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Tlwweither CLEARING, SUNflY SKIES DUE Port Angeles Showers and brief sunny periods today becoming tly sunny Wednesday. Cooler today and tonight. High both days about 50 degrees, low about 35 to 40. Northwest winds 12 to 25 mph today becoming more northerly Wednesday. Western Washington Partly cloudy Tuesday night with a few showers during evening.

Considerable sunshine Wednesday. Much cooler Tuesday night. High Wednesday 48-55. Low Tuesday night, 30-40. Coastal winds, 15-25 miles an hour.

Ediz Hook Yesterday Mostly cloudy all day. Visibility 10 to 15 miles. Rainy periods throughout the day. Maximum temperature 52, minimum 45. Wind light and variable in the morning becoming southwesterly 5 to 15 mph in the evening.

Rain .21 inches. The Nation's Weather 24 hours to 4 a.m. Tuesday Max. Min. Precip.

Boston 78 58 .25 Chicago 68 47 .27 Denver 60 37 .07 Ellensburg 55 42 Helena 51 35 .01 Kansas City 63 42 Hoquiam 51 41 .13 Los Angeles 91 64 Olympia 53 39 .10 Phoenix 97 63 Portland 55 43 .20 San Francisco 74 52 Seattle 51 41 .35 Spokane 54 34 Vancouvr B.C. 56 45 Walla Walla 57 41 .18 Washington 81 57 .78 Yakima 59 40 Today's Tides High Tuesday, April 22 Low 8:33 p.m. 5.4 ft. 10:45 p.m. 4.4 ft.

High Wednesday, April 23 Low 2:18 am. 6.0 ft. 11:46 a.m. ft. 9:27 p.m.

5.5 ft. 11:30 p.m. 4.6 f.t Local Sunrise Rises' Seta April 23 5:07 a.m. 7:13 p.m. Chamber plans boat trip big lignal fire Next meeting of the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce will be aboard a Canadian Pacific Railroad Co.

ferry that leaves here for Victoria at 1:40 p.m. next Monday. The trip of chamber members is being made in observance of the renewal of the CPR ferry service across the strait that starts Sunday. At the Monday meeting of the chamber a majority of the members present signified they would make the ferry trip. Pres.

Donald Lusk announced that a signal fire will be built on the brow of I street hill next Sun- evening in answer to a similar one near Victoria. The i bonfire at Victoria signals the opening of the B. C. Centennial year. Supt.

Fred J. Overly of Olympic National park thanked the chamber for the party in his honor last Sunday and for the cooperation given to him during his seven years as superintendent of Olympic National Park. He introduced Daniel B. Beard, who succeeds him here in June. In introducing Beard, Overly said that as long as he has to go to an assignment as superintendent at Great Smoky Mountains National Park he is glad Beard is coming here.

Beard officially assumes his Local briefs Birth in Colorado Mr. and Mfs. Jollft W. Turner tf of Durango, became the parents of a son at 8:10 p.m. April 21, at Mercy Hospital, Dufango.

The baby has a brother John'W. m. Mrs. turner is the former lyA Heckman, daughter of Mr; and Mrs. George Heckman of Pat Angeles.

The baby's paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs! Richard Turner of Durango. Birth in California Mr ah.d Mrs. Leonard Tatom of Crescent City, became the parents of a son Michael nn, ,7 Ibs. 7 at 10:20 a.

m. April 21. The little boy is their first child and the (first grandchild of Mr. and Mcs. Harold Kautz of Port Angeles who are in Crescent City helping care for the baby.

Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Angeles. Boiling of Port Mrs. Tatom, the former Joyce Kautz, and her husband are graduates of Port Angeles Senior High School, where Tatom made an outstanding football record.

Correction Mrs. G. C. Leverett, not Mrs Firemen answer minor alarms; rescue boy Minor alarms and a small boy's attempt to climb a clay bank occupied firemen over the weekend and early today. They went to the home of Mrs.

A. B. McNab, 504 W. 5th St. at 6:47 a.

m. today when a blaze started in a washing machine. The fire out when they arrived. No damage resulted. A small boy was hauled up the slick clay bank at 1st and Lincoln by firemen Sunday afternoon.

The pre-school aged youngster was stuck near the bottom of the slope and firemen were called to 11 him to the firm ground at the top new duties June 1. He will come back here about June 15. He said he is pleased he is.coming here and hopes the people of the community give him the same cooperation they gave Overly. He is now superintendent of the Everglades National Park in southern Florida. Ernest Swordmaker, of Port Angeles Senior High School, gave a patriotic oration.

