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1 ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER. 3, 1868 Oregon to Receive $558,408 Federal School Lunch Fund WASHINGTON. U.P) -The Agup $67,010,000 among states and riculture, department today split territories for use in the 1953-54 school lunch program. Congress voted $83,635,000 for the program this year, but will be kept by the Agriculture Department for bulk buying of specitic nutritional foods to be distributed to schools later. About $1,000,000 will cover administration and other expenses.

During the 1952-53 school lunch program $83,367,491 was appropriated, with $65,875,000 appropriated to the states. Last year 8.783,000 school kids ate their way through 1,600,000,000 lunches in the 57,000 participating schools. In accord with the school lunch act, states this year must put out $1.50 for the school lunch program for each $1 they get from the government if the per capita income in the state equals or exceeds the national average. Apportionments this year inelude: Oregon, $558,408. Charles Barton, 79, Linn Native, Dies Charles E.

Barton, retired farmer, native of Linn county and for many years resident of the Shedd area, died at his home in Sacramento, early Tuesday morning. He was 79 years old. Mr. Barton was born near Shedd, March 4, 1874, and lived on the home place until 1923, when' he moved to Corvallis. Returning to Shedd in 1936, he lived there until his retirement from farming, in 1945, when he removed to Sacramento, Mr.

Barton married Katie W. McConnel at Shedd in November, 1901, and they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary two years ago. Mrs. Barton survives, with one son, James E. Barton of Sacramento.

One daughter, Wilda, preceded him in death. deceased was the last sur- The vivor of four children of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Barton. Three cousins are Mrs.

Blanche White, Shedd; Miss Edith Campbell, and Lester Campbell, both of Portland. Funeral services will be at the Oakville United Presbyterian church under the direction of the Fisher Funeral Home, with Rev. Fred J. McConnelee and Rev. J.

Boyd Patterson officiating. Bearers will be Myrle Thompson, Leighton Bayne, Clarence Brown, Mike D. Coon, George Milhollen and 1 Otho Froman. Floral arrangements are being handled by Mrs. Otho Froman, Mrs.

C. C. Duncan and Mrs. Robert McCormick. Covey Services Held Funeral services for Mrs.

Minnie Lee Covey, 85, of 318 W. 11th who died Aug 31, were held at the Fortmiller-Fredericksen chapel Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Paul N. Roth, pastor of the Calvary Mennonite church of Canby, officiated.

Mrs. Glenn Taylor was the organist, and Marvin Martz sang. Mrs. Henry Roth and Mrs. Omar Krabill served on the floral committee.

Casket-bearers were Jay Palmer, Henry Roth, Philip Roth, Fay Mallow, Mertice Buchner and Merle Buchner. Interment was in Willamette Memorial park cemetery, Find Your Wants in Want Drying Grass, Stubble Burn No matter how anyone else may feel Albany firemen could stand a few more showers. Fire trucks were called out four times within the last 24 hours to control grass and stubble fires which were blamed on rapidly drying vegetation. First of the series came yesterday afternoon when two stubble blazes in the McFarland district, required attention of rural fire department services. Last night a smouldering weed fire along the S.P.

S. right-of-way east of the city limits broke out anew and at a.m. today grass fire on the Grell and Banta farms in the Oak creek area occasioned a fourth call. 40-Day Sentence Given Third Man In Assault Case The final chapter of an assault on Deputy Sheriff Wade Collins at the Albany municipal airport Aug. was written yesterday when Kenneth Morris of Roseburg gave himself up and received a 40-day Linn county jail sentence.

Morris walked into the sheriff's ed in district court, where he office, was immediately or arraignpleaded guilty. He was not only sentenced jail but was fined $250, which he has not yet paid. First of three men in involved in the assault, made while Deputy Collins was attempting an arrest, was Richard Spencer, who paid a $250 fine and served 30-day jail sentence which he has now completed. Still serving a similar sentence is Jack Gillespie, who was apprehended later. Thomas E.

