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Another Armistice day has
rolled around.
This is the 30th anniversary of
that memorable day when firing
ceased on the battle lines of the
first world, war, when people of
the western world gave them
selves over to an ecstasy of emo
tion in celebration of the return
of peace a peace which was
promised to be lasting.
We cannot today recreate the
spirit of Nov. 11, 1918. Time has
diluted it. the cycle of events has
robbed it of its promised bless
ing. It stands in history truly as
an armistice, a truce shattered
within a quarter century.
It is we!!, however, to pause
and reflect on the first world
war and to pay tribute to those
who successfully resisted the ag
gression of 1914-1918. That sacri
fice was not in vain, even though
it had to be repeated to with
stand a similar and more vile
menace in 1939-45.
Today, we find ourselves again
disillusioned. The high hopes of
durable peace after the axis
powers were obliterated have not
been fulfilled. Today, men are
being called to military service
because of threats of another war.
The outlay for our military estab
lishment exceeds that of any
previous peacetime year. A cer
tain degree of fatalism abounds,
a feeling that a showdown strug
gle is inevitable between eaSt and
west, between the communist po
lice state and the democratic
society.
Against that forbidding pros
pect is the evidence of a deep
(Continued on editorial page)
Scientist Say
Mole Engine to
Travel in Earth
By James Streblr
Associated Press Aviation Reporter
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10-(JP-A
noted scientist said today an en
gine can be developed to travel
through the earth, with under
ground warfare a possibility.
The statement was made by Dr.
Fritz Zwicky, professor of astro-
?hysics at California Institute of
echnology and director of re
search for Aerojet, world's larg
est building of rocket engines. He
disclosed at the same time that
. a new . type engine for under
water vehicles had been developed
which may double the speed of
torpedoes and other submerged
weapons.
The latter engine as described
In general terms by Dr. Zwicky
uses the principle of the pulse jet
engine which powered the Ger
man V-l bomb, but uses a fuel
which combusts on contact with
water Instead of burning gasoline
as does the V-l engine.
' Dr. Zwicky said Aerojet has de
veloped a pulse jet several times
as efficient as the engine used by
the Germans to send bombs across
the English channel.
The scientist said studies are
being made in the field of power
plants for Ma propelled vehicle
that will drill through the earth
like a mole."
"This is something you have not
seen yet, but which is absolutely
In the scheme of things," he said.
We know in theor; how it can
be done, but we are not ready to
go ahead until we know more
about the - composition of the
earth."
Answering a question, he said
it is . possible that such an earth
machine could be used to attack
an enemy on the other side of the
worlds
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
and when I got home
ImywUe was so md she hit the
floor!
Thef Oregon Statesman, Salem. Oreaon, Thursday,
to
Russ Threaten to Force Down
Stray U.S., British Airlift Planes
Clay Replies
'We Will Keep
Them Flying'
By Wes ) Gallagher
BERLIN, Novj 10-P)-The Rus
sians threatened tonight to force
down American; and British air
lift planes thatj fly outside the
three air corridors in the supply
route to Berlin, i
The Soviet action was the most
drastic since the ground blockade
was imposed. t forshadowed a
new Berlin crisi$.
Gen. Lucius p. Clay, the U.S.
commander, replied tersely to the
threat: "We will keep them fly
ing." His chief of j staff warned the
Russians they would be held re
sponsible for any damage to air
craft or personnel.
To Hold Reds Responsible
The British Have nOt yet form
ally replied to the Soviet note dis
closing the threat, but an official
said publicly, British pilots obeyed
the air rules (and the Russians
would be "held Responsible for any
action they take.
The Russia ris - also said they
would force down "all aircraft
without identification marks of
nationality" fljfing anywhere over
the Soviet zone of Germany, in
cluding the corridors.
This presumably refers to non
military aircraft. Commer c i a 1
planes, unlike 1 military aircraft in
Germany, do 4ot carry nationality
markings. The Russians long have
been complaining about commer
cial flights in Berlin's air corridors.
