The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, July 09, 1944, Page 5, Image 5

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    -- ' ? ; The OZZGOXI STATESMAN. Salem.
LssaD ETeros DBu'Seffs
"Leam to Swim- -i The annual
; "Learn to Swim" campaign, spon
sored jointly by the American Red
Cross and the Salem city play
grounds will begin Monday rriorn
t ing. Classes are under the general
,rvisiort P Sidney Lliambias,
f? Cross : field representative
, They include fundamentals for be
ginners as wel as advanced swim
ming for those wishing life sav
ing. For additional details, sched
ules and time to report f or class
see the sports page.
"Cyn" Cronise Photographs and
Frames. 1st Natl Bank Bldgi ;
v Blood Donors Needed One
-. hundred more registrants for
blood donor, service are needed
here before Tuesday, ! Bed Cross
workers said Saturday. Persons
between 18 and 60 years of age
, in good health" are eligible for the
donation, which is processed into
plasma for use in saving lives of
- servicemen on war fronts. .Time
reservations are made and direc
tions received by calling 8277; Red
Cross offices
'-('" , '''r'-Jh'i 1' "
Technocracy Jnc. presents, moving
picture at?d -lecture, "The Ameri
can rWay to Win This Total War
and Peace.'! ! Farm Union hall,
343-345 N. Com Thursday, July
13th, 8 p.m.
Outdoor USO .Work of de
. veloping an . outdoor living 'room
. on the vacant lot behind the Che
meketa street USO (American Le
gion building) has commenced
with the leveling of the land. A
fence is under construction and a
. fireplace will be built on the lot,
- Which is under lease to the USO.
Fine crushed rock will be used as
a covering and shrubs will be set
out : ' ; ..
Camp carts, camp stoves, sleeping
bags, at Firestone Store at 395
. North Liberty.
Two Fatalities Two fatalities,
877 covered accidents : and nine
claims for - occupational .disease
benefits' were' -filed, with 'the state
. industrial ; accident commission
here during the week ended July
7. The fatalities involved William
Smith, Portland, pipefitter, and
Carl J. Reed, Dallas, laborer. , v
For home loans see Salem Fed
eral, 130 South Liberty.
. Car Thief Caught Elmer War
ren Kerr, . 21, was picked up by
state police near Lake Labish this
afternoon in a car reported stolen
from Milwaukie. Kerr, reported
to be a transient laborer, has been
returned, to Clackamas county for
- possible prosecution.
Listen to KSLM, 7 p-in. Sunday.
Parse Stolen Mr. A. J. Kiilin,
1368 N. Fourth, reported to police
Saturday that his wife's purse was
stolen' from' the porch of; their
residence Friday night while Mrs.
Kiilin was working in the yard.
Protto -
John Protto, late resident of 254
North Front street, at a local bos-
- pital Saturday, July 1. at the age of
65 years. Survived by mother, Mrs.
Selina Protto of Spokane,, Wash.; sis
ter. Miss Clara tfrotto of Tacoma,
Wash.; brothers, Ed and Jom Protto
of Spokane. Announcement of serv
ices will be made later by Howell
Edwards chapel (Walker-Howell Fune
ral home).
Aonis
Marlln Annis ' at . a local hospital
July 3, at tho age of IS years. Sur-
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
- Jess Annis of Marshfield. Announce
ment of services later by Howell-Edwards
chapel (Walker-Howell Funeral
borne). i , . '
: Boyd ' -
Kichard loul, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Boyd of Independ
ence, passed away at a local hospital
Tuesday, July 4. Survived also by his
grandparents. Mrs. Annie Boyd of
Valley Falls. Kn.. and Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Cornick, Portland. Funeral an
nouncements later by Howell-Edwards
chapel (Walker-Howell Funeral home).
Morrlcoa ' ' l-.
Claude B. Morrison, at the residence,
. 1875 Paris drive. West Salem, July .
Survived by his wife. Ethel Morrison
of West Salem, and three daughters,
Mrs. Mae High of Salem, Mrs. Freda
laham of Oswego and Mrs. L. E. Lan
' don of Tacoma. Services will be held
Monday. July 10, at 10 a.mV at the
chapel of J. P. Findley and Son in
Portland. Concluding services will be
held In Portland at Riverview - ceme
tery. Direction of Rom Lawn Funeral
home.
