lice Assorts High Standard! of Living Defends Against Reds NEW YORK ai President Ei senhower said Wednesday that fam ilies with a proper and decent stan dard 'of living constituted a bet ter defense - against Communism than "any bomb of whatever kind." "That is the kind of thing thai will preserve this nation," the Pres ident declared at ceremonies dedi cating a 33 million dollar federal-aided slum clearance project, p Eisenhower took time out from his western vacation to fly here for the dedication and a series of conferences. ; - At the housing project, dedicated to Dr. Simon Baruch, father of Bernard M. Baruch, philanthropist Copco Hearing Takes Recess MEDFORD 11 A hearing 04 California-Oregon Power Coraf pany's request for a 20 per cenj average rate increase was recessed indefinitely Wednesday after com pletion of testimony by company witnesses. , I When the hearing before a state public utilities examiner resumes, opponents of the increase will be heard. H. P. Bosworth, Copco vice president, testified the request for the 20 per cent increase is govt erned by additional revenue re quired by the company to bring its earnings up to a "more reason able leveL" He said the percentage would be applied uniformly to all scheduled rates. The proposed increase would apply to other electric utilities served by Copco, including the city of Ashland. One of the company's last witnesses was W. C Fankhauser, Berkeley, Calif. He said that of Ceopco's present capitalization, al most 58 per cent is represented by indebtedness. It should not be more than 50 per cent, he added J Waitress Death Said Murder SPOKANE UP) The body of a waitress was found floating in an irrigation ditch near Moab, Wash., east of Spokane, Wednesday and Sheriff Ralph M. Smith termed the death murder. . The woman was identified as Beth Kelly, 40, an employee of the Ritz cafe in the lower downtown area of Spokane. A post mortem showed the victim had lain in the water for about eight hours be fore being found Wednesday morn ing. Smith said the waitress was ap parently hit on the head with a blunt object and dumped into the water. Death could have been caused by the blow or drowning. Think VnilU V Think of J r. i' i If iniflK of Ease of Handling V Think Of Big All-ArOUnd Visibility (You con see all 4 fenders) V Think of. 61" seating, front and rear V Think Of Up tO 35 miles por gallon Of gas (Produced in special tests) V Think of big 24 cu. ft. luggage spaco V Think of all those, arid you are thinking of Tlie Beautiful1 Sister off. the: Famous 'Jeep' DRIVE iT FOR All UOUR AHD TOU'lL WART IT FOR J-IFE I' and. presidential adviser, Eisenhow er said that, in America:; ' - ' "We expect to see living, hap py families, families who, because of their standards of living, are our j nation best weapon against uom-; munism more eloquent defense, against that insidious doctrine than the most eloquent tongue of any lawyer, or preacner, or leacner a more sure defense tnas any bat tleship, or any plane, or any gun. or any bomb of whatever ; kind.1 Eisenhower said each earnest and hard-working citizen "has a right to a certain standard of living.' a minimum, proper and decent standard, or else the form of gov ernment under which lie lives was not worthy to endure.- Kappa Deltas At OSC Tap 3 Salem Girls ORGEON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis Pauline R. Cohen, Margaret R. McDevitt and An geline D. Self, all of Salem, are among 27 recently initiated into Kappa Delta Pi at Oregon State college summer session. Kappa Delta Pi is a national education honor fraternity. Dr. John R. Richards, vice chancellor of the Oregon state system of higher education, spoke to the approximately 60 mem bers and initiates present at the initiation banquet " Membership is selected on the basis of scholarship ad recom mendation from those who have completed a required number of courses in the field of education. Hobby Horse Day Today at Playgrounds Hobby horses will take the spotlight Friday afternoon in the final "special dayT for the Salem Playgrounds this season. The hobby horse exhibitions and contests will take place at 1:30 on all neighborhood playgrounds. "Horses" entered in the special day events are to be constructed by the children either on the playground or at home. Com mercial hobby horses should not be considered in the judging, Director of Recreation Vernon Gilmore said. Recognition will be given for the best decorated hobby horse and also for the "fastest moving critter" in the hobby