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The Capital Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 2

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2 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 25, 1943 Aumsville New Teachers For Dallas Dallas City School Superin-tendent S. E. Whitworth, in re rate Matron Needed At Albany Albany In an address before the Albany Kiwanis club this week, the Rev. Edward Terry, pastor of the First Methodist church, declared that juvenile delinquency has increased 600 per cent in Albany in the last three years.

Using figures supplied by E. G. Arnold, county judge, he explained that most of the increase has not come from Albany boys and girls but largely from the outside. Many girls of minor age- come here to contact soldiers and nearly all of the cases before the court are from surrounding towns, Rev. Mr.

Terry said. Among crimes committed by youth, some under 12 years of age but mostly between 14 and 16 years, are car theft, sex delinquency, running away from home and many other categories. Sex delinquency gels the most offenders, he said, and nearly all of these casoa are among girls. Speaking of a remedy, Rev. Mr.

Terry staled that contagion can't be prevented but it can be immunized. The conscience can be definitely moulded and results from training and conduct. To stimulate a defense against wrong, public opinion can play a strong Rev Terry suggested that a move be gotten underway for the appointment of a police matron in Albany. Bud Abbott and Costcllo in "Hit the Ice," and its companion feature, "Someone to Remember," start today at the Elsinoro theater. Family in he World "Hi Diddle Diddle," starring Adolplu West Salem Purchases Now Show Total of $25,622 West Salem, Sept.

25 According to a Friday evening report from Chairman Albert Ramseyer, West Salem has contributed $25,822 toward Polk county's quota in the third war bond drive. f'l'o date Polk county has raised Negri and June Havoc. "Hi Diddle Diddle starts tomorrow at 61 per cent or its $794,700 quota. With less than a week remaining in the drive, West Salem must join other Polk county communities in a concentrated effort to put the county over the top. The most difficult task of raising the city's porportionate share of the county quota is still ahead as the canvass of the residential and business district is ncaring completion and the bond committee will have little to draw upon but second purchases by previous subscribers.

Anyone wishing to increase their bond purchases are urged to contact a West Salem work- leasing the names of the teach ers in the three schools, announced he was all set for the opening of school on October 4, unless there will be some last-minute unexpected changes. There will be nine new teachers here this year, three at the high school, four at the junior high and two at the elementary building. Those at the senior building are Miss Barbara Adams, a resident of Dallas and a graduate of Oregon State college; Floyd F. Bcerman, a graduate of the University of Oregon and also of the Oregon College of Education, and F. C.

Green, a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic institute. All three have had previous experience, Miss Ad ams at Richland, Beerman at Eugene, and Green, who has been practicing his profession as an engineer at Astoria, was not listed. At the junior high, Mrs. Lois Alsip has had experience in Polk and Tillamook counties. Mrs.

Hazel Jackson begins her teaching career after graduating from the Oregon College of Education this year; Miss Shanks has been teaching at Falls City for several years, and I. J. Padoen comes from Tillamook county, where he has been for four years. In the elementary building Mrs. Jessie Heath comes from the Redmond schools and Mrs.

Slawson is a graduate of the Oregon College of Education. Superintendent Whitworth reports also that Mrs. Odessa Killin has been transferred from the junior high to the elementary school. Jefferson Mrs. J.

E. Rice is spending this week at Bend visiting at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sloan and family. Alvin i and Mack Hamby have begun to harvest their crop of sweet corn.

They each have a 35-acre field of corn to harvest; the corn to be delivered to the cannery. Mrs. E. J. Kowalkowski and sons, Johnnie Craig and Junior Frank of Chicago arrived Tuesday for a visit with her grandmother, Mrs.

Fred Thompson, and Mrs. Nancy Ann Gee of Jefferson. Master Sgt. Kowalkowski is in the army, stationed at Ramona, Calif. J.

R. McKce of Jefferson has sold his 99-acre river bottom farm two and a half miles northwest of Jefferson, to Dale Turn-idge of the Talbot district. The sale of the farm was made by Hawkins Roberts, realtors of Salem. M. C.

