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Newspaper Page TextLocals South Carolina landscapes will be the subject of paintings by F. Loren (Larry) Boulier when Mr. and Mrs. Boulier move temporarily to that state following exhibits of Boulier paintings in Oregon and Wash ington, the first 'of which is to be in Portland at the Meier & Frank galleries, starting July 23. Lost, No. 4 ration book on Commercial street between Les Newman's and McDowell's Mar ket. Bruce Baggett. Phone 5508. 166 Outside white paint. Elfstrom's 178 Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ullman and family are spending a va cation at their summer home above Dallas on the Rickreall river. They are having for their guests Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bershaw and son Denny from Eugene. See complete line Color Per fect wall paper at Sears. For unpainted furniture shop at Woodrow's 345 Center. . The tirst district council oi 7fownsehd clubs will hold the monthly meeting next Sunday,. July 15, at 259 Court St. Busi ness meeting at 11 a.m. Picnic lunch at noon with coffee, cream and sugar, furnished by Salem clubs is the program. Open meeting to friends at 2 p.m. For Home Loans see Salem Federal. 130 South Liberty. Complete stock Kem-Tons, the miracle wall finish at Sears. Eugene Meritt Powell,, of Jef ferson, and Gordon Kenneth Stein, of Canby, were enlisted in the navy this week through the Portland recruiting office.- Fur storage, let us tell you about our storage with free moth proofing. Price's. To sell that furniture see Russ Bright. Phone 7511. Eugene W. Freese and Doris M. Stellmacher, both of Al bany, have been issued a rnar riage license at Vancouver, Wash. Outside white paint. Elfstrom's 178 Mr. and Mrs. John Mickey and two sons are in the Turner district from California to take care of their farm crops. They have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Mickev. Salem route 1. and Mrs. and Mrs. Jack La yiionte, who live east of Turner. 6.25 interest with good se curity is hard to get these days, we now nave anomer cnain store lease. Larsen Home & Loan Co., 164 South Commercial St. Phone 8389. 169 Mr. and Mrs. John Dupy, 462 Hoyt, are the parents of a daughter born Thursday at a local hospital. Experienced fountain girl, top wages, Sundays and holidays off. Apply In person. The Ace, 127 North High. 166' Rev. R. A. Fedje, superin tendent of the Salem district of the Methodist church, is at Sut tle lake as dean of the youth camp for high school boys and girls, July 14 to 21. Frank Ben nett, of the city school, will be the evening speaker for the week. Have your curtains washed, stretched, home laundry, 825 Madison street. 165 County Commissioner Rice reports that the county oiling crew is making good progress in its new oiled road construc tion on the Ankeny Bottom- tiena Vista ferry road which being paved for the five le stretch from the bottom of Ankeny hill to the ferry. The crew started its paving at the ;This Funny World t - '. . - 7-3 w'tv v. t "leu don't hare to oome over here after each round and aak H there's anything job can doi ferry and is working toward Ankeny hill so its heavy equip ment would not have to be hauled over the new pavement. The crew now is working on its third mile of this job. With completion of this stretch there will be a complete paved road from Salem to the ferry. 7 rooms of fine pre-war furn iture, just out. of storage and is like new On sale at Bright Furn iture Co., 453 Court St. Ph. 7511. 165 Dance, Salem armory Satur day, July 14. Sponsored by Ore gon State Guard. Joe Hassen stab's orchestra. Admission 60c. 166 Members, families and invit ed friends of Salem lodge, No. 144, Loyal Order of Moose, will picnic at Paradise Island Sun day. A no-host luncheon will be served' at noon with ice cream, fried chicken and coffee to be provided by the lodge. Games and swimming will occu py the afternoon. World famous Akron Modern Trusses, correctly fitted. Private fitting room. Capital Drug store. 165 Insurance: Becke, Wadsworth, Hawkins & Roberts, Guardian building. 165 Paul Tharalson, department commander of the Disabled American Veterans, has re turned from a conference of Oregon and Washington officers held in Tacoma, Wash. In at tendance were Milton D. Cohn, national commander, and Dow V. Walker, chairman of the na tional finance committee. Eola Acres Florist. 5730. 165 Insure your grain in the field only 65c per $100. Call 7171, Salem Insurance agency, 185 County Judge Grant Murphy went to Portland Friday to meet with the executive committee of the Association of Oregon coun ties which is considering the matter of recommendations as to changes in tax laws to be re ferred to the governor's interim committee on tax revision. Lost, No. 4 ration book on Commercial street between Les Newman's and McDowell's Mar ket. Bruce Baggett. Phone 5508. 