Local Paragraphs
Knowlei Ritei Slated Final
ritei for Mrs. Frances Cole
Knowlei, 88, resident of the Ore
gon City area for 43 years and
a sister of Margaret Bates, Leb
anon, will be held at Canby on
Wednesday at 11 o'clock with
burial In Zton Memorial park.
She came to Oregon in 1894 and
lived at Lebanon for sevtn years.
Her husband, George F. Knowl
ei, whom ihe married in Iowa
In 1880, d ied in 1944. Also sur
viving are a daughter, three
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Dakotans to Organize For
mer residents of the Dakotas
who are interested in reorgani-
zation of a Dakota club, will
hold a no host dinner meeting
Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'
clock at the Salvation Army
recreation hall, 241 State street
Each will bring table service
Officers will be elected.
Road Work Ordered - Con
struction of .39 of a mile of
highway roadbed and 182 feet
of reinforced concrete viaduct
on the Little Luckiamute river
bridge section of the Kings Val
ley secondary highway has been
awarded J. C. Compton com
pany, McMinnville, on a low bid
of $48,730.
Garden Club Meets The Lit
tle Garden club of Salem Heights
will meet for a dessoj-t luncheon
at the home of Mrs. Hunt Clark,
100 Culver Lane, Thursday at 1
o'clock with Mrs. A. A. Taylor
co-hostess. Reports will be made
on the recent chrysanthemum
show sponsored by the club and
three flower arrangements will
be judged. The program on
Thanksgiving ideas will be pre
sented by Mrs. Homer McWam.
Salesmen Are Here Sales
men for the Western Paper Con
verting company are holding i
three-day conference here with
Allen Schaefer, assistant man
ager, presiding at the annual
dinner meeting Monday night.
Attending the conference are J
R. Flynn, Portland; Earle Rein-
wald, Seattle; A. J. Wycoff, Los
Angeles; J. H. Duff ie, San Fran
Cisco; Don Dawson and Dudley
McClure, Portland and offi
cials of the Western Paper Con
verting company.
Open House Offered The
Liberty school will hold open
house Thursday night in con
nection with the regular meet
ing of the Liberty Community
club at the hall at 8 o'clock.
Donald Jessup, music supervisor
of the Salem schools, will de
monstrate musical instruments
and speak on music in the
school. Room work accomplish
ed by the pupils since the open
ing of the fall term will be on
display as will other school ex
hibits. The community club will
serve refreshments.
Bethel Anniversary The Wo
men's Missionary Society of the
Bethel Baptist church will ob
serve its anniversary with a pro
gram at the church, North Cot
tage and D streets, at 8 o'clock
Wednesday night. A missionary
play, "Aunt Elizabeth's Mission
ary Tea," will be presented by
Mrs. Alyce Willecke, Mrs. Clar
issa Jungheit and Mrs. Edith
Sunderland, members of the so
ciety. Rev. Frank H. Woyke,
executive secretary of North
American Baptists, will give the
anniversary message. Rev,
Woyke is a brother of the local
pastor. Rev. Rudolph Woyke,
and lives in Forest Park, 111. The
offering will go toward financ
ing the denominations new
seminary building at Sioux
Falls, S.D.
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Pruning Topic Pruning will
be the topic to be discussed at
the November meeting of the
Salem Men's Garden club
Thursday night at the YMCA,
it was announced by Ray War
ren, club presiaent. i-roiessor
Henry Hartment, head of the de
partment of horticulture at Ore
gon State college, a well-known
authority on the subject, will
explain the necessity for prun
ing as well as illustrating the
proper methods lollowea. All
men interested in gardening are
invited to attend. Warren added
Shotgun Stolen Lawrence
Imlah, route 1, reported to Sa
lem police Tuesday that a 12
gauge shotgun valued at $125
had been stolen from his garage.
Babies Taken Home Leaving
the Salem Memorial hospital
with infant daughters were Mrs.
Louis D. Clark, Rt. 9, Box 184,
and Mrs. Harvey Moullet, Stay
ton. Mrs. Joseph Pecore, 1362
S. 12th, returned home with her
Infant son.
Brand to 8peak James T.
Brand, justice of the state su
preme court, will speak before
the International Relations club
at Willamette university at 7:30
Wednesday night in Chresto cot
tage. Subject of Justice Brand s
talk will be "World Court."
