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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
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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
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"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
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THURS.
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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?
We Give iW Green Stamps
PRICES GOOD THRU SATURDAY
Easter
Lilies
31o 8 $022 andUP
N I AH ptofc ta but
BlOOmS I hil fall wrippsd pob
Snowy whir Trumpets, sturdy
. green foliage.
Toiletry
4.95 Value Plush
Easter
Cuddly Soft $ 98
Plush Bunny I
Variety .
Bunny
25c Ponds
Face Tissue
Box
300 tHa)
i C- Limit
, for aW
Two
Toiletry
98c Plastic
Catsup
Dispenser
Variety
Fill Your Own
Easter
Baskets
10c . 69c
Small, medium, large
in gay Easter colors
Variety
10c
Value
Coral Key
CIGARS
St Box $J)45
ea. 50 &
Aurelia Biltmore, box of 10 $1.45
Toiletry ..
Filled
Easter Baskets
39' $2"
Baskets-brimming over with Easter
goodies to capture the younger
folks' fancy
Candy
Reg. 13c - 80 Count
15)
Variety,
' Decorated
Easter
Cakes
s,rvM Oft
14 to 16 vac
Bakery
Rit
Egg Dyes
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Pickif
6 Men
Variety
Regular 39c
Household
Envelopes
50 Plain .l-W
; , 4 for $1.00
Variety .:
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27c Vale
Yellow Cling
Peaches
5 for 1.00
Sliced or Halves
Toiletry
$3s3Swiffs Canned
Swift's Premium
All Meat,
No Bone
Ready Cooked
412 lbs. Each
Toiletry
HAVE HAM FOR EASTER
OPEN FRI.
148 N. Liberty
We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities
TILL 9 P.M.