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T1i 02EG0N STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon. Sunday Meaning, March 19. 1944
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Old Gan Retained Deputy
Sheriff Denver Young Saturday
returned to its owner an old gun
which was dug up near ML Angel
by a highway crew. ' Donnegan
Wiggins, Salem gun expert, pro
nounced the gun to be a pioneer
model of the1850's, and stated
that it was the first of the type
that he had come on. , He added
that new sights had been adjusted
to the gun some 30 years ago. The
weapon was buried in a vertical
position. ; Young, while returning
the gun,' also was informed of the
uncovering of an ancient watch of
Waltham make by Elmer. Hocken
roote, Woodburn farmer, when
plowing was being done. ; The
watch was estimated to have been
In the ground 100 years. Deputy
Young reported it was in compar
atively good condition.
Dance Armory Wed. night
Luti florist Ph. 9592 1278 N. Lib.
Precinct Candidates File Fil
ing for positions as precinct com
mitteemen and committeewomen
Saturday were the following: Har
ry Humphreys, Stayton .republic
an, for East Stayton precinct;
Maud Beauchamp, Stayton, re
publican, for East Stayton pre
cinct; Anna "A. Pierce, 1550 Mar
ket street republican, for Salem
no. 1; Lb R. M. Pierce, 1550 Mar
ket street, republican, for Sa
lem no. 1; Ben Claggett Chema
wa, republican, for Chemawa pre
cinct For .store fixtures, "built-ins, or
any type of mill workv- see Rei
mann Supply Co. Phone 9203.
Register, Juke Box Gone A
cash register and juke box valued
at $250 were missing from Alex
Thompson's beer parlor on North
Commercial street when he op
ened for Business Saturday mor
ning, he reported to police. About
$25 was in the machines when
they were removed. Entry was
made by boring five auger holes
through the panel door, A case
or beer also was taken.
Buy a Johns-Manville root Back
ed by a name known to millions.
Free estimates. Mathis Bros.;' 164
S. Comt Phone 4642. : ,
Stolen: Boy's World bicycle from
YMCA. Douglas ', Berwick. Ph.
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Astoria Youths Held Two boys
from. Astoria who were celebrat
ing after , midnight . Friday near
into custody by police when some
road maps and electric light bulbs
were reported missing. The boys,
18 and 17, were distributing the
booty freely . around the neigh
borhood when apprehended. They
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ALLEN-A ""Slack Socks. Genuine
Jinks and links rib 50c a pair. Alex
Jones, 121 North High St
For home loans see Salem Fed
eral. 130 South Liberty.
Wave te Be Visited Mrs.
Gladys White of the county clerk's
office will Sunday fly to Norman,
Okla., to visit with her daughter,
Evelyn White, who is on active
duty with the Waves in that city. .
Soldier Applications Received
A large number of vote registra
tion applications from service men
have! been coming into the county
clerk's office each day through
the secretary of state's office. Also
numerous parents are requesting
information over the counter con?
cerning ; their : boys I chances ; of
marking a ballot at the coming
elections. It is reported that pre
cinct committeemen and commit
teewomen about the county have
been, .- cooperating 4 by obtaining
names and addresses of likely
voters, who are now in the service.-.
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Dance Armory Wed. night .
List your property with Hawkins
and Roberts, Inc., Realtors, and
start? packing. . 1 , f.
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Stamp Collectors Meet The
Salem Stamp Collectors club will
meet Monday night at 8 o'clock in
the junoir chamber room of the
Salem chamber of commerce. Any
collector will be welcomed there
and a special invitation is extend-?
ed toj collectors in the armed fore-?
es in, this vicinity, officers of the
club said Saturday, i I
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Dr. Hill's dental office will be
closed from Mon., Mar. 20, to Sat;
Mar. 25. . '
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Studebaker service. Bonesteele's,'
370 N. Church. Genuine Studei;
baker parts. . ' " " .
Poison Accidentally Taken
Maryf Blackmer, 38, of route 4,
Salem was treated by first aid and
later a physician Saturday after;
she had accidentally swallowed
lysol. iA stomach pump was em
ployed and the woman was de
scribed as recovering Saturday
night i !.;
Infant Treated Daniel O. Mey
ers, ljj 2270 Simpson street was:
brought into the first aid station
Saturday for treatment of a sud
den illness. The tot was later tak- i
en to Salem General hospital. .
Buy ?a Johns-Manville shingle
roof backed by a name known to
millions. Free estimates. Mathis
Bros,! 164 S. Comt Phone 4642.
