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2 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Tuesday, March 14, 1950 Hershey Comes Two Days Early For the past two years Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of selective service, has paid Oregon's selective service office a visit on March 17. . This week the general is paying the state his annual vis it but will miss by two days the March 17 date. Hershey, currently in San Francisco at a Sixth Army se lective service conference is to arrive In the state by train Wed nesday morning, stopping in Portland overnight. Coming by train Gen. Hershey , will be accompanied by Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea, Oregon's adjutant general and director of selective service for Oregon. Rilea has been in San Francis co at the selective service con ference and also conferring with Sixth Army officials there re garding summer training for Oregon s national guardsmen. Wednesday night Gen. Her shey is to be honored by Gen. Rilea at a dinner at the Mult nomah hotel and a conference, at which will be discussed current selective service policies and problems, is to be held. In at 1 tendance will be the military '. staff of the Oregon selective service office. Deputy director of the Oregon selective service Is Col. Francis Mason. During his stay in Portland Hershey is also to inspect the se ! lective service office there. New Crime Series Cleared, Three More Youths Arrested By DOUGLAS THOMAS A new series of crimes was cleared and three more youths arrested Tuesday as detectives continued questioning a pair of 18-year-old youths who Were arrested for burglary Monday. The new names added to the list were Melvin K. Maas, 3835 Midway, and Jess C. Carr, 515 South 21st. Maas was held for -iuto theft while Carr was held for burglary. The third was a juvenile. The first arrests came early Monday morning when an alert officer nabbed two suspects who fit a description of youths spot ted in an attempt to burglarize a Lancaster drive service sta tion. The pair was taken before dis trict court Tuesday morning. William Stain, route 2, and Eu gene McFadden, North Salem motel, were ordered heid for grand jury action on burglary charges. Before they were taken to court, however, completed state ments gave police clues to a series of crimes ranging from Portland to Salem. They had admitted five separate crimes in Salenrand the surrounding area after they were first arrested Monday. New to the list was the burg lary of a Portland grocery, the burglary of a Montavilla, Ore., grocery, the burglary of Auburn school, an attempt to break into a store at Market and Park in Salem, the burglary of a store some two miles out of West Salem on Wallace road, two sep arate car thefts and a half dozen cases of prowling parked cars for valuables and the theft of a bicycle. As the members of the juve nile gang unfolded their story, they began to implicate others. Whether the arrest of Maas and Carr and the juvenile would con clude the case could not be de termined, but it was evident from police reports that the youths arrested Tuesday had been nabbed as a result of con fessions by Stain and McFadden. Upon several occasions, evi dence indicated, the youths, in pairs or greater numbers, skip ped school to go on trips usually ending in burglaries or thefts. The arrests came as police sought to stamp out a wave of car prowling and burglaries in Salem. Usually the recent crimes have been attributed to juveniles. Basket Social Planned Woodburn The women of the Firemen's Auxiliary are sponsoring a basket social on Thursday in the fire hall begin ning at 8 o'clock. The commit tee in charge is Mrs. Tom Cross, Mrs. Harold Schiel and Mrs, Charles Smith. Members of the fire company will be guests of the auxiliary. Jaycees Hear Dick Schmidt An explanation of the Hoover commission recommendations for Improved veterans adminis tration services was given Tues day to members of the Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce by Dick Schmidt. Schmidt pointed out that vet erans groups, which had fought for benefits ever since World War I were reluctant to see any change in the VA in the belief that any change might be for the worse. He explained, however, that proposal of the Hoover commis sion for reform in the VA did not curtail services. He said the recommendations would gener ally lead to improved services to veterans and their beneficiaries in hospital and insurance pro grams. The Hoover commission rec ommendations were aimed at No Romance In Hawaii Holding her daughter, little Linda Susan, Shirley Temple beams at fans and reporters that greeted her on arrival in Los Angeles from her Hawaiian vacation. Referring to her rumored romance with Charles Black, 31-year-old pineapple heir who escorted her during seven weeks in Hawaii, Shirley told reporters "Those reports make me laugh." She was accompanied by her parents on the trip. (AP Wirephoto) Expert Testimony Fails to Free Alleged Drunk Driver Expert testimony by a Salem psychiatrist to the effect that a person afflicted with "anxiety reactions" could be mistaken for a drunk was set aside in district court Tuesday when Carl L. Sundland