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t !! 1 ii X u PAGE FOURTEEN (The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem Oregon, Sunday Morning, March 14, 193 t treading Out Communication, Electric Industries Are Next 'Leaders Declare (Continued from Page 1) national representative of the un ion, asserted: "We are going to organize them all. We hare organizers alt over the country." - The C.I.O. is pressing concur rent drives in the huge steel and automotive industries; dickering lor new contracts for 450,00ft soft coal miners; girding for campaigns among the 2,225.000 on the payrolls of oil and" textile firms. Maps Demonstration Staged at Detroit Detroit witnessed a mass scale . demonstration i by C.I.O. follow ers. Marching to the blare of a 12-piece band, thousands of mem bers of the United Automobile Workers union formed two end less chains and, moving in op . posite directions, gyrated about the Wayne county, courthouse Inside, Judge Allan Campbell de ferred until tomorrow decision on the Chrysler Motor company's pe tition for an injunction to evict strikers holding eight of its plants. The nnion demands ex clusive bargaining rights for 60, 000 Chrysler employes. Simultaneously, some 200 dei- . egat.es from U.A.W.A. locals con sidered ratification of an agree ment composing strike differenc es with the General Motors corp oiation. The pact did not include the 30-hour week and national minimum hourly wage clause requested by the union but did provide seniority rights and ma chinery for settlement of griev ances desfgned to prevent future walkouts. While Michigan strikes kept nearly 70,000 idle in Chrysler, Hudson and Reo automobile plants and left other thousands on the jobless-sidelines In other. Industries. Gov. Frank Murphy j took a long stride in the di-" 1 rection of peace. He called representatives of the general public, employers and employes to a meeting next Wed nesday to evolve a program for dealing with pending or threaten ed labor controversies. Juniors Leading Trophy Contest SCIO, March 13. Total num ber of points In the trophy con test conducted in Scio high school, amassed thus far during the current school year, are re ported by J. H. Tumbleson. prin cipal, as follows: Juniors 5; sen iors 4; sophomores 3; freah men 1. In the honor roll contingent for the fourth Blx-weeks period ended March 5 the juniors and seniors each received one point by reason of each class having an equal number on the. roll. The honor roll: Seniors: Stephana Holec, Ella Hall, Thelma Sprague, Adal'ne Fosdick, Georgia Lee Archer, Anna Faltus, Rose Holec. Jun iors: Helen, Light. Lois Hill, Jean Robertson, Florence Denni son, Juanita Fosdick. Marie Mor gan, "Vera Walters. Sophomores: Natallie Phillips, Ilene Sprague. Freshmen: Lowell Yeager, Eve lyn Hall, Edith Light. Erma Dar by. First 1937 Taxes Reach Treasurer LEBANON, Merch 13. The first public appearance of the .Women's Choral club of Lebanon at the high school auditorium Thursday night won the applause of a large audience. The sixteen women with Irene Moore, tlirect or, Mrs. Paul ePtri of ConrallK ' pianist, and Margaret Reeves, chorus accompanists " sang ten numbers.. - Delbert Moore, guest artist of Corvalis, won prolonged applause on violin numbers. The women of the club wore uniforms of white taffeta blous es with black crepe skirts; the ushers in evening gowns were Pauline Pengra. Flora Jean Clark, Dorothy Bohle and Nancy Anne Kirkpatrick. Singers were first soprano: Mrs. Dale Curtis. Mrs. Had Ir vine, Mrs. Hugh Kirkpatrick. Mrs. Arthur Pensra. Mrs. Rwbert Small; i second soprano: U 1st Elizabeth Bennett." Mrs. Earn Mc Crarken. Miss Dan Oldham, Miss Jessie Skinner; first alto- Mrs. Lawrence Bennett. Miss Lena Medler; Mrs. .Ralph Reeves, Mrs. Lester "Wilcox: second alto . Mrs. Ernest Caldwell, Mrs. Reed Clark. Mrs.' Fran k . Mayer and Miss Gladys Medlerf . Washinffton-Also XanS Slot lie VICe OLYMPIA, March 13.