jl1' Locals ii
The Maccabees will hold a
potluck dinner at their hall, 248
North Commercial at 6:30 Fri
day evening.
DeLux Self Service laundry
at 385 Jefferson open about
April 23. Latest modern equip
ment. 92
Johns-Manville Asphalt shin
gles applied by expert roofers.
Terms to suit your purse. Buy
the best at no extra cost. Free
estimates. Phone 4642. Mathis
Brothers, 164 S. Commercial.
Rummage sale, 248 North
Commercial, Thursday, April
17, 9 o'clock. Postal Clerks aux
iliary 91"
Word has been received in Sa
lem of the death at Long Beach,
Calif., of a former Salem man,
R. C. James, who when he re
sided here was employed as a
motorman on the local street
cars. Surviving James are his
wife, Mary James of .Long
Beach; a son, Harlan James of
Portland and a grandson.
i $1.25 Whirla-way dust mops,
f98c- Ray L. Farmer Hardware
fcompany, 115 South Commer
cial. Hi"
For sale: 6 room dwelling and
garage on two lots at 303 North
21st street. Inquire at Pioneer
Trust Company, Executor of
Verna E. Stiffler Estate. Phone
3136. 92
"Mr. Shush"' and "Beat the
Hand" will be included again
this week at the Elks regular
Thursday evening meeting; also
Cal Vernon, one of the top gui
tarists, will entertain. 91
Lynn Clymer, route 3, who
has been under hospitaliation,
has improved sufficiently to re
turn to his home.
Marine Corps League presents
dance. Salem Armory, Saturday
April 19. Glen Williams and' his
all-veteran orchestra. 85c, tax
included. Novelties. 94
Tvirkev Dickers wanted. 8 a.m.
Fridav. Willamette Packing
Company, WestSalem. 92
River silt and fill dirt. Com
mercial Sand and Gravel. Phone
21966 '
Mr nH Mrs. Guv McDowell.
of the Orchard Heights com
munity, have as their guests for
two weeks their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Vogt, Oakland, Calif.
Cilov oirrhi-riin narrow neck
replacement bowls. Vince's Elec
tric. 92
Insured savings earn more
than twt' percent at Salem Fed
eral Savings Association. 130
SoutB Liberty street.
We install Auto Glass. Wood
row's, 450 Center street.
Three escapees from the Ore
gon State Training school of
Woodburn were held in Jackson
county jail at Medford after
their capture Tuesday near
Coker Butte where they aban
doned an automobile. State
police identified the trio as
Leroy Milton Worely, 14, Ver
nonia; Gene Orchard Dix, 13,
Oregon City, and Donald George
Summers, 15, Medford.
Get your Imperial Color Har
monizer at Elfstrom's wallpaper
department, 25c.
Dance every Wednesday and
Saturday at Crystal Gardens.
. Two floors, two orchestras, one
price! Modern and old time.
Dr. Wiles, Dentist, 701 First
National Bank. Phone 4924 for
immediate appointment.
World events and internation
al politics were discussed by Dr.
R. Ivan Lovell of Willamette
university, at the Tuesday meet
ing of the wives of members of
the Salem Ministerial associa
tion. . DeLuxe Cab. Phone 8050. 114
For Rent Floor Sanders
JrVoodrow's, 450 Center St.
Olson Washer Repair. 25100
99
Chemeketans and friends will
go on a bicycle tour into Polk
county, Sunday, April 20, leav
ing 248 North Commercial street
at 1 p.m. Adolph Greenbaum
will lead.
See the Nu-Tone Kitchen
Clock and Door Chime com
bined into one unit. Vince's
Electric. 92
Laying Pullets. Phone 22943.
See complete Ime Color Per
fect wai' paper at Sears.
William G. Zenger, son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. Zenger, Brooks
route 1, has been elected sec
retary of Alpha Gamma Rho fra
ternity at Oregon State college.
He is a freshman and is major
ing In agriculture.
