Visiting
12 Men Will Compete to See
Who's Fastest Pinning It on
Twelve men will compete in "pinning it on" Wednesday night,
April 23, at 8:36 o'clock at the Hollywood theater. They will be
pinning on the well known triangular garment found in all
"babies' wardrobes, in a diaper
derby, being staged by the Dis
abled American Veterans, as a
special feature of the kiddie
karnival.
Daddies and granddaddies of
tiny tots in the kiddie karnival
will be the competitors, each
diapering his own baby. Archie
Brewster, state vice commander
of the DAVs, will act as master
of ceremonies, and has an
nounced that speed will be the
only factor that counts with a
cash prize of $10 awarded the
winner.
"We intend to fine any man
who sticks his baby," he said.
The diaper derby is being
staged at the Hollywood thea
ter by invitation of Theater
Manager Nelson, and the co
operation of J. W. Simeral. Dad
dies are being registered for the
event today at the kiddie karni
val headquarters, room 208, Mc
Gilchrist building.
A baby beauty judging was
held at the Woman's club with
blonds, brunettes, red-heads, fat
babies, thin babies, laughing
babies and crying babies all vie
ing for honors.
A talent judging was also held
to select the stars of the kiddie
karnival who will receive "oc
scars" at the pageant Saturday
night at the Salem high audi
torium. The final pageant will
be the crowning of the baby
kings and queens who will rule
over their baby courts while
being royally entertained by
songs, dances, readings, and mu
sical numbers by talent entrants
Naval Men
Families in Salem
Home for visits with their
families prior to reporting for
their new assignments are three
Salem naval men, who in June,
1946, enlisted with the Willam
ette Volunteers, Sic W. G. Wil
son, Sic G. W. Ross and Sic A.
E. Sisk. '
Wilson, the son of W. S. Wil
son of 208S North 19th street,
has been graduated from the
navy school of photography at
Pensacola, Fla., and at the ter
mination of his leave will report
to the naval air station at Seat
tle for duty. A graduate of the
aviation metal school at Mem
phis, Tenn., Seaman Ross, son
of G. W. Ross of 1654 Hazel
avenue, is being transferred to
the naval air station at San
Diego. Sisk, who is the son of
Mrs. M. S. Sisk of Highway ave
nue, is assigned to the USS As
toria and has recently returned
from duty in the western Pacific.
Ford Foundation
Totals 108 Millions
New York, April 23 (U.R)-To-tal
assets of the Ford Founda
tion as of December 31, 1946,
were $108,713,243.94, a figure
which did not include the be
quest of the late Henry Ford,
the foundation announced to
day. The foundation is a non-profit
organization supervising the
several trust-funds set up by the
late Henry Ford.
Assets now consist of some
3,454,140 non-voting shares of
Ford Motor company stock, op
erating and undeveloped prop
erties in Dearborn, Mich., and
operating cash. Ford's will left
the foundation an estimated 1,
804.140 shares of stock to add
to the 1,650,000 shares it had on
December 31.
Radio Technical
Tests Now Held Here
Now being held at the local
naval recruiting office are the
navy's radio technician selec
tion tests, with men between the
ages of 17 and 30 eligible to take
the test. Those men passing, if
they desire, may enlist in the
navy and be enrolled in a 47
weeks' course at the navy's
radio technician school, estimat
ed to be worth $5000 to the in
dividual. The school is one of
the 55 trade schools operated by
the navy and designed to qualify
for a civilian trade, when he
leaves the service.
Club Meeting Postponed
Fairview The Fairview Com
munity club April meeting has
been postponed to Friday, May
2. Richard Crannell, the presi
dent, announced Monday.
Polk Assault- Case
Trial Date Is Set
Dallas Trial of John Remoz,
charged with assault with a dan
gerous weapon, has been set for
May 5 in Polk county circuit
court. Romez has pleaded not
guilty to an alleged .--tabbing
attack on LeRoy Eastman at
Grand Ronde recently. The in
formation of R. S. Kreason, dis
trict attorney, charged that Re
moz stabbed Eastman five. times.
Flower Show
Opens Saturday
An annual event scheduled for
the coming week-end is the
spring flower show sponsored
by the Men's Garden club of
Salem, with all proceeds from
the show to go to the "Save the
Myrtlewoods" campaign fund.
Slated to open at 2 p.m. Sat
urday, the show, which is to
be held in the YMCA gymna
sium, will remain open all aft
ernoon and evening until 10
o'clock and will open again Sun
day at 10 a.m. Closing time is
8 p.m. Sunday. ' Exhibits are to
be placed before 1 p.m. Satur
day and cannot be removed be
fore the closing hour of the
show.
Divisions in which entries
may be placed are:
Division I Horticulture:
Class 1 bulbs: single spfdmfn, rollrr
ilon, 5 or morf. Class 3 annuals: collec
tion. Class 3 perennials: vasf of 3 tems:
collection, 7 or more. Class 4 wilrlflow
crs: collection 3 or more. Class 6
primroses: .speclm n, I pot; collection, 7
pots. Class 8 rock plants: collection, ft
or more. Claw 7 flowerins trees: ihrer
or more branches. Class S (lowering
shrubs: three or more branches. Class
9 rhododendron: specimen. Clasa 10
novelties: specimen.
Division II Arrangements:
Class 1 living room: high, low. coffee
table. Class 2 dining room: forma, In
formal, huffet. Class 3 hall: hi(th, low.
Class 4 corsages: formal. Informal. Class
5untisual or unique. Class 8 humorous.
Division III Garden Clubs:
Class 1 horllculture. Class 2 ar
rangement. Horticulture; display limited
to 3x8-ft, table. Arransements limited to
full table or 8x8-ft. floor space.
