Thj OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednaaday Mcexdng, Ttbnuxxj 14. 1940
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Local News Briefs
Boosters to Dance The Salem
Pension Boosters will give an old
time dance every Saturday night
this month in the new Moose hall
at Leslie and 12th for the benefit
of the movement to unify the pen
sion friendly sentiment so as to
Insure definite pension improve
ment within a year. A Pension
Boosters' set-acquainted party
with pension program and social
hoar is given In the KP hall up
stairs at 248 North Commercial
street, Salem, on the first Monday
night of every month. The next
party w411 be on March 4 th. There
will be no admission charge. All
friends of better pensions for the
aged are urged to come and get
better acquainted with each other.
Remember our date? We're going
to Pioneer Camp tonight.
Randall on Committee Notifi
cation was received here yester
day of the appointment of Joseph
H. Randall, president and general
manager of the Golden Pheasant
restaurant, as a member of the
federal 1 legislation committee of
the National Restaurant associa
tion by A. A. McVIttle, president
of the nationwide organization.
Each c6mmhtee member will be
fully advised of hills Introduced
in congress which will have a
bearing on the restaurant busi
ness and of hearings held on the
proposed legislation.
M icklr Away A series of
meetings will take Director J. D. 1
Mickle of the state department
of agriculture away from his desk '
the latter part of this week.
Thursday he will be in Corvallis
to attend the sessions of the Ore
gon Dairy Manufacturers' associa
tion; Friday he will be present
at the Oregon Bottlers' associa
tion meeting to answer any ques
tions this group might propound
in connection with the carbon
ated beverages law; and Satur
day he will attend the dinner
meeting of the Oregon Poultry
council in Portland.
The ideal Valentine gift beauti
ful red tulips. Adams Florist.
Condition I fiood L. L,. Reth
erford was said to be in good
condition yesterday at the Salem 1
General hospital, whpre he was
taken following injury Monday :
In an automobile collision be
tween cars driven by Linn Love
lace and John Steelhammer. '
- Retherford was a passenger in f
the Lovelace car. '
High-grade furniture auction to
day 1:30 p. ra.. West Salem.
On Furlough tEarl A. Boyle. !
jr., apprentice seaman in the
US navy. Is spending a 10-day
furlough at the home of his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Boyle,
1590 North Winter street. Upon
his return to the naval training
station at San Diego, Boyle will
be assigned to duty in the US
fleet.
Diet Is Topic "The Value of
Diet is the topic for the Truth
Study class .meeting at 7:45 at
155 Liberty street tonight. Miss
Olive Stevens is the leader.
Ask Oil for Uoad Petition to
oil the Shaff read for a distance
of four miles between the Stay-ton-Sublimity
and the West Stay-ton-Aumsville
roads was received
yesterday by the county court
from Ed Gilbert and others.
To Extend IJne Tb.e county
court has granted C. C. Barker
permission to extend a pole line
approximately a mile in the Tur
ner region.
Club to Meet Townsend club
No. 4 will meet tonight at 7:30
o'clock In the Highland school.
OBITUARY
Swain
Nathaniel J. Swain, late resi
dent of 44 8 University street, in
this city. February 13. Survived
by widow. Flora E. of Salem;
sons, Glenn N. of Omaha, Neb.,
Ivan E. of Fargo. ND; stepson, F.
R. Fitzmaurice of Spokane, Wash.
Funeral announcements later by
Clough-Barrick company.
Tallman
At the resident Saturday, Feb
ruary 10, J. J. Tallman, aged 70
years. Husband of Maude Tallman
and father of J. Woodson Tallman
of Eugene, and the late Maurine
Tallman Taw of Salem; brother of
Wilbur Tallman of Raymond,
Wn., G. B. Tallman of New Ha
zelton,. BC. C. L. Tallman of Win
uigan, Moa., C. R. Tallman of
Kirkvllle, Mo., and Mrs. Cora Wat
son of Houston, Texas; grandfa
ther of Richard Lee Taw of Sa
lem; uncle of Lee Tallman of Sa
lem, Mrs. Irene T. Johnson of
Gold Hill, and Mrs. Clara Herli
hey of Hillsboro. Member of Wini
gan lodge. No, 540, AF AM of
Winlgan, Mo., and Chadwlck chap
ter. No. 37, OES. of Salem. Fun
eral services will be held in the
chapel of the W. T. Rlgdon com
pany Tuesday, February 13, at
1530 p.m.. Dr. W. C. Kantner of
ficiating. Concluding services in
Belcrest Memorial para.
Basemen!
