The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, October 21, 1949, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextI l?a StatogmttrC Salem; OrWyrwC rrfckrvv Ocfcfbor Rt,439 Operators of 5toe Guard iService Held (Story also on page 1). City police cracked down on nersonnet af the privately operat- ed Salem Merchant-patrol Thurs- ;day,rresting two men on separate fee - .1 .Harier Cordray, former police taara. laces charges ot promoting a lottery. His Indictment by a Mar lon county errand jury involved the eperalMM eg a muuature-size aiot machine it the Cappa used car lot, 1SS Union at Proprietor Lester Cappa lace a municipal court charges of lllefal possession ot a aiot machine, dating from nil ar rest October 8. The Merchant patrol was start ad hy Cordray during man power shortages in the Salem police de partment and was expanded to otter service to West Salem, Four Corners and Keizer, as well aa the Hollywood district where it was started. Recently it has consisted of three men. Merchants who sub--Vi-ibcd to the service g ot their business property checked during the night by the patrol. Aa Armed Guard . Cord ray also carried bank money aa an armed guard. When he was dismissed from the police force it was assumed to be for hij activities with the patroL Civil aervice regulations prohibit police men from having other jobs. ; But Chief Warren revealed Thursday that discovery of a past 'criminal record on Cordray also : was a factor. Cordray swore on nil civil aervice application in IMS' that he had never been convicted nor indicted. He listed army and nmvv srvlr from 1027 to 143. Record from an Illinois prison how him released in saxi Warren. Arrested at Home s- Cordray was arrested at his home on a Marion county district court warrant following a grand , jury secret Indictment. Sheriff Denver Young made the arrest, ' accompanied by city police cap tains Stanley Frieze, Letand Wea ver and Glenn Bowman. Cordray . was released on $1,000 bail. Clifford M. "Everson, the other member of the patrol, was held at city jail Thursday night on a charge involving illegal possession of a weapon, a revolver he alleged ly carried in the Merchant patrol work. Bail had not been set. Drinoft ProjMe Portland Take Over Bus System PORTLAND, Oct 20 -UP)- The Multnomah county democratic central committee proposed today that the city take over the mass transportation system here. It suggested cancellation of the franchise of the Portland Traction company, then operation of the system as a public utility. The council took the proposal under advisement In Salem Only IIARILYII'S Have AIRSTEPS IT - ! Liiiesi nitrous u. Actor's Aid CANANDAIGUA. N. Y, Oct,' 20 -Vih Community : Chest workers were having dinner in a local hotel last night when they dis cover Charles Laugh too, the Holly wood star. In the dining room. They asked him to join them. Laugh ton arose and announced that if everyone present would donate a dollar to the chest drive immediately, he would give the Cettysberg address, complete with gestures. ; They did. He did. Biggest Radio Station Slated For Northwest SEATTLE. Oct. 20 -MV Plans for a new Pacific northwest navy radio station, designed to be fthe most powerful in the world" were announced today by 13th naval district headquarters. The proposed 1,000,000 watt transmitter will be part of a com munications station under prelim inary construction at Jim creek In Snohomish county, Washington. It will be 20 times more power ful than the biggest commercial radio stations. Nary officials said the trans mitter win send out strong, very low frequency radio waves, need ed to provide a positive means of communication with ships and planes in any kind of weather throughout the North Pacific area. Contractor bids on the trans mitter will be opened early in December. It is expected to cost about one million dollars, the navy announced, i One-Way Grid . Set in Portland PORTLAND- Oct. 20-fJtVThe last apparent obstacle to Portland's one way traffic system in the downtown area was removed to day. The system Is scheduled to go into effect November 24. The city council unanimously voted down a proposal that the system be postponed a year. At torney Darrell Milton said busi nessmen favored the delay, and presented a petition with 850 