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i The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, 'January 21, 1937 I'AGE FIVE Local N ' Book : Are Closed Books f the state unemployment compen sation Insurance commission for the year 193 closed Wednesday, D. A. Bnlraore, administrator, de clared. Contributions of employ ers op to noon Wednesday aggre gated approximately $1,600,000. Several ; contributions, deferred with the. consent ot tbe commis sion, are yet to be received. Bul mora estimated that the total re ceipts for 1336 -would exceed $1. 700.000. Operating costs for the first year were estimated at 1100. 000. including. the purchase of . equipment, ; : :, . j , . Cordon Frte-rGuy Cordon ot Roseburg. state commander of the American Lesion, was honor guest at an informal social affair given by Jen-old Owen, secretary of the world -war veterans state aid com mission and editor of the Oregon Legionnaire; at his home here last night. Other guests Included all r ex-service members of the legisla ture who could attend and com manders of other veterans organ izations.! - Lease; Not Authorized The state land board has no authority to execute a lease of state lands for mining oil and natural gas nor to execute an escrow agreement ot such m lease. Attorney General Van Winkle held in an opinion Wednesday. The opinion was ask ed by the state land board follow . lng receipt! an offer. for a lease - covering certain , state lands In . central Oregon. Americanization Offered The second semester course In Amerl , eanization offered under the WPA adult education program will open at Salem ' high school next week, according i to County Supervisor Earl Litwiller. Meeting three nights a week. It will be open free of charge I to any person whose schooling Is deficient in govern ment, geography, reading or writ lng. ' j - Outline Liens Program T h e city council ways and means com mlttee plans to meet Friday night - to outline Its progrsm of protect ln the city's Improvement as essment rights In property. The council Monday night authorized the committee to buy property from, the county, sell properties taken over and hire whatever clerical and legal assistance might be needed. 1 Prompt del. Dry wood. Tel. 6000. i r . ' No Word om Shop Superin tendent Silas Galser and School Board Chairman Frank Neer re turned to Salem last night without news as to prospects of the dis tricts being able to proceed with plans to build a shops building on the new senior high school site. The matter Is now being studied by PWA officials. i - i Summons Somewhat L a t e- Probably a sew record for delay In filing a return on service of summons was established at the county clerk's office yesterday when a return was presented In the case of A. A. Keene vs. John Walling on a summons tiled No vember 18, 1921. No explanation of the delayvwas made. - Zone Hearing, Set C o u n t y Clerk U. O. Boyer has received notice from City Recorder A. War : ren Jones that hearing on a zone change proposal applying to cer tain lots In Kay's and Rosedale additions, from residential to bus fa ess class, will be conducted by the city council at 7:30 p. m. Feb- roary 1. Furniture Auction tonite 8 p.m.. F. N. Woodry's Auction Market. ' I i i ; Pyramid Tonic Tonight R e v. Gordon Fleming will give the third of a series of four lectures on the great pyramid at the Bun galow Christian church. 17th and ' Court streets, at 8 o'clock tonight. The subject4' for this lecture will be, "Pyramid Prophecy, from 4 B. C. to 1844 A. D.' The lectures, open to the general public, are 11 luatrated by charts. - Woodmen to Celebrate Ore- . gon Cedar camp. Modern Wood men of America, will hold an open ' meeting at Fraternal temple Mon day night as Its part In the na tionwlde observance of the socie ty's 5 4 th anniversary. Delegations from Linn. Polk and other Marion county camps are expected to at tend and participate In the pro gram.