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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1946)
Scores of Vets Need Homes; Salemites Asked to Help "What do yon mean hiding? I live here!" When the veterans' housing project is completed on South 16th street it jvill afford room for less than 200 veterans and their families. The Salem housing authority has applications from about 400 ex-service men with?; families who want places to live. Because of this emergency problem the authority has is sued an appeal for public co operation, which, it believes would make room for many of those now homeless. "At the present time the Sa lem housing authority has about 400 applications for housing for veterans and their families in this city," says the appeal. "We are convinced that quite a num ber of citizens of this commun ity have been going all out on this issue and for' this we are very grateful. However, there Is much more housing that could Solution to Shortage Corvallis, July 13 (P) Some body has an answer to the housing shortage he stole a building. Neighbors of F. D. Riverman said they saw robbers drive up in a truck, load an 8 to 10 foot shed into It, and speed away. be remodeled or repaired and made Into decent living quar ters for some of these unfortun ate families. "These veterans and their families are decent, law abiding citizens of this community, and are only asking for clean, liv able housing for themselves un til high prices and shortages of materials subside that they may buy or build their own homes. i This housing shortage is not 'only in Salem. It is a nation wide affair. Salem has the op portunity to obtain permanent benefit out of these veterans if we aid them in their present difficulties. "If every person or landlord in Salem, having suitable living quarters available, will register any vacancies with the Salem housing authority, telephone 4521, we have an application from a family that will fit his requirements. This is a free service to landlords and vet erans alike. "Remember Salem These veterans did not let you down! Are you going to continue to let them down?" Tokyo Rumor Speeded Peace Washington, July 15 W) How a captured B-29 Superfortress pilot helped the Japanese make up their minds to surrender last August was disclosed today by the U.S. strategic bombing sur vey. A rumor that an atomic bomb was to be dropped on Tokyo August 12 got started after questioning the pilot, unidenti fied in the report. Japan's first overture toward acceptance of the Potsdam sur render terms was cabled to the United States via Switzerland August 10. The story, made public at the White House, said: "Indubitably the Hiroshima bomb and the rumor derived from interrogation of an Ameri can prisoner (B-29 pilot), who stated that an atom bomb attack on Tokyo was scheduled for Au gust 12 introduced urgency in the minds of the government and magnified the pressure behind its moves to end the war." The 20th airforce, in charge of all B-29 operations, would not give out the pilot's name. De clining to comment on the truth or falsity of the story of a Tokyo bombing plan, airforce officials said the question of whether the pilot gave information to the en emy was involved- Plays Lt. Pinkerton -Just for Relaxing Tokyo, July 13 MP) Just for "a bit of relaxation" a 26-year-old American army dentist, Capt. B. M. Poritzky of Peeks kill, N.Y., is appearing on the stage in Tokyo's Imperial theater in Madame Butterfly. He is cast as Lieutenant Pinkerton. v wssina Automobile ) Found at Goldendale An automobile belonging to O. P. Roberts, 1140 Shipping street, and reported stolen Thursday night has been recov ered by the Washington state patrol at Goldendale, Wash. The police said they were holding Robert Hvidston, 3225 Silverton road, and Andrew Huggins. 143 Court street, who were driving the car when recovered. Human Relations Emphasis Urged Corvallis, July 13 (IP) The northwest conference on high er education continued today after being urged to give more emphasis to human relations in college instructions. F. Alexander Magoun, Mas sachusetts Institute of Technol ogy professor, told the opening session yesterday that fewer divorces, fewer job failures, and less illness-lost time would re sult from colleges adequately teaching human relations. Dr. William H. Cowley, pro fessor of education at Stanford university, was to address to day's session. Delegates from nearly 40 higher educational in stitutions are attending. 297 Oregon Stale Alumni Die in War Corvallis, July 13 (IP) A total of 297 Oregon State colege al umni were killed in World War II, the alumni magazine. Ore gon Stater, estimated today. The war heroes were from 25 classes from 1908 through 1947. The largest number of war dead 40 were from the class of 1940. Egan Takes Dips Manchester, N.H. VP) Justin Egan will cool off in his own home tub this summer. When he came out of the Pis cataquog river after his first swim of the season, his wallet was gone. Next day he took another dip at the same spot and someone stole his trousers. If You Like OLD TIME DANCES Like you used to dance Schattiche, Tuxedo, Quadrille Featuring Times You Have Forgotten OVER WESTERN AUTO 259 Court Street Every Saturday Night Music by Paul Winslow's Gang LEE ROOFING COMPANY Gil sonite Nature's Own Weather Resistant Coat Your Cedar Shingle or Composition Roof NOW. Colors Guaranteed Against Fading or Streaking. A Super-Strength Binder Which Gives a Permanent, Lasting Surface. Colors, Red - Green - Black. 