Albany Democrat-Herald from Albany, Oregon • 16

16 Albany Democrat- Herald Thursday, November 13, 1953 Plans for Natural Gas Line Into Oregon Under Study PORTLAND (U.P.) Officials of Westcoast Transmission company -Canadian pipeline concern planning to pipe natural gas to the United States- conferred today with Charles H. Gueffroy, president of Portland Gas Coke company, about details of the project. Meeting with Gueffroy were Frank M. McMahon of Calgary, president of Westcoast and chairman of the board of Pacific Petroleums, major company which is sponsoring firm for the pipeline project, and Dr. Charles Hetherington, Westcoast vice president.

Purpose of the conference was approval from the Federal Power to discuss price, terms and market arrangements of possible contract between the Canadian firm and Portland Gas and Coke. Gueffroy said he was convinced of the feasibility of the project, but that the local company is uncommitted yet as to a contract. The whole affair depends upon WORKED WHILE THEY SLEPT BENEDICT, Neb. (U.P.) This sleepy town woke up to find that burglars had made a rich haul. The looters entered the town shortly after midnight and leasurely moved from one business firm to the next without waking a soul.

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Ike Burton of Cascadia was a business caller in Scio Wednesday. Mrs. E. Phillips visited relatives in Salem Tuesday. Clyde Rogers of Camp Sherman was in Scio, Wednesday attending to business affairs.

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cauthorn and sons fo Eugene spent the weekend the Harlan Eastman home.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hildebrand of Lacomb joined the group for Sunday dinner. Raymond and Donald Bell and Bill Lang returned from a six week, 10,000 mile trip which took them through 20 states. Bill back a new Pontiac from Chicago.

R. R. Badger was a business caller in Salem Wednesday. Ruth Ann Workman is visiting Scio relatives while her parents are moving back to Oregon from Washington. Ruth Ann's mother was Ann Mayachek.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Kuiken are the new owners of the Fred Morter residence property across from the Scio grade school and plan to prepare the house for rental purposes. Mrs.

Verne Wiggins and son David are at the home of her parents in Shelton, where was called by the serious illness of her mother. AIR EXPRESS GROWS CHICAGO (U.P) Air express shipments in and out of Chicago increased 12.7 per cent during the One-Man 'Navy' Divining Rods Are Used in Seeking Treasure Buried During Civil War Commission, as well as upon arrangements with potential consumers. The FPC hearing was adjourned last summer and no date for resumptidn has been set. Portland would be the pipe's biggest customer, consuming about one-third the gas piped from the fields in the Peace river area of Canada, according to McMahon. Mrs.

Elva Adams Dies at Hospital Elva Rowena Adams, 67, of 1121 Ferry street, died at a local hospital this morning. Born in Tacoma, Dec. 3, 1883, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Waller, Mrs.

Adams lived in Springfield, until two years ago, when she came to Albany to make her home with her daughter. The deceased was a member of the Rebekah lodge and the Neighbors of Woodcraft. Mrs. Adams is survived four sons: Lloyd and Carroll, both of Tillamook; John and Oliver, Springfield; two daughters, Mrs. Merle Short of Eugene and Mrs.

Carl Koeppel of Albany; a sister, Mrs. C. B. Herman, Tillamook; a brother, Lloyd B. Waller, of Medford and nine grandchildren.

Services will be announced later by the Fortmiller-Fredericksen Funeral Home. CLEARANCE UP THESE BUYS COATS styled in the new fall and SHORTY COATS stock. All wool. $29.50 to $69.50. OFF SUITS beautiful styles and colANN suits.

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A. Clarkson, old Raleigh, salesman, Dig in Hallway The needle pointed to a dilapidated farmhouse off the old Natchez Trace where "land pirates" used to waylay wealthy travelers. The target for the night was just over the hill from where eight of the Murrell gang were hanged and where a 93-year-old Negro had said: gold buried somewhere aroun' here." With Clarkson in command of the gadget, the divining rod led the curious, excited party into the house, once the home of a wealthy Madison county family. The needle I indicated a point in the hallway 000 by some 15 years. floor and the searchers proceeded Clarkson didn't explain exactly to rip up the boards.

how the rod told him the amount Two Negro men, with deep faith or how long it had been removed. in the rod and the old Negro's But he said he was convinced of statement, took turns digging its accuracy. while a bulb cast shaky He said there must be about shadows. Clarkson fumbled with 150 treasure-divining rods in use his leather money belt, large in Mississippi. enough to hold a fortune in pure "But they are wildcatters," he gold.

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