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Bernard In Hospital Edwin
Bernard, 27, of 295 Fisher road,
is in Salem General hospital fol
lowing a motorcycle accident at
Lane avenue and Silverton road
Friday morning. A witness told
police he saw the cycle get out
of control and skid at the cor
ner and the rider fall head-first
to the pavement. Bernard was
reported in favorable condition
at the hospital.
Mayor Curley Writes Mayor
Robert L, Elfstrom of Salem has
a letter of thanks from Mayor
James M. Curley of Boston for
the wool blanket carried to Bos
ton by Stayton's Jack of the
Beanstalk as a gift from this city
arranged through the Chamber
of Commerce.
Church Camp Opens Rev.
Robert Havland, president of Sa
lem College and Academy, is one
of the speakers at daily sessions
of the Willamette Lutheran Bi
ble camp at Camp Colton which
opens August 28 and closes Sep
tember 2. The camp is sponsored
by the Willamette Lutheran In
ner Mission society.
Branch Office Opened A
branch office for the secretary
of state was opened in Hills-
boro Saturday, the first of 20
such to be in operation through
out the state. The new office
was formally dedicated Friday
by Earl T. Newbry, secretary of
state, and Mayor Harry M. Sea
bold, Hillsboro.
Cemetery Discussed Trustees
of the Salem Poineer cemetery
and the IOOF lodge met Friday
night to discuss transfer of con.
trol for the former to the lat
ter. Lewis Judson, chairman of
the cemetery group, reports that
legal complications have arisen
and are delaying completion of
the transfer.
Wayne Bowman Dies Wayne
Bowman, son of Mrs. Mary M
Bowman, 966 Oak, was buried
at Charlotte, N.C., Saturday
where he died Thursday. He
lived here for some time and
was active in chair affairs, hold
' ing an office in the Christian
Endeavorers. His brother, Otto
Bowman, died in military serv
ice in the China-India-Murma
campaign.
Democrats Picnic Sunday
Democrats from Marion, Folk
nnrl T.lnn counties are holding a
picnic at the Champoeg state
park Sunday with an estimatea
attendance of 2000 persons, ac
cording to Luis Martine-Lally
Marion county chairman. Wal
ter J. Pearson, state treasurer
will speak.
Youth Rally Slated Herb
Tyler, regional vice president
for the Pacific northwest Youth
for Christ, will speak at a Youth
for Christ rally at the new Evan
gelical Mennonite Brethren
church in Dallas Saturday eve
ning. He will be accompanied
by a Portland brass trio. A no
host dinner will be served at 6
o'clock with the program start
ing at 7:45 o'clock.
Mother Passes Away Mrs.
Mary Imrie, mother of Mrs. Ri
chard G. Severin of Salem,
passed away at her home in
Glenn Falls, N.Y., August 19.
Mrs. Imrie was 83 years old. She
was born in Aberdeen, Scotland,
but came to the United States in
her early 'teens.
NSF Check Charged Ray
mond Nelson, Jr., is reported by
Sheriff Denver Young as in cus
tody in Portland on a warrant
out of Justice Walter H. Bell's
court at Stayton charging him
with passing an NSF check. He
was to be brought to Salem Sat
urday. Flees Cottage Farm Charles
Berry, 87, walked away from
the Cottage farm sometime
Thursday, according to informa
tion given to city police Friday
I afternoon.
Arrive from Brooks Field
Major Stephen A. Stone, Jr . and
Sgt. Andrew Bilyeu arrived in
Salem Saturday from Brooks
field, San Antonio, Texas. They
reached Portland airport about
2 a.m., and later flew to Salem.
Major Stone will visit the home
of his parents in Salem during
the week-end and Sgt. Bilyeu
will be at the home of relatives
in "Scio. They will take off on
the return flight about noon
Sunday.
Memorial Dismissals Dis
missed from Salem Memorial
hospital Friday were Mrs. Otis
Langlay and baby girl, Salem.
