Local Paragraphs
Alta Myers Speaker Alta
Myers, president of the North
west district of the Credit Worn
en's Breakfast clubs, outlined
future credit conferences Friday
for members of the Salem Retail
Credit association. In addition
to listing future meetings of in
terest to the Salem group, she
spoke on highlights of a recent
trip to British Columbia.
Lineman's Leg Broken Les
lie Bollerjack, 2010 Warren
street, got a broken leg while
working on a new Bonneville
line project on the Warm
Springs reservation, his wife in
Salem was informed yesterday.
Bollerjack was formerly a line-'
man for Salem Electric coopera
tive and has been on the Bon
neville line job only a short
time.
Central Club Meeting Cen
tral Townsend Club No. 6 will
meet Monday at 8 p. m. at 259
Court street for a business meet
ing and open forum.
MILITARY MEN
AND VETERANS
Monday. July 23
Company B, 162nd infantry regi
ment, and headquarters detachment,
Oregon National Guard, at Salem
armory,
Tuesday, July 24
Mobilization detachment No. 1, at
army reserve armory.
Company E, 413th infantry regi
ment, army reserves, at armory re
serve armory.
Wednesday, July 25
929th field artillery, army re
lervea, at army reserve armory.
Conner to Return
Aurora Word has been received
from Sgt. Wayne A. Conner by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Conner,
that the sergeant expects to arrive
home from Korea in the near fu
ture. Conner has been with army
communications in Korea as a code
operator for about a year.
Division Reunion
First Marine division veterans will
hold their fourth annual reunion
of the First Marine division in
Philadelphia August 3-5. There to
meet the marines who served un
der them will be Qen. Clifton B.
Cates, commandant of the marine
sorps; Gen. Alexander A. Vander
jriit, former commandant of the
marine corps; and Maj. Gen. Mer
rltt A. Edson.
Reservations can be made for
the reunion by contacting the First
marine division reunion, 2300 Mar
ket street, Philadelphia 3, Pa.
Completing Course
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Pvt. Frank G. Sexton, son of Mr.
nd Mrs. J. C. Sexton, route 8,
box 431, Salem, is completing his
Air Force basic airmen indoctrina
tion course at this base.
Navy Men News
From various parts of the coun
trv comes news of the navy men
from Salem and the surrounding
ureas.
An official letter of commendation
or performance of duty in Korean
waters has been presented Gene E.
Johnson, seaman, USN, whose wife
resides at 485 North 23rd street,
Salem. Johnson -works as a yeo
man In the administrative section
aboard the flagship of amphibious
group 3, U. S. Pacific fleet.
Graduated as an honorman of
his class from the Aviation Elec
tronics Technician-Electroniscman
school U. S. naval air technical
training center, Memphis, Tenn.,
recently was James B. Bartlemay,
airman, USN. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Perry A. Bartlemay of 2840 Holly
wood drive.
Stanley W. Edmonds, seaman ap
prentice, USN. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl W. Edmonds, route 1, Lebanon,
has been assigned to the heavy
nrnber USS Los Angeles. ODeratlng
with other United Nations ships
bombarding: enemy positions along
the east coast of Korea. He entered
the navy January ia, imi.
. Serving aboard the destroyer es
cort USS Albert T. Harris is Eu
tn w. Hoxsev. electrician's mate.
first class, whose wife lives at 62S
Manbrln drive, saiem.
Myron L. Roberts, engineman,
third class USN. route 5, box 18-A,
Salem, has returned to San Diego,
n th lanritntr shin tank USS 1082,
which has' been supporting United
Nations forces in Korea for the
past six months.
Crew member of the destroyer es
cort USS Alvln C. Cockrell is Rob
ert M. Williams, gunner's mate,
WA .law TTKN. Whose Wife re-
iripi At. nnilAx His narents. Mr. and
Mrs. Rober F. Williams live at
Wnnrihnrn.
Arnold L. Larson, seaman, USN,
route 1-, bo 205-A Hubbard, is on
the crew of the attack cargo ship,
USS Caprlcornus, which Is to an
chor at the city of Athens, Greece,
.Tulw M
Serving on the escort aircraft
carrier USS Bairoko is a McMinn-
ville man, Forest u. uarrigus, Jr.,
nomnn TTSN n naval reservist or
dered to active duty Carrieus first
enlisted In the navy In July, 1948.
