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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1944)
2 Capital .Inurnal. Salem, Queen Delores Dayton Ruler Dayton Dolores Slouton . burg of the junior class. Day 'ton union high school, has been ! chosen queen to rule over the all-day May Day festival to be ; held Friday, May 5. ' The court is as follows: her escort, Alvin Little, junior class; Rcna Go.ssett, maid of , honor, junior class; her escort, 1 Donald Gubser, senior class; six princesses and their escorts. Joyce Sohrweid, senior, John Dixon, senior: Jeanne Magee, senior, Bruce Little, senior; Ra ! mona Oaks, sophomore, John 'Noble, junior; Wanna Gossett, : sophomore, Jimmy Richardson, v sophomore; Lois Clarambeau, ) freshman, Dale Cockcrham, sc- nior; Mary Ann Shelburne, freshman, Jack Edwards, sopho- more. ! In case of rain the festivities will be held in the high school auditorium. Coronation will be 1 held beginning at 9:30 a.m., fol- lowed by the traditional May Day exercises. Beginning at 8 p.m., the op ' eretta, "Slarflower," will be , presented, with Jeanne Magee, ' senior, and Norman Gubser, ! sophomore, playing the leading parts. J In case of fair weather the t grade school track meet and a I ball game will be held in the t afternoon. i Lebanon Offers i Community Party ' Lebanon Inaugurating Lcfo ,' anon's new program to provide j increased facilities for boys and i girls of this community, a party, J offering games and dancing for i local youth will be held in the high school gymnasium Satur- day night from 8 to 11:30 i o'clock. 1 The party will be open to all students from the seventh through the 12th grades. A committee comprised of par- ents, teachers and students, un der the supervision of Lawrence Tage and Miss Dorothy Schlitz of the school faculty, are work ing on plans for the dance. Others on the committee are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hcwctt, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Otis, Mrs. Cyrus McCormick and Don Schliske on the adult committee, and the student committees are ; Don Clarke, Louise Kruml, Halph Cooper, Ccdric Wallace, I Bill Pedcn, Zala Sinclair, Nor ' man Weekly, Carol Pcnfold, ' Jean Warner, Sid Bartels, Hugh 1 Logan and Arden Keeblcr. Lyons The 4-H club members of Ihe , Fox Valley district honored ' their mothers with a tea, held ', at the schoolhouse. ; Mrs. Alex Bodekcr, chairman of this district for the Red Cross. : and her solicitors, Don Brother Ion, Mrs. Percy Hiatt, Mrs. Earl ' Allen, Mrs. James Toombs, Mrs. I William Prichard and Mrs. Or ;villc Downing, report the cam paign completed with the am ount turned In as $075.08, Mrs. May Swank of Portland 'visited in Lynns at the homes , of Mrs. Daisy Johnston and Mrs, 1 Alex Bodeker, , Miss Edna Holder of Salem ; was a guest at the home of Mis. iDaisy Johnston. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Melbourne Ram :bo have purchased the properly of Mrs. May Swank, and plan i added improvements. I Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Johnson have purchased the Bert Lyons ; place across the railroad track :and have rented it to the Henry ' Krusc family, who recenty sold . their place to Mr. and Mrs. Ed jmond Engdahl. Teacher Injures Knee j J Silverton Mrs. Irene Roubal, i a member of the high school j 'faculty of the local system, is i .convalescing at her home from! !an operation at a Portland hos pital for an injury to her knee ; which was sustained in a fall at her home. jjH v. ffk HfT .4 DENNIS MORGAN BRINM MARSHAIl PU S RICH ) THA EVERYBODY SATURDAY NITE SALEM ARMORY sponsored by CnpHnl Post, No. 9, American f-minn Oregon, Friday, April 21, !M4 Lyons Mrs. Anna Keeton, who has been spending some time at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben Thompson in Seattle, arrived in Lyons Wednesday night, where she will make an indefi nite slay at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spa. Mrs. H. C. Shields of Salem is spending several days at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith, Leland Leroy Manning, sea man second class, who has just arrived from the southwest Pacific, is spending a 20-day leave in Lyons. He is the son of Mrs. Clyde Brassier. