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16-(Scc. II) Statesman. Salem", Or.. Thurs., Feb. 21, '57 I Towmotor Chief Sees Bright Future for Gef linger Carrier Factory at Dallas 1 WW Flays Talk Of Closing Down Plant . Suteinua Nfwi Servlr ; DALLAS, Feb. 20-An opti mistic future for GrrliiiRer Carrier Co. operations in Dal las Va seen luTe by C. E. (Ed) Smith, Cleveland, Ohio, president, of Towmotor Corp. and chairman of the Cerlingcr . board of directors. During a four day visit here, he also discounted rumors arising from a slowdown of production at the Dallas plant during the win - tef. "We have nn Intention of shut tins down or of moving the, plant," Smith said. "On the contrary we hope to supplement its operations." froducthm Switch Reported underway were plans Jo make some Gerlinger lift trucks at Cleveland, balancing production JL.. between the east and west plants. It is also planned to assemble and produce some models of Tow motor lift trucks here. These measures would facilitate 'supplying outlets in the west with Towmotor and in the east with Cerlingcr. . Smith explained that Gerlinger carriers and trucks begin where Towmotor leaves off. Towmotor makes trucks to handle from 1000 to 15,000 pounds. ' Lumber Lag Cited ' In a joint statement. Smith and V. 0. Williams, Cerlingcr presi dent, declared that a winter lag in the lumber and wood products in dustries has been a major factor in the carrier company slowdown. "However, we see evidence for optimism in the proposals for or ' ders that are reaching us daily," Williams added. . One of the reasons it has been necessary to curtail operations to a three-day week is the problem of adjustment that followed com bining the two companies, the exe cutives said. New Outlets In the reorganization Gerlinger has 18 new sales outlets. Smith said that there is every reason to believe that their work will recult in an increase in production as soon as they can become thorough ' ly acquainted with Gerlinger pro ducts and reach the continuously, widening market. Smith said that the fine accept ance of Gerlinger carriers and trucks throughout the country is one reason lowmoior sougni ine Gerlinger purchase. He declared that there is a big niaifcci ui inc uiuuauuu cast tu uc developed for Gerlinger equip--ment. By increasing outlets and establishing a major Gerlinger de pot at the Cleveland plant, it is hoped to ttabiliie production. The firms also expect to gain some freight and cost advantages. Leaf Nefatlatiaas ' Towmotor had been negotiating with Gerlinger for nearly four years before the purchase was consummated last year. Smith laid. The operation here meets their need for a plant on the West Coast 1 SUttunaa Nwi ervle V Fairfield Open house and community no-host dinner will be held at 1 p m. Sunday at Fairfield Grange Hall. Women of Fairfield Grange are arranging a program. Members of the community and all Grange members are Invited. Krlier The Keiier Sewing Club will meet all day Thursday, with Mrs. J. E. . Whitehead. 490 Cum mings Lane. Falls Clty-The Women's Mis sionary Group of the Falls City Christian Church will work on blocks for a quilt for the emer gency box at the church at 2 p.m. Thursday. Taraer Room mothers will meet Thursday st 2 p.m. in the trade schnnl niiriilnrium Fruirth and fifth grade room mothers will serve" refreshments. Valley News Items, Briefly Told Spring Valley The Community Center Association has voted to put rest rooms in the basement of its building.1 Work will start immediately with Art Yungen in charge. Other members will help. A proposal to sell land at Lincoln was tabled. Lyeaa "Citizens of the week" chosen at Man-Linn School were Charles Wiggins. Oletta Mays. Ma thieu Schlyper, Sharon Spellmeyer. Cheryl ' Weaver. Peggy Morrison, Mike Knox, Hendrick Schlyper. Bernard Schlyper, Carol Downer and Roger Knox. . Turaer The Areme Club is sponsoring a card party at I p m. Saturday in the Masonic Hall. Pin ochle and canasta will be played. JrffrrM Members. of Jefferson Chapter, FuturrTarmers of Am erica, will hold their fifth annual parent-son banquet Monday, in the Jefferson High School gym at t:30 p.m. Wlllamlna Friday, from S until 8 p.m., the annual PTA ham din ner will be served at the grade school cafeteria. Mrs. John Holm and Mrs. R. F. Herzberg are ce chairmen. Lyeas The annual Blue and Gold banquet for Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will be held at Mari Linn School Sunday at 1 p. m, Each family is asked to bring a hot and cold dish. A short pro gram wilt follow the dinner. Par ents and friends are invited. Wlllamlna-Mrs. Carol Huntley is the 1957 Heart Fund drive chairman in Willamina. Sunday, from 1 to s p.m., she and mem bers of the Girls' League at the high school will . canvass the town for donations. Members of the Fire Department Auxiliary are also as sisting the drive by holding coffee hours at their homes, ;nr Clear Lake The Christian Serv ice Guil dot the KUB Church is sponsoring a fellowship supper Fri day at 8:30 p.m. at the church. It will be a "hard times" party with a prize for the best costume. Mrs. Frank Wooldridge is in charge of the program. Proceeds from the dinner will be used toward new silverware for the church, a proj ect of the guild. Aurera The next meeting of the Aurora American legion I'nit and Auxiliary will be Friday. The wo men will work on layettes they are making at a welfare project. The newly-installed oil furnace made the Legion Hall comfortanle for the turkey dinner served la about 200 Saturday night. 