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The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Thursday; August 20, 1942
Stocks Advance
Irregularly
In Liqhf Tradinq
New York, Aug. 20 (P) Fur
ther profit taking failed to ruf
fle the stock market to any
noticeable extent today and
while leaders generally dozed on
a slightly lower shelf, assorted
specialties managed to work up
a moderate rising trend.
Transfers dwindled to around
300,000 shares against 503,000
in the previous session.
On the offside most of the day
were U. S. Steel, Chrysler (ex-
dividend), American Telephone,
Santa Fe, Loew's Paramount,
Goodyear, Woolworth, Boeing,
Dow Chemical, Allied Chemical,
U. S. Gypsum, International
Harvester, Deere, Anaconda and
General Electric.
Homestake Mining, a weak
performer recently on threaten
ed labor shortage, came back
substantially on the belief the
stock may have been oversold
Amerada Petroleum was an iso
lated strong mover, touching a
new peak for the year along
with Transcontinental & West
em Air and Otis Elevator.'
Bonds were mixed.
Sales were 305,840 shares
against 503,810 yesterday. Curb
sales were 40,550 against 72,150
yesterday.
Preliminary closing Dow
Jones averages were: Industrial
106.86, off 0.42; rail, 26.88, off
0.13; utility, 11.67, up 0.06; and
65 stocks, 35.89, off 0.13.
Wheat Stages
Late Rally
Chicago, Aug. 20 U.R Wheat
and corn futures staged a late
rally today to close firm after
session of declining prices
prompted by Secretary of Agri
culture Wickard's statements fa
voring the repeal of 110 per cent
parity.
Wheat finished the day around
previous closing levels unchang
ed to fa cent a bushel lower,
corn was up fa to , oats off
to fa, rye off Ve to , and soy
beans unchanged to off Vs.
Spreading operations, with
September wheat bought and
December sold at 2 cents dif
ference, became the main fea
ture of late trading after initial
selling depressed the market.
Corn held relatively steady in
light trade. ' Small country sales
on a to-arrive basis and a fair
volume of shipping sales served
to steady the market. Light
hedge selling lowered oats fu
tures. Rye futures backed down
with wheat. Soybeans held
around steady in moderate deal
ings. Grain futures moved lower on
other markets.
Standards for
Spanish Onions
Standards for Spanish type
onions have been adopted by the
state department of agriculture
as result of a recent hearing in
Ontario, where growers request
ed that separate grades be est
ablish for this type onion. These
' standards are in addition to the
onion standards already in ef
fect and apply only to the Span
ish type.
Growers of Spanish type on
ions may grade either under the
new. standards for this type or
under the U. S. standards for
northern grown onions or the
regular Oregon standards for on
ions, Minimum size of onions un
der the Oregon standard grade
set up for Spanish type is I fa
inches in diameter. Not more
than 5 per cent, by weight, of
the onions in any container may
be below the grade requirement
and not more than 2 per cent of
this tolerance will bo allowed
for onions affected by decay.
Copies of tho standards may be
obtained by addressing the de
partment's plant division at Sa
lem. .,
Markets Briefed
B the Onlled Press)
Stocks steady in quiet trad
ing; rallied near close.
Bonds Irregular.
Curb slocks Irregular In quiet
trading. -
Cotton off nearly 80 cents a
bale.
Grains: Wheat closed un
changed to fa cent lower; corn
up fa to cent.
Silver unchanged In New
York.
Fears Harvested
Medford, Ore., Aug. 20 Ml
The Bartlett pear harvest, that
started in a minor way Monday,
It rapidly hitting Its stride and
all packing plants of the Rogue
river valley are expected to be
In operation by tomorrow.
Market Quotations
Portland Eastside Market
Peaches were the main attraction
on the farmers' eastside wholesale
market today. Offerings were of ra
ther liberal volume but demand was
better with quick clean-up at $1.25
General tomato market under-
supplied, firm, $1.50-65 box. Spear
melons $2.50 crate, cantaloupes were
$1.50-75 crate.
Green peppers $1.50-60, red $2.25
box. Lettuce $2,50-$3.50 crate. Walla
Walla onions $1.25 for 60s. Turnips
90c doz. bunches, carrots 40-50c,
beets 30c.
Strawberries to $2 crate, boysens
$1.60-75. blackberries $1.25 crate.
Potatoes $1.75 orange box. slicing
cucumbers 50c, pickling 50-70C.
Chinese lettuce $2.50 crate. Rad
ishes 40c, green onions 60c dozen
bunches. Parsley 30c dozen.
Crooked neck and white squash
50c lug, same for Zucchlnnl. ,
Mustard greens 40c doz. bunches.
Cabbage $2-$2.50 crate. Graven-
stein apples $i-$i.50 jumpie dox.
