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2 Towns Valley News Statesman News Service Keizer to Serve Up Parade, Horse Show Statesman Newi Service KEIZER Parade and horse lov ers even art lovers will be in seventh heaven here Saturday in Keizer s "Western Days main events. Marching groups and mobile un its will parade through the com munity at 1 p.m. Colorful in itself, the parade will also draw in spec tators to the Lions Club Horse Show immediately following at 4100 Cherry Ave. Western Dance Set A western dance, featuring the Wear family from McMinnvilIe County School Districts Pass Non-High Levy Fifteen non-high school districts In Marion County have approved 122-21 an estimated combined bud get of $142,166 to send some 300 students to high school. Two districts vetoed the measure but a majority of the combined vote made the budget legal for all districts. Most of these districts send students to Salem high schools and the levy will repay Salem for the cost of their educa tion. Results were. Sublimity, 14 yes, 0, no; Macleay, 12-0; Brooks, 7-3; Pratum, 13-2; Hazel Green, 7-0; Sunnyside, 2-4; Lake Labish, 10-0; Union, 6-2; Fruitland, 12-0; Clear Lake, 10-1; Buena Crest, 5-0; Riv erside, 12-0; Bethel, 7-0; Labish Center, 5-2; McKee, 11-0. An official count will be made Tuesday, at 8 p.m. in the Marion County School office, according to Mrs. Agnes Booth, superintendent Valley Obituaries belle n. Mcknight MONMOUTH Mrs. Belle N. Mc- Knight, 78, a resident of Monmouth since 1926, died Thursday at a Dallas nursing home after an ill ness of several months. She was born Aug. 11, 1881 at La Belle, Mo., and came to Mon mouth more than 30 years ago She was a member of Adah Chap ter No. 34, Order of Estern Star of Independence. Survivors include her son, R. C. McKnight, Dallas; four daughters, Mrs. W. P. Von Den Bosch, Ti gard; Mrs. Paul M. Martin, Puy allup, Wash.; Mrs. Howard Morri son, Tigard; and Mrs. Vernon Bur ton, Bakersfield, Calif.; one broth er, W. H. Northcraft, Brockway, Ore.; one sister, Edyth Gilmour, Roseburg; and 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be from Smith Krueger Mortuary at Independence Monday at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Fir Crest Cemetery, Mon mouth. JANNETTE UPMEYER PRESLER FALLS CITY-Services for Jan nette Upmeyer Presler, 2, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Boll man Funeral Chapel in Dallas. Burial will be in Belcrest Memo rial Park;, Salem. The girl drowned June 12 in Trinity River near Lewiston, Calif. Her father, Floyd Presler drowned trying to save her. His body has not been recovered. She was born at Dallas Jan. 29, 1956. Survivors include her mother, Joanne Upmeyer Presler, and a sister, .Anita Presler, both of Lew iston, Calif.; and her grandpar ents, Mr.' and Mrs. John Upmeyer, Falls City. Pratum Mennonite Slates Bible School Itettunan Newi S.rrie. PRATUM Daily vacation Bible school will be held at the Pratum Mennonite Church June 23 to July 4 daily from 7-8:45 p.m. Classes will be offered for youths from four years through junior high. Mrs. Leonard Roth and Mrs. Grover Welty are superintendents. Silverton, Woodburn Pools Begin Swimming Season Itetcamu N.wt lervica SILVERTON Silverton's mu nicipal swimming pool opened Thursday afternoon after a 10-day delay because of burned out motor on the pump that circulates the water. .. .... For the first time in the history of ; the almost 20-year-old pool, there will be a charge for its use. For those 14 years and over, a single admission of 25 cents will be charged, or a lO-swim ticket for $1; under 14 years, 10 cents for singleadmlssion, or 12-wim ttekedRor $1. , A. i There will be no charge for those taking swimming lessons which will be sponsored under the Si ver ton recreational program July 7 tcAug. 2."'';;-; ''"-v. ' tWOODBURN Woodburn' war memorial- swimming pool will open Saturtoy afternoon for. daily 1-9 Celebrate Today will be held at the Lions Club house Saturday at 9 p.m. The Wear family have appeared on the Law rence Welk show and on Portland television. More than 100 paintings, sketches and other art work by artists aged 9 to 90 are on display Saturday afternoon and evening at an art shop at 3579 Cherry Ave. NE. Young Artist to Show - ' The youngest artist is Terry Smith, 9 years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith, 460 Lost Ln. N, who does still life and land scape oils. P. M. Hart, over 90, is well-known in the valley for his color pen and ink work. Promoters of the art show be lieved that