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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1942)
Thm OBEGON STATESMAN, Scdem Orajori. Thursday Morning. IIoTmbr 1Z. 1342 PAGE TTV2 Local News Briefs l PTA Slates Program Under the - sponsorship of the Prfrent-Teacher - association the first of a series of war "; savings r programs : entitled Every Penny Counts" was pre sented over radio station KStAl ; Tuesday at 7:15 p. in, Mrs. James - E. Keys, radio chairman ti or the - PTA, was assisted in the skit by Mrs. Oscar Paulson. , The purpose .of the broadcasts, put out by the . US treasury -, department, is to ; show - the public how savings 5 on . small items invested , in war say . ings - stamps ; soon become war bonds.- The: second of the series of programs will be given at 7:15 ; tonight,' over KSLM, with. Mrs. Keys assisted by Mrs. J. H. Turn- bull, :, V: t ; :v 'r'':'t Lut florist. Ph. 9592 1 276 N. Lib. . Two Cases of Diphtheria Mar lon county continued to lead the state last week in the number of cases of diphtheria reported to the state board of health. With 50 per j cent of the county's doc tor's reporting, the county was listed in the board's weekly re port as having two cases of the disease out of six in the entire state. In the five-week period fol lowing September 19 of this year there were 19 reported cases of diphtheria in the county as against 14 for the same period last year and 19 for 1940, the report points out. The five-year median for the period under study is 16.5 ' cases." 'I -.-". "V Legion dance Salem armory Sat. eve. public invited. Vancouver Licenses Issue d The following have been issued marriage licenses at Vancouver, Wash.: Richard Sturdavant and Dorothy Glover, both of 432 Mar ion street, Salem; Alvin Witzke and Edna Finney, both of Sweet Home; Albert Randell, Canby, and Esther Peak, Wbodburn route two; Edward Johnson, 509 Mill street, and Irene Light, 410 Jef ferson street, both of Silverton. For home loans see Salem Fed eral, 130 South Liberty. " Staff Class Meeting The staff corps training class is scheduled to meet in the Santiam room of thb Salem chamber of commerce at 7:30 o'clock tonight. The discus sion is to be led by Carl T. Pope. This is the second of a series of meetings leading to achieve ment of requirements for insignia and rank in the organization. Top prices for eggs and poultry. , Marion Creamery & Poultry Co., 615 S. Commercial. ; Obituary Murphy John Patrick Murphy, at his residence, Route four, Salem, Wednesday, November 4, at the age of 77 years. Announcement of services to be made later by Clough-Barrick company. Ensor Mrs. Mary Ensor passed away at the family home, route one, Turner, Sunday, November 8, at the age of 46 years. Wife of Frank Ensor of Turner; mother i of Franklin Howard Ensor and Har old Eugene Ensor of Turner; daughter of Mrs. Ida Lukenbille of llarwood, Mo.; sister of Mrs. George Kramer of Lewiston, Neb.; Mrs. Francis Simmons of Shell City, Mo, Mrs. Bruce Fields of Green Ridge, Mo., Mrs. Nora Robie of Butler, Mo, Franklin Luken bill, US army, Fred" Lukenbill of Shell City, Mo, William Luken- bill ; of Appleton, Mdl, Arthur Lukenbille of Nevada, Mo. Serv ices will be held at the Walker- ! Howell chapel Thursday, Novem ber 12, at 1:30 pan. Rev. J. C. Harrison will officiate. Interment at City View cemetery. j ': " i . -:. ' ''it Wilson I ' Otto J. Wilson; late resident of 1336 State street, Monday, Novem "ber 9, at -a local hospital, at, the 'iof 74 vears. Survived by wife, !tir. Ruth K. Wilson; daughter. Mrs. Margaret Post of i Sarasota, , Fla.; one son, Lieut. Otto J Wii r.n rl of Carno Grant, 111. Also ' survived by one grandson, Edwin Post of Saratoga. Fla. services Friday,! November IV 10:30 a jn. at Clough-Barrick . chapel. Kev. Trwin Williams in charge, inter ment in Belcrest Memorial park. Bnmgardner , CTtsm xt n ton Rum Gardner. late resident of 275 South 19th street, Salem, in Portland Sunday, No--'. vember 8. Survived by wife, Mrs. 1 vitti. Ttiimfrardnerr Utwo sisters, ' 'ltxs. Rose Ruth and Mrs. Edna " Ktv. f Athena. Ohioilone . brother. Frank Bumgardner . of ' St Paul, Minn, services w 4h". rimnrh-Barrick chapel Thursday, November 12, at , S p. with Kev. i. v, owv ' officiating. Interment; will jtake place at City View cemetery Walter J. Wickert, late resident of 3155 North River, road in Port land Tuesday, November 10 at the v ... si- -vears. 