The OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. Oregon, Sunday Morning. December 21, 1941
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Local News Briefs
: First Aid Given When Loret
Am Stewart,' 5Hi , endeavoring to
help her mother with Christmas
decorating, attempted to fit a tiny
tree light into a standard light
socket Saturday a short circuit re
sumed burning almost the entire
surface of her right hand, city
first aid men reported. The little
girl's home is at 2420 Lee street.
The first aid car was called to 193
East Miller when George A. Froh-
mader, 85, fell after evidently
overtaxing his strength, its oper
ator's said. At Liberty and Court
streets, called by report that a
man had collapsed, first aiders
found that their patient had been
able to walk away.
Ladies', Don't miss Bishop's great
Tie Sale. Gorgeous new silks in
the greatest showing ever offered
in Salem. Values to $2 Now for
his Xm'as $1.
Shop now-Just the gift for father
or son tie and handkerchief sets
89c, socks and suspender sets 89c,
ties 49, 69 and 98 cents. Socks 25c
to 60c. Shirts $1.50 to $2.50. Sweat
ers $1.98 to $5.75. Thos. Kay Wool
en Mills Retail Store, 260 S. 12th.
Station Robbed Sometime aft
er 10 o'clock Friday night entry
was made to the Standard Oil
service station at Ferry and High
streets by breaking a pane of
glass through which the lock was
reached, city police were inform
ed Saturday. Although $15 was
taken, other v al u a b 1 e easily
moved articles were apparently
untouched, officers were ip
formed. Spa chocolates fresh pack daily.
Billfold Lost A red -leather
combination key-case and billfold
which she left in the front-door
lock, of her home at 1680 Fair
mount avenue Friday night was
missing when she later looked for
it, Mrs. R. D. Woodrow reported
to Salem city police Saturday.
Personal papers and approximate
ly $20 in cash were contained in
the fold in addition to keys, she
said.
Dr. Carl S. Knopfs Book "The
Student Faces Life," at Bible
Book House, 139 N. High street.
Tonight, Third Annual Christmas
Candle Light Service at the Pres
byterian Church, 340. Winter street.
Starts promptly at 7:30 to avoid
blackout. Doors open at 6:30.
Obtain License s Joseph .
Gatelv. 1240 Center street and
Maizie Owens, 510 North 17th
street, both of Salem; Robert L.
Stapleton, Portland, and Marge
Oilar, Canby; and James W.
Brooks and Marceal L. Place, both
of Hoskins, have been issued
marriage licenses at Vancouver,
Wash.
Savings Insured to $5,000.00
are earning 3tt at Salem Fed
eral, 130 South Liberty.
Here on Leave John M. Reese,
patient at the Veterans' hospital
in Portland for the past year has
been granted a leave of absence
from December 24 to 28. He will
be in Salem at his home, 1720
North Cottage street.
We still have a supply of Sun
beam Mixmaster and Hamilton
Beach mixers. Yeater Appliance
Co., 255 No. Liberty. Ph. 4311.
Coming Events
Dee. 24 First day of Christ-
vacation, Salem public
schools.
Dec. 25 -Christmas day.
Deaths Decrease November
traffic deaths in Oregon showed
a decrease of 31 per cent com
pared with the November toll in
1940, Secretary of State Earl Snell
announced Saturday. There were
29 traffic fatalities in Oregon this
November as. against 42 for the
same month a year ago. A total
of-"11 pedestrian deaths were re
ported last November which to
taled 38 per cent of the fatalities.
Shop now for that Christmas gift,
virgin wool single blankets, pas
tel shades, 72x84, $7.95 and
$8.95. Motor robes, 54x60, $3.50
60x65, $5.95, 60x78, $6.95. Thos
Kay Woolen Mills Retail Store,
260 S. 12th.
New Bridal Set $250.00 value must
sell $135.00. Registered certificate
of guarantee accompanies set.
Call 3535.
