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Goodenberger to Speak
Speaking Monday at the meet
ing of the North Salem Kiwanis
Vcl"D be Rev. John Good-
enberger, assistant pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. Born
in Hunan Province, China, Rev.
Mr. Goodenberger, the son of
missionary parents, lived the
first 12 years of his life in that
country. Having lived in Siam
and having attended school in
India, his subject will have to
do with the customs and reli
gions of the people among whom
he spent his early years.
Central Club Central Town
end club No. 6 will meet Monday
at 259 Court street. Refresh
ments will be served after the
business session.
Committee Appointed Per
sonnel of a committee that will
be responsible for the annual
dinner meeting of the Salem
Board of Realtors has been
named by Burt Picha, president
of the organization. The com
mittee includes Leo N. Childs,
Nila Cluett, Blanche Isherwood,
Ron Hudkins, Bob Smith, Wes
Stewart, Richard Grabenhorst,
George Alderin, Bill Goodwin
and Ben Colbath. The commit
tee will determine the time and
place for the dinner program
which will include the installa
tion of officers.
Get Yamhill Licenses Mar
riage licenses have been issued
at McMinnville to Donald Dean
Evers, Dallas and Marjorie Lu
cille Sherill, McMinnville and to
David Beryl Flora and Mary
Jane Hazuka, both of Sheridan,
Maddy Police Chief Ray
Maddy, 33-year-old former Sa
lem resident, is the new chief of
. the Albany police department,
He joined the department in Au
gust, 1946 and made sergeant in
1947 and assistant chief the fol
lowing year. During the war he
served as a captain of a fire de
partment division at Camp
Adair.
Paving Starts Soon Paving
of the approaches to the Ash
creek bridge will start as soon
as the newly filled gravel is
packed by traffic to provide a
solid foundation for the surfac
ing, according to L. L. Jensen,
resident engineer for the state
highway department. Surfacing
of the walks is not expected un
til spring.
Woman Demos Called A no
host luncheon will be held at the
West Salem city hall Wednesday
noon to organize for the regis
tration of voters, according to
Mrs. Orland J. Watts, West Sa
lem, president of the Polk coun
ty democratic women. Mrs. Nan
cy Honeyma"n Robinson, demo
cratic national committeewoman
of Portland, will speak with
Mrs. Ruth Haefner and Mrs.
Norma Silverman, Portland, as
sisting in the county platform
Assisting in preparations for the
luncheon are Mrs. Clarence Wo-
elk, Brush College, decorations;
Mrs. M. J. Nelke, Spring Valley,
correspondent; Mrs.' Joe Joseph,
West Salem, service; Mrs. Ir
win F. Bryan, Kingwood
Heights, food and Mrs. John
Goldsmith, Kingwood Heights,
program.
Hubbard Woman Guest Mrs.
George Grimps, of Hubbard, has
been spending the week in Sa
lem at the home of her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Os
car Polster.
Firm Name Filed Certificate
of assumed business name for
Johnson and Reese, refrigeration
and air conditioning, has been
filed with the county clerk by
James C. Johnson, 1770 N,
24th street, and Rex R. Reese,
sou N. Summer street.
Missionary Is Home Peter J.
Becker, who has been in the Sa
' lem Memorial hospital since No
vember 23, has been dismissed.
He is engaged in missionary
work in connection with the
American Sunday school union,
BORN
The Capital Journal Welcomes
i the Following New Citizens:
HALL To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hall.
Monmouth, at the Salem General hos
pital, a boy, Dec. 3.
MYERS To Mr. and Mrs. Oeorae H.
Myers, Newport Star Rt at the Salem
General hospital, a boy, Dec. 3.
RE1D To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Held,
Monmouth, at the Salem General hos
pital, a boy, Dec. 3.
PARDEY To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Par-
dey, Hubbard, a boy, Nov. 20. Paternal
Rrnndparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry
raraey, Aurora. .
RE1DER To Mr. and Mrs. Harry Relder,
Hubbard, at Oregon City, a boy, Nov. 24.
CARKUFF To Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Carkulf, of Sheridan, at McMinnville, a
Slrl, Nov. It.