horse race. The purpose, Gilmore said, is to teach the children to build their own toys to develop skills in working with materials. Par ents are welcome to attend, he added. of fiaWta OirnlV vrynero Economy of Operation Rail Strike PARIS Crowds of would-be travelers, stranded by the French railway strike, wait hopefully near a Paris parking lot for lifts aboard bases supplied by the i government. The rail strike, part of the general revolt by French workers against proposed government economy measures, raised havoc with travelers bound for the provinces daring the traditional Parisian vacation exodus this month. (AP Wirephote to The Statesman.) Jordan Seeks Support for Basin Board BUTTE, Mont m Gov. Len Jordan of Idaho called Wednesday for creation of a special Columbia River Basin committee to promote the Northwest's power develop ment Jordan said this would "imple ment" the Eisenhower administra tion's appeal for "local interests, private or public," to play a main role in supplying the nation's elec trical energy. Jordan addressed the opening session of the 69th meeting of the Columbia Basin Inter-agency Com mittee here. As examples of what might be attained by the special group, Jor dan mentioned the setting up of priorities for project construction and the setting aside of lands. Dr. Paul J. Raver, Bonneville Power administrator, told the com mittee that the outlook for the coming winter "is for a consider ably easier power situation than was experienced last winter." Raver said, "This is due pri marily to additional storage and generating capacity which has or will be brought into operation dur ing the interval. "Delays in the runoff of the Co lumbia and other power streams will also improve the power situa tion into the early falL . ." there now appears to be no cutback in prospect in the Northwest this fall, even in a critical water year. Finest (m Leaves Stranded C M. DO AN APPOINTED Appointment of C M. Doan as a special assistant to the State Industrial Accident Commission was announced today by Paul E. Gurske, commission chairman. Doan has been employed in the Claims Division of the Accident Commission for the past years. six Market Area Study Made At Tillamook The study of a Tillamook mar keting area which was requested by a Tillamook County delega tion at the June meeting of the State Board of Forestry is now under way by the State Forestry Department officials said Wed nesday. Data gathered under the pro ject will be presented at the forestry board at its September 10 meeting. The study involves an intensive survey of Tillamook County in dustry, including log output saw mills and their capacity, manufacturing-plants and other indus trial activities. Information also will be secured on the footage of logs shipped out of the county and their destination. The Tillamook delegation pointed out the serious loss in the tax base to the county through fires that have hit the county. Henry Barnard of Hartford who became Connecticut's first com missioner of education more than a century ago also was the first U.S. Commissioner of Education. Mdm Frenchmen 4 Medford Police Inquiry Due MEDFORD UPi Recent com plaints' against the Medford .police and traffic departments will be studied by an outside investigator, the City Council decided by a 6-2 vote Tuesday night. The grand jury recently recom mended dismissal of Police Chief Clatous McCredie and placing of the police department under civil service. Earlier an investigation was prompted by the death of a man shortly after his release from jail. FAST WORK DENVER (INS) A Denver language instructor claims he has a system which teaches students "good" Spanish .in .forty .class hours. Louig P. Lang .says .his system Is based on having stu dents hear and see Spanish words and phrases at the same time. - worlds Proportionate savings when you buy LESS fhan FOUR ttresT CACV TCDA1CI fk1 AS 111111 W Sl-M tAr f tKAui 4 Yaa rot rout this Ireeii Stamps - Ise Oils MasSer Plaii CEIITER ai CEUTEB Wilson Asks ? .. .1 Civil Service Case Review Arch L. Wilson, who was dis charged from the Salem police force a year ago for medical rea sons and was denied readmittanee to the force by, the city Civil Service Commission, asked- the Commission Wednesday to recon sider his case. j - Wilson was injured by a ve hicle while making; an arrest in June 1350. He returned to active duty with the force after five weeks medical care and served until June 31, 1852 when he was discharged after a medical exami nation