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j The .Statesman. Salem. Oregon, Tuesdayf January 1 Construction -In Salem Cut During 1951 Salem tnillding during 1951 feU more than $2 million below 1950 figures, nd was the 'owest since the end of the war. This year" to tal building, according to the city building inspection office was $5, S45.614 down from the $7,B5S,04J volume of the year before. Highest post-war building came In 1948, when permits totaling $7, 913,063 were issued. Figures for 1947 and 1948 showed building above the $6 million mark. Only January and May recorded more building than the same months last year, the reports, showed, with the $1,017,604 in new contraction during May the hlgh es ever recorded for that month. The January figures were slightly less than $42,000 more than Janu ai of the year before. New dwellings during 1951 ac counted for $2,734,242 of the total 1951 building figures, down from the record high of $3,436,560 rea soned during 1950. Heaviest building month during the last year was June, when con struction was recorded, for school, a sawmill and a super-market, which with other construction brought the total to more than $1 million. A $225,000 sawmill per mit topped all others. It was is sued to Oregon Pulp and Paper Co. Safeway Stores drew a $165, 72S permit for its new Center street store. The new Baker School " cost $8,274. Alteration at West Salem School was $63,048. Other heavy 1951 construction A. G. Hamilton AparVnents on Miller Street, $70,000: First Bap tist Church, $226,000: Doolittle's Courtway Building, $60,000; Lar mer Transfer & Storage ware house, $42,600; Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. for Capitol Shop ping Center construction, $160, 403, Capital City Transfer ware house, $50,000; Oregon Pulp and Paper Co. mill chip storage house, $50,000; Sears. Roebuck and Co. warehouse, $90,000; Oregon Flax Textiles, $43,600. The year's figures by months, with the portion going into new borne constr ction were: January $446,818: $283,500; Feb ruary, $306,289. $243,935: March, $394,141. $295,220; April, $461,546, $314,150; May $1,017,604. $362,050; June, $781,201, $232,512; July, $332,332. $215,600; August, $305, 641, $182,300; September, $487, 693. $206,100; October, $378,253, $144,575; November $286,571; $164,400; December, $146,525, $89, 800. (Idaho Ready To Discuss Truck Treaty BOISE-CPVGov. Len Jordan said today that Idaho will be glad to meet with Oregon and Washing ton motor vehicle authorities "at the earliest opportunity" to discuss the states' truck reciprocity agree ment. He talked today with William E. Healy, assistant Secretary of State of Oregon, by telephone. He will fix the time and place for the con ference. "We're going to sit down and talk it over at the earliest oppor tunity," Jordan said. 4 Healy said in Salem that the- re ciprocity agreement, under which the states don't tax each others' trucks, will be continued until Jan. 15. Under a new Idaho law which goes into effect tomorrow, out-of-state trucks of more than 26,000 pounds gross weight are required to pay a ton-mile tax the same as Idaho trucks. State law enforce ment commissioner Wavne Sum mers has said that trucks between 6.000 to 26.000 pounds also will have to buy license plates since the hew law makes no provision for reciprocity agreements. Washington and Oregon have threatened to require Idaho truck ers operating in those states to buy Washington and Oregon license plates. Healy said in Salem that he thinks reciprocity an be contin ued even under the new law Jor dan declined to comment on whe ther he thinks it can. Mats. MA HONEY DIES PORTLAND (JF)- Requiem mass Thursday at St. Rosa Catholic Church for Mrs. Mary Alice Mahoney. 82, who died hera Sunday. She was the mother of State Senator Thomas E. Mahoney. JITO OPTIMISTIC UF&P - JP - M"hal Tito told Yugoslav citizens in a radio broadcast as the New Year broka Vt chances for peace had im proved but that no weakness must be shown aggressors. Wed. Nile JANUARY 2 LEAP YEAR DANCE LOTS OF LADIES CHOICE WALTZES AMD OTHER DANCES Old Tine And Ilodern Dancing Mask By Fe Edward's Orchestra Asuau 74 (Tax IneL) CRYSTAL GARDENS Ferry Liberty Officials Preview 1952 City 1 I. ...I ...... -....in, . ' 1 " , - i s - s r ; . .. . .. . ,i W ft Heads af Smleza municipal departmenta arc shawa preavriaa; a preview af etty activities far tha new year ef 1552. Left ta right E. L. Smith, assistant fira chief; Mayar A. W. Laacks; Police Chief Clyde Warren; Dave Hoss, KSLM program director; Charles Barclay, airport manager; Carl Goenther, water department manager; and J. II. Davis, city engineer. (Statesman photo.) 