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i Locals il TQMr MMzer was issued a LiiHinu nermit at the citv en- ineer's office Wednesday for e construction of a two-story ouse at 1930 Saginaw, estimat d to cost $15,000. Other per lits: Dr. Tom Dunham, to al er a two-story dwelling at 885 South Church, $600. M. W. Velch, to alter a one-story Iwelling at 545 East Myers, ;500. P. J. Hibler, to repair i one-story dwelling at 1590 South Commercial, $200. D. E. Woodry, to alter a two-story "tpartment house at 345 Belle vue, $150. H. E. Pade and P. B. Keen, to build- a one-story 'welling at 2280 Broadway, ,85500. Mary Stuhr, to build a garage at 849 South 12th, $250. ; Notice: Carpenters of local 1065, Special called meeting Thursday, March 21, 1946. 69 Discharged service lapel but tons now available at Brown's ,$Iewelers & Optometrists. Bring 'discharge certificate. I Cub Pack No. 3, the Den 8 Smothers and Den chiefs were ft guests of the Hollywood Lions I ,Den at their regular noon meet f .ling Wednesday. The pack, one Wof the largest in the district, lhas nearly 60 members, and is agrowing. There are four com Jlplete dens, two in formation, and two more being formed. Next Sunday the pack and their dads are planning a hike and .: weiner roast, starting from Highland school at 12:30 p. m. J 5 Carload of oranges, case $4.49, (half case $2.49. Bucketful (at ''least 7 dozen), $1.19. Saving Center in Salem and West Salem. i . Oil burner troubles? Call Judson's for efficient service. , 279 N. Commercial. Phone 4141. : S 69 1 Following crtificates of as l sumed business name have been ' filed with the county clerk: Ed Byrkit and Co., real estate, 1615 S. Capitol, by Ed and LyVona M. Byrkit; Mills Implement Co., Aurora, by Arthur L. and i Dorotha H. Mills; Peacock i Cleaners & Dyers, 485 Center, ( by Bob Ross. Certificate of re i tirement from the latter con I cern was also filed by Willard 4 and Helen Lang, route 6, Sa 'i lem. Harry M. Wesely and Jean ! M. Wesely,' 1280 N. 18th, have filed certificate of assumed I name for Wesely Mfg. Co., Gar 3 den road. Four Corners Bingo Benefit at community hall Friday, March 22, 8 p.m. Prizes galore from bedroom suites to nylon hose. (Everybody welcome. Secure your tickets on grand prize from 4-Corners business men. 69 Carload of oranges, case $4.49, half case $2.49. Bucketful (at least 7 dozen), $1.19. Saving Center in Salem and West Salem. 71 Kingwood post and auxiliary of the American Legion will celebrate the Legion's birthday with a no-host dinner at the West Salem hall at 6:30 p. m. today, followed by entertain ment, music and moving pic tures. Committees in charge are kitchen, Mrs. I. Noteboom, Nor ma Fowler, Mrs. William Reid, Mrs. Ida Gowey, Mrs. Elsie Noteboom and Mrs. E. A. Dick son; dining room, Mrs. George Barsness, Mrs. Hattie Folsom and Mrs. Janette Van - Santen; program, Mrs. Ida McClendon and Mrs. Mae Snider. Walnut, fruit trees. Doerfler's 'Nursery. Phone 21175. Taxi! Valley Cab. Prompt ser vice. Phone 8624. 77 Mrs. Floyd Fox of Silverton, chairman of the Marion county home extension committee, has been appointed director for the Oregon home extension council by the state executive board. Mrs. Fox replaces Mrs. C. A. Lynds, who has moved from ' the county. Dance with Tiny and the Wranglers, Crystal Gardens, Friday night. 70 We pay more for good furni ture and pianos. Bright Furni ture Company. Phone 7511. Mrs. J. W. Sims, 82, a former resident of Salem, is. recovering from a severe heart attack at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ver non Foster, of Dayton. Father and Son banquet spon sored by West Salem Lions club at West Salem city hall March 27, 1946, 7 p.m. Tickets $1. Get them at West Salem Realty Co., 1233 Edgewater street. Com munity gathering for all. 72 For Rome Loans sea Salem Federal. 