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; JThm OUZQOn CTATZZMAIt; Cctaxsu' Orecaa. Thtaaday ISorsSag. Ctptes&off 12. Hi5 FACZ nvs Local Nevs Briefs Permits op la the local build' in department Bert Plena wu lined a permit yesterday to erect warehouse at 1410 South 12th street, $1000. Other permits is sued were Walter J. Down, to -erect dwelling and garage at 1190 North 20th street, SIPOO; Haw kins and Roberts, to repair ; roof of warehouse at J 55 Trade street. $30; Mrs. Sam Kennedy, to .re pair dwelling at 875 North Mth street, $45: Edwin Roth,' to erect dwelling- tad garage at 1475 North 21st street. $5000; J.. II. Neef, to re-side dwelling and garage at 251 South Liberty, $300; E: P. Saabye, to erect dwell lng and garage at "1420 Market street. 14200; H. L. Zingler, to reroof- dwelling .at 2347 Brey man, $35; H. L. Stiff, to repair .'root at 333 North High street, '175. and C. C. Best, to repair roof at 1165 Hines street, $35. . Lou florist. P. 9592. 127S N. Lib Pleads Innocent Err In - Mo Bride, Portland, pleaded Innocent Jn justice court here yesterday to a charge-of flying an airplane without a license, the charge bar ing been filed here last week by an inspector of the state aeronau tics board following a fatal air plane acldent here In August. McBride contended that he holds a government pilot's license, but left unanswered the question of whether a state license is neces sary. C. C. -Reynolds. Albany, is charged with owning and operat ing an unlicensed plane in con nection with the same accident. Tells of Cirup Experiences at the businessmen's training camp at Camp Ord, Calif., this summer will be told the Salem Lions club at today's luncheon by Ray. Con way, managing director of the Oregon State Motor association. The 100 per cent attendance cam palgn starts today. Obituariea -Rimr At the residence, 1290 Center street, Monday, September 9, Adelia C. Riggs, aged 87 years Mother of Mrs. Fannie Riggs Mul key, of Salem: grandmother of Miss Margaret R. Mulkey of San Francisco, Calif., also survived by -several nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be held In the chapel of the W. T. Rig don company Thursday, Septem ber 12 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Guy L Brill will officiate. Concluding services and entombment Mt Crest Abbey mausoleum. Comegys In this city. Tuesday, Septem ber 10, Catherine S. Comegys aged 62 years, late resident of 1519 East 50th street, Seattle, Wash. Sister of C. A. Simonton of Crestline, Ohio, W. E. Simon ton of Oswego, John K. Simonton of Snohomish, Wash., P. V. Sim onton of Wyoming, Mrs. H. W. Thlelsen of Salem. Mrs. Ivan Put nam of Shaw and Mrs. Philip Gearhart of Seattle, Wash. Fune ral services will be held under the direction of the W. T. Rlgdon company la the chapel of the Mt. Crest Abbey mausoleum- Thurs day, September 12, at 2 p. m. Gosser George W. Gosser, 74. Septem ber 10, at a local hospital, fol lowing several years of ill health. Survived by a sister, Mrs. Mar garet Thomas of Salem, and two granddaughters. Miss Fay Clod felt er of Salem and Mrs. . Orva Flntel of Albany. Services will be held from Terwilllger-Edwards Funeral home Friday at. 2 p.m., with Interment in IOOF ceme tery. Penney Mrs. Sarah Penney, at the resi dence, 360 East Meyers street. September 11, at the age of 78 years. Survived by 1 daughters. Mrs. Blanche Walcher of Salem and Mrs. Dells. Ellison of Port land; . four . grandchildren and two great grandchildren.' Funeral announcements later front Clough- TEUVftLLIGEQ EDT7AHDS "1, f Fractal ,1 Phone Ir JU ": I t leaves Porfland .'......:9-0 p. sa. i.ki" LUU J : I Arrlvee Epokane-.....? a. sa.; Creiry Wegistor tCs Air CtmlHImmmd CtniTn tmb M(, vllk Urn mqm, I !. WM balk, pi Uk mkUl Lalal tys ! mmd IniM ilmmptrnw - t C f r C 1 UJ ton k. rwtatf til in. sswa raw Ml am Mjf LA-.ill kst fas. tali k.PsKS 3Jf aa, a. SssIsm 18 aa. aJj HhU Mt 0O), flPOKANE LOW FARES . CmcIx...... 