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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1943)
i 2 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, April 21, 1943 i "Star Spangled Rliylhm," which comes to the Elslnore theatre J Thursday. Marjorie Reynolds, Dona Drake and Bclty Rhodes are in the cast. ! Unified Drive ! For Tin Cans Dallas Plans for a unified i tin can salvage drive in Polk and Marion counties were made ' at a recent meeting at the Sa lem Chamber of Commerce by ' representatives of salvage com i mittees and school authorities ' from the two counties. The cam- paign is to be carried on through the schools and is to get under i way at once. It will continue un i til May 19, when the cans will be picked up'by trucks of bev- erage bottling companies. I Lowell Jones of Salem, prosi j dent of the Oregon Slate Bott- Jng association, will have i charge of the can pick-up in both Marlon and Polk counties, I following collections by the schools. Beverage bottling com i panics are generously donating ! the use of their trucks and driv 1 ers for the pick-up on May 19, ! and in order to facilitate the col ! loctfon, certain places In both I counties will be designated as collection centers. Schools will i be asked to bring their cans to the center nearest them when i the drive In their school district has been completed, i These centers for Polk county will be announced within the 1 next few days. However, schools ! are asked to start at once on the ! collection campaign In their own district so (that every available 'can may be collected and ready for delivery to the nearest cen ' ter by the May 19 pick-up dead line. : This Is the first county-wide can salvage campaign for Polk ! county and will be the last un itll fall. Rod Finney, executive secretary of the state salvage committee, who was present at I the Salem meeting, stressed the 'fact that cans arc essential in 1 salvaging copper, that every ton i of cans means 1500 pounds of i copper and 20 pounds of tin, i both of these strictly essential , to war uses. ; Anticipating response on Hie ; part of housewives and students In Polk and Marion counties, two railroad cars are being or dered to carry the cans to dc- tinning plant. Falls City i The Easier program of the jFree Methodist church will also I be given In the morning at the 1 church. i Mrs. Frances Speerslra rc i turned home from Corpus Chris : tie, Tex., where she and her son, t Sam Speerslra of Salem had en- Joyed a two weeks' trip visiting her son, Gerald, and her dnugh , tcr-ln-law. Mrs. Jessie Mayer , substituted for her In grade , school during her absence. Oregon state guards arc meet ing only twice a month now, In stead of every Thursday. ' Mrs. Floss Lindsey of Belling ham, Wash., spent a few days the past week with her sister's 'family, Mr. and Mrs, Frank : Mack. i A homo nursery class Is being ; organized at the 100F hall i Thursday evening, April 22, at '.B o'clock. i Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Slylcr of Fargo, N. Dak., arc visiting i his sister's family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mason. ' i Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wheeler J went to Portland Monday for i medical attention for Wheeler. Sunday evening there will be i in Easter pantomime and spe cial music by the choir i; the J Christian Church. r Mrs, Frank Mack is ' Dallas hospital with imonla. j Mrs. Richard Paul, Sr. ill the pneu- , had as t week-end guests Mr. and Mrs. J Roy Brown and daughter, Bet ,iy, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Paul, Jlr. and family, all of Portland, i Mrs. William Mackay of Ver jionia is here for a visit. Circle Meets Friday j Amity The Baptist Mission iDlrcle will meet In the parlors j)f the church Friday afternoon ut 2:30 o'clock, Mrs. J. O. Cas ;cel it president. Eola Mr. and Mrs. Enoch .Herrell, Jr., and baby daughter, Billy Kay, were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. Hcrrcll's parents, the E. L. Herrells. Miss Ruby Hayden is making an extended visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Hinton of Shaniko. Mrs. Mac Herrell attended the Oak Grove Garden club meeting. Mrs. Elsie Baldwin of Port land was a recent visitor at the home of her mother, Mrs, J, K. Elliott. Ma Beebe's eating place has been thoroughly renovated dur ing the past several weeks, while it was closed. She expects to. re-open for business soon, Memorial Service Is Held by Temple Silvcrton