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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1944)
I ;; rNfc m Hl Credit for Blood Alain Good (Pj Four-vear-old Billy Meers jjtlayed with his toys in a Dallas, Tex., hospital bed, his credit at fne hospital blood bank restored by offers from all parts of the country to replenish the amount used to treat him for chronic nephritis, considered an incurable kidney ailment. "New words would have to be invented to express my gratitude," said his mother, Mrs. Charles Meers (right). Billy has been given blood plasma equivalent to 227 pints. Engineering Well Along On State Highway Projects Portland, Jan. 13 W Engineering on post-war highway Im provements in Oregon is so far along that "we could let contracts for $30,000,000 in projects in the next six months if the war ended today." That was stale mgn-- way Engineer R. H. Baldocks comment on road face-lifting plans outlined tentatively by the state highway commission late yesterday. The proposed program calls for more than $24,000,000 to transform the state's primary network into a modern thor oughfare system and $6,850,000 to spruce up secondary roads. While federal legislation is in the making to determine the ex tent of financial aid the state will receive, Baldock's staff will be working up specifications on other projects aggregating some $20,000,000. nalrinrk. meanwhile, will at tend hearings starting in Wash. ington February 15 on a bill which would appropriate $3, 000,000,000 for highway con struction in the 48 states in the tlirM immediate Dost-war years. Oregon's share is expected to be $15,000,000 each year. Snmi Prnlects Tentative Thn commission indicated that it has not decided definite v on all the proposed projects listed under the first expected $30,- 000,000 program. It made clear also that the extent of con clrurlinn will deDend UDon the amount of funds finally made available by congress. The first thing on the post- Birthday Celebrated Mill City Lela Mel Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Char les KellyT celebrated her 10th birthday with a theater party. Ten of her friends gathered at her home about 6:30 o'clock for the birthday refreshments before going to the theater. In vited friends were Nancy Hase man of Idanha, Delores Ann Smith, Alona Fay Daly, Paula Jane Vanbuskirk, Pauline Ma son, Wilma Mae Cooke, Lyla Potter and Delores Jane Poole. war program, however, the commissioners said, is comple tion of the Pacific highway through and beyond Eugene, Big projects included $4,302, 000 for improving the Columbia river highway; $1,000,000 for completion of the Modoc Point Algoma Gap in The Dalles-California highway; $1,000,000 to finish the Warm Springs cut off from Mount Hood to Ma dras; $795,000 for completion of the north unit of Marshfield Coquille connections; $762,000 for straightening the Oregon coast highway between Tilla mook and Pleasant Valley; com pletion of connections between Newport and Spencer crock to put the highway along the coast. Other proposed projects in- Manv Never Suspect Cause Of Backaches Thii (HdTrettroent Often Brinf Hippy Relief When dUordtr of kidofy function permit poisonous matter to retniin in your blood, it may cause nagging backache, rheumatio pains, leg pains, Iom of pep and energy, getting up nigbti, swelling, puffinee under thn eyes, headaches and diisineM. frequent or scanty passages with smarting and burning some times shows there is something; wrong with your kidneys or bladder, ( UOniWlHl ABK yum Mtupw Pills, used successfully by "lll1Dn" ' ver the la miles 01 Kinney iimce uusn um "" ous waste from your blood, (M Doan 1'illa. d eur chops Relieve Misery of Put l-purpes Vicks Va-tro-nol up each nostril. It (1) shrinks swollen membranes, (21 soothes irritation. (3) helps clear cold- mmmmtfm clogged nose. Follow VlfcA ffSSS VAVM-ML eluded: oiling of the John Day highway over the Blue moun tains, $123,000, and between Unity and Ironside, $246,000; grade-raising and oiling of The Dalles-California highway be tween Lapine and Crescent, $310,000; John Day highway im provements at Prineville, in cluding a new Crooked River bridge, $.(,000; improving sur face of Santiam Pass highway Damage Claims High The commission said $101,530 in claims for highway damages, mostly to central Oregon routes as a result of army maneuvers there last summer and fall, would be presented to PRA. First criticism by public of ficials of the Moses plan for $75,000,000 in post-war im provements at Portland w Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Jan. 13, 1944 7 voiced at the meeting. Baldock said the proposed East Side throughwoy was "extravagant and impossible." T. H. Ban field, Portland, commission chairman, said extension of the existing Front avenue drive would achieve the same pur pose as the Ihroughway. The commission estimated the exten sion would cost $15,000,000 less. The commission set up an $18,261,000 budget for 1944. Most Pacific salmon spawn once and then die. Mill City Chapter Given Instruction Mill City Marilyn chapter, No. 145, OES, held a regular meeting, with Hazel Foster, as sociate grand matron, from Prineville, present. Mrs. Fos ter held a school of instruction for the new officers of the com ing year. A covered dish sup per at 6:30 o'clock preceded the meeting. The committee in charge of the supper includ ed Maxine Hill, Mildred Allen and Marion Todd. in IJf.Ll Canada dV JVATER. . ite iMttess or VrMs Mixed rftrt Sjparkirt(f CANADA DRYWI 0' PLUS DEPOSIT. , 8 s : MOST POPULAR brand on the West Coast! Pressed from prize-variety tomatoes . . - .DAVErlPOBT J8EAUTF..-. 4 fCI u a plus double bed comfort DAlfENO BY DAY... BED BY NIGHT! 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