Wednesday, October 21, 1942
The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Nin
ji1 Locals
Tuesday max. 71, min. 40. Ri
ver today -4.2 ft.
Building permits: Mrs. Wil
low Evans, to reroof a garage at
1030 Norway, $50. Mary Alice
Race, to reshingle a garage at
1162 North Fifth, $30. C. A.
Gies, to repair two camp cot
tages at 2500 Fairgrounds, $150.,
Mrs. J. F. Curtis, to reroof a
one-story dwelling at 1380
South 12th, $75. C. A. Cobow,
to reroof a one-story dwelling
at 2074 McCoy, $95. Wallace
Rushton, to reroof a one-story
dwelling at 540 North 18th, $45.
Vera Munkers, to build a gar
age at 1715 South 22nd, $150.
W. M. McDonald, to alter a one
story dwelling at 1350 North
Cottage, $100. Mary Fake, to
alter a two-story dwelling at
842 South 12th, $40. Mrs. M.
R, Savage, to build a garage at
1344 Court, $100. Edith DeMer
ritt, to repair a store building
at 1701 Center, $200. H. L.
Stiff, to reroof a store building
at 339 North High, $35. G. M.
Smith, to repair a garage at 1690
Mill, $27.
It costs no more to use the
best. Re-roof now with Pabco
Roofing. , No down payment.
12 months to pay. Ph. 9221
R. L. Elfstrom Co., 375 Cheme
keta St - '
Harold Berentson, president
of the Multnomah county chap
ter of the American Red Cross,
will address the Salem Lions
club Thursday noon at the Mar
lon. He was secured by Judge
George Rossman of the slate su
preme court.
Elect Frank Mogan constable,
i pd. adv.
A basement fire did some
smoke damage early today at
332 North Church, a house own
ed by Mrs. Clifford Farmer. The
fire started,' the fire department
reported, in a rubbish burner
and got a start up the stairs,
damaging some clothing.
Luta Florist 1276 N. Liberty.
John G. Hoover, 35, is report
ed to the police as having es
caped last night from Oregon
State hospital. His home is in
Portland.
For Home Loans see Salem
Federal, 130 South Liberty.
H. E. Kennedy, 1412 North
Capitol, reported to the police
that his home was entered be
tween 3:30 and 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and two guns
stolen. Both were .22-calibre
rifles, one valued at $8 and the
other $15. Entrance was made
by breaking a window.
Night school, $6 month. Capi
tal Business College, Ph. 5987.
, 254
While James W. Cooper was
walking at Ferry and Front
streets about 10:15 o'clock last
night someone stole up behind
him, struck him and knocked
him out and took his wallet con
taining $12, his draft registra
tion card and,. other articles, ac
cording to his story to the po
lice. Cooper's home Is at 1145
E street. ,
Presbyterian Rummage sale.
Wed. & Thurs., Nelson Bldg.,
251
The annual election.of a board
of directors will be, the princi
pal' business for consideration
Thursday noon at the YTZ2A,
Nine members of the prescr.t
board have been nominated ' for
re-election while two additional
men have been named to fill
vacancies. Those up for re-elec
Townsend
Clubs
Townsend club No. 4 will meet
in the Highland school building
Wednesday evening at 7:30
o clock.
Fairview Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Andrews and son, Rus
sel attended the Dayton Town-
send club meeting held Monday
evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hagan near Day
ton. Twenty-nine members at
tended. Seven new members
were taken into -the club: Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Terry, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C Motssinger, Mrs,
Goldy Allen and son, Richard
Allen and Miss Virginia Pen
nington- Dayton club received
recognition at the convention
held at Walla Walla, Wash., last
month for the largest per cent
of attendance' of members at
regular meetings of any club in
Oregon. At 8:30 dinner was
served.. The next meeting will
be with Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Hess at Dayton.
Townsend club, No. 16, will
meet at the home of Mrs. Arnold,
2256 Ford street, Thursday eve
ning of this week, at 8 o'clock.
tions are JoTin H. Farrar, Rollin
K. Page, B. E. Sisson, Dr. F. E.
Brown, Carle Abrams, Ted
Chambers, Fra ': B. Bennett, C.
A. Sprague and Douglas McKay.
Dr. Herbert Smith, president of
Willamette university, and Loy
al Warner, manager of the Sa
lem Penney store have been no
minated to fill two vacancies.
