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0rcflouifate8raatt Y favor Ssoav U. Wo Fear Shall Au Tim lUtcuua, March 2. 151 T11E STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. S PRAGUE, Editor and Publisher mfcer of tto Aaoeciated rrwa The Amedated fr a eellTlr entitle: UtktMhr neoHeaUoa W all MWS arWIUa to tt Court Decision Accentuate Problem The decision of the state supreme court upholding a deci sion of Circuit Judge Martin W. Hawkins of Portland denies to the state public welfare commission authority to compel coun ties to make tax levies to meet their portion of costs of public welfare This is "good law" because the budget-making author ity aid tax-levying authority are reposed in the county budget rurr.rrultee and the ceunty court. As a result of pressures of the atatr tax commission increased public welfare costs were suck it up disproportionate shares of the increases in levies per- miible under the sik per cent limitation. Present estimates are !w d to exceed in some cases the tax-levying authority of counties. But while the decision is good law." it does pose another Hr:uui financial problem for the state. Already distraught for lai-ic of funds to balance the appropriation for the general fund account, and faced with a demand for $2,000,000 additional in deficiency appropriations for public welfare and with skepti ciim as to tr.e money-producing capacity of the liquor depart ment Utc the next biennium which is the chief source of revenue for pUiic welfare the legislature is ill-prepared for this new heda'he. Above the state is the federal government which shakes a warning finger and says that standards must be preserved throughout he state or else, the "or else" being the threat of w:vtdiawl of federal participation. This would be fatal to the pniifum of assistance to the aged, blind, and dependent child-r- v Some way will have to be found to avoid this catastrophe'. What is clear is that our spending structure has far out grown Oiir income system. I. ike a lanky, six-footer trying to vjr toy's c'othes Oregon has simply grown too fast in its ex-j-: liitoie fcr.d assumed obligations to get along within the luiutatHMiA set by the constitution and by past practices. Per rupi the w.rst part of the difficulty is the inability of the Ratine to make any decision with assurance it will stick. Ku-.y ti.x Treasure mut face a possible referendum which niMiu the V iilaiiire in levying new taxes may be merely fch i liiig vv rni In the ?at the people of the state have shown common s- e when v.e is.uei weie clearly presented and the necessities in i le appaifrr.t. Thdt is th hope now. The legislature must do ir i et to a oi k out a sensible program, avoiding as far as p. t It tiny tenipoi I'.in 4 and then be prepared to defend it b -. '.e the people if it is attacked I)c the people want public welfare to be demoralized? Do they want schjls to suffer from strikes or from teaching bv u'.ijuiii.! t d mst ructoi V V thev want inmates of our institutions to be housed in fwMarw, I'owded into wjrds and deprived of humane treat p f i thv want our higher institutions of learning to degenerate- into n.triuxnty. with make-hift plant and facilities of ill s' : ;i t ton Of oi.ie not They have indicated by their voting they want d cut pioresMve government. Then they must provide the f t nary to provide government services of that type. 1- a ill not c.o to IkmI the Idi d out of the barrel staves. The people v : ' 1 to ut more gied-e in the barrel. Thr tm.rt decision and the immediate problem it creates rr.";ely wii r scoi e the big problem of state finance which the hj -laiuie fates, the solution of which prevents the assembly fi mi moving swiftly to adjournment. a Thr Wa of the legilator There is coiiiderabl humor, albeit bordering somewhat on Ir- giun !iety. intrinsic to any legislature bent on serious b . ni. tmd Oregon's 44th biennial assembly is no exception. V.'