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F$l(S?c. 1)-Ciff ital Journal, Sateffi, Ofe., Tues., June 21, 1955 Big Traffic Jam In Los Angeles LOS ANGELES l-A transit strike (arced additional thousands of Los Angeles workers into cars today or a hectic trip into the logjam of downtown traffic. Extra police were again signed to try to ease the mass of cars oit jammea-up treeways and into city streets. Police estimated 100.000 additional cars surged into the downtown area yesterday, the first day of the strike of 2.600 workers. Both union and management predicted that the tieup would con tinue until at least Saturday. Some motorists began organiz ing car pwls and others hitch . hiked h;n Los Angeles Transit Line bust's and streetcars stopped running yesterday morning. They narmally carry 900,000 riders a day. Union leaders had gone to an early-morning mass meeting of workers armed with a 12-cent hour ly pay increase plan which they sought to explain to the workers. Nearly 2,000 workers shouted down their leaders' suggestion that the strike be postponed until the offer could be studied. They voted to strike immediately. MILL WORKER DIES SWEET HOME Bert Lee Wil liams, 93, mill worker, was strick en with a heart attack Monday, while at work and was pronounc ed dead on arrival at the Lang mack hospital. Williams came from Wright City, Okla., recently w'lere his family still resides. Naval Vessel To Be Named M anon County Marion County, Oregon, is to have i one-seventeenth in terest in i United .States Navy boat. IX R. B. Purdy, commander cj I.ST 975, writes the Cham ber of Commerce that the Navy has decided to give names in stead of numbers to that type of vessel, and that the 975 will be named Marion County. All of the Landing Ship Tanks are to get the names of counties or parishes. Lt. Purdy says that 16 other counties In 16 states also have the name of Marl-on and that "This ship wishes to feel equal ly associated with all." The naming ceremony will take place aboard the ship at .San Diego July 1 at 2 p.m., and Lt. Purdy's letter invites representatives to be present from this county. The LST boats are 338 feet long and carry 106 men and seven officers. Ray McKinnie Retires; J. E. Culp Successor Silverron Voters Pass School Bonds S1LVERTON Silvcrlon Union High School's $195,000 bond is sue apparently was approved by voters at Monday's election with early returns showing a vote of 178 for the bonds and 19 against the proposaL The school budget passed by a vote of 170 to 27. Hay McKinnie, a career man with the J. C. Penney Company, who has been manager of the Salem store since early in 1952, will retire at the end of this month, his final day set for Thursday, June 30. He will be succeeded by J. E. Culp, who comes to Salem from a district managership at Indianop- olis, Ind. By coincidence both McKinnie and Culp started their careers in the state of Washington, both on the east slope ot the cascade mountains. McKinnie's retirement winds up 41 years with the J. C. Penney company, 32 of them in manager ial capacities, with three years out while he served in the armed forces in World War I. His first connection with the company came when he helped open store No. 70 at Leavenworth, wash, The company now has 1640 stores. Then he got further training at Wenatchee, and went from there to Ponca City, Okla., in April, 1923. His next move was to Phoenix. Ariz., where he remain ed as manager for 24 years, and until he came to Salem. Since coming to Salem Mr. Mc Kinnie was married to Mrs. Hugh G. Mount of Portland. They have daughter, Marilyn, who is a junior at the University of Ore gon, and a son, Hugh, a sopho more at Lewis and Clark college in Portland. The McKinnics live at 560 North 23rd street, and will con tinue to make their home in Sa lem, though they expect to spend their winters in Arizona. ntw I A cotton plisse ' playsuit save 1.99 on a regulcy 5.98 value I; ffiffi Skirt, shirt and shorts in no-iron plisse . . . easiest to pack, easiest to care for. Your choice of three lively summer prints in gray, blue, navy, red or turquoise. 10 to 20. for summer fun D(SY WMDTTE HI5! cand Women's Wear Main Floor The prettiest shapes of the' season! Profiles, brims, head hugging half-hats and clochesl Cotton piques, twills, boucles, linen-look rayons . , . V 1 .3 F 1 JLr- ' ft-mHr r m LAIU MILITARY MEN AND VETERANS Ray McKinnie, manager of Salem J. C. Penney store, who will retire at end of June. town store in Portland, and then manager of the Union avenue Mr. Culp, who is to be McKin r'e's successor, got his early training with the Penney organ ization at Ellensburg, Wash. Then he was in Seattle for 10 years, Jol lowed bv a period with the down store. From there he went into district managership in the mid west, the position that he now vacates being the district man agership in Indianapolis. Culp will arrive in Salem next Monday. He has a wife and two sons. Employes of the Salem store will honor McKinnie with a din ner party next Saturday night, and his successor will be honored at a store employes breakfast Monday, June 27. Survey Ordered On Bandon Project The Oregon Highway Commis slon, considering action on the proposed Coos