Local Paragraphs
Rev. Mr. Wire Home Rev.
Melville T. Wire, pastor of the
Buena Vista Methodist church,
who has been in St. yincent's
hospital in Portland for three
weeks undergoing surgery, is
now convalescing at his home at
1075 Judson street.
Nebraska Dinner Nebras
kans who had planned a no-host
dinner for Friday night have in
definitely postponed the affair.
Extension Service Program
The 4-H club extension serv
ice highlight program over
KOCO from 7:45 to 8, o'clock
Saturday morning will include
talks by three of the 18 leaders
who attended the recent con
ference held at Corvallis. The
program will be in charge of
Anthol Riney, county extension
agent-4-H club leader. The
speakers will be Mrs. Harry
Otte of Evergreen avenue; Mrs.
Gayland Siddall of Hayesville
and Mrs. Geo. Durham of Kei-
Coast Men File C. A. Wes-
tram, city councilman and real
tor at Taft, has filed as a can
didate for Lincoln county judge
on the republican ticket. Ray
Powers, also of Taft, has filed
for county commissioner.
Parrlsh Rites Friday Final
rites for Mrs. Nellie Parrish, 77,
resident of Clackamas county for
67 years, will be held at Oregon
City Friday at 1:30 o'clock with
burial in Mountain View ceme
tery. She was a sister of Omar
Shockley of Silverton and is
also survived by a son, brother,
sister and three grandchildren
Mrs. Parrish was born in Osage
county, Missouri, January 18,
1873, and came to Oregon in
1883.
Open House Planned Rev.
and Mrs. George L. Holmquist
of the recently formed Lutheran
church at Keizer, are holding
open house at the faith chapel
and parsonage at 4505 North
River road Sunday afternoon be
tween 3 and 5 o'clock and from
7 to 9 o'clcok in the evening.
Mrs, Simmons Home Mrs,
Clarence Simmons, Jr.. and in
fant son, Silverton Rt. 2, have
been dismissed from the Salem
Memorial hospital and are now
at home.
Club Postponed The Clear
Lake community meeting sched
uled for Friday night has been
postponed until later notice.
Milkman Frosted Harold
White, 474 Oregon, milk truck
driver, is confined to his home
while recovering from frostbit'
ten feet and chilblains received
while driving his milk truck at
Woodburn. His feet became
wet while he was thawing his
frozen truck motor at a garage
here Tuesday. When White's
feet began to swell he called for
a relief driver who was forced to
cut White's boots before they
could be removed. He was
treated at the office of a physi
cian before being sent home.
Breeders Set Meeting The
next meeting of the Oregon Poll
ed Hereford association will be
held at the Senator hotel Feb
ruary 6 at 6:30 o'clock with Dr.
Fred McKenzie, head of the de
partment of animal husbandry
at OSC, the speaker. Robert
Sears, president, will name a
nominating committee.
Idanba Man Injured Jon
Tucker of Idanha, is hospitalized
here with a leg fracture received
in a fall from a horse. He is the
son of Sol Tucker.
Grangers Stay Home Mem
bers of the Macleay Grange have
decided not to meet Friday night
and will remain at home until
further notice.
Iced Milk Delivered The
driver of a Mayflower dairy
truck arrived in Lebanon this
week with many of the bottles
broken and the tops "lifted"
from others. Count revealed the
1053 bottles of milk had frozen
solid.
Wilcox Is Back Lester Wjl
cox, assistant state superinten
dent of public instruction, was
back at his office Thursday
following a business trip to Med
ford. BORN
The Capital Journal Welcomes
the Following New Citizens:
LAIS To Mr. ind Mra. Franklin Lais
of Hubbard, a aon Fab. 1 at Silverton
hospital.
CLIPFELL To Mr. and Mrs. Ferrr Clip
fell. Mehama, a alrl, Patricia Marie, at the
Salem aeneral hospital Jan. 28.
McNEILL To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mc
Neill, Rt. 4 Box 483, at the Salem Gen
eral hospital, a llrl, Feb. 2.
WEST To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd West.
