Th dcWwnfin. Bojiatu, Cfrrxjon. Scmlory. Octobr 10. 1948 $3 IWilMpn Fer Year Needed to I Keep Up with Space Demands i In Institutions, ' Aiken Asserts A probable $200,000 to $3,000,000 per biennium would be re quired for several years to enlarge Oregon's state Institutional facilities to cope with actual demands. State Budget Director George Aiken esti mated Saturday. This capital outlay would be in addition to funds for operating costs. . Only hope of reducing this capital outlay estirnate, Aiken con tinued, would be a reduction In the ; ' ; f state's population which he said is waS unlikely. Ceiitrariiowell Gov. John H. Hall said he had . w t ' advised Aiken to prepare as nearly ! tXtenSlOIl Unit W..aoA W Begins Program 199 legislature as possible. "Aiken and I have discussed the state' financial status, the budget "re quests of various state activities. "a.:.5L" ".f ",slhome extension unit was held a " " u th home of the new during the next btenmum starting , Mr ymt(m Rephart. Wtexi JUiJ wui dc graicr wan frtmrnttt. .nnn;n1 t. W CENTRAL HOWELL First fall I meeting of the Central Howell president. be Governor Hall will ever before. averred. Balanced B4get Oat Aiken told Governor Hall that a balanced budget was out of the question although It would be pos sible to reduce materially most of the budget requests received up to this time-. Governor Hall said the board of control, which must pass on budgets of all state institutions, would hold a series of conferences with Institution superintendents starling within a few days. The budget director said he al ready bad informed number oi state department heads that theii budget . requests were excessive and would have to be reduced be fore being sent to the 1949 legisla ture. "Slashing of these budgets is the only solution of the state's current financial problem, Aiken said. Vaeatlanal Sehoe! Particular mention was made by Aiken of the budgets of several state activities including the Ore- f'in vocational school at Klamath alls. The said the original legis lative appropriation for this insti tution for 1S47-49 was estimated m $695,553. There actually has been expended $957,519.43, Aiken continued. ' For the 1949-51 biennium the vocational school is asking for tl.8 18,704.40, of which a substan tial part is state money. Aiken said he had not deter mined definitely how much money 'Will be required to operate the new tale institution facilities provided tinder the state building program. He said some of the new buildings at the state Institutions already were completed while others would be ready for occupancy early next year, fay memire Tate I hope seme of the surplus state Income lax revenues may be re captured fcr governmental ex penses but us probably will re quire a vote cf the people. Aiken declared.- The state supreme court recently held that -these surplus revenues could be used only for the reduction of property taxes. Further relief might result, Aiken said, from -a change in the current laws placing capital out lay funds outside the 8 per cent limitation azsendment. Revenues from miscellaneous sources, such as the state corpora tion comrais;5on, state insurance department and state .real estate division, were not expected to in crease materially during the next two years, Aiken said. Governor Hall made it plain that he had given Aiken full au thority to prepare the state budget for the next legislature and to make any cuts In budget requests tie may deem advisable. . Community Chest Is Organized Near Jefferson JEFFERSON The Commun ity chest axnual drive Is under way. Jefferson's quota Is $500 as Is the Sidcey-Talbot district The Rev. George Richardson Is chairman cf the Jefferson drive and will be assisted by Mrs. VTr fl Bailes and Mrs. Gilbert Looney. Mrs. E. B. Henningsen Is chair man in the Talbot district, as sisted by Loren Hoven and Mrs. Gordon Tumidge. Mrs. Louise Johnston is chairman of the Sid rey district aided by Mrs. Edwin tenner. Jake Gitacur of Sidney Is one of the county vice chairmen. year are: membership-hospitality, Mrs. John Anglin; recreation. Mrs. Clyde DeSart. Mrs. Clarence Sim mons, sr., and Mrs. Clarence Sim mons, Jr.; publicity, Mrs. Emory Goode and Mrs. Lee Dow; 4-H club Mrs. John Cage and Mrs. Earl; DeSart; finance, Mrs. Theo dore Kuenzi, Mrs. Clarence John son and Mrs. Earl DeSart; stand ard unit, Mrs. Ray McKibbon; Azalea House. Mrs. Frank Way, and A. C. W. Mrs. Leonard Hammer. Mrs. Kephart was assisted by Mrs. Harley Stillion, Mrs. Ray McKibbon and Mrs. Leonard Hammer with a covered dish luncheon at noon.; Party planning was the project studied with Mrs.; Lewis Patter son and Mrs. John Schafer in charge. Members