Valley
Area
Resist
ration
Steady growth in voter registra
tion, characterized by lessening of
the republican lead, is true not on
ly for Marioncounty but for the
mid-Willamette valley as a whole,
according to records of State Elec
tions Chief David O'Hara.
. This county's, democrats made
one of the smallest gains on the!
republican advantage - shown by
any valley county. Benton county
had a reverse movement, with
snore republicans than democrats
added to the rolls.
. In the four years since the 1946
general election, the mid - valley
counties which had reported by
yesterday showed these gains:
Benton Republicans up 2,125
to 8,261; democrats up 1,884 to 5,
487; total up 3.931 to 14,084. .
Linn Republicans up 2,087 to
10,936; democrats up 4.143 to 12,
605; total up 5,908 to 23,820.
Marion Republicans up 6,753 to
27.924; democrats up 6,849 to 19,
303; total up 12,784 to 47,759.
Polk Republicans up 1,371 to
6,275; democrats up 1,610 to 5,030;
total up 3,029 to 11,452.
Though the increase since the
last non-presidential general elec
tion, in 1946, has been tremendous
most counties' registrations have
shown only a 3 to 5 per cent gain
since last May's primary, said
O'Hara.
After the intense campaign of
1944, Oregon's total voter signup
slipped from 602,013 to 593,542 in
1946. It was back up to 694,635 in
November, 1948, to 711,719 last
May, and O'Hara predicts approxi
mately 735,000 are on the list for
the coming ballot.
By today he will have completed
mailing most of the record 750,000
voter's pamphlets, with others to
go to those on late lists from the
. counties. Twenty-one of the state's
26 counties had reported their fig
ures by Wednesday.
ATTACK FATAL TO HUNTER
KLAMATH FALLS, Oct IS-iJPt
A retired Roseburg minister, the
Rev. S. B. Fowler, 77, died today
of a heart attack while hunting
pheasants with a party in the Lor
ella area.
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(center) share a Joke with President Truman at nearby Andrews Military airfield as they greeted the
chief executive on his return from his Pacific talk with Gen. Dooglaa Mac Arthur. (AP Wirephoto to
the Statesman.) "
Open Bridge
Ties Up Traffic
PORTLAND, Oct 18-flVThe
Burnside bridge over the Willam
ette stuck open today for the sec
ond time in five days, snarling
downtown traffic for two hours.
The bridge had been opened on
both occasions for the British mo
tor ship,' Alcyone Hope.
Traffic was tied up for more
than an hour Friday when the
bridge couldn't be closed because
of electrical trouble for more than
an hour. The Alcyone Hope was
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Secretary John Snyder (right) and
bound upstream at the time.
Today the bridge opened for the
vessel, headed downstream. It was
again electrical trouble that kept
it from closing.
McKay to Attend
Defense Parley
Gov. Douglas McKay will be in
Seattle today to confer with Gov
ernors Earl Warren of California
and Arthur B. Langlie of Wash
ington In connection with civilian
defense plans involving the three
states. -
Governor McKay Indicated he
would return to his desk here early
Friday.
It isn't possiblt to illustrate tht hundreds
of various styles and patterns of thesa
fine coats. You must come in and see
them. Remember, Sally's era open to
night (and every Friday night) until
9 P.M.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson
W. E Howard
Pleads Guilty
William E. Howard, 22, of 417
S. 12th st, Wednesday was order
ed held for grand jury action on a
charge of 6btaining money by false
pretenses.
Howard pleaded guilty in Mari
on county district court to the
charge, which involves a worthless
check passed at a Salem service
station. He was held in the county
jail on 91,000 bail.
In another check case, prelimin
ary hearing was set for October 23
for Donald L. Landers, 21, Scotts
Mills, also charged with obtaining
money by false pretenses. Landers
also was held on $1,000 bail.
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Bargain Cow
Tops World's
ButterfatMark
LANGLOIS. Ore- Oct 18-iV
Five new world's records were set
October 12 by a bargain price cow.
Opal Crystal Lady, an 8-year-
old Jersey, in 365 days produced
1.237 pounds of butterfat in Z3.7Z3
pounds of milk. That is a record
for twice - a - day milking, 95
pounds over the old butterfat rec
ord set last April by a . Hoistein
in the Mt Angel, Ore., herd of
C. J. Berning.
At the same time she became
the first cow of any breed ever
to complete . three consecutive
1,000-pound butterfat lactation pe
riods. - ' v . : . ;. -
While setting these records, she
established three new Jersey breed
records for pounds of . milk and
for butterfat production for both
two and three times daily milking,
Confirms Record
Floyd B. Wolberg, professor In
the Oregon State college' dairy de
partment confirmed the record'
setting pace of the cow that was
bought as a heifer in a package
deal with six other animals for
a total price of $875. The records,
he said, were approved by the
American Jersejipcattle club, Co-
1UIT1DUS, u.
