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Greater Oregon. Friday. April 26, 1957 is in Oklahoma voman IVounded CHILEAN SHIP ENTERS SAN DAY More Details On Deaths in Alaskan Hotel Fire Told Jury Reports do negligence In Crash Death TACKING UNDER GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, Chilean training ship Esmeralda enters; San Francisco Bay. Smoke is from guns as she returns welcoming salute. (International More details on the fatal blaze at Curry, Alaska which took the lives of three persons April 9 have been received from Mrs.

Paul Wennersten, whose family left Albany several years ago to homestead In Alaska. The Wennerstens two grandchildren, Christine Blakely, 2 and Charles, 1, perished in the flames which destroyed the 75-room railroad hotel at Curry. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. James Blakeley.

He Is employed at the hotel. Blakeley was hospitalised due to shock, as was Gordon Heare, railroad employee whose wife, Evon, also was killed. Witnesses said that three min- utes after the fire broke out the entire building was engulfed in flames. Firefighters in the small village had only light equipment and were hampered with low pressure when they drew water from nearby Dead Horse Creek. The flames were first discovered at 6:21 a.m., and the wooden structure burned to the ground in less than an hour, with loss estimated at more than $500,000.

The cause is unknown The blaze also knocked out communications to Curry, which Is midway between Anchorage and Fairbanks. Once the finest structure on the Alaska Railroad (President War-1 ren G. Harding stopped there when he dedicated the railroad), i the hotel was leased to Arnold Ohmolt two years ago since Im proved connections no longer require a night stop-over there. About 15 persons were staying at the hotel, mostly railroad men. The hotel housed the Alaska Communications System station, ticket office, bar and post office.

Linda Blakely, 23-year-old mo ther of the two young children, was eating breakfast in the hotel dining room at the time of the fire. Wanting them to have break fast and an early start on the day, she went to see if the chil dren were sleeping still. At 6:15 she returned to the dining room, having decided not to wake them for awhile as they were still asleep. Minutes later the manager, his hair and eyebrows singed, rushed Into the dining room. He yelled, "Room 84's on fire!" The room, In the center of the first floor of the hotel, had erupted in a sheet of flame and the manager, asleep nearby, had been awakened by the smell of smoke.

Mrs. Blakely tried to rush into the flames that bv then were sweeping the corridor, crying "My babies, my babies!" But It was Impossible to get through. The men tried to reach the Blakely children and one man got to the window of the youngsters' room but was forced back by the fierce blaze. All the people at the hotel lost their possessions and the Salvation Army at Anchorage is assisting In lending aid. The Wennerstens reside at Box 41A, Homer, Alaska.

BUY U. S. SAVINGS BONDS button series on it (donated by Gene Mauldln) to Ed Falk. Brown also bestowed upon TC Board President Russell Tripp a pie, via the time-honored "getting It in the face" method. An award was presented to Ben Lentz of Lebanon, who is a three-time winner of the Timber Carnival bucking title.

Bank Manager Retires April 30 On April 30, Mason D. Mcpherson, co-manager of Albany Community Branch of the United States National Bank of Port retires after 52 years of banking service. McPherson's banking career began In Whitman county, at Palouse, where lie served for some 30 years with the Security State Bank, later the Security National bank, of which" he became president. He was an active leader and participant In community' affairs, serving as mayor, as president of the Whitman County Bankers and with the Red Cross. He came to Albany in late 1933 at the invitation of Frank Livingood, T.

B. Williamson, Elmer and Clyde Williamson, and was associated with them as an officer in the Bank of Albany. He served as president from early 1949 to November, 1954 when the Bank of Albany merged with the U. S. then continued on as co-manager of the Albany Community Branch.

McPherson is well-known in this area through his many years of banking service and active service In many civic and com munity affairs. He is a member of Elks lodge 359, Is affiliated with St. Peter's Episcopal church and is a member of 50 years standing of the Whitman county Masonic lodge of which he Is a past master. Mr. and Mrs.

McPherson have one son, John McPherson, gradu ate of Oregon State college, who operates McPherson Pharmacy at Lebanon. Award Contract For School Job Contract to build the Sunrise school addition here was award ed Tuesday to Thomas E. Gates Sons, Lebanon contractors, The four-classroom addition Is to be started May 1 and be com pleted within 120 days. The Lebanon firm's offer of $50,630 was the lowest of eight bids. Other bids were: Starr Build ers, Hampton C.