Rt. 6 Box 437-F, at the Salem General
hospital, a alrl, Feb. 2.
BOHNSTEAD To Mr. and Mrs. Pres
ton Bohnstead, Rt. 4 Box 436, at the
Salem General hospital, a boy, Feb. 2.
McCALL To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mc
Call. Stayton Rt. 1. at the Salem Gen
eral hospital, a boy, Feb. 2.
BEGIN To Mr. and Mre. Willard Be
In, Gervala Rt. 1. at the Salem Mem
orial hospital, a boy, Feb. 1.
PEARSALL To Mr. and Mra. John
Pearaall. Stayton Rt. 1 Box 108, at the
Salem Memorial hospital, a boy, Feb. 1.
POLSTON To Mr. and Mra. Ivan J.
Polston. 1135 8. 17th, at the Salem Mem
orial hospital, a boy, Feb. 1.
r ICK To Mr. and Mra. Malcolm
Bulck, 450 Wayne Drive, at the Salem
Memorial hospital, a alrl, Jan. 31.
HEWIT To Mr. and Mra. Kenneth
Hewlt. 778 N. Commercial, at the Salem
Memorial hospital, a xlrl, Jan. 31.
McMILLIN To Mr. and Mrs. Everett
McMlllln. Newberi. at the Salem Mem
orial hospital, a fir, Jan. 31.
PIERCE To Mr. and Mra. Archie
Pierce. 5332 Newberr Drive, at the Sa.
lam Memorial hospital, a alrl, Jan. 11.
Heavy Loads Banned Lin
coln county has placed a ban
on all heavy hauling to prevent
damage to highways. The re
strictions will remain in force
until the frost leaves the ground.
Mrs. Mills Home Mrs. Lester
Mills and infant son, Rt. 7, Box
376, have been dismissed from
the Salem Memorial hospital.
Leave Salem General Dis
missed from the Salem General
hospital with recently born in
fants are Mrs. Jack Thomas and
twins, a boy and a sirl, 2055 S.
Summer; Mrs. Jesse Warren and
daughter, 1134 N. 2nd, Wood
burn; Mrs. William A. Hamil
ton and son, 1949 N. Church,
and Mrs. Edwin Lawrence and
son, 1812 Cross.
Warning Issued The Salem
post office is in receipt of a bul
letin from Washington, D.C.
warning against the sending of
currency through the mails to
England and Northern Ireland.
Unless permit for the sending of
money in this manner has been
received from the British au
thorities, all currency detected
will be confiscated. It is possi
ble for the person to whom the
money is addressed to secure a
permit for its importation.
Another Postponement Hav
ing encountered a conflicting at
traction for the February 17
date, the band and orchestra
concert of Salem senior high
school has been rescheduled for
the night of February 22. The
concert, to be presented by Don
Jessup, director of instrumental
music of the Salem schools and
his associates, will be without
admission charge. However, free
tickets for the program may be
secured either at the senior high
school office music stores or
from any of the students parti
cipating. The original date for
the program was February 2.
Ferries in Operation Both
the Wheatland and Buena Vista
ferries were back in operation
Thursday after long layoffs due
to bad road conditions on roads
leading to the ferries.
Morrow Hearing Set Robert
Morrow, Brooks, pleaded inno
cent to two charges of forgery
Thursday when he was taken
to district court and a hearing
was set for February 6. Morrow
had been taken into custody by
state police on charges of dis
orderly conduct at the Brook
nook restaurant in Brooks.
Sheriff's deputies served the for
gery warrants when he was
brought to the Marion county
jail.
Leroux Arrested Thomas Le
roux, 902 North Commercial
street, was arrested by Salem
police Thursday morning on a
municipal court warrant charg
ing him with willful interfer
ence with a motor vehicle. The
charge against Leroux was
signed by Walter Bowman,
Route 3. Police said Leroux was
accused of taking Bowman's
keys and ignition wiring as se
curity until payment was made
for auto damages as a result
of an accident. Leroux posted
$25 bail on the charge.
