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JL HANLEY HEM . Dr. John - Hanley of Seattle, trashy noted horticultural author ity, will speak at the Salem Mem Garden club meeting Thursday nlht at the YMCA. He will talk ad show colored slide on gar dening. Plant material furnished by the club members will be ex hibited and discussed. Gardeners nlannlne vegetable gardens for the first time are Invited to attend thm meeting. Ruth Ford Is' now at the Castle Permanent Wavers, 305 Livesley Bldg. Phone 3-3663. Permanent as and ud. (Eulela Arnold. Mgr.) - f YT. JENKS STUDIES Pvt. I Jenks. 17, son of Mr. ad Mrs. Dick Jenks, 865 Tryon vex, is studying airplane and en- fine mechanics at the Cal-Aero echnical Institute at Glendale, Califs as part of his air force training, according to word re ceived here Saturday. Jenks is a former Salem high school student JOINS CHAMBER Admitted to Salem Chamber of Commerce membership rolls last week was M. L. Mills of Mills Construction company, Salem route X. ' Roof repairing and new roof esti mates. Willamette Valley Roof Co. XATCEES SLATE MONK Dr. Cecil R. Monk, professor of biology at Willamette university, will tell Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce, at its luncheon Tues day noon in the Golden Pheasant, tU . DIM CAydiClH-cs as uiuu professor at a university in Ven ezuela. Johns-Manville shingles applied by Ma this Bros- 164 S. Com'L Free estimates. Ph. 3-4642. SPEAKS ON SOVIET The Soviet Mind" will be the subject of Alexander Brown, city attorney of Portland, at the Salem Ki warns club luncheon Tuesday noon in the Senator hotel. Brown U a reserve army officer and ser ved as a Judge advocate In Ger many during World War II. Fuller's finest quality glass and semi -glass enamels at half-price Borkman Lumber Be Hdw. Co, 3160 State St., Phone 3-3701. CIVIL EXAT1S SET U. S. civil service examinations for positions of elementary teach er In the Indian Service and gov ernment engineer In Washington. D. C were announced last week, according to vy- Fischer, local sec retary in the Salem post office building. Births STVEKSON To Mr. and Mrs- Mil O Syverson, 940 Wilbur sL, a son, Sunday, March 4, at Salem General hospital. PESCIIEL, To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Peschel, 1243 Mill St., a son, Sunday, March 4, at Salem Gen eral hospital. BENNETT To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett, 855 E st a son. Sunday, March 4, at Salem Gen eral hospital. ! PORTER To Mr. and Mrs Riley Porter, Salem route 4, box 854, a daughter, Sunday, March 4, at Salem General hospital. SADDLER To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saddler. 1870 N. 5th st., a daughter, Sunday, March ' 4, at Salem General hospital. LEE To Mr. and Mrs. Robert 2. Lee, Independence route 1, a daughter, Saturday, March - 3, at feaiem General hospital. VICTOR To Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Victor, 533 S. Lancaster dr., a son, Saturday, March 3, at tosiem uenerai Hospital. cfrelrgrcomsd 4 fca tfmufMr SHAMPOO. Mr 3 tm 5 mm Mr mtm imtmrnm mm A, r ItlW) CM. A NO KM A PStMAMSNT ACAlif r mmmuttw jtmrtmm M mw w 143 it. nbrr i i i - STATE GROUP TO MEET Marion chapter 18, Oregon State Employes association, will meet at 6:30 pjn. Monday at Mayflower halL Entertainment slated in cludes a film on communism and "gay '90 V skitj by Salem civic players. :, ? I "v Prescott's accommodation barber shop, late service, 8 to 8. Later service by appointment, phone 33884, 1064 Oak St. : I MEETING POSTPONED $ The district meeting of Neigh bors of Woodcraft scheduled .for tonight at Corvallis has been post poned because of the recent death of member May Morrison of Am- "7- i I ! f- -i f 1 SUFFERS GREASE BURNS I Rhode PhilliDS. 