Thm CnrCOlI CTATZZMAII. alanu Oregon, Saturday Homing, Hovambor 2X 12i
Counties Group
Electa Gibson
Vice President
. PORTLAND, Nov. 18 CP
Judge H. D. Kerkman, HilUboro,
was elected president of the Asso
ciation of Oregon Counties today
at the close of the 38th annual
- convention.
Judge Nelson B. Higgs, Burns,
was chosen vice-president, and
Tred Gibson, West Salem, secretary-treasurer.
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: Guy Cordon, "Roseburf, counsel
of the association of public land
counties, told delegates to the two
day meeting that one-half of Ore
gon's area is publicly owned. He
urged them to work toward re
turning part of this area to pri
vate ownership to ease the prop
erty tax load. 4 "S , - :. t
. Tom C. Watson, Multnomah
county assessor, contended , that
- federally owned property "should
bear its fair, relative share in the
support of local government.
Resolutions ' adopted approved
the establishment of an institution
for juvenile offenders; opposed
further acquisition of land by the
forestry .service and condemned
.the-acquisition of roadside strips
by either counties or the state
highway commission without pre
vious notice to the public.
The Oregon Association ' of
County Treasurers elected Mabel
Ragsdale, Baker, president; R. E.
Ferguson,, " Bend, vice-president;
and Susan Taylor, Corvallis, secretary-treasurer.
Officers elected by the county
engineer! were George W. Buck,
Multnomah . county ; roadmaster,
president; S. B. Morgan, Union
county engineer, vice-president,
and - Paul B. Rynning, Jackson
county engineer, secretary-treasurer.
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Calf Slaughtering
Draws Criticism
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. l9-JPy-
Criticism was voiced today against
Albert Wardin, Hillsdale dairy
man who began slaughtering his
newborn calves yesterday with the
explanation he could neither sell
nor afford to feed them.'
George Zenner, Portland butch
er, claimed that farmers are regu
larly paying $2 to $5 for newborn
day-old calves to be raised for
veal. "With tills condition, I don't
understand why dairymen com
plain they have to slaughter their
calves," he, said. ,r
Mrs. L. T. Shaw, Multnomah,
charged that she had attempted
to buy a newborn calf from War
din's dairy last August for $7.50,
and been refused. The dairy, she
said, set an exorbitant price.
567,144 Drivers
Licensed in State,
Farrell Reveals
There are more licensed driv
ers In Oregon today than ever
before In the history of the state,
Secretary of State Bob Farrell an
nounced Friday. The total now is
567,144, an - increase of 49,898
drivers over the total for the pe
riod a year ago. :
In the first ten months of this
year, there were just 18 fewer per
sons taking out permits to learn
to drive than for the same period
a year ago. Instruction permits is
sued this' year total 8,194 compar
ed to 8,210 a year ago. -
There Were 3,848 more original
operators permits issued so far
this year than during the same pe
riod of 1942. These permits total
41.198 compared to 37,350 a year
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Portlander Offers Lots
For Farmers' Market
lOKTLAND. Nov. 19 -()r
Portland's . rotating farmers'
soarket, which the efty eouefl
. refused yesterday to cmiUiu
ata January, saay eaatlaM af-
ter alL --i,.
- - O. E. Fawefl, service station:
operator, today offered the nae.;
f several lata to fi
wish to seS Ireetty to
era. The farmers' had bees sell
ing p red ace from eityewnei
lets. -
Farrell Stresses
Need to Save Tires
Current need' of tire conserva
tion was stressed in a statement is
sued Friday by Secretary of State
Robert S. Farrell, jr. " "';-;,;
Farrell said information gather
ed by leaders in the field of high
way transportation Indicated that
a critical period in motor use- now
has been reached, - .
The secretary of state urged
that the 33 miles per hour speed
.limit be observed.
Where They Are Whet ' They Arm Doing
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SUNNTSIDE Mr. art Mrs. Lafe
Sherwood have received : word
their son, , Ray, has been pro
moted to third class petty offf-
eer,'l7S navy. Be la bow some
where la seath Faetfle waters.
He attended Salem high school
and Is a former Statesman ear
Her. . v ;:; - - " a-':
Aviation' Cadet Harlan Moar
man, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Moarman, has been transferred
from California to Texas for ad
vanced aviation training - accord
ing to word received by his par
ents.' A girl was born to Aviation
Cadet and Mrs. Harlan Moarman
on November 11. The Moarmans
have also heard from their ne
phew,' Aviation Cadet Lewis
Brown, ; thai he has been trans
ferred to Arizona from California
for advanced training.
J L. A. Bernardl, who has been
with a coastal patrol squadron op
erating -out of Key West, has re
turned to Salem with a medical
discharge. He had just completed
three months in the hospital. He
had been at Key West since April
4 when he was assigned there fol
lowing his graduation from avia
tion machinists' school in Norman,
Okla. He was third highest in a
class of 191 men. '
. The war department released
today announcement that Lt. Vir
gil Ai Hagan, son of Mrs. Eva
N. Hagan, 1315 North Cottage
street,' was missing in action in
the southwest Pacific war area.
Word that her son was missing was
received several weeks ago by
Mrs. Hagan and the news was
published at that time.
scroll of Scio hlh school . grad
uates and ,former students to be
presented to the school soon , by
the local VFW auxiliary. ( ;r . ,
"Sara be glad to get say feet la
some 'good ole Oregon rain again,'
writes Sgt Ralph. Johnston from
somewhere: in the south Pacific.
where summer is just beginning.
