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Salem Rents Remain Level
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- -Predicted stiff increases in rents have not materialized sine fed
eraf controls on rent were lifted here officially At fust IS, States
man survey showed Wednesday. , ' 1H "
Most three-room furnished apartments are hovering at around the
$50-per-month mark. More rooms mean, in most instances, higher
rates. Five-room houses are averaging about $50j to $55 per month
Rank-at-Time
Promotion
Ruled for
City
City civil service employes will
have to earn their promotions one
rank at time in the future.
The Salem civil service com
mission clarified its rules Wednes
day to require city policemen and
firemen to serve at least one year
In any grade before becoming eli
gible for appointment to the next
isigher grade, through examina
tions. Recently two city patrolmen,
Glen A. Bowman and Iceland Wea
ver, qualified as police captains
although they had not served in
grade of sergeant.
The commission, meeting in city
fialL also decided to call firemen's
civil service examinations in late
October to build up an eligibilty
list for future vacancies and pos
sible additional men needed to
gtaff a new fire station across the
river.
Only vacancy at present is
first aid captain, but examinations
art to be called lor ordinary fire
men, captains and first aid cap
tains.
Commissioners also studied
4city attorney's ruling on the long
questioned status of city radio op
erators who are appointed by the
police chief but under the current
budget are listed in a separate
communications department
.-Citv Attorney Chris J. Kowitz
In a written opinion stated that a
policeman assigned to radio duty
cannot be deprived of his civil
service rank. He said that whether
the radiomen are to bt classified
under a separate civil service grade
Is a matter for decision by tne city
council.
District Jury
Lists Drawn
The Marion county district court
fury list for October was drawn
Wednesday at the county court
house. The iurr will meet Octo
ber 6 at 9:30 a m. in room 202 of
the Grav building.
The list Includes Thomas W.
Bowden. Edith M. LebokL Charles
A. Mollet. Peter. Beck. Walter A.
Hanson, Arthur H. Madsen, Ern
est Garbarino, Herbert Adler,
Eugene I. Foster, Grace T- Hock
ett. Edward F. Corrigan. Ella E.
Lansing. Dorothy Morse and Syl
vaster J. Smith, all of Salem, and
John Albus, Aumsville. '
Stolen Property Count
Faces Silverton Man
Floyd M. Howe. 20, Silverton,
faced charges of receiving stolen
property Wednesday, following his
arrest by Manon county aumori
ties.
The charge involved tools re
ported stolen from the Pete Spro
ed ranch. Brooks route 1, on Sep
tember 17. Sheriff Denver Young
said Howe's signed statement dis
closed that a companion stole the
Joels and left them in his ear.
Some of the tools reported stolen
were recovered.
- Howe was held at Marion coun
ty jail in lieu of $500 bail.
Greider Outlines Aims
Of Y at Exchange Club
The history and aims of Salem's
YMCA were outlined Wednesday
by Carlton Greider, membership
secretary, for members of the Sa
lem Exchange club.
.Greider, who formerly worked
with the state employment ser
vice, preceded his main speech
vith a boost for ""National Employ
the Physically Handicapped
which is scheduled next
week.
GOVERNMENT FAVORED
PENDLETON, Sept. 28 T.
V. Carelle, who died near Umatilla
recently, left $1 each to his wife
nd four children. All the rest of
his estate $9,993 he bequeathed
ajto the United States government
Stepped lata Ssslta's Depart
- facet Stere the other stoea mmd saw
" tke strangest thing. "Sis" Darts
,- - was cossJag ap the stairs frees tke
Ws et with a beadle ef wash.
"Is Smitty taking in washing
these days? I asked. "Not quite,"
she says. "He's just pat in a new
- automatic washing machine, so
the girls who work here caa get
their laundry done while they're
eating lunch. Means more time to
relax at night and oa weekends."
I theagkt what a swell boss
J Bsaltty saest be. Hasaaa relatlee
. betweea the bees aad eaipleyees
fiom where I sit
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Thursday September 23. 13-13
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rent.' I - i '!
