Final Talk by
Benes Dated
The final lecture of a series
of three on world politics will be
given Wednesday night by Dr.
Bohus Benes, former Czech con
sul for the Pacific coast, at Wil
liamette university in Waller
hall. No admission is charged
for the lecture which will start
at 8 o'clock.
On the Willamette faculty as
visiting professor this summer,
Dr. Benes has watched his coun
try's troubled course in foreign
affairs at first hand. During the
1936 Munich crisis, he was press
attache and secretary to his un
cle, Edward Benes, late presi
dent of Czechoslovakia.
In his lecture Wednesday
night he will deal specifically
with relationships between
Czechoslovakia and the major
powers. He will contrast the
fortunate cooperation that last
ed for more than 20 years be
tween the Czech government and
the United States with the un
fortunate relations with Eng
land, France and the Soviet Un
ion. He will recount his personal
. experiences and those of his
country with the several world
1 powers in his lecture. Accord
i ing to him, the Czech and Slo-
r vak people are disillusioned by
the treatment they have receiv
ed at the hands of European
powers, but hope for future re
lationships of the sort afforded
by the United States as a safe
guard of independence and per
manent peace.
Courtesy Cars Needed
For Convention
Salem citizens are being asked
by the host commission of the
31st annual Oregon state Amer
ican Legion convention to make
their family automobiles "cour
tesy cars" during the convention
here next week.
Since convention events are
scheduled for many places
throughout the city, transporta
tion for the thousands of dele
gates presents a problem.
It is hoped that "courtesy
cars" can handle the situation.
Special windshield stickers will
be placed on cars, and any con
vention delegate ' requiring a
ride may stick out his thumb
and hop aboard.
Any local citizen desiring to
aid is requested to get his stick
er at convention headquarters
In the Senator hotel lobby.
Housing Chairman Sephus
Starr reminds that additional
rooms for convention delegates
are still needed, and any per
son with a spare room in his
home is asked to rent it to a
Legionnaire. Room listings are
being taken at headquarters,
- phone 2-3971.
Dr. Victor Sword
Calvary Speaker
Dr. Victor Hugo Sword, mis
sionary from Gauhati, Assam,
India, will preach at Calvary
Baptist church Sunday for both
services.
Dr. Sword is adviser to the
India government and to foreign
students at the Assam universi
ty where he is university pas
tor. As a friend of Gandhi and
the present prime minister of
India, he has been closely con
nected with the development of
India and the present trends
there.
Dr. Sword will preach at the
11 o clock service on the topic.
"Has Christ the Answer?" At
fl:30 his subject will be "The
Crime of Being a Christian." He
will also be guest preacher at
Calvary Baptist church on the
last two Sundays of August.
Profits of government rail
ways in India are breaking all
records.
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Barkley Kisses a Queen Vice President Alben Barkley
kisses Lucyle Dove Humphries after she was crowned Bi
- centennial Queen of the three-day 200th anniversary cele
bration at Culpeper, Va. The 71-year-old Barkley, a widower,
told the crowd "while I am in the mood, I may crown one
(a quen) of my own some of these days and keep her."
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Group to Advise
Revamping
Washington. July 30 (flV-Pres
ident Truman Friday established
an advisory committee on man
agement improvement to assist
him in improving the govern
ment setup. '
Thomas Morgan, president of
the Sperry Corp., heads the
group.
In a statement, the president
said the committe "will assist
me in planning an effective man
agement improvement program
on a government-wide basis and
in reviewing progress and ac
complishments under it."
Named to serve with Chair
man Morgan in this new step in
the administration's reorganiza
tion program were:
Lawrence A. Appley, another
New Yorker, president of the
American Management associa
tion. .
Vincent Burke, first assistant
postmaster general.
Oscar Chapman, under sec
retary of interior.
Herbert Emmerich, Chicago,
director of the public adminis
tration clearing house.
Edward Mason of Cambridge,
dean of the Harvard graduate
school of public administration.
Otto Nelson of Princeton, N.
J., vice president of the New
York Life Insurance Co.
James Palmer of Winnetka,
111., executive vice president of
Marshall Field and Co.
James E. Webb, under secre
tary of state.
Gordon Clapp, chairman of the
TV A.
Stephen Early, undersecretary
of defense.
Budget Director Frank Pace,
Jr., will meet with and advise
the committee.