130 South Liberty. Arbor Grove local of the Farmers' Union is holding a basket social at the Donald schoolhouse Friday at 8 p. m. A program will be presented. Those attending are asked by Mrs. Earl M. Guin, secretary treasurer, to bring either a bas ket or a pie. Jary Florist, 373 State. The second dance for new comers to Salem and veterans will be given by the community .social and recreation club at o the VFW hall Friday at 8:30 p. m. Entertainment will fea ture an accordion quartet and refreshments will be served. Committees for the evening are hospitality, Mr. and Mrs. Clif ton Mudd, Maybelle Frazer and Leonard Howe; decorations, Mrs. Edmund Meola, Mrs. John Yeasley, Mrs. Arnold Pederson and Mrs. Floyd McNall; prizes, Eleanor Danielson and Birdie Hebel; special dances, Esther Miller. See complete line Color Per fect wall paper at Sears. River silt and fill dirt. Com mercial Sand and Gravel. Phone 21966 The first meeting of Boy Scout troop No. 12, reorganized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars from the former Jason Lee church troop, will be held tonight at the VFW hall. Doug las Parks is the new troop com mitteeman chairman and Jack Rhodes new scoutmaster. Taxi? Capital Cab Ph 6646 Complete stock Kem-Tone. the miracle wall finish at Sears Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hag strom, 1284 North Front, are the parents of a son born Wed nesday at a local hospital. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Musgrove, 1233 Edge water street, West Salem. . Annual drum majorette con test sponsored by Salem Elks Thursday, March 21, at 8:30 p.m. at the armory. Free to the public. 69 Annual drum majorette con test sponsored by Salem Elks Thursday, March 21, at 8:30 p.m. at the armory. Free to the public. 69 An executive board meeting of the Cascade area Boy Scout council will be held Friday evening at the Golden Pheasant with R. L. Elfstrom acting chairman in place of W. L. Phil lips. Representatives of the five districts in the council will dis cuss the summer program for the area. Rummage sale Friday and Saturday, St. Joseph's hall, Win ter and Chemeketa. 69 Logging and log hauling in dustries are the most hazardous in the state, Paul E.' Gurske, chairman of the state industrial accident commission, told mem bers of the Sheridan chamber of commerce this week. In con nection with the frequency of accidents in Oregon, Gurske stated that in 1945 approximate ly 42,000 accidents were re ported to the commission, a re duction of 20,000 from 1943. Eat Chicken Pie Friday at Pringle schoolhouse, 6 to 8:30. Served by Community club 50c and 75c. 69 7 only 30 inch, 5 drawer chests. Special $14.95. Wood row's, 325 Center street. 69 Twenty-three scout troops from the Salem area are expec ted to take part in a camporee this week-end. I.vlp T.p1chtnn scout executive, states that the C. M. Williams property on the Orchard Heights road about five miles from Salem, has been selected as the camp site for the district Boy Scout camporee. Bedside chest, all plywood, special $7.95. Woodrow's, 325 Center street. 69 End table & magazine rack $3.98. Woodrow's, 325 Center. 69 Leaving the hospital Wednes day were Mrs. Everett Drake and infant daughter, Jefferson; Mrs. Leslie Chastain and infant daughter, Brooks; Mrs. Julia English, Stayton; Harold Steele, Woodburn; Earl Franklin, route 2; Mrs. Joe Hershfelt, 80 Elma avenue; Mrs. Rose Lederer, Aumsville and Esther Carter, Mill City. 8 bookshelves, 4 shelf; special $3.96. Woodrow's, 325 Center. 69 Largest stock of unfinished furniture in the Willamette val ley. Woodrow's, 325 Center St. . 69 Walter Erickson, new ath letic director at Willamette uni versity, will speak at a basket ball banquet in Oregon City to night. Eat Chicken Pie Friday at Pringle schoolhouse, 6 to 8:30. Served by Community club 50c and 75c. 69 Desks, chests (5 sizes), corner cabinets, bookshelves, knick nacfc shelves, Woodrow's, 325 Center street. 69 Certificate of assumed busi ness name for Bud's place, 180 South High street, has been filed with the county clerk by C. C. Wiemals, and certificate of retirement from the same business by Jake Reimer. St. Anne's Guild rummage sale Friday and Saturday, Epis copal parish house, 9 a.m. 70 Thomas Kernes, 76, father of Cecil Kernes, of Salem, pioneer settler of the Colton district, died Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. D. C. Clark, In Hammond. He was born in El dora, la., in 1870 and came to Oregon with his parents when a small child. He spent his entire life in the Colton district until the death of his wife a few years ago. He is also sur vived by another daughter and son, sister and brother. Special, 24-foot cruiser, better built than custom boats, will fin ish to suit $500 under Portland price. See at Salem Boat House, Foot of Chemeketa street. Also see us for boats built to order, materials now on hand for lim ited number. 