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Lo cal ; News . Briefs Convention -s 1 Slated -When . th . sixtlr annual f iconferenceocity school "superintendents meats' in .Safem oaj March 14 : and 15 un der the joint auspices . of the de partment . of s superintendents : of the Oregon State : Teachers asso ciation. and ..the state department of education, Salem, .will ,be well represented on the two-day pro grarn. . Govt .Charles A. Sprague and State Supt. Rex Putnam will address ! the conference on "its opening day. City Supt. Frank B Bennett . is cJiairmanof .the im portant committee oh elementary teacher education and D. A. Em- erson of the state department is a : inember otthe executive board i of the association.' Walter JL Sny f der. curriculum" ' coordinator " of . the city ', schools," and Dr.'V. D. ; Bain, of the state department are I members jt the committee on the appraisal' of the r elementary schools. O. D. Adams, state direct or j for vocational education, is -a i member of the committee on vo- : cational education. Supt. Wilbur : D.i Rowe of the Milwaukie public ; schools as president of the depart- ment'of superintendents will pre- side. . . :. rp- ' L,utz florist. P. 9592. 1276 N. Lib. . B y Apprehended D o n a 1 d Manka, 11, was -held by city po lice Wednesday for Seattle police after he was apprehended at the Harbison service station, High - and Chemeketa streets. . He had earlier, police ; said, attempted to rifle the' till at the service station ; at' Highland - avenue and Portland ' road. , Seattle authorities, by phone,' told the Salem" officers the boy had been in California and is believed to be "the one who es- caped' in Klamath Falls a few days ago while being returned to Seattle. Offers Gravel Rock E. A. Rig don, Molalla, - interviewed the Marion county court Wednesday relative to the purchase of from 3000 to 5000 yards of gravel for use -on county roads. Rigdon in dicated that the source of his sup ply was located near Monitor in Marion county, and that the rock itself would be readily adaptable for use on roads. Members of the court inspected the quarry Wed nesday afternoon before deciding on his offer. J Permits Issued Permission to erect a one-story dwelling and garage at 11 55 -Columbia street at a cost of $5500 was granted Wed nesday to J. jFred Pugh. Other permits were i s s u e d to S. W. Holmes to alter dwelling at 603 North Winter street, $125; Lester Capps to erect one-story acces sory building at 1720 South 12th street, $47; Mrs. Lena Drechsel to reroof garage at 652 North 14th street, $15. Safety of your at Salem Federal savings is insured !,' 13a S. Liberty. Dispatch Truck The Marion county court "Vednesday ordered an extra truck into duty on the North Santiam highway to assist in hauling dirt from ditches near the Santiam bridge 16 miles east of Detroit The ditches are filling up as earth moves into them as the result of rains and thawing, and the court was informed that prompt " action is necessary to maintain proper drainage along the highway. - - Salem Boy Installed Kenneth McCoy of Salem, junior in sci ence at Oregon State college, was formally installed as a council man of Poling: club at a banquet Monday night, February 24, in the Memorial Union tea room by D. D. Hill, professor of farm crops and adviser to the associated men's halls. Daniel W. Poling, assistant dean of men, was prin cipal speaker at the banquet. "Experienced fountainman wanted, The Spa. Portland. Pastor to Speak Dr. Weldon M. Wilson, , pastor of the First Baptist i church, Portland, : will speak - Friday - night to the Men's Brotherhood of the Cal vary Baptist church at the home of Dr. Kinleyi K." Adams on the Wallace road.' A ; rio-hdsf 'dinner will precede' the talk at 6:45. In formation may be had by phon ing the church offices, or by con tacting J.-F. Svinth,! president of the Brotherhood.' : " 't Coming Events X'; March 9 Youth- hostel eon-i mittee meettng at YMCA 1 p. m. Don - Donris, chairman." j t March 16 Willamette nnl-1 versity faculty, play, fDulcy." ! March 18 Institute of Cltl-f xenship at Willamette univer-i sltyV ' - - -1 - Mar. 14. 