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the 3 CLASSIFIED ADS more than 4,300 homes -and are eagerly read. Put them to work for you. Advertising and Circulation TELEPHONE 15 News Department TELEPHONE 16 The Albany Democrat- -Herald, FLOOD CONTROL MEET CALLED HERE MONDAY Linn Share of Million Now Available Dependent on Action Here RIVER CUTS ISLAND Serious Damage Done at Dever; Benton County Plans Prepared Whether or not Linn county will share in the $1,000,000 appropriations which has been set aside for Willamette, river flood control work will depend upon the pleasure of a meeting to be held at the Albany chamber of commerce office at Second and streets at 8 p.m. Monday, County Agent Floyd C. Mullen announced today.

The meeting was called by the county agent, he said, not only for the benefit of farmers whose property is affected by the Willamette but for Albany residents as well. Bryant Island 'Affected Albany has become vitally interested in the project which the appropriatioted makes possible, out for an inepction made by himseif and Dr. J. W. Goin yesterday revealed that the river has started a channel at the upper end of Bryant Island which, if not checked, threatens to cut into Bryant park and severely erode if not entirely ruin it.

The channel now, he said, consists of a huge bite in the. bank with a depth equal to that of the normal river channel. Serious damage to farms in the Dever district, and in areas to the north of Albany from flood waters. of this spring is also reported. Funds Available The available can appropriation which is now be applied in remedying, damage and preventing further incursions if Linn county Please Turn to Paise MUSICAL CONTEST BY TOWN, COUNTRY GROUPS TONIGHT Music week will be brought to a close tonight with the grand finale- Grange, Community and Town night, with musical talent from outside of Albany competing in two groups for as many cups, provided by the Albany Music week committee.

Lural Burggraf, chairman of the committee arranging this event, said today that the list of judges is not yet complete, but it will include one representative of each competing group. Named thus far are Mrs. Orlo Gillett, Harrisburg; Mrs. Loren Terhune, Tangent; Oakville: Mrs. George Millhollen, Mrs.

Henry O. Bryant, Riverside; C. Keester, North Albany; Mrs. J. Fallis, Kingston and Mrs.

William Tapper, Knox Butte. Riverside and Tangent last year won the community and town cups respectively. The community or town winning a cup three times in succession remains permanent owner. In addition to communities already announced, Chairman Burggraf said today that the Spicer community has entered into competition. Halsey has also assured competition.

The contest program is scheduled for 8 p. Albany armory, with Clem Howard, president of the Chamber of Commerce presiding. Last night's school program at the high school auditorium was witnessed by.an enthusiastic and sizeable audience. Vol. No.

253 ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1937 The Albany Herald, Vol. LXI, No. FULL LEASED WIRE United Press Service Complete World County, State, National and News the day it happens. Serving all Linn County. Hindenburg Blast Toll Rests at 32 Hindenburg Queen of the skies was the giant Zeppelin Hindenburg when she was photographed as above in May of last year after being moored at Lakehurst, N.

after completing her first trip across the Atlantic to the United States. Today searching parties were still going over its twisted and charred wreckage the same scene seeking to recover the remains of last of the 32 who lost their lives when the great aircraft exploded and burned last night. Of the 97 on board the ship, 66 escaped with their lives, although several are seriously injured and suffering from burns. UNION HIGH WINS IN SCIO ELECTION HELD ON THURSDAY Scio, May 7. (Special)-Scio's district voters yesterday afternoon voted 102 to 5 in favor of the formation of school district and abolishment" of the Scio high school district.

The proposed new union trict would include in addition to Scio district No. 95 the following school districts: Nos. 1, 10, 22, 68. 71. 76, 77, 83, 98 and parts of districts 11 and 12.

