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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1951)
r 1 TIf StcrtemarvSciasx, Oregon. Williams'Qnits Gty Budget Group, Some Others Are oJkn4 Similar Action One city budget committeeman resigned,,, few others were con sidering resignation . and several expressed disaatisf action Thursday In the wake of final chances and action on Salem's $3,238,000 budget this week.- '-";;. "' Bruce Williams, local attorney, resigned with a blistering letter to Mayor Alfred Loucks attacking the final salary raises for depart- Mishap Victim Set Saturday V (SUry Alse en Page 1) Funeral services for Mrs. Cbxis tene Williamson, 25, killed late Wednesday night when her stalled car was struck by a Southern Pa cific passenger train at Nebraska avenue, will be held at 3 p. m. Saturday from Howell-Edwards chaeieL Concluding services will be held at City "View cemetery Saturday. Officiating for the services will be the. Rev..' W; CV Harrison and the Rev. Choice L. Bryant. Meanwhile, city officials Thurs day renewed their study of "what to do" about Salem's rail cross- Reeardins' .signals. Mayor Al fred W. Loucks said "there is no meeting of minds as to whether signals actually are helpful in sit uations like this (Nebraska and 12th streets), or do harm. But if we find they are of aid, we d get . them." : . He added that "we are investi gating reports that a tree partially obscuied vision: that perhaps our speed limits for trains (23 miles per hour, from Mission to D streets) are too liberal. In fact, we're trying to do everything pos sible to prevent such tragedies at this, and all other crossings. We hope we can find the answer. It's a tough one, and, one long with 1 US-- 4 . i. : - Mrs. John R, Goldsmith, chair man of the League of Women Vot er committee for surveying dan gerous crossing, commented that hazard will exist as long as the crossings exist, r ; - The League program for study m of the problem, beyond the sur vey under way, is planned to in clude a study of expenses from ' the accidents to the persons in volved and research into action taken by other cities. Such action has included moving of railroad tracks in Eugene and in Syracuse, N. Y Mrs. Goldsmith said. . : IIU.T7AY i CLEANERS Cr PEnSOIIAUZED snmt LAUIIDDY Oregea's Finest Drive-In Open Til 9 P. II Friday Evening O Special Service 933 So. Church CUUM IIEI7 tr VI ft Home Demonstration On Year Qua rants ' PARTS AID. SERVICE F03 All f.lAKIS! CHERRY CITY ELECTRIC Appliance Sales & Serrlc Vocnam Oeanat Exxkang 333 Chemeketa ? i Phone 2-67C2 .'.L'.UZJ nSCSAl SAYTNCS A LOAN C::UIAfiC2 CC?C2ATIC?I Friday. Inly 13. 1551 i- I ' - I ment heads and the "current hap hazard method of budgeting." Mayor Loucks said he "receiv ed the resignation with sincere regret and have urged him (Wil liams) to! reconsider." . The, mayor also conferred with Fred Paulus, who also had been reported about to resign. Paulus indicated he would give the mat ter further consideration. Both ramus ana w imams served on a special salary subcommittee of the citizens budget committee, under appointment by . Budget Chairman; David OUara. Neither Report Adopted . i Neither the committee s ma jority report In which Paulus concurred; nor a minority report from Williams was adopted by the budget committee when it fixed' pay increases this year. Williams i advocated a flat : pay raise of about $33, regardless of pay scale the subcommittee ask ed 15 cents an hour for labor's increase, and 10 per cent on all salaries. - , , The full committee amended the latter! by raising by only per cent the salaries of those de partment heads making over $400 monthly. But In the .city council's final review of "the budget, the highest Paid . . officers' salaries were marked up to the full 10 per cent raise, . ( Ed Handle, north Salem oil man, said he also Is thinking about resigning from the com mittee, but plans to talk first with the mayor. Referring to the last- hour budget changes by the coun cil, Randle said, "If it's run like that I don't want to have anything to do with