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10 Tho Stommtnu Salem. Oregon. Saturday, January 19 HS1 Polk County Farmers Union Holds Homecoming Meeting Statesman News Service BUENA VISTA The Polk County Fanners union held the first quarterly meeting of 1951 at Parker Wednesday with the Luckiamutte local as hosts. This was homecoming meeting to-review work of the arm union aince organization in Polk county in 1918. Locals organised in 1918 were Bridgeport, Pedee, Luckiamutte, Mt. Pisgah and liberty Ben Charter members present Wednesday were L. H. McBee, William Stockholm, Abe RempeL Mrs. Wess Elliott and C. Gilsoni Locals answerine roll call were Buena Vista, Liberty Bell, Lucki amutte, Mt. Pisgah, Pedee, Perrydale, Valley Junction and Green wood. Mrs. Lamb aDDointed the following standing committees: Resold tion, Abe Rempel, Mrs. Sidney Howard, Charles Ray, Mrs. Leland Prather and J. W. Graber; agriculture, Dewey Cummings, Vick See ley. Vera Alsio. Joe Staats and Cecil Hultman: legislation, R. F. Dodge. Russell Alsip. Gilbert Loy and Vera Osborn. Afternoon speakers were two former county agents, Ralph Beck and Paul Carpenter, who reviewed changes since 1918 in our Individ ual livinel as well as life nationally. John Bone, editor of the State Farm Union paper, talked on the membership drive and the need for farm organizations, stressing tne seed of large farm groups to stand behind legislative needs. The presidents and secretaries of each local will meet at city hall In Monmouth February 6 to finish plans for the campaign slated Feb ruary 7-10. On February 10 this group and membership drive teams will meet at Mt. Pisgah to compare results. Resolutions of the legislative committee were accepted: 1 Opposed to spending so much money for higher education buildings at this time of our national crisis. 2 Favoring that drunken drivers who cause a death be charged . with manslaughter and prosecuted as such. 3 Favoring that hunters who cause death be charged With manslaughter. The agriculture committee report was accepted as follows: 1 Favoring the continuation of state trapper activities. 2 Favoring strong soil conservation practices. 3 Favoring a trial period of the Brannan or some similar plan. 4 Favoring a 100 per cent price control or no control. 5 Favoring construction of county fair buildings as far as money will allow. The resolutions committee submitted the following report which was accepted: 1 Objected to cities collecting meter fees and a portion of the state gas tax. Cities with meters turn over gas tax to the county rural road fund. (The farmers object to paying two maintenance taxes: one on their gas for road funds and one to help towns keep up their municipal expenses.) 2 Object to any money being spent for any state buildings such as highway or office buildings at the present, at least it be held at the lowest point. 3 Favoring gas tax refund to be continued. 4 Favoring visiting between locals be revived. ImEVALLEYfNEWSlCOLUMNS From The Oregon Statesman's .Valley Correspondents Drive Leader IOOF,Rebekah Install Officers At Mill City Statesman News Service MILL CITY Officers for IOOF lodge 144 and Rebekah lodge 166 were installed in the IOOF hall here last week. Installing officers were George Veteto, Wilma Stewart, Ruby Brisbane, Otto Witt, Goldie Ram bo, George Berry, Dean Jackson, Lorraine Caughey and Rachel Olmstead. Installed were: Noble Grand Bert Morris, Vice Grand Otto Koenoke, Secretary C. A. Bruder, Treasurer Ed Haynes, Warden Marvin Dart, Conductor Mel bourne Rambo, Chaplin Otto Witt, RSNG Lee Dike, LSNG George Berry, RSVG Lowell Stiffler, LSVG Elmer Stewart, and Inside Guardian George Veteto for the IOOF lodge. Installed for the Rebekah lodge were: Noble Grand Alma Thomas, Vice Grand Ada Dart, Secretary Bertha Baltimore, Treasurer Ada Plymale, Warden Bernice Taylor, Conductor Marie Stewart, Chap lin Blanche Syverson, RSNG Cris- sie Henderson, LSNG Eva Duffy, RSVG Allura Chance, LSVG Rachael Olmstead, Inside Guardian I Wilma Stewart and Outside Guard i ian Antonia Thomas, j Retiring noble grands for the lodges are Hazel Nelson and Vera ; Thomas. Retiring Drill Captain I Crissie Henderson presented gifts j to the drill team following a drill. , She also presented gifts to new j ly installed nobel grand and vice j grand. I The committee for the evening j included Ada Dart, Bertha Balti- more, Ida Fleetwood, Hattie Cole and Eva Duffy. SHverton Members of the Loyal Berean class of the First Christian church have selected of ficers for 1951. They include: Mrs. Ben Gifford, president; Mrs. Geo rge Kirk, vice president; Mrs. E. Z. Kaufman, secretary; and Mrs. Gladwyn Hamre as treasurer. Four Corners A house guest at the Gerald Wing home is Mrs. Wing"s mother, Mrs. Inez Collin, of Long