names. Commissioner William Bowes replied that Portland had delayed action on its traffic problem for 10 years already, and could wait no longer. WRECK AT ACMSVILLE AUMSVILLE, Oct 20 Ernest Uttle of Aumsville and John Hie bert of Dallas escaped serious in juries when cars they operated collided near here about 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Front ends of both machines were smashed. taerraptfoh'of Poultry Plant Work Expected A partial halting of operations lw at ktt Iwh Ra1n i nmiltrv plants is expected today aa a re sult ox a UDor-ma nagemeni dis pute over wages tnat Degan tnree weeks aco in Portland on a state wide basis. M. A. Pekar, manager of the Marion creamery here, said his plant would close today as result of picketing Thursday at the Col umbia Produce company in Port land. The Marion creamery is a sub sidiary of the Portland company. O. F. Ryals of the Northwest Poultry and Dairy products com pany in Salem said turkey-killing operations would halt today but that the rest of the plant probably would remain open. The manager of Oregon Turkey Growers association in West Sa lem, Lawrence Roberts, could not be reached Thursday night for comment regarding his organiza tion's plans. I Meanwhile, Elwood Smith, local steward of the ATL poultry and dairy workers union, said pickets would be placed at the Marion creamery today unless he is in structed from Portland early this morning that wage differences have been settled. i i Smith said onion officials in Portland indicated that prospects for settling the dispute were brigh ter Thursday night than at any time in recent weeks. ,; The wage dispute involves a union demand for 8 pay increase of IVt cents an hour., The union re jected an offer ot 2V cents In crease from employers. Union officials said they offered to submit the dispute to arbitration but that the proposal was refused by employers. Threat of Game Ban Deters School Fund ASTORIA. Oct 20 UV The students of Astoria and Tillamook high schools were busy patching Up a badly-ripped friendship to day. : Their purpose is to avoid being ousted from athletic competition In the state. School officials warn ed that one more feud incident might get the schools suspended. Student body leaders from the two towns conferred here Tester day, and planned to! work for friendlier feeling in their respec tive schools. The interschool rivalry first neared feud proportions in 1945, when the schools abandoned foot ball games because of student fights. Students then carried on the fight through basketball sea sons, and once Astoria s student body had to pay $200 for damage to Tillamook pupUsi cars. 5J5SfOUH A AAAA to C ' Con?alIis Pair ) Hurt in Wreck ALBANY. Oct 20 Mr. and Mrs. Glen Clark. Corvallis. route 2. were hospitalized tonight with injuries Incurred la a car accident two miles west of here on the old AJbany-Carvallis highway. Witnesses reported their ear struck a vehicle parked along the highway. They were taken to Cor vallis General hospital. Clark In curred chest injuries; his we, bruises and lacerations. Ching Asserts Steel Dispute Not Hopeless NEW YORK, Oct 20UJVFed- eral mediation chief Cyrus S. Cning. in a brief statement issued tonight, said the situation in the 20-day-old steel strike "is not en tirely hopeless.'' Ching's statement said: "We do not want to create the impression that there is a basis for optimism. But the situation certainly is not hopeless and we are continuing with our confer ences tomorrow. Ching's statement was issued after a long conference today with UJS. steel representatives. GE Falls Behind Demand for Goods SCHENACTADY, N. Y Oct. 20 ne president of the General Electric company said today that because of an increased demand for consumer goods GE would be unable to fitt all production re quirements for the rest of the year. Charles E. Wilson made the statement in reporting to stock holders a five per cent increase in net sales for the first nine months of 1949. Football Gels Mumper' Case TORONTO, Oct. 20 HP)- Foot ball is due for a court case paral lel to the much-publicized suit this year against organized base ball in the United States by Dan ny Gardelia, Max Lanier and Fred Martin. The principal is Bill Radovich, 295-pound lineman with the Ed monton Eskimos of the Western Canada Interprovincial union. He nas instructed lawyers to file a $100,000 damage suit against the National Football league and De troit Lions. Radovich played with Los An geles Dons of the American con ference last year because, ha claims, Detroit refused to release nun Irom a contract with them. Playing for the Dons, he "iumDed" his contract with Lions, incurrine a ban against bis playing, or coacning. in tne ftfU O Ph. l-34o7 O Matinee Daily from 1 P.M. O STARTS TOMORROW! 