Sale Small group suits,
$19.95. Values to $45.00. Sizes
to 18 only. Gilmores, 439 Court
street, upstairs. 91
Vacuum Cleaners largest as
sortments Oregon. Tanks and
uprights. Terms. Trade. Free
home demonstration. Vince's
lectric. 82
Sterns Cushing of the Capitol
Toastmasters, is general chair
man for the annual district con
vention of Toastmasters Inter
national to be held here May 3.
Around 200 delegates and their
wives from 19 clubs are expect-
eo 10 auena. Finals of the dis
trict speech contest will be held
in connection with thp pnn von-
tion banquet with the winner to
compete in tne zone contest in
Spokane, Wash. The Salem
area will be represented here
by Dr. M. E. Gadwa of Salem.
Marine Corps League presents
nance, Salem Armory. Saturday
April 19. Glen Williams and his
an-veteran orchestra. 85c, tax
included. Novelties. 94'
Galvanized garbage cans 32
gallon, $4.75. Ray L. Farmer
Hardware company, 115 South
commercial. 91
Place your order now for
canned asparagus. Aufranc's.
Phone 8487. . 91
Ed Pooler, called haet fi-nm
Indiana to attend funeral serv
ices for his sister, Effie Beck,
of Salem, has returned to the
middle west after a short visit
in the Pratum community. Mr.
and Mrs. Pooler have spent the
winter there with their riaunh.
ter. They expect to bring a new
automobile back to Salem dur
ing the summer.
Home owners and builders,
Better insulation at the lowest
cost. Salem Rock Wool Co.
Phone 3748. 91
Air-Steamship tickets, Kugel,
735 North Capitol. Phone 7694.
, 91
Eola Acres Florist. 5730. 91
Permit by the county court to
George Windecker, route 2, Sa
lem, authorize shim to move a
combine over county roads.
Dexter sharpens lawnmowers
at your home by machine. 6833
91'
Do your laundry quickly and
economically. Hourly rates on
washing machines, dryers and
mangles. Open daily 8 to 5. Also
Monday and Friday evenings
until 9 p.m. Salem Self Service
Laundry, 1815 South 12th street
Phone 5607. 91'
World famous Akron Modern
Trusses, correctly fitted. Private
fitting room. Capital Drug store
91'
Portland Gas & Coke compa
ny has been granted permit by
the county court to extend its
mam on Vogt road south of Ma
drona avenue.
Wiring service. Judson's. 279
North Commercial. Phone 4141.
91'
Floor sanding, finishing, com
plete floor service. Olsen Floor
company, 525 Gaines. Phone
7874. .92
Reduce the health way.' be
slim and feel good. Scientific
Health Studio. 543 North
Church. Phone 6253. 92
Certificate of assumed name
for Bligh shine parlor has been
filed with the county clerk by
Ray R. Faria, route 6, Salem.
Notice of retirement frntr, Tin
Top Motel has been filed by Fred
w. ana liucnie K. Zirbel.
Expert watch and clock re
pairing. Five day service at
Steven's Jewelry.
Moderately Driceri new sub
urban home by owner. Write or
call at Route 7 Box 231M. Rei-
mann Addition. Hazelereen
road. 1 92
Pod Edwards and his nirf
Timers playing Wednesday and
Saturday. Crystal Gardens. 94
Senator Douglas McKay will
djscuss the recent session of the
Oregon legislature Thursday
noon when he appears before
the Salem Lions club in the role
of guest speaker. He is, expected
to dwell upon the new commu
nity property law, emphasizing
its effect on taxes and owner
ship of property between hus
band and wife.
Top dirt and filled dirt, free
for the hauling. Reinholt &
Lewis, 560 South 21st street.
Remember the finest tansies
in town and also tomatoes, cab
bages, etc., can be had at the
DeiVsta Gardens, 3225 D street.
91
For sale Coldspot refrigera
tor, good condition. 2030 Hazel
avenue. 91
Donald Aldrich, operator of
the Richfield service station at
Millersburg on Highway 99E
north of Albany was held 'up
about 9 o'clock Tuesday night
and robbed of $125, state police
reported. Aldrich said the man
was not masked. He left in an
automobile after the robbery.
