Miller s Float
Wins 1st Prize
Street Parade
Bright Sunshine and
Blue Skies Greet
Cherryland Festival
$1,120,737,850
Waterways Bill
La Vista Court
Robbed at Dawn
By Armed Pair
Bandits Escape with
Over $100 After 20
Minute Cabin Search
iOK'd for House
61st Year, No. 156
Entered u lecood clui
matter at Salem. Oregon
Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 1, 1949
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Cherryland Festival
Program
Friday, July 1
8 p. m. Horse Show at State
Fairgrounds grandstand.
Saturday, July 2
10 a. m. Children's Parade.
2 p. m. Preliminaries of
Drill team and Drum and
Bugle Corps contest at State
Fairgrounds grandstand.
8 p. m. Finals of Drill team
and Drum and Bugle Corps
contest at State Fairgrounds
grandstand. Fireworks Dis
play. Nightly public dances at
Oregon State Fairgrounds
grandstand beginning at 10
p.m.
Bright sunshine and blue skies
looked down on the participants
In the grand parade of the 1949
Cherryland Festival Friday
morning as they moved along
their line of march.
Leading the parade were
colors borne by Salem Cherrians
and immediately behind them
were two Oregon National
Guardsmen. Next were Governor
McKay, Mayor Robert L. Elf
strom of Salem and the mayor
of West Salem, Walter Musgrave.
Immediately behind the Salem
high school band, the first band
in the parade, was the float bear
ing Queen Patricia and her
princess, Dorothy Neufeld, Jean
nine Bentley, Katherine Specht
and Grace Kirk.
' Millers Win First Award
To Miller's department store
went the grand award, the
Mayor's cup, for its red and
white float with the theme of
"Cherry Family".
In the fraternal classification
Salem Trades and Labor council
placed first. This float with an
Oregon mountain and stream
scene in the back was decorated
with Cherry branches. Second
place was won by the Fraternal
Order of Eagles and third went
to the Military order of Cooties.
Visiting Albany Timber Car
nival representatives with their
big log topped by red-shirted
and red hatted loggers won first
place In the civic group classifi
cation. Four Corners Second
Second place in that division
went to one of the most unique
floats in the entire parade, a
horse-drawn miniature fire en
gine, made entirely of flowers
and entered by the Four Corners
Fire Department and Auxiliary.
Winner of third place was the
Santiam Bean Festival.
(Continued on Page 8, Column 7)
Hop Men Vole
Market Pad
In the recent grower referen
dum on the hop marketing
agreement, signed yesterday by
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan to be effective July 2, over
900 valid ballots were cast by
Pacific Coast hop growers, ac
cording to advice received by
Paul T. Rowell of the Salem of
fice of U. S. Hop Growers Asso
ciation from W. J. Broadhead,
Portland, agent of the secretary
of agriculture who conducted the
referendum.
Mr. Broadhead states that this
very heavy ballot represented
votes from the growers of over
80 per cent of the entire 1948
crop production, with affirmative
Syotes received from 84 per cent
of this large share of the entire
industry.
Mr. Rowell adds that this very
heavy vote is important from
the standpoint of indicating the
widespread interest and partici
pation by the hop growers as a
whole in the handling of their
mutual problems.
Capita lAJournal
Want Ads Always
Bring Results
PROGRESSIVE BUILDERS
Carl B. Damaske
3705 Sunnyview Ave.
Telephone 6468
Salem, Oregon
June 30, 1949
Capital Journal
Adv. Mgr.
Dear Sir:
It may interest you to know
that earlier this week I insert
ed a small ad in the Capital
Journal advertising two
houses for sale. The ad ran for
three days with very gratify
ing results. I not only sold
both of the houses but two
others and had to turn away
more prospects.
Sincerely
.X Carl B. Damaske
For Classified Ads
Ph. 2-2406
Baldock Plan
Decision Due
August Meet
By JAMES D. OLSON
The first phase of the Baldock
plan to relieve the Salem traffic
congestion will be considered by
the state highway commission
at its next meeting, August 1
and 2, provided an agreement
between .the state and the city
it approved by the Salem city
council prior to that time.
This was the decision of the
commission at its meeting in
Portland earlier this week.
The agreement, drawn by
state highway and city officials,
provides for the construction of
a new bridge at Marion street
and reconstruction of the pres
ent Center street bridge. Also
included is the first phase
of the one-way grid system for
Salem streets.
