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The OREGON. STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning:, September 12, 139 PAGE FIVE Local Newts Coming .Events sept. " 13-18 Pendleton RoundVFp. u. ' Sept. 18 Oty public schools open.. . " - Sept. 1 8 Freshman days be gin, Willamette university. Sept. 18 Sacred Heart aca demy. St. V I a c e n t de Paul school pea. . . Oct. 9-15 National Bosiness and Professional Women's dub week,; - ; CI Til Service Exams The of United States clril service, com-1 mission announced the following examinations yesterday: chief substation operator. 12300 a year; substation operator, J 160 a year, and Junior substation op erator, . $1320. These examina tions are for the purpose of fill ing existing and future vacancies on the power network of the Bon- ... . . i, ii . i nevuie project, anuuuihi -mu.k Portiand General Electric com be on file with the manager, 11th pany at tneir regular meeting at us civu service the Marion hotel dining room to- office bnflding, Seattle, Wash., day at; nooiu He wlll Bpeak on a not later than September 22, 8Cientif ic t o p i c . Arrangements 1939. Complete information may were made tnrouga Ben Ramsey be obtained from the Salem post- er former lieutenant governor of office. Big auction today, 1 p. m., 248 S. Church. John Clearwater's fur niture. Pumping Starts Pumping be gan yesterday morning to fill the 50,000 reservoir tank belonging to the new Vista Heights water district prior to turning the water into use in the 100-odd homes in the district later in the week. " When the tank is filled, after IS or 17 honrs of pumping, it will provide water to all users in the district for three days, though with automatic control of the pump, a continuous flow of wa ter will be maintained. Water is supplied through the city mains on the Fairriew homo road. Your favorite old-time orchestra, Chuck Whitehead. Wed.. Sept. 13, Crystal Gardens. Two floors, two bands, 25c. ;; - . Ob Unary Carter MrsJ Olive Carter passed away at as local hospitaL Monday, Sep- tember 11 at the age of 63 years. Late resident of 2225 Hazel. Fu- neral announcements later irom i the Cloueh-Barrick Co. Berlin Georse H. Berlin, 64, at the res- idence, 1460 D-street, September Survived by widow, Mrs. Irene H. Berlin; daughters, Mrs. Marie Walker of Los Angeles and Mrs. Dallie Vander Weyden of Denver; son, Edgar Berlin of Salem; sis ter. Mrs. Charles Robinson of Ar- vada. Colo.: brother, JE. A. Berlin of Omaha. Neb. Services will be held Tuesday, September 12, at 10:30 a. m. from the Clough-Bar- rlck chapel. Interment Portland mausoleum. Rev. W. Irvln Wil liams win officiate. i McConnell At the rsidence, 1815 North Fifth street, September 10, Angle W. McConnell,. aged 89 years. Mo ther of W. McConnell of Centralia, Wash. Graveside services will be held under the direction of the W. T. Rigdon company, Tuesday, September 12 at 3 p. m., at the Ashland City cemetery, Ashland. Allen Charles M. Allen 63. at the res- : day, September 10. Survived by r sisters, Mrs. Lena Boone of Pen dleton, Mrs. Kate Wait of Salem, Mrs." Elsie Folsom of Pendleton. I Mrs. Euna McDnlin of Salem: brothers, Hugh, of Anchorage, Alaska, and J. C. Allen of Salem. Funeral announcements later from the Clough-Barrick com pany, h 1 1 . Law sou Ms. Emma Lawson, 75, late resident of Mill City, at a local hospital. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Eugene Funk of Hemmit, Calif., and Mrs. Floyd Simon of Neskowin; son, Irvin Lawson of Klamath Falls; sister, Mrs. Helma Buerman and brother, Carl Beel- er, both of Colorado. Funeral an- -nouncements later from the Clongh-Barrick company. Southwlck Amasa Ransom Southwick, 79, at a local hospital, September 10. Survived by widow, Mrs. Cora Southwick; daughter, Mrs. Vera Kellogg of Salem; son, Glen Southwick. of Salem; sisters. Mrs. Vesta De Lapp, Mrs. Emma Beck ett, Mrs. Edna White, all "of Sa- lem; Mrs. Lucy McDowell, and i r ft H w T j . h ;rk .r n ; rCkT;' brother F. Blaine Southwick. Rlckreall. Funeral services will be held from Clough-Barrick chapel Tuesday, September 12, at 3:30 p. m., with Dr. W. C. Kantner offi ciating. Interment Belcrest Mem orial park. Hop Pickers Wanted Will take all pickers out - and return daily. Register at - DCRBIX A CORXOTER 433 State St. t- T taau V. D. O. Ch. K. O. Herbal remedies for ailments of stomach, liver, kidney, skin,, blood, glands, & urinary sys tem of men & women. 