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THE VALLEY NEWS COLUMNS From Tho Oregon Statesman's Valley Correspondon ts 35 Attend Custodian's Conference UUtmas Jftwi ferric JEFFERSON M. H. Beal and Mrs. Emma Whedbee attended a custodian's meeting In Albany last week, taking part in two hours of instruction on custodian methods and procedures. Thirty five Janitors and Iseverak school administrators were present Mrs. Robert Terhune is ill and bedfast at her home just north of town. Mr. Terhune, who has been bedfast for several weeks is able to be up part of the time. Mrs. Becker of Albany, mother of Mrs. Bob Terhune, is caring for them. j The high school girls' athletic association is sponsoring a square dance playday here in the gym Saturday. Mrs. LeRowe girls physical education! instructor will direct. Girls will come from St Paul, Gervais, Salem, Lebanon, Aumsville, Corvallis. McMinn ville, Jefferson and Turner. Kitty Gates is a new student In the eighth grade room. Class are Carl McGuire, president; Dan ny Morris, vice president; Clyde Smith, secretary; Beverly And rews, . treasurer; I and Ardella Hahn, reporter. The girls' phy sical education class will start playing basketball soon, directed by Mrs. Jensen. j Gats Road Discussedby Joint Group SUtemm Ntwt ferric ELKHORN A delegaUon of dti xens representing the community of Elkhorn attended the joint Mill City, Gates Chambers of Com merce meeting at the Manolis cafe near Gates. J- One of the chief topics brought before the meeting; was the neces- If- nt Imnrnvho I ! flatM hill road so as to link the two commun ities by a shorter route than is now possible. With the consolidation of the two school districts which took place last month, ; the matter of iransponauon is a viiai one was the opinion expressed by Kenneth Randall and Bill Bickett represent ing Elkhorn. Need of a better road into the Elkhorn area was also the View of Lou Myers. L Robert Veness, president of Mill City Chamber of Commerce and George Hutchinson, Gates cham ber president, promised all possible cooperation with the small Elk horn community in obtaining an adequate road to Join the two districts, a distance of four miles over the Gates' hilL Another meetinff fa clarify9 all views on the subject will be held at the Riverview cafe at Mehama Thursday evening, February 18. FIRST TO FILE 1 ALBANY Charles Childs Is the first person to file in Linn county for a precinct committee post Childs seeks desigatkra as repub lican committeeman from Albany precinct 13. Thij precinct is one of the two recently established new precincts within the city lim its, and is part of former 8 pre cinct, which was one of the largest precincts in the city. Valley Obituarieo ' f uteraua .Mews ferric Albert Pendleton Dixon UNIONVALE Funeral services for Albert Pendleton Dixon, 65, who died at his home here Feb ruary 17 from a heart attack, will be held Tuesday, February 21 at 1:30 pm. in the Hopewell Evan gelical United-Brethren church. The Rev. George K. Millen will officiate and Macy's Funeral home of McMinnville will be in charge. Dixon was born Dec. 17, 1885, at Nlckerson, Kan, and in 1911 was married to Sarah Catherine Kittle, who survives, t He had lived here since 1937. ! ! i Survivors Include two daugh ters, Mrs. Helen Stoutenburg and Mrs. Marjorie R. Clevenger, both of Dayton; three sons, Oscar and Harold L. Dixon, both of Hermis ton, and Howard Dixon of Dayton two sisters, Mrs. ; Rantha Hack worth of Dayton ) and Mrs. Lola Slifer of Nlckerson, Kan, and a brother, Ray Dixon of Nlckerson. Sirs. Beatrice Marian Greenwood SWEET HOME Mrs. Beatrice Marian Greenwood, 73, Sweet Home, died at the Langmack hos pital Thursday afternoon, Febru ary 16, where she had been hos pitalized for the past three weeks. She was born in New Richland. Minn, March 19, 11874. She came to Oregon 20 years ago