THE VALLEY WEVVS COLUMNS
. From Th Oregon Statesman's Va!!y Corrspononts
Spelling Bee
erton
On Wednesday-
. - SILVERTON Eleven schools
will be represented at a semi
finals of The Oregon Statesman
KSLM Spelling Contest in Eugene
Field Auditorium here Wednes
day night. .
The group of contestants will
Include 10 girls and one boy all
school champions. The winner will
receive a Webster's Collegiate Dic
tionary and the-- winner and runner-up
will qualify .for the grand
finals at which defense - bond
prizes will be awarded at Parrish
Junior High in Salem, March 25.
The 11 contestants will be seat
ed in alphabetical order of their
last names. The. public is invited
without charge or collection :
The participations will be:
Bethany Verlene Miesenhei-
xner, 13.
Evergreen Charlotte Moore,
13. -
McKee Madonna EdgelL 12.
Monitor Carole Homann, 12.
ML Ansel Ruth Wilde, 13.
ML Angel Academy Sue Sla
ten, 14. '
Scotts Mills Barbara Groshong,
14. . "
- Silver Crest Anna Lou Gor
don, 13. :
SHverton Marlin Hutton, 14.
Union Charlene Mae Shaner,
Victor Point Mary Linda Doer
fler, 13.
The Victor Point entry was
third-place winner in the grand
finals in 1952.
Lyons Father,
Sqn Banquet
Well Attended
Statesman New Service
LYONS The Father and Son
banquet sponsored by the Women's
Society of Christian Service and
held at the all-purpose room at
uiri.Unn-jichool was attend
ed, by a large crowd, Thursday
evening. . I .
Gifts were presented to Loren
Chamberlain, oldest father pres
ent, and Loren Walker, youngest
father. - i. . .
John Carpenter from radio sta
tion KOIN was the guest speaker
of the evening also Soloist. Invoca
tion by Rev. R. A. Feenstra. In
troduction "by Orin Morgan. Wel
come' by Albert Julian, Response
Irvin Thompson, The Lyons Com
munity band furnished the music
of the evening, directed by Virgil
Rogers who also played a Saxo
phone sold. - ' : .
Willamina Church
Of Qirist tails
Rev. Elmo Black
Statesmaa News Service
, WILLAMINA Rev. and Mrs.
Elmo Black have been chosen to
' fill the pastorate of the Church of
Christ. Rev. Black is a " former
Dallas resident, and has been at
tending Northwest Christian Col-
leg in Eugene, where he expects
to receive his degree this spring.
He was scheduled to occupy the
pulpit of the church beginning
March 8. ,
Rev. and Mrs. Leo A. Woodruff
and sons have moved to Eugene,
where Rev.-Woodruff has accept
ed a post at the Fairmount Church
of Christ. Rev. Dean C. Poindex-
ter, minister of the Bend : First
Methodist church, will be guest
speaker at the Willamina Metho
dist church for a week beginning
March 8. Special services, at which
Mr. Poindexter will also preach,
wUl be held each weekday evening
at 8 pan. The services are part of
the United Evangelistic Mission
being carried on in all Methodist
charches of the state. ,
Carnival Planned at
N.Marion HS Friday
Statesman News Service- ..
HUBBARD A carnival and
fun-night Is being sponsored at
North Marion High School Fri
day at 8 pan. by the Band-Parent
Club. A dance, a wrestling match
and games will comprise the eve
ning's entertainment The club
hopes to purchase a majorette's
uniform with" the proceeds. The
'chorus will make, and sell home
made candy and use the pro
ceeds to start a choral robe fund.
Hccp iselh brifjhl
Ckcw Wrisley s Speaiinint Cum.
,ae help, cleans. U-ttttL
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Woodburn BPW
Hear of History
Of Town in 1900
Statesman Kews Service
' WOODBURN The program for
the B JVW. meeting last - Thurs
day night included a -talk on the
early history of Woodburn by Mrs.
Sam Smith and a talk on music
and arts in relation to Woodburn
by Mrs. N. A. Mann.'
An interesting note in Mrs.