-;P-SIot machines were-all but banished from the state today and the prac tical machinery for stricter law enforcement was strengthened by three bills - signed by Governor Martin. One senate bill outlaws slot ma chines, except in bona fide clubs, and makes - illegal possession a felony punishable by a maximum of ten years in prison. -r Mercer Is N anted to High Of f ice, Amaranth Order i PORTLAND, Ore., March 13. (J-The Oregon grand court. Or der of Amaranth, closed business sessions today with the election of Mrs. Marlon Boster, Portland, as grand conductress. ; Other officers advanced to new offices Included: Francis E. Mercer, Ealem, grand associate patron. JL -rri First Aid Car Being Fitted Up I IIU. I..IWWP WW, ..Mi.l,.l'J,'W I II II II I I.I.HHWU IIIJW, !. IJ. .1 I. III II, m l-WJJ.III.LHWWIII VW, H WWf ' ' - H - " " ' , ' w 5SZT . ;: " t: - - ' n - ir n r i iir 'ii rn ii an " - - -in . if ,1 1- The light, speedy track brought to Salem to the past week to1e fit ted up as Salem's first aid car, purchased with a fond raised by tiie Salem Trades and abor council and to be dedicated to Floyd B. UcMullen, call fireman who lost his life In the capftol fire in 1933. .- I - First Aid Car to Be Equipped Soon Labor Council Purchases Machine; F. McMuIlen Memorial Vehicle Work of fitting first aid equip ment into the red f speed truck which the LSalem .Trades and Labor councfl is to donate to the Salem fire department as a first aid car will, start within a few days at the s city airport, where the vehicle is being stored. Light but strong metal frame stretch er cots willb3 made thera and the roomy body of the car equip ped with lockers and, as funds are obtained; with first aid sup. plies. j . I An unusual feature of the car is a skylight in the roof which obviates the! necissity of space consuming windows in the sides. Raising a fund to obtain a first aid. car 'for the fire depart ment was first proposed a few days after the state i capitol was destroyed by. fire April 25, 1935. The proposal was made that the car be dedicated to the memory of Floyd B. McMulTenj call fire man who was struck and kil'ed by a falling cornice at that fire, is now being! carried out. Seeing no j other agency was taking action, the labor council assumed sponsorship of the cam paign for the necessary funds last year. i Announce Honor Students, Gervais GERVAIS, (March 13. Honor roll students in the high school for the first six weeks period of the last semester are: Beulah Barner, Lois Bierly, Gael Cutsforth, Dor othy Ferguson, Roy Francis, John and Charles Hutto, Bonnie Belle ililler and Margaret Smith, seniors; Mildred Dungey, Joan DuRette, Ruth Ferguson, Dorothy Lundy, Marian Nibler and Lela Runcorn, juniors; Faye Cutsforth, Agnes Doran, Rita Ferschweiler, Margaret Hood, Ada j Hutto and Doris DeBrun. sophomores; Elmer Bierly, Orville Brown and Ida Dungey, -freshmen. ! Mrs. Inga Hanson of Woodburn has organized a WPA class in crocheting, knitting and embroid ering at the high school. About 20 girls attended the first meet ing. Everyone over nine years of age is eligible to attend, from 2:30 to 4:30 o'clock Monday af ternoons, t . Scott Jones- has word from' Earl Litweller, county supervisor of adult education and recreation, that a party has been found who will come to Gervais once or twice a week and conduct a class in singing if enough of the people take hold of the plan. The first Sing will be held at the grade school . building Monday night, March 15. Work Starts in Earnest In Mt. Angel Hop Yards MT. ANGEL, , March 13 The recent good weather has started work in the hop yards in earnest. Growers are busy in this vicinity. The - Benedictine Abbey farm is setting out a new yard of 4 2 -acres. The Abbey has been in the hop raising business for