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Roork of Slay ton were Wednesday eve ning dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Daisy Johnston. Silverion Will Study Bibles Silvcrton Rev. M. J. K, Fuhr is announcing a meeting Monday night of his Sunday school tea chers. Bible studies from the Book of Galatians presented by Rev. A. R. Peterson of the Bible institute of Mincapolis, will be each Tuesday evening at Iminan- uel Lutheran church. The Boy Scouts also meet Monday even ing in the basement rooms of the Methodist church. The Calvary Lutheran church with Rev. O. C. Olson as host pastor will hold evangelistic ser vices each evening beginning Tuesday, April 25, and continue through Sunday, April 30, at 7:45 o'clock. The Naomi society of Calvary meets Monday, 7:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. H. J. Alrick on route 1, Silverton. Immanuel, Rev. S. L. Almlie pastor, will be the place for Bi ble study classes each Tuesday, beginning the coming week and continuing five weeks, Rev. A. R. Peterson, instructor. The Sen ior guild meets in the church parlors, Wednesday, 2 p. m.. hostesses Mrs. O. Dahl and Mrs. Stanley Swanson. Boy Scout Campaign Opens at Breakfast Lebanon The annual Bov Scout finance campaign, launch ed on a wider scale than usual, will hogin next week with a kickoff breakfast for approxi mately 41) scout enthusiasts to be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Cof fee Shop banquet room in the Hotel Lebanon. At this mooting Area Scout Executive Lylc Loighton will explain the drive, the need for funds with which to carry on scouting and the manner In which the funds are to be rais ed. There arc about 16 cap tains who will head the cam paign, in addition to their assist ants. Labor, business, industry and farm are to be represented. carrying out the idea that scout ing is not a program for a lim ited few, but rather for the gen eral public. Rev. Ralph Kleen will give the principal talk. Sharon Lee Hannan Birthday Hostess Silverton Sharon Lee Han nan observed her sixth birth day anniversary with a group nf young friends being enter tained at the James avenue home and her mother, Mrs. Martin Hannan, and sister. Miss Billie Hannan. as hostesses. Present were Mrs. Willis Kcl ley and Dennis, Marchic, Patty and Junior, Krma and Myrna King, Donna Jackson, Beverley Dcggeller and Rita and Carol Lambert. Drive Ncaring Close Independence Friday, May 5. marks the final of the bond drive of the Independence high school, with a gala dance in the gym. The sophomores, re presented by Donna Klctzing. are currently out in front bv a large margin. The freshmen rank second, followed by the juniors in third place. The sen iors are currently trailing. Tonite Saturday VIS THI CK H1STK.RS WELCOME w . i, ct .p.M I-, Miclupl Curti.' Joint Ceremony For Dallas VFW Dallas Members of Dallas post 3203, VFW, and auxiliary held a joint installation cere mony Wednesday evening at the Chamber of Commerce room in the city hall, with Past Com mander Jack Hayes presiding as installing officer for the post and Mrs. A. L. Strayer, district president, installing auxiliary officers. Pott officer InstalM wrre Gort i Mint, rommandrr; F. E. Kfrsry, urnlor nee romniandrr: W. P. Bilyru. junior Mcp commander: V. R BoydMon. ouarlrr mat?r: W. A. B'-ydston. chapiain; E. B, Hamilton, truster. L. M. Drnni.. offi cer nf the day 3. S. Harbrr. patriotic Inilructnr: Forrest Martin, post hiiiorian. E. R. Hamilton, service officer: Arthur Divii. member of Dallas pot who reside In len wn installed by proxy for Junior Vice Commander W. F Bilyru. now In Hie louth western Pacific war zone. After installation of the post officers and brief addresses of welcome by retiring Command er Forrest Martin and Com mander George Minty, the la dies' auxiliary took over, with retiring President Mrs. H. D. Peterson presiding. Mrs. A. L. Strayer of Salem, assisted by Mrs. Gertrude Bcall and her corps of color bearers and musi cian, installed the following of ficers: Mm. L. M. I)fnn!a. president: Mr. E B. Hamilton, senior vice president; Mrs. Claude