4 Survived by v , widow, Mrs. Dolly Wickert and brother, Al wicKen oi ocm. - Services from1 - Clough-Bamck chapel Friday, November ,13, z M rt iti ml istie services by VFW . No. '661. Interment Belcrest ; Me morial park. s' ' .: ?.-'ri' . Mrs." Mary Fane, at her home at 1815 North 5th street, kovuu ivd bv her i son. ' Archie Mosher of Grants Pass, and sher sister. Mrs. FJla Cox of Independence, Ore. Announce ments will be made later by the W. T. Rigdon company. Wiring 1 Classes . Discontinued Classes in- marine; wiring which have been operated, by the Salem war production . training program with i Lewis Schultz as Instructor have been, closed temporarily, it was announced Wednesday. The class is to be opened again as soon as - sufficient ' trainees have re quested it Registration, ' mean time, for the next class is to be taken' at -the US' employment ser vice office and the training of fice at the shop building at 14th and D streets. Waitress wanted. -Spa.; -: Salem Trainees at Work Fifty seven persons trained in Salem war production braining program classes have ' reported that they received - employment in - war in dustry plants in Portland and Vancouver during October, C A. Guderian, supervisor of the pro gram, said Wednesday. This num ber of placements' includes weld ers, j sheet metal workers, ship electricians, carpenters and ma chinists. Chemeketans to C 1 i ra b The Chemeketans are , climbing again an old favorite trail next Sunday, Mary's peak. Guy Howell, the leader, assures that this and all other Chemeketan hikes are con ducted for all who like Oregon's out of doors- Further details are on the register at the Hotel Sena tor. ! . Bazaar cooked food sale 35c luncheon 1st ME church Nov. 12. Garden Club Postponed The meeting of the Men's Garden club which had been scheduled for to night has been postponed one week, officers announced Wed nesday. The change was made be cause so many members had planned to attend tonight's com munity concert, it was said. Beating Reported J. W. Wat son, 624 North Capitol street, call ed police Wednesday morning at 1:20 o'clock to the 200 block on North High after he had been beaten and robbed of $12. First aid men treated 'face injuries, includ ing a broken nose, and he was taken home. Bazaar cooked food sale 35c luncheon 1st ME church Nov. 12. Scout Troop Listed Salem Boy Scout Executive R. R. Ruddiman, announced Wednesday addition of troop 23 at the Salem Indian school, Chemawa, scoutmastered by E. O. Metzger.The new Che mawa troop has started off with 13 scouts. Patient Escapes Alford Yadon, 30-year-old Oregon state hospital patient whose illness is such that he has been allowed considerable freedom, wandered away Wednes day, attendants reported to state police. Yadon's home is at Klam ath Falls. Old Papers, 10c bundle. Paper shortage is licked so you may have them now for those numer ous household uses. Statesman office. Duncan to Speak George Dun can, Stayton lawyer, who is retir ing from the state legislature to become a Marion county circuit judge next January, is to be the speaker at the Salem Lions club luncl day : cheon at the Marion hotel to- noon. Bicycle Theft Reported Mrs. E. M. Banksten has reported to police the theft of a bicycle from herresidence, 659 Breys avenue. The;. cycle, property of her son, Richard, she said, carries city li cense number 3838. Rummage Sale, Fri. & Sat 477 Court St Delta Phi Mothers. Sheriff Injured Sheriff A. C. Burk sustained severe injuries of foot and ankle when his horse fell on him. during the Armistice day parade. The fall occurred at Court and 'High streets. Meeting Postponed R e g u 1 a r meeting of the Salem Fox and Mink I association scheduled for tonight at the F. T. Glaser farm, has ' been postponed until Friday night. Amaranth Rummage ' Sale Fri., Sat. Nelson Bldg. Elks nt nor Old-Timers Salem Elks lodge will honor all members who have : held membership 25 years or longer at an old-timers' program tonight Marriage . License ' Issued Mar riage ' license at , South Bend, Wash., was issued to Otha Etsel JLawson, Fort Canby, and Willowa Mae Van Lydergraf, Salem. . Salem Bible Class will resume weekly meetings ' beginning Fri Nov. 13th, 8 PJ&,'Salvation Army Citadel, 241 State. Simon Fors berg teacher. Subject Predictions of the King: Matt 24 and 25. . ' Apply for license Thomas SJ Walker, - 22, Seattle, and Sylvia L." Worthington, 19, Salem, 'have applied for a marriage license in Seattle. . Dine