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Tfie ""OSEGON STATESMAN , S"dfldarMoff3Iay 6, 1938 -wT,:J"KSEiTtii" I J Locall News Building rermits The city building inspector's office Issued six building 'permits yesterday, for minor buildings and repair and alteration work, j The were Issued to: Sam HullJ to erect a one-story private garage at 1885 Berry. S 100; Lula Montgomery, to move and relocate la one-story dwelling at 255 East Miller, J 500; Charles A. Dale, to repair a one story dwelling at 143S( North Sum mer, $50; Wesley Bchrunk, to erect a chimney at 1 1135 North 13th, 150; Robert McCauley, to alter and repair a two-story dwell ing and garage at 165 West Wash ington, 300; W. Clements, to repair and alter a twstory dwell ing at 2240 North Liberty, $200'. i Cherrians Attention1 Anyone who ever belonged to Cherrians invit ed to homecoming Monday, May a at wanon hotel, at 6:30 D.m Phone 5733, chamber of com merce, for reservations. - - I . Rule on Clerk Vacancy The Multnomah county clerk does not have authority to accept candi dates for clerk of the district court, vacated April 21 by. the death of J. E. Sojphy, Attorney General Van Winkle held Thurs day. Van Winkle Weld that since Sophy died subsequent to the fil ing period candidates for the of fice should not hate their names on the ballot. The attorney gener al added that if the voters write in names of candidates for the office, ballots so not be void. marked would Luti florist. 1271 N. Lib. Pb 1591 Realtors to Meet The Salem Realty board willjhold its month' ly informal session at today's luncheon at the Golden Pheasant There will be no outside speaker. It was expected that the court house-city hall project proposed recently will be discussed, to gether with a suggestion by George Hull that- the site be changed so that the business dis trict 'might expand onto the pres ent courthouse block. . Will pay 50 cents for copy of Oregon Statesman of. Nov. 23, 1931. Statesman Publishing Co. Load Restriction Lifted The state highway commission yester day issued an order lifting the load restriction on the Pendleton John Day highway between Nye Junction and Uklah. This restric tion has been in operation since early .last winter. ' ' Texas onion plants for sale. Salem Seed & Implement Co. To Elect Delegates Election of delegates to the national con ehtion, to be held in Los Angeles, will take place at Townsend club - No. at 8 o'clock tonight at Gar field school. All members are urged to be present. Obituary DeRoss ' Frank DeRoss, 69, at the resl dence 1072 Highland avenue, May 3. Survived by widow, Mrs. Mar tha DeRoss, daughter, Mrs. Dor othy GoodmanJ and son, W. C DfcKoss, all of, Salem. Funeral it . wees Friday i May 6, at 10 a.m. from the Clough-Barrick chapel, Interment City View cemetery, Rev. James Ei Milligan official ing. Rarseh Walter A. Barsch. late resident of 348 Leslie street, at Rochester, Minn.. Monday!. - Mar 2. Survived by widow, Catherine C, and a son, John Carson Barsch, both of Salem; mother, Mrs. Augusta Barsch, and two sisters, Mrs. Earl Hausman and Mrs. Alice Steven on, ail of Los AngelesFuneral services will bis held at St; Paul's Episcopal church, Saturday, May 7, at 2 p. m., under direction of Ciough-Earrick company with Rev. George H. Swift officiating. YES, BUSINESS IS GOOD Jfito fast IiQcp grovringl CSEC0N KUTUAL FIRE If caf INNVILLE, OREGON , . Since 1S94 I ' I. r . Oar growth during the past year has been wonderf aL Notwithstanding this favorable condition we art not disposed to let the growth stop, and beg leave to can your Attention to the strength and size of oar company on If area 31, 1938 with the increase in oar business over is year ago.; . : Insurance in Force Resources . . . . ' Cashj U.S.. State and Municipal Bonds For the first quarter of the year, Decessher 31, 1937 to March 31, 1938, as compared with the same quarter ia 1937. the trend of property owners for fire protection is decidedly in favor of the OREGON MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I ' ' - Premium Income . . . $208,942 18.81 lacrosse Losses Paid and in Process 1 , ! " of Adjustment .... 