The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Jlorninff, ilarch 22, 193
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Local News Briefs
Make Inquiries Inquiries re
sulting from a f oar-line test ad
placed in the Country Gentleman
totalled 272 up to March 20, the
Salem chamber of commerce re
ported yesterday. Minnesota head
ed the list with 22, followed with
20 from California, 19 from Ne
braska. 17 from Ohio, 15 each
" from Texas a nd Iowa, 13 from
Illinois, 12 frpm Kansas, 11 each
from Oklahoma and Wisconsin,
10 each from Michigan, Montana,
North and South Dakota. 9 from
Colorado, 8 each from Indiana
and Missouri, 7 from Pennsyl
vania, each from Idaho ; and
Washington. 5 from New Jersey,
4- each from Canada and New
York, 3 from Utah, 2 each from
Alabama, Arkansas, -Massachusetts,
New Mexico and Wyoming,
and one each- from Arizona. Ken
tucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mis
sissippi, North Carolina and Vir
ginia. Candidates nomination petitions
. on sale at The Statesman office.
Geology Studied Preceding
their spring Tacation, members of
the Willamette university geology
class and their instructor, Prof.
Herman Clark, took a trip to the
Oregon coast to study formations.
The group went by way of Cor
Tallis, followed the coast line as
far as Ocean Lake and returned
by .way of Salmon river. The
hore line, beach formations, min
eral specimens and fossil forma
tions -were studied. Indian shell
mounds were Tisited, and Charles
Cater, a -member of the elass.
found aperfect stone hand ham-
mer. -ri-mtdow
Hits Floes Gusty
winds yesterday afternoon caused
three fires in Salem but none was
of serious nature, firemen report
ed. A booming chimney blaze was
put out before loss occurred at
1208 Court street at 2:30 p. m.;
$10 damage was done by fire to a
roof at 475 North 24th street at
4: SB p., m., and firemen extin
guished small flue blaze at 868
North Liberty at 7 p. m.
Fruit irees, shrubs and rose bush
es, large varieties. Open Sunday
'til 2. Pearcy Bros,, 240 N. Liberty.
To Talk Trees Lynn F. Crone
miller, head of the extension for
estry service in Oregon, Is to
speak to Salem Kiwania Tuesday
noon on "Historic Trees of Ore
gon." As former state forester,
Cronemiller became well versed in
the history of the trees of the
state. Mayor V. E. Kuhn, mayor,
will speak for six minutes, citing
his objections to the civil service
program now in effect in Salem.
Harry Mills' personality haircuts.
Mildred's.
Tax Talk Booted Eugene
Burr will duscuss the transactions
tax phase of the Townsend plan
when club No. 1 meets tomorrow
night at the Gleason Glove fac
tory between 14th and 15th street
on Oak. The meeting will open at
7:30 o'clock. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend the meeting,
according to Dr. H. C. Epley, pres
ident of the club.
Club Complete Work Rural
teachers' study clubs in Marion
county are completing their work
for the year and reading certifi
cates are being issued by County
Superintendent Mary Fulkerson.
There are six of these clubs, the
plans for their work being approv
ed by the state and county super
intendents. Hats restyles. The Fashionette.
Brown at Tacoma Dr. Frank
Brown, director, and C. A. Kells,
general secretary, of the Salem Y.
M. C. A., are ex tec ted back in Sa
lem today from Tacoma, Wash.,
where they attended the annual
conference yesterday of northwest
Y. secretaries and lay officials.
Candidates nomination petitions
on sale at The Statesman office.
Jones to Talk Prof. .W. C.
Jones, of Willamette university,
will give a series -of talks in
southern Oregon during spring va
cation. He will speak at 10 high
schools and two service organiza
tions. His first talk will be at
Junction City and Roseburg will
be his last.
Club Meeting Set Townsend
club No. 2 is to meet at the Les
lie Methodist church tomorrow at
7:45 o'clock. The public is invit
ed. A good program is planned.
