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U. S. "EIGHTH ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS, Korea, Wednesday. .
March 21-tfVAll evidence .In
dicated today the Chinese -reds
have abandoned Chnnchon, key
stone of the whole central Korea
front.
' TOKYO, Wednesday, March 21
CPV-United Nations forces near
ed Korea's 38th parallel today '
along a broad ''front from posi-'
tions as close as eight and one
half miles.
The U,- S. eighth army dis
closed that South Koreans on the
east coast for several weeks have
been that near the artificial
boundary . between North and ,
South Korea. They waited there
for the rest of .the allied line to
draw abreast. L
In west-central Korea, U. S.
eighth army troops drove within
11 y miles of the parallel near
Hangye. -- 1 -
That -road town is ; 15 miles
Dairy Industry
in Milk
Round
- ' i By John H. White I . ' f
i Staff Writer. The Statesman $ .
Oregon's dairy industry, beaten soundly Monday on the olej issue,
bounced back Tuesday with a smashing victory over milk Jcontrol
-foes in the senate. - i ? - I f
Senators approved, 24 to 5, Sen. Sam Coon's bill requiring more
accurate accounting by distributors and allowing stores to sell milk
for less than home-delivered prices if their costs Justify itf
OtP .
Several days ago discussing bills
before the legislature (SB 28, 134)
dealing with conservation of na
tural resources I suggested the lat
ter measure had one idea which
should be salvaged, that to create
a Water Conservation board. I re
turn to the suggestion because the
urgency for such an agency seems
to be pressing. The south (or at
least the reclamation bureau) is
tapping at our door for water.
Idaho Power company wants to
build five low dams on the Snake
where it forms the border between
Oregon and Washington while the
bureau wants- to build one big
dam in Hell's canyon. Proposals
have been made for a Colombia
basin pool account so. that from
surplus revenues from power
sales construction of costly Irriga
tion works could be , subsidized.
These are matters of importance
to the people of Oregon and we
ought to have some means of ex
pressing that voice other than
through the cumbrous machinery
of the Columbia basin inter-agency
commission. A water conservation
board could . serve as a body to
study these problems and make
recommendations to the governor
for the determination of state pol
Icy. More and more we are coming
to understand the importance of
water, its conservation and wise
utilization. Our very life depends
on water, and our economy is
closely tied In with how we use
our water supply. Floods can be
pretty well controlled or prevent
ed by proper public works. Lack
ing coal, petroleum or natural gas
Oregon depends largely on water
power for generating - its electric
ity. There are still areas in the
state
(Continued on Editorial Page, 4)
First Criminal
Charges Filed
Under Price Law
LOS ANGELES, March 2O-05V
The first criminal charges filed
anywhere in the nation under the
new price stabilization program
were lodged today against a Los
Angeles used car dealer and his
sales manager.
A .complaint, filed late today
with the U. S. commissioner, nam
ed as defendants Norman Frank
Ine doing business as Jack Farm
er's Auto, and Albert RontelL'
sales manager of the firm.
James E. Harrington, attorney
for the office of price stabilization
here," said the information stem
med from the sale of an automo
bile to Burt E. Taylor for an al
leged $4,597.82 in place of a ceil
ing maximum of $3,660.25. -
Animal Crackers
By WARREN COODRICH
.TfltPHOWt
. Arthur Anaus A)frd Arr4vr4.
V3 I be the frst nm m the tfreo
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southeast of Chunchon, the last
big enemy base below the) 38th.
Allied forces were lessj" than
IS miles from the boundary at
several other points.
Tuesday night a ban! was
clamped on any mention $f the
38th parallel. Tody the ban was
Jifted. r
The allied advance wa gen
vi al all across Korea against reds
showing only rear guard resist
ance. i . ;.. - -. " ; -.
Elements of China's third field
army were identified in the front
line as a screening force for the
withdrawal. f ; '
' Allied forces probed north of
Seoul today against little '-or no
opposition. Thef- stiffestj rear
guard resistance was encounter
ed in central Korea.
