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.:; CMy News IBrieffs TREATED BY FIRST AID City lirst'aid men Friday treat ed GlenrTBurdfck of Gervais for hand woundfoccuring when hei picked up a hot iron at 2080 Myr " tie ave., where he was visiting; Larry Brundidge, 472 , University st., for head wounds. received from falling on a pole, and Rebecca Vauhan, 1355 N. Liberty st., who caught her arm in a wringer. Road oi!ing, call Tweedie, 2741M or 3-5769. Karakul Knrpet It's new, it's Ve . Arersible, it's 100 ,irgin wool aid woven through and through, only $4 95 ?q yd Ph 3-1648 ot 3-3364 Salem's unique dining cjub. Shat fuc's Chateau. The Earl Whitney Trio now play ing at Club Combo. Get royalcloth for your 4th of - July picnics. That's the chip-proof, creare -proof, stain-proof, oil cloth with the extra sturdy Jback. No hot dishes will Flick to it. Wall paper dept. R. L. Elfstrom Co., 340 Court. Insured savings earn nvre than two pet cenV 't Salem Federal Savings Association. 560 State st MOTHFRS GO HOME Leavins Salem General hospital Friday with infant son:? were Mrs. Victor Matthews, Salem route 7, box 43ft; Mrs. William Dunn, Sa ipfrT route 1. box 82C, and Mrs. Foster Hiltebrand, Monmouth. Mrs. Alvin'C. Armstrong, 4220 McClay rd., took her baby girl -home. f ' The Melodairs are playing at the. Burpandy iloom. Shattuc's Chat eau nitely. . T Federally Insured Savings Cur rent dividend 2fr. See First Federal Savings First 142 S. Lib erty. Phone 3-4344. Shattuc's Chateau-Salcm'i unique : dining club. .Largest selection of fireworks .in a!em. Northwest Stand, where you see just what you are paying. " Triced as marked. North Port land Road, next door North of - Caving Center Mkt. FOOLS TO BE OPEN Salem's public swimming pools will remain open -over the Fourth of July week end, but park acti- vities will shut down. Vernon Gil more, S?lem park director, an nounced Friday. Salem Supper Club. Italian Din ners. Open July 4. ' Old time dance tonite 259 Court. , Special Notice The Ranch open daily 11 a.m. Open 4th oP July. Hererfter open Mondays, closed ..Tuesday, . ' LEAVE HOSPITAL Mrs. Hubert Wagner and daugh ter of Mill City went home Friday 1 Jtom Salem Memorial hospital. Special Notice The Ranch open daily 11: a.m. Open 4th of July. Hereafter open Mondays, closed Tuesday. ' I'ublic Records CIRCUIT COURT Elizabeth Whitten vs. John Tho mas Whitten: Suit for -divorce " charging cruel and inhuman treat ment asks for $3,500 alimony and aettlement of property rights. Mar ried June 20, 1930, at Forest Grove. Shirley Zelda Russell vs. Zane Benjamin Russell: Suit for divorce charging cruel and inhumaft treat- ment asks for custody of twp minor - children. Married Feb. 7, 1942, ' Fred Kronner and Caroline Kron fier vs. Mansfield and Sons: Suit eeks to collect $1,080 for damages allegedly occuring to dairy herd from a.purchased milking- machine. PROBATE COURT y Howard Ernest Ostrin guardian ship estate: Order approves 6th semi-annual, account. Martin; Olson estate:! Order authorizes execution of real prop arty deed. Vina Olive Moore estate: Order appoints A. E. Spencer, Alton Kin Ion and James O. Russell as; ap praisers. Bessie E. Baker estate: Final account hearing set for August 19. Joseph D. McKay, 23, farmer ' MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Joseph D. McGay, 23. j farmer, .St. Paul, and Rosella M.j Gooley, 20, clerk, Mt. Angel. Dean Russell BiRler, 24, student, 1495 Norway st., Salem, and Jac queline Louise Luke, 21,,' teacher, Portland. Edward B. Weaver, 21. body and fender repairman, 2435 S, Summer at:,' and Emma Jane Bates, 21, ' j waitress. 