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THE 'VALLEY NEWS COLUMNS From Th Oregon Statesman's Valley Correspondents Valley Scouts Hike, Swim and Fish at Scenic Camp Pioneer Statesman News Service MARION FORKS With a goal set for 500 enrollees before the season ends on Aug. 2, Camp Pioneer swung into the third successive weekly camping session Sunday. This primitive wilderness Boy Scout camp serves Cascade Area Scouts from three counties, Marion,. Polk and Linn. High in the Cascades, the camp site surrounds Pine Lake, scenic- l Gym Provides Year 'Round Fun at Ly ons Statesman News Servic LYONS School doors swung shut at Mari-Linn Grade School at Lyons on May 29 but the gym doors are still open to young folks of the district once a week. Activity night, started during the school year as a once-a-week get together, was so successful that it is being conducted through the summer months by Mrs. Clethal Knox, president of the Parent Teacher Club with the assistance of Mrs. Mildred Carr. Known now as roller skate night, the gym doors are thrown wide on Friday nights at 7 o'clock for two hours of roller for upper grades and teenagers. At 9 o'clock the skates are shed but the music continues for an hour of dancing. Skates are rented for 20 cents a night and soft drinks are sold to enable the PTC committee to meet payments on the roller skates. Between" 20 and 40 enthusias tic young people enjoy the Friday night activity period and express pood will toward Mari-Linn school . , .... ,i Msn Hign Lakes directors who perrrnt the gym to ; The older scouts H and 0yer be used for the young people of,are members of the explorer trail the district. ! erouD which leaves camn Monriav King-White Reunion Held Statesman News Service VICTOR POINT Descendants of two pioneer families, the Kings and Whites, met Sunday for their annual reunion at the Silverton park. W. J. King, Silverton, was in charge of the businessmeeting and Mrs. Henry Tate, Sublimity, made arrangements for the picnic luncheon. Officers for next year will be: President, Murrell L. King. Red mond; vice-president, Clifford T. White, Turner: secretary, Mrs. Henry Tate, Sublimity; treasurer, Mrs. Phillip Fischer. Salem; and historian, Mrs. Russell Gray, Tol edo. The next annual meeting will be held at Stayton. Members of the clan attended from Turner, Lyons, Sublimity, Salem, Victor Point, Union Hill, Portland, Cutler City and Red mond. N. Santiam Scouts Home From Camp Statesman News Service ID AN HA Ten Boy Scouts of j Troop 43 attended Camp Pioneer last week, returning Saturday. Brad Humphrey Jr. was award ed his Star Scout badge. Merit badges were earned by Robert Lady, Leonard Snyder, Donald Watkins and Donald Snyder. Gary and Lary-Neville received second- : class badges. Donald Snyder and ; Brad Humphrey Sr. received the ' Order of the Arrow. The latter and S. T. Moore su- VaUlley News EBirSeffs Statesman News Service Salem Heights A covered-dish luncheon will be held by the Little Garden Club of Salem Heights at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Mary McWain, Fairview Avenue, will be the hostess. Idanha A new sawmill, owned by A. G. .Gates, has recently been put in operation at Idanha cutting cedar lumber. Aurora Lloyd Mills, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mills, has entered Providence Hospital in Portland for further treatment. Marion Marine Pfc Dean H. Nollen, Marion route 1, has been selected to attend the diesel ma- i chine course at Camp Lejune, i N. C. He is now home on leave j after completing recruit training ' at San Diego, Calif. East Salem Guests at the Joe Slimak home during the past week were Mr, and Mrs. Jim Highley and children, Middleton, Ohio. Middle Grove Guests at the Ernest Crum home recently were her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Bocek, Olympia, Wash. Sweet Home Wild blackberry season is