The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, November 25, 1952, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextV Salem Streets" Wear Yule Garb 1 0 .1! 0.0 liilowatts I 1!' Saved POUNDDD f&!SI x. y ii - o 5 --ass lit' i i -i Patting np Christmas decorations in Salem's Downtown district It M. E. Clements, 1229 N. 25th St. Downtown Salem Merchant Associa tion sponsor the decorations which were being pot up Monday. They wiU b finished sometime next week, according to Reynolds Allen, chairman. (Statesman photo.) - y: SPOKANE (SVMore than 100, 000' kilowatts .were saved in the western section of the Northwest power pool during ihe first -week of the . mandatory powr curtail ment and -voluntary conservation program. i ' J Marshall Blair, chief of system operations for the Washington Water Power Co, announced the saving Monday night following a telephone conference between 20 private and public power pro ducers, i "Power savings appear to be something in excess of -100,000 kilowatts during the last week," Blair said. There has been a good response from everyone, ; both large industrial men and ! small business men. i "However, savings : have ; been partially offset by increased loads due to cooler weather during the week. There was an average drop of 7 degrees under the previous week's temperature." : ! The WWP official said the con ference group, composed of mem bers of the Northwest Utility Con ference Committe, would report to the Defense Electric Power Ad ministration that "in general, there is no change in the power supply situation and that at the moment, the curtailment program could stand as presently ; out lined." j Salem Power Use Soars to I Year's High I02cd TEAB 23 PAGES The Oregon Statesman, Salem. Oregon, Tuesday, November IS. 1SS1 rzicz ie j;a. i a Ike Add Price s Utah. Farm Leader to Cabinet i zer Tighe Woods Resi Stalbili Senator Savs Truman IJIay End Controls WASHINGTON Senator Haybank (D-SC), chairman ef the Senate Banking Committee, said Monday nisht he had Infor mation President Truman Is ea sldering doing away with price and wage controls shortly by ex ecutive order. The White Hons made no Im mediate comment. Roger I Putnam, eeonemie stabilizer administrator, else de clined to comment. 1 1 Ml III 1 1 I UI.Ul fj V .Ulll 4' ML' t ' V I in. mi mm n ii " V- WASHINGTON WV-Tighe Woods resigned as government price stabilizer Monday, saying he would rather Quit than try to ad minister a "weak" price controls law. "I think the law needs a thor ough overhauling," he told a news conference. He said he had submitted his resignation to President Truman and asked that it become effective at the end of the month. Woods, 42, has been price boss since Sept. 1 when he succeeded Ellis ArnaH, former - governor of Georgia. Before that he served as rent controller. Woods said he thought Congress would vote a new program of di - : The year's peak in electric power use for the Salem area was reached in Monday morning's cold, despite an industrial) cut back and pleas for voluntary re duction. The requests were reit erated by the governor and Salem City Council. Fred - G. Starrett, Willamette Valley manager for Portland Gen eral Electric Co said the cold weather of Sundav nl?ht and early Monday added to the power I rect controls when the present law demands and Droduced the neak expires April SO. Monday morning. -,;. I "Congress should take out some He told the City Council Mon- Of the special interest amendments day night - that the 10 per cent end substitute for them some cut in power available to heavy equality of sacrifice,'' he told his industrials" users here, started a news conference.- i " week previous, apparently was not One special Interest provision In accomplishing it conservation the law, Woods said, is the Harri- purpose. - ; r - son amendment exempting fruits - No large-scale layoff of Salem and vegetables from price control, area workers due to the power This amendment became effective shortage was evident yesterday, last July 1. -Several plants which already had Woods told Congress last week announced they were curtailing that canned fruitand vegetables production for the emergency re- i Mnt c 3 ?Tlf th,e.ir,,ta.tus. unchanged, but July and that fresh fruits and veg- ' Uw i mmcaiea tney might etables have also begun to rise in City Reservoir at Turner Fills With Water . ii. , in i ... ' r- " - ' - - . -r: J ; - ' : Governor of NevHamnsliirc i Named Aide By DOX WlTITTiriAD KTW YORK UVDrtrtrj! t U-p rpred. Cm. DinrM D. Txru hnTT rhoe Jjts Tsfl IVnon off L'Uh as iM eerrrlary ci srrcuW ture Monday and thm r..rr-3 Gc. ESrrman A6mt cf Mrw l'.vrp shir as his White llaue tnuu la lS Drw COP dJntr.iftruo4. The rmlirr.t-'rrt Cut