Instructions Issued
Although American pilots said
they had standing instructions
since last May to obey any Soviet
fighter plane seeking to f oree them
to land, the Sbviet order increas
ed chances for a serious- interna
tional incident ,
Some official spurces believe the
Russians are testing how far they
can go in interfering With the air
lift short of ar.
In the past both Britain and the
United States! have threatened to
use fighter planes to keep the air
lift going if necessary.
To Fly Food
To Elephants
l
ALAMEDA Calif., Nov. 10-UP)-"Operation
Hy" was ready to fly
tonight. j .
The Alameda Naval Air station
is sending a giant Mars aircraft
with six bales of hay to the Paci
fic Far East Lines' Swarthmore
Victory, at sea 1,000 miles west of
San Francisco.
The ship earlier sent an SOS
to the effect that eight baby ele
phants aboard were out of food
and there wis danger of losing
them. . !
The air station got authority
from Washington to send a plane
load of hay to aid the starving
Pachyderms. I
Appeal Filed in
School Vote Case
A
An appeal trom the ruling of
Circuit Court 'Judge E. M. Page,
which affirmed the validity of
the vote approving the Turner
Aumsville union high; school, was
filed in the ' state supreme court
Wednesday. J
No date has; been set for hear
ing arguments in the case.
Several residents of district No.
5 had contested the legality of
voting procedures at the consoli
dation election) held last Decem
ber, i
Disciplining Men Sets off
Auto Plant Walkouts
DETROIT, ov. 10-;p)-Mush-rooming
walkout and layoffs
stemming from; the disciplining of
two men idled an estimated 12,500
workers in three Chrysler Corp.
plants today.
Chrysler officials said they dis
ciplined the two men at the Jef
ferson plant; fpr failing to meet
production standards, touching
off the latest shutdowns. Spokes
men for the CIO United Auto
Workers contended ; the quotas
were too high.
' .it
FireFighters Keep
Upper Haid, California
SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 10-(JPy-Fire
fighters kept the upper
hand today on a Santa Ana moun
tain brush fire, permitting 1,500
persons evacuated Monday to re
turn to their homes in Silverado
and Modjeska Canyons.
The active fi
re front was re-
duced today to
one and one-half
miles.
COUNDII
Armistice Bay
Navy Ship Reports
Evidences of Sub
Near Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Nov. 0-JP)
Pacific fleet headquarters said
today a naval vessel this morn
ing reported evidence of a pos
sible submarine contact nine
miles south of Pearl Harbor.
Other units have been direct
ed to search the area. Headquar
ters said no verification of the
presence of a submarine has
been obtained.
A headquarters spokesman said
a check was made before its an
nouncement to ascertain that no
American submarines were op
erating in the area.
The USS Bluebird, a submar
ine rescue vessel equipped with
sound detection gear, reported
evidence of the possible presence
of the submarine just outside
Pearl harbor.
Martial Law in
Nanking; U.S.
Citizens Flee
NANKING, Nov. 10-6P)-Ameri-cans
fled today from a China torn
by hunger riots as a communist
drive thundering down from the
north exposed "this shaken capital
to direct attack.
Martial law was declared in the
Nanking and Shanghai area, scenes
of angry rice riots and looting in
the past few days. Nanking, Chi
na's capital, was quiet after Chi
ang Kai-Shek decreed a curfew
between 11 p.m. and 6 ajn. nightly.
Suchow, the big government
base ' 170 miles to the northwest,
was by-passed by powerful red
columns, military reports indicat
ed. Other sources said that while
one communist force bypassed Su
chow, comrade columns were rap
idly encircling the city.
Against the twin perils of ad
vancing communists and growing
hunger riots in Nanking, Shanghai
and Hangchow, the U.S. army
moved swiftly to remove Ameri
cans. The 500 dependents of military
personnel were being flown to
Tsingtao the U.S. navy anchorage
280 miles to the north.
