Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, February 21, 1945, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextSkits and Scratches B; Fred Zimmerman Canlini Journal Suoru Kdltoi Silvrrtrm failed to finish in the money in the Duration bas ketball loaiiuc but mine of the other quints that will participate in the orthcommn district tour nament should sell the Silver Foxes short. They came close to opsonins the Wooclbtim BuU rioss the other nihl and prob ahlv would have turned the trick had not two of their members fouled out. Woodburn and Sa lem seem to be the strongest outfits of the five encased, but most anything can happen in a double elimination series. One thins is sure, the favorite can't be given the bums' rush at the outset because of an upset vic tory on the part of a so-called weaker quint. V .Must of the larcer schools pre fer to decide the state tourna ment issue on the basis of season competition and lake their chances on that sort of a pro gram. The smaller ones, with nothing; to lose and everything to sain if they can slip over an unexpected win, prefer In bc comc involved in district play. Such a system gives them a chance to make a bit of money. Viidmihlcdly Ml. Ansel's gym nasium will he packed every night. The Angels will be able lo lake care nf the players and crowds in nice fashion for they have one of the best Symnasi ums in lite valley. Virgil Swanson, one lime bas ketball and football ace of Med ford high's squad, a member of J the ' Black Tornado'' grid club, 1 coached by Prink Callison that ' smothered McLoughlin high in I r27 43 to n, is joining up with , 4 Uncle Sam. He has gone lo fori Lewis for a new suit of clothes and the regulation equipment. Swanson is :to years old and an employe of the Medford postal force. He has kept in touch with athletics by refereeing dur ing the current season. The Chinook arc not passing over Bonneville dam in numbers comparable with other seasnns nf migration. There has been a steady decline in the number of Chinook passing over the ob struction since 1041, The fish and wild life service of the fed- eral government gives six rea- l sons for the Tailing off: Con- ?j Ntruclion of dams on the Cnlum- hta river and its tributaries cut l' J(lie fish off from their spawning I grounds; drying up of streams hy use of water for irrigation purposes; death of young sal- mon in irrigation ditches on (heir way clown stream; ovcr- i fishing due to lack nf centraliz ed fishing conlrnl; water pollu- 3 tion, chiefly from sewage, min ing and industrial waste, and erosion which has damaged spawning beds. Eventually the streams will be cleaned nf the sewage but it will be a long drag. However, the gnnd accomplished hy this will probably be more than offset by the constructinn nf mnre high dams, like the nnc which is In he built just below Detroit in the Sanllam. Another decade and the salmnll fishing in Oregon will he something for the oldtimers tn talk ahnut. ".Eugene. Feb. 21 0J.R The Eu gene high school basketball squad extended one of the long est win streaks in Oregon hoop history last night by scoring an easy 48-33 victory over Cottage Grove. S'jfsm's 5 Crnwn F!rd!d Whnkv. I SUKE? m.4i 1 'SUREa f ymJfuiaiffi'c Ki Mj 1 yfiijay SEAGRAM'S I ... SURE that its lustrous six- i 1 SURE that true pre-war quality j ttigffi 1 M rayed "star" marks it as the finest KJ'M M nd smooth flavor set thespwhiskics uZ,$ fl sapphire in the world! apart as the very finest! ffjl ! p 2 More Quints In Title Seats 'By t!'. A'.ocl.vprl Prr) Two more Oregon hoop squads piled into district title : seats today as the annual state j prep basketball race swung ; nearer to the finish line. The Gresham Gophers clinch- j cd ti' 1 district 13 championship decided on percentage basis by swamping Hill Military of Portland. 34-27. last night (Tujsriay). Washington's Tall Firs battled to a narrow 28-24 victory over Jefferson to lake the Portland league title and a berth in the state tourney as representative of districts 15-16. In district 7 where Corvallis and Lebanon have been sec-sawing for the title, the Corvallis quintet collapsed. 