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By Don Doane '
STUTTGART, Germany, April
S-fy-Gerrnany, which originated
the diesel engine, is now using it
In automobiles.
A German company, Daimler
Benz, is producing what it claims
to i be the only diesel -powered
passenger car being made in the
world today.'
It is called the Mercedes-Benz,
type 170-D. i
The Mercedes diesel looks and
runs just like an ordinary auto
mobile. But instead of burning
gasoline, it burns fuel oil.
That's why its makers claim it
is the most economical car on the
market to operate. They hope it
may prove ! the answer to the
shortage and high price of gaso
line in Europe.
Not on Market Lonr
It hasn't been-on the market
long enough yet for the buyers to
give a decisive verdict.
But here is what the manufac
turer claims for the revolutionary
auto:
Its 1 o u r-cylinder. 38-horse-
power engine will run 34 to 36
miles on a (VS.) gallon of oil
and produce a cruising speed of
62 miles' an hour.
In speed, pickup and power, it
is claimed to match in every way
its gasoline-burning twin, the
Mercedes-Benz type 17-V which
is supposed to average . 30 miles
to the gallon oi gasoune. i
Lower Coat Cited
Here in Germany, that would
l mean the diesel car would cost
I only 65 per cent as much for .Juel
as its gasoline-burning twin.
1 Gasoline in Germany costs 40 per
cent more than fuel oil.
The initial cost of the diesel car
Is higher than that of its gasoline
equivalent, i however. Daimler
Benz sells, its diesel-burning 170-
D for $1,970; Its gasoline-burning
170-V sella lor only s ifiiv. mey
have the same body.
Diesel engines, invented by the
German, Rudolf Diesel", have been
used for years on railroad trains,
ahios and trucks.
I This is not the first attempt.
either, to convert them to pas
i aenger cars. As early as 1936,
Daimler-Benz was making a die-ael-powered
automobile. But the
war interrupted that experiment
nd today the diesel passenger car
If still considered revolutionary.
Letter Reaches
Wrong Mrs. Hill
A Mrs. George Hill of Salem
was trying to locate a namesake
Saturday after receiving a letter
: that told of the illness of an
aunt. Emma Rounds, in Los An
teles. .
The letter bore no street address
'and was delivered to the wrong
party. The Mrs. Hill who received
it said she had no aunt so-named
She returned the letter to postal
authorities, who said letters with
eut street addresses usually are
returned to the sender.
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Discussion of Youth Problems 1
Due at Governors' Conference
Is Oregon doing her iest by her young people, or what can the
family and the community do to make the state a better place for
rearing children? How serious are the reported breakdowns of family
relationships, physical and mentaj health and employment and the
trend in juvenile delinquency?
These are the questions due for some enlightment and some an
swering at the Governor s Confer-
rtr:
These are Salem's "kids," who are looking to family, school and community for guidance in growth.
far ih hMt future Dossible. How well ureron is aomr its jod lor tnem ana inousanas ukc mem wui
be the' subject at a state-wide conference on children and yon in Salem Thursday and Friday.
Hazel Green
SewingGroup
Elects Officers
Statesman Newt Servlct
HAZEL GREEN The annual
election of officers for the Sun
shine Sewing club was held dur
ing the meeting at the home of
Mrs. Dorothy Zielinski. Officers,
all holdovers from last year are:
Mrs. Rudy Wacken, president;
Mrs. Virgie Perrin, vice-president;
Mrs. Ben Kerber secretary-treas-;
urer.
Oven meals were discussed by
Mrs. Ed Zielinski and Mrs. Doro
thy Zielinski. It was announced
that chest x-rays for the people oi
Hazel Green community will be
taken at Brooks from noon until
8 p. m.. Friday, April 14.
' Those present were Mesdames
Ralph Gilbert, Ed Zielinski, Doro
thy Zielinski, Jimmy Sanders,
N. W. Zeller, Lloyd McDonald, Ben
Kerber and Jeena, Laurence Feld
schaa and Mary Ellen, Dennis
Manning, Michael Dennis, Arthur
McKay, Joe Henny and Barbara,
Paul Camp and Gary, Harry Hob
son. .
