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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1948)
Sahndgy. July IT, W . , ' x , , t i I t $ 4-, 4 '.. Floats; Eandds Night Shows 1 :,,''T YTtvm fetammaa. Saiwiv Queen Lois Eggerr of Brooks (center, with scepter), enthroned against fairgrounds stage replies of a buck of cherries, was colorfully surrounded by court of princesses, Cherrians and ether attendants Thursday night as she opened the first of four nights of entertainment for Salem's Cnerryland fes tival. i . . . raiMM,Ba,BBM,",i,,i",ai ft :i t .-- . f :, . , i r Crowds packed all bat the far ends of thefalrrroonds grandstand Thursday nUht as the Salem Cherry land festival association offered Queen Lois' coronation, a dance revne and style show for entcrtain- ' m ' In festival presentation by 159 pupils of the Paul Armstrong school of dance, Thursday and Friday nights, these were among several dance groups. At left, Mary Jane Wait and military dancers. At right, . the "Dancing Cherries" featuring Beth : DeLashmitt. . , - , , . , , -f . i i f- ' ' ' WIWIM wW- "I X ' " jg WMMHROIRiDMWW In another Thursday night feature, these 19 models paraded fall fashions from the stocks of 15 Salem women's and department stores, for the occasion. Helen Chapin of the Bntterick pattern or ganization in New York was commentator. f :1 t V - -J . . I ; ; first National bank float (left) which won second place for commercial division entries In the Cherry, land parade Friday featured huge book bank with pretty employees Juno Uaugen and Betty Laudahl reaching high to deposit cola replicas. At right. Salem Trades and Labor eouncU float, third placer In clvie entries. The horse-drawn, fresh-cherry . decorated hay rack driven by Mrs. F. Ai Koehn of Turner, carried Dorothy Federson and Marilyn Waters (la Jeans), Floy Jaeger, Jerry Savage. Mar garet and Marie Fardo (la swim suits), '- r 5.:. It Coronation moment for the 1948 Salem Cherryltnd festival, shown above, with Cherriaa King Bing Charles Claggett placing crown on Queen Lois Eggers of Brooks during Thursday night ceremony at fairgrounds. Flanking the new queen are Princesses Mary Dorn heeker of Dallas (left) and LaYonne Mull of Monmouth. (All fes tival photos by Don Dill. Statesman staff photographer.) 'j !CC'" ' ' r This huge "loaT of Master bread with Mrs. Robert Burns and Roberta SJoding as f bakers' won third 4lace for Cherry City Baking Co. In festival parade's commercial division Friday. At right, the Sa lem Lions club bandwagon, second In the civic class. Old-fashioned music was played by Salem High bandmen Clark and Mary Margaret WilL Robert Carlson, Robert Doughtoa and Mclvla Govig. Thousands line Streets to View Float Parade; Miller's Bowl-of -Cherries Wins Top Honors Cherryland's float parade drew thousands of local and mid- valley folk to the Salem line-of-march Friday as the Cherryland fes tival marched into its second day with a sunny spectacle featuring 20 floats, bands, marchers, dozens of pretty girls and over a hundred horsemen. Top honors of the festival parade went to" Miller Mercantile Co, for its bowl-of-chernes float, it V Jeior and Garj NcaL'eung featem twuisl wece lunooa- featured daae- ers la the Paul Armstrong dance revue at Cherryland festival shows Thursday. and Friday. 3 I I Valley Oblihnrlc ers, Frank McKinney, LaGrande; Emmitt McKinney, Portland, and Bud McKinney, Phoenix, Ariz. ' t . Josephine C. Carter , ALBANY, July 18 Josephine Mrs.' Ascenith . Gunderson ' SIL.VERTON Funeral services will be held at 3 pjn. Sunday In Clara, Carter, 29, of Albany route Ekman memorial chaoel for Mrs. 1. died m a local nostirtal Thurs- Ascenith E. Gunderson, Sil vertoa day nij?hi She was born Sept. resident the past -58 years,- who died at the hospital here Friday. She was 78. ... ::.-' ; ' :; The Rev. Arthur Bates of the Christian church will officiate and burial will be at Silverton ceme tery. Mrs. Gunderson was a mem ber of the Christian church. She was a native of Kansas. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Lucy Eastman, grandson Jack and great granddaughter, all of Silver- ton; a sister,7 Mrs. Jennie Winkler 22, . $918, at Bellfleld, N J and came to Albany four years ago. Prio ito that for five years she had ijbeen beauty 'operator in Portland, f i ' She -was married to Floyd Carter of Albany on April 3, 1844,v in Portland. He survives as do a 7-mJnth-old son, Gregory, and stepdaughter, Mereloyd; four brothers and seven sisters. Includ ing George and James Palanuk of Mrs. George Riuter, Mrs. John Carothers and Mrs. Sam Sprague (her twin), all of Eugene, Mrs. xxiwara Paulson of Beaverton. Funeral services will be. Mon aay at 2 p.m. at the Fortmiller Frederickson Funeral home, with ui- nev. rxigar lather officiating. Burial wUl be at Riverside .cemetery. Mrs. Km- m Curry DALLAS Mrs. Emma E. Curry, 84, died here Thursday af ter an illness of several months. She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Ickes, here since coming from Astoria where she had lived in recent years with another daughter, Fern. A son, Clarence Curry of Mon mouth, also survives as do seven grandchildren, four great grand children, a sister, Mrs. Sophia So per of Baxter, Iowa, and broth er, Walter Partch, Roberts, Wis. The funeral will be held at 2 pjn. Saturday in Evangelical United Brethren church here, with the Rev. Chester P. Gates of Portland officiating with the assistance of the local pastor, the Rev. R. William Elmer. Burial will be in IOOF cemetery. Hiram D. Terrill HOPEWELL Funeral serv ices were held Thursday at 2 pjn. at the Seventh Day Adventist church In Hopewell for Hiram D. Terrill, 71; who passed away at his home here Monday. July 12. He had been in poor health for several years. Survivors include the .widow, living at the farm; four sons, Lloyd of Garibaldi, Dr. Elwyn of Los Angeles, Calif Kenneth of Portland and Edward of McMImrville. - f Interment was in the Hopewell cemetery. Arrangements were in charge of Macy and Son funeral home, McMinnyille. : - i , ,.. , , ,.'1 it . - " Salt Is used for scores of things including making plastics, nylon Eugene and Nick Palanuk of yarns, dyes, drugs, synthetic rub- cf Houston, Tex, and three broth- Grand Ronde, Mrs. Lloyd Purkey, ber, and photographic materials. was the second consecutive year that Miller's captured the sweep stakes gold trophy. Sears. Roebuck &c Co. won the commercial division prize with a float exhibiting bathing suit mod els since 1886, as modeled by sev en girls. In the civic-fraternal di vision, first place went to the daisy-decorated Model T carrying Four Corners firemen's auxiliary members. Variety Displayed Shirt-sleeved citizens lined Sa lem streets under Friday s hot morning sun to watch a variety of parade features ranging Irom drum corps tots almost dwarfed by their toy drums to a huge mar ine reserve 105; mm howitzer. There were the blarings of a cir cus wagon bandy horsemen cris- crossmg tne street, majorettes twirling their gleaming batons, lodge women marching in snappy precision. It was a great! day for bathing suit girls and "princesses." Con vertible - borne royal courts" called attention t$ other commun ity festivals of New berg, Mt An gel, Portland and Stayton. Circus Band Second Runner-up floats in the judging by Portland Rosarians Chester Heltzel and Walter Shade and E. L. Potter of Coryallis were: Civic (2) Salem Lions club circus band, (3) Salem j Trades and La bor council decorated hay rack, horse drawn; commercial (2) First National bank float with girls dropping coins in huge book- banks, (3) Cherry City Baking Co.'s float representing loaf of Master bread. Winners in judging of the horse men paraders: Largest group (1) Oregon mounted posse; (2). Mission Bottom riders; (3) Salem Saddle club; best male rider and outfit ri) A. M. Minden, (2) Lee U. Eyerly, (3) Fred Anunson; girl's outfit (1) Rose Franke, (2) Vada Carson, (3) Maxine Manion; jun ior boys (1) Byron LaFollette, (2) Alex LaFollette, (3) Ralph