Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1947)
OO ODOQ oci o tu O O O E3 o o o bo ' a a o d.f oj In Charge Partition sssjooob WBCEDCS Warned OUNDBO 1651 I, CEP Backers s - 1 1 Senator Robert Taft included Oregon on hit grand tour of the i west. And it may be said that he made a favorable impression on the "people that count. That is, on men who have been and ex i, pect to be again delegates to the republican national convention. They are generally orthodox par 1 men in business or law. who were friendly to William Howard Taft in 11Z and like his son ko 'bertf They are party regulars and recognize Bob Taft as one of their own. Men like Wendell Willkie are mavericks in their eyes, and Stassen is "under suspicion because be was a Willkie man in 1940. But what has the party regu lars worried is this: They know they are, too- few in number themselves to elect a president Tbey have to get millions of votes from the people; and they are dubious whether Taft has the drawing power with the masses. So while the majority of 1948 r delegates may prefer Taft for themselves they may hesitate to nominate him for president. This "mental hazard" works against Taft The mechanics of a canvass for the nomination is somewhat in terestinr. The beginning is made - with the party organization In awe, the national committeeman and -state chairman, but. that may be more or less formal. The real , work is done with the (Continued on editorial page) Two New Mills 1 ; Add to Santiam Lumber Output NIAGARA, Sept 29 Two saw mills with an estimated daily ca pacity of more than 100,000 feet of lumber, now under construction in the North Santiam canyon, will bring the timber products manu factured in the canyon area up to approximately 800,000 feet daily. Larger of the two mills Is near Lyona, owned In partnership By Amandua Frank of the Frank Lumber company of Mill City and Ted Frerea of Stayton, who has been operating a smaller mill In Lyons. ::...; . ThCseccnd mill, a salvage pro- ducer on Monument peak,, It be ing added to the Oregon Pulp and Paper company'! mill. The new one will product about 20,000 feet daily. The company will use the small mill lit cleaning up smaller timber on government forest lands. The Frank mill la designed to cut on requirements of federally owned timber, aiming at a max imum of finished lumber with minimum of waste. The smaller mill has also been designed to meet the new standards, -cleaning tip the timberland as much as pos sible by converting Into lumber and other wood products what has been left in the woods in former The smaller mill will likely go into operation in a few weeks and will employ around 23 men. The larger mill will not be ready until early spring and will employ about SO men. Hoover Takes Final Post' WASHINGTON. Sept. 29M) Former President Herbert Hoo ver, now 73, accepted as his last public service" today the post of chairman of a 12-man commis sion designed to simplify and pro mote economy in the federal .gov ernment -j.. .. ' Me. Hoover pledged a search' ing nwjuiry. Oregon Officials aa Win Road Awards ..;, ... - NEW YORK, Sept 29-The American association of State - Highway Officials has made awards to five Oregon highway 'officials for 25 Tears of meritori- . cue service. - ' -V- -,-'' Tbey are N. M. Finkbiner, P, M. Stephenson, W. W. Stiffler, Oscar Culler and S , H. Boardman. Cut- lejy with 30 years, had the long- Animal Crackers &V WARREN GOODRICH j fJktt H, stufid trump your 1 SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS is rowers Centralized in British Cabinet LONDON, Sept 2MAVSir Stafford Crippa tonight was named minister of economic tf- fair- - new not rrwlod t . JZJl"? f or dealing with Britain's eco- nomic crisis. ident of th7 bSrtrt-toaT- He will be succeeded as pres- James Harold Wilson, 31-year- old "boy wonder" of the labor nvinmn(: Wilton n wr4ir UTS fot overseas tirade, has been President Truman on the Europ Cripps' principal aide, ean situation. He expected to re- Prime Minister! Attlee. who an- turn to New York tonight for two nnunred the rn hi nets chanffee. will I head temporarily new minis- terial committee on economic I Dlanninc "in view of the erav- ity" of the situation which has forced Britain to suspend con-1 vertibility of sterling and curtail purchases of necessities abroad. I Arthur , Greenwood, veteran labor politician.! now minuter without portfolio, is leaving the government as the first of the I folder men" who Attlee said pre- viousiy must mane way zor i younger members of tne party. I uripps, 98, lawyer and trade expert, was already in charge of whittling , down Imports and booming exports In his present ob equivalent to secretary of commerce i in the United States. He will succeed to functions of general supervision over the eco nomic program now held by Dep uty Prime Minister Herbert Mor rision. .V Russia Rejects Protest That ThimanSliirTcd WASHINGTON, Sept 29 -MV The United States ha protested to Moscow that j a Soviet writer lebeled and Insulted President Truman by comparing him to Hit- ler, and Moscow ha rejected the protest, the state department dis- closed today. f The text notes exchanged be- tween U. S. