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With the passing ' out of the
Salem Water Commission as of
December 3 1st last an audit was
made for ' the city by the state
bureau of audita covering opera
toons of the commission up to the
time the water system -tame un
. der the direction of the. city man
ager. The audit report has Just
been completed j and verifies the
accounts as shown by the com
mission's books. ! ;
The audit report shows facts
that should be pf interest to the
'." people of Salem; Since the prop
erty was acquired on Aug. 1, 1945
the -municipal j operation has
earned a surplus of 1615,811 after
- i charging depreciation in - the
mount of $434,32?. This is after
paying all operating expenses and
interest on outstanding bonds.
Total bonds issued were $2,100,
000. The amount : outstanding as
cf Dec. 31 last was $1,885,000.
These mature annually up to 1976.
'.Against this debt the. system Jas
investments chieflgovernment
- bonds of $382,1 19 aid cash : of
: $260,259. The current ' funds will
be used largely " In ' making im
provements and extensions which
had .to be deferred during ' the
war. ' ' : . ; i-
1 - The set earnings of jthe. water
system showed ; a sharp jump in
the fiscal year 1945-46, amount
ing to $137,193. For the half
. year from July; 1, 1 946 to Decern-J
ber 31v the earnings amounted to
irSui. ,in Dotn cases uus is ai
ter depreciation and interest
charges. i ,:; f i " " -' '
In the 10 years (less one month)
from 1935 to 1945 total; net earn
ings were $405,316, which aver
ages only a IitUe over 140,000 a
year. Increased consumption of
, water at the same level of charges
and fairly stable expenses made
possible the gain.
Thi Jiign level of earnings will
permit .more rapid i accumulation
cf sinking fund, financing of cur
rent expansion ,or reduction in
rates as the cty council may de-
cide. - ' V- I .
The municipally 1 owned plant
pays no taxes, a fact which in
creases its' earnings materially.
' Salem citizens should be well
pleased with the financial show
ing mad by the. old commission
and the system manager, Carl E.
Cuentber, . who .continues In
charge following the shift in con
. troi. m-. i.f - , v-:
TlireeIoiitlis'i
BuHdine
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Record Locally
. Construction permits in Salem
hit a high level for March and
almost attained 1946's first Guar
ter record. City Engineer J. Har
old Davis said Tuesday. Willam
ette university was credited with
removing the- period from an
. "average" status. ..
New construction - for March
was estimated to cost $777,996
and Alterations $54,777, a total of
SS32.773. This: Compared with
$106,980 for January and $291,502
Sof February, making a ; first
quarter total j $1,231,255, The
university obtained during March
permits totaling $545,000 for a
. , dormitory and an infirmary.
In March. 1946, permits totaled
$603,655, which included the First
National bank building and Sena
tor hotel annex, both just com
pleted The 1948 first quarter total
' was $1,285,585.- -:;-! i , -
I JXpril list of permits, are to be
uuui 07 a. nanKn ai iim
,J BelJevue st, j to cost $5000, by
Matt Reidnnger at 577 S. 25th St,
to cost $5500,: and by Eva J. Beu
teU at 2555 Brooks st, to cost
$2400.1 , '
Sirs. 3IdVary to Shovel
First Earth for IVew Dam
UMATILLA, Ore., April 1-UPi
The first spade of earth in con
struction of McNary dam will be
turned by Mrs. Charles I Mc
Nary on April 1S
; Virgil Sparks of Irrigon, chair
man of the celebration commit
tee, said the widow of the late
senator would (arrive here by
plane from "Washington on April
14. - ( fir,- 1.--
AnirnalXracIccrs
By WARREN GOODRICH
'What rd hiritasemy
mother m?o bowlegged and
my father was fenoct
erty
Bill Voted
House
By Wendell Webb
Managing Editor, Th Statesman
Gov. Earl Snell turned thumbs
down by veto Tuesday on the
bill under which Oregon would
take over the $8,000,000 federal
plant at Camp White for use as a
state hospital.