Shower
David E. Shower, Ute resident of
Turner, - Ore., at a Kirkland. Wash.,
hospital. July T, at the age of 70
years. Surviving are seven sons. Mar
tin J. of Turner, Edward B. of Kel
seyville, Calif., cOval O. of Redmond,
' Wash., Earl E. of Sand point. Idaho.
Ralph T. of MontebeUo, Calif., 'Clyde
. A. of Vista. Califs and Carl R. of
Needles, Calif.. and two brothers, Wes
ley - Shower of Kansas and Holland
Shower of San Bernardino, Calif. Ser
. vices will bo held in the Howell-Edwards
chapel (Walker-Howell Funeral
home) -Monday. July 10, at aSO p.nt.
Rev. Oscar Brown officiating. Con
cluding services in Belcrest Memorial
paik. - :
Stocktoa '' '.'' - ". " '"'
In this city. Bolt Stockton. Late resi
dent of Sheridan, Ore. Age 65 years.
Husband of Gertrude Stockton - of
Sheridan; father of Mrs. Twyla Zlnn
of Salem. Mrs. Theima Moo of Amity,
- Mrs. Katheiin Johnson of Dallas W.
Ray Stockton and B. Fay -Stockton of
Sheridan; one brother, Roy V. Stock
ton of Sheridan. Announcement of
services iaier oy w. x. Sigdon com-
pany.
Quality nocapplnU
No Certificate ".'
Required
Choice ' cf A-C-F Kobber
Let cur fccry-irained ex
perts recap your smooth
tires and be ready for your
next tire inspection. r
Loaners furnished free while
service by srpointment . , -
- -: pnZSlSCffONE C"tiEC -'
COIUirS N. UZZZTX & CENTXS STS,
gift '- : - '' "-' txlen
Accident . Prevention, Planned
Einiination of accidents in con
nection with farm motor vehicle
transportation is the goal of Ore
gon's observance of national farm
safety week, July 12 to 19, Sec
retary Of State Robert R VarroH
J'-. announced here ' Saturdav.
Farrell-stressed the "necessity for
safer vehicles used in the trans
portation pf city dwellers to-" the
farms for harvest operations. "
Logger attention 1938 T1D-40
Cletrac with- bulldozer. Bonesteele
Sales and Service, 370 N. Church,
Ph. 4545. - : . -. '.' ' -
Ne w , County Kead--The?8tmt
at Wobdburn , leading 1 from the
Woodburn-Mt Angel paved high
way is now a county road, Marion
county court announced Saturday.
The stretch of . gravel t roadway
and Wadsworth street, approxi
mately a block long, which con
nects the, Woodburh-Mt." Angel
and Pacific highways will be
oiled later this summer, the coun
ty court plans. . -
Listen to KSLM, 7 p.m. Sunday.
New Safety Classes The acci
dent prevention division of the
state industrial
sion Saturday inaugurated a third
series oi sarety training classes
for Douglas county. Classes are
also being held in Clatsop "and
Multnomah counties.
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For store fixtures, buUt-ins, or
any type of mill work, see Rei
mann Supply Co. Phone 9203
No One Hurt Nn ffll IDS tn"?
J urea and onlv slight Aamaa a.
. . " -""OW wvue
doring a car accident at Center
and Commercial strt. Ksfunt..
when cars driven by Anna R. Han-
aon, 2su . 15th, and John Hein
ert of AumsviUe collided. -Heinert
was booked later on a misuse of
a special driver's
4 1 .
Listen to KSLM, 7 pjn. Sunday.
ImDCrSOnateit Marina
- ACLB.CU
into custody for impersonation of
a merchant marine iMmsn - Ca
urday was Robert O. Christenson
of Amity. Christenson had illegal
discharge papers and was wearing
the uniform of a merchant ma
rine, a military police report.
Reroof jvith Johns-Man ville as
phalt shingles. Right over your
old root Free estimates. Mathis
Bros, 164 S. Coml. Phone 4642.
Billfold Taken A city pohce
report reveals the loss nf B khi
fold belonging to Billie Etheridge,
1855 S. Winter, from the telephone
office on State street. After tele
phoning, she reports having
walked away but returning later
to find the billfold gene.
Four Fires Firemen Saturday
were called upon to put out fires
at a garage at 12th and Hoytj a
house at Wilbur and Berry; a car
parked near Wiles drug store and
twice for grass fires in Bush's
pasture.