WILLIAMS To Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Williams, o( Wapato. at the McMinnville
hospital, a girl, Nov. 29, named Kathy
Anne. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Laman. Lafayette and pater
nal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
wmiams, uaston.
SCHWINDT To Mr. and Mr. Fred
Schwlndt. stayton. at the Salem Mem
orial hospital, a boy, Dec. 3.
BETHELL To Mr. and Mrs. James
Bethell Jr., Sheridan. Rt. 1. at the Salem
Memorial hospital, a girl. Dec. 1.
TROTH To Mr. and Mrs. William
Troth, 350 Division, at th Salem Mem
orial hospital, a clrl, Dee. 1.
COOPER To Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cooper. Rt. 3 Box 791-A, at the Salem
Memorial hospital, a boy, Nov. 30.
ST. CLAIR To Mr. and Mrs. Marlln O.
St. Clair, 975 Edaewater, at the Salem
Memorial hospital, a boy, Nov. 30.
SCHWENKB To Dr. and Mrs. Glen
Schwenke of Woodburn a son. November
37 at the Salem Memorial hospital.
BERG To Mr. and Mrs. Anton H. Berg
of Woodburn, a daughter, Nov. 24, at the
Sllverton hospital.
SMITH To Mr. and Mr. Clayton
mlth a son. December 3, at Bllverton
Hnsolta, brother of Diana. Pme!a and
Bobby, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Van
Miller of Brooks, Mrs. Charles Brown,
and frest-arandson of Julluj Johnson,
both of Bllverton.
Make Christmas Cards Each
member of the Salem Heights
Bluebird group of the third
grade made four Christmas cards
at a meeting this week at the
home of the leader, Mrs. Roy
McElroy, who also instructed
the girls in starting folk games.
Refreshments were served.
Club Board Called The exe
cutive board of the Salem
Heights Mothers' club will meet
Wednesday noon at the home of
Mrs. John Ramage on Croisan
Creek road. All officers and
room mothers are invited.
Church Hears Bennett Frank
Bennett, city superintendent of
schools, will speak at the Cente
nary-Wilbur Methodist church
in Portland Sunday morning at
11 o clock.
Salem Ward Choir Appears
The Salem Ward choir will be
heard in Portland this week-end
in connection with the two-day
quarterly conference of the
Portland stake of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints. Ezra Taft Benson, who
recently returned from Europe
where he directed mission organ
ization, will be the principal
conference speaker.
Claire Brown Named Claire
Brown, Salem, was named a di
rector at a meeting of the Truck
Operators League of Oregon, an
affiliiate of the Oregon Motor
Transport association, at a meet
ing in Portland Friday.
Farmers Union Meeting The
Bethel local of Farmers Union
will meet Monday night at 8
o clock to hear L y 1 e Thomas
secretary of the state FU and
state legislator from Polk coun
ty who will discuss the Brennan
plan for agriculture.
Leave Salem Memorial Leav
ing the Salem Memorial hrum!-
tal with recently born infants
are Mrs. Frank Conner and son
Rt. 3 Box 791-A; Mrs. Joseph
Lalack and son, Mill City; Mrs.
Glen Schwenke and son, Wood
burn:. Mrs. Everett Tollman nnH
son, 356 S. 17th; Mrs. Ben Stolle
ana son, 4HU5 uierks Road; Mrs.
Carlton Greider and daughter,
850 Mission; Mrs. Blynn Hum
phreys and son, Stayton; Mrs.
Jess Taylor and son. Sublimity
Rt. 1; Mrs. Donald VerstppD- nnri
son, Turner and Mrs. Robert
O Connor and daughter, Stayton.
Mrs. Crockatt Home Mrs.
Ernest L. Crockatt, 160 East
Lincoln, who has been a medi
cal patient at the Salem Memor
ial hispital, is now at home.
Busicks Make Change Cer
tificate of retirement has been
filed with the county clerk by
Claude D. Busick from J. L,
Busick and Sons and Busick's
Super-Markets and supplemen
tal assumed business name for
the firms has been filed by W.
J., H. T. and R. C. Busick as sole
owners.