2035 N. 4th! st suffered arm burns 'Sunday noon when she was splashed by hot grease In a kitchen mishap, city first aidmen report. ! i ; 5 Good young beef for your locker, earwig's Market, 3978 SUverton'Rd. Phone 2-6128. , i TOWNSEND MEET SET J Central Townsend club 8 will meet at 7:30 pjn. Monday at S 209 Court sL An open forum will fol low the business meeting. Mary G. Wait j 73, Succumbs j Mary Grace Wait lifelong resi dent of the Salem area, died Sun day at her residence in Fruitland district where she! had lived for two years. She was 73. 5 Miss Walt was born near Pop corn school in Polk county on April 29, 1877. She spent most of her life in Salem and the Orchard Heights district. f Surviving are several nieces and nephews including E. W. Squth wick, Salem, Ralph and Herschel Wait, both of RickrealL I Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Virgil T. Gold en chape L Interment will be at Zena cemetery. f Box Firm to j Expand Plants Of interest to canning and froi en food Industries in this area was the announcement last week ; that Fibreboard Products Inc., makers of boxboard, shipping- containers and cartons, had launched a north west expansion program. I About 31,000,000 of the total $5,000,000 west coast expansion activity will be expended on ad ditional plant facilities- and step-ped-up production, according to O. Johnson, Salem representative. CARD OF THANKS I We wish to thank the many friends who have shown us so many acts of kindness in our rec ent loss of husband and father. Mrs. Theodore Michalson ' Karen and Edgar Michalson MARION FEED Front at Ferry Phone 34858 !' J 1 1 USTHI TO A Garden Supply rff fs22rT Head qua rtersl AJEfS Vt .Li i Two Cenveeieait Leeatlews z---rZ f M rJ rf V. t l One-Half Stock West of the ree DtGwii Marlon Hotel WVsaeAVXA V J rrx -i Sweet Pcs$ A V !:? v2t i A JsT.llU.Yev ; t OX VM i Cf Saw Onr Liberty ; r A . TVj " ' Garden Ad and ' VI - J Tl-rtrA- V Get Years Free f JT ' Zt-Ib. Carle j f u ,.T A'PeatEbss &A' .... J- Regolar 8L4S ! I . f Regular This Week j I - ILSSperlb. f r a t1 w i I i IV y Our Best Lawn 0 Only $1.29 l Mixture Jg V .I , ; Thle Week Only wXL y ' fV ,-' SPECIAL . - ; f . v V. S1.10 Ih. J : V. Pzzi t.lzzs vlraEE-V :: f Largo Bale ' I . . I ! Soeetal This I ,f V A I Week 1 I , Meea We Wilt i ' jLam. ' J S Give Yea On f 53.9 1 ' " H-lh. Ear ef J w ' SAYS! - y Gardesi Gaide Free ll . J Get Year Ceoy See ! . V J f J Ilsftlted Quaatlty tV . - , : - j - -r::::::v.-i Aan pv srij' '. J Willamette U. Debate Squad Top Tourney 1 The ' six-team .Willamette uni versity debate squad i won the highest percentage of its debates of any of the delegations at the intercollegiate tournament of champions, which ended Saturday at Linfleld college, j ' Teams of 40 western and, rocky mountains states schools partici pated in the three-day ; j affair which ended Saturday night . . jn Top honors witltfn the WU squad and rated third among the competitors was the team of Jack Gunn, Pale Alto, Calif., senior, and Thomas! ScheideL Salem sophomore. : . i j !( Earl Atkins of San MateojCalif. and Robert Howe, Camas. Wash, th WU squad's newest freshman team, lost only one of its debates. Marques McClanahan and ! James Wood, both of Portland,! each dropped only two of their debates. In individual events, participat ed in by7 400 students, Jean Kyle, Willamette sophomore from Med f ord, took third place in the after dinner speaking contest. She and Nancy Marks, Portland sopho Sunday Dancing, Water Bond Issues Face Silverton Council . SILVERTON Considerable j Interest is being expressed in Mon day night's regular March city council meeting. Coming up for! their final readings will be two rdinances. The one, read for the first lime last Monday night, will provide for is suance and sale of City of Silverton water bonds in the principal amount of $70,000. At a special; council meeting held Thursday night this was read and passed on the A .JI.. ! second reading. The dance ordinance, which has evoked considerable discussion at Silverton, will