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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1950)
2 Capital Journal, Salem. mm ni,im'iiw'w mi 'wmywNyiuiimyypiii- II 1 f 1 ' 4 Olant Airliner The 130-ton British-built Bristol Brabazor t I, claimed by its builders to be the world's largest land t plane,' rises gracefully from London airport strip and takes i to the air. The huge craft was parked under guard on the runway overnight, due to lack of hangar large enough to house it. (AP Wirephoto) IDr. Gunn Talks :0n Education The elementary schools should i not be restricted to the teaching ,of the "three Rs" but should stress citizenship, asserted Dr. Henry E. Gunn, president of Oregon College of Education during an address before the ; Salem Rotary club Wednesday " noon. Dr. Gunn, in speaking con cerning the problems of elemen - tary education, stated that the need for teachers insofar as ; quantity Is concerned would be over within a period of two 1 years. With this the case, he declared that institutions turrt ' ing out teachers should bear : down on quality. "The screen ' Ing should be very severe," he ! said. According to calculations of a ' number of institutions in educa i tlon there will be some 1150 ele- mentary teachers to fill the 1100 vacancies next year. These teachers will come from a va riety of sources teacher train ing colleges, privately operated colleges, cadet instructors and those returning to the field of education. The trend, said Dr. Gunn was for a greater number of former teachers to return to the class rooms. Inducted as new members dur ing the luncheon were William Williams, Eldon Armstrong, Lawrence Roberts and Millard Pekar. Rain Improves Crop Prospects in Oregon Portland, June 21 VP) Crop prospects In Oregon Improved last week, thanks to new rain fall, the weather bureau and de partment of agriculture reported today. The rain particularly helped late spring seeded crops, and ranges. It also caused some trou ble: Damaging hay and lodging some small grains and ryegrass in western Oregon. "In general," the report said, "the overall benefit of the re cent rains will more than off set losses." Prospects for later strawber ries were improved. Picking of the first strawbery cop is in full swing, and a little cherry pick ing has begun at The Dalles. The U.S. Department of Ag riculture is eperimentlng with "snowcatchrs" of planted trees or fences to hold Irrigation wa ter In mountain areas until mid- Second Feature THE COIJNTrRPCNCH, Jm Klrkwood. Elys Ism iiiiiiidolii laisl I Starts Today Open 6:43 J fJJJjflS!' I Ore, Wednesday, June 21, 1950 Fire Caused by Asphalt Mixer Much excitement but little damage resulted when an as phalt mixer employed in a roof ing Job at Salem Automobile company, 435 North Commercial street, backfired at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The fire caused about a dozen barrels of asphalt mix to catch fire, creating a pillar of smoke which could be seen for miles around. Every piece of equipment from the downtown Salem fire station responded Immediately, and confined the damage to the asphalt burner, the barrels of asphalt mix, and the searing of paint off the south side of the Salem Automobile company building. Gerald L. Cooper, 25, of route 4, box 654 Boone road, suffer ed first-degree burns on his face when the burner exploded. . He was treated by city first aid men at the scene. A huge crowd gathered within a few minutes, but left as soon as the fire was obviously under control. The asphalt mixer was parked near the building, in the auto mobile company's used car lot. None of the cars on the lot were moved, and apparently suffered no damage. Lower Columbia Dikes In Good Condition Portland, June 21 m All the dikes in the lower Columbia riv er area were reported in good condition today after a survey by the corps of engineers. Col. Donald S. Burns, Port land district engineer, said flood fighters from the engineers In spected the dikes of more than 35 districts yesterday. Normal seepage was found In several locations, the crews re ported, but the general condition was good. Burns said local flood-fighting organizations appeared alert and well organized. They were al ready carrying out evacuation plans for livestock on Deer Is land, and for a few families In low-lying areas at Camas. Legion Cancels Dances Independence According to an announcement made by the American Legion, the Saturday night dances in Sloper hall have been discontinued. The disband ing of the Merle Sparks "Hun gry Five" orchestra was given as the reason. 