CRT
UUJQDS
TkJelanda ad. wWck Mt bee
kicked about m m ittu lor r
erred, it IHling another airing
la Ih court and Jhe puKlic
pm IUlc1 by Harold kin
when he u Secretary of the la-
lerior. a t premumcd tilled
bra th Supreme Court eVrreed
that the federal government held
"paramount authority" aver Ihcte
Undt. The reatl slate, particu
larly Celiloreia and iha Cull
Wain. taw their ail rotaltir pret
eat and prospective tltpping a ay
under thai ruling They writ thlt
la get Conyreat la pan a law re
Vetting renlrol in Ih Main, but
PretioVnl Trumaa eloed ihc bill,
ever Iha objection of hit clot
Klitiral friend. Oilman F.d Pauley,
'mot-rat ic treasurer. Texat rtr.
rted ui awn raa la Iha huh court
bating lit claim on Iha texl of lit
treaty at a Republic when U yield
ed totereignty to become a tlaia.
Thi defined ilt territory at ex
tending the three marina lenuet
offshore. Th Supreme Court, in a
divided decition. rejected Iha
Texat claim. Again Congrett
patted a bill restoring authority ,
lo iha states; agaia Trumaa w
load .
Along cam 1951 and pressure oa
General Eisenhower la run fori
President. Curious lo know hit
aland on I hit istue Oil Uillimuir 1
General In Parit. Tht Utter in hit Reuben (Rube) Saadera, II,
reply gave hit endowment of the' famed aldtlme Indian alb
Texat claim. Thit helped awing a! lele who died la Salem Fri-
m of l nana lo Ike. particularly
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Adlal SlrvenMMi lo make a simi-l
lar commitment. After ha became '
President. Eisenhower approved 1
(raatlaaed aa Editorial Page 4.)
Scio Woman
Hurt in Crash
Involving Bus
NORTH BEND, Wash.. Dec. 20
IP Six persona were injured, lour
seriously, in a collision between
a Walla Walla-bound Greyhound
but, a hay truck and an automo
bile on tnow-twept Snoqualnie
Pas early today.
All the injured were aboard the
bus whose 24 other passengers
escaped unhurt.
Most seriously hurt were Mrs.
Lois Bowman. 28, Scio. Ore., who
suffered a fractured left arm and
bead injuries. Mrs. La Vora Fer
guson, 27, head injuries; her sis
ter, Mrs. Clara Foster, 38. bead
Injuries and Carl M. Loken, head
injuries, all arc from Seattle.
State patrolmen said the acci
dent occurred when, a woatbouad
car attempted to past the bay
truck and skidded into the rear
end of the oncoming bus. Trying
to avoid the accident, the bus
driver swerved and in turn skid
ded into the hay truck and trailer
which Jack-knifed and dumped its
ioaa.
Mrs. Bowman is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Gillespie of
&cio. tne moved to Olympia,
Wash., about 10 months ago, where
he has since been married.
Newberg Man
Succumbs in
Head-on Crash
NEWBERG, Ore.. Dec. 20 W -A
Newberg man was killed today
when his car collided head-on with
another vehicle between here and
Yamhill on Highway 204. .
The death of 43-year-old Robert
A. Nelson raised Oregon' 1957
traffic death toll to 476 persons.
Twenty-seven have perished so
far this month.
State police said Nelton's pickup
truck apparently glanced off a
parked fuel truck and then collid
ed head-on with a car driven by
Jon Everett Tucker,21, Portland.
Tucker, his wife, Carolyn, and
brother, Gerald, escaped with
minor injuries, police said.
WU Junior Plans 'Quick1
New York Trip by Thumb
(Picture at right)
A 21-year-old Willamette junior,
James Martin Smith, today be
gins testing the friendly holiday
spirit of motorists. He is starting
what he hopes will be a quick
round trip - hitchhiking jaunt to
New York City.
He plans to start off early this
morninfe walking from the State
School for the Blind, where he
v orks. to Commercial Street.
There he will find a good thumb
ing spot and head south to Al
bany and then east on Highway
20 over the Santiam pass.
