The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, July 19, 1956, Page 1, Image 1

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Polk Farmer Loses
Eight to Block Cutoff
Supreme Court Criticizes Harland
Suit Against States as Lacking Facts
Joseph II. Harland, Polk Gnmty farmer who lias battled
the. State Highway Commission ever since it started a new
highway project through his property, lost his case Wednesday
In Oregon Supreme Court.
Already being graded'is a section of new toad that will
erve as a cutoff, and improvement on the present highway
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For two days I took a refresher
course in the Oregon forests, along
with a good comrade of many
trails, W. M. Hamilton. We were
guests of Robert Aufderheide, sup
ervisor of the Willamette National
Forest, which extends from the
t'mpqua river drainage ' ridge to
the Breitenbush just north of Mt.
Jcfferon a strip of hundred miles
long and some 20-30 miles wide.
It embraces the Cascade head
waters of the Willamette and San
tiam River systems, and thousands
of acres of forests, a large part of
the remaining stand of virgin
Douglas fir in the state.
Our tour touched first in the
Fall creek district, which creek
empties inth the Middle Fork of
me Willamette dciow Lookout Dam I
and the Dexter, reregulating dam I
on the Middle Fork. The next stop
was in the McKenzie River dis-j
triet, spending Monday night at
Belknap Forest Camp. We had to
awing over McKenzie Pass and I
back over the Santiam Highway j
from Sisters to reach Fish Lake i
for our Tuesday night
forest quarters there,
the Santiam Highway
Wednesday morning,
u-k i , ..... . , .
i .L .. i S i J VT
in the heavy load of work falling
tZTJriA
.e
ing oui ures, or suppressing inem
maintaining trails, checking the
(Continued Editorial Page)
Mitchell Flood
Loss Tallied at
$1 Million Hits
State Civil Defense official In
vestigating flood damage and as
sisting with relief measures in
the Mitchell area since last Sat
urday at the direction oi oov
J.lmo hmith Wednesday reported
the estimated loss at more than
II. 000.000. Governor Smith, based noUnced plans for the future. Plans forces in the Pacific-Asian areas,
on these investigations and a tel-;for expansion or changes at the Stump, who has been Navy com
ephone request from CtHinty Judge ; stalion are withheld pend- mander in chief Pacific and com-
O. E. Matthews, telegraphed Pres. ins approva, by ,nc Fcc. 1 mander of the Pacific Fleet for
m,-m irr
W heeler County be declared el.gt-
ble for disaster relief
Governor Smith said that if this
Is approved by the President it
will mea that Wheeler County can
obtai -federal assistance under
public law 875 which provides
lunds i Mpfcpair of roads, bridges
and other' public facilities
The governor suggested to Presi
dent Eisenhower that 1500,000 be
allocated to the state to assist the
state and local effort. It also was
pointed out by the governor that
there is estimated damage to adja
cent, outlying farms and farm
lands of $500,000 and an undeter
mined loss to homes.
Governor Smith emphasized that
his office proceeded immediately
in an orderly manner and through
necessary channels in seeing thai
all public assistance, both sla'B
nd federal, would be made avail-
hie to the people of Mitchell and
Wheeler County. He said it was
necessary to have estimates f
losses DCiore asuing iur uisasicr
funds,
BartenderDrowiis
In Swininiing Pool
rORTLAND I Oscar Treftz.
82, a golf club employe, drowned
in the swimming pool at Waverly
Country Club here early Wednes
day. He was a bartender at the
club.
His body was found in 8' feet
of water by a companion, Mrs.
Rose Helen Farrell, who said she
went in search of Trefti when he
failed to meet her. Mrs. Farrell
said she acoompanied Treftz to
the club after her husband de-;
cunea to join incm in a pre-oawn
swim
WILBERT
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"Stand boK, i n inam
.hnrga nfter they're hill" 1
1 rom Salem to the Coast. Between
Rickreall and Dolph Corner this
road bypasses Dallas and cuts
cross the Harland farm diagon
ally. Sought Injunction
Harland sought a court Injunc
tion to stop this state highway
project and when he lost in Polk
County circuif court, he had ap
pealed to the Supreme Court.
The prominent Polk farmer, now
in California traveling, could not
be reached for comment on wheth
er, he Would attempt an appeal to
federal courts.
Opposed Route
In the legal action taken by
Harland, he contended the new
rnad would become part of a sec
ondary rather than primary high
way and he argued that the high
way commission's selection of
route was arbitrary, economically
unsound and made in bad faith.