Yule Supplies Donated Gar
field grade school students do
nated a large quantity of foods to
provide Christmas dinners for
fruits and vegetables and home
canned produce were included in
the donation along with 100
pounds of walnuts from trees on
the school grounds. A Christmas
program is scheduled at the school
Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Expert, reliable roof repairing.
Johns Manville materials. Mathis
Bros., 164 S. Com'l. Phone 4642.
Speaker Scheduled Speaker at
the chamber of commerce lunch
eon Monday noon will be Dr. R.
Franklin Thompson, vice - presi-
d e n t of Willamette university.
"Christmas" will be his subject.
Spa candy. The ideal gift.
New Member Announced The
weekly bulletin of the chamber of
commerce announces as a new
member, Frank Struble, architect,
381 State street, obtained by
Frank Doerfler.
Spa gift chocolates in beautiful
boxes.
They Are Fighting to Protect Philippines Today -
ii . i rn.y; '." . . i m. Jiwuimiu.ii im.
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Portland Jurist to Hear Case
Of Salem Versus Water Firm
On Alleged Unpaid Taxes
" Accepted Saturday-by James W. Crawford, the case of the
City of SalenTvs. People's Water & Gas company, Marion coun
ty and others probably will be heard by the Portland jurist
Saturday morning, December '27, attorneys in Salem declared.
Records of testimony., presented
Obituary
From March of Time's "Btult&elds of the Pacific
Carrying the American flag as well as their own, Filipino soldiers are seen, marching on one of tho
Islands of the Ph'Jppines. Officers of the Philippine army were trained by TJ. S. veterans.
Salem Senior High Homecoming Lg Hauling
This Year Recalls Struggle
And Growth of School System
By MARION HORN
As homecoming is again celebrated Tuesday in Salem sen
ior high school, the struggle for such an institution can scarcely
be realized. From three crowded rooms, it has grown until the
present building stretches more than a block.
In an election in 1901 in which
the Salem youth campaigned for building near the town center,
a high school, 684 votes were It was f inaUy located at High and
cast, 473 lor tne project ana uo Marion streets. The first struc
Canceled on
Elkhom Road
before Judge Louis Hewitt of
Multnomah county are to serve
Crawford in completion of the
case. 'Because of the illness of
Hewitt, the other judge was asked
to accept the case. Saturday he
notified parties involved that he
would take it and that he would
suggest either Wednesday, Decem
ber 24, or Saturday, December 27,
as time, for the hearing, pointing
out that one attorney had declared
January unsatisfactory for him.
Saturday night George Belt said
he, Custer Ross and .Walter Win
slow, attorneys in the case, which
hinges around payment of a year's
taxes on the properties of the
water company which are now
held by the city water commis
sion, had agreed on December 27.
Page and 'Irene Roem-
against. Salem was then a grow
ing city of 13,000.
About 50 students were en
rolled the first year. By 1904 the
enrollment had jumped to 152.
ture was built in 1906. Three ad
ditions were built on it in the
following decades.
Such organizations as the Tarn
club, Hoo-Doo club, Knights of
The students were still crowded the 'Mystic Seven Diogenes Lit.
Boyer
Ulysses Grant Boyer, December
20. Born April 8, 1866, in Sulphur
Lake, Indiana. Survived by wid
ow, Cora; sister, Mrs. Lou Grif
fin of Bend; two grandchildren,
Janette and Ruth Ann Rice of St.
Paul, Minn. Funeral services will
be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. from
W. T. Rigdon company chapel.
Dr. J. C. Harrison officiating. In
terment in Cityview cemetery.
Williams
Emory L. Williams, 62, at a
local hospital December 20. Sur
yived by daughters, Mrs .Grace
Straw and Betty Lou Williams,
both of Salem; sons, Harry and
Leon of Salem; two grandchil
dren; sisters, Mrs. D. B. Lindley,
Mrs. Elmer Johnson and Mrs.
