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olav E)Po Ctappy In Salem Homo The Joseph Tremel family, ref usees from Yososlavla and the terror of Marshal Tito's partisan-communist retime, were In a festive mood Sunday when they settled In their new home at 950 S. ZOth at. Shewn (left to right) are Mrs. Adela Mayer, Mrs. Tremel's mother; ' Mr. ami Mrs. Tremel; Frank, 23; Louise, 25, and Joseph, jr, 28. Frank is an accomplished accordianist and Joseph, Jr, is well trained on the guitar. On the wall (top right) is an oil painting of Joseph, Jr, by a noted Yugoslav artist. (Photo by Lea Cour, SUtes- - man valley editor.) POUND0D 1651 lCOth YEAR 12 PAGES The Oregon Statesman. Satan. Oregon. Tuesday. May 16 1950 PRICE 5c No. a 0,000 Of f er - Cited in Prison EsieaBe 1 SGfKDQS fKDCDQO Charles A. Lockwood, director of .." r". ,mmiin. chose me a meeting 01 r. C.7.Z I tonservauon luu"";t" f " n: I nounclng a reon:anization of com mission ministration. This in- ivm setting uo five administra- ViMu-" I tive divisions over we siawy w .. . , til. a supervisor in cnarge..ne sUff will then cooperate with tne ; divisional neaas m puuuui and same propagaUdn and pro- tection. . , ' ' This reorganization Is the re sult of the "new deal" in 'game Tngnammt first launched by the report of the interim conuwuw iu - - . . in.. the 1949 legislative assembly and followed by changes in the law, and appointment of a new; com- ,i.cir, 01 -v - - " j:.,t- in about a month. He was detam- Under the program eacno" m Europe because of chest in supervision will have under wm ju incurred m a footbaU game. fish and game Dioiogisxs, men and other workers. Adminls- tration thus will be decentrauzeo, ptovido faster and more effldent ann 1VKWOOU tlimu iubi service. , uiuzens ,wm go i district office for informauon or w make reports and not nave xo gei i in touch wun tne state oiuce JTUIUmiu. . ., .. .I TV.. ranrasnlTil nn mVOlVCIl i r i nU.-u rtv additional opportunities for pro- motion to meVin wildlife service of the state. The changeover wm . .1, .ji . nut. . .iT- " w if t imnrnviHi riu.7.;."li; Iismng ana nunung wftosaxeeywp.pr win De sausueu. . I lna . greatest - uecuua iu wuu- i life resources for sportsmen is in game fish. One can fish all day and never get a strike, and few are the fishermen ; (Continued on editorial page, 4) IT A 1 1 i I ier Abiqiia I fTTtPr A 111 Ml IH Hr M " WiU Get New Steel Bridge i Marion county will span the up per Abiqua creek with a steel bridge this summer, Commissioner K L. Rogers said Monday. t The bridge will replace an old covered bridge known as Gallo way's which is the bridge farth est up the Abiqua. The new span is a state highway bridge the county recently agreed to buy. It will be moved from the Alsea river in about two weeks. Rogers, Commissioner Roy J, Kice and County Road Foreman TedlKuenzi inspected thi span Monday Tat Scott's creek ton the!"? wo.rk' e?cl? .rn?J8 member is Aliea river. They said the 80-foot bridge can be hauled in four truckloads. It will not be available for load Ing for about two weeks because of road construction in the area. Animd Cracftcrs By WARREN GDODRlH Rkhr4 TJteoiore Aexan- t'tf Ceorjt Vefcsf ef Hesialfc.. ' -Wa,f, AU-Sre tomt, SAYi I Terror of Red Rule Ends in New Life Here By Lester F. Cour Valley Editor, The Statesman Nine years of hardship and flight to escape terrors of com- """"sra m Europe enaea ounaay Ior tte Joseph Tremel family. The six refugees from Yuiro- slavia and Marshal Tito's partis regime began a new life Sunday "uI .'C HZ. ... V Z WIULB LIU I IV dlUW M L . 1 1 1 f 1 Rai The city.s Rewest displaced fam ny mciUdes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tremel; their sons, Joseph, jr, 28, mel; their sons, Joseph, jr, 28, 1 - - 1 F -Frank, 23; their daughter, tatlirk 3 FlV lse, 25, and Mrs. Tremersr1'1 1 1V 1 ttA V 1 ana LoU mother, Mrs. Adela Mayer, 66. Arrived si Turner The family arrived recently at I Turner where they have been staying with Tremel's brother and sister - in - law, Mr. and Mrs. John Tremel, who arranged to bring the refugees to America. Another son, Raymond, 21, will arrive, here The Tremels first felt the hand of totaUtarianism in 1941 wherf Nazis occupied Yugoslavia. At I ,h, t m Tiwrna maa a nrnnur. 