2 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, Augimt 19, 1949
1915 State Fair Stunt
Flier V. P. of West Coast
During the Oregon State Fairs of 191S and 1916 fair-goers were
given thrills and chills by a red-headed stunt pilot whose name
was Herbert J. Munter.
Thursday that pilot, now with white instead of red hair, was
back In Salem for his first visit since those early stunting days.
This time it was not a Munter
Bus Driver
Puis Out Fire
Lester Schanbeck, a Grey
hound driver saved a lot of prop
erty damage, and possibly saved
lives when he went into action
with a fire extinguisher at
Hayesvllle Wednesday afternoon.
Two automobiles collided near
the Wilbur Dodd service station
about 4:15 o'clock. One car was
driven by Mrs. N. E. Shaw of
th. M-K-N furniture store of
West Salem, and the other by
Harry R. Scherf, Route 1, Sa
lem. Mrs. Shaw's car was hurled
nffainst a gasoline pump at the
service station, and broke it
down. Gasoline flooded out of
the oumn and caught fire.
Disaster was threatened. But
a Greyhound bus came by.
Schanbeck. the driver, stopped
the bus and attacked the fire
with his extinguisher and soon
had it under control.
Mrs. Shaw was taken to Sa
lem General hospital with a mild
concussion, but was to be releas
ed Friday afternoon. Her grana
on, Bert Shaw, about S years
old, suffered a neaa cut.
The Shaw automobile was
badly damaged.
Youths Admit Theft
Gasoline and Can
RlrhnrH Dunne Bolender. 18.
of 858 V4 North 21st street, was
placed In the city Jail Thursday
night after police found a gas
can containing stolen gas in his
car.
Earlier Thursday evening.
someone reported the theft of
the can from the yard at 1309
Waller street, Fonce louna co
lender's car parked at Salem
drlvp-ln rpfltaurfint. and found
the can with four gallons of
gas in It.
Bolender and a 16-year-old
companion admitted having
stolen the can and gas. They
said tho gas was drained from
a tank of a car parked at Wat
rs baseball field during Thura-
Wnv nlaM'a tfnm.
Bolender is held in the coun
ty Jail in lieu of $2B0 ball.
Flier Set for Crash
That Didn't Come
A Portland pilot was set for a
crash landing at McNary field
Thursday afternoon, but it was
n't necessary. The Incident
Mrvtd as a good test workout
for Salem safety facilities,
The pilot radioed the control
tower that he was having trou
tie with his landing gear. The
tower operator sent an emer
gency crew to the runway from
the naval reserve unit.
The tower operator also call
ed the radio operator at Salem
City hall. A fire truck, ambu
lance and patrol car were dis
patched to the field.
But the pilot landed safely.
Investigation Indicated that vl
bratlon of mud guards over the
landing wheels had made him
think something had happened
to the landing gear.
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Barbara Chambers
Tommy Mires
Leonard Sletton
Fred Jacobsen
Sharon McKlnney
Donald Jarrett
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Sue Antlln
Joan Faurht
Peter Wright
Dolly John
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plane of his own building, but
an air carrier with seating ca
pacity of 24 passengers in which
Herb Munter, executive vice
president of West Coast Airlines
flew.
That slunt pilot of over 30
years ago, found a changed Sa
lem from the one that he had
carried In his memory all these
years he has flown over but
never been back since 1916. The
street cars are gone, the city
is much larger, but one thing
he found that he remembered.
That was the Marion hotel where
he had stayed in his stunting
days.
No one taught young Munter
to fly. "No one had to teach
you," he mused, "after you had
put your own plane together
piece by piece. I started build
ing my first plane (he built
four in all) in 1010 and when
it was ready to fly I flew it.
Flying since 1912, during
World War I young Herb Mun
ter became Boeing's original test
pilot. The years that followed
found him continuing to fly and
in later years In Alaska with
his own little airline. In 1941
he sold that airline and came
back to the States to help start
West Coast Airlines. The war,
however, delayed that and Mun
ter went to the navy as a com
mandcr and back to Alaska to
fly, this time with the navy
from which he was discharged
in 1045.
Organization of the present
company followed his discharge
from the navy.
Motorcyclist Killed
Af Sweet Home
Sweet Home, Aug. 19 P A
motorcyclist of undetermined
address but presumably the mid
west, was killed in a city street
intersection collision today.
Coroner Glenn Huston said he
was Ballard Turvey, 29, an ar
my veteran born In Floyd coun
ty, Kas.. and a one-time Solig
man, Mo., resident according to
billfold papers. A driver s Ii
cense application dated last May
gave his address as 509 N. Glen-
dale, Hardin, O., but scores of
other midwest addresses were
also in his billfold, the coroner
reported. Several snapshots
showed him holding a baby.
He was riding a cycle borrow
ed from an acquaintance who
knew only his name.
Virginia Mayo Gets
'49 'Undressed' Title
Denver, Aug. 19 U.R) Actress
Virginia Mayo was selected as
the "best undressed woman of
the year" today by the Colorado
Sunbathing society.
