The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Nine
. Locals '(
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er today '53
Mr. an Mrs. C. E, Forbls of
Sal m Heights received a cable
gram Monday from their son,
First Lieutenant Bill K. Chap
man, that he had arrived safely
in Australia. They also received
word from their son, Aviation
Cadet Carl J. Chapman, that he
was graduating as an upper
classman from the Mira Loma
flight academy May 26, and will
be moved to a new location for
advanced training. Both men
are graduates from Salem high
school and attended University
of Oregon and Willamette uni
versity. 1 1 ,
; Finnish baths, massages, 1590
N. Capitol. 120
The state board of control
'today accepted the city of Ba
ker's gift of its $40,000 natator-
im for use as a national guard
rfftmory. The slate plans to make
some minor repairs immediate
ly, and after the war will con
vert It into an armory for na
tional guardsmen stationed at
Baker. .. ,. ,
Party favors, corsages and cut
flowers. We deliver. Schucklng's
Eola Acres. Ph. 5730. 120
The Chemawa grange plans a
social night tonight with the pro
gram in charge of Mrs. Francis
co. Refreshments will follow the
program. At the last meeting
of the grange Mrs. Demma Bur
nell resigned and W. C. Savage
was elected master, W. J. Ettner
succeeded him as overseer.
Savings Insured to $5000.00
are earning 3 at Salem Fed
eral. 130 South Liberty.
Mrs. Harold Zosel, Salem
Jindergarten instructor, with
Mrs. Vernon Douglas and Mrs.
Jean Rich assisting in the trans
portation of pupils who appear
ed in a program of rhythm
band selections and singing at
the Lincoln school.
Lutz Florist. 1276 N. Liberty.
Lyle D. Johnson, Salem, and
Alvin D. Smith, Corvallis, en
listed yesterday in the navy at
Portland.
For Home "Loans see Salem
Federal, 130 South Liberty.
Marriage licenses' have been
Issued at .Vancouver, Wash., to
George Pappandrew, 546 North
High and Alta Wimmer, 1020
Tile road, both of Salem; Wil
liam Stark, 1272 State street
4gnd Dorothy Hartzell, 405 Mar-
M 1 1L I CI 1 X. -M
Peterson, Independence and
Mildred Simpson, Monmouth.
Governor Charles A. Sprague
today appointed Guy Ellis, La
Grander to the state board of
barber' examiners, succeeding
Lester Thouvenel, who resigned
May 12. Ellis will serve until
March 2, 1944.
The state highway commission
announced today it would meet
in Portland June 4. to open bids
on; -15 highway projects costing
about $1,500,000. The list, to be
made public late today, is ex
pected to include the widening
and relocation of the Pacific
highway west in the Corvallis
area. .
J George W. Koski, of Salem,
at tne Portland air base, has
been promoted to sergeant. ;:
John Stewart, who' lives at
143 Court, recently found on
the highway between Hubbard
and Woodburn an Interesting old
United States history textbook.
It is the Quackenbos history and
was published in 1877. On an
inside page in a schoolboy
scrawl is the. name Earl Haack,
but no address. The front part
of the book is pasted full of old
poems clipped from newspapers
and magazines.
Clarence Dykes was arraigned
In police court today and enter
ed a plea of innocent to a charge
of larceny of $56 from Mrs.
Jpeorge Smith, 1120 Center
street. He will have a prelim
inary hearing this afternoon at
3 o'clock. The case is being han
dled In police court because of
the absence of Justice of the
Peace Joseph B.- Felton. Mrs.
Smith told police that she ac-
Unionvale Mr. and Mrs.
John S. Coomler entertained the
Dayton Townsend club at their
home Monday evening, with 38
members present. Ford Delano,
attorney of Salem, was the
Peaker, after dinner. Mr. and
Irs. Phegley furnished sever
al violin and banjo duets
throughout the evening. The
next meeting will be held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charl
es Andrews.
Toiwnsend
Clubs
cepted a ride with Dykes to a
grocery store and that she miss
ed her purse when she returned
home, and claims evidence that
the. purse was later seen in
Dykes' car. . " .
Preparatory for the 1942 pack
ing season, the California Pack
ing corporation is engaging in
new construction totaling more
than $10,000. Building permits
were issued to the firm today for
the construction of a boiler room
to cost $8700, a waste disposal
bin to cost $1500 and a veget
able storage bin to cost $900, all
at 1310 Mill street.