Mrs. Walter Franke and baby
boy, Sublimity, and Mrs. Keith
Morris and baby girl, 1360
North Liberty,
BORN
The Capital Journal Welcomes
the Following New Citizens:
FELD8CHAU To Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Fcldschau, route 7 box 335, at the
Salem Oeneral hospital, a llrl, Aui. 19.
FOWLER To Mr. and Mn. Arthur
Fowler, Monmouth, at the Salem Oeneral
hospital, a boy, Aug. 19.
COLBY To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Colby.
Bat Olrth St., West Salem, Orevon, a
daughter, Aui. 19, at Salem Memorial
hospital.
LAMBERTUS To Mr. and Mrs. Pat-
Tick Lambertus, 1795 South 13th. a daugh
ter, auk. 19. at Salem Memorial hospital.
STRATTON To Mr. and Mrs. Fran
ces fitratton. West Stayton. a son, Aui.
19, at Salem Memorial hospital.
rnrrentinn Made Maurice
Ebner is the sole owner of the re
cently constructed "Park N'
Market" store, the proprietor
reported Saturday in correcting
the impression that the estao
lichmpnt had been mirchased bv
T. O. Christofferson. The latter
bought a market previously
owned and operated by Ebner
at 21st and Market,
Ask for Nurses Marion coun
ty chapter, American Red Cross,
has received an urgent appeal to
recruit available nurses to go to
Idaho, Illinois or Missouri to help
out in the polio outbreaks in
those states. Persons interested
are asked to contact the Red
Cross office here. Transporta
tion costs are paid.
Service Sunday Notice has
come to St. Paul's Episcopal
church regarding "Oregon day"
in the Episcopal cathedral in
Washington, D. C, Sunday (to
morrow). There will be special
prayers for the people and gov
ernment of Oregon and the
state's flags will be carried in the
procession.
Yost Rites Monday Funeral
services for William Walter
Yost, 67, of Colton Rt. 1, father
of Mrs. Marie Eamons, Silver
ton, will be held at the Colton
Adventist church at 2:30 o'clock
Monday afternoon with conclud
ing rites at Nampa, Ida. He was
born in Missouri October 12,
1881, and married Mary E.
Young at Zaggs, Wyo, April 15
1911, making his home in Col.
ton. Besides his widow he is
survived by another daughter,
two sons, two sisters and two
brothers.
Business Change Made Cer
tificate of assumed business name
for Hollywood Maintenance Ser
vice has been filed with the
county clerk by R. E. Bowman,
795 Breys avenue, certificates of
retirement from the same busi
ness being filed by Harley V.
Cordray, 1960 North 5th street,
and G. A. Bowman, 795 Breys
avenue.
To Grand Jury Noel Marion
Cumbey, Prineville, entered i
plea of guilty to a charge of as
sault with a dangerous weapon
in Breitenbush justice court Fri
day and was bound over to the
grand jury. He admitted hitting
Frank Schweizrt, Detroit, with
a beer bottle in a scuffle said to
have arisen over a bet on a
schuffleboard game. In the same
court Harold Collins, Idanha,
was fined $25 and costs with a
120-day suspended jail sentence
for writing a check with insuf
ficient funds in the bank.
Building Permits T. E. Met-
calf, to alter a one-story dwell
ing at 2544 Hazel, $auu. L. f.
Bennett, to reroof a garage at
1055 South 25th, $50. Delbert
J. White, to reroof a one-story
dwelling at 1344 North Liberty,
$100. Anna Johnson, to reroof
a one-story dwelling at 2566
Simpson, $178. L. Drorbaugh,
to reroof a two-story dwelling
at 1547 Court, $350.
Vacation Trip Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Gilmore and children
are leaving Sunday for a vaca
tion trip that will include visits
to Victoria and Vancouver, B. C.
Gilmore is the executive for Cas
cade area, Boy Scouts of Amer
ica and has just returned from
a week spent at the scouts out
ing site, Camp Pioneer in the up
per Santiam country.
