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6-(Sec. I) Statesman, Salem, Ore.; Thurs., Oct. 2558 "Mi Faior Swayt U. No Fear Shall Awe." From First Statesman, Mutk ZS, 1M1 CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor & Publisher PuMlirTed every mnrnlB. Butineee eMIet HK herth Church St., Balem. Or. Telephone -tll entered St the paetofflce (t Balem. Or, M tecond ciut matitr under eel oi Consrees Malta a. 1171. ' Member Associated Frets , The Anoeieted Prete U entitltt eKelutJvely to the om tor repuMleeUon o( eil local Mi printed m mi newspaper. "Emergency Gause" On Tax Measure - II Yesterday The Statesman recounted the history of constitutional provisions on the , subject of taxation. In brief It showed that the 1857 constitution gave to the Legislative Assembly the authority to levy taxes, with the simple condition that taxation should be "equal and uniform la 1910 an amendment was adopted which said no legislative measure on taxation should become effective unless approved by the people. This was quickly seen to be too restrictive and as a compromise the present provision of the con stitution was submitted and approved in 1911 It removed that prohibition and sub stituted a provision that the emergency clause (which permits a bill to go into effect at once) could not be attached to legislative -bills on taxation. The effect Is to give oppor tunity for a referendum to be filed, which would hold up the bill pending the rote of . the people. - :, . .- , . Proposition No. One to e voted on Nor. 8th goes a step farther. It deletes the pro vision: "The Legislative Assembly shall not declare an emergency In any act regulating taxation or exemption." ' The result of thli would be to permit tax bills passed by the ' Assembly to go into effect; unless referred to the people by the Assembly. It would not restrict the use of the initiative which might be invoked by the people for or against a tlx measure. - - The core of the issue is this: Shall the Legislative Assembly have power to enact ., tax legislation, freed Irom iht possibility, of reference to the people? , The Statesman feela that It should have this power, and therefore recommends that the amendment b approved. IU reasons art as follows: ' ' 1. The essence of our form of government Is that- it la representee,'-with the law making power. resident In a popularly elected assembly or congress. A major responsibility of a law-making body la to provide revenue! for the support of government It ought not to be stripped of this power, as was done In the short-lived provision adopted in 1910, nor have this power hamstrung as it is under the present provision of the constitution. No other state in tha Union, ao far as we know. puts such limitation on its legislature. , v 2. The existence of this limitation hampers the Assembly in the writing of tax legislation. i jiritiotor ran nni nn mil mn inv nrra or confidence, for they have to try to "second-, guess" the people. The temptation is to dodge the responsibility either by referring some measure for popular vote or by patching up legislation which members think will escape t referral , 3. Under modern conditions tax legislation needs to be carefully preparel No longer is property, real and personal, virtually the sole source of revenue. In drawing on various sources of revenue it Is extremely important that a balanced program be prepared which will conform as closely as possible to the canons of taxation. Where such a program is prepared, based on careful study, in con sultation with informed personnel in the tax commission and elsewhere, and. hammered out in tha forum, of the two houses of the Assembly, receiving the approval of the gov-. .1 1 A ... ..... i i - - . 1- L ernor, anouin m pui ww euro wmiuui the interruption of a referendum. . 4. Ultimate control still rests with the people who alone have the power to elect ! members of the Legislature (and to recall them), and who still have power to initiate t legislation on tax or other matters. ' 1 , The Statesman's support of this amend- ment Is based on Its conception of how our form of government should operate.