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V-frlla tateman. Scleny' OrQ Tropical Winds .Jave Florida; Death Toll 9 MIAMI. Fla- Sept. 22-(-A tremendous tropical hurricane moved into the Atlantic ocean at . Jensen Beach, Fla., today after rak ; ins Cuba and South Florida and leaving at least nine persons dead. Six -were killed in Cuba when ! the tricky storm lashed the west- : ern Dart of the island and tnree more died in Miami. Ninth victim was Frank Robert Loekwood. 50. whose body was found done the government cut entrance iettr at Miami Beach. Police said he was the victim eith er of drowning or a crushing blow aeinst -one of the rocks .which cover the ietty. The storm in passing to the sea crossed Wrida s rich Indian riv er citraa, groves. Dan McCarty, laree-scafe erower there, said it will be several days before a half way accurate estimate of damages can be -driven. Everglades City, little town of 600 persons west of Miami, was under at least a foot cf water. The town is without electfric pow er and the only contact with the outside -is -by amateur radio.1 Stock Market Swings Higher NEW YORK. Sept. 22 -UP-De-: tnand for railroad shares generat . ed enough atrengtlftoday to swing the stock -aaarket higher; ! .Favorable operating reports for : August provided a springboard , for optimism over the rails. On the disappointing side the facthat the rally today was ' not accompanied by a higher vol ume of trading. Transactions were 750.000 shares against 920.000 yes terday. The Associated Pres average of 60 stocks -gained J3 of a point to 67 J. The rail section made the best gain of .5 of a point and in dustrials went up .3 of a point. Utilities were unchanged. The number of issues traded 'dwindled to 923 of which 495 were .higher and 228 were lower. Horn Showing 1 Open 7:30 P. M. Gary Coeaer TaalcUe Gaeoard Cecil B. DeMiHe'a "Baeeaqaeret1" la Teehaleeler . Cater Cartoea 1ATE NEWS! MAT. DAILY FROM 1 P.. M. now at nccuLAn paiccsi dayid a sxizNiars JSNNTOIJOMZS GZEGORY TtXX. JOSraG0TTSM Open f:45 P. M. Newt Uchsrd Arlea New! Opens C:45 P. M. S BIG FEATURES L Gary Creeper Cwbey and The Lady" t, T)ick Tracy ' vs. Caeball" - S. i Daacma Kenalde , Clsea'Kld Ketmrns" l f ""' . Ml Wanda McKay Geerge Beeves s Thtgdiay; Spt 1943 Nooneman Held on Hit-Rnn Charge F rioyd Howard Nooneman, Woodburn, was held in the Mar ion county Jail Wednesday night on a charge of failure to stop at the scene of an accident. His bail was set at $25. ; Nooneman was arrested at his home by state police on a warrant sworn by Gertrude Johnson, Woodburn, whose car was dam aged while parked on a Woodburn street Pirkle- Freed In East Oregon Murder Trial VALE. Ore ' Sent. Malheur county jury returned a verdict of "not guilty" tonight In the trial of William G. Walker for the slaying of J. C. Pirkle. The verdict was returned about five hours after Circuit Judge M. D. Biggs Instructed the jury to vote on either a reduced charge of second degree murder or man slaughter or to exonerate the de fendant. The vote was 10 to two "not guilty." Earlier today Judge Biggs re duced the charge from the first degree murder Indictment on which Walker was brought to tri al last Tuesday. Before a crowded court room the defense made three motions one for directed verdict for acquittal. one. for reduction of the charge from first to second degree mur der, and one for reduction of the charge to manslaughter. Judge Biggs said evidence of premeditation and deliberation were lacking and he would in struct the jury of the second de gree charge. jAax xaggart, one oi tne aeiense attorneys, told the jury in sum ming up that no motive for the slaying had been shown and Pir kle s death was "just an unlortun ate situation." Walker contended lorlae was killed in a three-way scuffle be tween Walker, Pirkle and Mrs. Pirkle the last a missing key witness. She has not been found. Salvation Army Band Attends Portland Meet The Salem Salvation Army band was guest of the Portland Citadel band at ite- 24th annual banquet Tuesday night in Portland. Local bandmen heard a taut ty CoL Bramwell Coles of London, England, SA international music director, who also conducted ; a model band practice. The Salem band was accompanied by Ray mond A. Carl. Leslie junior high bandmaster. ALAN LADD DONNA REED la Beyond Glory James Masen Deberaa Kerr la "Hatter's Castle" NEW TODAY! T A rauuess . -W i4 a baack af mm -1 BLYTH bam DDSYEA ANOTHER is 1 j y boi it i ij New Shewing Opens ff:45 CCLC1S m C3 ftKWkjJCK.I FC23 Plus Boms tead Featare - "Elostdla's Annivaracirr" i wlta Penay Singleton. Artaar Lake sr. dm i I 1 jB ' a, . ii'fi