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Tb OHZGON STATESMAN, Calrri; Orec TEcrsiy ITsrsis?, Izxtzxj ZI,
f
BlgEoadBid
Call Is
Issued
Contracts' Estimated at
$750,000 Slated for
' Award February 4 .
Hlrhwar and bridge eontraeta
arrresating approximately. $750,
S0 will b considered at a meet-
' lmr of the state highway com
mission In Portland February 4.
ft. H. Baldock. state highway en.
Sneer, j has announced.
Projects for which bids will be
pened include: i
CLATSOP COUNTY Elsie
Kehalera River Section of Wolf
Creek Highway. 1.1 C miles grad
ing . and 0.1 S mile addiUonal
clearing. " '
..CURRY' COUNTY Curry
County Rock Production Project
on the Oregon - Coast Highway.
DOUGLAS COUNTY North
Roseburg Section of Pacific High
way. 0.72 mile grading, i -
DOUGLAS COUNTY I' Con
struction of a concrete bridge ot-
er Deer Creek and a concrete re
taining wall near Junior High
school on Pacific Highway in
Roseburg;.
DOUGLAS COUNTY , Shady
'PnVnt.'Keliv Corner Section of
Pacific Highway, 0.38 mile srad
lng and 2.26 miles Portland ce
ment concrete pavement.
LINN COUNTY Shedd-Halsey
Section of Pacific Highway. 7.34
miles grading and asphaltic con
crete pavement. -- I : -
MULTNOMAH 'COUNTY -Rockv
Point Section of ' Colum-
bia River Highway. 1.05 mile
grading and Portland cement
concrete pavement.
WHEELER COCfNTY Unit
No. 3. Chichester iGulch-Sunomit
Section of Shaniko-Fossll Second
ary Highway, 0.95 mile grading"
L6mtre' Class
Elects on Campus
...... ; . .
Sophomore class i officers at
"Willamette university were el
ected Tuesday. They are George
Abbott, president;! Jean Annn
en. rice-president: ; Helen Mae
Beal, secretary, and Manning Nel
son, treasurer.
Nominations were made- for
senior class officers for next se
mester: Pat Crossland and Ran
dall Kester. president; Anna Mae
Unrath and Charlotte Kallen-
dar, vice-president; Julia PMip,
secretary; Bill McKinney and
Lomla Hershberger, treasurer.
Gold Football la
Given to Phillips'
William L. Phillips. Salem bus-i
in ess man,' wa presented with a
sold, football by - Coach . " Roy
"Spec" Keens In behalf of the
members of the 113 C Willamette
football sqaad yesterday during
the chapel hour In recognition of
his services to tbs unirerslty the
past 11 .years.
Mr. Phillips made a brief talk
following the presentation and
remarked that he had seen only
the back of the unirerslty and
this was the first time Inside.
He also said that he had receiv
ed a lot' more from the unirer
slty than he had siren.
Kester Is Named
Senior President
H 1
With the semester coming to a
close, Wllamette nniversity class
elections are being held. ,
Randall . Kester, Portland. waa
elected president of the senior
class. Other officers are Char
lotte Kallendar, Salem, rice-president;
Julia Philip, Portland, sec
retary; sod Louis Hershberger,
Canby. treasurer.
Sophomore class nominations
were held yesterday noon with
Verne Rierson. Ralph Gustafson
and Bob Burton nominated for
president. Others nominated were
Barbara Crookham, rice-president;;
Helen Oldsv Lorene Tomp
kins and, Betty Tayior, secretary;
Art Lampka and Iunelle Chapin,
treasurer. . . . , : , " - ' .
Planning iBoardV
Budget Defended
? Appearing oeiore me social se
curity Sob-committee of the ways
and meant committee yesterday
morning." V, B. Stanbery, Jamie
son Parker and P. A. Parsons
sought to justify an Increase ap
propriation i for the state plan
ning board. The appropriation
as listed calls for. the expendi
ture of, $51,000 for the next two
years. : i .
Representative Barnes indicat
ed that he was seeking a reduc
tion in the figure, along with
others in the budget, in order to
enable the i legislature to lower
the age limit from 70 to 05 for
old age pensions. The increased
cost of caring. for the aged could
be met if the budget is scrutin
ized carefully, he said. . .
George E. Allen , ;
iServices Fnday
Hardware Merchant i Dies
. - . 1 ... i
, suddenly; was Active
In Civic Affairs
Funeral services for George B.
