2 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1950
County Judge Murphy, 65
Dies Suddenly in Hospital
Death Wednesday afternoon claimed Grant Murphy. 65, Mar
lon county judge since 1941 Murphy died at the Salem Memorial
hospital where he had been laKen Monday lonowing a neart aiiacK
Buffered in his office.
The county judge earlier had been reported as recovering suc
cessfully and his death was un-3
expected
A native of Marion county,
Grant Murphy was the son of
George W. and Ida Murphy. He
was born in Marion county south
of Salem, November 15 1885,
and moved to Stayton at the age
of 13 years. Murphy resided in
Stayton for 44 years coming to
Salem to make his home in l4J
While residing at Stayton Mur
phy was very active in the civn
affairs of that town. He served
for 21 years on the school board,
three times as a city council
man and was mayor for two
terms, from 1018 to 1922 and a
third term from 1940 to 1941.
This term was terminated by his
appointment to the office of
county judge, a position to whicn
he has ever since been re-eieci-ed.
During his early life Murphy
followed building and lumber
ing. He organized the Murphy
Garden Lumber company in
1918 and was active as its man
ager until he sold his interest in
1042,
Honolulu to
Greet Parly
Arrangements are being made
by phone calls and cablegrams
between Salem and Honolulu
for entertainment of 19 Salem
and Albany visitors to the Ha
waiian city the first week in
January.
John A. Hamilton, executive
vice president of the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce, called
the Salem chamber Wednesday
and asked for information about
time of arrival of the Oregon
party. The Honolulu chamber,
he said, wanted to entertain the
party on a certain dale.
Thursday afternoon Manager
Clay Cochran of the Salem
chamber was going to reply by
cable that Wednesday, Jan. 3,
would be a good date. Manager
Cochran will also send a com
munication to Ann Monson, for
mer secretary to Cochian, and
now in Honolulu, asking that
she also meet the Orcgonians.
Mayor Robert L. Elfstrom,
who will be in the Salem parly,
will be official representative
both of the city and the Cham
Tier of Commerce while In Hono
lulu. The Oregon party will com
prise 15 from Salem, nine from
Portland, four from Albany,
eight from Medford and three
from Eugene. After attending
the Rose Bowl game in Pasa
dena on January 1 the party will
leave Los Angeles by United
Air Lines at 10:35 a.m., January
2, and arrive in Honolulu at 6
p.m.
In Honolulu they will stay at
the Moana hotel.
Shoemaker Named
As District Judge
Ray D. Shoemaker, Portland
attorney, was appointed by Gov
ernor Douglas McKay today as
Multnomah county district
judge. He succeeds the late
Judge John F. Cahalin.
Shoemaker was a court re
porter in 1936, when he left the
courthouse to practice law.
He was defeated in the pri
mary cloction last May.
Shoemaker is 56 years old,
and came to Oregon from Iowa
In 1927.
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The late county Judge had al
so been very active in trade as
sociations, serving as a mem
ber of the board of trustees and
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executive committee of the West
Coast Lumberman's association
from 1934 to 1936. He was a
member of the lumber ?ode auth
ority of the United States in the
days of the NRA and attended
two sessions in Chicago and one
in Washington, D. C. At the
May session in Chicago in 1934
he cast the only vote against a
fixed price on lumber.
LonR active tn the Republican
party, Murphy was chairman of
the Marion county Republican
Central committee in 1937 and
1938 and was a Republican state
committeeman after 1938 He al-
was a Republican precinct
committeeman.
During World War II Murphy
was chairman of thn Marion
county civilian defense program
and represented Marion county
on a four-county cantonment, a
public relations organization,
which cooperated with military
authorities at Camp Adair.
Murphy was a member of the
Chambers of Commerce of Stay
ton and Salem, the Lions club,
the Elks and was a 32nd degree
Mason and Shriner, but his prin
cipal fraternal activities were
with the Odd Fellows lodge.
