lift The S totman, Salem, Orfc. Sunday May 17, 1953
Washington Mirror I
Sec. of Interior McKay Finds
Himself Running Divorce Mill
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Statesman Correspondent
WASHINGTON Secretary of
Interior Douglas McKay has the
makings of a society divorce
mill on his hands, another of
the odd-hall problems which
dramatizes the diversity of his
department's undertakings.
The Virgin Islands, a territor
ial possession administered oy
the Interior Department along
with nearby Puerto Rico in the
Carribbean.Sea, is the scene of
this social malady.
The Secretary found this to
be. a tourist paradise upon his
first inspection trip to that end
of his empire last February, but
not until recently has it become
known that divorces of the
quickie variety have been on the
upgrade.
The Virgin Islands still can't
come to matching the nearest
American soil, Florida, where
18,000 couples were torn asun
der by the courts in 195a Flor
ida requires a 90 day waiting
period, which means it may be
losing its divorce trade to the
islands which require only 44
days residence.
Eastern well-to-dos may find
it more convenient and even
pleasant to fly to St Croix to
get shed of their mates rather
than heading out for Reno,
where the waiting period is only
two days shorter. Actually, Ne
vada in 1950 was the scene of
only half as many divorces as
were granted in Florida.
As with these two states, the
Virgin Islands considers the
tourist trade a major industy.
But the fact than anyone can get
a divorce there on grounds of
"incompatability o f tempera
ment" means that possibly the
courts and not the climate will
offer the greatest appeal to Am
ericans who want a change of
scenery.
Anyway with an increased
tourist trade there has been an
increased divorce count in the
islands of late and the Depart
ment of Interior is looking into
the matter.
Just like every other Ameri
can who has received a govern
ment check at one time or an
other, President Eisenhower is
paid with the regulation card
board type check which has all
the holes punched in it But
Dee gets two each month, one
for his $100,000 a year salary and
another for his $50,000 expense
account.
But his checks, too, are shriv
eled by deductions before he
gets them. Income taxes clip
Eisenhower $2,477.79 every pay
day which indicates that the
president has a pretty fair stake
in his current stand against tax
reduction until the federal bud
get is balanced.
Eisenhower also buys a de
fense bond a month with a pay
roll deduction, thus being the
first president to participate in
this payroll plan. So his checks
each month are for $6,688.86
salary and $3333.34 expenses, or
just over 10 grand a month.
But Ike never sees them. One
of his military aides is the last
man in a long line of officials
who handle the president's pay
checks, and he turns them ovr
to a local bank for deposit in
the Eisenhower account
When all the figures were in
from the 1950 census, Oregon
was shown to have had 1,521,341
residents nearly a 40 per cent
jump over its 1940 population.
Which meant that Oregon was
attracting residents -of other
states as well as keeping-its ma
ternity wards humming.
Now the Census Bureau, after
much adding and subtracting,
has concluded that in 1950 there
were 853,750 natives of Oregon
and that they had been scat
tered over the nation like pollen
in the wind. Which meant that
other states in turn have been
luring away, perish the thought,
native Oregonians.
California seems to have been
the strongest magnet, New
Hampshire the weakest Of all
the natives of the Beaver state,
here is how they had moved
about:
Over 609.100 staved home in
Oregon; 76,505 went north to
wasmngton state, 14,370 east as
far as Idaho, and 96,100 south
to California. Colorado. Illinois
Texas and New York each ac
counted for about 3.000. follow.
ed by Arizona, Michigan, Mis
souri, Neveda and Utah with
about 2.00a Florida. Indiana
Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska. New
Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania. Vireinia. Wisrnncin
and Wyoming each drew 1,000
or more.
: Even before the McKay era
In Washington, D. C, the na
tion's capital had 605 Oregon na
tives. All states, in short, have
their share of Oregon stork al
though in New Hampshire the
numoer is only 53.
Cornerstone
Ready for New
Hospital Wing
A large, modern structure more
than half way to becoming a Sa
lem General Hospital wing, will
be given its cornerstone next
Saturday.
