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Youngsters 'Let Off Steam During Recess at School I s- j, (if 1 rr-ygry Playtime at ichool! Call it recess or physical education period; it'a the same released energy at any school. These typical scenes come from Highland School where, for example, the j first grade boys above are targeting their energy on soccer ball. They are (left to right) Richard Haney, Bill Martin, Billy Berg, Lonnie Dillon, Mike Kelsay and Tommy Carlisle. Many ways are devised to work off excess energy. (States man photos by John Ericksen.) .1 JJJ JJLj Jo : '-j J '- 1 7.'v' .. V;7 " Johnny Sparks, Highland School third grader, demonstrates his upside-down skill. on the school's playground jungle bars. Noise of children in outside physical education classes draws canine visitors from neighborhood. I jr:.AAr.myf.-1-J iOhHTO, Hart, nr ' SSHBVHnBSSSaaHMHMMMMnMMl tTt'ia . feE" -.1 :" Free-for-all fun of noon playtime at Highland School is reflected In happy faces of third grade, children. While unidentified boy swings on monkey bars, Sandra Bressler (in fore ground races to ladder to take her turn. Others whirl on merry-go-round. Aumsville Man Elected Head of Jersey Cattle Club 'Leonard Hayes, Aumsville, is the new president . of the Marion County Jersey Cattle Club, it was announced Wednesday. Calvin Mikkelson, Woodburn, wis. elected vice-president; Lois Hayes, Aumsville, secretary; Ted Hobart, Salem, treasurer; and Newton Davis, Woodburn, to an other term on the board of direct ors, at a recent election. ' The Oregon Jersey Cattle Club willyneet Dec. 7 at Hotel Senator. Tigard School Bonds Pass ' TIGARD, Nov,- 20 UR A $195, 000 bond issue for eight high school classrooms was approved yesterday by a one-vote margin, 807,806. Two other school bond measures were turned down in the same election. ; One was a $75,000 proposal to build a new high school grand stand and shop. It went , down 1,050-539. A $45,000 measure for junior high school improvements was defeated 819-780. Mt. Angel Sets Speech Meeting Statesman NeWI Servlct MT. ANGEL, Nov. 20 - Robert English, speech therapist at Ore gon Medical School, will speak at Mt. Angel Women's College Thurs day at 7:30 p.m. His subject will be speech and poise in speaking. The meeting will be open' to the public. The talk is sponsored by the lo cal chapter of the Student Oregon Education Association. Maynard Corlett from George Fox College and state vice president of the SOEA, will be present. Ex-Resident Succumbs in California Mrs. Florence Emma Perkins, 54, late resident of 2230 Englewood Ave. NE, died at the U. S. Naval Hospital in San Diego, Calif., fol lowing lung surgery, it was learned here Wednesday. Mrs. Perkins was born Sept. 21, 1903 in Ambler, Penn. She was married to Harlan J. Perkins in Cordova. Alaksa in 1928. She moved to Salem in i946 after her husband retired from the Navy. He was born in Salem and lived here except when in the Navy. Besides the widower she leaves a son, Delbert Hughes and one granddaughter, Dare Hughes, both of Los Angeles. Mrs. Perkins was a member of Ainsworth Chapter No. 176, Order of the Eastern Star and a former member of the Guardian Council of Bethel, No. 48. She also was a member of the Order of Jobs Daughters, and the Methodist church. Services were held In San Diego with Corinthian Chapter No. 358 OES conducting the ritualistic rites. ' Interment was at the Fort Rosencran.se, National Cemetery on Point Loma, , Calif. The word has been changed but th melody lingers on. Whether you use the old-fashioned word "recess" or the new fangled "physical education per iod," it still means a time for muscle activity, fun and exhilira tion to Salem school kids. The magic of play time is still there, just as it always has been. Children shout just as loud, run a fast and scramble just as fur iously as in "recess" periods. N. 'Breaks' N.w Physical education periods are not considered "breaks" from study routine, as they once were, but a part of the educational program. These periods are controlled by teachers the same as other classes. The kids engage in rhythms, games, activities and stunts, relays, body conditioning and instruction in physical skills. We don t just throw out a ball and let the kids take over," said Mrs. Grace Wolgamatt, Salom public school system physical ed ucation director. "These periods are planned and organized. Every one participates." Use of the playground equip ment, such as the jungle bars, swinging rings and play ladders. is prohibited during physical edu cation periods. The kids may scramble over these only before and after school hours and during a brief noon period. Old Standby Old play standbys, such as soft- ball and soccer, are on the pro gram in season. Last year Salem school war re cipient of the award given to the school system having the best physical education program In 1 Oregon, in grades 1 to 12. But, award or no award, the : hflnnv laughter in th circle rr, o -- - games, ine proumnK mm'hius in the zig-zag relay competition, the scuffed shoes, the flyins pony tails are still a part of the playground scene. Living