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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1954)
City Mews Hirfieffs ENGINEERS NEEDED Electrical engineers are needed to begin the electric power con version program iu the Panama Canal Zone, according to a re lease Tuesday from the Panama Canal Company, corporate agen cy of the United States in the zone. Salary range is from $5,256 to $10,450, depending on experi ence. Application forms are avail able at the post office. No civil service examination is required. Lachelle's, 1348 Ferry St. have a beautiful line of fur scarfs and stoles. Conlplete for service and cold storage on premises. MAN HURTS JAW Howard Dorman, Astoria, suf fered a breaL in his bridgework Tuesday when a chain binder on a logging truck he was driving broke loose and struck him un der the chin. The accident occur red as he was adjusting the load at 210 Norway St. He was treated by Salem First Aid and advised to see a doctor. Learn knitting, 1 to 4 p.m. 341 State St. Phone 3-5654. AUTO THEFT TRIED E. K. Stewart, 815 S. 22nd St, reported to city police that an a tempt was made sometime dur ing the night Monday to steal his auto, parked in the driveway next to his home. He said he found the hood up and a short length of electrical wire, apparently used to try the short out the circuit Dr. A. D. Woodmansee will be out of his office until about June 15. ACCIDENT HURTS WOMAN Mary Samson Barr, 2085 Stortz Ave., sustained a cut on her fore head and shock Tuesday when the car she was driving ind one oper ated by August Fetsch, 725 S. 18th St, collided at 14th and Cen ter Streets. She was treated by Salem first aidmen. Both cars sustained considerable damage. Good assortment of girls' cotton dresses, reasonable. YWCA Bud get Shop. Open Fridays & Mon days, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Blood Center Gets 2 Pints Opening Day The first day's operation of a Red Cross blood replacement unit, begun Tuesday in offices at Salem General Hospital, netted workers two pints. Hopes are for about 100 pints a month. The unit is the first, of its kind on the West Coast and is being tried to test its worth as an ad ditional means of blood collection besides the regular visits of the bloodmobile. The new operation is manned on the second floor of the hospital by a registered nurse, volunteer as sistants and a doctor who is avail able. Two volunteers serve to ar range for appointments. The of fice, which serves other hospitals in the county, will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs days, but will be closed on the days the bloodmobile ia in Salem. The replacement center is es tablished primarily as a conveni ence to relatives and friends of patients who receive blood while in hospitals in Marion County. The unit will be supervised by the county medical society, Public Records MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Bernard T. Bender, 20, Army, Scio Route 1, and Louise Mary Schindler, 20, bookkeeper, Mt. An gel. Sherman L. Gardner. 68, retired, 1025 N. 22nd St., and Mary Frances Fosnot, 61, housewife. 2480 Park Ln., both of Salem. Fred Arthur Heinke, 42. shipping clerk, 3875 Center St., and Lona Estelle Ducharme, 43, sales clerk, Portland. PROBATE COURT John F. Conrad estate: Order closes estate. Daniel A. Larmer estate: Order appoints Mary Larmer as execu trix. Ray D. Johnson estate: Order ap points Ella Johnson as administrat rix. DISTRICT COURT Edison Vickers, Idanha. charged with obtaining money by false pre tenses, bound over to Marion Coun ty grand jury; held in lieu of $1,000 bail. Vincent James Liuzzi, 479 State St., charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, con tinued, June 3 for arraignment; hel din lieu of $5,000 bail. Roger Roberts Jr., 3706 N. Com mercial St., charged with contrib uting to the delinquency of a min or, case taken under advisement following preliminary examination. MUNICIPAL COURT Walter Parsegian, 3510 Williams Ave., charged with operating a motor vehicle while driver's li cense suspended, held Tuesday in lieu of $250 bail. TALLMAN P1AH0 STORES OS S. 12th. Salem BURGLARY ATTEMPTED ' An attempted burglary of Bry don's Nursery, 415 S. High St, was discovered Tuesday rooming when the store was opened for business. Investigating city police found pry marks on a side door, but entrance apparently was not gained. Dr. Will J. Thompson, Optome trist Examinations by appoint- ment Phone 4-4057. TWO CARS COLLIDE Minor damages were incurred Tuesday morning when a u t o s driven by Marion A. Newberry, 1227 N. 4th St., and Nevin L. Palmer, 102 Orchard Ave., collid ed in the 