A petition from each of these districts has been placed in the hands of the county school intendent asking inclusion in the proposed unioon district. These petitions will be discussed at a public hearing which will be called by County Superintendent Bennett. yesterday's election 112 votes were cast, in addition to one blank ballot. LOCAL MUSICIANS WORK DILIGENTLY FOR BIG CONCERT A large number of Albany muwill appear on the stage of sicians, high school auditorium Monday night, when the last concert of the season will be presented by the Albany symphony orchestra, under the baton of Loren Luper, it was announced. Albany musicians, who consistjently practice with Mr.

Luper and who will take part the concert are: Martha Patterson Veal, consin cert master, Gardiner Ewing. Viblet Smith, Mildred Aya, violins; Frank Wood, bass; Mrs. Loren Luper, Lee Bellows, Helen Koos, saxophone, Ridders, Edith Hackleman Gilchrist and Virginia Hackleman. flutes; Lynn Stewart, French horn, David Howell, Donald Jeffrys and Russell McKecknie, French horns. Clarence Veal, who is an excellent violinist heads the viola section; Henry Stewart, tuba, Ruth Bryant, cello; Bruce Senders, ford Davis, clarinets, Sydney Burt, and Morris Dowd.

trombones, Max Rohrbough, first trumpet and Ralph Senders and Ed Bryan drums and tympani. L. C. Skinner and Mrs. Estelle Clark, Lebanon, also rehearse with the orchestra.

Miss Wilma Spence, will have charge of the ushers, those who will usher are Shirley Speer, Evelyn McTimmonds, Betty Jane Quigley, Ruth Brandeberry, bara Tripp, Julia Merrill, etta Stratton, Virginia Johnson, (Please Turn to Page 2) WELL, I'LL TELL YOU By Bob Burns The picture business is a whole lot like every other business in one respect. There is a lot of people responsible for its success that you never hear anything about. For instance you never hear anything about the technical advisor. When they're makin' a Roman picture, they have a technical advisor who period so he'll be tell us studies up on the early. Roman jest what kind of spears they usewhat kind of saddles- and suits of armor--and shields and things like that, and even what they ate in those days.

On producer out here was makin' a religious picture and he tried to cut down expenses by not hirin' a technical advisor. He watched the director makin' one scene where they were using the twelve apostles and he learned over and tapped the director on the shoulder and says "That scene looks pretty bare-you better put on about fifteen or twenty more Apostles." 29 Bodies Recovered From Wreckage of Dirigible; Government to Probe Rumors Sabotage May Have Caused Appalling Disaster By Julius Frandsen, United Fress Staff Correspondent Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N. May 7. (U.P) -The skelton of the dirigible Hindenburg late today yielded the bodies of two more victims, one a woman. Both were burned in the explosion and fire that wrecked the German airliner at dusk yesterday, and brought the toll to 32 dead or unaccounted for.

Twenty-nine bodies had been recovered. Three were missing probably cremated in the intense heat of hydrogen and fuel oil which flamed through the 800-foot airship. One of the victims was 'a member of the ground crew. Other developments today: In Washington the senate military affairs committee decided to report favorably a bill designed to tighten fed- ECKENER HITS AT SABOTAGE Vienna, May Zeppelin company will use non-inflammable helium gas instead of hydrogen hereafter. Dr.

Hugo Eckener, German dirigible chief, said today. In an interview before leaving for Berlin, Dr. Eckener expressed the opinion that the Hindenburg would be the last airship to be operated with hydrogen. "Henceforth, naturally no passenger would set foot in a hydrogen-filled airship," he said. "Therefore, regardless of cost, we will use In Eckener's opinion there is no parallel, the Hindenbrug Shenandoah disasters, the latter being ascribed to faulty construction, while the Hindenbrug proved her fitness in all kinds of weather.