The nominating committee in
cluded T. M. Hicks, chairman,
Tinkham Gilbert and Fred An-
unsen. Balloting' will be in ef
fect from noon Wednesday un
til noon Thursday in the lobby
of the Y. All members are en
titled to vote or place in nomi
nation others not listed.
Our job is to train quickly.
Capital Business College, P. 5987
254
Zollie M. Volchok, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A... Volchok of this
city, has been named manager
of the Paramount theatre in
Portland by the Hamrick-Ever-
green company of Oregon and
Washington. Volchok was em
ployed in Salem theatres for a
number of years prior to joining
the organization with which he
is now associated.
.VFW Victory Dance club, Wed.
9 p.m., VFW Hall, 640 Hood.
251
Prospects for a successful
season of the Salem Y Gleemen
are excellent, it was stated to
day. The first rehearsal of the
fall was held Monday ; night
under the direction of Edouard
Hurliman of Portland who is
starting" his third year with
the group of male singers.
Turkey . pickers report for
work Thurs., Oct. 22, 8:30 a.m.
Marion Creamery, 245 D , St.
252
All three Salem chapter of Hi-
Y will meet at the YMCA this
evening.
Special wartime courses in
business training. Capital Busi
ness College, Phone 5987. 254
Marriage licenses have been
issued at Vancouver, Wash., to
Dale Holbert and Grace Bow-
den, both of 2605 Maple street.
Salem; Jack Bush and Faye
Rose, both of the Marion hotel;
Donald Von Wey, Portland, and
Dorris Lockwood, Dayton; Will
man Nickell, Amity, and Vernice'
Kent, Willamina and to Richard
Chodrick, Yamhill, and Lorraine
Rohde, McCoy.
Rummage, Fri., Sat. 477 Court.
252
Permit to haul logs has been
granted Evans Lumber company
by the county court.
The county court today exe
cuted a deed to Raymond and
Shirley Kuhn, covering lot 4,
block 51, Gervais, consideration
$75.
Nearly new 8-pc. walnut din
ing set. Trade in that old set on
this suite. Bright Furniture, 453
Court. Ph. 7511. , 252
At the regular Tuesday night
meeting the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, with the aid of a group
of soldiers from Camp Adair,
put on a real sale of bonds and
stamps. While the soldiers en
tertained with songs and musi
cal numbers Mr. Galloway of the
Ladd and Bush bank and Secre
tary Hamilton of the lodge' were
selling bonds and stamps. When
the final tabulation was complet
ed it was found that over $2,000
worth of bonds and stamps had
been purchased.
Waitress wanted, some exper
ience desirable. The Spa. 252
Nioma Phillips has been chos
en editor of the school paper at
Hayesville called School Echoes.
She will be assisted by Lorene
Lowery and Ma-yln Rasmusscn
will head the -reporting staff.
Carolyn Hynes will serve as so
ciety editor and Wilma Lowery
as sports editor.
Rummage sale. 263 N. Com
mcrcial, Thurs., Fri. and Sat.
Junior Woman's club. 252
Among the 53 sworn into the
coast guard at Seattle Tuesday
and returned home immediately
on inactive status to await their
calls to duty were Harold Scott
Pendleton, Stayton, and Joseph
Guell Dotson, Aurora.
We have a nearly new, full au
tomatic DeLuxe model Hotpoint
range. Will accept trade-ins.
Bright Furniture, 453 Court. Ph.
7511. 252
Navy enlistments in Portland
Tuesday included Charles Wes
ley Miller, Donald Bennett Whe
lan, David Andrew Whelan, Sa
lem; Arvid Hve Friedland,
West Salem; Joseph James My
ers and Robert Earl Dancer,
Willamina; Kenneth Junior
Hemplar, Albany; Morgan W.
McClain, Dayton; Wilton Henry
Welherald, McMlnnville.
A public Halloween carnival
will be held at the Hazel Green
school October to provide
funds for the purchase of a
phonograph for the school. Na
omi Phillips heads the general
committee.
See us for lower auto ins.
rates: Scellars & Foley. 252
While no official announce
ment has been forthcoming, it is
believed total receipts for the
Salem War Chest are approxi
mately $88,000. No further
luncheon meeting of the entire
group of workers is anticipated
although the board of directors
of the chest will convene soon
to map out their program.
Rummage sale Fri. & Sat. Par
ish house, 558 Chemeketa. 252
Legion dance, orchestra music,
Salem armory, Saturday eve.