BORN
The Capital Journal Welcomes
the Following New Citizens:
SALEM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
SEAMBTER To Mr. end MM. Forest
Seamster, 980 8. 15th street, bo;, July 30.
HELMS To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Helms, 433 South 13th street, 1 olrl. July
"bTOLLN To Mr. and Mrs. Edisr KoIIn,
route 1, box . t girl, July 30.
DlimkieS .
Mrs. Walter Kenfleld, I4S0 North Sth
street,
SALEM GENERAL HOSPITAL
PHTlj.TPft To Mr. end Mrs. William
L. Phillips, 1310 N. 35th street, s girl.
'Um.T.MAMTn Mr. ind Mrs. Robert oil
nan, 1730 N. Capitol street, a boy, July 31.
Dismissed
Mrs. William Russell and dauihter, Ills
South 16th street.
Mrs. Donald Martlndalt and dauthter,
3483 Trade street.
Mrs. Leonard Ryan and son, 3800 Silver
ton road.
Mrs. Maurice Holt and dauihter, routs 1,
box 339-A, Lyons.
tlallaa osnllsl
DARBY To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Darby,
bar. July 17.
McLEAN To Mr. and Mrs. Ruel McLean,!
Wdepenoence, a ooy, July ii.
BENNETT To Mr. and Mrs. Rlchsrd
Bennett. Wllber. a Slrl. July 13.
OILBERT To Mr .and Mrs. Budf Oil-
CROOK To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Crook. Independence, a flrl, July II.
Bartell Hospital
BLANKENBAKER To Mr. and Mrs.
Warns Blankenbaker, Monmouth, ai flrl,
July IS.
BOOKEY To Mr. ind Mrs. Cecil I.
atookar, boy, July 18.
Fine Re-Elected Rev. R. W
Fine of Salem was re-elected sud-
erintendent of the Oregon Con
ference of the Free Methodist
church during a session of the
denomination in Portland Frl-
uay.
Commemorative Stamp The
new 3 cent stamp commemorat
ing the 100th anniversary of the
settlement of Nevada will be
available for local distribution
next Monday, reports Postmas
ter Albert C. Gragg. The stamp,
of the larger size is ureen in
color and has a central design
of a log cabin with mountains
in the background. It comes In
sheets of SO.
Wrist Watch Taken Bav
Cummings reported to Salem po
lice that a $70 wrist watch had
been stolen from him at the Sil
verton ball park sometime dur
ing June.
Building Permits Archie
Shaw, to alter a garage at 1760
South Liberty, $100. City of
Salem, to build comfort stations
and fireplaces in Bush Pasture
park, $10,000. Oregon Motor
i-ourtei, to relocate service sta
tion at 3230 Portland road,
$1000.
Jones in Air Interview
Robert Letts Jones, assistant
publisher of the Capital Journal,
and Congressman Walter Nor-
blad will be heard in a 15-mlnute
radio interview Sunday after
noon at 6:30 o'clock, over KSLM.
The subject of the interview will
be the United Air Lines-West
Coast Air Lines hearing in Wash
ington, D. C. this week at which
Jones represented Salem and
gave testimony supporting thel
continuance of United service
here.
Woofon Family Back
To Live in Salem
Returning to Salem to live
are Col. and Mrs. Elmer V.
Wooton, who three years ago
left Salem for Washington, D.
C. when the colonel was named
administrative assistant to Maj.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selec
tive service director.
Wooton, who while in Wash
ington developed a heart con
dition that hospitalized him for
some time but from which he
is now recovered is on indef inate
leave from his post with Gen.
Hershey. Col. Wooton was selec
tive service director for Oregon
from 1940 to 1947.
The Wootons plan to take up
their residence again at their
home at 240 East Wilson street in
August. They have been visiting
with their daughter, Marjorie, in
Portland, and spending some
time in Salem at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Paulson.
Their other daughter, Norma, is
secretary to the chief psychiatrist
of Georgetown University hos
pital in Washington, D. C.
