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Petitions Ask Two County Union
High School Districts Dissolved
Petitions seeking to dissolve Marion county union high school dis
tricts of St. Paul and North Marion county and annexation and con
solidation requests were taken up by the county school district bound
ary board Wednesday.
Residents of St. Paul union high district 3 and North Marion union
district 6 requested the board to set a date for an election in each dis-
vote on dissolving the
trict to vote on
union districts.
These requests were continued
by the court for deliberation un
til next February 21. By then, said
Marion County Judge Grant Mur
phy, present litigation involving
the two districts should be sett lea.
He also hoped that "confusing
election registration laws" also
would be clarified by that date.
In other action Wednesday the
board set January 3 as the date
for an election on proposed con
solidation of the Jefferson and
Looney Butte districts.
A proposal to annex a small part
of West Stayton district to North
Santiam district was dismissed by
the board on request of both dis
tricts. Another petition asking
that a part of Sublimity district be
transferred to Aumsville "district
was taken under advisement by
the board.
Court action seeking to validate
the organization of St. Paul union
high district and subsequent bond
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issue elections are now pending
in Marion county circuit court.
Also on the docket are suits at
tacking the right of one of the
district's board : of directors to
serve and a complaint seeking to
enjoin the collection of school
taxes brought on by the bond Is
sues. Validity of the organization of
union high district 9 (North Mar
ion) also Ij being tested in circuit
court.
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Slide-Blocked
Roads Opened
Mountain roads on the Little
North Fork of the Santiam river
and along the upper Abiqua, re
cently blocked by slides, are open
today, Marion County Commis
sioner E. L. Rogers reported.
The rain-caused slide on the
Santiam fork above Mehama was
removed Wednesday morning by
a county crew. County crews also
tackled the Abiqua block Wednes
day afternoon.
A flood-ruined; bridge over the
Pudding river at McKee is still
closed, Rogers said, and traffic
over it will be halted for at least
several weeks. All other roads in
the county are in "good shape."
he said.
Mercury Auto
Plant Burns
DETROIT, Dec. 15 -UP)- An
estimated $500,000 worth of Mer
curys and Mercury parts were
destroyed tonight by fire which
swept through one-third of the
Ford Motor company's huge Rogue
plant.
Om of the visiting; speakers at the
two-day Oreron Industrial safe
ty conference, opening here to
day, will be A. C. Blackman
(above), chief of the California
division mt Industrial safety.
Abent 311 employe and employ
er delegates are expected for
sessions at the Woman's clubhouse.
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Presented by: Salem Civic Players
Sponsored by: Loyal Order of Moose
Friday and Sainrday, Dec. 17, 18
SALEII CIVIC THEATER
155 So. Liberty Street
Admission 60e incl. tax
Tickets on sale at Commercial Book Store
Col. Lyon to
Head Reserve
Officers Unit
Lt. Col. Homer G. Lyon, jr., Sa
lem, was elected president of the
Marion county chapter of the Re
serve Officers association at a
meeting at the American Legion
club Wednesday night. Lyon was
named to fill the vacancy left by
Mai- Edward Houser, who return
ed to active duty.
Lt. Norman R. Hanson, Salem,
was elected to fill the secretary-
treasurer spot vacated by Lyon.
The all - services group named
Saturday, February 19 as the date
for the annual military ball. Col.
Carl Nelson was selected as gen
eral chairman of the National De
fense Week affair.
Committee members for the ball
include: distinguished guest, Capt.
Kenneth M. Potts, Comdr. Carl
Cover; decorations, Capt. Edward
Solom, Maj. John Cattrall, Capt.
Dale Bever, Capt. Don Gardner,
and Lt. Leonard Rowman; invita
tions, Lt- Col. Francis Wade, Lt.
Roy Rice and LtAlan Berg; re
freshments, Col. George Hester and
Lt. James Clinton; marshall of the
grand march, Lt. Col. Chester
Fritz, Maj. Reginald Williams and
Maj. Gordon Skinner; publicity,
Maj. Henry Meyers and Maj. Ed
ward Dyck; finance, Maj. Davis
and Lt. Col. Farley Mogan; ad
visory. Col. William Ryan, Col.
George Spaur, Maj. Robert N- Phil
lips, Capt. Richard Reynolds, Capt.
Richard Chase, Lt. Col. Eugene
Laird, Maj. Harlan Judd and Col.
George Hester.
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Win Verdict
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Charges that Police Officer Ice
land Weaver had issued an ex
cessive number of overtime park
ing tickets prior to the November
election in an attemnt tn em
barrass the city administration
were denied by Weaver in testi
mony before the city civil service
commission Wednesday.
Weaver and Detective Hobart
Kiggins were reinstated, with back
pay, after the commission heard
their appeal from discharges on
grounds they had caused dissen
sion in the department and had
violated civil service by cam
paigning against the present form
oi ciry government.
Weaver testified the 1.6M park
ing tickets he issued in October,
the month before the election, was
the same number he issued in
September and 200 fewer than he
had issued in July.
Denied Campaigning
Weaver denied campaigning
against the city manager govern
ment in favor of a city initiative
for a commission government, but
said he had expressed opinions as
a private citizen. He told of one
man, whom he did not identify,
who asked him "what as ordinary
citizens can we do to clean up that
rotten, dirty mess at citv hali""
Weaver said, "I told him if he'd
consider my answer as coming
from a private citizen and not a
police officer, the only thing I
could see is to vote them out of of
fice if that's the way you feel about
ii. ,
Weaver testified that before the i
election he had stated that a city I
commission government might I
work in Salem, "but not the kind
proposed in this election." I
KigrJns Also Denies I
Detective Kiggins also denied
campaigning for city commission '
government.
