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By Winston H. Taylor . '
Staff Writer, The SUtman
Two major rone chaRgcs,.invoIving two blocks at Capitol and
Center streets for a $1,500,000 retail development and a block at Myr
tle and Locust streets for a warehouse, gained the recommendation
ef the city planning and zoning commission Tuesday night They are
to appear tonight before the city council, which may schedule public
tmriAes on the changes.
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After the first world war the
work of the American Red Cross
In Marion county languished for
a time. The wartime pressures
were off, the normal reaction of
weariness set in. To effect a re
organization Mr. Justice Rrwsman
was elected chairman in 1928. He
assumed the responsibility as well
as the honor that went with the
title and threw into the task a
full measure of his fine intelli
gence, energy and sound Judg
ment So conspicuous was his
'success that his reelection from
year to year became automatic
Last night however. Judge
Rossman . relinquished the title
and the duty of leading the county
chapter of the Red Cross. He bad
guided the organization through
the trying days of the depression,
has watched over its expansion in
preparation for the late war and
had overseen its manifold activi
ties when the Red Cross was
mobilized for war. So he felt be
bad earned "honorable discharge"
fcnd the chapter reluctantly ' ac
ceded to his wish. The annual
chapter dinner last night was in
marked degree a testimonial to
him of community regard for his
service to and through , the Red
Cross.
It has been the ' duty of the
chairman to recruit leaders for
.men- undertakings as the annual
t special drive for funds and
tEts has been done so well that
Marion county always has at
tained its full quota. The chair
man also presides at meetings of
the board and in this the judge
has been unusually conscientious.
You may count on the fingers of
one hand all the board meetings
" he has missed in bis 19 years ar
chairman. ' i
We recall being in a company
one evening a few months ago
where -;
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Attorney to Discuss!
Community Property
Wfll H. Masters, Portland at
torney and president of the Ea
rifle Abstract Co. will discuss the
effects and ramifications , of the
new Oregon community property
law at a special dinner meeting
cf the Salem Board of Realtors
tonight at C;30 o'clock in the Mar
lon hotel.
The evening meeting was
scheduled in place of the board's
regular Friday noon luncheon.
Because of the interest in the new
law, the meeting will be open to
tbe public
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Although more than 50 persons
attended last night's commission
meeting, none showed opposition
to the change requested by G. H.
Grabenhorst Bros., Salem real
tors, which would place a shop
ping center along Capitol street
Only one voice advanced reasons
against the warehouse plan, say
ing industrial property now in the
area was an eyesore in the com
munity. Specific considerations (on the
change at Myrtle and Locust
which includes an""lready vaca
ted section of Myrtle avenue, are
to be offered the council. The
board went into executive ses
sion to discuss the matter. If ap
proval is gained, . E. H. Bingen
heimer plans to start immediate
construction' of a new Salem Seed
and Implement Co. building east
of the Oregon Electrie railway
line.
ft T. Justin, jr., Salinas, Calif.,
who is arranging the proposed
shopping center on Capitol street
explained that Sears - Roebuck
and other "high class" retail firms
would lease space. He admitted he
could not guarantee what would
happen to the area after, the end
of a 15-25 year lease but said
such developments customarily
improve surrounding areas rather
than proving detrimental. S. W.
Donna, Sears' northwest retail
manager, also told of the store's
plans. . ' " . ,- ' - ', - '
School Fund
ortioiiment
To Start July 1
Apportionment . of .the ' state's
new $15,000,000 annual basic
school support fund wQl begin
this July 1, it was announced
Tuesday by Rex Putnam, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion, following Attorney General
George Neuner's ruling that the
intent of the legislature was to
start apportioning the fund this
year, not next year as some offi
cials have contended.1 " "
Belief that apportionment
should be delayed until July 1,
1948, had been based on a pro
vision of the new law that cer
tifications of amounts to be given
to -,- each j school district , must be
made effective January 1 or six
months before the start of the fis
cal year.
