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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1953)
2 Slcxieaaan, Salen, Orv Plan for Street Changed; So Former Owner Aslks It Back I (Story also on page 1.) Salem City Council Monday night beard out a man with a $6,000 problem. - Ha ia Howard Olsen, aeeking the vacation of an unnamed street which he said he had never intended to dedicate for public use. Now, under a pending city bill, it would cost him $6,000 to get it back ax the city charges a fee Based on property value when a United Fund Plan Eyed by Chest Officials Salem is moving toward United Fund which would join several independent fund raising programs with the Community Chest, it was indicated Monday -by Otto J. Wilson, general chair man for the chest's 1953 fund campaign. But a rousing success in rais ins this year's $140,000 chest coal is needed to bring about the further combining of fund drives by youth, character-building and emergency service groups, Wilson added. He said many citizens now endorse the United Fund move ment, but Salem hasn't been con sidered quite ready for it in view of the difficulty in reaching chest goals the past few years. Wilson appeared before the general gifts division of the 1953 chest campaign at the Marion Hotel Monday noon. Other chest divisions are organizing this week and the chest appeal will be taken before service clubs this week and next Four children representing chest-financed youth activities, uniformed as "Red Feather Kids" will assist chest leaders in these club appearances. Selected from a group of nomi nees from the chest agencies, they are: Elaine Herbst, 160 Hansen Ave.,, of the Camp Fire Girls; Bobby May, Keizer, Boy Scouts; Melissa Pfouts. 1350 Norway St.. Girl Scouts; Roland Schuh, 410 Bliler St, YMCA. The chest campaign is slated for Oct. 6-15. 2 Car Wreck Injures Man Statesman Nwi Service BROOKS A twocar collision about one mile north of here early Monday morning resulted in possible fractured ribs and lace rations -for one driver, traveling by himself. Taken to Good Samaritan Hos pital in Portland by Willamette Ambulance Service .was -Joseph Shuss, 72, of Portland. His car and one driven by Charles Dah len, 2020 N. 19th St., Salem, were badly damaged in the wreck. Dab len was not hurt 4-H Clubbers Elect Officers Ross Huckins was re-elected president of the Salem 4-H lead ers association Monday evening at the state school for the deaf. Other officers elected were Mrs. Florence Manley, vice president; Mrs. Frank Hamstreet, secretary, and Francis Wonder ly, treasurer. A panel discussion of 4 H club work by parents was led by Wen dell Webb, managing editor of The Oregon Statesman. Winifred Carrithers, leader at the state school for the deaf, was appointed chairman for 4-H parti cipation in the National Kids Day parade in Salem Sept. 26. Another Warm Day Expected for Gty Another warm day in Salem was predicted by U.S. weatherman for today with temperatures expect ed to range from 85 to 48 degrees. Highest temperature Monday was 86 degrees. Fire danger continued to be high in forested areas and high temperatures throughout the state included 94 degrees in The Dal les, Medford and Ontario.' Burns had a high of 91 degrees, the high est temperature ever recorded there at this time of year. noticx or final account NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Vivian S. Hocnig and Wayn R. Shu maker, the executrix and executor, respectively, of the estate of A. J. Shumaker. Deceased, have filed their first and final account of the admin istration of said estate; and that Thursday, the 13th day of October. 1933. at :13 o'clock A.M., of said day. at the court room of Judge Rex Kim me 11 in the court house at Salem. Oregon has been appointed by said court as the time and place for the hearing of aU objections to said final account and the settlement thereof. Dated and first published Septem ber 15. 1953. VIVIAN S. HOENIG WAYNE R. SHUMAKER Executrix and Executor of the Estate of A. J. ShumakeSI Deceased. HATTXX J. BRATZEU Attorney, 317 Oregon Building. Salem. Oregon. S. 15, 22. 29. O. 3. 