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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1957)
for mumpiuumeite boys . f's Time to Register for Big 1957 Soap Box Derby By VIC FRYER MEMO: To all mid-Willamette Valley area boys from U to 15 years. K'a Soap Box Derby time again. Yes, Sir, says Derby Director Al Pfeiter, registrations are un derway for the biggest annual GOVS PVInt in the valley area as the Derby committee shoots (or the biggest and best Derby ever in Salem, Registrations are underway at Capitol Chevrolet Co., co-sponsor of the Derby with the Capital Jour nal, for the Sixth Annual Salem Soap Box Derby. The boys' coaster race is open for boys from Sweet Home, Lebanon and Albany on the south to Aurora on the north and from the crest of the Cascades to the crest of the Coast range. Grand prize in the July 14 race will be a free trip to Akron, Ohio, to compete in the All-American Soap Box Derby there on August 18. Dozens of other prizes go to other local Derby winners and every boy who races gets at least one prize, Director Pfcifcr an nounced. Bicycles, radios and sports equipment are among the many prizes provided by Salem merchants and other Derby fans. Salem Jaycees, Optimists and the Veterans of Foreign Wars arc associate sponsors of the event. The annual Derby is divided in to two sections. Boys 11 and 12 race in Class B while boys 13 to 15 race in Class A. The two champions then race for the grand championship and the free trip to Akron. The Salem race is held annu ally at Derby Downs in Bush park, a track built especially for Sa lem's youth by community effort of the citizens of Salem. Boys may register now at Cap itol Chevrolet, the Derby director stated. A parent must accompany each boy to sign the registration card. with him. A free rule book and official Derby driver's license will be given the boy at that time. Group of 37 To Visit Here On 'Goodwill' A good-will party of 37 persons from Victoria, B. C, will be en- lenainea Dy tne Salem Chamber of Commerce at a dinner Tuesday, April 2, at the Marion Hotel. The party of 25 men and 12 wives will'be on an excursion trip by chaercd bus to 14 cities in Oregon and Washington, mainly to boost for the Victoria Spring Gar den Festival, which is dated April 28 to May 12. The Victorians will arrive in Salem at 4 p.m. and some enter tainment will be arranged before dinner. The party intended to spend the night here, but hotel re servations were not available, so the excurisonists will go to Eugene for the night. To Visit Many Cities Cities to be visited on the trip are Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Longview, Kelso, Portland, Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Grants Pass, Crescent City, Coos Bay, New port, Tillamook, Astoria and Aber deen. The dinner entertainment was voted by the Chamber of Com m e r c e directors at a meeting Tuesday morning. The board approved some changes made in the Industrial Di vision by President Claude A. Mil ler. E. A. Broan was appointed to succeed the late Bernard Main waring, and Roger Tctzlaff was appointed to succeed Jack Scarlcs. Four Added Four new members were added to the division, Ed Armstrong of the First National Bank, Gerry Frank of Meier & Frank, John Mathewson Talks About Public Relations at Kiwanis Meeting The importance of good public relations between public officials and employes and the general public was stressed to the mem bership of the Salem Kiwanis Club Tuesfiay noon by City Man ager Kent Mathewson during a luncheon meeting at the Senator. At the conclusion of his remarks, Mathewson mentioned six specific things that have been and arc be ing placed at the fore in a pro gram dealing with the public. These arc: systematic efforts to have courtesy in every depart ment; open door policy by the city manager; full and immediate ly available relations with the press, such as having the infor mation at hand when desired; making full use of citizens advis ory committees; written recom mendations followed by study and complete reports; and intelligent compilation of the budget. Mathewson, who took Mayor Robert White's place on short notice,- had with him fellow em ployes whose total experience as civic employes total 