Neuner ruled that Putnam can
make the certification now.
20 Fliers Parachute
From Flaming B-29
ABILENE, Tex., May 20-CP)-
Twenty army fliers ;. parachuted
safely from a blazing B-29 tonight
before it crashed in flames near
Merkel, Tex., 18 miles west of
here.
- The men were quickly located
and picked up by searchers from
the police and fire departments of
Abilene, Sweetwater and Mer
kel and civilian volunteers.
App
Honors Chief Justice Rossman
Newcomers, even the new min
ister, were always looked over,
thought about, in the light of
"what can we get them to do for
the Red Cross," Chief Justice
George Rossman admitted Tues
day night as he acknowledged
tributes of more than 150 of these
workers and staff members who
met to give testimony of their
deep regard for the Oregon jurist,
retiring after 19 years as chair
man of the Marion county chapter
of the American Red Cross.
The testimonial dinner was
held in connection with the an--nual
! chapter meeting at which
Rabbt Henry I J. Berkowitz of
Portland paid tribute to all agen
cies "such as5" the Red Cross,
which unite men in helping to
bear, with human -evils' and
closed with the hope that nations
may "stop hating each other and
hate war."
The Rev. Alculn Ilcibcl, active
Marion county Red Cross worker
while pastor at Mt Angel, paid
tribute to the retiring chairman
in "behalf of Marion county out
Pace of Salem
Heat May
Gut Berry
Harvest
Unless the weather moistens a
little more, valley strawberry
growers face a short three- to
four-week harvest season this
year, the farm labor office esti
mated Tuesday.
The picking season last year
lasted about five weeks. Because
of current early season dryness
most yards, except those under
irrigation and those in the Silver
ton hills ' area, are yielding a
stunted crop. Some sources place
the estimated yield at 30 per cent
less than last year.
. First picking in all Salem area
patches is under way, with the
Silverton hills yards expected to
begin Thursday or Friday of this
week, Mrs. Gladys Turnbull, farm
labor assistant reported on Mon
day and Tuesday the office sent
out nearly 500 workers in addi
tion to drive-outs. The office an
ticipates the peak, of the harvest
to come between Thursday of this
week and Tuesday or Wednesday
of next .
Need Adult New
Because it appears certain that
schools will not let out in time
for the children to assist in the
harvest, major need now is adults
willing to drive out to the smaller
yards near Salem, Mrs. Turnbull
said. Particular help is needed In
North Howell strawberry yards
and Monitor district . gooseberry
patches.
, Mrs. Turnbull reported that a
recent canvass of schools showed
pupils eager again this year to
work in crop harvests. Last Sat
urday a platoon of 54 picked over
two tons of strawberries. In an
swer to some requests that schools,
especially several rurala ones, let
the children out to' pick straw
berries, Mrs. Agnes Booth, Marion
county school superintendent, in
formed the farm labor office that
authority for such action lay en
tirely with the school districts
boards. ,
Orders for Workers
In addition to current crop
picking, the farm office also has
on hand several orders from mint
growers in the Jefferson area for
workers. -
Young Convict
Escapes Grew
More than a dozen police offi
cers were searching sections of
Salem early today for Harry Wil
liam Detillion, who escaped about
2 p. m. Tuesday from a state pen
itentiary garden work crew. He
was reportedly seen during the
next few hours in the 600 block
Statesman street and at dinger
athletic field on North 14th street
Later he was also sought in the
vicinity of the state hospitaL T;
- City and state- police joined
penitentiary guards in the hunt
for the 21 -year-old Detillion, who
had only about 60 days to serve
of a ' four-year, sentence for bur
glary. He was committed- from
Marion county Feb. 14, 1944, and
paroled from Dec 17," 1945, to
Feb. 8, 1946.
Police said Detillion is 6 feet
tall, weighs 162 pounds, has
brown eyes and brown curly hair.