Helms, who had the farm leased for the past several years, will move to his farm about six mics southeast of Jefferson, when his lease expires at the end of this year. They are planning to remodel the house on their farm. The Maddest, Merriest, Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola the Grand theatre. East Salem Schools Open East Salem All East Salem school children, who are not in school this week, will be Monday, if they are not still working in the fields as Auburn, Middle Grove and Fruitland schools open on the same date as the Salem schools. At Auburn Mrs.

Laura Belle Miles will be principal and seventh and eighth grade teacher; Mrs. Florence Jager. fifth and sixth grade teacher; Mrs. Velma Laverty, fourth and third grades and Mrs. Mae Engle.

first and second grades. All are from Sa lem. Mrs. George Kufncr and two children, Marilyn and Donald, returned last week from Lewis-ton, where they had spent the summer at the home of Mrs. Kufner's sister and family.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Welty of Garden road have had their daughter and two children from Los Angeles as their guests for two weeks.

Last week Mrs. Welty and her guests visited in Portland at the home of their son and brother, Homer Welty. Mrs. Harry Jennings of Spokane arrived in Salem Wednesday for several weeks' visit at the home of her sister, Mrs Walter Swingle on Garden road. Post-War Projects Listed at Lebanon Lebanon Preliminary steps are being taken here in the formulation of plans for post-war projects, announced Mayor Peter T.

Tweed, who said that a general committee consisting of the city council and representa Word has been received here of the death of John Scrwanda in Glendalc, on September 11. He was well known here, having spent three and one-half years at the home of Mrs. Luta Fuson. The body was sent to Mt. Vernon cemetery at Washington, D.

for burial. There will be services at the Christian church, Sunday, September 26. Sunday school at 10:00 and church at 11:00. Chris Kowitz, will be the speaker. Although only two girls entered the Sears 4-H victory garden and cannery contest, they succeeded in takiug top i honors.

Alice Roberts received I first place, which was a half scholarship to 4-H summer school and $7 in cash and Bonnie Klein took second place and $5 in cash. Students Sign September 30 Monmouth The date set for the registration of freshmen and new students at the Oregon College of Education is September 30. Former students will register on October 4. Although a small enrollment is expected, inquiries indicate that there is an encouraging interest shown in teaching by recent high school graduates. Freshmen days begin on Thursday, September 30.

Activities will consist of special assemblies for freshmen and other new students to familiarize themselves with college activities, traditions and the general procedures on the campus. On Friday there will be a tour of the campus conducted by student body officers and committees and accompanied by members of the faculty who will be teaching freshman classes. Other activities will include an informal tea and various get-acquainted activities each afternoon and evening. Regular classes will begin on Tuesday, October 5. New Minister for Monmouth Church Monmouth Last Sunday the local Baptist church extended a call to Jack Parrot of Rose-burg to become pastor of the church.

He, with his wife and small daughter, Elizabeth Ann, are moving into the church apartment this week and will begin their local fellowship Sunday. All Baptists of the community are urged to be present. A cordial invitation is also extended to those of the community who attend no other church. Falls City Dolores Frink is home from Beaverton where she has visited for three weeks with her sister. Alice's family.

Mrs. Peggy Harlan and children left Thursday for Philomath to visit a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Zellcr. Mrs.

Jessie Moyer was sur prised Sunday morning when I her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Alexander, of Portland, accompanied by her sistef.

Mrs. May-mie B. Hoguc, of Portland, came and visited her. Mr. and Mrs.

Alexander spent part of the time at their farm at Lewis-ville. Monday afternoon they called for Mrs. Hoguc, returning to their homes in Portland. OLD TIME Dance TONITE VETERAN'S HALL Cor. Hood Church Sts.

MUSIC By "The Oregonians" Last Time Today "GET GOING" with Robert Palje. Vera Vauf RAIDERS of SAN Johnny Mark Brown HORSE ON LOU 3 I TODAY tive from the various civic organizations is to be appointed very soon. Mayor Tweed said that the present sewer and sewage disposal plant projects for which sinking funds are being provided in the budget are steps in this direction. But the local program will not be limited to the city itself, said the mayor. For example, a new bridge across the Santiam at Lebanon is needed.

