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Albany Pe nHwrtt-HersH Monday, June 15t Troops Move Close To A-Blast Scene Brief Bits From Around Town Lebanon Police Make 5 Arrests LEBANON (Special) Lebanon Dog Rescued from Multnomah Cliff ished in the dust and flame of th 1 explosion. Te Meet Wednesday Fidelity circle of the First Presbyterian At thit point, the radioactivity police arrested five drivers lor PORTLAND tt). Gretchen, the stub-tailed pet Airedale at the Philip Pohl home here, appeart was too "hot" to permit the troops and the tanks to move any closer. The GI's saw graphic examples of the fury of the atom. A truck S00 yards from the detonating tower was torn in two.

An amphibious tank was hurled through the none the worse Monday for the harrowing 26 hours trapped 450 feet up the face of a cliff at Mult nomah Falls. The two-year-old dog lost her church will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. for potluck luncheon at the home of Mrs. Robert Fishman in North Albany, Mrs. Don Sissel reported today.

Speaks at Cemetery Wendell Gronso, Lebanon attorney, was the speaker at the Sand Ridge cemetery Memorial day services last Friday. Those attending reported that Mr. Gronso gave an interesting talk concerning this historic cemetery, The first grave was made in 1857 for a child of the Dow-thit family, before Oregon was ad footing and tumbled over the LAS VEGAS, Nev. (U Atomic scientists announced Monday that troops in tanks and on foot can safely attack an enemy objective seconds after an atomic explosion. What had long been believed in theory was proved definitely Sunday when American GI'i advanced quickly to within 1,000 yards of the area where an atomic device had been touched off.

The pre-dawn test was the 19th nuclear device to be exploded in the southern Nevada desert. Brig. Gen. Harry P. Storke, the exercise commander, termed it "the most realistic atomic land exercise yet attempted," and said it was "an important and successful step in our atomic warfare research." About 1,000 6th Army "house air and overturned.

Another tank looked as if it had been pounded by a giant hammer, and jeeps and precipice while chasing I squirrel Friday. The Pohlt were unable to ATTENTION ALBANY i gTJBSCREBEBS If you do not receive your paper by carrier before o'clock each evening please eall the Democrat Herald office, phone 19 or 18, and a paper will be delivered to you. Ne delivery after y.m. ATTENTION LEBANON SUBSCEIBEKS If you do not receive your paper by Carrier before o'clock, call D. Simons, phone 7651, 493 Park street.

ATTENTION SWEET HOME SUBSCRIBERS If you do not receive your paper by carrier before 6 o'clock, call Mr. Drew, phone 2781 other trucks were crumpled. locate her after caling and whis-tline until dark and returned home traffic violations during the week end. Richard Freeman, 10, Route 2 Lebanon, was arrested for driving 80 miles per hour in a 25 mile zone. When the arresting officer approached, Freeman fled but the policeman took down the license number and ht was brought in later, according to the police report.

Freeman will appear in city court this afternoon. Charles W. Chamberlin, 89, Bend, posted $20 ball after his arrest for being drunk on a public street. Jack Martin, 17, Route 2 Lebanon, and Bob Gabbort, 18, Route 4 Albany, both were arrested for not having a driver's license on their persons. Ray L.

Harold, 38, Route 1 Lacomb, was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign. He will appear this afternoon. 5 Killed in U.S. Traffic (CwrtlnvW tnm ff On.) hospitalized, in Roseburg with jeritical Injuriel. At Danbury State park, near Troutdale, threc-week-old infant ton of Mr.

and Mrs. Roger Oppenheif, suffocated while sleep. In the back of his family car. James. McCullough, Portland, Friday night In an irrigation canal 15 milei aouthwest of Vale, Ore, in Malheur county, Jackson county authorities were searching the Rogue river for the tody.

of eight-year-old Gary Lar-iBon, ton of Mr. and Mrs. Einer Larson, Medford, who drowned near Casey State park tabout 22 miles north of Medford. Melvln A. Green, Portland, the (23-year-old father of two children, drowned in Columbia slough.

