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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1956)
C3 & gialeirt, Oregon, Tuesday, February 21, $56 9 6Ui F.F. Award Ifoif BrEiiglew0oaS.dioo! o, 4j ,rf. ! Encjcwood Scliool, where Mrs. KUSII A ISO AVI nil or Dorothy Daus.eity is principal. O o hes made a natioifal reputaiion by Ut lwo fcarjuer Prizes 0 Oo o i & O (Picture on Pape 1) winning six times, evti'-y year since the Freedoms Foundation awards started. The first three years in a row the school, won the top award and a trip, for a teacher and a student to Valley r, . " , . . leacner ana a student to vain Some or the eisht Salem schools ; Forge. The fourth year the ml that have won Freedoms Founda tion awards for 1955 are veteran winners. Others have received the honor for 4he first time. 0 o T Jo io(riii i lit! Vl a S 1- o THE APITATJ JOURNAL n 0 Bouncfc Over Flora Muse Payne. 34. Santa .Monica, (Jalif., waived preliminary, hearing in District court Tuesday on a charge of for gery and was'wflered held to an swer to the Marion County grand jury. Bail was continued at $1,500 by Judge E. 0. Stadter Jr. Taken From Floral 10D uav j A Salem florist shop lost an es timated $300 to $400 to a thief Monday, it was reported to city police. Fred M. Shafer, operator of Sha fer's Florist shop, 305 Court street, told police a money hag contain ing currency and checks was tak en from the shop sometime during the day. Most of the missing amount was cash, he said. Boosts Ocean res made Knglewood ineligible for that honor, but it won another award. The fifth year it won an honor medal and a trip. A'xl this year it will receive in the Freedom Library award a library worth $:1Q0, consisting of books, pictures, films, sheet music, charts and oilier material bearing on the Freedom subject. Bush School, Walter C. Beck principal, also a Freedom Library winner this year, has won twice ; before, a principal award and trip east in 1954. and an honor i medal last year. Kcizer School, with which Cum mings School cooperates, is not . new in the winning list, having I qualified hist year for the Prin cipal Award as it does this year. Carmalite Weddle is principal of the school. i Leslie Junior High School, Earl Hampton principal, had not en : tered in the contest previously, I and this is its first win. The Prin cipal School Award, or top prize, which means a trip for a selected teacher and pupil, is the prize. This is the second win hand running for McKinley School where Dorothy Rea is principal. The prize last year with the Prin cipal School Award was a trip to Valley torse for teacher and student, materials for the school library, a medal and a flag, and this year it is the Freedom Li brarv. Joseph Formick and his Final Rites Set Final rites will bo, he'tl -at 10 a.m. Friday at Clough-liarrick Chapel for Arthur McKinley Wilson, who. died Sun day at his'home. 1105 Barnes Ave. The Rev. Gerald G. Emerson will officiate and interment is sot for Belcrest Memorial Park. Will Alter Garage E. C. Thom as has taken nut a building permit to alter the garage at 105, 175, 155 and 1H5 West Bush Street at a cost of $200. E. S. Ritter has received a permit to wreck -the dwellings at 1317 State and 152 North 13th Streets. Egg Prices Boosted Local pro 1 duce firms listed a hike in egg prices. Tuesday morning. In the I buying list the quotations were up to 2 cents- higher on all grades, i bringing AA grade up to 44 cents. In the wholesale list, large eggs generally are up fo 55 cents, the mediums up to 51 cents. Fenders Damaged A collision of cars driven by Stanley Dvorak, 3150 Moody street, and Virginia Mae Ward, 475 South Winter street resulted in minor damage to both cars, city police reported. No in juries were reported in the Mon day afternoon accident. Sc are From O 0 Diphtheria on Wane Tuesday The diphHieria alarm appeared to be nearly over Tuesday in Sa lem slthough officials at the Ore gon State Blind School are still taking precautions to avoid a gen eral outbreak. The number visiting the Mar ion County Health office for Schick tests and immunization fell off sharply Tuesday from the several hundred visiting Monday, Dr. Willard J. Stone, health offi cer, said. Students and staff members at the Blind School are still under restriction however, but Supt. Walter R. Dry is hopeful that it will be lifted this week. Staff members and students have not heen in public places since the disease was discovered February 13 in the death of Mrs. Violet Fry, housemother. Dry said the seven-day incuba tion period is being extended to nine days to be on the safe side, and restrictions will remain in effect until two negative throat cultures have been obtained from every