Still out in the open will be
part of the concrete walls of the
three-story building ana many
of the facilities that will make
it highly efficient when it is
completed late next falL It will
be for obstetrics and pediatrics.
The cornerstone ceremony will
be at 2 p.m. Saturday, adjacent
to the main entrance, at the
northeast corner of the building,
the first of three wings. The
Rev. George H. Swift will give
the invocation; Milton L. Mey
ers, president of the hospital
board, will give the address, and
Dr. Paul N. Poling will give
the benediction. Several public
officials are expected at the pro
gram, to which the public was
invited.
Rain Delays Building
Meyers said that rain has held
up the brick veneer on the exter
ior, but that Ross B. Hammond
Construction Co., general . con
tractors, is ahead of schedule.
Work began last September.
Streets from both Center and
D Streets will lead to a land
scaped entrance, with a 75-foot
curved concrete canopy providing
shelter for persons alighting from
cars. A generous lobby and vesti
bule are in the north end of the
structure, which will be the cen
tral unit housing offices, ambu
lance entrance, four elevators
(one of which is being installed
now) and central power and tele
phone connections.
Delivery Room Included
The main floor includes admis
sion offices, three delivery rooms
and labor rooms. The delivery
rooms are completely air-conditioned,
with full-tiled walls and
spark-ptoof floors.
In the basement are utilities,
lecture and staff rooms and the
entrance to a 7 by 7-foot tunnel
which will bring heat and will
allow passageway between the
present hospital 300 feet south
east Kitchen and laundry facili
ties remain in the old structure.
The two upper floors will have
one to four bedrooms and nur
series as well as a pediatrics sec
tion and large playroom.
Partitions Planned
In addition to the brick veneer,
workmen now are engaged in in
stalling hollow tile partitions,
which will be plastered or pan
eled. Featured installations are the
piped oxygen and vacuum facili
ties to each room, which will
be usable by plugging into wall
outlets.
Some delay has been experi
enced in delivery of aluminum
sash for the large windows, but
the material is expected soon.
Architect for the $757,392 build
ing is James L. Payne of Salem.
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Counterfeiters
SAO PAULO, Brazil (-Bra
zil's new free exchange law, per
mitting the exchange of dollars
at an advantageous rate, already
is attracting counterfeiters.
Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
police now are seeking a gang
which has put a small amount
of "bad ' dollars in circulation
in the two cities.
It is thought the counterfeiters
have their headquarters in Sao
Paulo.
Previous to the free exchange
law, effective Feb. 21, dollars
could be exchanged legally only
at the rate of 18.72 to one. Now,
"free" dollars are bringing as
much as 42 to one.
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Marilyn Page (left), 3225 Fisher Road, judged Salem's champion 4-H cake maker, is shown here with
two other contestants whipping up sponge cakes prior to the annual cake- baking' contest Friday
nigni, as part 01 ue cuya annual -x oprui ouow. uuier giris snown are Kay smiln, 1693 Lang-
view at, (miauiej a jaiue nooon winner, ana aroij
second-place red rinDon.
Carolyn Bishop, 2595 S. 12th St (right) who won a
4 Salem High
Girls Win 4-H
Style Revue
Four Salem school girls were
judged champions in dressmaking
and modeling at tne 4-rt siyie
revue Saturday night which cli
maxed the three day annual city
4-H Spring Show.
ChamDions of the colorful re
vue at the State School for the
Blind auditorium were Lee Cof
fey, 520 Tryon Ave., St Vincent
de Paul School club, first year
cewinff! Judv Forster. 13. State
School for the Deaf, .work dress
es; Carolyn Bishop, 2595 S. 12th
St, Leslie Junior High, school
HrKws. and Sandra Smith. 16,
285 W. Rural St, best dresses.
Blue ribbon awards went to
Marie Griepentrog, Anne and
Mm Jo Meusev. all St Vincent
first year; and Judy Reeves and
Lois Hansen, both State school
for the Deaf.
Twenty-nine contestants model
ed the dresses and other gar
ments they had made as they
paraded across the auditorium
stage. Mayor Alfred Loucks made
the awards.
The revue climaxed a busy
thrm riivi of hakinff. cookine.