The U.S. embassy told other
American nationals that river
transport was coming up the
Yangtze for them from Shanghai
It was indicated that, if things get
worse, a U.S. warship will come
to Nanking to protect the departing
Americans.
(Pan American airways in San
Francisco said it is diverting its
24-plane fleet of Pacific clippers
to bring out 1,000 Americans at
the request of the state depart
ment. Those Americans will be
flown to Japan.)
Yeater Added to
Senate Aspirants
The name of Douglas Yeater,
was added Wednesday to the
growing list of aspirants to the
senate seat to be vacated soon by
the governor-elect Douglas Mc
Kay.
Yeater's name was recommend
ed to the Marion county court,
who is to appoint McKay's suc
cessor next month, by W. H. Hen
derson, manager of the Salem
Shopping News. Yeater, a Salem
business man was reelected last
week as Marion county represen
tative to the state legislature.
Revision in Farm
Legislation Urged
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -(JP)
Sharp revision of republican farm
legislation was proposed today by
Rep. Cooley (D-NC), who is due
tc become chairman of the house
agriculture committee in January.
The North Carolina tobacco
planter said the farm price law
sponsored by the republicans
gives farmers the least protec
tion when they need it most, In
times of surplus production. On
the other hand, he said, it pro
vides fqr "large payments dur
ing periods of scarcity when they
least need it."
Weather
Max.
4t
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Min.
Zl
32
41
Pracip.
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Salem
Portland
San Francisco
Chicago
4S 30
as
Nw York
Willamette river -1 fct.
Forecast (from U.S. waathar bureau.
McNary field. Salem): Partly cloudy
today and tonight with local foe night
and morning. Little change In temper
ature. High today near 55. Low tonight
near 32.
SALEM PKECIPITATION
(Sept. 1 te Ner. 11)
This Year Last Year . Average
1M. UJTl 4.41
November 11 1948
AFL Dockmen
Dispute Closes
New York Port
NEW YORK, Nov. 10-(P)-Re-belious
AFL stevedores virtually
shut down New York's vast port
today with a walkout in protest
of a new union-negotiated" wage
agreement. Boston also was af
fected. Harry Durning, collector of cus
toms of the port, said loading op
erations on nearly all of Manhat
tan's sprawling west side piers
and Brooklyn's huge waterfront
came to a standstill.
Joseph P. Ryan, president of the
AFL International L o n g s h ore
men's association of which the men
are members, said 10,000 had re
fused to work.
The 65,000 members of the ILA
from Portland Me., to Hampton
Roads, Va., will complete voting
on the new wage agreement by
Friday.
The agreement, which Ryan and
other leaders had recommended be
accepted, provided a basic wage
increase of 10 cents an hour and
other benefits.
The union originally asked a 50
cents an hour increase.
Annexation
Vote Tallied
Kmgwood water district be
came officially a part of the city
of Salem Tuesday with the filing
in the secretary of state's of
fice the city council's canvass of
the Vote and declaration of an
nexation. Suits to restrain the annextion
move, considered by some resi
dents of the Polk county area, had
not been filed Wednesday.
Residents of the district and
of Salem approved the annexa
tion measure at the November 2
general election and the city
council canvassed the vote at
Monday night's meeting.
At the meeting, Paul Burris,
appearing as attorney for certain
property owners, requested the
canvass be delayed in order for
him to prepare restraining action
against the annexation.
Portland Slates
Parade Today
PORTLAND, Nov. 10-7P)-A pa
rade through the downtown busi
ness district will highlight the
Armistice day celebrating here to
morrow. Theodore A. Penland, aged na
tional commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic, will be
grand marshal of the parade.
City, county, and federal offices
as well as banks and schools will
close for the holiday. Most busi
ness, however, will operate as us
ual. Bids Open on New
Postof f ice Branch
For Salem Heights
The area south of Salem receiv
ed new recognition for its rapid
growth Wednesday in plans to
open a Salem Heights branch
postoffice.
