The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon. Thursday Morning December S. 1932
PAGE FIVE
Local News Briefs
See our new line of Table Lamps.
11.45 to 3.65. Eoff Electric,
847 Court St.
Cycle Smashes Car A motor
cycle ridden by Stewart Minor of
Brejman street, between 23rd
and 24th, crashed into the side of
a light s3dan driven by T. R. Ea
ton, 685 South 18th street, at
Center nnd Chemeketa streets
during the noon hour yesterday
but no one was injured. The cy
cle was put out of commission
and a window and running board
of the sedan smashed. William H.
Trindle, city attorney, last nteht
reported that his automobile was
struck by a truck driven by a man
named Budlind on Court street
between Commercial and Front,
with little damage and no injur
ies. No other accidents were re
ported ud to a late hour last i
night.
Crepe de chine and satin panties,
dance sets and combinations, spec
ial $1. Howard Corset Shop, 165
North Liberty.
Visit Troops 11, 1 A. J. Ar
nett and Executive O. P. West of
Cascade area council, Boy Scouts,
tonight will visit troop 11, Salem
Heights, and troop 16, Liberty In
the interests of the scout dinner
to be given at the chamber of
commerce Wednesday night, De
cember 21. Tickets were distrib
uted to the boys to sell for the
event, which will precede the
court of honor at the statehouse.
Spc. dance, FrI., Crystal Gardens.
65 people, Elks show Thurs..
Pri. nights. Grand theatre.
nights,
Dr. E. A. Lebold
has returned.
Urged
Bechtels Return Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Bechtel and Mr. and Mrs.
William Bechtel returned e'arly
this week from a two weeks' mo
tor trip to California, the trip be
ing made on combined business
j and pleasure interests. They went
by tne coast route ana returnea
over the Pacific highway. They
found business conditions about
the same aj in Oregon.
nd contemptible will only j ei concerning troop and commit
e effect of increasing its i tee activities.
Government Interest
"Government is not a pest, a
blight nor merely a necessary so
cial evil," declared Beatrice Wal
ton Sackett, secretary to the gov
ernor, in an address to students
at Willamette university Wednes
day. "The tendency of many peo-
nle to consider government as
weak an
have th
cost and inefficiency," she said.
Mrs. Sackett. who spoke as the
representative of Governor Jul
ius Meier, urged students to take
an active- intelligent and loyal in
terest in government, and work
for its Improvement.
Insurance written on monthly pay
ments. Homer H. Smith. Tel. 9181
Rotary Scooters Meet Plans
for the Rotary club-sponsored Boy
Scout troop, number one, will be
discussed at a meeting of club
committeeen at the Market cof
fee shop at noon loday. W. L.
Phillips, president of Rotary and
a scout commissioner, will pre
side. Comitteemen are: Lee M.
Unruh, chairman, V. P. McNama
ra, W. J. Busick. Charles McEl
hinney. Dr. B. F. Pound and Lyle
Bartholomew.
Special
dens.
Dance, Fri. Crystal Gar-
Kiwanis Troop Visited Boy
Scout troop No. 3, sponsored by
the Kiwanis club was visited at
its meeting at the high school
Tuesday night by Charles Wiper,
T. A. Windishar and Willin Clark,
committeemen. T. C. Roake talk-
Special. A new shipment of
Bridge Lames. While they last
$1.95. Eoff Electric, 347 Court
See Walt Thompson, colored
mammy in Elks show Thurs., Frl.
Wiednn-ler Appointed W. H.
Wiedmeier has been appointed
scoutmaster of West Salem troop
No. 15, Scout Executive O. P.
West reported yesterday. He suc
ceeds A. C. Henninger, president
of the West Salem Community
club.
Half Price on all ladies purses
and bllfolds, Frank E. Shafer,
170 S. Commercial St.
Jloy Remington HI Roy W,
Remington, clerk for the state
highway commission, has been ill
at his home, 2172 Chemeketa
street, for the past two days. He
is suffering from a light attack
of influenza.
Wanted, used furniture. Tel. 5110
Spot Dance, Friday. Hazel Green.
Gets No Cut The chamber of
commerce Item of $200 in the
county budget will stand at this
figure, the budget committee
agreed yesterday following ap
pearance before the committee of
Douglas McKay, president of the
chamber. McKay told of the use
the farmers' groupt are making
of the chamber, citing that 117
meetings had been held there dur
ing the year at request of farmer
groups, with attendancs more than
3600.
