2 Capital Journal. Salem. Oregon, Saturday. Jan. 1.1. lill.V
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Van Johnson and Phyllis Thaxtcr, who have the romantic leads
In "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." Spencer Tracy and Robert
Walker have other leading roles in the film now showing at tin
Elsinore thealor.
Stayton Legion Entertains
Marion County Council Unit
Slaylon Pnnn Crum, stale commander of the American Le
gion, was speaker at the joint meeting of the Marion county
council and assembly last night during the supper hour with O.
E. (Mosc) Palmaleer, nalinnal-
lcgion committeeman, as master
of ceremonies. He gave n brief
resume of the organization of
the legion, its purpose, its pro
gram, the legislative plans both
nationally and state, and the de
sire of the group "to make the
world a better place to live in."
The speaker explained that the
privilege of legion members was
the "continuous pounding of
opinions," and was definitely a
part of a free country.
Commander Crum and Mrs.
Crum are spending several
Installation Rites
For Pythian Sisters
Dallas Mrs. Ray Gochrke
chief at installation ceremonies
conducted by Da lore Temple
No. 53, Pythian Sisters, at the
Pythian hall Thursday niiihl.
Olhtr fifflcrr.i inMallrd wrc Mr- .h
Dodcf i fxcfllrnl .senior: Mr.s. Arni-.n
Brown, n xccllctil jimmr; M:vs Urn! rivr
BcnRP, mnnnitiM': Mrs. Rnlwi I Kfl)v.
Mistress of t locorris rjicI rot'rcj.poiHlcnrf.
Mrs, Hurry Robinson. Mi.slrc.s.s of fin
ance; Mrs. Acllorr I'rnck. prolrctor: Mrs.
Helen Gentry, mianl nnd Mis Merrill
Hurl, naflt chief. Inslalllnu off Ic.it was
Mrs. Hnivry CiiiKPnlpr. who win as
HAtcrf by Mrs. Art Mn.v, ai'nnrl iniiiinucr
md Mrs, Florence Hunter, simiioi'.
Among visitors attend i from
Willamette Temple at Independ
ence were Mrs. Queen Wood,
past chief nnd Mrs. W. C. Kraut 7.,
most excellent chief, who gave
short talk?.
Refreshments were served in
the dining hall, where decora
tions featured the Temple col
ors carried out in crepe paper
and candles. On the committee
were Mhs. Mary Starr, Mrs. Ei
j?ie Dodge, Miss Helen Butler
and Mrs. Vic Waters.
Firemens' Auxiliary
Guest Wachrer Home
Ml. Angel Mrs. -Joseph L.
Wachlcr entertained the auxil
iary of the local fire depart
ment on Wednesday evening,
when Mrs. Kmil P. Scharhaeh
of Oregon City was guesl nf
honor. Three tables of bridge
were at play and honors were
won by Mrs. E. B. Stollc and
Mrs. Louis Schwab. Mrs. Al
Wilde assisted at serving the late
supper. Others present were
Mrs. A. J. But.sch. Mrs. Joseph
Bcrchtold, Mrs. Ben Traviss,
Mrs. Joseph Wagner. Mrs. Leo
Schwab. Mrs. Krancis Schmidt,
Mrs. William Bean and Al Said
feld. Roller Skate Party
Planned by Girls
Scio Scio high girls will be
hostesses to the nude enrollment
at a roller skating party Tues
day evening at an Albany rink.
won t
treat by outclassing the girls
in buying war bonds during the
sixth war loan. Boys' total was ,
S355..3.1 and girls' $:tU.(i(). The
high school's total of $;12." was
oversubscribed by more than
3 00 percent.
Sewing Bee Slated
Silverlon Women nf the
Christian church organizations
have planned an all-da Bed
Cross sewing bee ;it ihe church
social rooms Tuesday with a uo
hoslcss luncheon to be served
at the noon hour. A Uu-gr at
tendance is asked.
-
Teachers arc Invited
Silverlon Mr. and Mr.
Stanley Swanson will lie liuinr
hosts to Sunday school teach
ers of Immanuet Lutheran
church Wednesday evening ,it
8 o'clock, Rev. S. L, Almlie,
pastor, announce,..
