Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, May 12, 1949, Page 5, Image 5

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Chemeketan Hike The
Cheemeketans will climb Ne-
mith Point, a 3,878 foot eicva
tion aong the Oregon side of
the upper Columbia river next
Sunday. The parly will leave
from Grcenbaum'i store at 7:00
a.m. and drive to mile post 38
where the trail of 54 miles be
gins. An excellent view of Mt.
Hood, Adams and St Helen's may
be had from the top. Hikers are
advised to bring thermos bot
tles or canteens since there is
little water along the trail.
Leader will be Becker. Addi
tional information may be had
by telephoning Kenneth Jen
nings. Teen Canteen to Elect The
Four Corners Teen Canteen will
have a special meeting Friday
night at 7:30 o'clock for the elec
tion of officers.
No. 1( to Meet Townsend
Club No. 16 will meet at the
home of Mrs. Anna Arnold,
2256 Ford street, Thursday
night.
Asks Line Permit Portland
General Electric company has
asked permit to extend a pole
line along market road 49 be
tween market roads 18 and 51
It says in its permission a prop
erty owner has refused to allow
it to cut branches overhanging
the right-of-way from trees on
his land. District Attorney
Stadter advised the county court
that this Is a matter to be set
tled between the power com
pany and property owner and
not for the court to interfere in.
Mileage Puzzle Up The coun
ty budget committee recently
raised mileage fees allowed for
use of private cars on county
business from 5 to 6 cents a
mile. Now the court's attention
has been called to H.B. 181 pass
ed by the last legislature which
provides that in all cases where
compensation of the officer is
not fixed, that mileage shall be
8 cents a mile. District Attor
ney Stadter has been asked by
the court to analyze the effect
of the bill as to deputies and
others operating on county bus
iness with private cars. I
PTA Seats Officers Harvey
Christensen was re-elected preS'
ident and Mrs. G. Siddall vice
president, at the regular meeting
of the Hayesville parent-teacher
association with Mrs. F. Hens
the new secretary. Mrs. Ralph
Sipprell, president of the coun
ty PTA, installed the officers,
. Lewis showed moving pic
tures with the committee nam
ed to purchase a new project
deciding to wait until fall. Mrs.
Wegner announced that the
present project was beautifica
tion of the school grounds.
Unit Has Dinner The home
extension unit of the Hayesville
community met Wednesday at
the Portland Gas and Coke com
pany offices with Mrs. Kelly and
Mrs. C a r r o w demonstrating
b r o 11 e d dinners which were
served to 18. The last meeting
of the season for the unit will be
a picnic with the date yet to be
decided.
- Road Holes Cited Mrs. An
nette Lang. 3230 Garden road.
has advised the county court
that in the pavement in front
of her house are two bad holes
which make it virtually impos
sible for cars passing at the
point not to strike one or the
other or both. The report will be
investigated.
Deeds Accepted Resolution
by the county court formally ac
cepts deeds to the right of way
for extension of Broadway
from the city limits to the north
river road which opens the way
for formal order on the road.
Clearing and grading on the ex
tension is practically finished.
Cattle Club Meets Next
meeting of the Marion county
Jersey Cattle club is set for Sun
day, May IS, at RNA hall six
miles north of Salem on Salem-
St. Paul highway about a half
mile south of Quinaby. Final
plans for the spring show will
be made and it is asked that
lists of entries be brought or
sent in so the catalogue commit
tee may have them. Further
discussion will be had as to en
tertainment of visitors from the
special train from the national
meeting and also the matter of
employing an Oregon fieldman
will come up.
To Haul Logs Log hauling
permits have been granted by
the county court to Ray S.
Kauffman, Donald; Gael Cuts
fort h, Gervais; and Dean W
Morris, Scio.
Given Deed Cecil H. and
Mint M. Davis have been grant
ed a deed by the county court to
vacated streets tn Loganville
touching certain lots in blocks 4,
8 and S tor a $10 consideration.
BORN
The Capital Journal Welcomes
the Following New Cltirens:
SMITH To Mr. ino Mn. Clirtnee
Smith, diufMcr It McMtnnvltle ho.pl
til Mir I. ThU li ih.lr tlr.t caiM Mn
railh u MUi Dorothy Louoor befort
bt, rrlMt.
