Queen-Elect Pqtricia OvConnpr
To Rule 9 CherrylandFestival
A vivacious little miss from
Stayton became Cherry queen
elect Friday night whcn Patricia
O'Connor was selected to j-eign
over the 1949 Salem Cherryland
festival.
Queen-elect Patricia, 18, a
brunette with a Hashing smile
set off by green eyes, was the
candidate of Salem's Sacred
Heart academy. She is daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis O'Con
nor, Stayton.
Final selection of the queen
was made during a colorful cere
mony at the Elsinore theatre,
staged by the Salem Cherrians as
the last major preliminary func
tion before the three-day fes
tival opens here on Thursday,
June 30.
A full houe of 1:500 persons
witnesed the queen .'election,
announced after vote by a com
mittee of judges.
Mis O'Connor's princesses will
be Jeannine Bentley of Lyons,
representing Stayton hizh school;
Grace M.ine Kirk. St. Paul: Dor
othy NVufeld, Dall;.. and Kath
erine Specht, Jefferson. These
LRDIID3
.The difficulty of rate regulation (
In a competitive economy snows
up in the 'announcement of Stan
dard Oil company of California of
Its intention to construct a pipe
line to transport petroleum pro
ducts from its new refinery in
Salt Lake City to Spokane. The
refinery is new, drawing on pet
roleum produced in the R.mgely
field of western Colorado.
In an effort to handle the trans
port of the refinery's products to
the interior northwest the Union
Pacific railroad Med a new rate
schedule some two years ago which
cut the prevailing tariff drastical
ly for movement in train lots.
Barge lines operating on the Col
umbia protested the low rates.
They claimed if the rates stood
hey would lose the business of
hauling gasoline and oil up the
Columbia for interior distribution.
After many months the inter
state commerce commission set
aside the UP rate schedule where
upon the railroad filed a new sche
dule designed to meet the commis
sion's objections and still attract
the business. Barge lines again
protested; the commission suspen
ded the rates until next December
31st. a year after the filing. The
oil company, asserting it can't
wait any longer on the railroad
end the interstate commerce com
mission nays now it will go ahead
and construct the pipeline. If this
haonens the railroads will
lose.i
the business and the barge lines '
will suffer from pipeline competi
tion.
The problem becomes more
complicated because the barges
have carried inland empire wheat
downriver to Portland, giving
them a haul
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Angry Potomac
Threat to Town
CUMBERLAND. Md . June 17
A rain-swollen southern branch
of the Potomac river was reported
tonight to have overflowed its
bank and isolated Petersburg,
W'.Va.
Telephone operators said regu
lar lines to the city had been cut
off and the Red Cross had been
aked to prepare "assistance" for
300 to 400 families.
, No loss of life was reported.
The Red Cross official said the
flood was "pretty oad' at Rom
ney, W.Va.
Ketl Premier of Bulgaria
Reported Near Death
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, June
17 -ip)- George Dimitrov, com
munist premier of Bulgaria, is so
ill that Czech newspapers have
been told to prepare his death
notices, a Czech newsman said
today. The newsman said, "The
news (of his death) is expected
to be announced within .two or
three days."
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
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"Sht't bting InrestigtteJ
fVi s Rhod Ixltnd Red, you
knew"
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PATrifjA O'CONNOR
To Hear Crown
if
girls and te queen-elect were
chosen earlier from rcpresenta-
Picker Shortage Slows
Local Cherry Harvest
f An, appeal for about 1.000 week-end Iherry harvesters went out that five have put depression
Friday from the Salem office of the statl employment service. s style relief laws back on the
"A definite shortage of workers is slowing down the harvest," , books. Seven cities or more have
said Managerf William I Baillie. "The gootj weather has brought the ; re-tored "work relief.'
fruit around to a peak and growers are anxious to get the crop har- i But both federal and state offi-
vestcd while jinie and weather permits." J
The crtip is good, said Baillie. i 1 1 :
and the paf is 2lt cents per
pound. Baillie said reports have
reached him ipf some youths earn-
mg as-high as $9 per day in sev-
eral orchardss
The employment office will re
main open Saturday morning to
noon and unday morning to
about 8:30 qj'clock to ; help load
workers ontoigrowers' trucks. The
trucks will be at the office at
about 6 a.m. 0n both mornings.
