8 CapHal Journal. Salem, Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 10. 1949ft -All
Gross Earnings City Tax
Proposed for Utilities
By STEPHEN A. STO.NE
Tf the city council passes an ordinance bill which probably
will be Introduced Monday nisht all public utilities in the city
will be on a gross earnings city tax basis instead of a flat fee,
with the exception of the Railway Express Agency.
The bill will provide that the Portland Gas Si Coke company
pay the city an annual license-
fee amounting to 3 per cent oi
1U gross earnings on business
done within the city. The com
pany now pays a flat fee of
$1S00 a year.
The tax fee paid by utilities
In Salem on a percentage basis
It not at a uniform rale, some
Miss Arizona
Out in Front
Atlantic City, N. Sept. 10
P) Who Is Miss America of
1949?
That's the $25,000 question to
night for 52 of the nation's most
beautiful girls.
But the contestants, who have
come through three grueling
days of preliminaries, won't
even know whether they've
reached the finals until the cur
tain goes up on the huge con
vention stage at 8 p.m.
Eighteen - year -old Jacque
Mercer, "Miss Arizona," can
feel pretty hopeful about her
chances at the $5000 Miss Am
erica scholarship and new auto
mobile, or at least part of the
$20,000 in additional scholar
ships for the finalists.
The lovely brunette from
Litchfield, Ariz., scored a second
victory last nisht in the talent
division. On Wednesday night
Miss Mercer shared top honors
In the bathing suit division with
"Miss California."
U. S. Production
Rose in August
Washington, Sept. 10 6T1 In
dustrial production rose during
August for the first time since
October, 1948, the president's
Council of Economic Advisers
(aid today.
The council said preliminary
estimates place the federal re
serve board's index of industrial
production during August at 169,
seven points above the estimated
Index for July and level with
that for June.
The index is based on the
1935-39 average as 100.
"Preliminary estimates indi
cate that industrial production in
August fully recovered the four
percent drop in July, which had
been due in part to the spread
ing practice of plant-wide vaca
tions, especially in non-durables,"
the council said.
"This was the first rise since
October, 1948."
The council's comment and
the federal reserve board's esti
mate of the index were published
In "Economic Indicators," a
monthly compilation which the
council prepares for the Jcir.t
congressional economic commit
tee. Hopyard Worker
Fined $50 for Gun
Rosalio (Charlie) Salinas, the
hopyard worker who fired n
gun In the air accidentally
wounding a companion, was
fined $50 and costs Saturday
morning in district court.
The fine was assessed on a
charge of carrying a concealed
weapon and the conviction car
ried with it a court order stipu
lating that the .38 calibre revolv
er which figured in the shooting
be destroyed.
The victim of the shot, Nar
cico Campos, is still under treat
ment for a shoulder wound at
Salem Memorial hospital.
Both men are of Mexican na
tionality.
WtfOH
to keep fit!
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lOWINCAlOMtS i usc:a
HIGH IN ENERGY '
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paying 2 per cent and some 3
per cent.
Two utilities, Portland Gen
eral Electric company, and Sa
lem Electric, are paying on an
earnings basis this year for the
first time. Prior to last Janu
ary they were on a flat fee
basis.
The PGE company now pays 3
per cent of gross earnings On
the basis of its 1948 gross earn
ings within the city of $1,370,-
911.31 it will pay the city this
year $28,877.34.
Salem Electric will pay around
$1600 or $1700. Records at the
city treasurer's office show that
its payment for the second quar
ter of this year, April, May and
June, was 3 per cent on $14,
132.22, or $423.98.
Pacific Telephone Si Tele
graph company pays 2 per cent
on intrastate business originat
ing In Salem. It paid last year
on $534,334 or a license fee of
$10,686.69. Western Union Tel
egraph company, also 2 per cent
and on the same basis, paid on
a revenue of $9571.31 for the
year, or $191.42.
Railway Express Agency pays
a flat fee of $75 a quarter or
$300 a year.
One of the controversial mat
ters coming before the city coun
cil Monday night will be final
action on the bill to call a spe
cial annexation election for the
large area southeast of the city
Both those for and against it
will be present Monday night
and proponents will have one
bit of strategy never seen here
before. They not only have
agreed to pay costs of the elec
tion, but have presented the
amount to the city in advance.
Lawrence A. Anderson, repre
senting them, handled the city
recorder a certified check Sat
urday for $350.
Proponents will argue that if
the area is annexed it can be
zoned and controlled, arl that
otherwise it will develop in a
haphazard way. They will also
mention that some residents now
use city water either by private
contract or through water dis
tricts, but that their contracts
would be worthless in event of
a water shortage within the city
limits.