Held to Grand Jury Ray
mond David Lopez, 20, waived
preliminary examination Tues
day in district court and was or
dered held for the grand jury
on a forgery charge based on a
check kiting allegation. Lopez
and a partner from a transient
magazine selling crew were nab
bed by state police on the week
end for altering checks to read
$50 instead of $5. The other sub
scription salesman, Jame Cly-
burn, 25, was also held on a for
gery charge, but his case was
continued for plea to Wednes
day. Christmas Warehouse Post
master Albert C. Gragg has been
authorized to lease space in the
building at South Church and
Mill street formerly occupied by
the Starr Fruit Products com
pany as a distribution point for
parcel post packages during the
Christmas rush. This will be the
third time this building has been
so utilized. The lease calls for
use at any time after Dec. 15
postal authorities deem desir
able.
Escapee Returned Walter
Danielson, who violated ground
parole from the Oregon state
hospital, was returned to the in
stitution Monday night by Salem
police who found him wander
ing at the intersection of North
17th and Center streets.
Hatfield to Speak Mark Hat
field of the Willamette universi
ty faculty will be the speaker
at the meeting of the 20-30 club
at the Golden Arrow cafe Tues
day night at 6:30.
Runaway Captured Two of
the three boys who escaped from
the state training' school at
Woodburn about 9 o'clock Sun
day night were caught on Bobs
avenue in Aurora early the fol
lowing morning by E. C. Smith,
municipal judge. They were re
turned to the school by state police.
Group Singing David Fenn
general secretary of the North
east branch of the Portland
YMCA will be at the Salem Y
Tuesday night to give a demon
stration in directing group
singing. The lesson is one of a
series being sponsored by the
Salem YMCA In the interest of
conducting of parties for various
age groups. Finn is said to be
an excellent director and per
sons interested are welcome to
attend.
Dance License Given The
county court has issued a per
mit to Canyon Fire Patrol to
operate a dance in the Detroit
school gymnasium.
Says Road Rough W. Wick
ham, Jefferson school bus oper
ator, has complained to the
county court that the unpaved
side of market road No. 2 from
Looney Butte is rough, and also
that on roads 904 and 907 brush
and rubbish has been allowed
to accumulate along the shoulders.
Estimate Made The county
court has tentatively approved
plans for paving of Peck and
Morningside streets south of the
city. An engineer's estimate
has been made of the cost at
$5776.74 or $2,216 per lineal
feet of property owned. The es
timates as yet do not cover a
small extension at one end
which runs over into a subdi
vision but which also has been
tentatively accepted by the
court.
Freeman Phipps 111 Freeman
R. Phipps, 76, who lives at 965
Fairview avenue, suffered a
paralytic stroke shortly before
noon Tuesday. First aid was
called and sent him to Salem
General hospital by ambulance,
Hand Hurt In Wringer Mrs
Emil Kutchke, 1965 Grant
street, got her left hand caught
in a clothes wringer Tuesday
shortly before noon and suffer
ed a severe injury. First aid
dressed the injury and took her
to a doctor.
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Dallas Boy Scout Troop 24 of a)allas received trophies as
the outstanding American Legion sponsored troop in the
state at the Thursday meeting of Carl B. Fenton post, Ameri
can Legion. Selection of Troop 24 for the honor was made
at the state Legion convention in Salem last summer. At
left above, holding a trophy for permanent possession of the
Scout troop is Roger Owens, scribe of the troop At right,
holding trophy which will be kept for one year hv the Legion
post, is Bill Trent. Both boys are Life Scouts. Scoutmaster of
the troop is Andrew Irwin, Jr. Harold Peterson, former
scoutmaster, also helped them attain the honor for he worked
with the boys through much of the previous year before
resigning. The post is now working towards winning the
large trophy three consecutive years for permanent possession
and are boosting the Scouts to that end. (Ruby Irwin photo)
Centennial of
Post Office
The first Salem post office
was established 100 years ago
today but no special observance
of the centennial was held. Post
master Albert C. Gragg report
ed that several hundred special
covers sent here by collectors
for cancellation will be run
through the stamping machines
as requested.
J. B. McLane was the first of
ficial postmaster for Salem op
erating in his residence at 960
Broadway, known as the Jason
Lee House.