1 High school for-f . ensle tournament : at WUlam-j ett university. i H ' ' Obituary Net ; r-:-- ;: " 'MrsC Jessie M. Nett,; 56, at the residence, -2455 Walker , street, . March 4. Survived by widower, . Hi L. Nett;. daughter of Mrs.. Wil liam Gordon of Salem; mother of - Mrs J. C Kilian of Portland and Robert E.: Nett of Salem. Private memorial "seryicea will be at the Walker" Si Howell Funeral home chapel Friday, March .7. Rev. W. Harold Lymahu will officiate. In terment at B el crest Memorial park.-" Friends jart" requested not to send flowers.. .".- ". Births .Given To Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jarniii' E." Given, 106S SoutlTlSth street, a - daughter, Marian Sue, born" February 19. X ,..:. ; -j .; Suire---T Mr. and Mn. Harold ' Ai Squire, -Turner a'Json, b'or n February .17.- ." y ' ' -' ' Keith To Mr. and Mrs.- Ernie M. Keith, West Stayfon, t a', son, bom tfebruaryj 21, fxx:' '' " Kelly To i$rTand '$ix Ralph S. KeHy, Independence, a daugh . ter, Veronica Dee, born March 2, SalenuGeneral hospital. - 5 , . Reed To Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Reed, 433 South Cottage street, a son, Donald Charles, II, born February 28, Deaconess hospitaL Booked by Police W. L. Boyce, j Ernest Lind and John .Cash, ail of Salem, were held ' Wednesday by ; city police on c ha r g e s of drunkenness. Bonnie "Chase ' arid Etta ' M. Strong, Olympia girls, were held for Washington author ities. Failure to stop was charged to. Virl W. Case, Albany; Melvjn J. -Clayton, -Lakeview, 1 and Fra4- cis R. Lenaburg, route 3. - Law rence E. Hamm, 130 Abrams ave nue; was changed with violation of basic rule, and Howard Brady with' vagrancy. 1 " I Inspects Bridge Marion Coun ty Engineer N. C. Hubbs Wed nesday inspected the covered bridge over Mill creek located east of Turner on ;the Staytn road. He indicated that the bridge is in need of repair work, . but that its replacement is not yet lie quired. Hubbs also visited the county rock crusher at Iliahee, which has .been producing ropk for county roads for , several weeks. - The Meadows, open nights. Movies ShowTi Motion pictures of the Hawaiian islands prepared by the Honolulu chamber of com' merce and sent out by the Mat son steamship lines were shown before the Salem Rotary club Tuesday by Dr. David B. HilL ISn eluded in the movies were schools, religious institutions, governmen tal facilities and native sports atod amusements. 1 Assumes New Post Taking over new duties in the nature of an advancement, Ralph L. Acker, employe of the Salem office! of the Portland Gas it Coke coin pany for m;ore than a year, will become a salesman with the F.fW. Sharp company, mechanical equipment, concern of Portland, Monday. He will continue to live in Salem where he has made home since 1935. Comedy Slated Summit S day school will present "G Gracious Grandma!" at the Pop corn school Friday and Saturday nights at 8 o'clock. Character parts are taken by .Wilfred and Pauline Wilson, Irene Grice, Shir ley Adams, Clarence Garner, tva Davis, Ervin and Lawrence Sim mons and Howard Blakley. Pictures Shown Natural- color slides of Oregon - scenery, includ ing Crater lake, will be shwn tonight at 7:30 o'clock at Grace Gospel hall, 15th and Mill streets. These pictures are a continuation of the series started some ime ago by Willis E. Keithly. No charge or collection will be made. Suppose you have unexpected guests or the laundry is lale have you enough good towels? Question answered at The Better Bedding Store. j In Newberg Hospital Mrs. Louis Fischer of Monmouth, for merly of Salem, has been confined to the Newberg hospital since February 26 when . she suffered fractures above and below J her right knee in an automobile Acci dent. She also suffered a frac tured right arm and head injuries. f Speaks on Credit Charles S. McElhinny, special representative of the Oregon Mutual Life Insur ance company, spoke Wednesday at Salem high school in conjunc tion with the credit , education program for high school students. Arrow rumg, Mar. 7 St 8, Wi Dooghton to Speak Preston F. Doughton. ' principal of 'P junior high school, will discuss educational standards at the Sa lem Lions. club luncheon at the Marion hotel today noon. Hi will be presented by Joe Gross, mem ber of the club. ' - - j f Exams, Announced Civil serv ice examinations -are being an nounced; foil aeronautical inspec tor, lor .engineering ; materials, $1620 to $2600 iper year; super visor and assistant supervisor of Indian education in mural paint ing and fine-arts $3800 and $2300; instructor" in o b i 1 e J laundry. quartermaster- corps, ' ut 1 army, $2000 and $2900; 'cement- finisher and 'power lineman. Full informa tion may be secured at the Salem ptoffce..