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S (Sec. 2) Statesman, Solera, Ore.. FrHay. April 30. 1954 Salem's Telephone Exchange to Be 70 Years Old In May The Salem telephone exchange, the tjhird to be established In Oregon, will be 70 years olfl next month. It was started with fewer than a dozen subscribers in May, 1884, just six years after the state's first exchange was opened at Portland in 1878 and a month after the Astoria exchange was established, on April 1, 1884. Today, according to Pacific Tel ephone Manager E. A. Berglund, the Salem office is serving bet ter than 25,700 telephones, of which 25,000 are owned by the compar.v and 700 are owned by farmer-1' ne users in the surround ing area. 15,000 Phones Added Although it took nearly 60 years to reach the first 10,000 telephones, approximately 15,000 have been added in the last 10 years. The inc-ease in telephones since World War II ended in 1945 has been more than 150 per cent. Average r'i ily calls have in creased over the same period by 123 per cent Berglund's records show that the first Salem switchboard was a 50-line magneto affair set up in the Western Unicn Telegraph Of fice. Among the earliest subscrib ers were E. M. Croisen, James Putnam. Dr. J. N. Smith, Dr. W. H. Byrd, W. S. Low, Col. Olm stead. Dr. Lee Steiner, R. J. Hen dricks and O. L. Darling. Moved to Drug Store In 1890, the ctntral office, then serving 115 customers, was moved to Dr. Steiner's drugstore at the corner of State and Com mercial. Fifteen years later, the office was moved again, to a leased building at 170 N. Liberty street. It remained there until the present central office build ing at 740 State street was com- Mental Health Institute Due Later in Year Preliminary plans for a mental health institute to be held later this year were announced by Gov. Paul L. Patterson Thursday. Such a meeting was suggested by Gov. Patterson at the first ses sion of the mental health steering committee. The committee was appointed by th governor to assist in co ordinating state, local and private agencies working in the mental health field. The institute, as proposed by the governor, would center its discussions on four issues, as fol lows: 1. What, precisely, is being done in improvement of mental health? 2. What are present and future needs? 3. How can these needs be met? 4. What are the prospects of interstate cooperation? Detailed plans for the institute will be developed by two task force committees appointed by Dr. Harold M. Erickson, executive officer of the mental health steer ing committee. Women Urge Reciprocal Trade Policy DENVER OP A request that the United States continue its re ciprocal trade program was made Thursday by the League of Women Voters as soon as the organization decided at its national convention to support trade policies which will help solve national and inter national problems. A telegram urging extension of the act was dispatched by the league president, Mrs. John G. Lee of Farmington. Conn., to Pres ident Eisenhower. The present law expires June 12. Similar telegrams were sent to Chairman Reed (R NY) of the House Ways and Means Committee and to Rep. Kean (R-NJ, a member of the committee. The league, nearing the end of its five-day 21st national conven tion, decided upon the trade pol icies measure as one of the prin cipal items it will stress during the next two years. Its second main objective will be "development of understanding of the relationship between indi vidual liberty and the public in terest." The session closes Friday. The convention voted down. 313 to 397, a move to reconsider its rejection of making conservation of natural resources one of the principal study items. It remains as part of the league platform, however. EGG-CITING CHASE SAN FRANCISCO (V-Grocer Robert Bryan kept all bis eggs 17 dozenin one basket A thief grabbed it and ran. Eggs kept plopping to the pavement but Special Patrolman Arthur Torres finally captured the thief, with only 31 unbroken eggs. He got 30 Uyi in jail pleted in 1930. By that time there were some 6,800 subscribers. In stallation of new switching equip ment wao completed soon after wards, and the dial system was placed in operation the following year. The office has since been enlarged and . .uch