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Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Page 2 Mon., Apr. 21, 1952 Race Car Kills Four at Dayton Vehicle Ploughs Into Grandstand HDAYTON, 0. VP) A racing cr ipun crazlly out of control ifj&o the Dayton Speedway grand stand Sunday. IlJVhen it came to rest, four per sons were dead including the (giver, Gordon Held, 29, of Bur bank, Calif. and at least 90 spec tators were hurt. 3t was one of the worst acci dents on American tracks since 1329, when four persons were! Wiled and 20 hurt at Winchester,' Ind. THE CRASH lopped off Reid'a head. It also decapitated Mrs. Ruby Ellen Shaffer, 43, of Spring field. The other victims were Robert Thatcher, 22, a track guard, and Gene Lawson, 19, of Dayton, Some among the 14,000 attend ing the opening AAA sprint car Btpgram at the Speedway had narrow escapes. pleld had planned to drive the ear in the S00 mile speed classic at" Indianapolis May 30. He had fiSen driving since' the end of World War II, mostly in midget 4fid "hot rod" competition. "THE ACCIDENT happened dur ing the first trial heat. Reld's racer . went out of control near 1$i top of a bank for a turn. It spun through a retaining wall, shot through a standing - room $6wd, ploughed into a paint bar rel, and hit the grandstand. "Track officials said they did not think Reid's car had mechanical trouble, but they gave no immerl- ate explanation for the crash. The races resumed 80 minutes later. Joey Jamea of Van Nuys, Calif., won. Girl Refuses $25 Reward For Guide Dog CHICAGO U.R Thirteen-year-old Barbara Jean Steljea turned down a $25 reward for returning a miasini aeeing-eye dor because the guide animal saved her own dog from the wheels of a speeding auto. The guide dog. Thunder, had been missing from the home of his blind mistress, Mn. Fay Cowling, for four days before Barbara spotted his picture In a newspaper and returned him. The girl aaid the boxer dashed Into a street and pushed her spits, Queenie, out of a passing automobile's path. Canadian Train Derailed VANCOUVER, B. C. WV-One crew member was killed arid three were injured Saturday when a Canadian National Railways trans continental passenger train was derailed by a washout in the Rockies. First reports said none of. the 150 passengers were injured, 7 Enemy Jets Bagged in War SEOUL. Korea UP) U. S. Sa- bre jet pilots Monday shot down seven and damaged tlx communist MIG jets, the Fifth Air Force an nounced. The Air Force said the Russian made Jets were bagged in three separate aerial duels involving 100 Red planes. THE DAY'S biggest fight pro duced America's 11th jet ace, Capt. Robert J. Love, San Bernardino, Calif. He shot down two MIGs in a battle Involving 28 Sabres and 90 MIGs, the Air Force said. Three other MIGs. were shot down three were damaged and one of the Reds new fast type 15 jets was hit in this scrap, It raged 30 minutes from 40,000 feet down to tree top level. ' Fighting on the 144-mlle ground front was sporadic and generally light. THE HEAVIEST action Sunday was east of Kumsong on the cen tral front. A U.N. patrol battled hand-to-hand with a strongly en trenched Communist company for 10 minutes. Allied troops used their fists and rifle butts against the Reds, The Allied raiders then with drew and fought the Reds for four hours with rifles. Carrier-based U. S. Navy planes cut Communist rail lines in 139 places along the 165-mile coastal stretch between Wonsan and Song-jln. Men Arrested At Stale Pen Dispute Over Beer Leads to Stabbing MEDFORD W) Four men, ac cused in the stabbing of a Shady Grove resident; were arrested In Salem Sunday while visiting at the state penitentiary. The four, booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, are Tex Barnett, Donald E. Yule, Monte Stockton, and his brother, Dee. They are accused of stabbing Carl Blair after a dispute' over some beer. Jackson County Sheriff Howard Gault said Mrs. Blair gave him this account of the stabbing: The four men had argued with Blair at his home Saturday after noon. They left but returned early Sunday. A fight developed and when the four