Henry ;Stitzel, all of Indiana, and
Mrs. Qscar Corbin of Oklahoma.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday, December 23, 1941, at 2
p.m., with Rev. Guy L. Drill of
ficiating, under the direction of
Clough-Barrick company. Inter
ment in Cityview cemetery.
in three rooms in the old East
building (now Washington grade
school).
The students' Clarion, then
published as a magazine, asked
for an experimental laboratory,
library and assembly room. It
said the lack of an assembly
room "prevents us from having
successful debating or literary
societies and from entertaining
the public."
Comparisons were made with
Eugene and Roseburg high
schools. Eugene was envied with
its ten classrooms, two laborato
ries, library and assembly hall.
'Roseburg also has a flourish-
a 1 11. -
ing nign scnooi, saia tne t-ia-
rion, "of 75 students while the
population of the town is only
4000. Surely Salem, with a popu
lation of 13,000, cannot be be
hind these little places. Next year
Member Reappointed oov. Campbell
Charles A. Sprague baturday an- jonn R. Campbell. 82. late res-
nounced the reappointment of ;dent Df 450 South 14th street, at
Blaine Hallock, Baker, as a mem- a iocai hospital December 20. Sur
ber of the state sanitary authority. vived by widow, Milia; sons, Ar-
He will serve tor four years retro- noid or Washougal, Wash.. John
active as of December 19.
Lutx florist Ph. 959-Z. 12'6 N. Lib.
Richard of St. Johns and Roy of
Salem; brother, Colin of Toronto,
Canada. Funeral services at the
Rose Lawn Funeral home Mon-
Leave For Holidays Dr. E. S
Fortner and son, Edgar jr., left day, December 23, at 2 p.m.
Saturday for Texas for the Christ
mas holidays. They will visit Dr.
Former's mother and daughter.
Childrens dresses, aprons, gifts 8t
ChAn fl7Q "M Wicrh
taiua nivu jva w '
Matt
In this city Saturday, Decern
ber 19, Francis Xavier Matt, aged
76 years. Late resident of Ger
vais. Brother of Mrs. Frances
Love of Portland. Services will be
- . 7 lc-,,wi, held in the chapel of the W. T
marriage licenses issued Saturday , tw,,.
Included one to Howard W. " t oo r 7n . 1 J
Chappell, Portland, and Frieda UC1 " 1J
Mayer, Salem.
erary society, Demosthenes Lit
erary society were formed. A ty
pical debate question was "Re
solved, That the Battle of Ther
mopylae Was a Persian Victory."
Teams traveled to Roseburg and
Eugene for the debates.
The Clarion was first pub
lished as a small magazine.
Original stories and poems, es
pecially of scenic grandeur, co
vered its pages. News pertain
ing to better educational facili
ties appeared under the title of
"Editorial." One page was de
voted to Jokes. Pictures taken
from the dome of the old capi
tol were to Interest students In
a story of the history of Salem.
By April, 1905, the news that
the Lewis and Clark fair was to
be in Portland was announced
A school chorus was also to be
Cancellation of all log-hauling
permits for operations on the
Elkhorn road above Lomker's
bridge until at least January 1
and immediate commencement of
road repairs should put the road
into fair winter condition shortly,
County Judge Grant Murphy said
Saturday.
A bulldozer was dispatched
there Saturday following a Fri
day afternoon visit by members
of the court and County Engineer
N. C. Hubbs. Slides of the past
two weeks were to be cleared
away and some gravel laid.
Possibility that the log-hauling
permits might be reviewed early
in January if the new gravel has
settled sufficiently and the weath
er has not further interfered with
traffic in that area along the
North Santiam was foreseen in
the issuance of order Saturday.
Nothing serious enough to war
rant closing the lower road to
traffic or shutting in persons liv
ing beyond the slides was seen
by the inspecting group, the judge
said, although it was pointed out
that while repairs are going on
travel will be inconvenient.
CIRCUIT COURT
New York Life Insurance com
pany vs. Thomas wuiiam u unen
and Hazel M. O'Brien; complaint
seeks to foreclose a mortgage for
$3424.22 alleged due on note,
$160.42 interest and $275 attor
ney's fee.
