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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1939)
Wednesday) June 21, 1939 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Three North Umpqua Road Inspected By Governor Roseburg, Ore., June 31 (AtThe North Umqu road, which now lacks only (our miles of connecting Rose burg and Diamond Lake, was In spected Tuesday by Governor Char les A. Sprague and officers of the state highway department. Accompanied by a large delegation from the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce, Governor Sprague and his party left early this morning by automobile for Caps Illahee, old In dian rendezvous, 55 miles east of Roseburg, where the new rout of th North Umpqua road crosses the river and starts up Copeland creek canyon In the final link of the con nection with Diamond Lake. Returning to Roseburg lata this evening Governor Sprague and his party will be guests of honor at a public banquet at 7 o'clock. The visiting party Included Gov ernor Sprague: H. P. Cabell, state highway commission chairman; Hu ron W. Clough, highway commission er; R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer; H. B. Olaisyer, secretary; J. M. Devers, attorney, and H. O. Benson, right of way engineer. Five radio stations for aviators will be built In Portugese East ' Africa. The close attention with which the manufacturers of Dodge automobiles guard their product's repu tation for dependability is Illustrated by their employment of a "Rain-Maker." This "Rain-Maker" exposes the entire car to an artificial downpour. The drenching searches every seam of the body struc ture for chances to penetrate to the interior of the car. While the man-made rain tests doors, win dows, cowl, side ventilators, hood and luggage compartment-checkers go over every part of the car, Inside and out, making sure that it Is water-tight so that the car's owner and his passenger travel In comfort, and remain dry. In all kinds of weather. New Hero of Squalus Cited Portsmouth, N. H., June 31 A new hero of the Squalus dis aster was acclaimed by his com mander at the naval investigation Into th submarine tragedy Tues day, Lieut. Oliver. P. Naquln, testify ing before a four-man court of Inquiry, singled out Chief Elec trician's Mate Lawrence J. Galn or of Honolulu for special commendation. Knowing that the ship was flood ed aft and that the battery was directly shorted, and mindful of the danger that existed he entered the forward battery tanks and pull ed the disconnect switch, Naquln said- "This undoubtedly saved a ser lous battery fir that might have prevented those people In th con trol room from going to the for ward torpedo room for ultimate rescues." Naquln said this act, performed while the Squalus rested on the ocean bottom south of the Isles of Shoals on May 23 "required her oism beyond that of the normal call of duty." Altogether Naquln, Galnor and 31 shipmates were rescued. The other 38 drowned in the aft com partments of the submarine. t I fv - r "Com down to earth and take a look, that's all we ask," phones Margaret Akeson, United Air Lines stewardess, to Pilot H. V. Laughlln, as she and Marcelllne Garvlg describe the attractions of the new 1839 Dodge Luxury Liner In which the girls Journeyed to the airport. t t iJ -C ' George Jail (right center), Medford branch manager of the Oil more OH Company, receives congratulations and gold plaque from W. o. Julier (left center), Ollmore safety engineer, for having op erated a motor vehicle for five consecutive years without a traffic mishap. T. J. Honan (left), Portland branch manager, and Walter Agldlus (right), Portland salesman, also received plaques. T!l in,- ii ;m-irwiiatii1fTtimYltfinii 1 When Kenka College, In th Finger Lakes region of Central New York, found It necessary to curtail bus service to Penn Yan, the nearest village, the decision, coupled with the faculty's ruling against hltch-hlklng, created a serious transportation problem. Then a financial wizard arose from the student body. Result: Th girls, with the co-operation of the college, engineered the pur chase of a new 7-passenger Dodge sedan. Each girl buys a mini mum of fifty ride tickets annually. The proceeds pay for opera tion and maintenance, also the Installment on the purchase deal. The Dodg makes six scheduled shuttle trips daily. Picture Player Hurt in Accident Hollywood, June 31 VP) Errol Plynn, motion picture star, was con fined to his home with Injuries he received In an automobile accident Monday night. His forehead and right ey were cut and he suffered a slight con cussion when he swerved his auto mobile to avoid striking two pedes trians and struck a wall. His wife. Lily Damlta, riding In tne front sest with him, was shak en up but otherwise uninjured. Dr. Prank Nolan took eight stitch es In the actor's forehead and four In his right eyelid. Plynn will be off the set of his current picture, "Elis abeth and Essex," for about a week, his studio said. Five Year Director Gervals The annual meeting of Oervals Union high will be held In the school auditorium June 38 for the purpose of electing one director to serve for a term of five years. The meeting will begin at 3 o'clock. Amity Mrs. Lenna Harrison re turned Friday from a week's visit In Cortland at the home of her niece. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones. Confidential LOANS Borrow 'Privately'! When you borrow needed cash here by our Auto Loan plan the transaction Is entirely confiden tial. This Is the smart person's way of borrowing when sudden ly In need without 'telling the world' of his predicament I Easily borrowed and as easily repaid. And no slightest restriction on your full use, enjoyment, of your car, meanwhile! I II Authority Given For Sale of Bonds Monmouth Mrs. A. C. Power, the only nominee for school clerk, was elected for the term of on year here Monday evening at the an nual school election. James Gen tle succeeds himself as director for a term of three years. Gentl and the other nominee, Carl Iverson, for director, tied in the first count. A re-count of the ballot gave Gen tle the majority by one vote. A resolution adopted empowers the board to sell bonds to the ex tent governed by law. The tax levy and budget was adopted as recom mended by the committee. Four charts prepared by the school board and explained by the chairman of the board, James Gentle, Indicated the fluctuation of the tax