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Cave-in Victim Rescue workers pull the body of John
Cipriani, 30, Monterey, Calif., laborer, to the surface from
cave-in where he was killed while working on a sewer
construction job at Carmel, Calif. A second man, Carl D.
Simon, 25, of Monterey, was also in the cave-in but rescue
workers reached him in time to save his life. (AP Wirephoto)
Death Caused
By Drowning
Bernard R. McFarland, 36, of
960 Evans, died from drowning
after he had been thrown from
his automobile and an inquest
will not be held, according to
investigation over the week-end
by Leston W. Howell, county
coroner. .,
McFarland, found by L. C.
Mason, Route 4, on his property
a mile west of the Witzel school
Saturday afternoon, is believed
to have died Thursday night or
early Friday morning. He was
last seen at Aumsville where he
had been visiting friends and left
lor home.
Apparently he had fallen
asleep as he drove towards Sa
lem and tracks led across a
plowed field into some brush by
the creek where he was found,
the body half out of the wrecked
automobile and face down in the
water.
No alarm was felt over his
absence Friday as his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. P. O. McFarland,
are on a trip to the midwest, and
he had recently been given a
leave of absence from the Mont
gomery Ward store here because
of ill health. He was on a navy
hospital ship during the war and
was a member of the American
Legion and Veterans of Foreign
Wars. He had made his home
here the last four years.
McFarland is also survived by
three brothers and four sisters,
Arrangements are in charge of
the Howell - Edwards funeral
home.
Traveling Men
Safest Drivers
Traveling salesmen proved to
be the safest drivers In Oregon
in the first half of this year,
the state traffic safety division1
reported today.
The division has completed a
comparison of "accident sever
ity" records of all drivers by
occupational groups. And it
found the salesmen leading in
safety with no fatalities in 1,'984
reported accidents.
Clerical and retail sales work
ers were next with three fatal
accidents in a total of 5,576 re
ported.
Worst record from the point
of severity was made by farmers
and farm laborers, with 10 fa
talities in 2,720 accidents.
Students and professional
drivers were only slightly better
than the farm group. Students
recorded 13 fatalities in 3,737
mishaps and professional drivers
recorded 24 in 6,907 accidents.
Housewives, who enjoyed the
best record in 1948, slipped to
the middle of the rating, al
though their actual fatality rate
was nearly the same as last year
and far better than the next low
est group. Six of their 3,546 ac
cidents resulted in death.
Laborers had the greatest
number of accidents but were
well below average in rate of fa
talities with 30 deaths in 21,034
mishaps.
Frozen Body Found
Klamath Falls, Ore., Dec. 12
u.R The frozen body of a Seat
tle man was found in a ditch
yesterday after he apparently
blew off his head with a charge
of dynamite. Authorities said
Ernest Smith had been dead
about two days. Several burnt
matches around his body
Taylor Wants Office
Of CVA in His State
Boise, Idaho, Dec. 12 (IP) If
the proposed Columbia Valley
Administration bill is enacted
into law, an effort will be made
to get its headquarters in Idaho,
Sen. Glen H. Taylor (D., Idaho)
said.
Taylor spoke at a labor meet
ing sponsored by the Boise and
Nampa trades and labor council.
He said he believed CVA
headquarters would be located
at Portland, but that an effort
will be made to get the head of
fice at Boise or Lewislon.
Taylor said he thought senti
ment in Idaho is shifting toward
support of CVA. He added It
would provide the Northwest
"with an integrated economy."
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T. H. Banfield
Portland Bachelor Fails
To Find Bride in Europe
London, Dec. 12 (U.R) Fred Stoeckcr, $120-a-week engineer from
Portland, Ore., who came to Europe to find a bride, was on his
way home today still a carefree bachelor.
Stoecker, 31, said Friday night just before he took off from
London airport that he had come to Europe to find a wife with the
following specifications:
'Blonde, brunette or redhead,
but she must be pretty, she must
not talk too much and she must
not be fat. She must work hard
and stay at home and look after
the children.
"She can be as dumb as any
thing so long as she brings up
the children right."
Stoecker thought he had
found his ideal in Germany in a
telephone girl. "But she would-
T. H. Banfield
First Citizen
Portland, Ore., Dec. 12 U.R
Thomas Harry Banfield, chair
man of the Oregon Highway
Commission, was named Port
land's first citizen of 1949 by
the Portland Realty Board Sat
urday.
Banfield, who is president of
Iron Fireman Company, will be
presented with a plaque at a
January dinner. He served 17
years as a member of the Port
land Dock Commission and was
chairman when he resigned in
1947 because of the pressure of
highway commission work,
Children Shown Movies
Sheridan A free movie at the
American Legion hall was given
Saturday afternoon for local
children. A film specially pro
duced for children was shown.
TAKE MY MONEY
4 OUT OF 5 WHO APPLY
TAKE IT
C. R. Allen
Manager
To most folks who get a loan it's dollars and cents, it's the
where-with-all to do something with. To me it's something
different yes it's money all right . . . it's my only mer
chandise . . . but wrapped up in every loan is a lot of sat
isfaction. Doctor bills paid . . . cash for the new baby . , ,
the old car repaired . . . that dream house a reality ... a
business trip it's all done with cash my merchandise, and
a sincere desire to be of service.
So, if a loan is to your advantage take my money, use it
where it will do the most good, and if you haven't the time
to come in and chat about it, pick up the phone and call me.
I'm known as the "Yes Man" because I like to say "Yes" to
loan requests in fact I say "Yes" to 4 out of 5 and I'd like
to say "Yes" to you and I'll try and arrange a loan the
same day.
The name is C. R. Allen, Mgr., the Phone No. is 22464, and
I'm at Personal Finance Company, 518 State St.
n't have me."
As for British girls, Stoecker
said:
"They are not settled enough.
I don't like them."
The customs men may not have
cared for Stoecker's remarks
about British women. They told
him he could take only one of
his two five-pound sterling notes
out of the country with him.
Stoecker got the last word
however.-
Capital Journal Salem, Oregon, Monday, Dec. 12, 1949 3
"I'll rip it up," he said, "then
I'll know what happened to it."
He did. The note was worth
$2.80.
Christmas Project
Undertaken at Gates
Gates The second regular
meeting of the newly organized
Gates Chamber of Commerce
was held at the Gate; Furniture
store. Plans for future projects
to be undertaken by the organ
ization were discusred. It was
decided to have a community
Christmas tree, a committee was'
appointed erect . d decorate
the tree, which will be placed
in a prominent spot c the high
way.
Delake Claims
Shortest Tree
Delake, Ore., Dec. 12 VP) Los
Angeles or Bellingham, Wash.,
can match boasts on having the
tallest Christmas tree. This
coastal town claims the shortest.
Right beside the shortest river,
the D, only the highway's width
on its course from Devil's Lake
to the ocean, a platform is to be
built and atop it will be a seed
ling yule tree measured in
inches, not feet.
The tree raising ceremony
the date isn't set will be com
plete with band, Santa and free
candy for the kids.
Perfuly y jj (yjj j y holiday!
turn
THE BIG
MOOT
i CLOSING OUT SALE
OF OUR
ENTIRE STOCK
BECAUSE OF POOR HEALTH I AM FORCED TO SELL OUT.
MY ENTIRE BUSINESS LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL.
YOU GET THE SAVINGS!
EVERYTHING
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NOW GOING AT
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Baby-Skin Doll
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