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Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, March 20, 195") THE CAPITAL JOURNAL Section 2 Page 7 Bonnie Brown Wins Place in Spelling Final Bonnie Brown, 13-year-old eighth grader at the Keizcr school, took first place in this area Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Ore gon Statesman-KSLM spelling con test. Bonnie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brown, 1498 Alder St., Salem. Bonnie edged out Loreen Os trander, 14, .an eighth grader at the Clear Lake school, who also qualified for the grand finals at the Parrish Junior High School April 3. Loreen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ostrander, 7085 N. River Rd. In third place was Linda Chris tofferson, 13, eighth grader at Parkersville, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Christofferson, Rt. 1, Box 150B, Brooks. C. McCluskey Death Learned Word has been received in Salem of the death Monday in a Cali fornia hospital of C. V. McCluskey, former manager of Pierce Freight Lines, Inc., Salem terminal. , McCluskey died following an automobile accident near Corning, Calif., last Thursday night. His wife, Bernice, was killed in the accident. Their two sons escaped serious injury. McCluskey, who came to Oregon from the San Francisco area, was manager of the Salem terminal for about a year before going to Portland to become manager there in May, 1956. Double interment will be held at Napa, Calif., Thursday for Mr. and Mrs, McCluskey, ' Deaths Frank Walter At a local hospital, March 19. Late resident of 850 Norway St.. Salem. Survived by sisters. Mrs. Jennie M. Slater, Salem, and Mrs. Minnie Hnr rison. Isabella, Calif.; brothers, Ern est W. Walter, Falls City, Neb.; Har ry A. Walter, Topeka, Kan.; Emmett P. Waller, Topeka: several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Velma Ficke. Salem; Mrs. Thora M. Wright. Salem. Services will be held in the chapel of the Virgil T. Golden Co. Friday, March 22. at 2:00 p.m. Inter ment, Belcrcst Memorial Park. Rev. Ernest P. Gnuider will officiale. Rit ualistic services by Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, I.O.O.F., Salem. Thora Seiber At Globe, Ariz., March 15. at the age of 41 years. Survived by hus band, Harold Sether, Glendale. Ariz.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Edward Spriggs, Salem; sister. Mrs. Edith Smith, Bcavcrton, Ore.; brolh er. Leslie Latta, Seattle .Wash. Serv Ircs will be held Saturday, March 23, ai 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of the Hnwoll-Kdwards Funeral Home, Rev. Donald Ross officiating. Concluding services at Belcrest Memorial Park. Antonla Lynch In this city March 1fth. Graveside services will be held Thursday. March 21st at 9:00 a.m. in St. Bar bara's Catholic Cemetery. Services will be under the direction of the W. T. Rigdon Co. Your I THE UNITES TATI zi J i p"r"to' Yule Spirits Get Christmas In Jail Here Christmas apparently had plen ty Spirits hilt nnt tho fnrraM Vnln spirit Tuesday, city police reported. John Henry Christmas, North Gate, N. D., was charged with uruiwenness aner ne was found in possession of a blanket stolen from a local hotel, officers said. Officers wprei onllnrt hv lha bntnl operator after Christmas checked out ot the room and the blanket was noted as missing. An officer found Christmas in a tavern with the blanket in his possession. He was fined $20 in Municipal Court and held in jail in lieu of the fine Wednesday. Frank Walter Dies Tuesday Fjrmk Walter, late resident ot 850 Norway St., died Tuesday at a local hospital. Walter, a Salem resident for the past 12 years, corning here from Union, Ore., was born in Kansas August 20, 1874. From 1901 until 1928 he resided in Seattle and in 1903 as a sailor on a British ship made a trip around the world, He was employed in the Seattle ship yards during World War I. Walter was a past noble grand of the IOOF lodge at Arlington, Wash., and was a member of Union Lodge No. 239 at Union, Ore. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Jennie M. Slater, Salem, and Mrs. Minnie Harrison, Isabella, Calif.; three brothers, Ernest W. Waller, Falls City. Neb., and Harry Walter and Emmett P. Wal ter, Topeka, Kan., and several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Velma Fickc and Mrs. Thora M. Wright both Salem. Funeral services will be held at the Virgil T. Golden chapel Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Ernest P. Goulder officiat ing. Interment will be in Belcrcst Memorial park. Fred Homann Rites Friday MONITOR (Special) Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Trinity Lutheran Church for Fred W. Ho mann, 69, who died Monday in Silverton Hospital. Burial will be in the Church cemetery under di rection of the Ringo Cornwell Funeral Chapel. ' Homann had been a resident of Monitor for 54 years. He was born in Germany March 19, 1887 and came to the United States with his parents in 1891. They lived in Nebraska until 1903 when they came to Monitor. He was a farmer and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife: a son, Wilbert W. Homann; daughter, Mrs. Lucinda Bridgehousc; two brothers. William and Henry Ho mann, all of Monitor; sister. Mrs. Choke of 1WO CHECKBOOK STYLES if t.. a., t.ii.i f,r rAmhaet hiding Shi nana) y H " ----7 v - fOUR ATTRACTIVI CHICMOOK COLORS ' Rid, blut, gntn, black Enjoy the prestige uid "person-lityH of pe" checks ...fr M U. S. Nwional. Open jour iccount with U. S. now ana enioy pmvnw- 4 Convenient Branches in Salem LADD BU5H-SALEM BRANCH UNIVERSITY BRANCH State and Commercial 1310 Stale St. NORTH SALEM BRANCH WEST SALEM BRANCH imaij j. OA 1 1 17 Edaewoter 1 77W rairgiwunm ii TIOk MO Of f RtlAN W W.rW Bids Called for Regional State Farm Building Bids for the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. building, to be located near the intersection of Portland Road and the Baldock Expressway, will be opened at 3 p.m. April 12 in the offices of Architect James L. Payne. Six contractors have been select ed to figure on the project. They are Edwin E. Batterman, Viesko & Post, Carl Construction Co. and Robert D. Morrow, all of Salem; Ross B. Hammond Co. and Don ald M. Drake Co., of Portland. The building, which will house the regional offices of the com pany, will include approximately 70,000 square feet of floor space, all on one floor. It will have mason ry exterior walls, reinforced con crete floors and steel joist roof construction. Most of the building will be faced with brick. In'cr.i.i features include asphalt tile anc terraz;.o flour covering, plaster walls and acoustical tile ceilings. There will be some mar ble wainscot. BLM Auctions 7 Fir Tracts Sold in Salem Tuesday were seven tracts of Douglas fir com ing under the Bureau of Land Management. The district fores ters' office said the total sales were for 10,390,000 board feet and brought $440,749.40. A Salem firm, Capitol Lumber company offered the highest price of S55.25 per 1,000 board feet. This was for 4.294,000 board feet in a Linn county tract. A tract of 30.000 board feet in Clackamas county was