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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1941)
TfiaTOirGCII CTATEH-IAI17 Salexau Oragon, Sunday Morning, April 29. lSlf I7ater Permits Aske4 Applica tions to the state engineer lor water permits last week included; John J. Roberts and company, Salem, for &25 second feet from the Willamette, river for irriga tion of 500 acres in Marion coun ty; Jerry McCarthy. St Paul star route, for J53 second foot from the Willamette for irrigation , of 44 acres; Irma Grace Turner, Salem, for XI second foot from spring tributary to Winslow creek for domestic and garden use in Polk county; R. G. Hungerford, MolalU route two, for ,22 second foot from Woodcock creek for irri gation of 1? acres; Gerald -and Helen Jensen, Molalla route two, for-; Ji second foot from tributary to Molalla river for domestic use and irrigation. Tdanha Booming; Logging and piling operations are booming along the North Santiam river above Niagara, according to H. W. Dunigan, mfll boss for the Seltsinger Lumber company, Id- naiNffice Saturday. His firm is and the heaviest of tractor equip ment. Many loads of lonff tilins? are being moved over the high way to Bend because the road and the railroad are too crooked to move them down the Willam ette valley route, he said. Lutt florist P. 9592. 1278 N. Lib. Angell To Take Plaque Rep. Homer D. Angell will represent Oregon at. the annual banquet of the National -Safety council in Washington, DC, Monday night, Gov. Charles A. Sprague ai nounced . Saturday. Angell - will receive the plaque awarded Ore gon, which finished in first place in traffic safety in 1940 in its group. Welfare Share Shewn Marion county's share for expenditure of welfare funds for the month of April as stated Saturday by the state welfare commission includes $165.20 for blind relief; $1832.60 for aid to dependent children; and $6253.80 for old age assistance. Jjkuary Sheph Benjamin Franklin Shepherd at the late residence on Salem route six, April 19, at the age of 72 years. Survived by wife, Arlina; daughters, Mrs. Letha Roden bough of .Eugene, Mrs. Fie da Moore of Salem; son, J&arvin L. Shepherd; sisters, Mrs. Don Wolf of Shaw, Mrs. Maude ing of Otis; brothers, Lee Shepherd of Port land, Clyde Shepherd of Newport, Suel Shepherd of Silverton; grandchildren. Dale of Salem, Dorothy of McMinnvflle. Benny of Klamath Falls, Geraldine of Sa lem. Funeral announcements later by the Rose Lawn Funeral home. Case Robert Case, aged 17 years, in this city February 12. Survived by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irving T. Case; brothers, Slelvin, Richard, Clifford, Lawrence, John; sisters, Sue Ann, .Lillian, Dorothy, Bever ly, all of Salem Graveside serv ices will be Sunday, April 20, at X p.m., with Bishop' Don H. Wall officiating. Interment in City View cemetery, in charge of Terwflli fryjfdwards Funeral home. OIiDSMOBILEJ'S ELIMINATES ALL and Ge&rSiiftind ts ChirlefelyAuiomeiitc, 1. 2. ELIMINATES CLUTQI PEDAL ENTIRELY. GIVES FULLY AUTOMATIC SHIFTING THROUGH FOUR FORWARD SPEEDS. PROVIDES QUICK GETAWAY WITHOUT SHIFTING GEARS BY HAND. 4. OFFERS SPECIAL PICK-UP 5. 6. DOES NOT FREE WHEEL, AT ANY TIME. PERMITS PARKING YOUR CAR, IN GEAR. 44S Center SL 12 Tears In Salem as rurveyors Briefs Coming Events Ay April 26 at 2484 -Missouri crab meets North Commercial "Street 1 . May 2. 