' The action which is expected
to bring an attempt today to get
a two-thirds majority to over
ride shared the . day's limelight
with house passage (44 to 14) of
the senate-approved measure
placing Oregon under the commu
nity 5 property system, to, allow
husbands and wives to split fam
ily incomes and thus stay Jn low
er federal income tax brackets. ;
- In his veto message, the govcr
nor pointed to an adverse report
of investigators - regarding Camp
White, ' in Jackson county. , and
their suggestion that better re
Milts could be obtained by spend
ing money on existing institutions.
The house Tuesday, in addition
to acting on the community prop
erty plan, also gave fmal approval
to the senate bill allowing the at
torney general's office jurisdiction
over all state legal activities, at its
discretion, but amendments, still
must be ironed out Defeated in
the house were measures to sped
fy qualifications for assessors and
set up an interim committee to
study the healing arts, v m
Money far Qnonset Hats "
Passed by the house and sent
to the senate were measures allo
cating $100,000 for national guard
quonset huts: letting absentee
ballots 1 be issued without requir
ing a : notarized certificate; and
creating a $100,000 revolving fund
for administration of the proposed
cigaret tax. . ' .
. The senate, gave final approval
to house-pa sied : bills - allotting
$150,000 for a camp for delinquent
boys at Timber, and authorizing
segregation of the mentally-dis
eased and the mentally enfeebled
at state hospitals.
Commiaalou' Fate la Doabt
. Fata oi. the state postwar re
adjustment and -the Willamette
Basin commissions remained in
doubt after the senate -cent back
to committee an appropriation
bill for these items, with instruc
tions to bring in separate meas
ures on them. f w
The senate reconsidered, and
calendared for further action to
day, its defeat ot the $17,500 ap
propriation for statutes of Jason
Lee and Dr. John McLoughlin for
statuary hall in Washington, but
declined to reconsider its defeat
of a bill to provide a home for
tne governor,
-Proponents of the warmly
debated , community property bill
in the house, led by Reps, William
Niskanen and Frank Van Dyke,
contended passage would encour
age wealthy taxpayers to reside in
Oregon; put the state in V better
competitive position with its
neighbors; effect social gains re
garding property rights; and save
$15,000,000 yearly in federal taxes.
Opponents Paint Bleak Picture
Opponents, led by Reps. - R. A.
Bennett and Martin' Gallagher,
declared It would reduce Oregon s
income revenue by $1,700,000;
ieaa to endless litigation concern
ing divorce, inheritance and oth
er laws; might later be 'adjudged
onconsutuUonal: and compel oth'
er taxpayers to make up what
ever those In upper income brack
et were allowed to save. ;
Voting no on the measure were
Reps. J. E. Bennett R. H. C. Ben
nett, R. A. Bennett. Chindcren.
Condi t, Eberbard, Francis, French,
uauBKner, n a r v e y, . iienaricits,
Kimberling. Lage, Manley Wil
son. Absent were Reps. Gile and
Vreenwooa.
Introduced Jn the house Tues
day were measures appropriating
$020,000 for the proposed voca
tional school at Klamath Marine
Barracks, and ratifying- the coa-gress-approved
constitutional
amendment limiting the presiden
tial tenure to two terms.
Referendum Threatened
Meanwhile, State Grange Mas
ter Morton Tompkins said Tues
day-his, group would take to ref
erendum the senate - defeated
measure to levy a 10-cents-per-
thousand-feet tax on timber. His
statement came coincident with
the senate forestry committee's
approval of a new plan taxing
umoer a cents to provide funds
for research.
Twenty-seven measures will be
up for passage in the house to
day, including those limiting suits
for back pay to the previous year:
letting convicts make, car license
plates; boosting unemployment
compensation benefits, and auth
orizing a $750,000 highway com
mission building in Salem.
The senate faces final action on
26 measures, ' including the con
troversial sales, tax and others
setting up county zoning and au
thorizing an; $8,000,000 special
property-tax election next year if
a deficit seems unavoidable.
