PUNTED 'JUST FOR A KICK' j
I Sputtering Dynamite Fuse
' Stamped Out in School
Glendale, Cal., Sept. 23 U Science teacher Albert E. Hewitt
said today he "thought lor minute I was back in the South Pa
cific" when he risked hit life to tamp out a sputtering dynamite
fuse.
The fuse, burning toward a lix-inch stick of dynamite, was ignited
'bv a playful schoolboy in the
Glendale high school basement
'just for a kick."
"I was teaching a class of 30
students right above where the
charge had been placed in a
basement door," he said "A
woman teacher noticed it burn
ing and called me. I grabbed
it about a minute before It was
set to blow."
Rev. Loucks to
Begin Ministry
The Four Corners Baptist
church, State and Elma streets,
announces the coming of their
new pastor, Rev. Victor L.
Loucks who will begin his min
istry at the Four Corners church
on Sunday morning, October 2.
Hev. Loucks will be called as an
associate minister of the Fir.-t
Baptist church, Salem, in charge
of the branch work at Four Cor
ners. While attending the Bible In
stitute of Los Angeles, of which
school he Is a graduate, Rev
Loucks served as the student
pastor at Tarzana, Calif. In 1932
he was called to the First Baptist
church of Scio, Oregon, where
he has served to the present
Rev. and Mrs. Loucks have
three children, Mrs. Howard
Pascall and James Loucks, both
living in Eastern Oregon; and
Miss Janet Loucks who is attend
ing the Salem Academy in West
Salem.
A reception for the new pas
tor and family will be held the
evening of October 12 in the
First Baptist church with Mrs.
Lee Cross serving as hostess.
Officers Are Named
For Church Society
Woodburn New officers of
the Ladies Aid of the Reorgan
ized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, elected at the
last meeting at the home of Mrs
Gordon Luffman are: Mrs. Mil
dred Hawley, supervisor; Mrs
Ellen Polly, president; Mrs. Lela
Omans, vice president; Mrs. Pat
Hawley, secretary; Mrs. Eva Ed
monds, treasurer; Mrs. Elsie
Ryder, reporter.
The lesson was given by Mrs,
Pauline Hearing on the theme,
"Leading Youth Back to Values
of True Worth." Refreshments
were served by Mrs. Luffman.
The next meeting will be at
2 o'clock, September 28, at the
church with Mrs. Florence Leabo
as hostess. Roll call will be
hints on child care.
Three Burned to Death
Fairbanks, Alaska, Sept. 23
(pi Three natives burned to
death at Bettles, 300 miles
northeast of here, yesterday
when fire destroyed their log
cabin home.
U.S. Commissioner Clinton
Stewart Identified the dead as
Johnny Edwards and his two
sons.
The wartime navy lieutenant
commander said he thought the
explosive was a firecracker be
fore he stamped it out and ex
amined it carefully.
"Then I noticed it was dyna
mite, and I felt a little weak for
a minute," he said.
"Some of that stuff caught
fire once on my boat out in the
Southwest Pacific, and I got off
with second and third degree
burns. I'm just mighty thank
ful I didn't get to this stick a
minute later."
Police were questioning five
teen-age youths from the school
one of whom admitted planting
the charge "just for a kick.
"We were just fooling around
and it seemed to be a good idea
to set off the stick of dynamite,"
the officers quoted 17-year-old
John Allen Gilmore.
He was booked on suspicion of
illegal use of explosives. Po
lice Lt. Clifton J. Brown said
the other boys might face a
similar charge today.
Gilmore calmly admitted that
he "guessed many kids would
have been killed" if the dyna
mite had gone off.
"Guys like to fool around
with dynamite because it's dan
gerous," he said. "There's a
lot of fun in setting it off."
Coal Miner Files
Accounting Suit
Washington, Sept. 22 VP) A
Pennsylvania coal miner today
filed suit in federal coL.t ask
ing an "accurate accounting" of
money spent by trustees of the
United Mine Workers Welfare
fund.
