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StepfatherHeld
Sane, to Face
Kidnap Charge
liONTESANO, Wash, March SO
-iP- An OakriHe mechanic who
la accused of holding a ,war Teh
eran stepson ju "a prisoner of
fear" In the veteran's home sear
OeJnrllle last year waa adjudged
aanc today. Now be must face a
chart of kidnaping, tod - three
counts of assault.
The stepfather. Track Chase,
. 12, was arrested last August after
x-year-ld Henry Chum, an am
trotee war veteran, was found in
his home In serious condition.
Deputy Prosecutor Orville Pee
bles said Chum had larga bruises
r co his body which he said had
f- been inflicted by the stepfather
; storing a aeries of beatings.
. ' . The stepfather was taken into
t custody and the assault and kid
naplng charfes wert filed against
him.
A suit was later filed asainst
Chase, asking the return of
W 68.03, which he allegedly took
from Chum. This represented
42,76845 which the veteran had
received for disability pension and
an automobile the older man had
taken from his stepson and sold.
The automobile was a girt from
the government to Chum because
he was an amputee.
Prosecution of the charges
against Chase was delayed while
he wu treated at Western State
hospital the last four months. He
waa released a week age and the
sanity hearing ordered.
Chum now Is working as a log
ging truck driver. Bail for Chase
haa been set at $5,000.
Family Fight
Results in
Two Deaths
tPOKANX, March SO-tfVA
man shot and seriously wounded
his estranged wife tonight, shot
and killed a man who ran to her
aid and then fired a fatal bullet
into his own body. Detective V.
XL Morgan reported.
The dead were identified as
Clarence Bel ton. about 28, and
Lowell A. Craig, 23. Belton'a
wife, Jean, was struck in the head
and shoulder by a single shot and
taken to a hospital. Her condition
was said to be serious.
The shooting took place in the
' front yard of a small house be
hind a north side nursing home.
Morgan said Mrs. Belton was
shot as she cowered in the drive
way of the house. Her scream had
attracted Craig who worked at the
nursing home. He was shot as he
ran from the back door of the
building. -
The detective said Mrs. Belton,
e waitress, recently filed suit for
divorce. J---
live shots were fired from the
Jl caliber revolver.
ArsoixICases
Dismissed by
Toledo Judge
TOLEDO, Ore, March 10-V!y
Arson Indictments against three
men were dismissed today by Cir
cuit Judge Fred McHenry after
preliminary arguments over, evi-
dence.
- The Judge held a special session
. last night to hear defense and
state attorneys arguments on the
, evidence submitted earlier whfie
the Jury was recessed. The Jury
had been called for the trial of
Cecil Clarence Hill on arson enar-
gee Involving a January! 1 fire at
the Carter sawmin In Elk City. ' .
" Two brothers, Alfred and Wil
liam McQueen, were also indicted.
They would have stood trial sepa
rately If the court had ordered the
ease againt Hill to continue.
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Slate Department
Side oil Furlough
In Dallas Home
' Stotinaia Mwt gentee
DALLAS, Mar. 29-CapL John
tie Benge, son of Mr. and Mrs.
ft. M. Benge, arrived home on a
furlough last week after being in
India for nearly two years. Dur
ing most of that time Benge was
stationed at New Delhi on a UJ5.
department of state assignment
and a United Nations commission.
vBenge is due to return' to New
"pelhi on April 22 and expects to
be there for about another two
year period.
Ottocv frtdgr. March il.
STUDENT OF TH1 SUN 'DIAUiui
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Board Probing
Welfare Asks
Suggestions
PORTLAND, March SO-CffVThe
legislative Interim committee on
welfare, meeting here for the first
time, decided today to call for
suggestions from Interested groups.
State Sen. Bex KDls, Pendleton,
committee chairman, said invita
tions win go to doctor and hospi
tal groups, county public welfare
commissions and others.
The state's welfare load had in
creased 700 per cent, the chair
man said, while the state's popu
lation increased about to per cent
in the past IS years.
State Welfare Administrator Loa
Howard told the committee the
department Is charged with vari
ous expenses that should be borne
by ether state agencies.
