PAG- nvs i " t lb OREGON STATESMAN Solesu Oregon, Wednesday Morsing, December 11, 1940 Local News Briefs Application Henry -A large number of applications are betas receiTed at the city recorder's of fice for civil service examinations to be siren next week for four positions on the city police force. Requirements are that applicants must be between the ages of 21 and 35 with honorably discharged -veterans of the World war receiv ing credit for time spent In serv ice.' Deadline for applications Is Saturday noon. Physical examina tions will be given next Tuesday and written examinations Thurs day. Lata florist. P. 9S91 ,17 N. Lib Burned by Steam Mrs. W. V. Clark, 680 South lzth. street, re ceived painful second degree burns on the right hip, right side and arms while she was doing a washing yesterday morning at her mother's home at 1190 Oak street. Mrs. Clark was given treat ment by first aid men. A Mrs. Whiteside, 3020 Brooks avenue, was given treatment after she ac cidentally cut the first finger on her, left hand while chopping wood. Several stitches were necessary to close the wound. Safety of your savings Is insured . at Salem Federal. 130 S. Liberty Home for Furlough Sergeant Mtlo t. Webber" of the ordinance iiatitHmMt of the US army is home on a 30-day furlough. Web ber Is the son of Mrs. Grace Web ber, route six, Salem. -Sergeant Webber enlisted from the Salem recruiting station February 1937 and was stationed in Alaska. He re-enlisted in November, 1938, and was assigned to"JIamilton field. Calif. Wall paper. Mathls. 14B. Coml. Portland Man Speaks "The Current Foreign Situation" will be the subject of talk by Lieu tenant Colonel Barge Lonara of Portland tonight at the meet ing of Marion county chapter. Re serve Officers' association. The meeting is at 6:30 in the Argo ho tel, according to Lieutenant Vin nie J. Bell, chapter president. Let your nicest gift be a blanket from the Better Bedding Store. Aid Fund A check for 325, proceeds from a recent dance giv en by the Salem Active club, was given yesterday to Miss Mabel P. Robertson, dean of girls at Salem high school, for milk and food for undernourished students. Obituaries Prescott Mrs. Alice M. Prescott, ar her home, 60 Falrview avenue, Salem, Monday, December 9, at the age of 76 years. Mother of Dr. Gerald W. Prescott of Albion, Mich., and Ward Prescott of Salem; sister of Mrs. Lois Cooper, Prof. M. E. Peek, and Henry S. Peck, all of Salem. Also survived by three grandchildren, Geraldlne and Dennis Ward Prescott of Salem and Gerry Rae Prescott of Albion, Mich. Services will be held Wed nesday, Dec. 11, at 1:30 p.m.. from Clough-Barrlck chapel, with Rev. W. Irvin William officiat ing. Concluding Services win be held in IOOF cemetery. Welllver Melvln Welllver at a local hos pital Tuesday, December 10, at the age of 69 years. Late resident of route two, box 211. Survived by wife and 10 children six sons and four daughter. They are: sons, Charles, Floyd, Paul, Don ald, Glen and Raymond: daugh ters, Mrs. Willard Rathbin, Ber tha, Mabel and Edna, all of Sa lem; three brothers, Royce, Jobn and Thalr. all of North Platte, Neb., and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Adair of Salem, and Mrs. Harry Madison of Max, Neb. Funeral an nouncements later by the Walker & Howell Funeral home. Barr At Silverton. Herman William Barr, 72. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Clara Lynch of Salem, Mrs. John D. McDonough of Tillicum, Wash.. Mrs. Frank Ferris of Sa lem; sons, John G. Barr of Red wood City, Calif., Victor H. Barr of Bend; sisters, Theresa Schoet tle of Salem and Miss Anna Barr of Salem; brothers, Theodore M. Barr of Salem, George Barr of Santa Barbara. Calif., Frank Barr of Portland. Recitation of rosary at Walker & Howell chapel, Wed nesday evening at 8 o'clock. Re quiem mass at St. Joseph's Catho lic church Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. Interment St. Barbara's cemetery. Marshall