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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1948)
I The. Irvvin Wedel New Hospital Superintendent (Picture on pace D Resignation of r. F. Wedel superintendent of Salem Memor ial hospital and appointment of hi ton, Irwin r. Wedel. as suc cessor, were approved - Friday by the hospital board of directors, ac cording to A. C Haag. chairman. The change is effective immedi ately. The eider Wedel. who is retir ing from actire work, but will remain in an advisory capacity, U the son of B. F. Wedel. one of the hopitari founders and super intendent for severe years until succeeded by his sen. He has been with the institution since its es tablishment in 1911. Irwin Wedel said he planned no changes st present in hospital operation or poucy. and that it would continue as a non-denom-inationaL community hospital The new superintendent, who has served as assistant superintendent . . a m a a since January, inauiicu from Willamette university in 1040 with ma lore in chemistry and business administration. He was president ef Sslem Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1948 and on the senior Chamber's board of directors, as well as a director of the Cherryland restlval asso ciation. On the hospital staff since 1931, Wdl has worked as laboratory technician, x-ray technician and office manager. He resides at 136 ... . m a Duncan ave., witn nts wue ana two children. 300 Delegates to Assemble Today At Legion Meet State officers of the American taitjn an daaxilisrr will be among those attending when an expected 300 delegates essemDie here at 9 o'clock today for the an nual district two conference. Art Dreselnaus of Silverton is com mander cf the mid-valley district. Posts 136 and 149 here will be host for the conference, for which the pwgram Includes business during the afternoon and a ban quet at 7 p.m. All sessions will be in Legion hall. Cottage and Che meketa streets. Buchanan Heads Farm Credit Group Claude Buchanan, Corvallis. was elected president of the Willam ette Valley Production Credit as sociation at the 14th, annual meet ing of the organization's board Friday. Other officers for 1943 are E. W. McMindes. Astoria, vice-president; P. M. Brandt, jr.. Salem, secretary-treasurer; John G. Bryant, Salem, assistant secretary-treasurer, 'and Wilma Bunnell, Salem, assistant secretary. Old Trnie Way Straehan and Hi Orchestra Each Saturday Night V.F.U. Hall Hood A Church Sta. Modern EMOTE Independence VFT7 Hall Dan UHey's ORCHESTRA Sssoelhest Floor la the Valley N A DANCE Tonighl , Slcper Hall Independence With Joe Lane & His Oregon Play-Boys Willamette Valley's Top Western Band USUI Thnrxdays' TIQC0,Salnrdayi' Sponsored by American Legion Oregon Saturday. January 17, 1MI Justice Brand Describes War Crimes Trials How it feels to wear earphones! month after month while listening to testimony in the war criminals trials in Nuernberg was the sub ject of atalk rriday by Justice James T. Brand at the Salem Cred it association luncheon in the Gold en Pheasant rest ur ant. The Oregon jurist told of the tri als over which he presided as one of th United States judges. While his talk touched on many of the war crimes and definitions for them, re devoted time to those in volving property in which he thought the group might be es pecially Interested. How the court acquired its pow er, and the crimes of which those tried were accused were explain ed. Justice Brand will speak Mon day at Salem Chamber of Com merce forum luncheon and in re ferring to the Monday talk, he said he would try not to repeat him self. The meeting was one of the best attended of any in many months. Justice Arthur Hay Introduced his associate on the Oregon Supreme Court bench. Howell Seeks Coroner Post first candidate to file for a Marion county office this year is Leston W. Howell of Salem, who seeks republican nomination as county coroner. Howell, who filed Friday with the county clerk, was also a candidate in 1944. A partner at the Howell-Edwards funeral home, 543 N. Capi tol st, since 1937, Howell has as his campaign slogan, "It's time for a change." He was born in Ore gon City in 1901, has been a resi dent of Marion county for . the past 33 years and of Salem for 12 years. He is a member of the Ma sonic lodge. Al Kader Shrine of Portia ndn. Odd Fellows, Macca bees, Eagles and the First Chris tian church. Smith Named to Housing Authority Homer Smith, jr.. Salem insur ance man and a World War II veteran, was appointed Friday to the Salem housing authority by Mayor R. L. Elfstrom. He will serve a two-year term. He replaces George Aiken who asked the mayor not to reappoint him, for reasons of health. The mayor