-! ' Indian Youth Injured Regi nald: Tatshamai, ' 18, student r at Chemawa Indian school,' has' been unconscious! -in a Newberg 1 hos pital since Saturday, following a traffic' accident' near ';St. : Paul. Young Tatshama was en route to Newberg1 with seven other youths, all of whom ' received minor in juries, but vas the .only one taken to' the hospital." At present he is given' a good chance for recovery. Dr. Moran, ichiiroprac. jphy., 158 JS. Cottage. j Gen. 1 drugless practice. Name ' Certified A certificate of assumedJ business name for D. Arthur Lowe and .Son was filed Wednesday! with the .Marion county clerk by Arthur and Da Vid A. Lowe. The business, which will include civil engineering, contracting and designing of new buildings, will; be - located in the Pioneer Triist j building. Aid Relajted Included in work reported i" recently by the sight conservation committee of the Sa lem Lions blub was ' the provid ing of glasses for a young girl to enable her to continue in school, and furnishing medical assistance to a blind man with a wife and three children ! in an effort to re store partial vision. " Ml : Young at Realty F. H. Young, secretary-manager of Oregon Business ; and Tax-Research, Inc wjll be the' speaker at the Salem Realty board luncheon on Friday at the Quelle, presenting an out sider's viewpoint on the legisla tive session, j (- ! i In Navalj Reserve Raymond Lamka, Salem, was listed recent ly among 14 Oregon youths who have enrolled j. as apprentice sea men in the naval reserve and will leave March 14 for a 90 - day training course in Chicago. Pri. moneyj Abrams &z; any amt ,gd. secur. Ellis, Masonic Bldg. Auto Returned City police re turned to its wner Wednesday a car with Void license plates found parked i4 tfiej 400 block on Court street eailyj Thursday morning. It was owned (by James Neles, Port land, i ; I 1 Enlists inf Army Jack E. ZoseL son of F.j E4 Zosel of Harbor, Ore., was enlisted j Wednesday in the US army bi Sgt. Joseph W. Cush man and will ! be sent to Panama for duty with! the infantry. ill Reported 1 Recovering Ru s hed to the Deaconess hospital for an appendectoniyj Tuesday, Fred Fin si ey, state director of the board of paroles and pardons was reported resting easily" late Wednesday. Petition Filed Leo J. Lulay, salesman. Salem, has filed a peti tion in bankruptcy in Portland, listing liabilities of $2785 and as sets of $?754. ! ! ! Armv ! Man Visits William Strawn of th US army , medical corps is a guest at the home of his parents,; Mr. and Mrs. A. Strawn of the Rickey district. r M Club to , Meet Townsend club 16 will hold, jits regular meeting Thursday March 6, at 7:30 p.m. at 714 Souths 119th street, officers said Wednesday. Tugboat Debbie and Her: Count I h i i t From barge captain's daughter to countess that's the story of Wilma Baard, 23, shown with her new husband, Count Charles Nava de Tajo, after their marriage in New Tbrk. Two years ago fourteen prominent men-about-town gar Wilms a eonung-out party, a take-off on Brenda .... - Frasier's $50J)00 debut. , , ; : Searchers Fail to Find Trace Of Missing Boys in River No traces of the bodies of Ken neth and Robert Case, Salem youths believed drowned in the Willamette river several weeks ago, were reported discovered Wednesday by Walter Gerth, vet eran West Salem riverman, and Farm Property A Continued ihlGircuit ccouhtm ffSiiit Irving Case Bound Over to Grand Jary Held in lieu of $2000 Bail ;XV:;,-:'' Drank Driver Pined Jailed- i .r the "busiest man' on Willamette campus" title. , ' . , Dr. Jones plays a leading role in the ' farce slated in the i Leslie auditorium. He also makes all art rangemehfs for the production, fi nancial and otherwise. '-' f .'