1865 N, Winter st., both , of Salem. Births FRUM To Mr. and Mrs. Geor ge S. Frum. 1425 N. Winter, st.. a on, born Friday, July 1, atSa lem General hospital. ERSKIXE To Mr. and Mrs. Da vid W. Erskine, 2421 Center St., a daughter, born Friday, July 1, at Salem jGeneral hospital. HAMILTON To Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hamilton, Salem route 2, box 486, a Son, born Friday, July- 1, at Salem General hospital. ' 1AXNEMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Lgfne D. Hanneman, 2845 Peck ; at., V son born Friday, July 1, at Salem General hospital. ' LEMIRE To Mr. and Mrs. Law i rence Lemire, Salem route 7, bo: , 222, a daughter, born Friday, July 1, at Salem General hospital. , r.RiMES To Mr. and Mrs. Ray ( .mes. West Stayton. a son born Tnursday, June 30, at Salem Me ' mnril hnnital 4 r if 'i ! McCALL TAKES UP DUTIES Thomas Lawon McjCall, Port land, recenUy appointed private secretary to Governor Douglas McKay, assumed -his new duties here Friday. Do your home, canning the low cost, easy: way. Blundell's Kan-ri-ig Kitchen,. 13th & Wilbur Phone 3-3582, ' ? Landscaping and designing. No job too large or too; small. F. A. Doer fler and Sons Nursery, 150 N. Lan caster Profit 4 Corners. P. 2-1322. The Flower Basket 2-4802. Ain-Steamship tickets anywhere. Kugel, 3-7694. 735 N. Capitol St. Young beef for lockers. 39c lb 4375 Silverton i Rd. C. S. Orwig Ph. 2-6128. Special Notice The Ranch open daily 11 a.m. Open 4th of July. Hereafter open Mondays, closed Tuesday. . Hard of hearing? See the one unit Beltone Hearing Aid priced as low ae $75. Batteries for all makes. of hearing aids. James Taft arid As sociates. 218 Oregon Bldg. Phone Salem 2-4491. You will like Earl Whitneys Trio at the Cljib Combo. Officials Lead Salem Cherry Fetei Parade (Story also on page 1) Salem Gherrians led the Friday Cherryland Festival parade fol lowed in an auto by Gov. Douglas McKay, Sjalem Mayor Robert L. Elfytrom and West Salem Walter Musgrave. The oarade heean at Sa1m hioh ' ' -r - . . . school and ended at Marion square J park. Following the Salem high school band on their 1949- Cherryland float were Queen Patricia O'Con ner of Stayton and her princesses, Darothy Neufeld,- Dallas, Jeanine Bontley, Lyons; Grace Kirk, St. Paul, and; Katherine Specht, Jef ferson. Among visitors in the parade were the Portland Rosarians with their 1949 Queen Joyce Sommer Kide and Princesses Barbara Cope ley, Maxloe Sylvester, Marcia Lys lo, Joan Anderson, Irene Land strom andf Jeanne Showalter. Pre sident Howard Holman and Prime Minister N. A. Broeren were in charge oflrihe Portland- delegation. The crand Sweenstnlcps winner received the Ii L. Elfstrom tror-Ky and plaqiies went to number one floats in the three division .TuHctpc were Don Lutz, Lee Canfield arid Mark lay lor. ; Out-of-town' participants fn the parade were rewarded at the end oi ine long trek when Salem rest aurant owners dined the marchers "on the house," Following the juniors parade today, preliminary competition in the state? drill team contest will be held it the state fairgrounds grandstand starting at 2 p.m. The drill team contest finals will start at ihe grandstand at 8 p.m., and wilj be followed by a fireworks; display. Public danc ing undef the; grandstand stinting at 10 a.m., will close the festiv ities. i1 Salem Postal Receipts Jump Salem'ji ever increasing popu lation, new t; businesses and a sljght increase in postal rates combined to give the Salem post office a s28.85 per cent gain in postal receipt? for June of this year over the same period last year, according to Postmaster Albert Gragg Friday. Postal receipts for the month of June Amounted to S62.581 as compared with $43,561 in June of 1948. The first six months of this year brought a total of $381, 993 in ppstaj receiots. while in 1948 they totaled, S336.193. a gain of 13.6 per cent. Receipts in May totaled $53,858. TO BOLD CONDENSER PORTLAND, Jui- MTVA $509,832 contract was' aVf arded by Bonneville Power administration today tot construction of a 50, 000 kiloyolt itmpere synchronous condensed to aj Jeanette, Pa., firm. Bonneville said the newly-designed condenser jvould help maintain and stabilize yoljtages for the en tire southwestern Oregon power grid. 1 iiheMiaiitLUliuito Distributed By McDonald