2 s- City Departments Plan New Projects for 1 952 Just as the citizens of Salem are planning new activities and pro jects for the new year of 1952, so are the department heads of Salem municipal government. Police Chief Clyde Warren is announcing plans for an extended personnel training program, including the use of firearms. Along with the education of members of the force. Chief Warren would like to Immorality in Boston Night Clubs Charged BOSTON IP) - Mayor John B. Hynes Monday called a meeting of state and city officials for Fri day to consider charges made by Archbishop Richard J. Cushing that some Boston night clubs were presenting, "vile, iniquitous and immoral" performances. The Archbishop, in a column written for the Boston Sunday Advertiser, complained of "Bos ton's vile burlesque theaters and iniquitous night spots that feature nude, shameless women, smut slinging masters of ceremonies and the so-called 'female Impersona tors, who must be classified with the lowest animal form of life." Mayor Hynes said that under present law the mayor's authority extends only to Sunday entertain ment In so-called night clubs. BANK CLEARINGS HIGH PORTLAND (tfVBank clearings for 1951 Portland totaled $8,179 544,223, according to figures com piled Monday night by clearing houses. It was an all-time record high, topping the previous 1950 high of $7,990,764,037. 151 MORE CASUALTIES WASHINGTON (P) - The De fense Department Monday Identi fied 151 more battle casualties In Korea. A new list No. 470 re ported 44 killed. 84 wounded, 15 injured and 8 missing. PORTLAND (-On Jan. 15 the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail road will run its last passenger train between Portland and Sea side. Freight service win not be affected. CLAIM 10,000 CASUALTIES SAIGON, Indo-China (Jp) - The French High Command claimed Sunday night to have inflicted 10,000 casualties upon Communist led Vietminh troops in repulsing their attacks along the Black Riv er in tha last four weeks. y -.' 5? ..5 t ' 1 ' if--. I institute a public education pro- gram aimed at better traffic safe ty habits for both motorists and pedestrians, in an attempt to give Salem a cleaner accident record for 1952. Completion of the instrument landing system at McNary Field is forecast by Charles Barclay, air port manager. The new, highly complicated electronic system for landing aircraft in bad weather will be in operation b.y summer, Barclay also tells of plans to ask the Salem voters to approve a high-intensity landing light instal lation to complete modernization of the airport. To increase airport revenues a more intensive farming program will be utilized, Barclay reveals. The Salem fire department would like to extend its home in spection facilities to a majority of Salem homes, according to E. L Smith, assistant chief. Smith points out that most fires originate in the home from carelessness or from overlooked hazards. The main aim of the department in 1952 will be to give the property owners the best in fire protection. Smith as serts. High on the water department's projects list is an auxiliary water supply replacing the Minto Island water plant which will ultimately be abandoned. Carl Guenther, wa ter department manager, tells of the possibility of Salem using Wil lamette river water as an auxil iary, and the department's ability to serve a population of 100,000 without increasing rates or floating a bond issue. J. H. Davis, city engineer, says that the new $800,000 sewage treatment plant will be completed by mid-summer. This and con struction of sewage lines will place Salem in the lead in sewage dis posal in the Willamette valley area. Also projected by the en gineering department is the pav ing of approximately 50 blocks of residential streets, and an attempt to construct four bridges, if steel will be available. Forecasts in city council activi ties will be aired over KSLM at 3:45 p. m. today. MINGLERS MEET EAST SALEM Merry Ming lers will meet Wednesday, Jan. 2 at tha home of Mrs. Cleo Keppinger on Lancaster Dr., at 1 p. m. m MR Greeth A New Year is here . 