. - ; Dr. .Jones is preparing talso for the Institute of C i t i z ens hip, March 18 when Willamette - will be host to 500 or more high school juniors from all -over ' Oregon. These preparations 'include provi sions for .lunch and dinner, ; lining up of talks by state government heads and " planning of ! ' tours through the state offices and, in stitutions." - ' ,.' Oregon Farm Owners Gain i - WASHINGTON, March 5-- Virgil D. Reed, acting director of the census, said (Thursday that the 1940 tabulation showed Oregon had 61,829 farms, an increase of 12.1 per cent from the 55,153 of 1930. Full owners operated 42,292 of the farms last year, against 36,- 674 a decade before; part own- s handled 7841 against 7847; managers were jin charge of 415 compared with 842 previously, and tenants occupied 11,277 compared with 9790 in 1930. The total value of the farms, in cluding lands and buildings, was $476,817,354 a year ago and $630, 827,927 in 1930, 1 with the average value per farm $7,727 and $11, 438, respectively. Oregon farm land according to use (figures in acres) in 1940 and 1930, respectively, included: Crop land harvested 2,824,316 and 2,906,324; crop failure 112,212 and 111,451; crop land, idle or fallow, l;104,956 and 1,154,744; plowable pasture 1,213,983 and 816,803; woodland 2,081,907 and 3,122,215; all other land 10,650,933 and 8,437,141. Total land available for crops was 5,255,467 iri 1940 and 4,989, 322 in 1930. I US Table Reveals Oregon Land Buys WASHINGTON, March 5.-UP)- A table which showed that the government acquired approxi mately 3,000000 acres of land from 1933 tot December 31. 1940. !. . w - - w was inserted n the record of the hearing before the house appro priations icommittee by Rep. Can-v non (D-Mo.)i - The table showed Oregon pur chases as 402.Q02 acres at a cost of $4,234,000,1 with unliquidated contracts or commitments for 90,- 857 acres worth $516,000. Fr ench Soldiers Come Home . : i t ' ! '1 Rose Festival Invites , School Girl Editor V Dorbthyr nn ! Hobson. school girl editor of, the far-famed Val-i setz Star, has accepted an invita tion to be the guest of the Port land. Rose Festival association at the annual celebration, June 11 to 14. ' Accompanied by her mother, Dorothy Ann ViU meet many of the hundreds who have devoured the unique' expressions" of her mimeographed . publication. She will have a place of honor in the big floral parade and .will occupy Med oHospitteniion; It is estimated that Gennany stiS holds ja special box at the night shows t aw m 1 miik 1 ... Dallas Sawmill Dispute Ends 1 A 41i-cent i hourly wage in crease for employes of the saw mill of the Willamette Valley Lumber company at Dallas was successfully negotiated Monday night by the local conference com' mlttee of the Industrial Employes1 union, Edward M. Hayes, secre tary of local No. 35, said Wed nesday. Negotiations are -still un derway for a weeks' vacation with pay. "-- - " I " .1 The increase boosts the hourly rate lx above the wage paid prior to October 1, 1940. Full operation of the plant i anticipated by April 1. Partial op erations have been conducted since the major portion of the mill burn ed on the night of October 3, 1940, Officers Changed At Fort Stevens . . FORT STEVENS, March 5 In- tra-battery switches in officer personnel of the 249th coast artil lery, how stationed here, led 1 to the reassignments of the following officers: i-f: IX Second Lieutenant Roy R. Fin-J ster is relieved I from assignment to headquarters battery and is as signed :" to " headquarters " battery, first battalion. ' Second Lieutenant Thurlow V. Wauchope'is relieved from head quarters battery, first battalion and is assigned to battery. B. Second Lieutenant Leon B. Van Nortwick is relieved from head quarters battery second battalion and is assigned to battery D. i . - 1 s Poilus who wera wounded ahd. captured in the Battle of France and w ho trJV. 7ZzZt in German camps are greeted by; General Hunt. xTngeTrcenteT) on their irriral in Vichy M - - - . . . . ... m -. V t. mmirtm1 iw9 s4Uipn French prispjicra. by Deputy Sheriff Bert Smith, after a day-long search of the river be tween Salem and Wheatland.' I The two searchers,: detailed the Marion county court to fol low up previous