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The floods on the Columbia have
started the advocates of a Colum
bit Valley authority to croaking,
like frogs at the first turn of
spring. The inference, if not the
claim, is that the flood would not
have occurred or not have done
the damage it did if we had had a
CVA.
There is no basis for such a
claim. Hitherto the CVA advocates
have "put all their emphasis on
power development and CVA was
thought of as an expediter for
public ownership. They said noth
ing at all significant about flood
control. That was natural; few of
them had any memories of the last
big flood in 1894. It was another
of those things that wouldn't hap
pen again. Now that it has hap
pened it is seized on as an argu
ment in behalf of a CVA.
Since 1894 all the irrigation dams
In the Yakima valley have been
built, dams in Jdaho and Oregon
on tributaries of the Columbia, be
sides the great dams at Bonneville
and Grand Coulee. Yet their ef
fect in holding back flood wateis
ha been insignificant. They were
built for other purposes, reservoirs
for irrigation water or for power
development.
In the Ohio conservancy district
where dams were built specifically
for flood control the injunction
tands that the dams are not to be
used for power. To control floods
the dams should be empty when
the season .of heavy runoff comes.
For power a full head of water is
desired at all times. In the case of
the Detroit dam, which was plan
ned originally
(Continued on Editorial Page)
National Guard
Entraining for
Camp Today
Salem's national guard company
B Is among units of the Oregon
41st division which will leave to
day for Camp Clatsop to undergo
a 15-day training period.
The group of 80 men and five
officers under the command of
Capt. Burl Cox will leave at 9.05
this morning by train. They will
take equipment. The camp will
consist mostly of individual train
ing and instructions in the use of
weapons.
This is the first time since the
beginning of tfje war that the an
nual national guard camp will be
held. Captain Cox said. Maj. Gen.
Thomas E. Rilea, state adjutant
general, and Brig. Gen. Harold G.
Maison, commander of the 41st
division, are in general charge of
the camp.
80-Day Delay
Ordered for
Marine Strike
NEW YORK. June 14 -4&)- The
threatened nationwide maritime
strike appeared off for at least
80 days today after the federal
government got three Injunctions
against it.
The three orders were signed
by federal judges in the east and
gulf soasts, west coast and great
lakes phases of the dispute.
They automatically brought in
to play the 80-day cooling-off per
lon provided by the Taft-Hartley
law, federal officials said.
Late today officers of the CIO
national maritime union, largest
of the seven unions Involved, di
rected that the injunctions be
obeyed.
Gertrude Atherton
Dies After Illness
In San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14-UP)
Novelist Gertrude Atherton, 90,
died in Stanford hospital here to
day after several weeks illness.
She was one of the most prolific
writers of her time.
Perhaps her best known work
was "Black Oxen," published In
1923, which dealth with artificial
rejuvenation.
Mrs. Atherton was born in San
Francisco Oct. 30, 1857. She eloped
at 18 with her mother's suitor,
George Russell Atherton, scion of
an aristocratic family. Her hus
band died in 1888. Mrs. Atherton
spent much of her life abroad. She
lived here in her later years with
p daughter.
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
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NINETY EIGHTH YEAH
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Water of
Columbia
Receding
PORTLAND. Ore., June 14-fP)
The disastrous Columbia river
flood is receding at all gauge sta
tions tonight but still is battering
property and dike
The river fell one-tenth of a
foot at The Dalles and fraction
ally at Portland and Vancouver.
The great river's hydroelectric
dams are gradually boosting power
output. Bonneville was down to
150,000 k.w. last night and was
at 200,000 k.w. tonight.
Death toll continues to mount
in the Columbia and Fraser river
floods. There were 41 known fa
talities. At least 28 others were
missing. Property damage was in
the uncounted millions. Sixty
thousand were homeless.
The turning point came after 24
days of flood. The river crested
at 30.2 feet at Vancouver, Wash.,
1 15 2 above flood level. This
! equaled the June 1 mark, highest
I since 1894.
! No Farther Rise In Sight
For the first time since mid
May, no further rise was in sight.
The forecast was for a steady fall.
A new danger is "sloughing off"
of undercut dikes when the water
level falls.
The 28 missing were from Van
port. Ten workmen who have
not been seen since the disaster
were added today to the previous
1 Red Cross list of 18. Five bodies
have been recovered at Vanport.