20 TEARS AGO TODAY
PARIS, May 2CHP)-Just 20
years ago on May 21 Charles A.
Lindbergh set "The Spirit of St
Louis' down at Le Bourget air
field on the outskirts of Paris.
side of Salem." Mrs". Floyd Utter,
nurses' aide chairman, gave a re
sume of chapter activities for the
year.
Only two hold-over board
members, Milton L. Meyers, two
years; and W. M. Hamilton, one
year, were reported . by W. M.
Baillie, for the nominating com
mittee. New members elected
Tuesday are Mrs. R. E. Jones,
Elizabeth Putnam, Linn C. Smith,
three year terms; Charles H. Hug-
gins, L. O. Arens and Guy Hic
kock, two years. Mrs. Floyd Utter
and Fred G. Starrett, one year.
Starrett, chairman of the, 1947
fund campaign, . was presented
with special award from the
national Red Cross in recognition
of the work accomplished in the
campaign.. ; ; .
W. M. Hamilton, vice chair
man, presented a 20-year Red
Cross pin to the retiring chair
man and read testimonies of ap
preciation from state and .national
Red Cross officers, newspaper
editorials and a , telegram from
Gov. Zarl SnelL ,
Salem, Oregon. Wednesday Morning May 21, 1947
Telescope Battery Aims at Eclipse
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BOCAIUVA, Brasil, May X-TeIescoplc earner aa ef the U. 8. army air forces - - National Geetraphie
Society expedition - - prepare to record today's eclipse of the sun. Camera at right took star pho
tographs that will serve as a check en the Einstein theery at relativity. (AP. Wlrephote to The
Statesman). -
Scientists Get
Clear View of
Solar Eclipse
BOCAIUVA. Brazill' May 20-(P)
Clear weather gave a party of
United States scientists an unob
structed view today of nature's
most spectacular celestial show
the total eclipse of the sun. .
While clouds and mist obscurred
the phenomenon in many sections
of the southern hemisphere, the
observers gathered on a wooded
plateau here, 400 . miles north of
Rio de Janeiro, found conditions
perfect
The eclipse became total her
at 9:34:48 a. nx, turning the bril
liant day into an eerie, star-studded
twilight
Dr. C C Kiess, of the U. S.
bureau of standards, said full re
sults of the tests would not be
known until films were developed
and data coordinated but that he
believed the observations gener
ally were very successful.
The path of the total eclipse,
which was not visible in the north
ern hemisphere, cut a 100-mile
swath across the South American
continent :
First Mother
Stages Rally
GRAND VIEW, Mo, May 20.
(AVPresldent Truman's . gravely
ill mother put on another one of
her surprising rallies tonight
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham,
the - president's personal physi
cian, reported at 9:30 p. m. (EST)
that 94-year-old Mrs. Martha E.
Truman "was feeling better than
she had in the last three or four
days." - ',
. The-, surprising announcement
came after the president himself
had said earlier his mother was
"weaker" and sorrowfully added
she "didn't have a very good
day."
OSC to Get Adair
Land, Along with
Unexploded Shells
WASHINGTON, May 20-P)-The
war assets administration
will give 6,200 acres of Camp
Adair land to Oregon State col
lege for training and research,
Senator Cordon (R.-Ore.) said to
day. The land is to be sold, nomi
nally, to the Oregon State board
of higher education for $150,000,
and then the WAA will give the
board a 100 per cent discount
The board is to acknowledge
that it understands much of the
land is "substantially" hazardous
from "explosive contamination'
and is to post the land with no
tices of the danger of unexploded
artillery shells.
TO SURVEY WORLD NEEDS
WASHINGTON, May 2WJP)-
Secretary of State Marshall dis
closed today ' the administration
has put off decisions on further
foreign aid programs, such as the
$400,000,000 Greek-Turkish meas
ure, until it completes a global
survey of postwar needs.