For sale Mollis azaleas In
bloom. Strayer Azalea fields,
589 Locust street. - 95
Old floors made new by Ol
sen Floor company, 525 Gaines.
Phone 7874. 92'
Taxil Valley Cab.
Prompt
servivu. Phone 8624.
The final session of the po
lice school that has been con
ducted in Salem at intervals
over a period of several months
will be held next Tuesday, and
will be followed by a dinner
at which certificates will be pre
sented. Over 60 officers were
present at the session held Tues
day of this week. Instructors are
from the FBI and the Portland
police department.
Let's go roller skating to
night at the Capitola roller rink.
91
Forty-gallon table top electric
water heaters. Broadway Appli
ance Co., 419 Ferry, Salem, Ore
93
Big reductions on all electric
room heaters. Large variety.
Vince's Electric. 92
Due for a two-day consulting
trip and check-up with officials
of Marion county chapter, Amer
ican Red Cross on April 23 and
24 is Miss Helen Delehanty,
home service field reDresenta-
tive of the Red Cross. Heading
the local committee to meet with
Miss Delehanty is Guy N. Hic
kock. Stove oil. Cadwell Oil Com
pany Phone 9788. 2490 State
Pop Edwards and his Old
Timers playing Wednesday and
Saturday. Crystal Gardens. 94
Experienced beauty operator
wanted. Ogden's Beauty Salon.
91
Construction of a modern
church building on or near the
site of the one that was destroy
ed by a fire a few years ago, is
planned by the Baptist denomi
nation for the Hayesville dis
trict. Application for permis
sion to build the church at an
estimated cost of $28,000 has
been filed with the Oregon of
fice of the housing expediter,
by the First Baptist church of
Salem, parent organization. Rev
Lloyd T. Anderson, pastor of
the First Baptist church, reports
the Hayesville church will in
clude a number of new ideas
for structures of this type.
Pop Edwards and his Old
imers playing Wednesday and
Saturday. Crystal Gardens. 94
If you want V4 acre of land
east of town with a good 2 bed
room home, this is it. Price onlv
$5,500. William Bliven, L. C.
Cooney, 429 Oregon Building.
Phone 7906; evenings 8918. 91
Radio phonograph combina
tions at Vince's Electric. 92
Marriage licenses have been
issued at Vancouver, Wash., to
John I. Hanson, Silverton and
Blanda Johnson, Portland and
to Merle L. Cook and Helen E.
Triplett, both of box 174 Le
banon. Let's go roller skating to
night at the Capitola roller rink.
91
1941 Chevrolet 2-door sedan,
clean, good condition. 2382
State street. 91
The Falls City Seventh Day
Adventists have made applica
tion to the OHE for the con
struction of a church to cost
$16,500. Roy Farley made ap
plication for a sign shop here
to cost $1500. Construction of a
$2000 blacksmith shop was de
nied Alvin L. Miller, Albany
route 2.
Before you buy an electric
hot water heater see Broad
way Appliance Co., 419 Ferry,
Salem, Ore. 93
Skating four nights each
week at the Capitola roller rink:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
and Saturdays. Sunday after
noon sessions have been discon
tinued. 94
Vernon N. LaRaut, 53, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Narciss LaRaut
and father of Mrs. Wilma Mos
kal, all of Salem, died at his
home near Winchester Monday
night. He was born at Garden
Valley, Aug. 7, 1893 and spent
his entire life in the Roseburg
community, engaging in farm
ing. He is also survived by his
widow, son and four other
daughters.
Funeral services ere held in
Eugene Wednesday afternoon
for George Glen Hewett, 41,
owner and operator of the
Springfield dairy, who died
Monday. He was born at Turner
Dec. 22, 1905 and married Helen
Breedlove at Cottage Grove in
1929. Surviving are the widow,
two daughters and a brother.
Parrish junior high school
will hold its spring festival Fri
day evening in the school gym
nasium at 7:30. In addition to
winding of the May pole the
program will include marching,
dancing, and songs.