I In addition the Red Cross listed
1 200 as not located, but officials
! believed a large majority of these
j were not flood victims. These were
; persons about who distant rela
tives have inquired. It was be
lieved many were not even Van
port residents.
The army engineers sealed up
a slough that was feeding flood
waters through a breached dike
into a ten-mile stretch of land
north of Portland. It made easier
the task of levee crews working
on a secondary dike protecting
the large Reynolds Metals . Co.
aluminum plant.
The river was dropping at all
points upstream. On the Snake
river the level was down .4 of a
foot at Lewiston, Idaho.
Foot Drop Expected
The drop here is expected to
amount to a foot in the next three
days.
With the river lowering, the
Pasco-Kennewick bridge In east
ern Washington was re-opened.
Wenatchee, Wash., where the city
water system was flooded, got one
pumping unit back in service.
The drowning of a ten-year-old
boy was reported at Hope, B.C.
It was the tenth Canadian drown
ing in the flood zone.
GottwaldNew
President of
Czechoslovakia
PRAGUE, June 14.-0F)-Klem-ent
Gottwald, stocky 51-year-old
communist, today was elected and
installed as president of Czecho
slovakia. The former premier became the
republic's first communist presi
dent in a show of hands vote dur
ing a public parliamentary elec
tion. He expressed hope for con-
, .j 11 , I
tinued peace despite social and j
political differences that divide the
world." i
He said this in response to an
address of congratulation by U. S.
Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt,
aean 01 fragile s aipiomauc corps.
Dewey Leads Stassen by 9,608;
Warren Tods Write-ins for V.P.
An official count of 117,554
votes for Thomas E. Dewey and
107,946 for Harold E. Stassen in
Oregon's May republican presi
dential primary was disclosed
Monday at the secretary of state's
office. Dewey's lead was 9,608.
For vice-president. Gov. Earl
Warren of California polled 2,979
write in rotes as compared with
1,779 for Sen. Arthur H. Van
denberg of Michigan, 1,436 for
Stassen. 638 for Dewey. 455 for
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, and
116 scattering.
Following the final tally for
apme contests, the office issued
certificates of election for republi
can delegates to the national con
vention. Only in the second con
gressional district was the contest
close. Official count for other of
ficers is expected to b completed
later this week.
With two delegates named in
each district, the count was as fol
lows: First lira. James W. Mott,
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the cool waters to keep warm are, at left, Joann Edwards and at far right her brother Bob, both
children of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Edwards. 2345 Fairrronnds rd. Between (left to right) are Timothy
Campbell, son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell, 1970 Virginia ave.; James Clifton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. Clifton of 837 South st.; Vera Lents, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lentx. 122 Evergreen ave.;
Howard Clemens, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Clemens, 70 Evergreen ave.; and Johnny Miller, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller, 1973 N. Capitol St (Photo by Don Dill. Statesman staff photographer.)
Council Asks Continued Drive
On Noisy Vehicles; Parking
Limit on Cottage Street Asked
SUM Writer. Th Statesman
Noisy trucks and dirty streets, along with a few knotty zoning
problems, were tossed at Salem city council Monday night in its
meeting at the chamber of commerce.
The council gave Police Chief Frank Minto a vote of confidence
for a. number of recent arrests of truck drivers for violating the city
ordinance against inadequate mufflers, with the principle stated
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Finally Ended
Swarms' of unwelcome guests
staged an unscheduled "house
warming" in. a Salem couple's new
home Monday night, and it took a
professional beekeeper to make
them leave.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Morris, 895
Momingside st, were driven from
their uncompleted house at 4 p.m.
when a queen bee led her buzzing
followers into the walla and in
terior of the residence.
Four hours and a gallon of in
sect spray later the bees were 1
still in and the Morris out. Even
their dog was stung when he ,
ventured inside. I
After numerous phone calls a '
neighbor located J. M. Lawless, a '
professional beekeeper of 1640
Broadway st. Lawless entered the j
house at 10 p.m., pulled off a sec
tion of wall and expertly picked
out the queen bee. He placed her
in a hive and 15 minutes later the
swarm followed.
Weather
Max.
