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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1947)
2 The SUilesuiagn. Scim Ortqon. Tkardcry. January 18. 1147 Capitol Street Signals Planned, Franzen Handed Problems Problems referred to City Manager J. L. Franzen at last night's first regular meeting of the city council under the new council manager government include West Salem's request for a supple mentary water supply, traffic and street problems and a myriad of others. A request to locate the Sea Scout ship Willamette, to which would -he attached two boats on the Willamette river within the city limits, was received and re-fei-'d to the rity manager. Other -referrals include: fl) EH-russion by Franzen with ; jregon. ue.inc miwif oiiiimu of traffic stoppage caused by switch; engine activity at busy hours during the day. (Franzen siid that Oregon City railroads were fr -d to limit such activi ties to the time between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.) Traffic Signals far Capital St. (2) Installation, in cooperation with the htate highway commis sion, of traffic signal on North Capitol street. (Fraiwen said he had already conferred with State Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock on this and that they hoped for installation soon of about five signals along Capitol street to the statehouse synchronized in order to provide uncongested flow f traffic In that heavily traveled area.) (3) Problems created by dogs running at large in the city. (4) Permission for Lee Ohmart, local leafrter. to move an apart ment house to the 1400 block of North 4th street Alderman O'Hara said some residents of the area objected to the building being taken there. Ohmart con tended that the building was "structurally sound" and that it was piobably better than many of the houses already located in the 4th rtreet neighborhood. (5) The Chili Bowl, a restaur aut at 126 State st., about which nearby property owners have re monstrated. Sewage Conditions Study (6) A study of sewage condition!- and discharge into the Wil lamette river, suggested in a let ter from the state sanitary au thority. (7) Application by Clarence Cooper. -nvner of a home adja cent to the Stayton water line, to arrange to obtain his water supply fnm that source. (8) Application by the Salem Equipment company to lease a builcmg at the Salem airport. (9) Petition for street lights on Chemtketa ttreet from Commer cial to Front street. (10) Requests for construction of sign at filling station at Com mercial and Owens streeU: bill board construction; installation of proline tanks, improvement of North 5th street from Spruce to Pine street; improvement of ENDS today: Larille George Ball Brent - in -"Lever Come Back" - aba -8he Wrote the Book padroni ROBERT AIDAI FRITZ MILTON I A fcjri OCOIIkJA raoouceo sr umteo stars nenm Ot washes saos. CO-HIT Fiesta af Rhythm! Deal Armas Jean Fatten - fa --CUBAN PETE Garfield street from 18th street to the end of Garfield; improve ment of 5th street from Hickory to Pine. Hickory to Locust and from Spruce to Pine Mrs. Knighten Dies, Funeral Set Saturday Mrs. M: Maggie Knighten. 77, wife of E. G. Knighten. 485 S. 15th st., died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Clough-Barrick chapel, the Rev. L. T. Anderson officiating. Py thian Sisters Temple No. ll will conduct ritualistic services aod interment will follow at Macleay cemetery. Mrs. Knighten was born at Macleay, September 28, 1869, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hartley, who moved to Oregon from Kentucky. The widower and several nieces and nephews sur vive. McMinnville j Pilot Missing I McMINNVILLE, Jan. 15 -JP)-The disappearance of Rubert Ru bottom, McMinnville pilot, on a flight last Friday from Klamath Falls to this city was reported here today. Rubottom. flying here from Ok , lahoma in a surplus army mono ' plane, left Klamath Falls at 2:30 Friday. He was not reported miss ing immediately, said Albert H. Bliton, because of failure to file a , flight plan. Rubottom was a partner in a new air express company which ! planned to fly new-born turkeys ! to other states. Army planes were ! searching for the plane, while the missing man's partner, J. R. How ard, went to Eugene to help in the hunt. British Challenge Soviet Arctic Bid LONDON. Jan. 15-(.)