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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1954)
Auto, Train Collide at 12tTi Street The latest in a series of "car train collisions in Salem resulted Friday morning in extensive damage to the car involved, but City police reported no injuries. Officers said a vehicle driven by L. A. Walworth, Salem Route 1, Box 844, was struck by a slow- moving Southern Pacific tram at the 12th and State street cross ing. . j Walumrth rpnortpnlv told TMV lice he had stopped at the inter section and started up again, but failed to see the train because of bright lights of another car. The car was going east on State .street at the time of the 7 a.m. accident The trails engineer Frank A. Waldorf, 1151 Lee SL, told offi cers the train was travelling about 15 miles per hour at the time. The Walworth car received extensive damage to the right rear-side. ! 1 Eugene'Huhts Santa's Team EUGENE (A Two reindeer romped away Thursday morning roro a supermarket where they were being shown as a Christmas season attraction. They , sprinted down Highway 99 and LJ A. McCormic, ztore man ager, and an apron-clad clerk bllowed. The reindeer , foresook the highway for a frosty pasture and a number of motorists pulled off to watch the chase. : 1 j The men finally came upon them about a mile away on a sawmill loading platform to which they had leaped. .Henry Reeder,' a Halsey farmer, walked up and grabbed the bridle; of one of the reindeer, The other jpined it and the reindeer Comet and Cupid were returned to their pen. f Faulty Stove Pipe Given Blaze Blame An overheated stove pipe Fri day morning resulted in a fire that caused an estimated $500 damage at the home of J.J Reeves, 2266 Shelton St Firemen said an interior sec tion of wall caught fire from the pipe, connected with an oil stove. The flames mushroomed from the interior of the wall, scorched the ceiling and damaged a rug and daveno. . Firemen were inclined to blame faulty construction for the fire, which occurred about 10:45 a. m. Awards Given To Cub Scouts Cub scout pack 104 met a Garfield School Friday night and achievement awards of gold and silver arrows went to Hank Gale Kenton Edwards, Vin Fichter, Ronnie Stein, James Kelley, Harvey Hall, Carlos Hooper, Jeff Hogansen, Rodney Crowley Terry Jory, Stephen Paulson Clark Walding and Tom Hunt singer. Hank Gale also received his wolf badge and Terry Bowles qualified to become a Boy Scout A Christmas party for cub scouts and their families followed the metting. Carols were sung and there were refreshments. , About 8 per' cent of men and 1 per cent of women are color blind. 2iTeachers ; Honored 1 By Educators Miss Margaret Ferry, supervis ing teacher, Monmouth elmentary school, and Miss Elsie May Cimi no, English teacher, Hillsboro high school, have been selected as Oregon's elementary and sec ondary "teachers of the jear," D. A. Emerson of the State Edu cation Department said Friday. The project is sponsored joint ly by the U. S. Office of Educa tion, the National Council of Chief State School Officers, and McCall's Magazine. I Records f of the two teachers will be reviewed by a committee of staff members of the U. S. Of fice of Education along with those of nominees from other participating states. A list of the Three Rumblings Reported in Area Around Newport' ..-'11 A., 3 Ore. I Three 1 NEWPORT, Ore. I separate rumblings, minutes apart about midnight Thursday were reported by some residents ' of this coastal area. But investigation Friday failed to disclose what might have caused them. Some thought they ; might have been dynamite blasts but state police and highway department sources said none apparently were set off nearby. No lightning was noticed, discounting the possibility they might have been thunder claps.' No jet planes were believed in the vicinity. I most outstanding teachers will then 'be submitted to a national magazine which will make the final selection of the teacher of the year. I I . AngelVs Name Off Door at - - it House Office WASHINGTON tfl - The name plate of Rep. Angell (R-Ore) was taken off a House Office Building door Friday after . being there 16 years. ; - " . ; . Ted and Lenore Hinckley, the husband-wife team who make up the congressman's - Washington staff, closed his office to toake way for workmen who will ready it for a new occupant. 7 ' Angell, who tame to Congress Jan. 3, 1939, was defeated this year in a primary ' bid for re election to his ninth term. He is now in Portland. Mrs. Edith Green, new Democratic congresswoman from Portland, is expected to open her office here after Christmas. The Hinckleys, who have been 'Public Nuisances' j Facing Impoundment BAKER 11 Dogs which: roam unleashed between 8 p.m. and f a m; here have been branded as public nuisances" by the City Council. It ordered that they be picked up and impounded.. with Angell more than half his congressional tenure, said they will continue handling office mail until after the holidays. ; They then will leave for Florida and, eventually, the Pacific North west. They formerly lived in Portland. ! - r j folding Adjustable VALKEQ Ukml . Orthopedic Co. 209 N. Front SL Ph. 23531 Statesman, Salem Or Sat. De. 18, 1954 (Soa 1 9 1. . - j- 1 Dog Faithful to Wrong Person PORTSMOUTH, Va. ( Pa trolman William M. Campbell is willing to believe that a dog is a man's best friend, even though the man be undeserving. Campbell left his squad car to give chase to a man accused of disorderly conduct He was gain ing rapidly when the man turned, into a driveway. Campbell fol lowed and the dog jumped him. He was released from the hospi tal after being treated for three bites.' 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