Argument on Lewis
Ends in Hospital
Plains, Pa., Dec. 3 7P) An
argument between a miner and
his wife as to whether "John
L. Lewis is a good man" ended
with the husband in the hospital
suffering from a knife wound
in the abdomen. -
Plains police gave this account
of the argument between Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Evans at their
home last night:
While the pair discussed the
United Mine Workers' leader,
Mrs. iwans was slicing a bun,
Mrs. Evans questioned Lewis'
wisdom in placing the anthracite
miners on three days a week.
Somehow, in the discussion,
Evans hit the knife and the
blade entered the stomach.
No charges were preferred
against Mrs. Evans after Police
men Joseph Sherin and James
Gavin reported it as an accident.
Pythian Sisters bazaar and
cooked food sale Dec. 5 at
Portland Gas & Coke Co. 288
Wanted: Experienced policy
writer. H. H. Smith Ins. Agcy.
Ph. 3-9181. 288
Dance tonight, 259 Court.
288
Barber Wanted! Must be first
class. $35 week, 70 over $50
Write P.O. Box 612. 288
Tickets for the Elks annual
Charity Show now on sale at
Needham's Book Store. 291
Phone 22406 before 6 p.m. if
you miss your Capital Journal
Fresh killed young turkeys to
bake or fry 39c lb. Also oaby
beef for your locker 35c lb. C.
S. Orwig, 4375 Silverton Rd Ph.
2-6128. 2B8
Exclusive presentation. Imper
ial wallpapers. R, L Elfstrom Co.
1 Vi current rata on tout
savings. Salem Federal, 560
State St Salem's largest Savings
association
Extensive line of Bifts in
hardware, houseware, china &
spurting goods. Use our 10
lay-way plan. Salem Hardware
Co- 120 N. Commercial.
Phone 22406 before 6 p.m If
you miss youi Capital Journal
Safe Cracker
Gets Cash, Notes
A skilled safe "puncher" with
gruesome sense of humor
cracked a strong box at the De
Lux laundry at 345 Jefferson
street Friday night or Saturday
morning, making off with $125
in cash and $10,000 in mort
gage notes.
The safe was emptied of re
cords, but the thief left behind
the last will and testaments for
the proprietors of the establish
ment Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Saun
ders. Mortgage notes, files of pay
ments and other financial trans
actions as well as the wills had
been left in the vault.
The safe cracker, believed to
have operated alone, broke into
the Jefferson street establish
ment by smashing a rear win
dow. Saunders said the mort
gages had been registered at the
county court.
Art Group to
Show Movies
First of the series of motion
pictures sponsored by the Salem
Art association will be shown
Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Cham
ber of Commerce. The public is
invited and there is no admis
sion charge.
The pictures for this showing
are the Marx Brothers in "Duck
Soup" and W. C. Fields in "The
Barber Shop."
Stewart Johnson, Mrs. Chand
ler Brown and Mrs. James Wal
ton are the committee in charge
of arrangements for the pictures.
The Art association is to show a
series during the winter months,
the series emphasizing certain
phases of interest to art groups,
the two Tuesday pictures featur
ing a travesty on the mythical
kingdom plot and the Fields'
production being one typical of
the late W. C. Fields' type of
comedy.
Navy to Test
New Cold Cure
Great Lakes, 111., Dec. 3 P)
The navy is planning to test
whether the anti-histamines are
effective against influenza, virus
pneumonia and streptococcal in
fections. Some 1500 navy men and wo
men at the naval training center
here will be guinea pigs in the
experiment which will run three
months or longer.
Two years ago the navy con
ducted a "cold clinic" at the cen
ter and reported that some anti-
histaminic drugs were an effec
tive weapon against colds in
some subjects, if taken early
enough.
The new tests will have two
other main objectives to deter
mine the cold stopping ability of
the various anti- histamines
available and to find the ones
causing the least unpleasant re
actions. The drugs prevent the release
of the chemical histamine in the
body a condition that is caused
by an allergic reaction.
Merchant Marine
Slips Says Carson
Washington, Dec. 3 (U.R) Ma
ritime Commissioner Joseph K.
Carson, Jr., said today that the
U.S. merchant marine is slipping
into a "state of decadence."
