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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, July 27, 1937 PAGE fTE Local News Brief: Banding Permit s Building I permits were Issued yesterday to SamAdolph, to alter one story building at 370 State. $100: G. A. Fisher, to alter a one story pri vate parage at 1070 North Com mercial, 75; Peart Hardeman, to auer.a cue- story dwelling at7i South 21st, $25: John Meuchel. to I alter a two story apartment house at 97 North Liberty. $700; Ma- ble Higgins. to re roof a dwelling at 480 North lfth, $80; J. R. An derson, to erect a one story dwell ing: - and garage at 1205 South 15th. $2060; C. A. Gies. to erect a one story duplex dwelling at z00 Fairgrounds road, $2000. Lata florist. 127 6 N. Ub. Pn ?592i Goeslin Invited W. L. Gosslin, P r 1 v a t e .secretary to Governor Martin, received an invitation Monday to be parliamentarian at the national convention of: young democratic clubs at Indianapolis, August 20 and 21. Gosslin, first president and one of the founders of the Oregon young democratic organization, a a i d he did not know whether he could attend. The invitation came from Frank wickhem. Sioux Falls, S. D., na tional president of the organiza tion, i Sirloin steak.-17c lb. Roasts of prime beef, 12-15c lb. Midget Market. Coming Events Angast 1 Annual Orchard Heights picnic at Lather Stout farm, Mebaraa. Aug nut 1 -Pennsylvania picnic, state fairgrounds.' Aug. 1 -Tennessee state pic nic, Silverton city park. , Aug. l Carolina pic nic, Bryant park. Albany.: Ante. 1 Eastern Colorado roundup picnic. Hazel Green , park. Ang. 1 Ohio state picnic. Olingrr field. A ne. 1 Kansas state picnic at Jantxen Beach, Portland. A ogust S Howell h m e- romtng, Howell whoolhotme. Aug. A Annual Nebraska picnic, Fairgronndn grove, bas ket Inncheon, coffee provided. Aug. 8 -Marion county dem- erotic picnic. Stiver Falls. Aug. 8 Marion county po rtion grange picnic, Riverdale park.. Cliemawa grange picnic, Riverdale park. Au. 10-14 West Salem Regatta. August 13-14 ML Angel flax festival. Aug. 15 Willamette valley republican picnic, Dallas park. Sept. 6-1 3 O r e g o n state fair. Transfer Case When Trial on Riggi vs. Lord Moved to Equity Department as Cross Bill Filed Ask Martin's Support Support Seek Thresher Permits New ot the Schwellenbach-Alken bill In , applications for permits to haul threshing machines over county roads have been received by the county court from Clifford Feller, Turner route one; I. A. Heskinger. Salem route three; J. C. Schnider, ., Salem route seven; Karl B. Wlp- per. Turner; G. D. Sturgis, Brooks; Waverly Co., by John w. . Goodknecht, Salem route three; James H. Maden company. 217 State street; Elmo and Jacob , Brown, Jefferson route one. El Rey roofs. 349 N. Com'l. WPA Move Undecided WPA officials here hope to move their district office to the old Salem high school building August 1 but no lease with the school board has yet been arrived at. District Diret , tor J. E. Smith said yesterday. The WPA lease on the Chambers build ing will expire. August 8. This lease is separate from the terms under which the county relief congress, which would make pos sible the reinstatement of all for mer WPA workers who have not found Jobs in private industry at prevailing wages, was asked of Governor Martin Monday in a let ter from David Lasser. Washing ton, D. C, national president of the Workers Alliance of America Governor Martin made no com merit. StaairT-bone steaks, 20c lb. Beef to boil. 10c lb. Pot roast, 12ic lb. Midget Market. Seek CCC Roys Another de tachment of CCC enroleea will be Bent to Camp Cascadia Thursday, Glenn C. Niles. executive secre tary of the Marion county relief committee, announced yesterday. Boys interested in joining the or ganization should apply at the relief office before Thursday morning. Out of respect for the late C. C. Held in Slaying offices are maintained on the first Murton. secretary and director of me nun oi Miner Mercantile Co., Miller's store will close for one hour Tuesday. July 27, 2:30 p. m. to 3:30 o'clock. floor of the same building. Townsend club No. 12 will give an ice cream social at Marion square Wednesday, July 28, be ginning at 3 p. m. and continuing throughout the afternoon and eveninr. Many Take Tests A total of 672 persons enrolled in the learn to swim campaign