Today The Salem YMCA board of directors will meet today noon in their regularly monthly session in the association dining room. . , v c 1 u b vlt Meeting Townsend club 16 is to meet tonfght at . the resident of Mrs. Arnold, 2258 Ford street Labor Lack Balks PENDLETON Nov. ll-iff) Their efforts to Increase produc tion to meet the presidential war goal may be defeated by lack of Mrs. Roosevelt 'At Home' With Britain Royal Family i . -n :' 4. l- 4 '4 - v r Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is pictured in! the above radio soundphoto with King George W Queen Elizabeth and the Princesses Margaret Rose (seated on footstool) and Elizabeth, in the Bow room of Buckingham palace, London.1 The wife j of President Roosevelt won plaudits from thousands of Brit ishers as she walked among them inspecting war. work. The remarkable first lady of America is as much at ease in Buckingham palace, observers note, as she is at heme in the camps of workers. Her boundless energy and interest in the welfare of the average citizen made her aerial trip to London a spectacular success, commentators declared. I IN Soundphoto. Radio Class On 2nd Term Salem's first class in radio me chanics, operated by the war pro duction training program for the United States army signal corps, completed its first period of train ing last week. November 9 the members of the class started their second per iod of advanced training under Louis duBuy, and their rate of pay was increased to $120 a month. Most members of the class be long to the enlisted reserves of the signal corps. There are at present three classes in radio ope rating in Salem and another class is expected to start soon because of the continued demand for this training from 1-A men interested in radio work of the signal corps, C. A. Guderian, program super visor, said Wednesday. Past Commanders Of Legion Post Name Officers At the eighth annual breakfast meeting of past commanders of Capital post No. 9, American Le gion, Wednesday morning at the Quelle, 12 past commanders of the post were present Officers elect ed were A. C. Bishop, president, to succeed Carl Gabrielsoh, and Irl McSherry, reelected secretary for the ninth time Those present signed letters to be "sent to--absentees in service and telegramsNfrom them were read. A committee to stage a roundup' of photographs for the Legion hall was named, including O. E. Palmateer, past department commander, Brazier C. Small and Arthur M Johnson. Deceased past commanders are Dr. W. Carlton Smith, " George Griffith, Clifford j Brown and Glen Porter. In service were Dr. B. F. Pound, H. G. Maison, Doug las McKay, Allan Carson and Dr. Verden Hockett Past commanders; present were Robin . Day, Carl Gabrielson, O. E. Palmateer, E. M. Page, Irl McSherry, Claude McKenney, Dr. V. E. Hockett George Averett Brazier C. Small, Art M. John son,: Ray J. Stumbo and Fred Gahlsdorf, newly initiated mem-; ber and official host: for the morn ing meeting. ' ' " Firemen Quell Three Blazes City firemen weri called to put out two basement fires .and one flue blaze in the last two days. One, in the basement of the resi dence of J. H. Turnbull, 1365 North 21st street Tuesday night caused considerable damage by smoke. No one was home when the blaze began and the call was made by a passerby. The second basement , lire oc curred Wednesday morning ; at the ; residence of Homer ; Smith, jrH route r four. The firemen : were also, called to a flue fire at 912 South 12th street ' Richard F. -Tyner Dies; Silverton SILVERTON, Nov. 11 Richard Frank Tyner, 80, resident of Sil verton the past six months, died Wednesday at a Silverton hospital Born June IS, 1852, in Michigan, he had come here from Portland. Survivors include two sisters, Mary Tyner of SDverton and Mrs. Fannie Brown of Pittsburgh, Pa.; nephews, H. E. Wallace of Silver ton and Frank Wallace of Mat aline Falls, Wash4nd one niece, Mrs. Ethel LaGrande, Williams port, Pa. , .Funeral services are to be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon from Larson Se Sons chapeL ': farm labor, livestock men and wheat farmers told Senator Hol- man (R-Ore.) Wednesday. 