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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1950)
is 4. -s, ;eant Soon to Open ickreall ; "l SUtenmaa New Service BICKREALL Rickreall com munity will present its 10th an nual Christmas pageant in Rlck reall school gymnasium Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, Decem ber 14, 15 and 16, at 8 p. m. The doors will open at 7 d. m. Due to the large attendance at this outstanding event during the past years, the pageant is being given: three nights for the first tune. , . Admission is free, but tickets Will be used to equalize the audi ence size over the three perform- ances so that all may secure seats. , Those coming without tickets will be seated after ticket holders. Tickets may be secured at the Monmouth Herald office; R. I Elfstrom's in Salem; Britt's Drug store in Independence; Hamer's Service station at Brunk's Corner; Savery's Drug store in Dallas and the OGW Farm supply at Rick realL Var Veterans Given Priority For Farmlands I World War II veterans are of . fered . first priority , in the pur chase of 30 full-time farm units, ranging in size from 49 to 125 irrigable acres, in the northern , part of the Columbia basin proj ect in Grant county, Washington, it was announced this week by the uregon department of veterans' affairs.' : ., '-: -r. ... - Applications and. supporting evi dence must be in the office of the . bureau of reclamation, Eph rata. Wash., by Jan. 8, 1951, to De included in the veterans draw ing for the lands. Some of the land is well suit' ed to production of potatoes, sue ar beets and truck crops, as well as nay and pasture. While irri gation water . will be supplied, settlers must arrange for domes tic water by drilling wells. The units are priced from' $382 to $859. . . - . " i Applicants must possess at least $4000 in cash or assets readily con vertible to cash, or property such as livestock, farm machinery and equipment They must also have fc.ad at least two years of farming ; experience. Application blanks are available at the department of veterans' af fairs, state library building, Sa- BRVNDAGE ELECTED HUBBARD A. C. Brundage was elected as director for a five- year term of the Hubbard rural fire district at an election held Monday. , Elmer Stauffer, retiring director, - automatically becomes president WOODRYS ARE EVERY FRIDAY AtR I :.UJ-IFtlieJli(bM8 TIL CHRISTMAS 1 j $ ?v ..? (It , ! - tA:---' 9 Salem's new Willamette river bridge at Marion street Is Ukln shape, with pier cons traction well .advanced, as the state highway com mission seeks bids December 20 on bridge approaches. Above, der rick tender sets top section of form lor a mid-river pier. At rirht, is a view of the shore-placed pier at the foot of Marion street (Pho tos by Don Dill, Statesman staff photographer.) Ankeny Group Plans Dinner For Saturday Statesman Newt Service JEFFERSON Ankeny Grange held a no-host dinner Saturday. During the business meeting, plans were made for a Christmas party on December 16, with a potluck supper at 7:30. c Mrs. Hattie McCarty and Mrs. John Zehner were named to buy the treats. Wayne Johnston will secure the Christmas tree. A pro gram will take the place of a busi ness, meeting. It was decided to buy a coffee maker, the members donating dollar each or more to- Watch Mom's eyes light up when she sees the striking color combinations of these beautiful hassocks . , . andor delight Sister with lovely hassocks for her See today's newest, loveliest styles and colors in hassock at Woodrs, your Christmas gift store. Special Large Quantity Purchase Makes Possible Salem's Lowest Prices Buy Your Christmas Gifts At Woodry's PAY OPEN NIGHT Newest River Project f . 1 ! til , .1 i I ' ii fete- ward its purchase. Lloyd Marlatt, during the agri cultural report, told of the need to add lime to fertilizers on lo cal ) fields. Darlene Winn was named to take the place of Mary Ruth Nabors, as lady assistant sicfwu, nu 4i6iicu. Installation of eranee officers will be held next Wednesday night December 13. and Roberts grange has been invited to join theip in the installation. ' Htame Economics club will meet . " . ..I with Mrs. Almon Winn December 21, lor tneir Unristmas party, en-1 joying a 1 o'clock dessert lunch- eonj i It was also planned that the first i grange meeting in each month should be opened with a potluck supper at 7:30. Much of Tibet Is over 15,000 feet high. own room. and up NEXT YEAR p 1 m m m m sw ibtssi a, . a- . -r .assr1 .ssss' - - m .m .ssr r mmmm t r - J 1 L L m V . I f I I WS-i i . 