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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1952)
City' NeWs Mefs" COUNTY ASSURES WORK Cleanup of poison oak and stag nant surface water along Triangle Drive south of Salem was promised Tuesday by Marion County En gineer Hedda Swart. He investi gated after John A. Kinney, 3344 Neef Ave., asked the County Court for this work, plus a "slow" sign on Neef and a survey for street and yard levels. Swart said only the two checked were county problems. Richmond School P.-T.A. rummage sale Thursday over Greenbaums Castle Permanent Wavers, 305 Livesley Bldg. Phone 3-3663. Per manents $5 and up. Ruth Ford, manager. POSTMASTERS TO MEET Postmasters of Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Senator Hotel, with Robert Ballard of Mc Minnville presiding. State Presi dent Dorathy Elliott of Florence is expected to attend. Johns-Manville Roofing applied by expert workmen, nothing down, 36 months to pay. Mathis Bros. 164 S. Commercial. Free estimates. 3-4642. t ' For Sale: Indian Arrow Motor cycle. 1400 Mi. $395. Ph. 2-3973. TAVERN NAME CHANGED Change of assumed business name from Chuck's Tavern to Chuck's Fine Foods, for a Gates firm, was filed Tuesday with Mar ion County clerk by Oliver M. and Delia M. Willis. Kiwanis Visits Portland Club Nearly 50 Salem Kiwanians trekked to Portland Tuesday lor the first joint meeting with that city's Kiwanis Club in 10 years. President Carl Greider led the caravan, arranged by T. Harold Tomlinson, interclub chairman. Speaker for the program in Multnomah Hotel was Dr. Torrey M. Johnson, Chicago, founder of Youth for Christ International. Following the luncheon about half the Salem group toured the Oregon Journal newspaper plant as guests of Managing Editor Da vid Eyre, formerly of Salem. Jaycees Try Public Speaking Salem Junior Chamber of Com merce got its members on their feet Tuesday for brief remarks in continuing a program of fa miliarization with public speaking. The program was in charge of Jack Hazelett. The chamber entertained its second Junior Jaycee, Jim Heenan of Sacred Heart Academy. Heenan, who will attend April meetings of the group, is a senior and promi nent in athletics and other student activities at the school. CHEMEKET AN S TO WORK A work trip for Salem Chemek etans is planned for this week end at the club cabin on Whitewater Creek, to prepare it for the com ing season's activities. Those who are going are to sign the register at 248 N. Commercial St. by 1 pjn. Friday. For Sale: 5 yd. hydraulic dump box and hoist. Excellent condition. Flaps inside trip. 30 gal. gas tank. Call 2-4151 or 3-5247 evenings. POSTAL, RATE RISES Second 10 per cent increase in second class postal rates went into effect Tuesday, Salem Postoffice reminded. The postmaster said anyone interested could ask at the Postoffice for details on the change, which affects newspaper, maga zines, catalogs, pamphlets and sim ilar items. Rent: Wheel chairs, hospital beds. 3-7775. Max Buren. 745 Court St. TALKS ON CHECK ARTISTS Capt. Max Alford of the Oregon state police will talk about the activities of bad check artists, and how they are being combatted, at the Salem Retail Credit Associa tion luncheon Friday noon : in the Golden Pheasant. Merchandise Value Totalled A spot check in 33 of Oregon's 36 counties by the State Tax Com mission shows improper merchan dise valuation reports aggregating approximately $6,788,999, Robert Maclean, tax commissioner in charge of the assessment and tax ation division, reported Tuesday. An actual check of all merchan dise stocks in all counties iwould increase this figure to $100,000, 000, Maclean estimated. The law requires that merchandise reports shall be filed with the tax com mission as of January 1 each year. Maclean said the spot checks indicated the need for adjustment of ratios between merchandise valuations and some other! prop erty classifications Services for Mrs. Gorton Slated Today Funeral services for Mrs. Irma Faith Gorton, who died here Sat urday, will be held today at the Clough-Barrick Chapel at 3 pan. The Rev. John Cauble will of ficiate and interment will be at Belcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Gor ton died at her home, 1045 Garnet St., following a heart attacK. She was employed by the State Bureau of Labor for the past 31 years. She was one of two em ployees in the bureau office when she started in 1921 under Labor Commissioner C. H. Gram. She was a chief supervisor. The deceased was born at Ver- donia, Wis., Dec. 30, 1890. She lived for a tune at Sheboygan and was married Nov. 5, 1917, at Great Falls, Mont., to Percy Gorton, who survives. They came to Salem in 1919. She was a member of St. Mark's Luth eran Church here. Surviving, in addition to the widower, are a brother, Wilfred Landgref of Mil waukee, Wis., and a niece, Mrs. June Russell of Woodbury, N. J Benton County Group Opposes County Zoning Oregon Farm Bureau Federa tion officials in Salem said Tues day their Benton County members and others are organizing a re sistance to proposed county zon ing there. Keith Robinson of Corvallis was named chairman of a citizens ac tion committees The OFBF lead ers said the opposition is based on lack of control on administrative costs, increased taxes, lack of any plan of recall of zoning commis sioners and failure to spell out specific use of farm lands and buildings under such zoning. Go On, Guy---PuJI It K i -: .