Twenty-eight members of Boy
Scout troop No. 8 of the First
Presbyterian church, attended a
showing at the Chamber of
Commerce of motion pictures
concerning Camp Philmont in
New Mexico. The camp will be
in operation in August. R. R
Ruddiman, executive for Cas
cade area council, will be among
those attending the camp from
the northwest.
Monroe Cheek, Hollis Hunt
ington and Ronald Jones have
been placed in the running for
the - presidency of the Salem
Lions club by the nominating
committee. Other candidates on
the slate include Estill Brunk,
Walter Dry and Ed Schreder,
first vice-president; Floyd Mill
er, Ed Majek, Harry Willett,
second vice-president; Jake
Fuhrer, L. M. Ramage, LaVerne
Young, third vice - president;
Floyd Bowers, Paul Petticord,
Faye Rice, L. J. Steart, Doug
Yeater and Waldo Zeller, direc
tors, with two to be elected. Miss
Joy Hills, head of the social sci
ence department of Salem high
school, will address the Lions
Thursday noon on the subject
"We Plan for the Future."
Mrs. Claryne Starr today re
ceived a telegram from her son,
Bill Bentson, who is with the
American expeditionary forces in
Australia, saying that he is well
and enjoying himself.
When a truck that carried a
keg full of roofing tacks passed
over a South Pacific grade cross
ing on Chemeketa street Mon
day evening the keg was' burst
asunder and tacks strewn along
Chemeketa from 12th to 24th
street. It was necessary for po
licemen to stand guard and shoo
automobiles away from the tacks
to prevent an emergency punc
ture situation;
Fred Davenport, 1862 North
Winter, an Invalid, was over
come by gas last night and was
revived by first aid. He said
he had turned on the gas to heat
water for a bath and was over
come before he could apply
match. He was found by his
wife who had been away from
the house for a time. v
Dr. G. C. Bellinger, superin
tendent of Oregon State Tuber
culosis hospital, reports, to the
police that boys have been break
ing into a house that he owns
at 419 South 19th.
Joe D e v e r s , Jr., will leave
Thursday for Portland to report
for army duty. He was inducted
into service Monday, May 11,
but was given a 10-day furlough
to close up some law business.
Joe, Jr., . and Helen, his wife,
this Week' invested their joint
savings, amounting to $1,000, in
U. S. defense bonds. Before be
ing called Joe tried to enlist
but was rejected because of eye
impairment.
Pvt. Milton M. James of Che
mawa, Ore., who is stationed at
Camp Wallace, Tex.; has been
selected to attend the coast ar
tillery officer candidate school
at Camp Davis, N.C., according
to an announcement of Camp
Wallace officials. Upon success
ful completion of a course of
approximately three months,
Pvt. James will be commission
ed a second lieutenant in the
coast artillery corps of the Unit
ed States army. The selection
also means a promotion to the
rank of corporal while he is at
tending the school. Pvt. James
will report to Camp Davis May
25. , ; -
Three local boys, two from
Salem, today graduated from the
air corps technical school at Bl
loxi, Miss., following a 19-weeks
course which qualifies them to
serve as airplane mechanics
Graduating were Pvt. Herbert
Louis Hammann, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Grover L. Hamann, route
7. box 374. Salem; Pvt. Roy
James Rice. Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy J. Rice, route 3, box
672. Salem and Pvt. Floyd Wil
liam Russell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Wilson, Independence
route 2, box 14.
Mrs. Roy S. Keene will tell of
her experiences during the
bombing of Pearl Harbor at a
civilian defense meeting to be
held at the Mill City theatre
at 8 o'clock tonight. Bryan Con-
ley, county coordinator, will
give an account of what has
happened to date and also fur
ther information as to plans for
the future.
Rev, J. S. Holladay, Presby
terian, missionary, will visit his
father and sister, E. C. Holladay
and Miss Helen of Salem, begin
ning Thursday of this week.
The missionary and his family,
along with 50 others escaped
from Thailand shortly after the
outbreak of the war with Japan.
They crossed the mountains into
Burma and were in Rangoon
when that city was severely
bombed. They reached Brook
lyn, N.Y., March 22 and came
west to visit relatives. They
have spent several days in Al
bany with a sister. Rev. Holla
day has taken over the pastor
ate of a church in Illinois.
