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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1938)
PAGE TEN The. OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, June 21, 1938 ny B's Boys at Work - j Wool - Blankets, Blistered Feet Offset by Plant's Excellent Food By BILLY BENTSON CAMP CLATSOP Company B, 162nd "infantry, la going strong after arriving in Camp. Clatsop. . The camp has changed very much since the last time the Ore gon national guards camped here. In addition to the remodeling of the theatre there is a new. swim- tning tank. It is an inclosed tank with warm water heated by a new heating plant. . . Company B is one of the best looking companies in the camp with its new dress hats and orna ments. ' 7 . The daily work and drill Is as follows : The band starts to play In : the morning about ; . It marches up the company street and back and by the time it is back we are supposed to be dressed. They march about 10 minutes and there is a great run ning of boys trying : to put on their clothes in time to get out in line in time. In the morning there is a lot of work to be done before drill. Ttl t " tftrtmnanv f roof oil est 'At A. A. - i 1 - 1 At. . iu (.ems must ue cieau bo iu boys spend a little time cleaning - up the -company. Physical exercises follow for about 15 minutes. Then comes the best time in the morning, the mess call when the boys go and fill up on hot. cakes, bacon, coffee or milk, Jam, butter, eggs, and . bo on. i " Feet Get Blisters1 Taen comes the drill call, then out to the field we go for a good morning of drill. After drill there Is a rest period which comes in Terr handv for the boys with blistered feet. It keeps the. boys very busy changing from one uniform to the other. Tbev work a while in the work clothes then it's time to change back to their drill uni forms. ... The boys sleep between wool blankets and it is hard to get used to it for the first week. Each tent has a small store, which comes In w or ViOfilw whan V a aaI "t m wind, comes up. V Plant's Food Praised The company is eating Yery good with the cooking handled by Harry Plant, the best mess ser- . rAonf In tKa amn T'V a A a trm v a a 1 consists of steak, potatoes, beans, one-half pint cf milk or coffee, salads, pie and fish on Friday. The boys are really putting on the weight. Captain Maison, Lt. Lovell and Lt. George put the boys through their drill yery well. Company B Is also one of the best drill com panies In the camp. There are about 3500 men in the camp. There are over 500 tpnta in nil A lnntr rnw SnmMtmM it is Yery hard to find the right tent, when all of the tents are the same and everything around the tents are the same. Lots of the boys get into the wrong tent. It has been raining up here and all of the boys got new rain coats to keep them dry. When it rains here it really rains and it makes a lot of noise on the tents. Last night it mounded as though all of the tents in camp were go ing to cave in. It rained so much. Improved Milling Demand Ups Wheat at Portland; Exports Fall last Week PORTLAND, June 2HyP)-An Improved milling demand coupled with a decline in receipts resulted te an advance of 3 cents a bushel on the Portland wheat market for the week ending' Saturday, the federal 'bureau of agricultural economics said today. ' The export trade fell off with sales limited to small parcel lots totaling around 1500 tons. There was more activity in the flour in dustry. No Doubt About Compa fOTouaar The spot where men wear the skirts and women the trous jers. Observe this picture made at Bournemouth, England, as Scotch fcoldler la kilted, skirt strolls along the beach with a woman garbed - . ' In trousers. ::. ; ' Tourist Army 4T F IT I Yellowstone y ationalpark j - An army t nearly 40,000,000 tourists la taking to the highways this summer and will spend an estimated $1,800,000,000 on "seeing America first". By far the largest legion of tourists In history, these millions of sightseers will visit every state in the union.,! Yellowstone national park remains the top driving card among scenic spots with the White mountains of New Hampshire second. New State Employment Picture Brightens ; . ;. j , O j - Pendleton'k pea harvest and re sumed sawmill operations in the Marshfield ad Klamath