The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, May 21, 1950, Image 26

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Newspaper Page Text'V.: i":'":. -The Statesman Salom Developmen For Airport To Be Delayed Defeat of a Salem airport mill are tax will postpone a planned extension of the main runway and installation of h i g hr intensity lighting. City Manager,. J. I Fran zen said Saturday. ; -. The airport tax was' voted down by Salem electors Friday, but five . 'other - fund-raising measures for cityJwprks were approved. . ' City Manager Franzen express ed satisfaction thatpthe five Zap-: fcircved, issues wiLget the adminis- tration off to a "good start" on its recently drafted 10-year plan for city , development. . - ?" -Bonding to Be Finished " - He pointed but that defeat of the adrport tax will not prevent comf pletloroaf the first part of the city airport administration building this year. The building is now un der construction. V . The defeated tax (at 2.6 mills) would have raised about $150,000 over two years, with . this ' local money slated to be matched by i federal airport funds. , Defcatof the tax will lose to Salem,1 at least for the time being, a $90,000 ' federal : airport fund - which had already been allocated tentatively- for work at ; Salem, provided the city put up its own -snatching funds by this June 1. Other Issues Approved The civil 'aeronautics adminis- tration periodically makes tenta tive allocations, by cities, as it prepares or, revises its budget. 'Approved by Salem voters were one-year tax to buy a new pumper and aerial ladder truck for the fire "department and bond Issues to complete the sewage dis posal system, establish new drain age, .replace and repair bridges and construct reservoirs and make other water pupply improvements Two Officials Are Recalled ASHLAND, May 20-(Pr-This j recall center of Oregon recalled ! two; more city officials yesterday. Leaving office this time are May or Thomas S. Williams, who lost i in a H00-to-1225 vote, and Coun- cilman Elmer Sheldon, who lost - by 1544 to 946. The city council wul name replacements. Linn County Turns ' Down Road Levy i, ' .. ' " Statesman New Service ; , ALBANY,. May 20 A pro posed five-mill levy to finance county road repairs was defeated 4,882 votes to 4,662 in the Linn county special election, a complete count showed today. 'I I PTJD BONDS APPROVED TILLAlftQbK, ( May 20-WTil- Iamook county passed a $1,485,000 bond issie! for the Tillamook PUD, but rejected , a proposed $90,000 levy for repair of county; bridges THE DALLES, May 20--Voters passed a 4-miIl 1 levy for . street improvement in The Dalles, 1210 to 785, Take Take Take Chevrolet is & $J?J hist , . . Drive j for thbius and thrift W1U panoramic visibility ... and ia its greater II v j all-round safety-protection. " jZY?2'"'5- 001110 in-' Drive home these facts to tfferVyr! 'u- ' T your own complete satisfaction! And youH be Mr kt thh fKff . . . FIRST . . mnd Rnert far AU-ROUND SAFETY AT LOWEST COST AMERICA'S BEST SELLER ' - . r. .' Come in . . . Drire the Leader . . . Conrince yourself Chevrolet9 FIRST . . . and Finest ...at Lowest Cost! DOUGLAS McICAY CHEVROLET CO. S10 N. Commtrcial St. Oregon, Sunday, May -21; 1853 FJ3 anon County's .Vote Complete semi-official returns from all 110 of Marion county's precincts Saturday showed the fol lowing results: ; - GOVERNOR v (D). Austin Flegel ja 3,338 3,093 ,-1.890 .13,680 Walter Pearson Lew Wallace (R) Douglas McKay U. 8. SENATOR XD) .Howard Latourette . 4,224 3,602 9,563 4,900 1,467 Louis Wood (R) Wayne Morse Dave Hoover v John McBride STATE SUPREME COURT Walter5 Tooze Lll,049 Robert Maguire i 9,503 Austin Dunn : , 3,562 LABOR COMMISSIONER (D) Howard Morgan" 6,424 (R) William Kimsey :.12,421 U. S. REPRESENTATIVE (D) Roy R. Hewitt 5,405 L. T. Ward 2,429 (R) Walter Norblad 14,425 , STATE SENATOR (2) (D) Arthur Davis ; 5,529 Frank Porter 5.230 (R) Fred Lamport . 7.008 Douglas Yeater 5,885 5,340 . 5,051 W. W. Chadwick Frank Doerfler ; Mayor Elfstrom Pleased with Approval of Financial Issues ? ' By Robert E. Gangware City Editor, The Statesman Mayor R. L. (Bob) Elfstrom broke into a big smile Saturday at the inevitable question: "What'd you think of city election results:" He was downright pleased over the voters' approval for five of six Salem financial measures. . He was affable, but guarded, city ballot.' Now in his fourth year as Sa lem mayor. Elfstrom had declined rfo run for reelection and had made no endorsement of city canaiaaies. "There were three good men running for mayor ' and one of them had to lose out '.his time." Elfstrom commented on the pri mary result which puts Harry V. Collins and Alfred W. Loucks into a runoff election in November af ter eliminating Walter Musgrave. And the way' it looked to him Saturday, the present mayor wasn't about to endorse any candi date in November, either. "I'm no would-be kingmaker." said Elfstrom. In the only aldermen's contests. two wards returned to the eitv- council Thomas Armstrong and Albert H. Gille who have been" serving on the city council whid Elfstrom heads as mayor. On the subject af the financial measures, Elfstrom interpreted the vote as "public acceptance of our city's long range plan." The voters approved four bond issues and a special tax, and re Jected only a proposed airport im provement tax. "Fact that our voters singled. out one issue to J oppose," reasoned Elfstrom, "leads me to think they really considered each of "the is sues on its own merits. "Especially since I feel, myself, that the airport program was the the Key . . . a Ride . . . the Leader! FIRST . . . and home Come in . . drive home the facts of Chcv , rolet's greater all-round perform ana; with econ omy . . . and you'll decide to drive home in a new Chevrolet' j YouH experience extra-value in every phase of Chevrolet road-action ... in its fleet and frugal Valve-in-Head Engine performance . . . ia tofmer driving and nding ease . . . in the .TfL . . . enviable view afforded by its curved windshield J? 