The legislature goes into its
80th day today with the chances
still fair it will adjourn this week
end. r - i -
The house will resume at 9:30
ajn. today, the senate at 10.
(Legis. actions page 4).
PAPERS BUY PULP MUX
NEWBERG. Ore- Aoril 1 -UPl
The r Spaulding Pulp , and Paper
company, producers of pulp, an
nounced today seven eastern pa-,
per firms had acquired control of
the firm , throucn purchase of
9460 shares of stock. The mill
has supplied pulp to the seven
buyers since it was built-in 1923.
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NINETY -SIXTH YEAR
jifeondledl
CldDsaoire Feared!
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Coal Rationing Board Given Added Life
WASHINGTON, April ls-JP)-Faced
with the possibility that
the f mourning work stoppage r
which was In full force today,
may extend beyond six days la
at least same ef the soft coal
pits, the government tonight ex-'
tended the life of the solid fuels
administration ta apportion .eeal
in case ot emergency.
The agency's authority to Issue
orders expired. at midnight last'
night, but Secretary af Iaterlor
' J. A. Krng, In charge of the coal
mines . administration, ordered
--tlMtt the rranixation be- kepi In
existence.
t And a possibility appeared that , ,
many miners might stay , oat of !
. the pita indefinitely if they class
. them as unsafe came' from Ilag&Y
White; president of UMW dis
trict 12. who said at Central ia his
; anion's members .will not return .
to the Illinois mines Monday an-
Legislator Devises
Ultimate in Futility
The height of something or
other was expressed in the
Y wearying house Tuesday by Rep.
C L. Lieuallen who, in speaking
against a measure, declared:
"We have no . more chance of
beating this bill than to beat a
porcupine to death with a rub
ber balloon..
Truman Asks
Year Added to
Rent Controls
WASHINGTON, April 1 - UP) -
President Truman called upon
congress today. to extend "effect
ive" rent and eviction control un
til June 30, J948, for the "proper
protection- of millions of our
American famnies. ,
The nation, he said, still faces
a critical housing shortage.
Even as his message reached
Capitol ' hill, the house banking
committee took these two steps:
' 1. Approved a blanket 10 per
cent boost in rent ceilings.
2. Voted to abolish all govern
ment controls over building ma
terials and construction.
In a message' to both houses,
Mr. Truman stressed the housing
dilemma as acute. .
Dwelling accommodations,
particularly rental units, are still
radically out of balance with de
mandH the chief executive said.
Franzen Plans
Meter Report
City Manager J. L. Franzen will
tell . the city tonight his recom
mendation on parking , meters,
and the long wait for action is
expected to be ended promptly.
Franzeh's report will be the
result of a 1200-mile trip cover
ing more than a dozen north
western cities since lost Friday.
He has witnessed both operation
and maintenance of ihe several
types of meters. I
-At its 7)30 maeiing in the man
ager's offite at the crty hall to
night the council may also con
sider two ; residential-to-business
cone changes recommended by the
planning and zone commission, at
17th and Market and 17th and
Center streets.
Tot Dies from
Crash, Injuries
- T-' .
, ( Louis Balzarimi, 3-year-old' Se
attle boy who was hurt in an
auto accident south of Salem Sat
urday, died of internal injuries at
a Seattle hospital yesterday, ac
cording to the Associated Press.
Erne St. Claire of Portland, driv
er of the other vehicle, was re
leased from Salem General hos-
pital.
: The child was with his parents,
Mr.- and Mrs. Angelo : Balzarimi,
when the accident occurred, at
the foot Of Prune hill. On the Pa
cific highway 14 miles south of
Salem. t - .