254
Because the Legion hall is
now devoted to activities of the
USO- the monthly dinner meet
ing of Marion county Voiture
153 of the American Legion will
be held at the Quelle at 6:30
o'clock and not at the hall at
Chemeketa and Cottage streets.
Beautiful 5-pc. matched wal
nut bedroom group. Full 48'
mirror. This set must be seen
to be appreciated.' Bright Furn
iture, 453 Court. Ph. 7511. 252
Christmas cards, gift wrap
pings, seals, enclosure cards and
ribbons. Better Bedding Store.
252
Linn county teachers balloted
in favor of Frank Bennett, su
perintendent of, Salem public
schools, for reelection as trus
tee from the second district for
the state OSTA at the Linn coun
ty teachers' institute held in Al
bany this week. Welcome was
extended by Rex Putnam, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion. The Linn county teach
ers' unit elected G. A. Sprague,
Sweet Home, president; Wilma
Spence, Albany, vice-president
Gertrude McLeod, Albany, trea
surer and secretary; Mrs. Bet
ty Curtis and Carlton Richter,
Lebanon and Albany respective
ly, as delegates to the slate
OSTA meeting.
You can still buy a Johns Man
ville roof. Nothing down, 12 mos.
to pay. Ma this Bros., 164 S. Coml.
251
Eola Acres, Florist. Ph. 5730.
251
Private William A. Wolf, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Wolf,
Route 1, Sublimity, has been
'graduated from an intensive
course in aviation mechanics at
Sheppard field, near . Wichita
Falls, Texas,
We repaint, record, retape Ven.
blinds. Reinholdt-Lewis. P. 8991.
251
Will sell a ticket for a choice
seat to the Ellison White concert
in Portland Saturday night, Oc
tober -24; Artist Jascha Heifetz,
violinist. Phone 3571 or 4658. 253
The earliest New ; England
whalers waited for the giant
mammals to approach ' shore;
then they went after them in
small boats. 'V
Circuit Court
Motion to make more definite and
certain has been filed in the case
of state on relation of C. H, Gram,
labor commissioner, vs. G..J. Lyon
and othersi -
Answer asking; dismissal has been
filed In the case of Clyde McRae vs.
state industrial accident commission.
Default decree in the case of Ar
thur Glrod vs. A. J. Wheaton calls
for judgment of $900, $226 and inter
est, attorney fee and costs, with
sale, of mortgaged premises.
Order of default has been filed in
the case of Nellie S. Loenhart vs.
Francis W. Leonhart.
Answer and cross complaint in
the case of Albert vs. Nora B, Snnok
alleges cruel and inhuman treatment
on part of plaintiff and asks cus
tody of two minor children with $25
a month support money for each.
Default decrees of divorce have
been granted by Judge Page as fol
lows: Catherine-vs. Casper Hersh
felt with $25 a month support for
each or three minor children: Thtr-
on vs. Anna Finch, decree, Mary
Lavlna vs. Delmcr Warren Anderson,
custody of minor child to plaintiff
Violet vs. Perl Ward, name of VlolPt
Logan restored to plaintiff. Bert vs.
Opal Phillips, custody of minor chil
dren to defendant with right of vis
itation to plaintiff, $25 a month
support granted for each of the mi
nor children and property settle
ment ratified. Ella S. vs. James W.
Shaffer, former name of Ella Sabe
restored to plaintiff. $1000 lump sum
alimonv granted with 75 attorney
fee and costs. L. M. vs. Eunice Star
nes, custody of minor child to plain
tiff, with right of visitation to de
fendant. Probate Court
Sixth annual report of Herman
Otjen as executor of the estate of
Anna Peters shows receipts of $258.
47 and disbursements of $26.60.
Clair M. Inmsn has been named
administrator of the estate of Louis
R. Knapp who died at Medicine Hat,
Court News
Gasoline and Tire
Inspectors Named
Portland, Oct. 21 W) Five in
spectors for the tire and gasoline
rationing programs were ap
pointed here yesterday.
They' are George L. Curry,
Corvallis, and Walter A. Martin,
Portland, tire inspectors; J. Ra
mnn Kppfpr and Edmond W. EC-
gen, both Portland, and Frank E.
Senn, Eugene, gasoline, 'lney
will work out of the Portland
office.