Yockey Fund Slated for The Zonta club of Salem bright ened the luncheon of the com mittee directing the gift campaign for the Salem hospitals with its assurance of ever $7,000 in the Helen Yockey Memorial fund which is to go ! toward financing the new Salem ! General hospital. Ford E. Watkyis, campaign chair man, . expressed the belief that it would be a forerunner of other similar gifts from local organiza tions interested in hospital devel opment. . The letter from the Salem Zon ta club is as follows: . Mrs. B. O. Schdcking Member of Committee on Larger Gifts for Hospital Development Funds. '; Salem, Oregon Dear Mrs. Schucking: This is to notify' you that the Salem Club of Zonta International has in hand the sum of $7,150, known as the HELEN. YOCKEY MEMORIAL FUND. ; This fund has been established and is being collected for a gift to a ward in the Pediatric Depart ment of the new Salem General Hospital. j The club wishes to retain this money and plans to add to the amount by ; collection of interest and further contributions until such time as construction 1 shall begin on the new building for the Salem General Hospital. We are pleased to participate in this development program. 'Sincerely Yours, Marian Lowry Fischer President ' " ' Zonta Club of Salem Helen Yockey Memorial Fund Committee La Verne Hinkler, Chairman Helen Pearce Nellie E. Schwab National Parks Await Peluge Of Tourists Major vacation and tourist at tractions f.xi Oregon and the north west are open and ready for the 1949 vacation invasion, accord ing to the Oregon State Motor association. ' According to Lloyd Crowe, manager of the motor club's tour ing department. "Roads through out the northwest generally are in normal seasonal condition for the start of the summer touring season. No; one need hesitate to plan any trip in the area; roads will b adequate and accomoda tions available. While. many new motels have been built recently, motorists are advised to make res ervations ahead, particularly in large cities;; and at popular resort areas on weekends or holidays. "Reservations are virtually nec essary for the nationarparks,this season as: advance indications point to a heavy tourist play at these areas' Hoteis, lodges, cabins, restau rants and p(her farilities in Yel lowstone, Glacier, -Banff, Jasper, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, 'Zion, Brice and other national parks opened June 20 and roads into and in the parks are in good con dition the association reported. Crater Lke national park is ope.n with the exception of the rim drive and the ;road between Dia mond lake and the north entrance to Crater. ; Salem j Firm Wins Contract for Road The state highway department Friday awarded a contract for 5.2 miles' Df grading ad paving on the Newberg-McMinnville section of the Pacific highway to J..R. Tag gart, Salem, on a bid of $414,346. Contract for "constructing a parking area between the state supreme court and state office buildings here was awarded to L. J. Patzer, also of Salem, on a low bid of $3923. Steels Appointed Sealer Of Weights, Measures Promotion of Walter B. Steels, Salem, to deputy state sealer of w'eights and measures for the state agricultural department, was an nounced by O, K. Beals, chief of the foods and dairies division, Fri day. i Steels succeeds C. R. Jester who has been with the department 18 years. Jester resigned recently to accept a position with a pri vate concern in Grants Pass. Hospital Drive E i f o r t': Li g e r d etr . j Candy Co, -1375 Howard St Bronc-Busters Due at St. Paul Rodeo -- ' r, ; i 0: ft- i ST. PAUL, Jvlr 1 Four part;cipants in the 14th annual SC Paul rode, peninc Saturday at S p. are these kings of the twisting saddle broncs, left. Cart Olson, Gardston. Alberta. Canada: Gene Praett. Yakima, Wash.; Chuck Sheppard, Phoenix, Aril., and Bill Ward, Angel's Camp, Calif. All of them . m t a. a.s a t l I . a: : A ji At-S a FredFortmiller Of Albany Dies, Result of Pall