"I believe in the possibility of sabotage," Eckner said, "because on every trip to the United States particularly when the German air liner visited the Chicago exposition, we received many threatening letters." Asked whether a machine could! have been placed aboard Eckenet said it could scarcely have been in a passenger's luggage because a careful inspection is made before each trip. On the other hand, he did not exclude the possibility of a shot having been fired, the sound being drowned out by the motors. Eckener insisted that if the catastrophe were accidental, it certainly was not because of faulty construction. He added it was conceivable the ship was struck by lightning, explaining: "Such an accident cannot happen en route because the ship herself is absolutely proof against lightning while the gas compartments are closed but it is possible that lightning might have struck while she was maneuvering, when highly inflammable hydrogen was being discharged Strike by Loggers Believed Near End Portland. May 7.

(U.P)-The strike in the Columbia river logging industry, which has put an estimated 13.000 men out of work, was believed near an end. Charles W. Hope, regional director of the national labor relations board, early today revealed that operators and employes have agreed to arbitrate the disputed points. WIFE ASKS DIVORCE Mrs. Vera Fay Duncan is suing Roy Duncan in circuit court here for a divorce, alleging that they were married in 1913 and charging desertion.

Their children are all of age, Mrs. Duncan states. terai control over helium noninflamable gas for dirigibles. The United States has a monopoly on the gas and none may be sent out of the country without the consent of the president. RIVER CONTROL PLAN REPORTED Portland, May S.

army engineers, after three years study, today recommended to the army rivers and harbors board a $47.000.000 plan for the control and utilization of the Willamette river. The report, compiled under the supervision of Col. Thomas M. Robins, division engineer, urges acceptance of a plan calling for construction of seven reservoirs for flood control and irrigation, repair and enlargement of gation facilities, stream purification and preparation for future power development in the Willamette and its tributaries. Included in the recommendations is navigation -improvement to give a six-foot as far as the mouth of Santiam river and a five foot channel as far then south as Albany.

Lock facilities Oregon City would be improved. Storage reservoirs would be constructed on the north and south forks of the Santiam river, on the McKenzie river, Long Tom and Row rivers and on middle fork and coast fork of the Willamette. These reservoirs, the report declares, would regulate 45 per of the drainage area above Bank revetment and other flood control aspects of the plan, if put into effect, might tend to save 240,000 to 316,000 acres of Willamette valley land from the dangers of high water. Cost of land, easements and rights of way, totaling 000, would be borne by state and local interests. At a hearing on the project in Salem some time ago representatives of the communities involved announced their agreement to this qualification.

TO PROBATE ESTATE Judge Barrett in probate court has named W. C. Depew, on, administrator of the estate of Anna May Bearden, who died Devalued cember at 26, 1936, leaving property nore Bohle and T. G. Cowgill are $2500.

J. H. Irvine, named appraisers. WALLY PREPARES LIST Monts, France, May Wallis Simpson worked today on the list of those to be invited her wedding with the Duke of Windsor. It was understood that the invitations would be sent only at the last moment in order to keep secret the date selected for the ceremony.

Less Expensive Foods to Be Considered in Lectures Already, the of the topic of of discussion Almany women bany is the big, free cooking sponsored by the Democrat-Herald, which will begin on Wednesday, May 12 at the Albany armory, and hundreds of housewives are making plans attend every session of the three-day series. Among other things, the numerous and valuable prizes to be given at the school are attracting great attention. Each afternoon's session witness the distribution of many useful gifts, and attendance at the cooking classes is the only requirement for eligibility to receive the prizes. Many women in Albany and vicinity will be the pleased recipients of these attractive articles, which will be used and enjoyed long after the cooking school has become a pleasant memory. Even more useful, however, will be the wealth of information on every phase of modern cookery, will be discussed by Miss.

Jane Kruse during the preparation of HURTS SLIGHT IN BUS WRECK Several passengers suffered minor injuries and all of them were shaken up when a northbound Pacific Greyhound stage skidded on the Pacific highway near Millersburg and plunged into the left-hand ditch at 11:25 a.m. today. The stage became unmanageable at a turn in front of the M. D. Turner place five miles north of Albany just after a shower had slickened the pavement.