(sewing, judging and other con
tests and handiwork exhibits, par
ticipated in by about 260 mem
bers of Salem's 40 4-H clubs.
Other judging results include:
Stitching contest Vivian Ripp,
2011 Myrtle Ave., champion, and
Susan Marker, 3370 Rawlins Ave.,
blue ribbon.
Wool sewing Sandra Smith,
blue ribbon.
Clothing making Anne and
Mary Jo Meusey, both 1740 N.
18th St, red ribbons.
Beginners knitting-Joan White,
champion, and Beulah Wolford,
blue ribbon, both State School for
the Deaf.
Intermediate knitting Au
drenne Ross, champion, and Na
omi Ross, Nedra Schulke, Doro
thy Linden, Carol June Todd and
Jackie Quiring, all blue ribbon,
all State School for the Deaf.
Cooking I (cup cakes) Susan
Hamstreet champion and Caro
lyn Hamstreet blue ribbon, both
630 Idlewood Dr.
Cooking II (plain muffins) Jo
Anne Bourne, 850 Thompson St,
champion, and Vondra Anderson,
1900 N. 19th St, blue ribbon.
Cooking III (sponge cake with
out baking powder) Marilyn
Page, 3225 Fisher Rd., champion,
and Suzanne Jockinsen, 690 S.
High St, Lucille Wonderly, 1305
S. 12th St., Janice Bishop, 2595
S. 12th St., Pam Morrison, 1348
S. 12th St, Mary Terry, 3785
Bartlett Dr., and Sandra Smith,
all blue ribbons.
Cooking HI (white bread)-Kay
Smith, 1639 Longview St, cham
pion.
Rabbits were unknown in Eng
land until introduced from Cen
tral Europe in the 12 Century.
P. L. Barber,
58, Turner
Grocer Dies
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Pearley Leone (Lee) Barber, 58,
long-time Turner grocer, died in
a Salem hospital Saturday.
Um rptird two years aso due to
111 health after 24 years in the
grocery business.
Barber was born Dec. 2, 1894 in
nutrarit fitv. Iowa, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barber. He
came to Salem with his parents at
an artv a 9tt And WaS ZTwduated
from Salem High School and Capi
tal Business College.
. While in Salem he was empioyea
at the Georre Allen Hardware
Store. He went to Turner in 1927
to enter the grocery business. He
was a member of the Methodist
Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ruth Barber. Turner; daughter,
Mrs. Geneva Whitehead, Turner;
sons. Kenneth E. Barber, Delmer
L. Barber, both of Turner; sister.
Mrs.- M. C. Leadley, Maiiara,
Inwa- hrother. Lester H. Barber.
Lebanon; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be an
nounced later by Virgil T. Golden
Co.
LIGHTSHIP MOVED
WASHINGTON (INS)- The
"Crossroads of the Atlantic"' has
moved 15 miles to the east The
famous Nantucket lightship, first
United States light seen by many
vessels inbound from Europe,
has been placed in a new posi
tion by the Coast Guard. It is
new 50 miles southeast of San
katy Head ' light on Massachu
setts' Nantucket Island, says the
.National Geographic Society.
Hair Grows Six Feet i
Every Day, Says Expert
NEW YORK IT Your head can
grow six feet of hair daily, if
you have a healthy crop of it
says hair expert Charles AntelL
He adds that hair grows faster
by day than by night, and that
the average scalp has 1000 hairs
per square inch. Blondes have
the most with some 140,000; bru
nettes are .second with 120,000;
and red-heads may have as few
as 90,000.
Australia Sees
Crocodile Crop
Failure Ahead
SYDNEY (-Professional croc
odile shooters may desert Aus
tralia's Northern Territory after
this year. Shooters and hide
agents say that crocodiles are be
coming .scarcer in all rivers with
in reasonable distance of Dar
win. Only four shooters are going
out this year, although the price
of hides has risen by 20 per cent
Shooters say there are still plenty
of crocodiles in .outback rivers,
but pot in numbers large enough
to cover the heavy expenses of
hunting.
The number of crocodiles has
been steadily decreasing since be-
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