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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1948)
Statesman. Salem, Owm. Sites Pending For Two New f -Location of one proposed state office buildine is being studied by the state, beard of control, while another proposed structure, for the highway commission, wui do ua subject of next week's board meet 1b. officials said Tuesday. Fourteen rjrosDective sites for4 the office building to be erected Ja Portland are included in a report filed with the board of Roy Mills, board secretary. In recent appear ances at board meetings, the Port land East Side Commercial dub has urged a Holladay Park addi tion site in east Portland to relieve congestion, while the Portland city planning commission has support ed a west side location to provide centralization of all government offices. -. " Next week. T. H. Banfield and Ben Chandler, chairman and mem ber of the state highway commis sion, will discuss with the control board plans for the proposed $L- 000,000 highway building to be ..erected in Salem. It would be paid Ths for out of commission funds. . The board increased to $7.50 i ! day the lodging and meal allow- , ances for state employes while , they are traveling on official busi 1 nessv The allowance is now $8.79. The board received one bid, of So ,873, from warren Northwest, Inc., of Portland, for paving with asphalt the proposed parking lot at Oregon state hospital here. The ; bid was referred to the highway commission for investigation. Jaycees Hear Health Officer Functions and facilities of the Marion county health department were described to Junior Cham ber of Commerce members Tues day by Dr. Willard Stone, county health officer: At the club's weekly luncheon meeting in the Marion hotel he explained that his office gath ered and interpreted medical -in formation for the public. He said a major function of the depart ment was working toward the prevention of disease. . Liquor Commission Agents Raid Club PORTLAND, Aug. lO-D-State liquor control commission agents early today arrested the manager and five employes of the Black stone club for violating the 194 law regulating clubs. L.t- Gordon MeReary, head of the liquor enforcement division, said a recent opinion of the at torney general had clarified the law involved in the raid. Tho Salem Art Association Presents to its members and friends the Centennial Ball in honor of the Territorial Ccntonnial Of Oregon Saturday August 14, 1343 Nine to midnight in the Sa lem armory. Come to dance or to watch. Costume option al, but there'll be some. Old time music and folk dance for those who do and mod ern for. those who don'L Admission $1.00 per person Including tax. Proceeds to enlarge the work of the Association. Tickets on sale at the ) CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMERCIAL BOOK STORE ' ; SALEM RECORD SHOP STEVENS AND SON M O IB) G ET Time Trials, 8 :00 P. M. Races, 8:30 P. M. HOLLYUOOD BOUL IVi Ifiles North of Salem PORTLAND ROAD m J a 1 Wednesday. Augm n, Summer School Band to Present Concert Tonight Familiar and well-liked songs vriii ; fMhira ttnlrhf a concert in Leslie park by. the summer grade school comoinsa nana ana ormes tra. The program will begin at 8 o'clock, under direction of Victor Palmason, supervisor of the sum mer recreation music program. . . The program follows: . r f America , , .. .Z Henry Carey America the Beautiful ' Samuel A. Ward Old Folks at Home Stephen Foster Old Black Joe r... .Stephen Foster My Maryland t ' ' . : X Aula Lang syne, scotcn roue bong Rhw Bella of Scotland Folk Song In the Gloaming ; A. JY Harrison Onward Christian Soldiers -" - - . ? V Sullivan Star Spangled Banner, John Smith In Mid-Valley Hop picking will get under way in the Willamette valley Thurs day and Friday mornings, the Salem branch of the Oregon em ployment service announced Tuesdays. s W. H. Baillie. Salem office manager, said he had received a call for 150 pickers from Annen Bros, Mt. Angel route 1. The workers ii will be transported to the farm from the Salem labor office dock starting at 6:30 Fri day morning. Baillie also reported that some picking of the early, fuggle va riety will start in the Woodburn area on Thursday. Labor in tnat area will be used in the prelim inary stages: of the harvest. At the same tune Baillie point ed out that the local farm labor supply will be severely - taxed during the initial part of the hop harvest