Riley Of Albany Dies Thomas E. Riley, 79, native son of Albany, died at his home, 331 East 5th early this morning after short illness, He was a retired conductor for the Southern Pacific railroad and had worked for the line for many years prior to his retirement in 1939. Rev. Father Martin Doherty, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, will officiate at the recitation of the Rosary at the Fisher Funeral home at 8 p.m.

Friday and at requiem at the church at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, Mr. Riley was born in this city Aug. 8, 1874 and had lived here all of his life except for eight years in Corvallis while assigned to the Corvallis- run of the S.P. He started his railroad career March 2, 1900, with the Corvallis and Eastern railroad before it was taken' over by the Southern Pacific. He married Mamie S.

in Albany, Oct. 18, 1899, She died June 15, 1950. A daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Barnes, had preceded them in death in 1938. A grandson, Richard Riley Barnes, lives in Eugene, and niece, Mary Scott Bollier, and nephew, Raymond Riley Scott, are residents of Albany, as are two great-nephews, Bill and Jack Scott.

Mr. Riley was a member of Albany lodge No. 359, B.P.O. Elks, for 47 years, and of the Maccabees. He belonged to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and was a member of St.

Mary's Catholic church. I Exhibits Readied For State Fair Opening Saturday SALEM Livestock from all over Oregon was being groomed at the State Fairgrounds at Salem today as the big plant bustled with preparations for opening of the fair at 8 a.m. Saturday. The eight day fair continues through Saturday, September 12. In the main exhibition buildings, booths entered by Oregon counties were being trimmed and decorated for judging on Saturday morning.

The vanguard of million dollars worth of farm machinery had arrived at the implement sheds. Sheep entries at the fair promised to be bigger than ever. Mrs. F. W.

Poorman, in charge of the livestock office, said there were 558 entries compared to 390 last Judging the sheep will be year. Ronald Hogg, Salem; and Floyd Fox, Silverton. Swine entries also are running higher than a year ago, according to Ed Ridder of Sherwood, superintendent. Wilber Plager of Iowa will judge this department. The fading role of draft horses on Oregon farms was indicated by the number of them entered at the State Fair this year only 25.

There were 58 light horses entered, however. E. V. Service, Woodburn, will judge the work horses, and David Bolire, Arcadia, the saddle horses. New Power Units May Be Delayed PORTLAND (U.P) Scheduled date for the first two power units to be in production at The Dalles dam may be delayed one year until November, 1958, Col.

Thomas H. Lipscomb, Portland district engineer, announced today. The announcement said the delay would be made if tentatively planned reductions in the civil works program of the Army Engineers are carried out comply with the president's program for reduction of expenditures in the fiscal year 1954. Although the dates for, power on the line at Detroit Lookout Point dams and other major projects in the Northwest are not being changed, Col. Lipscomb said the Corps of Engineers will achieve some reduction in expenditures by deferring contract completion dates as much as possible.

Pendleton, Washougal Woolen Mills Merge PORTLAND (U.P) -C. M. Bishop, president of Pendleton Woolen Mills, today disclosed the merger of his company with Washougal Woolen Mills under the Pendleton name. The two mills, both owned by members of the Bishop family, have been operated in the past the same management, although as separate corporate units. Garden Club to Hold First Fall Meeting RIVERSIDE The Riverside Garden club will hold its first meeting of the fall season Tuesday evening at.

8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Harvey Steen. Mrs. Murry Benedict will be cohostess.

Members are reminded to bring plants for the plant auction. Roll call will be answered with an I original poem. FRYERS ea. $119 COLORED FRYERS- CUT-UP-2-LBS. AVG.

MILK-FED VEAL VEAL- LEAN STEAK lb. Ground BEEF 3 $100 REG. LEAN- HI-QUALITY BEEF ROASTS lb. LEAN MEATY TENDER 2-LBS. FOR Skinless erslb.