Radley Inspects
USO Center for
Enlargement
Arriving in Salem Tuesday to
investigate the need for an en
largement of the facilities at the
Salem USO center was H. M.
Radley of the public buildings
administration in Washington,
D. C.
Radley made no comment on
whether he would make any
recommendations for increased
facilities for the Salem center,
but while in Salem he will con
fer with Robert R. Boardman,
Salem USO director, on the plans
for an addition to the Salem cen
tre, which Were submitted some
time ago to the war priorities
board and the FSA. . ' .'
The Salem center, which is a
comparatively young center,
moved into its present quar
ters September 3 of this year
and to date has accommodated
as many as 753 men in one day
The building is now equipped
With a game room, reading and
writing room, dance floor and
canteen. The proposed addition
would include a lounge, sleep,
ing quarters and shower facili
ties for servicemen and by the
inclusion of the lounge in the
addition, the present dance floor
could be enlarged to include that
part now used for a reading and
writing room.
Nazis Charge
Hospital Raided
New York, Oct. 21 VP) The
German high command conclud
ed its communique today with a
charge that British, planes had
attacked a Gorman dressing sta
tion on the Egyptian front and
with this menacing remark:
"From this the German high
command is compelled to draw
the conclusion that the British
government no longer attaches
any value to maintenance of the
convention of Geneva."
This apparently is a new
phase of the German propaganda
campaign of threats ' combined
with allegations, unsupported by
any independent evidence, of al
lied actions contrary to interna
tional pacts and the accepted
rules of war.
The Geneva convention men
tioned pledges its signatories to
respect for the Red Cross em
blem of medical services in the
field..
Canada, Dec. 10, 1940. Included in
his estate is real property in Fair
mount pari: addition to Salem valu
ed at $1500, which requires admin
istration here. Heirs , all reside In
Canada.
Semi-annual account of T. C.
Gorman as executor of the estate of
Abbie Eckhout shows balance of
$229.66.
Justice Court
Pleas of guilty entered by Leonard
Edward Rund and Dale Leroy Stan
ley to a charge of hunting game
birds from a motor vehicle, each lin
ed $25 and- costs. -
Plea of guilty entered by Claudie
Weston Miles to a charge of hunt
ing game birds from a motor ve
hicle. Continued one week for sen
tence. .
Police Court
Violation of traffic stop signs:
William B. Cooter, Dallas, bail $2.50.
Mary May McKenzlc, 610 Monroe.
Mary Elizabeth Way, Rt. 5, bail $2.50.
LeRoy A. Caville, 446 Water. Leo W,
Estley. 845 Piedmont, West Salem,
ball $2.50.
Violation of the basic speed rule:
Robert G. Zimmerman, route 4. bail
$10. Alfred W. Burgoyne. Portland,
bail $30. Eleanore L. Mullins, Taco
ma, bail $25. James V. Graves, Am
boy, Wash., ball $20. N. Phillip Gold
stein, 556 N. 23rd. Galen Bert Bolt
Jes, 246 S. nth. Guy Stayton Beebe,
route 7.
Vagrancy,- John .McClcllan, San
Diego.
Driving motor vehicle with defect
ive muffler, William J. King, Tauo
ma, ball $2.50.
Marriage Licenses
William R. Beckett. 27, sergeant,
U, S. army. Camp Adair, and June
Lavon Ramsey, 18, stenographer,
1151 Chemeketa, Salem.
Alvln Ernest DHLs, 21, soldier,
generfll delivery, Independence, and
Martha Evalyn Brokaw, 21, maid,
route 2, Independence.
Kaiser Defies
Union by Using
Negro Workers
: Portland, Ore., Oct. 21 WV
The Henry J. Kaiser company
shipyard at Vancouver, Wash.,
stood firm today-behind a de-
cision to use negro workers in!
skilled jobs despite protests byj
AFL unions. I
Tom Ray, Boilermakers' Union ;
business agent, demanded that j
the company limit negroes to
common labor and segregate
their living quarters from the!
white workers.
He said the Portland Metal
Trades Council and J. A. Frank
lin, International Boilermakers'
president, supported him.
In a press conference yester
day Ray assured the company of
violating1 a labor stabilization
agreement by elevating from
common labor 23 of the 100 ne
groes recently recruited in New
York. They are now in train
ing for journeymen's jobs, Ray
said.