bought by N. R. Yoder, Hubbard, for $48 per 1.000 board feet and I. P. Mil ler Lumber Co., Monroe, pur chased 4, 117.000 board feet in Ben ton county for $45 per 1,000. Springer Brothers, Burnt Woods, paid $31.10 per 1,000 board feet for 127,000 board feet in Lincoln county and a tract of 862,000 board feet in Vashington county was brought by the Stimson Lumber Co., Forest Grove, for $31 per 1,000 board feet. Two tracts in Yamhill county containing 576,000 board feet and 384,000 board feet were purchased respectively by Shadden Lumber Co., Carlton, at $26.85 and L. H. L. Lumber v Corp., Carlton, for $27 per 1,000 board feet. Jackson Arraigned DALLAS (Special)' Lewis Jay Jackson, 35, formerly of Dallas, was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of obtaining money by fah;e pretenses. He waived pre liminary hearing and was bound over to Polk County Grand jury. Bail set at $5000 was not furnished Mary Brietzke, Salem; and three grandchildren. MARKET QUOTATIONS PORTLAND Ifl Butterfat Tentative, subject t o immediate change Premium quality, deliv ered in Portland, 62-65 cents per lb; first quality, 59-62; second quality, S4-57. Butter Wholesale, f.o.b. bulk cubes to 'wholesalers Grade AA, 93 score, HM; A grade, 93 score, 60i; B grade, 90 score, 59; C grade, 89 score, 57. Cheese To wholesalers Oregon singles, 41-48 lb; Oregon 5-lb loaf, 43U-53U. Eggs To retailers Grade AA', large, 45-46; 'A large, 43-44; AA medium, 42-43; A medium, 41-42; A small, 35-36. Cartons, 1-3 cents additional. Eggs To wholesalers A large, 40-41'i; A medium, 39-40'i; A small, 33-34 M,. Live poultry No. 1 quality, rf.o.b. Portland Fryers, 3V4-4 lbs, 23-24; light hens, 11-13 at farm; heavy hens, 14-16 at farm; old roosters, 7-9. Turkeys To producers L i v e weight fryers, 27-28. . Rabbits Average to growers Live whites, 3-4Vi lbs, 23-26; col ored pelts 4 cents less; old does, 10-12, few higher. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 59-64; cut up, 62-65. Wool Nominal, clean basis y blood, 1.10-12; blood, 1.18-20; Vt blood, 1.35-38; fine, 1.40-43. - Wholesale Dressed Meats Beef carcasses Steers, choice, 500-700 lbs, 36.00-39.00; good, 34.00 y.OO; standards, 32.00-34.00; com mercial cows, 29.00-32.00; utility, 28.0-31.0; canners and cutters, 26.5-29.00. Beef cuts (choice steers) Hind quarters, 40.00-45.00; rounds 40.00- 44.00; full loins, trimmed, 55.00 '62.00; forequarters, 32.00-35.00; chucks, 32.00-36.00; ribs, 42.00 47.00. Lambs-Choice, 45-55 lbs, 42.50- 46.00; good, all Wis, 38.00-43.00. Pork carcasses shipper style, 120-170 lb 29.00-31.50. Pork cuts Loins, choice, 8-12 lb,' 46.OO-49.O0; shoulders, 16 lb down, 30.00-33.00; spareribs, 44.00- 48.00; fresh hams, 12-16 lb, 43.00- 47.00. Slab bacon-All wts, 43.00-51.00. Veal and calves Good-choice, all wts, 38.00-50.00; standard, 30.00-45.00. Fresh Produce , Onions Ore. Danvcrs, mod., 1.75-2.00, few higher; 3 in, 2.75 3.00; few higher; Texas white 3.75 4.25; Ore. boilers 1.25-75. Potatoes Local Russets and Burbanks, No. 1, 100 lb, 2.25-50; Central Ore. Russets, 2.75-3.00, lgc, 6-14 oz, $3.50-75; Klamath Falls bakers, 3.75-4.00; Fla. round Reds, 50 lb, 2.50-3.00; Idaho, bales of 5 sks, 10 lb each, 2.00-25. Hay No. 2 green alfalfa, baled f.o.b. Portland, 32.00 a ton, some lots 2.00 lower. Applcx Box, Ore-Wash red De licious, extra lancy, tray pack and wrapped, medium. 