The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, April 26, 1931, Page 1, Image 1

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EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, April 26, 1931
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eler Says
nact laws
Characterizes Hpss'
Suggestion as
Political
Pledges Continuance
Of Efforts for .
Economy ;
PORTLAND. Ore., APril 25
( AP ) There is ! no need for a
special session of the state legis
lature to enact laws to give the
governor complete control of the
Oregon State penitentiary and
other state Institutions, Governor
Julius L. Meier said In a state
ment to newspapers today
Secretary or State Hal E. Hoss
at Salem today issued a statement
saying he Intended suggesting to
the governor that he call a special
session.
Governor Meier's statement
follows in part:
"While I am loath to engage
Jn a long drawn-out newspaper
controrersy. I feel that I should
answer briefly - the latest ex
planatory statement of Secretary
of State Boss, which I consider is
a real political subterfuge to be
cloud his action in voting for the
retention of Henry Meyers as
superintendent of the 'Oregon
State penitentiary. ' ,
Says Suggestion "
Is Smoke Cloud
"The suggestion of Secretary
of State Hoss that a special ses
sion of the 'legislature be called
to define the duties of the' mem
bers of the board of control ia ut
terly ridiculous. The legislature
has already defined the duties of
the board of control and all that
is necessary is for the secretary
of state and the state treasurer
to function In the interest of the
people.
"Secretary - Hoss was elected
to perform a duty fox the- people
of Oregon and he should not shirk
-It. That duty does not. call. for..
. special session ' of fhinegislature.
"No matter what efforts may
be made to becloud the issues-at
hand X shall continue to do every
thing In my power to bring about
a business administration to re
deem my pledge to the people of
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SLIGHT
Weather conditions have done
practically no harm to the fruit
crops, as near as he can judge in
his nnmerous visits over the coun
ty, T. S. Mackenzie, field man for
the Producers' Cooperative can
nery said yesterday. But a good
rain right now would work won
ders, he avows. -.
The outlook for the various
crops, as sized up by Mr. Macken
zie, Is about as follows:
Present Indications point to a
good cherry crop, and an excep
tionally good loganberry harvest;
strawberries seem to be about av
erage and loganberries are good in
most of the fields. Gooseberries
indicate an average harvest.
- Prunes had a good bloom, but
stems are very short, which might
mean a short crop. Pears are not
setting like they did last year,
giving evidences that the crop
will be short.
There Is prospect for a wonder
ful apple harvest, be believes now.
There is a great deal of activity
In the orchards- of the county, the
cannery . field man finds, with,
many putting in overtime hours.
If an orchardlst knows , such.
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CHOPS
Both Salem Quartets at
Music .Contest, Win First
FOREST GROVE." Ore. April
25. (AP) Jefferson high
school, Portland, won the grand
' sweepstakes cup In the annual
Interstate high school songfest
held here today under the aus
pices of - the Pacific university
conservatory of music.
Jefferson also Won the ensem
ble prize for Class A, comprising
the large of the 35 high schools
that sent more than 804) students
here to participate In the various
events. - Jefferson had total of
1193.28 points to win the sweep
stakes and 445.32 to win .the
class award. The prize la, each
case is a silver loving cup.
Forest Grove won the ensem
ble honors in Class B with a
ntal rf lift 4 itnlnta. T4andon
won the Class C prize with
403.65 points.
Forest Grove high school won
the special loving cup presented
by Hiss Lena Bell Tartar, Sa
lem, with a point total of
Ht7Jt7. :- : "
Results of Class A events to
day: " "'
Girls quartet: Salem high,
first; Jefferson, seecad; Lincoln.
Portland, third." -
Boys Glee club: Jefferson,
first; Benson Tech, Portland,
HAVJLEVViEWS
Hiiiiutiutb:
Large Deficit to be Result
Of Heavy Expenditures
Authorized Lately
Still Hopes Increased tax
May be Avoided; Will
Visit In! District
Congressman W. C, Hawley, is
suing his first formal statement
to the press yesterday after: his
arrial here,-said that he plans to
devot every attention this sum
mer to national finances. : He is
chairman of the ways and means
committee of the house. In which
must originate' all financial leg
islation. y - ' .
