2 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 29, 1949
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Proposed Salem Apartment Site This corner lot at Union
and Winter streets is being considered as the location for
a 101-unit apartment house. The lot, on the southwest cor
ner, is owned by Doug Yeater, state representative and local
merchant.
Tourist Volume in State
Will Be Shown by Survey
A survey of out of slate cars traveling through Oregon will be
made during a three-week period in August in an effort to de
termine the volume and amount of tourist trade in the state,
Manley Hobison, head of the Oregon Travel Information bureau,
'announced Thursday.
Interviewers will be station
ed at all points where highways
leave the slate. Each car bear
ing a foreign license plate will
be stopped and a series of ques
tions asked.
"We will stress courtesy in
these interviews," Robison said.
"Interviewers will be congenial
in their approach and not de
manding in asking questions."
Among items to be determined
on the questionnaires are the
state of registration of the ve
hide, number of people in car,
purpose of trip, where trip orig
inated, destination, total num
ber of days on trip, days spent
in Oregon, number of miles
traveled in Oregon, where stay
ed while in Oregon, approxi
mate expenditures in the state,
etc.
Robison believes that the num
ber of tourists in Oregon this
year is in excess of that of last
year. His opinion is partly
based on the fact that govern
ment surveys at Crater Lake and
Oregon Caves have both showed
considerable increase in the
amount of traffic this year as
compared to 1948.
Gas tax figures for this year
are also above those of last year,
but this docs not necessarily
prove an increase in tourists.
since there is no way of deter
mining how much gas was sold
to Oregon residents and how
much to tourists.
Robison said there are 102 sta
tions In the state where a con-
tintin) pnnni is mnrlp nn fh
number nt rnra nnKslnff lhnr
This Is done either manually or
by electrical apparatus.
Robison believes that the
three-week survov in Aiunist
plus tabulations of these 102 sta
tions for the entire summer will
provide a fairly accurate esti
mate as to the number of out of
slate persons visiting Oreeon
during the 1949 vacation period.
$55 Million in
Damage Suits
Chicago, July 29 m Attor
neys filed a brief in federal
court here yesterday in support
of $55,000,000 in damage claims
for workers caught on Pacific
islands by Japanese forces.
They argued that the war did
not terminate the employers re
sponsibility to the workers. The
suit is in behalf of 796 work
men who were imprisoned by
the Japanese, or by their sur
vivors. It is against five conlrac
tors' firms.
The defendant firms include
Morrison-Knudsen Co. of Boise
and J. H. Pomeroy and Com
pany of Washington stale.
Many Pacific northwest work
ers were In the captured groups.
They were working on military
installations.
The brief asserted the firms
"cannot assert that capture of
the islands . . . terminated their
obligation to pay" when the
risk "was expressly foreseen."
The suit seeks $50,000 for
each plaintiff because of impris
onment. It also asks for four or
five years' pay because the
workers' contracts said their pay
was to continue until their re
turn to the United States.
Exploratory
A-Bomb Talks
Washington, July 29 (IP) A
series of "exploratory" talks Is
being arranged to altack the
controversial problem of what
atomic Information the United
States should share with Brit
ain and Canada.
President Truman announced
yesterday that the discussions
would be aimed at setting up
long range cooperation among
the three World War II atomic
partners in a couple of highly
important fields:
(1) The exchange of scientific
and technical information and
(2) the supplying of raw mate
rials. The presidenl's statement, de
livered to his weekly news con
ference, noted that atomic ar
rangements made in January,
1948, with Britain and Canada
are "limited in scope and dura
tion." Now, he said, it is "nec
essary to consider the future."
One agreement, involving the
sharing of the Belgian Congo's
uranium supply, reportedly will
expire within the next few
months.
Earns $72.93 in Day
Picking Cherries
La Grande, Ore., July 29 Ml
A cherry picker, who earned
$72.93 in a single day's work,
claimed a picking record today.
Walt Bailey, who has worked
in the cherry harvest here for
several summers, picked 2.431
pounds of the fruit during a reg
ular working day. Growers here
said they thought it was a world
record.
Bailey said he wasn't trying
for any record, though. He was
just picking normally, along
with the regular crews.
Hearing on CVA
Over for Session
Washington, July 29 VP) The
house public works committee
prepared today to wind up con
sideration of the Columbia val
ley administration bill until the
next session of congress.
