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The OSEGON STATESMAN. Colea, Ortgca. Thursday Morning. Ftimar 23.1841 FAG2 nvs Local News Briefs Eos Cuttings Free Cuttings from the rose bushes planted on the -four .block long parking strips surrounding the Marion county courthouse will be given free to the public at 10 a jn. Friday and Saturday, J. W. Maruny, local landscape gardener in charge of pruning the county's rose bushes, said Wednesday. Maruny at the same time will give demonstra tions to anyone interested on pro per treatment of gladiolus bulbs to prevent disease and infestation. He recommends immersion in a solution of one ounce of corrosive sublimate to seven gallons of wa ter for a period of 12 hours. iFie Social Slated Brush Col lege Grange will hold a pie social at the school Friday night. AU grange members and friends are Invited. Committee in . charge of arrangements includes Mrs. F. E. Wilson, Mrs. Charles Glaze, Mrs. George Meier, Mrs. Clifford Smith and Mrs. Donald Ewing. Obituary ! v-v"- Ryan. Mrs. Mary L. Ryan, af her home in Scio, Monday, February 17, at the age of 66 years. Sur vived by four daughters, Mrs. Frank Haberman, Mrs. Francis X. Hoereth and Mrs. Willis E. Keithley, all of Salem, and Mrs. Haskel Huntley of Scio; one son, William E. Ryan of Portland; two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Mclntyre of Salem and Mrs. W. D. Hoover of Aberdeen, Wash.; brother, James S. Stephens of Stay ton; four grand children, Margery Francis . and Ruttr Joan Hoereth of Salem and Anof Ryan, both of Portland. Mem ber of Stayton Grange No. 340. Fu neral services from the Clough- Barrick chapel Thursday, Febru ary 20, at 10:30 a. m.. Rev. J. Y, Stewart officiating. Interment in City View cemetery. MeCallister "; Henry Jasper MeCallister, late resident of Rt 4, Salem, at his home, Wednesday, February 19, at the age of 81 years. Survived by three sons, John WI, and Henry G., both of Salem, and Howard M., of Astoria, Oregon. Shipment to As toria, for services and interment, will be made by Clough-Barrick company. Greene Charles M. Greene, at his resi dence, 341 Union St., Salem, Wed nesday, February 19, at the age of 61 years. Survived by wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Greene, of Salem; daughter, Mrs. Martha Wicker, of Salem; son, Charles M. Greene, jr., of Salem; brother, Fred W Greene, of Medf ord, Ore., two grandchildren, Niles Wicker and Jerry Greene, both of Salem. An nouncement of services to be made later by Clough-Barrick company. Fettit Walter Scott Pettit, late resident Of 410 Morgan avenue, at a local hospital February 19, at the age of 69 years. Survived by widow; daughter, Mrs. L. W. Howland, and son, Earl, all of Salem. Fu neral announcements later from the Clough-Barrick company. Births i Ericksen To Mr. and Mrs. By ron O. Ericksen, Portland, a son, Larry Byron, born , February 12, Deaconess hospital. Coonrod To Mr, and Mrs. Carl F. Coonrod, Dallas, a daughter, born, February 11, Deaconess hos pital. - Roller To Mr. and Mrs. Otto Roller, 1470 North Cottage street, a daughter, Vivian Marie, born February 11, Deaconess hospital. 1 LeQuest To Mr. and Mrs. James LeQuest, route 2 Turner, a daughter, Sharon Ruth, born Feb ruary 8, Deaconess hospital. Burns To Mr. and Mrs. Don ald J4. Burns, 821 Rosemont Street, West Salem, a son, Paul Leon, born Tebruary 13, Deacon ess hospital. ! Burton To Mr. and Mrs, Ro bert R. Burton, 575 North 20th street, a daughter, Roberta Sher- ryVborn February 12, Deaconess hospital. Honey To Mr. arid Mrs. Les ter H. Honey, 110 Division street, a son, Herbert Leon, born Febru ary 8, Deaconess hospital. Nichols To Mr. and Mrs. Or villeW. Nichols, route 3, a son, Da . vid Ernest, born February 1 1, Bungalow Maternity Home, -it Wymore To Mr. and Mrs. Car los W.Wymore, Gervais, a son. James Delbert, born February 5, Bungalow Maternity Home. -l- Lebold To Mr. and Mrs. Cletus F. Lebold, Corvallis, a daughter, Marilyn Marie, born February 14, Bungalow Maternity Home. ' Alley To Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam L. Alley, Woodburn, a daugh . ter, Anna BeryL born February 4, Bungalow Maternity Home. France To Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. France, Jefferson, a son, Jerry Edward, born February 5, Bunga low Maternity "Home. , Otjen To Mr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Otjen, Marion county, a son, Douglas Arnold, v born February 14, Salem" General hospital. . Otto To Mr. and 'Mrs. Henry G. Otto, Albany, a daughter, Nan cy Joan, born February 14, Sa- ; lem General hospital. - r . ; Dobell To - Mr. and Mrs. J o scph P. Dobell, 2330 South Com mercial street, daughter, Alice Ray, born; February 16," Salem r General hospitaL Morgan To Mr. and Mrs. Fory Morgan,1 Independence, a son, : Gary Brandt, born February . 13, Salem General hospital. .. Magee To Mr. and Mrs. Glenn : Magee, MayvOle, ,a daughter, Carrol Sue, born February 15, Sa- ' Jem General hospital. Coming Events- Feb.! 27 Tenth rally to hear Dr. Dan Poling at Salem high school. - ' : March 16 Willamette uni versity faculty play, Dulcy." March 18 Institute of Citl senship at Willamette univer sity. ; .. . . y,;; ' Mar. 14, IS High school for ensic tournament at Wlllam ett university. ., j; : 1 Start Army Service Seven en listments for the United States" army have been made in Febru ary through the office of Ser geant Joseph W. Cushman at the postoffice building. Recruits are Donald R. Lichty, son of Mrs. D. R. Lichty, West Salem, for coast artillery; William L. Sphoon, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sphoon, Turner, for coast artillery in Phil ippines; Dorsey L. Tweedie, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tweedie, 150 South Pacific highway, air corps, Hamilton Field; Albert A. Agan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Agan, 340 Union street, first sig n a 1 service company, Seattle; Jack T. Anderson, son of Mrs. Ethel M. Anderson, 112 Union street, 17th infantry, Fort Ord; Archie A. McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. McDonald, Sa lem, 723rd ordinance company, Portland. Lutz florist P. 9592. 1276 N. Lib. Change Main Line Marion County Engineer N. C. Hubbs and George Ferrin, Southern Pa cific railroad engineer, have been in consultation relative to a change in the main line of the Southern Pacific near where it enters the Salem city limits on the south. The railroad company wishes to rebuild the track to make it run west of the present main line at a point nearly oppo site , the Texaco oil plant. The present main line track will then be used as a spur, rerrin nas m dicated. Engineer Hubbs has re ported - that the relocation will permit the county to eliminate one bridge on the Turner road which at present parallels the tracks. Safety of your savings is Jnsured at Salem Federal, 130 S. Liberty , Seeks Tariff Change Salem chamber of" commerce has re ceived a copy of the bill intro duced by Senator Charles Mc- Kary pertaining to tariff on fil berts. The bill provides that the tariff act of 1930 as amended "is hereby amended by striking out words 'filberts not shelled, 5 cents per pound; shelled 10 cents per pound', and inserting in lieu thereof words 'filberts, shelled or unshelled, 15 cents per pound." Revival Slated Revival serv ices are being held each night this week at 7:30 o'clock and through out next week at the Salvation Army citadel under the leader ship of Major H. Carrol of the Portland army. Major George Houghton of the local corps is arranging the series. Hats styled and remodeled. Dena Mack, 125 New Bligh Big. P. 7590. Ill at Hospital G e o r g e H. Standley, 360 Garden road, is se riously ill with pneumonia at the Deaconess hospital. a r hdUU r FINANCE YOUR ilv W!T r-'sK -F v - mmm: istf cats V:-y; j',T"T'1 vttVrv mm Docket Changed Court docket in the law department of the cir cuit bench here, Judge L E Mc- Manan . presiding, has been changed recently, Lee Ohmart, court clerk, ; said Wednesday. A replevin action, Chambers vs. Le Clerc, will take th; place of the state vs. R, S. Maynard, set for next Monday. Criminal matters will then occupy the? court for two weeks, with a new case, City of Salem vs. Thompson on appeal from a drunken driving charge, having been set for : March 7. Peetz vs. Industrial Accident com mission has been set for March 10-11 instead