MILLXR To Mr. ftfli fcfn. trtn IfUltr.
Hot 111. AamirlU. ton, Mtr 11, ot
Saltm Mrrr.erul nofpltol.
TAOOART To Mr. ooi Mrt. tdwtrfl
Tttrart. 1H Plr itwl. o mo. Uf 10,
01 S'lta Mmonol botpltol.
TALLMAK To Mr. on Mra. V.rwo t
T rman. 1140 U. it tot Sotoa ototrtl
hotolltL t llrl, Mtr 11.
MORIT To Mr. IIMI Mr. THrM II
Mnrtr. Jr- lot a, Mr. Ok too attcn
Mtttorltl OMOItti.
Luncheon Sponsored The
philanthropic committee of Han
na Rosa Court, Order of the
Amaranth, is sponsoring a lunch
eon at Elfstrom's Saturday, May
14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This
luncheon, of which Mrs. Ever
ett Booster is chairman, is being
given, for the benefit of the
Shrine hospital cast fund. The
philanthropic committee is com
posed of Mrs. A. A. Taylor, Wil
liam Wilson and Harvey Aston.
Salem Nurses Meet The
Practical Nurses' association of
Salem met this week in the
chapel of the Salem Memorial
hospital with 22 charter mem
bers. Thelma Selmer, president
of the Oregon Graduates Nurses,
announced a refresher class will
be offered in the near future.
Ad Squadron Due The Sa
lem Board of Realtors in spon
sorship with the Chamber of
Commerce, is entertaining the
flying squadron of the Oregon
Ad club at a luncheon at the
Marion hotel Friday noon. Com
mander Scott will speak with
the visiting advertising men to
conduct a short quiz program
and provide entertainment in
eluding a short movie on the
"Value of Tourist Business to
Salem and Oregon."
'Delegates Chosen Sharon
Gilstrap and Betty Watt, juniors
at the Willamina union high
school have been named dele.
gates to the Girls' State to be
held on the campus of Willanv
ette university June 13 to 20.
To Meet Friday The Merry
Time club is meeting with Mrs
H. C. Bell, 130 Carlton Way,
Friday,, dessert at 12:30 p.m,
There will be a plant exchange
Director Coming Here How
ard Miller, who has been di
rector of choral music at the
Newberg high school for the
last 12 years, has accepted
similar position in the Salem
schools. He will succeed Lena
Belle Tarter, long-time Salem
music instructor, who has sub
mitted her resignation to the
school board.
Drill Calls Sokols Twenty
one members of the Sio junior
Sokols plan to enter the com
petitive drill in San Francisco
May 29 and 30 in connection
with the Sokol northwest district
convention. The group will also
appear at the Moose lodge con
vention in Albany May 21. Drill
leaders are Helen Krosman and
Ed Holec.
Leaves Body Shop Certifi
cate of retirement from the Sa
lem Body and Fender shop has
been filed with the county clerk
by Thomas D. Pomeroy, Jr.
Quits Auto Parts Roy E.
Stevenson has filed notice of re
tirement with the county clerk
from Silverton Auto Parts.
Nonsupport Charged Lloyd
Ellis Mattingly has been booked
at the sheriff's office by Consta
ble Jackson of Silverton on a
non support charge.
Turner Club to Meet The
Turner Community club will
meet in the high school build
ing on Friday evening. May 13,
at 8 o'clock, according to Ray
Grimm, president.
Retire From Tavern Elmer
D. and Nilah Egan have filed
with the county clerk notice of
retirement from Laurel Tavern
near Woodburn.
"Too Hatters" Dance Band.
Cottonwoods, Sat. Dance 9 till 1
115'
The Knit Shop will be closed
Mav 16 to June 20. 115
2 tube Fluorescent Kitchen
Units, Reg. $11.95. Close out at
$5.95 ea. Woodrows, 450 Center.
113
Rummage sale every Friday,
garage, 141 S. Winter. 113
At the Fashion Lounge 124 S.
High Lingerie Vs price! Bon
nie Doon Anklets now 24c! 114
Rummage Sale! Women's
council. First Christian church
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
May 12th. 13th, 14th, 235 S.
