"i-Tlie Statesman. 'IkJemTO'Thursday; SeplemBcf flS, 1943
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Jail Escapees
Released on
Technicality
PORT ORCHARD, Sept. lMtfV
Two men who escaped from the
Kitsap county jail here in 1945
won their freedom today. Sup
erior Court Judge Frank W. Ryan
dismissed the state's case against
them on Iegal technicality.
Attorneys Ray R. Greenwood
and Neil Hoff, both of Port Or
chard, argued the state erred in
not filing charges against the men
within the three-year period al
lowed by the statute of limitations.
Ironicaliy, they were in the. Ore
gon state prison during that per
iod. The men, Edward P. Hill, 29.
of West Los Aneeles. Calif., and
Robert P. Allen. 25, Alturas. Calif.,
escaped the Jail on Nov. 23, 1945.
Two other men who escaped were
apprehended later and sentenced
to the state reformatory
Had the prosecuting attorney's
office shown that the men were
serving terms in the Oregon state
penitentiary during the three-year
period, the Information might have
been valid. Attorneys Greenwood
and Hoff argued.
Hill and Allen were returned
here from Oregon by Kitsap
county deputy sheriffs last June,
following their release from the
prison. They were sent to the
Oregon prison for car theft after
their escape from Jail here.
Contractors
Elect Board
For Exchange
A 10-man board of directors
was elected Wednesday night pre
liminary to full organization of the
new Salem Contractor's exchange.
The new group, with offices at
335 Bush ave., will pool informa
tion on pending contracts and pro
vide contractors, sub-contractors
nd building suppliers access to
bids and specifications.
The non-profit organization will
be incorporated. About 40 local
firms have already joined the
group.
Elected to the board to represent
general contractors were C. A.
Lantz and Louis Neuman; mason
ry, Charles R. Shaw; plumbing,
Don B. Patton; roofing, Robert
Eyre; plastering, Charles Norton;
excavation, Ben Otjen; electrical,
Fred M. Snider; sheet metal, Wil
liam H. Lewis and materials, Mor
ris. Walker. Patton is president of
the organization and Neuman,
treasurer.
Parrish School
Teachers Help
Finish Building
While Parrish junior high school
students are getting a stay-of-education
from regular studies this
week, their teachers are hard at
work helping to get the school
and classrooms ready for next
Monday.
Lagging construction schedules
forced postponement of classes
due to start at Parrish this week.
The teachers are now sending
desk tops, painting chairs and
woodwork, building shower room
benches, and in general working
very hard.
Meanwhile, carpenter, paint
ers and electricians continue
working to finish the new gym
and classrooms which have been
added tc Parrish.
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Endurance-Fliers
At Halfway Point
YUMA. i Ariz., Sept 1 -(-Endurance
Flyers Woody Jongeward
and Bob Wood house passed the
halfway mark today in their quest
to breaJc the wona recora, or i.uuo
hours. ' !
At 7 sl 5 v. m. they clocked their
504th continuous hour in the air.
The twjtf navy veterans are flying
a light plane entitled jMCity of
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The plane refuels daily from a
car that rushes down the runway
while gas! cans are taken aboard.
Trust Company
Rejects Lewis'
Plea for Funds
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-WV
The Cleveland Trust Co. tonight
told John L. Lewis it controls no
coal companies and could hot
accede to his request to force coal
firms to continue making royalty
payments to the Miner Welfare
fund. i :
Lewis had asked the Cleveland
Trust by telegram earlier in the
day to compel James D. Francis,
head of rnining operations of two
big West Virginia coal; concerns,
to continue the 20-cents-a-ton
welfare payments; I
The royalty payments were re
quired by Lewis' contract with
coal operators. The agreements, i
however j have expired.:
Lewis had said that tbe Cleve
land Trust company votes a con
trolling stock interest in the two
concerns the Island Creek Coal
companyj and Pond Creek Poca
hontas company.