Johnston, in charge of a gun crew,
has been overseas - for the last
eight months.
Ed C Grady, seaman second
class in the navy and stationed at
Farragut, Idaho, was home on a
two-weeks leave. He has returned
and expects to be assigned to a
ship or go . to schooL He is the
son of Mr. ond Mrs. E. C Grady.
His father is manacer of the
Standard-Oil company here.
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8UNNTSIDE Mr. and Mrs. $oy
Hacedora '.. nave received word
their son, NeaL has been pro
moted to fireman second class,
US navy. He Is stationed some
where in Atlantic waters. An
other son, Yemen "Bad, also is
in the navy. '""'r .' : '
Irs: W. D. Peary of 1S5 North
Capitol street has 1 returned from
San Diego and Los Angeles where
she has been visiting her son. Pvt.
Leon L. Peavy of the marine corps,
also her brother in Lo sAngeles.
She had word her son has left
the United States now.
Richard Wicks JVamed
Forensics Manager
Richard Wicks, junior from Al
bany, was named as f orensics man
ager at Willamette university this
week and also has been chosen by
the Salem junior, chamber : of
commerce as Willamette's repre
sentative. Wicks was active in f orensics in
high school and has continued since
comlr.2 to Willamette. In addition
he has served as president of "the
YMCA, sports editor of the Col
legian and as manager of the Al
pha Fsi Dtlta fraternity. .
Word has been received by Mrs.
Bert Lundahl that her brother, Lt.
Lero$ Sasse, suffered slight in
juries in the Italian campaign
early this month. Notification was
made to their mother, Mrs. Charles
F. Sasse of Seattle. Sasse worked
at Ladd and Bush bank before
joining the Firth engineers.
SCIO Names of Andy Ander
son, Allen Frietag, Harold Mc
Donald and . George Rerucha, all
of whom are serving with the US
marines, will be added ':, to the
December Draft List
To Be Only 5 Per Cent
Pre-Pearl Harbor Dads
Pre-Pearl Harbor fathers will
constitute only about five per
cent of the men inducted into the
armed services in December,
about! the same percentage as in
November, it was stated Friday by
Cel. Elmer V. Wooton, state selec
tive service director. .
Most of the fathers drafted will
be those in non-deferrable jobs or
In less essential jobs, said Woo
ton. who had just returned from
a meeting in Washington, DC, of
state selective, service directors at
which current and future policies
were discussed.
Deal Awarded 016,000
In Suit Oyer Farm
ALBANY, Nov. It-W)-S. EC
Beal, who asked $18,029 for land
taken over for Camp Adair, was
awarded $18,000 yesterday by a
federal; jurythe first award in
20 ? condemnation suits to nearly
equal the damages asked.
-The government had- offered
him . $12,553. Another decision
gave i Paul Dodele $14,000, as
against the government's offer of
$10,000. Both farms are iri Ben
ton county. -
Social Security Tax
Freeze Proposed
' WASHINGTON. Nov. 19- (JPi -
A bill to freeze the social security
oayroll tax at one per cent for
both 'employers and employes for
the calendar year 1144 was intro
duced 'today by Rep. LeCompte
(R, la.).
Under existing law. the tax au
tomatically will increase to two
per cent for employers and . em
ploy ernext January i.,-
WOODBUEN CpL SKanrtee
Bogard has been home from camp
on a short furlough to visit his
mother, Mrs. Ollie .Bogard, who
has been confined to her bed the
past month with a -severe hip in
jury. " !
Dale Morrison, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James E. Morrison, who was
accepted in the US navy and sent
to Farragut, Idaho, for training
early in the fall, has been hospi
talized at Camp Waldren with
rheumatic fever. He has been un
der medical care for four weeks.
Robert D. Evans, carpenter's
mate third class in the coast
guard, has returned to his base
at Seattle after a ten day leave
spent at the farm home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ev
ans. He has spent two periods,
one of a year and one of five
months in the Aleutians, and is
still a member of the patrol in
north Pacific waters. ;
Alfred John Moon, runner on
destroyer in the US navy and par
ticipant in four naval battles, left
the first of the week after spend
ing, his leave with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Moon.
Since entering the navy in June,
1942, he has traveled over 100,
000 miles in Pacific waters, most
ly south of the equator.
Sunday School
Elects Leaders
SWEGLE Regular meetings
are now held each Sunday morn
ing in a classroom of the school
house for the study of the Sunday
school j lessons. Elected officers
are: superintendent Mrs. - Ruth
Compton; assistant superintendent,
Mrs. Earl Huckstep; . secretary,
Miss Alice Blanchard; treasurer,
Mr. S. Roberts: musician. Mrs. C
L. Stark; song leader, Joan Stark;
primary, teacher,. Miss Patricia
Standley; junior class, Mrs. C L.
Stark; young , people.- Mrs. Earl
Huckstep, and adults, Mrs. Frank
Porter." v-- I Y..
The regular attendance numbers
about 23 each Sunday. Missionary
auperintehdwit. Rev. Becker vis
ited the school last Sunday before
going on to Keizer to attend the
Sunday- school convention of the
terican . Sunday -Soheol Union.
New famifles living in the district
are extended a special invitation
to bo present for the standard
lesson studies.-
Doys for
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power Commission as 9k
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