person who showed posi tive reaction in the tests. o0 Petition for c Helton Road Given Court A, petition signed by 71 indi viduals was received by the Mar ion county court at its meeting this morning asking lor the im provement of an extension of Mc Cain avenue, northeast of the city, .and Salter drive. The county road sorves an area in which a new subdivision is to lie developed. The petition was referred to the county engineer ing department for consideration. Petitions , were also received for the improvement of a county road in the Buttcville area run ning southward from the Wil lamette river and for the instal lation of additional "stop" signs on county roads in the Marion area. Richard Harrison of Brooks ap peared before the court to ask for relief from noon waters which, he said, have inundated his property. The flood condi tions. Harrison claimed, were due to improvement of the county road which shut off the natural drainage. WASHINGTON (UP The Civil Aeronautics Board has "reluctant ly'' granted temporary approval for increased transpacific and Iortn Atlantic nrsi class passenger ; sMh gradc prL,pared the winning '" . ... ' exhibit. , Lie board warned airlines are , 0rcgon Schoo, or ,,, BMn(, en. getting into an unhealty econ- teml or (ne first tjme and Us omic situation by providing special , Principal sdlool prize win givc services for first class passengers i a Vacv f. ,rip lo a lcachl.r without making special charges to ml a 'stlldent t0 be sciccicd. fir-ance them. Charles C. Woodcosk is teacher It said airlines are using tourist , ot ,he dass that sc( up ,h(, cx. fares to finance first class service , hil)iti wmch cl!ntcrci abm,t an and told them they should slop : .American Credo'" in Braille, the practice. . I It is the third win for Rich- The board yesterday approved ; mcnd Schoot Mathilda Gillcs, the proposed increases for the ; pl.mcjpal which this time takcs period ending Sept. 30. It also j (he t;e01-se Washington Honor served notice that it expects V s-j Medal. The first two wins were airlines to revise their internation-i0f tne freedoms Library. The pro al fare structures by then so as to ject ,hat won this ,ime nad ,he reduce tourist fares across the unjtPd efforts of all students and Atlantic and Pacific. ! teachers. The project included Earlier this month, the board ,,1,. follnwinp- it intended lo disapprove uiu piu posed 10 per cent increase ir North Atlantic fares and a 3 per To Boys School A 17-year-old Salem youth was sent to Macl.ar en School for Boys Monday after a hearing in Marion County Juven ile court on charges of drunken ness and disorderly conduct. He was arrested early Sunday morn ing w hen he attempted to run from city police who had stopped the car he was driving. He was on probation from a previous charge at the time, juvenile authorities said. To Grand Jury Richard Kin- nan, 27. Yuma, Arizona, was bound over to the Marion County grand jury Monday after a pre liminary hearing in District court on a charge of embezzlement by bailee. Kinnan, a former Salem resident, is accused of selling washer and dryer that he was buy ing under contract. SenatteHofd0 Up Decision qii Recordsjssue WASHINGTON W. The Senate Investigations subcommittee with held actien Tuesday on prop"osnis that .'it try to 'force lop fcdernl officials to .reveal som. details of the easing of East-West trade curbs. Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) told his colleagues on the group Monday a contempt- of Congress charge "should be voted" if Secretary of Commerce Weeks does not produce some documents asked by the sub committee. Chairman McClcllan (D-Ark) hinted that he. too, was thinking of a court test of the right of executive agencies to withhold sub poenaed material. This was in sharp exchange with Philip A. Ray, Commerce Department gen eral counsel. But after a closed door meeting of the subcommittee Tuesday morning, McClcllan said no deci sion had been made. Go -Q- AijtOf inpres&9 Both Damaged Sunday Colligi$m A collision of a car and an air compressor resulted in moderate damage to both erly Sumlay morning, city policy repqfted,Mon- day, Secflofi W Page B " i - o . cent increase in transpacific fares for first class passengers, with no change in tourist fares. The board said it granted the temporary approval only because "a number of governments" with airlines operating in international routes have expressed loncern at the possible 'chaotic conditions" which might result if the board rejected the increase. TODAY'S CLOSE U. STOCK Q10TATI0S (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS! Admiral Corporation 20 V8 ! Allied Chemical 109 ' Allis Chalmers 70 Li Aluminum Co. America 86 li American Airlines . 