166 Wilson M. Long has been picked up at Hood River on a warrant out of Marion county charging him with non-support and Sheriff Denver Young left Friday to return him to Salem. Retreading. We loan tires while yours are being retreaded. Stevenson & Mefford, 619 Court St. Phone 2-1931. 170 The Santiam flax works at Jefferson has reported to the sheriff's office the theft of a brass gate valve from its flax processing plant. The report was made by Alfred Lentschner, manager. Do you need cash! Star Ex change Loan office, 311 N. Com mercial street, will help you. We loan on guns, pistols, watch es, jewelry, kodaks, luggage, ra dios, musical instruments, men's clothing or anything of value. Licensed pawn broker. 165 Thomas Jones, route 5, Salem, has been granted a permit by the county court to move a com bine over county roads. Dance Crystal Gardens Sat urday nite. "Pop" Edwards old timers, and "Top Hatters." Two floors. 165 Pioneer Trust Co. Fire and automobile insurance. 166 Hearing on the division of Salem voting precinct No. 2 which had been scheduled for Friday morning was postponed by. the county court to Novem- ber S. The same action was taken recently as to Salem No. 1 and will be as to hearings on other Salem precincts due to the possibility of a general change being made in the Salem precincts should an annexation proposal pass in the section just north of Salem. Samuel Leo Turman is under arrest at Roseburg on request of Marion county authorities and Deputy Sheriff James Gar vin is expected to leave for Douglas county Saturday to bring the man back here to answer to a charge of larceny. According to information from the officers Turman was em ployed on a farm near Sublim ity and about the time he left the house was ransacked and a watch and some other articles were reported as missing. Lester John Mattson, 35, has been booked at the county jail by State Police Officers Hunt and Strawn and is being held here for officers from ' Wasco county. Mattson's home is giv en as Gig Harbor, Wash., and the arrest was made on the north river road. Jesus Villalobo Hernandez, Mexican, was arrested at the Santiam flax plant, Jefferson, by Deputy Sheriff James Garvin on a charge of threatening the commission of a felony and is booked at the county jail as being held for immigration au thorities. The Information giv en the officers was that the man had threatened another Mexican laborer. First aid was given Friday morning to J. M. Cook of Rick reall who suffered from a weld ing torch flash in the eyes. B. K. Wheeler of Eugene was in an automobile accident eight miles south of Salem Thursday night and received a severe cut in the right arm. He came to Salem and was attended by first aid at the Davidson garage, later being taken to Salem General hospital. , Felicitations are being extend ed to Cpl. and Mrs. Gordon W. Davis upon the birth of a son, Lynn Allen, at Salem General hospital this morning. The lit tle boy is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn F. Cronemiller of Salem and Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Davis of Maiden, Mass. His father is now at Oahu awaiting assignment to the Pacific ocean ic area headquarters of "Stars and Stripes" in Honolulu as a staff correspondent. Mrs. Davis, the former Shirley Cronemiller, is making her home with her parents while her husband is overseas. Automobiles driven by Ernest J. Wills, Gooding, Idaho, and an unidentified driver collided Thursday night at State and Commercial. Two doors on the Wills car were badly damaged. Lestern J. Mattson, 39, want ed at The Dalles on a charge of obtaining money by false pre tenses, was arrested in Salem Thursday by state police. Salem; Court News Circuit Court Application for place on th trial dock et han been filed in the cn.se of Virginia vs. Clarence Frank Andresen. Motion to Rtrlke has been filed In the case of Loutx E. vs. Iva V. Beard and also a counter affidavit by plaintiff in which he alIeRn claim for court costa and ex pen sea are exorbitant. Assignment of Judgment from Salem Collectors to Credit Bureaus haa been filed In the ens of Salem Collectors v. J. C. Morlex. Judgment is listed at 11401.04 and costs. Demurrer and motion hav been fid in tht ease of Vuta a. vs. Paul I. Wolf. Answer to the eomolalnt of Devr Rand vn. A. M. Churr h admit that the Instru ment et out in he complaint In retaM to ale of shares of ntnck In the Pre.n Ptib llahtm company 'was exrii'd and 'hat 11500 was paid on the 20.000 deal, How ever, the defendant alless a form of agreement coverln 'he d-al was later submitted hy plaintiff for d,fndont's signature, but d"fe ndnnt has refused to Mn th (rremnt. h state, and h" fended the 1100 back to the olntnttrf. Plaintiff hax