present were Mes-j-dames George Plane, Clarence Johnson. Leonard Roth, Harold Roth, Glarence Simmons, sr., Clar ence Simmons, Jr.. Will Roth, Sal muel Eshleman, Lewis Patterson, Clyde DeSart, John Schafer. Har ley Stillion, Ray McKibbon. Leon ard Hammer. Elton Watts, Lee Dow, Martha DeSart and the hostess. Work Starts on Cabinet Shop Erection of a one-story cabinet shop and used furniture store at 654 Norway st, has been started by Ben Lambert, who was grant ed a city building permit Sat urday, listing cost at $4,000. The foundation is laid, and comple tion is expected In a few weeks for the frame structure, which will be stuccoed. Lambert has been in business here for about years, as own er of Lambert's Antique and Gift shop, which "will remain at 220 N. Liberty st. A permit was also: issued Sat urdav to James Jones to alter j a dwelling at 2201 W. Nob Hill st. at a cost of $800. Presbyterian Club; To Hear Speech oh 'Germany Today' First fall meeting of First Pres byterian church Men a club will be a dinner at the church Tuesday at 6:30 pjn. Wesley Rennle of the world committee of? the YMCA will speak on "Germany As It Is During the past summer Rennle was in Germany and attended meetings of the World Council Of Churches at Amsterdam. Officers of the club for the year are Sam B. Harbison president; Arthur B. Bates, vice president; Robert T. Stanley, treasurer, and George GabrieL secretary. The dinner will be served by a commit tee of church women. wneaiiey Optometrist FersBerly with Marrls Optical Ce. Now Located at 167 So. High St. a. nt a a rr ill 1A m I L) V Vff; s. eaMaSssssMsassasssssssssSsMeaMassssai "Have You Seen the New 'GOLD' PEARLS?" They were designed by Marvella to go "With the soft browns, greens and blue of your fall wardrobel They ! add that touch of richness to any ensemble I See them : at P. W. HALE, HOLLWOOD JEWELER'S, this week! j Sapport ear local Community Chest Drivel Everybody benefits . . everybody fives! PJME. liouyaauB jtiusm At Salem Schools . James Ceeke SUtr SckMl Crreipaoat PARKlSII JUNIOR HIGH Student! body elections at Par rish Friday elected 11 "Liberator party- candidates to 7 for the "studenteers, but Melvin Govig, "studenteej-" party candidate was elected student body president Others to student body offices are: Vice president. Bob Riggs; secretary. Jean Hartwell; treasurer, John Bone; sergeant-at-arms, Don! Hansen: yell kings, Lee Archibald and Michael Church; song; queens. Helen Callagnan, Loyce Ta-ior, Norma Stewart and Naydeen Taylor. Larrv KeoDineer will be eiehth grade representative; and Larry Fowler, seventh grade representa tive, j i Girls League officers will be: President, j Roberta Sjoding: vice president, Sharon Campbell; sec retary, Jackie Jones. Jere Dobyns was elected Boys League president; Larry Sharp, vice president; and Wallace Mc Coy, j secretary. LESLIE JUNIOR HIGH A special activities schedule will be organized next week to include modal buildinff. dramatics, iour- nalisny boxing, wrestling, handi crafts, cooking for boys, and shop for girls. I Students may partici pate in any one of these activities at semi-weekly meetings. Leslie students will bring cloth ing to school next week to be sent to European cnuaren. BUSH SCHOOL "Safety was stressed In a school assembly at Bush Friday which featured a movie entitled "Safety from Home to School. New students and teachers were introduced whose home states represented nearly all the 48 states and Alaska. The program, held in two sec tions because of lack of auditor! um space, was concluded with as sembly singing. McKTNLET SCHOOL McKinley grade school went over the top on its 1948 Communi ty Chest drive quota Friday as pupils subscribed to $91.8 $31.6 more tnan xn u iuu. m.n. Dorothv Rea. school principal, said that 275 of the school's 312 pupils participated in the campaign. Group Organizes In Opposition to Power Franchise Formal organization was an nounced last week for the Salem Development committee which rt- clared its avowed purpose was to defeat a move for a franchise on SALEII ELECTRIC VS. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC Residential Rate 5 kwh. 200 kwh. 500 kwh. Salem Electric Regular (Within Salem & W. Salem 1.00 Commercial Rate the part of Salem Electric. Offi cers of the committee are Ernest A. Miller, president of State Fi nance company, chairman; Henry Crawford, former postmaster, sec retary, and Paul Wallace, treas urer. ! The committee in its "statement of facts'f declares the proposed franchise; has no time limit and .. it '. ' attempts to bind the city perpe tually; that it Is in contravention of the law of 1 1931 which sets a limit of 20 years; that under the status of "cooperative" Salem Electric would! avoid payment of most taxes; that the franchise seta no standard of service; and that duplication of service means high er rates. - I -Ci - PGE Regular Rate . 