Portland Produce Exchange
The following prices were named
on the Portland exchange effective
today:
Butter Cube extras 44c, stand
ards 42 Vic, prime firsts 41V4C, firsts
39 ',4 c lb.
Cheese Oregon' triplets 22c lb
loaf 23c. Jobbers pay 14c lb. less.
Eggs Quotations between deal
ers: Grade A large 40c, med. 38c
dozen. Grade B large 38c, med. 35c
doz. Grade A small 27c, B small 26c,
B small 26c.
Portland Wholesale Market
Butter Prints: A grade. 46c lb.
In parchment, cartons 47c. B
grade 45c In parchment, 46c In
cartons.
Butterfat First quality, max. of
.6 of 1 acidity, delivered Portland,
45-45 14c lb. Premium quality, max.
35 of 1 acidity 46V4o lb. Val
ley routes and country points 2c
less than firsts, 43c; 2nd quality
Portland 2 less than 1st, 43Wc lb.
Cheese Selling prices to Portland
retailers: Tillamook triplets 28!io
lb., loaf 29'iia. Triplets to wholesal
ers 26 ',4c, loaf 21'ic f.o.b. Tillamook.
Eggs Price to producers: Large
A 38c, B 36c dozen. A med. 35c, B
med. 33c dozen. Resale to retailers
4c higher for cases, 6c for cartons.
Live Poultry
Buying Prices No. 1 grade Leg
horn broilers under 114 lbs. 21c, over
l',4 lbs. 23c, fryers under 1 V4 lbs.
23c, fryers - 214-4 lbs. 28c lb.,
colored fryers 2-4 lbs. 24c, under 214
lbs. 2lc; eolorod roasters under 2 lbs.
20c, roosters over 4 lbs. 28c, colored
hens 22o lb., colored springers 2614-
27c. Leghorns under 2 lbs, 16V4o lb.,
over 314 lbs., 20c lb.
Selling Prices to Retailers Light
hens 21c lb., medium 2114c lb.
colored 20-21c lb., colored hens 23c
Colored springs 28-29c, broilers 20
22c, white broilers 25-26c lb. Stags
13c, young 21 -23c. Roosters 13c lb.
Pektn ducks, 1042s, 18-20c lb., young
22-23c lb. Guinea hens 50c each. Ca
pons over 7 lbs. 24-25c lb., hens 25c
lb.
Dressed Turkeys Now crop 32-35c
lb.
Rabbits Average country killed
30c lb., city Killed 28-30c..
Fresh Fruits
Apples Spitz, ex. fancy, box $2,
fey. $1.65. Wlnesaps, ex. fey. $3.00,
fey. $2.75. Delicious ex. fey. $2.65-$3.
H.R. ex. fey. $1.76, fey. $1.75. Yellow
Newtown, ex. fey. $3. fancy $2.75,
Jumble $1.25 box. New crop Yellow
Trnnsparcnts $1.25 box. Local Grav
cnstelns $1.60-75 box.
Apricots Yakima $1.15-25 a box.
The Dalles $1.15-25 box.
Avocados Green $1.75. Eldorad
$1.35-80 box.
Bnnanns No. 1 hands Do, bunch
es 814 c lb.
Blackberries $1 50.
Boysenbcrrics $1.75 crate.
Cherries Mld-Columbla Blngs,
Lamberts, loose, 10- lie lb. Blngs
15-lb. packed dox $2.50. Early nle
stock, loose 7c lb. Royal Annes
packed, 10-12o lb
Cantaloupes Yuma 36s $6.50 per
box, 45s $4.35, jumbo Bueno $1.45-50;
jumbo 27s $5-$5.25. Yakima stand
ards $1.50-76 crate. Southern, 36s,
$5.50. Tho Dalles standards $1.76-$2
ards 4214c, prime firsts 41',4o, firsts
crate. Dillard $5 crate.
Grapes California Emperor lidd
ed $2.m lug.
Grapefruit Texas Marsh seedless
pinks $3 75 case Ariz. $2.25-13.25.
Cochclla $2-$2.25, Fla. $3.50, River
side $4.25-50 case.
Lemons Fancy $5.75-$6, choice
$5.25-35 case.
Loganberries $1 65 crate.
Oranges Valcncias, fancy, $4.50
case.
Pcnches Oregon Mayflowers $1
$1.10 box, Oregon Alexanders, $1.25
$1.35 box. Oregon Triumphs $1-$1.10.
Oregon early varieties $1-$1.25 bos.
Oregon Early Crnwfords $1.15-$1.25
box.
Pears Medford Cornice $1.35 box
Pineapple Mex. 12s $6-$6.50 crate.
Raspberries Crate $2-$2.25.
Strawberries Crate $2.25.
Watermelons Calif. 6o lb. South
cm 5o lb. Boardman 4-4'4c lb.
