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Kciiutv IMccts the Boss W) Cpl. Ruby Newell, Lour Beach,
Calif., chosen the most beautiful Wac in the European theater
of operations, was introduced by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle
to the crowd attending the Air-Force-Navy football game in
London.
Three Measures Go On
City Ballot in February
Next February 9 was set by
the date for a special election, a
ballot instead of the expected
city shall sell $175,000 in bonds
for acquisition of the westerly
43 acres of Bush's pasture for
park purposes; whether a fran
chise shall be granted the Sa
lec ' Electric, cooperative; and
'whether the city shall annex su
burban areas adjacent to the
citr on three sides. The Matter
wilt- require, on the same date,
a vote by the people of the
involved area.
On the bill submitting the
park proposal the vote was 10
to 3, the negatives being Byers,
Forkner and Lewis, Alderman
Kenneth C. Perry, aclingasmay
or in the absence of Mayor I. M.
Doughton who was 111, did not
vote, though later in the session
it was decided that he had a
right to vote regardless of a
the bill to submit the
franchise question the affirma
tive votes were Acklin, Arm
strong, Byers, Jorgensen, Le
Garie, Maple, Perry and Rig
don; the negatives, French,
Gille, Forkner, Lewis, Lobdell
and O'Hara.
z On the bill calling a special
election Forkner and Lewis
were the only negative votes.
Many Speakers Heard
Speakers both in and outside
the council were heard. In
behalf of the park bill those
heard included Carl W. Hogg,
Winnie Pettyjohn, Ralph Camp
bell, Dr. L. E. Bitrrick, W. W.
Chadwick, E. J. Scellars, Burr
L. Miller, Phoebe McAdams,
M. L. Meyers, Prof. Cecil R.
Monk, Leslie Sparks, Elizabeth
Lord, Ivan G. Martin, Wen
dell Ewing and Robert Fcnix.
With the exception of Fork
ner and Lewis aldermen who
indicated they would vole
against the park bill at the
polls voted to submit it to the
people.
Alderman David O'Hara said
that "The biggest mistakes this
council has made in the 16
years I have been a member
were done by unanimous vote.
As chairman of the wayi and
means committee during most of
those years I don't think it is
improper for me to say that 1
know more about city finances
than any other member, and
1 am not going to see this bill
go out of this council with my
recommendation. Since one of
the terms of the proposed pur
chase is that the city must deed
about 10 acres to Willamette
university we will actually be
paying about $0000 an acre. I
wouldn't be In a very enviable
position if I voted against sub
mitting it to the people. Any
way, 1 have always been in
favor of referring questions to
the people. Yet 1 consider It
a disservice to submit it so soon
eftcr a general election, and 1
predict that a very small mi
nority of the people will vole."
Little Parks Championed
LcGarie said he looked for a
big vote because of the con-
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the city council Monday night as
nd three measures will be on the
two. They will be whether the
troversial nature of the meas
ures being submitted. .Alder
man Gille, chairman of the spe
cial committee that negotiated
for the park, read the city's
financial record, showing it on
a cash basis and statements from
bankers that its credit is gilt
edged. '
Alderman French, opposing
the purchase, but favoring the
referendum, demanded the de
velopment of the city's little
parks. Forkner said he didn't
consider it a good buy for the
city or anyone else. "We have
n't developed the parks" we
have, and we ought to go back
to the Bush Interests for a
price. We haven't got one
now." Alderman Lobdell spoke
in a similar vein. "We have
10 small parks now," she said,
"but they are undeveloped and
our boys have to play ball in
the streets. This is a lovely
project, but I believe in consid
ering the human equation right
now,"
On the cooperative franchise
bill Alderman French said fran
chise questions shouldn't go to
the people; that it was a matter
reserved to the council.
H. B. Read, president of the
cooperative, said he had little
objection to its going to the
people, except that he under
stood few people voted at spe
cial elections. He defended the
cooperative on the basis of its
low rate, and said "the private
company's lowest rales are here
because of us." He mentioned
the "big company's voting ma
chine," and said court decisions
"show that monopolies, trusts
and holding companies are not
in the public interest."
Glenn Hogg, farmer member
of the cooperative, called it "an
effort of the business men to
help themselves," and Roy R.
Hewitt spoke for the users of
cooperative power In general.
Custer Ross, attorney for the
Portland General Electric com
pany, declared that "the only
way to get the cooperative's
service is to become a member
of lt and accept Its liabilities
along with Its supposed ad
vantages. The rates of the PGE
are fixed by the public service
commission, but the commis
sion cannot and will not regu
late the rates of the coopera
tive." Paul B. Wallace said that 40
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years ago utility rates were reg
ulated by competition, which re
sulted in duplicaiton of serv
ice and general inconvenience,
so regulation by commission
supplanted the old method.
Hence, he said, "a franchise to
a competing concern would be
a reversal of the trend."
Alderman LeGarie was of the
opinion that the cooperative was
"foolish to oppose referring it
to the people, because this coun
cil, as now constituted, would
probably refuse a franchise. If
it were put up to the council
we would have to investigate to
see if the cooperative is respon
sible." This caused Alderman Lob
dell to ask "If the people pass
it will it be obligatory on the
council to grant it?" Chris J.
Kowilz, former alderman and
city attorney, replied that "It
would not be, for this is merely
an advisory measure. There
could be a disagreement as to
terms. What the council
should have done was refer the
franchise itself lo the people,"
The council passed the utility
regulatory bill, one ' effect of
which will be to prevent the
cooperative from setting new
poles and thereby expanding be
tween now and the special elec
tion dale. .