In Toledo. Ohio, he plan to
pick up a friend, Stewart Clark,
Few Salem
By COVRAD PRANGE
SUIT Writer. The SUtetmaa
The year 1967 found some belt
tightening ia Sale economic
picture, but few merchant ar
crying in their cash registers.'
A random survey of business
and money bouses showed that
for many the gears of enterprise
turned a fraction slower this
year than in 1S5C Some reported
an increase in business, many a
slight decrease, and only a few
decided slump. , ,
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Man Trapped
On River Isle
ESTACDA. C.r, Dec. 20 (AP)-An Air Foe. lirliciintrr
t'Kht rrMtjrd a ttillrge student Inwn an uuml In In nikidie
o Im turixiL-nt LImLhiuii
Polif here said Dtvkl McClain. 22. .Milwaukee. Ore . twtm
lo llir i.IjimI alter a 17-lnt Kwl taptiml at lie ami another
man attrniptrU to go tlirouch a trrirs ol rapid.
Fna Gun
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Noted Athlete
Dies in Salem
At 81 Years
The final whistle blew Friday in
Salem for one of Oregon's greatest
oldiime athletic figure a man
who once matched the storied Jim
Thorpe on the gridiron.
Reuben (Rube) Sanders, a
Rogue River Indian whose exploits
as an all-round athlete gained him
fame at Chemawa Indian School,
Willamette and other schools on
the West Coast early in the cen
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the age of It. He bad been ill a
short time.
Waa Over Therpe
A resident of Salem for (5 year,
the wiry, soft spoken Sanders
could look back on the time when,
aa a smashing 165-pound halfback,
be sparked Sherman Institute of
California to victory over the awe
some Carlisle Indians and their
Immortal Thorpe in 1904.
Another of Rube's never-to-be-forgotten
deeds was plevrng five
football games within a week'
time in 1905.
Born July 10, 1S76, at Corvallis
Sanders also was a standout in
baseball, basketball and track. He
collected seven gold medals at the
1905 Portland World Fair with
his versatility in the track sport.
Turaed Te Coaching
After he played his last football
game at age of 42, Sanders turned
to coaching at Chemawa.
A late resident of 2820 Blossom
Dr. NE, he is survived by the
widow, Mrs. Augusta Sanders, Sa
lem; son, Robert C. Sanders, Sa
lem; and grandchildren, Sheila
and Gary Sanders, both of Salem.
Funeral services will be at 1:30
p.m. Monday at Clough-Barnck
Chapel, with the Rev. John Reedy
officiating.
(Add. Details aa Page S.)
'Santa' Jailed
BINGHAMTON. N.Y.Dec. 20 Ut)
One Santa Claus won't be
around Christmas Eve. He's in
jail on the ground he has not sup
ported Mrs. Santa.
Richard Rice. 28. who has been
playing Santa in a downtown de
partment store, was sent to jail
today after he pleaded guilty to a
charge of violating probation. He
will be held pending sentencing
Dec. 30. j
and they will continue together to
New York,
Clark inspired the trip with a
letter: "How'd you like to cele
brate New Year' Eve in -New
York City?"
On an impulse,- Smith agreed.
Hi fiancee, June Lytle. painted
sign to paste on his suitcase.
Smith, of Port Angeles, Wash.,
said he has had a good deal of
short-haul hitching experience, but
never cross-country. His parent
spent two hours trying to talk him
out of the adventure.
An English major at Willamette,
he hopes to gather material for a
short story or two. He plans to be
back for classes Jan. C.
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Merchants
"Sure we're a little under 195S
in sales." said the manager of
one large department store. "But
only by a small margin. It ha
been a successful year and I'm
well satisfied."
The remark teemed to set the
pace for the opinions of those ia
food, real estate, merchandising,
money lending and other retail
business.,.
Overshadowing all is' the re
port from the State Employment
Service that earlier this month
some 1,500 persons were unem
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a a
A . A' 'am.
-Craft Lifts
Pivrr.
MrClaia t ram p a a I a. Biu
rant. a. MilaauK. at epj
ruer a ad
ibea ntanaged lo im lo shore.
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Walla College to College Plaea.
Wah. a tnll loa orar Walla
Walla.
