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S-U-Tfc Statesman, Scltm, Oregon, Masday, August 13, 1SS1 ! Silverton Show In Arrangement V '' . By LCUe I ' ! " ' . Gvdea Edits. t EILVERTO!f, Aur. 12 One of the summer in the mid-Willamette Talley area was the Suvertoo Sum mer Flower show, riven by the Silrerton Jay-C-Ettes it Eugene Field auditorium Saturday afternoon. The William Duncan, chairman, reported. As reported earlier, Mrs. Louis. Mrs. Miller, 94, Year's Illness ' Mrs. Mary Miller. U. Salem res ident since 1914., died Sunday at the home of her daughter. 11 55 Chemawa rd., after fl!new of about r one year. She had resided at 695 N. 16th st until last May. since eominr to Salem. . Mrs. Miller was born -Nov. 28, 1857. in Cueph. Ontario. Canada. -he was married in Canada to , John F. Miller, who died in Salem in 1938. She was an active member of Christ Lutheran church. Funeral i services will be held at 10 sj i, Thursday at Clough-Barrick chap , el with interment at Belcrest Me- morial park. - Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Maude If. Gobert, Salem; son. George Miller, Pels on, Mont.; brother, John Moehnke, Ontario, Canada: granddaughter, Mrs. Ed na M. hul saiem, and one great grandson. Norway Lodge Crowns Queen In Portland V Sons of Norway lodge held i two-day annual meeting at Cedar park in Portland with crowning of a queen, games and picnic Sa turday and Sunday. Queen was Neva Lamb from Vancouver Columbia lodge, chosen Saturday night after a talent con test in which a princess from each lodge participated.' Princess from Salem Thor lodge was Anita Ton- ning. -Feature' of Sunday games wis tug-of-war between ten stalwart Sons of Norway from Greig lodge In Portland lost to ten men from various outside lodges. Included In the winning team were O. H. Lunda, John Norby and Kerby Johnson from Thor lodge. . Another Salem winer was Gary Lunda, who received a candy bar and 23 cents cash as prize winner In the under-six-year-old foot race. Feature . of the picnic Sunday was a Norwegian steamed salmon dinner. Tractors, Not Posies Impress Soviet Rulers MOSCOW, Aug. 12 -VPh Vle tor Suslov, evidently a man with a passionate love for fragrant blooms, was called to account to day for putting his: pansies, for get-me-nots and roses ahead of tractor production. Suslov, director of a spanking new tractor factory at Minsk, was : taken to task by Izvestia, the gov eminent newspaper. Izvestia objected not only to Euslov's gardening activities, but . Mid be also took most unorthodox measures for cleaning windows in the smithy section of the plant He summoned the plant's fire brigade : and solved the problem by having tbe firemen knock, out the dirty : panes. - i This Is the way Izvestia put It: Comrade Suslov. all in a dither ever preparations for receiving the minister of the auto and tractor Industry. Comrade Khlamov, or dered hundreds of workers away from their lathes and assembly lines. - , He put them to work planting pansies, roses and other flowers and decorating the factory itself. The men built nicely sanded paths and splashed salver paint over waste cans. ,But while the factory was be ' lag transformed Into- "a living garden, tractor production drep- ; Pea., - -; . The roof went unrepaired over valuable machine tools. Tools rusted in the shops, where work tnen were busy putting flowers la vases and pots. i Izvestia said landscaping around factories is a fine thing, and many piants excelling In txroduction wi also advanced along esthetic lines as-wen. - -v . But in the ease of Comrade Sus lov it was costing the state too much In lost tractor production. Sfrlmml&g Boa tins; Daaeiag riaygreund Equipment idsal roa nazes nr OATUBAL SUESOUin3C:GS . O ! On August 15 ? saacsssviBaaaaaaasseaaaaaaaaaaaaawBsssaBa 1 X Miles Oat On Turner Sea Draws Beauty of Flowers . Sfadsesi .