He was introduced by Hart Smith, of the department of speech of the school. The young man won state oro- torical contest at Edmonds recently and will compete for a national title at Sioux City, S. D. in June. Car crash knocks out PUD electric power at Sequim Electric power in the im area was knocked out for about a half hour early Monday when a car left the old Sequim highway and struck a Clallam County Public Utility District transmission line pole about a mile north of Sequim.

State Patrolman James S. Hughes reported Ernest Jones, Rt. 1, -Sequim, failed to make a turn the highway just east of the Evans intersection. Hughes estimated damage to the 1942 sedan at $250. Jones was not injured.

PUD Engineer William Fell said the power went off at 5:24 a.m. and went on again at 6 a. m. PUD repairmen completed repairs by 8 a. m.

The pole Jones hit is one of those carrying the main PUD Gil Harper, read the Easter story at the meeting of Esther. Chapter, OES. The wrong name was given to the Evening News for the account published Monday. Tire, Wheel Found City Police Chief Harry Koch- onek said today a 7-10 tire and wheel have been found and turned in to the Police Station. The wner may reclaim the properly identifying it at the station.

Boat Stolen L.W. (Red) Long reported to Patrick Moriarty looks all set for a trip into space as he and his dad, Capt. Daniel R. Moriarty of Greenwich, N.Y"., watch the fueling of a Nike missile at the Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Tex. Handling the job are SFC James E.

Bennett, center, of International Falls, and Pvt. Jack L. Harrison of Wayne, Ohio. That's pretty advanced weapon Patrick is handling, himself. Economist holds up bright picture of Northwest progress SPOKANE UP) A New York and private utilities is testimony of the hill.

The firemen said as soon as the boy was brought to the top he ran off before the men could learn who he was, even before they had wound up the rope. Firemen reported two runs which did not involve fire damage. They were called to the R. Olson residence at 117 E. 8th at 8:35 p.m.

Sunday when an oil stove flooded. Firemen stood by 45 minutes until danger had passed. Another call came from R. V. Phillips, 908 E.

4th, at 8:53 a.m. when fire started in a flue pipe. Firemen cleaned the pipe and stood by 30 minutes to make sure it was operating safely. FOLDING SCOOTER LYNCHBURG, Va. WPl-Now the portacycle.

A folding scooter which lapses to the size of a suitcase, and gets about 100 miles to the gallon of an oil-gasoline fuel, has been invented by Hilreth Strode, now a mechanical engineer in New York. Strode, who got his schooling here, calls it a porta- cycle. transmission tine from Discovery Bay to Port Angeles. Vital statistics Marriage Licenses Richard R. Horn, Makah Air Force Station at Neah Bay and Sharon K.

McCann, Port Angeles. Larry C. Lack, Port A les and Patricia Angeles. L. Ziegler, Port Births Olympic Hospital Mrs.

Carl De Leo, 1015 Jefferson, Port a son, Thomas William, April 17, 6:14 p.m., 7 Ib. 10 oz. Mrs. James Rector, 1131 W. 9th, a son, Jlichard Glenn, April 18, 6:44 a.

6 Ib. 2 oz. Mrs. Kenneth Nichols, 306 W. 2nd, a son, John Casey, April 19, 12:08 a.

Ib. 6V4 oz. Mrs. William Raley, 132 W. 14th, a son, Thomas James, April 19, 9:17 a.

6 Ib. 15 oz. Mrs. Harvey Kiiski, Rt. 3, Box 253A, a daughter, Susan a ol, April 19, 5:16 p.m., 8 Ib.

3 oz. Mrs. Arthur Teitzel, 1812 E. 3rd, a daughter, Dorine Fay, April 20, 2:53 a. 7 Ib.

1 oz. Jaycees open entries in annual teen-age rod-e-o driving tests Entry in the a a 1 Junior Chamber of Commerce sporsor- ed Teen-age Road-e-o is BOW officially open. Jaycee Chairman Robert French and John Olson, a committee member, officially opened the event when they appeared at a Port Angeles Senior High School assembly Friday to urge to take part in the contest. The competition is open to any boy or girl; who will not have reached the age of 20 before Aug. 15.

must have a driver's license or permit and no moving traffic violations Against their record in the past six months. ActuaJ fcowpeUtiQu JJQ the event hgfigs at am. Saturday at the ftopeveji Junior High School both written jya- ving tests. of the contest here goes i))t) meet witb the local Jaycee chapter paying the expenses. Winner of the state title moves into the national champion- snips to be held in Washington, P.C.

All local entrants will receive a certificate with the winner receiving the Clallam County IB- surance Agents Association tro pby. Second and third place win ners will receive plaques. French says college scholarships totaling $4.500 await the winners of the national contest in the nation's capital. Ah 1 entrants will drive new ears supplied for the Port Ange les contest by local auto dealers. John Drain is in charge ci setting up the test course.