-A for eign office spokesman challenged today any reassertion of Russian claims In the strategic Spitsber gen archipelago, and said that Britain had no knowledge of a Soviet - Norwegian "understand ing" on joint defense of the Arctic islands. Commenting on a Soviet an nouncement of such an under standing, the spokesman said that Russia was bound by a 1920 international treaty which gave Spitsbergen to Norway. HOW! THE c56&& THAT ROCKED A HO.'XYMOO.'l! ttcfcJeu nagMsf maskiaf the troubled hearts of two who (ambled with lovt m gr Las Vegas, whero anything toss! CO- FEATI RE! Dlssy Fun: Wally Brawa im -GENIUS AT WORK" Extra! "Football Thrills i ltM" 13 Opens :IS T.M.- Maareen O'Hara, Dick Hay DO YOU LOVE BOT "THE EL iASO KIT m l I FRM1K UOMMl j I . eay Grange Takes In New Member Group MACLEAY Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mogar were received aa new members and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bettlyonn were proposed for membership in Macleay Grange. New officers not installed at the regular installation were seated with Mrs. M. M. Magee as installing officer, assisted by Mrs. Clarence Johnson, Mrs. Cyril Parker and A. Bowen. Jaycees Fete Anniversary of Organization The week of January 15 to 22 is being observed by the Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce, together with approximately 1 , 250 other junior chambers over the nation, as "Junior Chamber of Commerce Week," Irwin F. We del, president of the local junior chamber announced Wednesday. This year the national junior chamber will celebrate the 26th anniversary of its founding in St Louis, Mo., with 12 original or ganizations as its nucleus. The Salem Junior Chamber was founded Jan. 18, 1939. The local group will hold its Founder's day banquet January 31. Feature of the affair will be the presentation of the distin guished service award key to the young man of the community, aged 21 to 35, who a board of lo cal business men deems has con tributed most to the community in the past year, Wedel said. Last year the award went to Carl Grei der, veterans counselor at the lo cal office of the Oregon state em ployment service. Rose Experts Will Speak at Meet Tonight Five rose experts will speak briefly on various phases of rose culture at the meeting of the Salem Rose society at the YMCA at R o'clock tonight. Charles Cole will discuss "Win ter Care of Roses." Ollie Schen del will give a few "Points on Pruning." Mrs. C. A. Kells will tell what rose she would choose ' If I Could Have Only One Rose." Kenneth Waters will describe "My Favorite Rose Catalog," and Earl Ben bow will speak on "We Can Read About Roses in Win ter " President Ray Warren has ur ged all rose fanciers to attend the meetings whether members of the society or not. The organization, a little more than a year old, has a membership of more than 100 and has set a goal of 200 by the end of this year. Truman Blasts Race Hatred WASHINGTON. Jan 15 -tP-President Truman, recalling the sheet wearers and fiery crosses of 1922. today asked help to pre vent a new outbreak of "religious bigotry." Addressing his recently estab lished civil rights committee, ; which will seek means for extend ing greater protection to racial and religious minorities, the pre sident declared: "This country could very easily ' be faced with a situation similar to the one with which it faced : in 1922 " 1 He did not mention the Ku KJux Klan by name but recalled that when he was running for county judEe of Jackson county, Mo., in 1922. "there was an or- j ganization in that county -that ' met on hills and burned crosses I and worked behind sheets." i -Matinee Daily from 1 F. M. NOW SHOWING! CURWOOD CO-HIT! Russell Hayden I ""PIT1? nr THF BORDER" Opens 1:45 r. M. New! Eddie Cantor Ethel Merman "STRIKE ME nNK" e Lynn Merrick "DANGEROUS BUSINESS" Opens f:4S T.M. Now Saewingl Harry Carey 'CHINA'S LITTLE DEVILS" Johnny Maek Brown TKIGGEX. FNGEKS 1 l,"!e.V, if SHS Juniors Slate Talent Show' Today The junior class talent show, "The SHS Dream boaf will be presented to the Salem high stu dent body at a pay assembly Thursday at 12:50 p. m. in the school auditorium. The show depicts a showboat on the "Mississippi and is an an nual event put on by each Junior class to raise funds for the junior-senior prom which is held graduation week. Miss Mildred Christenson is the faculty advisor for the program, and student manager is Margie Coe. The numbers appearing on the program Include: the triple trio. Donna Lambert. Mary Parke, Lil lian Coward. Eleanor Francisco, Nola Gettenberg, Jean Pickens, Carolyn Lee, Betty Schroeder, Frieda