A member of Stayton lodge
No. 64, IOOF, since June 3, 1911,
Judge Murphy served as grand
master for Oregon in 1942-43
and served as grand represent
ative to the North American
lodge for the following two
years. Prior to serving as granJ
master he had been grand war
den of the state in 1940 and
deputy grand master In 1941.
Murphy remained a member
of the Stayton IOOF lodge, the
Stayton Rebekahs and the Stay
ton encampment of IOOF. He
had twice been noble grand of
his lodge and was a member -f
the board of trustees tor many
years.
Surviving Judge Murphy are
his wife, the former Alda Bur-
son to whom he was married on
Thanksgiving day in 1907; two
daughters, Mrs. Marcellc Burger
of Modesto, Calif., and Mrs. Ger
trude Jungwlrth of Lyons, Ore
gon; two grandchildren; eight
brothers and sisters, Mrs. Edna
Slopcr of Stayton, Mrs. Clara
Thomas of Salem, Avery Mur
phy of Longvicw, Wash., Algie
Murnhy of Stayton, Harold (Pat)
Murphy of Stayton, Mrs. Ola
Robertson of Palm Springs, Cal
ifornia, Mrs. Nora Potter of
Stayton and Mrs. Bessie Wil
liamson of Vallcjo, Calif.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p. m. Saturday at the chapel
of the Wcddlc Funeral home in
Stayton, Rev. W. H. Lyman of
the Court street Christian
church in Salem officiating. In
terment will be in the family
plot in Lone Oak cemetery at
Stayton.
Those who would send flow
crs are requested Instead to do
natc the money to the Santiam
Memorial hospital fund.
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Grant Murphy, Marion
county judge who died Wed
nesday after short illness.
Europe's Youth
Discouraged
The young people of Europe,
and there are 14 million orphans
among them, fool utterly !is-
couraged and can see little ahead
of them except trouble brought
about by another war.
This slant on the situation ac
ross the Atlantic was presented
to members of the Salem Lions
club Thursday noon by Mrs.
Henry Roe-Cloud, "American
Mother for 1950," who recently
returned from a trip abroad.
Mrs. Roe-Cloud spoke of visit
ing with several German youths,
some of them being college stu
dents. She reported they were
doing a lot of thinking concern
ing their future. When asked
what they thought of the demo
cratic way of life, they replied
they had few ideas on the sub
ject since their lives had always
been under a single ruler or a
dictator.
However, the youth expressed
the opinion that peace will not
come out of rulers but will come
from the common people who
will see that everybody has a
home, sufficient food and secur
ity. Christmas music for the pro
gram was provided by a group of
approximately 30 Parrish junior
high school pupils directed by
Madalcne Suko.
Congressmen Leave
For Home Christmas
Washington, Dec. 21 UP) Fail
ure of a majority of members to
show up today threatened to
force adjournment of the house
until after Christmas. i
Home-bent congressmen were
leaving the capitol In droves
last night and today.
Lack of a quorum 218 of the
435 members was indicated as
only 179 members responded
when their names were called by
the clerk. This was 39 short of
the majority required to do busi
ness. Speaker Rayburn and House
Democratic Leader McCormack
of Massachusetts went into a
long huddle at the speaker's
rostrum to decide what to do
and stall for time.
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To Late Grant Murphy
Marion county officials the
Murphy had worked were shocked and sorrowed to learn of the
death of their county Judge.
County commissioner E. L. Rogers said, "I've worked with Grant
in the Odd Fellows lodge and in county matters for 30 years.
I could always work with him
congenially. He was one of the
most conscientious men I know.
His main interest was for the
upbuilding and advancement of
Marion county. His death has
broken up a county court com
bination that has probably been
more cooperative than any other
county court in the state of Ore
gon. I've lost one of the best
friends I've ever had."
Said Roy Rice, the other mem
ber of the county court: "He
was a wonderful man to work
with. He didn't try to dictate,
but tried to find out the prob
lems of his departments."