-J I $ A I ' 1 1 - ff-r - ' 7 ' :.- '"i . " t ' "1 . V.. i ' It I pi, in Hi li It J State PUC to Close Offices On Saturdays The practice of keeping the Salem and Portland offices of thj Lstate pUjblic utilities commissioned- open on Saturday lorenoons will be discontinued after May 1, Commissioner Charles H. Heltzel reported Tuesday. Other offices of the commission er have been closed on Saturdays for considerable time, Heltzel said. Heltzel said his .decision to close the Salem and Portland offices Saturday mornings is an economy measure. .. The change of office hours is in conformity with the practice of most other state departments, Heltzel said. Only a limited num ber of state agencies have re mained open since the five day work week was adopted. The Stat man. Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, April 2. ISS2 5 BASE GETS NEW CO. . PORTLAND (VThe Portland Air Base got a new commanding officer Tuesday CoL George J, LaBreche, transferred here from the Larson Air . Tore jBat at Moses Lake, Wash. Be uccdj Brig. Gen. Chester X. UcCaxty, who Is being transferred to Japan with the 403d Troop Carrier Win. COMMUNISTS PROTEST NEW YORK (P)-Sixteen "sec ond string" Communist leaders went on trial Monday, challeng ing New York's jury picking sys tem just as the nation's top Reds did three years ago. Federal Judge Edward JL Di mock delayed proceedings to ac cept their 42-page written argument. sii ii ' EEE Lr EL IZIZ designed ed coastrvcted fof FILES for every Cfrt Rc, office need c. cvtstondUg i NEEDHAM'S oZ&i 465 State Street, Salem, Oregon When a banker tries to lure an unsuspecting victim Into a bank with a king-slse wallet on a string, that's news. Bat In this case it's only an April Fool Joke. Guy N. Hlckok, vice president of the Salem branch of the First National Bank of Portland Is the canny gent hid ing behind the glass door (right), string in hand. The fall guy in this fool drama is Fred Shafer, who was caught by the camera Tues day as he reached for what he probably thinks is the Brinks rob bery loot. Drugs Institute Planned Friday An institute on new drugs, sponsored by the Oregon i State Nurses Association, will be con ducted Friday at Salem YMCA by Miss Violet Galbreth of the Uni versity of Oregon Medical School faculty. Sessions will be from 3:30 to 5:30 and from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. All nurses in the district are eligi ble to attend both sessions. Sale of PGE Stock Okehed Sale by the Portland General Electric Company of 250,000 shares of common stock was authorized by Public Utilities Commissioner Charles H. Heltzel Tuesday. Heltzel said the company and underwriters have agreed on a price of $26.50 a share with a price of $27.50 to the public. Money derived from sale of the bonds will be used largely for improvements. Births SHELTON To Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Shelton, 172 West Meyers St., Salem, a daughter, Tuesday, April 1, at Salem Memorial Hospital. League of Cities to fHold Meet in Salem The League of Oregon Cities will conduct a district meeting in Sa lem April 24, Mayor Alfred Loucks has announced. Salem aldermen and city offi- cials are invited to join with of i ficials of other Marion and Polk County cities in a dinner and pro- gram of mutual interest. DO YOU KNOW? The physically handicapped need your help. Goodwill industries needs your dis carded clothing, furniture and household articles to keep the handicapped em ployed. Telephone 4-2248 Pickups on Fridays, Saturdays Former Pen Guard Dies William Clarence Buckley, 61, former Oregon State Prison guard and turnkey, died at his home in Portland Tuesday. Buckley lived in Salem for about 10 years and later moved to ' Portland. Funeral services will be held at Riverview Abbey Mauso- j leum in Portland Thursday at 2:30 j p.m. Survivors include the widow. Mrs. Pearl Buckley of Portland; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Kauzman. son, Gordon Buckley, and two sis ters, all of Yakima, Wash. dew f; Be&ms Actually Hid Dmafntt BELTONE Hearing Cantor James N. Taft A Assoc. Corner State and Hifh 228 Orecon Bldx. Ph. 2-441 RECORDS Something New! All Nine BEETHOVEN and Four BRAHMS Symphonies Conducted by FELIX WEINGARTNER Now available on Long Play Records If you try 'em youH buy 'em! Downstairs, Oreron Bldg. ...-..v.l..,::::.-:.-..-:...-.,. Only . . . Willamette Valley Bank AND IT'S '3 University Branch OFFERS YOU THIS CONVENIENT . EXCLUSIVE Sidewalk Teller Service! BEGINNING EVERY WEEK DAY MORNING AT 8:30 i - 4 h 1 I 1 II if --, - ' i j f-t - ' t Our sidewalk teller windows enable us to give ) S 'these extended hours of service MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY . . 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. FRIDAY 8:30 a. m. to 7:00 p m. SATURDAY . 8:30 a. an. to 12 noon Exclusive Features of Salem's Progressive, Independent Banks ... 1. 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