Bay-Bandon pro ject on the Oregon Coast High way, Monday authorized a sur vey. An Associated Press story er roneously implied that the com mission had decided to construct the project. The story also erred in saying that the commission allowed the Hood River Chamber of Commerce to erect signs pointing out scenic attractions. The permission was denied. Thursday, June 23 Organized Naval Reserve sur face division at Naval and Marine Corps Reserve training center. At Parks Parks AFB, Calif. AB David C. Saiser, son of Earl Saiser, 2035 Oxford street, Salem, Ore gon, is taking his Air Force basic here with flight 176, 3280th squadron, 3275th basic military training group. He entered the Air Force April 29, 1955. Honor Graduate FUESSEN, Germany A 1c Wallace W. Young, son of Mrs. Kalhryn D. Young, 1480 Boone road, Salem, Ore., was recently graduated with honors in the ord nance supply organizational course at the Army s European Ordnance school here. The airman, who en tered the Air Force in 1952J is with the 755th ammunition - supply squadron and last was stationed in France. Supporting Camp CAMP McCOY, Wis. Cpl. Nor man E. Chase, son of Mrs. Made leine A. Chase, Lebanon, Ore., is one of the soldiers supporting sum mer training here for the National Guards and Reserves. An Army man since January, 1953, Chase is regularly stationed at Fort Car son, Colo., with company G, 61st regiment, 8th infantry division. Section Leader U. S. FORCES, Korea-Cpl. Ed ward L. Bakke. son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bakke, Route 2, Dal las, is a section leader with bat tery B, 30th aniti-aircraft artillery battalion, here. A graduate of the Falls City high school in 1952, Bakke entered the Army in Feb ruary, 1953, and arrived overseas in March, 1954. Graduates FORT EUSTIS, Va.-SFC Leroy L. Sutliff, son of Mr, and Mrs. L. E. Sutliff, 1796 Lancaster drive, Salem, has been graduated from the helicopter repair course of the Transportation School here. He has been in the Army since, 1943, and has the Bronze Star Medal, Com bat Infantryman badge, European-African-Middle Eastern campaign ribbon and the Korean service rib bon. TRAINS IN VIRGINIA NORFOLK, Va. Terrence M. Mahoney, midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Mahoney of route 1, Gervais, Ore., is among those midshipmen training in the techniques of amphibious warfare at the Little Creek Naval Am phibious base here. Mahoney, who entered the academy in the Hubbard Approves Its School Budget HUBBARD Hubbard voters Monday approved the school bud get by a vote of 96 to 42. A total of 160 ballots were cast in the election. Members of the school board elected were Robert Brack, five year term; James McNulty, four years; Henry Lettenmaier, three years, and Robert Stauffer, one year. AT WEST POINT Cadet John P. Ritchey, son of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Ritchey, 1045 North 13th street. Salem. Oregon, has been named to the dean's list for the second semes ter of the 1954-55 academic year at the U. S. Military Academy. Ritchey also was on the dean's list for the first semcsted of the past academic year. A 1953 graduate of the Salem high schol the Salem West Point cadet, received his appointment to the Acaremy from Rep. Walter Norblad. He reported there In July of 1953. The source of the MississioDi river is 1,670 feet above sea level. J lost 100 pounds and found the world was filled with funr love and beauty In the July Journal, Margie Webb tells how, in just nine inonthi, ihe went from 250 pounds to 150 . . . from lire 44 to sire 14 , . , while eating three atisfying meals a dav. She reveals hrr diet lerreH . , how the was able to eat her favorite iweeti. And ihe givei you her reducing plan for a week ... 21 complete mentis. At sweet sixteen, Margie had neverleencomphmented,much lew kissed. To this day, ihe doesn't understand "how any man would haf wanted to marry such a blob." Margie finally was able to tick to a diet . . . now looks the part she alwavi wanted to play a pretty wife and mother. Don't miss" 100 PoundsOff," another in the popular Journal lertes of Beauty Biographies. PLUS 27 othsr artieltt, torlaa and faatursa. fjmfaf Cf ADC 550 N. Capitol Ph. 3-9191 ! ! drilffilVili J Otfl fOtAT t ON Mi Nt Will ANSA summer of 1853, was nominated to the academy by Rep. Norblad. He was graduated from the Ger vais high school in 1952 and at tended the Oregon College of Education. In the fall of 1952 Mahoney was chosen as the most valuable player to participate in the Oregon high school Shrine' football game at Pendleton. AURORA SERVICEMEN AURORA Cpl. Marvin Bol land, U.S. Army, arrived home Tuesday after 18 months duty in Korea. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Holland, drove to Seat tle to bring him home for a visit on leave before he reports for duty in North Carolina. His C-jee-year enlistment will expire next February. Airman 2C Don G. Troyer, USAF, arrived June 2 in Tripoli, Algeria on the Mediterranean, to begin 18 months duty, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Troyer. He flew the Atlantic from the east coast, with a stop at the Azores en route. Cpl. 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