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THE VALLEY NEWS (COLUMNS . - - . . From The Oregon Statesman's: Valley Correspondents UltS Folk County Statesman. News Service DALLASDr. O. A. Olson has resigned as chairman of the Polk County Republican Central com mittee and Mrs. Freeda Peterson, who -was vice chairman, has re placed mm as head of the county organization uison resigned because he is a candidate for .state representative ! from Polk county. In his letter of resignation, Ol son termed Mrs. Peterson "an ; able and capable leader" and add ed, "I bespeak for her the same good support you have given me. Polk Water rnient Meeting Set 'V Statesman Newt Service DAIXAS A regular meeting of the Polk County Water Devel opment committee will be held at 1 D.m. Thursday in Citv Hall, an- rAum' eta; Responses from the O r e g o n congressional delegates and Army Engineers on the committee's re-1 quest i or a government survey oi to? VICU iUU JUULMIUllllC nivu W1U be studied at the meeting. The meeting is expected to draw Ivan Cakes, executive secre tary oi tne Willamette Basin Commission; Lee McAllister, Bu reau of Reclamation, and George West, representing the Corps of Army Engineers. In addition to McCulley, offi cers of the water- development committee include Glenn Hogg, Salem rancher, president, and Philip Hayter, Dallas attorney, vice president Valley Briefs Statesmaa News Service uoveraaie A public recep tion, honoring. Karl B. Wipper, chairman of the Grand Endow ment committee of the Eastern Star, will be held at 8 pan. Sat urday at Cascade Union High School auditorium. Agnes Booth is chairman of a program that will be presented. Refreshments will be served. Liberty Cub Scout Pack 18 will not meet Wednesday night because f the public carnival the Dack is soonsorine at 7 D.m. Fri- L X SS JEX. "SH AUb A0 VUWIU VAA41AA UiaiA. iMVU den will have a booth. Lincoln The Lincoln-Spring Valley Home Extension Unit will study Better Buymanship" at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the home of Mrs. Eileen Brudos. A cov ered-dish luncheon will be served. SUverton Keizer and Stayton Granges have been invited to the Waldo Hills Grange meeting April 2 at which time the Waldo Hills Home Economics Club will feature a centennial display. This will be in keeping with the f orthcoming observance at Silverton and articles used by early Oregonians in the Waldo Hills area will be displayed at AyAU UilMUAi Mrs. T. R. Riches, a member of a pioneer family of Silverton, is chairman of the Waldo' Hills Home Economics Club, which is arranging the display. Four Corners Mrs. Morris Jones was hospitalized Sunday at Salem Memorial Hospital. Hubbard The North Marion Union High School junior-senior banquet will be held at the school Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Speaker will be Oden Hawes, assistant to the secretary-treasurer of the Oregon High School Atheltic As sociation. - Willamina The Civic Club will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Lutheran Church with the Rev. E. J. Howell as guest speak er. Hostesses will be Mrs. Guy Call, Mrs. Gary Lovett and Mrs. Dorothy RydelL Fmitland Four Corners fire men answered a call Tuesday morning at the Ernest Gerig resi dence in Fmitland district A de fective flue was determined as the cause of the fire. Damage was estimated by firemen as about $200 and was reported covered by insurance. . r Albany A marriage license has been issued by the Linn County clerk to Frank M. Scar borough, 27, Scio, and Patricia J. Drain, 16, Scio. Deyelpp Regularfileeting of Cannery Local 670 Wed.f Mardi24;at 8 tVH.f ; Labor Temple ! Special Paulus Meeting to Follow Regular Meeting s Ruby Bledsoe Dies at Dallas itraui New Serriee DALLAW Mrs. Ruby Ellen Bledsoe, isiesid,ent 12 years, died he Tuesday fol lowing an illness of fTffcjnonths. Funeral services win bfejield at the First Christian Church Dallas at 2 p.m. Friday. The Revad who died Sunday following Orviue Mick win omciate.' uunai win De at city (view uemeiery, Salem. The Bollman Mortuary is in charge. ' 4 ' j Mrs. Bledsoe was born July 23, 1913, at Edgerton, Ma She was married to William Bledsoe on May 21, 1932, at Leavenworth, Kans. - i j She lived at; 125 Washington St, and was a member of the First Christian Church. 