At the time of the attempted
assassination of President Tru
man Col. Wooton had a ring
side seat, being in his office ac
ross the street from Blair house,
the president's temporary home.
When he heard the initial shots
Wooton hurried to the scene.
Bullet Bill Dudley, halfback
on the Washington' Redskins,
was born on Christmas Eve,
1921, in Bluefield, Va.
Norge Refrigerator, excellent
condition, $125. Phone 34210.
173
Delores (Ebner) Demezes, for
merly of Erich of New York, now
located at Senator Hotel Beauty
Shop. Phone 3-5818. 175
Safe deposit boxes are now
available, $3 and up per year
Pioneer Trust Company 10B
North Commercial street, Salem
Oregon. 173
Closing out at drastic reduc
tion all flowers. Tuberous Be.
gonia seedlings, $2.50 and $1.50
per dozen. Fuchsias plants at
15c at 2555 State. 173
Sacrifice black silk Italian
shawl. Hand embroidered, hand
knotted. 24-inch fringe. Heir'
loom. Phone 3-9342. 173"
Electric motors, 2 h.p. See
Highley at Dairy Queen store
2795 South Commercial. 173
Maps of the Korean War Zone
now available free at the Capital
Journal office.
To place your classified ad
vertisement phone 22406 before
10 a.m. 1
4 CORNERS BEAUTY SHOP
WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN
JULY 30 AND AUG. 13. 173
BUICK
We are pleased to announce
arrangements have been made
for a limited number of Chicago
deliveries In August and Sep
tember. You may pick up your
new Buick In Chicago with a
substantial saving in freight,
OTTO J. WILSON Co.
388 N. Commercial St. 173
Fresh killed turkeys to fry or
bake, also baby beef ready for
your locker. Orwigs Market,
3975 Silverton road, phone 2
6128. 173
- To place your classified : ad'
vertisement phona 22408 before
10 a.m.-
Roaring Fire
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G. M. Adcock, a lumber com
pany employe reported that
winds created by flames snap
ped an estimated 200 snags in 10
minutes. Other fire fighters said
that they saw snags ripped out by
the roots and carried through the
air by the draft. Stores of dy
namite belonging to logging com
panies exploded in the fire, add
ing to the difficulty.
The Tillamook burn fire was
the only big fire out of control
in Oregon Saturday with the
one in the Fremont National
Forest northwest of Lakeview
held within trails after covering
about 3,200 acres. In spite of
high winds Friday night that fire
was held except at one corner,
where a new trail was quickly
built. There is a 500-man crew
on that fire.
Coos Bay Fire Controlled
A troublesome fire earlier in
the week, the one near Coos Bay
in the old Tioga Burn, has been
under control the past few days
out spotted in a couple of places
Friday. However, it was held.
The one on Wolf Creek north of
Grants Pass also was held all
day and all night Friday.
In the Salem area firemen
from Turner and volunteers
Friday night fought a blaze in
the Sunnyside district south of
Salem, which originated at the
Crestwood Acres Girl Scout
camp and burned in slash and
logged-over land.
The Turner fire department
sent two trucks onto the fire and
were joined by a truck from the
war surplus store near Jeffer
son and one from the state for
estry department.
Sunnyside Blaze
Burning over about 30 acres
tne lire was still burning in
snags Saturday and Turner still
had two trucks out on it. Sev
enty-five to 100 men were
fighting the blaze Friday night.
Two of those were from the
state forestry department and
left the fire as soon as it was
considered under control.
Fire danger in all parts of
Oregon continued Saturday and
weather reports to the state for
estry department were for high
er temperatures and lower hu
midity Saturday with some east
erly winds. ;
$10 per Child
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$80, increasing the state's bur
den for school support and con
tended that the counties should
pay the $10 county school tax,
which the state had carried
merely as a relief measure for
the counties.
$181,340 Total Tax
The petition filed Saturday
points out that on May 29, 1951,
the Lane county court and bud
get committee adopted a budget
estimate for the 1951-52 fiscal
year, in which a levy, of $181,
340 was proposed.