of February 18. and Bunkowski vs. the accident com mission, and on March 14-15 Er nest vs. the accident commission. Assessor Gets Improvements Construction of a balcony for the storage of books and records be gan Wednesday in the courthouse quarters of Marion County As sessor R. Tad" Shelton, and will be completed within the next few days. The balcony, which covers the north portion of the room, will accommodate many records for which there has been no con venient storage space in the as sessor's office for many years. It is of wood construction through out. Sat. last day Mark Twain Shirt Sale 2 for $2.79. Complete size range. Smart patterns. A. A. Clothing Co. 121 N. High. Asks Road Oiling Andrew Russ appeared Wednesday before the Marion county court to ask inclusion of the North Howell Parkersville road in the county's regular summer road-oiling pro gram. Russ told the court that much of the produce of the area is transported over the three-mile stretch of road. Members pf the court took the matter under con sideration. I Sees Star, Likes Navy Joseph E. Law, Salem boy who is now getting naval recruit training at San Diego, writes to the j Salem naval recruit officer that he likes the navy life.. What he likes most about it, he states, is the Ichance to see movie celebritiesj. Hayworth recently visited Rita his outfit. Young Law calls "beaut." her a The Oregon Mutual Fire of Me Minnville is saving Salem (people thousands of dollars every year. Investigate before you insure. SCELLARS & FOLEY, INC. Phone 6001. Chooses Crusher Site Mem bers of the Marion county court Wednesday visited the Cliff Stay ton place near Mehama to make arrangements for locating a rock crusher there for use in preparing the rock to the county, and his offer was accepted Wednesday when members of the court com pleted necessary arrangements. Club Plans Party Townsend club 16 has planned a Washing ton birthday party for Thursday night, February 20, at 7:30 p. m. at 714 South 19th street Enter tainment will be burnished by Mrs. Eertha Ray and members of club number two. Refreshments will be served. ! Furniture Burns F ire which started from an electrical appli ance destroyed a kitchen table, chairs, some articles of clothing and linoleum about 3:30 Wednes day afternoon at 565 Leslie street. !--"' i BUILD YOUR CREDIT REPUTATION FOR OTHER BANK LOANS L Money for any purpose, whtn you want U9 SAVE TIME AND RED TAPE . . . 4! CONVENIENT BRANCHES AND ARRANGE LOW MONTHLY PAYMENTS to to your budge requrtmenfs GUY N. H1CKOK, Managtr J F. B. KEELER, Assistant Manager UyLJUUULULJLJ OF PORTLAND ; NEW OR USED CAR WITH Guest Speaker Mrs. George R. K. Moorhead will speak on the MVolue of Early Diagnosis of Tu berculosis' at the luncheon meet ing of the Benton county Public Health association : this noon at the Benton hotel In Corvallis. Mrs. Glenn Seely, county seal sale chairman, will accompany Mrs. Moorhead. , V ' ;., -'" : Permits Approved The city building department issued per mits Wednesday to ' Pohle-Staver company to erect a one-story warehouse at 235 South High street at a cost of $3000, and to Anna Kirsch to repair chimney at 1290 North Summer street, $50. Priv. money any ami on good sec Abrams & Ellis, Masonic v Bldg. Chess Meet Set Salem Chess club members will play 20 select ed members of the Portland Chess club at the local club rooms in the Episcopal parrish house on Chemawa street Saturday, Feb ruary 22, at 1:30 p. m. All chess players have been invited. Enlists in Navy Roy P. Adsitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy P. Ad sitt sr., of Dallas, was enlisted Wednesday in the. United States navy by Quartermaster Robert B. Fallon. Young Adsitf has been sent to San Diego.. Violations Charfed Failure . to stop was charged Wednesday by city police to Clarence R. Belknap of Blue River and John W, Kes sel. of .West Salem. Mrs. FJdon Berry, 570 Locust street" was charged with having no operator's license. Shots Break Glass Mrs. W. G. Stacey, 340 East Rural avenue, reported to city police that shots from an air rifle sometime last weekend broke the windshield, headlight lenses, foglight, side window and tail-light of her auto. Suits, coats