The society notified Miss
Mayo, Warner Brothers star, in
a 131-word telegram today that
she had been picked by 200
members of the Colorado nud
ists group largely because of her
much-publicized feat of losing
her swimming suit while swim
ming at Mallbu Beach.
"Your gracious reaction to
this widely publicized incident
has done much to further our
cause. We wish to congratulate
you for the poise, aplomb and
good nature you exhibited
among other things."
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$1000 Loss in
Fire af Derry
Dallas, Ore., Aug. 19 Dam
age estimated at $1000 was In
curred by the Burlingham
Meeker warehouse at Derry by
a fire starting at 10 o'clock Fri
day morning and which threat
ened a heavy loss if it had not
promptly been placed under con
trol. George Vaughn, manager, Is
blaming spontaneous combustion
of dust as the cause though there
is a possibility of sparks caused
by a slipping belt may have
been the cause. Much of the
metal equipment was "hot."
Threatened was the new ele
vator added to the warehouse
and currently storing between
16,000 and 18,000 bushels of
grain and seed. Fifteen trucks
were lined up to unload and
when heavy smoke was noticed
scattered in the vicinity. If the
fire had made any headway
firemen report that the Polk
County Farmers Cooperative as
sociation property including oil
storage tanks would have been
destroyed.
Dallas firemen manned trucks
of the southwest Polk county
rural fire protective district and
answered the call.
Restore Ban on
NSF Checkers
You had, better take a glance
at your bank account before
writing another check, Mr. and
Mrs. Salem. You may land In
the city bastile If you don t.
There Is a city ordinance, not
enforced for several years,
which makes it a misdemeanor
to write a check without suffi
cient funds in the bank to cover
It.
Chief of Police Clyde A. War
ren, in a tnlk to members of the
Salem Credit association Friday
noon, said that the city will
again begin enforcement of this
ordinance, providing they are
given cooperation by the town s
merchants.
Enforcement of the ordinance
was stopped a few years ago.
Warren said, because merchants
persisted on using the city of
fices as a collection agency. That
is, they would swear out a war
rant against a person who had
handed them a worthless check,
then the check-writer would
make a settlement with the mer
chant, and the merchant would
withdraw charges.
"We have enough to keep us
busy without serving as a col
lection agency," Warren said.
New War Danger
Seen in Near East
Chicago, Aug 19 (U.R) Rep.
Jacob K. Javits, R., N. Y., to
day warned that there is a
grave, new near east war
danger."
He said that concellation of
the United Nations truce order
in Palestine makes possible the
shipment of arms to both Arab
and Israeli states.
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ITU Votes for Secrecy
In Unitypo Expenditures
Oakland, Calif., Aug. 19 W The International Typographical
Union invoked strict secrecy today despite a demand for more
information on expenditures by an ITU holding company used as
a strike weapon.
The company is Unitypo, Inc., organized two years ago, it has
Qspent more than half a million
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With YWCA Miss Gertrude
Acheson, recently with the
Rochester, N. Y., YWCA, is
the new executive director for
the Salem YWCA and will
take over her duties Septem
ber 1. She was here for a
time Thursday meeting with
local YW officials.
Clayton Resigns
From World Bank
Washington, Aug. 19 W
William L. Clayton, former Under-Secretary
of state, resigned
today as alternate U. S. governor
of the world bank and interna
tional monetary fund.
President Truman accepted
the resignation "with reluctance
and regret" and said he hoped
the government again would
have the benefit of Clayton's ab
ility and varied experience.
He expressed his "heartiest
appreciation" of the "superb
contribution" which he said
Clayton had made in every post
to which he had been called.
Stevens Elected
by
National Jewelers
Sidney L. Stevens of Stevens
& Son, Jewelers, of Salem, has
been elected vice president of
the American National Retail
Jewelers association, Pacific re
glon.
The election took place at the
national association's convention
in New York City, and business
associates here were informed
Thursday by telegram,
For two years Stevens has
been president of the Oregon
State association.
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dollars all for union defense
activities, officers reported. It
has gone into business includ
ing newspaper publishing in
strike or lockout areas.
Members said privately there
is a two-fold purpose behind the
unique venture: to provide jobs
where labor disputes have idled
union printers, or to compete
with employers who won't sign
on ITU terms.
Ford S. Goetz, Ventura, Calif.,
delegate, led the unsuccessful
fight yesterday to obtain a de
tailed accounting of ITU loans
which have financed Unitypo. He
urged action also "to protect"
funds of the union printers real
ty corporation and union print
ers home corporation.
Fifteen southern California
locals, he said, instructed him to
submit the legislation.
The voting, however, went
heavily against Goetz. The ma
jority agreed with the laws com
mittee's thumbs down recom
mendation. The committee i
verely rapped the sponsors for
even introducing the proposal
Opening up the union books, it
said, would disclose the "vital
inner business of our defensive
structure" to "those who seek to
destroy us."
In a recent financial state
ment, Hurd listed Unitypo's as
sets at $675,363, of which $650,
000 was In notes payable. The
company had invested for build
ings $112,209; for machinery and
equipment, $297,567 for land,
$87,994. Losses were figured at
$18,016 last year and $6,569 in
1947.