because cool weather Is slowing down bean picking. Thousands of farm workers, now employed on the bean crops, will remain until the bean yield slows down, Baillie said. YMCA to Elect New President . Election of a new board presi dent and appointment of a new general ; secretary are slated for Thursday's noon meeting of the Salem YMCA board of directors. at the YM building. Tinkham Gilbert has been rec ommended i by the nominating c o m m i 1 1 e e for the presidency, which Paul B. Wallace has resign ed. Wallace will remain aa a di rector, The committee recommended Gus Moore, staff member for many years and associate secretary for the past year, .to succeed C A. Kells, who la retiring at the end of August. Election of directors, to fill any vacancies on the board, will not be held until the October meeting. olliciais said. National Guard Switch Urged WASHINGTON- Am. 10 - isk Formation of an entirelv new na tional guard was urged tndav bv a defense department committee wnicn recommended tnat the nm. ent well-armed organization be taken from state control and turned over to the army and air xorce. If this were done. tK .-tmni national guard and air national guard could swing into action quickly in case jof 'a national emergency,': it was stated. Under present laws xney . may not be used for federal purposes until congress sars so. f -The committee suggested that the army and air force-controlled guards be renlaced In th mtmtm with - locally - organized military units ior use to - insure internal security. Holland to Run for Sflverton Position Sufficient names to nominate Herbert Hi Holland, Silverton, as an independent candidate inr sii. verfon justice of the peace were filed Just under the deadline, Mar ion County Clerk Harlan Judd said Tuesday. Holland will oppose Alf O. Nelson, incumbent, vha ha both republican and democratic nominations tor the November bal lot. : . , -: . : Petitions filed IfondiT fnr'TTnl land lacked 10 names of being suf .ficient, but enough were added by midnight to total 165 petition ers, as against the 163 necessary. , The d.;; 7IJI7J ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 ' 1 ' ' ' ! CLUB . COIIEO 3059 Portland Road Phone 25383 V 4 Hop Thursday Ililzi : -' TZHOLiY-- , ' Orchestra 1 , 5 Presidential Candidates tay Tour Plans WASHINGTON: Aug. 10 -flV Campaign plans for five presiden tial tickets began taxing snape to day. In the next! few weeks, the nation's voters will be caught in the hottest cross-fire of stump speaking in many- a year. . Presidential Truman was report ed planning a train-plane awing. around the country mm ue re- Dublican congress his chief, target. ilia first major speech may be a bid for the labor vote. National Chairman McGrath urged him to day to - accept on invitation to sneak at a Labor'! day rally in De troit. He said he la hopeful the president will agree. Where to tut 'tne repuDucans, and what with, will concern anoth er White House i strategy confer ence around lunch time tomorrow. The president will talk with his running mate, senator Barauey oi Kentucky, and officers of a Tru- manBarkley club. Dewey te Puut Tear Gov. Thomas Z. Dewey will re turn to Albany tomorrow from his Pawling, N.Y, farm to talk speak ing dates with Rep. Hugh D. Scott, Jr., GOP national chairman, and with S the executive committee of the Young - Republican national federation. Friends of the New Yorker meanwhile reported he may make a less, ambitious campaign than Mr. Truman. They described him as so confident that he will be elected Nov 2 as the first repub lican': president in 19 years that he may .confine his. voter appeal ' to fewer than ten major speeches. Kear Platform Talks This, of course, will not rule out the many informal rear plat form appearances that are tradi tional with ,a presidential cam paign.. From New York it was disclosed that Henry A. Wallace will-open nis pregressive party campaign formally on Aug. 21 at Bridgeport, Conn., rally. He will speak at pjn. EST) at Candelite stadium under auspices of the people's par ty of Connecticut. Lake Truman, who ousted him from the cabinet because he swung away from administration foreign policy, Wallace plans extensive tours in September and October. States' Eighters An off-shoot of the democratic party the states' righters for mally start their drive for the south's 127 electoral votes in Hous ton, Texas, tomorrow. There. Gov. J. Strom Thurmond, of South Car olina will