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. 2 Capita Journal, Salem, Ore., Saturday, February 4, 1950
Public Power Leaders
Jubilant Over PP&L Sale
(Br thi AAMClited Preu)
Public power leaders hailed today the securities and exchange
commission's approval of the sale of the Pacific Power and Light
company.
The commission gave its O.K. yesterday for the American
Power and Lieht company to accept an offer of $16,125,000 cash
Judge Kimmall
Rides Circuit
Judge Rex Kimmell learned
the true meaning of "Circuit'
court Friday.
Borrowing a page from the di
ary of the old-time circuit rid
er, Judge Kimmell tried three
cases, all in different courts, in
a single day.
Friday morning, he was on the
bench at a trial in Marion coun
ty circuit court. While the Jury
was still out on that case, Kim
mell drove to McMinnville to
hear a trial in Yamhill county
court. Then he went to Oregon
City to try a case in Clackamas
county.
The total journey, which would
have taken the historic circuit
rider a matter of months, was
completed by Kimmel in seven
hours.
More Fires in
Eugene Area
Eugene, Feb. 4 W Two fire
engine companies from Eugene
whisked out to Glenwood Fri
day night to fight the third fire
in that community's business
district since the first of the year.
At the same time, the Spring
field fire department was called
to a house fire that called atten
tion to a serious condition in
that city's firfighting facilities.
In Glenwood an overheated
oil stove ignited nearby walls
and clothing at the factory out
let store on highway 99, and an
estimated loss in building and
stock of $14,000 was sustained.
It is operated by the Oregon out
fitters firm of Eugene.
In Springfield, extremely low
pressure in water mains handi
capped firemen in fighting a
blaze in a private residence. The
low pressure in the mains has
been created by frozen water at
the Mountain States Power com
pany intake on the Willamette
river, and by residents leaving
their house taps open at night
to keep pipes from freezing.
A Mountain States spokesman
aid the two factors have com
bined to lower the reservoir
level in the system to a danger
ous degree, but they expected
normal reserve supply to be ex
istent by Sunday night.
Killed Woman
To Wear Scalp
Munich, Germany, Feb. 4 W)
Police said here today a 37-year-old
tailor had confessed to
strangling a young German girl
so that he could wear her scalp
while prowling the streets at
night disguised as a woman.
He was arrested for the slay
ing of Ingeborg Schuster, 24,
whose trussed and scalped body
was found by a German comb
ing a trash heap earlier in the
week. Police told this story:
The tailor, heavily rouged
and wearing a corset, had been
picked up on a down town
street. He was wearing men's
clothing at the time but he ad
mitted he garbed himself in
skirts after nightfall.
The tailor struck up an ac
quaintance with the girl, lured
her into an abandoned shack and
strangled her with a piece of
clothesline. He used a knife to
remove her scalp, which was
found in the shack carefully
wrapped in cloth. He carried
tile body to the trash heap.
The tailor said he never got
a chance to wear the scalp.
Hollywood, Feb. 4 (IP) Ed
ward Paul, musical director of
Jerry Fairbanks Productions,
Inc., has been fined $1,000 by
the American Federation of Mu
sicians and suspended, for six
months for supplying music for
television films. Paul said yes
terday he is accused of violating
AFM regulations regarding TV.
President James V. Pctrillo has
issued an edict against any mem
ber working for a producer of
TV films, it was said. Paul said
he has been a member of the
union 13 years.
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for control of the company that
operates In Oregon and Wash'
ington.
The offer was by a syndicate
which has hinted it may re-sell
part of the utility system to pub
lie power districts.
The syndicate is headed by
A. C. Allyn and company and
Bear, Sterns and company, both
of New York.
In Seattle, Frank A. Stewart,
managing director of the Wash
ington Public Utility Commis
sioners association, called it "a
victory at Washington." He an
nounced a meeting of the as
sociation's executive board will
consider plans for capitalizing
on the development at a meet'
ing Tuesday in Seattle.
In New York, a spokesman
for the investment banking group
in the deal said no thought was
being given at this point to re
sale of the stock; that they did
not receive word of the success
ful bid until last night. He said
there would be no statement of
any kind over the week-end
In Portland, Pacific Power and
Light officials Issued a state
ment that the sale will have
no immediate effect on the firm's
operations. They said the com
pany's stock eventually will be
put up for re-sale to the "invest
ment public."
When the SEC turned down
two previous bids a week ago,
the public power leaders were
supporting the bid of the group
neaaed oy B. J. Van Ingen &
company
Stewart, the Washington state,
public district leader, said the
group winch won out before
the SEC yesterday represents
the same group of investment
bankers that the earlier Van
Ingcl bid did.