The yak, beast of burden in
Tibet, will not mi gr.un but :
lives off "burtsar," h thick 1
woody root which TiIh-lims h1m
use for firewood, i
weeks in Salem attending the
legislature. They are living at
the Marion hotel.
Other .special attendants Intro
duced wpi-p the host, president and
commander. Mrs. Joe Spaniol of
tin; Stayton unit, and John Chris
tenson. commander of the past;
Bclden (Kelly) Owens. Salem post;
M. E. Wright, Aurora; C. E. Nor
ton. Ml. Angel; Hartly LaPevre.
Wooduui n. and Gladwyn Hamre,
Silveiton.
Council and assembly officers and
district and department chairmen
introduced were Charles Johnson
of .Slaylon, council commander;
Krpd Lucht, Ml. Angel, vice com
mander; Trl McShcrry, Galein, sec
ret a: Ppacn Say re. Aurora, vice
commander of district 2; F. M.
Pow.'ll. Silverlon, past commander,
di.slricl 2; Mrs. Melvin John.son.
VVoodburn. assembly president;
Mrs. Mae Haege of Mt. Angel, as
spinbly secretary; Mis. Cletus
Flui.sch of Mt. Ansel, department
music and community service chair
man; Mrs. Stanley Kruetier. Salem,
department- junior activities chair
man, and Mrs. Earl Andrescn of Sa
lem, department- historian.
More than 100 guests were
present. Salem will entertain
the group the second Kriday in
Kcbruary.
In the special council meet
ing, the actions of so-called
"Kinfcfish" organizations that
are reportedly "springing up"
were discussed. The announce
ment was made of the request of
the lied Cross that they act as
intervening agency on all cases
for the indigent fund program
for soldiers and sailors relief.
The six posts in the council were
asked to take action in the local
meetings and report. their
wishes at the Salem February
meeting of the council. Com
mander Crum talked to the
council on the power of the le
gion legislation.
Assembly special singers for
the program were Mrs. D.
George Cole and Mrs. Joe Span
iol with Mrs. Selh Downer as
accompanist, all from Stayton.
Mrs. Bosc Butsch led the as
sembly in group singing with
Mrs. F. M. Powell at the piano.
Mrs. Marion Miller, past depart
ment president of Montana, now
living in Stayton, was present
ed and gave n brief talk to the
joint group.
Mrs. Mclvin Johnson, assem
bly president, entertained ex
planations and discussions on
Hie coming to t lie various units
of the mobile X-ray tubercular
program; the tiny-tot junior
plan: the national poppy slogan
contest ; defense window dis
play; poppy posters made in the
schools: the musical contest for
solo entrants: special programs
for the wives of servicemen and
teen-agers; and the school essay
contests in which Mrs. Agnes
Booth, county superintendent,
a member of Salem Capital Unit
No. 0, is interested for the
schools of Marion county.
A message from the depart-
esident, Mi-
Lemons of Pendleton, announc
ed the annual visit of the na
tional president, Mrs. Charles B.
Gilbert of Connecticut, in Port
land, miring April.
A full representation of del
egates and alternates were pres
ent from Salem. Silverton, Stay
ton, Mt. Angel, Aurora and
Woodhurn.
a tt ti immiiiii rrmTTtrJ
j V.F.W.
I Vidory Club
Dance
! Old Time Dances
! TONITE
VETERAN'S HALL
Cor. Hood & Church Sis.
MISIC
Hy "The OrcKoninns"
CLUB MKiUBEIiS ONLY
Scout Honor
Court Tuesday
Mt. Ansel The next court of
honor of the Silver Falls district
of Cascade area. Boy Scouts of
America, will be held at St.
Mary's auditorium here Tuesday
evening. Included will be Sil
verton troop 52 Silverton Cath
olic troop 57, Gervais 54, Wood
burn 54 and Mt. AiikcI 56, ac
companied by their scoutmas
ters, Joseph Stoy. Joseph (Jasti
gan, Dave St. John. Perry Wil
liams and Tony Traeger, re
spectively. There will be a ten
derfoot investiture and a special
demonstration. Kvt-ry troop and
every scout are asked to attend
whether they have advancement
or not. Numerous advancements
will be made and most of the
local scouts will be awarded
merit badges.