Jack Mollard, tailor. A. A. Cloth
ing. ; ,
KlWanls Would Swim Nancy
Merki and Suzanne " Zimmerman,
two Oregon" champion swimmers,
will be at the Kiwanis club
luncheon Tuesday '.to tell .the
members how championships are
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Dance Armory Wed. night .1
Just arrived Supply of Utah coal.
Order now while available Lar
mer! Transfer,' Ph. 3131." " "'
Learn "shorthand the modern way.
New' classes in Thomas Natural
Shorthand starting "Monday. Mer
ritt Davis School of Commerce,
420 State St, Phone 2-1415.
Horse Grader Sold The coun
ty court has approved sale of one
two-horse-pull grader to L. A. Ed
wards for $10. ?
Wanted: man's bicycle. Ph. 6364.
"Cyn" Cronis
Photographs and
Frames. 1st Natl Bank Bldg.
Dance Armory Wed. night
Supper Postponed The Eola
Community club has postponed its
April 7 jitney supper until April
14 because of Good Friday.
Fertilizer. Bring sacks. ; 860 N.
ComT.
See the new Bolex 8 mo. Movie
Camera at Henry's, 469 State.
For sale: X939 Pontiac, $925. 1930
Studebaker, $75. 1929 Ford A, $75.
3295 Portland Road.
Obituary
Charles A. Knower. t a local hos-
JtiUt Survived by four daughter, Mrs.
nex Anderson, Mrs. Alice Cmrden and
u wnrmnti Jirl all of Salem, and
Miss Btssia Knower of Pendleton; two
sons, cmo JLnower 01 ronuna mna
Earl Knower of Wisconsin; : also
several grandchildren. Services will be
neia Monaay. anarcn su, ui tna i-
vmli.Tnrilllr phlMl it BJTl
Interment In City View cemetery. Rev.
uuaiey strain oxxiciauna.
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Partcr
nora W. Porter, at his home in
Junction City. Friday. March 17. rath
er i of Mrs. MatUe Stout of Stayton,
" Mrs. Jessie McDowell. Mrs. Olive Mil
ler, Mrs. Esther Sharron. Mrs. Mable
Fisher and John C. Cavitt, aU of Port
land, Mrs. . Anna Coodlln of Eugene,
j S Pnrtr of Sunnvside. Wash-
and James O. Porter of Junction City:
and brother -of Mrs. Ed Deardorf of
Tipton. Iowa, and Win Porter of Gray.
Iowa. Also survived by nine grand
children and three great grandchild
ren. Services will be held Monday,
March 20. at 1:30 pjn.. from the
Clough-Barrick chapel, with interment
Jn City View cemetery, Rev. Roger
Carstensen officiating. i ,
Un Rtanrha S ' McLauehlifL tt the
residence on route 4. Salem, March 17.
Laughlin of Salem; one daughter. Mias
Sarbara atcuiugnun, inc usiki,
two sons, - Danny McLaughlin, USN,
aula 04vwau avjm5mm. "-i . "
sisters. Mrs. Alfred i Hodel and Mm.
Kenneth Clayland ol nnsourgn, -a.:
. wa.v..h William JT Stmrarft and
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Millard T. Stewart of Pittsburgh; also
one grandson. Services will be held
from ln tiougn-rMHTK: mpci wuu
j u.Mh n m S-Wnm. with Rev.
George H. Swift officiating. Interment
in fieicren jemonai para. t ,
In this city March IT.-Joseph - S.
Turner, aged 60 years. tte resident
OX rouxe a, wranis ru nuawuiu
Xna Turner of Grants Pass; father
of Eueene T. Turner of Seattle and
Mrs. May Ingram of Grants Pass. Ship
ment has been made to tho L B. Hall
. ...i Vnno riranta Paaa. ; b the
W. T. Rigdon company for; services
' M litrmnt.
oti?t nr THANKS
V,"e wish to thank our friends
f cr their kindness and expressions
cf rrrr-pathy since the loss of our
love J one. Mrs. A. F. Rominger
Drive to Enlist
WAVEs Opens;
Stores -Assist
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The WAVE recruiting cam
paign, in which Salem merchants
are cooperating, was opened Sat
urday with loud speakers calling
attention to the booth i in which
Joan Obidine, specialist recruiter
third class was taking WAVE en
listments, . . f ' - ? I - f
Specialist Obidine will-be at a
booth in - Miner's on Monday, bei
ginning at 10 o'clock, and will dis
cuss the WAVEs with young wom
en or their mothers. Many eligible
women contacted her on Saturday,'
asking questions about jobs avail
able in the WAVEs, chances for
advancement In the service, uni
forms furnished and pay for the
Various i ratings. . Mrs. J Obidine
stressed the importance of after-the-war
opportunities to service
women, she said. : '
Specialist Obidine will have
booklets and other material about
the WAVEs on hand to distribute
to prospective ilenlistees,! and will
be glad to discuss any questions.