left Mrs. Blair found her' husband had been stabbed. He was taken to a Med ford hospital by a neighbor. A doc tor there said his chance for sur vlval was "poor." Shortly after the fight at the Blair home the four men left for Salem to visit a friend who is in prison. They were picked up in what Salem authorities said was "one of the easiest arrests we ever made." They were to be returned to Medford Monday to face arraignment. Nervous Groom Balks at Kiss After Ceremony HARLAN, Ky. VP) the bridegroom wa to nervous he wanted to get married sitting down. But magistrate Cam Smith, who performed the ceremony, aid last week he prevailed upon the young man to take the matrimonial hurdle standing np. After the ceremony, Smith arretted the bridegroom "kits the bride." "I can't do that," the young fellow was quoted aj he fled with his wife. Smith withheld the namei. Chinese Merchants Rap Reds Leap to Deaths From Rooftop StatusConfuses Army Mates CAMP PICKETT, Va. VP) Frank Lucente's barracks mates don't know whether to salute him or continue to treat him like an other private first class. After over a year in the army, the Chicago draftee was notified several weeks ago he had been appointed a second lieutenant in the active reserve. He was ordered to report to Fort Sam Houston, for further training but not until next week. Meanwhile, there's no confusion about his status among his com pany non-coms. Lucente will be on KP the day before he leaves for officer training. Kidnap Hoax Suspect Held HAVANA, Cuba (IP) Havana police Sunday night announced the arrest of Charles Johnson,, 33, an ex-convlct wanted ln connec tion with a $15,200 kldnap-extor-tlon plot against a Miami, Fla,, child. Central figure ln the plot was Richard Richter, 8, son of a Miami jeweler. Daniel Rlchterr.the child's father, paid $15,000 in Jewels and $200 ln cash when the little boy was lured from his school and taken to a hospital in Coral Gables, Fla., last Thursday. Enrlquez Fernandez Parajon, chief of Cuba's secret police, said Johnson had been arrested at a Havana hotel and all the ransom jewels were recovered. Fernandez said Johnson told him a watch, also included in the ransom, was pawned in Miami. By FRED HAMPSON Aueelaled PrtM Bull Writer HONO KONG UP) After de nouncing communism to a stunned crowd, two enmese ousinessmen Jumped to their deaths from a Canton rooftop. Independent Chinese newspa pers, here told of the incident Mon day ln recounting a wave of sui cides ln Canton on "bloody April 14." AT LEAST 17 shopkeepers, merchants and managers died by their own hands that day. All were caught in the "five antis" campaign the drive to eliminate merchants, industrialists and businessmen by getting their employes to denounce them for various real or fancied crimes. The accusations, usually trump IHZ7QEE9 7 NEW LOW GROCERY PRICES Park Lane Vz Fry Chicken 34o, 99e Oxydol, Tide, Dref r, Duz S? 79' King Kelly Marmalade 2 ii; 39e Frappe' Shortening 3pLkbg. 69e Wesson Oil ;59e Dalewood Margarine 1 rii.23 ORANGES 5BLobs49 ASPARAGUS Northw.., -19c AVOCADOS 3 -25e EVERYDAY LOW MEAT PRICES Corned Beef 59c Lamb Shoulder Roast Lb 65 Lamb Breast & Shank Lb 29c Pork Sausage, Morrell's Lb 39 Pork Liver " 29 Bacon by the piece " 39c Sliced Bacon, Standard Lb 43 O STORE HOURS . . Junction City, t A.M. TJntll 7 P.M. except Frl. 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Eugene and SnrlnrfleU ? pp:,7xcdeVt rrirri.- r ,o",ed B- 2 Eugene, Springfield and Junction City Stores. We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantifies. No Sales to Dealers. SIMMER Portland Census Shows More Women than Men PORTLAND (U.R) A Bureau of the Census report said Saturday that women outnumber men by more than 13,000 among Port land's official 373,828 population. The Bureau said there were 180,000 males and 103,289 females in the Rose City when the 1950 census was taken. Racially, there were 380,388 whites, 9529 Negroes and 3711 persons of other races ln Portland. ed up, may be made ln public by anonymous letter or In secret sessions. Those accused are so closely watched that they have no hope