0us owner of four factories and a chain of restaurants ini Vukovar, , xhe Germans weren't Iso bad,' Tremel recalled. "The people gra eraiiy accepted them as an occupa """f viiiiiuii- L,n.inn ,-,:,.. w , it 1 jfo rnntinncvl with th nciial Tells, of Reign of Terror . Tfemel related how . reign of terror started in 1844 when the r.A ,j i u, Titn' farmi Wri control from i"7ii.iw- T ' 'V" it L L. .'i" lVLS "" . . ... uw su.km.j I wiui uie cvininunisia, or even su:? pected of not being: was either snot, nung or Kiuea in a less mer ciful manner. . . ... I "The country Was lined Wlull corpses hanging from trees and rafters. Others were hooked under their chins on posts of steel fences around churches. One girl who returned to Yugoslavia after flee- in two by horses. The i partisans cut the ears off others before kill ing them." New Face Job Problem ' After being forced to sign over all their property to the partisans. the x Tremels Bed to Austria through the Balkans in .October of 1944. Mrs. Mayer managed a ride in a caravan of refugees. The others walked the mountain route. The family was united seven weeks later in Austria. They lived I in Salzburg for five years before obtaining permission to : come to America. - , ' I With their years of hardship be- hind, the Tremels are now faced with only one problem finding Jobs. Handicapped by not speak' ing fluent English, they intend to corrrci uus oj going to scnoou Although they have been doinf S,. -.mT7 JSZl ticuici u wcu uuuni tu wuiw and business methods; Joseph, Jr., an engineering student when the war came, is an experienced watchmaker and. repairman; Frank is a trained machinist, and Louise has already obtained em-1 the November congressional elec ployment as a domestic. Raymond tions. will seek a cabinet makers lob. "Dent Want Sympathy i. The Tremels emphasized that! they wont be fussy about what they find In the way of employ- ment Despite their privations, all are physically fit and are willing to tackle any reasonable' Job. And they dont want sympathy. "Please dont write a story that If will taake people feel sorry for us. they asked the Statesman. feel that this is the greatest coun try in the world. We were' able to make a living in Yugoslavia and know our chances are even better here. We're Just thankful for the opportunity. John Tremel. their' sponsor, . , . . . brought out another proUenvAll living haulmg cars which are stuck that Fm trying to do is teach them in the ocean sands, is being forced to look people in the face. They ef business, were terrorized so long if i hard For u years, she and her ewn for them to realize they are in a a. Cressman, have eked free country where 4hey dont v- - ti., v-.,. have to be arraia. , WRJB TAPPISa UPUIXD WASHINGTON, May 15 WV- The Supreme Court today upheld a New York law which permits wire tannine when supervised by 1 judges. - if v Salem Motorists Caught with Old Driver's Licenses Seven Salem drivers caught with void driver's licenses Monday were' cited to appear in municipal court today following a routine traffic check by city patrolmen. . Drivers are warned by Salem police to check their licenses to be sure they- do not need renewal Periodic checks for void licenses are planned by the Salem depart ment. Six of the seven drivers nabbed Monday were arrested in a irief check at Winter Mi, on sireeis.i ine omer was cued after committing a minor traffic violation. J Loses Control ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 15-W-The Turkish democrat party's margin of victory in yesterday's general election increased tonight li ieit tt-esident Ismet Inonu's once au-powerful people's party almost completely out in the odd. Celal Bayar, leader of the vic torious democf ats, said his 5-year-old party had already cap tured 375 of the 487 Grand Na tional Assembly seats. Bayar's victory surprised all nKn,. - .. 4l -11 - wsci ra ik m sicm med from one simple issue: Liv SLfSSJrS t nSinS IJ? XLJ f " ris tXZZ ?1 away m his campaign that the government had done nothmg aoout tne iituauon. The sweep was so vast that It lopped off 12 cabinet ministers. , The political unset removes from power: the party founded by the late emal Ataturk. Turkey's strong man who was chosen first president when the republic was founded 27 Years bbo. PrccMant: Innnn W9, nnArfa defeated in Ankara but held his parliament i seat by . winning in Malataya, a second province in which he ran. Under the law min isters are allowed to run in two districts.' i B-36s TO BE IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON, May 15' -(jP)-The air force disclosed today that a group of B-36 intercontinental bombers will be stationed at Spokane. That would be within reach of targets in Siberia. 