Escapee Returned Edward
Bourshou, a recent escapee from
Fairview home, was picked up
by a Salem policeman late Fri
day night, and released to Fair-
view home authorities.
New Teacher Hired Mrs. Joe
Beaty of Wheatland, will teach
the sixth grade in the West Sa
lem school which starts Septem
ber 6.
Dance tonight, 259 Court. 198
Drawing hse. plans. Ph. 39621
198
Croisan Creek very nice,
small, building site with year
round creek, oak trees, macad
amized road, four miles from
Ladd & Bush. Ideal for summer
place or year round living. $700
(full price). Owner's phone is
3-6893. 198
Nebraska club picnic has
been postponed until Sun., Aug.
28. Held at Leslie Park. 198
Old time and western swing
dance. Featuring square dance
at 9 to '9:30, schottishes and
waltz, Paul Jones and fox trots,
Saturday. Glenwood ballroom.
Larry and his Cascade Range
Riders. Big Crowds! Big Time!
9 to 12:30. 198'
Nice plump young turkeys to
bake or fry, 39c. C. S. Orwig,
4375 Silverton Rd. Ph. 26128.
198
Slappy peaches in their prime.
Soon gone. Elbertas Friday. M.
P. Adams, 22218, Wallace road.
198
Kathryn's Beauty Salon mov
ed to the Vogue Beauty Rooms,
341 State St. Phone 3-5654. 199
Win a guest ticket to the El
slnore theatre. Rsad the Capital
Journal want ads. .
Federally Insured Savings
Current dividend ZVi .lee
FIRST Federal Savings FIRST
142 S. Liberty. Ph. 1-4944.
Boston Bar Holel
Burned Down
Boston Bar, B. C, Aug. 20
(CP) Forty persons escaped I
possible death early today when j
names caused damage estimated
at $100,000 in destroying the
Boston Bar hotel.
Minor injuries were suffered
by several persons who leaped
to safety from second-story win
dows. The building was destroyed
less than an hour after the
flames broke out at 4:30 a.m.
The town, 90 air miles north
east of Vancouver on the Fraser
river, lacks a fire department
and hoses were run in from
Canadian National Railway's
property.
However, most of the water
was directed at 24,000 gallons of
gasoline stored only 200 yards
away. No gasoline exploded.
The fire started in the sec
ond story of the 18-room struc
ture and, witnesses said, appear
ed to feed on recently-applied
wallpaper. Guests lost all pos
sessions.
Hotel Secretary Bob Brown
said everything appeared in or
der in a check a half-hour be
fore flames started.
Wife Shoots up
Gambling Den
Los Angeles, Aug. 20 (IP) An
angry housewife complaining
about her husbands gambling
losses shot up a neighborhood
dice game last night, police re
ported.
Her son joined in the fracas.
Both were arrested. Detective
Sgt. C. W. Barber said this is
what happened:
Vance Cushman, 41, and some
friends were having a little
game in Fred Barnett's uphol
stery shop. Mrs. Cushman and
her son, William, 19, appeared
at the place.
She said, "I want the $200
my husband lost," and when
Barnett said he didn't have it
she took a gun from a bandana
handkerchief and fired two
wild shots. Her son belabored
Barnett with a rubber mallet
and a spray gun.
The Cushman family left as
Barnetts friends called police.
Later Mrs. Cushman, 40, and
William were seized and booked
on suspicion of assault with in
tent to commit murder. Bar
nett was hospitalized with face
and head lacerations.
Gamble Confesses
To Slaying School Girl
Cincinnati, Aug. 20 ff) Capt.
Patrick Hayes, acting Cincinnati
detective chief said today Wil
liam Gamble, 26, had confessed
in an oral statement the slay
ing of Muriel Baldridge, 17, high
school cheerleader, at Preston-
burg, Ky., last June 27.
Hayes said a written state
ment was in the process of be
ing taken from Gamble, who
with Olen Collins, 15, , was
brought to Cincinnati police
three days ago for lie detector
questioning.
