1 The Start man, Sodom, Oregon, Fridcrf, July 18, 1847
Festival SideBigDit
Flying Saucer
Mills, Eyerly Aircraft company,
Pumilite Concrete Block com
pany, Radio Station KSLM, Sa
lem Woodworking company,
Traeger & Pecker Guy Anchor
company, Salem Paint Manufac
turing company. Vocational In
dustries, Sicks' Brewing company,
Salem Aluminum plant.
Successor
SW-nQi Cbcrry festival was not
without it "flying saucer, its sil
very surface suspiciously fresh and
saucer-Uke and Its posted descrip
tion in the army recruiting serv
ice a exhibit at the armory iden
tifying itv Saucer, Flying,
MIA2' which was not immediate
ly tested because it had to be
rushed to Salem. Ore- for dis
plsy at the Cherry festival."
Song lor Queen
Among ether Salem Cherry Fes
tival sioelighta occurring during
opening day events Thursday, was
the Eugene Gleemen's dedication
of their eong, "Come Roam With
Me," to Mrs. Margaret Michaels,
Pasadena, Calif-, KSLM-Mutuat's
Queen for a Day, who was a festi
val v inter at the fairgrounds show
Uct night. She was presented by
Glenn McCormick, head of KSLM.
"
Old Fashioned
Several mayors of mid-valley
communities were introduced to
the fairgrounds crowd last night,
but none managed to attract quite
the attention accorded Mayor Hoi
Jus Smith's party from Dallas,
dressed in their centennial cos-.
tumes representing clothes of the
last century. With him were Mrs.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Adolf,
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Ea kin and
Mrs. Bonny M sherry of Berkeley,
Clf.
Free Music
One of the first big crowd
catchers of the festival was the
Salem city band of tS union mu
sicians 'under the baton of Maurice
Brennan. Their appearance on all
three days of the festival has been
financed by the musicians' union
fund frren its share of records sales
proceeds. Arrangements for using
the funds for paying the musi
cians curing festival were made
by Glen Hoar, president of the
Salem musicians' local.
. Junior Showmen
The midget four - year - olds
whote lart-on-stage bows and
curtsies struck the fancy of the
show crewd last night during the
Paul Armstrong dancers' program
. were Cneter Hodgson and Carol
Hanson.- The diminutive singer
was Beth DeLeschmidt.
,.
Big Visitors
Everyone seemed headed for
the Cherry festival including one
of the five B-29 crews which flew
their warships from Merced air
base, Calif., over the Salem arm
ory at the festival opened Thurs
day . alternoon. l ne u-z wm re-1 rji . r
main at Salem airport during the 3 Ilea TS tO Spare
f Aatisral Ttst iraur tttvirtt sit that I
Marion hotel includes Capt, Jo- When Mayor "Bob" Elfstrom
seph Semanek, pilot, of Bing- appeared to open the festival by
hampton, N. Y.; co-pilot It. Ben- cutting the ribbon barring the
jamin I vie, Leaksville. N. C; na armory door, Mrs. Elfstrom was
vigator Lt Erik Giertson, Bloom- there too, having brought a pair
field, N. J.: engineer Lt. Norman, of lge scissors in her handbag.
Lowry. Downlngton, Pa.; crew " case His Honor forgot the
chief M. Srt. James Crotts. Wash- appropriate equipment which.
ingtoo. D. C. and assistants T. it might be added, turned out to
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Set. James Whitson, Knoxville,
Tenn.; Sgt. Robert Jennings, Ok
lahoma City; Sgt Robert Seigle,
Pine Plains, N. Y, and Pfc. Billy
Webb, Bpnham, Tex.
be a handsomely decorated pair
of shears for the grand occasion.
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Armory Show
: 4
Way Back When
Entertainers the Junior Cham-
ber has booked for 2 p. m. and
8 p. m. shows in the armory ex
Mrs. B. O. (Agnes) Schucking. hibit hall both today and Satur-
who was Salem's first Cherry fair day Include Impersonator Gene
queen in 1903 and who was am-1 Malecki, Magician -Jack Spong,
ong onlookers at the coronation Joe Lane and his Oregon Cow
last night, recalled that "in her boys, the Podewell Junior play-
day" she was crowned In the see- ers. Pianist Ruth Kriesel and
tion of Willson park now the sita Whistler Lois Newman.
of Salem postoffice, that ceremo
nies were not quite as elaborate
"but I dare say we had as much
enjoyment"
Snell Appoints
Rent Control
Advisor Board
With Gov. Earl Snell s recom
mendation for the local area's rent
control advisory committee mem
bers disclosed Thursday, function
ing of. the powerful committee
authorized by the recently
acted rent law neared.
