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j Tba Statesman. SaUm, Oregon, Tu day. July IS. 1817 Uti CrOSS NotCS WeekEndFatal r To 7 in Oregon Tot's Mother, Gilreath Get Prison Terms Naval Reserve Sets New Unit, Alaska Cruise Interest in local naval reserve Py The mcli Pre" V'tk end accidents claimed even lrres In Oregon as a warm m sent hundreds of Oregoniana nritn O. hi eh ways and to cool Ukrt d beaches. - Only one of the deaths resulted from highway sntshap, However. That v in Portland, where Bet ty Jeasi Rogers. It. -a rose festival nrincMH two -years ago. drove car. over an embankment and was kilfed. A light airplane jwent Into i tilDiR south of Pendleton, kill in its two comaat. Lester R UurriT 20. and Lawrence Earl Thomswon, 17, both of Orofino, Idaho. Two men were missing after a small bofcl capsized south of the Cap Aaf&go lighthouse on the Oregon coast. They were Wayne Dupree, 22. and Henry Brainard. 1. both of Powers, Ore. A third man in the boat, James F. Sut ton. 3. Coos Bay. was rescued. Another drowning claimed the life of William Barken. 18, Port land, who was swimming in the At Reexport HarsShi Olson, 51, tumbled oewn dawce-hall stair- way and fractured his skull fatal ly. Life guards were kept busy by the beach crowds, rescuing 12 per sons from the breakers. . Personnel Change Mrs. Ethelmae Sandy Thomas, recently appointed nutrition di rector for the Marion county chapter of American Red Cross, will , assume her duties August i. it was reported at Monday night I activities mounted Monday with announcements of new planning moo t..i , i .. I meetine of the board of directors. Hugh Gilreath and Mrs, Lucille r,h. hI rc. Medlin were sentenced today . w I,Lr:;;r: wWa arrnounced. serve one to 28 year, in the state SnV. Awws ww 9 . - ' ar t Denitentiary for beating a child. They pleaded guilty last rriaay in circuit court to a charge of assault with intent to kill, stem ming from the beating and aband oning of 2-year-old Mary Jane Medlin, the-"Little Miss X" found June IS at Weed, Calif. 'on that hoard. Mrs. Donald Rasmussen . and Mrs. Elinor Fox have ' assumed h- duties of Kathnrn McKin- Inis, who resigned recently as di rector of home service, to serve new director nas Deen for the 0-1 reserve unit, for elec tronics training and for summer cruises to Alaska. Comdr. E. A. Meola said he will confer today and tomorrow with Capt. A. D. Ayrault. 13th district naval reserve director, on details of setting up the new reserve un it which will provide training with pay status and which may lead to establishment of a naval ar mory here. Meola and other local PUC lo I'cniHe Phone Testimony Following conclusion of the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph company's direct raw on its appli cation for an ovrr-all annual late increase of $2,249,000 here Friday state public utilities officials an nounced they would devote much of the next several weeks to a study of the testimony and ex hibits preparatory to resuming the hearing on August IB. At the resumed hearing oppo nents and intervenors will be heard. Information received by public utilities -commission offi cials indicated that a large num ber of Oregon municipalities would be represented when the hearing resumes. until chosen. Reports by. Susan Faher- Badly beaten, she could not tell j ty on the recent nation! conven-1 navy, reserve leaders will lunch j pm m -r? 11 1 authorities her name, and lay in tion at Cleveland, I. A. uei ranee with Capt. Ayrault at the Spa lLIlrOIlCU a hospital unmenuiiea ten aays. i on plans oi ine ouwiw ivuuw- restaurant uua noon. Gilreath admitted leaving the girl tee. and Vern Gilmore on the All men interested in the new there because there were "too "learn to swim'' campaign werw i reserve, including present v-o many kids around home." Judge O. J. Millard in passing sentence said he had found it dif given. sentence said ne naa iouna u an-1 T ' dicult to understand Mrs. Med- VrillVPTlll I jflVft lin's actions, when her children OU U V C11X1 MM Y unit members, will meet with the V-S electronics warfare unit at 8 p. m. Wednesday in building T504 at Salem airport, when Capt. Ayrault will outline plans. Trans portation will be provided from Salem postoffice between 7:30 and 8, Meola said Meola also disclosed arrival of For Swimming State Slices Welfare Debt' The state debt of fl.3S4.0OO, representing borrowings to merl deficit j by the state public wel fare rommiuion. MockUt was re--f duced to $784. 678 47. through a payment made by State Treasurer Lelie M. Scott. A part of the payment. 