J Capital Journal, Salem. Oregon, Thursday, Dec. 29, 1949
Miss Eloise Ebert Named
Assistant State Librarian
Miss Eloise Ebert, who for the past two years has served as
chiel librarian of the European command, has been sworn in as
administrative assistant to Miss Eleanor Stephens, state librarian.
The position of administrative assistant is a new one and plans
are under way to utilize the services of Miss Ebert in building
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Miss Eloise Ebert, who has
assumed her duties as assist
ant state librarian.
Pledge Support
To Indonesia
Washington, Dec. 29 r
President Truman has assured
the new state of Indonesia "the
sympathy and support of all who
believe in democracy and the
right of self government."
"Indonesia has already dem
onstrated," Mr. Truman said,
"that the goal of the new state
will be true nationalism for In
donesia and that aggressive acts
and efforts on the part of for
eign dictatorships to subvert this
newly won independence will be
resisted with vigilance."
The president issued his state
ment yesterday soon after nam
ing H. Mcrlo Cochran first U. S.
Ambassador to the new Asiatic
republic, which was formerly a
Dutch possession.
Mr. Truman said Indonesian
leaders showed "statesmanship"
in reaching the agreement with
The Netherlands which led to in
dependence. He added:
"The world has seen a nation
grow in the vast Archipelago of
Indonesia.
"A new republic now has em
erged from the chaos and disrup
tion oi war and a new state is;
demonstrating that it will follow
a course of peace and order so
that all men In Indonesia may
work fruitfully in your richly en
dowed Islands to fulfill the
promise of a new era."
Assault Charge
Has Reduction
Sllverton Byron W. Davis of
Burns was given preliminary
hearing in Sllverton justice court
on being charged by Jacob Am
stutz with assault while being
armed with dangerous weapon.
After hearing the case, Judge
Nelson, upon motion of Attorney
Kenneth Brown, dismissed the
assault charge and accepted
from the defendant a plea of
guilty to disorderly conduct.
On this charge the defendant
was given a fine of $250 00 and
given six months jail sentence.
Jail sentence was suspended up
on the condition that the de
fendant pay fine and $11.10
costs and he must make restitu
tion to the private prosecutor in
the amount of $30. Also defen
dant must leave liquor alone
and obey all laws. Fine, costs
were paid and restitution was
made.
After trial In the Justice
Court, Ernie Krake was found
guilty of receiving and conceal
ing stolen property. Defendant
was fined $50 and required to
make restitution to Hans Hnge-
dorn, the private prosecutor.
wm. Ingram, alter trial on
charge of petty larceny of
money from the llatteberg Rich
field Station, was fined $60 and
given 30 days jail sentence sus
pended on condition that he pay
fine and costs and make restltu
tion of $18 cash taken from pri
vale prosecutor.
Other cases Included: M. H.
Simpson, no operators license,
$10 and costs. Wm. John Perkins,
no operators license. $5 and costs.
May Helen Paul, no operators
license, $5 and Cost. Carl N
Moen, no operators license, $5
and costs, uard M. Sctness, no
operators license, $5 and costs.
Ella Marcoe, no operators
license, $10 costs, Lois M. Spen
cer, no operators license, $5 and
costs. Loyd w, lslinm, no oper
ators license, $5 and costs. Leroy
Edwin Wallace, no mud flaps,
$2.50 and costs. Richard L. Kin-
dall, no tail light, $2.50 and
costs. Percy C. Kindal, no tail
light, $2.50 and costs. Harry Do
Sart, no tail light, $2.50 and
costs. Wilbur Vonderbeck, vio
lation basic rule, $15,00 and
costs. E. A. Flnley, Jr.. "Passing
without sufficient clearance",
$10.00 and costs.
Forty-six percent of (Ire
alarms turned In through Pon
tlac, Mlch.'s box system In five
years were false but only one
percent of telephone alarms
were false.
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iup library services in the var
ious counties of the state.
The new appointee has had
wide experience in library work.
She has been in the library ser
vice of the occupied zone in
Germany for the past four years.
As chief librarian, a post held
for the last two years, Miss
Ebert supervised library service
from Berlin to Vienna and from
Paris to Frankfort. In this area
75 trained librarians, with the
assistance of 450 German per
sonnel, operate over 200 libraries
and 150 deposit depots for the
benefit of the army troops sta
tioned in the zone.
