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12 Capital Journal, Salem,
Leveled A mass of twisted steel is all that remains of the
Stallworth Pine Products plant in Whistler, Ala., one of four 1
communities at the head pf Mobile Bay struck by twin torna
does. Accompanied by brilliant lightning displays, the tor
nadoes injured at least 14 and piled up a $250,000 damage
bill. Acme Telephoto.
East Salem School Clubs
Electing New Officers
East Salem New officers for school organizations which do not
meet for the three summer months are being elected this month
for installation in May.
Swegle Parent-Teacher association held their election during
the business meeting of the regular meeting held at the school
house Tuesday night. Elected
were president, Henry Martin;
vice president, J. C. Carpenter;
secretary, Mrs. F. D. Savin; and
treasurer, Mrs. Claude Harner.
Featured in a musical pro
gram were Lanny Dibbern, Dean
Quamme, John Burroughs, and
Thad Stevens as a harmonica
band. Other musical numbers
were cornet solos by Charles
Jayne, and Ronald Roan; songs
by sixth grade girls; piano solos
by Beverly Hanson, and Marilyn
Barnes; songs by fifth grade
girls; the pledge with Dorothy
Vaughn, accompanist; "The Blue
Danube," by eight girls, with
Marilyn Barnes at the piano; in
Itrumental selections, sixth
grade girls; "Marine Song
March," John Kelly and Charles
Jayne; songs by sixth grade girls
and "I Said My Pajamas," by
three girls as a musical dialogue.
Girls that took parts were Lu
cille Brewer, Patricia Swanson,
Patricia Gotcholl, Carolyn Als
man, Dorothy Vaughn, Sandra
Jones, Marilyn Barnes and Bev
erly Hanson.
Hostesses for the social hour
were Mrs. B. F. Reams, Mrs.
John Zevemke, Mrs. Mclvin La
Due, Mrs. Boyd Wilkinson, and
Mrs. J. Miklia.
John Swanson of Brown road
Is now at a convalescent home
on D street. He has not been
well for some time, and is near
ly 90 years old.
Mrs. Frank Childs and daugh
ter, Nancy are up from Califor
nia for a visit in the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Martin on Lancaster drive.
Mrs. John Meier was honored
with a surprise shower by mem
bers of the Monroe avenue Sew
ing club meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon in the home of Mrs.
Wilfred Wilier. Present were
Mrs. Arthur Stowell, June Stow
ell, Mrs. Charles Barney, Mrs.
Steve Irving, Mrs. Glenn Moody,
Mrs. Henry Hanson, Mrs. Stuart
Johns, Mrs. Warren Ewert, Mrs.
Wally Hulst, the honored guest
and the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hanson
were in Monitor for a picnic on
Sunday with old friends and in
the evening they drove to Can
by for supper with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. August Ramberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scorgie
have had as their guests this
week Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Whitson of Los Angeles, Calif.
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Scorgie and children drove to
Springfield to visit in the home
of friends, Mr. and Mrs. Arta
Willoughby and also visit their
house guest, Jack Gall, who is
there at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lewis
have sold their Monroe avenue
home to Mr. and Mrs. George
Mask of Salem, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis have a home on North
Church street in Salem.
14-Year-0ld Boy
Faces Murder Count
Peoria, 111., April 21 P)Two
young boys were held in jail,
one on a charge of murder, In
connection wth the slaying of a
82-year-old coal miner during a
robbery.
Assistant Slate's Attorney
Robert Calkins said the boys had
signed statements that they fatal
ly shot Benjamin Pannier as he
walked into his farm home Wed
nesday. The boys related in
their statement, Calkins said,
they took Pannier's wallet con
taining $43 and dragged his
body to his barn and covered it
with hay. Pannier's body was
found by police after they had
found his car abandoned on a
highway.
