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Timber Tech Sale Reported LEBANON Timber Tech cor poration will cease operations within the next 90 days, and the pig laminated arch manufactur ing firm is up for sale, it was learned Monday. At peak payroll period last year the firm em ployed 175 persons, now it is about 145. It was learned from a reliable source that the firm is in the pro cess of being sold and that Law rence Warehouse, which owns more than 90 of the stock, may have an announcement to make within the next 10 days. Louis E. Tippett. vice presi dent of Lawrence Warehouse at Portland was quoted as saying that a reduction of the Lebanon plant staff is underway, mostly lie!. He said the firm will com plete present contracts and cit ed a 60 to 90 day estimate for this work. Tippet said "every effort is being made to asure continued operation, and we have reason to believe it will be successful." The firm was established here two years ago and has been furn ishing laminated roof arches and supports for many major con struction jobs throughout the na tion. Contracts have been fulfill ed for churches, schools, large stores and auditoriums. VIES FOR CROWN! Q pL:inr0lnU In Dprlc 1 Given 2 to 3 Years Jail Berry Picking " Nearing Peak , LEBANON More than 800 strawberry pickers were in local fields Monday and the need for 300 more will be felt if weather causes a quick peak in the ripen ing of this year's crop. Employment office reports that growers are furnishing transportation to most fields, but there is no housing for pickers at the fields. Raspberry picking is now stat ed for July 11, with blackcaps to follow soon after. Experienced help is wanted in the woods, and there Is demand at the Lebanon employment of fice for head riggers, cat skinners from 18 to 24 years old, and loading engineers. All applicants; must be experienced in their line, it was emphasized. l" m) i f.:..-V. W..,-....J,. ..I.,, PHILADELPHIA W-U, S. Dis trict Judge J. Cullen Ganey yes terday sentenced nine Philadel phia area Communists to two to three years in jail for violation of the Smith Act. This law makes it a crime to 'teach or advocate the overthrow of the government. Block Action On Reserve Bill WASHINGTON Wl Rebellious members of the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday blocked quick action on a new mili tary reserve bill and sent it back to a subcommittee for further study. By a 16-14 vote the committee decided to give the subcommittee five days to work on the new ver sion of President Eisenhower's "vital" reserve program. The vote came' after subcommittee chairman Brooks (D-La) com plained his group was being by passed. Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) had urged the full committee to act Tuesday on a compromise measure he is sponsoring. He said House leaders wanted to get it to the floor by Thursday. Eisenhower has called for public support for a strengthened reserve which he said is necessary for the country's defense. Vandals Smash Clinic Window LEBANON Vandalism at Dr. Robert Dougherty's clinic now under construction on north Main street continued over the week end. Another highly expensive glass window was broken by a section of heavy pipe being tossed through it. The discovery was made Monday morning and re ported to city police. It marked the third time glass has been broken, and a fourth time it was marred beyond use. The special glass is coated on both sides to reflect both heat and light, and is of special con struction. Replacements have to be ordered from the factory, po lice were told. Other vandalism was reported by Nathan Mitsch. He told police that a tool house had been broken into at a home he is building at the east end of Elmore street. Sacks of cement were broken open and tools scattered. Jerri Mahoney of Salem, a Patricia Lee Model, will be among the 14 Oregon beau ties scheduled to compete for Miss Universe of Oregon in the state finals to be held un der the sponsorship of Radio Station KGAE at the Elsinore Theater Friday night at 9 p.m. Winner of the Friday night event, will be sent to Long Beach, California, on July 14 where she will appear in judg ing against nearly 80 of the world's most beautiful girls in the international finals spon sored by the city of Long Beach, Catalina Inc. and Uni versal - International Pictures, and offering thousands of dol lars in prizes and motion pic ture contracts. 75-Year Count Weds Gir!r14 PONTRESINA, Switzerland Ifl - Count Aubry William Tealdi, wealthy 75-year-old Italian, has ar- rived in this mountain resort with hir 14-year-old bride Princess Lidia Maria Antoma uaraccioio oi lor ello. The couple were married in a secret night ceremony at Lucca, Italy, last week. The aged groom declined to discuss his marriage when reached by telephone at his hotel here. It could not be learned how long the couple planned to remain at this quiet resort, only a few miles from the glittering international re sort of St. Moritz. Death Comes To Edgar Loop . HOPEWELL Charles Edgar Loop, 70, a resident of Hope- Judge Ganey, after listening to impassioned pleas by three of the defendants ordered them jailed j well 'for '26 " died Sund mmeoiaiey. rejecting oeiense ai-june l9i 1955 ,t the General torneys pleas thai they be freed Hospital in McMinnville, follow- in bail pending an appeal to a higher conrt. Sentenced to three years were Joseph Kuzma. 