Speaking before the Washing
ton Propeller club, Carson said
most Americans think the nation
must have a "super merchant
marine" because so many ships
were built during the war. Ac
tually, he said, the American
merchant fleet "will soon find
itself in a state of decadence"
unless steps are taken to build
new and improved vessels.
Bazaar, Tues., Dec. 6, at old
Sears location, 9 a.m. By Salem
Memorial Hospital auxiliary.
289
Fire - Auto - Liability - Burg
lary, Ke nPotts Insurance Agen
cy, 229 N. Liberty. 288
Don't be satisfied with any
thing but the best in Venetian
blinds. See them at Reinholdt &
Lewis or ask their salesman to
call nad give you free estimates.
Ph. 2-3639. 288
. Play pool & shuffleboard at
4-Corners Fun House. 288
Annual turkey dinner at Saint
Vincent de Paul church Sunday,
Dec. 4th, 12 to 3 p.m. 288
Phone 22406 before 6 p.m. 11
you miss your Capital Journal
U. S. Gov't. Inspected Beef
for your locker young & ten
der. Cut & wrapped. Hoffman's
Meat Market, 150 N. Com'l. St.,
Ph. 3-5563. ' 290
Phons 22406 oetore 6 p.m. If
you miss your Capital Journal..
R. H. Upjohn, M.D., announ
ces the removal of his office to
710 T. A. Livesley Bldg. Pn
2-6814. 2(38
Johns-Manvllle shingles ap
plied by Mathis Bros., 164 S
Com'l. Free estimate Ph. 34642
Matson Luxury Liner SS Lurline sailed from San Francisco
November 30 for Hawaii. Pictured at departure are Mrs.
Charles L. Normoyle and Mrs. Gail Lansden of Woodburn,
Oregon.
Barkley Defends Policies of
Democratic Administration
New York, Dec. 3 W) Vice President Alben W. Barkley started
the democratic party down the road to the 1950 elections last
night at a Jefferson day dinner that raised $400,000 for the
party war chest.
The newly-wedded "veep" forecast a democratic presidential
victory in 1952. '
Speaking to 2,600 party lead
ers in the .grand ballroom of the
Waldorf-Astoria, Barkley extoll
ed the democrats' program and
taunted the republicans.
"We are now told by those
who occupy the position of tree-
sitters and hitching-post devot
ees, that this program is lead-
GOP to Drive
For Less Taxes
Springfield, Mass., Dec. 3 CP)
U. S. Sen. Leverett Salton
stall (R.-Mass.) says there will
be "a definite drive to reduce
excise taxes" at the next session
of congress.
"In spite of what President
Truman says, I don't think there
will be any new taxes," Salton
stall said in an interview yester
day. He said that 80 per cent of
the expenditures of the federal
government "are for wars x x x
and for insuring the national se
curity in years to come."
Peace is still "the biggest pub
lic question facing the congress
this coming year," he added.
VA Eases Ban
On Home Loans
Washington, Dec. 3 VP) The
veterans administration eased
its ban against the guaranty of
loans for unfinished homes for
veterans today.
The agency said a war vet
eran may occupy the home of his
choice even though some outside
work, necessarily delayed be
cause of inclement weather, re
mains to be completed.
It said that, solely at the re
quest of the veteran-buyer, an
amount equal to one and one
half times the estimated cost of
the unfinished work will be plac
ed in escrow to guarantee com
pletion and VA will issue its
regular .guaranty on the loan.
Heretofore, VA has required
a certification that the home was
completed before issuing a loan
guarantee to the lender.
However, severe weather con
ditions in many parts of the
country have kept veterans from
moving into new homes that
were livable but not complete.
VA henceforth will not strictly
concern itself over such outside
work as unfinished sidewalks,
curbs, gutters, driveways and
final coats of exterior paint.
COURT NEWS
Circuit Court
Norma Eilene vs. Harvey Frd DeForeat,
divorce complaint allege cruel and In
human treatment, asks custody ot two
children and $50 a month (or their sup
port. Married August 39, 1943, at Cor
vallU. Evans Lumber company va. William
Smith, temporary Injunction laaued re
strain in defendant from blocking Toad
way used by plaintiff in logging opera
tion. John Wallace Orahant vs. Marjorie E.
rahaib, amended complaint for divorce.