Diamond ring free with every pur
chase of $37.50 or over at Pom
eroy & Keene's.
We have the largest stock of la
dies' overnight cases in Salem at
such prices as never before, F.
E. Shafer, 170 S. Commercial.
Turing Elected A. A. Tussing
of Halsey was this week elected
president of the Linn county bar
association to serve through 1933.
He succeeds M. V. Weatherford.
In attendance at the bar meeting
was Justice Percy Kelly of the
state supreme court. Other offi
cers chosen were: C. E. Sox, Al
bany, vice-president; Clark Ken
dalF, Albany, secretary; J. K.
Weatherford, Jr., Albany, treas
urer. The biggest Elks ahow in years
this Thurs., Fri. Grand theatre.
: SCOUTS TD COLLECT
SUPPLY OF CLOTHES
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Credit Association Elects
Officers at Banquet
On Monday Night
A JUL MAKES "FREEZE-TEST"
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Nominations for the Salem Cre-1
dit association officers, election
of which will be held at dinner ;
meeting Monday night at 6:10
o'clock at the Masonic temple,
were reported yesterday by Phil
ip Homes as follows:
President George Allen, Karl
G. Weisser, and Dr. Henry Morris.
Vice-president Carolyn Jen
sen, Hulda V. Lledstrom and La
dle Ostrander.
Executive board F. M. White,
P. J. Varley, James Clark, For
rest Holladay, Kathryn M. Car
thew, R. D. Woodrow, Howard
Grim, Carol Ford, Miss Regier,
Elizabeth Chaney and Edna W.
Lucker.
Secretary Erma Wilcox.
Dancing and cards will follow
the dinner meeting Monday night,
arrangements for which are hi
charge of Forest Holladay, Carol
Ford. Juanlta Hald, Doris Gee
and Lee Schoettler.
Three Albany men, members of
the credit association which was
organized there late last week,
were present at yesterday's lunch
eon meeting: T. W. Jeffries, pres
ident; W. M. Cook, vice-president;
and C. C. Bryant, manager
of the credit bureau at Albany.
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MOORE ELECTED BY
C0MM1TY CLUBS
Clothes and shoes old or new,
clean or soiled, large ?lze or small
it matters not their condition,
I will be solicited for Community
Service's relief work Saturday, De
cember 17. in a city-wide canvass
in which more than 100 Boy
Scouts will take part. O. P. West,
scout executive, yesterday urged
townspeople to plan to make the
donations on that day since a
scout will call at every home ask
ing for the gifts.'
In addition to clothing or shoes,
canned or bulk foods will be very
acceptable. The clothes as well as
the food will all so to the Com
munity Service ware-house on
North Commercial street for dis
tribution this winter.
Money provided from the Com
munity Service funds and the
county court's relief funds is pro
viding bulk foods for relief work
but there is a shortage of clothes
for needy people. Through the co
operation of local laundries, Com
munity Service has arranged that
the clothes all be cleaned or laun
dered gratuitously.
West said the Boy Scouts would
renew their drive daring the
Christmas holidays, going oat
daily from Tuesday, December 27,
to Saturday, December 31.
E. L. Moore, of Hayesville was
elected president of the Marion
county federated community clubs
at a meeting here Tuesday night,
to succeed Roy Rice, of Roberts.
Other officers chosen are Mabel
Tucker, Turner, vice - president,
and Mrs. Roy Rice Roberts, sec
retary. F. Howard Zinser Is the
retiring secretary.
The members voted in a plan
whereby the federation will have
three members elected from each
club. The work of the federation
will be extended, It was decided,
to include discussion and action
on topics of general public inter
est. Meetings will be held in the
various communities throughout
the winter.
Many of the affiliated clubs are
entering the talent contest being
sponsored by the federation under
leadership of University of Ore
gon professors. Among the IS
divisions of the contest, from
which each club may choose those
it desires, are: Beautificatlon of
communities, improvement
of clubhouse grounds, choral and
glee club work, orchestras and
bands, club attendance and im
provement of club programs.