, Of this problem he says:
' - "The large expenditures author,
lied-by the last congress and the
financial depression will cause a
deficit In the revenues for this fis
cal year in excess of $800,000,
000, with prospect of another defi
cit for the next fiscal year unless
the economic recovery prevents.
There are three ways by which de
ficits can be met: (1) By the Is
suance of long term federal secur
ities, thus increasing the public
debt; (2) by Increasing taxation,
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Many Records Broken When
State Indoor ' Swim
Meet is Held
Portland; ore., April 25.
(AP) Lois Mae Martin, Mult
nomah club led the field In the
1931 Oregon state Indoor cham
pionship swimming tournament
here tonight, winning the 100
yard back - stroke, 60-yardUfree
style and 106-yard free style. , - ,
Miss Mnrfin negotiated the
100-yard free style In 1:10.1.
The former record.t set by - Miss
Morf in last year was 1:10.8. '.'
Herbert Eiaenschmldt, Oregon
State college,, won the 100-yard
free style event for men In :56.8,
beating John Anderson's former
record of :57.6.
( Stephen , O. Fletcher, Univer
sity of Oregon, swam the 200
yard breast stroke in 2:40, an
other new record. The old rec
ord was 2:50.4, held by Paul
Lafferty, University of Oregon,
f Virginia Heath, .Portland nata
toriura, jwon the 220-yard free
style for women in 3.01.6 to
break- the former record of
3:02.4 set by Dorothy Smithson.
Multnomah club.
Wallace Hug, University of
Oregon, j won the 100-yard novice
for men in lfOl.l.
Gordon W. Orson, University
of Oregon, won the 150-yard
back stroke for men In 1:50.8.
Wlnfield Needham. Salem,
placed second In the 50-yard Jun
ior boys' event which was won
by Lewis Coleman, Portland, in
:28. 1
Bob Needham, University ot
Oregon,! won the 220-yard free
style event for men In 2:35.4.
-The 500-yard free style for
men was won by Francis Ogles
by. University, of Oregon, in
6:27.8. t
Wlnfield Needham. Salem,
placed third in the 100-yard Jun
ior boys ' event, " won by El win
Oliver Doble, Portland, in 1:04.
SMALL GIRL DROWNS '
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April
25. (AP) Louis Custer. 11.
daughter of Mrs. Mable Custer,
drowned In a log pond at her home
near Bonanza, Ore., today.
second;! Salem, third.
- - Girls'! Glee club: Lincoli
first; Jefferson, second; Corral-"
lis, third. . -
Boys'; Quartet: - Salem, first;
Jefferson,.; second; - Oregon City,
third. ! ?
Mixed Chorus:-Jefferson, first;
Oregon! City, second; Corrallis.
third, j
Class B: l:':.
Girls Glee clubr SJlverton,
first; i Forest i Grove, second;
Woodburn. third. -
Boys Quartet; Parkrose, first;
Forest j Grove, second; Tigard,
third, s ,
Boys' Glee club: Forest Grove,
first: Parkrose, second.
Girls Quartet: Woodburn,
first; Silverton, second; Tigard,
third. !
Class C:
Boys' Glee club: Bandon, first;
Corbett, second.
. Girls' Quartet: Prinevllle,
first;; i Bandon, second; Aums-
ville, third.
Girls Glee eiub: Bandon,
first; COrbett, second; Prine
vllle. third.
Boys Q artet: Corbett, first;
Bandon. second.
Mixed Chorus: Carlton, first;
Bandon, second; Corbett, third.
OF THE IT 0
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' Four-H Men
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Two fjlinipsee from the second annual Marlon county 4-H boys and
baxuraay as ine cnamoer or commerce rooms. Top, James SJoyangm and Selma Satmm of Mt. Angel
are demonstrating making of a sponge cake. Their work carried off first honors la the cooking dem
onstration contest. Below, a view of the art corner and also some dresses made by the joong seam
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CLOSES
AS GREAT SUCCESS
Prizes for Demonstration
Work are Announced
On Final day
The second annual 4-H boys'
and girls club fair for Marion
county came to a close late yes
terday, with demonstration : con
tests marking the final hours. The
fair was an entire success, W. W.
