Thursday, September 8. 1953 THB CAPITAL JOURNAL, Mew. OrefWi Ptl II ALMOST REDWOOD SIZE ?-r: r' - Norman Schue, Lot Angeles, Calif., who for many yean has been bringing concessions to the Cregon State Fair, measures the Sitka Spruce from Clatsop county exhibited by the State Forestry department The tree, life xpan of which was from the days of Joan of Are to the Atomic age, is lift feet in diameter and had enough timber in it to build five five-room houses. Also exhibits is a cut from Salem's historic walnut tree, which was registered by the late Senator Charles L. McNary in the Hxll of Fame fdr trees in Washington, D.C., in 1932. The tree brought to Salem from California in 186B by Eugene Brey man was felled May 8, 1948, and vas five feet in diameter.' Another Sitka Spruce cut from a . tree from Lincoln county is included in the exhibit This tree was 415 years of age when cut and 10 feet three' inches in diameter. ' Variety of Activity at Oregon State Fairground School Lunch was one of those spring like days when warmth follows rain. Those with work to do have the ambition of boys on the last day of school. And so it was at the fairgrounds on Wednesday, Deadlock in Phone Strike I Friday night 8 o'clock is the leadline for entries in the food 1 Foster, was' arrested Wednes- Wife Charges Gun Threats Albany Victor De Wolfe, department at the Oregon State air, but indications, even tow, are that there will be a (ecord number of entries in that department Judging in that department Marts Saturday morning at 9 to'clock and all of the 115 blue I-1LI III 1 - - J 1... crioooni win uc ifwarucu uy Monday evening. Several cash prizes will also be awarded. Mrs. James Turnbull, food superintendent, said that sev eral special contests, sponsored by industries, will add mer chandise awards to the regular prize list One of these will be be day by Deputy Sheriff Wade Collins on an assault charge brought by DeWolfe's wife, Juanita, who at the same time filed -a divorce, complaint De Wolfe was served simultane ously with the criminal and civil warrants Mrs. Tbe Wolfe in her divorce plea accuses her - husband of having beaten her severely at' their home last Saturday and of threatening her with a gun. The De WoHes were married at Junction City February 9, 1951, the plaintiff avers.. De Wolfe was served with By BEN MAXWELL Wednesday at the fairgrounds, with deep,' green lawn that springs aa on treads upon it. Work was being don bare. Implement row has yet to at tain its full dimensions. On Wednesday two young men were cavorting with two crawl er tractors and when the writer At the ltth street entrance "ked aomeone who looked aig- the staccato put! put! put! of a diminutive gasoline engine sug gested that someone was run ning a paint sprayer about the business of refreshing the in terior of some food row conces sion. But the painter could not be seen and the fellow lolling as he watched. the little engine run may have been the painter wno preferred the sunshine and balmy atmosphere to the smell of synthetic paint As the writer sauntered down food row he observed a more determined action. Quite a few restaurants were already open and well patronized by the side show fraternity who were get ting more enjoyment In Just sit ting and sipping than in setting up entertainment devices. Nevertheless, carousels, fer- rila wheels, ride and tents for aa sorts of concessions were go ing up everywhere. Those about the business bad their shirts peeled and appeared to sweat even if they did not strenuous ly labor. Beneath the grandstand oari- mutuel booths were. the scene of some activity, about a half dozen Llndley Both well's an, tique automobiles were on hand and at the other end of the building a carpenter, who prob acy naa a contract for his job. was hammering nails to beat the band. Out in front of the grandstand a sole workman ap peared to consider his job about done looked at newly painted props for the night show and then disappeared. in the stadium there waa a musty odor that comes from disuse and old tan bark, big livestock barn was refreshing. Here a few cattle were already in place but it was $67 Million for nificant if they were; playing polo, he replied, "Them's my tractors." Nor waa there any suggestion of "do it tomorrow" In Mrs. C H. Rundell's art department Mrs. Rundell has been running the art show at Oregon state fair for 18 years and knows that the time to get pictures hanged is a few days before we iir opens. And It may M men tioned, too, that the photo graphs now In place