Meeting Postponed The
Woman's Relief corps meeting
slated for Friday at Veterans of
Foreign Wars hall has been can
celled. Margaret Truman
To Make Recordings
New York, Feb. 2 (TP) Mar
garet Truman has signed a long
term contract to make record
ings for RCA Victor Red Seal
records.
Frank M. Folsom, president
of the Radio Corporation of
America, announced yesterday
that Miss Truman, a soprano,
will begin making recordings af
ter completion of a concert tour.
A present, the president's
daughter has completed about
half of a current tour of 30 ci
ties. She will resume the tour
following a guest appearance
next Tuesday night on the radio
program, "Carnegie Hall."
Folsom said the first of Miss
Truman's recordings will be re
leased to coincide with the start
of a 1950-51 concert tour.
Financial terms were not re
vealed.
Youngsters like crushed pea
nut brittle sprinkled over cus
tard or vanilla pudding.
Are you troubled with leaky
basements, drains, roof, or flash
ines? Phone 33292. All work
guaranteed. 28
Phone 22406 before 6 p.m. if
you miss your Capital Journal.
Fire - Auto - Liability - Bur
glary, Ken Potts Insurance
Agency, 229 N. Liberty. 28
Our Flexalum aluminum slat
Venetian blinds with Flexalum
Vinyl Plastic Tape makes a per
fect combination. Call us for
free estimates. Reinholdt& Lew
is. Bh. 2-3639. 28
Miss Donna Aim now with
Lipstick Beauty Salon. For ap
pointments, Ph. 33836. 28
Phone 22406 before 6 p.m. if
you miss your Capital Journal.
Salem Getting
Wise on Snow
Salem has become snows wise
That goes too for the whole com
munity hereabouts.
Evidence of this is the reduced
number of accidents and fewer
complaints reaching City hall
demanding relief.
Police are authority for the
statement that accidents are
fewer. State police headquar
ters reported that the number of
accidents reported now is prob
ably lower than in normal driv
ing weather.
One reason for this may be
that fewer cars are being driven
Many car owners, especially
in the towns, leave the cars at
home and walk to work or go
by bus. But the main reason
appears to be that drivers are
careful.
City Engineer J. H. Davis re
ports that the city probably will
not truck snow off the streets
until there is a break in the
weather, and possibly not then
if the thaw is of the right kind.
A gradual thaw, he said, would
remove the snow with less cor
fusion than it could be done with
trucks.
Davis agrees with the police
that people have become accus
tomed to the snow and are tak
ing it in stride.
$4.6 Million to
Fight Forest Pest
Good news for the timber
lands of Oregon, but bad for the
spruce budworms was received
here today by Governor Doug
las McKay from Senator Guy
Cordon who reported that the
federal Bureau of the Budget
had approved a request for
$888,000 as the federal share of
participating in insect control
on a million acres of the state's
finest timberlands. '
The Department of Agricul
ture presented a budget of 41fe
million for pest control, with
$880,000 ear-marked for the
work to be done this May in the
state of Oregon.
While approval of this appro
priation by the Bureau of the
Budget did not carry an auto
matic green light, favorable ac
tion by congress was expected
within the next two weeks. Er
nest L. Kolbe, chief forester
for the Western Pine asociation
and chairman of the lumber in
dustry's Spruce Budworm Ac
tion committee stated that Ore
gon's delegation to Congress
had been supplied with all the
pertinent facts and figures.
In the meantime, the working
arm of the Spruce Budworm
Action committee, the Oregon
State forestry department, the
U. S. Forest Service and the
Bureau of Entomology and Plant
Quarantine were proceeding
with the spraying operation
plans scheduled for late May
and early June. State Forester
George Spaur said, "If federal
funds are not approved before
mid-February, it may be too
late to go ahead with our plans.
Contracts for more than a mil
lion gallons of DDT spray must
be made, as well as those which
include the hiring of 70 or more
airplanes."
McKay GefoOffl
Truck Contract Spot
Governor Douglas McKay
"got off the spot" late Wednes
day by joining with Secretary
of State Earl T. Newbry in ac
cepting the low bid of the In
ternational Harvester company
for furnishing the state highway
department with 20 2-ton trucks.
