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tii OREGON STATESMAN,' Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, April 15. 1941 Northwest Mines Development Brought to Fore by Defense Program, US Officials Say Oregon now Producing Most of Mercury; Tillamook to Get Ship Contract; Gas Company Starts Building New Plant WASHINGTON, April 14-(P)-Development of strategic min erals in the Pacific northwest states has been brought to the fore by the national rearmament ; progfam and promises to assume even more importance, officials said Monday, Congressmen from Utah, Idaho, Oreeon. Washington and Alaska are urging the administration to develop the mineral deposits to meet present mineral needs. Senator Murdock (D - Utah) seeks to bring about the develop ment of alunite for aluminum in Utah. The metal is used for air planes and other defense products. He has conferred with govern ment officials and industrialists in the hope of interesting-them in alunite deposits close to the alum inum plants using Bonneville Grand Coulee power. Utah and Idaho have great de posits of copper badly needed for emergency production. . . , Oregon's republican senator, McNary, has aided in bringing about development of chromite I and zinc deposits in his state. 'OiMgda1 jriw ipriaiices much of the mercury needed in anient. ' ' ' rearm- TILLAMOOK, April U.-(JP)-Tillamook soon will get a ship building contract, Rep. James W. Mott (R-Ore) of the house naval affairs committee promised Mon day. Mott said the Steinbach Iron Works was on the navy's eligi ble list for vessels of the mos quito boat, sub chaser and mine sweeper classes. In his conference here Monday with Mayor D. E. Steinbach, Mott said that Oregon's contracts under present appropriations already were allocated but that more would be apportioned under the lend-lease appropriation and "Til lamook is next on the list." WASHINGTON, April li-(JP)-The following contracts were an nounced by the war department Monday: John Helstrom, Astoria, con struction of heating plants at Fort Stevens, $37,989; Chapman Lum ber company, Portland, lumber, $3,705; George E. Miller, Eugene, lumber, $1,050; Patrick Lumber company, Portland, lumber, $1360; Tite Knot Pine mills,3 Redmond, lumber, $4387; Hirsch-Weis Man ufacturing company, Portland, 3732 pairs duck trousers, $9569. WASHINGTON, April UJFy Oregon's armyrnavy and national rearmament contracts for the March 16-31 period totaled $54, 598,927, the office of government reports announced Monday. The Oregon Shipbuilding cor poration's contract to construct 31 cargo vessels at Portland for an estimated $46,500,000 was the largest item. Army contracts totaled $306, 341, navy's $7,744,925 and Ore gon's defense training allotment for the month $47,661. PORTLAND, April 14-()-The Portland Gas it Coke company awarded contracts Monday for two major parts of its $1,500,000 gas and chemical manufacturing plant here. Company officials did not an nounce contract figures, but said awards were on a cost-plus basis. H. A. Brassert & company, New York, will install! four coke ovens, corporation, Las Angeles, will in and the Bechtei-McCone-Parson stall refinery equipment. OSC Schedules Annual Women's Fete May 9 OREGON STATE COLLEGE The dates of May 9 to 11, inclu sive, have been ; selected for the annual Women's weekend here, and Miss Jean Dykeman of Van couver has been chosen general chairman. Miss Dykeman in turn has ap pointed a large number of stu dent committee heads, who are planning to make this year's event one of the most enjoyable for vis iting Oregon State mothers. Com bined with Women's weekend this year will be the a,nnual Corvallis garden tour program. Hitler Faces Tough Turks (If They Fight) in Suez Drive WHfRtr BRITISH ATTfWPTfDi JO IAND AN cHPEDJTION MKT rUKtc AND WfcRt REPULSED IN laia The above map shows how nazis, if they attempt to drive to the Suez canal through Turkey, Iraq and Syria, face severe obstacles should Turkey decide to resist. Two routes are. considered. A blitz along the general line of the Berlin-Baghdad railway (1) would bump into the famed Catalca line, where Turks defeated a Bulgar Invasion at tempt in the Balkan war of 1913. Line at the edge of the Sea of nazis could cross the in southern Greece Marmora would have to be smashed before the j Bosporus. If nazis take advantage of foothold and decided to follow the coastal route (2), they would face the Gal- llpolt peninsula, where the Turks held back the British in 1915. With out taking Galllpolt it would be impossible to cross the Dardanelles. Annual Meet Of Teachers Set Today Annual meeting of the Salem Teachers association, for election of officers, is scheduled today at 4 p. m. in the senior high school auditorium, according to the cal endar of public