Another Plane
Forced to Port
London, July 18 U.R) A New
York-bound Pan - American
World Airways Stratocruiser
carrying 43 passengers and crew
men was forced to turn back to
London airport early today aft
er developing engine trouble
over the Atlantic.
The . huge luxury airliner
landed safely on three engines
while fire engines and ambul
ances stood by. The plane was
identified as the "Mayflower."
A spokesman for the airline
said the plane developed engine
trouble "a few miles out" and
the pilot decided to return.
Aboard were 33 passengers and
a crew of 10.
It was the fourth time within
two weeks that a Stratocruiser
had been forced to turn back be
cause of engine trouble.
A spokesman for Pan-American
declined to discuss the incident.
Seed for Valley Authorities
Sown in Congress in 1925
By WILLIAM E. LOWELL
V Washington, July 18 (IP This basin authority idea that has the
Northwest stirred up just now isn't very new to congress.
1. Like Topsy in the story, it "just growed."
, Back in the 69th congress (it's the 81st now in session) Rep. John
McDuffie of Tennessee became interested in the hydroelectric
power pu&siuiiiues oi me ienn-js
essee river.
He had heard an army en
gineer, tell the public works
committee more rain fell in
that area than any other river
basin in the country.
' He got the committee to order
the engineers and the federal
power commission to make a
complete survey of the basin to
determine how much power
could be developed in connec
tion with navigation improve
ments. Joseph H. McGann, Sr., the
committee's veteran clerk, does
n't believe McDuffie had any
thing like TV A in mind, though
an agency official testified last
week that many of the engin
eers' recommendations of that
time have been carried into ef
fect by the agency. All of the
11 dams recommended by the
engineers have now been built.
The power survey seemed to
catch on and later the commit
tee asked the engineers to es
timate the cost of similar sur
veys, on all navigable streams,
except the Colorado river. The
states in the Colorado basin al
ready had plans for development
gif that basin well under way
f The engineers reported the
(cost of surveys for navigation
and power on about 200 streams
would cost about $7,322,400 and
in 1927 congress okayed the ex
pense. The next year the scope of
the survey widened to include
possibilities for flood control
and irrigation.
In 1934, when times were
getting tough, the engineers had
about 1,600 projects ready for
construction involving an esti
mated cost of about $8,000,000,
000. From this list were drawn
many of the jobs on which the
unemployed were put to work.
Projects built under the relief
program cost about $380,000,
000. Some of the projects selected
by the administration didn't
have committee or congressional
approval. It wasn't necessary
under the emergency program.
Grand Coulee dam on the Co
lumbia was another unauthor
ized project. It had been de
ferred by the committee because
there was already a painful sur
plus of farm projects. The big
dam, as a power producer, was
invaluable during the war that
broke out a few years after its
completion. It is now the nuc
leus of a huge irrigation pro
ject. It was not until 1936 that con-
gress wrote a general flood con
trol policy into legislation and
it was several years later that
Senator M u r r a v (D-Mont.)
launched his first attempt to
create a Missouri basin author
ity and President Roosevelt pro
posed the "eight little TVA's"
in the major river basins.
None has yet been created,
aside from TV A, but the seed
sown back in 1925 has shown
amazing vitality.
CIO Acting Secretary Named
Portland, July 18 VP) The
state CIO executive committee
today appointed George W.
Brown, Jennings Lodge, as ac
ting secretary to replace Stanley
Earl. .
Earl has accepted a post as
government labor adviser to
Korea.
Black bears are fond of roots,
nuts, berries, and fruit, but will
also eat flesh and fruit i
Salem Heights Will
Add Water Projects
Immediate laying of a four-
inch water line on East Mad
rona avenue is planned by the
Salem Heights water district,
and by next May the district
expects to have constructed a
120,000-gallon reservoir.
Nearly 50 families in the dis
trict were without water last
Tuesday for the reason that, un
der district regulations, the con
sumption of water is far greater
on even-numbered days.
To get the most effective use
of the limited distribution dras
tic requirements have been laid
down, and users are warned
that water will be shut off for
any wilful violations.
The proposed construction
projects will cost an estimated
$8000. No bond issue will be
necessary, according to Myron
Butler, chairman of the district
water board.