109,113 2797 Decrease To increase our premium income and reduce our losses is the best evidence of the selection and inspection of our risks, and fully warrants the savings we are making 20 TO 25 J IF TOU ARE NOT NOW A POLICYHOLDER, WHY NOT CONTACT OUR NEAREST AGENT "A stock company pay diridends to its stockholders. As a policyholder im Oregon Mutual Fire . YOU GET THE DIVIDENDS" oncGou r.iwirnii Finn III SUR AIICC COriPAUY If elf INNVILLE, OREGON 1 STANDLEY & FOLEY, INC, Agent j SALEM, ORE. Ladd & Bash Bank Bid. j Phone 587 Briefs I Coming Events May . -National jlluii C week. j 3Iay 6 Pension mass meet ing, oldhi school, 8 p. m. May H- Marion County Jer sey cattle club, J. R. Davis farm on Prat am road. " May ! Cherrians' j 2Mb. an niversity) banquet, Marion ho tel, 0:3O p.m. . ' ! July 9-13 State convention. Veterans of Foreign Wars. ' May f O Eugene Gleenit-n aing. Letlie auditorivm, bene fit to scout camp. May lO-ia Oregon Baptist convention. First Baptist church, i May 11 Dentist's education al meet, chamber of commerce. May Pudding river flood control hearing at Woodburn. Repair Elkhorn Bridges - The county bridge crew yesterday pre pared to shift its operations from the now completed i new Davis bridge on the Silverton-Monltor cutoff market road to the Elkhorn district where several bridges are to be repaired. The first job will be the repairing of a small bridge on the Mill Ciy-Elkhorn road and the next the reconstruction of the Meyers bridge, located above the Elkhorn school. The move ta the new territory probably will be made early next week. . T I . : Eugene Gleemea Concert! 80 voices! Get tickets at Chamber of Commerce, Boy , Scout Hdqs., Miller's, Needham's,- Cooke's. 50c; students j 25c. Election Notices Ready The city recorder's office yesterday was mailing out notices of the special election that was called by the city council on the' question of issuing bonds for storm and sanitary a e w e r improvements. Sample ballots for the regular city election and the special election for May 20 are on display in the office, and may be procured there. Dau. of Vet. rummage sale. Fri., and Sat. J WCTU hall. Firemen Visit Demonstration -Local firemen are taking advan tage of the practice tower demon strations that are -being held in Portland by the Portland depart ment. Chief Buck Hutton, Fire man Harley Cross, Arthur Bloom, Norvel Htrons, Paul Phillips, James Hall, Don Morley and Aus tin Low have all been to see the demonstrations. Mass meeting, old high school, to night, 8 p.m. Oregon State Pen sion Plan, $25 a .week for life. Come, bring your friends. 1 ; Individual Scores Rating of winners in the county typing con test held here recently were an nounced! yesterday as' follows: Novice division: 1. Harlan Henk.es of Wood burn, 579.49 points; 2. Robert Owens of Scotta Mills, 505.76 points. Amateur divi sion: 1. Shirley ontrager of Hubbard, 534.53 points; 2. Doris Boyd, 509.5 points. ' : Candidates Invited The "can didates' night" meeting at Stay- ton tonight is not a dlnrer meet ing but an 8 o'clock gathering. Grant Murphy of that city pointed out while in Salem Thursday. Candidates for nomination in either party in the primary elec tion are Invited to attend and express issues. their vlaws on public F. A. Doerfler;4fc Sons nursery. Rare, choice stock. Phone S8F3 l Open Revivals Rev. S. M. and Marie Pearson S ot Portland last night opened a series of revival meetings at the Church of God, 940 South 2 2nd street. Meetings will be held each night at 7:45 o'clock, with special musical fea tures. J. C. Klmmel Is pastor. I INSURANCE COMPANY $196,625,837 1.434,836 13.83 Increase 16JS Increase 1,373,90$ 17.27 Increase Sand Company Sued by Board! $12,000 Royalties Asked in Court; Accounting Is Also Demanded The state land board yesterday filed suit in, circuit court here for 312,000 in gravel royalties which it alleges Sam McVey, John Doe and Richard Roe as the Newberg Sand ft Gravel company has re fused to pay for the benefit of the Btate irreducible school fund. The complaint also asks for an accounting from the firm for gravel removed from the Willam ette river bed and applies for an injunction against further opera tions. . ' T . : v : : ' !-. The defendant company Is al leged to have taken 120,060 cu bic yards of gravel from the river without accounting to or paying the state the 10 cents per yard price fixed by the land board and to have denied the state's domain over the material. Three of the department one cases set for trial in circuit court for the May term -appeared yes terday likely to go over to later dates. In the suit of Alberta Jane Coe va. Miles W. Lewis the plain tiff moved for continuance on the grounds she is physically unable to attend court.. The case of Daw son vs. Amcol Mining company. it was discovered, had inadver tently been set for May 20,elec tion day and therefore a non-Ju dicial day. Attorneys in the case of Robinson vs. Yergen Indicated an application for continuance would be