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40 fac frc Bi CO lei th fa hi lni of 2 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 21, 1950 Plant Working On Fertilizer i i The manufacture of fertilizer 1 started this week at the plant ; , of the Continental Chemical ; company on Cherry avenue ! : north of the city. ' I Arch W. Metzger, general man i ager of the plant, said that ' about 100 tons of sulphate of j ) ammonia fertilizer is being turn i ed out daily and that it is all j for local use. A supply for Ore i gon farmers will De Kept on hand also at the company's ware I house. Ammonia, which is needed in i the manufacture, is still some- j what short, but enough is being i received, Metzger said, for the i present operation. Two Killed in Political Fight Guatemala, Guatemala, July ! 21 VP) Two persons were killed and 10 were injured in a wild street fight between rival poli tical groups here yesterday . Police scattered the mob with 1 tear gas. One of the victims was a stu ; dent, Edgar Lemcke. The politi . cally powerful San Carlos Uni versity students association angered over his death declar ed a general student strike. Local newspapers said a third man was killed but there was no official confirmation. The clash came between fol lowers of Jacobo Arbenz. gov ernment-backed presidential can didate, and supporters of his leading opponent, Gen. Ydigoras Fuentes, former Guatemalan minister to London. The battle began In the capi tal's shopping district when some 300 government supporters heckled several thousand demon strators who had gathered to de mand that President Juan Jose Arevalo resign. Arevalo's backers armed them selves with tree branches, while the opposition broke up concrete manhole covers for ammunition. A few shots were fired and one man received a bullet wound. There was no confirmation of a report from university students that one of their number was killed. ' The presidential election Is scheduled to take place next No vember or December. Arevalo's six year term expires next March, i Two Killed in Jet Plane Crash Moses Lake, July 21 (IP) A F-94 Jet fighter plane crashed on the takeoff at Larson air force base near here last night, kill ing the pilot and hU radar operator. The armed forces public In formation office at Seattle iden tified the dead as: Jst Lieut. Leonard F. Hawk, 29, and 1st Lieut. George W. Murphy, 26. Both were from Ehprata. They were assigned to the 318th fighter squadron at Larson base. The PIO said the F-94 Is the air force's newest radar-equipped Jet fighter. It was aslgned to Larson base from Lockheed only last month. A member of a crash truck crew was Injured enroute to the crash. Landru L. Thornton, mem ber of the sales division of Valley Motor company, who died Thursday. Services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at First Evangelical United Brethren church. Hiking Main Camp Diversion Hiking and nature study have highlighted the program for boys spending an outing at Camp Sil ver Creek, operated by the Sa lem YMCA. Stuart Cooper, of the Oregon state game commission,' spent two days in camp giving chapel talks and conducting nature hikes. One of his expeditions was to the beaver dam. Twenty seven boys took part In the trip. All of the boys housed In the Hillside unit made a tour of the falls Thursday and slept out Thursday night. They were led by Bob Golf. Another group Is now en gaged on a Sky Line trail hike, including visits to Pamela lake, Hunt's cover, and Hank's lake at the foot of Mt. Jefferson. Lead ers are Paul Bell and Dick Car ter. Boys in the group are Vern L,entz, Walt Craycroft. Bob Thurston, Gerry Carleton, Ger- id Erickson, Gary Zwicker, Pete Musgrave, Charles Ham- mersted, John Hammersted. Dcnzell Fox, Ronnie Coon, Nick Gilman and Delwyn Schulze, Holcomb, Plummer On FEPC Commiffee Gov. Douglas McKay today announced the appointment of George Holcomb and the reap pointment of Ulysses G. Plum mer, Jr., both of Portland, to the advisory committee of fair employment practices act, four- year terms. Holcomb Is labor renreientn live on the committee and Plum mer represents the public at large. Albert L. McCrcady, who has been representing labor on me committee, did not wish to be considered for reappointment because of press of business, the Kuvemor saia. Fax Revenue Share To Help Linn Roads A 1 b a n y A little brightness ivas shed upon the dismal Linn county general road fund pic ture by a 159,618.82 check re ceived Wednesday by County Treasurer Raymond Tomllnaon from Secretary of State Earl Newbry. The check represents second quarter payment of Linn coun ty's share of state highway de partment revenues from gasoline taxes, motor vehicle, PUC and drivers' license fees and traffic road fund. This brings to $134,451.04 the total of such fundi received by the county during the first six months of this year. It Is a $40, 437.34 Increase over the amount received during the