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Taylor Will Speak Robert
Taylor, itate insurance commis
sioner, will be the speaker at a
noon meeting of the Salem Life
Underwriters association Friday
at the Senator hotel. Taylor's
subject will be "The Oregon In
surance Department and Its Re
lations with the Industry."
Woman Round Over Margie
Williams, Route 1, Aumsville,
has been bound over to the
grand jury in Stayton justice
court on a charge of disorderly
conduct. Bail was set at $200
after her plea of innocence. Ar
rest was made by sheriff's depu
ties. Fog Given Blame Heavy fog
is blamed by Don Bailey, 18,
Salem, for the accident on the
Pacific highway six miles north
of Albany Wednesday in a re
port filed with the Albany po
lice. Arnold Overman, 18. and
also of Salem, was injured but
not seriously. Bailey said he was
driving north when he came
upon a car on the highway ahead
of him and his brakes failed to
check his speed, ramming the
other vehicle in the rear. Driver
of the struck car was R. L.
Grove, . Albany. Both cars re
ceived extensive damage.
Elder Directs Services Elder
R. G. Schafner, Salem, is in
charge of the special meetings
being held each evening this
week at the Seventh Day Ad
ventist church at Hopewell. El
der George T. Dickenson, Port
land, spoke at the annual world
day of prayer at the church last
Sunday.
Linn Youth Speaker Dwayne
Drushella, of Albany, state treas
urer of the Future Farmers of
America, will speak at the an
nual FFA Dayton union high
school parent-son banquet at
Dayton Thursday night. The
meal will be prepared and ser
ved by the FHA girls and their
Instructor, Miss M. Getzelman.
Xmas Toys Wanted Toys are
wanted by the Taft high school
for renovation and repair. These
will be sold at a PTA carnival
and the proceeds used for needy
children in the coast area. Col
lection for Christmas toys is now
-under way under the direction
H. F. Gierloff, principal of
the grade school.
Book Juveniles Booked at
the sheriff's office are three ju
veniles arrested in eastern Ore
gon on a charge of stealing a car
in Salem. The lads are said to be
from the state industrial school
at Vancouver, Wash., who re
fused to go to Burns to pick up
the boys where they were ar
rested. Pratum WSCS Meets The
Pratum WSCS held an all day
meeting at the church basement
Wednesday with a business ses
sion at noon. An auction of
plants and fancy work was held
during the afternoon. Mrs. Har
vey Meyer is president of the
group.
Ski Club to Meet The San
tiam Ski club will meet Thurs
day night at 8 o'clock at Ander
son's sports goods store. The
main thing for discussion will be
organization of first aid classes
for rescue teams at Hoodoo Ski
bowl.
Everett Rites Held Final
rites for Hugh Edward Everett,
96, father of Mrs. Mattie Ross,
of Salem, were held at Wasco
Thursday from the Christian
church with "burial in the Sun
rise cemetery at Wasco. He had
lived in that community for 60
years and was a retired rancher,
Everett was born in Hawkeye,
Ohio, May 25, 1853. He is also
survived by four sons, three
other daughters, 13 grandchil
dren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Leave Salem General Dis
missed from the Salem General
hospital with recently born in
fants are Mrs. Melvin Wilkenson
and daughter, 3635 Cherry, and
Mrs. Herbert Schlicker and
daughter, 455 Sunset.
Clement Buys Agency N. D.
Clement, of Salem, has pur
chased the automobile agency of
William Kirk and Curtis Uhl at
Astoria and will take possession
December 1.
To Meet Friday The Wo
man's Relief corps is to meet
Friday at 2 p.m. in the Veterans
of Foreign Wars hall.
Creative Group Meets A
postponed meeting of the cre
ative art group of the Salem Art
association will be held Thurs
day night at 7:30 in the meeting
place over the Busick market at
Court and North Commercial.
Roberta Lane will start instruc
tion in figure sketching and por
traiture. BORN
The Capital Journal Welcomes
the Following New Cltltenst
SRENDEH To Mr. an Vra. Nontlin
Breitdtn, Not. II, aoa at Stivartoo hoa-
PiUl.
8TIFFLEH To Mr. m! Mr Hixnfr C
Snrricr. MO a. it the s.l.a Orntral hos
pital, a tirl. Not. 1.