many who came to Keizer for the Western celebration might also like to see what local people are doing in art lines. The final event in the week-long celebration at Keizer will be t Western breakfast 9 till noon Sun day at the Lions Den and the sec ond horse show performance at 1 p.m. Father Logan Of Sheridan Transferred Statesman News Service SHERIDAN - The Rev. Joseph P. Logan, S. J., rector of the Sheridan Novitiate here for the past six years, has been installed as rector of Bellarmine High School in Tacoma, Wash. Like the Novitiate, Bellarmine High School is under the care of the Society of Jesus and annually enrolls ' between three and four hundred students. . During Father Logan's term as head of the Novitiate construction of the physical plant of the semi nary was undertaken and complet ed, marking the first quarter cen tury of Jesuit activities in Sheri dan and offering the community an architectural landmark. Father Logan is succeeded as rector by the Rev. Alexander F. McDonald, S. J. Father McDon ald, who was a member of the faculty at the Novitiate from 1953 to 1955 and originally began his training for the priesthood here in 1934. Father McDonald came here from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., where he has been head of the English Depart ment. He has had advanced studies in English at the University of De troit and at Oxford University in England. Stayton International Relations League of Stayton Unidn High School will hold a picnic Sunday at 3 p.m. at Taylor's Grove. Guest of honor will be Jean-Marc Bor dier, French exchange student who has spent the past year at the school. Bordier is leaving for his native France June 25. Monmouth The annual Polk County 2-40 family picnic will be held Sunday at Buell park. A cov ered dish dinner will be supplied by each family, and the club will furnish coffee, soft drinks and ice cream. Jefferson Mrs. Everett Struck- meier of Scio and Mrs. Calvin Hughes have invited friends to a morning baby shower Saturday at the latter's home here. The occas ion will honor Mrs. Garth Fan ning of Salem, a former high school teacher here. Monmouth Descendants and friends of the Rowland Chambers and Nahum King families, Kings Valley pioneers, are invited to at tend the annual clan reunion Sun day in Avery park, Corvallis. Jefferson Frank Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy L. Wells, has enlisted in the army for three years, and is stationed at Ft. Ord, Calif., for his six weeks basic training in small guided missiles. He graduated from Jefferson high school this spring. Registrations are now being taken for free swim lessons in Classes from beginners through life guard training. The first of three courses will start, June 30. Keith Llewellyn is instructor and lifeguard. Summer recreation for youth of the community is underway with Reuben Baisch as coordinator. In cluded in the list of sports avail able to all youth are square danc ing, tennis instruction, archery les sons, pewee oaseoau ana gins Softball. Games have been set up for various leagues in the peewee baseball and girls' Softball, t LEBANON This city hopes to open its city-school swimming pool sometime next week, according to J. W. King, school superintendent. - Repairing cracks in the. tile has delayed the opening beyond expec tations, he laid, - Valley Briefs 'Days' Queen PA 4p SHARON CURRY Phil Sheridan Days Queen Sheridan Plans Parade, Rodeo Statesman Newi Serviet SHERIDAN Adults take over here Saturday morning at 10 in the main parade celebration of "Phil Sheridan Days.!' A 15-event rodeo will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday to help the community and the valley observe the old west tradi tions. The grand parade, with more than 20 units and a half dozen bands and drum and bugle corps, will march through downtown at 10 a.m. Kids March la Parade Hundreds of youngsters paraded Friday afternoon under torrid skies. Thousands packed along the streets to watch the line of costumed kids and decorated wag ons. Winners were Mitzie Keller, horses; Nancy McKibben, deco rated bikes; Sheridan Cub Scouts, marching Unit; Todd Bozeman and Gail Spencer, non-historical floats; Shafer family, historical marchers under 14; Jeannine and Jeff Roke, non-historical; Larry Oldham, un der 6-year-old non-historical; Jim my Warren, decorated wagon; Sandra and Cindy Oldham, march ers under 6; and Allen Newby, motorized miniature cars". Queens Crowned Afterwards Mayor Fred Boze man crowned Sharon Curry queen of the Sheridan Days ,and she