- It be lieves in the legislative system by a repre- sentative assembly, and one having positive powers, in the exercise of which its members are accountable to the people. The issue In this matter is clouded by the controversy over a sales tax. those opposing the sales tax regard this amendment as just a first step toward a sales tax. Tha States man's support of the proposition is not based on support of a sties tax. Almost unifdrmly it has opposed the sales tax when it has been voted on. It is not at present disposed to support a sales tax in Oregon. The States man feels as our social and economic condi tions become more complex we should put more reliance on the Legislative Assembly, and that full authority and responsibility in the matter of taxation Should be vested in that body. That should be done by adopting measure No. One on the ballot. GRIN AND DEAR IT By Lichty Peter Welch and the Supreme Court r Peter Welch," a familiar figure in Portland veteran and political circles, announces him self a write-in candidate for justice of the Supreme Court. Peter isn't a lawyer, but neither was he an engineer when he was elected to the. off Ice of surveyor in Mult nomah county. An attempt was made to pre vent his taking this office. Peter went into court, but the Supreme Court ruled in Peter's favor. So Peter holds the job and draws the ' salary. Just who does the surveying work, if any, we do not know. Peter evidently reasons he is as well qualified to be supreme justice as he was to become county surveyor, which msy be true. The Welch case is reported in Oregon Re ports: V. 198, p. 670, State ex rel Powers r. Welch. The high court reversed a decision of the Multnomah circuit court, Judges Loner gan, Bain and Crawford sitting en banc. The opinion wai written by the late Justice Earl C. . Latourette. It cited numerous precedents of ; other jurisdictions to support its finding that , Welch should have the office. Its reasoning was thus: The office of sur veyor is listed by the state constitution among county offices. The constitution further pro vides that no one should be elected to a county office "who shall not be an elector - of the county."-Thatf ruled the court, aet up the qualifications for the office, and the Leg islative Assembly couldn't add to them. So the law limiting county surveyors to persons licensed as professional engineers or land surveyors was unconstitutional This question suggests itself: If Peter Welch should be elected to the Supreme Court could he take the office? State law not the constitution provides that a justice be admitted to practice law before the Su- .... preme Court before being eligible to election to the office. If the decision in the Welch surveyor case fits, then the Supreme Court would be hoist on its own harpoon. There is a difference, however, which the Judges doubtless were aware of when they handed JU 3SKHE lKDCEDj (Continued from Page Om) r "So maybe government promises less work for women . . , I going too far organizing bridge clubs leading to no work at all, comrade social butterfly I" Safety Valve (titter! Rout tetter for Tkt luUnua'i I if try Talve hIui are rivea prler eeatleeratlea If they are lafenaatlve Md are ae mere taaa in verts la least, rmwul attack ud rldreale, u wen u Heel, are te ke aveUet, eat u;ni It aatJUad te air aeuefa aad eplaJeae aa any dda ef aa taettleaj Ticket Splitting a Debating the Issues To the Editor: Tht public opinon polls seem to be indicating that Oregon will re-elect both Mont and Eisen hower. I wonder how many voters realise what the effect of this ticket-splitting will undoubt edly be. Those Mom supporters casting a vote lor, Eisenhower are voting for a veto of the High worked at a meeting at Hells Canyon multi-purpose dam Santiam a short while bill Morse will sponsor next year, and the President's disinterest in tht many other aspects of conservation of our natural re sources that Morse will be work big for. la addition, Elsenhower would be tht first President constitu tionally barred from seeking re election, as a result' of tht 22nd Amendment enacted several years ago. His greatest strength, in tht ranks of his own party, has been his enormous personal popularity and the coattalls that popularity provided for Republic can candidates who reject ma Anwn tha rterlaifln in tha Walrh iaaa Thnnsh ' Viewi'on DUlC issues. the constitution sets up the Supreme Court it ' J.Vt iTlI"''' lay, down no qualification, for member, of cores the fact that the Old Guard of the GOP would no longer have any political use for him and would withdraw even tht token, faltering support it has given him so begrudingly during the first term. Morse supporters who vote for Ike are then giving their approval of the Nixon-Dirk-ten-McCarthy-Jenner faction whose international and political philosophy is SO years out of datt. To those people who till like Ike, I say you cannot vote for tht man without voting for the Republican party, so let's let Ike retire gracefully to his Gettys burg Farm instead of allowing him to be a showpiece ignored by his own party. Mrs. Maxine E. Johnson, 1748 S.E. Poplar Ave., Portland, Ore. the Court (Though original Article VII did, requiring them to be U. S. citizens who had resided in the state three years. Presumably this silence leaves the state law valid, and Peter Welch can't ride to a seat on the supreme bench on the decision which grafted him onto the Multnomah county payroll. Not that we arllworried over his chances at the polls. Even the friends who wanted ' Peter taken