The suit was brought by G. H.
Livengood of Fayette county,
Pa.
Robert V. Smith, Livengood's
attorney, said the suit contends
there has been "wrongful dissi
pation of the fund by payment of
welfare and disability benefits
to miners" ineligible to receive
them.
The accounting is asked from
the trustees of the multi-million
dollars fund John L. Lewis,
heads of the United Mine Work
ers; Ezra Van Horn, and Sen
ator Styles Bridges (R-N.H.)
250 Men Flee
Y.M.C.A. Fire
Portland, Sept. 23 (i Some
250 men fled the eight-story
downtown YMCA building early
today as fire broke out on the
fifth floor.
Robert Bagdon. Wenatchee,
Wash., was critically burned and
another resident, Gerald P. Ved
der, Oswego, suffered a back
injury In . climbing through a
window to a fire escape.
The blaze itself was confined
to a small area in the fifth floor
hallway. It started in a pile of
mattresses about S a.m.
The building's alarm system
sent residents diving for the fire
escapes. Firemen said Bagdon
dashed around the burning mat
tresses and tumbled out on a
fire escape, his clothing ablaze.
Fourth-floor residents heard his
s-reams, beat out the fire in his
clothing and pulled him inside.
Some men, in rooms farther
from the escape windows, tied
blankets together and slid down
them to an inside light well.
None was Injured.
Police received a call after
the fire to investigate looting
reports. They made no arrests.
R. D. Wilder, executive secre
tary, said he thought damage
would be "over $1,000."
Another morning fire caused
an estimated $16,000 damage to
Border's ice cream parlor on
N.E. Broadway. It wiped out the
interior of the one-story con
crete block building.
They brought to four the num
ber of major fires in the city
this week.
Flax Program in
1950 Outlined
I Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, Sept. 23, 194911
Farewell Is Given
For Douglas VanDyke
East Salem Soldier Home
After 4 Years in Germany
East Salem, Sept. 23 Several fall vacation trips have been
taken by East Salem families the past week and several homes
have guests on fall trips.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Richardson of Garden road made a trip
south through Klamath Falls to Tulle Lake, In California. They
drove home through Alturas.e
Calif., and Lake View. Mr. and
Mrs. Richardson are members
of the Salem Geological society.
Auburn Sergeant Leonard
Casserty is at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Johns on Monroe avenue for a
two-month furlough after spend
ing four years in Germany. He
is in the air corps mechanics di
vision and was stationed at sev
eral places through the four
years. This completes his 10
years In the service. He will
report to McCord field in Wash
ington at the close of his fur
lough for reassignment.
Mrs. John Meier entertained
her sewing club at her home on
Osborne avenue Wednesday aft
ernoon. Guests were Mrs. J.
Hagenson and Mrs. W. F. Hults.
Members present were Mrs. Ber
nard Kenney, Mrs. Wilfred Wil
ier, Mrs. Henry Hanson, Mrs.
Stuart Johns, and the hostess.
June Stowell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Stowell has en
tered the State University at
Eugene for her third year's
work. She is majoring in bi
ology. Her sorority is Alpha
Omega Phi.
the Salem hospital following
surgery and is recovering satis
factorily. Bethel Baptists
Feature Music
A program of interest to mu
sic lovers will be presented a
the Bethel Baptist church, North
Cottage and D street, at 7:30
o'clock Sunday evening. The
young people are in charge of
this program, with Oren Horn-
back serving as chairman.
Among the special numbers will
be a solo by Dolores KuDer. a
duet by Mr. and Mrs. Henrv
Tires Burst and Ignite Log Truck When rear tires blew out
the driver of this truck, operated by the Leadbetter Logging
& Lumber company, headed for a road-side parking area
in West Salem. Friction started a fire within the tires that
was not extinguished until Salem equipment arrived. Shown
are Fireman C. Frad and John Hall putting out the blaze.