6.50-7.00: large 5.00-50: loose pack, small 4.00-25: standard Delicious, targe 4.50-75; Newtowns loose, extra fancy, 3.75-4.00, few 4.25; combi nation 2.59-75; Winesap, extra fancy, 5.50-6.00; loose 3.25-4.00; j - D.f.U, Or,.,,.. red Romes, extra fancy, tray pack, 4.00-25. Celery-California 2-2H dot 3.75-4.00, few 4.25; some low as 3.00; hearts 2.25p50 doz. Wall Street NEW YORK OB - The stock market gave up part of lis early gains going info the late afternoon Wednesday, i Volume for the day was esti mated at 1,800.000 shares com pared with 1,540,000 Tuesday Weather Details By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 24 hours ta 4:30 a. m. Wednesday Mai. Mln. Prep, Baker Eugene s ' Klamath Falls Lakcview Medford Newport North Bend Pendleton Portland Airport Roseburg Salem 56 29 63 45 .04 56 32 - 55 30 65 41 - 56 44 .07 56 47 .02 62 43 61 47 ' .04 64 44 64 41 .25 Salem Markets Compile from reports ol Salem dealers for the (uldanea ot Capital Journal Readers. (Reviled dauy) reeds: Rabbit Pelleli l3.Se (SO-lb bill; $4.70 (100 lb. bag). Egg Mash 14.13 (lO-lb.)S 4.90 (100- lb.). Dairy feed- S3 05-13.50 (SO-lb. bag); $3.70 (100-lb. bag). Fuultry Buying pricei Colored tfysrf, I4c; old roosters, 8-Se; colored iowi, 16 17c; leghorn fowl, 13c. Kent: Buying prlcea AA, 37e: large A, 35c; medium A. 31c; small A, 22c. Wholesale prices: A Jumbo, 50c: extra large AA, 47c; large AA, 45c; large A, 43c; medium AA, 42c; A small, 35c. On cartons, 3c additional. Butterfat: Buying prices Premium, 64c; first grade, 61c; grade 2, 55c, . Butler: , Retail AA grade, 75c; quarters, 77c. Wholesale Solid AA, 71c; quar ters. 73c. Yet, this smooth-riding Plymouth Suburban is still in the low-price 3 Nw Observation Stat. Available in all 9-passengcr Suburban models. Folds flush into floor for extra cargo pacc, THEY DON'T COME ANY BIGGER THANf i 1 Dii't lilt fljwiitt'Hw piATf piw.lmiMllMrliltiu H iie-hlHt" Ml hi Riir,Mw.J;!i. Portland Livestock PORTLAND -(USDA)-Cattlc salable 600; market fairly active on steers, heifers, about steady with Monday, heifers steady- strong, extreme top 1.00 higher on Improved quality, cows weak-50 lower; 19 head choice around 1,050 lb fed steers 23.25, five loads choice 950-1, 100 lb 23.00, few mixed good and choice steers 22.25-22.50. good steers 21.00-22.00; few short loads good fed heifers 21.50, load good and choice heifers 20.50, few good 19.00-20.00; commercial cows 15.50-16.50, utility 13.50-15.00, can ners and cutters 10.50-12.00; indi vidual utility bulls to 16.75. Calves salable 50; market steady to strong; few choice vealers 28.00 30.00, individuals 3L00, good 24.00 27.00, standard 18.00-22.00. Hogs salable 250; butchers about steady-strong with No. 2-3 grades mostly 25 higher, sorted No. 1-2 grade butchers 20.25-20.50, mixed grade lots 19.50-19.75, sorted off No. 3s mostly 19.25; sows 300-500 lb 15.00-18.00. Sheep salable 200; mixed good and choice wooled slaughter lambs 2i.uo-2i.50, individual choice 22.50, deck of good mixed good and choice shorn lambs 102 lb 19.00; few good slaughter ewes 9.00, culls down to 4.00. Chicago Grain CHICAGO wi - March contracts of wheat, corn and oats moved upward most of the time Wednes day in a rally which turned most grain prices firm. Wednesday was the last day of trading in March contracts. Open interest, was small and some liq uidation had been expected. How ever, it did not develop in March grain futures. Short-covering and a let up In Ihe heavy selling of recent ses sions caused strength in wheat. Corn was off early but rallied with wheat. Wheat closed 4 to higher. swiii "'KsissssssswsW"w You can't buy sx bigger station wagon any where... at any price! Hidd.n luggage compartment. Locked upare for nafc, out-nf-ijrht Ktorniri! of liiirjrarn and