The bus struck a telephone pole, whereupon the rear careened around, reversing the vehicle, according to Turner, who witnessed the accident. Passengers said the driver, William Schumacher, had been. coma plaining that the wheels of the bus were not gripping the pavement. At the point where the mishap occurred the pavement turns slightly. The stage contained 25 passengers, of whom a few suffered minor cuts and all were somewhat shaken up.

Harry, Dobesh, Hand. Lebanon, A suffered a slightly injured man giving his name as Dr. Le Roy Henry of Colorado is reported to have been thrown, through the glass of the right hand door and to have suffered cuts and bruises. Another passenger claimed to be a physician, giving the name Dr. Phena Bannyer, Portland.

The bus windshield was broken and the driver suffered a bruised head. Dr. B. R. Wallace of Albany was called, as was the city ambulance, but none of the passengers required hospitalization.

Hathaway Funeral Set for Saturday Funeral services for Platt G. Hathaway, 35, of Kiger island, who was killed in a tractor accident on the V. C. Jones farm south of Corvallis Wednesday, will be held from the Keeney funeral home of Corvallis, is to officiate. Interday afternoon.

Dr. John S. Burns, pastor of the Federated churches of Corvallis, is ot officiate. Interterment will be in the Crystal lake cemetery. Mr.

Hathaway was a prominent young farmer of his neighborhood and apparently fell from his tractor and into the disc-plow it was pulling. There were no eye witnesses to the accident as he was working alone in the field. The tractor apparently continued to' run across the field, dragging the victim until it stopped. against a tree. The body was discovered about 1:30 o'clock by Adam Schessler, a neighbor and partner with Mr.

Hathaway in extensive farming. Mr. Hathaway was born in Vancouver, July 2, 1901, where he made his home until he reached 13 years of age. Then the family moved to Corvallis where he received his education. He married Miss Evelyn Johnson in Corvallis, December 31, 1929.

his widow he is survived by a fouryear-old daughter, Beverly, and his aged H. B. two sisters, Mrs. R. D.

Chamberlain and Mrs. Clarence Nordyke; three brothers. Burrel, Elmer and Delbert Hathaway. ADD PROGRAM NUMBER In addition to the program announced for the Northlyn Community club program to be given at the Burkhart school building tonight, as announced yesterday, a plan has been added, it was announced, today. The play will be a one-act comedy, "Business a La with Ellen Messerall, Richard Northy, Janice Hermanson.

Marjorie Peebler, Gordon Corner, Edith Stellmacher, Erma Day, Wilma Nieman, Vera Hicks, Leona Day and Laurance Smith as members of the cast. Hindenburg Disaster Was Horrible Nighmare, Say Survivors and Witnesses By Edward W. Beattie United Press Staff Correspondent Lakehurst, N. May of witnesses who watched the flaming hulk of the dirigible Hindenburg fall described the scene today as like a "horrible nightmare." William Von Heister, vice-president of the Zeppelin company, and Harry A. Bruno, press agent, were standing directly under the nose of the big ship as it settled close to the ground.

"Suddenly there was a terrific explosion under the tail 2 SEVERELY HURT AS CAR HITS TRAIN LAST NIGHT Four persons were injured, two severely, when an automobile driven by George Laubner, Sunrise, was struck and demolished by' south-bound Southern Pacific extra freight train No. 4203 at the Jackson street crossing here last night at about 7 o'clock. Most severly injured are Janet, daughter of the driver, who suffered a concussion, besides cuts and bruises, and Mrs. Grace Holcomb, mother of Mrs. Laubner, who suffered a severe gash on the head, along with minor injuries.

Joanne Laubner, 4. sister of Janet, and George Laubner escaped with minor hurts. The Laubner car was en route northward to the Albany high school where the occupants had intended to witness the school music program held in conjunction with local Music week observance. According to the driver his vision was obsesured by a long building near crossing on the south side of the track. Thinking he had plenty of time to pass the crossing Laubner proceeded.