City Must First Approve
Approval of the agreement by
the city is sought by the high
way commission in order that
no misunderstandings will de
velop later and the preliminary
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Fair Weather
Looms for 4th
(By the Associated Press)
The annual Independence
Day migrations from the cities
to the mountains and beaches
gets under way in Oregon to
night (Friday) for the long
week-end.
Bus companies in Portland re
ported today that unusually
heavy traffic was expected and
extra sections would be provid
ed tonight and tomorrow on the
runs to the coast. Railroads are
not looking for too big a jam
but extra coaches will be placed
on the Portland-Seattle run. Un
ited Air Lines has set up 40 ex
tra sections.
The weather bureau had reas
onably good news for the entire
state and the scattered celebra.
tlons such as Bend's Mirror
Pond pageant, the rodeos at St,
Paul and Molalla, the Albany
Timber carnival, Salem Cherry
festival, Bakers Oregon Trail
days and the many other spe
cial holiday events.
In the Willamette valley the
long-range forecast says, for
Sunday through Wednesday:
Considerable cloudiness, cool
daytime temperatures, little or
no precipitation.
No formal long-range forecast
is made for eastern Oregon, but
forecasters said it looks like
this: Partly cloudy to fair, scat
tered thunderstorms Monday or
Tuesday, temperatures near nor
mal. The regional forest service of
fice cautioned those going into
the woods for the holiday that
fire conditions, particularly in
southeastern Oregon and east of
the Cascades, continue critical
Elsewhere recent rains have less
ened the danger only temporari
ly. Some 1500 fire guards will be
on duty in Oregon state and na
tional forests.
Welfare Checks In Mail
Portland, July 1 VP) Wel
fare checks for Oregon relief
recipients went into the mail
this morning. For the last two
years, the July 1 checks have
been late because funds did not
arrive in time.
2 Party Move for 10 Percent
Budget Cut Gains Ground
Washington, July 1 VP) A two-party move for a 10 per cent
budget cut gained ground in congress today in the backwash of
President Truman's verbal feud with Senator George (D., Ga.),
over new taxes.
Mr. Truman's news conference assertion yesterday that George
never was for enough taxes'?-
brought a prompt retort by
the Georgian. He said the presi
dent is wrong if he thinks the
people agree "with his theory
that he has got to have more
money to run this government."
George, who heads the finance
committee and thus stands
astride tax-bills in the senate,
told a reporter he thinks some
taxes already are so high they
are hurting business. This cuts
total revenues, he contended.
"Any frugal government cer
tainly can live on a smaller
budget than the president has
proposed," he senator declared.
George's suggestion that Mr.
Truman publicly drop his re
peated demands for $4,000,000,
000 in new taxes brought a pres
idential remark that this wasn't
anything unusual.
And, with the cartoonist of
the Washington Star, Mr. Tru
man had some fun at the ex
pense of the two-party, move
Senate Group
For Expansion
Of Forest Aid
Washington, July 1 VP) Two
multi-million dollar federal pro
grams for protecting and expan
ding timber . production and
forestry lands were approved to
day by the senate agriculture
committee.
One is a house-passed meas
ure expanding federal aid in
fire protection, planting and
management of forest lands in
cooperation with the states.
The second is a bill by Sena
tor Morse (R-Ore) authorizing
$30,000,000 a year in federal
funds for building access roads
to and in the publicly-owned
forest lands.
Both measures are expected to
be acted upon by the senate be
fore the present session ends,
senate sponsors said.
$9,200,000 a Year
The house - approved bill
would increase federal authori
zations of $9,200,000 a year for
cooperative forestry programs
to $23,000,000.
In recent years the federal
gov e r n m e n t has contributed
about $9,000,000 for cooperative
fire fighting and protective pro
grams on non-federal lands. The
bill would gradually increase
the federal share from $11,000,
000 in 1950 to $20,000,000 in
1955. States and land owners
have more than equalled the
federal funds.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 7)
$2,931,383.34
Building Permits
Building construction permits
in Salem for the first six months
of 1949 totaled $2,931,383.34,
records in the office of the build
ing inspector showed today.
The total was $1,698,497.66
short of the first six months of
1948 which was an all-time six
months record at $4,629,881.
By months for the first half of
1949 the totals are: , .
January, $256,466.65; Febru
ary, $103,765; March, $392,210;
April, $1,278,734.69; May, $395,-
473; June, $504,734.
