PAGS EIGHT
Baden-Powell
Dies in Kenya
" :- if..-. ' i' r ' . :
Founder of Scouts, Hero
of Boer War, to Rest
ih'-' nn Afpimn SInnft
NAIROBI. Kenya Colony. J.
S(ylp-L.ord Baden-Powell a
military genius who dTOt4
math of bis life to jeacef or
ganisation, tie Boy Scouts- will
be buried tomorrow on a sunny
lope ol Mk Kenya deep , I the
Africa he loved. 4;.; V;.V
The man who won British ae-
claim a the defender ol Maf eking
fa the Beer war died today at hie
home la Nyerl from a heart ail
ment. He was 83.
At the outbreak of the Boer
u In IX 99. Baden-Powell waff
la command at Mafeking, a sultry
little town of corrugated Iron
bindings In Bechaanaland.
" With a force far superior to
Baden-Powell's bend of irregu
lars, the Beers attacked Mafeklng
Immediately.
Water Supply Cits
The Boers cut the water sup
ply of the. Veldt Tillage. Baden
Powell dug wells. . . they brought
up heavy guns and poured shells
on; the defenders., , Baden-Powell
Invented a , system . of -warning
when the big shells were on their
way. . . possessing only two little
seven-pounders, It was useless for
the irregulars to fire back. Baden
Powell countered with a series of
daring bayonet sorties.
For seven months this kept up
and then help came: The Boers
were driven away. The rescuers
found Baden-Powell organizing a
regular system or recreation in
the baked and shelled town.
Baden-Powell became a world
hero.
More glamour was attached to
his f!gurewhen It was disclosed
he. took his army examination
"Just for fun, and scored second
In a list of 700 applicants.
He remained In Africa, lending
his talents for organising to
forming the South' African con
stabulary. Next bewas Inspector
general of eavalry for Great Brit
ain. In ,l?lt re retired. 1
Always Interested in boys and
STARTS TOMORROW
Judy, your "Strike Up the
Band" girl, is back again . .
singing," dancing, romancing
. . . . in Broadway's musical
stage Triumph!
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MURPHY
Charles WMNtNGOl
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Victor Record Thrill on Skates HI
Star M. C - j
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DICK LUDWIO AND HIS PAL WILLIE-' I
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r Almost a Tragedy as Two Boys, Six Firemen Go Through Thin Ice
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It almost was a year-end tragedy but it did have a happy, If chlHy,
ending. Two boys, Ralph LAmarro, 12, and David Burke, 14, ventured
out on the thin lee of a pond at South Peabody, Mass., and crackled
through. Six firemen attempting to rescue them on extension lad-'
Retail Sales Go
Up 11 per Cent
Figure Is Year's Cain
Nationally; Oregon
Down 4 per Cent
The commerce department re
ported yesterday that sales of
23,450 Independent retail stores
located in 34 states totalled $274,
655,708 in November, a gain of
i per cent over October, 1940
and-1 11 per cent over November,
1939.
The gain of 11 per cent In
November over the same month
girls, the outdoors and organiz
ing youths in groups for Instruc
tion, he commenced a work that
eventually led to the Boy Scouts,
and formation of the Girl Scouts.
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Companion Feature
The Toughest Kid on
the Street
'BOWERY BOY"
Dennia O'Keefe
Louise Campbell
COMING SUNDAY
DeMilles'
"NORTHWEST MOUNTED
POLICK"
. with Gary Cooper
Today - Fri. - Hat. 2 Hit
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,'MmYi
last year significantly exceeds
the average gain shown In. pre
vious months of 1940 over com
parable months of 1939. By the
end of October these increases
had amounted to 7 per cent above
the same 10 months of 1939.
November is the 24th consecu
tive month in which retail sales
reported by this series have ex
ceeded' those of the' correspond
ing month of the previous year.
The 2 per cent gain- in November
over October, 1940. is contrary
to the small seasonal decline- us
ually exhibited between these
month by this series of data.
Following are the percentage
changes for Pacific states for
November, as compared with Oc
tober of this year:
Pacific states as a group up 2
per cent; Washington down 2 per
cent; Oregon down 4 per eent
and California up S per cent.
