Capital journal., August 21, 1941, Image 3

Thursday; August 21, 1941 '
The Cabital Journal.' Salem! Oregon
Three
iephus Starr
Heads Voifure
Of 40 et 8
Sephus Starr succeeded Chet. A,
Zumwalt as chef dc garc of Marlon
county voiture 153 of the 40 et 8 so
cietie of the American Legion last
night with Waldo Mills, grand con
ducteur passe, installing officer. Ira
Pilcher is the new correspondent,
succeeding R. D. (Woody) Woodrow,
Chef de Gare Zumwalt cited accom
plishments of the voiture during the
last year, Including blood donor
group, national defense, child wel
fare and forestation.
Representing the voiture at the
grand promenade in Milwaukee,
Wis., next month will be James Mc
Crea and Pilcher, delegates, and Joe
iiOlson, alternate. Frank M. Powell,
5 II vert on, is an alternate delegate
from the grand voiture.
The Ross Ward trophy, a large sil
ver plate, won at the grand prome
nade at Eugene, was displayed and
in the future will be used as a base
for the voiture colors. Reports on
the grand promenade were given by
Bert A. Victor, promenade in gen
eral; Ralph Campbell, the "wreck"
where he was initiated; B. E. (Kel
ly) Owens, political angles, and Pll-
cher on the parade.
Dr. J. O. Van Winkle, .Jefferson,
announced that blood donor cards
were available at the hospital and
Rex Kimmel told of sending two
boys to summer camp. Appreciation
for sending a Silverton boywas ex
pressed by Post Commander Powell.
Reports on Legion posts in the
county were given by Milt Coy,
Woodbum; George Manolis, Silver
ton; Ernie Miller, Stayton; Fred
tt Prosser, Mt. Angel; -Joe Marcroft,
JVurora, and Ray J. Stumbo, Salem.
Marcroft called attention to' the
Marion county council meeting at
the Grange hall a half mile north
of Aurora on the Pacific highway
tonight.
Promotion for
Boy Scouts
David Scott of troop 13, Carl Jor
""gensen, troop 54, and Cole Steph
ens, troop 11, were advanced to the
rank of life scouts during last night's
court of honor of Cherry City dis
trict, Cascade council area, Boy
Scouts of America. Fred Brees, Jack
Downing and Tom Williams, all of
Scoutship 12, were promoted to the
rank of ordinary seamen.
Other awards included:
First clais scout badges Frank
Beckenbach, Arthur Engelbart and
VApick Wliltely, troop 1, and Melvin
"Voodall, troop 26.
Second class Kenneth Orossan
troop 1, Bob Lloyd Hill, Darl Hunt,
Eddie Jackson and Howard Wood,
troop 4.
Merit badgesLeo Reed, troop 1.
Norman Mann, troop 4, Douglas
Carter and Bill Ready, troop 11,
Don Bowers and Fred Brees, troop
12, Clarence Conrad, Clarence Ham
mer, Harry Hammer and David
Scott, troop 13, Floyd Stewart, troop
17, carl Jorgensen and Elmer Jor
gensen, troop 54.
Dog Races Net
State $105,400
Dog race betting this season
through August 9 totaled $3,546,667,
of which the state's 3 per cent share
was $106,400, Stale Treasurer Leslie
M. Scott said Wednesday. He said
the total state share of horse and
dog race betting would be $150,000
mUov the entire year.
W of the state's share so far, the
money will be distributed as fol
lows: state general fund, $18,497;
state fair and Pacific International
Livestock exhibition, $33,782 each;
county fairs, $27,636; Eastern Ore
gon Livestock show and Northwest
ern Turkey show. $5,000 each.
Linn County School
Opening Dates Set
Albany County School Superin
tendent J. M. Bennett announced
Wednesday that the latter part of
the week would find him making
preparations for the opening of
schols throughout Linn county, as
some schols are scheduled to open
September 2. Others will open Sep
tember 8. the majority on the 15th
and a few on the 22nd. Albany
schools will open September 15.
