Friday. August 21, 1953
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Saba, Orcfon
SALEM FIRE HALL OF
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' Headquarter! of Tiger Engine company No. 2, built 73
yean ago and now located across the alley behind Hogg
Brothers store, will shortly be razed to provide 75 by
100 toot parking lot for that firm.
Silverf on Court
Hears Many Cases
Silverton Cases in the Jus
tice court of Judge Alf. O. Nel
son include Martin Schindler,
found innocent of an alleged
charge of "disorderly conduct."
The two cases pending in Sil
verton Justice Court against
Paul Blenkush, were dismissed
when Mr. and Mrs. Blankush of
Mt Angel advised the court
that they had reconciled their
differences.
John W. Wolfe of Lincoln
county, was arrested on. a
charge of obtaining, money un
der, false pretenses. Wolfe
waived preliminary hearing in
the Silverton Justice Court
Pending grand Jury action, the
defendant was released on $1,
000 bond which was furnished.
James Towery of Albany,
Ore., after preliminary hearing
In the Silverton Justice Court
of Judge Alf O. Nelson on a
eharge of forgery, was held to
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Longest Jet Flight
In Airforce History
Omaha (A Eight 784 G
Thunderjet fighter planes
from Turner Air Force base,
Albany, Ga., landed at Nouas
seur, French Morocco, North
Africa, at 10:08 a.m.. PST
Thursday to complete the
longest overwater, nonstop jet
fighter flight in U.S. Air Force
history. Strategic air com
mand headquarters announced
here.
The Jets flew approximately
4,500 miles across a central
Atlantic route m 10 hours and
21 minutes for an average
speed of 435 miles per hour.
Air-to-air refueling was used
and this cut down the average
speed of the 800-mile-per hour
class Thunderjets.
the grand Jury. Pending grand
jury action, Towery was re
leased on $1,000 bond.
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Our apologies! Service as you like it, is a must with us at Marckx Bakery
...and who would have dreamed that in just 4 short weeks the demand
for famous Marckx Bakery products would accelerate so swiftly in Salem
that five additional routes would be necessary to take care of you ade
quately at this time! Increasing the number of routes from five to ten will
enable us to give the thousands of our new Salem
a jt'.r '
Old Fire House Behind
Hogg Bros, to Be Razed
A two story wooden struc
ture erected by the city 73
years ago as a fira hall for
Tiger Engine company No. 2,
now standing across the alley
and behind Hog Brothers
store, will shortly be raxed to
make a' 75 by 100 foot park-
Swimmers Get
22 Certificates
Woodburn A total of 22
beginners passed their Bed
Cross swimming requirements
at the close of the second
period of free swimming In
struction at the Woodburn war
memorial swimming poo! In!
Settlemier park. Auto earning
certificates were seven inter
mediates and two advanced in
termediates. Beginner certificates were
earned by Mary Jo Mills, Mary
Coman, Victor Golik, Karen
Blomberg, Vioia McKay and
Marjorie Woods of Woodburn;
Marian Cook, Michael Koch,
Tommy and Gertrude Filth,
Rosalie Forsyth and Norma
Bunning, all of Si. Paul; Dar-
lene Weisz of Gervais: Robert
Dean Carter and Lucille Car
ter of Brooks. Noriene and
Dennis Schmidt and Janice
Nelson of Hubbard; Claude
and Lois Jean Williamson of
Aurora; Virginia ana Sandra
DeSmith of Long Beach, Ctl.
Intermediate certificates
went to John Cornwell, Wood
burn; Elois Nelson, Hubbard;
Joanne Williamson, Jim, Dick
and Maxine Frost, Aurora;
Claudia Ernst, St. Paul. Ad
vanced - intermediate certifi
cates were awarded to. Bill
Ticknor and Lynne Higgin
botham, Woodburn.
The final series of free
swimming lessons got under
way Tuesday of this week
with two classes for beginners,
a period for intermediate and
advanced swimmers, diving
and junior and senior life sav
ing. Preparations are being
made for the swimming pro
gram on the final day the pool
will be open, Labor day, Sept.
7.
