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12 Capital Journal, Salem, West Salem School Holiday Will Start Thursday Night West Salem, Dec. 21 Students of the West Salem elementary schools will be dismissed Thursday evening for Christmas vaca tion which is scheduled to continue until January 3. A former plan to permit a vacation conforming with neighboring schools was altered by the di rectors Monday evening, when it was decided a full week would be required to complete repair and reconditioning of the lower Stocks Decline Irregularly New York, Dec. 21 (IP) Fi nancial markets today generally shifted gears into reverse. Stocks, after five successive sessions without an average loss, turned irregularly lower follow ing a fairly steady opening and, while scattered specialties man aged to contest the trend with moderate success, losses of frac tions to a point or so were wide ly distributed near the close. Transfers approximately 700,000 shares. Most bonds and commodities trailed with stocks. Profit taking on the lengthy upswing In securities was a re tarding influence. Speculative and Investment contingents, while still looking for a year end bulge when commitments liquidated for tax purposes may be reinstated, inclined to step warily as the holidays approach ed. Attracting bids were Francis co sugar, which edged into new high ground for 1943; Cuban American sugar, American Tel ephone, Texas Co., Sears Roe buck and Dow Chemical. Lag gards Included U. S. Steel, Beth lehem, Chrysler, U. S. Rubber, Santa Fe, Schenley, Du Pont, General Electric and Westing house. Bearish Trend Grain Futures Chicago, Dec. 21 (U.R) Grain futures slumped on the board of trade today. The bearish trend was Induced by the annual gov ernment crop report and talk of a wheat ceiling lower than had IVcen anticipated. Wheat was off to 1 cents a bushel; oats unchanged to oft Va, rye off to 1 'k, and barley off I 'A. The trade showed little In clination to take market posi tions until ceiling prices have been announced and until the market carrying the basic par ity price is known. Initial demand encouraged by the crop report was reversed in later trade as the commodity credit corporation futures show ed that demand for feed wheal had slackened since the advance In prices. Rye advanced on the opening but receded sharply under profit-taking. Commission houses and local traders acted on both sides of the market. The crop report met a mixed reaction, some considering it bullish but others stressing the continued limited demand for the cash article coupled with the Increase In the visible sup Ply. Grainmen showed little Inter est In oats and the market sag ged In sympathy with the fall ing off in feed wheat demand. Barley priced little interest in oats and the market sagged In sympathy with the falling off in feed wheat demand. Barley prices reacted to the reduction . in trade maximum prices. Grain circles maintain ed the cash barley ceiling con flicted with future contracts. The exchange established the $1.28 barley ceiling on future delivery contracts but did not define the OPA price ceilings as pertaining to actual grain. Foremen at Fords Stage Demonstration Detroit, Dec. 21 M" A group of supervisors, members of the Independent Foremen's Associa tion of America, Ipft their jobs at the Willow Run bomber plant, Ford Motor company of ficials said today, and partici pated in a demonstration in the factory. Some 500 foremen paraded through the plant this morning. 8 company spokesman said, and at least 100 left the plant later. The demonstration was in protest against the disciplining of a committeeman who had at tempted to discuss union mat ters with company officials but was refused recognition, a union spokesman declared. Departure of the foremen, the company said, threatened to dis rupt production schedules. To Buy Brazilian Hire London, Dec, 21 (U.R) The United Slates and Great Britain ' have reached an agreement with Brazil to purchase Brazilian rice surpluses harvested in 1944-45. xpected to exceed 200,000 tons, , Oregon, Tuesday, Dee. 21, 1943 grade building, which was dam aged by fire. Completion of the work on the roof yesterday removed the danger of further damage to the building from weather condi tions. Repainting of the inter