.- II jtst v .' two instances. Shoitl after the m-siu)i started there was introduced a joint n v.oiml iiking congress to keep immigration quotas the same a, m pn-war days. A good many legislators signed it. Then, all o' h Miiimn. someone woke up to the fact that the memorial r. ' ..ly aked for no mcieast it also, in effect, sought to bar dif !el rons for whom sympathy is world-wide. But could V miiMtii:i be kilK-d? No. because to kill it would seem tanta-n- .u!.t W t :ng congress Oregon was all for letting down the !: t'lttiinv The IrxisUtute then proceeded to get off the hot s-' Lv in :.iiting a suKti!ute memorial as innocuous as the ot w . iriddvisl Thsuv T .esday, Rep Joe Wilson found himself in a similar t i gh fwt He hid introduced a bill to amend the law pro vi '' k for the double recovery of gambling losses, to give the iioi wh.neer w s rvHh'et thereunder When it finally came O' of commttee th bill had deleted all reference to schools a 1 pi ov Hied, in revere Engh.-h. for outright repeal of the dou b reco-ry statute. After first half-heartedly supporting the ei av. ohited measure, Wilson finally moved to kill it under kiuiM of re-referral to the committee which aborted it. But i' wa u late the house refused to have it taken from the f. r hiu proceeding to drown it in an avalanche of nays. Th way of the transgressor and the legislator is hard. Senate Action iii ir tntii. H r: iVn PerM -- K.w, l- i ' r r ii.p; iMl hMiiille j I r;o-n r s i it ?i (Mat aflax cmi i-Hjiti rf.t ie fwr amliiii attornvr r' various e- i' e SB !M om on electi.r and p. -.MU.e for n-'-- '') U' - .'.- !.ti- .! vlecttona aulliii-rd u i .., iirputo. " aie ueiiv'ted lo a. l rulei ih- iH J ml m,i an.l n -ani f- liiMt trie alt- jf -.tjie a, ai . nor rrw t 110 iJ I , . ! a n nth er t, ui rtxU ?-. il to $raw ,Uif 'a- f.-4 I.' HMD iIImim- e-i.ra I t 1SJ all aatarte eff.--.ye J I I W JKi ljo.r.1 ay Ml mean, ci'i i ecilie naxiTVuni wUrm f r un ci fietl l-te rnialxfei ( Ai prev- t'i,. tivtesl ir trie l-lt-wiji J.ml MA .11.1 . - , .... , - . . e - Uf! absry ji aii!- are- W. a' luptfMi cuil f um ft I N) to f4 H 19 Joint way and means t.rsnis ciuer oepjiv a.e tr-i.Qiei tin for wnm as --rtjr of ,tai (Ml ronwntwMufi 1R SSI Livestock rot Provides ! tr.4mai I't awl auii ari.-e t d mawrUr tM aao ways, rnonsi boost U'" ruMMjontr'i (Mr frutr. S4300 fc Mf W H as Joir' wars. mtMi Boot ta f state Superintendent jf public ,' .uIh trvm $5ti in aMWI MB 4 lUrn Lie u alien and others) T. .ie salaries o4 atatn policemen 1 0i lu SsSM lor supentneendeot. M'XX) t.. fu oepaty. ft to to 1 1 HO.) for r -o .i t DM ro SJ.HM for priva'e. S.-ii tu $7NM lor seeanl. S2?u to $.! lor lieutenant. $SntM to S-kW for ci.iiirl NB ) KUm cwnnrtlwl-Pr3nibit a..n-.eiaVnl from trapsta or hunt- Ut ?u 'ttenrirf ammalt. repealing li- e-c e PMrvwMw.s. HB I94fep. Cbadwcfc st al Mi rif mmmh alteralxMU in law oio- vi t'r.g thn wr.ool duttrH-t. municipal-' lno nl public rsrtMfWMiu shall not- Ify uirwnn and clerks of a-t tax Iev. delete word "lowiu " HB Financial Mul corr ) . ion nr-e-tentn one-fifm the jicfits a rich banks or tru-it com- pniw-a nril rwssia? " Orogca. Wdn dorf . Xarch 12. 1347 or net etherwtoe credited ta thie HB IU I Judiciary -oin I Increas r saUriei of uprrine court justice 'im STjOO to SSjOO annually MB IM - I Judiciary corn i Inc rraiei aliri of circuit court judgrs from Kinmi to S7300 innua!l HB IIV-i Rto Van Dyke Provides ha, maximum bond iue of munici pality can be bas-d on bU per cent of .14 cash value, in cases herein as- wed valuation don not equal sueh fi p-r cent HB t2 (Rrp Van Dvkr Provides tn-, ri.axirnum bond issue of citv or t,,An can be baed or. ft) pel cent of t.sn value, -in cae wherein assessed J,j:K)Il doe-i not equal 60 per cent HB I (Rep Van D ke i Remoyei j pr ct.nl imtt n elf -liquidating tonds vkliicn iuuiiu.