111 Turkey Vote Truman Hits 'Obstructionists', Rejects 'Delusions' of Far Left dent Truman lashed out tonight at the "obstructionists'' he said are trrinf to thwart the democratic j dream of greater security for all PeoP1.-! ., - i :nTing a D,UW mut WfllSUC gtop tour, the president told a cheering throng oi party faithful that overflowed the 22.000-seat Chicago stadium he hopes these obstructionists will be removed in I One of Chicago's bigger and I better shows preceded the presi- dent's appearance at the stadium. where six years ago he first was nominated for vice president A parade that started at his hotel near the lake front wound I two torch-lighted miles through Jeeps Giving Hazel Tough Time Pullinc Cars The Jeeps have it! Wai th mul who makes her b... rh jeeps are giving them competi- non. Cressman wrote to Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry asking whether the Jeeps were violating I the state license laws. But New- 'bry answered that the jeeps had Menace Of Flood Lessens . By the Associated Press Mountain snows, melting at last, are sending Columbia bsin rivers rising about a foot a day. ; , Cool weather in Jthef mountain regions slowed the runoti some- what Monday, but warmer weath- er was expected to return today, The warm weather was greet- ed by the flood-wary In expecta- .Bugay, 25-year-old wife of a Niag tion it would lessen the mid-June ara Falls taxi driver and mother flood crest in the main uoiuniuia Getting rid of all this water now will certainly help us later rtn " Raid Elmer Fisher, weather nuroaii river forecaster at Port land. The weather bureau earlier warned of a mid-June flood peaK f 9S-5A- feet in the Portland-Van couver Wash., harbor area, me; river now is slightly over 10 feetj Flood stage is 18 leeu j 5000 MORE FLEE f WINNIPEG FLOOD WTMTMTPF.n Man.. May 15-iffV Five thousand more stunned, help- flood victims nea stricneu winnines todav as authorities warned the rampaging Red river will reach its crest tomorrow. Another 15.000 women and children stood patiently waiting on high ground for transport to take them out to saieiy. Jany rnmVH naner sacks packed with the few personal belongings they were able to salvage, r A bitter north wma nowiea down on them. - Thi worst mass disaster in Can- acuan nisxory, is I more than 100,000 . reiugees to other areas for shelter, uver ter wai have open house Satur 80,000 have already gone. day and the navy air facility at If rain should fall, or the Reds toe galam airport also has invited tributaries act up, D, M. Stephens, public inspection this week end. Manitoba's aunisxer oi ur Resources said, the city would ne Hnnmed. Six square miles or Winnipeg already are under water. PHILADELPHIA. May 15 - UP) With the historic Liberty Bell as a vmhol and historic Philadelphia the site " the U.S. today opened the 1950 Independence Drive to sell savings bonds to America's millions. Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder tapped the huge. cracked bell, now. enshrined in Inderjendence Hall, to 3 start the campaign to sell at least $653,950,- 000 in "E" bonds. It was this bell that rang out when America's original 13 colo nies became states and declared independence in 1776. At Chicago, President Truman said that citizens who buy U.S. savings bonds help a drive "to save our independence." the "loop" district to the west side SJLr TV,VW jydDVUfl AdUasu a4? Mw0 There were cries of "Hi Harry" and some signs bearing the legend "we're for you in 1952." ' Speaking at " the climax of a democratic party's Jefferson jubi lee celebration, the president took to task the "sour critics" he said contend that he has only "idle dreams' for the future of the country, v He summed up the party's ob jectives this way: 7e ao not snare ujc uuuitnu of the extreme left We reject the godless theories or communism, We believe in the free will of men and in the democratic exercise of i his rights as a human being." Off Ocean Sand just as much right to pull oat the can as Hazel does. ' Cressman wrote that he gets from $1 to $10 for pulling- each car out: picks up driftwood and sells it tor $6 a cord, and performs a public service by picking up broken bottles and nails.