levy, in come and expenditures, bonds and warrants, and yearly expenditures as compared to the incoming tax es, covered a period of years down to the end of the present school year. President May Stay Until End Washington, June 31 OR Presi dent Roosevelt said Tuesday con gress was moving along so rapidly he had pretty well made up his mind to postpone a trip to the west coast and Alaska until after ad journment. Commenting on the legislative situation In general, the president said things were looking up on Capi tol Hill. Until early adjournment prospects brightened he had con sidered leaving for the west July 3. The president remarked, too, he did not believe he would get to Panama this year. The Panamanian ambassador had Invited the chief executive, on behalf of his own pres ident, to attend a celebration in August in observance of the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Panama canal. Lyons Miss Ruth Lyons is visit ing at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hickman in The Dalles this week. ft .;vl ..,....i.'pi4 '-j''' m. Henry Ford and his son Edsel are shown above with Mayor Florel lo H. La Guardla, ex-Governor Alfred E. Smith and Grover A. Whalen at the dedication of "The Road of Tomorrow," the half-mile-long spiral elevated highway which Is one of the outstanding features of the Ford Motor Company's Exposition at the New York World's fair. Edsel Ford Is at the wheel of the car. Mr. Whalen la sitting beside him. Henry Ford sits In the middle of the back seat, with Mayor La Guardla on his left and ex-Governor Smith on his right. An Interesting feature of "The Road of Tomorrow" Is the spiral ramp which provides access to the roadway from the ground as well as the means of reaching the upper levels. Ford engineers believe that this space-saving ramp construction may well point the way to providing entrance and exit facilities for similar ele vated highways of the future, where scarcity of land In congested areas may require the concentration of entrances and exits over a small section. Cantilever construction was employed In the spiral ramp which Is built of steel and reinforced concrete on 128 piles driven (9 feet Into the earth. A total of 1,000 tons of structural steel was used in the construction of the road Itself. Melvln E. Worrell Worrell Enters Oregon Division Appointment of Melvln E. Wor rell as traveling lubricating oil salesman for GUmore OH company In the Oregon division was announce ed this week by C. W. Ellis, Oregon division manager. Worrell, who Just finished a spe cial training course In Los Angeles, became affiliated with Ollmore at the Portland plant In 1932. Advance ment through tank truck and line sales departments resulted In a year of special sales work on automobile row. His new duties will take him to all branches and distributorships throughout the state. W J). Agldlus. formerly on line sales work in Portland, replaces Worrell. Old Navy Plane For Air Students Portland, June 31 WV-Aviation mechanical students at Eugene's vo cational school will have a real navy fighting plane to practice on, Ivan G. Monroe, state director of the national youth administration, said. Munroe said the plane, an old model equipped with a Wright Cy- clone engine, would be trucked to Eugene from the U. S. naval air station at Seattle. The plane will be permanently grounded at the school, where O. D. Adams, director of the state de partment of vocational education, expects to start a training course In about two months. FUea From East Independence Miss Alice Taps cott of Pittsburgh, Penn., arrived here Sunday by plane to visit her father. Rev. W. T. Tapscott, of Mon mouth, and her sister, Mrs. Ed Leh man of the Suver district. This Is the sixth time she has crossed the United states to visit her father, who is blind. Miss Tapscott lived here in Independence for two years. Brazil estimates its 1938-39 cof fee crop will fill 24,000.000 bags. Bible School i Period Closed Monmouth Th dally vacation Bible school concluded Its two weeks' session with a program and exhibit Sunday evening In the Christian church. Registration on the opening day, June 5, reached 78 and more than 100 children par ticipated. Demonstration of the special work of each department was given and a complete exhibit of the handwork and notebook work of the children. There were four departments of the school Including classes for all children between the ages of five and 18 years. Several new features of the work were Introduced this year and the staff of workers In cluded teachers skilled In their var ious fields. The Bible courses were under th Instruction of Rev. W. A. Elklns, Rev. David Walker, Mrs. Victor Llndahl, Mrs. Le Payton and Mrs. Harvey Young. Mrs. Joy Robblns conducted a course In alcohol education In all departments and a course In the lives of great missionary heroes was given by Rev. E. O. Hicks, Handiwork In all departments, cor relating with the Bible courses, was in charge of Mrs. Charles Bracken. Harry Stone directed the recrea tion hour and other helpers were Mrs. Edith Duncan and Mrs. vV, Llndahl In charge of the assem bly hour for beginners and primary Mrs. H. Young and Mrs. Le Pay ton, who directed th story lesson for beginners and primary. Mlaa Edlth Clark served as superintend' ent. New Appointment For Dr. Youngson Portland, June 31 tJPt BUhop Wallace E. Brown, new Methodlll church leader In this area, appoint ed Dr. W. W. 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The program was under the direction of Mrs. Harvey Robinson. M'Arthur Is Director Huouard D. E. McArthur was elected school director for a term of three years at the annual school election held here Monday. He succeeds Herman Bontrager whose term had expired. Robert Brown was elected clerk for one year. otner members of the board are Levi Miller and Walter Shrock. Xs7i-lsl s0llSI9If sXSC& mm -t COAST-TO-COA .arir ar - t ajH pf - vtw vr' 4 per gallon as Leads Its field in looks and comfort! YOU pay no more for this genuine Studebaker than for an ordinary lowest price car. And It save you money every mile. Under A. A. A. supervision, stock Studebaker Cham pion, equipped with overdrive at added cost, recently made a round trip run from coast to coast and back at an average of 27 mile per gallon. See it drive it the safest, strongest lowest price car. Low down payment easy C. I. T. terms. 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