Before going overseas Miss
Ebert served as librarian at
Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyom
ing and was a civilian librarian
in Falls City, Nebraska, Sauk
Center, Minnesota and in Coun
cil Bluffs, Iowa.
Miss Stephens announced
Mrs. Flora Leonard, documents
librarian for the Oregon state
library, is leaving to become
assistant librarian in the Peru
State Teachers College in Peru,
Neb. Mrs. Margaret E. Hunter,
former Navy librarian, will
succeed Miss Leonard. Mrs,
Hunter worked for the state
library from July 1, 1041 to
April 26. 1043.
Another addition to the staff
is Mrs. Mollie Littncr who has
been appointed first assistant in
the catalog department.
Rita Gets Paragraph
In the London Times
London, Dec. 29 UP) The
stately London Times told t h e
story of Rita Hayworth's new
baby in a paragraph today. The
headline: "Granddaughter for
the Aga Khan."
Morrison Heads C of C
Sllverlon, Dec. 20 Howard
Morrison was elected president
of the junior Chamber of Com
merce Wednesday, succeeding
James Jones. Other officers are
Dave Demctcr, first vice presi
dent: Ronald Woods, second vice
president; Lester Barton, secre
tary and John Mlddlemiss, treas
urer. ,V'V's---'3' 'Ri
Best Dressed Tall, brun
ette Mrs. William Paley, the
former Barbara dishing Mor
timer of Boston, Mass., heads
the 1049 list of the world's
ten best-dressed women as an
nounced by the New York
Drew Institute. Mrs. Paley,
the mother of three children,
Is the wlte of the Columbia
BroadcastlnR company head.
(AP Wirephoto)
Second Beat The Duchess
of Windsor, shown above ar
riving in New York wearing
a red and blue plaid outfit,
was placed second on Ihe list
of best dressed women of 1949.
Mrs. William Paley of New
York topped the list. (Acme
Telcphoto)
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Message Due
On Wednesday
Washington, Dec. 29 (P)
President Truman will deliver
his state-of-the-u n i o n message
before a joint session of the sen
ate and house next Wednesday.
The White House announced
today that this time was decided
on in talks the president had
with the "big four" congression
al leaders by telephone.
He talked with Vice President
Barkley in Washington; Senate
Democratic Leader Lucas in Il
linois; Speaker Rayburn in Tex
as and House Democratic Lead
er McCormack in Boston.
Presidential Press Secretary
arlpit Ci Rnu sold fh exart
time of the president's talk has
not been fixed, but that it will
be around 9:30 a.m. (PST).
Ross could not say the exact
length of the president's mess
age but said it would require
about 35 to 40 minutes to de
liver.
Ross said Mr. Truman hopes
to send his economic message to
congress on Friday, Jan 6, and
his budget message on Monday,
Jan. 9, but that the schedule is
still tentative.
Hungry Horse
Contract Let
Washington, Dec: 29 UP) Sec
retary of Interior Chapman said
today he has authorized $4,931,
210 in contract awards for the
clearing of the Hungry Horse
reservoir site on the south fork
of the Flathead river in Mon
tana. Chapman said a saving of al
most $2,000,000 In the cost of
clearing 15,785 acres resulted
from twice rejecting and read-
vertisling for bids for the work.
The new awards, combined
with contracts for clearing work
already awarded, bring the total
clearing cost to $5,446,610,
Chapman said.
This compared with an origin
al combination of $7,442,106
when bids were first opened
AiiI. 23 and rejected as too high.
The last bids were opened at
Columbia Falls, Mont., Dec. 20.
Wixon and Crowe, Redding,
Calif., submitted the low bid of
$2,446,850 for clearing 6840
acres.
J. H. Trisdale, Redding, Cal.,
entered the low bid of $2,484,
360 for clearing of 7855 acres.
3 Russian Ships
In Caribbean
Washinclon. Dee. 20 tJP
Three more mysterious Russian
ships have suddenly been re
ported in the Caribbean area
where the largest U. S. peace
time maneuvers in history soon
will be held.
The vessels are described by
authorities as "fishing ships"
but without fishing gear and
equipped with extremely pow
erful radios.
U. S. civil and military offi
cials arc keeping a careful, but
diplomatically correct, eye on
the progress of the ships In
western hemisphere waters.
