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,
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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.
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