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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1942)
Two Greater Willamette Valley News Monday, September 21, 1942 Exclusive News Dispatches Br Special Correspondent Priority Bars New Fire Truck For Albany Albany According to word received by City Recorder C. R. Ashton from the war production board, signed by J. A. Krug, deputy director general for pri orities control, Albany has been denied a new fire truck. Krug's answer came after the Albany city council and mayor asked for permission to purchase a new fire truck. Krug's letter stated: "Un questionably you could use ad ditional fire apparatus to ad vantage. However, the informa tion presented in your letter in dicates that you have far more fire protection equipment in re spect to the general character and size of your city than many municipalities throughout the United States. Therefore it is deemed advisable to recommend a rating on th.i equipment you propose to purchase at this time. "We are attempting to reserve ratings to industrial areas where there is a definite shortage of equipment, until such time there is an improvement in the available supply of apparatus Greens Bridge Mrs. J. A. Vasek Honored On Birthday; Seattle Doc tor on Visit to Relatives Mrs. J. W. Vasek was honor guest at a dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Neuenschwander at Newberg, on her birthday anniversary Guests wore Mr. and Mrs. Vasek and two daughters of this dis trict and G. E. Neuenschwander of Sunnyside. Dr. C. C. Hale of Seattle, spent several days last week at the home of his mother and sis ter, Mrs. A. D. Hale and Mrs. W. D. Walkins. Howard Sprangles, with the U. S. army stationed at Camp Adair, visited his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Iven Jones, Saturday. Sprangles' home is in Oklahoma. Miltoq Scudder and Mr. and Mrs. David Patterson of Albany, were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Will, Mr. and Mrs. E. Nydigger and sons of Washougal, Wash., were week-end guests at the Will home. . . : George Kelly, who has been spending several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly, left Saturday evening for California where he will be em ployed on road construction work. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Parson of Hubbard and Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson of Lebanon, were Thursday guests at the J.' N. Powers home. Brenden, Crabtree In Story on Radio Silverton Martin Brenden, on of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Bren den of Silverton and David Crabtree, former resident of Sil verton have been employed the past week on the set of a War ner Brothers studio. The boys who are students at Salinas Junior collego in California, will appear in group scenes of a story of the nazi invasion of Norway now Doing mined at Del Monte. The boys collected $5.50 a day, autographs and many in teresting stories. Soldier's Wife and Daughters Go North Silverton Mrs. James Arthur Case and three daughters left this week for Victoria, B.C., to make their home for the dura tion. Mrs. Case's husband is with the Canadian forces some where in England. He left Can ada early last winter and Mrs. Case came to Silverton to spend the winter months with her fos ter mother, Mrs. George Cusi ter. Mrs. Case is the former Ruth Gregg, graduate of Silverton high school and University of uregon. following her cradua lion she was with a number of Oregon papers, including As toria, Portland and Bend. Her husband is a brother of Ormand Robert Case, fiction writer, and of Victoria Case, writer of fea ture articles. Cutieura helps clear up externally uuacu pimpies, iimpie runes. Md oftenblckhed tips for removal. BllVBOTHttvUvar vniirAnuunl' iuticuh '."M..1 I ' 'IT i" r Huge New London Raid Shelter Prepared for Occupancy An air raid precaution work er operated a vacuum cleaner type of apparatus in cleaning one of London's huge, new dccp-tunncl air raid shelters, built far below the ground and beneath subway stations. Each shelter is capable of sheltering 8,500 persons. Tiers of bunks stretch as far as the eye can see. There are to be eight such super shelters, seven of which were expected to be ready this fall in event of reopening of air attacks on the city. Associated v Press Photo. Kersey Opposes Mayor Finseth Dallas City politics here took an animated turn Friday when competition loomed with the filing of petitions with the city recorder, nominating can didatcs Leif S. Finseth and Frank E. Kersey for the office of mayor. Finseth is the pres ent mayor. Other city office aspirants apparently