crowned Karen Funk Junior queen. A Buckeroo Breakfast will be held 6-9 a.m. Saturday morning at the Methodist Church. Follow ing the 10 a.m. parade will be the grand entry at 1:30 p.m. of the Phil Sheridan Rodeo. Two dances will be held in the evening, a rodeo dance at the VFW hall in Willamina, and a Phil Sheridan dance at the Sheridan high school. The rodeo will run again Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Sheridan Bills School Job - SUteaman Newi Serviet SHERIDAN Construction will begin this week on new classrooms at Sheridan High School at a cost of $82,696.46. George I. Johnston and I. N. Moley of Salem are contractors. The new unit will have two science and one home economics classroom, the most expensive units in a high school building project. The project was trimmed from the $90,000 bid to meet the funds available. The classrooms are to be com pleted by September. Accidents Hurt Three at Turner Stateimaii Newi Service TURNER Three Turner resi dents met with accidents this week. Mrs. Manuel Keene sprained her foot in a fall at her home. She will have her foot in a cast for several days. Al Hennies received a broken foot when he was struck with ' a telephone pole that was being re moved. David Alloway had two stitches taken in his elbow and seven in his knee when his bicycle spilled in loose gravel. Cherry Harvest On In Lincoln District Stateiman Newi Service LINCOLN Cherry picking is in full swing in the Lincoln district with some orchards having started late last week and others Monday. Those picking now are Tracy Walling, W. A. Byers, Sarah A. Hackett, Chris and Dot Baal, Mrs. J. D. Feller, Mrs. Bessie Smith. All report excellent crops, with a small per cent of brown rot and cracks, Jefferson to Have Well Child Conference SUteimaV Newi Service JEFFERSON-A Well Child Con ference is scheduled Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the grade school library. Given will be vaccinations, im munizations and doctor's examina tions. This is the last conference here this summer. However, another will be held at Turner July 23, in (be nevr wrxununity center, U.S.' Market for ' Fruit Restored In Great Britain WASHINGTON AP-The De partment of Agriculture has an nounced restoration of a commer cial market for U. S. fruit in Great Britain. Since World War II nearly all fruit exports to the United King dom have been under currency conversion or aid programs, ine Board of Trade in London now has allocated about 20 million dol lars for imports of fresh canned or dried fruits from the Western hemisphere. The Oregon congressional dele gation has been urging for some time that the Great Britain fruit markets be expanded to take Ore gon fruit products. Hard-Working Women Make Annual Sessions Of Girls State Success Girls State, ending another busy week today at Willamette Univer sity, owes its annual success to the hard work of several dozen women as well as the enthusiasm of some 250 girls participating. Twenty-six women from through out Oregon, many of them veter ans of several of the mythical governments, played key roles in organizing and supervising activi ties this week. At the -center of the swirl is Mrs. Vernon Reynolds of Prairie City, director of the Girls State com mission of Oregon American Le gion Auxiliary, sponsors of the program. Mrs. Claude Roland, Portland, is director of the govern ment program, which is the heart of the seven-day session. Instructor for Girls Mrs. Paul Patterson, Hillsboro, widow of the late governor, is in structor . for the girls elected to the Girls State Senate. Mrs. Rob ert Kreason, Dallas, does the same for the House of Representatives. Mrs. Theo Marks, Roseburg, is pressroom director; Mrs. Cecil E. Ruef, Portland, a commission member, handle's publicity; Mrs. Blanche Cacy, Roseburg, nurse; Mrs. Alfred Bukowsky, Portland, dining room director; Mrs. W. B. Small, Hood River, music director. In charge of the dormitories are Mrs. E. L. Whetstone, Lebanon, and Mrs. Robert Bruce, Spring field. Government leaders are Mrs. UCUIgC A U1MHUU, ill! kj . l.CIV T. Gibbons, Florence; Mrs. Glenn Huston, Lebanon; Mrs. Harold Leach, Bonneville; Mrs. Fred Wins, Sheridan; Mrs. Jack George, Eugene. Counselors Listed Counselors are Mrs. Juanita Troxell, Myrtle Point; Mrs. Ches Army Forms Space Flight Plans for Man WASHINGTON (AP) The Armv has Dut on paper a plan to shoot a man into space in a Red stone missile and then bring him safely back to earth. A spokesman for the Advanced Research Projects Agency said the 'Army proposal was