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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1929)
The OREGON CgXrTESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning, June 20, 1929 PAGE SEVEN STOCK 1IET SAGGING AGAIN Captain Louis Johnson Rescued Froni Wrecked Vessel Near Columbia Wall Street Prices Give In- dications of Becoming Top-Heavy NEW YORK, Jnne 19 (AP) The stpck market showed increas ing indications ot becoming top heavy today, and prices came down rather sharply in the late trading after several partially successful attempts to extend the recent gains. Brooklyn Union gas was one of the spectacular features of today's trading, soaring IS points to a new high record at 203 3-4 and retaining all but a few points of .its gain. Steel turned sluggish despite the favorable trade reports, and fresh selling also developed in the copper shares. New highs for the year were es tablished by air reduction, Allis Chalmers. Continental Banking, International Business machines. New Port Co., Tim ken Roller Bear ing and Underwood Elliott Fisher. A few obscure issues, such as City ice and Fuel. Fifth Avenue Bus. Minneapolis Moline Plow prefer red, Penn-Dixle cement anil Elk- horn coal preferred, Bank to new low ievei3. Cast Threshing ma chine certificates broke 17 points on a couple ot sales. General Electric converted an early gain of three points into a loss of three points, and Allied Chemical. Curtlss Aprnnlano Goodyear tire, Hayes Body, Otis elevator and Commercial Colvents closed with net declines of three to nearly eight points. Kingwood Will Improve School KINGWOOD, June 19 Moun tain View school district No. 61 held its annual school meeting on Monday evening:. Ammon Grice was elected to succeed the retir ing director, Ray L. Blnegar. and William Swartz was re-elected clerk. Last year's teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Starrett, have been re engaged for next term. The district also voted to exca vate and equip a basement under the school building, for the use of the Parent-Teacher association, and other social gatherings. It was estimated that $450 would be suf ficient for the undertaking, and the district authorized that amount for the purpose. It Is ex pected that the basement will be completed before the fall term of school begins. For One Dollar per year you can secure a Travel acicdent insur ance policy which will protect you against many kinds of accidents. By A. E. HARRIS, Associated Press Staff Writer ASTORIA. Ore., June 19 (AP) Rescued from his derelict ship a poo which he had maintained a solitary watch since Monday while wind and wave bombarded him with terrific force, a sea master of the old school reached this port today. With unconcern apparent in his bearing and a half-smile showing through four days growth of beard. Captain Louis Johnson of the States line carrier Laurel told of his experiences on the broken ship and of his rescue by a coast guard lifeboat. But the unconcern and the half smile was there only when he was questioned abont his personal en counter with the elements. There was much sadness and great grav ity in his voice when he spoke of the drowning of a young member of his crew; of the total loss of his command; of the destruction of her cargo, and last, of the death: of his tiny companion, Trixie, a terrier puppy. The last of the crew of the Laur el was removed last Monday. Since then Captain Johnson maintained his lonely vigil. He did not leave his command then, he said, be cause he hoped his broken ship would drift inshore where it might be salvaged, and because he had first to strip the vessel of all navi gating instruments and safeguard her papers. The Laurel broke in two after grounding on a sand spit Sunday morning in tempestuous seas. The captain was removed today by a coast guard cutter. Before he left the ship he placed all instru ments, ship's papers and money in several canvas packages and low ered them carefully into the cut ter. In the face of a 65-mile an hour gale Monday night, the captain said, he slept comfortably in the wireless shack abaft the partly demolished bridge. He awoke sev. eral times to hear great waves pounding unmercifully over the deck. Tuesday morning he sought new shelter and arranged a haven on the poop deck. That night came the climax. With the deckload of nearly five million feet of lumber having been swept from the ship, carry ing with it all deck: fastenings and the rails, the situation had been severe. But Tuesday night under incessant battering by the storm, the after bulkheads collapsed, and the roaring sea entered the hold. This meant the end, the master decided. He could hear the super structure creaking and crumbling. He prepared a lifeboat that he would have at least some hope of saving his life if the Laurel was completely shattered by the waves. But the ship held together and late in the evening the weather mod erated. It was then that Captain John son dscided it would be futile for hira to remain longer on his bat tered, broken derelict. From a sheet of canvas he cut a square sigsxl flag. Fsriionsly, clinging to whatever Cp?trt the stripped deck offered. he