The pool is open to the pub
lic Tuesdays 2 to S p.m. and 7
to 6:30 p.m.; Wednesdays 2 to
S p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m.;
Thursdays 2 to 5:30, 7:30 to
8:30 pm.; Fridays 2 to 5 p.m.
and 7 to 9:30 p.m.; Saturdays
1 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 to 9:30
p.m.; Sundays 2 to 9:30 p.m.
Closed on Mondays. .
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customers the quality of service they're entitled to.
Many thanks! We think you're wonderful.
Remember your Marckxman..'.he bringS the
bakery to your door without you spending a
penny more.
just hail your Marckxman
or phone 2-0774 for servico
MARCKX BAKERY PRODUCTS
ARE 100 UNION MADE..
ing lot for that firm. Former
ly the structure . faced State
street but was moved to its
present location about 50
years ago when a brick build
ing was constructed on the
old site. v-
Tiger "Engine company No.
2 was organized May 2, 18S9
and immediately received a
hand pumper. Then the vol
unteer outfit was housed on
the west side of Liberty street
a few doors south of State.
In 1874 Salem's fire depart
ment consisted of 173 volun
teer members who fought
downtown fires with water
supplied by four street cisterns
and 21 hydrants. Early in 1893
a paid fira department replac
ed volunteers when IS regular
firemen paid $370 a month
were available at the tap of
the fira bell. Their first call
came March IS, 1893 when a
fire originating in a defective
flue damaged the Some of J.
Q. Wilson at 328 Liberty street
to the extent of $500.
After the fire hall of Capi
tal Engine Co. was sold to an
individual February 10, 1893,
all of Salem's lira equipment
was boused in the structure
about to be rzed There it re
mained until moved into the
present city ball in 1897.
When Tiger Engine . com
pany No. 2 first occupied Its
new headquarters in 1880 H.
W. Pallies was president, T.
R. Bown, secretary; Thomas
Holman, financial secretary; C.
A. Sehlbrede, foreman; Owen
Hutton, first assistant; O. P.
Mauzey, second assistant;
George, Scovill, H. W. PaUies,
X. N. Steeves and George Belt,
trustees; Ttlmon Ford, T. H.
Cann and A. T. Wheeler, dele
gates. Orders Reports on
Racial Segregation
Washington Command
ers of Navy shore stations are
under orders to let Secretary
of the Navy Robert B. Ander-
son know at two-month Inter
vals what they are doing to
ward eliminating racial segre
gation. The Navy disclosed the in
structions yesterday after mak
ing a study which showed that
separate faciltles for white and
Nemo civilians were atlll main
tained in about halt the South-
lern shore stations investigated.
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New Park Site
In South Salem
South Salem The South Ka.
lem Suburban Chamtwr of
Commerce authorized the pur
chase Of a six acre tract at land
at its regular meeting on
Wednesday evening at the Sa
lem Height Community hall.
The property is located about
three-fourths mile south of the
12th Street Junction on the
Sunnyside Road. It does not
front on the highway. It was
selected for its uubilltv -
legibility, immediate usage
ana tne financial status of the
club. It is just south of the
nuriintf home, and wn bun
chased on a 90-day option from
Dr. A. O. woodmansee for V
000. ,
William Rector of the park
investigsting committee gave
the report on various park
sites.
It wss decided to hold a
benefit dance in early fall to
raise money for the park proj
ect, and Neale Chaney was
Fries, assistant ' chairman.
Howard Gardner was appoint
ed financial chairman of the
park.
The immediate development
of Joryville Park was not dis
cussed, although it was decided
that the funds raised for Jory
ville Park would still be used
for Its development Jory
ville Park, a tract of 26 acres,
located five miles south of Sa
lem was given to the chamber
by Mr. and Mrs. Ed. A. Jory
of Salem.
The group voted to have spe
cial cards made for the busi
nesses, and suggested perma
nent housing for the Liberty
Salem Heights fire trucks. It
was reported that at present
the fire department's board of
directors are working on the
situation. It was also suggest
ed that probably extra 'millage
might be voted to start the
housing project in operation.
The cost of the fire truck was
$18,000. . .,
U. ofO. May Have
Acting President
Eugene W) Credentials of
some 20 candidates for the pres
idency of the University of
Oregon will be examined by
the university's board of deans
HAM at year aid WATCH
ii Mac at $22.50 Mew
THE JEWEL BOX
442 State, Salem
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and faculty advisory council.