Franklin Pierce ' Marshal), in Forest Grove, Monday, December 9. at the age of 74 years. Father of Mrs. Lulu Maxwell and Mrs. Jennie Howell, both of Salem, and R. E, Marshall of Forest Grove; brother of Mrs. Mabel Norman of Monroe, Mrs. Ida. Ruppert, Mrs. Mabel Herman and Fred Howell, all of Chester, 111.; also survived by eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services Sat urday, December 14. at 2 p.m. from Clough-Barrlck chapel. In terment City Vitw cemetery. FLOWERS 0LS0II, Florist Court . & High Ph. 7166 Herbal ' remedies for ailments of stomach, liver, kidneys, skin, blood, gland and urinary system of men end. women. 22 years In service, ixaturopamic Physicians. Ask your neighbors about CHAN LAM... DB. .CniUI LAII Chinese Medicine Co. .... . til Worts UWtty ' OMtatrs rctin Garl Elctri Co. OfUM aa at sly IS a-m. to f.m.; M 7 Ja, Cvomitativa, -lo4 armamre . aa aila testa ar tr oi caatga, - Coming Events December 14- Grange offi cers - conference, Red - Bills grange, 1 p.m. Student Honored Miss Lois Gunning, daughter of Mrs. E. A. Gunning, 1625 Center street, and a senior at Linfleld college, will be listed in the 1940-41 edition of "Who's Who Among Student in American Universities and Col leges." Miss Gunning Is a mem ber of Delta Rho Delta, Phi Kap pa Gamma scholastic honorary and Kappa Phi Lambda chemis try honorary. She is president of the Epworth League and director of' Christian deputation work. She was graduated from Turner high school in 1937. Be sure to attend the- auction sale of Imperial Furniture Co. quality furniture starting at 2 p.m. to morrow. Sales daily at 2 and 8 p.m. Bub-office Open The Salem Heights sub-postal station was opened last night for public in spection. The station is located in the R. E. Poyner grocery at the Junction of the Liberty road and the old Pacific highway. Mall and packages will be received but de livery will still be made by car rier. The Woman's club of Salem Heights was Instrumental in se curing the sub-office for the dis trict. Elks Charity show Elks audi torium Dec. 10-11-12. Tblrty Take Exam Approxi mately 30 applicants wrote in the real estate examinations held here yesterday by the state real estate board. The applicants Included both real estate brokers and real estate salesmen. Claude Murphy, state real estate commissioner, said the papers would be graded within the next few days when the results would be announced. Roof repairing. Mathis. Ph. 4642. Tos Address Meet Guest speak er atHoday's Rotary club noon luncheon meeting will be Phil Thurmond, manager of the marl time commerce department of the Portland chamber of commerce. He will speak on "Effects of War on Foreign rTade, Especially South America." Creditors' auction 'Bale of quality furniture of the Imperial Furni ture Co., starts 2 p.m. tomorrow. Everything must go. Two sales daily, 2 & 8 p.m. until all is sold. Coat Stolen Evans Wendl ing, 1109 Mill street, reported to police yesterday that an overcoat, electric razor, lunch kit and bill fold were stolen from his car while parked near his home. W. L. Graen, 412 North 21st street, re ported a battery stolen from a woodshaw parked on 22nd street. Now is the time for weatherstrip. We have it. Ray L. Farmer Hard ware Co. 115 S. Commercial On Blotter Charged with viola tion of basic rule on the city police blotter are William E. Pet ersen, Portland; Dewey F. Baum- gart, 90 Garden road; Harry P. Reid. 1815 Fairgrounds road. and John W. Warner, 1543 Broad way. Beautiful hand painted china at half price. Mrs. Trover, 122 N. Commercial St. Harding at Conference Wayne D. Harding, Marion county club agent is spending the. current week attending a conference of all state college extension depart ment staff members at Corvallis this week. He is expected to re turn to his office next Monday. Elks Charity show. Elks audi torium Dec. 10-11-12. Mrs. Booth 111 County School Superintendent Agnes C. Booth, was absent