- Early today a Chinese rjbd pa
trol clashed briefly withiU. S.
troops i northeastj of Seoul and
then withdrew. I I
Wips Seriate
Dairy interests,' aitnougri tradi
tionally opposed to letting stores
undersell home-delivered- milk,
backed the senate-passed bilL A
companion bill, already passed by
the senate, would place theadmin
istration of the milk controls pro
gram in the hands of the state
board: of agriculture. Dairymen
believe the board ,wouid pceep a
tight rein on milk price differen
tials to stores. '
Sen. Thomas R j Mahoney, Port
land, told milk-control supporters,
"You i are bowing your heads to
the executioner's axe at the next
general election." I - f
Mahoney predicts outright re
peal of milk control laws by the
people. I I
.Leads Attack , ? - .
Sen. , Richard 1 L. Neuberger.
Portland, led an attack onj-the bill
which he said "does not even touch
the heart of the milk problem.
"The heart is the exhorbitant
prices paid to producers $f milk.
Milk prices are higher in I Oregon
than anywhere in) the wesf," Neu
berger claimed. I I
Sen. Ben Day, Gold Hill J led the
supporters of milk control.
"Consumers in the state are get
ting their leg pulled by misleading
figures Day said. - v $
- "If ; milk prices had gone; lip ac
cording1 to the overall pricf index,
it would be selling for mare than
25 cents a quart! today, but milk
has stayed down Day said.
Day told senators, "Donft think
you're going to get lower prices by
taking off milk control. The pro
ducers aren't even allying them
selves a decent Wage."
Senators M a h o n e y. f B a i n,
Holmes, Neuberger and Parkinson
voted against th4 measure, which
now goes to the house, i
Ini other major; action Tuesday,
the senate voted,;; 21 to 7,fto junk
Oregon's 85-year-old law which
prohibits inter-racial marriages,
limits Marriages
The law bans white persons from
marrying Negroes, Indians, Chi
nese or Hawaiians. Gov. Douglas
McKay's council on Indian affairs
asked for the repeal.
Senators rejected, 15 tolHi Sen.
Thomas Mahoneys bill to jbave the
senate confirm the governor's ap
pointments to thi state liduor and
highway commission. But this
battle isn't over, j
Sen. Russell Gardner, Newport,
who opposed the measure said he
would act today jo have It recon
sidered. The house defeated, 34 'to 28 a
measure" to require auto court and
hotel owners to I keep records of
their guests, including auto license
numbers. Supporters claimed this
would aid police, In running down
criminals. .' . .
The house and, senate will con
vene again today at 10 aia.. -
(Additional legislative news on
pages.) . - . x- . . i
Control
Solon Offers Choice Between
Sales Tax, Double Income Tax
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' By Lester F. Coof
- i Staff Writer. The Statmaa
The chairman of the house tax
committee Tuesday proposed leg
islation which would, let the peo
ple decide whether Oregon's fi
nancial headache should be cured
by doubling their income-taxes or
enacting a sales tax. . i
Rep. Rudie Wilhelm. Portland,
made the proposal after the com
mittee wrestled for four hours
with tax bills which they hope
will meet a threatened budget
deficit of perhaps $60,060,000 by
July, 1953. I f
If Wilhelm's suggestion is ad
opted by the com litteeland the
legislature, voters in the 1952 gen
eral election would decide which
tax they want or could reject
both bills. - - I V . ,
The same committee indicated
It would vote 4 to 3 against a bill
by Giles French, - More, which
would erase the $30 per pupil in
crease in the basic school support
fund approved by the voters last
November; t' ' - ' " '
I?;ause the people would not
re,:e on- the $30 . increase until
November of 1952, schools would
receive the additional money dur
ing the next two years.! The $30
per pupil increase will cost tax
payers about $11,000,000 a year.
. French accused school interests
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100th YEAB
Astoria
Spring Brings Out New Model Autos
Today brinrs spring, officially, and this week Is sprinr ; vacation for Salem's school children. Here, tak
ing advantage of warm sun Tuesday morning are, from left, j Gary Greror, .2610 Pioneer dr.; Rodney
McClellan, 915 Rateliff dr.; and Jimmy Rawlings, 810 Ratcliff dr. The ears are the model being made
by the young fry this spring. (Statesman photo.) j ; . $:.:':
Spring Arrives
As Barometer
! ' .j
Falls Slowly
Suddenly it's spring.