and dresses custom made, also remodel. Dena Mack, 125 New Bligh Bldg. Phone 7590. Maranathas Meet Maranatha class of the Calvary Baptist church will meet tonight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leh mann for a dinner. Mrs. Lehmann and Mrs. Warren Shrake will be hostesses. Club Meeting The S w e g 1 e Townsend club. No. 13, will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Anna Thoma on Holly wood Drive. The public is in vited to attend. Coat Stolen C. E. Hanson of the Associated Press of Portland told police that an overcoat was stolen from his auto parked in the 200 block on Ferry street Tues day night. Fencers to Meet All persons interested in fencing may attend the class at the Salem, YMCA to night at 7:30. John Gusick of the Multnomah Athletic c 1 u b is in structor. Auction Sat. 1:30 Woodry's Mart. See today's Classified Ad. TYA to Meet The TYA will meet at the Moose' hall, 12th and Leslie streets, Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Play tryouts will be held. Auxiliary Meets Auxiliary to Age Retirement and Youth Em ployment club No. 12 will meet with Rebekah Westaby, 1409 North Church street, 2 pjn. today. ULJUULJ: THE LEADER! Insurance Firm Gets Verdict In Accident PoKcy Suit; Court Ponders Rent Case Jury-Turns Down. Auto Owners Plea for Funds Paid out in Damage Judgment; Exchange Says - Coverage Cancelled A jury in circuit court returned a verdict . fox-, the defendant at 5:45 p. m. Wednesday in the case of Ed .O. Erickson .vs. Truck In surance Exchange. " J The action had been to recover money which the plaintiff alleged he was required to pay on a dam age judgment .resulting from an automobile accident.. He claimed that a policy he held with the defendant insurance company covered the accident, and that the company had wrongfully de--nied liability. The company claimed that the plaintiffs policy was cancelled at the time of . the accident. . . In the equity side of the cir cuit court, Circuit Judge L. G. Lewelling took under advisement the case of Hawkins and Roberts Building corporation vs. Kenneth G. Thompson, in which the com plaint is for rent alleged due. . The court dismissed an attach ment on law books belonging to the defendant.- - - CIRCUIT COURT Golden MUler vs. John 'P. Mill er; order for payment of $5 de posited by defendant with county treasurer to plaintiff in partial payment of judgment for costs and attorney's fees in divorce case. Geneva Williams vs. Ted Will iams; order for publication of summons. State vs. Roy Woods Hargrave; order dismissing attempted appeal on grounds that no bond was posted and that defendant has served jail sentence. State ex rel Earla Lewis vs. Calvin Lewis; citation order for defendant to show cause on May 4 at 10 a. m. why he has alleged ly failed to comply with terms of a divorce decree awarding the plaintiff $25 costs, $75 attorney's fee and $15 monthly support money; the citation replaces one issued February 4. Duane E. Bradley vs. Hazel B. Bradley; $20 costs of defendant ordered paid by plaintiff, with provision for payment of defend ant's attorney's fees on conclusion of suit PROBATE COURT Walter Scott McMannis guar dianship; petition of Margaret McMannis, guardian, for authori ty to sell real property in Hub bard worth $300; appraisal of Ralph Skopil, Norman K. Win slow and Helen Codington show Theatre Robbed City police re ported Wednesday the entry Mon day night of the State theatre. About $1 in cash, several dozen" candy bars and a wrist watch are missing. ' Enjoy Wearing Your Plates While Paying! . . . by tkii Ventt Dr. Scmler Ubrl Cr4 Ten, tpr4 the payments ever y kU knftli ef time. Take FIVE TEN or FIFTEEN Months to Pay! HUBS SA Lf7... STATE &COMMERCIA L ST S. stato Ofrfce.PORTLANO . USM SLSC 3 a Motmo IS ing this property and no personal property. Verena Cutsforth estate; final account of G. T. Wadsworth shows receipts of I199L82, dis bursements of $691.70 and bal ance of '$1300.12; final bearing set for March 29. James Fox guardianship; Mar vin Anderson appointed guardian.' Richard W. Mathieson estate; notice of sale of personal property on February 28 by Kenneth Math ieson, administrator. Albert J. ' Egan