Youngberrlos Crate $1.60.
Fresh Vegetables
Artichokes Calll. $2.50-$3 box.
Asparagus Oregon $3 pyramid.
Yakima lOo lb. Sunnysldo SH-lOc.
Beets Calif. 50-60o do. bunches
Oregon 25-300.
Beans Calif, green 12-16c, north
west green 4-6c; wax 5-6c.
Broccoli Calif. 14o lb.
Carrots Local 60-750 lug, Calif
new $3.75 crate. Cal $2.10-35. Oregon
45-550 dozen bunches.
Cabbage No. 1 local $1-$1.25 cte.
Red $1.10-15 pony crate. California
green $2.50-75 crnte. Ore. $2.75-$3
crale.
Celery Calif. $3.70 crate. Oregon
hearts $2-$3.26 dozen bunches, Oro
gon $4 crato. Ore. green $4 crato.
Cucumbers Hothse. local: stand
ard $1.35, choice 90c box, fey. $1.35,
ex. fey $1.60 Iowa $2.25, mld-Colum-Fla.
field 65-600 box.
Figs Seedless 40-470 lb., clusters,
seedless 38-46c, seeded clusters 40c.
Garlic No. 1 15o lb. New crop
1214c lb.
Lettuce Local No. 1 3a $4.55-50 a
crate. Local No. 2 $2.50-$3.75 crate.
Mushrooms Hothouse 45o lb, 25c
for '4 pound.
Onions Ynklma $2.35 sack, Ore.
gon dry $1.50 sack. Idaho $3.35-40.
8els 35o lb. Green 65o doz. bunches.
Texas sweet type $2. Calif, sweet
type $2 Calif red 50s to $1.95 Dr
Mullen $185. Calif, newest tvr
3.7S-3 tack. Yellow $1.00. Wall
Walla $1.10-15, Walla Walla-Yakima
green $1.15-25. Red 60s ti.
Peas Imperial $3.15-25 a bushel,
Puget Sound 30s $2.80 per tub.
Calif. $2.40-50 The Dalles 8-9c lb.
Oregan coast 25s $2-$2.50 box. Snake
River 28s $2.50-75 tub.
Peppers Texas green 16-18c lb.
Mexican green 25c lb. Local No. 1
$1.60-70 box.
Old Potatoes White, local $3.25
50 cental. Deschutes Gems $3.35-50.
Texas $2.60-75, Shafter, Cal., White
Rose $1.60 50 lbs. Yakima No. 2 Gems
$2 60-lb. bag. Klamath No 1 $3.50
cental.
New Potatoes Calif, whites $1.50
50-lb. lug. Texas $2.60-75 Florida red
$3-$3.25 60-lb. lug. Shafter, Cal.,
White Rose $2.50 100-lb. bag. local
J3-J3.Z5 cental. Yakima $3.50-75
Rhubarb Hothouse ex. fey. $1.30,
fey. $1.20, choice $1.05 for 15-lb. box.
Wine variety 5c more. Local field
grown 50-60o apple box, No. 1 $1.25
orange box.
Turnips Local 80c lug. Cal. 110
85o doz. bunches,
Radishes Cal. 45-50C, Ore. 50-55C
dozen.
Squash Zuccmnnl 55-65C box,
white $1.50-75, yellow 60-65c lug. Ore.
$1.60-60 flat crate. W. Walla $1 box.
Danish $4.50 crate Marblehead and
Hubbard 2 14 -3c -b No. 1 85C-S1
Spinach Blngen $1-$1.25 orange
box. Local No. 1 $1.35-50 orange box.
Sweet Potatoes Calif. $2.35-50 a
50-lb. bag. Southern Yams lOo lb.
New 15c lb. Milton-Frcewater $1.7!
$2.25 lug.
Tomatoes Calif. $2.20-50 a crate.
Hothouse ex. fey 20c, fey. 22-25c ib.
Calif field grown $3-$3.25. Texas
$3.20-50 lug; Merced field $2.75
Mexico field $2. Texas $3-53.25 lug.
Mllton-Freewater $1.30-75 lug. The
Dalles 18s $1.65-75 box.
Meats
Country Meats Selling prices to
retailers: Hogs (celling prices) 17-
1714c lb. Country killed hogs, best
butchers, 12D-149 lbs., nominal
Vealers, fancy, 23c; light, thin
15-18C, heavy 16c lb bulk 18c. Can
ner cows 14c, good cutters 13-14c Ib.
Bulls 1614-17C. Yearling lambs 18c.
Springers, good 20-22c lb., heavy
12-15C Ewes 7-Bc 10.
Wool, Hops
Wool 1942 contracts. Ore. ranch,
nominal 34-37C lb., crossbreds 40-42c.
Mohair 1941 12-mos. 45c lb.
