10 Capital Jovrnal, Salem,
DECKER-AND-HALF JOB HAS THE WORKS
Super Cross-Country Bus
Takes Off on Maiden Trip
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
Washington, Aug. 26 (U.R) Going cross-country on a bus soon
will be as comfortable, almost, as going cross-country in anything
lse.
A number of things have been added.
Continental Trailways, with
Burt Here to
Manage Store
Recently moving here from
southern California, is George
W. Burt to take over the man
agement of the local Metropoli
tan store, 136 North Commercial
street.
Mr. Burt who was born and
schooled in Mississippi, went to
Santa Monica, Calif., as a young
man and started working as s
stock man for S. H. Kress & Co,
Two years later he was trans
ferred to Oakland, Calif., where
he became assistant manager and
after two years there was made
manager of the store in Eureka,
Calif., remaining there until en
trance into the army.
Burt spent nearly four years
In the Army Air Corp, 33 months
of it being overseas duty in the
North African, Italian and Euro
pean campaigns.
Since being discharged after
the recent war he has been man
ager of a variety store in south
ern California.
He has been an interested
member of the Elks for 10 years
and enjoys a good football or
baseball game.
Though having arrived in
Salem only a few days ago he
believes this to be the busiest
section on the coast and certain
ly one of the most beautiful.
BPA Rates fo
Be Upped in '54
Spokane, Aug. 26 VP) An in
crease in wholesale electric pow
er rates was predicted for about
1954 by Dr. Paul J. Raver,
Bonneville power administrator.
Raver made the prediction in
answer to a question at a public
power conference sponsored by
Commissioners' association,
the Washington Public Utility
He said the BPA will have
earned $60,000,000 over ex
penses by 1954 but in that year
revenues probably will start
fulling under expenses. The
agency's surplus goes into the
federal treasury as earned.
Raver said he hoped there
would be no need for a "volun
tary brownout" in the Pacific
northwest next winter.
Grand Coulee dam will have
880,000 kilowatts more capacity
than it had last winter when
power had to be conserved dur
ing peak periods, he said.
Sales of power, he added, are
at a record high, but not as high
as they were predicted two years
ago to become.
Economist Calls It
'Temporary Boomlet'
Portland, Aug. 26 VP) We are
now in what one economist
calls a "temporary boomlet"
That means that business Is
better and will continue Improv
ing for a while, John K. Lan
gum, economist and vice-presi
dent of the federal reserve
bank of Chicago, said here,
He added that it even could
be the start of a full recovery.
"My own guess Is that It's
very likely temporary. I think
we're going down some more
The bottom may be reached
next year, but It will be no
more than a recession no major
decline," he said.
Bookmaker's Lament
Redwood City, Cel., Aug. 26
J.R) Harold John Fisher, 20,
San Mateo, today protested his
arrest on charges of bookmak
. "It's the only way I have of
making a living," he com
plained. Hand Raised Mme. Henri
Bonnet, wife of the French
Ambassador in Washington,
holds a fledgling cardinal
which fell from its nest and
and is being raised by the
staff.
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Or., Friday, August 26, 1949
headquarters in Dallas, exhibited
crimson-and-cream sample
here Wednesday, just before
they gassed her up and headed
west on the maiden trip
The bus, which is 35 feet long
and weighs over 25,000 pounds,
is equipped with a lavatory,
snack bar, air-conditioning and
a pretty hostess, who comes to
your beck and call when you
push a little button.
An AM-FM radio is piped
through the vehicle by means
of half a dozen hidden loud
speakers. The hostess, sitting
at the little snack table in the
middle of the car, handles the
controls and gets the thing
tuned in properly before she
turns the music and commercials
loose on the customers.
The "Continental" is ' known
as a decker-and-a-half. Twelve
passengers can sit in the lower
part, while the topside compart
ment holds 20 persons.
The inside is fixed up like a
living room.
The seats are upholstered in
plushy nylon, done in pea green
and lavender with a white lily
painted on the back of the seat
for decoration.
Each seat is equipped with an
ash tray, and they say the air
conditioning is able to draw out
the cigaret smoke as fast as you
can puff it.
There Is an individual reading
light over each seat for the
benefit of the sleepless. The
seats can be tipped back for
those who have learned to
snooze while in motion.
Windows on both decks are
set in with a "kick-out" sash. In
case of an accident you give the
pane a kick and it falls to the
pavement. All of the windows
incidentally, are of "solex,"
which is a heat-absorbing glass
that soaks up a lot of the sun
light and keeps out a lot of the
heat.
Not only can you fetch along
the whole family but there is
room underneath for about
everything but the ice box and
the grand piano. There is
large baggage compartment on
the right side, big enough to
hold a flock of trunks, and an-
other in the rear end which has
a capacity of 90 cubic feet.
