Tuesday, December 21, 1937
The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
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Flood Danger
Menaces Valley
Says Geologist
How a crest of water 10 feet
higher than the famous flood of
1861 swept down the Willamette
river channel In comparatively
modern times was related be I ore
members of the board of army en
gineers here yesterday by Dr. E. T.
Hodge, state geologist.
The board members, conducting
a rehearing on the proposed 158,
000,000 flood control, navigation,
reclamation and power development
which they earlier held to be not
necessary at present, heard that a
recurrence of the high water would
wipe out millions of dollars worth
of property.
A parade of proponents of the
project told In their testimony of
Increasing flood damage, fears of
greater disasters, and of hopes fo
an end to erosion losses, greater
productivity of the soil, expansion
of navigation facilities and develop
ment of valley Industries.
Dr. Hodge said a flood such as
evidently occurred 125 years ago
would be "catastrophic" and
would wipe out mlllolns In fixed
capital. The Willamette valley's
unique geological set-up, he said, Is
such that a shifting of the wind,
bringing warm rain and melting
snow, would bring a serious flood.
John E. Cooter, farm placement
director for Oregon, declared that
if the valley were properly develop
ed it could support twice the pres
ent population.
Lynn Oubser of McMlnnville said
that Orand Island, 4000 acre tract
below Salem, is in serious danger
because of annual erosion. He said
that when the Willamette cuts
away 250 feet more of the Island
the river will revert to Its old west
channel, practically cover the Island
and make navigation impossible.
Ronalld Jones, Marion county
member of the legislature, celery
grower and vice-president of the
Oregon Farmers' Union, said that
growers of berries and other small
crops "can't make a go of It with
out Irrigation in the summer
months."
Dr. Warren P. Powers of Oregon
State college, representing the
reclamation congress, said 700.000
acres of valley land, now good only
for pasture, would produce crops
valued at 8,000,000 with irrigation,
and that wet lands would add 17,-
500.000 to their production if prop
erly drained.
Prepare to Move
Old Posfoffice
A truck load of huge squared
timbers was dumped to the rear of
the old Salem postofflce this morn
ing in anticipation of placing the
structure on rollers for Its trip up
State street to the campus of Wil
lamette university. A crew of men
has been at work for several days
wrecking the one story annex which
was added to the postofflce several
years ago. Compressed air drills
are being used to batter holes
through the concrete foundations of
the postofflce proper. The timbers
will be placed under the building
as soon as the preliminary work
has been completed. When placed
on the campus and put Into condi
tion, the stone building will be uti
lized by the law and government
department of the university. It
will be located south across State
street from the state supreme court
building.
Benefit Ticket
Racket Worked
The Salem Business Men's league
Is attempting to put a stop to the
operations of a stranger who Is re
ported by the league to be making
telephone solicitation for ticket
sales for a dance to be given for the
benefit of the Women's Belief
corps, an organization of aged women
When the salesman calls anyone
on the telephone, it is reported, his
method is to call the party by his
urst name as if they were old ac
quaintances. If the party agrees to
buy tickets, as several have done,
someone shortly afterward calls at
his place of business, delivers the
tickets and makes the collection.
The WRC Is to receive part of
the proceeds.
City Refuses to
Light Viaduct
An effort of the state highway
department to have the city stand
half the cost of lighting the under
crossing viaduct at the north city
limits was called "all bluff by Al
derman E. B. Perrine at the city
council meeting last night.
It appeared that some of the
councilmen had heard of a threat
by the department to cut out half
the lighting of the viaduct unless
the city paid half the cost. Per
rine said the highway department
could not legally do that. A com
munication from the department
on the subject was received and filed
Dn recommendation of the lighting
committee, of which Perrine is
chairman.
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Skyrocket To Fame Edward Morris and Gloria Dickson as they
appear In "They Won't Forget." which opens Wednesday at the
Elslnore theatre. The companion picture has Stuart Erwln In
"Small Town Boy."
Scholarships
For Health Clubs
County Club Agent Wayne Hard
ing, who states that work in 4-H
health club projects has risen from
three clubs with 125 members two
years ago to 75 clubs with 2000 mem
bers during the school year of 1937
38 and attributes considerable of
this Increase to 4-H summer school
scholarships offered by the Marion
county public health association, has
announced the basis on which these
awards will be Judged among the
hundreds of applicants from all
over the county during the present
school year.
