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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1943)
Tb OnTGOri CTATECMAN. Solera. Oregon. TueadaT Morning, December II, ISO PAGZ U Frosh Glee Set ; February 12 At Willamette , '." ., i " : ...... - . February 12 is the. date set by the Willamette student council for the 1044 Freshman Glee, settling the question of which semester would be jtrWe appropriate for 7 the event. Since many forjftaer 1 Willamette men now In the V-12 unit will leave at the end of the semester it was thought better to ,..... 41.1. - uawc - kcrx 1 u mm o ibi rri number of students will be inter ested in and know the tradition. - At a meeting, last week the f a . eulty. approved of the date and felt - that 'it would not interfere with semester finals which start .Feb- ; ruary 21. The date selected is the : only one for which the Willamette gym, scene of Glee, can be had. It will be possible to set the stage tip - early enough to hold final rehear : sals there. Theme of the song con test this year is "Serenade." V . John Stockman,- freshman, was named by the council as chairman of a general Glee committee. The r committee will investigate places ' for practice, theme; rules for writ ing songs, see that the . freshman class is well informed about the traditions ojt Glee and that a man . ager for the event is elected. - Following election of the man atrerl the- ee-neral . rommittee will meet with him - and discuss ' the . changes in rules to -fit. the theme and to . take into consideration the changes on the campus this year. . Other committee members besides Stockman are Alice Rose, Wilms Froman, Wkisor ActoiV Louise 4 Wrisley, Michael Carolan, Jack Glasse and Ray Short. Flood Suit Is Settled Suit brought by the state high ' way commission to collect $49,000 damages from the Southern Pa cific company, Central Pacific and Oregon-California Power com pany because of an alleged defec tive dike which flooded The Dalles-California highway near Al gona Klamath county, has! been settled out of court on . the basis of $30,000, J. 'M. Devers, high way commission - attorney, an nounced Monday. '.' The suit . originally was filed In the Klamath county circuit court. .'; ' . " Twelve other similar . suits brought against ; the ' defendant companies, t by . lumber concerns and individuals also have been settled out of court, Devers said. Dawson Eiiters Penitentiary Robert John Dawson, 310 Ever green avenue, follows his uncle to the penitentiary today. V Less than a month ago the un- 1 ele,. a Portland man, and the youthful - nephew were arrested ' for' an attempted burglary at a north Salem service station. The older man, who. had a previous record, was sent to the peniten tiary, while Dawson was sentenc ed to two years and paroled. Dawson got into the clutches of the law again thiljjpSlt weekend when city police '' arrested him and charged him with attempted . larceny He allegedly told Circuit Judge E. M. Page on Monday that he had been drinking and that on this occasion he had planned to teal gasoline and not money. Page ordered . the parole re voked. Dawson remained over night in the county jail and is to be taken to the eifo of State street today. v Clara Jones Mission Croup Has. Meeting GERVAIS -iThe Clara Jones Missionary society held its Christ 'mas meeting Wednesday at the ham: of Mrs. Frank Holoubek with Mrs. Robert Harper as Joint 'hostess. Iran and Syri were the foreign topics and the inter-moun tain area of the united States was the national theme. Mrs. ' James Aiken Smith led the devotions and Mrs. Clara Jones- presented the year book of prayer. : V ' An interesting part of the meet ing was display of some beauti ful and .very cruel looking items from various parts of the world, which Bob Holoubek gathered on his voyages as a merchant marine. Students to Assist In Chapel Program Selection at WU following a conference between student representatives, and Pre sident G; Herbert Smith, two stu dents have been appointed to serve with the faculty in selecting Wil lamette chapel programs,.. Those students are Lois Ftuiups ana je Roy Hale. v - , . It has also been announced that Smith will set aside each Thurs day afternoon for student confer ences. The step has been taken as possible way of bringing, about closer student, and administrative relations. No appointments j other than with studentj will be made by Smith for that afternoon. . . ' - - . t : : p Flu Fire Is dieckcd ' SILVERTON The- 1 o c a 1 . fire department was called out Satur day morn ins to check chimney fire at the home of Mr .'"and Mr. E.P. Mc?:eer. V ' ' ' Livesay Says 91st to; Live Up To Old Division . -i ," - i -' i , - . . . Declaring that the new 91st di vision of which he . is the " com mander will do Its utmost to live up to the reputation of the old 91st of World war I fame, Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay of Camp Adair paid tribute both, to