TO FIGHT RECLAMATION CUT
SEATTLE, April 1 -VP)-' The
Post Intelligencer said j tonight
Sen. Harry P. Cain had reported
by telephone that western sena
tors and representatives would
meet tomorrow to devise strategy
"against the possibility of deep
slashes in reclamation and power
project funds. J
LIGHT QUAKE NEAK SEATTLE
SEATTLE. April 1 -UP)- A low
intensity earthquake, originating
within a 40 mile radius of Seat
tle, was felt in widely separated
pans 01 tne city shortly before
p.m. today. The quake was
also felt lightly' as far south a
Oljrmpia.
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less ' they are faund safe, by in
spec tors and unian ' members.
CENTRA LIA, 11L. April IMF)
A state mine inspector testified
tenicht that Director Robert M.
Medill of the Illinois department
of mines and minerals, wba re
aimed today, had refused two
years are te comply with the in
spector's plea to close the Cen
tralia coal mine in which 111
miners perished last Tuesday.
The Inspector, : DrlseoU O.
Scanlan, told an lnTestlgating
committee -orcanbed by Got,
Dwiefct II. Green Illinois that
Scanlan told Medill In . March,
: 1945, that an explosloa In the
mine iwoald km every; miner in
It. -V..
- Scanlan testified Medill told
him then:
rWelf, well have to take that
chance.
Democrats Win
CHICAGO, April 1 -ypy Mar
tin H. Kennelly, 59 year , old po
litical newcomer, was elected
may6r of Chicago today, leading
the democratic city ticket to a
smashing victory in the nation's
first major 1947 test of political
trends. -y . "
5 Kennelly's victor yv margin,
greatest in a Chicago Xmayoral
election in 12 years, continued
for another four years the "big
city control the democrats have
held unbroken in the city since
1930. Kepnelly, silver-haired busi
ness man, was backed by retiring
Mayor Edward J. .Kelly and his
powerful democratic organization.
He defeated Russell ,W. Boot,
Mayor
Race Handily :
45, who as cook ccnmtr-re9Ubn.RepresenUtlm'''r' jthe -atatay
can' chairman directed his party
to a lopsided victory over Kelly's
organization In last November's
election, winning 14 of the 17
county offices at stake.
Returns from 3865 of the city's
4054 precincts tonight. gave Ken-,
nelly 873,885 votes to 813,306 for
Root. The democratic triumph
dealt republican aspirations a
stunning blow. Carroll Recce, re
publican national chairman, had
termed the contest an "import
ant preliminary engagement" in
the 1948, presidential battle.
Firm Moves to
Hotel Addition
One Salem firm had completed
its transfer Tuesday to quarters
in the Senator hotel's new addi
tion, and another was ready to
occupy space as soon as decora
tion is completed.
Merrill D. Ohling and Charles
Hudkins & Son, insurance and
real estate, moved from '275 State
st to 250 N. High si The new
location provides a conference
room arid added filing facilities
pn a balcony.
The Salem Lighting and Appli
ance company, a new firm man
aged by John R. Stark, hopes to
move this week to the other store
space. The firm will handle pri
marily lighting equipment and
small appUancea. '- .i..-f-vk-:;
Spare Ration Stamp 11
Good for 10 Pounds
' WASHINGTON, April l-UP)-Spare
ration stamp No.. 11 became
valid today for 10 pounds of
sugar to be good through Sep
tember 30, OPA has announced.
Spare stamp No. 53, good for five
pounds, expired last night
OPA previously had announced
that another stamp, good for ten
pounds, win be validated July 1,
with a third ten-pounder around I
October 1.
Russian Ouster from U.N.
Seen as Conflict Solution
WASHINGTON. April 1" -JF
Senator Byrd (IWa) proposed
today that President Truman's
plan to combat communism in
Greece and Turkey be turned
over to the United Nations and
that Russia be kicked out of the
UN if she vetoes it
."If Russia is an enemy, and
persists in being an enemy to free
peoples," Byrd; told the senate,
"It isrbetter to have her outside
the family than inside the fam
ily."' Byrd said Mr. Truman's plan
for a' $400,000,000 Greek-Turkish
aid program overlooks "the great
power which this country and as
sociated ' nations could exert
through economic sanctions and
other . measures tot retaliation
against communistic influence.'