Listen to KSLM, 7 p.m. Sunday.'
Plate Stolen R. E. Huggins
has filed notice with the police
department that a Washington li
cense plate belonging to his car
was stolen sometime Friday night
Huggins resides in Salem at 191 S.
13th. :-
Suffers Fall Mrs. WaTter L.
Spaulding sprained her knee
Thursday when a ladder on which
she was standing broke and she
was thrown to the ground. She Is
confined to her home on Court
street
Rugs and uphol. cleaned. Ph. 6831.
LorHaul Allowed Permits
to haul logs over specified coun
ty roads have been granted to
John Philpot and J. W. Westling
by Marion county court
Bowne -Improves Clarence
Bowne, who suffered a stroke sev
eral months ago, is able to walk
about at Salem General hospital,
where he is a patient
Club No. 2 Meets Townsend
club No. 2 meets at 8 pjn. Mon
day, July 10 at Leslie Methodist
church. The meeting will be open
to the pubUc
Mrs. DeFew Elected Mrs. Wil
liam DePew of Salem was elected
district secretary of the Florist
Telegraph Delivery association at
its meeting last week in Portland.
May Move Combine Marion
county court has granted a per
mit to Carl Kerner to move a
combine over specified county
roads.
Club Meets Tuesday Townsend
club No. 3 meets Tuesday night at
8 o'clock at the Court Street
Christian church, intersection of
17th and Court streets.
tires are being recapped. 24-hour
G. D. Fletcliers
iU Manage
Home
. Announcing the appointment of
Rev. and Mrs. C D. Fletcher as
resident managers of the Method
ist Old People's home here, the
board of-.thejiome Saturday re
vealed ; that population there is
largest , in the history of the es
tablishment - .
r- Fifty ' two old persons are
'"gues. in-j the, non - 'charitable
home, which' has .a long waiting
list , and which until the coming
p the Fletchers .had operated un
der onlytwo managers since oc
cupying vthe, big! brick structure at
1625; Center street : , ' . V
"Mrs. Nellie P. Gilman was first
of these, serving from :f 1919 to
about; 1938." Since that time Mrs.
Benjamin ' Blatchford had been
matron-manager until mid-June
of this year, - : ' i ' ,
Mr. Fletcher was in the Meth
odist ministry for 40 years in the
Idaho, conference.' Mrs. j Fletcher
came to Salem with a group of
ready-made' friends, womens who
had. known her as home base sec
retary of ; the Columbia River
brahch of the Fereign Missionary
society of the Methodist church.
War Workers
. . i.-H I
ill Purchase
Flying Fort
PASCO, July M-wirkers on
the Hanfordgovernment Construc
tion project - near . here ; have
launched a drive to buy a B-17
Flying Fortress bomber ) for the
army, air forces, not with war
bonds but as an outright ! gift j
The campaign which j will be
climaxed with the gift .bomber
being flown to the project on July
16 and. there christened! by the
workers and presented to the air
forces. '.-; I " j - ...
' The unusual idea of giving a
bomber outright originated with a
carpenter crew on the project; but
Max K. Blanchard, a carpenter
from Chillicothe, Mo., is given
credit by his fellow-workmen for
thinking of it first Letters from
his son, Lieut Charles Blanchard,
navy flier, l prompted the , idea,
Blanchard says.
In a speech signalizing the be
ginning of the drive, Blanchard
asked fellow-workers to
least a day's; pay for the
give at
plane.
Linfield President
Makes Northwest Tour
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McMINNVILLE, July 8-(P)-Dr.
Harry 12 Dillin, Linfield col
lege president will speak to col
leges and Religious groups in
Washington, j Idaho and Montana
during the next two weeks. He
left here on a"three-state tour
last night I
Alexander Funeral Held- Fun
eral services; for Ben Alexander,
a partner in faie Silver Falls Tim
ber company, Silverton, who is
credited with development of ma
sonite, were held Saturday in
Warsaw, Wis., friends hei-e have
been notified
Elderly
DDDDlbflna;! Mm aDDfafl
CIRCUIT COURT
Virgil Huskey and Sheila Hus
key vs. Otis K Boatwright; mo
tion by plaintiffs for dismissal
with prejudice asking that costs
be assessed to neither party; court
declines to r sign order as j to cost
Without stipulation between par
ties. ! . : v; ,
Gabriel Lumber Co. vs. Evan
Lumber Co.; satisfaction of judg
ments for $2832.95 and $5998.18.