many years, averaging about 150 acres. Some of the yards have begun to fall down on production of late and were consequently removed. The new yard was set out to replace the lost acreage. s Boon Carson Makes Offer To Serve Toicnsend Term PORTLAND, March 13-VDr Francis Townsend need not worry about his 30-day sentence for contempt, of .the house of rep- resentatives if he accepts the ' services or Boon Carson, - Port- i land lawyer. Carson f "earnestly j insisted" In a . telegram to the doctor that' he let him serve the sentence for him. 1 Polk Christian Endeavor ; Meeting to Be April 2 DALLAS, March 13. -A Polk county Christian Endeavor union meeting will be held at the Pres byterian , church , at Dallas April 2. This will be a pre-convention rally and the theme for the meet ing will be "The New Kingdom. ' Legion Sponsors Dance WOODBURNT March 13; The American Legion post ! of Wood burn is sponsoring a St. Patrick's day dance to be given at St. Luke's community hall Wednesday night, March 17. j ; A modern six-piece orchestra will furnish, the music Fred Heck- er will be floor manager. . Fire Department . Wives Formulate Albany Auxiliary ALBANY, March 13. Organi zation of the ladles' auxiliary of the Albany fire department is to be completed at a meeting to he held Tuesday evening, March 18, in the city hall. A preliminary meeting was vheld Monday eve ning of this week, with plans be ing proposed for the work and officers elected. Mrs. Oliver Butts, wife of the Albany fire chief, was elected as president and Mrs. Merle Tycer, vice-president. Other officers elected were: Secretary. Mrs. Ed McFarland; treasurer. Mrs. Aus tin Hall; reporter. Mrs. Asa East burn. Other charter members are Mesdames Fred Harris, Joe Neu man, Cecil Burkhart, Ed Horsky, John ReDenius, Jim Stewart, C. Wolff r nd Glenn Willard. : Business Women To Observe Week ALBANY, March 13. For the tenth consecutive year the Bus iness and Professional Women's club of Albany will observe the national Business Women's week, which starts March 14. Asvhas been the custom during the ten years, one of the events of the week .will be the joint meeting and banquet with the chamber of commerce. Other activities for the week will Include vocational talks in the public schools by Miss Estella Dorgan and Miss Merle Strader. Group attendance at St. Peter's Episcopal church, Sunday, March 14, will be another feature. The latter will at the morning ser vice. At the banquet, which is set for Wednesday, March 17, at 6:30 at the Hotel Albany, Anne Shannon Monroe will be guest speaker. Miss Monroe has selected as her topic, "Mansions in the Cascades," the title of her latest book. Seek Relatives of Dead Railroadman ALBANY, March 13 An effort Is being made by Coroner E. C. Fisher and . Southern Pacific of ficials to contact relatives of Ire G. Amos, Southern Pacific switch man killed early yesterday morn Ing when run down by a switch engine in the Albany yards. Amos, who came here three weeks ago from Portland when an extra switch engine was assigned to the local yards. Is believed to have a wife and child In the east. The train crew with which Amos was working told the coro ner that they missed him after they had traveled some distance down the yards from the place where the body was later found. They returned to search for him and it was then that the body was found a short distance north of the Ninth street crossing. The accident occurred shortly after 4 o'clock. . Two More Bodies Taken Out of MacBeth Ruins LOGAN. W. Va.. March 1Z.