Inside, on the lower deck
there Is space under each seat
for hand bags and what do you
think a tray that pulls out and
is big enough to hold a woman's
handbag.
The interior is further dolled
up with curtains. They are
made of a woven plastic mater
ial, which keeps out the hot
rays from old Sol but are open
enough to see through.
But there is one other little
thing. With all these new at
tractions, it still takes 80 hours
to cross the country by bus.
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Riles Saturday Mrs. Fay
Bragg, prominent former resi
dent of Silverton who died in
Palm Springs, Calif, will be
Duried here Saturday with
funeral services from the
memorial chapel of the Ekman
funeral home at 1:30 o'clock.
Welfare Board
Removal Urged
A demand for dismissal of the
state public welfare commission
came today as an aftermath of
the controversy on whether
aged pensioners would be al
lowed automobiles.
State Sen. Joe E. Dunne and
Floyd K. Dover, leaders of old
age pensioners here, said they
would carry the demand to Gov
ernor McKay Tuesday.
They also said they would
take to court the case of Logan
Fields, 78, turned down by the
welfare commission in his plea
to keep a car. Fields said he
needed his 1937 auto to get to
the store.
Gov. McKay Thursday de
manded a complete file of the
Field's case for study stating in
his opinion each individual case
should be handled on its own
merit."
Quakes Continue
In Alaskan Area
B7 thi Aiioclited Prcaal
Continued rumblings of Moth
er Earth were reported last
night. Petersburg, in southeast
ern Alaska, reported a slight
earth tremor at 8:30 p.m.
Meanwhile, Capt. Ernest Fosse
of the USAT James O'Hara re
ported last night on the ship's
arrival from Japan that It en
countered a severe bump and
momentarily boiling waters at
10:48 p.m. (PST) Tuesday night.
'It felt almost as if we had
struck some heavy object just
under the surface," he said.
William the Conqueror, who
defeated the English in 1066 at
the Battle of Hastings, brought
with him smiths skilled as
horseshoers and armorers.
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East Salem Social Affairs
Scattered Over Calendar
East Salem, Aug 26, Several social activities were on the
calendar for East Salem groups this week.
The Rev. and Mrs. R. T. Fine of Bremerton were the honored
guests for a covered dish supper Friday night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Proudfit on
their 31st wedding anniversary.
Present were the Rev. and
Mrs. George Norsworthy; Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Thomas; Mr. and
Mrs. Rollin Millican and daugh
ter, Sheryll: Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Hansen, Sr., and son, Ber
nard; Mrs. Stewart Johnson and
children, Calvin, David and Ro
ger of Bennet, Nebraska; Mrs.
Clara Colley; Mrs. Dora Dewey
Mrs. E. Dunn; Mrs. Bert Keller;
Mrs. Laura Barham; Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Barham and Dan;
Rev. and Mrs. John Walker;
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Goode,
Wayne and Yvonne; Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip McHarness and
Steve; Mr. and Mrs. Wilber
Freisen; Mr. and Mrs. " Davis
Williams; Mr. and Mrs. Elzy
Hauser; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
White and Jean; Mr. and Mrs.
William Zimmerman and Bon
nie and Curtis; Mr. and Mrs. M.
R. Van Tassel and Raymond;
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barham and
Michael; Mrs. Helen Emmert;
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gwynn
and Linda; and Mr. and Mrs
Proudfit. Rev. Fine was minis
ter of the Salem Free Methodist
church for two years but is now
in evangelistic work throughout
the United States
Mr. and Mrs. William Massey
entertained members of their
birthday club at their Middle
Grove home. Enjoying a covered
dish supper were Mr. and Mrs
Cleo Keppinger, Gaylee and
Toni; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Scharf;
Mr. and Mrs. John Cage; Mr
and Mrs. Fred Scharf; Mr. and
Mrs. John Van Laanen and Dale
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jaffee and
Mr. and Mrs. Massey.
The Womens Society for World
Service met Tuesday afternoon
in the home of Mrs. Roy Sco
field in Middle Grove with 12
members and guests, Mrs. Harry
Wilson and daughter, Mrs. Wil
liam Massey and Mrs. John Cage
present. Plans have been made
for a childrens hour at each of
the meetings with some member
in charge for a story hour. This
will enable mothers with young
children to attend the regular
meetings. The first of these
hours was held Tuesday with
Mrs. William Scharf adult lead-
There were four children
present for the first meeting.
Devotions were led by Mrs. Cleo
Keppinger and special scripture
lessons by Mrs. William Massey
on the older scriptures and Mrs.
John Van Laanen the new testa
ment. The prayer of gratitude
was given by Mrs. John Cage.
Special topics for the program
were, "Literacy" and "Litera
ture," or "Sharing Our Exper
iences in a Period of Testi
mony' lea Dy Mrs. lieppinger.
