8 Th Statesman, Salem, Oroepn.'TnedaryV To?T 21. i ISSk
Tennis Court
Center of Gty
Street Dispute
(Story ftho on P?e 1)
Fred Lamport's south Salem
tennis court Rune in for criticism,
on traffic grounds, Monday night
t a city council meeting in city
halL ,.
Several neighbors of Lamport
in the vicinity of McGilchrist and
high streets protested a city plan
to pave McGilchrist street be
tween High and Church streets,
where the tennis court part of the
Lamport property narrows the
street.' .
Lamport, a Salem attorney and
state senator, was to be assessed
for the street improvement along
hi i property and the city, to make
the street as wide as possible
while leaving the court, had ar
ranged to purchase a 10-foot strip
on property from Lamport.
Neighbors who appeared before
the council last night stressed that
improving the street would speed
traffic and increase the bottleneck
hazard at that point. They said
the nearness of the block to Me-
Kinley school should be con
sidered.
Caurt Nat fa Street -'
; City Attorney Chris J. Kowitz
reported that the original street
had been vacated by the county
court in 1922. before that area was
within city limits. In return Lam
port and others owning property
had deeded land for a substitute
street Lamport's tennis court does
not now protrude into the street,
he added.
Aldermen deferred final action
on the street matter, until the
August 13 meeting.
Also deferred was pending leg
islation to license fund-raising
charitable organizations. -Sponsor
Albert H. Gille asked that the bill
be held until Mayor Alfred
Loucks and some others could be
heard on the subject. The mayor
Is now vacationing.
Councilmen heard a plea from
the carpenters union's Salem local
for a full investigation of the rail
road-auto accident which killed
Mrs. Christine Williamson at the
Nebraska street crossing recently.
This was referred to the railroad
committee of the council. ,
City Manager J. L. Franzen re-
ported that .negotiations were
progressing with the Southern Pa
cific for additional warning lights
at some of the more dangerous
crossings. '
Public hearing was set for Aug
ust 13 on creation of restricted
business zone for a nursery school
petitioned by Robert . Carolan
for property on Mission near Win
ter street. 1 -
In bidding the council accepted
bid of Western Utilities Supply
Co. for fire hydrants at $149.50
and bid of Feenaughty Machinery
Co. for a street sweeper at $8,750
including trade-in allowance of
$17450 on a present sweeper.
T Investigate Claim
The city attorney was instructed
to investigate claim of Wesley
Smith for $278 damages from dy
namiting by city crews on a grad-
. ing job on East Nob Hill street
near Waldo avenue.
Repair of the Chemeketa street
bridge at $250 was approved. City
officers said the bridge is due for
replacement in 1952, under the
city's 10-year development plan.
Attempts to bring to a vote the
latest Center street zoning contro
versy, over Dr. , Roy Reynolds'
clinic property near Capital street,
were sidetracked last night as al
dermen tabled a pending business
cone pill. The planning and zoning
commission reported it was await
ing further word from Reynolds
" on proposals that his zone change
specify the type of construction on
the property.
IranEdghig
Toward Taljfs
With Britain
TEHRAN, Iran, July 23-OT-A
cabinet member indicated today
that Iran is moving to - reopen
talks with Britain on their bitter
dispute over oil nationalization.
Karim Sanjabi, minister of edu
cation, told reporters his govern
ment has found a formula far ft
new start on negotiations with
Britain that broke down a month
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Sanjabi would not disclose the
nature of a proposal discussed at
six-hour conference between Pre
mier Mohammed Mossadegh, the
cabinet and the Iranian oil nation
alization board. fc
But Kazen Hassibi. a member of
Iran's oil board, implied that an
Announcement of Iran's new form
ula for unplugging the oil Cries
may come after renewed talks to
night with W. AvereH Harriman.
president Tunnan's personal rep
resentative. .
Deputy Recorder
Eva Rush Given
Sendof f by Council
City aldermen ca ve Deputy Re
corder Eva Rush a sendoff Mon
day night as she read the council's
bills, resolutions and reports fori
the last time before leaving the
city's service. f ;-:
She has resigned to move to
Seaside, after work with; the city
recorders office for eight years.
