Page 6 Section 4 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL Salem, Oregon, Monday, April 22, 1957 New Ambassadors 'if M Ms 1 .'VII f ' 4 1! . ? .-. i yL J BUSINESS MIRROR Garden Industry Sales To Top 'Four. Billion Hubert C. Hill, Francis While and John M. Cabot, left In right, were nominated an new ambassadors by President Eisen hower. Hill, now assistant secretary of state for congressional relations, was picked as ambassador to Mexico, White, now envoy to Mexico, goes to Sweden. Cabot moves from Sweden to Colombia. (AP Wirephoto) LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP Only Two Holmes Proposals Yet Passed by Both Houses By JAM):S I). OLSON Capital Journal PolUlcnl Keillor The legislative program outlined and recommended by Gov. Robert V. Holmes in his biennial message on Jan. 14 has not fared too well to date in (he Legislature. A check on his spccilie recom rnend.itions, against legislative ac tion, discloses only two proposals have passed both houses. Both Uic House and Senate have approved a memorial calling for construction o John Day dam and a measure to set up a state con ciliation service has been enacted Into law. One recomrnendalioa, that of re peal of the anti-pickeling law, was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 16 to 14. Gov. Holmes recommended abolishment of a number of . boards and commissions but thus far most of tho bills drawn to accomplish this purpose are in the Joint Ways and Means Com mittee awaiting some considera tion. ;. Await Consideration These bills Include HB 508, abol- ttlunf the Board cf Control; HB Ml, abolishing the three-man Stale Liquor Commission and sub stituting and providing a one-man commission, ancf creating a one man parole board. The Governor a proposal . for a lieutenant governor was placed in a House joint resolution which has been in the House Committee on Stale and Federal Alfairj -since March 5. Gov. Holmes has persisted in his recommendation that the basic school fund bo increased from WO per census child lo $120. Indica tions are that in place of (he full Increase, the Ways and Means Committee will recommend a $10 Increase plus $5 million for dis tressed school districts. ' The proposal of an annual ses sion of the Legislature, advocated by Gov. Holmes, has readied the floor of the House II. IK 4 with on amendment restricting t h c length of each session lo (15 days. The joint resolution will be up for Mouse vote early next week. In his recommendations relating to salaries for the academic statf of tho Slate Board of Higher Edu cation, Gov. Holmes was more successful. The Joint Ways and Means Committee recommended a 20 per cent increase for the acad emic staff, just as the Governor urged. However, the same committee has not made up the 1057-5!) build ing program. The State Hoard of Control has recpiestcd $10 million for buildings during the two-year period and the Hoard of Higher Education requested $14 million. Ihe Governor urged the Legis lature in bis message to groot the requested $14 million for higher education buiidinus. Gov. Holmes recommendations for abolishing the Oregon Develop ment Commission and for creation of a Slate Development Depart ment, under his direct supervision, havo made some progress. Bill Re-referred HB 445, Implementing this change, was referred lo tho Joint Ways and Means Committee, sent back to tho floor with amend ments and then rc-refcrrcd to the Ways and Means Commitlec where it now is in a sub-committee. Tho Governor's recommendation for repeal of capital punishment, carried out in House Joint Resolu tion II, was adopted in the House. But, the resolution, which will be referred lo Ihe voters at the KIM general clcclion, is now in the Senate Committee on State and Federal Affairs. The House Tax Committee has carried out the bulk of Gov. Holmes' t a x recommendations, perhaps not to the letter, but along general lines. However, the tax legislation has a long road to travel and anything may happen to the House program hefure III is session finally adjourns. LEGALS AIIVKIITISHMUNT FOIl nllli Sr-alnd proposals or "Gradlne and traveling" will bp rrrcived by Hie Marlon Lnunlv Court. Room n Courthouse, Salom. Oregon, until 10:00 a.m. on ine i.iin day or. May. i57. and then will be publicly opened and renn. The work ronsisli of 2.21 miles of trading, graveling, and draining of County noad No. 40S. Plans and spec ifications may be obtained from the Office of the County Engineer, Court house. Salem, Oregon. Ilids must be oinnan en by a b d bond or certi fied check for 10 of the amount of the bid and bidders must be ore- qualified In accordance with the laws of Oregon. The county reserves trie right to reject any or all bids. MARION COUNTY COURT Adv. Apr. 22.26,20 St May 6 Open: May 13 CALL FOR tllDS Sealed bids will he received by the imdtrslgnea rnr the rurnishlng and placing of approximately ft.435 tons of Asphaltlc Concrete for the paving of several streets within the Cllv of Salem, Oregon. Plans and specifica tions may be obtained at the office of the Cllv Knglneer. Rids will be opened In Room tofi, city Hall. Salem, Oregon, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., Tuesday. May 7. 11.17. HOWARD D. RRANVOLD mrector of finance April 22 13.17 CALL FOR IllllS Seated hills will be received by the uncle signed ann oncnen in itoom son. City Hall, Salem. Oregon, at 10:00 a.m.. Tuesday. May 7, 1057, for the furnishing and delivering of approx. Itnately Iftno cubic yards of five-sack transit mix concrete for construction of curbs and sidewalks on several streets within the city of. Salem. Oregon. The concrete shall conform lo the Ocnerat Specifications of the gon Slate Highway Commission Issue of Mav I. in.M HOWARD D. P.RANVOLD Director of Finance April 22. 