from her office yes terday because of influenza, mem bers of her staff reported. She re mained at her home in the Clover- dale district, south of Salem. Don't miss the auction sale at the Imperial Furniture Co., start ing tomorrow at 2 p.m. Sales twice daily, 2 & 8 p.m. Inspection invited. Club Meeting The Swegle Townsend club, No. 15 will meet Thursday night at the J. J. K lee man home on Hollywood drive at 8 o'clock. Election of officers will take place and the public is invited to attend. Owing to the scarcity of good china, am disposing of what I have at half price. Mrs. Trover, 122 N. Commercial St. Permit Granted Building per mits were issued yesterday to Ja cob Amslero erect private garage at 1043 South High street, $100; 7. P. Canfield to repair dwelling at 550 North Water street. $4 9. Births Hammer To Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Hammer, route six, a son, Lesley Earl, born December 4, Deaconess hospital. Wall To Mr. and Mrs. Wood row S. Wall. West Stay ton. a daughter, Leona Mae, born De cember 4, Deaconess hospital. Fmcl To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Fencl. Lyons, a son. Thomas Joe, born December '5, Deaconess hospital. Terw To Mr. and Mrs. Arlo C. Tuers, Lyons, a son, Alan Pres ton, born December 5, Deaconess hospital. HoarTo Mr. and Mrs. Marvin W. Hoar, route one, a daughter, Anita Louise, born December 6, Salem General hospital. MouUet To Mr. and Mrs. Har vey C. Moullet, Turner, a son, David George, born December 6, Bungalow Maternity home. i Allew To Mr. and Mrs.' Thorn as William Allen. 3815 East State street, a son, James Frederick, born December 5. Salem General hospltak -v . - , ' Philco Radio E-TC1AHIVK DEALER Appraisal Fileid In Jack Estate Total Is Orer 679,000; ; Five Licenses to Wed ' Are Issued , Appraisal totalling $79,156.15 was filed ' yesterday In the estate of William S. Jack by C. B. An derson, Ray Morley and Glenn L. Briedwell. The appraisal lists $8289.87 in cash; $537 In lnsecured promis sory notes; $2000 worth of real property: and a total of $67,- $64.28 in a score or more promis sory notes secured by real prop erty mortgages. Circuit Court Golden Miller vs. John P. Mil ler; answer and cross comprint of defendant in which latter sues for divorce, the Judgment to in clude title to certain real and personal properties; allegation is Infidelity. Mayro McKinney vs. Birdene Rawllngs and Mary McKinney; motions to strike. H. M. Baxter vs. V. D. Baxter; satisfaction of Judgment decree for alimony. Martha Moffenbier vs. Clarence P. Moffenbier; dismissal on plain tiff s motion. G. E. and Edith Prime vs. Durward and W. C. Helyer; de fendants authorized to inspect original leases at office of Roy Harland, Judge pro tern; defend ant's motion otherwise denied. N. M. Lanby, liquidator of First National bank of Mt. Angel, vs. Peter Borschowa; complaint for $305 alleged due on promissory note, and $50 attorney's fees. Peter Balkema vs. Ethel Bal kema; divorce decree granted. Probate court Frances M. Robison guardian ship; Pioneer Trust company for mally substituted as guardian for Ladd & Bush Trust company, its predecessor. Emma Sturgis guardianship; final guardianship account of Er wia Sturgis, guardian, shows re ceipts of $4424.37 and disburse ments of $1649.77, balance, $2774.60; final decree granted and receipt of Sturgis personally filed for all properties of guard ianship; further order appointed him administrator of estate, com prising personal property amount ing to $3500; Charles Whltlock, Robert McKay and V. Newberry appointed appraisers of estate. William Harry Bowers estate; Frank S. Bowers named admin istrator, and Dewey Allen, Ruth Allen and Julius. Winert. ap praisers, of $4000 in real and $250 in personal property. Ella R. Croker estate; Edna R. Brown appointed administratrix, and Charles J. Zerzan, Archie Mc Killop and Evelyn Wolfe, ap praisers, of $3000 In real prop erty in McAllen, Hidalgo