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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1956)
1) 1 1 ;.;:, Sal. uy Valley ..J i . By CHARLES ICELAND A chap named Steve Anderson from Brigham Young University became the first man in history to participate in speaking event called "Women's Congress" at the recent col legiate speech tourney at Linfield College, McMinnville . . , Seems that an identical event was being held at the tame time for male students ... But Steve inadvertantly blun dered into the hall where the women were competing, spoke his piece and won second place! ' The eapltol cloakrooms wrre really buzzln' here Friday . . . The Democrats Mid the Republican! were shooting McKay InU the sWe pocket, and (he Republicans (well, some of them) aid Doug was c.min' home to save the Grand Old Party from a itt worse than death.- . .''.'" o They really like Walt Norblad over in hi home town of Stayton . , . The weekly Stayton Mail suggested editorially this week that the reason Walter had wanted to run for gov ernor was because lirina costs trere so high back in Wash ington. Maybe a leopard never changes his spots, but the Dayton Lions Club has suddenly become the Dayton Tigers Club 1 The Lions Club decided to drop its affiliation with the inter national group and concentrate more 'on hometown projects . Hence, the new name. Quite a surprise to many in Polk County that the Republicans didn't field a candidate for state representative . . . Whea Joe Rogers won two years ago. he became Polk's first Democrat la the house in some thing like 48 years . . . And bow he's np for reflection without a con test . . . Philip Peterson, who made surprise filing for Polk sheriff on Republican ticket Friday, operates machine shop la West Salem where he's lived for If years. He's been special policeman at Hollywood . Bowl oa auto race algbts for several years. When it comes to flying the flag in the business district on appropriate holidays, Aft. Angel is hard to beat . t . Here's how they operate . , . Each merchant pays the Aft. Angel American Legion Post a small annual fee, for which the post assumes the responsibility of flying a flag in front of each store on pa triotic days. City of Monmouth has been presented with a plaque now uisfia,ycu jii Ha in jiau uc&iKiiaiiiig u as a Liiaiit'i nicniucr of the Penny Club. This club- comprises cities throughout the U.S. having domestic electric rates below one cent per kilo watt hour , . , Monmouth, which has municiple power plant, has rate of three-fourths of one cent per kilowatt hour . . . Most mid-valley householders pay average of one cent or more per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Scenes from Albany Timber Carnival were shawa on widely-watched ' wickey Mouse Club TV program Friday afternoon . . . And Zippy, the chime, who played last State Fair, was riotous hit on Phil Silver's Army "show earlier In week. ' . . -V. , o . o . Joke? . Gag making the rounds that the rash of escapes from state hospital and prison lost week was so encases could make the Friday deadline for filing for political office. Coast Artist $homWork At Monmouth ' MONMOUTH Current display In the Oregon College of Educa tion art gallery features the works of Maude Walling Wanker, who directs "Little Gallery by the Sea" at Delake. Working in her private studio, "The Paint Box" at We coma Beach, Mrs. Wanker has palntad a variety of Oregon scenes in watercolor. Included in the exhibit are: "Out of Service" (Cape Arago Light House), "Swamp Gold." . "North Portland Docks," "High Bridge" (Crooked River Canyon), "Harbor Channel" (Depoe Bayl, "In the Wallowa Mountains." "From the Rim of Crater Lake.