Hit jbody hat been recovered, i The fourth drowning victim was Roland Campbell, Sweet Home, who died in the waters of the South Santim river 35 miles east Of Lebanon. Russell Coder, 55, of Portland, was stricken by a heart attack (While fishing in Badger Creek 40 Methodist Church School Opens First Methodist daily vacation church school opened' tfiis morning with registration of tixty-one. The primary department which is using the theme, "Jesus, the Friend," has Mrs. H. A.

Luther as the director. The teachers are Mn. Phil Hornbrook, Mrs. Harvey Cutts, Mrs. Jack Draper, Mrs.

Jackson Ross, and Mrs. William Mickelson. There is room for five more registration! in this department, Mrs. S. C.

Shepherd leads the junior divition with the following teachers: Mrs. Vernon Grant, Mrs. John Lovejoy, Mrs. Milo Graber, and Mrs. William Fulton.

Their theme is "In the Days of the Old Testament." The intermediate department is under the direction of Mrs. Lucile Libby with Mrs. Clarence Cone and Marie Grant as assistants. "Exploring the Bible" is the theme for this department and there are four guilds library, history, news, and fine arts. Registered in this department are Rhoda Pittman, Sandra Shepherd, Catherine Caus-bie, Jim Rich, Raymond Graber and Milton Smith.

believing she had been killed. But Friday night residents in the Oregon Motor Stages Strike Settlement Looms PORTLAND 0J.R) Hope was area heard the plaintive barks high up on the face of the cliff and Saturday finally located the trapped pup with binoculars. Attempts to reach her during the day Satur day were unsuccessful. A youth mitted as a state. Other graves also carry historic significance, the speaker said.

The grave of Thomas Hanna shows that he was born in 1777, one year after the Declaration of Independence, and another historical grave marked there is that for Mary Whitley Gilmour, a daughter of a Revolutionary war soldier. Her fath was lowered over the brinK or tne keeping" troops from Camp Desert Rock watched the blast from foxholes and trenches 7,000 yards away. cliff by a rope but the dog was too far below the top to be reach At the Hospital A son weighing ed. Two minutes after the atomic seen Monday that the 24-day strike against Oregon Motor Stages may end soon. T.

S. Beguin, assistant business manager of the striking motor coach employes, said the company would make an offer at a meeting scheduled for Monday. Some 150 drivers struck for pay increases and a 40-hour work week. The line has remained strikebound despite settlements of the Greyhound disputes, Sunday, volunteers and Multno er was William Whitley, a colonel flash, the troops attacked a mythical enemy objective. in the Revolutionary war from 9 pounds Vi ounce was bom at the Albany General hospital Thursday to Mr.

and Mrs. L. Hyde. Saturday saw the birth of two girlt and a boy at the hospital Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Taucher became the par Two hours later, just half the Kentucky. Persdhs were present mah county sheriff deputies, many Of them working on their own off duty time, managed to reach a point opposite her and Inched their way across the stone face of the bluff until they got to the steep FIRE AT HOME OTSEGO, Mich. (U.R) A volunteer fireman, George Tishhouse, thought it was just a routine alarm he was answering. He changed his mind when the fire truck pulled up in front of his own house. from Portland, Salem, Albany, time the army had anticipated, the troops were within 1,000 yards of Ground Zero," the scorched spot ents of a 7 pound 8 ounce daughter; in 8 pound 2 ounce girl was various parts of the state and also from Linn county towns and communities.

A business meeting followed the Memorial services. where a 300-foot steel tower van- miles south of The Dalies and fell into the stream where his body i was found. born to Mr. and Mrs. George Be- Broad breasted premium fryers, ver; and Mr.

and Mrs. George Grenz became the parents of a boy and dangerous draw where the dog was waiting for them, ready to lick their facet and wag a thank you with her tall. She apparently was unharmed by her ordesl only hoarse from barking. Her first meal in 36 hourt wat a hamburger and a bone. jDon Hayne Heads ready for your locker and delivered, 75c lb.

Mrs. 0. A. Smith, phone 1789-J. Adv.

p. 'ff weighing 8 pounds 31. ouncet. Mr. and Mn.

