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- WOOD3URN Twelve school
spelling champions, including one
who - went to the grand finals a
year'agowill compete in a semi
finals of The Oregon Statesman
KSLM Spelling Contest at Wash
ington School here Thursday
night. . -. ;
Schools to be represented and
their contestants atg:
Aurora Betty Jo Keil, 14. .
. Breadacres Carolyn Leone
enhardt, 13. i;
Batteville Dorothey Hostetler,
14. " . .: ,
Eldreidge Larry McEntarffer.
Gervais Wally Good son, 13.
Hubbard Eileene Cousatte, 13.
Parkers ville Patricia Graves,
12.
Pioneer Linda L.u Sartain, 13.
St. Louis Arnold Andres, 13.
St Paul-Gerald Alan Martin,
13.
St. Paul'a Academy Joanne
Van Dyke,1 13.
Woodburn Barbara Paulson,
13.
' The Pioneer entrant, Linda Lu
Sartain, placed third in the semi
finals a year ago and finished in
the top 50 per cent of the grand
finals.
' Two of the. 12 semi-final en
trants this year will go to the
grand finals. First-place winner
also will receive a Webster s Col-
legiate Dictionary, and special
certificates will go to the first
three. Host principal here will be
Charles M. Campbell.
The semi-finals will start at
7:45 pjn. and the public is in
vited without charge or collection
of any kind.
Charlfes Posvair, Scio,
To Leave for Service
Statesman News Service
SCIO Charles Posvar, son of
Mr. and -Mrs. Carl Posvar, will
leave Thursday for Army induc
tion. '
Guests at a dinner in his honor
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Kleczynski, .Mrs. Mary Kleczynski,
Portland; Sylvester Kleczynski,
Corvallis; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Johnston and Joyce of Aurora, and
Else Yagleski, Albany.
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From Tho Oregon Statesman's Valley Correspondents
Dictionary Presented to Spell Contest Winner
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tttrvfr j.itim TThrhammer. 13. of Turner school received a Webster's dictionary from Wei Sullivan,
Statesman news editor, Friday night for taking first place in the Statesman - KSLM spelling contest
semi-finals held at Turner school. Sullivan served as a eoniess juoxe. suan iiawson tsecona irom
left), of Jefferson, placed second and Frank Thomas (left), 12, of Cloverdale school placed third. TJhr
hanuner and Miss Dawson will appear In the contest finals at Fsrrish school March 25.
Musical Set
At Stay ton HS
Statesman Newt Service
STAYTON Sharon Poole and
Gene Small have the leading roles
in the ; two-act musical comedy,
"An Old-fashioned Charm"jwhich
students of Stayton Union High
School will present Thursday and
Friday nights at the school gymnasium.-
The event Is a benefit for the
school's choral-robe fund.
' Others in the cast include Mack
Williams, Cheryl Morgan, Claudia
Johnson, Nancy Frye, Ed Small,
Merle Boedigheimer, Almeta Coff
man, Jimmy Frlchtl, Ronnie Ad
ams, Jimmy . Pietrok and Ken
Yargus; also a chorus of glee
members.
Hubbard Group
To Continue Aid
For Flood Areas y
Statesman Newt Service
HUBBARD - Arion Temple Py
thian Sisters will continue sending
packages to various distributing
centers, for the flood ravaged dis
trict of The Netherlands, accord
ing to plans announced by Mrs.
Harold Colgan at a recent meeting.
Mrs. A. F. deLespinasse and Mrs.
Russell Rollofson comprise the
committe in charge for the local
lodge.
Plans were made for honoring
charter members at the March 17
meeting. Una Temple of Aurora,
who instituted Arion Temple in
1914 will be special guests. Work
for the Easter shower is continu
ing for the Pythian Home and six
pair of pillowslips will be sent
also.' Staff practice was held for
initiation floor work at the con
vention in Portland in May.
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Heights Club
Invites Pupils
Statesman Newt Serviea
SALEM HEIGHTS The Salem
Heights Community Club will meet
Wednesday at 8 pjn. at Salem
Heights Community Hall.
New officers will take charge
of the business meeting, and a
social evening is planned. Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Allen will call square
dancing, for adults, and Bill Allen,
11, will call for the youngsters.
The fourth, fifth and sixth grade
students of the Salem Heights
School have been invited to at
tend. There will also be music for
modern dancing, cards for those
who want to play and games for
the small fry.
Sizeof Pedee
Fire District
SUteeaua If ewe Servlee
PEDEE Mrs. Sidney Howard
has completed a survey of the
Southeast 1 Rural Tire Protection
District and reports there are about
750 homes in the district. -
The west boundary of the fire
district is the east boundary of the
farmer Montgomery school district
before it was consolidated with
Pedee.