Carlson, Jodelle Parker, singing "Here Comes the Show boat"; vocal solos, "Why Do I Love You?" and "Summertime" by Arlyne Hilfiker; tapdance, Josephine Singer and Glenda Mc Allister; violin solo. Donna Jane Macklin; solo by Jack Kortze bom; orchestra, Don Owens, Jack Brooks, Lowell Fox. Roger Mid dleton, playing "Dark Town Strut ters Ball"; quartet, George Hal vorsen, Dan Bar ham, Jim Wil liams, Bob Just, singing "Ken tucky Babe; tapdance, Josephine Singer and Glenda McAllister; solo. "Lazy Bones, by Eldon Caley; solo, "Evelina," Caroline Wilkes; solo, "Stormy Weather." Shirley Reiman; ballet dance, Marie Lewis and solo, "Lazy River," Eldon Caley Also to be seen during the pro gram are comedians Harry Cul bertson and Beldon Owens. Mar ilyn Zink, Virginia Lewis, Wilber Bower, Nancy Snyder, Irene Mc Leod, Ruth Holtzman, Crystal Huntington and Josephine Caug hill. Piano accompanists are Bev erley Gustafson and Frances Baum. Bob Just, Loren Lottis and Ed Mickalson were in charge of the stage setting. Make-up is in charge of Miss Margaret Bur rough's drama classes. Church Council To Battle State Betting Laws A direct attack on the licensing of pari mutel betting by the state will be made in the legislature if plans under way in Portland ma ture The Portland council of churches some time ago adopted a resolution condemning the sys tem of state-licensed betting, and is expected to sponsor a repeal bill. Many retail merchants in Port land are strongly opposed to the betting system which drains off millions of dollars anually through the betting wickeU. Licensed by the state racing commission for operation in the Portland area are the dog races in Multnomah stadium and horse races at a new track just north of Portland. A few other racing meets are licensed over the state. Most of the state proceeds from a share in the money wagered goes to support fairs and expositions, and a small portion goes into the general fund. The tax study com mission had recommended increas ing the state share from this source. Free Palestine Leader Held LONDON. Jan. 15. - (JF) - Prof. Johan Smerteriko, vice president of the American league for a free Palestine, flew from Paris to Britain today in defiance of an order banning him from this country - - and was promptly pla ced in jail. The Russian born Jewish lead er, accused in the house of com mons recently of "openly finan cing terrorist organizations in Palestine," is slated to be sent back to Paris tomorrow. A home office official said that Smertenko would have been de ported this afternoon, except for the fact that the weather became cloudy and the small, chartered plane on which he arrived here did not have a radio. Reds Refuse to Step into Coming Polish Elections MOSCOW, Jan. 15 Rus sia announced tonight she had in formed the United States that she would not join with the United States and Britain in any "in terference" in Poland's parliamen tary elections next Sunday. The Russian stand, contained in a note signed by Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov and handed last Monday to U.S. Ambassador Wal ter Bedell Smith, was in answer to an American request that Rus sia remind the Polish government of its obligations in connection with the elections. Too Late to Classify m MINISTER, wife and two daughters urgently need house or apt., furniahed or partly furnished. Shafer. 1X8 Tm cific Bldf a-1794 between S-S. Relief At Last For Your Cough Cseisiiiilslon relttsea promptly be erase It ansa riant to the seal of the trouble to help loosen mad easel perm laden phlegm, aad aid nature e eootae ana cesa raw. tender.. lo bronchial mucoue nta Tell tout di uasiat to aell ws tierstandiM yon mat like tbe way tt omekly aSavn the eanch or ma mrm so osnj your CREOMULSION for CmjSttCktrt Colds, groacaij New Presiding WASHINGTON. Jan. 15 The RUM Rev. Henry Knox 8 Sen-ill (below) addresses the congregation la Washington cathedral after his elevation to the position of presiding bishop of the Episcopal ehareh la the United State. (AF Wlrephoto to The Statesman.) Local Seasonal Unemployment To Stay Below Previous Year Unemployment in Marion county during the remaining winter months among workers covered by the state unemployment com pensation law is expected to be only 60 per rent of last year's figure during a similar period, the commission reported Wednesday. Unless unexpectedly bad weather interferes, increased business and logging activities are expected to keep employment at a I rather