correspond ing period last year. adillac to Build Tanks Detroit, July 21 (P) The army is negotiating with the Cadillac division of General Motors for mass production of tanks. Col, David J. Crawford, com mander of the Detroit arsenal, confirmed negotiations are under way and predicted a contract will be worked out within a few days. Col. Crawford declined to say what type tank Cadillac will build, but unconfirmed reports said it would be the new 28-ton light tank. Gen. J. Lawton Col lins, army chief of staff, has de scribed it as "superior in maneu verability and operations to any type ever seen in warfare." Cadillac was a major tank pro ducer in World War II, No Word Comes fo Naval Reserve Here Navnl reservists in this area have received no word that would Indicate that any of them will be taken as a group. The navy's statement that it is calling up some of Its reserve oir units will probably not af fect the men at the Salem Naval Air Facility as a unit. The announcement, it appears, applies only to organized air units. Snlcm's facility trains only volunteers who take their training as individuals. Because of this it is presumed that these reservists will be called up as Individuals, if they are called. As fnr as the surface division of the naval reserve Is concern ed no word has been received on that. To date only word re ceived by the navy reserves here Is a call for reservists with cer tain specified rates to volunteer for active duty. Guard for King Leopold's Return Brussels, Belgium, July 21 U.fi The government's "big three" leaders left by air for Switzer land today to bring King Leo pold III home from his five-year exile. Premier Jean Duvieusart, sen ate president Paul Sturye and house president Frans Van Cou welaert took off for Geneva less than 25 hours after the social Christian (Catholic) majority in parliament voted to recall Leopold. The king's return tomorrow was expected to be the signal for nation-wide strikes and dem onstrations sponsored by the so cialists, Leopold's chief oppo nents. He has not set foot on Belgian soil since June 6, 1944, when he was deported by the nazis. For five years he has been barred from the throne as "unfit to reign." Already, anti-Leopoldists had plastered the road from Brussels to Laeken palace with signs reading "Abdicate!" and "Leo pold III no!" in letters three feet high. Dam Projects May Be Speeded Washington, July 21 (P) A conference on whether to speed up construction of federal pow er projects is under way In Washington today, an assistant secretary of the interior dis closed here. C. Girard Davidson said the emergency planning that fol lowed the Korean fighting brought on the conference, at tended by Paul J. Raver, Bon neville administrator, and other power administrators from oth er sections of the country. Davidson said no announce ment of decisions was to be ex pected soon. He added, "We are very hopeful we can get construction of some dams and power projects speeded up It would be in line with the president's emergency plan, and would also take care of civilian growth." " ft ' ' f I &m .V v ' o Benjamin Franklin Ramp Joe Dunne Plans To Enter Race Portland, Ore.. Julv 21 (U.R) There may be a third candidate for the Oregon gubernatorial race in November's general elec tion pitting democratic nomi nee Austin Flegel of Portland against Gov. Douglas McKay on ine republican side. The third candidate, an inde pendent, would be state nension leaaer Joe E. Dunne, 68-year- old Portlander who announced in legal notices of today's Port land ana Oregon City newspa pers that he was calling an as sembly for July 31 for the mir- pose of nominating an indenend- eni candidate. He admitted to the Oreirnn City Banner-Courier that he would run If nominated at the assembly because he felt he had tne support- of 312.000 voters. Dunne was a GOP nominee fnr the top state post in 1934. Just Deiore this year's May 19th pri mary, he threatened to run on an independent ticket If Flegel won the democratic nomination because he claimed Flegel would not aid pension candidates sup- yurung a pension amendment. If Dunne is nominated by the assembly, he must file the nom ination and get his name on the oauot Dy Aug. 14. From 13th naval district head quarters In Seattle word was received Friday that retired of ficers and enlisted personnel will not be called at this time. The communique further stat ed that no deferments will be granted lr. the case of those men recalled to active duty except In cases involving key billets in In dustry activities vital to national defense and in cases wherein community welfare will be sorl ously affected. Members of the voluntary units, it said, will not be re called, except In ineclnl in. 24 Per Cent Jump In Department Stores Washington, July 21 (P)De partment store sales soared last week to 24 per cent above a year ago. The rise, by far the biggest yet for 1950, was noted in a fed eral reserve report that