- ! Accidents at Stayton Two mi nor automobile accidents occur ring at Stayton were reported to the sheriff yesterday. One in volved cars driven by J. J. Nei- bert, Stayton, and Hershsl Wilson. Mehama. and the other, by George J. Nettling and Ed Relger, both of 8tayton. Portlaader to Speak Charles E. Franson of Portland. Pacific coast representative of the Inter national T's Men's club, will speak at the Salem T. M. C. A. breakfast club's meeting at 7 o'clock this morning. The Salem group Is con sideling once again affiliating it self with the International. Debater Prepare Salem high school debaters, nnder the direc- ton of Norborne Berkeley, coach and Instructor, are preparing for entrance in the state high school debate tournament at Lfnfield college January, 29 and 30.' . USE CHIXKSB ItKKBS When Other Fall CHARLIE CHAM Chinese Herbs) " REMEDIES Healing vlrtae has been tested hnadreds years. for chroaie ail seats, ioic, catarrh. rs, T langs, asthma, chronla coash, stomach. gall stones, colitis, constipation, dlabetta, kidneys. Madder, heart, blood! nerves, aewralgta. rhewmattem, - high blood pressnre, gland, skin sores, male, female and cbH drea'dlsordersv : ;--:: '" S. B. Pong. 8 yeaW. practice la Cblaa.flerb Specialist, tea It. Commercial 61 Salem, Ore. Office boars to 6 p. m. Sunday and Wed. to 10 a.au r ews. oners Study Y Personnel W. S. h a m b ers. nArthwMt .wniin secretary for the T. M. C. A., stop ped in Salem from Portland yes terday to attend a staff meeting at me iocaj x ana to confer' with Secretary C. A. Kells of the T and President - Bruce Baxter of "Wil lamette univeraitv- Kells are member of a commit tee named to determine personnel poucies tor tne northwest T area. Chambers also conferred with Dr. Frank Brown, chairman of boys' work! at the local Y. - Accidents ' Ttenortnl traffic: accidents reported i to po lice yesterday involved: C. P. Ale man,; Jefferson,, and Russell Mtt lent. 205 North 24th, at State and ini B. R. Smith. 1339 Sonth High and Clinton .1 SUndish. 05 Madison, at State and Hls-h streets; Ronald A. Saunders,, i 9 5 North 23rd. and Llovd A. Ijhu. Salem, at 21st and Breymanr Emll Aiaas, route 3, and Thomas Roen, 17 court. -south Bide of Court near Liberty. r , 2nd Cutting Alfalfa, Tel. 5000. Work at Schools W'ork of putting in asphalt-tile floor cov ering In the basement of the Bush school is going on. The covering will be laid in the special music rooms, the work room and the cafeteria kitchen. Non-skid rub ber matting: Is being laid! In ;he aisles of the Leslie junior high auditorium. Installation of the loudspeaker system at Bush school Is now complete with 14 installed. Eye Lambert Road County Engineer- Hubbs Is planning to ascertain if WPA help may be obtained for completing Lambert road within the Stayton city lim its, following a plea from a num ber of Stayton residents to the county court. Ditching and gen eral cleanup work along this road was stopped when the town limits were reached. t Collins Speaks Friday Harry V. Collins, district manager of the Pacific. Telephone and Tele graph company, win ' outline the proper use ot the telephone in offices and business houses and explain the services of his com pany, at the, Friday noon lunch eon meeting of the Salem Credit association. The credit men meet at the. Argo. Workers Snowed In Forest service workers on the North Fork of the Santiam above Mehama are snowed in, according to a report received at the WPA office, and are trying to break a road through with a tractor. Men who are to work there will benotIfied a day before the time to meet the truck. i Win Work on Road All work men on the D street sewer pro ject who have - been laid off be cause of freezing weather, will re port today to work on the slough road i Or Independence road at the south city limits near Miller streets. About 100 men will be given work until the D street ditch thaws. In Klamath Falls - Mr. and Mrs. David Wright have gone to Klamath Falls because of tbe serious illness of their daughter, Mrs. Willis Danforth (Eleanor Wright). She is ill with pneu monia following "an attack ot in fluenza. Obituary . Allen George E. Allen, at a local hos pital, January 20. Survived by wi dow, Marietta R. Allen; son, Reyn olds Allen, both of Salem; broth er, William H. Alien of Tulsa. Okla. : Funeral services from the Clough-Barrlck chapel Friday. Jan. 22 at 1:30 p. m. Interment Belcrest Memorial park. Moorman At the residence. 