22 years la service. Naturopathic Physi cians. r Ask your- neighbors about CHAN LAM. IDR. CDAII LM.1 CHINESE MEDICINE CO. 39 3 V, Court St.. corner Liber-" ty.- Office open Tuesday Sat urday only, lla.rn.tolp. C to.? p. m. Consutatlon, blood pressure & urine tests are tree of charge. -. 1 sfLl v. - -gy - J Briefs Playt Nearly Ready Rehearsal for "The Pajama Girl," a three- act mystery comedy to be pro duced by the Community Play house at the Bush school auditor ium September 19. 20, 21, 22, went Into Its last week last night. According to-Larry Boulier, di rector, i the combination ot mys tery and comedy presented in this play is; rendered more delightful by the introduction of a bit of un expected romanceinvolving a promising young lawyer who has been newly appointed to the post assistant district attorney. Gloria Davey is cast in the role of the Pajama Girl, central suspect in a perplexing murder. Playing opposite Miss Davey will be Billy Mudd, who is well known to ama teur theatrical productions. Roofing' by Mathis. 178 S. ComXi Jackbon Speaker Kiwanians will hear Damon Jackson of the the Kiwanis, Lloyd Smith of the Portland offices of the electric company, and Clem Howard, pro gram chairman. Almost daily some young man or woman tells us they could have had a position if they only had shorthand, or possibly bookkeep ing and accounting or skill in typing. Don't let that happen to you. Prepare now. Start a course at the Capital Business College, Nelson Building. Alter, Repair Permits Build Ing permits Issued yesterday were to L. M. Ramage, to repair ttfa roof of a bottling works at 810 North: Liberty, $50; C. C. White, to alter a private garage at 1640 A, $20; and Harry Carr, to re- roof a dwelling at 1930 Hazel avenue, $65. Fires Sunday Two auto fires caused by shorted wiring, and chimney blaze were answered by the city fire department Sunday The chimney fire was at 446 Cen ter, one auto fire at 100 North Liberty and the other at Che p0,,-., Auction Thursday night, Woodry's Mkt, i-ension vino nrogram A prO' gram presented by the Salvation Army will follow tonight's brief business meeting of Townsend club No. 3, to be held at the Court, Street Christian church Club members are asked to enter the church by the 17th street entrance. Skaters Delay Meet The Sa lem Skating club will not meet this Tuesday as was planned. The meeting has been postponed until September 19 when it will be held at the library. Association Meet a Tinkham Gilbert, president, has called meeting of the Marion County Health association for today noon at the Quelle. This is the first meeting of the fall. Would Wed Marriage license applications yesterday at Portland included one by Otto F. Wonder heit, Portland, and Ruby E. Smith Salem 40 qqq Students Hear Portland Schoolbells PORTLAND, Sept. More: than 40,000 students took their, places in Portland's 70 schools today, first day of the 1939-40 school year. Births Corder To Mr. and Mrs. James Corder, Aumsville, a son, John Allen, born August 28, at the Salem Deaconess hospital. ' Gates To Mr. and Mrs. Gwyn Gates, Mill City, a son, Charles Albert, born August 29 at the Salem Deaconess hospital. Nielson To Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Nielson, Mehama, a girl, Glen da Carol, born September 7, at the Deaconess hospital. Riddcll To Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Riddell of Independence, a son, rrwin Earl, bom Septem ber 7, at the Salem Deaconess hospital. . Boall To Mr. and Mrs. Hayes BealL 1955 Maple street, a girl Anne, born September 7 at the Salem Deaconess hospital. Purdy To Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam E. Purdy, Stayton. a son. John, born August 31, at the Sa noan0a hmi lem- Deaconess hospital Watson To Mr. and Mrs. Don aid William Watson. 