71 Eat Chicken Pie Friday at Pringle schoolhouse, 6 to 8:30. Served by Community club 50c and 75c. 69 Wendell Macklin, whose pa role was revoked November 16 to serve a year in the county jail, has again been released on parole, this time by order of the state parole board. Warren Bruce Hamilton, 1466 N. Liberty, has been booked at the sheriff's office by State Po lice Officer Mayfield on a charge of driving while intoxi cated. A representative of Ladd & Bush - Salem Branch, United States National Bank of Port land, will speak Friday noon at the weekly meeting of the Salem veterans' service commit tee at the Quelle. The subject will be loans under the GI bill of rights. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Larkins, state employes, have purchased the former Dow property at Turner and have rented it to Mr. ard Mrs. Jack Wheeler, Turner garage owner. Arthur Mathias Swartley, who helped establish the Ore gon bureau of mines with which he was associated for many years, died of a heart attack at Corvallis Tuesday, where he had made his home for 30 years. He was the last member of his family. Survivors include a nephew, John W. Swartley, of Salem; another nephew, niece and a sister in law. He was born at Fayette, la., May 30, 1870. R. G. Fowler, information as sistant to the emergency farm labor division, with headquar ters in Corvallis, is spending several days in Salem acquaint ing himself with the problems and procedures of the local farm labor office. The Salem office is one of the largest in the state in the matter of place ment of farm labor. A concert will be presented in the Elkton high school audi torium Friday by three stud ents from the college of music of Willamette university. The participants will be Miss Doro thy Niles, pianist from Oregon City; Dorothy Detrick, soprano from Grants Pass, and Geral dine Schmoker, Salem violinist. The concert is being sponsored by the' Methodist young adults, with Mrs. Mabel George in charge of the program. Art Wilson, ex-GI senior, will head Alpha Psi Delta frater nity's activities for the spring semester. He was elected Wed nesday. First vice president is Clarence Wicks, and second vice president is Dave Demester. Warren Jones was elected secre tary and Chuck Zerzan was chosen member at large. At the post election meeting members of Alpha Psi voted to set a mini mum grade requirement for membership in their organiza tion of 2.5. The inter-fraternity council minimum is 2.0. Log hauling permits have been granted by the county court to Hugh Aldrich and Rob ert Adams, both Silverton. Salem Court News Circuit Court Following formal divorce deerew have been filed: Ralph vs. Dorothy Doty, cus tody of three minor children to defendant with 130 a month support for each. Wlllo Mae vs Otha E. Laws on, custody of child to plaintiff, 129 a month for Us support and approval of property agreement. Pearl N. vs. Floyd B. Maas, custody of child to Plaintiff, 950 a month for support, 1400 Judgment and household furniture. Elea nor L. vs. Samuel Mackintosh, custody of child to plaintiff and 150 a month sup port money. Donald Walter vs. Virginia M. Mott, custody of three children to plaintiff and $10 a month support lor each with household furniture. Order sustains demurrer to the amended complaint in R. L. Walln and others vs. Denver Yount. sheriff, and regional agri cultural credit corporation. Order In stat ex rel Marie Hstherine Oster vs. Albert Levi Oster. directs cita tion to Issue for defendant to show cause why .he should not be found subject to contempt of court. Complaint for divorce by Ruby vs. Char les Currier alleges cruel and inhuman treatment, asks cuatody of a child and 150 a month for its support. They