also- be up for its final reading. At present it op poses all dancing on Sunday j in Silverton. The ordinance as J lit would appear in its new form would permit private or club dancing on Sunday. I Indications from arguments presented at the second reading of the ordinance at the (special council meeting February 26, were that the amendment would not pass in its present .form Council- men have express ea tne nope mat a compromise may be reached be tween the Silverton Ministerial association and the square dance clubs, the latter of whom have requested a change; in the prigihal ordinance. I ' l! Courtesy Dance j ! H - Square dancers are explaining that they do not wish to interfere with any church j activities end are asking only for permission! to hold the one square dance jam boree in Silverton during the year. This jamboree, square danc ers report is a "return courtesy' to other square dance clubs of the valley. Clubs ares invited from throughout the valley to partici pate in a big square dance event on Sunday afternoons. One dance group said this week that "it is a big event and really too longto be held in any one evening. jWe can see no difference in holding this square dance Jamboree 1 1 on Sunday afternoon; from permit ting baseball or any other sport." The Ministerial association, however. Indicated through 'jits spokesman at last Monday night's & SEED AND KEIZER 4690 Salem, Oregon "W Dollvor PRESENTS i LIBERTY GARDEN! SPECIALS f Take Advantage of These "aXed-BeS" Valaee During the Week ef Mareh( 2 te March tl, Inelaslve CaiESMIS' CAS DIN CUZ KSLM, more, war fmailsts hi the Inter viewing division. - j Philip Ringle, Jr., of Salem, was given honorable mention for his activities in the student congress. The debate squad, largest in re cent Willamette history, was ac companied to Linf ield 'by Prof. Howard W. RunkeL director of torensics : - Navy Signs Up 22 i Enlistment of 22 men in the navy during February through Salem recruiting station was an nounced this week , end by Chief Eugene Loveland, in charge. ' The men were John E. Henning, Marvin W. Schempp, Clifford D. Dayton,' Ronald G. Zeller, , Lloyd G. Kidd and Donald F. Zlnk. all of Salem; Robert J. Arnold, John W. Ornduff and Conrad L. Jacoby, all of Stayton; Basil W. Saunders, jr Alvin G. Jones and Gerald E. Fox, all of Albany. Jack E. Michelson and Ernest F. Kirkelie of Lebanon; Donald D. Mayfield, Gervais; Richard L. Reimer, Dallas; Norman T. New ton, Jefferson; Gregory L. Cox, Yachats; Donald F. Edwasds, Mar ion; Paul E. WolL Tillamook; Jlmmie G. Elliott, Beaver Creek; David I. McDowell, Miles City,. Mont. council meeting, that it would stand pat on objecting to the event on Sundays. Appearances Expected It is 'expected that representa tives from both the Ministerial association and the square dance group will appear again at the March meeting, Monday night. Report of the Planning com mission, headed by Rholin Coo ley will also be heard. J)lt its week's meeting, paving of the south end of James avenue was discussed. The city has been working on an ordinance where by the property owners would be requested to bear the exepense of normal paving, and the city would absorb the share of cost between the normal weight paving and a heavier paving to provide for the extra heavy traffic which uses that particular street now that James avenue bridge is open again. The bridge was opened ofr all traffic Thursday morning after being closed for several months to all types of traffic, and several years to heavy traffic The Planning commission is al so making a study of curb-cutting: in Silverton's business area. Com mission members indicated that some businesses, notably service stations, had more curbing remov ed from the streets than they were entitled to. This, the commission members explained, lessed park ing space. Coo ley appointed Dr. P. A. Loar, Elmer Johnson and Parzy Rose