Ileoroe Try Fallt
The brliroiMer aat railed
Into
Iha rescue attempt after tnerifl't
rieputie! were unable la pluck Me
C I a i a from the tree-ttudded.
I froo-foot long island.
Deputies had tied a lifejacket
I 'la i K fool line and let II be
wept to the Island trom a car
on a cable which tpana the stream.
, I The deputies, however, were un
lable lo pull MrClain bark up
' stream becaute of the force of the
rushing wairr.
The helicopter from aa
A i r
force reitcue unit at Portland
flew to the island in raia and dark
ness tonight.
Mraaeed Five yara
The craft hovered four feet
tlw.. ik ...inrf UiwrM line
above Ine ground, lowerea a line
alter he had been tlranded live
hours.
The helicopter wat piloted by
Tint Lis. Dennis Chase and Ar
thur Bennett.
The helicopter made, several
passes over the island and the riv
er before spotting McClain in the
glare of itt searchlights.
Its crew then plucked McClain
from the ijland on the first at-
le.mpt .fna "f.w. nm. m" l.
grouno nere.
m. . . .
rff in h4. rivw from tne
M cut in said ne ana r.vsnt set
River Mill Dam.
That stretch of the river con
1 min.l twill wairr. lltr iirani nwi
been mad. more turbulent by re-
tains swift water. The stream hat
cent heavy rains.
Delivery of City
Mail Due Sunday
To Ease Burden
City deliveries will be made on
all classes of mail this Sunday,
Salem Postmaster Albert C. Gragg
said Friday. The special schedule
is used each year to help handle
the holiday overload, he added.
Rural deliveries will not be made.
In addition to the deliveries, the
parcel post window will be open
at the post office from S to 5
p.m., but for picking up packages
only. There will be no windows
open for stamp sales, package
mailings or other post office bus
iness, Gragg emphasized.
Coast-to-Coast by Thumb Student's Goal
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James M. Smith, Willamette Junior, will (tart a crosscountry hitchhiking trip thia morn
ing to New York City. He plant to meet a friend in Ohio, spend New Year's Ere la
Gotham, and return to Salem Jan. . (Story at left) (Statesman photo)
'Crying in
ployed in the Salem area. This is
about too more than at this time
last year.
During the first 11 months of
195 some 4.930 job openings
were- listed at the employment
office. So far this year only 3.731
jobs have turned up. Last year
4. 73 were placed on non-agricultural
jobs and this year 3.630
were given work.
A lowering of farm income in
this area this year and a state
wide slackening of lumber and
logging industries were held re
107m Ye
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Airing of
Red Peril
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WASHINGTON'. Dec. 20-
'lVtt I Ulk' 111. fall Aa-l.
-a
oiMxi the Zitrtihtmrt aJinititaV
tralitw today of tnpprrsMnR a
rrport licraiiM of "ilt lev.u.
totiiiK exponre 4 AmrrK-ai
teakneta.M
Sea. Humphrey iDMina aiml
larly called for aa expose of "the
whole shabby mesa."
And Sea. Wiley iR W'ial said
"the true fart must be given to
the American people."
All of them were commenting
on the Gariher Report, a lop-secret
government document which
the Washington Post said today
"portrays I niled Stales in the
gravest danger in Its history . . .
exposed lo an almost immediate
' threat from the mitsile bristling
Sov ici I'nion."
The report was prepared by a
committee beaded by H. Rowan
Gaither Jr.. former head of the
Ford Foundation.
The While House has declined
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Recall Fails
Against Judge,
Vote Indicates
JOHN DAY. Ore..
N e a r I y -complete.
Dec. 20 t
unofficial re-
inrfir.i inni.ht that a re-
can e.n
failed to
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urant iouwy juoge u. l.. "k,CV i0 igreement with Rut
Complete return from 12 of the
county II precinct gave I h I
vote: 1.323 against the recall and
'
The return were announced by
Mrs. Elma Campbell, the deputy
county clerk.
She said the one remaining pre
c I n c I would report tomorrow
morning. It has only 47 registered
voters.
Slightly leu than half of the
county's 3.763 registered voters
went to the polls in today's windy,
rainy weather.
Dickens, who baa served as
judge nearly nine yean, said to
night that he was very pleased
over the election's outcome.