The site of the present office
built in 1938 was occupied for
postal purposes in 1903 through
the construction of a two story
sandstone structure. This build
ing was later purchased by Wil
lamette university and was mov
ed up State street to a place on
the campus where it is currently
in use by the law college. The
moving proved to be a tremen
dous job and one contractor
gave it up.
Sfeelworkers
(Continued from Pane 1)
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Tuesday, November 8, 1949 5
Safety PTA Topic Harvey
Christenson will be in charge of
the business meeting of the
Hayesville PTA Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock and will dis
cuss safety on the highways.
The new projector for use of the
school children and the people
of the community, will be pre
sented at this meeting.
Weigels Have Twins Mr. and
Mrs. Edmund Weigel, 4825
Dierks road, are the parents of
twins, Lonnie Ray, six pounds
five ounces and his sister, Linda
Mae, four pounds nine ounces,
born Monday at the Salem Me
morial hospital. They have a
brother, Steven, age two. Pa
ternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Weigel, Woodburn,
and the maternal grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Lee, Hood
River.
Federal Permit Granted
Among the 16 northwest attor
neys admitted to practice law In
federal court in Portland and
who took the necessary oath
were Max L. McMillin and Wal
lace G. Mills, both of Salem.
To Haul Logs Log hauling
permits have been issued by the
county court to John S. Zolo
toff, star route, Silverton, and
Capitol Lumber Fuel Co., Salem.
Rotary Luncheon Coach
"Stack Stackhouse, of Willa
mette university will discuss the
subject "Football at Willamette"
during Wednesday's luncheon of
the Rotary club.
Carruthers Are Home - Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Carruthers, 920
N. 19th, have returned from a
two weeks vacation trip to Calif
ornia. While in the south Car
ruthers observed his birthday
with a lister, Mrs. B. W. Man
ville. Presenting Plane The Bush
school Mothers' club recently
purchased a piano for use of the
school and formal presentation
will be made Wednesday eve
ning by Superintendent Frank
Bennett and Principal Beck.
Mothers' Club Meets The
first fall meeting of the Hayes
ville Mothers' blub will be held
at the home of Mrs. E. Brown on
Blossom Drive with Mrs. R. Tu
ers co-hostess.
Hi-Y Applications With 57
applications on file from boys
who would like to gain admis
sion to senior Hi-Y, plans for
the formation of one or two
more chapters of the organiza
tion will be discussed during a
meeting scheduled for the night
of November 16 at the YMCA,
No further applications will be
received, reports Roth Holtz,
boys' work secretary of the
YMCA who has been instru
mental in enlarging Hi-Y.
Mrs, Heckart Hostess Mrs.
Roy Heckart will be hostess for
a no host luncheon of the Sun-
nyside Friendly Hour club
Thursday noon. Members are
asked to bring articles for the
club bazaar.
Chiropodist Ruling Attorney
General George Neuner ruled
today that a 1949 law gives chi
ropodists, or foot doctors, the
right to treat injuries and de
formities of the hands or feet.
Deadline Near The deadline
for the mailing of Christmas
gifts and greetings to members
of the armed forces and their
families overseas is drawing
near, reports Postmaster Albert
C. Gragg. This deadline is No
vember 15. Parcels mailed be
fore that time are fairly cer
tain of being delivered prior to
or on Christmas day. After
that date no assurance will be
given that they will reach their
destination in time.
Morse to Speak Thursday
United States Senator Wayne
Morse will open his re-election
campaign in Marion county with
a talk at Waller hall on the
campus of Willamette university
Thursday night. The appearance
of Oregon's junior senator will
be sponsored by the Marion
County Young Republican club.
Senator Morse will review the
work of the first session of the
81st congress. Governor McKay
will be asked to Introduce the
speaker.
BORN
The Capital Journal Welcomes
the Following New Citizens:
THOMPSON TO Mr. end Mri. T. Dm
Thomp- - I5 Union, at the Beleni
Oenerel hospital. Hot. Km. .
JINKS To Mr. in Mr. Earl Jenka.
Hi. I Box 133 -J. It the Slm Oeneral
ho"'tal. t bor. Nor. I.
PETERSON TO Mr. end Mrs. Merle
Peterson. Brram, at the Salem Oen
trel hospital, a boy, Nov. 7.