Those wishing to drive out to
nearby orcliards for weekend
picking may tall the office for in-
, v'
mornings. f
f -i -atirr Vfll nrrliv tr Siinnnu
Threat of Milk
Truck Drivers
Strike Averted
PORTLANf), June 17 -P)-The
state board of conciliation tonight
reported a threatened strike of
300 AFL milk truck drivers had
been averted in northern Oregon
and southweftern Washington.
Stewart Weiss, Swjeet Home
board member, said the disnute
was settledJ late tonight with
granting of 10-cent hourly wage
increase andl a 40-hour week for
the drivers, the increase is retro
active to Msjy 15. Weiss said an
additional accent increase would
be granted October 1.
He said it Was the first time in
10 years that the state board had
been called ;into a labor dispute.
Milk distributors Involved in
the dispute included the Dairy Co
operative asrciation. covering Sa
lem, and CurSy's Dairy, Salem.
SnowlF(dls
AtMdacham
PORTLAND,
June li-JVThe
sun shone warmly in western Ore
gon today, hot what happened east
of the Cascades? j
The me rcflry skidde to 29 de
grees in Beind bo wore dawn. It
dropped to 32 at Ia Grande, 35 at
Burn. 3fr i Lakcview, and 38
at Klamaith Falls. j
And for an even better contrast: !
It snowed yesterday st Meacham.
Buggy Feature of Sheridan Junior Parade
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SHEklDAK, Jane 17 ."Philip Balrd. If. tnd Prnnle tte IIobMn. t. beth of Sheridan, were amoar more
than See yeangsters (hat participated" in the Janter parade Friday when the annual Phil Sheridan dava
celebration get anderway. They rode la a t latare bag t7 ewaed by Otte Haider and palled by
"Cookie ":Ielder'a Shetiand peny.
tives bf nearly every high school
in Marion and Polk counties.
Eacfi of the five pretty girls
as interviewed by master of
ceremonies Dave Hoss last night,
with a radio transcription made
for later broadcast over KSLM.
Advance tips on how it feels to
be qtleen were given by Lois
Eggers of Brooks, the 1948 queen,
who also presented a huge bou
quets J of red rose's to the new
queerfc
Mrs. B. O. Schucking (Agnes
Gilbert), who was Salem's first
Cherryland queen in 1903, also
appeared at the microphone to
reminjsceover that early-day
festival when she and her court
moved about with horsemen es
corts.! Mrl Glenn McCormick festival
board member, appeared with
the gjrls as chaperone. All were
escorted to the stage by uni
formed Cherrians. headed by
King jBing Deryl Myers.
Thfli princesses woie their fes
tival gowns of orchid marquisette ,
and parried nosegays of sweet
peas. I orchid-colored carnations
and bouvardia.
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3-Room Home
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InKeizer Area
KEENER. June 17 - (Special)
Fire of undetermined origin com
pletely destroyed .the three-room j
home ;and possessions of the t.
Ellis Elwood family, box 556 Cum
minKsslane, Keizer district, Friday
night. 1
Nor of the family was at home
when jthe fire was discovered by
neighbors about 9:15 p.m.
Only a washing machine was
saved tin a loss which a relative,
Mrs. lpden Elwood. said would be
"at lept S6.000." She said there
was np insurance.
through the roo
f when 18 members
of the Keizer volunteer fire de
partment arrived, according to
Fire phief Harold W. Snook. It
apparently started in or around
the living room, he said. A full
investigation will be conducted
Saturday.