The score card for boys and girls
competing for the scholarships show
a possible 1000 points that can be
attained. Perfect scores in various
phases of the contest are set as fol
lows: Home sanitation, 210; milk,
75; water, 75; toilet facilities, 60;
physical condition, nutrition, 80;
skin, 35; orthopedic and posture, 50;
personal hygiene. 35; thyroid, 20;
heart and lungs, 50; teeth, 60; nose
and throat, 50; eyes and ears, 40.
Immunity, smallpox, 75; diphtheria.
70; tuberculin test with fluoroscope
if positive, 75. Added to this are a
possible 150 points from the appli
cant's health record book.
It is pointed out that the project
not only alms at improvement In
the personal health condition of
each applicant, but also an Imple
ment in the sanitation of the gen
eral home surroundings which af
fects the entire family of the appli
cant. This year the public health asso
ciation has awarded six scholarships
to be competed for on the foregoing
score card.
Paper Company
Gets Mill Street
The Oregon Pulp & Paper com
pany will have the use of the north
half of Mill street below the South
Commercial bridge by vote of the
city council last night vacating that
unusued and undeveloped part of
the street. In return the paper
company returns to the city the
south half of Trade street, which
was vacated by the city some years
ago. At that time the company
expected to extend its construction
on that part of the street but chang
ing conditions changed the plans.
It was necessary under city or
dinances to call a public hearing
on the Mill street vacation. This
was done last night, but no one
appeared In protest.
The necessary ordinance bill was
Introduced, given three readings and
passed without opposition.
House Clearing
In Circuit Court
The usual year-end of old cases
pending In the circuit court will
bring about the dismissal of pos
sibly 30 cases if the j:ourt grants
motions to be made by District At
torney L. J. Page, the latter said
today.
"It is the usual nous cleaning.
Page said today. "Some of the
cases may date back as far as 1918,
while others are old but. perhaps
not dating back that far."
Page said he hadnt decided Jurt
what cases they will be. All are In
department No. 1.
Song Writer Featured
Silverton Miss Anna Dreller, lo
cal song writer and orchestra lead
er, is appearing as a featured ac
cordion soloist at "The Pub" in
Portland. Miss Dreller recently
completed a week's engagement at
the Third Street theatre and was
a guest artist as "Var'ety Hall" in
Portland.
Mt Angel Mrs. Pauline Flcker
of Portland visited with relatives
and friends here Sunday.
Shrubs for Xmas Gifts
Camellias - Rhododendrons - Azaleas
Daphne - etc.
We have Laurestinus in Bloom
Full Line Fruit, Nut Trees
H. L. PEARCY NURSERY Co.
Cantata Draws
Record Crowd
Silverton An Immense crowd
greeted the 50 members of the
community choir Sunday night at
the Eugene Field auditorium when
Fred Baker directed the group In
singing the Christmas cantata, "The
Infant King," by Wilson.
Miss Virginia Nohtgren of Salem
was piano accompanist for the
guest soloist, Kendall Telslnger,
tenor, who gave incidental and lead
numbers with chorus support dur
ing one of the eight scenes. Other
accompanists were Mrs. Helen Corn
stock and Mrs. William Swift, vio
linist. Singers were from the Trinity,
Calvary and Immanuel Lutheran
choirs, and also form the First
Christian and Methodist groups.
They appeared In vestment.
The presentation of the cantata
as a community affair was the first
of its kind for the local public in
many years and will probably be
given annually as the support was
general and enthusiastic.
Assistance Appreciated
Aumsvllle , Appreciation of the
efforts of the Aumsvllle and Sub
limity fire department and also to
friends and neighbors who assisted
when her house was destroyed by
fire December 17, Is being express
ed by Mrs. Johanna Brown.
Farm la Rented
MUlersburg Mrs. E. O. Truax has
rented her farm In this district
and has moved to her new home
in Albany at Eighth and Elm streets,
which she recently purchased.
Can't Close Eyes
To Events in
Rest of World
(Continued from paga 1)
age from Topeka, Kan., yesterday:
Dear Mr. Preslsdent:
'A year ago at the Gridiron din
ner, in the spirit of the old Amer
ican tradition that politics cease at
the waters edge, l pieagea you
cooperation and support In the dif
ficult foreign situations confronting
your administration.
"That is a grand principle, and we
must evidence our good faith In It
It means that there must be no
demagogic playing of politics at the
expenses of the country's unity In
dangerous situations such as now
confront us.
Therefore. I want to renew my
pledge, especially In view of the fact
that so many members of congress,
of both parties, seem to have for
gotten this basic principle of Amer
ican politics and by their actions
help create the Impression on for
eign nations that they do not trust
your administration on foreign af
fairs. They would hamstring your
conduct of extremely delicate for
eign situations.