BARKER To Mr. and Mr.. Irnn Btr
krr. Rl. I Boa 3M-C, at th. Sal.m Mem
orial hoaottal, a trL Nov. II.
BILTEU To Mr. and Mr. Orral an
T.o. Maliama. at tho Sales Memorial
boapltal. a bor. Not. ).
BURKE To Mr. and lira. Dale Burte.
t. 1 Bos J-K. at the Salem Memorial
hoipttal. ft bor. No. K.
CRAVEN To Mr and Vr. FTed
Craven. Mill CUr. at the Salem Memorial
fcwpltal. a bor. Not. la.
Mrs. Bender Home Mrs.
Donald Bender and Infant
daughter, Stayton, Rt. 1, have
been dismissed from the Salem
Memorial hospital.
Open House .Friday The
open house planned for the tex
tile painting group at the Salem
YWCA is to be Friday evening
of this week, 7:30 to 9 o'clock.
Tri-County Postmasters
Postmasters from Marion, Polk
and Yamhill counties will hold
one of their quarterly dinner
meetings Saturday evening at
the American Legion building
on South Commercial streets.
Carl Black of Dallas is president
of the association. It is expect
ed 25 postmasters will be in at
tendance to talk shop and to
hear an address by J. E. Flory,
superintendent of railway mail
service.
Cease Registration With 275
already registered, the Salem
post office will discontinue Fri
day evening at 5 o'clock the tak
ing of applications from persons
who would like to work during
the Christmas holiday rush.
Postmaster Albert C. Gragg re
ports the list of applications will
be more than ample to fill all
anticipated part time positions
in the clerk and carrier depart
ments. Attend Concert A group of
30 persons, including several
members of the Salem YMCA
boys' chorus and their parents
will go to Portland Thursday
night to hear the Vienna Boys'
Chorus in concert there.
Fall Induction Fall induc
tion ceremonies for boys recent
ly added to the senior high
school Hi-Y chapters will be
held at the First Presbyterian
church Sunday evening, Novem
ber 27. Al Loucks, Salem bus
inessman, will be the principal
speaker. A committee on ar
rangements including Chuck
Wilhoit, Cleo Keppinger, Lloyd
Hamlin and Gordon Sloan met
at the high school Thursday to
plan for the induction.
Thanksgiving Service A
Thanksgiving worship service,
sponsored by the campus YMCA,
will be held in Waller hall of
Willamette university at 8
o'clock next Tuesday night. Dr.
U. G. Dubach of Lewis and
Clark college will deliver the
sermon. Local groups partici
pating in addition to the Campus
Y, will be Hi-Y, Gra-Y and the
Boys' Chorus.
Mrs. Swan Needs New
Location for Service
Mrs. Herbert Swan, who has;
been operating a free employ
ment agency at 2615 North
Front, has received the approval
of Governor McKay and the co
operation of several local agen
cies, and hopes to continue the
service.
She will, however, need an
other house in a few days where
she can carry on the enterprise,
for the reason that it is objected
to by her present landlord. She
has the approval also of the Sal
vation Army, the public welfare
office, and the state employment
office.
Russage sale, First Methodist
church, Friday, Nov. 18. 274
To settle estate must sell
Dwg. at 1347 Fir St. & furnish
ings. Pioneer Trust Co. 3-3146
for details. 274
Refinish your Venetian
Blinds during Fall cleaning.
New tapes, cords and new paint
job will make them look like
new. Reinholdt & Lewis will
pick up and deliver. Ph. 2-3639
- 274
Fire - Auto - Liability - Burg
lary, Ken Potts Insurance Agen
cy, 229 N. Liberty. 274
For Sale 100 laying pullets.
Phone 3-1699. 274
Brlnir vour fittinn and alter
ation work to an experienced
worker. Anita Shop, 404 State
St. 276
Phone 22408 before ft n m If
you miss your Capital Journal
Special on coats, $37.50. Open
until 7 p.m. At Lormans, 1109
Edgewater, West Salem. 274
Free Teen Age Dance Friday,
Glcnwood Ballroom. 274
Christmas gift sale at Sear's
former location. High St. en
trance, Fri., Sat., Nov. 18 & 19.