Acoustic insulation materials
have been received at City hall
to be used in the office of City
Manager J. L. Franzen and in
the central radio room that is
now being fitted out on the sec
ond floor of the building. The
manager's office is to be in
sulated and the ceiling lowered.
The office is used for city coun
cil meetings and conferences.
and acoustic conditions have
been a cause of considerable
annoyance.
Authority has been given by
the county court to the district
attorney to take appropriate
proceedings to collect personal
taxes alleged due from H. T.
Love from 1929 through 1945-46.
Rumors of Referendum on Bill
Replacing JPs with District Courts
Rumor traveled through the courthouse Wednesday that a
group said to trace back to some log hauling interests has been
discussing the possibility of launching a referendum against the
Funeral Held
For Dr. Lytle
Funeral services were held at
the St. Paul's Episcopal church
at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday after
noon for Dr. William H. Lytle,
former chief of the division of
animal industry of the Oregon
state department of agriculture,
who died Sunday at his home
at 820 North Summer street
after a long illness. Rev. Geo.
H. Swift officiated at the rites
and interment followed at Bel
crest Memorial park.
Active pallbearers were Dr.
R. C. McCormick, Dr. Kent Mc
Cruger, William Dyer Clay
bourne Dyer, Chester Olcott and
Gordon Olcott.
Surviving Dr. Lytle are his
wife Myrtle Lytle of Salem; a
brother, Dr. Carl Lytle, Du
buque, la.; and two nephews, Dr.
Ralph Lytle of Dubuque, la., and
Dr. Eugene Lytle with the U.S
navy in Chicago.
Chief Justice George Rossman
today made the following assign
ments of circuit judges: Judge
Charles H. Combs, Lakeview, to
go to Klamath Falls to hear the
case of Campbell vs. Campbell,
substituting for Judge David R.
Vandenberg. Judge George R.
Duncan, Salem, to go to Albany
to hear a case, substituting for
Judge Victor Olliver. Judge D.
N. Mackay, Condon, to go to
Hood River to hear two cases,
substituting for Judge Fred W.
Wilson.
The Salem Teachers' associa
tion elected Loraine Meusey of
Parrish junior high school presi
dent during the annual meeting
held late Tuesday. Miss Meusey
succeeds George Birrel of Sa
lem senior high. Other elected
to office were: Carmen Jenni
son of Richmond, vice president;
Carmelila Barquist, senior high,
secretary, and Frank Beer, sen
ior High, treasurer.
Slated for Sunday morning at
9:30 o'clock at the Marion hotel
is a meeting of members of the
board of directors of the Ore
gon State Employes association.
The board members will discuss
legislation passed at the past
session affecting state employes,
including the retirement plan
and the civil service pay plan,
and will make plans for the as
sociation's activities for the re-J
mainder of this year.
Recently purchasing an in
terest in Raemers shoe store
here was Louis G. Epstein, who
for 10 years was associated with
Bloch's Shoe stores and formerly
was manager of the local Bloch
store. Epstein, a resident of Sa
lem for the past three and a half
years, will serve as manager of
Raemers and will handle the
advertising for the firm.
Building permits: Joe Cham
bers, to alter a 1 -story dwell
ing at 1765 Saginaw, $2500. W.
A. Skewis, to alter a two-story
dwelling at 550 North Winter,
$800. Phillipa Krechter, to re
pair a three-story dwelling at
152 South Church, $50. A. A.
Green, to build a one - story
dwelling and garage at 1790 B
street, $6000. J. M. Hamiel, to
build a maintenance shop at
3360 Portland road, $600.
Salem Court News
Circuit Court
Decree or divorce In Cerlla vs. G. W.
Asuer wrtores the name ol Cerlla Mon-
tan to plaintiff.
OnmclainL by Richard McDonald vs.
We.t Coaat Seed company and Keith
Crocker iieelcii to collect J33.000 ueneral
and 12231 Jtpecial damasks for injuries
alleapdly received Auk. IS, 1046, while
plaintiff was employed by defendants.
Walter McDonald named mardian ad
litem fos plaintiff.
Answer admitting and denying filed
In Ray va. Helen Snell Ward.