Galey Chairman
Of Lumber Board
Portland, Ore., Nov. 21 (U.H)
The labor board Monday an
nounced appointment of John
D. Galey as chairman and Wil
liam S. Lubersky as vice chair
man of the West Coast Lumber
commission here.
Since resignation of Ben H.
Kizer as chairman in October
to' become chief of the China
area office of the UNRRA, a
Portland attorney, Galey has
been acting chairman of the
commission.
Lubersky, also a Portland at
torney, was assistant to Wayne
L. Morse, - senator-elect from
Oregon, when he was a public
member of the war labor board.
The commission has jurisdic
tion in Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana and California.
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Rent Offered
On Bush Trad
If the city of Salem acquires
(he Bush's pasture tract for park
purposes by vote of the people
next February 9 It will not, dur
ing the, lifetime of A. N. Bush
and Miss Sally Bush be without
returns from the tract, notwith
standing the condition that the
city not take possession during
their lifetime.
What council members called
a magnanimous offer came from
the Pioneer Trust company and
the Bush family Monday night
In a letter offering to pay the
city rental of $2500 a year dur
ing that period of time. This
is said to be about the amount
that tax payments on the prop
erty would amount to.
Several side matters appeared
In the council in connection with
the park proposal. Aldermen
David O'Hara and R. A. Fork
ner put in a resolution calling
for a survey of all land owned
by the city now available or
later to be available for parks,
including an estimate of the
money necessary for their de
velopment. The resolution was
adopted.
Incidental to the matter of
annexing suburban districts the
special annexation committee
got adoption of a resolution au
thorizing it to hire an engineer
or a concern to prepare a legal
description of the proposed area
at an expense of not over $300.
Addresses Changed
By Scio Residents
Scio Mr. and Mrs. W. W..
Miller, who have lived on a farm
northeast of Scio for many
years, have purchased the Mor
row estate residence in south
Scio, and plan to move there
soon. The George Fosters have
occupied the house for several
years.
Mr. and Mrs. David Neiss are
occupying the Dr. J. F. Hosch
farm on the north outskirts of
Scio. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Crow,
who have been employed on the
place for several years, are mov
ing to the Rolla Shelton house
on Main street in Scio.
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New Command tfl'j Lt. Gen.
Raymond Wheeler (above) has
been named to succeed Gen.
J. W. Stilwell as deputy com
mander of the allied Southeast
Asia command and continues
as principal administrative of
ficer under Lord Mountbatten.
Senator Walker
Of Alaska Dies
Juneau, Alaska Nov. 21 W)
Alaska will hold a special elec
tion shortly to select a successor
to Territorial Senator A. P.
Walker, whose death Sunday in
the naval hospital at Shoemaker,
Calif., was announced here last
night.
Acting Gov. Williams said he
was contacting Gov. Gruening
in Washington, D.C., relative to
the election, which the Alaskan
constitution makes mandatory in'
event of vacancies occurring
more than 41 days before con
vening of the legislature.
Dallas Thanksgiving school
holiday in Dallas will extend
from closing time Wednesday
until Monday morning, Novem
ber 27, S. E. Whitworth, city
superintendent of schools, an
nounced Monday.
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Right Given
An ordinance bill giving the
! Southern Pacific company a
franchise for construction of a
spur track on Front street for
the benefit of the Western Paper
Converting company passed the
citv council Monday night.
A bill was introduced that,
if passed, will grant the West
ern Union company a 10-year
franchise to operate in the city.
Alderman French introduced an
ordinance bill to give the Sa
lem Electric cooperative a fran
chise, which doubtless will get
no further since the question is
now referred to the people.
Application of the Salem Sub
urban lines and the West Salem
bus for depot space on the east
side of Commercial street 30
feet south of State was held in
abeyance pending completion of
a safety survey to be made by
the National Safety council.
The council approved a light
for 19th and Virginia and re
ceived a petition for one at Col-,
umbia and Water.
Alderman Tom Armstrong,
chairman of a special commit-
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tee Investigating reasons for Sa
lem being declared out of
bounds to the marine air base at
Corvallis, reported that the
committee had not yet received
any information, regardless of
its efforts, but would keep try
ing. Property owners petitioned
for the vacation of Water street
between Columbia and Grove
so they may protect their prop
er from encroachment of the
river.
Adopted was a resolution by
Armstrong for a special commit
tee to study revision of the cur
few ordinance, with a possible
reduction In the age limit from
18 to 18 years. The committee
will have three members from
the council and two outside.
The council Initiated proceed
ings for the vacation of a por
tion of Tile road to the Keith
Brown company In return for
other properly whereby 16th
street could bo opened to the
fair grounds.
Bond Drive Workers
Pratum Those working on
the 6th war bond drive for Pra
tum are Mrs. C. Lynds, Wilma
deVries, Mrs. Archie Bowen,
Melvin Lien, Mrs. Ted Dewey,
Mrs. Fred Cornu, Mrs. George
Kleen.
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Elect John Jessup
Vancouver, B. C, Nov.
(Canadian Press) John H. .
sup, publisher of the Bremerton,
Wash.," News-Searchlight, was
named president of the Pacific
Northwest Advertising Execu
tives' association here 'yester
day. A. B. Wallace, national
advertising manager of the Ore
gon Journal, was elected secre
tary. During the course of the day's
session, advertising executives
were warned by C. T. Constan
tine, chairman of the Washing-1
ton chapter of the American As
sociation of Advertising, that
while newspapers were the most
constructive of all advertising
media, radio also offered some
advantages and the newspapers
should not take their media for
granted.
Constantine also reported
that the practice of grarJj)t
newspaper advertising sffte
to. established firms rather than
to "war babies" had proven of
great assistance.
The mariner's compass was
invented in Europe during the
12th century.
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