Board to Act
Wednesday on
Baldock Plan
G apital jl, Journal
Meeks Tells of
Opposition to
Gigantic Rallies
Celebrate End
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Organizing Bank Berlin Blockade
61st Year, No. 1H
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Salem, Oregon, Thursday, May 12, 1949
(24 P'
Price 5c
Highway Expenditures
For Two Years to
Be Determined
Bt JAMES D. OLSON
Extension at the loar-Une
hlrhwav from New Era to Sa-
lem will be among the road
projects to be considered by the
state highway commission wnen
it outlines its next two-year pro
cram next week.
The commission will meet
next Wednesday, following its
regular two-day monthly meet
ing opening Monday, to consider
the future immediate road con
struction for the state.
It will be at this time that
the commission will determine
what part of the so-called Bal
dock traffic plan for Salem will
be included in the 24 month's
program.
Costs of Program
Oregon's deficient highways
was recently cited by Deputy
Commissioner J. S. Bright of the
Public Road administration as
one of the arresting reasons why
the federal government must
spend $47 billion over a ten
year period to meet the nation's
existing transportation neeas.
The deputy commissioner
told the American Road Build
ers association that surveys
made in eight states disclosed
that this group alone had high
way deficiencies needing im
mediate correction in the am
ount of $6,627,000,000.
Oregon Reauiremtuts
Oregon's requirements, in
cluding state, and county roads
a well as city streets total szol,
327,000 to improve 7,210 miles.
The survey in Oregon was
made by engineers engaged by
a legislative highway interim
committee and its report led the
legislautre to increase gasoline
tax and automobile registra
tion fees in order to provide ad
ditional funds for the highway
department to begin meeting the
deficiencies.
The interim committee rec
ommended the alternative of a
10-year;- 15-year or 20-year
programs and the legislature
decided on the 19-year program.
4 Lane Objection
The additional gas tax and
registration fee together with an
increase in the rate schedule
for trucks and buses is expected
to yield in excess of $8,000,000
for the 1949-50 biennium.
(Concluded en Pace 5, Colamn )
Eisler Escapes
As Stowaway
Washington, May 12 VP) Im
migration commissioner Watson
Miller said today a stowaway
aboard a Polish ship at sea has
been "positively" identified as
Cearhart Eisler, missing alien
communist.
- The 53-year-old Eisler, who
is facing two possible jail sen
tences in this country, disap
peared last week from 'his home
in New York. He was free on
$23,000 baiL
The liner Batory, which sail
ed from New York six days ago.
later radioed that a German
stowaway aboard identified him
self as Eisler. The ship, owned
by Gydnia-American Shipping
lines, ltd., is due at Southamp-
Miller told reporters "we have
a positive identification."
Asked for details, Miller said
the stowaway "gave his birth
date and place and they corres
pond to our records of the birth
date and place of Eisler." He
added:
"I don't suppose any ordinary
stowaway would be running
around with Eisler's birth date
and place."
When newsmen asked wheth
er he had any information as to
how Eisler got aboard the ship,
Miller said:
"It's a strange procedure. One
would wonder how he got on
the boat."
Asked how Eisler was discov
ered aboard the vessel. Miller
said, "if he got on surreptitious
ly, he may have gotten hungry.
Rioting Arabs Tear
Down U.S. Flag
Tripoli, Libia, May 12 m
Rioting Arabs tore the United
States flag from the American
consulate here yesterday and
threw stones and iron balls at
the windows.
They were demonstrating
against a British-Italian plan to
restore Tripolitania to Italian
trusteeship in 1951, which Arab
leaders contend would throw
"the Tripolitanian people to
Italian loggers. "
The mob sometimes chant
ing "Russia! Russia!" Stoned
the French consulate, one atone
striking the consulste.
U.S. Consul Orrsy Taft, Jr.,
agreed not to fly the U.S. flag
outride the consulate until the
tension has eased.
Landlords Told
Only 2 Days to
Register Units
By STEPHEN A. STONE
E. G. Clay, area rent repre
sentative, reminded Salem area
landlords Thursday that time is
running out for the registration
of housing accommodations
which were brought under rent
control by the 1949 housing and
rent act.
Landlords have only two
more days to register newly-
controlled units with the local
rent office at Room 315 in the
old nigh school Duuaing at eu
North High. The deadline has
been set for May 16.