RESURFACING HIGHWAY
UNION HILL, May 20 The
state highway from Silver Creek
Falls toward Salem is being re
surfaced this week. State road
crews are getting the road ready
for re-oiling. ,
Area's Record-Dry May
2,000 Eligible for
Retirement July 1
Under State Law
Approximately lOOO' state work
ers will become eligible for re
tirement on July 1 this year, a
tabulation completed Tuesday by
Jerry Saylor, executive secretary
of the state retirement board, dis
closed.
Saylor estimated that an addi
tional 600 school employes and 400
men and women working for
various political subdivisions of
the state also will reach retire
ment age. The law provides that
those of retirement age shall be
removed from the state payroll
Protests May
Force Pinball
BUI onto Shelf
Probability that the pending
city "pinball ordinance" will be
indefinitely tabled at tonight's
city council meeting was expressed
in official city circles Tuesday.
The ordinance bill proposing
that the city license non-gambling
amusement devices was greeted
with protests from several Salem
religious and other organizations
after its introduction by five of
the seven city aldermen two weeks
ago. v
- Besides official letters of protest
and petitions against the pending
legislation, numerous calls have
been received by sponsoring alder
men in protest of the bill, The
Statesman learned Tuesday.
It was considered likely that in
the face of the strong opposition
the bill will be shelved before its
scheduled final reading at the
final reading at the council meet
ing in the chamber of commerce
floral room tonight
Curly's Dairy
Expansion Due
A complete new milk processing
plant for Curly's dairy, at the site
of the present dairy at 645 Hood
st., is in prospect it was disclosed
Tuesday when the Portland of
fice of the federal housing expe
diter received a building applica
tion from Proprietor Hans O. Hof
stetter. The new dairy building would
represent a construction invest
ment of nearly $60,000, according
to the application.
The expediter's office in Port
land Tuesday granted permission
for the state to build its $650,000
ward building at the state hos
pital, according to Associated
Press.
Fate of Chemawa
Orphans Uncertain
All but 60 of Chemawa Indian
school's 440 students have been
returned to their homes or reserv
ations, following early closing of
the school year precipitated by
orders from the Indian bureau that
federal budget cutting apparently
will close the local school perman
ently. The 60 remaining were
among 100 orphans who ordinarily
would have remained at Chemawa
for the summer, and plans for
them are not yet completed, M. W.
Evans, school superintendent said
Tuesday.
ITALY CRISIS UNSOLVED
ROME, May 21-P)-Communist
Leader Palmiro Toghatti said to
day that Premier-Designate Fran
cesco Saverio Nitti had been un
able to form a new Italian cabinet
$2,322,000
Detroit Road
Contract Let
PORTLAND. May 20 -TV A
$2,322,000 contract for re-locating
a portion of the North Santiam
highway as a preliminary to con
struction of the Detroit dam went
today to Kuckenberg Construction
Company, Portland.
The road will be rebuilt above
the level of the lake to be formed
by the dam. It will be the section
of the highway between Detroit
and Niagara," and 'Will-serve-a an
access route to the dam during
construction.
W. H. Lynch, public roads ad
ministration division engineer, said
the corps of engineers and the
state would finance the work with
the PRA handling the contract
Chiang Talks,
Students Riot
NANKING, May 20.-;p)-Chi
ang Aai-snex, Deset with new
demands for peace, new student
troubles and new military set
backs, declared the government is
reaay to ena cmna s civil war
"if the communists will show
their sincerity by deeds."
As Chiang addressed the peo
ple s political council, a solely ad'
visory body holding its final ses
sion, 6,000 defiant striking stu
dents demonstrated outside. They
sought futilely to present to the
council their demands for increas
eo: rood allowances -- many are
partially government suppor ted;
15 percent of the national budget
for education, and immediate ces
sation of the civil war.
Betty Grahle
Mother Again
HOLLYWOOD, May 20-05VA
baby girl was born today to Betty
Grable, wife of trumpeter Harry
James.