In Ms decision, the Supreme
Court took Harland to task, stat
ing: "Adjectives and adverbs, no
matter how strong, are no substi
tutes -for facts.
The Legislature has given the
Hj hw (, onlmj ssi , ,r" ri ht ,
classify highways and. in this case
io select the route, ft was stated
! in the Supreme Court per curiam
1 opinion.
Radio Station
K0C0 Sold to
S,;Salcm Group
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Sale of Salem radio station KOCO
! by founder Loring Schmidt to
local corporation was announced1
Wednesday 1
I .. Th k?b' ppvai of j
lnt le0eral communications Com
ini.ssiun. Application win De maae
Tk on r nday. ; fense Department, in a sweeping. River water, it had the effect of
The group of five men who pur- change, Wednesday shifted com- i greatly increasing the city's water
chased the station is headed by j man(j of all V. S. military forces : supply at peak periods.
Beal Bedford, who came to Salem j he Far East and the Pacific to J. L. Frame. Day
i ufM,?n man?r ?f Hawaii. In a proclamation of J. L. Fran
hOCO. Belfords business back- , . . . I , rw r.A k u ni .
ground is that of advertiser and
promoter in Southern California ra
dio and newspaper fields.
Other officers of the purchasing'""" "'e
corporation, all of salcm. are E. E. -"mrnana-
Batterman, vice-president: Russell
Bonesteele, secretary: Robert L.
Klfstrom, treasurer, and Roy Har
land. Salem attorney,
The group is incorporated as !
: the Kingwood Broadcasting Com-
iPany.
Schmidt, who started the station
in ,947, and na!1 ownrd and op,r
,.h .;r. .u.. hl. ni .nJ
' VSe contemplate no immeiiiate
major change in policy." said Bel-
fnrd, . K0C0 vM cnnlinuc a, a
music-news-sports station."
Belford came to Salem from an
executive position with station
KFWB in Hollywood. Calif. His
wife and two sons, Danny and Vic,
reside in Salem, while an older'
aaugnier is auenaing coiuge in
Los Angeles.
KOCO offices are at 1428 Edge-!
water M. in west Salem
Portland Jury
Hears Crosby
PORTLAND Clyde C.
Crosbv international renresenta-
(ive f (nP Teamsters L'nion in
, Oregon, appeared Wednesday be i
(ore ,h(, Kran( jury jnVestisrating
1 charges) of vice and corruption
here,
It was the second time in the
jury room for Crosby, who first i
was called June 16. Other Wednes
day witnesses included Akin J.
Brown, official of an organization
of pinball machine operators.
David Fain, member of the legal
firm representing The Oregnnian,
was to have testified Wednesday
but later was excused for a later
appearance. The Oregoninn's ser
ies of copyrighted articles on
attempts to control vice operations
touched off the grand jury investigation.
Matvas Rakosi, Little 'Stalin'' of
Red Hungary, Forced to Quit
VIENNA. Austria The big-
gest "little Stalin of Russia s
East European satellites fell Wed-
! nedny night.
Mnlyas Rakosi. long Hie boss
of Communist Hungary resigned
under fire. The party's central
' committee accepted his resigna
i tion. , '
Budapest Radio said he was re
placed as first secretary of the
! party by Erno Geroe,' first deputy
i premier. Geroe as Hungary's No.
; 2 Communist had engaged Rakosi
I in struggle for power.
Rakosi was removed frflm party
learterahin and frnm memhershin
'An th all.rmwnrfnl Pnlilhnrn atkmrl
' confessing he practiced Stalinist
dictatorship.
Rekosi likewise pleaded he is:
' an old and sick man. He is M
j),,, prnbahlv is the final cur-
tain to the political career of thei
106th Year
ai&mr. Wife Don 53, 4
Commander
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NEW YORK Adm. Felix Stu.jp
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was aimed Wednesday by the!jon Holrl fnr Fran,p
Defense Department as head of j
ail our i"ces in nruif
and the Far East, (AP Wire-,.,
photo),
Adm. Stump
To Lead U.S.
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A 1?
Asian r orces
'A-ismvnTrw i Thp no.
11 JliIV.-U a Al J 1 1141 II, S1U11I. j
Felix Slump, in over-all charge.
Since World War II Army gen-1
erals have headed the Far East
The department said it will abol
ish the Far East Command in
Japan and move tha United Na
tions Command from Japan to
Korea.
