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MERCHANTS ALERTED
, . State and city police have
warned Salem merchants to be on
the alert for checks stolen from the
Padaghan Glass and Mill works
and Copeland Lumber yards in
Medford. A suspect in the theft
la reported to be working his we
north 'and may attempt to pas
some of the checks in the Salem
area, police said.
AirSteamship tickets anywhere
KugeL 3-7694. 735 N. Capitol St.
White's Drive-In will close Mon.
Jan. 24. Reopen Wed. Feb. 9 for
vacations.
federally Insured Satlngs Cur
rent divident 24 See First
Fderal Savings First. 142 S. Liber
ty. Phone 3-4944.
AUTOMOBILE LOOTED
Edna Funk, 671 Rosemont st-,
complained to city police Friday
that several items were stolen
from her car, whij- it was in j
ditch wrecked on the Dallas high
way. A heater, twin horns, tire
and wheel, Jack, chains and a p;r
of ladies boots were reported tak-
Oood white face steer for your
locker. 43c lb. C. S. Orwig. 4375
Bllverton Rd. Ph. 2-6128.
Old time dance tonite 259 Court.
ROAD REALIGNED
The Gervais - Mt. Angel road
im being realigned by a Marion
county road crew, it was report
ed Friday.. The improvement win
eliminate some curves and will
fill In several portions with bad
boulders.
Landscaping and designing. No"
Job too large or too small. F. A.
Poerfler & Sons Nursery. 150 N
Lancaster Dr. at 4 Corners. Ph.
Insured savings earn more than
two per cent at Salem Federal
Savings Association, 860 State St.
KIWANIS TO MEET
Municipal Judge W. W. McKin-
ley will be guest speaker at the
londay luncheon meeting of the
forth Salem Kiwanis club at the
ld Arrow cafe. Don Ham mack
chairman for the meeting.
Hard of hearing? See the one unit
Beltone Hearing Aid priced as low
as $75. Batteries for all makes of
hearing aids. James Tart and As
sociates, 218 Oregon Bldg. Ph. Sa
lem 2-4491.
Seamster's Grocery, 379 N. High,
will be open under new manage
ment, Thurs. Jan. 20. Hrs. 9 A.M.
to t TJJL Closed Sun.
LRAVES WITH SON
Dismissed from Salem Memor
ial hospital Friday to take home
newborn son' was Mrs. Edwin
ames, Stayton route 1.
LEAVES AUMSVILLE SEX VICE
A notice of retirement from
Aumsville Sale and Service at
Aumsville was filed with the
Marion county clerk Friday by
Harvey J. Lively.
CARD OF THANKS
To Our Friends: Accept our sin
eerest thanks for the Consolation
and sympathies and floral offer
ings bestowed on us during our
sorrows and bereavement by the
Ieath of our beloved daughter,
lonica WenzeL
Mr. 8c Mrs. William H. Wenzel
and Family.
TAKE BABIES HOME
Mothers taking babies home
from Salem General hospital Fri
day were Mrs. Robert McLaugh
lan, 770 N. 16th st., and Mrs. Lee
Wagers, 11$0 N. 13th st : both
with sons, and Mrs. John L. Linn,
2943 Mill st4, Mrs. Vernon Clougb,
Salem route 8, and Mrs. Kenned
Morris, Salem route 1, all : with
daughters.
Dance tonite. Come get acquainted.
Over Henry's Market, S. 12th &
Leslie. 60c including tax.
VIEWS LOCAL BUILDINGS
W. C. Rodd, western editor for
American Builder magazine, was
in Salem Friday inspecting var
ious new buildings for ideas and
materials for the magazine. Rodd
makes his home and headquarters
in Altadena, Calif.
$100 reward will be paid by the
Club Combe management for in
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction of the person or- per
sons responsible for robbing the
Club, Saturday, Jan. 15. All in
formation strictly confidential.
NEW HOUSE APPROVED
Permits - for new houses were
issued Friday fey the city en
gineer's office to H. E. Pade and
C. B. Keene, 1935 N. 24th it.,
$10,000, and to A. F. Bose. 1470
N. 15th St. $8,500.
TOOLS STOLEN
V. K. Johnson, 2235 N. 24th st
reported to City police Friday that
a . box of mechanic s tools: valued
at $150 had been stolen from his
car parked at his residence some
time Thursday night '
Architects Sketch of Neic Courthouse Design
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This window-less sketch is Architect Pfetre Bell use hi's an tine of the shape ef proposed new Marion
. county courthouse he has designed. Facing High street at site, of present courthouse, the new structure
would have five stories and basement and windows.