1 1 Papers Signed For Heidt Show Elmer 3. Church of the Mar ion county polio group announ ced today the signing of con tracts for the appearance of the Horace Heidt's "Original Youth Opportuntiy P r o g r a m," with Horace Heidt In person. The show, presented as vaudeville variety revue, will be In Salem at the senior high auditorium on August 5. A double performance, 0:30 and 8 p.m., is necessary due to limited seating capacity. Horace Heidt, who bears the title of "America's Starmaker, will present a 2M hour show with the stars of the Original Youth Opportunity program who have appeared on the Philip Morris coast-to-coast broadcast on CBS every Sunday night. Local talent will have an op portunity to try out for an ap pearance with the Heidt show when it plays at the senior high and also be considered for an appearance on the regular Sun day night broadcast. James Rankin, talent scout for the Horace Heidt show will be in Salem to hold auditions for the localities who wish to try out for the show. Tickets will be on sale at the Ladd and Bush branch, United State National bank of Portland, starting July 5. Violence Flares In Enka Strike (Hj United Prim Violence broke out in Pitts burgh's milk strike today and shots were exchanged in the tur bulent American Enka rayon walkout at Morristown, Tenn. An Enka official said three cars filled with non-strikers were fired upon from ambush shortly after midnight, but no one was wounded. A filling station operator who was taking his wife home from work at the plant drew a pistol and returned the fire. On the morning shift today, a bus loaded with non-strikers en route to the plant was stoned, company officials said, and its windows were shattered. At Pittsburgh, state police re ported that two independent dairy trucks were dumped early today and the driver of one was dragged from the cab and beat en by eight men. But Mayor David L. Lawrence of Pittsburgh, who was schedul ed to resume conferences with striking AFL milkmen and dairy firms late today, said the dis putants are "not so far apart" and hinted settlement might be near. Jan Smuts Worse Pretoria, South Africa, June 21 (fP) The condition of ailing Jan Christian Smuts took a turn for the worse today. Doctors said X-rays revealed an embol ism (clot) in the lungs of the former South African premier and that his heart was affected following a poor night. Smuts, 80 years old, has been suffering from pneumonia and other com plications. Early Passion Plays were so realistic, says the National Geo graphic Society, that in 1437 a Lorraine priest playing the role of Christ hung on a cross until near death. Mat DaUy from 1 P.M. NOW SHOWING! Theft wott hm bew STARRING MOIRA SHEARER J nun suuninu: fl Open 8-SUrts at Dusk B- II FREE PONY RIDES I I ll CLARK GABLE II LOKETTA YOUNG LI Marilyn Maxwell J I 'KEY TO THE CITY' III ALAN BAXTER Ml LENORE AUBERT 111 "THE PRAIRIE" V II t motion picture l KB y Seeing Double The Hollywood cameraman really doubled In these subjects, Joan Crawford and her stand-in Sylvia LaMarr, conceded as the double who most resembles her star. Tribesmen Hide 'Military Secrets' Washington, June 21 W) The primitive Brazilian tribes reported today to have been contacted by white men for the first time still Jealously guard the "military secrets" of a forgotten civilization. Dr. Kalervo Oberg of the Smithsonian institution told today of his visits to the Nambiguara and Terena tribes deep in the Amazon Jungles, and said they are suspicious of white men and of neighbor who have white contacts. Curiously, one of their major worries is that their 'military se crets' will be revealed," Dr. Oberg said. "When a stranger approaches, their bows and arrows are hid den." Oberg said the two tribes have 'considerable primitive culture. They believe man was created out of blocks of wood, and hold religious ceremonies regularly, attired principally in feather headdresses, their bodies paint ed with "complicated red and black semi-geometric designs." At other times they go naked. They live in a relatively un explored area in dense forests bordering the banks of rivers which form the headwaters of the Amazon. This, the Smithsonian ethnol ogist said,, has enabled them to remain almost completely cut off from civilization making them "probably the world's su preme isolationists." t. Pure Food Probe Slated by Congress Washington, June 21 VP) Rep. James J. Delaney, 49-year-old New York attorney and for mer prosecutor, was reported slated today to head a congres sional investigation of the purity of the nation's food. One of the first things that may be investigated is the pos sible effect that food grown on land fertilized with a by-product of the atomic bomb would have on humans who eat it. The house unanimously or dered the investigation yester- Ends Today! Bill Robinson (Wed.) and Shirley fcti rfari ri ai PH. 3-3721 Tomorrow! Double Thrills! Vilgf Ki Adventure! h JUj , GK YOUNG AD 01 MARA Terrific Co - JOHN WAYNE and JOAN BLONDELL "Lady For a Night" lt World News Ik Switchmen to Strike on Sunday Chicago, June 21 VP) The Switchmen's Union of North America, AFL, announced today it will