made. i Circuit Court i Heltzel Estate, Inc., vs. Mayme Cochran et al; demurrer to com plaint. W. F. Collins vs. E W. Ray mond; motions to strike or clarify parts of complaint. F. W. Eckles vs. E. L. Van Blaricom et al; reply denying mat ter in answer. j 'Elliott C. McDougal vs. Iron Hill Orchards et al; demurrer to first and second separate and fur ther answers. ,, ; Credit Bureaus, Inc., vs. M. E. and Mrs. Baltimore; transcript of Salem justice court judgment for plaintiff la amounts of $45.98, $36.88 and $20.81. Arista1 Nendel and Mabel Nen del vs. George Meyers and , H. R. Layton; - answers of defendant Layton making general denials of complaint matters. I L j State vs. Merle Johnson; tran script from Salem justice court involving charge of larceny by bailee. State vs. H. C. Lawrence; tran script from Salem justice court involving charge of burglary not in a dwelling. - Probate Court Edna J. Brown estate; order authorizing Lowell E. and Delmar L. Brown, executors, to execute deed to J. J. Oeder for real prop erty purchased on contract. , ! Sidney Miller estate; petition of Ben N. Wade, Portland, for al lowance of $250 claim for medi cal services which Neal W. Miller, administrator, has rejected, i I Octavia J. P. Nolan estate; or der for hearing June 20 on final account of Eliza N. Sersanous, administratrix, showing $24, 128.85 received, $315,8.67 paid out and $20,969.93 cash on hand. ! Samuel P. Eckhardt guardian ship; appraisal, $900, real prop erty, by R. A. Forkner, Gardner Knapp and D. G. Drager. i Marriage Licenses Hugh G. Kelly, 27, machinist, $58 State street, and Martha M. Townsend Folk Honored A delegation of more than 60 Town send club members attended an entertainment and religious serv ice held in their honor at the First Christian church- last night with Evangelist Walter Fiscus deliver ing the revival message. The cen ter section of pews was reserved for them. CCC leader to Talk Lt. Hale, commander of the Silver Falls CCC camp, will be the speaker at the Salem Lions club luncheon at the Quelle next Thursday noon. At the same meeting the nominat ing committee will report. Offi cers to serve beginning July 1 will be elected two Greeks later. Talk convention Final plans for, participation of Salem Credit association members In the north west, credit association conven tion in Portland 'his month will be made at the creditmen's lunch eon meeeting this noon at the Argo. ; '.!' i' I . Doesn't Stop, Charge E. G. Kingwell, 1405 North Summer street, faces a charge - of failure to stop at a stop street, being arrested for that offense by , city officers yesterday. To K also mine Offices City po lice headquarters are to be fresh ened with a coat of ; kalsomlne, workers having erected the scaf folding necessary to do the job yesterday. Fine Fire Extinguished City firemen yesterday put out a flue fire at 1139 Marion. I Dr.CIian Lam CHINESE MEDICINE CO. Natural remedies ; for disorders of liv- : er, stomach, glands, skin, and urinary system of men and women. Remedies for constipation, asthma, arthritis. sugar diabetls and Jr KsMmafletM ' . CI VMM In hntt. T. T. oess. Naturopathic ST. D physicians, 893 H Court ! St. Corner Liberty. Of. flee open Saturdays and Tuesdays only. lO A. L to 1 P. M e P. M. to 7. Con sultation Blood pressure and urine tmmtm 9 m m m Af ZJUu m OsMlaCaaa St. n. eharge. . SMan a poc Among th many unusual and odd Al G. Barnes and Sells Kioto combined circus coming to Salem Friday, May 13, none is stranger, or funnier, than Joe, the famous movie orangoutang. Above is Joe la a pensive mood. His expressions are as changeable as the wind. This famous chap who walks and acts 'like a man, is a performer of note. He's among the big show's 1,000 new wonders. Wesolowski, 19, usherette. If 6 St A street, both of Salem. 1 Justice Court Roy Herman Johnson; Jury trial- set for 1:30 p. m. today. charge of driving automobile whllei under Influence of Intoxi cating liquor. Municipal Court Wv H. Wright, violation of the basic speed rule; fined $5. Ray Sumpter, drunk; fined $10. Ball collected on overtime .park ing tags, $50.50. Recheck Figures For Registration Official Count Is 521,225 Voters, 18 More Than Unofficial Report Official registration figures for the primary election released here Thursday showed 2(5,132 repub licans, 248,169 democrats and 7924 of other affiliations. The total registration for this year's primary election is 521,225, or 18 more than reported In the unofficial registrations an nounced by the state department last week. - " Registrations other 4han repub licans