; JEFFERSON Mrs. Ethel Blin-
ston was able to return home from
Salem General "hospital Wednes
day evening and is at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Al Gurgu
rich on Talbot road until she is
stronger. Mrs. Blinston underwent
major surgery last Friday morn
ing. Ernest Freeman, jr., and fri
end," Miss Leola Stevens, OSC stu
dent, will spend the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Freeman at Talbot.
Third Grade Bluebirds
Meet at Salem Heights
Statesman Newt Serrlce
SALEM HEIGHTS Mrs. Glen
Browning was hostess to the
third grade Bluebirds Thursday
at her' home on Salem 'Heights
avenue.
Present were Linda Rich, San
dra Stelzenmueller, Sue Zwicker,
Claudia Weaver, Glenda Brown
ing, Nancy Baker, Darla McEl
roy, Bonnie Jean Kurth, Ginger
Hildebrandt, Peggy Hogan, Joan
Haskins and Sue Bartlett. Guests
were Janet Griffin and Cheryl
Lee Kurth and the leader,- Mrs.
Roy McElroy.
Cinder blocks have come into
wide use for building purposes
since roe war.
Dad's Night
Scheduled by
Jefferson PTA
Statesman Newi Service
JEFFERSON The men will be
in charge of the Dad s Night pro
gram at the April meeting of; Parent-Teachers
Wednesday &ight,
April 19.
Highlights of the program; will
be Joe Hector Wood from Berlin,
soloist land ventriloquist, and an
entertainer from Hawaii who was
at! Pearl Harbor when it was
bombed. Old-time music will also
be featured. The women will do
their stint during the refreshment
hour when they win be h
Th Stcdoamcmv Salom, Oregon, gundorr, Jtptfl t ltS3-H
ence on Children and Youth, due
at the state capitol Thursday and
Friday. The first time in Oregon
that all groups concerned witn
children and youth have been
brought together for common
study, the conference follows a
year's delving into facts by com
mittees. It is a prelude to Ntne
decennial White House Conference
on Children and Youth next De
cember.
Oregon 'Far Ahead
The conference is especially
significant in view of the state's
recent and current heavy growth
in copulation, according to Michael
Schaoiro. executive secretary or
the governor's committee. He
noted that some agencies and serv
ices have been "acutely unable to
keep up." However, he added.
Oregon is far ahead of other
western states in planning for par
ticipation in the national confer
ence,
Not only will the committees
comprising about 200 persons, air
their findings at public meetings.
but each session will close with an
outline of "unmet needs' or "fu
ture plans' or"what 'are the im
plications of meeting our goals?
The possibility of placing these
recommended programs into effect
is heightened by the fact that pn
vate and public organizations
working with young people are
aiding in the study.
Financing Questions
Not only the methods of meeting
the problems, but also the impor
tant financing question, will be
discussed, according to Schaoiro
The preliminary work has been
closely limited by lack of funds
so far It has been, done with
grant from the U.S. children's
bureau and the cooperation of
youth agencies.
Samplings have been taken4 in
various counties over the state, in
cluding Marion, as to delinquency
family and community and wel
fare facilities available.
Fields to be Included in reports
ana discussion at the conference
are family life, education, health,
mental health, child welfare, rec
reation, juvenile delinquency,
youth and employment.
The first White House confer
ence was called in 1909 by Pres..
Theodore Roosevelt and provided
stimulation .for creation of the
children's bureau and the Chad
Welfare League of America.
The 1919 meeting speeded de
mand for child-labor legislation;
1930 brought a 'Children's Char
ter" and pointed out the need for
specialized training of people
working with children; 1940
stressed the importance of
child in a democracy.
The first recorded quarantine
was set ud in Venice during a 15th
tesses. records attutudes of youth toward century plague epidemic. ;
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60 Children Pass
Swimming Test
As Y Class Ends
Sixty Salem youngsters passed
the swimmer's test at the close of
last week's YMCA learn to swim
campaign, it was announced Sat
urday. Thirteen adults are also
learning, and 25 persons art taking
the lifesaving course.
Out of 236 enrolled by the first
class Monday, 128 finished the
daily lessons, and 34 girls and , 26
boys passed tests.
While the men's course has been
completed, the women are taught
from 7 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday
for the next four weeks.
Thirteen men and 12 women are
in the lifesaving course, which
meets at 8:30 pjn. each Tuesday
and Friday through mid-MayJ
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