OTTER To Mr. and Mrl. Joseph Otter
or Mt. Angel, Oct. I. a ion at flllverton
hospital.
WEIOEL To Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
weleel. 4Mb Dlerke Road twins, a boy and
a flrl. at tht Salem Memorial hospl'u.
Hot. 1.
PERDER To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob 1.
Perder. 70 Stewart, a bor. at the Salem
Memorial hospital. Nor. 7.
BARBOUR To Mr. and Mrs. Mer..:iS'l
s-bour. 445 Cleveland. WoG-1burn at the
a-l'm Memorial hospital, a tirl. Nov 7.
THOMAS To Mr. and Mrs oeoree
Thomas lonl North street. Newber-. at
tha Salem Memorial hospital, a auU o. 1-
Phonet 22408 before 6 pa tf
you miss your Capital Journal
Light weight snug ankle, hip
length fishing boots. Reg. $10.95
now $8.88. Town & Country
store, 293 N. Com'l, 268
Gilmore's Up-Stairs Dress Shop
at 439 Court St. Just arrived,
beautiful dresses. Sizes 16 to
24"4. 266
IDEAL GIFTS of Bleached
and Graded No. Oregon Wal
nuts and Filberts are now avail
able in 5 and 10-lb. burlap bags
for shipping at Salem Nut Grow
ers Cooperative, 2828 Cherry
Avenue. Phone 3-3568. 271
Reward. Stolen Nov. 6, 1949,
one old hand-painted reddish
brown boy's bike,, white rims.
One new blue and white med.
size girls bike. Ph. 2-4888 after
8 p.m. if these are seen in your
vicinity. 266
Special Wed only. One group
dresses $7 98. Open until 7
p.m. Lorman's,. 1109 Edgewater.
267
Federally insured Savings
Current dividend 24 .ice
FIRST Federal Savings FIRST
142 & Liberty Ph 3-4944.
iVi current rate on your
savings Salem Federal, 560
State St Salem's largest Savings
association
Phone 22406 before 8 p.m. If
you miss vour Capital Journal
Bazaar it lunch 11-2; dinner
5-7 Wed., Nov. 9. First Methodist
church. Lots of fun & entertain
ment. Visit the Country store.
266',
Exclusive presentation. Imper
ial wallpapers R. L Elfstrom Co.
Fire Auto - Liability Burg
lary, Ken Potts Insurance Agen
cy, 229 N. Liberty. 266
Don't throw away window
shade rollers. Phone Reinholdt
& Lewis, 2-3639 and have
them recovered at a worth while
saving. 266
Dance Wed. nite over Western
Auto. Dick Johnson Orchestra.
266
Rummage sale. Wed. & Thurs.
Sears' old storeL 288
Bazaar & lunch 11-2; dinner
5-7 Wed., Nov. 9. First Methodist
church. Lots of fun & entertain
ment. Visit the Country store.
266'
Wednesday
Open 9:30
266
Rummage sale
over Greenbaum's.
a.m.
For Sale I Haywood and
Wakefield baby buggy, like new
1 child's peddle car, station wag
on, excellent condition. 1540
Norway St., Salem. Ore. 266
Phone 22406 before 8 p.m. If
vou miss your Capital Journal
Free Thanksgiving turkey
with the purchase of a new
Westinghouse or Universal elec
tric range. Yeater Appliance
Co, 375 Chemeketa, 267
Phone 22406 oetore pirt'lf
vou miss your Capital Journal.
Johns-Manvllle shingles ap
olied by Math is Bros., 164 a
Com'L Free estimate. Ph. 34842
Senate-House
(Continued from Pane I
General Orders Issued
For Armistice Day
General orders for the annual observance of Armistice Day
were issued today with the program following the customary
procedure of a parade at 10:30 o'clock, patriotic program at the
court house at 11 o'clock, or armory in event of rain, with Gov
ernor Douglas McKay giving the main address.
Activities of the day will start
at 8 o'clock with the annual
breakfast of past commanders
of Capital Post No. 9 at the
American Legion club with Chet
Huggins to be official host
The reviewing stand will be
located on the south side of
State street in front of Ihe Cap
itol theater.
Forming at Marion square the
parade will move south on Com-
West Salem
(Continued from Pags 1)
COURT NEWS
Circuit Court
Bcasia Curry va Marlon Card, dismiss
ed, with prejudice on stipulation.