strike five western and midwestern railroads at 6 a.m. local time, Sunday. ' Arthur J. Glover, union pre sident, said 4,000 members will leave their jobs on the Great Northern; Chicago Great West ern; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; Denver and Rio Grande Western, and Western Pacific lines. Glover said the strike is be ing called to enforce demands for 48 hours pay for a 40-hour week. Daniel P. Loomis, chairman of the Association of Western Rail ways, said he understood that "some of the railways to be struck" planned to close down completely Sunday. He did not identify these roads. The union leader said "most of American Industry has operated on a 40-hour work week for years. More than 1,000,000 rail road workers have the 40-hour week. Switchmen don't. It's about time they did." The union served Its demands on the railroads in September, 1949. During the last 10 months, Glover said, all provisions of the railway labor act have been com plied with. Glover said his union has been legally free to strike since May 19, 1950. The union claims a member ship of 25,000. day and directed Speaker Sam Rayburn to appoint the seven representatives to make it. "STORMY WEATHER" Temple "LITTLE COLONEL" OPENS 6:43 P.M. GRANT WITHERS Y- Feature! Dulles in Japan On Peace Terms Tokyo, June 21 OP) John Foster Dulles flew into Japan today to discuss. peace terms and general Asiatic economic and political problems with General MacArthur. As he arrived, V. S. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson, con cerned more with the other al ternative to peace war and de fense toured the once mighty Japanese naval base at Yoko suka. Dulles, republican special ad viser to the state department, said upon his arrival from Ko rea: "I am here because the United State government has some posi tive ideas it wants to carry out." He added, after being greeted at the airport by General Mac Arthur, Mrs. MacArthur and William J. Sebald, acting U. S. political adviser for Japan, that he will "consider all phases" of the peace issue. Dulles said he, Secretary John son, Gen. Omar Bradley, chair man of the joint chiefs of staff, and General MacArthur all "are working in a cooperative spirit and we will look for results." Fire Destroys Home, All Family Belongings Independence A fire recently destroyed the Dean Meador home in the Mistletoe district be tween Monmouth and Dallas. The family lost nearly all their personal belongings and the furniture in the dwelling was burned. The house was rented from Dave Linton. Due to having no telephones in the district, it was nearly an hour before fire equipment ar rived on the scene, and it was too late to save any part of the building. The blaze is believed to have started by a defective flue. Meador, who has two small children, is a saleman for the Willamette Valley Lumber Com pany, spending a good deal of his time at the local lumber yard. The new Moore barley has a stem that remains still until the crop is ready to harvest. SURFSPRAY APARTMENTS New and Different Beautiful With OCEAN VIEW for People Who Like the Best Phone DeLoks) 3320 For Reservations Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ostllnd Box 83, Wecoma Beach omn txeit COCA-COLA Hospitality Fair jU sliop ot thb J? .f Ah at your food store J hospitality jf&j JUNE 1 to JULY 5 ( DISPLAY X iff 1 Week-end Shooting Puzzler to Police Salem police still puzzled Wednesday over the week-end shooting incident Involving a pa trolman and an escapee from the city jail. Testimony from five princi pals and witnesses presented in vestigators with a tale to the ef fect that Jack J. Holt, who suf fered a critical stomach wound, BASEBALL 1 T0NITE ! 1 - LLf1. I J VANCOUVER ' I i 8:15 P.M. i 5 Waters Park ! i 25th and Mission i. :::::::::::::::::!L: How mild can a cigarette be? MORE PEOPLE SMOKE CAMELS than any other cigarette! ami among tkt million who do... NANETTE FABRAY Nanett, Broad way muilcal -comedy star, made the Camel 30-Day Mildntu Test. Says Nanette: "It convinced me! Camele suit me to a "T." FREE SQUARE DANCE Instructions and Dancing from 8 to 9 CRYSTAL GARDENS Wed. Night Prior to our rtgular WED. NIGHT DANCE Old Tim ft Modern Music by Pop Edwards 74c Incld; tax ForKospitality;.. aimotrrr Of mi coca-coia lOTTLING COMPANY Salem, Oregon fired the first shot. The officer. Arch A. Wilson, who shot at Holt and was run down by a truck, was under the Impression that Holt had fired at him. Other eyewitnesses re ported hearing a shot prior to watching the officer open fire. But the only other instrument found in the taxlcab where the shooting took place was a toy, black-colored revolver. Coming FRIDAY! That Am Drummtr Man AND HIS ORCHESTRA CRYSTAL GARDENS i A.M.t Adm. 1.50 (Tax Inct.) A 0 welcome your guests with ice-cold Coca-Cola and tasty foods 6 Btttle Carta 25 coar - awr st OF OREGON OifM,r,