also announced he was continuing present member ship of the building code board of appeals whoae members held of fice at the mayors pleasure, members are G. R. Boa tw right, L. P. Bartholomew and E. E. Bat terznan. Opening jj Dallas Armory Glenn Uoodry's Orchestra 14 People 14 Featuring; Kay Butler Vent Esch Adequate Heat Old Time Dance Every Saturday Ilighl 959 Ceeurt SI Over Western Asia Meslc by NATTHES OLD TIME ORCHESTRA , tax Ism. DA CE FRI. AND SAT. NIGHTS AT LEONARD'S SUPPED CLUB NO COVER CHARGE 3057 Portland Road Fhoo HSU r GLACIER PARK LAKE Wsestrew Wllsaa. la e NEW YORK Terksi W I NT ew t 1947, 16 Men Form Optimist Club Sixteen Salem business and pro fessional men Launched the Salem Optimist club Friday noon, elect ing Kenneth Foster of the Pru dential Life Insurance Co. as pres ident The Rev. Orville Jenkins of the First Naxarene church was elect ed secretary, and Willard Friesen of the Salem Box Co., membership chairman. The meeting was a lun cheon at the Marion hoteL The next meeting of the club will be held Friday evening, Jan uary 23, at the Spa restaurant at which time the membership and invited guests will bring their wives for a Optimist-Opti-Mrs. meeting at 6:30 p.m. Worth C. Caldwell, an international dele gate to Optimist international, will be principal speaker. Guard to Hold Summer Camp PORTLAND. Jan. lMV The Oregon National Guard probably will hold its first postwar summer training camp this year. Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea, Oregon adjutant general, said today. He told representatives of every National Guard unit in Oregon. hr for a three - day school, that the summer session for ground forces would be at Camp Clatsop and for air forces at the Portland air base, but did not list dates. GROWTH Dir NEWBCIO NEWBERG, Jan. 18 -JP)- This town has grown from 2,960 people in 1940 to 4,500, City Recorder Jack Mueller reported today af ter a survey based on water meters. GANDHI GIVEN DATS NEW DELHI, Jan. 1-P) -Competent medical sources said today that 79-year-old Mohandas Gand di. in the fourth day of his peace fast, could endure another six days "at the utmost" without ser iously endangering his life. Bomb Tip Inspires Search of Liner NEW YORK, Jan. II -CV An extensive search of the United States Lines liner America was made tonight after police were tipped that a bomb was aboard, but authorities said they found nothing to substantiate the alarm. The tip, relayed to police by the federal bureau of investigation, stemmed from a conversation over heard near the liner's berth at the foot of 21st street. uesm m ; v - , z - mm. - mm .... . ' - J KUea Wllsea. aaaaed tt circle trail la Glacier National rarfc. E R Msaaatf streets were cleared a few days after the bet this was the seme la eatlyta Qweeas twe week later. Scott Toys with Announcement Of Political Plan PORTLAND, Jan. 19-tP)-State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott, often mentioned as a possible republi can candidate for governor next May, Increased speculation here today at an Oregon Fairs asso ciation meeting. Ha complimented 4-H club eon test winners present and com mented he hoped to be as suc cessful politically as they had been in their work. Asked later if that meant he would run for the governorship, he said. "Let's see how many can didates appear." Uncle Sam Says New Tear's Day 19MT Tea exactly thai by sigmhtg ear ttase ss Jaaaarr te aa rersa at ysor ft which wO to take 9U.T8 a eae 929 Savtoars a att far the yean. The rayrea aavhurs which to the partial paraaosd key gavtngs a is wheis y m oteaOy stesttil afsahto aistigg e sc " P. S. Trmmuy iJMJtfsT Waas4 a depsatt Bend fee next 19 way to' a werk Fun at NORMANDY MANOR 2-FLOOR SHOWS-2 11:00 P.M. 1:00 AM. Every Salnrday Iligtl PRESENTING Stylos in Music EDDIE SHEA, KLC Comedy - Irish Melodies NAN TOPPING Singer of Blues DALE HAGEN Ballads - New and Old Song Fost Ne KaJee la Prices Ne Cever Charge Danco to tho Music of rnoNX ists . L, far the wife ef the late rresideai record New Supervisors Elect Briggs Larry Briggs, supervisor, at Paulus Brother cannery, - was elected president of the Salem Industrial Supervisors club suc ceeding Stearns Gushing at the or ganization's annual election and dinner at the YMCA Friday night Other new officers elected were Carl Snyder, Warner Motors, vice- president, and Tim Briggs. Val ley Motors, secretary-treasurer. New members of the executive board are Larry Biggs, Ross Miller, Francis McDonald, Charles F. Davis. Tim Briggs, E. M. Phil lips, Ludwig Beimel and Don Ms r dock. Additional members of the board will be elected at the next meeting. . The Rev. Brooks Moore, pastor of the First Methodist church, dis cussed The Power