Of the six months construc
tion $2,309,669.34 went into
completely new work and $821
714 intp alterations of exisiting
buildings.
Among major buildings for
which permits were issued i n
the second three months of the
first half of the year were the
new Christian church, to cost
upwards of $300,000, and En-
glewood school remodeling, to
cost $176,454. Among June per
mits was construction of the
Court street Christian church, a
project started 25 years ago,
which will cost an estimated
$61,000. -
New dwellings for which per
mits were issued in June will
cost a total of $195,325.
Permits today: M. K. Crothers,
to alter two-story dwelling at
1517 Court, $700. Les Neuman,
to alter a two-story dwelling at
1950 Center, $200. Peter L.
Cleary, to build a one-story
dwelling at 2015 Myrtle, $8000.
Ted Muller, to reroof a two-story
apartment house at 666 South
Summer, $292. R. J. Davey, to
reroof a 1 -story dwelling at
1785 North 19th. $349. Mrs. H.
A. Smart, to reroof a two-story
dwelling at 2475 Cherry, $180.
Roy Ferguson, to reshingle a
two-story dwelling at 817 Mill
$200.
under way in both houses to or
der him to slice 10 per cent off
money bills congress passes.
The cartoon depicted congress
as asking Mr. Truman to please
stop it from knocking itself in
the head with the hammer of
big appropriations.
The inference was that con
gress could begin its savings at
home but was trying to pass the
job along to the president a
view with which Mr. Truman
said he agreed.
But Senator Wherry of Ne
braska, the republican floor
leader, had another slant.
"The appropriations congress
is passing are based entirely on
President Truman's own budget
estimates," the Nebraskan told
a reporter. "Every time we try
to cut them, his wing of the
democratic party fights the
move.
"What we are asking him to
do is to cut his own budget to
balance Income and outgo."
Cherryland Festival Grand Parade Top, Queen's float with
Queen Patricia seated in front of huge heart. Princesses, from
left to right, Katherine Specht and Dorothy Neufeld, and
back, left to right, Jeannine Bentley and Grace Kirk. Center,
the winner of the mayor's cup for the best float in the parade,
the entry of Miller's Department store. Girls on the float
are Edna Jones, Margaret McNamee, Barbara Garrett, Dolores
Friesen and Evelyn Francis. Below, two of the floats in the
commercial division. Front, left, the float entered by Sears
Roebuck and company and behind the Sears' float the one
entered by J. C. Penney company. Girls showing on the Sears'
float are Dorothy Ballard, Jewell Allen and Theresa Thomas.
On the other side and not pictured is Dwyn Anne Herberger.
Coronation of Queen
Opens Cherry Festival
By MARGARET MAGEE
Onenine of the three-day
night was the -coronation ceremony which marked the beginning
of the reign of Queen Patricia.
The queen received her crown from King Bing Deryl Myers
of the Cherrians and was presented ner scepier oy iois x-BBera,
queen of the 1948 Cherryland"-
festival.
Immediately following the for
mal ceremony she was presented
the state seal by Gov. Douglas
McKay and the key to the city
of Salem by Mayor Robert L.
Elfstrom. Also presenting gifts
to the queen were the Portland
Rosarians and Ed Bell from the
Santiam Bean festival at Slay
ton, home of the petite queen
of the Cherryland festival.
Stevens Welcomes Guests
Those attending the cere
monies were welcomed to this
year's festival by Sidney L.
Stevens, president of the Cher
ryland festival and announcer
for the program was Dave Hoss.
After the coronation cere
monies the royal party was es
corted to boxes in the grand
stand and a program presented
for their entertainment. Receiv
ing the approval of the large
audience were the dancers from
the Armstrong School of the
Dance, numbering over 200 and
ranging in age from wee tots to
adults.
Also appearing on the pro
gram were dancers from the
Merlain dance studio, who open
ed the program following the
coronation, and Lyle Lorenz,
who gave radio impressions.
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Cherryland celebration Thursday
Increased Gas Tax
In Effect Sunday
Portland, July 1 VP) Driv
ing somewhere over the holi
day? It may cost you more.
That was the warning from
the state tax commission, which
reminded motorists that the 1
cent increase in gasoline taxes
goes into effect Sunday.
However, competition may
cause some service stations to
absorb the tax boost. And sta
tions which still have gas bought
earlier can't charge the extra
cent on their pre-tax stock.
WEATHER
(Released by United States
Weather Bureau)
Forecast for Salem and Vicin
ity: Fair tonight and Saturday,
little change in temperature.