Hoi slug i on. Junior vice president ; MI.M Fa n tile 'Dempsey, chaplain; Mm. Fred Holman. treasurer: Mrs. Lillian Bilyeu. secretary; Mrs. Forrest Martin, conductress; Mrs. Matt Oil le s, color bett er No. 2; Mrs. William Snllwell. color bearer No. 3: Mrs. Rodney Jones, patrlo ilc instructor; Mrs. Dare) Bird, banner bearer: Mrs. Clara Knelfaen, historian. Not present to be Installed were Mrs. Sidney Hanson, color bearer No. 1, and Mrs. Elmo Bennett, eunrd. Past Commander Jack Hayes presented the official pin to retiring Commander Forrest Martin and Mrs. Fred Holman presented the past president's pin to retiring President Mrs. H. D. Peterson of the auxiliary. The program for the evening was composed of vocal solos by Donald Hughes, accompanied by Miss Helen McFetridge; piano solos by Miss McFetridge; an informative address by Past Commander Forrest Martin on the VFW national rehabiliation fund; vocal solos by Rev. Ralph Waggoner, accompanied by Mrs. Waggoner, and a vocal duet by Misses Marccil and Mary Lou Osborn. Among official guests attend ing were District Commander Stanley Tripp and Mrs. Tripp of Corvallis, District Command er Roy Scoficld of Salem, Com mander Virgil Bolton of Marion post No. 661, Salem, and Mrs. Moffett, president of the Al bany auxiliary. Auxiliary committees In eltarire of the event were Mrs. drome Mlmy. Mrs Mer rill Hart and Mrs. V. R. Boyrision. re ception: Mrs, Claude Hnlsiiuion, Mr. E. B. Hamlllmi and Mrs. II. D, Pelrr aon. decoration, nnd Mrs. John MrCnis llnn. Mr. Frrd dolman. Mrs, Rodney .Jones, Mrs. Harold Peterson mid Mrs. Clara KnHtVrn, refreshments. Pedee Mrs. Berniee Forbes and Mrs Lydia Carmichael, high school teachers, were Friday evening guests at the Sidney Howard home. Officers for the coming year elected by the PTA arc: Mrs. W, P. Van Den Bosch, presi dent; Mrs. Ellon Zwcn, vice president; Mrs. Marlyn Price, secretary and treasurer. The high school room also received the picture of the month having the largest percentage of par ents present. Warren Thcil of the coast guard and Mrs. Thcil were re cent guests of friends in our community. Pvt. Paul Moneo of Camp White spent the week-end with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. Al bert Ronco of Fir Grove. Nelda and Betty Jean Truax, Madeline Womer, Betty Burbank and Pauline Campbell, who arc employed in Salem, were re cent guests at their homes here. Pvt. Joe Trueax. who is sta tioned at Ft. Lewis, spent Sun day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trueax. Mrs. C. L. Burbank spent sev eral days the past week with her brother. Rex Womer and family, near Salem. OPENS 6:45 P.M. NOW SHOWING! Women Defiled . . . Men Hiitchcrcd . . . Hy Ruthless .laps! And a New anil Thrilling Serial! Chapter 1: "Perils of the Northwest Mounted" CO-HIT! Falls City Mr. and Mrs. Simon Robin son had a family reunion at their home, with the following children present: Mr. and Mrs. Art Knudscn and children of Vancouver, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Alton Robinson, Mrs. I la Ross and daughters, Barbara and Ju lia, Miss Eunice Robinson, all of Dallas. Tom Lacey is home from the Dallas hospital. Mrs. Nellie Mack is visiting her sister, Mrs. Floss Lindsey, at Bcllingham, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Mehrling enjoyed a week-end visit with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Vick of As toria. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cum mings and children of Cutler City were Sunday dinner guests at the W. P. Letterman home. Farm Labor Meeting Held at Woodburn Woodburn Initial plans to recruit local labor for this year's harvest crisis were made at a meeting held recently in the city library. Attending were P. S. McLaughlin, farmer and president of the Woodburn Ro tary club; Al Beckman and H. C. Beaman of the local can nery; Milton Gralap, superin tendent of the schools; Mrs. Wal ter Miller of the American Le gion auxiliary; Ray Glatt, chair man of the county farm labor committee: Jess Fikan, presi dent of the Woodburn Fruit Growers cooperative associa tion; John Kamage, president of the North Marion Fruit com pany; Mrs. Rodney