ALBANY, July 1 (Special) Fred Fortmiller, long-time mem ber of the undertaking profession here, died Friday afternoon in a Salem hospital. He had broken his hip In a fall on Father's day. Funeral arrange ments are in charge of the Fort- miller-Fredrickson funeral home here. The df ceased was born March 23, 1869, in Newark. N. J. He came to Albany in 1890 and, with his brother, the late William Fort miller established an undertak ing and furniture store businesses. They were the first licensed un dertakers in Linn county. After the death of his brother, Fred and a nephew, Edwjn Fortmiller, op erated the funeral home until four years ago, when Fred Fortmiller rejired. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, a charter member ofj AlDany Rotary club, held a 50 yesr membership in the masonic order and held office in the Pres byterian church ever since com ing to Albany. Fortmiller. . was married Dec. 3, 1896," at Junction City to Annie Lee, who survives. In addition to the widow he is- survived by three children, Mrs. Clarence Wiles of Newport; Dr. Hubert Fcrtmiller of Ponton, Mass., and Dr.,Edward G. Fortmiller of Salem. Group to Light Fi reworks on Top Mt. Hobtl "HOOD RIYER, July 1 -CP)- A fireworks disp'av which may b visible frr into both eastern aid iwertern OrCecn v hp -.--t V t th annual mass climb of Mount Hood JuW SC-3 1. The i traditional show in the mife-hjgh ampitheater will be fol lowed by the fireworks di- ola.v from the top of the mountain. Next morning the hardier climb ers will make their trip up the peak. In pre-war years the annual mass climb attracted some 3000 persons to the amphitheater ;and about 100 of them went the -reft of the way to the summ-t. Bad weather has cancelled the climb to the peak for the pii.'t two years. A veteran Crag Rats guide, My ron Weygandt, is chairman of the climb this year. It is sponsored by the Hood River post of the Ameri can Legion. Maiibrin Gardens Contest Too Close That home-landscape contest in Manbrin Gardens really must have been close. Even the photo grapher got mixed up as to the winners. The captions for his pictures in the Friday Statesman said second place was taken by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Miller. Ac tually, the Millers came in a close ?third and second was won by Mr. and Mrs. Leo Johnson. The Ken neth Bells were first. 4 . ii Tteey YmfhmwmhlbnftA Few rscfi AW. . YEAST NUCLEIC ACID DR. THOMAS S. GARDNER of Kingsport, Tenn., while experi menting with Yeast Nucleic Acid discovered the possibility of the drug proving effective in giving a longer and healthier life to man. Yeast Nucleic Acid is inexpensive and can be produced in quantity so that it could be widely used If further tests prove Jts worth. Capital Drag Store , State at Liberty SL -:;ir t s--r ii'it i mm I ' V X v Ghin Up Club Pays No Salaries The Chin-Up club of Oregon pays-no salary to any of its offi cers, trustees, advisers, attorney, Oregon Beacon staff members or to those serving on committees, President Beth Sellwood said this week. "I am making this announce ment," said Miss Sellwood, "in answer to recent rumors that such volunteers are being paid. They are not paid, but donate their time voluntarily." Great Smoky -Peaks Attract Goy Governor (Editor- note: Following is an other in a series of stories written exclusively for the Oregon Slates man by Jim Cooke, the Statesman's 1948-91 school corretpondent who was 'iovemor" of Oregon in the Hi-Y'y youth nrcfiam and miw is on a tup to eastern" U. S, to rep resent his stat.?). By James Cooke S'atcr S" ....i I: r.d'nt KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 28 (Special For the' past two days we have been enjoying warm southern air, and equally warm southern hospitality. We have been staying at the heme of the Marsh- 11 l l l ,l..lJ an U(U L , ciiiu V C 11C1VC UCVCIUU quite and interest in southern cooking. , We went on a trip into the Smoky Mountains, and being wes terners ne naturally doubted that there any real mountains any place but in the West. We were sur prised thought, because the Smokies are mountains, and they have a beauty of their own. They get their name from a haze that settles over their hardwood and pine covered slopes. However they do lack a jm.