See the beautiful winter scenery
at Silver Falls Lodge. Open Sun
days 12 to 7. Dinners & short
orders served. j
SCOTS GATHERING isfrfr
Several Scottish residents of
Salem plan to attend a Portland
concert and dance Saturday. Jan
uary 29, in celebration off Robert
Burns' birthday anniversary. The
program by Clan Macleay and
White Heather lodge Willi be at
the Pythian temple at 8 p.m
friends
Burns
Donald
Power Rate Rise Would Mean
'Roll-Back' to Level of 1945-46
Proposed electric rate increases filed this week by Portland General
Electric company and Pacific Power and Light would amount gen
erally to a "roll-back" on rate reductions made in 1945-46, according
to PGE. ;
Salem consumers will not be affected, however, and many West
Salem users actually will gain a reduction in rate, according to
schedules filed with the state pub-
with all Scots and their
invited,. The address or
will be given by Prof.
MacRae of Reed college.
Used executive desk arid chair
for sale. Modern Beauty ! College.
179 N. Liberty. Ph. 3814 1
TOWNSEND MEET SUNDAY
The first congressional! district
council of Townsend clubs will
meet Sunday at 10:30 in May
flower hall here. A business ses
sion will precede a no-host lunch
at noon. Speaking and I program
will be in the afternoon. E. J.
James of Portland is president.
Karakul Karpet It's new, it's re
versible, it's 100 virgin wool and
woven through and through, only
$4.95 sq. yd. Ph. 3-7648 or 3-3364.
HEALTH ON PROGRAM
A "program on health was given
at Gervais z Parent-Teacher asso
ciation meeting Friday night by
Marion county health department
representatives. Dr. Willard J.
Stone, health officer, i spoke on
activities of the department, and
Francis Reierson, health educator,
showed an immunization film en
titled "Defense Against Invasion."
Re-roof now with beautiful Johns
Manville asphalt shingles Expert
roofers. Immediate application, free
estimates. Ph. 3-4642. Ma this Bros.,
1 164 S. Comt
Substitute Bill
Delays Vote
On Pay Scale
The question of who's name
gets on a bill Friday threatened to
delay action on a measure to con
tinue the $20-a-month pay in
crease for state employes until
June 30. But there appeared little
doubt of final passage.
The bill, sponsored by Reps.
John Steelhammer, Jack Green
wood and Robert C. Gile, was sent
to the joint ways and means com
mittee. The committee then draft-
ped a similar substitute bill to re
place it. The substitute bill was to
have been introduced promptly,
and because it was a committee
bill already approved by the
committee it would not have had
to go back to the committee for
further action.
It was announced Friday, how
ever, that one or more sponsors
of the original bill wanted to have
their names on the substitute one,
and therefore it would not be a
committee bill and would have to
be referred back to the committee
again.
Sen. Dean Walker, committee
vice chairman, commented that "it
looks like we have a potential
go vernor somewhere in the
house."
Budget department officials said
continuance of the $20 a month
salary and wage increase from
January 1 to June 30 would cost
the state approximately $282,000.
A resolution was approved making
the salary increase continuance
operative in both appropriation
and self-supporting state activi
ties.
Sen. Angus Gibson, chairman of
the ways and means, committee
subgroup on salaries, reported that
another bill fixing the salary and
wage increase for state employes
covering the next biennium prob
ably would be considered next
week. The state civil service com
mission has proposed a $30 a
month average increase for the
next two years starting July 1.
New Trailicays Depot at Marion and High
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This b Salem's new Traflwayi baa depot at Marlon and High streets, where formal opening ceremonies
hagln at 1 o'clock thla afternoon. Pictured la the Marton street side of the terminal. (Statesman photo).
Trailways Bus Depot Opening
eatures Entertainment
Today F
Xntortainment refreshments, free bus rides and speeches will fea
ture the official opening today of Trailways bus company's new
terminal at 520 N. High st.