John Lichty, administrator of
Sylvester S. Wolever estate, vs. C.
J. Espy.
Jess Bemis vs. Agnes E. Bemis;
complaint for divorce alleges de
sertion; married at Chehahs,
Wash., April 7, 1923.
Emma L. Tooze vs. Robert D.
Hutchinson; reply makes denial;
application for place on trial
docket.
PROBATE COURT
C. P. Bishop estate; time for fil
ing inventory extended to January
19; C. M. Bishop, executor, has
been required to make an emerg
ency tri peast on defense business.
Lena Townsend estate; ap
praised at $4149.26 by C. M. Byrd,
Salem's high school enrollment formed.
will be upward of 300, the sec-
end largest in the state."
It gave the needed teaching
staff as one teacher in mathe
matics, two in languages, one
In science, one for commercial
courses, one in English, one in
history, one in drawing, music
and physical culture.
By January, 1905, the public
had voted about $40,000 for a
The Clarion told of plans for
the new building. The assembly
room was to accommodate 800
people and two large rooms on
the third story were to serve as
gymnasiums.
A girls' basketball team wore
dark middy blouses with sailor
collars and ties. The bloomer
pants came just below their
knees, and long black stock
ings protected their legs. High
Alice H
hildt
Minnie Spranger estate; Arno C.
Spranger named executor and Al
bert Barth, Elton Thompson and
Gus Schlkker appointed apprais
ers of estate valued at $5000 in
personal property. Under terms
of a will the estate is equally di
vided between a daughter, Minnie
E. Spranger of Seattle, and son,
Arno C. Spranger of Salem. '
Sam Kaser estate; Herman Hari,
executor, authorized to convey
contract to Fred and Mari Bier on
payment of unpaid balance.
Joseph Hiller estate; undertak
ing on appeal.
Frank V. Hoefer estate; S. A.
Hoefer named administrator of
$3000 personal property estate; C
G. Rue, Henry Chape lie and
Wayne B. Gill named appraisers.
Helen Irene Love estate; Earl
B. Cotton appointed administrator
of $935 estate; Florence Steward,
Sam Speerstra and Lillian Davis
appointed appraisers.
JUSTICE COURT
Harold E. Warner; no operat
or's license; $1 and costs.
Joseph Joscphson; assault and
battery on persons of Ray Short,
picket, and William Carver, busi
ness agent of culinary workers'
union; plea of innocent; trial set
for 10 a. m., December 30.
Glenn Wheeler; larceny of
sledge hammer from truck; $25 and
costs and placed on one year's
probation.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Dan Mahoney, Portland; drunk;
30 days in Jail.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
George D. Waterman, 29,
School Honor
Group Plans
Annual Fete
"Signal" will be the banquet
theme for Sigma Lambda chapter
of high school national honor so
ciety Tuesday at 6 JO p. m. in ;
the high school cafeteria when
alumni and active members meet
for the annual event Veta Smith,
vice president, Is general chair
man. ' la decorations aad speeches,
the "Signals" theme will b .
carried oat A largt replica of
the honor society pin will be
the center of attraction with a
large torch and Christmas star
serving as $ther signals.
Cameron McDonald, president
is the toastmaster. Fred Wolf,
high school principal, is to greet
the diners.
Alumni will speak on the fol
lowing topics: Vernon and Vinton
Scott signals in general; Natalie
Neer, general signals; Elizabeth
Steed, honor society as signal;
Miss Beryl Holt adviser, alumni
of honor society; Emogene Rus
sell, distress signals; Leslie
Klampe, lighthouse; Rollie Haag,.
football signals; Jane Patton,
I Christmas star; Phyllis Walker
will recognize new members. Mu
sical numbers will be a vocal
solo by Jean Carkin and violin
solo by Nellie Pearmine.
Committees arranging the
banquet are: Menu and decora
tions. Alma Yantis, chairman,
Pat Chapman, Phyllis Walker,
Carl Ritchie; Invitations com
mittee, Barbara Belt chairman.
