Fireworks Hard Problem for
Salem City Council to Solve
" Fourth of July firework! legislation isn't ai simple as It looks
the city council finds.
At this moment the city has no regulation at all.
Salem had an ordinance limiting sale and shooting of fire
works to ( certain few days around the Fourth. Largely through
mo auvnc ui k u v uici nr.
Roble thtt ordinance was killed
and one passed a few weeks ago
prohibiting either sale or shoot
ing at asy time.
Dealers protested, and got that
one killed. Another was intro
duced tt allow no sale in the
city, but permitting shooting on
the Fourth only. Monday night
Alderman Tom Armstrong told
the council it was unjustly dis
criminatory against dealers in
the city because it permitted sale
outside the city and shooting in
side. A representative of the
dealer) also entered into the ar
gument. So that bill was killed by in
definite postponement with the
Intention of passing another.
When the council voted on sus
pension of rules to permit it to
be read three times and acted
on, Alderman David O'Hara
voted no, so it had to go over
for two weeks.
This bill would permit sales
on July 1, 2, 3 and 4 at places
approved .by the fire chief. It
would permit shooting on July
4, except in a zone in the center
of the. city. ,
Two ordinances were enacted
Monday night. One accepted
deeds from A. D. Wagner and
others for the purpose of widen
ing Summer ttreet between Ter
race avenue and the south city
limits. The other vacates a street
abutting the south line of West
Salem addition for school pur
poses. Bills introduced were:
Establishing special setback
lines on the south side of Lee
street, between 20th and 21st,
and re-establishing the setback
line on the south side of a part
of Gaines street.
Granting the Southern Pacific
the right to continue to main
tain an industrial spur track on
Trade and Front streets; also
on Front and Division streets;
and across the intersection of
water and court streets.
Also introduced was the bill to
regulate the removal of trees
from public property, requiring
permits, and payment of a fee to
create a fuld for planting of
other trees.
Salem Said Sc Gravel com
pany was awarded a contract for
the excavation of the sewage
disposal plait. Its bid was ap
proximately $11,000 for remov
al of an estimated 17,000 cubic
yards. t
On petition of property own
ers, the city put on the improve
ment progrim Crestview drive
'from Salens Height! avenue to
Hanson avenue.
The council had a protest from
the Salem Alumnae association
Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity,
relative to zone changes in the
capitol area, and another sug
gesting that Madison street be
extended, but neither was con
sidered because thev were un
signed.
On recommendation of the
city engineer the council voted
to refund $10.25 to a Mrs. Bow
ers in connection with a sewer
condition at 565 South 20th
street.
Application of Foster & Klel-
ser for billboards at 310 Cheme
keta and 421 Wallace road were
referred to the aldermen of the
wards. Approval was given ap
plication of the Oak Barbecue
Pit, 159 South High, for a liquor
license.
Monroe Cheek, recently ap
pointed a member of the civil
service commission to succeed
Richard Severin, resigned, and
whose term has since expired,
was reappointed.
Resolutions were adopted for
construction of sidewalks on
Donna avenue between Colum
bia and Fairgrounds road; and
on Columbia between Hazel and
Laurel avenues.
Navy Officer
Pleads Guilty
Los Angeles, June 13 (VP)
Navy Lieut. Bascom B. Boaz,
charged with rifling his ship's
safe of $19,000 and then spend
ing it on a wil( six-month binge,
pleaded guilty yesterday to em
bezzlement of government funds.
Federal Judge Ben Harrison
set July 10 for sentencing the
42-year-old former paymaster of
the navy tanker Navasota.
Boaz was arrested in nearby
Pomona May 25. He had only a
few dollars left after the party
which started when he left his
ship here last Thanksgiving day.
He told officers that along the
trail, which included Reno and
Las Vegas in Nevada, he spent
$6,000 for taxi fares and plenty
lor gambling and champagne.
On some of his joyride he was
accompanied by a pretty woman
he met at Fresno, Calif., Pearl
Rosemary Carter, 33. She was
not held.
Boaz told officers he had been
under a severe mental strain as
a result of combat action during
World War II.
Texas led in sales of "farm
butter" in 1949, with 5,200,000
pounds. '
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TICKETS
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TICKET BOOTH, ON CORNER OF STATE AND LIBERTY
CAST OF 2,000
Crowned 'Miss California' Joanne Durant, 21, of San
Diego (left center) is crowned "Miss California" at Santa
Cruz, Calif., by Jone Pedersen, last year's title holder. Miss
Durant won the title eight months after she moved, to San
Diego from Wichita, Kan., where she was runner-up in last
year's "Miss Kansas" contest. Janice Sutter, 18 (seated, left)
placed third as "Miss Oakland" and Jeanne Cook, 18 (right),
as "Miss Los Angeles, placed second. (AP Wirephoto).
No War If West
'Sticks Together'
London, June 13 (U.R) Russia
won't dare start a war as long
as the free countries of the West
stick together, Deputy Prime
Minister Herbert Morrison said
today.
"Today, and it's no use shut
ting our eyes to it, the Rus
sian government wants to con
quer the world for the principles
of communist dictatorship,"
Morrison told a meeting of
women at nearby Huddersfield.