xtk-i e4 1'Ji alary-BAki.g t-'..1r.r' m form ttt top tthntan cS his i-V enUtrsltaa before rair-X to K rra ta an efrort to f-M a ary i ; rere to that tir.ppy land. j By r.rt&g Brr.Km nod ( te ; Half fall at abont II mUlioa raXUns ef water ta the new Salem cfty rreerveir at Turner inn. pirtered above looking east ever the eatiet t tree ture la which eoBtrelled epenlars caa let water ta the pipe te ' Salem. Recently completed reservelr will be emptied tnU nearby M1U Creek aad cteard sv ttera re flUed with lie mlllUa (sJUbs arainst rataro aees mt the city. Heavy treat Maaday eaaltd U fcIIUp frlxht backgreud) late which the reservetr was dag. . r rrury of crtoi'turr. CJrlni T. , Crannaa. Lsrtiowrr rarrird 'Jk a rampairn t-lere to tt Mbo farmrrs that he weuld brir farta leaders into roemmetl to ti work out new farm programs t..m irrprovlng cJd ona. Sitta CaUaH Pact Dion s arpoiEtiarr.t t r!lh Cabinet pnet to be f- .r4 t-y Elrnvhowrr h five dsra. He now has natnrd Lit rrr tartes of stau f John To.- 1X0 ir); defense (Charles F WvIk cf Drtrost); treamry (Crorrt 14. Humphrey cf Clelan3): tr.trrirw (Cov. Douglas atcXay of Orrrur, ; agriculture (Benaoo): and l.n mt tomey reral (Hrrbert lirxr r 3 ci rvrw rota; cityi. j Densoo was the aecond tnan tj favored naoUnaUon ef Sen. I4: b ert A. Tsft cf Of So. ELiciC f rs rhirf COP con-er,tion c-rTwwter.t m 1 oe pcn m tne tatasrt. T ler was llysr.rrry. I J i I 1 . .1' have to-lay off workers soon if Hr Uia ?fiia i I price. i What looks like a Christmas tree Is actually Edwin Anderson (right), Salem Rente 4, who is helping M. E. Clements, 1220 N. 25th St, striag greens, stars and bells ever intersections ef downtown Salem. The decorations include lights, bat they probably will remain unlit this Christmas due te the power shortage, (Statesman photo.) the situation did not immw. Normal Cartailmeat - i ' Neither Salem labor union of ficials nor the local office of the State Employment Service had any knowledge of heavy Job lay offs In Marlon and Polk Counties. They noted that some plants are in a normal curtailment season. Gov. Douglas McKay urged all Oregon residents to conserve elec tricity voluntarily during i the shortage, caused by lack of rain to . swell the Dower-nrodurtn streams. He noted that the North west snortage area includes about 1,300,000 electric consumers i and declared that "small i savings by more than a million customers can mean a great deaLT He warned that curtailment of industrial pro- aucuon wui mean- men out of work.' . v i - . . Combined Efforts PGs Starrett. in answer fc Salem aldermen's questions, said it was his personal opinion that the shortage of power would be Detter eased by the combined conservation efforts of household ers ana small. business firmsw -saving ox enerrv can h ac complished noticeably, he said, by IS!wT eliminating, flHV; "i County. T.-utT-- The "t'uiiig ana . Business Another amendment to which he objected,. Woods said, is one pro hibiting the federal government from setting ceilings any lower than those established by state regulatory bodies. Woods signed an order earlier Monday removing wholesale price ceilings on pork. Advance information indicated Woods will not be able to roll back retail meat prices. S ! s ; -A'- mi I I PORTLAND lirV-Survey for the south half of the proposed freeway between Salem and Portland, via Wilsonvffle bridge was approved here Monday by the State High way Commission, f ' r The survey is to cover a 28-mHe stretch from the bridge, .under construction over the Willamette River, to a juncture with Highway WE just north of Salem. This will be at the- point where the present highway and the East Salem by- Ctss come together, and a traffic terchange could be provided. ; The route. In a straight line most of the way. will run west ox toe nresent highway, between the alM rtlud Preeip. xe JOO M M WUlamtta River -4 UtH. rORTCAST (from V. a. Weathar Bu- fan Traadsco , Chicaro Mew York 'Vlax. - 41 - as - ss -4S as Min. is ; ss - as u raau. McNary Held, Salem): GcaaraUy fair today and tonlsht except tor fog aad low cloudiness during lata aixht and moraine hours. Continued cool with tha highest tcraparatura today aaar 43. lowest tonirht aear 20. Tem- paratur at 1X01 ajn. was 23 degreea, ftALXaC rKXCXPITATIOH v tart at weather Teas ScpC Last Tear 14JS Normal SJS Southern Pacific and Oregon Elec tric railroads, and miss all towns. according to present plans. It would bisect the J Chemawa Indian School property. The freeway; is to provide a 47- mile, faster route between Salem and Portland. Much of the portion north of the bridge is done or un der construction and due for com pletion in the fall of 1953. It win connect with Barbour Bouievara m Portland. ? Actual construction on the south portion must await appropriation by the Legislature. " c The commission called for bids for a new contract to operate the ferry at Wilsonville, 'until the bridge is finished. 