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Jjp. Precedents Make Presidents,
Here's Hoiv to Find the Winner
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NEW YORK UP) Toe and Charlie, two scientific horse players,
were studying the form sheets on the presidential election. They
seeded an angle for a bet., .
1 ' Finally after long silence, Joe: put his world almanac down on
the bar and announced, "Eisenhower in a walk. Ten generals became
presidents. How many Princeton boys made it? Two, only two.
Open and shut.
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"Joe, you got rocks Charlie
said, closing a slender history book
marked down to 19 cents: "So ten
generals made it. Big Deal! So 24
lawyers also made it, which Adlai
is and Ike ain't. :
Joe tried again hopefully. You
gotta consider,", he said "two col
lege presidents- Wilson and Gar
field won the big sweepstakes.
What was Stevenson ever presi
dent of?"
14 Governors
nui ' pi li ii i rri i vitvri uui a
made the White House. What was
Ike governor of ever?"
i Joe grabbed desperately for his
almanac.
I got it," he said.
"Got what?" ;
"Ike. Ike is born in October and
Stevenson in February. October
has four presidents, February,, on
ly three. Count 'em." I -
"Tomorrow, remind me to be
impressed." y
"Ussen, Charlie, smarten up. No
president of the United States ever
was born in a year with two zeroes
In it. Stevenson broke from the
post in 1900." : ,
"A point, I'll admit,'' said Char
lie, preaching for his book. "But
wail The kids,' count the kjds.
Lessee, Tyler had the Most 14
from two wives. Now "
"Kids he worries about!"
117 Children
; "So add them all up you get a
total of 117 kids the presidents had
70 boys and 47 girls. That's an
average of 3.5 kids per president,
and there you are!"
"Where?"
"Joe, you're a blind reactionary. ;
Ike has one kid. Adlai has three.
See?" v - ' .
" H o a b o u t grandchildren?
Stevenson, zero; Eisenhower, three,
And don't overlook the geography.
Adlai in Los Angeles., Of all the
presidents we had, only t o Taft
nrft Teddv Roosevelt were born
In large cities.
Charlie paused uncomfortably.
Try Religion Ki J
"X admit if a tough race to
figure. Whaddya say we try reli
gion?" .?:' . - -
"Well, lessee,' Joe said, search
ing the almanac. "Ah, here. Epis
copalians won nine times, more
than any other lodge.
"So, you figure the Hindus are
overdue?" - ..: '
"Wait with , the smart cracks,
friend. Lessee, Sevenson is a Un-
uarian sfuo gutrs w uic ncsujri
ian; Church in Springfield cause
, there's no. Unitarian Church .there.
Eisenhower, it sayv has no regu
lar affiliation j but mostly goes
Presbyterian." ' ::-'.''
; "So, that makes it a standoff."
"But wait, Mamie is an Episco-
J' alian!" ' j ' '. ..
low About Age? J
"Cuts ,nd ice," Charlie said with
shrug. "Let's try age."
"Check. Lessee,, the storage age
of presidents at time uf inaugural
was 57. Now Stevenson is 52."
"And Ike is 62 this month. An
other standoff."
"How about hair?"
"It'd be a photo finish for last
place." d .1 .''' '
Joe squirmed and bit on his
cigar. Charlie killed his Deer.
"t wish we had the weights,"
Joe complained. 1
-"Easy," said Charlie. "Ike is 175.
He gives away five pounds . to
Adlai. But Stevenson stands only
five-nine. Ike is an inch and a
half taller." ;
Taft Heaviest
William Howard Taft was the
heaviest 354 pounds. Got stuck
in the White House bathtub. Lin
coln was the tallest six-four.
Madison was the smallest five
four, weighed less than 100."
"So?" l :
"So I wish we had the average
weights."
"Chester Arthur was the best
dressed. He had 80 pairs of pants,
no less." -
"Joe, that leads us nowhere."
But Joe, couldn't be stopped. He
rattled on: s -
"Taylor's wife smoked a corn
cob. Little Nellie Grant held her
pop's hand during his inaugural
speech. TheiHardmgs got the rec
ord for had-shaking they mit
ted 6,575 people in five hours.
, Coolidge lost less shut eye than
anybody in the White House he
slept 11 hours a day. McKinley "
"Joe, stop!"
White Carnation x
' ," used to turn away a guy
looking for a job with a pat on the
back and then he put a white
carnation in his lapeL Wilson had
a vocabulary of 62,000 words. Tay
lor's horse used to feed on the
White House lawn.
; "Jefferson balanced the national
budget but retired $20,000 in debt.
A dip picked $800.00 out of Gen.