Salem Enlists 237
To Lead District
Sergeant Scarpa Reports
More Cooks, Clerks
in Demand now
The Salem army recruiting sta
tion, was credited with the enlist
ment of 237 enlistments during
the year 1940, leading all other
sub-stations of the' Oregon re
cruiting district. Sergeant Joseph
Scarpa, local commander, said
yesterday after receiving the re
port from district headquarters In
Portland. Enlistments for the en
tire district during the year to
taled 297,
Four men recently enlisted
through the Salem offise include
David I Cushlng, 1220 Columbia
street, for the air corps. McChord
Field, Wash.; Oren E. Rae, jr.,
1255 State street, for the cooks
and bakers schools. Presidio of
San Francisco; " Cecil D. Riker,
Dallas, for the 76th field artillery,
Presidio of Monterey, Calif.; Max
V. Lord, Corvallis, for the air
corps, Hamilton Field, Calif.
Scarpa said that men are now
being enlisted for the air corps,
corps of engineers, medical de
partment. Infantry, field artillery
and coast artillery. Cooks and
qualified clerks or stenographers
able to meet enlistment require
ments are in special demand at
the present time, he sadL
Cleemen Resume
Regular Practice
Salem Y Gleemen, with about
35 members, resumed rehearsals
Tuesday night under the direction
of Edouard Hurlimann and Ron
ald Craven, assistant. Max Alford,
president, was in charge of a busi
ness meeting.
Committees appointed were au
dltlon, Harry Pearson, chairman,
R. D. Barton, H. B. Glaisyer, Ho
mer Nordyke; membership, Ber
nard ZobeL chairman, Harold Col
gan, J. Teed, Norborne Berkeley;
finance, Aubrey Tuaslng, chair
man, Fred Broer. Other names
will be added later.
Men Interested in singing may
visit tho club rehearsals Tuesday
nights. Membership Is attained
through an audition.
State Ggarette
Tax Is Proposed
. PORTLAND, Jan. t.-pv-Tbe
Multnomah c o uti t y Merchants
association will propose a two-
cent per package state tax on cig
arettes in a measure to be intro
duced at the coming session of the
legislature, officials .said today,
Association President Clarence
R. Wagoner said the bill would
r a I s e approximately 32,000,000
annually for the general fund, He
asserted the measure also was de
signed to bring compliance with
the fair trade acts Insofar as to
bacco -sales -were concerned. -
Body iff-Ex-Foreman I
" 'Recovered From "River
PORTLAND Jan. t-H(The
body of Joseph ParisL SI, retired
foreman cf the Portland water
works,' was 'recovered today from
the Willamette river.-He was re
ported musing December 11.
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ders also went , through tho les, The boys and the firemen were
rescued by others. . In the picture, David Is shown In the water, ar
row, while a fireman la seen, right. Tn cameraman was on band
to. snap, tnia.dramaue picture. ; " .
'earce Structure
letion
Tenants Secured, Most
of Space in Modern
Business Building
Announcement of - tenants for
most of the new Pearcs building
at Commercial and Court streets
was made yesterday, by Misses
Helen-and Dorothy Pearce, own
ers. The structure, a' modern re
placement of the building which
had long been in the Pearce fam
ily, is expected to be. ready for oc
cupancy early in February.
The Capital Variety store, for
the past three years operated at
1242 State street by Mrs. W. L.
Alien, will occupy the large corner
space. It by 42 feet, with entran
ces on both streets. Mrs. Allen
plans a new name for the store.
Store rooms on Court street,
four in number, will be occupied
from east to west by Calkins Fi
nance company witb 23 feet front
age; W. M. Garner, barber end
beauty shop with 11 feet, and the
Burroughs Electric company with
11 feet. .The depth is 70 feet, and
all will have full basements.
Entrance to the upstairs will be
between the barber shop and Cal
kins. The 'Armstrong .School of
Dancing, will occupy the whole
east side of the' second story. At
the southwest corner. Dr. R. O
Wikstrom will have a modern
dental office suite.' -
Negotiations for the remainder
of the space are new under way
and are expected to be completed
soon.
The outside of the building will
be finished next to the sidewalk
with black Carcara glass and tip
to the top of the upper windows
witb the same- material .in creamy
white with maroon' trim. The .top
strip will be concrete. - Ieterlor
fixtures and details will be plan
ned to conform to the exterior of
the structure.
Call Board
GRAND
Today Lloyd Nolan, Lynn
Bart. In "Charter Pilot,", and
Cesar Romero In "The Gay
Caballero."
Saturday Jean Arthur, William
Holden, Warren William In
"Arlsona."
LIBERTY
Today' Marcla ' Mae Jones,
Jaekie Moras in "The Haunted
House," and Heather Angel,
John King in "Half a Sinner.