5 PUBLIC RECORDS MUNICIPAL COURT Ellis Curtis Bristol; failure to ( stop, $2.50 bail. Leo J. Cary, Coquille; violation basic rule, $20 baiL W. J. Foster; violation basic rule, car held for bail. Catherine I. Shoel, Albany; vio lation basic rule, $25 bail. Jerry H. Wickman; violation basic rule, $10 bail. Stevej Southerland, Boise, Ida.; failure to give right of way to pedestrians, $10 bail. Lions International Head to Come Here l Salem Lions club is making plans to entertain: the president of Lions International, Edward R. Paine, here on November 24, ac cording tp Harry W. Scott, secre tary. Members of clubs in nearby communities are to be invited to attend the meeting, to be held in the evening. WHAT CIGARETTE GIVES SfiflOECERS WHAT THEY 17AWT Attention Women Flytrs ' j H you novo a commercial pilot' license omi tho WAS $ They novo ' o red )ob to do ., :. ) r.; -try-v' Jo . tT v 1 CkjtIjeemalttaHTeeMMCo; , ' - . i 1 i , ; i ' - , J Child Saved From Blast An unidentified army lieuten ant's quick action may have Dre vented a serious casualty during Salem s Armistice day exercises on the courthouse grounds Wed nesday morning. ' The lieutenant, one of a group keeping crowds of children awav from the area from which aerial bombs were being fired skyward, dashed in and retrieved one small boy who broke through the lines when one of the bombs misfired, rose only a few feet and fell back toward the ground. Bystanders de clared, the child probably would have been seriously injured . by the ensuing blast if he had not been intercepted. The last of the four aerial sa lutes released an. American flag, suspended from a parachute. Raid Help Sought PENDLETON. Nov. ' 1 1-UPi-A call for 500 volunteer air raid wardens, auxiliary firemen and policemen went out Wednesday following criticism by state and Lmf s ' - -.-. . - J " JTnV, - S7 CrG7?jr7J 7Xy ' Sarvice Men t Wirarol .has been I received here that, Henry Boyd, jr., son' of .Mr. and Mrs: THenry Boyd of Van couveri Wash4 formerly of Salem, has been made first class seaman and' is (serving somewhere in the Pacijfiei He entered - the naval training school at San'Diego" two weeks 1 before Pearl ' Harbof ' and graduated in March as an honor man in his class. r r eugeneV Nov.Vn -yry- a . total; of $11.42 Was donated by ' Oregon alumni and students - fori' si service flag Vto honor alomni and students who die in " the armed services. : ": Thef ifirst. 18 stars to go in the lag ,Will be for . Verdi jSeder- stromi Salem; xJOon wjman, uaie Laselle, Earl C. Williams, Leon ard iBaUuY Edwin E Swanson, Portland; Kent Stitzer, Colorado; Byrori Vandehburg, Sacramento; Ernie Robertson, ; Leonard Gard, James A. Meek, Harold C. Jep- sen,! Harry Q. Findley, Herbert Jones, i Charles F. Goettling,: Eu- gene; 1 - ! V Edwin Morine, Reedsport; Donald Rockwell, Pilot Rock; O. Reed, Raymond, Wash. James Pyt i Raymond W. Hoffman, Sa lem, is now stationed at Pecos army flying school, Pecos, Texas, having; been assigned to that post aircraft, maintenance me Pvt Hoffman isjt former worker of Vega " Aircraft Burbank, Calif.; . ; as an chanic. metal Corp.; j I Arthur A. Wolf,, who recently enlisted in the navy, eh j oy ed a short furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wolf, Sublihity route one. He has re turned! to San Diego naval base. Lt! Roy R. Finster, son of Mr. and; Mrs. H. C Finster, 2255 North Church street stopped in Salem to visit j ', lis-. parents, and : wife, " en rouiej south from Seattle. He is stationed at Camp Callan, San Diego, as an instructor in 'charge of a battery. Lt Finster is a graduate of Salem high school" and worked as a plumber before go ing with the first group of men to Fort Stevens. Wesley M. Corning, son of Mr. and Mr. E. L. Corning, Salem has completed six months 1 of I training in aviation mechan ics at Sheppard Field. Tex and j month's additional study t the ) Consolidated Aircraft cor poration plant in San Diego. He was; graduated from the Con solidated school with the second ! highest rating among 300 stu j dents. He is now with a bomber i squadron in the south. army observers of an incident air raid drill Friday. t i VThara Thty Ar 7hct Thty'ra Doing FARRAGUT, Idaho, Nov. 11 A member of I the ..West: Salem, Ore community Wednesday re ported : for duty with the navy at the US naval training station, Farragut Idaha He Is Henry Cor nellson 'Esau, son' .of ' Mrs. A. A. Esau, 1184 Thir4 street ! -;T ; After several weeks of training and physical drill, he will be' as signed to . a'.navy ."service school to learn a specialized trade or will be transferred to sea 'duty with the growing US fleet - 5 AUBURN Lt ; F 1 o y d Baum gartner, who is stationed at Seat tle, visited this week at the home of his parents, J Mri ;. and - Mrs. George Baumgartner, Robert Bruce Cunningham has been -i at Norfolk," Va, with" the navy battalion and has a rating of machinist's . mate. Mrs. 1 -Cunningham is leaving for New Or leans, La where she will spend a few days with; him. -Mrs. -. Cun ningham was formerly Gene Ross, a daughter of Mr., and Mrs. W. G. Ross. ' . ALBANY Relatives of John L. Davis have received word that, he is confined 'in a hosDital in Pearl Harbor following; a major opera-H tion. Davis is a nephew of Mrs. Ed Schoel and Willard Davis of Albany and was a salesman in the local Sears Roebuck .