Deputy Sheriff Pittengcf,
making his rounds of the jail
yesterday afternoon, discovered
some bricks which had been
loosened but neatly replaced.
As a result Ronald Gifford,
youthful ex-convict being held
to the grand jury on a larceny
charge, is biding his time in sol
itary confinement.
Assumed business name has
been filed with the county clerk
by Eunice Simmons for Bishop
Photographers, 520 State street.
Registrations are now being
taken for the . vacation Bible
school, which will be held at
the First Presbyterian church
from June 1 to 12. Parents of
children from 4 to 14 years
of age who are interested in
having t h e i r children attend
the school are asked to call the
church office at 9234. The school
which is held at the church each
year, serves the children of the
community as well as those of
the church and last year had an
enrollment of 250. Don Douris,
youth director at the church,
says plans are being made for
a capacity enrollment this year,
with Bible study, craftwork, re
creation and movies on the daily
program running from 9 a.m.
until noon each day.
Court News
Circuit Court
Motion to strike has been filed in
the case of S. P. and Robert Math
eny vs. Robert D, Lampkin and
others. .
Trial of the damage action of
Wheeler vs. Miller Mercantile com
pany was resumed today in Judge
McMahan's court after a day's re
cess due to Illness of a witness yes
terday. It was expected to run over
into tomorrow as plaintiff had just
completed her case with close of
court this morning.
Demurrer has been filed to the
complaint in the case of Barbara P.
McJury vs. Russell Mc Jury.
Default decree of divorce was
granted today by Judge McMahan in
the case of Joseph G. vs. Eva Mc-
Cune. .
Motion for continuance has been
denied in the case of Otto F. Dur
ant vs. -Roy Raines and it will go to
trial as soon as the case now oh trial
in Judge McMahan's department is
concluded.
Default testimony without a jury
was taken this morning and Judg.
ment for $347.75 granted in favor
of the plaintiff.
Order has been filed in the case
of Credit Bureaus, Inc., vs, Claude
C. . Britton directing the county
treasurer to pay over to' the plain
tiff $19.99' received on execution.
Divorce decrees granted yester
day afternoon were as follows: Do
lorese vs. Bernard William GUggan,
lump sum alimony of $100 granted,
payable at rate of $25 a month; No
rella P. vs. Chester F. Smith, name
of Norella F. Deacon restored to
plaintiff; Llda Thornly vs. Eugene
Thornley, custody of three children
to plaintiff with $17.50 a month for
support of each, $500 lump sum ali
mony and half interest in real pro
perty; Belle vs. Frank Stiers, custody
of three children to plaintiff and
$15 a month support money, with
ownership of . household furnish
ings; Alberta S. vs. Arthur H. Bahn
son. decree; Theis vs. Arthur O.
Matherly, certain property to plain-
tin.
Settlement on stipulation has
been entered in the case of Archie
Bones vs. Robert J, and Zola L.
Hen-all.
Answer has been filed in the case
of Rex C Alsman and others vs.
Paul Woodroflo and others.
Complaint for divorce by Donna
E. vs. Hugn Li, Tuttie alleges cruel
and Inhuman treatment and asks
restoration of former name of Don
na E. Beall to plaintiff. They were
married at Sweet Home Dec. 28, 1940
Probate Court
Final decree has been granted C
O. Rice as administrator of the es
tate of Herbert Felscnsteln,
Police Court
Violation of the basic speed rule:
George Leek, 555 South 19th.
Vagrancy: James Dawson, tran
slent; Robert Kennedy, Huntington
Park, Cam.
Held for U.S. Indian authorities:
John Whiz, Cento.-
Marriaee Licenses
Frank R. Williams. 27. radio tech
nlclal, route 1 Canby, and Isobcl
Slaughter, 19, domestic, Rt. 1 Mo-lalla.
Himmler Chief
In Netherlands
London, May 20 U.R Hein-
rich Himmler, chief of the dread
German gestapo, has been made
supreme police chief in' The
Netherlands in a new German
attempt to crush the spirit of
the Dutch people, Stockholm
press dispatches reported to
day.
United Nations sources report
ed that the Germans planned
soon to incprporate The Nether
lands into Germany as a prov
ince to be called Niederark, and
it was asserted that the Ger
mans had shot 15 Belgian and
five French patriots because
other men had opposed the Ger
man regime.