2580 Laurel arenue. Martha A. Moorman, aged 78 years. January 19. Survived by widower. John B. Moorman, and the folio wing, children: Mrs. Myr tle Shockney of Muncie, Ind, Mrs. revm Armstrong: of Salem. T. L. of Washington, D. C, Omar L. of Kokomi. Ind.. Frank ot. Green town, find.. Russell and L A. of Portland, James. W. L. and Gerald nf sainm. Twentv-four grandchil dren and 12 great grandchildren also survive. Funeral announce ments later from the Clough-Bar rick company. -"i ' -Nichols ' i' Funeral services tor the late Charles Nichols will be held from the Terwilllger funeral home Fri H at 2 n.m -Rev. Gillespie will officiate and Interment will be in the I.O.O-F. cemetery. ! i uiarieDois In this city, "Wednesday, Janu ary 20, William Charlebolsi Re mains ' will be forwarded by the Terwilllger Funeral Home te The Dalles for services and Interment. v Barnes ; Alnon Wilson Barnes, late "res ident ot 1115 South 13th -street, at a local hospital, Wednesday, January 20, aged 67 years.! Sur vived by widow, Carrie of Salem: daughters. Mrs. Frank ZlnnJ Mrs. L. c Ramus. Mrs. A. J. Olson, all ot Salem, Mrs. A. B. Goldman of Tillamook; son. Clinton Barnes of Zsp. North ..Dakota; sister, j Mrs. Will Benjamin of Edmonton. Can ada, and by six grandchildren. Fu neral services will be held from the Clough-Barrlck chapel Friday. January 22 at 10:20 a. m. witn Rev. P. W. Eriksen officiating. In terment at Belcrest Memorial Park. - ' ; ,-l FLOWER S OLSON,Rorist Court & High " Phone 7166 TABLETS GOLDS Llqwid-Tab'leU and ( SaiTc-xbs Headaches Drops Price, 55e Ruling Favors Union Pickets Demurrer - in Coney Isle Case Is Sustained; Divorces Argued . Circuit Judge Lewelljng yester day sustained the demurrer to the suit - brought recently - by Stella Gill os to restrain the Culinary 'Al liance, local No. 452, from pick eting the Coney Island Sandwich shop and gave the plaintiff 10 days In which to make further pleadings. Carey Martin, attorney for the plaintiff, has Indicated the ease will be kept jsllve and the court may be askedto hold a hear ing and Tula as to the exact na ture' of picketing permissible Trials of two contested divorce actions will be in progress at the courthouse today. The case of Min nie Townsend vs. L. J. Townsend. which was .started before Judge Lewelllng yesterday morning, will resume at 10 o'clock this morn ing. Circuit Judge Arlle G. Walk er will be here' from McMlnnville to preside over opening of the suit of Horton vs. Horton. ; A new complaint" for divorce was filed late yesterday by Iris Kent against Robert E. Kent, to whom the complaint says she was married April 15, 1936, at Seattle, Wash. Alleging her husband has treated her cruelly and Inhuman ly, failed to support her, called her Indecent and opprobrious names and struck her, she asks for a divorce and restoration of her maiden name. Iris Leather man. - No children or property rights are Involved, It is stated. ! Circuit Court Mack Honser. vs. W. G. Allen; motion for change of jadge on af fidavit contending Judge L. H. McMahan Is prejudiced against Allan G. Carson, one of the attor neys In the ease; defendant's mo tion to strike certain words from complaint. H. M. Ingels vs. Bertha D. Fell et al; order tor execution ot deed. United States NsUonal bank of Portland vs. Jacob George Dye, Helen E. Dye, Walter B. Butler and Mrs. Elsie L. Butler; writ of attachment for $247.80. Evelyn Page vs. Chester Page; plaintiff! motion asking defend ant be required to show cause why he should not be held In con tempt of court for allegedly fail ing to comply with decree by pay ing 2100 attorney's fees and $37. 10 court costs. Adda J. Steuer vs. Clyde B. Auk et al; suit to quiet title. Lulu Brown, vs. George W. Rlt teman: order allowing plaintiff until January 25 to file transcript on appeal to supreme court. Probate Court J. C. Murphy estate; order au thorizing Peter Murphy, executor, to enter agreement with Washington-California Company Bond holders Protective committee for deposit of $500 mortgage bond for foreclosure proceedings. - W. D. Mohney estate; order al lowing S. M. Endlcott. executor, to cite W. D. Mohney, Jr., and Jane Doe Mohney by publication. Rachel E. Reeder estate; first semi-annual accounting by Mary J. Hurst, executrix.. showing 6, 992.S0 cash received, $1846.84 ex pended, all claims excepting for inheritance taxes paid. A. T. Teaton estate; first semi annual accounting by Ronald C. Glover, executor, showing $14, 080.18 income, $4496.25 outgo. Andrew J. Miller estate; ap praisal by Karl Wipper, Bob Hon saker and Willard Stanton show ing $1432.94 In banks and $4500 in real property. Louise Belle GIbbens ' estate; appraisal by L. C. Buchner, Albert Reiling and- Charles Howe show ing total value of $3441.46, in cluding bank deposits, claims and $8tt0 