Thursday, March 21, 1940
Four
The Capita! Journal, Salem, Oregon
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SALEM, OREGON
ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1881
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West Salem s Problem
The good people of West Salem, like the citizens of many
other Oregon towns who have pondered the problem of public
ownership of their electric power systems, find themselves
in somewhat of a dilemma, according to reports from across
the river. They face three courses of possible action in the
matter continuance of the present plan of service by a pri
vate utility to determine the actual extent of relief to be se
cured from recently reduced rates; to join with the rest of
Polk county, excluding Monmouth and Dallas, in the proposed
public utility district for which preliminary petitions have
been filed; or to set up a municipal system of their own to
distribute Bonneville power.
Excluding private service from consideration in any con
templation of a change, for the obvious reason that they al
ready have it, the advocates of experimentation with public
ownership have a difficult choice to make, because of the
pressure exerted upon them by PUD champions in the rural
districts.
From a standpoint of low rates there are certain appar
ent advantages to city ownership, as is evidenced by the tariff
schedules in force in Eugene, McMinnville, Forest Grove and
Canby, largely by reason of their obligation to pay no local,
county or state taxes which, incidentally, raises the question
. of where the load of financing general governmental func
tions is to fall. City distribution is also more economical under
either private or public operation, because of the greater num
ber and closer proximity of consumers that reduces transmis
sion losses and the expense of stringing and maintaining
miles of line to serve a few customers in rural areas.
As "good neighbors" the people of West Salem are impor
tuned by the rural advocates of the PUD to subsidize farmer
service by joining their heavy per-mile consumer load to
the lighter demand of thinly settled farm districts.
On one hand the people of West Salem stand to accom
plish some reduction in electric rates at the expense of heavier
taxes ; on the other they can hope for little or no relief. Testi
fying before a legislative committee last year, a Bonneville
engineer declared that people in public utility districts could
not hope for any appreciable reduction in rates for at least
15 years until the peak of the load of bond amortization had
been passed.
Between Two Fires
The Stockholm newspaper, Tidnlngeri, prints a Moscow
dispatch stating that Soviet Russia has extended her terri
torial demands on Finland before the joint commission at
Moscow named to make "a more detail description of the
.'frontier line" established in broad terms by the peace pact,
giving Russia wide territorial concessions. At the initial
meeting of Finnish-Russian
clear that the frontier would
had anticipated, and the Finns were forced to accept the
- terms.
There is no official confirmation from either Finnish
or Russian sources, but such
with Soviet diplomacy. It will
terms Russia offered Finland
ly changed when the peace conference was held and greater
concessions demanded. As a
fenses surrendered, there is
taking the whole country, If desired, for treaties mean noth
ing to Stalin, if they stand in the way of what he desires.
The outlook for Sweden and Norway is as black as that
for Finland, for the Mannerhcim line was also their first line
of defense against Russia and it Is gone, and their turn may
be next. For the present they have escaped "with a whole
skin," as Nazi commentators state. The acquisition of Hanko
means that Red planes can bomb Scandinavia from Finnish
bases as easily as they did Finland from Estonia bases. The
building of a railroad across northern Finland will enable
Russia to move troops against the Scandinavian ports in the
Atlantic
Germany is as much a threat to Scandinavia as Russia
for she still controls the Baltic
out a struggle, land on the south coast of Sweden and occu
py a large portion of territory before allied troops could reach
the scene. Only when the Nazis have been crushed can
Scandinavia be assured of freedom. Neutrality is likely to
cose independence.
Easter Sunday Dates
Easter this year falls on March 24. Since the Introduc
tion of the Gregorian cnlendnr in 1582, Easter has fallen on
March 24 just once, in 1799. There will not be another Eas
ter Sunday on March 24 until 2391. The earliest Easter date
Is March 22, and Easter has fallen on March 22 four times-
namely, 1589, 1693, 1761 and
in 2285.
Time for celebration of Easter has occasioned much con
troversy. A dispute arose in the second century between
the eastern and western churches. The eastern church cele
brated on the 14th day of the first Jewish month, or moon,
considering it equivalent to the Jewish Passover. The wes
tern church kept it on the Sunday after the 14th day, holding
it to be commemorative of the resurrection.
The council of Nice (325, A.D.,) decided in favor of the
western usage, which was adopted in Englnnd in 664. Con-
inct between the lunar and solar years resulted in great con
fusion, for they cannot be used in combination, so it became
necessary to adopt a fictitious, or calendar moon of which
a certain number of lunations would bo equal in length to
the solar year. Thus cycles were formed in which the
dates of Easier occurred in the same order.