Fox, county club agent, declared
last night, and will undoubtedly
be repeated again next year.
In the demonstration contests.
finals of which. were held yester
day afternoon, prize winners were
as follows: , '
Cookery First, sponge cake
made by James Sjovangen and
Selma' Satrum of Mt. Angel; sec
ond, angel cake, demonstration by
Helen Dasch and Alice Cunning
ham of Liberty;, third,, school
lunch, prepared by - Constance
Hassing and Albin Bean of Mt.
AngeL
Sewing Flr3t, children's dress
es made by Margaret Weissenfels
and Helen Froemel of Mt. Angel;
second. Infant's wrapper, made by
Jutlna Dresener and Hazel Wells
of Monitor; third, needle case,
made by Freda Voget and Gladys
Ingalls of Hubbard.
Prtxes on exhibits - were : an
nounced i in the Friday morning
Statesman, as were also Kiwanls
scholarship winners. I
Exhibits Will
Appear in Store
All first and second award ex
hibits willbe on. display this week
in the J. C. Penney store win
dows on Liberty street;
' Interest In the fair was keen
among not only the 4-H members,
but also among parents. Salem
folks, too. were evident In large
numbers among the groups that
witnessed the displays Friday and
Saturday. " f
The record for attendance, now.
ever, goes to two sisters from the
Oakdale school, beyond Mehama,
who were present to see how their
exhibits compared with those ot
others. The two girls, Irma and
Vesta Carter, carried on the club
work as Individuals, there being
no club organised at the Oakdale
school. . . ' -
The; exhibitions Included sew
ing, cooking, art, handicraft,
marketing and first-aid work.
done In connection with the regu
lar club activities. vf
Lahtinen Given '
Ten Years For
Manslaughter
ASTORIA. . Ore., April 25. ,
(AP) Otto Lahtinen, Astoria
longshoreman, ' pleaded guilty
yesterday to a charge of man
slaughter la connection with the
death here last March 1C ot Henry
Kangas. another longshoreman:
Lahtinen had been Indicted for
first degree murder.
. He was sentenced to serve 10
years i a the state penitentiary
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Meier Economy Does
Not Begin
Outlay for First Three
Twice Amount for Same Period
Patterson Administration
INVESTIGATION of Governor Julius L. Meier's economy
moves indicate that unlike charity, they do not begin at
home.
Demands for rigid economy made of all officials and
for a general ten per cent reduction in costs, have been -offset
within the governor's own office by a budget increase
JEWELERS'-MEET
WILL OPEN TODAY
Salem will be host this after
noon and ail day Monday to
about 100 jewelers from all parts
of the state who will gather to at
tend the 24th annual convention
of the Oregon Retail Jewelers as
sociation. Headquarters will be
at the Marlon hotel, where ses
sions will also be held.
The convention will get off to
a pleasing start tms arternoon,
when all who care to will enter
the golf tournament to be played
on the Illahee course. Seven tro
phies, have been offered.
The Jewelers will get down to
business Monday morning, and
will crowd the entire program of
speech making.and other events
into one full day. Monday morn
ing the sessions will . be given
over to welcomes, secretary's re
port, message by the president,
Julius S. Zell and by the vice
president, of the A. N. R. J. A, A.
A. Keene of Salem. Keene Is also
secretary of the Oregon group. :
In the afternoon, two impor
tant addresses will . be given, by
Congressman W. C. Hawley and
by Charles F. Walker, president
of the Northwestern School of
Commerce. Final business will be
transacted In the late afternoon.
and at 8 o'clock Monday night the
convention banquet and dinner
dance will be held at the Marion
hoteL V
Governor Meier' Expenditure in His
' Own Department,
; January 12 April 1, 1931
, . " "- I'"-', Same Period
:!.; ' , , 1929 .,.
Salaries, wages .. $ 4,00 8.9 S :
Operations .................. 309.42
Capital outlay .......................
Special helpers ... . ........
Totals
Dally costs (79 days)
Percentage Increase
Budget two years
Dally budgeted costs
Percentage Increase ..........