Gamble has been charged with
murder in the girl's death but
until today steadfastly declared
his innocence.
Leave Salem General Leav
ing the Salem General hospital
with recently born infants are
Mrs. Gilbert Walker and daugh
ter, Dallas; Mrs. Theodore Bry
ant and son, West Stayton and
Mrs. Richard Alexander and
daughter, Independence.
The flying gurnard swims In
the ocean, glides through the air
and walks on the sea floor on
specially developed forefins.
Who wants a nice clean fam
ily car? Good cond., black 4
door sedan, '37 Nash, R & H,
O-D. Only $450, 935 Oak St
198'
Fire - Auto - Liability - Burg
lary. Ken Potts Insurance Agen
cy, 229 N. Liberty. 198
Don't be satisfied with any
thing but the best in Venetian
blinds. See them at Reinholdt at
Lewis or ask their salesman to
call and give you free estimates.
Ph. 2-3639. 198'
Tuberous Begonias at their
best now. 7 miles west of Salem
Dallas road at Greenwood. Der-
ral Hewitt. 198
Let's dance tonite at Cotton-
woods 9:30 to 1:00 a.m. Music by
"Urs" Wolfer's orchestra, 198
Barbara Albrich now at Beau
ty Studio, 950 So. Commercial.
Call 3-8846 for appointment. 198
Phone 22406 before 6 p.m. U
you miss your Capital Journal. '
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2Va current rate on your
savings. Salem Federal. 560
State St. Salem's largest Saving
association, '
Gen. Arnold Testifies General H. H. (Hap) Arnold (left),
retired commander of the U. S. air force, told a House armed
services subcommittee in San Francisco that it was not possible
for politics or favoritism to enter into the selection of an
airplane. He declared "the B-36 is the outstanding bomber in
the world today." Arnold was accompanied by Col. Thomas
H. Chapman (right) of Los Angeles, chief or the western
district materiel command procurement. (AP Wirephoto)
Auto Collision When two
automobiles collided at the
Nortk High and Marion street
intersection shortly before 2
2 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
the crash injured a number of
persons who could not be imme
diately identified. Most of the
injuries were confined to head
cuts and bruises. Both machines
were badly damaged.
Law Cleared in
Road Building
The county court has been ad
vised by Attorney General
George Neuner that under the
new law allowing improvement
of dedicated public roads not
county roads by petition of and
assessment of property owners
along the portions to be Im
proved, it will oe necessary only
to secure the names of 75 per
cent of property owners owning
at least 75 percent of the abut
ting property, for valid petitions.
The attorney general holds it is
not necessary for all the prop
erty owners along the road to
sign.
This opinion came as result of
question raised before the coun
ty court recently that, in his op
inion, under the wording of the
new. law it would be necessary
for all of the people living along
the road, whether property own
ers or not, to affix their signa
tures.
The attorney general indicated
that the county court is perfectly
in the right to assume his opin
ion in the matter is correct un
less or until found otherwise by
court proceedings.
COURT NEWS
Circuit Court
Geneva Viol- vi. Bernard Thorn -s
Pice, divorce complaint allege! cruel and
Inhuman treatment, asks custody of two
children and 35 a month for their sup
port. Married August 16, 1042, at Tacoma,
Wash. .
L." Ray Clark vb, Vivian Bowen Lind,
motion for new trial and dismissal of
Judgment is asked.
Bettv E. Carr bv Dave Ricketts, tniar-
dlan ad litem, vs, Birl B. Carr, answer
asking dismissal,
Beulflh B. Vfl. Earle W. Headrick. di-
voroe complaint alleges cruel and inhu
man treatment. Married January 6, 1945.
in Balem. .
Earl W. Robs vs. Fred Lockvear as Lock-
year Lumber company, Judgment for II,-
oiM.j., aiiacnea property id oe soia.
Dorothy i-s. Arlo Youni. divorce decree
with ownership of specified property to
piamiui.
