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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1941)
Wednesday; August 13, 1941 The Capital Journal,' Salem, Oregon Three Salem Man Held After Albany Fight John McCIeary, former resident of the Dever community but now of Salem, is in the Linn county Jail In default of $1000 bond awaiting a preliminary hearing on a charge of assault with intent to kill, the out growth of an encounter between McCIeary and Zach Linville, Dev er, on Second street in front of the Sears store and Beam Insurance agency. McCIeary was arraigned In Justice court Tuesday but through his at torney demanded a preliminary hearing, which is scheduled for to day. Linville, who swore out the war rant for McCleary's arrest, alleged he was severely cut about the face and arms. McCIeary denied using a knife, In Justice court, but maintained that he had struck Linville with his fist only and that the wounds were caused by a ring. Passersby separated the two bat tlers and McCIeary left the scene and proceeded to his home In Salem, where he was arrested. According to statements of Lin , vllle to District Attorney Harold Welnrlck, the altercation arose as the aftermath of a property trade whereby Linville had exchanged an eastern Oregon farm for McCleary's Dever property. The disagreement arose, Linville said, over disposition of AAA soil conservation benefit payments, which Linville claimed went with the property but which McCIeary claimed rightfully should have been paid to mm. Sayings Plan o Offered by Water Bureau Approval of a proposed savings r"stem was given unanimously last night by employes of the City of Salem water department, who met at the water offices. The plan was outlined by Van Wieder, chairman of the water commission. The move ment results from the national ad .ministration's announcement of credit tightening policy and curbing of small loan activities. Included In the plan Is a proposed creation of an. old-age retirement fund. , Wieder explained that private in dustry pays a tax of from 2 to 4 per cent for employe benefits under r atate and federal laws, a plan not available to state, county and muni ' clpal employes. Also, he explained, employes contribute to the old-age and unemployment insurance funds. He said the commission had not taken earlier action because It had been expected that the 1941 leglsla . ture would make similar benefits available to public employes. Mr. Wieder said details had not been worked out, but that in some way the commission proposed to match dollars with the employes. It was suggested that the savings be managed by a non-profit corpora tion comprised of employes, that the money be invested in government defense bonds, and that the savings be made available to beneficiaries at . retirement, the amount to be the total saved from salaries plus that added by the commission and the Interest accumulation. In event of illness or emergency before retirement age, Wieder said, short-time loans might be made from the fund to the members at less than commercial Interest rates. Following the explanation the em ployes met by- themselves and re ported their approval to Carl K. Ouenther, manager of the depart ment, who In turn reported to the commission. Guenther said he be lieved the water department was the first public enterprise to make an offer of this kind. The 21 employes selected L. A. Hanllton, Hausmer Slefarth and Clark Will to work with Guenther and the commission In preparing a , detailed plan. 750,000 Indian Troops Simla, India, Aug. 13 OJ.R) Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, commander in chief of British forces In India, said in a radio broadcast today that nearly 750,000 Indians were under arms and that recruits were rushing to join the colors. find Beauty on Broadway A motion picture of rare beauty, des pite the cynicism of its protagonists, Columbia's "Angels Over Broadway," stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., at the Hollywood theatre, starts tomorrow through Saturday. As a Broadway "grifter." he is shown above with lovely Rita Hayworth, who is featured as a cafe entertainer. Thomas Mitchell and John Qualen and others in the cast. With "Angels Over Broadway" is "The Great Train . Robbery," starring Bob Steele and Claire Caileton. pirn mum ii wnmvytimmmtmwBrrmfimrmmmmm www'wwt.wwwfe ,.. 1 Slaughter Is Out for The Season Enos Slaughter, hard hitting St. Louis Cardinal outfielder, out for the season with a broken left clavicle, Is being well cared for in a St. Louis hospital by two nurses, Miss Mary Lee Brehm (left) and Miss Dorothy Mae Repp. Slaughter was injured in action Asso ciated Press Photo. Japan in Calm Before Storm Tokyo, Aug. 13 (U.R Japan is in "the calm before a storm" and hostile nations that under-estimate Japanese strength are "inviting unfortunate results," a naval spokes man warned today as restrictions on exports from Indo-China tightened the diplomatic crisis in the Pacific. Japanese news papers warned Thailand not to ac- cept Anglo-American guarantees on the grounds that nations which had done so "now are dead." They said Japan would not tolerate any Thai land submission to Britain. The newspaper Nlchi Nichi said it was for that reason Thailand