Hides Calves 19-22c. green beef
10c, kip 17c, green bulls 6o lb.
Hops 1841 crop 40c: 1942 con
tracts 10c lb., seed stock 1941 crop
44c; stock seed 1942 contracts 42-52c
lb., 1942 crop, seeded 45-46c. seedless
50-51c lb. Fugglcs, cluster seedless 47
Groceries
Sugar Refinery basis: cane $5.45
beet $5.53 cwt. f.o.b. refinery. Port
land prices to retailers: cane $5.90,
beet $5.80 per 100 lbs.
Nutmeats Walnuts, light amberi
halves, broken lots 55c, pieces 50c,
ambers 46c, standard ambers 38c Ib
Filberts, Barcelonas 50-60c lb. Pe
cans, light halves 55c lb.
Portland Grain
Portland, Aug. 20 (IP) Wheat fu
tures: Sept. 9414; Dec. 9814.
Cash grain: No. 1 flax 2.3814;
wheat (bid) : soft white 1.07, exclud
ing Rex 1.10; white club, western red
1.10; hard red winter: ordinary 97,
10 pet, 1.04, 11 pet. 1.08, 12 pet. 1.12;
hard white baart: 10 pet. 1.14, 11
pet. 1.18, 12 pet. 1.22.
Car receipts: wheat 49, flour 4,
oats 2, hay 2, barley 1, mlllfced 1.
Portland Livestock
Portland, Aug. 20 MV- (USDA)
Cattle 225. salable 150: calves 50.
salable 35; market active, steady to
strong. Few grass fat steers $11.50
$12.25, few grnsscra to $12.50, com.
grades down to $9.50, odd good fnt
steers $13.50. Common dairy type
heifers $B-$8.50. Canncr-cutler cows
$5.50-$7, fat dairy type $7.75. med.-
good beefs $8-$9.50. Med.-good bulls
$9.75-$10.50; good-choice vealers at
$14.50-$15.50.
Hogs 400, salable 300; market ac
tive around 10c higher than Wed
nesday. Good-choice 170-215 lbs.
$16.50 to mostly $15.05. few $15.75,
a new nigh, One lot held higher;
230-316 lbs. $14.75-$15. few $15.25.
light lights $14.75-.$15. Good sows
$14-$14.50, com, light pigs to $16.75.
Sheep 450. salable 400. Market
about steady. Med.-good springers
$10.60-$11.50, few good-choice $11.75
feeders $9.75 down. Good slaughter
ewes $4, few breeding owes $5.
Chicago Grain
Chicago, Aug. 20 (U.R) Cash grain:
Corn No. 1 yellow 84-86, No. 2
8314-85, No. 3 83-84U, No. 4 834,
No. 5 82'4-84, No. 2 white 1.04.
Oats No. 1 mixed 50-50?;, No. 3
4014, No, 1 white 50-U, No. 2 50-5014,
No. 3 48U-40-M, No. 4 48-4814. No. 3
while tough 40, No, 3 heavy 5014-"!,
no. l red spec, heavy 51; feed 47U,
No. 3 feed 47.
Barley Malting 80-98n, hard 70-
76n, feed 58-65n. No. 2 blltcd 82. No.
3 malting tough 95.
Wheat open high low close
Sept. 1.18'i 1.18-, 1.18 1.181 -'i
Dee. 1.21 li 1.21-H 1.20-v, um-H
May 1.25 1.2RM 1.247 1.25-H
Chicago Livestock
Chicago, Aug. 20 MV- (USDA)
Hogs 11,500, salable 9000; moderate
ly acllve, strong to 10c higher. Good
and choice 180-240 lbs. $24.85-$15.10,
top: 270-360 lbs. $14.35-75; Rood and
choice sows 400-550 lbs. $13.50-$14.15.
Salable cattle 4500. calves 600.
Choice steers and yearlings steady
to strong, top $l6.4u; several loads
tlS.75-ilfi.35; med.-good wcaks to
15c lower; fed heifers about steady.
best $15. Med.-good fat cows slow,
steady at $10.25-$11 and better. Bulls
active, weighty sausage to $12; veal
ers strong, $15.50 practical top. Sev
eral packages to small killers $16.
Sheen 7000, salable 1500, Wednes
day, spring lambs and fat sheep tO-
15c higher, yearlings steadv, top na
tive springers $15.40. bulk $15-$I5.35;
good handy wt. yearlings $11.2500,
rat sheep $6.50 down. Today: spring
lambs mostly 8-10c higher at $15.25
50 for good and choice lots; holding
closely sorted kinds to $15.60; small
lots fat sheep steady. Native ewes
mostly $5.50-$6.50.
Boston Wool
Boston, Aug. 20 (U.B Sales Of
scoured 8-mo. Texas wool made at
$1.12-15. Some Calif. 8-mo. wool re
ported sold at clean price, 94-95c.