1994 North Commercial street, a girl. Heath er Mlcheles, bom August 31, at the Salem Deaconess hospital. Pranger To Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert Pranger, 355 South 14th street, a son, Robert Dale, born September 1 at the Salem Deacon ess hospital. ' LaBranrht To Mr. and Mrs K. A. LaBrancht, Turner, a girl. Gayla Merrilyn, born September 1 at the Salem Deaconess hos pital.; Beaver To Mr. and Mrs. J. O Beaver. 660 Columbia street, i girl, : Theresa Ann. born August 30 at the Salem General bospltl. McCleary To Mr. and Mrs U. Li McCleary, SllveVton. a girl. Mary, born September 5 at the Salem General hospital. i Bostrock J. F .Bostrock, Jef ferson, a girl, Mamie Lee, born September 1 at the Salem Gen eral hospital. ' Walker To Mr. end Mrs. K. R. Walker. Salem, a son, born Sep tember 3 at home. i Chastain To Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Chastain, Salem, a son,' Gary Basil; born September 6, at home. S y -tJOHMCAMOU. J riraiumE Rasche Estate Put at $3200 Administratrix, Appraisers Named as Case Placed in Probate Here Sophie Newton was named ad ministratrix, and Patricia John son, Joseph B. Felton and Avery Thompson, appraisers, yesterday of the estate of Henry R. Rasche. Papers filed; bringing the estate to probate indicated that it would probably amount to around $3,200 in real and personal property. Circuit Court Bill La Fountaine vs. Christine La Fountaine; defendant has filed demurrer alleging plaintiffs com plaint does not state facts suffi cient to constitute a suit at law Francis J. Nuttman, adminis trator of the estate of Herman Nuttman, vs. Charles Gehlen and Etta Gehlen, his wife; suit filed for collection of $1203 and inter est since January 10, 1936 due on a note alleged to be signed by de fendant Fred E. Roberts vs. E. Beatrice Bollier, et al; motion of defendant Bollier filed as against cross com plaint of defendants Simon. Ernest F. Kubin and Edwin F. Kubin vs. the Btate unemploy ment compensation commission; petition for judicial review ot case decided by the unemployment compensation commission at pre vious sitting. State Finance Co. vs. Orval G. Vogan; d e f a u 1 1 judgment for $102. Ray Jackson and Bernard Pi erre bound over from Woodburn justice court on a charge of re ceiving stolen property. Ray Kim ball bound over from Silverton on a charge of non-support.- Probate Court - Guardianship of Lillian R. I Christofferson; accounting accept- ed for period of August 28, 1938, to the same date in 1939, showing receipts $863.54; disbursements, $596. OS Estate of Ray Nash; order ap proving the sale of personal prop erty, including 65 head of cattle and heifers. Estate of Joseph H. Dooper; Emanuel Marsh, Gabe Marsh, and Theodore Bernards appointed as appraisers of the estate, estimated at S3925.99, comprised chiefly in US government bonds. Estate of Frank E. Mallory; fi nal account filed and approved, showing $1429.57, and personal property to the amounts ot $40. 75 in the hands of the adminis trator, and unsecured claims of $135 and $12. Final settlement to turn entire estate over to the es tate of Mary E. Mallory according to the terms of the will. Charles M. Crittenden, executor, dismissed by the court. Estate of Gustav Fandrich; nunc pro tunc order of sale of real property last April for $900 by Edward Fandrich, administrator. The property was sold to Oliver H. and Vinnie L. Hudson. Estate of Mary E. Hodges; or der for a citation on sale of real property. Property involved Is at 435 Jefferson and 1455 North 19th streets, Salem, Estate of John A. Diem; Ray Lick, G. G. Beck,er and C. A. Pet- zel, appraisers, appraisal at $", 20.19.. Estate of Frank Schmidt; Cas par Schmidt, administrator, final accounting showing all claims paid and final hearing set for October 11 Citation for hearing on the ap pointment of Charles H. Heltzel as guardian for Michael Lane. Justice Court Maynard M. Werner waived pre liminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury yesterday on a charge of concealing stolen property. He was committed on failure to post $250 bail Chester R. Ridgeway pleaded not guilty yesterday to a charge of driving while drunk, and trial set for a