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S tSac S Statesman, Salem, Ore., Wed July 21, 1S54 ds'02, 3'DJemos SggEi. To Bloc!; Cougar Bam WASHINGTON fl Sen. Morsel Joining with Morse were Sens. of Oregon and three Senate Demo- Chavez (D-NM), Gore (D-Tenn), crats Tuesday opposed legislation! to authorize joint construction of Cougar Dam on Oregon's South! McKenzie River by Army i Engineers and the Eugene (Ore. Xi water and Electric Board. Military Roundup . MehamaGI Helps Dedicate Korean School Ex-Statesman Metal Work Honored arner s SEVENTH DIVISION, Korea Pvt. Arther C Collier, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Collier, Mehama, Ore.; recently took part in dedi ration ceremonies of a Korean school Collier is a member of hearings in the and Burke (D-Ohio). All are members of the Senate Public Works Committee which recently approved the legislation. In a minority report they said the Cougar legislation, endorsed personally by the President, "has not been considered sufficiently." They contended the bill "is a potential precedent for similar and more devastating plans which could destroy orderly and full development of the Columbia River Basin." , In citing reasons for opposing the legislation, already past the House, they asserted the commit tee "did not consider the disruptive impact of the so-called partnership proposal, of which this bill is only one. upon the carefully developed plans for comprehensive, regional water resource development in the Pacific Northwest" They objected also to the com mittee's refusal to schedule field, oa Cougar Dwaine A. Brewster, who earn- Strike's Effect On Welfare Load Sought PORTLAND (J! 4- The Oregon Legislature's Interim Committee on Public Welfare will trv to eet ed his school tuition by deliver- some idea Friday of what effect ing papers for The Oregon States- the lumber strike will have on next man, has been honored for his winter's public assistance load. woric recently in developing new T. Morris Dunne! chairman of methods, or aluminum analysis, the State Unemployment Compel The son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. sation Commission, and Mrs. Loa Brewster, 580 N. 21st St, young Howard, state welfare admirus Brewster is now a chemist at the trator, will attend a meeting of Kaiser Aluminum, and Chemical committee-here;. Corporation at Spokane, Wash. 1 Sen. Bex Ellis, Pendleton, He was raised in Salem, grad- chairman of the committee, said uated from Salem High School in members fear the strike not only 1940 and Willamette University will increase welfare costs but will Company H in the division's 32d Regiment, which sponsored con struction of the six-room primary school at Osan-ni . CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. Among MROTC Midshipmen on a three-week training cruise here are Jerry J. Bass, son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bass of Salem Route 1, and Thomas J. Ebner, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Ebner, .ML Angel Route 1. The two are among 700 from 25 colleges and universities taking .part in the cruise. Bass is a student at Van- derbilt University, Nashville, TeniL, and Ebner is attending Oregon State College. ATLANTIC FLEET Among more than 13,000 midshipmen, of ficers and tnen enroute to Eu-j would receive all power from the rope on the summer s urst mid-1 project. shipmen cruise is Navy Electric- MU ucui i4 snvu ovii v. iuiA i 4 " B. K. Lutz, 437 N. 21st St, Sa- Vlkfa KriTOVVltr Wv Tweti i ahnard the battle. 2V9 XJXJL A U TT ship USS Missouri and on similar joint construction proposals for Priest Rapids, Green Peter and John Adams They said hearings also should be held on a bill by Morse " and 15 other senators for construction of the Cougar project by the federal government Cougar joint construction bills were introduceed by Sen. Cordon and Rep. Ellsworth," Oregon Republicans. At the time' the proposal was endorsed by Presi dent Eisenhower as typifying the principles of partnership approach by local and federal agencies to water resources development Of the estimated 37 Vi million dollar project cost the city would pay 10.4 million the entire cost of the power feature and contrib ute another half million toward Good control. In return the city SAN DIEGO, Calif. Back in the U. S. after duty in the Far East aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Essex are Arthur L. - Cannon, son of Mrs. Ruby E. Wheeler, 345 Capitol St, Salem, and Navy Lt (jg) Norman L. Licdburg. son of E. D. Lindburg, 1465 N. 19th St, Salem. The lieu tenant's wife, the former Donna