In arguing for economic sanc
tions against communism, Bird
Salem. Orecjon. Wednaaday
Big 4 in
Morass
Of Debate
MOSCOW, April - 1HP)-The
four-power foreign ministers
council conferred fruitlessly for
more ,than three hours tonight in
a semi-secret meeting. They failed
to reach any decisions, and dis
cussions were said to have been
"often blunt and bitter'
. Informed quarters said that be
came of the deadlock, U. S. Sec
retary of State George C4 Marshall'
probably would seek - a meeting
soon with Prime Minister Stalin.
American sources have main
tained 'consistently ' that f Marshall
would not ask tor such a meeting
until it was apparent that the con
ference had reached a stalemate.
Such a stalemate was. evident
tonight, after . the executive ' ses
sion of , the . ministers J failed ' to
reconcile Russia's views on Ger
man reparations with j those of
Britain and the United States.
, . An official announcement said
the discussions today was' lim
ited to the subjects of level of in
dustry and ' reparations! and "it
was agreed to return to formal
sessions tomorrow." j
' All . four delegations are agreed
that unless reparations are .settled,
decisions on other questions will
be largely academic, particularly
in view of the Soviet Stand that
unless she receives reparations
she will not agree to economic
unity, of Germany. j
Group Alters
ndeiice
Bridge Plains
-Minor alteration of the state's
plans for a new Willamette, river
bridge at Independence,- at no ad
ditional cost was agreed upon
Tuesday between state highway
engineers ana river navigauon in
teres ts.
Marion and Polk county courts
and several logging and towboat
companies appeared at a public
hearing, in the state highway of
fices,:- conducted by CoL F. L.
Beadle, executive officer of the
Portland district army engineers
headquarters (which must ap
prove the bridge from the navi
gation standpoint).
It was agreed that moving
bridge site 15 feet to the west of
the originally announced site of
2310 feet upstream from the fer
ry crossing at C street in Inde
pendence. Maximum j horizontal
clearance of 165 feet at the water
line was agreed as sufficient for
log raft passage.
Flower Show
Diie Saturday
The annual flower show of the
Salem Camellia and Rhododren
dron society1 will add color to
Easter weekend in the city.
With camellias predominating,
the flowers will be exhibited and
judged it the local YMCA from
z p. m. &aturuay unui tup. m.un
day. ... , f
In each of four maul sections r
singles, semi-doubles, doubles,
and peony-forms camellias will
be judged in . solid red, white, pink
and variegated color classes.
Exhibits of .camellias grouping
not less than five varieties (home
grown) also will be judged. Ar
rangements in competition wilt in
clude those of camellias only,
camellias predominating, corsages
and those submitted" by clubs
rather than individuals.
NEWBERG BOY WINNER
PORTLAND, April 1 -(A)- Ste
phen Davis of Newberg will rep
resent Oregon Future (Farmers of
America in the regional public
speaking contest v at Bozeman,
Mont, May 5. Third place in the
state finals went to Robert Kouns,
'Albany. - 1
said that the United States now is
trying to "ride two horses ,going
in opposite directions'! by encour
aging trade with Russia and ber
satellites While planning to put
out millions of dollars to fight
communism. '
"The Truman plant may bring
war; reorganization of the United
Nations may bring war; no plan
at. all may bring war, but strong
measures within, the United Na
tions organization are more likely
to bring Russia, to cooperation
than an infiltration Of American
money ' over the world in an in
dependent crusade against com
munism," Byrd declared.
A decision of the house foreign
affairs committee toi take more
testimony raised the prospect that
congress may not act on President
Truman's ' plan until late this
month.