on in the Sweet Home country. ; An exceptionally good crop is reported. The berries are being sold at $1 a gallon. Hubbard Mrs. Winifred Robin ette, Omaha, Neb., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Jay, here recently. Other guests were Sgt. and Mrs Loren Robinette and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kudelka, Lin coln, Neb. Idanha Earl Lady is spending a two-weeks leave with his parents I ally situated in deep timber with Mt. Jefferson looming northeast of the sparkling lake which affords boating, fishing and swimming for the campers. Eight separate camps dot the lake shore and provide the various troops with tent shelters, cots and mattresses. Dining hall facilities are barely adequate at present since heavy snows of two years ago seriously damaged the buildings. A new kit chen and roofing for the present dining room are to be erected within a few weeks. The large storage building called the "Trad ing Post" was completed last fall. Program Varied A wide variety of interests is covered in a week's program at camp. In addition to the usual forms of camp recreation, scouts are acquainted with fish, game and wildlife conservation, simple forestry practices and handcrafts. Unique feature of the camp pro gram is that of policing the I grounds. Enthusiasm for maintain ing a tidy camp is encouraged by the Friday night auction at the close of each session when treats are sold to the holders of the most waste paper. Scouts arriving on Sunday may be seen beginning the search at once, and camp grounds are surprisingly clean. Group campfires nd ceremonies in the natural amphitheater pro vide entertainment three nights a week . " . . . for five days in the back woods, fishing in high mountain lakes and enjoying the rugged camp life on the trail. For younger boys an overnight hike to Marion Lake is scheduled each week, requiring a six-mile hike for the scouts, who are loaded with bed rolls and food. Direction of Camp Pioneer is under professional scout personnel including Jim Kerns, Salem, camp director; John Klapp, Salem, pro gram director, and Clark Lethin, Albany, explorer trail director. Gordon Gilmore is scout executive for the Cascades area with offices in Salem. Bible Translation Theme of Service Planned at Amity Statesman News Service AMITY Plans for a Sept. 30 dedication service for a new trans lation of the Bible were made by the Amity Council of Church Women recently. Airs. Harold Pickett was hostess. The dedication service will be at the Methodist Church. The Rev. G. E. Gillaspie was chosen chair man. There will be window dis plays of old Bibles in connection with the event. Interested persons may contact Mrs. E. H. Lehman, McMinnville, route 1. Philadelphia is the third U. S. city in population and second in port tonnage. pervised the boys for three days, and Scoutmaster A. R. Snyder was with them the rest of the week. Also attending camp were Michael Howland, Michael Moore and Bill ie Cokenour. here. He is stationed at Norfolk, Va., as a crew member of the USS Alshine. Dick Haseman is a mem ber of the same crew. Aurora The Laurence Sander family of Miller, S.D. visited the Merritt Wirth home recently. Sweet Home Wood row Mc Glothern, seriously injured in a jeep accident on July 3, was re ported improving this week at Sa lem Memorial Hospital with pros pects that he may be returned to his home in a few days. YOUR VACATION IS IMPORTANT! ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF IT AT BRUCKMAN'S Breitenbush Springs Fishing, hikingr, dineinr, evening bonfires, horses, free picnic area, ehildrens' playground. Large outdoor warm swim ming pool. (Floodlighted for evening swims.) Hot mineral water for drink -inr and beneficial health treatments Hotel, dining room, cabins, tents, store-market. a Rates you can afford. (Write for folder). 