Nationalists
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Gird for Attack
CANTON, Sept. Nation
alist generals, seemingly confi
dent, were moving up j reinforce
ments today to meet a new com
munist offensive which may come
at any hour on the -iervous front
north of, Canton.
There were scattered skirmishes,
preparatory to an evpected major
battle which may decide whether
the nationalists can hold South
China, j '
The ministry of national defense
said a large communist force was
being brought up to the area of
Jucheng, key point 17 pniles north
of Canton. An eastward national
ist thrust here menaces the red's
west flank.
Oregon Author
Attacks CVA
Administrative features of the
proposed Columbia Valley author
ity were attacked in Salem Wed
nesday 5 by Robert Ormond Case,
Portland writer who lectured the
Salem Rotary club in opposition
to CVA; i
He criticized the absolute con
trol which the CVA bill would in
vest in; three administrators ap
pointed by and accountable to
only the president.
Case i indicated the CVA bill Is
one of the major issues facing the
presen congress and, if passed,
would be a step toward state so
cialism. WINTER'S FIRST CASUALTY
BAKER, Sept 14-(;P)-The first
winter; casualty was recorded to
day, as the mercury sank to 31 de
grees. jMrs. Gean Shanklln went
out to chop wood for an early
morning fire and chopped off a
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British Resist
Pressure for
Devaluation
LONDON, Sept. 14-P)-Britaln
is under pressure from three sides
the United States, some Europ
ean governments and some of her
own commonwealth countries to
cut the value of the pound as a
solution to the dollar crisis.
A British treasury spokesman,
however, pointed to the most re
cent public statement of Sir Staf
ford Cripps, chancellor of the ex
chequer, that Britain has not "the
slightest intention" of devaluing
her currency.
Asked, directly by reporters
about a London dispatch published
in the New York Times that Bri
tain may reduce the value of the
pound this week end from its pres
ent official level of $4.03 to $3.20,
the spokesman said:
"The story is not new. I can
only refer you to past pronounce
ments on the subject by the
chancellor of the exchequer.
This pronouncement, made July
6 to the house of commons, was
that Britain intended to stand on
the present pound valuation. ;
Portland Rental
Decontrol Asked
PORTLAND, Sept. lUflVA pe
tition asking for decontrol of rent
In Portland was presented to the
city council today by an apart
ment house owner.
The petition, filed by William H.
Mattox of Sacramento, Calif- came
a month before the time that the
Oregon Apartment House assocl
ation had planned to ask a formal
hearing on decontrol.
The petition will be referred to
Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee
when she returns from Texas.
TliieFs Conscience
Follows to Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 14-(P)-Telling
police his conscience both
ered him. a youth identifying him
self as John McCutcheon, 17, of
Lakeside (Coos Bay county) Ore.,
gave himself up today.
He said he broke into the B. and
K. tavern in Lakeside three weeks
ago and obtained $130.
Police wired for confirmation.
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which fold Into the sides. It has an
County GOP Group
To Elect Chairman
Marion county's republican cen
tral committee will elect a new
chairman soon, to replace Orval
O. Hager, Jr , who resigned this
week.
Hager is leaving the county to
enter a Portland law firm.
The central committee has
other vacancies to fill, including a
congressional district committee
man to succeed the late George
Manolis, and several precinct
committee posts.
Chief Roble
Hurt Slightly
In 2 -Car Wreck
Fire Chief W. P. Roble of Salem
was injured slightly Wednesday
in a two-car collision near Wood-
burn that injured the driver and
hospitalized a passenger in the
other auto.
Roble incurred a bad cut over
his left eye and was treated at
Memorial hospital and by the Sa
lem first aid squad but was re
leased.
Joe Endrigo, Jefferson, driver of
the other car, suffered a broken
leg and a passenger, Mrs. Andrew
Vachter, Jefferson, incurred a
broken nose and scalp lacerations.
Both were treated at Memorial
hospital where Mrs. Vachter is ex
pected to remain a patient several
days. Endrigo was released.