at Salem play grounds, Director vernon Gilmore reported yesterday to the Red Cross. At Olinger pool 64 passed beginner's tests, 21 swimmer's tests, 14 junior life saver tests and three qualified as senior life savers. At Leslie 56 took the be ginner's test, 22 the swimmer's and six won senior life saver awards. Parents at Camp A group of about 40 parents, who visited sons enrolled at the YMCA Junior high period at Camp Oceanside, were impressed with the cool wea ther encountered along the coast. A. B. Bates and C. P. Bishop sent Ice cream and watermelons to the cook shack for Sunday dinner dessert. Pot roasts, 12 tfc lb. Swiss steaks, 22c lb. Beef to boil, 10c lb. Midget aiarxet. Licenses Obtained Vernon L. Kauffman. Portland, and Norma R. Kinr. Hubbard, obtained a mar. Boiling beef, 10c lb. Beef roasts, riage license in Portland yester- io. ah mis wee. Miaget day. At Kelso. Wash., a marriare Market. Birtchets Go East Di Grover C. Blrtchet and family left yester day for . Chicago where Dr. Blrt chet will take work through Aug ust in Chicago Theological sem inary. They will return in Septem ber. During August supply pastors will fill Dr. Birtchet's pulpit in the First . Presbyterian church. Re-Roof NowElfstrom. 65ii0. Visits Scouts Grant Fallin. Sa lem service station operator, paid a Sunday visit to Camp Pioneer, scene of this year's summer camp of boy scouts of the Cascade area. He reported a severe thunder storm during the return trip along the South Santiam route. Ohio Picnic Up About 100 former residents ot Ohio are ex pected to attend an all day Ohio picnic to be held at the Olinger .playground Sunday. Gets Logging Permit C. J. Downing has been granted a per mit by the county court to haul logs over county roads in the Mill City district. Society Starlet license was Issued vesterdav to Newton W. Craig and Rae Riter, both of Salem. FHA loans on building or remod eling. Gabriel Powder & Supply co. bio N. Capitol. Replace Apparatu s Play ground apparatus in the grove at the Leslie playground is being set up this week after being down most of this season while con struction work was going on in the grove. Slides, swings and tee ter-boards are being put up. I , - . Tiring of the gay life M a so ciety heiress, beautiful Geraldine Spreckels took a screen test and so Impressed Hollywood producers that she waa given a contract and will be featured in a film aeon to start in production- Obituaries Hunt At the residence, Rt. 8. Salem. Ora Jane Hunt, at the age of 66 years. She leaves the following children: Geneva Giles, Joe Hunt, and Esther Hunt, all of Salem : Ruth Carey, Cambridge City. Ind.; also a son, C. N. Hunt of Ind.; two brothers, Albert and Clifford Har old of Ind.; and a sister, Mrs. An na H4cks of Seattle, Wash.; and nine grandchildren. Funeral no tices later by W. T. Rigdon com pany. Poineroy At Seaside, Oregon. July 24. Charles T. Pomeroy at the are of 72 years. Survived by wife, Mrs. Estella Pomeroy and by sons, LL Comdr. Dr. R. E. A. Pomeroy of Mayor Island, Calif., and Csarles B. Pomeroy of Salem; daughter, Mrs. Audrey Goodwin also of Sa lem; sisters, Estella Pomeroy of Portland, Eunice Pomeroy of Port land, Llla Robinson of Junction City; brothers, Dwight Pomeroy of Hlllsboro and Cyrus Pomeroy of Beaverton. He was a member of the Elks, I.O.O.F., and the Arti sans in Salem. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m.. Dr. W. C. Kantner officiating, W. T. Rigdon company In charge. Inter ment at Cityview cemetery.! Miller Henry Miller, at the residence. Rt, C, July 26, at the age of 68 years. Survived by two sons, Hen ry of Jacksonville and William of Portland. Funeral announcements later by Clough-Barrlck company. After a jury had been selected, William P.. Lord as defendant yes terday morning Introduced an equitable cross bill In the suit brought against him by James Riggi and, with the court's con sent to filing of the new defense. the case automatically waa trans ferred to the equity department Judge L. G. Lewelling yesterday was presiding over the law depart ment by transfer from Judge L. H, McMahan. In his claim for equitable de fense, Lord averred that he bad settled in full -with Riggi for la bor performed on his land while Riggi was In the Tole of - tenant. and maintained a court decree he obtained in 1935 should be re formed to show