Her work was praised by Act
ing Mayor David CHara and by
Alderman Albert H. GiUe who
presented her the coundlV gift, a
blue leather traveling cosmeucs
case. , -i - ,
An ' assistant city recorder has
not yet been named to succeed
Mrs. Rush, Betty Marsh of the re
corder' office has: been assigned
to assist City Recorder Alfred
Mundt in handling the presenta
tion of business to the council.
Resp
onse to
Flood Disaster
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Campaign Slow
Only ' slightly over ; $100 was
counted Monday in the drive to
raise funds for Missouri flood re
lief, it was reported : from the
American Red Cross chapter.
Marion county's quota in the
$5,000,000 national campaign is
$2500. ;: : f.r - I -
Douglas Simms, ; chapter man
ager, said the $100 was collected
from three booths - set up in Sa
lem Monday. Collections from
bank booths throughout the coun
ty had not been counted, he said.
The booths at the Towne shop
in the Capitol Shopping center, at
Pay less drug store and! Bishops
store, were manned Monday by
members of the Gray Ladies corps.
including Mrs. Robert Needbam,
Mrs. Vernon Perry, Mrs. Kenneth
Potts Jars. Edward Roth, Mrs.
Max Allen, Mrs. W. T. Waterman,
Mrs. Garten Simpson, Mrs. Glenn
Woodry, Mrs. William hitmore,
Mrs. Coburn Grabenhorst, Mrs.
Walter CUne, Jr., and Mrs. Rex
Adolph. I :
At . the booths . today I will be
nurses aides Mrs. Monroe Cheek,
Mrs. R. W. Southwick, Mrs. Rob
ert Letts Jones. Mrs. Ben Wittner,
Mrs. Austin Wilson. Mrs. Frank
Water, Mrs. Jack Scott, Mrs. Er
nest lufer, Mrs. W. I St Clair,
Mrs. Leonard Gottfried, Mrs. W.
H. Burghardt and Mrs. M. A. Pe
kar. ;
Staff aides will handle booth
collections Wednesday. They in
clude Mrs. Jack Kuhn, Mrs. EL M.
Page, Mrs. Charles Claggett, Mrs.
Frank BelL Mrs. Charles Wood.
Mrs. Jay Reeves. Mrs. Robert Jos
eph, Mrs. Richard Barton, Mrs.
Arthur Erickson .Mrs. L. V. Ben
son and Mrs. Conrad Paulson.
TillanodliBuTD
Fire Controlled.
Others Spread
; A stubborn blaze fa the Tilla
mook burn area was brought un
der control Monday, but two other
forest fires flared out of controL
f Foresters recalled all available
loggers and mill workers to com
bat the blaze in the Fremont na
tional forest north of Lakeview.
The fire broke away from mop-
up crews and began spreading
from the northwest sector.
The second blaze broke out 12
miles east of Sixes in Curry coun
ty. At last reports it had burned
over SO acres. Two logging crews
were combatting the flames.
Another blaze broke out 10 miles
west of Vernon La in Clatsop coun
ty. Some SO - men were fighting
the brush Cre which threatened
a timber stand.
ire centers noned lor rising
humidity today to help keep the
2500-acre Tillamook burn blaze
under control. The fire which
broke out Friday was reported
completely trailed Monday eve
ning.;-, .:. .-;- -
I A number of spot fires con tin
Ued to blaze within , the area, but
Dwight L. Phipps, state forester.
said that if weather conditions
were favorable today, fighters
should be able to keep- the fire
controlled and begin mopping up
operations. -, -v
i One of the Cre fighters in the
Tillamook area was seriously in
jured Monday. He was James T.
Cousins, an employe of the Mur
phy Logging company, Tillamook.
He was taken to a Tillamook hos
pital with a fractured pelvis and
possible internal injuries after he
was pinned between two toes
while working on the fire line.
I Rising humidity brought inter
est in a possible rain-making at
tempt in the Tillamook area. Two
rain-makers brought in by a log
ging company said they would try
to seed clouds to produce rain if
any suitable clouds came along.
FedeTaTfce
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prices on peas and beans-would
be set Tuesday and on, oemes
and cherries within a few days by
the office of .trice stabilization.
The OPS had earlier indicated it
would await outcome of legisla
tion on the price stabilization act.
Bringing about the change, ap
parently, had been the campaign
of notifying representatives and
senators of the problem.' Canners
re joined in their appeal by
Gov. Douglas McKay, the North
west Canners association and
Salem Chamber of Commerce;
The winter price schedule from
OPS was outdated by subsequent
cost increases in labor, cans, labels
and other items, canners said.