Chairman Whittington (D.
Mass.), announced after a morn
ing session that two more gov
ernment witnesses would be
heard, then the hearing will ad
journ.
Whittington said that if the
senate public works committee
decides to hear witnesses in the
Columbia river basin area on the
Truman-backed bill, members of
the house committee may go
along.
As today's session ended, Whit
tington asserted that no propon
ent of the measure has been able
to show the committee there has
been any extravagance or waste
by agencies now developing the
basin in the Pacific northwest.
Thomas C. Blaisdell, Jr., as
sistant secretary of commerce,
and Edward Falck, chief con
sultant on power and utilities for
the national security resources
board, had testifeid in favor of
the bill this morning.
Whittington drew from Falck
an admission that he had testi
fied before a senate appropria
tion committee in 1946 in op
position to appropriations for
public power projects.
The chairman Red Falck's tes
timony on a deficiency appro
priation bill. Falck said at that
time that there was a surplus
of power in the Pacific north
west of 37 per cent and predict
ed that the surplus in 1947 would
be 46 per cent.
War Surpluses Sold
For 20 Cents of Cost
Washington, July 29 (Pi-
American war surpluses left
abroad were sold at 20 cents on
the dollar of their $10,000,000,-
000 cost of production.
Secretary of State Acheson
said so today in a final report
to congress on the operations of
the office of the foreign liquida
tion commissioner. It went out
of existence as a separate gov
ernment agency on June 30. Re
maining functions have been ab
sorbed by the state department.
Approximately $2,000,000,000
was realized altogether from the
surplus, Acheson said. Included
in this was the $84,560,000 esti
mated value of property contrib
uted to the United Nations re
lief and rehabilitation adminis
tration. War equipment which
cost $400,000,000 to produce was
abandoned as uneconomic to use
or move.
Support Prices for
Spuds May Lapse
Washington, July 29 UP) A
house agriculture subcommittee
today decided to recommend that
mandatory support prices for po
tatoes be withdrawn unless
growers consent to production
and marketing controls.
Chairman Pace (D.. Ga.) said
that because producer represen
tatives object to present consid
eration of his bill to allot acre
ages, impose marketing quotas
and penalize non-co-operators,
the measure will be dropped, -
He said the present support
program "penalizes co-operators,
rewards non-co-operators and
thereby costs the government
more than is justified.
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Start in Merchandising Comic books at half price old
one's that he is through with are offered at Bob Geer's cut
rate comic stand. Bob, fifth from left in picture, will sell them
at his curb stand until State Fair time when he hopes to
have made enough to pay his way to the fair all week. When
he runs out of funny books he will sell walnuts. Shown here,
looking over Bob's merchandise are, from left, Ronald Kenagy,
Nancy Kenagy, Barbara Dunn, Grant Steinbock, Bob Geer,
Di.vid Steinbock. The stand is on South Commercial street.
Speedy Confirmation of
Clark and McGrath Looms
Washington, July 29 W President Truman's surprise choice
of Attorney General Tom Clark for the supreme court and Sena
tor J. Howard McGrath for attorney general gained general
approval of senators today.
Although the president told his news conference yesterday that
hadn't fi-
Clark and McGrath
nally agreed to the shift, there
seemed little doubt the two will
announce their formal accep
tance next week.
Clark, 49 year old Texas law
yer, would fill tne court place
ieft vacant by the death of As
sociate Justice Frank Murphy.
Moving into Clark's place as
the nation's chief legal watch
dog would be McGrath, 45-year-old
chairman of the democratic
national committee, former soli
citor general and former gover
nor of Rhode Island.
If arrangements can be made
this week-end for appointment
of his senate successor, McGrath
is expected to agree to accept the
cabinet post.
Friends said that once he is
confirmed, McGrath will resign
democratic chairman. That
woud leave the Post open for
William M. Boyle, Jr., formerly
of Kansas City, who has been
serving as executive assistant at
a $30,000 yearly salary.
Clark indicated in a statement
that he is ready to take the
court post.
Observing that the president
had bestowed a great honor on
him by offering the place, Clark
said:
'It is with humility that 1
approach it. Such a position is
the greatest challenge that can
be placed before a lawyer. I
hope I am worthy of the honor
the president has paid me."
McGrath said he wants to talk
to his family and friends in
Rhode Island before he decides
finally.