- 1 " l The Statesmaa . . the best-staged shows held during show was well attended, lira. j I ! ? Wavra was sweepstakes winner in tee adult croup, ana reter uosso won the Junior sweepstakes prize. Among the many lovely entries. one ox the prettier was tost ox sirs. Dale Lamar In. the as you like If division. Mrs. Lamar had Irish bells, Yuecal foliage and pale yellow-green dahlias in i bowl or deeper green, to win the prize. In this same division. Mrs. Hazel Bartlett entered an. attractive ar rangement ox marigolds, rolden rods in a yellow pot on wooden platter, to make a most attractive entry. ' ' . .;' ' So far as I was concerned, both Mrs. Lamar and Mrs. Bartlett rang the bell again, when Mrs. Lamar took a blue In the antique divi sion where she showed; heliotrope with dusty miller grays in a milk glass container, and Mrs. Bartlett showed a . marigold-zinnia -catkin arrangement in a dark brown bean pot in the kitchen container group. Mrs.: R. E. Kleinsorge's arrange ments in her .collection of minia ture glass slippers was also sen eye-taker, , as was Mrs. Glenn Bried wells white 'petunias in white mils-glass bowL. '. . : A' number of interesting' speci mens and groups were brought out in the horticulture division with Mrs. Knute Digerness show ing some beautiful perennial phlox and some pink Balloon flowers which attracted much attention: Mrs. R. B. Ren wick some beauti ful Fantasy zinnias and unusual blue hydrangeas and Mrs. Oliver Becken's miniature single roses which drew considerable com ment. ' i I -v List of first place winners in' elude: Jack in the pulpit Mrs. R. A. Mccianatnan; Apnis punt, Mrs. Fred Manning; Sunflower, Mrs, Knute Digerness; Balloon flower, Mrs. Digerness; Tradiscantia, sal- ld aster, Penstemon, Mrs. Knute Digerness. Gladioli, Mrs. George Benson; hanging ' basket, Mrs. Harry Carson, Jr. ! Potted plants, Mrs. W. E. Grodrian, Mrs. Oliver Becken. Cactus, Dallas Bollenger. Ferns, Rose Sanders. African vio lets. Hazel Bartlett ! I As you like its arrangements, tall Hazel Bartlett; low, Mrs. Dale Lamar; miniature: collection. Mrs. R. . Kleinsorge and Mrs, Joe Henny; petite, Mrs. Henny; cup and saucer, Mrs. Henny; an tique, high, Mrs. Kleinsorge; an tique, low, Mrs. Dale Lamar; mon otone, Mrs. Henny; Chinese, Mrs. Roy Gosso; floating, Mrs. Henny; pairs, low, Mrs. Glenn I Briedwell; pairs, high, Mrs. Louis Wavra: horizontal, Mrs. Gosso; niches, Mrs. Wavra; weeds, Robert Sites; kitchen utensils, low, Mrs. Henny; high. Mrs. Hazel Bartlett. Men only, Robert Sites; ever lasting; Mrs. Lamar; holiday. Mrs. Wavra: mixed arrangement, Mrs, Wavra. ! Junior Division Ages 7 to 11, Linda Ann Grodrian, Charles Henny, Junior 3 to 7 Barbara Henny, Wade Scott jr. j Garden clubs 1, Woodbura; 2, Labish; 3, Brooks. ; Shadow boxes, Mrs. uosso. Horticulture: Delphinium. Mrs. Digerness. Stocks,; Betty Klein sorge. Margold, Mrs. Harry Car son, jr- Mrs. Wavra. Lily, Delia Volgamore, Mrs. Digerness. Cal endula, Mrs. Emma Coberly; car nations; Mrs. Coberly; pansies, Mrs. Wavra: sweet peas, Mrs. Oliver Becken: phlox. Mrs. Direr ness. Zinnias, Mrs. Henny, Mrs. R. B. Renwick, Mrs. Glenn Briedwell. Hydrangeas, Mrs. R. B. Ren wick. Begonias, Mrs. Henny; Cos mos, Mrs. Briedwell. j Magnolia, Mrs. P. L. Brown. Petunias, Mrs, Briedwell. Aster. Mrs. Wavra; aster, Mrs. Renwick. Fuchsia, Mrs. Coberly. Mrs. a. J4 Winter. Scab! osa, Mrs. Beckenl Rose, Mrs. Roy Morley, Mrs. Henny, Mrs. Becken, Betty ' Kleinsorge, Dallas Bool- inger. - f i Dahlia, Mrs. Henny, Mrs. Cober ly. Mrs. Wavra, Roy Gosso. Poor Man's : Orchid, Mrs. John Sites. Penstemon, Mrs. Coberly. .Tith onia, Mrs.' Wavra. Miniaturt sun flower, Mrs. Ted Pelster. Black- eyed Susan,-Mrs. Becken. TEUMAN GIVEN BID! LOS ANGELES. Aug. 12-tffV- The California democratic organ-1 izauon is on record today as per haps the first state party unit of ficially to endorse President Tru man for reelection in 1932. NEWSMEN