Thd house had been occupied
this ionth by Elwood, a logger,
and two sons, Claire, 18, and Gor
don W. Mrs. Elwood is visiting in
Klamath Falls
Ter) prune trees also were de
stroyed or damaged in the fire.
Observers said the trees nearly
obscure the house from view and
probably resulted in the fire get
ting a roaring start before it was
noticed.
Clierry Fete
Biittons on Sale
i
Sale of Salem Cherry Festive!
k,,. ,..;ii .u;.
in local stores and on downtown I
gtrcets.
Tht buttons will admit wear-
ers t$ festival night shows at the
fairgrjourwls. Price is $1 for adults
and 0 rents for children.
Street lxoths will be set up in
frontf of the J. C. Penney store
and Bishoo's clothine store, both
on North Liberty street. Next
single large booth will sell but
tons ion High street.
Mrf. Virginia Cline and Mrs.
Glenn McCormick are chairmen
of the button sales.
(SUtetmaa pbeto). (SUries
Fire Destroys
99th YEAB
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Sftantdlairdl
Jobless Force of
Cities Restore
'Work Relief;
Crisis Doubted
WASHINGTON. June 17 -(.?
Government economists believe
thnt unemployment rray go cn
climbing perhaps to a point
near 5.000.000 before recovery
-.....
factors check the rise.
Stabilizing influences will come
into play later this year or pos
sibly 1950. responsible but i-n-i
quotable officials predicted today.
; Me?nwhi)e an Associated Pres
survey covering 38 states showed
ciaR said, in general, that no
crisis is indicated. Most saioV they
feel sure the relief load can be
shouldered without serious dis
tress. At least 10 states report that
unemployment ha dropped in re
cent weeks. Nationwide, two gov
ernment reports issued today give
this picture:
1. Unemployment claims last
month averaged 1.716.000, or
about 5 per cent of the total
workeris covered by lay-off in
surance. That is up 118,000 from
April but still 80.000 under
March.
A further rise in June was in
dicated. In the week ending June
11, the federal security agency
reported "continued" claims -r-tho-e
representing a full week or
more of unemployment num
bered 2.107.979. Claims held over
from the previous week because
of the Memorial day holiday
boosted the total.
2. Non-farm employment dip
ped 230.000 in May according to
the bureau of labor statistics. It
?loa 31 , J Ou' r Dl'"uu
oeiuw a jt'ir ago.
Despite the unseasonal rise in
unemployment in May, census
figures show that the Jobless make
up only 5.3 per cehl of the ex
panded postwar laoor force.
Salem-Newport
Bus Schedule
Starts Again
Pacific Coast bus lines, operat
ing a direct service between Sa
lem, coactal points and Newport,
began operations again Friday
morning on a permanent basis. I
John Ratzlaff of Albany, owner I
of the lines, had discontinued 1
operations after several ruas late
last month. The new route was j
recently approved by the state :
public utilities commission.
The line operates in Salem from
tinental Pacific Trailways
i 7n v uirrh t Tu n hiH.
ules 'are operated daily except
(Sundays and holidays. A new bus
and equipment is on the run.
which requires 2'2 hours for one
way.
The bus will leave Salem at
am and acain at 4 cm. It
leaves Newport at 9:45 a.m. and
1 6:40 p.m. This schedule is in ef
ajfeot daily except on Sundays and
holidays when the 4 p.m. depar -
ture from Salem and the 9:45 a m
bus from Newport are to be
eliminated. The schedules are bas
ed on daylight savipg time.
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Oil deadly to
Girls' 'Board
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No Oregon board of control meeting has ever been 1 ike the one above with the three top officials of the
presently convened Girls' State perched atop the go vernor'a desk. Teen-age tills from all over Oregon,
now in Salem to learn about city, county and ata te government, will finish the session this week end.
Left to right above are. State Treasurer Barbara C hristensen. Seaside: Governor Patricia MeCoUough,
Gresham; and Secretary of State Evelyn Low, Portland. (Statesman photo.)
Silverton Road Job Set Aside; Group
Asks Meters Finance Parking Lots
Mayor R. L. Elfstrom's off- i
street parking committee will re
commend that parking meter re
venue rather than an occupational
tax be used to finance ity-oper-ated
parking lots.
Ralph C. Nohlgren of the corn-
mittee told Friday s noon luncheon
of the Ketail Credit association,
"If parking meter revenue can be
diverted to finance the lots, then
we're behind it."
City finances assign the meter
revenue to traffic and police work,
whjch M interpreted to in-
j;rt u
. .
; l he proposed occupational rax
has been vigorously opposed by
; suDurnan Dusiness repreunwino
who, Nohlgren said, have given
us some constructive suDsmuie
; mealies. iniiuiiuiK iu .-vui..
: greater use of present parking
! sDaces. We intend to use these
plans.
But whatever measures of fin-
; ancing are used," Nohlgren said
. ..Saiem should secure lots in the
near future while they are still
available."
"Lots are
available for lease 1
now to pant ouu-iuuu- cars, iney
a t e aa r rr et- l . .
mav be gone in lu or 13 years;
when it is estimated Salem's trade1
zone will be doubled and the park
ing problem wil be a genuine head
ache," he said.
we mav avoid the problems that
confronts dozens of other cities
that 20 years ago failed to plan
V 1UI1E 1 U I I UIUIIII1IIK . U' tl .
for the future and now find those
Problems unsolvable," Nohlgren
concluded.
Greyhound Bus
Strike Averted
SEATTLE, June -(Saturday)
6P)-A threatened bus strike on
t the Northwest Greyhound lines
was averted in last-minute ne
gotiations tonight, but 50 minutes
before a scheduled walkout on
North. Coast Greyhound lines
there still was no agreement
early today.
The walkout would affect cities
nortlji of Portland, Ore.
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Portland
Chicasoi ....
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San Francisco
N York S3 U traco
WHIanvett river -.6 feet. T
FORECAST (from US. wVather bu
reaus McNary field. Salem1): Mostly
cleat today, tonight and tomorrow with
highl todav near (1 and low tonight
near 45r Agriculture outlook: Condi
tion favorable for farm activities to
day and tomorrow except thoae hind
ered'. by1 moderate wind.
l BALEM PRECIPITATIOM
I t (Sept. 1 to June It;
Thla Year Lart Year i Normal
o,n I tssi a
POUNDBD I6SI
The Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon Saturday.
Bund
5 RSdOSdoo
of Control' on Governor's Desk
Oregon Grange
Asks Purge of
22 Legislators
COOS BAY, June 17 -(7P1- The
Oregon State Grange departed
from its traditional political cus-
10m roaay and voted to seek the
defeat of 22 members of the last
, siaie legislature.
The grange, which never before
hiiS tak(,n a definite stand on in
ti1Viclual politicians, adopted the
purge plan because of the bill to
change Oregon s initiative
and
': referendum system.
The 22 men whom the Grange
' will try to defeat, are those who
; voted for the measure, which did
, , ,
j not pass. It would have ena
dDien
the legislature to ix the number
of signatures neclssary to place
, a inltiatlve on th- h..,n.
Th , . u,,.
proval of the Brannan farm price
support plan. The plan was called
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! EiHAi-filmn "'Knt r. -,t Mnnllw
J 1
' .
' Another resolution advocated
expansion of Eastern Oregon col-
; lse ul tAJutuori ai uidnuc.me siivercon-saiem roaa wouia
into a iuu university, uregon state sreceive priority in spending cf fe
college and its extension service Ideral funds for road purposes next
were asked to concentrate on edu- fyesr.
cational and research work, with- i! ;
drawing from the field of farm
program administration.
The 22 legislators on the purge
were listed as: Reps. David C.