Both proponents and oppon
ents are busily lobbying the
city council members.
The zoning classification of
the Kingwood annexation in
West Salem will be before the
council for public hearing, and
a move may be made to get it
referred back to the planning
and zoning commission for the
third time.
Wedded Beauties to
Be Crowned Sunday
Asbury Park, N. J., Sept. 10
IP) Break out your best recipe
and primp up a little, you mar
ried gals, and maybe you'll be
Mrs. America.
Thirty finalists for the ninth
annual Mrs. America contest
here will take part in the semi
finals tonight.
Tomorrow, the nation's top
wedded beauty will be crowned.
But'good looks and a pleasing
way of filling a bathing suit are
not enough to win the $6000 in
prizes that go with the title.
Mrs. America has to be on the
ball in the kitchen, too.
The 30 finalists include:
Mrs. Oregon, 525 E. 7th St.
McMinnville, Ore.
It was the Romans who de
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try and spread the use of per
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To Good Start
New York, Sept. 10 The
early fall business season got
off to a favorable start this week
despite highly unsettled labor
conditions.
Propped at every strategic
point by a hefty display of
strength in seasonal lines, the
overall economic picture at the
moment rated commendation not
only from business analysts, but
such Washington bigwigs as
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer,
Dr. Nourse, chief White House
economic adviser. Chairman
McCabe of the federal reserve
board, and even Mr. Truman
himself.
When the president said "the
figures speak for themselves" he
was talking about such things
as the extensive improvement
in the national employment sit
uation from July to August; a
sharp upturn in industrial pro
duction in the same period; a
halt in the mud decline in per
sonal incomes noted in July;
reliable evidence that commod
ity prices were entering an area
of stability after months of
downward zig-zagging; high
level retail sales and a general
disposition on the part of busi
ness to replenish inventories all
along the line.
This latter factor is one of the
strongest links in the chain at
the moment. When purchasing
agents are busy you usually see
raw materials moving in a
steady stream to factories and
plants for processing. In turn
manufactured products pour out
of these to wholesalers and dis
tributors and finally, they show
upon the shelves of your favor
ite store for you to buy and take
home. When that happens the
while process is repeated all
over again.
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Medford Gets First
Rain in 100 Days
Medford, Sept. 10 VP) Water
ing restrictions in Medford end
ed today following the first
rains of the season.
The area had gone 100 days
without rain. In early summer
the water commission allowed
lawn and garden irrigation only
on alternate days. In late July
this was further tightened to an
eight-hour period on alternate
days.
Reorganization of
Police Due Monday
A reorganization of the Salem
police department aimed at plac
ing the new patrolmen on full
duty status effective Monday wasU DdfllCli rCdlS
announced Saturday by Police
Chief Clyde A. Warren.
The new duty roster in effect
adds one patrol car to the city
force on a 12-hour basis. The
addition was made possible
through the purchase of new
equipment and the increase in
personnel made in July.
The addition of the patrol car
duty comes on top of another re
organization plan which has
placed two motorcycles on pa
trol duty from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m
SALEM
Fairgrounds Parking Lor,
18th Street Entrance
FREE PARKING
Thursday
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No Remorse Character
study of Howard Unruh, who
suddenly went berserk in
Camden, N. J., killing 13 per
sons and injuring three others.
He expressed no regret for his
20-minute shooting spree that
turned a quiet residential sec
tion into a scene of blood and
terror. (Acme Telephoto)
Dr. Leslie Carson
Opening Offices Here
Dr. Leslie J. Carson, optome-
rist, opens his professional of
fices Monday, September 12
1991 Fairgrounds Road.
Dr. Carson graduated from
Willamette University in 1938
with a major In science. He
taught school in Madras, for
three years followed by four
and one half years at Parrish
junior high school in Salem,
where he taught science and
mathematics and band. In 1948
his Parrish band received a first
division rating in the Oregon
state competition music festival.
From 1946 to 1949 Dr. Carson
attended the College of Optom
etry of Pacific University at
Forest Grove. While there he
directed the university band and
taught part time in the college
of music.
Graduation with a Doctor of
Optometry degree came May 29,
and the state board of optom
etry examination followed from
June 3 to 6 of this year. Dr. and
Mrs. Carson (formerly Opal
Yates) have been married nine
years and have three children:
Carol Ann age 6 years, Daryl
James, age 19 months, and Don
ald Wayne, age 5 months.
They have just recently taken
residence at 1690 North Fifth.
U. 5. fo Buy 48 Cars
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Medford, Sept. 10 (IF) An
other 48 cars of Bartictt pears
will be bought by the govern
ment in this area next week.
Agriculture officials said
$2.15 a box would be paid for
U.S. combination grade or bet
ter. The government purchased
40 cars this week and 38 the
previous week.