The Pentagon said that the gen
eral overhaul of its command
structure wiU take effect next July
, , ..simpify the command and
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three years, was recently author-
izod by President Eisenhower h
r(imain BC(jve Ally y,, thp!
'normal retirement age of 62, ;
stump reaches this age next De
cemher. I
The Army has held the senior!
enmmanri in the Far Kast since
Gen. Douglas MacArthur set up
his headquarters in Tokyo at the
rn( 0f World War II. The present
Far East and l'. N. commander ;
is Gen. Lyman L. Lcmnitzer, who
has headed both commands since
June S, 19S5.
The Pentagon said a lesser ,
headquarters will be set up in
Japan to administer ,U. S. forces !
remaining in that country. The;
I'nited States has one Army divi-'
sion and support units in Japan
puis nir rorcc j-no avy lorces.
Today's Statesman
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Crossword
Editorials
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VIENNA Matyas Rakeal, ahove.
Inns (he Immi af llunrarr'a ram-
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munlsta. resigned under
Wednesday, (AP Wlrrphoto)
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2 SECTIONS 24 . FACES
jRcsei'Voir
!mT it
named tor
Franzen
Outgoing City
Manager Feted
By Testimonials
By ROBERT E. GANGWARE
City Editor, The Statesman
Salem's 100 million gallon 'Tur
ner Hill reservoir is now officially
designated the J. L. Franzen res
ervoir in recognition of retiring
city manager Franzen's achieve
ments in Salem over the past
decade.
The honor to J. L.-Franzen was
bestowed Wednesday by formal
action of the City Council in a
sltrnriut faatnr nt m nnhlii. Icli.
mnnini lunrhenn ffiven in I he Mar.
pri1 circa
Franzen's character and deeds
s.,rm- first riiv na.r
were praised widely by present
and past city officials, the Salem
Chamber of Commerce, municipal
representatives from other cities
and spokesmen for three major
service clubs joining in the occa
sion. The reservoir which now bears
Franzen's name wa built into the
top of Turner Hill 10 miles south
east of- Salem several years ago
under Franzen's direction. By stor-
, ih. r,. ;.. sjii. .;,
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F. White, Franzen's tenure as
manager since Jan. 1. 1947. was
reviewed with emphasis on the
work of meeting growth problems,
planning street extensions and Br
terials, developing a traffic grid,
start of 12th Street project to sep
arate railroad tracks, putting
Bush i Pasture into city park use
and initiating improvement of a
riverside park, improved water
system, sewage ' disposal plant,
modernizing City Hall and other
"!" '
Projects.
(Add. details. Page I. See. 1.)
Iowa Bcautv
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LONG BEACH. Calif. 1 - Car
'nl Mnrri. wi . tail iipW oiri '
from Ottumwa, Iowa, was named :
Miss I'nited States Wednesday
hnight and thereby won the right
to compete against 29 foreign
beauties in the Miss Universe con-
test.
Miss Morris, looking equajly
beautiful In a bathing suit and a
formal, won out over 15 other
semi-finalists in the competition
to pick America's entry in the
contest.
The fielri-of foreign entrants will
ne trimmed to la ny the judges
imirsoay nieni ana mis 1 ni-1
verse will ho selerteH FriHawlI.
nh '
The too finishers behind Miss
Morris were BeUy Cherry, South
Carolina, who " placed second;
Nancy McCollum. Arkansas,
third: Shari Iwis, Nebraska,
fourth, and Jo Dodson, Texas,
fifth.
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Tractor Overturns;
Fatal to Driver, 11
VAVCOIIVKR Wash M
- A
tractor overturned nn a farm near i Waldo will be constructed on Lan
Cnmas Wednesday, killing - the sinR Avenue adjoining Washington
11-year-old driver.
Clark County sheriff's officers
identified the boy as Clifford
Dennis Littleton son of Mr. and
Mrs! Klmer C. Littleton, Camas.
Hungarian who was a friend of
Stalin and a foe of President Tito
of Yugoslavia.
Rakosi was the first top satel
lite leader to fall in thi wide
spread unrest sinre the hlnorty
bread and freedom revolt of work
ers in Pnxnan, Poland, July 28.
The shakeiiD of the Communist
high command may have been I At sairm 2-4, 1-7,
designed partly t. head off such! tXZST
ai' uprising in Hungary. The Htin-i " .
,arian. .. government has :;iT4.,fS
prmusing workers a belter deul a -,. ran.ento 3. srattit
iust as the Polish onvrrnmrnt had Atr'n Dirao 10 Vamnuver
befor lh Pmnin unrkina ' 1
But Rakosi's removal was re
garded in Vienna and Belgrade
particularly as a triumph for Tito.