State Treasurer Walter Pear
son voted to purchase Chevrolet
trucks, on a second low bid, on
the grounds that the Harvester
trucks would be driven from
Fort Wayne, Indiana, and "be
old cars after the 2500 mile
trip."
Engineers of the highway de
partment recommended accept
ance of the low bid and Gover
nor McKay, who owns a Chev
rolet agency in Salem voted for
the International trucks.
Shell Awarded Contract
Marion county will buy all its
gasoline, diesel oil and kerosene
from the Shell Oil company for
one-year period beginning
March 1, the county court an
nounced Thursday. Shell was
awarded the contract over six
other oil companies who had
submitted bids Wednesday.
Ski rentals, Moore's Bike &
Sport Shop. 237 N. High. Ph.
3-3844. 28
Rummage sale over Green
baum's Saturday. Feb. 4. 29
Phone 22406 before 6 p.m. If
you miss your Capital Journal.
Rummage sale First Method
ist church, Thurs., Fri., Feb. 2
and 3, 9:30 a.m. 28
Johns-Manville shingles ap
plied by Mathis Bros., 164 S.
Com'l. Free estimate. Ph. 34642
Phone 22406 before 8 tvm If
you miss your Capital Journal.
Exclusive presentation Imper
ial wallpapers, R.L. Elfstrom Co
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Center of Scientific Dispute A dispute that had the scien
tific world agog and agape centered today about this animal.
Notwithstanding a news dispatch from the Capital Journal's
correspondent at Groundhog Village, casting doubt on wheth
er any groundhog got through to the earth's surface this one
claims to have made it. But the question is, Is he a qualified
groundhog? He claims he is, and claims he saw his shadow.
He offered this picture as proof. Can you doubt he's ground
hog?
Groundhogs Unable to
Reach Surface at Salem
By CHRIS KOWITZ. JR.
Groundhog Village, Feb. 2 Reveille sounded early this morn
ing for residents of Groundhog Village, who awoke Irom a long
winter's sleep to prepare for their annual trip to the earth's
surface for the purpose of forecasting weather.
Outside, the world waited for
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b nai brith
Seats Officers
Willamette Valley lodge No.
1160, B'nai Brith, had installa
tion of officers Tuesday night at
Temple Beth Shalem.
Officers seated were: Presi
dent, Ed Tueski; first vice presi
dent, Ted Lynn; second vice
president, Abe Samuels; secre
tary, Dr. Harry Brown; treasur
er, Dave Hollzman; financial
secretary, Mendel Shusterowitz;
trustees, Harry Pearlman, Dr.
Robert Golden, and A. Volchok.
All are of Salem.
B'nai Brith is a Hebrew men's
fraternal order devoted to pa
triotic and charitable activities
in the United States for over
100 years. The Children's Tuber
culosis hospital in Denver is an
example of the institutions to
which it gives support. Other ac
tivities are assistance to dis
placed persons in this country,
relief work for displaced per
sons in Europe regardless of race
or creed.
Early Meeting
(Continued from Page 1)
It is understood that if FHA
approval is granted, Coates will
be willing to sell his Summer
street lot for its original $12,-
600 cost plus a few extra ex
pense costs, bringing the cost to
the state to approximately $14,-
000.
Governor McKay said Thurs
day he felt it was better to pay
a fair price to Coates now than
to be forced later to expend up
wards of $300,000 for a com
pleted apartment house build
ing, when the extension of the
capitol zone was authorized by
the legislature.
Special Meeting Called A
special meeting of Thor lodge,
Sons of Norway, will be held
Friday night for initiation and
special business. The meeting
will be at the Woman's Club
house.
COURT NEWS
Circuit Court
Harry E. Warren va Aumlst and Mary
Cealer: Defendant's answer admits and
denies.
State of Oregon va Raymond Nelson. Jr.:
Defendant ordered to appear In court to
show cause why his probation should not
be revoked.
state of Oregon va William H. Loveloy:
Defendant pleads Innocent to charae of
larceny, trial date set February 9.