had de clared her neutrality. "Now is not the time to fuss over I whether Japan should enter the; war," the spokesman, Hideo Hir-i aide, told the Japanese press. "The present is merely the calm before: the storm and the people must be prepared." Hiralde said that the Japanese were peace-loving but that there was a limit to their patience and that after that limit was reached there would be an explosion. The Japanese people, he' said, would not be discouraged by press ure. (Previously, the United States and Britain were understood to have expressed grave concern in regard to a possible Japanese move against Thailand, due to the concentration of Japanese troops occupying Indo China on the Thai frontier). Ml. Rainier Receives Ashes of Climber Seattle, Aug. 13 The family of Leon Brigham, Jr., arranged to day to have his ashes scattered over Mt. Rainier where the University of Washington football player lost his life in a climbing accident Sun day. Funeral services for young Brigham will be held tomorrow af ternoon. "Junie once said that if anything happened to him he would like his ashes to be placed on the mountain. That's what he wanted and that's what we will do," his father, Leon Brigham, Sr., football coach at Se attle's Garfield high school, said. He also disclosed young Brigham twice sought to climb Mt. Rainier and planned another attempt next week. Last Sunday, however, he fell through a snow bridge over a trea cherous crevase and was buried be neath the snow 85 feet down the chasm. Evans ton, 111., Aug. 13 UJ& The Women's Christian Temperance Un ion said VTuesday that the nation "was slightly more sober". In the year ended last July 1 than in the pre ceding year. It reported national consumption of legally-sold liquor at 1,834,392,741 gallons for the 1941 fiscal year com pared with 1,849,970,467 in 1940, a decline of 15,577,726 gallons. Per ca pita consumption dropped from 14. 077 gallons to 13.96. Landing Gears Prove Defective Spokane, Aug. 13 (JP) Failure of retractable landing gears on North American B-25 medium bombers to function properly may force can celation of plans to use the ships In maneuvers in Louisiana and Miss issippi next month, air force officers at Pelts field said yesterday. Mechanical changes on the land ing gear of the 75 planes now in service will have to be made be fore normal flight operations can be continued, Major J. J. O'Hara, executive officer of the 17th bom bardment squadron, disclosed while discussing the landing of two of the ships on their bellies within a 48-hour period last week. Meanwhile, the ships will be flown with the tricycle gear down, a practice which decreases speed, in creases gasoline consumption and reduces maneuverability of the ships. If necessary changes can be effected in time the ships will be used in the maneuvers, Maj, O'Hara said, although it is not known how long It will take to make the repairs. The faulty piece is being re-de signed at the factory so all future planes delivered to the army will have improved models. Continuation of Two More Bridges from page 1 The Hobson bridge was condemn ed some time ago and on one end there is one support said to be prac tically gone. However, a few people are reported to still use the bridge in face of the danger. Court mem bers figure it would cost about $5000 to replace the structure and that the service given isn't worth more than a small piece of such money. Before the bridge crew moves to replace the bridge on the Mt. Angel Gervais road, a portion of the crew will be put to work at erecting ( small 23-foot bridge on the Marion- Jefferson road at Jefferson. This work will probably be done next week and the wooden timbers will be treated before being used for construction. The court secured fi gures on the cost of a metal cul vert instead of the bridge and then decided to erect the bridge of wood because of the materially lower cost. Los Angeles Leads In July Building San Francisco, Aug. 13 (U.R Los Angeles maintained Its lead over 98 Pacific coast cities in building per mits Issued during July, a month In which the total value of permits de clined slightly from the June level, the western monthly building sur vey reported. Building permits Issued during July in the 88 cities totaled $38. 957,747, a gain of 14.2 percent over the $34,083,847 reported In July, 1940, but down 1.85 percent from the $39,894,001 reported In June, 1941, the survey, prepared by H. R. Baker and company, said. Reports of Seattle and Honolulu reflected Intense defense activity, the survey indicated. Seattle advanc ed to third place with permits of $2,417,885 as against $1,220,950 for the same month In the preceding year and $1,872,600 for the preceding period, showing $1,705,878 for July. 1941, against $981,491 for July, 1940. and $909,774 for June, 1941. The value of scrap materials now being used In American Industrial production Is estimated In excess of .a billion dollars. JZ2 Captain A. A. Nichoson Lions Will Hear Captain Nichoson Captain A. A. Nichoson, person nel director of the Texas company, will be the principal speaker for tr-i Salem Lions club luncheon at the MaiHon hotel Thursday noon. Captain Nichoson will speak on the subject, "America Must Remain America." Captain Nichoson