ior, rebuilding of the flue and installations of fire escapes for the first floor class rooms is included in the work slated for next week. Despite the disruption in the school's routine as a result of the fire, the customary Christmas program will be presented again this year. The program will be presented Thursday evening by the pupils of the four lower grades. Definite announcement regarding the program will be published at a later date. Legion Groups Give West Salem Sixty were in attendance at the Christmas din ner and program given Saturday evening at the Legion home by members of the post and aux iliary of Kingwood Post of the American Legion. Motion pic tures of scenic spots in the North American continent were shown by Miss Hodge as part of the evening's entertainment. Santa Claus made his usual visit bring ing treats and gifts for the chil dren. Packers Meat Prices Set Portland, Dec. 21 0I. Port land offices of the OPA and WFA today announced maxi mum and minimum prices pack ers may pay for live cattle on the Portland market in order to qualify for full subsidy pay ment, following preparation of differentials by national heads of these agencies. Theodore J. Swenson, in charge of the FDA market news service at the Portland Union stockyards, said the figures for choice and commercial animals were pretty much In line with those being paid producers at present, but that prices for can ners and cutters call for a sharp increase. The minimum and maximum prices, based on 15 cents a hun dred pounds above those for Spokane, Wash., are effective Jan. 2. as follows: choice, $13.75-16.75; good, $14.95-15.95; commercial, $12.20-13.70; util ity, $10.15-11.65; canners and cutlers, $7.30-8.80; bulls, $8.65 10.15. Russian Drive (Continued from pnge 1) of prisonerst were captured. The aim of the soviet drive, first of the promised winter of fensives, appeared to be to cut the Vitebsk-Polotsk railroad and capture Vitebsk, perhaps in con junction with a renewed assault from the east, for an all-out drive toward the Baltic. The Germans were counter attacking heavily in the Koros tcn area west of Kiev and near Kirovograd in the northern Dnieper bend in desperate at tempts to throw back, soviet spearheads, poised for thrusts toward Poland and Rumania. Mention of Korosten for the first time since the Russians fell back to the Makin area, 27 miles to the southeast, indicated the red army may have regained some of the Ukrainian territory they yielded to the German counter-offensive of the past six weeks. Counter-Attack Kails The Germans broke into one soviet-held town in Ihc Koros ten area, but were thrown back by a counter-attack that killed 600 of their officers and men and wrecked 15 of their tanks. The Germans lost 12 additional tanks in another series of futile attacks. The Germans threw 3000 men and more than 100 tanks into a counter-attack southeast of Ki rovograd, but fell back after losing 1200 men, 39 tanks and nine self-propelled guns. Markets Briefed my the Unllert Press) Stocks irregular in quiet trad ing. Bonds irregularly lower. Curb stocks irregularly high er. Cotton off as much as 90 cents a bale. Wheat off ' to 1-Hi cents. It's New Years (Sifts Now Port land, Dec. 20 (T Christ mas packages mailed from now on are going to be New Year's gifts, Postmaster E. T. Hedlund said today. That's the best his swamped staff can do in the face of a 24 percent increase in incoming mail and a 16 per cent boost in outgoing. Market Quotations Portland Easts. de Market General offerings were limited to day on the farmers' eastside whole sale market, with a brief cauliflower deal featuring the session, with sales at $2.25, not enough supply lor the demand. Demand for cabbage good. $1.75, some $2. Sprouts $2.65 box. Spinach quality poor, $1.50-$2 oraiiRe box, highest of the season. Carrots at a new high for recent months, 70c dozen bunches. Turnips 80-8oc doz. No local potatoes gr onions offer ed. Apples in nominal offering were snapped up at lormer prices. Portland Wholesale fftarxet Butter AA grade prints 46c. car tons 46'ic. A grade prints 45Vic, car tons 46Uc B grade prints 45 cartons 46c lb. Butterfat First quality, max. of .6 of Vo acidity delivered Portland 52-52 ic lb. Prem quality, max. of .35 of 1 acidity. 