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Elliott Prairie
Qiib Meets at
Monitor Home
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I MONITOR Mrs. Ray Baker en
teretined the Elliott Prairie Ladies'
: Aid for an all-day meeting : last
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! Miss Janet C. Taylor, the Clack-r-
a mas county home demonstration
agent from Oregon City, gave a
proj ect lesson on "How to treat
uic returning KmceTnen.
Members Dresent were Carrie
! . Tyler, Mabel Losey, Hattie West,
Emma Westburg, i Mary' Thyker,
Ann Jacloj , Rule . Brown," Vernita
, Brown, ValdaBurkert, Mary Mc-
Keen," and one guest, Mrs. Nettie
Nelson. '
Thi OriGON STJ TESMAN, Select, Ortcca. Friday Morning. May L !Si5
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At Launching . Ceremony
Mrs. :Reed ' Conyne and her
daughter, Mrs. R. L. Welch of
Portland, returned from , Seattle
Tuesday after visiting relatives.
They spent part of the time with
their son and brother, Cpl. Kip
- Conyne, who is stationed at Fort
Lawton.
Mrs. R. L. Welch of Portland
spent the week at the home of
her parents, Mr. jand Mrs. Reed
Conyne.
Pat Peak, Gene; and Patty Sue
of Sandy visited Sunday worning
with Air. and Mrs. Glenn Losey
I Mrs. Hans Nelson went o Port
land Sunday to visit her step-son
and xamiiy. . 4 , j
I The Elliot Prairie Congregation
al church played host to the Hub
bard, Smyrna and Monitor par
ishes Sunday. A. union,1 Sunday
school was held' in the morning,
followed by a dinner furnished by
all attending. Dr. Thomas of
Portland gave the sermon in the
afternoon. About 70 people at
tended. Lyons Woman, Leaving
For Springfield Soon
LYONS Mrs. George jHuff man,
Mrs. Melbourne Ramboland Mrs.
Percy Hiatt entertained with a
handkerchief shower; honoring
Mrs. Hal Howard at the Huffman
home Monday afternoon.
i Mrs
move
closes.
Guests included Mrs.! Hal How
ard, honor guest, Mrs. Albert
Ring, Mrs. Paul Smith,; Mrs Har
ry Elmer, Mrs. Francis Jungwirth,
Mrs. Daisy 'Johnston, Mrs. Clyde
Bressler; Mrs. Albert Bass, Mrs.
Arthur Olmstead, Mrs. Bert Lyons,
Mrs. James. Kimery, j Mrs. Pat
Lyons,! Mrs! -Elmer Howard, Mrs.
Albert Carr, Mrs. Orville Down
ing, Mrs. Huffman, Mrs. Rsmbo
and Mrs. Hiatt. I t
Howard and chfldren will
to Springfield after school
Police Seek Identity -I
Of Man Who Drowned
. PORTLAND, May 3-;p)-Police
tooay ; sought identity i of a wen
dressed, middle-aged man whose
body was found in the Willamette
river near Swan Island drydock.
The -body was in the water about
a week. ' Police described the man
as 5 feet, 7 inches tall.
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Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary" of the i Kin J v
Forrestall walk from the sponsor's platform aiter attending the
launching of the taper aircraft earlier named int honor of the late
president, at the New York navy yard in Brooklyn. (AP Wlrephoto
from navy)
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Synopsis ot annual statement of the
American Guarantee and Liability In
surance Company ot New York, in the
State ot New York, on the thirtv-first
ay-f December. 1944, made to the
-insurance commissioner of the State
or uregon, pursuant to law:
nimnri'
Net premiums received. $1,417,114.38
Total interest, dividends Jind real
siaie income. SB690.3l.
... Income from other sources, $22,081 09
Total -income. $1,526,185.98 -
DISBURSEMENTS
Net amount "paid policyholders for
Lom adjustment exoenses. t4 Ml ?4
taoOMSM commiMion" or brokeraf e
Salaries and fees officers, director!,
iiuiiiv uuict employes, 4J93 82.
1 v vjdend P1 to stockholders, none.
f . uc,Iua or creajiea to policy
ttolders, none.
All , other expenditures, 123.ttl.63.
Total diateursements. $1,050,504.37. 1
- ' - .ADMITTED ASSETS
Value of real estate owned (market
Loans on mortf afes and collateral.
ric., none.
bond owned norti2ed).
nellTWoS OWned (m'rkt
csh in banks and on hand, $995,023.
J7r.,"i"ms Ji course of collection
416.47. i"w.. 11m, S1S0,-
tl5i6ITaU nd renU du nj ccrued.
Other assets (net). $8,007.90.
