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f-Th. StaUimaa. , Solemn 6fi WWaa&gcyt lakvatt flS- 1950 Northwest Officials Oppose Power Stock Sale to Bankers WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-(-Oficials of the public service com missions of Washington and Oregon today challenged the proposed sale of common stock of the Pacific Power and Light company of Portland, Ore-, to a syndicate of New York bankers. - The American Power and Light company proposes to sell 500,000 shares of the Pacific company, involving control of the 177,000,000 west coast utility, for a final ? rice of $18,500,000. The New 'ork banking group is headed by B. J. Van Ingen Company, Inc. Washington and Oregon offi cials disputed the sale in testi mony before a federal securities and exchange commission exam iner. Kay Clifford, member of the Salem Obituaries MALONl Samuel C Malone, late resident of Roseburg. at a local hospital, January 19. at the age of 42 years. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Jessie Malone. Boaeburg; a daughter Alfreda Ma lone, Roeebure; his mother. Mrs. S. E. Malone. Burfcburnett, Tex.; and two brothers. Paul Malone. Pecos, Tex ahd Charles Malone, TV Worth. Tex. Shipment bas been made by the Howell-Edwards chapel to Burkbur nett for services and interment. KIVENBARK Daniel W. Rlvenbark. late resident of Yamhill, at a local hospital. January to, at the age of 42 years. Surviving arc his parent. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Rlvenbark, Orlando. Fla.; a brother. Melvin Rivenbark, Jr., and a sister. Mrs. Melba Eddy, both of Orlando. Announcement of services later by the Howell-Edwards chapeV KFFSI ' Edward Howell Reese, late resident Sf Klamath Falls, at a local hospital, anuary IS, at the ae of 24 years. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Ruth Hicks. Oakland, Calif , and a brother, Robert Reese. San Trsnrlsco. An ' nouncement ef services later by the Howell-Ed wards chapel. O'BRIEN r ' ' ' ' ' Marvin C. (Mike) O'Brien, late resi dent at SMS -Kathleen ave.. at a local hospital. January 22. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Sara R. O'Brien, Salem; a son, Marvin C. O'Brien, Jr.. Salem; four sisters, 'Mrs. 'I. H. Davenport, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Robert Worth, Uvermore. Calif.; Mrs. John felling, Sacramento, Calif.; and Mrs. Charles Ralston, Red ding Caul; a brother. Weldon Greene, Pittsburg, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. T. W. Greene In California: and a granddaughter, Kathleen O'Brien, S-L-m. Service will be held at the V. T. Golden chapel Thursdsy. January ft. at S pjn. with the Rev. Russell Mayer officiating, interment in Bel rest Memorial perk. tJtorth ' Arthur Henry Danforth, at the resi dence at ago N. 16th st January 23. at the age of SI years. Surviving are his widow. 'Mrs, Margaret Danforth, Salem; a eon, Danny Danforth. Salem; three sisters. Mrs. Eva Sen our, and Mrs. Myrtla Schultz. both of Milwau kee, Wis., end Mrs. Emma -Fisher, Chicago, 111; and two brothers, Frank Danforth. Milwaukee, Wis., and Wil liam Danforth, Cleveland, Ohio. Mem ber of VTW post 661 of Salem. Ser vices will be held Thursday. January to at 1J0 p.m. at the Howell-Edwards chapel with the Rev. Lloyd Vecker officiating. Interment in City . View cemetery with military services. Ronile Christine Yapp. Infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Yapp, 2359 SnrilnikH rf . ml m bvl . Hnttni 11- Jinn. ery 24. Also surviving are two brothe l ers. Gary and Alan Yapp, both of Sa-v v lem; and grandparents, Mr. ana Mrs. William Yapp. Portland, and James Etoneking. Cushing. Iowa. Cremation services will be held Wednesday. Jan uary 25, at 2 p.m.