& Co. store. He is with the construction bat talion of the navy at Pearl Har bor. His uncle here was a veteran in the Spanish-American war. ALBANY William T. -"Bill" Cochran, who enlisted in the US navy last Marchj is in Albany pn a 15-day. furlough, and is visiting his grandparents. Mr.: and Mrs. W. T. Cochran, j arid other " rela tives. Bill is a j member of the naval hospital corps, and has been stationed since enlistment at San Diego, Bremerton, Camp Elliott Calif- and now is at Camp Pen dleton, Oceanside, Calif. . LEBANON Two Lebanon sail ors are here on shore leave. Rob ert , J ohnson is With his; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson. He was' in" three major engagements in the Pacific. William Davis, radio man third class, USN, is with his brother, Daniel Davis, for a part of his shore leave. This was given all of the men who Were on the Wasp when: she was torpedoed by the Japanese, Davis; said - he .was .! in the water about ! three hours after the. Wasp sank but suffered no ill effects as the water was warm and the depth charges set off i in an effort to get the Japanese sub marine which had torpedoed the Wasp killed ' the; sharks. - -r 7 JiieYre ; : on tlie ) lit s.f jsr j XVIGHT, and the big reason Chesterfield is the one . sure way to get what you' want in a smoke is its" right combination of the world's best cigarette tobaccos. ; ; This superior blend gives you in Chesterfield a smoke that's MILDER. Cooler and Better -Tasting. TheyVe made to give you more smok ing pleasure and they do just that. - V m United Chest Budget Helps 20 Agencies -fi j New budget for . Salem United War Chest allocating the $90,000 pledged and paid, drawn I by a special budget committee and ap proved this week by chest direc-j torsi divides ' the money over -20 agencies and purposes. . ' A $12,000 fund' was set up for use of the city in ' caring for. serv icemen, with $6070 of ! that Im mediately earmarked for beds and. equipment to furnish the first two units- of ': the city's ' servicemen's dormitories. Added also to the agencies -served is that for. Greek War, Relief, : Whose r request for funds had been received too late for inclusion before the chest, cam- - paign, with its announced $65,000 budget: The Greek fund receives $8oo.:;-;: . .- ; ,'r.- : r ; Other allocations are as follows: Boy Scouts, $4500; Camp Fire Girls, : $1200; Catholic Charities, $2000; Salvation Army, $4500; YMCA, $15,500; YWCA,- $6200; Boys and Girls Aid society, $750; British War Relief, $1800; Chin Relief, $1800; Oregon Protective society, $300 ; Norwegian Relief, $600; Yugoslav Relief, $400; Pol ish-American society $500; Queen Wilhelmlna fund, $700; Russian War Relief, $1500; USO, , $8750; War Prisoners'! Aid society, $1000; White Shield home, 4500. Funds set aside to meet shrinkage '"were $6000; emergency, $3000; depreci ation, $7500; campaign expense, $4700, arid for office expense. $3500. Block Leaders Function Here Immediate' organization within Marion . county under the new block plan is already -underway, Civilian Defense Coo rdinator Bryan ' Conley declared Tuesday as plans for the total organiza tion for a total war effort were released I by State j Coordinator Jerrold Owen. . ' In every town of the state num bering .2500 . or : more residents, block leaders are to be appointed and trained to be responsible for cooperation of - all within their districts. ; To date in Salem, . air raid - precautions wardens have assisted With such features of tho war effort as the salvage drive, education for air raid and sabotage protection, have pushed war sav ings to a certain extent, but un der the block' leader plan trans portation conservation,- nutrition, child ' cf re, housing, labor supply and similar problems would be handled. 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