It. . . There's no sense in calling nine citizens together to talk budget if it's all set to go anyway"! Ha had opposed the extra raise In higher salary brackets, f "Under the Surface" , , Several! other Instances of dis ' content among budgeteers were rrponea j -unaer.7, ine surcace Thursday,'! but none pointed, im mediately: to a resignation. The budget committee includes nine citizens . sitting with the mayor and eight alderman. Fol lowing this year's budget session, terms of three members expired Mrs. Verne Axelson, Dr. E. E. Boring and E. S. Benjamin. Terms carry over, to . July 1952, for Russell Bonesteele, Paul Hendricks and Bruce Williams and to 1953 for Randle, James C Stone and Paulus. 1 , ' Mayor Lucks said Thursday the Williams 1 resignation t probably Would not go before the council until next month,' following his vacation. Loucks and his family leave Sunday for two weeks In San Diego. ' " BLAST FOLLOWS FIR SEATTLE, July 12-(ff-Fire and a terrific blast in a cleaning es tablishment destroyed a building housing about five small . firms late todays at Pinehurst just north of Seattle; A state patrolman said no one was injured. The fire was reported to have started in the vent pip In the cleaning shop and reached the plant's loaning fluid. CLE WIS REBUILT (o)95 Low And i Dews! TjD Payment 9 Terms SAVDTJGG , . . EACIW ' SOONER - V , , f .. ' - . I &V Oclcxn Srcdcral Money placed In your ac count during the first 10 days of any month, earns from the 1st of that month. Start now earning our current 2i per annum j ; . 560Stato Street Facing Court House SALEM, OREGON --Cf Friday CWl i Klaiti t p. il Queen t,.. ;.t ? J, ' ' u CLEVELAND. Ohio, Jaly 12 Miss Geergeae Lemsden (above) It, ef Greshanv Ore, displays the smile that wea her the title ef Miss Seller , Skatiag Qoeea ef America. She was, chosen at the. American Eellek Skating championships--- Wbrephete te The Sutesman.: Reception Tonight for New Dallas Minister . Statesman Hews Service DALLAS A reception wel coming the Rev. and Mrs. Orva Mick and daughter, who have moved here to accept the pastorate of the Christian church, is planned at 8 pjn. Friday in the church recreation rooms. Many ministers from this area are expected to at tend. ; : i' The Rev. Mr. Mick will be preaching his first sermon in the Dallas pulpit Sunday morning. The church has had supply pas tors since May 1 when the Rev, Kenneth Johnston left for In diana where he is attending But ler university, Dockmeri Win Acquittal in Injury. Suits PORTLAND. Ore, July 12-MV The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's 1 union was freed-today of responsibility for injury oi rwt trucis an vera in fieht at The Dalles. Ore- tn 1949 Federal Judge James Alger Fee dropped both, the International and the Portland local as defend ants in a $144,000 . damage suit brought by toettx-ucJt; -drivers- Individual, longshoremen, how ever, were left as defendants- The suit names 102 of them. Of these 54 yesterday admitted being on The Dalles dock: during the 1949 fight. H M.l The union still is named as de fendant in a $211,000 companion suit. That one -war filed by the Hawaiian Pineapple company. claiming losses for Pineapple toss ed overboard as longshoremen at tempted to prevent unloading of a bargeload of pineapples from Hawaii, where a longshore strike then was in progress, j Judg Fee said the trial , would start next Tuesday, f . Father IGlIs Own Daughter By Mistake - HOMER, La, July 12 -(ff- A noise sounding like t some one might be trying to break into their f aftn home awakened Mrs. Der rfll McKenzie about 2 a. m. today. Her husband got out of bed, picked up his 22 rifle and, went to investigate. f, ' He called out he would shoot unless he received an answer. There was no answer. . - He-fired. -. . I . ' He killed his 10-year-old daugh ter, Wanda Raye McKenzie. Ap parently still half-asleep, she was returning from the family's oat side toilet, Salem Obituaries BAKXS Milford rrtnklia Baker, lata resi dent of S179 Ftaher rd, July 12. at Iusk. Wyo. He t mrrtved by hiM wife, ITorence Baker of