Donna Upjohn; program com
mittee. Reld Sbelton. Edith
Moxley, Betty RandaU.
Banquet is for all former
members of Sigma Lambda. It
has been given annually since
1934. All farmer members plan
ning to attend are to notify the
principal's office by Monday.
Bumper Bison Crop
OKLAHOMA CITY-(P-The
blood pressure of Leo Blondin,
keeper, looped the loop when two
L'S American bison gave birth to
army, Fort Lewis, Wash., and Ina calves the same day. "It won't
Marie Folkstad, 30, clerk, 818 j happen again in a million years,"
North Liberty street, Salem. exulted Blondin.
Or Else Use Skates
CAMERON, Mo.-(P)-When
out-of-town customers began to
complain they couldn't find any
place to park near Cameron stores
the city's businessmen suggested
that merchants and clerks walk
downtown and give the customers
a break.
topped shoes completed the
outfit.
In 1937, students moved to a
new $769,617 building and shop
annex spreading more than a
block at 14th and D streets. Fifty
four rooms, an auditorium seat
ing 2000, and a large library are
included. Almost 1800 students
go there for daily instructions
36 times that of the 1901 enrollment.
Varied Programs
At Salem Church
Are Outlined
Starting with the 9:45 a.m.
church school assembly a varied
program of Christmas activities
will be presented at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday.
The assembly will feature the
tableau "O Come, Let Us Adore
Him," with music by the Junior
vested choir and candy given to
all children attending.
White gifts of canned food
brought by each member will be
placed at the foot of the tree until
Tuesday when the food will be
given to needy families.
Sunday night the tinseled tree
will reflect the lights from hun
dreds of candles at the third an
nual service of "Candlelights and
Carols," being presented by 75
voices in the combined church
choirs
Monday night 60 Boy Scouts
and little brothers from troops
eight and 12 will gather around
the tree for their annual party,
and on Wednesday night a large
group of young people will sing
carols around the tree, after which
they will go 'to the homes of sick
and shut-ins to sing.
The tree was decorated Friday
by a group of 12.
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lm ekmrt Dr. Frti Fattier, Rtfitttrti Opemttritt; Aitectelt
Ottemttrittt: Dr. Arthur W. Rukmierj, Dr. ff. W. Frette,
Dr. Rebert Gilbert, Dr. hi. J. Kelly end Dr. Hmrry Fredericks
War Hits Trip The usual
YMCA boys' tour of industrial
plants has been canceled because
of wartime restrictions, but the
boys will take the trip to the state
penitentiary Wednesday morning
at 9:30.
Home for Christmas Mrs. John
McCulley, 1155 Nebraska, will
have as her Christmas guest her
daughter, Miss Maurine Carmical,
who is employed in the navy de
partment at Washington, DC. She
has been given a leave, of absence
for the Christmas holidays.
Meeting Scheduled Townsend
club number 2 has scheduled a
meeting Monday night at 8 o'clock
at the Leslie Methodist church.
Copies of "The Old Days in and
Near Salem" by Constance Fowler
are still available at the Hillside
Ladies! Don't) miss Bishop's great
Tie Sale. Gorgeous news silks in
the greatest showing ever offered
in Salem. Values to $2. Now for
hisXmas$l.
II1-Y Collects Food Collection
of food from high school students
fi again being sponsored by the
Hi-Y council. Provisions are gath
ered at the high school and dis
tributed to needy families.
Please any man? with "Mark
Twain" shirks. $1.7? & $2. Sizes 14
to 18. A. A. Clothing, 121 N. High, f
Board Meets Tuesday Regular
session of the Salem school board
v is slated for Tuesday, night at 7:30 j
o'clock; .' , ; r i-f
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More Than Ever Now!
Large stock of all the latest pianos, bought be
fore price increases, permits lis to sell at ,o.ld
LOW PRICES. Easy terms are available at Tall
manYas usual. Buy your piano now. - r .
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