1 Surviving besides her husband are a son, Billie; her mother, Mrs. L. D. Combest, Salem; three sis ters, Mary Combest, Kansas City, Mo., Josephine Combest, Atchi son, Kans., Mrs. ; Corrine Trivson, San Mateo, Calif.; three brothers, Verge Combest' and Roy Corn best, both of Salem, and Abe Combest, Bend. Valsetz VFW "im I tVillT"l n aartc "A " u XJAXJlwO t I li ew ui ncers SUtesmaa Newi Service VALSETZ Nellie Carlson is the newly-elected president Of Valsetz VFW Auxiliary. Also elected recently were Ag nes Allen, senior vice, president; Florence Larimore Jr., vice presi dent; Martina Miller, treasurer; Amy Norton, chaplain; Alice Har vey, conductress; Bernice Van Epps, guard: Shirley Cvitanovich, Dee Tucker and Georgia Green, trustees. New. appointive officers are Florence Est, secretary; Ethel White, patriotic instructor; Billie Gambit, Dee Tucker, Beverly Bell and Ann Wnghthouse, color bear ers. Ethel White, Ann Wrighthouse and Agnes Allen were elected del egates to district encampment, and Bernice Van Epps was lmtia ted as a new member. The unit needs three nore for 100 per cent membership. Cecile Hoger and Clarice Hen derson, department officers, were guests at the recent meeting of the group. Work I lav MntPfl . v Knt dmrtcrt TT nil A K,L OT l"bc 114,11 At JNorth Howell Statesman News Service NORTH HOWELL All those interested in helping build the new Grange hall at North Howell are asked to come to a. commu nity work day on the premises al day on Saturday. The foundation walls are ready, concrete steps finished, furnace and plumbing pipes installed and the sub floor almost completed. Help is needed to finish the floor and put up the frame for walls and roof. A basket dinner will be served at noon under the supervision oi the home economics women. Valley Births Statesman News Service WILLAMINA Mr. and Mrs. Oran Hamilton of Willamina are the parents of a daughter born March 16 at McMinnville Hospi tal. ; - Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Barker are the parents of a son, James Rudy born March 15 at McMinnville Hospital. f Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas 6: Willamina are parents of a daugh ter born March 15 at McMinnville Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson of Willamina are the parents of 1 a son, Michael Allen, born March 16 at McMinnville Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Pierce, o: Willamina are the parents of son born March 17 at McMinnvil le Hospital 3 racta' '0' MM Ul STIIttl U mad other racial tfisorden. tiui ui smut umrt iff Tin (itr) llmW CM haftl fcmfla A AA W Ov FRMff SS H Bf wmimtm USS-IM WriwwCaH THE DEAN CLINIC OpM 10 Mil S Mtmr HMk FrMy. CMrpiclic Wrici ... hi Mr 4M yt. , MM NOKTMIAST IANDT SOUUVUB 5 Ruf us Tripp, Albany Leader Dies ' Statesmaa Newt Service 1 ALBANY Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Methodist- church here for Ruf us ; Winfield Tripp, 72, Albany business and civic assart attack. The Rev. George Hubef&will officiate and burial will be Albany Masonic cem etery. Serves are under direc tion of Fisher T-neral home. Born June 29-, vS3Sl, at Calen der, ia., Tripp came-xto Oregon 1904. residing at 'Oakland. While there he and his father established a real estate firmT&s- ignated Tripp and Tripp. ThA tiavt VAitv ha AvAnAH ir A nv utAb jcu Alt uucucu m similar office at Brownsville, and remained there until 1918, when he moved to Albany. He established a real estate office here, later; associating with Claude Murphy. I After Murphy eft the firm to go to