Some ; competition is being
worked up among the cooperating
merchants, for the honor of hav
ing the most WAVEs recruited on
their day. Saturday, the opening
day, the WAVE booth was set up
in the Stevens and Son jewelry
store, and much attention was at
tracted to it by music played;
through a loud speaker on : the
street Tuesday the booth will be
set up at the Smart Shop, Wed
nesday at Penhey's, Thursday at
Arbuckle-King, Friday at Sears
Roebuck, Saturday at the Metro
politan and Monday, March 27 at
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Labisli Center
Pupils Win Game
LARISH CENTER The La-
bish Center school won a ball
game with North Howell Friday
afternoon, 12 to SO.
School was dismissed Wednes
day because of the funeral of A. F.
Rominjgero.
Irene Harris and Loma Ham-
mons returned to school after sev
eral days' illness.
The pupils in the third, fifth and
seventh grade have finished their
county achievement tests. .' ' .
George Kurth returned home
this week after being in the Sil
vertonjj hospital for more than a
week, j
Mrs4 W. F. Klampe has been ill
and confined to her home several
days. 1 -
Will Observe 1
Founding of i j
Santiam Academy
LEBANON -4 Two services of
special significance will I be held
in the Methodist church 1 Sunday.
The morning services at which
Rev. Bruce Baxter, bishop of this
diocese, will be the speaker, will
commemorate the founding In this
town of one of the first educa
tional institutions west; of the
mountains, Santiam academy.
Opened in 1852 by the Metho
dist conference, the academy was
for many years an important cul
tural center for the state until the
development of public colleges and
secondary schools lessened the
need for such: endowed Institu
tions. Then the building and ten
acre, campus were given to the
.town for a 99 year lease for use
as a public school. Many former
students are expected to attend
this service. ;r' li sV-
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
memorial services for Lt Truman
Forbis who lost his life while fly
ing in combat over Italy Febru
ary 5 will be held in the Metho
dist church of which he was a
member. Bishop -Baxter, Rev. J.
Edgar Purdy and Preston Dough
ton of Salem will assist Rev.
Ralph Kleen, pastor 1 of this
church. Mr. Doughton, now of Sa
lem, was principal of the Lebanon
high school when Lt Forbis was
a student here. : !.
No WU Delegates to
Attend Spokane Meet
Because of travel restrictions
and war-time conditions, the Wil
lamette university branch of the
International Relations club prob
ably will send no representatives
to the Northwest conference at
Spokane next Friday and Satur
day, according to Dean Daniel H.
Schulze of the university here.
Among the conference speakers
will be Dr. Frank Munk, of the
University of California, formerly
of Czechoslovakia and well known
in coast educational circles for his
book, "The Legacy of Nazism";
and Miss Amy H. Jones of the
Carnegie Endowment for Peace,
under whose sponsorship the meet'
lngs are held. '
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The green and white flag that now flies beneath the stars and stripes at California. Packlnr eoroora
tlon's plant 128, at 12th and Mill streets, was presented ceremoniously to the plant managemeat and
employes Tuesday night Capt M. L. King, r;s navy supply-corps, left, here hands the banner to K.
; Icks. northwest division manager for Calpak, center, and Percy Blnndell, Salem superintendent
xne A stands ror achievement. Lt u a new award from the war food administration and Is said
t compare with the army-navy E." . '
Cordon Meets
With SneU
United States Senator Guy Cor
don, who returned to Oregon Fri
day from Washington, DC, spent
an hour in Salem Saturday con
ferring with Governor Earl SneU
and other state officials. T .
Cordon addressed a group of
lumbermen at a dinner at Eugene
Friday night and stopped off here
on his way to Portland where he
is associated with Frank Sever in
a law partnership. Cordon said
his visit to Salem was purely so
cial and that he did not discuss
politics with Governor SneU. Whe
ther Cordon will be a candidate
for the republican nomination for
senator at the primary election
will not be determined definitely
until next week, he said. He ex
pects to spend 10 days In Oregon
before returning to the national
capitoL :
The new senator Is now serving
under - appointment with his , term
expiring following the November
election.