care of with a county office will stop before writing his name for the Supreme Court position. As for Peter himself, he is a ' friendly, genial fellow, one of those who likes , to be on the fringe, if not the center, of what's going on, quite harmless, loyal to Church and country, to the American Legion and the Republican party. We wish him well in such ; assignment as his qualifications may fit... . New registration figures show Oregon has deserted its political1 moorings. The Demo cratic lead of 36,000 is so wide that no longer can Republican victory be assumed. Only tha first congressional district remains safely in the Republican column by the registration count Nov. 6th will show whether the Demo crats can convert this lead Into vote majority. Now York Senate Raco Sends Shivers Up Spines of Political Prognosticators By Confreiiloaal Qaarterly WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (CQ)-" Armchair political strategists go ' crazy when they think about tht New York. Senate race. And with reason. In this moat complicated of all battlegrounds an exaggerated version of the American melting pot opposing candidates of re markably similar beliefs art en gaged In a nip-and-tuck ract for the teat being vacated by Sen. Herbert H Uhrrian Dr, Both havt formidable equip ment for tht contest. Republican Jacob K, Javits, aa honored eight-year vtttraa of tht House of Representatives, was the only UOF tumver M utt vka state election. Kt won tht attorney general's job by defeating a top. Erie Democratic namt, Franklla ' ' D. Roosevelt Jr., by 174.000 votes. Firth eanflrmatloa tf Javttt' tnlqot fc!partisaa appeal cant la , that year's Ceagretsloaal ' tion, wh't the New Ytrk City dts trlct it i4 rft4 ff fsf trims went Democratle by better ' thaa a M margin. His e5rnt for the Senate, Ttnbert t. Waznar Jr. (D), hat been a popular and effective " mayor of hew York City for the fast t' years, lie bears one ol the fr- it names in New York r-. 1 h.itory. As a Senator, j f r authored many basic, i .1 mwures including -tL r ! labor laws of the 1930s. Is i drw msny upstate and v-.k City labor votes to V. ' : r t c'je and already has 1 i 1,1 j- n the endorse rs t rf i s I..! "ral party, a ; . . r s.l. very atptlarity at Mayer asakte ' atrnt Ntw Ytrktrs reiactaat tt act him leave tht Job. la parti, enlar, there la JmU whether , Demaeratle leader Carmlat De fiaplt. who steered Wagaer lata , tht maytratty, waatt la aet him abaadaa N far the lent aeriea palHItal advuUget tt a Wash lagtaa career. . V ' : SeSapia declares that "what ever my wishes, Wagner knows I support him." But, though Gov. " Harrimaa is stumping the state tor Wagner, reports persist that DeSapio's troops will not break , their backs tt boost him out tf cityBaiL ,., - As for Javits, tht very liber at Una that makes him attractive te New York City voters makes him suspect in conservative upsfatt areas. Javits received only 17 of ' S3 possible first ballot votes from tht COP ttatt executive commit tee for tht Senatorial nomination. Hit voluntary appearance in Sep tember before tht Senate Internal Security Subcommittee te deny soliciting Communist support la 194S may or may not havt aatla fled their doubts. But as la his 19S4 campaign against Roosevelt, Javits win get most of these up state votes, If for no ether reason thaa his being ea tht Republican ticket, ; ' . - Whatever the risks, both candi dates have concentrated their campaigns on winning liberal and minority votes in New York City. - , ; ,.l . When Javits asks where Wag aer stands on the civil rights is sue, the Democrat says hit owa party's platform should have been stronger and challenges Ja vits to criticize the "weak" Re publican plank.. When Wagrr advocates free arms for Israel JavlU hustlea down to Washington tt Set Secre tary of Statt John Foster Dulles about a 7I millioa loan to that jountry.---. ,. On a mart peraooal level, Ja vits accuses Wagner of being a "novice" in foreign policy, taya ' he uses "the Tammany technique of reducing all Issues te a quick handout.- Wagner labels Javits a "do ' nothing" Congressman and attor ney general, an apologist for the AdminlstraUoo't "reactionary cc- enomle policies and dangerous International blunders." Only aa the tarn lasae have Ike rivals taken soaarety eppaaiu so aiUena. Wagaer blames flealblt price awpatrte far the $Ut ralUiea drop It New York farm taeeaat tram ltit te IKi. Javtta says rts taraUaa tf high, rigid etpperta weald hart apttale dairy fartatrt. was sbus impart fetd graas, aad elty i There it also, fortunately or un fortunately, a religious issue. De mocrats hope Wagner, a Catholic, will vuI.Im mantf Italian anil Pa. lish votes President Elsenhower Farewell! won In 1SS1 Republicans count on JavlU. a Jew, tt makt Inroads Into the heavy Democratic tally vwally furnished by New York City. . Both