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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1956)
1) Statesman, Salmi, Ore. Mon., Frk 20, ',T) JJjjj ' JJJjjgJg Traveling Detective (Tank Shipment Quizzes Seamen in South Sea Murder To Mid-East WACTtilm lab Trmmnp 12,000 Strike j At Republic i Air Company- (Slory on Taw ) j 1-ir.KRTYVlU.K. 111. JT. - Adlai Stcrnson (.aid Sunday nieht he , (tunics the Kiscnhower administra-, tinn "is nnt unmindful of Israel's 1 IAS ANGELES i-P A New! a woman on a remote Mand of Pfr:l." Zealand freichter arrived from ; Rarotonga last Dec. 2". Wheih- , The Dcnwratic presidential as San Francisco Sunday with de- er he has yet identified the two, pirant issued a five-line .statement tcctivf socking tn sift out t'vohe declined to say. ,on the U.S. shipment of 18 tanks ot )$ 35 crew members in a Sketching in some details of to Saudi Arabia several hours aft- South Sea murder mystery. jthe crime, however, he told er a conference with Sen. Herbert "1 Inspector James B. Finlay of newsmen that some of the steam- H. Lehman iD-NY', Stevenson's Auckland, X. Z who hoarded ! ship Waitemata's crew went chief marshal in New York, the ship at Vancouver. B. C., 'ashore at Rarotonga. Two went1 Stevenson's statement neither . last month, s:iid two crewmen to the home of Mrs. Aiu Vaka- backed nor opposed the lifting of are suspected of the murder c.f.tini, 44. but she was absent. the embargo on arms shipments served r.eer - no the Middle Kast. Her 14-year-old daughter, Aus- j s,P...n ,nri i ,hmi m, (nr sie, served the two men beer., ;iuncnpon a, Stevenson's farm home After awhile they asked her to -. i.ih.rtvviiie Th rhir.cn c.m. accompany them to another 1-, TlmP5 wjd that '-prMumably they I ifliie. oui Mir muM'ii. i nr iwi Long Illness Takes Life of Arthur Wilson 1' Arthur McKinley Wilson. UfiS -Barnes Ave., died Sunday atjtpme 'at the ape of 59. "" "' He had been ill several years, moving last March to . California for his health but returning in De cember to enter a Portland hos pital. He had returned from the hospital Saturday. A carpenter, he had been em ployed at Fairview Home from 1 il947 to 1954. A World War I vet ' eran, he was a member of Ameri can Legion Post 9 and First Pres 'bytcrian Church. He was born Dec. 31, 1896, at Ashton, Mo. He and Muriel Smith were married Feb. 14, 1919, at Mt. Pleasant. Iowa. They moved to Salem in 1938 from Muscatine, Jowa. Besides his widow, he leaves six daughters, Mrs. Mildred Bynum, Mrs. Juanita D. Hanson and Mrs. .Marjory A. Frank, all of Salem; '.Mrs. Evelyn Faulk. Oregon City: Mrs. Edith M. Dorn, Mcdford; and !Mrs. Jacqueline M. Converse. Ven tura. Calif.; four sons, Ernest H. Wilson and A. McKinley. Wilson Jr., both of Santa Maria. Calif.; Army Specialist 17 c George A. Wilson, Misawa, Japan; and Army Pvt. Eagene A. Wilson. Ft. Campbell. Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Keithie Mc Daniels, Keokuk, Iowa, and Mrs. Edith Davidson, Luriy, Mo.; broth er, Leonard Wilson, Davenport, Jowa; and IS grandchildren. Arrangements are pending at Clough-Barrick Funeral Home. men began struggling with as Mrs.- Vakatini appeared hd went to her daughter's aid. One of the men struck the woman several blows and she fell unconscious or dead, In spector Finlay said. He said the two crewmen forced two Poly nesian youths to help steal a taxicab, transport Mrs. Vakati ni's body to a lagoon and throw it in. Body Recovered Her body was recovered after the ship sailed next day. In spector Finlay flew to Vancou ver to meet it. He said the 10 officers . are not suspected, nor are two crewmen now in Van couver hospitals. Each crew member claims in nocence and an alibi lor tne time of the murder. Finlay has vague descriptions of the killers from the girl. He plans to have her try to identify the culprits. The Waitemata, now loading general cargo, sails Tuesday , to ward Rarotonga and justice. urnrlrftrl nuof a M irlHlat Pact ri Albert Lucas, 74, Succumbs - Albert R. Lucas, 2220 Trade ZSt., died Sunday at a Salem ho- pital at the age of 74, apparent ly of a heart attack suffered a hort time earlier at his home. He had bees hospitalised twice lince late December, returning home just last Wednesday. He was taken to the hospital short ly after 8 a.m. Sunday by Wil lamette Ambulance. Born March IS, 1881, in Lerna County, 111., he moved to Salem from Nebraska in 1939. He was semi-retired, helping his son, Bert A. Lucas, in his linoleum laying business. Besides his son, he leaves his idow, Mrs. Bessie F. Lucas, Salem; brother, John G. Lucas, Lerna, 111.; lister, Mrs. Olive Bell, York. Neb.; and two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. ' Arrangements are pending at Virgil T. Golden Mortuary. I Deatb Claims Noted Editor i BUFFALO, N.'Y. t Edward H. Butler, 72. editor and publisher of the Buffalo Evening News, died unexpectedly Sunday in his sleep. Death was attributed