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i-' 'a 7 -4 111 OREGON STATESMAN; Salem, Oregon. Sunday Mornina, March 31. 1940 rCj ,?;' ' 7" 1 I s a n. r ww ar Enumerators Are Assigned - Entire Task Allotted 14 Days in Cities and 30, Rural Areas (Continued from page 1) cer, ft was understood, was de layed as a result of congressional action. tloiining Schedule JuMllow Re?iewed Yesterday's meeting. In addi tion to instruction in census tech nique by Mrs. Panes and on spe cific housing- schedule questions by Carney, included four reels of motion pictures illustrating the work of the census bureau in Washington, DC, as well as the nation-wide census organization. Enumerators and their assign ments for Marion county are as follows: Aumsnlle Gatha Dawes. Aurora Aletha Miller. Breltenbnsb, Mebama George Carroll. Brooks Eugene Watson. B u 1 1 e r 1 1 1 e , Donald Fae Kuerstlng. Champoeg. St. Paul Ayrillus Crosley. Chemawa Deena Hart. Croisan Leonard Zlelke. Englewood John Whitaker! Pal rfield, Waconda Martha Cottew. Fairgrounds Paul Nopar. East Gerrals William O. Ha-mel. West Gervals, North Howell Gael Cut8forth. Hayesrille Hayes Beall. Horeb, Mill City E a r 1 e e n Baker. Central Howell Virgil Bolton. East Hubbard Grace Austin. West Hubbard John Heitz man. Jefferson William Beymer. Liberty Winifred Walker. Macleay, Shaw W 1 n i f r e d Scott. Marion. Sidney Mabel Walk er. McKee Edward Kruger. Monitor Alma Torrend. East Mt. Angel Ann Lambert. West Mt. Angel S t a n I e y Friese. Pringle Frank Judd. Quinaby Ed Froland. Rosedale Alice Trarer. East Salem Henry Thlessen. Salem Heights Beulah Nedry, Edith Van Lydegrapb. Scollard Homer Egan. Scotts Mills Joseph Wagner. Silrerton Hills. Union Hill Clarence Smith. North Silrerton Donald Hood. South Silrerton Karl Kugel. East Silrerton Lela Shepard, El ma Marsh. West Silrerton Zanta Hutton, Marie Solie. Stayton Ruth Rawlings. East Stayton Mabel Walker. West Stayton Lester Master son. Sublimity Loren Poindexter. Turner Erelyn Jenson. East Woodbur n Joseph Klrsch. West Woodbur n Charles Jones. 15 Salem Katharine G arson. Es telle Bunn, Ethan Grant, Ella Vick, Phyllis Crary. Abraham riesen, Katharine Chiles, Thel zna Hanson, Baine Cater, Lillian Warmoth, Velma Bradford. Jean ette Cooter, Kenneth Grant, Marlon Minthorn, Lena Hewitt, Orel Daridaon, Donald Good enough, Ruth Holbrook. Edna Hamlin, Helen Steiner, Hazel Abernathy, Quentin Iseley, Ora Cunningham, Nina Baggett, Ere lyn Trarls, Elsie Kenney, Jewell Crore. To be appointed or held in re serve Christine Duncan, Enola Engelhorn. Alena Frlesen. Wil helmlna Gleason, Marie Graber. Sarah Beall. Jessie Harold, Grace Hartley, Robert Hill, Minnie Ha let, Charles Bergan, Floyd Bierly, Antolne Calsse, William Caisse, Paul Reldy, Elizabeth Ross. Kelt je- Saucy, Eileen Sellers, Emil Settlage, Norma Shaw, John Sweeney, Henry Deidrich, Edith Haines. Edith Jaeger, Nellie Kel ler, Elsie Kenney, Meletta Leat. Allln Lorcik, Donald Maxwell. Blanche McLaughlin, Katharine Miller, Anne Morgan, - Herbert Morley, James Moyer, Harley Oddie. Naomi Rehfuss, Rada Thornton, Zelma White. Portland Pastor To Address Group Dr. J. Hudson Ballard, pastor or the First Presbyterian church in Portland, will speak at the meeting of the college young peo ple of the First Presbyterian church here tonight at 8:30. His topic will be "What Happens When Our Minds Mlsbehare." The college group, led by Rer. W. Irrin Williams, has recently been separated from the business young people's group, which will f.eet at t:30. BROKEN LENSES DUPLICATED Even though we have to make a rush job, for your convenience, our optical service is complete and thor ough. Youll be more than satis fied -with all your optical work If you consult nonnis OPTICAL CO. Optometrists 414 State St Ph. 5528 Report of Plane Disaster Mistake Is Latest Belief - State police decided after a search yesterday of the area near Brunk's corner in Polk county in which, an airplane was reported down "Friday night that Henry Windhurst, farm employe who said he saw the plane crash, was mistaken. A thorough combing of the tim bered area into which Windhurst said the plane fell rerealed no trace of a crash, state policy said. Windhurst, an employe vte A. W. Vernon farm a half mile west of the Oak Knoll golf course, said -he