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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1955)
0 TH1J CAPITAL JOURXaC. Salerrt Orfon, Monday, Novener 21, f955 A Pif 8-Secyon 1 . w Gunmam't CovtreA Batty fhmt . Ponders Shooting Episode Mol 1 Fire Fatal To Mitchell Woman GRANTS PASS (UP) Mrs. Hazel Spoo. ST, Mitchell, Ore., died in a local hospital Saturday from burns suffered two weeks ago in a motel fire that also re sulted in the death of her tot band. a Edward Spo, a slwmill-owier at Mitchell, s burned iafally in 'the blaze. .' ". ' Funeral ivici will ' today in Redmoild. ' DUKRIES WSeSf Cmlct SMrl an, C.v.n Vau.cM liatyM ELKtl tUNDMAN i fc ...a rttlmM I). t Sum Pk. 32l (Ttrssi) 3S7t c.awr ( hit ' 3, . ' 5 -r1 ?J "m0ODlVl7 can The body of would-be robber Wallace Carlyle while attempting a robbery Sunday evening. Cunningham, of Portland, is shown through a Business as usual went on at the tavern after bullet-shattered window o( the Rickreall barbe- the shooting in which police officer John Mek- cue and tavern, where Cunningham was killed kers was not seriously wounded. Bandit Slain by Citizen Deputy tCnntinued froih Pace 1) turned to jo to his car to radio ior help. As he came out of the areaway door, Cunningham, gun in hand, followed. Greenwade, standing near the outside door, spotted the (unman and fired. The bullet truck Cunningham in the lower right chest, knocking him against the wall. Greenwade then dashed out the door and to a window in an at tempt to get another shot at Cunningham. He took one shot through the glass but apparently did not hit the bandit, who meanwhile was trying to get a Fairbanks to Do Lincoln Statue For Slate of 111. shot at Greenwade but didn't have the strength to pull the trigger. He collapsed near the bar and died. Greenwade ap parently also shot a third time but it was not known If while in side or outside the tavern. While all this was taking place, Mrs. Wilson was still on the phone, giving an account to po lice. Officers at district head quarters in Salem heard the shots that wounded their fellow officer and killed his assailant. One of ficer who rushed to the scene was Wallace Mckkcrs, brother to the injured man, who was on patrol in an adjoining police district. Alter the shooting, Greenwade told officers, "I knew I had to shoot him ve he'd kill me." He is an experienced rifleman as a memher of the Dallas National Guard company. Mekkers in Good Shape Stale police, Polk county depu ties and Dallas police quickly converged on the - scene, - taking said, when he returned to the tavern to steal a second car. Patrons remembered his warning that "someone is going to die here" if his victims did not obey his orders. Kennan was taken to the Polk county jail where he is being held pending filing of specific charge. District Attorney Walter Foster said Kennan would be charged with armed robbery, assault with intent to kill or both. He could be charged with one count of armed robbery for each patron and employe in the tavern, Fos ter noted. George Putnam, Capital Jour nal editor emeritus, has just re ceived word from Avard Fair banks, the famous sculptor, that Fairbanks has just been chosen 1 Kennan into custody and rushing 1 b the state of Illinois as the Mekkers to Salem General hcpj- sculptor for a statue of Abraham tal where he was reported in Lincoln to show him before he ood condition Monday. Mekkers suffered a bone fracture in the lower arm for which he will un dergo surgery Tuesday, hospital attendants said. There was no fractured bones in the shoulder wound. Patrons of the cafe fold offi- i Was elected president. The selec tion was made recently hv the state commission in charge of mis project at a meeting in Chi ta go. Fairbanks renewed hi. iincir. to do the pending memorial to Oregon pioneers provided for in leers they at first thought the! iic win oi mo late Carroll pair were joking when thev pull Moores. He wrote: "The pioneer ed guns and announced a" hold theme is one which is close to up. "But we soon found they Mv wiu .1 ,1.: t. .... ....... .. . J v. i.i """ na i would weren I Kidding," one said after- be able to produce one of the greatest works of art in America." ward. ("unnincham unknowingly pre dicted his own death, officers IiOiigTimc Salem Resident Passes Mrs. Lenna K. Johanson, Salem resident for many years and a late resident of INK Snulh Liner ly street, died Sunday at the Dal las Nursing home. Born at West Jersey. HI , June I V , 172. Lcona McKinstry Johan son, moved with her parenla to Jurnala. Nchr.. in 1S77. She re aided there lor 30 years and then came In Salem to make her home in 1907. She was married in to A. K. Johanson, who died Ul 1915. Mrs Johanson tausht school in Hebrask. lor 1J years and tausht school in Oregon for ID years fclie was a mcmlier of the Leslie Methodist church and had been in charge of the Flower Vision work ol the Smith S.ilrm Wl'Tl' mce it was first organired Surviving is a niece. Mrs J A Siholll ol Haslinss. Nchr Announcement of funeral sen- hts win r niade later hy Virgil T. (iolricn i 'jr. LOCKER BEEF Fancy Grain-fed lb. 19c Locker Pork ... lb. 27c SALEM MEAT CO. the In 18.12. John Calhoun resigned the t'. S vice-presidency to take a scat in the Senaie. So light, so tiny ...it can be worn in a woman's hair, or clipped to a necktie HEARING AID only J135 ivoritbhu; rim spatter, skip! Tl U - MaK iMMrtfaM (Mtf IM'H( tot hmt r rmw Hi n i. the new Vinbli Ink Supply Writlt Un;tr Sim Stylina, bill1 ens' (oy T lont Cottn u!motk hlroctiea FkMtrnt foist World1 GrootOff Cfoclr ftorfro VotW Wok up to soft rmnic and buzier o tar ml Superb tont with ntw Goldtn Voico speaker. The 56CE in Ebony. $24 95 Tiny, powrfut, tut Jam im mrirm I Sorely 8 by 5 but potentl Com pli new Motorola sound lyitem. Smollett ond towtt priced of all from Motorola, but gives power performance. The 5AA in Ebony, While, ted Green, $169S Color inns Many new Motorola models to choose from In clock and table model radios. A small deposit will hold any radio 'til Christmas Pay not year. Open 'til 9 p.m. Mo. MASTED J Y. ommcrelal Ph. 3 4KS ' Green Stamps rUdTKri m 1 Mm m m m i ii i ill i CDGD I RICKREALL Hcrschel Gcenwade, 24, Dallas, ponders the lightning-like chain of events that led up to his fatally wound ing bandit Walace Carlyle Cunningham Sunday evening as climax to a robbery attempt at a Rickreall tavern. Greenwade, deputized minutes before the shooting, cut Cunningham down with one shot from a .30 caliber carbine, after Cunningham had wounded officer Mekkers In an exchange of bullets.' 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