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4 The Statesman, Salem, Of Saturday, FabruarT 2U 1943 fiOuMateMatt . mum mm "No Favor Swayi U. No Fear Shall Awe" From First Statesman. Msreh 2S. 1151 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. S PRAGUE, Editor and Publisher Member ef the Associated Press The Associates! Frees U entitled exdesirely U the se foe republi cation ef all the leeal mwi printed la this newspaper, M wtU as all .AT news dispatches. Lessons of Experience on Bond Issues Memories are Sjhort, but most adults will recall the difficult days when paying taxes was a struggle, much property went delinquent and went off the taxrolls by foreclosure. One cause of the high taxes was retirement of old bond issues. After that experience many swore "never again" would they vote big bond issues in boom times to prove a load around their necks in bad times. Shall we repeat the performance now? We have not been among those who foreswear all bond issues, believing that they are in order to finance public improve ments with long life. But we do not want the school district to vote so large a bond issue as is proposed, $3,500,000, with the risk of causing serious tax delinquency later on. It would not take much of a recession to put in jeopardy many of the homes that are now being purchased on contract, bought at prices far above normal, with small down payment. Loss of job or decrease in pay would put the contract purchaser in a serious position. The amount of the tax to finance this bond issue would not alone endanger his holdings, but it would be a burden he could not shake off or reduce until the debt was discharged. That is why in the financing of public improvements care must be taken not to overload the taxpayer. We note that the Eugene school district, which faces similar problems of expanding enrollment, proposes a $2,300,000 bond issue to be spread over 20 years, not ten, and contemplates a supplementary levy of five mills for building purposes. How ever the program if carried out on schedule would add ten mills, not 15 as here, and would replace a present special levy for construction which has averaged 11 mills for the past six years. The total levy would still be under 80 mills. Here it will be 88 mills if this bond issue is voted and a city issue of $800,000 for sewage disposal plant voted. And in West Salem the con solidated levy would be 95 mills. There is room for honest difference of opinion in this matter A deluge of immigration might swamp us and make even the school boaid's plan conservative. Or a business reversal might cause some of the present population to scatter. But if we vote for a lesser amount of bonds to take care of needs: for the next few years, then assuming legislative action to continrfe the pres ent bond limitation, we can vote more bonds later. And it is fair to believe that we shall get more for our money in construe tion two or three years from now than we do today. Defeat of the bond proposal for $3,500,000 next Tuesday will open the way for a resubmission of a proposal jin the amount of $1,500,000, which it is estimated would care for immediate needs. Remember the election day is next Tuesday. Those eligible to vote are those whose names are on the property taxrolls of the district or are stockholders in corporations whose names are on the property taxrolls of the district. DTP scooooe GRIN AND BESR IT By Lichty Dev Son of Destiny Gaunt, idealistic. New-York-born Eamon de Valera who led Eire through a war for independence, a civil war and a world war has been ousted from his position of benevolent dictator. Dev and his strongly nationalistic Fianna Fail (Sons of Destiny ) party have been replaced by John A. Costello supported by a coalition of five parties and independents. When he became premier 18 years ago. de Valera was the national hero of three million people embittered by 700 years under Eritish rule and the Black and Tan war of 1921. A guer rilla in the rebellion of 1916 and once condemned to death by the British, Dev's followers wanted to crown him; King of Ire land. Instead, he quietly devoted himself to the unification of Ireland a goal still to be achieved. De Valera is responsible for Eire's strange status: Asso ciated with, but not of. the British commonwealth, Eire is economically interdependent with Britain but her leaders no longer swear allegiance to the British crown. His, opposition to anything English gave rise in 1933 to General Q'Duffy's Blue Shirts, a terrorist band, but de -Valera used his constitutional powers whenever civil war was threatened, although Dev always held high regard for individual freedom of opinion. Tension gradually decreased but his reign was one of many crises. Dev fought payment to England of land-purchase annuities a move which led England to replace this revenue with' tariffs and subsequently resulted in an economic depression. A form of planned economy was adopted by de Valera and his govern ment has monopolized some business and holds large shares in many vital industries. The economic aspects Eire's fear of the veted interests" in Northern Ireland as well as religious differences have been real barriers to Irish unity. But Dev has tried to educate his people to become conscious of their common heritage by promoting interest in Irish antiquity and. as chancellor of the National university, he created the Institute of Advanced Studies and caused Gaelic to be taught In schools instead of English. Af president of the League of Nations, de Valera pushed Eire unto the stage of international politics, but in World War II he tried to keep out of the picture entirely. Some sources claim Dcy's long-standing distrust of the British eased some what when England proved more tolerant of Irish neutrality than did the United States. Now many members of the British labor .government are sympathetic to de Valera's cause and relations seem better. But Eire is floundering in an inflated economy and Dev's opponents have made political hay out of food and fuel shortages. Despite his sometimes inscrutable ways, de Valera has been a good leader. If Costello does succeed in uniting the Emerald Isle through his coalition government, much of the credit, never theless, will be due the untiring efforts of Eamon de Valera. (Continued from page 1) employes. They are like ship-1 wrecjcea sailors adrift at "Water, water all around: but not a drop to drink.' For legis lative appropriation is necessary to get it out of the treasury: and before that a supreme court rul ing on the issue. There is this ray of comfort. that if and when prices start down, as ultimately they will, the "white collar worker will fare better. In public service the tenure is now mone secure, and wage cuts develop slowly. Dur ing the depression of the 1930s the public employes did take pay cuts, but they were graduated in severity in inverse ratio to the amount of pay received, and the restoration favored those in the lowest brackets. It is to be hoped that do depression of such mag nitude will come. In the mean time the state should start oiling ns macninery so that Its em ployes may receive adequate com pensation at the earliest moment Maynes in New York: and four great grandchildren. gharen Jeaa Keller ALBANY Funeral services for Don Apperson Elected to Head Patriotic Group Don A nnrnn &a1m 1- ed president of the Associated Pa- Shro.n Ja KUe ix J?" trlotic society of Marion .nt. old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Friday night at the organization's p11 eL1'y ol Alba.ny,' died dinner meeting in the Marion ho- th , F"?0" Jh)luJA lFlu.r3r ti 18, will be held from the Fisher Other new officers elected were 'V"??1 Jm w7.! ilw r.Unn a a m . virm . rrHnt- o'clock Friday, February 20, with Mrs. Don Apperson, secretary; and Heatn . Low. conducting Mrs. Stuart Johns, secretary, all "j '7i,c' urial Willamette of Salem. "lc,"U1"1 Principal speaker of the eve- Survivors besides the parents ning was Mrs. Helen White, rep- are the grandparents, Mr. and resenting the Gold Star Mothers. Mrs. James Kelley and Mr. and Other speakers were Miller Hay- Mrs. .Lawrence folly, all or Al den, Marion county district at-1 bany. toroev. and I. N. Bacon. Pre- meeting entertainment was given I Howard H. Frasee MONMOUTH Funeral services for Howard H. Frazee. who died at the family home north of Mon mouth Tuesday at the age of 97 will be held from the Walter L Smith mortuary in Independence