17.90 one way $13.80 romnd trip Tonxist. a43onwsy 150 roand top - - Standard.. ...11.24 onewsy 16-80 romad trip ffAad . : fcm rrnrT- wtta tke S. W. A ff. B. CsMles. 6m. ruingif aiwi, Cncltsna, Pcrllcnd ftf w Coming ' Erenti j September 18 Salem public schools open fall semester.- " i September 1ft- West Salens power boad election. "7" : . 7 . i Court to - Advise T w o eases cases were taken on advisement with opposing r counsel to submit briefs, yesterday In .circuit court here. Judge L. G. Levelling or dered', the land- title' matter ; of .Johnson vs. .Davidson thus sub mitted, and similar ordef was given by; Max Page, Judge pro tern. In the case of Paris vs. Ran- tella.: Hearings on both were held during the day. ' ' ' Safety of your savings is insured at Salem Federal.- 130 8. Liberty . Contract Given The state highway- commission yesterday awarded contract for grading and surlaclng with bituminous macad am .73 of a mile of the Troy ranch section of 'the old Oregon trail in Baker county to McNutt Bros., Eugene, on a bid of $30,921.60.- ; Roof Repaired Repair work on the- roof of the old science hall at Willamette university be gan yesterday. Forms' for the third story of the new building are being erected. Facing of the concrete walls with brick is sched uled to begin September 23. Dr. Moran, Chiropractor, 158 8. Cottage,, has returned. Picnic Schedule! Marion coun ty advanced 4H club members. will bold their regular September meeting next Wednesday at Ha- gers grove a quarter mile south of Four Corners. The program will include a bonfire and swim ming if weather permits. C of C Will Dine The first luncheon of the fall season for the Salem chamber of commerce is scheduled for next Monday noon. Rev. Alcuin Ileibel of Mt. Angel will be the speaker. On Blotter Listed on the po lice blotter today were Charles R. Barber, violation of the basic speed rule; Evelyn B. Pyejl, aban doning a minor child, and P. L. Doddridge, failure to stop. Auction tonight, 7:30. Furniture 2 homes. Woodry's Mart. Extinguish Blaze T h e Salem fire department was called upon yesterday to extinguish a chim ney fire at 1118 Oak street. Only minor damage was caused, it was reported. Club to Meet The Mothers club of Troop 12 will meet at the home of Mrs. George E. Manning, 1465 Center street, to day at 2:30 p. m. Townsend Club Sleets Swegle Townsend club No. 15 will meet September 12, 8 p. m., at the home of J. J. Kleeman on Holly-' wood drive. Shop Margaret's for smart Back-to-School Clothes. 422 Court. Meets Tonight Townsend club No. 16 will meet tonight at 7:30 p. m. at the home of F. M. Berry, 714 South 19th street. Grange to Meet Salem grange will meet at the grange home on East D street Friday night. Fox Body Found Lashed to Raft ASTORIA, Ore., Sept. ll-UPi- Sheriff Peter Maloney of Pacific county, Washington, reported to day the discovery Tuesday of the body of John Fox, 45, gillnetter, in the "blind" channel of the Co lombia river. Leon Beglares of A 1 1 o o n a , Wash., said he found the body lashed to a raft constructed of lockerboards, net buoys and floats. The dead man's partner, Maxwell Wight of Altbona, Is missing as is their boat.' - 1 Fox, an-Oswego, Ore., resident. has fished from Altoona. each summer and fall In recent years. Births . Gil man To Mr. and Mrs. Milan H. Oilman, route six, a son,' Ken neth LaVern, born. September 6. - Irving To Mr. and Mrs. Web ster Irving, a daughter, Theresa Allfne, born September 5, Cha in bat a Indian school. Beardsley To Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Baardsley, 1045 .North 15th, a daughter, Sandra Lee, born September 8. Salem General hospital.' CUOICS OF S.F.S. TRAINS ; DAT OS NIGHT CmUt tin ... . T. at nrapwtteMl " t mm - apj , . & Scsttla nsllvay - - Decision Agiairist State Court - Holds "' Royalties Are ' not ; Owing to : , - Land Board r r : Because '.the : Samuel 'McVey Sand