valuables. On 6-paaacngcr models, March 122li-i.21V; corn U to 1 's up, March 1.29l-y ; oats un changed to 2 cents higher, March 72-74; ,rye to ltt higher, March 1.30-U; soybeans to 2 cents higher, March 2.39n-2.4U4, and lard 5 cents a hundred pounds higher to 8 cents lower, March 14.45. Portland Grain PORTLAND (fl Coarse Brains 15-day shipment, bulk,- coast deliv ery: Oats No. 2, 38 lb white 55.00. Barley No. 2, 45 lb B. W. 49.50, Corn No. 2, JE. Y. shipment 61.00 61.50. Wheat (bid) to arrive narket, basis No. 1 bulk, delivered coast: Soft White 2.60: Soft White (ex cluding Rex) 2.60; White Club 2.60. Hard red winter: Ordinary 2.50; 10 per cent 2.50; 11 per cent 2.50; 12 per cent 2.50. Hard red baart: Ordinary 2.60; 10 per cent 2.60; 11 per cent 2.60; 12 per cent 2.60. Car receipts: Wheat 36; flour 6; corn 1; mill feed 6. Chicago Livestock CHICAGO OH Hons were steady to 15 cents lower Wednes day in early dealings but later trade was fairly active and steady. Mostly No. 1 and 2 190 to 230 pound butchers sold at $17.75 to $18.00, the top. A few larger lots of mixed grade 360 to 550 pound sows sold at $15.25 to $16.50. Good to low choice steers were steady to 25 cents lower. Heifers were steady to 25 cents higher. A load of high prime 1,331 pound steers sold at a top of $26.75. (.food to prime wooled slaughter lambs topped at $25.25, Salable receipts were 7,500 hogs, 18,000 cattle. 300 calves and 2.000 sheep. There im't a nintilc slntinn wagon built that's bifitcr than the, new Plymouth. We're not jtwt talkiiiR about the low price 3, though Plymouth hits the biui?est in the lowest-price rnnifc. We mean all Htution waifons . . . low-price, medium-price, right on up to the Ho-culled "big" luxury wagons. You can't buy bigger, than Plymouth no matter how much you spend 1 Comfort itepi on both sides of tailgate. Specially designed to make it o ea.y to get In and out of the new Observation Scat. Chicago Onions By United Press Supplies light, demand good on Yellow Globes, market slightly stronger; demand slow on others, market dull. Track sales (50s): Wisconsin Yellow Globe U.S. 1 75 per cent 2-inch and larger 1.25. Street sales: Generally good . - si s Prevent Eye Injury I In the shop, in sports, or while driving, wear the new Unbreakable Glatiet thai won't shat ter .. . won't break. Ready in 1 day at Sender Optical, Liberal Credit NO EXTRA Charge Pay only I Amovntt you can afford, wtclty r monthly. Wwr your Cfaiiti Wfifft foyMfl k WEEK i MSMq ($m ' ITffices Of IN OAlir I j.j 3) Wilffi-letlpli Blot. STATE ( COMMERCIAL Solisi, On Ml , 1,10 "V ...... llssssssssssl H.S.MAM. I MlsmgssslsM3llll III II II li i si iriimssailtMssssssssM . . . OlSPf NSINS OPTICIANS - So why spend more -and settle for lessT EBpecially when Plymouth offers you the manic smoothness of velvety Torsion-Aire Ride . . , Push-Button Driving . . . Total Contact Brakes . . . Flight-Sweep Styling . , . and the power-for-safety of up to 290 hp. There's none bigger . . . and when you actually drive a Suburban you'll agree there's none better ! See for yourself I quality Spanish 3-inch and larger Coorado 2.65-2.75; Idaho Oregon- V 2.50-2.75; Texas Granex 3-inch and' "' larger 2.25-2.50, 2-3 inch 2.25-2.75, T best 2.50-2.75; Grano 3 inch and' 1 larger 2.50 2.75; Crystal Wax 3 inch and larger 3.00-3.25, 2-3 inch 3.00 - 3.25; Mexican Crystal Wax. J 2-3 Inch 3.00-3.50; Midwest Yellow.; mediums 1.00-1.25. .' . m m M - j Ditappeoring rear window. Rolls down Into tailgate. Locks securely from inside. Electrically controlled on all 9-passenger models. SUBURBANS . ,