The name of Guy C. Myers,
the oroker who has been a con
troversial figure in Washington
state public power transactions,
was absent from the successful
purchase syndicate.
The Pacific Power company
statement said:
"It was made very clear in
the SEC hearing that Guy C.
Myers has no present or pros
pective connection with the re
construction group which made
the successful bid."
Jobs Drive to
Start in Lane
The state of Oregon has pick
ed Lane county, with its popu
lous E u g e n e-Springf ield area
and its terrain ranging from the
coast to the Cascades, as the
place to start its all-out drive
against increasing unemploy
ment.
Gov. Douglas McKay's coun
cil of employment, holding its
organization meeting here Fri
day, decided that Lane county
would be as apt a place as any
to start the campaign for in
creased employment. Other
areas are expected to get into
the drive within a few weeks.
Dr. Calvin Crumbaker of the
University of Oregon, chairman
of the employment council, is
expected to name local represen
tatives in Lane county soon, and
the council will hold its next
meeting in Eugene Feb. 24 to
give the local organization sup
port in its kickoff for the cam
paign.
One of the areas expected to
be organized for the drive short
ly is Estacada in Clackamas
county.
Basic employment and re
sources information gathered by
state agencies for the Lane
county area will be gone over
in an effort to find methods of
increasing man-hours and pay
rolls in harvesting, processing
and marketing timber, food and
other main products. The pur
pose will be to provide winter
time employment and long-range
development to care for the in
creased population, estimated at
50 percent above the 1940 popu
lation. The United States produced
approximately 60 per cent of
the world s corn in 1948.
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good friend of President Truman, talks over a song with
Actress Vera-EUen between takes of a movie in Hollywood,
Calif. It's been rumored Regan is going to be appointed U. S.
minister to the Republic of Ireland, but if so, he hasn't heard
anything officially. Until he does he's going to keep on
making movies, he says. (AP Wirephoto)
Zero Weather in Dallas
Hot Confined to Present
Dallas Any Dallas resident who states thai he has seen colder
weather in this city than the 11-degree below zero temperature
Tuesday morning had better be
here 30 years ago. If he can do
the truth.
For the numbing cold this
week was not a record, but has
not been exceeded since 1919
when a low of 13 degrees below
zero was recorded in Dallas and
the thermometers in other Polk
county points reached as low as
20 degrees below zero.
Statistics that were carefully
compiled for many years by the
late Cecil L. Riggs, whose hobby
was weather observing, shows
that December 11 to December
14, 1919, found sub-zero tem
peratures on four consecutive'
nights. High temperature was 8
degrees above zero.
But if any old-timers can re
member back to the winter of
1882-1883 they may really be
qualified to tell about cold wea
ther. In that year, which Mr.
Riggs once termed "the year of
the freeze-out,' the mercury
dropped to 28 degrees below
zero.
Diaries of Mr. Riggs' father,
Cass Riggs and another rela
tive, Scott Riggs, revealed this
early information. Cecil Riggs
kept notes from 1890 until 1912
and from the latter date kept
daily weather readings until his
death late in December, 1947.
"Beginning January 17, 1883,
and continuing until January
21, the temperature ranged
from 9 degrees above to 28 be
low," Cecil Riggs wrote in the
1947 Centennial booklet.
Another bitter cold winter
was that of 1861-1862 when a
Major Walker of Spring Valley
recorded a temperature of 8 de
grees below zero one night. Ma
jor Walker had one of the few
thermometers in tile county at
that time.
January 14, 1888, saw a tem
perature of 2 degrees below
zero and February 2, 1889,
found the mercury hovering
just at zero.
However, January, 1950, can
claim one record in Dallas. It
ha- seen the most snow of any
month and perhaps any win
ter since the earliest white
settlement in the county. Total
recorded by the state forestry
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able to prove that he was around
that, then he undoubtedly speaks
headquarters here was 68 in
chei or 5 feet.
Nearest approach to this mark
was in January, 1937, when 38.8
inches fell. However most of the
1937 snow was at one time with
29 inches measured on January
31, while the current snowfall
has never measured more than
18 inches at one time. The
ground has been white in Dal
las every day since January 1
when the first noticeable snow
fall came.
Film Man Hit
By Rossellini
Rome, Feb. 4 VP) Italian Film
Director Roberto Rossellini,
shouting, "This is enough,"
charged out of his car tonight at
group of photographers at
Villa Margherita clinic.