to a heart attack. The publisher was Internationally known for his achievements in newspaper, radio and television en terprises. He pioneered radio and television broadcasting in Buffalo and was president of radio station W'BEN and its affiliate. WBEN-TV. Butler served as president of the American Newspaper Publishers Assn. from 1928 to 1929, and as vice president of The Associated Press from 1924 to 1926. He was a director of The Associated Press from 1940 to 1950. His body was found by a nurse who went to his room at home to awaken him. He had been convalescing at . home for the last week following a gallstone operation Jan. 31. -v. " I 1 J FARMINGDALE, X. Y. -4' A strike of 12,000 production ; workers Sunday hit Republic Aviation Corp's four Long Island plants. The company has a backlog of ome 500 million dollars in or ders from the federal govcrn jment, its only customer. It pr 'duces parts for guided missiles and a variety of planes, includ ing the new supersecret F-103, which flew faster than the speed of sound in tests last Au gust. 'The walkout over a contract started at midnight and pickets were posted at the' main plant here and the other three in .Riirplars hu Salem .Market An estimated Ml 55 grocery lull iwas avoided bv burslars who ap parently entered Oaklorisc Market Saturday night by breaking the glass in the front donr. Police said Mrs. H. D. Robinott, proprietor of the store at 1155 S. 14th St., listed as missing an as sortment of cigars, cigarets. freer, crackers and canned meat valued at that amount. A small amount of change in a cash draper was undisturbed, they said. Salem Woman, 83, sued was signed by Stevenson alone. Stevenson returned home Satur day night from a four-week tour during which he spoke in six West ern states whose delegations will cast a total of 150 votes at the convention. They were Arizona,' California, Idaho, Oregon, Wash ington and I'tah. In 10 days, he plans to make the second of three swings into Minnesota where he is supporting a slate of convention delegates fa vorable to him in the March 20 primary. v FORT SAM HOUSTON. Tex.-WAC Pvt. Virginia L. Adams (right), i "lcksville- Port Washington and daughter of Mr. and . Mrs. "Ralph Adams Jr., ' 11S5 Columbia St.,! "I1- Salem, ad lusts a microscoDe ia a medical laboratory tx-hnii-iaa : Republic employs approxim- coarse at the Army Medical Service School here. Lt. Cel. F.mil!'! H.000 at the four plants. Gormaa, deputy director of the Women's Armv fores looks on. Pvt. Tne "triking International Assn. Adami was employed by the Idanha, Ore., Lumber Co. before enter Ing the service in 1955. Woman Dies In Accident Near Astoria ASTORU W Two cars col lided on Highway 30 east of here Sunday night. An Astoria woman was hilled and five persons were injured. Dead was Mrs. Fanny Seeborg, 67. Her husband, Victor, 73, was hospitalized with critical injuries. State policemen said Seeborg apparently was the driver of one of the cars. The tther driver, be lieved to be a sailor from the nearby Tongue Point Naval Sta tion, was not immediately identi fied. He was taken to the Navy hospital. The other injured, in the See borg car,, were: Mrs. Olga Wirk- kc-ovn, 60, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ojala, both in their 70s. Their in juries were not immediately deter mined.. The accident happened in heavy rain. Wreckage and debris clogged the highway almost two hours be for it was cleared. Annie Mary Grucnfclder, 83, a Salem area resident 45 years, died Sunday in a Salem nursing home at the age of 83. She was born Sept. 22, 1872, at Highland, 111. She and Kmil Gruen- felder were married at Highland. moving to Washington about 54 years ago and to Salem nine years later. Gruenfelder, a farmer, died In 1930. Mrs. Gruenfelder lived with a son on her late husband's farm. Route 2, Box 480, until entering the nursing home last September. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and Altar Society. She leaves two tons, Edgar and Walter C. Gruenfelder, both of Sa lem; two daughters, Mra. Hilda Lamberty. Portland, and Mrs. Clara Cutler, Seattle, Wash.; sister. Mrs. Theresa Weindels. Highland. 111.; and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Rnsarv will h nffpron D n m Tuesday in Rigdon's chapel. Other I k and .0ak Grove Granges will Granges Plan Joint Meeting SUtrtman Ntwi Orvir BRUSH COLLEGE Brush Col- arrangements are pending. Death Claims Mrs. Volchok Mrs. Eva Volchok, 1895 S. Church St., died Sunday night at home at the age of 57, appar ently of a heart attack. She was the wife of Abram Volchok, proprietor of Star Ex change Loan Office. She also leaves a son, Robert Volchok, in Coot Bay. , Arrangements are pending at Howell Edwards Funeral Direct-tors. hold a joint meeting 7 p.m. TueS' day in Oak Grove Grange Hall to vote on a proposal to form a com bined purchasing pool. The suggestion from Oregon Grange Supply, Inc., of Portland, will be explained by Mrs. Hazel Anderson, Brush College business agent, and John McRae, Oak Grove business agent. Philip Peter son, Brush College Grangemaster, said. SPECIAL! FRIED CHICKEN (Ctmk..