Obituary
Delaney
J. D. Delaney, at the residence,
2103 North Fourth street, March
20, at the age of 74 years. Funer
al announcements later from the
Clough-Barrick chapel.
Spites
In this city, at a local hospital,
Minnie A. Spites, beloved wife of
Calvin O. Spites, of route C, box
245, at the age of 68 years. Fu
neral services at Terwilliger fu
neral home Monday, March 23 at
10 a.m.. Dr. Leach officiating.
Interment at Pratum.
Welp
Gerald Welp, at a local hospi
tal March 21. at the age of three
years. Survived by parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Welp of Port
land. Funeral announcements lat
er from Clough-Barrick company
chapel.
Brannon
Mary Smith Brannon, Friday,
March 20, at the home of a daugh
ter, Mrs. Elmer Bales in Long
Beach, Wash. A former resident
of West Salem. Remains are be
ing shipped to the W. T. Rlgdon
company in Salem, and the funer
al services are tentatively set for
Tuesday afternoon from there.
Surviving are a son, Newton S.
Smith of Eugene; daughters, Mrs.
Elmer Bales of Long Beach, Mrs.
Nettle Squires of Moehler and
Mrs. Jessie Burch of RickrealL
FLOWERS
OLSON,Florist
Court & High Phone 7166
Serious Fii?e Averted City
firemen by quick action narrowly
averted having to fight a serious
downtown blaze shortly before 5
o'clock yesterday morning. when
flames broke out under a' rear
stairway of the Klinger hotel, 459
State street. The blaxe broke
through Into the Stiff furniture
store, on High , street opposite the
courthouse. Lack . of combustible
stocks in the furniture company's
second hand department aided In
preventing the flames' getting
headway. j .
-Mary Brannon Dies Word was
received here; yesterday of the
death Frldayf Mary Smith Bran
non, former Salem resident, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer
Boles, In Long Beach, Wash. The
body Is being shipped here for fu
neral services! tentatively set for
Tuesday afternoon with the Rig
don company In charge of arrange
ments. Surviving in addition to
Mrs. Boles are a son, Newton S.
Smith of Eugene and two other
daughters, Mjrs. Nettie Squires
and Mrs. Jessie Burch.
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Candidates nomination petitions
on sale at The Statesman office.
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Report Mishaps Minor auto
mobile accidents Involving the
following were reported to city
police yesterday: H. Crawford,
1815 Trade street, and a Model
Food Market truck, on Parrish
street: Wilmer C. Page, 2060
South Commercial, Joy Strickfad
en, 1245 Nebraska, and W. A.
Barkus, route three, on Commer
cial between 'Bellevue and Oak.
No injuries were reported.
Stamp Group t Meet The reg
ular meeting of the Salem Stamp
club will be held Monday night
at the Salem jY.M.C.A., according
to announcement by Carl F.
Smith, secretary. The meeting
opens at 7:4$ o'clock. A feature
will be the auction of stamps own
ed by members.
Board to Meet The Salem
school board will hold its second
regular meeting of the month at 8
o'clock Tuesday night at the ad
ministration building, 434 North
High street. Building problems
are expected to take up most of
the meeting.
Candidates nomination petitions
on sale at Tha Statesman office.
Assault Chjarged Pearl Ray,
Junction Cityi was arrested by
city police late yesterday after
noon on a change of assault and
battery. The j warrant for Ray's
arrest was issued from Justice
court here. !
To Plan Conclave DeMolays
of Oregon will assemble here April
18, to confer ith Governor Mar
tin regarding plans for the 14th
annual conclave of the Oregon
state council in Astoria May 8 and
9. Charles W.j Birch, Astoria, is
general chairman of the conclave.
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Seek License Mark R. Sacht
ler, 24, 570 Union street, and
Irene Kaiser, 20, 570 Union street,
waitress, filed a man-tarn 11-
i , o - -
cense aPDlicatibn here veatprriau-
Sachtler is an athletic director.
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Lutz Florist, 1076 N. Lib. P. 9592.