was found guilty of drunk driving. Dr. Paul Wolfe, neurologist and psychiatrist, was called to the stand to testify in behalf of- shuffling "top brass" in the VA for more efficient operation and for the unification of hosnital programs of the government. total savings under the plans of the commission have hepn estimated at from three to five billion dollars. Anderson, national YW presi dent, will be a special guest. At the meeting Tuesday, the Rev. Dudley Strain of the First Christian church gave the devotions. Mrs. Schramm Appoints List Of Committee Chairmen Appointment of committee chairmen for the coming year's work In the Salem YWCA was announced Tuesday morning as the principal item of business before the monthly meeting of the YW board. Mrs. A. A. Schramm, president of the board, announced "the lollowing chairmen for the year. Mrs. A. E. Archibald, younger girls committee; Mrs. Lester Barr, social co-chairman; Mrs. Chandler Brown, finance chair man; Mrs. John R. Cnughell. house chairman; Mrs. Chester M. Cox, personnel co-chairman; Mrs. G. Frederick Chambers, membership chairman; Mrs. Wil liam Crothers, publicity chair man; Mrs. Charles Fearing, young adult committee chair man: Mrs. Robert E. Gangware, public affairs chairman; Mrs. Carlton E. McLeod, personnel chairman; Mrs. Robert E. Shinn, social chairman; Mrs. Bruce Spaulding, nominating commit tee chairman; Mrs. A. E. Ullman, camp committee chairman; Mrs. Norman Winslow, telephone chairman; Mrs. Robert F. An derson, music chairman. At the board meeting an nouncement was made of local observance of Nationnl YWCA Week, April 23-20. Several events are being planned, in cluding a tea for the member ship and friends. On the na tional week committee are Mrs. Chester M. Cox, Mrs. A. E. Archibald, Mrs. Charles Fear ing, Mrs. G. Frederick Cham bers, Mrs. Robert E. Shinn, Mrs. Lester Barr. Announcement was made also that an area meeting is to be held In Portland, April 14, at which time Mrs. Arthur Forrest Now Showing Open 6:45 iMawrjBiBi mm w m mvid brum eunrc muun. il Co-Feature "TUNA CLIPPER" with Roddy McDowell Sundland, a disabled veteran whose service record was in troduced to show he had flown 26 missions over Germany. The physician testified that Sundland suffered from ex treme anxiety as a result of war service, and that he also showed signs of slight mental deteriora tion as a result of injuries in crashes. Testimony was given to show he had been involved in three crashes. Dr. Wolfe described various tests given to Sundland to de termine his condition and then went on to explain that it would be possible for him to exhibit symptoms usually associated with drunkenness while in a nervous state. The psychiatrist testified, how ever, that he had no knowledge of Sundland's condition at .the time of his arrest. Sentence on the case was post poned for 30 days. In presen tence questioning, District Judge Joseph B. Felton learned Sund land had been found guilty of drunk driving on two previous cases and was driving without a license at the time of his third arrest for driving while under the influence of intoxicants. His license had been revoked for drunk driving. l kST TIMES TOMT E if !l Gregory Peck I I I DeanJaggcr 1 I Hugh Marlow ' I I I '12 O'CLOCK HIGH' 1 I Akn Iff t Carol Thurston Iff "APACHE CHIEF" ill 1 heat re Stlvertoa Oregon NOW PLAYING (Ends Wed.) t?l those jFjk "Dear ftgP "Ruth' mm WILLJAM HQLDEN JOAN CAULTltlD BIIIYPEWOLF UONA FREEMAN EDWARD ARNOLD DearWei uun wimjw mjut noun fWJ k-r r t W CBMD MA1MUM MQUUD tUTOI i Mat. Daily from 1 P.M. NOW SHOWING! Red Cross Fund Campaign Exactly at Half-Way Point The Red Cross fund campaign has reached exactly the half way point here, it was announced at the meeting of the Marion county chapter board meeting Monday night. The goal for the drive here is $42,000. Third report session for campaign workers will be Friday noon at the Senator hotel. Miss Blanche M. Currie, new chapter manager, was welcomed at the meeting of the board. fane has arrived to spend the last two weeks working in the chap ter with Miss Susan M. Faherty, manager who resigned, effective March 31. Miss Faherty be comes assistant administrator of the southern Arizona blood cen ter of the Red Cross April 1 at Tucson, and Miss Currie takes j over her duties here officially that date. Much of the Monday board meeting was given over to re ports. Wesley E. Stewart, Jr., vice president, presided. James Wiles reported 40 certificates in standard and advances first aid had been issued since January 1. Navy Post Here Goes to Morey Orders issued by the chief of naval personnel in Washing ton, D. C, have designated Lt. Comdr. David N. Morey, Jr., as the inspector-instructor for the Salem Naval Reserve Ar mory and in charge of naval re serve facilities in this area. Morey, who has been station ed in Salem since July, 1948, has been assistant inspector-in structor, with Lt. Comdr. John Lindbeck of the Eugene train ing center, the inspector-instruc tor for both the Eugene and Sa lem units. The orders, issued March 7, followed a new navy policy elim inating assistant inspector-instructors and placing an inspector-instructor in charge of desig nated areas. Comdr. Morey 