Commercial. 114
Bleeding heart and other per
ennials. Complete line of bed
ding & vegetable plants. We
deliver. Pemberton's Green
Houses, 1980 S. 12th. 113
Rummage sale. New and used
Mrs. Tyrell'i merchandise, also
011 circulator, wood range, ra
dio, cases, etc. 193 N. Commer
cial. 114
St. Anne's rummage sale.
Household goods and. melting
pot table. Episcopal parrlsh
house on Chemeketa St., May
12 and 13. 113
Plant and rummage sale at
First Congregational church at
N Cottage and Marion Friday
and Sat., May 13 and 14th. 113'
Phone 22408 before ( p.m. If
you miss your Capital Journal.
Federally Insured Savings
Current dividend SMj See
HRST Federal Savlrgi FIRST
t4J & Liberty Ph. $-4944.
Road oiling call Tweeriie.
Ph. 24151. Eves. 35769. 113V
Meet Saturday Set for Sat'
urday, May 14, at 8 p.m, is i
meeting of the American Pen
sion club, which will be held
a' the Salem Woman's club
house. Check Authoress Held Mrs
Nellie E. Axbcrg, charged with
obtaining property under false
pretenses as a result of fictitious
check-writing, was ordered held
for the grand Jury Thursday aft
er at hearing in district court-
Grease Stolen Dave Byerley,
operator of The Ranch at 3260
Portland road, reported to Sa
lem police that 250 pounds of
kitchen grease, stored in cans
had been stolen from the estab
lishment. The grease was valued
at five to six cents a pound.
Blankets Taken Carl R. Nor-
den, tenant of the Senator ho
tel, reported to Salem police
that two wool blankets valued
at a total of $40 were stolen
from his car while the machine
was parked in the 800 block on
Belmont street
Parolee Missing Rose O'Kee-
fe,.25, on parole from Fairview
home, was listed as missing by
Salem police today after the
family to whom she was paroled
reported her disappearance.
Art Scholarship Darlene
Engdahl, Salem high school
senior and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Engdahl has been
awarded a national art scholar
ship by the Rudolph Schaefcr
school of design in San Francis
co. The scholarship will become
effective next fall and Miss
Engdahl plans to take the course
in interior design. She submit
ed a portfolio of 20 pieces of her
work and the scholarship was
awarded upon this showing of
her ability.
- Remains Standard Radio
station KSLM will continue to
function on standard time, ac
cording to announcement by
Glenn McCormick, manager and
owner. Decision to this effect was
reached because the nation wide
networks as w e 1 1 as programs
out of California are being ban
died on standard time.
Building Permits Eugenia
Worden, to build a one-story
dwelling and garage at 1850
North 24th, $8000. Jennie Fand
rich, to alter a 1', 4 -story apart
ment house at 2390 State, $3000.
H. R. Shelden, to reroof a one-
story dwelling at 1715 Baker,
$100.
Fine Sunrise Promised Na
ture lovers call attention to the
sunrises that may be seen for
the next two or three mornings
if the sky is clear. At about 4:50
a.m. the sun rises directly be
hind' Mt. Hood, and the effect is
said to be unusually beautiful.
Babies Taken Home Leav
ing the Salem General hospital
with recently born infants are
Mrs. James O. Green and
daughter, 620 S. Summer; Mrs.
Marvin Long and son, Rt. 2 Box
299; Mrs. Charles E. Huggins
and son; Mrs. Dale Gossman
and daughter, Albany and Mrs.
Allan Siewart and daughter, Rt.
9 Box 298.
Parents Are Invited Thel
Teen-age club of Hayesville isj
holding its annual Parents'
night at the scout cabin Friday
evening at 7 o clock.
Leave Salem Memorial Dis
missed from the Salem Memor
ial hospital with infant sons are
Mrs. Ivan A. Bowers, 660 N.
High; Mrs. Alden Wallis, 2020
N. 34th and Mrs. Lloyd Reming
ton, 675 Breys. Also going
home was Mrs. Gerald Ruby,
Turner Rt. 1 Box 172, with an
infant daughter.
Fire-Auto-Liability-Burglary,
Ken Potts Insurance Agency.
229 N. Liberty 113
"Banana Cake"
Week-end special at "So. Vil
lage Market & Home Bakery.
We also have our regular assort
ment of cakes, pies, cookies,
trench bread, etc. South on 99E
to 3725 So. Com'l or phone or
der for your choice to 33676
Store hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m
Open Sundays. 114
For gay kitchen curtains, we
have yards and yards of per
manent finish organdy yardage.