Edgar F. Kaiser, son of Henry
J. Kaiser and general manager
of the shipyard, in a statement
in Washington, D.C., denied vio
lation of any agreement and said
that the real issue was racial dis
crimination. His company, Kaiser said, is
under a federal contract requir
ing employers not to discrimi
nate against any worker, regard
less of race, creed or color.
Ray said the reason for his
protests were two-fold:
( 1 ) The negroes were pro
moted faster than several thou
sand journeymen's helpers who
have worked more than six
months without being admitted
to training classes.
(2) White men were living in
dormitories with negroes despite
a company promise that separate
quarters would be provided.
Boston Black
Coffee Market
Boston, Oct.. 21 W) -A hus
band's dissatisfaction with cof
fee that his wife said she had
been "lucky to get" has led to
exposure of an extensive black
market in Massachusetts and a
promise by OPA officials that
it will be wiped out.
OPA investigators said they
had discovered coffee adulterat
ed with cereal, sales above ceil
ing, prices and apparent viola
tions of war production board
sales quotas.
The investigation bureau, John
M. Russci, OPA enforcement at
torney, related last night, when
a Fitchburg man protested to
his wife about the quality of
the morning coffee.
She had retained a sales slip
showing that she paid 45 cents
a pound for it. The husband
thereupon turned the coffee
over to the OPA, which found
that it was of an inferior grade.
The investigators went to the
store where it was purchased
and found that the store ob
tained it from a peddler. The
peddler ' obtained it from a
wholesaler who got it from a
roaster. From there, the In
vestigation led to 12 other whole
salers served by the roaster and
to scores of retailers served by
the wholesalers, the investiga
tors announced.
Inspectors said wholesalers
were allowed by WPB order to
sell but 65 per cent of the quan
tity sold in the corresponding
quarter of last year, and that
one wholesaler who sold 10,269
pounds in September, 1941, sold
42,098 pounds last month.
Snell Campaign
Office Functions
Literature, cards and other in
formation regarding Earl Snell,
republican candidate for govern
or, arc now available at the
ground floor campaign headquar
ters of the Salem Snell-for-Go-
Vcrnor committee at 428 Court
street.
In conofrmity with Sncll's ex
pressed wish the campaign here
is being conducted quietly along
educational lines, according to
Katherinc Gouley, secretary of
the local committee, who is in
charge o fthe office.
Members of the committee arc
W. C. Winslow, chairman, F. S.
Lamport, J. J. Wilson, and E. A.
Miller. Assisting them in the di
rection of the campaign arc Jo
seph Felton, president of the
Marion county Rcbuplican club,
and C. A. Lewis, chairman of the
county republican central com
mittee.
The Bethel community club
will hold the first meeting of
the club year at the school house
Friday night. Ralph A. Wilson
is the new president. Plans
will be outlined for the year and
refreshments will be served. A
special invitation is being issued
to newcomers in the district.
Mobilization Bill
For War Production
Washington, Oct. 21 U.R War Manpower Commissioner Paul
V. McNutt today said he expected within two weeks to submit to
President Roosevelt proposed legislation to mobilize men and
women for war production- He
said bills now pending fail to
meet such a program's basic re
quirements
McNutt told the senate mill- i
tary affairs committee that a
WMC management-labor policy
committee is now drafting the
legislation. He said the commit
tee does not believe that a law
should be adopted by congress
until all indirect means available
for mobilizing manpower are ex
hausted. Womanpower will be required
to solve the manpower problem,
he- added, because 5,000,000
Club Hears
Mrs. Barnes
If life of a foreign correspon
dent is a fascinating one, as she
declared, so was the story of
many years in Europe as told
by Mrs. Ralph Barnes lb" the
Kiwanis club and their wives
Tuesday noon.'
Mrs. Barnes lived in Paris,
Rome, Moscow and Germany un
til Barnes was placed in charge
of a bureau at London, Barnes
was expelled from Germany
because of a story he wrote that
did not appear in the New York
Herald-Tribune until a year lat
er, in which he predicted that
Germany and Russia would be
at war within one or two years
at the latest. His prediction
came true a year and two days
later.
Shopping difficulties and also
living conditions were interest
ingly portrayed by Mrs. Barnes.
She described Moscow as a com
bination of the east and the west
and a "miserable place for a per
son with a sensitive nose," Meals
were never planned, she said,
because no one knew what was
obtainable until the markets
were visited..
Mrs. Barnes displayed a letter
to her husband signed by Stalin
in 1933.