Zelma E. vs Leland D. Cannor, order
denylnt defendant's motion aklnt de
cree be modified by relieving him of
further aupport money payments.
Elizabeth H. Enter v National Cas
ualty Co., application for trial.
Dora vs Charles H. Burnley, divorce
complaint allele. cruel and Inhuman
treatment and asks plaintiff be awarded
let I title to an automobile. Married Feb
ruary 13, 1943, in Salem.
Investment Service Co,, vs Harold
and Lillian J. Foster, complaint for money
aueBM cue on a note.
Probate Court
Minnie D. Craft estate, reply to anawer
filed by J. A. Craft admitting and deny
ing.
Oeorse Cawrse estate, final order en
tered. R. J. Jans estate, inheritance tai of
1035.70 determined on I62.95S.96 net tax
able estate.
!. M. Orolsan estate, final account fil
ed, final hearing September 21.
District Court
Richard Duane Bolender. 256 4 North
21st street, larceny, pleaded guilty, 80
day Jail sentence suspended, placed on
probation for one year. Ordered to pay
court costs.
Tommle Andy Kimery,- Mill City, drunk
driving. Continued for plea to August 22,
held in lieu of 1350 ball.
Morriag Licenses
John Hutton Syme, 29. sludfnt. Parma.
Idaho, and Margaret Jans Kmmons, 32,
Camp Ptra Olrls field director, aalem.
Willis T. Caldwell, 24, auditor, Salem,
and Marjorle L. Herr, 20, teacher, Albany.
Kenneth w. Amej, 42, dental laboratory
technician, and Pearl McOet, 22, house
wife, both Salem.
Elmer L. Barnes, 92. Woodburn, and
Merna J, BUsel, 29, route 7, aalem.
John J. Bailey, 43, mechanic, and Bu
nt A. Haynes. 42, eook, both Salem.
Baltasar B. Ramos, 49. loner, and Lola
J afeeks Bowen, 44, housewife, both Sa
lem. Raymond K. Spenee, 31, US navy, Pol
son, Mont., and Ruth Ann Woods, IB, at
home, Jefferson.
Richard Oltschlaa, 22, student, Portland,
and Marian Burns, 23, student, Balem.
Louis 0. stock. 92. saw filer. Indepen.
dence, and Corda Howe, SO, farmer, Ger.
vals,
$71 in Fund for
Aid to Youths
Unsolicited contributions from
persons interested in the wel
fare of destitute juveniles have
bolstered a Dolice deoartment
fund earmarked for aid to such
youths, city juvenile officer Al
len McRae said Saturday.
McRae said $71 has been turn
ed over to the fund since it was
first established less than a week
ago, and that one businessman
has given the police 12 meal
tickets, to be used to furnish
meals for hungry boys.
The policemen themselves in
augurated the fund. They had
seen the need for such a fund for
a long time, as they were con
tinually picking up needy youths
and bringing them to the sta
tion. Many times the juveniles
were forced to remain at the
station for several hours for
questioning, contacting parents.
etc.
With the new fund, the boy
can be taken to a restaurant for
a meal, or clothing can be pur
chased if needed.
Russians Again
Threaten Tito
Moscow, Aug. 20 (VP) Soviet
Russia threatened Yugoslavia
today with "more effective
measures" to protect Soviet cit
izens In Yugoslavia from what
it called repression, and unlaw
ful arrest by Premier Marshal
Tito's regime.
In a stern note to the anti
cominform government at Bel
grade, Russia also threatened to
"bring to account" any persons
found to be persecuting Russians
in Yugoslavia.
Just what these measures
would be was not specified.
The note was broadcast by the
Moscow radio.
Premier Marshal Tito's gov
ernment has sought to evade
charges of "gross arbitrary rule
and brutal repressions against
Soviet citizens," the radio said
It said the Russian charges
were contained in a note sent
Yugoslavia August 18 This
was another in a series of bitter
exchanges between Soviet Rus
sia and her former Yugoslav
ally.