were married April 29, 1945. Judge Page has completed talcing testi mony In the contested divorce case of Helen vs. Irnest MoMlllin and taken deci sion under advisement. Herman X. Hudson, who had entered a Plea of guilty to a charge of larceny tn a building, was sentenced by Judas Page Thursday to two years In prison, paroled to the state parole board, directed to re imburse the Injured parties and to refrain from use of Intoxicants. Probate Court Ida X. Meskimona has been named ad mlnlstratrlx of the estate of B .C. Mea Unions. Appraisal of 13000 has been made on the estate of Elizabeth Wagner by J. D. Hauth, Alois Keber and James D. Fournler. Annual account of Olsdys McClure as guardian of John Leslie Haugen shows re ceipts of 11850 and balance of 11011, In cluding an interest in real property. Final account of Elsie A. Bishop as ad ministratrix of the estate of William L Bishop shows balance of 11994. Final hear ing April 33. Order in the estate of Robert Chapman authorize Florence Lemcke to transfer Lincoln PUD Held Feasible The proposed North Lincoln county Peoples Utility District could be operated successfully, either by building a new power system or by operating the exist ing facilities of the Mountain States power company, the state hydroelectric commission re ported today. The district would contain 63 square miles in the north western part of the county, and would include Oceanlake, Glen eden Beach, Kernville, Cutler City; Taft, Nelscott, Delake, We coma, Road's End, Otis and Rose Lodge. It would have a population of 3311, an assessed valuation of $1,315,815. The power company now has 1883 customers within the boundaries of the proposed district, its fa cilities being .valued at $248,708. The district would use Bonne ville power. The company now has $75,961 annual revenue from the customers within the proposed district, and expenses of $50,401, leaving $25,560 a year which the district could use to take over or build a sys tem. This amount, the commission said, would be sufficient to build a $343,550 system, and still leave a surplus. Father of Two Beats Girl, 9 Joliet, 111., March 21 (U.B James F. Lincoln, Jr., 30, son of a wealthy Cleveland, O., in dustrialist, said today his mind "must have snapped" when he beat a 9-year-old girl with a hammer and shot her four times. Lincoln, son of the president of the Lincoln Electric Co., and father of two small children, was arrested late yesterday and confessed that he beat and shot Carr.l Williams when she refus ed his advances. He picked the child up in his automobile on a country road as she was walk ing home from school. Chicago police asked Will county authorities for Lincoln's fingerprints and a sample of his handwriting prior to question ing him about the kidnap slay ing last January of 6-year-old Suzanne Degnan. Hospital at tendants said the child was in critical condition with bullet wounds, bruises and a possible skull fracture. Lincoln was held on an open charge while physi cians watched the child's condition. 'Old Timers' Sign For Summer Camps Registration of boys who have taken part in previous YMCA outings is now under way at the Y in connection with this year's series of camps to be conducted at the Silver Creek recreation area. These "old timers" will be given first choice during the balance of the month and April 1 registration will be open to all. Three periods of camping are being planned with the older boys taking over the facilities from June 16 through the 30th. The period from June 30-July 7 has been set aside for younger boys as has been the week of July 7-14. Tne camp has facilities for 96 campers in addition to the corps of leaders and directors and the space will be allotted on a first come, first served basis. The older beys group is made up of boys 1? years and older while the intermediates includes the balance to herself. Appraisal of S3B00 has been made fin the estate oi Otto F. zwicxer ty m. Whltchouse, H. J. Bratzel and Leo Page. Final account of Sarah Etta Wallas as administratrix of the estat of Alice Btan- ton shows receipts of 12873 and disburse ments of 9543. Final nearing April 37. Final