7 . and with it come new opportunities for making our nation our town ourselves, better than ever before. Our wish that 52 will leave fond memories for the years to come I Quisenberry Pharmacy Activities 4 State Settles Fire Claim Out of Court EUGENE (JPy-An out-of-court settlement has ended a suit by the state of Oregon to collect $80,000 spent fighting a 1950 forest fire. Still pending is a suit of more than $300,000 in damages sought by a firm whose timber was damaged by the spreading fire on Little Fall Creek. The fire broke out on land owned by Portland Manufacturing Co, and M. and M. Woodworking Co. C. W. Guerrier Lumber Co, had bought part of the timber and hired Rasor Logging Co, to cut it. Those four firms were sued by the state. The Lane County circuit court dismissed the suit last Friday on receipt of a statement from Eliot Jenkins, president of the Eastern Lane Forest Protectio Associa tion, saying settlement had been reached. Terms were not made public. The still-pending, larger suit, was brought against the same four firms by Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. Before the fire ended it lasted three months Booth-Kelly timber was involved. Price Ceiling on Potatoes Ready PRINEVILLZ (Potatoes are selling above parity and a price ceiling ran be expected within 10 days unless price boss Mike Di Salle listens to grower protests. That Is what Ben Davidson re ported Monday. Davidson, administrator of the Oregon Potato Commission, said he had a telegram from Whitney Tharin, executive secretary of the National Potato Council, saying the price regulation had been drafted and only awaited clear ance before being put into effect. But, Davidson said, many grow er groups and Individuals in Ore gon and Idaho have sent protests to DiSalle. Logger's Wallet, $4,080 Missing After Wreck PORTLAND (P)-Lewis E. Bal derson, 48, logger from Kinzua, Ore, went to a hospital Sunday after a highway accident. When his effects were inventoried, he reported his wallet missing. In it, he said, was his savings since 1940 $4,080. Police searched the crash scene without finding it. 1951 Weather Less Severe Than in 1950 Plenty of rain and snow came to Salem during 1951, but the; weather year still couldn't match 1950 for severity, a year-end re port of the McNary Field Weather Bureau indicated Monday. Snowfall was about a third of the I year before. There was 11 inches of snow in Salem during the i year, considerably less than the 33.9 which was almost a record-breaker for this area. Rain fall of 47.47 inches was still 9.08 inches below 1950, although al most ten inches greater than the normal for Salem. Biggest contrast of the weather over 1950, was the sudden, late- winter snow which piled 4.40 inches on the city March 5. The heaviest during 1950, 6.4 inches, fell Jan. 30. The year's heaviest rainfall, however, came several months ahead of the heaviest of 1950. But the .07 inches of rain on Oct. 1 and 2, was .75 less than the Dec. 16 record of 1950. Salem's comparatively mild weather year was typified by 102 completely clear days, more to a happy extent than the 76 of the year before. A total of 194 cloudy and 69 partly cloudy days filled out the year. The high temperature, 99, was one degree higher than 1950, but the 16 degree low temperature was far warmer than the 10 be low zero record set the year be fore. Average low temperature was 40.4. .December weather was average colder than last year, averaging 37.3 down from 1950's 47.4. High est temperature was 55 on Dec. 1, and Christmas Day accounted for the low of 20. The rainfall for the month, 6.73, was .17 above normal, with the greatest amount, 1.37 inches, fall ing on Dec. 4 th. There was also .2 of snow. The month saw one clear day, four partly cloudy days, with the remaining 26 days all cloudy. Firemen to Dip Into Icy Surf ROCKAWAY, Ore. (P)-Several members of the Rockaway fire department, known as "shark eat ing sons of the beaches," will take their annual dip in the icy surf here Tuesday. The beach already Is frozen and surface waters are coated with ice. The group has made the plunge for the past five years on New Year's Day. Lt. Cameron To Return to Salem Soon First Lt. Robert C. Cameron, employe of the State Forestry De partment when called to active duty with the Marine Corps, is due for release from the service and will return to Salem later this month, it was learned here Monday. Cameron, with the Marine re serve unit here, was called to ac tive duty Aug. 8, 1950 and left for Korea soon after. He was in ac tion until May 27, 1951 when he was wounded. He was returned to the States on July 2 and hos pitalized at Bremerton, Wash. Now executive officer at Mar ine Barracks, U. S. Naval Maga zine, Port Chicago, Calif., Cam eron will be released from the service Jan. 7 and expects to re turn to Salem with his family Jan. 16. Ill'- 1 V'":-. I 1 I? i i r v i i . 