was educated at the Columbia University school of Journalism, but later entered up on an industrial career. He has been connected with industry for the past 27 years, most of the time with the Texas company. He served in the World war, enlisting as a pri vate ami emerging with the rank of major. He saw service in practic ally every sector of the western front and was awarded the crolx de guerre by the French government and two citations by the United States. In his present position, Captain Nichoson has contacted virtually every important industrial plant in the United States. He is a staunch devotee of the principles and ob jective of American business and industry. Food Reserves Needed by Nation Washington, Aug. 13. (Presi dent Roosevelt declared in a let ter made public Tuesday by Secre tary Wickard that the country needed food reserves "to meet emergencies which can as yet be only dimly foreseen. Addressed to the secretary. It was In acknowledgement of a report on the agriculture department's pro gram to encourage production of pork, dairy products, poultry pro ducts, and other foods. It was dated July 25. Mr. Roosevelt said that In this time of crisis, "food Is a weapon against Hltlerism just as much as munitions and food will continue to be a weapon in all efforts to ward Insuring a more orderly, pros perous and peaceful world". He recalled that In the first World war, it became necessary to establish a food administration, but added that In this war he saw no reason to believe such an agency would be needed. He said agriculture was meeting the situation much more satisfac torily by Increasing production in an orderly way "so that our own needs and the needs of our friends can be met without causing scar city or unduly high prices". Civilian Defense Sign-Up Continued Woodburn Winton J. Hunt, chairman of registration for civil ian defense, has announced that another registration will be held In the council rooms at the city hall Monday, August 18. The same group of women who served on the registration board August 4 have been requested to serve again. All those who did not register in the first registration should register at this time. Suver Miss Helen DeArmond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. De Armond, who has spent the past six weeks attending summer school at Berkeley, Calif., has returned home. Miss DeArmond teaches In the Portland schools Elsinore Shows Splendid Film, Stirring Drama To her "Mrs. Chips" of "Good bye, Mr. Chips" and Elizabeth Ben nett of ' Pride and Prejudice," ureer Garson has added another brilliant and heart-warming performance as a woman who falls in love with 2000 babies in Metro-Gold wyn -Mayer's "Blossoms In the Dust," now showing I at the Elsinore theatre. ! The story was inspired by the life of Mrs. Edna Gladney of Fort Worth, superintendent of the Texas Children's Home and Aid Society, who has devoted 30 years to find ing happy homes for babies. Both Miss Garson's portrayal of Mrs, Gladney and the film's powerful and fascinating theme can only be compared with Spencer Tracy's in terpretation of Father Edward J. Flanagan in "Men of Boys Town." Walter Pldgeon has been ideally cast opposite Miss Garson as Sam Gladney in depicting the colorful lives of a man and woman who, having lost their own child, fill the void in their hearts with thousands of babies. Supporting performances are uni formly good. Marsha Hunt is out standing in a brief but unforgettable role as Miss Garson's girlhood friend who Is a tragic suicide when she learns that she was an illegitimate child. Also excellent are Felix Bres- sart, playing a gruff but kindly country doctor, and Fay Holden of Hardy Family fame, and Samuel S. Hinds, as Miss Garson's parents. The babies and children do their share of scene stealing, partlcuarly Pat Barker and Richard Nichols. The companion film, "Three Sons O' Guns" with Wayne Morris, Tom Brown anc" Marjorie Rambeau is a highly humorous sketch of three mother-pampered boys and their screwy antics in an effort to avoid the army draft. For archery enthusiasts, "Hunt ing the Hrrd Way," the short sub ject on the program, is packed with thrills and information. Convict Slays Prison Guard McAlester, Okla., Aug. 13 (IP) The body of w. R. Bennlngfleld was found today in a weed-filled ditch, hammered to death by a convict the 60-year-old state employe was taking to a physician. The death brought to six the number this week in which McAl ester prison convicts figured. Ward en Fred Hunt, aroused by the latest killing, ordered immediate closing of the state's two prison camps at Atoka and Red Oak, James David Parrlsh, 37, serving a Brief sentence for grand larceny, was quoted after his capture last night at Shawnee as admitting he killed Bennlngfleld Monday and dumped his body from a car 14 miles north of Durant. Parrlsh, i trusty, had been at the Atoka pris on camp. Four convicts died as a result of bloody attempt last Sunday to break out of the penitentiary. Be fore they died, they killed Hunt's predecessor, Warden Jess Dunn, who had been seized as a hostage. Second Lend-Lease Bill for $5 Billions Washington, Aug. 13 (U.R) The administration's second lend-lease program, calling for appropriation of approximately $6,000,000,000, will be submitted to congress shortly after President Roosevelt returns to the capital, informed sources said today. The new funds will be sought even though less than $6,000,000,000 of the original $7,000,000,000 lend lease appropriation has been allo cated to federal agencies which contract for war-aid supplies. Grange Plans Social Macleay The regular Grange social night will be held at the Grange hall Saturday night. This social night will be the annual overall and print dress night. SINCE THE COVERED WAGONS FIRST RUMBLED tkevs never been a bourbon than And more and more men are finding that out every day. Have you? A four-year-old uJthkey famout fines 1870 11 f f'-.'