- "Mt. Hood Pastures," and others. Maude Wanker opened her "Lit tle Gallery by the Sea", one of the few successful non-profit art gal leries in the nation, in 1946. Classes in all phases of art are available to everyone free of charge, and well known artists often exhibit and display their works there. Vallev Births tatcmau Ktwi Strvlro ' ST4YTON To Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mix, Aumsville route 1, a daughter, March , at Santiam Memorial Hospital. in, ()i, Sun, Mar. 11, V A) New Ordinance At Dayton Aimed At Solicitors tlatenaan News Scrvlrt DAYTON An ordinance to prevent solicitors and peddlers from entering private property without the request of residents has been passed by Dayton City Council. The ordinance declares it to be illegal for solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants, transient venders of merchandise and transient photograph solicitors to call on private property with out permission. Work on city roads has been postponed for the present time so that complete road work on all city streets may be taken care of at a later time. Co pel and Rites Slated Monday tatnman News frrvlrc ' - DAYTON Services for. Clar ence F. Copeland,. Dayton, who died in Newberg Wednesday, will be held in McMinnville Monday I at 1:30 p.m. from the chapel of Macy and Son with interment fol lowing at Evergreen Memorial Park. - Survivors Include the widow, Edna, Dayton; two son, James C. and Cecil M. McMinnville: one daughter, Mrs. William O'Neil, McMinnville, and a sister, Mrs. I Clare O'Dea, San Francisco. , - .' v ' ' ' ' II B . U ti r few "ml "Easter Bonnet Bridge" ' presented by The Junior, Women's Club featuring ' , MISS RITA CHALMERS Styleit for McCall Patterns Fashions from Lipmans Wednesday, March 14th t :. at 8:00 p. m. , American lesion Club Af. rica coming oi ige jjasif.,. Salem Missionary Reports By CHARLES IRELAND Vilify Editor, The SUtnmaa . FRUTLAND - South Mrica Is rapidly coming of ase and Chris tian missionaries have played a vital role in Us maturity. That is the opinion of Miss Evelyn drVries, Methodist mis sionary who has Just returned to her family home in this Salem area community after 10 years in Southern Rhodesia. "People still have a lot of mis conceptions about Africa," Miss deVries reported. "They are al ways asking me how many wild animals I see." Parking Meters Due "As a matter of fact, Umtall, the city where I am stationed, was thinking about putting in park ing meters when I left.',' Umtall is a city of some 40,000 population. Miss deVries is one of its approximately 10,000 "Euro peans," as all white colonists are known, - Midships of an unofficial caste system are the many .Asiatic In dians and others who have inter married with native Rhodesians. These are called colored people. Blacks Called Africans But the bulk of the city and country is peopled by the natives who are referred to as Africans. It Is with these black people that Miss deVries' work Is con cerned. She Is superintendent of a hostel (dormitory) at which 1!S young girls lite. They come there when they leave school and remain until they get married usually a period of several years. Most of them are 17 when they arrive. The apt ones have com pleted eighth grade. The inept have dropped out in accordance with custom , after 4wiwailmgi-' the fifth grade. 1 - Schooling For All Thanks largely to Christian mis sionaries, virtually every Rhode sian child attends school. There is no uncivmzea Dusn country in , Rhodesia, Miss deVries reports, jnj wnicn heathen natives cavort in the pristine manner that some people still associate with Africa. -The change In the past II years, she reports, has been startling. Most of the schools were started by missionaries. The Methodist Church alone has 180 in Southern Rhodesia. But the British, who gov ern Rhodesia, are stepping up their support of education, and the Sa lem woman predicts missionaries there will someday devote all of their time to purely religious matters. Three-Way Learning Education in the mission schools j today has three facets the three R's, Bible study and a sort of "industrial arts." "The pupils bring a little hoe to class along with their slate," Miss deVries said, "and learn how to use both." All of the girls who stay at Miss deVries" hostel perform do mestic work during the day at European homes. Many come to her from the countryside around Umtali where they have lived in primitive style. One of her hardest chores is to teach them proper use of the flatiron. In some manner, most Rhodesians are able to carry live coals in their bare hands. So it seems quite natural to let a steam ing flatiron rest for long periods on a silk dress. Miss deVries has received In numerable calls from irate ma trons whose party frocks have Just