The court, the petition states.
declared its intention of making
up the difference between the
levy and the amount required
under the $10 county's school
tax, by utilizing anticipated re.
ceipts from U. S. forest reserves
rentals for the school fund.
The school district represent
atives protested this method and
demanded full levy of the $10
county tax.
Red China Seizes
3 U. S. Oil Plants
Hong Kong, July 21 W The
property of three American oil
companies in China has been
seized by the communists re
gime, Peiping radio said today.
The companies were Caltex
Ltd., Standard Vacuum and Ca
thay Oil Co. (Chung Mel). The
seizure apparently became ef
fective July 18.
The properties have been un
der strict communist control
since last Dec. 29, when Red
China ordered the seizure of all
American property in China
The oil companies apparently
were not taken over physically
until July 16.
The reason for the action was
not clear. Only a trickle of
Brush and Grass Fire in Sunnyside The Crestwood Girl
Scout camp on the George Veall property in the Sunnyside
district was in the path of a grass and brush fire that covered
30 acres Friday night. No buildings were burned. In the
picture are two members of the Turner fire company which
joined with others in fighting the flames.
American oil has reached the
communist mainland in the past
two years, and stocks are report
ed very low.
There was speculation the
Chinese were making a "face-
saving" move in connection
with Korean war cease-fire
talks.
Employment in
Oregon Gains
Employment in Oregon in
creased through the early weeks
of July despite mid-year vaca
tions, woods shutdowns because
of low Humidity and the between
season lull in harvest activities,
the state unemployment compen
sation commission said today.
Although thousands of house
wives, students and migrants en
tered the Oregon labor market
in the past few weeks, unemploy
ment also continued low. Only
3,592 persons filed claims or
compensation during the past
week, less than half of the 7,534
a year ago during the early
weeks of the Korean conflict,
and the lowest mid-July figure
since the end of World War II,
Revised estimates of non-farm
employment in June placed the
figure at 468,700 above earlier
figures and within 10,000 of
the all-time high of last Au
gust. Tabulations of reports from
more than 1,200 representative
employers, as gathered by the
commission in co-operation with
the U. S. bureau of labor statiS'
tics, is expected to show the us
ual gain for July, while next
month's totals should exceed the
478,100 listed last summer. EV'
ery month in 1951 has shown an
increase of 10 to 40 thousand
over previous records, the com
mission said. June's total was 17,
300 higher than a year ago.
COURT NEWS
Circuit Court
Cecil A. Marvel committed 70 state ho,
Dltal at own reauest for 30 days observa
tfon. Had been charged with obtaining
money under lalse pretenses.
Marie a. Freeland vs Gilbert a. Free-
land: Divorce action, charging cruel and
Inhuman treatment. Seeks custody
three minor children and $100 monthly
lor their support, 850 monthly for support
of plaintiff and asks possession of real
and personal property.
Clara F. Kuhn vs Clint Kuhn: Divorce
suit, cruel and Inhuman treatment charg
ed. Married Feb. 29, 1951 at Reno, Nov.
Plaintiff seeks restoration of maiden name
of Clara F. Brown.
State vs M-elvIn Forcler for revocation of
parole continued until August 8. Forcler
convicted of non support April 12, 1940 snd
given a one yenr suspended sentence and
five years probation.
State vs Clifford Milo Tebbetts, contin
ued for sentence until August 0 on charge
of burglary not In a dwelling.
Harvey C. Prather vs Jack R. Chaplin:
Action dismissed for lack of action.
Qlenn Valvln Roberts vs LaDonna Pearl
Roberts: Order denying end allowing cer
tain motions of defendant.
Vera R. White vs T. A. Llveeley At Co.
Reply to defendant demands that she
have and recover Judgment as sought in
her complaint.
Probate Court
Assumed' business nsme certificate of
Van Kleeck's Sandwich Shop and Lockers
tiled by L. A. VanKleeck and Mrs. L. A.
VsnKleeck. Certificate of retirement of
J. Parker Llneberry snd Barbara D. Line
berry from Llneberry's Market at 138 North
Commercial.
Order discharging guardian and exoner
ating bondsmen In guardianship of the es
tate of Verle Dean Boedlghelmer.
