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Tlx OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon. Thursday Morning. March 23. 1942 Be Loose, Abe, Be Loose r ( I' - .1 -. Farmer mlddleweif M ehampUn Ken OverUn. left, whlspert mum flsht tn advice Into Uw ear f Abe Simon, the ponderous New York heavyweight who meets Private Joe Louis, the heavy kin, In a title bent In New York, March 27. The picture was taken at Summit, NJ., where Simon Is training-. (F.S. "ItH only hurt for a minute, Abe."). u Senators Sign Two More for Coming Season The list of signed Salem Sen ators reached ten yesterday when Business Manager Howard Maple announced he had signed Kenny Clow, six-foot pitcher, and Del Schroer, jackrabbit shortstop, both youthful Portland athletes. Clow was with Bisbee of the now defunct Arizona-Texas loop last season, winning eight and los ing 12 with the last place club for a better average than the club Itself compiled. Possessor of a fast ball like Frank Dierickx," Maple predicts that the big six-footer will be a big help to the Solons this sea son. Schroer played most of last season with . Medford In the State league, and has been re ported as "ripe" for a profes sional contract. Possessor of a good ana and speed, Schroer will be siren a shot at the now wide-open shortstop spot. He is buil along the same lines 'as the man he hopes to succeed, ex-Skip Bunny Griffiths. The other eight Senators who have inked pacts so far are Man ager Charlie Petersen; Jack War ren, catcher-outfielder; Art Len lnger, outfielder; Jimmy Robert son, catcher; Johnny Kolb, in flelder; BKl Keller -and Orv Smith, pitchers and Johnny Gra nato, infielder. Maple said that nothing had been board tram holdouts Clint Cameron, Eddie Adams and Chet Simpson, but added that the Sen ator office had not been able to contact Alf Caiiteaux, recently obtained in a trade with Van couver for Cliff Barker; Eddie George and Frank Koski, the lat ter picked up in the recent draw from Yakima. Nothing has been heard from Joe Gonzales, Senator chattel; who applied for reinstatement this year. Bill Reese, first base man also belonging to Salem since the dole of the defunct elub players. Is working in a shipyard this winter, but Maple , said that Beese "was Interested.-::'. Dierickx Is attending dental . college la the east and may not ' be available for mound chores this year. Giant Regs Return, Smack Phillies ' MAMI, FfcLr March IS-iF) With regulars returning to the lineup, the " New ,: York Giants won their second straight exhibi tion game and their fourth in 15 starts Wednesday by turning back the Philadelphia Phils, 7-2. Philadelphia (N) .;, 1 2 3.0 New York (N) : 7 2 , r. Melton, Nahem (18) and Liv ingston, Waren (5); Koslo, East (I) and Danning. Tennis Greats Slated For Spokane- Friday SPOKANELMarch JS.-tfVDon Budge, Fred Perry, Bobby Riggs and Frank Xovacs, tennis profes sionals, will appear Saturday night , at the Spokane armory in matches sponsored by the athlet ic round table for the benefit of the soldiers' athletic fund. Irish ' Scheds Eleven SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 25. -CP-Notre Dame announced Wednesday night a revised 11 Came football schedule for 1942 which includes ! games with four e r v I c e teams Army . ; Navy, Great Lakes naval training station and Bernie Bierman's Iowa naval cadets..- v:.,- r G Pirates Whitewash White Sox 2 to 0 SAN BERNARDINO. Calif., March 25-(y-The Pittsburgh Pi rates, who are playing some cham pionship baseball on their exhibi tion tour, shut out the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Wednesday to chalk up their ninth victory in -o. dozen starts. Chicago (A) 0 S 2 Pittsburgh (N) 2 8 0 Lyons, Humphries (6) and Tresh; Butcher, Heintzelman (7) and Lopez. Cards Shut Out Cleveland, 1-0 CLEARWATER, Fla., March 25-(A)-Mort Cooper and Clyde Shoun gave Cleveland only four hits In pltchlnr the St Louis Cardinals to a tight 1-9 Grape fruit league victory over the In dians Wednesday. St Louis (N) .. 16 2 Cleveland (A) 0 4 2 M. Cooper, Shoun (6) and Man cuso, ODea (6); Bagby, C. Brown, G. Smith (9) and Denning, He- gan (6). Balk Gives Yanks 11-Inning Win ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 25-(iip)-It took the New York Yankees 11 innings Wednesday to beat their Kansas City farm club, 4-3, and then it was a balk by Pitcher Ray Volpi that produced the winning run. (11 innings) Kansas City (AA) ...... 