Friday Tex Rltter in "Cowboy
From Sundown, and ' FCfiny
Singleton,' Arthur Lake in
"Blondle oh a Budget."
STATE
Today George .Raft, Ann Sheii
dan in "They Drive by Night."
end Lew Ayres, Lionel Barry-
more in "or. Klldare Goes
Home."
Thursday Sonja Henle, Don
Ameehe, the Rits Brothers In
"One in a Million," and Lor
etta Young, Richard Greene In
"Kentucky."
KLSINORE
Today Clark Gable. Hedy
Lamarr In "Comrade X," and
; JJennis O'Keefe in "Bowery
oy.
CAPITOL
Today Bing Crosby, Bob Hope
I in "Road to Singapore," and
j Fred MeMurray, Ray Mllland In
"Men With WInrs."
Thursday "Major . Bowes Talent
: Parade" In person on the stars.
: On the screen Victor McLaglen.
- John Loder in "Diamond Fron
tier."
Friday Judy Garland. Geofgt
jaurpny la.-utUe Nellie Kel-
- iy." Burgess Meredith, Irene
: Hervey in "San Francisco
Docks."
HOLLYWOOD .
Today. - Tim Holt. Jean Car-
: roll In "Laddie." and Gene Ray-
i mono, wenaie Barrle in "Cross
country Romance."
fnaij Roy Roarers. Gorra
I "Gabby" Hayes in "The Rang-
i er ana me Lady."., Bob. Hope,
rauiette Goddard . in "The
. . uuost . Breakers."., ; : -
SALEM'S NEWEST THEATRE
' LAST TIMES TODAY
Marcla Jones - Jackie -Moras
PLTft
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Compl
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' Always ;
Qraon. Tbandor Morning. Jaaaary a 1841
Safety Valve
( Continued from page 4 )
hopeless men and women.. Would
have been a safeguard for the. in
tegrity of the family; bold back
the "terrors that fly by night;"
and alleviate fears of the future.
Oh yes, you do have fears of the
future. Many of them. And they
do hot all focus upon the thought
of an empty stomach.
The eyes and hearts of man
kind are again looking toward
that mountain top. Seeking again
for one with the understanding
leadership of Him who came down
from that mountain after "forty
days and forty nights."
They looked, in vain, in Rus-
In Germany, Belgium, Hol
land, France, Italy and even Eng
land, And are still looking, and
wOl ever look, until the time must
come "that even we In America, re
turn to practice that "learning" aa
depjcted upon the wall. We still
have an opportunity, if we do not
delay, to save ourselves. If not,
we shall all fall together. And
the echoes of that fall "Shall Be
Great."
. . BKRT.L. HAMILTON.
Route 4, Salem, Ore..
Cross Given Praise
For Cool Flying
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 - UPi -
Second Lieut. WiUard W. Lasarus
and Sergeant Thomas F. O'Malley
have been awarded the distin
guished filing cross for coolness
ana courage in an emergency aur
ing a flight from San Juan, Puer
n Bin in Va VlrH. lalanl, laat
w .www.
March 5, the war department an
nounced today.
Both ' the plane's engines
stopped suddenly whUe they were
flying at SB 00 feet and Lasarus
ordered his passengers four of
ficers Inexperienced in flying
and bis crew chief, O'Malley, to
descend by parachute while be
maneuvered the plane to facili
tate their jumps.
He landed the plane with slight
damage.
O'Malley, Instead ot Jumping,
remained in the plane and helped
the passengers out and assisted In
landing the craft.
Lazarus, born In Kansas City,
was a resident of Corvallis, Ore.
when he entered the army. He is
stationed at San Juan.
Humane Society
To Meet
A meeting ot the Marion-Polk
county .humane society will be
Friday night at 1 -o'clock ct the
chamber of commerce.
Plans for the newvyear will be
presented. Including consideration
ot a shelter for this district and
rules governing the humane trap
contest by. the national organisa
tion.
Not only does the organization
care for animals, on which they
are constantly receiving calls, but
they also care for neglected or Ill-
treated children.
Everyone Interested In humane
work,' in its broadest sense. Is
urged to attend. Suggestions ot
value will be given consideration
by the organization whether made
by a member or not.
Friday
(ill fA'iWTP!?
Physician Duty
No Snecessor Is .Chosen
I to; Hockett . Waltz
-Woittldi Decline..