Bolt of Lightning
Undresses Man
Greeley, Colo., July 18 (ff)
Henry Jekel, 78, was undressed
by a bolt of lightning yesterday
afternoon.
The lightning stuck Jekel as
he was walking near his home.
It knocked him down, shredded
his shirt, split '.lis pants from
the pocket ti juff, blew off a
shoe and melted the zipper on
his pants.
Jekel was burned and the hair
singed from the left side of his
head. His condition was re
ported good today.
B & O to Abolish 1100
Clerical Jobs on July 23
Baltimore, July 18 VP) The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
announced today that it is abol
ishing about 1,100 clerical jobs
July 23.
The many workers a fifth
of the company's clerical force
were furloughed June 24. At
that time the B & O said the
action was taken because of "a
decline in traffic and a result
ing substantial decrease in reve-
HADE FROM EXPANDED SHALE
EMPIRE LITB-KOCK
BLOCK we tin outstanding
aaatmtat in banding
Mk aMHWtaiHriat la tho
Pact H"limt
Mad by expanding thai un
dr intent heat, Lite-Rock is
the scientifically controlled
agfrtgite used ia Empir
Liu-Back Block.
UMhfklMrM.NITirilfN
T tWfcun, Mttta nihil! M "UVinrt.," it to iwrt Mfngrti
ntHa Basin Uto-Rsck Uk a Uwtr cotOalut at txtwuiea
Km and Kg) lnwHMn, stoMftk and durability. Other
IMIWMI Mwrnir, ngmx wtigMX. wbh
iwimHiIi at imMim, fti tctmtict.
Zm Utt-ltok HOCK
narV aWaa WW a"aarwala"p BBaPaaBk
Mm! to ail ty of raiMinnnt, auWif,
Itirdil and liidmlilil
9
Distributer Exclusively in the Salem Area by
Pumilite Block & Supply Co.
Rt. 8, Bex 910, out Edgewoter, West Salem . Ph. 25643
F
' " rp'
Wi I iv-a. 1 fcf T-"-iv
Being Talked About Princess Margaret (top, right) and
Sharman Douglas (bottom, left) are creating quite a stir in
London. A British columnist has reported that both have gone
'. out with the same young man. In the pictures above, Princess
Margaret is shown with her sister, Princess Elizabeth; Miss
Douglas, daughter of the United States ambassador, is seen
with Prime Minister Attlee.
TWO GIRLS FALL FOR SAME MAN?
Could Young Love Jar
U. S.-British Friendship?
London W) Can young love break up American-British friend
ship? The London Daily Mirror says that U. S. Ambassador Lewis W.
Douglas is afraid it might
Princess Margaret and his
daughter Sharman should fall
for the same man.
So, Columnist Noel Whitcomb
told his four and one-half mil
lion readers in Saturday's pa
per, Sharman has had orders to
stay home more than she has
in the past.
"Not that Princess Margaret
minds about a spot of lend-lease
in reverse as far as her dance
partners are concerned," said
Whitcomb, "but I hear that Mr.
Douglas has had an uncomfort
able feeling that both girls might
end up with a preference for the
same young man, which would
be awkward."
Both girls were already in the
news this week.
Word got around that they
and ten other girls danced the
French can-can at a party for
250 people in the ambassador's
house the other evening. That's
the dance where the girls fling
up their skirts to show lace-
trimmed panties.
Both Margaret, 19, and Shar
man, 20, have been seen out
with the same men notably the
Marquess of Blandford and the
Marquess of Milford Haven. But
there's been no indication either
was serious about them.
The Mirror says Sharman is
passing her time at home mak
ing tapestries, "not without some
protest."
EVERYTHING
For A Fireplace
PUMILITE-West Salem
Fhone 25643
No other motor car gives you the luxury features
that distinguish the Nash Airflytei
Perfect aerodynamic streamlining one-piece
curved windshield on all models Unitized
Body-and-frame Twin Bed arrangement
more than 25 miles to the gallon at average
highway speed in the Nash "600" Weather
Eye Conditioned Air System coil springs on all
four wheels Uniscope and "cockpit control."
Phone us and let us make an appointment for
you to drive "America's most rnodem automobile."