Home temple, No. 21, Pythian Sisters, held mem orial services and draped the charter for 30 days in honor of Etta Jane Weaver of Seattle at the week's meeting with Essie Specht presiding as MEC. Mrs. Weaver was the first most excellent chief, the first grand chief and the first sup reme chief of "the Pythian Sis ters. Goldie Down installed Lola Benlson as M of F; Wava Ax Icy as guard, and Olive Morley as M of R and C. The sale of pies netted funds sufficient to buy a war bond. Members whose birthday an niversaries occurred during the first four months of the year were honored. Mrs. Elizabeth Coolcy will entertain the Altru istic club Friday afternoon, May 7, at her Mill street home. Albany Ministers Offering Program Albany The annual Good Friday service sponsored by the Albany Ministerial association will be held in the First Meth odist church from 1 to 3 p.m.. It was announced Tuesday by the Rev. D. Wilson Jaycox, secre tary of the association. The theme for the meeting will be "There They Crucified Him." A series of short talks will be given on the seven last words on the cross. The Rev. J. C. Mc Donald, president of the associa tion, will preside. UI..3.:iW zf V : A .V-:; HOLLYWOOD)? j nkol oi ! I V'-V. ItTf.OtUNM IIIZAHTH 41 Bennett Named Councilman Dallas Albert J. Bennett, president of the local AFL or ganization was named ward 3 councilman to succeed William C. Retzer, resisned, at the Mon day night meeting of the Dallas city council. Rotzer, whose terms of service as councilman have extended over 14 years, re cently moved to another ward. Mayor Frank E. Kersey paid tribute to the work of Retzer on the council, mentioning in par ticular, his service as building committee chairman at the time the city hall was constructed. Rotzcr's service as chairman of the fire and water committee was lauded by Walter L. Young, fire chief Elected councilman, for the first time in November. 1928, Retzer assumed the office January 1 1929. He had served over two years on his present term, which ends December 31, 1944. To lake the place of Retzer as chairman of the fire and water committee. Mayor Kersey ap pointed Hollis Smith, now serv ing on the finance committee. Bennett will take Smith's place on the finance committee. Bids for exclusive garbage franchise in the city wore re ceived from Earl Hoffman and Nels Fast. Hoffman's bid, which was not on the prescribed form outlined by the ordinance, was disregarded. East's bid was ac cepted by the council and the franchise period extended to ten years. The curfew law was amended, raising the age limit for chil dren affected from 16 .to 18 years, at the suggestion of John R. Allgood, police committee chairman, who reported that the committee, after discussing the existing curfew law, favored the change. In regard to the advis ability of having a police ma tron on call, which matter was referred to the committee at a previous meeting, Allgood said the committee considered it un necessary at the present time. At the conclusion of the regu lar meeting, the budget com mittee was organized, with Earle Richardson chosen chair man and Cecil Rlggs, secretary. Named by Richardson as a sub committee to prepare the budget for presentation at the next meeting, were Maurice Dalton, C. B. Sundbcrg and Waller Wil liams. Dallas Tops Quota War Bond Campaign Dallas At the end of the first week of the second war loan drive, Dallas had neatly topped its assigned $300,000 quota, ac cording to figures released Tues day by C. B. Sundbcrg, local drive chairman. The total recorded ' by the city's five issuing agencies at the week's conclusion was $360, 532.73. Agencies listed are the Dallas City bank, Federal Sav ing and Loan, Dallas post of fice, Willamette Valley Lumber company and the Dallas Ma chine and Locomotive Works, Bethel Communiry Club Lists Program Bethel Members of the fourth fighter command of Port land will be in attendance at the monthly meeting of the Bethel Community club Friday night. They will speak on the value and conducting of observation posts. This will be open to the public. There will be additional program numbers and refresh ments will be served. mnvom knows those gbwo shows IIhtiidI Monty Woolcy and Ida. Luplno share many exciting mo ments as dad and daughter in "Life Begins at 8:30," new com panion feature with "Bambi," which Is held over two more days at the Capitol theatre. Kaufman 'Honor' Man For Bike Offenses Silverton John Kaufman took high "honors" for the dur ation