It was reported also that the
Germans had sent Dr. Didrick
Akup Seip, rector of Oslo uni
yerslty and visiting professor of
the University of Minnesota, to
Poland under a sentence of hard
labor, and that Vichy authorities
had arrested 19 French patriots
at Roanne, in the Vichy area,
"communists."
Allies Adopt
New War Slogan
Washington, May 20. (U.R)
Members of the Pacific war
council today adopted a new
slogan for the United Nation war
effort in the far east "Japan
for the Japanese."
Walter Nash, New Zealand
minister, announced the. slogan
after an hour arid' a half meet
ing of the council with Presi
dent Roosevelt.
. At the same time Nash paid
tribute to Brig. Gen. James H.
(Jimmy) Doolittle for leadership
of the American air raid on
Japan.
"We will have to think up an
other of the same type," Nash
said after referring to the raid
on Tokyo as a "magnificent ex
ploit." The council members declined
to give the author of the new
war slogan. When reporters told
them it sounded like President
Roosevelt, they merely chuckled.
Nash said the council received
a general picture of the war in
the Pacific and found the situ
ation "not bad."
May be No Reward
For Tokyo Bomb
Washington, May 20 (IP)
The awards of cash or defense
bonds which have been propos
ed in various communities for
the person who first bombed
Tokyo may have to be devoted
to some other purpose unless the
army changes a rule that has
stood for more than 30 years.
Asked today if Brigadier Gen
eral James H. Doolittle, who led
the squadron of bombers which
raided the Japanese mainland
on April 18, and the 79 other
fliers who participated might
collect the prize funds, army
officials said war department
policy prevented such awards.
Since 1909, they said regula
tions have forbidden officers and
enlisted men to accept money or
other gifts for actions perform
ed in the line of duty. These re
gulations probably would apply
to the raid on Japan, officials
said, despite the fact that Doo
little and his men were decorat
ed for actions "above and be
yond the call of duty."
More Hostages Shot;
Bombings Follow
Vichy, May 20 (U.R) Two Par
is establishments occupied by
Germans were bombed, and a
German officer was shot and se
riously wounded in the last 24
hours while occupation authori
ties executed eight more hos
tages it was learned today. ,
German authorities In Paris
announced they had shot "five
eastern European Jews" in Paris
in reprisal for an attack on a
German soldiers and a dynamite
attack on an occupied building
May 10. , . . '.
The assassination attempt was
made by a boy described as about
17 years old. He shot a Ger
man officer three times when he
encountered him on the Conti
quay behind the Notre Dame ca
thedral. As the German fell,
the youth fled' on a bicycle.
Father Pleased
Son Was in Raid
Portland, May 20. W) Little
more than a year ago, Lt. Rob
ert S. Clever, who took part in
the bombing of Tokyo, was a
student at the University of Ore
gon. , .
He quit in March, 1941, to
enlist, and was commissioned as
a bombardier at Barksdale
Field, La., in September.'
"I was hoping he was in on
that raid," said his father, C. C.
Clever, foreman at a machine
shop here.
Continuation of '' "'
Soldier's I n-Laws
, from page 1
the bill became law.
The scale of monthly pay
ments for class "B" dependents
provides for the government to
pay $15 to a .dependent parent,
$25 to two dependent parents,
and $5 to disabled or depend
ent brothers and sisters. To this
would be added $20 from the
service man's pay if he had no
class "A" dependents, and $5 if
he had class "A" dependents. A
soldier having both classes of de
pendents would have $25 deduct
ed from his pay each month,
Leaflet Raid
On Vichy Area
By Ralph Ilelnien
Vichy, FranceMay 20 (U.R)
British planes dropped American-printed
leaflets over unoc
cupied France during the night,
containing a promise by Presi
dent Roosevelt that all occupied
French possessions would be re
stored after the war.
Wave after wave, to an obli-
gato of anti-aircraft gunfire, the
royal air force planes droned
over the Vichy area showering
their leaflets on town and coun
tryside. All the leaflets bore the state
ment that they were printed by
the United States government
and distributed by the British
air forpe.
The raid came at a time when
Vichy sources claimed to have
received reports that Britain
might move soon against French
Somaliland ' a n d government
leaders were conferring on a
serious clash between British
and Vichy air and naval forces
off Algeria, on the French North
African coast.