"These members are pursuing the
same dangerous course followed by
those members of the British par
liament who early in 1914 gave the
impression that England would not
or could not fight under any cir
cumstances.
"I congratulate you on your firm
'no to the proposed legislation that
would take away the power of con
gress to declare war. You and I
both know the American people
want peace, but they want a peace
that will enable us to maintain the
respect of the other nations of the
world.
"(Signed) Alf M. Land on."
The president replied today:
"My dear Governor Landon :
"The generous spirit of your tele
gram helps me to meet the problems
which confront our country in the
field of foreign relations during
these troublous times.
"The pledge which you gave at
the gridiron dinner a year ago car
ried force because of the patriotic
motive which prompted It. The re
newal of that pledge not only
strengthens the hand of the gov
ernment but gives all of our citizens
a good example.
"I believe that the overwhelming
majority of our countrymen, regard
less of politics, race, creed or color,
from the days of Washington to this
hour have desired to pursue the
even tenor of their way at peace
with all nations and all peoples.
"But throughout our long history
we Americans have rejected every
suggestion that ultimate security can
be assured by closing our eyes to
the fact that whether we like it or
not we are a part of a large world
of other nations and peoples.
"As such we owe some measure
of cooperation and even leadership
Bonneville Lock
Opening Delayed
Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 (U F) Army
engineers have postponed until
mid-January opening of Bonneville
dam ship locks. The opening had
been set previously for Wednesday.
Delay In completion of gates was
given as cause.
The engineers said It should be
possible to raise water behind the
locks to the navigation In el of 48
feet between January 10 and IS.
Present level is 43 feet.
Soon to Pay
Unemployment
Compensation
Washington, Dec. 31 (P How
many states will begin paying un
employment compensation In Jan
uary? Twenty-one and the District of
Columbia. They are Alabama, Ar
izona, California. Connecticut, Lou
isiana, Maine, Maryland, Massa
chusetts. Minnesota, New York,
New Hampshire, North Carolina,
Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
land, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont,
Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.
What about the others?
Wisconsin began last August.
Eight (Indiana, Mississippi, Iowa,
Michigan, South Carolina, Idaho.
New Mexico and Oklahoma) will
begin payments later in 1938. The
others will begin in 1039.
How many workers are covered by
unemployment insurance in the
states which begin payments In
January?
About 11.500,000. This Is about
half the number In Insured occupa
tions In all states.
What types of workers are cov
ered by unemployment Insurance?
Generally speaking, those with
jobs in factories, offices, mills,
mines, shops, and stores. Agricul
tural, domestic and maritime work
ers are not covered.
Are all workers in the business
enumerated covered?
State laws vary. In most states
the laws apply only where there
are B or more employes on a pay
roll sometime during any 30 weeks
In the year. The number of em
ployes is 3, 4, or S or more in some
states and In 10 states the law ap
plies If there is only one employe.
In a few states workers earning
more than $50 a week, or some oth
er fixed amount, are not covered.
In maintaining standards of con
duct helpful to the ultimate goal of
general peace.
"(Signed) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Higher Rates
For Telegrams
Are Demanded
New York, Dec. 21 WV-Western
Union Telegraph Co., and Postal
Telegraph Co., today Jointly an
nounced Intention to apply to the
federal communications commission
for a 15 per cent increase In rates.
The increase, if granted, would
be the first in thirty years of opera
tion, except for the World war per
iod when the utility was under gov
ernmental control, the announce
ment stated.
The Increase Is needed because
the "financial resources and credit
of the companies are being Jeopar
dized by the decline In revenues
brought on by the general slacken
ing of the business of the country,"
the statement said.
While the proposed new schedule
of rates has not been made public,
it was reported the increase would
be applied generally upon various
classes of commercial and public
messages, but not to the press rate.
The statement declared the tele
graph companies were In a unique
position among service utilities oy
virtue of having no "stand-by"
charge," but that up to this point
had been able to meet Increased
costs by "Improvement and new de
velopments tn plant and operating
processes " .
Now, however, the statement went
on. falling off of revenues due to
general business conditions and in
creasing cost of operation because
of "heavy social security and other
taxes, wage restorations and mount
ing expenses of all kinds," required
increased rates to maintain "effi
cient service."
Railroads also have been seeking
higher rates to balance dimlnisnlnf
revenues and larger operating costs.
Jefferson The Past Noble Orand
club of the ML Jefferson Rebekah
lodge met in the lodge rooms of the
I.O-O.F. hall. Luncheon was served
at 1 o'clock. The afternoon was ta
ken up with the regular business
routine, followed by the exchange
of gifts from a beautifully decorated
tree.
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