The history of the calendar is an involved one, and it
takes a mathematician to figure out the reasoning and
methods finally adopted in the Gregorinn calendar, with its
leap years and lapses to attain harmony of the lunar and
solar cycles, but a table has been prepared for laymen, set
ting Easter Sunday dates throughout the years.
Falls City Visitor
Falls City Mr. and Mr. Frank
Mack and son, Charles, made a
motor trip to Portland Sunday to
spend the day with their son's
Editor and Publisher
delegates, the Russians made
be farther west than Finland
procedure would be in keeping
be remembered that the peace
through Sweden were drastical
matter of fact, with J? inn de
nothing to keep Russia from
and can occupy Denmark with
1818, and the next will be
family, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Mack.
They brought Mrs. Mack's sister.
Mrs. Flossie Llndspy, home with
them for a visit with the rest of
tilt relatives in Falls City,
Ignorance is Bliss j
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Sips for
By Don
A corps of green fruit experts
from the canneries were discussing
Blossom Day dates yesterday and
decided on either April 7 or 14 as
the logical time, with accent on the
7th. This, provided the weather
continues as It Is now. In event of
a change In weather It may be eith
er the 21st, 28th, or some time In
May. It shows how much more
careful green fruit buyers are in
their predictions than sporting ecu
tors.
Virgil Pinkley, European manager
for the United Press, came back to
Salem for a brief visit and en
thralled the largest Rotarlan meet
ing here in history, with his dis
quisition on affairs across the At
lantic. We'd like to compliment
Salem by referring to Virgil as "an
other local boy who made good."
But he was only here a year. He
wasn't around these parts long,
however, before folks In the office
began to realize that here was an
exceptional somebody and that he
wasn't going to stay forever as
bureau manager of the United Press
in Salem, Important as that post
might be. So the boys and girls
around the office of our favorite
paper, where Virgil also had his
office, weren't much surprised
when they heard he was being sent
to Rome. From there he went to
London and then designated busi
ness manager for all Europe for
that vast news gathering agency.
Tills in a matter of five years. At
any rate, we like to feel around the
office that Virgil sorta belongs to
and that maybe It was the in
tellectual aura around the office
which In spreading Its refulgence
touched Virgil and sent him along
to what heights nobody can yet
say, Yeah, wed like to feel that way
about It, but it happens that Virgil
has that certain something which
distinguishes the few from the
many. Yet, as far as us dubs
around our favorite paper are con
cerned, he's still "the local boy who
made good." It klnda peps us up
to know we lived around a great
man for a year and apparently
didn't do him any harm.
Art Comes Out of Ills Coma
(Art Perry in Medford Mail
Tribune) Scribblers in the Journalistic
vineyard at Salem are In a high
Novelties
In the News
(Br Auoclated Prtu)
Fair Enough
Fort Wayne. Ind. Mrs. A. B.
Long left a custard pie outside her
door to cool.
Harry Towns' dog came along and
ate It.
Towns paid for the pie.
C. of C. Memorial
Phoenix, Ariz. The Junior Cham
ber of Commerce conducted a knn
garoo court at the recent rodeo.
fining all who appeared on the
streets without cowboy costumes.
One tourist, brushing away a
tear, explained he had Just lost a
son and would give $100 to the
chamber's Christmas fund as a me
morial.
The treasurer's latest report shows
a $101.34 reduction In the fund. The
visitor's worthless check came back,
and the bank charged $1.34 for
handling it.
How to Lose
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sensible wy to take off fat.
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ful of Kruschen Salts in a Rlnss of hot
water tivery mnrnlnR, before, break
fast, to gently activate liver, bowels
and kidneys. Don't miss a mornlnn.
Cut down your caloric Intake. Eat
wneiy and aatlftrylnmy.
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see If foil harrn't lest pounds of uly fat -
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reduction of exresa fat so oflrn brlnss.
Don't fall to art a Jar of Krusehsn to- I
nay. Thr rest Is trlfllnt and It lasts 4
weeks. If rvrn this first lar (l.irsn t los.
luUr aatUfr rout monar iladlr itmrutd.
Supper
Upjohn
dudgeon and a fine frenzy, due to
criticism from press and people,
arising from the automatic entry
of the Salem high school in the
state basketball tournament as the
"host team." The display of right
eous wrath Is commendable, and
shows signs of life by the Irked ones.
Peeps of discontent over the "host
team come from practically every
town with a basketball team, and a
newspaper. Fans, coaches and
players feel Salem should come to
the athletic classic the hard way
and not have It easy after they get
there,- the same as the 15 other
contenders. It is already predicted
Salem will cop the title again next
year, under the present coddling.
ine tournament is 2i years old,
and out of short pants, so the ne
cessity of a "host team" If there
ever was one, has long since pass
ed. It would be Just as sensible
to have a host candidate for gover
nor from Salem, with automatic
nomination in the primary, and
the right to do his own counting in
the general election.