33-43. before a lat;:-starling dark horse from Toledo. Another upset struck the Blue Mountain area. Pendle ton, which stands second to Bak, r in the Blue Mountain j league, dropped a game to third place Milton Freewaler in the , crucial semi-final playoff for I the district 2 crown. It was the first step in an elimination j round between Pendleton, Mil- : ton freewaler, and Hermiston ' for tlx right to meet Hood River or The Dalles in a title lilt. McMinnville and Newbcrg. ; neck and neck top-placers in : district 8. hung on to their, places with a pair of victories. Aro.in.d the rest of the state. ; class A squads clutched already- ! won crowns, or pointed toward 1 week-end sessions to decide the . district litle. j Jayvees Wallop ! Monmouth, 50-20 The Salem high Jayvees. who: tool; an easy 30 to 20 decision . 11. ST.,,..tl, U'mW-hi: i over nit iwiMMin.,1 n - , 'T'..ot.ri..,,. niniit wilt lake on the Independence Hopsters, Polk county B league champs at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. There will be no preliminary since the Sophs till with the Hopslers second string has been cancelled. Jay 2 Pnr:'.OT 2 Prt ; y in MrElravy 4 MrLrm; Frch a- Boisrliei' P, 2. Pickeit 2; Moil id 1. H'.f !! 0 Car lleniiaii 1 Ci Sutv .Faycr - Barln Tlifimp.'Oil B'li'lnsinu mouth Serfs vy 1. Ili'.v; Bv the A'.or!nteri Press) Tifiavcl 4B. Hillsboso 3B. Srapuoope 44. Vrrnonia 40, McMinnville .VJ, Fos-et Grove 33. Nc.vhrrg 2H. Bravrrtrm 24. Dallas 3", Silvei'ton Toledo - ConalMs 33. F.irchp 4fi. Cotiace Grove 33 llnivcr.Mly ' Eiisene 1 34. fto.-ehura 31. Lebanon S3. .Junction City 4Ti. CrntrHl Catholic 5fi. Parkio'-e 29. Columbia Prcn 48. Saiuly 36. CJrr.ihani 34, Hill Milidtry 27. Albany 36. Sprinsfield 29. ChemaAa 37. St Paul 3fi. Salem .layvec 50. Monmouth 20. Sac red Heart 1 Rale 111 32. Aum: vuie 30 Portland Wash. sigton 2H. Jcfler.-nn 24. Portland -Bnisnn 37. Frank!. 11 33. Portland Lincoln 33. Rmnevel; 32. Dallas Dragons Nose Silverton Silvcrton After trailing all through three periods of com petition and well into the final round, the Dallas Dragons ral lied to take a 37 to 36 decision over the Silverton Foxes Tues day evening. The winners tal lied 11 points early in the fourth period to lake t lie lead for the first time. Silverton was ahead 7-5 at the quarter, 21-11 at half time and 29-22 at the three quarter mark. Seagrams FINE WHISKIES SINCE IS57 72V1! Gmin Neutral Spirits. 86.8 Proof. S3gram.Dl'.'i!.rs Cirporatinn. Capital Journal, Salem. Ore., Stage Set for First Junior High Cage Game Thursday Eve The dope favors the Parrish Pioneers and the pressure will be on Coach Bob Metzgor and his squad Ihursday night when the first game of the scries of three with Leslie junior high is played on the senior high school gym1' floor. The Pioneers have the 'ecause of illness among h,s greater height and displayed ! Inspects, and it .s pos- superiority over thtir Leslie ! t"cy won t all be (here rivan during the inter-school tournament completed a couple of weeks ago. But regardless of the outcome, the game prom ises the maximum in action on the floor as well as noise from the bleachers and gallery. Coach Bob Kcuscher has been having his troubles at Leslie Chemawa Defeats St. Paul, 37 to 36 Gervais By the extremely will probably include Bill Fas narrow margin of a single point, j nachi. Ralph Morgali and Low- ihe Chemawa Indians captured the North Marion County B lea- sue basketball championship Tuesday night, winning over the St. Louis Saints 37 to 36. The teams were tied at the end of the regular season. The Indians trailed 10-4 at the end of the first period but rallied to take a 21-15 lead at the half. St. Paul narrowed the gap to a 35-32 basis at the end of the third period and finally took a 36-35 lead. A basket by How ard Logan, redskin forward, gave Chemawa the decision. Chemawa will meet Detroit, South Marion champions, for the county title. The redskins will be favored to win this one. w 1 1 S fail I Sm::i H. K::-k 2 .1. K; Vi Y.i:iil,i fi 1,02 a n R A.iim.iri 8 Williams fi P. rani 8, XI. 11' il- Ciiemawa -Satiam Noon Basketball League Standings Wally Wengenroth of the Li ons, with 55 points, Don Bren nan. Panther. with 54, and Don Fredcrickson, Lions, with 50, all seventh graders, are reading scorers in the National division noon basketball league at Les lie junior high, Coach Bob Kcu scher reports. American division leaders are: Harry Culbertson, Seals, 75 points; Bob Funk, Whales, 46, and Robert Kleiwer, Ducks, 45, The standings: N'altnn.i L:0'X 1.1 P.ini:iers 11 Ainrricnn Whale 10 Seals 7 6 2fi Boxing Earns