3 13 3 New York (A) 4 7 1 Karpel, Pfeffer (5), Volpi (10) and Kearce, Niahros (7); Murphy, Lindell (6) and Sears. Angels Chomp -Cub B Team ONTARIO, Calif., March Slapping out 17 hits off three hap less moundsmen, Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast league walloped the Chicago Cub "B" team, 13 to 6 Wednesday. Chicago (N) "B" team 6 11 . Los Angeles 13 17 ' Bithorn, Gardner, Pressnell and Felderman; T Tin, Hearn and Todd. Pilot Grid Stars Enlist in Navy PORTLAND, March 25.H4V Portland university's 1142 foot ball hopes faded Wednesday with the enlistment of two stars In the navy. John Habemun, ephomere tackle, and Charles Blcknell, junior' halfback, signed up as did Guard Joe Tedeschi, who already had completed his col legiate competition. Brownies Bop Bums DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, March 25-W-A two-run rally in the seventh Inning gave the St Louis Browns a 7- exhibition victory over the Brooklyn Dodg ers Wednesday. St Louis (A) 7 0 Brooklyn (N) : 8 9 0 v Muncrief, HoUingsworth (8) a nd Swift, Terrell (8) ; Higbe, Webber . B and Howell. , . Newark Nails Braves SEBRING Fla., March 2S-(P) The Newark Bears pounded Start er Tom Earley ; for ajl seven of their hits Wednesday to nose out the Boston Braves, 4-3. One of the International leaguers' blows was a homer by Russell Derby. Boston (N) 5 1 Newark (Int) 4 7,0 Earley, Spahn (8) and Klutz, Masi (6); Gumpert, Quay (6) and Paddert- - AVOmCubs. 43., ANAHEIM, Calif., March 25 A two-bagger by Eddie Collins, jr, in the last of the ninth inning Wednesday drove in the run' that rave the Philadelphia Athletics a 4 to 3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Chicago (N) 2 8 2 PhiladelDhla fA : '4 7 1 Hanyzewski, Schmitz and Me dium m: KJiorc eecicman . mo Kindergarten Plans Forming WOODBURN All parents , who are interested in having a kinder garten class again next year are asked to see either Miss Dooper at the Presbyterian church on any week day morning or Mrs. Nellie Muir at the Lincoln grade school." To be eligible for kindergarten a child must at least be four years id. - . . r : ; Plans cannot be made for an oother year's work until suffi cient natoes are received. It will be discontinued if there is not an enrollment of about ten students. Brother From Seattle Visits LYONS Elbridge Bauer, Se attle, spent the weekend at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Helen Bauer. He had as his guest Lee Smith, also of Seattle. The junior boys class from the Lyons Sunday school and their teacher, Daisy Weitxnan, hiked to Ball mountain Saturday. Sixteen boys made the trip.' Friends of Mrs. Phillip Pietrok were sorry to hear of the death of her mother, Mrs. Regina Knopf, Stayton, who had resided there for three years. She was former ly of Montana. She Is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Pietrok, Ly ons, Margaret Knopf and Mrs. Lawrence Pietrok, Stayton, and one son, Louis Knopf, Deer Lodge, Montana. Showers Given At Hopewell HOPEWELL The Hopewell Ladies Aid society took on a tri ple aspect Wednesday. Besides the regular work two showers were given complimenting two former residents. About 30 wo men attended. A wedding shower was given for Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ingles who now resides at Manning. The other shower complimented Mrs. Dale Slater and her six- weeks-old daughter, Karen, Ocean Lake. Mrs. Slater, (Lye Nyhart), resided in the Fairview district before her marriage. Mrs. Ray Cozel, Brooks, mother of Mrs. Slater, attended. Mrs. Cozel was teacher in local schools in this area for a number of years be fore moving to Brooks. Woman Returns From Hospital MIDDLE GROVE Mr3. "Lee Dow returned home from the hos-j pital Friday. She had the flu. Election of officers for the Com munity ciuo r naay resulted as follows: president, Ted Kuenzi: vice-president, Thelma Scharf; secretary, Carol Snyder and treas urer, Phoebe Wager. Mrs. Anna Hammer went to Grants Pass Sunday to attend the 55th wedding anniversary of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. BrazilL Citizen Budget Group Renamed The three citizen members of the Marion county budget com mittee of last year were reap pointed by the county court Wed nesday to work on the budget for the new fiscal year, July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943. They are Ray J. Glatt of Woodburn, William Mc Gilchrist, Jr, of Salem and M. G. Gunderson of Silverton. The court set May 12 as the date for the committee's first meeting. Speakers Appear Before Hi-Y Clubs Rev. W. Irvin Williams spoke to- Abel Gregg Hi-Y members at their meeting Wednesday night on the topic of "Personal Philos ophy of Life." w ,f ; - Glenn Olds, Willamettet univer sity student, spoke to the Har rison Elliott Hi-Y club about bis adventures in "Bughouse Square." Following both , talks members entered into discussions. Purchase Apartments SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. Norman; Kolln; 'now of Spring field, closed a deal this week whereby Mr." and Mrs. - J. H. Smith, recently, of Pullman, Wn, purchased the Kolln apartments on Oak street . The Smiths have also recently purchased a home at Silverton. Tigers Err, Reds Win LAKELAND, Fla., March 25 (jp-The Cincinnati Reds were held to six hits by three Detroit hurlers but t o o k advantage of five errors to defeat the Tigers, 4 to 1, Wednesday in the teams final Florida meetings. Cincinnati (N) 4 6 0 Detroit (A) 1 i t - Starr, Moore (8) andLamanno; White, Trucks (6) and Manders (8).and.Tebbetts. . UEKICJESS Try Ln&a X, ltnktms Teetobl Compound to help niters maottur psla wlta its wtik, ncrrons leeUnga Hoe to monthly runctlontl tj tttttaMMi It helps butid m rw' tsae gUiat atidi t latrvaa ot "duA eult ears." Foiiotr labrl tirctlas. Saves Six ( Wmiasa R. Lowans William B. Lowans, 18, el.M ercers borg, Pa has been commended by the Navy for his part in the rescue of six seamen found drifting on a life raft in the North Atlantic, clad only in their underwear. Lowans was on lookout on board a warship during a fog when lis spotted the men three miles away. Liberty Woman Home From Trip LIBERTY Mrs. J. M. Rickman has returned to her farm home here after spending four months visiting and traveling. For three months she was with her daugh ter, Mrs. Stanley Gordon (Bernice Rickman) and her son-in-law in Washington, DC. The past month she visited friends and relatives in Texas and California. Her daughter Mildred Rickman, who. teaches in Condon, spent the past weekend here with her. Dress Up That Boy for Easter Now best's Largest and Most Complete BOYS' HATS Every siew style in all shades. Ofl I Ch Real values for Easter. T A aJV'5r .''.BOYS' DRESS SHIRTS I Fine quality, well tailored. Smart Ptft new patterns. : Ci)V BOYS' SLACKS Gabardinea, Bedfards & others. l k( all new shades, fine quality V21t BOYS' SWEATERS . Fine iuality; all wool slipons in': - (JHO K;mw 'shades. Special now iVU ' Shop With Pleasure 'i "-t In This Great Boys9 Store Cards Playpd at Prospect Home PROSPECT Five hundred was enjoyed Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo D. Brown. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Basil Weathers, Mr. and Mrs. Desmond Rains and Mr. and Mrs. Elmo D. Browrf Thursday after their first aid class. Prospect people Joined with a Liberty and Rosedale group at the Liberty grange hall. A lunch eon was served honoring the in structor. Don Madison. Prospect people present were Mr. and Mrs. David Hampton, Marvin and Kar en Lee, Geneva Riggs, Mr." and Mrs. Elmo D. Brown, Lynn and Ardis, Ralph Dent, Mr. George Pack, Mrs. R. E. Cartwright, Mrs. Lester Rains and Jerry. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Lafferty are moving to Oak Grove Saturday, where he will have a position with the Bell telephone company. Floyd Bacon is slowly improv ing from his recent injury. Mr.' and Mrs. L. D. Rains mo tored to Monmouth Wednesday. Ralph Dent has been appointed air raid warden of the Prospect district Ena Mary Cartwright visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pullin in Portland this weekend. Prospect Hills Women's club met Friday at the home of Annie Kepler. . Plans were furthered for the club dinner to be held in collab oration with the school program. Members present were Rachel Dent, Olga Rains, Ena Mary Cart wright, Janet Brown, Viva Ba con and Annie Kepler. Appears at Pratum PRATUM The Westmont col lege choir of Los Angeles will be in Pratum tonight at 8 p. m. to present a concert at Immanuel Mennonlte church. The well known choir is now making its spring tour. v. SUITS-for Smartly tailored m good quality. Just the styles that every young man wants. Dress up for Easter now in a Bishop's suit. Up to Up Up Grangers' Nowo ROBERTS Grange met Satur day with Ankeny grange filling the chairs. ..4 ":-.