Try our: Hot dogs 15c; pie
15c; big cup coffee 5c, at Has
kin't Carmelcrisp Shop, 335 N
High St. 274
Phone 22406 before 6 p.m. 11
vou miss your Capital Journal
Federally Insured Savings
Current dividend 2 "4 .iee
FIRST Federal Savings FIRST
142 Liberty Ph 3-4944
Extensive line of gifts In
hardware, houseware, china tc
sporting goods. Use our 10
layiway plan. Salem Hardware
Co, 120 N. Commercial.
Phone 52406 before I dm t'
you miss yout Capital Journal '
Change Rule On
Tax Extensions
The state tax commission an
nounced today it is going to re
quire partial payment of taxes
when extensions of time are
granted for payment of corpora
tion and personal income taxes.
The deadline for filing returns
is April 15. Under the old sys
tem, if you got an extension of
time, all you had to pay was in
terest. Now, if you get an extension
up to three months, you will
have to pay at least 25 percent
of your tax. And if the extension
is from three to six months,
you'll have to pay half of the
tax. These partial payments will
be due at the time the extension
is granted.
No extensions of more than
six months will be given.
USO Meeting
At Salt Lake
Robert R. Boardman, director
for the USO in Oregon, and Lt.
Col. Mark Hillary, USA, retired
who represents Gov. Douglas Mc
Kay, left Salem Wednesday for
Salt Lake City to attend a west
ern area USO meeting.
The meeting, called at the re
quest of Defense Secretary Louis
Johnson, is the first of five such
regional conferences and is
slated to open Friday. Speaker
at the session will be Navy Sec
rctary Francis Matthews.
During the conference leaders
of the USO will confer with
military authorities relative to
establishment of service coun
cils on a state and local basis
and concerning increased cooper
ation in defense matters. Also
in attendance at the meeting will
be Brig. Gen. R. A. McClure
who commands ahe northern
sub-area of Sixth army with
headquarters at Vancouver bar
racks.
Toasfmasters
Entertain Lions
With Ralph Nohlgren presid
ing as master of ceremonies,
four members of the Salem
Toastmasters club provided hu
morous and serious entertain
ment for members of the Salem
Lions club during their lunch
eon Thursday noon.
Before introducing the speak
ers, Nohlgren spoke of the
toastmasters organization of 700
clubs over the nation. Three of
them are located in Salem. He
pointed out that although speech
is the human being's most used
function, it is given less con
sideration than the others.
An accomplished speaker,
Nohlgren declared, is well fit
ted to carry out his life's ambi
tion regardless of what it may
be.
The speakers during the
luncheon and their subjects
were: Dr. Ralph Gordon,
"There's Nothing Wrong"; Ed
Boyce, a Labish farmer, "Help
ful Hints": Morris Buckston, a
paint salesman, "Doddering,"
and George Moorhead, Oregon
Pulp and Paper employe, "A
Tombstone for Butch."
The Lions club will not meet
again until December 1.
Leslie J. Carson, Doctor of
Optometry, vision specialist. 1991
Fairgrounds Road. Phone 24074.
279
Olive's Dress Shop at Four
Corners. Buy with confidence
Quality, yet modestly priced.
Lingerie, scarfs, blouses and
aprons. Green stamps. Ph. 20029.
274
Fall Festival Nov. 19 at Cola
school house from 2 'till 10 p.m.
Canned and fresh friuts and veg.
Lunch stands. Fun for all. Pro
gram at 8 p.m. Public invited.
275'
Special Salel One lot founda
tion garments, sizes up to 54,
values to $12.50. Special, $2.95.
Howard's Corset Shop, 131 N.
High. 275
Orwig's Market has young
fresh killed turkeys, 39; also
baby beef for locker. 37c. 4375
Silverton Rd. Ph. 2-6128. 276
2'i current rate on your
savings Salem Federal, 560
State St. Salem's largest Saving;
association
IDEAL GIFTS of Bleached
and Graded No. I 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. 283
Exclusive presentation. Imper
ial wallpapers R L Elfstrom Co.
Phone 22406 oetore 6 p.m. If
you miss your Capital Journal.
Johns-Manville shingles ap
plied by Mathis Bros, 164 S
Com'L Free estimate Ph. 34642
Bazaar and Cooked Food sale
at Portland Gas tt Coke, Fri.,
Nov. 8 by McCleay Grange.
