Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, August 24, 1949, Page 19, Image 19

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    BARNUM WOULD HAVE LIKED THIS
Come Right Here, Folks
Read About Wonder Clock
Heidelberg, Germany (U.R) The world'! most marvelous clock
is on view here.
It took Michael Wailz 39 years to put the 12-foot apparatus
together, and if he hadn't told his two sons on his death bed how
to handle the hundreds of wheels and transmissions the world
would never have seen the won-
der clock m operation.
The glittering clock now set
up in a tiny workshop here does
everything to let you know what
time, day, month or season it is,
and it throws in extra perform
ances. A deep gong bangs out every
minute.
The quarter hours are an
nounced by a child, a teen ager,
an adult and an old man, who
appear in front of the clock. All
four are hand carved.
A skeleton death declares the
past hour dead every 60 min
utes. He comes out of the "clock
house," too.
When death appears he is
"guarded" by an angel looking
from a window above.
Also on stage every hour are
the 12 apostles to bow before
Christ, who blesses every one of
them from his position atop the
clock.
When Hitler's propaganda
minister, Paul Joseph Goebbels,
took a look at the construction
before it was finished he asked
that the 12 apostles be replaced
bv a dozen storm troopers.
"Christ's blessings would suit
them well," he is reported to
have said. Waltz rejected the
request.
In the morning, at noon, and
shortly before sunset a sexton
rings a special bell for prayers
as an old man bends his knees
onrt raises his hands in prayer.
During the dark hours a night
watchman toots his horn. The
new dav is heralded by a crow
ing cock from the roof of the
clock, and ushered in by an
angel.
In addition to telling the time
in both hemispheres, you may
gather what day, month or year
it is from the clock's season
dial which also marks Christ
mas, Easter, the signs of the
zodiac and the four seasons.
New Year's Eve is greeted by
bugler playing a fanfare on
his trumpet.
That, however, isn't all.
If you want to know where
moon will be 10,000 years from
now, just ask Waltz's clock. It
also shows Christ s last days in
a special Easter performance.
Taxi Driver Indicted
Atlanta, Aug. 24 (IP) An in
voluntary manslaughter indict
ment was returned yesterday
against the taxi driver whose
car struck down and fatally in
jured Margaret Mitchell, author
of "Gone With the Wind."
Conviction on that charge
would mean one to three years
in prison for Hugh D. Gravitt,
. the 29-year-old driver.
CYA Hearings in
NW May Be Held
Portland, Aug. 24 VP) Assis
tant Scretary of the Interior
C. Girard Davidson said here
that congressional hearings on
the proposed Columbia Valley
administration may begin by
mid-October.
An earlier date, in September,
had been indicated by the league
for CVA on word from a Wash
ington congressman.
Davidson met yesterday with
representatives of the Western
Forest Industries, Inc., a small
lumber operators group. They
discussed the bureau of land
management's sale and road pol
icies of timber in the Oregon-
California revested tracts. The
interior aide noted the bureau's
policy was under attack from
large operators.
General Clark
New Field Chief
Washington, Aug. 24 W)
Gen. Mark W. Clark, one of the
top generals in the last war, is
new chief of army field lorces.
Army Secretary Gray an
nounced today that Clark, now
Sixth army commander at San
Francisco, Calif., will succeed
Gen. Jacob .Devers who is re
tiring in September after 44
years on active duty.
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer
now deputy chief of staff for
plans and operations, is going
to California to take over the
sixth army.
Six foot two, white haired,
ruddy faced Wedemeyer, who is
"Al ' to his friends, was the
author of the long suppressed
Wedemeyer report on China.
This report was included in the
while paper released by the
state department recently.
Clark at the end of the last
war was in command of the 15th
army group in Europe. This
group was composed of the U.S.
Fifth army and the British
Eighth army. Until his return
home to go to the west coast he
was postwar U.S. military gov
ernor in Australia.
Durens Dinner Hosts
Hopewell Honoring their
grandson, Lester Stephens, of
Fairview, for his fifth birthday
anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Will
Duren entertained at dinner
Wednesday evening at their
home in the Hopewell district.
