i
Heir Year Edition
5"h BUtwm'i ... New
Year edition will preaent
complete picture of the ot '
able progress made by th
Salem, district this year.
The Weather ,
Partly cloudy today, gnn
'dajr probably nnaettled wit Ik
rain; Max. Temp. Friday 07,
Blin. 41, river 2.8 feet, rain
;.19 Inch, S. wind. - i 1
FOUNDC;) 1631
EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR
Salem, j Oregon, Saturday J tornln December 19r 1938 j
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Unloading Will Start at
Once; Pleas for End
Of Strike Heard ?
T'arm -Bureau Here Joins
..." In Deihand; Control
Of Milk Upheld -" ;
PORTLAND,
, pec 18-P)-Port.
land maritime
strikers approved
release of
4700 t p n s of corn
aboard the
Norwegian mo tor ship
Prlmero
tart as
tonight"
Unloading will
i- arrangements
soon
can be
agent.
made
with the Importing
. The general membership ot
seven unions involved voted al
most solidly to move the corn.
needed by the Oregon poultry in
dustry, under "full union con
ditions."
, The remainder of. the 7400-ton
cargo is consigned to Puget
Sound.
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. liJPf
Associations representing 3 0,
.000 Oregob farmers demanded
ad justmentl of differences in the
maritime strike tonight and re
sumption of shipping to stop loss
es already mounting Into mil
lions of dollars. - i-
A unanirhoukly adopted resolu
tion ot the Oregon cooperative
council said .Mif these conditions
are permitted to . continue they
can lead only to the bankruptcy
f Oregon agriculture." ; -
Speakers.-many . of them fear
ing permanent losses, said finan
cial setbacks to producers would
pyramid rapidly unless trade re
sumed Immediately.
. Elsewheri in Oregon anti
strike sentiment formed tonight.
The Coos Bay citizens commit
tee at Marjshfield. advised that
peace still was far off, wired
mayors of 15 coast cities asking
mobMsatlo4 for settlement
The southern Oregon cltlsens
aid If agreement was not reach
ed It was only a question of time
until all shipping becomes a pub
lie utility wath subsidies the basis
for governmental control.
Condemning the maritime
strike for Its effect In tying up
feed and farm commodities, the
board of directors . ot the Marlon
county unli of the Oregon Farm
Bureau Federation, yesterday ad
opted a resolution urging "im
mediate steps necessary to bring
the crisis t an endV'.Tne reeoiu
( Continued on page 1)
Hawley Testifies
On Claim of Gore
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MEDFORD,; Dec lS.-iV-Tes-Umony
In W. H. Gore's 188,000
suit against Jackson county will
be concluded tomorrow morning
and the ease should reach 'the
Jury by mid-afternoon.
Willis Ci Hawley, Salem, forT
mer United States congressman,
was principal witness today In
the county's defense against
Gore's action for payment In con
nection wl?h bis services on be
half, ot thej Oregon-California tax
refund bill of 1926.
"It does not run in my mind
that Mr. pore played an Im
portant part In the passage ot
the measure Hawley . testified.
The ez-congresman gave credit
for the fa ft re success to N, J.
Slnnott, lormer representative
from the eastern Oregon district
Hungiry Thirsty
Burjglar Sought
A faurglfr who broke into the
J. A. Kapphahn winery on the
Pacific highway 1 milea-Tiorth
' ef Salem between 10:30 p. m.
Thursday ind T a. m.yesterday
-must havej been both thirsty and
hungry. H made away with 11
gallons of! wine and three one
half pound sacks of shelled wal
nuts. Kapphahn reported to state
, -police. ' j : ' - i . - ":-;
: , Entry to the place was gained
-fay "Jimmytag". a window.
23 Chick enTire and
. , Battery Reported Gone
- .
Basil Zen, route three, notified
state police yesterday that thieves
had stolen 13 chickens, two auto
' mobile tires and a battery from
his place sometime Thursday
Bight This thieves left the heads
;of the chickens outside the. hen-
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Tentative
Unlicensed Personnel Ready to Sign and' End Long
Strike. Soon as Last Group Concurs; Parley V
j iRecessed, Peace Terms Are Written '
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. (Saturday) (AP) Tentative
agreements which may serve as the basis for a settlement
of the west coast maritime strike were reported early to
day to Joseph Curran; leader of the strike strategy commit
tee of the east coast seamen. t
Curran said he was informed by long distance telephone
rrom ban Francisco strike neaa-o
quarters that an understanding
had been reached between . ship
owners and unlicensed personnel
unions on which an agreement
could ,bo signed providing licen
sed personnel unions concur.
