TLl C2TG0:i STATESMAN, CsIssb'Orem Wednesday Elonilar, KarchJ5,,1533 PAGE FIYE Tucker Bound Grocery to ilter A, b i 1 d tag permit to alter a'grocery building At ITS North Liberty street to amount of fsOsf. was Issued to tne Salem Fred Meyer company yesterday. Other permits were to Chkrtotte Blrdwell to erect a one ':' story dwelling at 1020 North J 0th. ft?; E. O. Me Mullen, to reroof dwelling sYtt7t Myrtle, $100; tad'4- Fred , Behrbaunv to alter a dwelling at IH North lth, flSO. Are your earninis Insured and earning 4 7 See Salem Federal. i ".- Speaks to Japaacae Dr. Frank Hereon Smith, .superintendent of the Japanese Methodist missions of the Pacific cosst, war a visit- ing speaker , in the Salem Japan - 'cm church on Sunday, March 12. He spoke .-In English at the jun ,lor church service in the morning. ' and at night he spoke la Japanese .to a group or older members and friends. Dr. Smith left Monday for Portland. r ; '- j ' Lloas Convent! o Set The an nual Oregon state Lions club con ttentlon. for which 8alem will be host this year,-will be held June 111, It and SO, according to O. D "Frosty Olson, general chairman, Preliminary convention planning announcements may. be made at Thursday's, meeting of the local club, for which a surprise program is scheduled. : Bob Ballard now located at First National Bank Bldg. Barber shop. BMvea Moves Office William Bllven, manager of Willamette In surance agency, end a local real- : tor. aanouncea the removal of bla office from Masonic building to more spacious quarters in rooms 227 and 222 in the Oregon Build ing in order to bring more effi cient service to his clientele. Attend Of f IcialsV Meet Marlon county wan represented yesterday at the 'commonwealth conference I at Eugene by Commissioner Jim Smith and engineer N. C. Hubbs, who were interested in road meet ings en the progra t. C. C. Ward deputj county clerk, attended the i conference sessions Monday. , For lowest rates on farm fire In su ranee, see Wm. Bliven, 327-328 Oregon Bldg. Ph. 7900. Kn route to Boston S. G pi Schwartx, postal inspector with j headquarters here, left last night I on the Portland Rose for Boston ! where he was celled to assist in : survey of the Boston postal district. Coming Events ' March 14-15 Dr. Daa Gil bert and Dr. Paul W. Rood, at First Chrintlaa church. March SO Dinner honoring Archbishop Howard. t April Raster. April 14-15 8Ut eoavea tioa America Assodatkm of University i Women. - April 20-23 Orrcoa tiaa Kndeavor ronveatloa. CLHs- Court of Honor At the regular monthly court . of honor of the Cherry City district. Boy Scouts of America tonight at the chamber of commerce. Mr. Garretson of the Salem Chemical Garden club will speak on "How to Raise Flowers and Vegetablea with Chemicals." Hugh Scott, head of the court of honor committee, will preside and introduce the speaker. Quilt and Antique Show, 12th and Leslie,Thurs., March IS. Pearson Rotary Speaker Wal ter E. Pearson, new state treasur er, will address the Salem Rotary club at the Marion hotel today noon. He will be Introduced by i Dan J. Fry, state purchasing ' agent. ) Englrwood Club The Town ' send Youth club will meet Thurs day, night at 8 o'clock at Engle ! wood school. Election of perman 1 ent officers and, application for j charter will be in' order. The pub i lie is welcome. , Auction aale Nash Furniture Co. won't last long. Hurry t We're quitting business. Everything must be sold. Sale every night. 