- -He also complained that he has to pay $55 a ton. for. Hazel's hay, and $39 a ton for her grain; that the jeep competition is making It tough, and that "the jeeps damage a car badly, bend up the pretty bumpers and spoil the car's looks.' But the jeeps apparently still have it. Campaign for Independence Bonds Opens Woman, Two Pulled from Brink of Niagara Falls NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, May 15 UP) Two-pilots and a woman they were rescuing by helicopter narrowly escaped death near the brink of Niagara falls today. All three were rescued with the aid of a second helicopter after a rock had caught the drifting ship and kept it from being swept over ieo-foot Horseshoe falls, on the Canadian side, The dramatic rescue was made jn the swift,, cold , waters of the rlvcr just off the Three Sister islands, about 300 feet from the edge of .the cataract The woman waNs Jeannette Admiral Calls For 'Armed National Defense week opened Monday, with Salem keynoting the observance with a Chamber of Commerce address by , Rear Adm. H. H. Good, commandant of the 13th naval district The admiral from Seattle urg ed an 'armed democracy," strong enough to protect its own institu tions, as he called attention to the significance of Defense week and this nation's first combined "Arm ed Forces day", (next Saturday). During the week, other Salem groups will sponsor national de fense programs, including the Sa lem Rotary chib before which Ad noon at the navy air faciuty, xThe naVy-marine training cen National guard and navy planes wm fly m formation over Salem Saturday. At the chamber program yes terday," Admiral Good was intro duced by Mayor R. L. Elfstrom and other military dignitaries were introduced by? Lt Comdr. Carl H. Cover, local1 navy reserv ist who has coordinated defense week plans. State Workers Set Parley for Salem in Fall Oregon State Employees asso ciation will hold its 1950 annual convention in Salem next Novem ber, officials announced Monday. E. A. Bamford, Salem tax com mission worker, will be converi- tion chairman. Among his .aides will be five other galem members of the 18- ! member association board of di rectors Lois "Manning, Gordon Shattuck, Robert Ashby, James Banks and J. D. Wilson. , Wilson, Ted Jones of Eugene and Willard Lawless of Portland were added to the board when it decided rided to increase membership 16 at a week-end meeting here. e board also authorized a part- to The tune stenographer for the asso ciation offices, j Bell Rings to iuiii uncii x uiiu Drive for 1950 PENDLETON, May 15 -V Governor McKay touched off the 1950 savings bond drive in Ore gon today, ringing a Liberty belL a replica of the historic original in Philadelphia. The governors party flew here for the bond ceremony and the dedication of the belt , I w rll Til J Lumber Mill Olaze p ern (ff TnS. auses V)WW 1XS8 BINGEN. Wash., May 15 -UPh Tire destroyed the resaw and planing mill of the , McCormick Lumber company here today. Sev eral thousand feet of lumber also went up in flames. The loss was estimated tentatively at $50,000. Km. Via. - M Preelp. Portlaad Sa 4 JO trace JB1 . Oocafo Mew York as S 49 Wfuamett river 14 feeC , rORECAST (Cram VS. weaker lw- McNary field. saJemir raruy toaay aaa totusau tum imut ir 79. Law toaignt aar 44. weautar win m exeeUent for au Sam actrr tUea today except SLustisK and spray- ma wm m luaaeraa oy IJUZX rUCITRATIOX i This Year Last Tear 4AM . Korma.1 ea.w Democracy Would-be of three. Her husband, Sigmund, said she had been suffering from a nervous breakdown and had dis appeared from home yesterday. -, Two park employes beard her screaming for help this morning and found her clinging to the rock, about 75 feet off shore. When a helicopter landed be side the woman, one of the pilots, Joseph A. Cannon, 30, climbed out on a pontoon, looped a rope around her and started to move her to the craft but he lost his balance. The ship tipped over and the spin ning rotor blades hit the water, hurling Cannon and his compan ion, Owen Q. Neihaus, 28, into the water. Confession Good For Soul - But Not The Pocketbook PORTLAND, May 15 -UPh A mmber of motorists were fined for speeding on the highway 89-E entrace to Portland today, and most complained they had not seen any speed zone signs. So Municipal Judge John Sea brook asked the last motorist, Al bert A. Walker, 21, Beaverton, if he knew the signs were there. Sadly, walker admitted he did. Not only that, he said he was a highway commission employe and had put up the signs. Walker was fined $15. Foreign Aid IBili Ready for Final Action WASHINGTON, May. 15 Senate and house conferees today agreed to a $3,121,450,000 program