SAM FRANCISCO. Dec. 18.
(JP) Shipowners and seagoing
unions sought anew to reach
agreement today on major Issues
in the Pacific coast maritime
strike -i but recessed conferences
until tomorrow without announc
ing results. : i
The 50th day of the tieup saw
the house flag of the Dollar
Steamship lines disappear from
the high seas for the first time
in the company's 36 . years of
round-the-world service.
Offshore ' shippers and the
marine firemen recessed after
discussing a written document
which observers believed was a
tentative draft of peace terms
heretofore gone over verbally.
Death of Former-
Alderman Sudden
Paul Y. Johnson Native of
Salem; Heads Pioneer
Clothing Firm Here
Paul V.. Johnson, 48, for many
years proprietor of a men's cloth
ing store in Saem,' member ot the
civil service commission and form
er city councilman, died sudden
ly of a heart attack shortly before
noon Friday.
Although he had been In poor
health : for several months, Mr
4VU1UVU u caiu WAS m uw& iw
his relatives and friends. It was
believed that over-exertion while
stoking the furnace In his store
on State street was directly re
sponsible. .
Mr. , Johnson, a native of Salem
had always taken an acUve in
terest in civic affairs and served
on the city council for several
terms. He was chairman of .the
police committee and his interest
In this function of city govern
ment led to his selection as a
member of the civil service com
mission when the civil service
went into effect in the police and
fire departmentsHe was the first
chairman and remained a member
of this commission up to the Ume
of his death. ...
Born In Salem June II, 1888,
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
Young F. R. Recovering
' BOSTON, 1 Dec. ! 18.-(P)-Frank-lin
D. Roosevelt jr., underwent a
sinus operation today, and attend
ing physicians said his condition
should permit him to spend Christ
mas at the White ! House with his
family. Tonight he was reported
resting "very comfortably."
Job -re&ting Movement isj "
Launched by State Agency
A campaign fao create jobs that
will minimize
unemployment in
will be conducted
Marlon county
during the J netxt few months as
a result ot action taken at a meet-
lng yesterday
of the advisory
the Salem agency
state employment
committee for
ot the Oregon
service. j
"Make a Job." will be the cam
paiga alogan, which it is planned
to repeat with emphasising ex
planations before all civic orga
nizations, in the press and by all
other available; means ot reaching
the public, D. D. Dotson, mana
ger ot the i employment office
stated. !
"According to the committee'
Investigations, the Salem office is
putting proportionately more peo
ple back to work than many other
offices throughout the state but
the staff find Itself particularly
limited at this time ot the year
because very few jobs are being
offered," Dotson said. ; rTodays
registration in this office shows
about 3600 Marion county men
and women available for employment-
-1 j --.M . . . . - --.Citizens
of j the county will be
urged to have; odd jobs done dur-
: Killed
Only Marine
ected by :;
Agreement
Negro Hurt Here
Dies in Portland
Complications After Blow
on Jaw Fatal; Partner
Will Dance No More
PORTLAND, Dec. 18.-C!P)-The
death of Armand Williams, 27-year-old-negro,
broke up a danc
ing combination known as the
Three Brown Buddies. j
Williams died in a hospital to
day of complications after his jaw
was fractured in a scuffle at Salem
last Saturday. Tonsilitis devel
oped. Julius Mitchell, 26, negro danc
ing partner, told, police he struck
Williams on the jaw. The next day
the injured man's face was so
swollen he came to Portland for
emergency treatment i
- ' Police said there would b-no
further Investigation. n
' William Woods, third member
ot the team, planned to "strut his
stuff alone because Mitchell re
fuses to continue without his
"Buddie." The trio was booked
from Los Angeles.
Williams and Mitchell were the
pair arrested in the alley near
Court street between High and
Church last Saturday night after a
call had been telephoned to the
fire department by mistake. The
men had been appearing In a lo
cal theatre. They drew suspended
sentences in municipal court early
this week. Officials here last night
gave no Indication that they plan
ned further investigation, i
Stricter License
Rulings Forecast
PORTLAND, Dee. 18-(JP)-The
state liquor control commission
set a definite policy today against
renewing or issuing licenses at
business places falling to come
up to standard.