accept the nomination for president in protest against the president's civil rights program for Negroes and other minorities. The fifth presidential ticket swung into action with a statement by socialist Norman Thomas hit ting at the recent special session of congress. He said the session, "with almost nothing done, re flects little credit on congress the president. Republicans, demo crats and dixiecrats all played pol itics with the people's interest" Socialist party headquarters in New York announced the Thomas ticket is expected to be on the ballot in 35 and possibly 36 states inNovember compared with only z in 1944. Senator Malioney May Challenge Wallace Nominee State Sen. Thomas R. Mahonev. Portland, asserted in Salem Tues day he probably would challenge by court action any decision of the state department - certifying Mrs. Peggy Carlson, Brightwood. as a nominee for representative in con gress from the third congressional district (Multnomah county), at the November election. Mrs. .Carlson was nominated at recent convention of the progres sive party of Oregon in Portland. juahoney said Mrs. Carlson's home is in the first congressional district. David O'Hara, in charge of the state elections bureau, announced Tuesday he had not yet determin ed whether to accept Mrs. Carl son's nomination. Senator Walsh . 'Encouraged' in Presidency Race ' State Sen. William Walsh, Coos county, in Salem' Tuesday, said he had received considerable encour agement in his contest for inci dent of the senate at the 1949 leg islature here in January. . : f While I have received a' sub stantial number of pledees I can' say-1 have sufficient support to insure my election at this time,' Senator Walsh declared. - Other avowed candidates for the senate presidency, according to re ports received, here, are Senators ttex juius, jrencueton, ana Angus uiDson, junction city. bai:ci ' -f 1 - 4 . Alusic. By ! f Van Araiit9or 4? ' ' f? and His 11 Piece '( and His 11 Piece i ' , Orchestra . I .' ! , - ' Dancing from t le 12 i i U Tharsday, Aagvst 12 JJ l ML Angel. Oregon Aadltoriam - ContrpversiaipatonnM t 4- WEMBLEY. England, Ag It relay team, has completed passing ef oaten to Lremte wngnw nirmnle meUon vletares. in the eeatreversiat laddent ef the race. which finished first, charring tne Eweu-vrncM exenaage . ! the nWrtare the rawners Jury ef appeals reversed the original rwllng aa awaroea me event to pagev) (OP) Wh-ephote via radio from London te The Statesman.) Spokesmen for Seamen Refuse Raise Offer SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10.-C?) -Spokesmen for four maritime un ions refused to accept a wage-raise offer today, and said three of the unions would strike September 2 when a federal anti-strike injunc tion expires. The unions said the wage offer wasnt enough. These developments came dur ing a stormy session of a presiden tial fact-finding board inquiring into the maritime labor dispute. Other developments included a charge by employers that the CIO longshoremen, headed . by Harry Bridees. and CfO marine engin eers deliberately impeded negoti ations, following the communist party line. The owners, in rnaxing ine wage offer, stuck to their guns on the hiring hall issue. They testifl d the Taft-Hartley act requires the dispatcher in hiring halls to be im partially hired. The unions de mand to be named by the unions. as at present. CIO longshoremen were oiierea 5-cent hourly increase, against their request for 18-cents hourly. The owners also offered increased vacation benefits totaling $350,000 yearly. , -- The shipowners onerea uu ma rine cooks and stewards a 2.3 per cent raise: independent firemen 2.3 per cent for offshore duty and 8 JS per cent on steam schooners; and the engineers, 7 per cent on steam schooners. After the offers were made, all were rejected by the unions, and all but the marine engineers said the strike would proceed as sched uled. The engineers demanded further negotiations. ; LeecPs Store To Op en Here A new women's! shoe store. branch of the Leed's chain, will be established at 170 N. Liberty st. this winter, Aj C Landau. northwest regional manager for Leed's at Seattle, announced on Tuesday. I The shop will begin September I to remodel the space now occu pied by a Fred Meyer store, and expects to be ready for business in three to four .months after that. Plans are now being drawn for the "ultra-modern plant, and Lan dau said cost of the work was not yet