Allen, prominent Salem merchant
who - headed the hardware com
pany . bearing i his name, .will ' be
held Friday at 1:30 p.' m." from
the chapel of -the Clough-Barrick
company, with interment In Bel
crest Memorial Park. , . . j
Mr. Allen died suddenly Wed
nesday morning after suffering a
heart attack while at breakfast
In the family - home. 890 North
17 th street. He passed away short
ly after being rushed toa Salem
hospital. f
"Born In Highland. Kansas,
February 8, 187. Mr. Allen be
came Interested in a store and
also In a bank; there after com
pleting his education. He came to
Oregon in 1911 and operated a
hardware and furniture store In
Hlllsboro. :, i
The family came to Saiem 14
years ' ago and f Mr. Allen purch
ased the business of Lot L. Pesrce
& Son, which he has operated In
the same location as the George
E. Allen Hardware company since
that time. v ! j
- Survivors include ' the widow,
Mrs. Marietta. R. Allen; a son.
Reynolds" Allen, who has: been as
sodated . with his, father in con
ducting the business here,' and a
brother. William H. Allen ofTnl
sa, Okla. : ., , ,:. -, -
Mr. Allen, was a Mason, a Shrin
er and a member of the First
Presbyterian church. -. ;
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Minneman pinner
In Peace Tryoiits
Edwin Minneman, junior at Wil
lamette unirerslty, was chosen
Rahe as the winner In the tryouts
for the state peace oratorical con
test which will be held February
12 at Pacific nniversity. Minne
man, a major In speech, won sec
ond place in the Keyes oratorical
contest held this fall on the
campus. ,
There were eight local contest
ants and the Interest shown In
the contest was the keenest It has
been for the past eight years. Oth
ers who entered the tryouts were
Warren Peters, Bill Clemes,
George Self, Ty Gillespie, Leonard
Schmurr, Betty Craney and Bill
UeAdams.
The Misses Seabury are spon
sors of the contest and give S100
in cash prizes. The prizes are di
vided Into ISO. ISO, 20 In Ore
gon. The first and second winner
will compete in national tryouts.
Constance Smart, senior and sen
ior : scholar for Professor Rahe,
won third place fnt the peace ora
torical last year.
West Postoffice
Entrance Closed
. , A hastily-written r news . Item
yesterday led Salem - postoffice
workers tor twit postmaster H. R.
Crawford over his enthusiasm
for the new federal building
plans and! the writer . to receive
an offer of a compass.
They; said they knew I was
excited about the new building
but they didn't think I . waa so
excited I'd get my directions
mixed up," Crawford said of his
clerks In referring to the Item,
which related that two women
had waded through mud to reach
the old south it ' should - have
said west main entrance to the
old building and that ' only - the
westIt should hare said south
entrance, was now open. ' .
.The reporter assured the clerks
it had been he and not the post
master who was direction-blind.
Guardsmen Voted
7 Soldier's Medal
. Corporal Loren R. Cleyenger of
Portland has the distinction of
being the first soldier in the Ore
gon national guard to receive the
coveted soldier's . medal, , Major
General George A. White - an
nounced Tuesday, j.
: 1 1 The award was made by the
war department in recognition of
Cleven ger's gallantry In saving a
comrade from drowning last June.
On Jane 21, 1931, while the
Oregon . national guard was In
training at Camp Clatsop, Cleven
ger went to the rescue of Private
Wiseman of McMlnnrille who was
in distress out beyond the ocean
breakers. Wiseman was dragged
to sbore. ; ,
The medal can only Be award
ed to soldiers and then only under
very unusual circumstances, where
the feat of bravery Is outstand
ing. Commissioned officers are
not eligible for the award.
Formal. presentation of the me
dal will be made at McMinnvflle
In the near future. - ' :
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REDDY KILOWATT
your Pepco Electrical Servant j
4 I
Here's the busiest little fellow you've ever
seen. He does more work for less pay than a
whole house full of servants. Just turn a switch
anj time night or day and Reddy Kilowatt is on
the job . . . he never eats and he never sleeps.
You see, Reddy Kilowatt personifies electrical j
service. Just follow him around the clock on a
typical day and see what all he docs. for you,
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DradKeld Qioszn
To Head Justices
The state association ef Jus
tices of the peace which met here
early this week elected Earl F.
Bradf leld ; of . Chiloquln, . Klam
ath county, - president for a see
ond term. Bradf leld is a son of
E. A. Bradfleld, Salem school di
rector. :",- . V;"f : ; . ' '
Other officers; newly-elected
are AlW. Havens.- Hillsboro. vice
president; H. T. Merit. Bend,
secretary-treasurer. V, ; K- Tj-. .',
." Legislative proposals j adopted
by the association were::. '..
- Immunity from civil i liability
for all -judicial" officers of the
state for . official acta done by
them.' . ,-
i Non-partisan ! nomination" and
election of all Judicial officers, j
Clarifying and defining crim
inal Jurisdiction of justices of the
peace. - !