The recall movement was headed
by a group which said it wa dis
satisfied with new wage and hour
pact given the county road crew.
The group said it thought the
road workers generally should
have received higher wages and
shorter hours.
Cash Registers'; Most
sponsible by bankers and others
for the "tight money" situation.
"I wouldn't say people are des
perate." said one small loan
business man. "I'd say they are
being more - cautious with what
they have. They are spending
more wisely and trying to live
within their means. Our loan
business, which usually in
creases in times of financial
stress, is down this year."
One large bank said its de
posits were about the same, its
HCDONJ-14 PACIS
Russ Reject
Disarm Talks
MOSCOW, Dee. tl laatardayl
Hv aaetet Faretga Miaittef Aa
a4 Grwarfce aald today a lar
eiga ttalilira eaaltreaeo aa
dbarwateat la eat eceeptaMe
lo Rataia.
At Ike NATO aaatasH eaaler.
eace la Part lata wavm Wetter
leader aeclatd la ereaca Raa
eta aa fart We auraiaitl
lalkt, airb have bertu etale
ataled at the tailed NsUwm.
GrMwyke a 1m said Rela
oald aal taadaet farther
rtaaateat eegetlatleoa wMala
Ike I'.N. He spake la a Hal era.
ataa el Ratals' arttasaeat, Ike
areas ttrt.
Britain Cool
To Missile
Base Plan
LONDON. Dec. 20 wP Prime
l!iniitr Klarmillan sm innrni'il
, irom ik, iinuv ol Cammom in-
nigm lor niiui summn policies
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aim i iir jiiitiii( ui s .o. nuiiri
missile basei in Britain.
But the tmallnest of the govern'
mcnt's majority 3t votes (ell 20
short of normal Conservative
Strength and brought shouts of
"resign" from Labor benches
The test of strength came after
a five-hour debate in which the
opposition again assailed the
American bases project and the
flights of American bomber pa
trols over Britain with H-bomb
loads. Some Conservative as weU
."-MBrii.in adort a irwe iivteoendent
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sia.
Elvis Ordered
To Report
For Induction
HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 20 (
Elvis Presley, got his "greetings"
from Uncle Sam today, but his
studio said an eight-week defer
ment will be asked for the rock
'n' roll singer s he can make a
movie.
Presley' draft board in Mem
phis ordered him to report for
induction into the armed services
Jan. 20.
However, Y. Frank Freeman,
head of Paramount Pictures,
said he will ask the draft board
to delay Presley' induction eight
weeks. The singer Is scheduled to
start filming a picture Jan. 13.
loan business down s little, but
that savings were slightly up.
Two large stores who said
their 1957 trade was slightly
above 1954 attributed much of
their success to "close manage
ment." Cutting down overhead,
trimming of waste time and ef
fort, careful buying and, in one
store, elimination of several full
time positions, were cited as ex
amples of "better merchandis
ing" Nearly alt store managers' held
out hopes for a Christmas busi
KHJHOBID 1651
The Oreaea ftatoemeN, Salem, Off, Saturday, Dot amber 11, 1 157
Baulks;
Bridge 'From Nowhere to
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Recent valley rain which are
20 feet Sunday morning also made their mark en Mill Creek. A foot bridge which nor
mally runt from the Gerald Schlabach home at 360 Hth SL NE to an Island la MIU
Creek wa surrounded by water Friday. Schlabach itaads oa the bridge which aow runs
from nowhere to aowhere. (Statesmaa Photo)
Former Solon
Returns Pay,
Digs Hatfield
Ex-Rep. Richard Eymann (D,
Mohawk, ' Friday returned to the
Secretary of State $600 which he
wa paid for service in the House
for the year 1958.
He resigned shortly after the
regular 1957 Legislative session to
accept a position in the State Tax
Commission.
Eymann, in a letter to Secretary
of State Mark Hatfield, said he
was in the process of making ar
rangements for the refund when
he received Hatfield' request of
Oct. 17 expressing hope that the
claim could be settled by the end
of December.
He continued:
"I sincerely regret that in the
intermediate period you decided it
necessary to make this personal
problem between your office and
myself a basis of newspaper pub
licity. I was greatly surprised by
our telephone conversations of
Dec. 9 that you felt you could no
longer resist pressure from certain
Republican legislator to give thi
to the press."