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Willamette river. 1.7 feet
Forecast (from U. S. weather bu
reau. McNary field. Salem t: Partly
cloudy today, tonight and tomorrow.
High today .5. low tonight sz weather
will be generally favorable for farm
work -xceDt for- occasional afternoon
winds which will interfere with dust
ing and spraying.
SALEM PRECIPITATION
(From Sept. 1 to Jnne 15)
Year
Last Year
34.22
Average
36.43
45 91
Salem. 24,103; and Carl W. Hogg,
Salem, 16,113.
Second State Sen Carl Eng
dahl, Pendleton, 8,095, and George
T. Cochran, LaGrande, 7,839,
who topped Clyde McKay's 7.798.
Third Tommy Luke, Port
land. 44,164, and Lowell C. Pag
et. Portland, 28,521.
Fourth William McAllister.
Medford, 20,231. and Ed G.
Boenke, Eugene. 19,712.
Robert S. Farrell, Portland
topped the contest from the state
at large with 121,217 votes. Phil
Metschan was second with 88,858
votes, Lamar Tooze third with
85,397 votes and Robert A. Elliott
fourth with 70,274 votes. Four
delegates will attend the republi
can convention from the state at
large.
For republican national com
mitteeman from Oregon Ralph H.
Cake, Portland; Incumbent, polled
168,877 votes, while Mrs. Marshall
E. Cornett, Klamath Falls, for na
tional corneal tteewoman, received
15655.
FOUNDBD 1651
Statesman Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, June 15. 1948
Paste. 421 M
Splashes Swell
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that the arrests must be a continu-
ing process to solve the problem.
Appearing with a plea for "fair
sleep at night" and for prevent
ing a tragedy at school crossings
where Justice George Rossman,
Daniel J. McLelland, George
Schwarz and Clayton Jones
concerned with North Capitol and
South Commercial streets.
Parking Limit Sought
A petition to limit parking on
Cottage street between Court and
Chemeketa came from 22 resi
dents of the block, who declared
the street there had not been
cleaned for over one year, due to
constant day and night parking.
The city manager was instructed
to investigate.
The council passed, as an emer
gency act, an ordinance to vacate
General hospital property where
several medical clinics are being
constructed.
Referred to the city planning
and zoning commission, which
may consider it tonight, was a
Salem school district petition for
permission to build an addition at
Bush school. Public hearing was
slated for June 28 at 8 p. n.
Amendment Sought
Correction of an earlier disputed
permit for construction of a new
building for Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints is
sought in an ordinance amend
ment bill introduced by Alderman
Albert H. Gille. ' It would void
local option zoning permits in six
months if construction were not
started.
The church was ordered May
24 to cease construction for which
it had gained permission in 1941
but which was delayed by the
war. On June 7, the go-ahead was
given on the basis of an opinion
by City Attorney Chris J. Kowitz
that no legal action was now
possible to halt the erection.
(Story also on page 2.)
Ten Granted
Citizenship at
Final Hearing
U. S. citizenship papers were
granted 10 Marion county resident
aliens at final naturalization hear
ings here Monday.
The final examinations were
conducted by naturalization ag
ents from Portland in the court
rooms of Circuit Judge E. M. Page.
Papers will be presented to the
new Americans at a banquet in
the YMCA on June 22 at 7 p. m.
Those who successfully passed
their final tests Monday include:
Margaret Cecelia Savoy, route 5,
box 28; Daniel Corpuz Flores,
route 2, box 326; Harry Merin,
1420 Market st; Mary Martinez,
1245 Mill St.; Anna Vanjek Dra
pela, route 9, box 398; Helena
Anna Hausfeld. route 4, box 445E;
Fulgencio Willianueva Carino, 525
Hood U and Joseph Hershfelt, 80
Elma ave., all of Salem; and Pan
taleon Obra, Brooks, route 1 box
254. and Elija Cuturilo, Wood bum
box 49.
Just the Same
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Playgrounds,
Pools Attract
First Cro wds
Cool weather failed to daunt the
spirits of the youngsters who offi
cially opened the city playground
season Monday. No official count
was available, but hundreds of
children started off in the variety
of available activities.
Director Vernon Gilmore said
the staff was complete, and nearly
all plans on schedule. Pump trou
ble delayed until afternoon the
opening of Leslie pool. At din
ger, the pool at opening time gave
the appearance of having gone
through a blizzard, due to the
shedding of "cotton" by nearby
trees.