Smith's talk was the fact that
Woodburn had more , business es
tablishments in the early 1900's
than it has today, while Mrs. Mann
pointed out how fortunate Wood-
burn residents. were to be located
so conveniently to' the music and
art centers of both Portland and
Salem and yet to have the ad
vantages of small-town living. -.-
L The next meeting of the B.P.W.
will be at the- library Thursday,
March 19' at 8 p.m. and will be
for. members and friends. Mayor
Elmer Mattson will address the
group on matters pertaining to
civic problems.
" The next business meeting is
scheduled for April 2, at which
time, election of new officers will
be held. Mrs. Raymond EqualL
Mrs. Clara Stange and Mrs. John
Dickson were appointed to serve
on the nominating committee, '
Three-Act Play
Set at Rosedale
' Stat mum News Service
ROSEDALE A three act play
The Young Scamp, will be pres
ented by the Salem Civic Players
on Tuesday night March 10 at
8:00 pjn. at the Rosedale school.
The Parents' Club is sponsoring
this and the proceeds will be for
benefit of school. The Club will al
so sell home made candy.
Mrs. Lee Fredrickson and Mrs.
Howard Largent will conduct the
program at the regular Parents'
Club meeting to be held Tuesday,
March 10 at 1:30 pjn. at the
school. A program of landscaping
tne scnooi grounds and the proper
care pf it will be presented before
ine scnooi cmiaren.
Chicken Dinner
Dated for Friday
By Mothers Club
Statesman News Service 1
SALEM HEIGHTS Mrs. Ar
villa Boyers fourth grade will
present the program to Salem
Heights Mothers Club at 1 p.m.
Tuesday at the ; Salem Heights
Community HalL -
Final plans will be made " for
the . club's annual chicken din
ner scheduled for Friday. Mrs
Hale Mickey is the chairman and
Mrs. I A. Clinker co-chairman.
Mrs. J. M. Ballard will be the
hostess chairman and will be as
sisted by the mothers of Mrs.
Charlotte Jones' pupils.
Valley
Briefs
Statesman News Service .
Anmsvllle Recent graduate of
Emmanual School of Nursing In
Portland is Lorris Fapke. dauch
tar of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Papke,
Miss Papke was one of 49 in the
class. She was a graduate of Cas
cade Union High School with the
class of 1851 where she was val
idictorian.
Lyons Lyons visitor recently
was Lawrence McCaleb. cousin of
Mrs. Robert Free, who is enroute
to his home In Rochester. Minn,
following discharge from the Navy.
' Woodburn. The 84th anniver
sary, of the Woodburn American
Legion post will be observed here
Wednesday night with a birthday
banquet Ladies of the auxiliary
wiu act as hostesses.. ,
- Silverton Richard Becsley, will
serve as toastmaster for the Sll
verton Toastmasters club breakfas
on Thursday, 7 ajn. Speakers will
b William Bloch, Norman Blau-fus,-
Robert A. Epeneter and John
uveriuna. ; v , . - - ; -
' LyonsMrs. Charles Cruson with
the Intermediate Girl Scouts en
tertained with a tea at the Cru
son home recently. ''-.
Liberty The Liberty Mothers
Club will meet" Wednesday at 1
pjn. at the Liberty School and
a nominating committee appointed."-
- : - ." -
East Salenl Lancaster Home
Extension Unit will exhibit "gifts
from cloth" and , will : serve . as
hostesses during the annual Home
makers Festival this spring. - '
' Lake Labish Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Larson are expected home this
week after two weeks spent In
Southern California. Addison Page
and his sister are. returning from
a winter stay In Arizona. s" i'
H Lincoln Mrs. Henry Brudos Is
opening her home, at Lincoln for
a dessert luncheon ; for Lincoln
Goodwill club at 1 pan. Thursday.
Co-hostess will be Mrs. Lois
Crawford. -.. - i ;
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Progress in
Health Work
Told at Meet
SUUtmaa News Service
HUBBARD Progress in health
problems by medical and scientific
sources, given by Mrs. Floyd Dom
inick, and information about the
Hubbard Extension Unit given by
the various committees of the unit,
made up the program of the Hub
bard Woman's club meeting, Wed
nesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Harry ScheL president.