Runs Over Hose A. L. McKen-
zer, 685 South 12th street, was
Dooked by city police early yes
terday on a charge of driving over
. lire nose.
Fined, Drunl T. H. Lockhart,
harged with being drunk. wa
fined 15 yesterday according to
municipal court records.
Self Joins Allen
Hardware's Staff
Anticipating a heavy season in
electric appliance sales, George E.
Allen, proprietor of the George
t. Alien
h a r dware
store, yes
terday aii
nou need
the add I
t i o n of
George Self
to the sales
staff of the
store. Self
will be in
charge o f
electric ap
p 1 1 a n e e
sales," Allen
said.
Self, who oori sif
is widely known in Salem, wes
previously connected with Hogg
Bros. He has been a Salem resi
dent since 1912.
Profit of Liquor
Board Announced
Profits of the state liquor com
mission for the month of Febru
ary aggregated $187,553.15, ac
cording to a report submitted to
the secretary of state Saturday.
Profits from the liquor stores
division totaled $133,765.25, rev
enue division (licenses) $10,
478.53, and privilege taxes $43,
309.37. Gross liquor sales for
February aggregated $607,845.55.
Ror the two months, January and
February, the liquor sales totaled
11,086,310.40.
t More than 81,000 permits were
issued during January and Feb
ruary, with receipts of $40,603.
Receipts from permits for Febru
ary were $12,070.50.
INSURANCE AND
REAL ESTATE
. Becke & Wadsworth
189 N. High Phone 4947
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
:arefully and honestly repaired
by
L. G. PRESCOTT
JEWELER
254 N. Church St.
Member Townsend Club No. 1
Refund on Truck
License Or
McMahan Tells Snell to
Pay Back Excess Upon
Pickups; No Appeal
who nAT
paid an extra license fe of 1 10
or $7.50 on pick-up trucks, nnder
an act of the last legislature, will
. . . . . ww a Ctata
do xnaae ny
Snell as the result of an order Is
sued by Circuit jaage cnn
Saturday. The order signed by McMahan
In mril ra tT ft. neremutorr
writ against Snell in a proceed
ing brought by W. S. Boatman,
Tillamook county farmer, attack-
lng the constitutionality i i"
cense law.
The law previously was declar
a ..n.MtaHtntiaml hv the lower
court in Its application where a
. . . . . J A A A wtmnAa
pick-up trues: oi over vvW
paid a license fee of $5 while
those under 4000 pounds paid
more.
Farm Trucks Only
Snell said he would not appeal.
He declared it was his under
standing that the writ applied to
pick-up trucks used for farm pur
poses only and not to those en
gaged In other lines of business.
The licensing office does not- have
a segregated list of these truck
applications and licenses and re
funds probably will be made on
affidavits of owners of such
trucks as to their ubc The rebate
will be limited to pick-up truck
devoted exclusively to farm use
and to no others, Snell said,
whiia tha neremntorr order
merely directs the secretary of
state to rebate the extra license
paid by Boatman, it will apply to
all farmers coming under a like
situation.
247 Employed on
Public Buildings
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t letion of foundation work.
To the eastward, concrete walls
were poured to the second floor
level in ihe new state hospital
ward building.
Kxcavation Finished
Senior High Building
Hoffman Construction compa
ny finished excavations for the
new senior high school on North
B and D streets during the
wook, extended forms for concrete
walls and flooring from the north
wing toward the center of the
structure and began laying foun
dations in the deep pit, under the
auditorium, which will be used for
a cafeteria. A donkey engine was
in place, ready to operate the
high concrete hoist when the
walls are raised above the ground
level.
West Salem citizens within a
few days will see first and second
floor walls going up for their
n municipal building, which
will house city government and
rater department offices.
Despite the gradual increase In
the number of men working on
the six projects, the state em
ployment office reported it was
filling with few exceptions its or
ders for skilled workmen from lo
cal fields.
The PWA engineering-Inspection
office reported the following
number of men at work on each
project:
Senior high school, 60; state
hospital ward. 53; blind school
dormitory, 41; Leslie Junior high
school, 39; grade school, 38;" West
Salem building, 16.