Sunday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Donald Leavitt of Monmouth officiating with interment at Fir Crest ceme tery. Frazee was born in Iowa April 3, 1890, and was married to Mrs. Mimiwt Strait in Phvnn Wv lem for Mrs. Fannie Allen, late Fh 10 1045 h -m r,Z resident of Springfield, Ore. with his family in 1945. and had Mrs. Allen lived in the Middle resided in Monmouth for the oast Frazee is survived by his wid ow, Mrs. Margaret Frazee, and his lour step children, Nancy, Billie, Virginia and Margaret Ann Stout, all of Monmouth.. Also by one eon ar three daughters. Dale Fra zee of Vancouver. Wash.; Mrs. Lester Taylor of The Dalles, Ore.; ftps'' vQ! rP Mf CiaUSaaaaTlMae. ' Attorney 3 ees "All evenlaa- he did aetata bat brae abeat all the aaeaey he (Ives to charity which reatiads sae, I gotta tlx up my income tax tee!" by Ernie Bryan, Portland magi cian. t Valley g Obituaries' Fannie Allen MIDDLE GROVE Private services were held Friday in Sa- Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Hilflker. Springfield, and Ray Z. Allen, Eugene. Barry Smith KJehardsoa JEFFERSON, Feb. 20 Barry Smith (Steve) Richardson, 77, died unexpectedly Wednesday rV.;; Mn. Margaret Tinkham of Fair- ill for only ten days. Able to be l'9 S " P and around, he had done the 'T. evening chores and eaten a hearty v . A: TV ' supper. The attack came while he ,Vwen f el0' oJo.; sat in a chair In the living room JJrs. Grace Cojo-I and he never regained conscious- WKM Funeral services will be held ""u m'IU aownian oi u The Time to Talk Is Past Rail-meshed Salem, long-suffering in its patience w;th sign less crossings, should deluge the city council, the county court and the public utilities commission with its protests that repeated accidents, injuries and fatalities are allowed to happen with no more results than "plans"' and a lot of talk. The city now has the unenviable record of being in the forefront of accident lists and the wreck near the state prison Thursday night adds another black mark to what has become a veritable scandal. The time to talk has long past. Railroads are a vital and integral part of this city's welfare but there is no excuse for their continuing to be cause of disaster through improperly protected crossings. The crossing at the prison is not used with a frequency which makes motorists remember the hazard is there which is all the more reason that protection is. necessary. And many of the numerous tragedies on the 12th street main line could well have been avoided by means of well-engineered signals or warning arms. It's all well and good to have long-range plans. But such plans shouldn't prohibit instant action in the interests of public welfare which is not now being served. The iron curtain has been lifted in Bulgaria and foreign correspondents- now get the glad-hand. Maybe one of them can find out under what rug the stage debris was swept before the curtain went up. at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from Jef ferson Church of Christ. Pallbear ers will be Tim Kelly, John De- Wall. Virgil Weddle, Harold Wynd, Walton J. Looney and Oli ver Stephenson. Mrs. Gilbert Loo ney will sing and Mrs. Virgil Bailee will be organist. Arrang ing the flowers will be Mrs. Joy Kelly and Mrs. Ernest Powell. In terment in the Miller cemetery at Shelburn. Barry Smith youngest of five children of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Richardson, was born in Missouri Oct. 21. 1870. fin, O.; one brother, Rudolph Frazee of Goose Lake. Ia., and his many mends. Valley Sllvertea Mrs. Errol Ross Richardson, entertained past matrons of the Eastern Star at breakfast Thurs day. Plans were discussed for the district meeting to be held here came to Oregon in 1894. He was Monday with Molalla chapter married to Ellen Goin at Albany conln8 over as guests and for the June 10, 1887. They celebrated folden anniversary to be held in their eolden weddine anniversary nvi " time in the Munkers district, they Union Hill The Young Gran- mnvmti In Toffat-en mnr than At gerS are Sponsoring a dance Sat 3r affn I "'-"J mam- oicveiu orcnesira oi I xru u. ii iii . : i Cnnr vnn r th u rlnur riltn "wni Will iumisn mUSlC. orange memoers and friends are niece, Mrs. Iva Mishler, and one invited. nAnKatif Orletv nirhorrlcAn KrbtK I of Ana hoi Mo. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Robert omicuij are ui parents oi a Susan Marie Zimmerman aaugnier. unaa oayie. Dorn on itdi wv Aw. cliain vt,; I February 14 at the Dallas hos- Zimmerman, 84, died in Albany f"1- ini 11 nnt cn,'d nd General hosnital Februarv 18. aft- ISieai granaparems are ftir er long illness. Juneral services and Mrs- Ry Cozel of Brooks. will be held. Fisher funeral home, 2:30 pm. Monday, February 23. The Rev. Orville Mick will offi ciate, burial in Shedd cemetery. Born Aug. 7, 1863, Spring Hill P0"" of Salem in Benton county, Susan Zimmer man spent her entire life in Ore- Union Hill Mrs. Gladys Trask of Fresno, Calif., Is visiting Mrs. verny Scott here and Mrs. Elsie Marion County I PTA Planning For April Vote committee members to name nominees for the Marion county council of the Parents - Teachers association election April 21 were named at the quarterly meeting this week at Swegle school. The committee elected by represents Uvea present Is composed of Mrs Charles Vredenberg, Hubbard; Mrs. T. R. Terhune, Jefferson; Mrs. Charles Salter, Swegle. The Aprjl election meeting will be held in Salem when It Is ex pec ted there will be upwards of 20 Parents - Teachers association units to take part. Seventeen units now organized are Engle wood, Richmond and Swegle in Salem district 24; Silverton, Wood burn. Start on, Hubbard, Aurora, Scottj Mills. Broadacres, Brooks, Keizer. AumiviUi, Mill City, West Stayton, Liberty, and Jefferson. Three Unite la galea Present officers are Mrs. Leslie Morris. Salem; Mrs. Ole Me I and. Silverton; Mrs. Chester Cum mings, secretary; Mrs. Elbert Neal, Salem. A new unit at Don ald will be organized shortly, Mrs. Morris has announced The PTA organization is spon soring the measure before con gress to provide federal aid for education and is interested in the national health bill which it con siders its own bill. Birthday Observed Musical numbers included two piano selections by Mrs. Roy Ar ney and vocal numbers by Ken neth Thompson, Mrs. Arney ac companiat. Both are from Wood burn. A birthday greeting using the congress colors of blue and gold was given by Swegle repre sentatives. February marks the Slat birthday of the Congress of Pa rents-Teachers. Taking part were Mrs. Melvin La Due, Mrs. E. E. Brandt, Mrs. Percy Castle, Mrs. Daniel Casey, Mrs. Albert Patz, Mrs. Charles Norton, Mrs. Frank Lappen, Mrs. Marion West, Mrs. Leonard Cain, Mrs. George Standley, Mrs. J Halseth, Mrs. Albert Gilman, Mrs. La Vonne White and Mrs. Charles Salter. Mrs. Clinton Kennedy was in charge of the refreshment com mittee. Pouring and serving the birthday cake were the officers, Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Salter Guests were Frank Doerfler, Mrs. Roy Krasch. Mrs. Arlo McLain and Mrs. C. A. Barney of Auburn. Tax Surplus Suit Approach Two approaches for a suit In the courts - to determine the va lidity of Attorney General George Neuners opinion holding that sur plus state income tax revenues and state corporate excise taxes are "miscellaneous receipts and are transferable to the state's general fund, were outlined by Dean Ellis, attorney for the state tax commission. Friday. The most logical approach, El lis declared, probably would be a suit by the state treasurer or secretary of state who are trust ed with the expenditure of these funds. Under a provision of the state statutes it is unlawful for state officials to expend funds in an amount larger than provid ed by law to be- expended. Vio lation of this provision. Ellis con tinued, might make state offi cials civilly and possibly crimi nally liable. A declaratory judg ment would be sought. Another approach, according to Ellis, would be for an injured taxpayer to file suit enjoining the state tax commission from making the levy. . Neither State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott nor Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry would comment. Gov. John H. Hall, at a recent meeting of the state board of control, suggested that the courts pass on the legality of transfer ring these surplus revenues to the general fund even though Neuner's opinion was favorable. Four Corners Gun Club Plans for Sunday Shoot FOUR CORNERS