Lowest temperature expected to
night, 45 degrees; highest Satur
day, 85. Condition will be fa
vorable for farm work, Saturday.
Maximum yesterday 80. Mini
mum today 44. Mean tempera
ture yesterday 60 which was 5
below norma!. Total 24-hour
precipitation for the montht
precipitation to 11:30 a.m. today
0. Total precipitation for the
month 0 which is .01 of an inch
below normal. Willamette river
height at Salem Friday morning.
1.5 feet.
:
No Recession Seen
By Henry Ford
London, July 1 (U.B Henry
Ford II does not believe there
a recession in the United
States.
Rather, he told newsmen here,
'things are getting back to nor
mal pre-war days.
"Although we have not yet
reached the buyers' market in
the United States, another three
months may take us to that
stage."
County Committed to Alter
Little North Fork Road
The Marion county court Friday made a long range commit
ment on the proposal to alter the route of the Mehama-Elkhorn
road up the little north fork from one side of the river to the
other between Keel creek and Elkhorn bridge when it voted a
commitment to build the bridge needed as funds are available
provided the logging interests
grade and rock the two miles
of now road on the south side
of the stream.
The change in the route was
asked Thursday in heavily sign
ed petitions presented to the
court with advices that more
petitions are to come in.
When Judge Grant Murphy
presented the petitions for the
record Friday he said he thought
the court should not slam the
door on the proposal as he con
sidered this was the route where
the road should have been built
in the first place, that there are
vast quantities of timber to be
brought out of immense value
to the county and the road
as proposed had considerable
merit.
He said if the logging interests
were sufficiently interested to
grade and rock the new roadway
he felt the county should com
mit itself to building the neces
sary bridge at Keel creek when
it was possible to do so. With
this sort of commitment, he said,
it would then bo up to the log
ging interests to get together and
see what they could afford to do
toward the projected work.
It was pointed out this would
not only be a better grade in
avoidance of slides but also
Flood Control and
Rivers and Harbors
Now in One Measure
Washington, July 1 (fl The
house public works committee
approved yesterday a bill to
authorize future construction of
flood control and rivers and har
bors projects totaling Sl.,120,
737,850. vV.j-
Chairman Whittington CD
Miss.) said it would be intro
duced today. Normal procedure
would return the bill to the com
mittee, which later will submit
it back to the house with a re
port explaining it in detail.
Of the total authorizations,
Whittington told reporters,
$119,371,350 would be for riv
er and harbors projects and
$995,000,000 for flood control
projects. The bill also would au
thorize surveys for other proj
ects.
No Funds Provided
If enacted, the projects au
thorized would be constructed
in future years. The measure
would provide no funds and be
fore any construction could start
congress would have to vote the
money.
Of the flood control authoriza
tions, Whittington said, $209,
060,200 would apply to new
projects, the remainder for in
creases in authorizations of ex
isting works.
He told reporters that the
bill's total is under the total
of the 1946 flood control and
rivers and harbors bills "despite
(Concluded on Page S, Column 8)
Charge Russia
Violates Pacts
Washington, July 1 VP) -The
United States today accused
Russia of disregarding Balkan
peace treaties.
A state department note said
the Soviets are trying to block
action by the western powers
on charges of human rights vi
olations in communist dominat
ed Hungary, Romania and Bul
garia. The charge was made in the
latest of the long series of at
tacks by the western powers on
alleged denials of religious, po
litical and other rights in the
three countries.
The state department an
nounced the note was deliver
cd to the Soviet embassy here
yesterday. It accused Russia of
disregarding peace treaty pro
visions by refusing to join with
the U.S. and Britain in handling
disputes which arise under the
peace treaties.
On May 31 Britain and the
United States invoked treaty
clauses specifying that when
disputes arise they shall be han
dled by ranking American, Bri
tish and Russian diplomats in
each of the Balkan capitals.
On June 11 Russia replied
that no violations of peace trea
ties had occurred, that the west
ern powers were trying to med
dle in the internal affairs of the
countries and that the Russian
government saw no reason for
having the Big Three diplomats
even discuss the matter.
The American reply Britain
took the same position in a note
yesterday asked that the Rus
sian government "reconsider its
decision" and agree to the three
power talks in each of the Bal
kan capitals.
would be a much cheaper and
easier road to maintain and vir
tually take the worst mainte
nance headaches out of the road.