saw the tall of the plane disappear in the woods and' then heard, a trriflc crash. It was believed be may hare seen an army plane, which flew into the Salem airport about the time be reported the crash, and at the same time heard a tree fall In the woods. Police reported a num ber of large trees were down. Damage by Storm General in Valley Guy Building at Dallas Is De-Roofed; Also one Silrerton Home The nigh wind which raked the ralley Wednesday ripped a sheet metal roof from the Guy building in Dallas, probably the worst damage reported in the Salem area. The roof, 100 by 60 feet, was torn away and dropped into the street. An emergency crew placed a temporary roof to protect the Knights of Pythias hall on the second floor. Dallas also reported 10 trees blown over. Damage to composition roofs was widespread. A number of householders reported shingles flying. At Silrerton the roof the Jerry DeSart home was tossed into he street, but was replaced with the aid of neighbors. Fears Cattle Killed R. R. Case, rancher who lives near Mill City, reported to the county court yesterday that large number of trees were blown down along the Elkhorn road and that he feared many cattle were killed by falling trees and limbs. He succeeded in getting his own cat tle into the barn. Turkey to Assist Allies Is Report (Continued from page 1 ) around this, however, was ex plained by Deputy Petko Stalnoff of the foreign affairs committee of the Bulgarian chamber of dep uties, who told the Sofia news paper Slovo that Turkey would "let herself be forced to prevent British warships from crossing the strategic Dardanelle straits." As a Black sea nation, Bulgaria is vitally Interested in this possi bility. Turkey might satisfy formali ties, other persons Indicated, by voicing a protest against passage of the allied warships and having this protest "duly filed in the archives of the League of rota tions." Le Moment stated flatly that Turkey would give the green light to the allied warships "so that these ships can control the traffic of war supplies from Rus sian ports to Germany." If the Black sea blockade be comes reality, diplomats here predicted, Russia's non-German trade will be scrupulously re spected. A. Ray Baker Dies; Here Many Years Word has been received of the death from a heart attack in Portland' Saturday of A. Ray Baker of Portland, formerly of Salem. Baker was 62 years of age Friday. Baker was located in Salem as manager of the Hammond Lum ber company's retail store. In 1908 he was transferred to the Columbia rirer division of the company at Astoria He was with the company for 32 years. At the time of his death he was field representative of the Columbia River Basin Loggers association, with offices in Portland. Baker was a graduate of the Willamette university school of law. While In Salem he served on the city council. Survivors are the widow. Rose Baker; daughter, Mrs. Leone Smith, and two grandchildren, all of Portland: sisters, Mrs. George Nichols and Mrs. Charles Rhodes, both of Portland, and Mrs. Gerald Gower of New berg; brothers, Col. Alvin C. Baker and Frank Baker, both of Portland, and Andrew Baker of Salem. Obituary Billet cr Gerald Billeter at Ererett. Wash., March 30. at the age of 31 years. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Billeter of 745 Hood street. Sa lem; brother of Jack Billeter, Jr of Salem. The body will be brought to Salem and funeral ar rangements made by the Walker & Howell funeral home. Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly If Buffer from rheumatic ar thritis r Ltantis pain, try thia aimpi apnaiv boat racip that tatad ara saint. Get a pack act f H raliabla Ba-Es Compoaad to day. Mis it wits quart of water. 