-tm ti ni b e rline. I VS ? suppose the rea- tX- 5Jy. son jor inui is oe- ?au c they start L'- ' from a lower alt itude than our western peaks. Black bears are a great (tourist at traction in the Smokies, We saw four along the n a d iimt . j - ... . v luring the after- gr icon we were here. Whenever lm Cookt a bear appears, hordes of tourtist converge on the scene, walking within five feet of it and take pictures, or feed it any thing from bananas to watermelons. Signs are posted all over the area forbid ding feeding to the bears. But bears can't read and who can tell a tourist anything? Seeks Snuffy Smith One thing I was especially look ing for in Tenessee was the queer peaks and ridges pictured in the Snuffy Smith comic strip. Well, I found them up in the Smokies and feel quite satisfied with my self. Now I am locjking for some body who looks like Snuffy or Barney Google and so far I have been unsuccessful.' Maybe I had better launch an "Operations Snuf fy" .. . Oak Ridge Open City Tennessee is forging ahead in dustrially as a result of the Ten nessee Valley Authority. More power is being used now , from these dams than was used during ! ii y !) Hi 1 fi- fl Several Local Businesses Change Hands A total of six- assumed business name certificates were filed with the Marion county clerk Friday while four notices of retirement from businesses also were listed. The assumed names filed in cluded Local Finance Co., by Ar chie W. McKillop, 405 K. High st.; Plantone Fertilizer Co., by Gor don M. Deen, 4077 Durbtn ave., and David O. Crockett, 165 Fisher rd.; Fairground Cottages, by Clyde A. Beatty and Shirley O. Beatty, 2597 Portland rd., and the Me hama Garage and Service Station at Mehama by Alex Molnar and J. R. Buckler, both of Mehama. Notices of retirement were filed by Glen D. Burton from G & B Used Cars, and J. H. Burk from Auburn Oil company. Dempsy D. Sullivan filed n as sumed business name certificate as sole owner of Sullivan Realty Co., while he and Robert Sullivan filed a notice of retirement from the firm. An assumed business name cert ificate for Paul Geil Food Sales was filed by Wilber H. McCune and Cordenia M. McCune, both of Salem, and William Taub and Mar art Voi.k S"n IdUO garet Taub both of Portland. A notice of retirements from the same business was filed by Taul and Beryl Geil. Two Jefferson Cars Collide on Salem Street Two Jefferson drivers met In Salem Friday head-on. The collision demolished a new sedai, but no one was iniured. The drivers were Geneva C. Jorgenson and Ronald Gordon Allen. It happened in the 900 block of South 12th street at 11 a.m. j Allen .was traveling north when his car hit a truck and glanced into the path of the Jorgenson auto, according to city police. His car was believed damaged be yond repair. No citation was issued.' City first aid men were sum moned for Allen who was stun ned by the crash, but treatment was not required. ' BANK REPORTS DUE Call for financial condition of state banks, as of June 30, will be issued July 5, state superintend ent of Banks A. A. Rogers an nounced here Friday. the peak years of the war. A. oig user or power is the Oak Rjdge atomic energy plant. Oak Ridge is now an open city, and visitors may see the atom-producing plants from a great distance. IP A H M IT ! I , Slay Clean House Paint ffiSS tK; 4.28 HOUSE & FARI'I goaon In Ss3i 07 LINSEED OIL We A IIORRIS - PAIIITC0. Hi Court SL Th Statesman, Salm, Qxvaon, Sarardcrf. Inly 1. 