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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Orejron
Wednesday, February 17. 1954
Ground to Be Broken on
Marine Corps Monument
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
WASHINGTON (UP) The
most famous spade in the world
is going to take another dig at
the good earth this Friday.
It will do most of the work at
ground breaking ceremonies for
the Marine Corps National Me
morial. Kvonlually over the spill
of earth will be erected a 100
ton bronze statue of the flag rais
ing on Iwo Jima. The memorial
will be on a half acre plot rim
ming the northern end of Arling
ton National Cemetery.
The spade of which I speak is
not of the garden variety. It's
polished, wears ribbons the color
of the flag, and never has to work
up more than a spadeful on
single job. It is the property of
National Capital Parks, and has
been for a long time.
Many a wheel has taken the old
spade in hand on many a momen
tous occasion. Metal markers are
attached to the handle, something
like the notches the hard bitten
characters of the Old West
nicked for their six guns.
The most important marker,
perhaps, tells that on Feb. 12,
1914, the spade was used to break
sod for the Lincoln Memorial. At
the handle was President Taft.
The next year, the digger was
called upon to break earth for
the Arlington Memorial Amphi
theater in Arlington Cemetery, in
front of which lies the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier. '
There have been countless oth
er occasions. The Thomas Jeffer
son Memorial, the Memorial ded
icated to the Second Marine Di
vision of World War I, among
many.
The spade hasn't been retired
yet. In fact it isn't even rusty.
But in its dotage it will wind up
under glass at the Smithsonian
Institution, alongside of Wash
ington's famous trowel.
Better Postal
Service Asked
fire
Sunday Fire Hits
Church af Albany
AI.RANY One of two
runs dc by Albany firemen on
Sunday, appropriately enough,
was to a church.
The church fire, in the Church
of God, 35th Ave., and Takena
St., broke out in mid-aftcrnoon,
in the floor of .he building, ig
nited, it has been concluded, by
wiring that in some manner over
heated a conduit.
Flames burned through floor
joists and damaged the floor, in
flicting damage estimated at ap
proximately $500
The other fire, in a residence,
was caused by an over-heated oil
stove. Damage was reported negligible.
About 500.000 elementary and
high school children in the Unit
ecd States have some form of
heart or blood vessel disease.
THERESE LOWRY
ew IJot'L
Willamette Valley's out
standing hair stylist, an
nounces that beginning
February 17th,
Therese Lowry
well-known hair stylist
wjth many years' exper
ience will join his staff.
For Your Appointment with Beauty Coll
rich of Ifieiu IJjorh
STAYTON Response to a pos
tal survey requested by the
chamber of commerce and Rep
resentative waiter ftorblad show
ed a definite dissatisfaction with
the prescrit . service, .Everett
Ward, survey committee chair
man, indicated.
Forms tabulated carried the
general trend of local reaction.
Fifty-three expressed dissatisfac
tion with service with only five
satisfied.
Major issues of the survey
proven in the returns were the
question of a drop box on the
corner next to the Bon Ton on
Third St., and a later closing
hour on outgoing mail.
Tabulations on the drop box
were 43 for and 9 against. Sev
eral favoricd a drop box in the
northern part of town near Gir
od's. Businessment on Third St. ex
pressed a strong desire for the
box in order to hasten their out
going mail since most were forc
ed to wait until the close of busi
ness hours with the postoffice
removed from Third St., besides
general convenience for the pub
lic and bus travelers.
A strong majority, 50 to 2, fav
ored a later closing hour on out
going mail and was favored by
residents as well as businessmen.
Under the present system, rush
orders are held up overnight in
the loojil postoffice if not mailed
before 4 p.m.
Another important issue fav
ored by the entire town was Sun
day mail service, now lacking,
with 46 for and 3 against, thirty
ballots desired business delivery
service with 15 against; 32 want
ed residential delivery service,
15 against.
However, general trend of com
ments on these questions was that
these services were impractical
j with the unimproved sidewalks
' in various parts of town and too
I much residential area lor one
postman to serve, yet too few
residences to justfy two postmen,
Before the meeting of the
chamber of commerce, Grace
Niebert, local postmaster, ex
pressed willingness to cooperate
with any measures which could
be brought about.
TAKES LEADING ROLE
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MT. ANGEL Donna Wolfard of Silvcrlon, who plays the
role of Rebecca in "Rebecca's Triumph" by George M. Baker,
which will be presented for the public by Omega Alpha, the
Dramatic Club of .Mount Angel Women's College, Sunday,
February 21, at 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock in the Women's College
Auditorium. '
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Unemployed Group
LEBANON A "do it now"
project is being stressed here to
take up slack in the field of em
ployment. With spring work
about to open, there is poised a
large number of workers in every
category.