How much is 1,237 pounds of
butterfat in 23,725 pounds of milk
from an 8-year-old cow? The av
erage cow, Wolberg said, produces
209 pounds of butterfat in 5,239
pounds ol milk each year and goes
to the butcher as a 5-year-old.
24-Year-Old Farmer
Opal Crystal Lady is owned by
a 24-year-old Curry county dairy
farmer, Ralph E. Cope IL a 10'
year 4-H club member and 1944
national 4-H dairy production
winner.
His herd records show a 655-
pound average butterfat produc
tion annually from 36 cows over
a four-year period.
The new champion, in addition
to upsetting another Oregon cow
in butterfat production, erased
22-year-old Jersey milk produc
tion' record held by Abigail of
Hillside, owned by J. T. Carpen
ter. Bardwell's Ferry. Mass.. and
the three-time-daily Jersey but
terfat record of 1,223 pounds set
last year at the Victory Jersey
Farm, Tulia, Tex- by Orrland
Signal Volunteer , Sable. Three
miikings daily are. not the usual
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Final Rites Held
For Clarence ICays
Final rites ' for Clarence Kays,
71, former . Salem . resident were
held last week at Grants Pass
where he died October 9. :
Kays was born at Buena Vista
and lived; in Dallas, Salem and
Klamath Falls before moving to
Grants Pass. Survivors include his
wife, a daughter, a. son, a sister
and four step-daughters.
Drainage Ditch
Project Due in
Digging of ditches for drainage
along North River road, along the
Keizer section, is to begin today,
Marion county court said Wednes
day. County highway department
crews will do the work.
iTile is to be laid .for ' some 414
feet along the road, on both sides,
The tile is being provided by abut
ting property owners, while the
county agreed to provide the labor
and install catch basins. '
The tile will- lead to an open
ditch and natural drainage north
of the school.
Portland Imports
Nurses as Polio
Cases Increae
PORTLAND. Oct 18-VNurses
were bemg Imported here as the
number of polio cases under treat
ment here reached 80 today.
Red Cross officials said three
more nurses are needed. One ar
rived yesterday from Pittsburgh
and one came earner from Cali
fornia. '
Sixty-nine cases are in Good
Samaritan hospital, six in isolation
hospital and five at Holladay Park
hosnitaL
The health bureau said the num
ber of cases reported this year to
tal 84.
practice and are designed to push
for: a record.
Opal is "just ordinary in most
every way not a fast milker, not
a slow one," Cope said. fcne got
ordinary care until a record was
in sight and then she was first to
the; milking machine and visitors
were told to walk on tip-toe as
they passed the milking parlor.
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ToRe-ehlist
l A Salem veteran of H years Is
getting his discharge in Portland
this week but not for long.,
M. Sgt Hugh M. Smith, in
charge of the army and air force
recruiting station here, is getting
out only to re-enlist, immediately
for an indefinite term, expected to
carry him at least to the 20-year
retirement work. ; , v
The in-and-out procedures were
slated for Wednesday or today at
Portland recruiting station.
Smith has had. 14 years' service
in . the army, federalized national
guard and air force. An aerial en
gineer, he was in Alaska during
World War II and served with the
air transport command. He was in
Japan tot' two years prior to be
coming a recruiter two years ago.
He came to Salem In late 1948 and
has commanded the station for
about eight months.
Smith and bis , wife reside at
1830 N. Cottage st His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J; Smith, live
at Monmouth. - - .
OSC to House
Gun Collection
A n!leFtion of 65 Pirns bequeath
ed to tne state Dy uonegan neeaer
Wipcini will be housed at Ore eon
state college, the state board of
control decided Tuesday. '
Wiggins, a national autnonty on
firearms and an emriove for manv
years in the secretary of state's
office, cued July za in saiem. tie
kept a collection of more than 300
guns, dating from the 18th century
to tne present aay. . ; -
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Put Hospital in Use ? s
The new 58-bed nospital at Fair
view home will be fully occupied
this week. Dr. Irvia Hill, super-
in Undent, announced Wednesday
The hospital cost approximately
$150,000 and replaces one that
burned two years ago. , i
AngellRaps
Credit Curbs
PORTLAND, Oct 18 (JFh Rep.
Homer Angell (R-Ore) said today
he considers credit controls on au
tomobile purchases "a serious
mistake which could lead to wreck. ,
ing the present economy ' :
Speaking to the Portland Auto
mobile Dealers association, Angell
said, "We need such materials as
steel, rubber and gasoline 'for re-
mobilization, but .it is a serious
mistake to disrupt one vital sector
of our business life in obtaining
them." f .
He blamed the ; administration
for new credit curbs, declaring
that congress had given the presi
dent discretionary powers. -
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