that nothing was owing to Riggi from Lord Lord's defense stated that in 1927 he contracted with Riggi to clear certain Labish lands for $110 an acre and that after the lands were cleared Riggi remained on a crop sharing basis. The cross bill states that Lord later termln ated the tenancy and in 1933 ap plied in court for an accounting, a receiver was appointed and a ce- cree given in 1935 whereby Rig gi's settlement with Lord was re corded. At that time, the cress bill says, Riggi made no claim p- on Lord and as a result he should now be estopped from his presen claims. Riggi was suing for $1225.50 he claimed due for services to Lord. As there were no other trials on the law docket. Judge Lewel ling dismissed the jurors until fur ther notice. Circuit Court I Mary J. Hurst, executrix of :Ra chel E. Reeder estate, vs. W F. and Gladys H. Campbell etjal; suit for $2186.25 judgment 'and foreclosure of mortgage. 1 Kathryn E. Schwarz vs. Albert J. and Genevieve Mader; 34-defense motions to strike, three mo tions to make parts of complaint more definite. i Esther Losey vs. Keith O'Hair, administrator of Stafford Barber estate; defense motion to have case set for trial in August, i Oril A. Edwards, administratrix of Orpha Palmer Dawes estate, vs. Jesse Potter and Lulu Hum phrey; plaintiff's motion to have case set for trial. , Frank company vs. E. C. Hig gins et al; demurrer to complaint. Probate Court S Charles S. Weller estate; order authorizing George C. Weller, ex ecu tor, to sell certain hotel stocks for $100, their par value Fremont L. South guardian ship; order authorizing Charles M. Westover, guardian, to renew lease to Arthur Evans on 90-acre farm. - Charles Washington Usher guardianship; order approving first annual account ot George Gutekunst, guardian, showing 644.83 received and $523.87 paid out. Jacob M. Cutsforth and Irvln wmsionn, jr., guardianship; I or der appointing G. T. Wadsworth. Helen Hiller and Ellen Vogtj ap praisers; order for citation! on proposed sale of real property in Gervais by Verena Cutsforth, guardian. Rachel E, Reeder estate: order for hearing August 31 on final account of Mary J. Hurst, execu trix, showing $7451:31 received and $3644.69 paid out. , Herbert T. Fleetwood estate; decree closing estate and dischar- ging Augusta M. Fleetwood as ad ministratrix. Eugene A. Riches ruardian ship; order reducing bond of JEu gene c. Riches, guardian, from ouu to S1000. Nellie Groves estate: finalise count of John M. Groves, admin istrator, snowing $200 received and SZ35 paid out. Alice S. Epplev estate! nnW aeiermimng state inheritance tax at $215.27 on rrns Btato! nr S33, 140.97. Andrew J. Miller estate; rf?r ciosmg estate and discharrfns- waiter w. Miner as administra tor. , Edward L. Welnhelmer Mt.ta- decree closing estate and dlchr- ging Algle L. Welnhelmer as ad ministrator, i Justice Court E. D. PicKell: found not rii. after non-Jury trial, of charge of BBauu ana battery upon Alden ssenne. Rollle C. Smith: xAem. nt guilty to charge of operating! car wna aeiecuve orakes; released on own recognizance pending trial August 4. . Otto P. Berning: nleas of ! no guilty to charges of drivinr with out operator's license and of op- eiauug car wun defective brakes icicjtoeu on own. rwne-nlTon pending trial Aucust 5. i Florin Leo Zlellnsfrf- 1 ka defective brakes. ' Oscar Otto Mahler: i? so fi defective brakes. i ' George L. Esch: fonnrf iritlltv of charge of possession trout in excess of bag limit; released -on own recognizance pending date for sentence. August 1. I ' t Dallas E. Burnett and Virgin ia C. French: found mm - a . v I V " ' I v " ' , f ' f ( ' f , - - " . fp., C X -S I A l ' JL "J J " t - - r Shi Anna (Babe) MiTterT.j Arrested in Detroit in connection with the accidental shooting of Walter Welch in East St. Louis, Hi- last October. Anna (Babe) Miller. 20. waa returned to nii- noU to face- trial along with four others under indictment. 