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1 (Sao. 2)4StatMman, Scdn, Or. WcU April 21, 1954 Valley News Statesman News Service Polk County Lamb Show Dated May 29 Statesman Newi Service DALLAS Tentative date for this year's Polk County fat lamb show has been set for May 29, an nounces Don Rowland of Rickre all, president of the sponsoring Polk County Livestock Associa tion. The show, which will be held at he new county fairgrounds south of Riekreall, is being reactivated with the aid of the 20-40 cub aft er a lapse of several years. The show is designed to encour age the production of higher qua lity market lambs that are placed on the market at an early date with the goal of bringing higher prices to sheep producers. Polk County merchants will provide awards for the lamb show. Classes will include single fat kmbs and pens of three fat lambs for adult exhibition and similar classes in 4-H and FFA divisions. A fleece class will also be a part of the show. Valley Births SILVERTON A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. L. M. McCammon, Eugene, April 18, at the Silver ton hospital. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Manford MrKinnis. Molalla. April 18. at the Silverton hospital. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Morley King, Hubbard, April 19, at the Silverton hospital. Valley Briefs Statesman News Serrice Sunnyside An auction sale and amateur talent show will be sponsored by the Community club at 8 p.m. Friday at the schooL The winner will receive an award. Club members are to bring cake or sandwiches. Brush College The Brush Col lege Helpers club will meet at the home of Mrs. Tom Burton, Salem route 5, Thursday for a 1:30 p.m. luncheon. Members are to gather at Brush College store at 1 o'clock for directions. Willamina Marine Pfc. Charles W. Irving, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Irving of Grand Ronde, recently landed on Iwo Jima with the 3rd Marine division during "Operation Flag Hoist." Hubbard Seniors from N?rth Marion Union high school will take advantage of the Senior Campus Preview, April 23-24, at the campus of their choice in the state system of higher education. Registration is at 7 p.m. Friday, April 23. South Salem The South Salem Suburban Chamber of Commerce will hold a dinner meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at China City Restaurant. The business meting will start at 8 o'clock. Orchard Heights Mrs. Willard Boehmer, former Orchard Heights resident, was reported in "very satisfactory" condition Tuesday at Salem General Hospital where she underwent emergency surg ery last Thursday night. Willamina The Mill Creek Community Club will give its third annual public dinner Satur day from 5:30 to 8.30 p.m. at the Mill Creek schoolhouse, midway between Sheridan and Willamina on the south side of the Yamhill River. Orchard Heights C 1 a r e n c e Swenson has returned home from a Salem hospital where he was confined for three weeks follow ing surgery'- His condition is re ported good. Hazel Green The Hazel Green Community Club will meet Fri day night with an election of of ficers scheduled. Members are asked to bring sandwiches. Silverton C. H. Weiby, owner of Weiby'a Store, was reported Tuesday as recovering satisfac torily from major surgery at the Portland Sanitarium Hospital Hubbard The North Marion union high school Junior-Senior Prom is scheduled for Friday, April 30. Willamina A 3 c Bernard Doyle is home on a 10-day fur lough from duty at the Chanute Air Force Base, 111. Haxel Green Lloyd Weeks will be the speaker at the meeting of the Labish Meadow Gardeners at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kenney Thursday night There will be a no-host dinner at 6 for niem ben, their t husbands and guests. " Willamina The Thespians will present two plays at Mary Stev enson hall at the high school at 8:15 p. m. Thursday. They are directed by students. Willamina The Grade School carnival will be held Friday even ing. Princesses for the event axe: Fifth grade, Judy Cardwell, Sha ron Nyleen, Dorothy Gentry; sixth grade, Bonita Buffington, Judy McCann, Connie Caligan; seventh grade, Nettie Gallion and Shirley Schoenborn; eighth grade, Patty BLackwell and Patricia Sev-ersoa. 