Salem Postmaster Albert Gragg
announced that" bids would be
opened for the facility until 4 p.m.,
Friday, November 19, and that
blanks and information could be
obtained at his office.
The area in which it is con
templated the branch would be
located is bounded on the north
by Hoyt street, west by Liberty
road, east by Browning avenue
and south by Madronna avenue.
The Salem Heights office will be
the fifth branch of the Salem post
office. Others are at Keizer, Holly
wood, Four Corners and West Sa
lem. HARVEST BOUNTY MOUNTS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-P-This
year's harvest is proving
even more bountiful than forecast
Yields of most late maturing crops,
including corn, are turning out
better than;October 1 forecasts, the
agriculture department reported
today.
FLIERS IN FOURTH WEEK
LONGVIEW. Tex, Nov. 10-UP)
Texas endurance fliers Fred Vin
mont and Bert Simons completed
their third week in the air at
6:01 p.m. today.
MEASLES CASES INCREASE
PORTLAND, Nov. 10- OF) -Measles
cases are eight times as
prevalent in Oregon as usual, the
State Board of Health reported to
day. While ten cases are normal
for this time of year, right now 80
children are ill with measles.
No. 207
Activities
Set Today
In Salem
Veteran Salem parade-watch
ers are due to see "the best and
ZZz, , . . j
biggest local Armistice day parade
in 10 years" today, in downtown
Salem, according to General Chair
man John TeSelle.
The more than 50 units com
prising the five sections had as
sured TeSelle by Wednesday they
would be out in force he said. The
units consist of veteran, military,
civic, patriotic, school and frater
nal groups
Among the military units will
be the new Company G, 162nd in
fantry, of the national guard, in
its first j public appearance Capt.
William1 C. Dyer, Jr., commands
the outfit.
The parade is due to leave Mar
ion square at 10:30. It will go
South on Commercial street to
State street and end up at the
courthouse where traditional cere
monies will be held and the cus
tomary one minute of silence ob
served at 11 a.m
Other features of the day include
open house for veterans and their
families this afternoon and night
at Legion hall on South Commer'
cial street and at the Veterans of
Foreign Wars hall on North
Church and Hood streets.
A football game between Sacred
Heart Academy and Salem College
ana Academy will begin at Z p.m.
on dinger field. Sponsored by lo
cal American Legion posts 9, 138
and 149, the proceeds of the game
are to go into each playing school's
athletic fund.
Church Services Sunday
Traditional Armistice day church
services in honor of war dead will
be held fiext Sunday morning at
the St. 'Paul's Episcopal church,
Chemeketa and South Winter
streets. The Rev. George Swift
pastor, will conduct a brief service
dedicated to peace. Represents
tives Of Salem's patriotic organ!
rations are to attend.
The entire Armistice day cele
bratioh is Teing sponsored by the
isalem .Federation of Patriotic Or
ders. All local state, county and
municipal offices, banks, post of
fice and schools will be closed to
day.
Fair Warning
To Pedestrians
Secretary of State Earl T. New-
bry Wednesday received a letter
from a woman, name withheld,
who suggested that all persons re
ceiving permits to purchase liquor
be provided with an emblem which
would be placed on the wind
ihields of their automobiles.
"Through such action," the
woman said, "non-drinkers would
be informed as to the identity of
motor vehicle drivers who drink."
Newbry said he would refer the
letter; to the state liquor control
commission.
Dairymen Suggest
Compromise on
Margarine Issue
PORTLAND. Nov. MHJPy-Th
National Cooperative Milk Produ
cers Federation today heard a
proposal for eliminating oleomar
garine taxes but forbidding sale
Df colored butter substitutes.
John Brandt, Litchfield, Minn,
federation president, said "This
would be a fair and impartial deal
and would be a recognition of theJ
long established right to the ex
clusive use of the color yellow in
the manufacture and sale of but
ter." !