Ualcrproofinrj
We will absolutely guaran
tee to xaake your basement,
cement retaining walla, etc,
waterproof' at a nominal
cost.
CALL US TODAY
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Phone 9193 Salem, Ore.
Coming Events
February 14 Kansas clnb
of Salem at KP hall, 348
North Commercial, 8 p.m.
Feb. 14 Lecture by Profes
sor Robert Lee per of the pay
ebology d-fartment of tiv Uni
versity of Oregon, sponsored by
the Salem hygiene committee,
chamber of commerce at 8
o'clock.
Feb, IS Annual banquet,
Salem Realty board, Marion
botel.
Feb. 22 Annual meeting,
Marion county chapter, Ameri
can Red Cross, 0:30 p.m., Ma
rion hotel.
Feb. 2S-24 Annual meeting-,
Oregon Federation of
College Leaders, Willamette
compos.
Feb. 28 Annual member
ship meeting, Salem Commun
ity Chest association, Marion
hotel, noon.
March 2 Freshman Glee,
Willamette university.
Building Permits N. J. Arnold
was issued a permit yesterday for
erection of a one story dwelling
and garage at 680 North 20th
street. 91750. Other permits: Carl
Chandler, to alter and repair a
dwelling and garage at 196 North
23d, $1900; Lyle Henderson to
alter a dwelling at 1240 South
) 14th street. $25; L. Jung Sing to
j erect a one story store building
i at 944 North Commercial street,
: $500; Marion Post No. 661. Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars, to erect a
one story clubhouse at 630 Hood
: street, $7500.
' See our beautiful Valentine tulips.
Adams Florist.
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Submit Ilriefs Attorneys for
i each side in the case of Union
Pacific and other railroads vs.
' Ormond It. Bean as public utili
ties commissioner will submit ar
guments in briefs rather than
state them orally in court as a
result of a decision by Circuit
Judge L. C. Lewelling. The num
ber of interested parties, which
includes representatives of more
than 150 intervening truck lines,
water transport companies, and
the teamsters' union, appeared to
the court to make oral arguments
an unwieldy means of trying the
case.
Rummage Sale, Englewood P.T.A.
Farmer s Hardware Feb. 16th &
17th.
Youtli Hot'l Theme An ima
ginary trip around the United
States and Mexico with a youth
hostel theme will be used for the
"Jim-Jamboree," Salem high
school girls' physical education
entertainment, Grace Wolgamott,
physical director, has announced.
The program will be given the
nights of April 5 and 6 In the high
school auditorium.
Meeting Scheduled The Alba
ny district of the Cascade area
council. Boy Scouts of America,
will meet tonight with James
E. Monroe, executive, in attend
ance. Monroe last night was at
Woodburn for the Silver Falls
district meeting.
Out of Swimming A broken
! bone in his ankle will keep Her
j bert Hoffman, member of the
YMCA swimming team, out of
competition for several weeks.
The injury was suffered Sunday
: while skiing.
i Assume College Name Ora F.
Mclntyre, O. D. Adams and June
j Gaines have filed certificate of
! assumed business name for the
.Capitol Business college, and re-
tirement certificate has been filed
I for W. I. Staley, deceased.
Wolter
Mrs. Maria Wolter, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William
Froehlich, on route six, February
12, at the age of 84 years. Also
survive i by son, R. H. Wolter of
Capper, Ore.; sister, Mrs. Kath
erineOehler of Elroy, Wis.; grand
children, Mrs. H. G. Steumke of
Copper. Mrs. Warren Klug, and
Gertrude, Wanda. Werna, Doro
thea and Henry Froehlich and
Elizabeth Wolter, all of Salem.
Funeral announcements later
from the Walker-Howell funeral
home.
Kee
Frank Leon Kee, late resident
of Grass Valley, Ore., at a local
hospital, February 12, at the age
of 80 years. Survived by daugh
ters, Mrs. L. V. Cochran and Mrs.
Fletcher Milton, both of Port
land, and Mrs. Jerry Derrick of
Tacoma, Wash.; sons, Bruce of
Lakeview and Eben of Grass Val
ley. Memorial services from the
Grass Valley church Thursday,
February 15. at 2:30 p.m. under
direction of the Walker-Howell
funeral home. Rev. Cannell will
officiate. Concluding services at
the Grass Valley cemetery.
Keefer
Charles A. Keefer, at Bend.
Graveside services will be held in
the I OOF cemetery Tuesday, Feb
ruary IS, at 11 a.m., under the
direction of the Walker Howell
Funeral home.