Large selection of designs and
colors and only 1.15 a yard. R.
L. Elfstrom Co.. 340 Court. 118
Rummage sale Sat., May 14.
655 N. Cottage. 114
Hair cutting & permanents
our specialty. New low price
cold wave. Lip Stick Beauty
Salon. Ph. 33838. 113'
Eat May Breakfast, 65a at 1st
Presbyterian Church Fri., May
13, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Coffee &
rolls 9 to 11. 113
Rummage Sale over Green-
baumt Fri. & Sat., May 13 &
14th. 114
Rummage sale, Jason Lee
church. Jefferson & N. Winter.
Thuri. & Friday. 113
Road oiling rail Tweedle.
Ph. 24I5I. Eves 35769. 117
Insured savings earn more
than two percent at Salem Fed
eral Savings Association, $60
Stat street
Lupin
planti. 3100.
Ph
113
31145.
The Worth Garage under
new rrianagement. Open at 7
a.m. each day. t 114
City Editor Visits A caller
at the Capital Journal office
Thursday was R. W. Woods, city
editor of the World at Wenat-
chee. Wash. Mr. Woods is on
vacation. He drove to Eugene
during the day, and will meet
Mrs: Woods in Portland Thurs
day night to continue their va
cation travels.
Sheep Clubbers Meet All
4-H sheep club members in
Marlon county are invited to a
meeting at the Cloverdale school
house May 17 when the Lucky
13 sheep club of Cloverdale
will be hosts for a countrywide
4-H educational meeting and
serve refreshments. Joe John
son, Corvallis, will speak. All
sheep club members, whether
the project is carried as an indi
dividual or as a group, are in
vited. Control Cherry Fly Gordon
Schwalen, of the state depart
ment of agriculture, has been
sent to Linn county to work
with O. E. Mikesell, Linn county
extension agent, is supervising
the control program for the
cherry fruit fly. The control is
compulsory.
Study Grass Silage Demon
strations in the use of grass sil
age will be held at the H. A
Barnes and Sons ranch three
miles south of Silverton on the
Cascade highway next Monday
under the direction of Ben A
Newell, Marion county agricul
tural assistant agent starting at
10 o clock. Lunch will be serv
ed by the Waldo Hills' Grange
Air Taxi Started Ted Gal-
braith, flying instructor at Mill
City, has launched an aerial taxi
service between Mill City and
Salem. At present this is offer
ed for Saturday shoppers only
but if business warrants and
there is sufficient interest he
may extend it to other days. A
J.".k .'I I?
" k. TkU' VJ.'T J
the flight which takes between
10 and 15 minutes.
Judge Kelly Home Four
acres of timber and brush on
the Ralph Wilson farm in the
Bethel community, east of Sa
lem have been cleared by Lloyd
Mitchell who used both a bull
dozer and dynamite. The tim
ber removed was along the
highway on the north side of
the land-known formerly as the
Sundborg farm.
Appointment Confirmed
Permanent appointment of Mrs.
Harriet Fleischauer as postmas
ter at Aurora has been made at
Washington, D.C. She has been
acting postmaster since the
death of her husband a few
months ago.
SALEM CO.URT NEWS
Circuit Court
Chftrlei R. Miltt. Columbia River Ptck-
ri asftocUtlon. Inc., nd other . te
fth rommlMlon. iult to nuiuiT ni'Murt
nainurt bv tha votm of the itate Itit Ill
binning use of fixed flihlnt appliance
on the Columbia river nd IU tributaries
nd anktnc for in unctive orocei
training It becoming eMertive. Another
ult of similar Intent Inittltuted bv ownera
of fixed Iithlni appliance u aireaov pen
ding. Mere aret Raymond i Thorn! W
Fletcher and Norm Wtniler at Fletcher
and Wtniler company, and Rot Prlre,
e omnia in t sks lSJ.i damages trowing
out of an automobile are Id ml December
J, 1M, near Center and ULn alMt.
William L va. Vivian H. Lind. divorce
complaint alleges cruel and Inhuman
treatment and aiks defendant be restored
former name of Vivian M. nowen. Mar
rlod September 34. la Saltra.
