Woodburn Woman 35 Years
'Secretary of Eastern Star
By Jean Taylor
Minnie Richards of Woodburn has served 35 years as secretary
of Evergreen chapter, No. 41, Order of Eastern Star. And when
. the chapter celebrates its 50th anniversary Saturday evening
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50 Year Member Mrs. Jo
seph W. Richard of Woodburn,
a charter member of Evergreen
chapter, No. 41, Order of East
ern Star, who will be honored
Saturday evening when the
chapter celebrates its golden an
niversary. Mrs. Richards has
served as secretary for 35 years.
(Jesten-Mlller studio.)
VANDALS SLASH
TRAINING PLANE
Youthful vandals, who almost
nightly commit depredations of
one kind or another in Salem,
have done extensive damage to
an army transfer airplane at the
Salem high school grounds, says
a police report. The plane is
owneo by the government but
is used for ground training for
students.
J. E. Cannon, 247 South Cot
tage, the instructor, said fabric
and some interior parts of the
plane had been slashed with a
knife.
The case is added to the list
of damage done by vandals who
have broken many windows
and damaged flower beds, gar
dens and other property.
Norwegian Technician Seeks
Ideas for Canning in Salem
By Margaret Mage
Industries in countries occupied by Germans during the war
suffered great setbacks, but today are making comebacks and
looking to the United States for new methods in the fields and in
the plants. No: exception to
this was the canning industry
in Norway, according to Rolf
.Aschjem, canning technician for
i the Tonsberg Brewery & Can
ning company at Tonsberg, Nor
way, here this week to com
pare American methods of food
preservation, including canning
and freezing, with those of his
company, the largest food pres
ervation plant in Norway.
The Norwegian, trained for
his job as a technician for con
trol methods with two and a
half years of work at a canning
technical school at Bramsch
were, Germany, in pre-war
days, and connected with the
canning industry for seven
years, made his first contact
wth the canning industry here
through Ingvard Martin, treas
urer of Hunt Bros. Canning com
pany, with whom the Norwe
gian counsel arranged for his
visit. He visited California
plants before coming here.
While in Salem he not only stu
died the methods of processing
in the plants but with Warren
Baker visited in the fields,
watching the harvesting of
crops.
Machinery Did It
Declaring that "America has
much to give the world in
ideas," the Norseman gave his
stamp of approval to canning
in this country, observing that
J his plant's methods are very
similar. It was in the harvest
fields where peas were being
prepared for the canneries that
he saw the great progress made
in this country, with machinery
doing most of the work. "That
"is why you won the war," he
said, and amplified this by ex
plaining that "not only was the
machinery an aid itself in the
victory, but it made possible the
release of more men for other
tasks. It was not until this
year that such harvesting equip
ment found its way to the fields
of Norway. Previously the work
was done by hand."
-: Oregon attracted the atten
Pre-War Service
on
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JEWELRY
Manufacturing
443 State St Bet. Liberty
and High Streets
Store Hours: 9:30 to 5 p.m.
at the Masonic temple in
Woodburn, Mrs. Richards will
be one of the two remaining
charter members of the chap
ter to be honored.
Other 50-year member is
Frank W. Settlemier, who has
served as senior past patron of
Evergreen and is also a past
grand master of the Masonic
grand lodge of Oregon.
Under the age limit of 18
when she became a member of
the Order, Mrs. Joseph W. Ri
chards was then the wife of
Captain O. D. Henderson, a
prominent Mason. When the
chapter was formed in 1896, no
one questioned her age because
she was a married woman. It
was not until after she became
a member that the discovery
of her age was made.
Many Posts Held
Mrs. Richards was first Es
ther of the chapter, later be
coming associate matron and at
the age of 21, matron, serving
as the youngest matron in the
history of the chapter. Serving
as past president of the Fast Ma
trons club is only one of her
U.S. Not Biting
For Pacific Island Control
Washington, June 21 (U.R) Australian Foreign Minister Her
bert V. Evatt is still trying to get the United States to agree to
an overall, regional defense arrangement for postwar use of
Pacific bases.
The- United States, in the
words of one official, "isn't
biting," yet. It wants to work
out a series of bilateral ar
rangements to obtain postwar
rights on certain Pacific islands
where it built naval and air
bases during the war.
Key to the discussions with
the Australians is the base on
the island of Manus in the Ad
miralty islands north of New
Guinea. Except for several
small islands south of the equa
tor over which Britain and the
U. S. dispute sovereignty,
tion of the technician because
"its climate in the spring and
summer months is similar to my
native country and many of the
same crops are raised. Norway
is famous for its strawberries
I and they are the best in the
world none others being as tas
ty." His plant freezes berries for
use in hotels, he said. "Very
few of them are ever found in
the stores while fresh, for the
farmers sell them only to their
friends.."
Also preserved by the Tons
berg plant are all kinds of veg
etables, including peas, beans,
spinach, graimkaal (a green
similar to cabbage), pears, ap
ples, plums and all kinds of
berries. Cauliflower is frozen
as are some of the berries.
"The five years of war were
losj time for the Norwegians.