of American economic aid to Europe and other non-communist areas in the fiscal year starting Jury 1.. , ine agreement marked a par tial victory both for administra tion leaders and for members of an economy bloc who have fought to- trim the outpouring of U. S. dollars overseas. Besides providing for the third year of the four-year Marshall plan aid for Europe's economic re covery, the compromise bill calls for aid to Korea and for the laun ching of President Truman's "point-four" program of aid for the world s underdeveloped areas. Chairman Kee (D-W.Va) of the house foreign affairs committee said lie would bring the measure reiore tne nouse zor a vote on Wednesday. Kee predicted pas sage without difficulty. The bin is known as an author!' ration. Cash must be provided in The bUl nrovides $2,850,000,000 for European recovery or $250, 000,000 less than the administra tion had requested compared with $1,778,000,000 voted last year. Hillcrest Choice n m 1 . 1 rODaDie lOQaV .. Three women, 1 all reportedly from out of state, will be consid ; ered by the Oregon state board' of control today as a possible sue cessor to Mrs. Katharyn Loaiza superintendent. of Hillcrest School for Girls. The three were chosen from considerable list of applicants. Mrs. Loaiza resigned effective Junel. . Politics on Who's Running for What in the May Primaries I fSaiter! aata: CeamaieaU la thH aer ies ara aaaa ky ar far the caaaiaates wtthaat restrlctleav, aa4 aay ar aiay aat reflect te aaiaiem at tola aewa- paaer.) , ;-. . Today's Subject; y Aastla F. Flegel (D)' Candidate for,. - Gereraef ef Oregen Sen. Austin T. TlegeL democratic candidate for governor, is a na tive-born Oregonian, the oldest ef nine children. He was educated in the Portland public schools, is a graduate ox Willamette uni versity: and the University of Oregon Law SChOOI. . T h e senators brothers and sis ters include CoL Earl a Flegel, U. Aaatta rkejet S. irmT. retired: Miss Dorothy F. Flegel, vice prin cipal of Jefferson high school. Portland: - and. Mayor Albert S. Flegel of Roseourg. Hegel is a lifelonj democrat r 1 ""I . - i i t He Rescuers, Still banging on to Mrs. Bugay, the pair climbed back aboard. Minutes later another helicopter " arrived manned by William Gallagher-and George White. . " ' They lowered a rope to Niehaus, who tied one end to his helicopter. Then the other end was dropped to firemen on one of the Three Sister islands.' The rope was used to guide a rowboat to the stranded trio, who used it to get ashore. ' Mrs. Bugay was taken to St uvoyiwu buuuuj : wiu i she had spent most of last night pinned to a rock in the swirling river, screaming for help. . Has Meeting Willi Stalin tary-Oeneral Trygye Lae climax- n."' orr rX"!. Prmte Minister Joseph Stalin at the Kremlin. The United Nations chief exe cutive officer, touring Europe capitals in hopes of ending the cold war, met the Soviet leader in his office at 10 p. m. Moscow time. . Among those present besides Lie and Stalin were Vice-Premier V. M. Molotov and Foreign Min ister Andrei Y. Vishinsky. On Save-the-UN Toor Lie is on a Save-the-UN tour of European capitals. Before sail ing from New York April 22, Lie talked at the White house with President Truman." The avowed purpose of Lie's mission is to ease east-west ten sions. Few details of the Lie-Stalin meeting were announced tonight. There was immediate specula tion as to just what Lie and Stalin talked about. One may assume that Lie had a willing listener. (This reference was not amplified in the dispatch, which had to pass Kussian cen sorship). . Budget Wins Voters' Nod Early returns . Monday night favored approval of the Marion county rural school budget by a wide margin. ' Voters at Keizer, the largest district approved the budget 641 21. Totals from - eight districts showed 840 for and 131 against , Residents of 77 school districts voted on a $1,004,797 slice of the budget which exceeds the 6 per cent limitation. The total budget is $1,197,233. - . Eelection officials will start re porting returns to the county school superintendent today, Returns from districts reporting Monday night: YES NO Stayton, dist 77 Mt Angel, dist 91 -Jefferson, dist 14C -Marion, dist 20 Macleay, dist 9 Keizer , ', ,, . : v - 83 . 28 .19 .20 . 1 .641 . 