Delay Cut in
Newsprint
Washington, Oct. 21 VP) An
nouncing formation of a news
paper industry advisory commit
tee, Chairman Donald M. Nelson
of the war production board gave
assurance today that the propos
ed cut in newsprint production
would be' delayed until the in
dustry has had an opportunity
to consult on effects of the cur
tailment. The committee's first meeting
will be hel dhere October 27.
The proposed 10 per cent reduc
tion in paper output was high
on the agenda, along with the
American Newspaper Publish
er's association's own plan to
conserve newsprint, transporla
tion and labor.
The industry plan, outlined in
the ANPA bulletin in April, pro
posed a decrease in the number
of editions, elimination of "
turns" and sample copies, and
other technical steps to save
scarce materials.
Nelson, pointing out that war
time scarcities have brought
newspapers face to face with "
number of operating problems,'
declared:. "It is felt in the WPB
that all of these problems should
be discussed with representatives
of the industry and all possible
solutions explored."
Also scheduled for considera
tion are the manpower shortage
developing in the industry, the
effect of curtailed supplies of
copper, zinc, steel stitching wire,
and vital chemicals, as well as
metal salvage problems.
100 GirisWanted
For Soldiers' Dance
Unless several more Junior
Hostess league members sign up
at the Hostess headquarters for
dances at Camp Adair Friday
night several soldiers will be
without dancing partners . that
evening. The special service of
ficer from the post has asked the
Salem unit to provide one hun
dred girls to the dance but to
date only 72 Junior Hostesses
have indicated their intention of
attending the dances at the post
At the meeting of the Hostess
league executive committee held
at the headquarters last night,
the membership of the Junior
Hostess league was increased by
23 when the group voted approv
al of that many candidates for
membership in the organization.
The discovery of oil in Penn
sylvania and the ending of the
fad for whalebone corsets gradu
ally killed the American whal
ing industry.
workers must enter the labor
force by the end of 1943 if the
goal of 62,500,000 persons in em-
"e"1 "u ''" '"'"
ccs is io ue ruauicu, ana iiiosl
of the newcomers will have to be
women.
McNutt said national service
legislation "must do more than
grant sweeping authority to the
president." He . listed these as
the three essential powers that
must be provided:
1. Authority to require em-':
ploycrs in any area to hire all I
workers through a central agen
cy, the U. S. employment ser-l
vice,, or through other central
hiring systems, such as union
hiring halls, if they meet speci
fied standards."
2. Authority to control meth
ods of labor utilization, prevent
ing transfer of workers' from a
plant where they are needed to
one where the demand is caused
solely by improper utilization
of labor or a desire to hoard
workers."
3. Authority to compel indi
viduals to remain on the job
or to transfer to another.
"Each of the bills now before
the committee fails to meet one
or more of these basic require
ments of national service legisla
tion," McNutt said.
"The power to keep men on
jobs," he added, "or to send
them to jobs, should not be per
mitted to be the instrument for
undercutting established wage
standards.
"On the other hand, no indi
vidual can be promised that the
power of assignment will not
require him to make sacrifices."
War Reporter
Of Times Killed
General MacArlhur's Head
quarters, Australia, Oct. 21 VP)
Byron Darnton, 44-year-old war
correspondent of the New York
Times, was killed accidentally
Sunday in New Guinea, military
authorities disclosed today.
a oricr announcement ex
pressed the deep regret of Gen
oral' Douglas MacArthur, su
preme commander of allied
forces in the southwest Pacific.
It contained no details of the ac
cident. "He served with gallantry and
devotion at the front and ful
filled with distinction the im
portant demands of his high of
fice," the announcement said.
"The army mourns him."
Funeral services and burial
were to-be held in New Guinea
today.
Darnton, a world war veteran
had been with the -Times eight
years. For four years previous
ly he was a cable editor and city
editor of the New York bureau
of the Associated Press. He was
born in Adrian, Mich.
Darnton's death raised to nine
the number of American corre
spondents who have been killed
or are missing excluding those
known to be captives of the
enemy on assignments overseas
since the start of the war.