400 block of North Liberty Street. No injuries were reported. Marshalls Open for lunch daily 11:30 a.m. Special Sunday din ners. WORK AT PLAYGROUND Volunteers are urged to turn out next Sunday afternoon to fin- Lish work on the Capitola district playground on Duncan avenue. A no-host dinner is scheduled for 1 o'clock, with the work program to follow. Dr. Woodmansee will be away at convention until June .14. Construction Off to Good Start in June The first day of June, Tuesday, was relatively active in the city engineer's office with recipients of permits including the Salem Housing Authority given permis sion to wreck dwellings on South 18th Street. The three permits, each valued at $50, were issued for tearing down living quarters at 1124, 1126, 1138, 1111, 1123, 1125, 1137, 1151, 1163, 1175 and 1187 S. 18th St A construction permit was is sued to the Shell Oil Company, to erect a $15,000 service station at 828 S. 12th St. ' Other construction permits is sued Tuesday went to L. A. Whit ney, erect dwelling at 225 Mc Gilchrist St., $12,500; J. M. Jar dine, erect garage, 345 S. 22nd St., $500. and C. F. Dueller, erect du puex at 2525 and 2535 Silverton Rd.. $5,600. Alteration permits went to J. M. Coulson, 2192 N. Commercial St., $100, Hugo Voight. 396 Columbia St. $300, and J. M. Jar dine, 345 S. 22nd St, $500. A slight increase in the number of permits and a slight decrease in the total value as compared to April was noted Tuesday in the May monthly report which re corded 127 permits valued at $410,778. April listed' 98 permits valued at $479,924. The total included 33 permits for new structures, valued at $325,- 490. and 94 for alterations total ling $85,288. The largest single permit issued through th month of May was to Dr. Bertram L. Trelstad to build a $37,000 home a' 2760 Bolton Blvd. Board Opposes Official's Plan To Drive Bus An institution superintendent's offer to drive a school bus back here from Detroit, Mich., drew irowns ana virtual rejection irom top state officials Tuesday. James Lamb, superintendent of MacLaren School for Boys at Woodburn, has the board's per mission to attend a conference on juvenile problems later this month in Washington, D.C. On his way home, said Lamb, he could pick up the bus ordered for his school's use. At a Board of Control meeting at the Capitol Tuesday this plan was termed "ridiculous," "undig nified," and "silly," and a "waste of time" by Gov. Paul Patterson, Secretary of State Earl Newbry and Finance Director Harry S. Dorman. But they said they'd leave the final decision with Lamb. Births WULF To Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Wulf, Monmouth, a daughter Tuesday, June 1, at Salem Gener al Hospital. SUBIA To Mr. and Mrs. Tho mas Subia, Brooks Route 1, a son, Tuesday, June 1, at Salem Gener al Hospital. I R O B I N S To Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Robins, 680 Cummings La., a daughter, Tuesday, June 1, at Salem Memorial Hospital BRIGGS To Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Briggs, 412 S. Capitol St., a son, Tuesday, June 1, at Salem Memorial Hospital FOAM RUBBER Pillow 2-75 up Mattresses S27.50 up Remnants 50 up Shredded 59 lb. SLEEP-AIRE 2002 Fairgrounds Rd. Navy Leads List of May Enlistments Forty enlistments from Salem's four recruiting stations during May were reported Tuesday, with the U. S. Navy leading the list with 17 men recruits. It was the Navy's biggest re cruitment total in Salem since De cember, 1952. and it represented 21 per cent over the quota here. Salem men in the Navy list: Donald R. Boynton, Charles Vin cent Cooney. Russell D. Doss, Paul K. LeVene. LeRoy L. Mc- Dougal, William N. Munday, Don ald R. Rickard and Norman E. Williams. Others enlisted: Robert L. Schmidt, William L. King and Byron W. Prather, Corvallis; The ron John French and Russell R. Thiess, Waldport; Treman Ellis Dodd, Halsey; L. E. Herrmann, Aumsville, and Larey Gail Fox, Alsea; Morris G. Carlson, Leban on. Two women were enlisted. Ma rion Mulcahy, 275 N. 14th St., in Women's Army Corps, and Lyd della M. McCoy in Women's Air Force. Other Air Force recruits: Jack Loveless, Paul Schmidt, Gerald Wright and David True, Salem: Vernon Riehl, Silverton: Stewart Stair, Turner; Homer J. Irwin. Army enlistments: Robert A. Johnson, David L. Weber, Bobbie Bouge, Salem: D. D. Davis, Turn er; Lester Pickens and William Kirchofer. Newberg; Donald Li zer Jr., Nearney, Neb., and E. M. Knutson, reenlisted. Marines enlisted: Delwin M. Linck and Frank Lee Garland, Sa lem: Ernest Ray Young. Albany; J. D. Montgomery and C. L. Grantham. Sweet Home; John Graves, Hugo, Okla. Infant Died Of Pneumonia