12 to 36 Months to Pay No Down Payment Better Materials for Better Roofs "NTRAC TORS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Call 5362 1003 S. Commercial Wifrow Chief At 4 Corners V. L. (Vick) Withrow was named chief of the Four Corn ers fire department at a meet ing of the directors of the new Four Corners rural fire protec tion district, held at the com munity hall Thursday night. Elected as officers were: President, Alfred E. LaBranch; vice president, W. C. Flood; secretary-treasurer, E. L. Scott. These three with O. D. Binegar and Roy Ward comprise the di rectorate. Chief Withrow was instruct ed to proceed with reorganiza tion of the fire department on a drill-call basis. The reorgani zation will be completed in the next few days with an initial roster of about 25 members. Anyone interested Is advised to see the chief. Four Corners Community hall was chosen as department head quarters. During the closed fire season set by state law from May 15 to December 31 permits necessary for burning may be obtained from the chief. High-pressure fog equipment is being ordered for the fire truck, and will be in use be fore the present fire season is over. The main advantage claimed for high-pressure fog is that the 800-pound pressure stream generated at the nozzle will reach places inaccessible to the ordinary water system, and after a fire is quenched the water damage is very light. In field or grass fires the equip ment can be operated while the truck is in motion. Coast Facing Ship Walkout San Francisco, July 13 U.R The West Coast faced a pro longed maritime work stoppage today when CIO longshoremen threatened to walk off jobs in protest over a delay in payment of retroactive wages by Pacific Waterfront Employers! associa tion. The tie-up is scheduled to go into effect Monday morning when 3,000 Puget Sound, Wash., CIO dock workers leave their jobs in protest over the alleged "stalling" by the employers, scheduled a stop work meeting Longshoremen in Port land, scheduled a stop work meeting for Monday but said they did not intend to strike. The prospective coastwide tie-up came as the 14-day-old AFL-CIO maritime jurisdiction al strike spread to New York and other east coast ports. In an attempt to avert a na tionwide paralysis, a special labor department representative, Nathan P. Feinsinger, arrived in San Francisco to arbitrate the inter-union dispute. Feinsinger will check the Coos Bay, Ore., incident which started the battle between the CIO maritime unions and the AFL sailors union of the Pa cific. The jurisdictional row started when CIO longshoremen re fused to load the SS Mello Fran co, an American-Pacific steam ship company vessel. They claimed the company illegally gave the SUP bargaining priv ileges in several ship board de partments previously manned by the CIO. Give Man Enough Rop And Hell Hang Self Charles W. Kaufer, who had a rope stretched around his lawn at 950 Belmont street, reported to police Friday that the rope was cut and about 60 feet of it stolen Thursday night. The Woodry Auction market, 1605 North Summer, reported the theft of about $5 worth of postage stamps by someone who j entered by forcing a window. J The office was ransacked, but nothing else taken. He's Read Bible 151 Times i i iSItliil W 'J-.',' Wl -f 'y. a 3508 Marion Residents Sign Petitions signed by 3508 res idents of Marion county were included in the 39,960 certified signatures which initiated the basic school support fund bill to be voted on at the November election, Mrs. Harry G. George, Portland, chairman of the spon soring committee, reports. The work of obtaining the support necessary to place the "equal opportunity for every school child" measure on the ballot was accomplished through the co-operation of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teach ers, Oregon State Association of School Boards, the Oregon Ed ucation association and Ronald E. Jones, the latter prominent in the Oregon Farmers Union. J. F. Davis (above) who lives at 850 E street, has read his Bible through 151 times during the past six years.1 And he feels that every reading of the "Book of Books" has provided additional spiritual value. Davis, who has physical disabilities that confine him close to home and make conversation difficult, started reading the Bible as a diversion. Now he requires about five days to read it through. Prophets are his favorite books, particularly Daniel. This 78 year old Biblist, whose next birthday will be July 30, was born at Scotts Mills in 1867. He is an Adventist in faith, a descendant of a pioneer family and has linguistic capacities in Chinook jargon. Davis has resided in Salem since 1909 and is father of Harold Davis, city engineer. BUILDING A SPAN OVER DRY LAND Bend, July 13 (IP) They're building a bridge over dry land in the Deschutes national forest but later on, they'll put a river under it. Reason: The Deschutes riv er channel is being shifted to eliminate erosion. The bridge site is below the stream's source in Little Lava lake. Reno Dice Table Nets Him SI 38,000 Reno, Nev., July 13 (U.R) Fourteen hours at Reno dice table netted Fred Murill, Dallas, Tex., $188,000 and a bid for the title of the biggest winner in a Nevada gambling club this year, it was disclosed here to day by owners of the Frontier club, where Murill made a prof it of $115,000 on one throw of the dice. Murill, a night club operator himself, is better known as Fred Oldsten. Notices Destroyed Eugene, July 13 (IP) The Uni versity of Oregon reported to day it had accepted 2300 new students