refused to accept the ilfiflO. the answer say., and It Is tendered Into court. The defendant dnie alteration of the comolalnt in the main extent mc c tit! on of the ln'rum' e out in the omolaint and that tlSOO was paid a? down payment. Circuit Jude O'oife R. Duncan ordered a direct verdict In favor of the defend ant Friday afternoon in the raie charln Corn el hi. Price Long with being an habit ual criminal and Instructed the Jury to tate in Its verdict that Long wbj not the man which the information stated had committed the four feloni on which the Information was based Defense counsel In asking for a directed verdict et up the contention that the state had waived Its right to file an Information under the habitual criminal act when 1t failed to press ttie charge at the time Lone was on trial for escaping from the state penitentiary. Defense counsel con tended that at the time Long was on trial for such escape, the prosecution knew of the other crimes nolw alleged against Long and br It failure to file the habitual criminal Information at that time lost Its right to do so later. District Attorney Miller Harden Indicated he would take an pa-peal to the supreme court. Answer admtttne. denyina and alfctlnr hu been fid in the caw of Mabel A. Sen v O. R. Hamilton and Charles C. Ha worth. Demurrer hu bn filed in the min damns action of state on relation of Prank Bouthlller va. Robert 6. Farrell, Jr.. secretary of it it. Divorce decree in the etsa of Bdnt May ti. Ruutll E. Maw rcstorea name Edna Mae riakt to plaintiff. Probate Court Authority haa bern tranted Lo A'kln jon as tuardlan of L Daniel Atklnxon. minor, to areept for the minor from Frank B Davii. 1050 as full settlement of a claim for injuries allegedly received in an accident June 16 thu ir at Com mercial and Division itreeti. St Trai'jrr Rcott hta wild no tice of dre of upra!sa la the uttte of Anna A;Won. Authorttr hl been c rant4 T. M Hlek-i u Mlralnlltrator of the estate of rrenk lncli M tiecut a tte4 w property la The annual reunion and pic nic of the pioneer Moser clan will be held in the Silverton city park Sunday. There will be an informal program and election of officers with a bas ket dinner to be served at noon. Zelma Moser, of Silverton, sec retary, is in charge of local ar rangements. Effie Hartman, of Canby, is president, and Earl Hartman, of Portland, . vice president. In avoiding a probable head on collision B. K. Wheeler, Eu gene route 4, practically de molished his automobile Thurs day night and was brought to a hospital with severe cuts and bruises. The accident occurred about 12 miles south of here. Rev. R. A. Krueger, new pas tor of the Salem Free Lutheran church, will deliver the Sunday morning sermon at the Silver ton Calvary ' Lutheran church through arrangements made by Rev. O. C. Olson, pastor of the Silverton church. Arrangements have been made at Mill City to have the school bus leave the school house at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning to bring donors to the Salem blood bank. Those wish ing to make the trip are asked to register with Miss Daisy Hendrickson at Mill City. Discharged from local hospi tals Thursday were Mrs. Guy Albin, 1335 North Cottage street; Mrs. Eldred Landon, 2209 Lee street; Mrs. Raymond Johnston and infant son, 1280 Howard street; Mrs. Lillian Kel ler, 1143 South Commercial street; Mrs. Rex Brendle and in fant son. 720 Rosemont street, West Salem; Mrs. William Hawks and infant daughter, 476 Gerth street, West Salem, and Mrs. Charles S. Campbell, 1970 Virginia street, and infant daughter. A wool blanket, a bath robe and a foot panel of a bed were badly burned by someone who entered the home of Mrs. Earl Prunk, 860 Trade, since last Wednesday, she informed the police. The bed showed evi dence of having been slept in. Building permits: Agnes O'Hara, to reroof a garage at 934 North Church, $43. Elmer C. Beavens, to alter a one-story dwelling at 1090 Jefferson, $40. In order to check a headon collision Thursday night, south of Salem, B. K. Wheeler, route 4, Eugene, who is in the Salem Deaconess hospital with severe bruises, said he pulled into the ditch and almost demolished his own car. At the time of the accident one vehicle was com ing toward him around a cor ner and a second car was at tempting to pass him.. Marion county had a total of 66 deaths during May, the last month for which official fig ures are available, with heart disease continuing to be the leading cause. Eighteen deaths were charged against heart trou ble, 12 against nephritis, three Yew Park to Beryl E. and Ma May Birch. Third annual account of Irene Hollilngs worth as guardian of Martha Elisabeth Weller. minor, shows receipts of $3208.23 and 11441.10 disbursed. Order- for citation for hearing on sale of real property has been entered In the estate of Clyde Kelty. the land involved tu...