and democrats included 110 progressives, 327 prohibitionists, 941 socialists and 6546 others. Others Cant Vote Those registered outside ot the republican and democratic ranks cannot vote at the primary elec tion for candidates other than Justices of the supreme court. The supreme court contest is non partisan. . There are now a total of 1681 voting precincts in Oregon, as against 1626 precincts in 1936. The . official registrations for the primary election were certi fied by the state department last night Safe Tires Week Support Is Asked Strong support for national tire safety week, planned by tire manufacturers, distributors . and dealers to induce drivers to re place; Smooth, worn tires with well-treaded new ones, waa urged by Secretary of State Snell. National tire safety week will be held May 14 to 21, inclusive, throughout the United States. Manufacturers estimated that there are 59,000,000 tires, now in use which are smooth or which will become smooth before . the end of the year. Officers to Hold Regional Session Seventy-five or more sheriffs, police . officials and district at torneys are expected to come to Salem tonight . for the quarterly meeting, of the Northwest Ore gon Peace Officers' association, to be held at the Marion hotel at 6130 o'clock. Sheriff A. C. Burk will serve as official host and Captain George Alexander, deputy superintendent of state police, will, preside. i Speakers will Include Judge Hall S. Lusk ot the Uate su preme e ou r t, and Ralph E. Moody, special investigator and legal advisor of the state police in their labor violence cases. Moody will discuss evidence. May 5-6-7 LISTEN TO BADIO Perry' Drug Store 115 S. Coneaercial HW1M Now! n SALEM ' ..:'s- sights that will be seen with the Chamber to Fete Eugene Gleemen Dinner Is Arranged ; for Group; Ticket Selling for Concert Opens ' Stepping actively into the work of the civic-sponsored appearance of the Eugene Gleemen at the Les lie auditorium May 10, the Salem chamber of commerce, through its president, Barkley Newman, has issued an invitation to the Glee men to be dinner guests at the chamber on the night ot the con cert. Members of the sponsoring com mittee, comprised ot representa tives ot the Salem civic and serv ice clubs, are. also to be guests of the chamber of commerce along with the singing group of 80 from Eugene. The Gleemen will go di rect from the chamber of com merce to their concert at the audi torium, i ' Ticket Sale Is Open Ticket sales for the annual con cert of the Gleemen are under the direction of Clifford Harold. Tickets may be obtained from members ot the Salem clubs or may be obtained at Needham's book store, the chamber of com merce or at the Boy Scout office in the Masonic building., Proceeds of the concert this year are to go to the Boy Scouts in the area for the development of their Camp Pioneer. It was largely by the donated - concerts of the Gleemen that the organiza tion was able to build the Rotary ioage. Two SHS Seniors Held Outstanding Honor ot being adjudged the two outstanding students In the 1938 graduating class of Salem high school went to Billy Evans and Marion Hess, according to an announcement yesterday by Prin cipal Fred D. Wolf, who also made it known , that the senior class and faculty advisors had selected Dr. Dexter M. Keezer, president of Reed college, to make the principal address of the June 2 graduating exercises. Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Evans of .Salem, has a slightly better grade average for his three years of high school than has Miss, Hess, getting straight "A's" while Miss Hess received one 'B" grade while at tending Coqullle high school be fore transferring to Salem. Miss Hess, who was treasurer of the Girls' league and editor of the school paper while at Coqullle, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hess, route one Jefferson. WU Songmen to Sing at Service '. As a special arrangement for Mother's day, the First Methodist church has scheduled the Willam ettte university Songmen's "The Saint Cecelia Mass" concert for Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Prof. Cameron Marshall directs the Songmen. i At the 11 o'clock Sunday morn ing service, Dr. James E. Milligan, pastor, will deliver a Mother's day sermon, "Behold Thy Mother. USE CHINESE HERBS WHEN OTHERS FAIL CHARLIE CHAN Chinese Herbs ' REMEDIES Healing virtue has been tested hundreds years for chronic ail meats, nose, throat, sinusitis, titar rlh. ears. Fng fangs, asthma, chronic coughs, stomach, gall stones, colitis, constipation, diabetis, kidneys, bladder, heart, blood, nerves, neuralgia, rheumatism, high blood pressure, gland,' skis sores, male, female and chil dren disorders. ' S. B. reus. S ysan tracties la Calas Hr SsMiallat. 