Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, November 13, 1948, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextI Capital Journal, Salem, Ore.. Saturday, Nov. 13, 1948! Ethyl Gasoline Sent to Salem Promise of ethyl gasoline was selecting La Grande their 1949 given Friday night to the north- conclave city and resolving the west. Salem, however, is ahead U.S. soils conservation service of schedule. Two companies, should be junked and its func Gfneral Petroleum and Shell, tions turned over to state col reported Saturday morning that lege extension services. they had already received sup-i plies of ethyl this week Out of ethyl gasoline for about 15 days, General Petro leum has had some all of this week, while Shell Oil company, which has been without ethyl for close to 30 days, has had ethyl for the past two or three days, but Saturday had none on hand. Richfield. Associated, Stand ard, which supplies stations owned and operated by indivi duals. Standard Stations, whose supplies come directly from Portland, and Union Oil com pany, all hoped to have ethyl gasoline by some time next week. Texaco could not be con-i the measure and Portland Gen tacted. leral Electric company spent Both Union Oil and Standard i $.1101.26. Station have been without ethyl1 In campaigning for the meas gasoline since shortly after the ure Salem Electric reports an strike started. Richfield receiv- expenditure of $3197.31. ed the last of Its supply early In the fight against the com in October and Associated has i mission form of government, been without ethyl since the last week in ber. gasoline Septcm- Used Arsenic in Pancake Flour Seattle. Nov. 13 P A rtl-year-old housewife whose hus band formerly was a rodent ex terminator died yesterday after noon after telling her physician she had accidentally used arsen ic instead of flour in pancake batter. The woman, Mrs. Sarah Ham ilton of suburban Alderwood Manor, became critically ill Thursday after eating pancakes at breakfast. Her husband, William Hamil ton, 73, also suffered from the effects of the poisoned food but is recovering. Snohomish County Sheriff Tom Warnock said an examina tion of Hamilton showed he had traces of arsenic in his system. The elderly man was held in custody briefly during War nock's Investigation of Mrs. Hamilton's death and then re leased. Hamilton told the sheriff that a quantity of arsenic had been stored in a shed behind their home, and he believed his wife had mistaken it for flour and brought it into the kitchen. King County Coroner John P. Brill, Jr., said that Dr. Harvey D. Bingham, who attended the couple, told him Mrs. Hamil ton had explained before her death she had accidentally used the white, powdery poison In preparing the pancakes. 'Varsity Varieties' Produced Tonight "Varsity Varieties," a 23-act, all Willamette production, will be held at the Salem high school' auditorium Saturday night at 8:15. The show will be the climax . to a week-long school chest drive and all proceeds of the show will be added to the fund. The production will feattir entertainment including every thing from slapstick burlesque to sophisticated song and will be based on a set etting representing adio and television U K .,.., ............ station, sat.res on network ra- dio programs will be offered Ray Worn and Hay Loter will be co-emcees for the perform- ance and the cast will include Edith Fairham and Dick Taw in H nuei, iiuiiiiir r hhdiiik. h" i'i'i- ta Gamma trio, a male barbnr shop quartet, the Alph Chi Om ega sextet and a surprise num ber by John Brown. The bunds of Kurt Kenvon and Glen Williams will combine to form a sixteen piece orchestra. No Regrets Held By MacKenzie King Ottawa. Nov. 13 HIP1- Prune Minister W. L. MacKenzie Km; said today he will turn over his office to Trime Minister IVytg nate Loui St Laurent Mondnv "without regret at bcira reliev rd of the responsibilities of of fice." The 73-y e a r old MntcMiiau who is resigning (or reasons of health said he would make no more official acts before leav ing office. DANCE , ,; , ! SATURDAY NITE CRYSTAL GARDENS 60c OLD TIME ONLY Music by "Pop" Edwards Federation Ends Meeting at Bend Bend, Ore., Nov. 13 (UBDel- 'egates to the Oregon (arm bu- ireauicaerauon - ""' File Election Campaign Costs Some of the larger items of city election campaign expendi tures were on record Saturday with City Recorder Alfred Mundt. The biggest