-.i.-.iiuK ui iu,i ncr?s appraiser ar jhowj. Bertha May Kelty. admlnislrntrix. also ...... u. c. -inuiif,ru iv pii certain secur itles held by the estate. Justice Court Order entered in state rt Carina Hod reoues holding defendant to the grand fury on a charge of entering an automo bile with Intent to steal the vehicle. The car was owned by Charles Johnson. Plea of runty entered by Cecil Bark hurst to being without a motor vehicle license. Fined SI and costs. Order entered in State vs. Miguel Pot conla continuing the case until Tuesday July 17. for .DrellmlnarT henrincr An chnrre of obtaining property by false prriffnses. Plea of guilty entered by Jesus Villa lobo Hernandez to a charge of disorderly conduct. Sentenced to 30 days in Jail. Her nandez la charged with threatening o'her workers with a butcher's knife and re fusing to work. Police Court Violation of the basic speed rule. Carl R. Duncan. Portland, ball 10 William Vernon Johnston. Roseburg. bail 110. Pern E Averlll. 404 S. High. Floyd B. Lewla. Orants Pass, ball $7.50. Having no motor vehicle driver's license. Zerph A. BeaJ, Salem, fined 15. Reckless driving wifi liquor involved. ZtPh A. Be a 11, Salem. Driving motor vehicle without muffler. J. P. Laxa, oorvaiiu naval hospital, ball 12,60. Marriage Licenses William F. Basl. 25. U.S. army. Stayton. and Betty Mae Hunt, 20, welder. Sublimity 2g American Legion Jr. Baseball Dist. Playoff SALEM JUNIORS FOREST GROVE JUNIORS (Final Playoff Game) y SUNDAY, Geo. E. Waters Park - - 2:30 P. M. Winning team advances nearer state tournament berth Admission Adults 50c Children 25e diabetes, four as the result of automobilt accidents and two from communicable disease. Of the 1075 deaths throughout the state, 291 were from heart dis ease and 31 from motor vehi cle accidents. Cancer claimed 124 victims during the month. The communicable disease re port for the week ending July 7 shows two cases of spotted fever, both in Grant county. Reported by the police as a parole violator from Hillcrest school is Josephine Burns, or Wilkerson, an Indian girl, who disappeared Wednesday from her place of employment. To Discontinue V-12 Program Confirmation of a previous or der, discontinuing the V-12 pro gram at Willamette university, has been received by President G. Herbert Smith from the navy department. The communication states that all men on the cam pus under navy orders will be transferred at the end of the present semester which ends in late October. Approximately 125 men and officers are involv ed in the order. The men are expected to be transferred to those schools which have naval officers reserve training corps programs, including the ones which were added to the list last spring. Oregon State's NROTC program will open early in No vember. University of Washing ton, which has had a navy pro gram, similar to the one at Wil lamette, will continue work with the NROTC. The training of future navy officers began at Willamette university in July 1943 and since its establishment several hun dred men, Including many from the fleet have been stationed here. What disposition will be made of the commissioned and non-commissioned officers has not been divulged. Since the inauguration of the V-12 program at Willamette, the university has operated on a year-round basis, but will re turn to a normal status in 1946 Building permits. Irene Hat field, to alter a three-story dwelling at 360 North Capitol, $175. G. Kightlinger, to re roof a store at 1187 South Com mercial, $200. J. M. Lawless, to build a 14 -story dwelling at 2247 North Liberty, $4000. Thomas Bryan, 355 South 24th, reported to the police that someone broke into his house between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 1 a.m. Thursday. Nothing was missing. Entry was made through a window. Joe Bray, 37, employed at the new Dairy Cooperative building in Hollywood became suddenly ill just after going to work Thursday and was taken to Salem General hospital by first aid. Stephen Given, 2, of 110 Hanson, was taken to Sa lem Deaconess hospital with a dog bite on the face, said to be serious. First aid was given Delphia Kerber, 1305 North 17th, who was ill. Three men from Salem, Tech. Sgt. Jack E. Zosel of 80 Silver ton road, Pvt. Robert W. Webb of route 3, and Tech. Sgt. Don ald O. R. SeUwood of route 2, were among the Oregon men re ceiving honorable discharge at Fort Lewis separation center to day. The Salem Council Knights of Columbus installed officers Tuesday night with District Deputy William J. LaRoche In charge. Officers installed were Rev. T. J. Bernards, chaplain; Fred Rupp, grand knight; Al Schroeder, deputy grand knight; Al Cramer, chancellor; Pete Bigler, warden; Henry Kropp, financial secretary; C. A. Suing, recording