West Salem Hears About
Advantages of Consolidation
By VERNE AXELSON
West Salem, July 9 Decreased taxation was keynoted in Mayor
Walter Musgrave's appeal for support of merger with Salem at the
town meeting held last night to familiarize citizens of West Salem
with the advantages of consolidation of the two cities.
During the fiscal year 1948-49 West Salem bore a combined
Needle Taken
Out of Heart
Los Angeles, July 9 U.R Five-month-old
Dickie Morse will be
able to leave Children's hospital
in a few days after a rare opera
tion in which a broken needle
was removed from his heart. .
A famed "blue baby" surgeon,
who asked to remain anony
mous, performed the operation
Saturday on the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Billie D. Morse of San
Diego, Calif.
Dickie presumably rolled over
onto the needle which apparent
ly had been dropped into his
crib accidentally. X-rays showed
the five-eighths inch sliver of
steel had lodged in his heart.
His parents sought medical help
when the baby began to have
trouble breathing.
The doctor cut through Dick
ie's back under the left shoulder
..blade, exposing the heart. He
found the needle protruding
i-jisna oi an incn, quicKiy re
moved it and closed the tiny in
cision.
The child showed rapid im
provement.
Pope Receives
Archbishops
Vatican City, July 9 VP) Pope
Pius XII received in private au
diences today Archbishop John
J. Mitty of San Francisco, Calif.,
and four other ranking prelates
from western United States.
Later, in special audience, the
pope received 165 Pacific coast
pilgrims, bestowing his benedic
tion on each of them, their fam
ilies and homes.
The pope spoke briefly in Eng
lish, praising the pilgrims for
their devotion and offering his
prayers for the welfare of the
Pacific coast region they repre
sented. Prelates received privately by
the pope, in addition to Arch
bishop Mitty, included Right
Rev. Edward D. Howard, arch
bishop of Portland, Ore.
Archbishop Mitty and eight
other western prelates are lead
ing the Pacific coast pilgrimage
which left New York June 21
and went first to the Sanctuary
of Lourdes in France.
Lover's Lane Bandit
Slaying 'Justified'
Los Angeles, July 9 (IP) Jus
tifiable homicide was a coron
er's jury verdict on the killing
of a lover s lane bandit by A1
wyn (Sonny) Ivers.
Ivers fatally wounded Wil
liam E. Brock, 18, in defense of
16-year-old Betty Bowen last
week. He himself was seriously
wounded and he remained in
General hospital yesterday,
while Betty, now his bride, tes
tified at the inquest. They were
married in the hospital Sunday
She said the gunman appeared
suddenly while they were park-
. ed in the Baldwin hills, demand
ed money and then said "I want
'your girl."
Tuna Run Begins
. Aberdeen, July 9 (P) The
tuna run started today off the
Washington coast.
Officials of the Columbia Riv
er Packers association here re
ceived the first reports by radio
'from the fishing boat Aleutian
Mail of Seattle.
The boat was off Destruction
Island and "in a large school'
,of Albacore, the message said
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Guarding your health is Loran Edlund, plant superintendent of Curly's Dairy, checking the
f new short-time pasteurizer. This modern machine pasteurizes milk at the rate of 4,000 quarts
V. an hour. Curly's, your home owned dairy, has left no stone unturned to bring you the best in
quality ai well as service. Phone 38783 and order your quality milk now. (Adv.)
county, school and municipal
levy of 87.1 mills in comparison
to Salem's 73.5 mills, a 13.6 mill
reduction in taxation which the
city could have enjoyed if merg
ed, with Salem during this per
iod, he said.
Facts substantiating his state
ment were secured by the ac
counting firm of Bowers, Davis
& Hoffman through the state tax
commission and the Marion and
Polk county assessors offices, he
said.
If merger is not approved, the
city can only expect higher mu
nicipal tax as immediate provis
ion must be made for a sewage
disDosal plant, according to
Mayor Musgrave.
Survey Results Cited
Data secured from an engin
eering survey made in io
show compliance with the state
sanitary authority's order for
sewage disposal will cost the
city $174,000 if it builds its own
plant, or an alternate plan to
connect with Salem could be
adopted. Annual operation and
amortization will total $Z1,JZ3
according to estimates. An as
sessment of $1.25 monthly
against each household would
be necessary to finance a sewage
disposal program if the city re
tains its charter, in comparison
to the 65 cent monthly charge
which is required in Salem for
financing.
