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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1938)
.: 5..; i'AOE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN, ir, OrzP, Sunday Morning, Jane 5, 193S Three Council Whipped Cream Surmounts Generous Helpings of Strawberry Shortcake at Lebanon Festival Berry Festival Members new Is big Success S'.' ' ! Dr. Francis Townsend Is Bids Upon City's Power j IlcartI; Parade Prize Winners Listed Plant to Be Scanned; two Are Expected (Continued from page 1) 5 - v ' (Continued Irom pise 1) . . I t. I - ! I to borrow, the money." Townsend eld. Utter urging: : "Let's not borrow money Into circulation bnt pat It into cir culation through. .mploymnt. ' Dr., Townsend, applitrded cften daring the speech JFhicA the crowd stood in a Lot sun hear, criticized federal .-works prelects, aimed to help unemployment, as pointless In that regard because of the Tast labor saving devices employed In the coBtructn-n. The proposed .ToWiisend plan will give old folks, miny of whom now get "ntepardiy $15," a Just -jtaadard of exist ence through collection of a uni versal sales or Income tax, also known as a transaction uj, on .all items that are told. The huge umbrella under which Dr. Townsend stood to de- " liver his address was an.tioned off. at suggestion of the Lebanon a, luncheon In iis honrr this noon. Dr. Townsend wa pre jseiited by T. Y. Munyan baker OI me Itl'ioi sirjwoenj - cake consumed by 10,000 prisons here Friday. A cellrphane- i wrapped cake, a miniature model , of the giant cake. The Ll-anon ?club presented the noted gust a crate of strawberries, and a girt .was presented by the Ti.Umook club auxiliary. s.- - At conclusion 01 ms aaaresa. . . . . m - - Dr. Townsend presented the charter to the newly termed Brown&Tille club. . Today's program concluded the 29th. annual traberry leaiivai. sponsored by Lebanon business .leaders. Winners Announced '. Prix winners in ihe fc a b y i narade held this morning were: BabT buggies. 1. Kay Uverne Hall; 2. AHlne Hocketf 3. Rich ard Lee Shanks. Doll Lu&gies. L Joyce Hall: 2. Dolores Down-? lag; 3, Janet Conner. Cart and walkers, 1, Nona Hockett. Auto jnoblles. 1. Kent Hall: 2. Mar- caret Surry. - ' 'Tricycles. 1. Heed Clark, Jr.: . Richard Chaul; 3, S a 1 r 1 e y WVehrs. Bicycles, 1, Jack Ayers; 2. Evelyn Stowe. Pets. 1. Clarinel Bryant: 2. Joan Davis: 3. Jean ChrUman. Comics. 1. Bobbie McCr-cken; 2. Dannie Ashton; 3, Beverly KeeLler. Miscellaneous. 1, Anna Frobes: 2. Sandra Kuebl: 3. Lester Lindsey. Bands participating in the pro- 5::.lv.V, r7 f f. VnJ a a vi m v whA w ti n n i a a ii t drum corps' and the Letanon r5!?l K.nH Berry prizes in the fall ex- klblt were: Marshalls. 1. G. E. I iaa Tjnn 2. G. F. Rail, 4. Mrs. BUI Wagy: 5. Clifford Tist: S Mrs. Vic Ray. 7. Mrs. Vic Ray; 8. Clifford Ray. Red Hearts. 1, Bllyen and Arers: 2. Mrs. Bill wary; 3. William Lang; 4. J. W. Essir: 5, Merton Bates; C, Gertrude Rog ers: 7 and 8. Mrs. Vic Ray Jumbos. 1, J. E. Wall: 2 Mrs. Vie Rar: 3. Neil Hollineswortb. Prize, are .naid in carh and range from $1.50 to 35. Bonneville Rates A rrTrl I IC pnf , lUUlUVal 13 a S. (Continued from page 1) 4am administrator, are far tooled; Ugh wtre reinforced today by fiadlngs lp two tentative studies toade by experts employed oy me Chamber. f The chamber has already com- plained to the federal power com- mission that proposed switchboard 1 rates are too high. The two new todies are said to show that rates proposed within reasonable trans mission distanefs of the dam also are too high to attract industry. Portland chamber officials in dicate that they will fight for lower rates for the entire area as a result of. this information. Effort Is being made to get more time from the power commission so that the chamber can complete Its studies. ' One study made for the Port- Und chamber Indicated that the switchboard rate for prime power coud be made $8. SO a kilowatt year and for secondary power I $1.25. This compared with tbelterial association and their wives $14. 