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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1948)
Detours Noted On Flood-Hit Oregon Roads With the floods rough on Ore gon highways, several detouri ov er the state are now posted by the state highway department, in- eluding a complete rerouting from Pendleton to Portland. ! From Pendleton, traffic is now j routed through Stanfield and Ord-j nance (U. S. 30) to Lexington j (Highway 207), Morgan (Highway 74) and to Arlington by county road; to Bigs (via U. S. 30). I south to Grass Valley, then via ' Highway 216 to Tygh Valley on route 23 to The Dalles and on U S. 30 to Portland. The highway department re commend, however, that traffic from Tygh Valley proceed, in stead to Maupin and on to Port land via the Wapinitia and Mt Hood loop highway?. Other detour point: Three miles west of Bonrdman. recently covered by flood water, j 1.000 foot stretch too soft for traf fic until resurfaced. Work now under way. Willows, just wet of Hoppner junction, highway to remain inun dated several days; 2.000 - foot' detour. Between The Dalles and Dillon overcrossing. a distance of eight miles, two sections of IT. S. 30 are badly damaged. Repairs will re- j quire eight to ten days Immediately adjoining this sec- j lion to the est. 1 '7 miles of high- 1 way are still under from four to I six feet of water, which probably will not recede for a week or 10 days. Repairs on this part will be started as soon as the water re cedes Two Boys Win Okeh to Begin New Business WKST SALEM. June 7 Two! young business men. Dick John, and Aldridge West, age about 13, i appeared tonight before Wet Sa lem city council to ak permission to solicit resident for the job of stenciling house numbers on street curbs. They st.itd their business and r't their fir-t order from Mayor Wsi'rr Muserae In short order When pe'Tnissin was vrited hv the (iiijnci! your. a John tmmedi atf iv ;.-ke-i that it bo made avail able H r : 1 1 c Mavor Miis- Ifru-.e uirecterl the actir.g city re corder. Thelmn Broun, to give them dup'ic.ite copies. ' each micht hnvr ore The h'.- . ' thev z the Ide.i f : , m an nrti in Render's I:ge.-' and had the magazine with them to show as r irier-c e The boys are sons of Mr. and Mrs O. C Johns, route fi. box 111 and Mr. and Mr- Axel Wet 1M2 Third st . WeM Salem. The bovs assured councilmen thrv bo'h v-d in Wrt Salem. Tractoi oi Hurts Men ROHFHTS. J-,re 7 Wilfred W. Wii-r r R'ibrrl f.trmer. was rrp. r'M in ''gr.n.1" condition Mon day nitjht ir Salem General hos pital, where he is rr n crir. from rht and leu injuries suffered w hrn his tr.ir-tnr ovc: t 'imcd on him nr.ir his hom .Sunday. N'eu'hbors said Wilson was in jured while a::rir.g with his trac tor when a rear wheel struck a large root, rolling the machine over a four-ffot embankment on trp of hi body He wa ; taken, to the ho-pitjI by city first aid men. who said he sustained a crushed left leg and chest bruises. Wilson's wife, attempting to free him from the tractor, fell over the embankment, spraining her left ar.kle. She is now walking with the aid of crutches. 1923 CHAJMPSi Mrs. F. I. Mallory (Molla Bjuntedt) won national women's tennis title from Helen Wills; Bill Tilden captured the men's title for the fourth con secutive year; Bobbie Jones, Jr. won the first of his four U. S. Open titles (1923-26-29-30). FINAL! T STATED DOWN: Low.. Flrpo wot knocked down 7 l.mtt In firtf rovnj, twka In ixond before finally tvccwmbir ! Jock Dmpy' lethal loathe. diad CiNTit: Seattle Bnished fourth, almost dead center, in Coast League race. Percentage S0J. IMS WW STRAIGHT: N. Y. Yanks took world series in four straight from St. Louis Cards. Hoyt pitched two of four wins. TWO STRAIOMTi After winnino Northern Division with wlnf, one loit. Woihinoton left ployeff to Sovthem California in two straight. 13 rtANUTft Primo Carnero KOed O eoiuoiMa KMt ll" g nuts Salem Airport Activity Sets Torrid Tempo J "-" - - 1 t- - " 1 rn - ---hiii t f "- iirifcirfiMiiii h i n Mi im i iln m-Trn r-tV " f i -iTr"iiirrtiniiirii in T An-i ; L luTSkaZl. aWIJr A t. . . - "---iri -1 1 ' inn '11 11. i.iM-.mi i - ' As Salem thermometers soared tnis weeK. me lempo or aiem s airport, mc.