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PACE EIGHT
Newspapers Swamped by Calls
When Northern lights Rampage
And Disrupt Communications
'i NEW YORK, Sept. H-UP-A spectacular display of Aurora
Borealis swept the northwestern skies Thursday night, leading
many an individual to believe it had something to do with
national defense.
army
seachlight?, or "Is the air force
practicing a new type of night
tactics?" were samples of some of
the - thousands of phone calls
which swamped newspaper of
fices. !- , .. . - " " '
- The Hayden planetarium in
New York answered calls at the
rate of more than 100 an hour;
city dwellers mounted to -roof
tops while the people who deal in
communications just moaned.
For the capricious fUckerlng
tn the firmament played hob
with wireless and cable connec
tions , practically aroond the
globe and disrupted radio and
telegraph service throat-bout
mch of the United States.
Teletypewriters In newspaper
offices showed a disconcerting
volume of garbled copy which
looked something, like this:
x hr pnsy pwm.
-Spasmodically, the 300,000-mile
leased wire network of the Asso
ciated Press was' down at one
. time for as long as 2 minutes and
! the 10,000-mile wirephoto net
( work over which newspictures
(are transmitted was upset
) A broadcast In New York of
the D d i e r-Plrates baseball
lime In Pittsburgh was blacked
at for 15 mlnntes as land
lines bringing- the report of the
came to New York were hit.
Major communications systems
reported the magnetic storm for
such is the term scientists use to
describe the apparent cause of the
Aurora Borealis (northern lights)
struck wireless communication
to and from Europe, the far east
and Latin America.
Except for cables from London,
which continued to flow uninter
ruptedly, the staff on the New
York cables desk of the Associ
ated Press had one, of its quietest
nights since the war began. The
usual nightly communique from
Moscow was delayed.
Telegraph companies said
their services were affected se
riously In an area north of the
Ohio river and east of the Mis
sissippi with the greatest inter
ference between Philadelphia
and Harrlsbnrg , Pa- and the
Chicago district.
The disturbance was felt as far
west as Denver and Seattle, north
Into Canada and Boston, and
south to Atlanta.,
Telephone lines were affected
between Minneapolis and Fargo,
NO, the American Telephone and
Telegraph company said.
e or ine nrst tune sucn a con
dition hit the transpacific facili
ties of the Bell telephone system.
- The lights followed a shoot
mr pattern mostly in green
with some pink beginning la a
sort of streak and ending- In
something resembling a flower
and were described by attaches
of the Hayden planetaria, as
-very bright"
Most scientists believe the Au
rora Borealis is a manifestation of
sunspots. The sunspots, them
selves, appear to set up magnetic
currents emanating earthward in
a manner which slashes commun
ication lines.
This cross-current effect some
times sets up currents of consid
erable voltage in landlines.
Wireless communication from
San Francisco to Manila and the
Orient was blanked out most of
the day, but service to Honolulu
was not affected.
Communication with Alaska
through the US signal corps
was Impaired seriously. Com
munication was possible be
tween Seattle and southeastern
Alaska, but It faded out to the
rest of. the territory through
most of the day an evening
and was described by a mem
ber of the operations personnel
as "the worst In a long time."
Telegraph circuits out of Seat
tle were impaired intermittently.
but Pacific Telephone company
reported only minor interference.
The OBEGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Friday Morning September 19. 1941
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Mystery of
Large rish
Run Told
New US Cruiser Atlanta Takes to Water
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This is 'a broadside view of the new 6009-ton cruiser Atlanta after she slid down the ways Into the
Kackensack river In launching ceremonies at Kearny, NY.
ST. HELENS, Sept li.-ffl-Tht
mystery of the huge 1941 salmon
run is ended to the complete sat
isfaction of commercial fishermen
here. i
In the first seven days, of "the
current fall season, the run has
topped any salmon migration' in
the river for years. " Fishermen
caught more fish in the first week
than they did all last spring and
early summer. ;
They recalled. Thursday, that
four years ago when progenitors
of the present run were en route
to spawning grounds there was
a strike among fishermen. Few
nets went into the river, the es-
capage of fish was large and the
hatch correspondingly big. : y
Returns to Home
In California
PRATUM -The Newton Allen
family left Sunday afternoon for
their home In California, after
spending their vacation ot the
home of Mrs. Allen's parents, Mr.
and Mrs.' George Eleen and other
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koblitz,
Seattle, spent the weekend here
at the Powell home. ;
Fractures Arm in Fall
From Hop Basket
BETHANY Norman Funrue,
young son of the Albert Funnies,
fell from a hop basket at the Os
car Satern yard in the Hazel Dell
district Tuesday and fractured his
wrist Picking at the Satern yard
was completed Tuesday . after;
noon. - ';...':. ,.-) k. .si rt ;it;.