Simpson
James Clyde Simpson, at the
residence on route six, February
IS, aged 51 years. Survived by
widow, Lucy Myrtle Simpson; fa
ther, James B. Simpson, of Sa
lem; sister, Mrs. A. M, Matlock of
Eugene; stepson, Lynn Lovelace
of Salem. Funeral announcements
later by Clough-Barrick company.
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The modern trend is
more and Bore to indoor
raolt burial or cremation,
"the two better ways."
Grand Jury to
Return Monday
Ernest Neal Is Fined for
Shooting Gun Upon
Public Highway
The Marlon county grand Jury
will return to work next Mon
day, it was announced yesterday.
The Investigating body re
cessed Saturday after reeeiving
back from Circuit Judge L. H.
McMahan the presentment it had
issued stating facts resembling
those surrounding the "short
age" an auditor reported having
found in the city recorder's of
fice last fall.
Pleading guilty before Judge
McMahan yesterday to a charge
of shooting a gun from a public
highway, Ernest Neal was sen
tenced to pay a $25 fine with
the condition that he make resti
tution to the owner of an auto
mobile reputedly struck by the
discharge from Neat's gun.
Circuit Court
Solaney M. Hlnkle et al vs.
unknown heirs of James Nickell,
et al; decree quieting title to
lots one, two, five and six, block
13, Mill city.
City of Salem vs. Elbert Brad
ford; defense motion to dismiss
suit on grounds It was set for
trial January 10, 1939, but plain
tiff has not prosecuted.
Union Pacific Railroad compa
ny et al vs. Ormond R. Bean,
utilities commissioner; refense
answer reiterating previous an
swer and asking for dismissal of
second supplemental complaint.
Ida R. Evans vs. Robert L.
Evans; satisfaction of Judgment
against defendant.
Bernice E. Cuffel vs. Harold
W. Cuffel; complaint for divorce
on grounds of cruel and inhu
man treatment and allegation de
fendant left plaintiff November
28, 1939; custody of minor child.
$2 5 a month support money each
for plaintiff and child, $100 at
torney fee and $25 suit money
also asked.
Gabriel Powder & Supply Co.
vs. M. E. Tingley; return of at
tachment of real property.
Dismissal orders: Jesse J.
Mitchell vs. Claude W. Saunders
and wife; Jesse J. Mitchell vs.
Bertha Mitchell.
Probate Court
Ole Distad estate; bid of C. L.
Carey, offering $300 cash for
real property in Hill's town of
Independence.
Don Williams guardianship;
Edna Burch, guardia i. authorized
to disburse to ward at her dis
cretion $163 balance remaining
from $345 received in settle
ment of accident claim against
Rose Gllmour.
Closing orders: Ethel M.
Fletcher estate, Ladd c Bush
Trust company, executor; George
Lassas estate, Joseph J. and Alois
Keber, executors.
W. I. Staley estate; extra 30
days allowed for investigating
valuation of advances of $4000
made to Salem Mining company
and also as to Interest in Frog
Pond mine in Josephine county.
Justice Court
Buss C. Quimby, speeding with
a bus; fined $3 and costs.
Clarence Lewis Gosser, charged
with being in a state of Intoxica
tion on a public highway; took
until Saturday to enter a plea
and furnished $100 bail.
Anti-Knock not
Cause of Purrr
In This Buggy
There was a purr-rr In J. M.
Manwell's motor that didn't come
from anti-knock gasoline.
Kenneth Davidson, attendant
at a service station at 12th and
State streets, found that out when
he lifted up the hood and found
a big black cat snuggled beside
the motor block.
Manwell, who lives in Portland,
surmised the cat must have
hitched a ride from Eugene,
where he left the car on a park
ing lot the night before.
May Extend Water Line
Right to extend a water line 1100
feet along Hansen avenue was
granted yesterday by the county
court to Pauline V. Bain and
others. Petitioners have posted
$1000 bond.
Theft Reported Theft of a ra
rio aerial and a radiator ornament
from his car parked at Chemeketa
and Cottage streets was reported
to police yesterday by Paul R.
Burson, 1173 Union street.
Justice Improved Henry J.
Bean, chief Justice of the Ore
gon supreme court, is reported
somewhat improved at his home,
where he was taken Tuesday
from the Deaconess hospital.
Lear Files Alderman D. O.
Lear, 1075 North 20th street, yes
terday filed his candidacy for re
election as alderman for ward six
with the city recorder.
Will S er v e Tmrkey Central
Townsend No. 6 will serve a tur
key dinner at Fraternal temple,
447 Center street, from S to 8
p. m. today.