-ary iieia. remains vorna with more air traffic roaring in and out during the last week than during its entire previous existence. These Statesman photos show tome of the activities and a few of the men connected with the trans- I fer of all of Oregon's main terminal air transport flights from Portland to Salem because of Co- lumbia river floods. Top photo shows the offices of Northwestern Air Lines and Western Air Lines In a hangar on the west side of the field. Chairs accommodate waiting passengers: temporary radio! and teletype facilities have been Installed for direct airways communication and latest weather bul- I letin. 1'nited Air Lines operations are shown in second photo with a huge four-engined DC-4 being serviced by mechanics at left while I'AL's permanent office and temporary tents for baggage and customers are in background at right. Transfer of all 35 planes of the national guard from Tortland to Salem presents a military note with long line of t'-47s and P-51s shown In third photo, and speedy A-26 bombers. The hot and harried men running Salem's unscheduled air show are shown In the lower photos at left is L. J. Schuck. Portland, managing operations for Northwestern and Western lines. Middle picture Is of II. F. Sweeney, 1'nited Air Lines manager. Fvidence of need for much moderniiation of taxiways and runways of Salem airport to handle the new and larger trans ports Is shown in picture at lower right. Here Wallace Hug. left, airport manager, and W. C. Hill, right, airport engineer with the Oregon stale aeronautics board, examine a large dip In a taxiway caused by the heavier loads. The board Indicates form surface level while its shadow shows depln of break. Taxiways were built for 15.000-pound loads while a DC-4 weighs 60.000 pounds loaded and a DC-6 weighs around 80-000 pounds. (Photos by Don Dill. Statesman staff photographer.) Campaign Cost Figures Told Joe Battaglio. Portland, trea surer of the John H Hall for gov ernor committee, reported to the state elections division Monday that he spent $24,291.10 in Hall s behalf in an unsuccessful primary campaign. State Sen. Douglas McKay, suc cessful candidate for governor. Fpent about $26,000 in his cam paign, reports indicate. Paul Wallace, Salem secretary of the George Flagg for secret; ly of state committee, filed a $li, 614.43 expense account, for Jack Sharkey in 6 rounds to win heavy title. The gate was lesM than UOOfiOO. 13 MOWID 'IM DOWN! lob Feller tovck out II Detroit play en te etrab lih a trike-ovt record. IATIN IT IIUHOF: Fred Apo stcli. the S. F. Bellhop, stopped Freddie Steele in the 9th round of overweight match in New York. INDURANCIi Legless Charley Zimmy swam tfce Hudson from Albany to New York; 147 miles without legs. 1941 ST U APS & BOUNDS: Alt Heidel berg Beer is growing in popular ity by leaps and bounds. Ask the man who sella it I Flagg's unsuccessful campaign against Secretary of State Earl T. New bry Other filings Monday included: W. E. Keyes. Salem, in behalf or rrederick S. Lamport, hdlrm republican for delegate to repub- Medford, $245 09. Iican national convention from John F. StceJhammer, Salem, first district, $124 95. successful candidate for republi- Kd Bell, treasurer of Klamath can nomination, as state lepre Falls Hall - for - governonr com- tentative fixm Marion county, mittee, $616 50 i $88 59 PERSONALIZED Chech s are distinctive " and inexpensive jf W hen your bank checks bear your own name and address, they become truly distinctive. Such checks have practical advantages, too. Thej provide additional identification, insure proper crediting of your accounts and are quite certain to be returned if lost. A set of 200 Personalized Checks, with your name and address, and a handsome cover -with your name stamped in gold ... all for $1.35. 