Special topics were given by
Mrs. Emory Goode. "Daily Bible
Readings"; "The Bible Book of
the Month," Mrs. Scofield; "In
structive Points in My Reading"
Mrs. Anna Wirsching; "Why I
Enjoy Reading the Word Evan
gical," Mrs. Lena Bartruff; and
a limited time only
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Hollywood drive, in observance of
the closing challenge to Chris
tians by Mrs. Keppinger, "Read
and You Will Know, and Love
and Serve." The September
meeting will be an afternoon
meeting with Mrs. Bartruff.
CIO Fishermen
Reject Bridges
Cordova, Aug. 26 VP) Cor
dova district leaders of the CIO
fisheries union declared today it
would refuse to join in any
merger with the Harry Bridges
led Longshoremen's union.
The local has directed a cir
cular to all other affiliates of
the International Fishermen and
Allied Workers of Amerca. It
stated that if the International
votes for a merger with the CIO
Longshoremen, the Cordova
union will withdraw from it.
Observers viewed the stand of
the Cordova local as the possible
makings of a future inter-union
feud in Alaska.
Sfayfon Completing
Bean Harvest Soon
Stayton, Aug. 26 About two
more weeks will wind up the
1049 snap bean pack at the Stay
ton Canning Company, Cooper
ative, according to F. M. Smith,
manager, who said that the night
shift was discontinued Satur
day. This year's pack was said to
be larger by about ten per cent
than last year's. After Labor day
the cannery will start process
ing corn and prunes, Smith said.
At the present time there are
approximately, 275 employed at
the cannery, while a total of 550
people are on the payroll when
two shifts are working at peak
capacity.
Lifer Still Sought
Walla Walla, Aug. 26 VP) Es
caped Lifer George Madison
still had his freedom today, as
authorities pressed the search
for the Spokane county slayer
into northeastern Oregon.
Madison. slipped away from
the state penitentiary here Wed
nesday night with three com
panions. All but Madison were
recaptured. The quartet used a
tunnel which they dug from the
prison yard to a spot near the
highway.
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Rivalry Among
Mayors Strong
Ilwaco, Wash., Aug. 26 (U.R)
Reports from throughout the
northwest today showed that
rivalry is running high and side
bets are piling up for the fourth
annual mayors' salmon fishing
derby fiere Saturday.
Sectional rivalry between the
mayors of Oregon and Washing
ton is particularly strong, but
a few grudge battles between
individual mayors may develop
into great fishing battles.
Events of the derby will in
elude: the mayoralty free-for-
all, with the trophy going to
the municipal chief catching the
largest salmon; the association
of Washington cities, represent
ed by Commissioner C. W. Mar
tin of Walla Walla, versus the
league of Oregon municipalities,
represented by Mayor George
Peavy of Corvallis; and a new
feature pitting the mayors of
capital cities Olympla, Wash.,
Salem, Ore., Boise, Ida., and
Helena, Mont., against each
other.
Mayor Robert L. Elfstrom of
Salem is present holder of the
trophy for capital city mayors
and professes to believe he will
return it to Salem again. The
trophy is offered by the Salem
Chamber of Commerce.
Four Injured in
Albany Auto Crash
Albany, Aug. 26 VP) Four
persons were Injured in a high
way collision last night in which
one car crashed across a ditch
and into a field while the other
fled the scene.
The four hurt, all Californians
bound for home, were Mrs. Net
tie Hodopp, about 60, Sebasto
pol; her daughter, Mrs. Bruce
Hamor, 29, Santa Rosa, and Mrs.
Hamor's children, Faye, 6, arid
James Walter Hamor, 2.
Mrs. Hodopp was the most se
riously hurt. She suffered chest
injuries and a possible skull
fracture. Mrs. Hamor had a
broken pelvis. The children suf
fered minor Injuries.
Queen Anne School
Property Damaged
Lebanon, Aug. 25 Extensive
damage, believed the work of
grade school age children, to
the scout house at Queen Anne
school, was reported this week
by Mrs. E. H. Bohle, local girl
scout executive.
Window glass in the scout
house and also in Queen Anne
school, were broken, 50 panes
being shattered and the use of
a heavy object employed to de
stroy the wooden frames around
the windows.
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Ma and Pa Kettle Marjorie Main, who "just missed" the
list of "best dressed" women, warns Percy Kilbride to get some
new underwear. The lovable comedy team appears in Universal-International's
"Ma and Pa' Kettle," repeating the roles
they created in "The Egg and, I." Now at Warner's Capitol
theater. ' f
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Betty Field, Alan Ladd and Ruth Hussey are co-starred in
"The Great Gatsby" with Macdonald Carey, Barry Sullivan
and Howard Da Silva. The Paramount picturization of F. Scott
Fitzgerald's famous novel is now entertaining audiences at the
Elsinore theater. Drama features the dynamic Shelley Winters.
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