Chief of Government Pierre
Laval, after hurrying here from
Paris last night, conferred with
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
on the Algerian clash, and pre
sumably the Somaliland situa
tion and the implication of the
Anglo-American leaflet raid.
Operetta Benefit for
Casualty Station
The Bush grade school casual
ty station is to benefit from a
program, "The - Adventures of
Goldilocks," an operetta, to be
given tonight at 7:30 o'clock in
the school auditorium.
The casualty station which has
been established by the Marion
county civil defense committee
is in need of many articles, in
cluding blankets of army size
which may be old and patched,
if clean; hand towels, wash bas
ins, old sheets and pillow slips,
clean old rags and four quart
utensils. Any one of these ar
ticles, plus nine cents, will con
stitute the cost of admission.
Primary children of the school
constitute the cast of characters,
including Mary Lee White as
Goldilocks, Bobby McConville as
Papa Bear, Georgia Walling as
Mamma Bear and Don Riedel as
Baby Bear.
The operetta was prepared un
der the direction of Bertha Allen
Hazel Bean, Merl Dlmick, Orpha
Mitchell, Loraine Meusey, Alice
Inlow Polk and Mildred Wyatt,
Scissors Turned on
Men's Pajamas
Washington, May 20 (U.R) The
war production board today
turned its scissors on men's pa
jamas in the effort to save cloth.
Clothing officials told an indus
try advisory committee that a
few inches could be taken off
here and there to conserve
thousands of yards of material.
The WPB also suggested
changes in styles, restricting pa
jamas to possibly only three
forms. The styles were believed
to bo a collarless slip-over coat,
a surplice coat which buttons in
the front, and a "collarless sleep
coat." The , latter was the
WPB's phrase for the old-fash
ioned nightgown. '; .
Joe Singer Leaves
Estate of $40,469
Joseph F. Singer, veteran ser-gcant-at-arms
of the state house
of representatives and doorkeep
er , of the United States senate.
who died in Portland April 18,
left an estate valued at $40,469..
93, of. which $22,489.83 was in
cash, according to an appraisal
filed in the Multnomah county
probate court.
The sole beneficiary is Harold
I. Singer, a son.
L. A. Raided by Gnats .
Los Angeles, May 20 ()
Los Angeles was raided from the
air yesterday by several mil
lion gnaU,
The insects swarmed the
downtown district and made lifo
miserable for shoppers and of
fice workers.
Junk Dealers
To be Licensed
' Every waste dealer in the na
tion today automatically became
a federally-licensed operator, ac
cording to Claude I. Sersanous,
state salvage committee chair
man, but on or before June' 20
every waste dealer must declare
himself and register with our
Uncle Samuel, v.
The deadline of June 20 has
been set by Leon Henderson,
price administrator, to give the
junk dealers of the country time
to get their houses in order and
sign up as soon as the required
forms arrive in Oregon. Accord-'
ing to Sersanous, Oregon's price
administrator, Richard Mont
gomery,, expects the cards
to arrive before June 1.
"So vital is the need for scrap
rubber and metals," said Ser
sanous," that every waste dealer
and auto graveyard will be list;
ed and enlisted in the great, pro
gram to. get the millions of tons
of scrap metals into war produc
tlon factories as quickly as pos
sible. "hen one realizes that it re
quires 9000 tons of scrap metals
to build a 35,000 ton battleship
and when one realizes the great
need for battleships it begins to
dawn on us Americans just what
is meant by a salvage program
that must be intensive, extensive
and continuous."
Dinner Rally for
Young People
A dinner rally for young peo
ple in the Salem district will be
held at 6:30 this evening in the
social hall of the First Presby
terian church for the purpose of
creating interest in the Willam
ette youth presbytery camp to
be held in July. Reservations
have been received from Inde
pendence, Dallas, Gervais and
Salem. Camp movies will be
shown while an initiation by the
"Order of the Fork" will be con
ducted. A similar rally was held in
Albany Tuesday evening when
Cameron McDonald, Salem,
president of the youth presby
tery, told of the program. Don
Douris, youth advisor for the
presbytery, presided as toast-
master. Others from Salem were
Mrs. Douris, Vernon Merrick
and David Milnar.
Rev. W. Irvin Williams, pas
tor of the Salem Presbyterian
church, will be "dean of the high
school camp scheduled for July
19-26, while Don Douris will be
in charge of the intermediate
conference, July 28-31.