"Standard Gasoline started at 2.11 seconds at 10 degree below
xere," reports American Automobile AesecUtieA Contest Board in
first official "Freeae Test for quick starting gasoline ever under
taken toy the AAA.
From left to right In the refrigeration chamber, where the test
was made kneeling) R. W. Mart land, Jr, Member National Technl
cat Committee of AAA (standing) A. V. La Due, AAA Engineering
Appelntse; l M. Bussert, Technical Observer; H. F. WeWer, AAA
Zone Supervisor; A. K. Nixon, Technical Observer.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, E
gene, Dec. 7. (Special) The
third annual presentation of Han
del's "Messiah" will be given at
McArthur Court in Eugene at 3
p. m. Sunday, December 11, It is
announced here todav.
This oratorio la presented each
year by the University Polyphonic
choir of 150 voices and by the
6t-piece University Symphony or
chestra. Arthur Boaxdman will di
rect the production, which last
year attracted music lovers from
Salem and other cities.
The Handel oratorio, salted In
theme and music to the Christmas
season, is traditionally given on
the last Snnday of the fall semes
ter. It will be the closing event of
the university's fan term music
program, since final examinations
begin Monday.
Soloists this year are Grace
Burnett, soprano; Rose Simons,
contralto; Victor Bryant, tenor.
and GIfford Nash, basso. All are
advanced students in the univer
sity music school. A year ago
Nancy Thielsen of Salem, now
voice instructor at Albany college,
was the soprano soloist.
Senior Students
Enjoy Broadcast
Assembly Stunts
Senior students at the Salem
high school enjoyed a lively en
tertainment at the senior assem
bly during the activity period yes
terday. A radio station Idea was
carried out with several musical
numbers broadcast.
Those contributing to the pro
gram were Marlon Draper's or
chestra, George Can nady, Willam
ette student, as soloist, Barbara
Barnes, xylophone player, and ft
group ef Willamette students who
appeared to advertise the "Bear
cat Follies," to be pat on Friday
night.
The San Francisco office of the
company wrote the utilities com
missioner, asking if detailed
breakdown of the cost of service
to each 1000 customers was re
quired. The utilities commissioner
will probably answer In the nega
tive. One delay of 60 days has
siresay eeen granted the com
pany. The state's investigation la
being made preliminary to ft dec!
son of whether or not water rates
here shall be reduced.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Oglevle
of Portland spent the week end
wit! Mr. and Mrs. Samael Mor
ris. Mrs. Morris retained home
with them and will remain there
the first few days of the week.
DEFENSE SIDE OF
on
Oren Polk, accused of contriV
ntlnr to delinaueccr of a minor.
was bound over to the grand juryJ and home economic courses con
Adams is Elected
National Head of
Vocational Work
O. D. Adams, director of state
vocational education, has been
elected president of the associa
tion of national directors of voca
tional edncation. he was advised
by telegram yesterday. The pa
tional association Is now holding
Its annual convention In Kansas
City.
Mr. Adams is in charge of the
agriculture, trades and industries
Golden Wedding is
Happy Occasion at
B. F. Jones Home
PERRYDALE. Dec. 7. Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Jones of this
place celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary Sunday.
They Jiad as dinner guests a
son, Howard and wife and grand
daughter Naomi, their only
grandson, Ben and his wife. Mrs
Gus Qaerner was a guest also,
all from Salem.
yesterday following completion of
hearing in Justice court. Polk
made a statement of his position,
and character witnesses in his be
half were produced.
Charges against Polk were
made by father of a 14-year-old
girl, who testified earlier In the
week that Polk gave her intoxi
cating liquor and kept her at
night in a room at a local thea
tre, where he was formerly em
ployed. Polk yesterday told his story:
Bidding good night to a group qf
friends at a downtown restaurant
at 1:50 a. m., Polk started home
when he encountered the girl in
volved in the case. She "appeared
to be under influence of an Intox
icant", so Polk, who had never
seen her before, took her to a
theatre and told her she could
sleep there for the night, since
there had apparently been trou
ble at home.
Defendant said he immediately
left the building, went to another
theatre and remained there until
7 a. m., when he returned and
sent the girl on her way.
Polk is in the county Jail.
More than thirty miiiion pounds
of tobacco have been sold at the
Greenville. N. C, market this
year.
ducted by the public schools tor ;
both day pupils and adults.
