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Dental Assistants Dine and Install Members of the Capital
City Dental Assistants association and guests met November
29 at the Golden Pheasant to install new oificers. Guest speak
ers were Mildred McKinnon, state president, and Madge
Kinley, ninth district trustee. Seated, left to right, Dorothy
Baure, Joyce Schotield, secretary-trustee; Edith Lundquist,
Mable Schultz, Mildred McKinnon, state president; Marie
Keiper, Madge Kinley, Fern Hobbensiofken, Capital City char
ter president. Standing, left to right: Vera Bassctt, Maebelle
Hammond, Peggy Walcott, Fern Nelson, Grace Coon, a guest
from the veterans administration office in Portland; Essie
White, Teresa Stroll, Gladys Bartholomew, Rhea Huffman.
. ROCK FORMATION PUZZLE ;
, ( Are the Continents of World
Moving Masses, or Anchored?
By ROBERT GEIGER
' Washington, Dec. 10 UP) Are the continents of the world
moving masses, like great ships? Or were they once such moving
masses, now firmly anchored in place?
Dr. Vannevar Bush, president of Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington, raised these questions today because of rock formations
his staff of scientists found lr.
Maryland.
His annual report discloses
that these rocks contain patterns
of magnetization millions of
years old. But these patterns are
ones that apparently should be
contained in rocks of South
Africa, almost 8,000 miles away.
This is so because the pattern
of magnetization, which is mere
ly the compass direction implan
ted in the rocks at the lime they
were formed, indicate the mag
netic poles were the reverse of
what we have today.
North Is where south should
be in the rock pattern. This
means that rock formation may
have moved from one side of the
world to the other at some pre
historic date.
Or the earth's magnetic field
may have been reversed, or. at
least changed, in some prehis
toric age. Once the north mag
netic pole may have been where
. the south now is.
V Another possibility Is that
some great electrical force with-
In the earth may have changed
the magnetic field pattern over
a large area of the earth at some
early date, but not throughout
the whole earth.
Dr. Merle A. Tuve, interna
tionally known director of the
institution's department of ter
restrial magnetium, says no bolt
of lightning or similar event of
comparatively weak force could
have changed the natural par
tern In the rocks of this partic
ular area of Maryland.
The area is too large at
least 50 miles in length to have
been so affected, the report says
And similar patterns of magnet
ization have been found as far
away as Birmingham, Ala.
Dr. Tuve savs the Maryland
discovery has "opened surpris
ing Questions relating to the pos
sibility of great movements of
the earth's crust with respect
to the core and geographic poles
during ancient geological
epochs."
And Dr. Bush, who headed the
government's science research in
the war, adds:
"For years discussion has been
aroused by the theory that the
continents of the earth as we
know them may have drifted
from some earlier configuration
to their present pattern, and, in
deed, that they may still be im
perceptibly moving."
He says the Maryland rocks
certainly contain evidence that
r 4 Dears on tne Question.
Normandy, where the Allies
landed in France during World
War II, was so named for the
Normans who settled there in the
9th century.
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Gangland Foe
Slain on Street
Chicago, Dec. 10 W) Frank
J. Christenson, 44, a former
Cook county (Chicago) assistant
state's attorney, was slain in
gangland style last night near
his suburban Cicero home.
Christenson, a one-time foe
of gambling in the suburb, was
shot down by a barrage of bullets
from gunmen as he stepped from
his automobile and started to
cross the street to his home. He
was dead upon arrival at the
Loretto hospital.
Doctors said he had been shot
nine times, twice in the head,
four times in the left shoulder,
once below the heart and once in
each arm.
His body was found on the
sidewalk by his wife, Madeline,
a former airline stewardess, and
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Clare
Mack. Police Chief Chris Rooney
of Cicero said Mrs. Mack told
him that- after she heard the
shots she saw a black sedan
speed away.
Police theorized two gun
men killed Christenson. He was
returning home shortly after 10
o'clock after spending the eve
ning with Leo Kasperski, 50, his
partner in a real estate busi
ness.
Square Dance Club
Formed at Monmouth
Monmouth The Monmouth
Square Dance club was organiz
ed with 35 people in attendance.
The purpose of the organization
is to promote old fashioned
square dancing among the peo-
pie of the community who are
interested in this type of recrea
tion.
The following officers were
elected: Melvin Elkins, presi
dent; Irvin Benscoter, vice-president;
Zella Koch, secretary
treasurer. Membership dues are
$6 for six months and must be
paid not later than December 15
to Mrs. Koch. Anyone interested
in becoming a member may
contact Mrs. Koch.
The next meeting will be at
8 o'clock Tuesday, Dec. 20, in
the Odd Fellows hall.
Shields Atje Building
Amity Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Shields have begun construction
of a small residence on the 40
acre tract purchased this fall
from J. P. Allison east of town.
Mr. John Horndon, Paul Shields
and his father are all working
29 Get Cards
In First Aid
Twenty-nine additional mem
bers of the accident prevention
division staff of the state indus
trial accident commission and
four men from the state high
way department were granted
cards as qualified instructors in
first aid in Salem Saturday.