Russia originally protested
the arrests in a note July 25,
Shanghai Reds Waive
Back School Taxes
Shanghai, Aug. 20 VP) The
communists have waived the
high back land taxes assessed re
cently, several large property
holders disclosed today.
The Shanghai American
school said it is prepared to pay
current taxes totalling $12,600
in the 'hope of future relief on
grounds it is a cultural non
profit institution.
. The school recently was pre
sented a bill for $50,000 in back
taxes. This plus the high cur
rent tax was so much of a bur
den it threatened to close.
Several other institutions, in
cluding churches, may follow
the lead of the American school
now that the back taxes have
been removed.
Slashing Fire Rages
On Coquille River
Coos Bay, Aug. 20 UP) A fire
in slashings on the middle fork
of the Coquille river continued
to spread today despite efforts
of 100 fire fighters.
The flames, which blackened
300 acres yesterday, had eaten
through 500 acres today. The
blaze started in grass and jump
ed into slashings and downed
timber of the Coos Bay Lumber
company between Bridge and
Remote.
The Coos Forest Protective as
sociation said there was a good
chance the flre'crows would stop
the fire with a trail today.
Mayor to Defend
Fishing Title
Mayor Robert L. Elfstrom of
Salem, who is champion mayor
of the world as far as salmon
fishing is concerned, will defend
his title at Ilwaco, Wash., next
Saturday.
Attempting to troll the title
away from him will be about
34 other mayors, if all compete
who have been invited. So far
about 25 have accepted the invi
tation of Mayor Norman A.
Howerton of Ilwaco, who, as
host mayor, is in charge of the
event.
But that won't be the only
event in which the Salem may
or competes during the day.
There's to be a semi-wlndup that
may be even more interesting
than the main event.
Last year the Salem Chamber
of Commerce hung up a special
trophy, which is a costly desk
pen set, to be competed for by
the mayors of state capitals.
Mayor Elfstrom, who won the
championship, brought that tro
phy home too, of course.
"I'm going to bring it home
again this time," he said today.
"Really there isn't much use
taking it to Ilwaco, because it
will just have to be brought
right back to Salem again."
Elfstrom said he got tired
waiting for the mayors of the
other northwest capital cities to
challenge his right to keep the
trophy another year, so he chal
lenged them.
The other capital city mayors
who will troll against Elfstrom
are Porter P. Howard of Boise,
J. R. Wine of Helena and Ernest
Mallory of Olympia. .
Says Tokyo Rose
Forced on Radio
San Francisco, Aug. 20 VP) A
former Filipino army officer
who testified "I would have
trusted Iva Toguri D'Aquino
with my life," was vigorously
cross-examined by a govern
ment prosecutor late yesterday
Lt. Norman Reyes, third de
fense witness in Mrs. D' Aquino's
treason trial, told the court he
was captured on Corregidor and
forced to broadcast for the Jap
anese until the end of the war.
He said he worked with Mrs
D'Aquino, charged with being
the "Tokyo Rose" who broad
cast programs the Japanese hop
ed would damage the morale of
allied troops.
But Reyes denied ever hear
ing some 40 different propagan
da statements, which Defense
Attorney Wayne Collins read to
him and which had been attrib
uted to Tokyo Rose by ex-GI
witnesses for the government.
The former POW told of see
ing Filipino prisoners beaten
one to death and another to in
sanity by their Japanese cap
tors. He also testified he saf Ma
jor Wallace Ince, a previous de
fense witness, badly beaten.
"One guard smashed his head
against a wall," he said.
Then Prosecutor Tom De
Wolfe took over.
'Are you telling the truth,
Norman?" he demanded.
"To the best of my ability,"
Reye replied.
Says Marshall Plan
Failure in Europe
Strasbourg, France, Aug. 20
(PI Former Premier Paul Rey-
naud, French representative In
the European consultative as
sembly, said today the European
end of the Marshall plan is a
failure.