have a clear field. Petitions were filed by C. B. Sundbcrg,. council-at-large, John Wick, Ward 1 councilman; John R. Allgood, Ward 2 councilman; Dr. A. B. Slarbuck, Ward 3 councilman; V. O." Williams, Ward 4 councilman, and Wil liam Blacklcy, city auditor and police judge. All are incum bents. Silverton Hills Grunge Trcparcs for' Booster Night; Federal Hunter Bags Two Bobcats (Mrs. Frank Nordstrom and a sister, Mrs., Johnson, of Birken feld, were guests this week of their sisters here, -Mrs. Anton SQeher and Mre.. Willard B6n son, . The Silverton Hills Grange met Friday in regular session followed by a late no-host lunch. Plans for the "Booster" night were discussed, with the pro gram featuring family night. Os car Loc is master. Mrs. Alfred Thomas and Bruce and Lee of Amboy, Wash., have returned to their home fol lowing a week's stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Maulding. , Two large bob cats wore trap ped this week by Victor How ard, employe of the federal fish and wildlife service. Marjorio and Pat Maulding, who have been employed at the Paradise Inn at Mt. Rainier, Wash., during the summer, re turned home for the school term. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Horn- buckle left for Tacoma to spend several weeks with their son Joe, and his wife. Amity Mr. and Mrs. Alan Torhct Have Baby Son; Navy Man at Parents' Home Mr. and Mrs. Alan Torbct of Marshfield. are the parents of a baby son, Stephen Clark, born Wednesday, Sept. f). Mr. Tor bet is in the advertising depart ment of a Marshield newspaper. Mr. and Mrs. David Smith have returned from a two weeks visit to their former home at Klamath Falls. Mr. and Mrs. M. Barstad of Seavicw, Wash., moved to Am ity the first of the week and have rented the Pearl Ellcnwood residence. Mrs. Barstad will leach the Briedwcll school. Roy Smith, who is with the hospital corps in the U. S. air force at Taft, Calif., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith. U.S. soldiers in Australia who adopted a kangaroo have nam ed it Kanga. Toriuy and i Tuesday Twft Biff Comedy Features BACK AGAIN li step t rwi! 12nd Feature i - . Mrs. Porches to Teach at Camas Silverton Miss Lucille "Hin kle, a former Silverton school teacher, is now Mrs. Charles Porches. Mrs. Porches is teach ing in the Camas, Wash., schools and is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Powell, also former Silverton people. Porches is a corporal in the Quartermaster department of the armed 'services. Foiger Johnson Addresses Club Silverton Foiger Johnson, state director of. the federal housing administration, was the speaker at today's noon Rotary luncheon at Toney's. He talked on the war housing program. Lowell Brown, Rotarian sec retary, is ill at his home in Mc- Clainc street .with a severe case of the mumps.' The president, S. Parzy Rose, expressed gratitude to Edwin Overlaid, a member of the Mt. Angel Creamery board, for his luncheon gift of a generous slice of creamery cheese. . ' , ' ' " Reckless Drivers ' , Fined at Silverton Silverton Melvin Kerlzman, who said he was the driver, was a guest of the city of Silverton while his two alleged compan ions, Allen R. Hart arid Gary Cameron, were released from the custody of A. Amo, chief of police, Friday, and raised S25 fine, on a reckless driving charge, preferred when the car in which the three men were riding left the street and took a jaunt along the sidewalk in the vicinity of the Morris Optical office, the Tailor Shop and the former Red and White store. Kcrtzman, a resident of the Nel son collages in bilvcrton, was released on payment of the fine. Mrs. Kale Salinger, Portland, barely escaped being struck by the car on the sidewalk. The car raked the fenders of the Rolf Benlson car that was parked diagonally along the street. The three men said they were shipyard workers. Kcrtzman said that, his pockets had been picked of $50. Hart, of Portland, is the owner of Ihe car. Bert Terry, police judge, con ducted the trial at the city hall. Foundation Chapter To Elect Officers Dallas Officers will be elect ed for the coming year at the annual meeting of the Polk county chapter of the national foundation to combat infantile paralysis, to be held Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the of fice of Miss Margaret Gillis. county health nurse, in the city hall. Dr. A. B. Starbuck is the president and Mrs. Ralph Howe secretary of the group. I y An NAC Production HENRY BUSSE AMO NtS 0CNWTA SALEM ARMORY Thurs.. Sept. 24 85c Tax Inc. Doors open 7:30 Danclnj at 8:00 Tickets on Sale at . MUSIC NOOK I 420 Court St. Pupils Elect 4-H Officers East Salem Swcgle school pupils are now working on full time schedule even to the or ganization of 4H clubs. Officers of the upper grades club are; President, David Carson; vice- president, Carol Garrison; secre tary, Lamctta Cozad; song lead er, Mildred Schultz, and yell leader, Richard Nelson, with Mrs. Estudillo,' leader. The offi cers of the intermediate club are: President, Harold Kufner; vice-president, Wallace Hoff man; secretary, Keith Griggs; song leader, Myralynn Standley; yell leader, Mary Baker, with Miss Dubuis, leader. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Nel son and two children have mov ed into the home of Mr. Nel son's: parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Nelson on Fisher road. They came from Hollywood, Calif., and hope to locate in a home of their own soon. Mrs. Albert Nelson is now visiting at their former home in Williston, N. D. Miss Gae Swingle of Garden road is spending a few days with friends in Portland. V The September meeting of the Garden road Neighborhood club was not held this month. The next regular meeting . will be the third Friday of October. Friends of Mrs. Anna Conk- lin will be Interested to know that although she is still in the hospital she is much better. Nephew of Waldner Killed in Action Silverton Henry Waldner re ceived word of the death of his nephew, Jimmie Clark, with the U.S. navy, killed in action August 27, and buried at sea, August 29. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. George Clark of Durango, Colo. Mrs. Clark is a sister of Mr. Waldner. Joe Moullctt, son of Mrs. Al bert Moullctt, who was in active service in Australia, has .been reported missing in action. Moravec Greeted by Mill City Friends Mill City Eddie Moravec, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Antone 'Moravec, is spending several days at home this week on furlough from the coast ar tillery. He is stationed near Seattle. Young Moravec flew by plane from Seattle to Port land, where he was met by his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moravec, who brought him to Mill City. Additional members of the family arriving to greet Eddie Wednesday eve ning were his sister, Mrs. Cecil Wilson and family of Oregon City, and his other brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Antone Moravec, Jr. - Milk and bread prices have jumped 20 per cent in Argentina since 1930. Canning Salmon Runs Are Slackening Off Buy Now While We Have a Supply. CHINOOK 16c & 18c Per Pound ... .. FittG Market 216 No. Commercial Site Announced For Deposit Of War ScraD Dallas The Willamette Val ley Lumber company has donat ed the use of property near the rdilroad track, on Uglow ave nue, south of Birch street, as a collection depot for Polk coun ty scrap gathered . during the drive to be held from October 3. to 10, according to announce ment made this week by Miss Frances Jo Greenwood, Dallas salvage committee- chairman Scrap collected there will be loaded directly on cars when ready for shipment, without ex--penso to the committee. Those' having heavy scrap are asked to take it to this site. Small scrap may be taken to the more centrally located, salvage depot on the Shreeve lot at Oak and Jefferson streets. During the drive period, a house to house canvas will be made and arrangements made to pick up scrap of owners unable to make deliveries. Those who, desire to sell scrap are asked to' collect it in piles convenient for dealers to pick up. Locally, Elmo Bennett is buying general scrap for shipment, and the Dal las Machine and Locomotive Works is buying cast iron. Scio Community Club to Elect Officers;-Sokol Society To Have Harvest Dance Election of officers will be among business taken up at the initial autumn meeting of the Queener Community club, that is scheduled for September 25, according to recent announce ment by the president, Delbert Karr. , . Ed Matilla was reported in satisfactory condition this week following hospitalization at Al bany for fractured leg while at work for the Roaring River Log ging company. Delia Ruth and Emily Jane Bracher of near Scio are report ed making- good recovery from tonsil surgery at Albany Mon day. - ' Scio Rebekah lodge may be asked to assist with a program at the annual district convention at Lyons, September 30, after noon and evening. Frank Novak, formerly of Scio but later of Mill City, re cently was honorably discharg ed from army service on account of ill health. Dr. Burl Betzer was in a Sa lem hospital last week for treat ment for a reportedly serious disorder. He practiced in Scio a few years ago, later locating in Stayton. Marri.