equipment has been added to keep up with Salem's growth. "Deep Lungs' Needed The first long distance line be tween Salem and Portland was completed in 1891, but transmis sion in those days was poor. In fact. Dr. Steiner is said to have made an early report that "only a deep-lunged expert could talk over the line, which was out of order about four-thirds of the time!" The following year a line was run from Salem to Albany and Corvallis, and it was built through to Eugene in 1893. In 1898 the first long distance con nection was made with San Fran cisco. Oldest telephone directory for the Salem area still ir the com pany's files, according to Berg lund. is one for Marion and Polk counties published in 1919. It shows the station rate for a long distance call from Salem to Portland for three minutes to be identical with present charges between 6 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. and all day Sunday. A call from Sa lem to New York was more than five-times what it is today. APR i mm MATTRESS AND BOX SPRINGS Two (2) only; Famous make and mattress, floor sample. Reg. $49.50, now One (1) only; Twin size box spring. Reg. $29.95, now. . One (1) only: Foam rubber box spring and mattress. Tick does not $Q(d95 match. Reg. $149.50, now One (1) only: Twin size box spring. Reg. $29.75, now. One (1) only: 33 box firm. Regularly $59.50, now One (1) only: Set box spring and mat tress. Twin size. $d50 Reg. $49.50 each, now. . . . X&j ea One (1) only: SET full size mattress. Reg. $59.50, now One (1) only: Full size box famous name. Reg. $49.50, now SPECIAL CLEARANCE! 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A truly Regular $329.95. $ff NOW JfTt Ikf File for Ford Agency Here Filing of an assumed business name certificate Thursday with the Marion County clerk's office by two Tacoma men for the man agership of a Ford Motor Com pany dealership in Salem gave rise to the thought that the sale of the Valley MotorvCompany will be announced shortly. Leslie E. Davis and Peter F. Bennison filed for the name of the Bennison-TJavis Company. E. Burr Miller, sales manager for the Valley Motor Company, said the transaction probably will be completed Saturday but de clined to reveal the sale price. William E. Phillips, president of the company, inaicated the build ings will not be incl 'ed in the sale. Bennison was associated with a motor company in Tacoma which handled Ford products. Til I 1YJ- Probably Net c Burglar Little Illegal entry sometime Wednes day night of the Top Hat Restau rant, 1275 State St., and the ad jacent Lebold's Ice Cream Shop, 1265 State St., apparently netted ; the burglar very' little. Entrance was gained to the res taurant by breaking out a win dow at the rear of the building. The culprit then broke out the glass in an adjoining door and TUBE full sixe box S4fc50 39 $ 19 $ 24 75 spring, extra $ VJ V3 50 fcjjfej box spring and $l lT50 GQ? ea. spring, only 7 50 SiT95 mV Regular $159.95. NOW $ 29 95 $27y.95f NOW NOW Two arm chairs, cherry. Regular $44.95, NOW. . lovely piece. ;289' A f95 16-Year-OM Held Here for Theft of Car A 16-year-old Salem boy was arrested by city police Thursday and held for the Marion County juvenile court on charges of car theft The car was reported stolen from Loder Brothers Used Car Lot, 456 Center St., sometime during the night of April 23. Police said the boy signed a statement admitting that he went to the lot on April 21 and tried out the car. He said he then went to the lot on April 23 and tried the car again, this time having a duplicate key made. Returning to the lot that night, the boy said he took the car and drove to Portland where he stayed overnight and later drove to Brush Prairie, Wash., and stayed with a friend. He returned to Oregon last Wednesday and left the ear on a storage lot in Oregon City and hitch-hiked home. He was ap nrphcnrfprt shnrtlv nftpr his re. turn. TOUGH TEACHING PARIS. (INS) Advices from Polish refugee circles say school teaching in Poland has been se verely criticized by the Polish press. Over-loaded teaching pro grams, poor textbooks, and ex tra political propaganda tasks of teachers are blamed for the sit uation. entered the ice cream store. About $2 in pennies and $3 in change was believed taken from the cash register at tfie ice cream shop. 