Indepe
Morninc. April 2. 1947'
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Local Plion-
WorkersDi
Picket Plans
Salem district telephone work- ,
em last night drew picketing i
plans and otherwise girded 1'r
the strike which the national fed
eration of telephone workers has
called for 6 a m. Monday through
out the country. ; ' -
Nearly 150 of the 223 Salem
members of United Telephone
Employes of Oregon attended the
Marion hotel meeting, .as. did dele
gates of Albany and Corvallis lo
cals nad western Electric-employed
members of the association
of i communication, equipment
workers, a CIO affiliate of the
NFTW. s
Workers decided to rent strike
headquarters space in the Salem
labor temple and, to picket 'the
State street telephone building in
pairs on a 24-hour basis. '
Agency exchanges like Wood
burn's may not be affected as the
agent is considered supervisory
and not eligible for union mem
bership and persons the agent
employs are not officially P. T.
& T. employes, although -eligible
for independent memberships in
the state union. --
Don Crenshaw Joint chairman
of Salem locals and strike direc
tor here, said Salem AFL head
quarters reports its members will
honor the picket line.
Evelyn Foster, vice-president of
UTEO, and H. A, Sammler, plant
units local chairman of UTEO,
both of Portland, made it clear
that Oregon's organized workers
will back the national union poli
cy of arbitrating all 11 contract
issues, rather than Just the wage
issue as suggested by tne em
plovers, and all on a nationwide
scale.
Accident Fatal
To Albany Man
ALBANY. April I-Reece Ruck-
man, 63, was fatally injured here
early today when he was struck
by a truck on the Pacific high
way. Edwin U. Anthony of Leb
anon, driver of the truck. - told
police he did not see Ruckman
until he felt the impact Anthony
was not held.
Ruckman was walking to his
home from work at a restaurant
when hit, according to police. He
died soon after arrival at the hos
pital.
Funeral arrangements are await
ing word from a brother, J. N.
Ruckman, in Oroville, Calif., the
only known relative. The body is
at Fisher Funeral home.
April Foolishness
In Saleiu Area lias
Taint of Halloween
The April Fools kept them
selves from being obvious in Sa-
lem, but yesterday began with two
as yet unexplained events to keep
city police, pusy. ... t
Sometime ' during the early
hours, a 125-pound concrete stat
ue was taken from its fishpond
perch at the. home of Mrs' M.
Tallmah, 2330 State st The stone
man, 2 li feet tall, had not been
found last night.
At only nine minutes Into the
morning, the city hall end of the
state ' treasurer s burglar alarm
sounded. Investigation showed
that the alarm switch at the safe
the capitol office had been
tripped, but , no evidence was
found as to the cause. A care
taker said he had not been in the
room sicca earl evening.
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ATHENS, April 1 Riding In a open ear. Kmg Geerge II of Greece.
; who died suddenly f a heart ailment today, returns te Athens
Sept. 7, IMS, following a. plebiscite which re tamed kin U U
icri t:evte, died this after"
tlonal storm over the futu.e of his nation, and hia brother.
Prince Pau, ascended the u "ady throne. , " ) i j -
Death, caused by, hear uouble, came unexpectedly to tho
56-year-old monarch who, n the 25 years that he bore the title
of king, spent only seven yetrs in I
his capital.,
Acession for ' his brother, 45-year-old
Prince Paul, 'was auto-
taaUc "under the law. The third
son of King Constantino took the
scepter -of government less "than
seven months after his brother
returned from his .latest exile in
London. Paul's son.. Prince. Con
stantine. who will be seventy ears
old June 2, became crown prince.
Ia rreaence of Dignitaries : " -The
new king took the royal
oath in the presence' of the, cabi
net, members of parliaments civil
and military dignitaries and Arch
bishop Damaskinos. .
, George died at 1:55 pxa. (3:55
a.m. Pacific Standard Time). The
new king took the oath it 8 pm
Members of the kina's entour
age reported he had complained
this morning of pains from angina
pectoris, an ailment brought on
by a disease of the coronary art
eries. He had declined luncheon
and later 'called an aide to keep
him company The aide found the
monarch in a coma. The court
doctor was summoned immediate
ly. Prime -Minister Maximos and
Foreign Minister Constantm Tsla
oaris rushed to the palace.