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith and Soviet Foreign Minister' V. M. Molotov showed that Molotov not only rejected any responsibility for the offending article but also Hashed out bit- terly against "that American press is a widely encouraged by the most reactionary circles." Michael McDermott, aUte de- bailment cress officer, told r-1 porters that the i denartment hn. had no time to determine the next step in the latest Incident of ung m we MeaixerjaneaJi area nai worsening relaUons ' bctwtinl heen handled by the international Washington and Moscow. The Rnttiin aittfel In nil, said that Mr. Truman was "strain- channel was cleared long ago be ing forithe laurtls of the Cor- ween Venc JYm.1 ooral from Munich." and had .,n. does not eliminate the possibUity - - - ; a Hav ill WU.D UU11 dertaken a drive for "world mas- ter" on behalf i- of Wall Rtrt financiers. It called the ; president "the 5 messenger boy, bank clerk and tool of the Pendergast machine. bnuth's protest: was one of the most sharply worded notes ever exchanged between this country ana nussia 'Basket' Vet Af i iniAnfin I lie Welfare commission. This re . XaUtlWt lllU 1 1 duced the sUte obUgation to $ 150,- 1 ' VANCOUVER. 'B. C Sent 291 VPy- Curly Christian, C3-year-old veteran who lost both arms and legs In trench warfare In World war I, was tbo niiost popular dele- gate to register today at the con-l vuu. -ine peas: oDiigauon oi we vention of War! Amputations ofltate for the benefit of the pub- Canada. j : -l take life easy," Christian told fellow delegates. "I ain't go- ing to worry myself to death. I still have a head! on mv Shoulders haven't ir , Curly, who uses artificial legs deftly although doctors once him he could not manage said ho married after the firs World war and has a son who served In the Royal Canadian Na vy ln World War II. VICIOU8 CIRCLE . rT SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 1-iPn --Frank J. Enzensperaer. Sausa - mo. caul- macninerr manufac - turer. returned from a five-weeks business trip In Honolulu, walked into a druestore drawine and won; two round-trip tickets to Hono-1 or ana navy capiain toia 7so aci lulu. i ' legates at a luncheon of the Pro ITALY REGAINS GOLD WASHINGTON. Sept 29 -WV Officiala said today the United States and Britain plan to turn over to Italy within a week about $23,000,000 in gold which the na- zia had confiscated In that coun - try. . . . LAKE SUCCESS, Sept. 29-UP) Arabs of Palestine, through their official agency, declared today they would fight "with the last drop of our blood" against i any scheme for the "dissection, segre gation or partition" of the Holy Land. In quiet tones, Jamal Husseini, vice-chairman of the Arab higher committee and nephew of the ex iled mufti of Jerusalem, deject ed a proposal for partition of Pal estine into Arab and Jewish states and an alternate plan for feder alization. - ; ine rurn oz ine jewisn agency for Palestine will come Wednes day afternoon. Other major developments In the assembly were: 1. The United States and Bri tain struck back at soviet bloc charges in the political committee that the western powers were try ing to "enslave Greece. They said they wanted only to help the Greek people. 2. The security council argued for hours over membership ap pucauoni irum. iiaij, rwnuuua, Hungary. Bulgaria and Finland- plications from. Italy, Romania, I all ex-enemies - seeking tb Join the U. N. The eouncil made no decisions Siwtodd PrOWem -aln -jt . - , State f1011 wa" In Washington conferring with full Sessions tomorrow at Flush Ug Meadow park at which the aeiegaies win increase me v. j. membership to 87 by admitting Yemen and Pakistan and vote to nil approaching vacancies inane security and economic and social councils. Marshall s principal antagonist in the continuing Russian - U. S, battle here, Andrei Y. Vishinsky, soviet deputy foreign minister and chief ofjthe soviet delegtaion, also was expected at tne assembly sea- sions tomorrow. 