Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, February 22, 1954, Page 24, Image 22

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    THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon
Monday, February 22, 1054
Page 24
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RECESS IN 'CONFESSION' INQUIRY
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Col. Frank H. Schwablo, right, subject of a Marine Corps in
quiry on his action in making a false germ warfare confession
under Communist pressure, and his co-pilot in Korea, Maj.
Boy H. Bley, second from right, talk v?ith attorneys during a
recess in proceedings at Washington. Bley, a witness, also was
captured and like Schwablc, signed a germ warfare confession.
Attorneys are Col. Paul Sherman, left, and John H. Pratt, stand
ing. (AP Wircpholo)
Salem January
Building Spurts
Salem showed a vigorous 59
per cent gain in January, 1954
building permits over January,
1953, though the average for 19
Oregon cities was a 19 per cent
drop, according to the monthly
report of the Equitable Savings &
Loan association of Portland.
Washington cities showed a 92
per cent increase, Idaho a 58 per
cent decrease and British Colum
bia, with only two cities report
ing, a 35 per cent drop. Average
for the whole region was a 22
per cent gain. Figures for the
Oregon cities follow:
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Albanr 91. BOO
Ajtorl 7.350
Biker 1,5M
Jitnd 15.300
Corvallla 12,350
Kutene 152.313
Grsnti Pasi 27,240
Klamath falls ... 12,300
La Oranda 6,500
Extra Hours
Scheduled
For Taxpayers
With the deadline for filing
Income tax returns nearing, It.
C. tiranquist, district director
of internal revenue,' today an
nounced plans for maintaining
Saturday hours for taxpayer as
sistance at the local office of
the Internal Revenue Service.
The office , at 201 Post Office
Building, Salem, usually oper
ates on a five-day week. The
office will also be open the
last two Saturdays before the
income tax filing deadline of
March 15. It will remain open
until midnight on March 15.
Internal revenue officials
point out that all taxpayers
seeking assistance at the reve
ue office should bring all
Form W-2's, together with rec
ords of income and business ex
penses. Taxpayers, especially those
with rental or business In
comes, can also facilitate the.
filing of their returns if they
bring their duplicate copy of
last year's tax return.
mane shelter caught it.
The 24-incb arrow had entered
the bird's back with the point
barely sticking out through the
chest.
Adams removed the arrow and
took the pigeon, apparently in
good condition, to the shelter for
observation.
Musical Groups
Mennonite Church
Several well known musical
groups will appear in half hour
concerts at the Pratum Mennon
ite church this week as an added
attraction during the Prophetic
conference now in session.
The Salem Singers, a men's
chorus, greatly in demand in
church circles, will give t half
hour concert on Monday night,
February 22. The Salem Academy
choir will give a half hour pro
gram on Tuesday night.
Several other musical groups,
either from the local church or
from other churches in the val
ley will add to the already mount
ing interest in these meetings.
Services begin at 7:30 p.m. The
Rev. H. P. Fast of Rcedley, Calif.,
is being received with great ap
preciation in his prophetic min
istry at the Mennonite church
here.
Last Piute
Medicine Man
Dies at Burns
BI RNS (UP) The last of
.the Burns Piute Indian medi
cine men has died, it was learn
ed today.
The last medicine man, Wil
lie Jack, died last week, just a
few week: after another old
medicine man, Johnny Pete,
about 80, died at Pendleton.
Copra is the dried meat of coco
nuts which yields oil for soaps,
paints, candy, shortening, plas
tics, lubricants, explosives and
other things.
Play Safe with Your Eyesight
A regular examination of your eyes Is the only sure way
to protect your vision.
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Dr. E. E. Borlnf
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AND OUR EASY
PAYMENT PLAN
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1053 Change
14.050 35
35,591 80 '
40.250 07 !
22,3110 31 i
52.265 70 I
215.875 20 !
123.315 78 (
48,280 72 :
13,120 58
30,2110 29 i
2IU88 89
347.785 02
Cool Bay ........ 18,619
Medford 447.244
Oregon City 3,100
Pendleton 18,700
Portland 2,413.780 3,223,900 25
ROICbUrg 91,737 39,55& 132
St. Helena 200 1.550 87
Salem 398,800 250,215 80
Snrlnifleld 87,360 183,765 52
The Oallea 44,337 75.899 42
..Total Oregon ,.3.820.580 4,694,917 19
Total Oreion ,...3,B20,58O 4.694,917 19
Slater Winner
Freedom Essay
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. ifl -Henry
L. Slater of Burns, Ore.,
who as a school principal won the
$1,000 first prize in the Freedom
Foundation's Americanism essay
contest in 1952, won second place
in the same contest this year.
His prize is $50 and the George
Washington Honor Medal for his
essay "Freedom's Holy Light." An
equal award goes to the Rev. Rob
ert Howard Sweeney, C. S. C. Uni
versity of Portland, for a public
address.
H is the third year in a row for
a recognition at Burns, the grade
school there having won an award
last year.
Salem's Englewood school, a con
sistcnt award winner, again won
a Gcorgo Washington Honor Medal,
and two other Salem schools were
listed as winners of the principal
school award. These schools nro
Bush and Keizcr. Richmond school,
Salem, is winner of a Freedom
Library.
By . coincidence, another Snlcm I
school figures in the award to 1
Father Sweeney, for it was at i
Sacred Heart Academy there Hint i
he made his prize-winning address,
Pigeon Okay With
Arrow Through Body
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (!) A pig
eon with a target arrow through
its body was spotted strutting
along the roof of a house yester
day. Walter Adams of the city hu-
yjuernight
service to
Southern
Oregon
Her the May, (are w ay to
Ashland, Mfdford, Grnntl
rs. Slerpasyou rid In Pull
man or In chHlr car with dwp
cushioned reclining aesti.
Enjoy lounge car with rck
refreshment service. Leave In
the evening; arrive nrxt morn
lngr. Overnight service return"
lng, too. Low fares dolly.
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