7:20, until final notice. Mrs. Fulkersoa Better Mary L. Fulkerson, county school super intendent. Is showing improve ment at Salem Deaconess hospital where she recently underwent an operation. It was reported Tester- day. She had been confined to her home for several weeks before be ing taken to the hospital. She Is expected to be able to return home within the next two weeks. Women's sample footwear just ar rived, sizes 2 ft to 4. Very new- est spring styles. Values to $7 Special 12.95. Main floor a hoe dept.. Miller's "Penny" Fuse Causes Fire In sertion of a penny under a burnt out fuse plug caused what might have been a serious fire at a Sa lem home yesterday. It resulted in burned window drapes, scorched dagenports and rugs, before fire men arrived to extinguish the fire, Atchison Enlists Frank K Atchison, son of Mrs. Anna Atchi son, 115$ West 7th street, West Salem, enlisted in the army March 2 and has been assigned to the 29 th engineers, with station in Portland. Attend the Auction at Nelson Bros, Furniture Co.. every afternoon 2:00, every evening, 7:30. Bean Meeting Bean growers, who recently formed a state-wide organization for betterment of the industry, will meet at the cham ber of commerce Thursday morn Ing at 10:30 o'clock. Obituary To Grand Jury : 1 -. nan initial tieartnir Cattle TTiefi Chxxget Posts S1000 Bail - - . - ,-. -T.-.T. .3.4 W Gerald, Tucker, 14, fourth mem ber of the quartet of men arrested Otis week and last on charges ot larceny ot cattle from John Sta- mos at Mill City, was bound over J to the grand Jury, yesterday col lowing a, preliminary' hearing 'laJ Salem justice : court. 'His 5 balL 11000. had already been posted. Principal witness against. Tuck-J er, only member of. the quartet not waiving hearing, was Roy Lar- sen. state livestock theft division operative, who had a large part la bringing about the fonr arrests. The cattle were reported stolen around Christmas time. . - arcuit Court Vurla Axlene Fluke vs. Jack M. Flake; complaint, divorce, title to furniture. SSOe alimony $100 at torney fee and restoration of plaintiffs former name. Vurla Ar- lene Becken, asked: cruel and In human treatment alleged; mar ried February 23, 192S. a Stev enson. Wash. ! c ' Lois K. Ferris vs. JhUip H Ferris; defense answer, asking that plaintiff be ' denied decree; defense counter-affidavit asserts his average monthly wage has been $72.51 and says $10 is rea sonable suport money for child. N. W. Chenoweth vs. Elsie Chenoweth; complaint I for di vorce; desertion alleged; married October 2, 1936. at Grants Pass. Winnie Pettyjohn vs. Enos Clut ter et al; suit to quiet title. , . ' Probate Court Lewis H. Suter estate; semi annual account. Earl M. Petty crew, administrator; $4428.28 re ceived and $3942 paid out. Jerusha A. Suter estate; semi annual account, Earl M. Petty crew. executor1; $1247.70 received nd $112.S8 paid out. t Julia F. Harritt estate: closing order. Myrtle Lawrence, adminis tratrix. Justice Court A. W. Sunderman; trial on lar ceny charge started, recessed un til March 29 for additional wit nesses. Donald Wesley Cady; $10 fine. , llBoys Jailed, gjM STATU -. ":.,"e M. R. MILBURN no atflitv nermit. s Albert Dawson: pleaded guilty to larceny ot two pain ot ehil-1 last night. Al I I -A: 'JUL 'tJULJ SMORIAL- The more' and modern trend is more to indoor vault burial or cremation, "the two better ways." Paris At Tucson, Ariz., March 10, Vera G. Paris, late resident of 2190 South High street. Wife ol Robert D. Paris and mother of Frances M. Paris of Salem. Funer al services will be held under the direction of the W. T. Rlgdon company Wednesday, March 15, at 2 p. m.. from St. Paul's Eplscopa' church, Chemeketa and- Chu.xh streets. Rev. George H. Swift will officiate. Interment Belcrest Me morial park. FLOWERS ClSOn, Florist Ccfrrt & High Ph. 7166 Wtlsoa - -At the residence, Tojedo, Ore March 13, Carl H. Wilson, age 69. Husband ot Clara Wilson; father of Mrs. Irene M. Fawver of Tole do: brother of Mrs. Nettie 'Walker of Salem, Tobe Maddox ot Amer icas, Mo., and Mrs. Hattie Hayden of Petersburg, 111. Services will be held from the W. T. Rlgdon