53-53 '.ic. Valley routes and country points 50-50 tic. 2nd auality Portland 50-50 Vic lb. Etigs Prices to producers: A large 50c: A med. 45c; A small 40c: B large 41c doz. Cheese Selling prices to Portland retailers: Oregon triplets 29c. loaf 29 'zc lb. Triplets to wholesalers 27c. loaf 270 lb. f.o.b. Portland Produce Excnanre Butter Cubes: Hi ocore 42c. 92 score 4214 c, 90 score 42c, 89 score '.i-o lb. Eggs PDA prices: Grade A large 51c, med. 47c, Grade A small 43c. Grade B large 46c dozen. Cheese Oregon triplets 27c. loaf 27!2C lb. Jobbers pay c lb. less. Eggs Prices to retailers in cases. AA t . A large 53 '.a c. A med. 49,-jC, A small 451.c doz. To produc ers: A large 50c, B 42c. A med. 46c, small 41c dozen. Live Poultry Buying prices No. 1 grade Leg horn broilers up to Vk lbs. 30c lb. Colored fryers under 2 '.4 to 4 lbs. 29c: colored roasters over 4 lbs. 29c. Leghorn hens under 2'i lbs. 25 He, over 3li lbs. 251c lb. Colored hens 4-5 lbs. 25K.c lb., over 5 lbs. 25fec. Old roosters 21c. stags 21c lb. Selling prices No. 1 light hens 241,ac lb., med. 25 lie, colored 25Vi 26' 2 c. Colored springs 34c, heavy roasters 34c, broilers 30c, stags 18c. roosters 16-17c lb. Peking ducks, young 20-22c. Geese 21-22c lb. Guin ea hens 60c each. Turkeys Alive. Gov't, ceilings: Buying prices: hens 42c, toms 3ft fee lb. Rabbits Government ceilings: Average country killed to retailers, 44c lb. Live to producers 24c. Fresh Fruits Apples Delicious combination box $3.54, Yakima Jonathans comb, box $3.38. Local Jonathans, face & fill $3.15. Winter Banana $2.50, face-fill Ortley. comb $3.54, face-fill $3.15. Spitzenberg comb. $3.54 box, face fill $3.23. All prices based on 35-ib. box. Lady apples $1.90 20-lb. box. Avoc a does Black, green $3.15-65 box, Fucrte $2.50-3.15; Bueno Eldo rado $2.15-2.25. Bananas Hands 9.80c, bunches 9.06c lb. Packing extra. Cranberries Coast, per bushel: $8.25. Coos Bav $8.25-50. Eastern $25 per 52-lb. box. White $4.78 box. Dates Deglet Moor $7.50-$8 per 15-lb. box. Grapes Concords $1 lug. Emper or Tokay $3.10-25. Grapefruit Riverside $4-$4.14 a case, Ariz. $3-$3.50. Texas white $4.50. pinks $4.90. Cochella $5.35. Florida $4.87. Lemons Fancy $5.25-$8.75 case. Oranges Valencia $5.59. Texas $5.74 case. Navels $5.25-50. Alabama Satsuma $5 for 40-lb. box. Pears Bar Melts. Yakima $1.75-$2. Local $2.50 box. Hood River d'An Jous $5. Borc $4.90 box. Persimmons Calif. $2.50-75 lug. Plums Local $1-$1.25 box. Pineapple Hawaiian 16s $14.50 a crate; 15's $10 crate. Pomegvanites Calif. $2.50 lug. Prunes Local SI. 25 box. Tangerines Calif. $5-$6 orange box. Texas $2.65 'i box, Florida $3.40 i box. Fresh Vegetables Beans Calif, green 20c lb. Beets Bunches 75c dozen. Cabbage Round $1.50 crate. Red 4c lb. Cauliflower No. 1 $2.25-50 crate. Calif. $2.50 crate. Carrots Local 75c do. bunches. Lues 75c. Celery Ore. green $3 crate, white $3.75; hearts $2-$2.10 per dozen, bunches. White $4. Calif. $3.50 crate. Eggplants Calif. $4 lug. Lettuce Calif. 4s $4.25. Dalles $2.50. Bingen $2-$2.50. Delano 4s $1 $4.25 crate. Mid-Columbia $2 crate. No. 2 90c cental. Deschutes No. I Onions Green 75-85c doz. buncn Yakima $2.12 50-lb. bag. Peas Coast $4-$4.50 25-lb box. Potatoes Yakima No. 1 $3.25; No. 2 90c cental. Deschutes No. 1 $3.15-25. Idaho $3. Klamath ( ). Local $2.50 cental. Radishes Local 80-90c doz. bun. Squash Danish 60c orange box Hubbard. Marblehead Use lb. Cal. $2.75-$3. Bohemian $1.25 crate. Ba nana mc ib. Sninnch-No. 1 $2.10-52.15 box. Texas $2.50 hamper. Calif. $3.50. Sweet Potatoes Cal. 50s $4.50-$5. Tomatoes Local hothouse, choice 29-30c. fey. 31c, ex. fey. 32c lb. Mex ican 22c lb., as is $5.40 lug. Texas 22c Ib. Count rv Men Us Rollback prices to retailers: Country killed hogs, best butchers 120-140 lbs. 17-18c lb., vealers. AA 22l,-c. A 21iC B 19- 19l4 C 15-17 c. culls 15'-..c lb. Cutter roinmou cows 10c lb. Bulls, cut-ter-eominon 141ic. Lambs AA 26c. A 24'ic. B 22jc C 10-20c. Ewes FS 13'iC. med. 12c. R I04c. Beef, AA 21 c. A 20e. B 18C. C 14c lb. Wool, Hides. Hop Wool Government control Cnsrara Bark Drv 17c lb. Mohair 1942 12-mos. 45c lb. Hides Calves 10-22c. green beef 10c lb Kin 16c. green bull 6c lb. Hops Nominal seed stock 1942 crop $1.40 lb. Seedless $1.50-60 lb. Portland Grain Portland. Dec. 21 Pi Cash grain. Wheal i bid i : soft white 1.449, no Rex 1.45's: white club, west, red 1.45 la ; hard red winter: ordinarv 1.45. 