Saturday, Aunurt 1, 1953
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. Salem. Oreg-oa
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Luckiamute to
Get New Span
At its August 6 meeting In
Portland the State Highway
Commission will receive bids
(or the construction of a 302
foot reinforced concrete deck
girder bridge over the Luckia
,mute river on Highway 99W
about five miles south of Phil
omath. The new structure is to have
a 30-foot roadway and safety
curbs and is to be built on the
same alignment as the existing
narrow steel truss span bridge.
The road will be closed for
one period not to exceed 48
hours to move the superstruc
ture of the existing bridge to
one side to carry traffic safely
past the construction work.
Completion of the new work
in scheduled for April 30, 1954.
Architect on
New
Working drawings for the
proposed women's dormitory
and fine arts building, sctaed
tiled for construction on the
Willamette university campus,
are currently on the boards of
Architect James L. Payne, 182
South Church street.
A , financial campaign to
raise funds with which to un
derwrite the cost of the two
structures is currently under
way. Bids for the construction
will be asked as soon as the
university can see its way
clear in the financial picture
Both buildings will be con
structed on or immediately ad
jacent to old Sweetland field.
They are to be of reinforced
concrete floors and walls and
brick veneer exterior. Slate or
asbestos shingle roofing will
be used.
Lighting will be a combina
tion of incandescent and fluor
scent. Interior finish will in
clude asphalt and rubber tile
floors, acoustical tile ceilings
and plastered walls. Metal
doors and toilet stalls and
ceramic tile toilet floors are
to be specified.
The fine arts building will
Include a 1250-capacity audi
torium, drama and speech,
band and orchestra depart
ments, ceramics, graphics,
drawing and sculpture rooms.
The dormitory, to house 75
women, will' be three stories
In height and will include
lounges, dining room, hostess
suite, dining room and guest
rooms.
Prospective Parents
Will Attend Classes
A new class series for pros
pective parents or other adults
who may be called to care for
the mother and new baby will
begia August 9 in the Masonic
building, the Marion County
Health Department announced.
The four weekly classes
teach how to prepare for the
baby's arrival, how to safe
guard the health of the mother
and baby, how to handle the
new baby and other informa
tion of pre-natal and post-natal
"classes are held each Wed
nesday from 1:30 to 3:30 ex
cept the third Wednesday when
an evening class is held so that
prospective fathers who work
during the day may attend.
Classes are held In the Ma
sonic Temple on the fifth floor
of the Masonic building. Reg
istration may be made by call
ing the health department,
phone 3-9208.
A new four-weeks class
starts each month. .
FILE BUSINESS NAME
Albany An assumed busi
ness name certificate has been
filed with the Linn county clerk
by E. L. Leonard for Leonard s
Cabinet shop, Lebanon. Notice
was filed also that L. O. Cook
has withdrawn from the C & S
Sand Gravel Co., Star Route
No 1. Lebanon, leaving t. L.
Surmon as the sole proprietor.,
Engineers took to the water to take the klnka out of
the Columbia River Highway in the Hood River-Mosier
section, dredging river bottom to build roadway. The 7.5
mile section, started in June, 1951, paving scheduled for
completion In September, 1953, estimated cost $4,600,000,
will repay users in reduced operating costs. (Oregon
State Highway Commission Photo)
Water Pressure Injures
Pipes in Capitol Mall
An example of what water
can do in the matter of pres
sure has been demonstrated In
the capitol mall in recent days
where the block between Che
meketa and Center streets was
seeded to grass few weeks
ago. '
In order to provide tha cus
tomary sprinkling system for
the lawn, additional lead-in
pipes of six inch diameter were
installed at one corner of the
plot With the sprinkler heads
WILL PRESIDE
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Rev. H. A. Wilson, as
sistant superintendent of
the Pilgrim Holiness faith
who will preside during a
conference to' be held at
the local church, 2385 Carl
ton Way beginning Aug. .
Conference of
Pilgrims Due
The 14th" annual conference
of the Pacific Northwest Dis
trict of the Pilgrim Holiness
church will convene' Monday,
August 3, at Pilgrim Park ta
bernacle, 2385 Carlton Way in
North Salem. The opening ses
sion will be addressed by Rev.
A. H. Wilson, Rensselaer, N.Y.,
assistant general superinten
dent of the denomination, who
will preside during the conference.
Reports will be given to the
conference by Rev. Wm. S.
Deal, Salem, district superin
tendent of this area, Rev. Ivan
G. Canary, Portland, assistant
superintendent. Rev. V. G. Sto
ry, Salem, district treasurer,
and Mrs. Ivan Canary, Port
land, statistician. Ministers and
lay delegates from Western
Oregon and Western Washing
ton, the district area, are ex
pected to constitute the largest
conference in the history of the
district.
Reports will show gains in
every department of the
church's activities. Plans will
also be made for further ad
vancement in opening new
work and for general district
progress.