'vu Mu,fc uiat at lowest costl Lr-i ' r. -1 Steve ; Anderson . K. N. Thompson Richard: Ryman . 4,563 1,131 1,087 REPRESENTATIVES Lawrence Koch P. W. Hale JL. . Alvln Whitlaw (4) (D) 5,730 5,404 5.381 Josephine Spaulding 5,094 Ward Graham i. 3,958 (R) Mark Hatfield 7,895 7.602 6.831 6,207 5,979 5,923 3,254 3,136 2,918 2,708 2,707 2,387 Roy, Honck John Steethammer Lee Ohmart, Lloyd "Girod H. R. Jones ... Gene Malecki E. E. Boring Ivan Martin George Emigh B. E. Owens Richard Severin COUNTY COMMISSIONER (D) Andy Burk A A. N. Vistica,. 5,497 2,545 9.579 4,868 (R.) E. E. Rorers A. J. Zielinski COUNTY RECORDER D) Henry Heyden 6.571 (R) Herman Lanke . 12,738 COURTHOUSE LEVY Yes No ..12,431 .11,538 ! HEALTH BUILDING LEVY Yes . 10,766 No ! 11.631 j over the fate of candidates on the least urgent of the six public pro grams involved." The approved measures will fi nance new firefighting equipment. reservoirs, sewage disposal plant, bridges and drainage system. MEASURES APPROVED MEDFORD, May 20-VMed ford approved three financial measures at the polls yesterday A $2,800,000 water department bond issue; a 4-mill tax levy for the fire department;; and a $125,' 000 fire department improvement Bond issue. . mi mm the facts ! i Finest . . i at Lowest Cost! v-ucviuici i jini ana pnest ' McMinnville MavorL oses ; . Statesman Newt Service C McMINNVILLE, May 20 . ' A hot controversy over parking in downtown McMinnville was de cided today. A write-in candidate,' Dr. W. H. Barendrick, defeated R. H, Windi shar, McMinnville mayor, for 17 years, 1,015 to 555, and voters bal loted 1,116 to 898 to defeat an or dinance , proposed . by r Windishar which would have banned park ing along Baker street, a main street. - Elliott B, Cummings, jr., Mc Minnville, and Carl "Francis, Day ton attorney and state representa tive for three terms, were nomi nated by republicans as state rep resentative. They polled 2,795 and 2,589 votes, respectively. Harry F. Williams of Carlton received 2,162 votes. -' ' In the democratic race for the house of representatives, Guy Shumway of McMinnville, nly name on the ballot, was chicked 1,377 times, out of about 2,760 democratic votes cast. While so many flames were written in that the tally had not been completed, it appeared that' Dean Holmes, Sheridan publisher, would be the second democratic ' candidate for the legislature. - Going down to defeat by a nar row margin was a proposed $7,- 500,000, bond issue to finance county road construction and re pairs. The vote was 4,055 to 3,9b4. Suicide Blast Destroys House NEW YORK, May 20-()-De- spjondent over . the death of her adapted fori, a 70-year old widow turned bn the gas jets in her kitchen early Friday and sat down to wait for death. t It came spectacularly. A thunderous explosion demol ished her -four-room apartment, jarred the upper east side, show ered a block of Lexington avenue with glass, and debris, and drove hundreds of frightened neighbors into the street. Police identified the dead wom an a3 Mrs. Emmas Heidelback. The National Geographic Soci ety describes the Puerta Del Sol as the Times Square of Madrid, Spain. Over Parking Drive hum Hi ft larfi ... FltST ... and Finest . ; . for STYUNO AND COMFORT AT LOWEST COST Drtre fcme thlt facH...flKT...ond Finest... for DRIY1NO ANO R1DINO EASE AT LOWEST COST AMERICA'S BEST BUY r Phon 3-3175 The Statesman's comolete tabu lation of all 45 Salem precincts vote for mayor: ' N. , , . - ' I- Prct. .. : Loucks Collins If usmvt - - 1 .. 16S 80 - 71 --, 3 150 85 41 . 3 ' 149 ' 144 80 4 144 ST 79 5 143 6 ' S 6 117 S3 - 72 7 130 81 45 i t 10A 7 43 85 BO 80 " 10 154 8 ,57 11 13S 101 40 U 133 111 0 13 129 , i 68 78 14 163 ' 8 82 13 ' 129 81 S3 . 16 85 50 43 . 17 89 70 X7 -18 . , 182 , 84 59 , 19 143 118 70 20 125 " 94 69 21 ; 105 41 48 22 136 - ; 104 . 53 23 : 81 78 43 24 159 102- 54 25 157 137 73 26 167 . 82 82 27 , 61 116 . 57 H -28 152 84 60 29 164 112 , 57 30 146 . 83 . 62 31 97 78 45 32 85 67 53 X 33 y 149 86 -48 34 166 . 105 , 91 35 48 34 37 36 102 60 59 37 114 71 55 38 " 137 78 39 39 - 136 112 74 40 126 . 42 58 41 160 67 48 42 .89 35 50 43 93 51 119 44 115 65 149 45 112 - x 62 119 - Totals 5771 3715 2814 Road Measure Turned Down EUGENE, May 20 j-P)- Lane county turned down a proposed $1,250,000 measure to improve county roads but voters approved a measure to raise $150,000 for a county-wide system 6f carbaee dumping site and for operation of a juvenile detention home. 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