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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1946)
1 t V 1 PACE SEC - f The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon. Sunday Morning. April 7, 1946 . George D.' Baird, Out of Navy, Now Civil Engineer for Army Visits Salem V-;'- ... Cesndr. George D. Dalrd. releas i ed by the Bavjr and again a . . civil. engineer fee th I'. S. mr. Is visiting in Salem this ; weekend. Anniversary of Elks' Lodge Set April 20-21 Plans are well underway for two-day observance April 20-21 , of the 50th anniversary o( the Salem Elks lodge, officials have . announced. The general commit tee of which Harry WenderSth is chairman is to meet at S pm. to morrow to complete arrange ments. Principal speaker at the Satur day and Sunday observance will be Frank L0nerganf Portland, past frand 'exalted ruler of the Elks, and (nest of honor will be Frank Wrightman. of Salem, only surviving charter member of the Salem unit. Only members in good stand ing will be permitted to take part in the, observance, it has been announced. There will W neither families: of members nor-outside .guests in attendance. ! x The Salem' lodge, now at an 1 all-time high oT 1900 members and with a closed enrollment, is lone of the largest In the entire nation. 1 JUST ARRIVED WHILE VE 428 Court St. z z.." n j JW Visiting Salem this weekend, Comdr. George Douglas Baird, navy civil engineer on the staff of the secretary of navy and bu reau of yards and docks, was re leased to inactive duty in the naval reserve in March. Commander Baird, with his wife, the former Charlotte Stutfa ford, and Veir children, Betty, 8, and Marianne, 4. are to reside at SE 62nd a ve., Portland, but will visit in Salem with Mrs. Baird's mother, Mrs. Cornele Stuttaford, 497 S. 18th st. En route home, they joined an unexpected family reunion with Mrs. Baird's brother who, too, had just arrived from the east, and other members of their families. The commander's release at the Jacksonville, Fla., naval person nel separation center, construction of which he had previously super vised, terminated nearly four years of service with the navy. He is returning to his pre-war job as civil engineer with the U. S. army engineers, in flood control. Commander Baird reported for active duty in April of 1941 and was assigned to the secretary of navy's staff, representing the navy in the construction of temporary office buildings in Washington, D. C. Later he was re-assigned by the bureau of yards and docks as section head in charge 9f construc tion of various training centers. He also supervised the construc tion of all naval receiving centers, distribution centers, and bureau of naval personnel anti-aircraft centers. For the past year Commander Baird has been assistant public works officer for the Jacksonville, Fla., naval air station. A graduate of Oregon State col lege, Commander Baird obtained a master's degree in civil engineer ing in 1933. Mancil Wilson Home After Navy Discharge Recently 'discharged from the U. S. navjr.at Bremerton, Wash., Mancil Wilson has arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wilson. Another son, Fredrick, a third clas petty officer in the navy, is stationed at Sand Point, Wash., having recently reenlisted. A third son, Floyd, recently receiv ed his discharge from' the army air corps. yt-nH-fimrtriw t 'i-fi-r iiW - - T"r . THE LARGEST SHIPMENT TO EVER HIT SALEM Every Type of Music I oil couitl tlenire. anil the quality of these new records are far superior to any records' that have ever heen made before , The frequency range is much better, and the surface noire lias been greatly reduced. - Shop i . HAVE THE BEST R.C.A. Victor RADIOS AND COMBINATIONS Register Now for Delivery Soon We Repair Ralios, Record Players, !-? ft'''. Henry Cabot Lodge, fa Lodge to Talk At Young GOP Portland Meet Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., form er U. S. Senator from Massachu setts, recently back from three years of service with the U. S. army, will be the main speaker at the Oregon state convention of the Young Republican Federation at the Benson hotel in Portland April 28 and 27,; it was announc ed1 last week by Adam F. Lefor, Salem, convention chairman. Lodge, prominent in public life for many years, is the seventh of his family to serve in the United States senate. He la the grandson of the senator of the same name who won fame dur ing World war I by his opposi tion to the League of Nations. t Shortly after his return ; from the army last year. Lodge at tracted national .attention in a speech In which he emphasized the international role which he said the United States must play in the coming years. Senator Lodge, 42, entered the army as a reserve officer in 1942 and was among the first of the American observers when American-built tanks went into action in Libia. He returned to the sen ate upon the order of President Roosevelt, and later resigned his senate post to re-erter the army. He served in Italy "in 1944, south ern France, the Rhineland; and Germanyj Delegates of Young Republi cans from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana will be rep resented at the northwest region al conference to be held in. con nection; with the Oregon Stale - - ilT - ii1rfir -ftjfn"-rdriMrircir .t Now it f . VARIETY TO CHOOSE FROM Combinations and Auto $10 Million To Jobless in Three Months More than ten million dollars was paid tp claimants by the Ore gon unemployment compensation commission during the first quar ter' of 1946, far higher than for any full year previously, Admin