of junior police court at last night's session in being fin ed $1 for having no license, reckless driving (two offenses), riding on the wrong side of the street, riding on the sidewalk, and the climax of falling to show up for sentence. He came to retrieve his bicycle, which was impounded. Tom Anderson surrendered his bicycle rather than pay his fine on two charges, having no license and having no lights. Don Lewis, fined 15c for hav ing no lights, and Marvin Col by did not appear. Silverton Miss Rose Specht, resident of Silverton for many years, left for Toledo Wednesday, where she has employment with the Lincoln County Fire association. Miss Specht was proprietor of a board and rooming house and recenty sold her business. Mrs. Fred Baker is spending a few weeks in Fresno with her daughter, Mrs. Paul C. Guthrie (June Baker), whose husband, Dr. Guthrie, is in Africa Willi the armed forces. Mrs. Baker will accompany another daugh ter, Miss Marjorie Baker, to Los Angeles from Fresno for a brief visit. Mrs. William W. Woodworlh (Jean Bowman), is visiting at the home of her parents, the George Bowmans for a month. Her husband Is in Australia with the armed forces. Ed G. Morrison of Camas, Wash., was in Silverton Monday looking after business interests and visiting with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mulkey. Mrs. Maude Price has as her houseguest, her sister, Miss Eva Davis of Lebanon, who plans to remain in Silverton a fortnight. CONTINUOUS EVERY HELD OVER! THRU THURSDAY PLUS New COMPANION FEATURE He's Back I JMUt lfCU..M Another Wonderful Roll!'' T(i itor of "Die Piee) Pipr"m onofhtr (iff mad by the mm producer and director j - ' '-'i'v-. J St. Paul I County Commisioner J. E. Smith of Salem was a Sunday guest at the home of his son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Smith. Miss Lorelta McNamee, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Mc Namee, is seriously ill at St. Vincent's hospital in Portland, following an operation for ap: pendicitis last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul ,McMahon and daughters, Rose Ellen and Mary Jane, spent the week-end at the S. J. Merten home. Mrs. Andrew Bernard of Prinevillc, was in St. Paul to at tend the funeral of her nephew, William Berhorst. From Port land came Mr. and Mrs. Homer Van Dale, Mr, and Mrs. Free man Van Dale, Mr. and Mrs. H. Mathias, and Miss Margaret and Miss Adeline Buyserie. Mrs. Frank Kirsch, Sr., has returned to her home in Port land after spending some time visiting at the homes of her sons and daughters in St. Paul. After undergoing a major op eration for sinus infection and medical treatment for the same, Alphonse Van Damm has re lumed to his home after being confined to the Emanuel hospi tal in Portland the past 10 days. Miss Kathleen Kirk spent the week-end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Kirk, and on Monday returned to her studies at Marylhurst normal school. . ; Three Sets of Twins Invited on Birthday Falls City Mrs. Faye Frink observed her twin daughters' fourth birthday Monday. There were three sets of twins at the party. Refreshments were serv. ed to the Frink twins, Faye and Rac, to the Taylor twins, to the Lee Harrington twins and otheri guests were Leon Kitchen, De- lores Frink, Dale Britt of Dal las, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith of Dallas, Mrs. George Kitchen, Mrs. Lee Harrington and Mrs, Faye Frink, DAY FROM 1:00 P. M. Buy War Bonds Today 2 More Days urir wooiter IBM LUPINO amimiuUrEI Essay Contest Stirs Interest Keizer The essay contest sponsored by Sears, Roebuck Se Co. has created much interest among the students. Contest ants sent their essays to the lo cal branch of the company for judging. The topic concerned their summer victory gardens. Twenty-five of the best essays were chosen from the county. Marvin Black received honor able mention with a prize of $200 worth of vegetable seed, including cabbage, lettuce and tomato plants. When produce from the prize gardens matures it will be exhibited and judged at the 1-H club fair in the fall, First graders were given tu berculosis tests Friday. They are learning poems in one of their classes. Fred Rose, Norman Willmot, Shirley Jean Brantner, Robert Savage, Phyllis Coon, Merle Holmes, Sherrill Brinkley, Ima Sherfield and Velda Hampton were winners in the second grade spelling contest. . Third graders were weighed and measured , and all pupils have made some gain. Switzerland has proven