B!en 9. Ellen Marie and O K. Iver-
aon va William R. and Irene C. Sherman,
decree for defendant, complaint ordered
dismissed.
Ruth M. v JeM J. Lem sin. decree of
d.vorce to plaintiff who la granted
todr or a minor child and M & month
account of iu support.
H. C rites, application
. A and R ache i Trahan va Timer and
Aria, Wood, second amended complaint for
IMA alleged dut mm rental under leasa of
teal property.
Cnarlej C. Doner vj Roy C. and A bole
. Oosio. on trial before a Jury In Judge
Oeorae R Duncan'J court, action for dam
ages arlrtng out ot aJiX'd aWSuJt and
natter, both plaintiff Uotier and defen
dant Aobit C Ooaso asking approximate
ly 1100. Aallt alleged U said to have
arisen from a Quarrel over apples on a
tree branches of which were hanging
over and past a property lint. Alleged
assault with a hoe i Involved. Karh
p. rtr asking damage allegedly meuad
in uit me Ire.
Probat Court
toiTMUey R. KOmundson petit ton to
riatitf name t Ed Ktmundson for pur
pnea of gimMlellv Prtd brevity and to
conform to name by wnlrh he la eoirrmon
li known Retn!meT is on leave trm the
amy, t unman ted and baa at chiidrgs.
I'-HjOH. 'Mil ItHill,-
Goodwill Formalities One of the serious moments on the
goodwill trip of six Salem policemen to Nevada came when
Leonard Skinner, detective for the Salem force presented let
ters of greeting of white-haired Governor Vail Pittman in
Carson City. From the left: Sgt. Ernest Finch, Joseph Schuetz,
Harley Cordray, Skinner, Clive Scott and Gov. Pittman. Miss
ing from the group is Patrolman James Allen Hammack
who also made the trip.
Naval Reserve
Unit Inspected
Coming from the 13th naval
district headquarters in Seattle
today to inspect the Salem naval
reserve surface unit is a group
of officers from headquarters.
The naval men, making the
trip by plane, during the late
afternoon will inspect the physi
cal set-up of the new Salem Na
val Reserve and Marine Corps
Reserve Training center. In the
early evening they will be guests
at a dinner to be given at the
Senator hotel for . the visitors
and officers of the Salem unit.
Inspection of the unit, itself, is
slated for 7:30 p.m.
Unofficial member of the in
spection party is Capt. G. F.
Galpin, USN, who only recently
came to Seattle to take over his
duties as director of the 13th
naval district reserves, and is
making his first visif to the Sa
lem unit, the last surface unit
in the district to be inspected
this year.
Others In the group are Capt.
John G. Farnsworth, USNR, as
sistant reserve director for 13th
naval district reserve; Comdr.
G. D. Arntz, USN, director of
distribution; Comdr. M. J. Luo
sey, USN. director of training;
Comdr. W. Bauer, USNR, organ
ized reserve planning officer; Lt.
C. W. Sauner, USN; Lt. J. E.
Taylor, USN; Lt: (j.g.) E. E.
Nowak, USN; Lt. (j.g.) R. E.
Whalin, USN; and Lt. (j.g.) D.
O. McAllister, USNR.
Dick Funeral Friday Fun
eral services for Mrs. Beulah
Dick, 48, who was shot by her
husband, Frank G. Dick, who
then committed suicide at their
home 'in The Dalles Monday,
will be held in Portland Friday
morning at 11:30 o'clock with a
burial in Minona cemetery at
Tualatin. She was a sister of
Mrs. C. H. Moore, Woodburn,
and is survived by two sons, two
brothers, two other sisters and
four grandchildren. Mrs. Dick
was born in Chillicothe, Mo.,
and moved to the Tualatin val
ley with her parents in 1904.
Infant Taken Home Mrs,
Donald Bowles, 888 N, Commer
cial, and her Infant son have
been dismissed from the Salem
Memorial hospital.
and after this proceeding plana to
turn to Japan to be In tna army of oc
cupation. Heating May 1. at IQ a m.
Pwur lUeltnakl estate, supplemental
final account of Vera Maria XWllnakl.
txecutm, final hearing Junt 11.
Theodore Roth estate, fonal account
at EUle M. Roth, administratrix, final
hearing June 10.
Joseph Buckley estate valued at 11000.
