Vincent Aur- iol summoned all France's party enters to confer tonight In an attempt to resolve a thus far in soluble government crisis, sfter a day marked by futile balloting in which MRP Leader Georges Bidault failed to muster enough votes for election as interim premier-president. (rr SHOrflMG IJJCa) PAYS LIFT J i Feeler; 1 u- Appeal Effects at Mini Locally WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-rYl-day)-ifl-A general embargo on railroad freight and exr-ie along with pre-Christmai 1 curba on parrel post, went into effect in the Eastern time cone at 12:01 a. m. (EJS.T.) todav. When the full effect is felt, thousand are fyw)M in p A five pound limit for par eel post, and the banning of paekages soort than It Inches long or Inches la combined Klrta and length, has been or dered effective Uday.V Kale as realaaaster Albert Graff an nouneed. First class and air mail eseeedlng five pounds alao Is barred. Railway Express Manager A. D. Long of Hslem said he had no orders limiting' site of psrasges but that, es eept In ease of perishables or emergency shipments, they would not be accepted to points served by real. burning rail roods generally the area east of Chicago on the northern runs and east and south of Halt Lake City on more southern runs. mde idle, many railroad already having announced reductions j In their forces. ; Further, the solil fuejl admin iMration proxMd that n6 coat bo burned in placet of amusement, schools or other bull ling t wht-ro thif would not endanger health. Civilian Production Chief John D. Small forecast today that even more tringent controls over !! use of roal will ho issued "with in a few days. Ho predicted thai some people will bo cold within a week" bec-uo of the foal Uike. i j One of the nrw orders, ha 5tld. will make available tor epentli.I uteri the i locks of coal at plants already shut dwn. 1 New Orders Foreseen j Other order ho continued, will tighten retritoni which brought a dim-out morjt severe than dur ing the war for 21 states and tho District of Columbia on Novem ber 23. ; The situation wit as follows: ' rrum now- on parcel pott. i ir vital 100.1 and men- cine, will bo limited to fiv pounds. Packages can not be mote than 18 inches long nor more than 80 inches In lengtli and girth com bined There will be rv overM-na psrrel servire except i service men who send home a writUn request. i Food to Re Carried Rail fieight and expre The trains may now tarry only fiL fuel, livestock, poultry, medi cines, news publications, news print, printing ink and a few other commodities deemed essen tial. Buildings Deputy Solid Fuels Administrator Dan II. Whrler said the roal situation "clearly calls for eliminating "the uo of solid fuels in places (of amuse ments, such as theaters, bowling alleys, night clubs, education In stitutions such m libraries, mu seums and schools, and In other buildings, public or private, where it could be done without endan gering the health of the commu nity." ; j "The miners strike In April and May, coupled wijh the; cur rent strike, has placed trilsT na tion at the very brink of i ec t nomic paralysis," he1 wrote 36 tale governors who have set up fuel conservation agencies. 1 Uncertainties Expressed Here is the way the govern ment embargo seemed likely lo affect Pacific Northwent hfp ments, with much uncertainty ex pressed in Seattle until the mat ter of interchange with railroads at Chicago and other points is worked out: Northern Pacific Paswenger service undisturbed, at it owns its own coal mines; normal freight service on its systems. Milwaukee Road Has permit to operate all mainline freight service from Puget Sound to Chi cago, with oil-burning equipment; on pasM-ngcr services, will con solidate first and second sections, of Olympian, Trains 15 and Id, into one train in each direction. Great Northern A coal-burning line, has a permit to operate passenger and freight service on lU lines. , Union Psciflc Using oil-burning equipment, announced, no curtailment of. passenger service; accepting freight for points on its system and for Interchange with roads having permits; com bined two eastbound trains, the Idahoan and the Pacific Limited. Southern Pacific Passenger and freight service unchanged for western points. Still awaiting word for Interchanges with east ern lines. . mum 1 1