Having decided not to begin
selling their products under the
old prices, canners had been fac
ing in recent weeks the prospect
of having to curtail their produc
tion when storage space ran out
Policy Near,
Canneries Told
I Salem area canners 1 breathed
sighs of relief Monday as they re
ceived assurances that fed era
pricing of their products would
be set within a few days.
ii canners nad voiced concern
over a pricing delay as their firms
last week neared the peak of the
packing season and began to feel
a pinch of storage space. No ship
ments have been made: of 1951
pack canned goods, since the price
ceilings established last - winter
were declared too low i to cover
word . Monday was that
costs.
J The
Marshal Petain.
Hero
Traitor
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France, Dies
ILE rYEU, France, July 2i
(VMarshal Henri Philippe Pe
tain, hero of Verdun in the First
World War and condemned traitor
for his nazi-dominated Vichy re
gime in the second, died today on
his bleak "fortress prison and
Fishermen's island. .He was 95
years old.
Still a great controversial figure
in death, he was denied burial at
Verdun where he often had said
he wanted to be put to rest among
the French heroes he led to vic
tory in 1816.
Petain outlasted by three days
the army commander he defeated
at Verdun. Crown Prince Wilhelm
of Imperial Germany, the late
kaiser's son and field army com
mander at Verdun, died in Ger
many Friday.
He will be buried Wednesday
after services at the church of
Notre Dame Du Port in the little
Lstone-walled cemetery Port Join-
vuie, near the villa where he
spent his last days, i
But eight veterans of Verdun
and two former prisoners of World
War II will carry his casket
Petain died six years to the day
since his first appearance before
the high court of justice in Paris
on treason charges.
Safeway Sells,
Then Leases,
New Building
Sale of the Safeway store under
construction on Center street, and
its full-block location, for $407,-
000, was, disclosed Monday with
the filing of a deed with Marion
county recorder, v -
The buyer is State Farm Life
Insurance company, said to be ac
quiring the property for invest
ment purposes. . ;; v
Under a procedure normally fol
lowed by Safeway and many other
large businesses, the grocery firm
will take a long-term lease on the
property.
Safeway purchased the block,
site of the historic Washington
school, last spring for $150,000
from Salem school district It is
erecting a store for which build
ing permits issued by the city have
totaled $165,729. Revenue stamps
on the deed filed yesterday indi
cated a consideration in the new
est deal of $407,000. Construction
of the 18.000-square foot building
began in May, and is due for com
pletion by October 15. The firm's
real estate office in Portland said
Monday that the store is 65 per
cent complete and would be ready
in "early fait" It reported "no
holdup yet" on any materials.
Valley Bean
Harvest Starts
Harvesting of the - estimated
2700 acres of snap beans is under
way this week, W. H. Baillie, Sa
lem manager for the state employ
ment office said Monday.
Baillie said that about 5.000
workers will be needed from the
Salem area by the time the peak
period is reached August 10 to 12.
He said over 6,000 workers are al
ready in the fields.
Picking of early hops will start
3 Juveniles
Charged with
Stealing Tools
Czechs Reject
U. S. Demand for
Oatis Release
WASHINGTON. July 23-V
Commimist Czechoslovakia has re
jected a state department demand
for release of Associated Press
Correspondent William N. Oatis.
Shortly after this state depart
ment announcement today. Sena
tor Sparkman (D-Ala) proposed
"strong action" in answer to the
Imprisonment ox Oatis on spying
charges. '
The United States has officially
branded the charges against Oatis
as a farce and said he was only
performing the usual dunes of a
reporter in a free press.
18 Aumsville
Persons Give
Blood for Boy
Eighteen Aumsville residents
made certain Monday that' there
will be an ample supply of blood
for a 15-year-old boy's operation
when they donated blood at the
visit of the regional bloodmobile
in Salem Monday.
The 18, friends and relatives of
Charles Watson, Aumsville boy
scout were anfong 97 who donated
blood at the Salem army reserve
armory. Young Watson will under
go chest surgery soon.
Most of the blood donors Mon
day came from the ranks of Mar
lon county national guard and re
serve units. Blood donated by the
service units will go to the armed
forces in Korea.