Changes of Judges In ; justice
court similar to circuit court on
affidavits of prejudice.
Varsity Debaters
Retiini,Trip East
Randall Kester and I Lawrence
Morley, .Willamette university's
victorious debators, are expected
to arrive In - Salem . Thursday
after completing their cross
country: journey; Completing their
series of debates, they won an
audience decision debate ' witn
New Tork university, and .with
Bates College at Lewlston.' A non
decision debate ' was held with
Boston university. The pair hare
won all of their decision debates.-.
'.. ; ..;
In Boston, Richard Upjohn
and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hardy
(Eloise ' White) entertained the
debators. Five former- Willamet
te graduates attended the New
York debate, including Ross
Knotts, Mr. and Mrs. David Mos
er (Margaret Notson) and Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Marcy (Mildred
Kester). William T. Hade, na
tional secretary' of Tau Kappa
Alpha, national forensic hono
rary, which Is represented by a
chapter on the local campus, was
present at the debate at New
York university. : President Hauk
of the Unirerslty of Maine and
a Reed college graduate, sent
the debators congratulations. '
4BreaIxont Bandit
Faces Grand Jury
V . f S. 1...- . i f J-
Arthur Moore - Gordon, the
breakout!; burglar. . whom .. . city
police arrested Monday night tor
the theft . of . cigarettes, tobacco
and a small sum of money from
the Salem Malt, shop Sunday
night, pleaded guilty In Justice
court yesterday to a charge of
burglary not in a dwelling. Judge
Miller. B. Hayden bound him over
to the , grand jury and-committed
him to Jail when he failed to
post S50 balL' , . -
Gordon entered the Malt ' shop
before closing time Sunday night
and secreted . himself . within until-the
proprietor had left. He
then tookhe loot and broke out
of the place. ' ' " :' " .'
Rites Held Here
For Bend Woman
Funeral I services were, held
Tuesday at1 the crematorium here
for Mrs. R. S. Peoples, native of
Monmouth but a resident of Bend
since 1914.' Pneumonia was the
immediate cause of death although
Mrs. Peoples had been 111 for more
than a year.. In addition to the
services here, requiem service
were held at Bend Tuesday fore
noon. t v' . . !
Mabel Lorence was born in Mon
mouth, Oregon, June 2, 1891;
She attended - the .' Oregon' state
Normal .school : there - and took
a degree at the University" of Ore
gon, following that Sy extension
work at Columbia nniversity. New
York City.! For seven years she
was a member of the Bend high
school faculty. In 1121 she was,
married ,to 8. R. 'Peoples of Bend.
In recent; years Mrs. Peoples tidd
been active in civic affairs, serv
ing as a member of the Deschutes
county library board. ;
Mrs. Peoples Is survived by her
husband and three sons, Sam, Phil
ip and Leonard; by her mother,'
Mrs, C. Lorence of Monmouth ;
two brothers, Ed Lorence of Eu
gene and Bud Lorence of Mon
mouth; and -three sisters, Mrs.
Kate Fream of Roseburg, Mrs.
Paul Hosmer of Bend and Miss
Ruby Lorence, member of the fac
ulty at Mills college. Her father
died at Monmouth recently..
Council to Study
Payroll Revision
City .Treasurer Paul H. Hau-
ser'A decision to follow the char-
specifically and refuse to make
salary advances to city employes
Inspired . Alderman Frank Mar
shall to ask. the council Monday
night to establish either a mid
month "draw day" or a ; twiee
einonth pay day. system. , ;
; As a result the ways and means
committee agreed to Introduce a
resplntion February 1 providing
for the latter plan;1;
Declaring "most of us have no
plaice to go and draw money," Al
derman W. H. : "Jack" Daney aa
serted the '"draw day" plan would
not; be of ultimata benefit to hard
pressed city workers arid assert
ed ("it's time to shut' oft the spi
got;." He reminded the- council
that; at the first meeting of the
year, a resolution had to be adopt
ed jcharglng of $40 which the city
lost through making an advance
to an employe who never reim
bursed the treasurer.
Hauser's new policy was en
dorsed by Mayor V. E. Kuhn In his
annual message to the council.
Vogt Is Marshal
At Gervais Now
GERVAIS, ' Jan. 20 -The city
council met at the call of the may
or Monday night and replaced Roy
Scollard as city marshal and night
watchman, giving the position to
Charles Vogt. Scollard was ap
pointed in November. 1935, upon
the resignation of William Bow
ley. Mr. Vogt was a candidate for
the office at that time' but Seol-
ard was given the appointment.