Pneumonia was blamed Tuesday for the death of four-months-old Lucille Marie Elgin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Elgin, 1211 Barnes Rd., who died Monday at a Salem hospital a few hours after ' she was admitted. i The baby had been treated for about a week and the attending physician described her as having a fever, slight diarrhea and a cough. When the youngster died he suggested an autopsy, which ! was held Tuesday. ! Services will be held today at 3 p.m. in the Howell-Edwards Chapel with the Rev. Roy Worth ington officiating and concluding services in City View Cemetery. Besides the parents, the child- is survived by grandparents, Mrs. Lavina Anderson and Andrew J. Elgin, both of Salem. Teacher From Germany to Visit in City Dr. Eduard Becker. German ed ucator now on a U.S. tour, will visit Salem Monday and Tuesday. Salem and Portland Chambers of Commerce are arranging his Oregon visits during a tour of sev eral American cities under spon sorship of the American Council of Education. Dr. Becker, director of a 250 student Teachers Training College at Flensberg, Germany, -.ill cpend most of his time here visiting Willamette and Oregon College of Education and conferring with State Department of Education of ficials. Rev. Whalen to Talk to Graduates At Sacred Heart The Rev. Willis Whalen, princi pal of Central Catholic High School in Portland, will be the speaker at Thursday night's com mencement exercises of the 91st graduating class from Sacred Heart Academy. The 54 members of the class of 1954 will be graduated at ceremon ies to be held in the Parrish Jun ior High School auditorium be ginning at 8:15 p.m. Graduation honors will be coni erred on the students by the Rev. Joseph E. Vanderbeck, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and the Rev. James Harris. : : il Wheel Alignment Ij H SPECIAL Si 5 : Adjust camber, caster and : I All for only W 3 I I BRAKE RELINE :: : t J : : SPECIAL i : 5 Labor and Materials : All for Only 1000 :! i Expert Workmanship Quality Materials : : : R, D. Taylor and Sons : j SALEM BRAKE and!! 1 1 WHEEL ALIGNING I i jj SERVICE j! f j 241 Center St Ph. 3-4710 : Given Actor J vl "'.;" I V ,i y '-' - I li lj: Two Willamette University sophomores, Clarine Woolery, Salem, and William Nelson, Portland, have been awarded summer ses sion scholarship to the Ben Bard Players school in Hollywood. The "University Theater" radio performers (KSLM) were cited as the actor and actress who gave the best performances during the past season. WU Graduates Furniture Store j Incorporated in Accept Eleven ICandalaria Area Teaching Jobs Eleven Willamette University graduating seniors have accepted teaching positions for next fall in elementary and secondary schools. Salem students instructing next year are: Ronald Bartlett at Mad ras: Mary Campbell in Hayward, Calif.; Alice Girod at St. Helens; Dick Mase at Wy-East high school and Mrs. Pat Murray will teach elementary school in Salem. Jane Gray will travel to Hay ward, Calif., and Johanna Beck ham has accepted a position in Harrisburg. Both are' from Port land. Carol Emerson, Corbett, will go to Sandy next fall. Harley Hoppe, Aberdeen, Wn., will remain in Sa- $Hi(Q)po IN (ASH! Given Away in June During Silvor Jubile of YOU MAY WIN! All you do is save Master Mon ey Bills which are serially numbered. These bills are free. Each day three different numbers will be published in this paper. If you have one of the lucky-numbered bills, you win the designated award. Here Are Today's Lucky Numbers! $50 11,063 $15 9,437 $10 23,479 Save those Master Money bills you may have a lucky winner any time during the entire month of June. If you win, you will be paid the designated award IN CASH at Center and Commercial. BUT REMEM BER: you must turn in your winning bill at Center and Commercial by 9 P. M. Tonight Remember: three different numbers published every day. Three chances for you to win. So, save Master Money bills. In the event, an award is not claimed, the money will be added to the following day's corresponding award. For In stance: if the 2o award is not claimed, the first award the following day will be S50 . . . same with other awards. YESTERDAY'S WINNERS $25 First Award NO WINNERS AWARD CARRIES-OVER $15 Second Award EARL PHIPPS Salem, Ore. $10 Third Award MRS. CHARLES STEVENSON 1795 S. Cottage MASTER MONEY BILLS FREE AT rW;MMJl.-W:IMJMUIK. 