12 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon. Saturday, Dec. 21, 1946
Kindness to One Stranger Returns
Manyfold to Sisters of Mercy
Chicago, Dec. 21 U.R) Thirly-five years ago, on a warm fall
day In 1911, a penniless stranger made his way to Mercy hospital
and asked to see the Mother Superior. "Sister, I am sick," he said.
"i need medical care that may
require weeks or months. I have
! no money. I am not even a
With Lenin, Red's revered
revolutionary leader, 1922.
Catholic
The Sisters of Mercy took in
the stranger, just as they had
taken many before him. He re
ceived the best care the hospital
could give and several weeks
later went on his way in good
health.
The sisters marked it down
as a charity case.
They had forgotten all about
the incident when, nearly a
year later, a check for $250,000
arrived, from Paris, France. The
check was signed by Ferris
Thompson, a native of New
York living in Paris with his
wife.
Named Home for Him
Thompson wrote that the man A( DMI-in hinr
the sisters had treated was his U K Ollla IIU LICi
friend. He added that he never
had heard of the Sisters of Mercy
and was not a Catholic, but
that he wanted them to use the
money to treat others in need.
Thereafter, the sisters re
ceived each year a check for
$5,000 $165,000 in all. Thomp
son died in 1913, but the checks
continue to arrive, signed by his
widow, the former Countess do
Beau Repaire.
In 1930. the Sisters of Mercy
erected a nurses' home near the
hospital and named it Ferris
Spray Due on
Peach Trees
Peach growers who have not
applied Bordeaux mixture for
the control of peach leaf curl
should do so as soon as the
weather permits, according to
D. L. Rasmussen, assistant coun
ty agent in Marion county: Bor
deaux 12-6-100 is the recom
mended spray.
In addition to damaging the
leaves, the leaf curl fungus may
damage twigs and occasionally
the flowers and fruits. The dam
age to young trees may be so
severe that the trees die or are
seriously devitalized. The most
conspicuous symptom is a thick
eing and distortion of the
leaves. At first the diseased
leaves are yellowish, then red
dish in color, followed by a silvery-gray
color caused by the
maturing of the spores on the
leaf surface. As the leaves die
and dry up, they turn brown to
almost black in color.
When the young shoots are in
fected, they become shortened
and deformed. Severely deform
ed twigs usually die by the end
ort the first season. Deforming
is the usual symptom on flow
ers and fruit.
Writers In Navy
Will Get Chance
Uncle Sam's boys in blue with
a yen for writing are going to
have an opportunity to have
their talents discovered. For the
first time in history a literary
contest is being held within the
navy service with the Navy
League of the United States as
the sponsors.
The contest, open to all naval
personnel, both officers and en
listed men, closes May 1, 1947
the manuscripts having to be
submitted to the Magazine and
Book section of the office of
Public Information of the navy
department in Washington, D
C. prior to that date.
All types of writing are to
be considered with two prizes,
both of them fellowships to
the Broad Loaf Writers' Con
ference in Vermont in August,
1947, to be awarded. One of
the prizes must go to an en
listed man and both of them
may be awarded to enlisted men
if that is the decision of the
judges.
Preliminary judging will be
done by a volunteer group of
prominent literary personalities.
Final decisions are to be made
by Dr. Theodore Morrison of
Harvard University and one
naval representative.
Two Injured in
Traffic Accidents
Mrs Pnrlin Cnnwav. 125 Land
avenue, is at Salem Deaconess; Woodbum RotOrianS
hospital with a fractured knee, ii - i D...
facial cuts and some minor in- "ear Larol Program
juries resulting from an acci- Woodbum The Woodburn
dent early Friday night at thei Rotary club was entertained at
Birthday Album Views of Russia's Man of Steel
As Joseph Vissarinovich Stalin celebrates his 67th birthday today, December 21, he finds his
country one of the most important in the world and his influence in Russia at its peak. Stalin
(steel) has risen from an obscure revolutionary to hold a commanding place in world affairs.
In Moscow Signing of the
German-Russian treaty.
Leader in his own right of
all the Soviet Russias.
