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Velccme newcomers In the capital from Portland are Mrs. Lawrence Everett deWeese
and children. Laura. Harter and Randolph, who recently moved into their newly remodeled
home at 1675 Fir street Mr. deWeese has purchased the John A. Natham Co. (Kennell
: Ellis).
"Don 't Cook flow
but . . . have you noticed how many
people arid we are one of them) have trou
ble remembering five digits in their tele
phone numbers. Almost always they'll say
"3". draw a breath of relief, and then qo on
with the number. Poor things, our intellect
only carries us through a short string of
numbers.
Sketch a point ... we note that a ra
dio station is offering prizes for letters about
our favorite program on that station; fetters
will be judged on. among other things, sin
cerity. You can enter every week for five
times and that's stretching one's sincerity
a bit too Jar, we think.
Smart merchandising . . . Why do the
food manufacturers let the clothing stylists
set the fashion? Why doesn't some smart
promotion man make chubbiness . a high
style? Think of the potentialities. The ice
cream companies, butter people, ice cream
men, mayonnaise manufacturers, candy
makers, bakers and avocado growers could
sell twice as much with half the energy it
takes to try to convince the ladies their prod
uct isn't fattening. And, finally, what worn-
an wouldn't sacrifice j lettuce, vegetable jui
ces and dry toast for! fatsl and sweets any
day if it's fashionable. And secretly we
know, a few men who might attempt mis
new, hew figure too.
little debbil . . . We've always want
ed to; shout "fire" when we are standing in
a long line at the bank some busy Saturday
morning. Bet we'd clear the place of people
with Jpaper money anyway.
; Place to dream . i. , The stores showing
these; beautiful' all metal kitchens or lovely
wooden custom-built affairs, should provide
easy chairs so the women can sit and dream.
A woman can't stand much of that sort of
thing,1 you know, and 'can do a lot of schem
ing in a place like that.:
I . . . Maxine Buren
Methodist Women
Plan Conference
The Woman's Society of Christ
lan Service of the Methodist
church will hold its annual con
ference meeting at the First Me
thodist church on Thursday and
Friday, Oct. 21 and 22.
This orgznization has local
groups in 148 of the Methodist
churches of Oregon, and numbers
over 8,000 members. Credential
cards have gone out to 475 offi
cers and delegates. All sessions
are ODen to the public.
Program chairman is Mrs. EL
If. Tilton of Springfield, vice-
president, who secured as some of
the speakers: Miss Dorothy Weber
of New York City, associate secre
tary of the division department of
christian social relations and lo
cal church activities; Dr. Lewis
Carpenter, president of the Na
tional College of Christian Work
ers, Kansas City. Mo.; the Rev,
Walter MacArthur of Roseburg.
recently returned from a trip to
Europe: Miss Jennie Smith of
Portland, missionary on furlough
from India.
The report of the recent foreign
missions conference of North
America, held at Columbus. Ohio,
v. ill be given by Mrs. W. L. Lewis,
president of the Oregon Confer
ence Woman's Society of Christian
Service. Also reporting on a re
cent national meeting of the Me
thodist women will be Mesdames
F. R. Sanders of Portland. J. W.
Bur.ch of forest Grove, and J.
Zd?ar Pupfdy of Salem. Devo
tions will be led by the Rev.
Brooks Moore and the Rev. J.
Wesley Turner, pastors of Salem
Methodist churches.
Guest speaker for the Thursday
banquet will be Dean Iva Milam
of the home economics department
of Oregon State College who has
recently returned from a tour of
the colleges of the Orient, Includ
ing Korea, where prior to the war
siie had acted as consultant In
establishing home economies de
partments. The executive board will meet
th? afternoon of October 20 with
a devotional period to be observed
f:.m 7:30 to 9 in the evening.
Salem women on the executive
board are Mesdames J. Edgar Pur
dy. treasurer of the jurisdiction
society; Mrs. W. L. Lewis, presi
dent of the Oregon conference;
ev-d Mrs. C. W. Stacey, secretary
of promotion for the Oregon conference.
Lions Auxiliary
To Hear Speaker
Hollywood Lion's club auxiliary
vil! meet at the Lion's Pen. Wed
nesday at 8:30. It is the second
meeting of the autumn season.
Hostesses are: Mrs. J. L- Bat
dotf, Mrs. J. E. Van Wyngarden
end Mrs. U. Q. Wolfer.
The program will include vio
lin numbers by Janice Button and
Ronald Brown and a talk on the
UNiTEKsrrr o opt eg on.
