The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 21, 1947, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text2 Tha Sfcrt mam. Solam, Oregon. Tu day January 21. SaalfeldTakes Position with Legion Post H C. "Hub" Saalfeld. retiring Marion county serrice officer, will be manafr and executive secre tary of -Capital Post No. 9. Ameri can Leaion, effective February 3, R-?x Kimmel, post commander an nnunceeJ Monday night at the reeular meeting of the post. SaaJfeld haa reshrned hi posi tion as Marion cottntjr service of ficer effective the end of Janu ary. He was a first lieutenant in the army air forces and served a an instructor in advanced navi gi'ion and bombardment. The county service officer position was sorted by Saalfeld December 1, 1945, mmI was developed by him. Capital -post went on record last niht favorinjr all aid to Willam ette university in securing ap proval by federal agencies fur per mision tr tuild a new dormitory. The move wej made since housing facilities for student, the major ity of whom are veterans, is still cri,ifl. It was reported. New members taken into the po-t Monday night were James A. Chandler, L. G. Wikoff. Joseph F. SpauMing. Virgil R Spaulding. Harold V.. Spaulding, Alfred For Tnan. and Joseph J. Njpravnik. CPA Approves Local Building, Synagogue Construction applications for Sam trtaiing $61,200 were ap proved by the civilian production a iminit ration In Portland Mon day for L. A. Ballmer. Commer cial Botfre, $30,000 for a sales r".m: Jewish congregation. $26. 200 for a synagogue, and King . d Canning compiny, $5,000 for an addition. Memrxrs of the local Jewish congregation will meet Wednes day nijrht fct their lodge to pre pare pln; for the new synagogue It was -reported last night. The building will be constructed on Broadway svenue between Jeff ei on ad Madison street The L. A. Ballmer book store will be kHfited in the 300 block of . Commercial street. Plans are being drjiwn for a rne story con ci jte building, with full base ment, of modern design. Construc tion will begin by early summer, a. -cording to Ballmer. DOORS OPEN 6:25 SHOW STARTS 6:30 NOW ! INTO HER LOVE CAME ft FFAB MATE 4' ' r TERROR! r I If ) I av. " m ffA KXTHMUH& 'A HEP3URW IivKg mm DM WVlflB Co-Feature! An Amaslac Drama of 14 Hunted People! "THE LAST CHANCE" Extra! Cartoon - News I TODAY! EXTRA Technicolor Adventure "STAR SPANGLED CITY" and Lata World News v 1 4T- I 1947 Oil Refinery Burns, Damage Set $110,000 PORTLAND, Jan. 20-(P)-An oil explosion at Refinery Indus tries Inc. today critically burned John Adams, 57, an engineer, and i started a fire that caused damage j estimated by owners at $110,000. I The explosion, the cause on ' which was not determined, burn ed Adams' clothes off. Otto A. Ol son and his son. Ray, who rent a part of the building, ran through the flames to rescue him. Seven others escaped unhurt. Flames raged for an hour be- ! fore 18 pieces of fire equipment brought them under control. M. E. Vandewater. owner of the refine ry which makes specialized in dustrial oils, estimated his loss at SI 00,000 covered by insurance. The Olsons said their equipment ; loss was $10,000. Anderson Asks Smaller 1947 Potato Crop ' WASHINGTON. Jan. Still troubled with surplus pota toes from last year's record crop. Secretary of Agriculture Ander son said tonight 1947 production goals will be cut much more sharply than previously an nounced. 1 The original 1947 goals called for 100.000,000 fewer bushels of potatoes than last year. This was to avoid repetition of an $80,000, 000 loss the government sustained in buying surpluses to support grower prices. Fourteen states were allotted smaller acreages than they planted last year, but 34 states got more. Officials said, however, the in creases were allowed states with low per-acre fields. Reserve Units Discuss Plans Lt. Allen Berg conducted in struction covering a resume of the battle of Okinawa, in which he took part, at last night's Joint i meeting of the 369th engineering regiment and the 409th quarter master's headquarters company of the reserve army officers at the state forestry building. Col. George Spaur. command ing officer of the 369th engineer ing regiment, outlined the work of the regiment for the coming three months, discussing unit vehicles, weapons, and