He seized one photographer
and shook him violently. The
photographer, Jack Birns of
Time and Life magazines, shoved
Rossellini back. Other photog
raphers snapped away at Rossel
lini with their cameras.
Rossellini was returning to the
clinic where Ingrid Bergman, the
Swedish film star, gave birth
to a son Thursday. He has been
a constant visitor.
Later Rossellini's chauffeur
came downstairs to the clinic's
main lobby and apologized on
behalf of his employer. He said
Rossellini was excited and up
set.
Later Birns said "I forgive
him (Rossellini). I'm a father,
too."
Firemen Are Called
Mill City The Mill City fire
department was called to the
home of Mrs. Louise Kennedy
Thursday evening about 6:30
o'clock when the fireplace flue
burned out. No damage was
done. Don Smith from his gar
age put in the call for the fire
department which responded
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CAA Re-allocates Funds
For Airport Construction
Washington, Feb. 4 VP) The civil aeronautics administration
today announced a re-allocation of $8,052,209 in federal funds
for airport construction and improvement in the various states.
This is not a new appropriation, but comes from money previ
ously allocated to the states for
Cold Spell in
Canada Ended
Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 4 (CP)
British Columbia's worst cold
spell ended today with rain and
wet snow in many districts.
For the first time in two
weeks, temperatures were above
the freezing point in Vancouv
er and for the fourth time
since Christmas. The mercury
staged a steady climb and is ex
pected to reach a high of 36
during the day.
The long awaited thaw came
to Vancouver Island with heavy,
wet snow, ranging from six inch
es to a foot in depth. High winds
whipped the Frazer Valley with
snow and rain pouring down on
slush-covered highways.
Surface floods were reported
in Vancouver with water swirl
ing into basements in some low
areas.
The end of the cold wave will
mean a return to work for thous
ands of mill workers, and the
end of fuel shortages.
Awards Made
To Cub Pack
Carrying out the theme "Cru
sade to strengthen the arm of
liberty," the Cub pack sponsor
ed by Richmond Parent-Teacher
association held its monthly
meeting Friday night and
awards were made.
The meeting was at Richmond
school and was in charge of Dayl
Burresm, cubmaster.
The highest award, the We
belos, which is conferred just
before the candidate enters the
Boy Scouts, went to John
Downes.
Other awards were:
Wolf awards Leland Haynes,
James Seely, David Ladd, Eddie
Renchler, Bruce Birrell-, Norris
Johnson, Ronald Welch, Alvie
Rickets, Gordon Humphries, Bil
lie McCallister, Richard Haynes.
Gold Arrow on Wolf awards
Larry Frad and Alan Boyer.
Silver Arrows on Wolf award:
Larry Frad, and to Rodney
Schmidt and Alan Boyer two
each.
Bear awards Eddie Rench
ler, Dean McCargar, Rodney
Schmidt, Keith Anarde, Den
nis Gilchrist, Burton Edwards,
David Ashby.
Gold Arrow on Bear awards
Dean McCargar, Rodney
Schmidt, David Ashby.
Silver Arrow on Bear awards
Two to Rodney Schmidt.
Lion award Robert Oster
man, Barney McCargar, Don
ald Muelhaupt.
Silver Arrow on Lion award
Robert Osterman, Dick Fish-
Card Party Planned
. Mill City Lions club auxil
iary will hold a card party Sat
urday night, February 18, in the
American Legion hall. At the
close of the evening refresh
ments will be served. Commit
tee in charge includes Mrs. Jack
Colburn and Mrs. George Veteto.
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the fiscal years 1947, 1948 and
s1949 but never actually obligat
ed to specific projects.
Congress late last year passed
a bill authorizing CAA to "pick
up ' these unused allocations and
redistribute them on a basis of
area and population to supple
rnent the $27,000,000, previously
made available in the 1950 state
apportionments.
Under this plan, 17 states and
the District of Columbia, which
had not obligated all of their
apportionments for 1947, 1948
and 1949, will yield up these
balances to the common pool
and receive back smaller
amounts.
Thirty-one states which spent
all or nearly all of their appor
tionments for the three years in
volved will receive additional
funds from the pool under the
redistribution. Just how the ex
tra money will be divided among
airports within the states has not
yet been- announced.
There was an unobligated bal
ance for the three years of $10,
736,278. However, congress authorized
CAA to put 25 percent of this
into its discretionary fund, to be
used where it sees fit, regardless
of state lines.