Granger Demands
Pay, Spiral Halt
PORTLAND, Me, Nov. 10 -(JP)
The National Grange convention
heard a plea today that organized
labor hold off on demands for a
new round of wage increases.
National Master Albert S. Goss,
in a keynote speech, declared
further pay boosts would only
add to inflationary problems now
worrying both farmers and work
ers. WILL CLAYTON RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-CV
William L. Clayton, a top ad
ministration official for the past
eight years, resigned as Economic
Assistant to the Secretary of State,
it was: disclosed today. Clayton,
former Undersecretary of State,
plans to return to active direction
of his cotton brokerage firm in
Houston, Tex.
TO CUT FIR-TEXT OUTPUT
ST. HELENS, Ore, Nov. 10-CP-The
Fir - Tex Insulating Board
company said today it would prob
ably cut production to five days a
week instead of seven, because of
an over-supply of insulating board.
Price Sc
Events
Tmh to
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Idea of Direct
Talks Appeals
To U.N. Chiefs
PARIS. Nov. 10 -(JP)- Secre
tary of State Marshall was ex
pected tonight to confer soon with
President Truman about the pos
sibility of direct peace talks be
tween the United States and
Russia.
Informed Americans at the
United Nations assembly said the
secretary would go to Washing
ion later wis, month for a nil
of world rituation..f.
ton later this, month for a full
ter Mr. Truman ends his vaca
tion at Key West, Fla.
These sources said the question
of direct talks with Russia was
expected to be one of the mat
ters to be discussed.
Rome Suggests
Suggestions published In Mos
cow and Rome that Mr. Truman
might see Prime Minister Stalin
personally tin an attempt to settle
the bitter east-west differences
were received generally with en
thusiasm at the U. N. assembly. -
Marshall would not comment!
on the possibility.
Assembly President Herbert V.
Evatt, U, N. Secretary - General
Trygvie Lie, and other leaders
were known to feel that a Rus-sian-U.
S. agreement is just the
shot In the arm the U. N. needs
for effective work.
Recall Vinson Mission
These reports recalled the
furore which President Truman
caused late in his campaign for
re-election by his plan to send
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson to
Moscow as his personal emissary
This plan was disclosed Just af
ter Britain, France and the Unit
ed States, largely on U. S. In
sistence, had dropped direct ne
gotiations with Moscow ana de
cided to take the Berlin case to
the U. N. security council.
Largely because of its timing,
the Vinson project was strongly
attacked both abroad and in the
United States. Marshall was re
norted to have persuaded the
president to call the plan off.
In later discussions, Mr. Tru
man left the way open for a
revival of the Idea at a future
date, howevef.
Vote Widens
Baptist Breach;
Factions Divide
PORTLAND, Nov. 10-;P)-One-third
of Oregon's Baptist churches
were ousted today from the state
convention and later met separate
ly at another church.
The split between the "conser
vative" and "liberal" factions
broke openly today, jvhen the lib
eral group voted today, 212 to 173,
not to seat the other faction.
The vote, reiterating a similar
decision made last night but re
turned for reconsideration this
morning, brought tears to a half-
dozen of the conservative leaders.
They led their supporters - -
which include such major church
es as First, of Salem and Hinson
Memorial of Portland - - to Hm-
a . AAA A 1
son Memorial cnurcn wj xae
prayerful counsel in the interests
of protecting our constitutional
rights ..."
The ousted faction did not vote
in the ouster, since their creden
tials to the convention had not
been accepted.
The conservative element sev
eral years ago had opposed the
North Baptist convention as "too
liberal" and refused to contribute
to its missions.
Delegates who gathered at Hin-
ion church here included: Scio 4;
Salem 20; Lebanon 7; Lacomb 3;
Corvallis 20.