Salem; son. Steven Lea Baker, Salem: four sis ten. Mr. - Stanley Yatea. Sbettoa. WaalL. Mrs. Melria Wlfbt. BarUey. Neb, and Mrs. Otto Betmke. Scotta Bhiff. tfeb, and two brothers. Dr. Paul D. Baker, Salem, and Joha T. Baker, It. Wayne. lad. Announcement ot aerrtees later by VlraU T. Golden chapel. - IIofSonflTTy NEC EC WEAR trois? Lc'j esd Ksrcrrnuad Zcsbis . Formerly Priced IX D to 3JZ0 72 co: tl"iXiCl imii COZ w-IT Open Tt "its and Zlondays 1-J 9 P. U." 1st the Capital Ccr; 'ag Center Library Board At Woodbiirn Names Officers Stateon Hews Service -WOODBURN New president of the Woodburn library 'board "is Mrs. Paul Mills, elected at the re cent annual meeting of the group. Other officers named were Mrs. Howard Butterfleld, vice - presi dent; Mrs. Arthur Burt, secretary! j irt i .a m j - - w Mrs. Mills has announced her committees for the 'coming year. They include - Mrs. Harry van Arsdale, room and service; Mrs. Lee Withers, toll shelf: and Mrs. Howard ButterfieW, purchaser of all other books, i " Charles CornweH, president of the Woodburn Junior Chamber of Commerce, accompanied by Al bert Wellmanand Philip .Bran son, attended and presented a $125 check to the library board to be used to purchase children's books and silverware for the community cupboard. The money was raised by the Jay-cees in a waste paper drive as a benefit for the chil dren's book shelf, rablie Exhibit Mrs. Estella , Kerns, librarian, has announced i that a public exhibit of . the. books purchased with the money will be held on Saturday, between 130 and 2:30 pjn. Fifty to 60 books of all types for- children ranging from pre schoolers to 14-year-olds are In cluded, Mrs. Kerns said. - A story teller will be on hand to amuse children with a story from one of the new books. The librarian's annual report showed that 12.763 books had been checked out during the year, with the toll shelf committee reporting 103 books purchased during the year with money received from rentals of the toll books. Ship Picks Up Yachtsman in Sea 30 Hours HONOLULU. July 12 -V A raclngyacht crewman-photo grapher, lost at sea Wednesday, was dramatically rescued today minutes before the search for him was.- to-be abandoned- He had been afloat in the ocean for more than 30 hours in a life ring. The crewman,. .Ted Sierks, 40, of Avalon, Calif., was picked up by the U-SJ- destroyer -escort Douglas A Munro about 800 miles from Honolulu, the Hawaiian sea frontier announced. . The Munro was under orders to quit the search 45 minutes later and resume its course. Sierks fell, overboard Wednes day from the racing sloop L'Apache which is competing in a trans- Pacific yacht race from California to Hawaii. . j- Woman Recovering From Mishap Injuries Mrs. Myrtle Pykkonen. 54. 2310 Lancaster dr was reported in "fair" condition, much improved. Thursday in Oregon City hospital, after a two-car collision at Jen nlngs Lodge early this week. She suffered severe pelvis, back; and bead injuries. Also injured In the ' accident were Mrs. Pykkonen's twin daugh ters, June and May, 17. Grand Central Market Closed Grand Central market, 183 N. High st. Is padlocked as a resul of litigation over payment of ren The day and night market was closed by a circuit court order of several days ago. - Also pending in circuit court Is a suit against the market and its proprietors,4' Milton and Frances Parker, brought by Geo. E. Wat ers, Inc, and alleging $2,794 due for merchandise. Valley Obituaries , Statesman News Service : FRANCES PLATS LYONS Graveside services for Frances McClain Plats will be held at 2 pjn. Sunday at Fax Valley cemetery. She war born Oct. 10, 1868, at Weasel Flat near Lyons on the donation land claim ft her pioneer parents, S. N. and Jose- phine McClain. , - Mrs, Plats was a member of Lyons Methodist church. She moved to Portland In 1893 to be come a nurse and was married to E. S. Plats in 1918. A sister, Mrs. CorabeUe Goodman of Mill City, survives. The Rev. R. A. Feenstra win officiate at the final rites. Advertised . - Iff - mm-.