later date. Released on posting of $250 bail. Chester R. Ridgeway pleaded not guilty yesterday to a charge of driving while drunk, and trial set for a later date. Released on post ing of $250 bail Chester Long was 'fined $50 when he pleaded guilty to a charge .of allowing swine to run at large. Dave Pearlman, fined $5 for op erating a log truck after dark without a permit. Harold C. Moon waived prelim inary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury yesterday to an swer a charge of threatening com mission of a felony. He was com mitted when he failed to post $500 Dan. Marriajre Licenses - WHIard Franklin Wells. 26. me chanic, 991 Second street, West Salem and Elizabeth H. Singer, zj, domestic, Route 1, Salem. Municipal Court E. G. Burns, Luther B. Harris and Bob Tipton, charged with drunkenness; 10 days suspended 10 leave town. Eugene Rankin, drunk; five aays in jail. Theodore Jackson, drunk; five aays m jail. George Swearlnger, drunk; unea iu, commuted to serve, WUder Would Wed Harry F. Wilder. 23. and Flor ence J. Booth, both of Chemawa, have applied for a marriage li cense at Seattle, according to an Associated Press dispatch yester day. , ., i . r.nnrvTTT7TWTT Last Times Today JjJh MBlondJe Meets the tl Boss with f Penny Maureen O'Sulllvan Henry Fonda ; in "Let Us Live" v k . Singleton " Arthur Lake 3L "Storm , over Bengal with Richard Cromwell Rochelle Hudson Buck - Jones - "California Frontitt" 2J Paint Flags on ?,'V.'r. -tm "V . -is'Jvi - """ .... Jj t " - . 4r -, ; , s , . . - s ii - V , Kiil "i$y f'''l , r - -rz1'-' : ; mi, 4 jty- NV'aK, l4 J -vW 1 i . TV-vr-'-' ' ii ''.vTTH-a Hage American flags were painted Francisco recently before her departure to the Canal zone with military reinforcements on order of President Roosevelt to keep tne canal under lull military protection. All droits were maae to iden tify ITS vessels conspicuously enough so that no "Incidents" might occur. Transpacific cargo ves sels out of Pacific coast ports 104.000 Attendance Is Clocked at 1939 Fair With a final Sunday attendance of 8,701 persons, 850 more than the same day last year, the grand total of paid ad missions for the 78th annual Oregon state fair was listed yes terday as nearly 104,000 by fair authorities. A total of $94,- 424 was handled in pari-mutuel betting on races during the wppW KttlnAaju.a fnrM tn L SDitzbart fair manager j D ickle director the wii 1 Lhn and wisdom of having two night shows, the all-American revue in front of the racing stands, and the horse show in the stadium ring. Both were Call Board ELSIXORE Today "The Old Maid," with Bette Davis and Mi riam Hopkins, plus "Three Glamour Girls," with Lew Ayres and La na Turner. Wednesday Matinee only, 12 Hollywood stars in per son. Wednesday nigh t "Four Feathers," with John Clements and 'June Du Prez, March of Time and Shorts. GRAND Today "Wolf Call," London's) with (Jack Movita and John Carroll. Wednesday "Charlie Chan at Treasure Island," with Sidney Toler, Pauline Moore and Cesar Rome- ro. Saturday "Coast Guard," with Randolph Scott, Frances Dee and Ralph Bellamy- STATE Tuesday "Lucky Night ," with Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor, plus "Ze nobia," with Oliver Har dy, Harry Langdon and Billie Burke. Saturday "Rose of Wash ington Square," with Al ice Faye, Tyrone Power and Al Jolson. CAPITOL Today "Mutiny on the Blackhawk," with Rich ard Arlen and Andy De vine, plus "Range War," with William Boyd. Wednesday "Nancy Drew and the Hidden Stair case," with Bonita Gran ville and Frankie Thomas, plus "Lost Patrol," with Victor McLaglen and Bo ris Karloff. Saturday "Flight at Mid night," with Phil Regan and Jean Parker, plus "Wall Street Cowboy." HOLLYWOOD Today "Blondle Meets the Boss" with Penny Single ton and Arthur Lake, . plus "Let. Us Live," with Henry Fonda and Mau-. reen O'Sulllvan. Wednesday "California Frontier" with Buck Jones, plus "Storm Over Bengal," with Richard Cromwell and Rochelle Hudson. Friday "Home on the Prai rie." with Smiley Bur nette, plus "Lady from Kentucky," with George Raft and Ellen Drew. BfllsJai'lJI Last Times Tonight AHLErJ-DEVtfJEj 2XD BIG HIT "RANGE WAR" with