For Peace," In a speech before the club. Robert Gwinn, Katharine Schixler and Vernle Phillips en tertained with several vocal and instrumental numbers. Election of the remaining di rectors and installation of officers will take place at the club's next meeting to be held at the YMCA Friday, February 20. Seabees Hear Naval Officer Salem's Seabee reserve unit, meeting at the Chamber of Com merce Friday night heard Lt Cmdr. M. S. Hubbard, engineering officer from 13th naval district headquarters in Seattle, explain the relationship between tho navy V-6, inactive reserve, and Seabee reserve units. Lt Cmdr. HoUis Libby, com mandant of the Salem unit, an nounced that future meetings would be held on Fridays follow ing the second Wednesdays of each month. Andy Anders Dvie Then Saxophone Dnuaa Band Leaders Tear' Petrillo WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 - (JP) -Music industry witnesses said to day that even top-flight band leaders are "very much afraid" to go against the wishes of James C. Petrillo and that the industry it self isn't sure how to cope with the Musicians union chief. James W. Murray, vice president of Radio Corporation of America in charge of record making, told a house labor committee hearing on Petrillo: "We've got to find a way to live comfortably with Petrillo. And we could get along If he d only come down from the stratosphere and stop his fantastic demands that would bring about the ex tinction of the recordmaking busi ness." Asked how long Harry James, Guy Lumbardo and other band leaders would retain their bands if they came before the house com mittee and testified that they didn't like Petrillo's edicts, Mur ray replied glumly, "About 24 hours." War Memorial Boards Named Membership of the committees which are to outline and carry through a promotional program for the Salem War Memorial asso ciation's project of a civic audi torium was announced Friday by Coburn Grabenhorst and Lena Belle Tartar, chairman of the men's and women's committees. Reports will be presented at the next association session. On the men's committee are Robert L. Jones, Don Dill, Al Schuss, Walter Musgrave, Pete Jones, H. R. Maillie, W. C. Dyer, jr.. Jack Hay and Lawrence Fisher. The women's group consists of Mrs. Walter ZoseL Mrs. Winnie Pettyjohn, Mrs. James T. Brand, Mrs. George Rhoten, Dora the a Steusloff, Mrs. Homer Smith, Jr., Mrs. Don Madison, Marian Wood en and Mrs. L. O. Arena. rM Late to Oaaaifv US BASS piano accordion. Ex, eond. CbMp. Xl4'4 S. Commercial St. Base- men t apt.. t rear of rtor. iLElPtNC rooms bv tht wock at tbo Blain Hotel. S S LP. RMS- loiat bathroom. Call S-42XS RIGHT IfOWl Zad Aee Bit! i nattiia swwatt JJ Extra! Sam. A Ma. KOSK BOWL GAMX AND PARADE All la Celer! la Waraer-Pathe Newt 3i HarOwwCaefel t Most Tuneful Musical Hit! m. mm I i I a Msias a 1 1 i V (WARSHAU X'IL L -UJ Mccracken v I t ? am ToaMC 1; "'' Larst March ef Time I l -T-Mea la Actloa" I VlllV 1 Also I yJH 1 VC: TeehaJeeler Carteea I 1 V OeldUeeks Bears" I f aad Warner News steel I 1 1 .. ' Auto Parts Store To Open Building The Hollywood Auto Parts store, a branch of the Salem Auto Parts company, will open in its new, modernistic building at 2002 Fair grounds rd. today, it was an nounced last night by Frank Ward, company chieftain. The building was erected by Frank Chatas. Ward said the new Hollywood business would carry general auto parts, equipment and accessories. Manager of the Hollywood store is to be Don Anderson of Salem. Realty Board Plans Outlined More civic action -and coopera tion with other civic groups and local government was promised for .the Salem Board of Realtors at the Friday luncheon, by W. W. Goodwin, new president. To enable this goal, Goodwin said in outlining his year's pro gram, the board must expand in membership to make its work more effective. He also urged that steps be taken to make state examina tions for real estate brokers and salesmen's licenses more difficult. Friday's program at the Mar ion hotel consisted of a question and answer forum moderated by Kenneth Sherman. Members of the panel were Lea Ohmart, Ro bert O. Smith, F. H. Weir and Walter Musgrave. Soviet Willing to Negotiate on U. S. Lend-Lease Bill WASHINGTON, Jan, 16 -OPV- Russia's ambassador reported to day the Soviets are ready to re open negotiations for a final set tlement of the Soviet union's $11, 297,000,000 lend - lease account. It is the last unsettled major ac count left on lend-lease books. The ambassador, Alexander ft. Panyushkin, told news men at the state department that he hoped to resume the negotiations in the near future. ' mrranrTa e Cant. Fresa 1 HELD OVER! 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