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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1950)
(H Si i ft a ii it 1 1 1 4 See. IK Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Thuradar, Sept. 21, 1950 ';1 m ii.ii irni ar aJ3f 'inn 1 1 ti ZjS . Big Berth at Southampton The Queen Elizabeth is moored at the ocean dock in new, Southampton, England, terminal which accommodate! 2,000 passengers and the trains. Interesting Letters Written By Witnesses of Fireball By J. HUGH PRIJETT Fresh from tracing the huge meteor of August 11 from 174 Individual reports, and still recalling many of the thousands of similar letters I have previously "processed," I find most in teresting the general Impressions recounted by many of those privileged to witness one of these celestial missiles. These g ant f reballs usually r , T.,minn. ,t heights normalcy for she read that become luminous at heights around 70 miles above the earth, dash downward at 10 to 40 miles per second, and usually in a few seconds "blink out" 20 or more miles above the ground. No one observer can sense where the object actually is truly a case where "things are not what they seem." The August 11 fireball was ieen by some from a distance of 225 miles. The time of ap pearance, direction traveled and its breaking into three pieces positively identified it. Many observers In three states were sure It fell near them. "Was fishing" (evidently In gulch) "and it fell not more than 30 feet from me." "Fell in Neighbor's field one-quarter mile away." "Fell in this vicin ity." "About 500 feet from us." 'So close I could smell gas." Heights and speeds are also confusing. "About 2300 feet hleh." "Disintegrated 200 feet above ground." "Going 100 miles per hour." (Likely 100, 000 MPH.) Most observers of fireballs re thrilled by the sight and express delight. A hotel opera tor wrote, "My wife and I were awed and filled with admira tion to be treated with such a beautiful view of a celestial body." Another said, "It was eolor In action, presenting tran altions of starlight in red, green and violet." One woman re marked, "The meteor was a light of beauty, long to be treas ured In memory's chest." Another woman viewed the matter more calmly. "Eight of us were fishing and all saw it. We would have thought little more about it had not the papers taken it up. Some people make a big 'to do' about noth ing." The view of a blazing fireball is said to be the "sight of a life time" only one per person. Soma who have never seen "theirs" doubt such phenomena. A man enthusiastically report ing to his house guests what he had Just observed, was dryly told. "You likely just saw a firefly." Many hesitate to report these rare apparitions for fear others will doubt their sanity. About 10 per cent ask me not to put their names in print. "People will think I was seeing things." One woman wrote that her husband warned her not to tell anyone. "Your name will get in the papers as flying saucer ad dict." She spent a miserable night trying to figure out her mental aberration. Thirty-six hours later she picked up her Sunday paper from the front porch, ahe was restored to hundreds of others had suffer ed exactly the same hallucina tion that distracting evening. Miss Hilda Swenson Heads Campfire Girls Monmouth Miss Hilda G. Swenson, formerly director of dormitories at OCE in Mon mouth, has been appointed exec utive director of the Willamette area council of Campfire Girls, Inc., to replace Mrs. Milton Hartwell, resigned, her appoint ment becoming effective Septem ber 1. ' Miss Swenson Is well quafi- ficd for this position, having had varied experiences which have prepared her for these duties. She has been assistant dean of students at WSC in Pullman, di rector of the USO at Mrrced, Calif., social director of Susan Campbell hall at University of Oregon In Eugene, grade school principal at Mitchell, S. D., and a teacher in the public schools of South Dakota and Michigan, as well as director of dormitories at OCE. She has received her BS de gree in education from General Beadle State Teachers college at Madison, S. D.; her MS degree in education from the University of Oregon, and had some study in personnel administration at Teachers college, Columbia uni versity, in New York City. The luffa gourd, from which a sponge Is made, grows wild and is cultivated In much of the trop ical world. 1 cfKT m AncIhA rUvM htadodi. iro1. M. nmritii pom fait txcovit Antxift It lik a doctor's proicnption-Hhot It, Anacin contain! not iwit ono, bvt combination of modicalry provan, ctivp Inarod'ontt In oaty-to-tafco Wfalof for. Thawtendl fcav ban IvaVoolocod to Anovn ffcfotjfN fnolr awn oMfiol r pnytkromt. M yoo Km navaf mod Anocln, try toblofl rovnolf for incrodlblv ler-t-loitifM relief from pmtm. Don't wait. Iwy A noon today. 