Russell and George HalloweQ va Claude
Bird and others, trial resumed before
a lurr In Judse Rei KimmeU's court. The
case was started last Wednesday but Fri
day was continued over Into this week.
The case Involves alleged misrepresenta
tions In sale of a tractor the plalntlfta
asking 13327 aa general and S2000 as pun
itive damages. The defendants make de
nial and aay plaintiffs had ample op-
portun ty for Inspection OI me tractor
and were aware of lu condition on purchase.
Edward Harlfng vs Harold William
Benle, complaint for 121,797 damaaes
growing out of an automobile accident
July 1 on the Psclflo highway between
Aurora and Hubbard.
William Kim against Oene Blakely and
Oregon Motor Stages, complaint for S 10.
000 punitive and 11550 general damages
for Imurles he alleged ne sustslneo June
20 when he charve that Blakely,, bus driv
er tor Oregon Motor 8tsaes, forcibly clos
ed a bus door on his arm and shouldera
and he also alleges he was subjected to
derogatory and Insulting language.
Merchants Credit Bureau va Fred
Lockrear, complaint for 13476 which
alleged defendant owes varloua llrms.
Evanaellne vs Orvllle Ott, divorce de
cree entered.
Clifford H. va Verne viola Wilson, div
orce decree entered.
Jack E. vs Lorene Z. Miller, divorce de
cree entered.
Eileen vs Harlan
decree entered.
M. Sheldon, divorce
State va Ellsworth W. Miller, cltstlon
for defendsnt to appear Vovembcr 21 to
show why his probation should not be re
voked for alleged failure to support three
minor children.
James H. Croker vs L. D. Klvett. com
plslnt for 1120.40 alleged as dameje due
to platntlff'a automobile In a collision
April 2, 1948, at D and Capitol atreets.
The group will open the drive
next year to require the armed
forces to "fortify" and develop
Alaska as he key to the Pacific
coast defenses, and to do what
ever is necessary also to prepare
the Great lakes region and the
Atlantic seaboard against at
tack . . ."
The unofficial committee also
will try:
(1) To get agreements from
the joint chiefs of staff that all
military contracts will be plac
ed on the basis of quality, cost
and time competition without
regard to the geographical lo
cation of industries.
(2) To arrange a public meet
ing in Washington, D. C, in ear
ly January to get public opinion
behind the move.
Industries Cited
The report cites numerous In
stances of orders, and even
whole plants, being shifted in
land and southward, and of pres
sure for others to take the same
direction. The study concen
trates on aircraft.
Regional chairmen on the un
official committee include:
Western states: Senator Know-
land (R-Calif.) and Rep. Shep-
pard (D-Calif.)
Great Lakes area: Senator
Ferguson (R-Mich.) and Rep.
Crawford (R.Mich.).
New England: Senator McMa
hon (D-Conn.) and Rep. Fogar
ty (D-R.I.).
The report lists examples of
plant and production moves
made and urged as including:
Boeing Affected
Grumman Aircraft Engineer
ing corporation at Bcthpage,
N. Y., was asked by the navy to
consider moving to Phoenix,
Ariz.
Consolidated Vultce Aircraft
in San Diego, Calif., has found
the bulk of its contracts for the
P-36 concentrated at a govern
ment - owned plant in Fort
Worth, Texas.
Boeing Airplane company in
Seattle has found the air force
insisting that its B-47 be built
in the recently reactivated gov
ernment owned plant in Wichita,
Kansas, while more and more of
its trained labor force in Seattle
is idled by completion of previ
ous military orders.
The report says the air force
rejected central Washington as
the site for a $100,000,000 super
sonic air research laboratory al
though this was the first choice
of engineering consultants. The
site chosen was In Tennessee.
Agreements with Republic
and Jones and Laughlin, were
announced today. They differ
ed in some details from Bethle
hem and from each other.
In Ohio, the Timken Roller
Bearing company, employer of
10,000 in four plants, was turn
ed down on an offer to workers
of a pension plan similar to one
now in existence for Timken sal
aried workers. The steelwork-
ers indicated they wanted i
pension plan like Bethlehem's.