Four Cor ners Rod and Gun club wiU hold another of its "cmndy shoots' Sun day afternoon, February 22, start ing at 130 pm; and is open to the public i High scores at the regular Mon day night shoot were taken by Clyde Johnson. E. V. (Bud) Da vis and Albert Brant of the A team and by LeRoy Austin. Dale Jeffries and Waldo Crabb. New members of the club are Harvey Meyers, Dale Jeffries and F. L. Green. The Rod and Gun club is one of several Four Cor ners organizations which are part of the community hall corpora tion. Ha r die Phillips and E. V. Davis are members of the com mittee to plan and arrange com munity social affairs for the near ' future. Sanclstrom Hcftrd By Vet Committee Members of the Salem veterans' service committee, meeting at a Friday noon luncheon, heard Bob Sands trom, assistant office man ager In the state unemployment office, explain readjustments al lowances for World War II vet erans. Sandstrora said veterans with out a weekly income of t2J and those self-employed making leas than $100 a month, are not eligi ble for allowances under the act. Evans Valley Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Lowery and four children have come here from Omaha, Neb., and have purchased the Birgll Roberta home. Valley Calendar lATCUAT Polk 4-H club leaders RVMtlnc. Kick. reau IS -JO a.m. Marion 4-H clue Waders. Seleoi rue A. 130. Ankeay Cranse. special aaeetlafl. next year with a highschool en rollment of 4O0. Gun Pointing Charge Against Britz Dropped The charge of pointing a fire arm was dismissed and a new charge of lewd cohabitation was filed against Leo Britz, Salem car penter, Friday in Marion county district court. In connection with the February 12 shooting of Mrs. Betty Voecks. Britz was ret urn ed to the county Jail under $300 ball and is to plead Tuesday. During preliminary examina tion of Brits, District Judge Jo seph Felton dismissed the firearm charge for lack of sufficient evi dence. City police then presented the complaint for the new charge. District Attorney Miller B. Hay den said the firearm charge would be taken up with the coun ty grand Jury. Mrs. Voecks, reported at Salem General hospital Friday night to be in "fair" condition, was shot through a shoulder and both luncs in a room at the Marion hotel. Britz said, according to po lice, that the shot was fired ac cidenUly as he was examining his pistoL West Salem PTA Plans Hobby Sliow Friday, Marcb 5 WEST SALEM, Feb. 20 A hobby show will be put on In Jhe Junior high school gymnasium Friday night, March I, by West Salem Parent-Teachers associa tion. Ted Pienton is exhibits chairman and Is seeking to ob tain entries of hobbles which will provide an Interesting display for the affair. Mrs. Glenn McCormlck Is pres ident of the West Salem PTA and other officers are Don Crenshaw, vice president with William Kid welL co-chairman of the show; Mrs. Robert E. Covert, treasurer; Mrs. J. Wicks tram, secretary. Other committee members In charge of details for the hobby show are arrangements, Jakt Foss, Lester Rows and Tom Means; reception. Ted Medford and Mayor Walter Musgrave; re freshments, Don Crenshaw, Al Beckman. Chjrles Claggett and Walter White. Gut Moore, publicity. Local Realtors VoiccObjcction To Bond Issue Moat discussion at Salem Board of Realtors' luncheon Friday noon was strongly against the proposed $3,600,000 bond Issue for local school building expansion, with moat of the opposition appearing on the basis of undue Increases In property taxes. . f Rich Relmann, chairman of the board's taxation committee, said his group recommended against the bond issue. Noting realize tion of the schools needs, Relmann and other members ; protested against the method of raising money, of which a portion would not be needed for five years. He expressed confidence ; that . the school board could find some oth er way to finance the project. I Proponents of the issue were led by Ed Potter who asserted -You can't put the children in mothballs for six years and then build schools for them. He urged the Importance of keeping class rooms from becoming overcrowd ed by the city's great population growth. I Life InsurancelMcii Hear Thompson Bein D. I nompioo, naiem. siai Insurance commission and presi dent