1 Center at Liberty Center at Commercial Marion at Liberty Court at Capitol Keizer District Weekday Open Nites Daring Jane Til 9 p.m. Scholarships , t so- ft VX : : One of the dew business devel opments in the Candalaria Heights are has been incorporated as Er mel's Colonial Furniture, Inc., With R. H. Ermel as president. Earl C. Robb as vice president and Viola E. Erme' as secretary-treasurer, it was announced Tuesday. All are of Salem. The store was established originally by R. H. and Viola E. Ermel to merchanidse hard maple and western lines of furniture. Stocks since have been expanded, the lamp department now being regarded as a special feature. lem to teach at Parrish junior high , school. Lynn Meiseger, Opportu- nity. Wash, .has accepted a job in Bakersfield, Calif., and Joan Cur-1 rie, Bridger, Mont., will be at j Gates. I f 11 m il w TOMTOMS U0 Graduates Plan Open-Air Baccalaureate EUGENE The University of Oregon will hold its 77th com mencement services at Hayward field on June 13. For the first time in the history of the institu tion, the graduating class will re ceive' degrees in an open-air set ting with " parents and friends viewing the services from the sta dium seats. The out-of-doors commencement ceremonies are made necessary by the remodeling of McArthur Court, where exercises have been held for more than 20 years. More than 1150 seniors and graduate students will be candi dates . for degrees at the com mencement. If all requirements are successfully completed at the end of the term, the graduating class will include 851 candidates for baccalaureate degrees, 288 candidates for masters degrees, and 2 candidates for doctorates. Speaker for the services, which combine the baccalaureate and commencement exercises, will be the University's new president, Dr. O. Meredith Wilson. New also this year for the com mencement will be the pealing of the chimes as the acaynic pro cession crosses the c5i4pus to Hayward field. The recently-installed memorial bells will be used to initiate a new tradition for the Oregon campus. Constitution Group to Meet Here Two Days The legislature's committee on revision of the constitution will meet in Salem Friday and Sat urday to hear the last of its re ports from subcommittees. These reports deal with elec tions, the legislature, education, taxes, corporations and bonded debt rvi UWL leara am Stat man, Salem, Orw Wd, Jam 1554 Sec 1 5 Angell Spends 82,250 on Losing Drive U. S. Rep. Homer D. Angell, Portland Republican who failed to vin renomination in the primary election, reported Tuesday he spent $2,250 in his campaign. The following reported expen ditures on Angell's behalf: Paul Shafer $1,500, Wayne W. Coe $200; and H. Lueddemann, Anne W. Calderwood and Frank Boy kin, $100 each. Among other campaign expense statements: C. C. Chapman, PortlanJT, for various Republican candidates, $417. Committee for U. S. Rep. Har ris Ellsworth, Roseburg Repub lican who was unopposed, $236. Gov. Paul L. Patterson, for re nomination, $71. May Postal Receipts Less Than in 1953 Salem postal receipts for May were down from a year ago, but the figure for the first five months of 1954 is running ahead of last year's comparable figure. Postmaster Albert C. Gragg said receipts last month were $73,283 compared to $79,086 in May. 1953. This, he said, was a dip oif 7.3 per cent. Receipts for the first five months of this year, Gragg said, were $400,665 compared to $396,728 a year ago. Dr. Robert 1. Williamson REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST EYES EXAMINED EVENINGS ONLY 614 Liveslev Bldg. Ph. 4-6251 Courthouse Coffee Shop Opens Today Official opening of the coffee shop in the new Marion County Courthouse will take place today with free coffee and ice cream given away to all corner from a a.m. until noon. A noon lunch will be served, ac cording to proprietor Floyd Mc Nall. The coffe shop, located at the southwest or State Street base ment entrance to the courthouse will be open daily from t a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and until noon on Saturdays each week, McNall said. The self-help cafeteria, seating 35, will serve snacks, homemade soups and pies and light lunches. New equipment was recently in stalled by McNall who has leased the plant from the county. McNall has been in business in Salem for the past 15 years and in the restaurant trade for the past six. He recently operated the Trailways Cafe. 4,215 Visit at State Capitol A total of 4.215 visitors signed the register in the state capitol during May, and 3,807 were from Oregon. There were 94 from California, 66 from Washington, 25 from Utah, and 21 from New York. The visitors came from 36 states, the District of Columbia, and from Canada, France, Scotland, Nepal" and Australia. Cash $25.00 Weekly Jackpot Drawing Every Thursday 4 p.m. Kelley'a Corner Senr. Sta. 3300 N. River Board rs mm