Strawberry Plant Certification
Ruling 'On Way
By LiUle L. Madsen
Farm Editor. Th Statesman
Oregon's new strawberry plant
certification ruling which went
into effect this past year. Is go
ing out this coming year, Don
Rasmussen. Marion County assist
ant agricultural agent, said Wed
nesday. The law prohibits growers or
berries to be also growers of
plants for certification, Mr. Ras
mussen explained. The ruling was
put in because too many growers
tried to do too many things and
they failed in the certification
tests, he added.
"But this didn't work either.
and from now on the growers
will have to take their chances
In passing the tests. Rasmussen
went on. He explained that the
present ruling permitted berry
. t. a
growers xo grow Doin cerriueci
plants and berries for processing
provided they passed the neces
sary tests, une or ine require
ments is that of isolation tne
field for certified plants must be
no closer than 250 yards to any
other strawberry patch. Farther
away is more desirable, the coun
ty agent stated. Aphids spread
crinkle very rapidly and that is
the one disease local strawberry
growers fear most. While there
SftaDoiiD aft
iVetc Comet
FLAGSTAFF.. Arte. Ner. II
This photograph ef a new comet,
for the time being known as
"Comet 1S48L". was made at
Lowell observatory. Flagstaff.
Arte as It flashed aeroos the
southeastern sky. Astronomers
at ML Palomar said it Is the
brightest In this hemisphere
since 1M7. (AP Wirephote to
the Statesman.)
wners,
Union to Start
Negotiations
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10-
-The Waterfront Employers asso
ciation announced tonight it would
hold a negotiating session with
the striking CIO maritime unions
tomorrow morning' the first since
the strike began September 2.
"We are entering these negotia
tions! with a desire to, reach an
agreement fair to all as promptly
as possible," the WEA said In
statement.
The agreement to go back into
direct negotiations was reached at
10:43; p.m. (PDT) by committees
lor the two sides.
Basis of the get-together was a
plan put forth by Almon E. Roth,
president of the San Francisco
Employers council, last week.
Thus developed the first major
break in the crippling strike which
the employers say has cost them
$4,000,000 a day and has Idled
ships and men from Alaska to
Mexico.
Truman, Aide
Grow Stubble
KEY WEST, Fla.. Nov. 10 -A
President Truman appeared to
day with a vacation mustache
stubble and chin whiskers.
He came upon newspapermen
and j photographers who were
swimming in the officers pool at
this submarine base. j
"What's that, a Van Dyke?
one asked.
"It's not a Van Dyke," jthe pres
ident replied grinning, "it's a Jeff
Davis.
The president Isn't the only one
who has gone native. Clark M.
Clifford, his special counsel who
is usually described as the mat!
nee idol type, was seen strolling
around the base in his bare feet
and with more whiskers than the
"boss."
Out' Agent Says
Is some yellows In Marion coun
ty, the amount is small compared
with crinkle disease.
Strawberry plant growers who
applied for certification this year
were hut a small number and of
these only six in Marion county
passed the tests to date. There
is the spring test yet to be passed
Of the successful growers, five
H. A. Marroe, Gordon Brenne
man, U. Miller,-' Gordon Gilbert
and Harvey Shafer live in the
Powers creek area in the hills
above Silverton. iThe sixth, Rich
ard Schumacher, lives near Sub
limity.; The group represents but
28 acre. More than 60 acres ' of
certified , strawberries were once
grown : in Marion county.
High prices in strawberries
prevailed since the beginning of
war years and growers are pre
dicting! that it will hold up for
yet another year. In view of this,
approximately 500" new acres
have been set out this year bring
ing the state's total up to 15,500.
In normal years, fields are us
ually taken up after the second
season i of bearing. In order to
take advantage of the high prices,
some fields are being left in now
as much as four and five years.
(Farm news on page 7)
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Tass Dispatch,
Columnist Talk
Of 'Meetings'
I KEY WEST, Fla., Nov. 1MIV
there, are no plans of; any kindf
lor a Truman-Stalin meeting, and
that President 'Truman has no in
tention! of going to Moscow.
