2 -CapHal Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, Dec. 16, 1949.,
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Pageant Night
At Rickreall
Capacity atentdance for the
ninth annual Christmas pageant
at Rickreall is expected both
Friday and Saturday night with
approximately all the 1200 ad
vance tickets distributed. No ad
mission is charged but ticket
holders will be given first op
portunity at scats.
Soloists this year will be Ron
ald Craven, Salem; Ivan Marble,
Independence and Eva Jean
Miller and Claude Larkin. Miss
Louise Woodruff is again di
rector of the chorus.
Appearing for the first time
this year will be Ronald Hogg
and his trained sheep dog. The
little burro, belonging to the
Flickinccrs, of Suver Junc
tion, who has appeared during
the last few years, will be back
again.
Pupils of training schools at
Independence and Monmouth
were guests of the pageant com
mittee at the dress rehearsal
this week.
Seek to Quash Writ
Jin Slot Machine Case
District Attorney E. O. Stadt
er has filed a motion in circuit
court here to quash the writ of
review sought in the case of
Emory Saunders and others, di-
il rectors of the local Eagles lodge,
fil'.ainsi uiu aim justice All u.
Nelson, justice of the peace at
Silverlon.
The writ of review involves
I several slot machines, punch
boards and other articles of
musement seized at the Eagles
lodge here and which were or-
Idered destroyed by Justice Nel-
son, but he gave a 30-day lee-
iway for the directors of the lodge
to appeal which they did by way
1 01 the requested writ of review
oianier in nis motion avers
that the petition for the writ
was not properly verified and
that it does not state facts to
(warrant the issuance of the writ
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Outstanding Entrance Features Remodelled Marion Com-
mcrcial street entrance for Marion hotel now being remodelled
features Virginia marble and doors costing approximately
$2000 each. When completed sometime next week this out
standing entrance will represent an investment of near $7000.
Marion Hotel Taking on
'New Look' With Changes
Salem's Marion hotel has taken on that new look with most
of the remodeling of the interior completed.
Workmen now are busy completing the renovation oi tnc coitce
shoD and dining room and constructing a cocktail lounge. This
part of the remodelling will be completed about the first of the
'year under present plans.
Modernistic glass and brass
doors have been hung at the
main entrance on South Com
mercial street and the entrance
faced with granite. The same
type of doors and an identical
facing arc to be placed at the
Ferry street entrance.
Already renovation and re-1
decorating of the 124-rooms for
guests have been completed, as
has the lobby, the Mirror room,
Marine room and two smaller
rooms used for smaller gather
ings and dinners.
In the coffee shop and dining
room, which arc to be complete
ly air conditioned, the walls are
done in a light blue and a slate
blue. Blonde wood has been
used in the fixtures, rubber tile
on the floor and oval counters
installed in the coffee shop.
Booths are also to be installed
the coffee shop and at one
end a table is to be set in an
alcove.
Off the main dining room is
a small room that can be used
for tlie overflow of the dining
room or can be closed off by a
sliding door of leatherette for
private dinner parties. The
walls In this room arc to be of
the same color as those in the
main dining room. The same
type of door as that used to sep
arate the smaller dining room
from the main room is used at
the entrance to the dining room
and coffee shop.
The cocktail lounge, which is
off the dining room, has the
same color of walls as the din
ing room and one wall of cor
rugated glass. Fixtures here are
of natural wood upholstered in
tomato red leather. Tables arc
to be placed in this room, also,
and special meals served there.
Completely re-done will be
the hotel kitchen with all new
electrical equipment. Along the
walls for a height of six feet
stainless steel is to be placed.
Re-decoration of the exterior
of the hotel is not slated until
the spring. The outside, too, will
be given the modern touch when
re-done.
Gates Opposes
Street Vacation
A large delegation from Gates
invaded the county court rooms
Friday to air a controversy over
vacation of certain streets in the
platted town of Gatcsville.
The Oregon Pulp and Paper
company wants a part of O'Tool
street and a part of Front street
touching its properties vacated.
The company's well and pump
ing plant are partially on O Tool
street which runs through the
center of their land. A part of
Front street already had been
vacated.
When the original petition was
filed it included the parts want
ed vacated by the paper com
pany but also a number of oth
er streets. Later opposition de
veloped to vacation of some of
the other streets and a large re
monstrance was filed.
It was indicated at Friday's
hearing that probably the Cham
ber of Commerce will not ob
ject to. the paper company's re
quested vacation of its streets
and also will not protest against
vacation of ce r t a i n streets
sought by Fred Butler, but ob
jects to vacation of other streets
to the east which, jts members
say, is the logical place for the
town to expand and expansion
the indicated, is looked for.
It was revealed at the hearing
that buildings in some cases are
built so they extend into the
streets
The main question of the va
cation was taken under advise
ment.
Building to
Keep Booming
There is little indication of a
slackening in building activities
for the next two years at least,
according to opinion expressed
Friday by representatives atten
ding the annual meeting of the
Oregon chapter, Pacific Coast
Building Officials conference.
Some 30 or 35 men, including
a number of municipal building
inspectors from western Oregon
cities took part in the delibera
tions of the conference following
a noon luncheon.