All Martinique Ships
To Be Immobilized
Washington, May 20 (ff)
Chairman Connally (D., Tex.),
of the senate foreign relations
committee, told reporters today
that a satisfactory agreement for
immobilizing French merchant
ships at Martinique as well as
warships there had largely been
worked out.
He said negotiations for the
agreement were carried on en
tirely with . AMmiral Georges
Robert at Martinique without re
ference to the Vichy government.
Connally made the disclosure
at a press conference, at which
he said the committee had dis
cussed the international situa
tion earlier In the day with re
presentatives of the state depart
ment.
"In the main," he declared,
the United States has worked
out a satisfactory agreement with
Admiral Robert with respect to
immobilizing the merchant and
naval ships at Martinique."
Gunshot Death
Of Lembkie Sifted
Portland, May 20 (U.R) Inves
tigation was being made today
into the death of Orin Lembkie,
27, formerly of Cosmopolis,
Wash., who died from a gunshot
wound received from a .38 cal
lber revolver yesterday.
Lembkie died in a Portland
hospital shortly after bing found
in the back scat of his car by
his wife.
The revolver was identified as
one Lembkie carried as a mem
ber of the veterans guard and
patrol.
Survivors include a brother,
Corporal Forest Lembkie of Ft.
Lewis, Wash. .
Prejudice Against
Japanese Lilies "
Brookings, Ore., May 20 (U.R)
Croft lilies will replaco Jap
ancso Easter lilies, marketed all
over the nation from here, be
cause of tho rising prejulec
throughout the country, growers
announced today.
Tho decision was announced
following a conference with Hen
ry Rosacker of Minneapolis,
president of Rosakcr Florists,
Continuation of
Mannheim Bombed
from page 1
. ' Mannheim is the second larg
est inland port of Europe and
the site of a number of import
ant factories. Among them are
the Badische Anilin chemical
works, the Lanz armament
works and the Daimler-Benz en
gineering works. ;
, Berlin, (From German Broad
casts) May 20 VP) Strong Ger
man air formations over night
raided Hull, English town on the
Humber estuary, the German
high command said today, while
eight bombers made a daylight
attack on factories on the British
south coast.
In fighting over the English
channel seven British Spitfires
were shot down yesterday, it
said, and the British lost 11
bombers in "harassing" night at
tacks on southwest Germany.
Rubber Shortage
Growing Acute
The rubber situation is even
worse than has been painted and
there is a wanton disregard of
the use of rubber that verges
on the unpatriotic, Earl F.
Campbell, city traffic engineer
of Portland, told the Rotary
club today noon. Campbell has
just returned from a FBI course
and survey in 22 states of stand
ard practices of war traffic
control.
There was only .15 months of
normal average usage left on
January 1, though this will be
prolonged by gasoline rationing
June 1, he said. It is imperative
that every effort be made to
make these tires go as far as
possible in order to eliminate
the ultimate demand upon mass
transportation.
In Portland today the traffic
is moving at 250,000 persons an
hour and is expected to be
doubled next year. Under con
struction are 150 wooden body
trucks for transportation of
shipyards workers, ferries or
dered from San Francisco and
extra trains to be placed in ser
vice between Portland and Van
couver, Wash. Work hours must
be staggered and women should
shop early to get off the streets
and transportation during the
peak hours of the day, Camp
bell said.
Riley Accepts
O'Hara Resignation
Portland, May 20 (U.R) Mayor
Earl Riley Tuesday accepted the
resignation of John P. O'Hara,
long-time member of the Port
land housing code commission,
who gave up his post In pro
tests against relaxation of hous
ing restrictions to permit con
struction of temporary homes for
war workers.
O'Hara resigned In a letter to
the city council in which he
charged the housing code, com
mission had been "shorn of
much of its usefulness" by an
ordinance adopted May 7 re
vising housing regulations.
His action came after several
stormy sessions of the housing
commission, at one of which the
group voted 5-2 against resign
ing en masse.
Gas Concessions
For Oregon Farmers
The Dalles, Ore., May 20 (U.R)
The office of price administra
tion has relaxed gasoline restric
tions to permit Washington and
Oregon farmers, hard-pressed
for farm laborers, to employ
itinerant workers, Sen. Charles
L. McNary today advised H. G.
Miller, manager of Tho Dalles
Cooperative Growers.