secretary; Tom Win dishar, treasurer; Joseph Roth enfluch, advocate; John Kernel, inside guard; John Menchel, outside guard; Gordon Coffey, trustee. The Chamber of Commerce has been made a clearing house for persons seeking housing, with the assistance of the Salem office of civilian defense and the USO. The housing and apartment shortage is serious, but efforts are being made con tinuously to find living space for new military and industrial personnel arriving in and near Salem. JULY 15 Capital Post No. 9 American Legion Farm Loans to 22 Veterans Thirty percent of the approx imately 2000 service men who are being returned to civilian life in Oregon monthly have In dicated an Interest in the farm. And in view of the fact that farm lands have reached a price higher than was the case at the close of the first World war, the problem is a difficult one for those agencies which have been assigned the job of placing the soldier and the sailor who feel they call make a living on the land. This was the statement Thursday noon of Walter Duffy, regional director of the farm se curity administration for the northwest during an address be fore the Salem Lions club. The situation is complicated by reason of the release of thou sands of war industry workers who, too, are seeking security on the land, Duffy said. So far, the SFA has made 22 loans to veterans under conditions which call for repayment over a 40 year period. The amount of mo ney loaned is based on the esti mated earning power of the land which Is being purchased. Duffy asked for an under standing between the farmer and the business man, pointing out their interests are common. It was announced during the luncheon that the 4H club show and fat stock auction will be held at the state fairgrounds September 5 and 6. This is a pro ject sponsored by the- Salem Lions club. Picks Committee On City Salaries Mayor I. M. Doughton today announced his appointments on the special committee of alder men and citizens at large who will make a study of the city salary question and return a re port for consideration next year when the 1946-47 budget is com piled. On the committee are Alder men G. F. Chambers, chairman, Lewis Mitchell and Albert H. Gille; and citizens at large, I. N. (Ike) Bacon, who is comman der of Capital post, American Legion; W. W. Rosebraugh, ex alderman and manufacturer; W. W. Chadwick, ex-mayor, mem ber of the legislature and hotel operator; and Karl Heinlein, manager of Oregon Pulp & Pa per company. The committee was authoriz ed at the city council meeting Monday night, July 2, when a number of salaries and pay scales were raised proportion ately to other increases that had been made in the 1945-46 bud get. Amendment of the budget ordinance was necessary to make the increases at the July 2 meeting. Although the weather bu reau's 12:30 temperature read ing Friday afternoon was 81.6, the observer expressed the opin ion that the mercury would reach a maximum of 90 degrees before sunset. If his prediction proves correct, this would rnake the ninth consecutive day with maximum temperatures of 90 degrees or over. Thursday's maximum was 95 degrees while the high point for the scries came last Saturday when the mercury reached 100 even. Fire badly damaged offices of the S. P. Motors garage and service station, High and Fer ry streets, Thursday afternoon according to Salem firemen who were also called to stop a Wal lace road grass fire near West Salem and to check an attic fire at 545 S. Commercial. Both the last fires did no damage. The fire department Thurs day extinguished a brush fire near the Southern Pacific de pot. Eyea chemqe. Glasses donL Unless you've had your eye eiamined recently, tt may be that further correction ts Indi cated. Only way to male a sura Is to come la for a check-up. Modern eyewear is so flattertno; that new glasses, U needed, will pay you generous dM dends in good looks as well as correct vision. HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED jiwitiiteeTOMirifTi E " h'J rHIl1 in ?T7 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 13, 1945 9 Marion County Barely Meets Its E-Bonds Sale Quota Marion county ranked as 17th county in the state in sale of X bonds, according to figures given out today from war finance headquarters as received from the state committee, just scaling over the quota by four-tenths of one percent with total E bond sales of. $2,280,079. The quota allotted this county was $2,270, 000. Reports sent in by the committee here on E bond sales showed a total of $2,154,426, or below the quota, but the state committee added $125,560 as the county's proportion of army navy sales which brought the aggregate to 100.4 percent of the quota and kept its record Intact. Complete county totals have not yet been given out but are expected