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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1948)
GIFTS CANCELLED Gift packages bound for the Soviet zone of Germany, includ ing the Soviet sector of Berlin, will not be accepted by the post office effective next Tuesday. Postmaster Albert C. Gragg was informed Friday by the postmas ter general. "Let George Do It" 10 discount on all home refrigerators and freez ers until Christmas only. Free cof fee served from 2 to 4 p.m. each day. George Electric, of course. 493 Center St. Don't forget, let George Do It. Dance tonite Crystal Gardens. TAKES OVER BARBECUE An assumed business name cer tificate for Terminal Barbecue, a restaurant located at the junc tion of South 12th street and the Pacific highway, was filed Friday with the Marion county clerk by Ernest W. Fernau, Salem rout 9. Dance tonite Crystal Gardens. - Federally Insured Savings Cur rent divident 2,2 See First Fderal Savings First, 142 S. Liber ty. Phone 3-4944. We Extend to our Customers our best wishes for a very Merry Christmas - ELMER -The Blind Han 1453 Huge St. W. Salem I MOTHERS DISMISSED I Mothers dismissed ;to take home baby daughters from Salem Memo- rial hospital Christmas eve were Mrs. Ray Sherman, Aumsville, and Mrs. Ellis Klein. 122 Center st. Mrs. Harold Johnson. 2180 Myrtle St., took home an infant on. ' Don't forget Old Time and Mod ern Dances Wed. ahd Sat. nites. S. 12th & Leslie Over Henry's market. Insured savings earn more than two per cent at Salem Federal 'Savings Association. '560 State St. Dance tonite Crystal Gardens. i Special: 72 cu. ft. completely re ; conditioned electric refrigerator ! $99.50. George Electric (Let George Do It), 493 Center St. UNTAGGED DOGS BRING FINE ! Samuel Jones, Silverton route 1. was fined a total of $24 in ; Silverton justice court Thursday ; on a charge of harboring two unliclftised dogs. Ervfn Ward, Mar ! ion County dog control officer, j arrested Jones this; week after irecehing complaints from neigh j bors of Jones. Don't forget, let George Do It. i :. i Karakul Karpet. It's new, it's re versible, it's 100 virgin wool and j woven through and through, onlv ' $4.95 sq. yd. Ph 3-7648 or 3-3364 Old time dance twnite 259 Court. Do you have the rare type trees I and shrubs in your yard such as the Dove Tree, Silk Tree, Davirii Viburnu (the Dwarf evergreen snowball). Raphioliriis and many others? These may be purchased ! at the F A. Doerfler & Sons : Nursery. Landscaping & Design ; ing. 150 N. Lancaster Drive at A Corners. Ph. 2-1322. NURSE POSITIONS OPEN U. S. civil service examinations or appointment as general statf nurse and head nurse were an nounced Friday, with annual en trance salaries at $2,974 and $3,727. respectively. The jobs are n northwestern states. Additional nformation is available from W. i. Fischer, civil ervice secretary it Salem postoffice. II.ives die Store opn Christmas Jay. 1 n.m to 9 p.m. Ph 2-4319. The Flower Ba kft. 1020 Market. pen Sundays, 10 to 3. jAir-Steam-hin tickets anywhere.' Kugel. 3-7C94. 735 N. Capitol St. CADET JOHNSTON HOME ij Cadet tai l Johnston, a junior 'fat the U. S. military academy at ; holidays at the home of his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Johnston. S,- lem route 4. box 1046. Cadet Johnston will leave Janu ary 1 for New York. j Commencing January I. 1949, all persons allowing dogs to run at ilarge in West Salem will be ar- Honored f j - HIM WW Church of the Covenants 248 V2 N. Commercial St. Beaver Hall Invites you to our Sunday Worship Service 11 A. M. S Rev; James F. Snook Will Bring the Message. Attend our services and keep abreast with the signs of the times. All welcome Clyde D. Edminster Pastor ' . - I " 1 r t , . . iiesieo oiu idn.trn uiuic iiitr .owt i. j 'iDogs of unknown identity will be j Hpicked up and killed as provided jby law. Closed for redecorating, Dec. 24 to Jan. 11th. Reed's Drive In. 6!)8 S. 12th St. Bl'ENA VISTA FERRY STARTS The Willamette river ferry at Buena Vista is back in operation today alter being laid up a week for repairs. Marion county court reported Friday. The ferry at Wheatland il-o is running again after being repaired by county Icrews. Id a nee tonite Civstal Gardens. All turkev hlp report for work Tues.. Dec 28. 