He said the American aid pro
gram had not developed free
trade In Europe, and added that
he would elaborate this on the
assembly floor next week.
urging the European council
to establish a large trading area
in Europe, Reynaud declared in
an interview the assembly must
solve economic problems first if
It hopes to settle some of Eu
rope s pressing political issues.
"The OEEC (organization for
European economic cooperation
which helps administer the Mar
shall plan) has failed," said Rey
naud. "The United States has
a great interest, it seems to me,
in supporting the council of
Europe."
ITU Continues to
Ignore NLRB Orders
Oakland, Calif., Aug. 20 UP)
The International Typograph
ical union closed out its 91st an
nual convention today resolute
ly committed for another year
to stay outside national labor
board jurisdiction.
The printers again refused to
order its officers to sign the non
communist affidavits required
to place the union under NLRB
procedure.
The union also rejected a res
olution by members of the San
Francisco local which has been
under fire for signing a mem
orandum agreement short of ITU
contract standards. The motion
would have Instructed ITU of
ficers to stop using union pub
llcatlons for "unwarranted art!
cles" against intra-union oppon
ents.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore.,
Business Starting Up
For Fall, Xmas Trade
New York, Aug. 20 UP) Business began stocking up lor the
fall and Christmas trade this week.
There were indications buying was widespread and substan
tial economists believed the belated purchasing was here to stay
right up to the Christmas holidays.
It was one of the best eco-
nomic signs of the summer. It
generated a feeling of optimism
among those who believed a
loosening of the purse strings
was needed more than any other
single action.
Only recently the commerce
department said business pri
marily was responsible for its
own decline because it refrain
ed from buying and thus dimin
ished the market for goods and
services.
This week business men were
spending. It seemed obvious
they thought the consumer
would loosen up before the year
is out.
Inventories continued to dis
appear at a healthy rate. Coup
led with purchasing, that should
mean a quick upturn in produc
tion.
Large expansion programs
were announced during the
week. Ford Motor company
planned a new pressed steel
plant near Buffalo, N.Y.; Dow
Chemical company planned a
$5,000,000 ammonia plant at
Freeport, Tex.
Purchasing agents reported
order backlogs going up. They
said orders were coming in for
longer terms ahead. This means
less hand-to-mouth buying.
The employment situation was
reported a little better in many
sections. Additional plants re
called idle employes. Secretary
of Labor Tobin told President
Truman 1,000,000 new jobs may
open up by the end of the year
Automobile production head
ed at a merry pace toward an
all-time high for the year.
Industry spokesmen predicted
August production of 643,000
cars and trucks, an all-time rec
ord for a month. And a yearly
record was almost within the
industry's grasp.
Strike Forces
Atlantic Trade
San Francisco, Aug. 20 (P)
The Chronicle today quoted Ha
waiian Governor Ingram Stain
back as saying longshore strikes
on the west coast and in Hawaii
are forcing the islands to trans
fer their trade from western to
Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports.
"The territory can't take these
continual waterfront tie-ups any
longer," Stainback told the pa
per. "Shipping is vital to the is
lands, but we have been isolated
for nearly seven out of the past
11 months by CIO longshore
strikes the 95-day west coast
walkout and the present 111-day
Hawaiian dock workers' strike.
The financial loss has been in
calculable."
He said the only unbroken link
between the islands and the
mainland during the 11-month
period was Atlantic and Gulf
coast shipping.
He acknowledged costs were
higher for the longer haul, "but
the point is that we can t depend
upon your city."
Asked to comment on a report
that Matson Navigation compa
ny was planning to transfer its
operations from San Francisco to
the gulf, Stainback said he
"wouldn't be surprised."
Liquor Revenue
(Continued from Page 1
Earnings of the state liquor
commission since its inception
to June 30, 1949, now total $89,
442,233.83 of which amount
$62,103,602.44 has been turned
over to the public welfare com
mission. Under a law passed by the
1949 legislature profits of the
state liquor commission now go
directly into the general fund of
the state and are no longer ear
marked for welfare. The wel
fare department now is depend
ent upon appropriations made
by the state legislature, plus fed
eral grants together with appro
priations by the county courts
of the various counties in the
state.