Order discharging guardians and exon
erating bondsmen In estate of Rodney Lee
waits.
Order authorising compromise of claim
in connection with the guardianship of es
tate of Deloss rrlesen. '
Supplemental articles of Incorporation
filed by Oeorge L. Arbuckls, E. B, Ooeck
ner and Oeorge A. Arbuckle. Capita) stock
of 150.000 divided Into 800 shares of par
vslue of 8100 each.
Morriag Licenses
Dvsln Bethel. 18, truck driver, routt 1,
box 389, Aumsvllle, and Joan Bister, 18,
at home, route 2, box 195, Sclo.
Robert L. Bockmsn, 38, mechsnlcsl en
gineer. 955 Center and Lorraine O. White.
31, clerk, 880 Union, both Salem.
Robert Ray McLane, 33, clerk, 834 North
Caottol and Barbara ICeevcr, 30, clerk,
1318 Ohemeketa, both Salem.
John Codlove. 30, restaurant owner. 3138
jrapnsr, itti state, both ssiem.
Army Airlift
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Between Cape Spencer and
Yakutat, the Alaska panhandle is
studded with towering peaks of
the Brabazon range and some
of the wildest country of the
North American continent.
Rain and Fog in Area '
Weather bureau officials said
light rain, fog, low clouds and
wind covered the area in which
the DC-4 vanished. Similar
weather conditions prevailed to
day, hampering search opera
tions. A widespread hunt for the lost
plane was launched by the U.S
coast guard and the 10th air
rescue squadron at Elmendorf.
Air force search planes at Mc
Chord field, near Tacoma, Wash.,
and Royal Canadian air force
search craft at Vancouver were
standing by if needed.
Names of the passengers were
withheld for notification of next:
of kin.
The seven crew members, in
cluding two stewardesses, all
were residents of Vancouver.
They were identified by the air
lines: Capt. Victor Fox, pilot;
Bruce S. Thomson, first officer;
E. L. Krausher, second officer;
Fred Tupper, radio operator;
Arthur Boon, flight engineer;
KathleenMoran, first stewardess,
and Eva Lee, second stewardess.
At the time of its last radioed
position report, the DC-4 was
about 500 air miles out of An
chorage. From Cape Spencer, the
course heads out over the Gulf
of Alaska for some 400 miles to
Whittier on the Alaska main
land.
F. L. Spencer, public relations
officers for the airline here, said
the pilot's final mesage shortly
after midnight indicated he- was
on course and in no difficulty.
Navy Exhibit
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Offensive and defensive war
fare along with the use and
working of a sonobuoy are
among the exhibits. Then there
are statice displays of the coop
erative effort, of the Marine
Corps' and the navy and naval
mine warfare. Also there is
10-foot model of the carrier Mid
way.
Among the other exhibits on
the unit are ammunition, a cut
away compressed air torpedo, ra
dio proximity fuse, marine ex
hibit, a planners and architects
model of a submarine and a float
ing dry dock.
It is not just the finished pro
duct that is found in the unit.
One exhibit traces the raw ma
terial through its manufacture to
the finished product and to the
supply stations of the navy.
From a foreign land comes
part of the display found in the
unit this is the collection of
German guided missiles.
The unit, which has been on
the road since February 26 start
ed in Washington, D. C, and has
been visited by over two million
persons. In charge of It it Lt.
Comdr. R. W. Weeks.
Arabian Show Horse
At Silverton Lame
Silverton "Dusty," grey Ara
bian mount of Mrs. Harry Car
son, Sr., has gone lame with the
cause of the trouble not yet as
certained, it was disclosed Sat
urday. Mrs. Carson and "Dusty" sup
ply one of the outstanding pleas
ure features of the annual West
ern Horse show sponsored by the
local Rotary club, to be at Mc-
Ginnis field under lights, Satur
day, August 4. A much younger
animal, property of her husband,
is being used in rehearsals for
the show by Mrs. Carson in
case the Arabian cannot enter
this year.
Player Victim Augusto Zan
de, a member of the Tri-Clty
ball club, advised Salem police
that his wallet containing $55
and personal papers had been
stolen in Salem.
