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Twelve The Capital Journal, Salem; Oregon Saturday, August 15, 1942 Prisoners Shot In Get-Away In Tennessee Chattanooga, Term., Aug. IS One federal fugitive was killed and two others were shot . and captured today when Ten nessee and Georgia officers freed a kidnaped Chattanooga policeman in an early morning gun fight. ..; "" City Patrolman Ray Evatt was wounded slightly :.- when the posse closed in on the trio at a dairy farm just across the Georgia line about 12 miles south of here. Traffic Patrol man Logan Stroud, the abducted officer, was freed unharmed after he had brought fellow of ficers to his rescue by telephone, Police Chief Homer Edmonson said the' men who forced Stroud into their automobile at pistol point after, he stopped them on a speeding charge were: ' Kenneth Jackson, 31, of Mis sissippi, .killed instantly by mul tiple gunshot-wounds. George K. Mathews, 31, Padu cah, Ky., wounded and captured. Marvin Franklin Hubbard, 29, from Alabama, also shot. While fleeing into Georgia in the darkness, the escaped pris oners bound -Stroud with ropes and dumped him 'into a dairy barn in rural' Catoosa county. Working riimself free from his bonds, he used a phone in the barn to call Chattanooga police and direct the posse to the farm, His captors had gone mean time to the . nearby home of Henry Christians where they forced the;family to give them food. Warned by sirens of the approaching ;.squad cars, they attempted to flee In Christians' car but found the irdad , blocked and soon fell undei;. accurate crossfire. Edmonson said the three escaped from federal custody at Jasper, Ala., Aug. 7, but he did not have details of their records. Battling Hankers Bestow Bronze and Brass Employes of the Ladd & Bush Salem Branch U. S. National bank searched the basement and found nearly one ton of bronze and brass accumulated at the institution during nearly three-fourths of. a century and contributed their findings to the war defense program. Many of the fixtures are those originally used In the bank 73 years ago. Infront, from left to right,, Ralph Mitchell, executive secre tary state salvage committee; C. W. Paulus, bank official; A. C. Haag, Marion county sal vage committee chairman, and Howard Grimm, bank official. Other employes taking part in the salvage campaign are on either side. 200 Dolls in Leslie Contest Almost 200 dolls, big and lit tle, old and young, funny, pretty, and foreign, were entered in the annual doll day at the Leslie playground yesterday afternoon. Defense stamps, ribbons, and candy were presented to the 60 contestants. .... Virginia Ellis was responsible tor 87 of the 200 dolls. She re ceived first prize in the "largest group" of dolls with her two doll buggies laden with her "family Second prize went to a family of 4B dolls owned by Jacqueline Yates. . Elizabeth and ' Jessica Simmons received third prize for their combined group of 25 OOllS.; - Other prize winners: . Smallest'- doll: llral Doroth? Fnlanakl. 'Tiny." 1.4 inch tallt second, Jacqueline -a.ro, iiuru, Virginia uowcra. .. Laraest doll: llrat, Joyce Edge!, "Violet." three leet tall; second, Shirley King I third, Dorothy Hill. Bert oreltn doll: llrat, Carol mealier, a doll from Madagascar: aecond, Allan wiiuii, uii.u, iiunn oenmsier, Oldcstr doll: llml.. .In,. nn..l - - jit 151 yeara old: aecond, Linda Barnes lor a doll as yeara old: third, Joan . Lee, lor uui, o yearn old. Funniest doll: llrat, Melvln Horach: sec vim, ouHuccn ucou; inira, woyne Erlck son. Best dreessed doll: first. Mildred Ham. tlclt; second. Arlene Hamrlclc; third. Bar bara Atnundson. The contest was announced by Lloyd Girod, director of the Les lie playground. The judges were Mrs. Nash, Mrs. Homes and Mrs. Pruitt. Proprelics Aro Exchanged Silverton Exchanges of home properties this week through the Homcseokers' Agency have been the Adams avenue home of Mrs. Martha Lalhrope to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Reed, and the Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drcsch sel acreage near the senior high school to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox of California. Valuations Of Marion Cities Show Increase County Assessor