- Paging a Doctoi One Who Can 1 1 Menda Tree Doctors, doctors everywhere but not a tree surgeon in sight. A riderless car rolled out of the Salem , General hospital parking area, jumped two- curbs, rammed against fhe-Medical Center clinic building and injured one small tree .Wednesday afternoon, Salem cxry pouce reported. Audrie June Lakie. 338 Hood st, was cited by city police on a charge of failure to set the hand brake while parked on a hill. :l in. L I il I Iran Premier Asks Approval Of Ull S. Loan TEHRAN, ? July 12-TtVPremier Mohammed. $ossedegh moved to day to raise money for Iran's de pleted treasury while awaiting the arrival of ! W. A verell Harrunan to discuss the oil dispute. The . aged and ailing premier ap- ment) to ask approval for a $25, 000,000 -loan from the United States import-export bank. Mosse. degn also proposed a bond issue of $2,000,000,000 rials (about $82,- ouuuu; w -go lor government spending. j' me rwo xmance bills would raise funds to take the place of royalty payments cut off by the British-owned Anglo-Iranian oil company since Iran nationalized aioc property. Mossadegh accented PresMonf ruman's offer yesterday to send Harriman. his diplomatic trouble- snooter, trom Washington. apers Grant Raises PORTLAND. July 12-ftfV- Ed! torial employes of the Oregonian ana tne Oregon Journal today were granted an across the board 5 per cent wage increase. weekly pay for experienced re porters now is $98.96. The raise is retroactive to March 2 of this year, Uphold Reclamation Funf Plans WASHINGTON. July 12 The senate refused today either to increase dii decrease the $208.- 344,450. teelamation construction program recommended by its ap propriations committee for the 12 months wkldtt began July 1. The senate approved the com mittee figures In the S520.000.000 interior department appropriation bill after also rejecting, on roll calls, such amendments as those by Seflato (Douglas (D-I1L) to cut $16,083,000 from the total and slow down i construction on five big projects under-construction. The vote was 37 to 19. (ATI Pacific northwest senators voted against the measure.) ' Thousands See Slijriners Put on r- Broadway JParade NEW YORK." July 11 -(ff-Twenty thousand Shriners took over ihe bright-light Broadway district and put on a show of their own tonight a - giant parade through the heart of Manhattan. It was an all-stop-out windup for the 77th annual convention of the Ancient Order, Nobles of the Mystic .Shrine. Marchers and spectators by the hundreds of .thousands perspired alike in 85-degree heat, dampen ing the people . but not the en thusiasm, i !.. , , The parade had everything bands a-toQtlng, a river of color ful costumery and fun-makers galore. j At every step of the way, thousands whooped and cheered. Sixty-five thousand spectators jammed Times Square alone. Gen. and Mrs. Douglas . Mae Arthur were among the dignitar ies, In the reviewing stands.' WoodbtiTxi Cleaning Co. Sold to Conrallis Alan SUtesnua Newi Serviee - WOODBUEN "Spic and Span' dry cleaning establishment has been sold by Tom Barron to Wal ter K. Taylor, formerly of Cor vaUis. a Taylor has announced he hopes to open the shop this week end and that it will probably be known as !Woodbtrrn Cleaners.' Taylor was until recently assist ant manager of a Corvallis dean ing business and has had 15 years experience in the business. He plans to move to Woodburn with his wife and two children when housing Is available. JEWELRY STOLEN TORONTO, .. July 12-(AVPolIce questioned an unidentified man today about the robbery of $25,- uuq worm oi jewelry xrom Actress Gloria De Haven's bote! suite last night. t - y Newsp co.Icnivccds a 1 ; Danco Every 11 B Saturriay Night- 1 I Tommy Kizzioh I fl iAndlCs fl WEST COAST fl ft ; irAf.iBiEfis :A) V. Hear Then en KLSlil jToea.. Sat. Eve. ; yy. Senate Group Ups Request ; For Pay Raise WASHINGTON. July 12 tP) President Truman today asked a prompt seven per cent general pay raise for 2.000,000 nveTBment workers. But a senate committee went him one better and okayed increases averaging 8.4 per cent and totalling some half a billion donars.:" . The senate's post office and