-i 9' The HE club met at the home of Mrs. George Bressler with Mrs. Henry Bruce assisting. Plans were made for a dance April 4. . Guests were Mrs. S. C Daven port, Mrs. J. P. Bressler? Mrs. W. A. Shorey. Mrs. J, P. Blanken- ship. . i . ... : . A shower will be given at the grange hall in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Cate. Mrs. Cate is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Minard. V r Marion county Pomona grange will hold a special meeting for conferring the fifth degree upon a class of candidates from var ious granges throughout the coun ty. Rex Hartley, Ankeny, is mas ter of Pomona and the drill work is in charge of W. M. Tate, Union Hill grange. Youngsters Get Unexpected Ride AUMSVTLLE When Mrs. Leo nard Lee parked her car Satur day at Roberts store, her two small children remaining In it, started , the car and ran it across the street into the C F. Hein yard, where it was stopped by a pile of large rocks. No one was Injured. Jesse Wilcox Is ill at bis home here. Mrs. Ed Rush, Lakebrook, Is here to visit her sister, Mrs. Les ter Solman. 'A pageant will be given at 10:30 Easter Sunday at the Christian church. Back From California GRAND ISLAND Elvin Asher, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Asher, has returned home from Burbank, Calif n where he had been em ployed in the Lockheed airplane I factory since July. A GREAT SELECTION OF NEW, SMART. Boya' Sport Coato Just what he needs for summer, all newest shades and patterns. Special values $3.95 SEOaSB BOYS' Military Uniforms All shades, good quality, smartly tad lored with belt What -very boy likes to f'CC wear - - . . TuivS) Up it Boy's Victory Gardens Suggested for Vacant Lots :. 'WEST SALEM A resolution offered by the; Women's club and passed by th$ city coundlr is that all vacant lots in the city be used for planting of victory gardens.' It is hoped that people interested in planting gardens will contact the owners of vacant lots or go to the city recorder's office to get names. , This would prove profitable due to the shortage and high prices of vegetables because of the evacu ation of Japanese truck farmers in this area and would improve the appearance of the vacant lot WEST SALEM The young peo ple's fellowship group of the Me thodist church enjoyed an- outing at Silver Creek Falls this week end. , j ; , - Accompanying the group were Rev. and Mrs,1 Don Huckabee and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dick son and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cameron. Young people going were Bonnie Dickson, Clarice Henderson, Betty Gene Estey, Shirley Blackman, Pauline Cut ter, Laverta Paul, Ruth Turpin, Verlin Combs, Elmer Leek, Lind ford Buren, Loyal Whitney and Marston Leek. Clarice Henderson is employed at a beauty shop in Silverton. Mrs. Norris Looney and Mrs. Robert Forster entertained the Entre Nous club at the city halL High scores were awarded Mrs. W. Krueger, Mrs. Elmer Cook, H. Hummel and Charles Unruh. Spe cial guests were Mrs. Terese Hanks and Lottie McAdams. Guests at the home -of Mr. and Mrs. Henry . Toevs Sunday were his mother and sister, Mrs. Peter Toevs and Betty. Put on Broadcast GERVAIS Wayne D. Harding, 4H club leader, and Jerry Nib ler, assistant county agent, took at Bishop's, One of the Selections of Boys' Togs Bays or ALL AGES $8.95up BOYS' OXFORDS , Smart new styles for summer. All newest two tone and plaids. Fine quality leathers. BOYS' SPORT SHIRTS Every new style, every new pattern, bright new shades for summer. . . "ZQlgt Special values. U vvUp BOYS' By Phoenix. Good quality for real (ft v wear. Bright new patterns uv w BOYS' ENSENADA SUITS AH new shades for spring. Smartly tailored. a group of advanced club bcrf to Corvallis Monday, where they put on a program over KOAG. Bob Harper gavt two accordion numbers and Junior Miner naa a speaking part. . v Friends. Gather For Pinochle - WEST SALEM A group of -friends were entertained at the Glen Davenport ' home Saturday with an ' evening ox pinochle. . Three tables 1 were in play and 1 high scores were held by Mrs. Orf car, Phillips and WIHard Wells; low scores by Mrs. Phil Hathaway and' Joe Griffin. - Mrs. John Thompson and sons left the first of the week to join Thompson, who has been em ployed at Seattle the past month. Mrs. John Doran started work ing in the J. C Penney company store at Salem the last of the week. She Is In charge of the baby department. ' Mrs. H. W. Voth, Polk SUUon, daughter, Mrs. Leighton DasbieU Friday. . Returns to School GRAND ISLAND Russell Sargeant, son of Mr., and Mrs. Charles Sargeant, was able to re turn to school this week after a two weeks absence due to Illness. He is a member of the sophmore class of the Amity high school. Work on Bunkers GRAND ISLAND Reconstruc tion work of bunkers at the El win Mandigo sand and gravel plant has been in progress. A con tract for 6500 yards of crushed gravel for the state highway U being filled. HOSE Up 5J198up ill Where Every Boy Likes to Come