Hal Collins, Los Angeles, ma
naging secretary of the confer.
ence, was here to give reports
coast wide basis. Collins
said that building costs were
fairly stable, although the recent
tilt in the price of steel would
probably be reflected in the near
future.
Labor, except in a few in
stances, isn't seeking increased
pay, many of the leaders taking
the attitude that further advan
ces would tend to restrict build
ing operations.
The conference was attended
by Arthur J. Hoefer, first vice
president of the group and chief
building inspector of Spokane.
Skilled Workers
Seeking Jobs
Skilled and qualified workers
in nearly every line are availa
ble in the Salem area in greater
numbers than at any time since
the war, states W. H. Baillic,
manager of the local office of the
Oregon state employment serv
ice.
Jobs are not only hard to find
for seasonal employes laid off
during the winter months but
also for mechanics, mill men,
building trades workers and
many others.. Home owners and
employers with part time work
urged to provide employ-
Monday, Jan. 2, observed as the
New Year's holiday.
This information came out to
day from the Salem Retail Trade
bureau. Jim Beard, president of
the trade bureau, said that nu
merous inquiries are being re
ceived as to the plan of the
merchants relative to holiday
closing.
The Capital Journal will, as
usual, have a Christmas holiday.
Te permit employes to enjoy the
week-end holiday with relatives
and friends the paper will not
be published on Monday, Dec.
26.
Route Cement
Through Albany
Cement delivered by the
Southern Pacific company to the
Detroit dam project probably
will be hauled from Portland to
Albany and moved from there to
Mill City, rather than being
moved out of Salem, it was said
at the SP freight office hero to
day.
That, however, is a matter yet
to be decided. Also to be solved
are a number of problems that
are now being considered both
by the railroad company and
Consolidated Builders.
The cement probably will
originate at the Kaiser plant at
Permante, Calif. Also probably
is water shipment to Portland,
and upon arrival at Portland it
will move either to Albany or
Salem.
Albany is considered favor
ably because of a better grade
to Mill City. If, instead, it moves
out of Salem, it will go by the
Geer line, connecting with the
Woodburn-Springfield line at
Geer, then move south to Shell-
burn, then to Mill City or Gates.
One matter yet to be settled is
whether the Southern Pacific
will carry it beyond Gates, or
whether the Consolidated Build
ers will acquire a small locomo
tive and take it on from there.
30 Named for
Honor Society
Identity of some 30 pupils
selected by .faculty and commit
tee members for affiliation with
the National Honor Society at
Salem high school was made Fri
day. Notification was made
during an all school assembly
with Bob Hamblin, president of
the local chapter presenting each
new member with a ribbon.
Induction ceremonies will be
held in January at a time to be
announced. The society will
sponsor a homecoming dinner
December 21 in the school cafe
teria. The new members include:
Donna Beard, Marvin Brokke,
Leslyn Burdette, Dorothy Can
non, Don Engdahl, Mary Lee
Feike, Beverly Forston, Layton
Gilson, Alice Girod, Ed Knapp,
Doris Lane, Alice Lehman, Jo
Ann Majek, Carol McLeod, Kent
Myers, Marilyn Myers, Eugene
Poindexter, Marilyn Powers,
Joyce Rautenkranz, Jim Rock,
Doug Rogers, James Sandifer,
Susan Steed, Bonnie Stewart,
Richard Strong, Nancy Taylor,
Jim Todd, Dorothy Tonning,
Frank Vitaris, Howard Wilson.
More Chairmen for
USO Are Selected
Selection of chairmen to head
USO committees in six addition
al counties was announced here
Thursday by Mrs. Mason Ehr-
man, Oregon national USO com
mitteeman, and R. R. Boardman,
state director.
The new appointees are Don
Edwards, chairman, and Morris
Schmidt, co-chairman for Tilla
mook county; Earl Seawright of
St. Helens, Columbia county;
Charles Erwin of Pendleton,
Umatilla; Parker Gies of Mad
ras, Jefferson; Ned Johnson,
Detroit Land
Titles at Stake
In answering the inquiry
raised as to how to straighten
out titles to lands being sold to
the government for Detroit dam
purposes but on which a cloud
as to the title might exist be
cause they had been reclassified
reforestation lands, District
Attorney Ed Stadter advised the
county court Friday that each
of these cases should be handled
individually.
He suggested that as fast as
the title insurance company as
certained these lands had been
rec lassified as reforestation
lands the assessor should be no
tified in each individual case
and the assessor would then de
termine whether any taxes are
still due the county on them and,
if so, assess such taxes and im
pose a lien on the property. This
tax could then be collected be
fore the title company would
guaranty the title.
Under the present law when
land has been classified as re
forestation lands and is return
ed to another use, it loses its re
forestation privileges as to class
ification and shall be assessed on
an ad valorem basis for all the
years it has been classified for
reforestation, Then the tax paid
under the reforestation classifi
cation shall be deducted from
what the ad valorem tax would
have been and the balance as
sessed against the property. It is
stated the county has a chance
of collecting rather substantial
tax payments on some of the
pieces of land being sold to the
government for dam purposes.