Said Austin Flegel, commission
attorney: ;
"Most troublesome have been
beer parlors which hare some
means of ballyhooing the cheap
entertainment they provide to at
tract the public The commission's
new policy undoubtedly win do
away with a lot of these.' i ...
, The commission will investi
gate applicants to make sure their
business consists chiefly of! selling
food and not beverages, j ,
RestricUve licenses may be is
sued to establishments In neigh
borhoods where the entertain
ment provided disturbs cititens.
lng the slack winter months 'and
will be Invited to. make sugges
Uos as to where and how the un
employed may obtain work.
Advantage Scea in Some i f
Types of Work "... r !
"Ie is recognized that the
weather may limit some types of
employment,'' Dotson stated, "but
the committee points out; that
there are many types of ' work
which can be done at an I advan
tage at this time of year.!
The advisory committee which
ordered, the campaign to proceed
consists of Sheldon F. Sackett.
chairman ; - Senator Douglas Mc
Kay, Judge J. C. Siegmund, Harry
Levy, F. J. A. Boehringer and
Mrs. George Sehon. Tfce first
three named-ho were unable to
attend the meeting, gave their ap.
proval of the plan previously.
;The employment office is lo
cated at 355 North High street
and its telephone number; is 3754,
Dotson pointed out His jstaff in
cludes Walter Spaulding and Ce
cil Scollard, interviewed; Marie
Baker, statistician; Fay Lemmon,
assistant and John E. Cooter,
state farm placement supervisor,
who la assisting during the cam
paign, . J . '
Wrain
Eugene Mellisi
DiesWheii;Car
Hit by Shasta
. . . .. . - . .
Tragedy Similar to One
: Recently ; Light j Auto ;
Wholly Demolished-
Victim Tossed ' in Field ;
'. Trainmaster Assists )
In Investigation "
Eugene Murl Mellis, 20, of
Turner, met' apparently instant
death at 6 o'clock last night
when his light automobile was
struck by the northbound South
ern Pacific Shasta 'passenger
train on a sideroad crossing of
the mainline three miles east ot
Turner. The car, rolled"' into a
ball of wreckage, was thrown 120
feet down the tracks amid a litter
o timbers, from a shattered cat
tie crossing and Mellis was pitchy
ed into an adjoining field. :
Aside from trainmen in the lo
comotive cab, there were no eye
witnesses to the crash. Trainmas
ter J. M. Trefren of Portland,
who happened to be on the Shas
ta, took charge of the investiga
tion after directing the conductor
to take the train on northward,
with'an emergency stop at Turner
to telephone the coroner's office
here. f
Similar Accident
Few Weeks Ago
The accident was virtually a
repetition of a fatal crash that
occurred in Turner a few weeks
ago. There was little grade and
an unobstructed view from the
road. Trefren declared the engin
. (Turn to page 2, col. 2)
Reservoir Plaque
To Honor Leaders
Officials in Office When
Wafer Program Started
to Have Names There
City officials who rere in of
fice last spring when the Salem
water construction program was
undertaken will be honored by
having their names on a bronze
tablet to be set in a wall of the
new Falrmount hill reservoir, it
was revealed at a meeting of the
water - commission - last night
There probably will be no formal
ities In connection with the plac
ing of the tablet Cnyler VanPat
ten, water department manager
said.
The commission decided last
night to ask the council water
construction committee to recom
mend that the water department
1 4 62.4 S per month for extra ex
penditures in the form of salar
ies and equipment depreciation
entailed by the construction pro
gram. The payments would be re
troactive to July 1.
Informed by VanPattten that
the prices of copper and brass fit
tings and pipe were rising, the
commission directed bids to be
called for a maximum of $4000
worth of these materials for use
during 1937. VanPatten estimat
ed 10 per cent could be saved by
ordering ahead of an Impending
price rise and another 10 per cent
through quantity baying. ,
McKenzie, Route
Is Opened Again
PORTLAND. Dee. 18(P
Snowplows aided by higher tem
perature and clearing tkies open
ed the McKenzle pass highway to
day, v;-:.-.. .
The route between Bend . and
Eugene was blocked yesterday by
a blizzard. The State Motor asso
ciation advised the road was slip
pery In only a few places.
