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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1940)
PAGE TWO Oregonians Play Important Roles Congressional Delegation Holds Several Vital Committee Posts WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-V hnportaat roles in committee tearing are being played by members of congress from north (western state- who are partici pating in preparation of appro priation bills and otber legisla tion. Rep. Pierce" (t)-Ore) Is a mem 1er of the - joint committee on forestry and the boose agricul ture 'committee, one of the hot test spots ' on- the committee as signments. Rep. Angel (R-Ore) is a mem ber ef the bouse rivers and har 1ors committee and the commit tee on conserratlon of wild life resources. " Rep. Mott R-Ore) is a mem ber ' of the house naval affairs, -public lands and roads com ml t cees, with the naval affairs body faking np his time now on im portant legislation for national defense. Senator McNary (R-Ore), mi nority leader of the senate, has one- of the most formidable lists of committee assignments of any member. He is on the senate committees on agriculture and 4orestry, commerce, Indian af airs, irrigation and reclamation, library, government organisation, conservation of wild life re sources, to investigate executive agencies' of the government, un employment and relief and the special silver committee, the mi gratory bird commission, the "Thomas Jefferson memorial com mission, and the joint committee on forestry. Senator Holman (R-Ore) Is on the board of visitors to the United States military academy. J, a member of the appropria- -tioos. District of Columbia, im migration, militarv affairs and "public lands and surveys com mittees. jSalem Students Earn OSC Honors . CORVALL1S. Jan. 20.-P-Mar-ion Tatom of Philomath, who has made straight "A" grades six out of seven terms, headed the OSC honor roll during the fall semester. "Jeanne Popovich and Beulah findke. both of Dallas, made tralght "A" grades for the fifth time. . Others on the honor lists: Law rence Zach, Mt. Angel; Quentin Melinski, Salem; Darle W. Dud 1X Salem jROf a!C. -Xtegr '81 Trtdnf"Jonn Ross, Dallas; Wayne W leaner. Silverton; Kenneth W. Clark, Balemv Eileen E. Holden. 8lemi Leonard S. Shoen, Salem. Grants Pass Jury Scolds Officials GRANTS PASS, Jan. zo-WV -The Josephine county grand Jury, reporting as "citizens and taxpay ers. criticized conduct of some county offices In a statement to IClrcuit Judge H. D. Norton today. ' "We found some evidences of Irregularities, but In such in stances we felt that there was ab '.tence of criminal Intent," the re port said. No further indictments were edded to that last week of F. L. Coyi, county clerk, who was sen tenced and paroled upon a plea of . juilty. Cement Worker Found Guilty, Manslaughter PORTLAND, Jan. 20-(P)-Ray-aond Brady, 38, cement worker, was convicted by a circuit court Jury today of manslaughter In the death of Dewey Raskin, lumber snill hand, last November. Baskln, the prosecution charged, -was fatally Injured in a fight. Death Sadden GERVAIS, Jan. 20. Henry HJorth whose home is near Sil verton, fell dead Friday about 1:30 while cutting wood in his timber about a mile southeast of Gervals. Dr. A. L. Victor of Ger vais wag called bat he was be yond resuscitation. 3 VHAT'S NEW? Tew physician is continually study Jp the advances a medicine and surgery. Ha watches new farvestiga Jooa as both fields, and is prepared, when neoBSsary, to prescribe new products developed in famous research labor atwies. We, too, keep abreast of ew developments and are ready at aS times to fitt your physician's prascrin. M promptly and accurately. MTe ess Stores ;"Wfflatri CAPITAL ,.' DBUG STOHE - - Cot, State & Liberty Ph. 118 Nations Arm Against Nazis. Russians 4 '-v fti - ,, A v T rv rr Ik-..an troops emerge from a frontier fortification near the German border as 700,000 reservists are called to the colors as preparedness for any possible moves by Hitler. IT ; . . .- . . ' -v- - - - , RSJ . t it 1 1 t A -n' U ? . ' llie Netherlands brings all Dutch army stations up to wartime strength as France warned the would support any neutral attacked by the Germans. Dutch troops are marching out of Amsterdam. jxije-v; ';x- 1 it!cyf- x- uMimm ii r . v. -aw - w si Protesting against Russian violation of her territory, neutral Sweden adds to defenses, especially anti-aircraft weapons, one of which 1 pictured In the Gulf of Bothnia during practice. Storm Tides Bite Away Home Bases S , X - J-V- " -"- XX f J L 1 X VXSV 7X-VX N''fx& Nt t V- ' ""v - , - Vr.JU j ; , a 4 Almost a goner, house at Alamitos Bay peninsula. Long Beach, Calif-, la being braced as storm lashed high tides continue to bite oat its foundations. Dozens of shore homes in the rain and tide smashed southern California area were in the same plight as crews worked day and night striving to save structures by damping granite boul der in front of them. An estimated $100,000 damage was wrought by heavy storms in the region. Coed 1st to Fly EUGENE. Jan. 20.-()-M"ln Glad, University of Oregon coed, became the first northwestern girl to solo after instruction under the civil aeronautics authority's col lege instruction plan today. auM Any Longer? : wbii otexss raixi r ClriBeM rwiudi. Amazing 8UO CESS for 5000 7 tars in CHINA. Km nattar with what ailment jom are AFFLICTED disorder. aV enaitia heart, long, liver. Wdny. stanaark, JTM. eonatipatioa. atoera, aiabetia. , rfcaanatiSBk. gn aaS hladdar favar akim. tana I torn pUiata Charlie Chan Chinese Herb Co. at B Faac Offica haara tm S p . aa xrBt Aaedar aaa Wadaaadar. t a IS aaa. i wit tzfl H. Oaar.1 St,. Salam. Ora. 5 - XT 'v l- ..1u-fr ' - s - v-4' Sense in Use of Liquor Held Duty PORTLANlf, Jan. I0.