the old end the new division in an address be fore the Salem. chamber of . com merce Monday noon. He put his stamp- of approval on the. youth of today, about whose ability to -take it there had been ques tion.. The 91st, which was activat ed at Camp White over a year' ago, and was moved to Camp Adair following, summer maneuvers is finishing its training, but the gen eral said they; hadno idea when or where the division would be ordered into' combat sectors. He described 'briefly the train ing of the modern army in explaining-why so much time was con sumed between induction and go ing into battle. First, the recruit is trained as a soldier, then groups of soldiers from the squad on up to the regiment There is a period of - training fin combined opera tions of infantry and the artillery and ' other elements.' Then come maneuvers simulating battle con ditions for divisions. , V , Gen.' Livesay spoke a" word for the foot-soldier, whose work is less glamorous than that of mechanized brances of service, but absolutely essential to clinch victory. He also praised the 'work of the army in planning for the war, which has seen expansion :of the army from 165,000 men to eight million men in four years., A? for the future he warned that peace will not be as sured until nations came through long . cooperation to regard war between them as unthinkable, as is now the case with the United States and Canada. Gen. Livesay was accompanied to. Salem by Brig. Gen. William E. Crist, assistanCNdivision command er, Col. JYjP. Danovin chief: of Staff, and Ca.pt. FredTi Lash, aide. lElks iSvonsbr Yiile Party It's Christmas party time" for the Salem lodge of Elks. - The "party," an annual event of Christmas week with the organ ization commences at 10 a.m. to day and continues through Fri day, from 10 in the morning to 5 p jn. for ! all who wish to re ceive the . lodge's gifts of cloth ing. The distribution is to be in the basement and yen trance is by the east door.: . ; Climax Tor; the week is the party x for children. Commencing at 10. a.m., December 24, with a cartoon parade six cartoons and including a comedy especially selected for children and a special western picture, the first portion of the Celebration will be held at Warner ! Brothers Capitol the atre. . Following the show, children are to go to the Elks club, where there will be a Christmas tree. Requirements In Science Listed At Willamette 'a r , , A clarification of sciences ful filling requirements for gradua tion and a modification of the language requirement have been made by the Willamette faculty. A new regulation that grades can not be changed except- in case of error after they have once been entered .at the registrar's office has .been -also made. , Science courses which .meet re quirements for graduation were specified in both the "physical and biological fields. A year's course in physical science, general phy sics, general chemistry or general geology may be used for the first group. In the second a year's work in general , biology, invertebrate or vertebrate zoology, general bot any or plant biology may be used in the latter. The addition to the language I regulation ' states . that students who had two years each in two languages before entering college may waive the language requirement which' .states that un less, they have three years of a foreign language: in high school they must take college work to equal that amount. . w , Motor Registrations 89,000 Heavier, Farrell Announces ; A total of 132,877 Oregon motor vehicle owners had applied for their 1944 registration licenses up to Monday night or 89,575; more than, had: applied 'for license? at the samel time a year ago. Sec retary of State! Robert S. Farrell, Jr announced. , '( Farrell , estimated that 435,000 cars would be registered la Ore gon In 1944." r . ; Ninth Birthday Made Occasion or Party SCIOOn his 9th birthday Karl Caswell was host Wednesday to 30 of his third and fourth grade colleagues in the Scio elementary school, staffed by Mrs. Marian Robertson.; Cake and othe r re freshments i were served. Karl's mother supervised the function.. Van Winkle : Rite Held Simple but impressive services marked the funeral Monday after noon of I. H, Van. Winkle whose death last Tuesday terminated his 23 ' years : of service as i attorney general. Rev.. J. C. Harrison,: pas tor of the First Methodist church of which Mr. Van Winkle was a long-time member, paid tribute to the " deceased for : his quiet effi ciency, his seasoned judgment and sincerity. J- rV- 1. High state officials, headed by Gov.. Snell "and - Chief .