In real property at Wood burn. Emmett W. Austin estate; ap p r a 1 s a 1 by William Zurlinden, D. M. Wilson and Nicholas Krebs showing $1225 in real property. Justice Court , Darrell Farlow, charged with larceny of turkeys, case continued Indefinitely. - Dnnsford Has Onerallo George Dunsford. snDerintendent of state buildings and grounds, underwent a serious operation at a Salem hospital Tuesday. Phys icians reported his condition satis factory. Dunsford has served In his present capacity since the Ol cott administration. Yells Rehearsed' Rehearsals are being held dally at Salem high for the annual lnterclast song and yell contest to be held January 27. Each class must pre sent an original song and yell to be judged on words, adaptability, renaiton and music. Highway- Meet Today Approx imately $750,000 of highway and bridge contracts will be consider ed by the state highway commis sion at a meeting In Portland to day. Most of these are cooper ative projects and will be paid for out of matched funds. - Englewood 1 PTA Meets Supt. Silas i Galser ! of Salem public schools will speak at tbe ' Engle wood Parent-Teacher association meeting tonight on "The Child Centered School." Ernest Sehroed er, radio whistler, will entertain. ...'.cSes-.to Portland Mrs. Claud la Benson, Salem manager for the Oregon State Motor associa tion left here Tuesday to spend the remainder of the week at the Portland - bureau. - . : 'Williams Hearing Today 3. Curtis Williams la slated to have a preliminary hearing in justice court here at 2 o'clock this after noon on a charge ot non-support. i , i. , Townsend Meet Tonight Townsend club No. 4 will meet at 7:20 o'clock tonight at Highland school. The public is invited to at tend. -. i- " ; - ' - - - . i . - - ' -. Answer CaU A fine, fire- at 1715 Trade required a run by the fire department at 2:15 yester day afternoon.. . Building Permit Mrs. Daniel Furrer . was- issued a i permit to alter a one story garage at 540 Norway atret, $H. - Roosevelt Dance v Plans Are Ready Two Events to Honor U. S. Executive Next "Week Combat Paralysis : Civic clubs and labor touncll groups have formulated ''final plans for the concerted drive to make the president's birthday parties, to bs given in Salem on Friday night, January 29, at Crystal Gardens and Saturday night, January. 20, at the,. Labor Temple, under joint auspices, an outstanding celebration of the year. - This movement to. relieve infan tile paralysis sufferers and to combat Its spread among the chil dren of America is meeting with a ready appeal, according to gen eral chairman Gerald W. Mason, who has Issued the following statement with reference to the allocation ot funds raised for this undertaking In this district: "Seventy cents of every dollar ; Is to remain in the local commun ity for the treatment and rehabil itation of. resident Infantile par alysis .sufferers under the direc tion of the local birthday ball committee; 20 cents ot every dol lar will be turned over to the na tional committee for delivery to the president to be presented by him to Warm Springs. Georgia, foundation, to be used in its na tional fight against Infantile par alysis." j Chairman Mason desires to stress the point that the double event will be informal and the 'slogan "Come as yon are But come" has been adopted. Dress for the affair Is optional. . i The Trades and Labor . council special committee appointed by President H. E. Barker to coop erate with the Mason committee consists of F. P. Marshall, chair man, W. A. Chambers, Earl R. iHarn. Ward Graham, C. V. Faulk Iner, Mrs. H. W. Savage, Theodore iC. Amend, L. B. Foree, L. S. Me ilntyre, E. L. Stow, William J. Entress, C- A. Chambers, C. E. Cold well, Lloyd Forrette, Mrs. H. K. Lumls; Charles Davis, Albert Llske, S. W. Einman, G. W. Erlck 'ison. j A partial list of members of the finance commute that will have the management of the funds Iderived from the parties Includes jT. A. Uvesley, Mrs. David Wright and Henry V. Compton. Tentative date for a meeting of the executive committee has been set for Friday. , Braille Is Topic, Red Cross Friday Anyone Interested in . Braille transcribing or who is Interested in working with the blind in any capacity is Invited to attend -the meeting Friday arternoon at S 'clock at the Red Cross offices, 147 North Commercial street, up stairs, the Braille committee of the Red Cross announces. ! Persons