been rained. The missionary says it is most heartening to see the transforms tion that takes place as the heathen girls respond to a Christian en vironment. Homo To Witch Doctor But the tug of the tribe is still there. When the girls get sick, they usually run home to their witch doctor. The witch doctor remains a fac tor in tribal life, and tribesmen sometimes employ him to put a hex on an enemy. The hexed native, mortally fearful, often dies, Miss deVries reported. There Is no tribal vlolance, however, la Rhodesia. And, ex cept for a visit to a game refuge, -- -. - ' - Y. . - t FRUITLAN'D Miss Evelyn deVries, duties In Rhodesia, displays ornately back from southern Africa. She this spring. (Statesman Photo) Miss deVries has never seen a lion, rhino or other big game. Only once In 10 years has. she heard of a native being attacked by a wild beast. TnnarH An ctmpfimrfl etnlk iambs on tne outskirts 0f her city . lt is fitting that Miss deVries inAav 'christian missionaries. As a 12- year-old girl, she decjded one morning while attending rratum, Methodist Sunday School that she was going to be a missionary. Her inspiration came while studying David Livingstone, famous mis sionary who died in Rhodesia in 1873. . Never Changed Mind Miss deVries, whose Uncle Fred helped establish many Sunday! Schools in the valley, says she "cvvr uiiic mier uiai nau a uuuui, as to ner career. A 1932 graduate of Salem High School, she also graduated from: Linfield College, the former Port-1 land Bible Institute and Kennedy School of Missions, Hartford, Conn. She was commissioned as a missionary in 1942 but, due to the war, didn't get to Rhodesia until 1944. She is now home on one- J Km w mwum -J "TSave $1.72 Yd. Save 44c yd. SPRING . i ," Wnni FKIQ HicHsniiD j I ' COTTON GOLD PRINTS I VALES TO $3.98 YARD Reg.Hpyrf. HJ fit S I "' i wlZihl ' sportiwtor. M I v ff, Sanforiitd'4 I I th.J SkVI Mi crease resist- w If) , 1 Vj . "'It UJm on. All first' LZ JYl 1 I J7 quality, of full 1 i tH tnr-. Za Yd. - bo;..u9h. luj; y fj wW-. . to 20 yds. V- U 1 Many pottemi for decorative purpotts at well as smart iportswear. All first quality, of full bolts. Up fo 20 yd. lengths. J. J.NEWBERRY C T1 i ' x Si y j Ji home on furlough from missionary carved elephant tusk she brought will address many Methodist groups year furlough for the second time and is visiting her mother, Mrs. Rose deVries, and her sisters, Wil ma and Leona, at 5930 Fruitland Rd. Many Speeches To Make Compared to a soldier's furlough, it will be rather a strenuous year. time and will 'speak to 60 or 70 Methodist groups in Oregon and Washington. Then it will be oack to Umtali, Rhodesia, and those new parking meters. After a year in Salem, Miss deVries expects to be ready for them. Frp1prS Rrwclpr . 1 . . " e" Dies in Linn CouiltV lt.-.tfmaa Krwi Srrviff ALBANY - Frederic William Brewster, 71. a member of the fam ily for which Brewster Station north of Albany was named, died Saturday. He lived in the Crabtree area most of his life. The widow, Ida, survives. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fortmiller Fredricksen Chapel hcre. Save 32c yd. C0MEED YARN - PRINTED 5Atl QOTH t POPUN rior City C7 Study Slated At Sheridan SlrtrMTtiA Nr Srrvlrt SHERIDAN - Sheridan's City Council moved this eck to begin ;a study on a proposed zoning ana planning ordinance that would set up riiud standards for construction and use of buildings in the city. Zoning ordinance has long been discussed by city otficials. Sheri dan at present has a fire zone in the business district wbich requires certain type of materials for struc tures, but outside the zone any type building may be constructed anywhere in the city after obtain ing a building permit from the city recorder. Stanley B. Tatom, representing the Chamber of Commerce, spoke on the zoning and planning ordi nance, asserting that with such an ordinance Sheridan could add $500, 000 to its assessed valuation in a ten-year period. . The Council also gave its ap proval to a proposal of "hot rod" races here, during the summer months on Sunday afternoons at the rodeo arena.