The governor s oliire luted at
recommended appointees Lliu-
beth Lord, representing the pub
lic; Floyd Wilson and Robert F,
Lowe, both veterans, represent-
ing tenants; Ralph E. Moody and
Homer Smith, sr., representing
landlords. All the nominees art
from Salem.
Their appointment by Housing
Expediter Frank R. Creed on was
considered virtually assured as
the law calls for appointment of
five members to each advisory
from a list submitted
rtditriils and to recommend rti
of the local rent office in hard
ship and other cases after tndl-
idual landlords' petitions have
been Med with the rent office.
en-
DE8 MOINES. Jaly 17 Bathe
Francis J. McCeauselL retired
bishop of the New Yerk area,
whs will saocsed the late Brace
K. Baxter as bishop of Meth
odist eharehes la the Pacific I committee
Northwest. Hie appetataneat by the governor of the state in
will eeatlaae aaUl Jaly, Hit. which the defense-rental area
(Story page L)
SamG.Blvthe.
Word of Welcome LT ,
When tha lovely Cherry festl- JlOtCd WOtCra
il princesses were called upon A. ?VU " MrVM i
9 journalist Dies
val princesses were caued upon
to greet the opening ceremony
crowd through the microphone
the armory, the first three man-
aged bare "hellos" but Princess
Mary Ann Schmidt of Mt Angel
broke the ice with a pleasant wish
Salem Woman
Hit by Bullet
Shooting of i J calibre gun.
which resulted in the injury of
Mrs. Erie Petre, resident of the
sou in raver road Tuesday eve
ning was under investigation Wed-
MONTEREY, Calif- July 17 nesday afternoon by Marion
that spectators would enjoy W aamuei uiywe. noiea vuj A
themselves as much as the assem- Journalist and writer and an in- office. -
bled nrincesses Umate of every president from Mrs. Petre was struck in the
v ; . . Grover Cleveland to Franklin upper right arm by a bullet which
a t Delano Roosevelt, died tonight. ; Immediately in front of
bnaiU He wag 4Xjtt&cZ t W- bffieart. She , said
.The end of. a brilliant career! aha had-seen-nobtyly nearby and
Dave hoss, kului program i Whkh included editorship of Cos-1 had heard no other shots, accord
uijeciiM, tansicu uuiiku. m mw i mopolltan - magazine. . political I mi to snerurs reports.
army w a Ikle-t allele wmcn writing for the old New York
wouldn't function the opening" World. and the Saturday Evening
ceremony started but was no less Pogtf nmts at 10 Q.clock after a
the embarrassed than King Bing ion( nine,,, He had lived here
am uyer wneii tne iancr mi in-i since 1916.
r It was Blythe who obtained the
quotation, "Huerra ' must go." in
located.
The Salem rent area include
all Marion county and West Sa
lent.
The advisory committee under
the new rent act has the- power
to recommend abolition of rent
troducing princesses overlooked
Mary Marguerite Helsel and re-
. Sheriff Young declared the near
seriousness of the snooting "should
serve as a warning against pro
miscuous use of guns.
Mrs. Petre was working in her
back yard, at Salem route S, box
969. when bit. the sheriff said.
ceived a loud but good nstured I an exclusive interview with Pros-1 Th bullet caused only a flesh
protest from her Woodburn, fol
lowing. i V
. ' ' , '
Jenny Dnd ' '
Lucile Cummings, the home
town singer who has scored many
successes in radio, theatre and
church singing across the nation,
hastened to chide The Statesman
for an uncorrected headline
i that had transformed her into a
"native of Sweden." She is to
sing at tonight's festival show.