Eveline Martin ArtUo, divorce com
plaint allege cruel and Inhuman treat
ment and aaka plaintiff be restored her
maiden name of Evctlne Parker. Married
August to, 194S, at Vancouver, Wash.
Don F. Stepne va. Brotherhood of Pain
ters, Decorators ie Paper hangers of Am
erica, 724 of Salem and others, dismissal
on itlpulatlon with prejudice and with
costs to neither party.
State on relation of Stanley Fags vs.
J. O. Watts Construction company and
others, second amended answer asks 110.
350 counterclaim for defendant In con
nection with work on an athletic pavil
ion at Oregon State college.
State vs. Dick Carter, authority to re
lease a radiator grill used as evidence
in case dlsmUied as to defendant.
Wesley A. va. Gladys Lucille HiU. default
order entered.
Probate Court
James Tmlah estate, supplemental final
account by Mildred Angle conservator.
W. A. Hith estate, final account by
First National bank, executor.
Murton Z. Deouire Mtate. Glenn
Briedwell named appraiser in place
George W. Hubba.
Ronald Rehm. minor, annual account
of M. L. Rehm, guardian.
Bexale E. Tipp nutate apnra!.ed at 11.-
56S.97 by R. O. Solum, M. B. Ford and
Harry Sawyer.
Marriage Licenses
Orvill Ray, 64, retired Janitor. San
PranHcn. Calif., and Genevieve Meyers,
82. housewife, fltlem.
ing us down the road to the so
called welfare state," he said.
"We are being told that we are
now on the last mile toward col
lectivism in America.
These prophets of pessimism
have not told the American peo
ple what part of the democratic
program is to be repealed
"They have not told us how
far back we must go in order
to recognize uncle Sam as a
complacent old gentleman sit
ting astride the dome of the
capitol, drawing his salary and
doing nothing." v
The 72-year-old bridegroom
interrupted his Georgia honey
moon to deliver the major party
policy speech. His bride of two
weeks sat beside him throughout
and shared in the ovation from
the crowd as they entered. She
is former Mrs. Carleton S. Had-
ley of St. Louis.
The vice president said that
because of the growing complex
ity of our industrial and social
conditions, the federal govern
ment has had to extend its ef
forts to protect the people from
selfish groups.
He said congress had been
compelled by the people to "ex
tend its activities in the field
of regulations, direction and con
trol" to keep the channels of
trade free.
He said these measures were
not imposed upon an unwilling
people, but were "an orderly
advancement in the efficiency
and efficacy of government in
fields which government alone
can occupy."
Claims Hopkins
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The former captain said he got
personal telephoned instructions
from Hopkins, lend-lease admin
istrator and confidential aide to
the late President Roosevelt, to
expedite the Russians' shipments
in every way, to "disregard the
manifests," and not even to re
port anything he saw to his su
periors. ' Hopkins, he said, "was the but
ton the Russians touched every
time they needed emergency
help."
Jordan, now with a New York
engineering and construction
firm, said he didn't know the sig
nificance of it at the time, but
related that he checked through
shipments of uranium, the raw
material for the A-bomb, in big
lots. He said one shipment
came to 500 pounds, another to
1,150, and a third to half a ton.
And he said there were 40-
pound carboys of "heavy" wa
ter, which is used in the crea
tion of fissionable material for
the A-bomb.
Called It Bomb Powder
Jordan said the Russians re
ferred to the uranimum as "bomb
powder." And he told of making
notes from the bales of docu
ments on references to such sub
jects as oil machinery, blast fur
naces and shipping. He describ
ed "maps of U. S. showing all
industrial projects mines, mills,
steel foundries."
One White House memo, he
said, was signed "H. H." and told
of "having a hell of a time get
ting these away from Groves."
He assigned the initials to Hop
kins and said "Groves" must be
Maj. Gen. Leslie L. Groves who
headed the army's Manhattan
project which developed the
atomic bomb.
Two persons close to the
White House during the period
mentioned threw cold water on
Jordan's story, but a number of
lawmakers took a more serious
view.
Stephen T. Early, now deputy
secretary of defense, who was
the Roosevelt press secretary
and like Hopkins a Roosevelt
intimate, said he found the story
utterly unbelievable."