10 pet. 1.46's. 11 pet. 1.49. 12 pet. 1.51V hard white baart: 10 pet. I. 47V 11 pet. 1.48'r 12 pet. 1.49V Car receipts: wheat 24. barlev 9, millfecd 6, flour 5. hay 2, corn 1, oats 1. Portland Livestock Portland, Dec, 21 tPt rWPAl Cattle 125, calves 35. Market fairly active and mostly steady on limited offerings. Few com. -med. steers at II. 50-13.50. cutter heifers 6.00-7.50. Cnnner-cutter cowa 4.50-6. 00, shelly cows down to 3.00. (at dairy tvue 7.00-75, med. to fairly good beefs 9.50-10.75. odd head heavy cows to 11.50. Com.-med, bulls 7.00-8.50, out standing heavy beefs to 10.50. Good choice vealers 13.50-14.50, common medium 8.50-12.50. Hogs 250. holdovers 800 Market fairly active on wm. below 230 lbs., mostly steady. Practically no sows sold with liberal supply available. Good-choice barrows and gilts 200 230 lbs. 14.00 to mostlv 14.25; 240 270 lbs. 13.75-14.00. heavy wts. not moving, under 200 lbs. 13.75 down to 12.25. Few good sows late Mon day 9.00-50. Good-choice feeder pigs 10.00-50. ShecD 50. Scattered sales steady to weak. Wooled lambs 110 lbs. 12.00, strictly good-choice truck-ins 12.50 up, com. down to 8.00, Good ewes 4.00-50. . Chicago. Dec. 21 tu.R) Cash grain. Wheat. No. 3 dark hard 171V Corn. No. 4 yellow 112V Oats. No. 2 while 83 V Barley malting 125-145n, hard 120-130n. feed 115'2-125n. Wheat open high low close Dec. 1.72 U 1.7214 1.71 1,71 May 1.67 li 1.67i 1.654 1.65 July 1.65 1.65 H 1.63'm 1.63-Ti Sep. 1.63 Tb 1.63 1.62;fr 1.62 & Chicago Livestock ' Chicago. Dec. 21 UP) (WFA) Hogs 24.000, salable 18,000; slow, steady on all weights: sows 10-15 lower, eood-choice 200-270 lbs. 13.75. top: over 270 lbs. and under 200 lbs. selling unevenly. Good-choice 280 330 lbs. 12.90-13.25; 170-190 lbs. 12.25 to 13.00. few 150-170 lbs. 11.50-12.50 Good-choice 350-550 lb. sows 11.90 12.15; few choice light wts. up to 12.35: prospective holdover 12,000. Salable cattle 7000, calves 1000. Choice fed steers and yearlings strong to 15 higher, supply small; all other grades slow, steady with Monday's 25c downturn. Lower grades predominated in crop, bulk 13.25-15.50. early top 16.50; some held 16.75: best yearlings 16.25. All heifers steady, bulk 12.50-15.00 and best 15.75 ; strictly choice absent Beef cows weak a shade lower, can ners and cutters slow, steady at 7.75 down, practical outside good beefs 11.50. Bulls steady, weighty sausage kinds 11.50 down, light-med. wts. 8.50-10.50. Vealers unchanged at 15.00 down, stock cattle scarce, stea dy mainly 10.00-12.25. Sheep 5500 salable 4000. Market not established, asking fully steady. Load'strictly good-choice fed west ern lambs held above 14.75. three loads just good held 14.25. early bids weak to 25 lower at 14.40 down: load of good-choice fed lambs with fall shorn pelts held above 14.00 Load good yearlings held above 12.50. Salem Markets Compiled from reports of Sa lem dealers, for the guidance of Capital Journal readers. (Revised daily). Buying Prices Wheat Red and white $1.25 bu. Gray oats No. 2 36-lb. $48 ton. Barley No. 2 bright $46 ton. Retail Prices Ebb Mash 3.75 cwt. Pullet Grower Mash $3.70 cwt. Chick Starter $4.25 cwt. Hon Scratch $2.80 cwt. Beet Pulp Plain $2.25. Midget market Reports Hors 165-225 lbs. $14.00: 220-250 lbs. $13.50. PackinB sows $9-0.50. Sheen 1943 spring lambs $10.00- $11.50: ewes $4.50-$5. Cattle Top veal dressed 20c, alive 12c lb. Heifers $0-$ll. Dairy cows $6-$7. Beef cows $7-$8. Bulls 8.50-$9 Poultry Heavy colored hens, No. 1. 25c, No. 2 21c lb., colored fryers No. 1 28c lb. Colored broilers 28c. Old roosters 20c lb. White Leghorn hens 23c lb. Ebbs Buying prices: large grade A white and brown 46c dozen. Ex tra med. 42c. Standards 42c. Pul lets 32c. Cracks 32c dozen. Ebrs Wholesale prices: Ex. large A white and brown 50c dozen, med. 46c doz. Standard B large 46c doz. Pullets 36c. Butter Prints: A grade 45!5c. B 44H-C, quarters 46Uc lb. Butterfat: Premium 54c. No 1 53c. No. 2 50c lb. Youths Get 8 Years For Bull-pen Death Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 21 WP Two Portland, Ore., youths must spend eight years in the state penitentiary in connection with the "bull pen" death here Sept. 18 of Jamie Payne, Sem