Kiggins said "I have followed;
orders and given my best efforts
10 my duty in response to a ques
tion about his work since return
ing tO the DOlice forco after l e
January's force shakeup. He re-!
aisucu ramer man Decome a cap
tain on a night shift instead of
chief of the plainclothes detail, la
ter returned as a detective with
out the $15 extra tiar h haH r
ceived before. He was identified j
by Chief Frank Mi
as head of the plainclothes detail
in testimony Wednesday. j
Kiggins said he had been as- :
sured three times by Mayor R. i
L. Elfstrom that he would get his1
old job and pay back. "When 1 1
went back to work." Kiggins said !
"I was told bv.-Chief n,f ,,- !
City Manager Franzen didn't want
to do it right away but I would be
taken care of In two or three
months."
Regarding Kiggins resignation
at that time. Assistant Police
Chief Carl Charlton testified:
Kiggins told the chtf ar,H m-
during a conference with the city !
manager and mayor and Walter1
Esplin that he went to the dog or
horse races in Portland almost!
every night and didn't want any- !
thing to interfere with that." I
Charlton testified, "Kiggins told
me he was in favor of city com- '
mission government and would i
work for its passage, but it's by'
hearsay I understood he was ac
tually working for a change of
government."
Asked on cross-examination by
Burris to identify persons who:
mentioned political activity by ,
either Kiggins or Weaver. r"hari
ton said the only names he re
called were Cliff Parker and Ben
Ramseyer.
On the witness stand, Parker
said he'd talked to -Weaver sev
eral times while the officer check
ed parking in the vicinity of Val
ley Motor Co. used car lot whe
Parker was working. Parker said,
"Weaver advocated city commis
sion government as better for the
city, but I can't remember the ex
act conversation. I had asked him
about it for an opinion by some
one on the inside."
Ramseyer was not a witness.
L. F. LeGarie, who headed a
citizens' group which promoted
the city commission initiative,
testified that he had discussed
the city government plan with
Kiggins and Weaver when they
came into his delicatessen for
coffee while their police vehicles
were serviced in the nearby city
garage. "I did try to sell them
and other city employes on the
city commission plan, but they
were very hesitant to commit
themselves as they were afraid of
their jobs."
Sheriff Denver Young testified
that both Kiggins and Weaver
were very cooperative with his
office and "good officers." Other
witnesses called by . Attorney
Burris, all of whom testified that
Kiggins had shown cooperation
and efficiency in their dealings
with him, were Gurnee Flesher,
dean of boys at Salem high
school; Mrs. Nona White, county
juvenile officer; Carl Aschenbren
ner, Parrish junior high princi
pal; and George Kanz. chief of
investigation for the state police.
CIO Abolishes
Clerks9 Union
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 - (P)
The CIO in effect ordered Samuel
Wolchok's retail, wholesale and
department store union out of
business today and gave its field
to the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers.
President Philip Murray in an
nouncing the drastic move sharp
ly criticized the organizing results
achieved by Wolchok's union in
department stores.
SP to Purchase
New Equipment
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 15 -(JF)
Plans for a $15,740,000 equipment
purchasing program were an
nounced today by president A. T.
Mercier of the Southern Pacific
company.
"He said the company plans to
purchase ten 6,000-horsepower
diesel electric freight locomotives; !
12 diesel electric switching loco
motives of 1,000 horsepower each;
seven 600-horsepower diesel elec
tric switching locomotives; 1,300
steel 50-ton box cars; and 52
lightweight passenger train cars.
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Miirtine-Lally
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County Board
Luis Martine-Lally, for the past
two years secretary of the Marion
County Democratic Central com
mittee and a law .student at Wil
lamette university, was elected
chairman of the organization at a
meeting Wednesday night in the
county court house.
Majrtine-Ially won the post over
Dr. John A. Rademaker, professor
of. sociology at Willamette by a
vote of 43 to 22. He replaces Ken
neth jBayne, chairman for the past
four years, who announced several
days iago that he would not be a
candidate.
Featured speaker at the meeting
of county precinct committeemen
and ivomen was Walter J. Pear
son, hvso was sworn in as state
treasurer Wednesday. Pearson told
the democratic workers to set their
sights on the 1950 election with the
intent of gaining more top state
positions and seats in the legisla
ture, j
i Pearson said that the results of
the election just past have arous
ed the interest of the national par
ty and more financial and moral
aid can be expected from the top
rank democrats. He reminded par
ty workers that labor in the lower
levels the precincts pays off in
elections and told them to begin
work now for future elections: He
cited the example of door-to-door
and telephone campaigning to gain
the edge for the democrats in Mult
nomah county.
Mrs. Roy Hewitt was elected
vice chairman by acclaim after
Mrs. Josephine Spaukiing and Mrs.
Marun-Lally declined the nomin
ation. Arthur Davis, democrat can
did ate for representative in the
November election, secretary and
Preston Hale, treasurer, were elect
ed by unanimous ballot.
Roy Hewitt and Mrs. Mary Ayer
were elected to congressional com
mittee positions. Hewittwon over
David St. John, Gervais, in a neck-
and-neck contest 27 to 26. Mrs,
Ayer won by unanimous vote af
ter Mrs. Stewart Bush withdrew,
District nominating committee
men and committeewomen elected
at the meeting were Frances Schul
te, Salem, Mrs. Bush. Mrs. Lind-
quist, Aurora, Stewart Bush and
David St. Johns.
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allowed by law.
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