chapel Thursday, March 16, at 2 p.m with interment in Belcrest Memor ial park. dren's shoes from Arbuekle, King and eomnanv: sentenced to 10 days la jail. Jack Wright; appeared, case continued for 30 days, charge ot defrauding an innkeeper. ' MnnldtMd Court- Casper J. Towo, traffic riola tloa; fined $1. Robert W. Shattuc, violation ot the basic speed rule, fined Drug and Toiletry Firm Is Launched Former Blanager Returns to City and Starts Own Enterprise Qrr. Sute Police Start Drive to Halt Vave -of Pilferings " EleTti Salem boys, 14 to ' IT yean ot ago, landed behind jail doors la the last three days as Uty aad state police opeaed - a com bined drive to clean up a Juvenile gang that has pilfered automo biles and buildings of a conser vatively estimated $300 worth ot loot. . AH were charged as delinquent minors, and yesterday were ten tatively scheduled tor a hearing Thursday afternoon in juvenile court. la the meantime there may bo further arrests, according to state officers. The boys admitted, said officers to more than $0 car 8TATK Today Double bin, "Snbma- . rias Patrol" witk. Richard Greene and Nancy r Kelly ' and The DIonne Qulntnp- lets la TIts of a Kind." : Thursday Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie ia The Texas Rangers' and Rose mary, Priscilla and r Lola Lane la "Four Daughters. ' T GRAND Today The Jones Fam ily In "Ererybody's Baby." Saturday Shirley, Temple and . Richard Greene la The Little Princess. Elstaore Today Double bill. Ro- land Yonnr mnd Conatanea Bennett in "Topper! Takes a Trip- and "Risky Busl- aess with George Murphy and Dorothea Kent. ; Returning to Salem after an ab sence of a year, M. R. Milburn, formerly manager of the Fred Meyer toiletry department here. embarks on a drug and toiletry en terprise of his own at 150 N. Com- f gating rink; prowlings and some of the loot went as - far away from homo as San Francisco, taken there by two of the boys who went to attend the fair. The same two boys, who returned hero with a $C0 overcoat taken from a car in Salem, served jail sentences In San Francisco tor robbing autouoblles there. - Operations of the youthful gang centered around- Kent! hall ta Polk county. West Salem, Salem high school, local theatres and the Mellow Moon skating rink In West salem, according to officers. The gang, ia which there were two sets ot brothers, operated as a unit. Of times, loot changed hads among the members several times. and for that reason was hard to track down, officers said. Many Articles Taken Recovered by officers so far: Six overcoats; a dosen car robes; two target pistols; two guns, tak en from the Salem gun club; three cameras, one ot which was taken from -a. car, parked near, the Cap itola skating rink, one from' a car near th Hollywood theatre and the other from the West Salem a number of brief CAPITOL Today Double bill. Er rol Flynn in "Dawn Pa trol"'' and Gene Autry in "Home on the Prairie. Hollywood Today Family nl ht. double bill. Warren Wil- . llama and Gall Patrick in "Wives" Under Suspicion and "Strange Faces" with Dorothea Kent, Frank Jenks and Andy Devine. Friday Double bill, "Arsene Lupin Returns" with Mel vyn Douglas and Virginia Bruce and Jack Luden in "Phantom Gold." merclal. ' J cases, one belonging to KSLM and Milburn'a store features nation- containing valuable papers: a tel Topper Returning On Screen Today Elsinore Books Latest of Comedies With Young, Bennett, Burke Call Directors The Oregon Jersey Cattle club board ot direc tors is slated to meet Thursday af ternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the chamber of commerce here, with Rex Ross, Mt. Angel, presiding. Townsend at Liberty: The Townsend club will meet at Lib erty school Thursday at 8 p.m. to elect permanent officers and ap ply for a charter for the club. The public is Invited. Auction tonite and every nite 7:30 sharp. Entire stock Nash Furn. Co. must be sold to settle estate. Come early. Terms arranged at auction. No reserve.; Let your friends know. Chest Heal lag Topic "Healing for the Chest" is the topic for the Truth study class, meeting at 166 S. Liberty street tonight. Miss Olice Stevens is the leader. i l.uti Florist. 