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Th Statesman. Salem, cVeqron, To day. Dembar 28 1948 Sampans Crowd Soochoic Creek .' 1 i.--f. J. I - . 4,1 f ..' J?--Jt 'm V ft BAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 27 With Chinese communist forces nearlnjr the north bank of the Yanrtze Rirer, many Chinese who make their homes on small boats and sampans In China's rivers, have moved to Shanghai, This picture of Soochow Creek, Shanghai, was made Dee. 21. At right is North Soochow Road, la forecroond Is Chapoo Road Bridge. (AP Wlrephoto to The Statesman). PGE Declines Salem Electric's Overture on Joint Use of Poles Portland General Electric Monday turned thumbs down on a Sa lem Electric overture for joint use of poles which would provide for the latter utility an auxiliary transmission line linking downtown a lent users with the north Salem Bonneville substation. Possibility of further court action contesting the Salem franchise won in last month's election for the Bonnevilletdistributing Salem Electric cooperative also was hint ed in a PGE letter to the other utility. A copy of the letter was presented to the Salem city coun cil at its meeting Monday night in city hall George E. Sullivan, PGE vice president, listed as reasons lor re fusal to allow Salem Electric use of its poles the allegations that Sa lem Electric follows "unsafe and improper methods of construc tion," has showed "instances of impaired clearance, has "failed to pay" PGE for work done in Joint usership in West Salem and, finally, that "judicial determina tion" may be necessary to vali date the cooperative's franchise. No further action on Salem El ectric's request for emergency per . mission to install the transmission line was taken. The council also deferred final action on the enab ling ordinance to put into .effect the new Salem Electric franchise. City officials -and Dr. O. A. Olson, of the cooperative, said the bill needs redrafting. Final action also was withheld on six bills seeking to establish new fees for city licenses of var ious businesses, most of them re flecting considerable increase over present fees. The delay until the January 10, meeting probably will have the effect that most licen-. sees will get 1949 licenses under present fees ' Alderman Thomas Armstrong protested that the fees are not un iformly raised and in some instan ces "are inconsequent-" He de clared the new fee for licenses for coin operated : music machines to be prohibitive.) The bill j prescribes $60 for each machine and S6 for each additional coin slot, per year. The only bills ? finally passed make parents ! responsible for the delinquency of their- children. with penatlies up to 100 days im prisonment and $200 fine, and au thorize Red Cross pharmacy to in stall a sign oyer the sidewalk. Council adopted a resolution. however, to standardize city pol icy of charging persons or firms outside city limits for fire protec tion. With a minimum of $100 per year, the annual fee was set at 4 mills on the assessed valuation of the property ifor j which fire de partment service ' is Contracted. The new system docs not affect city arrangements now in effect with the state or other lire dis tricts. The city council last night also received an additional remon strance from 22 citizens protest ing the vacation of Alder street, as requested by the Salem school district. Part of the Leslie junior high school track is in Alder street which never has been opened. The remonstrance was ordered studied before final action is taken. IIEV7 YEAR'S EVE DAIICE - Horns, Hats. Crickets, Blowouts ; Balloons with Call Prizes Music By POP EDWARDS' ORCHESTRA Oldtime and Modern SALEI1 ARI10RY DEAD WOMAN IDENTIFIED FLAGSTAFF. Ariz., Dec. 21-(JPf -Coroner Vance G. White today identified a woman found dead with a man in an auto court here as Mrs. Sayra S. Kaadt, a former president of a Portland Parent Teachers association, school teach er, and member of the advisory board of the Oregon school for delinquent children at Hillcrest in 1943. Suit Against St. Paul Bund Issue For School Dismissed by Page A suit attacking bond issue elections in St. Paul unin high school district 3 was dismissed Monday on order of Marion County circuit Judge E. M. Page. Robert H. Clark and Frank X. Bear, district residents who broueht the complaint earlier this month, asked that the suit be dismissed. They said they did not care to further prosecute. The complaint was directed against the union high district, its board of directors and the county treasurer, tax collector and asses sor. It sought a court adjoining the district from issuing any bonds or the county officials from collect inj taxes which would result from the additional bond sales.' The bonds referred to were the $150, 000 issue voted by the district at a May 6, 1947, election and the $45,000 bond issue voted at an election held April 16, 1948. The suit also sought an order nulifying a May 5, 1948, election at which time a new site for the proposed new union high school was voted. It was alleged in the complaint that the elections were void because the district erred in carrying out the balloting in re gard to notices and voter qualifi cations. Union high school district 8 Is composed of the school districts of Arbor Grove, Champoeg, St. Paul, Four Corners, Mahoney and Raybill. The union high district is still involved, however, in two other I suits pending in circuit court. One is a petition by the district seek ing a Court order validating the or ganization of the district. The third is a complaint brought by Henry Zorn in which he seeks to unseat Frederick Hiller as an elected director of the district. Brrr - Gridders Face Cold Tilt FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Dee. 27-(Jpy-An lee Bowl game, billed as "the farthest north football ever," will bo played here New Tear's day - - even If the mercury dips to 59 below. Battling In this latest addition to the Rose Bowl game list will be the University of Alaska and the gridders of Fairbanks' Ladd field air force base. Game time will bo sometime la the afternoon, since the son rises around 9:39 a. m. and sets about 2:39 p. m. at this