4 Corners Man Injured When Plank Gives Way Statesman News Service FOUR CORNERS William Mc- Dermitt, 295 N. Lancaster Drive, was painfully injured Sunday when be fell and impaled his right hand on three nails. McDermitt had gone to the barn on his property and was holding his small son. A rotted bsard gave away and he fell, striking the board wita his hand which bore the full weight of his body. Three nail heads sticking up from the board" went almost through the palm of his hand. Seek Bids For Polk Co. Star Route Statesman Newt Service DALLAS Bids for carrying mail on the star route serving Dallas and other Polk County postoffices will be accepted until May 13. ac cording to Carl Black, Dallas post master. George Kirk of Silverton has op erated the star route for the past four years under a contract which expires June 30. The new contract is also for four years. The morning route leaves Salem and goes to Independence. Mon mouth. Dallas and Falls City dur ing six days each week. Return is via Dallas, Riekreall and Salem. Sundays and holidays are the same, but "alls City and Riekreall are omitted. Five days a week the afternoon route leaves Salem for Independ ence, Monmouth, Dallas and Falls City and the route is retraced for the return trip. Residents of the area served are eligible to enter a bid. They must provide a $3,200 bond with the bid. Talent Show ' Clears $237 At Willamina Statesman Newt Servlet WILLAMINA The PtA talent show made $237 which Will be divided between the high school and grade school PTA. Judges were Mrs. Mary.Aron sen Bones of Grand Ronde; Mrs, Beryl S wails and Clarence Arney of Sheridan; Royce Coan and Mrs. Mervin Werth of Willamina. Donnell Mitchell and James Mc Coy were masters of ceremonies. Prize winners included, visitors, first, Carol Zetterberg of Silver- ton; second, the Sheridan Rain bow Girls; third, the Sheridan high schol girls' tumbling team. Adults, first, guitar players Stanley Schmidt and Lawrence Voet: second, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Reynolds; third. Rock Creek cir cus. High school, first, Carol Mauer; second, Lee Wade; and third, the girls' sextet Grade school, first, tap dancers Phyllis Rydell, Linda Sundrud and Dee McBee: second. Naomi Mishler! third, Larry Reeser. OCE Pair to Study in Norway u : .,U..iX4-V-(. w mt t 4,w School Offers Postoffice Site At Woodburn Statesman Newt Servire WOODBURN The school board of Woodburn district 103C has an nounced the release for sale of a lot owned by the district and situ ated across the street from Lin coln School on Grant Street. A sale price of $3,500 was set, the condition being that the lot must be used as a site for the erection of a postoffice. . The board also announced its ac ceptance of the resignation of Mrs. Merna Peet who taught home eco nomics at Woodburn High School the past year. Mrs. Peet will teach in Salem next term. Hrs. Elizabeth McNary of Hubbard was placed under contract to fill a teaching position in Washington School next year. Marion Pomona to Meet at Robetrs Statesman News Service SILVERTON Marion County Pomona Grange will meet Wed nesday at Roberts Grange hall, south of Salem on River Road, Robert Barnes, Silverton, Pomona master reports. The business session will begin at 1 p.m. when Wesley Kvarsten, technician for the planning and zoning commission of the County will present an outline of his study. Following the exemplification of the 5th degree by the Pomona officers with Mrs. E. A. Beugli in charge of the tableau, colored slides will be presented by the lecturer, Mrs. W. F. Krenz. llfUllllM V I MONMOUTH A summer of study at Oslo University in Norway is in store for Mary Ann Soine and Mary Ann Hudson, Oregon Col lege of Education seniors (pictured above) who have been award ed summer scholarships at the Norwegian University. Thej were among 58 selected from hundreds of applicants in the United States. 7 Husbands Guests At No-Host Meal Statesman News Service BRUSH COLLEGE Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Biggerstaff were hosts for the April meeting of the home economic club of Brush College Grange, when husbands ' were guests at a no-host supper. At the business session Mrs. Harry Phillips, chairman, led a discussion on general plans or Polk county ' Visitation Night" to be held at West Salem mu nicipal building, May 15. Also discussed were plans for a Dene fit bazaar next fall. Mrs. Phillips invited the club to her home April 20, for a sew ing workday to make various articles for the bazaar. HEAR BETTER ochonfl, single 15 battery only one in on entire month 1 See the J-trsrifiltor Zenith "Royal-T"Heannf Aid-S 1 23 1 MORRIS OPTICAL CO. 444 Stat St. Fire Destroys Farm House Near Pedee Statesman News Service PEDEE The farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe O'Neal, five miles west of Pedee. was de stroyed by fire that started about 6:30 p.m. Monday. Sparks from a fire in a wood heater in the kitchen are believed to have ignited the roof. No fire department was sum moned since