Rex McReynoldt became the parents of a daughter weighing I pounds 4 ounces. The Mc-Reynolds child was born Sunday, Trip to Ohio Planned Mr. and State Fire Chiefs Fire Chief Don Hayne of Albany Mrs. Sam Eicher, farmers on RFD 1, will leave this week for a visit CITY JAILS TWO MEN of two weeks with relatives and was named president of the Ore-gon State Fire Chiefs association in Medford last week at the concluding meeting of a three-day state convention. Two men were Jailed and a third was ordered to leave town or face a jail term for drunkenness thit To Dance Tuesday Les Amis dancing club will hold its last dance of the year Tuesday, June 3, at 9 p.m., at the Veteran's Memorial hall.

Members announced this would be a sports dance. Plato Te Be Discussed -Plato's morning in city court. iMITCD 5UlTfcli lellise John Elbert Funston, 18, wat given a 10-day sentence and Irwin Edgar Fickel, 45, a transient, was Hayne, who has oeen active in the organization for many years, served as the association's first vice-president last year. Other officers named by the given a five-day term. William Mayhan, 50, was ordered out of friends at Eicher's old home near Toledo, Ohio.

The Eichers have lived here for 26 years. Dr. Kenag In Town Dr. G. I.

Kenagy, formerly of Albany, was a weekend visitor in town from his home at Los Angeles, Calif. Here From California Ben Sud-tell of Hermoea Beach, former Albany business man, was in town on Saturday; California Man Visits Ben Ger-fg of Upland, is spending several days in Albany. He wasl formerly in business here. Marcos Dunn in Town Marcus i group were Charles Roth, The town. -2 Apology and Crito will be discussed at the Tuesday evening Great Books discussion group under the leadership of Mrs.

Robert Buchanan and Wendell Tompkins. The group will get under way at 7:30 in the basement of the Albany public library. The three men were arrested over the weekend by city police, Bike, Car in Collision James first vice-president; James Boynton, North Bend, second vice- president; William Rable, Salem, secretary, and Jvan Pearson, Mc- Minnville, treasurer. Other Linn county firemen to at- tend were Capt. Ross O'Brien, Leo- anon; Chief G.

F. Bryan, Scio; Chief Ivan Hoy, Sweet Home, and i Chief Frank Gansle, Halsey. Daily Quotations On the Market Jager, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jager, suffered a slight knee injury in a collision between the bicycle he was riding and an automobile last Thursday.

The bicycle was badly damaged, but the boy LOCAL MARKITt OToUowinf pric. war. uotd tMUy kr local Todiic. picking bonn. and ara subjact ta without noUeaJ LIVI POULTRY Ro.ft.ri, 4 lbs.

nd avw Me rry.r, 1U 1b. to (4 Iba. Me Regularly 330.00 Kenmore Automatic DISHWASHER SINKS Sac rry.ra. tVi te I lba. Prr.r.

1 t. lb was able to leave the scene under his own power. The car was driven by Rev. George H. Huber.

On Visit From Burns Mr. and Mrs. Jack Parker and three children are in the city from Burns on a visit of several days with relatives. Parker is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Russell Parker, and Mrs. Parker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franz Stauble. Shedd Farmer In Harold Jack Colored fowl Lsfhara fowl Sta.s 17c lc 95 Old roosters I 2''' T-J Queen Hopefuls I Tour Coast Ten candidates for the crown of the Albany Timber Carnival toured the Oregon coast Saturday to boost the loggers' event.

Riding in a caravan of convertibles, the candidates stopped at Toledo, Newport and Depoe Bay. They took a trip aboard a deep sea fishing boat during the afternoon and dined on the coast. Saturday 'night the candidates attended a at Ocean Lake. as SAVE $70 Dunn, of Logsdon, near Siletz, was in Albany over the weekend. He was an old-time football star for Albany college.

Former Albany People Visit-William Nash, old-time resident of Albany, now with the Oregon California Power Co. at Klamath Falls, was in town over the weekend with Mrs. Nash visiting relatives and friends. On St. Francis Register Among those registered at the St.

Francis hotel today are Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Nelson, James A.

Boyce and Vernon Gfeller, all of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Machmer, Warm Springs; William Boring, Prine-ville; Walter Dahm, Bend; A.