Most of the! larger apartment
houses in Salem have not raised
rents for several months. And in
dications are that most of them
will not greatly increase in : the
near future if foperating expenses
do not go up. I 5
In one large l apartment bouse
where rents have not ' been ;- In
creased for several yean rates are
being increased an average of
about $10 per month, effective Oc
tober 1. This would place a large
five -room apartment, with heat,
garbage disposal and refrigeration
service furnished, $57 per
month. A tenant there said he felt
the increase Was Justified.'
Another establishment win raise
its rents approximately 15 per cent
October 1, representing a S3 per
month increase On a $35 per month
apartment Another furnished, five
room apartment was raised recent
ly from $37.50 to $40 per month.
No complaints on rent increases
came from two public agencies.
which have in the past, been un
willing participants in the tenant
vs. landlord battle,
Marion Bowen, administrator oi
the Marion county welfare com
mission, stated that her office has
had no trouble Recently in finding
reasonable rentals for welfare re
cipients. Nor the said has she had
trouble lately! with rent increases.
H. C. (Hub! Saalfeld, Marion
county service : of ficer, whose I
fice. in many! instances, is a clear'
ing house for! veterans' complaints.
said he hast heard of no recent
examples of outrageous rent hikes,
Burt Pichaj president of the Sa
lem Board ot. Realtors, said he has
heard of only! one case of rent
gouging in the past two montns
Leo Child. prominent realtor
and himself Owner of an apartment
house, said that exorbitant rent in
creases were"! a thing of the past
"Most landlords are seeking only
a fair return ton their investments;
he said. i i
William Bliven, long-time Salem
realtor, said rents have, in the
main, remained steady. In fact
Bliven declared, a number of rent
als have decreased in rates in re
cent monthsi i
Bliven wtrned, however, that
new apartment houses to be con
structed could hardly offer rent
rates cheaper than existing houses
Current costs of building materials
and labor, he said, almost neces
sitate rentals in the $65 to $75 per
month bracket to insure a fair
margin of profit
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Egg Prices Drop
Following Three
Month Advance
Egg prices dropped from one to
two cents a dozen on the Salem
market Wednesday, marking the
first decline! since egg prices start
ed their seasonal climb : three
months ago:
Wholesalers were buying extra
large grade A eggs for 68 Instead
of 68 cents i large AA for 65 cents
large A for 63 cents; medium AA
for 54 cents ! and pullets for 37
cents. SI !
Retail prices are about 10 cents
a dozen higher than the wholesai
ers' buying price.
New Violence Flares
Over Coal Walkouts
By Th i Associated Press
New violence flared in the na
tion's coal j fields yesterday with
one man reported killed and an
other seriously wounded. The out
breaks came as hundreds of non
union miners returned to the pits
in -defiance of John L. Lewis' Un
ited Mine Workers,
Sheriff G.' B. Baggett said his
office received a report one man
was killed at a strip mine opera'
ted by the six Preskitt brothers
hear Jasper, Ala.
One mah,! Hershell Davis, 51,
was in a Jasper hospital suffering
from shotgun wounds in the face,
chest and stomach.
NURSERYMEN TO MEET
PORTLAND, Sept 28 -iff) -The
fall meeting; of the Oregon Asso
ciation of Nurserymen will open
here tomorrow for a two-day session.-
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SENATE CLI7S RAISES
WASHINGTON, Sept 28-W-The
senate Voted 36 to 16 tonight
to scale down the salary Increases
asked by President, Truman for
members of, his cabinet and other
top government officials.
.JyJoc Marsh
Boost For Smittyl
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have eertaUy takes a Ug step
forward dariag say lifetime,
. From where I sit, people seem
to be doing a better job of seeing
ear neighbor's viewpoint these
days. Though bis ideas and tastes
may not be ours, we caa under
stand his preference for a eertaia
breakfast cereaL a favorite saorie
star, or for a temperate glass
ef beer or ale. That's the way it
should be in a free country.