1276 N. Lib. 9592. To Show Films Fred deVries of Pratum will show the European section of his travelogue moving pictures at the Evangelical church here Friday night. I Dch. Boy pnt. Mathls. 171 S. Com. line Fire Extinguished C i t y firemen yesterday put out a chim ney blase at 715. South .Capitol street. allv-advertised merchandise. "Our prices will be competitive at all times and our policy calls tor fre nnent merchandise events which rill mean more than Ordinary sav ings for customers,'.' Milburn said, stock of the Fry drug store, v.n h Mdhnra anil U ? fuivuwcu u mented by purchases of o t h er famous brand merchandise, pro vides the Milburn store with com- nieta assortments ot all wanted lines of toiletries and remedies. Location Is Convenient Pointing out the convenience of Tnnfl J Tutcm Will IWin hi-wMnn for shiners. Milburn unPa,a laxes WU1 Begin said "the establishment ot a drug Constance Bennett, the glamor ous blonde who proved herself first-rate comedienne In last year's "Topper" and fMerrily We Live,' returns to the screen in another mad and merry portrayal in Hal Roach's latest comedy production, "Topper Takes a Trip," scheduled for showing at the Elsinore today through Saturday. Roland Toung, who scored so brilliantly in "Topper" last year Fnn T I ana in i ne louog in nean im nr I 51Y I llCpniint rear, portrays Cosmos Topper, the JL VTA - M.jv M.M.m.m I .... v -H. fntn escope; a suitcase containing as sorted wearing apparel; flash lights; a suit of clothes; a box containing specimens, taken from a car parked in front of a local apartment house; and liquor tak en from cars, mainly parked around the state capltol building. Today Last Time speech Miller Proves Timely Monitor Editor Talk on Czechs Here Coincides With Nazi Coup Xewls r staler. Pacific coast editor ot the Christian Science Monitor. "Looked Down on World Events From the Press Gallery" before some 200 members, friends snd guests ot Salem's Junior chamber of commerce last nighi at a dinner I . the chamber of com merce dining hall, at the same mo ment when the German armf goose-stepped, into Czechoslovak tan control. ' "Fortification ot Germany' western frontier t h e Siegfried line, made 'possible what hap pened la eastern Europe last Sep tember, said the widely traveled editor. "Hitler's advisers in May told Hitler France was to be feared in any German move agaiast Czechoslovakia, and Hit ler responded by demanding ade quate fortification on the French frontier by September. .''Hitler got what he asked, the Siegfried line, and that is hat made bis first Czech move possi ble. Miller said Germany is using new tprm of imperialism, a form that is hard to combat because ot the economic aad political plan ning that ia carefully employed ia advance. . . V' : ' While Miller did not agree with Van Loon's ' statement that , it would occur within 10 years, he did predict that the seat of gov erament for the British empire would be moved from London to Canada. "England will have a 'federal' scheme of government such as we Inaugurated, and thua will have learned a second great lesson from, the United States." Miller predicted. Because Germany haa not the cash and Insists on bartering. Mil ler foresaw no economic encroach ment in South America by Ger many, and said he felt a political move there would be forestalled by the "declaration of hope" at the Lima conference, and by the sudden awakening of the United States in regard to the need ot protection in south Atlantic waters. Paris Funeral Is v V Slated for 2 p.m. Funeral services for Mrs. Vers G. Paris, wife ot R. D. Perls, will be held here this afternoon at 2 o'clock from St, Psul's Episcopal church with Rev. George H. Sw. rector, officiating. ' Mrs. Paris, who resided at 2110 Soath High street, died is Tucson. Aria.. Friday afternoon. 