Complaint, by Frederic W. YonnB vs.
Ralph L. Conlee eek.s to recover 1300
allegedly loaned by plaintiff to defend
ant. Complaint for divorce by Berllia W.
vs. Kenneth A. Harris allrica cruel and
inhuman treatment. Married May 6.
1944, at Montesano, Wash.
Answer In Aurora Mutual Telephone
company vs. Harley D. and Audry Brown
admits and denies.
Molion in Melbourne and Ooldle Ram
bau vs. Gates Lumber company seeks an
order directinn that a deposition be
taken from the owner of the company.
W. Shields Re Mine. Amended complaint
filed In the same case askins H0, 000 for
dam a ires alleged done, by water from a
log pond to plaintiff's premises.
Action by Rows H. Shannon va. Paul W.
Brown seeks repossession of an automo
bile or In lieu thereof 11000 plus $300 for
alleged wrongful detemiop.
Probate Court
Order approve final' account of Willis
V. Hlnes as administrator of the ealate
of James H. Murphy.
HcRrintr on appointment of Lorena J.
Campbell as guardian of Alfred L. Dale
set for May 13. Petition asks that Olenn
L. Brledwcll. C. B Anderson and Alvlna
Letter' be named appraisers of the esti
mated I1BO0 estate.
Order In the Chrlatlna .lacobson estate
aut" Ize Nela Nelson and C. B. Ander
son, executors, to sell personal property
and also to accept 12000 from H. L. Fos
in full satisfaction on a note. Order also
c'etermlnes heirship.
Appraisal of 14365.51 made on estate uf
August Wnrdell by Olen L. Briedwell, C. B.
Anderson and Oluf Paulson.
Appraisal of (3151.57 made on estate of
L. O. McDonald by E. P. Hltt, John Rem
ington and James L. Taylor.
Appraisal of I3S.17T.oa made on estate
of Effle Back by Leo H. Chllfts. Cora
Hendry and Myrtle N. Shelley.
of the last legislature
replacing the office of justice of
the peace with a district' court
in counties of over 50,000 peo
ple which would include Clacka
mas, Marion and Lane counties.
Just the underlying motive for
the rumored referendum was not
made known except it was inti
mated it was feared enforce
ment of log hauling provisions
would reach a new high under a
district court but if the move
goes ahead the probability will
be it will be based on added ex
pense, the bill increasing the
salary of the justice of the peace
here which is now $3000 a year
to $4500 as district judge.
It is understood the parties
who are interested are also mak
ing inquiry as to whether such
referendum would have to be
state-wide in its scope or applic
able in the counties only where
the bill is to take immediate ef
fect. Under the terms of the bill it
will be necessary for the county
court to do away with one of
the existing justice of the peace
districts in this county. The law
provides there can be only five
such districts in the county and
at present there are seven. By
changing the justice of the peace
district here to a district judge
ship one of the justices of the
peace districts is automatically
eliminated meaning that one of
six remaining must be done
away with. These districts are
Silverton, Mt. Angel, Woodburn,
Stayton, Jefferson and Idanha,
the last one to be created.
This provision it was pointed
out will cause the county budget
committee some concern as that
committee is tentatively sched
uled to hold its first meeting
May 13 for two or three days and
to create a budget going into ef
fect July 1. But the district
court law, if it is not referred,
cannot go into effect before July
5. As a result it will be up to
the budget committee to make
some guesses. If the district court
law is held up by referendum
and no provision was made in
the budget for one or more of
the justice of the peace districts,
the complications that would en
sue would be apparent. A mem
ber of the committee said today
that probably the budget will be
prepared on the basis of things
as they exist and take a chance
on developments.
Incidentally at the county bud
get committee the present mem
bers: Leo Childs, Salem; M. G.
Gunderson, Silverton, and John
Ramage, Woodburn, as lay mem
bers, and Judge Grant Murphy
and County Commissioner Roy
Rice and Ed Rogers will han
dle the budget. But D. B. Hill,
Mill City, will sit in as an ex
tra as for the following term he
will be named to succeed M. G.
Gunderson, who will have to re
tire after this year by operation
of the law.