Mrs. Le. Wyatt,
Santa Claus
Fclr Many, Dies
Mrs. Luna D. Wyatt known to
thousands In the Willamette val
ley as "Mrs. Santa Claus;1 died
Wednesday at a local hospital. She
was B2. . r T : -
Mrs. Wyatt's husband. George
It Wyatt. played Santa Claus to
hundreds of children and abut-ins
in the . area during- the ! 1330's.
Sporting a real Kris-Krinf la
beard, be yearly visited Hospitals
and Institutions, giving presents to
the underprivileged.
After his death Jan. 29. 1941.
Mrs. Wyatt carried on in his place
and continued to play Santa Claus
in Salem far several years..
Born Oct 2. 1866. near Boston.
Mass- Mrs. Wyatt would have
been 83- years old Sunday. She
came to Oregon in 1906 and was
married to Wyatt Feb. 6, 1908.
The; couple homesteaded near
Prineville many years before
moving to Salem about 1920,
Mrs. Wyatt was a member of the
First Baptist church here.
Surviving are a daughter. Mrs.
William Forster, Lebanon, and
four grandchildren. Funeral ser
vices will be announced later by
the Clough-Barrick chapel.
Naturalization
Class to Start
A naturalization class will be
opened Saturday night at the
Salem YMCA. i
It will be conducted for the
29th year by Claude A. Kells,
former YM executive and local
civic, leader.
Some 25 to 30 persons wishing
to become naturalized U. S. citi
zens already have shown an in
terest in attending the class, ac
cording to CoL Carle Abrams,
chairman of the YMCA s educa
tion committee.
The class is free to anybody in
terested. "Students" for it are to
meet at the YMCA at 8 pjn. this
Saturday and weekly thereafter
until a naturalization examina
tion is conducted later this year.
Sweetland's Letter
Asking Pay Report
Branded 'Political
Gov. Douglas McKay Wednes
day branded as political a letter
received from Monroe Sweetland,
Oregon democratic national com
mitteeman, asking the governor to
announce publicly the amount of
money received by Robert Ormond
Case, Portland, for preparing the
1947 interim highway committee
report to the legislature.
The amount paid to Mr. Case is
and has been on file in the state
highway department offices here
for many months and is a public
record.
Records show that ha received
$1,000 for several weeks work,
i Cost of the entire committee ac
tlvities, including the report, was
$136,000.
Truman Sets 1950
Campaign Speech
ST JLOUIS, Sept 28 -P)-Presi-dent
Truman flew into Missouri
tonight to light the fires of next
year's democratic campaign in his
home state.
Associates said the president
would spark the party's 1950 elec
tion campaign in an off-the-cuff
speech at Kansas City tomorrow
night at 10:30 pjn. (EST).
Music, Magic Show
Entertain Rotarians
A program of music and magic
was presented to Salem Rotarians
at their meeting Wednesday noon
Several cello solos were furnish
ed by Warren Downs, son of Dr.
C A. Downs, who will Join the
Denver Symphony orchestra in
the near future. Magic was pre
sented by Edwin Holmes, pro
fessional magician from Portland.
, Tom Angle, president of the Sa
lem high school senior class, was
introduced as honorary Rotarian
of the month from tha high
school. i
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Sledge hammers and a pick were
In the T. L. Kaha service statioa
S. 12th st. early Wedneeday moraine. Abeve Is stere suenager R.
L. Greer, 475 Rate lift dr.. looking
$212 In cash ta the yeggs. (Statesman phote-) '
Safes Smashed
At Kiilin Store;
Money Takerf
Culprits raided a South 12th
street j store early Wednesday,
made off with $212 and left two
smashed safes in their wake.
The T. L. Kuhn Co., a service
station ; equipment firm at 100 S.
12th st, was the burglary Scene.
City detectives believe from' two
to four men participated in the
crime, using tools they found in
the store.
They used a sledge hammer to
bludgeon the door of a large safe
after the combination handle re
sisted their efforts with smaller
tools, i Most of the missing funds
were taken from that safe. They
found only company papers in a
smaller safe opened in similar
fashion but scooped several
dollars from the firm's cash reg
ister, j
Authorities said the crime bore
similarities to a safe-cracking job
at the Batdorf Home and Auto
supply in the Hollywood district
last year, although that safe ap
parently had been opened with
less difficulty. The Batdorf case
has not been solved.