Involved was reported to be
an understanding about his sen
ate successor. Most politicians
think that if Gov. John O. Pas
tore doesn't want the place him
self, he will be urged by Mc
Grath to appoint Mayor Dennis
J. Roberts of Providence.
Whoever is named is likely to
serve until a special election in
1950. McUrath s terms runs
through 1952.
Despite his position as demo
cratic national chairman, the
Rhode Island senator seemed
likely to escape any serious crit
icism in senate consideration of
his appointment.
Albany Hattie Barr, Craw-
fordsville, has been dispatched
to Idaho on an emergency polio
nursing assignment through the
nurse enrollment facilities of the
American Red Cross, according
to Dorothy Neilsen, chairman of
nurse enrollment for the local
chapter.
Miss Barr, who is a graduate
of the School of Nursing of Em-
manual Hospital, Portland, Ore.,
has served on polio cases in
Huron, S. D., Chicago, 111., and
Boise, Idaho since her graduation
in 1947, Mrs. Neilsen said.
Jobless Wave
Not Critical
Philadelphia, July 29 (IP) The
current decline in employment
is not critical, says the Federal
Reserve bank of Philadelphia.
In a midyear analysis of bust
ness conditions, the bank said
yesterday recession from post
war peaks has been "orderly and
for the most part beneficial.
The report said some commu
nities have been hard hit by un
employment but added:
"Still 60,000,000 people are at
work and the general situation
does not approach a crisis.
The bank said June was the
first month in which the total
of all employed persons declined
significantly below that of the
previous year.
Until June, the 1,700,000
crease in the number of jobless
over the previous year was just,
about matched by a similar in
crease in the civilian labor force.
Employment increased on
farms, in government and in
service lines in June, the bank
added.
Recent declines in employ
ment, production and income
have taken the edge off consum
er spending but it is no surprise
to the bank.
"But insofar as we can tell
the report said, peoples sav
ing habits of last year are con
tinuing into 1949.
To Install Playgrounds
Equipment at Highland
xjioonnrfo fnr children, a community program sponsored
by the Salem Junior Woman's club, will install the first playground-equipment
in Highland park in about two weeks.
The equipment will oe a iour-uim oiouuoiu av.,.,6, iuui-uUU
kindergarten swing, and a 16-foot wave slide.
Stevens Equipment com
The
pany, 110
Division street, was
low bidder, and has started tne
manufacturing. Donations so
far have been received from the
Ootimists. the Bush Mothers
club, the Junior Woman's club,
the Hollywood Lions club, and
from an anonymous individual
As soon as the other service
clubs contribute, as was previ
ously planned, additional equip
ment will be placed at High
land park.
Marion Square will De me
next area to be improved, uiner
Dark areas are not ready for
installation now. Ulty Manager
J. L. Franzen, however, is meet
ing with the park committee in
the near future to make a sur
vey for grading, seeding, etc
Other dedicated park areas
which are without play facili
ties are Kav park, Pringle park
Bush's Pasture, and playgrounds
at 22nd and Lee and 15th and
Mill streets.
An area is also needed in
the Capitola district and inves
tigators are in progress for a
playground there, possibly using
a part of the fairgrounds.
In the Junior Woman's club
Mrs. E. E. Woodson is in charge
of acquiring equipment, with
Mrs. Ralph Atwood assisting.
Mrs. Sam Campbell, president of
the junior club, is general chair
man of the playground move
ment. Women Lead in
Hospital Drive
"How did you do it?"
That was the question the
men fired at the women while
reports from the Salem Hospital
Development campaign were be
ing read at the Friday noon
meeting of the campaigners.
And every time there was a
round of applause Carl Grei
der's dog, Jerry, set up a de
lighted barking under the table.
The women's division, headed
by Mrs. Chandler Brown and
Mrs. Ralph Moody, reported ad
ditional pledges, since last Tues
day, of $6,200, giving their divi
sion to date a total of $14,373.50.
The men's division reported
pledges since Tuesday of
$2433.50, giving them a total of
$8724.
Pledgqd now in the public
drive is $23,096.50. With sub
scriptions received in the ad
vanced gifts drive and from the
doctors, the whole total to date
is $314,576.50. The final goal is
$1,100,000.
Because of especially fine
work the leaders of the wom
en's division today pinned cor
sages on Mrs. Hunt Clark and
Mrs. Nettie Spaulding, who were
the top workers of the week.
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