Falls sec tions brightened the employment picture in Orjegon during; the past week, according to repori by Guy V. LIntner, djirector of the Qregon state employment service. : Placements for the week to taled 2696, of which 134 were In private employment -and 138 6 engaged in agricultural pursuits. Supplementary reports received in the Portland office indicated another- g oo d week has com menced and that the record for June will shjw a decided improve ment over previous months of 1938, according to Mr. LIntner. Eastern dregon appeairs to be definitely on the upgrade In re gards to placements, especially for farm help, tlpe director s$fid. Over the same period, the state unemployment compensation com mission reported a continued di minution of the original and con- tlnued claim load for benefit, pay ments to covered jobless workers. Gilstrap Reports on Automobile Accident Befalling His Family ! TUPNER E. J. Gilstrap will return to Pendleton the middle of the week to get his repaired car, which .was badly damaged a week ago when a logging truck turned into the highway near Pendleton, forcing his car into the ditch. ) His daughter. Fernall, received a badly sprain 'd wrist, and two fractures in her tollar bone. She and her grandmother, Mrs. Mar garet Orr, spent the first few days in the hospital. They hope to be able to return home with Mrs. Gilstrap, who has been as sisting In the care of the injured. Who Wears Pants r 7 of 40,000 000 Seeing l :-v H Tourist ' :. ;X y ; - fc - - ! ' ' - - y I .....- i England states come In for about 40 per cent of the tourist money spent, while another 20 per cent Is shared by the states along the west coast and la the Rocky mountain section. Taking the average vacation trip as of two weeks duration, these ex cursions cover about 1,200 miles, representing a total tourist mileage during the summer of nearly 50,000,000 miles. Overnight Guest I Leaves as Thief; Officers Get Him JEFFERSON Friday morning C. H. Mcttugh of T e x a r was found guilty of petty larceny. He remained overnight at the J. C. Hartley home northeast of here and Friday took-11.75 from Mrs7 Hartley's purse, and then left. Mrs. Hartley discovered the loss soon after the man left with his car and called State, Police Officer Bennlnghoff, ;who, was at the Terminal at the time.". In 10 minutes he overtook McHugh and brought him back to Jefferson, where he appeared before Judge Howell and was sentenced to serve 10 days in jail. His sent ence was suspended after prom ising to leave the country. Scout Cubs Camp At Leslie School A cub camp for all cubs In the Cascade area. Boy Scouts i of America, is being held this week at the Leslie school playgrounds under the direction of j James Monroe, scout executive. The camp will" be concluded with a family picnic Sunday. The boys report to camp each morning and bring their lunch, returning home at 5 o'clock each day. Mr. Monroe is assisted i by the den chiefs of pack 1 and 12, in cluding Jack Gibson, Charles Johnson, Robert Tompkins, Don ald Toombs, Angus Erwin and Richard Gorman; Forty-four cubs are registered for the week's camp. Each day a different theme is used for the activities and proj ects. During the morning a recre ation and game period Is held, followed by project work and a swim before lunch. Supervised games and projects are ; on the afternoon schedule.: . r , j Cubs attending the camp are Frank Ford, Robert; Brown, Duane Campbell, David Poindex ter, Jim Xeece, John Simmons, Bob Cox, Bill Rohrs, Calvin Bor land, Bob Bonner, Tad Shinkle, Philip Janz, Milton Wright, Wil liam Wright, Jr., Robert Andre sen, James Lodeiv Dick Hendrie, Blair McCabe,' Lewis Bradford, Richard Jones, Bob Ullman, Rich ard Mything, Paul Kellogg, Don ald .Ramseyer, , Jack Ricketts, Robert Crossler, Bill Clark, Don and Jim Phillips, Howard Dupuy. Ronald Jones, Dudley and Jack Slater, Dean Needham, Alden Sundlie, John Griffith, Charles Robins, Robert Robins, Frank Fulton, Frank Prince, Tom Ford, Jim Jones, Jack Fitzmaarlce and Wallace Bonesteele. Jefferson to Get First Aid Class JEFFERSON The Jefferson Better Business club Is sponsor ing the Red Cross swimming and first aid lessons here this sum mer.': : : j', ; .. :; I Judge George Rossman of Sa lem spoke before the club, giving a history