24 li American Motors 8 Vt American Tel & Tel. 184 American Tobacco 78 Anaconda Copper 73 s Atchison Railroad 146 '.'i Bethlehem Steel 151 3i Boeing Airplane Co. 73 3i Borg Warner 43 ' Burroughs Adding Mach. 30 California Packing 42 'i Canadian Pacific. 32 Caterpillar Tractor 65 i Celanese Corporation 10 Chrysler Corporation 72 ?i Cities Service 5H 'i Consolidated Edison 47 7 Crown Zellerbach 57 'i Curtiss Wright 29 '. Douglas Aircraft . 80 "4 de Pont dc Nemours 222 Eastman Kodak 79 '4 Emerson Radio 12 ? General Electric 57 General Foods General Motors 44 Georgia Pac Plywood 40 H Goodyear Tire 63 ' A scrapbook by the fourth, i fifth and sixth grades under the direction of a committee of teach ers, Miss Mary Peterson, fourth gradc, chairman; Loren? Cline, fifth grade, and John- Pizzuti, sixth; another general scrapbook entitled "United W:e Stand," by all grades under the guidance of Miss Leta Elam and Mrs. Alyce Yoshikai; copies and recordings of the "Richmond School Song," words and music by Miss Wilma Osborn, sixth grade teacher, and the "American Hymn," by sixth grade students directed by Mrs. Osborn. Salem Heights School is a first- time winner with an exhibit prepared by the sixth grade, taught by Richard Hodges. Prin cipal of the school is Steve Irving. Frank To Speak Gerry Frank, manager . ot the Meier Frank Salem store, will be guest speaker at the Salem Optimist club meet ing Thursday noon at Ihe Marion hotel. Molalla Voles School Band Instruments MOLALLA Numerous items were taken up at the recent Feb ruary meeting of Molalla union high" school board. The board voted to purchase two woonwino instruments for the bond, a bass clarinet, and bassoon, with Arthur Roddv. band instructor, present to explain the need for the two in struments. . Warren S. Adams, superinten dent, reported that Bloch Electric Co.. Silverton, had submitted a low bid estimate for wiring the ware house and had completed part of the work. There was considerable discussion on the general condi tion of the grounds during the I past year, and the problem ot keeping the equipment m snape. Tile teacher-salary committee rc norlcd results of their findings. concerning the salary schedule and made suggestions as lo lis revision The board arranged for a meeting lo discuss the matter lor tea ruary 29 at 8 p.m. Thefts Keep Sheriff Busy Several reports of week-end thefts and vandalism were under investigation by the Marion County Sheriff's office Monday and Tuesday. A storage room in the Wheat land Ferry north of Salem was broken in to and an electric clock stolon from it, deputies said, as well as two large light bulbs, four informational signs and a 10-inch warning bell from the boat itself. The incident occurred some time Saturday night after the boat was lied up for the night. , About 100 gallons of gasoline was stolen from two trucks of the Lillebo construction company, Recdsport, at the site of a bridge project near Clear Lake, it was reported. The windshield on one of the trucks was smashed by the thieves. - A burglary at the Ernest E. Weiss home, 630 East Vista ave nue, netted the thief two fishing poles and reels and miscellaneous articles of clothing among other things, deputies said. Some guns were taken at the H. G. Brock home, 2690 Bluff street, and a movie projector was thought missing, officers said- House Votes o Bofg Boost io 0 Pafks Funds WASHINGTON I The HoUf The car, .triven by Richard Hale Tuesday vored a iie boost in iunu Gibson, 168 North 18th street, col to build belt facilies tor an ex uded 'with a compressor owned jpectod record rush uf visitors to bv Viesko.and Pijst construction j national parks, firm tn the alley west oi the It included in the annual Interior YMCA buildiifg, officers said. Department .-fppropriatiwn bill "for G bson to d .officers he didn t tne next useai ve-r 't, niimuii uui see the compressor parked in the dark alley until he hit it. 7-Yeai-Old Uninjured in Bump by Car Two Injured In Collision Two drivers suffered cracked ribs and their automobiles were heavily damaged in a collision at 14th and Court streets Monday alternoon. city police reported. Released after treatment at Sa lem General hospital were Mrs. Helen Kcrgil, 263 South Lancaster lars for construclio of facilities and improvement'; in national parks. This, is $9,800,000 more man President ' Eisenhower ' originally had requested. The park funds'were part of the overall total of $-115.50:1,200 voted for Ihe Interior Depart "")nt and related agencies in a bill passed ! bv voice vole The bill's total is $10,705,000 less ! than the President requested but is A seven-year-old Salem youth ''.;', 'H , lh VPar. To be included in a later bill ara the other big Interior Department allotments for its power activities and its reclamation programs. Large allotments in the bill in clude $8ri.ii9O.0O0 for the Bureau ol Indian Affairs. $21,697iO0 for the Bureau of Mines, $67,688,000 for the National Park Service. $17, 813,500 for the Fish and Wildlife Service and $96,773,000 for the For- was apparently uninjured when bumped by a car at Court and Winter streets Monday morning, city police said. Larry Steen, 585 South 18th street, was struck by a car driven by Mae E. Wilder. 