Coal Strike Stalemate
What bearing the steel settle
ments might have on the coal
strike was not known. Lewis,
rebuffed in an attempt to reach
a separate settlement with II
linois-Indiana operators, met for
the second consecutive day at
Chicago with district leaders and
had no announcements.
Six other companies negotiat
ing for similar agreements were
Wheeling Steel with 17,000
workers, Inland with 15,000
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
with 20.000, Allegheny-Ludlum
with 12,000, Colorado Fuel and
Iron with 15,000, Great Lakes
Steel with 10,000, Pittsburgh
Steel with 8,000 and a number
of smaller firms. One small
company, McClouth Steel, sign
ed on the basis of the Bethlehem
formula without a strike, insur
ing pensions for its 500 employes
and 1,200 more to be employed
at a new plant at Trenton, Mich
W. P. Merrick vs J. P. Hewitt, com
plaint for sums alleged due on notes.
Prank and Miriam Bowlea vs Delmer E.
and Martha E. Wood, complaint lor mon
ey alleged due on a note.
Bruce W. Williams, receiver, vs Ro
man Fischer and others, answer si:-geg
lease Involved Is still In force and eltect
and win be to and Including Februaty 23.
1931.
Probate Court
Cora M. Nash estate, flnel decree
Oeolsla May Anderson, executrlg.
Otto P. Johnson estate, semi-annual
accounty of John H. Johnson, eaecutor,
approved.
Anton Nielsen estste. order approv
ing final account of Bernis L. Bchrunk,
administratria.
Ines C. Sleemund. decree on final ac
count ol Fiord L. Biegtnund, eaecutor.
Charles Mullen,
count approved.
estate, final ac-
Emllte P. Bnashard estate, Mildred
Wlnalov named appraiser.
R. J. Jang estats, final decree to A.
Jans, administrator.
Nlekolas Rockier estate, order to W.
Douilas Harris, executor, to aell real
property.
Marriage Licenses
Ror L. Shelton. 29. student, and Carol
Oene Kuna. 23. bookkeeper, both Salem.
Dale Nellton. 20. laborer route t. exil.
verton, and Mildred Hamrlck, 19. mill
worker. As, em.
Robert C Hall, legal, eannerv worker,
and TU119 Kadnaaa, legal, tout Woodburn.
Eugene Calls Gregg Robert
D. Gregg, Willamette university
dean, will be in Eugene Novem
ber 16 to head a panel group on
national scholarships. Many Or
egon higher education school ad
ministrators will attend the ses
sion on the campus of the Uni
versity of Oregon.
Scout Board Called The
board of review of the Cherry
City district of Boy Scouts will
meet Wednesday evening at 7:30
o'clock in the basement of the
city library.
Leaves Tamale Firm N. C.
Toy has filed with the county
clerk his certificate of retire
ment from Old Timber Tamale
company.
Held to Grand Jury Harold
P. Gourley was bound over to
the grand jury on a charge of
obtaining money by false pre
tenses on appearance In Wood
burn justice court Tuesday.
Variety Store Listed Certifi
cate of assumed business name
for The Cottage Variety, 1143
S. Commercial street, has been
filed with the county clerk by
Clyde F. French, II, and Doro
thy H. French.
Pratt Elected Russell Pratt,
operator of a storage and trans
fer company, was elected presi
dent of the Salem Kiwanis club
without opposition during Tues
day's luncheon of the organiza
tion. Bob White was named first
vice president and Herman Lan-
Kc treasurer.
mercial to State, east on State
to Church, north on Church to
Court, west on Court to High
and south on High to a point
in front of the American War
Mothers' memorial on the court
house lawn.
The parade, under Ihe direc
tion of George Vandeneynde,
i will consist of five sections.
I headed by Brigadier General
H. G. (Fod) Mai'on, grand mar
shal, and his staff, followed by
the color guard, distinguished
guests, Willamette university
band. Co. B, ORNG and Co. G.
ONG; Air Corps reserve. Marine
Corps reserve and the naval reserves.
Commanding the second sec
tion will be Ken Potts, with
E. (Mose) Palmaieer assist
ing. The section will be headed
by the Leslie Junior high school
band, bpanish American war
veterans. Disabled American
veterans. American Legion (four
posts). Capital No 9, Salem No.
136, Pioneer No 149 (all wom
en's) and Kingwood post: Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, Marine
Corps league, Sons of American
Revolution and the Sons of
Union Veterans.