The child, named Jessica James,
was born by caesarean section, and
Dr. George S. Harris reported both
the blonde film star and baby
were doing well. Jessica weighed
six pounds 14 ounces. It was the
second daughter for Miss Grable
and James. Victoria Elizabeth was
born in March, 1944.
Elf strom Eyes State Retirement
For Firemen as Economy Move
To learn the possibilities of re
ducing city expenses and of put
ting firemen on retirement plan
equitable with other city em
ployes, Mayor R. L. Elfstrom has
ordered a study . to determine if
firemen can be placed under the
state retirement law, he said
Tuesday.
Whether the firemen can vol
untarily abandon their present
retirement plan, approved by the
electorate three years ago, or
whether it must again be voted
on, is the object of City Attorney
Chris J. Kowita's study.
Benefits to the firemen and ef
fects on them and the city, if they
should be placed under the state
law, are to be learned by Treas
urer Paul H. Hauser, who is to
confer in Portland with Jerry
No. 47
Lowering
Humidity
Salem's warm and record-dry
May, which attained an 84 degree
temperature Tuesday, is predicted
to continue today. Possible low
ered humidity, especially in. the
area south of Salem, may force
logging operation to close because
of fire danger, the weather bureau
warned.
Tuesday's weather was not un-
seasonal and had been topped by
87 degrees on April 27, the weath
er station at McNary field report
ed. Top temperatures of 80 to 85
degrees gre forecast today.
State Temperatures
Thermometers hit 92 in Med
ford, 80 in Portland, 83 in Eugene
and Roseburg, 88 in Pendleton, 79
in Baker, 84 in Bend, 82 in Kla
math Falls.
On the coast North Bend re
ported a high of 66 but Brookings,
further south, had a high of-86.
But the, dryness for the first 20
days of May is a new record. Only
.03 inch of rain has fallen here
this month, breaking the .04 inch
mark established for the same
period in 1920. Normal expecta
tion for the period is 1.5 inches.
No precipitation is now indicated
until light showers near the end
of the week.
Threatens Crepe
The bureau said normal precip
itation In April added consider
a Die ground moisture and pre
vented serious consequences to
crops until the past week, but that
the continued dryness now threat
en some crops.
Relative humidity as low as 30
per cent at which point logging
operations suspend, are expected
between Salem and Roseburg,
wltn lower humidity farther south.
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Truman Lauds
Lt. J. W. Creech
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Creech, 130
S. 14th st, have received a mem
orial signed by President Truman
in recognition of the service ren
dered by their son, 1st Lt John
W.. Creech, who lost his life in the
crash of an army plane in Ethi
opia several week ago.
Accompanying it was a ribbon
and army commendation issued
for meritorious service and sign
ed by Robert Patterson, secretary
of war. The citation reads:
"First Lieutenant John W,
Creech performed meritorious
service from September, 1946, to
March, 1947. He served as sole
liaison officer for the procure
ment transportation and distri
bution of technical equipment
from surplus stocks, liquidating
military units, for Foreign Liqui
dation Commission and the Unit
ed States. Under extremely diffi
cult procurement conditions and
with almost non-existent logisti
cal procedures he made possible
the distribution of thousands of
pounds of urgently required
equipment over an estimated 25,
000 miles of air-motor convoy
and sea transport routes in Asia
Minor." -
Ruling on 40-Hour
For State Expected Soon
Definite decision on a proposal
to establish a 40-hour 5-day work
week for state employes proba
bly will be announced by the
state civil service commission la
ter this week, officials declared
Tuesday. The commission said its
decision had been deferred for
clarification of certain legal ques
tions. Saylor, administrator of the state
retirement program.
Elfstrom said the proposed
1947-48 city budget sets aside
$23,000, plus $6,500 to help erase
a deficit in the fund, as the city's
share of a retirement fund for 52
firemen covered.- However, he
said, Salem's contribution to the
state fund for 42 city policemen
is only $5,845 - in the proposed
budget , -v "''p-
Since firemen's' benefits under
the present system are probably
greater than the state's provides,
Elfstrom stated that he does not
expect firemen ttr voluntarily ac
cept a change, but considers that
as a class they are not entitled to
privileged benefits.
