Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1958)
(-(Sec I) Statesman, Salem, Ore., Fri., May 2, '58 .-P-j-i . , , Department Store Sales Climb Over February, But Under '57 WASHINGTON Government reports Thursday showed sales of both department stores and mer chant wholesalers were up in March from those of February. Both, however, were down from the figures, of year ago. The wholesalers' sales in the first quarter were off 10 per cent from the same three months of "1957. The Federal Reserve Board said department store sales in March recovered substantially, from the low level of February". The board's seasonally adjusted index of store sales in March was 131 per cent of the 1947-49 aver age, on the basis of preliminary Confusing Tax Sentence 'Can't Be Made Simple1 NEW YORK -A panel of col lege professors ruefully reported Thursday that one bit of govern ment which cannot be simplified is a 212-word sentence in the in ternal revenue code. The passage, concerning tax es timates, roused the ire last month of Sen. Watkins (R-UUh). He of fered a book on simplified Eng lish to anyone who could unsnarl the complexity. Rallying to his side, a television program. CBS' "The Last Word," then announced it would add, an encyclopedia to the prize offer. Dean Thomas Norton and three professors of New York Univer sity's school of. commerce and fi nance were picked to examine suggestions. The producer of the program reported that 600 answers - came in, half of them serious linguistic efforts to simplify the marathon sentence. But the best answer, said Pro ducer Bill Weinstein, contained five errors. "The panel of professors said that a few periods could be put in, but there just wasn't anyway of simplifying the phraseology,'-1 he added. figures. This compared with an index figure of 124 for February and 137 for March 19S7. Above Year Ago The board also reported that de partment stores sales last week were 4 per cent higher than dur ing the similar week of 1957. A breakdown showed sales high er in seven of the 12 reserve dis tricts, ' lower in four and un changed in one. During the four weeks which ended April 26, the department store sales were reported 3 per cent lower than in the similar pe riod a year ago. Thus far this year, dollar volume is 2 per cent lower than in the corresponding portion of 1957. For March, a Commerce De partment report estimated whole sale sales at $8,900,000,000, a sea sonal increase of 8 per cent from February but 9 per cent down from last year's March total. Durable goods,, up 10 per cent from February, showed a some what target increase than non durables, which had a 7 per cent gain in the month. Like fishing limits, Arizona also has a bullfrog limit. You can take legally only 12 frogs per day. Morocco King Backs African Unity Proposal CASABLANCA, Morocco (A-King Mohamed V pledged his support Thursday to north African politi cal unity as approved in Tangier by a conference of. Moroccan and Tunisian political leaders and Al gerian nationalists. Although ht.1 did not refer , by name to' the conference, which ended Wednesday by calling for the formation of an Algerian rebel government, the king said his goal was the union of the Maghreb Tunisia. Algeria and Morocco. To attain this goal, he said "we are going to proceed in consulta tions with the chiefs of our broth er countries which will permit us to define the form and the goal of this union' and establish the base of this institution." Speaking, to a May Day crowd, the king went out of his way to note the presence here of repre sentatives from Algeria. ' "We hope this same delegation will come again next year and will represent a free and inde pendent country," he said, His speechHhrew his weight be hind the position taken at the Tangier conference by the Moroc can Istiqlal party, by far the largest in Morocco. The Istiqlal 'Air Chief Rules Colonel To Retain Duty Statu s WASHINGTON, tfl -Air Force Secretary James H. Douglas Thursday ordered continued ac tive duty for Col. James A. smyri, ousted 'training officer at' Lack land Air Force Base Tex. The decision overruled two boards of general officers. The boards recommended Smyri be dropped from