Extra Rations New Orleans, Feb. 21 Sgt. Calvin K. Benedict is mak ing good use of the boxing he learned while attending Tulane. He was one of a group of para troopers taken prisoner by the Germans. In a letter to his par ents here he related he had been awarded extra rations by win ning boxing bouts in prison camp tournaments. Would Like to Buy or Rent BAND SAW or JIG SAW Mel Crowe 630 N. Commercial St. 5urc... Strain's 7 Crown Rinrlr whirky. Chry-Jr Rutldtrip . N.wYnrk Wednesday, Feb. 1M. 19-1.1 :J UM- ' " bcrlon and Funk his regular lorwaros nave neen out 01 school while Ray Turner, con tor, has been nursing a leg in- jury. However, if matters im j prov- the lineup will be Cul I bcrison and Funk, forwards: Turner, center; W ins ton Cobb 'and Larry Kleinsmit h, guards. Kip: I string alternates are Bill I Sproulc and Jack Miller, for wards, and Billy Johnston, guard. The Parrish starting liiM-np ell Spagle. all better than six ; feet, Dave Chamberlain and Ken Gibson, high scorer of both jun ior highs. Eighth grade quints from the , two reboots will open the pro gram at 6:45. Academy Cagers Beat Aumsvilie j Sacred Heart academy cagers ; ; took a double win over Aums- I iville hich of the South Marion, i County B league Tuesday night. I : The first string won 32 to 30 while the SMA Bees were fore- ; led into three overtime sessions i before they emerged 29-28 win- 1 ners. In this contest. Johnson j caged 12 points for the winners, j The main event was close all the way with the lead changing repeatedly. Christensen of Sa- j cred Heart was high with 17 points, followed by Gilbert of . Aumsvilie with 16. Schwartz looped the winning basket in the last minute of play. SUA lit!) Ut Aiimtvillr Sell wait z fi P fi Ovke I.obdIl 3 v n Giltic.-t ChriMrn .en 17 . W. (Smin ti..j'ri .1 r'y u hi II r - . - - M,!, ' 'iW&W-y' h 7 I S0"' nd quick to W Wh "rc fecc". incH l ' 5 i Pr' I X $L Iff I , The N'Vm radio ,cchn "amlR'1'"- I I Insulation I liM fS M B SAVES UP TO 30 E SWM it!? tlXJ E IN FUEL COSTS I B W 3 tB ft W I Ron 28 ,7v,.f. I rKtt I imM i c STOKfch I'hnne 9114 Cnr. T.ihrrlv X- fpittpr Sic Webfoofs Gain j In Hoop Race ; Eugene, Feb. 21 i.-V.Tlie Uni versity of Oregon breathed a bit . more casilv in t he rarif ied at- mospherc atop the northern divi- ' . ... smn, Pacific Loa?t conlerence, case ladder today after turning back a spirited second-half Ida ho rally last night to win 5H-4.V j The victory put the Oregon- , ian? a half-same in front of idle j i Oregon State and a full game ; ahead of also idle Washington i state. The two teams meet again j (un wit, uiaho scheduled to ; p week-end series in , cvais WasninRton Slatc ,ack. les the University of Washington in a week-end doublebill and winds up with a pair against Idaho. After tying the count at 9-all, Idaho faded rapidly to fall ne- j hind 34-12 shortly before the; ! half, then flurried for 9 points j j to leave the midway count H 4 -10. ! Bob Hamilton and Ken Hays paced the winners with 17 and j : U points each while Leonard j Pyne led the Idahoans with 14 tallies. O C-"::i:i. Ovrho:. Bn Carb3H-.il. E Pyne. R Slmi:. e TOTALS Oretiui (.", W. Ik. ns. r Snr.tii. I I S:sinper. H.iai:."on. I nar;rl I Wr:sir. s Jim Moore High Leslie Scorer The intramural basketball program at Leslie junior high school, just about half complet ed, has developed a new high scorer in Jim Moore of the sev enth grade. Jim has collected a total of 176 points in 15 games played with the Jackals, ELFXri'RONIC SC:ii:NCF today i winning hanlci . . tomorrow it will revolutionize the peacetime world. Hlcctronics will direct and control future traffic in the air, on the sea, on the ground. It will perform precision tasks, enter into the manufacture of countless products. The U. S. Navy, where the application of electron ics is most active, is now prepared to train you in this amazing field. If you arc 17 or over and have had at least one year of high school algebra, you arc eligible to lake the Fddy Test. Passing this test is a requirement for entrance into the Navy's Radio Technician program, leading to pricelcs. training, with pay. You learn to build, install and maintain radio communication equipment, radio direction finders, ship, submarine and plane detection appa ratus and other extraordinary electronic devices. It's dramatic, important, vital to victory. It will prepare