43 7 8 7 33 35 21 Hubbard, dist 33 2 Sunnyside 5 18 M0 m TOTAL Parade . . served one term as assistant U. S attorney and one term in the state senate. Fleeel was admitted to the Ore gon State Dar in iu ana ior manv years was law partner with his father and John W. Reynolds, the latter being a member of an old-time Salem family.: During the war years, Flegel was executive head of. the Wil lamette Iron and Steel corpora tion. This firm made a splendid record, earning the navy T for efficiency and speed oi proaaeuon. . Since the war, one of Hegel's primary interests has been a farm in Clackamas county, where he is a larce commercial ' grower of dahlias and Duroc hogs. Hegel's hogs have won many grand cham pionships.. - ; . ' Flegel believes in party respon sibility, and is pledged to support and carry out the democratic state platform.- His experience and re cord equip him to serve the state as its chief executive. (Teaaerraw Walter Fears) (PoliUeal Parade stories ef Al - bert GiHe and Don Madison, ean - didates for city eotmcilmen from UN Secretary ward 2, appear today oa past 12). Two Held rn Cnnnt Of Aiding s Two men, both; with past rec ords, were in custody Mondays night .charged with participating in the daring daytime escape of jtucnard Johnson from on Oregon state penitentiaryrwork crew last Saturday morning, - s L'PoUce listed the pair Robert Roy Hooker, Albany, and Louis Biziko, Toledo. Both ara charged with aiding and abetting prison escape. Hooker is beina held in the Marion county jail and Biziko is being held in the Lin4 coin county jail at Toledo. $20,000 Offer Told Hooker said he had been offered $20,000 for his share in aiding tha escape, State Police Lieutenant Farley Mogan declared. Hooker al so was ouoted las savin that Johnson and Peter Paul Biziko brother of Louis, had made ar rangements for the escape while both were confined to the state penitentiary. Peter Biziko was re leased from the prison March 13 after serving a term for larceny. LSLTk W 'W5!!ieLc? subJect by Peter Bizikd about three weeks agoi and early last week they set Saturday as the date of the try, investigators were told, on Saturday morning they . went to a cafe 1 near the Drisoa grounds and had coffee until they saw the truck carrying prisoners to tne iieids leave the peniten tiary. , v "... I, , i -Gun Declared Provided i After picking up Johnson Hook er was quoted ias saying a .23 automatic was handed to the es capee and they drove to Silverton. Then they drove to Elk City in uncoin county by way of Stay ton, Jefferson, Albany and Cor- vauis, it was declared. Hooker said Johnson's prison garb was hidden under a log on the road to isuverton. i - ; Hooker said that he and Biziko took Johnson toi the cabin owned by Louis Biziko where he was hidden by Louis while' thev re turned to Toledo to make some ar rangements, investigators declar ed. It was at Toledo that Hooker was arrested Saturday night on charge of vagrancy and later al legedly confessed his part in tha escape. i Car to Be Identified 4 The car in which Johnson was whisked away from the prison gang Saturday was believed by police and reported by Hooker to be the one which he was driving at the time of .his arrest! at To ledo. It was returned to Salem Monday night by state police for attempted identification by Prison Guard Lee Hughes, who was guarding the work crew at the time of Johnson's escape. . State police were concentrat ing their search for Johnson and Peter Biziko in the coast area around Gardiner Monday night after a. Waldport cab driver re ported that he had been robbed f $12 by two men who discussed the escape, and left the newspaper story of lt In his cab. 1 Talk ef Hidden Car The cab driver said they spoke of a hidden car near Gardiner. Ha said he was forced to drive to tha Smith river near Gardiner on the coast highway, i J jonnson escapea aDoux jo a.m. Saturday from a crew working hi a strawberry patch at the statet prison annex;' southeast of Salem, When a car pulled to a stop near the crew, he ran and jumped into it, Hughes had reported. Bids Called on The U. S. army has called for Armory bids June 7 for the construction of a Salem army reserve armory - on Airport road. Several Salem contractors are among those who : received the government specifications for the job estimated to cost about $214,- 000. it will be 148 by 90 feet, el masonry and steel construction. Work is to start early this sum : - Western Intents Uensl Ma famea scheduled. Coast ieagaa ' . Ma games scnaduied, ' Nattonal At BrooklrB-Bocton. rata. Only (am acbadnlaa. A Barries a Ma aaas arheduWd. ItttrVTT ITftTI'M If limi $ ala CfawJl el tngm J 1 (UMiii.