182 ST. Coawsrcial ZU. S&laa. Or. Office hoori I U I S.K. Saaday aaS WL t to 10 u, - a. b. Walter A. Barsch Called in East "Was en Route to Take up Residence Here; Rites Will Be Saturday Word has reached relatives and friends In Salem of the death on May 2 of Walter A. Barsch who underwent surgical treatment at Rochester, Minn., while en route to Salem. He is survived by his widow, Catherine Carson Barsch, and a son, John Carson Barcb, both of Salem. His mother. Mrs. Augusta .Barsch. resides in Los Angeles as do his sisters, Mrs Earl Hausman and Mrs. Alice Stevenson. His father, Julius Barsch,. died in 1932. Funeral services will be held from St. Paul's Episcopal church at 2 o'clock on Saturday, with Rev. George Swift officiating. Walter A. Barsch was born March 13, 1893, In Minneapolis. Minn., was reared in Spokane and attended Gonzaga university in Spokane until his enlistment in the aviation corps of the United States navy at the outbreak of the World war. Married Salem Girl On March 7, 1923, he was mar ried In Salem to Catherine C, Carson, daughter of Mrs. John, , A f. 1 . A. Larsoa oi oaieui. In June, 1934, Mr. Barsch be- came empioyeu iu ruuitueivuw ijj an Oregon hop company, his busi ness being that of making mar keting arrangements tor the pro duct of the hop company. Except for his periodical visits with his family in Salem. Mr. Barsch re mained in Philadelphia con tin u ously until April 1, 1938, when he closed h! office DreDaratorv to rejoining his family in Salem and taking up his permanent residence in this city. En route from Philadelphia to Salem Mr. Barsch Btopped at Rochester for surgical treatment ot a condition which had serious ly impaired his health. MrrBarsch was a" member of Oriental lodge. AF & AM, ot Spb kane, Wash. High School Poll Is Slated Today Students to . Elect Chiefs for 193839; Three Seek Presidency Election ot Salem high school student body officers for next year is scheduled to take place this morning, with nominations form ally closing yesterday afternoon at an assembly In which some of the first nominees withdrew their names for offices and others were added. I Students will make their choices from three nominated for presi dency ot. the body, Wlllson May nard, Wayne Nelson and Merlin Nelson. Candidates for vice-presidency are Carmen Jane Yehrs and Betty Annunsen, while Barbara Grain and Florence Upjohn are on the ballots for secretary. Candidates for other offices in clude: Cliff Amend and Percy R. Smith, editor of the Clarion news paper; Bonner Phelps, business manager of the Clarion; Joe Shea and Clare Marshall, editor of the Clarion annual; Bud Moynlhan, Clarion annual manager; Ralph Bauer, Bob Relnhold, John Lamb. Bill Kelso and Bur son Ireland, yell leader; Virginia Steed and Dorothy Kaster, song leader; Bill Phllmore, forensic manager; Eu gene, Jarvls, sergeant-at-arms. INVITING YOU TO ATTEND . . The Opening NEW We invite you to attend the openino; of our new retail store at Front and Ferry Streets Friday afternoon and .evening:. May 6th. We have in our display room the newest' and most practical materials with which to add charm and heauty to your home. We offer 'you a complete building service and will how you can own a new home or modernize your on the monthly budget plan. . - . We cooperate fully with'the Federal -Housing Administration. We carry n hand at all times a full and complete line of building materials, and will assist you in the selection of the proper ma terials for your particular need. - Chas, K, W E L I K E Legacy in Russia Is Aivarded Here Estate of Russian Woman Is Basis of Ruling;" Status Involved Because Gertrude Urbat. niece! and legatee of the late Arthur Boran. was banished with her mother to v Siberia during the World war and has not since been heard from, the probate court here issued an order to di vide the legacy. $970.22, equally, between Bertha Boran ajid Eliza beth Knobloch, wife and daugh By THE ( ) It has ALWAYS been good now it's BETTER! The SPD in?nooueEo b Golem tfao hatoGt IrhproucJ cthod off Boffffco DrcEilnn 13- F LTRATION Science finds no method that equals FILTRATION Science refined that plan and we are now serving the per fect hrew with all the flavor and aroma that filtration only produces. From candy to coffee It's Sold at The Spa It Must Be the Best ! 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