The special program will be held from 1 to I p. m., according to
W. C Simpson, general traffic manager. Guests of honor . are; to in
clude Gov. Douglas McKay, Mayor R. L. Elfstrom and Police Chief
Frank Minto. -
Visitors will hear music by the
Accordiana Trailways Travellers,
(30-girl accordion band 'from San
ranciscQ. Children will receive
novelties. Free bus rides through
the city are scheduled and the
terminal win be thrown open for
Inspection of its offices, lobby, res
taurant and other depot facilities
at High and Marion streets.
The new Salem terminal is an
addition to the system which has
terminals in Medford, Eugene and
Albany with one under construc
tion at Roseburg, said Simpson.
The company came to 'Salem In No
vember, 1945.
Winter Driving
Warning Issued
Secretary of State Earl T. New
bry warned Friday that snow
storms and sub-freezing tempera
tures are continuing to demand
careful, intelligent driving by Ore
gon highway travelers,
-New bry said skidding on slip
pery pavements was responsible
for more than half of the traffic
deaths reported for January. He
urged that drivers tec their brakes
are in good condition nd operate
their cars mi a safe speed.
2 Men to Enter
Pleas on Bad
Check Charge
Two men. who appeared In
Marion county district court Fri
day on charges of writing ficti
tious checks, are slated to enter
plea in the court Monday.
Harold Foster, McMinnville, is
charged, with obtaining money by
false pretenses involving an alleg
ed bad $13 check passed here
January 20. He is also charged
with non-support. He is held in
Marion county jail in lieu of
$1,500 total bail.
Karl C. Coonrad, 894 Highland
ave, faces charges of obtaining
money by false pretenses and
with writing a check with insuf
ficient funds. The charges involve
two allegedly false checks, one
of $23 and the other $27, here
late in 1947. Held in Marion coun
ty jail in lieu of bail totaling
$2,750, Coonrad was returned from
Seattle, Wash., by Sheriff Denver
Young Thursday. ,
lie utilities commission.
Effective date asked for the rate
hike is February 23, but before
that date the PUC is expected
to suspend the new schedules for
not more than six months. Dur
ing that time one or more public
hearings will be conducted con
cerning the proposal, to give the
PUC data on which to base or
ders allowing all or part of the
increase or denying it.
Increase of 7 Per Cent
PGE said that nearly all of its
186,000 customers will be affected
by the new rates, which would
increase electric bills for a ma
jority of the customers by an
average of 7 per cent.
Commercial rates will also be
increased, except for Salem and
West Salem.
According to PUC data, rate
schedule 3 (residential) would be
eliminated by the proposal, throw
ing West Salem onto Salem's
schedule 2, which would cut rates
for much of the former city by
as much as 5 per cent.
West Salem is served by both
PGE and Salem Electric, a co
operative which has the only cur
rent franchise there. PGE serves
most of Salem, although Salem
Electric also operates here.
Moved to New Schedule
Other communities now on
schedule 3 include Aurora, Don
ald, Gervais, Hubbard, Mt. Angel,
St. Paul, Scotts Mills, Silverton,
Turner and Woodburn. These
would be shifted to schedule 8
or 9, where the rates are some
what higher in most cases.
PGE said the monthly bill for
a typical residential customer tak
ing service under schedule 8
(rural) and using 100 kilowatt
hours will be increased about 20
cents. A residential customer un
der the "all-electric" schedule 9
(not necessarily including space'
heating) with a montly use of
500 kilowatt hours would pay 90
cents more than now.
To Increase Revenue
For PGE, the rates would In
crease annual revenues by about
$1,942,140, it is estimated. Of the
totai, the major part, or about
$1,301,000 would derive from the
increases in schedule 9.
In a statement accompanying
the request for the change, Thom
as W. Delzell, chairman of the
board of PGE, said:
"Basically, the program simply
'rolls back' several rate reduc
tions made in 1945-46. The ave
rage price per kilowatt hour in
1949 will, it is estimated, still
be less than the average price
for the year 1946, and will be
more than 30 per cent below the
prewar level.
"We estimate the increased rev
enues will provide this company
with no more than a reasonable
return on the value of the facili
ties used in the public service."
Delzell said postwar population
growth in Oregon areas served by
the company is the basic factor
leading to the request for in
creases. During 1947-48 PGE spent
more than $14,000,000 to increase
faculties of the utility plant. He
added that despite $3,500,000 of
additional gross revenues, increas
ed costs resulted in lowered net
earnings.