Baum, Union; Sprague Carter,
Umatilla: Raymond C. Coulter,
Josephine; Ben Day, Jackson:
Joseph M. Dyer. Clatsop; Dean B. ii ZURICH, Switzerland'. June 17
Erwin, Wallowa; Giles French. Romania's woman foreign
Gilliam, Morrow, Sherman and
Whpelpr: Edward A. Gearv. Kla-
math; Robert C. Gile, Douglas;
' -
Warren Gill. Linn; Earl H. Hill,
Lane; John P. Hounsell, Hood Ri
ver; E. W. Kimberling, Grant and
Harnev; C. L. Lieuallen, Umatilla;
Charles K. McColloth, Baker;
Ralphj T. Moore; Coos; William B.
Morse, Crook and Jefferson; Hen
ry E. 1 Peterson, Gilliam, Morrow,
Sherrfcan and W'heeler; John I.
Sell. Wasco; Henry Semon, Kla
math;! J. Short, Deschutes and
Lake;! Vernon Wilson, Malheur.
All are republicans, except Se
mon. i
NO FOURTH ROUND RAISE
DALLAS. June 17 -UPt- A. F,
Whitn. nreident of the nl
. ,. . . . .
ernooa ox nauroaa w
said here today that his union will
not ask a wagt increase this year.
June 18. 1949
PnpeHomie West
Dim
Hopes for completion of the Sa-lem-Silverton
road this year and
plans for construction of an un
derground parking space beneath i
the new courthouse both went out
the window Friday.
Marion County Judge Grant
Murphy announced that state high
way engineers told him no federal
funds have been allocated for
county roads here this year. This
ai.so places a aamper on requests
for federal aid work on, South
River road south of Salem end
other projects.
District Attorney E. O. Stadter,
jr., informed the county court he
does not believe it has authority
to lease part of the courthouse j
grounds for use as a parking lot.
The court recently was approached
by private interests who sought
construction of a park-away un-
dtr the proposed new courthouse.
Stadter said that when the c ity
was platted in the 1950'j, the area
which is now the courthouse blixk
was a part of a larger "public
square." Such a square is set a-
side ifor public use. said Stadter,
&nf j.annot be sold or leased for
private purposes.
In discussing the federal aid
.nianci juukc muipny jimru uui
leral funds may be spent
this year on primary highways in
thic rniinlv enrh '-t fh rrrru-.c:H
' J " ' " f-VKV..
new section of worth Santiam
highway between Mill City and
Mehama.
The judge added state engineers
indicated that the completion of
Russ Frown
On Ana Pauker
minister. Ana Pauker, today was
ronnrtoH r,Hr il rr.m TLt,...
hva v uiv-a a-ai. aa j jax'i.
; f or deDositinc Dartv funds in for
eign baryes without telling the
Cominform.
! The Swiss weekly newspaper
Die Weltwoche said her fall from
among the Kremlin's favorites be
came known after the arrest of a
Romanian charged with spying on
bank deals in Switzerland. The
paper is independent and widely
circulated in this country.
Some of the Romanian Com
munist funds handled by Mrs.
Pauker . were reported found in
Swiss banks which traditionally
handle great amounts of foreign
exchange in wartime and peace.
WARSHIPS TO TAKE TRIP
LONDON, June 17 The
U.S, navy announced today it will
three of tht newtit Americn
warships on visits next month to
I Norway and Denmark.
u.s
ry:
No. 91
Line to lionnect
Salt Lake Citv,
Inland Empire
PORTLAND, iune 17 -JT- Im
mediate construction of the 1 ng
discussed $6,500,000 pipeline f n m
Standard Oil's Salt Lake Citv re
finery to the Inland Empire is in
prospect.
A Standard Oil company of Cal
ifornia executive wrote the Union
Pacific railroad ;that the oil firm
plans to start construction vi the
big. inch at once.