The third section will have
Jack Edwards as commander
and James Garvin and Fred Gah-
lesdorf assisting. In line will be
the American War Mothers.
Gold Star Mothers, Daughters of
the American Revolution, Wom
en's Relief Corps, Ladies of the
GAR, Daughters of Union Vet
erans, Auxiliaries of Sons of
Union Veterans, Spanish-Amer
ican War, DAV, Veterans of For-
eigns Wars, Salem Marine Corps
league, American Legion auxi
liary and the Navy Mothers.
Wilfred Miller will command
the fourth section with Paul
Thorelson assisting. Here will
be the Parrish Junior high
school band. Sea Scouts, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts and children
from all the Salem schools.
James Beall will command the
fifth and last section, which will
have as components all civic and
fraternal organizations.
Dave Hoss, master of cere
monies, will call for one minute
of silence at the opening of the
formal program, followed by
firing squad, taps and flac
raising.
Rev. Geo. H. Swift, rector of
the Episcopalian church and
chaplain of Capital Post No. 9,
will give the invocation. Mem
bers of the auxiliary will place
wreaths at the monument with
Hoss giving a short welcome and
introducing Grand Marshal Mais-
and distinguished guests.
Governor McKay will then give
his address, the program closing
with benediction and remarks by
tne master of ceremonies.
Several of the various veter
ans' organizations will have their
own activities during the after
noon with Willamette university
meeting Whitman on Sweetland
field in a night football game.
The preamble notes that the
merger was authorized by the
people of West Salem July 26,
1949, and by the people of Sa
lem October 14, 1949.
The transfer of the West Sa
lem charter will take place at
Heavy Vote
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Tobin, a former Boston mayor
and Massachusetts governor,
publicly threw his support be
hind City Clerk John B Hyncs.
Hyncs is trying to unseat Mayor
James M. Curlcy who is running
for his fifth term.
Other major contests in to
day's elections:
New York City William O.
Dwyer (d). Incumbent, Newbold
Morris (republican - liberal fu
sion) and Rep. Vito Marcantonio
(American labor party) vie for
mayor; three-cornered race for
U.S. representative from the
10th (Brooklyn) district.
New Jersey Governor Albert
E. Driscoll (R) vs. Elmer H.
Wenc (D) for a four-year term
as governor; $105,000,000 vet
erans' bonus.
Virginia State Senator John
S. Battle (D) vs. Walter Johnson
(R) for governor; poll tax re
peal amendment.
Apartments Purchased Mr
and Mrs. uave u Holtzman are
purchasers of six new one-story
apartments at North Capitol and
Nebraska streets, according to
county records. They were
bought from Russell Bright, who
built thrm about a year ago In
an exchange the Holtzmans sell
to Mr and Mrs. Bright property
in the Morningside district south
of Salem. The purchase price of
the apartments was about $28
000 and the Morningside proper
ty about $BO0O.
Keeps Oregon Green Srv
enty-two boys and girls of the
Kcizer school have pledged to
help protect Oregon's forests
from fire and mailed in to keep
Oregon Green headquarters their
application for participation in
the Oregon Green Guard. An
army of 5.331 Oregon boys and
girls have been enrolled In the
Oregon Green Guard this year.
posal.
Pennsylvania $500,000,000
veterans bonus.
Kenfurkinna U.-111 (tiny. I tnnm.
California Three-cornered jbers of the general assembly and
race for U S. representative from l decide on whether to raise the
the 5th (San Francisco) distrlct.states $5,000 annual pay-limit
ias rou lax repeal pro- on puDiic oillcers.
Exams for Firemen
Are Started Today
In the first of a series of civil
service examinations for fire
men tests were being held Tues
day for promotion to first aid
captain. One vacancy exists and
two applicants are taking the
tests.
Wednesday an examination
will be given, with eight candi
dates, for placement on the eli
gible list for fire captain. Part
of the examination will be an
oral quiz by members of the civ
il service commission. At prcs
ent there is no vacancy.
Thirty applicants are on the
list for examination Thursday
for beginner firemen. Some wiil
be added to the payroll with the
manning of the new West Salem
station in a few weeks.