Already 20 beginners had signed
up to learn to play musical instru
ments, and many others were ap
pearing to continue their combined
practice, according to Vernon Wis
carson, instructor.
The children's playgrounds in
seven grade school locations in Sa
lem and at two sites in West Sa
lem will be open now from 9 a. m.
to 4 p. m. through Friday.
Palestine Quiet
For First Time
In Six Months
CAIRO. June 14 -Jfh- All of
Pnlpst trip's rnttfrff" fronts were
quiet today as the Holy Land ex- )
npr inrH its first rwarpfill dav
in six and a half months. Both bills Provide for the draft-
. .. . ling of non - veterans 19 through
The Israeli government announ- , 25 for tWQ years- service Xhe
ced it was complying with the house bill requires men 18 through
immigration terms of the four- 30 to register. The senate bill
week armistice. Disagreement de- , would register only those 18
veloped, however, over the ques- i through 25 and would permit 18
tion of food convoys for Jerusa- year-olds to volunteer for a year's
lem's 90,000 Jews. I training.
Truman Roars Challenge
At Congress to Act 'Now'
LOS ANGELES, June
President Truman roared a new
challenge to congress today to get
busy "right now" on price con
trols, housing and a half dozen
other "very serious situations.'
"They still have time," he said.
"And if they haven't time, they
ought to take it"
Here in Los Angeles where he
received the greatest ovation of
bis western campaign tour, Mr.
Truman ticked off an eight-point
program he wants from congress
now.
His eight-points:
Price controls, housing, social
security expansion, a health pro
gram, a restored labor department,
education, a farm plan including
price supports, a water and flood
control program.
Renewing his bid for housing
at a cost which will be easy on
the people who have to pay the
bills," the president struck direct
ly but not by name at Chairmaa
Wolcott (R-Mich) of the house
banking committee and Chairman
Leo Allen (R-lll) of the house
rules committee.
In Washington Rep. Halleck (R
Ind) retorted the president is ask
ing that congress approve 'bu
reaucratic destroyers of produc
tion." And Senator Taft (R-Ohlo), a
candidate for the republican pres
idential nomination, commented:
"I think when we get through
here the people will be well satis
Pries 5c
No. 81
Congress
Approves
River Bill
WASHINGTON, June 14 - (JP) -The
senate today approved a rec
ord $573,000,000 money bill for
flood control and navigation proj
ects, sending the measure to the
White House.
Some of the major items in the
measure are:
$22,000,000 for McNary lock and
dam on the Columbia river in Ore
gon and Washington; $3,500,000,
Detroit reservoirs; $500,000, Wil
lamette river bank protection.
The bill covers several hundred
construction projects in about 40
states.
Other Pacific northwest flood
control projects included, Oregon:
Detroit reservoir, $3,500,000; Doran
reservoir, $3,000,000; Fern Ridge
reservoir, $155,000; Lookout Point
reservoir, $5,000,000.
Rivers and harbors:
Oregon and Washington Co
lumbia river at Bonneville, $500,
000; Columbia and lower Willam
ette rivers below Vancouver and
Portland, $775,000.
Oregon Coos bay, $1,500,000;
Yaquina bay and harbor, $109,400.
WASHINGTON, June 14 - fP) -The
senate tonight quickly passed
a record $442,179,098 interior de
partment appropriations bill. More
than half of the funds are ear
marked for western reclamation.
The measure carried $46,486,507
more than the house voted. It now
goes to a conference committee.
The senate adopted an amend
ment which would have the result
of ousting Reclamation Commis
sioner Michael Straus and Region
al Reclamation Director Richard L.
Boke of Sacramento, Calif.
The amendment provides that
positions of reclamation commis
sioner, assistant commissioner and
regional directors, after next Jan
uary 31, must be filled by engi
neers with five years experience.
Neither Boke nor Straus are engi
neers. The bulk of the reclamation con
struction funds were allotted by
the senate bill to six major proj
ects including Columbia basin,
$45,312,000.
House to Act
Today on 19-25
Conscription
WASHINGTON, June 14 -OTV
The 19 - through - 25 draft bill
was sent to the house floor today.