items were against the measure granting a franchise to Salem Electric, j which was approved by the vot-; crs. The Salem development com mittee spent $8129 81 fighting which was defeated in the elec tion. the Plain Facts committee reports spending $1410. In be half of the bill a statement by Elwood Smith, committee sec retary, reports an expenditure of $227.25. Salem firemen report spend ing in behalf of the measure to reduce firemen's hours $557.10 The measure was approved in the election. A committee working in favor of W. W. McKinney for city judge spent $911.85, and Mc Kinney personally spent $154. The committee working for his opponent, Peery T. Buren, spent $101. Crew of B-29 Brought fo Guam Guam, Nov. 13 0I.B The Io nian crew of an air force B-29 which crashlanded on the lonely atoll of the Fais while searching for another superfort was brought safely to Guam today. The navy here said the ten men, who were uninjured when their plane went down yester day, were picked up by a Mar- tin PBM from the fleet air wing I in Saipan. It was understood that the airmen were assisted to the Island of Fais, 130 miles east of Yap Island, by natives, who are expert canoemen. The plane was spotted late yesterday by other members of the search party. The airmen reported that the crew members nf the Hnu-nnrt nlinn .,r!l. mg nrminH onH ,a.,lnn arms and appeared to be all right. The superfort had been miss ing since yesterday when it dis- appeared during a widespread search for the crew of a B-29!" that vanished on a flight from Okinawa to Guam last Tues day. The search for the original crPW spurrert by a faint ra J1'0,8""1"1 whic" was apparent ly keyed from a "Gibson-girl type portable transmitter, such as is used by downed fliers. The signal was picked up yesterday! by five stations from Singapore to Seattle and touched off search for the plane or Its sur vivors. Provinq Flight to Northwest Monday Sealtle. Nnv. 1.1 (4-.A hPaitiCi Nnv 13 a pnn. Am(,rj(.an Worl(1 Airwav, ,,. is scheduled to take off from Honolulu at 7 30 p.m. next Men- riav on the lines first proving tuM , ,nc Paci(j(, norlhwc,t Regular service will be inau- gur.iled November 24 The pathfinder transport is expected to reach Portland at 9 45 a m. Tuesday. The flight will be under the command of Oipt Ralph Savory, chief pilot fur Pan-Americans Alaska re gion, company headuuarters here said today. THE PIKE Wild Huckleberry Flavor ICE CREAM 138 So, Liberty 150 No. Commercial Phon. 36828 Includes Tat Loans Only for Oregon Vets Portland, Nnv. 13 i The proposal o( veteran.' orfcaniza tions to extend the farm and home loan program to veterans who enlisted in other states but now live in Oregon drew a set back today. The advisory committee of the state department of veterans affairs discussed the suggestion yesterday but declined to vote upon it. Director William F. iGaarenstroom declared that (there were not enough funds. "The bond Issues rjr our to ; tal program are limited by the : legislature to three percent of the assessed valuation of the property in the state, or approx imately $42,000,000," he said. I "Unless the percentage is rais- ed, we cannot advocate such a measure." Liberalizing eligibility for loans had been urged by both the American Legion and abled American Veterans, Dis- Brown-out to Save Power Portland, Ore., Nov. 13 U. As a power cut to industry, pre dicted to choke aluminum pro duction 20,000 tons, faced the I hacnic norinwesi loaay, plans began to jell for region-wide voluntary brown-outs in cities to conserve electricity. Chairman Cliff Erdahl, Taco ma, Wash., of the Pacific north west conference committee said his group was trying to obtain the cooperation of cities in a vol untary conservation plan. Some have already agreed to reduce their use of power by "load-molding." Erdahl said, to avoid the use of electricty dur ing the 4:30-6:30 load peak. Four aluminum plants, Alcoa a( Vancouver, Wash., Kaiser Metals at Spokane, Reynolds Al uminum at Longview, Wash., and Electro-Metallurgical of Portland, had not agreed on plans to meet the cutback. But Kaiser Metals Manager Norman Krey said 100 workers would be laid off tonight as one of six potlines was cut out. Oth ers made no announcements. Erdahl saw little hope of sup plementing available power. "We just don't have the capaci ty," he said. No Airlift for Mail to Germany Although Nov. 15 Is the dead line fixed by