To Light 161-Foot Tree
Portland, Dec. 16 W) Port
land will light its 161-foot
Christmas tree tonight. If it
isn't the country's tallest, maybe
it will be next year it's still
growing.
ment during the next three
months until spring activity be
gins. Baillie points out that the
population of this area has been
increasing rapidly. "Possibly
we can't find work for every one
of the newcomers who need a
regular income, but we should
provide for our steady, skilled
workers who are part of the
community."
While stressing that the state
employment service is not a re
lief agency, Baillie states that
unless jobs are found for fam
ily heads and other able work
ers, welfare expenditures will
increase greatly.
Chains Needed in Mountains
New snow in mountain areas
and in some parts of eastern
Oregon make chains necessary,
tnc stale highway commission
said today in its 9 a.m. road rc
port.
More Affidavits
Filed Cordray Case
More affidavits have been
filed in circuit court here in
the case of slate vs. Harley V.
Cordray, former city police
man, under charge of operating
lottery, in which the state is
seeking to resist a motion filed
by the defendant asking for
change of venue to another coun
ty. The defendant averred in
his motion that he could not se
cure a fair trial in this county
because of newspaper articles
i.nd comments.
The latest affidavits come
from H. C. S t u w e. route 2,
Woodburn, and Nellie Myren,
Silvcrton, Stuwe says he has
lived at Woodburn over six years
and doesn't recall having read
any article about the case or
heard it discussed. Nellie Myren
says she docs remember about
having read something in a
newspaper concerning the case
but never discussed it with any
one and no one has ever indi
cated an Interest in the case to
her.
11,000 Fail to Reply
On Christmas Seals
While residents have respond
ed generously to the 1949 Christ
mas seal sale, there still remain
some 11,000 letters to be ack
nowledged, according to a report
Friday of the Marion County Tu
berculosis and Health associa
tion. Receipts to date total $10,
292. The campaign opened Novem
ber 21 and will officially close
Christmas day. Purchase of the
seals may be made at booths
maintained at the post office,
Ladd & Bush bank, and Sears
Roebuck. They are operated un
der the direction of Chadwick
chapter, O.E.S., Salem chapter,
O.E.S., Council of Church Wom
en, Amaranth lodge and Rcbckah
lodge.
Salem Merchants
To Close Monday
Salem merchants will close
their places of business Monday,
Dec. 26, which will be observed
as the Christmas holiday for the
reason that cnrisimas tans on
Sunday. Also they will be closed
Keizer Resident
For Many Years
Sydney H. Francisco, a resi
dent of Keizer district for the
past 30 years, died in the South
ern Pacific hospital in San Fran
cisco, December 9 following a
prolonged illness.
Mr. Francisco was born in
Tulare, Calif., Aug. 11, 1888,
and lived in California until
1919 when he came to Oregon
to make his home. Surviving are
the widow Nan Francisco; a son,
Sydney Hudson Francisco, and
daughter, Eleanor F. Neufeldt,
all of Salem; a son, Don S, Fran
cisco of Glendale, Calif.; a sister,
Mrs. Phil Harris of Los Angeles
and nieces, Dorothy VanDerbeck
and Marion Thieme of Oakland,
Calif.
Francisco was a member of
Chemeketa lodge No. 1 IOOF
Salem No. 4 AF & AM; the Or
der of Railroad Telegraphers
and Telegraphers club of Port
land; of St. Paul's Episcopal
church and was a veteran of
World War I.
Funeral services were held
December 12 at Halsted & Co.
Funeral parlors in San Francis
co, the Very Rev. Bernard N.
Lovgren, dean of Grace cathe
dral, reading the service and
committal which was conclud
ed with interment in the Niche
of the Benediction, in the Cha
pel of the Chimes, in Oakland,
Calif.
DANCE
J SATURDAY NITE
J Aumsville Pavilion
j Music by Tommy
S Kezziah and His
2 West Coast Ramblers
In Aumsville
5 10 Miles S E. of Salem
9:30-12:30
Hood River; Wesley Brownton
of LaGrande, Union.. The state
now has nine county chairmen
for USO.
The Oregon State USO coun
cil wil hold its first meeting in
Portland in January.
For That Superb
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on a floating floor, specially constructed to make your
dancing more enjoyable. Heated and air conditioned. Prop
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2 Floors
Danes either mod
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or mix It up If yon
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Stage Program Prists
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Special Matinee Feature:
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Also
BENSON'S BIRTHDAY CAKE
Lawauna Lyle
Peggy Jewell
Buddy Kingman
Sharon Odrm
Delorea Kirchmann
Mike Thumkens
John Kraft
Diane Emlgh
Llla Jean Sylvester
John Beard
Dale Whltehurst
David Forrester
Billy Schlitt
Jerry Ann Whltehurst
Gary Mehnkey
Carole Warren
Marilyn Ripp
Judith Ann Herber
Lougene Layton
Darlene Meyer
Sat Eve. Show Cont. After 5:30
the Gayest Gifts
on your holiday shoe tree
gay and modest in price
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Open every night
'til Christmas