188 years. They were Al Mundt, city re corder; Robert Mills, fire chief; John Gercn, water department manager; Harold Davis, city en gineer; Clyde Warren, police chief; and Chris Kowitz, city attorney. Charles Barclay, administrative Griffin, manager of the Salem plant of the American Can Co., and Robert L. Elfstrom, head of the R. L. Elfstrom Co. The board voted to follow the usual practice of recessing the Monday chamber luncheons during July and August. assistant, introduced Mathewson. A Legion of Honor certificate in recognition of the late Bernard Mainwaring for his 30 years serv ice with Kiwanis, was given to William Mainwaring, son of the former Capital Journal publisher. In making the presentation, Wil liam Hammond, lieutenant gov ernor for Kiwanis of this district, praised Mainwaring for his un tiring work as a citizen in the public interest. 2 Willamette Faculty Men Slate Junket Two Willamette University facul ty members, James Douglas, as sociate professor of English, and Dr. Howard Runkel, professor of speech, will attend the Northwest Regional Conference of Danforth Associates, March 23 and 24 at Timberline Lodgf, Mt. Hood. Nationally prominent speakers in the fields of philosphy and re ligion have been invited to address the conference by the Danforth Foundation, which is well known on College campuses for its re ligious emphasis program. - Stronger faculty-student rela tionships in the area of religion will be discussed at the Danforth Conference. x Joe, Betty Candidates Told at WU Candidates for the title of "Joe College" and "Betty Coed" were nominated this week on the Wil lamette University campus, in preparation for the selection at the Associated Women Students' dance Saturday evening. Living organizations and their "Betty Coed" nominees are Beta Theta Pi. Martha Eaglcson, Ti- gard; Independent Men, Charlotte Means, Eugene; Phi Delta Theta, Flossie Hodge, Portland; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Carolyn Miller Forest Grove; and Sigma Chi, Jan Hansen. Beaverton. "Joe College" candidates are Alpha Chi Omega, Ed Grosscn bachcr, Milwaukie; Chi Omega, Dale Greenlee, Salem; Delta Gam ma, Del Cummings, Los Altos, Calif.: Doney Hall. Dave McClard. Portland; Lausanne Hall, Terry Kent, Portland; and Pt Beta Phi Bill Sea well, Salem. HERE IN THE HOMETOWN Fire Officer Tests Scheduled Paul Franklin Killed in LA Auto Accident A former Salem man who has been a test pilot and motion pic ture stunt man was killed in an automobile accident in Los An geles Sunday. Dead is Paul Franklin, 44, the son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Frank lin, 3980 Portland Rd. ' Born in Portland in August, 1912, he came to Salem with his parents a year later and lived here until about 1940 when he went to California to work for North Amer ican Aircraft Co. He received his education here, graduating from Salem High School. He was a test pilot at North American, working with jets and logging thousands of' miles in the air. He left the aircraft firm two years ago to 'enter a partnership which operated an air park in the Los Angeles area. He was a mem ber of the Screen Actors Guild in Los Angeles and had done some motion picture work. In addition to his parents he leaves a brother, Cecil Franklin, Salem. Funeral services will be held in Los Angeles Thursday. Newspapers in New York City today are published in nineteen different languages. Tiny Explorer On Trike Has Trip Stopped An exploring trip by tricycle was short-lived for a 2-year-old Salem boy Tuesday afternoon, city police reported. Thomas Anthony McPhccter, Jr., took off on his trike shortly before 5 p.m. from his home at 467 N. 18th St. He was spotted a short time later by two girls as he at tempted to cross busy Center street. Since, the tot couldn't give them much information as to who he was, the girls took him to the home of city Juvenile Officer Ken neth Scipp, 598' N. 20th St., where Mrs. Scipp notified officers of the lost tot. A few moments later Mrs. Mc Pheetcr called to report that she Wooden Nickels Legal WICHITA FALLS, Tex. tfl -Wooden nickels soon will be legal tender in Wichita County. The wooden coins will be passed out as part of the county's diamond jubilee celebration May 11-18. couldn't find her son. A reunion was quickly affected. Nixon Sees Tunis Army onParade TUNIS tm Vlte President Nixon and guests from 33 nations Wednesday watched free Tunisia parade its new army of 3,000 men in celebration of its first inde pendence anniversary. The Vice President and Mrs. Nixon, winding up a tour of Af rica, sat at the right side of the ' bey, Sidi Mohammed al-Amin, for the celebrations. Lancaster Robbed HOLLYWOOD W Someona stole $170 from actor Burt Lan caster and his pal while they were working out in a studio gym. 