Calkins said a charge of mur
der was placed against Donald
Simmons, 14, who he said ad
mitted firing a single shot with
a .22 caliber rifle into Pannier's
No charge was made
Oregon .Friday, April 21,. 1950
'Veep' Kisses
Three Women
Buffalo, N.Y., April 21 (P)
The "veep" kissed three women
yesterday and told a bridegroom:
"Glad you came in, the water's
fine."
As Vice-President Alben W
Barkley arrived at the Buffalo
airport, his attention was direct
ed to newlyweds waiting for a
plane to Washington, D C.
Barkley gave the bride, Mrs.
Samuel Verdi, a cordial kiss.
Then he kissed her sister, Miss
Theresa Giardinn, and the mat-ron-of-honor,
Mrs. Charles Pal
vino, and congratulated Verdi.
The former Mrs. Carlelon
Hadley of St. Louis, who became
Mrs. Barkley last summer, did
not accompany her husband
here. ,
Trains Collide;
19 Hospitalized
Boston, April 21 lP) A rear-
end collision of two heavilv
packed New Haven railroad
trains in a driving rainstorm
last night sent 19 persons to the
hospital and shook up scores of
others.
All of those taken to the hos
pital were, released after treat
ment for cuts and bruises.
The railroad said in a state
ment that "for some reason" the
eight-car 5:14 p.m. local bound
from Boston to New Bedford
failed to stop for a red warning
fuse dropped by the 5:08 p.m.
train headed for Providence,
R.I., and plowed into its rear.
The Providence train, the road
said, had dropped the fuse after
stopping for a red signal on one
of the three main line tracks in
the Roxbury district.
against the second boy, Jimmy
Chatman, 9, Donald's cousin.
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SMITH'S
WATCH SHOP
1127 Edgcwater Street '
West Salem, Oregon
Phone 3-6348
Hayworth Mansion
To Be Sold Sunday
Hollywood, April 21 Wi Rita
Hayworth has decided any old
chateau will do.
The actress' $55,000 Brent
wood mansion goes on sale here
Sunday. Agent Charles T. Spen
cer said yesterday Rita had in
structed him via transatlantic
telephone to dispose of the
property.
'She seemed quite happy and
I doubt if she'll return to Holly
wood for quite some time," said
Spencer.
jfi '9'1 score 'n 9as economy 9es to '
if JjLgjf f 3600-pound Mercury that won the Grand Canyon X?j
l 3 ' jFj Economy Sweepstakes at 26.5 miles per gallon. ' &'
I i Add points in flashing performance with Mercury's r '
I ifevv tyPe Hi-power Compression" engine that is setting
ISv 'speed track' records all over the country. It's a combination of performance and economy so remarkable
Nj' -J XS. that automotive engineers have named it the "hot package car of 1950. All this, plus Mercury's famous 'Lounge-Rest' ride,
. i55. xSu. "Customized" two-tone interiors and "Merco-Therm" heating and ventilating, for as little as
V?5a&,' V. 9 0 mon,n witr4 surprisingly generous trade-in on your old car. Ergo, why buy a small light car when
jjlPj j. you can drive the outstanding value of the year for so very little more?
Moore Plant to
Double Here
Claude Miller, manager of the
Salem plant of Moore Business
Forms which has ben operating
here for 18 months, says the
payroll of the plant will prob
ably be doubled this year. Pres
ent employment is about 30 men
and women.
The plant d i d $1,000,000
worth of business last year, and
$100,000 worth of new equip
ment is now being brought in
to add to the operation.
Officials of the Pacific divi
sion of the company have been
here this week and expressed
high satisfaction with results of
the location here. These offi
cials were Walter E. Eggert, gen
eral manager, and F. C. Merner,
production manager, both from
Oakland. Eggert said the Salem
plant had made greater business
gains in recent months than the
other 10 plants of the system.
Fire Causes Damage
To Lebanon Bakery
Lebanon Fire considerably
damaged the office and sales
room of the Shimanek bakery jn
the center of the business district
before its discovery at 8 p.m.
