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PageUO THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon Thursday, April 2, 1953 Hospital Job Ready to Start Portland VP) Conitruction will start within two weeks on 14-story. $4,728,874 hospital for the State Medlcan School here.. ; The state awarded contracts for the 277-bed structure Wed nesday. The biggest part of the lob went to the Donald M. Drake Co., Portland, for $4, 089,410. The hospital, which will be used for teaching purposes, Is scheduled for completion in 1955. It will be In the West Bills in the same hospital area where the present medical school, the county hospital and the Veterans' Hospital are lo- eated. , Officials said there would be a pediatrics department after all. Earlier It had been feared there would not be enough funds for it. This was the second time bids were called for the hospi tal. The first bids were reject ed as too high. After that, plans were revised, because of mounting building costs. Barge Lines Capture Oil ; Portland W Barge lines . have won away almost all the petroleum business from rail lines In the Pacific northwest, railroad company witnesses testified here Wednesday. . . They said a complicated rate structure allows the barges to charge only about half what railroads must In hauling petroleum. .-This re sulted in barges Increasing their petroleum business from 70 per cent of the total going upstream from Portland in 1048 to 88 per cent in 1952, they said, They introduced figures, which they said would bear out their point. The figures were placed before an lnter . state commerce commission examiner. The hearing is ex pected to continue through this week and most of next. ..; NEW STEERING RULES 1 B-V Ft I uw-rlll ' i "i W my Derbyists must build and drive their car this year as shown in this picture. The steering shaft must be vertical ' or near vertical as shown by the shaft and the dotted line in the picture. The shaft must be fastened to the upper ' part of the car body and both hands must be on the wheel. , Steering Rules Received For '53 Soap Box Derby r By VIC FRYER 14 RIDE IN SEDAN Fltchburg, Mass. (U.RX Police Lt. Bernard Keenan stopped the driver of a sedan here for being overloaded. Fourteen men emerged nine from the Inside and five from the trunk. Soap Box Derby Bulletin No. 8 Just came in from the National offices with . a few reminders for you racer builders. The bulletin is mainly about new steering rules. The new book requires that you drive with both hands on the steer' lng wheel, and you In normal driving position that Is, with your feet forward on the brake pedal. (No hand brake may be used.) . The steering wheel shaft must be level or almost level the front end may be a little bit lower, if necessary. The shaft must be attached to the top of the car with no upright supports between your legs. This year, as usual, the axle must swing on a center king pin, but lt must be steered by the means of cables and the steering wheel shaft only. No rods or bars of any kind for connections may be used. For guiding the cable from the shaft to the axle you must use eye-bolts, pulleys or metal tubing and the cable must be attached , by an eye - bolt. (Staples, nails and screw-eyes are not permitted.) A turnbuckle must be used In the brake -cable for adjust ing lt for tightness; (If you wonder why the All- American Derby committee is so particular In its rules, I'll tell you. it's lor safety xuuh TO DRAW FOR JOURNAL V. La "1 "Reg" Manning, Phoenix, Ariz., cartoonist, whose draw ings will begin appearing on the editorial page of the Cap ital Journal Monday, April 6. Manning is known for sev eral unique ideas he baa de veloped. His most popular character is a mild little man, -uno who," tiie ordinary elti' zen who carries the burdens of the country and gets all the bumps. Another Is a group of bu reaucrats with dunce caps, the wonderful wizards of Washington." Still another is the little savage of the south seas who was getting along fine till explorers brought "civilization" to his isle. "Reg" Manning Is a kindly, tolerant man with a keen eye for human foibles, but his pic tures seldom leave a sting, even during a heated political campaign. safety. Every rule in the book is put there to help make the Derby a fast race and a safe race. If your racer isn't well' built and safe, it doesn't belong in an official Derby race. So If you follow the rules. and do a good Job, you will have one of the safest racers and races In the world.) Incidentally, if you don't have any cable yet for your car, don't rush out and buy any.' Bill Byers Is working on a plan to get plenty or saie, light,- extra-strong cable for all the racers for only a small fee or maybe for free. We'll