Cliff Parker and Don Hendry
were putting on a friendly sparring
match with bare hands yesterday
when Cliff tapped Don on the solar
plexus and Don doubled up for the
count. That should make Cliff ex
northwest amateur wrestling cham
pion and ex-city golf champion, by
rights. Or maybe It was by his
left.
arket Drug Store
Drugs
Prescriptions
C. L Wcllman, rta.g.
In "Busick's Market"
For Easter
KM Plush
Bear
$1.00 Plush
Toys
....$1.98
75c
Armand
Toiletry Sets
51.00 Powder
50c Lipstick
50c Perfume
50c Compact, double
$2.50 val. for $1.Q9
$1.00 Powder
50c Compact
$1.50 val. for 89c
50c Powder
50c Perfume
50c Rouge
$1.50 val. for 89c
10c Chesterfield,
Men's White
'Kerchiefs
4C
Candy Specials
B-lb. box
Chocolates
1-lb. riccadllly
Toffee ........
75c
20c
8c
11c
1-lb.
Hard
mix
1-lb. Commercial
Chocolates
40c pint Shell Dry ,f
Cleaner, close-out.. X"tC
Antiseptics
76e
Llsterlne
1 pint Antlseptlo
Solution
35c Vlok's
Antiseptic
50c
Pepsodent
80c
Lavorls
500
Bocarol ...
59c
9c
29c
2for40C
39c
43c
100 5-gr.
Aspirin ..
16C
Kelly Says:
Trade Treaties Again
Coming Into News
Northwesterners Beat
Path to Washington
President Fails to Meet
German Red Cross Head
By John W. Kelly
Washington, March 21 What the
administration's reciprocal trade
treaties mean to and have done to
the Pacific Northwest will swim into
the news In the next few days,
Camouflage aside, it is a tariff fight
and as General Hancock observed
"tariff is a local Issue." Debate will
run along for days in the senate.
This Issue Is whether the recipro
cal trade treaty act (it expires in
June), will be extended for three
years. Administration pressure caus
ed the house to approve the exten
sion. Regardless of the fate of the
proposal, the trade treaties an-ady
signed will live out their life. At
bottom, the battle In the senate Is
an attempt by the members to re
capture one of the constitutional
powers they delegated to the presi
dent during the honeymoon days of
the new deal.
Treaties, according to the consti
tution, can be made by the presi-
dent but must be ratified by the
senate.. The senate authorized the
president to make trade agreements
without senate confirmation; now
the senate insists a trade agree
ment is a treaty and must be rati
fied by the senate; the administra
tion denies a trade agreement is
treaty. Take your choice
These Oppose Act
At this time, before the matter
comes to a vote, it looks as though
these senators will oppose extension
of the act: Oregon McNary and
Holman; Washington Bone and
Schwellenbach; Idaho Clark and
Thomas; California Johnson and
Downey. To keep western democra
tic senators from copper states
from fighting the extension
the administration suddenly drop
ped the proposed copper item in
negotiations with Chili. More agri
cultural groups in Idaho than in
Oregon are on record against the
trade agreement policy.
The issue cuts across party lines.
About 75 percent of the newspapers
of the country support the measure,
and most of these are republican in
policy. The industries of the east
(from which come heavy contribu
tions to the republican campaign
funds), favor trade agreements, but
in the senate most republican sena
tors believe that by killing the policy
they can bring the agricultural re
gions west of the Mississippi back
into the republican fold, from which
the farm vote strayed in 1932 and
1936.
Busy in Society
Dozens of residents of the north-
Lunches
Soda Fountain
480 N. Commercial St.
For Easter
Johnston Box
Chocolates
Easter
Dyes
SOCoSl
$1.00 Marine Band
Hohner Harmonica 5 f V
$1.29 Lunch Kit,
complete with
Bpttle
10c Wax Lunch
Paper
Fresh Waterproof
Adhesive
l"xl0 yds.
JV'xlO yds.
l"x 5 yds.
Vi"x 5 yds.
l"x2'2 yds 4c
1 oz.
10c Pocket
Combs
5c Stud
Tobacco
Sundries
23o Rubber
Aprons
200 Rubber Gloves,
7'
1-pt. Vacuum
Bottles
S5e
Pipes
15o Liquid White Polish
with 1 pr. white strings.. C
39c Milk Of
Magnesia, 1 pt
Toiletries
25c Colgate
Shaving Cream . . m for
CLOSE-OITT
ON FACE POWDERS
$1.00
Lablanche
75c
Bonicllla
$1.00
Mnrcclle
50c
Palmer
1 pt. Self-Polish
tng Wax
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Cotton 3c B Wl SS V r-fA.l l.