-(JP) -The explosion - shattered Mac beth mine yielded two more bod ies today, making 11 brought out of the depths where begrimed crews dug their way tonight to ward seven other comrades crushed under tons of debris. Written on Jt is net the fault of the waiter, nor is it mentioned on the menu that an overweight person should reTrain from rich and indigestible foods." Obesity is understood by your physician and hy consulting him one may ob tain a correct diet and a longer lease on life. fJPi ; 4 Ship Taken Off Crew Remains, Will Take ' Chance on Reaching - -Port, 400 Mile. i (Continued from pace 1) tendance hope to taka vessel to Honolulu. .. The Taney expected - to reach the - BilveVlarch about S p. m. (PST). - - - Persistence of the flames, which had alternately flared up and receded for three days, caus ed the' Eilverlarch to atop her engines shortly before noon as he waa heading with all pos sible speed toward Honolulu and the oncoming Louisville. Sensing new danger, ' Captain Henderson then sent out a call saying the flames were "creep ing again and that he would stand by pending the cruiser's arrival. Charles Campbell Rites Set Monday ' Funeral services for Charles Wilbert Campbell, 52, who was found dead at 10 o'clock yester day morning in a depression just off Mill creek near 13th street. will be held from the Terwilliger funeral home Monday at 2 o'clock. The body will be for warded to Orange, California for burial. r Campbell ' is believed to have fallen from the sidewalk after death from natural causes some time Friday night. He lived with his parents at 450 South 14th street and was apparently o i h's way home. Campbell was employ ed as a mechanic at the Hamil ton furniture store. He was a widower. . He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Camrbell, Salem; ' three children, Madge, Wilberta and Donald of Orange, California; and three brothers, John R., jr., and Roy of Salem, and Arno who resides In Washington. Dictatorship Is I Feared By Clark KANSAS CITY, March 13-()-Senator Bennett Champ Clark (D., Mo.) drew a parallel tonight be tween the Roosevelt plan for su preme court reorganization and the forerunners of the Hitler dic tatorship In Germany and the Huey Long regime in Louisiana. Declaring, in a broadcast speech before a Kansas City audi ence, his personal loyalty to President Roosevelt and his ad herence to the democratic party, the senior Missouri senator went on: "Who devised the means by which Hitler attained hi present dictatorship Hitler? By no means. " "The machinery was put into effect by Chancellor Bruening who preceded him as a high-minded executive. It was he, not Hit ler, who instituted government by decree, and thus enslaved the German people and deprived them of their rights." i Frank Aynes Will Be Buried Monday MONMOUTH, March 13. Frank Aynes, 48, died suddenly at his home Wednesday night from a heart attack. He had been in im paired health for some time, but was at work Wednesday at Bar ney's grocery, where he had been employed. Born February 26, 1889, at Omaha, Nebr., he came to Mon mouth in 1914, and was connect ed" with the Purity grocery store here for several years. He was married to Miss Deubena Ross at Goldendale, Wash., in 1923. She survives, also two daughters, Bet ty and Margaret, at home. Sur viving also is a sister. Nora, in Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at the Christian church here, Monday at 2 p. m. Rev. W. A. Elklns will be assisted bv Rev. A. N. Glanvllle. Fnesens Are Parents KING WOOD, March 13. Mrs. DJ K. Friesen came home today from Salem Deaconess hospital with her infant son, David Delos, oorn March 3. This is the first I child, also the first grandchild oi .nr. ana jurs. j. ai. six. the M enu Our Prescription Service J Our Best Service WILLETFS Capital rag Store Corner SiaU ud Libertj CM State CcmYention Plans Are. Heard By Disabled Vets Plans for the state convention of the Disabled American Vet erans of the World War at Mc Mlnnvllle June 10 to 12, were announced at the meeting of the Salem chapter Wednesday night at the Salem Women's club by the itate department; officers who were guests at the meeting. After executive meetings, the