0 and $9.50 rates ptoposed ty Ross. I Sewing School to I Lucille Gavin, manager of the '" " , ,v ' announce the opening or tne .t -ao. I. v.u i-.- i ri ,. ,i n,i. -ki win lft a. m. Monday morning with Mrs, Gavin in charge, aud will have ' something new and Interesting fpr women. The sewing school will feature every convenience for helping one learn sewing in the modern manner. From the be ginners to those .who need help only in finishing and fitting, or advice on operating their sewing machine, this school will offer; real and sympathetic Instruction.' f Women of today are doing more borne sewing than ever before, says Mrs. Gavin, and she Is look ing forward to having much in-' terest shown in the new school. ' These classes will be conducted Monday, Wednesday and , Friday mornings from 10 to 12 o clock. Girl Dora to Hickses MIDDLE GROVE A new resi dent in the community U little Kathleen Ruth, who came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hicks recently. Mother and datahter returned from the hospital Wed-i Commence Monday Besdar yj. Stiff Company Is First Nationally Electric Range Display Is Winner of top Award; Congratulated First - place among! all depart ment stores in the United States handling electric ranges, waa won by the H. L. Stiff Furniture com pany of Salem in the national elec tric range window display contest conducted by the Modern Kitcher bureau of the Edison Electric in stitute. Mr. Stiff was informed Saturday. j Messages of congratulation were pouring In from Tarioos parts of the nation upon the Stiff company's, success, but honor was not the only reward; there was o a substantial cash prise "Naturally we are very happy with the award." Mr. Stiff de- d", "as this shows that it is possible to hare just as good If not better merchandising display Salem as InVany of the larger cities ot the country. Shows Comparison The window display which won the award consisted I of two sec- tions "being a comparison between the old-fashioned kitchen of 30 years ago, and the modern elec tric kitchen with the. old fuel range In one case and the modern Hotpoint electric range In the oth er case being the center of each section. During the period of the display from April 11 to 30 the local furniture store .was congrat ulated by many Willamette yalley people on the educational and promotional ralue ot the display, j. h. Polhemus, executiye vice- nruMant nf" thtA nrt r v A r!Aa..1 vice- president ot the Portland General Electric company, in congratulat ing the Stiff Furniture company ; it is very fitting that an Ore- g0n store should win first prize in national window displays for dec trie . ranges. This ; part of the eountry pioneered the distribution of electricity, as we all know. since the predecessors to this com panfy built the first long distance transmission line from Oregon City to Portland. ! The Initiative and enterprise on the part of dealers in electric equipment will make this section of the country the leader in the use of electric service through the application of new equipment!" IVIinisters' Picnic Is Monday Ministers of the Salem Minis- (will hold their annual picnic Mon day, starting at 12:30 o'clock, at jtne Salem Heights home ot Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kells. Following the dinner, the asso ciation will hold its annual elec tion of officers and will discuss its summer program Among business matters to be considered will be the vacation period services at .Willson park ices in at least some of the state Institutions during! the summer I months. The state hospital, par- cularly. has urged that religious services be continued there du- j riag , the summer oths. ? One Is Killed as Car Hurtles Bank ROSEBURG. June 4-AV-Leo McCreadr, 60, a CCC cari! took. lost his lite today when as auto mobile plunged over a 30-fnot embankment. His wife was seri ously Injured. t Mr. and Mrs. IcCreadr were hurled from the i car whtn It crashed east of Tiller on the south Umpqua forest road Dr, Charles Hagar, owner ot the auto driven by McCready.. .was pinned in the wreckage but re ceived only