State of Orpfnn va William R Gregson:
Defendant pleads Innocent to charge of
obtaining money by false pretenses, con
tinued lor trill date.
State of Oregon vs Harold Benla-
mlne Lancelle: Defendant ordered to en
ter plea on February 9 to three charaea
of burglary and one of forgery.
State of Oregon vs R. E. Daugherty: De
fendant pleads guilty to charge of obtain
ing money by false pretenses, receives
maximum IH-month sentence in state pen
itentiary, given credit for time served in
county Jail.
James O. Scott vs Alice Scott: Motion by
plaintiff seelcs court order for 1100 at
torney's fees. 110 court costs and S100
per month temporary alimony during pen
dency of trial.
Ramona R. Sparks
Sparks: Default order u
Probate Court
John Walling Hackett estate: Order ap
points Jim E. Hackett administrator and
Jeanette Fulmer appraiser.
. E. Cloueh estate: Fetltlon that MM.
Alene Lawrence be appointed adminis
tratrix and Olen Haynes be appointed ap
praiser.
Verne E. Mclntyre estate: Order dis
misses action, discharges Faith E. Mcln
tyre aa administratrix.
Walter M. Persona estate: Order ad
mits will and codicil to probate, appoints
Charles H. Heltzel executor and A. W.
Smlthers appraiser.
District Court
Larceny: Edward J. filer, pleaded guil
ty, ordered held lor the grand Jury, post
ed 1500 ball.
Forgery: Robert Morrow, pleaded
In-
nocent, preliminary hearing set lor Feb,
Police Court
Wilful Interference with a motor ve
hicle: Thomas Leroux, 003 North Com
mercial, baU 125.
' MaaaaaHxC;,
the news will the groundhog
see his shadow or not?
If the groundhog is able to
see his shadow on this tradition
al date, winter weather remains
for six additional weeks.
The groundhogs were busi
nesslike and almost silent as
the;- gathered in the main open
ing for last minute instructions.
A few old-timers quietly dis
cussed some of the torrid and
frigid February 2s of previous
years. Some of the young
groundhogs were nervous.
The forecaster-in-chief rais
ed his paw for silence.
"Fellow groundhogs," he said,
"you all know what you are
supposed to do. May I remind
you to make your report as
quickly as possible. And if you
happen to come out on McNary
field, pay no attention to those
two-footed creatures there; they
seem to think they ought to do
the weather forecasting around
her All right, men, pair off in
twos and let's go. The best of
luck to all of you."
Women and children stood at
the main underground furrow,
waving to the male groundhogs
as they started the climb up
ward to the surface.
The last groundhog had made
his ascent. Tension mounted,
The whole village, as well as the
world above, was standing by
for the report. Last-minute bet
ting odds were listed at 5-2 on
the groundhog seeing his shad
ow. A few minutes later, a sprink
ling of dirt pebbles could be
heard rolling down one of the
underground runways. That
could mean only one thing. The
first report was on its way!
"Give that groundhog the
right-of wayl" shouted the of
ficer in charge of traffic. "Clear
all tunnelsl Open every inter
section! Stop all routine traffic!"
The groundhog skidded to a
stop at Groundhog Village
weather headquarters. Seconds
seemed like hours as he was
catching his breath in prepara
tion to speak.
Then he said, "Couldn't make
it."
"Couldn't make it?" screamed
the forecaster-in-chicf. "What
do you mean?"
"Too much snow," said the
scout. "Couldn't even burrow
my way to the surface."
Several others came back
with similar reports soon af
terward. Undoubtedly many
others are still trying to break
through the snow. So as we go
to press, the question still re
mains: Did the groundhog see his
shadow, or didn't he?
U.S. Ready
Continued from Paste 1)
Soviet Russia differs with the
United States on the matter of
inspections safeguards as a pre
liminary to international con
trol. No progress has been made in
the UN thus far toward recon
ciling the United States and Rus
sian viewpoints on controls.
Congress members who deal
with atomic matters already
have been studying the possible
costs of producing the H-bomb
They have estimated its cost at
hundreds of millions of dollars
not billions.
One suggested that $200,000,-
000 might be a likely figure.