Eugene-Anita f Kager. m senior J
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
B. Hager. route 2. box S3, Salem,
Miss Arlene
Wikof f a
Bride
Amidst a setting of autumn
flowers and candles Miss Arlene
Nedra Wikoff, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Wikoff, became
the bride of Howard Dickson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. Joseph Dick
son. Saturday night at the First
Evangelical United Brethren
church at 8 o'clock. The Rev. WiU
mer Brown officiated at the cere
mony. Mrs. Robert Anderson was
the soloist and William Fawk the
organist. Joanne King, cousin of
the bride, wearing a blue taffeta
gown, lighted the tapers before the
bridal party entered.
Mr. Wikoff gave his daughter in
marriage. Her handsome gown of
white satin was fashioned with
a nylon net yoke and lace appli
que insertion on the bodice. The
full bustle skirt ended in a train
and the sleeves were long. Her il
lusion veil was edged in French
lace and cascaded from a tulle
and lace heart shaped headdress.
She carried a bouquet of white
roses and bouvardia.
Mrs. Lowell Wikoff was her sister-in-law's
only attendant and
wore a gold satin gown made with
stand-up collar, cap sleeves and a
full skirt. She carried a bouquet
of gold and bronze chrysanthe
mums and wore a coronet of the
same flowers in her hair combined
with gold ma line. Linda Wikoff
was the flower girl and her floor
length frock was of blue taffeta.
Lowell Wikoff stood with the
groom as best man and seating the
guests were Kenneth King and
Gene Gnct.
Mrs. Wikoff chose a teal blue
two-piece crepe gown with black
hat adorned with a grey plume
for her daughter s wedding. Mrs.
Dickson attended her son's mam
age in a grey two-piece crepe
gown with burgundy accessories.
Their corsages were of pink roses
and bouvardia.
The wedding reception was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth King on North 21st street
Presiding at the urns were the
bride's great aunts, Mrs. Pearl
Reed and Mrs. Maude Pruitt. Mrs.
Percy Ullman cut the bride's cake
and assisting were Mrs. Jer
ry Stone. Mrs. Gordon Weller, Mrs.
Roy Eckland of Vancouver. Wash,
Mrs. Harold Nieswanger, and Miss
Dorothy Englebart.
When the newly weds left on
their wedding trip to Victoria,
B. C, the bride donned a red tor
toise suit with mink brown ac
cessories and a squirrel coat. Pin
ned to her suit were brown baby
orchids. After October 25 the cou
ple will be at home in Salem.
The Thersday elae will meet
this week for the first time this
fall, at the home of Mrs. Roy Mills.
425 Fawk street for a 1:15 dessert
luncheon.
A daughter. Janet Lee. was torn
Tuesday at Emmanuel hospital in
Portland, to Dr. and Mrs. John H.
Stalnaker (Louise Lucas.) The
child has a sister, Carol Ann, 15
month old. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Stalnaker of Port
land and Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Lucas of Salem.
Miss Strayer
Engaged .
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Strayer an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Cornelia Louise, to
Frank A. Osborn, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank A. Osborn sr., of
Gervais, at their North Church
street home Saturday night.
The news was revealed at the
supper hour. The place cards were
miniature rings, with a scroll in
side with the names of the enga
ged couple. No date has been set
for the wedding. j
The table was decorated in yel- j
low and aqua, with the center
piece of yellow flowers, with a '
ribbon streamer going to each j
place. !
Invited were: Lela Conboy and '
Joyce Conboy of Portland ; Mrs.
Gaylen McCurdy and Juanita Mc
Curdy of Turner; Mrs. Frank A.
Osborn, sr., of Gervais; Mrs. Al
fred Strayer, Mrs. Darrell Satter,
Barbara Owens, Faye Crawford.
Barbara Beugli, -Mildred Sellard.
Beverly Schaff, Joyce King, Mert
tie Phillips, Shirley Newbry, Sue
Barnes, Donna Jean Pence, and
Kathy Fernau all of Salem.
Both are members of the senior
class at Salem high school.
Stayton to Have
Art Exhibit
STAYTON As a climax to
their first year of effort, the Stay
ton Art club will sponsor a show
on October 18 at the Stayton high
school. The show will be held in
connection with the PTA meeting.
Entries for competition for cash
prizes must be received by Octo
ber 18 at the high school building
after 3:30 p. m. Classifications in
clude painting, photograph tint
ing, textile painting, ceramics and
a special class which is for scenes
in Stayton. with the artist using
any medium.
is head of the patrons and patron
esses committee for the homecom
ing dance at the University of Ore
gon.
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