R. "Tad" Shellon today issued a statement showing 1042 . assessed , valua tions of Salem city and school district as well as four of the other leading towns and school districts of the county, all show ing increases except Woodburn city, which dropped off some, The increases in the main are due, he 'stated, to the new per sonal property for industrial, business -and agricultural uses are assessed on a basis of ; dec larations as to values by the owners. Salem city valuationshows an increase of $952,344, the 1942 valuation being placed at $18, 686,779 as against $15,734,435 for 1941. The Salem school dis trict valuation, covering a wide area, shows an even greater in crease of $1,007,866, the 1942 valuation being $18,090,656 as compared with $17,002,790 for 1941. '.'; Silverton city increased $39., 721, from $1,037,046 in 1041 to $1,076,767 in 1042. Silverton school district increased $48 490, from $1,727,729 in 1941 to $1,776,219 in 1942. Slayloh city increased $18,543 from $365,075 in 1941 to $383, 818 in 1942 while Slayton school district increased1 $34,304 from $490,083 in 1041 to $524,387 In Mt. Angel city increased $23 oiz Irom $378,505 in 1041 to $402,117 in 1942. Mt. Annel school district increased $42,483, or irom. sbbz,b15 in ' 1941 to $935,658 in 1042. . Woodburn city took a drnn nf $13,391 or . a decrease from $711,676 in 1941 to. $698,285 in mi.. However. Woodburn school district showed a Cain of $2,033 or jumping from $889,951 in mil to $891,984 in 1942. . Stayton. A picnic dinner was enjoyed during the noon hour. 'This being the regular 'meet ing, a business meeting was held with the president, - Mrs, Ida Hartley, in charge. Plans were made to complete a quilt .the members are making to donate for war emergency, at:. the next regular meeting. :. ' During the afternoon a pro gram of contests, stunts and games were enjoyed. Prizes were won by Mrs. Ida Hartley and Mrs. Maude Eply. At the close of the afternoon refreshments of ice cream and cake were served by the host esses. Twelve members were present. in Past Noble Grand Club Entertained Jefferson The Misses Laura and Flora Thomas entertnlned members of the Past Noble Grand club of the Mt. Jeffer son Rebcknh lodge at a nlenlc Tucsdny held in the park nt Service Pins For Volunteers Volunteers and filter center workers who have accumulated the greatest number of hours In Oregon will be presented serv ice pins Monday night in recog nition of their work by repre sentatives of the Fourth Fighter command. . Seventeen Marion county peo ple, including Wilbcr McCune, Marion county chairman of the aircraft warning service in the Portland filter area, will be honored., McCune will receive the pins irom. Bryan Conley, county defense coordinator, and in turn will present them. The ceremonies will be held at the Chamber of Commerce. Receiving service pins, ster ling silver and enamel, will be Wijber McCune, county chair man; Lloyd Perkins and Fran ces Ferguson, post organizers; Grace Jones, H. M. Kleen, E, B. Smith, Ivan Blosser, E. B. Stolle, Robert Bye, Carl Mil lard, Robert Duncan, Jessie Wil liams and Ercille Wilson, all chief observers and Lula Smith, Dora Keen, Mrs. H. M. Keen and Gladys Harrow, all of whom have served a minimum of 500 hours as observers. Youngsters Invited To Birthday Party Silverton Mrs. Albert Canoy entertained at the North Side addition home of her parents, the C E. Hlglnbolhams, Thursday afternoon complimenting Rich ard Lee Canpy, her son, on his first birthday anniversar.y Flaming Crash Of Bomber Hastings, Mich., Aug. 15 lPl -Nine officers and crew members were killed in the flamine crash last night of a multi-motored army air force bomber ir a cornfield seven miles south of here. Troops from Fort Custer today guarded the scene where the big Plane, reported to be attached to a heavy bombardment group from the Willow Run bomber plant near Ypsilanti, fell. Public relations officers at Fort Custer said the nine dead were:' Lieut. L. H. Tally, Lieut. Mau rice D. McCall, Lieut. Eugene G. King, Second Lieut. James J. Dailey, Staff Sergeant John Hazen, Corp. E, L. Prother, Steve Spantard, George F. Strenge and R. W. Carillon. ineir nome addresses were not immediately, available. Parts'of .the big plane, which