followed by one day President Truman's warning to the American people against panic buying and hoard ing. It was spread across the na tion, with sales showing gains ranging from 12 per cent In the Richmond Federal reserve dis trict to 39 per cent In the Dallas district. Throughout the first half of this year, 1950 sales by depart ment stores were lagging under me comparable period of 1949. Ragtime Kid of Yukon Poem, 'Dangerous Dan McGrew', Dies Seattle, Wash., July 21 (U.R) "The kid that handled the music box"the night dangerous Dan McGrew was shot in the Malemute saloon died quietly Monday in a Seattle hospital, his relatives reveaiea today. Harvey Claude Myrick, 65, was the ragtime kid of Robert service s immortal poem of the Yukon. He was a sourdough In stances, but may volunteer for active duty. Waves will not be recalled involuntarily at hi time. I X Woodburn, Oregon TONITE 'RIDING HIGH" COMING! ONE DAT ONLY! Tue., July 25th "Snow Whit and the 7 Dwarfs" ON THE 8TAOB! FEATURING REAL LIVE D WARTS I Tickets Now en liht -GRAND- the northland at the age of 13 ana played tne first piano brought into Skagway, Alaska. In 1907 he was playing a piano in Whitehorse, Yukon territory, the night Service got the inspira tion for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew:" A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malemute saloon. The kid that handled the music box was hitting a rag time tune ..." ' The poet said two years ago that the names in his ballads were fictitious, but the poem was based on actual happenings. Myrick became known from Nome to Chilkoot Pass as the Ragtime Kid. He followed the gold rushes of the north and later, the glitter of the stage, pounding on his "music box," but he didn't mak a "strike" until he set up business in Seattle He was wiped out in the 1929 stock market crash, but reestab lished himself in business and lived comfortably until his death. During World War II. the Rag time Kid "hit" out a few tunes for servicemen in the Seattle USO building. Funeral arrangements were pending today. He was survived by his widow, Mary, a son Claude and a daughter, Joy. Entertain Chicagoans Liberty Mr. and Mrs. Martin Solberg and daughter Darlene. of Watertown, S. D., and Bev erly Hanson of' Chicago, were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul frcharn on Vita Springs Road. Mrs. Solberg is Mr. Scharns sister. Mr. and Mrs. Scharn honored them at a din ner party at their home. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wal ling, Sharol and Gary. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Scharn, and Paul of Eugene and Gerald Scharn'. French Student May Come Here Plans to bring an exchange student from France to Willam ette university for study next fall are now being made by the campus UNESCO, (United Na tions Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.) Numerous organizations, indi viduals and clubs throughout Salem have contributed to the program for tuition and expens es of the student. He will be housed in Baxter hall. Three names will be chosen from the applications sent to Willamette to be interviewed by Dr. George Hocking, professor of romantic languages. Dr. Hock ing is spending the summer in France with a group of Willam ette students. Dr. Edward C. Kollmann, as sistant professor of philosophy, is advisor for UNESCO on the Willamette campus. Egg Prices Boosted Another Cent Friday Egg prices were boosted an other cent on all top grades here rnday. Similar advances were report ed on the Portland produce mar ket, eggs having made several advances during the past three weeks, seasonal boosts at this time of year. In the new local list, buylns quotations are: Large AA, 88 cents; large A, 49-55 cents; me- aium aa, 50 cents; medium A, 48-50 cents; small, 28-32 cents. Wholesale prices were boosted two cents to 60 cents on the large size, generally; and the mediums at 55 cents. All other produce continued unchanged here Friday. IIMIkV.'.M.I now Miowini Open 0:43 Second Feature "ROSES ARE RED" HOLLYWOOD KIDS CLUB Tomorrow 1:00 to 4:00 p. m. S CARTOONS SERIAL Special Matinee Feature "PHANTOM OF THE PLAINS" with Red Ryder and Utile Bearer aho BENSON'S BIRTHDAY CAKE For Connie Ashton, Casper 8ehnell, Corky Hill, Jan Thrde, Jack Max well, Clarence Chrlaman, Bar bara Hupp, Dorothy Hartman, Corby Mlnnlch, Herbert Oram, Bob JarrtU, Janice Lyona, Bonnie Schwarts, Bobby Miller, Joann Buchanan, Lynn Jackaon, Larry 8 terms, Kent Herbert, Juddle Baker, Betty Blakely, Linda Mor ley, Marela Hewitt, Janet Chapel, Janice Cork, Norman Harper, Frank Worden, Lorraine Owen, Nancy Walte, Doaflaa Adams, Eddie Hamilton. Tara Fay Lama, Howard Hooken, Patricia God lore, Roaemarie Jones, Barbara Erans. Sat Ere Shaw Cont. after l:M Century Mark ForB.F. Ramp Brooks Easily 100 friends and relatives are expected to call at the old Ramp residence near Brooks Sunday afternoon to pay their respects to Ben jamin Franklin Ramp who