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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1942)
FAGS TEH TU OSEGON STATESMAN, Scdam. Oregon. Friday Morning. August 7. 1M2 Presidents' Descendant Visits From Virginia, Wears Family Ring Famous Name ; : V7 1 : 1 f ) William Ileaiy Harrison (above) is i descendant of two prest dents of the United States. He Is shown here amid "alien rye," ; Oregon sweet rre crass. By ISABEL CHILDS Wearing the name of one -president of the United States end a ring which has belonged to two of them, William Henry Harrison of Petersburg, Va., who with Mrs. Harrison b in Salem this months traces his ancestory back to the first Benjamin Harrison in American history, the signer of the declaration of independence. ' v Mr. Harrison, eastern and southern representative of the Jenks-White Seed company, num bers the ninth, president of this nation (who .was -"the first .-.of the William Henrys to wear his gold seal ring) : among- his great, very great uncles. One of that William Henry ; Harrison's two older brother was the father of the line claimed by the . Salem visitor. And the ninth president was grandfather of that Benja min Harrison who became the United States' twenty third pres ident. - - , : , The gold ring, once hear, b betinnins to wear thin, bat still clearly inscribed haMe it is the Latin "Vtnctt ni parti tar," referring to conquest through saf ferine. And the lit- tie two-leg-fed, lonf-talled horses so prominent on the shields of old England still play across the slender bars of the seaL AU the bars aren't part of the original family coat of arms of the Harrisons, declares the current William Henry, whose brown eyes, set deep in sun bronzed face, twinkle as he points out the bar sinister. Yes, cut out ot one corner of the shield is a little square, only memorial to some member of' the, family who by some means disgraced the name. Harrison, suggests he may have been a horse thief. Possibility that nolitics might have entered into the shameful episode thus made J a matter of history was not sug gested by-, this interviewer! in fact, politics were not mentioned. Mr. Harrison of 1942 is apparent ly a sof tTspoken southern gentle man. His famous antecedents of the-Harrison clan were whig and republican, both, by the way, hav ing been defeated once for the presidency before eventual . elec tion. The current Mr. Harrison calls "home the oldest frame House m the old state of Virginia. It stands in Petersburg, somewhat north and west of the estate at Bark eley where both Benjamin, the signer, and William Henry, the president, were -born. Two years ago it was "loaned" to the Epis copal church. Two hundred twen , ty seven years old, it has -always been a possession of the Harri- ." sons. . : '! Cetting 6ack to the ring. Some where along the line, jjrobably at the time of Benjamin I at least he was the first so far as Ameri can history is concerned), it was entailed to go only to William Henrys and Benjamins in the di rect line of descent. The man . who will next, wear it has not yet been born, says Oregon's call er, although both Virginia and In- diana are "full of Harrisons. Because he "likes to see things gTow," the earrent WU ; liam Henry is In the seed busi ness, he declares, and Indicates that for much the same reason he comes west "whenever they'll, let me," every two of four years. Although his travels have tak en him into Latin America, he - has never gone so far . south as his famous great uncle, who left his seat in the US senate to go to Colombia as minister more than a century ago. But that is a matter of history and most of what you learn about the Harrisons you will have to obtain from books, because the seventh William Henry to wear the family ring will modestly and smilingly assure you, "My father always told me not to even men tion the subject unless someone was really interested!" Trains Crash, Injure Three In Washington KENNEWICK, Wash, Aug. 6(JP) Three trainmen were injured ser iously Thursday when a west bound Spokane, Portland & Seat tle freight train crashed into the rear end of another 1 westbound freight, which had halted at Yellepit, 29 miles below here, for water. Witnesses reported scores of freight cars were derailed and many cars were completely de