Cattle Club Meets M s r 1 o n
County Jersey Cattle club win
meet Saturday at 1:3 at the
chamber of commerce to make
plans for the year's activities.
License Given N. Leslie Da
vis of Sweet Home and Velma
Wilkinson of Independence have
obtained a marriage license at
Reno, Nev.
Passes Bar One of 32 who re
cently passed the Washington
state bar examination was May
nard Wilson - of Salem.
Chimney Fire The fire de
partment responded yesterday to
a chimney tire alarm at 258 North
Cottage street.
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Once more the private life of Movie Comedian Stan Laurel and his
estranged wife, Illeana, comes before the public as Illeana Is virtu
ally dragged into a Los Angeles jail on suspicion f drunk charges
after a merry chase and without her shoes. She was taken Into
custody after an Irate cab driver claimed she would not pay a
$12.50 bill.
$250,000 Paid on
1940 Income Tax
More than $240,000 of 1940
state income taxes were collected
during the first 12 days of Febru
ary, members of the state tax
commission reported here yester
day. The 19 4 0 income taxes are i
based on 193 9 Incomes. J
January collections aggregated j
$113,000. The deadline for filing
1940 income tax returns is April
1. After that date both Interest
and penalty accrue. Second in
stallment collections are due Oc
tober 1.
Tax department officials said
the collections so far this year
were nearly double those for the
corresponding period in 1939."
This year's income tax collec
tions were expected to total $5,
400,000, or more than $1,000,000
in excess of the amount collected
last year.
Centennial Croup
to Check Reports
The executive committee of the
Salem Centennial commission will
meet at the chamber of commerce
at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon
to consider committee appoint
ments, hear reports from program
and finance committees and inter
view an applicant for the job of
directing the celebration pageant,
Mayor W. W. Chadwlck, presi
dent, announced yesterday.
Officers of the commission met
yesterday and drafted a list of
committee recommendations.
Miss Doris Smith, professional
pageant director, is the applicant
for the commission's opening here.
She has handled such presenta
tions as the pageant given in con
nection with Eugene's Trail-to-Rail
celebration.
Professor Thompson Back
From Seattle Y Meetings
R. Franklin Thompson, profes
sor of social science and classical
civilization at Willamette univer
sity, has returned from Seattle,
where he was leader of the an
nual Spiritual Emphasis week
program of the Seattle YMCA,
held February 4-9.
Professor Thompson also led
round table discussions for pro
fessional religious workers, ad
dressed a mass meeting of Hl
Y club leaders, and spoke to sev
eral service clubs.
RED EARTH
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spoke, "but you didn't know how
really versatile. I am. The making
of masks, for example, has long
been a hobby of mine, and I rather
flatter myself that this one. In
spired by Alison Neole's fat cook,
has earned a fame of Its own along
the border."
Admiringly Bodlne turned his
hideous mask until Douglas could
see that it was hollow and so fash
ioned of papier-mache that its
wearer could look out through the
wide, grimmaeing mouth while
the great head itself towered ful
ly a foot higher.
"So you were looking for me,
eht" Bodlne asked.
"I was looking for the Yellow
Killer and I find you."
"I am delighted to accommo
date you so handily. Bat step back
into my studio here. I hare still
another surprise.
(To be continued)
We Hare a Fine Selection
of Genuine
U. S. Espalier Fruit Trwes
at our nursery
Select yours now.
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758 Enrolled at
Willamette now
Registration at Willamette uni
versity had reached 758 students
yesterday, according to the figures
released by Walter Erickson, reg
istrar. This figure compared with
last year's registration of 74 6 at
a similar time is very high and
registration is expected to set an
all-time high for second semester
records.
Among this total are 230 fresh
men, 210 sophomores, 132 jun
iors, 108 seniors, 36 law students,
27 graduate students, and 15 spe
cial students. Among the new
students that had not been regis
tered in the previous semester
were 10 new freshmen, four new
transfers, eight students that had
been registered previously, five
special students, three graduate
students and one law student.
The registrar's office at pres
ent is making out the grade slips
and soon the students will be re
ceiving the official result of their
last semester's work.
16 Schools Sign
for Speech Fest
Sixteen high schools have reg
istered for the sixth annual high
school speech tournament set for
Willamette university, March 8
and 9, Dr. Herbert E. Rahe said
yesterday.