Discussion of
Fire District
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Itattniu news Serriea
HAYESVILLE. July 23 Pre
liminary plans towards formation
of a rural fire district were dis
cussed at a meeting of Hayesville
and Middle Grove residents here
tonight i
Dr. Roy Scofleld was chosen
temporary chairman of the pro
posed fire protection district Mrs.
Edna Nation was elected secre
tary and Ronald Hall, treasurer.
The meeting held in the Halbert
Memorial Bapist church was at
tended by 39 area residents. M. J.
Gilson, deputy state fire marshalL
outlined procedure for formation
of a fire district
A boundry committee was ap
pointed - to work out limitations
for the proposed district Named
were Jack Wikoff, L. L. Beard.
Sam PahL Bob Prang, Hubert
AspiawalL Norman Fletcher, Sam
Berger, Fred Wolf and George
Strozut The committee will meet
at the church July 30.
Three Juveniles were in Polk
county jail Monday nizht await
ing juvenile court hearings i on
charges of "grand larceny involv
ing theft of tools, gasoline and
sprinkler parts from A. J. Mazac,
Salem route 1. , i
The trio was arrested In Linn
county by state police less than
three hours after the theft was
reported by Mazac Saturday night
State policeman B. A. Hazel-
ton linked foot tracks in the : vi
cinity of the crime to a pair of
crepe soled shoes found at a near
by residence. The owner of the
shoes quickly admitted the theft
police said. Part of the loot was
found in the youth's car. Two
companions admitted parti cipat
ing in the theft -
Recovered by state police was
the mechanics tool kit gas can and
sprhikler parts. An irrigation
pump crank stolen at the same
time was believed to have been
discarded by the thieves. -
about August 15.
At .the height of the summer
picking season on September .1,
Baillie said nearly 43,000 workers
will be in the fields, picking beans,'
hops, mint and other crops.
Reports persisted Monday that
Robert Elfstrom, ex-mayor of
Salem, will be appointed chairman
of the state liquor commission.
Announcement of the appoint
ment to succeed Carl Hogg, Salem
furniture store owner, is expected
next I Monday or Tuesday when
Gov. Douglas McKay returns from
a vacation on the Oregon coast
Hogg offered his resignation to
Governor McKay several months
a?o. rhnt it was tahled until a
NAPLES, July 23-A,)-The bodyTPortland liquor probe could be
Navy to Return
Admiral's Body
of Adm. Forrest P. Sherman.
whose 33-year navy career began
and ended in the Mediterranean,
starts home tomorrow.
Sherman, the first career air
man to be navy chief, will be air
borne for the last tune tomorrow.
A navy Diane will take his body to
Washington where President Tru
man and the admiral's fellow
countrymen wait to pay him final
tribute.
rfc'C.CTi.ilW..W.lA.-
Reports Persist
Of Elfstrom
Appointment
completed.
The appointment of Elfstrom
was expected to mean the end of
liquor eoinmlssion vrorsr for WH
lum H. Hammond, administrator.
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wuie cusnussai was reoonimeno -ed
by a grand Jury after an inves
tigation last spring.
auxstrom declined to comment nn
the reports, but had earlier admit..
ted he was considering the post
tion. Gov. McKay was unavailable
ror any statement aid his aide.
Thomas Lawson McCall, also de
clined comment Monday;
QUAKE SHAKES FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO. July 23-CPr-A
sharp earthquake was reported
here at 8.U5 p. m. (PDT) today.
Residents of Oakland said they
felt a sharp Jolt Persons in San
Francisco's Sunset district and
across the Golden Gate bridge la
Marin county also felt the shock.
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Supercarrier to Bear
Forrestal'ft Name
WASHINGTON. July 23 -CAV
The name Forrestal would be giv
en to the navy's new superca trier
under a resolution approved today
by the senate.
It already has won house ap
proval and now coes to the pres-
' tdent. .
J The aircraft carrier' which
would bear the name of tb late
James V. Forrestat first secretary
of defense, at one time was to have
been named the United States.
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In terms of 1940 prices, today electric nickel has soared in value to 4 cents!
It now buys over IX times as much electricity as it did 10 years ago.
Compare that with a nickel worth less than 2tf cents when spent for food.
- less than 3 cents for clothing and house furnishings, 4 cents for rent. '
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faculties "used and useful' kk the pubGc service. (I the last S
years, the return oa PGE facilities, figured at original, cost,
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