istrator Silas Gaiser announced today. Veterans received $2,984,223 in US. readjustment allowances, while $7,121,250 went to workers laid off from .covered employ ment. Marion county held its usual second place in the state, with a total of $237,477 in civilian pay ments and $242,874 in veterans' allowances during the first three months of 1946. Linn county paid out $42,266 to civilians and $39,591 to veterans, Benton $15,795" civilians and $26, 646 veteran. Polk $27,606 civilian and $31,349' veteran, Yamhill $136,895 civilian and $67,902 and Clackamas $260,498 civilian and $98,344. In March alone $2,855,118 was paid to civilians and $1,225,544 to veterans, both amounts being higher than corresponding fig ures for the entire year of 1945. Both civilian and veteran pay ments increased slightly less than 19 per cent between February and March. In the Portland employment of fice area, veterans received only 23.4 per cent of the benefits dur ing the quarter, but in- 17 of the other 25 local offices payments to former service men and women exceeded the amount disbursed to civilians. McMinnville, Oregon City, Tillamook, Albany, Leba non, Toledo, Coos Bay and Bend offices paid more to civilians. Medford, Pendleton, Grants Pass and The Dalles all reported bet ter than 2-to-l payments for vet erans. Out-of-state payments jumped, to $532,470 for March, bringing the total for three months to $1, 039,646. Few veteran allowances went to other states. convention. Among the guestsr4to attend will be members of the Oregon congressional delegation, state officials and republican leaders of the state, Lefor said. He asked those needing hotel reservations to contact him at the state house. OF RECORDS Phonr T.22 j f Radios jj Retires .1 :1 Y.i -I m Erie Butler, loaf time Salem man ager for Western I'nlan. who re tired last week from that po sition. Butler Leaves Job After 28 Years as WU Manager Here Eric Butler, who started witth Western Union in 1904 as a check clerk, has retired as manager of the local office after 28' years here as manager. He plans to work on the five acre place he recently bought outside the city and perhaps spend some tlime at his. beach cot tage at Lands End. Other plans for, the future include helping his son in the construction business. Butler worked up to a Manag er's position, serving for a while as a Morse code operator before there were any teleprinters used py the company. He managed company offices In Medford and Bellingham, Wash., before coming here. ifr. A Complete Room m a i - m. ss. m - i V ! , ,V I For that.deliehtful V. -OiJVw r y r-v a"i -S comfort and smart 1 mm I d-. I M"mm m 1 W . ui r. zj if? s mm m sa m m aw r . m Veterans Will Get Chaiiee to Buy Surplus I PORTLAND, Aprfl 6.-Spectal) To speed distribution of critically needed surplus consumer goods, the War Assets administration will hold' an "emergency" sale , for cer tified veterans Portland April 24 and 25, according to C. T. Mudge, Portland regional direc tor. The Portland sale will be held in the Municipal auditorium. Southwest Third! avenue and Clay street. Veterans of World War II holding appropriate purchase cer tificates will be offered at fixed prices approximately .400 automo tive units, 50,000 yards of 58 inch heavy O. D. duck, miscellaneous hardware, 235 combination bench and pipe vises, 8415 round-point shovels and 5650 pea vies. Smither Heads Horse Show Arthur Smither has been ap pointed chairman of the Salem Saddle cl u b ' s fourth annual Western Horse show, Ma 18 and 19, by Fred Amunsen, president of the club. The event is also sponsored by the Oregon Mounted Posse, and the Governor's Guard. Other committee me m b e r s include; posse committee, Kenneth Golli et, Adolph Heater, Fred Ellis and Walter Zosel; events. Buz Youngquist; publicity, Graham Sharkey; program, Blanche Al len; tickets, Fred Ellis; entertain ment, George Arbuckle; announ cing, Doug McKay; parking, Bert Bilyeu; electricity and wiring, Keith Brown; paddock manager, Garnett Harra; property mana ger. Jack Lindemann; barn man ager. Curly Ifofstetter. a i - I'l l EiisemMe! ' , -, . m Marion Man to He Air Force Guest in Florida SSgt. Ray F. Hopper, wfco has been discharged from the army to his home at Marlon, js an army air force member who was a Jap prisoner of war. He has completed his hospital ization and has indicate! that he wishes to accept' the .air force personnel distribution command's invitation to spend twoweeks of his 104-day furlough as a guest of the air forces at Miami Beach, Fla. He will arrive there on April 28, 1946. , Virginia Harris to Head U. of O. Fele Committee UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, April 6-(Special Re cently appointed to head the queen coronation committee of the Junior Weekend celebration May 10, H and 12 on the campus is Virginia"' Harris,, daughter of Waldo Harris, 245 E. Lincoln U For a complete "election of choice Eaxter greeting cards, come in today and, sec- our collection of sentimental, religious and humorous cards." You'll find the ri:ht card for everyone here. Commercial 141 N. Commercial in Sunny 'homey equal this value in at completely furnished Early Ameri can Maple living riwm! The deaigi, with rugged ljtaple frame In mellow, hand-rubbed finish: haa deep apring-filled Iooh cushion seats and backs. Complete group includes Spacious Davenport Matching Chair Cocktail Table End Table ' i CONVENIENT Salem; co-chairmen Marilyn. Sage, Coquille, and Thomas "Kay, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. 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