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POnTLAND, Sept. 7 (If)
Delegates tu llio Mtiitu American
Legion convention settled down
lo wurk toiliiy with tlio pludxo
thnt tha Legion's future will bo
ontrualod tu votoriuis ot thin
war.
lCdwurd Scholberllni!, nutloiiul
commander who addrussud a
cheering imtHM mucting lu t
night, declared thnt "wo wunt
tha now veterans to tiitto over,
lock, atock unci burrol."
"They nro our national holm,
our hoiik." ho told an Interview
er shortly before n niummoth
victory iiarudo, "nnd they will
rightfully domlnuto und control
tho LeKlon."
Memberahlp Seen
Ills pledge cupped similar
statements mudo ourllor In tho
dny by Htnto Legion officials.
Seliclljerlltig reported 575,UUU
World Wiir 11 veterans ulroudy
In tho Legion, nnd predicted a
membership of (our or live mil
lion. . A long pnriido of military
units, tunkn, veterans' groupa,
unci foreign colonies wound up
its lino ol miirch ut tha auditor
ium, where Scholberllng out
lined the Leglon'a goala: nn ado
tuiito iirmy, n nnvy second to
none, universal military train
liiK, a "superb" air forco and
merchant murine.
Cordon Speaks
Senator Cordon (H-Ore.) told
tho meeting thnt rehabilitation ot
wounded veterans demands the
beat brnlna of tho country.
Earlier, he told Loglon delegate
thnt tho GI bill of right ahould
be rcvlacd to glvo vcternna more
opportunity. "It ia not a veter
an a Job to aco thnt ho has oppor
tunities for advancement, he
aid. "It la oura."
Inaugurated by Sponcc Eccles,
Ogdcn, Utah, national head of
40 et 8, wcra tho following grand
chemlnoui:
Otto Bumala, Aatorln, district
1: Walter Kirk, Snlem. district
2; E. K. Korlmlller, Albany, dls-
trlct 3; Angus Newton, Klamath
Falla, district 4; William Bnlrd,
Bend, district S; Jnck Locke,
Pendleton, district 6; Mnrk El
lis, La Grande, district 7.
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Ex-President Guest
At Directors' Meeting
Frod Bnkor of Berkeley, pres
ident of tho Klumutlt chuinbor
of cummorco before tho re
organization in 1020, was guest
of tho chumbor boiird of direc
tors mooting held hero this
week, llukor, who was on tho
boil rd of directors slnco 1020, la
hi town looking after properly
ho still owns hero.
A discussion of muster plum
proposed by six committees was
held ut tho meeting with no ac
tion taken, discussion to bo held
over until tho meeting next
week.
Loo Mnrlln Chrlstennon, 80, a
realdent of Klmmith Kails for the
pust 30 years, died Inst night nt 7
o'clock In Hillside hospltnl us
tho result of nn accident curlier
In tho duy nt tho DIGIorglo
Fruit corporation ut Shtppington
where ho wus employed.
Chrlstenscn died from a frnc
tured skull thnt ho received
when ho stopped out onto a
trnmwny and walked Into n
wood truck driven by Ellis Rltt
Kiirn, employe of tho Frankford
Fuel company,
Chrlstcnsen was deaf nnd
fulled to seo tho truck, which
was heading out with a load. Ho
was knocked down by tho Im
pact nnd was taken to tha hospi
tal by tho merchants' pollco am
bulance whore ho dlod a few
hours later.
Ha was n native of Oakland,
Calif., nnd Is survived by his
wife, one daughter, Jnnot Chris
tenscn of Klamath Falls nnd two
tons, Harold nnd Leo Chrlstcn
sen of Snn Francisco.
Tho body la ut Ward's,
Assistant Manager
Named For Ward's
D, R. Henry, recently of Snlem.
has boon appointed assistant
manager of tho Montgomery
Wnrd store here, It win an
nounced by Wnlluce Bruco, atore
manager.
E. N. Alunger, former assistant
manager here, hna been trans
ferred to tho Ward storo at
Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry and their
two children -are making their
homo on Eldorado street.
Bank loans are and should be a perfectly normal
pari of modern business. The First National Bank
welcomes the opportunity to help plan with you the
financial requirements of your business... on a basis
designed to help you meet today's problems and to
capitalize on the postwar business opportunities to
come in the great Northwest. 1
SIDE GLANCES
l.mitTlgAllWM.aW. T, M. MB. V. S. MT.
"Waiter, have you any portable bathtubs and towels ,
. handy (or these ladies?"
Trade Group To
View Tourist Travel
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. '7' (IP)
Tho Pacific Northwest, Trade. as
sociation will mull methods of
Increasing tourist travel and
foreign trade at Its quarterly
session here Monday,
Also on the agenda for cham
ber of commerce and trade
bureau officials from Oregon,
Washington and British Colum
bia ia a campaign for construc
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VER DRYCK DRAWS
5-YEAR SENTENCE
Two men appeared before Cir
cuit Court Judge David R. Van
denberg this morning at 10
o'clock for sentencing. ( ,
Ben A. Vcr Bryck, 37, was
sentenced to a term in tho Ore
gon stuto penitentiary not to ex
ceed five years by Judge Van
denberg after Vcr Bryck had
pleaded guilty to obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Ho allegedly passed a check
in the sum of $00 to Mrs. M.
Dunkmyer of Merrill on August
4 with the knowledge that there
wore Insufficient funds in the
bunk to cover the check. Ver
Bryck has a previous criminal
record.
Billlo S. Gillespie, 26, was
placed on probation for four
years by Judge Vandcnberg
after he had pleaded guilty
earlier to a charge of forgery.
Probation was granted with
the understanding that Gillespie
would abstain from all alcoholic
beverages.
He allegedly Dasscd a forced
check on Dick Rceder in the
amount of 580.93 on August 7.
Gillespie has a medical survey
from tho navy.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 (IF)
Allied air raids on Japan killed
241,309 and wounded 313,041,
tho Domcl agency said yesterday
in n broadcast recorded by the
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