Mayor Musgrave stressed the
importance of weighing all these
facts before rejecting merger,
as it will be mandatory for the
council to begin work at the Au
gust council meeting, preparing
ordinances for a bond issue to
cover the cost of sewage dispos
al, if the city votes down merg
er. He warned that a 28 per
cent increase over the city s cur
rent budget of $74,580 could oc
cur if the city assumes the re
sponsibility of constructing :
sewer disposal plant.
Also cited as benefits to be
derived from merger were bet
ter fire protection and improv
ed insurance rates; more ade
quate water supply, improved
drainage, and better police pro
tection.
However, City Manager J.
L. Franzen of Salem pointed out
that these advantages could not
come immediately as extensive
study would be necessary be
fore some of the major improv-
ments could be established. An
improved water supply for the
Kingwood annexation through
the installation of an elevated
tank, was predicted for the im
mediate future.
Representation on the Salem
council, recognition of existing
utility franchises, and contin
ued use of the City hall by civic
organizations are apparently of
primary interest to West Salem's
citizens, as evidenced by ques
tions directed to Mayor Robert
L. Elfstrom and other Salem
city officials in attendance.
New Ward Pledged
Mayor Elfstrom and the Sa
lem city council have pledged
their support to the creation of
another ward, to be comprised
of the Kingwood annexation and
West Salem, if merged, accord
ing to Alderman Tom Arm
strong, but creation of an addi
tional ward is entirely up to
the vote of the Salem people.
City attorney Chris Kowitz ex
plained that creation of another
ward must be accomplished ,t
charter amendment, w h i i .
would be voted upon as a separ
ate measure at the time Salem
votes on the merger, if approv
ed on July 26 by West Salem vot
ers. If a new ward is formed a
councilman would be appointed
by the Salem alderman probab
ly upon the recommendation
of the West Salem council.
Recognition of the franchises
held by Salem Electric, West Sa
lem Bus company, and several
other utilities was assured by
Owl Drug Soon
To Get Building
It is now definitely known
that the Owl Drug company will
be one of the major tenants of
the Pacific Mutual Life Insur
ance company's trading center
on North Capitol street. The
company is advertising in the
newspapers for a manager of the
super store.
The Owl building will be lo
cated at Center and North Cap
itol, just south of the Kress
building. Construction has not
yet started on the Owl building,
and the plans, which have tne
approval of Pacific Mutual, have
not yet been received with the
Owl company's approval from
its headquarters in New York.
The building, however, will
have dimensions of 50x125 feet.
It will be a separate building,
but with a one common party
wall with the Kress building.
Presumablv it will be occupied
toward the latter part oi tne
year.
Construction of the Kress
building is well along and it will
be occupied in the fall, probably
in October.
Princess Is
Looking for Job
Long Beach, Calif., July 9 "
Princess Catherine of Hun
gary settled down as puuu
American Catherine Booskay
today and started looking for a
job.
The 37-year-old HapsDurg no
blewoman and her daughters,
Sarolta. 9. and Ildiko, 7, arrived
here last night. In contrast to
their former Hungarian castle,
thev are staying at the cottage
of Realtor Joseph Hall. He was
an army intelligence officer who
met the royal family in the Rus
sian zone of Germany in- 1945
and urged them to seek Ameri
can citizenship.
It's a wonderful feeling, tne
freedom of America, the wil
lowy brunette princess declared
"We even can go from one city
to another without registering
Fear has almost left our hearts.'
And while the mother began
looking for work to support her
children, the two little prin
cesses showed they were fast be
comping Americanized.
"Hamburgers for me," said
Princess Sarolta.
Little Ildiko found buble gum
more intriguing.
"I can make it pop like
firecracker," she said.
Hope for Video in
Portland Soon Fades
Washington, July 9 (IP) The
possibility that television can
reach Portland, Ore., soon is in
doubt.
The federal communications
commission tentatively refused
yesterday to grant an extension
of time for construction of tele
vision station KTVU there.
The commission said the re
fusal was based on an "apparent
lack of diligence" on the part of
Video Broadcasting Co., Los An
geles, which holds the construc
tion permit.
The firm previously had one
extension without starting con
struction.
City Attorney Chris Kowitz,
who expressed the opinion that
the law was very clear on fran
chises granted for a specific term
of years.
Use of the City hall by civic
groups and as a branch water of
fice was assured by Salem city
officials as was the retention of
the present West Salem City
employes as employes of the city
of Salem.
Mayor Elfstrom, Alderman
Albert Gille and Armstrong,
City Manager Franzen and City
Attorney Kowitz attended Fri
day night's meeting. A number
of representatives of West Salem
industries were present.