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Taking the captain test will be Robert Norton, Charles Bower, Earl Sherwood, Ronald Harlan, Earl Noble, Jack Johnson, Ronald Ruch, Richard Craven, Clarence Nelson, Joseph Emmons, Donald Hendrickson. Bertram Iverson, Earl Benz, Thomas Giles and Gil bert Noffsinger. Fire Chief Robert Mills said that although there are no vacancies for the olfices the tests were needed because the eligibility list had expired. There is a vacancy in the de partment for first aid captain to replace Robert B I e g e n. who recently resigned but no exami nation date has been set for it. Inspections Rise Inspections of fruits and vege tables in Oregon for shipment to various points by the State De partment of Agriculture is running ahead of 1956. Total Inspections during Febru ary were 4,140 carloads or 560 in excess of the same month a year ago. Total movement of perish ables during the fiscal year be ginning last July were 28,688 cars or 1.569 more cars than were in spected during the preceding per iod. Last month's commodity list shipments were topped by pota toes, with 2,685 cars being moved out of the Klamath and Redmond areas. Inspected shipments of vari ous commodities included: Kla math, 1.430; Redmond, 1,162; Med ford, 476; Salem, 462; Hood River 264; Ontario 317 and Portland 70. Major stocks remaining in ship pers' hands as of March 1 con sisted of approximately 4.000 cars of potatoes, 900 cars apples and 400 cars of onions. Group to Hear Papers Members of the Oregon Ento mological Society will meet in the State Agricultural Building Satur day with a program featuring papers by Ralph Macy, Portland, and Hugh Prcscolt, Forest Grove. A tour of the department's re cently remodeled building will be made under the leadership ol i . P. Larson, State Department of Agriculture entomologist. Case Dismissed Omission of the word "person" in an indictment against an As toria man. said to have been in volved in the holdup ot an fcricK- son supermarket last November resulted Tuesday in the dismissal of the case in circuit court. The individual before the bar of justice was Raymond Laurence Powell who faced an official charee of assault and robbery. The matter will be re-submitted to the grand jury, according to the district attorney s oince. Builders Plan Contest For the purpose of encouraging instruction in the various depart ments of housing, the Salem Home Builders Assn. is sponsoring a con test for teachers in this area. Junior and senior high school teachers are invited to take part in the contest which is based upon instruction on housing projects. The contest will be on a nation wide level under the general aus- nices of the National Association of Home Builders. Cash awards will be made. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the local Builders Assn. Police Shoot Clerk, Mistaken for Burglar CHICAGO Nineteen-year-old Arnold Ratnowskv lies critically wounded on the floor of a loop shoe store where he worked an a clerk. Two detective mistook the jouth for a burglar last night and shot him In the head. Assistant store manager Shel don Slegel, light shirt, and another em ploye, Norman Meyers, are Informing police of their error. (AP Wlrephoto) BIG SALE DAYS! 1 Diamond-Finish! I 1 I . Modern Design I fclfefp n p I I Prerkinn Finished I & KWT Iar w'xEBr 1,1 , I II in While or Color I I , i 'SSTi 12 J&T?U9h ,white steel with ivireous I I a Mi . r-ii' I I S irlafc i " -'T JTr"'r "JLS? rr ch na lavatory and toilet with chrome I I I Qualify Fi mm I I ir r5jfc-nfci ..w RIU l Inn it vniiDCEici I Modernize Your Bathroom I DO IT YOURSELF! mM i - illSf Now! 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