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. . ; By CHARLES IRELAND
.6ne of the unique football teams in. valley history was re-
called by oldtimers, at Monmouth last week with the passing of
James Riddell, 79 . J . While attending Oregon Normal School
(now OCE) Riddell and five of his brothers played on the
'same-team . . . Five' classmates rounded out the eleven which
1 sometimes was called the Riddell Brothers team . . Their
'victories included one over Chemawa Indian School , . . And
. I in those days Chemawa often compared with the best college
; teanw in the state. ' " '. . .
Football wasn't the only sport for the Riddell brothers .. . Out
at their father's ranch they made a small private track to practice
" bicycle racing, another popular sport of the era . . . The track was
!a popular rendezvous for young Monmouth blades of the day In
; eluding Pete and Gene Tatom, Bid Waller, Dsn - Howell, Frank
i Fisher, Curtis Hawley, Dell Ireland and Curt McGrew . . . And of
course the Riddell Brothers, James, Ed, Dave, Leslie, John and Will.
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The tragic death of Lt. James Todd of Salem in Pacific
maneuvers near Camp Pendleton, Calif., last week was ac
companied by one of those incidents that is beyond the realm
of human understanding ... Because of the maneuvers, Lt.
; Todd's wife, the former "Ann Gibbens of Salem, had not seen
her husband for .three weeks prior to the night he drowned
... And yet the accident happened within sight of the cot
tage where she wasfsleeping ... . That night Mrs. Todd dreamed
that he1 husband had drowned ... She awoke with a start -at
2:30 a.m: . . . Not until noon was she informed what had
happened . . . The rubber boat her husband was riding" in 'had
capsized at 2:30 a.m.
, One of those exchanges of kindness that warm the heart
teas .culminated ai Silverton last week . . .Because they are
fond of children, Mr. land Mrs.' Arthur Dahl often serve as
volunteef baby sitters for many of their neighbors . . . Last
week fire destroyed the home of the Dahls . . . The Dahls suc
ceeded in renting another house, but it was in need of clean
ing . . . So the neighbors whom the Dahls had befriended got
together and scrubbed the floors, hung new wallpaper and
put up new curtains before the Dahls moved in.
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At least one valley Democrat who has a part on the program
at the Averill Harriman dinner at Milwaukie Tuesday night has a
bunch the New York governor will announce his candidacy for
president at the dinner . . . A more prevailing belief Is that he Is
out here to help Wayne. Morse ... And didthose form letters the
. Mark Hatfield committee .sent to registered Republicans Friday get
lost in the mail for two months? . . . Some of them (maybe all)
were dated September 18.
Win or lose, football coaching is a hazardous profession . . .
The number of losing coaches who have been hanged in effigy
: this season has been well publicized . . . And a few days ago
when Sheridan won iU traditional battle with Willamina, the
Sheridan players -celebrated by.. grabbing their Coach Don
Hosford as he walked into the; locker room and. tossing him
Into the Jihowersl. I . .. (
James Dean, the young movie actor who was killed in an auto
wreck near Paso Robles, Calif- this fall, jumped to an early' lead
In Audience Award voting which opened Thursday at Salem the
aters i . . Other early choices of Salem audiences included James
Stewart, Doris Day and Ava Gardner, while Mr, Roberts was favorite
for best movie . . J Also right up there with leaders was Fess Parker,
,ior his portrayal of Davey Crockett ... "It must be the kid vote,"
.aid movie mgr. Pete Jones . . . "Only serious acting Fess Parker
ever did was grinning a bear." -.
Over at JFalls! City, some high school girls have organized
Hope Chest Club . . . They meet regularly to work on things
for their hope chests . . . Their officers are Donna Long, Mary
Dennis and'Marguerite Fern . . . And their slogan is "Destina
tion Marriage." I . ' . - . . Nl
Log Jam at Dallas
Threatens Bridge
By HAL NORBERG
. Statesman Correspondent
DALLAS Crews Saturday afternoon started clearing a large
log jam which had threatened the Levens Street bridge here since
late Friday. .
The logs were backed tip for 100 feet behind the bridge in the
ratting waters of Rickreall Creek. Swollen Friday by heavy rain
and melting snows, the creek had dropped almost two feet by
Saturday noon.
City crewmen and telephone
linemen spent Saturday forenoon
removing two large trees which
dropped on the bridge and adja
cent telephone cable. No outages
occurred as the table did not
break. The upstream bridge rail
ing was broken by the mishap.