Schools registered include Ore
gon City, Salem. Dallas. Chilo
quin, Albany, Corvallis, Gresham,
Sheridan, Beaverton, West Linn,
Marshfield, Parkrose, Medford,
Parkdale, Pendleton and Indepen
dence. A. C. Burk Files
Again as Sheriff
As he announced Saturday,
Sheriff A. C. Burk yesterday filed
his declaration of candidacy for
the democratic nomination for
sheriff of Marlon county.
"I shall continue to give the
public courteous treatment and
efficient service," was his ballot
slogan.
Burk will conclude two four
year terms In office next Decem
ber 31.
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Moderator to
Speak Tonight
Head of Presbyterians to
Be Honored, Talk at
Night Meeting
Tonight at 7 o'clock, Dr. Sam
Vel Higglnbottom, moderator of
the general assembly of the Pres
hyterian church, will be the
speaker at the popular meeting at
the First Presbyterian church
ere. This service is open to the
public.
Preceding the' moderator's talk,
a banquet will be held at C o'clock
and a reception at 4 in the after
noon, with Dr. and Mrs. Higgln
bottom, Governor and Mrs.
Charles A. Sprsgue, Dr. M. A.
Chappel of New York, Rev. Rob
ert Prentis. moderator of the Wil
lamette assembly and Mrs. Pren
tis in the receiving line.
Mrs. Higglnbottom has been a
co-worker with her husband in
Allahabad, India, and was con
nected with the Nainl leper asy
lum for S4 years. She- has been
decorated by the British govern
ment several times.
ThA meeting will begin prompt
ly at 7 -o'clock, because Dr. Hig
glnbottom must make, railroad
connections Immediately follow
ing the address. The senior choir
of the Presbyterian church will
sing "Gloria in Excelsis" as part
of the service tonight.
R. H. C Bennett
Runs, Legislature
R. H. C. Bennett of Newberg,
who was one of the leaders In the
republican minority of the 1937
house of representatives, filed on
Tuesday for republican nomina
tion as a Yamhill county repre
sentative. He ran for the senate
two years ago but was defeated
by veteran Senator Burke.
Two other candidates filed here
yesterday:
R. C. Fiisbie, Baker, republi
can, for representative from 2 7th
district. Baker county.
J. M. Blank, Canyon City, In
cumbent, for republican nomina
tion for district attorney of Grant
county.
knew that Glenn liked her but that wasn't
enough. She loved him. If there was something she could have dona
for him some way to prove it. If she could have gone Into exila
with him, sacrificed home and friends and family for him. . . But
he didn't even know she cared.
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A STiurNG suocessor to Hazel Lfriagsroo's popular fecials that have thrilled
thousands of readers. In "Self-Made Girl, Miss Li rings ton reaches new heights
of dramatic intensity in her portrayal of Linda Perry, small town girl from a
poor family, with a resdess ambition that drives her to find glamor, lore, riches
in New York. What she experiences on ber wsy upwards typifies the spirit of
today's youth struggling against imponderable odds to get somewhere.
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MRS. SAMUEL HIGGINBOTTOM
Reformed Church
Holds Convention
Approximately 50 delegates are
in Salem for the annual Pacific
Northwest convention of the Evangelical-Reformed
church. The
sessions will continue through to
uight. Dr, L. W. Goebel. Chicago,
president of the church, was the
principal speaker last night. Rev.
George F. Zlnn. Portland, presi
dent of the synod, will occupy the
chair at the business session this
morning.
Churches of Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho are represented.
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NOSE THAT CLOGS
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dried out or clogged. Then the nasal
comfort you'll enioy will make you
realize why Vicks Va-tro-nol is Amer
ica's most used nasal medication.
February 18
Mayor to Attend
Peninsular Fete
Seven Salem cltisens will repre
sent the city at the eighth annual
weekend tour of the Olympic
Peninsular and Hotel association
Frldsy. Saturday and Sunday. An
nouncing he would participate.
Mayor W. W. Cbadwick said yes-
hterday be would be accompanied
by Mrs. Cbadwick and their
daughter. Margaret, Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Madison and E. H. Bia
geabelmer. president of the Sa
lem chamber of commerce, and
Mrs. Blngeuhelmer.
They will drive to Tort Ange
les Friday and board a boat for
Victoria BC, where the tour party
will be shown about the city and
be entertained at a banquet aid
other affairs at the Empress ho
tel. This Is Mayor Chadwlck's fourth
year as a member of the northern
organization's tour.
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No Advance In Prices!
"GONE WITH
THE Y7IIID
SPECIAL"
Free Coffee
with each cut of
Ice Cream Pie
Our New DesHert Delicacy
The Blue Bird
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Xrxt loor to Capitol Theatre
Open After Each
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