postal authorities for forwarding mail to over-seas personnel of the armed forces through surface means, the post office department has learned Ithat many persons plan to mail 11 1,7,1 I"" najn, a, a laici uait through air lanes. In a commu- Inication received Saturday by Postmaster Albert Gragg, the postal service points out that the viermany nas aosoroeo large Pr,lon Planes usually lassigned to the air service and i that no assurance can be given Ithat air mailed Christmas parcels I will reach Europe In time for de livery prior to Dec. 25. In all probability, the postal authorities state, much air mail ed matter will be forwarded through surface means from the various ports. The department urges mailing through the regu lar surface channels not later than Nov. 15 The Falkland islands, a Brit ish crown colony about 300 miles east of the Strait of Ma gellan, actually is made up of I approximately 100 islands. OLD TIME DANCE Even Saturday Night Over Western Auto 23 Court St. Join the crowd and have a good time. Music Rt BEN'S ORCHESTRA PI BUC DANCE Admission 60c. Inc. Tax HELD OVER! (THRC TI F.S.) The Team That Tops 'Em All ... , In the Season's Top Musical Romance! BETTY GRABLE DAN DAILEY Baby Smiles At Me Fun Co-Hit! John Emery Tomato Gea "Gay Intrude r" 13 r ViH I frit' Sadie Hawkins Party at Parrish Don Smith, 310 Kapphan road, arrayed in a primitive mountain costume, captures his Sadie Hawkins, portrayed by Patsy Pease, 1040 North 17th street, dressed according to the modern version of what a mountain girl should look like. Girls captured by mountain men were obliged to remain with partners throughout the evening's dance. The party was at Parrish junior high school. Former Cop Under Arrest A former policeman who serv ed in the Portland and West Sa lem law enforcement depart ments was jailed in Salem Sat urday on a district court war rant which charged him with obtaining money under false pretenses. ine man was laemmea Glenn Roscoe Cross. Bail on thel Marion county cnarge was set at $1000. A similar warrant was issued for him in Portland with bail set at $1500. Cross was collared by Detec tive Wayne E. Parker and West Salem Police Chief William Por- ter when they spotted him on the west side of the Salem-West Salem bridge. i Parker had been alerted that Cross was in the vicinity and' had been seeking to trap him for several days. The Marion county warrant was issued for his arrest on Oc tober 31, 1947, while, the Mult nomah county charge was brought within the past month. Cross was accused of passing bad checks at filling stations in Salem, and the complaint against him in Portland was lodged by the Meier & Frank company. John T. Bullock , Funeral Monday Funeral services will be held at the Clough-Barrick chapel Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock for John Thomas Bul lock, native Oregonia who died at his home near Liberty Friday at the age of 73 years. Rev. W. A. Elkins will offi ciate at the service and will be assisted by Rev. W. Harold Ly- OLD TIME DANCE TONITE VFW HALL Wayne Strachen And His Orchestra Mat. Daily From 1 P.M. - Plus! Color Cartoon Airmail Foi Morittont Ntwt! man. Interment will City View cemetery. Born at Woodburn, Oregon, January 5, 1875, Bullock was the son of Albert and Martha Bullock, who came across the plains to Oregon by ox team in 1848, and had lived his entire life in this immediate vicinity. June 15, 1904. in Salem he was married to Fannie Teter, who survives him. Bullock was g long time mem ber of the Christian church, was a member of the Masonic lodge and of the Red Hills Grange. Surviving besides the wife are a daughter. Mrs. Grace Nott of Eugene; two sisters, Mrs. Blanch Eccles of Canby and Mrs. Ella Campbell of Yachats; two nieces and two nephews Cont. From 1 P.M. HELD OVER! For a Few More Davs! THRH.I.S! ADVENTI RE! I'NDER THE SEA! Ends Today! Cont. Shows Alan I.arid SAIGON" Monte Hale Color "I'NDER COL. SKIES" TOMORROW! James Cagner "FIGHTING 9TH" Wavne Morris "VALLEY OF THE GIANTS" for deucious TZZ""'"-' t ! Vg fi HAZEL BROOKS I STEAKS u,-iC 1 rSE. i, I " : ljaWaawiv A Brazen Hussy . . I 'f sl'NDAY MONDAY f I I A AhbDii ma co.ihio I , j Told with all the lusty brawl- i Pjrfi , "wstfll wo cf wagon f in usto ' a glittering, shock- JJ V Last Times Tonitel T tfcUZZ2e george MONTGOMERY I rl Starts 7 -15 ll I I - ITTI MtltEl . CIDHU ttHMU NEC McClBK I rl Owl Show After III Second Feature . I ADDED BREVITIES I II 11:30 P.M. Ill -ci'RLEV I; .LiT?inIl,t v.T n Vl.'1 "n" I II Mark Stevens ll I Frances Rafferty - Dane Brldinr I STAR SPANGLED CITY" News I i uarnara Lawrence II mm'fmmmmmmmKtimimmMmamH I I "ST. WITH NO I II NAME" II Ends Tonight Red Skelton as "A SOUTHERN YANKEE" and "SECRET LAND" ;i , ! (i LeoGorceyft IH j Ty 'B WKWl ll Bowerv Bovs I I I 1 fti' ' - v Ul "jinx money" Iff I mm I I tmj M I I 1 J ( "sJ l Color Cartoon I "1 T' Jlk l J I 5"V 55?fe "i I l LATE NEWS Iff ; I ...LawVVrTTTflnTTTiriYaal I I if v "7 . . I kM. I NEW TOMORROW! ' f yK w fy&$fU&? 