3 May weekend at Willamette university. ; Mar 4-11 National Music week celebration. May 11 Mother's day. Jachetta To Speak Ernest Jachetta, Portland, president of the Oregon Republican clubs, has been obtained as the principal speaker before the Marion county club at the Marion hotel at 8 o'clock Monday night according to Frederick J. Lamport newly elected local president A large Portland delegation will1 accom pany i him here. Entertainment will consist of vocal selections by Orville Beardsley and piano num bers by .Ruth Bedford. The local dub contemplates starting a countywide organization campaign soon, according to Lamport Safety of your savings Is Insured at Salem Federal,: 130 S. Liberty Leaves Without Room Although he has been unable to obtain hotel reservations in Washington, R. H. Kipp, executive secretary of the Willamette Basin commis sion, left Salem Saturday night for the national capital to attend flood control association and con gressional committee meetings. He said he had been trying for two weeks to make definite room reservations, without success. Tuberculin Tests Tests have been given to over 200 high school students and of that number 8 percent were positive. The posi tive reactors will be examined to determine whether active. Miss Bernice Skinner arranged the clinic and Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, county health officer, gave the tests. Senior high school students will not have to be rechecked when entering college in the falL Save on gas. 8 gat Ethyl $1.00. Double S&H stamps. Northwest Oil Co., 548 N. High. Attend Session Salem persons attending in Hillsboro Friday night the quarterly meeting of the Northwest Oregon Peace Officers association included District At torney Miller B. Harden, Sheriff A. C. Burk, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hewitt : and representatives of the state police. Federal Agent S wen son of Portland discussed subver sive activities. The next meeting will be in Corvallis. Initiation Set Sponsored by the councils of Salem, Albany and Corvallis, members of the Mt Angel council of the Knights of Columbus will exemplify the first and second degrees for .initiation Sunday, starting at 12:30 o'clock in St Joseph's halL Red azaleas. 25c; yellow azaleas. $1.00. Fruit tree sale. H. L. Pear cy Nursery, 245 Court Pre-School Clinic A p re-school clinic will be conducted by the Marion county department of health on Wednesday at the Liberty school. Children enter ing school in the fall from Pringle, Rosed ale, Prospect and Liberty will be examined. Meeting Set Townsend club No 2 will meet Monday at 8 p. m. in the Leslie Methodist church. CLOTCH'PUSRING GEAR. ILMMLLJlLl LJV of High Grade New Cars aad Shoes Killed Bodies of . some sheep' driven by dogs over a cliff mto the Pudding river recently have been recovered and some of the sheep found alive across .the river, Owner L. A. Esson of near Mt Angel on Saturday notified Paul Marnach, dog license en forcement officer. Esson 1 said ' a flock of over a score of sheep were chased over the bank by two small dogs.; r , -' r- Reserves To Convene Major Sol Richanbach, Salem, president of the Oregon Reserve Officers as sociation has issued a call for a state convention' of the organiza tion in Portland on May, 17,- ac cording to First Lt Vinnie J. Ben, Salem, state secretary. Sessions udll.open at 10 am. and conclude with -a dinner and - dance that night Lt CoL Barge E. Leonard will serve as general chairman.' Paint cars, guaranteed job, $730 ea. Vic's garage, Monmouth, Ore. licenses Issued Marriage li censes have been issued at Reno, Nev, to Leonard Crispin of Fair field, Calif-, and Gertrude Suck ney of Albany, and. at Vancouver, Wash, to Eugene V. Fuller of In dependence and Evelyn J. Ader of Dayton route one; Zeon Ko dama of Dayton and Mary B. Dow of Portland and Vera C Redinger and Darlene Wilkinson, both of Independence. Mett Leaves By Mane The twin-engined navy transport plane which came to Salem Fri day to pick up Rep. James W. Mott for his return to Washing ton, DC, took off from the city airport at 9:05 am. after a leak in a wing fuel tank had been re paired. The plane was to make its first stop at Oakland, Cel., and an overnight stop at San Diego. Repairs Slated State highway repair equipment now in the vi cinity will repair the Oldenberg fill and pavement