Includes accrual for governor's salary not yet drawn; ,
t Expense ordered by Governor Meier before Inauguration but
bill approved by state board of control. . 3
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girls' clnb fair, held Friday and
- at Home
Months $7305.05, Near
in
Oof 70 per cent for the blennlum
of 1931-1932 and by an actual
cash increase In expense of 69
per cent during the governor's
first two and -one-half months
In office.
Figures for determining these
percentages -were gained yester
day from the general appropria
tions made by the 36th legisla
tive session and' from disburse
ments run through the secretary
of state's office.
Budget requirements for Mr.
Meier for the first two years of
his administration call for $60,
806 while Governor Patterson
received an appropriation for a
similar period of 635,726.
Cash expenditure of the pres
ent administration kept pace
with Its budget (requests, the
state books reveal. In the per
iod from January 12, 1931, when
the governor took office, to April
1, 1931, the outlay for his. de
partment was 67305.08 in con
trast to - $4318.377 which was
spent during" Governor Patter
son's same period two years be
fore. The -"Meier expenditures
include n accrual made for his
salary at the regular rate; ot
$7600, the governor having . not
yet actually drawn this money.
For a time he delayed drawing
his money awaiting a. decision
from the attorney general.
The largest single Item of In
crease under the Meier adminis
tration is for ekpital outlays In
the governor's
rn offices. These
were ordered
Mrr Meier be
rovernor and
fore he be
without
of the .board ot
control.. The
bills, however,
were paised to the board after
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Present
Admin. -
J 4.1S1.S0
509.05
fl.755.39
759.01
$ 7.305.05
. 92.46
69
60.806.0
83.29
70
$ 4,318.37
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25,726.00
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IYEBS STAYS
On I1T PHISOil
Vote Accompanied by Full
Statement of Charges
and Conclusions
Governor not Present When
Decision Is Announced
At Board Meeting -
Secretary of state Hoss joined
State Treasurer Kay In approving
a statement that "it be the sense
of the board of control that Mr.
Meyers be retained. " The vote
was taken at a board meeting
held Saturday morning. Governor
Meier being absent. Before leav
ing for Portland Thursday he
had east his rote for a resolution
ousting Henry Meyers as super
intendent ot the state peniten
tiary. - - -
- Hoss, on whom the other board
members had waited since Tues
day when the hearing concluded,
made his decision following , ex
tensive additional Investigation
into facts concerned Meyers' ad
ministration of the penitentiary.
He accompanied his rote with an
extensive written statement
- The motion to adopt Hoss'
statement was seconded by Kay. .
"Basing my conclusions upon
the evidence introduced at the re
cent hearing and what I know to
bo facts," read the concluding
paragraph of Hoss' statement, ."I
submit that-there has been noth
ing offered at the hearing to jus
tify the board of control in dis
missing Mr. Meyers."
Kay made no statement at the
time he cast his vote.
No Evidence of
Loan Submitted
In connection with the charge
by Governor Meier that Meyers
and Colonel Bartram negotiated
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JOBS SUPPLY now
S0HH1T BETTER
Employment conditions took a
favorable turn the past week, as
evidence by the six-day report ot
Sim Phillips, director of the fed
eral employment service here.
Nearly two-thirds, of the men
who registered for work found
jobs, or 62 out ot 94. Women
did not fare so well, with but
three out of 24 securing work.
Of the men, 22 of the 32 agri
cultural laborers got work; six
of the nine farm hands; two of
the four carpenters; one of the
two paper hangers; one ot the
three truck drivers;. five of the
seven woods laborers; one of the
two blacksmiths; and the only
casual worker registered.
The three women who were
sent out to jobs through the bu
reau were hotel housekeepers.
Ot!ier women registered were
three domstic laborers; one bak
ery worker; three chambermaids;
six cooks, and six other house
keepers. Rogue Channel
To be Improved
Word Received
GOLD BEACH. Ore., April 25.
(AP) Word has been re
ceived, from Washington, D. C.
that the United States army
board of engineers has approved
plans for deepening the Rogue
river channel from Gold Beach
to Angees, a distance of 82 miles.
The engineers have recom
mended 'clearing the channel of
bard rock obstructions to . pro
Tide a minimum depth of two
feet above minimum low water.