M B. Ford named administrator and
France Burch. M. O. Biorruate and Olen
Br led well appraisers.
Anna Carmody guardianship, final ar
count of Chfti-lea Jen, guardian, approved.
District Court
Obtaining proper! v under fale pre
tenMa: Waited preliminary examina
tion, held for grand jury, bail UM.
Drunk driving: Raul F Clark, atavion
continued for plea to May lt, posted
J bail.
Polict Court
Drunk and disorder- William V. Mr
atki, Vancouver, Wn , fined 110.
Driving tinJer the Influence of Into
lesting Honor: Maurice M. Coombs, Port
land, pleaded Innocent, ball
Morriogo Luomoa
John Clifton Roop, Si, dairyman, and
Rally Jan Cornelius, it, secretary, both
Salem.
Clvde W McLaughlin. 31.
papermaker,
Kalsne, II.
Kelio. Wuh . and Elrtrid O
waltrtM, Lonivlef, Wash.
Clvnr IV tn. W. Van iMt. TfrtW
and Jn Ana Walker, . boo keeper.
bott as lem.
Adam L fVhilr. M fireman, and
PJ sabetb Sater, Sf, domestic, both
Tra Winfleld Jones. . student, and
Kthal May Larson, 31, teacher, both Sa-
"ffrd I JnMi. tl, firemen. roie 1
and Pearl Ooldsiaiin. It, giark, bon Salem
fmi"& a i
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" J ;
Soderquist Selected Carl So
derquist, Enumclaw, Wash., has
been named manager of the Val
ley Farmers' cooperative at Sil
verton to si'ceed Bernard Kirsch,
who resigned to become man
ager of the Mt. Angel Farmers'
union cooperative June I.
Kirsch was named last March to
succeed Carl A. Hande who had
resigned March t. Soderquist1
was connected with cooperatives
in Minnesota for 14 years before
coming to the northwest.
Board to Act
(Continued from Pace 1
Of this amount the highway
department will receive an ad
ditional $5,600,000. the remain
der to be distributed to the cities
and counties.
R. H. Baldock, highway engin
cer, said that the eventual plan
of the department will pro
vide for a four-lane highway
from Portland to Eugene with
four lane stretches leading to
and out of such communities
as Roseburg, Grants Pass, Med
ford and Ashland.
The Pacific highway is now
a four-lane highway from Port
land to New Era. Members of
the commission Wednesday will
determine how much more of
the Pacific highway will be wid
ened into four lanes during the
next two years.
Pony Express Wil!
Take Festival Message
Sandy, Ore., May 12 Pony
express riders will thunder ov
er the highway to this Mt. Hood
town for the great Sandy Straw
berry festival, June 18 and 19
ine pony express will race
16 miles from Grcsham to San
dy to open the festivities. A
stra w b e r r y queen will be
crowned after the race and she
will head a parade through
sandy streets.
The world's largest frying
pan, borrowed from Long
Beach, Wash., will bake a huge
snoricake lor the barbecue and
strawberry feed Saturday night.
Ihe Oregon Trail Riders will
sponsor an equestian field meet
hunday with nine saddle clubs
from all over Oregon partici
pating in 18 events.
Midway and carnival enter
tainment will be provided both
nights of the festival.
Keizer PTA Installing Of fi
cers of the Keizer Parent-Teach
er association will be installed
at a meeting at the school house
Thursday night at 8 o'clock with
Mrs. Ralph Sipprell, president
of the Marion county PTA the
installing officer. Sixth grade
pupils, . directed by Mrs. Mch
ncr, will present folk dances.
Make Tavern Change Certif -
icate of assumed business name
for Cedar Tavern, Detroit, has
been filed with the county clerk
by Dr. E. E. Baird and Charles
W. Miller, both of Toledo, and
Earl E. Layman. Detroit. Cer
tificate of retirement from the
same business has been filed by
Daisy P. Edwards and Ellon M
Fritz.
To Get Convict District At
torney Stadter has indicated to
Sheriff Denver Young he plans
to ask for extradition papers for
Robert Woodson Morrow who is
expected to be released from the
Deer Lodge prison in Montana
next month to return him here
to answer to a charge of for
gery. The matter allegedly in
volves two checks but a warrant
has been issued covering one
$.10 check specifically the man
ii alleged to have pasesd on a
Marion county farmer.