civil service committee acted less than three hours after the president's request but there was no direct connection. President Truman asked con gress to approve promptly the flat seven per cent pay boost "so the government may continue to at tract and retain skilled employes of the highest competence. He said the "present emergency de mands such action. But the house was In an econ omy mood. It stood pat on a fed eral job-cutting plan which would fill only one out of four vacancies during the fiscal year which be gan July 1. The house, by a 222-169 vote, sent back to a senate-house con ference the $2,510,000,000 labor department - federal security ap propriation bill with instructions to conferees to write the job-cut- ting pian oacx mio tne duj. The conference committee yes terday junked the plan along with a senate proposal to trim all pay roll funds 10 per cent. Truman Signs Mexican Farm Worker Bill .- - WASHINGTON, July 12 V- President Truman today signed a- highly controversial bill, author izing the recruitment of Mexican farm laborers. The bill had been urgently sup ported by southwestern farm in terests and opposed by the, AFL and CIO. The white house said the presi dent expects to send congress a message about the bill tomorrow, presumably outlining steps to halt the illegal Immigration of Mexi cans across the Rio Grande. The recruiting system is design ed to replace an agreement which permitted American employers to go into Mexico and contract with workers to come to this country. This agreement expired June 30 but Mexico permitted a 15-day ex tension. Under the bill, the secretary of labor, is authorized to recruit workers in Mexico in co-operation with the Mexican government. Workers will be brought to re ception centers in the U.S." close to the Mexican border. American employers will go to the centers to hire their workers and pay the cost of transporting them to their farms. The employer also will pay up to $15 of the cost of moving the individual from his home in Mexico to the reception center. Salem's 20-30 Installation Set Saturday Nite President William Rawlins and other new officers of Salem 20-30 club will be installed by -past president Don Schmidt at the semi-annual installation banquet Saturday at 7:30 pjn. in Chuck': Steak house. ' Wives of members and former club members now over the 30- year age ceiling will join In the social affair. . The clubmen at a regular dinner meeting, , Thursday night at Chuck's heard a talk on fire ln Dection and prevention by t L Smith, assistant chief of the Salem fire department. DEMONSTRATORS KILLED GUATEMALA, Guatemala, July 12-i-Troops fired on anti communist demonstrators late to day, killing three persons and wounding 30, some seriously. The clash marked the climax of two days of disorders. AMERICAN LEGION DINING ROOM New Maaarement ef "Del" Pest A L L members and ALL asxiliarieg welcome Clubs rarties - Individaals Parsdisa Islands Swimming - Beating - Dancing Flaygreaad Equipment ideal roa PICNICS El NATUBAL SUEEQUimHIGS t lints Ost On Tomer Read FOR THE BEST III T0VJI1 DANCE TO SQISATIOMAL At ID Ever llzrz'hy :fC5 fjML'.vcAUAJL i::c:r.VAY - Morse Appeals For Restoration Of Poicr Funds : WASHINGTON, July 12-tfVA reduction . of Jbinds foe four power projects in I p4 Pacific northwest would have! kt f drastic impact on the region, Sehator Morse (R-Ore) told a senate ' appropriations sub committee today,...--,..----;-- . .: - , j Morse added that be does not believe the house appropriations group which cut the funds was -"properly informed." d He; urged the senate appropria tions subcommittee to restore all money requested for the McNary, Albeni Falls, The- Dalles and Ice Harbdr dam projects. - Wadding Gift For Pearsons ! Employes: of the state treasury department; Thursday presented State: Treasurer and Mrs. Walter J. Pearson vith a sterling cover dish,; - j The" presentation was made by Assistant State Treasurer Fred Paulus. i i The state -treasurer and Mrs. Pearson were married recently in Portland. Additional Sports Hornsby Gets Brownies' Eye ! I