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Merger Arguments Get Airing
At Tcnvn Hall Forum Program
. Br Margaerite Gleesea
Staff Writr. Thm SUtamta
Before the propose d merger of Salem and West Salem come to a
vote there will be much "beat" and must be more "light." It waa
predicted by Joy Hills, moderator for the town hall forum program
Thursday night, in Waller hall on Willamette university campus.
The "heat in question, is was indicated Is that derived from
cheap electric power provided to West Salem industry by Salem
Electric Co.. a cooperative. West
Salem residents voiced concern
over the possibility ef losing Sa
lem EJeetric power If the merger
Is affected.
Speaking agatnet the merger '
waa Victor Utterback of West Sa
lem and he wea Joined by Roy
Hewitt, Salem attorney, during
the question period. Speaking for
the merger were Walter Musgrave,
mayor of West Solera; C Burr
Miller, former president of the
Salem Chamber mi Ceenmerce.
Merger BaehgreaaJ
Chris Kowitz. Salean city attor
ney, presented background of city
mergers in the state and told of
the special law enacted under
which It la proposed to accomplish
merger of West Salem and Sa
lem. It waa brought out during the
discusnkm on electric power that
while West Sales has granted Sa
lem Electrle Co. franchise and
recently gave tt a new one for
20 years, its city council denied a
franchise to Portland General
Elect rx Co. and West Salem citi
lens voted such f ranch lie down
by a majority mi IX votes at the
election in November !.
Questions regarding Salem city
council's refusal t grant SaJem
Electric a franchise brought out
the information that the people
of Satem had turned down a pro-
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Sodom, Oroejon. Friday. Tmbtxterr 1. 1U
posed franchise for Salem Electric
by a much larger vote.
Lower FVe lasaraaee
Musgrave spoke in particular of
the advantage in lower fire insur
ance rates which merger would
bring to West Salem residents and
industries. The four mills tax
which West Salem assesses itself
to pay for fire protection by Salem
fire deportment would be saved
and they would have full 24 hour
protection while now Salem re
serves the right to withhold pro
tection If it has a fire of its own.
Utterback spoke of the advan
tages of a small town as compared
to those of a large city and point
ed to the several large towns in
the San Francisco bay area which
have not merged with the larger
city, which he contended was to
their advantage.
The program was sponsored by
Salem Teachers association and
Salem YWCA. The next town hall
program will be held March 4 It
was announced.
Plane Lost Over
Lower Rockies
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo..
Feb. 5 A twin-engine air
force plane with two men aboard
was missing tonight on a flight
from Tonopah. Nov., to Wendovcr.
Utah, and a search will be started
! as soon as weather in the area
clears, lath air force headquart
j ters announced.
Aboard the plane were LL Col.
Charles M. Beatty of Colorado
Springs, pilot, and Technical Sgt.
Raleigh Beone of Peterson field,
Colorado Springs, the crew chief,
a headquarters spokesman said.
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6 Children Burn
In St Louis Fire
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5 - (yP) - Six
children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
C Eoff were burned to death lata
tonight when their four-room
home was destroyed by fire la
suburban Maplewood. The parents
escaped with severe burns after
futile attempt to rescue the chil
dren. Cause of the- fire was un
determined. The children were Nancy Lee,
10; Donald. 8; Mary Ann, 7; Geor
gia, ff; Barbara 2; and Gene, 11
months.
Ex-Wif e Calls
Harry Bridges
'Communist'
SEATTLE, Feb. -OPV- Sur
prise testimony by Harry Bridge's
former wife that the longshore
men's union leader was a member
of the communist party and bad
threatened her against disclosing
It concluded late today the first
public bearing of the state legis
lature's un - American activities
committee.
Mrs. Agnes Bridges testified
that her former husband had a
communist party membership
book which he concealed under
the bathroom linoleum or in a slit
cut above a door in the Bridges'
San Francisco residence, prior to
a sudden 1913 transfer to a
friend's home.
Bridges repeatedly has denied
communist party membership and
won a 1943 court victory against
attempts to deport him.
In San Francisco Bridges issued
a mimeographed statement charg
ing his divorced wife's testimony
was incompetent.
"That very same statement waa
handed to Judge Edward Foley in
the form of an affidavit when It
was granted citizenship, and it
was thrown out by the Judge on
the ground that hell hath no fury
like a woman scorned," he said.
"It is significant that she did
not offer the statement in the tri
al in which I won a divorce. If
she had. she would have been
subject to cross examination as
she is not now. and we would
have had oonortuniUr to d resent
refuting witnesses and evidence."
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Solons Urge
Revisions of
Rent Control
WASHINGTON. Feb. S--A
senate subcommittee today recom
mended a far-reaching revision of
the rent control law, with no lim
it on the size of rent increases
where landloard and tenant agree
on a long-term lease.
It would run until April 30,
1949, which is 14 months beyond
the expiration date of present con
trols at the end of this month.