It is practically sure to be passed
this week.
The house rules committee
cleared the bill for house action
after keeping it "bottled up" for
five weeks. Chairman Leo Allen
(R-Ill.) said the vote was 6 to 4.
House republican leaders al
ready had stAnped "must" on the
bill and it now is slated tenta
tively for action tomorrow.
The senate passed a draft bill
of its own last Thursday, 78
of its own last Thursday, 78 to
10.
fied with the record of construc
tive legislation."
Meanwhile, while the wide open
race for the republican presiden
tial nomination threatened today
to prolong next week's GOP con
vention at Philadelphia, President
Truman was set to travel home
ward from his western tour, open
ly confident of a first ballot nom
ination by the democrats when
they meet July 12.
Farm Union Chief Finds Heavy
Reliance Rests
European countries today con
sider the Marshall plan a vital
necessity to their economies, Ron
ald E. Jones, Brooks, president of
the Oregon Farmers union, said
in Salem Monday.
Jones returned to his Salem of
fices after a trip to Paris where
he attended the third annual con
ference of the International Fed
eration of Agricultural Producers.
"The European fanner is gen
erally in better condition than he
has been for a long time," Jones
declared. Jones said he was sur
prised at their lack of knowledge
of our political situation although
many Europeans knew about the
Vandenberg position on the Mar
shall plan and don't want the
plan destroyed.
As Mir sfptaO
For (B tVOsDmiftlHis
McNary Field to Get New Equipment;
Facilities for Blind Landings Will j
Be Established; Terminals Planned J
By Lea Cour
Staff Writer. Th Statesman
Salem will be the air capital of Oregon probably for the next six
months, and its McNary Field will be developed accordingly, it was
indicated by air line officials and the civil aeronautics authority Mon
day night.
Only flying boats - - if any were around - - could land at the sub
merged and badly damaged Portland airport; from which all air traf
fic has been diverted. And until water recedes, CAA officials said it
was impossible to estimate accurately the time and money needed lor
Insurance Ban
Passed Over
Truman Veto
WASHINGTON, June 14.-vP-Congress
passed over President
Truman's veto today a bill barring
many thousands of semi-independent
workers from old-age insur
ance. The bill increases benefits for
the aged needy, for the blind, and
for dependent children by $184,
000,000 yearly.
Today also the house passed,
237 to 2, and sent to the senate
another social security bill add
ing 3,500,000 persons to the old
age insurance rolls most of
them employes of state and local
governments or non-profit organ
izations. The bill Mr. Truman vetoed
would increase payments to de
pendent children, blind persons
and the aged and needy, but the
president said the increases fall
far short of what he asked.
But the reason for his veto was
a provision which would bar '"in
dependent contractors" from old
age insurance financed by payroll
taxes. He said this could exclude
750,000 persons, including com
mission salesmen, life insurance
salesmen, truck drivers and many
others.
Senate Group
Restores Cut
In Aid Funds
WASHINGTON. June 14 -P)-The
senate appropriations com
mittee voted today to spend $6,
125,700,000 for foreign aid this
coming year. This is about $408,
010,225 less than the administra
tion requested.
The committee approved the bill
after three hours of arguments.
In effect it restores an estimated
$1,175,000,000 of the reduction vo
ted by the house.
Broken down into its various
programs, the bill includes: For
the aid - Europe program, $4,
000.000,000. For government and relief in
occupied areas, $1,325,000,000.
For aid to China, $460,000,000.
Greek - Turkish aid, $250,000,-
000.
International children's emer
gency fund. $20,000,000.
International refugee organiza
tion, $70,700,000.
Huggins Heads
Red Cross in
Marion County
Charles H. Huggins, Salem in
surance agent, was elected chair
man of the Marion county chap
ter, American Red Cross, in the
annual election meeting of the
board of directors at chapter head
quarters here Monday night.
Huggins succeeds W. M. Hamil
ton, and will take over his duties
July 1.
Other new officers are Milton
L. Meyers, first vice chairman;
Wesley E. Stewart, second vice
chairman; Mrs. Ronald E. Jones,
secretary, and Linn C. Smith,
treasurer.
The board also accepted resig
nations from two of its mem
bers. They are I. A. DeFrance,
disaster chairman, and Mrs. M. E.