31; David Duben sky, 46 (also known as Dave Da vis); Thomas Nabried, SI, all of Philadelphia, and Sam Gobeloff, 44, (also known as Joseph Rob erts) Camden, N.J, Sherman H. Labovitz, 29; Walter Lowenfels, , 56; Irving Katz, 35; Robert Klonsky; 35. and Benjamin Weiss, 39, all of Philadelphia, were given two year, sentences. - Davis, Nabried and Lowenfels made separate statements to the court before sentencing. But Judge Ganey, who had refused the de fendants a new trial last week, dismissed the pleas as a "torrent of words," adding: "That these defendants, being convicted of an extremely serious offense such as this, have the op portunity to be heard as they are here, to deny it forthrightly and earnestly and enthusiastically as they do, is a tribute to the demo cratic system and the concept of liberty which emerged from it." Antarctic Explorer Dies at Age 64 Years SOUTHPORT, England W Frederick John Hooper, antarctic explorer who found the body of Capt. Robert Scott near the South Pole, died yesterday at his home here. He was 64. Hooper sailed around the world three times before joining Scott's last expedition in 1912, at the age of 18. When Scott failed to return from an advance exploratory trip. Hooper went out with a search party. Spotting a small bamboo pole sticking out of the snow, he unearthed Scott's last camp. Contract Awarded on Ross Island Ramp The Oregon Highway Commis sion awarded a contract Monday to Manson Construction and Engineer ing Co., Seattle, for $419,580 for a new ramp between the east end of Ross Island bridge and McLough ling Boulevard on Pacific High way East in Portland. Damage Suit Lost by Oil Co.s SEATTLE (sV-A federal court jury last night awarded a former service station operator $240,000 in damages against seven of the na- tion s largest on companies. George F. Moore had charged in the civil action that the com panies ruined his business in 1952 by agreeing to refuse to sell him gasoline because he cut his prices. The suit, filed under federal anti trust laws which provide for treble damages, had asked 1 damages totaling $275,000. The jury found Moore had suffered actual dam ages of $80,000 and gave him three times that amount. Named in the suit were Standard Oil of California, Tidewater-Associated, Union, General Petroleum, Richfield, Texaco and Shell. The companies contended throughout the three-month trial that there had never been an il legal agreement among them as Moore charged. An oil company attorney said there will be an appeal. Joint Installation For Optimist Clubs New officers of the Salem Opti mist club and its auxiliary, the Opti-Mrs., will be installed at a joint meeting of the two groups Thursday night at the Marion ho tel. Al Pfeifer will be installed as the new president of the Optimists. Fellow officers will be Earl Jae ger, first vice president: Charles Terry, second vice president: Dar win Caspell, third vice president; Harry Cronn, sergcant-at-arms: Fred Russom. secretary; and Paul Everett and Russ Barker, board members. Officers to be installed in the Opti-Mrs. club are Maxine Rus som, president, and Marge Cas pell, secretary. The meeting will be at 7:30 in the Coral room of the Marion hotel. Youth Killed in Auto Crash, Three Injured KLAMATH FALLS Ifl - Joe Parazoo, 15, of Chiloquin died Monday night when an automobile plunged off a highway and over turned. Three other youths in the car, Lawrence Mose, 16, Chiloquin; Dale Moe. 17, Silverton: and Gor don Copeland, 16. Silverton, suf fered minor injuries. The mishap occurred on the highway between Chiloquin and Sprague River north of here. ing several month's illness. Mr. Loop was bom April 22, 1885 at Lone Mountain, Tenn., son of Adam and Amanda Loop.' He came to Polk county. Ore., in 1901, and was married March 22, 1908 to Miss Josa M. Bones, at Crowley Station, Polk county. Ore., and they had made their home in Polk and Yamhill counties since. V He had been a member of the Baptist church since 1910, and at present of the First Baptist church of Dayton. He is survived by his wife, Josa, three daughters, Mrs. Hor ace Edwards, Toledo, Ore.; Mrs. Guy Freshour, Pleasantdale; Mrs. Harry Capron, Toledo, Ore,.; two sons, Delner of New Orleans, La.; Charles William Loop of Toledo, Ore.; and 14 grandchildren. Also surviving are four brothers, Samuel of Lone Mountain, Tenn.; Claude of Willamina, Ore.; Rob ert of Netarts, Ore.; Thomas of Toledo, Ore.; and one sister, Mrs. Cornelia Damewood of Carlton. Funeral services will be held at Macy and Son, McMinnville, on Wednesday, June 22, at 1:30 p.m. Rev. James Soden of Day ton will officiate. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in McMinnville. Mr. Loop was a member of the American Milking Shorthorn Association and an outstanding breeder and exhibitor of Milk ing Shorthorns, There are 237 eclipses of the sun or moon in the average century. Capital Journal, Salem, Or., Tiiesv, June JJ1," 1955-Sec 2)-3 Fire Fighters to Meet Here, '56 BEND UK Donald H. Stormer of Roseburg is the new president of the Oregon State Fire Fighters Assn. Others elected at the organiza tion's annual meeting here last week end are: E. H. Whelan. Port land, first vice president; Charles Patterson, Salem, second vice pres- FLOWERS Green Thumb Florist 321 Court Street Phone 4-1692 Within 5 Minute! to all hoipluli and mortuarlri. Night and Sunday Phone 2-443 ident; Fred R. O'Sullivan, Eugene, secretary; and Orval Johnson Sr., Bend, and George T. Wilson, Al bany, trustees. Delegates voted to hold next year's convention at Salem. (HEMORRHOIDS) MM.A.MMI. not Am W jff ANDOTMU JC COLON DISORDEX M. REYNOLDS NOUH 40 A.M. U 3 00 11U CSNTIt STMIT tAUM, OMON PLANE DROPS LEAFLETS TAIPEI. Formosa i A Na tionalist plane dropped 100.000 leaflets Tuesday in a flight over coastal areas of Communist Chi na's Fukien Province. 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