Armory Dance
To End Drive
A big dance, March 31 in the
armory, wfll bring the Red Cross
1944 war fund' to a conclusion.
The American Legion will turn
the armory over to the Red Cross
that night and the Federated Pa
triotic societies will sponsor the
dance.
Mrs. Veme Ostrander, president
of the Salem Council of Women's
organizations, will head the tick
et sale committee. Her assistants
will be representatives from the
Auxiliaries of the American Ler
gion, Disabled American - Veter
ans. Eagles, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, DAR, Daughters of. Union
Veterans, Sons of Union Veterans
and the Lions club. Cooperation
of other organizations j is sought
Everything for the dance wiU be
furnished, Including the music and
the hall. It wfll be the grand fin
ale for the war fund drive since
tt ends then, March 31.
DoDdDdo?
CIRCUIT COURT - Jy .'
State vs. 'Albert Doolin; argu
ments heard on defendant's mo
tion for dismissal; counsel to fur
nish citation; case taken under ad
visement ' !
C W. Henkle and Paul Boll
man vs. Myrta Johnson Robinson;
on ; stipulation of parties action
dismissed with prejudice to plain
tiff and without-cost to either par
ty. . t --Vv -..! I
Credit Bureaus vs. Joe. Irish;
execution return by Lincoln coun
ty sheriff shows possession of one
Willys sedan. j i
Marcella Grant vs. Ward L.
Grant; on j plaintiffs motion suit
dismissed without prejudice to ei
ther party.-
PROBATE COURT
... Frank. Kirscher estate; final ac
count of Harleigh G. King, admin
istrator;, shows receipts of $794.81
and disbursements of $18.15. with
a balance of $776.66; hearing set
for April 22 at 10 a. m. . j
Caroline Rae Huffman estate;
final account of Gordon Huffman,
administrator; reveals claims to be
paid and : distribution to heirs
made; hearing set for April 22 at
10 a. m. j
.. Frances CorneU estate; Ruby C.
Griffith, executrix, authorized to
deliver deed; for certain property
to Charles J. Jorgenson, contracted
for property ; s ?
Mta Angel Coed ;
On UO i Honor Roll
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON1,
Eugene, March 18 -(Special) -Honor
roU for' winter term was an
nounced late this week. Among
the 1 107 . university students who
met the requirement of a grade
point average of 3.50 or better
was Ruth Van Busklrk, Mt Angel;
junior in English, and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Van Busklrk. j
The registrar's office announced
that winter term enrollment
reached a total of 1738 students.
JLumber Code
Hearings Set
Following a two-day hearing in
Portland on Tuesday and Wed
nesday, the accident prevention
division of the state Industrial ac
cident commission will conduct
hearings on the revised safety log'
ging and sawmilling and wood
working cores at Salem on Thurs
day and Friday, March 23 and 24.
The local hearings will be held
at the Capitol and will convene
at 9:30 each morning. The first
day wfll be' given over to a dis
cussion of the logging code and
Friday wfll be devoted to the saw-
milling and woodworking' code.
Copies of the revised codes have
been' in ' the hands of operators,
loggers, organizations and others
for study purposes for some time.
Obpections to revisions in the
codes or suggested additions may
be presented at the hearings. -
Hearings have been held at Eu
gene, PrineviUe, Klamath Falls.
In addition to Portland and Sa
lem,' hearings are scheduled at
Baker on March 29 and 30 and
at Marshfield, April S and 6. :
Navy Recruiter Makes
Regular Trips
MONMOUTH Each Thursday
afternoon on regular schedule, A.
C. Friesen, recruiting specialist
from the Salem navy recruiting
station,' will ba here to answer
questions concerning enlistment
In the US navy. .He wfll have
headquarters at Morlan's store.
and wfll also answer Inquiries
about the WAVE program, or any
other branches of the navy.
Four Counties 7in
TVaffic Safety Contest I
Klamath; Washington, Wasco
and Wallowa counties won first
place in . their respective districts
in the 1943. traffic safety contest.
Secretary of State Robert S Far
reU, Jr, announced Saturday, ' .
Marlon was second in the first
group with ' Lane third, ' Multno
mah, fourth, and Clackamas fifth.
Standings la 'the contest art
based on the percentage of im
provement In the accident exper
ience. Winning counties will re
ceive a certificate of award, to
be displayed in public offices.
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