you to be a part of the world's newest ami most wonderful industry clnlrmiics. Greyhound gladly contributes this recruiting message for the L'. S. Navv, whom e serve every day with nation wide transportation. When peace comes, all of Greyhound's vast resources will he turned again to one purpose providing convenient, dependable, enjoyable highway transportation fur the American traveling public. a fourth prrioH quint. Hp i a seventh grader, one of that group destined to write cage history at Leslie. The Jackals have not boon defeated. I The standings of the other' divisions include: Whales, first , period, ft wins, 2 losses, lead ing scorer, Allan Kleiiismith, 96 . ' ' .' ,., land 1, Ben Pitzer. 14:! points; i ' Bulldogs, third period. 8 and O, ; Harry Culbcrtson, 115; Elc- 1 phanls. 5th period, 1 1 and (1, Don Hay, 160 points; Clnaffes, 6th, period, 6 and 0, Jack Miller, 112. Ray Turner, a third period performer, set up a new intra- i mural record for a single game : when lie caged 44 points. The old record was bold by Roger Dasch with his lUi tallies. Dayton High Boys Guests at Party Dayton The Dayton union high school basketball team of ten boys were honored guests complimenting them for being the 1944-45 Yamhill county B league champions when Mr. and Mrs. Everett MeReynolds, Day ton coach and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Clark, principal and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coburn, score keeper and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bud ke. president of Dayton Cham ber of Commerce and his wife. : David Little and George Trunk ! took them to attend the Oregon State col lege vs. University of Oregon basketball game at Cor vallis Saturday evening. Seventy-five percent of the world's ocean area is in the southern hemisphere. SPECIAL Telephone Stand and Bench Set Practically and Attractively Designed Hardwood in Walnut Finish SIZES: Stuml Ifi' - xlx'!i" Bench 1.1x11x18" Price $9.56 WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY CO. LEARN Prepare for a prosperous future in the Peacetime field of radio, television electronics! : Ball Magnates Optimistic Washington, F'eb. 21 'UP' Baseball's 1945 prospects ap peared brighter today after a conference lie t ween the major league presidents a nd war mo bilize t ion director James V. Byrnes yesterday brought forth no new obstacles for the spurt. Ford Frick of the American league and Will Harridgc of the National league were optimistic after t he hour-long conference on manpower" and said that they wore all sol to complete plans for the opening of the season in April. Frick and Ilarridge were to AIL r,T ALIKS Is GENERAL Wi ( I if till OhIu Kraft Balances Recaps ...LIKE NEW TIRES rMVINTS SHIMMY STATE TIR E SERVICE .tat It t'nM lttnie n Onsrnnntil S MTF A I OTTAfiK SI'S, I'llONK irtnH S.M.K.M. OHFfiOS llenriqiMrler fur fif-nrr.i1 I'tre-Krfl Si-.eni ll.ihun cd Unappini Now nnrrnlinc llie Shell Srrvlrp Siaijun lit ntiiiiintlioii mih our lire srrvler RADAR IN THE NAVY Ask about the R ailio Technician program at any Nas-y Recruiting Station . . . SOW. . . tomorrow may he too late! NAVY AIRCREWMEN WANTED If it's action you're seeking, the N.ivy lias an exeft ing job for j-ou-Zh the air! Single men between 17 and 27, who haven't yet received induction notice, can become Navy atrtrewmcn. Successful comple tion of training will bring you the flving N.iw's silver wings. Inquire now at your Navy Recruiting Station. NAVY RECRUITING STATION i;, s. I'nsi office ititig., Siiletn, Oieu'iin GHEYEKIOUli sskvino rut akmcd forces and all America WITH FREQUENT, DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION pf rn other government offi ; ejal today to wind up their trip ' here. They would not reveal his name, but it wa- believed that he was Col. J. Monroe Johnson, head of the office of defence transportation. Fnck .ai.l during an inter view that hp and Harridge did not cume lo Washington for a flat statement of policy on base bail's future. Flat her. he said, t hey came lo discuss and to weigh their problems against those the govenniiont has in mobilizing production and the armed forces. They can then de termine, ho aid. whether it will be worth while going on with plans for the 1945 season. Venire, Italy, is 150 miles farther .north than Vladivostok, I Siberia. iYSTEM GIVES MORI MILEACI !