Non-Support Charged Salem
police took Walter E. Counts Into
custoriay Thursday on a Call-
fornia warrant charging non -
support. He was listed as a
dent of Silverton and the arrest
wai made in that city.
I Capital Journal, yalem. Oregon.
Pike Building
Ice Cream Store
Construction of a new retail
ice cream store at 2100 fair
grounds Road in the Hollywood
district is announced by Mr. and
Mrs. Fred C. Klaus, owners of
the Pike, retail ice cream store
at 138 S. Liberty.
Work has already started on
the new building and it is sched
uled to be opened July 15. Cost
is around $10,000 and it will be
equipped with the latest manu
facturing devices. A feature will
be the large off-street parking
area available. Both bulk and
packaged goods will be sold at
the new location. Klaus will be
the active operator and manager
of the new outlet, with the pres
ent retail store to be continued.
Betwten 13 and 15 employes
are on the present payroll and
it is planned to add six more
when the store is opened.
Mr. and Mrs. Klaus purchased
the ice cream business from Mr.
and Mrs. Frank R.'Pike in 1943
and continued without a change
in name. At that time ice cream
was the only item handled with
the ice cream mix purchased
and the product frozen at the
store.
Salem Hi Band
Leaves for K. F.
Three bus loads of Salem high
school musicians left Salem at
11 o'clock Thursday forenoon
for Klamath Falls where they
will take part in the slate mu-
cis tournament. The group com
prises the "A' band and orches
tra of the school directed by
Don Jessup and Vicior Palma-
son. Several parents are also
making the trip to provide
chaperonage.
Soloists and ensembles will
engage in competition Friday
while the band and orchestra
will perform Friday night. The
party will return home Satur
day.
In speaking of the fund rais
ing campaign, Jessup, who holds
the position of Instrumetnal di
rector for the public schools,
expressed gratitude in connec
tion with the response of busi
ness men, individuals and or
ganizations. "Their response
was overwhelming," said Jessup
"We would like to thank each
one personally, but that is out of
the question."
Meeks Tells
(Continued from Pft 1
Meoks tlipn told of a conver
sation he said he had with Siade
in Portland on June 14. Meeks
informed Siade at that time of
his conversations with Slentz
and White, and asked Siade if
White had been authorized to
make a proposition to him re
garding withdrawal of his inten
tion to organize a new bank.
The witness said Siade con
firmed that White was authoriz
ed to make such a proposition.
Another Application
Samuel B. Stewart, Transame
rica counsel, brought out on
cross-examination that Meeks
was employed with the Oregon
state banking department at the
time he filed his application for
the new bank. The application
was date May 22, 1947.
Stewart asked Meeks if he
knew at the time that the First
National of Portland also hid or.
file an application for
at Salem.
branch
Meeks said he had no actuul
knowledge of it, although ne had
heard such an application either
was contemplated or had been
filed. He said he did not know
the date of First National's ap
plication nor when it was filed.
Very Young Recruils
For Marines, Waves
The marines got a prospective
member and the Waves a pros
pect Wednesday morning with
the hirlli nt inn nl Cnlnm r:A
Pral hospital to Master Sgt. and
Mrs. L. W. Barker, and a daugh
ter at Salem Memorial hospital
to Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. David
N. Morey, Jr.
The little Barker boy, who
has been named Jeffrey Mark,
has a brother. Clary Rand, and
a sister, Nancy Grace. His father
is Inspector instructor for the
Salem Marin Corps Reserve
unit and his grandparents are
Mrs. Lena Barker of Pender.
Ncbr., and Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Felsh of Bell Gardens, Calif.
The father of little Llndy Kay
Morey, who weighed seven
pounds 13 ounces at birth, is
inspector-instructor for the na
val reserve In Salem and Eugene
and officer In charge of naval
reserve facilities in both cities.
She has two brothers. David
II, and Robert, and Is the grand
daughter of Mrs. Ruth McColl of
Portland and Mr. and Mrs. D. N
Morey of Gladstone.
Charlie (Moreskonich) Metro.
ex-Athletic outfielder, hit .35
for Twin Falls. Idaho, In the
resi-Class C Pioneer League in 1948.
He's the Yankee farm team man-
lager,
Thursday. May 12. 1949 I It
Late Sports
NATIONAL
PlttsburRh ....200 031 000 6 13 J
Brooklyn 222 122 OOx 11 13 0
Gregg, cnambers u), HiDge .