time of year. There will be 33 men on each squad, to permit full substi tution every five minutes, a neces sary strategy in this Arctic circle town. William Hill to Retire, as Head Of Seabee Unit; Fisher Named Lt. Donald M. Fisher, state tax commission appraisal engineer, will soon replace Lt. William C. Hill as commander of Salem's organized seabee unit, it was disclosed Monday. Hill announced that he would be retired shortly after January because of the navy age limit for officers of his rank. Both Hill and Fisher have been with the unit since its inception and. were leaders in establishing the organization. At the same time Hill announced that Salem seabee reservists will Join fellow veterans and navy men today in observing the seventh birthday of the seabees. The navy arm was organized in the early part of World War II and became a sea-going construction unit xnai broke building records in all parts of the globe. Permission to establish the sea bees came from the navy depart ment seven days after the Japan ese attacked Pearl Harbor on De cember 7, 1941. Volunteers from ranks of contractors, engineers. loggers, machinists and laborers were trained at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Va and sent to build bases in the Pacific Lt. Hill pointed out that more than 150 men from the Salem area were members of the seabees. "Host of these men are now mem bers of Salem's seabee reserve unit," Hill said, "and today are celebrating the seventh birthday of the seabees.'4 The Salem seabee reserve had its beginning in the fall of 194S when the Salem corps of engineers met at the Chamber of Commerce. The corps furnished officers for an organization set up principally to furnish an emergency engineer ing group for Red Cross flood re lief work. Lt. Cmdr. Hollis Libby headed the first volunteer group consist ing of 10 officers and 12 enlisted men organized in the spring of 1947. By late fall of 1948, the 13th naval district recommended that the Satem unit be converted to an organized group. The change was made a short time later, with Lt. Hill appointed as commander. Today the Salem seabee reserve of. 14 enlisted man and five offi cers is rated one of the best units in the northwest. Legion Honors Past Leaders; Felton Feted Salem post 138, American Leg ion, observed its first "Past Com manders' Night" at Legion hall Monday when more than 250 members were present for the event. Marion County District Judge Joseph Felton, one of the post's organizers, received the honorary past commander's award from Commander Homer Smith, Jr. It was the first time the special hon or has been given to an Oregon Legion member. Smith, in presenting the award. commended Felton's long hours of faithful service and his outstand ing work in organizing the all World War II post, the only one of its kind in the state. Felton is unable to serve as post comman der because of his Judiciary posi tion. Two past commanders, Donald Goode and Chester Fritz, and of ficers of the post opened the ob servance with a dinner-meeting at the Gold Arrow restaurant. Later in the evening 19 new members were initiated at Legion hall by the post drill team of James Fairweather, George E Donaldson, Oscar L. Donaldson, Jr., Willard Wilson, Wayne Hard man and Glenn Harbaugh. fNOwTI V The Howl Hit All M Salem Is Cheering! B 1 iiiiirii'i mu mi -FAYBAINTERTOZSV. BREWGftE W1N0UST HENRf OAKfc 2nd HIT! Richard Denning . Trady Marshall la "DISASTER CARTOON NEWS The new members were wel comed by Commander Smith and sworn in by Goode. Jack Schop pert was program chairman for the special night. Scout Group TbXeave on Skiing Jaunt A group of about 30 Boy Scouts and adult leaders are to leave early this morning from various points in the Cascade area council for a week of winter sports at Camp Pioneer. A few of the scouts and scduters including Harry Scott, council field executive, went to camp Monday to prepare it for occupancy. The rest of the group will ski into the camp on about five feet of snow from the North Santiam highway. They are to return Friday. Mem bers of Silverton Explorer post will ski from Camp Pioneer to Marion lake a distance of about .seven miles while on the ski tour. Legion Slates Quint 1 Capitol Post No. 9, American Legion, plans to organize a bas- ketbaU team early in January, the club to Include post members. 'Am brose DEaglet attached to the Wil lamette coaching staff, will-coach the squad. The legions will use the army for drills and contests. Tear Top Show Bar rain! IIET7 TODAY! - - 2 TOP TREATS ITS BIG! Avenging action leaps reckless ly from the swashbuckling pa ges of Robert Louis Steven son's Greatest Adventure! UvrlctCzs-tfP 1 X v?Vs w mm 1 :,?-- J3 : 10UIS HAYWAK) JAKn tlAtt I ' - V., . sutaaaaHAvr LJ. Hit! n On t AOVtNTURI.., COLOR CARTOON NEWS WHOOPEE! IIEW DEAR'S EVE I'lidnighl Show FREE HATS! HORNS ! (After 9 P. M.) GREET 1949 WITH THE CROWD AT THE , ft Mat. Dally From 1 F. M. 4 NOW SHOWINGI Tyrone Power Gene Tierney -Ik; Co-Hit! Tom Conway CHECKERED COAT n rrn n i OPENS :45 T. M. NOW SHOWING! Two New .HitsI (Si 1MB ENDS TODAY! C:45 P. M. Henry Fonda -My Darling Clementine" Allan Lane "SANTA FE UPRISING" TOMORROW! 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COMMERCIAL rhone S-4141 Mat Clinic Set CORVALLIS, Dec. 27 JP)- A wrestling clinic the first in the state for high school coaches will be held at Oregon State col lege Jan. 7-8. Robert Antonaaci, Oregon State wrestling coach, will conduct the sessions. VANDALS WIN MOSCOW, Idaho, Dec. 27-0V Preston Brimhall whipped in 18 points tonight to lead an improved Idaho basketball team to a 53 to 43, victory over the Eastern Wash ington college Savages. TREMOR ROCKS RENO RENO, Nev., Dec. 27-Cff)-Two sarp tremors In an hour' jolted Reno and vicinity tonight. The shocks swung cnandeliers and rattled doors and windows, but there were no reports of damage. MEYER HONORED PITTSBURGH. Dec. 27 -UP-Manager Billy Meyer of the Pitts burgh Pirates, was named tonight as Pittsburgh's outstanding sports figure of 1948. The award was made by the Dapper Dan club of Pittsburgh. Dcivarc Ccugh Frcm Ccmnicn Cchh The! 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