the property is not in "a fire protection district. Neigh bors kept the fire from spreading to another dwelling on the prop erty in which Mr. and Mrs. Charles O'Neal live. Most of the downstairs furniture was saved from the story-and-a-half house but all bedroom furni ture was destroyed. It was re ported that the house was insured but the furnishings were not. The O'Neal's son had started a fire in the heater when he came home from school. The fire broke out while he and his father had gone for a load of wood. Friends and neighbors are plan ning a shower for the burned-out family. New Residents At Four Corners Statesman News Service FOUR CORNERS Recent new comers to Four Corners are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brakke, Marvin and Michelle who have purchas ed the Mrs. Lila Larsen residence at 4350 Glenwood Dr. They came from Chicago in October and have been living in Salem. Mr. and Mrs. George Hersch back and son, Jimmy, are located at 190 N. Lancaster Dr. They moved here from Salem. Mr. and Mrs. George Tooley are the new owners of the residential property at 4371 Glenwood Dr. They acquired the property from John Hodges. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Gro- ten traded their residnce at 1096 S. 23rd St., Salem, for the Vene- man property at 4255 Glenwood Dr. The families have moved. WILLAMINA SCOUT NEWS WILLAMINA Explorer Post 452, Boy Scouts of America made a tour of the Associated Plywood mills recently as a vocational proj ect Jerry Spencer was elected as senior crew leader for the next three months with Gary Ault as a deputy. New patrol leaders were elected to serve in Boy Scout Troop 254. They are Walter Ogle and Bill Birchfield. RESIDENT MANAGER NATIONALLY ADVERTISED PRODUCTS Persons who would be Interested entering the wholesale distributing field in a small way. No sales work, or solicit ing. Pre-established accounts. Need local party to act as resident manager. Returns are excellent for time involved. 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Music Fest Thursday at Stayton HS Statesman News Service STAYTON Musi ans from Mill City, Jefferson nd Stayton High Schools will take part in a public Music Festival at 8 p.m. Thursday in Stayton High School auditorium. The Stayton Music Department will be host. Bands from each school will play a quick-step march and oth er selections. Choruses and glee clubs will each sing two numbers. The program will conclude with three numbers by a mass band from all schools. Admission is free. 510 N. Commercial St. Salem, Oregon Or. x. 1. Lam. HD. Or. O. Chan, MJ DRS. CHAN and LAM CHINESE NATUROPATHS Upstair. 241 North Liberty Office open Saturday only. IS to 1 p.m.; to T s.m Consultation, blood pressure and soine tests are free of eharse. Practiced since 1117 Write for attract! alfV Me obll-atlon George Lewis Dies, Rites at Dallas Today StatesmM News Service DALLAS Final rites for George Washington Lewis, 82, re tired Polk County dairyman, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bollman Funeral Chape L Burial will be at Falls City. Lewis, who moved here a year ago, died Monday at a Dallas rest home after an illness of three weeks. He lived in the Black Rock area for 40 years, operating a dairy and supplying milk for the Willamette Valley Lumber Co. logging operation. The deceased was born March 5, 1872, in North Carolina. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Opal Smith, Yakima, Wash., Mrs. Laura Noble, Wenatchee, Wash., Mrs. Mabel Chronic, Kent, Wash., and Mrs. Thelma Howell, St. Helens, and a son, Andrew Lewis, Roseburg; also 9 grandchildren. About 55 per cent of U.S. births took place in hospitals in 1940 compared to 88 per cent in 1950. Hospital Group , Meets for Report State New Service LYONS Auxiliary board mem bers of the Santiara Memorial hospital met recently at the San tiam Valley Grange hall with 17 members present to hear reports from various committees. A report was made on ticket sales for the Gleemen, a benefit concert on April 27. The blood mobile unit will be in Mill City April 23 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. A speaker will be present at -the next meeting to talk on the Blue Cross plan. The meeting will be held at the Amandes Frank home in Stayton. El 31 me! her rectal elitore'era, tllllUI ITIIiCI tlttlTI iV STIIBZ ('? Onr ron'ndar E D B B? Dcree SeaUet 1SM-1MS rSBBS WrfceerCeil THE DfiAN CLINIC 0m 10 eolll S Mmeer lece e triwy. Until p.m. Md. W4aeay e4 PrMw Caireerectic fcricJem ... la er eJnl y MM MOtTMIAST SANDY BOUIIVA Tel.pa.ua lAatStll Pttld !, MOW! 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