Valley
Statesman
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Reunion of
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SILVERTON-Forty-five mem
bers of the Riches clnmrt In
the Robert Riches' Grove in Wal
do Mills Sunday lor .their Z7lh an
nual reunion, '
. The clan is composed of the de
scendants of two brothers and
their wives, Charles and Harriet
Riches who settled at Turner, and
George and Mary Jane Riches
who lived in the Waldo Hills area
on the farm part of which is now
owned by Robert Riches.
To each couple a large family
was born and of these Immediate
descendants only Miss Irma Rich
es of Salem survives In the
Charles Riches family, while the
, recent death of Mrs. Florence
Given took the last member of
the George Riches family.
Oldest Member
The oldest member present Sun'
day was Stanley Riches of Turn
er, while the youngest was Kath
leen Combs of Salem.
Officers elected for 1957 Include
Elden Mulkey, Silverton, presi
dent; Mrs. Albert Lindbeck, Dal
las, vice president; Lois Riches,
Silverton, secretary.
Also observed Sunday was the
birthday of Harry Riches of Wal
do Hills.
Attending t h a reunion were:
From Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Jos
eph Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. John
Riches and Fault Jo, Mr. and
Mrs.' Frank Combs, Mark and
Kathellen; Oloha: Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Riches and Carl; Dallas:
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lindbech and
Steven and Michael; Turner: Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Riches; Sublim
ity: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth War
nock, and grandchildren, Kenny
and Kathy Rix Puckett; Silver
ton: Mr. James Mulkey, Mr. and
Mrs. Les Lowery and Randy and
Cheryl, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Brownell, Mrs. Glenn Parish, Mr.
air' Mrs. Harry Riches, Jack,
W t and Cathy, Mr. and Mrs.
Tt tiches, Jana Riches, Herbert
K tein, Misses Winifred and
U Riches, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
R fa, Robert and jitney.
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NORTH HOWELL Members
of North Howell Grange met Mon
day .evening, with Master Tom
Bump presiding. Walter Holtea
gave the third and fourth degree
obligation to Mr. and Mrs. Lindy
Langwell and Maryann Dunn.
Clyde Smelaer spoke on cotton
raising and had a box of cotton
seed to show the group.
The evening's program consist
ed of group mging, a reading by
Mrs. Albert Roth, and two motion
pictures, ffyown by Mr. and Mrs.
Werner Hemshorn of Woodburn
Grange.
The next social night will be
August 4 at I p.m. at the grange
hall. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Holten
are on the kitchen committee and
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dunn are in
charge of the program.
The Hope Economics club will
meet in the hall on Tuesday, July
17, at I p.m.
Atlventist Youths
To Attend Camp
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FALLS CITV-The Falls City
Seventh Day Adventlit Church
will send ss many of its young
people as possible to Camp Ump
qua, south of Roeeburf, this sum
mer. Applications to attend must
be completed before July 28.
The camp will take place from
August 8-26 and is or young peo
ple from through 13 years old.
Camp Umpqua is located in a
site which is rich in Indian lore
and early Oregon history. It is
the only S.D A. camp in Oregon.
H'OTI.C
BEGINNING SAT. JULY 14TH
SALEM'S STATIONERY STORES
Will Close at 1 P.M.
Each Saturday Thru August
In Order That Our Employees
May Enjoy Longer Weekend
Holidays
Cooke Stationery Co.
Commercial Book Store
Nccdham's
News '
Newt Service
Dallas Agency
Gets Falls City
City Insurance
, lUUwu News Sartlt.
FALLS CTTY-Blanket liability
insurance en city equipment and
property has been awarded to the
Stan Malo agency of Dallas, it
was reported this week.
Malo's bid, for a term of three
years, called for an annual prem
ium of $37. The Falls City conn
cil opened bids Monday night with
only two being received.
The Dallas agency was recently
successful bidder on Polk Coun
ty's liability insurance. Cost, of
the policy is $2400 per year for a
three-year period. It includes fire,
theft and liability insurance.
Sunday School
Elects Officers
Statasamaa Haws Saralc.
FALLS CITY The Rev. Claude
Wells has been elected Sunday
School superintendent of the Falls
City Christian Church.
Other officers include: Treas
urer, Mrs, Carrie Gramling; re
cording secretary, John Letterman;
corresponding secretary, - Mrs.
Chester Embree; treasurer, Mrs.
Virgil Davis; pianist, Judy Wells
music director, Rev. Wells; pri
mary superintendent, Mrs. Rich
ard Paul; trustees, Mrs. Virgil
Davis and Mrs. Chester Embree:
deaconess, miss Maryann King.
Volley
Briefs
SUtaamaa Naws Sarrtta
Marqaam The Thomas Exten
sion Unit will hold its annual
family picnic i Sunday at Wilholt
Springs.
Vaieavale The Women's Socl
ety of World Service will meet at
I p.m. Tuesday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Richards.