high rate, a commission Council Takes Salem Water Board Control (Story also an Page 1) Duties of the Salem water com- mission, iuuiisiicu " 1 charter, were officially handed over to the city council at last ; nfght's meeting. Action of the council included clearer definition of City Mana ger Franzen's duties, in that a resolution passed which provided definitely that he should examine , all communications and petitions. without exception, and make rec- ommendations to 'the council and the mayor . . , .1 i . . A hearing was held for Robert Shattuck. who asked the renewal of his city taxi drivers license, which was revoked several months ago. and the license was again de nied. A blinker traffic signal light will be installed at Mission and trie past year, tne state unempioy South Commercial streets, last m e n t compensation rommittio.i night's action decided. Installation ; has jumped into a position second of the signal light, which opera- ' in size only to the state highway ted at Center and Commercial department, officials statd streets until replaced, will be fa- Of the $27,000,000 paid in bene cilitated upon signing of a resolu- , fits and allowances last year, $10,- Uon, passed by tne oia council, by the new mayor and city attor ney. Oregon Motor Stages applica tion to continue bus operation through 1947 was approved. British Paper Says Soviet Given New Uranium by Spy LONDON, Thursday, Jan. iP-The Daily Express said 16-to- day that United States scientists were producing a new secret atomic explosive uranium 233 from thorium and asserted that samples of the new substance had been turned over to Russia by Dr. Alan Nunn May. Dr. May, a British scientist, was sentenced last May 1 to 10 years in prison for giving atom secrets to unidentified persons. The story by Chapman Pincher, scientific writer of the Express, said uraniu m233 was bringing the cost of the atomic bomb "far below" that of the bombs used on Japan and in the Bikini tests. Wheatland Ferrv Now in Operation The Wheatland ferry is again in operation after a period of idle ness due to the channel to the Yamhill county landing being filled filled by gravel in the De cember flood, Roy Rice, county commissioner, said Wednesday. After plans to blast the channel clear were dropped because the river was too low, the channel was cleared by boat and cable. Flcorexcenl, Connercial and Indulrial Lighting Fixlnres For Immediate Delivery Salem Lighting and Appliance Co. ZSS K. Liberty. Salon Ore. MIS Bishop Speaks spokesman said. A report issued yesterday shows that civilian unemployment pay ments made during December from the Salem office amounted to $25,258 or a 20 per cent de crease from December, 1945, pay ments. Total civilian payments from the Salem office in 1944 were $453,478, an increase of 336 per cent over 1945, the com- ; minitm reportKj Veteran readjustment payments in Marion county during Decem ber of 1946 amounted to $39,568, an increase of IS per cent over December of the year previous. Total payments to Marion county veterans during 1946 came to 5',2.163. an increase of 744 per cent over 1945. This great in crease can be accounted for by ! fiurM ahowing that twice as I vrwrn rrxurnea 10 me counxy lasi year as reiurnea in .... 1945 Jump In Rise Because of the size of the agen cy, it 750 employes and its dis bursements aggregating more than $28,000,000 over the state in ; 540.000 went to unemployed and self-employed veterans in Ore gon and $11,000,000 to those laid off by ship and aircraft plants. Only $5,870,000 was left for the usual covered workers, most of whom were displaced by Ore- I Ron's 120,000 returning er ce- j nd thos from war ,ndu- Seaaonal Letdown A large portion of thewe non war payments can be charged to the usual seasonal letdowns in food gathering and processing, lumbering, fishing, resorts and other activities peculiar to the Oregon s economy, officials said, ' Much of the state's unprecedent- ed prosperity during its second peacetime winter may be ascribed to the added purchasing power widely distributed and maintain ed through the working popula tions, it was said. Average periods of unemploy ment in'the readjustment period were seven weeks for civilians and six weeks for veterans Tide of out-migration of recruited war workers was much less than pre dicted, largely because post war prosperity combined with Pacific coast climate and scenery kept them here, and economists now see another strong migration westward, officials