10. DOWNTOWN PARKING SPACE $5.00 Per Month Convenient Close In Marion Feed & Seed Co. 228 Ferry Sf. TaesZay, September 15 Utt i person u benefited by a street vacation. . Olsen's street lief parallel to the Pacific Highway and abutting it north of Northgate Avenue near north city limits. He said he had originally platted the area with the thought of a shopping center development along the highway but separated from it by a private street But when bis plat was fill ed, the street showed on the docu ment and became a dediciated street Now his plans have changed, reported Olsen to the Council, and he'd like the street back- without paying for it The bin, which now includes the $6,000 fee, comes up for final action Sept 28. Alderman Thomas Armstrong was appointed a member of the Salem 4-H Advisory Council. U. S. National Bank of Port land was successful bidder for a $28,027 street improvement bond issue, with low effective interest bid at 2.78 per cent, or a total interest charge of $4,060 over the 10-year bonding period. - Other bidders were Blyth & Co,. 2.87 per cent, and 1st National Bank, 2.98. Thirty fire hydrants were or dered on a split basis from three jobbers submitting identical low bids of $106.76 on 4-inch hydrants and $117.50 oft 5-inch hydrants of identical Mueller manufacture. Tom Sim's request for city wa ter and sewer connections for property just across city limits from present lines at Alberta Street in Eastmoreland, wis re ferred to City Manager J. L. Franzen with the request for study in connection with the city's annexation policy. Roy Lockenour was permitted to build a business building at 13th near Ferry Street without providing off-street parking. He said the 40 by 60 foot lot would be too small for parking in addi tion to a building. An alley improvement plan was withdrawn alter objections from property owners in the block bounded by Commercial, Rural, Saginaw and Superior Streets. City Engineer J. H. Davis was instructed to prepare a new sidewalk line for Fredrick Street between Breys and Thompson, so some trees would be saved but the walk won't be too close to houses. In final legislation the "Loucks plan" for redistricting city wards to equalize voting strength was adopted and a bill was passed to amend city election law to con form with new state law on bal lot titles. Three new traffic resolutions call for a stop sign to stop north bound North River Road traffic at North Commercial Street and for increased curb radius at Mar ion and Capitol and at 24th and State Street intersections. Revested Land Shares Cut Up WASHINGTON VFi Eighteen Western Oregon counties are cut ting up a $6,422,026 share of 1952 53 income from revested Oregon and California railroad grant lands. Secretary of Interior McKay announced Monday. The revenue is $368, 588 more than the previous high payment of $6,053,438 in 1951-52. Timber sales off O&C lands in 1952-53 totaled 511 million board feet. Payments being made to the 18 counties include: Marion $120, 019; Polk $183,027; Linn $220,917; Yamhill $61,009. State to Join Test Of PUD Tax Claim THE DALLES The state has joined forces with the city and county governments to test the Northern Wasco County People's Utility District's claim that it it should not have to pay property taxes. The State Tax Commission plans to enter the test case, which ori ginated when the county billed the PUD for about $19,000 in taxes and interest The utility claims exemp tion as a public body. Moose Club Plans Film On Skywatch at Meet Salem's Moose lodge has under consideration a plan to sponsor the Ground Observer Corps pro gram of volunteer "skywatchers for Salem. The lodge is calling a public meeting for 8 p.m. Wednesday at 193 N. Commercial St An Air Force man from Portland will ex plain the program and show a film on the subject. r Plane Vamagdd in Sliaw CrasK t SHAW The pilot and his passenger were hospitalized Saturday evening after this two-place Taylor ; craft crashed while attempting te land In stubble wheat field about a quarter-mile north of here, t Taken te Salem General Hospital were the pilot, Kenneth Kamsey, 2S, Gervais and Fred Gilbert, 58, Aomsville. Both mea suffered lacerations and abrasions ef the face and body. Ramsey was discharg . ed from the hospital Sunday and Gilbert pas considered "fair" at the hospital Monday evening. Shown above at the scene of the accident ia Marion County Sheriffs Deputy Lewis Walker. (States man photo.) Death Talces Mrs. Edwards, Life-Long Resident of Salem Mrs. Arthur James Edwards, life-long resident of Salem, died at a Salem convalescent home Monday at the age of 72 years. I Her husband, until his retire ment, was head pressman for the Statesman, a position he held for almost a half century.' -' She was the mother of Cecil L. Edwards, Aloha, state racing steward. ! Mrs. Edwards suffered a broken hip ' two weeks ago but was thought to be recovering un til she had a heart attack Mon day. i Born Mary Jane Greene in Sa lem