reported he was physically unfit for dnty. I Wilson claims two other doc tors said he was all right After discharge Wilson applied for a pension, but was turned down. He then attempted to get back on the force, saying he had un derstood he would be rehired if he could not get his pension. Po lice Chief Clyde Warren and the commission could remember no such agreement and after several months of negotiations his appli cation was turned down in Sep tember. At City Shop Since then he has been a care taker at the city engineer's shops. Consideration on his case, was delayed until the i next session when Wilson's lawyer can pre pare papers. The Commission also deferred action on Herman Donewho was recently discharged from the service and who now wants to be rehired on the police force. The Commission is waiting from word from the state whose laws super cede the city civil service regula tions on the rehiring of service men. There is nothing in city charter governing the matter, and the commission hopes a ruling may be handed down by the attorney general which will clear up the situation. Doney has been working with the sheriffs office since the first of the month. Leave Extended In other action before the Com mission, Earl Bens was granted vyy vuy ulv ' 4tn . . ! .' :" ft . i- i - A first-choice tire! FAMOUS FIRST-QUALITY DELUXE HERE'S your you pay THI I.UXATH0N GOODftEAQ list Price sail ma .fustexll COIHISnCIAL af LE3SQTY ' Statesman, Salem, Ore. Thursw Aug. 20. 1353 (Sec 2) 3 Contributions i;or . State Fair Sijgns Above Expectation A contractor is expected to' be chosen today for tie job of erecting Salem's 95 "State Fair banners, Ira Moorel assistant Chaxriber of Commerce Manager said Wednesday. Meanwhile funds are pouring in "way above ' whit we ex pected', Moore said. Merchants' response has beea'wbnderfuL" The Chamber hops to raise about $1,600 for the banners. . It is asking businessman to con tribute 25 cents per. loot of bus iness frontage. .1 Although no tabtfation has been made, the $50(1 mark has been passed, reports ! said. The banners will be erected Aug. 24 and 25. CONSULTATION URGED PARIS (INS) The French Academy of Medicine pas decided that at least three doctors should agree before any woiian submits to "preventive sterilization' in France. Up to now, ihe decision to sterilize women whose lives might be endangeref by preg nancy has rested withj one doctor alone. an extention of leai fire department to from the iundergo a medical examination tests to determine if d physical is able to continue with the del artment He was Injured it a motor cycle accident and recently was operated on for a broten bone' in his right arm. A meical report by the Veterans Hospital said he was now physically all right, but the commission felt it would be better for the department and for Benz if he were to be ex amined again by the pity's physi cian. ARE YOU HOT? Well Winter Is Just Around the Corner. See he New Duo-Therm Automatic Oil Beaters CAPITOL FUEL CO. 198 S. Commercial Ph. 2-7721 OUR OFFER X . trade in car pay us list price yG?0i Cfl?QGg get 4 new GOODYEAR DELUXE TIRES you nothing more. Goodyecr DeLux Tires are on cars than any other kind! More people rid on Goodyoar Tir$J than on any other kind! MARATHON SUPER-CUSfCOll y JcoodVeaq Lkt Prkj H MO ! CQU0T al I IfjllOII ol Accident Claim Tops$20,000- i A suit seeking damages totaling $20,084.50 was filed Wednesday in Circuit Court by Iva L. May who contends she was ! injured in an accident In Salem two years agar- . j The skiit charges Walter Rohde with responsibilities for an auto mobile collision in which the woman alleges she was hurt Dec 7, 19511 She says the accident occurred about 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of "Winter and Mar ket Streets. j The plaintiff seeks $20,000 cen- eral and $84-50 special damaces. Long-BeU,CIO PORTLAND OH The Long-Bell Lumber Co. and the CIO Wood workers! Union renewed their con tract Wednesday with no wags increase, a spokesman for the Lumbermen's Industrial Relations Committee said here. i The contract, ! which . runs to April if 1954 covers some 1,55a employes of; the firm's big Long view pliant I The' plant is a short distance from one of the Weyer haeser Timber Co., which! granted its CIO employes a 5-cent hourly pay? boost The (committee said the Long Bell settlement brings, to ! 151 the number of Companies Which have signed with: the j CIO union this year for no wage increases. 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