. Doctors tried vainly to save the
king, with adrenalin injections.
UN Flag at Half Staff
LAKE SUCCESS, N. April
1 -V The United Nations flew
the flags, of its 55 member states
at halt staff today-, in mourning
for King George II of Greece, but
no official notice of his death
was taken in either of the- two
major UN groups in session this
afternoon, v . : :
WASHINGTON,' April 1 -UP)
Congress members agreed gener
ally today that the death of King
George of Greece will have little
effect on the . proposed Greek-
Turkish aid program.,
- Some said , they ,are worried
about the possibility of Greek
communists trying to take aa
vantage ot any confusion attend
ing the change in monarch.
House Adds to
ations
WASHINGTON, April -UP)
The congressional economy drive
went into reverse today as the
house added $350,000,000 in G.I.
benefits and $6,000,000 for school
lunches to a deficiency appropria
tion bill and tbn passed the
measure. : which now totals
Numberf of republicans joined
democrats in- increasing the funds
recommended by the house appro
priations committee. The; bill now
goes to the senate. The' new funds
for benefit payments under the
G. L bill of rights had been
knocked out last week by the ap
propriations committee.
It was the first time this year
the bouse has added a substan
tial sum to an appropriationbill.
GOP VICTORS IN ST. LOCK
ST. LOUIS, April IHiPV-The
republican -party retained its dom
inant position in St. Louis by
winning seven - of . the fourteen
aldermanic seats at stake in: to
day' city election.
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Applications for three $30;C0 -construction
projects in : Salem
and vicinity were announced yei
terday by the civilun productim I
administration In Portland, which
has taken under consideration the
necessary permits requested I for ,
the buildings. : !
i The Sant(am Flax Growers of
Jefferson requested permission to
build a '$57,000 flax proceseingj
plant and the Church of the 2m-
maculate Conception at SUjrtcst
appealed a rejection of its' aapli-
cation for a $50,000 grade tchotl :
proJecL I v-;: - j j rjj:
From Salem the HerraH-Ower-ar
companyi applied for permit to
build a new $48,000 gari&e and
auto . display building in the j 600
block of North Liberty! street.
The firm now la located at 223 S.
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Lilientlial, Blast
Aimed by Taft
WASHINGTON, April! t -(JF
Senator Taft (R-Obio) told the
senate today that ' -Russiard, , if
you please," would have direct
authority over atomic J energy
plants in the United State i$ the!
international control plan spon
sored by David E. LOiHentnal wcr
accepted, - :i ; i
Entering into the debate Over'
LUienthal's nomination for chair
man of the atomic energy com-
mission, t Taft sharply criticized f
the Acheson-Lilienthal report on i
world control measures which
"propose to set up an kteraa-1
tional authority to Uke direction
of all secret developraects.! i
"Russians, if you please, wiculd i
get full knowledge' of U.Si-t-,
crets here if they were appointed I
to tne commission, he said. I ,
Senator Wherry (R-Neb. had
previously 1 demanded that the
senate reopen hearings i on! the
nomination to get testimony from
Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, wba
headed the atom bomb .project.
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New ;.YpX Gty Budget
To Top $1 Billion Mark
NEW; YORK. April W,TV-N-r
Yorkers were advised today by
Mayor -i William OTJwyer ithat
their budget for' the next fiscal
year would top a billion' dollars -the
largest yearly budget "ever
submitted . in the United States
except by the federal govemmer-L .
The $1,029,12014.73 figure
compares with a 67 1.8 7 9 ,000 bud
get adopted for New York stale in
the 1947-43 fiscal year. I I L , ,
COMMONS PASSES DRAFT ! I
LONOON. April 1 -JP- i The ,
house of commons tonight approv- -ed
a long-term peacetime con
scription bill for Britain's armed
forces which calls for conscripts
to serve 18 months- in the armed
forces and followed bv five Tears
in the reserve. 1 - i
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