Fate of Santiam
Camp Up Monday
Tomorrow morning at 10:30
o'clock representatives of a score
of civic organizations will meet
with the county court here to con
sider the uses to which Camp
Santiam, former transient' camp
in this county, can be put.
The county court, in conven
ing the gathering, has expressed
the view that the six-acre tract,
which lies on the North Santiam,
four miles beyond Mehama, could
be trusted to a county organiza
tion to be used as recreational
headquarters during the summer.
Eleven well-equipped buildings,
attractively constructed to har
monize with the mountain area,
comprise the camp.
The project is reached by the
county road between Taylor's
Grove and Mill City.
Offering Boxes Looted
At Church in Mt. Angel
Taking advantage of heavy
church attendance Thursday, St.
Joseph's day, a burglar early Fri
day morning looted the offering
boxes of the Mt. Angel Catholic
church, officers here were advised
yesterday. The intruder was
frightened away when the Jani
tor came to the church to light
fires In preparation for Friday's
early mass. The amount of money
taken from the boxes was not
known.
Dr. Chan Lara
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Kldon r oster s ivais wno accompany ine wpn "l wtim. oyiug 1 "
Thursday night at 9 o'clock on the stage of the Klsinore. Top row, from left: Herbert Hunt, Bob
Lorenz, Jean Holstein, Dale Smith, WUmber Lamb; second row: Dean Kills, Kenneth Boyle, Ralph
Branch, Oliver Glenn; third row from top: James Cole, Bob Bridges, Francis Allen, Dale Shepherd.
Fourth row: Jeanette Arehart, Imogene Tldd, Winona Smith and Bob Teager. Front row, sitting: El
don Foster, Dean Arehart, Brad Collins, Bill De Sonza and Jimmy Phelps. "
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Mouse Follies to
Be Offered Soon
Tuneful, brisk and gay! Such
is the Mickey Mouse "Spring Fol
lies," with an impressive collec
tion of youthful stars, to be held
on the stage of the Elsinore,
Thursday night, March 26, at 9
o'clock.
In place of the usual solo acts,
many group numbers will be pre
sented, in this delightful 60-min-ute
stage attraction.
The featured entertainers in
clude: "Zollle" Volchok, Brad
Collins, Eldon Foster and Bis
"Rats," Flora Jane Johnson, Or
vllle Beardsley, R u t h y Lane
Holtzman, Lucille Shannon, Le
one Goff, Jeanette Arthart, Doro
thy Edwards, George Anne Smith,
Buddy Sewell, Charles and Thel
ma Kohlepp, Walter Thompson,
Helen Smith, Donnie Edwards,
Betty Read, Harold Jepsen, Alva
Raf fety, and the McClintock
twins.
The screen attraction will be
Harold Lloyd in "Milky Way."
There is no advance in price.
Churchill Seeks
Treasurer Post
R. C. Churchill. 145 North 21st
street, filed yesterday as a candi
date for the republican nomina
tion for county treasurer. He will
oppose D. G. Drager, incumbent,
who has already filed for reelec
tion. Churchill sadi he would con
duct the office in an efficient,
business - like manner If he is
elected. He promised to balance
the records, and to simplify the
auditing practice of the county.
He asked voters to examine his
record as a test of his ability for
holding the office.
Transient to Get
No Aid Says Law
The severity with which the
state relief law deals with trans
ients is perplexing reliaf offici
als, according to Glenn C. Niles,
Piles Cured
Without operation or loss of
time
DR. MARSHALL
829 Oregon Bldg. Phon 6509
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house-cleaning? FREE ROOF INSPECTION!
-Headquarters for Bass-Heuter and Dutch Boy Taints
SALEM PAINT & ROOFING Co
mill
; 474 Ferry St.
at Mouse Follies Next Thursday
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executive secretary, and E. L.