Baker, also resides at that ad dress. Cannon holds the rank of electrician's mate third class. SAN DIEGO, Calif. Norman G. Yergen, radarman third class, USN, son' of Mr. and Mrs. Nor man L. Yergen, Aurora Route 1, recently returned from seven and one-half months duty in the Far East aboard the attack aircraft earrier USS Essex. FAR EAST Leonard R. Kolar, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kolar of Woodburn is serving aboard the fleet oiler, USS Navasota, with the seventh fleet GULFPORT, Miss. Harold D. Swinford, son of .Mr. and Mrs. Ben L. Swinford, 1290 S. 15th St, Salem, recently was present ed the Expert Rifleman Medal Award by Capt. C S. Daily, com manding officer of the U. S. Con struction Battalion Center here. Young Swinford Is a utilitiesman third class, USN. - r S60Millionfor Farms, Homes Veterans of World War II and Korea have borrowed 60 million dollars to acquire homes and farms in Oregon, the state de partment of veterans affairs an nounced Tuesday. The loans have been made to 12,827 veterans. The loan pro gram has been in effect since 1945. A new record was set in the year ended June 30, with 2,655 veterans borrowing $17,08450. That is more than twice the pre vious high, (established in the 1949-50 fiscal year. Of the 60 millions loaned, more than 16 millions in principal and 4 millions in interest has been repaid. The department has issued 53 millions in bonds to finance the loans. The maximum loans are $15,000 for farms and $9,000 for homes. . in 1944. He received his masters degree in chemistry at Oregon State College in 1946. He delivered The Statesman in the Fairmount Hill section of Sa- em for about five years in the late 1930 s, his parents said. Kaiser Aluminum officials said an analytical paper by Brewster describing a new coloimetric de termination of carbon, an ele ment in aluminum, has been re printed in technical journals over the United States, Britain and Italy. Another paper, written by Brewster and another chemist, and also dealing with chemical properties of aluminum, has help ed to further improve production controls in aluminum production. reduce state income tax receipts, The extent of these effects will be discussed. . " - i ... Churchill Keeps ., West Germany w Proposal Secret " LONDON UP Prime Minister Churchill Tuesday turned down a request for details of the British- American plan to speed West Ger man sovereignty. , Talks between Britons and Americans recently produced a draft proposal to separate the Bonn Convention the sovereign ty agreement from the Euro pean Defense Community treaty with which it is closely linked. French and Italian delays in rat ifying the EDC treaty have held up the sovereignty pact Churchill told the House of Com mons it would be premature to discuss the matter in detail. Atomic Plant Strike Ends ' OAK RIDGE. Tenn. If) A nine day wildcat walkout,! which had tied up construction work on two vast atomic plant projects , here ended Tuesday..1 , The strikers, members of AFL Laborers Local 818, withdrew their picket lines at 2 p.m-.'EST, and two hours later began returning to work on the jobs. I -, A total work force of 1,000 had reported for night duty, compared with normal night strength of 1,600 workers. Of these, about 130 were laborers. Three hundred laborers normally work the night shift at the two plants. r Some- 2,000 laborers struck July 12 after rejecting a 5-cent hourly wage boost negotiated by local leaders. The strikers,' whose pres ent hourly scale is $1,40, demand ed a 15-cent increase. Union officials' declined to say on what basis the strikers voted to return to work. . ' The projects affected by the walkout are a 464 million dollar ad dition to the uranium-235 plant and a classified (secret) production fa cility. Atomic Energy Commission of ficials said the strike had not af fected production of U-235 for atomic and hydrogen weapons. UNIFORMS FOR ARMY SAGINAW, Mich. lfl Army Capt William A. Fahanstiel usual ly gets a $30 uniform allowance! The last check, by mistake, was made out for $23,928. "That wasn't so bad," he said, "but they trans posed the 'ie' in my name so I couldn't cash it" Bids Opened on Vet Hospital Unit WASHINGTON tfCTh'e Veterans Administration said Tuesday that Todd Building Co., Roseburg, Ore., offered a low bid of $119,249 for construction of . a medical rehabilitation addition at the Veterans Hospital at Roseburg. Second low bidder was S. Ferche of Roseburg, $138,820, and third was George Isackson Co., Portland, Ore., at $145,400. If your furniture has scratches and holes ... CALL LEE BROS. Ph. 2-7001 4020 State