Printing Ranks
Highln Oregon
Manufacturing
Printing and publishing rank
third in Oregon In number of
manufacturinging establishments,
and fourth in number of employes
and in annual payrolls (over $15.
000,000), the Master Printers of
Oregon said in a recent compila
tion.
Nationally, the organization said,
figures exclusive of publishing
show that printing is first in the
number of salaried employes and
in salaries paid, and second in the
number of establishments. It was
declared that social security and
unemployment compensation re
ports show one printing plant for
every 3,000 population and one
printing plant for every 75 busi
ness establishments in the United
states.
-mnting Is better than a $4
billion industry in Its own right,"
me release said.
County Court
Opens Bids on
Wood Supply
"'"a ju iuu coras or wood, a
year's supply, for Marion county
were opened Friday and taken un
der advisement by Marion county
cuun.
Lowest bidders were A. Sahli,
Salem route 5, and Floyd Wesley
Powell, Willamina, both of whom
agreed to deliver the wood at the
county shops for $10 per cord.
Other bids ranged up to $11.95 per
cord.
The wood is used to heat the
county courthouse, jail and county
snops.
Part of DP Family
In U. S.; Sponsored
By Monmouth Man
While one member of a family
of displaced persons being brought
to this country under sponsorship
of a Monmouth man is still de
layed in Europe, the other three
persons have arrived, it was
learned Friday.
The family s move is sponsored
by Dr, Lucius E. Forbes, who
until recently was a major in
military government in Germany.
Dr. Alexander Mitmsky, re
nowned in the field of metals in
pre-revolutionary Russia and as a
professor and researcher in other
European countries during more
recent years, has not yet left Ger
many, said Forbes. Mitinsky's
papers were misplaced in diplo
matic transit. However, his daugh
ter and two grandchildren are
already in Pennsylvania, where
he will join them in the fall. They
are expected to remain in the
steel industrial area.
Board of Control
Buys 55 Trucks
The stale board of control Fri
day purchased 55" trucks for use
of the" state highway department
on a low bid of $115,850 submitted
by the W. L. Burnside Chevrolet
company of Baker.
The average price per truck
was $2,106.37.
A total of 18 bids was received.
O'NEAL. To Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin O'Neal, Salem route 9, a
son, Friday, January 21 at Salem
General hospital.
BAILEY To Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas M. Bailey, 1625 Baker st.,
a daughter, Friday, January 21 at
Salem General hospital.
HANSEN To Mr. and Mrs.
John Hansen, 2142 N. Commer
cial st., a son, Friday, January
21 at Salem General hospital.
FR ID RICH To Mr. and Mrs.
Vincent Fridrich, Aumsville route
1, a son, Friday, January 21 at
Salem General hospital.
HENDERSON To Mr. and
Mrs. G. Dudley Henderson, 605
Edina lane, a son, January 21 at
Salem General hospital.
For Sale
Coleman '
IL STOVE
For home se. Good oondlttoa.
Also have white gaa for oat
board motors blow torchea.
WOLGAMOTTS -MOBIL
SERVICE
109$ So. 12th St Ph. t-471
galea
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Salen Healing and
Sheel Ilelal Co.
"Heating Headquarters"
1915 Broadway St. Fh. 2-$555
Salem, Oregon Day or Night
Conditions in j
Germany Told
By Dr; Forbes
The Kremlin'i feeling of
strength will determine if and
when another war will start, the
Germans are making steps toward
democracy and most of Germany's
economic problems are closely
inter - related. Dr. Lucius E.
Forbes of Monmouth told Salem
Board of - Realtors at Friday's
luncheon.
Dr. Forbes, who was a major
in allied military government in
Europe for two years, said those
were answers to the questions
most frequently asked him since
his recent return. Prior to that
service, Forbes was a professor of
psychology at Oregon College of
Education, to which he will re
turn. The speaker emphasized the
need for distinction between the
Russian people and the Kremlin
and between the people and com
munism. "If the people had free
dom of activity, they'd be good
neighbors," he asserted, but com
munism is the greatest threat ever
posed to civilization. He called for
more positive action to combat it.