3 U.S. Sailors as Strikes Mine TRIESTE. Sept 29-6P)-Three men died today when the 2,200 ton U. 8. Destroyer Douglas H. Fox struck a mine in the upper Adriatic sea 18 miles off Trieste. Twelve other men Vrere injured. four of them critically, by the ex plosion which knocked out both nf h rfMrimvcr! Droncllera ' and both rudders. All of the casual- ties were enlisted men. Names of the dead and injured werenot released immediate! v. r . Naval headquarters here said the Fox had about 200 men aboard when she struck 'the mine while I en route to Trieste from Venice The explosion occured in waters which still contain war-laid mine- 1 fields A sister destroyer, the James C Owen, went to the Fox rescue, - Capt. R. N. McFarlane of Gra- bam. Tex. commander of the I second squadron said the Fox had a large note an oeiow ine water- lime ana mai ner lower aiter decks were awash, ' - In Washington a U. 6. navy of ttcer explained that mine sweep- weJP51 na, r,ouVi !ficnJ't 1 1" onusn aamiraiiT. Aiuiousn a I - . . n , "tna .i tot to luui" - "'Vt -'" Liquor Board s on Debt The state liquor control commis sion Monday remitted to State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott $750,000 of liquor revenues to apply against state borrowings of $900,000 lor administration of the state pub- 000. . Scott declared, however, that it I would be necessary for. the board of control to borrow an addition- al 130,000 Tuesday which will boost the obligation pp to $600,- lie welfare commission waa $1,- 384,321 on August 12. Funds for the public welfare ammissiott are borrowed from Portland banks under' a ahort ierm arrangement. Killed Ship Pa y - 'uaStassen Flays firsM ! J War Wraspers NEW YORRV Sept 29-VHar old E. Stassen, only avowed can- didate for the Republican noml- InaUon for president, told a group 1 of churchmen today that "we 1 musi never surrenaer io ui in siaious wnisper mat a intra world war la Inevitable." I The former Minnesota govern testant council of the city of New York and 28 clerrv ctouds that I "the people of Russia want peace and want to look upon the peo- pie of the United States as friends." I The question ) Is," he said? "will a few- lost ; the peace for 1 which so many fought so long and I so nardT" NINETY -SEVENTH YEAR Defines Europe's Choices ,r -YAP -4 Europe ean effect her ewn recovery with the aid of, the Marshall plan, but It will take time, believes Dr. Kurt von Sehoschnlgr, Austrian chancellor until Hitler's invasion of Austria, shown above in his Marlon hotel room Monday. Dr. Schnsehnlcg- pointed ont that Ans trla. raised most of her ewn food before the war with the exception of wheat and other grains. He was guest speaker at the Salem Knife and Fork club Monday night (Photo by Don Dill, Statesman staff photegraphef.) European Federation With Strength Needed, Avers von Schuschnigg e Br Wes Sullivan News Editor The Statesman Ex-Austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg, who saw central Europe, as produced by the treaty of Versailles, crumble in the late 1930s, warned a Salem audience Monday night "We must profit from our mistakes and assist in forming a European federation sulficeintly strong to beat off any aggressor." V " And if we can't do it with iNine Kail Lars Removed From Wreck Scene Track repettrs and railroad car removal at jth3 scene of Friday night's derailment of a Southern Pacific passenger train near Fair- view home south of Salem were completed over the week end. Railroad officials here said the company s lnvestigauon into tne cause of the accident was con tinuing in an effort to determine now the switch to' an airport spur track was unlocked and at least partially open at the time of the midnight derailment Heavy crane equipment from Portland and Eugene righted the nine scrambled cars, Including two passenger coaches, which were taken to Portland by Sunday night for repairs. .Mainline rail traffic was held up only a few hours Friday night ' Daman Sumson, . .baggageman, whose head wonjured in the ac cident was dismissed from the Salem Deaconess hospital Sunday. Only other ; person hospitalized 1 after the accident, mail clerk George Miller of Portland, left Salem General hospital Saturday. Army Discloses New Jet Plane LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29 The u. S. air forces today toolc the wraps off a new jet bomber which, its makers believe will be the world's! most powerful air plane.' It was the Northrop Hying Wing YB-49, whose eight Jet engines are. designed to develop a thrust equivalent to 32,000 horsepower. The tailless bomber, measuring 172 feet from wing tip to wing tip, is a Jet-propelled counterpart of the B-35 Flying Wings, 13 of which are being, built for the air forces by the same company. It weighs 88,100 pounds erop tyr and maximum weight loaded la expected to be more than zuo, 000 pounds. Jfi EVEN IN IOWA WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept 29 - (P)rOregon entries won five of the first six places in the dairy products division of the National Dairy