3 Little Nieces
wound and was removed at Salem
General hospital.'
ident Wilson, presaging the resig
nation of the Mexican president
Blythe helped make history In
1915 when he collaborated with
the Chinese government at Peking T ltlrtMsUss,
in framing a rejection of Japan's I "-wut niuuuiuaucii
4 .J I- S . A . M I
on Manchuria.
W Jul Dally rraaa 1 P. M. w
Now! For fha Cherry
raafiTall
AO Ike thrfHs
tf wartsTs atast
leasees raclaf
dassicsl
BNTurf-eos ,7 -' j
CLENN UXGA2I HELEN WALKER
Meat tliim mn flajSMiwi
tkasw BRUCE HUMBERSTONE
ROBERT BASSLER
0i 1 mm flay h WSS Iwdm
Pinal Ccrxtoonl
Abxnafl Fox N
The three nieces of Queen Mar
tha I who were crown and train
Divers Visit
Sunk Saratoga
WASHINGTON. July 17 - VPi -
Navy divers today got down to
the flight deck of the aircraft car
rier Saratoga, lying in 200 feet
bearers at the coronation had no I of water at the bottom of Bikini
lliil . Sa i 1.1 a . S.S ft '
lime amicuiiy negoviaiing uieiiagoon. ...
high steps leading to the throne, f - The old flat toD's 'deck U eov.
what with their long, dresses andjered with coral dust,,ssld dls-
lemporaruy neavy responsiom- patches received at the navy de
ties.'.. They behaved beautifully partmenL - t
through the show, only occasion- The 33,000-ton ' carrier went
ally appearing to be the object down a year ago after the under
of whispered admonitions from water atomic bomb test at the
ner nignness. j pacific atolL
a arronger noia I m is. t tto
By September 1
WASHINGTON. July 17 -VP)
Lady Iris Mountbatten, cousin oft
King George VI of Great Britain,
has been asked to leave the United
States by September 1, Ugo Caru-1
si, commissioner of immigration
and naturalization, said tonight
Carusi said the great-grand
daughter of Queen Victoria had
over-stayed her visitor's permit,
and that her request for an ex
tension has been denied. .?
The fact that Lady Mountbat
ten has taken employment In this
country. Carusi said, violated the
terms of her visitors permit
Lady Mountbatten waa arrested
in New York early this week on
Washington. D.C, fugitive
war-
I A naw exnedition . Im invwtl
JrrUUCl Ul I rOUUClB ZZn: Z . . .r ...r nal accusing her of issuing a I
.u Zl?:Z-K.r7J?l "" worthless check, a charge which
uniuiwn in hw iiiuurj iw "u mk waicr irouna inem a Iter I i4mnn4 tw4av
a i r- M . : i M . l I Ik. I i . I vrr-- J '
uie ici I J icnuvBi intun iiiuw- w nv uuiuu VIMMIM MSI
ing representative Salem area year.
Droducts are:
Ballantyne & Heitr Manufact- bussing AT FAIKVDIW
Joan Fontaine Graces
uring company. Valley Packing
company. National Battery com
pany, Paris Woolen Mills, W. W.
Rosebraugh company. Western
Paper Converting company, Stev
ens Emiinment comoinr. Rsmaffes
Beverages, Thomas Kay Woolen "icaoasier, us, ana Lroy Wool
over, 41.
BASEBALL
TOIIIGPT
t:15 P. M. Waters field
Salem Senators
vs.
Yakima
Box Seat Reservations
Phone 4647
DAIICE
Erery Saturday Night
Silverica Armory
Music by
Glenn Woodry'a
15-Pleee Orchestra
Dinner at Five
Lrt "Butch prepare your favorite steaks and
dinners, they're delicious, plentiful, satisfying
and appetizing.
"Batch will make Leonard's "The Best Place
to Eat in Town.
LEOIIARD'S SUPPER CLUB
Dining Keen is In Charge of "Batch' Weissbeck,
Formerly with Chock's Tavern.
Manager "Bill" Giese
DINE - DAIICE
S P.M. to 2 A.M.
No Cover Charge
HURHYJ ENDS SAW
' OFKNS t'Ai T. M. .
tt. Adilti SM (toe. Ux
HOY: chad, jo, Uk)
GLEIHl
ICXMI
I
lAmSUUiYAH
JAKSUtm
Opens 1:45 p. am.