The highway to Government
Camp and the Waplnita cut-oft
were free of snow tonight
Reports said a heavy fog hung
over the Siskiyou mountain . sec
tion of the Pacific highway and a
light mist ten in the Rogue river
valley. - -- , . - "
Weather observers - sighted a
new. storm from the ocean and
warnings went up from Tatoosh
Island to MarshfUld. , - , -
Keep Grater Roads Open
PORTLAND, Dee. 1 S-0P)-Roads
to Crater lake from Medford and
Klamath Falls will be kept open
all winter; David H. Canfield, su
perintendent of Crater lake park,
said today. He said "public reac
tion to the winter scenery la the
park is astounding.9. '. . T v
Ultimatum to
Chinese Rebel
Sets Deadline
Nanking Force o, Atta
Unless Chiang reed
Letter. From Dictator Is
Plei That Hostility v
Cease, Asserted '
NANKING. Dec. 1 9. - Saturday)
rP)-The Chinese government to-
aay gave rebel Marshal unang un
til p. m. tonight (5 a. m. Satur-
dayi E. 8. T.) to deliver General
issimo Chiang Kal-ehek alive, or
face the fury ot Nanking's armed
forces. - ..."
CaUIng a few hours', halt In the
drive on Sianfu to rescue Its lead
er, the government notified rebel
captor Chang Hsueh-Llang that Its
ultimatum demanding C h 1 a n g's
release was final. "'."'
Chinese officials said this action
was taken after receipt of a letter
signed by the geherallsslmio, him
self, saying he might "be back In
Nanking Saturday." -
The official (Chinese) central
news agency published what is as
serted was the text of the general
isslmio's letter, .in which he asked
cessation? ot infantry and air at
tacks on the Shensi rebels who
hold him prisoner with several of
his ranking! generals. I
Letter Brought by '
Fellow-Captive
The letter, the agency said, was
brought to j Nanking by General
Chiang Ting-Wen, one of the gen
eralissimlo's most trusted lieuten
ants, addressed to General Ho
Ting-Chin, minister of war. Chiang
Tins-Wen, captured at Sianfu with
his chief, was freed by Marshall
Chang to permit him to communi
cate with the government leaders.
' The date ' of the letter was not
repealed. H - -
Despltefthelr' declarations oft"
truce, government leaders were
represented as convinced that fur?
ther delay in the military opera
tions, in which several of Nan
king's finest divisions have been
tightening a cordon around the
rebel city, would be futile.
Some high Chinese Interpreted
the generallsslmlo's reference to
the possibility of his return to Nam
king today, not as expressing be
lief or hope! that this would come
true, but as General Chiang's Indi
rect method of telling his collea
gues that unless the . mutineers
submitted by the time set he de
sired the government to resort to
force, disregarding his personal
danger. i
TownsSdSerts
Hell Pay No Fine
LOS ANGELES. Dee.; 18P
Dr. Francis E. . Townsend sur
rendered today on a warrant
based on a i contempt Indictment
brought against him In Wash
ington for refusing . to testify
before a congressional commit
tee. -
He appeared before U.J 8.
Commissioner David B. Head,
posted cash! bond ot $1,000 and
said he had not surrendered
sooner because he wanted to
know officially that the warrant
had arrived! from Washington.
The founder of the old age
'pension ' movement bearing his
name declared:
. "I'll never pay a fine. If they
convict me in Washington I'll go
to Jail. They can't give me much
more than 30 days and I need
a good rest. I can get it then
and at the same time do a -lot
of work." '
Sweet Home Man
Believed Suicide
ALBANY. Dec. lS-iffJ-The
body of Horace R. Moss, 33, was
found hanging in an unoccupied
barn tonight between Sweet Home
and Holler. Deputy Coroner
Kropp believed the! ' body was
there .since Monday, the day Moss
was last. seen. - f" ' ,
Kropp said the death appar
ently was a suicide. ; - -
Moss was the son of Jess Moss,
demoeratle sheriff candidate at
the May primaries. . His -parents
and two sisters live at Sweet
Home..
Late Sports
ASHLAND, Ore.; Dec ltHJPh
Southern Oregon Normal school
scored an easy 44 to 28 basketball
victory over San- Diego State col
lege here tonight. Cliff McLean,
normal's Indian: star, scored .10
points, r , .