account of Herman Hassler as ad ministrator of the estate of Jacob Hassler shows receipts of $3303 and disbursements 9806. Final hearing April 30. Petition to sell real property of the es tate of Mary Kohn has been tiled by Mat thias Kohn and order for citation Issued. Ella Mae Scharf has been named admin Istratrlx of the estate of Walter Stotler and appraisers are Oene araoennom, Brazier C. Small and Helen W. Gallagher. Justice Court Order of dismissal on grounds of insuf ficient evidence In State vs. E- W. Fernau, charged with selling Intoxicating liquor to a minor. Waiver of preliminary examination en tered by Frank Angeberg and Loren Hlrtel, chanted with larceny, and both heldl to answer to the grand Jury, ball fixed at 9iaoo eacn and commitment to jail issued. Charge of driving g motor vehicle while Intoxicated lodged against Warren Bruce Hamilton. Continued for plea to 10 a.m. Friday. Plra of guilty by Arnol dMurrell Phillips to driving a truck with defective clear ance lights Fined 91 and coats, fine sus pended and 14.50 costs paid. Police Court Violation of the basic speed rule, Eva Flax 3Q50 S. Commercial. George R Greenup. 1348 Lee, bail 110. Walton R. Shattuck, 2310 N. 4th. Abel Bergen, 644 Breys. Parking violation, Paul 'Burrls, Balem; fined 95. Carrying passengers on outside of auto mobile, Herbert J. Bauer, 1144 Marlon. Reckless driving, James J. Carter, route o; nnea wo. Voll license plates and no driver's li cense, Ernest Pearson, Morris hotel, 935. Having no drivers' licenses. Car! Boed- Ighelmer, 405 Morgan; LaVern Eb right. rout a: bu la. 10-14 age group and the young er boys the 0-12 age classifica tion The season will be rounded out by the State Girls camp, June 9-36; Presbyterians, July 2l-August 4 and District Girls, August 4-11.' Convention Plans Shape Assured of the cooperation of civic and fraternal organiza tions, the annual convention of the Spanish American war vet erans here this summer should be a great success, according to Joe Wood, general chairman, who met with committee chair men this week. Use of the Elks club for con vention sessions has been offer ed and Clyde McClung, chair man of the housing committee, says there will be little diffi culty on obtaining rooms for delegates and guests. At a meeting of the camp this week two 4-H club half schol arships were approved for the annual summer session at Cor vallis. Special guests at the meeting were members of Scout Young camp, Portland, includ ing Department Commander Shay, Department Junior Vice Commander Ricti, Department Chief of Staff Frances and De partment Quartermaster Deich; also F. W. Humphreys, depart ment senior vice commander of J. U. Campbell camp, Oregon City; Lee A. Hurst and Frank C. Stellmacher, past command ers of Phillips camp, Albany. It's Majorette Stepping Time Twelve Oregon high or grade schools, three of them in Port land, have entered a total of 18 girls in the annual drum major ette contest sponsored by the Salem Elks, dated for Thursday night at the armory. Five large trophies will be awarded for winners from first to fifth places and gold medals will be present ed each contestant. Entries are: Prom Oresham, Betty GresM; Nwbr, Jftann Carlisle and Amanda Koepplln: Forest Orove. Eleanor Shearer and Clara Vandcrzanden: Jefferson high school of Portland, Phyllis Hartzel and Naomi Pul ton: HUlsboro. Donna Roades and Elaine McCluey: Lincoln high, Portland. Donna Lee Oamp; Grant high, Portland. Donna Fields: Beaverton. Janet French and Elea. nor Boyson; Molalla. Barbara Larson and Ora Mae cook; Salem, Lorlta Oarrett and Jean Brown; Milwaukee, Betty Sellers. Music for the event will be by Salem high school band direct ed by Verenon Wiscarson and Tom Hill will be master of cere monies. Miss Satone Stoddard, direct or of music in Hood River high school, will again be here for the judging staff. Other judges will be L. A. Hamilton on marching and maneuvering and Frank Jirak on inspection. Jam es A. Byers and Paul Hale will be auditors and Frank Starr timekeeper for the staff of judges. A section of seats at the Sa lem armory will be reserved for Elks and guests, and Joe Kraug- er