13 Death Toll Over Weekend Eight Drownings Occur in Oregon and Vicinity; Four Car Victims . (By the Associated Press) Tragedies on highways and streams in Oregon and across the Columbia river in Washington claimed a toll of 13 lives over the weekend.! Eight persons lost their lives in the water while four were killed in highway acci dents. One man was killed by fall ing boulders and one was missing. In Portland the harbor patrol was still dragging the Willam ette river for the body of Samuel E. Holcomb, believed drowned late Sunday as the steamer Cas cades was coming down the river from taking a delegation of demo crats to Bonneville dam. Holcomb, according to wit nesses, may have fallen or leaped from the vessel. In the excite ment when the call-"man over board" was issued no one knew who it was.. A straw hat left on the boat led investigators to be lieve it was , Holcomb. A prom inent democrat and Portland busi ness man, Holcomb ran for the state senate in 1932. Donald Bashford, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Bashford of Rose burg, drowned Monday in the South Umpqua river five miles west of Roseburg. His body was recovered 30 minutes later. Allen Cordon, 17, attempting to rescue Bashford, was dragged from the river exhausted and taken to a hospital. Bashford bad assisted in bringing Wally Green, 8. to safety when he became exhausted. One Near Barlow Roy Martin Flaherty. 14. of Portland, drowned in tbe Padding river near Barlow. He was last seen playing on a raft. Divers re covered the body two hours later. Floyd Hartzell of Portland died of a broken neck sustained in an automobile accident Monday on the Mt Hood loop highway three miles east of Sandy. Investigation was started by state police as ta how Hartzel became a passenger in the car driven by Ivan Mc- Knlght. William E. Mlllenax. 23, fire man on the U. S. S. Chicago now In the Portland harbor, drowned at Lost lake near Shelton, Wash. The body of the Billings, Mont., youth had not been recovered. Mernan H. Brashaw, 36, of Port' land was crushed to death by a boulder at Vail, Wash. William Thlssell. 27, and Gil bert Wilson, 30, both of Alsea, were fatally Injured in a motor cycle accident 16 miles east of Waldport Sunday. Lebanon Man Killed Grant Miller, 75, Lebanon, was fatally Injured when struck by a car driven by J. W. Sandstrom on the Santiam highway five miles east of Lebanon. Wilbur Henderson. 45. Salem negro, drowned at Quartzville on the South Santiam river while fishing. Luther H. White, 48, Portland, drowned in, Sandy river while at tempting to rescue 11-year-old Bonita Phillips, later saved by other swimmers. Richard Caldwell, 9, son ot Mr, and Mrs. Lester Caldwell ot Port land, drowned in the Lewis river while on a truant swim. Clwin Nichols, Baker bank clerk, drowned In tbe Grande Ronde lake northwest of Baker Sunday when his boat overturned. George Laiah ot Kinzua, Ore., drowned in a reservation irriga tion canal near Yakima despite efforts of his pal. Vestal Woolsey of Toppenlsh. Asp Home at Lebanon Is Destroyed by Lightning LEBANON. July 2 6. -(-Light ning struck the lome of William Asp here Sunday night, destroy ing the residence and household effects. Members of the family in the house at the time received shocks from the bolt, but made to safety before the tire did its damage. Recall Petitions Have 3044 Names Forty seven petitions bearing approximately 800 signatures call ing for an election to recall Coun ty Judge J. C Siegmund were filed yesterday with County Clerk C. G. Boyer. The total of signa tures obtained to date, both verl tied and unverified, became 3044. Of this number 1263 remained to be checked by the clerk agstabt the registration records. The deadline on the recall move ment, in which 416 names of registered voters must be secured, is S p-m. Thursday night. :- NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 5VERMONT owt ornc MONTmtER S. E. TONSKTH. lUt. Mgr. 110 X. Com'L Ph. 3O30 (g,,, LOANS Why stay up nights worrying a Bout how to meet thaw e!4 bins? tlut have piled up? Add ttwrn together and pay tlwtn aU off at nc with a loan from as. Then jraull hava only one amaU payaMnH to maka each month. Come ta And out how quickly and prrvatelr you get your cash. Save yourself days and nights of worry by paying, your bUls with a C.OJ." (Consolidation Of Debts) toaa from us. ioans si0 to asoe jll nans BENEFICIAL FINANCE Co. of SALEM Room 119, Second Floor New Bligh BIdg. 518 State St. at High St., Salem, Oregon Phone 3191 License S-122, M-165 ICilliams At the residence, 1S00 'State Rebecca Jane-Williams. Member of one of the oldest pioneer fam ilies in this vicinity. Born while parents were en route to Oregon by wagon train. Survived by broth ers, Thomas i. Williams