training maneuvers, and reminded members that any engineering reserve officer is eli gible for the unit Lt. George Har oour. Albany, and Lt. Bernard Orell. Salem, were inducted into the unit last night. School News By Donna Carr Parrish Junior High Twenty-eight Parrish boys will be awarded football letters, scar let Ps. at an assembly January 22. Coach Bob Metzger announced. j The Parrish song queens and j yell kings will serve the entire sc hool year and" the school paper's ' editor and publication manager will be elected by the journalism i class it was decided by the student council at a recent meeting. The propoals. recommended by the executive board, changed the term of the cheer leaders from one se mester to two semesters and the news organ elections from the students to the newly-formed journalism class in charge of the Periscope publication. February 15 from 7 to 10 p m. has been chosen as the time for the Parrish carnival, announced faculty chairman Neal Brown Money raised from the carnival will be used to purchase new hand uniforms. Faculty commit tee members are Neal Brown. Margaret Pierce and Georgia Rowell. Representing the Holly wood Lions club are Ursel Wolfer. chair man. Clarence Kreig and Marvin "Clatterbuck, and student representatives are Bob Meaney, chairman. Dot Cannon, Jerry Savage-. Dale Olson and Gar White. Try-outs for "At the Court of Old King Cole". Parrish talent show, will be held early in Feb ruary. Short skits, dancing, sing ing, instrumental numbers and acrobats will be included on the program. Parrish students will again take CiaJu(7iJ DMcGUIRE Robert YOUNG Mary Astor JoKn Sutton 1 ycixmmmsm co-hit wsm1 Lore on Tin Pan Alley! Ellen Drew - Robert Stanton - In - -SING WHILE TO!' DANCE" Teachers Voice Wage Demands in Brooklyn BROOKLYN. Jaa. t.-(vP-Dr. William Wacha (arm praise, center), tMher at James Hmtn high sebool la the Bronx, speaks fram steps af Hall af Reeards here as teachers from the city's scha.-a stage a demonstratlau U press demands far aa aaaaal waga Increase af Tha baard af edaca- Uaa was holding badget meeUng In a nearby bn tiding. (AP WtrephaU) Sie Offers Eye for Security ;vv - i mmr' :i ED IN BO RO. Pa Jan. ll Mrs. Marie Didlon of Edlnboro. Fa., im poverished 51 -year -old mother of 12. has offered ono of bar eyes In exchange for a home and steady income to care for the yoanc est children. She is shown with a five-months-old granddaughter. (AP Wirephot to The Statesman.) part in the "March of Dimes" campaign to start January 13 No goal has been set except that of 100 per cent participation. Last year a total of $156.38 was raised by the students. FLAXSEED GETS SL'PPORT WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. HP An agriculture department offic- STARTS T0II0BR0V7! r rra.! 2 - - Saa It oooinl Lfva it sfSMl Tha apk drom f lawless oral mrym IiEiS r . 1 I y " y!nWV Atv mwutf T it ial was quoted today by a group of republican congressmen as as suring them the government in tends to keep a $6 a bushel flax seed support price for the 1947 crop.. PLANE CRASH KILLS t i ROTAN, Tex , Jan. 20-y$-Two : persons were killed and three in- TWO STAR-STUDDED ADVENTURE HITS! . . . RE-ISSUED IN ALL THEIR BLAZING GLORYI . . .ON THE SAME EXCITING PROGRAM! t iS . (yr.a.i SENATOR VANDENBURG AFFIRMS U. S. ATOMIC POUCY .... 15 YEAR OLD INVENTOR TESTS OWN HOTEL FIRE ESCAPE LAZeilL5! device! .... reports from japan: .... lew lehr finds -out of this world" hat styles. -t , M '' v ' K Consolidation Meet Planned KEIZER, Jan. 20 The proposed consolidation of Keiier school dis trict with Salem, district 24. will bo discussed at a meeting of tax payers at the schoolhouso Tues day night at S p.m. Ralph Nelson, principal of fho 11 -teacher Keizer school, will out lino the proposal, pro and con, for the property owners. He attended a recent state-wide meeting hav ing to do with consolidation and will report. Killer Suspect Out of Custody LOS ANGELES. Jan. 20.-OP)- Robert Manloy, rod-haired sales man and former army musician, today after ha had been question was released from custody late ed for hours and subjected to lie detector testa In connection with tha mutilation slaying of attrac tive Elizabeth Short, 22. Manley, 25, who was booked on suspicion of murder when ha re turned last night from a trip to San Francisco, was quoted by of ficers as saying ho knew Miss Short, 22, in San Diego and drove her to Los Angeles Jan. 9, six days before her nude and bisect ed body was found on a vacant lot. Too Late to Classify WANTED: SUfTs Furniture Store , 1 experienced bookkeeper. 