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20c I
vest have traveled back and forth
across the continent to come to the
national capital to protest against
agreement which have injured
them financially. Northwest lumber
industry has complained from the
day the treaty was signed with Can
ada, yet eastern lumbermen are not
objecting. Parenthetically, it should
be noted that the manager of a na
tional lumber group Is not resisting
the treaty program; he is circulating
In the social set of Secretary of
State Cordell Hull and lesser state
department officials. The social
lobby In Washington Is quite an institution.
In debate it will be shown that
Federal Surplus Commodities Cor
poration has spent millions of dol
lars buying up surplus of certain
commodities and despite this at
tempt of the government to remove
domestic surplus, under the trade
agreements similar commodities
have been imported while PSCC
was performing this task at the ex
pense of the taxpayers.
What went on under the Hatch
act debate will be mild In compari
son with charges and counter char
ges to be expected In the present
controversy. And It will continue for
days and days.
Cold Convenient
President Roosevelt has the most
convenient cold in the head. It was
so severe that he could not receive
His Royal Highness the Duke of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who, al
though bora in England and a rela
tive of the late Queen Victoria, Is
president of the German Red Cross.
Like British, Polish, French, Finns,
Swedes, etc., he came to the United
States on a good will tour, but un
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llll ' ' ' Spring. ' II
New hats in tune with the
1 , ? jf3ffS-jm voices of Spring! Each with a
3for25cl SWJ MlZX
II p''mjM'i A-:W ness of your new Spring cos-
..set li 4 S3?r?.
5.00 & 2Z.S0 gf .
45c OS ""
. i rj en d em ,
I Straws ly-eih jrabricd
14C pJl J
I i Hats with a personality all their own ... yet f"A H
i f add just the right glamor to yours! New f rl ' I
t tt,f I V nign-crowneci ana fiemisn sailors! floppy i ti i
VW I "nanenkes"! Off-fncp. hrims! All wnnrWfnl- , J t h
I i j Iy becoming and such fun to wear I Black, V-' i sl I'll
111 navy, pastels, fresh white! VX- Jf ill
like the others he was not asking
for money.
While Saxe-Coburg was In town
the president's sniffles were terrible;
the affliction did not pass until the
German was holding a reception
(no cabinet members attended), and
then a miracle occurred; the cold
disappeared and the president dash
ed off to attend the banquet of the
White House correspondents. The
cold had not interfered with the
president receiving and entertaining
Archduke Otto, who Is pretender to
the extinct throne of Austria. Pre
sident of the German Red Cross
received a snub.
Bomb Brings Protest
Protests are being received by
members of the military affairs
committee against proposal to stake
out a few score goats to see If they
will be blown to atoms by a liquid
oxgen-carbon bomb, which an In
ventor wishes to demonstrate. The
Inventor claims his bomb will kill
anything, by concussion, within a
radius of two miles, is asking $25,000
for the experiment. So scared of
the bomb were members that they
even burned the stenographic notes
of the hearing when the Inventor
discussed It.
Army officers say phooey. Ans
wers the Inventor, his bomb would
make obsolete every aircraft in the
army or navy; a new type would be
required to handle the bombs.
Morter Family Moves
Scio The Fred Morter family, for
the last few years residing In the
Providence community, moved this
week to the George Bllyeu residence
in Scio. recently vacated by the
Dean Morris family. Mr. Morter Is
employed at Westflr, it Is stated.
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12th Street
Plan Presented
Members of the county court and
representatives from the city coun
cil and association representing
South River road improvement went
to Portland today to appear before
the state highway commission to
make two requests.
One of these is that the South
Twelfth street cutoff from the Pa
cific highway to the city limits and
Twelfth street from the city limits
to State street be taken over as a
secondary highway. This road now
carries a large amount of the heav
ier traffic of the Pacific highway
through Salem, the city is without
funds to Improve It within the city
limits and proponents of the plan
feel that It is logical that the state
take It over and maintain it.
The other request will be that
the commission make a survey of
the South River road for about
three miles out from the city llm-" 1
its. This Is a part of the proposed
development of the Salem-Kings
valley' highway and the worst part
of the construction is In the city
limits. The road is a federal sec
ondary from Salem to Independence
and the survey Is sought to ascer
tain how much it would cost to
make the improvement on this end.
Vacation Short One
Independence A short vacation Is
being taken by the teachers and
pupils of the schools over this week
end and school took up again Tues
day morning. Several of the teach
ers went home Friday. ;