Friday, April 17, 1953
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THE CAPITAL' JOURNAL, Salem, Ortfiu
Army Band to
P'av in June
Coming to Salem In June to
present a concert will be the
U S. Army Field Band from
Washington, D C. The band
played In Salem about three
years ago and drew such a
crowd that some had to be
turned away from the high
school, where the concert was
given.
This time the concert, dated
for the afternoon of Saturday
June 13, will be from the west
teps of the State House. Time
for the concert is 3 o'clock.
In event of bad weather the
concert will ho
Salem high school auditorium
ana a loud speaker system set
up to carry the music to per
sons outside in their cars who
cannot get into the auditorium.
The musical group of 100
men Will arrive in Sal nm 4 Via
afternoon of June 12 and will
leave nere the morning of
June is.
Bia Event Set
For Westside
The annual West Salem In
dustrial Night dinner, with
program and exhibits, will be
next Wednesday night at West
Salem Junior High school.
Clyde Everett, manager of
Oregon Flax Textiles plant, is
general cnairman. He reports
that all westside industries are
cooperating to show the im-
portance of westside industries
and payrolls.
; The evening will start with
a dinner at 6:30. After the
dinner will be an auditorium
program and merchandise priz.
es will be awarded. Indus
tries will have their products
on display:
: Mayor Al Loucks will speak
and conduct a question-answer
session on civic and industrial
affairs.
Reservations for the dinner
may be made at the Salem
Chamber of Commerce or by
calling Clyde Everett at Ore
gon Flax Textiles.
Africa May Leave
Commonwealth
Pretoria, South Africa u.B
White South Africans have
given Prime Minister Daniel F.
Malan a strong mandate to
maintain white supremacy by
means of strict racial segrega
tion. -
' Under this mandate, given
him Wednesday's parliamen
tary election, Malan is expect
ed also to move steadily toward
the eventual declaration of a
South African Republic com
pletely independent of the Brit
ish Commonwealth.
Immediate results of Malan's
victory were expected to be:
1. Firm suppression of the
native resistance movement to
race segregation, ' with drastic
penalties for violation of seg
regation laws.
2. Renewal of the resistance
campaign, suspended during
the election compaign,' in de
fiance of the government
3. An attempt by the Na
tionalists to override the con
stitution in order to force
through legislation which the
courts have held unconstitu
tional. 4. Increased isolation from
the British Commonwealth.
Bulb Blast Explodes
Gas, Kills Bend Man
Bend Melvin H. Brown,
38, Bend, dropped an exten
sion light Thursday, and it kill
ed him.
The light bulb exploded
when it struck the pavement
where he was draining gaso
line from his car.
Gas fumes were ignited.
The flames burned him fatally.
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2 or More
Babies Not
Honest Error
New York, U.B Unwed
mothers with more than one
child should be dropped from
relief rolls, a woman eivle
leader suggested today.
"A girl Is entitled to an
honest mistake," Mrs. Elisa
beth Spisa told a hearing of
the board of estimate. "But
please, two or more children
cannot be called an honest
mistake.". .. ...
Members Join
S. Salem C of C
Salem Heights The South
Salem Suburban Chamber of
Commerce met Wednesday eve
ning and the Joryvllle Park
committee reported on the
park and the possibilities of its
development A work day will
be set In May to start the plan.
Arcnie McKillop, member
ship chairman for the group,
was appointed to take charge
of the notification of the mem
bers. - Mrs. Louis Kurth, car
nival chairman, reported on
the progress of the carnival
which is scheduled for May 13,
16 and 17, at the Browning
Brothers winter quarters on
Browning avenue, at Liberty
Rd.
New members introduced
were Vista Variety, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Hamstreet, Vista
Market, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Nielson, Mr. and Mrs. John
Kinney, Salem Builders Sup
ply, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bur
ris, and . Salem Auto Parts,
Frank Ward.
The Salem Heights Woman's
club served the refreshments.
Servign were Mrs. William
Gardner, Mrs. Jack Williams,
Opal Gardner and Mrs. Lyle
Bayne. . .. .
Inventories Climb in
Douglas Fir Mills
Portland, (U.PJA West Coast
Lumbermen's association
spokesman said today a drop in
unfilled order files had caused
inventories in Douglas fir taw
mills to climb substantially
this spring. .
Harold E. Smith, association
secretary, said lack of new or
ders had caused the file of un
filled orders to drop from the
1952 spring level of 954.357.000
feet to the present 924,857,000
feet. . . . ,.:
JANE WITHERS SUES
Hollywood U.fi) FvwViilrt
star Jane Withers filed suit fnr
separate maintenance yester
day against Texas oil man Wil
liam Moss, to whom she has
been married for nearly six
years.
Hearing was set for April 24.
APRIL 18th
SATURDAY
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Joryville Park ;
Plans Advance
South Salem Being stud'
led by the park board of the
South Salem Suburban Cham
ber of Commerce is Joryville
Park, for the best possibilities
in developments. Chairman of
the park board is Chauncey
Del .French.
Joryville Park is situated
five miles south of Salem off
Liberty Rd., on the Prospect
School road, and three-quarters
mile west. The park proper Is
1700 feet from the road. It is a
30-acre tract with natural tint
ber, Battle Creek, over which
is a wooden bridge, and a rec
reation area. The park is 1764
feet wide and 804 feet long,
' It has all of the characteris
tics of Oregon. The hilly ter
rain makes ideal for hiking.
bridle trails and camping. A
portion of the park in . the
southwest area has been set
aside for camping of Boy
Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts
and Brownies, Camplire Girls
and Bluebirds.
To the south east section is
a high plateau, where one can
view the country for many
miles and would make a won
derful spot for a lodge. The
northern part of the park is
the area' that is being planned
for immediate use. A recreation
area, picnic grounds anc park
ing. Grottos, fireplaces with a
number of tables and benches
each is under consideration.
The creek runs along the pic
nic area. . '
The Salem Spinning club has
asked for a section in which
they might put in a wading
pool. This could be used for the
smaller children, and the club
would use it a few times each
summer for their spinning
tournament, to which the pub
lic is always invited. Actual
work on the park Is planned
to begin in May.
The South Salem Suburban
Chamber of Commerce is spon
soring a carnival, to be held on
May 15, 16 and 17, at the
Browning Brothers Winter
quarters, at Browning Ave., at
Liberty Road. Other organiza
tions in the South Salem Sub
urban area are also participat
ing, and many in and around
Salem are being asked for their
support. All of the proceeds
will go to the development of
the park.
Slated for May 2, is a cake
baking sale, sponsored by the
Liberty Womans club at Dick
sons Market, at 12th St. and
U. S. 99E. All the women in
the South area are asked to
participate. The proceeds will
go to the park fund.
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Arson Suspected in
Forest Grove Blaze
Forest Grove W A fire that
destroyed a building here was
investigated by a state police
arson squad Thursday. Results
were not announced. , .
The building owner. J. A.
Hudson, said he suspected the
fire had been set., He has been
in dispute with the city over
the building,, which the city
said did not -conform to the
building code. .
The city ordered the build
ing torn down. Hudson refus
ed, saying he would improve
it. Then fire broke out, and
the building was destroyed
Wednesday night . : . ; . .
This Dark will be omm In th
public. It was deeded to the
South Salem Suburban Cham
ber of Commerce bv Mr. anil
Mrs. Ed Jory.
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MOBILE DOCK-BARGE TESTED
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A huge mobile dock-barge is shown above undergoing
tests at Orange, Tex., before delivery to the U. S. Army.
It h the first of six of the structures each of which Is 300
feet long, 90 feet wide and 13 feet deep. They can be
towed with cargo and on arrival at destination the 12
legs or caissons are lowered to raise the barge to the
desired height by air jacks which circle each leg. (AF
Wirephoto.) .
Two-for-One Split in
Stock Gets Approval
Vancouver, B. C, ' W) The
Canadian Western Lumber Co.
Lt, announced Wednesday its
directors have approved a
share exchange offer made by
Crown Zellerbach Corp. of
San Francisco. .
Henry J. . Mackln, Western
Lumber president, said the di
rectors will recommend the
company's 8,000' shareholders
accept the Crown Zellerbach
offer of a two-for-one split of
its present shares and to ex
change one of its new shares
for three Canadian Western.
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WON'T ACCUSE KILLER ,
Vancouver,, Wash. (U.R) R.
Dewitt Jones, Clark county
prosecutor, said today his of
fice will - not file charges
against George R. Carlson, 27,
Portland steel workers who
shot his wife last Sunday.
' Carlson told sheriff's . offi
cers he thought the revolver
was unloaded. His wife died
from wounds In the stomach.
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Purple Heart
Military Order of the Purple
Heart, Quesseth post 305, auxil
iary met at the home of Mrs.
George Quesseth Wednesday
night..
Visitors from Portland were
Mrs. ' Viola Carlson, national
secretary; Mrs. Ellen Allen, na
tional treasurer; Irene M. Car
ter, president of the Portland
unit; Mrs. Hula Lanqwell, his
torian. !
Election of officers for the
years resulted as follows: Mrs.
Neva Levinson, president; Mrs.
Clifford. Stevens, senior vice
presidents Mrs. Art King, Jun
ior vice president; Mrs. Stan
ley Hoehmer, secretary-treas
urer; Mrs. George Quessethm,
chaplain; Mrs. Verne Ostran
der, parliamentarian; Mrs. Fred
Konkle, historian; Mrs. Wil
liard Boehmer, patriotic in
structor; Mrs. Elmer Byer, trustee.-
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Mrs. Ostrander appointed
Mrs. Neva Levinson chairman
of the state department con
vention and Mrs. Clifford Ste
vens chairman of the televi
sion show booth in Portland.
It is the effort of the Purple
Heart chapter to place a tele
vision set in every ward in the
Veterans' hospitals. v
Hospital day, May 8, is in
never used such
fine fuel.
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charge of Mrs. Art Bing. A
ward will be taken over at the
Veterans' hospital.
It was voted to assist the
YMCA on the summer camp
youth program. ;. .
Body of Killer's Sen
Found Near River
Lawrence, Mass. un Auth
orities added a final, tragie
postscript today to the mad
killing spree of Peter Akulonis.
The body of his son, Petes
Jr., 10, was found yesterday en .
a bank of the Merrimae river.
He was the ninth victim of hia
father's maniacal urge to wipe
out his family, ;
Akulonis killed himscll
Wednesday after murdering his)
wife, another sen, his mother,
two brothers and two nephews.
Young Peter was missing after
the slaylngs, but police held
hope he was alive when they
found a note on Akulonis say
ing ::I love Peter best."
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