IN TWO GREAT SfS, THE NASH AMBASSADOR AND NASH "600
MARION MOTORS
333.Center St.
BUSINESS MIRROR
American Businessmen
Unhappy Over World Trade
By SAM DAWSON
New York, July 18 W) Many American businessmen are un
happy today about world trade. Some say there is too much of
it, headed for the American market, to suit them. Some say
there isn't enough, and the U.S. businessman is holding the bag.
In just this one day's news packet you'll find opinions expres
sed on either the importing or
exporting of oil, rubber,, rice,
hides, cotton, wheat, automo
biles, china, toys, manganese
and fruits and vegetables.
First place in the talk derby
goes to reaction to the British
plan to buy $400 million less
in this fiscal year from the dol
lar area, chiefly the United
States and Canada. American
businessmen will feel that, start
ing this fall. It means the British
will buy only three-fourths as
much as they did this last year.
Here are some specific wor
ries American exporters have:
The British are now selling
more automobiles in the world
market than American car mak
ers. , While Detriot isn't much
worried yet about selling its
own output, it hears today from
Sir William Welsh. North Ameri
can representative on the Soc
iety of Motor Manufactures and
Traders that more British cars
were sold in the United States
in the first five months of this
year than in the like period last
year. Sir William contends it
isn't true, as recently charged,
that sales of British cars are on
the downgrade here.
American tanners are un
happy about Argentina. In an
open letter today to U. S. sena
tors and representatives, the
Tanners' Council of America
protests a bilateral trade agree
ment it says, has been drawn up
between Argentina and western
Germany. The Germans, under
the pact, would get their hides
and skins from South America
The council says the consequen
ces "are profoundly serious to
the tanning industry, to the
shoe industry and to consumers
of the United States."
Some U. S. senators from the
farm states are also trying to
get Marshall plan dollars ear
marked for the purchase of sur
plus farm products in this coun
try. They say relief should start
at home. Thev are thinking of
wheat and cotton, among others
The U. S.- office of Foreign
Agricultural Relations tells
American rice growers that com
petition in world markets is
growing, with output outside the
United States increasing and de
mand in some previous rice de
ficit areas declining.
Cotton tarmers note that Eng
land is late this year in enter
ing the American market, but
is reported to have a buyer on
the way here now to size up
our crop prospects. Meanwhile,
Switzerland is arrangeing to get
cotton for its textile mills from
Egypt.
On the other side of the pic
ture, American producers hear
today of more foreign goods on
the way here
In New York, a congressional
select committee studying small
Our New Phone Number
27001
LEE BROS. FURNITURE
REFINISHING CO.
4020 East State St.
WV""?.-.'
a"Vp
i " 1 iiiiii liii iiiiwiiiMiSiiniilTjiiiKii
country to tout a proposed trade
fair for American goods in
Japan next spring.
Washington reminds us that
Russia is still withholding man
ganese and chrome shipments,
used in making high grade steel.
The government wants to stock
pile the metals against a war
emergency. Our government is
also reported buying rubber in
the London market for our
stockpile.
Up in Ottawa the Canadian
government is steeling its heart
against the pleas of its people
Canada bans imports of U. S
fruit and vegetables, and says
it saves about $2 million
month in scarce Yankee dollars
that way. Now Canadians are
clamoring to have the bars low
ered during the watermelon
season. Ottawa sternly says
No."
Yup Hollywood This
two-ton plaster leg, 34 feet
from top to toe, is being in
stalled atop a hosiery mill in
Hollywood and already is
known as the film capital's
"most sensational leg." It is a
copy of Actress Marie Wil
son's curvy gam, will be light
ed nightly by eight spotlights.
(Acme Telephoto)
business problems ' hears both
sides of the current dispute in
the oil industry over admission
of foreign petroleum at a time
when domestic wells are being
cut back. , y
China and glassware buyers
in New York are told that Jap
anese merchandise is improv
ing in quality and imports are
increasing.
American toy makers say that
imports of plastic toys from
Japan may total $1 million this
year, compared with less than
one-third of a million dollars
last year.
Meanwhile, officials of a Jap
aneses railroad are touring this
Nothing Down I'ay Monthly
VENETIAN BLINDS
And Shades
W ltf wash, reUpe, paint and reslat
rout old Venetian bllndi.