Costs Rise Again In Britain LONDON, Nov. 20 The cost of living in Britain went up an other full point last month, the government said tonight. The of ficial index showed 107 on Oct. 15. The base figure of 100 is calculat ed on living costs in effect in Jan uary 1958. The Labor Ministry, said the main factors were increases in rents, postal and telephone charg es and prices of newspapers. River Programs Hearings Set The State Water Resources Board announced Wednesday ft will hold hearings on its proposed de velopment of programs for water use In the upper portion of the McKenzie Rivtr basin and in the Rogue River basin. The McKenzie hearing will be held at 9 arn. Dec. 2 in the me morial building aly Springfield. The Rogue River hearings will be at 9 a.m. Qcc. 11 at the court- house at Medford, and at 9 a m. Dec. 13 at the courthouse at Gold Beach. Statesman, Salem, Ore., Thurs., Nov. 2157 (Sec. II)-15 Police Report Tavern Theft Marsh's Tavern, 2290 Front St. NE, was burglarized Wednesday morning and lira in cash, beer, cigarettes, lighters, and other items were stolen, Salem city po lice reported. James W. Corruth, 2m Liberty St. NE. discovered the theft about 11 am. Wednesday when he opened the tavern, he said. ' Police said entrance was gained by breaking a window in the rear of the store. The tavern, owned by Harry and Lcla Peterson, was looted of $41 in cash. 12 cigar lighters, S doses ball point pens, six cases of beer, six bottles of wine and an unknown quantity of cigarettes, police sai'5. Former UJ5. Treasurer Georgia Neese Clark Gray runs general store in her home town of Rich land, Kan. (pop. 250i. In Connecticut a fishing license for women is cheaper than those sold' to men. -r . Husband-Wife Legislative J Team Praised THE DALLES, Nov. 20 (t-Sec- retary-ef Stata- Mark Hatfield Wed nesday night praised the husband- wife legislative team for support ing the Republican tax reduction program in the Legislature. Sen. Ben Musa and Rep. Kalh- erine Musa, both Democrats of The Dalles, bolted from their party's position that most of the general find surplus should be carried over until the next biennium, while the Republicans wanted almost all of it returned to the people. In an address prepared for de livery at a Wasco County Republi can dinner, Hatfield said that the Musas' . "exercise of independent judgment was one of the decisive factors in bringing about realistic decisions in Salem last week. You might as well be prepared right now to see an effort to purge them for their resistance. Agricultural Research Unit To Hear Bid The Oregon Agricultural Re search and Advisory Council exec utive committee will consider an invitation from the State Depart ment of Agriculture to broaden its scope at a meeting today in Portland. The department has suggested that the council work with it on broad problems affecting all Ore- gon agriculture. Cornelius Bateson Sr., chairman of the Slate Board of Agriculture, and Robert J. Steward, state agri culture director, both of Salem, will explain the department s bid to the council's executive commit tee headed by Larry Williams of Canyon City. The council, composed of repre sentatives of 28 fawner associa tions and processing organizations, was founded in 1948 as a research advisory group for the Oregon State College experiment station and extension service. Haven School Scholarships Put on Budget Salem Association for Retarded Children has buigeted $210 for Ha ven School scholarships as part of the observance of National Re tarded Children's week, Nov. 17 to 28. Distribution of scholarship mon ey will b in the hands of the as sociation's education committee, said P. B. Arensmeier, treasurer of the group. Scholarship funds were from United Fund allocations, personal donations and association dues. A $25 donation was recently received from American Legion Auxiliary 136, Arensmeier added. The group also plans to sell dec orated pine cones during the holi day season for additional funds. Annual election for the associa tion was set lor Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. during the group's Tuesday night meeting in Mayflower Hall. Slow Driving Brings Fine Harold Vincent Gassner, 322 May field PI. NE, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving too slowly and was fined $20 in Marion County District Court Tuesday. Gassner was arrested Nov. 2 by state police officers who stated that at least 50 cars were trailing Gass ner at 25-mile-per-bour on. Highway 99 south of Saleirt: Coll CADWELL OIL CO. Stovo Diosol Oils We Deliver Today Phone EM J 7411 , 249 State St. By the Bells unie ANNie iooney v DARtEll McClURf f SOLtV, JTfflO-MISS JULIA PINE HAS BEEN l YOUR fATMEB. ID LUNCH- V A.MNIE?? V ACTING TERRIBLE DlFFEREMr SINCE JEWEL'S i AND GO FIND ANNIE wMYSMOUlOr VfATUER, CAPTAIN JASON FLEECE, HAS BEEN I THINK SHE'S OUTSIDf - DO THAT?.- SHC LrvtaflltaaK. Atfwcs-WW wl V 'U i U kitchen WHILE YOUR FATHER IS HERE tr WILL ! LOOK SETTER IF ANMlE EATS WITH US-YOU MUST BE PATIENT, PEAR. VOO HAVE SAID VOL) WANT TO BC AN ACTRESS SOME . DAY- WELL, HERE IS YOUR. 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