Muncnef 161, Bon htm 7 and Mo-
Cullough, Fitzgerald H) ; Branca
and Campanula.
ChicaRO 002 100 0003 a 1
Philadelphia . . 102 001 OOx 4 6 1
Hush and toenailing; eorowy ana
Semintck.
Cincinnati ....000 120 0003 4
New York 000 000 ooo o 4 J
Ralien.sberuer and Mueller: Har-
lung. Bchrman 9. and Livlngstoa
MILITARY MEN
AND VETERANS
Thursday, May 1
Organized Naval Rerv Surfaei
unit at Navy and Marine Corps Re
serve Tiovr..ng ttmw.
Friday, May 13
Organized Seabee reserve unit al
Naval and Marine Corps Reserva
Training center.
Increase to Counties
Twenty Oregon counties employ
ing Veterans' service officers start
ing July 1 will receive a 10 pel
cent increase in state contribution
to help finance their operations, ac
cording to William F. Gaaremtrom
director of the state department
of veterans' affairs.
Currently the state department
is defraying 30 per cent of the
counties' cost of maintaining veter
ans' service centers, to a maximunr
of $1,200 a county. An Increased
budget makes lt possible for the
department to raise the amount
for the 1949-50 fiscal year to 4t
per cent and a maximum of $1,600
A total of $43,360 has been set
aside for county aid In ihe nexl
biennium and Gaarenstrom said
little less than half of this amount
will be used during the comini
fiscal year under the project in
crease. ,
Ballry Visits Parents
Mt. Angel Charles Bailey, Jr.
USN. spent an eight-day leave ai
the home of his parents, Mr. anc
Mrs. Charles Bailey after complet
ing his ba.slc training at San Diego
Bailey left here for the navy last
February. A senior at Mt. Angei
prep, he will graduate with th
1949 class of ML Angel preparator)
graduates.
Unemployment
Drops in State
Oregon's unemployment rati
now is under the national aver
age of 6 per cent. Last Febru
ary it climbed to 13.3 per cent
highest in the country.
The state unemployment com
pensation commission said to
day that of the 90,000 personi
who were joblest in February
half have already gone back to
work. About half of the re
mainder will get jobs in season
al farm work.
The commission said lt hat
paid $30,000,000 in benefits tc
veterans since the end of World
War II. This money went tc
93.000 veterans, or about half ol
all the service men and women
in Oregon.
But only S.H43 veterans drew
the maximum benefits to which
they were entitled.
EmpVoyer payrolls this yea
have been running about 10 pet
cent less than last year, thi
commission said.
Truman Firm
(Continued from Paae 1
On other subjects, the presi
dent said:
He had no reason to comment
on a report quoting him as tell
ing a veteran. committee that
"there are too many Byrds
(meaning Senator Byrd-D, Va.)
in congress." He said the coo-
versation was confidential.
Asked if this indicated a
purge" of democrats opposed
to some of his program, Mr.
Truman said he is not interest-
I ett in Purge. He added tht
people take care of that.
Wafson lo Waive
Extradition
The Salem police department
received information from Cal
ifornia authorities Friday to the
effect that John R. Watson,
wanted in Salem for larceny and
obtaining money under false pre
tenses, would waive extradition
to Oregon.
Watson has been sought on (lie
two charges since July, 1948,
and since that time hat been in
armed services custody for dis
ciplinary action. Naval author
ities declined to release him to
civilian officials for trial.
When arrested by San Francis
co police, a check of his record
led them to ask Salem police if
the warrants against Watson
were still held.
Ina Adsitt Dies in
Gold Hill Tuesday
Mrs. Ina Adsitt, for many
years a resident of Salem, died
at the home of her daughter
Melissa Stnnbaugh of Gold Hill,
Ore., Tuesday night, according
to information received here.
Mrs. Adsitt left Salem about
three weeks go tor visit with
her daughter and was ill but
few hours prior to her death, ,
Funeral services will be held tn
Medford Friday afternoon with
burial In the Rocky Point ceme
tery of that community.
Mrs. Adsitt and her husband
who preceded her in death by
several years, operated a dress
making establishment here. Sh
is survived by her daughter and
ho grandchildren.