0 W. ITK, Vko FWoW LfO O. PACI. Arf. Coofcioe BOT NILSON. Aeei. Vko PioeioW SMttMAN P. tOSTtACK. Aur. Mf L C SMITH, AmI. Vko ProeioW LAWIENCI i. FtSHEt. Aul. Monaco iACOS FUHKH, A Mi. CaeJlior IK GUSON. An. Manaoer OtVAl C KENNEN. Am. ' i QDG90u( Mombof Federal Doposit Percy Murray, in behalf of Douglas McKay for governor. $226 64. Kenneth C Denman, chairman of Mcay for governor committee i'l u&vd Irwuranca Corporation Special Tax Levies Held Limited To 6 Per Cent Rise, Regardless Of Rapidly Rising Valuations Tax millage revenues for special purposes as well as general bud get revenues are subject to a 6 per cent increase limitation from year to year, the state tax commission pointed out Monday. Provisions of a 1927 Oregon law were recalled by Nathan L. Co hen, a tax commission attorney, in a memorandum prompted by esti mates that rapid development of Oregon is now resulting in increases of assessed valuations by more n 1 y- -a a gt than 6 per cent annually. hi Iftrifl IB (Ml Ol While a millage tax remains the -1- -same from year to year, the reve v CI 1 j nue it produces would increase I InVP IfllPfl more than 8 per cent if the as- a. x T tJiuilU jscssod valuation of property taxed T"fc T 1 gained more than 6 per cent in a By Kcd Cross , , , J Cohen s memorandum cited as ... example the millage for higher Plans for a Marion county fund education, although presumably campaign for northwest flood dis- tne law would effect any millage aster relief were launched in a 'taxes special meeting of the board of j ..Tne questiorv properly arises."' directors of Marion county chap-;Cohen sai(i . as to tne maximum ter, American Red Cross, in Sa-; whk-h ran be levied for higher lem Monday night. education for the fiscal year 1948- The board unanimously ap- 49 if the 1927 law is applied. "That proved the drive and appointed j is, whether the new limit shall its executive board to terve as : be 6 per cent more than the aitual the planning group for the disas- I levy of 1947. thus producing a ter relief project. The action was taken after the local chapter re ceived a request from national Red Cross headquarters Monday, asking that all northwest chap ters raise funds for flood victims. Members of the planning com mittee are William M. Hamilton, chairman, and Milton L. Meyers, Linn C. Smith, Charles H. Hug gins, Mrs. Floyd Utter. Guv N. Hickok, Fred starrett, l. o. Ar - ens tiizaDetn loitnam and Mrs Ronald E. Jones, committeemen. The committee wiU meet in a special session in the committee room of the First National bank at 10 a. m. today to map definite campaign plans. In Monday night's meeting the directors em phasized that the project will call for only voluntary contributions, earmarked solely for flood relief, and that no money collected will go to the local chapter. CHI RCII MEN TO MEET The Men's fellowship of First Methodist church will meet at the j church at 7:30 o'clock tonight for the final session of the year, which 1 will include election of officers. A dinner prior to the meeting was I canceled, officers said. Speaker for j the program will be Walter Wins- ; low, who attended the church's general conference in Boston re- I centlv. Clonco over tho merchandise in this od . . . They an oil iferrn we ve te lee'ed to fill your needs ol this season. ..and they ore priced right, loc Garden Cari Mileor Deluxe, two rubber tired wheels, all metal han dle, heavy sauce tray, (loss enamel finish. Evenly balanced . 7.25 Grass Shears Flat, easy operating type that will not spread and fill with grass. Keystone, by Disston 1.15 Village Blacksmith 98c GABDEII HOSE ;L':,2.39 Blaek corrugated rubber cover, one-ply of spiral cord construc tion. inside dlam.. solid brans couplings. Mallsaw No. 60. with 6" blade Mallsaw No. 70. with 7i" blade . Thoraaw No. P-7. with 7." blade AIR RIFLE SHOT Five tubes to a customer, free targets ELECTRIC Some close out prices still in effect: B Line, 4 h.p. heavy doty. 1750 JQ Of- RPM UeJeOJ Gen. Electric phase. h.p DAILY DELIVERY SERVICE Our trucks deliver to all parts of the city every afternoon. Or ders in br grftfl P. M. delivered the same day. HAND SPRAYERS U pt. glass Jar. light weight, easy U O C operate, makes dense spray Each oiw w Ace insect spray 100 active ingredients -kills flies, moths, mosquitoes o f 3 C etc H PUSH Compact, one hand operation, handle, spiral action, standard extra points available figure of $2,34.742 or