r IMPART of the I FDHEST 2nd Hit! I Deed to Salem f. hi - v Air Base Land Sent to County Marion county has acquired ti tle to the 124-acre farm labor camp (formerly Salem Army Air base) on Turner road across from th municipal airport. The county purchased the property-last September from the war assets administration. It received a quitclaim deed to the land from the federal government by mail Wednesday afternoon. The camp was purchased on be half 1 of the Salem Agricultural Housing, Inc., which operates it as a housing project for transient farm laborers. Purchase price was $11,185,: which was contributed by the housing corporation. Thirty - six buildings, together with; electrical, sewer and. water systems on the camp land, can house about 500 people. Marion County Judge Grant Murphy said that the camp would be turned over to the local hous ing group at the end of the two- year period, required by the con tract; before re-sale. Rotary Hears Story of State Crop Growth Benefits which have accrued to Oregon and Oregon agriculture as a result of the recommendations oi a group oi 400 men and women who met on Oregon State college campus 25 years ago were recit ed by Burton Hutton, member of the college extension staff, speak ing at Salem Rotary club Wednes day in the Marion hotel. This group met to consider con ditions and crops as then predom inated in the state and to deter mine; how the general level might be improved, in their opinion. New crops which have been de veloped , and brought dollars and sometimes fame to Oregon and which i were suggested in the re commendations of the committee included pears, potatoes for the California markets, and small seed crops, Hutton said. While; it was suggested that Oregon might hope to sell as much as $20,000,000 worth of small seed crops in a year, actually one of these; crops alone has since sold more! than that amount yearly, Hutton said. Increase in the dairy Industry! was recommended but reduction in the apple orchard acreage was included in the re commendations. Dallas Schools Enrollment at Record High DALLAS. Sept. 22.-(Special)- EnroQroent in Dallas schools totals 1.216; and increase of 83 over last year and 39 of the increase is ac counted for in the first grade which has 134 enrolled. With only four first grade teach ers, s. e. w nit worm, superinten dent, is hoping to get a fifth teach er but first must find a room in which to hold classes. Total enrollment in the elemen tary school of which Mrs. Jessie Heath is principal, is 440 as com pared with 413 last year. The be ginning class last year had only 95. Junior ; high school enrollment totals 368 as compared with 359 last year; senior high school has an enrollment of 408 now as com pared with 361 for last year. Carl Morrison is the new high school principal; and J. Marion O'Brien is junior high school principal. The Dallas teaching staff numbers 51 with five administrative members making 56. Tsinan Holds Against Reds NANKING, Sept. 22 The battle of Tsinan reached a climax today; with communist attackers still unable to pierce the walls of the cijry proper, a military spokes man announced. Gov.! Wong Yao-Wu radioed from the; besieged Shantung pro vince capital that gangs of red saboteurs, who slipped into the city Tuesday and damaged the radio ! station, had been "annihil ated."! : The spokesman said this appar ently had given rise to an erron eous report that the communists had. broken into the walled city it self. He added the inner defenses were jintact. From where Oae of the nicest eoatsaeata Trm received aboat this colasaa was fro aa editor ia the Middle West I called ea. Aad wkOe I doat like t giT myself erddds, I tklak it Qasiratea a point. Joe he said, "it so happens I don't agree with everything you say, bat I always like to ran your eolamn,: Because It gets down to earth and talks about tks right to disagree. And it only asks for toU eromcs towards the other person ' point ofjview." He went on to explain, by way Ccpjrifkl, State' Capitol Guide Bodtli Oregea state capital information and tourist raids nee will be available at a new Information booth established this week ea the main floor of the capital building-. The booth is set ap la spaea formerly ased only every two years as a refreshments counter daring sessions of the state legists tare. Shown above are. left to right. Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry and James McGllchrist. official capital gaide. (Photo by Don D1IL Statesman staff photographer.) Transcontinental Political Parade By tho Associated Press What the candidates are doing today: (AH tunes Eastern Standard) - Democrats - - President Harry 8. Truman to arm southern California with a speech scheduled in Los An geles at 11:3 p. m. Sen. Albea W. Barkley. viee p residential candidate, speaks in New York City (to be broadcast ver the ABC network 7:30 P. m.) - - KepabUeans - - Gov. Thomas E. Dewey tears Arizona with a speech schedaled la Phoenix at It p. m. Gov. Earl Warren, vice-presidential candidate, speaks la Co tambas. Ohio, at 9iZ9 p. m. - - Progressive Party - -Henry A. Wallace starts na tionwide tour, with speech la Toledo. O- at 9 p. m. Sen. Glen Taylor, vice pres idential candidate, tears Michi gaa with a speech schedaled in Flint at S:3t p. m. - - States Rights - - Gov. J. Strom Thnrmond speaks in Aarosta, Gt, at S p. m. Gov. Fielding- L- Wright, vice presidential candidate, speaks la Wiggins. Miss, at boob. - - Socialist Party - -Norman Thomas speaks la Bennington. YL. at fc3t p. m. Firm to Build Warehouse Construction of a $12,377 ware house was authorized Wednesday by the city inspector's office to the Pacific Cooperative Poultry Products. The structure will be erected at 1450 N. Front st. by E. E. Batterman, a Salem contractor. Permit for an $8,000 dwelling and garage was issued also to Ed ward Bolme Wednesday. The house will be at 1345 N. 24th st. Harley Mize Injured in West Salem Accident WEST SALEM, Sept. 22.-Harley Mize, 1173 Sixth sL, was in good condition ta Salem General hos pital today after suffering torn arm muscles and a cut artery in a traffic accident late Tuesday aft ernoon. Cars driven by Mize and Bill Bowden, 2025 S. Cottage st, Sa lem, collided at Elm and McNary streets, acocrding to West Salem police reports. State Police Sergeant Dies in Airplane Crash ROSEBURG, Ore.. Sept. 22-UP) State Police Sergeant Early Burch of the Medford detail was fatally injured today when a flying club plane he was piloting crashed near Tiller. Set. Burch was alone in the plane. There was no indication of what may have caused the plane to crash. It was owned by a Med ford flying club of which Sgt. Burch was a member. ARABS FACE LOSSES TEL. AVIV, Israel, Sept. 22.-A) -Arab citrus growers of Palestine - - now mostly homeless refugees - - face crop and property losses of more than $50,000,000 from war, an official Israeli survey indicates.' I sit 6y Joe Marsh Nicest Compliment I've Had of fllostratkm, that he never had happened to have a taste for ale or beer. Bat that when I spoke of the right to enjoy a moderate bev erage like beer, well, he was right there with me! And front where I sit. that s the important thing: not whether yea share another person's tastes or point of view bat- whether yea ncogalse his right to exercise a free choice ia a free land. 1948, United States Bremen - f -1 " - ' - ; . . T ' f . !.. ' i'A: :7 '. l r . . ' - i ...... - v. " ' 1-4'-' J . ? 'v i . w - ., ,: Norblad Calk Flood Control Primary' Need WEST SALEM, Sept. 22.-U. S. Walter Norblad made his initial speech on his current "visit home" here tonight as guest of honor of West Salem Lions club at a -Ladies night dinner in the city halL The representative of Oregon's first congressional district told the audience of about 100 men and women that he had inspected con struction work at the site of the proposed Detroit dam and found satisfactory progress being made. Norblad said the Willamette val ley project of which Detroit dam is a part is Oregon's primary need from federal authority. On the international scene. Nor blad commented that he sees no immediate prospect of war with Russia. He lauded the congress' bipartisan foreign policy and said he felt Paul Hoffman is doing a fine job as administrator of Euro pean relief. Yugoslav Pigs Nationalized BELGRADE. Sept. 22-CT-' V 2 Yugoslav government has com. munized the pork chop. This was disclosed by the com munist newspaper Borba. which said the government is going into the business of raising, fattening and selling pigs. Where did it get the pigs? About two-weeks ago the gov ernment sent squads throughout the country which rounded up most of the porker population from peasants' farms. The pigs were run into government pens. The farmers were paid about one tenth of the prevailing market price. The government said this was necesary in order to insure an adequate supply of food for the country's industrial worke t. During tests, railroad wheels are run as fast as 140 miles an hour. Sure you can when yon drop. We do not featare Bacon Squares, lb. Beef Pol Roasts lb Arm & Blade Beef Roasts, lb. ) oregonT dept.of agriculture 1 inspectedx V Massed 4!i vvvYafri Pfafl T7A1TT)C"t7T I1 Take time