Brazil wilt lax all curiosities
made with wild animals and-
shipped to other countries.
Fruit Trees
Need Spray
Borer Control
Dallas The last of August
and the first of September is
the most effective time to treat
peach and prune trees for the
control of root borers. Material
commonly used, chemically
known as paradichlorobenzene
is fortunately available this
year, at only slightly increased
prices. An ounce is used for
ordinary trees six years old or
older. Three-fourths of an ounce
is recommended for trees four
to five years old and one-half
ounce for trees from one to
three years old.
This material is best used
when the soil temperature is 60
degrees or above. It can be in
jurious to young trees less than
four years old if not properly
used. The mounds of earth piled
on top of the poison about the
trees should be torn down on
the young trees after the treat
ment has been made for four to
six weeks-
It is usually best, to treat a
whole orchard or group of orch
ards in the same neighborhood
at the same time. When this is
done and the treatment given
for two consecutive years, it
might be unnecessary to treat
again for a considerable period
of time. When only part of an
orchard is treated the adults of
this -insect are free to migrate
into the treated sections the
coming year and re-infest the
treated trees.
Complete Information of the
method of treatment can be ob
tained at the office of W, C
Loth, county agent. Station cir
cular 109 on Control of West
ern Peach and Prune Root
borer, is available on request.
Plane Runway
Paving Finished
With paving operations com
pletod, except for shaping the
gutters, on the 1000-foot exten
sion to the northwest-southeast
runway at the Salem airport, the
full 5000-foot runway was open
ed to use last night.
The paving contractor, War-
rent Northwest company, has
completed surfacing of the south
3700 feet of the 5600-foot north-
south runway and expects to
complete the job sometime next
week.
Because of the scarcity of con
duit and other materials, a port
able system for lighting the run
ways will be installed.
Under the direction of the
U. S. army engineers, work on
the barracks, slope, warehouses,
administration building and oth
er installations for the air corps
support command and pursuit
base is progressing according to
schedule.
No date has been announced
for occupation of the base by the
air corps.
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports of Sa
lem dealers, for tho guidance
of Capital Journal readers.
(Revised daily).
Buying Prices
Wheat, red or white, 95o per bu.
Gray oats, No. 2, 36 lb., $26 ton
Barley, No. 2, bright, $25 ton.
Hay Clover $14 per ton; oats and
vetch $14 per ton; local second cut
ting alfaira, $17 per ton.
Retail Prices
Egg Mash $3.05 cwt., second grade
$2.95. Pullet Grower Mash $3.10.
Chicken Scratch, $2.25 cwt.
Wholo Corn $2.40, cracked $2.45
Midget Market Reports
Hogs 165-316 lbs. $14.50; 215-250
lbs. $14; 250-300 lbs. $13.50; packing
sows $10.50.
Sheep Lambs $10, ewes $4-$5.
Cattle Top veal dressed 21c, veal
allvo '14c. Heifers $6-$8. Dairy
cows $4-$6, beef cows $6-$7; bulls
S7.50-SB.50.
Poultry Heavy colored hens, No
1, 20c; No. 2, 16c; frys 38c. White
Leghorn hens 16c, frys 31c lb.
Eggs Buying prices: Large grade
A white and brown 38c doz., med,
35c. Standards, B large 35c, Pullets
2lc dozen; cracks 22c dozen,
Eggs Wholesale prices: Ex. large
white and brown 41c, med. 38o doz.
Standard white and brown 38c doz.
Butter Prints: A grade 47c lb.
B grade 46c, quarters 48c lb. But
terfat: Premium 4814c, No. 1 47c,
No. 3 44c.
Onion Estimates
Drop 60 Per Cent
An onion crop of 110 per cent
of normal which was estimated
the first of July, has decreased
until it is but 80 per cent today,
Ronald Jones, president of the
Labish Growers' association, stat
ed today. He blamed tho in
roads of thrlp and mildew as res
ponsible for the shrinkage In the
prospective crop. In addition to
a decrease in production, onion
growers face the prospect of hav
ing much less No. 1 quality, since
the size of the vegetable has been
materially affected.
Wool Production
Shows Decrease
An estimated 12,023,000
pounds of wool, a drop of eight
per cent from the 1941 figure,
was shorn in Oregon this year,
a preliminary report Issued by
the U. S. department of agricul
ture said today.
A decline in the number of
sheep was given as the primary
reason for the drop, the report
said,
New Battle
On Farm Prices
Washington, Aug. 20 VP) A
new battle over farm prices ap
peared to be in the making today
following an appeal by Secre
tary of Agriculture Wickard for
an amendment to the price con
trol law to permit lower ceilings
on agricultural products.
