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Railroads, figured it at $450,-
000,000.
The railroads get a four per
cent freight rate boost, worth
$293,000,000 in added revenue.
effective today to help defray
costs of the change. Farley said
recently the carriers will "try
to get along" without asking for
a further increase.
SCHOOL FOR DIVERS Students of the Sparling School of Deep Sea Diving attend 1
class session in Los Angeles Harbor where they dive to depths of ,100 feet in training, .
f Opening Second
Dairy Queen
Formal opening of the second
Dairy Queen store,- handling
soft Ice cream, will be held Fri
day, it is announced by W. P.
Hlghley, who came here a year
ago last June from Ottawa, Kans.
The new store Is at 1412 North
Capitol.
Franchises for Oregon and
Washington were the last issued
with the Dairy Queen place on
South Commercial near the city
limits the first In Oregon. There
are between 30 and 40 now op
erating in Oregon and about the
same number in Washington,
Highley states.
The new place is at Capitol
nd Hood and is 107 by 114
feet, giving ample parking space
nd also has two 30-foot drive
ways. Highley purchased the pro
perty from the late C. H. Canada
and took possession a few days
before Canada's death. For years
Canada maintained a junk yard
. at the location and refused to
clean up the property which was
generally regarded as an "eye
sore." In clearing the place Highley
states that the "mess was aw
ful" and that there was suffi
cient lumber to stock a small
yard. This, as was most of the
other material, worthless and
the new owner gave it away to
all who called.
Coast Ports Seek
Shipments to Japan
San Francisco, Sept. 1 (U.R)
California,- Oregon and Wash
ington shipping interests urged
the federal government today to
us west coast ports for ship
ment of 450,000 tons of U. S.
material to Japan and Korea.
Maitland S. Pennington, act
ing chairman of the Western
Transportation conference, said
the government plans to ship
ammonium nitrate fertilizer to
the far east via gulf coast ports.
He pointed out in Telegrams
to federal and congressional of
ficials that the Pacific coast of
fers greater rate and time ad
vantages to the government.
Mercy Ride Saves
idanha Boy's Life
A mercy trip from Idanha,
Ore., to Portland Doernbecher
hospital by Marion county sher
iffs' car Wednesday night was
credited with saying the life of
12-year-old Donald Fears.
Hospital authorities reported
today that Fears was in "fair"
condition, recovering from the
critical illness of dysentery
which took the life of his two-
year-old sister, Carol, Sunday.
Another one-year-old child of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fears re
covered Sunday from the ill
ness.
The mercy car was driven by
Sheriff Denver Young when no
other transportation was imme
diately available.
Bean Harvest Continues
At Alderman Farm
Unionvale Bean picking is
progressing at the U.S. Alder
man farm and is expected to last
until September 15. Pickers
are receiving regulation wages.
Five children ranging in age
from 15 years down to 11, Dor
othy, Ethel, Eddie, Delphine and
Bernita Syme and their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Syme of
the Hopewell district, in 13
days they picked 16,175 pounds
of beans at the Alderman farm
to earn $404.38.
3 Year Enlistments
Dropped by Navy
Effective September 1, 1949
the navy discontinued three
year enlistment periods and re
verted to its normal peacetime
program of recruiting enlisted
personnel for periods of either
four or six years at the option
of the individual.
The three-year enlistment,
along with a previous abandon
ed two-year enlistment program,
was put into effect immediately
after World War II under an ac
celerated navy recruitment pro
gram. Both were found to re
suit in a too rapid turnover of
enlisted personnel for efficiency
and stability.
Present regulations permit
ting 17-year-olds to enlist for a
term of minority, whereby they
serve until their 21st birthday,
will De continued.
5 Day Week on Railroads
Affects Million Workers
Washington, Sept. 1 V) The five-day week most other Amer
ican wage earners have enjoyed for years went into effect to.
day for nearly a million railroad workers.
The reduction from a six-aay week, effective last midnight,
was a long time coming ior tne muiion non-operating worxers
who service and maintain the
trains.
Under terms for an agree
ment worked out between the
rail unions and carriers based
on recommendations made by a
presidential board last Decem
ber these workers will get the
same pay for the shorter week
than they got for working six
days.
The trains are expected to
keep their present schedules.
The several hundred thousand
operating workers, such as en
gineers and firemen, are not af
fected by the change. They are
paid on a mileage basis.
The railroads, given an eight-
month notice of the new york
week, began in advance to cut
corners to save money. For in
stance, they closed many freight
stations and offices on Satur
days. And many jobs are being
mechanized.
The carriers at one time esti
mated they would have to hire
between 200,000 and 300,000 ex
tra men. Now the unions esti
mate the number will be 100,000
or less.
As to costs, the presidential
board estimated the shorter
week would mean an initial
$330,000,000 annual payroll cost.
William F. Faricy, president of
the Association of American
Unionvale Kitrhf Tnnlrmcn
geese hatched after June 2, this
year, at the Clarence L. Fowler
farm in the Unionvale district
weighted more than 99 pounds
August 28.
The largest one weishp mrr
than 15 pounds and the smallest
one 11 pounds.
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Man Shot to Death
Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 1 (U.R).
a man was snot to death In a
busy downtown tavern here last
night and police said his killer
may have been wounded by
patrolman's shot.
The victim was identified as
Robert Lee Autry, 34, from Vir
ginia. ,
Serious Decline in
Russian Grain Crop
Washington, Sept. 1 VP) A se
rious decline in Russia's grain
crops was reported today by the
department of agriculture.
In a report on European grain
prospects this year, the depart
ment said its gleaning of news
from behind the Iron Curtain
shows that "in the Soviet Union
heavy precipitation and other
harvesting difficulties have caus
ed considerable reduction of the
grain crop which looked prom
ising earlier in the season."
Schools Await Fourth R
Jersey, Challen Island, Sept
1 VP) School officials decided
today the three R's will have to
wait this year on a fourth R
rain.
Jersey has had no rain for 30
days. Water levels are so low
the island can't spare enough for
the schools.
They will open when the rains
come.
2 fori SALE
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100
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Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Sept. 1, 1949 9
Greta Kept Foot-Size Secret
But (Sh-h) It's 7 -Double-A
Florence, Italy, Sept. 1 (U.R) The secret Is out
Greta Garbo wears a sise 7-AA (7-double-A) shoe.
Salvatore Ferragam, the world-famed Florentine shoemaker
offered this Information after Miss Garbo ordered 70 pairs
of his renowned handmade shoes during a two-day visit here.
"Contrary to world-wide rumors that Miss Garbo has very
big feet," Ferragama said, "seldom have I found among my
elientele a person with such well-proportioned feet.
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You won't find kilowatts listed as part
of the "tonnage" handled by seaports of
the Northwest, but they are part of our
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'foreign trade" nevertheless.
Five companies of the Northwest Power
Pool recently completed negotiations for importing
30,000 kilowatts of power from British Columbia
an excellent example of the cooperation between
different areas of the Pacific Northwest in pooling
their power resources at times when every kilowatt
counts.
Right after the war the Northwest was export
ing power to Canada. The Canadians were short
of electricity then, and we were selling to them
when we had "a surplus not needed here. Now
the situation is reversed. Canada has developed
new sources of power and we are benefitting from
kilowatts now flowing in the opposite direction
from north to south.
Power also has been brought here from other
distant areas from Utah and Montana. These
"imports" are among the measures taken by PGE
and other Northwest Power Pool members to
meet the increased power demands of this growing
region, until such time as new facilities being
rushed to completion can once again supply all
our own needs.
Bonnevilh Power Distributor
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176 N. LIBERTY
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