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A 10-point check-up was rec ommended by the Traffic Safety Division. This ineluded brakes, headlights, rear end stop lights, tires, steering and wheel align ment, exhaust system and muff ler, windshield wipers, wind-sv"-s, horn and rear-view mir rr le defects are responsible for ; proximately three per cent of all traffic accidents in Oregon, records show. City Industrial Council Plans Meet Series A series of meetings with in dustrialists of Salem and nearby communities will be held in May by Salem Industrial Development Council. Salem industries will be di vided into related groups and the others will be divided by communities for the separate meetings designed to inform the council on what steps it can take toward strengthening Sa lem area industry. "This concentrated working Year's Greatest TV Valine New 1954 Westiirshoiise 1! iislt ' i iiiiiiii is ii BIG TV VALUE! Flawless 21-inch picture and latest Westinghouse automatic features in this handsome mahogany -finish console you'll be proud to own! 25 9' OTHER MODELS PRICED AS LOW AS TRADE IN NOW you can si SU8Sift rrfc Wfestmghouse At. WE GIVE AND REDEEM Club Beqins Aid to Youths In Trouble A Salem Exchanage Club com mittee Thursday gave a $10 check to Marion County Circuit Judge Joseph B. Felton to start a petty cash fund for boys and girls who appear before the county juvenile court The club voted to start the fund and contribute $10 each month as a youth service pro gram. Making the presentation were Dr. Brace I. Knapp and Vj E. Gibson, members of the club's board of control. The fund will be used for miscellaneous items and aid for which no money has been au thorized by the county, such as clothing, a haircut or a bus ticket. Other youth programs maintained by the Exchange Club include a Christmas toy drive, basketball tournaments and camping trips. PREVENTION DALLAS, Tex. (INS) A Dallas youth is taking no chances on having parts of his automobile stolen. After parking his old model sedan on a downtown street for the night, he removes the hub caps with a tire tool, stacks them inside the car, locks the door and goes his way. with our own industries is just as important' as going out after new industries," said J. R. Dud ley, council manager, in discuss ing the coming meetings. Dudley explained the indus trial council setup at two meet ings' Thursday, appearing before Woodburn Rotary at noon and Salem 20-30 last night. 340 Court Street M EeUt, od.l $3001 Strike Possible By Big Lumber Unions of NW PORTLAND UTi A strike of both the big lumber unions in the Pacific Northwest became a pos sibility Thursday. The AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers 'Union, claiming 85,000 workers in Oregon, Wash'ngton, Idaho, Northern California and Northern Nevada, authorized a strike vote to be conducted at once. The CIO Woodworkers, claiming 50,000 workers, already have voted to strike, with May 3 set as the deadline. The AFL union did not specify a date. Kenneth Davis, Northwest secretary for the union, said that if a strike is authorized, union of ficials would set the deadline. Both unions are seeking a 12 cent wage increase. Employers have insisted they cannot afford an increase. Both unions have been in separate negotiations with em ployers for several weeks without progress being reported. The CIO union and employers representing the Douglas fir area of Western Washington and the Willamette Valley of Oregon will meet again here Friday under the auspices of the federal conciliation service in an attempt to settle differences before the strike dead line. HEAR BETTER and chting a singl 15 battery only one in an nti month I Sec the 3-tnnsistor Zenith "Royal-T "Hearing Aid-S 1 25 ! 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The jury was putting the final touches on its report Thursday afternoon. Dragons fabulous, huge, winged, fire-breathing lizards or snakes have a place in the myths of many countries. TALLMAN PIANO STORES 395 S. 12th. Salem SURGICAL SUPPORTS Of all kinds. Trusses. Abdominal Supports, Elastic Hosiery Expert Fitters Private FUtinx Rooms. MAsk row Doctor Capital Drug Store 405 State St Corner of Liberty S and H Green Stamp 5 I jVesr s m NO FL0P0VER SIT O 95