of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, was featured speaker at meeting of the Salem Life Underwriters asso ciation Friday noon In the Eslem hotel. f ! Thompson placed special em phasis on the advantage of Insur ance men belonging to local un derwriter associations. : In a business session, members made preliminary plans for a -ladles night" banquet to be giv en this spring. Next meeting of the organization will be on March 24. Ilasel Dell Mrs. Edwin Ifaf teberg. Mrs. Will Schwsri and Mrs. Oscar S stern were among local residents who attended e social Thursdsy at Mn. Henry Torvend's In Salem, . Correction la yesterday' Statesman delicious apples were Incor rectly priced at lb. 18 the cos.r.eT raiCK DEUClOt'B Apples-C Gnido 3 ii llSd Ericlrxcn'i Scpcr Ilarliel rertlaatd Read J eat Beyea4 Alee at S7Xt E. Slate SI a ad Fesr Cefaers, ; Turner Ideal Rebekah lodge n xi in - h.l I entertained Suda Corns tock, pres- sey'and Shedd. and for the past ' the Rebekah assembly. three and one-half years in Al- "'y. r.t wnji bany. Married to Henry Zimmer- lm Salem, Silverton, Sweet man in Alhan in mo? Um AimA Home, Jefferson and Lancaster. in 1M7. Mrs. Zimmerman was a Clif- .Mrs-. Peterson and mmihm- nf tHo Mthnsii .h.ih I irs. moms i-eiersen were ini- RllTirivrr. arm turn tnmtmw til I US ICO ., j j I , I m. I It TT Wash., and Mrs. Howard Tniai I mi. auu mi a. nnvcj (Jane Layton) of Albany; sister. r"u na. Df.Dy ar .usl! I lnc Mrs. Olive Meeker of route 2, Al- coxeu uus weex k. u. uavis bany. IS nome irom xne nospiiai ana mucn improved iouowuu a re- r?hariM r.imMis iirktii. cent uiness AT R A MV Phirlai T.inn1n Jackson, 87, died at Brownsville wuane spencer Thursday, February 19, after long I1 Ieave Sun?7 ?VVZ illness. The Fisher funeral home ""' a7''""4 Is in charge of funeral arrange- P71"1 J1" Parents here PFC Rich- ments. tim. to h annminrd 9ra opencer is now siauonea in Born Nov. , 1860, Whiteside WiaiV county, iu. jacKSon movea to Ktta Mills Katie Watts. Iowa in 1869 with his parents, -o- ki .n ni .j - t. l- . , - i saauv cpaaw fus'is au eitiwc eaeasa living there and in Montana until I liarv i ,tin unhu t rt.,m 1O0, Wnen ne Came lO UregOn, I tKhnnl Hut nnnrlMl m,.rh im making his home on a farm near I proved. She recently had her ton oueuu uijui mi. ouiLe wen I silS removed. had lived in Brownsville. March! 19, 1885, at Hampton. Iowa, he I Karaaaaa House guests of the marned Dora Robert, who died I Albeit Federsons are Minnie and in 1930. I Calmer Anderson who returned Survivors are one son, Delos I recently from Norway on the K. Jackson of Brownsville, with I Queen Mary. While in Norway whom he lived; one grandson. I they visited at the home of the Charles A. Jackson of Shedd. one I Pedersonr grandpar ents and granddaughter, Mrs. June Belle I brought back many pictures they Reab of Halsey; sister, Mrs. Anna took while, there. Another Keizer Group Against Beer Tavern KEIZER Mrs. Walter Gogle entertained the Cub Mothers club Wednesday night Mrs. Hugh Ad ams conducted the meeting when plans were made for the "father- son" banquet April 2. The group went on record as opposing the licensing of a beer tavern in the district and voted to write letters and have representatives at the hearing February 27. Mothers at the meeting for the first time were Mrs. Stuart Cou per, Mrs. Mike McClanaghn, and Mrs. Vane Boynton. Other moth ers present were Mrs. A. B. Pe- derson, Mrs. Wright Noel, Mrs. Rolf Gllbertson. Mrs. Otto Yun ker, Mrs. Dale Pingel, 'Mrs. Lau ren Stertler, Mrs. Roger Morse, Mrs. Hugh Adams and the host ess Mrs. Walter Gogle. Cub mothers will meet again March 17 with Mrs. A. B. Peder- son. WU Seniors to Re-Vote For President Monday The senior class of Willamette university elected Winona Var- rner, Medford, secretary-treasurer and Winona Dulard, Toledo, vice president for the spring semester, yesterday. As neither Bob Hill, Salem, nor Bob Johnson, Kodiak, Alaska, ob tained the required majority vote for the presidency, a revote will be held Monday. Dacca Dallas Armory Woodry's Orch. At Greenbaum's REMODELING FOR EXAMPLE: Child's Overalls Sizes 2 to 6. Tan or Blue Colors . lien's Long Slickers Pair Lien's Heclriies Regular 88c Values. Now 11 a,99 49 Department Store 240-241 Nortk Comnerdal