Members of the senate-house
atomic energy committee also
predicted the gates of secrecy
will be slammed shut on the H
bomb until scientists are ready
to test it. Some of them seem to
think that might be in a year
or two.
Until then, they look for no
more big splashes in the head
lines from the titanic new wea
pon President Truman has or
dered for the American arsenal,
weapon expected to be any
where from eight to 1000 times
as deadly as the original atom
bomb. j
Gier Confesses
To Stealing $42
Edward Joseph Gier, a sales
man at Vince's Electric at 157
South Liberty street, pleaded
guilty Thursday in district court
on charges of stealing money
from a cash drawer of his em
ployer. The court ordered that Gier
be held for the Marion county
grand jury, but he went free on
$500 bail.
A confession to the theft was
made in writing to Salem detec
tives who questioned Gier for
four hours Wednesday after
noon. The statement pointed out
that he worked on a commis
sion and had made only one
sale during the January busi
ness slump. In the statement
the salesman admitted taking
$42 from a cash drawer.
Gier told detectives he had
slipped out of the store after
stealing the money, and while
shopping, he secreted the bills
in a watch pocket. Upon his re
turn, he said, all of the em
ployes had submitted to a volun
tary shakedown when the money
was discovered missing and he
had joined them, opening his
wallet and all of his pockets ex
cept the one where he had hid
den the money to inspection.
Gier gave his address as 2319
State street.
Coal Operators
(Continued from Page 1)
He said the operators would
have a "full statement" later.
Both Sides Nudged
Shortly before the crack-up of
the negotiations, President Tru
man had nudged both sides, in
effect, to get on toward an agree
ment or look to the White House
to make every possible move to
get full coal production.
He said his request for a 70
day strike truce did not rule out
possible action under the Taft-
Hartley law.
Whenever an emergency de-
velopes he will invoke the T-H
act, Mr. Truman told a news
conference.
On Tuesday, Mr. Truman ask
ed John L. Lewis and the soft
coal operators to agree to 70
days of full coal production
while fact-finders look into their
contract dispute. .
Salem Brief
(Continued rrom Page 1)
well as, a desire to continue to
serve Salem.
4. Despite Salem's proximity
to Portland, it ranks well among
the 71 stations served by United
Air Lines.
5. Information on the stand
ing of Salem in 1948 among the
71 United stations, including
figures on traffic.
6. It is essential that Salem
have an air freight outlet, with
first six months figures for 1949
showing 91,000 pounds of air
freight for Salem handled by
UAL.
7. Information on Salem's
master airport plan showing
how it was set up for service
by a trunk line like United.
8. Use of McNary field as an
alternate for the Portland air
port when weather conditions
prevent landing there for any
period of time.
9. Substitution of a "feeder
line" for "main line" is inade
quate for Salem because of ci
ty's economic ties with Pacific
coast cities larger than Salem,
necessitating direct communica
tion with these cities.
10. For continued develop
ment of airport a tax levy will be
necessary to raise Salem's share
of funds for government aid and
people of Salem would not ac
cept feeder line substitution as
progress or reason enough to
vote for funds for further devel
opment. Completion of the air
port program would mean an
additional Pacific coast base for
"all weather" operations in ev
ent of a national emergency.
Charts included in the brief
show western Oregon traffic
facilities; air mail and air ex
press handled by UAL in Salem;
passengers served and gross pas
senger revenue; and air freight
handled here.
Letters in protest are from
public officials; food products
firms; poultry firms and hatch-
erics; flowers, seed and bulb
firms and from business and in
dustry, all of whom use United
Service here.
Among the business firms
from out of state protesting by
letter or telegram are House
of Sagcr Trading company, Los
Angeles; Shuckl and company,
Inc . Sunnyside, Calif.; Stanley
Produce Co., San Francisco; Williams-Newton
Co., Los Angeles;
Alec Henderson Inc., Chicago;
L. Piazza, Oakland and Sacra
mento, and Paul Ecke, Encinitas,
Cain.
Charts and graphs for the bro
chure were done by the state de
partment of aeronautics and the
art work was done by Walter
Hartley of the long range plan
ning commission.