Cattle congress here .to day. R. B. Price of Tillamook won the cheese making champion ship. CHINESE NEAR RED PORT NANKING, Sept 29-P)-Chi nese press dispatches reported to day that hard-driving government troops were barely 10 miles from the big communist seaport of Che- foo, aflame from shelling by the government navy The Oregon Russia, we must do it withoutujer." Speaking before the Knife and the former Austrian statesman emphasized "It is a question of action or starvation in central Eu rope, especially Germany." White-haired, but showing lit tle of the deprivations of seven years In a nazt concentration camp, von Schuschnigg drew up on his experience as Austrian thancellor, for four years prior 9 Hitler's invasion in 1938, to point .out that a European balance of power must be established by uniting western Europe or at least that portion free from Rus sian domination, into a "super state federation" with enough ma terial arms to match the threat from the east. Interests Are Practical Central. Europe (which he de fined as Czechoslovakia, Hun gary and Austria); in making its choice between the east and the west i not interested as much in political ideals as in more prac tical things, such as 'Which side can increase our standard of liv ing? 'How can we keep from starvation?' M tie said that Russia offers a form of security to the smaller powers of Europe and promises to protect those nations against what she terms "the evils of American capitalism." On the other hand, the United States promises liberty and ' protection against aggression and foreign in fluence. As a note of optimism he added that in, their search for a better standard of living, they must look to the west, rather than the east "Even some communists would rather have U. S. 'bucks' than Russian rubles," he noted with a smile. U. S. Provides Balance "The small powers are bound to make a clear choice between the east and the west. They have to fit.Jomewhere into the world oi economy or starve." Turning to the present politi cal situation, he remainded his listeners tnat ' devolutions are always started by armed mi nor i ugs," recalling that only 30 per cent of his 'codntrymen were nazis in the days immediately prior to Hitler's sweep over Aus tria. ""At the present time there are armed minorities of communists waiting all over Europe for an order to assert themselves, but there is no danger of such an order being issued as long as balance of power is maintained and as long as the factions of rev olution realize that the door to further aggression is slammed shut," he said, noting that at the present time the United States rather than a European federa tion, provides the balancing fac tor. ' EGYPT'S CHOLERA GROWS CAIRO, Sept 29-(iiP)-Seventy four new cases of suspected chol era in Egypt, including two In Cairo, and 12 cholera deaths today in Caliubia province were report ed In tonight's health ministry 12 PAGES communique. Statesman, Salem. Ore Tueadary. Sept 30. 1947 Conn Shorter Route To Albany to Open Today Drivers headingsouth from Sa lem will find the distance from the capital to Albany cut short, by two miles when the new sec tion of the Pacific - highway be tween the two cities opens at 8. a. m. today. 1 r" W. C. Williams, acting highway engineer, announced Monday the highway would open one day be fore the scheduled October 1 laun ching. Construction of the 10-mile two-lane concrete strip began in June, 1945. Oregon's biggest pav ing project since prior to the war, the 24-foot wide strip with 10 foot shoulders was completed at a cost of $1,456,235. , Jumping the old highway and Southern Pacific railroad tracks, a new overcrossing structure routes traffic east of Jefferson and across a 910-foot span over the Santiam river. The new bridge is built for two-lane traf fic; a twin bridge will be built alongside when plans for adding two additional lanes to the new highway materialize. Future plans for the highway,1 specuy construction or a paral lel two-lane strip separated from the newly completed highway by a landscaped divider. Indian School Head to Take New Position Myrthus W. Evans, superinten dent of the Chemawa Indian school since 1943, has accepted the super intend ency oi the larger Sherman institute at Riverside, Calif., it was announced in Riverside Monday. Evans, who Came here from the ? Western Navajo sub-agency at uba City, Ariz., told The States man he was not leaving Chema wa immediately, however, pend ing appointment of his , successor. At Riverside, he will succeed Don ald M. Biery, who resigned to ac cept an educational post In Lima, reru. The Chemawa school, which was saved from extinction -by a last minute appropriation some months ago, opened Its fall season a week ago and apparently Is heading In to "its best year," fvans said Monday. He described student at titude as excellent and. said the present enrollment of 335 already was equal to that of a similar per iod, a year ago. Total enrollment is expected to average 400 when potential - stu dents return from fishing In Alas ka and at Celilo falls, as well as from various harvest centers. Evans said, the Riverside school was embarking on an experimental program of large scale. Blast Kills 10 In Palestine JERUSALEM. Sept 29.