- at the Portland crematorium. Direction by the Howell Edwards chapel. . ' BSOGAK " " - Mrs. Nora Brogan. late i resident of Salem route S, in this city. January 23. at the age of 12 years. Surviving are the widower. Joseph Brogan, Salem, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. W. Smith. West Salem. Recitation of the rosary will be Wednesday,, January 29, at 30 p.m. in the W. T. Rigdon chapel. Reqyiem mass -will be said Thursday, January 28. at 10 a.m. at St Joseph's Catholic church. Interment in St. Bar bara cemetery. . BLIX8ETH ' Nellie L Blhueth. late resident of lssl S. W. Kent St., Portland. In Port land, January 23. ' Surviving la a daughter. Mrs. Gladys FiUpa trick, llllwaukie. Announcement of services later by W. T. Rigdon company. i i i JOHNSON Alma Johnson, at a local hospital. January S3. Shipment is being made to Portland by Clough-Barrick com pany tor services and interment. McLAUORXrW . John WUlUm McLaughlin, former resident of Eugene, at a local hos pital, January 24. Surviving are a son, William C McLaughlin. Salem, and ' a daughter, Mrs. Charles Rodman, Eu gene. Member of the Catholic church. Announcement of services later by the sieweu-srfiwaras cnapet. CLIVI " Helen Virginia Cllve, late resident ef West Salem. In this eitv. Januarv 24. at the age of 29 years. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Nellie Clive. Salem: three brothers, Harry and How ard Cllve, both of Salem, and Melvin Cllve, Portland: and six sisters, Mrs. Mildred Craig, Yuma, Ariz.; Mrs. Mary Mae isroen, neosno, mo.; Mrs. Emma Hoice. Seattle. Wash.: Mrs. - Alice Welch, The Dalles; Mrs. Morris Ken. Pan, Salem: and Janice Cllve, Salem. Private services wiU be held Friday, January 27. at 130 p.m. at the W. T. Rigdon chapel with Interment la Bel- crest Memorial park. CARDDrn - " " Clifford L. Gardiner, late resident at IM Bell view st at a local hospital. January 14. Surviving are slater, . Mrs. Florence O. Huston. San Francis co, and a brother, Glea K. Gardiner, luirungamc. cam. services win be Meld Thursday, January 24, at 4 pjn. at the V. T. Golden chapel. Friends are asked to contribute to the March of Dimes campaign in lieu of sending uowcrs. Washington state public service commissipn, said his commission opposed acceptance of the Van Ingen offer. This Was originally a cash offer of $14,500,000 plus 70 per cent of the proceeds of sale of properties until the $18, 500,000 was received. Howard E. Aller, president of the American, testified, late to day, however, that the under writers had increased the cash offer to $15,000,000, equal to an offer by Allen and Company, New York bankers. Clifford said his commission has received many . protests against closing the deal on the Van Ingen offer and that lie is "unalterably opposed to it." He said he did not believe any of the units of the Pacific company located in Washington could be sold to public utility districts or municipalities. Clifford termed the Van Ingen offer "highly speculative, and declared that the Pacific fran chise in Portland, Ore., cannot be sold without a favorable vote by the city's electorate. The witness said the Van Ingen offer "commits itself to the sale and dismemberment" of- the Pa cific company. J. L. Kennedy, chief accountant for the Oregon commission, said Commissioner George H. Flagg also opposed the sale and would not permit sale of the company at any appreciate Increase above the book value. Both witnesses opposed sale of the company by competitive bid ding. Curtis E. Calder, board chair man of the Electric Bond and Sharecompany, again opposed ac ceptance of the Van Ingen offer. "If you reject the Van Ingen offer," be said. "I think an all cash deal can be made." J. A. Lain, counsel for the Pai cific Power St Light company, also opposed the Van Ingen offer. saying he believed it would lead to dismemberment of the Pacific coast utility. FivefMctfetf By Grand Jury; Two Dismissed Five men were Indicted by the Marion county grand jury Tuesday and two not true bills were re turned. True bills were returned against James West, 1650 Yew st, charged with larceny of a bicycle last month; James M. Miller, 260 Mar ion sL, charged with obtaining money by false 'pretenses involv ing a $20 check; Karl Annen, Al bany, and All win F. Kenfield, Eu gene, both charged with non-support, nd William H. Lovejoy, 673 S. 12th st., charged with larceny of 144 pounds of wool. - A charge of obtaining money by false pretenses against Richard Spiering of Tampa, Fla. was dis missed. A charge of obtaining property by false pretenses against Ralph V. Valdez, 1812 Cross st, also was rejected by the Jury. : The grand jury filed its report after an all day session It was dismissed until further notice. '.tr.tf 1 1 i if: iIj " I tit' M" tHE RISING TIDE ' OF POLIO 1938-1949 f Iff ' I 49131 i ll com I I .?.