on the north river road, according to tentative arrangements between the Marion county court and the state high way department Some of the fill, located on a recently rebuilt part of the road, caved in a year ago and settled again tnis past winter. For watch and clock repairing IT T T 141 C Tihsrtv Slate Examination The US civil service commission an nounced Saturday a coming ex amination for heavy duty truck driver, to till present and future vacancies in Oregon: and Wash ington. Applications must be on file with the manager of the 11th US civil service district in Seattle not later than April 29. Treatment Given Salem first aid men gave treatment Saturday to Harry B. .Jones, Jasper, Ore who ran his car into a ditch seven miles south of Salem. First aid was also given to Hansen Terry, 4 years old, of 2035 North Com mercial street, who received minor bruises when struck by an auto mobile. Red Azalea's 20c each. Boyd Nursery. Open Sun. Zone Meeting Set The Silver ton Lions club was slated to be host to club members from Salem, Dallas, Stay ton, McMinnvOle, In dependence and the Salem Holly wood group at a zone meeting at George's cafe Tuesday night at 6:307"Hollis Smith, Dallas, is dis trict governor and John Black, Independence, is zone chairman. FOR ALL TIME t IN Borne cars you push a dutch a27 of the time, m some yoa posh m. clutch part of the time, but in an Olds Hydra Matic yoa posh a dutch aonof the time because there's no clutch pedal In the cart Why not buy the car that goes all the way to reduce driving to ita aintplaut, aaaieat, aafeat tarmal Note the six Hydra -Uatic advantages listed at the left. Yoa get them all ia a Hydra Matic and in no other drive in the world! ' orriONAL AT IXTBA COST Phone 8133 , of Good Used Can" the "XX Planes Carry These llidget Cars ., The US army has a sew hilts weapom of its own ia a 170t-pouBd mid get recocnaissaace car. It is capahla of 55 mile per hoar speed, car ries a machine gvn and a crew, or a qaarter-tom lead. Hage cargo olanes new tn woductlon for four or five of these midet trucks folly equipped and deposit them In the battle zone ready for immediate action. Sonft of the cars have four wheel drives. Salem Misses Shorthand Trophy By Small Margin in Contest Only one-tenth point kept the Salem high school shorthand team from gaining permanent phy at Corvallis Saturday, during the annual state typing con test Barbara Scrafford was first in individual accuracy, and the Boy Missing Noma Ramey, 13, was reported missing since Friday afternoon Saturday by his mohter, Mrs. Fred R. Ramey, route four. Mrs. Ramey told police that he son had said he would like to bicycle to the coast. Missing with him was Howard Hickman. Wledcr to Wed David Van Wieder, proprietor of the Salem Laundry company, and Margaret Campbell, bookkeeper for the company, were issued a marriage license in Albany Saturday morn ing. No announcement has been made of wedding plans. Meet Monday Night The April meeting of the West Salem Com munity club will be in the city hall Monday at 8 p. m. Following a brief business meeting, Sydney Stevens of Salem will conduct a quiz contest. Pen Stolen Ona Mae Massey reported to police Saturday that her apartment at the Hazeldorf apartments, 173 South Cottage street, was entered Friday night and a pen and cosmetics taken from her purse. Vazakas to Speak Dr. A. A. Vazakas, born in Greece, and now professor of modern languages at Willamette university, will be the Salem forum speaker Monday at 8 p. m. on the subject of the Balkan situation. Hughes Recovered Following treatment for a few days at the Salem General hospital, Jack Hughes expects to return Monday to his desk at the public utilities commission office. Practice Tuesday The Salem Y Gleemen will practice Tuesday night with Director Edouard Hur- T?inTvn for their spring concert, scheduled May 20. Clab