Dust Storm
On Record
On Tuesday, May 2. 1843, there
was such a wind and dust storm
at the lower rapids of the Colum
bia that Rev. Gustavus Hines and
Dr. Elijah White and their help
ers, two Indians and a Kanaka,
dared not venture with their ca
noe into the river until 3 In the af
ternoon. The. next day they were
able to make 10 miles through
the rapids and into the wider and
less turbulent river, but were ob
liged to make camp at. noon and
lay by until the next day, the
storm having resumed Its violence.
These facts are from a rare toI
ume containing the diary ot Rev.
Gustavus Illnes, just found In the
researches of R. J. Hendricks, who
has written the Pageant of the Pi
oneers, to be given Us initial pre
sentation at the Willamette uni
versity gymnasium May IS and
16. and which Is designed to reach
a high point at the Oregon state
fairgrounds In the centenary cele
bration of the coining of the- mis
sionaries, in 19J4. .?
Mr. Hendricks la attempting. In
preparing this play, designed for
perpetuity, to avoid controversial
matters, as far as possible, with
the idea that there is glory
enough In Oregon V early history
for all participants. -
But this ancient diary Is a link
DECIDES
(Givetf otit at IPriscjii
Seattle People
Seriously Hurt
"As Cars Collide
A Seattle man and woman were
brought to Salem General hos
pital by a . Golden ambulance at
11:30 last night, suffering from
bruises and cuts received when
their car collided with another
near the Looney farm, four miles
north ot Jefferson on the Pacific
highway. Hospital attendants stat
ed the condition of the patients
seemed. not to be serious and they
were resting well.
The woman was sa!d"to he Mrs".
A. C. Phillips, 654 Olympic drive,
and the man. J. Hodgson. Bilt
more apartments, both of Seat
tle, Wash. Both their car and the
other were badly damaged.
innusnr
Revised . Escrow Agreement
Is Approved With Over
2700 Shares Voting
One of three barriers ta the
reopening of the Oregon Clnen
mill here was removed yesterday
afternoon when a revised escrow
agreement providing for transfer
of the assets of the firm to the
Salem Linen mills was approved
at a stockholders meeting held at
the chamber of commerce. While
not many stockholders of the or
iginal mill were present, between
2700 and 2800 shares of stock
were voting, constituting more
than 70 per cent of the stock out
standing. Under the amended escrow
agreement, the assets of the old
company will be assigned to the
new Concern when" the latter has
plaed $50,009 In cash in the First
National bank here and show val
id stock subscriptions for $30,000
more. Stockholders In the old
concern will receive Salem Linen
mills stock In the ratio of one
share of new stock for four ot
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Staniield Now :
Better, Report;
Spine Injured
BAKER. Ore., April 25 (AP)
The condition of Robert N.
Stantield. former United States
senator, who was Injured Wednes
day when an automobile driven
by John Stringer, sheep ranch
foreman, ran over him. was
slightly improved today.
i The upper and lower portions
of Stanfield's spine were injured
seriously, x-ray pictures taken
Friday and today indicatd. Physi
cians said, however, it was impos
slble yet to determine the exact
extent of his Injuries. They said
Stanfield's condition was still ser
ious. ' !
Redmond 's Bank
Will Open Soon
"REDMOND Ore., April 25.
(AP) The new Dairyman's
bank is to open here May 1.
State Superintendent of . Banks
Schramm Is expected here within
the next few days to complete
details Incidental to opening the
institution. -
George Rice, of Minnesota, a
banker of SO years experience,
will be manager of the bank.
Precedent
88 Years Ago
In the chain that will make ne
cessary a new and true monument
at Champoeg Park, for the name
of Gustavus Hines is on the pres
ent one, recorded as voting for the
provisional government May 2,
1843. when he was fighting a his
toric dust storm In the Columbia
river. There are other distortions
of history on that monument.
The book. Pageant ; of . the
Pioneers, copyrighted, will be on
sale at the Salem book stores on
and after Tuesday. Also at a
Portland book store. The net pro
ceeds so not to Mr. Hendricks.
They go to the fund being built
up to promote the centenary cele
bration in 1934. Th book does
not tell about the May 2. 1843.
dust storm. The revised edition
of 1933 will. Mr. Hendricks Is
especially anxious to have the pa
geant relate only true history.