-ipalitv can is-ue baed on aHeed valuation HB T!9 i l oir, on mil and vet af- Raijet national ifuard adjutant general aaLary to SMHM). inrt pas of - f.,.r! v-arlv allotment for uniforms (torn 17 J lo $100 give each guard unit i:?IKJ instead ol $710 annually for ex- HB 39 -i Rep Chadwick et al) Pro ides that a river dividing two - . . . . . I T, niirs in irpiiiif ruuniin wiau nui- ,tlTu.. , comnon boundary. (An n- ,bi,nn bill for a Salem-West Salem rrerrer I HB 4IZ (Came com I Prohibits boat fUriinf on lillinon river in Curry ,.ount between Illinois Falls and con- f?iien,-e ttf Rriift rrwk ADOPTED: JM 4 Sen Cornet! i -Asks conress to .upport Rep. Stockman's bill to es- tablish federal training for diplomats an(j attache. sjk 11 I C om on ways and means) Ci rates interim committee to study Hate salary schedules and suggest changes to each legislature. "DO PASS" COMMITTEE KEPOKTS ADOPTED: SB Ml. ttZ, SK. Ml. SM. WS, SM. M; BB 4. SS. III. 114, I IS, IK, 141. 144. 114. m. r9, MS, Ml. "DO PASS" COMMITTEE REPORTS ADOPTED: SJB It. SENT TO COMMITTEE: SB 411; MB IM. ZS, 411. It-BEE ERBEO TO COMMITTEE: sb us, yn. INTRODUCED: SB 414 (Judiciary com ) Subs for SB 343 Regulates crematoriums, maso- leums. etc. and provides controls for tne disposUon of hunian remains. SB 41 fclultnomalT""ilcl ) Raises salary of county registrar ofeJections I ram S4209 to S4SOO SB 414 (Com. on In sura no4) Per- statu 4a laralna 4 eeetam tjrpe of Hduse Action PASSED: HB 1i 4 Re pa. Morse et al) Auth orizes municipalities to adopt zoning regulations in vicinity of airports. HB 27 (Com. on alcohol control! Would let club license be issued to (roup of 54 or more members of local unit of any national organization more than five years old. or SO or more vet erans. itliout requirement that local unit must have served meals for two years. B Mt 4 Rep. K. Bennett Pro vides for preservation of all non-current public records under custody of a state archivist. HB 423 (Com. on labor. Indus.) (Substitutes for HB It. 17. 1. SI. S3. 79. 17 Increases from SIM to $SM amount payable by workmen's com pensation commission for burials: In creases monthly payment to survivors in all categories, from SO to 7S. HB 432 I Med., pharm.. den. coin) Amends law on advisory council to state board of health, to increase mem bership from to 11 and provide such membership must include representa tives of the consumers of hospital ser vices. B 434 (Agricultural com ) Allows fairs and exhibitions which receive racing: commission funds to use sur pluses for construction. HB 41S (Rep. Niskanen) Limits tax of consolidated school districts, for first year of consolidation, to the amount, plus 6. of tax levied in the separate districts In any of the prev ious J years. SB S (Sen. McKay ) Adding state director of veterans affairs, one em ployer representative and one employe representative to the state apprentice ship council and providing employe and employer representative be war veterans. SB 17 (Mil. affairs com Pre- ', scribing that U. S. war departn-ent j records shall have probative evidence I in proceedings before state agencies 1 and courts involving death or disap 1 pear at) ce of persons during military service. ! SB (7 (Rev. of laws com I Cs i tablishes proof of attested writing oth er than a will in same manner as proof 1 of unattested writing, so that signer of writing may testify. SB 145 i Sen. Lynch I Prescribes ! uniforms for members of the Mult i nomah county sheriffs office: makes unauthorized wearing of uniform a misdemeanor. SB tHi Rep Hill and Sen. Park inson) Directs $3ou0 unused by Northwestern Turkey Show