4i th Jaica mt 4 laaaona. It'a ay. Ta troubla at all and pieaaaat. Tea aac4 only 2 tableapoonafal two times a day. Oftte withia 48 boura aoota tiaaes eeraiftat- apltndld rcsalts are btaiaed. If th paiaa da not aoickly leave a ad tt yea de act feel better. Km B will coat yea nothing to try as it la aold by year drojjnt aader aa abaolota atonar-eaek gaaraata. BO-; reeapeand ia fo sale u rer ea mended by fre4- Mayer drug etere ad good drag aterea everywhere, r Melson Seeks Another Term Speculation Is Ended by Announcement; Wray and Jones File (Continued from page 1) crats of the county still lack can didates for clerk, assessor, cor oner and three of the four lower house positions in the legislature Many Candidates at Startinjr Post The county linups appear as follows: Assessor R. "T a d" Shelton, incumbent, republican. Clerk Harlan A. Judd,5 repub lican; Lester Jones. Commissioner Roy J. Rice, Joseph F. Prange. C. M. Critten den. Ralph A. Girod. Homer M. Smith. Henry Werner and Roy Melson. republicans; D. C. Bloom, democrat. County judge Lewis Judson, A. H. Moore, W. A. Heater, George E. Glorer and Leroy Hew lett, republicans; Kenneth Bayne and E. G. Neal, democrats. Recorder Mrs. Chester M. Cox. and Ethel M. Niles, repub licans: Albert J. Egan, democrat. Sheriff Karl Stelwer, B- G. Honeycutt. Matt Ringwald and Newell Williams, republicans; A. C. Burk, incumbent, democrat. Treasurer Sam J. Butler. Her man Brown and Dr. O. A. Olson, republicans; Frank V. Wray, democrat. Coroner Dr. L. E. Barrick, in cumbent, and Dr. E. E. Getzlaff, republicans. Legislature L. M. Ramage, John F. Steelhammer, Allan O. Carson, George R. Duncan, Eu gene Finlay. R. J. Berning, H. R. Jones and George Manolis, repub licans; Francis E. Manley, demo crat. District attorney Lyle J. Page and Miller B. Hayden, republic ans; George McLeod, democrat. County school superintendent, non-partisan Agnes C. Booth, in cumbent, and H. F. Durham. League Pay limit Increase Refused (Continued from page 1) five series for the playoff cham pionship. Pennant winner of the regular season will receive $560, and the Shaughnessy playoff win ner $480. Umpires retained from the 1939 season include Andy Moran, Josh Clark and Bert Cole. Named by President F. H. Knickerbocker for tryouts were Dick Weisgerber, Sa lem; T. C. Turple, Portland; Ray Chesterfield, Yakima; and Ber nard Davenport, Arlington. A possible schedule change may bring Tacoma Into Salem on May 19 instead of Salem at Tacoma as the schedule now reads. Reason for the proposed change is that Tacoma may run a special excur sion of 150 fans into Salem. Present at the meeting were: President F. H. Knickerbocker and Secretary Ben Lombard of Se attle; William Ulrich. Spokane owner; Bob Brown, Vancouver owner; Roger Peck, Tacoma own er; S. S. Anderson. Tacoma bus iness manager; W. H. McCul lough, Yakima secretary-manager; Carl Sedore, Wenatchee rep resentative; George E. Waters, Salem owner, and Biddy Bishop, Salem business manager. Multiple Pension Efforts Deplored (Continued from page 1) tlon of pension-friendly candi dates for legislature and other offices. F. J. Austin of Corvallls was among those present at the meet ing and indicated that he would present the stamp tax feature of the federation's plan as a pension revenue producer in the legisla ture Instead of having it made an initiative measure. The necessity of having pen sion measures on the ballot was minimized by the committees, which noted California as an ex ample of a state which has turned down initiative efforts to estab lish state pension systems yet has the "most liberal old age pen sion setup in the United States." Sailor Is Victim Of Oregon Storm (Continued from page 1) panies In the Portland area. Virgil D. Land ess, a Yaquina head rock quarry employe, step ped from his automobile to in spect -he plant and was bowled over by the wind. Regaining his feet, he found his automobile blown orer a cliff at the edge of the road. Any cook can mix a salad. Anr pharmacist can fill a pre scription. Bat what a differ ence, when the hand of a s Aer cocoes into actio! Here the services of skilled, registered pharmacists are at your com mand. Moreover, yoo are as sored that only trash, potent drugs will be ased.And.hnsIly. WILLETTS CAPITAL DDUG ST0I1E Cor. State Jfc Liberty Salem Vies With Seattle, Showing At Rose Festival PORTLAND, March 30. Sa lem will compete with Seattle for the distinction of haying the lar gest . delegation in the Portland Rose Festival parade, June- 7. ac cording to information now in the hands of Jack Watson, chairman of outside participation, Salem's announcement .t Ji a t their natty Cherrlans wilt again head a contingent including another of "Frosty" Olson's fa mous floats, the Cnerrlaas tnenr- selves. and: two-. big bands, puts the total number of persons the capital eity will hava in the pro cession' elose