"We and the United States and
France and the other free coun
tries of Western Europe have
got together in the Atlantic pact.
We are putting together all our
armies and navies and air forces
to form joint defenses that will
be strong enough to frighten off
the communist imperialists and
the maybe warmongers.
"As long as we free countries
stick together in this way, and
all do our fair share in making
our Joint defenses strong, we
need have no fear of war.
"The men of the Kremlin
won't dare to start one, and we
shall be sure of peace. And if
Moscow should change its line
and seek peace and cooperation,
we shall be ready to respond
most heartily."
Pepper was once considered
so valuable that it doubled for
money.
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Car Shortage in Months Ahead
State Public Utilities Commissioner George H. Flagg said today
that many shippers in Oregon are faced with a serious car short
age in the next few months.
He said the area most affected will be that served by the
Southern Pacific, south and southwest of Eugene.
Th period of greatest demand
especially in lumber and seed
shipments is only starting. But
the pinch already is being felt,
Flagg said.
Car supply to sawmills has
been running as low as 60 to 70
per cent of the number ordered.
And the heaviest, shipment of
valley seed in history will be
well under way In a few weeks.
Estimates of the seed crop run
as high as double that of 1949.
Until now, the 1950 car sup
ply on the S. P. has been the
best in years But a lot of effort
will be necessary, and empties
will have to be hauled for long
distances, if production and pay
rolls are not to be adversely
affected in the immediate fu
ture, the utilities commissioner
said.
For the first time in many
years, Flagg said, he has men
in the field, in charge of a former
car service expert of the ICC,
checking to see that Oregon
shippers are getting their share
of available cars and that a fair
distribution is being made.
The commissioner concluded:
"This is an annually recurring
problem, and there does not ap
pear to be any Immediate solu
tion. The railroad has not been
able to meet its obligation to
the shippers. Its inability to do
so has cost labor and employers
a large sum each year for some
time.
'This department Is co-operat
ing with the shippers in seeking
a remedy, and will continue ag
gressively to do so."
Return to Pittsburgh
Seio Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nut
ter, Sr., left for their home near
Pittsburgh, Penn., after spend
ing a week with their son and
daughter in law, Mr. and Mrs,
Tom Nutter and son Tommy
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Boys Believed
Lost Are Found
Nevada City, Cal., June 13
(U.R) Three boys believed miss
ing in rugged "Bear Country"
near here, were "found" Monday
and claimed they had never been
lost at all.
A sheriff's posse located Larry
Ingrim, 15, Allan Patterson, 17,
and Louis W. Hawk, 14, all of
Sacramento. They were un
harmed.
Hawk's father had taken them
to a campsite on Dry Creek, 12
miles east of here. They had
not been heard from since Sat
urday noon.
One of the boys had not ob
tained permission from his par
ents to make the camping trip.
The boy's mother, Mrs. Alma
Ingrim, reported him lost Sun
day night.
Deputy sheriff Otis Hardt,
who helped "find" the youths,
radioed here Monday: "Boys
safe and well. Will be home
tonight."
Visit Parents
Dayton Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Willson and son Gerald, Shady
Cove, came recently to see his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Will
son. They were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Dungy, Co
quille. FrDPJ A ti Z ther tfl afm
"No, I'm not deif," uyi Mrs. F.,
"I know whit's best to do.
You needn't shoot I'm going out
To get more Stewart's Blue."
Mrs. STEWART'!
BLUING
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Kids' Parade
Prizes Given
Lebanon Weather threaten
ed to rain out the children's pa
rade, featured event of the last
day of the strawberry fair, but
clear skies at noon Saturday
enabled the little people to put
on the scheduled event.
Sweepstake winners were the
children of the Burlan and Sacre
families who entered a float of
dolls representing Queen De
wanda and her court of princess
es, followed by a long proces
sion of decorated toy wagons
headed by one bearing a minia
ture of the strawberry shortcake.
Approximately 9500 persons
lined the parade route to view
the efforts of Linn county
youngsters.
Other winners were: the Scio
rhythm band, composed of 20
first and second graders, who
won first place in the groups and
clubs division; DeAnne Bahrke,
as Little Bo-peep in the nursery
rhyme division; children of the
Wilbur and Rumgay families
representing Indian warriors;
Judy Grant rode the most attrac
tively decorated stroller; Judy
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EPISODES
Tuesday, June 13, 19509
Gunderson won the bicycle con
test with ( ribbon decorated
entry, and tiny Rose Marie won
the tricycle event with a rep! lei
of a strawberry done in rpi
roses.
Paul Pilger won the wagon
division award, and Glenda
Daley took a prize for the roller
skate derby.
In the miscellaneous section,
children of the Regimbal, Martin
and Elkman families topped all
other entries. Tim Hadley and
Sonny Pepper took honors In
the pet division, driving two
lambs hitched to a covered
wagon.
Judges for the event were
Mrs. Edwin F. Fortmiller, Al
bany; Mrs. Walter Sparks, Sweet
Home, and Mrs. A. L. Thometz,
also of Sweet Home.
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ness. "Just Good Furniture,
Pleasingly Priced"
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