L. R. Kern and Valley Mills vs.
Albert Centner and Fidelity De
posit Insurance Co. of Maryland;
bill of exceptions by defendants.
City of Salem . vs. George
Wright and others; decree; quiets
title to property in university ad
dition. ,; .s
City of Salem vs. Mary Lyniff
and others; decree quiets, title to
lot 7, block 19, Highland addition.
R. E. Kirchoff vs. Vivian Kir
choff; complaint for divorce al
leging desertion asks custody of
minor child; married in Reno,
Nev, Jan. 15 1942. - , .
City of Salem vs. Grace Luella
Oldrin and others; decree quiets
tiUe to lots 5 and 6, block 4, North
Salem. ; J
State vs. Hiday; bail of $500 re-.
HI
ATTSIITiOII!
BIc3 llihhn Daby
Please" make an immediate selection of pour Contest
proofs," All proofs must be returned to the Studio
BY JULY 15TTI to be
final Contest Awards
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Al Lightner, Statesman sports editor, receives the personal thanks of
National Foandatlon f er Inf anUle Paralysis for raising $1(7424 for
ktvm. vvviuHn,piuuuif
Salem's outstanding record, in.
Wiashinsioh Residents Shoiv
LittUC
oricern
Campaign managers of both
appeals to their worker yesterday, in the face of apparent lack
of concern on! the part of Washington's 800jOQO registered voters
toward the state'sl first mid-summer pritnary next Tuesday
Defnocraticl and Irepublican ; candidates will be nominated for
16. national and' state offices, for state legislative, and county
posts, put m only three counti
governor, senator and first dis
trict congress has thjere been ev
ident general interest - ! -." ; .
. Secretary of -State Belle Reeves
estimated apptxximateiy 500,000
would; vote, if the normal percent
age of registered voters fxercise
their franchise. : But ( some cam
paigners expressed concern whe
ther tie electorate, itdcustqmed to
September primaries,! would turn
out readily forjthe July II j ballot
ing. The date fwas:nioved! up to
give tme for dispatch and; return
of serf ice men'sbaHots. of which
some 15,000 hafe been distributed.
Somk of the warmest exchanges
have occurred j in the republican
governorship race, in j which Gov.
Arthur B. Lanf lie, Louis Wasmer
of Spokane, Marius Rasmugsen of
aaUufa Bay and Carles A. De
Bolt of Kenneick seek th nom
inatioii Langlfe, in! a statewide
broadcast, charged i that special
interest seekeri" had
spent "huge
defeat him.
sums'
Sin an effort to
Wasmer, a rapo station jowner,
replied that "special ftiterest peo
ple" vere sponsoring; the jgover
nor inj his canipaigjii. DeBqlt and
Rasmussen have not campaigned
extensively. ' j '
In the first congressional dis
trict, composed jof King and Kitsap
countiis, 10 republiCahs anql eight
democrats are ptgaged in k free-
leased and defendant allowed to
go on her own recognizance f ol
lowing; hearing,)
PROBATE COURT
Emma J. Jones estate; Marion
-countyj appraised at $10,158.90 by
W. L. Jones, rJl. Wright and K.
S. Thiirston; Lincoln county es
tate appraised at $900 by Martha
Schillington, J.T. Atkinson and
Harold Thurston; citation on sale
of realj property ordered. I
Eugene Calvn Cosser estate;
bond of $400 discharged.
Harold Ernes! Ostriri 1 guardian
ship; bnd for $2250 released.
JUSTICE COUKT j : I ' ,
, R. G Porterfisld, j2663 Portland
road; plea of innocent; to assault
and battery charge j trial set for
2 pjn. Tuesday committed jto jail
on zauure to post siop an;
MUNICfFAL 4VOURT
V Eva : IE.:
Flax; violation
basic
rule; fine $5. j
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Chester Thos; Malcom,
Port-
land, violation . basic
rule; biil $5.
Sgt fcaymonof MJ Shellenburg,
Adair. AWOL. 1
H. O. Porterfieldl, 2664 Port
land Road; assault and battery.
John IHeuert," Aumsville; misuse
of driver's license; bail $2 0t
..
Ccnlcsjiinls
eligible
Ifor judging for the
of $5C6.CO in
;Var Bonds.
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Oregon. Sunday Morning. July 9.