and Gravel company of New berg look gravel from the Willam ette river above low water mark it does not owe. the state of Ore-. gon $6000 royalties ' under an 1874 statute, Circuit. Judge L. G Le welling ruled, yesterday in i case Involving ' the . state ,f land board and the McVey company. The. decision was recognized in legal circles as - setting a prece dent as to the state's rights to recover royalties , f or gravel - of sand -removed- from a stream within its Jurisdiction. An appeal is expected. . . In Its original complaint, the land board has charged that the Mevey company : owed approxl-l mateiy $12,000 in back royalty fees, but the amount was later reduced to $6000 after investiga tlon of the company's books by tne state's counsel. The court also decided for the plaintiff in the case of Walter B, Minler vs. V. G. Alexander and Guy O." and Frieda Smith In which a decree quieting title to real property was sought. Judge Le welling" ruled against me answer of the defendants Smith showing their ability and willingness to pay taxes and costs incurred by the plaintiff In pur cnase under a tax title on the ground that the defendants made no actual tender of the amount, and that the matter had already been adjudicated in a previous case. In the case of National Surety corporation vs. Guy H. Smith, the court neld for the defendant on tne group d that title vested in him by prescriptive right after ne occupied property foreclosed upon by the county for three years. Circuit Court Orland O. Ogden vs. Josef and u.muie wilmes; complaint for $624 and Interest less $40 alleged due on note, and $100 attorney's rees. Mary E. Armstrong vs. G. Wal lace Armstrong; order of default, Federal Land bank vs. L. W, Montgomery and others;, stipula tion providing for dismissal of suit and cancellation of accelera tion clause in mortgage. B. H. Van Cleef vs. Frederick H. Eley; dismissal on stipulation providing for payment of $377 to plaintiff in full satisfaction of Hen, further honoring of $170 or der drawn on First National bank by plaintiff on defendant and agreement of plaintiff to absolve defendant from garnishment. A. O. Swanson vs. Ida Swan- son; order striking complaint be cause pf adjudication of matter in Lane county court. -Credit Service company vs. E. C. Willis; order overruling de murrer. Probate Court Martha I. Hunsaker estate; fi nal account of George C. Wilborn and H. N. Hunsaker, administra tors, approved and discharge or- aered. rfosepn jrauinaner estate; ap praisal oi Alois Keber, Morris L. mens ana N. M. Lauby at $33,314.46, of which 116,900 is in real, and the remainder la per sonal, property. Amelia Gerig guardianship: an nual account of Valentino Gerig, guardian, shows receipts. $226.69: disbursements, $258.12; appraisal of John Hay, Jake Moser and Roger Lambert at $4000 in real and $52 in personal property. Clara Gause estate; Henry Cer- oTsxy, .cugene, a brother, ap pointed . executor, and Louis J. Heltiman, C. M. Crittenden and T. J. Christen, appraisers, of $2200 in real and personal prop erly. A will provides for eoual distribution of the estate among nine orotners and sisters, lnclud nig Joseph, John Anthony. Hen ry, Edward and Frank Cersovsky, Mary and Ida Bremenkamp and uorisuna Heitsman. Emily and Margaret Reynolds guardianship; fourth annual ac count of George R. Dnncan, guar- aian, snows, for Emily, receipts, $179.38, .and disbursements, $57.78; for Margaret, receipts. S173.&J. disbursements. $55.13: approved, and guardian's bond re duced to $2000; receipt of Mir iam R. Reynolds for $210 for support of wsrds between .Octo ber, 1939. and April. 