Walters, first aid chairman. De
France said new duties in his
work with the state highway com
mission prompted his resignation.
Mrs. Walters is moving to Rose
burg. - '
in U.S. Aid Plan
"We didn't learn much about
the Russian position," Jones aver
red, "for the reason there were no
participants from Eurasia or East
ern European countries." The
federation has 21 countries that
were represented and 10 other
countries had- observers in at
tendance, Jones said.
Jones said top action at the con
ference probably was that of
adopting resolutions demanding a
freer; movement of foodstuffs
among the countries and urging
distribution of surpluses in such
a wax they will go where needed
without depressing the market.
Jones was accompanied by
James D. Patton, national presi
dent of the Farmers Union.
its rehabilitation.
A. C. U. Berry, airport mana
ger for the port of Portland, ; told
the Associated Press Monday night
a minimum period in which the
multi-million dollar airport and its
runways could be dry and usable
would be three months. But he
said this was only a preliminary
estimate and actual operational
use of the field would depend on
condition of the runways now un
der water. Another aviation
spokesman said the field likely
would be out of operation for tix
months. i
New Equipment Set
Meanwhile the city of Salem, air
lines and CAA were making plans
to expand the Salem field into a
first-class airport, capable of tak
ing over the Portland operation for
an indefinite period. The city al
ready was , improving roads ; and
maintaining parking areas, t
A CAA official Monday night
said sufficient equipment to make
the McNary field control tower a
standard operation would be. in
stalled before July 1. A long
sought range station to direct in
strument (blind) landings will be
included, the official stated. He
added that it was probable all the
new equipment may remain after
the Portland traffic is restored,
making MrNary field a permanent
alternate field for any emergency.
Work to make Salem potentially
a permanent alternate field ; will
be completed by Jan. 1, 1949, ac
cording to the CAA spokesman.
The official described present
Salem airport tower facilities as
"inadequate but doing the job."
Landing fees here have been es
tablished on the same basis as
Portland's.
Control Unit to Remain
The entire Portland CAA traffic-control
unit now operating the
Salem control tower willx remain
on the job until the Portland ;fitld
is restored and a small crew may
stay on permanently if the field
is designated an alternate, he stat
ed, j -I '
United Airlines, through Its Sa
lem manager, Harold Sweeney, an
nounced Monday that construction
would be started to expand pres
ent passenger-handling facilities.
Sweeney said an addition would
be built on the present lobby on the
southeast end where tents are: now
accommodating hundreds of air
travelers. R. L. Dobie, assistant
to the vice-president of UAL pas
senger service, arrived in Salem
Monday from Denver and eon
f erred with Sweeney and Lyle
Bartholomew, Salem architect, re- .
garding expansion plans. f
Following the conference, Swee
ney announced that UAL would
not construct permanent buildings
on the east side of the field be
cause city officials have indicated
a permanent municipal airport
terminal will be erected on the r
west apron.
New Terminal Planned
Northwest Airlines, using; the
west side with Western Air Lines,
indicated they would set up a tem
porary terminal to handle their
passenger and freight traffic- The
Oregon national guard 123rd fight
er group is using two old barracks
buildings on the west side for
headquarters. j
In Portland the Chamber of
Commerce's aviation committee
will meet today to discuss the crip
pled airline service situation. The
CAA also said several high offi
cials would go by coast guard
boats to make a preliminary sur
vey of the flooded field. i
One high CAA official said that
millions of feet of; buried wiring '
at the Portland airport were com
pletely destroyed by the flood wa
ter. Replacement of this alone will
take four months, he said. ;
Airline spokesmen in Portland
said Monday that' a shuttle air
service may be establishedje bring
passengers to Portland private
fields from Salem, and that it was
possible the Hillsboro and Trout
dale airports would be used as
alternates.
West Salem Tax j
Meeting Tonight
WEST SALEM. June 14 Tax
payers hearing on West Salem city
budget of $78,167 for the jyear
1948-49 will be held Tuesday night
at the city hall. Because city em
ployes sought an increase in pay
after the budget had been adopt
ed May 17. it is anticipated large
group will be on ? hand for the
meeting. S i
Of the $78,167 budget, $3847
must be raised by taxation and
it is $20,976 in excess of the six
per cent limitation; 1
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