's area will in clude all of that area from which reserves are drawn for Salem units, extending east from Sa lem and west to the coast. He to have charge of all types of naval reserve activities, in cluding both the volunteers and the organized groups in both the Salem and coastal areas. The home service department reported a caseload of 184 cases for February, with $590 extend ed in grants and loans to vet erans and dependents or service men and dependents. Mrs. Mark Astrup, Junior Red Cross chairman, said members of the junior group had sorted 34, 000 items to go into the work ers' kits for the fund campaign, and had assisted the drive by having speakers appear at var ious club meetings and by sten cilling signs on downtown stores and offices promoting the cam paign. The, Junior Red Cross group is to present a program at the state hospital at 2:30 p. m. next Sunday, one of a series of programs being given. Mrs. As trup announced a meeting for teacher sponsors in Junior Red Cross for April 29. 2 Offenders to Hear Sentences Dallas, Ore., March 14 Sen tence will be passed upon Willie Earl Walker, 21, of Florida, alias Robert Fox, and John L. Shaver, 19, of Ohio by Circuit Judge Arlie G. Walker Thursday fol lowing their plea of guilty to larceny upon information filed by R. S. Kreason district attor ney, when they appeared Thurs day morning. ' The two transient youths were charged with the theft of an automobile belonging to Arnold Dalke last week and were caught by police near Goshen after their speeding automobile had crashed into an embankment and had been fired upon by the pursuing officers. Both young men admitted to Dallas authorities that they had prowled the Rainbow market here and are also suspected of being involved in several other auto thefts and a Corvallis rob bery. They previously had waived indictment by the grand jury. Radio Hams Get Melons For Boy with Fatal Disease Portland, March 14 VP) A little boy ale watermelon for break fast todav and there's plenty more when he wants it. He is suffering from leukemia, that fatal disease whose dehy drating effect creates a craving for watermelon. But since tnis isn't watermelon season, getting it is a problem. Last night the boy's fathe.; took his problem to members of the Oregon emergency net of amateur radio operators. With in 12 hours the boy was eating watermelon flown here from San Francisco and a supply in Houston, Texas, will be sent on request. Because the boy, 7 years old, doesn't know what is the matter with him, his doctor has asked that his name be withheld. He thinks knowing would make him worse. Right now he is able to go to school much of the time. But he didn't go today he was busy eating watermelon. He'd fill up, his mother said, then after a bit get another piece. "He was thrilled to death," his father said. The appeal for watermelon was sent out last night by Eldin Guthrie of W7LLI and Willis L. Campbell of W7ADH, Port land radio amateurs George F, Conner, W7JRUN Klamath Falls, picked it up and relayed Guth rie's message to California. A San Francisco operator went to work by telephone, located a firm (Levy & Zentner) that had just received a shipment of mel ons. He got one on a northbound plane and Guthrie delivered it early this morning. Meanwhile Campbell talked with a Texas operator who alert ed the Texas emergency net work. A shipment was located in Houston and the word came back that almost any number of melons could be sent. "It's just wonderful," the boy's mother said. Salem Cops Slow Quizzing Man in 4 Language of Deaf Salem detectives were con vinced Tuesday they would get writer's cramp before they cleared investigation of a sus pect wanted in Willows, Cal., for burglary. They booked the man as Curtis Randolph Fulmer and held him for court action on the California warrant. With not a man on the force able to converse in sign lan guage, Fulmer, a deaf mute, could be questioned only by .written questions and answers. He surprised detectives by wagging his finger at the word burglarly to indicate he had not committed such a crime, but he readily admitted, in similar fashion, that he might be wanted for a bad check. Rummage Sale Returns Good Salem General Hospital aux iliary met Tuesday morning at the home of the president, Mrs. Carl E. Nelson, and reported one of its most successful rummage sales last week-end. Returns from the sal ewill go to buying equipment for the hdjV pital. Mrs. Edgar T. Pierce ana Mrs. L. V. Benson were co-chair men for the sale. Miss Lillian McDonald, super intendent of the hospital, was a guest at the meeting and talked on the hospital and its work. Mrs. E. M. Page, general chair man for the annual membership drive opening April 1, announc ed Mrs. Allan Carson, Mrs. Harry N. Crain and Mrs. Linn C. Smith as the co-chairmen for the cam paign. Mrs. Robert Needham is chair man for a permanent card file for the auxiliary. CO-FEATURE John Howard Adcle Jergens "RADAR SECRET SERVICE" OPENS 6:45 P. M. ' NOW! TVO NEW ADVENTURES! THRILL CO-HIT! ini . iloil Briftc iartan Pirtoii .flftyr ENDS TODAY! 6:45 P.M. Olivia Dctlavilland "DARK MIRROR" Fred MacMurray "SINGAPORE" TOMORROW! 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