9 A.M. Marion Creamery & Poultry Co. TAKE BABIES HOME Mothers taking babies home Christmas eve-from Sa'em General hospital were Mrs. John Wookird, 2270 Claude st.. with a dauahter, and Mrs. James Rust, Salem route B, with a son. Dance, Christmas nite, S. 12th & Leslie Sts.. over grocery store. jAdm. 60c inc. tax. j Mi mm 1 Fred de Vrin Stayton For the election of jfive directors and transaction of business, the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Stayton Mutual Telephone company will be held in the Stayton city hall Monday at 2 p.m. Notices of the jmeeting have been mailed out Jby Edward J. Bell, secretary of jthe company. Fred de Vries Honored as Good Neighbor Fred de Vrie of the Pratum district, long active in church and Sunday school work and chari table causes, has been chosen as the -Good Neighbor of the Day" for a national radiocast Decem ber 29, The Statesman learned Friday. The announcement came from the American Broadcasting com pany which said de Vries would b "saluted nationally" on the -Breakfast in Hollywood" pro gram and would be eligible for the SI. 000 savings bond awarded annuallv to the "Good Neighbor of the Year." He will also receive a -Good Neighbor Orchid." De Vries' selection came as a result of a letter to Jack McElroy of ABC from Virginia White, route 5, box 28, Salem. The letter was as follows: "Dear Jack: ! "I am writing you about an exceptionally good neighbor. He is Fred de Vries, Salem, Oregon, ! route 6. "Each week, usually on Sun day, ever since 1931 Mr. de Vries i has brought flowers to the pa ! tients of the state T. B. hospital. (Cut flowers to each patient or a ' potted plant for each room. Think of doing this weekly for 18 years! "He has also given many bulbs, and leaflets on Bible readings. "To each new patient entering he gives a book of St. John. On Christmas he gives a scenic kodak picture in a folder. He has brought his travel pictures and showed them in the auditorium. "None of his family was ever here as a patient. All he does is just from the goodness of his heart for his fellow men. "Do you think he deserves an orchid?" "Respectfully, Virginia White." State Representative John Houn sell of Hood River county. In another opinion Neuner held that the state land board is auth- The Stat man. Saltm. Oregon. Saturday. Dcmmbt 23. 19483 upstream portions of navigable rivers, provided that navigability can be shown to exist at the par- orized to require gravel leases on ticular point in question In ac cordance with. the test applied by the state supreme court. This opinion was sought by the state land board. - i - Vandeneynde To Manage Elf strom Store Gene Vandeneynde, former man ager of Sears Roebuck Co.'s Salem store, has been appointed manager of the R. L. Elfstrom company store, it was announced by Elf strom Friday. Elfstrom, who has managed the store heretofore, will turn over the duties to Vandeneynde on the first of year. The press of duties as mayor was given by Elfstrom for his decision to turn over the man agership. "I consider myself very fortunate to get a man of Vanden eynde's experience to head the store," Elfstrom said. Elfstrom also announced Friday that the contracting departments of the company would be removed to the company's warehouse with Ralph Eyre in charge. These de partments are the roofing and painting business. Vandeneynde has resigned his position with the Equitable Sav ings and Loan association which he has held since leaving the Sears organization. To everyone we wish all tlie joys its warm and gay spirit, a the spiritual goolnesf of its fotiv iew Year be one of don f tlie Cliristma season ich ami Ix-aiitiful fellow Jiip, flaor. Anl may the tinned happiness and good healtli. THE MAN'S SHOP MOZLEY & HUNTINGTON 416 STATE SituJcT IE Neuner Douhls Constitutionality Of Hospital Tax A proposed legislative bill pro- , viding a tax annually, if needed. ! of not less than one mill on all taxable property in a county to create a hospital fund to be turn ed over to a local, privately-owned, non-profit hospital associa-1 tion, would be of doubtful con- ' stitutionality. Attorney General George Neuner ruled Friday. :The opinion was requested by i Of Jt is the ''wealth" of good win, and the "strength of good fellowship that make tot m Merrier Christmas and a Happier New Yea HARTMAN BROS. Liberty at State Salem Oregon j H I l '&:'' L: .-Tf & CO. j I ' a ,y t j"" ...r 1 'i I" t: 1 i