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Grandson of
Eric Johnston
Found Dead
SPOKANE, March 20-WVTour-
months-old Eric Edward Butler,
only grandchild of Eric Johnston,
head of the Motion Picture as
sociation wu found dead to his
crib today.
Cause - of the death waa 1 not
known Immediately.
urs. Herbert Butler, IS. John
ston's youngest daughter, found
the baby dead this morning. But
ler is a law student at donzaga
university.
Johnston Is flying here from
Hollywood and is expected to ar
rive tonight. Mrs. Johnston and
their other daughter, HarieLwere
expected! tomorrow from Wash
ington, D. C
Butlers parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Butler, have already left
El Paso. Tex. where they have
been vacationing from Spokane.
runerai arrangements will be
made after the parents of the
young couple arrive.-
Church Group
Plans Dinner
At Silverton
statesssam jrews semes :
SILVERTON Miriam Circle of
Women's Society of Christian Ser
vice win feature a no host dinner
for members and their families
in the Methodist . church social
rooms March SL '
Arranging the program are Mrs.
Loren Barr and Mrs. Alan Brown.
The dining room ' committee la
composed of Mrs. Lowell Hohlltt,
Mr. and Mrs. James Jones and
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Mareoe. Mrs.
Earl Spencer and Mrs. Max MQlan
are the hostesses. ,
Miriam circle wETt hostesses
to the WSCS at the regular meet
ing on April IS at the N. J.
Brekko home at Jit South Water
street Mrs. Iila QuintalJwill be
co-hostess. - V)
Union Hill Extension
Unit Plans Election
Mews
UNION HILL Mrs. Marion
Fischer and Mrs. W. M. Tate do
menstrated -the making of lamp
shades at the home extension
meeting. Mrs. Henry Eriksen, vice
chairman presided during the bus
iness meeting, in the absence of
Mrs. Julius Krenx, -chairman.
Mrs. W. M. Tate, Mrs. Oswald
Johnson and Mrs. J. O. Darby
were named as the nominating
committee for the next meeting
when the election of officers will
take place. Mrs. J. O. Darby and
Elizabeth Krenx win demonstrate
oven meals at the April meeting
to be held at the home of Mrs.
W. M, Tate.
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Hubbard Couple Retains
From California Trip
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HUBBARD Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Rose returned Sunday from a
vacation trip to California. They
visited in Bakersfield, Wasco and
TafL
Martha Morrison resumed class
es at the University of Oregon in
Eugene, Monday after spending
spring vacation at home with her
family the John Morrisons.
Bonnie Bridge, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Bridge, enrolled
tbiSjWeek for the spring term at
Oregon State college. ,
Sidney-Talbot
Fanners Union
Sets Program
SUIniia Mews SerrSee
JZFFZRSON The next meet
ing of the Sidney-Talbot Farmers
union will be April IS, when
Charles Kecsecker will be chair
man of the eats committee, assist
ed by Chris Jorgensen and Mr.
and Mrs. Richard King,
The Sidney-Talbot Home Ex
tension unit win meet in the base
ment of the Talbot Community
church Tuesday, April 4, at 10 JO.
Members are requested to bring e
sack lunch and the project "Oven
Meals" will be given by project
leaders, Mrs. A. W. Nusom and
Mrs. John Craig. Samples of the
demonstration will be served and
election of officers held. Mothers
of small children are Invited to
use the nursery. This . unit will
serve as dining room hostesses at
the spring festival in the Salem
armory May IS.
ML Jefferson Rebekah Theta
Rho girls will hold a box social
and program in the IOOF hall
Friday night Refreshments will
be provided for those who do not
bring boxes.
County X-Ray
am to
Start at Aurora
A ehest X-ray program for
north Marion county will open
Saturday at Aurora.
The object of the survey is to
X-ray all persons 18 years of age
or older to detect tuberculosis and
other ehest diseases, The free ser
vice is made possible by Christ
mas seal sales and state and
county tax money.
Sponsors of the program are
the Oregon and Marion County
Tuberculosis and Health associa
tions, and state and county health
departments. . v
Three X-ray units will visit 11
county communities during April.
A unit will be located in Salem
on April I and 6, Other Marion
county communities will be sur
veyed next year.