and Carl F. Williams, both of Seattle, and a sister, Mrs. Nora Dennis of Sa lem. Funeral services will he held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. . . ting Paula Jean Ling, infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford ling of Salem, at a local hospital July 25. Survived by parents; grahd parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ling of Salem and Mrs. R. A. Snyder of Salome. Ariz. Private funeral ser vices from Clough-Barrick chapel Monday afternoon. charge of possession ot trout in excess of bae limit; eacn imea t95 finn unsnended and six months' probation ordered. V. D. Stalling; S5 fine, no oper ator's license. Fred F. Staab: plea of guilty to charge of driving car without nnpratnr's license: released on own recognizance pending daU for sentence, July 29. Virgil Tracer; $5 fine, operat ine truck without license plates. . Joseph E. Cathert; 15 fine, im proper license plates. Richard Samuel McKee; piea of guilty to charge ot speeding with truck; released on own re cognizance pending date for sen tence. July 31. Robert Crowe; bound over to grand jury following preliminary hearing on charge of threatening to commit a felony; $750 bail not furnished. Municipal Court Llovd . Wright, firecracker or dinance violation, fined $2.50. Joe F. Wodzewada, violation of basic rule and no driver's license, fined $2.50. Dean P. Nicholson, basic jrule violation, $5 bail forfeited. Stanley Lapin. failing to stop, $2.50 bail forfeited. W. A. Foster, drunk, committed to jail to serve out $10 fine. Frank Giblin. drunk, ten day sentence suspended, to leave town. Dale Pittman, drunk, $10- bail forfeited. Sam Johnson, drunk, ten day sentence suspended, to leave town. Roy Jeffers, drunk, $15 fine. 90 day sentence suspended, one year probation. Committed to jail to serve out fine. John Opas, drunk, ten day sen tence suspended, to leave town. Percy R. Blundell, falling to stop, fined $2.50. Willis Clarke, tailing to stop, fined $2.50. Lawrence C. Kramer, failing to stop and having no. driver's li cense, fined $5. Wants Beer License Norman P, Pfafflnger yesterday asket! the county court to endorse his appli cation for state retail and package beer licenses for his place! fire miles east ot Woodburn. Robfioa at Klwanis-Harry D, Hobson, noted in Oregon as a maker of bows and arrows and a fly-tier, will demonstrate his skill as the feature of the Salem Klwanla club luncheon today.; The Best in Beauty Work Popular Prices Miller's Beauty Parlor Miller Bldz. Phone 7953 &Pf n JCBdS Titan a uecvL- v- &emm I J I Lrl D Jl V ' :X t ': 1 vLnJ 0 IvuyJ IvUJ Gi ! M I -m -gBz! :- l abovo all motor oils yM ) I in tho Pacific VJosl ) Vi f ininli nilii.rTtirnirrtrrntffrr-U WXT"0 ' 4l.n...w...gSr in f f .1 i.fcT! riarnii - Pomeroy Funeral Scheduled Today Funeral services for. Charles T. Pomeroy, who died Saturday at Seaside, will be held this after noon at 3 o'clock at the W. T-. Rigdon chapel with Dr. W. C. Kantner officiating. Interment will follow at the Cityview ceme tery. Mr. Pomeroy's death was be- lieved to be the result of a heart attack. He had been in poor health for the past year. Mem bers of his family - were called to his bedside early Saturday when his condition took a sud den turn for the worse. Calvin Pomeroy, his father. came to Oregon In 1842 where Charles Pomeroy was born in 1865, entering the jewelry busi ness here in 1896. He has re mained in Salem ever since, hav ing been the senior partner ot Pomeroy and Keene for many years. - Picket Case Gets Into Court Today West Salem will take judiciel notice of the picket line set up there briefly last Friday with the arraignment before Municipal Jndge R. E. Pattison at t a.nu to day of Elmer Reede, picket who was arrested on a charge of violat ing a city ordinance that forbids the display ot tigns or banners without permission from the coun cil. Reede was released on szo ball shortly after his arrest , In front of the Beutler-Quistad lum ber yard on Wallace road. I 'The Salem., Building Trades council, sponsor ot the picket line, has made no attempt since Reede was arrested to place a picket In front of the Beutler-Quistad plant but has kept . a ' picket on duty across the road, outside the city limits, in front of the Salem Box company's factory. 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