Christmas Party A Latin
American Christmas party will
be held December 16 on the
Willamette university campus
with students and Mexican resi
dents as guests. The event, spon
sored by the Spanish composi
tion and conservation class, will
be held at 8 o'clock in Chresto
cottage. The program will in
clude Christmas readings, games
and refreshments.
Eyerly Agent
For Jaguar Auto
Harry Eyerly of Salem's Eyer
ly Aircraft company has just ta
ken the dealership for the Brit
ish-built Jaguar automobile and
will hold a premier showing of
this remarkable automobile
Monday, Dec. 5, at the Valley;
Motor company, Center and Li-
berty streets. I
Eyerly, famous on the west
coast as "high-point" man in
motorboat racing and noted for
his engineering ability and motor-building
skill says,
"I have always been a crank
for functional efficiency in au
tomobiles. After reviewing the
light foreign car market, I be
lieve the British Jaguar incor
porates the right blend of proven
"advance engineering" for top
roadability.
'The Jaguar features a sensi
ble shape, sort of a compromise
between the extreme Continen
tal and popular American de
sign. As a result, its body shape
produces very litile wind noise
at top speeds even with the slide
top open."
He went on to say, "This car
has a remarkably good, solid
feel, with plenty of performance,
comfort, and safety the accent
being on all around safety.
It trickles through traffic or
accelerates smoothly to spectac
ular power speed performance.
The car has many sound engi
neering refinements not found in
any American produced automo
bile." Fiery Lava Flow
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farmhouses. The flow during
the night reached a point 12
miles from Bronte, then deviat
ed toward Maletto. The fiery
mass sowed destruction among
rich fruit orchards as it ad
vanced down the slope of the
mountain.
The most advanced stream by
passed the villages of Chiavazza
and Giardinazzo in the Bronte
area. Some farmhouses, which
had been abandoned, were des
troyed. Witnesses said firy blasts
of air moving ahead of the lava
started forest fires.
No casualties had been report
ed yet.
At dawn the 10,758-foot peak
was hidden by a huge cloud of
steam, smoke and vapor.
Residents of towns through
out the eruption area stayed up
all night but did not begin to
evacuate their homes.
Election Laws
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Under this amendment a reg
istered voter who has resided
in a school district during the
six months immediately preced
ing a school election is now en
titled to vote for directors and
on any question submitted.
A number of amendments
were passed restoring the time
of election of precinct commit
teemen and committeewoman of
both major parties at the May
primaries instead of at the gen
eral elections. This restores a
system that prevailed in Oregon
for forty years prior to 1945.
No Brass Clips
Under the new election laws
the secretary of state will no
longer be required to furnish
counties with "brass clips" along
with other election supplies.
Hereafter, ballots of each politi
cal party will be sewed together
with needle and cord instead of
fastened by brass clips.
One other important amend
ment provides that a voter, be
cause of blindness or other phy
sical disability, may chaoose any
person he desires to assist him
in preparing his ballot. For
merly, help could be given in
such a case, only by both elec
tion judges, or by a judge and a
clerk.
Reports of heavy spending by
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Har
old E. Stassen in the last Ore
gon primary election prefcren-
tion election led to an amend
ment competing candidates in
the presidential primary, to file
post statements of campaigning
financing with the secretary of
state. They were formerly not
subject to this requirement.
MILITARY MEN
AND VETERANS
Monday, December 5
Company B. 162nd lnfantrv res: -
ment, and headquarters detachment,
Oregon National Guard, at Salem
armory.
organized Marine Corps reserve
unit at Naval and Marine corps re
serve training center.
capital post No. 9. American Le
gion, at American Legion hall.
3Btn engineers and 409th ouar-
termasters, army reserves, at army
reserve quonset huts.
Headquarters and Headquarters
company. 6322nd engineer construc
tion training group, army reserve.
at army reserve quonset huts.
Wednesday, December 7
318th replacement depot, armv re
serves, at army reserve quonset huts.