Leading Architect East Salem School Program Brings
Packed House for Annual Affair
rn,innri r n n nipi I East Salem, Dec. 21 In a capacity filled room at Auburn school
Carl Harding Wall work promi-jtne annual Christmas program was given Thursday night. Two
nent Portland architect,' died at s.nort Plays were Presented by the students of all rooms. In the
ursi piay, -f op neaas tne tnrisi-
his home here Friday.
Wallworfc lived here
1910 and was a member of the
citv planning commission in
1934. He designed buildings of
the Town club, Albertina nurs
ery. Juvenile hospital, and
libraries at St. Johns, Arleta,
South Portland. Rose City,
Pendleton and Gresham.
He is survived by his wife and
Thompson hall, in memory of j two sons who live in Portland.
their benefactor. services win pe luonaay.
And Then a Bequest . .,
Yesterday, Sister Mary 1 1 nIO MUOroH Mai
Therese, administrator a n d Viiuwn ivl ku I iuii
superintendent of Mercy hos
pital, received a letter from the
New York law firm of Stewart
and Shearer, informing her that
Mrs. Thompson died in New
York last August 20. The estate
had been probabted, the lawyers
wrote, and they were awaiting
word as to where to deposit
the $200,000 Mrs. Thompson
had left the Sisters of Mercy in
her will.
The money brought to $615,-
000 the return from one humane
deed, and Sister Mary Therese
said the final bequest would be
regarded as an anniversary gift
commemorating the 100 years
since six Nuns arrived here
from Pittsburgh to begin their
long and extensive service to
the community.
Cornwell Retained
Committee Chairman
Woodburn John G. Corn
well of Woodburn was re-elected
chairman of Woodburn com
munity 1947 agricultural con
servation program at the annual
election held at the Woodburn
city hall and was also selected
as delegate to the county con
vention in Salem with William
Fobert of Hubbard as alternate.
Fobert was elected vice chair
man. Committeemen elected
were Cornwell and Fobert, both
re-elected, and Leonard Larson,
Woodburn. Alternates named
were Leland Kocher, Hubbard,
and Charles Sweaney, Wood-
burn.
Little Pudding river bridge on
the Salem-Silvcrton highway.
She said she was trying to avoid
collision with another automo
bile and struck the bridge.
At Salem General hospital
with a broken arm is Elmer Aus
tine, 991 Mill street, whose mo
torcycle collided with a car
driven by Frank M. Snyder,
1220 South 22nd. The accident
happened early Friday night in
the 300 block on South 12th.
A car driven by Robert Mor
gan, 1650 Yew, and a truck
driven by Jesse L. Mclllnay, 345
East Turner road, collided at
Center and Liberty Friday eve
ning. The vehicles were dam
aged but no one was hurt. 1
Heap Keeps Growing
Those Christmas cards that
were mailed but have not ar
rived at their destination may
be in the steadily mounting pile
of third class matter, with in
sufficient or incorrect address,
at the Salem post office.
Cards mailed with one and
a half cent stamps are not en
titled to directory service, hence
may never be delivered, espec
ially if they bear such an ad
dress as "John Jones, Salem,
Oregon," Incorrect address or
an old address. Neither are such
cards eligible for return to the
sender, who consequently will
never know whether the card
was delivered or not.
The Salem post office, how
ever, is not discarding these
cards without giving them some
attention even though the ad
dresses are incorrect or incom
plete. An experienced clerk is
given the cards for checking,
after the first class mail and
newspapers have been separated
for delivery. If the clerk rec
ognizes any of the names and
has the addresses the third class
cards are delivered. The re
mainder never reach their des
tination.
Poker Game Loss
Recovery Sought
Dallas Seeking twice the
amount of money that he alleges
he lost while playing poker at
the Booster club in Independ
ence, Fred Peterson has filed a
complaint against the club and
its alleged operators, Joseph
Parisi. Marl J. Liles and Alfred
Parkhurst, for $636 in the office
of Edna M. Pitzer, Polk county
clerk.