1.65 PGE Special Rate. (Salem Only) 1.57 3X0 3.85 3.67 4.50 6.05 750 kwh. KWD. 940 14.70 1500 kwh. 12 KWD. 18.30 24.57 6000 kwh. 30 KWD. 57.00 80.37 The Most Comprehensive Collection In America f I GROWN BY I Bex 212. Brooks. Ore. Catalogue Free on Reques 5.77 Same as above (See schedule 32) Comparison of the above rates shows monthly contributions to PGE over Salem Electric Rates sufficient for them and their SALEM DZVELOPMENT COMMITTEE to put on a good campaign against SALEM ELECTRIC without additional donations by the public The question has been raised "Were those recent letters by the SALEM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE addressed on the same machines as PGE power bills?" COMPARE THAT. TOO! What? Another Wall Street hoax I Yd. Adv. by Beard of Directors, Salem Electric, Dr. O. A. Olson. FARIIERS IIISDRAIICE GROUP AUTO - TRUCK - I FIRE Your financial security deserves sound protection. Get" the best Automobile or Truck insurance available and enjoy the savings of a "Continuing form," non assessable policy. Your inquiry is in vited. See us. I i BILL OSKO 466 Court St. Phone 3-5661 is t t v ) BUX OSKO DlsL Mgr. i f ! !. I; : . 'il i ! l ! Of !- . . !? i ' .!? . r . ...t ! ! t t . ' ' S ! t . - m With the oU strike now in its sixth week, you should know I just : i j what the situation is today. Here's a quick round-up: v Production Now Nearly Bach to Normal When tho strike began, gasoline production was cut sharply but our reserves lasted un til we could get back to producing in the quantities the west needs. In Uctopor aj year rrrfo. fh averaao rate of crude oil beina processed in the Coast s refineries jwas about 870,000 barrels a day. Right now it's better than 800,000 barrels. So you can seo that mo- m m t m i . torists aro in no danger oi having their cars tied up tor lack oi iuel. Tho Oil Striho Can Co Solllcd Fairly to All Concerned i "4 ft - Oil Worlrcrs Gel Good Wages It's an oil industry policy to pay good mony in every cate gory, from casual labor to highly skilled craftsmen, oil workers wage rates are as high or higher than those in other manufacturing industries. Including our offer of .124 cents an hour increase, average daily pay of oil workers would amount to $14.39 NOT including overtime. Oil Workers Have Job Secnrily Along with pay that has gone up steadily, workers enjoy security on the job that's really enviable. It's the kind of work that people can count on and plan ahead on. And, too, oil is a strongly competitive business with room for advancement. Key oil men have come up through the ranks. Our Oiler Ilore Than Heels the Cost of Living Rise The 12 Vi cents an hour increase offered nd rejected by OWIU-CIO is a good bit beyond the cost of living increase. The latest government figures show the cost of living is up 73 since 1941. The wage schedule offered is actually up 83 above. 1941 rates. ' The offer amounts to an increase of a full dollar a day more. It would bring total wage increases of $5.22 a day since the end of the war. It's equivalent to increases accepted by the same oil workers union in other parts of the country during the same period. Wage Increases Doosl Inflationary Spiral To agree to an excessive and inflationary wage increase in one industry exerts pressure on all other Industries. Every one is painfully aware that increases in wages are followed by further increases in the prices of all the things We buy. i j j It would be a disservice to tbe public and t our employee! who are part of that public to contribute unnecessarily to ; J the inflationary spiral. Oar Offer Was Carefully Considered We didn't just pull that 12-cent-an-hour figure out of the air. We studied these items carefully: j 1 ' i i 1 The increase in living cost today. ! J 2 Oil industry wages compared with other industry. 3 Latest oil industry wage increases in other parts of th ' country. 4 The effect of inflationary wage increases on the public. Check those Items against the facts we've outlined above. . You can see that we approached the problem reasonably and i j . considered all the factors involved. We think we came tq a conclusion fair to all to th public and to ur employees. it THE TEXAS COMPANY SHELL OIL C03IPANY, INCORPORATED UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA O RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION O TIDE WATER ASSOCIATED OIL COMPANY STANDARD OIL C03IPANY OF CALIFORNIA 20X1 Falrrreands Kd. Telephone S-C2S5 !