Spring arrived in Salem offici
ally at 2:26 ajn. today, but Mc
Nary field forecasters said the
first day of the new season would
probably see lower temperatures
than the three preceding days.
Forecast was for variable cloud
iness with showers both today and
tonight with a high of 52 degrees
expected today. The 1 last three
days of winter marked high read
ings of 62, 63 and 60 degrees.
Eastern Oregon was expected to
have rain and temperatures rang
ing from the freezing mark to
60 degrees today.
Weathermen went out on a limb
for an Easter weather prediction
"It looks like rain Sunday,"
they said.
Ike Appoints
as Aide
PARIS,
Dwight D.
tish Field
March 20 -JPh Gen.
Eisenhower chose Bri
Marshal Lord Mont-
gomery as
deouty commander oi
his Atlantic Pact army today and
completed the high command wnn
the appointment of eignt oiner
officers to staff jobs.
Monteomerv won fame with his
victories over the Germans In the
North -African desert and served
under 'Eisenhower as commander
of British ground forces in Europe
in World War IL He is 63. .
Eisenhower picked another Bri
ton for his deputy commander for
air. He Is Air Chief Marshal Sir
Hugh Saunders, 57, a veteran of
air warfare in the Far East.
of using false arguments to con
vince voters they should approve
the basic school fund boost m the
campaign before the 1952 elec
tions.! He pointed out that sup
porters of the increase spent $40,
000 while the opponents spent
practically nothing. The measure
carried by a narrow margin of 2,
588 votes. - I -
Rep. Ed Geary, Klamath Falls,
favored withdrawal of state sup
port for public schools, contend
ing the job of school administra
tion and finance should be retum
e' to local units. "
Rep. Donald Husband, Eugene,
defended the basic school support
law and differed v with French,
who told the committee reorgan
ization of school districts under
Holy report recommendations
would result in cheaper school op
eration. . . -r - - - : '
"The basic school support plan
is soundV-Husband. stated. "Fig
ures show that consolidation
hasn't helped to cut school costs."
Cecil Posey, Oregon Education
association representative, said
the proposed cut in the . basic
school support fund would "ruin
Oregon's school system." V
He predicted that $200,000,000
would be needed to finance con
struction of new schools in Ore
gon during the next 10 years.
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Brother of Sen. Hardie
Slain! by Philippine Reds
By Frank L. White
MANILA.! March 21 -(FT-An American couple
lian farm manager were found shot
them at their dairy 15 miles east of Manila.
U. S. Ambassador Myron Cowen said the triple killing last mid
night was "an; indication that the communist Hukbalahaps have em
barked on a deliberate policy of slaying Americans."
2 More Girls
Qualify for
Spell Finals
Well, it's girls so far! Bat the
boys gave them a rood: race
Tuesday, anyway. j
Two more; girls qualified for
the grand finals of The States
man - KSLM spelling contest
April 19.
They are: "
Francis Klenski, .12, of the
7th grade at St Luke's in Wood
burn, who defeated Donald Hall,
12, of the 7th grade In Woodbura
Junior bis-h.: I
JoAnn Mueller, Sth-grade, 14-year-old
pupil at Greenwood,
who outlasted eight other school
champions at Eola, Including
second - place Kenneth Note
boom, 13, in the 8th grade, at
Zena, and 14 -"year-old Sandra
-Bartel of Oak Point, who placed
third. i
The winners of two previous
semi-finals were Jeanne Keck
of BaUston and DeAnn Mc
Clanghry of Labisb Center,
A fifth semi-final contest, te
which 13 schools are eligible to
send entrants, will be held at
7:30 tonight at Hubbard: Ele
mentary school, with Principal
Charles Byera aa host. j
(Additional details pages 3,
12 and l). j
Leap Saves Life
Of IPDgh Jumper
OWENSBORO, Kyn March 20
(AVBobby.: Cravens, 13-year-old
holder of a junior high (school
high-jumping record, did a jump
yesterday that may have saved his
life. ,-- f ; j
Bobby, . while engaged ! In a
snowball fight, darted into the
path of a police cruiser.
