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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1951)
f Th CiaimwmaaJ Zalorx, Orel TaaadaV. ' September "15, IZlt DrivcrEscapei As Freight Trdin es Power Rate eanns - - o -RiseH ToIMTodpyf '.. . - - : : ... - . - -- " . s - j Hearings will conclude today on requests by three large Oregon power companies for temporary rate increase ranging from to 23 per cent, to cover added cost of federating steam rower during the earning -th. Public UtlUUesi Commtattoner George H. Flagg - beard the case. Monday, j-.- Companies asking the rate in crease are the Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Light and the Mountain States power. t The : eompaniea stressed that ' Washington ; and Oregon ' 'power 1 companies would have-to spend at least $3,000,000 additional I funds . for steam gen era ting during the f winter taonihs because of low wat " er conditions which will cut deep ly into hydroelectric power. A similar rate increase is sought fey Pacific Power and Light com pany in Washington state, the Pu get Sound Power and Light com pany and Washington water; pow If er company. '- ; r " j .' . A. A. Smith, Portland, attorney for the Mountain States and Pa cific company said he expected the new rate increases would start bout October 1 and continue in operation until the streams return to normal. The exact , length of time the rate- increases would be required la ' speculative, I Smith averred. ;-. f Smith said the rate Increases wold be as follows: - f Twenty-three per cent for cus tomers of Portland General and for the Portland customers of Pa cific Power and Light company Twenty per cent for Pacific cus tomers In Oregon outside of Port land. Eighteen, per cent for Wil lamette valley customers of Moun tain States. Nine per cent for North Lincoln county, customers of Mountain States. He said no in crease is asked for customers of Mountain States in Springfield. The company competes with a city-owned system in Springfield. , . j Wreck Crushes! Mc3Dnnville Man - DELAKE, Ore., Sept. 17 -WV James Johnson, 33, McMinnville, was fatally " crushed in a, traffic accident five miles south of this coastal dty today. : i Police said he apparently lost control of his log truck on Rock Crusher road. He tried to Jump out but was struck by the loaded trailer. His body was found in the middle of the road. : 4: The truck plunged about 500 feet down roadside canyon. Sue Alice Chavez, 644 S. 12th st, escaped Injury Monday morn ing when her stalled : 1843 con- verucle was sideswiped - by the Southern Pacific's northbound Cascade at the Intersection of 12th and Court streets. I j; . . She said she was trying, to start the car, stalled on the east: side of the tracks, when she .heard the warning: signal and abandoned the PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. Vl-CFS -Oregon's democratic national committeeman and Gen. Dwight Eisenhower have been corre- Tbe train , crumpled both left fenders at the convertible, said Pa trolman 1 Bober Keefer who Investigated- the accident ' i RaUCrossiii 3iieer4 Inspect Salem Three; engineers spe most of Monday ; inspecting Southern Pa cific railroad crossings ht Salem, with safety in mind and a League of -Women Voters survey fa hand. They Were Frank Bartlett, SPs Portland assistant division en gineer of the Oregon pubUc utili ties commission, and J. K, Davis, Salem city engineer. 1 .-.:... n City Engineer Davis said the trio generally endorsed many of the league recommendations for improving safety at crossings. Their inspection will be reported to the Salem dty coundLf; " The Salem league recently sur veyed virtually all grade crossings in the dty and recommended sev eral safety Improvements liks mora visible and more uniform warning markings, grade separa tions at the SP mainline), better lighting and other items. ; . Meanwhile, the league prepared to sit down Thursday night at dty hall with a committee of the dty council to go over the survey re port The council will be repre sented by Mayor Alfred Loucks, Aldermen David O'Hara and Al bert