EXECUTED TAIPEH. Formosa, Aug. ll-iff) -The Chinese nationalist defense ministry reported today that the Reds executed three former na tionalist newspapermen at Han-1 kow August 3. -,, I i TACOMA WINS FIX ALE WENATCHEE, Aug. lt-tfV second game; (Binning) Tacoma " 000 200 00 7 11- 0 Wenatchee 000 000 1013 5 2 i Klpp and Watson; Ratmondl and Roberson. ; Skas : AUEEICAN nmnra LEGION New SXasarement of Der Post - ALL members and ALL aaxCiaries wtleeme -dabs Parties Individuals 7 3& TaT T T7 'T a it LOS ANGELES, Ag. 12 Bobby minanoYj id and bund since btrth, shews bis ley trpoa receiving a Boxer poppy that'll be bis eyes , when they beta grew up. The deg waa the gift ef i Nielsen. 12, of Borbaak. wise aanesmeed recently be wanted te give ene of his eight popples te a deaerriiiff blind child. Experts believe the poppy caa be trained te guide -Bobby despite bis youth. CAP Wlrepaete te The Statesaaaa). - . Member oi French Cabinet ORLEANS. France. Aug. 12-tiP) -A promising young French poli tician wno only yesterday won a post in the new French cabinet was shot to death by his pretty black-haired wife today after he told her he wanted a divorce. He was 42-year-old Pierre Che- vallier, who was named secretary of state for technical education. youth and sports in the cabinet of Premier Rene Pleven. Police said his wife, Yvonne, confessed to fir ing five shots from a revolver that killed him almost instantly, i ChevaQier was mayor of war devastated Orleans and a hero of the French resistance movement during World War Two. In private life he was a physician. She was a former midwife. Chevaliier was a close co worker of Premier Pleven. The premier, shocked by the news of the domestic tragedy, dispatched high officials from his office to investigate. On Bad Terms Friends said the couple had been on. bad terms, and that she rarely accompanied him on his .frequent trios to Paris made necessary be cause he was a deputy in the na tional assembly (lower house of the French parliament). , Police gave this account: A few days ago Mrs. Chevaliier bought a small revolver and asked for permission to carry it on the grounds her husband had danger ous political enemies. Chevaliier had been In Paris for the past week as the cabinet crisis neared its end. She telephoned him several times yesterday and reproached him for falling to come home. He told his wife he had taken over his new Job and could not leave. To Dedicate Bridge "' This morning he had been scheduled to dedicate a bridge at Chatillon sur-Loire riot far from Orleans. Ha left Paris in the early morning hours in an official min istry car. At 9 ajn. the car pulled tip out side his home here. He told the chauffeur to wait . while he went Inside to change his clothes. A Quarrel ensued. Chevaliier told bis wife he wanted a divorce. She drew the revolver and fired five times. Two bullets struck him in the head and three in the chest COTTOUWOODS AUG. 15 . Killed by Wife mm J Orchestra ' l J DIG - II "1 Floor Show with I "Y Jo Jo Evans & Othert jr - Dancing 9 fa 1 AJ.L Adm. 13 Tax Int, ' - ' - - r . i Pup VTUIU ver Yargas of os Angeles, three years Mrs. Chevaliier met police at the door and said: I have Just killed my hus band' ' Police said a mental examina tion of Mrs. Chevaliier would be ordered. -- ? . . Th. Chevalliers met while he was - an interne at the - Orleans hospital. They fell in love and were married. They have two sons, eight and four.: Report Ready WASHINGTON. Aug. 12 -WV Sen. Harry Cain (R-Wash) re vealed tonight ) that eight mem bers of the Joint-senate commit tees that investigated the ouster of Gen. Douglas MacArthur have prepared a report on the hearing. Cain, a member of the armed services committee, said he was one of the signers of the docu ment but when asked if the others also were republicans he evaded the auesnon. : i Sen. Russell (D-Ga). who pre sided at the MacArthur hearing, said yesterday, he would call a meeting soon to decide if alormal report is needed. AutoDamages Concrete Wall ( A concrete wall was apparently damaged more than an auto which ran Into it early Sunday morning. city police reported. . 