members of the auxiliary joined the chapter in ' ail-open meeting at which Cicero Hogan, service officer, was the main speaker. There were many out of town visitors. Dr. George Lewis, local commander," presided. ; In addition to the state, depart ment officers, members of the state executive committee and a number of auxiliary officers were present. Refreshments after the meeting were in charge of Mrs. Ada Shires, state auxiliary com mander, and Josephine Ostrander, state Junior vice commander and local commander, 2100 Linn Farmers Are Conservation Program Signers ALBANY, March : 13 Approxi mately 2100 Linn county farmers are now signed up for the soil conservation project. It was stated by the county agent that 80 per cent of the farm land In the county is represented by these 2100 farmers. The first consignment of soil conservation checks were distrib uted to farmers from the office of County Agent Mullen this week and totalled $2758.68, cov ering 18 checks. More checks will be received later. These are In payment for 1936 conservation signers. Townsend Facing Further Trouble SAN FRANCISCO. March 13. (P)State Labor Commissioner At torney Charles Dreyfus said today that body would ask the arrest of Dr. F. E. Townsend next week un less in the meantime he met pay claims of S474 filed by six for mer pension organization employ es here. . Dreyfus announced receipt of a letter from the pension leader acknowledging a commission de mand on March 9 for a certified check to pay the claims. PHILADELPHIA, Mrch 13.-(jP)-Dr. Francis E. Townsend, de claring "I am not a crook or a scoundrel," arrived late today from Washington for a rally of his old age revolving pension plan forces "No man with a gTaln of iron would lie down to a lot of public servants, and that's all congress is," he explained duringa confer ence. Protest on Court Plan Is Stressed PORTLAND, Ore., March. 13. -;P)-Lowell Paget, president of the Oregon Republican club, urged chapter presidents over the state today to push opposition to the president's court reform pro gram. "We should not, even for a mo ment, relax our efforts to defeat the president's obviously ulterior proposal to 'pack' the United States supreme court," Paget said in a letter to chapter heads. He urged local organizations to forward protests to the plan to members of the Oregon congres sional delegation. T Monnionth Normal School Women's Honorary Takes Group of 14 New Pledges MONMOUTH, March 13. Sig ma Epsilon Pi, women s honorary on the campus of Oregon Normal school, pledged 13 new members this quarter. Pledges: Mildred Waldo, Helen Rose, Dorothy Ger- lach, Pauline Christen, Mary S t a a t s, Marie Rullfson, Esther Morris, Edna Graves, Klolie Smith, Enid Graul. Ruth Cramer, Louise Wilson and Clara Syver- son. Helen Wetherell Is club pres ident. Following the ritual of Initia tion, a joint banquet was held for Sigma Epsilon PI, Theta DeKa Phi land Phi Beta Sigma . . . . Phone 3118 Seniors - of Scio f ; To Off er Drama SCIO. March It -April S to the date- tentatively, set for the Scio high school senior play, "A Merry Death," a three-act farce-comedy to be staged at ZCBJ hall in this city under direction of W. S. Snyder of the high school staff. The cast: Mrs. Elmo Taggert, Ella Hall: Dr. Ware Well, Allen McDonald; Fuschla Llghtfoot, Madeline McDonald; Nella Tag gert. Jean White; Judge Taggert, Carlyle Parker; - Ruby Taggert. Miriam Melsner; Ethel Hopper, Velma Palon; Mary Lou Sprout, Thelma. Sprague; Richard Halt, Lester Kuiken; Ernest Taggert, Carlyle Parker; Vera Steers, An na Faltus; Jim. the Dandy, Wal ter -De Wall; Jim Upright, , Noel Sommer. " I. W. Files, recently from Man kato, Kansas, has purchased . a 55-acre farm near the Rirerview scLoolhouse .and . plans to grow strawberries on a large scale. " : D. C. Cook, employe on the Riley Montgomery farm near Scio for