County Judge
Murphy Native
Of Salem Area
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Marion County Judge Grant
Murphy, who died Wednesday af
ternoon of a heart nftarlr wn a
life-long resident of tins county
ana one or the Willamette val
ley's greatest boosters.
Born Nov. 15, 1883, near Pros
pect school several miles south of
Salem, he attended grade schools
in that area and was graduated
from Stayton high school.
In 1918 Murphy organized the
Murphy-Gardner lumber com
pany, operating mills in eastern
Marion county and retail yards
t Stayton. He served with the
Lumber Code Authority of the
United States and was a member
of the board of trustees of the
West Coast Lumbermen's associa
tion in 1934 and 1935. He sold his
lumber interests in 1942.
Ex-Resident of Stayton
A resident of Stayton most of
his life, Murphy was mayor of the
city from 1918 to 1922 and from
1940 until his appointment as
county judge in 1941 and was a
city councilman from .1912 to
1918. He was a member of the
Stayton school board for 21 years,
from 1920 through 1941.
The judge was chairman of the
Marion county Republican central
committee in 1937 and 1938 and
was a republican state committee
man after 1938- He also was . a
republican precinct committeeman.
Defense Chairman
During World War II Murphy
was chairman of the Marion coun
ty civilian defense program and
represented this county on a four
county cantonment, a public rela
tion organization, which cooperat
ed with military authorities at
Camp Adair.
A member nf Sfavtnn InAaa ha
IOOF,. since June 3, 1911, Murphy
was eiecxea Oregon grand master
In 1943 and served as grand rep
resentative trt the NnrtVi A
- - - jaicas,
can lodge for the following two
years. He remained a member of
me stayton IOOF lodge, the Stay
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Lt. Comdr. George Thomas Bann (right) of San Francisco, new instructor-inspector
at the Salem naval-marine training center, is
.welcomed to his job by Comdr. David N. Morey, jr., whom Bunn is
succeeding. Bunn, 32, was skipper of a sub-chaser In World War II.
(Statesman photo.)
ton Rebekahs and the Stayton en
campment of IOOF.
During his Odd Fellows career,
Murphy twice was noble grand of
his lodge and was "a member ! of
the board of trustees for many
years. He was elected grand war
den of the state in 1940 and
deputy grand master In 1941. '
The judge also was a member
of the Stayton Chamber of Com
merce, the Lions club, the Elks,
the Shrine and was a 32nd-degree
Mason.
Belgian Street Car
Chases Motorist
J U M E T, Belgium - (JP) - Fast
thinking and driving by a Belgian
street car motorman led to the
apprehension of a hit-and-run
driver.
The street car was loading pas
sengers when a passing car ran
down a passenger and fractured
his pelvis. The driver cut his head
light and hit the accelator pedaL
Judge Murphy
Death-Shocks
Associates
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The courthouse flag in Salem
will fly at half-mast today and
until after the funeral of County
Judge Grant Murphy, whose sud
den death Wednesday afternoon
was mourned by the large group
of county employes.
While some offices must remain
open legally, the courthouse , will
operate on a limited staff during
the funeral services.
Judge Murphy's closest asso
ciates. Commissioners Roy Rice
and E. L. Rogers, expressed their
regret at the loss of a friend and a
leader in county business.
Said Rice: "He was a wonder
ful man to work with. He didn't
try to dictate, but tried to find
out the problems of his depart
ments."
Said Rogers: "I not only lost
a friend of more than 30 years,
but a close associate in county
affairs. Judge Murphy was so
agreeable to work with, and he
will be hard to replace." Rogers
was in the hospital to visit the
judge when death came.
Other county employes on all
levels were shocked at the sudden
loss and many expressed their
sorrow. He was lauded for his
deep interest in the myriad coun
ty affairs-
Both commissioners noted the
wide scope of projects completed
or under way during Judge Mur
phy's decade in office, stressing
that more plans were In the mak
ing up to the time the judge be
came ill at work Monday. They
said they would try to carry out
programs under consideration by
him.
14 Men Plead Innocent
To Gambling Charges
Innocent pleas were entered Wednesday by 14 of 3 men arretted
Tuesday night in two raids in Silverton which resulted in gambling
charges.
The men appeared before Judge Joseph Felton In Marion county
district court. All posted bail after entering pleas.
Roy Carr Blakely, Silverton, charged with conducting a gambling
game, was oraerea o pieaa batur
The gtcrt Salem. Ore. Tbunderf, Peyomboc 11, 1
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Bonus Deadline
Expires Dec. 31
In Five States
day. He is free on $250 bail
Robert V. Lagourgue, Silverton,
pleaded Innocent to charges of
permitting a forbidden act and
permitting a forbidden game. Trial
was set for January 12. Lagour
gue, proprietor of Walt's Place in
Silverton, where one raid was
staged by' county deputies, posted
$500 total bail.
Rodney Oster, Silverton, pro
prietor of Mack's Place, pleaded
innocent to a charge of permitting
a forbidden game. Trial was set for
January 17. He posted $250 bail.
Charged with playing a forbid
den game (stud poker) at Outer's
establishment were A- L Dick, E.
R. Eckman and Orville L Elliott,
all of Silverton; Henry Asboe, ML
Angel; and Ralph Leonard Gar
rett, station A, Salem. All pleaded
innocent and are free on $100
bail" each. Trial was set for Jan
uary 11.
Charged with playing a forbid
den game at Walt's Tlaco wart Al-
bin Christian Johnson, Joseph H.
Schriedler, Albert O. Mikkelson,
Sam Staedeli, Thomas Lathrop,
Virgil Brown and Sidney Clifford
xlrt-n wti tare ot' jrt G4 irxy
ottatn application Man ha, xor4
for the Iowa bonus, from total
post ax4 eoucty vetorana eerrke
officers ax4 tt stale retarana 41
vision.
War II c-terans bonuses in fne ,
slates expirw December 31, this
yeacr. the Oregon department of
veterans affairs warned Wpdnr
day. The states include Delaware.
Indiana. Iowa. Minnesota and
Louisiana. Veterans and their sur-
McQueen. all of Silverton. AH
pleaded innocent and posted $100
bail each. Trial Is scheduled Jan
uary 10 for this group.
The raids ware its god at 110
pjn. Tuesday la the two down
town Silverton tavern -card par
lor establishments.
FOLKS
TELL US .
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POP'S AGATE &
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1 MUe Nrta of Cae Crryas
The motorman yelled a warning
to his passengers and set on in
pursuit, with their agreement. He
was holdinir his own when the
terminus was reached. Two pas
sengers jumped out, commandeer
ed a taxi and continued we pur
suit which ended in capture.
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PINKING SHEARS
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You will find many ttt ms-ony ont of which
mak an xctlltnt Gift for that MAN.
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