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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1949)
THE VALLEY NEWS COLUMNS from The Oregon Statesman's Valleyj Correspondents Lesion Council or ITAlrlaMootin At Mt. Angel SUtesaua Kewf Service MT. ANGEL, Oct 20-Mt. Angel was host to the Marion county council snd Marion county Assem bly Thursday night witfiMO of the 12 county American Legion posts and units being represented. Tom Collins of Portland, department .adjutant, was guest speaker. Jim TurnbuU, of Salem, council president, presided at the Legion meeting and accepted the reports of the post commanders of Aurora, Salem post 9, Salem post 13fl, Sa lem post No. 149. Hubbard, Mt Angel, Silverton, St. Paul, Stayton and Woodburn. Adjutant Collins gave a talk on the national Legion convention in Philadelphia and on his trip to Washington, D. C v The Legionnaires discussed the need of preserving the plaqfle now stationed on the lawn of the coun ty courthouse which .contains the names of all servicemen who lost their lives In the last wars. The pouts were asked to write letters requesting the removal of the pla que to a safe place. About 60 auxiliary members were present for the women's county meeting in the Legion hall with delegates from Aurora, Sa lem No. 9 and Salem No. 136, Hub bard, Mt Angel, Silverton, SUy tnn, St. Paul, Aumsville, and Woodburn represented. Only Idanha, a unit organized a little over a year ago, failed to send a representative. The unit presidents each gave a report showing a big advance in Legion work. Mrs. Gladys Bacon, Salem, district president, talked on mem bership. DAUGHTER BORN PIONEER - Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ivans are the parents of a daugh ter, Linda Leota. born at the Bar tell hospital. Oct. 16, weighing 9 pounds and 1 ounce. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Evans of Qakdale and Mr. and Mrs. H. Emmett Wood of Pioneer; i " ( t - 4-1 M- V : V - v . ?. " 1 : i ? J, 4 t - v" RECORD FOR ROYALTY George Clark 22-pound hammer 97 feet Wi Inches, a sew record, ta the High laad smanes at Bra mar, Scetlaao. before saeaabers ef reyal family. Theresa Deliler To Head 4-H Leaders SUtcmaa Kewt lervtc The Marion county 4-H Local Leaders association Wednesday night elected as its president Theresa Denier of Mt Angel, who has completed 25 years of 4-H club leadership and is a past president of the association. Miss Dehler in 1943 was Ore gon' first 4-H Local leader to re ceive the leader trip to National club congress sponsored by the Oregon Bakners association. In all she has led 92 clubs of which 80 have completed 100 percent of widely-varied projects. Other new officers are Mrs. Ver nie Scott Union Hill, vice-president; Mrs. Fancheon Lappen, Sweele. sec.-treas.: members at large Mrs. John Cage, Middle- grove, and Elmer Jeskey, Aurora. Installation will be during the 4-H leaders association annual banquet November 3rd at Clover dale school at 7:30 p.m. GIRL ON VISIT " FOUR CORNERS Shirley GosnelL daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. GosnelL 160 Mabel ave., left recently for a visit with her grand mother in Alma, Neb. Higli School Elects Leaders At WiUamina j Statasmaa News Service WTLLAMINA Students of Wil lamina high school are selling $5 "bricks' for the completion of the VFW building. They are working toward a goal of 11,300. The new building, when completed, will also be a recreation center for the teen-age group. The Letterman club of the high school elected LeRoy Noklebyas president. Dale Niccolson as vice president and Ronnie Pederson. secretary-treasurer at a recent meeting. The first assembly of the new series was held this week, with the Lewises novelty entertainers the main attraction. A ventrilo quist act was also presented. . "j - The high school fire squad el ected new officers this week. They are-Ted Zitterberg. chief; LeRoy Nokleby, assistant chief, and cap tains; George Norm, Bob Hent horn, Mervin Jahn, Bob BlackwelL Art Caferelli and hoseman: Bud Thomas, Forrest Gist, Warren Greenlaw, Gene Thompson, Ron nie Pederson and Johnny Johnson. ; Local schools will