-. r? 1 Ttl '-ill f Public Records Warrants Held For Leaders Of Doiikliobors VANCOUVER. Jan. 24 (CP)-Pn- lice tonight have warrants for three top Doukhobor leaders, including Michael (the Archangel) Verigin, who will be brought to trial on charges of violence in the Koote-nays. The two others are John Lebe doff, head of the radical sons of freedom, blamed for much of the violence, and Joe Podovinikoff, secretary to Verigin. Special Prosecutor Angelo Bran ca announced here today that the warrants have been issued, and of ficers are on their way to serve them. Snow-bound roads, however, de layed service of Hilliers, on Van couver Island, where Verigin heads a Doukhobor colony, and at Kres tova, where Liebedoff makes his hearquarters. - Krestova la in the interior near Nelson, B. C There are 10 charges against the three leaders, the culmination of a two-year investigation by federal and provincial government and po lice authorities. . Brcithaupts Salem'i Oldest Neon . in Flowers Paul Ileath Helen Breithaopt tleath 447 Ceart St Ph. 2-1171 PROBATE COURT Clara Pearce Smith estate: Ap praisal at $4,482. John H. Callaehan estate: Ad praisal at $6,415. Lottie E. Porter estate: Order approves final account and dis charges administratrix. CIRCUIT COURT A. W. Baker vs Richard and Jeanne Browne: Order dismisses case. James C Danielson vs Lila L. Flee nor Danielson: Final divorce decree granted. SUte vs Hazel Marie Howard: Order dismisses case.- - Eloise Jones vs Richard W. Jones: Complaint for divorce al leging cruel and inhuman treat ment asks settlement of property rights. Married Jan. 31, 1947. In Vancouver, wasn. Elizabeth Hinds Wilcox vs El ton Oshel Wilcox: Final divorce decree granted. Sarah Lucy Marsh vs Hershel Marsh: Plaintiff files reply admit ting and denying. Janet J, Todd vs Mark Todd and others: Order dismisses suit with prejudice. Harry E. Warren vs August and Mary Cegler: Plaintiff seeks Judg ment on $2,423 allegedly owed to urn by defendants. Carrie Marie Longyear vs Nor man H. Edwards: Suit asks Judg ment totaling $15,000 as a result of a fatal shooting allegedly, in volving aeienaant. William H. Johnson vs Jay C Herron: Jury verdict grants plain tiff damages totaling $4,251 for Injuries allegedly resulting from auto accident DISTRICT COURT Harold L. Smith, Woodburn. charged with larceny by bailee; waived preliminary examination, bound over to grand jury; held in lieu of $750 bail. MUNICIPAL COURT Ray Marquis, Portland, charged with reckless driving; posted $50 baiL PortlandCARE Office Closing Willamette valley donors to overseas relief through CARE were advised to mail their orders direct to CARE, 20 Broad St. New York, 5, N.Y as the Portland CARE office is being closed this week. r During the past two years the Portland station has received near ly $170,000 in donations for food and textile parcels. Declining re ceipts over the country have made "economies necessary" In CARE operations, the Portland committee stated. Jeweler Predicts Early Repeal Of Excise Taxes on Luxuries Repeal soon of the war-time excise tax on jewelry and other lux uries was the prediction brought back to Salem this week by Sidney L. Stevens, home from a national meeting of jewelers. "Consensus of leaders in the jewelry trades is that the tax will be repealed soon, saia Stevens, i ms, nowever, is tne iu per cent excise tax passed in 1939 and does not include the additional 10 per cent tax enacted Under war-time pressure in 1942. This latter7 tax will probably stand for awhile." Qtevens said that lifting of the excise tax would mean lower prices on jewelry to