to the number that Seattle police drill team and the University post, American Legion will enter from the Washington metropolis. Principal attraction at the sta dium night shows during this year's festival. June 5 to 8. will be the White Horse patrol of Abu Bekr shrine, Sioux City, Iowa. Cooke Stationery Firm Moves Today Remodeled, Modernized Site Taken; Successor to old Company Here Today is moving day for James L. "Jim" Cooke and the staff of Cooke's Stationery store. Monday morning this stationery and office supply store will open its doors in a new home at 370 State street, one-half block east of the former location. No expense has been spared by Mr. Cooke to make the new store outstanding in every respect, he declared. The Interior was entire ly remodeled and the "front" finished in structural glass and tile work. The new location will more than double the floor space avail able for displaying merchandise and has been so designed to get a maximum of natural lighting with a minimum of stock crowd ing. Outstanding among the new fixtures installed are the lighted greeting card display cases. These are illuminated by the newest type fluorescent tubes and ar ranged to display a maximum number of cards to their best adrantage. These cases also make possible a far greater stock of cards than erer before. AU built-in Interior fixtures and wall cases are of steel especially designed to present a maximum of display space with a minimum of weight. Mr. Cooke came to Salem from Portland fire years ago and took orer the Patton Bros. Book store which had been located at 340 State street for well orer half a century. Present arrangements call for a formal opening on Saturday, April 6. but full details await comple tion of moving operations. Hamilton Decides . Against Contest (Continued from Page 1.) self as a candidate for the second congressional district's national convention delegate. Dorothy McCullough Lee, Mult nomah county state senator, said she would seek reelection. She is a republican. Alton John Bassett, Portland democrat and assistant chief clerk of the state house of represent atives in 1935, announced his can didacy for Multnomah county state senator. Dr. Gordon V. Pefley filed as a democratic state representative candidate for the fifth district. J. King Bryon, managing direc tor of the Oregon Retail Furniture dealers, announced his candidacy for republican representative from Multnomah county. Miss Daisy Bevans, Milwaukee, former democratic state represent ative, said she would run for the seventh district post again. A. Hugh Adams, CIO Interna tional Longshoremen's and Ware housemen's union member, de clared he would seek the Multno mah county democratic state rep resentative's position. Lyman E. Ross, Washington county state senator, said he was a candidate for democratic nom ination as state treasurer. Disorderly Conduct h Charged to Portlander Leo O. Daly, 11, of Portland, who gare his occupation as tele phone company lineman, was ar rested last night by a Marlon county deputy sheriff for disor derly conduct, Daly was released on $15 bail and cited to appear at 10 a.m. Monday in Justice Mil ler B. Hayden's court. yon hart oar gnarant that each prescription will be filled precisely as your physios directs. No sabsrin-rioa-; alieratioas. Yet these as surd aaces command no premiam. It may actually cost list to hare your prescription filled here Phono Sll w.-vT FDR Harpoons Others, Claim Candidates Torpedoed Is Complaint of Johnson, Backer of Wheeler (Continued from, page 1)" support for the presidential can didacy of James A. Farley. . Curley asserted that Farley, more than any other individual, enjoyed the confidence of demo crats. The round of political speech- making this -weekend included a declaration by Senator Lucas (D, 111. ) that Thomas E. Dewey has become "the number one rabble- rouser of the nation Speaking before a Philadelphia young democrats' meeting, Lucas recalled Dewey's recent charge that the administration had dem onstrated a fundamental lack of integrity and a cynical disregard for principles of common honesty. The senator added: "These utterances constitute the most brazen piece of effron tery and campaign buffoonery that ever fell from the lips of a man who is being considered ser iously as