The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, October 04, 1947, Page 2, Image 2

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    Th SWrt ub, Salem, Oregon. Saturday. October 4, 1947
Redstration iii
State Slips 7
Since '46 Vote
Voter registration over Oregon
dipped 7 per cent since the 1946
general election. count of the
county registrations for jnext
Tuesday s special atate eieciion
repealed Friday.
The rUte elections bureau, re
ported registration at 554,044, a
drop of 39,498 from last year's
&93.M2. State issues up for J vote
re the proposed 3 per cent sales
tax and two-cents-a-uack cijgaret
Ux. j '
David O'Hara. chief of theielec
tions bureau, predicted that not
more than half the registered
voters would go to the poll Tues
day. . j
Nine CaanUes Increase
Only nine counties increased
their registration this year, in
cluding Multnomah's jump j from
216.802 to 222,1 M. Marion coun
ty dropped from 34,975 to 28,253.
Lane county registration was
down to 30,889 from 40,947.
i The republican registration de
creased from 300,201 for the last
general election to 280,949 for the
special election while the demo
cratic registration dropped from
280,304 to 262,923. Socialist regis
trations fell from 404 to 373, pro
hibitionist registration 423 to
,368 and "all other registrations"
,464 to 8,570.
Independents Uo
Independent registrations in
creased from 2,746 at the 1946
general election to 2,861 at the
special election,
j Registration by counties.
I Baker, 6,407; Benton, 7.872;
Clackamas, 32,805; Clatsop, 10,579;
Columbia. 9,330; Coos, 10,519;
Crook, 2,873; Curry, 2,243; Des
chutes, 10,576; Douglas, 11,291;
Gilliam 1,185; Grant, 3,417; Har
rier. 2.101: Hood River, 4,849;
Jackson, 19,057; Jefferson,, 9,539;
Klamath, 18,604; Lake, 1,873;
Lane, 30,889; Lincoln, 9,778; Linn,
1562; Malheur, 6,009! Marion,
28,253; Morrow, 1,826; Multno
mah, 222,153; Polk, 6,855; Sher
man, 1,070; Tillamook, 4,856;
Umatilla, 10,173; .Union, 6,477;
Wallowa, 2,70; Wasco, 5,959;
Washington, 22,653; Wheeler,
1,429; Yamhill, 11,192.
Federal Works Given Credit for
State's Added College Facilities
A 4,600-student enrollment gain In colleges and universities or
Oregon was attributed Friday to additional facilities made available
by the federal works agency and the U. S. office of education. Fa
cilities consisted largely of government surplus buildings obtained
and re-erected for campus use.
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By Donna Carr
PARRISH HIGH SCHOOL
Many in Bands
Over one hundred students are
This auxiliary building program of the past year was summarized enrolled in band classes at Par
Religion Rates
Shell Plaudits
Fridav br Cl. Stewart of Port- I
land, Oregon district engineer for -- , . .
federal works agency. llmlPntinii 111
ceived buildings which provided
an aggregate of zva.oua square
feet of floor space, including the
approximately 10,000 square feet
m four buildings now on the
Willamette university campus in
Salem.
The Willamette buildings in
clude two used for the new in
firmary, one for band and music
instruction and -a fourth for art
studies. Stewart added that Wil
lamette provided the foundations
and "extras" arranging the con
struction in way to permit
possible later application of a
brick exterior to the frame build
ings, hich would be more in
harmony with other campus build
ings.
Stewart said a survey by the
agency's bureau of community fa
cilities shower Oregon's enroll
ment in various higher education
institutions rising from 18,320 to
about 22,000 as a result of the
government buildings. Surplus
furniture also was provided.
Largest Aid Te State Schools
Largest allocations were to Ore
gon State and the University of
Oregon, Stewart said, and the list
included among projects near Sa
lem 25,330 square feet at Lin-
field college, McMinnville; 14,175
at Pacific college, Newberg; 11,200
for the union high school at Ger
vais and 21,000 for Pacific uni
versity, Forest Grove.
Stewart said the facilities were
made available to schools where
veterans of the recent war could
receive training.
Realtors Told
Of Convention
Opinions gained from the re
cent state convention at Gearhart
were aired by members of the Sa
Iem Board of Realtors at their
luncheon in the Marion hotel Fri
day. Congratulations were ex
tended to Lee Ohmart, president
of- the board, who was chosen as
a state vice president.
Ohmart reminded that state vet
erans loans were often available
in property transactions where GI
bill loans were not suitable or
available.
Other members who spoke in
eluded V. D. McMullen. Burt
Picha and Ed Potter.'
HEPPNER MAN APPOINTED
Appointment of Edward Albert,
Heppner, as livestock theft in
vestigator, with assignment to the
Portland office, was announced by
the State Agricultural, department
in Salem Friday. He succeeds the
late Roy Larson.
rish this year. There are 58 mem
bers in the A band; ,32 members
in the B band; and 12 students
in the newly organized beginning
band. Band activities for the year
wm include piaymg for inter-
school football games; participat
ing in the Armistice day parade
and providing music for many
other special events. Karl Thelen
is the band director.
Periscope Out
The first issue of the Parrish
Churches in Salem and the rest
of Oregon have turned their at
tention to the national observance k-
" 7 c- T 7' v.-.r " h close of school Friday.
,us owuflJi i i m Maronrpt Kimma i. fa...lt
ir?Jn?.n (:f;bStrVanCe' Gov- Mviser for the school news organ
Earl Snell stated: wiri. k- ; 1.
m. . a 1 w Tf vvivij jj net iisvu nautili
The churches of Oregon again ,uiu ''a n. ..