8he had' been in the Southwestern state for ' her health during the past several -months. . She leaves the widower, R. D, Paris and a daughter, Miss Fran ces Parts, both of Salem, among her relatives. and toiletry store in a block that is already a bargain-hunters' naven now makes possible one-stopshop- nln for both food and drugs. Milburn 8 store is in tne locauun formerly occupied by Hoffman s market. The latter concern nas taken space In the Caplan market next door. Milburn was for years manager of the Fred Meyer Salem toiletry department and up until Decem ber la6t year managed the rea Meyer 6th arenue store in Portland. Pittman At the residence, 290 West Mil ler street, March 14, Martha J. Pittman, aged 81 years. Mother ot Mrs. Msttie L. Anderson ot Salem and Mrs. Mable A. Graves of Pasa dena, Calif.; also survived by three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral announce ments later by the W. T. Rlgdon company. : v STARTS Tomor. FANNIE HURST'S TTsVr-TiTT'rrs II III! Il l I "VI lIUI II Claude ) Rains - Jeffrey, Lynn ' John Garfield Frank- BIcHiujh 3 and the Lane Statcrat Roaemary, Prigcilla, Lola tt VIA ' -xi -.- Jk A3fT SEAT ii ast irons A Terrific Twin BU! Club 2 Tonight A meeting of Townsend club No. 4 is ached uled for the Highland school at 30 tonight. : Birtha Beardsley To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Beardsley, 1900 Lan rel avenue, a daughter, Joanna Marie, born March 7 at the Salem General hospital. Williams - TO Mr. and Mrs. Palmer J. Williams, RL S Salem, a son, Dennis La Vera, born March at the Salem General hospital. Magee To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd D. Magee, Aumsville, a son, Dale Leroy, born January 22 at the Sa lem General hospital. Bagber To ' Mr. and.. Mrs. Walter C. Bugher. 880 Eleetrie, a aaugnter, Audrey fnyms, nora March 12 at the Salem General hospital. . " v -. , Hcott To Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Scott, 95S Madison, a daughter. Judith Gall, born March 7 at the Salem General hospitaL - ... Lehman To Mr. and Mrs. Cecil J. Lehman, Monmouth, . a son, Terry Allen, born March at the Salem General hospital. ? Hfll To Mr. and Mrs. Mel ton H. Hill. 1724 Chemeketa, daughter. Joanne Estelle. born February 24 at the Bungalow Ma ternlty home. I Joneblnt To Mr. and Mrs. Charlea R. Jsngblut, 1900 Broad way, a daughter, Mary Anne, born March 7 at the Salem General hospital. '. i , Field Men Start 1940 Assements County Valuation Survey Will Continue Until iLate in Fall Four of the 12 tield men em- ployed by the county assessors office have begun making assess ments of property for the 1931 assessment roll, on which the 1940 tax levy will be based. Assessor r. "Tad" Shelton announced yes terday. The valuation task will continue In various parts ot the countr until early falL Deputy assessors now at wore and their districts are: Robert McNamee, St. Paul; Harlan Feller. Aurora: Ray Lick, Gervais. Lake Lablsh and Kelzer; E. C. Denny, Mill City. Stayton and Turner. ' 8 Others on Staff The other eight field deputies are: ' ! Robert H. Scott, Woodburn; R. L. Toung, Mt. Angel; Bert Terry, Sflverton; John Tweed, Howell Prairie: Reuben Doege. Rosedale; H. R. Jones. Ankeny Bottom: Har- ley Libby, Jefferson and Marlon: George Haynes, Scotts Mills. Assessor : Shelton ; and his two office- deputies make the assess ments for the