For Farewell Salute
To Old Oregon
Governor Sprague today ap
pointed a committee of 12 mem
bers to cooperate with the Bat
tleship Oregon commission ir
planning a parting salute for the
Oregon when she is dismantled
Committee members are: E. C
Sammons, Portland, chairman;
Major General Charles H. Mar
tin, Portland; Lieutenant Com
mander Glenn F. Do Grave,
Portland; Mrs. C. S. Jackson
Portland; Slate Senator Dorothy
McCullough Loc, Portland; State
Representative Harvey Wells,
Portland; State Superintendent
of Public Instruction Rex Put
nam, Salem; Mrs. Margaret Mc
Kinnon, president of the Port
land Grade Teachers association
Henry J. Gates, state command
er of the Spanish American War
Veterans, The Dalles; Hugh
Bowman, slate American Legion
commander, Portland; Herman
E. Lafky, slate commander of
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sa
lem; and Don V. Walker, Disab
led American Veterans, New
port.
LESTON W. HOWELL
Licensed Funeral Director
Prize Awards
For Collection
Of Metal Scrap
P. L. Jackson, Portland, editor
and publisher of the Oregon
Journal, was named chairman of
the prize awards committee in
the newspaper scrap metals
drive today, Claude I. Sersanous,
chairman of the state salvage
committee, announced.
Other members of the com
mittee are Judge Carl W. Cham
bers, president of the association
of Oregon counties; Circuit
Judge Martin W. Hawkins, Port
land; President Donald M. Erb
of the University of Oregon; and
W. J. Schoenfeld, dean of the
school of agriculture, Oregon
State college.
Weight certificates must be
turned in by midnight Saturday
so that the committee may de
termine the prize winners.
Prize awards are:
$1,000 in bonds to the county
collecting the greatest per capita
poundage in any three weeks be
tween September 28 and October
24, the prize to be given to any
charily designated by the sal
vage committee of the winning
county.
$500 in bonds to the second-
ranking county, this prize also
to go to charity.
$300 in bonds to the business
firm giving or selling the largest
amount of scrap metal.
$150 in bonds to the person
giving or selling largest amount
of scrap metal.
$50 in bonds or stamps to the
unit of a boys' or girls" organ
ization turning in the largest
amount of scrap metal.
Recess Taken
By Congress
Washington, Oct. 21 W) Hav
ing disposed of five major pieces
of war legislation with a speed
reminiscent of the early days
after Pearl Harbor, the house
went into informal recess today
and many members started for
home to put their political houses
in order.
"This is an election year," Ma
jority Leader McCormack (D.,
Mass.), told the house, "and the
members on both sides of the
aisle (democrats and republi
cans) ought to be given an op
portunity to present their views
to their people and do whatever
may be necessary in connection
with their political campaigns."
Speaker Rayburn (D., Tex.),
told newspapermen no contro
versial legislation would be
taken up without due notice to
the absent members. It was ex
pected the house would hold at
least two routine sessions week
ly until after the Nov. 3 elec
tions unless an emergency arises.
In five weeks the house has
passed anti-inflation legislation,
the 18-10 year draft, the new
lax bill, a $15,000,000,000 war
time appropriation and spending
authorization bill, and a nation
wide residential and commercial
rent control measure.
2 Eugene Men Die
In Santiam Crash
Eugene, Oct. 21 (P) Clifford
L. Lyons, Eugene, and Ray Lee
man Johnson, Chcckasha, Okla.,
were killed Tuesday morning
when their gravel dump truck
left the Santiam highway about
a mile cast of the Salcm-Albany
junction, the Lane county cor
oner reported today.
The bodies of the two men
were brought to Eugene after
being discovered by Ihe state
police highway patrol. The two
men, employes of the Concrete
Construction company of Port
land, were on their way to a
job at Redmond when the acci
dent occurred.
Elevator Collapses
La Grande, Ore., Oct. 21 W)
An elevator of the Grand Ronde
Grain company collapsed under
the pressure of an over-load and
dumped 5000 bushels of wheat
on the Union Pacific tracks at
Imblcr, it was reported here yes
terday. Fred Lamport, Salem, and T.
T. Leonard, owner, and George
Manolis, Silvcrton, district chair
man of stamp and defense bond
sales, presented the Silvcrton
Winlock Handle factory with a
100 per cent pay-roll allotment
plan flag.
ASSOCIATES
MR. O. S. ADAMS,
Licensed Embalmer
MRS. FLORENCE ADAMS, R.N.
Lady Attendant
MISS RUTH BEDFORD,
Organist
"Real Thoughtfulncss at a lime
when it is most appreciated"
Ilialker HolueII
SMMmUPITOfraOMHT!