1 The commission also awarded half million dollars' worth of road construction. This included a con tract to Trowbridge and Flynn Co., Medford," for 25,930 for in stallation of traffic signals and illumination at the Highways S3E- 12th Street Junction, just south of Salem. -C - . ; : - -"- In other action the commission Approved loaning C W. Parker, Salem commission property man-j a zer. to the University of Oregon to conduct an auction - sale 1 of houses la connection with a cam pus expansion project Authorized a fiashlnc beacon and lighting at Wallace Bridge, the in tersection of the Dallas-Coast and Salmon River Cutoff Highways. Forest Fires Fought in Snow' In Linn County Statetmaa Newt Service LEBANON The Linn County Wma iinnsit sai VjfAU9W X WCk iClfUl AVSmmm I anTTae.SAVTW Jill that approximately one doxen for- "d'OT,. Final work new going ea al the new city reservelr lacladea adjmtmemt f hlrtaaUrs (left) watch force proper ameaata ef the panrytag enemicai uuwexa amau pi pea uie tae new ec water larwasa 4S-ineh pipe pictared at right The big steel pipe new eeaaecte with the 14-tack aula water Cae freta the Stayton Intak te Salem, bat eveataaXiy the 4 S-lack llae will be exteaded laArpeadeatly te Sa lem, about 7 miles. ' FRINEVILLE MAN ELECTED PORTLAND 11 A. R. Bowman of Prineville Monday was elected president of Oregon's U. a. High way 2ft Association. est fires are being fought in the snow at the eastern end of the window signs and by eliminating wasteful practices at home. The Council Dassed a formal resolution directing citv officers 7L OL. .Pw. iuence. but are .considered trout- fires are reportedly Cash fires encountered during the summer that have flared tip again during the present cold, dry spell of the winter. None of the fires are said to be of serious conse- SPOKANE tn Low Tempera tures, fog and a lack of wind com bined Monday to cut long distrance telephone and telegrapti circuits in most of eastern Washington. Alger Mice Parole Plea Rejected Unanimoucly S Kewnlntiya- fewta The three Cabinet post rrmain tngare aecrrtarire cf labor r.d cormneTre and poctmartrr rmeraL Benson is a U-yrar-cld V.c--taon church leader, youth leader. I and farm markrUng rpecUlirt v ho f has worked 1th farmrrs and farm problems for years. He UA reporters he never had r-t H-rr l bowrr be fore Mondty tut u la l Creemer.t ai'Ji Lis farra poUcy statementa. He served for e!r ytart at aa 1 ecoootxurt and state farra taarkrt ir.g specUhit for the JrJ-rr:'r at Idaho ertension irrrkt. -.-.ce 144 be has been executive direc tor ef the NaUonal Council : et 1 Timer Coopers Uvea. I lie U a mrrtber cf the eaeru- I tlrt comrrJl and chairman cf the board t the American Inr-'tvte cf Cooperative, aa eduosUorial cr gaRUaUoa for farmer ce-cpe. f- Adams, w ho rrox-ired CiC tl-i aenhowcr prrsidar-tlal eaiupaifa. t will go into a Job that U expected ta rarrv vn lrf)-wnM Ufe than any president has here tclore given to aa aai IrUr.L f It hat been rrroriad Adas&a n hare the taik of reorgarJxirg ih wiecuuvw c;urt ta a raanrrr ta krtr.g about a fennai roord-raCoei cf agencies end persocncl to 7- Piee rtUjer ttJarmal roorii tvstlon that has existed hrrrictre. McKay Day for WASHINGTON WV The Federal Parole Board voted tmanlmoua- ly Monday to reject Alger lusr tia tor rxeeoom, 1 " The board ruled that Kiss, ts-year-old former EUte Department I Vn I prrl H I O Tl Tl Afl official, must remain behind prison barf until he completes his Cva-llJ till ill JL JxlllllCtl year sentence or until the board may decide to review his case favor ably sometime In the Indefinite future. Board Chairman Dr. Ceorra C I the fullest extent possible in the 1 lesome and are being fought operation of municiual fadlitlea. me council resolution further urged "the citizens of Salem to likewise conserve electrical en ergy so that essential industries ana services may continue in this area during the existing power shortage." . - - - City Manager J. L. Pranzm said after the meeting that the city has no big use of power which could be reduced' substantially. Street lights are considered nec essary to public, safety and al The burns are' principally areas of standing timber. In Rerouting of Santiam Highway Into Salem in Planning Stage Salem Records 18-DegreeLow By KQBEXT r. GANGWAU City Editor, The Statesman Rerouting of the North Santiam Highway into Salem may make substantial changes in East Salem traffic, the Salem City Council was informed Monday night at a City Hall meeting. Although the long-range plans hlbit pedestrian crosswalks st five busy intersections la the one-way street and bridge area. These in clude crossings on North Com mercial Street south of Marion and on Marion west of Comroer- Mon Art's 18 derree low was re tarded at the U. S. Weather Bur- ready are partially turned ' off McNary Field as the coldest of the State Highway Department aiier midnight Iranzen said. He expected to confer with Starrett I for suggestions and to ask depart ment neaos vs watch carefully-for power savings in routine operations." Tceple Heads Industry Development Gmmlite, Lawrence R.