one of sev eral space man projects submitted by the Army, Navy and Air Force. A list of these proposals prob ably will be made public soon, the spokesman said, including one from a 12-year-old boy which was so practical the research agency is considering underwriting a career in science for the lad. A Glimpse of what the Army has in mind was obtained Friday from testimony of Dr. Herbert York, ARPA s chief scientist, be fore a House Appropriations sub committe. York appeared before the subcommittee April 23 and the testimony was made public re cently. York didn't go into many details but he did say the space flight was planned to last six minutes and the vehicle selected was the Redstone rocket. This missile, 63 feet long and using a liquid propellant, was the basis of the modified Jupiter-C, missile which hurled the first U.S. earth satellite into orbit Jan. 31. Presumably the Redstone would have its warhead section rede signed to hold a man. The two other sections of the missile hold the power plant and guidance system. The ARPA spokesman said, however, "There is no status to the Army proposal at this time. Disabled Vet Hospitalized After Attack PORTLAND (AP) A 60-year-old disabled veteran was in the Veteran's Hospital here Friday for treatment of severe head cuts he said he received when attacked and robbed on the Columbia Riv er Express Highway Thursday night. . Maurice Lewis Dutton told sher iff's deputies that he was beaten by a tire iron, his wallet taken and he was thrown ovej a high way railing by one of two men who stopped to offer him a ride after his pickup truck ran out of gas. Dutton was given first aid by a truck driver Keith Huke, 33, of Portland, who found him, east of Bridal Veil just after the assault. Warships En Route QUEBEC (AP) ; -1 Warships from the Western Big Three ar rive next week for Quebec City's 350th anniversary pftrty. The U.S. tntry is the carridl Leyte, Girls State Will Get Down to Lawmaking Today Girls State will get down to law making today after a Friday after noon of dancing with Boys State delegates visiting from Corvallis. Beaver Boys State arrived in Sa lem Friday morning. The 433 dele gates paraded from the Armory to the Capitol Building to be greet ed by Gov. Robert D, Holmes, Secretary of State Mark Hatfield, American Legion officials, and of ficers of the American Legion Aux iliary. Douglas Leonettl, Franklin High School, Portland, was sworn in, as governor of Beaver Boys State by ter Aubrey, Creswell; Mrs. Nell Perry Reed, Baker; Miss Nancy Kirkpatrick, Lebanon; Mrs. Pearl Goodwin, Junction City; Mrs. Keith McDonald, Wasco. Commission members are Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Ruef; Mrs. Henry Albrecht, Baker; Mrs. Car roll M. Robinson, Salem; Mrs. Hugh Murchison, Pendleton. The women are assisted by sev eral 19S7 delegates to Girls State who were,, selected to return this year to aid in management. Hope Feted at Watermelon Man's Party ST. LOUIS. ) Sam Zvible man (The Watermelon man) had a party for an old customer Bob Hope. Sam's outdoor watermelon Jot looked like the setting for a Hol lywood premiere. When the comedian bought his first watermelon from Sam 17 years ago he just walked out to Sam's horse drawn cart and picked out a likely one. Thursday night it was no private affair. Police had to keep the crowd back. Spotlights illuminated the watermelon lot and Hope rode up to it in a police car with the siren screaming. With Hope came a busload of performers from Municipal Opera where the funny man is appearing in his first musical in 20 years. It is "Roberta." the one that gave Hope his start on Broadway 25 years ago. Sam and5 Hope posed for a pic ture, both biting into the same wa termelon slice. Hope looked at Sam and then quipped: "Sam, shall we eat it or play it?"' The posing ever, Hope got down to the business at hand. He ap peared to enjoy it. "Watermelon is very healthful," he announced with a true show man's flair between bites. "Not only that, it is very filling. I dis covered that in my old vaudeville days when my pay was consider ably lower." U.S. Seeks Moscow Help For Captives WASHINGTON (AP) The United States asked Moscow Fri day night to take immediate ac tion toward having nine American military men freed by East Ger many. The Communist East German regime has been holding the nine since their helicopter went down there June 7. The State Department Friday night asked the Soviet government to have Russian military authori ties in East Germany act at once to have them released. Moscow