Mill Creek Frozen Mill
creek has frozen completely ov
er above the City Ice company's
dam on Center street, with the
ice extending upstream as far as
slack water exists. The ice is
extremely rough in nature, and
is unfit for skating even if it
was sufficiently thick to permit
this winter sport.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore.,
Hundreds of Hop Men
To Arrive h'ext Week
Reservations are being made and entertainment arranged for
as many as 600 visitors when the fourth annual convention of
the United States Hop Growers association meets here Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of next weeK.
Gordon Hadlcy of Independence is chairman of the convention
committee and Ray J. Glatt of
Woodburn chairman of the ad- . . . .
visory committee.
Convention headquarters will
be at the Marion hotel. Lecture
type meetings will be at the
Crystal Gardens.
The convention will really get
under way with a "who's here"
luncheon at the Marion Thurs
day noon, starting at 12:15,
Dean Walker will be chairman
of the luncheon meeting. Gov
ernor Douglas McKay will be
one of the speakers. Mayor Rob
ert Elfstrom or his representa
tive will extend welcome for
the city and Frank Kennedy of
Independence will welcome the
convention on behalf of the Ore
gon hop growers.
All States to Report
Responding to Kennedy will
be Donald Batt of Idaho, Tom
Tanner of California and Victor
Balaire of Washington.
Convention sessions will be
held at the Crystal Gardens in
the afternoon, and at the same
place will be a twilight b ee r
party Thursday evening. During
the afternoon speakers will in
clude E. L. Peterson, director of
the stale department of agricul
ture; Lowell Steen, president of
the Oregon Farm Bureau feder
ation; Steve Tabacclii, brewmas
tor at Sick's Salem brewery
and S. R. Smith, director of the
fruit and vegetable branch of
production and marketing ad
ministration, Washington, D. C.
At the Friday forenoon ses
sions speakers will include F, L.
Ballard, associate director of the
Oregon extension service; Dr.
Kenneth R. Keller of Corvallis,
agronomist of the United States
department of agriculture; G. R
Horner of Corvallis, hop special
ist of the Oregon extension serv
ice. A colored movie on hop
growing operations will be
shown.
The afternoon meeting will
start off with another colored
movie on the hop inspection
service. A marketing agreement
panel discussion and open forum
are on the program for the af
ternoon, and committee reports
will be heard and resolutions
acted upon.
The final banquet will be at
the Marion Friday night with
Walter Loth, former Polk coun
ty agent, as toastmaster and
Robert F. Maguire of Portland,
who was one of the judges in the
war trials in Germany, will be
the main speaker.
Saturday forenoon will be
given mainly to tours about the
valley, which will conclude the
convention.
Health Workers to
Attend Conference
A group of health leaders
from the Salem area will attend
the state-wide social hygiene
work conference to be held in
Fortland Friday and Saturday.
Representatives of the Marion
County Tuberculosis and Health
association will be Mrs. Ruby
Bunnell, executive secretary;
Mrs Frank Zinn and Mrs.
George Edwards, office secre
taries; Mrs. C. W. Slacey, Mar
ion county social hygiene chair
man, and Mrs. Marjorie Wikoff,
Mrs. Lyle Bayne, Mrs Cleo Kep-
pinger, Mrs. Chris Seely, Mrs.
Edwin Boal, Mrs. L. F. Marschat
and Mrs. Frank Hrubetz.
A statewide meeting of execu
tive secretaries of county tuber
culosis and health associations
was held in Portland Thursday.
Dr. Ralph G. Eckerl, parents
education consultant with the
California state department of
education, was the main speak
er. J. W. King, Lebanon super
intendent of schools, was also on
the program. The local associa
tion was represented by Mrs.
Bunnell.
Even the Kids Tired
Of Snow and Co!d
Even the kids have grown
weary of snow and cold weather.
The arrival of the first snow
several weeks ago resulted in a
rush of young folk to purchase
sleds. They were quickly snapp
ed up from those dealers who
were fortunate enough to have
a supply.