to make a study of the situa-: tion and prepare a recommenda tion which might be submitted to the city council for action. . FEED & SEED North River Read Phone 2-327 9x15 A. M. r 1 i ; nreDiTiarv New Type of Postal Money Orders Due A new type of postal money or ders to go into use July 1 was an nounced this 'weekend by Salem Postmaster Albert C Gragg. They are aimed at speeding service and cutting expense, although fees will be the same as at present, accord ing to the postofflce department. , . , The new . orders,' written on punch cards for use in sorting and bookkeeping machines, will not be drawn on any. certain postofflce and may be cashed at ny office. Because they will end the process of returning all. Salem-drawn or ders here, -.they - are expected to release some clerical time.- The same application blanks will be used for the new orders, The; change also eliminates the postal notes in use for several years, effective April 1. All must be cashed in by June 1. J During February Salem postof flce issued $85,684 in money or ders and cashed -.$270,000, worth, issued $37,011 in postal notes and cashed $39,500. During .1950 the office sold 48,817 money orders worth $1,201,928 and 129304 post al notes worth $317,357, Gragg said. Ti . MUNICIPAL COURT Virgil K. Pound, transient, and Roy Jewel, Oakland, Calif solicit ing without a permit, fined $z each. Delphla Sadie Bartell, Indepen dence, charged with failure to re main at the scene of an accident. posted $25 bail. - Franklin W. Blame, Salem, charged with driving while intox icated and driving while driver's license revoked, pleaded innocent to intoxication charge, held in lieu of $400 bail George W. Henson, Salem route 2, box 361A, charged with dis orderly conduct, held in lieu of $500 ball. Harold Wiltley Kara, Salem route S, box 331, charged with failure to remain at scene of an accident, posted $50 baiL Report jlPabile Records 1 1 ANOTHER YEAR CXWUD no better A thm the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com pany's activities and achievements during 1930 than the following message whh which President Charles O. Taylor, Jr. opens the Company's Annual Report to Policyholders, "You have every, reason to be pleased with the results of the operation of Metro politan in 1950. 1- j The major test of a Life insurance com pany's value to the public is in the payment of benefits to policyholders and beneficiaries Payments to policyholders and their beneficiaries . . . 1837,005,000 the greatest sum ever paid in benefits in any one; year by the Company. t ! . . 1 f During 1950 the ownership of Metropolitan Life insurance was Increased by a record amount ASSETS M Tn . . U.S. GevwnaMt . i . rrovineul and MuaidpU . .: C7,643.429iM RaOroad ..... 12SJ9U44.71 Public UdBr . . .! . ; . U497.129J4 Industrial mad MisedsiMeas ' . 294,00740.41 Bonds of the Company's housing i davaiopoMat corporations ; . 121.095,071 Jt Sleeks ... . . . . . h ... . . All but S7.432J02.72 ara rTefemd r OuaraatM. v Metgae Leans RmI Estate ...... Mortgage Loans oa Urban ' 7 Properoas .... . J . SI J4M059S.2O MMtgage Loans on Farma T i 125.774.9S5!5I leaina en PoJkles L .... Mada to policyholders on tha aacarity of their policial. Keel Estate (after decfeaM by adjustmeaof SliOQOODO In the aggregate) i . . '. Housing projects and other real estate acqttited for Investment . . : . 22SJ9939S.1T Properties for Company ess i. , . 41JW.5I7J7 Acquired ia sathfaction of mart. ' r . gage indebtedness (of which SS.I49j69941 fc under oontraat of sale) . .... . '. i 28,407,9452 Cosh eMtef Beak Depoaita . Piwmiume, Defertajdrewd In Accrweel TOTAL ASSETS . NOTf Motropolitan A Hasa Omct: thane Coast IIxad Cwtcs: COO SrocarroM SrajexT, San Fvancssco 20, Ouk State Qvil Defense Council to ' h"--i ;: -!