-G5VA barrel of explosives ingeniously rolled over a large wire barrier, hit a district police headquarters in Haifa today, killing 10 persons and injuring 177. The Jewish un derground said it launched the attack to avenge the deportation of the "Exodus 1947" Jews to Hamburg, Germany. The dead were Britons and Ar abs. Fourteen of the Injured were Jewish civilians. British forces reacted immedi ately.' Troops gt the Sixth air borne division rushed into Haifa with Bren gun carriers, armored cars and tanks. Subsequently police said they had arrested four suspects. stress Snell Endorses Ad For ILS.-State Tax Inequities j Recommendations to correct in equities in federal income tax caused by community property laws of several states including Oregon and to make exclusive for federal or state use certain forms of taxation Monday held the en dorsement of Gov. Earl Snell. The recommendations were adopted over the week end in Chi cago by the executive committee of the governors' conference, which Governor Snell attended. Attending besides committeemen were several state and federal taxation experts and members of the U.S. senate and house tax committees. , The recommendations were: 1. That the federal government reduce excise taxes as soon as possible. 2. That the federal government amend inheritance and estate taxes to provide more equitable division of this revenue between Prlc Lea ve s (Dai Uondleddled a- . ' i Bread Price Boost Nears In Portland PORTLAND, Sept 29.-aV Wheat' climbed above $3 on the market here today, and .bakers forecast a one-cent Increase In the price of bread tomorrow. Milling-type hard wheal reached a record $3.08, and soft wheat, which makes up the bulk of the northwest crop, went up to $2.63, another all time high. ' " Elsewhere on the price front eggs dropped 2 cents a dozen as scheduled, but the decline was not reflected at most retail out lets. Potatoes went up again with some jobbers quoting $4 a hun dred pounds for No. 1 central Oregon russets. , A spokesman for local baker ies said today he knew of no plans to Increase the price of bread in the Salem area, but reported that flour had gone up 80 cents a sack Monday. Harbor Threat Arbiter Quits LOS ANGELES. Sept 29-HAV A railroad freight embargo was issued today because of the threat of a semi-shutdown of the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor tomorrow midnight i The Association of American Railroads, with headquarters in Washington, notified' all railroads not to accept freight effective immediately, destined for loading on ships in the harbor after to morrow night ' ! R. L. Cason, AAR general car service agent! here, said the em bargo applied; to all such freight except that for the army, navy, marine corps, coast guard and oil for tankers. , - . I Matioa. Navigation company announced that the liner Mat- sonia, due here' Wednesday, would bypass Los Angeles and put in with 940 passengers and freight at Sah Francisco instead. The shutdown as of midnight tomorrow was t announced by the Waterfront Employers associa tion, which has been la dispute with the CIO International Long shoremen's and .Warehousemen's union. The union demanded and the employers rejected a proposal for recognition of ILWU as bar gaining agent for dock foremen or walking bosses. The employers contended these men are part ! of management SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 19-VPi -Dr. Clark Kerr announced to day his resignation as Pacific Coast maritime arbitrator. i l His resignation left f the Pa cific Coast labor relations com mittee without an Impartial chairman as it prepared to meet here tomorrow in a last minute effort to avert a shutdown of the entire Los Angeles harbor area. "I couldn't go through another year with as much work as I had last year." said Kerr, who was appointed to the post August 18. 1946, by Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach. . ... East Polk PUD Order To Be Released Soon Order of the state hydroelectric commission Involving application for creation of the East Polk Coun ty peoples utility district is now being Written and will be ready for release within a few days, Charl E. Stricklin, commission secretary, .reported Monday. , . Hearing on the application was held in Salem several months ago, iustmcnt Plan the government and the states. t. That the federal government relinquish to the states the federal tax on employers levied to Cover administrative expenses of the state employment security pro grams. 