Plays 'em Big Johnny O'
Brien, young Irish lad who is
today the second greatest har
monica player In the world, says
he'll take a dime store instru
1 ment every -time. Any artist can
make music on a $250 one, but
not every one can make a 25
cent harmonica sound like an
expensive one. Johnny and his
harmonica will be at the Oregon
state fair here September 1-7
on Funzapoppln, the big
nightly grandstand show.
L. iLfffwfof - rl '. - j J jaarfti
"Sweetheart of the Campus" opens today at the Grand theater, with tap-dancing Ruby Keeler head
ing the featured cast. The tune-filled new comedy romance Includes, among its players, radio song
bird Harriet Hilliard and bandsman Ozzie Nelson. Seven song hits are featured in the film, which
was directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Jack Fier from a screen play by Robert D. An
drews and Edmund Hartmann. Louis Da Pron s.aged the dances.
Writer Analyzes
Gayda War Statement
By DcWHt MacKenzie
(Capital Journal War Analyst)
Those trying to figure out the probable duration of the
European war (and who isn't?) must find special interest in
President Roosevelt's assertion that the conflict will con
tinue through 1943, if necessary, and
that Britain and the United States
will make a survey of needs and pro
duction through that year.
F.D.R. of course wasn't in any
way forecasting the length of the
war. However, we are justified in
concluding that he and British Pre
mier Churchill believe it may be a
protracted one, for if It goes through
1943 it will be more than four years
old and that's a mighty long time
you're talking about mechanized
hell.
There's a far reach, though, be
tween four years and the estimate
of Virginia- Gayda, authoritative
fascist editor who frequently voices
Mussolini's views. In discussing the
Roosevelt-Churchill war-aim of "fi
nal destruction of nazl tyranny,"
County Agent
Source of Seed
Dallas, Aug. 21 Farmers who wish
to secure subterranean clover, the
new variety introduced into this
country during the past two years
and which, according to W. C.
Leth, county agent, has been show
ing considerable promise, may order
seed through the county agent's of
fice provided the order Is placed at
once. This seed is Imported and can
be ordered only in small lots and
before it can be ordered definite
information as to the quantity need
ed must be obtained.
According to Leth, subterranean
clover Is a very desirable type of
pasture plant in some instances and
to insure a satisfactory stand, it
should be sown early in the fall.
It reseeds itself each year but
while It is an annual, because of
its reseedlng habit it serves the
purpose as a perennial. It derives
its name, subterranean, from the
fact that it pushes its own seed into
the ground for reseeding. From six
to eight pounds per acre should give
satisfactory results.
Farmers who have planted this
seed on trial plots during the past
two years have displayed consider
able interest in It. They report that
in some instances where the seed
had been planted too late the re
sulting stands wre not satisfactory.
The strain recommended for Polk
county is the Mt. Barker or mid
season strain. Leth is of the opin
ion that intending growers should
experiment with small areas In or
der to determine whether the clover
will prove successful with them be
fore planting a large area and
many growers will want to experi
ment with seed production as the
main use for the plant.
State Has Right to
Fix Booze Prices
The state has the right to fix li
quor prices, the attorney general
held yesterday In an opinion for
District Attorney William W. Bartle
of Lane county. Bartle asked for
the opinion in connection with the
government's prosecution of 20 Pa
cific coast breweries for alleged re
straint of trade by price-fixing.
TRY
OLD STOCK ALE
Outsells oil others in the
West because it's tops in
Purity, Zest and Flavor!
MfwM COMfAMT UUl IIAMgiKa Wl
wmm aoio Hin t ah
Signor Gayda declares that "if the
proposal were maintained the World
war would have to last 10 years or
longer.
Gayda Well Informed
It's humanly possible that the war
might run for 10 years or for 40.
But that's not the probability, ac
cording to the figures in my books.
War isn't merely a question of
marching men who are willing to
die, and big guns. When the smoke
Lof battle begins to lift, the economic
fellows get their innings in the mat
ter of the resources of the bellig
erents. Signor Gayda is a keen analyst
when he wants to be and I'd bet all
of a silver sixpence that he believes
in his heart the axis isn't likely to
win at all, unless it's able to break
through the British blockade to
lrcsh supplies supplies not only for
itself but for the whole of Europe.
I've raised that point in ,this col
umn numerous times before, but it's
worth repeating because Britain is
placing its main reliance on that
blockade to win the war.