C. Johnston and C. J. Coe, both of Gold Beach; L. A.

Nelson, Kelso, John Clements, Kamish, Idaho; Bruce Carr, Provo, Utah, At Steldel Home Mr. and Mrs. ISO! rPrlc. paid to farmtrt Larfa. grada A 9c Medium, grade A Sic Small, grade A Sae Ranch-run.

Ursa, trash, ST lbs. and up Sc son, Shedd, farmer, was in Albany today. Scio Farmer In Town Joe Kar MILK Burins prlr. Mr car pound bult.rfat nosh was in Albany today from UHfocUvs May IS t. Jun.

10.00 Down 13.00 Monthly Washes, Rinses, Dries! Hat Deluxe, Handy Sink! For the ultimate in efficiency, beauty and big 'savings! Has all the wonted features above, with the added convenience of porcelain enamel sink, rinser spray, chrome fixtures! Features same smashing $70 price cut too! Pat Miller of Scio was unable to makethe'Hrip because she was at- his farm near Scio. Mint Fanner in Town A. W. LIVttTOCK OS-MOD ue.M-ts.oo Crocker, extensive mint farmer of Independence, was in Albany to day. Cholc.

eattl. Good c.ttl. Comm.relal eattl. Utility eattl. C.nn.r and cutter Shall.

Good bull. the Scio Fat Lamb show, Mrt Helen Weed and Mrs. Keh- neth Higbie chaperoned the candl- dates and five Jaycees went along to drive the cars. They were George Nolan, Del Moen, the Rev. James Kingsley, Fred Briggs, and Dick Kelly.

Harry Bran and Edith Thompson, Oakland, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Steidel, Waldport, spent the week end visiting here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Steidel Commercial bull.

117.00-1.00 a 14 oo-n so SH OO down tSS.OO-7.O0 ta.Voo-s.oo 114 00-16 SO SM.00-31.00 tl.00-.100 J10.00-1S.M tlS.1S-lt.1S Utility bull. KENMORE AUTOMATIC DISHWASHERS Reduced! Regularly 189.95, Now 174.95 Cnnor and cutter bull. Good and choice calvea on their Even-tide farm south of the city limits on U. S. highway 89.

Utility calve. Cull calrea Regularly 84.95 Block hog. Ex-Local Girl Graduated Mr. Sow. WEDDING INVITATIONS HUNTER PRINTING CO.

225 Ellsworth Phon. 174-1 and Mrs. O. B. Mills, 638 E.

6th went to Salem last week end to witness the graduation of their grandfather. Dorothy Nelson, 16 PORTLAND PARM MARKIT ly united Preii Beat Willamette valley atr.wberrlaa Kenmore Washer old at 1311 for 11 cup fill on the East Side Farmerl' market Monday while general run eold at .1 73 beat Northwest lettuce eold at tS.tS for three doea head crates! mid Columbia csbbag. sold at a crate. Bodies of 8 Fliers Found on Mountain FAIRFIELD (U.R) Bodies of eight air force men who died in the crash of an air force C-47 the day after Christmas on Mount Lassen are at Travis air force ase Monday. They were flown from Redding, after being brought from the crash scene by a 28-man rescue team which fought through deep drifts and heavy underbrush, climbing foothills on the peak on snowshoes.

Wreckage of, the twin-engined plane was discovered Saturday by a tourist, who notified national park service rangers. A check of wing and tail numbers showed they matched those of the long- PORTLANO OAIRV MARKIT By United Prit Price, were unchanged en the Portland wholesale dairy market Monday. Pump 15J fDiflinonD year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson, Woodburn, from the State School for the Deaf.

Miss Nelson formerly lived in Albany. She was valedictorian of her class and received a trophy awarded annually to the outstanding student in the school. To Attend Mortuary School-Elmer Reuland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Reuland, left Friday for Kansas City, where he will attend the Kansas City School of Mortuary Science for nine months.