Story Hourstory hour for
children will be held at the Sa
lem Public Library Wednesday
starting at 4 o'clock In the aft
ernoon.
a joint meeting of the city coun
cils of the two cities in West
Salem City hall next Monday
night. It will be preceded by a
dinner for the two councils and
department heads of the two
cities. The charter to be surren
dered by Mayor Musgrave of
West Salem to Mayor Robert L.
Elfstrom will have on its front
page the names of its council
Mayor Musgrave and Council
Members Chester O. Douglas L.
F. Sheridan, W. C. Heise, C. A.
Rust, Earl C. Burk, and A. N.
Copenhaver.
Immediately after the cere
monial, and the election of an
alderman for the new Ward 8,
the Salem council will move to
the Salem City hall to finish
the meeting.
As a committee of the West
Salem council to arrange for the
dinner next Monday night May
or Musgrave appointed Council-
men Heise, chairman, Burk and
Copenhaver.
When the merger becomes ef
fective only two of the West Sa
lem officers will lose city em
ployment. They are City Attor
ney Steve Anderson and City
Treasurer Thelma Brown.
The four members of the po
lice force transfer to the Salem
force with credit for time
served. Chief William Porter's
duties will be mainly in the wa
ter department. The other offi
cers are Gene Nordone, Ed Cal
lahan and William Haley.
City Recorder R. E. Pattison
will be in the water department
with service in West Salem and
an advance in salary of $25 to
$250 a month.
Ward Barrett, Sam Brown
and Harry Howard will be in
the street department.
Not much business was on the
table at the last meeting. There
were officers' reports and ap
proval of salary payments, and
the canvass of the Salem vote
approving the merger was read.
Chief Porter reported that
since the beginning of Mayor
Musgrave's administration Jan
uary 1, 1947, metered water
services have increased from 27
per cent of the users to only two
short of 100 per cent. Mayor
Musgrave noted that in the last
year the city millage tax from
35.7 to 19.5.
City Manager J. L. Franzen,
City Attorney Chris J. Kowitz,
and City Engineer J. H. Davis
of Salem attended.
Franzen revealed that mate
rial for a 12-inch pipe line to
cross the bridge from Salem to
West Salem was ordered yester
day. It will supplement the pres
ent 8-inch pipe, and will be tem
porary until a 24-inch main
crosses the new bridge when
built.
Franzen mentioned the large
reservoir of 50,000,000 to 75,
000,000 gallons capacity the city
hopes to build at Turner hill,
and said that in the distant off
ing is a reservoir on the west
side of the river to balance the
water distribution. Planned ear
lier is a 100,000-gallon high lev
el tank for the Kingwood area.
The ultimate water service for
West Salem will eliminate wells,
he suid.
"Salem is glad to welcome
you," the manager said. "You
will find us cooperative, and we
will need your assistance. We
have to get acquainted with
West Salem details, but I'm sure
everything will slide into place
as the transfer becomes effective."
Meeting In Eugene The 64th
annual meeting of the Oregon
State Horticultural society will
be held In Eugene on November
17-18. Daily sessions will start
at 9 a.m. in the Veterans Me
morial building, 1626 Willam
ette street. Oregon State Col
lege Horticultural Specialist R.
Ralph Clark says that all per
sons Interested in horticultural
crops arc invited to attend. Ac
cording to Clark, the morning
sessions will be of general in
terest to those raising and han
dling horticultural crops. The
afternoon program will be di
vided into fruit and vegetable
sections. ,
Missionary Speaker Dr. John
Minor, who is going to India as
a missionary, will speak at the
Aumsvillc Baptist church Wed
nesday evening at 7:45 o'clock.
He is under the sponsorship of
the Conservative Baptist For
eign Missionary society.
About 37 per cent of Austria is
covered by forests, mostly
spruce.
MILITARY MEN
AND VETERANS
Tueaday November S
The battalion, 413th infantry,
army reserves, at Army Reserve
quonset huts.
Sublimity Oordon Nightingale,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Nightln
sale of Sublimity, has recently been
promoted to the rank of corporal.
Cpl. Nightingale has been radio
technician with the air force in
Arlitk. Aleutian Islands since June,
1949.
Card of Thanks
. .To those who expressed their
sympathy In so many beautiful
and practical ways during 'our
recent bereavement of our son
and brother, we extend our
heartfelt thanks.
The Kilgore family.
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