Bids on Hospital
Barn Being Taken
Bids will be received by the
state board of control np to De
cember 20. for the construction of
a new barn at the Oregon state
hospital farm. The barn will re
place a structure previously de
stroyed by fire, and will cost ap
proximately 17000.
Plans will be prepared by Pro
fessor W. J. Gilmore of the state
college engineering department.
SPECIAL
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Croqn t o I
Ringlet Bad
Permanent
PUSH WAVB
$2.00
Open Friday
Evenings by
appointment
CASTLE PERMANENT
WAVERS CO.
307 First Natl Bank Bid.
Tel. SMS
Branea of Castle Floneer
Permanent Wavers. Portlana
Water Company's
Officers Ask for
More Information
Request for more information
was made yesterday by the Oregon-Washington
Water Service
company to the public utilities
commissioner ber,e the request
coming In connection with the
detailed report on valuation which
was ordered by December 10,
1932.
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ITltoGe Mg HDeaHc aim
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Handbags
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Protest Dismissed The public
utilities commissioner today Is
sued an order dismissing the pro
test filed recently against closing
ther Southern Pacific railroad sta
tion at West Scio. The order add
ed -that whenever conditions
change and it is apparent that an
agent is essential at West Scio,
the; railroad company will be re
quired to reestablish and main
tain this facility.
An-day Bazaar. 1st M. E. Church.
Fri. Jitney lunch 11:30 to 2. 50c
Turkey dinner 5:30 to 7 p. m.
One Dollar off on each pair
shoes in our window, Frank E.
Shafer, 170 S. Com.nercial St.
Paroled Man Ineligible A per
son convicted of a felony, even
though paroled by the court, is
not eligible to receive a notarial
commission while such parole is in
effect, Attorney General Van Win
kle held In an opinion handed
down here today. The opinion was
requested by Governor Meier.
Dorothy Chambers wishes to in
form her former customers that
she Is now at the Model Beauty
Parlor. Tel. 7870.
Obit
uary
ppach
At a local hospital, Tuesday,
December 6. Carl J. Neppach,
aged 15 years. SaTvived by par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Neppach
of Portland. Services will be held,
in Portland Thursday, December
8, under the direction of Clough
Barrick company.
Miss Long Tells
Rotarians State
Library Service
Miss Harriet C. Long, state li
brarian, spoke very interestingly
before Salem Rotarians yesterday
noon outlining the work of the
library. With a collection of 320,-
000 books and pamphlets the li
brary serves more people of more
ages and in more places than any
other single state institution. In
her opinion. Reading from cur
rent letters received, she cited re
quests for matter dealing with
gold mining, workln'g with myr
tlewood, trapping, dancing the
Highland fling, tanning, etc., typ
ical of the days' variety of re
quests from individuals.
In addition the library serves
other libraries over the state, as
sembles material for state offi
cials, and sends oat traveling li
braries with eollictions of SO
books in each to all parts of the
state.
Coming Events
December 7-8 E 1 k s"
benefit show, Grand theatre,
8:15 p. m.
December 7-9 Oregon
State Horticultural society
annual meeting, chamber of
commerce.
December 8-0-State Hor
ticultural society in session
at chamber of commerce
rooms. "
December O Bearcat fol
lies, staged by Willamette
nnlversity students at Salem
high school, 8 p. m.
December IS Salem Mac
Dowel I elnb concert; Miss
Mary Sennits, violinist.
December 10 Willam
ette nnlversity starts two
weeks' holiday vacation.
December 19 City-wide
canvass for clothes for nee
dy people. Boy Scouts mak
ing canvass for. Community
Service.
December 25-26 Two
day Christmas holiday.
January 1-2 - Two-day
New Year's holiday.
Johnston
At the residence, 1645 South
Liberty street, December , Wil
liam Butler Johnston, aged 66
years. Survived by widow, Mrs.
Neva W. Johnston; three sons,
Theodore of Moro, Perry of Con
don and Luke of Salem; - two
brothers, W. C. Johnston of Sa
lem and Newton Johnston of Illi
nois; two sisters, Mrs. George
Robertson and Mrs. Charles
Barnes of Girard, ni. Funeral
services from the Clongh-Barrick
mortuary Friday, December 9, at
11 a. m. Interment Belcrest Mem
orial park.