to Meet Townsend club No. 3 will meet Tuesday at 8 p. -ml in the dub rooms at lth and Court streets. Flies Name L. R. Tweedie filed Saturday with the Marion county clerk certificate of assumed busi ness name for Union Fuel Oils. Father of Salem Resident Dies John L. Snyder, father of Charles W. Snyder of Salem, died at Milwaukie on Friday at the age of 80 years. Funeral services will be Monday in Milwaukie. . Other survivors are the widow, Ida A. Snyder; eons, Claude R. and Louis O. of Portland; brothers, Frank and Charles Snyder of TrfMigton. Kan.; sister, Mary Rid ingberg of Wichita, Kan. DalkErllcIl S3 tSSX VSTSl tXSSL 3S3 9 'V Photos ky C. U. Aims Silnal Corp a. the US aeverament esa swallow wp possession of the state team tro typists from Salem were fourth as a team. Captured for Salem two years previously,' the cup would have stayed here after the third cham pionship. Tigard high school was the winner, and Franklin of Port land and Albany followed Salem. Members of the Salem team were Barbara Scrafford, who had 99.4 per cent accuracy; Lola Barn- wen, who was third wtfh 99.2 per cent; Shirley Fulmer and Chris tine' Caplan. Franklin high school of Port land, repeating as typing team champion, also won speed and ac curacy tests and individual ac curacy. Dallas won honorable mention in accuracy. Salem's typ ists, in fourth speed place, were Carman Campbell, Rheta Pomer- oy, Marcia Yocom and Emily Og den. Delia Miner of Perrydale won first prize medal and a typewriter in the amateur typing division. although her teammates failed to arrive. Geraldine Hanauska of Woodbum was third. Lois Mills of Carlton was third in novice di vision. Cigarette Tax Petition Form Gets Approval Form of the referendum peti tions to be circulated in connec tion with the proposed attack on the cigarette tax law of the 1941 legislature, was approved here by David O'Hara, In charge of the elections division of the state de partment. The ballot title for the referen dum measure was completed by Attorney General L H. VanWinkle earlier in the week and certified to the secretary of state. Unless 'an appeal is taken from the bal lot title the circulation of peti tions may get under way at the expiration of 20 days. The preliminary petition, filed shortly . after the close Of the legislature, was sponsored by the Oregon Retail Grocers -association, of which i G. J. McPherson, Portland, is secretary and mana ger. . ! Approximately 15,886 signa tures of qualified voters are re quired to insure the referendum measure a place an the ballot at the next general election. The law under attack provides a tax of two cents a package on all cigarettes sold in Oregon. It was estimated that the tax would raise, $1,800,000 annually. Of this amount, one-sixth would go for vocational education and the re mainder for old age assistance. Form of the referendum peti tion was prepared by McPherson. Play Rehearsals At WU Started Rehearsals are under way for the ' Willamette university May Weekend play to be given at Les lie Junior high school May X, un der the direction of : Genevieve " Ximedy of Errc is the play FLOWERS GLSQn Flcrid Cotxrt &IHzh Ph. TICS chooen. Pat - Niemeyer of Salem is manager. - Members of thcrast are: Sid ney Schlesfnger, Solinus; Rollo Stowaser, Antipholus of Ephesus; Donald Wilson, Antipholus of Sy racuse;- Kent Markee, Dromio of Ephesus;' Keith : Markee, Dromio of . Syracuse; Leonard Steinbock, Aereonr Gilbert Clausman, ' An gelo; Westley McWain, merchant; Bob McCee, Balthazar; Bob Voigt, Dr. Pinch; George Codding, se vant; v Barbara ; Minor, ' abbess; Frances PSckard, Adriana; Lois Phulips, Luciana; Barbara Comp too. Luce. . Snell Praises Toiirist Host School Here Secretary of State Earl Snell expressed his approval Saturday of the Salem "tourist host" school which will start at the chamber of commerce Tuesday night and run forvsix successive weeks. 