4. That congress act quickly to correct by federal law the Income tax Inequities between community property and non - community property states. 6. That the states avoid en croachment upon tax ficldswhlch are peculiarly adaptable to federal uses. 6. That counties and cities repeal their admission taxes. At resolution was adopted at a joint meeting declaring that ; the states must "cease relying upon the federal government tot do things for them and their citizens which they can do as well as, or better than, the federal govern ment" i Sets Embargo; So No. 159 i p ec J a D Emergency Aid Measures Asked From Leaders WASHINGTON. Sept. 29 - (; President Truman called on con; , gressional leaders today to start , the machinery for emergency aid to Europe but f aid the question of special session or congress re mains to be decided In an extraordinary news con ference, railed on ahort notice afw ter a meeting with congress lead en, Mr. Truman disclosed: j 1. He la asking the senate and. house committees on approprla tions and foreign affairs to meet as soon as possible "to consider the urgent need for aid to western Europe." st Will Call If Needed I 2. If the committees agree wholeheartedly on the need of a ; , special session, then there will be no question about his calling; one. in any event he stands where? he has stood. He will call one U he is convinced it la needed ' I. Sums available now to help Europe are enougk to carry to 7 December on a starvation basis S - he couldn't be specific as to when In December and then the pipe- : line of aid would be empty. ! : 4. He figures that $380,000,000 ! additional will be needed to carry 1 France, Italy and Austria through) until March 21. 1948. likewise, on j a starvation basis. Ho cannot pro- vide any of this by executive ecVj tion, he said. . Eaxlaad Lea BerWaw I S. England does not aeem to be, n a serious situation at this tim as compared to the three coun tries named. Belgium and the low countriea, Mr. Truman told questioner, nave been able to pay or their needs and appear to be still able to do so. I It was learned that Senator Vandenberg, (R-Mich), chair- man of the senate foreign illa tions committee, plana to issue a call to his committee tomorrow. Chairman Bridges (R-NH) an nounced he would summon the senate appropriation committe to meet in mid-November, since IS are now touring Europe includi ng the occupied tones. Chairman Eaton (R-NJ) of the house foreign affairs, committee announced that It will meet iff early November. Rep. Taber (R NT), chairman of the house ap propriations committee, is cur rently In Europe on an inspection trip. f , j i SUrratiea Faced T The president waa asked whe ther he couldn't provide some by executive action. He said be couldn't not any of It Asked to explain what he meant by starvation basis, the president said with a touch of sharpnese that that la just what he meant, that a weekly raUoo for the Frenchman wouldn't make a meal for an American. '',. !r i i Pier Grumples In Worst N.Y. Harbor Blaze NEW YORK, Sept 29.-(VThev worst dock fire ever to strike the world's busiest port swept through a Hudson river pier- to-. day, injuring 132 firemen, crum pling the pier into the water and destroying $3,000,000 worth of property. Eighty pieces of fire equipment ' fought the flames after their dis cover last nifht at nier S? and brought them under control in the early morning.. But the fire, ita cause undetermined, continued to smolder. Huge sections of the pier, used to berth Grace liners plying to South America, feu into the water after being weakened by the fire and the tons of water poured oa it Killing Peak Said NEW DELHI. Seat 29 - i- An official Indian military spokjts man said today the peak or com munal killings had passed in both east and west Punjab and that, India and Pakistan now face the problem of organizing orderly evacuation and' rehabilitation e-f refugees who may total 7.000,000. The announcement made at a press conference, came as raine and heavy floods piled new mis tries on refugees on both side of the border attempting to flee the penis of mob action. Weather v.. Win. Frtip. Salem Portland San Pranciaco JS 2 .00 trace Chlcaeo New York as 7 Willamette river -41 feet. FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu reau. McNary .Held. Salem l: partly cloud r and. eooWr today. Htfh tem perature today IS, low tonight T. Weathoe will b iavoraMe for all faraa acuviuea today; i . i r