inole, Okla. The youths, Frank Miller and Ted Smith, both 19, pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in district court yesterday after second degree murder com plaints had been dismissed. At the time of his death. Payne was in the jail "bull pen" on an intoxication charge. Mill er and Smith were jailed on charges of disturbing the peace. John F. McCarthy, county at torney, told the court that a police officer who went to the room to release Payne to a friend found his body sprawled on the blood-spattered floor and Smith and Miller asleep in blood-spotted clothes. Fletcher Commands North Pacific Area Washington. Dee. 21 tTi Ap pointment of Vice Admiral F. J. Fletcher as commander of the north Pacific area was announc ed today by Secretary of the Navy Knox. Fletcher succeeds Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kin kair, who recently was sent to the southwest Pacific. Rear Admiral Sherwoode A. Taffinder succeeds Fletcher as commandant of the 13th naval district. Flu in California San Francisco, Dec. 21 UP) The nation's influenza wave be gan nearing epidemic propor tions in northern California to day as Grass Valley and Nevada City public schools were closed ahead of the usual Christ mas vacation and San Francis co's eight principal shipyards reported sending workers home "by the carloads." ! SHOP ! Woodrow's For Fnpalnted and Gift Furniture 325-345 Center St. Russians Adopt New Anthem Moscow, Dec. 2 1 (U.R) The Internationale, belligerent marching song of world revolu tionaries for almost three-quarters of a century, was discarded as the official anthem of the so viet union today in favor of a nationalistic hymn glorifying the red army and the internal unity of the Russian people. In a typically symbolic ges ture that indicated the change in Russian world politics as clearly as any diplomatic action Mos cow ever has taken, the Soviets announced that the revolution ary Internationale no longer is considered compatible with the new spirit of the nation. The battle song, which has been the Russian anthem since the revolution of 1918, "does not reflect the fundamental changes which have occurred in our country as a result of the successes of soviet construction and does not reflect the realities of the soviet state," an official statement said. The new national anthem, ' Hymn of the Soviet Union," will be introduced formally on March 15. Written by a young poet, a newspaperman, and a red army musician, it contains no reference to the international solidarity of the working classes. The new anthem resulted from a month's long contest in which more than 100 of the soviet union's leading poets and composers participated. Fortress' Name Shocks Nazis Stockholm, Dec. 21 WP) The German press has published two pictures described as show ing an American flier, Kenneth D. Williams, 21, Charlotte, N. C, and attacking him as "typical of the cynical manner of the American youth which now is bombing Europe's cultural monuments and cities," the G e r m a n-controlled Scandina vian telegraph bureau reported today from Berlin. The pictures showed Williams with the words "Murder Incor porated" printed on the back of his coveralls. Williams was fly ing a Fortress called "Murder Incorporated" which was shot down in a raid on Emden Nov. 26, the German press said. The name of the German reported Fortress evidently is from "Murder, Inc., the title applied to a gang of Brooklyn, N. Y., killers estimated to have killed 100 persons for a group of gangsters wliich dealt in li quor, slot machines, gambling houses and other rackets. Bomber crews run the gamut of imagination in picking names, most of them facetious, for their ships. Any such facetious 'iess would of course be lost on the German mind. Among names of other bombers are "Hell's Angels." "Wabbit Twacks," "Suzy Q." Yanks Capture (Continued from page 1 The naval communique said the enemy destroyers fled with the PT boats in pursuit and la ter were engaged by another force, which Included both American and British light coastal ships. Canadians in Action Allied headquarters here an nounced that a specially trained mixed American-Canadian unit is in action with the fifth army, but gave no inkling what the unit is being used fur. On the eighth army front, Montgomery's men pushed about a mile north of the Ortona-Or-songa road toward Tollo four mP"s northwest of the highway. r-Jth the Fortresses which at tacked Elevsis and the Libera tors which bomber Sofia fought long, running battles with Ger man fighters. 