39 4-H PRIZE BEEF--Place Your Order HARRY'S MARKET "Where Quality Meats Are Sold for Less" Phone -103-104 for Free Delivery! Back Injury Troubles Errol VENICE, Italy (U.PO An old back injury sent swashbuckling movie actor Errol Flynn to bed today in his suite in the sumptuous Lido Hotel Excelsior. Flynn called doctor to his bedside at 2 a.m. when his back twinges made sleep impossible. The physician, Dr. Guido sone, sped to Flynn's relief in a motorboat along the canals of Venice.

There were rumors that Flynn was critically ill. "Flynn is not in danger," Dr. Cassone said today. "Flynn said, "You know how back injuries can be. It is disc trouble which I get from time to time as result of a back injury I suffered while shooting a movie four years ago." Self- Wounded Man Recovers SWEET HOME (Special)- An Oregon city resident who attempted suicide in a Sweet Home hotel earlier this week was released from Langmack hospital in care of his relatives yesterday afternoon, Police Chief Roy Clover said today.

According to police reports, the would-be suicide slashed his left wrist with a razor blade at 8 p.m. Sunday night. He was not discovered until 1:45 p.m. Monday, but was still in good enough shape to walk a police car. Upon arrival at, the hospital he received a number of transfusions and apparently regained strength quickly.

He had been in Sweet Home only a short time. Mrs. Irwin Rites Held Funeral services for Mrs. Goldie Mae Irwin were held at the Fisher Funeral Home Wednesday morning with Rev. George Huber officiating.

Mrs. Irwin, a former resident of Tangent, died at Eugene August 30. At the services Tom Baker was soloist and Mrs. Hazel Taylor was organist. The bearers were Lloyd Forster, Harold Glenn, George Chandler, Cecil Snyder, Arthur Kriever and Kenneth Graham.

Interment was made at the Albany Masonic cemetery, Pair on Probation For Marijuana Sale Brief News Around Town Return From Trip Mr. and Mrs. William Garland and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Badger spent Saturday night at Fossil and then drove to- Maupin to visit relatives of the Garlands.

They returned home via the Mt. Hood loop. The first lady in LEHIGH ACRES who calls me at the Albany Laundry tomorrow morning and asks me to pick up a bundle of laundry or dry cleaning will get one man's suit or lady's plain dress. SANITONE dry cleaned FREE. Phone 50 and ask for Leonard Mix.

Adv. At Sharp Home Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McCallum, Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Badger and Mr. and Mrs. William Garland, Albany, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Osburn of Lebanon formed a party at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Sharp Friday night to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Sharp. At the St. Francis- -Registered at the St.

Francis hotel Thursday are J. M. Manwell, Calypso, Lyle King, Pendleton: H. T. Myers, Salem: R.

W. Zeigler, Redmond; Mrs. G. Hunter, Scio, and Mr. and Mrs.

John Amble and Frank Thompson, Portland. In Portland On Business Rohrbough was in Portland on business trip Thursday, accompanted by his wife and daughter. Office Position Taken Mrs. William Mitchell has taken position as office secretary at the Causbie Agencies. At 1 Insurance Convention The state convention of the Oregon Association of Insurance Agents in Portland Monday and Tuesday was attended by several Albany agents, including Mayor Charles McCormack, C.

H. Cleaver, Mrs. Ruby Muller and Mrs. Nellie Grove. Sweet Home Man Succumbs LEBANON (Special) Lawrence Vernon Robinson, 47, a Sweet Home resident for the five years, died at the Lebanon Community hospital last night.

He was born Dec. 13, 1905, at Falls City, Ore. He resided in Longview, for 20 years prior to moving to Sweet Home. On May 5, 1928, he married Doris Neander, who survives, at Longview. Mr.