193 Employment Over Oregon Seasonal employment gains in construction, food processing and lumbering continued for the fourtn consecutive month, reducing June payments to those without work to $1,113,838. the state unemploy ment compensation commission annoujaceihere Friday. This is still 38.6 per cent higher than a year ago. Payments to those usually em ployed in the seasonal industries dropped to less than a sixth of the peak February totals while others declined only 50 per cent. During the first half of 1949 nearly' 60 per cent of Oregon check went to those in food processing, construc tion and lumbering, or more than was received by these same groups in 1946 and 1947 combined. New claims for the 1949-50 benefit year, which starts with the first week of July, haye reached 12,189, nearly 40 per cent more than a year ago. About 45 per cent of the new claimants are from the seasonal groups. Carlton Savage Due in Salem Carlton Savage, executive ee- j relary of the policy committee of me u.a. aepanmeni or state, wm arrive in Salem tonight on his an nual vacation. He will visit his father, J. C. Savage of Waconda and his sister, Mrs. Bryan Good enough. A graduate of Salem high school and the University of Oregon, Savage has been a career man in the state department for many years. He returns to Oregon for his annual vacation. Law Revision Board Meets The so-called statute revision In terim committee of the 1949 legis lature met here Friday and enter ed into negotiations with Robert Cullen of Kentucky to revise the Oregon code. Cullen has served as X: bains tontmue 1 -imw.m tQKtl&iw::Vi&fv1tA4& 9. T .W3t ..i..Tii,ui.tltt01i.l 1 Kill l North' Portland Road Who Will Be The UNS7IDD? Here's the deaL The Kid brtnging the 1 Bomber of kids with him $10 In Fireworks W will also hare 2nd and 3rd priiti 2 P. M Friday July let Get in on our KOCO Broadcast Playback To Be SaU 13& P. M. Fireworks Fireworks Largest Selection in Salem Ilorihvcst Stand f Where you see ust what you are paying Priced as Marked North Portland Road next door North of s Soring Center Market For 4th July Sale! Was 3.50 "Salen Hade for Salem Trade Can Recommend Reliable Painter WALIfER Ph. MIOI code reviser of the state of Ken tucky for many years. t Kenneth J. O'ConneU, T?niver-'.. sity of OregoQ, has been appointed committee chairman by the! gover nor. Attorney Colon R, Eberhard, LaGrande. was elected secretary. Other? committee members are president of the state senate, speak er of the house Frank VinDyke, William Masters, Portland, and W. W. Balderree, Grants Pass, f Dedication of Nayv-Marine Ar mory Salem's new navymarjne re serve armory on Airport road will be dedicated in a special cere mony Tuesday, July 26, at 8 p.m.. Cmdr. p. N. Morey4 jr naval reserve v instructor, a n nio unced Saturday. j: The $250,000 armory. . complet ed this spring, is now being used in training Salem's! naval and marine reserve units. After the units are reviewed and i dedica tion ceremonies completed, the reservists will be fiosts" at aa open house in the drill auditor ium. Refreshments will be served to visitors. ;j: On hand for the occasion will be Adm. H. H. Good, comman dant of the 13th naval: district reserve forces; Captt G. !JF. Gal pin, director of 13th: district re serves; Cmdr. W. Bauer; assist ant to Galpin; Lt. Joseph Philippe bar, aide to the commandant; LI Col. H. E. W. Barnes. Portland marine corps reserve instructor Gen. E. McKitrick,- San Francis co, Pacific coast marine -(inspect or-general. The local navy reserve ri com manded by Lt. Grtidr. Coburrt Grabenhorst, and Aaj. Leonard Hicks is commanding officer oi Salem's marine reserve r' corps. SNACK SHOP 17th I Center j Hours for the Holidays I Sat. 8:30 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Sun. 10 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Mon. 8:30 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Now Under New Manage ment . . . Try Our Home Cooked Meals! J - ;! - 4. ' mt,LmJ WW largest wins the first prlie 3.19 .In l's per gallon It We RENT Tools To Do the Job 1 4 1 m .si i H ' i it: IIOWSER BROS. ' Equipment Sales & Rentals 1411 ts. 12th St nLlMKl