Pioneer post No. 149 of the
American Legion will hold its
regular meeting at the Legion
hall Thursday night. Members
of the drill team will meet at
7:30 o'clock for their practice.
Pnnirarv tn nonular imDres-
sion, platinum and associated
metals are widely distributed,
although they are found in com
mercial quantities in only a lew
I localities.
Maraaret Miller Lew la named guardian
of (1360 estate of Barbara Ann Lewis.
Final account filed by Charles A. Sap
plnafleld as administrator of the eatate
of Martha A. Clymer and final hearing
Act for May 19.
Henry George named administrator of
the 40(10 estate of Rose Dukeheart and
J. F. Ulrich, Marcella Perauyk and J.
Hellzel as appraisers.
License, to sell property In Highland
addition granted Ada Irene MoffHt a
administrator of the estate of Cora Mof
fltt. Justice Court
Slate vs. Elmer Anstlne, 650 Marion
street, disorderly conduct, fined (50 and
costs.
State vs. Joseph Linn, forsery, waived
preliminary hear Inn and held to answer
to the Brand Jury. Linn allegedly wrote
a check payable to C. H. Moore for 125,
si fining, the name James H. Marten, and
offered the check at the Army and Navy
store,
Plea of millty by Norman Dean Tok
stad. 1265 Waller, violation of the basic
speed rule, fined 110 and costs.
Stale vs. B. 1!. Evarets, Hiving rherk
without sufficient funds, plea;d guilty,
30 days suspended, fined Jfr and costs
and required to make restitution.
Plea of guilty by Donald John Wil
bur, being Intoxicated on public highway,
fined 125 and costs.
Police Court
Violation of the basic speed rule: Clem
ens F. Fischer, 4380 River road, ball 110.
Lester L. Conover. 642 Edgewater, fined
$10. James W Thomas, 1830 South High.
Doyle R. Lockard, 2365 Rex, baft 17.50.
Willis A. Byers, route 1, ball 110. Albert
J. Volk, 1616 North Fifth, ball 15.
No drlver'n licenser Harland D. Brock,
1rI5 Oxford, fined 12.50. Betty Newton,
630 North Liberty, fined 12.50.
'lolatton of the nolae ordinance: Charing
A. Hamilton, route 4, fined 15. Denzcl A.
Legard, Silverton, fined 15.
Varraney: Wlllia Robert Chalker, An
thony Peter Paul, David S. Rtehter, and
Otto L. Sodlestrom. all tranMenU, all
Biven 30-day Jai' entence suspended.
Marriage Licenses
Mllford D, Case, 21, mechanic, Onaif,
Minn., and Adeline B. Bjelland, 31, pay
roll clerk, Woodburn.
Bruce O. Adams, 24, dental laboratory
terhnl an, and Anna Phillips, 20, dental
asilitant, both Salem.
Robert Franklin Babcork, 33. apprentice
painter, Balem. and Margaret Friesen, 35,
Dune's aid. rout 1, lade pen dene.
measure
Exam Deadline
For Firemen
Thursday afternoon at 5
o'clock, this week, is the dead
line for applicants who want to
take the civil service examina
tions for eligibility as members
of the Salem fire department.
The examinations will be held
Friday, April 25, at the Cham
ber of Commerce, starting at
9 a.m.,
The general scope of the ex
aminations, in addition to physi
cal tests by the city physician,
will be keenness of observation,
reading comprehension, ability
to follow directions, relations
with others, and physical ability
to meet fire department regula
tions. A credit of 10 per cent will be
allowed on war-time service
record. Applicants must have
been bona fide residents of the
city of Salem for at least one
year immediately previous to
the date of examination and
must be registered voters. Age
limits are 21 to 31 years.
Applicants who are placed on
the eligible lists will be re
quired to take a physical ex
amination from the city physi
cian before appointment.
Beginner's pay is $ 1 87 a
month.
Texas Explosion
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to end. Doors were blown from
their hinges.
He said the devastation was
terrible.
Fires were still raging hours
after the explosion, and no wa
ter was available to fight them.