Wickard, reversing his previ
ous position, urged farmers in a
radio address last night to fore
go a provision in the price law
prohibiting ceilings of less than
110 per cent of parity. (Parity
prices are designed to give farm
products purchasing power equi
valent to that of a base period,
usually 1909-14).
The secretary's new stand was
quickly challenged by Chairman
Fulmer (D., S.C.) of the house
agriculture committee, who said
"Friends of the farmers will
oppose any such change in the
price law. Mr. Wickard and Mr.
Henderson (price administrator
Leon Henderson) would do far
mers, consumers and the nation
a real service if they would do
something about cutting down
on the margins and profits that
middlemen and others make on
farm products."
In Chicago, Earl C. Smith, vice
president of the American Farm
Bureau federation, expressed
doubt a plan for applying price
ceilings to livestock could be
devised. It would require, he
said, an army of untrained ap
praisers and administrators and
"would bring chaos" t.n the live
stock producing and feeding in
dustry. 2 More Buses
For Bean Pickers
Heeding the increased demand
for harvest workers, the local
office of the U. S. employment
service plans to operate two ad
ditional buses from headquart
ers at Ferry and South Cottage
streets beginning Friday fore
noon. The two buses will ac
commodate 125 workers who
will be taken to the bean fields,
W. H. Baillie, manager of the
employment service, following
a tour of'inspection of the Inde
pendence and north Marion
county sections yesterday, re
ports that the producers of hops
are fairly well supplied with
pickers. However, there is a
shortage of field hands, due
principally to the higher price
being paid those who pick the
hops. Some producers report
that men who have hired out on
a daily wage as field hands have
joined the ranks of the pickers
because the "kids are making
more than we are.
Baillie reported an instance
where a man and wife earned
$18 in a single day picking hops
while another woman collected
$7.20 even though she quit the
field at 3 o'clock.
Nearer Portland hop produc
ers are still in need of help, since
the defense industries have at
tracted many workers who or
dinarily go to the harvest fields.
Alaska Salmon
Pack Small
Seattle, Aug. 20 JPI The fe
deral fishery industries office
here today announced the Alas
ka salmon pack, as of August 8,
aggregated 2,796,279 standard
cases, compared with 4,460,951
for a comparable, but earlier,
date Inst year. It is nearly 789,
000 cases short of the compara
tive figures for 1940, previously
the smallest in the past six years.
The 1942 figures are final for
Bristol Bay (there were no op
erations this season on the north
side of the Alaska peninsula and
the Egekik area) and this gave
the normally important western
Alaska cannery nrea n final to
tal of but 467,192 cases; was
final for Copper river, and final
for the southside Alaska penin
sula and Icy Strait areas of cen
tral Alaska (save for one can
nery In each) and was final for
southeastern Alaska's "western
area" save for one cannery,
The southeastern Alaska total
as of August 8 was 830,617 cases
against 2,153,181 for last year's
comparative date. The central
Alaska pack to August 8 was
1,498,470 cases compared with
1,643,068 cases on a comparable
date last year. 1
No Favoritism
Shown Traffic
Violators
Variation of bail and fines
levied in violations of the basic
speed law, above 30 miles an
hour under usual circumstances,
has perplexed many people and
the general belief that local vio
lators are "given a break" over
out-of-towners is erroneous.
Motorists are seldom arrested
under 35 miles an hour, though
this is determined by circum
stances, such as careless driving
In congestion or where there are
crowds on the street. All bail
Is based upon the minimum
amount that would be given as
a fine in case of conviction. Lo
cal motorists are cited because
they can be reached by an of
ficer if they do not appear in
court in answer to a summons.
while out-of-town motorists are
required to post bail to obtain
their release, experience teach
ing that seldom if ever do these
appear later in court.
In any case where bail is re
quired the person arrested can
appear in court and argue his
innocense, even demand trial
but few seldom do this, knowing
that conviction 1 brings the
amount of bail plus court costs
and attorney fees.
Posted in the office of the city
recorder and also on file with
the police when the motorist is
booked, is the schedule of fines
for exceeding certain set speeds
and no favoritism is shown.
Speed of 35 miles an hour
calls for a deposit of $5; 40
miles an hour $7.50; 45 miles an
hour $10; 50 miles an hour $15;
55 miles and hour, $20, and $60
miles an hour $25. The mini
mum for reckless driving is $25,
ranging upwards to $50 depend
ing upon the ' circumstances.
Failure to stop at a stop street
costs $2.50.
Dairies Hit by
Labor Shortage
Portland, Aug. 20 fu.fi A
statement absolving the office of
price administration of blame
for recent shortages, of milk
throughout Oregon was before
producers today.
Issued by the state OPA of
fice, the statement said the pres
ent shortage was due largely to
scarcity of labor and it was not
essentially a price problem, and
therefore could not fairly be
referred to the OPA.
