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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1941)
CAGE SIX Tha OSEGON STATESMAN, Salem, Orjon. Thursday Morning, May 1 1841 Hi- Big "Cats Scratch and Scrape During Night at City Airport . Levelling for Huge Runways Over the flat and pebbly expanse that is the Salem airport, ' disturbed at night in normal times by only the creaking of crickets nd the eerie cries of night birds, gargantuan monsters are groan . ing these nights. . " :- " J ; The monsters, no dinosaurs escaped from some, Silurian swamp-that time forgot, are big "cats," bright eyed with triple spotlights and masslvei -scraping, creaking Le Tourneau's. '. In the daytime they are just , the irth - mottled Implements of big scale co'ntractinr, bat at n nlht the big machines are f ear some 'thing that might be from i another -ace. f , Edlef sen - Weygandt company, ;the contracting linn which Is to remake Salem's municipal airport under a $126,907 civil aeronautics authority, Is wasting no hours. Its .big machines have started to level '.off the northeast corner of . the airport and will be running day .and night until their Job is done. The northeast corner will be put in shape for use by student pilots while" the ' remainder of the air port Job is under way. ' With the great tractors push ing over tall trees with ease, ' Off landscape about the airport has ' already begun to s h o w ehanre. Denuded of a grove i; which once snrronnded them, th bnildlnrs where DuPont powder was once stored stand oat nakedly. The buildings themselves wlll soon come down. . . ., ' ) Trees are also falling around the dairy farm on the William Brown property which is moved to a new location. to be The t contractors, who at the peak of wprk, expect to have over 100 men on .the Job, anticipate that their part of the airport work will be done in about two and a half months. Birthday Piciiic Held at Zena ! ZENA Mr, and Mrs. Fifed Muller were hosts Sunday for a picnic dinner honoring ten of the Muller family whose birth dates are In April. - i V -j The honored guests were Lilly May , Muller, Lorraine' Allen, ..Elizabeth and Fred Muller, Mrs. Margaret Allen, Ela Moore, Lou ise .Patrick, Lydia Keck, John ; Muller and Andrew Muller. : Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Irving C. Allen and Betty May : and Irving Courtney, Seaside, Mr. - and Mrs. Al Cokenouer and Billy, Eugene; Mrs. Marie, Raster, and ' Clora and Newton, JMrs. Andrew Muller and Gail anaj Andra, Eosa ; and Marion Muller,; all of Port land, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Muller, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Raster and Mrs. Margaret Ward, Milwattkie and Ed Muller, Salem. Dates Scheduled For Retreats MT. ANGEL The dates for the 21st annual laymen's retreat program at ML Angel college I are June 20, 21 and 22, and August 22, 23 and 24. Rev. Damian' jent ges of Mt Angel college will ton duct both. , ; 1 1 . A new feature this year is that - aay society, parish or group may sponsor a special retreat at ! the - college, provided that at least 20 "tend. Arrangements should be Vmade with the Benedictine-fathers. Cucfct of Parents j auvtK Blaine Thomas, who has been employed af the Lloyd Goodman farm, went to Port j Ox ford last week to visit his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Thomas. Community. Clubs rvtit-u The final meeting iur ,uie year of the Keizer com rnunity club will be held Friday ui me school' auditorium at 8 O'clock. C ; The main business will, be the election of officers, for the ensu ing year.. The program is in charge ot Mrs. F.' S. McCall. Special: features of the program will be a talk by Don Douris, Vo cal numbers by the high school male quartette and yolin solos, Ruthyn Thomas accompanied by her mother, Mrs. P. F. Thomas, other numbers by school, Mrs. Uoyd Weeks is chairman of the committee on refreshments to be served as a benefit to the schol arship fund. Farmers Union Novvs BUENA VISTA Farmers Un ion Vill meet Friday night af the hall. Pictures will be shoiyn and tho 4H cooking club will give a demonstration. tit. r. X, Lam. n.o: lr O Chan, S.D DIu CHAN LAM - . Cheese Medicine Ce. 'tU North Ubertr rpata'rt PorUand General Elertrk Ce. OCica open Taesday and Sat arday oaiy it a.m. te 1 pjn.; f to 7 P n. Cotuultauoa, lUeod prestarr al tuin tests are free of coarje. li Tears ta Business! . ) :. V : City Responds Willi Workers And Flotvers Whether "trade trainees' or f flowers" were " wanted. The Statesman's readers responded this week to community need. Within two' days following last Thursday's story of the opening of aviation sheet metal work classes at the, high school, nearly 100 applicants appeared at the state employment office or mailed blanks published with the article, Frank O. Ferris, of fice director of defense training, lng said Wednesday. May .weekend decorators at Willamette university are cheer ed by the promise. of many of the flowers they need for this weekend's fete on the campus, according to Jane Woldt, chair man of the flower committee. Schools Stage Play Day VICTOR POINT Schools from seven adjoining districts will meet for an annual "Play Day at Vic tor Point -Trldayi Competitive sport events will be held in the -j morning and i baseball game in the afternoon. A. basket luncheon will be served at boon. The same seven schools will hold Joint gradua tlon exercises at! the Union Hill hall Friday night Vivienne Jaquet is the only eighth grader In the Victor Point school this term." ! Clarence Brownell of Victor Point is a member of the gradu ating class - from Silverton high school. . ' ' , Oregon's Quota Set For Recreation Fund l PORTLAND, April to.-VPy-Oregon's quota Is $76,500 in a campaign to provide healthful recreation and entertainment for the US armed forces, Frank J. Lonergan said Wednesday. --1 . 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They are the crews of ships sunk, the Naxis claim, by the cruiser Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, now believed . docked at Brest and the objective of RAF bombers In recent days. y " Dollar j Volume Of Budding Permits Gain " Volume bf building activity In Salem in April was exactly the same as April a year ago in the number ot permits . issued with 119 for each period, but exceeded the dollar volume of April, 190, the office of E. C Bushnell, city building Inspector, reported Wednesday. Valuation of all permits Issued last month was $118,354 as com pared with $110,511 for April of the previous year. ; Erection of new dwellings with 16 permits for $51,434 fell behind the same period a year ago when CLEAN SMOKELESS BROILING that u positively smoke-, free! All smoke, odor and spatter are consumed in the live blue gas flame. . .7 ' j. CLEAN AIR-CONDmONED BAKING. , A' constant flow of fresh air distributes the heat evenly to every part of the oven, assuring perfect raising and brpwning! 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Designated distributing .agencies are every postoffice in America and such banks and savings and loan associations as .have been duly authorized. ,r ' i At the Ladd and Bush-Salem branch of the United States Na tional bank, j the : opening of the sale of these, stamps and bonds will be featured by a special booth In the lobby, where the stamps will be sold over the counter. At other places In the bank, appli cations may be made for the sav ings ' bonds., j j V - v : ." As pointed out by one of the bank's officials, the s a y 1 n g s stamps will be sold In 10c, 25c, 50c, $1.00 and $5.00 denomina tions, and when one has accumu lated a number of stamp's to the value of $18.75 he may exchange them for a I bond, which In - ten years, will be worth $25.00. This is looked upon as a "partial pay ment" plan , Which will enlist the interest of school children and others who' invest but small am ounts. ' ? 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Randall said the man was gone when he regained his balance and looked up the stairs. Child Health Day . Observance Urged Gov. Charles A. Sprague Wed nesday issued a statement urging Oregon citizens to observe Child Health day. May 1. "Each one of us should assist in making Oregon an even healthier place for children to live," Gov. . Sprague declared.1 CP MEANS CERTIFIED PERFORMANCE , CP isn't s brand of gas rangt-'but a iuper-type""of gas range made by many progressive gaa range manufac-. tnrers. 'A CP gaa ranj-e coo tains the 22 best features v of all rangea-gires yon cooking perfectloa wlta real aariaga ia time, workfood sad fuel. Look for-imist a the CP Seal and yea WCl have the ultlmau in cooking. See S denionstration 1 today and buy now. (J rmngn km-vi mmmji tf thi 22nptr ttTj,rmana f(twm m thus mmd mdeU tt jmk txrry jtltibi.) " GAS CO. Bank Assists in Bonds I I bonds Is that if an Investor has to have his money before maturity, the government will rediem the bond any time after 60 days from date of purchase at the purchase price plus whatever accumulation is stipulated for the period held. ; Thus there . can be. no decrease in the value of one's Investment and at the same time it remains liquid in time of need In acting as distributing: agents, it Is pointed out that no.remun eration. or profit accrues! to the banks or other distributors. JoB Service Head Named William H. .BaHlie, native, of Oregon, begins this week hs man ager of the state , employment service, succeeding Donald I Mc Baln. He has managed the Leba non office during the past year, v McBain took the place Recently of Robert Utter, director j of per sonnel, who entered the rmy. : Balllie, raised in Woodbum, graduated from Salem high school and theold Capitol Normal school In Salens. He was once j Marlon county school supervisol", then Multnomah county 4H club lead er.' v'; V. , j - . A period as. superintendent of the state training school Was fol lowed by service as director of the FERA transient canps at Klamath Falls and Rosetkrg. He was,in the Klamath Falls office of the employment service beginning December J, 1937, and later at Newport, before going to Lebanon. Sweglo News SWGLE-Guests this past weekend at the new home of Mr. and Mrs. C C Goff were! Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tedford, Cottage Grove, parents of Mr. Goff. j Last Tuesday Miss 'de Vxies and Miss Herr with 21 pupils Mtended the Robin Hood play at Salem. The Charles Du Chein family moved to Salem M'ondayj The healthiest boy antf girl in the Intermediate room of the school were Jerry Klein jand Ro gene Pauls. In the uppr grade room they were John Dilke and Pauline Sizemore. I . Marilyn Frame Is out of school with pneumonia. She was in the hospital last week, but Has been removed "I to ' her grandmother's home In Salem. Mrs. Ralph Becker entered the Deaconess hospital Tuesday for a major operation. Mrs. Irma DeVries, Pra um, was substitute teacher for .Miss: Herr this ' past week. - f j " -: : : Ralph - Nelson was tailed . to Portland Saturday on account of At . 1 mt ueaui oi ms moiner 4 brother. The funeral was Tuesday in Port- lana. 3 . " -. I Bullets Missed r. Patrolman George Schuck recovers in a New York hospital from a bal let wound In his thigh. He was shot as ho pursued Joseph Kress In the attempted holdop of Frank Erick son at the New York Athletic Club.' Kress fired three mora shots which might have killed Schnck had he not fallen on the first bullet. - Stale EmPpe(jCliij;ij Orders to Airbase 1 . Chester Fritz first lieutenant, quarttrm aster corps, United States army, reserve officers, Wednesday received a call to re- port for duty at the Columbia air base, Portland, May 8. . Fritz has been employed in the state department here for seven years and. is district president of the Reserve Officers-association for Oregon. He previously lived at The Dalles. . . I t'NirORM mathty payments; no renewal expense; bo Increase la Interest rate. A PrnientUl 20-Year Mortgage is the safe way to finance ynr home. Available la select ecUonSwJHA financing- optional. HAWKINS Jt' ROBERTS, INC. Authorized Mortgage Loan Solicitor for The Prudential Insurance Co. of -.'America. ; Guardian BuikUngV, Salem, Oregon Ills IS 1