for the fall term, but hasn't been able to notify them all. The notices were destroyed in the University Press fire June 27. U. S. Newsprint Prices Hiked Portland, July 13 (IP) A newsprint price of $73.80 a ton throughout the nation to equal ize prices with Canada was in dicated today. Crown-Zellerbach and Haw ley Pulp and Paper company, important newsprint manufac turers, boosted their prices S6.80 a ton to the $73.80 fig ure. John H. Smith, Hawley president, said he understood all this country's newsprint pro ducers were taking similar ac tion. Canadian manufacturers an nounced at Montreal yesterday that they were raising prices as a result of the devaluation of the Canadian dollar. Escort Carriers Damaged Boston, July 13 (IP) Two de commissioned escort carriers were damaged today in a three alarm fire which burned 50 yards of a dock in the navy yard annex at south Boston. V. D. Rate Up In Germany Frankfurt, Germany, July 13 f The U.S. army said today the venereal disease rate among its troops in Europe "is probably the highest in American military history." A medical officer re ported more than half the troops in some areas were infected in the course of a year. "The trend is still upward," the report said, despite three months of strict discipline order ed by Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, theater commander, in an effort lo check the rising rate On June 16 the average rate of infection in Europe was 26.1 percent over a year's time. This was up 5.3 points from the figure given April 25, when McNarney ordered a strict return to garri son life. The army attributed the rising rate lo the decreasing number of troops in relation to the num ber of promiscuous women; the youth and relative irresponsibi lity of troop replacements; the high disease rate among German civilians because of state-sponsored promiscuity under the nazi regime and food shortages caus- Capital Journal, Ralem, Oregon, Saturday, July 13- 1946 !? ing girls to trade themselves for 1 aream your dreams" by a "rain chocolate bars, and the faulty bow fire that dances and crack- but widespread soldier faith in j les and turns to green, blue, pur ple, violet, pink and orange." ' His fire magic netted him a fortune. penicillin as a cureall for ven ereal diseases. The army said the rate contin ues to rise "despite adequate prophylactic stations, vice raids, and treatment centers for Ger man civilians at which proper drugs are available." Inventor Hit the Jackpot at 73 Auburndale, Mass. U.R Life began for 80-year-old J. Parker B. Fiske, Auburndale inventor, when at the age of 73, his left side was crippled by a paralytic stroke and he got to fooling around with chemicals. Fiske tossed some chemical crystals into the fireplace at his home, and lo and behold, there was a gorgeous array of colors, flaming blues, reds, greens and yellows. Suddenly they died down and Fiske was disappoint ed. So he went to work and finally hit on a solution of para fin and copper chloride to get a prolonged effect. He began advertising "fire magic" tellings newspaper read ers to "turn the lights low and WATCH YOUR SAVINGS GROW! Depositors received 2V on their savings last year the outlook seems even brighter for this year. MUTUAL FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. 142 S. Liberty Ph. 4944 Stop at the Hilt TOP CAFE For Select STEAKS & CHOPS Drive 9 Miles South on 99E Dinners $.65 to $1.50 NO INCREASE IN Used Car Prices at LODER BROS. Pricing policies In use prior to expiration of OPA (June 30) are being continued. Clean, desir able cars are being priced at celling prices recognized during OPA, less 4 reduction sche duled for July 1. Lesser desir able units are being priced at lesser prices consistent with actual condition. Before buy ing or selling a used car see LODER BROS. Oldsmnhile Sales & Servire Our 18th Year in Salem Phone 5467 465 Center St. WANTED! SUPER MARKET PERSONNEL EXPERIENCED FOUNTAIN MANAGER To manage soda fountain and lunch counter In large Super Market to open September 1 in Bonesteele Building on Portland Road. ALSO FOUNTAIN SALESGIRLS Top Wages Paid j WANTED: Grocery clerks and butchers, pro- I duce department manager. Top wages paid. j Write Box 281, Capital Journal it) 'wfa ' wdH-Ad Y Smart Shop 115 N. Liberty SALEM i "Holly" Says: You know that stock and bond salesman we tell you about every once in awhile the one that says we get in his hair because we tell everyone what a much better invest ment a diamond is than a bond? Well he bought a diamond from us last week, (just as an investment in future security) so we agreed not to tell everyone what a good investment a diamond is. Just in fairness to him you know how it is. So now our "line" is After you've invested in some good bonds why not let us sell you a diamond and you'll look prosperous, too. Jackson Jewelers 225 No. Liberty Opposite Paramount Market INI 'LA TION h R UINA TION Your good old American dollar gets 100 value at BERNARDTY, TAILOR FURRIER, as we know that get-rich-quick is a good way to go broke just as fast. All our tailoring and fur work, whether it is a50c job or a $500 job, you pay the identical pre-war price and you get the same quality of materials and workmanship. Try BERNARDTY, TAILOR-FURRIER, to help overcome in flation, which every good American ought to fight. The largest slock of woolens in the stale of Oregon 10 discount to ex-service men and women Tailoring from a patch to a new garment it BeMiaffdty, Tador-Furrier Room 2, Downstairs First National Bank Bldg. PHONE 21995