7 When Greer Garson misbehaves, f y' S I iimn.Mi.i.i.TTiiy i y Walter Pidgeon has the tjme t yC - m Mi JwJ U4i AlWrl Ctlt Stem IIWI 5IIIUWI &v A genuine Scandinavian smor gasbord is the promise of the YWCA for its annual event No vember 20, the supper to be at the YMCA. The event climaxes world fellowship week, observed inter nationally by the YW and YM November 14-20. The carnival following is sponsored by both the YM and YW. Mrs. Oscar Liudahl is general chairman for the smorgasbord arrangements with Mrs. Arthur Madsen chairman for the din ner. Tickets are on sale at both the YM and YW. A floor show, including folk dancing and special music, will be presented at intervals while the dinner is being served from 5:15 to 7:30 o'clock. The dinner is being served in the gymna sium and 200 can be seated at a time. Mrs. Carlton Greider ani Norman Winslow are co-chair men for the program. Booths in the lobby will fea ture items for sale and displays carrying out the world fellow ship theme. Mrs. Gordon Carl and Charles Chittuck are in charge of the displays. Mrs. Charles Fearing and Nelson Hickok are handling the ticket sales for the smorgasbord Sadie Hawkins Day At WU Friday Sadie Hawkins day will be recognized officially on the Wil lamette campus next Friday when all girls will be expected to get their man. A dance for the occasion will be held in the evening at the gymnasium. The girl-ask-boy affair will 1 1 1'J I k il'i'J U ' i I $ KIDDIES' MATINEE 1:30 - 4:30 I JOHN 1 1 Eve Show Cont. after 5:00 P.M. til N 1 PADEICin 1 ENDS TONIGHT! W uAKNLLU dark Gable - Una Turner lr I IfjgOjf jfV LI 111 1 "homecoming" 1 l T - V II mi rn m Phtt-TROUBLE OR NOTHING UW jff:' 11 PALMER Starts Tomorrow Cont. 1:45 p.m. i 13 . .a S H 1 1 anil intrnriurinff I II '"T7,JSI U " 3 ra be under the eo-chairmansnip of David Bristow and Gwen Harper. They report that prizes of "appropriate nature will be offered to the couple who ex hibit dress most befitting to the occasion. The freshman nonor- aries. Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma will furnish re freshments for the dance and Larry Stocks will be in charge of clean-up. Kurt Kenyon and his orches tra will play for the dance. Big Electric Signs May Be Cut Off Portland, Nov. 13 iP Power officials may ask that large elec tric signs be turned off and that industries cut down on their power consumption in the Pa cific northwest this year. All this would be on a volun tary basis, the officials said here. No official action is expected. Cliff Erdahl, Tacoma, chair man of the Pacific northwest conference committee, an advis ory group for the northwest power pool, said the principal concern in the present power shortage was in the 4:30-6:30lnot between 4 p.m. period daily. NEW TODAY! 2 SOCKO HITS! The Punch-Packed ft' 1 - (X StorvofaGuy r 4" ' I 1 dm a VJALTER PIDGEOfJ BPeter LAWFORD I UEIizaheth TAYLOR Cesar NIGEL No Power Cuts Likely in City Neither Portland General Electric company nor Salem El e c t r t c , cooperative utility. have been advised to curtail the use of electric energy, aside from the general advices made public by PGE several months ago. "At that time." said Fred Starrett, Salem manager for the utility, "we asked for the co operation of all heavy users, and they have cooperated 100 per cent. These are such establish ments as sawmills and cold stor age plants. "They have made their cuts, as I stated at that time, between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., which is the peak per iod. Some of them even rear ranged their shifts." Julian Burroughs, president of Salem Electric board of direc tors, said the cooperative had not found it necessary to cur tail for the reason that its hea- vy load is in the morning and and 7 in the af- Iternoon. 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