during war years be appropriated lor use by the show. SB 14 (Judiciary com V In appealing criminal case verdicts, di rects appeal to be ' filed with" county clerk instead of being "served on" county clerk SB 31S i Sen Carson i In divorce cases, grants judge ru$ht to order both ,lump sum and instalment payments for alimony and care of children, and makes possible ieturn of husl.and personal property. SB 313 i Com. on education! Allows school districts to incur debts up to 10 per cent of total assessed val uation of all taxable property in school district until July 1. 1!M9. and raises Kae at valuatinu to at least till iwr cent ' nl irah U.l.i. ADOPTED HJM II (Military affairs com Asks congress to equalize treatment, regarding tax exemptions, of U S prisoners held in U S possessions i Philippines, etc ) and elsewhere. DEFEATED: HB 312 I Rep J Wilson I Repeals law providing for double recovery of gambling losses KE-ADOPTED (senate amended): HJR Is D-PASS REPORTS ADOPTED. HB 2M. Ml, 3S. 3S1. 182. 394. 434. 443, 44C, 447, 4C; HJM 1( SB 29. 122. 279. 2M. 292. 3(M. 351 435. 344. 34S; SJR 14. RE -REFERRED TO COMMITTEES: HB 7S. 354. 45, 4M; SB 139 RKRERRED TO COMMITTEES: SB 54). 354. 374. 3M, 389, 391, 39S. 399. 41. IN TROD ICED HB 453 (Reps Hendershott. E Hill) Would allow jcounty judge auth ority to waive 3-day waiting period for marriage, in event no circuit judge is available. MB 454 Elections com.) (Subs for HB 95 ) Specifies that precinct com mitteemen must file declarations 40 days prior to general election (instead of M daysi. HB 455 I Local govt, com.) (Subs for HB 205 I Boosts salaries of Un ion county officers: Sheriff $2450. Judge $2500. clerk S2400. commissioners $7 50. assessor, treasurer, school supt. $2100 HB 454 i Local govt, com.) (Subs for HB 342. 343 1 Boosts pay of De schutes county officers: Sheriff $3250. judge $3300. clerk, assessor, school supt. $3000. treasurer $2800. commis sioners $1900. justice of peace. $2400. HB 457 Elections com Would allow state tax issues to be voted on t in primary elections. I HB 45S (Anculture com.) Creates I Oregon development council of five I to "speed and enhance" development of horticulture Ind viticulture: pro vides foi SbOOO director; governor would name council j HB 459 lAiess tax com ) Raises income tax exrn . ptions. , effective if and when sales tax instituted. I .HB 44 i Assess tax. com ) (Subs for HB 23fl i Provide for 3l sales tax; exempts food sold, for off-prem-ise consumption. HB 441 i Revision of laws com ) Eliminates need for affidavit for cir cuit court changes in revenue. HB 442 Judiciary, revision of laws corns ) Authorizes purchase of S3 sets ot Oregon laws and supreme court de cisions HB 443- i Rep Harvey, by request) Allows non-residents to obtain collec tion agency licenses HB 444 I Joint ways, means com ) Authorizes state land board to reclaim swamp or overflow state land. , HB 445 "Joint ways, means com ) I Requires counties to pay $3 per month for care of delinquent child m charit able or correctly e institution. HB 444 (Joint ways, means) Re , quires counties to pav $5 per month for car of neglected, homeless or abused child in benevolent institu tions j HB 447 (Roads, highways com.) Prohibits construction of private roads. I for use of off-highway tiucks. across i public roads, except by approval of public utilities commissioner; bars pub- lie roads from crossing such private : highways except by same permission. HB 444 i Roads, highways com.) Allows public utilities commissioner to use revenue of motor transportation act for equipment and operation, in stead of being dependent on appropna ; tions from general fund. I HJM IS (Joint ways, means com ) Asks congress to eliminate maximums lenardnK matching funds for depend ent children, and to delete or increase maximums fur old-age assistance and aid to blind SB 294. 41. 44: SJM 4. IP FOR FINAL ACTION TODAY: HB 53. 25. 294. 337 . 373, 37S. 3S4. 32. 394. 443. SB 122. 241, 279, 2M. 25. 292. 344. 351. 344: SJR 14. HOUSE RrSlMES A. M. TODAT. Sen. Stadelman Returns to Senate Sen. P. J. Stadelman was back at his desk in the senate Tues day after a four-day illness wiich ! kept him confined to his home at The Dalles. Sen. Austin Dunn. Baker, who was striken in his hotel room Sunday, was still in Salem Gen eral hospital yesterday. His con dition was described as "fair" by hospital authorities, who said doctors have not yet learned the nature of his ailment. mutual benefits insurance associaUons provided they abide by the American experience table of mortality, post S25.0UO in cash or approved securities, maintain a reserve fund and have total cash assets of over $204. OuO. SB 417 (Multnomah del.) Raises the salarv of Multnomah county con stables to $4300 IP EOR FINAL. SENATE ACTION TODAY: SB StR. 3M: HB S. 113. 114, US. 11. Z1C 234. 2S3. Til: HJM 14. SENATE RECONVENES AT 14J4 A. M. TODA1U . -r. : GRIN AND BEAR IT J itiifzji RSI SntTIC "I admit this new bill Is too complicated to RnAerstand : . . we'll Just have to pass It to find oat how iU works!" Bids Called on Structures at Oregon State PORTLAND. March 11 -JP)-The state board of higher educa tion put need above cost today to award a contract for a $247,000 dormitory at Southern Oregon Normal 76 per cent over 1944 estimates and called for bids on two Oregon State college pro- j jects estimated to coc-t more than I $2,000,000. 1 The latter two projects include j an electrical engineering building! (estimated expense $950,000) and, a women's dormitory for which a bid of $1,300,000 was rejected! a year ago. Bids will be opened May 13. The fewest personnel changes In many months Were submitted to the board by the institutions. The fol lowing were approved: I'niyerslty of Oregon Appoint ments of Lyle M. Nelson as director of information for both the University of Oregon and the state system, rank of assistant professor, with time di vided 70 per cent for university and 30 per cent for the system: Eugene B. Barnes as acquisitions librarian, rank of assistant professor; Dr. Paul B. Jacobson as professor and dean of the school of education. Virgil H. Wintrode as research assistant in the bureau of municipal research. Spen cer Carlson as counselor in the test- bureau and acting professor of psy chology; Leo A. Harnsas athletic di- ' rector, rank of professor, yearly ten- ' ure. iransfer of A. B Cornell from athletic manager to business manager ' of athletics: leave of absence for Lloyd Faust, research associate in miner pro fessorship, for spring term. 1 Oregon State tolleie-Appointments of Clifford C. Jenkirvs as assistant county agent in Josephine county, rank of instructor: Joi.n E Smith as in- I structor in geography for spring term; transfer of Joe B Johnson from re- ' search fellow to assistant In livestock ; at eastern Oiegon livestock branch ex- : periment station, rank of instructor: I cancellation of appointment of Dr. C. , J Nubaum. extension plant patho- 1 loeist. and E A Britton. 4-H club ' agent in Deschutes county, because of inability to find suitable housing; transfer of William J. Skinner lo full time in mechanical engineering, ap- : pointment of P.oy S. Keene. as direc- j tor of Intercollegiate athletics, rank of j professor, yearly tenure ' Medical School Appointment of Bernice Orv.ig as instructor in nurs ing education, reappointment of Mir iam Cassady as in-tiuctor in nursing education, promotions of Dr. Wendell! H. Hutchens from clinical associate to , assistant clinical professor of psy- chia'ry. and Dr Gcthard B. Haugen from clinical associate to asl-tant clinical assistant