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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1949)
i Ml. ItThe Statman, Salem, Ofejon, Tnesdcrr. August tO. 1943 Talent Seen at State Employes Union Picnic The industrial accident commi sioa'i chapter of the Oregon State Employes association brought back Sop "laurels" from the district wide picnic , of state employes Sunday at Champoeg. Robert Ashby, president of the BAC chapter 20. was judged by sronlause as "Queen O'Sea I" for Us impersonation of "Miss Acci dent" in competition with female taoersonators representing tlx OSEA chapters. And several members cf that chapter staged a five-minute skit n the theme of Jacksonville's Gold Rush to take first honors in the contest for skits portraying various Oregon festivals. Nearly 1,500 state employes and their families were at the state rk shrine for an all-afternoon Urogram of entertainment Sunday, Officials of the OSEA said the swung appeared successful enough to make it an annual event Those resent were mostly from Salem, Wood burn and Monmouth. Vaudeville entertainment 5 feat' red talented state employes, eludin Peerr Arnaz. linger: Annabelle and David Kropp, song and dance; Cordon Winchcomb, guitarist; Virginia McClellan, inger. and others. Former gover nor Charles A. Sprague talked on the historic background of Cham- poC Winners of special prizes Includ d Teresa Hanks, Mrs. S. E. Ton ttti. Marge Helgeson and Louise Purvis. Runner-up in the skit contest was the tax commission chapter which staged a take-off on Brook ings' Lily festival. Government To Buy P ears PORTLAND, Aug. 29-f-Ore-fon pear growers got the welcome aews today that the government would begin a large buying pro gram for fresh Bartlett this week Fifty cars of pears at Medford and Hood River will be bought at $2.25 a box for No. 1 grade, $2.13 for combination grade. Mar act sources said these prices were bout 25 cents above the current ' aaarket. Canners have been paying $30 a "ten for Barletts, compared with 120 last year. The department of agriculture aid it also would buy pears in Washington, sixty-five cars are scheduled for purchase there this week. Citrus Fruit Lost Due to Florida Hurricane .' - sii I Navy Op Invest ens igation Of B6 Issue Circus Has AdvanceMan's Advance Man VERO BEACH. Fla, Ang. 29 Mr. James Granere fa surrounded by Indian Elver grapefruit blown from trees by the Florida harricane. Estimates of toUI citrus losses throughout the great irovelanda of Florida range from $2t.00.00 to $SO.OO.0OO. (AP WTrephoU to The Statesman.) Salem Lions to Hear Teamster Union Leader t Walter !;H Briem. one of Ore gon's top) ; Teamster's union rep resentatives,; will' discuss "Labor's Sfde of Wage Increase Demands?' at the Thursday noon meeting of the Salem Lions club in the Mar ion hotel; . Briem lis director of statistical department of the joint council of Teamsters number 37, with head quarters in Portland. He repre sents 26 affiliated unions in south west Washington and all of Ore gon. ' He has served as a teamster rep resentative in cases before the na tional labor relations board the cast four years. Previously he was executive assistant to labor members of the 12th regional war labor board In Seattle and from 1038 to 1942 was Washington state labor commissioner. Wednesday Rites For Mrs. Page Funeral services for Mrs. Ger trude J. resident M. Page, fdrmer Salem who died in Portland Sunday, Will be at 9 a in. Wednes day at $t. Lawrence church in Portland Interment will be-in City View cemetery here. Mrs. Page, who was 80 .years old, is survived by two children, Mabel and Addison Page, both of Salem; and a sister, Mrs. Charles Volv of Mt. Vernon, Wash. OLD FORT FOR SALE FORT STEVENS, Ore. -(INS)-Century-old Fort Stevens, whose armaments could have blown the Confederate fleet out of the, mouth of the Columbia river. Is being offered fori sale by the govern ment as cbsalene. It is estimated that $60,000 would buy the old installation. Ralph Miller, Former State Employe, Dies Ralph Miller, former state em f51oye ' and longtime resident of this area, died Monday at his farm ; home near Salem In Polk county. He was 58. Miller was born at New Hart ford, Ia.,July 25. 1891. His par ents brought-him to Salem when he was two. He attended Capi tal business college here and work ed in the law office of Oscar Hay ter in Dallas when a young man. He joined the office staff of the state industrial accident com mission when that body was creat ed and worked there for 20 years. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. David O'Hara of Salem and Mrs. Sylvia Towne of Dietrich, Ida.; and a brother, Paul W. Miller of Salem. Services will be announced later by the Howell-Edwards chapeL WASHINGTON. Aug 29 -JP)-The navy today opened its own investigation into the source - of now discredited charges that fraud and political skulduggerr were in volved in the multi-million dollar B-3S bomber expansion program.' The purpose of the naval in quiry, as set forth by Navr Secre tary Matthews, is to find out whether an $8.500-a-year civilian employe, of . the navy acted alone or whether others helped instigate the exploded charges. Behind Closed Doors A three-man naval court, meet ing behind closed doors, launched the probe as an aftermath of dis closures by the house armed ser pices committee. The court nromptly decided that Cedric Worth, author of a once anonymous memo which touched off the congressional B-2& investi gation, is an "interested' partv" and should be notified that he will be "welcome" to attend the court's sessions. The designation as an "interest ed party" means that Worth, who was suspended last week from his post as a special assistant to Under-Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball, will be permitted to ask questions and cross-examine wit nesses. Open to Press, Public The court also decided that future sessions win be open to the press and pubiic, unless secret ma terial is introduced as evidence. After its snort session, the court recessed subject to the call of its president, Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, commander of the east ern sea frontier. The next session is not expected before Tuesday, Sept. 6. Navy sources said the decision. to hold open sessions was most unusual. However, it seemed clear that top naval officials de cided to thresh out the matter in the open to avoid any possible im plication of a "whitewash in a matter which has already caused the navy deep embarrassment.' The latest thing in circuses paid Salem a whirlwind visit Monday. He was smiling Fred Bowers, the advance man's advance man for Ring ling Brothers-Barn um & Bailey circus which is booked to play Salem Thursday, September 15. An oldtimer in show "business but new this year to the circus, Bowers recalled playing Salem in earlier entertainment days in minstrel shows and musicals at the old opera house (now the Grand theatre). . Bowers said he usually looks in at a couple of service clubs or other luncheon organizations but managed to pick the wrong day for Salem, as no clubs were meet ing. "I just , sit down at a piano, give 'em a song and reminisce a little." : "It gets the word around a little," he came out with, "until the advance man (proper) comes around." Playground Attendance Sets Record nool attracted 31212. Attendance ngures ax outer playgrounds included Bush, 5,634; Richmond, 5.027; Highland, 6,491; Englewood, 9.724; Grant, 12,122; McKinley, 9,996; West Salem, 5, 334; and West Salem park, 8.109. Activity totals: were 3,522 for music and 3,639 lor tennis which was introduced for the first time this year. ' j- j ' Boundary Line Hearing Slated Hearings for proposed boundary line changes will be conducted in Salem Friday by the district boundary board. N O. A. Lowery has requested that part of his farm be transferred from Lake Labish to Brooks dis trict. A rehearing on changes in volving Evans Valley and Silver Crest districts also is slated, and a transfer from Rosedale to Salem school district will be discussed. Willamette to Play Host to Scout Leaders The j annual northwest regional conference of Boy Scout execu tives will open -on the Willamette university campus Sunday and continue through September 10, Director Gordon Gilmore announ- j ced Monday. . More than 150 delegates and their families from Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska-are expected to attend daily meetings in Waller halL . In addition, at least four nation al executives will be present to. conduct courses and give lectures at the sessions. Married delegates and their families will be housed in Lau sanne hall and single men will be quartered in Baxter hall. Daily programs are being planned for w'pmen visitors in addition to busi ness meetings of the conference. mnnu& first with IIYDI1AD1SC Crailty b ftr mgmh, Participation in Salem's summer playground activities increased more than 20,000 this year over the um tvrlfxi in 1948. A total of 183.071 persons regis rH din-in the 1949 summer pro gram which ended with picnics at all playgrounds jcriaay, i"w to 160,951 last year. 1 Playground Director Vernon Gilmore attributed the increase to warmer weather and the fact that children i have been educated to use the (Playgrounds more than In the past. , Gilmore commended all play ground 5 directors for excellent work-during the summer and said public cooperation was the best in recent history. Figures do not include Junior baseball and senior softball activ ities and the final total may climb past 200,000. Biggest single week was July 9-15 when 31,347 persons joined in playground activities and splashed in city pools during ex tremely hot weather. . At Olinger playfield 17,685 reg istered for the program while mtnir at Olineer pool drew a record 41,778. Leslie playground 39Q, S. ConiX drew jo,73S ana uic inuuuuut 1. w . 1 &BRAKES . ASK . I I . ' tel. nywiwi wfw 1 w ifmni fettail winrcia m4 nOary mimH. fnitn i rcka MtM itt iiiOiii mni, Na r k. vaMr, On wmpU imd am m4m- tt brl MKa N hcri b Sio hi m4 Mm Caavy can wah ani aarM'i tafart arabn. H art awaabj la ritaaaa mi a aa wp SO mMm aa aatoa af taantaf. ga Crosley Car Sales ! And Service f Ph. S4217 Some Japanese sa.' that their practice of counting a baby as one year old at birth is based on the idea that life begins at conception. "Lampel Suits" Pin-Point Sharkskin (Unlined) $17.95 SMART SHOP 115 North Liberty BACK to' StMOOL SPECIAL ! 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