200 Register
At Monmouth
Oregon College of Education.
Social Hygiene
Training Meet
A social hygiene leaders train-
Monmouth, Sept. 23 Nearly 200; ing institute will be sponsored
entering students had been, in Salem next month, according!
cleared for registration with to decision reached during a con
long lines of freshmen and ference of Marion County Tuber-
vid and Judy Van Dyke, and
Mr. and Mrs. Sid VanDyke.
Douglas VanDyke left Mon-
Liberty Mr. and Mrs. Sid "'V morning tor tugene, wnere
Renewed interest on the part VanDyke complimented thir """ "nwe,,ern
son. uoufflas. at A dinner In their,"""
home on route 9. Guests for the
dinner were VanDyke's nieces.
Mrs. Eldon Parker and Donnie
of both old and new flax grow
ers in the program outlined for
next year with prospects for
lower nrirea nn some rrnDS is
heino ihnwn hi; flav urnwers of Ray of Carleton, Mr. and Mrs.
Marion, Linn and Benton coun- Charles Benquelt and Marlene
ties, according to Walter Shel- of Tacoma. Wash., Rev. and Mrs.
by, president of the Santiam waiter ian ana aaugnter, won
Flax Growers, which operates
its own plant at Jefferson.
E. C. Brown, Lebanon,
za Lee, of the First Christian
church of Salem, Miss Wiona
has Fishbeck of Bend, Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. James Dunn of Portland
is a guest this week of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbert Kurth on route t.
Two-thirds of the persona
killed In city motor vehicle ac
cidents and about ona-sixth ei
those killed in rural traffic ac
cidents are pedestrians.
Cash Stolen from
Albany Truck Firm
Albany, Sept. 23 A burglar
broke into the Barrett Bros.
Truck company on 99-E near
Main street intersection, and
walked off with about $173
early Thursday morning.
According to Ray Maddy, as
sistant chief of police, the burg
lar used a thin metal instrument
to force open the lock on the
front door of the building. Ap
parently, he said, the man knew
the exact location of the money
beforehand.
The burglar took between
$135 and $150 in change from
the cash box, then went to an
other room and removed $32.06
in cash from a desk drawer. The
loss was discovered when the
business office was opened
Thursday.
$20 Million Atom
Reactor Planned
Idaho Falls, Idaho, Sept. 23
IIP) The atomic energy commis
sion today announced the sign
ing of an engineering contract
with the Blaw-Knox Construc
tion Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
The work will involve archi
tect engineering services for
materials testing reactor.
It Is a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee
contract, estimated cost $1,870,
000. Preliminary estimate of the
total cost of the reactor is
around $20,000,000.
transfer students making their
way through the college proce
dure by 11 o'clock this morning.
R. E. Lieuallen, OCE regis
trar, expects an increase of
around ten percent for entering
students with the college enroll
ment to be greater than last year
in spite of a slight decrease in
the number of veterans.
Freshman week opened Wed
nesday with orientation and test
ing to continue through Monday.
XMew stuaents win get, ineiri
culosis and Health association
workers.
Pamphlets dealing with social
hygiene will be distributed
throughout the county to parents
groups while schools will be pro-1 .. i t I
vided with material from the E. RatO af Nfirfh Pftlo
tv 1SUJV III MVI III I VIW
been employed by the associa
tion to assist growers with their
production, fertilization and
weed control problems. Brown
has been associated with the Ida
ho department of agriculture for
ten years and has served as a
county extension agent.
Shelby states that flax in the
valley can be one of the most
profitable crops. However, he
declares. It is a specialty crop
and careful attention is neces
sary to Insure a marketable pro
duct. The future policy will be
aimed at higher quality and ex
panded production. He says his
organization is in a position to
offer farmers who have the
proper sou and equipment nn
opportunity to produce an al
ternate crop which should bring
a good return to the grower the
next year.