Farley Mogan on
Tour of Germany
A news release from Bad Nau
heim, Germany, says that Farley
E. Mogan, plans and training of
ficer for the Oregon State Po
lice, is on a tour of German po
lice agencies in the United
States zone.
Mogan is under the auspices
of the public safety branch, U.S.
office of military government
for Germany.
He will spend the next 60
days visiting German state po
lice departments, training
schools and identification bu
reaus in Hesse, Wuerttemberg
Baden, and Bavaria. He will ex
change ideas and information on
latest police methods with Ger
man officials and will take part
in meetings and discussions of
problems facing police in Ger
many and America.
The visit of Mogan is part of
a program instituted by OMGUS
public safety branch to exchange
visiting experts in the, field of
police work.
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Motor Stages
Hearing Dated
George H. Flagg, public utili
ties commissioner, has set Fri
day, Sept. 16, as the time for a
hearing on application of Ore
gon Motor Stages for extension
of Service and amended per
mit authority to include com
mon carrier transportation of
passengers and baggage.
The hearing will be at the
commissioner's Portland office.
The extensions applied for
are:
Junction of Walker road with
Washington County road, and
junction of Washington County
road with Sunset highway (Ore
gon State Highway No. 2) via
Washipgton County road. Alter
nate route, via Old Meadow
road.
From junction of Base Line
road and Washington County
road to junction of Washing
ton County road with Walker
road via Washington County
road.
Service would be authorized to
all points on tne above routes
in both directions.
Several fixed termini routes
would be abandoned.
State Planners Want
Courthouse Plans
The state planning commis
sion is now evidencing an inter
est in the proposed new court
house building for Marion county-It
has sent word to the court
house commission it would like
to have a chance to see the
plans for the new county build
ing evidently to ascertain as to
how it will fit into and conform
with the plans for the overall
capitol and civic group.
Harlan Judd, secretary of the
courthouse commission, was
making arrangements to see
when he could get Architect
Pietro Belluschi of Portland to
gether with the state commission
so the plans could be submitted
and explanations given.
Brooks Arrested
For Alleged Assault
Salem police early Friday
morning arrested Jack LeRoy
Brooks, 18, of 10 Evergreen
avenue, on a charge of assault
with attempt to rape. The arrest
was made on a district court
warrant obtained earlier Fri
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day morning when authorities
talked with the parents of the
16-year-old girl involved.
According to police informa
tion, the 16-year-old girl and
her companion were picked up
by Brooks and two other youths
on a downtown street Thursday
night.
After everyone else had been
taken home, Brooks and the
girl parked near the girl's home,
and Brooks allegedly became
rough, slapping the girl and
pulling her hair. The girl man
aged to kick Brooks and gel
out of the car, from where shg
ran home and informed her par
ents of the incident.
In district court Friday morn
ing, Brooks pleaded not guilty.
His hearing was set for August
29. He is now free on $2500 bail.
Finnish Strike
Leaders Nabbed
Helsinki. Anff. 19 (Pi The
Finnish government moved
swiftly today to smash a grow
ing communist offensive as po-
lir-i nahhpH PH lpnriArc in Vumi
scene of yesterday's strike vio
lence which left one dead and
nine injured.
Amonff those arrested was the
chairman of the Keml city coun
cil, Jahja Heikkuae, who was
described as one of the lead
ers of yesterday's strike call.
Another city council member
also was reported arrested.
Reliable reports said commun
ists from southern Finlnnri al
so were arrested at Kemi. This
would indicate that Red agita
tors from Helsinki had been op
erating in the town, where 1,
500 striking lumberjacks ex
changed fire yesterday with po
nce.
Government sDnkpgman hoc
declared the strike offensive is
designed to make Finland into
a communist state.
Meanwhile, the strikers an
nounced a new strike meeting
tonight, in defiance of a ban by
the governor of the northern
province on all public gather-
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Reds Capture
Key to Canton
Canton, Aug. 19 (IP) The bat
tle for Canton neared today with
the communist capture of a key
city 170 miles to the northeast.
The city is Tayu. It is in the
broad Kan river valley-, which
leads to Canton. Tayu's fall was
announced by the defense min
istry. With Tayu gone, the road is
more or less clear to Kukong,
70 miles to the west. When the
Reds reach Kukong the battle
for Canton Itself is begun, mili
tary observers believe.
Kukong is 120 miles to the
north on the railway from Can
ton to the Yangtze valley and
central China.
The loss of Kukong would iso
late Canton from the 200,000
man army of Gen. Pai Chung-
Hsi, commander on the front to
the north.
Press reports said civilians in
increasing numbers were flee
ing from Kukong.
Underscoring the gravity of
Canton's situation, the U.S. em
brassy announced it was moving
to Hongkong, the British crown
colony to the south.
Embassy officials will com-
mute rinilv with Cnntnn n Innff
as conditions permit. The con
sulate siuix was Hying oui Dy
U.S. navy plane.
ings, with heavy fines for any
violations.
A strike' meeting also was
called in Helsinki today.
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