1 Richard Howard, navy man home on leave, was able to drive his auto away from a concrete wall at 610 D st. after damaging the wall extensively, the police report said. - 1 Howard said he failed to make a turn. No charges were filed against. him. SALEM Thur.; Aug. South 25th Street Across from Airport GREATEST SHOW Stiftiltis Ntv 1151 E.ltiti PI0D8CEB T- ioiirimncLiHG nonn tcsEiTise Th r.:ishtitst r.lc!Utad cf Ftiu!cs5 Features Ever Dnheld Dy UorUI Eye New Air-Ventilated Tent, Twenty Desrees Cooler Than Ever Before s - MAI 0Sa HOW Cbeiee reserved grand stand chair tickets, tad. afmisetea - and all tax. new availabHe. S2.69 aid 4JI te ETEXXONE. (Cnreserved seat tickets. ADULTS SUI: CnUJDKEN 75e.l Specify which performaace and send self -addressed envelope with check or XLO. payable te Singling Orns Advance Ticket Dept. Salens. Oregosu Mac Hearing X 1 i X Heidt Contest hWiiuiers Double Talent (Picture on page one) ; 4 Double-talent, so to speak., has paid off for three Salem .Uughf scfiool seniors who won first place in the Horace Heidi tryouts, held last week.., ; .v.. . ; y...: The Debonaires, as ' the - singing trio celMhemselveS, go'Atarted as an instrumental group, but later switched to singing because they liked it better. The two original members of the trio were Carol Lee. 18. 2010 S. Cottage sU and Sidney Kromer, la, 18Z0 Fairmont ave. These two had been playing together since the fifth grade t at McKinley school. Sidney on the cello and Carol on the violin. But when they entered Leslie Junior high, they ran across Laurel Herr, a newcomer to: Salem, and added her to their group as pianist. Now, mostly they sing. Once in awhile they play as string trio: now ana tnen do both. Laurel is first soprano, Carol second soprano and Sidney sings contralto. .-The biggest help as all three girls admit, has been, Mrs. Sidney Kromer, who has rehearsed .them. Dusiness managed them, and kept men- proaaea when they needed MrT. Kromer, a cellist herself. once played with the Portland Symphony orchestra. ' It was she who gave them their name, but none can remember the occasion which brought that forth. Among the trios productions was a 15 -minute weekly broadcast over KOCO last summer, some thing they couldnt resume this year as Carol works nights in cannery. Sidney days at the Leslie Swimming pool and Laurel is tied up with things to do at home. The Debonaires also have sung on three different occasions over KEXs "Stars of Tomorrow pro gram. Laurel has serious clans of enn. Ai J . . a . unuing wiin ner musical career. ane has planned to enter music school, probably at the University of Oregon. But the other two dont know yet what they'll do, except ?; SVMKI or tl bars W7C l Toiletry ilAurine for ihe Eyes 54c 45c 39c 10c 59c Pablum iaby food W fiflodess Sanitary Klapldns 2e Facial Tissues Mennens Shin Toni Arrid 1 00 43c $3195 OX RADIO TabU Model 18 C3 Auto Supply 7 3 Murray Ail Steel Plasftk 56 3 49c Imported - -Hue Willow 10: Reg. fWt ' FLASH LIGHT J Cell Metal Case 39c Auto; Supply u u rot iMtttrr vrrtf . Wo Kee irve the 5ioostiun S IFlasM that they'll continue their trio through high school. The Debonaires will sinr Sep tember S at Salem high school auditorium in the Horace Heidt show sponsored by the Salem Shrine club. Out of that, if they win, they will get cash prizes, and possibly the-offer' of future sing ing engagements. MYRTLE CREEK. Ore., Aug. 12 Wy Two persons were burned to death in a fire that levelled a sub urban home one mile south of here early today. They were tentatively identified as Ellsworth Martin, about 50, and his wife of two weeks, the former Iris Evans, about 38. It was her home that burned.' The bodies, burned beyond rec ognition, were found in a charred bed in what had formerly been a sleeping porch. A burned blanket was found outside the house. - - OrvilTe Cornett, Myrtle Creek police chief, said three cars were burned in the blaze. Actress Gets Divorce in Day MEXICO City. Aug. 12-Wr-De- nise Darcel took off for New York tonight after setting a new record for a Mexican divorce she got her decree in 24 hours. American Airlines, whose flight 158 carried T)enise Billecard. 