let you know later,1 if and when we get lt. . . More than 75 boys have al ready signed up at McKay's Chevrolet forthis year's Derby and a number of others are signed up in Dallas, Corvallis, Albany, Lebanon, and other towns. About two-thirds of the boys have sponsors. The others will be furnished with spon sors by the Derby association. Sponsor committee Chair man Ken Foster says his com mittee will, start about next week lining up sponsors and that he will notify the boys as sponsors are found for them, Incidentally nearly 30 of those boys who signed up are from the Keizer area. Appar ently, they want to keep that championship trophy in their area, where it was taken last year by Doug Adams. Two of the Keizer entries, are Doug's brother, Danny, last year's Class - B winner, and cousin Roger, who is entering for the first time, i ,. In - alphabetical order, the first five boys In Class A are Danny Adams, 4090 N. River road; Elvis Barker, 1805 South Church street, sponsored by The Kitchen Center; David Bell, 1065 Pall drive, sponsor ed by West Salem fire station; Jerry Bueller, 2535 Sllverton road, sponsored by Bob Fry, 2210 Carlton way; and Kenny Clark, 4810 Oobert road, spon sored by Johnny's Chevron service. . In Class B, the first five are Roger Adams, 4090 River road, sponsored by his father; Gary Anderson, Route 1, Ger- vais, sponsored by Salem Auto Parts; Monte Bentley, 1666 North Fourth, sponsored by Commercial Seat Cover compa ny; Stephen L. Billings, 755 Dearborn - avenue, sponsored by his father; and Norman Dwyer, Route 6, sponsored by Master Service stations, Thj names of more of the entrants will be run later. Journal to Publish Manning's Cartoons "Reg" Manning's cartoons will begin appearing on the Capital Journal's editorial page beginning Monday, April 6. Manning, a native of Kansas City, moved with his family to Arizona at the age of 14 and has been cartooning with the Phoenix Republic, the state's largest daily, since 1926. His work has been syn dicated for several years to a growing number of newspa pers throughout the country. The Capital Journal will be the first to use lt In Oregon $15,000 Suit for Accident Death Dallas In an action filed in the office of County Clerk F. B. Hamilton Tuesday, Mrs. Helen Gossen, administratrix of the estate of Robert L. Gos sen, deceased, is asking dam ages of 910,000 plus costs 01 action from Mrs. J. C. Ray mond and Joseph Davis (son). On Nov. 13, 1952, shortly aft er noon, the deceased was trav elling as passenger in a car op erated by Joseph Davis when said car was Involved in an accident which resulted in the death of Gossen, the complaint charges. The car was traveling east ward on the Dallas-Salem high way when it collided with a train at a crossing approxim ately one mile east of Rlck reall. According to the suit, the car was registered to Mrs. Raymond and was being oper ated by Davis, her son, with her knowledge and consent. The action charges that the accident was the direct result of carelessness and negligence on the part of Davis, stating that the car was being oper ated at a speed which did not permit proper control to be ex ercise over the vehicle, and which was inconsistent with road surface and highway con ditions at the time of the ac cident ' . Attorney for the plaintiff are Williams and Skopll, of oaiem. First National May Build at Medford . Medford VP) Speculation in creased here Thursday that the First National Bank of Port land plans a new building for its Medford branch. The firm bought 24,000 square feet of downtown property-from the Southern Pact: flc Railway, adjoining the rail- Actress and Film Rapped In Legislature Toronto, (IMS The movie "Niagara" starring Marilyn Monroe did the honeymoon capital nothing but harm, the Ontario legislature was told last night. They eonld have made such a beautiful film," Lib eral William Honck said. He represents Niagara Falls in the House. "But instead of a movie to show our school children, they give us murder and sui cide and seamy lives. - "Why, the picture even hurt Marilyn Monroe," he added. "National magazines have picked her as the worst actress of the year, and the movie the worst of its kind." Blossom Day Set April 12 April 12 has been set by the Salem Cherrians as the day for the annual Blossom Day tour of the areas surrounding Sa lem. i Routes, according to Hunt Clark, King Bing of the Cher rians, will be essentially the same as in previous years, west of Salem through the Eola Hills and south pf Salem. Center street, however, will not be used. Cherrians are to be posted at downtown street corners to distribute charts of the routes and direct the Blossom Day tour. ' . Arrangements have been made for the state Capitol building to be open to