William Boyd Coming Wednesday MNtrs Nancy Drew ; " "Hidden Staircase" Bonita Granville John Lltel ' mm ? " ':' ' Finn i 'i '"yt US Ships; No Excuse on the sides and deck of the US were also equipped with vivid Identification. strongly attended throughout the fair, despite the fact that they be gan at the same hour. Late awards as announced by judges in 4-H competition gave Geraldine DeLancey, Corvallls, first in the dollar dinner demon stration; Dorothy Brusch, Canby, who also was one of the two out standing club members of the state, second; and Freda Bucu- rench, Salem,, fourth. Four Awards Listed The grand championship in the home economics demonstrations contest went to Benton county 4-H members, who will represent Ore gon in this event at the Pacific International demonstration con test in Portland for the Plummer trophy. Oregon will be represented bv Lane county at the fairy consumn- tion demonstration contest at the national dairy show in San Fraa Cisco next month. Other 4-H awards included can, ning, Klamath county; cookery. Benton county;, clothlne. Linn county; homemaklng and room improvement, Benton county. Oregon's Governor Backs Missouri's For Naval Chair uovernor Charles A. Spragne monaay sent a telegram to PresI dent Roosevelt Indorsing Cover "HZ TOR30RROW WEDNESDAY MATINEE ONLY 3 Big Attractions! The Entertainment Scoop or the Year ON THE STAGE Movie Celebrities IN PERSON Warner Bros, Brilliant Array of Screen Stars Bill Lunigan Sweetheart of Jane Byran in "The Old Maid" James Stephenson Rosella Towne Lucille Fairbanks Barbara Pepper Isabelle Jewell Jane Gilbert Ronald Reagan (Master of Ceremonies) PRICES ... Today and Wednesday Matinee 1 i BETTE DAVIS - MIRIAM HOPKINS . "The Old Maid" Plus "These Glamour Girls"! Coming Wednesday Night at 6:45 "FOUR FEATOERS'' - In Technicolor . tor'lncidentg aw-i iisaMaWiiM. Ar . Vsaaaaaaal transport Chateau Thierry In San Farmers Can Use 700 More People Great Shortage of Help Indicated Here; Logs of Crops Feared A farm labor shortage of over 700 in the Salem district was re ported yesterday by the Salem of fice of the state employment service. Needed to harvest crops are 500 people for hop picking and from 200 to 300 to pick prunes, according to Manager D. L. McBaln. llnless more people can be supplied at once to harvest these crops, great loss to farm owners may result, it is feared. Both men and women can be used. A temporary office at Independence is assisting in taking care of placements. With the end of bean season near ing, the branch office at West Stayton was closed at the end of last week. The office was opened to handle placement of bean pickers at the beginning of the season. nor Lloyd C. Stark ot Missouri to succeed Claude A. Swanson, late secretary of the navy. "I am glad to commend Cover nor Stark for your consideration,' Governor Sprague's telegram read. "His naval and army experi ence, his demonstrated adminis trative ability and sterling char acter, provide him with splendid equipment for this important as signment." Prior to sending the telegram Governor Sprague received a Jong distance telephone call from Gov ernor Robert L. Cochran of Ne braska. I 1 J SALEM'S I J J LEADING 111 THEATRE I PLUS On The Screen DI8 ICc r0 Agency Merits Listed Welfare Groups' Services Explained at First Meet Ahead of Campaign First guns were fired in the annual campaign of the- Salem Community Chest at a luncheon Monday noon when spokesmen for the seven participating- agencies reviewed accomplishments of the past year in a program serving as a warm-up for the campaign proper which will open early in October. : Douglas McKay, campaign chairman, presided and also "pinch hjt" for the Hotel de Min to. Other speakers aside from the agency spokesmen were W. M. Hamilton, Chest president, who emphasized the point that the Chest is neither a charitable nor character - building agency but merely the money-raiser for such agencies, and Mayor W. W. Chad wick, who voiced hearty endorse ment of the program and pointed out the need for general cooper ation in reching the minimum goal of $50,000. Directors of the Chest, the campaign, -budget