county. Texas. Rutert Pernerstorfer estate: executor's fees of $547.26 al lowed First National bank of Portland, executor, and $537.26 allowed as attorney's fees; sale of real property to Don and Iola Bowers for $1450 confirmed. Joseph Faulhaber estate; real property sale to Bertha and Mike Hopfer for $1500 confirmed. Elida W. Moore estate: Mabell A. Simpson appointed appraiser to serve in place of Robert Simp son. Effie M. Hicks estate; Teceipt of distribution of Kreta Bondell personally from herself as ad ministratrix. Joseph Hiller estate; applica tion of Alice Hiller for allowance of rejected claim for $4000 al leged due for personal services; hearing set for December 2 3. Erik A. Hedin estate; appraisal at $1000 by Floyd H. Emmons, E. S. Budlong and F. W. Weir; final account of H. E. Hedine shows receipts of $150, disburse ments of $313.07; balance noted paid by heirs personally; final hearing set for January 10. Walter Alexander Pringle es tate; authority to sell personal property granted Mary Louise and Helen Gay Swingle, execu- Farmers Union Meets The Spring Valley farmers union will meet tonight at the Zena school house for an oyster supper. Mo tion pictures of the Coos bay oy ster industry will follow the sup per. Creditors have taken over the Im perial Furniture store & entire stock of quality furniture goes on the auction block at 2 p.m. to morrow. License Granted J. B. Wha len, located three miles west of Hubbard, was granted a retail beer license and Class B liquor li cense yesterday by the Marion county court. Big Auction Thurs. nlte, 7:30, at F. N. Woodry's Mart. See classfi. Postpone Meeting- The TC chorts will be postponed until the second Saturday in January. It was to have been Saturday at the home of Mrs. G. W, Davies. Haircuts 25c. 2290 N. Front. Class to SI ret "Resist not Evil" is the topic for the Truth Study class meeting tonight at 155 South- Liberty street. Miss Olive Stevens is the leader. , Services Announced Funeral services for Homer Qonlee will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Kinney Funeral home In Corvallis. Is Recovering Mrs. H. C. Mil ler, who fell last Thursday and in jured her head, la recovering sat isfactorily, according to Dr. Mil ler. . j - - Mee'ting Tonight Townsend club No. 4 will meet la the High land school tonight at T:30 o'clock. r- ; t ;L " T7AI1TED , WALNUTS and WALNUT MEATS ' Selley Farqnbar Co. Front A Sorway Sts Salem American Children Glad to Be Back From Orient z-. . I; Carrying over 180O Americans from the war-torn far east, the liner Washington had SOD children aboard when It docked at San Francisco. The Americana retarned to the United States upon advice of the state department. This gvovp of youngsters, shown aboard the liner, seemed happy to be back In America. AP Teiemat. trices, including securities, motor vehicles and farm equipment. Justice Court Harold Raynor, forgery, ease dismissed on motion of district attorney. Lee Bonney, no truck license, pleaded guilty and sentence con tinued to December 12. Marriage Licenses Edward S. Potter, 22, restau rant worker, 1232 North Com mercial street, and Olga Sunds rud, 22, housekeeper, 1017 Sixth street, West Salem. John Hutto, 22, truck driver, deaf school, and Edith Savey, 20, housekeeper, Portland. Clarence E. Grubbs, 23, service station salesman. 1015 Court street, and Emma Lynn, 23, housekeeper, 897 South 14th street, both Salem. Clair H. Anderson. 