The Brownsville road and completion of the Santiam highway are others on the "must" list. Lebanon Marshal Reports for Month Lebanon Total of 84 arrests and fines of $594 were reported by the city marshal for the past four weeks at the city council meeting Tuesday night. These included five drunks, on drunk driver, six disorderly conducts, 12 traffic offenses, one four in front seat, one three on motorcycle, 45 speeders, one juvenile delinquency. Uruguay has declared fishing tackle to be a prime necessity. 'snow 0IIII1Y STARTS 'X Mrs.

Rappe Named Keizer S. S. Head Keizer Mrs. Herman Rappe was re-elected superintendent of the Keizer Sunday school as the result of the annual election. Martha Ward was reelected librarian.

Others elected to office who will take over their positions early next month were Mrs. Larry Ward, distant superintendent; Mrs. Tld-gar Sawyer, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Robert Schroeder, assistant secretary, and Rena Theodorson, assistant librarian. Sunday school is held each Sunday at 10 a.m.

in the Keizer school auditorium, with preaching at 11 o'clock. Rev. Peter J. Becker, American Sunday school missionary, visited the school last Sunday and preached the morning sermon. Bethany Miss Agnes Tor-vend who recently returned from a vacation with her father, S.

B. Torvend, at the home of an uncle in Patterson, has resumed her work as a missionary teacher in Vanport. A howling storm Mountains of Mirth and Music! Scores of sway-, SIMMS anil His Orcheslro WILUAMS THE MWTfEHS Of Witet," I J01 A I I ingskahngsnow-dolis. ing skating snow-dolls! Bruce Rogers Soon To Reach Albany Albany Bruce A. Rogers, director of the Albany electro-metallurgical laboratory of the U.

S. bureau of mines, informs the Democrat-Herald that he is leaving Pittsburgh, and will arrive here about October 1. Dr. Rogers returned to Pittsburgh after inspecting the old Albany college property early this summer and has since spent considerable time with Henry Powell Hopkins, architect, at Baltimore, where they worked out complete plans for remodeling the buildings for the laboratory. Dr.

Rogers did not state when contracts would be let for the work on the buildings, but it is assumed that shortly after his arrival bids will be received. Scio Roy Shclton is arranging to open a real estate office in the building on Main street formerly occupied by the Flanagan meal market. The latter recently disposed of his market equipment to Roy Gage of Pedee and has been employed for some time as a meat cutler in Salem. Albert Davis' condition was reported improved this week at a Salem hospital, where he has been under treatment for months for fractured leg suffered near Scio nearly a year ago in a motorcycle-car wreck. Frank Bartu is substituting on Scio rural route 2 for L.

W. Montgomery, who, with Mrs. Montgomery's elder son, who is in the navy at San Diego. Sandra Kay. third child and daughter in the family, was born September 21.

1943. to Mr. and Mrs. Ray McDonald of near Scio, at an Albany hospital. Black Bear Trapoed Then Dispatched Dallas A black bear, who was frequenting the Oakdale country near Dallas, went out of circulation Wednesday morning when he fell victim to a trap set for him by E.

A. Boldt. The bear, which weiglicd between 350 and 400 pounds, apparently could not heed a warning as he was in the trap about a week ago but the mechanism failed to function. The job of dispatching the captive fell to Gumie (Blackie) Howard of Rickrcall afler he got through work at the local mill Wednesday night. The average man in unoccupied France gets two pounds of meat a month.

STAKTIXU SUNDAY Continuous Sunday 1 to 11:45 IT'S A Mexican Workers Add Color to Town Woodbum One could almost imagine being in a foreign country Saturday night on the Woodbum streets by listening to the conversations of the large number of Mexican laborers who are housed here and who spend most of the evening on Saturday dressed in their pea-green shirts, bright ties and dark trousers, and large hats, happily chatting in their own language as they visit the stores and shops and make their wants known by the sign language. Forty-six Mexicans are quartered here. Five of the group are employed on the S. P. section under Foreman Frank Weiss and live in the Layman building south of the Bank shoe shop on Front street.