a candidate for presi dent . . . "This peddler of political poi son indirectly challenges the hon esty and integrity of the presi dent of the United States . . . "Ton see the sorry spectacle of Tom Dewey, the glamour boy from New York city, becoming the number one rabble-rouser of the nation." Dewey Fighting for Votes in Wisconsin Dewey, meanwhile, was cam paigning in Wisconsin for that state's presidential preference pri mary next Tuesday. He arranged nine train stops In a busy day of speechmaking. Dewey is opposed in the republican primary by Sen ator Vandenberg (R, Mich.). Another contender for the re publican nomination. Senator Taft (Ohio), told a Newport News, Va., audience that "it is perfectly ob vious that the president does not desire to reduce expenses." Taft argued that as leader of the democratic party, Mr. Roose velt has control of congress. "If GO oo FOR PERFORMANCE! Only tfAf-cylinder engine near its price I A big, powerful engine that does its job smoothly and quietly. So well built you dp't need to "break it in. FOR ECONOMY: The Ford V-8 averaged 24.92 miles per gallon in the 1940 Gil more -Yo semi to Economy Run better than any other standard-equipped car in its price class. FOR SAFETY: Biggest hydraulic brakes in its field t Strong X-type frame lowest center of gravity full torque-tube drivel Stabilized chassis powerful Sealed-Beam Headlamps oversize battery. STEP UP i t ssssssssMssassmessasa thA AftXrAt for next Tear Is as big as the deficit for this year, he added, "it Is because tne presi dent desires that eencu." Rpnreaentatira Martin (R. Mass.), the house minority lead er, declared at uartroro, conn.. that the republicans "can win tne 19 40 elections." Martin declared it was just as Important for republicans to elect a majority in congress as to eieci a president. Ha aald In an address that "the rank and file of the American people want a leadership in the republican party that will not try tt Infrfnce on the new deal copy right on fantastic and unworkable schemes." Carson Gratified At Endorsements Experience as Counsel to Governor Is Cited by House Candidate While a majority of the candi dates for Marion county offices have backed out of various group endorsements offered them in the early stages of their primary campaigns, Allen G. Carson, Sa lem attorney who ia seeking the republican nomination for state r e p r e sentatlve, announced his gratitude for the endorsements he had received. In hia voters' pamphlet state ment, filed at the statehouse, he said: "Though I hare already been accorded the endorsement of ser eral groups of citizens for which I am very grateful I will be. it elected, wholly fair and Impartial, as they and others who know me will expect." The statement also pointed out that in 1927 and 1929 Carson served as legislatlre legal counsel to the gorernor, that he is in his fifth year as one of the gorernors j of the Oregon state bar and that he serred as president of the bar ' in 1937-38. . , "It has always been my belief that service to his country is the , highest office of a citizen, and I therefore now humbly offer my , services to the people of my na- ' tire county and state," the state- ! ment added. "I should like to 1 do something constructive. 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In Marion connty, blossom-seekers will go south on the Pacific highway,' onto the Liberty road, turn west at the Liberty store, go to the Skyline Orchards, and turn left on the first road past Pros pect school. The return win be made through Rosedale and back to Salem on the Pacific highway. The Polk county route will go across the inter-county bridge, through West Salem to Brunks Corners, where it will turn right, and return via the Orchard Heights road to West Salem. Boy Scouts and Cherrlans will be at vital traffic points and di rect and assist cars, and the roads will be posted for easy travel. So that the many out-of-town visitors may Inspect it, the state capitol building will be open Sun dar. Aniil 7. from 10 a.m. to 4 p. m. with Cherrlans acting as guides. Blossom week will include the entire week from Anril 7 to 13 and will end with a Blossom dance sponsored by the Cherrlans at the Salem armory, Saturday night. ROOFS! 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