'Frank Branch Riley, noted Ore gon lecturer, will speak at the first meeting on "Our Tourist Guests. The school consists of six Tues day night meetings at which Sa lem's and Oregon's ' tourist at tractions will be outlined, in de tail to business and other people who meet visitors to the capital city. It is sponsored by the Salem Junior chamber of commerce and the state board for vocational education. Snell - issued the following statement of his views about the worth of the school: rrhe toerist indastry saeaas millions of dollars to oar state . anally. Xet . the surface only been scratched of businesses catering to tourist valuable eeadrl- and Increased travel. And I predict they will be agreeably sarprbed with the personal weU mm persons! benefits, they will eajoy frsoa aerticlpatioa In sach a program. It wttl pay big dividends. "I cesnaaend aaost heartily aad snueserredly to the Toasi atees asea aad employes of the city of Salem the Toarist Host school program, sponsored Jointly by the Salem junior of eowaifire aad the for voeatioaat eda- eation. I have had a chaaco to stady sad observe this prograaa aad I approve of lt as being very anaca worth wmlle. Ia Bend, Ore., last Thursday eve ning, it was my privilege to present the dfpUaiii to over a hundred employes who ' had Just finished the course aad the enthusiasm as to the benefits and results encouraging. "Ia Oregon we have a glitier- iag tourist paradise, second to aoao ia the entire Uaiouw It ealy xesnaias for as to teU aelL" Governor Tells Plan to Build Sea Resources Oregon may well look to the ocean at its western boundary as a resource to be tapped in coming years, ; Gov. Charles A. Sprague told a conference of the Pacific Northwest Planning com mission here Saturday. Noting that the Oregon Eco nomic council, this state's plan ning body, had "done a good job in formulating a program of for est conservation in the last two years," the governor indicated its efforts would be directed in the next biennium toward develop ment of the state's sea resources "for commerce, for fishing and for recreation." "Oregonian's perhaps have been inclined ; to look too much to the land and not enough to the great resources of an ocean.-. . which not only gives us access to the markets of the world but also offers a great immediate res servoir of wealth at our door," the governor explained. The conference, one of a series intended to encourage practical studies of regional problems, was presided over : by Ben H. Kizer, Spokane, chairman. First, see as if funds are Team be delighted with the wilh which famltara TouTl Uke ear "re tape" to give yea 1 biiUiUJr&CaC bi i UiUJT i C a CrosMl vr , VTHE 0USf County Grand Jury Plans Pro!: 2 Of Routine Griainal Matters . InTestigatibn Into Aspects of 1941 Legislative Session Believed to Be Completed; Other Court News . The Marion county grand jury will reconvene at the court house Monday morning to continue investigations begun last week under the direction of Talbot Bennett, deputy district at torney. ' ; " 1 i " 1 Circuit Judge I. H. McMahan will preside at the closing ses sion of the damage case of . afar-1 tha F. Newell vs. Lloyd H. Corey. The grand .jury, 'it is anticipa ted, wfll deal with routine crim inal matters, pending instead Of continuing its inquiry into aspects of the 1941 legislative Session which it was believed to be inves tigating last week. ' ': "' This conclusion was prompted Friday when the court reporter retained to take down testimony in the special investigation was not requested to be present on Monday. . In the equity department of the circuit ; court, the. case of Mfller vs. Miller, set for. hearing Mon day, was announced Saturday as having - been removed from the docket. CttCDlT, COUKT Agnes Seal vs. Dr. H. K. Stock well; waiver of plaintiffs right to trial by Jury. '-.'