Salem, Tripp entered into partnership with his son, Rodney, and tne firm was named Tripp & Tripp. A second son, Russell, joined the firm in 953. Hi . He married Elsie Powell at Brownsville June 28, 1911. : She survives as do six children, Mir iam Tripp, Angwm, Calif.; Elsie E. Tripp, San Francisco; i Mrs. Virginia Buchanan, Mrs. Barbara Bryant, Rodney iW. and Russell W. Tripp, all of Albany. Other survivors include a bro ther, E. E. Tripp, Independence. While in Albany, Tripp became member of the Albany Realty board and the Albany Kiwanis club and served as president of the Albany Chamber of Com merce for a number of terms. He als was chairman of the Linn County Republican Central com- mutee for a number of years and was a former president of the Santiam Highway ; association. Silverton Couple Buy in Pasadena Statesman News Service j SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. Tom A. Anderson have returned from several weeks in California, looking over situations for a new home. Before returning home, the Andersons bought a home at 465 San Gabriel St in Pasadena and will move there as soon as they sell their present home at 206 Coolidge St., Silverton. ! Andersons have lived at Silver' ton for more than 18 years, com ing here as Ford dealer. He sold his agency and business block a few months ago and went south; the change being made for; Mrs, Anderson's health. Their son, Tom, is at law school at Willamette University. i P-TA ELECTS i WILLAMINA The High School P-TA has elected I Mrs. Wendell Wooden as president for the coming year: Mrs. Edwin Lit- tlejohn, first vice president; Mrs. Joe Doyle second vice president: Mrs. Gerald Wade, secretary, and Wendell Wooden, treasurer.; Valley Obituaries Charles J. Kelly i I A L B A N Y Final rites for Charles James Kelly, 69, wh6 died late Saturday following an ex tended illness, were held here Tuesday with Dr. David J. Fergu son officiating. Cremation follow ed at Salem, f i -i Born May 24, 1884, in Michigan, Kelly established his home in Al bany in 1919 after being employ ed as electrical construction fore man on the Oregon Electric rail road when the one was built through the Willamette valley in 1912. In 1920, Kelly opened a garage. wnicn ne operated until 1940. lie retried from active business in 1943. In June of 1912 he married Carrie Roberts in Portland. She died in 1928 and in June, 1929, he married Selma Roberts, who survives, at Vancouver, Wash. - edsiAippIiance ir We Repair Any and AH Appliances Specialize in G. E. Admiral Speed Queen and Amana Freezers . 1122 S. 12th Ph. 2-6450 or 2-5737 Accident Free Drivers . t - (12 months or more) ! Get New Low Rates - See Us WITH FARMERS INSURANCE Auto-Truck-Fire George 0SK0 II1SURANCE AGEIiCY ' 1465 N. Capitol St. Phone) 3-5661 Between Hood and Shipping Date St for" Nortli Marion air Statetmaa New Service WOODBURN-t-The 1954 North Marion County Fair was dated for Sept 23-25 at a meeting ofthe fair board here Monday night J. F. Lacey Was elected presi dent for the fourth consecutive year. ; - ' Chosen as new directors for a year to fill vacancies were Mrs. Gail Wengenroth of Union ' dis trict; Harold Livesay and C H. Ahrens, both of ; Woodburn. Re-elected were Gilbert Ram age, vice, president; Ray Miller, secretary: Lloyd Froom treasur er; William Merriott and Harold Colgan, directors. The board will meet next at 8 p.m. on April 5 at. the Butteville Insurance Ca office in Wood burn, i t Income Tax MentofVisit Cities Mid-valleyties which repre sentatives of uae Oregon State tax commission' wl visit, to as sist taxpayers in praring state income tax returns, ere an nounced Tuesday as follows: Albany, March 29-Apnl2 gtl the court house. I Silverton, April 5 at city ha Dallas, April 6 at court house." Newberg, April 7-8 at city halL McMinnville, April 9 and April 12 at court house. Hours for the; above "visits will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Valsetz