Typo Meeting
In Session
Opening in Salem Saturday
afternoon with a business ses
sion that convened at 2 o'clock
was the quarterly Oregon Typo
graphical conference.
Here to attend the conference
Saturday and Sunday will be
delegates from all of the typo
graphical unions in Oregon. Sat
urday evening the group is en
tertaining with a dinner at the
delegates and their wives at the
Senator hotel, with the dinner
to be followed by dancing.
Final business session of the
group will be Sunday morning,
starting at 9 a.m.
President of the Oregon group
is Dale Salmines of Astoria. Oth
er officers are vice president,
Herbert Lange of Salem, and
secretary-treasurer, Lyle Swet
Iand of Eugene. Host for the
conference is the Salem local
of the typographical union.
Red Chinese
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He was not brusque but there
seemed to be a certain air of fi
nality In his general attitude
rather than in what he said
Nuckols commented.
Nuckols said General Nam for
the first time was given open
guidance by the Chinese Reds,
In Nam's Chinese-supplied re
ply asking for the recess, Nam
"was not bombastic," Nuckols
said.
As for an overall assessment,
Nuckols said "No tangible prog
ress was made, yet I think it
would be erroneous to say that
no progress was made. There was
a general air of reasonableness
from the North Korea-Chinese
delegation."
The communists said they
wanted the recess "to enable
both sides to study the propos
als thus far presented."
Joy Flies to Ridgway
After today's meeting Vice
Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief Unit
ed Nations negotiator, flew to
Tokyo to confer with United Na
tions supreme commander Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway.
Newsmen there asked him if
things were going all right and
he replied: "I guess so." He had
no further comment.
Joy was accompanied by Maj.
Gen. L. C. Craigie and Rear
Adm. Arleigh Burke, two other
members of the allied five-man
negotiating team.
Craigie, in a happy mood, told
the Tokyo correspondents: "I
can't tell you anything and I
wish I could tell you more."
The delegates will return to
the allied peace camp here on
Monday.
Allies Sees No Need
United Nations headquarters
in Tokyo said in a statement the
U. N. command agreed to the
temporary halt In the talks "al
though it sees no need for such
a recess in view of the agree
ment reached thus far on points
it considers necessary for an
agenda."
A question not immediately
answered was: Did that mean
that not many points had been
agreed upon?
Or did it mean that negotia
tions had been progressing so
smoothly and agreeable that the
United Nations delegates saw
no reason for any backward
looks?
At Eighth army headquarters,
Associated Press Correspondent
Nate Folowetzky said there was
speculation that communists
needed time to receive further
instructions to deal with the
U. N. delegation's adamant stand
against withdrawal of foreign
troops from Korea.
Troops Withdrawal
Today, for the first time, the
United Nations command' dis
closed officially that the "basic'
issue between the two delega
tions was the communist demand
for withdrawal of all foreign
troops as a condition to a cease
fire.
An official army statement
said: "The senior U. N. com
mand delegate requested that
communications between the
two dclegattions be maintained
in order to facilitate a meeting
at an earlier date than July 25,
is at an possiDie.
Cherrians to Slaylon Mem
bers of the Cherrians who will
bj in the group's marching unit
taking part in the Santiam Bean
Festival parade at Stayton this
evening arc meeting this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock at the Sa
lem Elks lodge. The parade in
Stayton is to be at 5:30 p.m.
Two Large Insured Fur Vaults
The finest in the northwest. Bring your finer rurt to Price's and forget about
them until you are ready to wear them again.
FREE MOTH PROOFING
included in the storage
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Jason Lee, (center), accepts check for $300.50 for the Mar
ion county 100 per cent chest X-ray fund, from Gene Schmidt, .
executive secretary, and Bob Ashby, state president of the
Oregon State Employes association. Lee, Marion county
chairman, expressed particular thanks to the group for the
civic-minded cooperation and congratulations on the above
average turnout of state employes in the first few days of
operation of the USPHS mobile X-ray units at the Capitol
building. The 18 units will operate throughout eight. mid
Willamette valley counties between now and September.