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Rip Van Winkle (jg) Melvin Edwards, who is six, went
to an air-conditioned theater at 1 p.m. near his home at
Nameoki, 111., to view a double feature and escape the heat.
He liked the picture so little and the air-conditioning so
well that he fell asleep in the aisle and was still sleeping
when alarmed searchers found him the next morning. When
found Melvin said, yawning, "The show wasn't so hot, but
that was the best sleep I've had for a long time." (Acme
Telephoto)
House Voles
Pay Increases
Washington, July 9 VP) The
house voted pay raises today for
cabinet officers and 236 other
high government officials.
An attempt to cut congress
rnembers in for a boost was
blocked by a parliamentary ob
jection.
Before passing the bill by a
vioce vote, the house changed it
to set the salary of FBI director
J. Edgar Hoover at $17,500 a
year. He now gets $14,000 and
the bill, as recommended by the
house civil service committee,
had proposed a raise to $15,000.
House passage sent the bill to
the senate.
Many Activities at
Camp Silver Creek
Camp Silver Creek Over
night hikes, chuck wagon feeds
and campfire programs high
lighted the week's activities of
the boys participate in a week's
outing here. The Trickle Falls
unit spent the night in the open
at Howard creek on their hike
while Bear , Creek plans to spend
their time on the Cougar Ridge
trail. Hillside and Hemlock un
its were in the open Friday
night.
A chuck wagon feed and pro
gram of horse races and rodeo
stunts was provided through the
courtesy of Frank Shepherd
whose horses are used by the
campers. Shepherd spoke of his
experiences as a cowboy and
woodsman during a campfire
program.
John Rawlinson told the camp.
ers about "Old Man Krud," the
Silver Creek spook and Fred
Cords related the "Nowhere
-COOL-
DANCING
T0NITE
to
Wayne Strachan's
Music
VFW HALL
Hood ond Church Sts.
Enjoy the Best Dane
Floor in Salem
FREDDIE
Our favorite cook just came back from
a 3-day fishing trip. He brought home
three measly fish. I told him he must
be a darn poor fisherman and he an
swered, "Listen,, Buster, I counted 72
boats on the river, and only six fish
caught. The only reason I got more
than the other boys is because I .used
more bait and fished harder. There's
just too many fishermen for the amount of fish in the
river."
That's the theme for my epistle this week. The res
taurant business is in the same condition, just too many
restaurants and not enough customers. That is the rea
son I write these ads each week, the reason we try to
serve better food, give better service and- a little more
for your money than the other fellow. We need more
customers and that is our method of getting them.
Ate lunch in a restaurant this week displaying a
sign, "Approved by Duncan Hines" (noted food special
ist). I thought to myself, if old "Dune" would come
into my restaurant, check it for cleanliness, sanitation
and eat a dish of our FAMOUS ROYAL FISH 'N' CHIPS
or one of our STEAKS or our MERCHANT'S LUNCH,
I'll bet he'd let me have the same signs all over the place.
So long until next Saturday, CLAUDE
Stevenson's Restaurant
2535 Portland Road
Road," around the Campfire.
Activities offered this week
included campcraft by Doug
Raines; handicraft by Bill Jes
sup, Bob Marggi and Don
Hughes; archery by Bob Ruhle;
Fishing, Bob Garrison; track,
Dick Qarter, football, Merlin
Schulze, horseback riding, Frank
Shepherd.
Merchant Ship Afire
Elizabeth City, N.C., July 9
(IP) The coast guard announced
today that an unidentified mer
chant ship was afire off the
North Carolina coast. The crew
had abandoned the vessel.
OLD TIME DANCE
Every Saturday Night
Over Western Auto
2.59 Court St.
Join the crowd and have
a good time.
Music By
BEN'S ORCHESTRA
PUBLIC DANCE
Admission 60c, Inc. Tax
IT'S THE
King Cole
Drive-In
S. Commercial at Liberty Y
Foot-long Hot Dogs by
the sack!
Hamburgers made "just
right!"
Milk Shakes!
Delicious Root Beer!
qOI 10E3QI
DANCE
TONITE
CRYSTAL
GARDENS
Old Time and Modern
Music by Pop Edwards
Admission 60c Including tax
Phone 2-9004
Midszenty Life !
Sentence Upheld
Budapest, Hungary, July 9 W
Hungary's appeals court to
day confirmed the life impris
onment sentence of Josef Car
dinal Midszenty.
The court approved the ver
dict of the people's court and
refused to commute the penal
ty. Three of the Cardinal's co-de
fendants received reduced sent
ences. The sentences of three
others were confirmed.