The three vessels are the Tre
pans, Peramutr and Chiaka. re
portedly enroute from the Bal
tic to Vladivostok by way of St.
Thomas in the Virgin islands,
Ihe Panama canal and Hono
lulu.
Authorities disclosed that
these three bring to 15 the num
ber of similar type Soviet ships
that have crossed the Caribbean
their way to Russia's im
portant Siberian seaport in the
last two and a half years.
With the Chiaka in their wake.
the Trepang and Peramutr put
in at St. Thomas for supplies
just before Christmas. It is be
llcved they plan to get to the
canal zone the last of this week
or the first of next.
Frozen Body of
Texan Found
Crossvllle, Tenn., Dee. 29 U.R
The frozen body of a Texas
flier who had hobbled through
jungle terrain in a vain effort
to summon help was found to
day about a mile and a half
from his crashed plane on steep
Dpvll Step mountain.
The flier, John Anderson, 35,
Houston, Tex., was within a mile
of a country road leading to a
main highway when he appar
ently died of exposure and
shock, aggravated by a broken
leg. the night o( the crash, De
cember 22.
He had tried to fashion a
splint foi the broken limb with
his bell but apparently was un
able lo yalve his burns. He had
written an unintelligible mes
sage on a rock and then, when
that failed to bring aid, had
crawled or hobbled down the
mountainside only to die on the
way.
Near his plane, found late
yesterday, rescuers found a
suitcase full of Christmas pres
ents which Anderson evidently
planned to give to relatives at
Bristol, Tenn., where he was
bound.
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Ruins Where Children Lost
remains of the Homer Lowery home at Falls City where two
of the Lowery children lost their lives in a fire early Wed
nesday. They were Betty Louise, 5, and Mary Frances, 7.
Lowery and another child, Fay Jean, 9, whom he rescued,
were hospitalized with burns. Mrs. Lowery and Alvin
James, 3, and Delores Jean, lVi, escaped uninjured.
Relief Funds for Lowery
Family, Fire Victims, Sought
Dallas, Ore., Dec. 29 Relief of the Homer Lowerys, of Falls
City, who lost two young girls in
which wiped out all their belongings, has started at Falls City and
is being carried to all communities in the district.
Funds for funeral and hospital expenses and food, shelter and
clothing for the mother and twe
other children, are being sought
with Floyd French, Falls City
grocer, taking an active part.
Some firms in Falls City have
already made contributions and
if further supplies are forthcom
ing 1 Salem or other commun
ities French will dispatch h i s
truck and pick these up if he is
notified.
Canned goods, clothing and
building material are wanted
at once in addition to money.
Lowery and the oldest child,
Faye Jean, 9, are still in a ser
ious condition at the Dallas hos
pital and are suffering with sec
ond and third degree burns, ac
cording to their physician. It
will be several days before it is
definitely known whether or not
they are out of danger though
both are reported as "doing as
well as could be expected."
Bodies of the two dead chil
dren, Betty Louise, 7, and Mary
Frances Lowery, 5, are at the
Henkle and Bollman funeral
home here. Funeral arrange
ments depend upon the condi
tion of the father.
Though generally known as
Homer Lowery, the name Omar
Lowery is given on insurance
papers .according to Paul Boll
man, Polk county coroner, who
spent Wednesday in completing
an investigation of the tragedy.
The family had lived In Falls
City since April, coming from
Arkansas. He had been employ
ed by the George Walden Log
ging company and was working
In the Pedee district.
Rainbow Gardners
Hold Xmas Parly
Stayton Highlight of the
meeting of the Rainbow Garden
club at the home of Mrs. Fred
Fery was the annual Christmas
party. Mrs. Alva Fery assisted
the hostess.
Following the business meet
ing an hour of entertainment
preceded the exchange of gifts.
Refreshments were served by
the hostesses. Mrs. Ernest Baker
was welcomed Into the club.
Others present for the Christ
mas party were Mesdames El
mer Guenthcr, Kuehl, Porter,
Jack LaRnnt, Tony Mintcn, Am
brose Dozler, Fred Sahli, David
Weltner, Otto Burson, Miss
Eileen Dozler. and Butch Fery,
Roger Guenthcr and Gladys
Kuehl, children of members.
