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PAGE TEN The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. OregctCThursday Morning,' March 21, 1935 i - V i! W 36 BOYS RECEIVE t . AWARDS AT COURT .National Camper, Regional Deputy " Help Present ' Badges to Boys t Thirty-six "scouting awards were taade at (be court of honor held last night at the chamber of com- .merce. Judge H. H. Bolt presided . with T- C. Roakes, commissioner. Makingri.he awarfs were L. L. Mc- ' Donald, visiting national camp dU rector, W. L. Hayward. deputy re gional executive. Senator Douglas McKay, Dr. V. E. Hockett and Verris White of Albany. Awards were as follows: T Life i award H a r v e y Finn, scoutmaster, troop five. , . Star award- Fred Tartarini, troop 14. - First class merit badges Cecil Mannum, Robert Boatwright and ' Harvey Finn all of troop five;. Martin Barber, troop nine; Frank Pierce, John Mack. William Sajo vlc and Fred Tartarini, all of troop 14; Bob Bridges, troop four; Bob Redfern, troop six; Amos Jahn, troop eight; Gale James, r troop 12; and Melvin Cleveland, troop 16. : Second class merit badges Bob Scouton, troop eight; Ro bert Lindstrom, troop 12; Frank ' Pierce, ' troop 14; Roger Lewis and Lee Perkins, troop 16. Second class awards Robert Rlenholdt and Hume Downs, troop one; . Junior Finden, War ren Demytt, Robert Smith, Mark Wagner. James Boatwright and Victor Martin, all of troop five; Robert. Laws, troop six; George Alexander and Wallace Wittwer, troop eight; Gerald Richardson, Oscar Wright and William Evans, all of troop nine; Teddy Coch rari. troop 14; and Robert Dallas, troop 16. BEARCAT DEBATERS STATE CHAMPIONS The Willamette university de bate squad definitely established Itself on the championship throne of the northwest by ending Its home debate series with a 3 to 0 win over Pacific university last night. Willamette debaters were Randall Kester and Harold Pruitt. Last night's victory gave Wil lamette the championship of. the Oregon series, with six victories and one defeat. Willamette won the Linfield combination tourna ment held at McMinnville the first part of February for the north west championship. Summary, men's division, Ore gon state championship debate se ries: v W. L. Willamette 7 1 Ortgon State 5 3 Pacific U 3 5 Linfield U 2 6 Albany college ?. 6 Willamette's foremost men de baters are Laurence Morley, Ran dall Kester, Harold Pruitt, Gar field Barnett and William Mosh er.The first three won seven out cf eight contests and the last two men won their only debate and re now on a long debating cir cuit throughout the middle west. SLATS IX JEALOUSY KLAMATH, FALLS, Ore., March 20.-(P)-Roy Biehn, 36, who killed Mrs. Adeline Yar brough apparently in a jealous rage and then turned his gun on himself, died here today from a bullet wound in the head. Biehn. ft disabled ex-serviceman, lived at the home of . Mrs. Yarbrough, mother of three young children. 6G49s3 is the delivered price here A AH AM Six-Cylinder Four-Door Sedan Fully Equipped THE LOWEST PRICED HYDRAULIC BRAKE EQUIPPED SEDAN IX AMERICA See This New Graham Today! LODER BROS. 445 Center Street Phone 6183 Salem, Oregon Graham Sales and Service for Marion and Polk Counties NOTHING DOES SO MUCH FOR (Elves pFtttectlpiii In sickness, accident, fire or other emergency a single call may be worth more than your wmmmmmmummmmmmmmmmmjwmmmmmma&1b.mim Vn liii'tfrtwwjaslwsMBesMMw V. Toe Pacthc TELErnoxE 740 State Street New Industrial Era ?!- STV ' &?iv& W CA JTjpie cal scene in the i xF t Jos r Loading cotton at Memphlt, Tnn., cotton center of the south. - King Cotton and his regime over the old south faces a new era as a result of the recent perfection of the mechanical cotton-picker. This invention threatens to revolutionize the social and economic order of Dixie. More than half of the 3,000,000 laborers, most of them colored, would be displaced by the invention. Invented by th Rust brothers, bcrn and raised on a Texas cotton plantation, the machine has demonstrated its ability to pick more cotton in seven hours than could be gathered by a good hand-picker in three and a half months. Tenant-farming would be eliminated and the last vestiges of the old south disappear with the introduction of the mechanical cotton-picker which will be put on the market this season. Typical scenes such as shown