an in teresting project in the fourth grade social science class. Fifth graders are finding many interesting things In their study of Alaska. They are also taking examinations In geom etry and simple arithmetic. The sixth grade class is com pleting a unit in language on music. They are starting maps on South America. Eighth graders are still col lecting tin cans for the drive and tlie boys' side Is ahead of the girls' at present. They are also planning commencement exercises. Union Hill Mrs. Lawrence Carlson, who underwent a major operation March 30 at Salem Deaconess hospital, Is home, but still con fined to her bed. Adolph Hegethwiler, who has has been ill, was taken to the Theo Ficker home, and Is being cared for by Mr, and Mrs. Ficker. Mrs. Hattie Ceslak moved to Salem last week, as her son, Leo, is working in the shipyards in Portland. W. A. Heater returned home from central Oregon and his son, Maurice, returned home Friday. They had been farming irrigated land in which they in tend to plant potatoes. ' George Bunke of North Fork ranger station, above Molalla, was a caller at the Harley Scott home last week. Mr. Bunke is -AND THE SPRING CAR SHOULD BE NO MORE TOP SPEEDS You'll be driving at "35-and-under" this spring and your car's timing, circuit breaker, carburetor, tapark plugs, choke and heat controls should beadjusted for smooth er low-speed performance. NO MORE HIGH-OCTANE GAS We use lower-octane gas today, so our flyers may have high-octane fuel. To prevent wasteful "pinging," your en gine should be readjusted to its new diet. Whatever serv . ice work may be needed, we do the job right, LESS GASOLINE In sddition to giving your car a gas-saving, springtime en gine tune-up, you should also have it thoroughly checked for other causes of fuel waste, such as dragging brakes, leaky gas lines or the use of too heavy lubricants for to day's low-speed driving. YOUR OIDSMOBILE DEALER ALL- 'ROUND, ALL-QUALITY, ALL-CAR SERVICE LODER BROS. - SALEM "SERVING PEOPLE IN THIS VICINITY FOR 15 YEARS" one of the head foremen over the forest fire ranger stations of Marion and Clackamas counties. Mrs. Russell Burr and small daughter have been confined to their home with the measles. Friendship Class Elects Officers Mill City Election of offi cers was the chief business of the day at the rogular meeting of Hie Friendship Class of the Presbyterian Church, held at the home of Mrs. Lee Morris on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Ed ward J. Rupp was honored with the presidency, Mrs. Ed Thomp V 1 , " "BBBBBPBBBBBBBBBBBBBr-BB-BBB.BB"? i i w r f i " flew itWW. BRC . BOOH' Last Times Today TUNE-UP OF YOUR DIFFERENT, TOOt LESS DRIVING Your generator and voltage regulator should be put in top condition now to guard against the possibility of a rundown battery later on. Your battery itself should be checked at regular Intervals. CARS ARE BEING DRIVEN LONGER ' As your car's mileage goes higher as your brakes, lights, tires and steering sys tem grow older a thorough check-up of these features becomes vital to the safety of you and your family, SLOWER DRIVING SHORTER TRIPS When you don't drive very much or very fast or very far, it's extremely important to keep fresh, clean oil in your engine at all times because at slow speeds your crank case ventilation system does n't have much chance to prevent oil dilution. son elected vice president, anc Mrs. Clayton Baltimore, as sec retary-lreasurcr. Mrs. Baltimore, the retirint president, conducted the meet, ing which opened with the vfj) ing of Scripture by Mrs. H. A Schroedcr. the Instructor. De votions were led by Mrs. A Wolfe, wife of the minister. Eas ter cards are being mailed lo the men In the service from here.- Serving on the nominating committee were Mabel Schroe dcr, Alberta Smith and Bonnie Miller. The next meeting will be with Alice Rupp. Refresh ments were served at the tea hour by the hostess. SALEM'S LEADING THEATRE STARTS THURSDAY uOPE 09 CO-FEATURE "LADY BODYGUARD" Eddie Albert - Anne Shirley Ameclic - Blair - Oakie "Something to Shout About" Plus "No Place for a Lady" KAISg rut LOHO D pass THg AMMUNITION S This wartime spring, It's Important that you get your car set not only for warmer weather, but also for the new kind of driving you're doing today. We offer a springtime service program specifically de signed to do both of these jobs. Whether you drive an Oidsmobile, or some other make of car, come In and find out about this special Oidsmobile service I