274
Save office rent. Let me take
vour teleohone calls in mv
home. Ph. 3-8398. 274
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Marion Forks Salmon Hatchery Nearing Completion Main
hatchery building, 48 circular pools and 16 rectangular pools
now under construction by army engineers for the state fish
commission due for completion February 10, 1950. Cost of
structures shown will be $310,622. Below: Housing facilities
for hatchery attendants now almost complete.
School Survey to
Be Discussed
A grade school advisory com
mittee is scheduled to meet to
morrow with the state board of
education to discuss a planned
survey.
The session was called after
Attorney General George Neu
ner said the committee lacks au
thority to hire an expert in the
elementary school field to make
the study. He suggested the com
mittee undertake the survey it
self. The legislative-appointed com
mittee had planned to employ
Dr. Thomas A. Holy, Ohio State
university, for the work.
Gatch Stresses
Reserves Need
Reserves of the Armed Forces
are necessary and there is a
place for them. That is what
reservists of all branches of the
armed forces learned from Vice
Adm. Thomas L. Gatch, USN, re
tired, Wednesday night.
Gatch, veteran of many years'
duty with the navy, spoke to a
combined gathering at a meet
ing held at the naval and marine
corps reserve training center
with the navy's aviation volun
teer unit here as host unit.
The admiral, who made lt
clear that he is not concerned
about immediate war, urged the
reservists to keep plugging on
their training and program. He
pointed out the necessity of a
reserve reminding the men that
the little groups scattered about
the country would form a size
able group if brought together
in case of an emergency.
Reservists in the older age
group were reminded by Gatch
that they, too, had a function,
that of drawing younger men
into the organization and aiding
in their training.
Salem Man Dies Funeral
services for Conrad Wilbur Kan
telberg, 59, of Hillsboro Rt. 4
who was born in Salem July 4,
1890, were held at St. Anthony's
church in Forest Grove Tues
day. Burial was in the Forest
Grove cemetery.
COURT NEWS
Circuit Court
Manaret Sorr-nsen, executrix of the
eMate of Soren IMer Borenaen, v. Rich
ard O. Kaper and others, aiwwer of
Ktwptr admiU and den 1m.
Vtrainla E. .. William C. Zimmer.
default order entered.
Herbert Jnnea v. Or!. E Roberta, and
JimM Ballard. Judtment ordr for plain
tiff for t33nn. with IH0.ua coma and
ion attorney fee.
Lona Petenion t. Harold and Sarah
. Snff. order of dumliMl bajtd on acL
tlPment.
Probate Cour
EmUl P. Bom hard ftjttat appraUed at
14400 by Mildred W. Winn low.
Jacob iVhlndler en tit.
final account of
hcarini Decern-
ffrneM Bchindler. final
ber II.
Nellie A. Emry utat valued at 11500.
B. Halnej named executor.
Maria Kufner wtat. Oharla A.
named m admlnUtrator.
District Court
Larceny: Charm Oardner, Vetta Hi ber.
man and Patricia Kiltore. chane du
miMed on motion of the district attorney
for IfMUfflclent evidence: Oardner pleadr-d
HIT to a chane of petty larency and
waa aentenced to W dav In Jail with
Jail term to be u?r',ndvl upon pay
ment ff a l0 fine and rout, ordered
to make restitution and placad on pro
bation for one year.
Polict Court
SolteittM Ptcturaa Without awrmrU- Ha
Hokomb and Hamid Taylor, both of Dal
14. each fined HI.
Marrioot Licenti
Harold L Adanu 13, trurk driver. Da
rn, and PhrUta Joy MedJer. JL beau-
tttikn, ttuca.
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2 Out of 8 Held
Continued from Page :
Terrle Conway, one of the se
ven cabbies involved in the
case, was the first to be led be
fore Judge Felton. He pleaded
innocent to the charge and a
hearing was set for Nov. 21.
Conway was the only one of the
men who had not signed a con
fession for police.
The second, another taxi driv
er, was Troy Crabtree. He also
pleaded innocent, and a hearing
was set for the same day as the
Conway case.
The others, led off by Richard
Roy (Dickerin' Dick) Carter, a
used car dealer on South 12th
street, either waived prelimina
ry examination or were given a
24-hour continuation.
