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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1953)
leetsj Dallas NollscK Of Portland I SEASIDE (B Dallas NoHsch of Portland was elected command er of the Oregon American Legion at the closing session of the; or ganization's annual convention here Saturday. - . . I Nollsch, a World War II veteran, was unopposed. - Carl R. Moser was elected sice commander and Thomas? D. Stoughton, finance officer. Both are from Portland. I Hollis C. Hull. Albany, defeated B. E. (Kelly) Owens, Salem.-; for the post of national committeeman. Clyde R. Dickey, Portland, ;was elected alternate. Rabbi Julius Nodel, Portland, was elected chap lain. ? Resolutions indorsed by the con vention: Commended the Legislature land Gov. Paul Patterson for enacting If Yon Can Charge If Anywhere . Yon Can Charge Ii aT Sally's, Legion J C wttt terra N to $25.00 f C WATCH ) TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE . ' FOR YOUR OLD WATCH- ! l J Oil Any old watch'- I , ' " " J ! 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Favored ' compulsory courses in American history and civil govern ment in schools; and that textbooks for these ; courses "present the American point" of view and Amer ican philosophy of government in clear and positive fashion." Urged that teachers for these courses be specially qualified. Indorsed the work of the Farm- ers Home Administration. Nfef $5000 Smile ;:( : . r; - V.' I s f ' V SANTA MONICA, Calif -Gregory Melanson, 34, smiles as 'he waits for a look at triplets oon to his wife is. Santa Monica HospitaL Melanson has $5000 insurance policy, issued by Lloyds of London for a premi um of $200, on multiple births. His wife, Mary Louise, 26, has record of maltiple births in her family, although she, herself is not a twin. (AP Wirephoto.) . Red Liberation Claim Scorned LEOPOLD VILLE, Belgian Con go (JP) The Czech consul here had a reduced attendance at the yearly cocktail party he gives on the anniversary of his country's liberation from the Nazi rule. This year, his invitations were labelled: "on the occasion of the liberation of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Armies." Only a dozen people turned up. ' Last year, he had written "on the occasion of the liberation of Czechoslovakia." 12 0 persons came. The Leopoldville Press took up the occasion to write articles in sisting on the part played by the U. S. forces in the liberation of Czechoslovakia and on the im portance of the, Czech under ground army in the final struggle. TRUCK CRASH FATAL EUGENE UT Gene Vavarelli, Blue River, was injured fatally Friday in the crash of the gravel truck he was driving. It went off a mountain road some 50 miles east of Eugene. He died en route to a hospital All the All the All the All the ilGliDiSIDD L(plp' Court cmd iXborry Clergy OverFilmfiased MartinLuther By GEORGE W. CORNELL NEW YORK UR A new big tin: '' n.otion picture is working up a groundsweli in religious circles. - Although the film "Martin Lu ther" so far has been unveiled only in three cities and in j special showings to top church leaders. It already has become something of a sensation. Owned by six Lutheran chorch bodies, the half -million dollar pic ture is said to be the first jchurcb backed movie ever distributed com mercially. : - . , 1 ; - Various ' Protestant spokesman say it eventually could spark fresh revival in their faith. J "I believe it will become both a religious and historical j experi enct. for the Amercan people," said Dr. Daniel A. Poling; Phila delphia Baptist Minister and edi tor of the Christian Herald. Great Expectation Promised Dr. E. E. Flack, dean of Ham ma Divinity School, Springfield, Ohio, said "I can almost visualize a new reformation to be produced by this film. Its far-reachiag influ ence can never be estimated." Dr. Samuel Medea Cavert, gen eral secretary of the National Coun cil of Churches, called it the "most interesting and absorbingT religi ous film yet and urged pastors to alert congregations to iti Up to now in Minneapolis and in Hickory, N.C. it has drawn a bigger boxoffice than any cur rent Hollywood offerings, including three-dimensional hits. j "Amazing x x x boxoffice giant," commented Variety. i The movie opened Friday in its third city Houston, Texas. Borden Mace, president of Louis de Rochemoct Associates, hired by the Lutherans to produce sand dis tribute the film, said distribution gradually will be increased nation wide by next fall. Wary at First "At first theaters were wary of the picture," he said. 