-:-- Iff-;- : -:-; (.:-;-iv--; : -- ;H j Discuss Chans Several amendments to the' cussed at a meeting of state civil defense advisory council Monday afternoon in Salem. I i "rr--- . - ' 41 The meeting was leaned by Gov. Douglas McKprimarily to consider some recommendations made by state department heads at civil defense meeting Thursday. One proposed amendment to the reciative Pen Audience vs f An appreciative inmate audience at the state prison Sunday pre viewed a stage play "Whose, Little Bride Are You?! sponsored by the Salem Optimist club. ! 1. I i j A comedy of confusion, the play was wen-received by the prison ers. !The problem theme of the play: comes about when several visitors, including "a (butler;! an uncle, his 1 nephew, e husband hunting widow and. her son, des cend on .household and their identities become scrambled, t I The lead character, Dr. Ben jamin Bellows, a physician j look ing for romance, was weU-handled by Corydon 1 L Blodgett. 1 0ther parts in the plot were played by Frank J. Hutchinson, James Boer, George Cooper, and Paul Ward. I j Feminine leads were Lois Blod gett, Eleanor Roberts, Marjorie At wood, Theresa BlackweU ; and Agnes Drummond. j n j The play win be presented to the public Tuesday and - Wednes day nights at 8:15 o'clock at Par rish junior high school; auditorium. Proceeds will go to the Optimist club's boys work fund.! I j , ' Karn Charged1 wit Failure? to Stop j f I Harold .WUtley Karn, i Salem route 5, box 351, was charged with failure to stop at thejscene of an accident on South 12th street Sun i I . . , .- day, city police report! Karn post ed $50 baiL j ! '. . ; A patrolman said Karn Is charg ed with colliding with a parked station wagon registered to .Doris Elizabeth Redding, 2495 S- 12th st jto Mei for susomarj of. Play ,and in. the increase of the insurance protec tion which the company affords them.' New high records ia each respect were auule la lfSO. "Metropolitan has been able to maintain this year, with minor modifications, the pre vaflin dividend scales. The Company has also made appropriate additions to surplus funds fend contingency reserves held for the protection of polkyholdcrs.This means that, whh very few exceptions, individual policy holders dividends will be equal to, or greater than, the dividends paid last jyear. It Is High of $3,725,000,000. STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND ODLIGATfONS ... DECEMBER 3T, 19SO (la aoaordaaos with tee Aaaoal tuunfot fllied with the lawintBos Dtpnim f of thm 5w of New York.) CSBFJUTTS P6SSOSSI I I ! ) . . . . , S7.33.030,Q21JO S2.S6S.7S2.497.44 .: 21I.0I2JM.10 1 1 ;1 in ! 161.909.3t7.7f SI M l94.!SUS1.7l 423.054.7I7JI i St4J24,4SSJ 1. 4 . . . . . . l79,4t2.103JT Cawrae el CaOJactiM 150252J33-tI 1 . ijtL7M,46S.7T . SI0J31,071.4J1 S4S5J01J4Sit ara deposited with varioaa public pffidala under the fcquireescfUs of Lifo HUTVAL Insurance I Mabskw Avsteus, Krw Yonx 10.N.Y. Thm rnn. Cetera, Orecsa, I Zsst&sf, I 'arch t, nil'? esin 1949 Law i 1949 civil defense act will be dis 1949 law Involves establishment of local -civil .defense organizations through legal process; j . . Under this amendment any per son engaged 1 in emergency civil defense work would - have i the same rights ! as registered civil defense volunteers, j ... , : j - All services which; have train ing obligations will meet in Salem Tuesday 'to discuss plans, for train ing both men' and women, - Governor McKay said he was appointing .a public! information advisory council which will con vene here Wednesday. This coun cil will- be ! headed by Thomas Lawson McCalL assistant to the governor.) ; ; ; i M rvt',. A forest defense committee, to worK closely witn dvu defense of ficials, was organized in Portland Thursday! Members of this com mittee are State Forester D wight Phipps, State Fire Marshal Robert Taylor, representing civil defense; Linstead Kermet, U. Sv forest service; Stuart Molr, private in dustry; Joe Frum and Maurice W. March, private associations. Mu tual aid