minor; injuries. Infant Suffocates ASTOFSA, Ore.; June 4-(V Aldyce Chase, 4-months -old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Chase of Hammond, suffocated in her bed last night, the coroner's office reported today. L - - ' ' leV t - - t- - ...... OTen thonsand persons attending the anon last weekend enjoyed portions of the BOOO-ponnd strawberry "shortcake. Upper left is the cake, ; the biggest of its kind in the world, baked by T. W. Rf anyan, Lebanon baker. Upper right. Queen Nadine I (Nichols) cats off one of the 10,000 pieces. Below, Ernest Delano, 5, of Lebanon, enjoys bis shortcake with whipped cream. -Cut courtesy The Oregonian. Playgrounds Will Start Wednesday (Continued from Page 1) the summer. All activities that were a part of last year's record program will again be a part of this year's. In addition, neigh borhood playgrounds will be opened, tentative plans being to use the Englewood, Richmond and Highland playgrounds. Kindergarten classes,, arts, crafts, life saving, swimming classes, softball, baseball, play grounds work and special day events are a part ot the list of ac tivities planned. Baseball, in some form, win be s part of the pro gram for the first time. An in dustrial softball league will be formed, not as a competitor to the one now in existence, but as an addition. The national swim for health week, June 20-25, will be ob served, but the regular swim cam paign held by the recreation group will not commence until June 27. It will run through July 12, with examinations scheduled for a lat er date. - NTA, under the supervision ot W. L. Andrews, superintendent of buildings and gronnds for the city school system, has painted the bath houses and swimming pools of both plants, and Gilmore pronounces them in first class con dition. A rest room in the Leslie grove has been completed, by WPA, and one at Olinger is nearing,. com pletion. The picnic ; grounds at both places have been cleaned to splc-and-8pan condition, and the fireplaces rebuilt. These grounds are available to any groups for picnic purposes, Gilmore an nounces, but requests that reser vations be made as far in advance as possible. Superintendent Gilmore, whose office will be in the superinten dent of schools building at 434 North High, believes the program that will be offered this summer will far exceed that of any pre vious year. Last year, despite con tinued cold, wet weather, 172.000 participated. This year, Gilmore believes, that with the increased activities on the program, last year's figure will be substantially bettered. Famed Coy Band Saturday Gene Coy and bis popular 14- plece Ubangi club orchestra will play for the Delta Phi alumni's annual spring Informal f the ar mory Saturday night, June 11 ma. a ; . x ma aance will Do given as a farewell affair for Willamette uni versity students, but many towns people are planning to attend. There has been great demand In Salem for another colored band, since Les HIte played here Now that Hlte has gone east. Coy is raiea as me outstanding col ored band on the Pacific coast Expected to take Kite's place at t&e famous Cotton club this sum mer, Coy has enlarged his orches tra, drawing key men from the leading colored bands of the na tion. Coy's music is similar to that of Hlte, alternating: smooth "sweet" music with the faster rhythm of the swing. This type ot program was particularly well received when Kite appeared at tne armory. The Gene Coy orches tra will be the largest musical aggregation ever brought to Sa lem for a dance sponsored by a local aiumni group. - Tax Receipt on Body OREGON CITY, June 4-ffV-A Multnomah county tax r eceipt found in a pocket served to tenta uveiy laenmy tne body of a man taken from the Willamette river today as C D. Alexander- ot Portland. Plays annual strawberry festival at Leb-O Old Capital Held By Japan Troops I (Continued from page 1) kow. one of China's provisional capitals. Daring the protracted engage ment about Lanfeng a division commanded by Lieut. Gen. Kenjl Doihara had been encircled by Chinese troops. A Japanese com munique said