Bobby jumped. !
The leap carried him onto the
auto hood and against the wind
shield. . ;-.
The cruiser suffered a shattered
windshield, . a smashed spotlight
and some dents. Bobby was bruis
ed but suffered no broken bones.
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NAVY TO CUT CALL-UP
WASHINGTON, March 20-(ff-The
navy disclosed today lit will
call -fewer enlisted T reservists in
the first six months of this year
than the 62,000 it had planned. A
navy spokesman said the reduced
figure could not be disclosed, but
the naval ' district commandants
had been given new Quotas. ?
A fMjtl: i
j Max. - Mln.
Preefp.
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New York
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WUlamette River feet
FORECAST (from U. S. weather bu
reau. McNary field. Salem): Variable
cloudiness with showers today and to
night. High today near 82; low tonight
near S4.
. ialim ! raicmrAnoK
Sine Start of Weather Tear Sept. 1 '
This Year Zat Year - , Normal
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Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, March 21; 1951
1
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and their Austra-
dead today with hands tied behind
He expressed a belief that the
Huks are making reprisals for
U. S. arms aid to the Philippines
government, t ,
.-Army -; officers i said the - three
were executed by a band of Huks.
The Huks have been making
hit-and-run terror raids off and
on: since the end of the' World
Yar II.
The victims were John Hardie,
53; his wife, Marie Wilkins Har
die, 42, and 25-year-old Donald
Capuano, an Australian national.
PORTLAND March 20 - (P) -John
David Hardie, who, with his
wife, was found shot to death at
their dairy farm near Manila, was
the youngest son of a prominent
Condon, Ore., family.
Hardie was a captain In World
War II and. served in the Philip
pines. Before the war he taught
school and operated a dairy at
Hilmar, Calif.!
An Oregon State college gradu
ate, he is survived by eight broth
ers and sisters. One brother, Stew
art Hardie, publisher of the Con
don Globe-Times, is an Oregon
state senator. Two other brothers,
Will and Alex, and two sisters,
Mrs. Charles 1 Palmer and Mrs.
Grace Stenchfeld, also live in
Condon. Other sisters are Mrs.
Madge Scull, Moro, and Mrs. Ad
olph Andries. San Francisco. Ad
ditional details on page 3 ) ;
AURIOL SAILS FOR U. 8. i
LE HAVRE,! France, Marchi 20-W)-Presldent
Vincent Auriol sail
ed tonight aboard the He di
France for an official state visit
to the United States and Canada.
PHILOMATH 1 LOAN SET
WASHINGTON. March 20-4P)-The
rural electrification adminis
traticu today approved a $1,306,
000 loan to the Pioneer Telephone
Cooperative, Philomath, Ore. '
10t Years Taung March 2S, 1931
The Oregon Statesman
r
Well-known names were en the rosier ef Lincoln school, six xnHes
. . west ef Salem. 32 years age. This 1314 phete, is owned by Jnstina
KildM (left) of 748 ChemekeU at Salem, wh was tha teacher.
; The three beya in the right background are (left to right) Julias
Cable, a Harris bey and Harold V.'aiLLcg. Clhcrs la tha phoia
MOOp
Fishermen. '
Win 49-44 in
Final Surge
McARTHUR COURT,! I Eugene,
March 20-(SpecIal)-One of the re
sounding upsets of this ' or any
State High School Basketball tour
ney shocked the spectators tonight
as the Fighting Fishermen . from
Astoria; unleashed; a terrific 11th
hour rally to defeat the heavily
favored Salem Vakings, 1 49-44, in
a first-round contest.
In another first-round! game to
night the Eugene Axemen mauled
the Newberg Tigers; tSO-40.