Employment officials are urg
ing all residents with odd jobs to
do around the home to take ad
vantage ot available labor
Remodeling, building, or elec
trical work can be quickly and
conveniently handled. Over 2000
applications of qualified workers
representing all trades and labor
groups are on file at the employ
ment office.
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OPEN FRIDAY NITE 'TIL 9
Safely Rally af
Lebanon Soon
LEBANON Plans for a safety
rally in the city hall auditorium
on the evening of March 26 were
formed at a meeting of sponsors
held Tuesday in Lebanon. The
planners group consists of repre
sentatives from Cascades Ply
wood, Crown Zellerbach, Santiam
Lumber, chamber of commerce
and locals of CKJ and AF of L un
ions. Charles B. Wilson, chamber rep
resentative to the city, safety
council, was selected to head the
rally committee, and John Ball,
Lio-IWA, was chosen secretary.
Also attending were representa
tives of the Accident Prevention
division, State Industrial Accident
commission, who will assist in the
program. They are Stan Lyon, rep-(
resentativo for the Lebanon area;'
George Hewitt, area supervisor;
Wilmer Page, education section,
and Robert Travis, safety representative.
HtEMlER YAFI RESIGNS
BEIRUT, Lebanon UPI The six-
month-old government of Premier
Abdullah Yafi resigned Tuesday
night after narrowly winning a vote
in parliament on local issues.
Farm Land
Values Drop
CORVALLIS Wl Oregon State
College economists said Tuesday
that farm land values in Oregon
dropped 8 per cent in the year end
ing last November.
That was a little more than the
national average, but a little less
than that in the Mountain States
and in states hit by drought.
Only three states reported in
creased values in the year due in
North Dakota to oil leases and in
New Jersey and Delaware to met
ropolitan influences.
Western opinion samplers report
ed the outlook for the early part
of this year seemed to be for good
tarms to nave less of a continuing
downward trend than poor farms,
and irrigated land to be affected
less than grazing land.
Police Hold Tight Grip
On Riot-Torn Calcutta
Jaycees Not
Eager About
Miss Salem
A proposal to sponsor a Miss
Salem contest for a candidate to
represent the city in the Miss
Oregon contest at Seaside this
summer was rejected by a strong
majority in a straw vote at the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
meeting Tuesday noon.
The main objection to sponsor
ing the event as presented by
several members was the cost.
The contest has reportedly been
dropped by other organizations
in previous years because of fi
nancial dificulties.
Despite the setback of the un
official vote, however, a commit
tee of interested Jaycees an
nounced they would delve into
the situation to see if the Deoole
of Salem would support such a
contest and to see if it is finan
cially feasible and then resubmit
the idea to the membership.
NEW DELHI, India IP Troops
and police held a tight grip
Wednesday on the riot-bltered
city of Calcutta. The damaged U.
S Information Aaency library
there remained closed against the
Dossibilitv of fresh violence.
Reports reaching New Delhi said
soldiers with ready arms patrolled
the stone-littered streets of the
city's central section to bar re
sumption of Tuesday's Communist-led
riots, which resulted in
three dead and 60 wounded.
Traffic was at a standstill, how
ever, and many officials expressed
fears that nightfall would bring
new trouble.
Tuesday's wild street fighting
followed a march of 10,000 dem
onstrators on the Bengali state
legislative chambers in support of
a teachers' strike. Police attempt-,
ing to halt the demonstration were
met with repeated savage at
tacks. The U.S. library was one of
the targets for attack by the
Million Dollar
Liquor Warehouse
PORTLAND, (UP) The Oregon
State Liquor Control Commission
today completed purchase of a 32
acre site at Kellogg Park, near
Milwaukie for a new one-million
dollar warehouse and office building.
The tract was purchased from
the federal housing authority for
approximately $82,000.
At today s meeting of the com
mission in Portland, Lester Ire
land, Hillsboru, took over as chair
man, succeeding W. A. Spangler,
resigned. Lowell Seaton, Albany,
was sworn in as a new member.
screaming mob.
Five policemen, including two
officers, were seriously injured
and 16 mounted policemen and six
horses were hurt. Forty-four riot
ers were arrested.
The area around government
house was wrecked. Disregarding
police tear gas attacks, rioters
hurled paving stones through plate
glass windows, tore down street
lights and stoned police wagons.
Troops were called in to restore
order after the rioters returned
again and again to the attack.
Police finally used firearms to
disperse demonstrators still mill
ing around government house
Tuesday night.
Reports to the U.S. Embassy
here said damage to the U. S.
library was estimated at more
than $5,000, including the destruc
tion of library books, windows and
fixtures. A message from the V.
S. consulate in Calcutta, India's
largest city, said no attempt would
be made to reopen library or other
U.S. information activities as long
as there is any danger of new
violence.
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