Among the rental units now
subject to rent control are those
which were previously decon
trolled because they were not
rented for any successive 24-
month period between February
1, 1945, and March 30, 1948.
Also recontrolled are all hous
ing accomm odations which
were decontrolled because
1947 voluntary rent increase
lease was terminated prior to
April 1, 1948.
Trailers and Trailer Space
Trailers and trailer spaces
which were not used exclusive
ly for transient occupancy on
April 1, 1949, are again subject
to rent control. These must be
registered for the first time if
they were not subject to a maxi
mum rent prior to January 5,
1948.
Landlords may obtain regis
tration forms and assistance in
preparing their statements at
the local rent office. Clay said.
The registration forms will be
mailed if requested by the land
lord.
Previously registered units
need not be re-registered, but
the area rent director advises
the owners to show the original
registration statements to the
present tenants. Duplicate co
pies may be obtained at the rent
office if the landlord has lost
his copy. The present rent must
not exceed the rent shown in
the registration statement, plus
or minus approved adjustments.
San Francisco Meeting
Clay and other members of
the Oregon staff will leave Sun
day for a week s conference in
San Francisco with national
and regional officials of the of
fice of the housing expediter on
the provisions of the 1949 rent
law. Clay will meet with Tigghe
E. Woods, national housing ex
pediter, and Ward Cox, western
regional expediter, and mem
bers of their staffs to iron out
details and problems under the
new rent law, including the pro
visions of the law which do the
following:
Permit "local option decon
trols" with the approval of the
governor.
Make it mandatory that land
lords who wish to evict either
obtain a certificate from the
area office or file a copy of the
notice, depending on the
ground.
Authorize the government to
sue for treble damages if the
tenant who has been overcharg
ed does not avail himself of his
right to do so.
Recontrol classes of accom
modations- formerly decontroll
ed.
Allows adjustments to be
granted to landlords so that
they have a "fair net operating
income.
Clay expects to return Fri
day, May 20.
Most Willamette Valley
Towns Adopting DST
taj tnt AMoel.lea praMl
Albany and probably Corvallis and neighboring middle Wil
lamette valley communities were caught up today in the whirl of
daylight saving time that started in Portland.
Members of Albany city council voted last night to shift clocks
ahead at 2:01 a.m., next Monday.
Sweet Home and the rural Linn;
county areas were expected to
follow.
Albany City Manager J. B.
Baughman reported he had been
advised by Corvallis' Mayor
George Peavy that daylight sav
ing time would be proclaimed
for the Benton county seat if
both Albany and Salem
switched. Salem earlier this
week voted the shift, effective
next Monday.
Farther south, the Eugene
city council left unsettled the
question in that city. Council
members tabled the issue Mon
day night.
The Marion county court at
Salem, which decided to keep
county offices on standard time
after Salem goes on daylight
time next Monday, decided also
to keep the courthouse clock on
standard time. That clock is the
city's main timepiece.
Murphy said daylight saving
Truman Firm for
$4r000f000f000
Tax Increase
Washington, May 12 WO
President Truman said today he
is standing by his demand for a
$4,000,000,00. tax increase. It is
needed the president told a news
conference, if the government
is to avoid going Into the red.
Mr. Truman asked the big tax
increase in his January State-
of-the-union message to con
gress.
The subject was brought up
at his news conference because
Rep. Doughton (D-N.C), who
heads the tax-writing house
ways and means committee,
said after a White House call
yesterday that he thinks the
government must make eco
nomies to keep income and
spending in line with each other
rather than looking to a tax
increase.
Debt Now $251 Billions
The president said he had re
tired about $26,000,000,000 in
national debt since he took of
fice. That, he added, is more
than any other president m his
tory had retired.
Mr. Truman went on to say
that this government ought to
retire from two to five billion
dollars in debt every year.
As a result of the huge war
time expenditures, the govern
ment's debt now stands at
about $251,600,000,000.
The president said he has ex
ercised rigid economy and that
his budget message to congress
in January called for rigid eco
nomy.
He said he discussed social
security, rather than taxes, with
Doughton.
Deficit Held Certain
Doughton's house committee
handles social security legisla
tion as well as tax measures.