and settled in the Holley community Twelve years ago she came to Sweet Home where she has since resided. She was an active member of "the Christian church.: i Surviving are five nieces, Mrs. Ross Hughs, Stayton Mrs. Harry Cairn es and Mrs. .Randolph Robi nett both of CrawfordsviUe; Mrs. Walter Rice, HtiUey, and Mrs. Claude "Weed, Sweet Home. A nephew, Harvey Weed, Crawfords viUe, also survives. ' Her husband preceded her in death many years ago. ( Funeral services were conducted In the Howe-Huston Funeral home here Saturday at 2 p jn. by the Rev. Sam KimbalL Following the services shipment was made to New Richland, Minn, for burial in the Freemen's cemetery there. Valley Briefo futtsmaa Ntwt ferric Central Howell Mrs. Perl Bye is chairman of the program com mittee to prepare the women's program to be given at the March meeting of the Community club. The men's program was given Fri day night to a large crowd. Many community members ' took part Don Kuenzi, Clarence Simmons, Jr, and Clarence Herr were com mittee members in charge. Mrs. Rholin Cooley and Guy . Delay of Silverton and Mrs. Harry Martin, sr., Macleay, are judging the pro grams. Sublimity The leaders of the 4-H club Eirls save a party for the seventh and eighth grade classes last week. Games were played and refreshments of cookies and punch were served to the cms. Hostesses of the party were Mrs. George Tate, Mrs. Grace Ditter and Mrs. Cecelia Ditter. Haxel Green The Happy Homemakers 4-H cooking club met at the home of the leader, Mrs. Henry Rasmussen, last week. Each member told of salads she had made. Marcia Fern and Shir ley Gregg demonstrated the mak ing of a waioori saiao. At tne next meeting they will study starch foods and Beverly Alter ana Bar bara McKibben will demonstrate the cooking. " Mill City The Mill City Cham ber of Commerce held a joint meeting last week with the Lyons, Elkhorn and Gates chambers at the Manolis cafe at Gates. There were 118 in attendance. Roy Hew itt, Salem attorney, was guest speaker and spoke on canyon development Mill Citv Santiam Rebekah lodge met at the I.O.OT. hall last week. Carmen Stafford, noble erand wax in charse of the ses sion. Outstanding feature of the evening was presentation of new regalia to the lodge by the Three Links cluo. Sweet Borne Fifteen members of the Christian church here at tended preaching service at the Christian church at Scio last week. The speaker was Rev. B. Ross Ev ans. The Sweet Home Christian church is expending Rev. Evans a call to the pastorate here. The local church has been without a regular pastor for some time. Sweet Home Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis, Enumclaw, Wash, arrived here Thursday for a visit with Sweet Home friends and rel atives. Davis, a former resident here, is a brother of W. H. Davis, Mrs. A. J. Sportsman and Mrs. John McMasters and is now em ployed with the Snoqualxnie Na tional Forest service. Liberty Mrs. Jessie W. Dent, whp has been seriously ill at the Salem General hospital, has been moved to the Annex Boyce Nurs ing Home on the Pacific highway. She Is still in critical condition and her daughter, Mrs. R. S. Dan iels, jof Medford, and a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Dent of Snake River, Waslt, art in Salem visiting her. Salem Height The Salem Heights Community club has vot ed to sponsor the Civic Players on March 10 at the . hall and the play will be "Manhattan Honey moon." The group discussed a teen-age activity night with a committee to be appointed to work on it The Rev. Anderson of the First Baptist church in Salem showed colored slides of England. Liberty --The Liberty Woman's club will celebrate its 25th birth day anniversary on Friday, Feb ruary 24, at the Liberty Christian Church of Christ on Skyline road. There will be a luncheon at noon followed by a program at 1 p. m. A