Allen, Wood burn Woman's club; Mrs.. Floyd Mariclc, Junior Woman's club. There will be another meet ing on May 15 with representa tives of lodge and civic groups. Mission Pledge Made By Presbyterians Wodburn The April meet ing of the Presbvtertan Mis sionary society was held in the social room at the church. In the absence of the president the call to worship was given by Mrs. O. F. Larson and Mrs. John Templcton. Mrs. James Morrison led in prayer and Mrs. Larson was in charge of the de votional service. The society pledged $80 to missions for the year. An im promptu program was given on the topic, "The Indian." Arti cles on Indians were given by Mrs. H. F. Buttcrficld and Mrs. Henry Layman. Reports on the Prcsbylerial meeting at Albany were given by Mrs. James Morrison and Mrs. John Templeton. The clos ing prayer was by Mrs. Jane Mack. Charles Clow Honor Guest on Birthday Unionvale Complimenting Charles Clow on his 67th birth day anniversary his wife and children entertained 22 mem bers of his family and three spe cial guests at their home Sun day, April 16. He received gifts, cards and flowers. He also received cards and letters from relatives and friends from n distance. The birthday cake baked by his daughter, Mrs. Henry Schindlcr was a feature of the noon dinner and all of the guests remained for supper. U. S. serviceman Oscar Dill of Portland, Misses Clydel Mor rison of Grand Island and Mary Launer of this district were special guests. NOW SHOWING -:- A MIRACLE lOF MOTION FRANZ WERFEL'S ""JENNIFER JONES wiiuam eythe CHARLES BICRFORO VINCENT PRICE LEE I CORB GLADYS COOPER OirKKd by HENRY KING Pioductob) WILLI AM PERLBERG Mat.. III! 5. JSC. FEATl'ltK AT: Child.. 40r. Erf., 1:10. ,1::) Child., .Mr. iPrlrrs Inrludr (ail fi:4.V 9::tX raps Smpfndfd GRAND THEATRE STARTING TUESDAY ITmiT nun hi mi ''''JLjT AS ilUnA AAlhKICAN AS I UK LIBERTY THKY FOl (JHT FOR! Jersey Breeders Seek Location Dallas Having been named on a committee of Jersey breed ers to recommend a new loca tion for the main office of the American Jersey Cattle club, W. C. Lcth, Polk county agent and western director of the Am erican Jersey Cattle club, is leaving Saturday to visit a num ber of cities in the middle west for this purpose. There is a proposal that the main office of this organization be moved from New York City to a more rural area where the office can give more direct ser vice and be contacted by more Jersey breeders than is possible in New York City. Approxi mately 40 cities have been pro posed and through the process of elimination there are now four under consideration, which are Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Iindianapolis, Ind., and Lexington, Ky. The committee, composed of Herman Heep, Buda, Tex.; W. R. Kenan, Jr.. Lockport, N. W.; Dr. H. D. Allen, Jr., Milledgvillc, Ga.; M. S. Hughes, Bristow, Okla.; and Leth, together yvith Junius G. Adams, president of the Am erican Jersey Cattle club, will visit these four cities between April 26 and May 2, and at a meeting of the board of twelve directors in New York City on May 4. the final selection will be made. It will then be neces sary to submit the matter of moving the office to vote of the entire membership of the Am erican Jersey Cattle club. Leth states that this will be his first visit to the middle west covered by these various cities. The committee is to meet with Chamber of Commerce repre sentatives in each and prospec tive building sites will be visit ed. Leth slates that there are ap proximately 125 office employes of this organization, therefore representing a sizeable business enterprise. The American Jer sey Cattle club does business with approximately 50,000 pure bred breeders in America. Leth will travel by way of the Great Northern route, with stops in Spokane and Chicago in addition to those places al ready mentioned. He plans to return about May 0. Repairs Unit Topic Unionvale "Furniture Re pair" is the subject of the les son for the Unionvale home demonstration unit to be given by Miss Jean McElhinny, Yam hill county demonstration lead er of McMinnville, at the Union vale Evangelical church all day Wednesday, April 26. OPENS 