At 'Aurora, the units will be
at the community hall from 10
a.m. to f pjn. Mrs. Willis Yoder
is chairman of the program there,
and Mrs. Earl Andresen of Salem
Is county chairman.
New Weeders
Help Farmers
FORT COLLINS, Colo INS)
Farm mechanisation will re
ceive another shot in the arm as
soon as the cycloid or scallop
weeder begins pouring off assem
bly lines.
The unique weeder still is un
der development " at Colorado
A&M college at Fort Collins, but
designers said it wont be too long
before the time and labor-saving
device la available to farmers.
The Cycloid weeder primarily
is designed for use on sugar beet
areas. It can be Used, however,
in any row crop where the farmer
wants a quick thinning method.
Co-Designers R. D. Barmington
and Richard Claycomb, engineer!
for AltM experiment station, said
the scalloping weeder will save
more than $10 an acre in labor for
thinning beets and . other crops.
It is said to be especially effec
tive fat crusted fields because of
the shearing action of the teeth.
Weeds are reduced to a minimum
both in the row and between rows.
And, designers added, the ma
chine can be used in either single
or multiple units. The units are
estimated to cost the farmer $50
Julius Caesar adapted the Jul
ian calendar which is the basis for
the current Gregorian calendar
Profifr
CD
from gyprs calendar.
T. Walker, ef Leag Beach, Cat. Werld
Bad bast as a beet? at his
Church Slates
China Speaker
At Turner
Stiff lie Hews frriee
TURNER A fellowship din
ner and program will be held in
the Christian church dining room
Friday at 7 pjn. Guest speaker; for
the evening will be Paul Shen. a
Chinese minister, now attending
the Western School of Evangelical
Religion at Jennings Lodge.
Shirley Hennies, a member of
the Rainbow Assembly at Stayton.
was .honored by the appointment
of a grand representative at the
recent Grand Assembly of Oregon
held at Corvallls. Other Turner
girls attending the assembly were
Karleen Drager, Carol Newkirk,
Irene Thomas, Patricia Hennies
and Dolly Hays. Mrs. Sam Drager
went with the girls as an advisor
and chaperon. Others attending
the installation Saturday night
from here were Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Loren
Newkirk, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Hennies, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wip
per, Paul Thomas, Loren Newkirk,
r and Jerry Wipper.
Mrs. Paul Fehlen of Stayton has
been a guest of her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Miller for the past week. Mrs.
Fenlen Has been In poor nealtn.
Eastern Star
Group Meets
At Detroit
Kews Service
DETROIT The new club for
Eastern Star members was enter-
tamed at the home of Mrs. Earl
Parker with Mrs. Edgar Davis as
assistant hostess. Nine members
were present. Following a short
business meeting the women made
Easter baskets, and later played
canasta. Refreshments were serv
ed. A birthday handkerchief show
er was given for the president,
Mrs. Ron Hell wig. Due to Easter
vacation, it was voted to post
pone the next meeting until April
It.
The next meeting of the Womens
Civic club will be at the home of
Mrs. Delmar Nelson on April f st
I pjn.
Rosebushes
From Oregon
Given to King
LONDON, March 10 -()- Xing
George has three new rosebushes
that eame all the way from Port
land, Ore.
Donald Sloan of Portland, offi
cial of a group of rose-fancying
businessmen called the "Royal
Rosarians." left them at Bucktne-
ham palace Wednesday.
5ioan nanded them to an aide
in the royal household. He didn't
get to see the king.
For the presentation, Sloan
wore the Rosarlan garb of white
straw hat, white suede shoes end
white gabardine suit with red
rose sleeve emblem. -
He told a reporter;
"Our bunch la all wranoed tm
In your royalty. We've modeled
ourselves on your old English
tudor court"
Look and Learn
Br A. G Geeiesi
1. Whet southern city is known
as "the Pittsburgh of the South"?
2. What famous American said,
Td rather be right than presi
dent"? 1. What nation of Europe is
governed by the House of Orange?
, 4. What kind of thread la lisle
Inade from?
8. What famous opera by Giu
seppi Verdi has its plot laid in
ancient Egypt?
ANSWERS
L Birmingham, Alabama.
X. Henry Clay.
J. Holland, t
4. Mostly cotton.
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