Four city firemen are -now on
the retirement list drawing . $75
each per month.
Prlc 5c
Forecast
WASHINGTON, May 20 WP)
A strong movement developed oa
Capitol Hill tonight to put 10,
000,000 additional persons under
the social security program and
to prevent the old age insurance
tax irom rising beyond its present
level of 1 per cent on workers
and 1 per cent on employers, '
in anotner tax field, the senate
brought up for consideration a fcia
to cut individual inranwi (ith h -
$4,000,000,000 a year. Actual de-
oaie pn wis was delayed untfl
tomorrow, however.
Rep. Knutson (R-Mmn). chair
man of the house ways and means
committee, ; said his group prob
ably will vote to brin 1 1 nnn r.nfl
self-employed persons under the
om age ana survivors insurance
features of social seairitv- H AA
not say now this would be done. "
iney are not on payrolls.
Faver 2-Year 'Freeze'
Also, he said a majority favors
two-year freeze . of the aoeial
security tax.
If carried through, this would
prevent an, automatic jump Jan
uary 1 to 2 J per cent against
employer payrolls and employe
wages, ana would save taxpayers
over $2,000,000,000 a year.
Chairman Millikin (R-Colo) of
senate's unanimous . consent to
taxe up the income tax legislation.
Debate Postponed
Actual . debate, however, was
put off until tomorrow.
At that time, Senator George
(D-Ga) has announced, he will .
make a motion to postpone action
until June lt in order to giv
congress a look at all the appro
priation bills for next year.
Paving on New
99E Strip to .
Start June 15
. Plans for paving the new Pa
cine highway section south of
Salem and contracts for two Sal
mon river highway improvements
were disclosed Tuesday by state
highway department officials.
The highway department said
the nine-mi)?. Pacific highway
improvement to eliminate curves
between Jefferson and Albany is
ready for start of paving about
June 15. It is expected to be open
to travel in October.
Stevenson Construction Co. of
Sailing-Tuesday. wswafed- m
contract for grading and paving
three-quarters mile of the Fort
Hill part of Salmon river high
way. Its bid price was $16,341.
The state highway commission
also awarded a contract to Lind
strom Brothers, Portland, for
building a 272-foot concrete
bridge over the South Yamhi'l
river near Valley Junction, Th
firm was low amor.? six bidders
with a bid of $60,830.
ACEW Vote
To Accep t Pac t
All members of the Association
of Communications E q u ip mer.t
Workers in Oregon will be back
at work at 8 a. m. today with Pa
cific Telephone and Telegraph
Co., George Kertson of the Sa
lem local, said "Tuesday eight
upon his return : from a union
meeting in Portland.1 A ratifica
tion vote n the contract approv
ed, by the national bargaining
committee will be taken later.
Salem members participated in
the strike with other National
Federation' of Telephone - Work
ers, but have not picketed the lo
cal exchange since that stoppage
ended.
Vet Groups, to
Sell Poppies
Members of three Salem Vet
erans of Foreign Wars posts and
their women's auxiliaries are pre
paring for their 26th annual poppy
sale Friday and Saturday in
downtown Salem.
A corps of some 60 women will
handle the street sales of 1 1,000
of the paper flowers which an
nually are sold to raue funds in
support of the VFW national home
for orphaned children of veterans
and for hospitalization of disabled
veterans. .
Headquarters for the sale will
be in Kay's dress shop, 4S0 State
st Sponsors are Marion, Meadow
lark and Beaver Navy posts and
their auxiliaries.
COLD CUPS C1IEERIES
LA GRANDE, Ore, May 20.
tTVCold weather in recent weeks
will cut the Union county cherry
crop from 25 to 50 percent Coun
ty Agent R. W. Schaad said today.
Our Senators