Winfield Scott's pockets during a
White House party.: Six presidents
were born in Log Cabins. Van
Buren never drew his salary until
he left the job. John Quincy
Adams was swimming in the Po
tomac one morning when some
body swiped his clothes."
"Joe," Charley said, "you're an
idiot." -'
"Flattery," said Joe, "don't win
horse races. We still need a gim
mick for a bet."
The Bartender moved in. '
"Boys," he said. "ItV simple.
No man whose last name began
with 4E ever made president. No
man whose last name began with
'S' ever made it either."
"Another standoff," Charley
said, disgustedly.
"Give us another beer and keep
the smart remarks," said Joe.
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Riches Named
Junior Citizen
At Silverton
, Statesman Newt Service
SILVERTON Raymond Riches,
Silverton high school senior, and
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L.
Riches, has been named the first
Junior Citizen of the Month, by
the Silverton Junior Chamber of
Commerce. The Jaycees are just
starting this project by naming a
junior citizen a month in the school
and plan to continue it tv .oughout
the school year, choosing a promis
ing boy from the schools each
month for that honor.
Riches is student body president
this year,; having served as vice
president last year as well as vice
president of the junior class. He
was president of, his sophomore
class and has two one-year letter
man awards, one in track and one
in football. -
He was in the band for the past
two years serving as assistant di
rector during the past year. Riches
ialso served as general chairman of
'the prom last spring, chaplain of
the Hi-Y, secretary of the Orange
men and past master counsellor of
JJeMoIay. i ;
The Jaycees will, present the
Junior First Citizen certificate to
Riches at their noon meeting Tues
day. . . :H.
Club at Gervais
Installs Officers
Statesman Newt Servico
. GERVAIS Installation of new
officers was the highlight of the
first regular meeting of the Sac
red Heart Mothers Club at the
parish hall. Mrs. Joseph Henny
installed Mrs. Peter Lelack, pres
ident; Mrs.L Joseph Debacon, vice
president;! Mrs. Paul Reiling, sec
retary;, and. Mrs. Joseph Klenski,
treasurer.? ;i .
Mrs. Andrew Miller was named
general chairman of the cafeteria
supper the club plans for Nov. It
at the parish haU.
Pioneers Recalled in -4
Corners Program
Statesman JNewi Service i
FOUR CORNERS Mrs. Rebec
ca Burnham's fifth graders pre
sented the assembly program at
Lincoln school on Thursday. Ron
nie Hill led the flag salute. Linda
Capps and Sherrul White were ac
companists for group singing.
The theme was "First in Ore
gon". Each first in the history of
pioneer Oregon . and what they
contributed to the settling of. the
Oregon county.
Polk Co. Rural
Women Elect
Mrs. Johnson
Statesman Newt Service
DALLAS Mrs. Eldon Johnson
of Pioneer was elected president of
the Polk County Federation of
Rural Women's Clubs at their fi
nal meeting for 1952 here ? this
week.
Also elected: Vice president, Mrs.
Robert Yuhgen, Lincoln : secre
tary-treasurer, Mrs. Florence Rags-
dale, Oak Grove. Mrs. Cecil Hult-
man, retiring president, presented
a corsage- to each officer. They
were installed by Mrs. Forest Mar
tin after Mrs. George VanSanteen
presented their names for election.
Mrs. Kenneth Martin of the host
Ellendale Club gave the welcome.
The Independence Rural Womans
Club was presented a leather car
rying case for having the largest
attendance during the year.
The new president requested all
club presidents to attend a meeting
at the home of Mrs. VanSanteen
in Rickreall at 7:45 pjn. Wednes
day, Oct.-22, when plans for riext
year will be discussed.
A "parade of presidents" was
held with the following women
representing their clubs: Mrs. P.
A. Lamb, Parker Club; Mrs. Van
Santeen, Rickreall Ladies Aid;
Mrs. G. F. Loy, Buena Vista; In
dependence Womens Club, Mrs.
Ellis Lauderback, Bridgeport, Mrs.
Floyd Nelson; Pioneer, Mrs. Frank
Dornhecker; Ellendale, Mrs. Mar
tin; Oak Grove Gardeners, Mrs.
Nellie White; Oak Grove Womans
Club, Mrs. Alvin Freeborn; Lin
coln, Mrs. Violet Ashford; Perry
dale, Mrs. George Ediger.
Liberty-Hts.
Extension Unit
Starts Season
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SALEM HEIGHTS Thirty at
tended the first meeting of the
T.iHortv- Salem Heiehts Extension
Unit meeting when the following
new officers, took charge: cnair
mah. Mrs. Orville Raymond;
vice-chairman, Mrs. Earl Parker,
secretary-treasurer, . Mrs. J o n n
Driessler.
The group decided to . continue
to meet at the Salem Heights
Community hall for the coming
year. Named on the program
nlannine committee were Mrs. R.