special invitation is extended to all former members of the club. Ekman to Join Father's Firm lUtetmaa Ntwt ferric SILVERTON James Ekman, son of Ernest Ekman, has! return ed to Silverton from San Fran cisco and will be associated with his father in the Ekman Funeral home at Silverton. Young Ekman is graduated from the College of San Francisco, in the school of mortuary science. He will fill the vacancy in the funeral home created by the recent resig nation of Ronald Woods who has been employed there the past two years. Woods, a member of the Silverton Junior Chamber of Com merce, has not outlined his future plans. i Rock, Mineral Club Forms Constitution RUUoua Niwi ferric SWEET HOME At the regular meeting of the Sweet Home Rock and Mineral society held in the high school building last week copies of the new constitution re cently formulated were passed out to the members. Progress of arrangements for the annual banquet to be held in the high school cafeteria on March 18 was announced. Mrs. R. B. Tower gave a talk on the amethyst Mrs. Mike Fisca gave a talk on how to solder silver. A decision was made to place a marker on Roc: club members cars containing the name of the local club and Sweet Home. Next meeting will be held Marcn 2. Aurora Unit Makes Small Draperies Statesman Ntwt Strrkt AURORA Mrs. Ralph Mercer, member of the county committee, was a guest at the Donald home extension unit meeting held last week at the home of Mrs. L. Peterson. Mrs. Mercer discussed the work of the county committee and the selection of next year's program. Ten women made a miniature custom; drapery under the direc tion of Anne Bergholz, county extension agent Mrs. H. R. Drie ver and Mrs. L. E. Whitsett, pro ject leaders, discussed the lamp shade making meeting to be held March 14 at the home of Mrs. Kilian Smith. A no-host luncheon was served at noon by Mrs. Peterson ! and Mrs. G. B. Ackerson. Those pre sent included Mesdames Lela Hugill, a guest from the Hubbard unit, Harland Feller, Paul Singer, Francis Ryan, Lloyd Knizley, I. O. Williamson, C W. Conyne, H. W. Goode, T. H. Yergen, Nora Sherman, Fred Howe,1 E. E. Mil ler, A. H. Rehm, Tom Prams, J. E. Myers, Sid Hendricks and Jule Sather. Jefferson to Install Four Street Lights Statesman Ntwt ferric JEFFERSON The city coun cil has decided to install four more mercury-vapor lights at the downtown street intersections, and move the light now in front of the city hall to one of the intersec tions. The council also decided to con sult the Southern Pacific railroad about a safer crossing on the cem etery road in northeast Jefferson. The view at the present crossing is obstructed, it was said. The city and the railroad will also try to work out a method of draining that part of Jefferson lying east of the railroad tracks. A 30-inch drain pipe will be laid across the north end of Third street where the street was re cently ' extended. It was decided to buy accident insurance for all the volunteer firemen, and sale of the pump in the pump house was authorized Albany C of C Manager Resigns Statesman Ntwt ftrrfce ALBANY Walter Underwood. who has acted as manager of the Albany Chamber of Commerce since July 1947, has tendered his resignation to chamber board, ef fective April 1. Underwood explained he had accepted the appointment of west ern manager for Earl Smith & Associates, specialists in financial and membership campaigns. He said the firm is making plans to intensify their activities in the Pacific coast district, particularly in tne northwest Mrs. Underwood and children will remain in Albany at least un til tne close of the school year, when thv nlnn in mnvm in Ran Diego, Calif. Underwood's business address will be Los Angeles. yen Save SoveTime end Money Fares ore often Uts than 1st cIom rail plut Pullman. And yow tave hourt In tome cattt, days of travel time. 255 P.M. ft 7:50 P.M. PORTLAND . . . JO mi. SEATTU. . . . . 