H. Gille, City Manager J. L. Franzen and City Engineer Davis. : Representing the leaguetwill be Mrs. Robert E. Gangwareg presi dent; Mrs. John Goldsmith, rail road crossing project 'Chairman, Mrs. Frank Oettlnger and Mrs. Rldgley Miller. - i f sponding about "Oregon's prefer ential primary campaign," But the committeeman, Monroe Sweetland, isnt saying what in formation. If any, about Eisen hower's' party affiliations or po litical: aspirations, the general's letter contained. A group of Oregon democrats has filed a petition to place Eisen hower's name on the democratic preferential primary ballot next spring, Republicans of the state have collected signatures to place the general's name on the republican ballot The GOP petitions are not yet filed however. Sweetland said today Gen. Eisenhower's reply on the "Ore gon primary situation' was dated Sept 5. It is "personal and con fidential, and I am bound neither to release it nor discuss its con tents. All I can say Is that his letter displays again his high de votion' to the nation's Interests . . Sweetland said In a state tnent Sweetland criticized "those who. for reasons of personal political ambition or hostility to the presi dent try to traffic here in the prestige of Geo, Elsenhower. . . Boys Charged Willi slaying WALTERS .-.(...: Mrs. Margaret Walters, at the red. jemre. ISIS S. Cottaf it., September IT. She ' survived by fcer widower. Frank, on daughter, Mrs. Mabl young. Portland; , three sisters. Mrs. Jarephtne Elmer, Minneapolis, Minn.: Mrs. George Dick. Salem; Mrs. HoUis . P-wner? Mill City; one brother. Ezra ChirtL Sale m. Announcement of funeral aenrices later by the Vlrgtt T. Cldea ahapeL Doors Open f :4S ENDS TONlGHTt "Wbrs Over Ilonalola' "Ilia Billy Deacon Tononnoui Another Chlll-Paeked Doable Horror Show! To Take Tests ALBANY. Ore, Septf IT -WV- Two teen-aged boys, charged with the shot jrun slaying Labor, day of Herbert ; Ingram, will' undergo mental tests. - j i The boys, Charles - Raymond Shives, 19, and Archie V lb bars, tr 13, have been placed In the cus tody of the juvenile court and will go before a board of mental examiners for tests. - A supplemental hearing Jon the ease was held today i 4g filMHfifiniri,v,f.u Villi ipnifl! 2nd Eir Chiller! fJU U trf'fz , Lrsz Eaimyyew I J i X : S?T.I2-CCr.l3 . fi O aOWCmWNiGfff V r, XttCXrt SUM. t aJONL f "i I ' - 1 . L u . I . - I nfc , L, air co?TrnoNzr : "Salem's Only Homo Ovraed :' S - Theatre" - f Siveetland, Ike Corresp ending Over Primary Truman Loses Decision in Judges Cas e WASHINGTON, Sept 17 - (J?h Resident Truman s nonunaaon to two federal Judgeship In Illinois were ditched today by the senate Judiciary committee. The committee refused to either approve or disapprove the Judge ship choices Mr. Truman has been plugging over the strenuous ob jections of Senator Douglas (D- iii.). to be ambassador to India. The judiciary decision not to approvanor disapprove of. the- two judgeship nominations -those of Joseph G. Drucker and Cornelius J. Harrington was not the same as outright rejection. It amounted, however, to bottling them up where they can get no action by the-senate.- :"-:v:v - . Douglas had submitted the names of two other men for the judgeships. He said that while Drucker and Harrington were "es timable men," he felt that Mr. Truman's manner of .nominating them- over his own choices was "personally obnoxious" to him. Hunting Injury Leads to Arrests SANDY, Ore- Sept 17-VTwo Portland men today were fined $153 each and sentenced to 39 days in jail for violations of state game laws. They were jailed in : Oregon City following an investigation of an accidental gun shot wound of a third man early yesterday 32 mile east of Estacada. The pair were Dan Chaney, 23, and Eugene A, Brixen, 22, ; . Wounded was David T. Gat turnia, Portland. He suffered a punctured lung when a .22 caliber rifle went of as ne was removmg it from the rear of Chaaey's car. Engine Jumps Track, Plows Into Station MONON. tnd- Sept 17 A string of four diesel units on a speeding Monon T)assenger train ran on a curve today, demolished the