Robinson was employed by the Willamette National Lumber company. Survivors besides his widow include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Robinson, Falls City; a son, Lawrence Longview; a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Miller, Longview; four brothers, Orville and Delmar, both of Longview; Alton, Newport; and La Von, Falls City; four sisters, Mrs.

Ila Friesen, Dallas; Mrs. Eunice Johnson, Waldport; Mrs. Hazel Knudsen, Vancouver, and Roberta Sorenson, Monmouth. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Huston's chapel in Lebanon.

Inspection of School Buses Due in October School buses throughout Linn county save at Albany and Lebanon will be inspected during the week of Oct. 12 by state department of education inspectors, County School Superintendent W. H. Dolmyer said today, The superintendent said that this year the buses will be inspected in the respective school districts maintaining them and not at a central station in Portland. The Albany and Lebanon buses have already been inspected.

Final Markets STOCKS NEW YORK (U.P) -Trading on the stock market dwindled to the barest minimum today and, for once, Wall Street had an explanation. It was the heat and the humidity! Only routine business was transacted as many in the financial community took off for cooler spots, getting a head start on the long Labor Day holiday, Prices backtracked some of the gains scored in the previous two sessions when the market recouped about one billion dollars of its six billion dollar August loss on paper profits of all stocks. Like the recovery, today's easing was considered largely technical. There were few wide losses in the rails. Aircrafts lost some ground on word from Washington that 900 to 1000 airplanes have been ordered eliminated from current production plans.

Leading steel and motors were steady, Declines in the rails ranged to a point or more in Illinois Central, Northern Pacific and Texas Pacific, Boeing, Republic Aviation and Douglas were down around point in the aircrafts. Texas Pacific Land Trust fell more than points in the oils. Firestone was down around 1 in the tires. Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 263.61, off 0.35; 20 railroads 96.65, off 0.49; 15 utilities 49.62, up 0.07, and 65 stocks 102.18, off 0.20. Sales today amounted to 000 shares compared with 110,000 yesterday, UHS Registration Slated Sept.

8-9 Continued from Pose intendent Cox invited suggestions from parents in this respect also. The present high school buildins, leased from Albany district No. 5, will be occupied by the union high school during the entire 1953-54 school year, said Cox, though he noted that progress on the new building is quite satisfactory and unless unforeseen delays should ensue it will be fully ready for occupancy by September, 1954, First meeting of the union high school faculty is scheduled for next Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the high school building. The teaching staff includes 33 instructors, of whom seven are new to Albany teaching circles and 26 taught here last year.

The list, however, includes an additional teacher new to the senior high school. Darle West, junior high school music instructor last year, is being transferred to the senior high school, where he will direct the band and instruct in instrumental music. New teachers include Dale Barker, vocal instructor, who comes here from Astoria; Mrs. Dorothea Boling and Mrs. Muriel Gleason, Corvallis, both to teach home economics; Randall Harrison, coming here from McMinnville to join the athletic and physical education staff; Mrs.

Sally Rondeau, Corvallis, commercial instructor and Harold Swatzky, who is coming here from Illinois to teach in the English Meanwhile department. the high school building is being prepared for the advent of an enrollment expected at least to equal that of last year. Fined in City Court Three men fined for drunkenness and one for operating an automobile without a license are serving out their fines in the city jail. Municipal Judge William Bollman today fined West, 31, a railroad laborer, $7.50 for the lack of a license. Those fined for intoxication in the Albany downtown area were James Moore, $40; Earl Melvin Shepard, $10; Forest Smith, $30.

ARRESTED AT LEBANON LEBANON (Special) -Wanted in Sweet Home on a charge of assault and battery, Richard Pershing Hinman, RFD 1, Lebanon, was arrested by Lebanon city police last night and later released on $100 bail, Police Chief Ben Scheele said today. He was arrested on request of the justice court of Sweet Home. After posting bail, he was cited to appear in the Sweet Home court Friday morning. LEBANON DRIVER FINED LEBANON (Special) William F. Ballheim, RFD 2, Lebanon, pleaded guilty to a charge of excessive noise and was fined $5 by City Judge Ruby Moore in municipal court action this morning.