Kenneth Manus is handling the registration is in judging. and of OJecrge Finney the rules and the sheriff Friday a 14 ft. strip- built boat stolen from Pillar Point sometime this month. Long said the boat was white and red with a green inside. Insurance appeal opens The appeal by Nick Vail from a decision of the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals regarding compensation for an industrial accident at Rayonier Incorporated opened in Superior Court this morning.

Released on Bail Danny A. McDonald, 23, 334 W. 4th was released on a property bond Friday after being charged with writing a $50 bad check Feb. 24. The prosecuting attorney filed information Friday charging him with petit larceny.

Pioneer Resident Dies Mrs. Laura Troy Stone, last of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Smith Troy, Clallam County pioneers, died recently at Long Beach, California after ah illness of i ht years. She was born on the Troy farm at Agnew.

She had been a widow about 10 years. She had no children but is survived by several nieces and nephews including twq daughters of Mrs. M. E. Troy of this city, Father pies C.

R. Martin, 70 father of Thomas D. Martin 634 E. 6th St; Port Angeles, died in Portland, Ore, Friday, April 18. Mr and Mrs.

Martin were in Portland for funeral services held Monday. The elder Mr. Martin was a long-time resident of Portland and had visited his son and family here. Wire Chief Honored Glenn McHenry, supervising wire chief of Pacific Telephone, was honored at a luncheon in Seattle April 15, for his 30 years of service with the company. A gold, 30-year service pin was presented by George Klop, i ision plant manager following the luncheon at the Windsor Hotel.

McHenry began his 'telephone career as a central office repairman in Tacoma. He held a vari. ety of assignments in a number of Pacific Northwest cities before being named wire chief at Port Angeles in 1955. Patrol reports weekend accidents The Washington State Patrol reports three automobile accidents over the weekend with no serious injuries resulting. Robert Hunsaker, Harbor Defense Unit at Port Townsend USN was not seriously hurt when his car rolled rolled down a 40-foot bank at 11:10 p.m.

Friday. Hunsaker was driving a 1946 sedan about one and a half miles west of Sequim when the accident occurred. A Sequim doctor administered first aid to Hunsaker who sustained slight bruises. Louis Richmond, 418 E. Front, was driving west of Sequim at 2:30 a.m.

Friday when her 1935 sedan struck a parked 1953 sedan belonging to Barbara Fox, Sequim Patrolman Richard Bradley estimated $200 damage to each car. The driver was not injured. Charles Winters, Clallam Bay, was treated for minor injuries at the Olympic Memorial Hospital Saturday afternoon alter he had an accident. He was driving a 1956 500 feet east of Jim Creek bridge on the Sekju highway when he failed to negotiate a curve. Patrolman James Hughes estimated $100 damage to vehicle.

Eggs are a source of high-quality protein, iron. Vitamin riboflavin, vitamin they also provide calcium and thianuue. economist Monday described Pacific Northwest as only half grown and said "the growth potential bordfirs on the immeasurable." Robert H. Ryan, director of area development for the national Committee for Economic Development, said it is reasonable to'assume that the population of the Northwest will double in the next 15 years. 'This will give great opportunity to the region, for with this population increase will come the markets close at hand which the Pacific Northwest needs," he told the Pacific Northwest Trade Assn.

ONLY HALF GROWN "In a very real sense, the Pacific Northwest has a great advantage in that it is only half grown; that the present economic difficulties which the rest of the nation is now experiencing came a bit earlier in the Northwest, and that you are fortunately endowed with those elements which make for growth in the chemical and other process industries that are in their early development stages He said significant development in the area could come through additional small petroleum refineries, additional production of cement, lime, clay, sand and gravel; the production of abrasives, the manufacture of expanded lightweight aggregates; the production of refined metals or products from ore concentrates shipped from Alaska; the manufacture of heavy tolls, cutlery and edge tools. The Committee for Economic Development was organized in 1942 by a group of businessmen to help avoid a postwar depression. Undersecretary of the Interior Hatfield Chilson' told the conference that there is a trend away from a dominant dependence upon federal hydroelectric projects and said healthy. LOCAL INITIATIVE "The development of the Priest Rapids and Rocky Reach hydroelectric projects by local public MISSING GIRLS FOUND RITZVILLE, Wash. (A Two grade school girls who disappeared on their way to church at Post Falls, Idaho, were found at the bus depot Monday in this Adams County town.

Sheriffs officers said the girls Terry Misterek, 12, and her sister Dena Misterek, 11, had spent the night in a motel here and were not harmed. The girls were last seen Sunday on their way to church at Post Falls, about 80 miles east of here to local initiative and self reliance," he said. Since 1953 the Federal Power Commission has licensed plants approaching 5,000 megawatts. In contrast, during the 20-year perioc before 1953, projects of only 1,757 megawatts were licensed." "Thus the combined federal and non-federal effort should suffice to meet the increased electric'power requirements of the future." Donald H. Tilson, a Vancouver.