protessor of nursing education. Taylors Attend Spokane Angus Cattle Sale SUNNYSIDE At Spokane Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Taylor at- j tended the Inland Empire Aber- j deen Angus association show and , sale and the dispersal sale of Mr. : and Mrs. J. R. McFarland. Jayn- : bee ranch. Sandpoint, Idaho. Judged grand champion Heifer ' by James Muir, Washington State college. "Zada of Hyalite," owned by Harner Brothers, Bozeman, Mont., sold for $1300 to Lawrence Mellergard. Ellensburg, Wash. Grand champion bull, "Matty's Elite." owned by A. M. Matsen, Bickelton, Wash., and J. W. Free man, Baker, Ore., sold for $1150 to Jim Boyle, Palouse, Wash. Paul H. Taylor of Sunnyside purchased a heifer. "Jaynbee Ebard Blackbird." at the McFar land dispersal sale, carrying serv ice of '"Brant of Clay 2nd." who was purchased for $3300 by Math ews of Calgary. Alberta. Canada. CLINIC AT RIVERDALE A clinic for school and pre-, school children will be held by ! the Marion county department of ; health this morning at 9 o'clock j at Riverdale school for that school and for Roberts and Riverdale school areas. T7E'BE TELLING YOU That If yan haren't Increased year fire insurance daring; the past tr) years, yen are er more, self insurer. Call Hag-fins Office, the General America Agent, to increase yoar itun ranee to 1947 ralnes CHUCK INSURANCE 'Oregon s Largest -Upstate Agency' Salem and Coo Bay 129 N. Commercial - Salem 4400 By Licbly Public Records CIRCUIT COURT State of Oregon vs Dava Mayer: Order revoking original parole and revert to former status of parolee as of January 29. 1942. Ray Ward vs Helen Snell Ward: Answer filed by defendant. Columbia Basin Manufacturing Co. vs Burton Refrigeration Co : Suit for collection of fees for service rendered. Mary E. Link vs Clara NL Seeley: Answer filed by defendant. PROBATE COURT Anlhonv L. Senske estate: Order for widow's support. - Roy Herbert Do bell. Jr . estate: Final account filed Nathan R. estate: Distributive vouchers filed. JUSTICE COURT Julius Moen. Portland, charged with non-support, preliminary examination held, held to answer before grand jury. G. E. Hansen. San Francisco: charg ed with being fugitive from justice upon charge of grand theft: held for California authorities until March 18. MUNICIPAL COURT John P. Eaton. Eugene, violation of basic rule, posted $10 bail. George E. Higtey. 1391 Court st . failure to stop at intersection, posted 12.50 ball MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS James E. Findley. 23. USN. Las Vegas. N. M . and Neva Joy Christin. 21. domestic. Seattle. James R. Fourtner. 22. student. Grand Ronde. and Pauline Russ. 20. stenographer. Salem SILVERTON JUSTICE COURT Orville Edgar Olson. overloading truck, fined S4 and costs; overwidth load, fined S10 and costs. David Maeus. grand larceny, bound over to grand Jury. H. D. Sampson, operating a vehicle without an operator'! license, fined $2.50 and costs. 12 Bids Opened By Indian Offiee Reports on bidding on 30,000.000 feet of Indian-owned timber in Lincoln and Douglas counties will be made today by the Salem office of the Siletz-Grand Ronde In dian agency in the Oregon build ing The bids were opened Tuesday by Karl Woold ridge, superinten dent of the agency. The timber, all under jurisdiction of the Sa lem of I ice, is in 12 allotments with separate bids on each. Four allotments are near Siletz, six near Anlauf and two at Elkhead. Three-Year-Old Given Party on Birthday was given for 3 -year-old Lou j Anne Wain bv her mother, Mrs.! Kehne Wain. I Honoring Lou Anne were Nancy i Lee Welty. Glenda Fravel, Steph-! anie Andersen. Barbara Krauger, I Patty Lou Worrel, Curtis Ander sen and Chuckie Thomas. Other guests were her great aunt, Mrs. Ralph Sloan of Hillsboro; her grandmother, Mrs. George King of Salem; Mrs. Rawleigh Welty, Mrs. Lawrence Andersen. Mrs. Glen Fravel. Mrs. Frank Krauger, Mrs. Lester Thomas, Mrs. Robert Worrel. Births Brendle To Mr. and Mrs. Rex Brendle. 