active duty because of a controversy involving Smyri I skeptic view of roller skating, horseback riding and other non military pursuits by trainees. Douglas directed that Smyri, 39, a veteran of World War II and a native pf Manchester, N.H.? be re assigned immediately outside of the Air Training Command. : Smyri had a hearing at Lack land last September and a review board hearing in Washington early this year. Three generals sat on the first board and five on the second. Douglas gave no reason for go ing against the considered judg ment of eight general officers, but said his decision disapproving: their recommendations completes delegates, with delegates from the ruling Tunisian Neo-Destour par ty and representatives from the Algerian National Liberation Front, called for-the formation of an Algerian rebel government and north African consultative as sembly. the administrative action In ths case. Smyri was releved of his com mand of the largest training group at. Lackland 13 months ago when he was given an unfavorable ef fectiveness report. - f . ' The report followed allegations that Smyri had challenged poli cies supported by his. command ing officer, Maj. Gen. Herbert Grills concerning patronage by trainees of the base roller and skating rink and barber shops op erated Dy civilians. Eisenhower to Make TV Campaign Speech WASHINGTON Ul - President Eisenhower will make a national' ly televised campaign speech here the night of May 6. The address at the Willard Ho tel will be made at a Republican National Committee dinner hon oring Republican members of Congress. Fishing Tackle), Ammunition OPEN NITES SUNDAYS CADWELL OIL CO. 2490 State EM 2-7431 IT PAYS TO BUY AT MEIER & FRANK'S-FOR ASSORTMENTS, INTEGRITY, QUALITY, SERVICE AND VAIUE 1 TZZl SAVE-$M 4 SSM i!!. ' i i 1 t m. 54 A'$v 53 4 n!' V I'--, x - irTr..,!('-V'?.''':; 1 ''-. tj-, A llMlllil . GE "Stratoliner" range exciting "consofe look" originally 399.95 AS LOW AS $2.75 A WEEK less if you have, a trade-in no down payment onpproved credit All-automatic range with "island psnel" control; giant 23" master oven. Removable ov6n door for easier cleaning. No-drip cooktop catches all spillovers. Piano-key pushbut tons. 5 exact heats on each unit. Focused-heat broiler for perfect charcoal-type broiling. Two recessed oven lights. WHERE you buy is more important than WHAT you buy, particularly when it comes to MAJOR APPLIANCES. Wouldn't you rather have MEIER & FRANK'S guarantee backed by 101 years of SERVICE and INTEGRITY? in the medium priced bracket compare this with other ranges selling fr $299.95 . . . but buy it at Meier & Frank's low, low price of No-drip cooktop catches spillovers; fingertip pushbutton controls . . .st touch a button to switch units on and off. Exterior finished with acid-resistant titanium porcelain enamel. Extra hi-speed unit . , . giant 2600-watt unit gets red hot in 20 seconds . . . none faster. Removable oven door; storage drawers; por celain enameled broiler pan. Automatic flood light recessed Into back wall of oven. E APPLIANCE HEADQUARTERS - SECOND FLOOR 9 STORE HOURS M MONDAY & FRIDAY: 9:30 A.M. TO 9 P.M. OTHER DAYS: 9:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M. $228 r W-ife as low as I v Ahk'r 1 $2 a week . ' r' less if you have a trade-in ' O O no down payment on t approved credit - i - ' " ... - - --- -ss . . : mm J . v. strictly for fun Ught-footed . . . carefree . . . Impisn-our new shipment cf Imported strew casuals. - ' ' 1. "Samba" cork wedge heel, in sizes 4V2-10, 4A-B widths natural raffia $t.9S 2. "Joy" flat run-about In natural raffia. Sizes 44-10, S, N, M width $S.93 3. 'Harem Beauty' cork wedge heel; black, natural and while straw in 4'A-IO, s, N, M v : -$10.95 4. 'Sandal' wedge heel In natural; sizes 4'j-10, S, N, M. $8.95 5. 'Side-Step wedge flat in black, natural and white' straw; 4'al0. -S, N, M $8.95 Mail and phone orders WOMEN'S SHOES - STREET FLOOR Meier & Frank's Salem; Salem, Oregon Please send me the following: item size color width total I Name Street City .. . t I Zone State . Charge C. O. D. Remit. End. 'Plus shipping cost to areas outside our regular truck delivery routes. j l:44i: SVJi W t:r I'm ar