stone station and killed the engineer. The head fireman, the second engineer, a station helper and two girls waiting on tne piauorm were injured. j Damage was estimated at Z50,- State police- were checking re ports that two boys were seen playing around tne station oeiore the wreck. They said other vic tims possibly could be burled to, the ruins of the station. I The body of Herb Dickerson, Lafayette, engineer, was dug out of the ruins of the station, which buried the 'lead locomotive. His fireman, Charles Henriott, 38, La fayette, was still unconscious when he was dug out an hour and a half later. His condition was reported satisfactory. ; . - ! The lead locomotive jumped the and ! plowed through the station. The six-inch limestone walls and the tile roof collapsed, virtually burying the big diesel unit It was found lying on its left side under the debris. Filnert Price g DUNDEE. Ore, Sept I 17-CSV The Northwest Nut Growers -association today announced a selling price for filberts of 23 for large Barcelona, a cent and a half boost over last year. " Manager John Trunk said this should bring growers about the same price as last year. The ave rage then was 17 cents. ! Most independent dealers have been talking In terms to 13 to IS cents a pound to growers.; - Ends Today -Opes MS , ' "FOLLOW THZ SUN" -BLUE BLOOD" Starts Tomorrew - Open :4S carCOOrD-taGrun NX J Second Featnre "JOS PALOOKA IN 8 QUAJtED CDICLIT , iUr, when you re this wbndmrful movU yo , ran take home all the t FUN and MUSIC of. I '(( pi a 24 -page fidl-colot, - CIjLYT Storybook Album on i urns ftirris REC0ZDJ ' on ell S tptdt 1 "( . Opea TrLIaya 13 f P. t ST Dewastilrs Oregea Tl's. Center State and XllgU HURRY 1XUST END TONIGHT! (Tuesday) Gregory Peck Virginia Mayo In "CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER hi joeioboou! IN ITS WONDER-WORLD ...of Sights ... and Songs and Thrills! Kowtht moakafWolt : Dkney Ut you shorl A&ce's denhires wl;h the Mcni Hotttf, March Hare, tha Cheshlra defiohtfwl amazements V end Joyous laughter! I Legion Postsv uxmaryHold Installations In the largest Joint American Legion fnntanation ever held in Salem, officers of Capital post No. 9, Pioneer post No. 149, and Unit 2o. 9, auxiliary took office Monday night in the clubhouse cf Capital post - Installing was Rose City post of ftortland. Officiating at the in stallation was the new state com mander of the American Legion, Hollis Hull of Albany. Among the guests was B. E. (Kelly) Owens, newly-elected national ex ecutive cornmitteernan. Officers are: Capital Post No. t Conrad Paulson, commander. James Garvin, first vice command er; Don DilL second vice com mander; Charles Stinnett, adju tant; Robert -Hynd, finance of ficer; Dr. L L. Hockett, chaplain; Carl Wilson, sergeant at arms. Pioneer post Bertha Wichman, Commander; Alta Hewitt, first vice commander; Alberta Shoe- make,- second vice commander; Virgie Perry, adjutant; Margaret Wallace, chaplain; Herriott Belch er, finance officer; Sabina Mori son, service officer; Velma Davis, historian; lien Han, sergeant at arms. - Ha. 9 auxiliary Mrs. Anson Ingles, president; Mrs. Joy Wood, first vice president; Mrs. Grace Apperson, second vice president; Mrs. Carmelita Weddle, treasurer; Mrs. June Mathieu, correspooding secretary; Mrs. Clara Brabec, fi nance officer; Mrs. Elsie Richey, cna plain; Mrs. Jorna Iaicss, ma torian; Mrs. Stella Osborne, ser geant at arms; Mrs. Elsie Holman, recording secretary. Alvanley JblmstonV Ex-Union Chief, .Dies CLEVELAND, Sept THSVAl vanley Johcsicn, 76, the chunky, hearty-voiced man known to thou sands of railroaders as "AV died in his sleep this morning. For 25 years he was grand chief engineer cf the Brotherhood of Locomotive ' Engineers. Johnston suffered a heart attack last night at his home ia Shaker Heights, a suburb. .