molished. The injured: Engineer L. C Curtis, Fireman Raymond Bacon, and Brakeman H. E. Smith, - all of Wishram, Wash. They- were members of the crew of the on coming train. - Railroad men, who went to the scene from here upon receipt. of word of the accident, said they believed at least 35 cars were de molished, 15 on one train and 20 on another. They said the number of cars derailed was too large to count, although Conductor Lewis of a rescue train estimated 160 cars left the tracks. A medical staff and ambulances were also jjished from the Walla Walla army air base. Two naval planes brought first word of the wreck from the sparsely populat ed Yellepit district. At a Pasco hospital, where the Injured men were taken, doctors Thursday night said Bacon was the most seriously injured, with compound fractures of both legs, his hip and an arm and severe head injuries. He was pinned in the wreck several hours and to night had not yet regained con sciousness. Doctors said he may not live. Smith suffered heavy loss of blood and head injuries, while Curtis suffered from ver tebrae injuries and loss of blood. Negro Boy Admits Setting Big Fire PITTSBURGH, Aug. 6-(JP)-Tis trict Attorney Russell H. Adams reported Thursday a 16-year-old Pittsburgh negro had told him he and a companion started the fire which destroyed 42 animals of the Ringling Brothers circus at Cleve land Tuesday. .Adams said the boy, whom he identified as Lemandris Ford, ex plained they tossed lighted cig arettes into hay in the menagerie tent "To get even with circus" for discharging them as roustabouts. The two, Adams said, were hired here by the circus July 26 and were dismissed at Cleveland for being absent from work. Posse Shows At Stampede In Portland Making an initial Portland ap pearance this year, the Oregon Mounted posse of Marion county wUl be one of the features of the first annual Portland Stampede, three;day buckaroo event begin ning Friday at Jantzen each arena. Plans call for presentation of the colorful, championship posse all three days of the stampede Fri day, Saturday and Sunday. sanctioned by the Turtles as sociation, national rodeo ruling body, the Stampede will bring to gether leading cowpuncher tal ent of the country. Henry W. Col uns, uregon state racing com mission chairman and former di rector of the Pendleton Roundup, will act as arena director, aided US Ferry Pilots Complete Another Trip I ,M,Flt 1- ... Just in from another Atlantic crossing, U. S. ferry command pilots are shown-at British airport on their way to report another car crossing. Tho pilots pass-an R. A. JF. plane In the picture. (LI.N.PhOBcpboto) - . f.'-i ;..., fi$tt& .tJV Ray Milland (left) closes a fist and prepares to land a few love taps on his romantic rival, John Wayne, while Paulette Goddard tries .to be peacemaker. The scene is from Cecil B. DeMille's dynamic sea epic. "Reap the Wild Wind." Looking on at the brewing fisti cuffs is Lynne Overman. In technicolor, "Reap the Wild Wind comes to the Ekinore theatre Saturday. by George Strand, another veter an Pendleton official. Cancella tion of the Pendleton show for the first time in S3 years has swelled the Stampede entry lists in bucking, bulldogging and rop ing events. More than 250 head of Brahma bulls, broncs, steers and wild calves are being imported. The stampede opens Friday with an 8 p. m. performance. A matinee at 2 p. m. is scheduled Saturday, along with another 8 p.m. show, followed by a concluding matinee Sunday. CLEVELAND, Tenn.-P)-A small black cat pussy-footed its way into the Cleveland jail and got credit for solving a burglary. The feline ambled into the cell of a negro suspect. Loud yells poured forth. Deputy . Sheriff French Alford said he found the negro cowering on his knees. . ? "Please, Mr. French," the pris oner pleaded, -"take that cat away and 1 11 tell." French said the negro con fessed the burglary, implicated a companion and gave the where abouts of the loot. Twiii Brother; Not Arrested TACOMA, .Aug. 6.