men art caanpalgnln Empty Classroom To the Editor: . Attention Mr. Wright, staff writer. I read with interest your front page article in Monday's (October 22) paper in regard to the c r o w d t d condition of Salem's school rooms. I do not feel that the West Salem situ ation was presented correctly. It is true that there art two large (over 30) fourth grade class rooms m tha school. How ever, in all fairness to tht Brush College pupils, this can not be attributed to the fact that the Brush College group is using one of our class rooms and a teacher we had last year. There is an "empty" classroom available and not in use at the school. It has been formerly used as a email gym and Is going under repairs for a class room. This could have been done this summer, as some of us understood it w a s to be. Some "extra hours" work could have it in use now. The need in West Salem elementary a e h o o 1 is another teacher as we have the class room. Would it not be ideal to have 3 Fourth grade classes of approximately 24 each? In such a good school system as ours are new teachers that hard to find? MRS. H. W. ELGIN JR. 1S30 Urban Lane Not So Harble' To the Editor: I want to congratulate Mr. Bethel of AumsvUie on his humbtt letter of a week or so age. His X on the ballot next Nov. S wont be ao (Harble) for tht party he la boosting. Lucretia Schieman, -AumsvUie, Ore. To the Editor: I think It is a very good thing if candidates come before the voters and debate on their issues. Steve Anderson and Guy Jonas, the Democratic candidates for representatives, and Representa tives Chadwick and Ahrens gave us a very fine example of how It North back. Things really got down to brass tacks In a hurry aa those four argued about sales tax, redisrict ing Marion County, and ballot title No. 1. Steve Anderson and Guy Jonas made it very clear that Rep. Chadwick and Ahrens have not been fighting for re districting as the voters de manded, and that they have been trying to fool us on sales tax Issue. And it was a very good thing to hear Democratic candidatt Tom Enright and Republican candidate Hattle Bratzel, discuss the district attorney's Job. Per tonally, I think they are both good, but I like Enright's Idea of tht district attorney not hand ling any private practice at all I think that is the best wsy to have it. I don't care whether an office holder is Republican or Demo crat. He ought to have the courage to face up to his op ponents. It sure clears away a lot of smoke and hot air. Jess E. Schieman, Aumsville, Ore. 'Extrapolated' To the Editor: With regard to the headline "Milder Winter on Forecast by Engineer at Reclamation Meet" In the Oct. X issue. I would very much appreciate your publishing the following: To the Editor: Your Farm Edi tor quotes me as saying, "there's enly one chance in SO that thla winter will be as bad in the Wil lamette valley as last winter." This was extrapolated from my actual statement that "the California-Oregon floods of last De cember had an estimated fre quency at some points in the Wil lamette valley of once in 50 years." In the words of the estranged, thia it notice that I renounce re sponsibility for all debts incurred as a result of the above misquote. As aa Oregon native, I hope for a mild winter, fear a wet one, and counsel "no bets." COL. JACKSON GRAHAM, Corps of Engineers, Tortland, Ore. nearly a tenth of families bavt two cart or mort. Water: Nint out of ten fam ilies have running water in their homes. .' Television: Three out of four families havt TV sets. Radios: Nearly each family has at least one radio set Refrigerators: Nearly every borne has a mechanical refriger ator. Telephones: Three out of four American homes have phones. Appliances: Eighty per cent of households have washing ma chines; 61 per cent have vacuum cleaners; 86 per cent have elec tric irons; 71 per cent have electric toasters. This is something to be proud of. Nor will wt be satisfied until the remaining homes are aupplied with the essentiala of conveniences and comforts of modern living. This mass distribution is the peculiar genius of the American economy. Industrialists learned that greater profits were to be bad by tapping the mass market, and put their 'inventive and managerial talents to work to reduce costs so that their goods would find ready purchase. This has stopped the drift to Social ism dead in its tracks. The wide dispersal of prod ucts of our economic mechanism is primarily an economic achievement, but this requires a favorable political climate. This includes a stable fiscal system, equity in taxation, freedom for enterprise with an incentive of reward, protection for labor. Regardless of names of candi dates or of party labels, Amer icans should strive to preserve this favorable climate for the continued ' wellbeing of the masses of our citizens. United