Mr. Truman replied with a
flat no when a reporter asked
if he thought a deficit could be
avoided without additional
taxes.
t Concluded on Pare S, Column t)
Full Repeal of
TH Law Sought
Washington, May 12 VP)
President Truman said today he
still stands for full repeal of the
Taft-Hartley act.
He said that he had not dis
cussed concessions with labor
leaders and that his own posi
tion is well known.
Throughout the presidential
campaign last fall, and since,
the president has called for re
peal of the whole Taft-Hartley
act and restoration of the old
Wagner labor law with minor
revisions.
He was asked at a news con
ference about reports that labor
leaders have agreed to some con
cessions on a new labor bill in
order to get repeal of the pres
ent law.
He said specifically that he
did not talk about concessions
yesterday during a conference
with President William Green
of the American Federation of
Labor.
The president restated his
stand as house labor committee
democrats were called together
(10 a.m. PST) to plan strategy
for getting Taft-Hartley repeal
and minimum wage legislation
through the house in the next
month.
There was much talk of con
cessions as the lawmakers got
together, along with predictions
of a bitter battle.
Jefferson City, Lebanon and
time is "an unwarranted intru
sion of the white collar dudes
of Portland on the farmers and
smaller communities of the
state."
The Mt. Angel city council
voted unanimously Wednesday
night to stay on standard time,
and the nearby community of
Silverton will decide Friday
night.
Reedsport, May 12 A pro
posal by the Coos Bay Chamber
of Commerce that this area go
on daylight saving time was re
jected by the Reedsport-Lower
Umpqua chamber.
A new reason for opposing the
fast time came from Cal Heys,
who spoke at the chamber meet
ing. Heys ssid it would confuse
vital statistics records for future
generations.
"I," said Heys, "want to have
it recorded that I died under
standard time."
w yy o zferLh
Children Join in Berlin Celebration School children join
in one of the biggest peace time celebrations in Berlin's history
(May 11) as the city prepared for the lifting of the Russian
blockade. The sign the youngsters are displaying says
"Blockade Free." (AP Wirephoto via radio from Berlin)
Columbia Rising But No
Flood Damage Expected
(Bt Uw AuocUUd Prm)
The Columbia river swelled
today and a continued rise for the next four days was forecast. !
High temperatures over the river's watershed readings were in
the 90s at some points had the
Fisher, river forecaster, said the
Summer Heat
Prevails Here
Summer-time weather contin
ued Into Thursday tor the Sa
lem area with prospect of little
change in temperature for an
other day.
Wednesday's maximum soar
ed to 87 degrees, warmest day
of the season to date and the
highest temperature here since
last September 12. The day's
mean temperature was 68, or
13 above normal, Thursday's
minimum was very high to start
the new day. registering 58 de
grees. Partly cloudy skies and some
widely scattered afternoon thun
der showers are the prospect for
Friday with little change in
temperature forecast.
Showing some effect of the
melting snow in the mountains
was the turn in the Willamette
river to be .1 of a foot higher
than for the preceeding day.
The river had been falling slight
ly. It measured 5.3 feet here
Thursday morning.
Word Comes on
Wheat Ruling
The production and marketing
administration announces that
wheat allotments up to 3 per
cent of total county allotments
can be given to farms which
have not raised wheat in 1947,
'48. or '49 and which did not
have a 1942 wheat allotment,
provided (he operator makes a
request to the county ACA com
mittee.
Even though wheat was rais
ed in 1945 or 1946, a special re
quest must be made to the coun
ty committee in order to get an
allotment in 1950 for farms
where no wheat was raised in
1947, '48, or '49 and there was
no 1942 wheat allotment.
W. M. Tate, Marion county
ACA committee chairman, says
that all persons in this county
who desire a 1950 wheat allot
ment and have not raised wheat
the past two years or this year
should go to the wheat survey
office In Salem or write Marion
county ACA, 203 Post Otlice
building in Salem to have the
request put on record. The
wheat survey office Is located at
the back of the 4H club ofice
which is neaT the Church street
entrance of the old high school
building.
Also, anyone who has raised
wheat any one of the past two
years or this year and has not
been contacted by a community
committeeman should come in to
declare his acreage so that he
will be sure to get a 1950 wheat
allotment.