Senators Cain (R-Wash), chair
man of the subcommittee, was re
luctant to discuss the bill before
it goes to the full committee. He
said, however, that it calls for:
1. "Improved administration'
with more accent on local powers
over rent increases and decontrol.
2. Elimination of existing con
trols over construction of such
things as amusement parks and
theaters.
J. Continued administration of
the program by the federal hous
ing expediter.
Rent Raises
Retroactive
Landlords who are permitted to
raise their rental charges by the
Salem area rent office will find
the adustment retroactive to the
date of landlord's application, un
der a rent control administrative
change announced this week by
the housing expediter.
Officials of the local rent of
fice said the reasons which may
qualify a landlord for an Increase
in his rents remain unchanged.
They include major capital im
provements, substantial increase
in space, services, furniture, fur
nishings or equipment, special re
lationship between landlord and
the tenant occupying the accom
modations on the freeze date,
substantial increase in occupancy,
peculiar circumstances or inequi
table rent, substantial hardship
caused by increased taxes or op
erating costs.
Rent raise applications are pro
cessed by the local rent office.
Previously increases granted be
came effective with the office's
order establishing the increase,
rather than at the date the land
lord applied.
Pets Burn in
Basement Fire
A pet dog and cat were burned
to death in a basement fire which
also destroyed clothing and oth
er personal belongings at the
home of A. G. Lindstrand, 1180 N.
13th st., Thursday morning, city
firemen reported.
Firemen said they fought the
smouldering fire with water and
chemicals for 20 minutes before
they had it under control. The
Lindstrands were absent from
their home at the time and a
neighbor turned in the alarm at
1055 o'clock, the fire fighters re
ported. fo estimate of the loss was giv
en, but the fire crew aaid that
considerable flame damage to the
basement walls and structure and
smoke damage to the upper part
of the house resulted. The blaze
is believed to have started from
the furnace pipe.
Firemen also extinguished a
chimney fire at 2490 S. Church
st., Thursday afternoon, before
damage resulted.
Truman Wary of
Nomination Bid
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5-(P)-President
Truman balked today at
coming right out and saying that
he will be in the 1948 presidential
race.
He laughingly promised, how
ever, to support the democratic
nominee.
By his stand, Mr. Truman fol
lowed the Franklin D. Roosevelt
tradition of keeping publicly still
at this time in a campaign year
although no other man is being
talked of for the democratic nomi
nation. MUKDEN DOOM NEAB
PEIPING, Feb. 5-0P)-Commun-ist
troops were sealing off Muk
den from even its highway supply
lines today and were fighting
within 10 miles of the Manchurian
city, press dispatches said.
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Contest Due for
Lake-Deschutes
Legislative Post.
LAKEVIEW, Feb. 5.-(yp-Two
candidates for state representa
tive from Lake-Deschutes coun
ties came on the scene today.
W. P. Vernon, Lake county ran
cher, said he would seek the dem
ocratic nomination. James F.
Short, Redmond seed grower and
cattleman, said he would run for
the republican nomination.
The district has been represent
ed for five terms by Burt K.
Snyder, a republican, who an
nounced he would not run again
for the post
Gas Company
Asks Authority
To Lay Pipes
WASHINGTON, Fed. 5 -(JP)
The power commission said today
the Northwest Natural Gas com
pany has applied for authority to
build a $41,931,000 natural gas
transmission line from the Cana
dian, border near Kingsgate, B.C.,
through Idaho, Washington and
Oregon to the Canadian border
near Vancouver, B.C.
The company said it would get
its gas from fields in Alberta prov
ince. Facilities to transport the
gas to the border, costing an esti
mated $36,588,000, would be built
either directly by Northwest Nat
ural or indirectly through a sub
sidiary. The project would provide for
gas requirements of distributing
companies in Vancouver and Trail,
B.C., in Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma
and Walla Walla, Washington and
in Portland, Oregon.
Ike Scoffs at
Russian War
WASHINGTON, Feb. $
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
declared today that no great na
tion, including Russia, would "de
liberately provoke a war at this
time."
At the same time he described
the American army as "woefully
weak 100.000 below minimum
requirements' and called on
everyone to become a "volunteer
recruiting sergeant''
The five-star general gave an
Informal valedictory speech to the
National Press club, then submit
ted to questioning. He is going on
terminal leave as army chief of
staff Saturdsy to take up the pre
sidency of Columbia university in
June.
GOP to Clamp
Spending Lid
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -4V
Republlcan lawmakers, with soma
democratic support, vowed today
to cut government spending by
billions, despite President Tru
man's prediction they will get no
where. Senator Bridges (R-N. H.) an
nounced the decision of a senate
house budget subcommittee to set
a $37,200,000,000 ceiling on spend
ing in the fiscal year beginning
July 1. He called it a target, fig
jre. Bridges said such a figure, if
achieved, would mean far more
than a $2,500,000,000 cut in Pres
ident Truman's $39,700,000,000
budget for the year.
BLAISE FOR LONGSHOREMEN
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.