Zeaa The Polk County Feder
ation of Rural Women'a Clubs will
hold Its annual no-host picnic at
noon on Wednesday, July .18, at
Helmick Park. The hostess ' club.
Hnghland Women's Club, requests
that those attending bring table
service.
Middle Grave The Middle
Grove 4-H Club la making plans
for the club fair to be held at
Harry and Dennis Scharfa place
on August It. The group met re
cently at the home el the leader,
Mrs. Vera Bassett, then made a
field trip to inspect the animals
of members.
Pratom-Mr. and Mrs. William
Silke of Akron, Ohio have been
visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Silke Sr. While they
were here, a family re-union was
held at the Silke home. Attending
were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Silke
of Coos Bay, Mrs. Daisy Phenecie
of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Silke and Jimmy of Troutdale,
and Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Silke,
Gerry, Joan and Johnnny of Sa
lem. HELP YOUR KIDNEYS
If poorly functioning Kld-
aevr ana Bladdri make Tea
suffer irens Getting I'p
Nights, Nervousness. Rbea
static Pains, BtUfneoa, Bam-
lag, Saaariiag, Itching, er
Acidit try
Schaefer's Kidney
end Ebdder Pills ,
Price 60C
SCHAEFER'S
DRUG STORE
Open Dally. 1:11 s.aa. ta I a .as.
Sunday, t a. aa. te S p. as.
135 NORTH COMMERCIAL
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Willamina Club
Installs Officers
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- WII.LAMINA-New officers of
the Thcta Rho club were Installed
In ceremonies Monday evening.
The new officerrare: President,
Luann Stoddard; vice president,
Linda Boehler; secretary. Carta
Stroschine; treasurer, Darlene Ry
dell; warden, Vicki Wright; con
ductor, Jeanetta Carlson; marsh
all, Blllle Lea John; musician,
Linda Sundrud; RSP, Judy Mc-
Cann; . LASP, Carolyn Ramey;
RSVP. Loretta. Blrchficld: LSVP.
Sharon Nyleen; chaplain, Phyllis
Kydell: Inside guardian. Betty
Fox; outside guardian, Marilyn
Schukar; first, second and third
herald, Donna Baker, Nancy John
son and Marie Wood; Junior past
president, Nancy McCann.
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Baptists Set
Anniversary
At Salt Creek
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SALT CREEK-The 60th anniver
sary of the Salt Creek Baptist
Church will be commemorated on
July 18, 20, and 22.
The observance win begin at
6:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 1,
with an anniversary dinner.
The Women's Missionary Union,
with Mrs. Charles Hart in charge,
will present a program following
the dinner.
On Friday. July 20, at 7:45 p.m.,
th service will be put on by the
Sunday School, the Junior-Senior
CBY groups. '
On Sunday there will be services
pl I u
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AUTOMATIC UASIIERS START AS LOW AS
Thompson Rites
Set qt Silverton
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SILVKRTON-Servlces for Nor
ri E, Thompson, 56, will be Sat
urday at 2 p ni. in the Ekman
Memorial Chapel. Burial will be
in Valley View Cemetery, and the
Rev. Alvln Selid of Trinity Luth-
, eraa Church will be the pastor.
Thompson died Wednesday in a
Portland Hospital.
Toronto Is the only Canadian
city which has a subway.
as usual in the morning but no
evening services. At 2 p.m.. Dr.
Frank Woyke of Chicago, executive
secretary of the North American
Baptist General Conference, will
speak.
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Legion Post
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SILVERTON-John Demaa was
elected - commander of Delbert
Reeves Post, Americas Legion
Monday night.
Other officers named include
L. P. Oehlcr, first vice com
mander; T. P. Heidenstrom, chaplain;-F.
M. PoweU, service of
ficer; Gladwyn Hamre, historian.
The office of adjutant is yet to be
filled.
Installation has been set for July
23. with Fred Lucht, Mt. Angel,
past commander of district I, to
head team of installing officials.
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Ice-Cream Social
Saturday Night
At Elliott Prairie
Stataimaa Naars Sarvlc.
ELLIOTT PRAIRIE The Elli
ott Prairie Ladies' Aid will spon
sor an ire cream social Saturday
from 6:30-8:30 at the Eliott Prair
ie community hall. Proceeds will
go to the church-hall building
fund. The public la invited.
The building project is coming
along nicely. Recently part of the
shakes have been put on, a new
outside door has been put in the
kitchen, and the grounds have
been undergoing a renovation.
All this work has been donated
by members and friends of the
Elliott Prairie Church.
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A-PLANT Dl'E "
OTTAWA ( A jeport to Par
liament says work will begin in
August on a 144-mlllion-dollsr
atomic energy demonstration pow
er plant. The plant, generating
20.000 kilowatts, is being built
near ' Des Joachims. Que., 150
miles northwest of Ottawa.
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