1 ( IS The Statesman, Salem, Oregon. Fridayi Julr 16, 1944 Sflvertori Budget Adopted; Water System Discussed SJ&.VERTON Plans to1 improve Silverton's water system within the next year and a half were' discussed briefly at the July city council session presided over by Mayor C H. Diclcerson Monday nfcht ..... r I Further discussion was postponed until a special council meeting ean be called later this month. . Hearing- of the 1948-49 city budget was held in conjunction With the city council and with no objections voiced the budget was adopted. This provides for estimated expenditures of $88,309.71, an Increase of $7,447.73 overjast year. N Largest increase is 'that in the police , department where expen diture estimates were raised from $10,040 in 1947 to $14,414.22 for the' coming year. The budget showed that in the first 10 months of the present fiscal year $12,054, more than $2,000 above estimates for the entire year, had been spent. Biggest one item in the police increase is that of the sal ary for the chief of police. Tnre ordinances were com pleted Monday, night including those approving of the vacating of Opsund addition and the alley in Ames addition, and the third one regulating moving of heavy objects over city streets. A reso lution approved the purchase of a strip of property from Charles Cooley on 1st street for $500 and subsequent improvement of that street. One ordinance read for the second time will .vacate 20 feet along Wesley street. Samuel Jones was given per mission to build six one-unit houses on his Fisk street prop erty. Robert Borland, city man ager, war" instructed to estimate upkeep of the Washington Irving building so that this could be pro rated to those who -rent,, rooms in that-city building. . Manager Borland was also in structed to write a letter to the Portland General .Electric com ' pany inquiring when the lighting units, approved by the city coun cil 'more than a year ago, will be Installed. Another letter will go to residents of Brown street or dering them to put in new side walks before school opens. Council members voted to pay expenses of a local ,fireman to the school at Corvallis from Jftly 23 to 31. City Attorney Rex Al bright was ordered to draw up a lease for the control of garbage I collecting within Suvenon. Bridge replacement at James avenue was discussed but no ac tion taken. Relatives Visit At Turner Homes TURNER Visiting Mrs. Grant Farris from Alberta were her daughter, Mrs. Effie Harrington and three granddaughters, Mrs. Hazel Saunders, Mrs. Ruth Mont gomery and Marjone Harring ton. July 4 the Farris clan had I picnic dinner on tne taber nacle grounds.: About 25 attended. Mrs. Nellie Gunning has had as her guests her niece and hus band, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur -Fry (Lois Gunning). They left last week for Berkeley. Calif- to make their home. Mrs. Gunning is expecting from Sacramento her niece and hus band. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Keana f Marie Durfeel. Ther will ston nere, then spend the remainder of their vacation in Montana vis iting relatives. Robert GT Club Will Hold Picnic ROBERTS i- G. T. club will have a picnic Sunday at 6:30 p jn. on the lawn of the Albert Blankenship. home, 440 Madrona ave. Mrs. S. i C. Davenport and Mrs. Earl Blankenship are in charge of arrangements. Mrs. S. Lb Minard has return ed from a week at Seaside with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Ander son of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Haas are spending this week at East- lake fishing. On 2 Tunnels Jersey Cattle Club Meeting Cancelled SILVERTON T. R. Hobart, ' xyr i -r - i secretary oi aiarion jjouniy jer- : Work Jbinisheate ?l, ssini planned for the Lewis Judson ' home in Salem, Sunday, July 18, 1 has been cancelled. The nearness I of the date of the Oregon Jersey j Cattle club picnic, July 25, led I Marion county breeders to fear ! that both events might not be so j well attended. The state picnic ! will be held at Independence park ! starting at . 1 pjn. and Marion breeders are urged to attend this. DETROIT. July 14 W. C. Streble of the public roads ad ministration announced comple tion this week of the two tun nels to carry away waters of Mayflower and Whitman creeks. The work was done by sub-contractor Ralph Harding. Over the week end Mr. and Mrs. El don White and baby drove to Ashland for a visit with her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wyers. Visitors last week at the Tom Fryer home were their daugh ter, Catherine, who works in Sa lem, 1 and a niece, Norma De Spain, from Granite, Utah. The girls drove as far as Salem on Friday where Miss DeSpain took the train for her return home. Mr. and Mrs. B. I. (Buck) De lano visited cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Mashelle of Turner on Fri day. Max Lee Aon came recent ly from Neosho, Mo and will stay here for the school year. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith and William Scott all of Port land spent 4th of July with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dryden. They went fishing and had a picnic. Mrs. Smith, daughter of the TJrydens, stayed here for the week and her husband came for her Saturday. UNDERGOES OPERATION MEHAMA Mrs. Kenneth Golliet underwent major surgery at the Salem Memorial hospital Monday. Her young daughter, Harriet, Is staying with her grandmother in Salem until her mother recovers. Raymond Kell Named To State Forestry Board Appointment of Raymond M. j Kell of Portland as a member of j me state board of forestry, to I succeed Fred A. Goff who has resigned, was announced bv Gov. John H. Hall, Kell will represent j the Oregon state grange on the board. Governor Hall also announced reappointment of Josiah F. Gil- day, Portland, as a member of the Oregon board of examiners in ! watchmaking! and clockmakim; for a five year term. j Brush Creek Club Has Annual Picnic j BRUSH CREEK Booster club, headed by Alice Jensen, held its annual summer picnic at the Brush Creek school Sunday. Fol lowing the dinner the group went to the Dan Hillman home for j the afternoon. Hillmans recently ! moved to their present home, the j iormer j. c copierud home, from near tne evergreen-Pudding riv er bridge, f r 7 - ' Put Oho tlight Herb fPut ens' right here," says General tWs Vkfr President L. A. McQueen, skklag finger to point out where be wants pretty Joan Elgin to pot the last of the 301 nails that her been driven Into a" tire equipped rith the General Puncture-Sealing tube. ' j v . II-.:. . :- ': ; i - - A. W. 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