Just Missed Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wiedeman
were narrowly missed by the first
tree which fell about 11 p.m. Fri
day. The couple was standing in
the middle of the concrete struts
ture viewing the log jam.
Wiedeman has an $18,000 con
tract for widening the bridge to
provide a 30-foot roadway and
five-foot walks on each side.
Work on the project started in
late September and is due for
completion ly Dec. 31. With 19-
foot roadway and orie small walk,
the bridge had long been a haz
ard for youngsters attending
Lyle School.
Temporarily Closed
Dave Warren, street superin
tendent, said that the structure
will be temporarily closed to traf
fic due to the work being carried
on now. C ' '
Warren said that about two
days will be required to clear the
log jam. Biggest threat was to
falsework on the new construe
StaytonYule
Contests Due
SUteimaa News ferric
STAYTON High schools art
students will paint water color
scenes on store windows in a
Christmas contest announced here
this week. The art contest is open
to students at St. Boniface High,
Sublimity, and " the union high
school here. .
A home-lighting contest also-will
be held as in previous years. The
Chamber of Commerece is spon
soring both programs. Cash prizes
will be awarded. '
Davidson Chosen
To Head Ankeny
Grange for Year
IUUmmb Newt Service .
JEFFERSON Ankeny Grange
members have elected Delmer
Davidson as master.
Other officers elected were:
overseer, Kenneth Van Cleve; lec
turer, Mrs. Jake Gilmour; stew
ard, Lloyd M a r 1 a 1 1; assistant
steward, Walter Wulff; chaplain.
Mrs. Louise Johnston; -treasurer,
Jake Gilmour; secretary, Mrs.
John Zehner,; gatekeeper, George
Maria tt; Ceres4 Mrs. Galena Winn;
Pomona. Mrs.' Delmer Davidson;
Flora, Mrs. George Marlatt; lady
assistant steward, Mrs. Faye Van-
Cleve.
Executive board members. are
John Zehner, Mrs. J. C. Bentley
and Mrs. Lloyd Marlatt.
Named as a committee to ar
range for installation were . Jake
Gilmour, Mrs. John Zehner and
Mrs. J. o. rarr.
Boosters Club
Names Officers
. States man Newt Service -
MILL CITY Members of the
Boosters Club. IS in number, met
Thursday evening to elect officers
and to map out a program.
Elected to the presidency was
Verne Shaw; vice-president.: CarL
Kelly; secretary - treasurer, Bob
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It was agreed to investigate the
possibility of door-to-door i mail
delivery, with a report at the Dec
ember meeting. Erection and light
ing of a community Christmas tree
were also planned.. ., ; :
Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun., Nov. 20, "55 (Sec. I)-7
Shell Blast Blinds Deaf Mute in Italy
LIBRARY ISSUES REPORT
WILLAMINA The annual report
of the city library show that 6,678
books and magazines were loaned
for home use during the past year.
There are 1.144 borrowers register
ed at the library, and 3,244 books
in the library to be loaned. j
tion east of the old bridge. All
footings had been completed
above the water level and ap
peared capable of withstanding
log and water pressure. .
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i CASERTA, Italy t Antonio
Orsi. 20, a deaf mute since birth,
found a World War II shell in the
woods near Caserta.
He was playing with the shell.
authorities said, when it exploded.
PLANES PERMITTED
VIENNA Austria (AP) Red
Czechoslovakia will permit civilian
flying next year." "Private persons
will be allowed to buy light planes
and helicopters for their own use
only," a Prague newspaper said.
Doctors said Orsi will be blinded
for the rest of his life, i
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CC Takes
Timber Stand
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STAYTON The Chamber of
Commerce here favors the present
marketing policy on movement of
logs from O & C timber holdings.
John Davis has been authorized
to make this known to the con
gressional committee which is con
ducting an inquiry into policies in
effect in management of govern
ment-lands.
, The chamber here feels that the
present system of processing O tc
- C logs in designated areas is best
to maintain the "local' eebnomy,
results in the lowest cost of lum
ber to the consumer and serves as
a -deferent to monopolizing log
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Statesman News Service
DAYTON Dayton and Amity
Lions Clubs held a joint dinner
meeting in McMinnyille Tuesday
night to discuss youth and its prob
lems in small cbmmunities.
Albert Green, director of the
Multnomah county juvenile court
and home, was guest speaker.
Special guest was Alden Powell,
Yamhill county juvenpe officer.
. The Dayton Lions -Club is work
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tivities tot young people in the
Dayton area.
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INCLUDING
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