SACRAMENTO, Calif.. Dee. 18.-
(AT-George Theodoratos, Sacra
mento" heavyweight and former
Washington State college athlete,
knocked ont Butch Rogers of Los
Angeles in the fourth of a sched
uled six round bout here tonight
IndusiriaJllTpion Move Threatens :
1 1 Aiit a industry; Plants Shut Down
ft
j Strikers' conunlssary i
Spreading strikes ta industries affecting automobile manufacture head
j ed toward a shutdown as tbi Automobile Workers union, affiliated
with the C. L O. industrial union group beaded by John L. Lewis,
decided to insist on a collective bargaining agreement with General
' Motors. Above, seeaea at the Midland Steel company Matt down
- strlka ia Detroit. - I
Shutdown Sought
.4
Collective Bargaining
Is
Demanded; Spread of
Strikes Watched
(By the Associated Press)
Labor Leader John L. Lewis
spearhead of the movement to un
ionize the huge mass production
industries sought a shutdown
yesterday in the automotive field.
The United -Automobile Work
ers union, affiliated with the Lew
is committee for industrial organ
ization, decided ' to demand a col
lective bargaining agreement with
the General Motors corporation.
" Lewis ' announced the decision
after .',' Washington!,, conference
with. Homer Martin; president of
the union. : and claimed . "many
thousands" of auto wreckers had
enlisted under his. banner. .
The motor car Industry already
felt the effects ot strikes sponsored
by the anion in Detroit. Atlanta,
Kansas City; Canton; Ohio,' land
RaelAe, Wis. . . , - - . . ' .;; - .J
- A storage of brakes curtailed
production at the River Ruge
plant of the Ford Motor company.
n on the night shift estimated
20,000 by the union and 10;-
00 by the company were pent
home. The brakes - had been sup
plied in part by the Kelsey-Hayes
wheel company in Detroit before
"sit down" demonstrations In j two
of its plants left 6,000 employes
idlek '. , .. .;f -:f
Strikes in Paris, manufacturing
firms In Detroit also put a crimp
in production at the Ford amena
bly branch and the main plant of
the,: Pierce Arrow -' Motor corpor
ation in Buffalo, N. Y. Between
600 and 1,000 men continued their
"sit down" strike at the? Fisher
body and Chevrolet plants at Kan
sas CHy. v. ,. v.vv:
mm
Valuable PrtzeslAmiounc
Yule lllutAination: Contest
Valuable prizes for the Christ
mas Illumination contest have
been announced by Reynolds Al
len,! chairman of the Ad . club
committee which is conducting
ther contest A $10 award is
offered for the best Illuminated
house In the city among j the
large houses; and a similar: f 10
prixe for the best "illuminated
small house. In addition electric
merchandise prizes -are offered
tor the winners in the two Class
es in each of the six districts.
Such prises are electric toaster,
lamps, clocks, sllex sets, ; sand
wich grill, -waffle iron. ,
Friday the Ad club announced
Important changes In : the rules,
to make the contest open to all
without restriction- as to whether
they have won la previous ) con
tests or not The ; response to
date has been slow and a tele
phone campaign was directed to
stir - np interest -Wide
Participation '
Is Sought by Club ; . .
; "We are anxious to nave a
wide participation In the j eon
test? said Allen. "We invite
people to take part even it: they
Workers guard gates j
i
.-rim
If I.
Ryerson
Capably Enacted
23d Annual Snikpoh Play
Draws Capacity Crowd;
j Seal Sale Benefits
A capacity crowd in the Salem
high school auditorium last night
enjoyed - the presentation of the
23d annual 8nlkpoh play, - "The
Ryerson Mystery" by Pauline
Phelps and Marion Short The play,
a three act mystery full of thrills
and comedy went off smoothly and
the acting of the high school am
ateurs was exceptionally good.
The plot centers around ' the
Hmaplng of Judge Ryerson (Dean
(Turn to page 2, coL 2)
Raising of Rural
Standard Is Coal
CORVALLIS, Dec I 18ff)
Chaneellor Frederick : M. Hunter
ot the state system of higher ed
ucation urged raising j rural life
standards today at the closing ses
sion of the agricultural and home
economics workers eonferenceat
Oregon State college, j . '
: He recommended better pub
lie schools to improve cultural
aspects in country districts. .
; ; The chancellor said:
"The first essential In raising
the rural: life standard,! ot course.