has maintained it has no control over actions of the East German government. - Previous ,U. S. efforts to obtain the release of the nine and the return of the helicopter by work ing through the Soviet military command in Germany and by ap pealing directly to the East Ger man Communist government have been unsuccessful. Roosters to Crow Today For Honors ROGUE RIVER (AP)-Some 300 roosters are expected to compete Saturday in the sixth annual na tional rooster crowing contest in this Southern Oregon town. Prizes total $500. A crowd of 5,000 spectators is expected for the unusual contest. The champion rooster will be the one that crows the greatest number of times in a 30-minute period. The record, established in 1953, was 109 crows. Ex-Home of Paper Spld PORTLAND (AP)-The 12-story Jackson Tower Building here, home of the Oregon Journal for almost 40 years, was sold Friday. The offer of Thaddeus B. Bruno, realtor and investment broker, was accepted by the Journal Building Company, owner of the building, which has been sed for business offices since 1948. No price was disclosed, . Associate Justice Harold Warner of the State Supreme Court. Joy Rubenstein, Eugene, was inaugu rated as Girls State governor Thursday. The boys returned to Corvallis Friday afternoon. In simulated sessions of the Sen ate and House of Representatives today at Willamette University the girls will decide on bills for a sales tax, improving mental institutions, barring sale of liquor on Sunday, and requiring teaching of, foreign languages in grade schools. The Senate has passed two bills which have been sent to the House for action. Orfe would prohibit the closed shop. The other would de lete the words "18 years or older" I This General Electric Freezer... ONLY LGV, EASY TERMS $10 Delivers OIny $3.00 Per Week EASY TERMS . . . WW GREEN STAMPS yesterday's j WINNERS J ( 1 ft ft Jan Wollander ' mW Jefferson, Ore, g if dA W R. Simpson ) Hf lw 812N.20th U from the law requiring a licensed driver 18 or over to accompany a driver with a learner's permit. The Senate voted down a bill to permit the use of basic school A-lnformation Due UNITED NATIONS (AP) The U.N. conference on peaceful uses of atomic energy will issue a 33 volume encyclopedia in 1959. It is to include the latest information cn possibilities of producing ther monuclear power for industrial use. This was disclosed by Sig vard Eklund of Sweden, secretary general for the conference ' to be l.eld in Geneva Sept. 1-13. QEBG f i i m a atati r a. , M-Lmr, j 365 Commereiol N.E. Salem's Oldest Salem's Largest Open Mon. & Statesman, Salem, Ore., funds for science laboratory equip ment. A bill is being considered by the Senate to add 10 years to the pres ent minimum sentence of a per son convicted of selling narcotics to a minor. One of the concluding acts today before the candlelight ceremony in the Capitol Building rotunda at 9 p.m. will be selection of two dele gates and alternates to attend Girls Nation at Washington, D.C. Twelve girls chosen for compe tition at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium are: Teresa Adams, Prineville; Joann Aldahl, Hood River; Ann Almquist, Grants Pass; Susan Bowers, Coos Bay; Edith Brown, Salem; Marcia Callis, GU1312 ttESHB 00 im (nnrom ram m. m fuai is BETTER .i 11 THAN ANY CHEST a TYPE FREEZER THESE FIVE IMPORTANT WAYS! LARGE TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE 1. All your food Is in easy reaeffl This G-E Freezer stores 357 pounds where you can reach theni 2. Fits in one square yard of floor space! ' No trudging to the basement or garage for food! 3. Close-up freezing action! Top and all shelves are freezing surfaces for speedier, mon uniform freezing! 4. Many other G E extra features! ' Glide-out basket for-storage of bulky items, and 9-position temperature-selector! 5. Three-way written warranties! One-year warranty against defective materials and workman ship, five-year protection on the sealed-in refrigeration system,1 and three-year warranty against fqpd spoilage up to $200! ni ata m --a i m-i m m.mm -i-rt i.n-j, . Franchlsed Dealer Appliance Display Fri. Till 9 P.M. Sat, June 21, '58 (Sec. I)-3 Springfield; Barbara Francl, Port land; Sherrie Fraser, Moro; Kathy Leslie, Eugene; Janice Martin, Heppner; Judy Sikes, Eugene; Charlene Snider, Portland. Each candidate will give a three minute talk on justice. They will be judged on poise, voice, appear ance and speech content. : I t Today's Lucky Numbers $25.00 160,914 $30.00 145.609 $10.00 . 153,559 I Bud) to I p.m. swunnung.-, -t-