came to earth within 100 feet of the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Proefrock and tossed flam ing gasoline into the back door- yard, starting grass fires, were scattered for more than a half mile, witnesses said. Army ambulances removed the bodies of the crew to Kellogg Field, at nearby Battle Creek, Mich., for identification. No of ficial statement concerning the crash was. immediately forth coming, and officers said the names , of the victims probably would not be disclosed until the next of kin had been notified. Many witnesses who saw the plane pass over Hastings said it appeared to be in difficulty even then. Undersheriff L. J. Doster said., he heard its en gines sputter and die as it pass ed over the city. Others said there was no' sound from the motors only an eerie whistling as It swung low over crowds at the Barry County Fair Grounds Victory Days Celebration to End Tonight ' The two special "Victory Days" for Salem, with their galaxy of entertainment, accom panied by a drive to sell war bonds and stamps, will close to night with a program on the courthouse grounds and with second program continuing this afternoon on Liberty street be tween State and Court streets. where the block has been roped off to accommodate the crowds. While yesterday's program was up to expectation, the sale of bonds and stamps was below the hopes of the committee, with $6490 in bonds being sold, in cluding a single purchase of $3000 and $300 in stamps, but weather conditions militated against a top notch of enthu siasm from the crowd. This being Saturday, it is ex pected enthusiasm will run to a higher pitch and that both bond and stamp sales will show marked rise before the final program is concluded this eve ning. .mis afternoons program started 6ff again with a parade .from the statehouse to the down town section. At Victory House on Liberty street features will include organ music by Henry Murtagh, marimba solos by Pat Hawkins, Chevronette with the traveling show, cutting of the huge Victory cake by Mrs. Char les A. Sprague and the auction ing of pieces for war bonds and stamps sold, and a large group of entertainers from Silverton is also, promised for this after noon's show. . In addition other attractions are slated, to keep something moving every minute. This evening the program again starts at 7 o'clock at the courthouse square with army band music as a prelude. Carol Bruce, 13-year-old movie star let who as been designated as Oregon Victory girl; Beverly Gross, another starlet, and Car olyn Brown, "Miss Oregon for 1940," will be included on the program. Also two new songs, Victory" and "March of the Nations," will be played by Dr. S. F. Bush, composer and musician. 1 ' ' L. v Britain's 'Newest, Deadliest' A scene' at one of Eng land's air bases where raids on Germany begin shows Britain's newest and most devastating bomber, the Avro Lancaster. One is .being prepared for a raid while an other cuts 'a striking figure against the sky as it turns steeply at low altitude. (Associated Press Photo.) Eisenhower Denies Friction with British By Edward W. Beattle London, Aug. 15 U.R Lieut. Gen. Dwight W. Eisenhower, American commander in the European theatre, said today that the "time is short" for training American forces to "stand the most rigorous operations." Eisenhow- er said that the American troops under his command must get the mm t mrmmA l- ..,y,, f8! the Douglas Aircraft company plant at Snnta Monica, Calif. Plane, of thlv vnP ?H . Crash in Michigan Detroit, Aug. 15 0J.F9 Lieut, A. C. McDonald, adjutant at the army's Willow Run flying field, said today the dead in crash of an army bomber near Hastings, Mich., last night included four officers and five enlisted men. McDonald listed Llouts. L. H. Tally, Maurice E. McCall, George King and James J. Daltoy. The enlisted men- are John Hazen, E. L. -Prother, Steve J. Spantard, George F. Strenge and R. W, Carillon. Identify Airmen Killed February 3 Pendleton, Ore., Aug. 15 (IP) Four army airmen killed in a central Oregon crash, Feb. 3, were identified yesterday by Pendleton army air base offi cers. The wreckage was found Thursday. uoi. irank w. Wright, air base commander, said the men, and their next of kin, were: Lieut. Walter B. McShane; father, Dr. John J. McShane, of Warren, N.. Y. Lieut. R. J. Hei derstadt; mother, Mrs. S. Hei- derstadt, 4423 Wolff street Den ver. Staff Sergt. D. R. Kirt land; father, Daniel J. Kirtland Route 1, Hagerman, Idaho. Tech. Serg. Michael Bittner; father, Stephen B. Bittner, gen eral delivery, Memphis, Tenn. : Col. Wright said they were killed instantly when their twin motored bomber struck a lone tree atop Wolf mountain, 40 miles southeast of Prineville. and fell into timber a quarter mile below. The plane was en route from Hamilton field, Calif, to Spokane, Wash. San Diego Crash San Diego, Cal., Aug. IS 0J.R) Five army flyers were believed dead today as the result of the crash of their bombing plane yesterday. Only one body was recovered from the ship which plunged into, the Pacific Ocean off San Diego. Major Mylcs B. Ellis of Hammer Field said the army be lieves others were trapped. ine body recovered was that of Private Winfiold M. Banlev. ot cross, Wiss. Reported missing are Second Lieut. Lloyd W. Tansing, Portland, Ore.; Sgt Elias Sauccda. San. Antonio. Tex.; Corp. Julian C. Mullinax, Atlanta, Ga., and Private William A. Cook, Los Angeles. At Dulsburg Ruhrport . Ham born, the Rhine flows past the w ,-d-s buslc,t Inland harbor 22 million tons' of shipping a year. , Vacancies Exist in Ship Joinery Class Salem's class in ship joinery under the war production train ing program has sent out to work a large number of trained carpenters during the last cou ple of weeks. Many of the men are now employed by the Ore gon Shipbuilding corporation at Portland, among them being Frank Litwillcr, Ferdinand Lit tau, Joseph Jakubec, Charles onoograss, Joseph H. Klinger, Andrew Hall, John A. Rembolt. Several men are employed on the Vancouver housing project, among the number being Earl L. Arhart, Ora V. Hume, Milton Schoof. Keith Brown has cm. pioyed several men from the class, Arid Coon, William Hoff- man, James Davis. Others em ployed In war production indus tries, are Charles Mingle, O. C. Vogan, M. L, Rowland and nor. don Schoficld. Because these men have been sent out to work, there are quite a few vacancies in the class at present. Marion Davis is the instructor and training is civpn in finish carpentry and joinery fo qualify the men for work in the shipyards and for finish work on the housing projects. Further information may bo ob tained by calling the local of fice, 8737, and enrollments are taken at the local U. S. emDlov- ment office, 710 Ferry street. ' , Sermon Series Ends Sunday First Methodist- Church an nounces that its pastor, Dr. J. C. Harrison, will preach the clos ing sermon in the summer series on. "Keeping Alive" on Sunday morning, the subject being "When Life Is a Wofk of Art." The Harrison's will begin on Monday a three weeks' vacation. The first week will be spent at home. The second week, August 24 to 31, they are to enjoy the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Millard's cottage at Newport And they are to be at home the first week in September, In or der to be in Salem and on hand when Dr. George Herbert Smith's family arrives on the Willamette University campus The speakers on the next three Sundays in First Church will be arranged for and announced by the pastoral-relations committee composed of the following peo ple: Dr. M. C. Findley, chair man, W. C. Winslow, Brown E. Sisson, Mrs. George Lewis, Miss Grace Gilliam, H. H. Klocpping, and Joe E. Wood. During the vacation of the choir the morn ing service will feature special soloists. Sunday morning Mrs. David Cameron will sing "Be side Still Waters" by Hamblen. Commute Sentences Of Three Convicts Governor Charles Sprague announced today he had com muted the sentences of three Oregon state penitentiary in mates to the time already served. Those receiving commuta tions of sentence are David D, Wilson, Wasco county, serving 23 years for a statutory offense; James T. Barnes, Deschutes county, serving a life term for first-degree murder; and Ector Worden, Union county, serving three years for assault with a dangerous weapon. The commutations were re commended by the state parole Doarai the governor said. Housing Authority Relieves Shortage . Albany Two more houses to