Slash Lands Burning
Forest Grove, Ore., Msy 12
u. Fire today was burning
120 acres of slash land at the
C. F, Laughlln Logging opera
tion, about 12 miles southwest
of here.
over flood stage at Vancouver
snowpack melting fast. Elmer
snow-melt would maintain the
driver at a high level. It will
rise for at least four days but
Fisher said he could not say
when it would crest.
It likely will go above the 18
feet earlier forecast for Van
couver on Sunday, he said, and
reach 20.9 on Monday.
Fisher repeated, however, his
earlier statement that no dam
aging level is in prospect on the
main river.
But at Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
residents worried about patches
in the dikes breached last year.
The Kootenai rlvar there
where flood stage is 31 feet
was expected to reach above 25
feet today. An earthen dike was1
completed around the town yes
terday, and its height was be
ing increased as protection for
the town flooded last year.
North Central Washington
streams continued their rise un
der the blailng sun. "There is
still plenty of snow there," Fish
er said. The Okanogan river is
8 to 8 feet below the 1048 crest,
the Methow is 5 to 0 feet be-'
low, the Twisp is S feet below
and the "Wenatchee is 4 to 4
feet below last year's peak.
The Willamette is up only
slightly and there is no pros
pect for high water above the
falls at Oregon City.
The Clearwater river was near,
flood stage at Orofino, Idaho.
Water poured over burner grates,
and forced planing mills to shut'
down at both Orotino and Ah-
shka. An army engineers' proj
est to dike the river at the low
lying city park is under -way,
The Clearwater is still five feet
below the flood level ot 1948
when the park was covered and
several buildings were swept
away.
Lake Coeur D'alene In north
ern Idaho rose so high it sub
merged a section of U. S. high
way No. 95. Water was six
Inches deep on the road. Traffic
was detoured 10 miles over a
Spokane river bridge which a
highway engineer said was un
safe. The state highway depart
ment began constructing an
emergency fill to eliminate the,
detour.
Seawall to Cost $36 Million
Portland, May 12 M" If Port
land wants a seawall and other
improvements to protect both
banka lrom Willamette river
flooding, the bill will come to
$36,000,000. That is the esti
mate ot CoL O. E. Walsh, Port
land district army engineer. ,
THE WEATHER
Re leaned by United States
Weather Bureau)
Forecast tor Salem and Vicin
ity: Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday with widely scattered aft
ernoon thunder showers. Little
change in temperature. Lowest
temperature expected tonight,
a degrees; highest Friday, 80.
Conditions will continue mostly
favorable tor arm work. Maxi
mum yesterday S7. Minimum to
day AS. Mean temperature yes
terday M which was 13 above
normal. Total 24-hour precipita
tion to I! 30 tm. today O. Tots!
pracrptutton tor the month l.M
inches which is .M of an inch
above normal. Willamette river
height at Salem Thursday morn
ing. Si tnt.
V
Reds 21 Miles
From Shanghai
Shanghai, May 12 V-Red
torces pushed to within 21 miles-
of Shanghai today.
Two separate attacks were
underway. The nearest was at
Taichang, 21 miles to the north
west. Bitter fighting there was
reported by the Shanghai gar
rison communique.
A fore southwest of this
great Asian city had reached
Shihutang, a hamlet 25 miles
southwest of Shanghai. Gov
ernment troops there were re
ported holding firm.
On the central China Hankow
front central news agency de
scribed fighting of "unprece
dented fury raging." But from
the size of forces involved this
action seemed to be on a small
scale.
The Shanghai garrison order
ed all government departments
out of Shanghai within two
weeks.
The communique indicated
the communists had made a sub
stantial advance from Keshan,
about 50 miles southwest of the
city.
Yesterday the garrison said
the Reds were attacking Xasb
an and acknowledged all com
munications with the town has,
been severed. This usually
means a town already has been
captured.
Labor Shortage
In Farm Area
The recent over-supply of
labor In agricultural lines has
developed Into a shortage ot
workers, reported W. H. Ball-
lie, manager ot the Salem cltlce
of the state employment aerv
ice. The shortage it expected,
to become more acute as season-'
al crops develop.
Farmers who drive In ach'
morning around 8 o'clock to
secure their quota of workers in
the hop yards, strawberry
patches and general farm proj
ects have not always been able
to secure their requirements.
Thursday morning the shortage
was around 20.
Men who expect to hire out
should be at- the employment
office at Cottage and Ferry
streets shortly after 0 o'clock.