Mrs. Vachter s husband, Andrew,
and an unidentified little girl, both
passengers in the Endrigo car, and
George Orey, Salem, who was rid
ing with Roble, all escaped injury.
The accident occurred about 4
p.m. when, according to state po
lice who investigated, Endrigo at
tempted to turn off on a sideroad
and crossed in front of Roble. En
drigo was traveling south and
Roble north on the Pacific high
way about a mile south of Wood
burn. Endrigo's auto was badly smash
ed on one side while the Roble
car, purchased only a few days
ago, was nearly demolished in
front.
3 Salem Men
Hurt in Wreck
An auto smashup at Hood and
North Front streets injured three
Salem men early Wednesday
morning.
Injured were Aubrey J. Clark,
3250 Triangle dr., possible chest
injuries; Richard D. Boelander,
Clover cafe, gashed head; and W
H. Williams, 1481 N. Summer st.,
possible back injuries. All three
were treated by the Salem first
aid squad and released but ad
vised to see physicians.
me collision dumped the car
driven by Boelander over on its
side and knocked out both he and
his passenger, Williams. Clark
was driving north on Front street
and Boelander east on Hood when
the accident occurred.
Polio Cases Rise
To 17 in Oregon
PORTLAND, Sept 14-()-Sev-enteen
cases of Infantile paralysis
the largest number in a single
week this year occurred In Ore
gon last week, the state board of
health reported today.
Four of them were reported by
Portland, and three by Lincoln
county. The others were widely
scattered.
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Tunnel Falls,
Kills 3 Men
HELENA, Mont, Sept. 14 -(JP)-
A runnel wall weighing about 25
tons folded without warning be
neath the continental divide today,
killing three men.
The men were members of
Jack-hammer crew. The cavein oc
curred at about 11 a.m. (MST) in
the Northern Pacific5s Mullan tun
nel, 13 miles west of Helena. The
wall folded in as the men were
working 385 feet beneath the con
tinental divide, about 1,000 feet in
from the east portal of the 3.800
foot tunnel, 5,547 feet above sea
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Evictor Finds
House Gone
VANCOUVER, B.C., Sept. 14-
(CP)-A deputy sheriff here really
came up against a blank wall to
day in an attempt to service an
evication notice.
He found no home from which
to evict the tenants.
His comment: "The house has
been removed by a housing pro
ject; present whereabouts un
known."
Patrolman Gets
Radio Duty
Patrolman Frank Sloan will be
shifted to city police radio duty
Saturday, it was announced Wed
nesday by Chief Operator Donald
G. Poujade.
Clive Scott, veteran police radio
operator who is now on a night
shift, will be transferred to a day
time assignment with maintenance
and relief operating duties- Sloan
will replace Scott in the 4 p.m
to midnight shift.
Sloan will be the sixth regular
officer In the radio department
In recent months some relief ra
dio work has been done by Tom
Cooper who Is returning to Wil
lamette university studies this fall.
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Head-0n Crash
ALBANY. Sept. 14 -(Special)
Three men were injured, one ser
"iously, today in a head-on auto
collision just outside the city
limits.
Seriously injured was Leonard
Carlson, Sweet Home, who was
rammed against his steering
wheel. He was taken to Albany
city hospital where authorities
said X-rays would be taken to
determine extent of his injuries.
Franklin L. Winston, Albany,
driver of the other car, and a pas
senger, Victor Dandurand, also
were injured. Dandurand will
remain in the hospital tonight,
while Winston was treated and
released.
The accident occurred on the
South Santlam highway just east
of the Albany city limits.
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Local Hospital
Charles Herman , Lippie, who
had lived in Oregon since 1911
when he settled on a homestead
in the central part of the state.
died Wednesday in a local hos
pital. He was 77.
Lappte, a Salem resident since
1928, has lived the' past 13 years
with his daughter. Mrs. Ray
Thomas, 1758 S. 13th st
Born May 18, 1872, in Lansing.
Iowa. Lippe was one of the
youngest of 11 children. Only
two, John Lippie, Waukon, la.,
and Mrs- Minnie dosser, Min
neapolis, Minn., survive him.