It was hard for individuals as
well as for industries with
young people unable to go to
school and university students
sent to concentration camps in
Germany, where some were
forced to work for the Ger
mans." Union Labor Plan Differs
Queried about workers' un
ions in Norway, the cannery
technician said:
"The unions are so organized
that the workers know the
problems and projects of the
plant as well as the employer.
Under their set-up, which has
come into being since the war,
in each plant a council pro
tector meets weekly to discuss
the business and problems con
fronting both the employer and
employees. Comprising this
group are two workers from the
production end of the plant, two
office workers, the president
and his assistant. The small
unions form one big one and
each of the different industrial
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many chapter duties. She Is also 1
senior past matron.
Beginning her work as secre
tary in 1901, Mrs. Richards ex
cept for a total of 12 years, has
held the post until the present.
Once, in 1921, thinking that it
was time for a change, she re
fused the secretaryship.. But
at the end of the year, she was
again in charge of the books,
and so she has been uninterrup
tedly until the present. And
there is no indication that the
chapter will release her from
her duties.
Daughter- of the late James
Gibson, pioneer who came by
ox train to Washington county
In 1847, Mrs. Richards was born
near Hillsboro June 20, 1878.
She has lived in Woodburn
since 1898, but for three years
in Monmouth.
Teaching music and being a
law office secretary were among
her early vocations. She served
four years on the Woodburn
draft board. For the past 20
years, she has been agent and
reporter for the Capital Jour
nal in Woodburn and vicinity.
For 11 of those years, she drove
an 80 mile paper delivery route
which her husband now hand
les. They have two children - -a
son, Norman K., and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Rose Magnuson, both
of Woodburn - - as well as four
grandchildren. And with all of
her other duties, Mrs. Richards
has found time to cultivate a
good game of golf.
Yet on Plan
Manus is the only base on an
allied island which the joint
chiefs of state have recommen
ded for inclusion in the U. S.
defense plans.
Evatt had a long discussion
on this subject yesterday with
President Truman, Acting Sec
retary of State Dean Acheson
and other officials of the state
department. Both he and the
president declined to comment.
The president said Evatt did
most of the talking and that no
understandings were reached.
The United States has not
yet determined its policy over
the Japanese mandated islands
which were captured and are
now held by the United States.
There appears to be no ques
tion and no opposition to U.
S. control of them in the fu
ture. Russians Emphasize
Standard of Living
Portland, June 21 The
goal emphasized in all Russian
literature is not world conquest,
but a standard of living equal
to or better than that of the
United States, the Northwest
Institute of International Rela
ions was told.
Bert G. Mitchell of Washing
ton Technical Institute, ,w h o
spent six years in Russia as a
YMCA organizer, said fear rath
er than aggression is behind
Russia's actions. That nation
feels the Anglo-Saxon countries
are "ganging up" on her, he
declared.
In the 18th century in Salem,
N.C., marriage proposals were
conveyed to girls by members
of the Moravian church after
drawing of a lot to determine
whether the match was approv
ed by the Lord.
unions has headquarters in
Oslo. Plant owners also have
an organization with central
headquarters."
Norwegians who have come
to America have created the im
pression that folk dances are
the dances of Norway, whereas
Mr. Aschjem, who has seen only
the modern dances in his native
land was more than a little em
barrassed when asked to partici
pate in his country's folk danc
es here, having never done so
before. He developed a liking
for baseball and saw a game
in Salem. Six of his brothers,
all of whom played football
(soccer) will learn of the game
when he gets home
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ln Britain's Victory Parade
By Margaret Magee
U. S. naval Headquarters in London, England When London
celebrated the first anniversary of the victory of World War
II in Europe with a recent parade, one of the 75 U. S. navy men
chosen to participate in the event was a Detroit, Oregon navy
man sailor, Chief Boatswain's Mate Wesley L. Adams. Represent-
Lt. Glenn Fravel
Back in Salem
Still flying though his service
with the navy ends with the ex
piration of his terminal leave
August 1, 1948, is Lt. (J.g.)
Glenn Fravel, former Willamette
university student.
The navy man started his air
career as an instructor of army
pilots at a flying school operat
ed at Prineville, Oregon, under
the war training program. On
returning to Salem recently he
became associated with John
Hughes in the Salem Air Serv
ice. In 1943 Fravel reported for
duty with the navy air arm and
became a pilot with the navy
ferrying squadron, making cross
country flights. For the past
two and a half years with his
wife, the former Dorothea
Greenwood, and their young
daughter, Glenda, he has made
his home in New York City.
Now residing with Mrs. Tra
vel's aunt, Mrs. Fannie Wain,
route 4, the Fravels after the
first of July will for the sum
mer months make their home
at 700 North Winter street.
New Metal Canes
For Yet Amputees
For veterans, who are amp
utees, there is now a new metal
cane-like crutch that braces un
der the elbows, leaving the
user's hands free and also free
ing him from the possibility of
underarm Irritation, often caus
ed by the old wooden type of
crutch.