The remainder of the group are employed on the Hayes-La-bish farms near Brooks and live on the second floor of the Coe building at First and Montgomery streets. Coroner Reports on Death in House Fire Albany Deputy Coroner John Summers reported Friday that the body of Jerry D. St. Clair was found early Friday in the ruins of his home at Harris-burg, which was entirely consumed by a fire that started early in the morning. Summers investigation disclosed that St.

Clair had been accompanied home at midnight by friends, and he is believed to have been alone at the time. His body was found in the kitchen. St. Clair is known to have a wife and four childcn and two brothers, but efforts of the coroner's office late Friday had failed to locate any of them. The fire is thought to have teen started from carelessly discarded cigarct stub or match.

Silverton Silverton Miss Dorothy Wright, formerly of Silverton, was visiting at the senior high school Friday, planning to enter the Salem schools Monday. Accompanying Miss Wright to Silverton for the day was her mother, Mrs. Pete Wright, who spent the day at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Russell Luckcy, who fell while working in the hop fields and injured her ankle. The Wrights lived in Silverton until a few months ago, when they moved to Salem to make their home.

Week-end guests of Mrs. Oscar Broten and Ucr daughter, Mrs. Cora Graricn, are another daughter of Mrs. Broten, Mrs. T.

P. Ristcigcn of Oswego, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse McWithy of Oregon City. Attorney M.

L. Von Valkcn-burg was taken to the Silverton hospital Thursday evening in the Larson ambulance, suffering from an acute attack of arthritis. Severen Sannerud Passes at Bend Silverton Word has been re-reived here of the death from heart attack of Severen H. Sannerud of Bend, a former resident of Silverton. Sannerud was actively employed as foreman of the Brooks-Scan Ion steel crew, and had been on the job Tuesday, when he was stricken during the early evening.

He had been with the Bend company since 1915. He would have been 64 years of age had he lived until November 3. Surviving are the widow, Inga; son, Harry, of Silverton, and ons, Arllng and Robert of Bend. i rT7 mi Mi mA 3 West Salem The police department lists the following arrests: Violation of the basic rule, J. J.

Rose, Jefferson, cited, Elmer H. Knose, Camp Adair, $5 bail; Otis G. Ogle. Aurora, $5 bail; Mark Stark, cited. Failure to observe a traffic light, Arnold Classen, Salem, cited.

West Salem West Salem students, who will begin ninth grade work, have been registering for their last year of Junior high school work at Leslie, Students (beginners to eighth grade inclusive) are reminded of the opening of the West Salem schools on Monday, Sept. 27. Mr. and Mrs. Frederickson of Bremerton, Washington, are announcing the birth of a daughter.

The little girl will be called Laura Linn. Mrs. Fredrick-son was the former Miss Ella Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.

R. Brown. The Browns were residents of the city for many years and have many friends in this community. Soldier's Estate Goes to Probate Albany First estate of a World war No. i casualty to be submitted for probating in Linn county is that of Major Jack Berry.

32, army aviator who was killed August 4, 1942, while serving in the south Pacific. Judge E. F. Arnold granted the petition of Mrs. Euphamia T.

Berry, Lebanon, mother of (he posthumously decorated flying officer, for appointment as administratrix. The court named J. C. and J. H.

Irvine and II, R. Kirkpatrick of Lebanon as appraisers. The petition slates that the cslatc includes property valued in all at about $2600. The mother is the only heir at law, the petition stales. Ronald Nichols Hurt in Accident Bethel Ronald Nichols received a broken arm when he was loading baled straw, for hauling into the dairy barns on the James Nichols farm.

The hook with which he was pulling the bale into place on the load tore out of the straw and he fell of the hayrack backward to the ground. Ronald is the son of Mrs. Cass Nichols. He will enter senior high school this fall. Gasoline Ration Books Distributed Lebanon Gasoline ration books for the next quarter for trucks are now being processed and mailed out by the local ration board, it was announced today.

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