CAR DAMAGED LEBANON (Special) Marvin E. Morin, 637 Grove street, Lebanon, last night told city police his car was slightly damaged by a hit-run auto some time yesterday afternoon. Morin's car was parked at Second and Sherman streets. Find Your Wants in Want Ads. FUNERAL NOTICES ramento, California, died September 2.

Survived by his wife, Katie W. McConnel Barton; son, James Edwin Barton, Sacramento, California; 3 cousins, Mrs. Blanche White, Shedd, Miss Edith Campbell and Lester Campbell, Portland. Funeral services will be held at the Oakville United Presbyterian church, Saturday, September 5, at 2 p.m., with Fisher Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Interment Oakville cemetery, BARTON- -Charles 79, Sac- REESER- -Jesse 57, died September survived by his brothers, Simon Reeser, Dewey Reeser, Van Nuys, California; Ed Reeser, Cecil Reeser and Walter Reeser, Albany; William Reeser, Tangent; Ray Reeser, Brookings, Oregon; sisters, Mrs.

Marie Widmer, Mrs. Lena Erb and Mrs. Jane Erb, all of Albany; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at the Fisher Funeral Home, Friday, September 4, at 4 p.m., with Rev. Arthur Shelton officiating.

Interment Riverside cemetery. RILEY-Thomas 79, 331 E. 5th Albany, died September 3. He is survived by a grandson, Richard Riley Barnes, Eugene, niece, Mary Scott Bollier and nephew, Raymond Riley Scott, both of Albany; great-nephews, Bill and Jack Scott, Albany, Requiem mass at St. Mary's church, Saturday, September 5, at 10 a.m., with Rev.

Father Martin Doherty officiating, Recitation of the Rosary at Fisher Funeral Home Friday, September 4, at 8:00. Interment Willamette Memorial Park. PORTLAND (U.P) -Two young Willamette university foot ba 11 players who guilty in federal court to selling marijuana, cigarets were placed on probation today. Judge Gus J. Solomon imposed three-year probationary terms on Charles L.

Naone, 19, Nanakuli, Hawaii, and Charles C. Lewis, 20, Seattle. The judge said investigation showed the dealing by the two gridders "was a larksophomore nothing more than that," A U.S. narcotic agent said the sale was a "short-lived affair extending over only three months. Both Naone and Lewis told friends they hoped to continue their college careers on some other campus.

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Little's low, low KOOL prices! Why not take the whole family on a picnic-outing this weekend- -Labor Day weekend. AID! VISIT OUR COMPLETE Reg. 5c Each BEVERAGE DEPT. All Flavors 12 Cold Beverages of Special Pkgs. All Types All Brands! POTATO CHIPS Reg.

Blue Bell Pkg. SAVE LITTLES AT TUNA White Star Size Tins 3. for $100 BEST FOODS For Smackin' Good Sandwiches SANDWICH SPREAD Pint PLASTIC and PAPER PICNIC SUPPLIES PLATES CUPS KNIVES FORKS SPOONS NAPKINS "FANCY" YELLOW CUBED MARGARINE Lbs. TOP QUALITY MEATS FRESH PRODUCE Franks Large Juicy Ones Lb. Cants Ripe Fresh Beauties Lb.

Grnd. Beef Fresh Tasty 3-Lbs. $100 Thumpin' WATERMELONS Ripe SAVE LITTLES Tomatoes 3 LA 25c AT Red, Ripe Slicers ORDERS RECEIVED AFTER 11 A.M. WILL BE DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING DAY SPECIALS Third LITTLE'S FOR FRIDAY AND Grocery Market SATURDAY "We Reserve Open 8 to 1 Daily; 8-9 Saturday ONLY Right to Limit" Free Delivery on Orders of $3.00 3rd Geary Ste. Phone or More 205.

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