Fund Drive Drafts Expert Squad (Story also ea page 1.) United Fund campaign chairman William H. Hammond has drafted a squad of "experienced expert solicitors" of Salem volunteers, who during the remaining seven days of the campaign will exert a maximum effort to obtain adtU' tional funds. Hammond made tha announce ment Wednesday at a meeting of the UF's board of directors and members of local agencies who are participating in the drive; In some Instances, he said, a personal friend of a contributor who has fallen behind, will be asked to contact him. Another group that will play an Important part in the cloaing days of the campaign, Hammond said, are business and community lead era, whose prestige might In fluence groups and individuals who have fallen behind. He atated that the various di visions that fell below their quota would still be responsible for meeting their goals, only this time they would have the "expert squad" to help them. The use of soliciting dynamos, was the only definite plan passed by the group which included rep resentatives from YMCA, YWCA. Campfire Girls, Boy Scouts, Sal vation Army, Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Oregon Chest and Catholic Charities. Other ideas suggested, but on which no action was taken, In cluded a Salem UF Day. booths on street corners where money could be dropped in, a SS-a-plate Victory dinner with proceeds to go to the fund, pretty girls carry' Ing baskets tagged "Buck tor a Bucket," Boy and Girl Scouts can vassing homes, and a special Sun day to be held by Salem churches with collections to go to the United Fund. Several leaders felt that the sug gestion of youngsters going out to collect money wasn't a sound one, and added that it was a Job for grown men and women. School Reporter Report Card Response Varied :0b Karta Harris Time Flies FROM STATISMAN SUES 10 Years Ago Oct. IS. IMS William Monroe Hamilton an nounced his plans for retirement as Salem division manager for the Portland General Electric company, a position which he has held for St years. , 25 Years Ago Oct. M, INI Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Murdock of Monmouth observed their 53rd wedding anniversary this week at their home. They have lived in Oregon 35 years and were pio neers of frontier Nebraska. 40 Years Ago Oct. tf, Ull The sororities of the Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis have closed their rushing season. Some of the Salem girls pledged were: Gertrude "East, Grace Holt, Frieda SpiUburg, and Vivian Hargrove. Big Smile' Whet Wagaer Haks hie eppt eat tt "the party ef Herbert Soever aad Aadrew Mellaa" aad auarta "rat eaal ha halh a la. ;-MhUM sal t UaaeaL"JavHt .. hard, but aallhar baa pc . rrpiltf that tht New Deal sr.a- victory. Not tvea tht experts tert "have aew ha accept snow new uus tne wui come out. t t a er ky bih parent ae K uat s aerw i. , . , t't t7. 1 sU say to Horace To tht Editor: With apologies Mann. "Lost aomewhert between August and November, "GIVI EM HELL nARRII No ieaid Is wfeieu fur be is gone forever." STUART JOHNSON 1110 N. Winter ' ialem,Oreioa ' To the Editor: Your comment on the Eisen hower smile and its effect are certainly descriptive of the reac tion on the part of a aegment of the public. True, Candidate Eisenhower ha quite successfully grinned hit way along the West Coast, and. hla supporters hope, into the White House. He seems to be op erating on the theory that "if you can't explain it, laugh it off". The local slicker has a ready smile, a pleasant manner, and a broad grin. When hla grin is the broadest, his activities require the closest scrutiny. . Let's not be fooled by the "Big Smile." JOHN D. L1ENHART, Woodburn, Oregon Agrees With Adlal To the Editor: I heartily agree with Adlal Stevenson on atomic testa ac cording to tht chapter of our Bible, Chapter S of Revela tions": "And the angel took the cen ser and filled it with fire of the altar, and east it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings and lightnings, and an earthquake." v. 5. " "And the first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they wort east upon tht earth; and tht third part of trttt was burnt up, and all tha greea - fiaaa wai burnt tip v. 7. "And the third angel sound ed, and than fell a great star from heaven, burning at it wen a lama, tad tt fill upoa tht third part of tht rivers tnd upon tht foundation of waters." v. 10. . . . Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitert of the earth by res aon of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels which are yet to sound." v. 13. ROY L. MORRIS Box 106, Jefferson. Editor's Note Not all the angels sounded auch doom: "And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun and his feet as pillars of fire." Ch. 10, v. 1. Judge Cites 'Error' To the Editor: I am writing to correct a rath er serious error in the news story with regard to my talk at the Forum Luncheon of the Salem Chamber of Commerce at the Marion Hotel on Monday, Oct. 22, 1936. I did not recommend the com pulsory retirement of jiidgra but merely pointed out that this sub ject had been included in a study made by a committee of the Ore gon State Bar. I had written out my talk In advance of the meeting and quote directly from It as follows: "In 1M, the Board of Gover nors of the Oregon State Bar ap pointed a committee to studyhis problem. The committee reported to the 156 annual meeting of the Oregon State Bar at Gearhart last month and recommended several changes in procedure. The committee urged U) an in crease in the number of Justices from seven to nine 2 the ap pointment to the court of special commissioners who could help bear casta asd write opinions (I) the abandonment tf the pres ent system under which the office of Chief Justice rotates among" court members, and adoption of a plan under which the governor .would appoint at Chief Justice the member he believes best qua lified as aa administrator 4 more atudy of the problems of compulsory retirement for judges, the condemnation of opinions and the limiting of supreme court re view la tomt cases." Newbry Gtes Violations of Campaign Law Two pieces of campaign liters tare which Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry said appear to be violations of law have come to his attention. Both pieces of printed matter fail to indicate the name and ad dress of the author and publisher. The law provides, Newbry said, that no person shall write, print, publish, post or circulate any let ter, circular, bill, placard, poster or other publication relating to any election or to any candidate at any election unless it bears on its face the name and address of the author and publisher. Newbry said one of the posters advocates a vote against the cig aret tax and reportedly was found on the counter of a Portland grocery store. The other is a pos ter relating to the presidential election which was said to have been circulated in Washington County. Conviction for violation of this law is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more1 than ll.ooo or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or both. Newbry said he Is advising the district attorneys In the counties where tht material was distributed. By KAREN HARRIS Many "Oh's". "Ah's", and "Vgh's" were heard throughout South Salem High School halls WamnaMUw Sal iA , VV euiivavut O report cards T. . " U . A J were niiim out at the end of each class, thus marking the end of the first six weeks of school. Salem high i schools distrib ute report cards every six weeks while junior highs distribute them every nine weeks. The faculty scholarship commit tee has chosen IS high honor stu dents to take the Merit Scholar ship Tests without paying the us ual fee. The tests art taken In order to show the student's chance of get ting a scholarship. Other students who want to take the test must pay the fee. The senior students picked were Mary Mitchell, Bob Trelstad, Charles Lofgren, Julia Quiring, Brenda Aschenbrenner, Mavis Malbon, Pete Erickson,. Denies Miller, Bill Jacobson, Bill Richter. Karen Ringnalda, John Harvey, Kay Smith, Pat Tbor, Marcia Humphrey and Marilyn Zeller. Pep Clab Offers Daact The South Salem High School Pep Club la sponsoring an all school noon dance today entitled, "Witches' Wobble". The president of Pep Club, Joan Osko, has appointed Carolyn Milne as general chairman of the dance. Working with her are Barbara Gerlinger, Colleen Nelson. Kennie Ruth Carlson, Janet Davenport and Sue Wilson. i Leslie High School Fetes Foreign Youths For this United Nations Week. Leslie Junior High School it hon oring the foreign students through out the school. These students were all born In foreign countries. They are: Sev enth graders Dita Luers from Westerstede, Germany: Mary Stein, Ausburg. Germany: Mary Karklins. Rigo, Latvia, and Rob ert Schwusow, Tegucigalpa, Hon duras. Eighth graders Georgina Brody, Toronto, Canada; Maren Hayden, Aiea, Oahu in the Ha waiian Islands, and Kenneth Mar, Hong Kong. China. Ninth graders Janyce McMil lan, Manitoba, Canada; . Barbara Ellis, Juneau, Alaska, and Ron Greisoo, Saskatchewan, Canada. Opea How Taalght Leslie Junior High School will have its first open house of the year tonight for all seventh grad ers' parents. Eighth and ninth graders' par ents will have a chance to view their children's work at an open bouse Nov. 1. Tray favors are being made by Leslie students under the direction of Red Cross representatives, to be distributed on Ha oween at Fairview Home. Over 500 tray favors of owls. jack-o-lanterns and ghosts art ex pected to be made. North High Club Holds Initiation By LOUIS PARKER Races, volleyball and dancing rounded out the