&il ZA o,l I - .r jit . ' 1 1 fr, . 'Av l -y . : . i , V vJv i. ii " - -r.f , , y il jy y -f ! ; , , " ' l.i&i-. . - , K. P. 'Honeymoon for Coogan Jackie Coognn, former movie Btar and now an army selectee at Fort Ord, Calif., was washing dishes wrien he came back to his army post six hours late after his surprise marriage to Flower Parry, 19-year-old Hollywood night club flow er girl. Coogan was assigned to kitchen police duty for unauthor ized extension of his brief honeymoon. Associated Press Photo. My thical Fleet Invades Washington Fort Lewis, Wash., Aug. 13 (P) A huge mythical en emy fleet theoretically invaded the coast of Washington at dawn today, officially starting the biggest war maneuvers in west coast history. First enemy troops theoretically landed by para chute from transport planes at Aberdeen and Raymond, Wash., in the Grays Harbor area. Transports pulled into the harbor and prepared to unload under cover of the guns of mythical warships standing off shore. Parachute troops also landed at North Head and Gamp Clatsop. , Fort Worden, one of the main Puget Sound defense outposts, was destroyed after only 16 minutes of battle with the make-believe enemy fleet. The new $12,000,000 McChord Field air base, near Tacoma, was bombed, half its planes destroyed before they could get Into the air and its runways blasted to bits, Four hours after the attack, the cities of Port Townsend, Port An geles, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Ray mond, Seaside, Ore., Canby, Ore. Warrington, Ore., and the mouth of the Columbia river had been theo retically captured by the enemy. Two squadrons of planes from Fort Lewis took off to scout the enemy to determine which of the thrusts was the main attack so the 0th army corps could act In a specific area instead of spreading its forces. All this was part of the paper maneuvers of the war games which will involve about 100,000 troops. The 50,000 men and officers of the fort' were expected to go Into ac tion any moment to repel the myth ical attack. The actual theoretical attack fol lowed two days . of a "war of nerves," which kept officers on the alert day and night awaiting devel opments as army umpires made them up. Even the highest army officers did not know when the mythical enemy would strike; only the um pires held the secrets. All this was planned in order to hold the war games under close to actual war conditions. Tor the past two days, there had been reports from up and down the west coast of mythical feints by the make-believe attacker. This kept officers in a state of harassment and uncertainty. Only yesterday the enemy fleet was reported to have bombed points in the Los Angeles area and re tired into a dense fog off the coast. Officers said this feint was made by only a few ships of the mythical fleet in order to throw the concen- INTO OREGON. At tratlon of soldiers at Fort Lewis off guard. Two Ex-Aldermen Go to Penitentiary Detroit, Aug. 13 (U.R The former Detroit coimcilmen today were sen. tenced to 3 to 10 year terms in the southern Michigan penitentiary for accepting bribes from two Chicago firms in connection with an $8,000, 000 housing project. Judge Christopher E. Stein, with tears in his eyes, told John F. Ham ilton and Harry I. Dlngemnn "the shame of this has punished you far beyond my power to punish you." Hamilton and Dlngemnn were old friends of Stein. BUY SQQEE FOR A TRUCK THAT FITS YOUR JOB You get such a wide selection in Dodge Job Haled trucks it's easy to get one "right on the button" for your job. 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Before 1912, the little valley was merely a backdrop for lofty Mt. Katmal, a quiescent volcano. Sev enteen miles by four, the valley, like the surrounding peninsula, was un inhabited, but ancient Indian trails showed It had been a favorite hunt ing ground. Suddenly, one section upended and a new volcano, since named Nova Rupta, spewed Incandescent sand which consumed every bush and tree. Snowdrifts remained intact under a sand cover. Vents tiny cracks and holes 150 fett wlde spouted steam. Then, in an awesome climax, Mt. Katmal exploded. Its snowy crown vanished, leaving a crater three miles wide and at least 3700 feet deep. Ashes covered Kodiak island, 150 miles away. Cordova, 360 miles east, had acid rain. Fumes tarnished brass in Victoria, B. C, 1500 miles south, and haze was visible in Wash ington, D. C. Scientists calculated that dust in the air robbed the north temperate zone of 10 per cent of the sun's heat. 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