629 Marino drive, officers said. The youth was apparently more frightened than injured by the accident and ran from the scene, police said. He was later taken to a doctor cst service. oy ms moiner lor a chock oi possi ble injuries but apparently was unhurt, she told police. drive, and Ivar Bcrglund, 955 South High street. . i Their cars had to be towed away after the 1:30 p.m. accident, officers said. I SPECIAL! FRIED SHRIMP (Shrimp Boat) ' 1.00 NORTH'S 1 1 70 Center Little Boy Blue Is happy and gay His electric water heater Takes much less of his pay. joy griater savings HEAT WATER ELECTRICALLY PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ortgon's Plonttr Elfdrlc Ullllly Rites Set for Clias.K. Spring LEBANON Charles Karl i Spring, 69, widely known live stock dealer, died Saturday night. He was born at Foster, Nov 9, 1886 and spent his entire life in jthe Lebanon-Foster area. He 'was married to Sally Preston at I Albany in 1909. I In addition tn his widow, two i brothers survive. Paul and Hu dolph Spring of Foster.' I Services will be held Wcdncs Idav at 2 p.m. at the Huston Fu neral home. Rev. Harvey J. Schmidt will officiate and inter ment will be in the Providence cemetery. Army Reserve PlanExplained The armed forces reserve act of 1955 wil provide the country with an effective reserve, with minimum interference with es sential civilian activity and at a cost the taxpayer can stand. Ma jor Thomas P. Bays told halcm Kiwamans Tuesday. Three alternatives arc avail able to the youth, Bays said stressing one which provides only six months active service and eisht years in the reserve. He pointed out that soldiers learn faster while they are young and that service then rs less disruptive to the youth's future career. The draft and voluntary enlist ment are still available, each fol lowed by a period in the reserve, which will comprise about 2,900,- 000 men of whom one million arc subject to call by the president and the other subject to call only by congress. They arc a second arv or standbv reserve. "Armv training lias definite value in civil life afterward," Ma jor Bavs stressed, stating that fig ures show the veteran earning an average ot about SoUU a year more than the non-veteran of comparable age. Homestake Mining Co. International Harvester International Paper Johns Manville Kaiser Aluminum Kennecott Copper Libby, McNeill Lockheed Aircraft r Lowe's Incorporated Long Bell A. Montgomery Ward New York Central Northern Pacific Pacific American Fish Pacific Gas & Electric , Pennsylvania R.R.. Pepsi Cola Co. Philco Radio Puget Sound P i L Radio Corporation Rayonicr Incorp. Republic Steel Revnolds Metals Richfield Oil Safeway Stores Inc. Scott Paper Co. Sears Roebuck & Co. Sinclair Oil Cocony Southern Pacific Standard Oil Calif. Standard Oil N.J. Studebaker Packard Sunshine Mining Swift U Company Transamcrica Corp. Twentieth Century Fox Vnion Oil Company Union" Pacific, United Airlines. United Aircraft United Corporation y-xtifA States Plywood United States Steel o (Warner Pictures ' J 0 Western Union Tel. VostinEhouse, Air Brake Westinehouse Electric IVoolwortbompany o" 38 37 81 ' 87 -V 33 '. 125 16 i 47 3b 22 64 i 88 Two Fire, Alarms But No Damage in Either City firemen answered two alarms Tuesday morning with no fire damage reported from either one. At 11 a.m. they were called to the Al Laue Refrigeration com pany, 2350 State street, where an oil stove burner came apart. There was some smoke in the building but no damage, fire- At 11:18, trucks went to the " 2 Rov L. Elheridge home, 485 Lor , ,. Uda' street, where an overheated , furnace fan bearing had sent ;:f t4 ; smoke into the house. There Z, ! was no damage, firemen said. 4- Corners Lists New Residents FOUR CORNERS New resi dents in Four Corners are Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Jensen and 'hree children, two of school age. They will occupy the Gilbert tfann ters residence, 166 North 43rd street. Jensen is assistant man ager of the J. Henry Helser com pany. Mrs. Bannister, son Bill and daughter Cheryl left Saturday to join Bannister an elec-.neian now permanently stationed with th L'. S. Navy at Seattle. 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