Albert Nichols, Harris coun
ty sheriff's county dispatcher,
said Texas City officials have
radioed Fort Crockett, Galves
ton, that poison gas was infil
trating the city.
Other Texas City industries
bagging, petroleum, sulphur,
shipping, tin and others were
reported b u n i n g and fire
equipment from Galveston,
Houston and other cities, aug
mented by highway patrolmen,
police, sheriffs, deputies, were
helping maintain order as citi
zens walked about, dazed and
stunned by the disaster.
Stone Buildings Leveled
Stone buildings in the center
of town were leveled, the Gal
veston Tribune said. Residenls
were being evacuated to avoid
danger from further explosions.
Highways and causeways
were blocked by Texas City res
idents who work in Galveston,
flooding home to help.
Police Chief W. F. Laddish of
Texas City telephoned Houston
officers that people were walk
ing the streets in a daze and that
the Texas City hall, a mile from
the explosion, "was demolish
ed." He asked for all possible
doctors and nurses, even "just
ordinary citizens, just so they
have hands to help in rescuing
the injured."
The extent of the explosion
was indicated by a report from
Palestine, Texas, 160 miles to
the north. Mrs. J. C. Colwick,
who lives on a hill near Pales
tine, said she heard the explo
sion and that the house shud
dered twice as if there had been
an earthquake.
Galveston Damaged
Orange, 100 miles away, was
rocked, as was Fort Arthur
where the blast was audible.
Nearby Galveston, 10 miles
across the bay, was damaged.
Glass windows, including many
store windows, were shattered.
Plaster ceilings fell. The city
rocked and for hours was ob
scured from the sun bv billow
ing clouds.
A resident of Pelly said the
clouds looked like pictures of
the atomic bomb blast. Galves
ton resiednts confirmed this, ex
cept to say that the clouds were
black.
J. K. Poage, engineer for a
Cedar Bayou radio station, said
he saw a flame shoot up hun
dreds of feet into the air. It
lasted a few seconds, he said.
Cedar Bayou is 27 miles from
here. Windows rattled there.
The scene of death and devas
tation was described as "awful"
by a utility company official. He
said the dead were so numerous
"they have them out on the
lawn."
The trees from which chicle
for chewing gum is obtained
must be 70 years old before they
are tapped and then can be tap
ped only every six or eight
years, yielding material for
about two and one-half pounds
of gum at every tapping.
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Salem, Ore.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore.,
Work on Allocations of State
Aid to School Districts Underway
By James D. Olson
The huge task of making approximately 1(100 individual com
putations to determine allocations of state aid to school districts
of the state under the $16,000,000 annual basic school support
fund, is now well under way,?1
according to an announcement
today by Rex Putnam, state su
perintendent of public instruc
tion. L. A. Wilcox, assistant super
intendent, who is supervising
the job, has appointed Dr. L. E.
Marsehat to carry on the work.
Due to the fact that the distribu
tion bill (H.B. 9) was not fi
nally passed by the legislature
until the closing days of the
session the state school depart
ment was unable to begin work
of estimating allocations until
after the legislature had ad
journed.
This makes it necessary for
the majority of districts to make
up estimates of receipts expect
ed from the basic school support
fund for inclusion in the 1947-
48 budgols, such estimates sub
ject to revision when the state
figures have been completed.
Under this law. all school dis
tricts will be guaranteed state
support on the basis of S.'iOO
for each teacher; 20 cents per
pupil attendance plus 18 cents
per mile for school transporta
tion. School districts will con
tinue to secure financial aid
through the county school sup
port law.
Should a district desire to par
ticipate in the equalization fea
ture of the law, it must first
levy a 7-mill tax on the equal
ized assessed value. If t-he guar
anteed state aid, plus the coun
ty school fund receipts and the
tax levy does not aggregate 75
cents per total resident member
ship, equalization funds will be
allocated to make up the dif
ference. Superintendent Putnam said
today that considerable confu
sion among some school authori
ties exists in connection with
the rural school law.
This law. although it does not
become effective until January
1, 1948, requires immediate zon
ing of rural school districts by
boundary boards. This zoning.