Division IV Professional:
Display limit lOxlO-ft. Young people'
division may compete tn corresponding
sections of division I.
Division V Young people only:
Class 1 bulbs. Class 3 annuals. Class
3 perennials. Class 4 flowering tree
and shrubs.
Members of the committee in
charge of the arrangements for
the flower show are E. Dale Bur
res, chairman, Moody A. Ben
ner, B. T. Kumler, Chet Pick
ens, Joe Hutchinson, Louis An
derson, Valdorf Bolin, Oscar
Brenner, Al Clarke, Stan Krue
ger, George Timm and Howard
Shubert.
Silkworms Are Use
With School Project
Grand Island Twelve well
developed silkworms that
hatched from eggs purchased in
New York by their teacher,
Mrs. James Richardson, are be
ing used as a school project for
the lower grades of the Grand
Island school. Mulberry leaves
are the diet for the interesing
worms. Occasionally the upper
grades study the unusual phase
of origin of silk stockings and
other clothing in Japan and im
ported here before December 7,
1941.
Little Girl Injured
Buena Vista Little Barbara
Kruger fell out of the car when
she was returning from Corvallis
and received serious injuries.
She had to be taken to the hos
pital for treatment, but was able
to be brought home Saturday
evening. She had a long gash
on her forehead that required
several stitches and gravel burn
ed her face, hands and knees.
Birmingham is England's sec
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HARD OF HEARING?
Fresh Batteries to Fit
All Hearing Aids
JAMES TAFT
AND ASSOCIATES
(Beltone of Salem)
218 OREGON BLDG.
Turntive Family Move
Grand Island Mr. and Mrs.
James Turntive of Pleasantdale
district have moved to this dis
trict, where he is employed on
a farm.
ANNOUNCEMENT
To conform with patriotic measures and
the request of our Mayor
Robert L. Elfstrom
We Are Reducing All Prices on
Building Materials, Lumber
andMillwork,
On most items as much as 20, during
the present re-conversion period. We feel
the retail trade must sacrifice profits so
that veterans may have homes.
C & K Lumber Co.
PH. 2-1500
Salem, Oregon
Lancaster Drive
(40th & Center)
Millions of temperate people
enjoy BEER, the light
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Complying with
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REDUCTION
on all
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STYLE-ARCH SHOE CO.
357 State Street
SALEM, OREGON
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Where Ooes
ie Telephone Strike
tand Today?
Because you, as a telephone user, have an im
portant stake m the issues, we'd like to give some
straight answers to questions you may have
about the strike situation up to date.
7. Why Is There a Telephone Strike?
The unions made large demands. We could not
agree to these demands but offered to extend
contracts while bargaining continued. But the
unions refused. We then offered to arbitrate
the basic issue, wages. The unions again refus
ed and went out on strike.
2. What Are the Unions Demanding?
They are demanding scores of changes in con
tracts which would, if granted, amount to an in
crease of more than $100,000,000 a year in the
cost of telephone service.
This amount is five times our 194fi earnings.
It would make our payroll alone larger than all
the money we took in last year.
3. What Do These Demands Mean to
Telephone Users?
The union demands equal $45 per year added to
each telephone bill. A 40 per cent increase in
all telephone rates.
4. How Well Are Telephone Employees
Paid Now?
Studies show telephone wages are in line with
those paid for other jobs on the coast requiring
similar skill and training. Telephone wage rates
now average 58 per cent above the 1941 level.
Here are typical examples: Operators, even a
girl right out of high school, starts at a basic
rate of $30 a week while learning in small
towns, $28 to $29. Actual earnings are higher
due to overtime and premium pay. There are
frequent pay raises, too. At the end of the first
year the new operator can be earning over $1900
a year. A supervising operator can earn over
$2700 per year working a 5-day week. Plant
Maintenance Men: actual earnings of many ex
perienced men last year were more than $5000.
The basic rate for inexperienced men is $34 at
the start and scales up to $72. Overtime and
premium pay are in addition.
5. What Other Benefits Do Employees Get?
Among other extra advantages are paid vaca
tions up to three weeks, depending on length of
service . . . Holidays with pay . . . Sickness and
Death Benefits . . . Pensions . . . good working
conditions.
And telephone work is steady . . . the kind a
person can count on.
6. Why Can't the Company Agree to
Union Demands?
Wages and other costs of service are paid by the
people who use the telephone. We can't give
blanket agreement to the unions' huge demands
because we cannot justify them to our custom
ers who pay the bill.
7. How Has the Company Tried to End
the Strike?
We wanted to extend the liberal working con
tracts while bargaining continued. But the
unions refused. We repeatedly offered to sub
mit the wage question . . . the basic issue ... to
arbitration. But the unions continue to refuse.
AVe have offered the unions a practical plan to
settle the strike ... a plan that is fair equally
to our employees, investors and customers.
8. When Will the Strike Be Over?
We don't know. But we believe that no matter
how long the strike lasts, it is in the public in
terest to face it rather than to capitulate to the
unions' huge demands which would require large
increases in telephone rates.
Meanwhile we will continue to do our best to
handle your calls.
Calls from dial to dial telephones, which make up
the bulk of calls in many cities, are completed
without interruption. Many calls which require
the service of an operator are also being com
pleted. Many telephone company people are working
days and nights on strenuous shifts to keep ser
vice going. They have been joined hy many
others who put the public interest first. We ap
preciate this loyalty.
We wish to thank the public for their helpful
cooperation during Ihis troublesome period.
THE PUBLIC INTEREST MUST COME FIRST
THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY