THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon
Friday, Bfay 8, "53
More Jobless
Iri Dovnstate
About 10,000 pertoni re
gained teasonal J obi during
April but unemployment re
mained well above recent
yean throughout Oregon, par
ticularly In the Umber areas
of the weitern part of the
atate. -
The metropolitan four-coun
ty district reported only 11,
800 active lobseekeri May
comparing with 10,103 a year
ago and 8,425 in 1951. But
ctownstate unemployment was
estimated at 7,015, more than
twice the 8,035 reported two
Tears ago.
More than a third of the 15,'
S08 covered workers who re
ceived compensation during
the last week of April were
from logging and lumber con
corns, mostly downstate, while
nearly half of the remainder
were from construction ana
food processing. Around Med
ford, Coos Bay, Lebanon and
other lumber centers, well over
half the claimants came
from Oregon's principal lum
bar centers, well over half of
Ac claimant cam from Ore
gon's principal Industry.
Although every one of the
Se employment offices report
ed some decline In Job-seeking
line last month, the differ
ence was small at AiDany, cor
vallls, Grant Pass, Klamath
Falls, Lakeview, Ontario and
Toledo. Unfilled job openings
increased to 1,648 but were
well under the Hay reports for
both 1051 and 1952. Construc
tion and lumbering were of
fering only 80 lobs compared
se 1,008 two years ago and
878 last year.
Payment to Insure workers
remained high at 81,757,220, an
April figure exceeded only
twice In 16 years. With $14,-
876,164 paid out since the start
ef the benefit year last July 1,
estimate were that the total
would pass $17 millions by the
cad, of next month. Only 1949
80 with $25,862,151 was high
er. Of 87,000 claimant who
have received one check or
more since last July, more than
10,000 nave exhausted their
annual benefit rights.
Mrs. Berg in
Bridge Lead
'. By winning the final tourna
ment with Mrs. Carroll Ford
as a partner, Mrs. Elmer O.
Berg came out In the lead of
the spring series of the mid
week duplicate bridge group at
the Women's club.
-. Second in the eight-week
competition was Walter M.
Cline, who also finished second
am the final play with Mrs. W.
X. Xlmsey as a partner, while
Mrs. Arthur 8. Blnegar, Mrs.
Robert McKesson, Mrs. F. C.
Lata and Mrs. W. M. Cline were
Mart in line.
In tbe first of the Monday
veninf aeries at the Elks Du
plicate Bridge club, John Pugh
f Shedd and Ray Kemp jump
ad into top spot. Mrs. D. R.
Huff and Walter M. Cline won
em the ether aide ef the boards,
while in vie other section win
sen were Mrs. Rupert Park
and Mrs. Robert McKesson, and
Howard Pickett and R. F. Bax
ter. High points also went to
W. S. Klmiey and Arthur L,
Lewis, Mrs. Paul F. Burris and
Mrs. Cecil Rhoades, Dale Sulli
van and Lloyd Jones, and Mrs.
George Rein and Mrs. W. R.
Mewmyer.
. Out-of-town players proved
successful In the first May mas
ter point, winning six out of
eight top positions. Only Mrs.
Harry Wiedmer and Charles
Newsom were high among Sa
lem players, while Jack She
pard of Corvallis, Ralph S.
Dannen ef Brownsville, Mrs.
Ruth Humphreys, Mrs. Lulu B.
Horton, Mrs. Greta Devlin and
Mrs. Dan Creary, all of Port
land, were winners.
Many new to duplicate bridge
are expected for the annual
charity tournament at the Elks
club Friday evening, May 15.
With entire proceeds of this
annual master point competi
tion going to the welfare of
Oregon's blind, the usual large
attendance is expected, accord
ing to club officials.
Gregorian Choir
' Mt. Angel The Mount An
gel seminary Gregorian Chant
choir will sing the mass at the
Sorrowful Mother shrine in
Portland Sunday morning, on
Mother's Day, and will repeat
the chant numbers at 4 o'clock
that afternoon for a tape re
cording to be broadcast at 7
Child Conference
Held at Silverton
Silverton The well-child
conference was held at Eugene
Field health rooms, Tuesday,
May 5, with Dr. W. J. Stone
and Miss Viola Eisenbach, pub
lic health nurse, directing.
Twenty-six children received
services from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
pjn.
Volunteers asslstlng'the
chairman, Mrs. Olaf Paulson,
Jr., were Mrs. Maurice Heater,
o'clock that evening, on the na
tional broadcasting system,
Station KGW.
Sublimity; Mrs. Sidney Maur
er, and Mrs. Arlie Martin, both
of Rt 3, Silverton, all from the
Victor Point area.
The next local well-child
conference is to be Tuesd'iy,
June 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:90
p.m. Appointments may be
made at any time by calling
Mrs. M. B. Ford. Willard dis.
trict will provide volunteer
assistants for this clinic.
Immunizations and confer
ences with the nurse will be
available June 26 from 1:30
'fib 2ff Talie-flffrnfffi
to 8:30 p.m. No appointments
are necessary.
The meeting of the Marion
County Public Health Nursing
committee will be held at the
Silverton Christian church
May 14, Thursday, from 12:30
to 2:30 p.m.
MRS. F.D.R. IN TOKYO
Tokyo UJ9 Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt will address the
Young 'People Symphony
Concert Association here May
230 and attend a tea sponsored
by a committee of the Japanese
student organization, i
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