They should bring their own
lunches, and gloves.
Cherry growers are beginning
to worry concerning a possible
shortage of pickers for the crop
which is expected to be consid-
eably above average. Picking
will start around June 12.
New Courthouse Drawings
Add Sixth Floor to Building
County Clerk Harlan Judd
tentative drawings lrom Pletro
is designing the new Marion county courthouse, suggestion ar
rangements for (he too floor, or floors, as the case may be.
One carries out a suggestion
courthouse building commission
which would add a sixth floor to
(he building, reduce the size of.
the fifth floor and separa'.e the
quarters allotted to the tall and
to the iuvenile department, else
intr th ttttrmnllM At.nwrtms.nt nn
the top floor and ljmtsh two1
open courts for boys and girls
as exercise and sun spans The
food problem, he says, would be
handled by an elevator.
The other set of plans submit
ted leaves out the sixth floor,
would leave the fifth floor of
the same size as it has been con
templated but with some differ
ent arrangements. The kitchen
and laundry, In this modifica
tion, would be centrally located
and available to both Juvenile
and adult Jail quarters. Provi
sion would be made for 60 men
President of Solem
Bank Testifies in
Trans-America Case
Ban Francisco, May 12 VP) G.
Carroll Meeks, president of the
Willamette Valley Bank at Sa-I
lem, Ore., told a Federal Reserve
Board hearing today of opposi
tion he said he encountered in
organising his bank in 1947,
Meeks was put on the stand by
J. Leonard Townsend, board
counsel. The hearing is on the
board's allegations that Ttans-
america corporation may have.
created a monopolistic tendency
in commercial banking in live.
western states.
Meeks related conversations
he said he had with Individuals
connected with the First Nation
alal Bank oi Portland and the
Benton County State Bank of
Corvallis. Both institutions are
owned by Transamerica.
Called in by Slentx
Meeks said that about two
weeks after publication of the
notice to organize a bank in May
1947, he was called by a man
named Slentz. He did not Iden
tify Slentz.
Meeks said Slenti Ttlaled to1
him a conversation Slentz had
with E. F. Slade, vice president1
ot the Portland bank. Meeks,
quoted Slentz as reporting that
Slade laid an independent bank
in the Salem district would not
be able to serve the community
adequately and efficiently.
Meeks also related a conver
sation he said he had on June 12,
1947. with Harold White of the
Corvallis bank. White, he id,),TJmJ?te;
told him also that it would be a
difficult task to establish a new
bank and suggested that he con
sider withdrawing his intention
and cooperate with the First Na
tional bank of Portland.
Promised Position
Meeks said White suggested
that he could obtain a position
in the Portland bank and within
two years be made manager of
the Salem branch.
Meeks said he told White he
had no intention of reversing his
position.
(Concluded on Page 5. Column Ti
3 Airmen Killed
At Moses Lake
Moses Lake, Wash.
May 12
VP) Three airmen were killed
in two separate air force plane
mishaps here late yesterday.
The pilot of a 600-miIe-an-
hour Boeing XB-47 stratojet
bomber was killed when struck
by the loosened plexiglass can-.
opy of the plane while on a
test flight.
K lew hours later, an F-R2
twin Mustang lighter crashed
about five miles from the air
force base here. Two men were.
aboard.
Officials of the 325th fighter
wing identified the two crash
victims as Lt Jesse J. Giifiam,
j pilot, ot Tallahassee, Fla., and
uipu .lames i. jnoniKumcry, ra
dar observer, of Galnesboro,
Tcnn. Montgomery arrived at
the Moses Lake base only a tew
days ago.
Officials said the F-81 crash
ed and burned at 7 p.m., Just
after taking off on a training
flight
A party bringing out the bo
dies were hampered by the
rugged terrain.
At Seattle, Boeing officials
identified the dead pilot ot the
bomber as Edward Scott Osier
plane, but uninjured, were
James A. Fraser ol Seattle, CO
pilot, and John Fornasero, also
of Seattle, chief ol ilight tests
for the Boeing engineering divi
sion. Cause of the loosened canopy
was not determined
Thursday received two sets of
Beiluschi, Portland architect who
raised at the last meeting o( the
prisoners, six to a bunk room,
and 18 Juveniles, 2 boys In a
room and a large day room
would be provided.