Given Commendation
Fort Worden. Wash. Set. Rich
ard C. Plank, whose home Is at 3475
Garden road, Salem, Ore., recentlv
returned from "Operation Mikl" and
has been presented a letter of com
mendation for outstanding per
formances of his duties on the ma
neuver. Plank is a member of the
532nd engineer boat and shore reg
iment, second engineer special bri
gade. Tangerines arc early varieties
of the orange.
Capital Journal, Salem, Orcjron, Saturday, Dec. 3, 1M9 5
Seek to Appoint Guardian
For Murderess in Prison
The question of whether a circuit judge has the authority to ap
point a guardian for Mrs. Gladys Broadhurst, Malheur county
murderess serving a life term in the Oregon State penitentiary.
was argued before Circuit Judge
by Alton John Bassett who is
Medord be named guardian of-
her $10,000 cash estate.
Judge Kimmell took his ques
tion under advisement. He said
if he determines that the court
has legal authority to appoint a
guardian for a convict, then a
citation will be issued hailing
Mrs. Broadhurst into court and
testimony will be taken as to her
desire for a guardianship.
Judge Kimmell stated, and the
attorney agreed, there is no stat
utory authority for the appoint
ment of such a guardian. But
the attorney said there neither
is no statute prohibiting it, and
he submitted numerous citations,
authorities and arguments to
show that the court has an in
herent power to make such an
appointment.
He cited that under Oregon
laws there is no forfeiture of
Escapees
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wrists with the attendant's keys.
Next he unlocked the door of
the cell holding Cameron and
Chamberlain,
Besides these rour two others
were released, Orville Shewey
and Richard Davis, who refused
to join the escapees and prob
ably prevented a general break
and may have saved the life of
an attendant.
Passed Keys to Davis
Watson passed the keys to
Davis and told him to unlock all
the cells. Instead, Davis watch
ed his chance and tossed them
through the cell door to Atten
dant Rollins, who was then able
to free himself.
One of the four fugitives call
ed to Attendant Smith in Ward
31 that Attendant Rollins was
sick and needed help. Smith
unlocked Ward 38 to assist him,
and this, too, said Dr. Bates, was
a violation of rules.
The fugitives immediately at
tacked Smith and choked him
down with a towel, until "things
went black,' he said. Then the
inmate, Shewey, came actively
into the scene, but to outwit the
ringleaders.
Unlocked Ward Door
"Here, let me kill the
he said. "Ill take care of the
guy, while you guys move out.'
He held Smith down until the
four had cleared the ward, then
let Smith up.
In fleeing the hospital it was
n't necessary for the men to go
through a corridor. They simply
unlocked Ward 31, went down
the stairs, through the back pre
mises and to the street.
Attendant Smith had quickly
called the alarm to the front of
fice. City and state police and
the sheriff's office were called,
and information given radio sta
tions for a warning to the public.
During the night and early to
day it was estimated 50 officers
were after the men.
The fugitive Chamberlain was
taken near Portland road and
Lancaster drive by city police
about an hour and 30 minutes
after the escape. They spotted
two men. Officers Marion Math
ers and Kenneth Seipp pursued,
and Seipp fired a shot into the
air.
The two escapees maneuvered
to separate, and one eluded the
officers. Chamberlain, however,
ran directly into Officer Bow
man who put a flashlight in his
face, and Bowman and Officer
Edward Callaghan took him into
custody.
One of dozens of rumors led
officers to investigate a boxcar
in the Southern Pacific yards.
They found two men, but they
were escapees of the previous
day from Fairview home.
Cameron was taken without
resistance Sa t u r d a y morning
while walking on the highway
near Woodburn by the Aurora
city marshal. A public warning
by police asked motorists not to
give rides to hitch-hikers.
Burr is considered most dan
gerous of the four. His home is
in Herrington, Kansas. He was
given work as an attendant at
the state hospital June 28, 1948.
He had worked only a few days
when he left the institution and
took Watson with him. They
went to Oregon City and robbed
a motel, leaving the keeper of
the place for dead with the gas
turned on. A pilot light saved
him. They went to Portland and
visited Watson's girl friend. The
pair stole a car, were apprehend
ed in Los Angeles and returned
to Oregon. Burr was sentenced
to the penitentiary and Watson
returned to the hospital.