Amity Pupils
Hurt in Gar.
Truck Crash
. McMTNNVILLE, Sept. 18-(iT)-Nine
Amity high school students
were Injured Thursday morning
in the collision of a milk truck and
a school bus near Amity.
' None was hospitalized. Donald
Whitney ? suffered f severe scalp
lacerations, Murray Dobbin ' and
Nayoma Herndon deep facial cuts.
The vehicles collided in at
tempting j to pass - on a : narrow
farm- market road.' The bus was
driven by Lloyd Cochran, Amity,
and the truck by Roy L. Nolan,
McMinnville. The bed of the
truck ripped through the aide of
the bus and aM the children riding
on that side were hurt.
Pupils Listed
For Zena
ZENA Zena school opened
Monday with an attendance of 11.
Mrs. Roy Hammer is instructor
succeeding Koneta Nowowiejski,
who taught at Zena for the past
four years but who is instructor
in West Salem school this year.
Those enrolled are Opal and
Alice Curtis, newly arrived from
Oklahoma, Ruth and Claude New
ton, Norma and David Kime, Al
len Vance, Bobby and Donald
Way, Audrey Merrick and Jimmy
J. Blackman. There are no first
sixth or eighth grades. Improve
ments made prior to school open
ing inckded new steps at the front
porch 6l 1 a cement landing. . L.
I. Mickerdid the work.
SPRING VALLEY Phyllis
Bielke, Salem, is instructor at
Spring Valley school. Six pupils
are enrolled in three grades.
Recovers at Hospital
GRAND -ISLAND C. A. Rock-
hill, who has been seriously ill
at the hospital, McMinnville, is
rapidly improving and will be
able to return home In the near
future. His son, Howard, who was
sick at home, is also much im
proved.
Police Officer
Gets Shock in
Traffic Case
PORTLAND, Sept.
The shock was almost more
than Traffic Patrolman B. M.
Paddock could stand the other
day as he completed his testi
mony against Isaac R. Hughey,
Portland, charged with falling
to yield right-of-way.
In his customary disinterest
ed tone, Paddock told the court
of the offense. Municipal Judge
Julius Conn asked Hughey for
his side of the occurrence.
"Oh, rm cnilty, your honor,"
Hughey replied. Til pay my
fine. But what I want the court
to know is that I certainly ap
preciate the courtesy and
friendliness of this arresting officer."
Burt Teats, Mildred Larson, Leona
Digby, Lois Day, Kenneth and
Carl Wright, Elsie Bringle, Jack
Boydston, Lulu Digby, Ruth and
Robert Dornbecker and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Dornbecker.
Endeavor Society
Elects Officers
PIONEER The Christian En
deavor society of the Christian
church, Dallas, enjoyed a covered
dish dinner and spent the after'
noon at the Frank Dornbecker
home Sunday.
At a later meeting Carl Black
was elected president; Ruth Dorn
becker, vice president; Janet Day,
Dallas, secretary; Kenneth Wright,
Oakdale. treasurer: Leona and
Lulu Digby, missionary commit
tee; Mary Whitcraft, prayer; Rob
ert Dornbecker. lookout; Rev.
Rhea, advisor.'
The society made plans to pub
lish the "Clarion," the Polk county
Endeavor paper. They will also
attend the Christian Endeavor
rally at Spring Valley Friday.
Those attending the meeting a
the Dornbecker home were the
Rev. Rhea, Carl and Elmo Black,'
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West Stay ton
School Opens
WEST STAYTON The school
hero will open Monday with Mrs.
Vera Stepto, Fox Valley, as prin
cipal. Mrs. Delpha Purvis will
teach the intermediate grades and
Ruth Pemberton, Salem, Will
teach the primary grades.
The building is being made
ready. O. F. Fowler, Turner, is
doing the work.
June Rishel of this place has
gone to Mount Pleasant, where she
will teach this year.
Considerable inconvenience was
caused here Tuesday on the Aums
v 111 e-West Stayton highway when
the small bridge north of Darley's
store near the Fred Denham place
gave way, due to faulty and
weather-worn timbers, and neces-
Town Marshal
Arraigned in
Murder Case
PENDLETON, Sept H-fJPh
James Carson, Freewater town
marshal indicted Wednesday on a
first degree murder charge, was
arraigned before Circuit Judge C
L. Sweek Thursday. Ho will enter
his plea Sept 22.
The body of Lucile Carson, the
marshal's former wife, was found
buried in a garage at Freewater
earlier this month after she was
reported missing July 18.
sitated detourihg traffic until it
could be rebuilt
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lundeen
have announced the birth of
daughter, Nancy Ann,' weight 7
oounds Saturday at the Salem
General hospital. This is their
first child. Mrs. Lundeen -was
formerly Miss Hazel Hatch.
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