the last few years, is reported making satisfactory recovery from an illness of several months. He Be Tlij kansf KOI Sttevecnc Qfflb ate to tei? mm mm mmm rT'- VirUo until X you this money ge amazing Earner vam v s utterly I or:Pfk?figi 12 TU BE S . ytp ppu' y : TWIN Copper PHOTO-TONE l; f. 4, ' i. -. ffnSmi- M& ': SHADOW BEAM Tuning, for j H easier, more accurst dialing. . , 1 - V ELECTRON BEAM Power Ampli- - : l jj fiers. Give greater sensitivity and ' e new freedom from distortion. ' 12 tube FERRODYNE Chassis-, Q t .V M .... A I K tones when set is "tuned down. Built-in NOISE FILTERS prevent - V code and power-line noises. CREDIT JEWELERS OPtlcJULNS 184 N. Liberty 5B Doors from f. 3ftl Chemeketa Is a pasti grand at the local lodge of Odd Fellows and a member" of the committee to report at the" district meeting at Jefferson on April 10 j in the matter of ar pro posed Llnusounty relief associa tion for lodge units of this county. Salt Conference Scene DALLAS.! March 13. The an JIS,! nual conference of the German Baptist young i people's ana bun day school ! worker's . conference is being Jheld at the Salt Creek Baptist jchurch today and to morrow. sOter ,100 delegates and visitors ire; expected, from Port land. j'!-', ..-V-;v. The principal speaker at the conference will be -s Rev. T. H. Hagan, b.D.. state director - of religions j education. ' A youagi people's rally will be held Sunday afternoon under the direction of j Harold Petke. presi dent of he: union. Others taking part In (his meeting will he Ir vin Vo th! of ." the Salt Creek B.Y.P.U.J Miss- Laura Meier of Portland!-and jDr. Heringer of McMinnvJllQ, .:;'.... Kp cf Bg&Tedqr at' - Bc6wim - 1 , Salem fVed Mevp' SPEAKING ABOUT - I - i !,.;- . t . ' l , . - Unless the Hoof Over Your Head" -was lealrv nn. yon probab ly have riven scant thought to the fart that the winter just passed placed an unusual strain oayour roof. ManyJ inches of snow, heavy rains and winds snore tnan usual wear on it. Go outside and Ithls morninc . . . natic it aDr3earance& ha develnrxi1 Tf ff. 1 - iiiMiwivva j uut roors weather-resistant qualities are weakened. . For your own -safety anoTcomfort we recommend you allow us to jehejek over your roof. We will gladly do this free of charge advising; you in just what shape your roof is. Come In .i. or phone us tomorrow and ask for this service!! ' ji i - - ; i'- K f -ii 1 v ; . . - -.- - - VrL- JL t Elf strorn, Mgr. Traffic Yiohliori Ailrests Tnmerou - -r v ; - - . . Salem police continued to cracV down- on - traffic violators - las night and turned In eight arrests during the aight. ? Those listed on the police blot ter . were: . Charles Maden, 85 1 South Commercial .street, viola tion of baslc rule; Dave Foster, Eugene, violation of basie rul and failure to stop: Lawrenc Origg, 77 South Commercial street, violation of basic rule; Al bert Frank Stoops, 99 5 Market, violation of basic rule; Edward II, Smith, Newberg, failure to stop; Frank A. Davis, Independence, failure to give right-of-way; Wil liam E. Beard, Gladstone, viola tlon basic rule, and J. F. Bishop, route 2, Monmouth, violation of basic rule. - . . . Linn Sigi i-Up Heavy ALBANY, Ore.. March 13-WV County Agent Floyd C. Mullen said today more than 80 per cent of the farm land In Linn county already Is signed up for partici pation In the 1937 federal soil conservation program. ' ONLY$14995 Huge 7-inch MAGIC DIAL with each wave band individually col ored' and with Automatic Band , Indicator. New TRILnSEAR AutomatkVoI ume Control gives new freedom from lading or' blasting tcitbemt causing distortion. New 5-Point TONE CONTROL gives separate control of treble or bass includes tree HI-FIDELITY" setting. "7 Handsome CRAFT-BUILT Cabi nets of rare woods ace costlier built to end boomy resonance. line If ?nr? o Phone 6550 I LIBERAL I 1 TRADE-IN I I Very Easy 1 1 j Term .