July 20, 1881, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Seattle Man Served With Second Warrant Georse D. Knight of Seattle, Wash., already being held in Sa lem jail on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses, was served a second warrant Monday on a similar charge which raised his bail to $9,000. Knight had been arrested by City detectives Saturday on a Marion County District Court warrant for the check charge and Monday another complaint, al legedly involving other checks passed in Salem, was served. MacLachlan Funeral Set For Ontario J Lynn Ralph MacLachlan, for mer resident of Salem, died Sun day at the Holy Rosary Hospital at Ontario, Ore. He had suffered a heart attack. He had been a resident of Ontario for eight years and oper ated a credit office there. He was a past president of the Salem Toastmasters Club ayid a charter member of the Salem Knife and Fork Club. Born May 8, 1894, at Lake Lin den, Mich., he served with the Air Corps during World War I. MacLachlan is survived by his wife, the former Marion Crug, to whom he was married in New York July 31, 1919; two daugh ter, Mrs. Jane Armpriest of Sa lem, and Mrs. Marion Kingston of Istanbul, Turkey; and two grandchildren. Services will be held Wed nesday at 11 a.m. at the Beecher Memorial Chapel in Ontario with interment also in Ontario. ACORNS FROM THE WITH DEL MILNE "Our customers" deserve and get the best" is NOT just idle talk with us. Last week we purchased from i Frances Dear dorff of the 4-H Club the GRAND CHAMPION white face STEER, the very best there is, there is nqne better. :That, friends, is what you are going to eat in the Oak Room, the Dining Room and the Cof fee Shop at the Marion Hotel. ; No, we cannot serve it today ;or tomorrow, we're sticklers for "aged" beef, but when this supreme beef hangs in the cooler until it becomes "prime" we will then notify you, on this very page, and you can come down and treat yourself to the best there is . . . anywhere. What do you mean, you do not care for beef? Okay, for you we purchased the GRAND CHAMPION LAMB from Irwin Riddell over in Polk County and friend a nice slice of Leg o' Lamb from, this animal will just melt away in your mouth. Talking about things young and tender re member our Fashion Lunch- IT -Mi! a .1 Greene, early residents of here. She was married to Mr. Edwards in Salem Aug. 20. 1902 and the couple had celebrated their Slst anniversary last month. Surviving besides her husband and son are a daughter, Mrs. Russell Mefford of Salem; two grandchildren, Judy and Mary Ann, both of Salem; sister, Mrs. Margaret Lousignont, Portland; nephew, Ray Lousignont, Port land. Services will be held Wednes day at 3 p.m. from the W. T. Rigdon Chapel with the Rev. Omar Berth officiating. Inter ment wlil be in City View Ceme tery. Registrar at WU. Expects Over 1,000 Classes start this morning at Willamette University and when the dust has settled Registrar Harold B. Jory expects more than 1,000 students to be enroUed for the faU semester. Jory said the final count should compare closely with last year's registration of 1,096. Law school enrollment Monday showed an increase of 14 students over last year with a total of 109 registered. Forty-nine were first year students, 34 second and 26 third, said Dean Seward Reese. Registration figures were not available Monday for the college of liberal arts and music. Freshmen enrollment to date totals 355 for the three colleges. Other campus activities Monday were: A meeting of the freshmen class yesterday afternoon at which Lyle "Skeef Shephard Jr., of 3420 Duncan Ave., Salem, was elected temporary president and Marilyn Watterman, Bend, class secretary. They will hold office until regular election in about two weeks. The president's reception for all new students was held from 8 to 10 last night at University House. President G. Herbert Smith will speak this morning at 10 o'clock on "Ways to High Scholarship' at the convocation for new students at Waller HalL LEARN 5 Dances for ONLY $9.00 Complete Guaranteed Course It's Easy - It's Fijn CLASSES FOR ADULTS TEEN AGERS CHILDREN Special low September rates for Children's instruction in tap, ballet, acrobatics, toe. Studio Opea II A. M. te It P. if. r JON MAR Dance Studios 474 Ferry Phone 4-4962 m Fox Trot Combination Waltz Private Tango Rumba BI Samba Class v ... i t j- ... i V ir rV"-ft 1 1" - " V ' Y-t! mm AFROTC Top it Lt CoL Norman W. Todd (above) comes from a Newfoundland assignment with the Air Force to Willamette University as professor of the air