Klenskui; junior; girl (1) Donna Bradford, (2) Julia Peterson, (3) Lois iTownsend. j Dlmitaries Lead, Festival 4big games' oth er dignitaries Including Queen Lois'; court headed the parade which stretched ' out nearly a mile j yesterday. Carlton Savage, former Salem resident now with the state department in Wash ington, D. C, Iwas grand mar shal, i ridinj? with his sister, Mrs. Bryan Goodenough. In other cars were Soprano Lucfle Cummings. Mayer R. L. Elfstrom, Festival President Sidney Stevens. Marching music burth forth at parade intervals! from the plald shirted Albany timber carnival band, the maroon and gray clad youngsters of The Dalles, - Salem high's military band, the green coated Tigard high school band, the Coos Bay and Salem Junior Eagles drum and bugle corps, a Portland- Eagles : Junior drum corps. Sheridan majorettes and Yamhill : county baton twirlers alsot marched, i .' . . ; Ceorte Represented ,,, - ;- Queens present from, other cities, with their courts, included Violet Miller tof t Newberg and Barbara Houge of Portland. Prin cesses who are " candidates for queen of the coming Mt Angel Flax festival and the Stayton Santiam Bean festival also rode in the parade. 1 - ren helped decorate floats. Lor raine Taylor and Ardell Scott, both employes, were on the Ladd & Bush branch bank float. On the Shrock Motors float, Gilbert Downing was the bike rider and Judy Shrock and Coralie Dough ton the girls. Gypsies riding, the '49 Ford float were Nancy Mi ler, Dorma Satter, Betty Cooley and Sharon Plunkett. In the car were Elaine Stanley, Carolyn Parker, Dorothy Pearce and Jean Blackwell. Many on Float About 50 boys and girls In youth organization uniforms crowded the community chest float under John Gardner's di rection. Girls in cherry dresses on the Stevens Sc Son float were Susan Bush, Marilyn Colgan, Julie Repine and Barbara Stutz man. Mrs. Ella "Nelson and Mrs. Louise Dixon tossed gift sausages to the crowd from a Valley Packing Co. car. On the J. C. Penney Co. float rode Jean Smith, Charlene Horn and Leata Van diver. On the Waco Manufactur ing Co. float were Ruth Bedwell, Marilyn and Nancy Cotter. Valley CSriefs' r Silverton The Evergreen school reunion and picnic will be held at the new Evergreen schoolhouse on Sunday, July 18. A basket lunch will he served at noon, with a program and busi ness meeting in the afternoon. Miles Ottaway is president: Har vey Kaser, vice president; Olive Ottaway. secretary, and Ethel Oveross, program chairman. Union Hill Woman's club members and their families will picnic at Silverton park on Sun day, July 18. Jefferson Spending the sum mer at the home of their par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Marion u Looney, are Mr. and Mrs. Clif ford Johnson and children of Issaquah, Wash. Prtngle Mr. and Mrs. James Fenley and family, i long time residents of this community, left last Friday for South Dakota where they plan to1 make their home. . Jefferson Mrs. Frank Wied of Portland has been visiting. relatives and friends here. Fall. City Mrs. Bertha Har rington is .delegate to the Free Methodist conference at Beaver ton. . , j 1i , , - - -. ' , TJaloa Hill Mrs. Floyd Fox and Mrs. Carrie Townsend entertained the members of the Grange Home ... 30 0 DOZER SHOVEL WORK is sv cwnucT . ' Economics club at their home Wednesday ! evening. Attending were Alice Jaquet, Mrs. W. M. Tate, Mrs. Henry Peters, Mrs. M M. Gilmour. Mrs. J. C. Krenz, Mrs Geneva Hubbard, Mrs. W. F. Krenz, Mrs. Byron McElhaney, Mrs. Verny Scott, Mrs. Marion Miller, Frances Fox and Mrs. Townsend. . Turner -4- La Jane- Kinion, in fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Kinion, is recovering fron the measles. SILVERTON Twin daughters were born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson of Silverton. The births occurred at Silverton hos pital. Gates Mr. and Mrs. C. D. John son and family held a family re union and picnic at Shane's grove Sunday. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Robert LaVonn of San Fran cisco, Jennie Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson of Amity, Mr, and Mrs. S. E. Johnson and daugh ter of Lebanon, Mrs. Gwen Shoer and children, Mr. and Mrs. C. D, Johnson and RoyaL Brooks Mrs. Charles Earls and Mrs. Dean Lowery entertained Fri day night at the Lowman Wright home honoring Mrs. Cecil Wright After the opening of gifts, refresh ments were served to Mrs. Elmer Barstad, Mrs. O. W. Wright, Mrs. E. B. Klampe. Mrs. Waldo Lowery, Mrs. E. J. Hillyer, Mrs. Lowman Wright, Miss Marlis Barstad. Mrs. Alfred Heltne. Mrs. Emma Wad ley. Mrs. Margie Earls. Mrs. RalDh lea, Mrs. Lawrence Jackson, Vir ginia Footit. Lorene Jackson. Bet ty Jackson, Donna Wright, Mrs. Dale Boyd, and Daleen Rae. Mrs. Janest wood and Shirley, Mrs. Bud Lowery, Roberta Lowery, iars. -ercy uunn. Mrs. J. J. Lesh er, Mrs. Oran Lowery, Carol Lea, Pauline Earls. Mrs. A. M. Dun- la vy. Mrs. Cecil Wright and the nostesses. I add valley briefs ' ..AofoO Frlngle Mr. and Mrs. John Cattrall have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lash of Belling- nam, wasn. Jefferson Mrs. Don Davis and children. Mary Edith, Tom mie and Sandy have been visit ing relatives at Modesto, Calit, guests of Mr. Davis' sisters, Mrs. Lester Feebler and Mrs. Bert Corgiat and families. Gates Out-of-town friends here for the A. E. Corey funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Wiedmer of Salem, Slats Gill and Cliff Crandall of Corvallis. Keber Ellis McMillan, route 7, box 79. is hospitalized after becoming suddenly, ill Saturday. He retired last spring as Janitor at Bush schooL Llneola Recent house guests of the Lester Walhngs.at Lincoln were her brother, LL Comdr. and Expert, Reliable Gcpainng EMDER'S CaO 7&2S 428 Court 81 ,1! 1 n it lift o Among fraternal drill teams marching In parade and competing la night show Friday was this 15-member Eagles ladles drill team of Sheridan, captained by Lois Tatom. The precision marchers were grbd In brown and gold, with white hats and gold plumes. Mrs. Earl Armstrong and sons Frank and Marshall of Cleve land, Ohio, who are leaving soon to make their home at Lone Beach, Calif. Other relatives in vited to the Walljng home Sunday were another brother and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Armstrong and Mary, an aunt, an auntj Mrs. Thresa Homelsen and Mrs. Jos eph Dunton, all of Portland. Falls City Attending jthe Seventh Day Adventist .- camp meeting at Gladstone from here art 'Mrs. otto Teal. Mrs. Telford Dailey, Mrs. Max FUhen Mrs. Mary Simmons, Mrs. - G&arles Holm a;. Elder Ralph Gladden, pastor of the church, is also d resent i . Llneola Mrs. L. L Mickey. educational director of Oregon Junior Farmers Union, was j in vited to attend the western Wash ington Junior camp where was teacher for four days week. I; i she last !f . Kelser George Hall, who has been in the hospital for a leg operation. Is able to resume his work. j J , . i .".'( Turner - Mrs. John Baker left Tuesday for Willistpn, N. D-, af-" ter receiving word that her moth er, Mrs. Walter Bode, is serious ly in. -. 1 1 . !( r i ! 1 . ! Sllvertoa Frank Riches cf Buena, Wash, was elected "presi dent at the annual Riches re union Sunday in Cpolidge Sc Mc Claine' park. Tom Riches of Sa lem was made Vice president; Lois Riches, secretary-treasurer, and Frank Holmes of Portland and Lucille McKinney of Salem, historians. Winifred Riches, Sil verton, outgoing president, pre sided at the Sunday meeting at tended by 30 members of the' family. ' j . j Big. oil deposlsts oftfen , arc found under domes of, rait. Announcing 7 E-Inrioa ; 2697 mi X IM ! i 11 r : : A , , The New LGCATIOII OF Portland Road Ilerc and Larger Fcciliiica Xlllh Plcnly "c!. Frca Parlringj Space. ' We are continuing oar past specialties of doins all types of industrial and; house wiring. Wo are agents for Westinghease Indostxisl Eoaipment. S72 Jasl Phono Bevies ox Salem girls and chiid- ' . . -s .-;. 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