Rakosi was a leader in expelling
Tiln from the Cominfnrm in'ltMa
'and he dragged his feet on the
I recent reconciliation. '
The Oregon
Digging a Trench is Mighty
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Evea the water In Alva Myers water bag was hot 1st Salem Wednesday aa the saerrnry hit 1M at the
airport weather ttatiaa and several degrees snare at the corner
Myers waa digging a trench. Ha
End Dispute in Week, U.S.
Warns Steel Firms, Union
PITTSBURGH ( The Eisenhower administration Wednesday
"bluntly warned the steel companies and the steelworkers union to
settle their wage contract YJifference within a week," the Pittsburgh
Post Gazette said Wednesday
night.
The newspaper said the admin
istration's sudden action in the
nationwide basic steel strike came
after a meeting in Washington
Wednesday between the President
and his top economic adbisors.
The Post-Gazette said there was
an "implied thrrat" that President
Eisenhower would invoke the TafPj
Hartley Act if necessary to get the
S.iO.000 striking meml
ihers of the
I'n'tcd Steelworkeri back on
the
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Approval of
School Plans
Seen Tonight
Approval of architect's plans for
the Juds,m and Waldo Junior High
ci,,i. ...ill k. of c.iomi
L i 'j
acnooi "" I
I.u".j. u-.Jl-,
"kv.. n,B.
The plans were prepared
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, J
ir
architect William I. Williams.
Another subject scheduled
-ll.-.i.ccmn i. . rnnrt nn hiH. fnr
sound-proofing material, asphalt
paving, lighting fixtures and floor
covering by the buildings and
grounds committee.
Judson is to be built on Jones
Road, near the intersection of
12th St. with Highway WE, while
Grade School.
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)OIJj,a(, Timber Deal
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jTo Top Million
ROSEBURG W Markham &
Son Lumber Co. and other parties
have sold about $3,263,000 of tim
ber in -Southern Douglas County
to the Harbor Plywood Corp.. of
llwtuiam, which has a mill at
Riddle.
The recorded sale was filed here
"uesdav and disclosed that most
of the timber is in the Tiller, Drew'
and Anchor areas of the county.
NonTHwrsT i.r..rc
At Sati frani wo , l.o Antrles 4.
AMFftlCAM IRAGI R
At Halllmorr 4. ChKaan 2
At New Yorlt 4-.1. Detroit S-4.
At Itnutnn 7. Kanaai r'ltv S
At Wahmtnn 7-1, Cleveland -1t
national i.r,nrR
At t'tnnnnati i. nronkle S
At Milwaukee 7 New Ynrk
At St l.oin I, rm l"irh 1 itiel
At Chitajo 4-1, Philadelphia -.
FOUNDBD 1651
Statesman, Salem, Oregon,
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la city water department esnpisy. (Statesman, raein). -
Dozer Cracks
Polk Gas Line,
Halts Service
lutrtmaa Ntwf tervlra
DALLAS. Ore. Gas service
stopped abruptly for 400 Dallas
users Wednesday- morning when a
bulldozer cracked a 4-inch main
of Portland Gas and Coke Co. near
Rickreall.
The company reported that the
main was broken at 9:30 a m. and
that all service was restored by
S p.m.
A crew of 30 men immediately
was dispatched to Dallas to turn
off, all meters. Turning them on
again started at 2 p.m.,
J. A. II. Dodds. Salem area
manager for
for Portland Gas and
Coke, said the bulldozer that hit
i,n main was working on
con-
i.lrurtinn of new hinhunv
,niiAiiim vi ill w ni;iiwtijr , ju.l
west of the Rickreall intersection.
Only "a couple" of Rickreall
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u" ' "rl c " u ",c WX
Eimene Vote
Annexes Area
EUGENE (f - Annexation of a
H-oincn area ai me snu.nwrsij
boundary of Eugene was approved!
by residents Tuesday by a vole of
81 to 18
The city had offered to extend
sewer mains into the area after
residents were warned by health
authorities that sanitary systems
in most of the annexed homes
violated stale regulations.
Midnight Curfew Decreed
For GIs in West Germany
IIKIPELftEIMS Germany ' 'oliicers or lo troops with oflit ial
The US. Army, rnnrerncd ner leave orders
strong German blasts nt "Gl A Stw-word announcement nn
crime." tightened its reins on the subject by , Gen Henry I.