also will be visited on April 13 from 1 to 9 p.m. and on April 14, 8 a.m. until noon. Corvallis Home Show Oii Today At OSC Armory Statesman News Serrice CORVALUSi-Avenues to. bet ter living in home construction and furnishing and farm equip ment ideas will be shown at 1954 Greater Corvallis Industrial Home and Farm Exposition in the Ore gon State College Armory, here March 24-28 inclusive. One hundred: and four dealers in home and farm equipment fur nishings and services will take over the 40,000 square feet of space in the armory which has been put into readiness for the five-day show. The doors of the exposition will open from noon to 11 p.m. daily. A free stage show will be given three times each day featuring the Hoosier Hot Shots funsters ;at 3:30, 7:30 and 9:30 on weekdays and Sunday and at 4, 8:30 and 10:15 on Saturday. Loyal Vickers, general chair man of the exposition, said all booth space had been sold. Silverton BPW Dinner Planned Statesman News Serrice SILVERTONI The Silverton Business and Professional Wom en's Club will! hold its annual spring progressive dinner Tues day night March 30, starting at 6:30 at the home of Mrs. Mahlon Hoblitt , Funds from the dinner, which will also include stops at the home of Mrs. Harley DePeeL Mrs. Virginia Anderson Hughes and Mrs. Nina Southmayd, are for the Oriental Scholarship Fund the club is sponsoring. The regular scheduled meeting of the club will be April 6 with Miss- Thora Arestad, health and safety chairman, in charge. This will be a dessert meeting at 7:30 at the home of Miss Hannah Ol son. I v SPECIALS PIANOS 1 Grands . . $495.00 up Spinets . . .1 350.00 P Uprights .. 150.00 P ACCORDIONS Reg. Special 120 Boss $295 $1 50.00 120 Bass 495 295.00 12 Bass 79.93 39.95 MISC.' ' I " V; j Hawaiin Doable Neck Guitar TO 5 00 Rer. 250.00 spec. IAeV Tape Recorder 7 COO Rep. 129.50 spec. 3 Dozens of other Store-Wide . Specials Tho Music Center 479 N. Capitol , Ph. 2-5371 Bin St&, osi Hiwayt Going North :w-i Loufttvf J i Top Male ! "'"V "I : ; v lO, I r 'fry ; . , . -i ' I , - 'OC i :i Robert LeMond OGEHonors Statesman News Service MONMOUTH Robert LeMond, a junior from Astoria at Oregon College of Education has been selected as the outstanding male student at OCE for 1953-54. 1 Chosen by Phi Delta Kappa members on the OCE faculty he was selected on the basis of his high character, personality, aca demic achievement, and leader ship qualities. LeMond, who is married and has two daughters, was a fisher man for several years before he sirolled at OCE. vhis award and three others are spotSgred by the four teachers' coUegeeJn Oregon. i Dancelfemboree j Planned!! June Statesman Newsservice DALLAS An Area 1 ijunboree or valley square dancers ill be held in Dallas on June 5 pder auspices of the Dallas Hoppers, Dallas square dancing club. A Saturday night affair, the jamboree will be staged with a coronation theme featuring Eng lish rounds. Demonstrations and exhibitions of various types of folk dancing will be given and several well-known guest callers will participate, it was reported by Norman Guedon. Salt Creek Students Make Portland Trip f Statesman News Serrice SALT CREEK Mrs. Nada Hassler took her entire school of 20 pupils from all eight grades to Portland on a field trio last week. They chartered Art Clas? sen's school bus and visited the Portland Zoo and the Oregon His toric Museaum. Accompanying them were: Mrs. John Aebi and daughter, Valdean, Mrs. Leonard Buhrman, and Miss Ruth Enfelien. On March 6 the upper grades took a field trip to the N. W. Science Exhibit in Cor vallis. On that trip they went in cars driven by Mrs. R. N. Smith ahd Mr. John Aebi. TEACHER HTR: SILVERTON Mrs. Phyllis Mitchell, Silverton, has been hired as teacher for Brush Creek School for the coming year. Mrs. Mitchell has been teaching j at Scotts Mills, where her husband Melvin Mitchell, is principal of the school, she has taught! in Brush - Creek before, however, Mrs. Matue Mormi oi saiem is the teacher this year at Brush Creek where 15 pupils art en rolled. Salem Chiropractic Dr. J. L. Ahttin Nerve and Bone : Specialist - VISTA FEED & SEED ANNOUNCES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24th "'X''-. ' It. ''-'' ' j " - ;." 