Alfred Hassler will be ad
vanced to life scout and Richard
LeDoux to star scout.
Lyle'Leighton of Salem, scout
executive, will conduct the pre
sentation of the awards. Assist
ing him will be Scoutmaster
Traeger and Clarence Bashaw,
assistant scoutmaster of the host
troop.
Rebekahs at Lyons
Install Officers
Lynns Faith Rcbckah lodge
held their meeting at the hall
Wednesday evening with instal
lation of officers the main busi
ness of the evening. Helen An
derson, district deputy presi
dent, assisted by Anna B. Jul
ian, deputy marshal, Rosa Ber
ry, -vice grand. Hazel Lewis,
secretary-treasurer, and Milrdcd
Car. chaplin, installed the fol
lowing: Venm Wfst. iith srani: Mary Garri
son, i.er untiid: llcn Anderson, .secrc
lary; Hoi Hirry, r:ian!;n; EUirl Huff
man, onduc:or; Zdma Howard, musi
cian: Aln:p Hubcr. in-idr fcinirdiaii; Fi, in
fos MrL'.irlry. nuts.rii Kiiardiim: Ui:r
Low j. rialu .suntiarler to noblt grand:
Mildrrd Carr. vlt supporter to noo
KriMtd; Dorotliy Cook, risM stniported
to vicp Kiiiiul: Aiin.i B. .lullaii. left .-np-ix.Ucr
to Mi-c Brand and Clainett Baj--sett.
paM noble Brand.
Helen Anderson was elected
drill captain, and Garnctt Bas
sett, a trustee for three years.
Cheese making on a commer
cial scale had its origin in New
York state, the method employ
ed being an adaptation of the
system used in England.
Leaves Hospital i.-l" An ob
viously concerned Bing Crosby
leaves 11 Los Angeles hospital
after visiting his wife, t h e
former Dixie Lee of the films,
who was put in an oxygen lent,
ill with a respiratory infection.
"She's going lo be all right."
the crooner told reporters. ,
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THE EVE
Mill City
Antone Moravek, who under
went an operation the first week
in December, returned to his
work Wednesday at the Mill
City Manufacturing Company
mill.
Mrs. Elmer Shaw was,confin
ed for a few days this week
suffering from the results of a
tooth extraction.
Mrs. Alvie Anderson is do
ing full lime work at the Bank
Cafe now. I for mother, Mrs.
Jim Swan, where Mrs. Ander
son stays, is taking care of baby
Kathleen Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sheph
erd and small son, Eugene, re
turned last week from a trip
to Altuars, Calif., where they
had spent a week visiting Mr.
Shepherd's uncle and aunt.
Dallas Bank
Has Election
Dallas All officers and di
rectors of the Dallas City Bank
were reelected at the annual
meeting of the bank stockhold
ers Thursday afternoon in the
bank building. Officers are
Ralph E. Williams Jr., of Port
land, president; F. J. Craven,
vice president; August Risser,
cashier, and Waller Craven and
Lawrence Smith, assistant cash
iers. In addUion to the officers,
directors include Walter Wil
liams, Walter Vassall, Lynn
Chapman and V. O. Williams.
Total assets of the bank as of
December 30 are S-i, 019.973.54
as compared with $3,254,018 on
June 30 and $3,185,000 on Jan
uary 1, 1944, according to bank
ing reports. Gain for the year
was S834. 973.54. of which sum
S765.954.72 was made during
the last half of the year.
Deposits now stand at S3.
882.131.93 as compared with
S3. 130.689.13 on June 31 and
52.989,552.52 on January 1
1944.
Series of Concerts
Continue Thursday
Silverton A. B. Anderson,
superintendent of local schools
and clerk of district 4, is an
nouncing the next program in
the series of concerts to be Jan
uary 18 at the high school audi
torium. John Becker and Edward Pal
freyman, high school seniors,
arc called to the service, but
will be awarded diplomas at the
close of the school year as no
graduation exercises are sched
uled for mid-year.
According to Anderson, 42
girls and 36 boys are registered
in the senior class at the begin
ning of the presetn semester.
Scout and Campfire
Groups Reorganize
Hopewell Rev. Merrill H.
Fox. scoutmaster, reports much
interest being taken in the local
Boy Scout organization and
there were 10 members pres
ent Monday evening at the
church for the regular meeting.
