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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1951)
v Students Autograph Vikings The Viking, annual pub lication at Salem nigh school, was distributed to the students Thursday, and the students cluttered the halls as they ex changed autographs in the books. In this picture, from left, are Barbara Franzwa, Ron Nelson, Marv Langland, Jim . Hill and Dick Smith. The student hidden by Smith's hand couldn't be identified. Sailor Freed on Assault Charge Seattle, May 21 W A second degree assault charge against a tailor, accused of stabbing a 4-year-old youngster with whom he was baby sitting, was dismiss ed Saturday. The sailor, Wesley Bond, 28, was released to navy authorities. Bond's attorney, George Ward, told the court Bond had been drinking at the time of the as sault and that the youngster was not seriously injured. He said Bond had served five months in jail and has had a good record during nine years in the navy. Police said Bond and the child's mother formerly were en gaged. They quoted him as say ing he stabbed the youngster with a pocket knife in anger be cause the engagement was brok en. The assault charge was dis missed by Justice of the Peace William Hoar. The United Nations prisoner of war camp in Korea contains nearly 150,000 POWs, both North Korean and Chinese for mer soldiers. Ex-Maharjah Loses Income New Delhi, India, May 21 (ff) President Rajendra Prasad ruled today that the deposed Maharajah of Baroda will not get back his confiscated $556, 500 annual income. He added that the maharajah can still call himself "his highness" if he wants to. The Indian government stripped the maharajah of his titles, privileges and income April 12 after accusing him of activities against the security of the country, including agitation to restore himself to the rule of Baroda now merged with Bom bay state. President Prasad said the ma harajah appealed to him April Salem Site of 1952 KC Meet Grants Pass, Ore., May 21 W.R) Jasper W. Kennedy, Eugene, is the new state deputy of the Oregon Councils of Knights of Columbus and Salem will be the site for the organization's 1952 convention. The Knights of Columbus con cluded their three day annual convention here yesterday with a resolution opposing atheistic communism "and other isms of this nature." Delegates also voted to hold a statewide "Catholic Day" on July 8 at Champoeg starte park in Mar ion county. Other officers named were Edward J. Bell, Stayton, secre tary; Vernon W. Collver, Reeds port, advocate:. Jack Lynch Oregon City, warden; Jasper Kennedy and past state deputy Sylvester Smith, delegates to the supreme convention, along with Dr. F. A. Reiling, Eugene, and William Plasker, Tillamook. Convention alternates were Don Doefler, Salem; Thomas Bagan, Salem: W. Douglas Harris, Mt. Angel, and F. Ross Coleman, St. Paul. 20 for "sympathy and another chance." Prasad said he found the orig inal order "fully justified by the facts. He said the maharajah's first wife, Shanta Devi, will keep all her titles and privileges and his son, Fateh Singh, 21, will be recognized as the new mahara jah with an annual government allowance of 1,000,000 rupees ($210,000). Million Chinese Starving Taipeh, Formosa, May 21 W) The China Union Press said to day 1,000,000 persons are starv ing in the South China province of Kwangtung. Burt Commended Cpl. Darrel G. Burt, a Salem ma rine, is shown here following presentation to him of the Commendation Ribbon with Combat V at ceremonies at Otsu, Honshu, Japan. (U. S. marine corps photo.) Cpl. Burl on Leave ai Home Cpl. Darrel G. Burt, Salem marine, who was presented the Commendation Ribbon for he roic service in Korea, is now home on leave which he is spend ing with his wife and small daughter at 635 North High street, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. McKeith G. Burt, same ad dress. With nine other marines, Cpl. Burt established a defense line against a company of enemy troops that protected a convoy from Chinese Reds for more than an hour, despite heavy enemy fire. Burt, a member of the Salem Marine Reserve unit called to active duty, left for overseas October 1, 1950. He arrived back in tne state in April and on ter mination of his leave will be stationed at Bremerton. Perfect Circle Wins Frog Hop Angels Camp, Calif., May 21 (U.R) Perfect Circle was the most celebrated jumping frog in Cala veras county today. The 17-ounce athlete, owned by Louis Fisher of Stockton, Calif., won the grand finals of the jumping frog jubilee yester day with a prodigious leap of 15 feet 6 inches, only 8 inches short of the world s frog jumping record. Perfect Circle beat 200 other contestants from swamps, ponds and rivers all over the United States, including two specimens named Isotope and K-25 which were said to have been juiced- up with radio-active materials at Oak Ridge, Tenn., until they rang up 200 on Geiger counters. The second best jump of the grand finals was made by a frog named Heliotrope, owned by William Follette of San Fran cisco. Heliotrope soared 15 feet, 3 inches. The third best frog was Lucky, entered by Mrs. Merlin Fisher of Stockton. Lucky went 12 feet 7 inches. The winner of the junior jumping frog championships was Willie, owned by Jum Lundsden, 11, of Placerville, Calif. Willie made a non-stop flight of 13 feet 7 inches. The jumping frog jubilee, made famous in a Mark Twain story, has been held annually in Angels Camp ever since pioneer days. Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Monday, May 21, 1951 3 Journalism Graduates Nearly All Find Jobs University of Oregon, Eugene, May 21 For the 10th consecu tive year, every graduating sen ior in the school of journalism of the University of Oregon who is available for work in June eith er has obtained a job or has in terviews scheduled with prospec tive employers. Many of the students will work on the news and advertis ing staffs of Oregon daily and weekly newspapers. Others will go to radio station news staffs and to magazine editorial staffs Professor Carl C. Webb, of the journalism faculty, and also manager of the Oregon Newspa per Publishers association, point ed out that despite this record, i "We still have many more jobs on file than we possibly can fill with trained personnel." The situation of more jobs than graduates has existed for the Oregon journalism school constantly since 1941. During that time the average starting pay for graduates has more than doubled, with the average pay for trained men and women this year exceeding $225 a month. Two More Candidates For Timber Queen Albany Two more girls have been announced as candi dates for the 1951 Timber Carnival queen race. The latest to enter are Penny Norquist, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Norquist, Sweet Home, and Shirley Mae Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wood, Al bany. Miss Norquist is sponsored in the race by Dave Epps Stores of Sweet Home, Mill City and Albany, and Miss Wood is spon sored by the Nissen Motor Co., of Albany. The Timber Carnival with its world championship logging ev ents will take place July 2, 3, and 4 in Albany and at Waverly lake, and is sponsored by the Albany Junior Chamber of Commerce. We have successfully purchased Oregon Fruit for cash for 15 years. We need additional commercial growers. 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