Europe is far from self-contained.
It can't carry on indefinitely with
out access to outside supplies. It
can't even feed itself and wage war
at the same time.
Despite Herr Hitler's best efforts
to crack the blockade and he came
close to success at one time early
this year the continent has been
slipping further into the slough.
Quite apart from war essentials
such as oil, there is- actual hunger
in many countries.
Hitler Hurts Himself
The chief leak in the British block
ade was via Siberia and across Rus
sia to Germany. The Soviet itself
also provided Hitler with consider
able amounts of wheat, oil and oth
er necessities.
With the invasion of Russia, how
ever, the fuehrer in effect fortified
the British blockade at its weakest
point, and at the same time erected
a further barrier against himself by
cutting off Soviet supplies. He un
doubtedly hoped to secure necessi
ties by a lightning conquest but ex
pectations of speedy relief have re
ceded because of the fierce bolshe
vist resistance.
Hitler may still sweep through the
rich Ukraine and on into the oil
fields of the Caucasus. His war ma
chine is forging ahead, as is record
ed in today's reports from the Rus
sian theatre. Still, Instead of a quick
victory and filled storehouses, he
appeared to be headed for a war of
attrition which will further deplete
his present supplies.
British Ambassador Lord Halifax
summed the position up rather suc
cinctly when he declared that oil,
copper and crude rubber are the
trump cards in the hands of free
dom. He pointed out that America
and Britain together control some
70 per cent of the world's supply of
oil, eighty-five per cent of the cop
per and 01 per cent of the crude
rubber.
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Sued By Husband Mrs. Esther
Thalhammer, 16 (above), to
gether with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John M. Schliesser,
was defendant in an annul
ment suit in Los Angeles
brought by Karl W. Shalham
mer, 60, wealthy photographic
equipment manufacturer, who
charged the Schliessers had
forced him to wed their school
girl daughter by accusing him
falsely of having an affair with
her. He said the marriage took
place at Yuma, Ariz., July 20
and that they separated 11 da3
later. Associated Press Photo.
Contractors Exempt
From Gasoline Tax
J. A. Terteling & Sons, contractors
at the ordinance depot, Hermiston,
which now Is under construction,
does not have to pay the state
gasoline tax for fuel bought to op
erate its equipment at the depot,
the . attorney general ruled Wed
nesday. The exemption was granted on
grounds that the gasoline is sold
for the use and benefit of the
United States government.
In two other opinions, he held
that the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company can deposit de
fense bonds in lieu of Insurance
which the state requires as a car
rier under the motor transportation
act, and the the state naturpathlc
board of examiners has no power to
license out-of-state naturopaths on
a reciprocity basis.
Articles Filed for
New Shipyard
Articles of incorporation for ft
new shipyard in Portland, having
capital stock of $1,600,000, were filed
here late yesterday by Rudolph Kal
llo, George P. Grigsby and Arthur
E. Pragg, all of Portland.
The yard would construct concrete
barges and tankers. The barges
would be 400 feet long, and the
tankers from 6000 to 8000 tons. The
incorporators said they would select
a site In Portland within 10 days.
West Salem Clubs
Enter County Fair
West Salem, Aug. 21 Entries for the 4-H exhibits for
the Polk county fair held in Monmouth on Friday and Satur
day of this week must be at the exhibit building not later
than 9 oclocK on Friday morning. It
is suggested Oiat local club members
contact their leaders Immediately
and make arrangements for display
ing of their work that was complet-
Women May
Enter Industry
In Northwest
Seattle, Aug. 21 () Educational
and employment leaders of the Pa
cific northwest states are at work
on a program to prepare thousands
of women to step into the indus
trial breach when the need arises
during the national emergency.
"It now appears that eventually
100,000 to 150,000 women In the
northwest will be brought into the
production picture," commented
Gen. H. G. Winsor, in charge of the
office of production management
headquarters here, "either by re
placing men to free more skilled
workers for direct defense work, or
by going into defense industries
themselves.
"Although there is no real need
now for large numbers of women to
begin defense training, I feel that
we should investigate the possibili
ties and prepare for such training
Immediately."