1 J- H s? If J 1; 'i li T r.'l w i L - E t rm J?lSil 1 1 mi ill :i Looks More Like Bridge Every Day :Jl.:.J.t(Vtfl z - .F 4- .fl-SSTrl- ;Y.:: . ' - Valley Obituaries I ILf.r. All. UtiWila ' " JtrrtKiUlM Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Fisher runerai nome in AiDany ior Mary Alice Whittle. 71, who died De- cember 1, at Lebanon Community w . a hospital. She was the mother of wnuue 01 jeiierson Mrs. Verland Erntson was or ganist and Mrs. James Neely sang. Arranging the flowers were Mrs. June Smith and Mrs. D. W. Blake- ley. Pallbearers were E. Hayes, James Hayes, Loren Bond, Paul Smith, Arlie Cyrus and One Cox. Burial was in Willamette Memor ial park. Born at Copoell. Lancashire. 1 " - - 1 . 3 i wit j 1 1 m 1 yW! VYft Sim. AS " ' " ISaZ&feejpmcat&ctttt jfcuz . i- 1 , .... ' - t y ; ) England, February 10, 1879, she came to the United States in 1903, first settling in Iowa. In 1914, the family moved to Wyoming, in 1921 to California, and her home has been near Albany since 1933. She was married in 1899, at Coppell. Lancashire, England, to James Whittle, who survives. Also surviving are seven chil dren, Mrs. Ada Terman of Chey enne, Wyo.; David Whittle of Lockhart, Tex.; Albert Whittle of Jefferson: Mrs. Mary Smith, Van Nuys, Calif.; Mrs. Leon a Mum per, Scio, Ore.; Mrs. Dorothy Hurst, Santa Ana, Calif., and Jim mie Whittle, Scio, Ore. Also one sister in England. The Chow, or Chowchow, dogs of China have wholly blue or black tongues and lips, notes the National Geographic society. They are the only dogs so marked. Shop 10 A.M. to Hubbard Man Donates Trophy to Hi School lUUtmii News Srrvfe HUBBARD Boyd Brown of Hubbard, recent chairman of the North Marion school board, has donated a 20 inch trophy to be known as the Boyd Brown Sr. ath letic award to remain in the school at North Marion union high. Each year at graduation the award is to be presented to senior boy who has been judged the outstaanding athlete on the years of high school work. Selec tion is to be made by the mem bers of the senior class and the members of the faculty, with se lection based on sportsmanship, athletic ability, team spirit and training. 9 P.M. Mondays and Fridays 'til Christmas Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10 AM. ) 4 TM. zoxcy feci' Tbe Stat mrm. Salem. Orsw Thnraday. December 7. F 77 TT7 nier ixouie warns L,nrisimas Trees May Be Fire Hazards9 That Christmas tree you are going to set up any day now may be a major fire hazard unless a few precautions are take Fire Chief W. P. Roble said Vvednes day. Christmas trees of average size are easily ignited and burn fur iously, tests made by Underwrit ers' Laboratories, Inc.. have dem onstrated. Chief Roble stressed that there no way to fireproof a Christ mas tree, but offered a recipe for solution that will safeguard many r inflammable decorations and children's costumes. The rinse consists of 9 ounces of borax, four ounces of boric acid and one gallon of warm wa ter. Dissolve the borax in half the water, mix the boric acid with the other haL then com bine, said Roble. Anything that'i safe in water can be rinsed in the solution. Roble recalled that Christmas decorations contributed to one of the worst fire disasters in modern times when 99 people died at a party in Newfoundland in 1942. He also noted that 10 Dersons died recently in a deDartment In Harmony Mint Green Tuscon Rose Sunshine Yellow Cherry Red Sage Green Spice Beige Chartreuse Every popular cotton and rayon Kcncord faille, pinch pleatt, blind stitched side hems, lead weights in comers. Rts Windows Fits Windows Fits .Windows Fits Windows to to AH Finish tr Long Matching 45-Inch yardage 1U yd. te mka valances, cemkes, bedspreads. 550 N. Capitol, Phono 3-9191 rV7 store blaze in Nova Scotia whk-h" was attributed to a short circuit in electrical Christmas decora Uons. The fir chief advised valley residents to buy electrical toy and decorations which carry th approval of Underwriters Labor stories. Inc. Here arc some other sugges tions Chief Robl listed for safer holiday: Chose a small tree. It mill be less hazardous. Keep the tree out doors until a few days befor Christmas. Then set it up. Place the tree In the coolest part of the bouse. Do not u candles, do not place electric trains around the tree, and donl leave tree lights burning when no one is in the house. Remove all wrappings from the house soon after presents are opened. Where the Pan American high way crosses the equator few miles north of Quito, Ecuador, the traveler can stand with one foot la each hemisphere, and shiver ta an overcoat because of the alti tude. House Colors 5.98 to 47- Wide . W-WWe 9.98 I J" WM 11.95 17.95 to 147" Wife. o