The problem cannot be solved
by price increase, at least not
without seriously curtailing con
sumption of milk, the statement
said. It said the matter had been
forwarded to Washington, D.C.,
for consideration by the war
man-power commission. Before
any changes in ceiling prices es
tablished by OPA for fluid milk
can be made, a ruling by the
commission must be forthcom
ing, the statement contended.
In the meantime, the state
ment urged communities to "try
to help themselves." It suggest
ed importation of dairy labor
from other states, training cours
es for women, elimination of un
essential production costs and
distribution services.
New Exclusion
Order by Army
San Francisco, Aug. 20 (U.R)
The fourth army and western
defense command today an
nounced a new exclusion order
under which anyone, including
native Americans, can be moved
from the Pacific coast if found
to be "dangerous or potentially
dangerous."
Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt
said a board of army officers
would hear every case and that
persons excluded would be giv
en time to care for their person
al and business matters.
DeWitt did not define the bas
is for finding a person liable to
exclusion, saying that the board
would base its decision on "evi
dence submitted to it." If ex
cluded, an Individual would be
given assistance In relocating in
a non-military area.
"This procedure," DeWitt
said, "is another important step
in providing proper protection
for the military security of the
Pacific frontier.
"The evacuation of all per
sons of Japanese ancestry from
the Pacific coast has been ac
complished. No further collec
tive evacuation is contemplated.
"The new procedure is sup
plemental to the Japanese evac
uation program and will deal
with dangerous or potentially
dangerous persons entirely on an
individual basis and without ne
cessity for mass action."
New Zealand has 140,000,
more than 9 per cent of the pop
ulation, under arms In all serv
ices, with an additional 100,000
in the Home Guard.
Payment Made on
Water Bond Issue
With the mailing of a check
this week for $76,218.75 by the
city treasury department, Sa
lem topped the peak In the debt
load of the municipal water sys
tem. The check, $75,000 of
which was payment on the prin
cipal and the balance interest
charges, was sent to the fiscal'
agent.
The combined total bond is
sue of $2,200,000 floated in 1936
will be retired by 1976 if the
present schedule of liquidation
is continued. The first payment
was $37,320. This year the- to
tal is $131,017 and next year it
drops to $128,982.
The bonds are not subject to
call and bear an average rate of
interest of 3.50 per cent.
New Plastic to
Replace Rubber
Wilmington, Wei., Aug. 20 VP)
The Hercules Powder Co., an
nounced today that it was pro
ducing a new plastic which could
replace rubber in hundreds of
everyday articles.
Base for the new plastic is
ethyl cellulose, manufactured
from cotton linters or wood
pulp, common salt and alcohol
from natural gas or from fer
mented farm products.
Ethyl cellulose has been in
production for some time at the
company's chemical cotton
plant at Hopewell, Va.
L. N. Bent, vice-president,
said the new plastics were not
now suitable for tires or inner
tubes because they were infer
ior to natural rubber in bounce
or resilency. He said they would
tear more readily than rubber
and were not as elastic.
Ethyl cellulose, however,
could be made flameproof, Bent
said, and is flexible at tempera
tures of 70 degrees below zero,
which would enable it to be used
for electrical insulation in mo
tors of high-altitude bombing
planes.
Among articles which the new
soft material could be used as a
rubber substitute were hospital
sheeting, garden hose, rubber
gloves, washers, footwear, rain
coats, golf balls and baby pants.
Resistant to war gases, it could
be used for gas masks, the an
nouncement said.
Charles Burdett Alley
Lebanon Funeral services for
Charles Burdett Alley, 39, who was
killed when his truck went out of
control at the four corners near the
Providence church Monday, were
held Thursday at the Harry C.
Howe funeral home. Rev. LeRoy
Crossley officiated, and burial was
in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Alley,
who had lived in Lebanon the last
six months, was born July 15, 1903.
at St. Charles, Idaho. He came here
with his family from Cokeville. Wyo.
He married Miss Beverly Berrler
at Randolph, Utah, June 3, 1939.
Besides his widow he is survived by
one son, Donnie, aged 2, and a
daughter, Dottle, aged 1, and his
mother. Mrs. Delia Metcalf of Coke
ville, Wyo.; five brothers and one
sister also survive.
Earl Lester Nelson
Independence Services were held
from the Smith-Baun mortuary here
Tuesday at 9 o'clock for Earl Les
ter Nelson, 48, who died Saturday
at the Veterans' hospital in Port
land, where he had been for the
past two and a half months, suf
fering from a brain tumor. Ser
vices were held from the Holeman
Lutz funeral home In Portland at
1 o'clock Tuesday, and Interment
was in the Lincoln Memorial park
In Portland. Nelson, who been em
ployed by his brother, Herbert F.