56 miles from Salem on wide scenic North Santiam high way, past Detroit Dam then 11 miles on rood graveled road to BRUCKMAN'S BREITENBUSH, OREGON PHONE DETROIT 871 Loggers Keep Roads Busy iii Meliama Area Statesman News Service MEHAMA Dust never set tles in the Elkhorn valley above Mehama these days as log trucks roll down the road from daylight until humidity stops operations. Logging is progressing at a fast pace in that area. Timber from the national forest in the Cedar Creek area is being logged, and a fleet of huge diesel trucks churn up and down the road. The road above Elkhorn Guest ranch once a narrow, muddy strip has been widened and rocked. A new road has been built over the Gates hill to trans port some of the logs to Mill City. It partially follows an old wagon road, not exceeding a 5 per cent grade. To enable the Cedar Creek timber to be logged, an access road was built last year in ac cordance with government speci fications for a national forest road. Wesley Webb was the con tractor. Oregon lumber is a high-priced article back East says Bill Rob erts of Aumsville, sawmill opera tor. According to him, it sells back there for $125 per thousand board feet for a low grade of lumber. Fire Lookout Spots Canyon Auto Wreck Statesman News Service DETROIT Clara Young, ex perienced lookout for the Detroit ranger district, added a new one to the long list of fire spotter's duties Sunday when she heard, witnessed and reported from her lofty viewpoint another accident on the detour curve at the CC Camp between Idanha and De troit Involved in Sunday's crash were Dave Chamberlin, driver of the car, and Bud Michael, both of Salem. No injuries were reported and the car was not seriously dam aged. The detour, necessitated by con struction of a 'new stretch on the North Santiam Highway, has been the scene of numerous accidents this summer. (Editor's note: Mrs. Young- was the fire lookout featured In an article In The Statesman last Wednesday). Hubbard Pastor, Easterner, Trade Pulpits for Month Statesman News Service HUBBARD The Rev. E. H. Hastings of Hubbard Community Church (Congregational) and the Rev. William Studwell of the High Ridge Community Church at Stamford, Conn., are exchanging pulpits during August. The Rev. Mr. Hastings, his wife and two children left Monday for Hamden to spend the month with Mrs. Hastings parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lent, while the pas tor fills the pulpit at High Ridge. The Rev. Mr. Studwell will preach here on the four Sundays in August. The two ministers were classmates at Yale Divinity School and were graduated with the class of 1950. The Rev. Mr. Studwell, his wife and two children are expect ed to arrive here soon. Holiness Convention With Camp Meeting Evangelist Howard Sweeten One of America's foremost preachers of Wesleyan Holiness answering such questions as . . "What Does The Bible Say About Sanctification?" "Are There Any Sinning Chris tians?" "How Perfect Are Sanctified People?" NIGHTLY AT 7:30 Wed., July 23, through Sun., July 27 Friday is "Music Night" Featuring RONALD J. LUSH And His Golden Trumpet 1st CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 13th and Center Streets S V - Final Sale! Mens RAYON 5K00 1 Famous name slacks that originally sold for much l more! Summer weight, popular sizes. Assorted . . . reduced for quick I MEN'S MAIN FLOOR r-:msmmssmmmmmmM-immm. ...... Chenille Regular 9.98 value I Thick chenille in gay colors. See Domestics Downstairs Latex Foam Pillows Satin covered foam pillows at a reduced price. 6 assorted colors. Allergy free I Domestics Downstairs Boys7 Pastel A wonderful assortment of shirts. Values to 2.50 each. A in Ml FtHnrrH Boys Final Clearance GIRL'S SKIRTS $200 if Cool, crisp cotton skirts In gay multicolor, novelty cottons. Smart stylings in all girl's sizes. Regular price 2.98 . . . reduced for quick clearance. GIRLS SECOND FLOOR i Pot Holders Multicolor stylings in these holders. Buy several at this Domestics Women's Lovely rayon crepe. Pink and blue. Med ium and small sizes. 