St Neubergerto Talk in Salem On July 26 Richard L. Neuberger of Port land, Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate, will be guest speaker at a luncheon Monday noon, July 26, in Salem, under sponsorship of Marion County Democrats. -- The gathering, open to the pub lic, will be held at the Golden Pheasant restaurant The lunch eon is to constitute the kick-off of a pro-Neuberger campaign in Marion County, it was reported. Neuberger's topic will be "Time for a Change in Oregon." Reser vations for the affair may be had from Steve Anderson, attorney, or x-iaon uaiey, now or Salem. House Airport Aid" WASHINGTON W) IUnder last- minute prodding from the White House, the House Tuesday tenta tively approved federal . spending of 22 million dollars to help build community airports. The vote was 157-61,. despite a warning from Rep. iTaber (R-NY) that the 'money would average only $10,000 to each of the 1,910 airports qualified for aid. Taber s Appropriations Commit tee had denied President Eisen hower's request . for the money. Eisenhower urged Congress Mon day to vote the money anyway. 1 Allocations to states and terri tories after a "discretionary fund" (or use on airports the Commerce Department considers of particu lar national importance had been set aside, would include: ' Idaho, $231,662; Oregon, $310.- 709; Washington, $289,357. PETER PUMPKIN EATER patches tip problem 1 THE YELLOW PAGES LIST A WAY TO HELP ME BUILD A HOUSE WE'RE UVlftG IN A PMPKM SHELL IT D0ESNY SUIT MY $?0)$E V 1" ' -v j ' I ( FOR CONTRACTORS i . : IT PAYS TO LOOK IrWE 'CLASSIFIED" PART OF YOUR TELEPHONE SOCK YOU'LL FIND IT FAST IN THE YELLOW PACES Used by 9 out of 10 people as a guide to those who sell or serve ' V . 'PzcifisTslsphcna - . Civil Engineer Succumbs to Stroke Effects : Penman KinseH Gemunder, 64, in the engineering business in Salem for the past 20 years, died late Monday night at the resi dence, 303 N. 23rd St, after a long illness. - A- resident of Oregon since 1915, he sever recovered from a stroke suffered five months ago. Gemunder operated bis own engineering office in the Ladd and Bosh building. Prior to going into private business he was an engineer with the U. 5. Bureau of Public Roads and with the U. S. Bureau of Rivers and Har bors. "- ' Born at Columbus, Ohio, June 20, 1883, he attended Ohio State and the University of Pennsyl vania. He came to Salem in 1911. Gemunder was a member of the First Congregational Church. . . Surviving are the widow, Kath erine Gemunder of Salem; daugh ters, Mrs. Mary G. Cater of Elk ton, Nevv and Mrs. Katherine Kraus of Salem; and five grand children. Funeral services will be held from the Clough-Barrick chapel Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with Dr. Julian Keiser officiating. Inter ment will be at Belcrest Memo v ial Park. - Construction Delayed on Six State Roads The Oregon Highway Commis sion warned Tuesday of construc tion delays on six state highways. They are: Central Oregon highway, ; be tween Vale and Cairo. John Day highway, from 8 to 10 miles east of Austin spur. Columbia River highway, from Big Eddy to Deschutes River. The Dalles-California highway. for 12 miles north of Lapine, and from Sherman Junction to Wil- lowdale. , - t-V-- Pacific highway, for S ' miles norm oi Meaioru, ana at six points between Yoncalla and Myr tle Creek. v .. . Coast highway, between' 3 and 8 miles north of Gardiner, and between 2 and 14 miles south of Port Orford. TONSIL TEAM MIDDLETOWN, Conn. ) Timothy Abbott and William Cos telio entered the Middlesex Me morial hospital the same day ana were put In the same room. Each member of this Abbott and Costello team was six years bid. xneir tonsils were removed. Permit Let for Hquse, Garage Construction Building permits issued Tuesday by the city engine Jt's office in clude one to E. E. Cochran to erect a one story bouse and earase at 107S Edina Lane at an estimated cost of $8,000. John L. Rauch was authorized to alter a one story house and carport at 1320 Franklin St. at a cost of $7,300 and Goldie Macau lay was issued a permit to alter a duplex at 1043 S. High St, cost $5,500. Other permits included: Jack Boyd, to alter a one-story house at 1243 Franklin St, $1,500; Blake Harper, to wreck a one-story ga rage at S50 5. 12th 5tr $50; L. J. Sparks, to alter a ltt story house at 1045 N. 14th St, $1,000. ' nn r?. Tn nn "i ' n if SJ n n .11 u . - -I:-;-..:.,-. : . ,,.,,.( . .. . fim Yes, today, Nash challenges the whole length and breadth of "automobile row" with the lowest new-car prices. 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