1201 584. wiped out the obligation to the state treasury department The remaining 1475.000 went to a Portland bank. Scott said he was inclined to be lieve that the state deficit for pub lic welfare purposes would not rach the $3,000,000 mark during the current bienniura as original ly estimated. It was expected, however, that additional funds would have to be borrowed pro vided the expenses of the public welfare commission continue on the present basis. four-dayoU pineappie etrtka. marked today by fuaflr and threatening to spreod to other ma jor industries. The esecutire order dirortod th board to report within test days. Three pickets were woufwSed slightly by ahotfun fire this mor ning at the plantation village of Wahiawa on central Oahu. The strikers, members of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen s union, railed meeting of leaders of other ILWU units, notably sugar workers and stevedore, to request "full and immediate support." SilvcrtonMiahap Breaks Girl i Lcs II LVrXTOX IXat Korvxv. 4, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ur Norton Is recovering at SJrertosj hosrtsl froea a fractured U a possible other i)ure Itarurred when she dashed a front of a rr passing her how osi route L aU vertan. The rmf waa drirew or Llrod Kaefeft. rtnurg from FortUnd. who had been thore far medical treaUsweU. Kaegeii took to the ditch, trying to i-U the child but smcm of the orrupaoU of the car waa labored. easily could have been 'put up r T C for adoption. He said, however, flg UeleilSe ana so passcu uiw eiiwuve. t..i- 11 ia Th ions 800 sounds of antenna sear Mary Jane has been given tol-Jr ";. , ' ,1.,!. w. nid u latest addition to the V-I un- her father, who had not lived with " Amfmnrm inAa. wh-n two for-1 its equipment. The -6 unit will Mrs. Medlin for some time, and "V Mrce.nu pleaded in- hold its regular meeting at 8 p. m. the woman's other two children, J7,,!!,!?,, in, hearings at Thursday at the airport. Both who had dlflerent lathers, v Chicago and Pittsburgh to federal Wednesday and Thursday meet- cUlses enroiiing 20 at Leslie and ivw up w .uuwi. I -hr nf removina-too secret rec- inuu luuwini i mi. ii oi infer. ClasNes for aouiu nrds from the Los Alamos. N.M- color movie "Battle or Midway. who with to learn to Mwim re also HOSPITAL RATES TALKED atom bomb plant. Boys' and girls' beginning classes were the most popular as the an nual American Red Cross city playgrounds "learn to swim" cam paign got underway at the Leslie and Olinger pools Monday. A total of 474 assorted begin ners and candidates for life saving reported for lessons. Including 134 boy beginners and 169 girl begin ners. Intermediate classes for boys and sMrls drew a maioritv of tHe rest of the total, with life-saving Meola said h expects several included i&r EamD. WallU, J4, of to Uk. J, n,. Representatives of the Oregon 1 ""'"Ly'"' 'V' I cruise to Alaska beginning July I w . T, Association of Hospitals will con- i? T -wirX t. 27. Ha added that last-minute de- V HVC lO-r orill Now Tlaytoql fer with. .Ufindustrial accident Fuft. "LSsaS Udla of departure may be rtraight commission otnciaia today to ois- ATZZ"' sTi. cu proposed increase In hos-1 co"c ""wth, Infcon 1st a bow aad aosstoat role wttk Ike Ditalrates for persons under pro visions of the state workmen's compensation law. The new pro posed room rate was estimated at $8 a day instead of $7 at tne pres ent time.i -:- ' "- A leeablaauil June mm 0 : B kikaooatara,al9k rowooa,ay8aa astaors oi "Uafaayos tWaWy I v- i .whsss sterf Uews draaai ooamos trast) Tana CTC3I KarSri tXKOX KBU Oasst iUMAN, Jr. 2 a4 Featara """ s ExeJUag Draaaa! "I Carer Big. Tawa" - with rtdlla Reed L STARTS TODAYI Tension! . Suspense! Murder! A Kkk-la-fha-Teeth Climax that L - t i wm stun Toui -yt : L .vim, ) Plus oy Klat rn asd KCXXOPT' I , w. 1 The King of tha Cowboyal Roy Rogars and Triggor 'Song of Taxaa" With Sons of the Pioneers 1 service umcers and were motivated only by the soldier's love for souvenirs in tax ing the records." Both were re leased on $10,000 bonds. Counties Gain Aid i ened out by telephone conference with him at 24453. Elks Leader Hits Commies Mai. Dally From 1 P. MV - NOW SHOWING! faeeae f CfooarW Jt i. . - - j f V VSTSOW lwwWJ I ) CARTER ; BARRY tt R eTlfl I Iff At! II r I auut mais, m. . aassoa srvwMt I aoa rousts rasMca I PORTLAND, Ore, July 14 -JPy-Charlea E. B rough ton, grand ex alted ruler of the Elks, called upon under present regulations will be Reserve Unit Here July 28 was set as the next meeting date for ex-Waves living in this vicinity who wish to form a V-10 reserve unit In Salem. It was decided at the meeting Mon day night at the chamber of com merce. Notices will be mailed to ex-Waves giving the definite time and place. Lt Travis Comer outlined steps for organization of the unit, which Building Fund Put in Bonds Delivery or $115,000 in U. S treasury bonds, to be made Fri day to the Marion county court throuzh the state treasurer's of fice, represents the Investment of a large portion of the county s courthouse construction fund, ac cording to Judge Grant Murphy. The county paid IIZ8J00.78 lor the bonds, including accrued in terest, which figures out at U48 per cent net Redemption date is Sept 15. 