He expressed his opinion after a
meeting of representatives from
Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wash
ington. They Included state school
superintendents, unemployment ser
vice executives and vocational di
rectors. "We are not sure we can even fill
the demands of industry with men
for the next six months," said Mrs.
Pearl Wanomaker, Washington state
superintendent of public instruction.
"I expect defense training classes
for women to begin here within a
few weeks."
The meeting was called here to
aid In coordinating the vocational
program of the northwest states.
After a visit to the rapidly expand
ing Boeing Aircraft plant, Mrs. Wft
namaker expressed the belief wom
en would be able to do much of the
work, adding: "We will bo making
a survey next week to determine how
many women would be available for
that sort of work."
United Brethren
Holds Conference
More than 150 representatives
from churches of the United Breth
ren In Christ from Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho are in attendance
at the annual conference of the de
nomination being held at the En
glewood United Brethren church.
The number is expected to be swell
ed considerably when young people
of the church convene Saturday
morning.
Ira D. Warner, Pomona, Calif.,
gave the principal talk during Wed
nesday afternoon's session, taking
for his subject "Faith In ft Righteous
God." Election of officers was on
the program for this afternoon. Re
ports last night included those of
Dr. Ira V. Rawley, Portland; Rev.
E. G. Roscoe, Portland and Rev.
W. B. Nelson, Walla Walla. Rev.
W. A. Nlcholes of Spokane was In
charge of the memorial service.
Proposed consolidation of the two
branches of the church, the United
and Evangelical will come up for
consideration during the local con
ference. Defense Bonds
May be Deposited
The Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph company may deposit U. 8
defense bonds in lieu of insurance
required as a carrier under the mo
tor transportation act provided the
deposit Is In such amount that the
redemption value at any date will
equal the amount of security requir
ed to be deposited. The ruling was
contained in an opinion handed
down Wednesday by Attorney Gen
eral I. H. Van Winkle.
"Since the law provides that tho
public utilities commissioner shall
hold the securities upon such terms
as shall be designated and approved
by him, they should be registered
in the name of the public utilities
commissioner of Oregon trust as a
deposit of the PTGT," Van Winkle
wrote.
ed during the past year. The com
mittee in charge of the 4-H display
will be at the building all day on
Thursday to accept entries. Every
club member making an entry re
ceives a quarter whether their work
Is awarded a ribbon or not.
Sand Trap Installed
West Salem The sand trap for
the small city well ordered by the
water board several weeks ago was
Installed the first of the week by the
A. B. McLauchlan company.
Motorists Are Cited
West Salem Cited to appear in
police court are Berendina Verha
gen of Salem for violation of the
basic rule, Walter Davey and Hugh
Reed, both on charges of failure to
observe traffic signals.
Principal and Mrs. Leighton Da
shlell and daughter, Laurlce, are
now at home after a vacation spent
at Breitenbush,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Toevs are an
nouncing the birth of a son on Sat
urday at the Salem Deaconess hos
pital. The baby has been named
James Paul.
The Jack Gossers of Portland were
in town Sunday looking after their
property interest here.
Henry Toevs made a business trip
to Dallas Tuesday.
Dignity Rules
Family Row
Newark, N. J., Au& 21 (U.R) The
Morris Velotti family showed the
neighbors how to combine thrillsVnd
simple dignity in a domestic quarrel
last night.
Sensing the quarrel coming on,
the parents sent their son, Joseph,
13, out to wheel his baby brother,
Michael, 14 months, In his carriage,
because it wasn't nice to make a
scene in front of them.
On the sidewalk, Joseph pushed
a while, then lifted Michael out and
let him walk a few paces. At that
point there was a scream and look
ing up, Joseph saw his mother, Mrs.
Santa Velotti, 32, falling from a
window of their third floor apart
ment. The boy held out his arms and
braced himself to catch his mother.
He missed her and she landed in
the empty carriage. She climbed
out, apparently unhurt, and walked
away. Unnoticed by the mother, the
carriage had lurched when she struck
it and knocked Joseph down, bruis
ing his knee.
Neighbors called a doctor and
police. The doctor treated Joseph's
knee and the police questioned Jos
eph's father, who said his wife had
jumped from the window during
their quarrel.