evening at North Salem High's Civics club initiation Tuesday eve ning at North. About 20 new Initiates had to I run races, gives , l tnjrhei nanto. I -a1-. " mime and crawl un Mini nanus - i i . . ana snres ai the informal in duction. ... I -U mntt of hot"" dngs and pop Utt" r"Ut were served and old and new members Joined In dancing and playing volley ball. Sue Jenkins was chairman of the planning committee for the pro gram assisted by Jacle LaDue and Carol Stolk. In charge of refresh ments were Dick Buchanan, Doris Hein and Shirley Bowman. Towns Polled On New Road Designation The Oregon State Highway De partment Wednesday polled offi cials of eight uregon cities lor reaction to a Teus proposal for creation of a new transcontinen tal through highway from Bruns wick, Georgia, to Astoria, Ore. Highway department officials here said the project would not nvolve new construction but would entail renumbering 1,500 miles of highways in Colorsdo, Utah, Idaho and Oregon to ex tend existing highwsy US 84 from Brunswick to Psgosa Springs, Colo, through to the Pacific coast Proponents of the plan which would Involve renumbering High wsy US-26 across Oregon said the plan would greatly facilitate traffic movement from the south east to the Pacific Northwest by eliminating confusing changes ia highway route designations in four western states. Oregon State Highway Engi neer W. C. Williams said the highway department had sent queries to mayors and chambers of -commerce officials at Port land, Astoria, Nyssa, Vale, John Day, Prineviile, Madras and Sea side asking for community reac tion to the plan. Tht eight cities ire on the route effected by the renumber ing proposal suggested by the chamber of commerce at Fort Worth, Tex. Views Asked On Rate Hike Paul T. Rowell, market develop ment chief of the State Agricul tural Department, Wednesday ad vised agricultural groups they may write to Public Utilities Com missioner Charles H. Heltxel here and express their position on the proposal to increase freight rates in Oregon and other states 15 per cent. Helttel already has announced he will oppose the freight rate in crease and ao has advised the Interstate Commerce Commission. State Vehicle Auction Dated Oregon State will auction 45 used vehicles, ranging from 1940 to 1955 models, on Nov 1 at 1 p.m. at the State Fairgrounds livestock pavilion. The kale includes trucks, pickups, handimans, jeeps, de livery sedans, coupes, and two door and four-door sedans. Equipment wil be available for inspection between a.m. and 5 p m. from October 30-31 and A dog strolling in the street! 'rom 8 m- to 1 p m. on November was the apparent cause of a rear-! Successful bidders will have to end collision Wednesday morning Dog Cause of Salem Wreck at Pine and North Liberty streets. Investigating officers were told that a line of several cars had stopped for the dog when the accident occurred about 7:20 a.m., they aaid. Drivers were Hated as James W. Schuck. 1180 Parkway Dr., and Donald H. Vaelsch, 4723 Ha rd Green Rd. No lnjuriee were reported but considerable dam age was done to the cars, officers said. Political Telecasts By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The schedule of political tele casts for Thursday, Oct. 25, as reported by the candidates or their representatives: Douglas McKay, KLOR, 8-8:15 p.m. your consideration in publishing this letter, I am. v Sineerely yours, , Wm. M. McAllister - a. Phont 4-SSII SabserlpUta Rates By tarrlar la cium Daily enly 115 par nt Dally ant Buaday 1.4J par me. auaday eruy J weak By Bull. Daily aat Saaaayi (la advance) In Orefoa $1.10 per me a so six me 10.50 year -By raatl laatay enlyi (In advance) Anywhere In U J S JO per me 1 TS ill me. SOS rear In O S. euinde Oregnn 1.4t per me Mtateer Aatlt Bareaa er Clrtalattea Bareaa tf AiverUalaf ANFA Oretea Weweaeeer PakUaaera Aaaectattea JtTrtltlBf ttreeeataTe Waf-rUtMk Ce , Watt Beater Ce, ., Mew Teri Chteer deposit 10 per cent of their total bids and must complete payment no later than November 7. " Bid information 0 sheets are available in Room 123, Finance Building, 1225 Ferry St.. and at the sale location. RUBBER PIONEER DIES LONDON. Oct. 24 - Henry Nicholas Ridley, founder of Ma laya's modern rubber Industry, died here today. He would 1 have been 101 in December. i. Our Treat for You! Mon., Oct. 29, All Day . . . X t Th Great AUxaruUr Magic Showl tj Frt Pony Ridts Balloons j Coloring Contest t Prizes Capitol Shopping Center M WAIT A FEW DAYS... BE 3 YEARS AHEAD I On Oeiobir 30 youH tee t ear to advanced h wul make to-called "new" tart teem three years out of date. On October 30 you'll see years-ahead feature like Tortion-Aire Ride, Flight Sweep Styling, Tottv Contact Brakes, a Fury "301" V-8 engine. On October 30 youU see one car leap three full yeart ahead of the low-price field when you tee and drive