10 Free Chides to a Customer 'Please Bring Container '.;';:.:.';., 'n:.tl . m .--..v. -iX'-: r- VISTA FEED a s 3 1 05 S. Commercial GirlEditors Seek Advice Of Merchants f; ;., - v j. ;'.:;-: SUtesmaa News Serrice MT. ANGEL Miss Katherine Brandt of Silverton and Miss Mari lyn Piatz, ML ngel, respectively editors of th Mt AAngel Women's College and Academy school pa per, were guests of the Mt Angel Business Men's Club. Monday. The girls wanted advice about their paper. Miss Brandt stated they had been informed by the Oregon Scholastic Press that the school paper was "finVI in all re spects except "its stereotyped advertising, which was of little value except to bring in income." Tom Bockelman suggested an ad vertising column which would change with each issue, and oth er suggestions were made. Bockelman also said an offi cial report 'to Mt Angel made known the fact that the amount solicited for the Heart Fund in Mt Angel $227, was larger than donated by any town in the coun ty outside of Salem. ; Leonard Fisher, Easter Seal chairman, asked for a similar re sponse to the fund for crippled children. Fisher alscureminded members that April 20 was the last day for registering for voting in the May primaries, stating that quite a number of Mt Angel people would have to re-register, since the precinct boundaries between East and West Mt Angel had been changed from the railroad to Main Street Darrell Sample, new proprietot of the Richfielw gas station, was introduced. Joe Bercbteld, new manager of the Mt Angel Cream ery, assured the club of the creamery's full cooperation in any community programs. S. C. Schmitt urged better back ing for the Boy Scouts, and Sports Chairman William Bean said no definite plans would be made for baseball until later in the season but that the commit- ee was planning a city league for tbalL fJk County Court News Statesman Service DALLAS Vivbn M. Bailey seeks a divorce fromJen R. Bai ley in a newly-filed complaint in Polk County Circuit Cois. The complaint alleges cruel td in human treatment and seeksx re storation of maiden name ofVi- vian.M. Doerfler. Married Marc 2, 1953, at Vancouver, Wh. y The following have obtained marriage licenses here': Elmer Edward McGraw, 19, mill worker, and Carmen Glenn Bur chel, 17, student, both of Valsetz. Clyde Albert Wheeldon, 18, carpenter, and Patsie La Veada Richards, 17, both of Dallas. Farm Group Favors , Big Tax Exemption Statesmaa News Serrice SPRING VALLEY - Legisla tion that would increase personal income tax exemptions from $600 to $800 for each dependent was endorsed by the Spring Valley Farmers Union Local at its recent meeting. It was announced that Spring Valley Local, vould be host for the Polk County Quarterly Meet ing on April 14 at the school here, Vital. Organs Are Controlled Through Nerves ' mm PHTSIOTHZHAPHY ELECTEOTHERAPHY COLON IRRIGATION X-RAY Phon 2-6820 For Appointment Honrs 9 - 6 DaHy Sat A. M. Only 1225 S. Commercial St. -V Ph.2-7042 StotMaaxL Sales. Orty V7a&, ' 1 May Queen HUBBARD Always one of the first valley schools to select a May queen, North Marion Union High School ; this year has chosen ! Miss Frankie Mc Laren (above) to rule over May Day festivities at the school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard McLaren of Au rora. Pupils Register At Four Corners Statesmaa News Serrice FOUR CORNERS New stu dents registered Monday at school here were Kenny Gilpin, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Gilpin, 176 Draper Dr., who entered Mrs. Yarberry's first grade, transfer ring from Portland. Also, Tommy Benson, son .of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Benson, Route 5, who entered third grade, transferring from Dallas. Checking out Monday were Ca rol and Carolyn Smith, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. Web ster Smith. The family has mov ed to Portland. The .girls were sixth graders. Fertilizer Shipment to Red China Authorized TOKYO CB The Japanese gov ernment has authorized shipment of chemical fertilizer to Red China for the first time since the Korean war started, i The Ministry of International Trade and Industry Saturday ap proved an export license for ship ping about 8,000 tons of ammoni um sulphate worth about $320,000, Red China, according to the con tract, will ship in return 62,500 tons of industrial salt , Wonderful He!p Ut nievea SpecM Dr. X. Um NU . Or. O. Cbaa. Mi DRS. CHAN ... LAM CHINESE NATUROPATHS Upstairs, 241 North Liberty Office open Saturday only, u u to 1 pan., S to 1 pjn. ConsnltatiOB. klooa pressor jutd aria tests are free of chars. Practice sloe 117. Write for attractlT gift. No abUgatlo. i For Better Health Correct HEMORRHOIDS ' (Piles) and other Rectal, Stomach and Colon Disorders . ' Convenient Credit DR. B. REYNOLDS CLINIC : Proctologist Naturopath 1144 Center St Salem. Ore. ; Phone 8-9460 ? f koat seasM 1 11 I r q& ate timy -f; ml) mttiP - l ,XMatCea mappott ecknCifKriftf ihrtlrjrrr to help jem get at tbe soot 'Art Rfj - jam Ui) pcobsem. . . . helps e-jL ! taioe tbs socsi clt octaaj basses) cncl r ! r1 BCba ctSog atsppotl fcr CAPITAL DRUG STORE 405 State StJ - Corner of liberty 1 ? WE CIYE 2C GREEN STAMPS - KareS 21, IS34 &c i Polk Logger Hurt Badly i ! Statesmaa News Serrice . i OAKDALE -4 Fletcher Kessell was reported in critical condition Monday with injuries incurred in a logging accident in Tillamook county. v A winging bull butt rig caught Kessell between ; it and a log. breaking his collar bone in two places and smashing his hip and one leg bone. X-rays revealed no internal injuries, however. i He is hospitalized at Tillamook where a Portland bone Saturday replaced six inches of ! leg home with metaL The mishap occurred Friday. Plans Family Supper For Gage Team Statesman News Serrice LIBERTY The Liberty basket ball team and families of mem bers will be honored at a banquet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Liberty Christian Church. Mrs. Floyd Turvey is the din ner chairman. ; William Trapnell will be the master of ceremonies and in charge of the program. Mrs. Sandford Kent is taking the reservations. ' Girl Scout TTood 51 nut 'on a short program in honor of birth day week Sunday during Bible School. Mrs. Kenneth Proctor was the leader in charge. Susan Trap--nell and Beverly Turvey repre sented the Brownies on the. pro gram. Regular attendance will be the goal for the Sunday School dur ing the coming nine weeks. Private Gifts to Major U.S. Colleges Decline NEW. YORK l Private gifts to major U.S. colleges in the year 1952-53 dropped 4 Vt per cent below the record high of the previous year, a New York fund raising firm reported Sunday. Gifts, including bequests, to 50 major colleges in 1952-53 totalled $116,209,000, a survey by the John Price Jones Co. showed. Thousands With Insomnia Sound All Nisht-Awakt Fresh User of ne safe tVm Capmles have found s yon can, blessed sotmd sleep.' Docmia Jhoo bees dmically tested for safetyndi w raaiiteedlnoo-hbit foraxteJ .TteworMcCtnexlkkseri.itMwoZj o why tolerate a sleepless night 0t I make yvm tired and worn oat the' eezt 474X40. for onryifiKcW ,apnle yw can tied the rest yoo waDoraun cost but $2.2S for 36 so safe no ' presu iytioq , stcedeq and Oormia crast help Jo sqbetitnte. , whenh'No Substitute For SLEEPING CAPSULES reaatATANOXNfOY: VALLtVllUEAD...tai -diet Wsm." Lew k caloriat 90 to the sike) yet hixh In i bw84im protenu. A& layvA : try k touted 4t't a aew m At "Made r the Bakers of Alaster Bread" i L " f ! ! S "ft I 1';: 'r.v' i