The Cardinal was convicted
Feb. 8 of (reason, espionage and
black market currency dealings
The five man peoples' court sen
tenced him to life imprisonment.
There were parades or pro
test demonstrations in many
parts of the world following the
sentencing.
The United States and other
nations charged before the Un
ited Nations that human rights
were violated. The U. N. gen
eral assembly approved in April
an American-backed plan to
take up the conduct of the trial
under terms of the Hungarian
peace treaty.
The case will come up again
next fall.
Farmers Union Meets
Independence The Polk
county Farmers Union, Mt. Pis
gah local, will hold it's quarter
ly meeting July 13 at 8 o'clock
in the Mistletoe school. All at
tending are asked to bring eith
er cookies or cake.
DANCE
STAYTON FORESTER
HALL
Western Swing .
Larry's Cascade
.Range Riders
Saturday, July 9
10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Daylight Time
TONIGHT
ciub
Com
o
2 bands 2
The
Earl Whitney
Trio
and Glenn
Woodry's
10-Pc.
Orchestra
Featuring
Vern Esch
5 HRS. SOLID MUSIC
DINING, DANCING
Admission 85c
(Sat-jrday Only)
No Cover
During Week
6 P.M. to 2:30 A.M.
If you're on a "bread hungry diet" try the NEW SUN
VALLEY BREAD today. Low in calorics (less than 50 to
the slice) yet high in energy producing proteins. EAT AND
ENJOY Sun Valley Bread at every meal IT'S FUN TO
KEEP FIT the
AT VOUR
utility
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, July 9, 1949 3
Dulles Sworn in cs
New York Senator
Washington, July 9 (U.B John
Foster Dulles, a leading foreign
policy spokesman for the repub
lican party, was sworn in Friday
as senator from New York.
Less than 24 hours after Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey named him to
short-term vacancy, Dulles
was escorted to the well of the
senate chamber bv Sen. Irving
M. lives (R., N.Y.). There he
took the oath of office from Vice
President Alben W. Barkley.
Club Plans Picnic
Gervais Mrs. Frank Holou
beck served a one o'clock lunch
WANTED: PAINTERS'
DROP CLOTHS
To Launder
Northwest Industrial
Laundry
540 Mill St. Phone 3-9020
LP WW WW WVJ
DANCE 1
To the Music of
Lee and the
Melody Ramblers
ALBANY ARMORY
Sat., July 9 and 16
(Formerly playing at Moose fl
Hall in Albany) M
Admission 65c, inc. tax. J
Semi-Modern 9
SALEM SUPPER CLUB
Nick Marino, Chef, Serving
3lafian
Served with
Minestrone Soup,
Also
Italian Relish Plate,
Chicken, Fried Golden Brown, and Tender Steaks
Beverly Gay, Entertainer Salem 2-9242 Reservations
Full Club Privileges (Closed Sundays)
Just West of Salem on Dallas Highway
"Holly"
Says
I didn't know so many people could be interested in
my welfare. For four weeks now folks have been
sympathizing with me and inquiring about my injured
hand. One wise-cracker wanted to know if the horse
bit off my whole finger or thumb. Another fellow
asked if I caught my thumb in the wringer or if my
wife was doing the washing again. Well, for all you
people who really want the dope I was trying to
make friends with a strange horse (and I do mean
horse) and he bit a chunk out of my thumb. It has
been sometime ago and it is almost healed up, but
thanks for your inquiries. (No flowers, please, but
if you'd like to help out with the doctor bill you might
come in and buy a couple of diamonds and a set of
sterling silver.)
Jackson Jewelers
225 No. Liberty St.
Just Around the Corner from Sally's
to keep fit
SUN VALLEY WAY.
FAVORITE f COD ST0R
eon to members of the Hermosa
club at her home. Plans wera
completed for the annual picnic,
which will be held at the beach
home of Mrs. Clyde Cutsforth at
Lincoln Beach, August 2. Meet
ings of the club will resume thla
fall.
DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT
Aumsviile Pavilion
Music by Tommy and
His West Coast Ramblers
In Aumsviile
9:30-12:30 DST
10 Miles South of Salem
Hear! Hear! Hear!
Here at
Sloper Hall
In Independence, Ore.
JOE LANE
and His
Western Dance Gang
Celebrating the 3rd year at
the same location. Record
crowds every Saturday night.
For a nite of fun you won't
forget come on down to Inde
pendence. Pass Out Privilege
Sponsored by
American Legion Post
33
2)i
tnnerd
Spumoni Ice Cream
LOW IN CALORIES
HIGH IN ENERGY