who do not know Braille but who would like to as sist in this project will be given course of instruction in Braille. Men as . well as women are In vited to participate In this project, and for those who do not want to assist in transcribing books, ar ticles, stories or music for benefit of the blind, there will be book binding, visitation ot the blind in the county and other activities tot benefit of those who do not see. i Attendance at the meeting Fri day entails no financial obligation or no obligation to engage in the project, the committee states. -. .... -:'yi High School Band To Appear Friday I With the object ot raising mon ey to purchase a new aet ot uni forms the Salem high band will give . concert la the Leslie Jun ior high auditorium Friday night at 8 o'clock. .- i The band, under th direction of Gordon Finlay, band instruc tor, has been rehearsing tor sev eral weeks, r rK"' ' 'r ;Tho . program" Includes The Purple Carnival, march. Stradsl la Overture; Echoes from Met ropolitan Opera, Final of New World Symphony and ' Barnua and Bailey march. , SPECIAL par Csaal Wave? Complete T5e f Perm. Ofl JB Paah Wara . 1 Complete - - 1 tBT Id Natl Rank BldC CASTLB PQUL WAVEKS-J Gigantic Ball' to Honor. President if i A group ef proteges ot the Warm Springs, GS4 Foundaton, -where Infantile paralysis sufferers are treated. Below, President Frank lin D. Roeserelt. whose birthdar Jannary 39 is inspiration for the. B.tM.lw&A Mir fmult paralysis, andColonel nenry L. Doherty, national chairman at ttte s Mai4ar.tae fonrth year. v j Coming Events Jan. 21 Business Men's League, 8 paxu, chamber of commerce. . ' ; Jan. 22 Three pokes men for maritime federa tion. Labor temple, 8 p. m. : Jan. y Salem Missouri dab meeting, 7:80 i.m., K. of P. hall, 240 H N. Com mertlal St, i Jan. 24 Preaching mis son at Calvary Baptist church opens, with Dr. H. O. Anderson, and. Claude Taylor speaking.' Jan. 26 Cameron Beck atdaressea at chamber of rooms, noon, aaspicee Sa lem Kiwanls clnb. Jan. 27 Annual concert Engena Gleemen, Leslie Jun ior high school, awspices Rotary clnb. : : Jan. 80 Annual meet ing ef state Jersey Cattle clnb, chamber of commerce. Lobbyist Useful, Duncan Declares I Salem Rotary club Wednesday heard Senator Robert Duncan who represents the largest state sena torial district in the United States: Grant, Harney and Malheur coun ties with an area of nearly 25,000 square miles. Senator Duncan dis cussed - frankly '- the problems cf the legislature and had a word of praise for lobbyists, who do serve he said to acquaint members with many facts they would not other wise find out about. He said, how ever, that the legislator must use the information intelligently and make up his own mind. Sen. Duncan . explained the painstaking way in which the ways and means committee goes through Its work, and expressed sympathy with proposals to re store salaries of state employes. Duncan is chairman of the Ju diciary committee and said the legislature was . Interested in bringing about judicial reforms. While the legislature does not face major issues many of a con troversial character will appear before the session' closes, said the senator. Payment for Log Hauling Proposed A proposal that North Santiam highway logging operators pay the county 6 to 10 cents a thou sand i on logs hauled over this road to pay tor damage done by their ; trucks was received i by the county court yesterday with some favor. The operators estimated their voluntary contributions would aggregate from $10 to $25 a day, which, they believed, would reimburse the county adequately. Fearful lest the new highway be damaged and federal aid lost, the court to dale has Issued no new log hauling permits for this route. . Burk'g Pamphlet Upon Accidents It in Demand Sheriff A. C Burk has receiv ed eight requests for copies of his latest accident prevention pamphlet including calls from ra dio station KO AC, f Oregon State college a Portland safety cam paign ! organization and several Marlon county schools. Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Randall said yesterday. The pamphlet out lines the shertrs ideas on how the Injury and death toll of high way motoring mar cot down. D E ,N T I S T 1103 If. Commercial at State QUOTES. PRICES . . IN ADVANCE See Him for an Estimate on Your. Dental Work . S I! far ihit-flrfit aninat Infantile Message Brougblt By Head of lions Character Building Needed In Schools, Kingsley Tells Group Here Intellectual polish must be! sup plemented by character-building instruction in the nation's public schools and institutions ot higher learning and underprivileged Chil dren must be given better oppor tunities lor sen-improvement; and development it dangers to dem ocracy from well-organised minor ities are to be counteracted and crime is to be reduced in extent. Edwin R. Kingsley of Parkers- burg, w. Va., president of Lions International, declared In a Chal lenging address before the Salem Lions dub yesterday noon at the Quelle."! J President Kingsley praised nI" organization for its service aims and actions but urged m addition that the clubmen pay greater at tention to helping under-privileged children and advocating a return to character-building instruction in. the schools. : . Sees Peace Means In the growth of the Lions or ganisation. Kingsley professed to see a m e a n s to international peace. Already having 2753 clubs and nearly 90,000 members.) the international association during the coming year plans ' to reach into Central and South America. ' The clnb presented Kingsley with a yew wood gavel and Mrs. Kingsley with a box of ' Sal em- made linen towels. The twO were introduced by Judge George Ross man after Governor Charles H. Martin and Mayor V. E. Kuhni had greeted them. j j . , More than 90 members Of the Lions and - other Salem service clubs attended the luncheonJ Gty Dads Balk At Sewer Gadget "Com . and take back sewer-clean lng rods; - we've waiting for yon to call for your been jthem for. three months, a California manufacturer will be advised in a letter the city recorder was in structed by the city council to write. Alderman Evans suggest ed this solution to a dilemma which arose- when someone in the-city engineering department accepted the rods for six months trial last year only to find the city billed for them recently in the- amount of 1366.45.' i The council disregarded "Ald erman Wieder'a proposal toj pay the bill in full or In part as! rent because I "we're all talking round r the bush trying to pro tect someone who did something he shouldn't have done.. I i -t ..... Annual Scotch Program Scheduled Friday Night ('- tf- The annual Scotch program of music, dancing . and recitations will be presented Is the T.M.C.A. lobby at g o'clock Friday night, with William McGilchrlst. Sr.. presiding. The program, being arranged by Robert Hatcheon. will be .the 15th annual ona of this nationality. . r ntTRourva at trsmrsi sxvt Mi ncWiy te suit afar-riw StUwiM. Tm mm MMith ymr Ma M mMllMlt N Mttslmt ym ItaMMatM timmi. WidOta. Km. I " II J QsJclr ratlva- i New Rules May Face Firemt3n Pumper Failure Tuesday Investigated ; Blame Isn't Placed ' A sneclal set or nrd Ing the conduct of the fire de partment in Handling outlying fires may be issued as a result of an investigation h department committee of the city AA.MWkA.se ae - . ... """""'I aeiay in extinguishing a fire at the home of Mr n.nra Tade, 1544 Perry street," Tues day. , , - . ". A pamper which fallal " tt pump and a mix-up of signals for turning on a hydrant caused the aeiay although firemen said that the' damage to the been pretty well done before they Merrill D. Obllng, chairman of the committee. - stated TMtorrinv that the committee, realizing that me aepartmen was- hampered by the small crews-available for out lying fires was not inclined to blame anyone In particular. 4 rump Valve Clogged -An lnrestlratlnn h. th. mlttee yesterday morning reveal- vu. .umi u anempt Had been maae to pump from the; mill race directly across Perrv itrAf fmm the burning house, nntil It was touna mat the pumper would not lift water due to- a cloggedj re lease valve. The pumper jwaa from the east Salem, station and had the previous week ' made a flying trip to Turner to work on a Are there. - i ; While the two man crew of the ' East Salem engine Vent to work on the fire with chemicals a hose truck from the main tire station arrived on the scene, it was necessary to lay hose for sev eral blocks and a civilian was left at " the hydrant to turn- on the water at a given signal. The civilian apparently missed j the signal and the crew had to race several blocks back to the hy drant to find why there was no water, causing further delay. t Ohling said that with crews of two men to an engine there was bound to