La Belle Josephine Giving
Up Expatriate Life in Paris
BY BILL BECKER (FOR BOB THOMAS)
Hnllvwnod. .Tnlv Vft "Two loveB have I." chants Josephine
Baker on her triumphant tour of
Pa-ree."
And America's most famous between-wars expatriate sings It
like she means it. La Belle Josephine has been heartened by the
reception on her return that she"-
says she intends to divide her
time henceforth between ine
U. S. and France.
I am so happy I open my
own night club, the Chez Jose
phine Baker, in New York in
October," she said with Gallic
inflections, backstage. "And
then, perhaps, there may be
Hollywood."
After her smash two-week
stand here, movie moguls are
bidding high for her services
The film colony flocked to her
local performances,
She broke all records for the
Hillstreet theater, netting $45,
000 in two weeks for her troupe,
Her take was at least $30,000. A
fair salary, but just about the
way it's been from New York
to San Francisco. Staid old Bos
ton liked her so well she had to
do two stands there
Miss Bawer's only regret, she
confided with a toss of her foot
high Chignon, is that she could
not play St. Louis, where she
was born "Oh, let's say 45
years ago" the daughter of a
Negro policeman and a washer
woman.
She has positively refused to
play to a segregated audience
during the 14-week tour, now
concluding in San Francisco.
Members of her race helped
to swell the longest theater
queues seen here since the ad
vent of television. And she feels
strongly her newly realized po
tential as a good-will promoter.
My greatest desire will al
ways be to see my people hap
pier in this country," she said.
Prejudice, she indicated, is the
only reason she stayed abroad so
long more than 25 years.
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Since 1925, she has been a
Parisian favorite, earning fame,
fortune and at least three hus
bands. Presently married to
French Bandleader Jo (Mr.
Soup) Bouillon, she lives in a
50-room thirteenth century cha
teau. A French maid travels
with her.
Her business manager, Ned
Schuyler, who has been mulling
over the movie offers, says:
"It isn't a question of whe
ther the movies want Josephine,
but whether they want her
enough to make the kind of
movie consistent with her way
of thinking on the matter of
segregation
In other words, no all-Negro
musical.
Perhaps the best film role for
her would be "The Josephine
Baker Story," but Hollywood
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the nation, "My Coun-tree and
observers believe that probably
will be made in France. She has
made four pictures there.
Displaying the same sinuos
ity that intrigued father in the
days when she swung bananas
from her G-string, the pride of
Paris wowed Hollywood with a
subtle mixture of tex, sophisti
cation, high fashion and smooth
showmanship.
None of the natives ever re
called hearing or seeing a per
former who could sing and
shimmy in five languages
English, French, Italian, Span
ish and Portuguese. Particular
ly fluent (and fluid) in a Bra
zilian number.
Her highly stylized perform
ances, obviously developed from
cabaret routines, are set off
stunningly by a wardrobe of 43
gowns designed for her by six
top Parisian courturiers and in
sured for $250,000.
The women gasp when she
nonchalantly tosses an ermine
cape on the stage; the men gasp
when she begins shaking what
surely must be the most ex
pressive pair of shoulders on
either side of the Atlantic.
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Her physical condition at
well, let's say 45 is something
to amaze even Benarr Macfad
dcn. After watching Josephine
go through her torrid 20-minute
Brazilian routine, backstage ob
servers are all in a sweat, too.
"I love people and I just can t
do anything but my best for
them, she says with a wide
flash of the Baker teeth.
From all signs, America is
ready to reclaim Josephine.
Paper Drive Sunday The
West Salem Boy Scout troop
will have a paper collection
drive Sunday. Persons or fami
lies having paper they would
like hauled away from their
premises should have it ready
for the pick-up, and are request
ed to phone any one of these
numbers: 2-2316 or 2-3269 or
2-0364.
Club to Meet Gaiety Hill
Garden club will meet with Mrs.
Carl E. Nelson for a luncheon
Monday noon.
Card of Thanks
We wish to take this oppor
tunity to thank all whose expres
sions of sympathy and kindness
helped so much In our recent be
reavement. Mrs. Florence Baker and
Stevie
Dr. und Mrs. P. D. Baker. 173
S'
1 North Liberty
Salem, Oregon