3Vhr. l05 A.M. ft 3:15 P.M. SAN FRANCISCO 4ft hn. LOS ANGELES . . 71m. F Mf, IvxeHtet fligftls UNITED AIR LINES Airport TemfeaL CaB 2-2455 o. SCS AN AVTHOtlZtO TIAVtt A6CNT Lincoln Qub Meets, Plans Feb. 24 Event f Utesmaa Ntwt Strrkt LINCOLN Mrs. T. L. Hicks and Mrs. H. D. Burns were host esses for the February meeting of Lincoln Goodwill club, with Mrs. Robert F. Yungen presiding at the business session. Mrs. H. D. Burns led devotion al. A silent memorial for a mem ber, Mrs. Margret Yungen and a tribute by Mrs. L. L Mickey were a special feature. Announced was a Lincoln home extension meeting with lamp shades as the topic, to be held at the home of Mrs. R. J. Meissner in March. The hostess calendar for the three months remaining in the club year, includes for March Mrs. R. J. Meissner, Mrs. L. L Mickey, Mrs. Paul Libby and Mrs. Lois Crawford; ApriL Mrs. Fred Mc Kinney; May, Mrs. Anna Hackett. Assistants will be named later. The Goodwill club volunteered to nre- sent the Lincoln Community club program and refreshments for Februarv 24. Mri H. Tl. Rurna will be the nroeTam chairman and Mrs. R. J. Meissner, Mrs. Jeff Wil liams and Mrs. Lois Crawford will serve refreshments. The. group planned to present a home talent show with special music for March. The club decided to sponsor an Oregon State college Summer school scholarship for a 4-H club boy this year. A 4-H club 4rl re ceived one from the club last year. The Valentine motif was used when dessert luncheon Was served by the hostesses, assisted by Mrs. Edward Schlegel and Mrs. JL J. Meissner. Sheep Shearing Set for OSC IttUimu Ntwt Strrlct ALBANY Announcement was made by Joe Myers, Linn County extension agent, that two 4-H sheep shearing schools have been set for February 20 and 21, and February 23 and 24 on the Ore gon State college campus. The schools are being sponsored by E. H. Warner of the Sunbeam corporation. Club members may choose which school they wish to attend. Each member will shear at least three sheep and will receive suf ficient instructions to enable him to shear his own flock after re turning home. Club members de-. siring to attend are requested to contact Myers at the 4-H club office in Albany. WSCS Meets At Clear Lake; School Elects Statesman Ntwt Strviet CLEAR LAKE The WSCS met at the home of Mrs. Theo Stolk. A silver tea was held at the close of the meeting. Mrs. Mason led the devotion and study period. Mrs. Randle, district' president, will attend the March meeting and the monthly fellowship dinner will be held February 24. Those present were Mesdames Evans, Arthur Sorenson, Dutoit, Jones, Karen Sorenson, Bagger, Hazel Clements, Gallihugh, Dwy er, Punzel, Kimbley, W. R. Mas sey, Louis Adams, Naomi Massee, Smith, Mason, Zorens, Adams, Chapin, Whelon, Oldenberg and Runner. Fifteen of the nineteen pupils in the upper grade room earned places on the spelling honor roil last week. The list Includes Carol Marson, Floyd Keppinger, Jan ette Hulser, Ear line Gallihugh, Roger Spear, Jimmy Toltz, Phillip Goulet, Betty Joe Keys, Margot Purdum, Lynn Gomerine, Connie Hulser, Linda Johnson, Jerry Gi rod, Donna Elk and Helen Keys. School club officers for the se cond six months of school are1 Tho Statesman; Salem, Orajon. Monday, rabrnary.20. 19503 Fritz CoIIett, president; Carol Ma son, secretary; Phillip . Goulet, substitute, and Roger Speer and Linda Johnson playground inspectors. Linn Weed Meet Slated SUtcunxa Newt Serlet ALBANY Sponsored jointly by the Linn county court and the extension service - a meeting has been set for Thursday, February 23, to ascertain what steps should be taken for control of Tansy Ragwort. The meeting which will be public will be held in the coun ty court chambers, and will start at 1:30 pjn. 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