18 Million Feet In Sale Offer Eighteen million board feet of timber located upon six separate tracts of land In Polk, Clacka mas and Benton counties, with an estimated value in excess of $283,000, will be offered for sale by the bureau of land manage ment on October 9 and 10. October 9 an oral auction sale will be conducted in the office of the district forester in Salem for the timber located In Clack amas and Polk counties amount ing to six million board feet, while sealed bids will be opened in the office of the regional ad ministrator In Portland on Octo ber 10 for two tracts of timber in Benton county with an esti mated volume of 12 million board feet. The Salem forest district in cludes public domain and O&C lands In the 12 northwestern counties of Oregon, with the ex ception of Clatsop county. Other oral auction sales of timber dur ing the week of October 9 to 13 will be conducted in the other forest district headquarters lo cated in Eugene, Roseburg, Med- ford and Coos Bay. According to the Salem dis trict forester, it is expected that considerable competition will develop due to the present scar city of logs upon the market and the relatively high demand for lumber and plywood. Summer Restrictions On Water Use Lifted uaiiRS ine waning summer season finds all watering restric tions removed for the year, ac cording to E. L. McCleary, man ager of the Dallas water com mission. Through the summer, residen tial water users were asked to sprinkle and irrigate on alter nate days. Lessening demands on the system with the cooler days now make it possible for Your Trip union PACIFIC rV I Inn I hi H I It' HI I aia M III Enjoy the titles and lh. country side of the Eait In th. drllfhtfid Ml ifMnn. En rwite visit Ian Valley, aimed and operated by I'nlon Pwlrle. Ton have your choir, of Pullman or eeaeh accommodations. Loongea . drlletoas dining ear meals. "CITY OP PORTLAND" "PORTLAND ROM; "IDAHOAN" Itt mi pU ymr A-t OINIRAl PAtSENOIR DIPT. Room 751 Pittock Block Ponded 5, Or. too f-i'i:n.i:rv 100 Of TNI Altr iraiAMilMIII Young Soda Jerk Gets Movie Contract; Still at Fountain By VIRGINIA MaePHERSON Hollywood, Sept. 21 U.R) A handsome young soda jerk who just landed a movie contract is busy dishing up hot fudge sun daes to keep from going hungry. He's 24-year-old Adam William. And Producer Robert Stillman will tell you he's gonna be the next Dig movie idol, in is is mu sic to Adam a ears. But it doesn t buy groceries. "My movie salary won't start for another two weeks," he said from behind the fountain of a Thrifty drug store. "And I can't afford to quit my job here." the system to supply all needs of the city, McCleary said. While work is in progress on the Main street water line proj ect, the meters of most residen tial users will not be read this month, McCleary states. All but heavy water users will pay the minimum, but next month's bills will catch up the amount missed. The irrigation rate, established for the summer, will apply until next month. He mixed us up a gooey ice cream concoction and between customers we got the story of nis lite. "I've always wanted to be an actor," Adam said. "In fact, I've been haunting the studios for nine months. Meanwhile, I had to eat. So did my wife, Marilee. So I went to work for Thrifty. "Doin' okay, too. Started out at $38 a week. Know I m assist ant manager and I'm making $50." A few days ago Adam's agent landed him a starring role in Stillman's "Queen For a Day." And we guess that makes Wil liam the only soda jerk in town with a fat movie contract in his pocket. Most actors In spot like this order up a new car, tour the night-spots with beautiful dolls, and go hunting for house with a swimming pool. Adam's playing it safe. His acting career still comes under a 'leave of absence" tab on Thnf ty's books. "They tell me I can come back any time I want to," he what they're doing. Adam's six feet tall with brown hair and blue eyes. And the bobby-sox trade at the corner drug has gone way up since he started mixing banana splits. "I hope this contract works into something, though, he said, "It's been so hard . , , struggling along on pennies." . . Adam and Marilee live over a garage in North Hollywood, drive a $25 jalopy and pay doc tor bills for their cat, Tuffy. It's beginning to look like those drama courses at Columbia university and those six years on Broadway are going to pay off. Stillman says Adam's got the makings of a first-rate actor. Whips up a first-rate choco late sundae, too. 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