Tea Honorlni Church Women More than 100 women attending th United Presbyterian church national convention will be honored at a tea Tuesday afternoon from 2 Butter To retailers: AA grad prints ISc lb cartons 7c: A prims ISc cartons 7Sei print. 7Sc lb. Eggs To rstallcrs: Orade AA Urge, 50c doi.i A large, 4sc doa.i AA medium. 4c doa.i A medium, 49c dot, Cartons 3c additional. 5.00 Down, 5.00 Month on Sears Easy Payment Plan (Usual carrying charge) I yp jj sought plane which disappeared FROM W.

313 W. 1st Ph. 76-1 It Speaks for Itself In RARE BEAUTY en route from Spokane to Travis base. Three crewmen and five passengers were aboard. Economy priced Kenmore now priced even lower for sensational savings! Only 3 in stock! Has big, porcelained tub, 2-in.

bol loon-type wringer rolls, smooth durolite agitator! Handles heavy washes easily! Hurry in today and save a great big 15.00! PORTLANO LIV1ITOCK By United Pratt Cattle 100; good and choice 10SO-1I04 lb. fed alters t.tl SO; lead ltOO lb. 131.80; few good heifers held above 133; few utility cows 13133 90: ranner and cutler cows tlt-ll; cellar snd UUIily bulls Calves too: market stesdyt few choice testers 1:13. good snd choirs stork cslves t3S-3t: commercial and good Teal-era and slsughter celves t37 34. Hogs 1150; msrkst slow: choir.

Ne. 1 and butchers ISO 115 Iba. 13.1-33.90; few IflO lb. .11 50; choice 350-450 lb. sow.

117-111 SO; choir. IS lb. feeder pigs t33. until 5 o'clock. The women of Albany are invited to attend the event which will be held at the Rites Held for Mrs.

Itt WE GIVE home of Mrs. Walter Kropp, 530 W. Third avenue. Final Meeting Planned The Loyal Women's class of the First lll t- 774.95 Funeral services for Mrs. Merle Lee, of Lebanon, who died at the Albany General hospital May 28, were held at the Fisher Funeral home Saturday wish the Rev.

Or- Sheep 750: few choice snd prime lb Kenmore Visi-Matic Washer 769.95 SAVE 5.09 Reg. i sprint lanbs SM SO; good ana choir. I tembi mostly smi di toot mora as. nal business and social meeting of the year Wednesday afternoon at ville Mick, of Dallas, officiating. 2 o'clock at- the church, GWDpentift 209.95 KENMORE AUTOMATIC WASHER Rev.

Carl Mason served as soloist, with Mrs. Glenn Taylor as organist. The floral arrangement was in charge of Mrs. Cora Shrader and Mrs. George Hughes.

Earl Lee, George H. Hughes, Ward Cyrus, Jim Simpson and Ard served as honorary bear, en. Active bearers were Claude Oonnellan, Clarence Bruckman, Roy Stenberg, C. W. LaFond.

D. W. Lovett and Ed Bilyeu. Interment was at the Franklin Butte cemetery near Scio; Til fitr95 Lodge Meetinf Announced Members of the Moose lodge are reminded of the lodge meetinf Tuesday evening at the new meeting time of 9 p.m. Meetinf Date Chan.ed The Sunrise Garden club which was to have met at the home of Mrs.

James Garland on Juniper Lane in North Albany Friday will meet June IS instead. A 1:30 dessert luncheon will be held at the home ot Mrs. Garland. Load it set it forget it! Gets all clothesjdean automatically: ROOMS SAVE 10.M! WITH 199.95 KENMORE AUTOMATIC DRYER 95 I 1 Gets clothes sunshine-sweet in minutes. No more heavy basket hauling! BATH SAVE 20.00! A.

REGULAR 189.95 KENMORE IRONER 26-in. roll handles all work. Has built in lamp and handy clothes rack! SAVE 15.M! Save 45.00 on this equipment -and have it delivered for 1000 down on SEARS EASY PAYMENT PLAN' plus YmaU month-ly payment. Ij Dr. Roy B.

Clunes jlj 120 Ellsworth St. jjj Hourt to I Including Sat Phone 1130 St. Francis Hotel Sears Are Open Friday From 9 to 9 Daily rrinr 223W.2-. Phone yoavmcficy mas jJ4 Albany, Ore. "Albany's Friendliest" Elbert 8.

Kobe, MT. Phone 315 First fir Ferry.

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