1M7 wrong way to get attention o 0000000 - By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK iVPI With Easter past the four billion dollar home gardening industry digs in today in earnest in millions of back yards and vacant lots. Already millions of seed cata logues have pulled in the bedaz zled. Two million tons of soil con ditioners are on hand or in the ground. Planting and harvest times are movable feasts in the United States. To the South most gardens are in or up. Along the northern border they're just getting under way. Spending on lawns and gardens, the salesmen say, has increased ten fold since World War fl and they predict retail sales this year will top four billion dollars. This figure qovers sales of plants, seeds and bulbs, garden tools and equipment, lawn mow ers, hoses and sprayers, plant boxes, topsoil, fertilizers soil builders and soil chemicals, in secticides and fungicides. Business joins homeowners in creating this lucrative market. Thomas I. Jaeger, president of the Glorion Soil Builder division of Aluminum & Chemicals Corp., Greenwich, Conn., estimates fac tory landscaping now runs at 70 million dollars a year, while an other 50 million is spent on plants and planters inside and out of new office buildings. The garden supply industry in turn spends millions of dollars for example, around 15 million a year on consumer advertising. And some 500 seed companies, do ing a 50 million dollar annual business, send out an estimated 75 million spring and fall seed catalogues. The National Garden Bureau says about 30 million Americans bought flower seeds last year and about 15 million Invested in vege table seeds. The American Seed Trade Assn. predicts 150 million pounds of grass seed will be sold this year, with 15 million of it for new lawns. Sales of soil and soil chemicals such as fertilizers and soil build ers come to around 350 million dollars a year. The Agriculture Department says that around 216 million pounds of vegetable seeds with about 70 milliop dollars retail value, are being grown. LEGALS About 20 per cent of the 850,000 doctors in the world are in the United States. EXECUTRIX' NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jane Harvey has. by order of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Marion County, been appointed executrix of the estate of Ellen A, Fisher, Deceased, Clerk's Registry No, 17.240. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, duly verified, with proper vouchers to said executrix at 310 Pioneer Trust Building. Salem. Ore gon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated and first published April 22, 1957. JANE HARVEY ' Executrix of the estate of Ellen A. Fisher. Deceased. RHOTEN, RHOTEN tc SPEERSTRA 310 Pioneer Trust Building Salem, Oregon Attorneys for Executrix ' April 22,29, May 6,13,20 4 fftstal W QlfilliWS My Dps 11 CLASS CLASS WINNER MILES PER GALLON DRIVER LOW Plymouth Belvedere 8 21.3 Mary Davis LOW MEDIUM Dodge Coronet "500" 22.0 Wm.J. Losher UPPER MEDIUM Chrysler Saratoga 20.7 - George Alsbury HIG'H "Imperial Crown 20.9 Mel Alsbury, Jr. (Based on highest ton-miles per gallon. Ton-miles is the mileage performance in relation to weight of car.) SWEEPSTAKES WINNER Imperial Crown OFFICIAL MILEAGE AVERAGE FOR ALL CARS 20.4 TOP PERFORMANCE TOP MILEAGE. Cars repre setting over 90 of U. S. 1957 model automo bile production got a thorough testing in the tough Mobilgas Economy Run just completed. These high-horsepower stock cars, all with automatic transmission, used 1957 Mobilgas Special the same superfuel you buy at Mobil stations. Despite increased horsepower and size of car, official average mileage was outstanding. Over 1568 nigged miles of mountain passes, long stretches of open road, tight town traffic, in all kinds of weather, with altitudes ranging from sea level to 7382 feet, every car reported depend able, knock-free performance and mileage. TOUGH, IMPARTIAL TEST. Rules for the Run are rigidly made, rigorously enforced. Impartial observers, provided by the Sports Commission of the United States Autp Club, sat constantly alongside Run drivers. Their job: to be sure cars were held to maxi mum legal speeds, never coasted, and all traffic laws scrupulously observed. ' CHECK THE MILEAGE OF YOUR CAR. Column at lower left shows the best mileage each make gives when 1957 cars, 1957 Mobilgas Special, and competent drivers are challenged to "put . out" their best. You'll get top mileage and per formance, too, with 1957 Mobilgas Special. BEST MILEAGE BY MAKE Buick Roadmaster , .mpg 18.6 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Sedan 6 21.4 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Sedan 8 , , 21.2 Chrysler Saratoga 20.7 De Soto Firedome 20.9 Dodge Coronet "500" . . v 22.0 Ford Fairlane "500" 6 22.2 Ford Fairlane "500" 8 19.1 Imperial Crown , . 20.9 Oldsmobile "SS" Holiday 19.5 Oldsmobile "98" Holiday 19.2 Plymouth Belvedere 8 21.3 Pontiac Chieftain , . , . , , , , 20.4 Rambler Rebel 8 21.6 Studcbaker President 19.9 HERE'S THE RUN THEY FOLLOWED: ! SUNQ yuiYf j CfuH0 ' OSANFRANCISCO ! I (USAp ( The Mobilgas Ecooomy Run is an im partial mileage test of cits com peting against others in the same price class. Sponsored annually by General Petroleum Corporation as A public service so motorists. I I I I I 3 3 3 5 3 Bui for th right kind of attention trot yourself to on of those new looking automobiles at purse-right prices In todiy'i Classified taction! Turn thara now for buys you can blow about . , ,1 SPECIAL TODAY! 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