County Okehs
Speed Zones
Marion County Court members
Friday authorized 45 - mile speed
zones for Cherry Avenue, which
runs north of Salem, and for the
Aumsville-Turner Road. Authori
zation was made after county rec
ommendations were approved by
the State Speed Control Board.
The new speed zone on Cherry
Avenue will start at the north Sa
iem city limits and run to the
avenue's junction with North Riv
er Road. The Aumsville-Turner
Road zone extends from the east
Turner city limits for about a half
mile to Market Road 3. said court
officials.
The regulations will become law
as soon as signs can be put up.
Paris Traffic Jams 4
PARIS. Dec. 20 The heart
of Paris was turned into one big
traffic jam tonight by a leisurely
parade of civil servants protesting
that their recent wage raises are
insufficient.
of Them Declare Business Year
ness this year as good as last
year's. A few thought they would
do better, others were not as
optimistic.
Store clerks report Christmas
shoppers - this year are buying
heavily in "soft goods." This in
cludes clothing, accessories and
other "pVacucal" gifts. Many
luxury items are remaining on
the shelves.
Several" large stores reported
its "hard goods." including ap
pliance, furniture and floor cov
ering ar moving slowly. Oa the
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Salem Area Churches
Ready Yule Programs
By VAN EISENHUT
Church Editor, The Stateaaun
The religions significance
fore In Salem and unrounding communities during-the next
few days as Christian cfnirches observe the birth of Jesus Christ
in Bethlehem nearly 2,000 years ago.
In most congregations youth will set the pace' in special
Ike Back in
White House
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 0H-
President Eisenhower called in
Vice President Nixon today and
gave him a 45-minute personal ac
count of this week' NATO talks
in Paris.
It was the main business of the
day for Eisenhower, back at his
desk and faced with massive prob
lems in trying to attain the goal
of peace through strength.
Eisenhower had an appointment
with Budget Director Percival
Brundage but it was postponed in
favor of the visit with Nixon.
Within the next few weeks
Eisenhower, with the help of
Brundage and other advisers,
must put together a budget mes
sage expected to ask Congress to
approve another peacetime record
spending budget. It could reach
73 billion dollars or more as the
United States tries to meet the
challenge of Russian military
scientific advances.
Today's Statesman
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Saturday TV .
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Star Gazer
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other hand an appliance store
reported a good trade in its more
expensive items.
. One of the hardest hit in the
business world is the new car
business. Not only did many of
the .new car dealers sell fewer
cars this year, said one spokes
man, but their profit per car was
decreased.
The used car business was re
ported as "pretty good' this
year, but reportedly raa out of
gas about a month ago.
afeu
PIICI S
ft reams
Kaiim Seeo
Nowhere'
'-V.
River at even flood stage of
of Christmas will come to the
Plays, pageants, caniaiat ana
tableau highlighting the miracle
birth.
Sunday School departments of
most Salem area churches have
announced annual Christmas pro
grams for Sunday morning or
night. Several congregations, how
ever, will hold their annual pro
grams on Christmas Eve.
Morning worship service Sun
day will have Christ' birth as a
central theme. Several churches
in addition to regular Sunday wor
ship are planning candlelight ser
vices on Christmas tve as well
as Christmas Day worship. . Com
munion will be included in most
cases.
On the lighter but no less joyous
side will be bags of treats for
youngsters performing or attend
ing Christmas programs. Many
congregations will bring gift for
distribution to needy persons both
in . this country and abroad.
(Individual church activities are
listed today aa The Statemaa's
church paget 6 and 7.)
Ohio's Chief
Covers Bet
Gov. C. William O'Neill of Ohio
Friday accepted Oregon Gov. Rob
ert Li. Holmes challenge wager on
the result of the Rose Bowl foot
ball game Jan. 1.
Gov. Holmes bet a Douglas fir
tree against a buckeye tree. In '
accepting the wager, the Ohio gov- j
crnor replied:
"Your challenge for a token ,
wager on the outcome of the Rose
Bowl football game between the
teams of our respective state uni
versities is gleefully accepted and
without delay lest you chance
your mind. 1 have already picked
nut a place for that Douglas fir
tree on the statehousc grounds
where I shall be able to see it
grow from my office window."