to visit our market compare the values, com JUUuL JrUli I UUlljLLl-quality, too, thrifty shoppers save everyday at the Midget. Milk-Fed Veal Sieak, lb. Established Johnson Loses Round in Fight for Texas Ballot Spot FORT WORTH. Tex, Sept. 2- un-Jrederal Judge T. Whitfield Davidson today granted a tempor ary mj unction barring Lyndon Johnson s name from the Novem ber general election ballot. The injunction suit was brought by former Governor Coke Stev enson, Johnson's opponent In the Texas August 28 Democratic party primary election for nomination to the U.S. senate. The judge continued a restrain ing order which has kept John son s name from being printed on the official ballot for the Novem ber 2 general election. Johnson is now a UJ5. representative. CIO to Fight Astoria Ban on Sound Trucks ASTORIA, Sept 22 -(P- As toria's city attorney was investi gating today whether the city was within its rights in banning a CIO political action committee sound truck from the streets. The truck was ordered out on Monday for failure to obtain a permit It had been broadcasting an appeal to voters to register. Henry Niemela, CIO represen tative, told the city council that a recent supreme court ruling held sound trucks to be a form of free speech which could not be for bidden. The council ordered Attorney James L. Hope to decide whether the city ordinance was unconsti tutional. Car Crushes Leg of Independence Child INDEPENDENCE Fifteen- months-old George Olsen, son of in . oiiu idic vyci, uivuiicu a broken leg when a car backed over him in a driveway at his home. He was taken to Dallas hos pital. Tna ti n Salen'x Detail Packing Plani 351 State St EIIJOY HEAT SHOP THE MIDGET. Meat prices ate lower. From all Indications they will continue to Specials we quote regular prices, i I Boiling Beef, lb. "Flavorized" Ring Bologna Small Tender Franks, lb. Take time Tender . Sirloin Sieak, Ib. UHEI7 YOU SEE IT Rtissell Tripp T6 HeadWU Homecoming Russell Tripp, Albany junior, will j be manager for Willamette university s annual homecoming celebration October 23, it was an nounced Wednesday by George Hurt; student body president, j The student body also announ ced several other appointments. Tom i Bartlett, Salem, was named manager of the Tuesday chapel periods, and Mary Ellen Wilcox, Salem, and Bill Faminow, Lund- brecK. Alberta, Canada, were named to trie 'Cat Cavern board. Jesse Jones, Hood River and Nan Wilcox. Laurel, Mont., were ap pointed to tne atmeuc board, i Ira Jones, G res ham, was finance manager for the educational ac tivities board and Will Henderson, Junpire, and Barbara. Bates. Sa lem. Were appointed to the publi cation board. Mrs. Alice Nelson, new counselor of sororities, ' was selected as. an advisor to the Pub lication board.: Woman Found Dead in Hotel I ASTORIA. Ore.. Sept 22-VPV The body of Mrs. John H. Jef fers, sr.. 62. missing since yes terday when she left home, was found dead tonight In a hotel bathroom here. ! : Police - said the woman had checked into the hotel some tide yesterday. Coroner William Thompson said an autopsy may be made tomorrow to determine cause of the death. j . She is survived by her husband and one son, Elgin. Another son drowned in a pond mishap. Mrs Jef fers had left a note at her home yesterday saying she was going out to arrange a bridge par ty but failed to return. . Toa have a date the next tUae yoa're la Portland for DANCING DINTNO FLOOR SHOWS at the Northwest's I Finest Night Spot WSJ C2t S.W. Salmoa St-AL flat Truck 1 Rental Service Rent a Gar For Your r- Vacation SIHTTY'S CLIFFEn SEBVICE LOCATION Center and Church Streets Phona 3-SS00 Move Yourself and Save li nr? n i 1 EVERYDAY? veaii Delicious Liver i ! 1 4Si Sausage, Ib. Picnic Pork Roasts, ! ! to visit our market compare Rib and T-Bone Slealts, III OUR AD, ITS Marine Reserves Add 3 New Enlistments Three I new enlistments were added to the Salem Marine re serve rolls Wednesday night at the weekly training meeting of the unit at the armory. 7 Pvt. Edward James Cairo and Pvt Robert L. Wltham, both of Salem, and Pvt Herbert! W. Smith, West Stayton, joined the reserves in the two-hour drill schedule. MEDFORD' EX-MAYOR DIES mcsXjr oepu J xwo week illness was fatal last night to Medford's ex-Mayor Oscar - Odell Alenderfer, 57, He was active in civic affairs and in fraternal work and was past potentate of Hillah Temple of the Shrine. f j Yotill ScAs&ec( KIT and Gar - ; n a Ib. - .! - the values, compart the Ib. SO. say., r BEEM. I! ' wwia) ca, suxm. mm f , ; J J , : i 1 - ' f YREGOU ( fQjii OEPT.Of AORLCUlfUSEl Vli INSPECTED ! i A PASSED J ! ; I R W-k Jk 1 II I