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Confessions
Forgery fees
City police Wednesday arrested
and obtained the signed statements
of two men in connection with two
separate series of forgeries in Sa
lem and other northwest cities dur
ing the past few months. Both men
appeared in", the Marion county
district court" Wednesday for ar
raignment. -
James Edward Stanley, 20, who
gave his address as Redmond,
pleaded guilty to a charge of ob
taining money by false pretenses.
He waived counsel and was bound
over to the grand jury. He is being
held in the county Jail in lieu of
$1,500 baiL
The second man, Eugene Oswalt,
13. of Monmouth, was given until
December 7 to obtain counsel. He
is charged with forgery and is held
in the county Jail in lieu of $1,000
bail.
In a signed statement, which was
also recorded by. city police, Stan
ley, who has gone under the alias
of Frank Spencer, admitted to be
ing a deserter since July 1 from an
infantry unit stationed outside
Fairbanks, Alaska. He was arrest
' ed in Redmond last week and held
for Salem authorities.
? Stanley told police of forging "10
or 12" checks which he said he
cashed in Salem. From them he
said he received between $85 and
$90, which he said was divided
with two companions. f
In addition to the forgeries,
Stanley admitted to taking part in
the rifling of 19 cars in Salem, and
stealing a total of 20 gallons of
gasoline from two trucks.
In cooperation with Salem po
lice, Reedsport police Saturday ar
rested Vaughn and Joe Moses, bro
thers, who are accused of being
connected with Stanley in the se
ries of forgeries and car prowl
ings. Military authorities took
Vaughn Moses into custody on a
charge of desertion from the army
and took him to Ft. Lewis, Wash.
Joe Moses is being held for Salem
police.
Oswalt, in his signed statement,
admitted that he and two other
men passed two checks at two
North Capitol street business
places, several in Portland, "seven
or eight on the highway between
Portland and Pendleton, and two
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25 Yecirt? State Service Ends
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Hal B. Henderson. :C9$ N. Liberty si. Is retiring from the secretary of
state's office this week, completing 25 years of service. Henderson,
7$, started In the motor vehicle department in December, 1926, has
been most recently working In the vehicle title department. (States
man photo.)
Mercury Vapor
Lights Installed
On Commercial
Mercury vapor street lamps had
their first "three times as bright
showing Wednesday night on
South Commercial street in the
second installment of a long-range
Salem street lighting program.
Twelve of the 30,000 c a n d le
power lights were installed in four
blocks between Mission and Miller
in Yakima, Wash., all in the early
part of December, i
streets on South Commercial street
Wednesday by Portland General
Electric company on a city con
tract, it was reported by Fred G.
Starrett, division manager for
PGE. Regular residential lights are
only 6,000 candle power, Starrett
said.
First installation of the new
lights was in the Hollywood dis
trict about two months ago. An
other group is slated for State
street between 12th and 14th
streets.
Nearly one-third of the sky vis
ible from the U. S. has been
photographed and recorded out to
a distance of 350 million light
years.
Hal Henderson
: Hal B Henderson, employe of
the stat motor, vehicle division
here for 25 years, win retire De
cember' 31 under the state re
tirement act, he announced Wed
nesday. He was born on the old Hender
son donation land claim In Yam
hill county and came to Salem in
1904. Henderson first was em
ployed in the state department
under Sam A. Koxer and contin
ued to work under five later sec
retaries of state. For several
years he has been in the title di
vision of the motor - vehicle de
partment. Prior to accepting state em
ployment Henderson was employ
ed as a cigar maker by the late
August Huckestein and later own
ed a factory of his own on Com
mercial street. In those days ci
gars were hand-made. Henderson
said he closed his factory with
the advent of the machine age
which made his operations un
profitable. A popular local made cigar in
those days was the "La Corona,"
Henderson said. It sold for 10
cents In competition with many
five-cent brands.
Henderson was honored at an
afternoon luncheon by his co
workers in the motor vehicle de
partment late Wednesday afternoon.
Vet Enrollment
In Oregon's
Schools High
More than 5,200 world war vet
erans are enrolled in Oregon in
stitutions of higher learning while
another 6,000 are studying in vo
cational, business, trade and cor
respondence schools, the state de
partment of veterans affairs re
ported Wednesday. 1
Approximately 2,750 are taking
on-the-job and on-farm training.
A survey mt 23 states and in
dependent colleges and business
and professional schools by the
Oregon veteraans department in
dicated a 68 per cent drop in
veteran enrollment since the peak
years 1946 to 1948.
At the same time, veterans ad
ministration figures showed only,
a 43 per cent- decrease tn enroll
ments of all kinds by eu-cervice-men
since the peak was teached in
April, 1947. when 24.99 veterans
drew educational benefits under
the federal Gl bilk
The veterans administration figure-
indicates a shift by veteran
trainees from higher education
studies, to vocational, trade school
and correspondence studies, .as
well as on-farm training.
A total of 13,831 veterans In
Oregon are still receiving leder-1
GI benefits, while nearly 600 are
enrolled under the Oregon state
educational aid program.
Officials said it is too late for
most veterans to enroll under the
GI bill, but there is no deadline
for Oregon's educational benefits.
The state benefits are also avail
able now to Oregon veterans who
have served In Korea since June
25, 1950, and seven Korean ex
servicemen are presently drawing
state aid.
A pamphlet explaining Oregon
veterans' educational benefits is
just off the press and is available
at the state veterans department,
state library and at -the state of
fice building in Portland.
Draft Office
Needs Space
Bids for space in downtown
Salem to house selective service
offices are being asked by the gen
eral service administration, public
buildings service, it was announced
Wednesday by Salem Chamber of
Commerce.
The space is needed for occu
pancy by January 1, according to a
letter received by the chamber
along with invitations for bids.
The request lists need for about
350 square feet of floor space in
two connected rooms. Copies of the
invitations are available at the
chamber offices.
Opening of the sealed bids is
slated for 2 pjn. Tuesday. Bids
may be sent to General Services
administration, Public Service
building, 212 (Old) U. S. Court
house, 520 S.W. Morrison st., Port
land 4, Ore.
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Salem Monday
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control hearing room. . . .
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Knox liquor control law. provides
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