Members of the Yaquina train engine crew did not see the car until it was bowled by the extra freight onto the track in front of them. They stopped the train just in time avoid running over the victims and submitting the car to another crash. The two children were thrown out of the car upon the track upon which the Yaquina train was traveling. Mrs. Holcomb was thrown beneath the car, eye- witnesses said, and Laubner was hurled clear.

All four were taken in the city ambulance to the Albany General hospital. It was reported at the hospital today none are believed to be in danger. Fluoroscope Tests Given TB Reactors Flouroscopic examinations have been arranged and completed for all of the 150 persons who reacted positively to tuberculin skin tests at the five health clinics conducted throughout Linn county in April, outside of Albany, Mrs. Nova Young, county health nurse, said today. The reactors were taken to the state tuberculosis hospital at Salem in groups, for the most part accompanied by their local physicians and school leaders in addition to the county health nurse.

Mrs. Young said that while it is not believed that any of those examined are actively infected with tuberculosis. a further study of the films will be necessary before it can be determined definitely whether or not any of the suspects will require special care. The group taken to Salem consisted chiefly of school children. Lakehurst, N.

May 7. (U.P) Officials of the Zeppelin Corporation announced late today that Captain Ernest Lehmann, former commander of the Hindenburg, died. Bruno said. "Flames shot through the ship in a fraction of a second. "I saw two passengers hurled out of the window.

"We turned and ran as fast as we could to get out from under the big bulk." From a hospital bed, 22-year-old Theodore Ritter, mechanic aboard the dirigible, called out in broken English: "Gertrude, Gertrude, Gertrude." Authorities sent for an interpreter. Ritter, slightly injured, explained that he wanted his sweetheart back home in Halle-Schwaebisch, Germany, to know that he survived. "I was 'he one of the engine gondolas," said. "There was no indication that anything was wrong. "Our gondola was ripped from the ship.

When it 'hit the ground picked myself up and ran as fast I could." Another survivor, Herbert O'- Laughlin, of Lake Forest, was in a Newark N. hospital. He had been in his cabin, preparing to disembark, when he felt the Hindenburg sway dizzily. "A light lit up the whole ship," he said. "Fire seemed to break out all about the ground.

"There wasn't much time to think. "I know I jumped out of ship. It wasn't far to the ground. the Then I ran away. Somebody stopped me and I was taken to a plane." "I don't see how anyone essaid 14-year-old Walter Galliford, who was standing 200 yards away from the ship when (Please Turn to Page 3) William A.

Whitney Dies Here Thursday William Arthur Whitney, 83, a retired farmer at Tangent for the last 15 years, died at the Albany General hospital Thursday, May 6. Mr. Whitney was born at Bangor, Maine, April 18, 1854. He had spent many years of his life as a farmer in the middle west before coming to Oregon in 1905. He married Sophia Rohr 60 years ago.

He was a member of the Masonic lodge at Stockville, Nebr. He is survived by his widow three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Maude Maltby, Mrs. Addie Wymore and J. W.

Whitney of Tangent, W. H. Whitney of Fort Madison, and Mrs. F. E.

Cook of Bend. Funeral services will be held from the Fortmiller Funeral Home Saturday at 3:30. Dr. Thomas D. Yarnes of the Albany Methodist church is to officiate.

Interment will be made in the Willamette Memorial Park. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN "I believe in bein' humble, but I can't help thinkin' our I Maker is ashamed of us when we whine and grovel like a yellow dog expectin' a lickin'." (Copyright, 1921, Publishers Syn.) To Probe Sabotage Sen. Royal Copeland, N. chairman of, the senate. commerce committee, announced that he had instructed Lt.

