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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Balm, Ortgoa
Monday. Ant-art 17. 195S
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lid Uondsrful Tims in
Akron, Dove Dell Says
Editor's Not Darld Boll,
Balem's Soap Box Derby
Champion, hero gbre a
summary ef fcb trip to
Akron and competition la
last gun da yi All-Americas
Soap Box Derby. As win
sver of th local Derby, bo
By DAVID
won the expense paid trip to
Akroa to represent Salem la
th national race. The trip
was a gift of th Capital
Journal and DongUs McKay
Chevrolet company, to-spon-son
ef th Salem race.)
BELL
I had a wonderful time on
my train trip to Akron and
return and an even better
tim while la Akron and at
Derbytown.
We traveled to Chicago on
th Great Northern' Empire
Builder and back by the Union
Pacific' City of Portland o
that we could see more of
th country ("We" meaning
Capital Journal Representa
tive Vie Fryer and myself).
We mad the round trip from
Chicago to Akron on th Bal
timore and Ohio when we got
to e a good deal of the scen
ery from their Strata-Dome
car.
It was midnight when we
arrived in Akron, but we
wee met at th station by an
official Soap Box Derby cour
tesy car and were taken to
our hotel to spend th remain
der of th night
I was awakened early in
the morning by th sound ef
sirens and band music and I
knew they were welcoming
tfi Champa We at break
fast and then I was taken out
In on of th courtesy car and
given a siren escort to th
front of th Mayflower hotel
where I walked up a flight of
"golden stairs" to be intro
duced to the hug crowd of
onlookers and my "biogra
phy" was read.
From there I walked under
an archway of majorettes'
batons, and up th red "Wel
come" carpet into th hotel to
register and get my official
Derby T-shirt, sailor hat and
ivls. Each boy's hat had a
plastic seal on the front with
w nam of hi horn town so
you would tell where he was
from. As we left th hotel to
board th bus for Derbytown,
a swarm of girls yelled at us
for autographs.
Derbytown, about 15 miles
from town, Is generally known
as Camp V-Noah and is on a
lake of th sam nam. It Is
similar to Silver Creek but
with cabins with beds, sheets
and blankets instead of sleep
ing bags. Each cabin was
named after a Derby winner
or official. The cook's cabin
had a real clever sign by it
"Th Best Cooks in tfa
World Live Here." It was
about right, too, th food was
swell and there was lots of it
At th camp we got to put in
most of our evenings in play
ing ball games, swimming or
boating.
Friday w wer taken by
police-escorted busies to Top
side at Derby Downs to work
on our bugs and to repair any
defects found by inspectors.
My only trouble was over
weight, which was quickly re
paired in th pits by trimming
som from inside th bug.
Next I mad my trial run.
I didn't Hk th Akron track
a well as th Salem one, al
though they are identical ex
cept for the surface. The Ak
ron track is mad in concrete
actions and there i a bump
between blocks that makes it
harder to steer straight at high
peed. 6alem's cement-coat-ad
asphalt surface is much
better.
Friday night th town of
Akron turned out to see all our
bugs on public display. It was
hard to realiz how important
th doings of a bunch of ordi
nary kids seemed to th town.
Saturday we were enter
tained at the B. F. Goodrich
science show and then by TV
star Captain Video. W. E. Fish,
Chevrolet's General S a 1 s
Manager, presented each of us
with a special Bulova Soap
Box Derby watch and then
luncheon was served with ex
ecutives of Akron industry si
waiters. That evening we were
entertained by movie stars Di
nah Shore, George Montgom
ery, Andy Devlne and Don
Ameche. Incidentally big Andy
used his weight to advantage
in winning Sunday's feature
race over George and Don.
Sunday after church and an
early lunch, we wer given
our special Derby racing shirts
and helmets and went to Top
side where we wer each given
i (to I foot fug with the
name of our homei town on it
which we carried in the "Pa
rade of Champions" down the
track.
W got wet from th rain
falling during the parade but
after waiting about a nail hour,
the rain let up and sweepers
dried off th track so w could
race.
I raced in the 46th heat los
ing out by inches to the winner
so est out the rest of th race
with the other losers in a spe
cial grandstand near the finish
line. We saw Freddie Mohler
of Muncie, Indr, win the cham
pionship with the fastest times
of the day in his five heats.
After th race we went to
the "Banquet of Champions"
in the Goodyear gymnasium
where we wer seated at tiered
rows of tables looking out over
the big audience of parents.
newsmen and dignitaries, it
was a wonderful show with
good food, fin entertainment
and beautiful decorations.
From there som of us went
back to Derbytown for the
night and others left directly
for home.
At Chicago, we were met by
old friends from Salem, Mrs.
Lester Podewell end her son
Dick, an old pal of mine from
several years sgo when they
lived near us. They showed us
through downtown Chicago
and up on top of the huge Mer
chandise Mart where we could
all over town. A motor-
boat ride up the Chicago river
gave me a good look at more
of the buildings and then time
was getting short so we had to
hurry back to catch our train.
We arrived in Portland a lit
tle late Wednesday morning
and caught the bus to Salem.
It was really a welcome sight
to see the city, th family and
friends again.
It was such a wonderful trip
snd experience that I would
like to thank everyone who had
anything to do with making
Salem's Soap Box Derby a suc
cess and such a trip possible
for th champion. It was an
experience I shall never forget
3 High Test Cows -On
Woodburn Farm
Three registered Jersey
cows in th Westwood Jersey
rarm, rl 1, Woodburn, Or.
nave received special recog
nition for outstanding produc
tion records mad on herd im
provement registry test
Westwood Jersey farm Is
owned by H. Mikkelson and
son.