MILITARY MEN
AND VETERANS
Sunday, August 21
Headquarters and headquarters
company, 632nd engineer construc
tion training group.
Monday, Auruit It
Company B, 162nd Infantry refit
ment and headquarters detachment,
Oregon National Ouard, at Salem
armory.
Salem post No. 136 American Le
gion.
Marlon post No. Ml. VTW, at
VFW hall.
409th quartermasters and 369th
engineers. Army Reserve, at Army
Reserve quonset huts,
Tuesday, Aufunt 23
Third Battalion, 413th Infantry
regiment, Army Reserves, at Army
Reserve quonset hut.
Licensed to Marry Henry
Campbell, Woodburn, and Iola
M. Moses, Portland, have been
Issued a marriage licenst in
Portland.
Saturday, August 20, 1949 S
To Clear-Up
Right oi Way
At a brief conference with the
county court Saturday morning
Joseph M. Devers, attorney for
the state highway department,
advised the court that he would
have Cecil Gardner, right of way
agent for the department, report
to the county court again Mon
day with instructions to go ahead
and clean up the right of way
situation on the proposed Silver
ton road federal aid improve
ment into Silverton.
It is understood the greater
part of the right of way has been
cleared up but there are a few
matters yet which may result in
condemnation.
County Judge Grant Murphy
told Devers the court Is anxious
to have the matter cleared up as
quickly as it can be so it will
know what matters may be set
tled by negotiation and what
may have to go to condemna
tion. Gardner made a report to
the court about two weeks ago
but was sent into Coos county so
the matter has been delayed.
Says Vaughan
(Continued from Page 1)
Koenig Called Down
(Vaughan last week named
Harry Hoffman, Milwaukee ad
vertising man, as one of the do
nors of the seven home freezers
presented to him in 1945.)
"Vaughan's caller protested
about the change in the ration
ing order. Vaughan then tried
to phone Anderson, but he was
out of town. So Vaughan talked
to Nate Koenig.
(Koenig then was executive
assistant to Anderson. He now is
an assistant to Secretary of Ag
riculture Brannan.)
"Vaughan gave Koenig partic
ular hell about the rationing or
der." Anderson and Koenig are un
derstood to have conferred after
the Vaughan call, and to have
decided to stand pat. There was
no change in the order.
Miller Hearing
(Continued from Page 1)
Louise Sidelan, recently re
signed as a worker at the hos
pital, said on the witness stand
that prior to a visit of the mem
bers of the board of control to
the hospital recently, word of
the visit was heralded by tele
phone among the wards with
suggestion that everything be
placed in order.
She also testified that patients
commented most favorably on
tne meal served that noon and
said that some patients com
plained that they had too much
food."
Col. William Ryan, director
of state institutions emphatic
ally denied this testimony. He
said that the board members did
not know they were going to the
state hospital until a few min
utes before departure from the
state capitol. He also said that
Dr. Bates was absent from the
hospital at the time of the In
spection trip.
Patient Borrows Money
Some tes 1 1 m o n y developed
concerning a patient who bor
rowed money from other pa
tients and an alleged promise of
a job as chef at $300 a month.
Dr. Bates denied any such pro
mise but did say that the patient
in question had been permitted,
in the role of a cook, to inspect
kitchen facilities and recom
mend improvement of the diet.
The hearing, held in the base
ment of the state library, con
sumed the entire day. Miller
declined an offer ' by the com
mission to be represented by an
attorney. The hearing was well
attended, with members of or
ganized labor, several members
of the clergy and a number of
legislators noted In the crowd.
Pastor Will Leave Transfer
of A. D. Chilson, Salem, to the
church at Oregon City, is an
nounced by L. E. Biggs, state
president of the Oregon confer
ence of Seventh Day Adventists.
BASEBALL
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vs.
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SUNDAY
6:00 P.M.
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