and publicity committee ' members, and direc tors of the various agencies were introduced. To Expand Services That the YWCA plans to ex pand its organization work among grade school girls was revealed by Mrs. H. G. Malson, spokesman for that agency, who also men tioned the various group activ ity and welfare services of the YW, including the employment service which places on the aver age more, than 80 girls and wom en each month in employment. Need in these times of the prin ciples of Americanism and good citizenship taught by the Boy Scouts ot America was stressed by Rev. George Swift, scouts spokesman, who also paid tribute to the work being done in Cas cade area by Jim Monroe, execu tive. He mentioned fiat more than 750 boys are enrolled in scout troops and that 247 men In the area devote time to scouting work. - Welfare work of the St. Vin cent de Paul society, Including its wood-cutting and cannery pro jects, as well as the character building program of the Central Youth organization, were de scribed by Dan Hay, spokesman for the Catholic Charities. The Hotel de Minto's service to Salem citizens in aiding law enforcement- and eliminating the excuse for 'panhandling, as well as its service in providing shel ter and meals for transients, was mentioned by Chairman McKay. Red Cross Active Origin of the Red Cross dur ing a European war 80 years ago was traced by Justice George Rossman, spokesman for t h a agency, who also mentioned the 93 persons aided in "small dis aster" cases during the past year in Marion county. Other services included aid to the families of 270 war veterans and 511 cases ot general assistance. Supervision STARTS TODAY X V v dbS SOCIETY BOG SflOlV'' of thai Junior Red Cross with its 2628 members, all working to, ward International understanding and peace through exchange of albums with members in other lands;; distribution ot some 5000 garments and preparation of many .bandages for war sufferers in China, were other activities mentioned. The Salvation Army, Installed in its new home since the last Chest campaign, is now prepared to perform a greater public serv ice than ever before, pointed out William McGilchrist, jr., spokes man for that agency. One; of the reasons Salem has an unusually low juvenile delin quency ratio Is the YMCA, it was asserted by Col. Carle Abrams. who mentioned the organization's 4 4-year record in Salem and ex plained that the YM is only 55 per cent self-supporting through membership fees, the remainder coming from the Chest. More than half ot the YM program is con ducted outside the building and returns no income, he explained. Tourist Tide Is Still Seen Here Arabian to Face Cummings in Featured Match at Armory Tonight Non resident motor vehicle registrations in Oregon in August showed an increase of 13 per cent over the same month in 1938, Secretary of State .Earl Snell an nounced Monday. Registrations for the first eight months of 1939 are 6 per cent greater than those for the corre sponding period a year ago. August, 1939, non resident registrations, aggregated 30,205 as against 26,679 in August, 1938. iThe total for this year is 114,940 as compared to 107,844 for the first eight months of last year. ! Cavis City, with 5763 registra tions, i topped the list ot Oregon stations. Ashland was second. Brookings third, Umatilla fourth and Medford fifth. There were 14,030 California cars registered in Oregon in Au gust. Washington cars numbered 995 and Idaho cars 932. Sixty cars registered from Hawaii. The Philippines sent eight, Australia one and the West Indies one. Buyers Exhaust Local Supply of European Charts Local book stores reported 'Monday that their supply of European maps had been ex hausted, due to the war now raging in foreign countries. One book store owner said he had been advised that a similar situation prevailed in other sections of the United States. A new supply of maps is bo ' Ing published and will be avail able; within the next two or three weeks. I flHQN372t V S IP V Lucky Night for Them Lucky Day and Night ) For You Here's a Show Treat That Can't Be Beat These Two Big Bits on One Program lira Hi