ST. LOUIS, July 12-(flVRogers Hornsby. one of baseball's all- time greats and now manager of Seattle of the Pacific Coast league, is under consideration for man ager of the St. Louis Browns, Owner Bill veeck said today. Temporary Park 18-2 . ! Temporary Park Ready at Medford 1MEDFORD, July 12 (aVThe ball' park will be ready when the Medford Rogues return home for a game against Klamath Falls here tomorrow. i Temporary " bleachers, seating 1000, and a fence around the park are .virtually completed, replacing the park destroyed in a fire July 3. Donations of material and labor made: it possible. MARSHALL OFFERED -KID 4 SEATTLE, July 12-A-Harry 'Kid" i Matthews, who has all the top-notch ' fighters dodging,"' has been offered two scraps botn with the same man. The proposed opponent Is Lloyd Marshall, Cleve land 175-pounder who Claims to have knocked out Ezzard Charles in 1943. He also boasts decisions over Joey' Maxim and Jake, La Motta-m 1844; r SIOO.SO IN FIGHT RJl'l'lfrr PITTSBURGH, July U-(jrVA group of television manufacturers today tossed 1100,000 into .the jackpot for the .heavyweight championship fight here; next Wednesday night between cham pion .Ezzard Charles and ageless Jersey Joe WalcotL ROCKY JUBILANT l NEW YORK, July 12-GP)-JubI- lant over his upset victory over Rex Layne tonight. Rocky Marci ano shouted afterward he wanted to fight anybody Including Champion Ezzard Charles. , : i "I got him (Layne) wia tha right to the body and then a high right! about his cheekbone,; said Rocky. . . Late Baseball i WEjfATCHEE, July 12 - (ff)- Night game: Victoria 000 Oil 1003 10 Wenatchee 012 040 OOx 7 12 I Hedgecock and Martin; Rai- mond and NeaL . . f SPOKANE, July 12-vfV-Nlgh! game: Tri-aty 030 012 02513 IS Spokane 003 010 031 8 11 r Costello and Pesut; Bishop, Palm (7), Roberts (9) and Sheets. ' Oaly Hi i Ovati racatra New Showing Open f:ll With Eva Arden, Emlyn Wffllame i Fins SAXOPHON2 STYUST HIS TRIO & Friday Illglit U Li House Defeats Defense, Farm Subsidy Plans The house today dealt two more major setbacks to President Tru man's program to bold the line on wages and prices. In successive votes, it denied the president au thority to: 1. AcQUire and onerate defense plants- j 2. Pay subsidies en farm tra ducts. '. . j Farm subsidies were reiected by a voice vote. The proposal would have given the president the right to order government sub way payments, mainly to food processors. . - ; :n . . - Backers said It would seek ta hold retail prices down while ai- suring fair profits to processors of mgn-cosi items' i f Chairman Cooler f D-NC) of tha agriculture committee said . that au the farmers want is a fair price for what they produce, not suosicues. . r Director Michael Vi DiSall f " the office of price stablization said that if . congress eliminates the first rollback on cattle prices, con sumers will pay 10 per cent more for beef. t s Republicans bud southern crats teamed up to defeat the pro posed new presidential defense authority 159 to 139. Opponents said the proposal was so broad it couia lead to nationalization of industry. Labor leaders earlier warned congress that failure to enact "ef fective" , price control legislation would blow the lid off wp ru. ings. - i : j AFL JPresident William firn told the lawmakers that ilaW unions "will not and cannot" sub mit to wage curbs without itmn safeguards a g a i n a t inflationary prices. ;; :s , s . ON SOUTH DAKOTA TRIP ST. PAUL i-MMr. and Mr wR liam Bowers, and family are on a u-ip io aouin JJaxou. t BfsjaeBfjafjBstavaesaMH NOW SHOWING! j Open t-Starts at Dnsk . Carteen Carnival! "ABBOTT "AND COSTELLO MEET ) rm I' INVISiSLE MAN j . And 'r " WnHani Luadlraa ( June Haver In - TIL GET BY" I h & & I Deera Open :4S ELSINORE Aid-CondlUoBed ' I BI0TN0W1 V ' Extra! COLOR CARTOON FUN Brevity -sV News Air-CendlUened ! CAPITOL i Centlneens Dally; I NOW! t BIQ BTTSt I I I I M rl I 1 ANDI . TABZAXTS PESIL" ---RJ?rVgvHP) Centixraens Daily right woni . -1-1 Kirk DengUs YirginU Maye ALONG TTfE GREAT DXYZDE I I I I Geergt Raft . 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