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Firm Seeks Space for
Salem Candy Factory
A candy factory probably will
locate in Salem early next year,
Salem Chamber of Commerce of
ficials said Wednesday.
Expected to employ 60 or TO
men and women, the firm Is
searching for ground floor space
of about 40,000 square feet If a
suitable building cannot be leased
tha company may build here, the
cnamDer waa informed.
SLATERS CONVICTED
DOVER, Del, Sept 28 -TV-
Mrs. Inez Brennan, 49, and her
1 o-year-old son, Robert tonight
were found guilty of first degree
murder in tne lonely hearts slay-
g of Wade Wooldridge. 87-year-
old Stone Mountain, Va., carpen
ter. Starta Tonight?
Opens :4S - Starts 7:15
Winiasa Heldea
Mac Donald Carey
William Bendix
Meaa Freemaa
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Gene Tierney
"That Wonderful
Urge"
Mat Daily From 1 P. M.a
NOW SHOWINGI
Ca.s to rrl stable
THXJIX CO-HIT!
OPENS C:iS P. M.
NOW? TWO NEW HITS!
First Salem Shewing!
FUN CO-FEATUXEX
Lao Gorcay and
Bowery Boys
"Angals in Disguisa"
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Dick Powan -"To
Ends of fh Earth"
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Alexia Smith
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To SetValue
On Farm Land
A group of real estate men
Wednesday morning asked the
Manon county court to appraise
three parcels of farm property
aloag the Salem-Snverton road
against which the county has
directed condemnation proceed
ings. !
The property Involved lies in
the path of the proposed new road
from a point about one mile east
pf Central Howell to Silverton.
first half pf the proect from near
Salem to Central Howell, was
completed last year.
District Attorney E. O. Stadter.
jr has been directed by the
counry court to institute condem
nation proceedings asrainst land
owned by Alfred and Alice K.
Jensen, Alvin Krug and Carl Lor-
enzen.
Several right-of-waT narcels
along tha 3-mOe strin alreadv
have been acquired. -Getting the
last three pieces has, according to
me county court, held up the
contract letting. -
Viewers to appraise the land
are to be a group named by the
saiem Board of Realtors and
County Surveyor A. D. Graham.
The new road, a federal aid pro
ject, win be constructed just to
xne soutn or the present, road.
It is intended by state engineers
that tha road should eventually
connect with the proposed Cas
'cade highway.: This latter route.
suu in me planning stage. Is to
connect Eugene and Portland
over a new highway east of the
Pacific highway.
Robert Boardman
Named Director
Of Oregon USO
Robert R. Boardman. heed at
tha Salem USO during most of its
wartime existence, win be direc
tor Of the OW-reorffanixin ITSfi
activities in Oregon. His appoint
ment was announced this week by
the organization's national offW
in New York City.
About 250 USO clubs have been
re-opened in the United States
during the past year, including
one at Astoria. Reactivation of a
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Sanlra Coffee 97 caffalna removed ... 1 lb. can
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Chicken Fricassee 79 c
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Boardman will maintain his of
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time to traveling about the state.
During the last war he held USO
posts in Washington and Califor
nia,, as well as in Oregon, j
Gov. Douglas McKay is honor
ary chairman of tha Oregon USO.
Representing Salem on the stale
USO committee are Mrs. Thomas
E. Rflea. sr, Charles A, Spragne
ana Guy Hickoic The latter
treasurer of the organization.
Escape Charge
Dismissed on
Three Convicts
Charges of attempted escape
were dismissed in Marion county
circuit court Wednesday against
three convicts who were involved
in a flax fire at the state peni
tentiary last November.
The trio, Paul LeRoy Gardner,
Reuben Junior Partlow and Doyle
Clark McCann, all were sentenc
ed recently on charges of arson
in connection with the fire, j
Escape charges were dropped
because there was insufficient
evidence to - prove the convicts I
actually tried to leave the prison.'
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presented by District Attorney t.
O. Stadter. Jr. la Judge RexTUm-
mell's court '
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