above would vanish. e $2500 Pledged in Salvation Army's Building Program Approximately $2500 in pledges is available as a start toward the Salvation Army building fund, ac cording to report from William McGilchrist, jr., chairman of the board. The group met last night at the chamber of commerce to consider plans for the one-story building to be erected on State street. "The plans for the building which is to include a basement have been drawn," McGilchrist stated, "but no contracts will be let until the finance campaign is further along." Belgium Remains Without Cabinet BRUSSELS, March 20. - (JP) Belgium remained without a cabi net today as King Leopold, for the first time in the country's par liamentary history, conferred with representatives of trade bodies as well as politicians in an effort to replace the government of Geor ges Theunis. WILLIAM BOYD DIES HOLLYWOOD, Cal., March 21 -(Thursday)-(;p) - William Boyd, stage and motion picture actor died late last night at Hollywood hospital. The actor, otten con fused with the blonde William "Bill" Boy dof the screen, died from gastric hemorrhages devel oping from an intestinal ailment in Salem for tire new SO LITTLE AS YOUR TELEPHONE telephone costs in a lifetime. akd Telegrapii Coipamy Telephone 3101 in South Forecast cotton fields of DixieJ William Letson, Power Employe Dies at Aurora AURORA, March 20. William G. Letson. 68, for the past 10 years cashier of the Molalla Elec tric company, died at his home late Tuesday night. He was born August 25, 1867. He was the husband of Edith Let son, Aurora; the father of Helen Hutton of Portland, Lenore Nel son of Seattle, and Charles Let son of Port Angeles, Wash. Miller's mortuary of Aurora Is in charge of funeral arrange ments. HOOGSTRATEX TO RJETUItX PORTLAND, Ore., March 20.-(iiP)-Willeia van Hoogstraten to day assured Portland and Oregon music lovers h will return next season to conduct the Portland Symphony orchestra. ....from one end to the other I- A 3 om VASV&L cmtBRm0mmB YOU the mildest 10 WHOLESALE JOB ill PLA1ED (Continued Trom 1) boarj of control and the governor indicated he would confer with the members of that organization in making his decisions. Ten thousand applications for work are now on file with, the governor, he stated. Members of the state highway commission are expected to ac company the governor on his trip east of the Cascades. BEND, Ore., March 20. -()-Headed by Governor Charles H. Martin the state highway com mission 'and highway engineers late today were en route to Bend where they will spend the night. Continuing their highway in spection tour, the group plans to drive south over the Fremont highway to Lakeview tomorrow. Later the travelers will visit in Klamath Falls and then hop over the Green Springs mountains to the Pacific coast highway jat Ash land. Scott Confers With Tolls Enemy Leslie M. Scott, highway com mission chairman, was in touch with Senator N. G. Wallace of Bend today by telephone. It was Wallace, fighting for further Im provement of eastern Oregon roads, who opposed elimination of tolls from the coast highway bridges. EUE PROGRAM Recommendations to increase the scope of the program to be presented the latter part of April by the Marion-Polk federation of community clubs was voted by the group meeting last night at the chamber of commerce. Presi dent Luther J. Chapin reported. Actual drawing for places on the entertainment schedule was not made, Chapin explained, be cause of lack of representation from a number of the active clubs. This will be done, he stat ed, at the next metting In Eola on Saturday, March 30. Added numbers for the pro gram include community singing and a Juvenile harmonica band with novelty features to be an nounced later. Orchestra music, readings, two one-act plays, a mixed chorus and qquartets will complete the entertainment which will be held in all probability in tbe Salem high school auditor ium. "The juvenile department Is the new feature we are stress ing," Chapin indicated. SALES TAX, IDAHO BOISE. Idaho, March 20.