.ik tv i
Of appointing a county, physlelan
to succeed Verden E. . Hockett,
who resigned recently to become
.'....n4i.i r(F .nnri.K h
selective service act,' but failed to
ram to a conclusion neiore tne 1
end of 'its session. ; -
i ln . the .course .of the xaeeting-j
the status of rtke. county phjsl-;
dsn. as well as his duUts and.ob-i;
llgatlofis, ' was discovered 1 to , be
more involved" than'; bed '-' b en
rmattr"bT IT. K. ' HolMmb." dlreetl
br of thV couiiy welfare commit
alon. who appeired Vltb Dr; Ray
II. Walts.' Salem phyJlcUn, at the
court session devoted to the dls-
- -
iccordlngr to- Holcomb, 1 k .
county health unit is devote, to
CVJZ?.Ll -L'm T-Ll
ly by a medical director employed
by th eotmtr wlfteTcommlssloii
at $150 : per tmonthbut: prior: to
bis resignation; th: bulk of thej
i v r a. if . j r it a 14 1
wora-wM nrr ur,-neui
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salary of 1135? monthly and
Jffl
Yls- vrwtlrsatr mat aaslatanf . tnaAL. I
m -avss'-a a-: ea-s ssavass fc-aa s aaa wa .
eal director, treated medical cases
-VTa
In the' county jail and
a,i
o u n t y" poor farm," and' also.
h. rm!7tfrn 7f whA
the examination of persons whose
sanity was In f question. The lat
ter work was handled in a capae-
AV;r;, I
uumuii wu -w mm yiu tvi uu tn
basis.
Following discussion ot the po
sition open. Dr. Waltz Indicated
that he . would decline the post
even If It were offered to him
on the ground that it required 'ex
cessive work tor the recompense!
allowed.
t...t tau. , t.r
IT' "1ai:Tv :f
to whicn tTe rrTwiireoSd
other applicants for the position.
Collision on River
Highway Is Fatal
nva. K1111 r- CLiJ.
er Killed as Car S
Into Truck j One
aaaTa wumi . a, ftjauusi.,. ... A , . . V - V.-.
is ininren
THE - DALLES, Jan. 8-V-An
early morning automobile-truck
collision on the Columbia - river I
highway near Hosier killed one
man ana seriously injured an-
other today.
F. C Meniroy, Dee, Ore.. thetcouncU tor the coming ar. ;
car driver, was killed as his ma-1
chine skidded on slick pavement,
struck a freight lines truck and once for a new working- agree
traller and piled Into a bank, Iment with the Silver Falls-Tim-
state police Sergeant Prankjber company. The former-ngree-
Qrlmm said.
Bud Chambers, Hood River, a
passenger, was Uken to a Hood
Rt-war hocnltal with flT fratnrd
ribs and a punctured lung. His
condition was reportea serious.
Another passenger, John Rock
well, Hood River, and the truck
driver, Harry Culp, Portland, es
caped Injury.
Grimm said occupants of the
car were en route to work on the
Celllo canaL '
SwoUen Tongues
Cause of Deatl
PORTLAND, Jan.
swollen tongue
deaths ot Miss
Laura Gordon,- 42, and Fred
Thompson,- 58; last Monday were
not caused by vanned oysters eat
en three days before; Dr. Joseph I
Beeman - ot - the stats crime Jab-
oratory said today. :
The couple died of asphyxiation
caused py swelling of ' tbetr
tongues, hospital physicians said.
Dr. Beeman, who previously re-1
ported that a toxicologies! exam
ination failed to reveal any trace
ot chemical, poisoning, ' said tbel
search had turned to home-canned
food . found In. Miss . Gordon's
apartment. "
Miss Gordon, a telephone oper-i
stor, and Thompson, - Ontario
sheepman, were stricken after el
dinner at Miss Gordon's apart
ment. - f
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.rhaa Holt
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O-matry
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IEU 'Accuses IWA of
IS On SUverton Worker GIO Local
-ri Goes toNLRB About Employe Union
'" RTTVERTON Terminff.the local: CIO-IWA statement.
Is Oioscntin: Usu5 of the Silverton Appeal-Tribune a "violation of
jrood faith," the Industrial Employes unioa, Local 50, district
twoat its Tuesday night meeting passed an "assertion in
which" the IWA published sUtement was roundly, scored.; , .
- 'The IEU referred to tne hya statement a quoung Mmj .
Tvnrflons and ball-truths
OI toe-
detalU of a settlement Waent
which was Tce4 R
parties -concerned, ; Including the
Batloaal labor relaGoBS ooaro.
