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Snell to Hear
Folkes Plea
Gov. Earl Snell will hear
arguf'iients in favor of executive
clemency for Robert E. Lee
Folkes 22, condemned "lower
13" murdered, when a delega
tion of Oregon citizens visits
him here to plead for Folkes'
life.
Folkes, who was convicted in
Linn county of the first degree
murder of Martha Virginia
James. pretty navy bride,
aboard a limited train near Al
bany in January, 1943, has lost
appeals to both the state and
the U. S. supreme courts. He
is scheduled for execution in
the state's lethal gas chamber
on January 5.
Most of the arguments advo
cating clemency for Folkes are
based upon the dissenting opin
ion of State Supreme Court Jus
tice George Rossman, who held
that Folkes was convicted im-pro-,Mrly.
Portland, Dec. 21 lP' Leroy
Lomax, Portland attorney who
defended Robert E. Lee Folkes,
stated today that he had not
aided in publication of a pamph
let appealing for clemency
against Folkes' death sentence.
The pamphlet. "The Facts in
the Robert Folkes Case." was is
sued by a group headed by
Nicholas Granoff. Portland at
torney retained by Folkes'
mother. The young negro was
sentenced to death for the slay
ing of Mrs. Martha Virginia
James on a train early in 1943.
Polk County Gravel
Case Reaches Court
Portland, Dec. 21 (U.R) Dis
appearance of 10.000 cubic
yards of stockpiled sand and
gravel in Polk county in 1942
and 1943 was the issue of a suit
In federal court here.
The three plaintiffs J. H
Gallagher of Corvallis and J
Ira McNutt and Earl L. McNutt
of Eugene sought $10,000 from
the federal government. They
contended that the gravel was
taken from the stockpiles by
soldiers under orders from
Camp Adair, while witnesses
for the government said the sand
and gravel was washed away
during high water.
The loss occurred in a rock
quarry which the plaintiffs had
leased from the Crown Zeller
back Corporation in April .1942.
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gon, was a house guest the past
week-end at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Allen of Lincoln.
Mrs. Charles Hoyt
Hostess Monday
Silverton Mrs. Charles
Hoyt, aarivisor of the Silverton
Junior Woman's club, enter
tained the group of younger
women at her Cherry street
home Monday evening at a de
lightfully planned party.
Refreshments in keeping with
the season were served later in
the evening.
Guests included .Mrs. Pat
Grogan, Mrs. Olaf Paulson, Mrs.
Ida Brady, Mrs. Melvin Bren
den, Mrs. William Woodworth,
Mrs. G. W. Enbusk, Mrs. J.
Middlemiss. Mrs. Victor Hacl
ley, Mrs. Clifton Hadley, Mrs.
Adney Tokstad, Mrs. Howard
Coomler, Mrs. Bill Morrison,
Mrs. Ole Melund, Mrs. Melvin
Hewitt, Mrs. Emanuel Kellcr
hals, Jr., Mrs. Donald Chris-
lenson, Miss Virginia Ander
son and Mrs. Harvey Kaser.
Wood Residence
Scene of Party
Brush College Mrs. Carl
Wood. Mrs. Barbara Focht and
Mrs. Esther Oliver entertained
members of the Brush College
Helpers club, their husbands
and families with a Christmas
party at the Carl Wood home
Saturday night.
Charier members of the club,
Mrs. Esther Oliver and Mrs.
John Schindler, were honored
guests.
White candles, holly and mis
tletoe were used as decorations.
Mrs. U. J. Nelke, president, pre
sided at the brief business meet
ing and appointed Mrs. Karl W.
Harrltl, Mrs. John Schindler
and Mrs. Charles Glaze as a
nominating committee.
Mrs. F. E. Wilson invited the
group to her home for an all
day meeting to sew for the
Red Cross January 4.
Special guests for the evening
were Mr. and Mrs. A. W. An
drews of Scio, Mrs. F. A. Wood,
Agnes Gritton, Mrs. Delbert
Harritt of Portland, James Ware
and Carl Wood. Thirty-four
members and families were in
attendance.
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go farther if mixed with cottage
cheese.
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You will find here just the suit and topcoat
for his individual requirement and top
quality materials . . ,;We like to have the
women help in the selection of our suits
because they KNOW materials and they
easily recognize these as "tops."
TOPCOATS
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To Early Start
Marion county's 1945 polio
fund raising drive got off to an
early start last night at a meet
ing of the executive committee
in the Marion hotel. Dr. W. J.