1 tip teJogTpner I LOST Little black pocketbook eon- talning 1477 Marlon Ph. 4J1. ! jured in the crash of an army j B-29 nine miles southwest of Ro- t I tan about noon today. 1 Phono 3487 Matinoo Dally oca ai rho rsis so h rao series afery mi rao Wttl s. JT- HENRY FONDA NANCY KELLY RANDOLPH SCOn BRIAN DONLEVY oas Origiaol tcreea fWy y raawaiy A 20a OMIUtT-fOX BVCOtl Mercury Rises As Roads Over State Improve Higher temperatures in virtual ly all sections of tha state, with improvement in the condition of many roads, particulary those in central and eastern Oregon, were reported here Monday by R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer. Moderate to strong winds and rain was reported in various parts of western Oregon. It was snow ing lightly last night in the Ssn tiam summit district. Baldock 's report included: Government Camp Raining Packed snow and slush through out entire section. Icy spots be tween mileposts 21 and 26, with sanding operations in progress. Santiam Summit Snowing lightly with two Inches of new snow over the week-end. Some light frozen slush and packed snow on roads. Roadside snow 51 inches. Odell Lake Light fog. Rain during night. Packed snow and slush between mileposts 58 a id 63. Snow removal equipment in operation. Slskiyen Roads normal. .. . Oregon Coast highway One way traffic over temporary bridge 12 miles north of Florence. Also short section of one way traffic one mile north of Manzanita and at two places between Gardiner and three miles north of that city. Rough road five miles south of Yachats. 4 BOYS FOl'ND State police reported late last night that four of six boys escaied from the Woodburn training school Saturday night had been found near Coquille driving a stolen car. Those picked up were Joseph Fitxhenry, Thomas Hardy, Charles O'Doherty and Duaiw San ford. PIONEER GROUP TO MEET PORTLAND, Jan. 20-yP- Tha Oregon council of the American Pioneer Trails association will hold its annual dinner hero Fri day. Opens :45 P. M. ENDS TODAY! (TCE.) Chorion. Boyar "CLUNY BROWN" a Bo try Grable DIAMOND HORSESHOE TOMORROW I Lcrurol & Hardy "SONS OF THE DESERT" Anita Louis "PERSONALITY ITD" UUlalllny, Opens :4S P. M. ENDS TODAY! (TCE.) Bob Sloolo "WILDFIRE" in Color Gala Storm "FOREVER YOURS" TOMORROWI Bowery Boys "DOCXS OF NEW YORK" o Roy Rogers "ROLL ON TEXAS MOON" From 1P.M. Phono 3467 ,0'gC)Xfo Tha spoctocolordimoa t Z-nAlW I VT I of tho worlds most GENE TIERNEYv C 0 HENRY FONDA i TRIAL NEARS END PEIPING, Jan. 20 -(if)- Tha court martial of a United States marina charged with twice rapine a 19-year-old Chinese co-ed near ed the final argument stage to day as threats were heard that more anti-American students demonstrations would follow any verdict short of conviction. Opening under Naw Management Tho Chuck Wagon At 112 Edgewater St Wanda Katnsa Par Lyons BBaaaanmmnmamr - w mm i George has driven Green-Liners 310,468 miles without an accident; holds tha coveted Na tional Safety Council 7-year No-Accident award. You bet he's a safe driver. George Spence lives at Gearhart. and has been driving the big, safe Green-Liners since 1935. You'll sea him every day on the Seaside to Tillamook to Portland run over tha scenic Wilson River highway. When you travel in Western Oregon, ask your ticket agent to route you by Oregon Motor Stages. Ride tht big, comfortable and tafa Green-Liners. For $chdul and Ticket Information Chad wick Hotel Co. Senator Hotel W "fa GENE TIERNEY HENRY FONDA a THE RETUnil OF iackie'cooper OirocSod ay P9JTZ LA NO -zl imiiiraynTflfi -Ends Today! (Tna.) CUadetta Colbert Orsea Welles "Tomorrow Is roreyer "Down Sina-apora Way" la Technicolor Starts Tomerrew! Paalette Goddarl Hard Hatfield ' "Diary of a Chambermaid" Randy Scott - "Gabby" Hayes "Badman's Territory" CI0RCI SflNCI Creea-Liner Pilet . "" r ww Owns 4 foot centmercial f Sthlaf boat which k ear at an the Pcift Cail as a (idrline e kit Creo Liaat S15 Court Scdem. Or. TZ2 ENDS TODAYI (TUEJ Paul Muhl "Angol on My Shoulder" Albort Bassorman "I Wat A Criminal"