American troops , Wednesday by diodes, commander of the U.S.
invoking an order that enlisted j Army in Europe, made no retrr
men must be In their quarters erne to the fact the regulation
hy midnirht six days a week. hat: gone into the bmiks in April
In effect it is a curfew., But I I9M.
officials at U.S. Army in Europe llodes. In ordering the restrie
hei.;liiBrlers here sliietl away lions instituted at once said the
(torn the 'word
They said, instead that the, naif inciitents involving Amrri
Army is merely going to enforce can soldiers and German civilians
lightiy a 15-monthold decree that I incidents which have lnt luiied
enlisted men have lo be in quar
ters bv rflidnight every night be.
fore they are scheduled for duty
and by l a m
before nonduty
navs
Every day hut Sunday Is eon- hut cull nn unit rnmmnnder.a "to
sidered a duty day. Officials said ; enforce rigidly a current ducc
tlie regulations do not apply to i live.'
Is
Thursday, July 19, 1956
Thirsty Work
ft'--'
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( Center and 12th Streets when
Mrs. Benson
Dies, Widow of
Ex-Governor
(Picture aa Page 4, See. I.)
Mrs. Frank Benson, 90-year-old
widow of a former Oregon gover
nor and secretary of state, died
at a Salem hospital Tuesday night.
Her late husband, who died in
liill. was elected secretary of
state In 1906. He became gover
nor of Oregon in 1909 on the resig
nation of Gov. George E. Cham
berlain, who had been elected U.S.
Senator.
Benson held the governorship
until 1910, when he again sought
the secretary of state position and
was reelected. He died a year
later.
His widow, Harriet Benson, had
been active until about two weeks
ago wben she was injured in a
fall at her home, 7B0 N. Church
St. After the death of her hus
band she occupied the position of
hnuse-mother at the Pi Beta Phi
Sornnty house at the University
I of Oregon for lfl years.
She returned to Salem and has
since made her home here.
, (Add. details. Including funeral
services, aa Page 4, Sec. 1.1
The Weather
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bureau. MrNnrv ond, Sairmi
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h.it and drv throush Kndav. II I sr. ri to,
tlwv nrar 100. the low tonight Wt
Trmpi-rature at 12 til a.m. todjy
M 72.
g.irM PHrJ iriTTiov
Slnre Miart of Wraihrr trar Kent. 1.
Thlt Year I at Year Normal
Mil ;um as 27
I action was taken to halt "unfortu-
robbery, killings and rape.
Kour hours later, his headquar.
ters put out another statement
: This sair the general's order does
! not reprevent a change nt poliev.
MICE Sc
Wo Relief
Hot, Dry
Wednesdays Reading Hottest on
Reeord Since 19 11; Pools Packed
By LARRY IIOBART
Staff Writer, The Statetreaa
WMlnrmla'n broiling tun wnl Salcm llirr
mnmrlrrs noarmg to 101 ilcpreea, cancrlleTl oily
burning perm ha and parked arra swimming pools. ; ,
Forrrant for today and Friday 1 clear, hot '
and dry. Prctlielrtl high today is near 100 ilr ;
grcrn, the low tonight about 60.
Wednesday's 104 degrees made it the hottest' day on record ;
here ince July 15, 1941, when the mercury rose to 108, the highest '
temperature ever recorded here.
Salem Fire Chief Ellsworth Smith Wednesday cancelled bTJ
burning permits within the city limits for the duration of tha
current heat wave. Burning permits have been required in Salem -since
July 1. Humidity fell to IS per cent in Salem at 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday. , .
More than 1,200 kids splashed their way through Olinger pool
Wednesday afternoon, pool attendants reported.
Youngsters Queue Up at Pools
Swimming. lessons were held at both Olinger and Leslie pools
during the morning and early afternoon. Children were queued up
at 3 p.m., the start of the general swim period. T
Leslie pool attendants said some children waited in line as
long as an hour to get into the pool. Over 1,000 children cooled
off in the Leslie tank during the afternoon.
Salem' shigh temperature of 104 degrees occurred intermittent
ly from 2:30 p.m. through 6:30 p.m., the McNary Field weather
station said.
Weather bureryj personnel who were trying to measure and
forecast the weather were swamped with calls from people who
wanted to talk about it.
Temperatures of over 100 degrees were observed at many spots
throughout the Marion and Polk County area Wednesday.