-(JP)-Idaho's laws tonight included a 2 per cent retail salea tax. The house bill the senate approved last night became operative at 11:09 a. m. today when Governor Ross signed it. coram From one end to the othernever a bitter, undeveloped top leaf in me. Never a grimy, tough bottom leaf. I use only the fragrant, mellow, expen sive center leaves... the leaves that give you the mildest, best-tasting smoke. I do not irritate your throat that's why I'm your best friend, day in, day out. VUSDNLY CPNTFP I FAVFC a " . . Two Hollywood y a -1 7 V v i ""1 " ' y 1 V .'V r it' - v ' '-' 4 i I I :S- t,i V"ii 1" T VSV' v i ! I V , J 1 , t rfc ; U : A ) - j it m ' t ' V V 'If 'lo V f i ; i Etbelroda Leopold This platinum blon,d actress is training herself as an artist in prep aration for the day when her youthful charm and dancing ability have faded. - Miss Ethelreda Leopold, a Chicago miss, is shown at Hollywoc4withher portraits of Dolores del Rio and Kay Francis., ATTEND SCOUT. E Thirty-one Boy Scout leaders from Portland, Eugene, Corvallis, Albany and Salem attended the all-day camp leadership session at the Masonic temple yesterday with L. L. McDonald, national camp director from New York, in charge. Aiming to prepare district leaders in constructive camp craftsmanship which they can carry back to their own troops, the national director led a mass session from 10 a. m. to noon. At noon the group held a lunch eon, Mayor V. E. Kuhn leading the speakers with a welcome to visiting scout leaders. W. L. Hayward, deputy region al executive from Spokane, Wash., and Dr. B. F. Pound, health and safety chairman of the Cascade area, also helped Rev. George H. Swift, chairman, organize and ex ecute the program. Ralph Carlson, northwest red cross officer, spoke to the group on the first aid angle of camp life. Executive James E. Monroe expressed satisfaction at smoke Careers in One the success of the camp session which was the firsti ever to be held in the northwest. The next outstanding program for scouters in Salem is the father and scout get-together planned for the near future. OILING DIESEL, SUBJECT "Lubricating Diesel Engines" will be the subject at tonight's SERA class in diesel theory at the high school. The speaker will be R. D. Sollars, chief lubricating engineer for the Associated Oil company In Oregon. Registra tion for the new term, repeating the present course, will open Mon day night. YOUR EYES Play safe. Don't neglect your eyes. Make sure today you know the exact condition of your eyes. 5927 For Appointment Thompson-GlutscK Optometrists - 833 State St. ( (- ')VJ Jos ) J Jf ' TAB COMES TO BESOM 1 (Continued from page I.) . union crews la the main Issue in the walkout. The severance of union rela tions was announced in a state menbeigned by the Associated Oil company, General Petroleum cor poration, Richfield Oil company, Union Oil company, and Hillscone Steamship company. PORTLAND, Ore., March 20.- (")-PIcketing of waterfront ter minals where oil tankers are dock ed was started here today by strik ing international seamen's union members. The day was peaceful with both union representatives and ship agents watching San Francisco for instructions. The thin line of pickets was placed following word from San Francisco that oil com panies . had .terminated negotia tions and planned to carry on op erations as usual. Three oil tankers here were practically crewless and C. E. Car ter, business agent here for the seamen's union, said every effort would be made to keep crews off the ships. L BE WASHINGTON, March 20.-UP) -Fearing a wheat shortage if an other drought already threaten ed occurs, Secretary Wallace to day announced removal of all re strictions on plantings of spring wheats. This action followed Quickly af ter the year's first crop report 4"t M WHEAT HI MAY ABANDONED sin Gj?45Sei?y pr Salem's New Independent Grocery Corner State and Commercial WILL OPEN FRIDAY MORNING Watch for Opening Ad in FRIDAY'S STATESMAN Orwig's In Connection showing that farmers Intend to plant 17.847,000 acres of spring wheat as compared with 18,521,- 000 acres planted in 1934. "The drought quite definitely continues," in parts of the west, Wallace said, adding that a sur vey of the situation led the ad ministration to the conviction that "in view of the possibility of an other drought which would seri ously, affect the output of wheat the government and farmers have a duty" to protect .1 consumers against a wheat shortage. CDQ & mm mm 'jwnjw fsrvict tfrt Center & Liberty Phone 0144 Market MiIMl, Tu Anmimm Mtw Cosuy. liffliaiflilfll mil BATTERIES Q Ss,JI WilK mm