school activities issued Monday by Supt. Frank B.. Bennett. Bennett said the first April meeting of the school board, post poned from last week until to night, has been cancelled. The next meeting will be April 29. The week's activities include: Tuesday 12:50 p. m., Girls' league presents University of Portland, glee club in concert student body. Wednesday 9:40 a. rn., pay as- all parents invited. sembly at Parrish junior high school for Pierce Knox, blind xylophonist; 9:50 a. m., Robin Hood program at Richmond school; 10 a. m., elementary prin cipals' meeting at administration office; 12:50 p. m., pay assembly at senior high school for Pierce Knox; 1 p. m., tooth brush fantasy at Bush school. Robin Hood as sembly at Garfield school, assem bly at Grant school. Thursday 9 a. m., assembly at Englewood school; 1 p. m., chil dren's hour at Bush school; 4 p. m., softball meeting for grade teachers at Bush school, directed by Mrs. Grace Wolgamott, physi cal education supervisor; 7:30 p. m., Grant school PTA meeting. j Friday 12:30 p. m., dog exhi j bitioh at senior high school; 1 , p. m., living pictures assembly at for Bush school; 7:30 p. m., achieve ' ment night at McKinley school, Pupils Slate Church Play Using the events of Pentecost as a theme, the high school En deavor of the First Christian church will present a program Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the church auditorium. "In the Days of Pentecost," a play written by Betty Davis will be given and a special musical number, readings, and a quiet hour meditation led by Warner Jackson. David Leek has acted as adviser for the pro gram. Proceeds will be used to help some Christian Endeavor young people attend the state conven tion at Klamath Falls, April 24-27. 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FINIX TLYIHG A IS 7 GASOLINES IN OMt Long; quiet hour, "Lords' Prayer," Bob organist, Betty Pugh. Hail the Power," Richard Hill; offer- Leek; "All trumpet solo tory, Betty Pugh; readings, Delvin Ave p4aria," Phyllis Neal; Warner Jackson: Douglas; Jimmy Roosevelt Weds Nurse in Presence of Mother and Kin BEVERLY HILLS, Calif, April H-WVA simple civil nup tial service Monday united James Roosevelt, 33. eldest son of thf president, and Romelle Theresa Schneider, 25, attractive, browS eyed brunette nurse. . - t - s 1 -Municipal Judge Arthur Guerin read the service at the homa of George P. Converse and Mrs. Converse, the .former Actress Anita Stewart. Roosevelt and his bride ex changed vows before an "altar banked with Easter lilies. She wore a beige - semi-tailored suit and carried a bouquet of . gar denias and lilies of the valley. Just before the ceremony Roose velt gave her a diamond and ruby bracelet. - Among- . the 25 cuests were Jimmy's mother, Mrs. . Eleanor Roosevelt; his sister, Mrs. Anna BoetUger and her husband, John Boettiger, Seattle publish er; the ' bride's mother, Mrs. Agnes Schneider; her brother, George, Notre Dame univer sity student, and her two sis ters, Mrs. L. F. Tubbs and Phyl lis Schneider, Jimmy's secre tary. Because Jimmy was divorced last year by the former Betsey Cuching of Boston the marriage could not be performed in the Roman Catholic church, of which the bride is a member. Roosevelt said he regretted this. Following a luncheon, the cou ple left on a brief honeymoon. A captain in the marine corps at San Diego, Roosevelt must re turn: to duty Thiirsday. He 'de-j clined to say where they were going. The romance of the tall, baldish Roosevelt and Miss Schneider be gan after he went to a Roches ter, Minri., hospital for a stomach operation in 1938. He came to a Hollister, Calif., ranch to re cuperate, resigning as secretary to the president. Miss Schneider accompanied him. She is a native of Independence, Wis. i -"" Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt planned to leave Monday night by Amer ican Airlines plane to keep a speaking engagement in North Carolina Tuesday.. ! Cli on OP1 Starts Tour Spring tour of the Willamette university a cappella choir began Monday when the 45-voice ' group left the campus early in. the after noon to sing at Cottage, Grove Monday night, under the direction of Dean Melvin H. Geist. , Before returning to Salem to sing Sunday night at 7:45 at the First Methodist church, the choir will present concerts at Bend to night, Klamath Falls on .Wednes day night, Ashland on Thursday afternoon, Medford on Thursday night, Grants Pass on Friday af ternoon and Roseburg on Friday night Jobs Hit High Schools PORTLAND, April 14 - .f) -Portland high schools are begin ning to feel the effects of the na tional rearmament program. School principals said Monday that a number of students are dropping out of school to take fobs. 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