:n(,.lmas Carol," parts were taken by
Willys Veelscn as lather; Rose
mary Starr, the mother: Victor
Johns, Junior; Dale Bassett,
Paul; Judy Woods. Mary; Shar
on Laverty Jane; Russell Jacob
son, Jack
In the second play, "Billie and
Bonnie's Christmas Dream," the
characters were: Carol Bartells,
Bonnie: Frances Eckstein, Bon
nie; Bob Payne, Professor; Joyce
Jensen, Mother; Joan Chastain,
Mrs. Santa Claus; Patty Sunder
lin, Headwig; Bob Strawn, San
ta Claus; Gloria Woods, Mar-
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Missing Dr. Justin F. Wait,
engineer who d e s i g n e d the
Merck streptomycin plant at
Elkton, Va., is missing on an au
tomobile trip to his home at
Metuchen, N. J., from Harrison
burg, Va. Police said they sus
pected possible foul play. (AP
Wirephoto.)
its meeting Thursday noon by
the girls' glee club of the Wash
ington school, directed by Mrs.
Gail Kimmel in Christmas
carols. Prof. Charles Byers,
the principal, was also a guest.
Special numbers were a trio of
popular songs by Margaret Mc
Gonegal, Oleta Murphy and Dar-
innn Olrnm niann cnln hv
Rosclla McCarthy, a reading byAutOS Kill 40 In
Sharon Sleeper and ""hitc,r- KI,,,,L,
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Forty persons were killed in
Seattle Firm Gets
Logging Contract
Portland, Dec. 21 (iPi The
Kosmos Timber company, Seat
tle, yesterday won a forest serv
ice contract to log 28,730,000
feet of timber from the Colum
bia national forest on a bid of
$390,814 75.
The bid included a record
gretta: Marilyn Olson, Hulda;
and Roy Fowler, the bookkeep
er. The parts of the toys, clowns,
jack-in-the-box, and dolls were
played by pupils of the first,
second, third and fourth grades.
Betty McHaney and Beverly
Nunn, accompanied by Marilyn
Goodrich, sang several Christ
mas carols. Shirley Brockhart
accompanied them with the vio
lin as an obbligato.
All school rooms have Christ
mas trees and special holiday
decorations, and were open for
the parents to see. The first and
second grade room was very
pretty with the decorations made
of red and white candy canes of
paper, with a lighted church.
The Auburn Woman's club
provided a good opportunity to
buy ver: pretty Christmas pres
ents at their fancy work and
home-cooked food sale which
they held in Salem Friday of
this week at the Portland Gas
and Coke company sales room.
The members have been plan
ning on the sale all year and
had such articles as pillow cases,
tea towels, dresser scarfs, aprons
and hot dish pads. Some of the
baked foods were made by Mar
ion county champions in 4-H
clubs including home-made
bread, pies, cookies and cakes.
The proceeds will be used in the
two special projects which the
club sponsors at school, the reli
gious instruction classes and hot
lunches.
The members of the "Klikity
Klack" 4-H Knitting club met at
the home of Mrs. Warren Shrake
on Monroe avenue Friday for the
Christmas party. Names had
been drawn and gifts were ex
changed with refreshments and
games following.
The Four Corners fire depart
ment is sponsoring a target rifle
shoot at the community hall on
Friday and Saturday of this
week, and on the 20th and 21st
of next week, to which the pub
lic is invited, both afternoon and
evening. The proceeds will be
used for fire equipment. Re
freshments will be available for
sale. Personally owned rifles!
may be used and many prizes are j
offered. I
Wage Increase
In Sawmills
Seattle, Dec. 21 W' An agree
ment providing wage increases
of 15 cents an hour for approxi
mately 16.000 Oregon and Wash
ington sawmill workers was
signed here last night by labor
and management representa
tives, ending negotiations that
have been under way since Au
gust 5.
The new scale, which boosts
the basic hourly wage from
$1.10 to SI. 25, will become ef
fective as of December 15 when
it is accepted by union locals
and ind'vidual firms. Amount
of the increase was determined
at a meeting of negotiating com
mittees from the Puget Sound
District Council of Lumber and
Sawmill Workers (AFL) and the
Lumbermen's Industrial Rela
tions Committee, Inc.