-(fl-Wil- liam d. Bayiey, temperance edu cator, said today alcohol turned off "in the mind the light of idealism and intelligence." It is the duty of a democracy's citizens to be sensible in the use of alcoholics, Bayley told a meet ing of educators. Thaddeus W. Veness, president of the Portland Council of Churches, said the churches were using the scientific approach In dealing with alcohol among youth. Lloyd J. Wentworth, of the state liquor control commission, said Oregon's liquor control act was "the best of the 17 similar acts In the country.' Ha said 'there really is a control clause." US District Attorney Carl Donangh said reports of mari juana parties among Portland high school students had proved groundless so far and praised the custom service for making two large "hauls" of narcotics last The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Russ Threaten to Make War Formal (Continued from Pat X) day, but the rumble of explo sions carried Into the eapltal and some of the Invading aircraft were sighted at a great altitude over the outskirts. Dozes Serious Fire SUrted by Raids Some dozen serious fires wera reported to have been started by the attackers' missiles in Turku but advices were lacking on cas ualties there and elsewhere in the bombed communities. The army meanwhile an nounced repeat ed Russian smashes at Finnish lines on the Karelian Isthmus and north of Lake Ladoga, on the eastern front, had been repulsed. News accounts reaching the capital from Estonian correspon dents asserted thousands of Rus sian soldiers bad frozen to death in the Karelian zone. The Finnish communique said the Russians attacked four times with large detachments at Tal pale. on the shore of Lake La doga approximately 10 miles In side Finland, but were driven back with 40 dead. To the north above Lake La doga from Taipale, Russlsns were reported to have carried on the conflict well Into the night be fore being repulsed. "Only" Two Tanks Reported Destroyed In the far north above the arctic circle, where Finnish forces the last two days were described as harrassing 40,000 retreating Russians, the high command noted only the destruction of two tanks. The Finns also announced their anti-aircraft batteries and filers shot down at least seven and pos sibly 10 Russian bombers In yes terday's air attacks. Following yesterday's first of ficial disclosure that Swedish vol unteer airmen were fighting with the Finnish air forces, the volun ters headquarters In Stockholm reported at least six Russian planes had been shot down by the Swedes. The volunteers lost two planes, however, in a collision In which three of four fliers were killed. While the high command de scribed yesterdaya air attacks as less Intense than In preceding days. It estimated that more than 1000 bombs were dropped on 27 cities and villages. The only casualties reported. however, were one dead and four wounded. Today's raids. Judging from the rumbles of explosions which car ried into the capital and incom plete reports, were unusually se vere. Exceptionally clear skies aided the Russian airmen on their missions. One small city north of Hel sinki was reported to have been the target of 61 planes. Truck Crops .Are Menaced by Cold (Continued from Page 1) as 12 below. The principal rivers were choked by ice jams. Most of the west and midwest enjoyed a rise in temperatures. but the range was still on the subnormal side. A new tabulation of deaths at tributed directly and indirectly to snow, ice and cold in 27 states Increased the total to 141. These included 87 from exposure, 32 in traffic accidents, 52 in fires and 20 traced to other causes. Church Group Meets DALLAS Members of Circle C of the First Presbyterian ehurch were entertained Wednesday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. Bol ton Stinnette. Guests of the cir cle were Mrs. Homer Bevens and Mrs. Frank Watson. The next meeting will be at the C. J. Enstad home. Silverton Girl on Radio SILVERTON Harriet Kleln- sorge, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Kleinsorge of Silverton, who Is studying for her master's degree at Madison, Wise., will broadcast over WHA every Thurs day morning at 10 a.m. on "Ori ginality in Table-Setting." Miss Kleinsorge was graduated from Oregon State college last June. "Ranger" Weds V X. tiL Lea Powell sad bride Wen known tn the movies and the comic strip as the "Lone Ranger," Lea Powell is shown with his bride, the former Norma Rogers of York. S. CL, in Chicago where f '.- f .V "so - - l'-- Oregon, Sunday Morning, January 21, TOU Senator Dies 4:- x V , f - fx DR. ARCHIE K. H1GGS Dr. Higgs Victim Of Heart Attack PORTLAND, Jan. 20.-ff)-A heart attack was fatal last night to Dr. A. K. Hlggs, Multnomah county state senator. Born at Spring Valley, Ark., fn 1871, the veteran physician was educated at Arkansas State uni versity, Vanderbllt and medical See lie Before Hav ing Yonr Work Done DR. H1GGINS DENTIST 410 Guardian Bid?. 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Get Solo Licenses SILVERTON Members of the Silverton Flying club who have obtained their solo licenses are Clarence Greenleaf, Peter Soren son, Leo Mott, W. I. Boullester, Johnny Anderson, Bob Egan, T. B. Enders and Chet May. Buyer Dies in Fall PENDLETON, Jan. 20.-(P-A 30-foot fall from a third-floor stair landing at the Packard hotel to the roof of a storm door killed John Kelly, 5S, eastern Oregon wool buyer for Elsmann brothers, Boston, last night. BROKEN LENSES DUPLICATED Even though we have to make a rush job, for your convenience, our optical service is complete and thor ough. You'll be mora than sat isfied with all your optical work if you consult MORRIS OPTICAL CO. Optometrists 444 Sta St Ph. 5523 an States Rancher Attacked by Bull Bulldogs It and Escapes Serious Hurt HEPPNER, Ore., Jan. 20-()- Have Your Heard F.H.A. 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