Soviet Net Ready for War
Russia is a "long way from
being ready" for war, and the
longer it is put off the greater
will be the obstacles, Forbes
thinks. He said U. S. mistakes in
occupation had been mostly due
to lack of training, and that the
Berlin airlift was greater than all
other factors in restoring allied
prestige.
Town meetings and youth dis
cussions are helping 'to build de
mocracy and youth discussions are
helping to build democratic
thought in Germany, said Forbes,
but the entrenched Qerman idea
of the importance of state officials
often gets in the way. He men
tioned that a group of editors giv
en new freedom to criticize want
ed to know what the allied offi
cers wanted them to criticize.
Asks Fertiliser Sent
Forbes declared the u. S. should
send fertilizer rather than food to
Germany in order to permit devel
opment, since production of one
ton of fertilizer requires 2 tons
of coal. The shortage of coal he
noted as a key example of inter
relation of economic problems. He
noted a prevalent fear of rebuild
ing in Germany, because of the
idea the buildings might soon be
destroyed again.
Willamette Valley
Bank Re-Elects
Directors, Of ficers
Directors and officers of the
Willamette Valley State bank were
all re-elected at annual stockhold
ers and directors' meetings Thurs
day night.
President Carroll Meeks report
ed that the bank which organized
late in 1947 had increased its de
posits by more than $1,000,000 dur
ing the past year. Meeks said 848
new loans had been made during
the year, averaging over $1,000
each in amount. Staff at the bank
has increased to nine.
Officers, besides Meeks, are Ro
nald E. Jones, vice president; Al
H. Flicker, cashier; Harry Ewing
and Alfred Domogalla, assistant
cashiers. Directors are Meeks,
Jones, Earl H. Mootry, David O'
Hara, Frank T. Cuts forth. Dr. F.
G. Rankin and Glenn Slentz. '
The Stoeaman. Salem. Oregon. ' Scrfurdcry, JcmtMry.22, 1S43-MT
Alfred Withrow
llome on Leave
Alfred L. Withrow. air force
recruit who has Just finished his
basic training at Sheppard field,
Texas, returned to Salem Friday
for a 10-day furlough before , re
porting to Spokane air force base
for mechanic's schooling.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Withrow, 320 Beck ave. He
began a three-year enlistment
last October 12 after signing up
at the Salem army and air force
recruiting station.
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A skilled shucker can open
about 600 oysters an hour.
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Open Nites nntil ll;tt
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Arc and acetylene wefding. All work guaran
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Rites Todayfor
William Allen, j
Bus Driver
Services will be held today ai
10:30 a.m. in the Clough-Barrick
chapel for William Allen, 63, driv
er for city transportation lines for
the last 40 years, who died at his
home Thursday after a short ill
ness. Allen retired as a driver on Sa
lem buses November 15 after com
pleting nearly 40 years of service.
He was a motorman and conductor
on city street cars from 1909 to
about 1925. He was assigned to the
SP depot and Fairgrounds-Salem
Heights runs during most of that
time. j-
With the advent of buses he be
came a bus driver for the Oregon
Motor Stages until his retirement
two months ago. For many -years
he drove the Highland avenue bus.
Allen was born In Newport, Ark.,
Dec. 24, 1885 and came- to Salem
44 years ago. He was married In
Oklahoma territory in 1905.
Surviving are' his widow, Essie
O. Allen,- Salem; daughter Louise
Allen, Salem; son, Paul W. Allen,
Salem; sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Cof
fey and Mrs. Mary J. Wafford,
both of Salem; brother, George Al
len, Portland, and two grandsons,
Paul L. Allen and John William
Allen, both of Salem.
The Rev. M. A. Getzendaner
will 'officiate at services with in
terment in the City View cemetery.
The Romans made a "cure" for
wounds and ulcers out of oyster
shells and cuttlefish bones.
Realtors Hear
Kenneth Hill
Neon and other electrical, dis
play signs consume little power,
but their use during the current
power shortage has a bad psycho
logical effect on residential users,
Kenneth P. Hill, power sales
engineer for Portland General
Electric company, told Salem
Board of Realtors Friday..
Hill, speaking for the north
west power pool, praised the pub
lic for "marvelous cooperation
in general, but reminded that lark
of cooperation by a few encour
ages an attitude toward power
use that migh cause . the north
west supply system to blow up."
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