science and tactics and commandant of the Air Force Reserve Officer training there. Dr. Knapp Named Church Council Head Dr. Brace Knapp, 4160 Gardner Rd., was named president of the Salem Council of Churches at a meeting Sunday at the First Me thodist Church. T He replaced Winston Taylor, former church editor of The Statesman who moved to take a position as public relations direc tor for the California-Nevada con ference of the Methodist Church at San Francisco. " For Fine Food Chinese & American Dishes Chinese Tea Garden 162 V, N. Commercial St Between State and Court AIR-CONDITIONED ENDS TODAY! OPEN 6:45 "BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON CODE TWO" STARTS TOMORROW. k't TECHmCOLOB aad MUSICAL! a tUM mi BIG! ; Tfc A NfLF.R fit IS lT7tf? WET CO-HIT - JUNE VAN ALLYS01I JOHIISOII HECIiLLIS bc SEE! J DALLAS DRIVE-IN THEATRE GATES OPEN 1:99 SHOW AT DUSK Phone 3841 Jobs Wayne, Maureen OUara in THE QUIET MAN" Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland ia "SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR SILVERTON ttMffl f " v ' - i ' k v- : "V"" ) f s Sit- DRIVE-IN THEATER Phone 3-3456 Gates Open 6:45 Shew at 7:15 ENDS TODAY! Leslie Carom, Mel Ferrer in "LIU" Mickey Roeney, . Eddie Bracken in . "SLIGHT CASE OF LARCENY" PoleMbving Agreed to If " Found Hazard "If the pole Is found to be a hazard we'll move it," was the comment Monday of Carl R. Staats, president of the River Bend Sand and Gravel Co. He was referring to the 100 foot "gin pole" his company erected Friday near Salem's Mc Nary Field for a gravel pit proj ect. It has been termed a "physi cal and mental hazard to pilots" by Airport Manager Charles Bar clay. Staats added that a competent authority such as a representa tive from the Civil Aeronautics Administration or United Air Lines would have to decide the issue. Two men from the office of City Engineer J. Harold Davis studied the area Monday and re ported that the pole was within the area covered by airport zon ing laws. It is located, according to their report, 1,932 feet from the southeast end of the runway and is offset 790 feet to the south of the center line of the runway. City Manager J. L. Franzen, whose office reviewed the find ings, said that the pole was in the wrong position and something would have to be done about it He added that a day or so might be needed to determine the -proper action. TV Set Given In Drawings A 17 -Inch television set was won by Levone Willoughby, 3610 Bell St, Friday night at the Capi tol Shopping Center drawing. Other winners and their prizes Included Geniece Mize, 1363 Ruge St, table model radio; Mrs. W. G. Hume, Tranquille, British Colum bia, jacket;" Mrs. Sam Patrick, 2055 Byson St, kitchen radio; E. A. Winn, Albany, school supplies; Leon A. Weil, 3455 Livingston St, bicycle; S Dvorak, 3447 Tess Ave., kitchen clock; Sadie Roth, 730 N. Liberty St, English shoes. The grand drawing will be held at the shopping center Saturday at 6 p.m. when the grand prize will be a Hillman Minx car. Conference Picks Atherton For Gty Post Arthur A. Atherton, manager of Salem Branch, First National Bank, was named chairman of the Salem Committee of the National Conference of. Christians and Jews Monday noon in Hotel Sen ator. Atherton takes over the chair manship for 1953-54 from Secre tary of State Earl T. Newbry, who presided at yesterday's meeting. John Richard, Portland, region al director of the. national orga nization, outlined plans for the annual banquet to be held in April at Portland. 1 x Gales 6:45 -Show 7:15 Phone 4-4215 GATES OPEN 6:45 SHOW AT 7:15 ENDS TONITEI (Tues.) CARY GRANT DEBORAH KERR "DREAM WIFE" also Edmond O'Brien Helen Westcott mrri roiuirnvzi wii vuumni STARTS WEDNESDAY "Pickup on South Street" and "Loose in London" DRIVE-IN THEATUE Utt AIMMS. RtaitWAT ft fig GATES OPEN 6:45 SHOW AT 7:15 ENDS TONITEI (Tues.) "THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS" Also Dan Daily June Haver "THE GIRL NEXT DOOR" In Technicolor STARTS WEDNESDAY , Donate! O'Connor "FRANCIS COVERS THE BIG TOWN" Robert Newton "DESERT RATS" DDIS OP IN JURIES ' mmUukTU m tr.r'v PHTLCaiATH un Harvey E. Gardner j died Sunday of injuries STARTS TOMORROW! H " whin " ' 4 CHARITON HESTON JACK PALANCE KATY 1 J4 JURADO A- xotictukry PACKED MT1 LOS, rnWlDn P DflDlllcmi tAiuntxu Um nuoifuuii T0M0RR0W! L - ) i 'p; z ' V i AISO ALSO "Hurricane on TOIIORRROV! AT REGULAR PRICES! 50c Till 5:00 60c Evenings Children 20c Any Time Nr m Mae LOv IE There Mewr oiuur o OlWt J . 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