Jobbers and wholesale rs
quickly exhausted their holdings
of sleds and retailers mourned
the fact that no more were to
be had.
Later a few were manufac
tured locally and distributed to
merchants. One of the latter re
ported Thursday that "there is
absolutely no call for sleds; the
kids have grown tired of the
snow and will welcome a change
along with the older people."
CARD OF THANKS
r wish to thank our friends
and relatives for the kindness
extended and the floral offer
ings during the illness and
death of my brother, James H.
Nickcrson.
Mrs. Mary Williams, sister.
Millville, New Jersey. 28
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cities! wave
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Salem could take comfort in
the fact that all other western
Oregon regions, too, were in on
the new intense cold wave. Port
land also registered three de
grees below zero this morning,
a record mark there. Eugene
listed -2.
Minus 40 at Seneca
Coldest place in the state this
morning seemed to have been at
Seneca, south of John Day in
central east Oregon, the high
way department thermometer
there recording a minus 40 de
grees.
A thin skim of ice was noted
on the Willamette at Portland
tins morning. Officials keep
ing the river records at Salem
said that only in the quieter
back waters has any ice or slush
been noticed here, saying the
water has been dropping too
rapidly to allow any ice coat to
remain. The river is slower and
spreads out more at Portland, en
abling ice to form more easily.
Salemites seem to have be
come very philosophical about
all this cold, despite "frozen"
cars, burst water pipes, clogged
up drains and leaky roof trou
bles, heavily damaged shrubs
and trees . and scores of other
inconveniences and losses. Al
though many meetings and pro
grams have been cancelled or
postponed, others go on, on
schedule, and a common com
ment is: "Oh, it's not so bad .
and spring can't be too far
away."
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Snow started to fall on Janu
ary 6, 1862. Cold weather pre
vailed throughout the month
with a low of four degrees be
low zero recorded for Saturday,
January 18. Snow was from
eight inches to a foot deep
throughout the Willamette val
ley and still covered the ground
on February 3. Pioneers who
came to Salem in the 1840s de
clared that the winter of 1862
was the most severe ever ex
perinced here.
Other winters were Just cold
and severe. In 1852-53 snow
lay on the ground for 20 davs
and many cattle that crossed the
plains during the summer died
of starvation and exposure that
winter. It was this bitter winter
of 98 years ago that furnished
the basis for traditions about
winter severity in pioneer times.
In 1854 the Willamette was
frozen at Salem and there are
reports of this occurring again
in the 1870s and 1880s. On De
cember 25, 1924, the river here
was frozen over from bank to
bank with rough ice. The di
minutive steamer Relief, taking
a paper cargo at her Chemeketa
street dock here was caught in
a jam and her hull crushed by
the impact.
MILITARY MEN
AND VETERANS
Thursday, February
urganizea r.ava. Keserve surface
unit, at Naval and Marine Corns Re
serve training center.
uiinn Air Reserve Tra mint
squadron, at the Army Reserve
quonset huts at 8 p.m.
Friday, February 3
iueeunit 01 organized Seabee Re
serve unit and Volunteer Seabee Re
serve unit at Naval and Marine
Corps Reserve Training center.
Wilson (o School
First Lt. George P. Wilson of the
heavy tank company, ltJ2nd infan
try regiment, Oregon National
guard, at Dallas this week received
orders to report to Fort Knox, Ky.,
for schooling. The officer is to at
tend the three months officers ar
mored cour.se at that fort.
Pennsylvania Bonus
World War II veterans elieible
for the recently enacted Pennsyl
vania bonus may now obtain aDDli-
cation blanks in Oregon from the
suue department or veterans' af
fairs, county service officers, and
the major veterans' organizations.
The bonus pays $10 for each
month of domestic duty and $15
or each month of foreign duty to
hose who were legal residents of
Pennsylvania at the time they en
tered service, if they served more
than fio days between Dec. 7, 1941,
and Sept. 2, 1945. Maximum pay
ment is $,)0O. Eligible survivors will
be paid $500 if the veteran died in
service Ire t ween those 1ates; other
wise, the amount the veteran would
;ave received.
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OF
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