ELMER, The Blind Man
Call anytime lor Fret Estimates
Phone 3-7328
145!) Ruge St. West Salem
We give S&H Green Stamps
4UA V(A (WW, TIDY KIT
2.00
Si'-
I 6m4 SoMthMplnf J
UTU LADY'S charmingly gift-packaged
loilttrlM dtlgnd to take care of her every
glamour-grooming need I Thtro'i a Twin
Dent tooth bruih with gum manager, tooth
potto, otaitllt soap-doll hand-painted with
harmless vtgotoblo coloring and toothing
hand lotion In every box.
iluise
TNI OUfSfMfftir COftNfftl
fDgnicoMMKW urn
rDtC CFNTJff tfANCH
iuo attAi iTtitt nw Mia?
operate as m
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Monday, July 18, 1949 M
Firemen Given Treat
Hubbard The Hubbard fire
department was called out to
help extinguish a brush fire on
Broadacres road. The members
of the department were treated
to a crab feed when they held
a special study meetin, by Elmer
Stauffer, who had recently been
assisted by the fire department
when a tractor burned at his
farm.
PLUMBING
CONTRACTING
,
Featuring Crane
and Standard Fixtures J
Call 3-8555
Salem Heating & j;j
Sheet Metal Co. 5;
1085 Broadway i
FREE ESTIMATES !:
Bean Picking Starts
In Jefferson Section
Jefferson Bean growers in
Jefferson community are get
ting ready to start picking. Th
hot weather has matured the
beans more rapidly. Dale Eisen
man began picking in his 13
acre of Blue Lake beans Mon
day. These beans are of a va
riety which have no peak in
their bearing season. Bill
Grenz has 14 acres of beans,
five of which are on the Greens
Bridge road, expects to begin
picking July 20. George Mc
Coy has 50 acres of beans and
expects to begin a few days.
later.
$$ MONEY $$
414 -Real Estate Loans
Farm or City
Personal and Auto Loans
State Finance Co.
153 S. High St Lie. S21 3-5221
Why Suffer
Any Longer
When outers tail, use out Ohinwe
remedies Amazing success for 6000
rears in China. No matter with what
ailments you arc afflicted disorder
sinusitis atari. lunss, liver, kidney
gas, constipation, ulcers, diabetes,
rheumatism, call and bladder, tsvsr
kln. female complaints.
CHARLIE
CHAN
CHINESE HERB CO.
Offfet Honrs 9 to
Ties and Sat. Only
SA4 N. Commercial
Phone tlMO
SALEM. ORE. .
WE'LL LAY IT - YOU BURY IT
A genuine UNDERGROUND Lawn Sprinkling System
complete with POP-UP heads and all Copper Pipe. Tailor
made to fit your individual lawn and water problem. One
section will cover over 1000 square feet of lawn area. A
shovel is all you need.
. OUR PRICE Starts at $49.50 an"' Goes DOWN
For full Information call oi write
SALEM LAWN SPRINKLING CO.
734 North High St. Phono 3-4537
It pays to consult experience, for free!
Also complete installations.
Whether You
hook:
or
SLDCE
THE RESULTS ARE GOOD WITH
Keith Brown
Grass Hooks,
Gross Whips,
Grass Snaths
(Prices are good, too)
Bel-grade Grasshook 60 C
Dissron Grass Hook No. 3 85 C
Grass Whips, Style 1 1.35
Grass Whips, Style 2 1 .90
GRASS SNATH 3.10
BLADES (for scythes)
Made of Imported Swedish Steel 2.75
True Temper Blades 3.10
For Best Results . . keep 'em sharp
SHARPENING STONE, No. 70 Midwest, 9" Qc
stone with handle. Reg. 1.45. Now H7
No. 103 Midwest, 3" stone with handle. OQc
Regularly 60c. Now
No. 72, Midwest Abrasive 1QC
Regularly 45c. Now '
No. 76, Carborundum Knife Sharpener. Qc
Regularly 83e. Now t 3T
ANOTHER REASON FOR YOU TO SHOP
THAT CONVENIENT LOCATION
II K L lw...
II IV
fciT
lumber ",,Vfl"
r
UJSABfi
PHONE 3-9I6J
ir