Flayers ior 15 taDieg atienoea
the card party given at the parish
hallj j; Sunday night by ; Sacred
Heart parish. First, second and
third high scores In "500" were
won by John Russ, B. J. Oppie
and; iMra. - Lyman Eder. , In pedro
Agnes Do ran made high score and
Alice Prantl, second high. Alice
Prantl and Frank Prantl also ! re
ceived prizes. " ' : ' '
. The next party wlll be Sunday
night. January 31, when Mr. and
Mrs.! Joe Zellner will 'be at the
head; of the. committee. ; .
Klamath Clerk Io 1
; . Visitor in Salem !
Salem by comparison is warm,
said Mae K. Short, Klamath coun ;
ty clerk, upon her . arrival her i
yesterday to keep an eye on leg j
lslative matters of interest to nr
county. She said. she hadn't fell
like complaining : but the ther
mometer had been around . three
degrees above sero In Klamatn
Falls and there was a root o
snow on the ground. ' ;
I Mrs. Short, during a Tisit witb
County Clerk U. G. Boyer at tt
courthouse here, said she would
remain in Salem for about 14
Antra ch declined to sav what
her particular interests in the j
legislative session were. -
Adult Classes to
Hold Opeii House
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An attendance Monday blent
f over 200 at the WPA adult ed
ucatlon classes t Salem . hlcH
school set a new record for the
year. With tbelnterest In the pres
ent classes and 'desire for w
ones, which -are made.- possible)
through ! the cooperation of the
city school system reports Earl
LItwiller, county supervisor, the
prospects are encouraging for a
successful season, j
I Open house will be held Tues
day night, January 2. The publie
Is Invited to be present to observe
what these classes are accomplish
ing. Classes from rarious parts of
the county will be represented.
, ST . i . - . M .''.. i
The Jewel Box
Diamonds -Walcben
f- -. i ; -
443 State. . H Phone 5510
Between High Liberty
The atore that sells- qaallty
merchandise ; for less.
FOLKS .... WE
The OTerwtielming response to this great sale
far surpassed our highest expetations . .
proving again that Bishop's Grater Two-for-
THANK YOU!
Selections are still complete in every7 depart
ment but only while present stocks last am
we able to offer snch astounding furnishings
FOEl 1TIHIES i'PQIKSEL 17 i
A
plus
S2.
All new, smartly tailored, In fine, nationally known makes. AU sizes, all styles. Young Men's and
-.'". conservative models t '. I
it
n
- - . t (Not Included In The 2-For-l Price)
The finest in our great stock, consisting of Hart Schaffner & Marx . . . Michaels-Stern . . Varsity!
: . Town and others . . . All go at greatly reduced prices for this event
19c
i Interwoven Hose 1
A Special Close Out of This
Brand Much Below Cost '
One group (Interwoven Hose).
VaL 35c and 50c. Now for
a complete close out, only
One group (Interwoven Hose),
50c values. ' 9D ft
Close out :.r-,.; ',
One j group (Interwoven Hose) .
Values to $1.00. F i n e A y
wools and silks. Close out C
Men's Fine Hose - '
Men's Fine Wearing Hose in
good patterns. Values to 50c
(including Interwovens). Now ,
for this sale, - t!Pt
brdy,' pair - -, iiU4
" Men's ! Dress Shirts ;.
Good quality; well made all new -.'
patterns and styles. Values to
$1.35. Now, while they ffOw
last, only : iVC
BIen's:Worlc Pants
Dark colors well made for real
service. While they last, a'o5
only ..' : '. . C
- Men's Fine Chambray
7orkShirU
Well made, full cut, a fine wear
ing shirt and formerly sold up
to 69c Now, while they piJ
"r last, only. y-;-;;yj)Sw "
i
-1 ' 1T.
Regular 50c values in: Hickok'r
ry and Paris, now; while
'7 they, last, only., L:
Hps'
; ; Men'sHalii
One group Men's Fine Felt Hats.
Good styles and colors All sizes
now and values to $3.95. A spe
cial dose out Af
at--: y.illv5:
-IS-V n:',: '-.Ji - !
f ' Men's Fine Ties
One croup Men's Fine! Ties, in
cluding well known makes
Cheney's and others. Values to
$1.50. Now, close out.
only
4;
THIS ENTIRE GREAT STOCK OF MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR
MARKED AT GREAT REDUCTIONS FOR THIS GREAT SALE!
Come Without Fail. r ()0 " 'D eSrUhout ?e
Greater Saving, ; 'mdjjj fyiOlJULLS Siods tx Neatest Saving,.
: r,lr new location- '
: "'Cg.' 15-147 N. LIBERTY ST.