Is j the application ot science to
rural production and marketing
problems; such as Is' now being
carried on effectively through the
experiment station and county
agent system. ,.. -
' "The field of rural sociology
however" has lagged In developr
ment in; comparison with rural
economics.";
are not making a pretentious and
expensive display. Our purpose
is tp.glve a Chrlstmasy atmos
phere' for Salem, and nothing
does this v quite so well as out
door illumination at night"
All who will take part are
nrged to send in coupons . for
entry, or else to telephone E. E.
Thomas, dial 1 101, Ad club sec
retary.. Entries e 1 o s e Tuesday
noon. The judging will be done
Tuesday night under the direc
tion ot the Salem Garden club.
Judging is on the basis of
per . cent for originality ot de
sign and 40 per cent for illum
ination. The district division is
as follows:
District 1: West of Commer
cial street-and south of State."
District 2: South of State
street between Commercial and
Winter streets. i '.
District 3: South of State
and' east of Winter. I
District . 4: North of State
street and east of 14 th.
District S: North of 8 1 a t
street between 14 th and Winter.
District North of State
street and west of Winter.
1
My
Call For Help
Arouses Hope,
r - a -
ivootenaiAre
a
PerijJT; Oreille Region to
Be Combed Store Man (
: Brings First Word '
Hundreds of Men, Score
Of Plane's Aid Quest
Of Liner in Utah
SPOKANE. Wash TW. l t-tn
-Sherlfrs - officers of Kootenai:
county, Idaho, plunged into a
wild region of 1 the north Idaho
panhandle late tonirht after what
they' thought might be the first
due to the exact whereabouts ot
two missine- aviator fn m. North-.
west Airlines transport plane. ,
A report that a man heard a
ery "help" tonight as he walk
ed with his family along a forest
trail gave the first definite hope
that Pilots Joe Livermore, Spo
kane, and A. A. Haid. Seattle.
. f L A. J ... m.. -.
uiieui. do auve. iney oisappear ,
ed over north Idaho's wilderness i
Two deputies left the Kootenai
sheriff's office, not expecting to
get back' until after midnight,
possibly not. until dawn. The re
port came from Bayvlew, on Pend
Oreille lake, about 3 S miles north
of Cour D'Alene. -
Men Didn't Know .
Of Missing Pliers '
The report came from .the Bay
view storekeeper, a Mr. Wilson.
The sherlfrs office said neither
Wilson nor the unidentified man
who reported the incident to him
as soon as he reached the Isolated
store, had heard that the fliers
were missing.
. Wilson told the officers . the
man called back to the distant'
voice and received an answering
"help"- call ; then he could "hot
arouse another answer. ?He told
Wilson he did not leave the trail
f because his wife and children
were with- htm. r
The Kootenai county report
aroused new hope af Felts field
here where Northwest Airlines
employes and executives hay
maintained a constant vigil.
The report came after Nick;
Mamer, well 'known Northwest
Airlines pilot received informa
tion from two residents off the
Mica Peak region of an airplane's
roar in that region at about 4
SALT LAKE ClTT, Dec ,18-()-The
west's greatest air hunt
was pressed tonight for two
transport planes missing with
nine persons.
The lost craft are: :
. 1. A twin-motored, ten-passenger
ship of Western Air Ex
press. It disappeared with trew
of . three and four passengers
Tuesday morning en route . here
from Los Angeles. ' It Is believed
down In Utah mountains, alt
aboard feared dead.
2. A Northwest Airlines all
metal, low wing transport It van
Ished early today In the snow
drifted tlmberland ot northern,
Idaho near the Washington stata
border. . Spokane-bound, two pi-"
lota were the only occupants.
Planes numbering upwards ot
a score, and . men, in hundreds,
were sent 'Into the hunt tor the
big airliner lost tour days In Utah.
Four planes flew above searching
ground parties in the north Idaho
hunt - . . -
The searching ships flew a
total of 50,000 miles today, us
ing 3,000 gallons of gas.
Watchman Ninth Victim
On State Super-Highway
OREGON CITT, Ore., Dec. 13.-UPf-U
8. Holton, 68, Portland
WPA worker, lost his life tonight
on the super-highway.
On duty at a traffic checking
station, Holton was hit by the rear
end of a truck and hurled in front
of another car.
: His is the ninth death on the super-highway
this year.
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