visitors from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. as a feature of the Blossom Day observance. road tracks. Revenue stamps indicate a price near $85,000. New Container Made for Fresh Fruit Sh ipments Leisy Member Lumber Board Lebanon Walter Leisy, manager ol Santlam itumoer company, was one of 20 Oregon lumbermen elected to the board of directors of the West Coast Lumberman's association at the close of the 42nd annual meeting of the lumber group in Portland last Thursday. Douglas fir millmen from western Oregon, Washington and California voted to spend $570,000 in national lumber promotion during the next 12 months. They will Intensify their work in merchandising, pointing out that much of the prosperity of the -northwest states depends on maintaining high production In the lumber Industry with Its 175,000 em ployes, lumber spokesmen ob served. . Sweet Home Man Arrested Reno W Jack Allen Bish- Sunwt Home. Ore., was accused here Wednesday of an other bank robbery attempt. An FBI complaint said he tried to hold up a bank at Min den, Nev. He already has been accused of trying to rob a San Bruno, Calif., bank March 26. The holdup man got nothing at either place. Th fri nut out an alert for Blshoo last tMonday, and with in an hour Eugene, Ore., police spotted his car and arrested him. He is held at Eugene. PAY YOUR FUEL OIL BILL By the 10th To enable your dealer to continue your monthly charge service. uiwFuaoiiDUias CREM ASSOCIATION ; Springfield, Ore. VP) A new container called "ply-veneer" to be used for shipping fresh fruits and vegetables will be produced here shortly, Weyer haeuser Timber company, offi cials announced Thursday. A new plant here will un dergo test operations-in June and employ about 50 men. In a Joint statement, Jon R. Tltomb, Springfield lumber di vision manager, and Curl; C. Heritage, . Weyerhaeuser di rector of development, said: "Our new containers are called Ply-Veneer, and they mark a major utilization step for the company. , For the first time, products of our pulp and lumber divisions are being brought together on the same plant site to create a useful new product." ' They said Ply-Veneer will CORSAGE SALE FRIDAY Lincoln Women of the Lin coln Community Center Asso ciation, will hold an Easter plant and corsage sale Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Commercial St., Salem, next door to Fitts fish market. V DEPENDABLE BUSINESS TRAINING AT ' MERUIT DAVIS SCHOOL OF COMMERCE NEW CLASSES START APRIL 6 Are you thinking of business training? You should be In these times when well-trained office workers are in such demand and when opportunities for advancement are so great. Brush up on your ability to take dictation. Learn short hand and typewriting only. Start one of our noted cour ses In secretarial training or begin the famous Pace course In accounting and business administration. Tou may atari In our night school Monday evening. Ton may begin day school any week day, except Saturday. Here you are helped to go ahead as fast as you can learn MERUIT DAW SCHOOL OF COMMERCE KIDNEYS MUST REMOVE EXCESS WASTE Nemtas backache, kaa of pep and eneray, neadacnee and dullness may be du to alow down of kldnejr function. Doctor, Bar gooo kidney function la vary Important to soot health. When aome everyday condition, each ae atreaa and strain, cauaea thla Important (unction toalow down, many folk suffer nar fine; backache feel miserable. Minor blad der Trritatlona doe to cold or wrong diet ma oaaee Kettinc up nlchtaor frequent pasaaaea Don't neglect your kidneya If these condl tlona bother yon. Try Doan'a Puis milddf nretie. It'a amaalng how many timeo Doanl give happy relief from these dioeomforte help the it mllea of kidney tubes and filter. nuan out waste. AU lor new, large, econom; Bile and Bare money. Gat Doan'a Filla tndaa- be used for . shipping fresh fruits and vegetables, ammu nition and explosives, small metal parts, meat and meat products, air cargo and plastic parts. - Basie ingredients are Kraft containerboard made of Doug las fir chips by the Springfield pulp'. , division, and specially processed veneer from the lum ber division's new tlywood plant. .'';-. .- SAFEWAY WILL BE FEATURED enthe ii.nMRin.ia THURS. APRIL 2 KSLM 9:25 a.m. Pi5 LB ?2?J 27c 186 24 M LS K M. T. M. M. Equals Something for Everyone Absolutely ranis ' 1 , --r PPGETHER! Your doctor and pharmacist are bound together in service to you . . . forming a strong chain to guard your health. When illness strikes, see your doctor immediately. When he gives you a written order, take it to a competent pharmacist for compounding. You can rely upon them at all times. T CAPITAL DRUG STORE 405 Station if Ifctrr? 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