The Southeast district has four
fire trucks stationed at Indepen
dence, Monmouth, Buena Vista and
Suver. The truck at Suver is in
charge of Ralph Richards, and the
one at Buena Vista in charge of
John Schirman. .
Mrs. Howard is making a similar
survey of the Southwest fire dis
trict, which includes the territory
around Dallas, Falls City and
Rickreall, with fire trucks at Dal
las and Falls City; '
Other News ..
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Starr are
now at home at the Starr farm on
Pedee Creek road after their mar
riage in Salem last week. Mrs.
Starr is the former Beverly Cason
of Salem.
Mrs. LeRoy Starr Is at Riverton
helping care for her mother, Mrs.
Lydia Carver, who was reported
critically ilL
Mrs. Jessie Bump, has returned
from a three-month's trip to Haw
aii and is caring for her sister,
Mrs. Sarah Staats, In Dallas.
Mrs. Harry Pinneo of Kings Val
ley showed her collection of pot
holders at the last meeting of the
Woman Club. Mrs. Pinneo has
about 300 pot holders.
Valley Obituary
Ole Nelson
AMITY Final rites for Ole
Nelson, 70, who farmed five miles
west of Amity, were held March
S at McMinnville.: Interment was
at Masonic Cemetery. He had
lived in Oregon since 1912. Sur
vivors include the widow, Anna
Marie; and three sons, Howard
at Port Angeles, Wash.; Louis and
Orvie, both of McMinnville. .
Riley Lee Hagler
AMITY Funeral services for
Riley Lee Hagler, 68, were held
March 8 . at McMinnville. Inter'
ment was at Masonic Cemetery.
His widow. Olga, survives at
Whiteson.
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Briefs
Hopewell Teachers and public
are reminded of a Honewell
School District board of directors
meeting at 7 Djn. Thursday in
the school. Teacher contracts will
be discussed.
Clear Lake A snecial meetine
has been set by the home exten
sion unit here for 1:30 pjn. Fri
day in the EUB Church. Members
are to bring materials for further
work in textile . Da in tine. Next
regular meeting will be March 20.
Reiser An election of officers
for. 1953-54 will be the main por
tion oi Dusiness at the Keizer
P-TA meeting to be' held in the
school at 7:30 pjn. Thursday. En
tertainment will be provided by
children of the school and a film
will be shown.
Roberts A benefit dance will
be held Saturday, 9 to 12 pjn.. at
Roberts Grange Hall on South
River Road. Harvey Schueble's
orchestra will play for the dance
which Is sponsored by the Roberts
School Mothers Club for the hot
lunch program. Lunches will be
available.
Hubbard The second session
of the braidedrug workshop will
be held at the Rebekeh Hall all
-day Friday, beginning at 10:30
ajn. rowing and braiding will be
demonstrated.
Brush College Mrs. V. L. Gib
son will be host to the Brush Col'
lege Home Extension Unit at 10:30
im inursaay.
Mi, Arrtl The annual parish
benefit dinner will be served in
Si. Mary1! dining haU Sunday,
from 11 to 1 p.m. Co-chairmen
Mrs. S. C. Schmltt and Mrs. Jo
seph Wagner are seeking dona
tiona of chicken, eggs, milk, cream
and pickles.
Central Howell Mrs. Harvey
Lively has returned from Silver
ton Hospital where she underwent
surgery.
WILL STUDY TELEVISION
. FRUITLAND Walter Hammer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ham
mer, has enrolled in the radio and
television department at Multno
mah College, Portland. Hammer
graduated from Salem High School
last June. Prior to leaving he was
honored at a supper at the R. E.
Becker home.
Tfct Statttsicm, Saltra, Or- Wtdnssdar, March 11, 18537
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CC President
MT. ANGEL Carvel Linden.
president of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce, and Dr. P. A. Loar
of Silverton spoke at the Mt. An
gel Business Men's Club Monday
night ! .-
Linden spoke on the relation of
Portland to towns of the Columbia
and Willamette Valleys and of the
vast possibilities of their united
efforts, also of Portland's concern
to keep, a balance between popu
lation and employment by devel
opment of the resources of lum
ber, agriculture, fuel and electri
city. . ,'. " , ; -
Dr. Loar talked on the route
of the proposed Cascade Highway,
asking Mt. Angel business men to
decide whether they , wished to
have the road shortened from five
to three miles by taking the most
direct route immediately east of
the S. P. railroad tracks or to
have it pass on the eastern out
skirts of the town at.the foot of
the college hilL
President Sylvester Schmitt ap
pointed the regular highway com
mittee, Carl Mucken, Frank Hett-
wer- and leter- Gores,' 'augmeoteeV
by George Schmidt and Fred J.
Schwab, to get the consensus of
opinion of the town. . -
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