six per cent more than the amount which alone should have been levied in 1947 if the 1927 act had been applied, thus producing a figure of $2, 578,636." Cohen said he was "not awarp of any valid reason why the 1927 law is not applicable to the situa tion under review." : Roliert Warren Named Dallas Recreation Man DALLAS Robert Warren of Salem. Willamette university stu dent graduate majoring in recre ation, will direct the Dallas sum mer recreational program. Dr. Tom Starbuck, chairman of the Dallas city recreational council, made the announcement. While the activities starting June 15 .will concern those of ages 6 to 19 the program will be flexible enough to include little tots and older persons. The coun cil has placed the matter largely in the hands of the director, who will build the program around community needs. Warren is expected in Dallas this week to set up headquarters and make preliminary plans for the program. Hard water prevents ordinary soaps from lathering well. Lawn Edgers "Ednif, lont handled AA saw-knife type 0C Roller-Blade tpe 1.09 Ironing Tables Met-L-Top. All metal with rubber feet. Ventilated, heat retaining, fire - proof, warp proof, mirror - smooth top. stands solid, lif ht to handle, easy to O CC set up O.00 4.25 50 ft Lenrth Skilsaws Several of each popular sixe now In stock: Skilsaw No. 77, with 7i" blade 118.00 Skilsaw No. 825. with blade 135.00 54.95 115.00 119.50 5c Tube IIOTORS Gen. Electric, BB, cap. start. t h.p. 28.95 Split 14.95 Pint ofooe Plot UUV DBILL with S sixes of drills carried In brand, ) Q Each Th Slat asm an, Salem. Oregon. Tu Church Youth Name Officers New Methodist Youth fellow ship officers for First Methodist church were installed during the Sunday morning service by the Rev. Brooks Moore. Advisor is Ray Fedje. Chosen by the Wesley (univer sity) group are James Purdy, president, succeeding Dale Cleav er, who now heads publications; David Poindexter, vice president; Betty Lou Edwards, secretary; Rex Lindemood, treasurer: Arlene Eastera, program; Betty Thomp son, worship; Jackie Chute and Eloise Purdy. recreation; Sophie Guyton. world service, and Ruth Patterson, publicity. Senior high officers are Don TeSelle. replacing Peggy Barrick, president; Edna Marie Hiil, vice pre'ident; Shirley Taylor, sec retary; Donald Bennett, treasurer; Curtis Humphrey, assistant trea surer; Marijo Ogle and Merlin Schulze, recreation; Richard Scott, community service; Joyce Edgell, world service; Marilyn Hall, worship. For the intermediates are Gay lord Hall, succeeding Curtis Hum phrey as president; Shirley Will, vice president; Barbara Pease, sec retary; Doris Helen Spaulding, treasurer; Robert Doughton. wor ship; Charlyn Ogle, community service; Muriel Cleaver and Don ald Bunse, recreation; Glenn Hall, world service. Capital Legion Post Initiates 64 Members Sixty-four new members were initiated into Capital post 9, American Legion, in a ceremony Monday night on the lawn of Legion hall in south Salem. The post drill team, captained by Art Johnson, past command er, initiated the large group. Re freshments were served after the ritual. FATHER'S fJ You Cant Beat STt-' f&M n t t it 75 v ,w Xr- i f x& 'yA V. f A Vif. ufij Every Jster woven Sock is a Good Sock . . . You may buy Dad a more expensive Gift for Father's Day.. .but,.. you can't buy one that will please him more. The Store of Style, Moxly and 416 Slate Street day, Tun B. Welfare, Wheat Board , Members Reappointed 1 Reappointment ef J. H. Luihn, Portland, as a member of the. state public welfare commission for a four-year term was announced Monday by Gov. John H. HalL William Enschede, Hilliboro, was reappointed a member of the Oregon wheat commission for five years. jj Expert Watch Repair) np All Work Guaranteed ! Clande Ilix i i tit S. Commercial St. Salem's ; Planning Center O Information f I O Idea3 O Saving 1 HOLIES BEAUTIFUL "Plans io Pcaiikey" A Complete Service Ton Bay a Lot. We Do the Sett Drafting Plans ' Construction Decorators Supervision Maintenance Phone 24990 : 370 Yi Stat Street Quality and Value Huntington DAY 4 Salem 1- ctm A N O I O N t A NK S I V I N a O I t O O N