1951. which the court believes Is as soon as the money will be needed for building purposes. The county had already invest ed 883,000 in war and treasury bonds and has approximately fl 1.000 still in banks. Ileu Oololillers The Perfect CuUitxtior ' RoioCQIor la tba troQag IT DOES THE WORX Of TEN JOT to cullraftag DELIVERY HOW SFECXAX. TERMS BUY NOW RETORT PRICES ADYAJfCZ TEAGUE I20T0I1 CO. SSI N. Liberty ToL 84 ITS An soorooriation of $100,000 by the 1947 legislature, in lieu of given equal opportunities with the men's volunteer naval re serve unit Lt. W. W. Jenks. the lodge's 900,000 members to night to Join a fight against com munism. -Warnings against communism itsNR. was in charse $400 000 sought by the state vet- keynoteo tonigni s opening session erans department for employ-1 of the 83rd annual convention of ment of veterans service officers, the Benevolent and Protective Or will be used to assist the counties der of Elks, which has drawn some in paying their service officers 25,000 visitors into this city, rather than expanding the state Oregon's acting governor. Mar veterans department service staff, shall Cornett, touched on the same W. F. Gaarenstrom, department i theme In his welcoming address director, announced Monday. I to the thousands of Elk members. Gaarenstrom said the state vet- J "Communism is becoming ram erans department would contrib-1 pant," Cornett declared. "Sub ute for payment of these county 1 versive forces are gnawing away service officers on the basis of at the heart of our democracy. We $1 for each $3 paid by the county mu5t be alert. with the state's county maximum fixed at $1,000 a year. "We leei ivl . that the county lAliniyUlJUUn& have sole authority In the em-1 J ployment of county service om- T cers so long as the qualifications 10)326 UlUls!) nf th annlirants meet the mini- I CJ I mum standards of the sUte vet- County Judge Grant Murphy erans department.' Gaarenstrom said Monday that 12 acres of prL i . i ii ' y''f 1 " r u " 1 J. . TJ 8" usgeiump tor towns in the Gunfire Marks Hawaii Strike HONOLULU. July 14-UV A cl ing Territorial Gov. Or en E. Long named a nve-memoer emergency board to seek settlement of tha HEADQUARTERS FOU roi rt mi IC tSTt'XI Wills tlusic Slore 452 State SaaJ Jbju, :.tS3CS3 Bay a Cherry Festival Button. Opens 8:45 PJML Only Two More Days! ' (Feat, at 7:15-9:49 P. M.) David O. Selxnkk's Mighty Prodaetloa - Starring - ? t r A Ends Today! (Taea.) Gilbert Roland "Gay Cavalier" Keenan Wynn "Cdtkeyed Miracle" Opens 8:45 P.M. -Tomorrow! Roy Rogars "Don't Fence Me In" Red Skelton "The Show Off -"Son orZorro" - No. 2 plan to assist the counties in the employment of service officers was approved by the state vet erans department advisory board at a meeting here Saturday. Night Adoration To Commence at 6 p.ni. Wednesday north end of Marion county. Located northwest of Wood burn, the $2500 sito. will be paid for by a court grant as soon as the title company report establishes valid ity of the title. Then a conference will be called between the court and representatives of the north Marion towns to discuss va clous phases or management of the tract and means of garbage transport MOOSE ELECT NYBACK KLAMATH FAT.I.S J,,1 11 MT. ANGELr-Somethlng newlrsv-Al Nrback. Klamath rail. to St Mary's church, night ador-1 was elected president and Astoria ation, will be started this week, named the 1948 convention site beginning Wednesday. The devo- as members of the Loyal Order of lions will Degin at o p. m. and Moose ended their annual meet continue until 8 the next morning, ing here yesterday. Vice-presi Enough men and women of the dents named were: Cliff Gee. Cor parish have volunteered to have vallis; Earl Woods. Bend; Al Nee two people In the church every man, Tillamook and R. Damon, hour of the twelve, each person having one hour a week. The de votion is being practiced on a trial basis for the month ending Aug ust 16. It it proves acceptable to the parishioners and works no hardship on anyone, it will be con tinued. The purpose of the par tially perpetual adoration is rep aration, or atonement, for the wrongs being committed in the world today. The idea was con ceived by Father Damlan. pastor. Further volunteers will be wel comed. Men arranging the hours are John T. and Ivo BaumJn and Felix Schultz. Portland. KNIFE SLASH FATAL REDDING, Calif., July 14 -(A) Mrs. Ann Knipfel, 36, Portland, Ore., was found dead in an auto court here today. Her throat had been slashed twice with a butcher knife. Her husband, Conrad Earl Knipfel of Portland, told authori ties his wife had been despond ent since her sister's death four months ago in Portland. EAGLES SPECIAL SHOW From Portland Tuesday, July 15 Members Only RIVER YIELDS BODY PORTLAND, Ore., July 14 folice recovered from the Wil lamette rivir today the body of a man who had been weighted down by a 30-foot concrete block. 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