'Daddy Date Night' At North Marion High Staleimaa News Servltt NORTH MARION, Feb. 20 - Thursday evening, Feb. 21 will h Daddy Date Night at Nrth Mari. on Union High School at which time members of the Future Home makers of America will enter! an their daddies or a substitute daddy beginning with a dinner, prepared by the girls. This will be followed by an evening of entertainment, j DALLAS, Feb. 20 Bright future for Gerlinger carrier and lift truck plant here was pre dicted by C. E. Smith center, president ef Towmotor Corp., when he visited from Cleve land, Ohio, with R. S. Wentt (left), director of purchases. They conferred with V. O. Wil liams (right), Gerlinger president.. The plant, now owned by Towmotor, will produce some Towmotor models in the future. Mill City, Gates Hear Plans for Polio Shots SUUtmaa Nwi Strvir. MILL CITY. Feb. 20-Prospects of giving polio shots to all Gates and Mill City school children were discussed at a meeting here last night. Representatives of all or ganizations in the two towns at tended. Mill City Woman's Club sponsor ed the meeting at which Dr. Wil lard Stone, director of Marion County Health Department, and Mrs. Effie Cole, public health nurse, spoke. Labish Center School Parents to Organize ' SuttMiaa Ncwi Serried LABISH CENTER. Feb. 20-Mrs. Fred McClauchry announces that parents and friends of Labish Cen ter Grade School will meet Friday at 9 p m. at the schoolhouse to or ganize and elect officers for a new Parents CJub. Mrs. McClaugh ry has been working on a CQmmit tee to form plans for the new-club which is replacing Community Club. Films will be shown Friday night. N I Indications were that the Mill City PTA would follow up -the meeting with an all-out campaign to enlist support of all school par ents in having the shots adminis tered as soon as possible. Various doctors have indicated their willingness to cooperate with the program if sufficient commun ity help is assured. A minimum fee would be charged. Mrs. Vera Hathaway, president of the Woman's Club, presided, as sisted by program chairman Mrs. O. K. DeWitt. Discussion was led by Alfred Nesbitt, treasurer of the Marion County PTA Council who is also active in the Mill City PTA. Woodburn Grange Sets Open House I WOODBURN. Feb. 20 "Open House is scheduled by the Wood' burn Grange Thursday at the Grange Hall. All ex-Grangers and others interested in the organiza tion are invited. The event will open with a. no-host dinner at 6:30 p.m. The program will begin at 8 William Bade, McMinnville, member of the tax. research or ganization, will speak. Lawrence Paradis; master, is chairman and Mrs. Carl Hennings, program chairman. New Residents At Four Corners Statrtmaa frtwi Ivrvlrt FOL'R CORNERS, Feb. 20-New residents here are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Benson and children, Lar ry and Renee, who are the new owners of the 333 N. 45 St. prop erty. They moved here from Middle Grove. Larry is a first grader at Four Corners School?' FAMILY RETURNS CENTRAL HOWELL, J"eb. 20 Returning here from Ripon, Calif, after an extended leave is the Hale family. The Hale's daughter Sue will be a student in the eighth grade here. Seals are not fur-bearing. Those "seal-skin" coats come from fur bearing sea lions. ECZEMA ITCH Cot yo afownf Try . RESIHOL OINTMf NT For long-lasting rtlitf Joyce Caster Top Speller at Scotts Mills SCOTTS MILLS. Feb. 20-A gen erally - good student, 14 year old Joyce Caster, is spelling champion of Scotts Mills' 7th and 8th grades 'and will repre sent her school in a semi-finals of The States-man-KSLM Spel ling Contest at Mt. Angel, Tues day, March 26. Joyce is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Pactr Sh. U joyet crtt in the 8th grade and her hobbies are popular music and sewing. She was certified for the contest by her principal and teacher, R. N. Weeden. Talcing runner-up honors In spell ing were the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. .Glenn Slentz Karen. 12, in the 7th grade, winning second, and Carole, 13, in the 8th grade, plac ing third. 1 Sponsors are awarding certifi cates of merit to all three girls. Valley Births SUtctmia Ntwt Srlr " STAYTON - To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer R. Bilyeu, Lyons route 1, a son, Feb. 11, at Santiam Mem-' orial Hospital. : To Mr. and Mrs. Marcus F. Thomson, Marion, a son, Feb. IS, at Santiam Memorial Hospital. To Mr. and Mrs. Leroy R. Fis cus. Stayton, a daughter, Feb. IS, at Santiam Memorial Hospital. To Mr. and Mrs. David J. Ben- der, Stayton, a son, Feb, 18, at ; Santiam Memorial Hospital, 1 i DALLAS To Mr. and Mrs. Karl ' I Wagner, Falls City, a daughter,' Fes. 1 at Bartoll Hospitalr- 1 To Mr. and Mrs. George Teal, Falls City, a daughter, Feb, It at Bartetl Hospital Don't Ntgltct Slipping FALSE TEETH - Do ftlw ueth drop, slip or nbbi . hn in UII..HI, lAuiii or inrr? . Don't" b innored nd mbrrrti by well hndlM. 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