pacts are under discus sion for forest protection. j Most pressing need of civil de fense is a training program,: ac cording to Jack Hayes, director of the state civil defense agency. A group : composed of Lawson McCalL private secretary to Gov ernor McKay; Frank Landsburg, chief of the state agency's dvu defense travel division; Dr. Har old Ericksom state health officer, and H. G. Maison, superintendent of state police, win: confer with legislative . ways and; means com mittee members to I work out a satisfactory compensation bin. Proposed i I legislation - provides for compensation for civil defense workers injured ; in training or while on j duty in , a: natural ; dis aster. 1- 1 i - I j . ;. ' ' Dr. Samuel B. Osgood ' of the medical department ! said . the big need of his department Is a guide for realistic development of county and city medical departments. 1950 Lropolitan Policyholders? OF OUTSTANDING - gnrtifjiag - - - - - ply fillm and will be sent Ugfcts The 'total in force was $45,425,000,000 on the lives of 33,150,001 persom $21,930,000,000 was Ordinary; $10,464,000,000 was 14 dustxial; and $13,031,000,000 was Group. After deductiiig investment expense, the net rate of interest Was JMI0. ! tvmtht . 1 ! CSUCATJOtS T POJCYRSLMJIS, Statutoiy Policy iserves. j . . . This amount, which ia determined hi accordance with legal requirements, together with futnrapremiumeaad reserve interest, b necessary to assure payment of al fatal policy benefits. . L i ' PaDcyrVaaWseiDlvWadLartwItaCmpaiy Policy proceeds from death claims, matured endow. ' saeala, and ether payments, and dividends left with i the Company by beneficiaries and policyholders to b paid to them in furore yean. . Keaervod fee Dividends te Policyholders. . ' Sat aside for payment in 19S1 to those policyholders eligible to receive them. Policy GeJms Currently "Outstanding) . ... " Claims ia process of settlement, and estimated cUima that have occurred but have not yet been reported to , the Company. ; . v , . f J . Other Peticy Obtiaoffons . . . . . - . . ; . Including prermums received ia advance, special re serves for mortality and morbidity fluctuations. , Teucea Accrued (Payable ia 1951) w ... . Continaency Reserve for Mortgaa Loems . All Other Obligations . . . . . . TOTAL OBLIGATIONS . ..... . . . j. .7 i SSXPUtS rVNDS testy Surplus Funds . ' . .. . $115,389,000.00 Unenslajtod Funds (Surplus) . ; S0a.736.7HJ7 TOTAL' SURPLUS FUNDS . . ., . . . .' TOTAL OBLIGATIONS AND SURPLUS FUNDS S10J38.071.65 1.41 -I Company; FORT. JTJNI03 GRADE t f KIBKLAND LAKE, OntWPH The snow "fort" in which 4-year-old Raymond Zoukylou was flay ing was sturdy enough , to stop a runaway five-ton tractor-trailer. Police said the youngster would have been killed if the wall of the fort had not halted the tractor. A.a;2J5P.f POITLANa SOmlsw tlATTLI f r . SdPtllbeMMes! MfsllfMlv iss! 9:40 A. fl; 30 P. &j ... nUtXA P.Mi MEDFOXD ... IV, hra. f AN RANCISCO 41t hrk LOS ANOELIS . 7 kra. v-; ' ' ' ' i i UNITED AIR LINI3 Ainort Tarainol. Coll i-243 r M vtfcriid troval IA. SERVICE to report that, aotwlfhststtjiaj mm Aum ti.fl.llm.l ti mm Am which have affected ererj boaoiess and every Inalridaal, MetropoUtan has Urns eoadsnal tts'low cost record." I ' . 1 Whether or not you are a policyholder fa the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, you will find the 1950 "Annual Report to Policyholders' interesting and Informative. If you would like to have this booklet. Sim mail the coupon below. A copy to you without charge. . I I f tXXXTICUsSS, l OTKtxJ St,7S3J41,759.0t f75.2a,71S.CJj . I. 172.477 J44.0JI 41J62.b52.4l M.S42.1J3 tl 38,014.1 13.09 10,000,000.00 ' 25.479.914.09 . 1 S9.7I5J45.93IJ) 422.125.71 3 JT law or regulatory authority. j I suTtorcaJTAM un snsuiancs co. ; .. ;i 20. Cat, . . ' . Please send me a copy of your Annual Report te Poucyholdars for 1950. . j mwrr ' rr aTS - e i r-