Lifflitner Gets Thanlts
i '
."';ts-r;!
e
. uui . wvu,, rcvKiwa u h suci. uintner to ' tbani urn for
raising fiwds trirough spoiis events.'SUtesman staff ohoto. )' - '
.v.-Uil
parties issued "get out the vote"
for-all race for nomination" to the
post now held by Rep. Warren
G. Magnuson, democrat'
; Nominations.' for 'the' US sefaaf
torial rpost being relinquished by
Sen. Homer T. Bone , are being
sought by -three democrats Mag
nuson, Fonner Congressman Mar
tin F. Smitti, and John AI Hcg
of Vancouver and -11 - republi
cans. - , . -
Five VS representatives are un
opposed f or rehomination in their
parties. They are Henry Jackson
(2nd district) and John , M. Cof
fee' (sixth),j democrats, and' Fred
Norman (second), . Hal Houses
(fourth) and Walt Horan - (fifth),
republicans.! ' : " '
Rouudup Parade Leader
Dies in, Pendleton
PENDLETON, July The
Umatilla Indian who led the West
ward Ho pared each year in the
Pendleton round up died here to
day at thej age of 66. Mitchell
Lloyd, who pas born on the reser
vation, had parried the flag in the
famed parage every fall since the
round-up was established.
State "Waste Paper
Collection Lags
PORTLAND, July- 8(JP-Ore-
gon's waste paper collections have
slumped to the smallest point in
six months, the state salvage com
mittee announced today. The
June haul was 556 tons less than
a third of the 1684-ton collection
recorded in May.
primary
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VJJEUAntE
ic for a loo e time, now," we
have been displaying the
Reliable Prescriptions'' in
signia presented below. And
our patrons hare found that
it is a mark with a meaniar:
For, here, "Reliable" means
RELIABLE in every sense of
the word.' Why not' bring
your next prescription here?
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! fcjlld Drcj C!:ra
1 ' Cr. tUte A Liberty - Ftoae till'
1541
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Basil O'Connor, president ef the
the fund through local svorti
Farmers Get
Wage Board
PORTLAND, July 8 HA- A
seven-man board to handle agri
cultural Wages in Oregon was set
up4oday by the war food admin
istration (WFA).. "
The:group will set ceilings on
farm labor upon the request of
the majority, of growers within a
community. .Farm, wage ceilings
are now in force jonly in Malheur
county'a pea-harvest; but the WFA
predicted that both hop and bean
picking-nilght come under the ceil-
ing program.. J . i -
-' The-board Is headed bvlCarl
Izett, assistant - Portland district
WFA. official. Other members -re
Erwin I" Patterson." state direc
toc.of agriculture; William E. Kim
seyYfi State;'; labor .r commissioneT:
Vera .T. : Livesay, state . farm se-
curity administration director; Dr.
NLNielson. . bureau of airricul-
tural economics statistician; E. L.
Potter, head of agricultural econ
omics at Oregon State college; and
John . Shepherd, vice chairman of
the state AAA committee.
Silverton Bond
Sales Over Top
, SILVERTON, July 8 The Sil
verton area was safely over the
top in the Fifth War Bond sale
and E bonds were 50 percent over
the area quota, it was announced
Saturday night by James Clough,
Silverton , city chairman, and
M. G. Gunderson, rural chairman.
Silverton's total quota was
$300,000. The total sales was not
at once available although it was
known to be safely over the top.
The E bond quota for Silverton
was $100,000' while the total E
bond sales was more than $150,000.
Glen Bridewell was co-chairman
with Clough and Earl J.
Adams handled publicity for the
sale. ' v
USOi Branch Holds Three Ddy
r1 nix ur li
ijuiu vi ence in int.
v MT. ANGEL'This is perhaps
the entire service; of USO,". "said
assistant executive director of the National Catholic Community'
Service, dne of the six CSd agencies, in addressing a group of
uov ww&en meeung nere ail
St' Benedict's abbey in a three
day conference, July 5, 9 and 7. -
Rapid Changes in military and
war . production .''personnel re
turning servicemen and women
who are doing a magnificent job
ot adjusting to new physical and
spiritual ; conditions, these with
the interpretation of such changes
to our community, are a challenge
and inspiration to all the staff,"
she continued a she pointed out
the growing, need for, USO ser
vices to give families of service
nien,. :: J'; ::'.,. :-.-- ,v J ;' -
Other representatives of the
headquarters of th e Natiosial
Catholic , Community Service 1 in
Washington,-DC, were, Miss Mary
Louise McPartlin and Miss Anna
M. Culkin i of the, training staff;
Alee Smith and Miss Mary Lou
ise Vetter of the program depart
ment; Miss Gertrude McGee of
the volunteer services office; and
the supervisors of region XH, J.