Th- cows and their official
records follow: Westwood Lad
Pride. 9.789 lbs. milk with 682
lbs. butterfat at the age of
four years and two months;
Standard Fauvlc Vol. Lena,
10.235 lbs. milk with 889 lbs.
butterfat at th age of nine
years; and Volunteer Eagle
Betty, 10.991 lbs. milk with
637 lbi. butterfat at the age
of 10 years and two months.
Between 1939 and 1952.
users of electricity in Great
Britain Increased from 10 to
13 to million.
Linoleum
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CAPITOL FLOOR
COVERINGS
217 S. High Ph. 45751
Keys Clan'
Elects Officers
Mrs. Dennis Norton of Wood-
burn was elected president of
th Keyes clan which held Its
annual reunion at the farm
horn of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Norton near Woodburn on Aug
ust .
Th reunion marked the
100th anniversary of the ar
rival of Francis Tilden Keyes
to Oregon. Mr. Keyes came to
Oregon from New York by way
of Isthmus of Panama in 1853
and settled near Newbtrg.
He married th granddaugh
ter of Thomas Keizer who
cam to Oregon with th Ap
nlecat train in 1843, and set
tled in what is now the Keizer
community.
In addition to president the
clan elected Mrs. Horace Patch
of Canby vice president and
Mrs. Clara Reed of Salem as
secretary.
Members of the families at
tendinc the reunion were:
Mr. ana Mrs. Dennis Norton. Wood
burnt llr. nod Mm. Retinoid Roto and
ton, Honold and Richard; Mn. Clara
Km. Mlu Stella Hardwkk. Mn. Oolda
H.bel. Mr. ond Mr. Konntth Wolf.
Mr. Edward Bees, Mr. and Mn. John
Collin. Mr. Vara Heron, Mrs. Sarah
chamber lain. Mr. and Mr. Elmer Me
Cloorr and Alrln McCleerr. all of Sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Borneo Patch. Canby
Mr. and Mrs. Td Fetch. Mr. and Mrs.
Prod Pith. Portland: Mrs. Alia Van Do
lah. SI. Helena: Mr. and Mr. Prtu
Adolpb and dauthter. Bettj. Mewbtrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailer ai
danthter, Linda Susan, Consuls: Prank
Btawllsr, Tojado; Mr. and Mrs. John
Rock and Bill Roek. Mr. and Mrs. prod
Klssr and children. Marj, David and
Stetaa; Mrs. B1U Conloe. Wendell Bta
wllsr, Mrs. Rasal Boles and children,
Jlmmr, Wendell, sevens and Jtuwj,
all af Clorerdela.
Hal Lsssenssr of Reno, Ber.i Mr. and
Mr. Walton Kantto and children, Pa
tricia, Janice. Johnny, car la, Christie
and Palis, TUUmock.
Mr. and Mr. Menard aacKlnler and
children. Michael. Patricia and Ol utile.
and Mrs. atnai Morrison, coo Bar.
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Glasgow, Scotland flUO Al
exander Brown, 44, was fined
five pounds ($14) for throw
ing his false teeth at an atten
dant who tried to remove him
from a music hall balcony for
shouting and swearing.
Although diesel locomotives
can accelcrat faster than
steam power, most of the U.S.
railroad speed records are held
by steam engines.
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12 FT. WIDTHS
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SIZE COLOR PRICE PRICE SAVE
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9x1 IT JSGS&v 120.45 97.49 22.96
9x13'6,y 137.95 111.13 26.82
9x15,9" ESSfc, 160.25 129.45 30.80
9x12'6" fflfc 127.95 103.14 24.81
9x13'9" Ag?enen 140.45 113.47 26.98
9x1Sf3" iSZSStiS 153.25 125.44 27.81
9x12T JSX 125.45 1Q1.4T 23.98
9x14'6" 147.95 119.25 28.70
9x1ST Aire0,-.. 160.25 "129345" 30.80
9x16'9" Arwrto. 170.25 137.44 32.81
9xi4'6" jgaass, 89.95 75.50 14.45
9xi5,9" gaaas 97.25 si .50 "1575"
9x12'3" ajaaaSi "7645 , 64.22 12.23
9x13'9" cN.n';r0e0ep, 85.45 71 .78 13.67
9x15'6" 95.75 80.25" 15.50
9x12'6" teia. 77.95 65.52 143"
9x13r9" tSaaa 85.45 "178"T367"
9x15'6'r cSalR 95.75 80.25 15.50
9x12T SrVy1 117.22 101.27 15.95
9x15,6" Loorvey'vtt 142.33 122.33 20.00
9x17'6,f L"rvey'vet 160.95 137.65 23.30
9x19Tr LoorVylvrt 175.97 151.05 24.92
9x12'6" er 115.50 99.35 16.15
9x14r9rr 135.79 116.59 19.20
9x16'9" Loo&:? 153.49 131.91 21.58
9x12T eV." 117.72 101.27 16.45
9x14,6, 133.50 114.67 ' 18.83
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12x14'6 ESS&l, 197.25 158.49 38.76
12x16T XtiSgfc, 220.45 177.05 43.45
mi7'tV jSHSttR, 236.95 190.29 46.66
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12x13 Sreeu 187.20 150.54 36.66
12x15T a?, 207.25 166.44 40.81
12x16T JRSXL 226.00 182.34 43.66
i2xi3T gaaas 109.95 92.25 17.70
12x15T WSZ 125.75 105.44 20.31
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12x12T sjate 105.95 88.95 17.00
12xl4T ISSZISL ,121.90 102.15 19.75
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12x13'6" jfeia. 112.90 9190 18.00
12x14T SEZJSS.- 121.75 102.15 19.60
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