The joint labor - management
coast labor relations committee
announced agreement today on
a two - cent - an - hour wage in
crease fpr west coast CIO long
shoremen. LEE PRESSMAN MAY QUIT
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 -JPh-CIO
officials said today that Lee
Pressman will resign, probably
tomorrow, as general counsel of
both the CIO and the CIO Steel
Workers union.
FLOUR PRODUCTION HIGH
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-i&h-Wheat
flour production In the
United States reached the highest
quantity in history during 1947,
the census bureau reported today.
TRUMAN BACKS UMT
NEW YORK, Feb. 5-;P-President
Truman said in s messsge
to a citizens gathering here to
night that universal military
training is "the surest single meas
ure" to discourage potential ag
gressors. ARGENTINE NAVY TO MOVE
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 5-4Vlt
was reported unofficially today
that an Argentine naval force
would leave next week for ma
neuvers in the Antarctic.
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Every Saturday Ilighl
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For fourth consecutive week
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Singer of sweet ballads
FJvie Thomas
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$510 Million
Aid for China
Next Request
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-(P-The
Marshall plan for European
recovery approached the decisive
law-making stage today as the
administration got ready to ask
congress for $510,000,000 in aid to
China.
The senate foreign relations
committee wound up public bear
ings on the aid-Europe program.
Chairman Vandenberg (R-Mich)
called a meeting next Monday to
begin drafting a. bill which will
authorize billions in U. S. assist
ance to 18 free countries and
western Germany.
Government officials disclosed
at the same time that the Chinese
aid program was approved yester
day by the national advisory
council, top financial authority,
despite strong objections by some
members.
These officials said the program
- - calling for civilian aid only, in
the form of food, raw materials
and machinery - - was almost rea
dy for submission to congress by
President Truman within a week
or 10 days. If approved, it would
tart April 1.
Council members who opposed
it, officials said, argued that mil
itary aid also could be sent to
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's
forces In their way against Chi
nese communists.
Northeast in
Path of Snow,
Rain Storm
CHICAGO, Feb. J-W-A wet
and Icy cover of snow, rain and
a combination of the two started
a slow move from Texas today,
with the midwest and the north
east In Its path.
The snow and rain mingled to
form sleet In some sections as It
reached out today to touch south
ern Illinois and Indiana.
It will spread out tonight and
tomorrow to cover most of Illin
ois, Iowa and Indiana and parts of
Missouri and Kentucky. Ohio and
parts of Pennsylvania will get a
taste tomorrow night. The east
will be affected by Saturday.
The precipitation will take the
form of snow north of the Ohio
river, and rain south of it A com
bination of the two elements Is
expected to create hazardous driv
ing conditions In the river area.
The snow win come in the wake
of a fall which today covered the
northeastern area with up to 10
inches. Transportation was dis
rupted. Schools were closed.
Meanwhile, with the exception
of gulf areas, most of the country
had below normal temperatures
today. The coldest section was the
Red River valley, where some
areas of Minnesota and North Da
kota experienced sub-zero weath
er.
Navy Gives Oil
To New York
NEW YORK. Feb. 5-(P)-The U.
S. Navy brightened the fuel pic
ture in oil -hungry New York state
today with an emergency allot
ment of 12.600,000 gallons from
its reserve stocks.
At the same time, Eugene Hol
man. president of the Standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey, declared
he believed the oil industry had
the shortage in the eastern states
pretty well under control for the
ret of the winter.
Enough tankers will be avail
able after February 15 to move
stored supplies from Gulf of Mex
ico ports, Holrnan said.
Municipal authorities and oil
industry executives have forecast
that the next two or three weeks
will be the most critical in the
winter-long emergency here.
Europe Union
Discussion Set
LONDON. Feb. 5 -Jf- A for
eign office spokesman said today
discussions will begin soon on a
western European alliance with
other European countries besides
France, Belgium, The Netherlands
and Luxembourg.
The spokesman declined to name
the other countries and said plans
for the discussions were elastic
He said no approach concerning
discussions had yet been made
through diplomatic channels to the
Scandinavian countries Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
Meanwhile, a conference at The
Hague, The Netherlands, was re
ported to have moved to estab
lish a small "working party" to
draft a permanent European or
ganization for the 16 nations par
ticipating in the Marshall plan for
European recovery.
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Letter Shows
Scolding Side
Of Abe Lincoln
SYRACUSE. N. Y., Feb. S-iV
President Abraham Lincoln, gen
erally regarded as a mild-mannered,
even - disposition ed man,
had his caustic side, a hitherto
secret letter found hidden in a
safety deposit box. in a bank in
nearby Tully, and made public
today, indicates.
In the document, an acid, scold
ing note written in the hand of
the civil war president to U.S.
Senator Samuel Clark Pomeroy
of Ohio, he chides Senator Pom
eroy s "mood" as "tormenting my
life out of me, and nothing else."
Existence of the letter, kept sec
ret for many years by the late
Mrs. John B. Curnrnings of Tully,
a great grandniece of Senator
Pomeroy, was disclosed when her
safety deposit box was opened by
her attorney, Cleveland J. Ken-
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