R. Ritchie, Mrs. Earl Parker, and
Mrs. John JJriessier. f -
The group voted to be a stand
ard unit and named the following
committees: Hospitality, Mrs. Or
ville Raymond, and Mrs. ; John
Driessler; membership, Mrs. Lyle
Bayne and Mrs. Myron Butler;
publicity, Mrs. Louis Kurth;
luncheon, Mrs. William HalL Mrs.
Ernest Free; A.C.W.W.. Mrs.
Hamld Rnsebrauzh. The unit will
provide a nursery f or ' pre-school
children. .
Dinner was served with Mrs.
William Hall as chairman. Guests
were Mrs. Mary Minard, Mrs. Ed
Carleton and Mrs. Aiarvin lat
chio. : - : '
Valley Firemen's
Association Meets
Statetman Newt Service -
LEBANON The Central , Wil
lamette Fire Fighter's Association
opened its season with a meeting
here Wednesday night with fire
men of Douglas Fir Products Co.,
Lebanon, as hosts. Representatives
of departments presented report
ed an aggregate of nearly 250 fires
combatted during the past three
months.
Closer cooperation between fire
departments and the forestry de
partment was discussed as was
the matter of issuing permits dur
ing the hazardous season. Floral
greetings were sent to Jack A.
Hayes, confined at a Salem hospi
tal. Eulogy was expressed for Fred
Harris, Albany fireman who died
recently. He was a past president
of the group. - ' ;
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Joseph II. Hopkins, formet manager of the Salem veterans boosing
colony, is shown, comlnr out of the circuit court room Wednesday
after hearing a jury pronounce him guilty, of embezzling some $10,
446 from the colony. Circuit Judge George X. Duncan set Monday
for sentencing. (Statesman Photo.) ! - j 1
John Ticknor New
Head of DeMolay
Unit, Woodburn
Statesman Newt Service
WOODBURN John Ticknor was
elected master councilor of Wood-
burn's DeMolay Chapter Wednes
day night. Also elected were Philip
LaBarr, senior councilor; bam
VanArsdale, junior councilor. Re
maining officers will be appointed
by the new master councilor.
The get out the vote commit
tee, headed by Sam Van Arsdale,
turned in a progress report. Mem
bers voted to start work on a rifle
range and appointed Richard Dix
on chairman for plans and con
struction. !
The chapter wDl . meet again
Wednesday, Oct. 29, when public
installation of officers will be held.
Almost 89 million residents of
the United States are members of
some church. -
New Zealanders
Visit Aumsville
Statetman News Service
AUMSVILLE , Mr. and Mrs. El
mer Klein ! and son. Glen had as
house guests the past weekend two
Farm Youth Exchange students
from New Zealand. They were Ed
mund White and Fred Jackson.
When Glen Klein was a youth ex
change student in New Zealand
he had stayed at the home of Ed
mund White s parents.
They also had as guests Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Dent and son, Mich-
eaL Mrs. Dent is a former New
Zealand girl and has been in the
United States for eight years. Mrs.
Dent and White were not acquaint
ed but their homes were close and
they have many friends in com
mon. r
The boys will sail for home
Thursday and Mrs. Dent will sail
on the same ship for a visit with
her family. ' ?
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Committee to
Pick Officers
MIDDLE GROVE Ernest
Crum, chairman of Associated
Community Clubs has appointed
Mrs. Cleo Keppenger, Mrs. John
Van Laanen and Norman Fletch
er on the nominating committee
for election of j new officers for
next year and i a "round table
discussion of future fall activities.
' Merry Minglers Club secured
Al Pruth to show films as the eve
ning's entertainment. Refresh-
xnents were served by Mrs. Lewis
Patterson and Mrs. Cecil Remolds.
Mrs. John Anglin and Mrs. Nor-4
man t letcher are chairman of the
program and refreshments for the
November-meeting. ;
Vicar Wager, , who underwent
surgery three weeks ago, is now
convalescing at his home. Eu
gene Scofield is recovering from
a serious nose infection. J
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Fletcher of
Tooelle, Utah, are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Fletcher this
weekend.
Mrs. Ruby Whitfield was. hon
ored at a gift shower at the home
of Mrs. Lena- Bartruff, Friday.
Mrs. John Cage and Mrs. . John
Van Laanen assisted the hostess.
Norblacl to Spent
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Statesman Ntwa Service
INDEPENDENCE The Inde
pendence mber of Commerce
will be hosts to the Woman's Club
and faculty members of district
13-C Tuesday night to hear Rep.
Walter Norblad speak.
The meeting will be held in the ,.
Masonic hallpreceeding a 7 o'clock
dinner. This is "Ladies Uight" and,
members wives will be special
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