Mrs. Merrill H. Fox, leader,
and Mrs. John Allison, assistant
leader, report the Camp Fire
Girls' organizations being held
again after almost one month
suspension because of severe
colds.
Increase Reported
In Postal Receipts
Silverton The total post of
fice receipts for Silverton re
ported by Henry Aim, postmas
ter for 1944 were S32.208. and
for 1943. S27.340.ti8. an increase
of $5,867.32 for the present year
over the preceding. The re
ceipts for the last quarter for
1944 were St 1 .180 and for 1943,
59 .37:1.34.
Dance
Every Saturday
HAUNTED MILL
Rickreall
LAST DAY!
Hob Hope
I.KT S l-'ACE IT"
Dale Evnns
"WEST SIDE KM)-'
OF ST. MARK
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Public Health
Work Outlined
Dallas Dr. R. W. Riolcy,
principal speaker at the Janu
ary meeting of the PTA held in
the high school building this
week, related his experiences
and findings in his work in
connection with the Polk-Benton
public health department.
Discussing undulant fever
and Bangs disease, caused by
the use of raw milk, Dr. Ripley
said that often unsanitary con
ditions prevail in milk and wat
er supplies of rural districts,
even though residents think they
are perfectly safe. If interest
of parents is sufficient and
enough help may be secured.
Dr. Ripley stated a pro-school
clinic would be held in Dallas
sometime this spring.
James L. Brown, high school
principal, discussed a bill that
will be proposed at this session
of the legislature relative to the
leaching of physical education
in the Oregon schools.
Vic Waters, chairman of the
recreational committee, pre
sented a report on the operation
of the center sponsored by the
association.
A musical program, arranged
by Mrs. Ray Goehrke, included
selections by the Evangelical
church male quartet composed
of Rev. W. A. Backer, Rev. H.
H. Abel, Paul Launcr and Arth
ur Abel, accompanied at the pi
ano by Miss Ear line Gleason,
and a piano solo by Maxine Sias.
Missionary Society
Presents Program
Silverton The Tuesday af
ternoon program of the Chris
tian church Missionary socie
ty, of which Mrs. Steve Enloe
is president, was well attended
in the all-day meeting for the
women's groups of the church.
The theme for the year is on
peoples of the Southwest Paci
fic area, and "Burma'' was the
special topic for the day. The
program was arranged by Mrs.
Otto Dickman's division and an
nounced as "The Road to Man
da lay."
Mrs. Maude Morris conduct
ed devotionals. Mrs. Marie
Hope read a paper on general
civic and social conditions in
Burma; Mrs. Del Harrington
discussed the' religious types of
worship among the natives;
and Mrs. Joe Kirchcr introduc
ed the topics for discussion.
; The Loyal Bereans, Mrs.
George Kirk, president, and the
'Loyal Women, Mrs. Minnie
Preston, president, joined the
inissionary group in planning
he Red Cross sewing program
lor the year.
those enwp shows
CONT. FROM 1 P.M.
NOW SHOWING!
. . . Complete Owl Show
After 12 P.M.! . . . Wild
Excitement nnd Romance!
NIGEL BRUCE1
LEO CARRILLO I
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RUNAWAY lOVt!
GLORIA JEAN
News! Flashes from world
war fronts! HijihliRhts of
Howl Football (iamcs!
Minors Are Charged
In Silverton Courr
Silverton Two m i n 0 r s,
names withheld, have been be
fore Judge Alf. O. Nelson's jus
tice court, charged with lar
ceny of a gun from the Ncal
Ferry home. Further action
will be before the court later.
P. L. Reiling and Ncls Torres
da! were each assessed $5 and
costs in local justice court on a
no operator's license charge.
Two fines, $10 and costs for an
over-length log on a truck, and
S5 and costs on a no chauf
feur's license charge were fix
ed in local justice court and
paid by H. N. Berry.
Cedar Poles, Posts
Short Through Valley
Dallas There is a definite
shortage of cedar poles and
posts throughout the Willamette
valley, according to Charles H.
Ladd, project forester for the
stale forestry department, who
has just completed a survey of
the marketing situation. Hop
growers, farmers and pole com
panies are seeking cedar hop
poles, fence posts and poles for
telephone and transmission
lines, he states, and all are of
fering ceiling prices for the
product.