- Two Bridge Contracts Let SHERIDAN State .Highway Commission has awarded contract for the construction of two bridces I - , i c- , u v u : u n : atiuas uic ouuiu laimiiu mvci uii the highway relocation project from Sheridan to Wallace Bridge. Successful bidder was the firm of Hamilton and Thomas. Eugene. Their bid was $207,695. Completion ' date was set for Dec. 31, 1936. The East Sheridan overcrossinc A !- 1 ,L I ,L- J is iSo leei in icngin, ana me secona crossing of the river will be 439 feet in length, according to the commission. The bridges are fed eral aid projects. Kimlenrarten at WOO (11)11 HI lXeCUS iuore l oiiugsiers Statrimin Nfw Strvlrt WOODBURN - The first week of the second term of Woodburn kindergarten, taught by Mrs. Clif ton Mudd at Lincoln Public School, showed an enrollment of 18, a reg istration too small to meet ex penses, according to those in charge of the parent-sponsored school. Any five-year-old, whether elig ible for school next fall or not mav be admitted to increase en- rollmcnt, it was announced. In formation may be secured by con tacting Mrs. Glen Schwenke. Two sessions daily, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and from 10:30 to 12:30 a.m., are held, and classes run from Tuesday through Friday, weekly until the close of the school term. Save 25c yd. BEAUTIFUL CREASE RESISTANT DRIP DRY PRINTS Reg.Xcyi first quality prints and de signt for smart bin . Street drtttet, alto for inte decora! . n . f ing. lengjht 20 yds'. O. MIK. Ufcsrty City Treasurer Loses Court Bid To Gel Salary Slilnman Nrwi Servlr. MrMINNVILLE Case of James Robertson, former (Vi tas city treasurer, to recover salary allegedly due him was judged "non suited" in Yamhill Circuit Couid by Judge Arlle G. Walker. Failure to prove willful or ma licious action on the part of the Carlton City Council . when It reduced Robertson's salary to ti a month was the basis on uhlrh talker placed his judgment. Stolen Detroit Truck Found At Princvillc Statesman Nfw Srrvtro DETROIT A panel truck stolen hcre j-riday by an .escapee from a state institutiqn in saicm was recovered Saturday at Prineville, State Police reported Saturday. . The truck, registered to Frances Stout, was stolen from near a garage Stout operates here. Police said the truck apparently was taken after a jeep, stolen at Stayton, developed motor trouble. The jeep was left near the spot where Stout 'a truck was taken, Owner of the Stayton vehicle was not listed. Police said the - vehicles were linked to the trail of Richard R. Kidd who was apprehended 60 miles north of Bend Saturday after escaping from the state hos pital in Salem early Friday. : i vism tKl ji j fa hsi . V - - - '. : ' I ill ' I : . ' I Regularly 39.93 to $43 j Regularly 39.93 to $45 Sale of smart spring knits 29 A budget buy for your spring wardrobe . .' , smart spring knits of 100 wool che nille in petal-soft pastels ... at a low, low price. Several styles in powder blue, pink, white, champagne and black. Abovo right, 2 piece with rhinestone Initton jack, ft; left, scoop netk cocktail sheath with shoulder strap. Sizes 10-18. Moderate Trice Shop New Central J(V Charter Banquet Due SUtmman Nmm Srrlc INDEPENDENCE - The newly te rmed Central Jaycec organiza tion, comprising members from Monmouth and Independence, will hold its charter banquet In the Central Ilinh School cafeteria on Tuesday night, March 20. A final prc-banquet meeting will be hdd Tuesday night at thrMon mouth Hotel coffee shop, according to president Jack McElravy. The public is encouraged to at tend the banquet but ticket supply is .limited, Hal Hearing, banquet chairman, reported. The tickets are available at Taylor's store in Monmouth and Don Hardy's office In Independence, George Huggins of the sponsoring Salem Jaycees will be toastmaster for the banquet which Jaycce of ficers will attend. Bible Institute Choir, at Dallas Sunday Evening SUtrtmaa Newt Service DALLAS The choir from the Bible Standard Institute of Eugene will sing at the Foursquare Gospel Church here at 6 p.ra. Sunday, ac cording to the Rev.' Percy Philip, pastor. ,,''''.. The 35-voice choir will present a full program of choral render ings, "quartets, trios, duets and solos as well as instrumental num bers. The Rev. Harold Powers, dean of the Bible Schoolwill de liver a short message; Pastor Philip said. .90 ,-.Y&S..K X WlV-l- If..