105 Degrees Recorded at Dallas
At Dallas high of 10S degrees was recorded nnd afternoon
humidity dropped to 15 per cent. Grande Ronde, W miles horth- '
west of Dallas, reported high of 101 and a low humidity reading -ot
IS per cent.
Statesman correspondent Jan Overholser reported a tempera
ture of 106 degrees recorded at her boms north ot Falls City '
Wednesday afternoon. ' .." .
The temperature rose to 103 near Valsets, Teddy CoodeU re- '
ported, and humidity fell to 17 per cent. It was M there at : "
p.m. Wednesday. ,
A temperature of 103 degrees was reported at Detroit Dam .
Wednesday. The Detroit ranger station said humidity was in the "
low 20's in the afternoon.
Four fires all controlled were reported by the dispatcher at
the state forestry office Wednesday evening. Largest of the fires, -.
all of which occurred In the northwest district near Forest Grove, -burned
over about three acres, the dispatcher said.
Polk Qounly Grass Fire Quelled
Falls City and Dallas rural fire departments put out a one- -.
acre grass fire in a vetch field on the George Waggoner farm in '.
the Gutherie district Wednesday afternoon. ;
The forestry department's fire weather forecast warned of '
continued high fire danger. Dry lightning may move into south ;
west Oregon from northern California, the department said.
"There have not been any absolute forest closures in the stale '..
and none are immediately anticipated," Lynn Cronemiller, assistant ;
state forester in the management division, said Wednesday. '
However, Cronemiller said about 700,000 acres of forest land '.
can now be entered only with a permit. :
The Detroit ranger station said Wednesday that certain "high !
hazard" national forest areas near Detroit are now closed to entry '
except on business. Permits are required for entrance to these '
areas and the boundaries are posted, the station said.
However, the station said, none of the public recreation areas
are closed.
Loggers In western Oregon are required to shut down opera- '
tions when the humidity falls below 30 per cent. "Loggers are co-
operating very well," Cronemiller reported.
The Polk-Benton office of the state forestry department at
Dallas said Wednesday that virtually all logging operations in that J
sector closed dow n about 10 a m. because of low humidity. Humid-
ity also forced shut-downs in the Detroit ares. "')
(Add. wralher story aa page 4, sec. 1)
Forest Fire Hazards
High in West Oregon;
r THK ASSOCIATED PBESS '
Scorching easterly winds poured through Cascade Mountain ;
passes Wednesday, adding to the fire hazard in Western Oregon
forests already parched by days of hot weather and low humidity. ."
Continued heat and humidity of dangerously low proportions
were forecast in all interior sections of Oregon through Friday. '
Guy B. Johnson, regional fire control officer lor the U. S. 1
Forest Service in Portland, said the fire danger was "very high"
and would become extreme if cooler weather does not come soon.
The threat of evening lightning storms in mountain areas added
to the peril.
Johnson said that considering conditions, Oregon was fortunate .
not to have any major fires listed. Some 200 small fires were '
reported on national forest lands In the stato this week. More than ;
list of them were in the Malheur forest in Eastern Oregon. All
were less than an acre in size. .
Low Humidity Closes Logging
lagging operations slowed in the Interior ss humidities dipped :
In low levels, lagging automatically is banned In Western Oregon r
when the humidity falls below 30 per cent. Wednesday it was .
below 17 per cent in the Willamette Valley and around 20 per cent ;
in Southwest Oregon.
Temperatures of 100 degree ard hrglier were common In
Orecon. The Dalles had the highest reading nt 105 degrees, and
it was 104 in Salem and Medlord. An official weather observer
at the Troiitdnle Airport, just east of Portland, recorded 101, and
Eugene nnd Itnseburg each tcported W0.
Other Wednesday temperatures included 100 in Walla Walla, ,
W at Pendleton, and in. Portland. ;
(oal Areas Escape Torrid Spoil
Only the 'coastal strip escaped extreme heat, although the
mercury ruse lo til degrees' in Astoria. Eire danger was lower
in coastal lorest uieas.
An additional half million acres ufstalc protected Oregon for
est were ordered closed by Gov. Elmo Smith Wednesday. The
proclamation rinsed 4(K),otio acres 'in coastal Coos County and
luo.tXKi in Douglas County.
' Previously, Guv. Smith had ordered more than 200.000 acres '
rtoscd in Klamath County. Stale forests had seven-small fires .
nn Tuesday, but all were controlled.
l-ncging re itrictmns also were rlamped nn all of Western Wash-
iiiKlon in the face of mountinj' forest firs danger. ;
No. 114
in Sigh t;
Forecast.