will celebrate his 100th birthday on that date. 1 The centenarian was born in Illinois July 23, 1850, and was brought to Oregon in a covered wagon by his parents In 1853, settling first In North Howell for a time. In 1874 Ramp mar ried Elma Fisher of Brooks and for several years the family lived at Roseburg and Albany, return ing to the homestead in Brooks to farm. Sponsored by the Brooks Gar den club, a highlight of the reception will be the traditional birthday cake, baked again this year by Mrs. Dolly Ramp, a tradition with her for the past 30 years. All Mr. Ramp's friends and relatives are invited to attend the affair . which will be held from 1:30 to 5:30 Sunday after noon. ' General Gray Here Sept. 25 Final arrangements have been made for the visit here Septem ber 25 of Maj. Gen. Gordon R. Gray, Jr., who heads the veter an's administration. The general is to leave Port land for Salem in Gov. Douglas McKay's car at 3 p.m. that day and at 4:30 o'clock that af ten noon will be honored at a re ception to be given by the Salem Chamber of Commerce. The governor's wife is arrang ing" a tea for the wife of the head of the veterans' adminis. tration at the same hour as the reception Is planned for Gray, In the evening Gray is to speak at a dinner to be given by advisory council of the Salem Memorial auditorium associa tion. Gray will leave Salem via train at 9:10 p.m. the night of September 25. In charge of ar rangements for Gray's visit here is Lt. Col. Mark Hillary. Russ Stand Firm on Red China Issue in UN Moscow, July 21 (U.R) Rus sia made it clear today that it won't take part in any settlement of the Korean war until commu nist China is 1 admitted to the United Nations. The Soviet position was re affirmed in an official announ cement detailing conversations between Soviet Deputy Forelen Minister Andrei Gromyko and British Ambassador Sir David Kelly. The announcement said Kellv informed Gromyko July 11 that Britain believed no definite peace proposals could be made until a cease-fire had been ar ranged and the north Korean forces withdrew behind their border. Gromyko replied Julv 17 that the cease-fire proposal, like all others touching on the war, should be 'considered by the se curity council. But, he said, the council could take no action un til the Peiping government was seated as representative of China. Cane Berry Minimum Off Woodburn, Ore., July 21 UB The 1950 minimum on Wil lamette valley cane berries was removed by members of the Ore gon cane fruit control board this week to facilitate marketing their crop in face of stiff Cali fornia competition. A minimum of 8 '4 cents had previously been decided upon for loganberries, boysenberries and evergreen blackberries. In dications were that local grow ers wo'uld get about 8 cents a pound this season. The fruit growers co-operative here said it would begin market ing its cane berry crop in Idaho, Montana and Colorado in an ef fort to find new outlets. The first carload of Woodburn ber ries was shipped from Port land Monday. Famed Author Dies Zurich Swit7.prlnnH .TnW Ol Wl Robert Smvthe Hlnh 85, who wrote "The Paradine Case" and other best sellers, died last night. Hichens. born at Srielrihiirat Kent, wrote his first novel at 17. His "Garden of Allah," publish. ed in 1904, sold more than 800 - 000 copies, was turned into a sue- ceaaiui piay aiiu juuiea several times. The Sirlono Indians, of Boii via never wear clothes although they live in swampy forests swarming with insects. a ' DoubleyotH money back if you don't find Sunnybank extra fresh. Made, shipped, sold (rest) for extra -good flavor. BUY SUNNYBANK at SAIXWAT Woman and Pet Dog Revived by Firemen Portland, Ore.. July 21 (U.R) Portland firemen put a dual re suscitator and inhalator to good use last night when they revived Luella Harkleroad, 74, and her pet dog after both were over come by leaking gas from a cook ing stove. An imam s lace piece was placed around the dog's head to save it. Rides TONIGHT! XI BIO EVENTS rr TMiuip.il. tSvklV New Ford Sedan pp . TONITE k, Hollywood Bowl NOW SHOWING! Morirs Are BETTER Than Erer! AIR-CONDITIONED NEW TODAY! Here's Great Entertainment e, oi lasu-s most ropuiar i V Bits on 1 Huge Program! THE Open 8, Starta at Dusk CARTUNIVAL! June Haver Gordon MacRae in Technicolor Daughter of Kosie O Grady" e Raymond Massey "Barricade" -Color Mat. Daily from 1 p.m. NOW! GOLD! GLORY! 1 12t7WI I I JJHf" THRILL CO-HIT! " WDSSMUUfi? --af "'r",WL OPENS 6:45 P.M. MOVED OVER! awnmiiiWTIQrHL WCtUtl1 ffl PLUS! BIG THRILL CO-FEATURE! . HUTlTflen DANMIRYU MOVIE EVER 2nd Big Major Hit! is mm DEHAVEN IYAUEaSlEZAIC Extra Color Cartoon Newel, .53 EMPIRE OF CRIME. WlTORMENTAND rvWJ ITCMDTATinill ri The whole hushtd. i vi ivuaj i 1 0 women behind a. 1 prison br$! Mat aaen wetaM.. Ire mow w" f"wtrWAItNn Oft v ELEANOR MRKER MffMr Laofh Loaded Ce Bit -JIGGS AND MAGGIE OUT WEST"- Ends Tonlfht! "Return of the Frontiersman" 'M Tears Before Yonr Erer