and crew will be in charge of seating. The event is public. The event will not start until 8:30 for the reason that the Elks will hold a brief lodge session first at the Elks temple, with the annual election of officers on the slate. Washington Road Officials Visit Five top officials of the Wash ington state highway depart ment conferred here today with Oregon highway commission of' ficials on mutual engineering problems. The men who came here rfom Olympia are Clarence B. Shain, director of highways; James Dais, assistant director; Ray Dinsmoor, construction engin eer; E. C." Simpson, engineer, and Harold Kenyon, in charge of contracts and plans. R. H. Baldock, chief engineer for the Oregon highway com mission, said: "Oregon and Washington have cooperated more closly in highway prob lems than any other two states in the union, because their prob lems are so identical." New members of the Sigma Tau fraternity who were in stalled at formal initiation cere monies this week are Sam Barker, Bill Bonnington, David Bristow, Bob Busick, Keith Evans, Norton Frickey, Bill Halseth, Ben Mosher, Morris McEIwee, Willis Person, Don Preiss and Dick Spooner. For mal rituals were conducted by Robert M. Gatke, faculty ad- visitor, and Sigma Tau officers, Bill Stortz, Wes McWain, Val Sloper, Dave Gesses, Otto Wil son and Reid Sheldon. Certificate of assumed busi ness name has been filed with the county clerk for R. L. Elf strom company, 340 Court street, by Robert L. Elfstrom, Ralph M. Eyre and Tinkham Gilbert. R. D. Woodrow reported to police that vandals had mutilat ed windows in his place of bus iness at 345 Center street with some sharp instrument. The Model Food Market, 200 block on North High, reported to police that a boy was caught stealing money in the store I Tuesday night. Missing was $6. Street Paving Plans Approved Plans and specifications for the improvement of parts of six streets, prepared by City En gineer J. H. Davis, have been accepted by the Salem city council, and a resolution adopt ed Monday night declares the council's intention to make the improvements. The paving to be laid will be of asphaltic con crete on some streets and Port land cement on others, and the widths will be 24 feet on some anil 30 on others. These streets are not part of the program adopted for 1946 under the state law whereby state highway funds are allo cated tr. the cities. Tie projects are: Shipping street, from Fifth to Church, one block; Olive, from 17th to Kocske addition, one block; John, from Superior to a point 150 feet south; Broadway, from Highland to Hickory, three blocks; Waller, from 14th to Mission five blocks; Market, from Fifth to Belmont, one block. Teachers Hear Salem Band The Salem high school band under the direction of Vernon L. Wiscarson, is one of two mu sical organizations selected to present programs in connection with the 43rd annual convention of the Oregon State Teachers' association in Portland, March 28 and 29. This state-wide meeting of teachers is the first in Oregon since 1942 when war carsed a suspension of activi ties of this type. The Jeffer son hlgn school chorus of Port land is the second organized asked to participate. The Salem band will appear Thursday afternoon, March 28. In addition to the music the pro gram will include addresses by F. L. Schlagle, president of the National Education association; Dr. Harry K. Newburn, presi dent of the University of Ore gon, and Willard Goslin, super intendent of the Minneapolis, Minn., public schools. Wiscarson is also on the pro gram committee for the associa tion department of music which will hold its sessions Thursday and Friday mornings. New Subdivision Roads Planned The county court Thursday morning granted petition of John Hughes and Werner Brown for vacation of an old road in the newly platted Lau rel Springs addition out the Souih River road when no one appeared to remonstrate and Hughes expressed the hope that work of building roads in the new proposed 100-acre residen tial subdivision, across the river roid from the Salem Golf club, can get under way this year. He said they have had a num ber of inquiries from people who