Those who waived further dis
trict court action and who will
be held for the grand jury, it
addition to Carter, were: John
nie Hoffert, Al Coulson, and
Maurice Murdock, all cab driv
ers. The only soldier involved ir
the rape charges Glen White-
sides, asked for a continuation
to enable him to secure an at
torney as did Meyers Rogow.
Wednesday af te r n o o n , Don
Clark, taxi owner and driver,
waived preliminary examination
on a charge of contributing to
the delinquency of a minor. He
was released on $1000 bail.
The men are aged from 21 to
30.
Meanwhile, detectives were
endeavoring tolocatea tenth
man wanted on a charge of rape
the same case. And it was
considered possible that addi
tional warrants might be issued.
Relatives Attend
The mass of detail in handling
the case has taxed the plain
clothes division of the Salem po
lice department, along with the
clerical staff and top officials.
In addition to securing state
ments, making arrests and pre
senting the information to the
district attorney and the court,
the station was jammed Wednes
day with relatives, many of
them wives, who sought to talk
with the men.
Many were obviously broken
by the arrests which struck hard
at them as innocent victims.
There was even a report that di
vorce actions might result from
the information secured by po
lice. "Ought to Spank You"
But in other cases, wives treat
ed the affairs of their accused
husbands with a "boys will be
boys" altitude. One jokingly
chided her husband when she
greeted him in jail with the
comment:
"I ought to spank you."
Authorities who are continu
ing investigation in the case dis
closed that the girl's mother was
employed some 16 hours a day
on two separate jobs. She had
shown hrr concern over her
daughter by reporting to county
officials the fact that the 14
year-old girl had not been at
tending class.
The statutory rape charge un
der which the men have been ac
cused was designed to protect
children under the age of 16
Consent, even prostitution, a;
well as drunkenness on the part
of the aggressor cannot be in
troduced as evidence in defense
The penalty for conviction metes
out a penitentiary term of from
i to zu years. i
Sales Service Files Ccrtifi-
cate of assumed business name
for Waco Sales and Service,
sales and distribution of logging the appointment of Lt. (g Er
and farm equipment and sup- ne,t A- Snarp " ""cutive offl
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.... n.cu wi.n UK
county clerk by Anna M. Cotter.
441 a. tiign street,
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Rush Order
At Hatchery
The most modern fish hatch-
cry in the northwest is being
rushed to completion at Marion
Forks on the North Santiam
river.
This fish hatchery is being
constructed by the army engi
neers under a contract awarded
to the Gaasland Construction
company of Bcllingham, Wash,
at a cost of $30,662.
In this hatchery with 48 cir
cular rearing pools and 16 rec
tangular basins, together with
the hatchery plant itself, salmon
will be raised to overcome losses
resulting from construction of
the Detroit dam.
Included in the project, to be
completed February 10, are
three dwellings for the hatchery
superintendent and staff.
Legion Plans to
Aid Blood Bank
The stale organization of the
American Legion has a project
to build up interest in the blood
program in Oregon, it was an
nounced at a regional meeting
in Portland Wednesday for Red
Cross officials. Fred Thompson
as blood program chairman for
the Legion department of Ore
gon talked to the group about
the Legion plans and stated
William Habcrnicht is chairman
for this project in Capital post
No. 9, Salem.
Milton L. Meyers, Marion
county blood program chairman;
Lol. Philip W. Allison, donor
recruitment chairman here; and
Miss Susan Faherty. Red Cross
chapter manager here, were the
three local Red Cross dcodIc
attending the meeting.
Marion county to date has
used two more pints of blood
than it has turned in, it was an
nounced at the meeting. The
conference report showed 1001
pints used in Marion county
since the start of the blood pro
gram last March. However, the
report did not include the 120
pints donated in Marion county
at the November visitation of
the mobile unit.
Marion county people in hos
pitals in Portland will be sup
plied with the Red Cross blood
available if it is known they are
patients there, the local com
mittee was told.
Marion county is to have 12
visitations of the mobile unit
in the six months period be
tween January and June, it was
announced.
Forensic Squad Off
To Palo Alto, Cal.
Dr. James W. Kirkwood, head
of the speech department of Wil-
amette university; Frank Lock-
man of North Bend and Jack
Gunn of Monmouth, members of
the forensic squad, will leave
on the Cascade Thursday eve
ning for Palo Alto, Calif., for
participation in the coast foren
sic conference.