Highlighting the conference
will be special memorials to be
enacted for the forthcoming
quadrennial general conference
of the church, to be held at
Frankfort, Ind , next June.
The ladies district Mission
ary society will conduct its an
nual business meeting Satur
day at 1 p.m. under the direc
tion of Its president, Mrs. Wm.
S. Deal, Salem.
Col. Slocum Is Information
Section Chief of Sixth Army
By MARGARET MAGEE
Col. LeCount H. Slocum, In September, 1921, was en-
installed the water was turn
ed on. But almost immediately
a leak developed where the six
inch pipe was reduced to fit
the smaller leads.
Exploratory excavation was
undertaken. The leak was
found and apparently repaired.
The earth was back-filled. This
was repeated few days later
and then third time when it
was decided something differ
ent was needed to control the
situation.
It was discovered the pres
sure of the water had shoved
portion of the large lateral
pipes back two Inches, thus
causing break in the connec
tion
A backing of concrete some
three feet in thickness was
poured and iron collars con
nected with steel tie rods were
placed. This seems to be hold
ing, although a small leak was
observed Saturday morning.
Water for irrigation on the
capitol grounds is pumped
from the penitentiary under
approximately 100 pounds pres
sure.
Currently, grounds-keepers
are endeavoring to get the
lawns back to their usual trim
appearance after being without
water for a considerable period
of time,
who at one time served with
Sixth Army Headquarters as
plans and training officer and
in that capacity visited Salem,
will take over the duties of
chief of the information sec
tion of Sixth Army. He re
places Col. James Notestein,
who retired July 31.
The new information officer
served on the staff of Gen.
Mark Clark, when he com
manded Sixth Army, and re
mained on for a time with Lt
Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer.
Since that time he has been
serving in Europe as chief of
staff for the headquarters.
Communication Zone, U.S.
Army.
A native of California, ne
ing born at Mare Island Navy
Yard, Col. Slocum attended
College of Pacific, Leland Stan
ford university and the Uni
versity of California. He en
tered the Army as an enlisted
man in September, 1917 and
served as a private with the
8th training battalion of the
166th Depot Brigade. Slocum
was commissioned a second
lieutenant of the field artillery
in the regular Army October
26, 1917, and the same date
was promoted to a temporary
first lieutenant and served
with the Second Field Artillery
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,
and Camp Fremont, Calif.
Leaving that outfit in June,
1918, Slocum attended the
School of Fire, Field Artillery,
at Fort Sill, Okla., until Octo
ber of that year and then left
for duty in France, serving
with the Area Command, Gen
eral Headquarters, American
Expeditionary Forces until
August, 1919.
On returning to the States,
Slocum was assigned to the
12th Field artillery at Camp
Travis, Texas. April, 1920, he
was transferred to 15th field
artillery at the same post and
rolled at the Field Artillery
Technical school, Fort Sill, and
graduated in June, 1922, at
which time he became instruc
tor at the school.
June, 1925, found Col. Slo
cum assigned to the 76th field
artillery at the Presidio of
Monterey, Calif. He became re
gimental plans and training of
ficer In September, 1926. From
there he left for Schofield Bar
racks, Hawaii, for duty ith
the 13th field artillery in July,
1929.
Returned from Hawaii, Col.
Slocum entered the Advance
Course of the Field Artillery
school. Fort Sill, in July, 1931
and on graduation in June,
1932, joined the 18th field ar
tillery at Fort Riley, Kans. His
next assignment was with the
Civilian Conservation Corps
at Fort Riley from June to
August, 1933.
At that time Slocum entered
tha Command and General
Staff school. Fort Leavenworth
from which he was graduated
in June, 1935, to become an in-,
structor at that same school.
From August, 1937 until June,
1938 the colonel was at the
Army War college, Washing
ton, as student This was fol
lowed by duty as a professor
of Military science and tactics
at Leland Stanford Junior
University. I
In July, 1940. the colonel
was given duty as field artil
lery liaison officer with the
Corps of Engineers, Fort Bel-
voir, Vs., and in February of
the following year was detailed
a member of the General Staff
Corps and assigned to the War
Department general staff in
Washington. The following De
cember he was named assist
ant to the assistant chief of
staff for plans and training.
General Headquarters, Army
War CoUege.
From that assignment the
new Information chief went to
the Fifth Armored division.
Camp Cooke, Calif., from
March, 1942, to June, 1942,
then was back in Washington
with temporary duty with the
headquarters of the Army
Ground Forces. In July, 1942,
the colonel was given confi
dential overseas assignment,
returned from that in Decem
ber, 1942, to become command
ing general of the 72nd Field
Artillery Brigade, Fort Leon
ard Wood, Mo, with the tem
porary rank of brigadier gen
eral. In September, 1943, Slo
cum was named artillery com
mander of the 89th Light di
vision. Camp Carson, Colo.,
and went with the division to
Hunter Liggett Military reser
vation, California. .