-.ge vows were exchang ed by. Marvin L. Edwards and Ruth C. Bates at Albany, Sep tember 9. They will live at Mill City, where the groom is em ployed. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bates. Burton Montgomery and bride called briefly on Scio re latives a few days ago on an abbreviated honeymoon. Burton is a cousin of Lawrence and Darrel Montgomery of the Scio area, and is located at the army base hospital,. Vancouver. Mrs. W. A. Ewing, who had been ill for several days, is re ported improved. Children Visit Scotts Mill Home Scotts Mills Spending the week-end at the F. H. Chun home are his children, Sgt. D. A. Chunof March Field, Calif., Lewis Chun of Portland, Mrs. Margaret Taylor ' and small daughter of Klasey and Mrs. llcnora Stuart and small daugh ter of this place. Miss Eunice Chun of Bremerton, Wash., is expected. How to Hold false: teeth More Firmly in Place Do your raise teeth annoy and unbar russ by slipping, dropping or wabbling when you eat, lauxh or talk? Just sprinkle a little FA8TEETH on your plate. This alkaline inon-acld powder holds false treth more firmly and more comfortably, No tummy, aooey. pasty taste or feellnc. Does not aour. checks "plate odor" (den ture breath). Get FASTEETH today at any dn:a store. Phone 4424 Canning Peaches Results in Burn Silverton Mrs. George Schempp is recovering from a severe burn on her right hand suffered Wednesday while can ning peaches in a pressure cook er. Mrs. Schempp had removed four jars from her cooker when the second one suddenly ex ploded showering peaches, glass and hot syrup all over the room. Mrs. Schempp saved her face from the burning particles by covering it with her hand. Lebanon Will Extend Street Lebanon The city council this week entered into a contract with the Oregon Electric rail road company for a right-of-way across the railroad property for an extension of South Williams street to join with Milton. The proposed route would be used as a trucking lane, using Milton, Williams and Wheeler streets, through the city. In the agreement Williams street would be moved 20 feet west, co that the railroad and city would not be using the same road base. As compensation the railroad would pay $1,500 to re imburse the city for additional lands to be acquired for the street, and the cost, not to ex ceed $450, of moving buildings and making new connections for lights, water and other facilities. In exchange the railroad was granted by franchise the exclu sive right to use the easterly 40 feet of Williams street between Elmore and the present south erly terminus of Williams street as right-of-way for 25 years. ' An ordinance was passed by the city council Tuesday night approving the contract. The city will pay the cost of the new street construction, but the state highway department has agreed to maintain Milton street from U. S. highway 20 to Williams, Williams to Wheeler street, and Wheeler to the highway. ' Silverton Kleth Cooley Submits to Operation; Miss Province Enters University Kieth Cooley, small son of the Rholin Cooleys, was brought home Friday from the local hos pital where he submitted to a tonsil operation. Mif; . and-Mrs. George Jacschke have as their guest over the week-end,-Jaeschke's niece, Miss Mary Province, of Camas,, Wash. Miss Province will leave the first of the week for Seattle where she will enter the Univer sity of Washington. Mrs. M. J. Madsen entertain ed at her Brush Creek ' home during the week in honor of her son, Arthur Madsen. on the oc casion of his birthday anniver sary. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Burton had as guest for the week-end. Mrs. Burton's sister, Mrs. Viola Sund berg, and her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. K. O.. Sundbere. all of Portland. Irvin Elmer Sharp was fined $1 and costs in justice court Friday for failure to observe a stop sign. 1UUAI, TUES. WED. 2 HITS "FINGERS AT THE WINDOW" with Lew Ayres, Laraine Day Basil Ratlibone BIG ROAD SHOW ATTRACTION I I PLUS I I m & a v m w Elsinorc All Families Called Uoon To BrinaScrao Jefferson Every family in Jefferson and surrounding dis tricts is urged to begin at once to gather up scrap for the big salvage day to be held here on Saturday, September. 