- Teeple, Portland, formerly associated with the Iron Fireman Company, was appoint ed by Gov. Douglas McKay Mon day as chairman of the Oregon Committee for Industrial Develop ment .... r !' He succeeds Eld Woodbury of Portland. day in Salem this year since Jan. remain in planning stages and 30. 1851. On that day it was 16 1 routine has not been established. degrees. the traffic pattern subject came - Prevailin cold weather accom- no incidental to a request zor a panied by ice and frost was re- street vacation. norted throughout western Ore-1 u ailnn a-if trial RsV - .. . ... ia - w as my sm v ron with only two clues reporunr 1 , ryi rm- temperatures to weather bur- Ui,, the Council rejected the wu umi w u z uvv u , 1 1 wieM.A 11 ar riAve Wnm More of the clear, cold weather is V ZZT. r nZ c on streets, and highways. Drooerty I ... s at - at. The mercury dropped to 5 be- nen erm quc, i . c-r,fl in h nh ronerr menuon 01 irai.ic wmvi lft.u. A A ttW mt I. WWenu la um suca, wi xiw pine in Central Oregon. Other low neer J. H. Davis "id the sUU's r i at Rlr. s planning for the highway entrance above at Austin 'ana o SDOve at 1 ui1 v c.-ct.r weathermen at Me?larv and Mission Street traffic sepa- Field reported Monday's temper- ration, with possible-effects of tT to be th coldest Ncvember greater side street traffic in the The committee's chief work has I dav since 1835 when terr.rcratures area. hn tn ohtaln federal war con. I droDoed to IS degrees in Nov era- . In ih-r major traffic contro tracts for Oregon msnufacturers. I per ox. that year. . J CiAuers, uie uouncu acwa w prw- daL prohibited for the duration of two-way traffic on the Marlon Street bridge, starting Dec. 14. Also prohibited would be walks on Marion Street west of Summer, and Marion west of lib erty and on Center Street east of Summer. These five restrictions were recommended by the State Highway Department because 0 the heavy volume of turning ve hicular traffic The Council and City Attorney Chris J. Kowitx remained mum on the subject of the tie vote for alderman between incumhest Claud Jorgenaen and Clayton Jones. A city attorney's forma opinion was tentatively scheduled but not called for at the meeting. There has been a question of la over the means of setUir.g the contest, with many of the officials of tha opinion that coe et the DrlnciDtli must . initiate action when Jorgensea's term ends Dec 31. (Additional Courvril news, Pg- 20) Killinger said the board reached its decision "after a careful coo slderatloQ of the official record." It would have required approval by three cf the five board mem bers to grant Hiss request for parole. Hiss was convicted on Jan. XV HQ. on charges of lying, chder oath when he swore before a fed eral grand Jury that be had Drver passed secret rovemmeEt docu ments to Whittaker Chambers, ad mitted courier for a pre-war So viet spy rtr-g. The one-time diplomat!- advis er, who attended the Yalta Confre ence -with the late President franklin D. Roosevelt and helped la framing the United Nations Charter, began serving his aea tence oa March M. 1ML - He became eligible for parole last Friday after serrlcf one-third of his five-year term at the Lewis burg. Pa, federal Penitentiary. - Officials said that ta consider ing parole requests, the beard weighs the prisoner's behavior be hind bars and elso takes into ac count the ' length of his sentence in relation to the offense cotsmlt-ted. If Rise continues te accumulate time off at the preaent rate, offi cials said, he will win full release without ary action ty the parole board oa Nov. 27. 1S4. Board mesibers recently disclos ed they had received more than 50,000 letters end telegrams arr- lrg on both skies of the er McCay Dty for Salem probe Uy will be planned tar lata Dcaje Oty and Chamber of Commeraw officials and Marloo Cousty r.a publican i leaders jUnried te gat torether Tuesday eight te dlaeueat such an affair. ) Portland is cxitbrstirr a Uaw Kay Dsy Saturdsy ta honor ei Cov. Douglas McKay who has srxauL:trd srrvtary cf the In' lor by rtesidesWelect Dalght L, Elsenhower. T Animal Crcclccra Bv WAJtflN COCCRICM i hi rC?'.-'-'-r I d isvfr' 1 111 I i - -1 I I f !