known. : " . . r The building has been leased from A. A." Keene. Present stock will , be transferred to the other Liberty street store of Fred Meyer Tobin 'Considers' Cabinet Position . , ' m WASHINGTON, Aug. Maurice J. Tobin today thanked President Truman for offering him the job of secretary of. labor and told him he would decide "within 43 hours', whether to accept it. Tobin, 47-year-old former dem ocratic governor of Massachusetts who is now seeking another term, has been offered m recess appoint ment to the $15,000-a -year-post made vacant by the death of Lew is B. Schwellenbach last June. STARTS TODAY Second Feature Dick Tracy Meets C with Salph Byrd, Boris Earloff, Ana Gwynn ' ? i . 1 Barney EweU (lef t), started ef the EweD- have set yet reacheal the Una aaarMag end r j. v :- ,4 t AIR-MINDED OFFICE K Depaty Sheriff Jobs T. Lytle (right), who ergasixed a 47-member. 29-aJreraft saaadrea. watches painter pat aa Insignia ea a plaae at airport .hear Las Vegas. Nev from which planes fly ea patroL Hoover Observes 74th Birthday at Iowa Birthplace WEST BRANCH, Ia Aug. 10 (P) In a spirit of humility, America's only living ex-presi dent received the homage of thousands today as he observed his 74th birthday in his native village. Herbert Clark Hoover, speak ing near' the two-room cottage where he was born to a Quaker teacher , and a blacksmith father, told his audience that only the United States could write a story like his own. "I have - had every honor to which any man could . aspire," Hoover said. There is no place on the whole earth except here in America where all the sons of man could have this chance in life." Alan Helps Thieves Posh Own Car, to Nearest (top PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10-(flV Two men were pushing a car in front of Henry Verscharen's house. The pair explained they were out of gas. Verscharen helped push the auto a block down the street. Then he hailed a passing police cruiser and had the. two men ar rested It was Verscharen's car. THE ACTION SENSATION -j. '7rfcinnr C3 2nd . Feataret Ace t,.:..m.Bi-i:,i;t,f a 1 i 4 United SUtes Olysapte ter in uus pie we uuwn nw vmcm A Judge diaqaallfled the American seea piace eewoe we ef the U. 8. (Stery em Sports - i Filings for Three Nominees Arrive Three additional nominee CI Ings f or the November election two by the Progressive party of Oregon and one by a convention of independent voters In Portland July 19 were received at the state department Tuesday, post marked prior to the deadline late Monday. The independent nominee Is Tal- madge F. Staley, Portland, for state representative from the 5th district, Multnomah county. The progressive party nominees include John H. Belden, Albany route 4, for state representative from Benton county, and A. G. Heyman, Albany, for state repre sentative from Unn county. RussiaRejects Trieste Plan WASHINGTON. Aug. 10 -VPi Elizabeth T. Bentley got $2,000 and a. medal from the Russian government in 1945 after she had secretly told the FBI that she was a red spy, investigating con gressmen said today. Members of the house un- American activities committee said the money and a red star decoration came from the" su preme Soviet council in 1945, ap parently for. her work. IIUKKT, SALEM - , 9 -. f - ' . Ends Scsnl ALL SALEM IS ClIEEaiNG! MM STARTS t T FRIDAY! JC3 CST'sm ai -im ml c:3L-r:: I niman Signs Emasculated Housing Bill j WASHINGTON. Aug.: 10V PmdHrat TrumiB todav aiened a housinVlTlli designed to make iV easier to finance low-cost homes but rapped the measure as falling far short of what the country needs. - Blasting the republican-control led congress for "deliberate neg lect? of people most in need of ad equate housing, the president said he signed the "emasculated meas ure" only because it was better than nothing. . . . . He had asked the special ses sion to pass the Taft-EUender Wagner housing hill containing provisions tor low -rent public housing, slum clearance and aids for farm housing. : The president said this was sec ond in importance only to ann Inflation laws. But. congress ignored the gov ernment-financed projects listed in the T-E-W bill and passed a substitute measure offered Senator McCarthy (R-Wls.) This is. what the housing bal. now law, will do: 1. It will permit the federal housing administration to guaran tee loans made to states, munici palities and non-profit corpora tions building rental housing. 