1940.' J. W. Barker estate; final ac count showing full administration by John William Barker and VI o- ici jh. jruroricK, executors. nowara Ernest ostrln guar dianship; supplemental petition of Gustave A. Ostrln, guardian, asks authority to Invest $2000 in an nuity bonds on showing of assets of estaet total over $15,000 rath er than over $30,000 as previous ly sts ted in Inventory. ... Municipal Court Robert Kates, drunk, $ 0 days suspended sentence to leave town.' Ardln Krotisr, dronk, 19 days' suspended sentence. ' : Frank Kolsky, violation of the baafe speed rule, fined $2.10.. . Wayne R." Hahdley, violation of the basic speed mle, - fined $2.80. Fruit Pickers Needed PORTLAND, Sept. ll-ffV-L. O. Stoll, state .- employment di rector, appealed today for apple and pear pickers in the Hood River district to "relieve an aeate - shortage." ; RrVey Tool lMT7jMSlodlo .Lady fa Mh vl Hmm, OnesUoc." N ' Serraiit i I Trouble" " "rrm '.-i; , ,- fnaj -BJt ' tuilata ' r . :! - -Armor Plate. Plant Vieycd by President on Tour :' ..; ; ' . ; ' - - ' ' ; . . ... Keeplngr a close watch on the .defense program,' President Franklin D. Roosevelt inspects the naval : armor plate and gun plant at South Charleston, W. Va In company with Gov. Homer A. Holt of West Virginia, center, and Senator Matthew Neely, One of Sea ' 4 While congress argued pro and eon over the presi dential move in turning over 60 "over-age" Ameri can destroyers to Great Britain In return for the right to construct a string of air and naval bases em British possessions in the new world, a 10-man army and navy board flies to Bermuda to examine Sears-Roebuck Employment Survey Shows 20 per Cent Payroll Rise In Oregon During 1939, Reported 8 CARS 35 with ad MUST ears. Roebuck and company's annual payroll expenditures ka the state of Oregon showed a 80 per eent rise during 1929, reach ing a total of $4(6,254. it wai reported yesterday by S. A. Van- deneynde, manager ef Sears store here. The Information was Included in an employment sarvey sent out by Sears' personnel depart ment in connection with the com pany's 14th Anniversary celebra tion, September" IS to 28. This marks the fifth consecutive year that the payroll expenditures of Call Board . GRAND Today Brian Aherne, Rita Hay worth in "The Lady in Ques tion." "Blondle Mas Servant Trouble." Saturday Shirley Temple, Jack Oakle. Charlotte Greenwood la "The Toung People." ELSLNORE Today - Lew . A y r e s, . Lionel Barrymore in TDr. KJldare Goes Home": Fay wray, Charles Lang in "Wildcat Bus." , Saturday Errol Flynn,- Brenda . Marshall. Claude Rains in "The Sea Hawk"; Blag Crosby. Andy Devlne in "Swing With Blng." . STATE THEATRE Today Prlscilla Lane, Wayne Morris in "Brother Rat and Baby"; Billle Lee. Cordell Hickman. "Biscuit Eater." Saturday Midnight Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Alan Curtis in "Four Eons." r " CAPITOL ' Today Edward ,G. Robin son, Ann Sothern In r'Brofher Orchid"; Roy Rogers In "Colc rado." . . . Saturday. Brian Donlevy, Aklm Tamlroff In "The Great Mc Ginty"; Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie in ''Cross Country Ro mance." - ". .. -, LlBERTl T o d a y VI c t r MeLaglen, Tom Brown In "Ex Champ"; Edward Ellis, Anita Louise la "Main Street Lawyer." - Friday Tex - Rltter :ln "Rhythm on the- Rio Grande";; Hlggins family In: "The Covered Trail- . HOLLYWOOD -i Today Wayne Morris, M a r- garet Lindsay in "Double Ali bi?; Joan Blond ell, .Lana Turner, George Murphy in "Two Girls on Broadway." Friday Mickey Rooney, Virginia Weldler In "Toung Tom Edi son"; Johnny Mack Brown In "Riders of Pasco Basin"; Th Green Hornet." SALEM'S NEWEST THKATRB PJMlABsBJBBt tiBSjsnMasu'(aMSSLkajBJKgfa 1 Last Times Today -PIos- "Malm , Street Lawyer" c Bases US Receives l.