Dermid Nallin and Miss . Margaret
Mealey from Seattle, Wash, i
The group of 25 men and
women were guests of the monas
tery durmg their three-day stay
in Mt Angel and were housed in
the conege building. They had
requesiea .xne pnvuege or using
the hilltop building as a meeting
place. J .
- The purpose of the meeting was
to bring together the staff mem
bers of USO : clubs operated by
NCCS in this area in order to dis
cuss problems due to -' changing
trends occurring, in military and
war-impacted areas, and the aer
vice which: the USO is offering in
cooperation with the communities
facing these problems.' Such to
pics as recreation . for returned
and discharged ' servicemen, the
training of junior hostesses in
clubs ;. frequented . by wounded
servicemen .' and women " of the
armed forCes,and.the community
acceptance of -.war production
families m . overcrowded towns,
were, discussed.
Guest speakers over the three
day period' included Sister Miriam
Theresa, director of the school of
social work, Mary tourst college;
Roger- Folgate, department of
recreation jof the federal security
agency; C W. Reynolds, USO re
gional executive of the northwest
Mrs. Rutbg Manca, regional pro
ects services adviser of the fed
eral public" housing authority; and
Rt Rev. Thomas Meier, OSB, ab
bot of St Benedict
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fl Fashipn highllqhsyim ff
U the Chesterfiel4 Vm WlWl J
V again,! , . . but a new 1 V" jljfJ'dlK', "
I lookhi? Chesterfield. I J UKJ
fl Look tar braid trims v5f f.j (
1L , . for cuffs on sleev- t 1 Jh 1 '
Q es, . for the ; new tyX ' f
t flangel effect? Look i- t-f '" K I
t lot radian sleeves . ; , I f 1 I 1 " li
V and fvariety ot if
lengths. See all the . CI nan n '
." alorious autumn- . una; 1 . . - Q
bright colors. Charge Account , f
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PAGS FIVE i
jLiiffetnau
the'fciost. important period in
Miss Anne Sarachon Hooley.
Around World
liner Grant
Sinks at Sea
SAN FRANCISCO, July
The war shipping adninistratiott. -announced
today the loss of the "
around-theworld liner President
Grant in the Pacific No enemy
acuon was Involved, .
No lives were lost anoT salvace '
work ; is proceeding to reclaim
supplies and valuable equipment ,
on the 13,000 ton vessel, the WSAy ?'
said. The ship lies, broken on a .
submerged reef barely 10 miles
from its undisclosed destination. :
The merchant marine crew sur
vivors arrived here today step '
ping on solid ground for the first
time in over five months. '
" The crew fought a tropical '
storm in an effort to salvage th
ship. From the nearest port other
vessels rushed to help and guard
the helpless vessel from enemy,
attack.' Troops I and passengers
aboard were 'transferred without -mishap
to other vessels. - " .
For 100 days the crew labored
to get the Grant off .the- reef.
When they were on the verge of -succeeding
a sudden swell lashed
the ship with a death , blow.
The chief engineer, John Han- .
son of Redwood City, Calif., '-who
was in the engine room when the
hull broke said, -"Rivets popped
like bullets, engines and boilers .
toppeled, steam and water filled
the air the men were barely able
to climb out ahead of the flood- .
Ing water." fc ; - . ; v:
A. J. Lilburn Dies '
At Roseburg Home
- ROSEBURG, July -ffy-A. JJ
Lilburn, , 81, retired merchant of
Roseburg and . Portland, ' died at
his home here today. : : '
A native of Kentucky and a,
resident of Kansas and Illinois be
fore moving, to Portland in 1W7,
Lilburn came to Roseburg in 1913.
He retired 20 years ago, but for
two years preceding his death he
had been constable of the Deer
Creek district His 1 widow, a
daughter, Mrs. Lee Wells, Rose
burg, and a son, Frank L. Lil
burn, of Salem, survive. . . ;i- ,
. Funeral services will be held
at Roseburg at 10 JO a. m. Mon
day. Burial will be at Salem. I
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