Circuit court judge George
Duncan: "His personal and pro
fessional character and qualifi
cations were of the highest and
he was at all times ready to give
his time freely in enterprises
benefitting the public. He leaves
a memory which will be a source
of great consolation to his family
and friends."
County recorder Herman W,
Lanke: "Grant Murphy was a
tireless worker. He lived in Mar
ion county all his life and un
derstood the problems of the
county very well. He was a stu
dent of county governments and
county law and helped with the
laws and problems that con
fronted Marion county when it
reached a population of over
100,000."
Sheriff Denver Young: "His
unusual ability to weigh all mat
ters brought before him and then
render fair and impartial judg
ment will make his position a
very hard one to fill. I feel that
the people of this county have
lost a good friend and suffered
a great loss."
County Clerk Henry Mattson:
"Marion county lost a good man
in Judge Murphy and he will be
hard to replace. He was always
fair, courteous and trustworthy.
His splendid cooperation will be
a lasting memory."
Juvenile officer Mrs. Nona
White: "Judge Murphy was
keenly interested in children. He
was always sympathetic to the
needs of those who came before
Mat Dollar for Dollar
660
men with whom the late Grant
the juvenile court. The under
privileged children of Marion
county have lost a friend in
Judge Murphy."
County Treasurer Sam J. But
ler: "Judge Murphy was one of
the best judges that Marion
county ever had. He was always
courteous and willing to listen
with interest to any problem
you confronted him with. He al
ways had an answer to any ques
tion. I consider him a close
friend and a partner in his work
rather than a judge."
County Surveyor A. D. Gra
ham: "He was a close friend and
a man of great capability, always
ready to lend a helping hand and
hear all sides concerned. Mar
ion county has lost a great
friend."
County Assessor Tad Shelton:
"As an employee and elective
official of Marion county for
more than 40 years, I want to
say that Judge Grant Murphy
was in my opinion the most val
uable servant of Marion county.
A friend ahd capable advisor to
employees and officials of the
county." '
Clifford Likes, mayor of Stay
ton: "The city of Stayton has al
ways felt proud of Grant Mur
phy, one of our citizens. The en
tire town mourns his passing."
No Welfare Funds
For Tel. Owners
Salt Lake City, Dec. 21 VP)
Utah welfare recipients will have
to get along without television
sets.
H. C. Shoemaker, chairman of
the state welfare commission,
says only one case of this na
ture was brought to his atten
tion. And the videa set own
er was promptly trimmed from
the relief rolls, he said.
"Any recipient who is buying
a television set obviously has a
source of unreported income,"
he said. "Any recipient who is
given a set will have a choice be
tween converting it to cash or
leaving our rolls."
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North Liberty Street
fl
Mrs. Hattle W, Caraway
City Shuts Off Water
From G.l.'s Family
Jim Armstrong of Salem was
a veteran of three and a half
years in the navy. Since the
war, and while working here at
the paper mill, he was on the
inactive reserve list.
He had married, and at their
Salem home there is a small
baby. And Jim, called back into
the service, is on .the high seas,
His wife hasn't yet learned
where. I
Pending that first sailor's pay
check the money at home ran
pretty short. The water bill be
came delinquent and amounted
to $5.70. When the young wife
didn't pay up quite promptly
the city of Salem shut off the
water. And there was a baby to
be taken care of.
Jim's mother paid the bill.
The water is running again.
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Washington, Dec. 21 (Pi Mrs.
Hattle W. Carraway, 72, of Ar
kansas, first woman ever elected
to the United States senate, died
today at White Hall sanitarium
at Falls Church, Va.
She had been ill since Jan. 11.
Her condition took a turn for the
worse Jan. 18 when she had a
stroke which left her partly par
alyzed. Mrs. Caraway was a member
of the federal employes' compen
sation appeals board at the time
of her death.
She was a senator for slightly
more than 13 years during the
administration of the late Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt.
A democrat, Mrs. Caraway
went to the senate Nov. 13, 1931,
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