help case Albany's critical hous ing problem were authorized Thursday when Mr. and Mrs. Harold Albro were given an A-l-J preference rating to en able them to proceed with plans which they have had on file with federal agencies since last June. Final approval was granted Thursday by government au thorities. ' Mr. and Mrs. Albro will build two modernistic Cape Cod homes at 8th and Walnut streets, each valued at about" $4,200. It is expected that the homes will be ready for occupancy within 90 days. Piles Curable 95 ot Pile cases, curable wltn- out operation or loss ot time. DH L o MARSHALL. D O OreiBB Bld, . Silfm most intensive training in all phases. ' "This is true," he said with emphasis, "because the time is short because of the problems we have demanded the ultimate in trained personnel because our men must be toughened and hardened physically to stand the most rigorous operations. Praises Cooperation Eisenhower praised coopera tion between the British and American forces and denied that conflict between the Royal Air Force and the American air units had arisen to impede the promised bombing offensive against Europe. ...... The American commander-in-chief said that the training of U. S. forces must "be intelligently directed so that every individual including the last private in the ranks can understand the rea sons for the exertions heiwill be called upon fo make." "Morale," he said, "is the most highly important of any mili tary attribute. But we must produce a type of morale that results from self respect through discipline, intensive training, and adequate leadership." , Deny Friction He paid tribute to British will ingness to cooperate with the Americans and said, ''that goes from the prime minister right on down." It appeared that Eisenhower's denial of friction between the RAF and American air force was prompted by a New York Times Washington dispatch of a week ago which received great promi nence in the London press. The dispatch reported .that divergent views of the two air forces were delaying inauguration bf the air. offensive against Europe, Negro Confesses Murdering Four Near Savannah . Savannah, Ga., Aug. 15 (a"). "I just don't know, boss. I don't know what possessed me, was the only reason a husky, big. footed negro youth could offer, Detective Chief John C. McCar. thy said today, for slaying an aged farm" couple and two sons, The chief said Buster, Shaw, 20, last night signed a written confessio nto shooting 65-year-old George Strickland as he hoed his garden killing Riley, 13, and Wiley, 9, on a log cabin floor, and chasing Strickland's wife into ine piney wooas, wnere ha raped and killed her. onaw saia ne useu a opanisn type .38 caliber pistol, McCar thy said. He hid out in an old tobacco barn near the scene of his crime at Nahunta, Ga., for a week while bloodhounds and huge posses scoured the south Georgia swamplands for a man with a 13-inch foot. Out-size footprints at the scene of the August 4 slaying were the strongest clue. A negro turpentine worker named Bust er Shaw had feet like that. The posses wanted Buster Shaw. But they didn't find him. The negro rode a freight train into Savannah two days ago and hitched, an . automobile ride out that night. A Georgia state guard officer on patrol stopped the car, asked for draft regis tration cards. They weren't forthcoming, so he packed th two occupants off to the Sa vannah jail. There the big (six foot, one inch, 190 pound) negro insisted for hours that he was Harry Smith. But to Detective Mc Carthy and others he looked like Buster Shaw. Finally he ad mitted he was, slowly told of the crime. Chief McCarthy formally doer keted him for four murders, or dered a special, guard for. his cell. Lift Suspensions On Logging Trucks The state highway commission disclosed today it had ordered the elimination of the four-day suspensions of public utilities commission license plates as the penalty for overloaded logginpr trucKs. The commission, following a conference with will, operators who urged the elimination of the suspension practice, warned that violators henceforth would be subject to arrest and fine with the order probably beconv irtg effective Monday. 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