P. L. Fahrneyj vice-president r.f
Standard Oil. said his organization
had decided not to wait any long
er for lower i railroad freight
rates. He said the pipeline vn uld
I be cheaper th4n transportation
IUSIS. i
Seek Lower Rate
Railroad officials, who hav
been battling Vainly for low r
freight rates on oil, expressed
hope that Standard oil might still
change its mind about the pipe
line if the interstate romrmme
commission will: cut rates now. A
final deci sion from the ICC. in w
ever. is not likely before ntxt
year.
Columbia river barge and truck
lines have fought the propost-d
freight rate cut. contending it
would destroy their business f
hauling potrohnim from Poithmd
to the Inland Empire. They won't
like the pipeline, either.
Readv This Year
Railroad offni ils .said they un
derstood the pipeline could te
completed this year.
In a hearing at Salt LiiVc Ci1y
last year, thtMV av,;is! Icslinrn ny
that the pi:ve!ne. estimated to
cost S6.500.000 Iwiuld be a m
mon carrier arid would n re
quired to carry? products of. ether
producers if trtey requested n r
vice. j
It was indicjated the pipeline
could cut the cpst of moving pet
roleum from Salt Lake City to
Inlan.l Empire jpoints to about 12
cents a 100 pounds. The rail urte
is 95 cents a 100 pourtds Utwn n
Salt Lake Cityjand Spokane. Tiie
railroads had petitioned the ICC
for a cut to 42 cents a 100 pounds.
E. W. Holstad. Spokane district
manager for Standard, Raid m ver.il
routes for the line had been pro
posed and extensive surveys m;.d
from the air. "In general, tht lino
will go north from Salt Lake City,
across southern Idaho, cross inlo
Eastern Oregon and end some
where in the vicinity of Fnno,
Wash." i
He said the Hine Would yti
several bulk plants in the four
state area and tjhat the finxl rout
ine chosen would aeiermin irn
! Diants served
Robeson's Son
To Wetl White
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i NEW YORK.JJune 17-7J'i- Pnul
! Robeson, Jr., 31 -year-old son of
; the negro smgr, took out ii
de
j ense today to mjirry Marilyn F nula
i Greenberg. a white, 21r j.r-old
'Cornell L'rmerii'y gradual-,
j Robeson also! is a graduate of
; Cornell, where he was a ti.r hth-
, lele. f
The liceae application said the
marriage is scheduled for Sun-
, day with the Rev. John W. Drr,
i ., uim uuns,.
The Rev. Darr is white lie
said he is a congregationalist min
ister but not at present attached
; to any particular cnurcn. it s;.ia
; he was engaged in ''community
work but was not connected witn
a specific social agency.
Mrs. Rae Green berg, mother of
the bride-to-be. signed a certifi
cate of consent for her daughter'!
marriago. '.
Robeson listed his occupation
as electrical engineer. His fa
ther returned only yesterday from
a tour of Europe, including Soviet
Russia where j he said he waa
warmly welcomed.
Young Robeson's mother, Es
landa, s id hi?r son and Miss
Greenberg had; been "in love for
years." They met as college titfch
men; she said. 1
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aaught
"We are awfully glad to fet a
er," she ! added, desc nbing
her son as an oply child. She til
led Miss Greehberg "a darlini
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL
At Salem 4. Victoria 1
At Yakima 10. Vancouver 4
At Wenatchee i Tacoma
At Spokane . Bremerton
COAST LEAGUE
At Portland . Loa Angelea 1
At Seattle 9, San Franciaco 7 .
At Hollywood , Sacramento
At Oakland 18 Sa the'O 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Chicago 1. Brooklyn I 1
At Cincinnati 7, Boaton 2
At Pittsburgh i. New York 4
At St. LouiaO. Philadelphia S
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At New York 4. Cleveland 10
At Boston -10. Chicago S-S
At WaahingtonDetroit train)
At Philadclptua . SU Ixula i
PRICE 5c
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