A. full week of instruction and
demonstration was given by
Carl Ross, area representative
from the San Francisco office of
the American Red Cross. Mr.
Ross came to Oregon at the re
quest of the state industrial ac
cident commi"sion to instruct
its staff.
As a result of a former course
given at Oregon City and the
instruction at Salem this past
week, every member of the field
staff of the accident prevention
division, 38 in number, is now
qualified to instruct in first aid.
In most instances instruction by
Ross served as a refresher for
the APD men.
Because of the state wide dis
tribution of these' men, most
counties in Oregon will now
have access to a first aid instruc
tor, although first efforts of the
APD field staff will be devoted
to industry and its workmen.
They will bring instruction to
industrial plants so that key in
dividuals can meet new require
ments of the basic safety code
for first aid training. Final goal
of the program is to provide each
plant in Oregon with adequate
emergency knowledge among
employes.
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Salem Heights Troop
Plans Camping Trip
Salem Heights The Boy
Scout Troop 19 met for a regular'
meeting at the Salem Heights
hall.
Plans were made for an over
night camping trip for the week
end of December 17. The troop
plans to go to Camp Peters, near
Scotts Mills. The new assistant
scoutmaster, Ken Hill, was intro
duced into the troop. He is from
the sponsoring institution, which
is American Legion post 136.
The Explorer troop left Fri
day evening for an unknown
destination. Mark DeCew, chief,
was in charge of the excursion
with an investiture ceremony in
the woods upon their arrival.
Boys investitured into the troop
were Gail McLaughlin, Donald
Blankenship, Marion Putman
and Louis Kurth. Scoutmaster
Harvey Peterson, assistant scout
master, Ken Hill and junior as
sistant scout master, Frank Vi
Taris, assisted with the cere
mony. The boys will return Sun
day morning. .
Depoe Bay to Be Closed
Newport, Ore., Dec. 10 UP)
Depoe bay will be closed to boat
traffic next summer to permit a
$400,000 improvement of the
harbor.
The army engineers expect to
call bids for the work soon.
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Friday Mishaps
Come in Series
A plague of accidents hit the
fringe of Salem Friday with a
minimum of injuries and ex
tensive damage in only one in
stance.
Charles Leslie Jayne, 11-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
B. Jayne, 1920 Lancaster, was
given first aid, hospitalized and
released after treatment for a
scalp wound. He was knocked
from his bicycle on Lancaster
drive near Market by the rear
of a truck driven by Marion G.
Howe, Canby.
Howe told state police that
he failed to see the boy in the
approaching darkness until he
almost hit him and when he
swerved, the rear of the truck
struck the yonth. He was not
cited by police. The truck was
damaged after it had turned
around and went into a ditch.
Albert Jariol, 18, received a
three-inch gash in his head in
a head-on automobile crash on
the Silverton road about three
miles east of Salem. He was a
passenger in an auto driven by
Fay Willis Myers, 719 East Oak,
Silverton, which collided with
one operated by Dr. Rupert Roy
Quick, 1316 Plaza.
Jariol was picked up by am
bulance at the home of his moth
er, 1811 North 4th, hospitalized
and later released. Dr. Quick re
ceived minor bruises.
Alex John Toman Jr. Port
land, crashed into boxes which
had fallen from an automobile
trailer towed by John Alexander
Agslzor, route 7, on the highway
north of Salem. The accident
occured near Lytles corner. A
second machine driven by Beth
el Mary Friedrich, Mulino, also
rammed into the Toman vehicle,
State police cited Agslzor for
having an improperly loaded
trailer.
weal Andrews, Jefferson, re
ceived a brain concussion and an
injured ankle when his automo
bile crashed into the rear of a
heavy truck on the highway four
miles south of Salem Friday ev
ening. Driver and owner of the
truck was William V. Mayberry,
Portland. Neither he nor Ed
ward A. Lytle, Portland, were
injured. The truck was being
used to transport a race horse
from Tanforan track in Cali
fornia to Portland Meadows.
ine accident occured near
Boone road about 10 o'clock. The
driver of Eddie's ambulance,
which was called, left a first aid
kit valued at $50 at the scene of
the accident and request is made
that the person finding it re
turn it.
Turbine In Operation
Eugene, Dec. 10 VP) A new
8,000-kilowatt hydroelectric tur
bine at the entirely rebuilt Wal
terville power plant on the Mc
Kenzie river is now in opera
tion. The project cost the Eu
gene water and electric board
an estimated $1,500,000.
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Tallest Showgirl Says Height
Rated an Asset to Romance
By JOHN ROSENBURG
Now York, Dec. 10 (U.R) Lovely Mildred Hughes, the tallest
showgirl on Broadway, said today that her added height was
an asset to romance.
Miss Hughes, 6 feet 2 inches
she never has suffered from a lack of boy friends although the
head of the average man would
barely reach her shapely shoul
ders.