26. Farmers who have been de layed in gathering up their scrap because of the busy harvest sea son, are urged to load their trucks with junk found around the farm, bring it to Jefferson on Saturday and receive cash for it. It is urged that only good practical items be brought- in. Included in this list is solid pie ces of iron or steel, ruber, zinc, brass, copper, lead, old burlap and rags. Such items as old wa ter boilers, shell metal and tin cans and other articles that are bulky with little weight, are not needed at this lime as there are no facilities to compress them into flat blocks for shipment. The junk rally will start Fri day evening with a show at the Jefferson theater with admission being a piece of junk. Ten pounds or more is the amount suggested needed. The members of the casualty station are planning to serve re freshments at a down town lo cation Saturday. A program is being planned for an old-fashioned get-together in Jefferson. Roy Chester is chairman of the salvage 'committee. Other members are Dclmer Davidson, Mrs. Robert Torhune, E. Glea son, Arthur Harris, Rev. Wil liam Elmer and. Pat Beat. Howard McCall in Commando Service Keizer Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. McCall have recently received word from their son, Howard, who is apparently with the com mando group ol marines on the Solomon Islands. The letter' daled August 16, made no mention of the war, stated that he was well and very much interested in the folk at home and that he has received no mail since June 7 when he left San Diego where he was in training less than six months, Howard was sent overseas a short while before his 20th birth day. Monument Peak Area Will Close Lebanon The Monument Peak area, which has been open to huckleberry pickers for the last three weeks by permit, will be closed Friday, September 25, until the end of the closed sea son, Wayne L. Downing, district warden, announced. During the time the area was open, over 1,900 gallons of ber ries were taken out by 258 par ties of pickers. American soldiers help direct traffic in Belfast, Northern Ire land. Today andTu.- -2 Hits f LEO ANDY DAN KCARRILLO DEVINE DAILEY, Jr. nam i-ius Serial "Overland Mail m.vm GfO. M. COHAN JOAN USUI MTn... ' 'I I' 1 1 Irfin III Tifcw IiwIm h MICHAIL CURTtZ Theatre Charles, F. Meier . . ' Sidney-Talbot Charles I'M Meier, prominent farmer of the Sidney district, underwent a major operation Friday at the Salem Deaconess hospital. His condition is reported as satis factory. - Chaplain Advise Church Group Albany Churches, of Albany should not only extend them selves to make as pleasant as possible the lives of Camp Adair soldiers who may visit here, but they should not discriminate no ticeably, between the whites and the negroes, Chaplain C. . O. Churchill from the cantonmeiQ told delegates to the annual WiP lamette Presbytery at the close of the two-day conference, here last week. , Chaplain Churchill urged that, while it might not be pos sible for local people to enter tain a large proportion of the Camp Adair soldiers on leave in their respective homes, dinners and parties in the churches will answer well the purpose he pre sented. The visiting -chaplain said that the soldiers here and else where are a cross-section of the entire United States, including men who are good, bad and in different. " . "They are just boys like Al bany is 'sending into the army,' Chaplain Churchill said. The chaplain spoke similarly of the negroes, whose plight, bm said, is less favorable than thW of the whites because they are naturally restricted in their so cial activities through absence of others of their race among ci vilians of this area. "But you must remember," Chaplain Churchill said, "they are not here of their own ac cord, but because their govern ment sent them here." Magees Sell Store To Salt Creek Pair Unionvale Mr. and Mrs. Lou is Magee, who have owned and operated the Grand Island Junc tion store for four years and one month, have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chittim, who recently sold their store at Salt Creek. ' Mr." and Mrs. Magee havt planned to make this thcJ home, having purchased the 91 acre farm last winter that ad joins their fiveacre place on which they built their home in to which they moved at Eastei time, 1941. Mr. Magee will continue in his present employment in field work for Blue Lake cannery. Mr. and Mrs. Chittim came from the east to Salt Lake two years ago. For the present they will live in the warehouse un til the garage recently vacated by Denzil Wilson, is remodeled into a modern dwelling. can- lLU mJ TOI TODAY Bona Massey Jon .A. Peter Hall Lorre H. G. WELLS' "Invisible Agent" I AND , I Lionel Barrymore i "CALLING ' DR. GILLESPIE" Phone 3467 Matinee Daily, 1:00 j A Naughty-cal, i f Nutty-cal Tale f S of the Sea' 5 "DUKE OF THE I J NAVY" i AND ' I June Neil Lani Hamilton f , "Too Many Women" Phone Box Office 3721 Open 6:45 BQMM5 J TODAY k ERROL FL'YNN I "They Died With 1 Their Boots On" f ; AND I Joan Jinx Darls Falkfnburt "Two Latins From Manhattan" Itoua Phone 3449 Matinee Daily, 1:00