of the Red Cross, tell ing of helpfulness in many lines, also of the two weeks coarse of swimming and life saving les sons . offered to any community free of charge and told of the benefits derived, i, Mrs. J. G. Fontaine spoke briefly for the subject. The lo cal committee. Dr. H. C. Epley, Mrs. D. H. . Looney and Mrs. , C. J. Thurston, will name the Place to register for the two weeks in struction, at their next meeting. , , Justin Miller of Albany pre sented several of his music pu pils in recital Friday night at the Christian church, j Taking part were Dickie Roblson, Lois Smith, Billy and Gary Barna, Gene and Donna June; Powell, Pauline Thomas, Juanita Holt, of Jefferson, and Justin Miller, Jr., and Edith Gilchrist of Albany. America First View of White mountains trailer Little Gardeners To Plan Project SALEM HEIGHTS The Little Garden club met at the home of Mrs. Ralph Cartwright Thursday for a picnic luncheon served in side due to the shower. : Reports of the state convention were given by Mrs. VanCleve, Mrs. C. A. Graham, president, and Mrs. Van Eaton. It was suggested at the convention that each club adopt a two-year project, and Mrs. Van Eaton, Mrs. Jusdon and Mrs, Kelts were appointed to choose the project and conduct the same for this club. 1 Mrs. Cartwright conducted the study of the displays by the mem bers. when -and A Supreme Court's Record Is Good 86 Cases Appealed to US Tribunal From State ; Only 7 Reversed Appeals from the state supreme court to the United States su preme coiirt amount to a total of 86 cases in , exactly 8 6 years, ac cording to a report Monday by Arthur S. Benson, clerk of the Oregon court. . ? Of these 79 cases were either affirmed or dismissed by the United States court, only seven, cases being reversed. ' The fjrst" casts ever appealed to the United States supreme court from Oregon was during the ter ritorial days and was decided in 1853. It was entitled Parrlsh vs. Stephens and sought to enjoin the "proprietors of the town of Portland" from erecting buildings on the i bank of the .Willamette river. The case originally was de- cided in favor of . the . plaintiffs. The suit was dismissed by the United States supreme court. Benjamin Stark, a pioneer name In Portland, was appellant in the second case taken to the United States supreme, court. This suit Involved a government patent issued to the corporate authori ties of Portland. . ' ; The last appeal to reach . the United States supreme court from Oregon was the case of Rust, A In bott, Jennings and Tigert, versus Sheriff Pratt of Multnomah coun ty. This was a proceeding where the plaintiffs sought to set .aside a jail sentence imposed upon them for refusing to testify against Art Shearer and 32 others charged with rioting during labor trouble in Portland. This case was dismissed by the United States supreme court Feb ruary 28, 1938. v Stewards to Live In Southern Gty NOJtTH HOWELL-Dr. and Mrs. Albert "Steward, who have been living in the district the past school year, are moving to Pasa dena, Calif., where they, will make their home for the present. Dr. Steward returned recently from the east where he visited in New York and Philadelphia and hopes next year to continue his work in China where he is an Instructor in the Nanking university. The fam ily will' remain in California. Mary Seism and Daniel Van BrockMne returned Saturday from the 4-H club summer school at Corvallis. ' Daniel was awarded the North Howell grange scholarship and Mary was awarded the scholar ship voted by the local Home Ec onomics club. its A mile plX : 1HI Ea s & , . . STO P- a n d GO fyf S' ' : -Sr-; i 4. More turns of your engine -for each turn of your wheels costs go up! Seek Bandit Attacker of Co-Ed A Kidnaped, bound, raped and left for dead In a field near Wichita, Kas., Kosanna Sandberjr, 21, pretty honorary cadet major of Kansas State college ROTC, is recovering in a Wichita hospital from her experience. The attack occurred when her escort, Mark Cain, Jr., 21, was lashed to a tree by the armed bandit. Leila Davidson Buys Rural Home SALEM HEIGHTS Mrs. Leila Davidson has purchased the Miles Sautter property and has taken possession. , Mrs. Davidson is pro prietress of the Red Lantern tav ern at Cold Springs. Lyle Lorentz is able to be at work again. While cutting wood he slipped on a piece of wet bark and fell on his axe, cutting his wrist seriously enough to require four stitches. The 4-H boys and girls returned Thursday from Corvallis. Verlle Duke, Jean Gorton and Mary Jane Taylor represented Marion coun ty with a song on the radio pro gram. Salem Heights "stood sec ond in attendance of the district schools. Those attending . were Verlle Duke, Mary Jane Taylor, Jean Gorton, Donna Mork, Betty Lou Lee, Richard Senter, Warren Page, Fred Jaeger, Earl Jaeger, Merle Harnsberger and Herbert Booth. , x - AV v.