-: Lola Fern Elfstrom vs.' Ernest Carl Elf strom; complaint for di vorce in which plaintiff asks re turn of name Lola F. Weekly. Lillian Carter vs. James M. Carter; order of default - Zdna Smith vs. . C Alford; third amended complaint for $S, 000 "general and $200 special damages' - In consequence of an automobile accident on the Pacific highway seven miles south of Sa lem on last October 10. ; George L. tXitton vs. G. W. Kfl linger; order of dismissal on sti pulation of settlement. Breitenbush Hot Springs, Inc., vs. C C Ashleg and others; mo tions to strike. I R. Chambers . vs. JI E. Le Clerc; affidavit of Paul R. Hen dricks stating that - two jurors were heard during the trial of the case in circuit , court criticiz ing occurances while the jury was out; further stating that an un specified juror said the first vote of the jury was 9-3 for the de fendant, but that the verdict was swung 10-1 for. the- plaintiff through' the effort of jurors Con rad T. Neibert, and Eva McGQ christ; and alleging that the juror McGilchrist misunderstood the case due to defective hearing, and that Juror Neibert. through his wife, has. an interest jfev stock- in Qo sssass" In (Wfi i:f Dr. Fred Tmgtltr, Registered OpumetriU; AtfcUt . Optometrists, Dr. Arthur W. Rmkmderf. Dr. W. W. Fratee. Dr. Robert Gilbert mnd Dr. M. . Kelly. Pi DR. SEMLER Credit Dentist r (hmmiiiiK - 17131333 RaolocsBt of mm:. (This ite does mot Im- clod trmmelett gUssesJ .j At too first slou of ersstvolo. toy of our Free Optical lasoilwstisa. Wa rd not orsscrike glossos Cor Outlcul Ptssrrunt b eaarilirsl to to wiii ...oterkss f mtsev HI,:, Vfli-STATEacoriaEnciAL sts i w too...r Baimsj - Monday the Douglas National bank, third party connected with the case. PROBATE COCXT John Martin. Walter estate; fi nal order granted First National bank of Portland, administrator. Joseph Hffler estate; Frank G. Smith, administrator, authorized to receive $259.26 in full settle ment of note of F. W. Mahone owing estate. . Israel , Booth estate; final ac count of executor approved. : Cloyd M. Rfley estate; confir mation of sale of personal prop erty by Charles Headier, admin istrator, for $540.18. Sarah Virginia . Wade estate; order closing estate x Gottfried Schultz estate; order approving account of D. W. Eyre and Anna ISeeger, executors. - Theodorf Crites estate; account of Pioneer Trust company, ad ministrator, approved, as . that of trust company as administrator of Ester Crites estate. Margareta C Thomas estate; first semi-annual account of Pio neer Trust company, executor, ap proved. JUSTICE COURT William Neal, 18, charged with implication with Melvin Johnson in larceny of phonograph, rec ords, rifle,! air rifle and other property from William Roth, Tur ner; certified to juvenile court. Johnson ; sentenced last week to serve one-year sentence in county jafi and paroled. ' MARRIAGE LICENSES ' Robert R. McCallister, 22, car penter, Pratum, and June Por ter, 18, housekeeper, route six, Sa lem.'1 Blaine Martin, 81,. laborer, route . Mven, Salem, and Helen Elizabeth Richards, 23, domestic, Woodburn. . Rickenbacker Recovers ATLANTA, April 19-P)-Eddie Rickenbacker- has recovered suf ficiently from Injuries received in an airliner crash near here last February, to resume some business activities., . . .. t' m SeUntltUmllg fitted GLASSES tit ytr eyes Hberml nnd convenient CEls0)B to fit your poeketbooli Doa't let lock of tady cash eeuiftuT im ye mtmf tme eotoiaiot gtanes. Com im mnd yoi! yovrwlf of our Libsrol Ceod'A Teims. Your slossn eVtivtfes os sooo as coo vswisoHf ootsiolo mod yom cm orrswos to poy later in small wsckfy or ssoorfcly ossoawts. ... Tsfco os loot as 5. 10 or IS ssootki to py. Our Lou Prices omd Ubfi Crod TirM sosfcls too to oktoki your .alsssss RfGHT NOW omd ekr wooriiil tfcout trhHo asylog. 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