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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1954)
tHE CAPITAL JOURNAL,. Salem, Oregon Wednesday, July 21,1951 WILL RULE OVER DAYTON BUCKEROO i - 1 fcifc.-xi: ,. -..: . , .lr-r Lumber Strike May Spread to Pine Area Judy Scamster of Salem Saddle club, to reien over Davton' Buckeroo July 24-25. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Seamster of Salem. Judy Seamster Queen of Rodeo Preparations being md for the enm annual Day ton Buckeroo indicate that the celebration till year will surpass those of pre vious years. Queen Judy Seamster, of the Salem Saddle Club, and prince sea Carol Shucker of the Sheridan Canler Club and Barbara Day of the Sherwood Horsemen, will reign over the two day affair, July J4 29, which la highlighted by a rodeo the afternoon of each day. In addition to traditional events, the Buckeroo will again present tlie spectacular wild horse race ei the climax of eac, program; in this, a numbor of untamed horses are released, in the arena, and to win, a cowboy must saddle a horse, ride it around the arena and through the gate at the an nouncer'! etand. Troy Altera, rodeo clown from Antlers. Okla homa, has been obtaine to add amusement to the coi.tosts. Entry books will close at 8:011 n. m. Fri day night, Los Leach, Buckeroo president, announced. Festivities will begh wilh a parade Saturday morning, this year sponsored by the Dayton Lions Club, and according to par ade chairman F. W, Budke, early registrations indicate that it will be the largest in Buckeroo his tory. A Buckeroo dance will be held Saturday night at the Dayton Legion Hall, and Browing Bros. PORTLAND, Ore. fJ1 APL lumber ami tawiniU workers have been authorized to strike pine op erations in four Pacific Northwest States, union officials announced. Kenneth Davis, secretary of the union'i Northwest couacil, said Tuesday that strikes could he ex pected in the pine industry of Ore- fon, Washington. Idaho and Man ana unless operator! grant pay increases. The union, acting jointly with the CIO Woodworkers, is seeking a 12 -cent hourly pay increase. Management generally has con tended it could 'not afford addi tional costs and has offered to re new the old contract. The two unions have been on strike for the past month against the Douglas fir Industry of Oregon and Washington, Other developments in the strike Tuesday included: I. The AFL union and the W. A, Woodard Lumber Co., Cottage Grove, Ore., reached an agree ment returning 250 men to work. Terms of the agreement could not be learned immediately. 2. Violence waa reported at a plfkc! line at the Weyerhaeuer piant at Springfield, Ore. A com pany spokesman said Magnus Bol ken, an employe, suffered an eye cut and a nose injury -is he tried to cross a CIO picket line. J. Harvey Nelson, president of (he CIO union's Columbia River District Council, denied a report by the Pacific Northwest Logger! Assn. that reduced log inventor ies now would cause winter mill shutdowns. Nelson said there will be plenty of logs If the strike ends before winter. 4. An official' of the AFL local at Toledo, Ore., reported that tentative agreement was reached with the C. I). Johnson Lumber Co., which employs 750 men Union members will vole on agreement Friday, 5. A hearing on arguments the M 4 M Wood Working Co. petition to brevent AFL millmcn ii ujii jJicKuuiig us uirue piy woou plants in urcgon ana one in Calif ornia ended. A decision on the case is expected Thursday. to earth', start acting like ladies and gentlemen. "There isn't one thing done by this administration 'hat you ap prove. A fine job has been done running the railroad. Does anyone give me credit, or Frank Kalbaugh (general manager oi tne Alaska Railroad? i "You have given Bill Strand the Devil, Strand probably is one of the hardest worker for statehood. "1 Just get sick and tired of get ting kicked around by Alaskans." He said reports that Alaska is being held onto for the Department of Interior is "just bunch of horsefeathers." -t ....... un it anuld take away a lot of our headaches if you got statehood tomorrow, i nave no em pire ambitions." McKay said "this administration i. .a.i ahnnt statehood after having been in office only a year and a halt when statehood hadn't been achieved under 20 yean of Democratic administra tion. "I'm not against you. Our de partment is not against you. But let's not be so darn impatient," the secretary advised. "You get a little too mad . . . . Those fellows (congressmen) don't have to vote for you." BlJiiD(oITti,LT DcDOCSDDil the McKay Gives Alaskans Quite a Tongue-lashing ANCIIOflAGE, Alaska M "llrelary of the Interior -Mckay told Just gel lck and tired of being a group here Tuesday who had kicked around by Alaskans," See- Norblad Back From Europe WASHINGTON Ml - ReD. Nor blad,-returning from Europe Tues day, described the "brutalities and atrocities" of the Communists there as "unbelievable." Norblad was an acting member of the special house - committee which investigated communism as an international conspiracy. The committee held most of its hear ings at Munich, Germany, and wit- nesses included a number of for mer officials of governments now under Russian control. Refugees and Communist deserters also tes tified. Norblad said there appeared "little chance of a general uprising by the people within these coun tries because of the secret police and brutality which has occurred," but testimony indicated general dissatisfaction with Jiussian dom ination. carnival has set up at the Legion grounds, also. asked how the territory could achieve statehood. The secretary, here on a "look and listen" (our of this vast north rn land, gave his audience six reasons and a tongue-lashing In explaining why statehood had not been gained. Im for statehood," he told the members of the board of directors of Operation Statehood, "but the President of the United States is the one who writes the policies for tne - executive department and just work for him." He gave these reasons why state- nooa legislation naa been stymied: I. The President's oonoslllon for ueiense reasons; 2. Alaskan oppo sition to partition of the territory: 3. Tying of the Alaskan and Ha waiian bills togethor: 4.0nnosilion oi some congressmen to admitting on.conlinguous , territory (applying also to Hawaii); S. The belligerent attitude of the Alaskans, and . Insufficient development of the territory. He told (ho non-Dartisan rrrnnn he objected to "their belligerent attitude" toward members of Con gress, himself, Director of Terri tories William Strand and other officials. "Your people's attitude has to change," he said. "Get back down flOIT GIODBDOIID Bm)fljB IT o r o . . . that's what you'll say about this lowest-priced line of cars 0 mi mi In '14, as fer years before , . , MORI MOPU AM BUYING CHIVROLITI THAN ANY ATUIB fait OffWal Natleitwle'e wimn fcnni LLPeinco. ItfMfefton Fleufet HERE'S THE MOST AND THE BEST-FOR YOUR MONEY! Appearance! Performance! Comfortl Prlcel Weigh all these factors when you buy a new ear, and you'll find Chevrolet is the outstanding buy In Its field. 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Without the combined efforts of the participating boys, their parents, sponsors, officials and mem bers of the board, and many valley firms, organizations and individuals who unselfishly gave of their time and all necessary money and materials, this worthy community event could not have been held. We would like to be able to thank each one of you individually in person, or at least by letter, but tha' would be an endless task, and rather than trying to list all your names here and risk missing a single one, please accept this means of our expressing our appreciation to each and every one of youl AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER! EVERY BOY WAS A CHAMPIONI AND THANKS AGAIN FROM Douglas McKay Chevrolet Co. 510 N. Commercial St. Salem, Oregon Capital Adjournal 280 N. Church St. Salem, Oregon r 1