'iMost of them wouldn't touch it But this thing has mushroomed so today we couldn't begin to meet the re quests from theaters and major chains." j Their original hesitancy 'was due to the fact the movie deals with a profound religious theme land un like most big-scale religious films, offers no sex or sugarcoating. But it has sweep and drama land ten sion, j The picture tells the history-making story of Luther, a 15th Cen tury Roman Catholic priest who sought reforms in church condi tions and was excommunicated by Pope Leo X, thus kindling the re- Popular Fabrics! i Popular Colors! , i Popular Styles! Popular Sizes! JD. Values To SI 7.9 S 2 - $18 Open Fridays Til 9 SDDCs II IV EiiihuseSi, formation and rise of Protestant- iSJL. ' 'j A - "must" . for every Christian, said Dr. James G. Patton Jr.. of Decatur, Ga., executive secre tary of the Presbyterian Church in the UJS. (Southern). Provides Iaspirattea i "It is not only a thrilling movie, but it tells in an unforgettable way the story of religious freedom in a day when that story is sorely need ed." he said. f Lutheran officials emphasized that they relied strictly on histori cal documents, both Catholic and others, to portray the story, but there has been some criticism. William H. Mooring, a syndicat- ea wnxer wnose column appears in various . Catholic publications, said the picture "appears to have been filmed less in defense of the Lutheran position rthan " attack against the Catholic one." The "Sunday Visitor", a Catholic publication in St Paul, 'said the film "is evidently propaganda." Hollywood's censor, the Motion Picture Producers association, which bans ridicule of aay religi ous faith, approved the film un conditionally, r' The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc., gave it star billing, terming it a "mature, well made movie about a historically important man" and "not so par tisan as to be bigoted." '. . 'Mature, Well Made' "The practices of the ' Catholic Church against which Luther re belled," the board said, rare pre sented not as examples of institu tional faults, but as failings of in dividual men. The picture was shot, in Ger many. British actor Nial MacGin nia plays the title role. The pro fessional craftsmen who made the film were of many faiths.! Director Irvine Picbel is a Presbyterian; producer Lothar Wolff, a Jew; art director Paul Markwitz, a Catho lic. , , i A special consultant was Rev. Peter Heinemann, a former Catho lic monk, now a Lutheran. A choir of German lay Catholics from a nearby monastery provided a Gre gorian chant in one scene. The mon astary did not participate official ly. , Henry Endress, head of Luther an Church Productions, Inc., said "we leaned over backward to be fair. Although it would be good for boxoffice, we hope the: picture won't be made an issuer of con troversy." Hopes to Lay Opea Facts -; "We are trying to lay before peo ple the facts of the reformation," he added "and you don't do that by starting a fight1 We believe in formed people are better Chris tiana, that this picture will help them be better informed. "It will help the whole, commu nity understand why some are Catholic and some are Protestants, why each fells deeply about cer tain things as we all search for God's truth." Some churchmen noted modern political parallels in the film's theme. "It deals with one of the most critical problems of our day the freedom of individual conscience," said Rev. T. K. Thompson, a Con gregationalism an official of the National Council of Churches. "It portrays a man standing firm in his faith, no matter what the cost" Endress said. "In this days of pressures , of Communism, ma terialism and other isms, it is im portant for men to stand firm." Dr.. J. Manning otts. of Nash ville, Teim., editor of the Metho dist devotional, "The upper Room," said' "At long last, a great Protestant film has been pro duced." Smedleys Win Trip To Canadian Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smedley, 7t5 N. 16th St, have gone to Harrison Hot Springs, B. C, to ittend Standard Insurance Com pany's 1953 Leaders Club , con vention. June 22-26. Smedley, who is Standard's rtp resentative in Salem, qualified for the convention as one of" the company's leading producers last year. f CALL 3-3231 for HAULING Local or Long Distance STORAGE Safe Dependable Care FUEL on. fine "Shell" Quality JLfc roar Boputcmon Is II ! Your SocnrltT" ! II liiliUilCili Tfunsfor & Storoco ! 889 N. 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