Architect Beiluschi, in an at
tached letter. Indicated some
trepidation as to the plan. He
said since being here at the last
meeting he has visited the Jail
at Clarke county, Wash., which
Is virtually new, designed in
1940, and he says at the time
the architect was criticized fori
leaving 20 percent vacant space.
However, within five years, the
architect told him, this was all
utilized and they didn't know
where to expand.
He says there is no vacant.
space provided for in the plans
here and Mr. Belluscl writes,
"this makes us nervous." I
Cloy Sounds Worning
As Airlift Continues
Operations
Berlin, May 12 WV-Two gi
gantic rallies, one communist
and the other anti-communist,
celebrated the end of the 121
day-old Berlin blockade today.
While ground traffic flowed
freely into Germany's first city.
old and young, men and women.
dropped their work and let oft
steam at the ending of one phass
of the long war of nerves la
Germany.
But Gen. Lucius D. Clay
sounded a warning that the cold
war was not at an end.
Clay Sounds Warning
The retiring U.S. milltan
governor told the West Berlin
city assembly he favors uni
fied Germany, but "It must not
come about by an sacrifice oi
basic principles ot freedom"
such as outlined in the propos
ed constitution lor a west Car
man. republic.
Up to 125,000 anti-commwt-
Ists turned out in City Kill
square to shout their support ot
the west In the battle v Ger.
many. On Vnler Den Linden u
the Soviet sector, lvu.QvQ com
munists supporters shouted ap
proval of an address by tha
hand-picked east sector mayot
who claimed the east had -won
over "capitalistic warmonger!
on the other side ol the Bran
denburg gate."
The mayor ol -western Berlin
Ernst Reuter, and other German
officials addressed their Tally
with fashing attacks at the com-
Airlift Roars On
While the Germans celebrat
ed, supplies and passengerr
poured into the city from th
west by rail and highway, whiff
the aiTlift -which broke till
blockade roared on.
The blockade-lifting had all
the fanfare ot a Hollywood mo
vie premiere, and the people,
convinced that at last this phase
ol ine com war was ended,
whooped" ft up in the flag-decked
city.
The Russian and western st
illed military out-did each othei
in courtesy as the barricadei
went down ending the blockade,
and the allied counter-blockade.
.There -was a general display ol
good will and smiling readiness
to cut red tape.
Allies Cautious
But the western allies wars
taking nothing for granted.
Their airlift, which had mads
cne oiocjcaae a useless Soviet
weapon by flying In the food.
fuel and raw materials needed
by west Berlin's 2,000,000 resi
dents:, continued flying. It Is to
continue at least 30 davs. To.
day's flights kept supplies com.
ing in at about a 500-ton n
hour fevef.
Allied military trains, follow.
ed by food and fuel trains, were
the first Into Berlin after the
barriers went down one minute
alter midnight. Foreign coma.
pondents, racing down Hitler's
famous super-hlchwav. were tha
first into Berlin from the west
Allies to Talk
Withdrawal
Washington, Msy 1J M
State department officials leav-
ing for Paris today expect to.
discuss with. British and French
leaders several plans lor meet-
ing Russia's expected proposal
mat occupation troops be with
drawn completely from Ger
many. Officials said that one coun
ter proposal which might prove
workable would be to suggest
the concentration ot ocupation
torces in strategically located
garrison cities. That would
keep them in Germany but cut
to a minimum their regular con
tracts with the German people.
cne fist of possible garrison
points drawn up would provide
for removal of Soviet forces to
Ihe port city ot Stettin. British
forces to the port of Hamburg,
American forces to the port of
Bremen and French troops to a.
single point in the French con
trolled area.
Officials said, however, that
this is only one of several pos
sibilities being explored. This
and all other proposals for ac
tion by the western allies at the
Big Four foreign ministers'
meeting at Paris will have to be
further considered and approv
ed or disapproved by tha
American, British, and French.
governments.
One plan discussed, but un
derstood already to have been
discarded, called for full acceoU
anre of ihe Soviet troop with
drawal proposition, It It Is mad.
Levees to Be Repaired
Washington, May 12 u.ft)
Rep. Walt Norblad (R-Ore) said
today the army engineers have
advised him they will spend 19,
700 to repair levees on the Kll-
chls river in Oregon that were
damaged during January floods.