Salem district. Drawing 8 per Cent Interest, Midnight The Marlon county tax depart ment last night issued a last call to taxpayers who wish to profit by the 2 per cent discount allowed for payment of taxes before the first quarter ends, and to escape interest penalty. Today is the last day on which a discount on 1939 taxes can be obtained and arter midnight 1939 taxea will start drawing interest at the rate ot 8 per cent. The tax office will be open from a. m. to 5 p. m., its regular hours, today. Tax payments made by mail, however, will be credited for discount if they bear a post mark before midnight tonight. Tax payments since the 1939 roll waa opened bad not been fully totaled last night but tax depu ties expressed a belief they were heavier than last year. The de partment issued 1034 receipts for 1931 taxes and more than 100 for delinquent taxes yesterday. Taxpayers who are unable to pay the 1939 tax in full may se cure 1 to z per cent discounts by paying one-half or three-ouarters or. tne year a duu - i- SsT fe'jrr" Roy-Gardner' Returning To Appear in Portland SAN FRANCISCO. March . 14- OPV-Roy Gardner, the ex-mail train robber whose daring escapee made criminal history, will leave here by automobile Friday to ap pear in federal, court at Portland March Zl. He was indicted on charge of sending obscene matter through, the mafl.s ( f , ? W i III ' " 1 ii"; ' Last Day V "Subnarfae Patrcr , With Richard Greene ' aad Raacy Kelly and "5 OP A KLND j, With Ptonae Quint npieta v J BY: POPULAR DEMAND ; . - . Matinee Each Day at 2 pan, f NO FAMILY KITE ON THIS PICTURE J marital and fiscal difficulties when Miss Bennett "phUanthrop lcally" takes a hand in his affairs. Billle Burke, who achieved wide acclaim last year as Mr. Topper'a Victorian and shockable wife, is again gullible Mrs. Topper who gets into a whole series of strange scrapes. i ' Alan Mowbray, who reached new comic heights in Mr. Roach's "There Goes My Heart," Is. cast as valet to Mr. Toung and he man ages to Infuse his duties with a dash of hilarity and to complicate his actions with his usual unique logic; As the gentleman who is attrac ted by Mrs. Topper's goodly for tune, Alexander D'Arcy contrib utes a portrayal of a penniless man-about-town with a fine flair for love-making. Also importantly cast in this line-up of stellar play era are Franklin Pangborn, Verree Teasdale and Paul Hurst. Several of the largest and most lavish sets Hollywood has seen in recent years were constructed for "Topper Takes a Trip."' the out standing among these being an ex- ,ct replica of one ot the famous gambling casinos which add to the slitter and gayety of the French. Riviera. . til I ' -r II I V? SrtORNb SMITHS Famous II Topper k) oa the Loose Agatn Jl - With His VafMhuifl Girt-U V ' 1 rManaHersofTrkicsl S"- KMppesnaelethiasTrualuf ; 5V BkreWs...levWUeJsaBreslis V6ti: -OolvingRKumbsDsAceri! 1 -V ' aT" , V ECTOPLASM rues ric"aii. 1 i : (A Usses a trsl.of Msiwy fcosv ' ' V 0v V" P KfA Aveaueto tKe French 1 jU l , More LwpW..4 ' I . ileeCaers;: U I H.t, . 8 II . Mati- t . ' ' 1 - 1 . '-II , 7 1.. Lp - I I II A ' - J II Si B I - i i : t m j- 7S , V?r Lonella Parsons x ,tf 1...- fflD' said t "Doat let the , 1 " , - J , fQf title; frighten you . - I .1 -' , . i ' I V lt ""ost'de , Pins .Feature No. S I , ' I VyV tlightfal comedy of A radio thrill story r k ' . t , ( I vVsalem -Risky Business" c -J , J V Y " rV ! SAYS: 1 J . r X-- f YES, MA'AM!! . George Marphy . . -'TV A -Af Dorothea Kent . I " ''s' yf " EI Brendel , - I . i j .... ,if rX TV Sl t rUyCar VHR-U7J i ' (llthifXti f"i, 11 J&Mi&L tHeJaa'sr.e-rtae-r I . - CBsannonBiio-: r :Msiru Ktvw ! 1 'ocosoB tancicni'- v": ' ipi-J1-,! ,-i5i.va: ,; ' A EUCEUC PA1LET72 ( .; ' WtUT 1,L-.-"- - , ; j-y f s ? 'r a . j Salem's Greatest Show Value! 1