(.y)-David Pugsley, 22, member of a- religious sect, Jehovah's ; Witnesses, was held in lieu of $3000 bail Thurs day, -having been remanded to the federal-grand jury -on charge of refusing to report for army induc tion. : m ...5 His twin brother, Daniel Pugs ley, has been mailed the special form for,, conscientious objectors, Stanton: Warbvrrton, "" selective service board member, said today; Daniel having indicated on his or iginal Questionnaire an objection to military service. . ,"" A report that Daniel Pugsley had been taken into custody by federal authorities was erroneous. Warburton said Daniel had not oked for. the special form, but 4 the board, had mailed ' it ' to him after his brother's case-arose, v Lumber Irulustry Conference Set V; PORTLAND, Aug.5 KSVCK5 woodworkerr end Doutfas ftr belt employers will try to gel tagelher here Monday on ; wages, Ed r E. Benedict, secretary f the Inter national Woodworkers -of America, said Thursday.1. .', - r : K The conference Li in accord with a contract provision. The amount -ni wages the woodworkers are mwm f mm Salen's Detail Packing Plan! 351 Siale Si. FINEST QUALITY INSPECTED MEATS Wast MTS tflES,RMM&c TOWH&VSYWX. WASTE KTIDfEN FATS. THETARC UROENTty , MAKE EXPLOSIVES I BEIIEFIT YOUR BUDGET ' , ?y 0El? tiheJIJ5P?I;,?ote the sa"?8 tht n be made on your meat bill without sacrificing quality. WE HAVE A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF THE CUTS WE ADVERTISE. Home-Rendered Kaiser Refuses , Offer of Post WASHINGTON, "Aug. 6.-UP) Henry J. Kaiser telegraphed Rep. John H. Tolan . of California Thursday that he felt he could best serve the country in his present capacity as a shipbuilder, rather than in a goiinaEejitTpo sition as suggested by Tolan.. Tolan had telegraphed Presi dent Roosevelt proposing that Kai ser be given appointment to help expedite the war program. Hop Market Vote in NW This Month SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 -Hop growers of the three coast states and Idaho will vote in ref erendum this month on a proposed federal marketing agreement cov ering hops and hop products pro duced in their area, the agricul ture department's regional office said 'Thursday, o The proposed vagreenfent dup licates that expiring September 1 except that It adds Idaho to the territory affected and includes hop products in the scope of the program.4 It would fix , at 41.000, 000 pounds the total amount 1 of hops that could be handled from the four - states in interstate or foreign " commerce during the 1942-43 season. ' ; '" ;. The . .agreement was approved tentatively bj Secretary of Agri culture Wickard after public hear ings in May and June at Yakima, Wash., Salem. Ore, and Santa Rosa, Calif. A two-thirds majority vote by participating growers, either by number or volume of production, and approval by at least 50 per cent of interstate or foreign hop shippers are required to put the program into effect. Voting will be conducted by mail. Each grower will receive a ballot, instructions and a copy of Commerce Job t - 4" ' -a' ' - '. ''''6 -i -' ' 'JO:::'-;-' . V, : 'William L Clayton of Houston" Tex, Is shown In Washington as h took tho oath of office as as sistant United States secretary of commerce. the agreement, and will send his ballot to the Fruit and Vegetable Branch, Agricultural Marketing Administration, 210 Mayer Bldg Portland, Ore. School of Nursing Planned at Eugene EUGENE, Aug. 6 A school of nursing, accepting 30 students, will be opened here by Sacred Heart hospital on September 28. Officials said the three-year course had been approved by the state board for examination and L m? ,l tT's MY CSSTSLLA BECAUSE IT POURS IN THE WETTEST WEATHER PLAIN OR IODIZED r-7" Pore lard 3.b. Open Kttlle Jowl SLICED BACOII Lean eg Back BACOII Squares Seasoning: CF)Vzi Mlb- Dainty , Ian LOUT CHOPS Smill Oats L017EB POOK PRICES Yonnsr FORK noiisrs Picnic Cut Ml Young: FOUK STEMS Lean Live Pwk Prices Hare Dropped a Little. The MIDGET Immediately Giyes Their Customer the Benefit. Rolled Boneless Pol Roast Steer ftief YOUIIG EASTEMI ODEGOII BEEF Youns Steer opecmi uj)() Sfeahs Tender (3- Prime E:3f Blade Cota TJEjSELL IIEAT THAT DOESIIT COIIE BflCI, TO- CUSTCIIEnS imi ED! Pure Perk UTI1E UIES- Pure GOOOITD Pure cons Sausage 11 ' am mm . - , flonl Jal call oqr product tsausage.w We say, PURE PORK because thata Just wh"it - - Useless to Pay. MoreRisky to Pay Less! - v-. JUV Wil" it is. Young; POET " Plate Cut - - Dolling Deaf n lb 1942 Sprinf inrm STEMS C CO We Close at 6 pan. 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