wish to purchase property and build residences in the sub division which will be, he stat ed, a rural residential section with a $6000 minimum on homes. The new roadway will be 60 feet wide instead of the 40 feet the plat shows for the old road. It will start directly across the south liver highway from the entrance road to the Salem golf course, run up the hill and back through the subdivision to at tach onto the Salem Heights road. Hughes said there are about 80 tracts in the new plat making it one of the most ex tensive of rural residential sub divisions filed for some time, Thomas J. Kernes Funeral Thursday Thomas J. Kernes, who for 20 years made his home in the Mid dle Grove district and since 1900 had been a resident of Oregon, died Monday in Astoria. Kernes three years ago moved to Ham mond, Ore., to make his home there with a daughter, Mrs. Lena Clark. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Etta House of Kalama, Wash., and Mrs. Lena Clark of Hammond; two sons, H. D. Kernes of Astoria and C. E. Kernes of Salem; a sister, Mrs. Clara Niebecker of Dunsmuir, Calif.; a brother, James Kernes of Canby; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services will be held from the Clough-Barrick chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 21, with interment in Belcrest Memorial park. Road Commission To Call for Bids The state highway commis sion today called for bids on 21 road projects costing $3,000,000, the bids to be opened in Port land April 4 and S. The list is the largest since pre-war years, and is part of the commission's post-war pro gram. Projects include: Polk county Reconstruct existing bridge over Mill Creek on the Dallas-Coast secondary highway near Buell. Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Schroeder Has 1946th License for Year 1946 Joan Schroeder, 1525 State street, had the distinction of acquiring the 1946th Salem bi cycle license for the year 1946. Bicycle License Clerk C. T. Jory sold the license Wednes day. Crop Outlook For Decrease Washington, March 20 W) The agriculture department to day estimated probable 1946 corn production at 3,097,000,000 busru'ls This figure compares with 1945's crop of 3,018,410, 000 bushels and a 1934-43 aver age of 2,433,060,000 bushels. The department's estimate was b3sed on a survey of farm ers' intentions to plant. The area indicated for corn was reported at 92,993,000 acres, oi 100.1 percent of last year's area of 92,867,000 acres ana the 10-year 1935-44, aver age of 94,772,000 acres. The probable production of other crops, based on reports of prospective plantings and aver age yield, were given by the crop reporting board, with com parative figures for last year's production and the 1934-43 average. spring wheat. 257.000.000 bushels, compared with 299, 966.000 bushels last year, and a 10-year average of 203,313, 000 bushels. Oats, 1,392,000,000 bushels, compared with 1,547,663,000 aai 1,068,399,000. Potatoes, 388,705,000 bush els compared with 425,131,000 and 375.091,000. Barley 247,000,000 bushels, comoared with 263,961,080 and 273,481,000. County Won't Pay OPA Office Rent County Judge Grant Murphy in a letter to L. J. Bronaugh, Portland, operations executive of the OPA, is advising that the county can no longer furnish the $75 a month which it has been furnishing as payment of part of the rental of OPA of fices here and the letter states the county is therefore "serv ing notice that no item for rent of the Salem office of the OPA will be included in the budget for the next fiscal year." Judge Murphy said that, at the solicitation of the OPA, Marion county consented to carry this item until July 1, 1946. The county is now in the process of preparing the budget for the next fiscal year and finds that the items on the bud get are more than the budget will bear and that this is one item the OPA should proper ly take care of itself. Lower Columbia Road Still Blocked The state highway commis sion issued the following road report today: Government Camp Clear. 