today, however, that the division had broken through the Chinese ring. The Japanese campaign in cen tral China had been held up in Shantung province until the fall of Suchow, eastern Lunghal nerve center. May 19. From, the Japanese began their push to the west along the vital Lunghai' line. Earlier today, Japanese de clared that Liuho, between Kwei- teh and Lanfeng, had been cap tured. - - Japanese said then that Chi nese were beginning to fall back from the Lunghai area. A Japanese naval spokesman meanwhile announced the repulse of an attack by six armored Chi nese junks on a Japanese patrol vessel southeast of Canton. Reynolds Leading In Carolina Vote (Continued from page 1) "It is perfectly obvious that the Implication in the proposed peace pact Is to make the people think the president had withdrawn his support from my cause." - In Washington today Senator Herring said be had hoped the statement would unite Wear In and Senator Guy Gillette, - senatorial primary antagonists, after the voters select a nominee at the polls Monday. Wearin refused to sign the proposal. Herring added. Gillette earlier today had an nounced that he would support the winner in the falL , i Meanwhile A. A. Couch, presi dent of the Iowa state federation of labor, made public a telegram from Senator George L. Berry ot Tennessee endorsing Gillette. Couch previously bad Issued a statement supporting the Incum bent. - i n-,..; . Ifoo Can Duild fMs iibmc For ONLY I Monthly Payment includes both Principal and Interest, and completely DEED 1TAPE2S Entire Transaction Can Be : . ' Completed in Ten Days : ; SIMM CALL 4810 1020 N. Commercial A.' Business School Operators Meet W. I. Staley of Salem Is President; C. B, Glover Named Secretary Licensed business I school pro prietors meeting here Friday ef fected a state organization by electing officers. W. I. Staley ot The Capital Business college, Sa lem, was named president; T. L. Burns of Portland, rice president; and C. B. Glover of the Salem sec retarial school, secretary-treasurer. The objects of the association are to promote harmony among its members, between members and other like-organizations, to pro mote higher professional stand ards, and to cooperate with the act passed by the 1937 state legis lature wherby private schools are licensed. Bill Is Explained : A. E. Wheelock, Portland attorney- who drafted the original vocational school bill, - Lester - A. Wilcox and V. D. Bain -of the state superintendent's of f ice -were pres ent to explain workings' of the bill and bow it may be amended and improved as future needs arise. J. S. Johnson, Portland, E. . C. Draper, La Grande,- Mr. Ryan, Eugene, and Charles F. Walker, Portland, -were named as a legis lative committee to consider pro posed amendments and report be fore the next legislature takes up. The following proprietors were in attendance: Charles F. Walk er, I. M. Walker, George S. John son, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. White, Mrs. ' Edith LeRoy Holmes, Mrs. Hastings, Albert Asbahr, E. A. Turley, T. A. Burns, D. O. Han sen, all of Portland; W. I. Staley and C. B. Glover, Salem; Mr, Ryan, Engene; Mrs. Kroener, Klamath Falls; J. S. Hogg, As toria; A. E. Roberts, Eugene, and E. O. Draper, La Grande. Klamath may Get Rook-Frosk Tilt KLAMATH FALLS, June 4-W) -Percy Locey; director of athlet lcaat Oregon State college, as sured the Junior chamber of com merce today there "was no rea son" why one of the annual Ore eon freshmen-OSC Rook football contests could not be played at Modoc field here next season. Locey. however, said final ar rangements bad not been complet ed. . : -J,. - !.. ' NOTHING DOWN (if you own a lot) ' $22.1 0 PER month ; ; pays out in 84 months. WOiDEB FOR F. I. BRESSLER OR JOHN R. TOWLES St. - ' Salem, Ore. 7 7 Lamb Show Held Notable Success (Continued From Page One) Winners in the sheep calling contest were Matt Small, first; A; . I. Edf f, second ; Maurice Buchannan, 'third. ' ' ' Winners " In the dog trials were Betty, Welsh shepherd owned by Albert West, first; Laddie, owned by Gath