Eberi Ayers, assistant presiden
tial press secretary, emphasized,
however, that the United i States
Chief Executive still stands by his
offer to confer with Premier Sta
lin anytime 1 the latter wishes to
visit Washington. !
Ayers, talking with newsmen.
inrew oown reports from the So
viet News Aeencr. TASS. and
printed Iri Moscow quoting an
American columnist h
The columnist. Tris Coffin usa
quoted by TASS as saying the
two leaders mieht meet in Wash
ington or In Moscow before Con
gress convenes. .
Prediction j Made j
The columnist said Monrfi
that President i Truman wants a
conference; with world leaders on
peace and might even go to Mos
cow, 'j jij.
The TASS 'disnatch. mintino
Coffin, said "although no definite!
decision has been reached, Truman'
presumes he can meet Stalin at
his nlaco ( nrMiimahl WathinJ
ton) Instead of going to Moscow
"However, lr staun does not;
leave the Soviet Union. Truman?
is filled with such a determination!
to nut into effect his nrorram of
peace that possibly ho will him-4
resales Aides if
Thm uriri nuhMHtv that th RnaJ
sians gave the report puzzled
wnite House aides. i I
At Washington. tfndr Kmt!
tary of State Lovett told a new
conference that Ayers had fgivea
the answer" when he was asked
whether Mr. Truman might go to
MOSCOW. i ,
Salem Electric
Draws Plan f 6i
An ordinance to place Salem
Electric, a cooperative distributor
of Bonneville power, on a par wh
other Salem utilities is being pre
pared by the cooperative for pre
sentation to the city council
soon as the county clerk's i off io
validates the recent Salem election
which enfranchised Salem Electric.
Under terms of the initiative
measure, Salem Electric will be
able to provide electric service Jra
areas of the city where as least &0
per cent of voters or electricity
users petition for the service. At
present Salem Electric Is prohib
ited 'by local law from extending
service beyond the relatively few
few
4-
present users in Salem.
Board Meets
Preparation of the bill was
tiated Tuesday night at a meeting
of Salem Electric's board of diret- .
tors. I. li I
Julian Burroushs. president bf
the co-op, said another bill will Fe
presented seeking to equalize the
rate of fees paid by .utilities atjl
per cent of gross income. Board
members maintained at the meet
ing that some utilities now pay
slightly less and that the 3 per ce&t
Gty Ordinance
provision applying fto Portland"'
General Electric is actually ,lowr
because it does not apply to power '
consumed by the local plant tt -Oregon
Pulp and Paper Co., a big
user of electricity.
Approved Pnrchase
.1
Salem Electric's board also
proved purchase of the KSLM ra
dio building on Front-street near
Union, for ; $10,000. The local ra
dio . station, which already has
transmitters on the heights above
West Salem, is in the process Of
moving across . the river. Salem
Electric is now renting space in
the building. ' j 1
The board also decided to con
tinue the legal fight of the late
Harry Read, manager of Salem
Electric until his recent death, for
reversal of lity and county; court
decisions finding the co-op mana
ger guilty of illegal placing of
wires over Salem streets. The case
which is now on appeal to the state
supreme court had. been financed,
by Read personally, board mem
bers said. The board will now fi
nance completion of the litigation! :
AH University Freshmeii
To Live in Dormitories j
EUGENE, Nov, 10 -0P-A nevj
policy forbidding freshmen to livoj
in sorority or fraternity houses
was announced today by the Uni-i
versity of Oregon's directors of
student affairs. r i
The policy under which fresh-
men could pledge but must live in!
a dormitory or similar housing
their first year probably will go
into effect next falL j
FAIM INCOME DECLINES
micurunTflV Msw in JXA I
Farm Income in October dropped jj
about 3 per cent below the records
nign oi cjcxooer, iqn. uvwwri
. Ml A . 1 ' . t I . 4 '
wii ma iirsi muoin uui tii in
which farmers' cash receipts fell
below the corresponding monin
last year.