1.75 value. Lingerie Main Floor Kaiser" Nylon Gloves 100 nylon in lovely styles. White, navy, black, pink. Special sale I Gloves Main Floor Men's A limited assortment of knit cotton and broadcloth. Values to 79c. As sorted sizes. Small and medium. Men's mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmimmm Repeat "Nomend" NVL0N HOSE These sheerheer nylons ordinarily sell for 1.65 to 1.95, if perfect. The almost invincible irregularities are hardly discstngble to the eye! 15 denier, 51 gauge and 15 denier, 60 gauge! Five proportioned leg types! Good color selection. HOSIERY MAIN FLOOR I SLACKS m solid co.or, checks . . . most colorsl Save plenty on these clearance! Spreads set corduroy these today. $7 Sport Shirts boys' Sizes 1 for Main Floor i 1 novelty price. for Mezzanine Half Slips Shorts n for Main Floor Salel $3 Mens Ties S for 1 Values to 1.50 Odd lots Men's Main Floor Pillow Cases $ pr. Assorted types First quality Domestics Downstairs Brassieres $l Odd lots Assorted styles Foundations Second Floor Ladies Panties $ 1 mi for Assorted colors 79c value each Lingerie Main Floor Plastic Tablecloths 1 for Squares Clear plastic Domestics Downstairs Boys Nylon Socks 3 pr. $0 for Cm Sizes 7 to 8i2 Assorted colors Boys Main Floor 50 Wool Blanket $7 Regular size Multicolors Domestics Downstairs Dish Cloths for Heavy weight Multicolor Domestics Downstairs Mens Work Gloves mm for bL Leather face Knit cuff Men's Main Floor Flour Squares I 5 ... 1 U Bleached unopened $ fi Special purchase! Highly : S absorbent Domestics Downstairs Ladies Nylon Briefs 1.65 value Assorted sizes, colors Lingerie Main Floor Mens T Shirts $ for 79c value Small, medium only Men's Main Floor Mens Argylle Sox 3pr. 4 for mm Sizes lO1 to 13 1.25 each value Men's Main Floor Ladies Slips l Satin stripe Small, large only Lingerie Main Floor Scissors $ 1 Various styles Values to 2.50 Notions Mezzanine Chenille Scuffs 2 pr ior 1 Various colors Broken sizes Notions Mezzanine The Statesman, Salem. Oregon, Wednesday. July 23. 1952 3 Look at what your precious dollar buys during our gigantic combi nation sale. You'll find values for yourself, home, family. Sorry, No MAIL, PHONE, C.O.D.'s ACCEPTED. I I 1 i 5:3 SEW AND SAVE ! I 1 1 Values to 1.39 yd. i 2 yds. C cT Savings wenh shouting about! You'll be able to i whip up summer dresses, lingerie, formals, even f bedspreads and draperies at little cost to yourself! !j We know ycu won't be disappointed in the col- j lection . . . but we do urge you to shop earlyl Some f of the colors: White, Pink, Maize, Shrimp, Nile, Kelly, Black, American Beauty, Royal, Red, Beige, Toast, If Gold, Pink, Lilac, etc. 39-45" wide. YARDAGE MEZZANINE 1 I 1 I I i Boys' "Levi Famous "Levi" Sport Shirts. Sizes 4 to 18. Reg. 2.95 value 1 Boys Main Floor Costume White and gold finish. Values to 1.50. Reduced for quick clearance. for Accessories CI earance Limited quantity of children's and wom en's shoes. Broken sizes. Shoes Second Floor Colored Outing Flannel 36-inch width. Assorted colors. Reduced for Dollar Day. Yardage Mezzanine Ladies' Summer Suits Final clearance. Values to 19.95 Broken J l (I J) sizes. Just a few at this low price. i I v Fabrics Second Floor Women's Values to 2.95. Assorted colors, broken sizes. Just a few at this low price. Sportswear Main Floor Infants' Training Pants Reg. 49c each value. Sizes 1 to 4. Special Dollar Day purchase. Infants wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmsxm Special Salel Cannon These thick, thirsty terry values 1 Values to 69c in size! Come in and buy DOMESTICS All Merchandise On Sole Wed. Only Straus" Shirts Jewelry Main Floor ! Sh oes t3L T-Shirts for Second Floor hand towels are real various colors. Standard P 1 your supply now. DOWNSTAIRS 2 $2 n 1