- Justice Bailey, attended as honorary pall bearers; and. six members of the attorney general's staff served as active bearers. Members of the Marion county bar association at tended in a body. . The chapel at Clough-Barrick's was well ; filled with, associates and friends of the late attorney general. Interment followed at City View cemetery. f j , . ; Soldiers Aid Salem Postmen Twenty-one soldiers were help ing the local postoffice staff de liver the mail and packages- Mon day and most . of them will be on hand to assist for the' remain ing days' before Christmas. ; Ten of the 21 came from Camp Adair, six from 1 the Salem air base and five from the pigeon di vision of the army signal " corps. Three trucks from the airbase were in use by the postoffice in addition to regular postoffice trucks and extra - local trucks. The heaviest incoming man so far this season was handled Mon day morning by the local postof fice staff. It. is expected that all holiday packages will be deliver ed before. Christmas, Postmaster Henry Crawford stated. Oregon Men Join, Soldiers In Reunion Tech. Sgt., Merton N. Roem hildt. Fisher apartments, Salem, and Tech. Sgt. Norman Seethoff of route two, Woodburn, were among the Oregonians who join ed soldiers of ; Washington in the fourth reunion of the north westemers at the American Red Cross. Mostyn club in London re cently. - J Lt. Col. Joseph J. Carson of Portland, former mayor of the Oregon metropolis, arrived . just before the close of the meeting after traveling a long distance to attend, according to the news n lease from headquarters of the European . theatre of operations. Other Oregonians in the group were Cpl. Leonard Roth, route two, Albany; Cpl. Wilfred Rueck- er. Burns; Pfc. 1 James Bell, Cpl Al Crosby, Cpl. Lafayette Kisor, Lt. W. D. McGregor, Pfc. Rob ert F. Miller and Lt. Rudte Wil helm, all of ' Portland. Iron Lung Mother Has Second Son PORTLAND, Ore.. Dee. Zto-(JP) Mrs. Marvia Wilson, 20-year-Id mether whe was removed f ram her iron rang Saturday te give birth to her second sen. waa reported Improved today by hospital attendants. Her bUek-haired baby was very well and very rich. The infant, who weighed gpoaads lOVs ounces at birth, already has a nest egg oT S52L5C gifts from Portland war worker whe - admired Mrs. Wilson's gallant fight against infantile paralysis.. Boy Scou Court of Honor Is Scheduled ; GERVAIS Cascade area Boy Scouts will hold a court of honor ta the' high school auditorium Wednesday, night, of next week. Several badges of merit are to be presented.1 I- mirths Nwtto-T Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Norrte. Lebanon, a son. Richard Ljnn, born December 4. Salem General f hos- ChrUtensea To Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth V. Chrlstenaen, Marlon, a daugh ter. Penny Jean, born October : ZS. Salem General Mosul ta I. - Riley To Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Jos eph Riley, jr Monmouth, a daughter. Carol Ann, born October 27, Salem General hosnital. ' Wrtaht To Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wright. Clackamas, a son. Neal Ward, bom October 29. Salem General hos pital. ' ; - Thede To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Thede. 741 Krnfwood drive, a daugh ter; Mary o Lou. : born November , 1. Salem General hospital. Kilaer To Mr. and Mrs. Leo A Kilber. 33S South btreet. a son. David Lee. born November 28. Salem Gen eral hospital. - j Rata well To Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Rothwell. 975 Spruce, a daughter. Barbara Ann. born December a. Sa lem General hospitaL ' : Staples To Mr. and Mrs. : Marry ' A. Staples. 399 Mission street, a daugh ter. Sandra Lee. born December 12, Deaconess hospitaL Kaafmaa To Mr. and Mrs. William F. Kaufman, .route seven. daughter, CyrrUua Grace. born December 15. Deaconess hospitaL- Graff To Mr. and Mrs. Forrest U. Groff. Albany, m son. Arnold Leroy, bom . December 15. Deacosteas hos pital. ' - . : CM en To Mr. and Mrs. ' Jesse C Oden.10 Williams avenue, a daughter. Sharen Carol, born December 12. Dea coness 'hospital.-.' ... -t--' - ': r Ferder To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob 3. Ferder. 353 South 14th street.- a daugh ter. Frances Diane, bora December 15. Deaconess hospital. ' HeHtriek To Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence E. Hendricks. Stayton. a daugh ter, Jeannette Rose. born December 15 deaconess hospiUl. Brooks To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Brooks. S65 Cade street, a son. Roger Burton, born December , 11, Deaconess hospitaL Clement To Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Clement, Portland, a son. Donald Lee. bom Dacsmber U. Saiem Gen eral bocpiur. . p n (D tt nj - -. 1 m -V- . " - 1 - " " ' - i ' - - .-..-5- - ' MMBasWSMasWea f - t , i $ FRONT LINE SHOW. Camp shew rigbt p at the y" - '"-- t - SANTA With maapewer sbertaaes asakiag departaaeBt store Saatas scarce, this yoar man deaaed Ids North lele salt aad Is ready for a toft. Be Is Stephen Dudley Jotiwain. frae-anonths. son ef Mr. aad Mrs. K. E. Johnson, Forest Hills, N. T. f DOC PARA'CHUTaU - land. MMf Sgl Giea 8eiinltz, Vlsaiia, Califs adjust the sigglag a specially deslgaed aarachato Army Air rarees aali ta i. 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