unavailing grap pling on the river bottom, probed eddies and holes in the river bot tom in an effort to find the bod ies of the two youths. . j i They also searched overhang ing trees and brush in the belief that the bodies, immersed over two weeks, might have floated of their own accord and have been taught in branches of trees. , t The Case boys were believed drowned after they were last seen struggling in-the water close to an overturned canoe. Further plans of search have not been announced. County Clerk Fees Climb I ' Income from clerk's fees in creased during February, 1941, over the same month' a year ago, records in County Clerk U. G. Boyer's office, disclosed Wednes day, while dog license receipts de clined as compared with 1940. : A total of $1144.05 was collected in clerk's fees for marriage li censes, transcription costs, and other items, as compared with $1133.40 a year ago. j Dog license receipts, however, were only $3266, as compared with $4005 in 1940. v ; Other fees received during the month past were for use of the county law library, $66.35; circuit judge's salary fees, $90: and dis trict attorney's salary fees, $100. .The accounting case of Mayra McKinney vs. Birdene Rawl irtgs and Mary McKinney, on trial last week before Circuit Judge 12. G. Lewelling,- will continue today. Control of farm property in eastern Marion county is in vol veil". : In. justice court, Wednesday, Ir- Ying Casei charged with a statu tory of fense involving a member of his family, w-as bound over to the Marion county grand jury, aft er preliminary hearing'' by: Justice of . the Peace' Joseph ' B. Felton. He was held in the county jail in lieu of $2000 baiL X .; : . i Justice Felton assessed Burton E. iBertsch, Corvallis,. $100 fine and sentenced him? to serve. 90 davs in the Marion county 3ail when he pleaded1 guilty to driving while under the influence of in toxicating liquor. .The jail sen tence was suspended on payment of the .fine. . CIRCUIT COURT Arietta Alley ; vs. Frances Al ley; divorce complaint . alleging desertion.: and asking return of name Arleta Ficklin; married in Salem September 19, 1930. Order suspending motor vehicle license of Gordon Hollis Rich un der statute requiring payment of judgments arising out of motor vehicle accidents within .30 days. The order, signed by' Secretary of State . Earl SnelL states that a judgment was secured against Rich in Marion county Septem ber 30,' 1940, and that it was not paid within the' statutory limit. PROBATE COURT Andrew' Michaels estate; final decree granted Andrew Michaels, administrator with will attached. Anna J. Neff estate;, appraisal at $310.50 by Harvey SchuebeL Carl Beatty and Floyd J. Miller.: Winnie C. Livingston estate; appraisal at $329.07 by Floyd H. Emmons, W. T. Miltohberger and S. B. Eshlemen. JUSTICE COURT ; Colon Ryder, intoxicated on public street, pleaded guilty and sentenced to serve 10 days . in Marion county jail. Clarence M. Harding, void li cense plates, pleaded guilty and sentence continued to April 15, released on own recognizance. MARRIAGE LICENSES Otto E. Arndt; jr., 25, printer, 330 North Summer street, and Mary M French, 24, saleslady, Portland. . MUNICIPAL COURT John Solberg, Silverton; no driver's license; fined $2.50. Dr. Jones Busy On Faculty Play Professor William C. Jones. producer of the faculty perform ance of "Dulcy" next Monday night, is a serious contender for Sou are Corn ers Set for Roads County' Engineer . Says i New Policy to Change "Y" Intersections Substitution .of square rather than Y" corners at intersections of - Marion' county roads was an nounced as ( a. coimty road-building policy for. the future Wednes day by tTourtt Engineer N. C. Hubbsi'.T':r; -'"i" :: !Vl;'. '; ' The engineer reported that , long, open curves are more de ceptive to motorists than ore sharper, ' and -relatively I blinder, ones. On the former, he said, au- s tomobile drivers have a tendency to enter, roads at high speeds without giving; attention to cars at their rear on ' roads being en tered. f- --.:-'y.: ' - When intersections are . sharp. motorists have a greater tendency to proceed with caution, he indi cated. 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