Of streamlined aluminum and
stainless -steel the crutch is light
in weight and folds up in three
parts. Telescopic, it can be car
ried in a suitcase, placed in a
desk drawer or put into the
trunk of a car and among its
best features are the fact that it
is not clumsy and lasts a life
time. The Disabled American Vet
erans have arranged for the
manufacture of the crutch t o
furnish it to disabled veterans
through the Veterans Adminis
tration. By applying to the
nearest VA regional office, a
chief medical officer or by con
tacting the DAV all amputees
may obtain one free of charge.
Cooper Discharged
At El Toro Base
With the U. S. marines since
April, 1944, Cpl. Alden H.
Cooper June 7 received his dis
charge from the El Toro ma
rine air base at Santa Ana. With
his wife, the former Frances
Mazac, he has now returned to
Salem to reside at route 1.
Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George I. Cooper of route, 1,
received his basic training at
San Diego and spent 14 months
in the South Pacific with the
marine air corps, being based
in the Marshall islands. He re
turned to the States in Novem
ber. 1945, and has since been
stationed at Santa Ana..
An employe of the Salem Iron
Works at the time of signing for
duty with the marines, Cooper'
on returning to Salem took a
position with the Salem Trac
tor and Implement company.
Exploration for oil is under
way in the Bahamas, although
none has as yet been found.
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If Ideal for clipping
strawberry runners.
ing the senior
the senior ally of Great
Britain, the U. S. forces led the
marching column. Following
them were soldiers, sailors and
airmen from all over the world.
The King and Queen of the
British Empire, with the Prin
cesses Elizabeth and Margaret,
rode in the royal carriage. There
was a mechanized column of
200 groups of vehicles in the
parade, including every type of
war machine conceivable, from
jeeps to giant bridge-laying
tanks, while overhead flew 13
types of war planes.
Most of London's 8,000,000
inhabitants, with other hun
dreds of thousands of visitors,
jammed every street along the
line of march and stayed for
an afternoon of revelry in Lon
don parks and a night display
of fireworks on the River
Thames.
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Marine Air Duty
Ended for Aiken
Returning to civilian life this
month was Lt. Bob Aiken of the
marine air corps, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Aiken.
Enlisting in the navy in April,
1943, during his sophomore year
at the University of Oregon, the
Salemite completed that school
year as a navy V-8 student at
the university and then report
ed for active duty. He received
his flight training under the
navy and at the time of getting
his wings at Corpus Christi, was
transferred to the marine air
corps.
. Aiken spent some time at
Patuxent, Md., as a test pilot
for fighter planes. For the past
four months he has ben on duty
at Cherry Point, N. C, with
special services. With the op
ening of the new school year
the marine will return to the
University of Oregon.
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Leaving Navy
Unionvale Seaman lc Wil
liam Lloyd Lawson arrived at
the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Lawson, Saturday,
having received his navy dis
charge at the Bremerton, Wash,
separation center.
MAJ. GEN. HALSEY
COMMANDS IX CORP
Roseburg, Ore., June 21 WV
Maj. Gen. Milton B. Halsey,
wartime commander of the 97th
division, who has been va
cationing here this month, ex
pects to leave June 30 for Ja
pan to assume duties of chief
of staff of the 9th corps, with
headquarters at Sendai, Hon
shu, where his division was in
activated last March, he announced.
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Ends Duty Cpl. Phyllis Haf
ner, Wac from Salem, recently
granted her discharge from the
armed forces at Alameda, Calif.
Salem WAC Corporal
Ends Military Duty
Port of Alameda, Alameda,
Calif. Another Salem Wac, Cpl.
Phyllis Hafner, ihas ended her
military duties. The corporal,
daughter of Jacob Hafner of 15
95 North Church street, Salem,
was released from duty at this
base.
A clerk in the installation sup
ply section of the Pacific over
seas air technical service com
mand, the Salem Wac before en
tering the service was an em
ploye in the Oregon secretary
of state's office. She is a form
er student of the Southern Ore
gon Normal school.
Salem Navy Man
Leaves Service
ThcrQ's no more navy duty
for PhM 3c John E. Dowd, son
of Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Dowd of
750 Tillman avenue. All that
ended with receipt of his dis
charge at the separation center
at Bremerton, June 10.
The pharmacist's mate, has
been with the armed forces since
September, 1943, leaving Salem
high school after completion of
his junior year to enlist. He left
for overseas duty in April, 1945,
and until the last six weeks be
fore his return to the States on
June 7 was at the navy base
hospital at Guam.
The six weeks prior to receiv
ing orders to return to this
country Dowd was on sea duty
aboard a PCE. Taken from the
ship at Kwajalein island, h'e
from there went to Hawaii by
plane. It was from Hawaii that
the sailor came to the United
States, landing at San Francis
co. His high school work complet
ed while he was in the navy,
Dowd will this fall enter Lin
field college as a pre-medic
student.
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Sublimity Man Home
Fort Lewis, Wash. Among
the Oregon soldiers receiving
their discharges frorn the army
at this separation center June
18 was Cpl. William J. Ripp of
auDiimity, Oregon.
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