World Record Claim
Of Cherry Picker
La Grande, Ore., July 30 (U.R)
A world record for cherry
picking was claimed today by
Walt Bailey, who harvested z
431 pounds of the fruit Wednes
day in the Chase Bohnenkamp
orchard.
The previous record of about
2,100 pounds was believed set
at Hood River, Ore., two years
ago.
Bailey said he made no spe
cial effort to break the record,
but simply worked in a crew
and picked his trees clean. He
had earned $72.93 at 5 p.m. quit
ting time.
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Steeple Home of Bees When
days ago from the historic Church of Christ at Aumsville it was
found to have been turned into a beehive, for home-making
purposes. In the rear of the picture Bill Wetzeler, wearing a bee
hood, is shown salvaging honey. At the right with the weather
vane is A. D. Wells, Salem contractor. The life of Henry Porter,
Oregon pioneer, was woven into the history of the church.
LANDMARK FALLS
Removal of Church Steeple
Recalls Aumsville History
When the old, stately steeple of the Aumsville Christian church
was taken down this week, the little Marion county town lost one
of its most famous and historic landmarks.
There is a long history of hard-working Christian pioneers
behind the Aumsville church. The church might well be called
"the house that Henry Porter
hiiilt " for it was throueh his.
continued efforts that the church
survived through every sort of
hardship.
The building which now
stands, steepleless, was com
pleted in 1884. But the history'
of the church organization goes
back much further.
It all started in a 16 by 20
feet schoolhouse in 1855. Elder
George W. Richardson then for
med the Mill Creek Church of
Christ, and that church has had
a continuous membership ever
since.
That building in which a few
homesteaders first met in 1855
stood on property owned by
Porter. The land is now owned
by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Boone
of 2049 State street, Salem. Mrs.
Boone is the daughter of Henry
Porter, and the only surviving
officer of the Aumsville church,
which has been inactive for five
years.
Name Changed in 1868
The name of the Mill Creek
church was changed to Aums
ville Church of Christ in 1868.
On May 7, 1876, Henry Por
ter organized the Aumsville
Christian Sunday school. He
was immediately elected Sunday
school superintendent, and con
tinued to serve in that position
until his death April 30, 1940
just one week short of 64 years
That still stands as a record for
the longest time any person has
served as Sunday school super
intendent in any church in the
nation.
In 1878, the meeting place was
changed to Turner because the
Aumsville school building was
too small for the congregation
which attended regularly.
Twenty-three men and 44
women are listed as members of
the church in an 1883 roll book,
which Mrs. Boone still has in
her possession.
The present church building
was dedicated May 4, 1884. J.
W. Spriggs preached the day it
was dedicated. The land upon
which the ediface was erected
was donated by the grandfather
of Homer H. Smith, Salem in
surance man. The building was
financed by donations from
church members.
Since 1884, the A u m s v 1 1 1 e
Christian church has enjoyed
prosperity and suffered slumps
of all sorts. But while Henry
Porter was still alive, there was
always at least one peson to
attend the Sunday meetings.
That person was Henry Porter.
Mor.e than once, he was the only
aiienaant,
During the 64 years he 'was
Sunday school superintendent,
sorter was aDsent only a very
few times, and then only be
cause he was out of town or ill,
He became sick his last year
of life and was forced to remain
in his home less than a mile
from church, from where he
could hear the ringing of the
church bells.
nenry sorters funeral was
appropriately held in the church
Without Porter, the Aums
ville church became as a char
iot without a horse, and a few
years later attendance dwindled,
OLD TIME DANCE
Every Saturday Night
Over Western Auto
29 Court St
Join the crowd and have
a good time.
Music By
BEN'S ORCHESTRA
PUBLIC DANCE
Admission 60c, Inc. Tax
the steeple was removed a few
and the doors were locked
The last Derson to occupy the
pulpit was Chris Kowitz, Jr., of
Salem who went to Aumsville
on Sunday mornings to conduct
church services . That was in
1944. .
Rented as Schoolroom
For the past two winters, the
church has been rented to the
Aumsville school system for use
a schoolroom.
Late last week a school cus
todian climbed the steeple to
invesigate the soundness of it,
and found the top half of the
steeple very weak. He said, "I
could have pushed it over with
my hand."
So the steeple was removed.