Piatt, Salem, Les Burkett, Cor vallls, George W. Mlllett Eugene, Ray Llllie, Albany, Cutts Construe tlon, Lebanon, $59,400, and Geo, Moore and Associates, Portland, $59,854. Legislator To Talk At Demo Meeting The Benton County Central Committee will meet Monday, April 29 in the basement of the Corvallls hotel at 8 p.m. Rep. Clarence Barton, Coos Bay will speak on "Taxes' and Related Problems." The public is invited to attend.

Sherrl Hallaian and Patsy Locke. Mrs. Dorothy Brown, Benton extension agent, discussed the economic use of home freezers, at Mt. View unit's meeting Tuesday afternoon at the grange hall. A business meeting followed the potluek luncheon.

Mrs. Ezra Thompson was elected unit chairman; Mrs. Martin Thingvold vice chairman; Mrs. Thomas Logsdon secretary, and Mrs. Martha Terry treasurer.

A surpise baby srhower was held for Mrs. Eugene Newton. Means of raising money for the 4-H scholarship was discussed, a galloping breakfast idea favored. It was asked that the 4-H traveling basket be kept moving as fast as possible too. Members were reminded of the Homemakers Festival to be May 7 on the OSC campus.

Luncheon tickets at $1.10 may be bought from Mrs. Thingvold, PL 3-6569 until April 27. A door prize of a rose bush was won by Mrs. May Putney, donated by Mrs. Thompson.

Mrs. Roy Stein had charge of child care. Others attending were Mrs. J. R.

Buren, Mrs. H. E. Carlson, Mrs. Scott Churchill, Mrs.

Virgil Dud ThA Benton eountv erand iurv Monday decided there was no! criminal negligence involved in the death of 17-year-old Jack Le-roy McDonald of Albany April 10. Ray Bates, 21-year-old Monroe youth who was accused of driving a car which was said to have run over McDonald after the lat-1 ter was thrown from his own car, was found not guilty of negligent homicide. Benton District Attorney John B. Fenner presented state police evidence that the Bates car al legedly had passed over the boy's body, but the grand jury cleared Bates in deciding the action was inadvertent and did not contribute to McDonald's death. The accident occurred on the Spring Hill road in North Benton county, three miles north of Albany, when the McDonald car failed to make a curve and up set in the field, throwing the boy i out face down.

The Bates carj also iert the road ana in turning around It was said to have passed over the youth's body. Dr. Frank Vrtlska, pathologist whn performed the autopsy, reported that death was caused by a skull fracture and that glass in the wound Indicated that the fatal blow was suffered as McDonald's car rolled over and over. State Police Officers Robert Klssman and Jerry Taylor and Leonard Crlsler testified at to material from Bates' car, Including hair which was said to indicate It had passed over the body; also giving their testimony were John F. Bunting, who lives near the accident scene; Loren Wage-ner, Albany service station operator; Ray Schuler, ambulance driver and Mrs.

Alice Frederlcksen of FortraUlsr-Frederleksen funeral home. Bates and two other youths were following McDonald's car. They stopped and searched for McDonald in the darkness quite Borne time before finding him, and he died before reaching the hospital. Bates, who since had been In ducted into the army, as not pre sent for the hearlne nor was another of the ouths, Jess Kin kade, similarly in ducted. The third, James Fi Kirk, 18, FTarrlsburg, as one of the wit nesses called.

Dinner Kicks Off Timber Carnival Plans for the 13th annual Al bany Timber Carnival were kick ed off at a banquet Wednesday night at the Albany hotel, with Oscar Swenson, past TC president presiding. A feature was auctioning off of the first 1957 Timber Carnival button, which went to Malcolm Harper of Cheshire, who was the 1955 world speed climbing champion. The first car ticket for this year's event was bid In by Stan Lyon, 1956 world tree topping champion. Auctioneer Bob Brown also sold a 1941 Timber Carnival button to Cecil Burkhart, and a Timber Carnival hat with the entire TC WJ2S HE (AHTNC) Pvt. Phyllis N.