The student! will team up for
debate and as Individuals will
take part in extemporaneous
speaking, oratory, Impromptu
and experimental work.
The trio plans to witness the
California-Stanford football
game and will return to the
local campus by Thanksgiving
day.
I Exec Named Lt. Ernest Eld
ridge, commander of the Salem
naval associate volunteer unit
aviation, Thursday announced
cer for the unit. Sharp, who re-
d , J.ff.r,nn. nreonn w.
lighter than air (blimn) oilot
Iwhcn in the service.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Thursday, Nov. 17, 1949 5
Delegates Named to Attend
State Employes Convention
Opening in Portland Friday for a three-day session will be the
seventh annual convention of the Oregon State Employes' ano
ciation, an independent organization representing Oregon's 12,000
state employes.
The meeting, to be held at the Multnomah hotel, will be at
tended by over 100 delegates;
representing 48 OSEA chapters
in the state.
In addition to determining the
organization's policies for the
coming year the group will also
consider retirement and insur
ance problems, efficiency of
service and grievances against
the administration of civil serv
ice. Under retirement and insur
ance problems, consideration will
be given to liberalizing pensions
and benefits under the slate re
tirement act and the furnishing
of better life insurance, health,
accident and sickness protection
to state employes.
The OSEA points out that the
present group life insurance
coverage, which is the lowest in
cost of all in the state, is now
limited in its acceptance due
to the fact that certain state
agencies refuse to recognize it
for payroll deductions of prem
iums. In considering etficiency of
service the delegates will be
asked lor suggestions on ways
and means of improving the
public service. Resolutions to
be presented before the conven
tion call for an examination of
the actions and attitudes of state
agency administrators and com
missions, as well as those of em
ployes, to determine a better
basis of mutual working rela
tions in the public interests.
Grievances against the ad
ministration of civil service
slated to be aired before the
convention are: discrimination in I
employment and discharge of
employes; unsanitary and un
healthful working conditions:
poor practices in allowance for
required overtime work; in
equities of vacation leaves, plus
other subjects affecting the mo
rale of employes and hindering
their ability to furnish good
service to the state.
Salem chapters' delegates to
the convention are Floyd Query
and Edwin Pease, Salem; E. A.
Bamford and Lois R. Manning,
Marion; Paul Gemmell and
James Banks, Capitol chapter;
R. W. Southwick and Virginia
Nowlen, SIAC; Gordon Shat-
tuck and J. D. Wilson, Oregon
chapter; E. A. Austin (alternate)
library chapter; Clayton Bjork
forestry; William J. Ingram, ag
riculture; M. F. Grub, evergeen;
Margaret Maddox, MVSW; Joe
Stirniman and Joseph Griffin,
shop and field; and M. L. Ingram,
deer park.
Doctor, Nurses
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The third remedial measure
ordered by the board is the pro
vision of a full-time chaplain as
early as possible, with the ap
pointee fitted for the task of
counseling prisoners as well as
conducting regular religious
services in the penitentiary.
Reorganization and reclassifi
cation of certain supervisory
guard positions, and holding
each captain in charge strictly
responsible for his individual
acts and those of his assistants;
and redesigning and providing
uniforms for all guards on duty
without cost to the employe arc
ordered.
It is known that delay in mak
ing the report was a difference
of opinion among the board
members over the guard situa
tion. One member of the board held
out for the outright discharge of
Babson whom he alleged had
mishandled prisoners. Other
members of the board agreed
that this guard should be re
moved from direct contact with
prisoners and a compromise was
reached when it was agreed that
Babson would be assigned a
turnkey job removed from the
prison cells.
The board also ordered that
Warden George Alexander,
whom the board members said
concurred In the recommenda
tions contained in the report, ap
pear before the board monthly
nd give a detail of the opera
tion and maintenance of the
prison. The warden will also be
asked to make suggestions from
time to time as to means of im
provement of existing condi
tions.
George Neuner, attorney gen
eral, directed the Investigation.
We arc not unmindful" the
report reads "of the fact that
for several years last past condi
tions at the penitientiary have
been subject to public criticism.