be delay when some thing went wrong. Fire Chief Harry Hutton stated that fire trucks have their fallings just as mueh as ordinary automobiles. Final Rites Held For Mrs. Gassner Anna Arminta Perry, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. George Perry, was born December 24, 1888, at Scio, ana aiea at the Salem Deaconess hospital, January 4, 1937, at the age of 48 years and 10 days. She was united In marriage t Joseph George Gassner on May- C. 19QS, at Sublimity. She became a mmeber of the Catholic chnrch and moved to the farm home near Kingston, where she lived until ner death. ; She is survived by her husband. Joseph Gassner, and' four chil dren. Herman of Scotts Mills, Mrs. Mildred Purdy of Shelburn, Char les and Louise of Stayton. She is also survived by two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Mary DeVaney, Corvallia; Mrs. Addle Thlbodo, Seaside; Frank Perry. Scio. and a number of nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Lady Foresters and Christian' Mothers. Funeral services were conduct ed Thursdsy - morning from the Stayton Catholic church. Rev. George Snlderhon officiating with interment in the Stayton Catholic cemetery, under the direction of W. A. Weddle and son. Young Democrats Will '': - Hear Wallace Tonight Public Utilities Commissioner N. G. Wallace, former Bend state senator wjll be the principal speaker at a meeting of the Young Democrat club of Marion county to be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight In the circuit court room at the county courthouse. Dr. E. L. Brunk, president, expects several members of the legislature to be present and speak briefly. He in vited all democrats to attend. Hondredsof Barjrains at 9e,' 2 lor 9c, $ tor 9ey eteV Look for; out cir cular ! " Your hlg oppor tunity to save! i LoUUJ 5c-10c-25e to $1.00 Store 140 N. LIBERTY me jo (2 rJstrdpoGtan Delay Reed Gase Due to Illnesses ..Illness of 'two attorneys and continuance; of Robin Heed, de fendant, in; the -hosptal, resulted in no trial date being Set in cir cuit court , for tbe divorce suit brought . by j Eva I. Reed against the former professional wrestler. Th court was advised that, both Custer E. Ross and John Hall, attorneys la the case, were ill. Reed recently was forced to return to tbe hospital for fur ther treatment of injuries he suf fered in a suicide attempt. Ex-Local Pastor Dies, Portland Services Are Set Today for " : Rev, James Irvine, Portland Chapel ' Rev. James H. Irvine,-, retired Methodist minister who was pas tor of the Jason Lee church in Sa lem in 1912 and 1913. died Tuea- ' day night in Portland. Survivors Include two sons who were prom. Inent while i students st Willam ette university; Dr. Paul Irvine, now of Auburn.- Ala., who among other activities wrote the-song, "Farewell Willamette.- which is sung only at commencement time, and Dr. Athlll Irvine, now of Tilla- . mook,- who was a prominent ath lete. . ;';. ;;r-v - ' .,. I ' ... j ' Funeral services will be held at the Holman- and Lutz chapel In Portland today at 1 p. m. Rev. Irvine was born In Wood stock, New i Brunswick, Canada. He married the late Catherine Sl monson there. Rev. Irvine began his ministry -in Maine. He was received on trial ; into the East Maine Methodist an nual conference in 1889 and into full membership in 189S. He was transferred to Oregon In 1911 and appointed- to Bay City and Neha- -lem. Subsequent assignments were: 1912. Jason Lee church. Sa lem; 1914. Cornelius; 1915. SM verton; 1916. St. Johns church. Portland; 1919 Woodlawn church 4 Portland; 1922. Clinton Kelly church.: Portland; 1923. confer ence evangelist; 1924, Creswell: 192S, Beaverton; 1926, Warren ton and Hammond. He retired la 1927. 1 V ;'.;..!:- Surviving are eight children: Dr. Harry Irvine and Miss lantha Irvine of Portland; Dr. Athlll Ir vine; Tillamook; Mrs. Bessie Brockway. Bangor, Me.; Blake Ir vinOiOt Worchester, Mass.; Mrs. f Mary Oliver. Skowegan, Me.; Mrs. Eva Piped. Bangor, Me., and Dr. Paul Irvine, Auburn, Ala. Sick Bay Needed At DeMinto Hotel Operation of a "sick bay" in the Hotel DeMinto has furnisbod the ' management with some trouble during the cold weather. Several cases of colds or flu bar been reported at the hotel as well as some cases borderlngon pneu monia. . .. ' )- , : The population of the hotel has ranged between 80: and 30. 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