- ' - View ef Hamilton, Bermuda, from the Sears In this state, hare shown an Increase. ' This report farther showed that not only Sears Oregon pay roll but that of the company as a whole reached a new high last year. The amount paid out In wages and salaries to all of the company's employes during 1929 amounted to $96,088,000, an In crease of $17,017,000 over 1938. "There were a number of oth er items In this personnel report which directly affect the people employed by Sears in Oregon," said Mr. Vandeneynde. "During 1939, for example, the company paid out $8,500,000. for its voluntary employe benefits such as profit sharing, vasations, sick leaves, holidays, etc. This sum amounts to 1.3 per eent of Sears' total sales during that year and besides being over and above wages and salaries -Is in addition to social ' security and unemployment compensation pay ments. ' . "A large share of this amount went . Into the . company's - profit sharing fund which . was first started back in 1916, . or. more than 20 years before . various forms' of social security became a subject ef - wide Interest throughout . the United -States." In order to provide the -various Sears retail stores, with aa ade quate number of employes dur ing the huge anniversary event,' several hundred men and women have already been added to the company's payroll in this state. Spragiie, Baldock -' Discuss Highways Proposed highway 'legislation was discussed at a conference here yesterday between Governor Charles A. Sprarue and R. H. Bal dock, state highway engineer. Baldock said a number of amendments would be asked by the state highway' commission at the. 19 41 legislature but that none of - the '.bills " has - been - completed a p to this time. Henry F. Cabell, Portland,- Is chairman of the com mission. .r'..--j.;:;-.;-..;' ; .:..'..-..,-. : -Neither Governor Sprague nor Baldock would divulge the nature of the legislation' to be proposed.' LAST TIMES TODAY- LANA TURNER JOAN BLONDZLL' ...GZSSGS lIUSPfIT '' And Second Feature scon a ineatare Zj: ngAii i, I : tnrn -;'. COslRtS 1 wwuaGAnGAIi Also News and Cartoon 1 rr ZM1 right. At the extrems left is J. W. Klnnear, as sistant manager of operations of the Carnegle Blinoia Steel corporations - The plant was estab-liahed-dnring World war days when the' president was assistant secretary of the navy. - - in Big Trade u 'iTV.'-.,.!"1 air sites for defense outposts there, one of. the bases involved in the deal. A view of Hamilton, Ber muda, Is pictured. Bermuda and Newfoundland were gifts, according to the president, while the other bases were granted In exchange for the destroyers. Meeting Called By Gty Council SELVERTON A special meet- lb g of the city council Is being called for Thursday, night for the purpose of further discussing the airport continuance at SllvertonV according to Reber Allen, airport chairman. Allen's committee met with the representatives of the Coolidge company, owner of the present airport, Wednesday afternoon at which" time the company ' offered the airport site for lease for one year at' $600. Whether or. not the city council will accept the airport lease at this price will likely be decided at the Thursday night meeting.- - " It Is understood that an on tlon on the site will be furnished with tne lease. Democrct Willkie Club . . Electa- Vice-President PORTLAND. Sept. 11-WV-Dr. E. T. Hodge of Oregon State col lege was elected vice-president of the Oregon . Willkie-McNary democratic . club state executive committee last night. - , . . i He succeeds Alen W. 0Conr nell, who resigned. .-. , HUD AY- -. TODAY and FRIDAY ,Mi Imm AYKCS UwmI MStTaoM iassiME eut s. HiNst.eiHt IOCKHAST NAT MNOUtON SMMA DUNN COMPANION FEATURE "WILDCAT BUS" : . , . Fay Wray Charles Lang COMING SATURDAY ; Sail to High Adventare with "THE ROBIN HOOD ; OF THE SEAS" - - See -. -. -:".- , ". i ' TODAY ana Future Farncrs Have Best Year Exhibits at State. Local Fairs Above ; Past Seasons - , Thirty-one members, of the Sa lem chapter . of Future Fanners of America hare just completed their most successful season j6t exhibiting' parts of their farm ! projects at the local county fair as weirasat the Oregon' state fair, according to . J. F.Svlnth, local - advisor and a member of the Salem high school .faculty. A total of $62 4. 