1 fc- --' 1 f 1 I' Xr I i m mi Maaaa Grain Price Rise Continues CHI1AGO C-P)-Price- advanced hi all pits on the board of trade Monday,-putting a bullish tag on a year which has been good to the bulls. At the opening it looked as if the market was going to continue the rapid retreat of Saturday's ses-i sion. Losses ranging to a cent or more were posted. But it didn't take long before the accumulated over-the-weekend selling orders had been absorbed. Wheat closed -l high, corn s to 1 cent higher, oats -lft higher, rye 3 to 4 cents higher, soy beans i-25i higher and lard 3 cents lower to 13 cents a hundred pounds higher. Stock Market Rises Slightly NEW YORK (P) - The stock market bowed out the old year with a mild advance Monday and a rush of last minute trading. The upward tilt maintained the tradition of a year-end rally, at least as far as December was concerned, and Wall Street looked forward to the beginning of a prosperous new year. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks gained 10 cents at $98.50 ros. Lee 1 leSinishing So. 4020 Stat Wishes Say . . How e-iv Year's Pinner S5C TUIC MCA7 VCAD' IT'C I I 1IJ MLf I I Roast Turkey and Dressing COLE SLAW with Sour Cream Dressing Mashed Potatoes and Giblet Gravy Cranberry Sauce Hot Biscuit and Butter Served from 11:30 a. m. to 8 p. m. In our Beautiful Dining Room Or In the Privacy of Your Car Woodroffe's SAN SHOP At Salem's North City Limit THE NORTHWEST'S FINEST HOTEL MARION MENU CHOICE OF Fresh Shrimps, Crab Meat or Fruit Cocktail Chicken Soup or Clear Consomme en Tasse ENTREE PRICE IS FOR COMPLETE DINNER Roast Young Oregon Turkey, Cranberry Sauce $2.00 Baked Sugar Cured Ham. Champaane Sauce Chicken Fried Steak. Country Gravy Chinook Salmon Steak, Lemon Butter 1.85 Baked Chicken, Celery Dressing Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Mint Jelly Roast Prime Steer Ribs pf Beef au Jus Choice Tender Thick Prime Steer Steak Scalloped) Potatoes -4 New Garden Peas Cottage Cheese Pineapple Salad 1 . Desserts: Hot Mince, 'Apple or Pumpkin Pie, Plum Pudding. Brandy Sauce, Ice Cream Sherbet or Sundae. Coffee, Milk or Tea. Oregon's Most Elaborate LOUNGE and DANCING AREA Provides a Spot for Pleasant Relaxation and Entertainment. CLOSED SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. . . . Open Week Days From 4 P. M. to 1A.M. with the industrial component up 20 cents and the rails and utilities each up 10 cents. Volume mounted to 1,440,000 shares as compared with 1,470,000 shares traded Friday. PLANE CRASH KILLS 4 HONG KONG (iTVFour persons were killed Monday when a U. S. Navy seaplane crashed and sank in Hong Kong harbor. There were eight persons aboard the two-engined Martin Mariner which crashed shortly after the takeoff. The average American eats about 148 pounds of red meat a year. "Tour Friendly Theatre" ENDS TObXrVcONT.45 fWMtMtMMtateaatt ICUFT-TAYLOR-WINTERS I A PLACE I IN THE SDN A PvmmmI Pctwt TOP COMEDY CO-FEATURE Furniture Street Yon About This? WtfX lis 2.00 1.85 2.15 2.25 2.50 3.00 1 saZ? mam mr LAF-04nr jf J, E. SIMMONS DEES CORVALLIS, VP-A heart at tack Sunday killed J. E. Simmons, ; 61, member of the Oregon Stat College staff for 32 years. He was; head of the bacteriology depart beach home near W aid port. The attack came as he attempted to. move log which washed up on the beach. CONTINUOUS SHOWS TODAY ELSINORE CAPITOL GRAND STATE RIOT NOWI NOW! - Z TOP TREATS I ERROt tfl VMM I run , vh y NOWI 2 BIG HITS i ran. mu Fiona reusr xkbx WSSM NOW! 2 ACE HITS! James Stewart In "HAHVEY" And! Vaughn Monroe In ' -SINGING GUNS" t WE ARE i CLOSED TODAy Following Our Policy of Many Years i Standing OUT WE WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR li ;' i The Entire Staff $ ' 1 -'?, i WZ) H0T7! S I r 1,4 slem I Showind t As Darina A I', the French ;. V I Ever Dared! Cecil Aubry K, And! I Josephine L.J Baker r ml ta "THE FLAME Oil OF PARIS" i nil