Carders Visit Shut-ins
Unionvalc Miss Lois Rock
hill, with her aecordian and 15
voices -of the Unionvale Youth
Fellowship chorus made a trip
to sing Christmas carols at the
home of various elderly shut-ins
Christmas eve. followed by a
Christmas party being held at
the parsonage
FREE
Teen-Agers'
DANCE
Four Corners
Community Hall
Friday, Dec. 30
Sponsored by
4 Corners Firemen's Aux.
Music Furnished by
Local 315, A.F.M.
Chet Mulkey's
Orchestra
9 fa 12
Lives Here shown are the
a fire early Wednesday morning
Grangers Join
For Graduation
Union Hill The Union Hill
subordinate and juvenile granges
met for supper with the follow
ing committee members hosts
Mr. and Mrs. A. Kostenborder,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Krenz, Mr
and Mrs. Henry Hansen, Mertie
Mae Hansen, Richard Krenz.
Graduation exercises from
juvenife to subordinate for An
nis-Jo Miller and Mertie Mae
Hansen preceded the business
meeting. They were obligated
in lower degrees by Mrs. V. D.
Scott.
The master, J. C. Krenz, pre
sided at the grange meeting. W
M. Tate as Installing officer, in
stalled C. E. Heater and Floyd
Fox as executive committee
members.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lens-
man were accepted as members
having been charter members of
Montana grange before com
ing to this community.
Floyd Fox, agriculture chair
man, reported on support of soil
conservation project calling on
committee members Henry Han
sen, Bill Krenz and A. Kos
tenborder who reported on live
stock meeting. V. D. Scott, a
member of soil conservation dis
trict committee, talked on re
cent meeting and progress.
Mrs. V. D. Scott, home eco
nomics chairman, reported on
Christmas meeting of the club
at the home of Mrs. W. M. Tate
There was an exchange of
Christmas gifts and singing of
Christmas carols and program
arranged by Chairman Mrs. W
F. Krenz. Mrs. J. C Krenz talk
ed on Christmas decorations and
arrangement of Christmas green
ery
Mrs. Tate, hostess, served re
freshments following the pro
gram. Seventeen members
attended
The grange voted to support
the Home Economies club In
their project of entertaining the
Marion County Livestock club
in February.
Appointed on the January so
cial committee were: Mr. and
Mrs. A. N, Doerfler, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Fox.
Miss Mertie Mae Hansen sang
vocal numbers following the
grange meeting. She was ac-
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Tiny Sheila's Life
May Be Saved
El Monte, Calif., Dec. 29 (U.R)
Tiny Sheila Reno's life may
be saved because a service club
and a newspaper contributed
enough money to pay for her
trip to a New York specialist,
Sheila was born 10 months
ago with malignant tumors of
both eyes. Her parents, Mr, and
Mrs, Louis Reno, said local doc
tors despaired of saving her
sight and even her life.
A specialist in New York,
however, offered some hope for
saving the girl's sight.
When the Renos couldn't af
ford the expensive trip east, the
El Monte Lions club and the
Pasadena, Calif., Independent
volunteered to help.
The Lions contributed $100,
and the newspaper said it would
pay the rest of the bill for the
trip.
Mrs. Reno said she would
leave for New York with Sheila
Monday night.
State of Oreqon
Vs. Playing Card
"The State of Oregon vs. 24
new decks of 'Bee' playing cards,
four used decks of playing cards,
two Kem decks of playing cards
seven boxes of poker chips, one
light globe and double socket,
in carton containing loose play
ing cards, four envelopes con
taining chips, three wooden
chairs, two steel tubular tables
and one wooden table," is title of
a case filed in circuit court here
Thursday in which the state is
making application to the court
for forfeiture and sale of the
property described.
Citation also is asked directed
to Clifton Veal, Charles Cook.
Lester William Cornelius, Carl
Manesco and all persons un
known claiming any Interest in
the property to show cause why
the sheriff shouldn't sell same
and turn the proceeds over to
the common school fund.
These proceedings is out
growth of a case against Veal
and others in district court in
which defendants pleaded guilty
to gambling charges and the ap
plication alleges "that such per
sonal property has been used in
the commission of a crime
companied by Mrs. Henry Han
sen.
The members exchanged
Christmas gifts then went to the
new Juvenile building for
Christmas tree and treat of
home made candy.