Through more than three quar
ters o tonighfs tilt Salem held
command by margins ranging up
to 12 points.' It was 16-6 at the
quarter, 27-15 at the intermission
and 37-27 at the j finish of the
third quarter. : j
; . Then came the ! furious last
quarter Astoria surge, sparked by
Ron Smart and Paul Gauthier. The
Fishermen, owning a miserable
shooting average Up to then, be
gan firing . like they owned the
hoops. They hit 11 of their last 15
field shots and it I was ; Gautheir
who canned a pair of quick bas
kets in the last two minutes to
write the shocking l upset into , the
books.
The defeat ruined Salem hopes
for a possible eighth state crown
and the win kept Astoria In the
running - for its - seventh which
would tie them with the: Vikings.
Salem; now relegated to the
consolation bracket and! unable to
aim higher than fifth place, re
sumes tourney action ; Thursday
morning at 8:30 o'clock against
Newberg.' - j T
Astoria and Eugene face one an
other at 3 o'clock Thursday. "
(Details on sports page)
After Portland
PORTLAND. March 20 A
bank robber who held up the West
Cl : 1 i i i
owpc (unuueruu uau& near xiere
today was captured 15- minutes
later on a tip from an alert by
stander.' ' i j , ,
The gunman, Joe Ralph Carter;
26, said "I guess nobody'll know
why I did it now.f He claimed he
had been a heavy equipment op
erator in Alaska until last Oc
tober; and since then has been un
employed. ! j
Carter walked Into the bank
early- today and, pointing a pistol
at teller Clyde Slenning. said, "I
want ' $2,000 noi more. Just, $2,-000.-
iv, T1 , ' f - !
Slenning gave him the money in
two bundles. Carter then ran to
a car and drove away, j -
The license plate . on the car,
although upside down, was mem
orized by John Boscovich, a re
tired policeman who was passing
by. Boscovich reported the num
ber to state and Beaverton police
officers. ; 1 1 .!
Beaverton Patrolman Ellsworth
Weigel spotted the car a few min
utes later driving through Beav
erton. He forced it to the side of
the road and Carter surrendered.
The money and an unloaded pistol
were found in the; car. ;
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BAN
BERLIN, March 1 20 P- The
practice of Christian Science was
banned today in communist East
Germany. People's . police closed
office and meeting places and
seized literature of the sect, offi
cially called the Church of Christ,
Scientist. : !
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GunmanCau
Bank Robbery
PRICE 5c
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AtomniJSeairdllXlDo
Mewl. Teste Eejdiicu
A4-E
By Frank
i : Asaociated Preaa Science Reporter ';...)
-WASHINGTON, March 20-Pj-A new series of atomic blasts Is .
under way at the Eniwetok proving grounds in the Pacific, the atomic
energy nunuusuun wuica wuajr. i
it rexerrea to a test ' program
one aim is to gather information
buildings to stand up better under
The-project at the remote Pa
cific atoll : has been nicknamed
"Operation Greenhouse." : -f .! f
. The commission gave no hint as
to what type, or types, of atomic
weapons were involved. ' v I
i Presumably, though, they would
be models substantially improved
as compared with those tested in
the first, series of Eniwetok trials
in the spring of 1 1948. The three
bombs tested then were described
as improvedV over their prede
cessors. Presumably, too, the tests
would involve something different
from the weapons tested recently
at Las Vegas, Nevada that is,
different in explosive capabilities.
5f
on in proposed use. '
It is even conceivable that a
trial explosion Of the proposed
hydrogen bomb might be attempt
ed, just to see what headway has
been made on the full-scale stud
ies which have been underway for
more than a year now.:
It's within the i realm of possi-t
bilitv that the A EC could rig a
relatively small amount of hydro-fj
gen material around an A-bomb !
just to see if the thing would;
work, ' as guidance for continued)
effort pn a big H-bomb. ;
One reasonable . possibility Is;
that the tests will, or perhaps al-j
ready have, include a trial of an;
A-bomb dropped in :j the oceanj
close to a land area, to determine;
the possible effects of an enemy,
bomb dropped in an American!
harbor.' ; ... ... , : ; . I i i
Pedestrian Fined
For Running into
Side of Automobile
SALT LAKE CITY. March 204
(P)-The tables were turned in city
police court today when a pedes
trian was fined j for running into
an automobile: it..:-" .