5 Fuhrer Brothers Seek Name Change Detroit. Dec. 21 M- The hrothers. Henry. David. Harold, Tobias and Arnold Fuhrer peti tioned Federal Judge Thomas C. Murphy for a change of sur name "because of the inconven iences suffered due to the desig nation as fuehrer of that Ignom Inous character, Schickelgruber or Hitler." Dr. T. T. Mm. N.D. Dr. O. Chan. N.D. DRS. CHAN - - LAM IHINISK Hrrbilltls 311 North Libert; Ctalr Pnrlland General Eleetrle Oft. Office aa-en Sainrdars tnlr ID a-a. la I P.m.; ! 1 p.m. ConiDltatlon, Wood prtttart and arlna teats arc tre r chrtf. Prartleed Sine Ml? East Salem Xmas Programs Are Arranged for Schools East Salem, Dec. 21 Scheduled for this week are three school Christmas programs in the school East of Salem and two church programs. Wednesday night was the night selected for the three schools, Swegle, Fruitland and Middlegrove, with Friday night the church programs. Last Thursday Fruitland Wo man's circle held their annual Christmas dinner at the church, with the usual exchange of gifts. There were 46 present for the dinner and social afternoon. The epidemicof colds and in fluenza was the worry of teach ers and pupils and all helping with practice for programs this past week but it is believed to be much better this week. At Lake Named tor Brooklyn Girl Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 21 (tP Marine corps Lt. James P. Hackett of Rumson, N. J., for merly an editor of the Newark, N. J., bureau and New York headquarters of the Associated Press, has had a lake in far-off Bougainville in the south Pa cific named for a girl in Brook lyn. "If I don't go down in history, I know I'll go down in geog raphy,". said Miss Kathleen Rey nolds, 25, once a beauty queen at New York university, when told about Lake Kathleen. Hackett wrote her that ever since he landed with his am phibious outfit, he had been after the coast and geodetic mapmakers and he finally per suaded them to name the lake for Kathleen. It was officially designated December 9. She said Hackett's letter gave this description of the lake: "No one has ever gone near it in years, but Wiey will soon. Seems the natives consider it taboo because there are ghosts around it. With your influence the ghosts will either turn out to be very nice ghosts-or else they vill run away." Bombs Carry Cheer to Adolph London, Dec. 21 &) The crew of the American Flying Fortress "Mr. Smith," gets a kick out of chalking this little greeting on every incendiary bomb they drop, "this is to light your Christmas tree, Hitler." The art work is done by the bombardier, Lt. Hugh A. Cut tell, Columbus, O., who lets 'em fly, and Engineer Sgt. Merritt F. Andrews, Jamestown, N.Y. The pilot is Lt. Chester L. Dor on, Rochester, N. Y. Earl Harding, 63r Dies in Portland Portland, Dec. 21 MP) Funeral arrangements were underway today for Earl P. W. Harding. 63, onetime chemistry instruc tor and football coach at Ore gon State college, who died yes terday. The Portland chemist, whose home "was at Oak Grove, fell dead while inquiring as to the health of a neighbor. Born in Amity, Harding is survived by his widow, two sis ters, Mrs. Grace Bates, Gaston, and Mrs. Blanche Brown, Port land, and a brother, Ralph Hard ing, Roseburg. . Roosevelt Declines To Pass Tax Bill Washington, Dec. 21 VP Pre sident Roosevelt declined today to say whether he shared Treas ury Secretary Morgenthau's es timate of the tax bill drafted in congress. He told a news conference questioner he could not say be cause he did not know what Morgenthau's estimate was. "It's a very low estimate," he was informed. "Says you," Mr. Roosevelt reT torted. Freighter Stevens Launched Monday Portland, Dec. 21 (i The Li berty freighter Isaac I. Stevens, named for the first governor of Washington territory, was launched yesterday at the Ore gon Shipbuilding corporation yards. Stevens, a U.S. military academy graduate, became gov ernor of the territory in 1843 and was credited with pacifyingx many hostile Indian tribes. He was kjlled in a civil war