Nelson, for the past three yeais
had been residing here since 1911.
He was an active member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, a mem
ber of the Cooties of Salem, and a
member of the Odd Fellows lodge
here. He was born June 33, 1894,
at Pocatello, Ida., and was mar
ried to Lizzie Eltedge in 1932, who
passed away in 1938. He served
with the U. S. army during the first
World war and had a year's over
sea duty. He Is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Eliza Troxel, of In
dependence, one sister, Mrs. Ber
nlce Smith of Borger, Texas; three
brothers, Axel Nelson of San Fran
cisco, George Nelson of Toledo and
Herbert F. Nelson of Independence;
three nephews, Oscar A. and Row
land Nelson of San Francisco, and
Cecil Lester Smith of Pennsylvania;
three nelces. Mabel D. Knight of
Portland, Hlldred Whitmore of
Berkeley and Vlolette Terry of
Borger, Texas.
To provide vacation spots near
at home, Dublin, Eire, eradicat
ed mosquitoes from its swamps.
Ants Roaches
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these pests simply up Tinkle RV If AC 1 1 j
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Obituary
. MONOUHUprtUCI
Allied Airmen
Given Credit for
Raid's Success
(Continued from page 1)
As it grew light we discover
ed scores of other ships des
troyers, motor gunboats, lighters,
assault craft and chausseurs of
the Fighting French navy all
converging on Dieppe.
One 24-year-old sub-lieutenant
whistled softly at the sight
and said:
"What's that line in Shakes- ,
peare about 'Gentlemen of Eng
land now abed?' They ought
to see this. It makes you proud."
Commandos Land
The first commandos landed
as we neared the French coast
RAF bombers had sneaked
across the channel to hammer
German gun positions. Ahead
anti-aircraft fire spurted in foun
tains of red tracer bullets.
Across the water we heard
the rumbling crump, crump of
big bombs.
"The well-dressed man will
wear a tin hat from this point,"
the sub-lieutenant said.
As the light brightened we saw,
six Spitfires flying high over
head. We were still admiring
them when there was a roar of
planes to port and two Focke- .
Wulfs attacked our convoy.
Barrage of Guns
They swept over us with ev
ery gun firing, and ours answer
ing theirs. One climbed out of
the barrage, a second waver
ed and slid into the sea.
"Let's go and see the fun,1
said the captain after the tank
transports had run in to land
ings. We steamed through the smoke
and in the early sunlight saw the
burning houses of Dieppe and
heard the rattle of rifle fire and
the chatter of machine-guns.
Over 3000 boats on waterways
of France have been destroyed
or scuttled during the war.
Births, Deaths
Births
Mehama Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wag
ner are the parents of a daughter
named Patricia, born at a Salem
hospital August 15.
Deaths .
Wittenberg Carl Wittenberg, at
his residence, 3987 Brooks avenues
Thursday, August 30, at the age ol
63 years. Survived by widow, Mrs.
Anna Wittenberg of Salem; four
daughters, Mrs. Elsie Harrington
of Evanston, 111., Freda Wittenberg,
Adella Wittenberg and Juanlta Wit
tenberg, all of Salem; three sons,
Ernest Wittenberg, U.S. navy, Ar
thur and Edward Wittenberg of Sa
lem; grandson, James Harrington
of Evanston, 111., and nephew, Bert
Wittenberg of Salem. Announce
ments later by Clough-Barrlck Co.
Laws Frank Laws, late resident
of 571 Union street, at a local hos
pital Wednesday, August 19, at the
age of 66 years. Survived by widow,
Mrs. Lucile Laws of Salem; two
sons, Basil of McMinnville and Fer
ris of North Bend; three step
daughters, Mrs. Claribel Albertson
of Portland, Mrs. Lloyd Ramsden
and Mrs. Edna Nichols, both of Sa
lem; one grandson, Ferris Laws, Jr.,
of North Bend, and three step
granddaughters. Services will be
held Friday, August 31, at 1:30 p.m.
from the Clough-Barrlck chapel,
Rev. F. C. Stannard officiating. Con
cluding services in Amity cemetery.
Rossi Mrs. Laura Rossi at Valj
lejo, Calif., August 19. Survived by
widower, A. J. Rossi of Vallejo; fa
ther and mother, Mr. and Mrs. O.
J. Smith of Salem; three brothers,
Dallas Smith of Lacomb, Ross smith
of Stayton and Wallace Smith with
the U.S. coast guard; sisters, Miss
Grace Smith, Miss Mary Smith and
Mrs. Rosa Yates, all of Salem, Mrs.
Mabel Rosenberg of Los Angeles,
Mrs. Lorena Fisher of Portland and
Miss Joy Smith of Stayton. An
nouncement of services later by tha
Rose Lawn Funeral home.
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