Elaine Winn, 18. admitted tha
she - stepped off ' a city bus last
week, then ran into the side of
passing car. The girl was not inf
jured. '" ' ' '" ::
City Judge Marcellus Ki Snow
fined Miss Winn $30, which was
suspended, as a safety reminder
"We don't want to have you kill.
edy he explained. . ;
Gov. McKay; Signs
Colored Oleo Bill
Gov. Douglas McKay Tuesday
signed into law the blU whicl
will allow Oregon housewives to
buy colored margarine. 'y - : j
The . measure approved Monj
day by the house will go into
effect 90 days 'after the legisla-f
ture adjourns, probably , some4
'time in July. . ! - -. i :
. The measure; was Introduce:
in i the senate by Sen. Thomaj
R. Mahoney, Portland democrat,
and passed both houses by sub
stantial votes. ;j - ,,' . ;
VET DIYHJEND NEAES '
WASHINGTON, March 20-(P4-The
first of 8)00,000 special life
insurance dividend ; checks for
World War II veterans, will be put
in the mail in early ApriL : ;
One
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(leTt to rirht) are Ilacreea Larscn, - - - - - nirrl5. Era' Lr ;:
Knel nradiord, ElilJred Eponr. Ecsstll HilJee (deceased), - - - -Harris,
Ularravet Kil pa trick. Iawche Hackett, I'elen LradTsr, Jt"
In Kilpa trick. Darrell CradXard, Jd'ja WsUInjr, Jack Conff. Ar.' rc
lUIJee (deceased) and George 7a:. nx (-eceast).
imU t til Crowta f Crt;ta
Opener!
Carey " j . . T
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"major character and sM ".
which will help architects design
atomic blasts... - . -
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Decide Fate of I
"' ...... j !'
estival
Whether Salem will have a ISM
Cberryland festival will be up iir
decision next Tuesday at a city
Wide meeting, the festival arao
clalion board agreed ! Tuesday
nicht. If action is favorable, daU-s
Will be set. i 5
I President Sidney L. Stevens itaid
all civic organizations should 1
Irepresentcd, with the interest I
jpublic invited.
Possibilities of Other city pro
motional events were suggested at
3ast night's session, particularly
In connection with the state fair.
Mai B. Rudd, first vice president,
pointed out that civic energy mijeht
be channeled into a Labor djrf
parade and other festivities to
give the annual fair a kickrff
:that would tie it closer to the city,
adding that "we've got to do some,
ithing as far . as the fair's con
cerned." . i
Herbert Barker opined that feh
a move would cause the fertivl
to lose its Identity. He favored
i efforts to make the event "bigper
;and better, rather-than one las
: festival to make up the deficit."; ;
Stevens noted that the eveniof
: show has been the only revenue
: producing portion of the festivals,
.which required $20,000 or more.
; to stage. Making money only one
;of the four years since its revival
hln 1947, the festival is now in the
hole some $5,000, With this fitu
ation, he said 'commercial estab
lishments and organizations should
be responsible for the future of the
festival. - 1 . r i-
- .Others stressed that more wide
spread participation was an
sential part of such events.
Truman Asks Johnston
To .Seek "Wage Formula
! 1 KEY WEST, Fla., March 20-AV
President Truman directed Eco
nomic Stabilizer Eric Johnston to
redouble his efforts to find a for
mula . for ending the administra
tion's troubles with labor at a 23
minute conference here today, v
! , Johnston flew back to Washing
ton immediately after the confer
ence. - - '
Holy Week Services j
Continue at Noon i
.H Interdenomina 1 1 o n a 1 Holy
week services are being con
ducted from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.
daily through Thursday at EL
Paul's Episcopal church, Cbe
meketa and "Church streets.
The Salem YMCA and YWCA
are sponsoring the noon-hour
meditations. Each will consist
of devotions and special music.
Old
uvic Meet
Cherry F
.' jf i m if tr -i r s - -
r t.