Wash, executive of the Aluminum Co. of America, was elected president of the association at a directors' meeting Sunday. Air-marine news Vessels reported passing Ediz look by Puget Sound Pilots in 24 hours to noon today. INBOUND 12:35 p.m. Billiton to Seattle.

2:40 p.m. Elerbach to Tacoma. 8:40 p.m. Gen. Mitchell to Seattle.

10:00 p.m. Shoyo Maru to Seattle. OUTBOUND 8:50 p.m. Parismfna Central America. 10:30 p.m.

Monmouth to Colum bia River. 5:15 Los Angeles, to Col umbia The Seattle fleet of the U. Coast Guard moves in about weeks from Pier 70 to the old Seattle Port of Embarkation, Thi office of the Coast Guard Cap tain also will move later. a Admiral I. E.

Eskridge, comman der of the 13th Coast Guard dis trict announces. The three major Coast Guard vessels at Seattle will tie up at Pier 39 The three are the ice-breake Northwind and, cutters Wachuset and Klamath. A second octupus is hanginf around the piling of the Fos Tug and Barge Co. dock today Manager Donald Lusk reports Last week a large octupus wa captured there and eaten. Th one being fished for today is no as large as the one recently cap tured.

Octupi are quite common in Port Angeles harbor, but sel dom seen on the south side the harbor. The Foss dock is short distance west of Oak Stree on Railroad Avenue. WOMAN'S WORLD MANISTEE, Mich. UFI Th Lawrence Fortiers' new baby has come into woman's world. Junior has'nin sisters.

Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce Annual Victoria Trip Aboar4 C.p.R. Princess Liner Monday, April 28 Leave 10:40 a.m. Return 2:40 p.m. Fare, Including Luncheon, $3.70 Chamber meeting aboard Calif GLencourt 7-5132 for Reservations Police get report! vandalism, thefts over weekend Gases of vandalism, theft end fowlers were reported to City Police over the weekend. Friday reports of prowlers came rom the looo block on So.

Chase, Mil and Liberty and the 80tf block on W. 9th. Police were sked to make frequent checks in hese areas Petty thefts included a report rom George King his, license plates were stolen whfte his car was parked at the Washington Shool Friday. Police ask anyone inding plates numbered CLH-090 i call King or the station Ed Greenbrook, .1137 W. 9th said someone over his wood pile Monday night and an unde- ermined amount of wood is miss- ng.

George Heckman said a flag and pole were taken from his car lot Friday night. He estfmat ed the cost at about $3. Larry Madden reports, parts were stolen from his car while it was parked at the junior high school early-Saturday morning. William 0. McKibbin, 1028 Caroline, said his house was entered last Friday night between 4 p.m.

and midnight. He found things turned upside down. He reported no at the time. Vandals poured red and green paint over the trunk of a car owned by James Neal, 213 E. 10th.

The vandalism was discovered by Neal Monday morning. ENTERPRISING AT 84 PLYMOUTH, England W-At 84, Arthur Skewes is opening a new tailor's shop. He opened his first in 1899 but it was destroyed in an air raid in 1941. Inf Mtforaif Sense ftefMteed Rt. 1, writes to tell flbmit a snow white albino meadow lark in Ms fields for the past couple of months Since he the bird era! months ago it has migrated about a mile and a half Sunday It was on a willow bash In an alfalfa field Ordinarily nteadowlarks are brown in color striped with black top of head two whitish stripes Throat and tinder' parts bright yellow with a heavy black bar across the chest Sides marked with broken stripes of brown Outer tail feathers white exposed In flight This description Is taken front E.

A Kilchln'9 book "Birds of the Olympic Peninsula" The bird is here but seen mostly in open fields East and West of Port Angeles Nesting time is April The bird does not fly to its nest but approaches it by a narrow path in the grass Kitchln says "Mig Jingle of merry notes reaches us from all parts of the open country Reed says be is of the opinion the albino meadlowlark is a rare bird and that folks might be interested in hearing about it SIGNALLED THIEF CLEVELAND UP) A woman told police Monday night that man snatched a diamond ring am wrist watch she was wearing when she. extended her arm from her car signalling a left turn. Mrs. Ray L. Maylin, 37, of su burban Cleveland Heights, said she had stopped for a traffic ligh and had her left arm out for the tiffl wtren a fnati graWba! Itef arm and stripped tjw ffofft her, She valued it at ONE StOF WILL KEEP YOU SAFELV ON THE GO You'll be better off in the long run, if you come to us for all your car servicing jobs.

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