Shouse, daughter of Mrs. D. E. Chase, 125 N. Columbus Al-bany, recently completed eight weeks of basic training at the Women's Army Corps Center, Fort McClellan, Ala.

She attended Albany high school. Mill Destroyed By Fire Tuesday Mre Tuesday destroyed the idle sawmill of the Clear Lumber company at Sweet Home, which is located near 18th and streets behind the Sweet Home Veneer Mill. The fire, cause undetermined, was discovered about 7:50 a.m. Flames and smoke shot up 150 feet in the air. Fire Chief Ivan Hoy said the wooden structure is a total loss, but that some of the machinery may be salvaged.

Adjacent bull-dings and stacks of lumber were saved. The mill had been closed for about two ysars. It was owned by Jim Stock, but the equipment Inside had been sold to a Portland firm which was about to begin salvage" work. Kiwanians Hear About TV Station Riley DeLap, manager of Albany's First National Bank, had charge of the Klwanis program yesterday and Introduced Don Ostensoe, president of the Oregon Advertising club, who explained about new TV sets to come and had a closed TV broadcast made of the Klwanis club members. Helping with the TV broadcast and showing of the colored slides and narration was Chris Christenson of KGW, also Benny Heald and Bill Nutt.

Karl Thomason announced the club had cleared $415 on the pancake feed held last weekend to benefit the swimming pool fund. CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS In Gun Accident At Sweet Home Mrs. Wllma Willis, 26, Sweet Home, narrowly escaped death Saturday when a 30-06 rifle slug entered her- chest, miraculously emerging on the other side without striking any vital organs. Sweet Home police who talked to Mrs. Willis said she told them she shot herself and that it was definitely an accident.

It was she who called the am bulance which took her to the hospital. Police Chief Roy Clover, said that the shooting took place at the home of the woman's stepfather, Wayne A. Smith, 2240 street. Mr. and Mrs.

Smith were out of town. The accident occurred about 5:45 a.m. Mrs. Willis is recovering as well as can be expected. Mt.

View News Mr. and Mrs. Loren Wicks and two children arrived Saturday from Guam where he has been with the Air Force the past two years, to spend his 45-day leave with his father, John Wicks, brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Daugherty and family, and her parents in Albany.

After his leave, Wicks is to report to the Air Force base near Sacramento, Calif. The Cub Scout pack meeting, No. 170, regularly scheduled for Friday night has been postponed until Friday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. since the film wanted could not be obtained until then. Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Scheffler, Glee and Billie spent the weekend in Seattle visiting their son and brother Gene, who is confined to the Northwest Respirator Center as a polio patient Mrs. Scott Churchill is spend ing a few days visiting her two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carlson and Mr.

and Mrs. Farmer and their families in Lebanon. Mt. View subordinate and juve nile granges will meet Thursday evening. The ladies degree staff will practice in preparation for going to South Benton grange on Friday night.

There will be refreshments after grange. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Locke and family, Joe Hunt and Sandy, and Hugh Taylor were at the Corvallls airport Tuesday evening to see Mrs. Taylor and Mrs.

Frank Tho mas of Monmouth off on the first leg of their trip to Hawaii to meet their daughter and son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Thomas, Mike and Jack who are coming home on leave from Saudi Arabia. Thomas is a civil engineer with Arabian American Oil company.

Mt. View Mothers' club met at the grange hall Thursday. A surprise party was held at the Andy Roth home Thursday night honoring Mike McGuIre on his 16th; Rod Breeneman, Chuck Hibbs and Ron Marcum on their 14th birthdays. Dona Keinle as sisted Tom Roth with arrange ments. Others attending wereSu zanne Canaberry, Alberta Kauff man, Maureen MeGuire, Ellen Lund, Hank Crooks, Rosemary Bitterman, Sally Kibble, Sherrie Leavy, Patsy Ives, Leland Dudley, Friday 9 to 9 Albany WA 6-22S1 PLAY PARTY SLATED At the family night play pa ty at Riverside community hall Saturday, April 27 there will be a 7:30 p.m.

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Henry Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shank, Mr. and Mrs Vernon Cray, Mr. and Mrs.

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