-v.: " .5 -JJ (''- V 1 . i ! in j K L . a ava j TSto a3aoc KimScsI tSdar2ai r e clcilyTECMCOIX) I A3 M a Celdae m Usa Tils r ..' - - --- - - LI JC1AI JLCDIZ !TTZTm cno:n -a f ATTJ3 Ul m . k pen . sr fc ., i- Alaoi 1ZZZ1 CCLCH CJITCCII I OTJZZS IZT.73 Federal Pay Total School Eollinentin Salem 8.068 (Picture on page one) Seventy-six pupils trooped to the Baker school for the first time Monday, swelling enrollment in Salem's public schools to 8,063. . Registration at Baker school, de layed one week for the completion of ' construction, listed 20 in the first grade, 29 in the the second, and 27 in the third. The new pri mary-grade school Is at Lefelle and Saginaw streets. New regis trations at . other schools helped boost the total from 7,900 a week ago. . i Englewood still boasted the larg est enrollment among elementary grades with 545; Bush followed with 51S. Salem high school, up 43, counted ,745 oh the rolls. The three junior high schools Parrish. Leslie sand West Salem had a combined registration of 1,892. Parrish carried the bulk with 1.013; Leslie counted 744 and West uem 135. ' i Registration at all schools for late comers Is H expected to send the total above; the 8,100 mark by tne ena oz mo second week on naay. it . - ; c3uG30E Doers Open :49 MUST END TONIGHT! - "Jlm Thorpe All American' Seathside 1-1000 Tononnou! n 1 ; 2nd Aee Hit! ' --. . i r - e awiA -aa . Drospy;. Cartaen Km ' A total of 363 men tinder state and federal foresters "Were busy trailing the Sardine creek . fire Monday. Foresters said It was "moving slowly" and was under control. They estimated several hundred additional acres of timber had been destroyed In the Kinney creek section since the flare-up Saturday. i , The fire was burning In a south erly direction toward Monument peak south of the Sanfam river. was not vnreaiening names or communities, foresters said, and civilian activity in the Detroit- Idanha area was not curtailed. The blaze was in such steep ter rain that men had to pack in food and equipment to a camp estab lished on Kinney creek. Meanwhile five fires four of them set deliberately were being fought under control Monday in Douglas county. They included blazes in the Canyon valla area, 500 and 160 acres; southeast of Yon caQa, 55 and 500 acres, and in the Beals creek area, 150 acres. All are of; incendiary origin, Boost Cains WASHINGTON. Sept IT -WV Tne senate voted a 10 per cent pay raise for about 1,000,000 federal workers today. I But the money won't be forth coming until the house has acted dn the bill and until President Truman signs it ; . 1 By a voice vote the senate ap proved the measure providing for 10 per cent hikes up to a maxi mum of $800 a year, retroactive to July 1. The average raise would be $307.53 a- year, sponsors said, and the annual cost to the govern ment would be around $340,000,- I A house committee has recom mended a flat $400 a year increase. The house Is expected to act on its, version of the bill later this week. - - f' TSfrfto O Opea 7:00 m NOW SHOWING! j Th FlcjhUnci Coccst Guard" Brian! Denlevy Forrest Tucker Plus In Technicolor . -Quebec" " John Barrymore, Jr. Corinne Calvert r 1 a. 1 v 369 Men Trail araineiu Forest Fire reeii 1 ! " I. ! said the state forestry depjtmefjt, except the 163-acre fire near CanyonvillevT. ' Logging bans were eased al though fire conditions remained dangerous. All restrictions were off the coast range area between the in me xog belt along ine coast, xa fog belt and the Willamette val-. ly. logging was resumed on a -noot owi- basis with mandatory closure between 2 and 9 p. zn. There was no logging in the noun tain area east of the WiUamette valley. All of the Willamette val- iey area was open. j Lorrers were KarV rm tv.m inK - Jackson and Josephine counties with no humidity restrictions. :- AH logging automatically is or dered to cease wherr the hanidltj drops below 33 per cent, s Lsssonsl NOUTII SALOI ROLLEXDSOilE Tnesday Evenings f 7:30-8:00 Fandamentals I -8:00-10:3 apattern Ska&ng MSS. DOTTTE STEWAET. Instructor f Telephone 3-8178 ! Now! . Continuous! - ROSINSON vs. 1 .TU2PIN . -; FIGHT PiaURES! I See the Complete Fight! Knockdowns la Slew Motion! Aad! I f3rPI3 '1 :"'' -la" 1MMHJ TfcHNiCOLOR HAUJ RtcWtJ OKTNt Nowl . Continuous! Ll tiNcuiajn 2nd Ace Hitl Extrat Cartoon News T -1 iv As? 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