Brothers," second; dogs owned by Karl steiwer ana iiar old Brassier third and Icurth, respectively. Refreshments were served by women of the Farmers Union. First place winners in open classes were;v' Grand champion, Claude Steus loff entry: single ewe. South down owned by Claude Steusloff; single wether. Itomney South- nd by Anrens Bros.; single ram, purchased, entry of Gath Bros.; pen of three lambs. norsetts owned by Gath Bros.; 4H single lamb, Hampshire wni1 Kt Henry Pfennig; 4H pen of three lambs. Hrnry Pfen nig. ' - Barbara E. Moore, Ex-Resident, Dies Barbara Ellen Moore, wife of Joseph G. Moore county treasurer for Marion county for six years, a i i Friday at Portland where the Moores had resided since leav ing here about 1924. Mrs. Moore while here was a member of the Silver Bell circle of Woodmen of the World and of the Congrega tional church. She also resided at stiTrtnn, before coming here. Funeral aervices will be Mon O Oft fTWI 1 LIVING BOOM lOUKCl TiflMtPitor JOHN R. TOWLES Formerly with the Fed- eral Housing Adm ill be at our office for a limited time, to gite in formation on i th.e, NIJVV National Housing A c t and to advise you on your building plans. " v j 0 I 1 1 ! i day at 1 p.m. from J. P.- Finley company a Morningught cnapei. Portland.- Mrs. Moore will be bur ied In Belcrest Memorial park here. - Besides the widower survivors include a daughter and son, Mrs, H. F. Marsh and Wlllard C. Moore, both of Salem, daughters, Alma Moore. of Portland and Mrs. E. R. Todd of Molalla; sister and brother, Mary Jane and Charles D, Hartman, Dotn of Silyerton, ana Harvey C. Hartman of Canby seven grandchildren and . seven great grandchildren. , V cieL veP. ?n-.t Pain ea,f. . Qr rrj o r-Jr X s r I R. L. w f w . . lAaTN With Nelson Bros., Inc. 161 Chemeketa St. v Phone 6530 radio station owner, maae me city what it considered a better offer. In fairness to both parties. the council decided to call ror new bids. PGE'a original offer was for rental of the Dlant and agreeing to pay 4 i mills per kilowatt hour of -power generaiea, wuiio offer was for the outrignt pur chase of the plant at f 7500 or for its rental on basis of payment of mills Der kilowatt hour and agreeing to jmpply the city with power at a redaction of 20 per cent from what it is now paying. Hearings Dae Upon Two Zono Changes Public hearings on two pend ing zone changes will be held Monday night. One ot the petl-tioned-for changes is to change lot two. block three of Columbia addition from class one residen tial to class -three business, and the other is to change lots one and two, block 14 of University addition from class one residen tial to class two residential. Final action on the proposed 17 th and Market streets zone change is Also due to be taken. - - Alderman Merrill D. Ohling, chairman of the tiro department committee, aald yesterday he would Monday night ask the coun cil to grant his department right to spend $450 for a respirator for the city first aid car. The respir ator, termed an E & J resuscitator, is regarded as an important addi tion to first aid equipment, being needed especially in cases where bones are broken or in drownings, where manual resuscitation can not be given. The much-bandied-about turkey ordinance, regulating wholesale slaughter of fowl within the city limits, is expected to receive defi nite action. It is also expected , that the council will take action to speed up plana for sewer lines to serve the new state buildings, and for which Salem citizens voter $50, 000 bond issue. : Production Credit Loans $22,000,000 CORVALLIS, June 4-i?J)-Presldent Ernest E. Henry of Spokane announced today the Production"' Credit corpoiation had outstanding loans of $22, 000,000 In the four northwest states. Officers and directors of four of the 31 credit associations at tended two-day edu.ational meeting, the- first of a, aeries of seven scheduled tor the sum mer. a Representatives were pres ent from the Medford, Willam ette ralley. central Oregon and mid-Columbia associations. . C0e, , - -v . 1 - ... - -n til Elf strom Co.