Col. Harold E. committee investigator, to try to determine whether sabotage caused the destruction of the Hindenburg as hinted in Austria by Dr. Hugo Eckener, designer of the Zeppelin. The commerce department will carry on the main investigation, the navy.

department in Washington announced, inasmuch as the Hindenburg was engaged as a commercial carrier. The navy will cooperate. Col. J. Monroe Johnson, assistant secretary in charge of the federal air commerce bureau, will head the investigation.

Hans Luther, German ambassador to the United States, said in Lakewood, N. where he visited several injured members of the crew, that all of them able to talk reiterated their faith in lighter-than-air ships. The crash, Luther said, "was just an accident." Bullet Rumor Scouted Although air officials in Washington said the loss of the Zeppelin sealed doom of such craft for use in the United States navy, Secretary Claude A. Swanson said (Please Turn to Page 9) GUN SOUGHT AS PROBE RESUMED IN TAYLOR CASE Los Angeles, May 7. (U.P) The re-opened investigation of the 15- year-old William Desmond Taylor murder shifted to Santa Barbara, where investigators ought a pearl-handled revolver.

Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, mother of Mary Miles Minter, admittedly received the revolver as a gift from Santa Barbara jeweler. She te tified yesterday before the grand j.ry that the revolver was in her pe session at the time Taylor, noted film director, was slain. Deputy District Attorney Eugene D. Williams, in charge of the investigation, declared the gun, missing 15 years, is expected to prove an important clue in the inquiry if it can be located.

During Mrs. Shelby's testimony before the grand jury, which was preceded, by that of her two daughters, Miss Minter and Mrs. Margaret Fillmore, the mother recalled she had the gun in her possession at the time of the Taylor. shooting but did not recall what happened to it afterward. College Commencement to Be Celebrated on June 1 many delightful and practical recipes.

The programs will prove especially appealing to the woman whose budget allows only a moderate expenditure for food, for Miss Kruse, will devote a part of her time to the preparation of flavorful and appetizing dishes from the less expensive foods, and will discuss the economical and time-saving aspects of cooking in the modern kitchen. Miss Kruse is eminently qualified to discuss these phases of cookery for she has gained a very real insight into the problems confronting the modern housewife and mother, through her years of experience as advisor and consultant for one of the largest food companies in the country, and brings to the cooking school the benefit of her wide practical and technical knowledge. Whatever the cooking problem. Miss Kruse will welcome an opportunity to help solve it, and will be happy indeed to answer all questions presented at the school next week. Albany college will hold its annual commencement exercises Tuesday, June 1, with 12 seniors in the graduation exercises, Dr.

L. O. McAfee, dean of the college, announced. Baccalaureate services will' be held Sunday, May 30, in the First Presbyterian church. F.

R. Schanck of Portland, president of the board of trustees, will deliver the main address at the commencement exercises, which will be held in the chapel of William Henry. Gray hall at 2:30 p. m. Rev.

J. Boyd Patterson, pastor of the local United Presbyterian church, will deliver the main address of the baccalaureate services at 11 a. m. The closing of this college year will see the observance of the seventieth year since the founding of Albany college, although there are several years on record when there was not a graduating senior class. Those to receive the bachelor of arts degree are: Esther V.

Knight, Albany, business administration; Leon R. Muller, Albany, business administration; Evelyn Belle Pownder, Portland, English; Thomas Stephen Prideaux, Portland, history; Leoni V. Soubirou, Albany, Biblical literature; Yoshimi Tanaka, Hokkaido, Japan, social science; and Zelma E. Wood, Albany, English. A special invitation to participate in the graduation exercises has been issued by the administration to William Fitzpatrick, who has been convalescing in the state tuberculosis hospital, Salem, and who has completed his work by correspondence for an A.

B. degree in business administration. Those to receive the bachelor of science degree are: Herman Cook, Haywood, education; Weyona Fellows, Portland. chemistry; Robert Thomson, Pendleton, business administration; and Mary Lee Blair, Albany, English. be be.