Watson had been committed
originally from Oregon City in
October, 1948. Since his return
after the motel robbery he is said
to have twice attempted suicide
at the hospital.
Burr has a long police record,
including automobile theft, Dy
er act violation, robbery, bur
glary and sodomy.
Chamberlain is a former in
mate of Oregon State Training
school where he escaped seven
times. He was committed from
Orient, Ore., In March, 1948.
Cameron was committed to
the hospital from Lane county
after an arrest for burglary. As
fnr as known he has no previous
record.
Rex Kimmell Saturday morning
asking that Alvin Tollefson of
property by a felon even though
he be declared "civilly dead" as
is Mrs. Broadhurst, that Inas
much as the felon is allowed to
retain ownership of his proper
ty it follows as a logical course
there must be some method of
its being conserved and he point
ed to this method. He said he
appeared at the express and
written request of Mrs. Broad
hurst who had summoned him
to the penitentiary and asked
him to take such action.
He said that it may eventual
ly lead to an attempt to secure
her release by appropriate pro
ceedings.
The petition says that among
other tilings she desires a guar
dian so she may sell the exclus
ive rights to the story of her
life.
Mrs. Broadhurst was sent to
the penitentiary March 27, 1947,
for life for the murder of her
husband Willis D. Broadhurst.
The story was an international
sensation at the time, it being
alleged that with aid of her par-
anour Alvin Lee Williams,
Broadhurst was bludgeoned to
death and left in an irrigation
dilch.
Broadhurst was a prosperous
rancher in eastern Oregon and
Idaho.
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from the penitentiary, had mar
ried, is father of two children.
had dilligently supported his
family, and aside from an assault
and battery altercation over a
traffic incident, some parking
ticket violations and a charge of
fishing without a license, there
were no black marks against
him until this charge was lodg
ed. Allan McRae, city juvenile
officer, said that Hoffcrt had
been extremely cooperative with
the police and indicated it was
through him the first big break
came in rounding up the nu
merous defendants involved in
like charges.
Judge Duncan in granting pro
bation said that the instant case
has unusual features. He said
it was a rule in his court to
grant probation to first offen
ders In crime where no violence
was involved but not to second,
offenders. In this case, how
ever, he said, the defendant was
sent to prison when a very
young man, 17 years of age. For
five years, it was evident, he
had done his best to rehabili
tate himself and as fnr as the
particular crime was concern
ed his status was no different
from that of the others. He cit
ed the defendant's cooperative
attitude with the officers and
said as a pracical matter this
was of much importance. Due
to these conditions he granted
the suspended sentence of 16
months with probation added.
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The latest complaint also al
leges that the members of the
county court acted in "a capri
cious, arbitrary and unlawful
manner," in calling the election
for December 9 when petitions
for election for the incorporation
of Detroit, involving some of the
same territory, had been filed
prior to the filing of the Idanha
petitions. The Detroit election
was set for December 13.
The complaint charges that
the plaintiff taxpayers will be
subjected to unduly excessive
burdens by two municipalities,
each attempting to function in
and having jurisdiction in the
same territory and will be sub
jected to duplicative regulatory.
licensing, taxing ordinances and
regulations.
County Clerk Harlan Judd
stated following filing of the
latest complaint that the elec
tion will be held anyway, re
gardless of circuit court action.
"It will be noted," said Judd,
that members of the election
board are not made defendants
this suit. The ballots have
been sent to Idanha, the election
board named, and the board has
its order both from me and the
county court to go ahead and
count the ballots which they
will do. As far as I can determ
ine this suit in no way affects
the legal duties of the board as
it now stands."
The peculiar status of District
Attorney Stadtcr as appearing
the latest suit as plaintiff.
and who under the law is legal
adviser for the county court and
county clerk, defendants, was ir
oned out at a conference with
the court after the suit was filed.
Stadtcr and Senator Allan
Carson appeared before that
court and Carson, who appeared
for defendants in the first suit,
it was agreed, will appear for
them in this one. Ho has been
employed by proponents of the
Idanha incorporation movement
and will continue in that cap
acity. Sam Harbison, deputy
district attorney, appeared in
the first suit only nominally as
an appearance for his office for
the defendants.