i? ado fcts way through the wind ani spray to the broken mast of thv rtssel. He lashed a scantling to tio mast and the canvas signal stcftd eat in the gale. Tbia morning the eoast guard saw It. The sea was calmer and they ventured out. Captain John son was removed. And tonight, the vessel, once as fine a freighter as ever crossed the bar, lay on a sandspit, a broken, disembowelled thing, with a white fli." fluttering in the wind the white flag of surreneder to the ownenta. south ran FOLKS ARE BUSY UST CONTESTS AT El Awarding of Prizes to Best Clubs to be Feature of Entertainment Tie final contests of the Marlon conaty Federated Community clubs vril be held Friday night, Juns 21 at the ELslnore and the contestants will be Wood burn, Brceks and Silverton with Bethel and Srash College also vielng for honors. All parade prizes as well as ali other prizes will be awarded that night. The fortunate com munities are Aumsville, Aurora, Donald, Kelzer, Mt. Angel, Rickey, Haysvllle, Labish, Stayton, Ger. vals, Silverton, Fruitland, Wood buru. Mill City and Brooks. All prize money, cups, medals ar.4 ribbons will be presented Fri day evening. The committee hopes that a large attendance will be preosit from each community to applied its winner and thus show a real spirit. . SOUTH SILVERTON, June 19. The Willard community club held its annual picnic Friday in the Jay Thompson woods. Because of the threatening weather the crowd was not as large as usual but everyone reports a fine time. Lawrence Gehring. young son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gehring, was a patient last week at the Sil verton hospital where he under went an operation for the remov al ot his tonsils and adenoids. Jean Oeder of Silverton was a guest at the S. Harmon home over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Prather and two small children have moved in to the Evergreen greenhouse. Mr. Prather will continue his work at the mill. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mader of Shaw spent Saturday at Pete Neu swanger's, Albert helping him saw wood. Baby daughters have arrived at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Her man Hari and Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Herr. Have Pot Lack Dinner Dr. and Mrs. A. J. McConnell. Miss Jeanette Graham, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Sylvester and daugh ters Miriam and Shirley, Mrs. S. J. Comstock, all of Silverton and Mrs. Hawley of North Dakota who was a guest at the McConnell home were guests at a pot lunch dinner at the Edson Comstock home Friday evening. School Yard Improved The Evergreen school yard Is to be improved by felling the ditch between the school house and the pavement. This will provide a much larger playground which will also be cleaner and provide more parking space for ears which is much needed when their com munity club puts on their good programs through the year. Mr. and Mrs. D. Melvy of Can ada and formerly ot southern Minnesota were looking at farms in tbis vicinity Friday with the idea ot buying and settling here. Friends of Mrs. La Fevre of Montana have received news of the birth of a little son to her. She was formerly Ruth Finley, sla ter of Ted Finley, and taught pri mary In the Evergreen school. The X. O. Rue home was the scene ef a lively party Saturday eventa when 25 young people from . Silverton enjoyed the eve ning there. Games aad music were enjoyed and a lunch of ice cream and cake was served at mid night Vesper and Reba Geer attended the 12th birthday party in honor of Opal Yates at Pratum last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. K. 0. Rue spent Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Rue's nephew. Albert Nerison, Mrs. Ner- lson has been very ill for about 3 months, the after effects ot the Attend Shrine Convention Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Hall and daughter Phyllis, of Portland, spent the week-end at the home of her sister, Mr. Helen Paget. Mrs. Hall and Phyllis came tack this far from Los Angeles, where Mrs. Hall had been In attendance at the Shriners convention; Mr. Hall net them here. Harry Bowers has purchased 40 acres of land near Marshfield one mile from the Roosevelt highway He plans to move to his new place this fall. Mr. Bowers was born and raised In this community and will be very much missed by his friends. Bee Keepers Will Swarm at College Beekeepers of Polk county have decided to "swarm" Saturday, June 22, and settle on the campus of Oregon State college for a pic nic lunch at noon and general get together. Not desiring to be ex clusive, they have extended an in vitation to all other bee-keepers of nearby counties to join them that day. Those who come early are prom ised a good opportunity to visit and talk shop or other things be fore the picnic spread at noon. A few talks will follow the lunch, which are promised not to be too heavy or technical. SLAMS Cooked or live crabs fresh every day. Outside orders promptly filled. Salmon eggs for trout fishing. Phone 1853 HOSFORD'S MARKET AT WATERFRONT Waldport, Oregon "SALEM NAVIGATION CO." 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