battle at Chantllly, Va., in 1862. WANTED Walnuts - Filberts - Nut Meats Highest price cash on delivery for orchard run. See us before you sell. Morri$ Klorf ein Packing Co. 460 N. Front Street, Salem - Swegle last week a third and some days more of the children were absent. Mr. and Mrs. Ray K. Hall of East Turner Road were in Eu gene this past week as guests of Mr. Hall's parents. Miss Marion Thatcher enjoyed a week's vacation visiting at the home of her cousin at Hunting ton, Oregon. Miss Thratcher and Miss Ruby West, Swegle district girls, have just finished their course in nurse's aid and Sunday spent their first day assisting at a Salem hospital. Mrs. Arnold Aaserude has as her guests her parents from North Dakota. Mrs. Clara Massey at 1420 East Turner Road has sold her home to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Smith of Klamath Falls. She and her son, Richard, will move into Salem. Mrs. Charles Norton spent the week-end with her husband in Portland. Her grandson, Bobbie Norton returned to the hone of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Norton after a week's visit at the Norton home on Garden Road. Flu Epidemic Not Abated 'By the Associated Press! The influenza epidemic con tinued unabated throughout Oregon today, although no deaths were reported. Marshfield's schools did not open today as authorities sought to check spread of the malady in the Coos Bay area. Many pupils and teachers were ab sent Monday. The Chamber of Commerce discontinued meet ings until January 6, and a ban quet honoring the high school football team was postponed. North Bend and Oregon City reported 20 percent absenteeism among students, and West Linn high school 25 percent. More than 35 percent of Port land's elementary school pupils were absent and 205 of the Port land school system's teachers. Willamette University moved its Christmas holiday up a day and a half to noon today because of an influenza outbreak at Lau sanne Hall where men in the navy V-12 program are quar tered. Thirty of the apprentice seamen were ill. 17 Rural Schools Closed by Epidemic Seattle, Dec. 21 U.R)A mild flu epidemic in King county re sulted in the closing of 17 rural schools yesterday, county health officers announced. Between 30 and 40 percent of the pupils were reported absent ' from classes. Dr. Bryan Newsom, county epidemiologist, said the wave of flu was "not alarming," but that operation of schools with a third of the pupils absent was not practical. "The closure was ordered in the hope that the situation will clear up over the holidays," Dr. Newsom explained. A more favorable situation was viewed in Seattle, where a slight decrease in the number of cues was reported. Yakima, Wash., Dec. 21 W.B Two Yakima county schools have closed prematurely for the Christmas holidays due to a high rate of absenteeism from in fluenza, it .vas reported today. Two Union Leaders Fined in Portland Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 U. Two former officers of the pow erful boilermakers' Union, Lo cal 72, faced fines and suspend ed jail sentences today after a circuit court halted negotiations for amicable settlement of the union's snarled affairs. Tom Ray. ex-business agent, was fined $300 and given a five month suspended sentence by Judge James W. Crawford. Hugh Fagan, deposed record ing secretary, was fined $100 and given a 90-day suspended sentence. In a climax to yesterday's stormy court session Judge Crawford declared voluntary at tempts to negotiate the tangled legal status of the union at an end because the international had insisted that election of of ficers for the union be held in March. Tel. 7633 Births, Deaths Blrlhi Silverton To Mr. and Mrs. Ostf . Jackson ol 834 S. Water St., a si . Dec. 18, at Silverton hospital. Dealhs Field Herbert E. Field, late res ident of 1405 North Summer street, Sunday, December IS, at the age of 83. Husband of Mrs. Helena Field of Salein, father of Mrs. Lois F. Aaen. Buell ana Clinton Field of Salem. Mrs. Carrie Larson of Gaston, Ore., Mrs. Irene Hamilton of Boise. Ida., Mrs. Jessie Anderson of Ronan. Mont., Roy Field of Bell inahain. Wash., Paul Field of Minn eapolis. Minn., Stephen Field of Coeur d'Alene, Ida.; brother of Mrs. Bertha Younis o' Pittsfield.Jll., and J. Charles Field of Salemlso sur vived by 32 grandchildreiTand six Rreat Riandchildren. Services will be held from the Cloueh-Barrick chapel Wednesday, December 22, at 3 p.m., with Elder G. T. Dickinson officiating. Interment in City View cemetery. 