Wieder, chairman of the Marlon
relief committee. Tney pointed
cut yesterday that this law for
bids giving relief with county
funds to any person who has not
lived in the state during the last
three years and in the county one
year. The law goes even farther
end rules out new applicants for
telief who previously have, re
ceived relief during the three-year
period.
The law is clear and must be
followed, the officials pointed out.
At the same time its strict appli
cation threatens many families
virtually with starvation.
Nanny Honeyman
In Congress Try
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again on the democratic ticket.
Judge John P. Winter of Port
land announced he will be a can
didate to succeed himself as cir
cuit Judge on the non-partisan
ballot.
Mayor Joseph K. Carson and
City Commissioner Ralph C.
Clyde announced their candida
cies for reelection to their pres
ent posts in the Portland muni
cipal government.
PORTLAND. March 21.-(iip)-
The Oregonlan's Washington cor
respondent said tonight Senator
Charles L. McNary was forward
ing to Salem his filing for re
election on the republican ticket.
McNary's platform was Quoted
as follows: "If nominated and
elected I will, during my term of
office, continue faithfully to ren
der public service." His slogan
was "candidate for reelection.",
The correspondent said James
W. Mott and William Ekwall will
file soon for reelection as repub
lican congressmen from the first
and third Oregon districts respec
tively. Walter M. Pierce already
has announced his candidacy for
reelection as democratic congress
man from the second district.
Mortgage Loans
on Modern Homes
Lowest Rates
Hawkins &
Roberts
Inc.
!WE COVER THE TO
"MATUIS"
WE COVER THE TOWN!
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DuBain Buyer of
Salem Fur Store
Emll Du Bain, who has been
manager for Martin Gassner, Port
land furriers, Salem branch since
the first of the year, has acquired
full control of the branch estab
lishment and will operate it as
the Du Bain Fur company.
Starting in the fur trade with
Revlllon-Freres in-Taris, Du Bain
was subsequently associated with
Jackals, New York, and later with
H. Liebes, San Francisco. As a
representative of the latter firm,
his work took him to such oppos
ite parts of the world as Japan
and Australia, Brussels and
Shanghai.
The Du Bain Fur company oc
cupies space In the second floor of
the Miller building.
Woodmen Incite Public
To Their Amateur Show
Salem people are invited tomor
row night to attend an amateur
night program given by Salem
camp No. 5246, Modern Woodmen
of America, at the fraternal tem
ple. Winners in the contest to be
held will be allowed to compete
In a district contest. All camps
in the area will be there repre
sented and a grand prize will be
awarded.
We Can
WEIGH
Your
Signature
Write your signature on a
slip of paper, and we can re
cord the resulting increase in
weight on our prescription
scales.
This accuracy Is symbolic of
the care with which your pre
scription will be filled at this
store. Each drug is carefully
checked, carefully measured.
Each drug is fresh and full
strength.
When you raise your water
glass to take medicine com
pounded at this store, remem
ber these safeguards to your
well being, and swallow with
confidence,
Schaefer's
DRUG STORE
ISO North Commercial St.
Phones 8187 - 7028
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Phone -4642
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Business Building
Plays Large Role
Alteration, Bloderxiiziiig of
Stores Important Part
- of Program
Salem's 1936 building boom.
which Is surpassing all y e a r s
sines 121, is not confined to the
construction of new . homes and
buildings. Alteration and modern
ization of business . properties is
playing a largo part : in the in
creased permits issued since Jan
nary 1, a check of the records
showed yesterday. . .
To date alteration permits, ex
elusive of dwellings, totals over
114,000, This spurt in the re
modeling of business property is
in accord with the general trend
over the nation, it is said.
Largest permit for alteration
was taken by the Busick Market
company to provide for the hous
ing of the Public Utilities com
mislon. Second largest of 11500
went to W. W. Moore to remodel
Worth's department store to
make room for a beauty parlor
on the second floor.
Other construction work which
is. now underway Includes rear
rangement' of the counters of the
Midget meat market, alteration
of the old Marion creamery build
ing to provide space for second
hand cars of the Herrall-Owens
company and relocation of the
entrance to the W. C. T. U. hall
at Ferry and Commercial streets.