Now I Torrifie Fun! .
. j Boy Rogors
Dale Ercms
"Don'tjence
Me In"
Bod Skolton
Tho Show Off'
"Son of Zorro" No. 2
40c TQI I P. M.
NOW PLAYING
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2nd FEATURE
Opeaa S:4S p. sa.
ALSO
"Trail ol Vongeanco"
with
Klrfcy Oraat - Tnxtj KsOgki
rml A
Ford Fires
32 Foremen
DLTROIT. July 17 -Thirty-
wo Ford Motor Co. foremen ae-
cuM-d of "violence and terror
ism'' during a recent 47-day strike
were fired today and their union
countered with the threat of an
other walkout
The Independent Foreman's a-
socistion of America summoned
its 3,800 memberi employed by
Ford to a special meeting Sun
day, two weeks to a day after
they voted to end their previous
strike without gaining their ob
jective a new contract.
Citing alleged acts of violence
against non-strikers and during
that stoppage. Ford officials said
they would not have "the type of
person who participates In this
kind of gangster terrorism" in
their employ.
SI Million Fire
In Texas Plant
AL'STIJ. Tes, July 17 - ii -
A fire causing an estimated II,-
000.000 in damages tonight swept
the mill and wsrettouae of the
Capital Pre fabrics toes lnr, plant
here.
The damage was estimated by
J. K- Eicheiberger. vr-edrt
and general manager of the plant,
one of the largest of its kind la
the nation.
The fire was discovered shortly
after 7 p. m. by a night watchman.
A atrorvg east wind swept the
fire from the wart-house to the
rrulL The tire was sUU bUnnf at
1035 p. m. tonight.
Hedy Wins Divorce;
Says Loder Indif fcrmt
UOS ANGELES, July IT -if)
At least one man her husband
was Indifferent to beauteous
Kedy Lamarra charms, the act
ress lestlQed today as ane w
ditorr from Jeha Loder, Rril
lan bom ati sesi s4yw.
"TAsriag tho last two yeers Mr.
Loder waa OTtrrmely tneUrterwot
te ene." the ctrrse ea& 1U m
very coMaal In SUs arututoe
ward sno and wise rtukdreak"
The dtik -Hatred im Lsmarr,
it. was granted hrr divorre afler
Id natnyto keortng.
Wolch This Space Sunday
COimiG
Ono ITighl Only
Jnly 22
crion
SOMETHING'S GOING
TO HAPPEN
in
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Af.D HIS ORCIIESTa
futofc & Tent S ft Tn
CRYSTAL
GABDEIIS
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Authorities at the Tairview Rlbfl a llorae ShlM
noma reported at 9:30 . o'clock
Thursday night that four persons HOLLYWOOD, July 17 -(V
were missing. Their names and Movie Actress Joan Fontaine and
ages were listed as Beta Peters, a horse she was riding fell down
20, Valdeen Conrad. 19. Vernon a 20-foot embankment in the San
ta Monica mountains today when
the mount shied at a rattlesnake.
The star received minor facial
DISCS STOLEN FKOM CAK - I cuts and was believed to have
Police reports stated Thursday suffered two broken ribs, her stu-
nigm uat a. a. itepnart, 333 Co-1 dio said. She was taken to a doc-
lumma si, naa reported two hub I tors oixice ror A-rays.
caps missing from his automobile.
Too Late to CLuaify
rOR SALE: 134 Tord coup, radio.
96 motor, rood ahaoe. 1W N. 14th.
' WANTED to buy: t acre or Waa not
restrteted. tlSfl cash north loraUoo. I
within milea. Write Box M7 I
man. 1
rOR SALS: 1M7 Studebakar Cham
pion. 4 dr. aedan. r. it h. 142 Old elub
sedan, r. at a. iwn rora or, radio.
1S41 sedanette. r, St h. 1B41 Plymouth
4 dr. aedaa. r. aV h rocooditiooed
motor, 9i rubber. 1M1 Ford tudor,
r. at new motor.
Spadal 1S3S Naah 4 dr ardan. r. h..
ntri clean. $405. HaaUnsa Motor Sales.
7M S. 12th St. Phone S622.
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