the buying public One of the trends in jewelry styles, said Stevens, will be the swing this spring to solid gold Items, replacing to a large extent costume jewelry. The meeting was the mid-win- BAKERS ON VACATION x IDAHNA Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baker and son Roy' left the past week tor a month or six weeks va cation. They will visit Mr. Baker's brother In Los Angeles, California, and other relatives in Pheonix. Arizoma. - JOBLESS MARK TOPPED OLYMPIA. Wash- Jan. 24 -UP) The number of persons seeking unemployment compensation in Washington state last week soared to 84,561, a new all-time high. -for desk, The Waghl Valley is a mile-high plateau In New Guinea. Starts KSTWTLY ta reSew II Caused by Colds Jmt rub cm Unsterole . . . it's ssaee especially to promptly relieve coughs, sore throat and aefainf chest muscles due to colds. Mustcrol actually helps break ap local eongestioa la the up per bronchial tract, boss sad throat, let strengths. nnn IN ONE TRIP! fT j CASH YOU CCT" "tfffr IfioTmo i$260 IS Met. 19.2! 115.92 521.78 ?0Met. 7.391 1 2.77 1 17.48 Aaeve pfmmmt sever trrikitl !" ef hmwN, r rW pmih4t, era at sfsswlss. Usw f 1500 evw. f14f J Phone the YES MANsger give a few tisensary facts -then come In. Ifs "Yes" to 4 eat ef S promptly. . Leans $23 to $50t en Salary. FBrnitsre. p to $501 en Car nut tompAMr1 tAT unit to bat rrr 02&O)l& FINANCE CO. Joat Phone 2-244 and ask for R. C Allen, Maaager I'm MYes Man' at Personal Finance Ce. Jit State St, Rm. 125 Lie. Ne. 8-123 U-1CS J k Vaenffnes h Rirfraif ' wiJIUII ' 'v- V -. . V. - "s ' , - 5v t I Itet uSati si 40.000 assss The chart above telle the graphfe story ef hew Infantile paralysis haa surged upward -mora than 1820Q eases In the past 12 years. With mounting poll Incidence has came a eharp rlae In the costs ef prevld Ing medical eare for the stricken. It la for this reason that the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis faces a crisis during Its March ef Dimes campaign thla January. Help meet the rising tide of polio by contributing generously to the March of Dimes. ter gathering of the American Na tional Retail Jewelers association. of which Stevens is vice presi dent The conclave was held in New York, in "almost shirt-sleeve weather." Stevens said that manufactur ers, wholesalers and retailers pre dicted that, if the excise tax is dropped, the jewelry business in America this year will run higher than last year. Salem School News By Gilbert Batecoa Sehaol Correspoadent PARRISH JUNIOR HIGH Twenty-five Parrish students already have filed with election clerks Delores Picha and Mary Harger for student body elections. As in previous years, this second semester election will be based on the party caucus principle. Candidates will be introduced before a school assembly January 30. In all home rooms on Feb ruary 1 members of the liberator party will gather on one side of the room and members of the studenteer party on the other. Each caucus will decide which of the candidates on their -ticket they will vote for and instruct a dele gate to do so at the party conven tions to be held the following day. . The candidates who receive a majority of the delegates ' votes will be that party's candidate for the general election scheduled for February 10. Campaign speeches will be delivered on February 8. Party managers who were elect ed last week are: Studenteer, Gary Parker; liberator, Dick Hornaday. Tfce)Cek rJtran7rfcprdfdT tells of eruptions of ML Etna as early as the eighth century B. C P t ! The U. SJBure.rf.tJlrle fc - . "I" tf developed a method ox detectin quartz grains in rock particles. BAD WIRING LONDON-(INS)-Electrical wir ing throughout the Royal apart ments of Buckingham Palace has been found to be in such bad con dition that major repairs were ur gently needed. Extensive rewiring has had to be carried out to make circuits safe, according to the Ministry of Works, and all 690 rooms of the palace now will be minutely Inspected and overhauled. 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