67. was received In prise money . on 1 9 9 ,- exhibits. This includes $39 1.5 0 received at the state fair, '$42.25 from the county fair- and - $190.92 from .44he sale of 12. fat hogs; . Outstanding winnings went -to James Baker, who showed - the prrand ' champion dairy female ini the-Future Farmerr division. Lor- eu Wlederkher showed the grand champion barrow in the fat hog classes, which was sold for 15 o perpound; and Carl Fitts had ; second best barrow while Wleder kehr also had third best barrow. The exhibits Included 37 head of . dairy cattle,. 12 head, of sheep, 27 head of swine, 3 pens of poul try, 18 shop exhibits and 38 crop exhibits, r.. - ' , Other members showing were Perry DeLapp. John Roth, Will iam Zenger, Herbert Schmaltz, Al fred Bahnsen, Vernon Johnson, John Jerman, Delbert Garner, James ,Whelan, Donald Meyers, Wendell Armstrong, Bob Bohan an, David Ramsyer, Paul Andre- sen, Monte (jnristoiierson, uoyie Satter, Loyle Satter, Gilbert Kel ley, Don Dunnlgan, Leland Jen sen, Burns Rath bun, James Thompson, Paul - Judd, Henry Beutler, Roy Gerig, Herman Grim mer, Dale Lively and Duane Fel tpn. Local Youth Will Co East to Study Following the usual mid-week service tonight at 7:30, the staff of the First Presbyterian church will hold a reception honoring Phil Barrett, who leaves soon for seminary training at Princeton university. Barrett has spent the summer as director of religious education at the Westminster Presbyterian church of Sacramento, Calif., and Is in Salem for a few days before departing for the east. Available records disclose that Phil Bar rett Is the first member of the local Presbyterian church to en ter the ministry, and In appre ciation of this fact and of, his many services to the church the reception Is being tendered.' The mid-week study Is a con sideration of the "Masterpieces of Christian Literature," . the first book of which is "Pilgrim's Progress." Special music, a brief talk by Phil Barrett and group singing will be Included in the mid-week service. In charge of arrangements 'for the reception are Rev. W. Irvln Williams, Rev. Oscar W. Payne," George Lee Marks, Mary E. Mul key and Mabel B. Clock. ' WE THESE UASHE0S IIIT0 OUC I JEW STORE So we are pricing them so low that they, will sell immediately. Due to the rush of moving, our shop has not had time to recondition these machines and they are sold as is. Hasy VTilh Pcnp Easy Uilh Coppsr Tab. Uilh Square ; lilcninnn - - -Tnb Liliellew TLzzz i Pjfcrcckia T7ili Lsrgb mm RkL kmln I i mm .1 - Tcb ! mmm mm tit . f Flying Blind It By VERA BROWN (Continued from page 4.) . -.V to .Tex on the telephone from Pittsburg. . . ' v " r . 1 Contrary to Dudley's opinion, she did not have pneumonia. Just a bad cold, and she needed' a snore resc Tex- was due in Thursday morning but he did not get to the hospital until evening. Ju dith did not protest. She smiled a welcome. ; "There's not a thing in the world wrong. with me, Tex." "I'll take you home tomor row," - Judith did not sleep much that night. She dreaded .walking again into the apartment where she had hoped -and . where she had suffer-' ed so . much. rBnt she ,could;ot tell that - to her breezy husband. ' She dreaded, too.- the moment when Tex might feet called upon. to explain why he had changed . his mind - about - a divorce. 8 h e wa afraid to ask, afraid of -what, the "answer, would be. , . . - ' 1 -'To be continued) J -. Hewitt Is Named To Police Force ..'.,,- - Appointment of El wood: W. Hewitt, former - Salem dog-eatch-er, as a new traffic patrolman on' the . city ' police force was an- , nounced yesterday by Chief of Police Frank A. Minto. Hewitt lives at 240 South 22nd street. Replacing Hewitt as city dog- catcher will be Russel Maw of Salem. jr z t Wi,'' HISCILU IA V7 f A im ittii III! ITN18 mm koiiu eddii mini I0XALD tlJGil A COUPLE or ccm TSEtt U MS i " ' DRAMA la this . stsnrsfatSY ti2 SbKPOSI 7 LPcrcclain Tcb (o).00 CO) (o).00 1 rtiv.n liru a m Pn Vlitil'iiliMi rmi.il n l IV n "i - - . 10 M XT.c'0 t