From here he went to ine
Pacific theater. In June, 1944,
as artillery commander of the
Americal division, then at Bou
gainville. It was after this as
signment that Col. Slocum
came to the Presidio oi san
Francisco for bis first tour oi
duty there.
Welfare Funds
Show Surplus
Portland W) The state wel
fare commission didn't spend
$3,210,704 of its $29 '-i million
dollar 1951-1953 appropria
tion, Mrs. Loa Howard Mason,
welfare administrator, report
ed Friday.
She said that money, com
bined with federal matching
funds, means the state has a
carryover of between $5 and
$6 million.
Assistance payments for the
year ending July 31 totaled
$27 million, an increase of
$m million over 1952, she
said. Average payments for
all types of aid, with the ex
ception of general assistance,
were increased, she told the
commission.
The commission reported
there were only 25 inspections
of relief rolls between April
29 and June 30. The rolls
were opened for inspection by
the last session of the legisla
ture.
RED OFFICIAL RECOVERS
Berlin (P) Wilhelm Pieck.
77-year-old Communist presi
dent of East Germany, has re
covered from pneumonia after
a 4-month rest cure in the So
viet Union and is returning to
his Job, party boss Walter Ul
bricht announced today.
Mint Rust Control to
Be Field Day Study
Increased yields of mint ell
through control of mint rust
will highlight a field day for
Willamette Valley growers at
the Roy Engbretson and Joe
Wayman farms near Clatska
nie, August 7.
Chester Horner, Oregon State
College mint researcher, says
the program will begin at 1:30
at Engbretson's farm to observe
spray plots and continue to
Wayman a for dust trials.
Trials last year Indicated a
20 percent Increase In oil yield
on treated plots. This year's
work is to check possibilities
of control material residue
passing over into the oil dur
ing distillation and making the
oil unsalable.
Horner will explain the ex
perimental work carried on in
the Clatskanie area for the past
three years. Dr. S. M. Dletz,
head of the OSC botany and
plant pathology department
will also be present.
The Engbretson farm Is lo
cated in the Beaver diking
district near Clatskanie.
Fruit and Vegetable
Shipments High
Shipments of fresh fruits
and vegetables from Oregon
during the year ended July 1
were the second largest on
record, the State Agriculture
Department said Friday.
The shipments totaled 36.-
207 cars, which was 3,334
more than in the 1951-52 fis
cal year.
The record Is 40.986 cars in
1950-51.
The shipments by commodi
ties in the year ended July 1:
Potatoes 18,386 cars, onions
5,857, pears, 4,913, apples.
1,634, walnuts 409. fresh
prunes 370, filberts 324, corn
184, and fresh cherries 178.
DO YOU LIKE
PAY YOUR
FUEL OIL
BILL
By the 10th
To enable your dealer to
continue your monthly
charge service.
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Tronsportotion by our own Refrigerated Trucks
Fitts Fish & Poultry Market
2T 6 N. Commercial .
Phone 34424
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CAPITAL DRUG STORE
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LADD'S
MARKET
1705 S. 12th
OPEN 24
Hours Dolly, htcl. Sun.
Senator Hotel
Coffee Shop
We Specialise to
SUPER! SUNDAY
DINNERS
Open Sundays
7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dolly
4:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
liiwi Pmiw ewft simp -Corner
Coart t High
Pboae I 4111
Pay Less Drug Store
SERVE YOURSELF and PAY-LESS
OPEN SUNDAY 11 A.M. 'til 8 P.M.
PAY LESS HAS EVERYTHING
Hocker
Hardware
Ph. 37031
990 South Commercial
Wall Paper, Paints and 1
Sporting Goods
Ferrill's
Nursery
Shrub! prepared lor
Summer plontlnsj
OPEN 10 A.M. SUNDAYS
's Mi. East of
KEIZER
Phone 2-1307
BERGS
In rho
Capitol Shopping Center
8 a. m. to 10 p. m.
Every Day
GOLDEN
PHEASANT
OPEN
It Noel TU 1:10
SUNDAY
SUNDAY DINNERS
OUR SPECIALTY
tit North Liberty
Phone 3 $733
LADD'S
MARKET
1705 S. 12 th
OPEN 24
Hour Daily, Incl. Sun.
Now . . 24 Hour Drug Service!
OPEN 8 A.M. TO 11 P.M.
AND DUTY PHARMACIST ON (ALL
11 P.M. TO 8 A.M.
Just Phono 39133 or 42248
QUISENBERRY'S
PRESCRIPTION STORE
130 So. Liberty
Howser Bros.
Equipment
Sale 8r Rental Servico
1185 So. 12th
Phone 3-3644
Solem, Ore.
Chicken in a Box
Delicious Pan Fried
Chicken Dinner
nd
Hamburger to Go
2190 S. Commercial
PkMt 4-1452
Delirery Servico
Open Snnday