28 de gree, total snow 108 Inches, road bare throughout district. Santiam Junction Broken over case, 40 degrees, road normal throughout. Total snow at summit 163 inches, at iunctlon 81 inches. Odell lake Clear, 25 degrees, 158 Inches of snow at summit. Spots of packed snow between mileposts 61 and 64 are being sanded, rest of road normal. Aiitorla Lower California high way stir closed by slide at east city limits of Astoria, detouring via Tongue Point naval ba.se. Albert Davies, who prior to his release from military serv ice was forester assigned to timber sales on the Olympia National forest in Washington, will succeed William O. Ben ecke, forester assigned to timber sales at Detroit April 1. Benecke has been promoted to the pos sition of forester in charge of timber management on the Umpqua national forest and will live in Roseburg. Beer license application has been approved by the county court for The Spar, Edison Vie wers, Idanha, mmmmma iiiuim mm mm Brown and White Saddles 1 Tfc. I dSrfcillft&V AltnilCItLE'S INC. BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORE ".dMMiMiiDminiiiiiiDiiiiiMiiiiu iiiiiiiuiiiiuimiiuiiiiiiiiuminiii Kiuiiiii ciiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiimiaiuimiiiiitliliii Thursday, March 21, 1946 1J Police Arrest Theft Suspects In the city Jail, with admis sions against them of having snatched the purses of two Sa lem women and stolen an auto mobile are Loren Hirtel, 18, and Frtrik Angeberg, 19, who gave their addresses as Bryte, Calif., which is near Sacramento. Angeberg was arrested Tues day night by Officer Russell Maw after the police officer, at tending the wrestling matches at the armory, was informed that two men were going thrcugh automobiles on Ferry street. Hirtel was arrested by Officer J. L. Hutchinson in the lobby of the Marion hotel at 2:30 a.m. Police were to con fei with District Attorney Mil ler B. Hayden Wednesday after noon relative to a charge to b placed against the pair. Mean time they are held on vagrancy charges Admit Stealing Car Hirtel and Angeberg admitted to police that they stole an au tomobile In Salem Saturday night. They drove to Front street, they said, where they snatched the purse of Mrs. Ed Cross in front of her apartment. They then drove to Mill street, and snatched the purse of Mrs. Winnie Hamman, 445 Univer sity street. The purse taken from Mrs. Cross contained no money and was thrown away. Mrs. Hamman's purse contained $9. The purse was thrown away but li ter found. The car, be longing to Ignatio Ranches, route 2 was recovered the same night on South Cottage. Hirtel said he drove the car and Angeberg did the snatching. Car Left for Repairs Another automobile with Cal ifornia license, a 1939 Hudson coupe, was found by police in a local garage where it had been left by Hirtel and Angeberg for repairs. Search of the pair re vealed a receipt for $1232.70 for full payment on the car to Sherman & Paul's Auto Sales, 1517 Kay street, Sacramento. Included in articles found in their possession were nine flash lights, a first aid kit, two boxes of 22-caliber cartlridges, flva shotgun shells, a stapling ma chine, four screwdrivers, a wrench, fountain pen, camera, two fishing poles and two boxes of lack'.e, coats, a blanket, threa pairs or gloves, a can of apricots, package of rolls and two cakes. Salem Man Gets 20 Years for Forgery Tacoma, March 20 (U.B Charles W. Early, 22, Salem, was under sentence today to serve 20 years in the state pen itentiary after pleading guilty to forgery charges. Deputy Prosecutor Earl Mann said Early was arrested last week with Celia Bitolas, 18, El Paso, Tex., after the pair had cashed checks in Washing ton and Oregon, signed with the name of Frank Bitolas. The girl was held by county authorities for further investigation. Prof. John Knight, professor of religion at Willamette uni versity, will speak at the an nual banquet of the Quill and Scroll, high school journallstia honorary society, at the Albany hotel next Tuesday evening. Was It Possible? Could This Dread Thing Happen in This Day and Age? Ye. It Did . n As You'll See When Yon Read . . DARK POWER The New Serial Starling To day In This Newspaper mi nmiTSilSiiimiuunuimHiiirauiiiiimuiioi Popular Saddle for Smart Casual Wear 481 State Street 1
