DREAM COMES TRUE
Salem Girl Who Aspired to
Stage Appears Here Friday
By MARGARET MAGEE
: "Dream Girl," the first of the aeries of three legitimate atage
; plays being brought to Salem by the 20-30 club with the profits
: to go to the Salem Memorial Auditorium association is a dream
come true for a former Salem
girl, Terry (Olive) Clemes,
Next Friday night when the
play comes to the Salem high
school stage Terry Clemes will
be playing the lead role of El
mer Rice's stage comedy.
Miss Clemes, who was born
in India and was a resident of
Salem while attending Willam
ette university, first came to the
attention of New York produc
ers when she won the John
Golden Talent contest. At that
time a replacement was needed
for Margaret Sullivan in the
New York company of "Voice
of the Turtle." Miss Clemes, a
graduate of the American Acad
emy? of Dramatic Arts, was given
the job and played 218 perform
ances. Scout Sees Her
While cast in "Voice of the
Turtle" the former Salem girl'
work was seen by George Abbot
and the following season when
he was casting "Kiss and Tell,"
he engaged her for the role of
Corliss. This she played for al
most three years in New York,
kon the road and overseas for
USO camp shows.
When "Dream Girl was pro
duced . on Broadway Terry
Clemes was selected to under
study her present role through
a succession of actresses Betty
Field, Haila Stoddardt, Jean
Parker and Lucille Ball.- Each
of the actresses played Georgina
Allerton for various lengths of
time, but none of them ever
missed a performance. Hence
Miss Clemes never had the op
portunity to appear in that role
during that time.
Terry came into her own last
summer when "Dream Girl" was
. one of the plays most in demand
- for stock company presentation
: and she played the part one of
the longest feminine parts ever
' written for 10 weeks with 10
different stock companies all
over the east coast. It was while
fulfilling one of these engage-
ments at the Cape Playhouse in
Dennis, Mass., that she was seen
by a talent scout of the Civic
Drama Guild and signed for the
production in which she appears
here Friday night.
In Versatile Role
"Dream Girl" is in 19 scenes,
and Miss (Jlemes is in every
scene for practically its entire
time and since she dreams of
Powder Blast
Kills 2 Men
Dallas, Ore., Feb. 21 A de
layed powder blast cost the lives
of two men working In the
Long-Bell operations near
Grand Ronde Friday afternoon.
Dead are Fred Moore, 49, and
Lloyd Weaver, believed around
19.
The men were engaged In dy
namiting a right of way for a
logging road and had set three
charges. Two of these explod
ed and when the pair went to
investigate the delayed charge
it also exploded, killing them
instantly. The accident occur
ed about 3:30 o'clock but it was
more than five hours later be
fore the bodies were removed
from the woods.
Investigation of the accident
was made by Paul Bonman,
Polk county coroner, who order
ed the bodies taken to the Sher
idan funeral home. Moore is
survived by his widow, Adeline
Moore and Weaver by his par
ents, all of Grand Ronde.
Colonel Boyer
To See Stale
Paying a visit to Oregon
March 2 and 3 will be the second
Reserve Officer association of
ficer ever to visit this state, Col.
Charles M. Boyer, assistant to
the executive director of the
Reserve Officer association of
the United States.
The colonel, who will be in
Portland those two two days, is
to meet in conference with Lt.
Col. Chester L, Fritz, Oregon
department president; Maj. Reg
inald S. Williams, department
secretary, and Lt. Roy Rice, de
partment treasurer, regarding
national security matters. On a
tour of this area, the officer is
visiting Oregon because it is one
of the leading states In ROA
activities.
Col. Boyer was formerly pres
ident of the Fifth district, At
lanta, Ga., chapter and now has
his office in Washington, D.C.
A graduate of William Jewell
college, he was commanding of
ficer of the 524th coast artillery
anti-aircraft regiment, during
World War II and went to his
present position as a war de
partment special staff assistant
to Brig. Gen. E. A. Evans for
reserve and ROTC affairs from
Fort Wright, Long Island, New
York.
Arranged for the first evening
announced later. Col. Fritz has
extended an invitation to all in
of the colonel's visit is a dinner
in Portland with the place to be
terested reserve officers to at
tend the dinner and is urging
them to be present to meet the
officer.
Patlon to Give
Public Speech
James G. Patlon, president of
the National Farmers' Union,
will address a public meeting at
the Salem high school auditor
ium Wednesday evening, Febru
ary 25. Mr. Patton will be in
Salem for the annual state con
vention of the Oregon Farmers'
Union which opens here next
Tuesday.
The organization's annual
banquet will also be held at the
Salem high school Wednesday
evening preceding the public
meeting. A capacity crowd of
over 400 members and delegates
is expected. Arrangements for
the banquet are in charge of
Henry Torvend, president of the
Marion County Farmers Union.
President Ronald E. Jones of
the Oregon State Farmers'
Union will call the convention to
order Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock. Greetings will be ex
tended to delegates by city offi
cials and representatives of
other farm and labor organiza
tions. President Patton will
make his first appearance before
the convention in an address
that morning. President Jones
will present his annual report
Tuesday afternoon.
The annual meeting of the
Oregon Farmers' Union Co-operative
association will be held
at Salem Monday, February 23.
Amendments to the by-laws and
election .of a director will fea
ture this meeting.
About 80 million copies of
railroad timetables are printed
annually in the United States.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Saturday, February 21, 1948 3
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herself in various characters she
has very little time between
scenes, as she acts out the roles
of a bookshop proprietress, a
Mexican lady, a tragic trollop
and an imbibing debutante.
Three different stage playing
areas are used and she. walks
from, one scene to the other,
changing costumes in the fleet
ing second behind a drop or in
a black-out, with a maid wait
ing in the dark to slip on a dress
or a hat as she passes through.
Among the all star New York
cast . supporting Terry Clemes
are such well-known Broadway
players as Robert Herrman,
Gloria Sloane, Franklyn George,
Penny Kasper and Rita Burwell.
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TERRY o . CLEMES
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SALEM, OREGON
A Local Girl Who Received Her First
Dramatic Training in Salem. She is a
Willamette University Graduate and
Also a Graduate of the American Aca
demy of Dramatic Arts.
(Story on this tame page.)
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DREAM GIRL
FEBRUARY 27
First appeared on Broadway in New York just before Christmas in
1945. A captivating enchanting comedy ... a dream of a play
. . . that all adds up to a supreme evening of grand entertainment.
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MADE IN HEAVEN
APRIL 15
Produced in New York by John Golden at the Henry Miller Theatre
on October 24, 1946 and overnight became a comedy sensation of
Broadway.
KISS AND TELL
MAY 15
Described as the funniest comedy written in a decade. Originally
produced in 1941. Better than the movie, the laughter of the audi
ence will shake the rafters.
To Be Presented At
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
' Tickets on Sale Feb. 23 Through Feb. 27 at
MILLER'S DEPARTMENT STORE
ADULTS
$6.00 & $4.80
Tax Incl.
CHILDREN
$3.00
Tax Incl.
All Seots Reserved
Tickets Sold Only For All 3 Performances
All profits from these presentations will go to the
Construction Fund of the Salem Memorial Auditorium
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