Air Force to Build
Warren Thiel, David Warren
and Mickey, Joyce, Douglas, Da-
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C. Brown trust of the University
of Oregon medical school. Mrs.
John Wikoff, member of the
committee on social hygiene, will
meet with neighborhood groups
or clubs interested in the program.
Sub-committee chairmen
first glimpse of football when named by Mrs. W. C. Stacey,
tne uli woives meet tne ravai general chairman, were Gus
Training School team from! Moore, juvenile studv and Mrs.
Whidby Island on the Polk coun- Tyler Morley, study "groups,
ty fairgrounds field Saturday Tne membership of the entire
night at 8 o'clock. committee includes Mrs. Stacev
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be held at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning with Dr. H. M. Gunn,
president, and Mrs. Gunn hosts
for a reception for all freshman
and transfer students Sunday af
ternoon between 3 and 5 o'clock.
Miss Joan Seavy, dean of wo
men, is also serving tea for all
new students at the student un
ion in Maple hall and a "hello"
dance is booked for Saturday
night.
Registration for all returning
students will be held Monday
with the fall classwork to start
Tuesday morning.
Over half the injuries to chil
dren pedestrians are caused by
playing in roadways and by
their emerging from behind
parked cars.
Frank Sissler, Mrs. Agnes Booth,
Mrs. Morley, Mrs. Wykoff, Mrs.
Ruby Bunnell. Mrs. Frank Zinn.
Mrs. George Edwards and Mrs.
Robert E. Gangwire.
Mort Tompkins 111
Portland, Sept. 23 Wi Mor
ton Tompkins, state grange mas
ter, was recovering at a hospital
here today from a minor opera
tion. Members of his family
said he would return home in a
few days.
West Salem School
Plans Publication
By ANN GALLASPY
Staff members of the "Search
light." official West Salem
school publication met this week
to discuss plans for the year. The
group includes Louis Owens,
editor; Jan Crenshaw, associate
editor; Barbara Culbertson, :
cial editor: Keith Johnson,
sports editor; Bill Barrett, assist
ant sports editor; Karen John
son, art editor: Ann Gallaspv
editor at large. Reporters include
Shirley Wayt, Nancy Rust
Gloria Gale and Arnold Single
ton. The paper will be organ
ized for the year during a meet
ing called for September 26.
Announcement has been made
by Bill Hanauska, boys P.E.
Neuman, Jr., and a trio by Mar
ion, Ruth and Caroline Giese.
The main feature of tha program
will be selections on the pipe
organ by Oren Hornback. He
will present selections of vary
ing types. The pastor, Rev. Ru
dolph Woyke, will deliver a
brief message on music. The
public is cordially invited to
the program.
Middle Grove Mrs. John Cage
has returned to her home from
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Oslo. Norway, Sept. 23 UP)
The U.S. air force is going to
establish a base on the ice at
the north pole next spring.
Col. Bernt Balchen, here after
a flight over the Arctic, disclos
ed the plans yesterday to news
man. He said the air rescue
base would give American fliers
experience in the polar regions.
Balchen said there wouldn't
be any difficulty landing ski-
equipped transport planes at the
north pole. At least 10 percent
of the polar ice surface is al
ways suitable for landing, he
declared.
But the base will float on ice.
and will have to be moved at
intervals. Balchen said. The Ice
drifts slowly away from the
pole, and the base will drift
with it.
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structor that boys intramural
games in touch football will be
gin next Monday. Mrs. Lillian
Todd will begin girls' intra
mural volleyball September 27
Student body officers will be
elected during the week Sep
tember 26-30.
The sixth grade, taught by
Mrs. Jessie Beaty, elected the
following officers: Karlene
Quistad. room chairman; Mil
dred Veer, vice chairman;
Larry Bales, secretary, and Kent
Jaquith, librarian.
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