A wholesale food dealer esti
mate! food sales in 1957 as
"about the same" as in 195S. He
said he detected only a "slight
tightening up" in some lines.
A manager of a large local In
surance agency said that whilo
his firm's total volume of busi
ness for 1957 would be slightly
higher than in 1956, the past sev
eral months have been below
this time a year ago.
The loans, division of the Stat
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Old Man
Winter to
Bow Today
ir jcaar stonk
Itaff Writer. The Waleaaaaa
TUirt-i woll e a Mkl-ValW
streams and minor flooding t4
lowland and some road will
make Old Man Winter feel at
home hen he step officially
intn the picture at 6.49 p.m.
today.
Virtually all water course la the
valley were either searing flood
stait or spilling over their banks
Friday from the momentum si
heavy mid-week rain.
But the outlook alas brighteaed
Friday a aa eating of raia appar
ently averted any poaiibiuly el
major flooding, reported weather
Spill
met at UcNary Field. Weekea
forecaat her Is moderate rata. ,
Some streams including the Wil
lamette will coatiaao to riao
through today , and early Sunday.
The Willamette at Salem reached
li t feet at It p.m. Friday aad
fed by freshets from th North aad
South Santiam rivers, ut expected
to crest at evea Moot flood stage
about Sam. Sunday. Forecaster
said flooding hero will be aeglW '
gible.
Major Flood Peta
Major flood point seemed to be
at the confluence of th Santiam '
and Willamette rivers near Jeffer
son. where a crest of It J feet
reached at I 20 p.m. Friday was 1
seven feet shove flooding level.
Considerable flooding of lowlands ,
resulted ia the Jelierson sector
and surface water flowed over .
some roads. " . ..
State police said surplus water
between Haltey and Harrtaburf ,
Friday sent several inches of water V
across Highway M but kt wata't
enough to shut off traffic.
A fast-rising Calpooya Creek
threatened to inundat Highway M '
several miles south of Albany- by
Saturday morning if Kt rata of rise
continued.
Reports of minor flooding cama
from th Buena Vista district
southwest of Salem where the '
ferry over the Willamette was .
forced to close down becaute of
high water. At ML Angel residents
complained that water flowing
over a county road bad filled op
drainage ditches. 1
Reads Uader Water (
Among road reported .under wa
ter Friday were the Silvertoa- ,
Chemawa route; old Salem-Silver-ton
road, flooded from the Pudding
River; and Market Road 34 ia the '
Talbot lector, where th Santiam
is flooding.
Farmers previously bad beta '
warned to remove livestock from
valley lowland.
Weathermen at McNary Field
said that after the Willamette
reaches its expected 20-foot crest
Sunday morning at Salem it will
drop to about IS feet and bold
there perhaps several days.
A Willamette crest of 20 feet
was expected at Corvallis and Al
bany, which is six inches above
flood point. Oregon City was due
for a crest of 13 feet Sunday on '
foot above flooding and the Asso
ciated Press said Portland could .
expect a Willamette crest of 13
feet Sunday night, six feet under
flood level.
Meanwhile it was snowing hard
in the Santiam and Willamette
passes and oo other mountain
routes, state police said. New
snow at Santiam Pass totaled IS
imhrs, with chains required.
Salem totaled .52 of aa inch of
rain through a 24-hour period end
ing at 10 p.m. Friday compared
to 1.59 inches for the preceding
day.
Fire Destroys
Portland Home
PORTLAND. Dec. 20 IA-Flames
today destroyed a two-s t r y
house here. Its five occupants es
caped.
Firemen said the buue was dis
covered by Eldon Carton, who led
his wife and two of their children,
James. 12. and Cheryl, I, to safe
ty. Successful
reported that delinquencies oa
bouse loans had decreased to the
point where they ar below th
default rat of a year ago.
'There ar some, up and
downs and probably a slight de
crease in many retail business
this year," said one long -time
merchant. "But business in gen
eral has beea good. And with
Salem's existing stable payrolls
and contemplated "payrolls next
year. I think 1951 will be a good
business rear."