estate; Homer W. Egan named executor, W. E. Keyes, Lyle J. Page and Dorothy Winegar, appraisers for Marion county, and Donald W. Byrd, John S. Byrnes' and Joseph B. Knapp for Multnomah county; estate in cludes $1500 in real property in Multnomah county and $500 in personal property in Marion. A will leaves the estate in equal shares to Marguerite E. Roth child, Portland, and Homer W. Egan, Brooks. Martha Alice McClain estate; appraisal at $1600 in personal and $1500 in real property by Herman Lanke, A. J. Arehart and W. E. Arehart. William I. Schmidt estate; ap praisal at $1705 by Del J. Tripp, Dorothy Winegar and John Ray. Vera Velma Kester guardian ship; Floyd Kester, guardian, au thorized to make expenditures for benefit of ward. A. O. Brown estate; Frank Brown, son, named executor, of $4000 in real and $3000 in per sonal property. A will leaves half of estate Frank Brown and re mainder in equal shares to other children, including R. R. Brown, C. .A. Brown, J. B. Brown, R. A. Brown, Anna E. Lent, Christie Moorman and Minnie A. Rock well. Gladys L. Wieder estate; ap praisal of $3536.70, of which $2500 is in real property, by J. E. Evans, A. Kreft and F. Harlan. JUSTICE COURT Irwin Smith, conducting busi ness of plumber without certifi cate of registration, pleaded not guilty and hearing set for Feb ruary 28 at 9:30 a. m. Henry J. Thompson, no FUC license, pleaded guilty and fined $10 and costs; fine suspended and defendant placed on probation for six months. On charge of failure to have truck license, fined $2.50 and $4.50 costs. George L. Gates, passing with insufficient clearance, fined $5 and $4.50 costs. Rollin R. Rasmussen, no chauf feur's license, fined $1 and costs. MARRIAGE LICENSES Clyde N. Cook, 23, chauffeur, Help Recapture the "(Phasing xhQAhian of youih" DmI let missing md infect teeth year yriM - added and Natural Appearance 1 prlttso now offers .' you ' dental plates created with deer TrMsswrent res tt reflect the Mtwrel celer yewr flams ... they are so lifelike i oppearonce, f ear of detection is needless.. ' These new-sty! plates ore - testcles md eeerless. end their exceptional light weight . enables - you to wear them . with eese end cemfert. They or durable enough to serve the hardest biters.. . 9 Ask your Dentist to explain their many improvements and advantaqes. ADOLPII CLDC. All)1 SSEniov their 3311 " AND WILLAMETTE Portland, and Veda E. Jloxan, 20, waitress,. 590 Union street. Charlie Thomas McCraven, 22, laborer, and Nellie E. Adams, 19, domestic both 3935 State street. MUNICIPAL COURT Kenneth Walker, rout t; fail ure to stop; fined $20. Land Scliemcs SliUWork CORVALLIS, Feb. lMVPro- motional schemes of SO years aeo for selling arid western lands to eastern purchasers still : work. James C. Moore said Wednesday. Moore, secretary of the Oregon land use planning committee at Oregon State college, learned that the promoters are concentrating on- land in the Columbia basin supposed to be due for early rec lamation by Irrigation. One tract' appraised at $170 was sold for $700, he said. It cannot be irrigated for 12 to 15 years and the purchaser is 60 years old. Moore added that after 'con tracts are signed by irrigation dis tricts and the' bureau of reclama tion, it will be unlawful to sell such land for. more than the ap praised value. Hebrew Couple Begin Series Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Tan-Ditter, directors of Portland Hebrew mis sion, will begin a series of evange listic services tonight at the Court Street Christian church. 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C Burk indicated that he is now held on check charges Lai Berkeley, Calif, and that his extradition for j trial here was doubtful. .' j.H. T.; Canning, whose indict ment for obtaining 'money under false pretenses in the. amount of five dollars, pleaded guilty Wed nesday before judge - McMahan and his case 'was ordered contin ued. ; ! ! ' . 7'! ' the only Jewish, mission in Ore gon. i i j Mr. and Mrs. Tan-Ditter are not strangers to Salem, having recent ly closed a series of t services at the First Christian church, i j iYou can save as much as cost. ; I I S i Phone 3194 i 1 - ' - y r V- 1 t s ' s " 3