be closed Oc tober 27 and 23, when teachers will attend a tri -county workshop session in Newberg. " Funds Raised For Willamina Memorial Hall lUtnau Ktws SerTlr. . It has been announced that ap proximately $32,000 has been rais ed toward the VFW Memorial building. This amount assures completion and work is already progressing on the building. The building was originally estimated to cost 136, 000, and will be entirely complet ed, with the exception of the fin ish work on the second story. The building will contain a 40 by 80 foot auditorium, plus a two-story section containing a kitchen, dining room, rest rooms, powder room, offices and club rooms. Dances will be held every sec ond Saturday night all fall and winter with the exception of Oc tober 29, which will be the Sher idan Fireman's dance. Valley. Brief o Detroit The Women's auxil iary of the Detroit Eagle's lodgi will install new officers in a meet ing in the new school auditorium Sunday, October 30. Detroit Mrs. Harvey Johnson left Salem by bus recently for Los Angeles where she was called by the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Goods peed. Brooks Mrs. Olive Beardsley is critically ill in Tripler General hospital in Honolulu, according to word received here this week. She has been ill several ' months. Breeks Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gates have sold their grocery store at Hopmere to Arthur T. Stein-berger. Gov. McKay Favors Cascade Highway llilwil News Service LEBANON Gov. Douglas Mc Kay said here this week he favor ed a Cascade highway between Springfield and Portland, Speaking at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Cas cade Highway association, the gov ernor predicted the Cascade high way would not become a reality until 99E became a four lane thoroughfare between Portland and Eugene. Valley Obituaries Walter Frank BROOKS Graveside services were held Friday, October 21, at 10 am, at the City View ceme tery for Walter Frank of Central Point, who died suddenly Wednes day morning of a heart attack. He had spent the past two weeks visiting his sister, Mrs. George Ferrell, and was on his way to Brooks to take the bus for home, when he stopped to talk to Mrs. C. Whitlock, who lives near the highway and sud denly became ilL He was 78 years old. He is survived by bis wife Mil dred Frank of Central Point and his sister Mrs. George Ferrell of Brooks. Howell-Edwards was in charge of arrangements. Booster Night Program Given At Union M tetesaua Kew Serrtc UNION HILL Visitors from Portland, Silverton, Lyons, Stay ton and Sublimity were present when Union-Hill grange held its annual "Booster Night" program Saturday. The program presented by Mrs. Marion Fischer included the ad dress of welcome, Robert Humph reys, grange overseer: group sing ing, led by Mrs. Mildred Norman of Portland, accompanied by Mrs Howard Rodgers; national grange master's letter read by Mrs. O. W. Humphreys; introduction of char ter members present. Mr. and Mrs. Tho Statesmen Salam. Orsxjon, Sunday Octebw 13, 111? It M. M. Gflmour. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jones, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. By ron McElhaney and Mrs. J. C Krenz; introduction of O. W. Humphreys, only past master pre sent; vocal - solos, Veneta Miller with Annis Jo Miller at the piano; talk on soil conservation. Eldo Betcke of Silverton; reading of state grange master's letter, Mrs J. C Krenz; piano solos, Thomas Wayne Tate; booster night -essay. Robert Humphreys; ' ghost story. Mrs. Marion Fischer reader and audience participating; talk, "Ac complishments of the Grange," by Bertha J. Beck, secretary of Ore gon State Grange, Portland; and moving pictures taken in New Zealand shown by Howard Rodg ers. After the program refresh ments were served by Mrs. L. W. Cooper, Mrs. John Berhorst and Mrs. Howard Rodgers. 1 , Valley Births WILLAMINA Mr. and Mrs. Donald Blackwell are the parents of a daughter, born October 18, in McMinnville. ! Mr. and Mrs. Allen K. Coddlng ton are the parents of a son, born October 19, in McMinnville. 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