4. Jam i i m I - ssa. i i r wnnnmnn i Merger:Vofe Canvass it ' j: Canvassing of votes cast In the recent merger and annexation election here was completed Thursday Bight, and the cities of Salem send West, Salem moved one step ekwer to becoming one municipality. City Recorder Alfred Mundt reported no ; discrepancies In tne vote which was approved by Sa lem residents 728 to 307. West Salem citizens had approved the wu. earlier, The 685 to 292 vote favoring annexation of property southeast of Salem was found 1 correct, also, but residents of that district had rejected the proposal 138 to 108. Other members of the canvass ing board were Justices Alfred Nelson of Silverton and Elmer Cook of West Salem: Edna Pitzer. Polk county clerk; and Harlan judd, Marion county clerk. FDR, jr. DeniesEye On Governorship DETROIT. Oct 20 -tfP)- Frank lin D. Roosevelt, jr. today denied rumors that he intends to run for governor of New York state, "I have no friends authorized to say that for me," the late presi dent s son told a press conference during a visit here. "I am not a candidate for any office except that I hope my congressional dist rict will send me back to Wash ington next year." U.S. Considers Giving B-29 Bombers to Britain WASHINGTON, Oct 20 Aft-k defense department spokesman said tonicht that "consideration' is being given to providing B-29 bombers for. the United Kingdom under the new $114.010,000 mil itary aid program. There was no immediate indica tion how many superfortresses might be turned over to the Royal Air force. However, the United States air force now has more than 1,000 B-29s in cacoon stor age. FALLS DOWN STAIRWAY A fall down a stairway brought a possible spinal fracture to Wu liana Crelghton, 308 N. 20th St., late Thursday night, city first aid men reported. His condition was report' ed good by attendants at Salem Memorial hospital early this morn ing. DAIICE Salirday High! Aumsville Pavillion Tesnmy and His West i Coast Ramblers t:M ie lt: II mL S.E. ef Salem m Highway Ne, 222 : a ..nhtn QssstnU's (ktrHss n III i Kanaoipn Stu iyVsrr?aitT Slf 8el', fa Blood. oT A-Bomb Survivors Said NearlyNormal ANN ARBOR. Mich, Oct 20-6?) -The blood tst Hiroshima surviv- ors1 flibwj ianows little difference from1 that -of; 'Japanese living In a neighboring town. University of Michigan : professor, reported to day In a medical Journal. The article dealing with the ef fects of the atom bomb was pub lished in the ."Archives of Internal Medicine'' by Dr. James V. NeaL assistant professor of medicine, and Dr. Frederick Snell ot the Brooklyn board of health hospital in Chestnut Hill, Mass. It described blood tests given to 824 Hiroshima residents and 835 .-' m PERSON 'T$cxas Tyler He! Od. 241h Glcawccd ' Ballrcs? SALEM r DiUICE SATUQDAY Glean Y7c:dry'i Orchestra Silverton Armory New Shewing Open 8:45 MOST SDlSATIOriAI IDEA EVER DDniinrr TO f - SCREEN! See d Feature "TUCSON Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards Ends Today (Friday) Glenn Ford "MR. SOFT TOUCH" e Klrby Grant TRAIL OF THE YUKON tsilssti tl$ Grecf Mslatl - x p fi liaJii' Ve persons living in the town of Xirre, Which was not affected by the Domo. . , Whereas other persons who sur vived A-bombs are known to have undergone blood changes, there is now little difference in the blood samples from these two grodps, the report said. All metals are crystalline, as are also building materials such as brick and even clay. Capilola Holler ninlx rYlaier gaarlena SchedmU Open Motw FAkry, Saturday 8:00P.M.Unfll lOOP.M. Sat, and Sun. ARernoossa 240 P.M. Untfl iiiQ P. M. Wed. Sveausg. Ad alt Only SALQI FRIDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 28 Dancing Freea 8 to 1 GLENWOOD BALLROOM 4 ML North en HI 8LM rios Tax with TMa Adv. 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