6:45 P.M. NOW PLAYING! HERBERT MARSHALL CO-HIT! GRAND THEATRE PICTURE ACHIEVEMENT! Srrvlcf.. $1.10. Sfrvli M:i;it:lj;Mlllii:,I.V1',IHnlH The Great- H est Flight m m II in History! y jnj)UN nam) Lus x. Mill City Mrs. Margaret Kay and daughter and Mrs. Viola Hamil ton and son of Salem, have rented the late George Harris place and have moved in. They are living in the small house on the place and plan to sub-let the big house. Mrs. Hamilton will assist at the Jenkins cafe. Her son has entered the first grade here. Taylor's restaurant has been sold to M. C. Goodman of De troit. He is planning to have some remodeling done inside. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Flatman, who have the place leased, are still in charge. Mrs. Lafe Potter underwent a major operation in the Salem General hospital Tuesday. Re ports that she is getting along satisfactorily. Salem Heights Clubs Hundred Percenters Salem Heights The 4-H clubs finishing one hundred per cent were Cooking club, leader, Mrs. Blankenship; Sewing club, leader, Mrs. E. Stroud; Art club, leader. Miss Rarnnict Hnalth clubs, leaders, Mrs. Craig, Mrs. I Drorbaugh, Mrs. Lovcik. All teachers have been re hired for the coming year. A citation was received by the school for selling $2,165 in stamps and bonds in the fourth war loan drive. The new student in school are Bobby and Ruth Catterson in the second grade, Harry Catter son, fifth grade, and Bill Clay, seventh grade. Catholic Children Attend Communion Woodburn Making their first Holy Communion at St. Luke's Catholic church were: Carmen Roler, Patricia Studer, Joyce Mack, Marion Ficek, Lu cille Eder, Darlene Hassing, La Donna Sather, Barbara Schnei der, Dolores Aicher, Marlcne Andrews, Margaret Drescher, Darlene Kock, Edwin Franchuk, Ronald Carnero, Alan Miller, Robert Ray, Gerald Brock, Rich ard Hoffman, Lawrence Ficek, Zane Mingo, Richard Vcrboort, Ronald Wolf, Ronald Goldade, Robert Prinslow, George Smith, ' Raymond Ficek, Ronald Mingo, John Gardner. I V i- cf5 f) V X l I W4l) a Long Distance call between 7 and 10 P.M. If it isn't important, we hope you won't make it. Let the men in service have first call on the wires. FOR VICTORY HV 1" VXITF.D STATES WAR ROXOS ' THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH 710 Stale St. School Plans Are Discussed Lebanon At the regular meeting of the school board Tuesday night and at a special session Wednesday with C. N Freeman, Portland architect, plans for the new Lebanon grade school were discussed. Freeman was authorized to go ahead with the drafting of plans for the new school, so that the plans and specifications will be completed in time for a vote of the people on the budget for next year. The board has received from the San Francisco FWA office a breakdown of the government allotment for the new structure which would be $27,600 for the government and $18,400 for the district. The school budget committee has not yet been appointed, but this will be done within the next week or so, according to Supt. James W. King. ( Silverton Mrs. Delia Palmer remains very ill at the Silver- ton hospital, where she has been under special treatment for sev eral weeks. LAST TIMES TODAY GARY IRENE A RED GRANT DUNNE N BARRY In D In "MY FAVORITE "CALIFORNIA wife; JOE" CAPITOL STARTS SATURDAY THE riCTURE ALL SALEM 1 IS TALKING ABOUT! Night-time tj about the best time 4 a service man has to call home. That's a good point to remember when you feel the urge to make rhone Silverton Chamber Hears Wayne Morse Silverton A capacity crowd greeted Wayne L. Morse, c.,. didatc for the republican nomi nation as U. S. senator, at the Chamber of Commerce dinner Thursday night. Morse dealt chiefly with his activities while a member of the war labor board, particularly in reference to labor conditions on the west coast and national strikes. Gov ernment, local, national and in ternational, was also discussed. Silverion is replacing over two miles of pipe for the city water system. M Greatest mystery ro ll mance of our time! ORSON WELLES mm JOAN FONTAINE B Co-Feature t "TKOCADEltO" with 5 Rosemary Lane Lk, Extra! March of. Time LAMOUJZ VtCTOW MOORS Cqmdamy lfmVi 3101