-Oo-A-Jtik) '1.00 NORTH'S 1170 C.ntor 1 UCI0NAIRES AND VETERANS! Copifaf Post No. 9 presents ' Military Nite W Actio film of MarMMf ovor Koroal Actio filM W Air foroa't m fifktMfl ultudil ft yMotiow of olt war oat W fro rofVoahaioatat TCNITE I Pii UGSCM HAIL 2453 f. Commtrtial 3IL is (2C3 QaiPQK ! fftrt'i Proof f Yh'II W wtrmtr all yttf Un, nt far kit My. tM, with BaMU til kM 6WN I Mil, a I Maatlc... tn... WiSCnl... 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I iDll BIAT LNSTITITt Of ?RGON (Saleai UeatOU Dealmi Saxons Win Debate Meet At Linf ield The South Salem high school speech team took four first places, seven seconds, and one third to win the sweepstakes trophy in the 24th annual high school speech tournament held at Linf ield col lege over the weekend. Leland Smith ' placed first in senior men's salesmanship and serious interpretation and second in senior men's' extempore speak ing. Kathleen Deeney won" first in senior women's salesmanship. Jul ian Thruston was first in senior men's after dinner speaking, sec ond in calesmanship and third in oratory. Kenneth Savage attained second in senior men's interview and after dinner speaking. Other students placing second in the senior division were Beverly Walls in women's interview; Peter Erickson in men's humorous in terpretation; and Eric Nelte, in men's impromptu speaking. In the junior division William Ford placed first in extempore speaking and second in after din ner . .speaking. Donna Stone was second in women's after dinner speaking. ' Vice President Found Tif After Physical Check WASHINGTON - Vice Presi dent Nixon has undergone his an nual physical examination and , been found "fit," the Army's Wal-; terJ?eed Hospital reported Sunday! niRht. j The hospital said Nixon "was in and out" for about five days. A spokesman said there was nothing wrong with the vice president "but ; he cames in once every year for' a checkup." i Nixon completed his examination on Feb. 11. rif f sh!nicte ranracanti 1 f iAA v IUBVIIIIII.-I l II.'IHIJ ,uvv of this number. The rest are en gineers, scientists, supervisory workers and office employes. Only 60 hangar workers, all represented by the' union, were scheduled to work Sunday. They did not show up. , The company promised that (he doors would be open for all wishing to work Monday. ' Officers Cite t Three Youths Three Salem youths faced a variety of charges after two police chases early Sunday morning. Police said a 17-year-old boy was charged with drunkeness and disorderly conduct after running when the car in which he was rid ing was stopped about 5:30 a. nr. on North Commercial Street. When he made his unexpected break, two companions reportedly took off in the car. Stanley Montgomery Miller, 19. of Salem Route 4. Box 332, wound up with charges of illegal posses sion of liquor, driving without a license and misuse of license police said. A 16-year-old faced charges of illegal possession of liquor and misuse of his driver .instruction permit. Death Claims Secretary of State in Idaho t i WASHINGTON W - Ira H. Masters. Idaho secretary of stat and a former newspaper owner died Sunday, He was 79. ' ' 1 Masters entered the National In- ! stitutes of Health Oct. a cancer patient and underwent sur- igery Nov. 21. He died in the institutes' dirt' ical center. A native of Newton, Kan., Mast ers was active in newspaper work and Democratic politics in Idaho and Utah for nearly 40 year! One of few Democrats consist ently elected to state office in Ida ho, Masters served four terms as secretary of state hut lost two races for Congress. His ffrst elec tion for a two-year term as secre tary of state in 1936 was by a ,40.000-vote majority. , j The voters returned Masters to' a second two-year term as secre tary of state in 1944. He was re elected for four-year terms in 1930 and 19m. , The kestrel is a small falcon iound in Europe, Asia and Af-rica. PHONI 4-47 U SOt OPIN MS 20i Jtna Wyauit Charlton Hattoo LUCY GALLANT Jolwt Wayno at Hit laat as Shepherd of the Hills j Salem Community Concert Assn. PRESENTS . t Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops Monday, February 20-8:15 p.m. North Salem High School 14th and - D Sts. Admittance by Membership Only Members, picas renew your membership by March 5th NOW PLAYING!. "BALL James I in this year's ' ''J ml happiness hit.. 3) i2z Porevejj tianiuy Morrif. LOUIS CALHERN John EMERY John HOYT Natoli. 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When you think about it, you realize advertising brings you the news you need about the product you want and helps keep prices down as welL J ADVERTISING HELPS YOU LIVE BETTER FOR LBSSI AdTtrtialngRteogniUonWMk.raljiuai7l9.ag Thi$ adverrj.entenr $pontondifi