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Births
Olmsted To Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Henry Olmsted. 2285 Hyde
street, a eirl. Mary Emma, born
on December 7 at Salem Deacon
ess hospital.
Mattox To Mr. and Mrs. Cor
bett Roy Mattox, 1596 Chemeketa
street, a girl, Joy Lavon, born on
December 4 at the residence.
Thompson To Mr. and Mrs
Matthew Roy Thompson, 1155
Leslie street, a hoy, Matthew
Ralph, born on November 25 at
the residence.
New Attorney to
Handle Criminal
Cases, Reported
Disposition of a number of
criminal cases following Indict
ments by the grand Jury of Mar
ion county will probably wait un
til a new district attorney takes
office, it was announced yester
day by John H. Carson, incam
bent. He explained that the cases
could hardly be completed during
this month. Included In the major
cases yetundisposed of are char
ges against Charles Archerd, for
mer warehouse keeper here, Rhea
Luper, one-time state engineer,
and Giesey and Schwab, proprie
tors of the Aurora State bank and
the Willamette Valley Mortgage
company.
The grand Jury here is investi
gating alleged delay in the Luper
case. It is scheduled to resume Its
deliberations Friday at 10 a. m.
and a report may be made this
week.
PROTECT
YOUR AUTOMOBILE
with
ANTI
FREEZE Tear get double yretsctl witk
fires tone Ant. Frees 1st vesnr radia
tor. It we't boQ off en warm days.
OneeUdaya titers Is a dinger el
a (rosea radiates-. And, Isnrtsie
Anti-Freeze Is more economical
sns fitting lasts eZZ wdnter.
The
guarantee
af quality.
Let us pre
test your
ear with
Firestone
4 b t I
frees.
Then for
get about
your ra
diator for
the bal
ance of tb
winter.
nam "fires ton 1 yew
WATANABE
845 Union St. Dial 0590
Cleaning and Pressing
Suits 25c up
Orercoata ...35c up
Dresses . 50c Hp
Hats, cleaned i25c
Called for
A Delivered
FREE!
PILES CURED
Without Operation at Lou of Tim
DR. MARSHALL
SS Oroffoa Bids. Phoaa S50
Invalid Chairs
to Rent
Call 6910, Cse6 Farnltare
Department
151 K ertb High
per
gallon
Also Alcohol or
Glycerine
Be Comfortable
Protect Yoursell
with a
Hot Water
SPECIAL
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Ladies
Hose, Leather
and Men's Sox
Last year we were very fortunate in oar buying and gave the greatest values
offered in Salem and at that time we were sure we would never be able to
approach either the values or oar tremendous sales of the month of December.
This year after holding out with the manufacturers to the last minute they
have come to our terms and we have confirmed orders by wire that will
give us the opportunity to offer even greater values than in our record break'
ing season of 1931.
Greatest Values Offered in This Century!
The Celebrated
Rollins Runstop Hose
With the Lace Tops
A gift of Rollin's hose
carries with it a superior
knowledge of merchan
dise and denotes the giv
er as a careful buyer.
Rollins is received by all
women as the aristocrat
of hose. Our fortunate
buy places over one hun
dred dozen of these
wonderful $2 values at
tht special holiday sale
price of
Salesman
Samples
The finest satin lined
dull leather bags that $5
ever bought. Twenty
dozen of these bags at
an unheard of discount,
and we are going to sell
every one of them before
Christmas and to do this
we are going to mark
them only
$11 oo
$295
Men's
Sox
All sizes from 9 to 1 3 in
every known material.
1 1 7 dozen in the lot
bought at less than half
price, many of them sell
ing from 50c to 75c per
pair. We bought these
sox so we can sell them
at
5 pairs for
M00
Men's Sox
First time in your whole life that you can wear
either brown, black or gray Pure Silk Sox, the
kind you have always paid ?1.00 per pair for and
get them for
O pairs $- 00
o for
Men's, Women's and Children's House Slippers Are
Displayed in Our Windows at Greatly
Reduced Prices
DR. to J. WILLIAMS
Chiropodist and Foot Specialist ia
attendance. Examination Fret
1 V
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n f
ssmo9r
V
I. H. BARRON
Repair man, expert work. Cripple
hoes and corrections a specialty