Total utmiltMl - -
LIABILITIES. SURPLUS AND OTHER
Total unpaid cUims, $757,702 00
. Estimated loss adjustment expense
tor unpaid claims. $13,330.00.
Total unearned permlums on all un
expired risks. $886,475 J,
Salaries, rents expenses, bills, ac
counts, fees, etc, due or accrued
$4,100.00. , . accruea.
taxe:779700So?nt dU W aCCrUe1 for
Commissions, brokerage, or other
charges doe and accrued, $23.402 59
Atf other liabilities, none.
Capital' paid up. $150.000.00.
Surplus over all liabilities, $1,809.-
Mwfli ",M PoUcyholders. $2.-
Total. iM.e24.700.04. '
BUSINISS IN OREGON
TOR THI YEAR -Net
premiums received. $13.53. .
Net louses paid, none. j
Ofvidenda paid or credited to policy
holders, none. . . .
Name of Company. American Guar
antee and Liability Insurance Company
Name of President, Neville PilUnr
Name of Secretary, Harry H. Fuller
Statutory resident attorney for arrv
ie. Insurance Commission of the State
of Oregon, . .. .
DrJl CUAU . . . LAM
Dr.T.TXajnJKJ. . Dr.G.CluULNJ)
241 North Hberty
tTpsta irs Portland General Electric
1 Co OiTice open Saturday only-
d 19 a m to 1 p.m.; to 7pjn
Practiced
1 -tulfatlon. Blood
t'-sts are free o.
pressure and urine
BUEWELED-.T.U.I.h
Bankhead wears a reral coif
fure and elaborate jeweled ear
rinn and necklace for her mo
tion picture part a Empress'
Catherine the Great of Russia.'
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Water W agon
Goes Berserk
SILVERTON The Robert Janz
family here were suddenly with
out a front wall to their home on
. A a
unerry street xnursday, when a
city water wagon, driven bv Law
rence Palmer, got out of control
and crashed into the hous.
Palmer told bystanders he lost
control of the wagon while going
down the Cherry street bill, , end
jumped out Jus in time, to avoid
"It uuu.
No injuries occurred as th Jani
family was In the back of the
house at the time. Oddlv nninrh
there was no danun in anv nt
the furniture although the frrnt
wall was completely smashed. -
Woman Tells
Of Tortures
By Japanese
LOS ANGELES, May
Mrs. Claire Fientes of Portland,
navy man's wife and one of thi.
Americans returned from the Phil
ippines, said tojday she was given
the water curet while held bv the
Japanese. it,
She said she fled Manila before
it fell, lived Jn the hills seven
months, then returned to the city
ana operated a night club.
"Finally they suspected my na
tionality and my undercover
work," she said. "They put a gar
den hose in my! mouth and flooded
me with, water fThen they burned
my arms and legs' with cigarettes
10 revive me. 1 J ;
"I was beaten with a sword and
had pencils put between mv fin
gers while they squeezed my hand.
I finally was? chanted with es
pionage and was sent to Fort Mc-
Kinley and then to Bilibid prison.
where I was forced to kneel for
days on end t
State's Mexican Labor
Force Ma4 Reach 5000
PORTLANTX. May 3-(ffV-Ore-
gon s Mexican? labor force is ex
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peciea o reacn 9000 this season
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wie war iooas aamuustration es
timated todayl; I i
First assignments already have
plaeed 1312 Mexican nationals in
Oregon, 2479 jn Washington and
1240 In Idaho. A- train Sunday
will bring 9F to a McMinnville
camp. A second trainload Mav 9
will place 148 Workers in the Mai
heur county sugar. beet fields.
Duke, Duchess Reach
U. S. by Boat for Visit
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MIAMI. Fliu May 3-fyTV-The
Duke and Duchess of Windsnr
traveling In ' war-camouflaged
one-stacker passenger ship, arriv-
ea nere today after an overnight
trip from Nassau. They left by
automobile for Palm Beach, where
they will visif with friends.
WE
75c Admission After 8 p. m;
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Come in FREE Before 8 fii M.
BUY
WITH THE MONEY YOU SAVE
BKlBS
THIS WEEKS FLOOR SHOW
Twice Nightly S p. m. and 10 p. m.
RUSTY COLIliM
Comedy Star of Sona and Dane.
A iinrmiiD g aiuta;
.:" Ballroom rarorltea of CaUSodmtf.
E1ADTEU TUIIJSli :.
v Earl CaiToU'g Tap Dancing Bxus,
TEE BIlIID1 BOYS
: Carl Ned John Ray Howard.
umi iKa-sSr Dinners
Served
from S P. M.