County Commissioner Rice mov
ed that the county commit it
self to build the bridge when it
can as suggested by the Judge
Commissioner Rogers said he
would favor some sort of defi
nite agreement with the loggers
but did not insist on it and vot
ed for the commitment.
It was pointed out the coun
ty wouldn't do anything about
the bridge anyway until work
of grading and rocking the road
had progressed far enough to
assure its completion.
County Engineer Swart stat
ed that a survey had been
made some time since on a pros
pective road across the river and
that things could be lined up
from it so if the loggers wanted
to put in their equipment and
work spare times on the job and
alignment would be available
He also said an Ideal situation
exists for construction of the
proposed bridge. There is
huge boulder directly in the
center of the stream at this point
on which the bridge could rest
making a natural pier for the
purpose, said the engineer.
By CHRIS KOWITZ, JR.
Two armed men terrorized
four occupants of the LaVista
auto court, 2990 South Commer
cial street, in a spectacular
dawn robbery at 5 o'clock Fri
day morning. The gunmen es
caped with over $100 after or
dering their victims around for
20 minutes, using two .32 pis
tols for authority.
Though the victims of the
hold-up gave a fairly complete
description of the pair, police
have not yet been able to obtain
a tangible clue as to their iden
tity.
It was just after 5 o'clock
when Mrs. Curtis Baker answer
ed a ring at the door of the man
ager's cabin. Mr. and Mrs. Ba
ker are owners of the court.
Mrs. Baker said that "before
I knew what I was doing I open
ed the door."
One of the bandits shoved a
gun at Mrs. Baker, and opened
the door with such force that
she was knocked to the floor.
Mrs. Baker screamed loudly.
Then another man, also armed,
darted in through the door.
Baker Rushes From Bedroom
Baker, hearing the scream,
leaped out of bed and hurried to
the front room. He was greeted
by a pointed pistol, and ordered
to stand in a corner with his
wife.
While one of the gunmen
held Mr. and Mrs. Baker with a
gun, the other searched the auto
court for other occupants. Mr.
and Mrs. Keith George, daugh
ter and son-in-law of the Ba
kers, who also live in the cabin,
were rustled out of bed and or-
riprpH tn inin Mr nnrf U Tin
ker in the front room.
The four victims agreed that
one of the robbers was of dark
complexion and the other a
blond. Both appeared to ba
from 29 to 32 years old.
While the four were beind
held at gunpoint, one of tha
bandits rummaged through a
desk in the living room, and took
about $25 and a billfold.
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 4)
Hospital Fund
Now $163,075
The larger gifts committee ol
the Salem Hospital Develop
ment Fund reported Thursday
noon $22,540 in new subscrip
tions and the doctors committea
reported $8,000 additional, mak
ing a total for the week of $30,-
450. This brings the larger gifts
committee's total to date to
$163,075 and the doctors com
mittee to $53,620, making a
grand total of $216,695.
Special feature of the report
was the communication from
the Zonta Club of Salem recevi
ed by Mrs. B. O. Schucking, of
the committee on larger gifts
reading as follows:
"This is to notify you that thfl
Salem Club of Zonta Interna
tional has in hand the sum of
$7,150, known as the Helen
Yockey Memorial Fund.
"This fund has been established
and is being collected for a gift
to a ward in the Pediatric de
partment of the new Salem Gen
eral hospital.
"The club wishes to retain this1
money and plans to add to the
amount by collection of interest
and further contributions until
such time as construction shall
begin on the new building for
the Salem General hospital.
"We are pleased to participate
in this development program."
Sincerely yours,
MARIAN LOWRY FISCHER,
President, Zonta Club of
Salem.
Helen Yockey Memorial Fund
Committee,,
LaVcrne Hinklcr, Chairman,
Helen Pearce,
Nellie E. Schwab.
Lift All Controls on
Installment Buying
Washington, July 1 VP) Th
terms allowed installment credit
buyers are up to the nation's
dealers today. The government
has nothing more to say about
it.
Federal reserve board author
ity to limit installment credit
terms expired at midnight. Con
gress purposely let it lapse.
The controls, quite strict in
wartime, were allowed to lapse
for an 11-month period begin
ning in 1947. Then congress re
newed the law last summer.
For the past nine months tha
federal reserve board has mada
its controls more and more le
nient so that those expiring last
night actually were no stiffer
in most respects than dealers
used to impose of their own ac
cord In pre-control days.