-.v.'.- Dr. Riley Speaker For River Pilots Dr. P. O. Riley will be the Principal speaker at the Veteran Steamboat Men's reunion at Champoeg next Sunday." Dr. Riley is an honorary life mem ber of this large organization'and at last year's meeting in Van couver, Wash., was presented a solid bronze plaque as a token of esteem In which he Is held by the men of the rivers. Other speakers to appear on the program are: Attorney W. LeRoy LaFollette of , Colfax, Wash., and Capt. John Akins of Lewiston, Idaho. Judge Fred V. Nilson of The -Dalles will be chairman of the day. The Dalles Junior band will play and For rest Ginn of Astoria will direct the community singing.- The ex ercises will begin at 1" JO p. m. with memorial services conducted by Chaplain P. M. Blenkensop. -jy Ay . MILE OF STOP-AND-GO DRTVTNQ mar be two miles, or more to your gear, your engine makes about turn of your wheels. In "second," about 8 : : high," only about 4. You drive a mile, but how far your engine runs depends on how many times you stop and start how much of the mile is in low and second gears. Shell engineers found that getting away from a - traffic stop can waste enough 4undigested 1 gaso-r line to carry you 'a of a mile. To cut this waste and its high cost, they found a way to rearrange the chemical structure of gaso line, which makes every drop of fuel usable to your motor under all driving conditions. You can save on the cost of your stop-and-go driving by the regular use of Super-Shell. There's a Shell dealer near you. SAVES on STOP a: Communist Party Report Is Heard A digest of the report of the 10th annual convention of the communist party held in New York city was read and questions answered by Clayton Van Lyde grt, organization secretary of the party Jwith headquarters in Port land, at a Sunday afternoon meet ing at Marion Square attended by 125 pereons. Van "Lydegraf said the party was primarily against reactiona ries, and bailed the defeat of Gov ernor Martin at the primaries as a demonstration of unity, with Multnomah county the center of strength. Answering queries from the crowd he said the communis" party was "dob - religious." had headquarters in New York city for this country,witb internation al offices in Moscow, Russia, and that there are 1000 communists In Oregon to date. Harry Correll. Marlon countj chairman for the party, in tro duted the speaker. Ketclium Renamed By Chiropractors The Oregon Association of Chiropractic Physicians reelected Dr. R, D. Ketchum of Bend, pres ident and the auxiliary renamed Mrs. J. Harry Moran of Salem president at the closing sessions of the organizations' annual con vention Sunday. - Dr. Cora Getty, Portland, was reelected vice-president, and Dr. Franklin Heisley( Oregon City, re elected secretary-treasurer of the association. Other officers of the auxiliary are Mrs. Ross Elliott, Portland, first vice president; Mrs. H. R. Dewey, Portland, second vice president; Mrs. .J. N.- Wldmer. Corvallis, third vice president; Mrs. Lloyd L. Hockett, Salem, re cording secretary; Mrs. Gordon V. Pefley, Portland, treasurer; Mrs. R. D. Ketchum, Bend, historian and Mrs. B. A. White, McMlnn vllle, parliamentarian. r The mid-winter convention, an educational affair, will be held in Portland and the annual conven tion will be held in Tillamook next summer. Oregon Prune Crop la 50 per Cent of Normal Says Government Survey PORTLAND. June 20.-(P)-Oregon's prune crop this year will be about 47 per cent of normal, the federal bureau of agricultural economics reports. It Is the second successive short-crop season, i Washington's conditions were estimated at '59 per cent and Idaho's at 85 per cent. eri-pne. In "low'! 12 turns for each IJIO