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Dewey Not to
Seek Presidency
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 29 VP)
Thomas E. Dewey fiatly renounc
ed future presidential ambitions
but kept politicians guessing to
day whether he would seek a
third term as governor.
Dewey last night appointed
his counsel, Charles D. Breitel,
to the state supreme court and
thereby fanned the flame of spec
ulation that the would retire to
private life at the end of his
term, Dec. 31, 1950.
However, Dewey himself
warned against drawing that in
ference. But he made it crystal
clear that he would not take
another crack at the republican
presidential nomination at lest
in the foreseeable future.
He said specifically he would
not seek the nomination in 1952,
1956. or 1960. Asked about the
years beyond 1960, he laughing
ly remarked at a news confer
ence that he would be "lucky
to be alive" 10 years hence. He
is 47.
The appointment of Breitel to
the bench lent some credence to
reports that Dewey would not
make himself available for re
nomination for governor next
year, despite increasing pressure
from influential republicans.
Gallagher Wins
Child's Custody
Former State Rep. Martin P.
Gallagher of Ontario won cus
tody of his 10-year-old daugh
ter today in a state supreme
court opinion.
Gallagher, who sued his wife
for divorce, won custody of the
daughter in the lower court. The
mother, Helen, appealed, also
seeking custody of the child.
Both have remarried, but the
high court said it felt that the
daughter would be happier in
the father's home.
The opinion, by Justice
George Rossman, upheld Circuit
Judge Ralph S. Hamilton, Bend,
who heard the case in Malheur
county.
Other decisions today:
Edward E. Kellogg vs. Joyce
W. Kellogg, appellant. Appeal
from Union county. Suit for cus
tody of a child. Opinion by Jus
tice Arthur D. Hay. Judge R. J.
Green, modified. The lower
court gave the child to the fa
ther, but the supreme court
modified this order by allowing
the mother to visit the child.
In the matter of the estate of
Clara Wilkerson, deceased: Wil-
lard V. Hill, appellant, vs. Unit
ed States National Bank of Port
land. Appeal from Union county
Suit to collect money from an
estate. Opinion by Chief Justice
Hall S. Lusk. Judge R. J. Green,
affirmed, with Hill losing the
suit.
6,250,471 Autos Produced, 1949
Detroit, Dec. 29 W The auto
industry's 1949 production in
the United States will total 6,
250 471 vehicles, automotive
news estimated today.
Included in this unofficial es
timate here 5.120,556 cars and
1,128,915 trucks. The indus
try's previous record was $.358,
420 cars and trucks, built in
1929.
This week's output, the trade
paper said, will total 85,172 cars
and 17,694 trucks.
Man Leaves 118 Descendants
Kodak, Tenn., Dec. 29 Henry
Snyder, retired farmer, died
yesterday, leaving 118 direct
descendants. He was 95.
Surviving are four daughters,
six sons, 42 grandchildren, 63
great grandchildren and three
great great grandchildren.
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Princess Yasmin
Has Black Hair
Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec.
29 OP) One-day-old Princess
Yasmin has "harmonious fea
tures and tiny wisps of black
hair," but it's too early yet to
tell whether she looks like her
movie star mother, Rita Hay
worth. The Infant Is also very well
behaved and has hardly cried at
all. '
The description came from
the head nurse of the Montchoisi
clinic.
The family plans to go, as
soon as mother and daughter can
be moved, to a chalet Prince Aly
has rented for them at Gstaad,
fashionable Swiss winter sports
center.
Gilbert Payot, public relations
adviser to Rita and Prince Aly,
said last night both mother and
child were "doing extremely
well, despite a long and diffi
cult birth."
Today both Rita and her
daughter were reported making
continued "good progress."
Sources at the clinic said the
baby was in the best of health.
Hubbs Reported Better
Sllverton The many friends
of George W. Hubbs of Silver-
ton and Salem, are interested In
the report by his immediate fam
ily that his condition appeared
slightly Improved, Wednesday,
from a serious relapse, Monday.
Since July Mr. Hubbs has been
battling a recurrence of a heart
condition of around two years
duration. He Is hospitalized at
Silverton.
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Dr. Margaret Mead (above),
noted anthropologist, has been
selected Woman of the Year
in Science in the annual Asso
ciated Press poll of editors to
choose y e a r's outstanding
women. (AP Wirephoto)
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