Attending were the honor guest
and his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Stephens, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Crannell, Richard and
Colleen, Mr. and Mrs. H. Steph
ens of Fairview; Mrs. Myrtle
Spencer of Salem.
Barber Getting Home
Unionvale A t h r e e-room
house with garage attached is in
course of constru c t i o n at the
rear of the new barbershop. The
new building is 24 by 36 feet in
size. The Unionvale barber was
unable to find a house and he
has rented the new house to have
possession about September 20.
The new building is on the E.
M. Coats property and he is car
penter in charge. '
Buenos Aires was founded as
a city in 1580.
Grand Opening Special
EKCO
PERCOLATOR
Regularly 8.25
Stainless Steel
Copper Bottom
NOW
$395
YEATER APPLIANCE CO.
375 Chemekero. Street
FBI Scared Him
Witness Says
San Francisco, Aug. 24 )
The FBI scared him: Norman
Reyes says that's the reason his
statement to federal agents last
fall didn't agree with the story
he has been telling to bolster
the Tokyo Rose treason defense.
His all-inclusive support of
the defense faltered Monday and
Cmpltal Journal, Salem, Or., Wednesday, Aug. 14, 194911
Tuesday is the federal prosecu
tor hammered at him with his
own FBI statements. They con
tradicted his defense testimony
that the accused Tokyo Rose,
Mrs. Iva Toguri D' Aquino, like
prisoners of war, was forced to
broadcast over Radio Tokyo in
wartime.
It was on redirect examina
tion by Defense Counsel Wayne
Collins, late yesterday, that
Reyes, a former Philippine
army lieutenant, explained:
The FBI agents told him, at
one point:
"All right, that's enough of
this . If you want to go over
to the other side, all right. But
if you want to know it, we'w
got a lot of stuff on you and can
pass it on to the counter-intelligence
corps in the Philip
pines." He would have signed any
thing, "to get out from under,"
Reyes swore.
After Six Story Plunge Police and detectives look over
Max Fein, 63, (seated left) after he plunged six floors from
an open window of an office building in Los Angeles. He
landed on a steel-barred skylight. Doctors say he may have
skull and ankle fractures. (AP Wirephoto)
SERVE
Iresh Peaches
AND '
Arden
Save
(frP7'nnERn
Money on Ne.vT?ucks !
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READ WHY
TRUCK USERS EVERYWHERE
ARE SWITCHING TO DODGE
Engine features
FAMOUS DODGE l-HEUD ENGINE . . . "JrA-ftatM"' tor rout loerrt.
Sim gat, oil cull iirvlce eipinte,
VALVE SEAT IMEftTI . . . Rulit wear, pitting. Redece Kro (find
Ini; preserve performiiKe.
rUFUCEilLE, PP.EFITTED MAIN lEAMHSt . . . pretiilon, tang
life quality. Reduce miintinince eoatt.
FULL CRANKCASE VENTILATION . i . temom natikuil limit
and vapore. Ptotoeta tnilnt parti.
FULL-LENGTH CYLINDER COOLING . . . Uniform ending el erllndera,
praventa distortion . . . ftducaa wiir.
4-RING ALUMINUM ALLOY PISTON! ... Fit hp pertormenee; longer
btariflg life; low oil conaumplion.
FULL-PRESSURE LUIRICATI0H . i . politic protection l main,
connecting tod and camahatt biarinfi and aamahaft drive.
Chassis Feature
"Job-
SUPER FRICTION CLUTCH . . . intra lirl htctloMl M. 1
Rilid" for imooth action and long Ilia.
RUGGE0 1 , 4-, i-IPEED TRANSMISSION . . . "Job-Riled" lor Ihl
load. Carburliad flirt; biat-lriatid thirte; antifriction bearing!.
FULL FLOATING REAR AXLE Hypold doilgn; bino-typa honing
. . . "Job-Rated" tor the load. Long-life ... low upkeep coil.
t , Cyclebond bribe Nnlngi
POWERFUL 101-RATED" DRAKES ,
(no riven) prolong brake lite.
CROSS-TYPE STEERING ; i . Sharp turning mart; eealer handling
. , . aimplifled perking.