24, laborer, 1589. Elm street, and R. Imogene Hoffman, 24, beauty operator, 521 Piedmont street, West Salem. Gerald Zollner, 27, farmer, and Agnes Duda, 24, housekeeper, both Mt. Angel. Relief From Cold Seen by Thursday Clear skies leveled the tem perature at a SO degree low last night as Salem shivered under its third consecutive night of freex ing and near-freexing weather, of ficials at the airport weather sta tion revealed. Daily high temperatures hover ed around 50 degrees in the period and no let up in the chill snap was seen for today. A rising mer cury, however, was forecast for Thursday, two low pressure areas off the coast expected to move in, listed as the cause of warmer weather. Weather officials said rain might accompany the lows. PORTLAND. Dec. 1 0-TvPH Wint er temperatures returned to Ore gon last night, and the weather bureau predicted a continuation of the cold spell. Western Oregon had sub-freei- lng temperatures, but Bend was the coldest city in the state with 9 degrees. Other minimum tem peratures: Baker airport 19, Burns 21, Pendleton 24, Hooa River 25, Portland airport 26, Lakeview 27, Eugene 28, Medford 32, North Bend and Roseburg 87 and Newport 38. Barbara Kirsch Rites to Be Held STAYTON Barbara Ann Kirsch, 74, died at her home near Stayton Monday. She was bom August 28, 186$, In Pennsyl vania. Rosary will be said at the A. P. Kirsch home at 7:30 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. from the Stay- ton Catholic church. Rev. George Sniderhon officiating. Survivors are her husband A. P. Kirsch; seven sons, Peter of Mau pin, Barney and Ira of Mehama, Paul. Tim, Gus and Felix of Stay ton; two daughters, Agnea of Stayton and Sister Mary Alexis of Tacoma. Interment will be in the Stay ton Catholic cemetery. Divers Win Award PORTLAND, Dec. 10.-P-Fed- eral Judge Claude McCoIloch awarded Fred Devlne and Arthur Zimmerman. Portland divers. $6597.50 today for raising the Columbia River Towing company tug Robert Gray from the Colum bla river's bottom last May. LARGEST The HUGGIXS INSURANCE AGENCY is the largest upstate insurance agency In Oregon the only agency with two office SALEM and MARSHFIELD. Reliable. Sound and Modern Insurance Service usually found In only the largest cities. . . SAVE ON YOUR INSURANCE COSTS. AT HUGGINS OFFICE CHUCK . .......... t - , .. i INSURANCE AGENCY SUCCESSOBS-BURGHARDT INS. AGENCY, 123 H. Cammerckd - - . Phon 4S83 , Salem.- Orev 41 State Employes Earn Over $6000 Per Year, Survey for Budget Slio ws Of the 7160 full-time state workers 41 receive annual salaries in excess of $6000, a survey completed here yester day by State Budget Director David Eccles disclosed. Figures showing the salaries of the several state groups will be made a part of the state budget for the 1941-42 blennlum. Highest paid state official is Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter of the state higher educational system. He receives 10,000 a year. Officials receiving $7500 a year include Governor Charles A. Sprague, Public Utilities Com missioner Ormond R. Bean, presi dents of the state university and Oregon State college, and the seven members of the state su preme court. There are 299 state workers receiving less than $600 a year but most -of these receive main tenance. A number of the -1016 employes receiving between $600 and $899 a year also receive sub sistence. A total of 2575 state employes receive between $900 and $1499 a year while 1515 receive from $1500 to $1999 a year. There are 1096 employes who receive be tween $2000 and $2999 and 413 between $3000 and $3999. Other groups include 162 who receive from $4000 to $4999 a year and 42 from $5000 to $5999 a year. State activities having the lar gest number of employes are the state higher educational system and the state highway depart ment. Fruit Growers to Talk AAA Request Application to congress for ad mittance under the AAA program will be discussed at a meeting of prune and small fruit growers of Marion county today at the cham ber of commerce, Frank Hrubetx, sr., chairman in charge, said yes terday. It will be an all-day meet ing beginning at 10 a.m. W. C. Winslow. attorney for the prune growers, has been asked to draw up a letter which wUl be presented by Senator Charles Mc Nary to the committee on hortl culture in congress. Attorney Wil liam J. Llnfoot will do the same for the small fruit growers, Hru betx said. Professor W. M. Brown, dean of the department of horticulture at