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MED FORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Oregon Capitol Building Destroyed 27 Years Ago Today Salem - (UPH - Twentv-seven years ago today the Oregon Capitol Building was gutted by fire-an historic blaze, the cause of which has never been determined. Arson was suspected for a time, but an extensive investi gation that ranged as far as Nevada and California proved futile. The fire raged for 12 hours and during that time a false brick chimney toppled from the third floor, killing Salem volunteer fireman Floyd Mc Mullen. A large amount of state rec ords went up in flames along with oil paintings of Oregon governors, various pioneer items, Oregon World War I mementos, and even a number of treasured brass spittoons. Damage was estimated at $1 million. Saving Factors There were some saving fac tors. Firemen poured streams of water into the state treas urer's office, saving S3 mil lion in bonds in a vault, and a vault in the secretary of state's office preserved, un touched, the original Oregon constitution, written by hand. At 6:40 p.m. April 25, 1935, janitor Walter Wesolowski was in his office on the Cap itol's first floor with his son. Gov. Charles H. Martin was Jt X.. 1 BEEFEATER BEEF the imported English Gin that doubles your martini pleasure i) since 1820 BEEFEATER GIN 94 PROOF 100 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS KOBRAND CORPORATION NEW YORK 1, N. 1. in Medford. attending the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet. Wesolowski suddenly sat upright in his chair and told his son, "I smell smoke." . The blaze appeared to have broken out in a basement room below the capitol rotun da. Wesolowski's son was sent to turn on the capitol fire alarm but already flames had licked quietly over the base ment ceiling and into wooden beams. Dome Collapsed At 8:01 p.m. firemen had to evacuate the building and the dome collapsed. All available firemen and volunteers were on the scene and Salem Alderman Merrill D. Ohling put in a call to Portland, asking for help. An hour later Portland Fire De partment trucks and crews ar rived, helping to save at least the building's shell. Returning from Medford, Gov. Martin immediately took steps to get U.S. Public Works Administration funds to build a new capitol. Construction of the existing marble and bronze capitol began on the site of the old one. It opened in 1937 and is considered fireproof. Other Fires Checked The probe of the 1935 fire included checks into large, unexplained fires within the previous week-fires at Silver ton, Albany, Corvallis, Bend and North Bend. But no con nection was found. A special session of the legislature met to approve construction of the new build ing, built with the aid of PWA funds. Oregon's first capitol build ing, built in 1854, also went up in flames-in 1855. That fire was never explained either. The second capitol, destroyed in 1935, was built in 1876. Funeral Rites Held For Grover A. Whalen New York-llIPII-Grover A. Whalen, New York's official greeter for many years, was buried Tuesday following a pontifical requiem mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral attended by about 1,000 mourners. Whalen, 75, died last Fri day from a stroke. He served as the city's official welcomer under several administration! and was credited with origi nating the ticker tape parade. BURGLAR PROOF JAIL? Waukesha, Wis. - IUPD -Waukesha County recently completed construction of a new half-million dollar "escape-proof" jail and court house. Deputies reported Tuesday Lawrence Warrick, 30, used a spoon to dig his way out through two cement walls. f Brainchild w s . , "$125! How good can it be?" 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We have two new members, Mike Collins and Kuthy Gar rett. Mike is a rabbit mem ber. Kathy is a rabbit mem ber also. The meeting was ad journed. Hefreshments were served. The next meeting will be at Sue and Mariann Fox's j home. Susan Fox, Reporter. A 13 Court Records CIRCUIT COL'RT Muriel Janice Allpn vs. Albert Cooper Allen, divorce complaint. Beverly Lee McQurit vs. Paul Corn in McQuat. divorce complaint. Marv Clnuiso Junes vs. Cilen Busier JotieB, divorce decree. Barbara Jean PampHn vs. John Pamphn, divorce complaint. Donna Mae Huff vs. Allan Le Roy Huff divorce complaint. M KHIAGK I ll KNSf: . AIM'l.K ATIO.NS Clvde Harman Varney. 113 Rn st . Mrdford, and Kathleen Gail Johnson, Long Beach. Calif. - W :- t RECEIVES AWARD Mrs. Jove Swartsley, Medford, pins an Eagle Scout award on her son, Steven Swartsley Jr., at ceremonies at Medford High school recently. From left to right are C. A. Stothers, who has been with Steven since he was a Cub Scout; Steven Swartsley Jr.; his mother; his father; his grandmother, Mrs. R. A. Swartsley, Med ford; and his bother, Jerry, who received his Eagle Scout award four years ago. (Brainerd Photo) Union Officer On Witness Stand PortIand-ll?I)-A suit against officers of Local 701 of Hoist ing and Portable Engineers moved into its seventh day to day after top officer P. R. "Red" Wages denied union irregularities. Wages, business agent and financial secretary for the big local, was the only witness Tuesday. He is one of the of ficers that the union members who filed the suit want to oust. Wages, elected to his post in 1958, told the court, "I had nothing to do with the election, p e r i o d." Previous testimony has centered on al leged irregularities in that election. On charges of failure to call an election in 1961, Wages said he was advised to wait until this year in opinions from the U.S. Labor Depart ment and other counsel. i Wages also said charges i that he refused to let a union I member have his say during a union meeting were untrue. CITY MANAGER QUITS Vancouver, Wash, - IL'PI) -Robert D. Clute, city manager here, announced his resigna tion Tuesday, effective June 1. Clute, who has held the po sition four years, said he would join a Portland invest ment banking firm. WHAT A SWITCH Memphis, Tenn. - IUP1I - A man said Tuesday he pulled a switch on one of the city's new fire alarm boxes because he thought it regulated a pe destrian traffic light. Goodman To Play At White House Washington -HOT- Clarinet ist Benny Goodman will give President Kennedy and Brit ish Prime Minister Harold Macmillan a sample Friday night of the jazz show he takes to Russia next month. Goodman will lead a small band for part of the entertain ment at the White House press dinner, hosted jointly by the White House Correspondents Association and the White House News Photographers Association. Other entertainers will in clude actress Gwen Verdun, British comedian Peter Sell ers and Sally Ann Howes, former leading lady in the stage play "My Fair Lady." Mixers and Slicheri The fifth meeting of the Mixers and Stiehcrs 4-H club was held at the home of Mrs. Jack Rentz, our loader. The meeting was called to order by Cathy Zarasinski, our pres ident. At the meeting, four girls in groups of two made muffins. The other girls judged. Refreshments were served by Patty Miller and Mary Ann Marlia. Mary Paradis, Reporter. for those who have tetter things to do than work all their lives Southwest Medford The meeting of the South west Medford Livestock and Poultry 4-H club was called to order by Rlariene iougmcr. Before the meeting we saw a film on judging livestock. 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