DINE AND DANCE! i
Repay Your Social Olgcrtio-- .
Tako Your Friends Out tcj : '
SUPPER CLUB i
One Block North of Ucdeivmes on Road to Portland
Dried Fruit
Plant Accused J;
Of Conspiracy;
. WASHINGTON, May 3.-(ip-Northwest
dried fruit association,
Portland, Ore, its members and
officers, were accused today by
the federal trade commission of
engaging in a conspiracy l td : re
strain trade and create a monopoly
in the sale of dried nrune. .1
"The conmiission'Taidr-me asso--
nauon composes virtually the en
tire prune industry which la r
cated iiKWashington, Oregon, Ida
ho, and California. j
, These association member
named: . ' , ! ,
V, Oregon Prune ! Exchange, Port
land, selling agent for a number
of grower associations; Washirig
ton Growers Packing corporation,
Vancouver ; Wash-, . racking . and
sales agent lor' prune pToducers
in that state, and Rosenberg Bros.
& Co San Francisco and Port
land, -buyers, packers - and sellers
or dried prunes.
The commission said that
general practice those named en
ter Into future contracts for fhj
sale ol dried prunes and before
the crop is ready for market, thi
contract usually- providing " for
possible crop failure and making
uniform percentage arrangements
for settlement of damage&J
Those named were given 20
days to antww tte jEomplati-'
Man Lost as Ship Sinkis
ASTORIAi Ore, May 3ip)
Coast guard life boats searched
waters off Columbia!, jetty tonight
for the body of Cleatus M. Nichols,
Warrenton, who drowned when
the codfish . boat Rainbow cap
sized just off the Jetty. J
Muskrats Cause Flood; : !
U.S. Can't Be Blamed i
KLAMATH CALLS, May 3riJl
A federal investigator recommend
ed to the toterior department tlo-i
day? rejetUon ot flood . damage
claims of l4,607 by . Klamath
property" owners! - - " H
Fowler Harper, interior depart-
ment -attorney,! aid water broke
from the niain' government canai
last May a .flooded.city. celled
because muskrats burrows weak-i
lened the canal walls. " v . ; j
. ne arguea ine government nas
no control 'over ; muskrats. .
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; TOslNEItThwCTO i&ut
will meet next t Wednesday in the
Christian church! parlor beginning
at 10:30 ajruMA no-host dinner
will be held tat the noon hour!
The session in the afternoon wlil
begin approximately at 1:15. j
CAN T E EN V ISITORS Allied service mea gather
around Pfc Frank Loesserv(center), aathor of the song about the .
heroic Ohio Infantryman, Rodrer Tenng, after the Combat In
fantry Band played tt at New York's Stage Door Canteen.
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FOR MOTHER'S DAY
Sunday, May 13th, is Mother's Day
Select your gifts for that occasion thoughtfully
nresents with a personal touch . . t
GENUINE CORDE HANDBAGS
Over-arm zip-top handbags, large enough
I to hold everything. Genuine Q Q
r leather with plastic accents, wsww
Dressmaker-styled, genuine leathers cud
cordes' in interesting shapes. "V Qrt
Modern looking lucite clasps. f aw w
Cleverly-designed genuine leather pouch-
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es, to carry under
the arm.
4.93
All Plus Tax
f' Ilk ":
A soft sheer scarf, brilliantly colored, knotted
at the neck or worn over! your hair. Black
patterns printed on cool pastel A AA
j backgrounds '. . I' aSsuO
SIIADT EAUninGS
This yearj she will want a pretty little earful
in (He way of simulated pearl, stone set, rose
gold or other metallic earrings. A gift that
will ,'please her. '-fl g f O AC
Plus' tax. J AMU to CmnJiJ)
'CODO' PEAIIL NECKLACES
Pearls are her favorite, smart simulated
pearls in graduated strands. White stone
clasps. The gift that's sure to
please her. Plus tax.
STEBLIIIG LAPEL PHI
We've pinned down glamor . . . for you to
pin n Mother.. A jewel note for her spring
rostumei. You're sure to find the pin of her
choice in our large ! selection. 4 Ad
PDACTICAL UIIBDELLAS
Make her gift a practical one; She is sure to like
one of these sturdy,'? colorful umbrellas. A grand
selection for you to choose for, her fc A A
from. - ! ' ;Oi7U
SOFT HANKIES !
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She can never have too many cf there white hank
ies. Clever patterns .jarid colors. Hankies AA
make nice gifts for Mother. j vOt
Plus taxij
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SECOND FLCX3R ' '
Soft styles that mother will love, casual tailored floral
fabrics or dressy sheer AA I Qt
- jabot front blouses. ii0 and Vi WO
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