. ...m ,uk u i.. I "...v.. . """P"" vi t -
fu J V .T u V Z nth, eighth and ninth grade stu
of other churches throughout the jdents. Acting editor of the Peri
iiaiiuu ait kic annual warivauvc ui I .unn. a TJ ,.u T m..nr
The importance of religious edu- Pep Club Petitioned
cation can hardly be overstressed, Over 200 girls have petitioned
and tne need is now great lor this for membership in the Parrish
type of training. The welfare of Pep club according to adviser Mrs
our youth, the happiness and pros- Gladys Jensen. Each girl desir
perity and moral strength of our ing membership was required to
country, and indeed the well- file a petition with 20 signatures
being of the world, depends in from her grade. Candidates will
targe measure upon the extent to I be presented durinsi the Drimarr
which we observe the teachings election assembly October 8 and
of the world's religions. voting will take place on Octo-
Faith is the Victory Spiritual ber 10. The seventeen ninth tirade
Bases for One World." This is girls, 18 eighth grade girls and
the selected theme for the observ- 15 seventh grade girls receiving
ance of Religious Education week the most votes will become new
this year, and it gives me pleasure members of the cheer squad,
to designate the period from Sep
tember 28th to October 5th of- SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ficially as Religious Education Giri, Named u Snlknoh
week.
Pedee Visitors
Entertained
Thirty girls received member
ship to the Snikpoh dramatic so
ciety as the result of tryouts held
during the past two weeks. New
boy members have not been de
termined as yet. Those becoming
members are: Merle Baney, Vir
ginia ' Bowers, J o a n n Buell,
Yvonne Casselman, Nellie Cook,
Betty Cooley, Shirley Dean, Jody
De Roos, Louise Dotten, Carolyn
Eckersley, Lorraine Eckersley,
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PEDEE r- Charles Lee Hayes,
jr., seaman first class, U. S. navy,
spent his Jeave with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haves, sr
former residents of Summitt and Gwen Frye. Mary Lou.Herndon,
visited school friends here last Joyce Kirby, Bernice Kleihege,
week. Billie Mahoney, Clara Maxwell,
A special meeting of the Wo-1 Joyce Meredith, Elizabeth ,Mor
men's Society of Christian Sw- ley. Mitzi Patrick, Susan Perry,
vice was held at Mn. Frank Mary Polales, Zarelda Prince, La
Shevthe Mondar. The studv book June Rahtz, Jerry Savage, Jose-
on "Stewardship" was reviewed phine Singer. Bonnie Bell Stew-
by several and Mrs. Arthur Clark, art, Susan Steed. Betty Jean wal
spiritual Ufe secretary. exDlained ser ana Kum wans.
her work. Seventeen members
were present and Mrs. Ernest
Woods, Mrs. Dora Moreland, Mrs.
Caroline Cox, Mrs. Glen Mills,
Mrs. Charles Mosier of the Kings
Valley society were visitors. Judy
Maddux, Roger and David Clark
were also visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Verl Skeels,
Freddy and Karen spent the week
end at Florence visiting his par
ents and fishing.
Ulen snowden, u. 5. marine
corps, who is stationed at Ocean- I
Side, Calif., is spending a 19 day
furlough withh is brother, Lee
Snowden.
Relatives driving from New
Mexico for the funeral of William
Henry Birchell Tuesday were
Richard P. BirchelL son. state col
lege; Mrs. R. M. BirchelL sister-
in-law; Clay BirchelL foster son:
Alfred Bircheu, William Birchell,
Rufus jr., Birchell, nephews of
Carlsbad. Other relatives attend
ing were Mrs. G. E. Taylor, sis
ter; George Taylor. Norman Tay
lor, Daye Taylor, nephews; Nell
Taylor, niece, of Corvallis, Mr.
and Mrs. Torry Wallace of Med-
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Buse,
Glen and A. G. of Toledo. Mrs.
Wallace and Mrs. Buse are nieces. I
ENVOY raal II. AUiar.'
(above) aa adviser te the Halted
States delegation at the United
Nations general assembly, has
beea named as tne first V. 8.
ambassador to raklstaa. following-
admission ef that natiea to
U. N. membership.
Mrs. Dorner
Rites Monday
Requiem mass will be said
Monday at 9 a.m. for Mrs. Ann
Theodosia Dorner who died at her
residence at B85 Larmer at Fri
day following short Illness.
She la survived by her husband,
W. J. Dorner of Salem; a son.
Stephen Dorner of Salem; her
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GEIIEOAL ADIIISSIOII
Adults $1, tax included
Students 50c or ASB HckeU
Grade School Students; 25e
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fitx
Patrick of Salem; five sisters,! Mrs.
Paul Pitra of Stayton,' Mrs. Ir
win Hale and Mrs. William
Swigart, both of Salem, Elizabeth
Fttzpatrirk of Okinawa, and Sit
ter Theodosia of Seattle;, and a
brother,, Mike Fltzpatric of Sa
lem. .
The rosary will be recited in the
Clough-Bar rick chapel Sunday at
8 p.m. Interment will be in Bel
crest Memorial park.
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Industrial Death List
Includes Salem,JIan
Four fatalities, 957 covered Jn-
dustrial accidents and 24 yclaims
for occupational disease benefits,
were reported to the State In
dustrial Accident Commission
here during the week ended Oc
tober 2. Among the fatalities was
Donald McCusker, Salem, route
7, civil engineer, killed when he
was run over oy a dump truck at
the North Sahtiam highway re
location site near Niagara.
Too Late to Qassify
11 HOUSES to wreck at Marion and
Capitol streets. Make me an offer for
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