Monday brought the city fire de
partment to extinguish the blaze.
Fire Chief Elmer Fitzgerald
said he was unable to determine
the origin, but that it apparent
ly started in the office over the
salesroom. Principle damage was
to interior finish, stock in the
sales room and office records.
The Shimanek bakery origin-
Lots of Music Will Be
Heard Here Saturday
There will be music in the air, and lots of it Saturday.
On that day some 50 bands and orchestras, representing senior
and junior high schools of western Oregon will be here to engage
in a music festival contest. The groups that are given a "superior"
rating will be eligible to enter the state contest scheduled to be
held in Eugene, May 5 and 6.
Salem senior high and Parrish
junior high will be used Satur
day as the various units present
their favorite selections as com
petition .is. carried out in .three
divisions. The divisions are based
on school enrollment.
Class A bands and orchestras
will stage their program in the
high school auditorium begin
ning at 8:30 when Salem high
presents its orchestra under the
direction of Victor B. Palmason.
Salem's band, directed by E.
Donald Jessup will follow at 9.
And from then on through 4:30
p. m. various units will appear
at half hour intervals,
Organizations representing Eu
gene, Corvallis, Albany, wood
burn, Lebanon, Cottage Grove,
Junction City, Cascade Union
high, Sweet Home, Dallas and
Springfield will take part!
Class C groups will demon
strate their musicianship in the
high school gymnasium begin
ning at 9 a. m. while the class E
bands and orchestras mostly on
the junior high level will com
pete in the Parrish junior high
auditorium.
Adjudicators for the event are:
George Boughton, University of
ated Lebanon's 5000-pound
strawberry shortcake which has
been a feature of the annual
strawberry fair since 1920.
WARNER MOTOR COMPANY
430 North Commercial, Salem, Oregon
Oregon; Maurice W. Brennen,
Willamette university; E. A
Cykler, University of Oregon;
Charles Dietz, University of Port
land; Richard Greenfield, Pac
ific university; John O'Connor,
O.S.C.; John Richards, Lewis &
Clark; Charles Stowell, Oregon
College of Education; Rex Under
wood, University of Portland.
London Dock Strike
London, April 21 W A
mushrooming wildcat strike of
London dockers made more than
6,000 men idle today and immo
bilized at least 35 ships carrying
food for Britain's skimpy lard
ers.
Rent a SINGER Sewing Machine
by the month for use in your own
home!
No extra charge 'for delivery, and
pickup of machine.
6.00 per month
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ONIY
Owens Manager
Of Youth Camp
Dallas, April 21 George
Owens will act as manager for
Tanglewood lodge, youth camp
located three miles west of Dal
las, according to John Green
wood, secretary of the board of
directors. Owens will have
charge of scheduling use and ac
tivities at the lodge and on the
grounds.
Charles Wiedeman has been
appointed assistant manager
and technical adviser.
The camp site was donated by
Carl Gerlinger, Jr., for the lodge
which is to be used by Camp
Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts and affiliated organiza
tions. Although it has been in
use for several weeks, it is not
yet completed. Some conflicts
have resulted already, and a
scheduling plan will be follow-
SINGER
SEWIKG CENTER
1.10 N. Commercial
Telephone 3-3512
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER. GRAND CANYON ECONOMY UN
ed in the future with Owens in
charge.
The camp is being incorpor
ated as a non-profit organiza
tion with Gerlinger as chairman
of the board of directors. Vice
chairman is Walter Craven
Much work remains to be
done on the exterior of thei
building but the fireplace is
completed and bunks are up inside.
Czechs Rush to Library
Berlin, April 21 VP) Czecho
slovaks today were rushing to
patronize the U.,S. information
service's library in Prague be
fore it closes Saturday under
ultimatum from the communist
led government, the U. S. em
bassy in Prague reported.
Seagulls live on islands in
Great Salt Lake, although it's
hundreds of miles from the
nearest ocean.
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