; The deceased was a carpenter
many years and helped to build
several churches and schools in
Oregon and Washington.
i Other ' survivors include five
daughters, Mrs. Mai Aldrich,
Prineville; Mrs. Elvena Davis, Sa
lem; Mrs. Edith Sfrunk and Mrs.
Leona Farrah, both of Vancouver,
Wash.; and Mrs. Alma Gust a f son,
Petaluma, Calif.; 11 grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services will
be at 9 ajn. Saturday in Fisher
cemetery. Fisher, Wash., under
direction of the Howell-Edwards
chapel.
Five Business
Buildings Burn
At Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Sept 14 (JP)
A fire starting in a chain saw
plant destroyed five establish
ments a mile outside of urants
Pass today, at an estimated loss
of more than $40,000.
The fire began in the .Titan
Chain Saw plant and spread to
the adjoining Rogue Potato Chip
Co., the hardware section of Mc-Collum-Fortna
Lumber Co., G. W.
McClain's real estate office, and
McClain's secondhand furniture
store.
Passing motorists noticed the
fire and aroused a nearby motor
court owner, W. F. Bold ing. He
and others prevented the fire
from spreading further.
Pacific Pact
Finds Backers
BIGWIN INN, Ont., Sept 14-(P)
-Australia and New Zealand in
formed the unofficial common
wealth relations conference today
they would welcome a Pacific pact
with the United States as senior
partner.
Conference spokesmen quoted
delegates as saying they would
like to see the Pacific pact devel
oped as an extension of the Can
berra pact, devised between Aus
tralia and New Zealand as a de
fense measure following the sec
ond World war.
Nearly 100 delegates from 10
commonwealth conferences met in
the seventh day of a 10-day ses
sion to discuss problems facing
the British community of nations.
Detroit Mich.
Ousts Mayor
DETROIT, Sept. 14 -(JPl- In one
blow, Detroiters voted their may
or out of office today and damp
ened CIO hopes of putting their
man in the city hall.
Returns in the non-partisan
fall primary gave City Treasurer
Albert E. Cobo, 33, a middle-of
the-road candidate, a largeplur
ality. Cobo will run against George;
Edwafds. common council presi
dent, in the Nov. 8 elections. With
spirited CIO backing, Edwards
came in second. Mayor Eugene
Van Antwerp was far behind.
Cobo was supported by busi
ness interests, civic groups and
the AFL.
Edwards, a 35-year-old liberal
democrat, is the political pride of
the CIO United Auto Workers.
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Crosby Buys Home
At Hayden.Lake
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Sept
14 Bing Crosby has pur-
ehased the rustic Harden lake
home where he has spent several
vacations, a real estate firm an
nounced today after the singer
andj four sons left for California.
The home, built by E- Gibson of
Spokane, was described as "in the
$75,000 class.- The sale price was
not disclosed. .
Jury Indiets
(Quads' Father
PORTLAND. Sept 14-avrhe
Multnomah county grand jury to
day indicted L. D. Tigner, 46, the
father of Portland's quadruplets,
on a charge of non-support.
His wife had contended he did
not maintain her or their three
children. The quads are all right;
they have a private income:
The grand jury also reported It
was "greatly impressed" with the
Rocky Butte Jail, but "not im
pressed" with the city Jail.
Barking Dog
Protects Car
PORTLAND. Sept. 14 -CJVRob-ert
Mason's dog caused the arrest
of a prowler suspect today.
Aiason tola police he was
aroused this morning by the in
sistent backing of his dog; went to
look at his car, and saw a man
moving away from it
Mason fired three shots, then
knocked the man down with the
rifle butt. Police charged Albert
C.j Vojta, 22. Spanaway, Wash,
with attempted larceny.
Wheat Growers League
Protests 'Inequalities
PENDLETON, Sept. 14-()-The
Oregon Wheat Growers league
protested today against what
wheatmen said were inequalities
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