Hop pole specifications, says
Ladd, call for split cedar posts,
18 lo 20 feet in length and the
faces must be at least seven
inches across; fence posts must
be seven feet in length with
faces from five to seven inches,
while the telephone and trans
mission poles are sold in the
round with lengths varying
from 25 to 90 feet. Details in
regard to markets and condi
tion of sale may be secured by
contacting the local county
agent or writing to the state
forestry department al Salem.
Unit Meets Tuesday
Union Hill Union Hill ex
tension unit will meet at the
grange hall Tuesday al 10 a.m.
The work of the day will be re
pair of inner spring cushions.
Each member attending is to
bring their own sack lunch, cof
fee to be furnished. Mrs. W. F.
Kreiiz, president, will preside at
the business meeting in the af
ternoon. ENDS TODAY!
BF.TTF. GRABI.U
JACK BKNNY
"MAN A HOLT TOWN"
BILL
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"LUMBER
JACK"
TMt HOUSE THAT NTS BU-T
CONT. FROM 1 P.M.
TOMORROW!
ROMANCE! FUN!
KIP-ROARING THRILLS!
Charlvi Jttck Jn
C03URN . CARSON WYMAN
CO-HIT!
Gene Lays AWF -DangeroutTrapE
For A RetkfessSfc-
Killer Band
...In An Excit
ing, Hard Rid
ing Picture Of
The Plains!
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TUMBLEWEEDS
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Church Report
Very Bright
Silverlon The constituency
of the Seventh Day Adventisl
church held its annual business
meeting January 1 with reports
given by secretaries of the var
ious departments. The final an
alysis of the clerk, Mrs. N. H.
Lacy, showed a net gain in
membership of eight, making a
total of 89 members at the close
of the year. The Home Mission
ary secretary, Mrs. Alice Rider,
reported an increase of mission
ary activities over the preceding
year. Plans were laid by E. B.
Hyalt, home missionary leader,
for an accelerated program for
1945.
G. E. Pouts, treasurer, stated
that a total of S15.735.58 had
been paid into the church treas
ury during the past 12-monlh
period. Of this amount the tithe
amounted to S7284.81, foreign
missions totaled S1320.15, and
the Sabbath school gave an ad
ditional $1120.12, which is also
used for foreign mission work.
The balance of S6010.50 was
used for local funds such as
church school, expense. home
missions, supplies, radio and im
provements. This makes an av
erage per capita giving of $176.
80 for the church.
Roberts Grange Hall
Card Party Scene
Roberts At the card party in
the Granae hall Werinpsdav
night, there were five tables of
pinochle, high score going to
Mrs. George Bressler and John
Mcichel and low to Mrs. Elmer
Minch and Roy J. Rice. Owing
to conflicting dates the meeting
date has been changed to the
first Wednesday night of each
month. The next meeting will
be February 7 with a no-host
lunch. After card Dlav Mrs. Har-
viey Schuebel assisted in serv
ing me lunch.
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Mrs. Lyons Hostess
For Card Afternoon
Mrs. Bert Lyons was hostest
for Ihe meeting of the Afternoon S
Card club with a parly held at
her home, with "500" played at
several tables. High score went
lo Mrs. Orville Downing, low to
Mrs. Percy Hiatt, and Mrs. Earl
Miller special prize. Refresh
ments were served lo Mrs. Al
bert Bass, Mrs. Fred Dallas
.Mrs. Roy Hubcr, Mrs. Francis
ungwirlh. Mrs. Percy Hiatl,
Mrs. Earl Miller, Mrs. Orville
Downing, Mrs. Walter Bevicr,
Mrs. Floyd Basselt, Mrs. Mer
rill Brassfield, Mrs. Earl Al
len. Mrs. Oscar Naue, Mrs.
George Huffman, Mrs. Pat Lv
ons, Mrs. Clifford West, Mrs.
Roy Hiencck and Mrs. Bert Lv-ons.
Church Women Called
Silveiton Rev. O. Leonard
Jones is announcing the meeting
of the Loyal Ouard class of wo
men, Ihursday, Jan. 17 with
the place of meeting to be nam
ed later.
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