Stone, chairman, announced a
goal of S15.000 for the campaign
which runs from January 15, to
January 30, 1944. This is based
on 20 cents per capita, or almost
double the 1944 average of 11
cents per capita.
R. W. Minton, appointed by
the committee to run the com
ing drive, said thai arrange
ments have been already been
made with schools, churches,
movie houses and business firms
for distribution of coin collec
tors. The traditional cardboard
collection boxes are being dis
placed in favor of milk bottles,
supplied by Curly's Dairy and
Dairy Cooperative.
The need tor funds this year
is greater than ever, Dr. Stone
told his committee, owing to the
danger of epidemic in over-
crowded cities. Fifty percent
of the money raised is retained
by the Marion county chapter,
while the rest is sent to the Na-
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, which distributes en-
dowments among hospitals, col-
leges and foundations for re-
search. No cure has been dis-i
covered for infantile paralysis,
although treatment has been im-
mensely improved by the dis-
coveries of the famous Sister
Kenny from Australia.
Present at the meeting last
night were: Mrs. David Wright,
vice chairman, Mrs. Ruby
Bergsvik, secretary; William
Gahisdorf, treasurer, and Miss
Maxine Buren, publicity di
rector. Mr. Gahisdorf resign
ed after five years of service
and Lawrence Fisher was elect
ed in his place.
Boy Confesses He
Killed Little Niece j
Dixon, 111., Dec. 21 (U.BA !
15-year-old boy, who said he !
was "kill crazy," confessed to
police today he slashed his 5-year-old
niece to death and left
a butcher knife sticking into her
mutilated body.
Norman Burton told authori
ties at Princeton, 111;, that he
killed his curly-haired niece,
Sara Jane Tyne, "but I don't
know why."
After the slaying at the girl's
farm home three miles north of
not
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Ohio Village, 111,, yesterday, the
boy walked and hitch-hiked
about 13 miles to Princeton,
where his mother and father !
live. He spent the night in the
city park, although tempera
tures were far below freezing.
At 7 a.m. he went to the home
of his father, Charles, and told
him nl the tragedy. The father
took him to the Princeton sher
iff's office.
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Small Turkeys
Hard to Get
San Francisco, Dec. 21 'f'
The Pacific coast, as well as the
whole nation, will have turkey
in an abundance never seen be
fore this Christmas but many
housewives will have trouble
getting smail turkeys.
The turkey crop hit record
size this year in California, sev
eral other states and for the
New
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nation. Both civilian and mill -
tary tuppliet are plentiful. '
Stocks have gone into storage
in the last few weeks at an
unprecedented rate. Along the
Pacific coast the flow into freez
prs has been more than seven
times as great as a year ago.
Coast freezer stocks totaled
more than 13 'i million pounds
December 1 more than four
times last year's hoard. Most of
that belongs to the fighting men.
It will be shipped for variation
of meat diet during early 1945.
Heavy shipments have lately
been made to Hawaii.
Fabric and Simulated
HANDBAGS
1 .95 and 2.95
Plus 20 Fed. Exciss Tax
arp all the newest,
wanted styles in an
value-priced' selection! Xevv box
bag's! Shoulder bags! Pouches! En
velopes! Top-handle styles! And
such sought-for details as zipper tops,
inside zipper pockets, metal frames,
Lucite clasps! Included are fine sim
ulated grain leathers, simulated pat
ent, simulated alligator, corded fab
rics, rayon faille, felts. Black,
brown and colors.
See label for fiber content.
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The industry, In recent years I season this year are keeping:
trying to build up turkey as a : In ns fur another try at that lu-1
regular year-around meat, in-1 cralive nnirket. The holdout of'
stead of just a holiday treat, turkey hens points a prospective
seems to have sold Ihe idea to i finmn- toward another big tnr
the armed forces, whether in- key-fU'owinii schou in l!)4f.
tentionaily or not. ; Turkey prices to cim-umiers-
There will be hia supplies ' are about at ceiliny price? hern ;
through the first half or 1945,1 51 cent? a pound. The OPA '
as laying hens are marketed. , has told wholesalers they can
That is why housewives will sell to consumers a low as 48 3
have little luck gelling 12-15 cents a pound. That permission
pound turkeys for Christmas, revokes a prev ious order against
Growers who got 30 cent apiece , wholesalers going into the retail
for turkey eggs during hatching 'market.
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