Beach, Calif. She was hostess to her bridge club Thurs day evening. m L JEFFERSON Gilbert Hoeret, Jefferson barber, will be chair man of the 1951 March of Dime campaign, acbeduled to begin Monday in the Jefferson area. New 4-H Club Set at Auburn (Uteiman Newt Service- AUBURN A new 4-H club organized for Auburn school pu- Etls is the "Auburn Woodcraft." eaders are Harold Bressler and Donald Jacobson with meetings to be every other Saturday at 9 ajn. in the Beavercraft workshop on Lancaster drive. Officers are: President, Bob Freier; vice president, Tom Fiske; secretary, Jimmy Jacobson; song leader, Kay Barney; and reporter, Neal Merrell. Other members are Dan Freeburn, Paul Richey, Jer ald Birtell, Donald Shackman, Jim Blake, Kenneth Jacobson, Paul Barney, Craig Jacobsoi., Jer ald Gettis, and Jerald Prunk. The boys ere working on tool boxes and shelves and have window boxes planned. A Civil War battle was fought near Santa Fe, New Mexico, al though that state was then only a territory of the U. S. A. Past Noble Grand Club in Jefferson Installs Officers Statesman Vewi Service JEFFERSON Twelve members of the Past Noble Grand club at tended a covered dish luncheon at the hall Tuesday. Mrs. W. E. Skel ton, retiring president, installed the following officers: President, Mrs. R. W. Curl; vice president, Mrs. D. W. Porter; sec retary, Laura Thomas; treasurer, Mrs. Charles Smith; marshal, Mrs. M. E. Townsend; chaplain, Mrs. Neva Kester. Mrs. Lillian Smith was appointed correspon dent. Next meeting will be held Feb ruary 13 at the home of Mrs. W. E. Skelton with Mrs. Charles Smith, co-hostess. Statesman News ferric FmitUnd Sixteen persons at tended the home extension unit meeting Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Anthol Riney. Guests were Mrs. Ernest Gerig, Mrs. M. J. Langan, Mrs. Addie Gardner and Mrs. L. H. Case. Halls Ferry Visitors at the Jack Smith home are his father, Sam Smith, Oakland, Calif., and Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs. Min nie Clemens, also of Oakland. Mrs. Clemens is the mother of the Rev. O. W. Clemens, pastor of the Church of God and president of the Salem Ministerial association. Jefferson St. Thomas Altar society sponsored a card party Friday night. Jefferson Tom Pilcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Pilcher, has been assigned to the seventh division in Korea. He was called back to service October 11 and arrived in Japan December 23. Gervals Mrs. Kenneth Sher wood of Berkeley, Calif., has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Etta Gleason, and other relatives here. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Gene Shilling returned Wednesday from South Carolina where they were visiting Mrs. Shilling's mother. Jefferson The Cinderella ball. sponsored by the Pep club girls ana planned ror Saturday night, has been postponed to January 27. Jefferson The Sidney-Ankeny school association plans a pie social at 8 p.m. next Thursday at Sidney school. Proceeds will go to the school hot lunch program. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Fay Webb have gone to Hlggins, Tex to visit his sister. They also will visit their daughter and son-in law, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Branch, who recently moved from Texas to Turner. Gervais Mrs. Rose Muth left this week for Anchorage, Alaska, to visit her son Albert and hit family. Jefferson Harold Super, gov ernment trapper, had his hounds out on Snow Peak recently, hunt ing wildcat. He came home with a black bear. Gervais The Gervals BOO Community card party will be held at 7 p.m. on January 18, in stead of January 25 as previously reported. Mrs. John Henny, sr., and Mrs. J. J. Miller will be in charge. Jefferson The Jefferson PTA will have a no-host supper at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the school The Rev. Carl-Reid Durhkoop will speak. Gervais The Gervais Garden club will meet next Thursday at tne home of Mrs. John Henny, sr Turner Glenn Easter and his son, Larry, of Crescent City, Calif., were guests Wednesday at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Louis Hen- nles. Hnbbard The Future Home- makers of America of North Mar ion union high school will spon sor a baked goods sale at 10 ajtn. today at the Hubbard IGA store. Starton A well-child confer ence will be conducted, by ap pointment only, from 9 a.m. to 3 pjn. Monday at the Woman's club in Stayton by the Marion county health department. Hubbard Mrs. L. V. Bogy of Portland was a guest recently at the home of her niece and family, the N. A. Manns, of Hubbard. Albany PFC Robert F. Hen- sell, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Hensell, route 2, Albany, re cently arrived in Japan for duty at Tacbikawa air base. Hnbbard J. K. Bontrager and family