Announcement of the agree
ment waj made by Kenneth Da
vis md Earl Hartley of the dis
trict council and E. C. Stone and
M. J. Uckey. of the operators.
Big Force To Train
At Two Army Centers
San Francisco, Dec. 21 More
than one-third of the army's
enlisted personnel, with the ex
ception of the air forces, will
receive its basic training at the
two army ground forces replace
ment training centers of the
Sixth Army, Fort Lewis. Wash
ington and Fort Ord, Calif.
These forts, two of the six
such training centers created
under a new war department
plan, are the only army instal
lations west of the Mississippi
river to be designated as train
ing centers under this plan.
Enlistees at Fort Lewis, the
permanent base of the Second
infantry division, will be from
the Fifth army areas, less those
from Michigan and a few other
exceptions, and those from Ida
ho, Montana, Oregon and Wash
ington. Fort Ord, the permanent
base of the Second engineer
special brigade, is to have re
cruits from the Fourth army
area, with some exceptions, as
well as from the states of Cal
ifornia, Arizona, Nevada and
Utah.
Brig. Gen. John F. Conklin
commands the replacement
training center at Fort Lewis
and commanding that at Fort
Ord is Brig. Gen. D. A. D.
Ogden.
John Ringling. the circus mag
nate, bequeathed a large art col
lection to the people of Florida.
Silverton Children
Present Programs
Silverton Christmas pro
grams were held by the local
schools Friday the closing of
work for the holiday vacation
until the Monday after New
Year's day.
The parents and friends were
guests of the Eugene Field grades
and the junior high group Friday
morning at the Eugene Field au
ditorium with the grades pre
senting "This Holy Night," a
carol service at 10 a.m., observ
ing the 2t5h annual Christmas
program of the school.
Logging Train Held
Up By Flash Flood
Gates The north Santiam
highway was closed Thursday
by a bridge washout between
Niagara and Little Sweden. The
railroad trestle was also dam
aged to such an extent that the
logging train was unable to
make its down run.
It is thought that the stream
became clogged in some way,
causing a volume of water to
collect on the hill above. When
this gave way, it is reported, a
12 foot wall of water poured
down stream, washing out the
bridge and causing the Santiam
to rise several feet and to be
come extremely muddy.
Livestock Owners
Request Law ChangJ
Albany A petition was filed
with the Linn county court
Thursday by 19 signatory live.
stock growers operating in the
Calapooia valley and near Leb
anon asking that dog license fees
be upped $1 by the court for
1947.
An increase of the fee on male
dogs from $1 to $2 and on fe
male dogs from $2 to $3 is ask
ed, as is a $2 fee for spayed
females.
The court is already charging
$2 for spayed females, according
to the county clerk's records.
The petitioners also offer the
opinion that the penalty for non
compliance with the dog licens.
ing law should be raised on the
ground that a more severe pen.
altv might encourase morp pnn.
oral observance.
Guild Wins Portland Journal
Portland. Ore., Dec. 21 Pj
The American Newspaper Guild
won a national labor relations
board election among editorial
employes of the Oregon Journal
Thursday night. The NLRB said
the vote was 43 to 16 with all
but six eligibles voting. The em
ployes formerly were in an in
dependent union.
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he lost $318 in poker and draw 5143 385
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tablishmcnt conducts "games of I
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Wiest of Independence is attor
ney for the plaintiff.
Christmas" by Hie glee club
with the solo part by Margaret
McGonegal.
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It is estimated that 40 per
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into the United States come
from South America.
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automobile accidents during No
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Reconciliation Fails, Wife Strangled Detective Lt. Michael Mclia of New York Citv said that
Tony Milazzo, 25, ex-sailor, killed his wife, Anna, 24, shown with him at left, after a futile attempt
to effect a reconciliation. The body of the wife (right) was found in their auto in Brooklyn
where Melia says Milazzo said he strangled her with a cord from a box containing a fur coat he
had given her ss a Christmas present. They had been separated for two weeks. Milazzo was book
ed on a homicide charge. (AP Wirephoto)
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