McNary, in a telegram to Mil
ler, said the OPA's fuel ration
ing section had ruled the ra
tioning act provides sufficient
gasoline for migrant workers re
quiring pars "for travel from job
to job through the Pacific coast
states."
The OPA also ruled, McNary
added, that transient laborers
need not prove that no alterna
tive means of transportation is
available.
Miller had asked McNary to
obtain the ruling because of se
rious concern that sufficient
farm labor would not be avail
able, due to gasoline rationings,
to care for Oregon and Wash
ington harvests. 1
Bone Bill Opposed
By PUD Directors
Redmond, May 20 (fl Cen
tral Oregon PUD directors have
voted opposition to tho Bone
bill, now in tho senate, which
would set up one-man adminis
tration over Bonneville and
Grand Coulee power,
Recommended instead was I
regional board with a represent,
alive from the Paciflo northwest.
No Berry Prices
Fixed at Joint
Conference
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keep up the crops in the coming
years.
Mr. Maher closed his state
ment by giving assurance he
would try to determine at the
earliest date possible what the
support program will be.
Discussion had with various
growers and canners following
the meeting indicated that it
definite word of the nature and
amount of the support program
isn't received before the harvest
ing and packing actually starts,
it will be necessary for delivery
to canners to go ahead without
any definite prices being estab
lished, the top price to be re
ceived for berries having to wait
on information as to just what
the government will do In the
nature of giving support.
Harvest Ncaring
Harvesting of gooseberries and
strawberries is only a little over
a week away, and with the
statement by Mr. Maher. that a
series of meetings to discuss a
supporting program for berries
is scheduled "to take place with
in a couple of weeks',' makes it
possible that the harvest will be
getting a good start before cither
canners or growers are advised
as to what support may be given.
However, some clue may be
drawn from the supporting pro
gram recently announced in
Washington governing canned
vegetables under which the ad
ditional costs of harvesting and
packing are taken into consider
ation and the government makes
up the difference on a formula
which has been worked out for
the vegetable program.
All Berries Affected
While today's meeting was
primarily an outgrowth of a
movement started in regard to
the strawberry crop, it is under
stood that any supporting pro
gram worked out will affect all
berry and fruit crops.
An incident of the meeting
was exclusion of Ray' Gill, chair
man of the executive committee
of the National Grange, second
highest office of the organiza
tion, who had come here to at
tend. The session behind closed
doors took a vote on whether he
would be permitted admission
and the vote was against it. All
others than growers named on a
committee at "a meeting of the
growers here Monday night and
representatives of the canning
and processing Industry were
also excluded from the meeting.
Americans Shoot
Hun Planes Down
London, May 20 (Pi Flight
Sergeant C. W. Harp of Colum
bus, Ga., a member of the Amer
ican Eagle squadron, shot down
two German Focke-Wulff 109
fighters Tuesday in a sharp,
short battle over northern
France, the air ministry an
nounced. '
Eagle Pilot Officer Moran
Morris of Duranl, Okla,, bagged
one Messerschmitt 109.
Harp sent his two victims
crashing into the sea after his ,
squadron encountered some of
the heaviest nazt opposition in
weeks. Two British planes were
lost in the operation.
"At various times we saw be
tween 30 and 40 Huns," Harp
related. "About 12 or 15 tried
to jump on us as we started
for home and the fight was pret
ty hot while it lasted. Then the .
Huns scattered." r
The air ministry said a num
ber of German craft were be
lieved damaged.
Licenses Suspended
By Liquor Board
Portland, May 20 (U.R) The
Oregon State Liquor commission
today announced suspension of
these licenses:
R. J. Hlllstrom, Rudy's Ren
dezvous, 4th and Bennett streets,
Marshiold; retail beer class A li
cense suspended 15 days; sale to
a minor.
Orvlllo V. Weekly, Coqullle
auto court, Coqullle; package
store class A license suspend
ed 7 days; sale to minors.
The commission revoked this
license:
Rose J. Elmer, Rose Tavern,
R.F.D. No. 2, Marshfield, res
taurant license revoked; viola
tion of terms under which li
cense was granted.
Salem Elks will be guests of
tho Albany lodge Thursday
night, and .no meeting will be
held here. A show will be the
entertainment at Albany.
The slate land borad today
appointed W. Austin Dunn, Ba
ker, as its attorney in Baker
county, succeeding Arvin O.
Robb, who has entered the mil
itary service.