are better than ever before and that the 195 pictures she brought to the fair' from Portland are also above average. Preparations for the fair are yet In the formative stages in the main pavilion. There is some hammering, there is the smell of paint and the forestry department has on display the butt of a huge Sitka spruce tnat started to grow about the time that Dishwash the First went on his crusade back in the 15th century. But getting these county booths set up and tne exhibits placed la always a last hnlght . frenzy and thia writer would have been a little disen chanted If he had noticed any one industriously about the business on Wednesday. Tax Team Will Knock at Doors The Internal revenue depart ment has begun a ' check of business houses and individuals in determine whether reauiro- The ments of the tax division are """ being complied with. A- three-man team, working out of the Salem off ice of the Washington () Th Agri culture department Thursday appropriated $67 million to states, territories and posses sions for operation of the school lunch program during the 1953-S4 school year. In addition to the money apportioned, tht department haa (19 million available for the purchase and distribution of foods for the .lunch pro gram. ' The law requires that each dollar of federal funds must be maUhed by $1.50 from sources within the. state if per capita income of the .state equals or exceeds the national average. The matching re quirement declines by the per centage which the state's per capita income is below the national average. ' Under the school lunch pro gram last year, 600,000,000 meals were served to 9,781, 000 children In about 37,000 schools participating in . the program. Thia year's allotments In clude, In dollars: , Alaska, 30,764; California, 1.036,659; Idaho, 311(85; Ore gon (58,408; Washington, 798,- 496. WHITE CLOVEB CBOM Production of white-clover seed thia year la forecast at S 670,000 pounds of clean seed. This is 48 per cent of the 1953 When the Suea Canal waa production of 8,535,000 pounds first dug it was 73 feet wide and U per cent of the 1943-81 but it haa been widened to 30 average of 3,341,000 pounds. feet . ... lk. !. IOUV Ol l "I"?., ",.?"31"W-1 internal revenue department VkI. .?i..V."lwiU endeavor to determine . . ....... 11 1 k-il HWUC LI1C place smell like a vacation in tne mountains. Even the chick- a musical cane pimi; iu ,r. . j DULIl BUIIIIHV1M " ' " at Foster but was Z jJhv Collins K ... ., I uvd after posting ball to Special food demonstrations! Insure his later appearance in will again be presented thisJ district court on the assault year, as in previous years. charge. whether returns have been made on the varioui tax dlvi' .H :.kk I" .-I'llT: sions. These Include corpora reoa nte .."""J ition.. pereon.l. profit tW ...... i m l : excise and payroll taxes. shingle tow. waa LlnHv The agent, will not make an frarrant : audit but will focus their atten The outdoor flower display H?n n Pe oeunquencie with n u. u-2 -1 They will ask to see copies of discernable odor but the dis- tax return forms and will be Father of 26 Dies in Arizona Short Creek, Ariz. LB Joseph Jesop, defendant in. the state's case against more than 100 Short Creek pqlyga- j mists, did yesterday at the age of (4. v Jessop was the father of 36 children. The state said he had been married to three wives, two of them now deed. His legal wife survived. Jessop had lived here for 10 years, coming to the com munity from northern Utah. He was one of four . Short Creek men to fly from King man,- Ariz., to Short Creek when bond was arranged tor them one week after this Art zona strip community was rsided by state law officers. Three of Jessop's sons now reside in Short Creek. All are , defendants in the polyg amy proceedings in which the Short Creekers are charged with conspiracy.. play of flowers there is already redy to questions pro- in the business district but vH a noi oi coior. nor had the pre-1 wuuucu u prou n mmn .. t 'thv rail. '-- " lMajM,il.i araa Mnra ahift- fever affected this shady area! The first calls will be made ing to other communities. Win This Tappan Baiirja Get your Frcs Drawing ficfict 2 AT THE SALEM SAFEK7AV : STORES Drawing to Be Held Saturday, Sept. 19 at All Salem Safeway Stores! , 3 SEPARATE DRAWINGS of $40 in Merchandise will h awarded Sat., Sept. 5, 12 Gnd 19; DRAWINGS TO BE HELD AT 6 P.M. WINNING TICKETS WLL BE RE-DEPOSITED TO COMPETE FOR ELECTRIC RANGE Nothing to buy! No Obligation! 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