Oregon State college, will be present to aid growers in consid ering what action is best for each individual group. Representatives will be in at tendance from the state depart ment of agriculture, state hortl culture committee, prune control board, Salem grange, farm bu reau and small fruit industries, said Hrubetx. Former Resident Passes at Trail Etta Squter Seley, for many years a resident of Salem, died late last month at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. J. Rlchey at Trail, Ore. Mrs. Seley was well known as a writer of poetry and plays, her name appearing in "Who's Who Among American Poets" in 1937 She sang for many years in the Episcopal church choir here and was the first secretary of the Red Cross during the World war. Soon after the armistice, she moved with her three children to Port Blakeley. Wash., where she re mained until she became ill this fall. Two of her three children, all of whom were educated in the Sa lem schools, survive. Those living are a son, Russell, and a daugh ter, Mrs. Miriam Rlchey. O w SHg 4 1 Y7 Fofdl to mumm fag &JX) 1 V To the (lffifc To &0 I I Folks CyKjb . Boys I Away ftfthA - uay f I Home! Ky-' ' :fteiiilii3!;' ;v e i --3 Jlosl IPhone I And -We O Per IIcnlH By Carrier ........... 60c By lail .....--.--.50c 1 (Outside Salem City vUmlta)f - i if 9 if Court Reverses: REning Injunction Can't Force Concern to Continue; Operations With' Equipment , The state supreme court, In an opinion here yesterday, held that W. H. Horner, a minority stock holder in the pleasant Creek Gold Mining company, could not force the mining concern to continue operations with its, existing equip ment. - j -i :r' lty - y Horner charged that ' the ma jority stockholders had engaged in a; "fraudulent conspiracy, to control the corporation. The ma jority stockholders had sought to discontinue c operations r so - that new equipment could "be installed, but Horner obtained , an Injunc tion from Judge Norton to force the Company to continue opera tions: with its present equipment. Horner, contended that installa tion of new machinery should be deferred until the company, real ised a profit. Justice Percy Kelly dismissed Judge Norton's Injunction. . - Other opinions: . ' Circuit Judge G. F. Sklpworth upheld in Coos county decision in which A. C. Marsters, Rose burg, lost his mining foreclosure suit against the estate of J. Ellis Loreman. Affirmed Probate Judge George Taxwell, Multnomah county, in a suit for assets of estate. Judge Taxwell ruled in favor of Henry Freitag, administrator of the es tate of Anna Rosa Freitag, who was sued by Margaret White, administrator of the estate of J-Nora White. Circuit Judge Fred Wilson up held in Hood River county case In which he ruled that Mildred Dunn must pay D. M. Smith for labor performed. , THE' STAR OF '411 PERFORMANCE Just think what it will mean to them to get the local news while far away from home. Arrange for your gift subscription of The Oregon Statesman Today and he assured that it is the gift that will more than please each' day: of the year. Will Bill You on January munm tesi Heads Cherrians ' . FRANK DOERFLEK '; Doerf ler Chosen New King Bing . Election of Frank Doerfier, nurseryman; as King Bing of the Salem Cherrians for ."1941, ' was announced yesterday. He wilt, be installed next month as successor to Kenneth Perry. ' Other Cherrian officers next year will be: Sidney McNeil, lord governor wood; " Fred " Thlelsen, chancellor of the rolls; Chester Zumwalt, keeper of the orchard; A. C. Burk, king's jester; Bill Dy er, Duke of Lambert; Orville Lama, Queen Anne's Consort; W. W. Chadwie k, Archbishop of Rlckreall ; . Martin Boesch, Mar quis of Maraschino; Fred Flnsley, Earl of Waldo. ; f, Yeah Men I You'll cheer the mileoge very car gets next January in America's stock car classic. And youll shout with alee over the higher mileage) you con get with Red lion. 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