Announced was the state con
ference of the GFWC in Salem,
April 8. ' . '
Mrs. E. T. Rose, TB seal chair
man for 3 years, reported $231.50
for the Hubbard area this year and
asked to be relieved of the com
mittee. Mrs. N. A; Mann volunteer
ed to take it
Mrs. Schei appointed Mrs. A. L.
Murphy, Mrs. E. T. Rose and Mrs.
Lenore Schoor on the nominating
committee.
Mrs. Robert Aldrich was a guest.
co-nostesses were Mrs. in ton Me
Laughlin and Mrs. Sadie Rich,
Practice Held
By Saddle Club
Statesman News Service
SALEM HEIGHTS Drill prac
tice in the field was given to the
South Salem Junior Saddle Club
on Saturday afternoon.
Ervin Ward, captain . of the
drill team of the Salem Saddle
Club, who has been giving the
Juniors instructions, explained how
to properly saddle a horse and
demonstrated it. He gave drills
and stressed the points for good
drilling, and told the importance
ox the right and left leads.
Dick, Mike and Jeff McKillop
were host to the group. Others at
tending were Mitchel Murdock,
Judy Baker, Lynne Hammerstad,
Marvin Murdock, Cheryl Lee
Kurth, Karla Anderson, Mary
Wilbur, Jeanne Rue, Clark Jack
son, Bonnie Jean Kurth and Phil
Jackson and Gerald Kurth. .
Keizer Garden Club
To Meet on March 17
' ' BtatcsaBaa Nwa Sarrlee
KEZIER Keizer Garden Club's
next meeting will be next Tues
day, March 17, not this Tuesday as
inadvertently reported.
It will be a publicmeeting at 8
pjn. In the Fire Hall for a Ques
tion and answer program on flow
ers, shrubs, vegetable and truck
gardening and other garden topics.
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c: FIRHSTO::? STORES
- VeCIvttlH Green Stamps
i2?3 falrsrounds Road 1423 flat St
Phone 5-74J3 Phone 3-95 S2
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MarqnamWomeW
Eye Year s Plans
.. . Statesmaa New Serrlee
MAR QU AM The WSCS society
met at the community hall Wed
nesday. Mrs. I. C Woodard gave
a very Instructive lesson on Af
rica and Mrs. Pauline Swarthout
had the Devotional. The president
Mrs. John Beck officiated fr the
business session.
Plans- were made for the fall
Bazaar and committees selected to
select the new officers for the
coming year were Mrs. Emery
James, Mrs. Damron Mumphord
and Mrs. Ornn Rice. Mrs. W. Mc
Pherson was appointed historian
for the church and the Tamale
suppers which has . been on the
agenda for over 30 years. - ,,r.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Kathryne Paquin and Merle
Bye. T
South Marion
County ARC
Drive Planned
Statecma News Service j
JEFFERSON Mrs. Marvin
Hutchings has been named by
Delmer Davidson, chairman for
south Marion county In their an
nual Red Cross roll call, and will
head the drive in this community.
No quota has been set, and solici
tation will ' be well ' underway
Monday of next week
Mrs. Hutchings ' has named the
following to help: Mesdames How
ard Broxson, Charles Borst, Paul
McKee, C D. Person, W. D. Bar
nes, Percy Wells, J. F. BlackwelL
Nettie Hawk, Ivan Sutton, Wr A.
Stephenson, M. N. McGill, Alvin
Robinson, V. E. Goin, D. C. Buch
ner, Hal Reeves, Gilbert Looney
and Henry Hochspeler. -
They will solicit In Jefferson, on
Greens Bridge across to Marlon
road and Parish Gap. Looney
Butte and Talbot road to the Pad
fic highway.
Three Amity Students
To Vie in News Contest
- Statesmaa News Serrlee
AMITY Three Amity high
school students will compete with
representatives of some 33 other
schools -in Oregon and Washing
ton for top prize in Journalism
competition at Pacific university
March 28.
The three are Jackie Williams,
Evelyn Nauman and James Mc
Kinney. Top prize in the contest
which covers newswriung. news
feature reporting, editorial writ
ing, sports and speech reporting
will be a two-year scholarship.
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