When lowered to the ground a
group of bee hives was found
there.
A makeshift steeple will be
erected soon, and the old wea
ther vane placed atop it, at the
request of Mrs. Boone.
And" Mrs. Boone empha
sizes, "someday that old steeple
win stand again with all the
pride it deserves. That church
isn't dead yet we'll be going
strong again soon."
Children Presenting
Pageant at Monmouth
Monmouth Practice is under
way for the school pageant of
the Monmouth elementary school
entitled "Beautiful Oregon" to
De neid in the college grove
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Separate groups are portray
ing "travel" past, present and
future with readings songs, skits
and folk dancing. The workshop
groups will have charge of light
ing, the public address system
publicity, costume and proper
ties. Children from Monmouth
Dallas and Independence will
take part.
Let's Go for a
BOAT RIDE
IT'S FUN!
Salem Boat House
100 Chemeketa
THERE'S SOMETHING
NEW IN SALEM
MOT UOD
RACES
HOLLYWOOD BOWL
TONIGHT
Time Trials-7:30 P. M.
RACES-8:30 P. M.
Administration Defended
At Veterans Colony Here
'I certainly don't classify veterans as any slum group, and the
housing authority project in South Salem was Dunt lor tnem.
So declared William J. Braun, chairman of the five-man city
housing authority in reply to a statement made by a Salem man
Thursday that the housing project was "the nearest we have to a
am
tall Pearson,
Demand Made
Washington, July 30 W
John Maragon, an ex-bootblack
who knows his way around the
White House, Friday demanded
that Columnist Drew Pearson
be called by senate investigators
in the "five percenter" inquiry.
Maragon told reporters he had
made the demand to the senate's
special investigation subcommit
tee. The senators are looking
into allegations of the use of
influence in the awarding of
government contracts.
Maragon, who rose from shin
ing shoes to a wide acquaintance
with top government officials,
talked to newsmen after he had
been quizzed secretly for the
second time in two days by sen
ate investigators.
Maragon said Pearson had ac
cused him, in a column July 20,
of being "not only a five per
center but a 50 percenter."
Maragon, who is 56, said he
doubts the subcommittee will
call him back for more secret
testimony. He didn't know, he
added, whether he would be ask
ed to testify at a public inquiry
expected to start about August
8.
Atomic Control
Efforts Dropped
Lake Success, July 30 (ff)
Over Russian protests, the Unit
ed Nations atomic energy com
mission abandoned today all
work on international control of
Atomic, energy until the big
powers can agree on a plan.
Consultations on the deadlock
are set for August 9. The vote
was 9 to 2 (USSR and Ukraine).
Just before the final vote,
at the end of a three-hour ses
sion, Dr. H. R. Wei, of China
commission chairman, answered
Russian protests with a strong
statement that the commission
must tell the world that its as
signment cannot now be carried
out.
Time is running out," Dr.
Wei said, "the atomic armaments
race is on. It is the duty of the
commission to tell the world
that the work cannot be done
now." ,j. .
He then said the consultations
had been requested. They will
involve the Big Five powers plus
Canada, all of whom are direct
ly concerned in the atomic prob
lem. Government railways of Swe
den will purchase 800 new
freight cars.
STAYTON
BEAN FESTIVAL
DANCE
Curt Kennon Orchestra
SATURDAY
DANCE
To the Music of
Lee and the
Melody Ramblers
i
ALBANY ARMORY
Every
Saturday Night
Admission 65c, Inc. tax,
Semi-Modern
slum."
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Aug jjimi a v.iiiui waa uiauc
during a meeting between sev
eral business leaders and Verne
Elliott, assistant to the Oregon
director of the federal housing
administration.
Braun was not invited to the
meeting, he said, and neither
was Joe Hopkins, manager of
the housing colony. They knew
nothing of it until Friday morn
ing. One-bedroom -units in the
housing project rent for $25
monthly, including water, sew
er rental and gamage disposal
A unit with two bedrooms rents
for $34.50 per month.
Both Braun and Hopkins point
out that while the units in the
project are not elaborate, they
are definitely clean and well
kept, with ample playground
room for children.