The police were just starting to
hunt for Mrs. Velotti when she
came home. She said she had been
to the doctor's to get her bruised
knees and forehead treated, and
that she had' fallen, not Jumped,
from the window.
Police said the case was closed.
Selectees Coming Up
Stay Out of College
State selective service headquart
ers warned today that boys whose
draft numbers are likely to be called
this fall should not enroll in college,
since no blanket deferment will be
given college students.
Local draft boards, however, may
defer ft student until the end of a
semester.
The test of "helpful" service is measured by both
the ability and willingness of a bank to cut
operate In the legitimate problems of its com
munity. You will find thil bank Interested In
very endeavor that Is sound and practicable.
Consult us on your particular problem.
Important Coming (vents I
OREGON STATE FAIR
Sal.m, Sept. 1 to 7 lncl.
PENDLETON ROUND-UP
PsndUton, Sept. 10, 11, 12, 13, lncl,
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
Portland, Oct, 4 to 11 lncl.
VICE-PRESIDENTS
I). W. Eyre W. a. Walton
ASST. VICE-PRESIDENTS
Roy Nelson George H. Riches U C. Smith
ASST. MANAGERS
J. Fuhrer Tlnkham Gilbert Leo G. Page E. H. Thompson
LA II II to HUM I - VII IV IIIIANCII of the
UNI I ED SI AILS NAIIONAL IIANBi
of E'ortland
Alcoa Promises
To Produce at
Rapid Rate
Pittsburgh. Aug. 21 (W The Al
uminum company of America, step
ping up us eriort lor national de
fense, with the aid of $52,000,000
worth of new plants Just allowed it
by the government, expects to be
out-producing Germany within a
short time.
Disclosing the company's employ
ment has jumped from 25.000 when
the emergency period began to 50,000
now and that its production will be
Increased from the present 760,000,
000 pounds 'a year to 1,100,000,000,
a spokesman said today:
"Our only bottleneck now Is lack
of power and ships to bring bauxite
(aluminum ore) from South Ameri
ca." Louis Marlio, economist of the
Brookings Institute, estimated some
time ago that America's projected
aluminum output of 1,600,000,000
pounds a year ago will give the
Anglo-American nations twice the
capacity of Germany and the coun
tries It now controls. Alcoa's alone
would equal Germany's, it was said.
Announcement the government
had obtained a two cents a pound
cut In aluminum prices in connec
tion with a $100,000,000 program
to expand production of the metal
Vallev Motor Co.
1939 HUDSON DELUXE SEDAN
Dark blue silver trimmed beauty
with Radio and Heater
1940 FORD 4-DOOR SEDAN
This is one of the Famous Deluxe
models and very clean. Maroon color
1940 MERCURY SEDAN
Radio, heater, and in top condition,
sand color, also clean, and smooth
1937 DODGE SEDAN
Here's a bargain you
can't miss on
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just think
VaSley Motor Co.
"Over 22 Years of
Liberty and Center Streets
for airplanes was made in Washing
ton yesterday by Jesse H. Jones,
federal loan administrator.
The reduction, bringing the price
of raw aluminum from 17 cents to
15 cents a pound, and cutting all
other types of metal at least two
cents a pound, will save the govern
ment about $15,000,000 annually,
Jones estimated.
The company spokesman said
about one-half of the bauxite now
being used has been imported, the
company conserving its biggest
domestic supply in Arkansas as re
serve in event of a bigger emer
gency. He estimated there was
enough In Arkansas to supply tho
company for eight years.
Exact sites of new plants have
not been decided but the company
will build one in Arkansas to make
400.000,000 pounds of alumina, an
intermediate product in conversion
of bauxite into aluminum, and three
smelting plants, one at Masena,
N, Y.( capacity 150,000,000 pounds;
another near Bonneville dam, Port
land, Ore., 90,000,000 pounds, and
one In Arkansas of 100,000,000
pounds.
In addition, Jones said he was
negotiating to finance construction
of a 100 million pound capacity for
Reynolds Metals company and 160
million pounds for other aluminum
manufacturers. Reynolds mills will
be in Alabama and the Bonneville
dam area.
Japan is feeling the effects of re
duced imports of wood pulp, ores,
metals and machinery from Scan
danavian countries.
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