declared. Postoffice Receipts At Lebanon Are Down LEBANON Postmaster Mer rill Smith has released figures for postoffice business in 1946 which j show a drop of receipts of $94 compared with receipts for the previous year. The Oregon Bob 1.50 Ifa Smart If a New ITe Made For You! Machine Permanente ISO up Wo Also Have Machineleso and Cold Permanent Waves mini's "KST Eeeaa T. Miller BaJleiag Heraior Service Ceert ttreet Eatrauee l!aene IStS Variance in Fund Estimates Poses Problem Legislators Wednesday still were at variance as to whether the estimate of state liquor con trol commission funds aggregat ing $24.477457 for the stat pub lic welfare commission for the 1947-49 biennium, as approved in Gov. Earl Snell's budget,- should be accepted or the estimate for the same purpose presented by the liquor commission, which was considerably lower. Stat Budget Director George Aiken declared that the liquor control figures are too low and that his compilation Is based on actual figures and facts obtained in a lengthy .Investigation. Aiken said an analysis of the state budget would show that funds obtained from liquor sales would be augmented by approxi mately $225,000 of estimated In come from the so-called amuse ment tax law which would boost the total to $24,702,357. Some leg islators said there was an appar ent discrepancy of $1,425,000 be tween the amount contained in the public welfare budget of esti mated receipts from liquor sales and that included in the summary of revenue in the liquor com mission budget,-;?33 Item Not on Cbt The publi welfare commission, legislators said, calls for $26,702, 357 for the biennium, compared to $24,702,357 in the summary prepared for the liquor control commission. It also was pointed out by legislators that while the operating cost of the state tax commission is estimated at $910,- 0O0 this item does not appear in the list of comparisons of gen eral fund appropriations. The question now arises as to whether the ways and means committee shall approve divert ing the operation costs of the tax commission from income tax re ceipts. Defends Budget Aiken declared, in defending the budget, that he was not at- 1 tempUng to hide anything as I such procedure would result in I confusion. ! "It has been the policy of the ! state department to make an i honent effort to present a finan cial picture of the state covering the next two-year period, and this has been a difficult Job," Aiket declared. Lyons WSCS Officer. Installed by Iator LYONS Mrs. Alex Bodeker entertained the Women's Society of Christian Servic e when the Rev. R. T. Cookingham installed ; officers as follows: Mrs. Bodeker, president; Mrs. George Huffman, vice president; Mm. Wallace Power, secretary; Mrs. Glen Julian, treasurer. Committees ap pointed are Mis. George Clipfell, Mrs. Daisy Johnston, spiritual; Mrs. Lawrence Walworth, Mrs. R. T. Cookingham, missions. Other. U Ifca ( laaf ia eay fm ia va ffca tfcraeai. atey raa, s ''" r ItviMf ran. AHr trrm ia iti n, it fit WEEK EEJi SPEOM, 1 234 sue 7 What Would Ii Cos! lo Rebuild? Play Safe - lie Fully laaured General Inauranre Company Afenta CHUCK -uJ INSURANCE "Oregon $ Largett 129 N. Commercial Salem and Rebrkah Officer Aro Installed at Iyons LYONS Installation of offl- a w.uL n 1 1 t- 1 - 1 f ei (inn cwDcman KHigf UJ Verna West. district deputy president, and her staff. Hazel Lewis, deputy grand marshallf Mabel Bass, deputy warden; Helen Andersen, deputy sec re-, tary-treasurer; Goldle Ram bo, deputy chaplain. Officers Installed aro Ethel Huffman, noble " grand; Effie Heineck, vice grand; Frances 1 ...... m . t .j Carr, treasurer; Beulah Lewis, warden; Haul Shields, conduct or; Alta Bodeker, chaiplain; Ilezel Lewis, right supporter to noble grand; Eva Bressler, left sup porter to noble grand; Garnet t Basset t, right supporter to vice grand; Carmon McDonald, left supporter to vice grand; Anna B. Julian, inside guardian; Rosa Berry, outside guardian; Verna West musician; Alma Olmstead, past noble grand. Rosa Berry was elected trustee for a term of three year. Helen Anderson, drill captain for one year. The following committees were named: Floral, Alta Bode ker, Helen Anderson, Dorothy Cook; examining. Effie Heineck, Hazel Lewis, Ines Ring; finance, Alta Bodeker, Beulah Lewis and Zona Sischo. Supper was served by Goldie Ram bo, Pearl Reed and Mabel Bass as hostesses. TNI NIW anon Single pack A wartl kar taS SM! BmaU! 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