71 Obituary Oliver Franklin Powell Lebanon Oliver Franklin Powell of Berlin died at the Albany general ho.spital Saturday. Born in Berlin Feb. 18. 1876. and lived in that com munity his entire life. Survived by a son, Alfred of Culp Creek. Ore.; brothers, Melvin of Camas, Wash., Nelson O. ol Portland and Benja min H. of La comb. Services were held Tuesday at the Howe Funeral home. Elder GeoiRe Simons offici ated and Mrs. Ralph Kleen was so loist. Interment was in Powell cem etery at Berlin. Mrs. Ella Clem Lebanon Mrs. Ella Clem, 67, died Monday at the home of her son, Clark, at Crawfordsville. Born at Glendale. Ore.. May 20, 1876. Sur viving are two sons, Tom and Clark of Crawfordsville; four daughters, Mrs. Francis Lamberty of Portland, Mrs. William Stennett of Clacka mas, Mrs. Albert Kurth of Alsea and Mrs. Kedric Kelly of Sweet Home. Funeral services from the Howe Fu neral home Wednesday at 2 pJ with Elder George Simons official-' in?. Interment in IOOF cemetery. Benjamin F. Morris Lebanon Benjamin F. Morris, 82. of Sweet Home, died at the Fisler Nursing home in Albany Dec. 20. Born in Sweet Home Dec. 9, 1861. he had resided practically all his life in that vicinity. He had been ill at the nursing home for about bwo months. Surviving are two daugh ters, Mrs. Victor Barr of Sweet Home and Mrs. Fred Furrow of Portland, a son, Aaron of Sweet Home; 10 gandchUdren, a brother, Alma T. of Sweet Home. Funeral announcements later by Howe Fun eral home. Joseph Koenig sublimity Joseph Koenig. n. o: Sublimity died at his home Dec. 17 after an illness of about two months. Services were held from St. Boni face church Monday at 9 a.m. Born in Alsace Lorraine. March 22, 1866, the Youngest of nine children, all of whom are deceased. Educated in Alsace Lorraine and lived there until he was about 21 years of an ; On coming to America he first set tled in Minnesota and later in Mon tana where he worked, for a few years. He and his brother, Louis, came to Oregon in 1897. making the .journey by horse and wagon, set tled on the Koenig ranch west of Sublimity where he married Mrs. Elizabeth Larsen of Portland, and to them were born five children. In 1918 the family moved to Sub limity and his sons took over the farm. Survived by his widow; sons, Andrew Larsen a sten son. John and Joseph, all of Sublimity; dau- hters. sister M. Antoinette and Sister M. Rigina of the Sisters of St. Mary's, and Agnes Koenig of Sublimity, and four grandchildren. Minnie Bell Banta Lebanon Minnie Bell Banta died at the home of her son. Carl, on Lebanon route 1, Monday. Born at Waterloo June aa. iaa. wite ol John H. Banta. Survived by two sons, Carl of Lebanon and Arnold with the U.S. army in Oklahoma; brothers. William and Fred Robert son. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Howe Funeral home. Interment in IOOF cemetery. William Guy Warwick tf Woodburn William Guy WaJ wick. 54. farmer and lifelong resi dent of this community, died at the wooaourn nospitai Monday. He spent his entire life on the property wnere ne was oorn Oct. ib, ibs, located on the south pavement near the Pacific hishway. Survived by his widow, Mrs. Edna Warwick; daughters. Jessie Belle Warwick of Portland and Grace Warwick of Salem. Funeral services will be held from the Ringo chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev. George R. Cromley officiating. Interment in Belle Passl cemetery. George G. Dunn Silverton Funeral services for George G. Dunn. 83, will be held from the Memorial chapel of the Ekman Funeral home Wednesday at 2 p.m. Interment in Bethanv cem etery. Rev. S. L. Almlie officiating. Child Beating Case Continued Medford, Ore., Dec. 21 (U.R) Earl Finton, 30, Prospect m"l worker, today had continued' time to plead his case on a charge of cruelty to a child. Finton is accused by county officers of unmercifully beat ing 6-year-old Terry Prather, left in the care of Finton and his wife while the youngster's parents were out of town. Why . Suffer Any Longer? 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