"d thus Ue IWA statement gave
Impres
1 a i m.aa . uBmuu
sions of, the actual sUtus of the
matter." ""'-r-'"..ie"' ':t
t And further;- the IEU - averred.
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fuse '.those concerned regarding
the validity of the IEU general
ct two, K1 the IBU. an4-lf POS-
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Pl0Te ct J511"! . Jif, T$?L
iJifSlt
" ' a Jl tiii
district two, hereby asserts that
VHu tft.mnt UJ
"LMt,r a?rvre2
action Wa tlelatlea f good faith
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of tbo IWA
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Silverton of the r exact . status of
the situation, -existing- at therSH
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local filed, unfair labor practices
it the -Silver Falla f-Timber
.. ...
company "charging that the IEU,
as - a national: organization, and
the IED Local 1 8-J In Silverton
were dominated unions.
tinned
' "The IEU Local 28-2 conceived
the Idea that by merely changing
the number of the local. It could
get out from underneath lta stip
ulation and could ..violate Its
pledged word. .However, the IEU
apparently forgot that the stipu
lation forbade any dealings with
organization associated with
the IEU. no matter what its num-
i!.y""K
no IED can be - recognized
or
dealt with by the Silver Falls
i Timber company nor the'WUlam
ette Valley Operators association,
no matter how many .times they
change their number. The Sil
verton locsl of the IWA' has de
manded that the- natioaal labor
relations board cite the IEU and
been engaged In attempts to vio-
lata 4Ka law ' finuitnnikM maawa
and. methods for contempt of
court before the circuit court off
appeals . In San Francisco.' - -
At the Tuesdsy . night meeting,
the IEU appointed three ot its
membership, G. P. Hamre. Ever-
r ett Cramer and Ernest Boesch. to
Islt In on the Silverton, Planning
' The officers slso. report that
j negotiations are be log pressed at
Iment went out of effect with -the
?IS!oinuon OI i.u locai
I ocember.
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Bidderg Are Offered
2 Houses, Restaurant
The state highway commission
yesterday offered two houses and
a restaurant property for sale to
the highest bidders. The bids will
be opened at a meeting - of the
commission in Portland later this
month.
' The houses are located In Salem
and Eugene while the restaurant
property, Including building and
equipment, to located In Bandon.
May iye
- " - A trgined sxmj of telejbonenaen and "
5 wotacn ire ready tt nil finiei to serve ' I
r- someone quickly
--tie rtetne tciepioie
S tainpede Bio vel
: Tl TT
Offer 6t Premium
OhBolids
County
- Court - Learns
--Interest . Income it:.
' Is Larger
r..
-Marion county yesterday re
jected -an ''offer l the Charles
Trip. . Iae.. itnvestment house t
Portland Ml pay . a premium ox
$2412.40 ob 974.000 of Silverton
sebeol jbeads aad retained the
securities on - the list of county
saaets. 1 4 n .. - - ,
Rejectbd
The Action ef the county 'court . !
waa- prompted by a report of i
Lawrence Rich, deputy - counts
treasurer, who Informed the court: ;
that . the : eouaty is . already re- -1
ceiviag i 1 1800 in Interest yearly
on thai investment. , an ; aatouaf i
which would eonalderably exceed ;
the ambunt: ot the premium of- .
fered'14 two years time. ; ih I
After; 1042, however.; the finter-r '
est Income will decline as the -bonds
are retired: by the Silverton
school .board. Rich said.' . i . '
, The Securities are Issued 4inder
a law. wnicn permits ine county i
treasurer to levy a tax on the I
school, district for their payment,
.a at ' a aa . . a " -f
tne uepuiy-ruriaer uiorawq mi ;
court, .ja, fact which -gives;- the.
county ai etra advantage In con
trol Uag Its investment. ;
. He further indicated that rein
statement, presumably in govern
meet bpndSj would ''probably ab
sorb most ot the premium of
fered by the; Portland, bond bouse
aad would mean surrender of the
county's control over its Invest
ment It notf less ! return. . j i ' -
- The I bonds referred to Sre aa
issue with retirement date fit the
rate ot 1 5 000 yearly after 1 til
to 1052. The Interest .rate Is 2ft
percent. ; J i - ? .."
GOP Executive Group, !
Tel Plhi 1941 Program
PORTLAND. Jan.r 8.--Pree-
Ident Ernest M. Jschetta Of the f
Oregon) Republican dab said- to- I
day thai its fall executive commtU
tee would meet here Saturday! ts j
discus. th4. 1940. campaign: and f
plan tker 1041 party program-
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