720 Rosemont ave.. a son. Tuesday, March 11, at Sa lem General hospital. Ciiever To Mr. and Mrs. Del bert Ciiever. Dallas, a son. Tues day, March 11, at Salem General hospital. Bays To Mr. and Mrs. Thorn- j as P. Bays. 880 Marion st.. a son. j Tuesday. March 11, at Salem1 General hospital. Van Hess To Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Van Hess. 1191 8th st., a daughter. Monday. March 10, at Salem General hospital. Woods To Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Woods, Monmouth, a daughter, Monday, March 10, at Salem Gen eral hospital. CHBTJ Rohlands t6 Eidarge Store In Hollywood Planned additions to Rohland's store in the Hollywood district, approved by the civilian produc tion administration Tuesday, will double the store's present size, Mrs. H. E. Rohland said yester day. In addition to the $11,700 ap proved expenditure, an added outlay of $5,000 will sjo into new fixtures for the entire plant, Mrs. Rohland said. The building will be lengthened to a dimension of 11S by 50 feet. The basement will bo finished for use as a warehouse and stor age space and a new elevator installed. Shoe and yardage and piece goods departments are to be added. The present structure was built in 1939 and is owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Rohland. The CPA also approved projects by the Singer Sewing Machine Co., to repair $5,500 worth of fire damage at 130 N. Commercial st and by the Oregon Pulp and Paper company, to construct a logger's dormitory near Gates to cost $10,000. Retired Mail Carrier Dies Frank N. Toothacre, 84. 105 Fairview ave., resident of Salem since 1900 and a city mail carrier here for a number of years, died Tuesday morning at his home after an illness of four weeks. He came to Salem from Nebras ka and carried mail in Salem i until 19 years ago when he re tired. He married 59 years ago the former Ella Keith, who died in February, 1946. He held a membership in the Maccabees and was a member of the Methodist j church in Nebraska. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. D. C. Burton. Salem; a grand daughter, Mrs. Lois Cleveland, Rome, Italy, and a grandson. Don ald C. Burton. Richmond. Calif. Announcement of funeral ser- ! vices will be made later by the Clough-Barrick company. Jayeees Hear IUAL Manager Despite a continued increase in I air travel, plane crash fatalities I are falling off. Hal Sweeney, i manager of the Salem United Air j Lines office, told the Junior j Chamber of Commerce Tuesday j noon. I Sweeney stated that while 1946 : plane travel doubled that of 1945 h in mileage and passengers, air i deaths decreased. Since numerous airplane accidents occur in land ings and takeoff s, improved air ports is a big answer to safe fly ing, he indicated. The speaker predicted the time when planes will fly regardless of weather. He added that the Salem air station is weak in the matter of finances, equipment and pas sengers, in comparison with such cities as Medford and Pendleton. Salem Firm Bills Low j For Army River Work t PORTLAND, Ore. March 11 il-Dobyns and Webb, Salem, to day won a contract to make bank protection repairs on the Walla Walla river at the south city limits of Milton, Ore. Their bid, , low among nine submitted to army engineers, was for $13,570. Col. O. E. Walsh said the govern ment had estimated work, includ ing office overhead, at $37,401.66. MA CLE AY CLUB MEETS The monthly Macleay Commu nity club meeting will le held Friday night at 8:30 at the Mac leay schoolhouse. Entertainment and refreshments will be featured. FRUIT TREES 79 c 4ndup Words fioU-grown fruit front or available in a complete selection of the most popular commercial and homo orchard va rieties. Their strong root systems will assure max imum results. 