of escaping the city. The managers of the Chong Yung Construction .Company of Yi Tak Road West, and of the Yang tze Trading Company of Yi Tak Boad Central bowed out with de fiance. Warned that security police were enroute to arrest them for failure to confess their alleged crimes, they climbed to the roof of the Yangtze Trading Company and locked an iron gate behind them. Thorugh megaphones they be gan denouncing the Communists. They shouted that their workers had been coerced Into accusing them. They cried, "no matter how in nocent you may be the Commu nists will ruin you," ana "death is less painful than Red persecu tion." WHILE A .CROWD watched, fascinated, police tried unsuccess fully to climb the walls or find other ways of reaching the roof. Finally a truck with axes, hack saws and other equipment ar rived. When at last the Iron gate gave way to the police attack, the two businessmen shouted one last word of hatred at the Communists and leaped to their deaths. WHd Sal,: t. . lM , REGISTER-GUARD WANl "KING RESUm S BLACK SHEEP BROOKVILLE, Miss. (U.R) A ewe on Rio Grande Ranch near here gave birth to rare triplets. Also unusual was that all were black. At Burch's ... We Specialize in Fitting CHILDREN'S SHOES CORRECTLY Quite often, the first sign of foot trouble In children goes unnoticed until becoming-dangerously serious. Have their feet checked regularly by your family ' doctor. , Burch's fitters have - the skill and experience to fill your doctor's pre scription then, record cards are kept on file as a constant check against 1 size or width changes Safeguard Your Child'i Feet. Edwards Corrected, Shoei . . . 5.95 to 9,93, according to also 1060 WUIuntlt, PRONATION (ankllnfiii) . a, common foot defect ,'wlth children. Mowyon can make a profit of 27,293.971 and go in the hole ! taaOlMTKM 11 I 1. According to our accountants, Union Oil made a net profit during 1951 of $27,296,971. If this bookkeeping profit represented the com pany's actual "take" our 38,347 common share owners would be overjoyed. But after paying dividends of $11,444,269, we actually ended up on the minus side of the ledger to the earn of $7,634,000 m working capital 2a Here's the reason: In 1951 we hsd to spend $62,421,000 for replacement of worn-out equip ment and oil properties and to enlarge our facili ties to meet the greatly increased demand in the West for petroleum products. This money came from three sources. 3. $40,381,000 of It came from the "depre ation and depletion" allowance. (The roml I corporation sets aside each year to replw equipment and oil properties when they're mil out.) $14,606,000 of It was made up out of profits, $7,634,000 of It was taken from working; eapital tlits "checking account" a. business keeps hand for day-to-day expenditures. 4a We obviously eant keep dipping fnto otnr working capital Indefinitely and stay in business. For if we do well eventually run out of money to earry our receivables, Inventories, etc., and pay oar daily operating expenses. That's why something has to be done about a situation that i not only us but every U. S. corporation. ta Briefly It Is this: The gums the tax collector llows you to set aside for depreciation and de pletion are based on what things cost when you acquired tfiem-not what it costs to replaet them today. Sfnce thee depreciation funds aren't ade quate to replace equipment and oil properties at today's prices, we have to make np the differ ence somewhere-or go out of business. 6. On top of thli, extremely l,M"tt4!!jJ corporate earnings make it almost top""' retain enough profits to make up the differ 8o we have to take it from working MP'' why we must have a tax policy that wi u 1 Corporations to earn enough for the and expansion necessary to maintain the tivity and economic growth of tne a." UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA IflCOIrOIATIO IN C A II FOI N I A, OCTOIII ty, n series, tpontortd by the people of Union. Oa Cnm..., i.jj, ,., and &1 TL VS or criticism you hantooffTwZ. n. President, IW OU Company, Union Oil BuM, M...f.et.rer. .1 B.y.l Trlfa, the mtlat p.ppIe iBUr .