When a man is out with
beautiful girl," she said, "he
likes everyone to see her. He's
not particularly concerned about
the remarks that are apt to be
made about him. The idea is to
make other men envious, when
he escorts his beau in public."
Miss Hughes, now appearing
in the musical hit 'As The Girls
Go," said a tall girl was "dis
tinctive" and had "individual
ity." 'Those are very important
characteristics." she said, "Every
man demands them."
Miss Hughes fills the demands
she referred to remarkably well,
her official measurements are:
bust, 38: waist, 26 and hips, 37.
"Height," she continued, "en
hances a girl's appearance. It
gives her an opportunity to
show off clothes to good effect
and to make a nice presenta
tion." Miss Hughes admitted, how-
e"cr, that the upkeep on tall
girls was somewhat higher.
She said she know it took
almost 28 aditional skins (at $90
each) to cake a mink coat for
a girl of her height.
The stage-door Johnnies
know it, too," she said, "But
they don't ever seem to mind
after all, what's a few mink
skins?"
600 Koreans Die
In Storm at Sea I
Seoul, Korea, Dec. 10 VP) A
violent, sudden storm ripped
through the Korean east coast
cuttlefish fleet last Sunday,
causing a heavy loss of lives and
boats.
Estimates of fatalities ran as
high as 600. The marine bureau
of the Korean commerce de
partment said, however, official
reports were incomplete.
The first word of the tragedy
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.Public Health
Immunizations
The program of immuniza
tions of the Marion county pub
lie health association will be
continued through the next
week. The clinics will be held
in various parts of the county
as well as the health department
offices on the second floor of the
Masonic building in Salem.
The scheduled for the week in
cludes:
Monday: Immunization. at Hnvmvllli.
achool 1:00 p.m.; al Evergreen acliool, 0:00
a.m.: a, health dept. for children. n,.in
a.m. to noon and 1:00-4:30 p.m.
TuMday: Immunisations at St. Paul
achool, 0:00 a.m. Waslirnaton school, at
0:00 a.m.; Stayton grade achool, 10 a.lu.
noon; health dept. for children, 8:30 a.m.
noon, 1:00-4:30 p.m. school health confer
ence. Woodburn city library, D:00 a.m.-
noon; well oaby clinic, woodburn. 1-3
p.m.
Wednesday: Immunlzat ona nates
achool, 1:00 p.m.: chest fluoroscopic clin
ic, by appointment; child guidance clin
ic by appointment, health dept.: health
exams. Middle Orove. 0 a.m.
-inuraday: immunizations. Buenft Crest.
0:00 a.m.: Bush achool. 0-17 a.m.: Salem
HelthU, 1-3 p.m. Child health conference,
neaun dept.. ny appointment.
rriday; Examlnat ons. blood tests fnr
mllk and food handler, beauty operat
ors, health dept., 8:30 a.m.-noon; 1-4:30
p.m., Immunizations for adults, health
dept., 8:30-noon, 1-4:30 p.m.
Saturday: Immunizations. adulU, ohlld
ren, health dept., 8:30-11:30 a.m.
came only today from the Kang
nung correspondent of the Kor
ean Pacific press. He said at
least 100 small boats were lost.
Medical parties were dis
patched to the area from Seoul.
Most of the boats were caught
about zu miles off the coast op
posite Seoul when the storm
sirucK at 1 a.m. cuttlefish are
caught at night. Dried cuttle
fish are cut into fancy shapes
and served as appetizers.
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Delia Chapter
Dinner Tonight
Delta chapter, Alpha Hho
State, Delta Kappa Gamma soci
ety, a national honorary society
for women in education, will
hold its annual formal dinner
meeting and Christmas party in
the Cave room of the Senator
hotel in Salem, Saturday night.
Highlighting the evening's ev
ents will be the initiation of
three honorary members to the
society. These include Mrs. C.
A. Fratzke, Independence, Mrs.
Melford Nelson, Independence,
and Mrs. Ethel S. Palmer of
Newbcrg. Mrs. Carmalite Wed
die of Salem will direct the in
Uiation ceremony.
Miss Vivian Chandler, science
instructor at Salem senior high
school, is in charge of the even
ing s social affair, with Miss Ed
na Mingus, formerly a member
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of the staff of the Oregon Col
lege of Education at Monmouth,
charge of the program and
carol singing.
Mrs. Sue Emmons of Willa-
mina and president ol ijolta
chapter will preside. Delta chap
ter includes membership in three
counties, Marion, Polk and Yam
hill. Special guests for the evening
will be the members of Nu chap
ter, a local group, and Eta and
Theta chapters from Portland.
Canby Boy Wins
Ontario, Ore., Dec. 10 UP)
Judging continued at the nation
al state corn show today with
eastern Oregonians still taking
the top prizes.
August Moellcr, Ontario, was
the latest to win. His 10-ear
exhibit was judged the best in
the show. Roy Drievor, Canby,
won the FFA championship for
a 10-car display and Gary Wei
borg, Ontario, won the 4-H club
title.
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