; At 248 North Commercial
space Is being remodeled for the
occupancy of the Pittsburg Plate
Glass paint store. The Bligh ho
tel is being remodeled to provide
a new location for the Jewel Box.
Many other projects have either
been completed or are being stal
led by building owners.
Coleman Enters
Shrievalty Race
Curtiss Coleman, hop rancher
In the St. Paul district, filed yes
terday as a candidate for the
democratic nomination for sher
iff. Coleman had been mentioned
for a month as a probable entry
in the spirited race which is de
veloping for the sheriff's position
Strict economy and enforce
ment of all laws' will $e Cole
man s slogan.
Coleman, 47 years old, won
recognition here years ago as a
baseball player. At one time he
played with the Tacoma team and
later was signed with the New
York American league team, play
ing third base.
He was born on the old Miller
farm south of Salem, went to
school in this county and then at
tended the University of Oregon
for two years.
Thrift Topic of Holman
In Chamber Talk Monday
Rufns C. Holman, state treas
urer, will speak Monday noon to
the Salem chamber of commerce.
"Thrift in State Administration"
will be his subject. President Os
car D. Olson of the chamber has
arranged for Governor Martin and
Secretary of State Snell to speak
at later meetings of the chamber
this spring.
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Coming Events
March 3 Rabbi Henry
Berkowits addresses meet
ing at First Methodist
church, 0:30 p. m.
March 23 Ferdinandn
W. Reed lectures on Soviet
Union at Leslie M.E. church, :
8p.m. . . - -
March 20 Spring open
ing by Salem merchants and
Ad club. . .
March 20 Mickey Mouse
Follies, 9 p. m. Elsinore the
aire, , f : - -'.Jy
March 27 and 2S Marlon-Polk
county older boys',
conference. : :z ".
March 27 Salem Mis-,
sonrl club meets, 8 p. bl
K. of P. balL 240 Jtf North
Commercial street. ' i .
March 27-28 Older Boys
Conference for Willamette
valley.
March 29-April 6-Preacb-'
lng mission at First Chris
tian church. Center asd
High, conducted by James
Earl Ladd.
March SO-April ft Pre
Easter revival. First Church
of God, directed by Rev. Ea.
ra 8. Geri. Portland. -
March 80 Final date for
filing for state and county '
offices. , '- '
March 81 Farmer-Labor
organization hears Senator -Zimmerman,
union hall, at
8 p. m.
March 81 Spring con
cert McDowell club.
April 4 County conven
tion of Farmers' Union at'
Central Howell. M
April 11 Salem Grange
meets at Auburn school.
April 10-11 State high
school extempore ; interpre
tive speaking contest on
Willamette campus.
April 12 Easter Sunrise
Union service, 6 a. in., at
Belcrest Memorial Park.
April 15 Pomona grange.
North Howell.
April 16 Sub-district La
dies' Aid rally of Methodist
Episcopal church. First M.
E. church.
. April 19-26 Peace Week
observances.
Schools Reopen Monday;
Few Holidays Left iYotc
School bells will beckon anew
to more than 4000 Salem school
children Monday marking the
close of spring vacation. Classes
will follow the routine schedules
Monday and for the next 12 school
weeks with but one holiday to In
terrupt, Memorial day.
Steno Secrets
Everything needed in the
modern office can be ob
tained from one store in
Salem - NEEDHA M'S
Globe-Weraicke Filing
Equipment
(Guides, Folders, Cabinets)
Vellam Mimeograph Stencils
Ink and Supplies
Staples and Stapling Machines
Spiral Note Books
Carbon Paper
Typewriter Ribbons
I-P Loose-Leaf Leaves,.
Binders and Systems
Typewriters and Adding;
Machines Sold. Rented and
Repaired
Unemployment Records
Less than two months to or
ganize your payroll records to
conform to new law effective
Jan. 1, 19 3 S. We hare record
to meet these requirements.
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