Mr. Putnam stated must be com
pleted prior to the election of
rural school board members on
June 16, the date set for annual
rural school meetings.
Boundary boards must divide
counties into five rural school
zones, each to be of as nearly
equal population as possible and
following elementary school
lines.
One school board member
will be elected from each
zone and will begin to func
tion after the law becomes ef
fective January 1, 1948. One of
the radical changes brought
about in the bill is thai school
budgets must be submitted to
the board by February 1. 1948.
At present school budgets are
not compiled until June of each
year.
The board will have the au
thority to reduce any district
school budget and also to levy a
uniform school tax for the five
districts in each county.
The law does not cover any
first class district and In nine
counties of the state where there
are no first class districts, the
school county school ' superin
tendent will cease to be elective
and instead, will be chosen by
the school board.
Fire Destroys Klampe
Home Near Brooks
R ranks Trim f i vp-rnnm hnmp
of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Klampe, i
east of Brooks, was destroyed by ;
fire at 5 p. m. Tuesday. All fur-,
niture was saved. No estimate!
has been made on the loss, but j
it is believed some insurance
was carried. The house belonged 1
to a Portland man but is known j
as the Boyenton farm place. It
is believed the fire started in
thp pnmyp. A slrone wind aid-!
ed the blaze. The Brooks fire
department responded to the
call but the water used to fight
ihr firp had tn hp iakon from a 1
ditch on the place, making it
more difficult to fight the fire.
Call Protest Strike
Schenectady, N. Y., April 16
ip) A CIO electriacl workers
local claiming 13,000 members,
ailed today for a 24-hour na
tion-wide work stoppage as a
protest against the omnibus fed
eral labor bill to restrict strikes
and unions.
The ancient Greeks and Rom-j
ans used cork for floats and life
preservers. i
Wake up to Nestles. ..in your coffee !
There's country creamin every
Wednesday, April 16, 194711
Nursing Classes
End Training
Several of the high school
home nursing classes in the
county have finished their work
during the past two weeks and
certificates are now being given
members, reports Mrs. Louise
Arneson, director of nursing
services for Marion county chap
ter, American Red Cross.
Sacred Heart academy class
completed its course this week
with 11 senior students receiving
their certificates.
Mill City, Stayton, and Aums
villc high school classes ended
their work last week and a total
of 58 certificates were granted.
The Aumsville group will put
on a display of improvised
equipment Friday evening as a
feature of the annual 4-H club
achievement night program
there.
This class will receive certifi
cates during this special part of
the program. Mrs. Ralph E. Moo
dy, chairman of home nursing
for the Red Cross chapter here,
and Mrs. Arneson will attend the
meeting.
Mrs. Edna Venberg, home
nursing consultant for Oregon,
visited last week with the Red
Cross chapter here, checking on
home nursing program.
Plans are being made by the
Red Cross chapter to sponsor a
home nursing instructors' train
ing course next fall.
Since last November, the chap
ter has directed 17 classes in
home nursing to completion and
eight more are to finish.
School executives have been
most enthusiastic about the
training and have been very co
operative, reports Mrs. Arneson.
DeMolay Chapter
Installs New Officers
Installation ceremonies for
newly elected officers of Cha
meketa chapter DeMolay were
held at the Masonic temple ear
ly this week with T. Harold
Tomlinson was installing officer.
David Turnbull was placed in
the master councilor's chair, suc
ceeding Robert Wiper. Other
installed were Don Stausbaugh,
senior councilor and Charles
Robbins, Jr., junior councilor.
Ceremonies were preceded by
a banquet served by the DeMo
lay Mothers club with Mrs.
Floyd Seamsler in charge of ar
rangements. Rainbow Girls did
the serving. Assisting Tomlin
son were Paul Hale, Gordon Bar
ber, John Stark and Buster Wil
son. Vernon Wiscarson, DeMo
lay Dads adviser, and Mrs. Bar
bara Hendrickson, worthy advis
er of Rainbow, Chadwick chap
ter, brought greetings to the
group.
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