Charles D. Byrne, chancellor
of the Stat System of Higher
Education, said Thursday the
faculty group will present
their findings to him after to
study.
The resignation of President
Harry K. Newburn become
effective Oct 1. Newburn will
head an educational television
and radio project under the
Ford Foundation.
Byrne indicated a recom
mendation for acting president
will be made early next month
to the State Board of Higher
Education. I
Times-Guild in
Long Session
Seattle () Another bargain
ing session between striking
member of the CIO American
Newspaper Guild and the Seat
tie Times was dated here Fri
day.
The meeting was scheduled
Thursday at the end of an
hour-long session called in an
effort toi end the wage dispute
which has kept the newspsper
closed since July 16. Other
than to announce Friday's ses
sion, the negotiators made no
comment on the length? ses
sion. Meantime, In Washington. D.
C, the CIO Executive Board
issued a statement in connec
tion with the strike. The board,
the CIO's top policymaking
body, charged the newspaper
"has persisted ir. its refusal to
bargain in good faith."
The statement called upon
"all members of organized la
bor" to help the strikers "with
all their energies and resources
so that they can obtain an
equitable contract in the short
est time possible."
Priest-doctors of ancient As
syria knew that sea kelp
would help keep wounds ster
ile and that goiter was helped
by burnt sponge although they
probably did not know that
the results were due to the
iodine content of their reme
dies. CAR & TRUCK
RENTALS
394 North Church
Phono 3-9600
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Salem Packard
Agent Honored
D. W. Imbree, Salem district
manager for Packard Motor
Car company, last week and
received a special commenda
tion from James J. Nance, pre
sident of Packard in cere
monies at Detroit when It was
disclosed that sale of Packard
in this area surpassed the na
tional average by nine percent
last month. Sale In July were
higher than during the tradi
tional spring buying month of
April, May and June.
The local Packard manager
went to Detroit to accept hi
commendation before the en
tlra Packard marketing and
field staff at a banquet in his
honor. Prior to receiving his
award, ha attended a two-day
conference with executives of
the engineering, marketing,
service, and product planning
board to discuss future com'
pany plan under the ye
Packard program. ' "
Schools Opening
In South Salem
Salem Heights Registra
tion for both Salem Heights
and Morningslde schools is set
for Sept 18, with school open
ing on Sept. 21, with a full
schedule the first day.
Classrooms are expected to
be finished and ready for the
opening of school at the new
Morningslde school now being
built on 12th street at Strong
road.
The enrollment Is expected
to be from 160 to 170 student
with a teaching staff of (even.
Teaching first grade will be
Mrs. Anna Carlson, of Elgin,
Ore., and Mrs. Haezl Thomas
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who taught at Frtogla; af-1.
Mr. Lea Doa of fcelemj t X
Mrs. r.V.rl Arnold af 1
mouth; fourth. Miss Ruth Nw
ton of Ashland; fifth, Mr. Vir
ginia Cant, of Monmouth; an
Ronald Lee who taugni as mm
lam Heights last year.
. At Salem Height eeoow v
boy levstsry La bn com
pleted, floor and the cafeteria
ha been painted with accoua-
tlcal tile yet lo oa maoum
in h cafeteria. All of tb
school has been cleaned. Sup
plies have arrived with new
arlthraetie and health Dooas ie
be used this year.
T.nrnl1ment in tha first
grades is expected to ba about
60. On the teaching staff will
be for first grade, Mrs. Gladys
Farrand, and Mis juaswa
Swett, of La Grande; second
grades, Mrs. Charlotte Jonas,
and Miss Carolyn Lane of La
Grande; third grades, Mr, li
ma Raker and Mrs. Pearl Sal
ter; fourth grades, Mrs. Mao-
rice Fleishman ana mis. at
villa Boyer; fifth grades, Mrs.
Nan Denhem, and Richard
Hodges, of Corvalli; and sixth
0raH mH Brent. Carl Wad
dle will be the custodian and
Mrs. Leslie Bates bead cook.
Marion Miller will serve a
m-Winnl nf Bath Salem '
Heights and Morningslde
schools, a well as Mrs. Marvin
Rasmussen as secretary.
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