'Glee' Ends With Payoffs At Willamette Freshman glee ended at Wil lamette university Monday with more glee than was displayed Sat urday night as bets were paid off and recalcitrant freshmen took icy baths in the muddy waters of the mill stream. Bet-paying stunts ranged from violin playing in the library to the hawking of cigarettes and beer in chapel. David Bristow. Portland sophomore, lay in a rain soaked coffin, camelia clenched in teeth, on the campus in front of Waller hall, as freshman Ken neth Holmes, Albany, rowed through the grass in a row boat Even the faculty was caught in the glee spirit with Dr. Lawrence A. Riggs playing the part of Juliet for Gloria Stone, Hood River freshman, as Romeo. President G. i Herbert Smith calmly accepted a carature of himself unveiled by members of the freshman clas. and Dr. Robert Lantz was the recipient of the attentions of Joan Kathan, Rogue River, who had to pay off by pinching Dr. Lantz's cheeks every hour on the hour. Premiere in Local Concert When the University of Oregon orchestra plays Friday in the Sa lem high school auditorium, one of the featured numbers will be the northwest premiere of the march from "Metamorphosis of Themes by vonWeber," by the ' American composer Hindemith. i Conductor Rex Underwood of the U of O orchestra has received permission to play the unpublish ed work from the original manu script. The U of O orchestra will play the first half of the concert, then will combine with the Salem high musicians for numbers by a mass ed ensemble of 100 players. i TOASTMISTRESS TONIGHT Toastmistrtss club will hold a 6 o'clock dinner meeting tonight at Nohlgren's restaurant. Mrs. i Marie Ling will be toastmistress. Scheduled speakers are Vernke Boehm. Mrs. E. S. Oliver and Mrs. Mae Wilder. Olga Wikberg is '. general critic, and individual cri- 1 tics will be Jean Spaulding and ' Mrs. Winifred Pettyjohn. Kather ine McKinnon will be table topics chairman. i GENERAL DISMISSALS Mrs. Roland M. Wirt. 655 Mc Nary st.; Mrs. John Keller, route 8. Salem; Mrs. C. S. Addison. 850 N. Church st., and Mrs. D. P. . Hobbs, Lebanon, each with a baby ', son. and Mrs. B. W. Harris, route ' 5, Salem, with her baby daughter i were dismissed Tuesday from Salem General hospital. Fluoresces!, Commercial and Induslrial Lighting Fixlnres For Immediate Delivery Salem Lighting and Appliance Co. Temporary Location. 255 N. Liberty, Salem. Ore. Phone 9412 Oregon's finest repair dept. for irons, toasters, mixers, lamps, percolators, vacuum cleaners, small motors, el ectric razors, waffle irons, etc Fast, efficient service. Guaranteed. Clough-Barrick 205 S. Church Ph. 9139 'r Tup ! VL Death Takes Rose Cairo Rose M. Cairo. 49. 404 SE 17th st, Portland, former resident of Salem, died suddenly in Portland Monday at her home. She was born in Salem on April 5. 1898. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zielinski. now de ceased, pioneer residents of Sa lem. Her husband Gene survives her. as do two sons. Gene, jr, Port land, and Edward, student at Wil Jamette university; sisters Gert rude Domogalla. Agnes Teilin, and Cecelia Feilin, all of Salem; and br brothers, Joseph, Bert. B. C. Edward and Paul Zielinski. all of Salem and Martin Zielinski of Los Angeles. Funeral services will be held in St. Agatha's Catholic church, Portland. Friday at 10 a.m. with the recitation of the rosary Thurs day at 7 p m. at the McGinnis and Wilheim funeral home, Port land. DEACONESS DISMISSES Mrs. Archie Lee, 2220 N. Com mercial st.: Mrs. Fred Brown, Jefferson; Mrs. Aasland Orwald, Mill City; Mrs. Silas Keener, route 6. 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