Construction Causes Vnrest
The Increase of the prison
population during such lime has
overtaxed all of its facilities and
the lack of finances has curtail
ed operations.
During the past year the
building construction program
now in progress has added to
unrest of prisoners and the ov
ercrowded conditions of the in
stitution has not produced ideal
results nor conditions beneficial
to the Inmates nor such as the
state of Oregon should require
and maintain.
However, the board of con
trol is striving to do its best
under difficult circumstances
and will continue its investiga
tion, not only at the penitentiary
B-29's Collide
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"It is very difficult to tell
he said, "whether they are parts
of the three known dead or
remains of the other members
of the crew."
One man from the McDonald
island bomber parachuted to
safety. He was identified as Lt.
Warren Sherrick.
The other B-29 crashed across
the river three miles away on
the Rindge tract and buried it
self 20 feet into the slimy delta
mud.
Undershcriff Michael N. Can-.
lis of the San Joaquin county
sheriff's office said seven bodies
had been counted in the Rindge
tract crash. Rescuers could not
search the wreckage immedi
ately because the plane and the
area around it was covered with
high-octane gasoline and the
fire hazard was considered too
great to permit a close inspec
tion. Parachute to Safety
Three airmen parachuted
from the Rindge tract B-29.
They were identified as Pfc.
Keith R. Burns,-19, Boise, Ida., '
a radio operator; Tech. Sgt.
Frank D. Schmidt, Spokane, :
flight engineer, and Staff Sgt.
Robert S. Kluge, Spokane, a
gunner.
They were treated at Stock
ton emergency hospital for
minor injuries and shock and
then transferred to Fairfield-
Suisun AAB.
None of the survivors could
tell a coherent story of what
caused the big four-engine Su
perfortresses to smash into each
other. One of the survivors. Lt.
Sherrick, told a woman who
dressed his wounds that "may
be he and another plane got mix
ed up."
The ill:fated bombers were
part of a formation of 13 planes
from the 92nd bomb group,
325th squadron, Spokane, Wash.,
air base. They were on a rou
tine training mission Involving
a "round-robin" reconnaissance
flight from Washington to San
Francisco, Sacramento, Stock
ton, Ogden and back to Spokane.
The other 11 planes returned
to their base safely.
Spokane said a board of in
quiry composed of five officers,
headed by Lt. Col. McLyle Zum
wait, would leave for the wreck
scene as soon as the weather per
mitted.
Spokane said one of the bomb
ers carried a crew of 10 while
1 men were aboard the other
B-29.
First persons to reach the
scene of the McDonald island
crash were 10 farm workers, re
cruited by William Fair, who
heard the initial explosion. They
tried without success to put out
the flames with hand extin
guishers. But were forced to
retreat because of the intense
heat.
Sons of Norway to
See Rare Plates
A hand-made bronze and en
amel plate made in Turkey 400
years ago will be among the
rare plates to be displayed at
the Sons of Norway meeting in
the Womans club house, 460
North Cottage, Saturday night
Other pieces will be a New
Zealand plate made especially for
Mrs. C. Miller on her visit to that
country. The 1910 Christmas
plate made from a' deisgn ap
proved by the King of Denmark
nt that time and two rare vases
from the Kyushu Islands will
also be in the exhibit on which
Mrs. Miller will give a talk in
which she will tell of interesting
historic events in 'relation to a
number of the pieces in her dis
play. The meeting will be open
to the public at 8:30.
Refreshments will be served
and opportunity given for per
sonal visits with Mrs. Miller im
mediately after the program.
Members of the lodge will
meet al 7:30 for a brief business
meeting and initiation of new
members.
MILITARY MEN
AND VETERANS
Frld.iT, November Is
Organized Senbee unit at Naval
and Marine Corps Reserve training
center.
Pioneer Post. No. 149, American
IcRlon, at Salem Women's club
house. License Approved The coun
ty court has approved a beer li
cense application for Frank Vla
sic and Floyd Maddy, Triangle
Tavern, 32 1H Liberty road.
but at all other state institutions
under its direction, and will re
port from time to time and con
fide in the public the exact con
ditions existing in each of such
institutions. ,
The report was made Jointly
by the three members of the
board of control. Governor Doug
las McKay, Secretary of State
Earl T. Newhry and State Treas
urer Walter Pearson.