Cab Features
COMFORT-MASTER (All . . . occlolmed by drliere ai noat torn
fortibli cob of eny etendird production trucks.
SAFE VISION . . . exlre wldi. high arindihldd-IM iq. iMnta.
Pilot houie cabs with rear quarter windowa available.
ADJUSTADLC SEAT-leven Irtch.i ef net eduttment.
ALL-WEATHER VENTILATION Combination hilling end TCntl-'
leting end detrottlng tyatem engineered for moxlmum comfort
end iifety.
Quality-Built
Take full advantage of today's great
' truck valuel
Replace costly, worn trucki with brand
new Dodge "Job-Raid" trucki.
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trucks ever built . . . now available at
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1. With lower operating eoets ;
2. With lower upkeep costs ,
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8. At today's lower prices
Remember . . . "Job-Rated' trucks . . .
trucks that fit your job . . . save you
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Come in. Let's talk buiince ... a good
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STAN BAKER MOTORS
525 CKEMEKETA ST.
SALEM, OREGON
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A MEDICAL CENTER IS BORN. First National Group banks
take genuine interest in community betterment endeavors of
individuals and groups. An example is the Moreland-Sellwood
Bank's financial cooperation in establishment of the Moreland
Medical Center. This privately owned and operated Center,
with its medical and dental equipment and space for future
growth, adds another convenient health facility to this growing
section of Portland. The Center overlooks the Willamette
River. The building was finished and opened in 1947. Shown
at the Center's entrance are Staff Members Gloria Stevens (left)
and Jean Heitkcmper, RN.
These people are builders of Oregon
among the thousands who produce the unusually wide
variety of services and products in our state. Each helps create
more Jobs and opportunities for all of us.
Yes, Oregon's growth Is dependent upon people working
together family by family, farm by farm and business by
business. We in the First National Bank Group work with
citizens helping them by making constructive financial
services widely available.
LET'S BUILD OREGON TOGETHER'
WELDS STEEL INTO BOAT WORKS. Since G. M. Nichols (left) first tried his hand st
boat building in 1941 on the Columbia River, his G. M. Nichols Boat Works at
Hood River has constructed 40 welded steel craft. In developing this Oregon business,
Nichols has had the help of his two sons, Frank (shown here at right) and Victor
(not in picture), in addition to his partner in Portland, Capt. Harry A. Bell. Most
Nichols-designed boats, including ferries at Arlington and Patterson, are of a
shallow-draft, tunnel-stern type. Three deep-sea trailers and 35 highly maneuverable
tugs have been built. "Whatever our financial needs, Hood River Branch of First
National has had the answer," Nichols said. ,
SALEM BRANCH
FD 12817 NATIONAL BANK
OF PORTLAND
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I vk " 1 1 -TiMf SUCCEEDS AS PAPER CONVERTER. Ten years ago Dick Kay, a salesman,
I If rSj'T' : tfj I; ft I saw greater opportunity in manufacturing paper packing supplies for
4iiMI ! Ii Wfll8)IV6lmm&fflm Vsjf ' : Ysi Medford area fruit growers. He started modestly in
7 If Swn feSSrt 4-iy.. V3 rented quarter, waxmg large sheets of paper chip
' !' 1 I- nt lmS'',"m' 1 f kl board and converting it into liners and pads for
' '' ii'i Hi WiM W"1?? of i I lT wooden fruit boxes. "It was tough getting !
"4 li fill SSwS 1 ! I started," said Kay, "but the Medford Branch J I
I I "11 ill " S"21Iir " 1 of the First National Bank saw me through." fT
I 3 1 until if f ' 1 Today Kay Paper Products, Inc., in its V
I - sl I . Efp 1 own two-story building, die cuts JlK.
I f 1 '1 t WiJ!? I I 12,000,000 pieces of paper packing (
I - ' - cijfS!Iy- f ' I : I materials annually, in addition to ,1 ir l
; I ; j - fl I ' " I specialty pear-packing items. hfe'; Snr
W 'ly Vjj l J jobber for corrugated y C
aiMIII FIDIIAl DlrOSIT INSUIANCI COtrOIATION