This left $8,052,209 for redis
tribution. As an example of how the plan
will work, the District of Colum
bia had 1947-48-49 apportion
ments totaling $202,200 and
spent none of it. It now goes in
to the common pool, from which
the district will be allotted $20,
365. The states which will gain by
the procedure, with unobligated
balance listed first, if any, and
then the share in redistribution
included:
Oregon none and 159,468; and
Washington none and 144,861.
C-47 Crashed
In Caribbean
San Juan, P. R., Feb. 4 IP) A
U. S. airforce C-47 transport
plane with two officers and one
enlisted man aboard crashed into
the sea late last night just off
the Puerto Rican coast.
Army and navy rescue offi
cials said there was little hope
for survivors as the plane ap
parently had hit the water at
full flying speed.
Identification of the men was
withheld.
Officials said the plane took
off between heavy rainstorms
from its base at Roosevelt road,
carrying 3,500 pounds of equip
ment for use in amphibious man
euvers. It crashed a few min
utes later two miles northeast of
the U. S. naval station here.
Rescue operations began at
once with tugs, rescue boats, sea
planes and an airforce B-17
search plane racing to the scene.
A marine shore patrol re
ported it had sighted the tail
of the plane 50 yards off shore
in shallow water.
Long Has Heart Attack
Winnfield, La., Feb. 4 (U.R)
Gov. Earl K. Long of Louisiana
suffered a heart attack and is
confined in an oxygen tent at
the Winnfield general hospital,
it was disclosed today.
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$42,000 Quota
For Red Cross
Quota for the 1950 fund cam
paign for Marion county chap
ter of the American Red Cross
has been set at $42,000, it was
announced Saturday by Walter
Musgrave, general drive chair
man. The campaign begins here in
conjunction with the Salem
Chamber of Commerce lunch
eon on Monday, February 27.
The entire month of March na
tionally is Red Cross fund cam
paign month.
Working with Musgrave will
be John Adlon as co-chairman.
The two leaders and Charles H
Huggins, chapter chairman, are
stressing the importance of con
ducting a speedy campaign this
year, all divisions in the drive
being organized to complete the
canvassing within the first two
weeks of March.
Musgrave, Saturday was com
pleting appointment of division
chairmen to carry on the 1950
campaign, chairmen to be nam
ed for 15 divisions.
Headquarters for the cam
paign will be in the Red Cross
offices in the Liberty building
(in the rooms formerly occupied
by the Portland General Elec
tric company). Mrs. Elsie Hol
man is secretary for the cam
paign headquarters.
The quota of $42,000 is less
than the figure for the 1949
drive, the minimum goal last
year being $43,000.
Mercy Murder
Trial in Recess
Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 4 (P)
Carol Ann Paight's mercy mur
der trial was in week-end re
cess today while both sides rea
died their final arguments.
The case, first of its kind in
Connecticut history, may reach
an all-parent jury of nine wom
en and three men before next
Tuesday night.
The recess ends Tuesday mor
ning when the prosecution opens
its summation, highlighting for
the jury the points brought out
in evidence. The defense follows
with its final arguments.
Then the state makes its clos
ing statement.
Superior Judge John A. Cor
nell's charge to the jury is ex
pected to take about an hour.
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He is required to instruct the
jury on the legal meaning of
temporary insanity, the point w
on which the entire second de- P
gree murder case turns.
Carol, 21-year-old blonde col
lege girl, shot her father to
death Sept. 23 after she learned
he was incurably ill of cancer.
The father, Carl Paight, was a
sergeant of the Stamford, Conn.,
police force.
Carol faces life imprisonment
if convicted. She is pleading
temporary insanity. .
Among 48 witnesses for the
defense since the trial opened
Jan. 24, many have testified Ca
rol' was driven out of her mind
by the news of her father's ill
ness and was insane when she
shot him.
Military Bill
Held in Senate
Washington, Feb. 4 W) The
military public works bill, held
up in the senate last night by a
controversy over housing costs,
still is pending business in the
senate and may be called up
Monday or at a later date.
The bill would authorize
$500,000,000 for military public
works.
Included are $4,793,000 for
wuift aim t-wiian ui-biuii ni run
Lewis, Wash.; $1,000,000 for J
mine assemDiy tacuitis at the
naval ammunition depot at Ban
gor, Wash.; $211,000 for radio
direction finder facilities and
supplementary communication
facilities for the thirteenth naval
district; $5,230,000 for barracks,
family quarters and utilities at
the Moses Lake air force base;
$35,800 for a rocket target range
at the Whidbey Island naval air
station; $6,645,000 for land, air
field pavements, fuel storage and
barracks at the Spokane air
force base and $200,000 for pur
chase and rehabilitation of the
General Petroleum corporation
facilities at Tacoma, Wash.
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