38. U. S. citizen said this was the actress who divorced Peter Cros by, Washington. D. C real estate man in Yautepec, Morelos state i naay. Moreios divorce laws are not very demanding and she went to the little town of Yautepec in stead of the divorce capital Cuer- navaca, the state capital, to avoid publicity, i KLAMATH FIRE SPREADS KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 12-(AV-A forest fire which broke out yesterday on the Klamath reser vation 30 miles north of here, still was out of control: tonight -after blackening about 900 acres. Prices Good Thru -Wed. Ma Blaze Kills racer Befill Deodorant $2195 Betty Crocker TOASTER Automatic 15 SO Auto Supply roning :mw&: Sos'den fee ereader at . . f . aucer igbt batteries AutaSuppJy & Variety Uwir teg. 5c Packs CHEWI1IG GUf.l 3 For .Candy Sight to Limit Quantities n A7 rFJ -'- '- Safe Robbed At Lebanon Statcsssaa News Service LEBANON The safe at Linn County Lumber Co.. was robbed of $192, it was reported here Sun day morning. . . j " The safe-cracking was discover ed by Manager Wilson : Johnson at 10:45 am. Sunday. State and city police Investigating the theft Said the dial knob was knocked off and the lock punched out in what was termed an "expert job by a man who knows how.? i - Entry to the building was gain ed by removing a picket from the back fence and' raahpg a win dow, police said. The safe was robbed of a similar amount about a year! ago when the door was left unlocked. Portland Cars Hit in Salem Two Portland cars collided and one driver was cited on a charge or loiiowinng too close at Fair' grounds and Portland roads Sun day morning. ' Donald Allen Morrison, Port land, was cited on the charge and posted $10 bail. Jacob Becker. Portland, was listed as driver of the other auto. Both cars sustained minor damage, city police said. NEWLY 'AIR-CONDITIONED c:3Kz::d Salesas Oely Home-Owttee Theatre Now Showing Open f:45 DAMON RUHYOWS The LGAIOrj CHOP KID B03H0PE umvL-wm-nzm. CO-FEATURE -DIAL my real Box 100 Reg. 35c A Doz. . DONUTS 1 DOZ. 25c Bakary ar w st . 50 Ft. Yr. Owar. ' Cup ooo AO Purpose Love! lower Level ' Food Bargain v - tegular $1X5 VJhito Satin SlSSAO if 11 Variety z COLGATE TOOTHPASTE. Economy vCTL Size Tub -jj Toiletry 2Jore Authorities ; Conflict over WarWounds i ttatessmaa News Service ? LEBANON Word that 2nd Lt Robert A. Draper, husband of Mrs, Ann Mae Draper, 194 Main st was recently injured in Korea for the second time was received from the department of defense Sunday Mrs. Draper said she was noti fied by .telegram that he waa to- ' lured July 14. with no details of the extent, and that he had previ- ' ously been wounded in th left arm last September 4. He was due to return from Korea this "month she said. .; Contact ; with Lt Draper I was made by the American Red Cross on July 17, three days after the department of defense said he was injured, and reports that he; was uninjured at the time. A second check by both has not settled the discrepancy, she says. f v - Draper has been In Korea 13 months. : ; NOW SHOWING! Open t-Starts at Dusk Free Pony Rides! Tan Jehnsea in . "GO FOR BROKE" And! Mickey Kooney in "lie's a Cockeyed r Wonder" fa RIGHT NOWI if 1 -V VI V T 15 i I I I m pKIND wmii I WGHT NOWI .'jicwiieotOR. 7 . DAY1D WWl I if Continnons Daily! 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