to be released by the end of the week. County Chairman Douglas Probe Plot af Hollywood Washington, July 13 P The house committee on un-Ameri can activities decided today to send an investigation to the Pa cific coast immediately to check on reports of subversive activi ties there. Meeting for the first time with their new chairman, Rep. Wood (D., Ga.), the commtitee agreed, however, to send only a representative to the area, and not to go itself. "We will await word from our man, and if he indicates fur ther action Is needed we will take it," Wood said. "Mean while, we aren't going to get all excited about these reports un til we know there Is a basis for them." Wood added that he did not plan any meetings for the com mittee until fall and said a de termination would be made then whether or not to hold hearings. Other members said the com mittee had received many pleas; particularly from California, for an investigation. Rep. Ran kin (D., Miss), has stated that a "gigantic plot to overthrow the government" is underway in Hollywood. Wood, who was elected yes day to succeed Rep. Hart (D. N. J.), as chairman, pledged earlier that he would make a "fearless but fair" investigation of reported subversive elements in the nation. U. S. Control to Move fo Berlin Berlin. July 13 fP) The United States section of the al lied control commission for Ger many has moved its forward headquarters to Berlin from Frankfurt on the Main, it was announced officially tonight. The British section will move here shortly. Gen. Eisenhower's deputy on the control commission, Lt. Gen. Lucius Clay, will have his per manent office in Berlin. Frank furt will continue to be head quarters for United States army forces in the European theater. American and British occu pation zones will start receiving food from western Germany next week. Central Townsend club, No. 6, will meet Saturday evening at 259 Court street. Reported by the police as having run away from Oregon State Training school are Reu ben Partlow, 16, and Lowell Russell Nold, 15. A Les Newman's Your Friendly Men's Store Will Be Closed One Week July 16th to July 23rd Our Annual Vacation 179 N. Commercial Salem, Oregon Yeater today Issued his expres sion of gratitude to the hun dreds of workers who partici pated In the recent campaign, to the thousands of bond holders and also to the large number of Salem merchants who contribut ed liberally with awards, ad vertising, use of their stores and staffs and in other ways to bring about the successful result. Today there were 12 of the prize winners coming In over night. Of the six winners, R. Webb claimed the second of two prizes he secured out of the list of 100, and Maurice Hynes, Sil verton, claimed a third one. Webb was given a $25 war bond from Mootry's Pharmacy, and Hymes for his latest prize was given two passenger tires by Walter H. Zosel company. Other winners were Mrs. W. E. Rich ardson, 1227 N. 4th, a $50 lady's coat from the Smart Shop; J. W. McAllister, 1820 Court, oil portraits from Bishop's Studios; Mrs. John Darnielle, 1020 Hunt street, a Sunbeam Ironmaster from Good Housekeeping, Inc., and Mrs. Grace W. Jones, routs 1, Aurora, a $50 war bond from Ramage's. Sufficient Water Assured Salem Carl E. Guenther, manager of the Salem water commission assured citizens Wednesday that water rationing seems unneces sary since the city could at any time supply 4 million gallons more than the average daily consumption. Even on Monday, day of the highest water consumption of the year, at 12 million gallons, the two reservoirs, which hold 600,000 and 10 million gallons respectively, could easily meet the excess. Since both tanks can refill overnight, Guenther believes Salem is assured a sufficient wa ter supply barring a major pip accident. Folder in Color Of Flax Industry An attractive folder in colors describing the Oregon flax in dustry has been published by the Oregon flax and linen board which has its offices at 2605 State street. Copies may be had at the Chamber of Commerce. Pictures are shown of the har vesting and processing of flax, and illustrations of some of tha products made of flax fibre, such as parachute webbing, lin en fabrics, fire hose, mops and twine. Statistics show that 16,000 ac res of flax are now grown an nually in the Willamette valley, that the number of acres suit able to produce flax as the de mand increases is 500,000, ret ting and scutching plants num.. ber 14, that present equipment' can produce 2700 tons of linen fibre annually, that the scutched tow that can be turned out by present equipment is 1800 and that the value of fibre and tow at present war prices is $3, 360,000. Edible birds' nests are mads by various pygmy members of the swift family, from a sticky, whitish secretion of large glands in the mouth of the bird.