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
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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.
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4-H Club News
Phoanix Club
The last meeting
another film on 4-H summer
of the I school.
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Phoenix 4-H club opened at Lj (he plcfi(,t, 0j a;iel!ia,e
8 p.m. President Randy How- j and Bernadettc Becker led
ell opened the meeting. Mindy j the 4-H pledge.
Hackvtt, secretary, read the I Sheila Franklin showed
minutes. We made rope hal- j u lambs that were bom
. . ,. . . . . ,, 'this year. Cheryle Becker
tors and talked about m the. ave 'a domonslratjon on
summer going io uranis rafs
for a judging contest. We
adjourned the meeting at 9
p.m. Our next meeting will
be held at the Phoenix High
school.
Carmen Howell,
Reporter.
goats at our last meeting.
Bernadctte Becker gave a re
port on weeds.
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.
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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.
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AIM'l.K ATIO.NS
Clvde Harman Varney. 113 Rn
st . Mrdford, and Kathleen Gail
Johnson, Long Beach. Calif.
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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. At
our last meeting we saw a
film on poultry called "Some
thing to Crow About," and
X HARRY E.
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Republican Candidate for
COUNTY JUDGE
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Why not, just husrunJ anJ wife, tike .'
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Relax in our Swiss, Chalet atmosphere.
Stretch your lei;s, throw out your
arms and enoy superb lodging and
dining. For entertainment you might
try a round of golf in the afternoon
and in the evening slip into the
Captain's Cabin and sip a glass of
good cheer while artistic Jerry John
ston plays your requests on the piano.
Located south of liugene at the Cot
tage Grove Junction on Highway 99,
The Village Green is only a few hours
away from Medford. Visit us soon for
an txptritnet in the art of living.
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