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Oil Slick Clue
To Lost Plane
Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 10
.dpi An oil slick on the Strait
of Juan de Fuca may be the
first clue to the disappearance
of a navy F4U fighter plane
missing on a training flight
since Thursday night.
The slick was spotted by a
navy PBY near Cape Flattery,
Wash., at the entrance of the
stiait last night.
The Corsair was piloted b y
Lt. Cmdr. William E. Flateboe,
30, Everett, Wash. Flateboe, a
naval reserve squadron com
mander, is an assistant superin
tendent of the Sumner Iron
Works in Everett.
Ironically, Flateboe reported
the crash of a navy fighter plane
Tuesday which killed Lt. (jg)
Raymond Edward Vieth, 26,
when it plunged into the same
waters.
Flateboe's fighter was last
seen flying in formation with
two other planes at 8,000 feet.
He radioed the others, "I'll
see you in a few minutes." The
corsair left the formation and
was not seen again.
In one of the most extensive
searches in recent years, surface
boats and. search planes patroll
ed the area Thursday night until
heavy fog rolled in from the
Pacific ocean and forced them
to quit. The widespread search
was resumed yesterday morning
and will continue today.
Carnival Company
Sued for Injuries
Dean LaPorte Welch filed an
action in circuit court here Sat
urday against Douglas Greater
Shows, now operating at the Or
egon State Fair here, asking $2,-
000 general and $250 special
damages for injuries he alleges
he sustained while attending a
place of amusement at the fair
called Perry's Motordrome
where motorcycle riders display
their speed to the public inside
of a flaring wall.
Welch says he purchased a
ticket to the show at the invita
tion of the defendant and ascen
ded to a staging he claims was
improperly built, that a section
of the staging gave way and pre
cipitated him to the ground. He
says hesustained bruises, sprains
and internal injuries which have
incapacitated him from work
since September 5, when he says
the accident occurred, and will
for a period of 60 days. He says
he is capable of earning $15 a
day and was employed at full
time gainful employment at that
wage.
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10 Year Girl
Tells ol Slaying
New York, Sept. 10 P In a
small, trembling voice, 10-year-old
Nancy Falleta spoke from
the witness chair:
I put my baby sister to bed
and went to the window. I saw
my father coming up the block.
I saw Charlie coming up the
block."
"I heard my father say,
please, Charlie, don't shoot.'
Then Charlie shot my father.
After he shot my father he went
up the block. Then he came
back and he shot my father two
more times. Then he went up
the block again."
Nancy stood up. She pointed
at Carmine (Charlie) Petillo, 47,
accused of killing her father,
Frank Falleta, 35, in an argu
ment about $20.
"That's him," said Nancy.
That was all of Nancy's story.
Before Kings County Judge
Samuel S. Leibowitz had per
mitted the little girl to tell it in
court yesterday, he had asked
her if she knew what would
happen if she did not tell the
truth.
"I'd have a sin on my soul,"
Nancy replied.
Worker bees are females in
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Formal Guard
Mount Staged
Men from the Air Force and
the Army were honored at for
mal guard mount held Friday
morning at 11 a.m. at the State
Fair grounds as a part of the
armed forces exhibit.
Air Force man honored was
Lt. Col. Raymond M. Hay, for
merly in charge of the Salem
Army and Air Force recruiting
station and now in charge of the
Portland area station. The col
onel, a veteran of both wars, is
slated to retire from active duty
this month.
Army men honored are Lt.
Col. Henry Russell, Northern
Military district, Sixth Army,
who has been coordinator for the
military exhibit at the fair, and
two retired army officers, Col.
Philip Allison and Lt. Col. Mark
Hillary, both of whom have
worked on the exhibit as mem
bers of the Military Manpower
committee.
Playing for the guard mount
was the Marine Corps band from
the Department of the Pacific.
The band, which flew into Sa
lem from San Francisco Thurs
day, made its final appearance
here at the guard mount cere
monies and left for San Fran
cisco later in the day.
At guard mount ceremonies
Sunday a Coast Guardsman will
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be honored. He will be Lt.
Comdr. Victor A. Johnson, com
mander at Tongue Point. Play
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the Scottish Bag Pipe band :
Fort Lewis, which has been
the fair the entire week.
School Bus Stop
Law Being Enforced
State Police Superintendent
H. G. Maison said today that
Oregon's law requiring motor
ists to stop when school buses
do Is being strictly enforced.
Maison said mere warnings
would not be issued to offending
motorists. "Any educational per
iod is past, and our officers will
enforce this law the same as any
other law," he said.
He recommended that pupils
still use caution in getting on
and off buses, however.
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