The dust storm item Is new. Oth
er new facts will be found. By
1934, If not earlier, the Oregon
mission Play should be at least a
fairly complete - presentation of
what It will purport to be.
Dr. White and. Rev. Hines were
on their way to the upper country
tribes to avert an Indian massacre
of all the white settlers of Oregon,
la which their efforts were suc
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VUILUHI I.ILLIII
His Response Denial
Announcement ii
Authoritative
Wants to Have Time to
Think it Over and
Receive Advice
If any statement was made
that 1 intended to resign. It
was made without my aancUsss,
Henry Meyers, soiterintendcait
of the prison, declared Katsw
day night.
"I want to be fair to all par
tie, but I want to arUe the mat
ter thorough consideration wmut
have time to consult with some
of my friends.
Resignation of Henry Meyers
as superintendent of the Oregon
State penitentiary Is imminent
and formal announcement of tho
AAt-b wilt ui uiaug njiuin a lew
days. Word to this effect was giv
en convicts at the prison late
yesterday and Warden Jim Lewis
confirmed the statement when he
was asked last night.
"I am not saying that I will
not resign." Meyers had said
earlier in the day when asked
about his plans. "I am merely
making the statement that I will
not resign Monday. I expect to
discuss the situation with tonti
of my best friends." "
On good sources it was learned
yesterday that Mr. Meyers had
virtually assured Slate Treasurer
Kay and Secretary of State Hoss
that his tenure as superintendent
would be brief if the board fenaJ
that charges against. him did not
justify dismissal.
A general meeting of convicts
at which time the announcement
was made followed a visit of llou
to the state prison. The secretary
of state did not appear at the
gathering.
Lewis Popular
At Prison, Word
Convicts are said to have
cheered loudly when the news ot
Meyer's expected retirement was
made. "Give us Lewis," they
cried.
Governor Meier has indicatet
as far as be Is concerned the res
ignation of Meyers would not be
followed by the appointment of a
new man to take his place. The
governor rather would entrust
the management of the prison to
Lewis, making him either super
intendent and warden or else
leaving the office of superinten
dent unfilled.
Meyers was appointed to the
office of superintendent in 1927
by Governor Patterson, and Hoss
and Kay, as other members of the
board' of control. The office of
superintendent was created at the
rnvarnnr'a wI.Iib. nrtA Kltalift
f 1 I ft. . - J l.ft.l - -
responsibility for the institution
was placed in the superinten
dent's hand. Meyers was for
many years engaged in the mer
cantile business in Salem.
Thomas All port
Dies Saturday
At Grants Pass
Thomas 'All port, retired fore
man of the carding room at the
Thomas Kay Woolen mill, died
Saturday at the home of a daugh
ter in Grants Pass st the age of
80 years. He had been ill for only
three weeks, and went to Grants
Pass for his health two weeks,
sgo. .
Native of Canada, AHport came
to Salem 33 years ago. He retired
from bla position at the mill. six
years ago. He is survived by tha
following daughters: Mrs. Carl E.
Hultenberg, Mrs. Ida Hasting.
Mrs. Clara Manning; Mrs. Flora
Conger, all of Salem, Mrs. Maid
Tone of Grants Pass and Mrs. A.
J. Conger of Portland.
Funeral will be held Tuesday
at 1:30 p.m. at the Clough-Barrick
chapel with interment In the Od
Fellows cemetery.
"Make Believe
Presents Great
Human Problem
I Suppose your father aad
mother were dead. And yomr
foster parents were going
on a long trip to the Orient, j
And you were 20 and alone.
Would yon marry Larry
Mitchell. 24, who was a
ubiquitous but ambitions re
porter and who was "the.
best friend on earth?" Or
would yon take a Job; al
most the first ir yon couIJ
ret and wait for love?
;'; Mary Loa Thnrston, pre-,
ty, vivacious orphan at
"Make Believe, had thin
problem to face. How she
met It and save it throwsh
forms an Intriguing story.
Yots'll want to read It mtrU
lag next Wednesday In The
Statesman. Faith Baldwin,
already noted for her In
tensely human and fascinat
ing serials. Is the author.