of El Cajon, Calif., were dinner guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. ScholL Hnbbard Mr. and Mrs. Basil McLeod and son, Glenn, will leave soon for "Nebraska. They expect to make their new home in Kan' sas City, Mo. Brash College All 4-H sew ing groups will meet at 3:43 pjn. Tuesday with Doris Beebe, home extension agent, to assist Mrs. El' lis Hunt, Mrs. Helen McClure and Mrs. Stella Broderick, in planning next years activities. Four Corners New residents in Four Corners are Mr. and Mrs Lloyd All dredge who have pur chased the Lyle Hadley residence. Seventy Attend Church Meet In Polk County Utetm&a Newt Barries DALLAS About 70 young people attended a Christian En deavor convention Saturday at Dallas Christian church. .Christian Endeavors of Polk and Marion counties shared in the conference which was presided over by Velma Dyer, president of the Polk union. Janet Lundy of Dallas and Bob Ross, a student at Northwest Christian college at Eugene, were in charge of the song service. Earl Gibbs of Dallas high school So ciety gave the welcome. Conferences were held from 2:10 until 4:30. They were led by Loren Swenwold, Salem, Evangelism; Bob Ross, leadership; Carl Black, Dallas, worship; Dorothy Howes, Forest Grove, lookout and publici ty. Polk Union held a business meeting, which Included election of officers and a budget raising session, following the conference periods. A banquet, ' prepared by the women of the host church, was served at 6 pm. Guests and state officers were Introduced by Toast master Elmo Black. The evening session began at 7:30 with a song service. John Gelger, Beaverton, announced that the next state Christian Endeavor convention would be held April IOOF, Rebekah Lodges Install Of ficers in Jefferson All dredge was transferred to Sa lem from Centralia, Wash., by Portland General Electric. Four Corners Recent guests in the J. H. Igleheart home were Mr. and Mrs. Calmer Amundson of Portland. SUtcsmaa New 8 err tee JEFFERSON Joint Installation of officers was held in the IOOF hall Thursday by Santiam lodge 27, IOOF, and Mt. Jefferson Re bekah lodge. Installing officers were: D. W. Porter, Mrs. Howard Hampton, George Mills, Mrs. D. W. Porter, William Grenz. Mrs. William Skel ton, Varion Goin, Mrs. Lee Wells, Warren Gray, Mrs. C. M. Coch ran, S. H. Goin, Mrs. Neva Kes ter, and Mrs. S. H. Goin. Mrs. J. A. Meyers was seated as past noble grand. Jack Hard wick, retiring IOOF noble grand, has been called to the service and was unable to be present Newly installed officers were: Noble grands, C M. Cochran and Mrs. Clem Gentry; vice grands, J. A. Wise and Mrs. Harold Mor rissette; recording secretaries, M. E. Townsend and Mrs. Charles 19-22. at Lebanon. Frank Cun ningham, pastor of the Newberg Christian church, spoke on "Path ways of Courage." Kenneth John ston, pastor of the Dallas Chris tian church, brought the closing meditation. New officers for Polk union were installed by Mrs. Geiger dur ing the evening session. These are: President, Janet Lundy; vice president, Velma Dyer; secretary, Laurice Dashiell; treasurer, Earl Gibbs; missionary chairman, Ha Bart el; lookout chairman, Charles Lewis; evangelism chairmen, Ruth Ottaway and Eloise Griffin; recre ation chairman, Janet Johnston; all of Dallas; devotional chairman, Joe Truax; and publicity chair man, Shirley Dickinson, of Falls City. Delegations attended from Sil- verton, Jefferson, Woodburn, Liberty and the host church. Smith; treasurers, Royal De Vaney and Mrs. J. R. McKee; war den, Mrs. Carl Albertson; conduc tors, D. W. Porter and Mrs. Jack De Vaney; Inside guardian, R. W4 Curl and Mrs. W. E. Skelton; out side guardian, Lee Wells and Mrs. Frank Hlggins; RSNG, George Mills; LSNG, Mrs. C M. Cochran; RSVG, Mrs. Howard Hampton; chaplain, John Alexander; music ian, Mrs. S. H. Goin; color bearer, Mrs. Harold Hinsdale; RSS, Jack De Vaney; LSS, J. A. Meyers; RAB, Carrie Swanzy; LAB, Mrs. Mel vin Argo. Mrs. Howard Hampton present ed Mrs. Meyers with a past noble grand pin on behalf of the lodge. Following brief talks by the noble and vice grands, covered dish supper was served in the dining room. Unionvale Church 1 Gets New Floor Statesman Newi Service UNIONVALE New flooring for the Unionvale Evangelical United Brethern church was delivered Monday and laying of the new floor was begun by men of the church Tuesday. The interior of the auditorium has been redecor ated this fall and the church grounds landscaped. The Rev. E. A. Fogg and Dr. C. P. Gates will be at the church January 17, presenting the pro motional program of the church and especially stressing Christian education and missions. There al so will be a report on the last quarterly conference. Mrs. Lester Scoggan and. 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