2. Authorize the FHA to insure an additional $800,000,000 worth of mortgage loans on large-scale ren tal units where the cost for a fam ily unit is not over $9,000. 3. Make it simpler for builders of 1 p re-fabricated houses to get loans. 4. Speed building of housing projects by permitting builders to get 88 per cent insured mortgage loans on projects of at least 29 homes costing $8,300 or less each. Insared Leans . 8. On houses costing sojoo or less, it will authorize government insurance on 95 per cent buyers' loans and 90 per cent:' builders loans. 6. Permit" government loans on veterans cooperatives, boosting the allowanable cost from $1,350 per room to $8400 a unit. There is an alternate ceiling of $1,800 per room. 7. Authorize 90 per cent loans on non-veterans cooperatives. 8. Guarantee banks or other lenders against losses running up to 10 per cent of their total loans on bank construction of homes costing not more than $4,500. That is, if a bank had made total loans of $450,000 on that type of home. and lost $50,000, the government would make good $45,000 of the loss. ' i sees Unlikely Over It per Cent Backers of the bill said it was unlikely . a bank would suffer losses of more than Id per cent This guarantee system applies. mostly to rural and semi-rural homes. Previously the top cost lim it on homes eligible for the guar antee was $3,000 instead of $4,500. Tne system Is -different from the ordinary federal housing ad ministration program, under Which loans a individual houses are guaranteed up to 9$ per cent of the cost. " ! 9. Permit banks to sell on td the government as much as 50 per cent of their GI and RHA Insured mort gages acquired after April 30, 1948. The earlier limit was only 25 per cent. . French Assembly Passes Financial Reform Bill PARIS, Wednesday. Aug. 11-OP) The national assembly approved early today Premier Andre Ma rie's financial reform bill. The vote was 325 to 215. The measure gives Marie and his new coalition fcablnet wide powers to deal with France's fi nancial crisis. The communists fought the bill throughout sever al days of debate. - NEW TODAY! 2 Terrific Treate thrrA!4t ! il BtertViaaVawwMaMNKaMsaatt i 120 Merc Petitions ' Ask Changeover to Gty Commission Twenty additional petitions for city commission government in Sa lem were placed in circulation last night at a meeting of Salem trades and labor council. t II. E. Barker, council; secretary and member of a committee seek ing to place a charter change from city manager to city commission government on the November bal lot, said a total of S3 petitions are now circulating. The sponsoring committee will meet at 8:30 p. m. Friday in the Labor temple to unofficially tally the number of signatures on peti tions. To get the measure on the ballot, 1,262 valid signatures must be filed with the city recorder by August 15. Eegion Pok to Open Schedule Fall opening meeting for Salem post 138, American 'Legion will be Monday. August. 23. with an in- ltiaUon and a program of enter- Tuesday night .following an ex ecutive council session, conducted by Commander Homer Smith, jr. The post Invited all World War II veterans in Salem and vicinity to attend the meeting,; in the Le gion hall at 2850 S. Commercial st. . j' j All members not yet Initiated are to be inducted taat evening by a ritual team in charge of Jim , Falrweather of Portland post 1. A program will be followed by dutch lunch and refreshments. The executive council also laid plans for, the post's booth at the state fair in September. t Training School" nunuing "uppna The new segregation building at the state training school for boys near Woodburn is open this week. Superintendent M. D. Woolley an nounced. This is part f 8300, 000 construction program now in progress at the school. This is the first time. ; Woolley said, that the institution has had a place where incorrigible boys may be restrained. j Other new construction Includes a dormitory and gymnasium. Mon ey for these projects came largely from the $10,000,000 state building fund. V Rubber-Shod Ilorses to Race over Paved Roads OREGON CITY, Aug. 10 -(JT) The 1948 version of the old west s pony express will move on, of all things, sneakers. Pony expressers will race be- JtweenA Oregon Cityf and Salem as part or tne uregon centennial celebration. But because much of the. 40-mile course is paved, some riders Will shoe theii horses with rubber. j '.. 1 . 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