Were Set "Backwards"
When the project was first
established for the benefit of
veterans, the government stipu
lated that the courts were to be
placed "backwards." That is, the
backs of the units to face the
streets. This was done in order
to simplify the matters of deliv
ering wood, picking up garbage,
reading light meters, etc. It also
was of benefit to the children.
for it provided them with a large
playing area in the center of the
courts, away from the streets.
The units are laid out in a se
ries of U-shaped courts, much
like many tourist courts on the
highways. But the courts are in
verted, so to speak, in the hous
ing project, and a person driv
ing by on the streets sees the
backs of them.
"If you were to take all the
houses in Salem and turn them
around, with their backs facing
the streets, the whole city
wouldn't look so good, either,"
Braun said.
He emphasizes that when one
stands in the center of a court,
the units appear neat and very
orderly.
Premises Well-Kcpt
A full-time maintenance man
is employed at the housing proj
ect to mow lawns and keep trash
away from the green lawns in
the center of the courts.
The units themselves are ex
ceptionally clean, and whenever
a family moves out, the unit in
which they were living is com
pletely repainted in order to in
sure the utmost in cleanliness
for the next occupant.
Nearly all of the money tak
en in from rentals is used for
the upkeep and improvement of
the housing project.
Hopkins says, "We have an
average cross-section of Salem
people living in our courts.
Those living here don't complain
about the situation I don't see
why anyone else should."
DANCE
TONIGHT
Aumsville Pavilion
Music by Tommy Kezlali
and His West Uoast
Ramblers
In Aumsville
10 Miles S. E. of Salem
9:30-12:30 DST
-cool-DANCING
T0NITE
to
Wayne Strachan's
Music
vfwThall
Hood and Church Sts.
Enjoy the Best Dance
Floor In Salem
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Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, July 30, 1949 3
Five Free Shows
Offered Kiddies
A scries of five free kiddie
shows to be run beginning next
Tuesday, August 2, and continu
ing for the five Tuesday morn
ings in August has been an
nounced by the management of
the Capitol theatre.
The five free shows for chil
dren are being sponsored by a
group of downtown merchants
as a civic enterprise. The mer
chants participating in the plan
are Sears Roebuck, Miller's, Ro
berts Bros., The Smart Shop,
Kays, Fields, Capital Drug
Store, Metropolitan Store, Klas-
sic Photo Shop, Little French
Shop, Spa Restaurant, Toy and
Hobby Shop, Bluebird Cafe,
Mars, Madsen s Ice Cream Store
and Jerry s Karmelkorn Shop,
Each Tuesday morning at
9:45 the Capitol theatre doors
will be opened to all children
the only qualification being that
the child must be brought to the
theatre by his mother. Unaccom
panied children will not be per
mitted entry. Parents are not
required to stay with the chil
dren in the theatre, and will be
free to shop while the Capitol
tneatre staff acts as "baby sit
ters." The show will be over by
noon.
apeciaiiy selected programs
of approved short subjects and
teature attractions will be pre
sented. The Danny Kaye-Dinah
shore technicolor musical com
edy, "Up In Arms," will be the
feature presentation for the pro
gram next Tuesday morning.
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and
many other favorite cartoon
characters will be seen on the
programs.
Factory Site Sold
Stayton It was announced
this week by George H. Bell,
Stayton realtor, that the prop
erty known as the Imper Cheese
factory east of Stayton on High
way 222 has been sold to Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Mouser who
live here. Consisting of two
acres, the property has a build
ing on it which has modern liv
ing quarters. Mr. and Mrs. Mou
ser plan to improve it.
Modern Dance
EVERY SAT. NITE
at the
Cottonwood's
7 Miles East of Albany
on Highway 20
MUSIC BY
"URS" WOLFER
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Featuring
Ray Cummings, Vocalist
Dancing 9:30 to 1:00
I Ain't
Kidding
If business doesn't get better and soon
me and Denver Young are going to
be running a foot race, so i( any of you
people see me out on the road, in track
shoes and shorts, you'll know I'm in
training so that I'll be in condition to
at least be one jump ahead.
Call me CRYING CLAUDE if you wish, but if it helps me
get more people eating our delicious ROYAL FISH 'N
CHIPS STEAKS FRIED OYSTERS, etc., I'll take the
title.
I'm a busy guy these days holding down two jobs (don't
forget I'm in the REAL ESTATE business) and in a few
minutes I'm going out with a fellow and try to fell him a
TAVERN.
Charles and myself will be on the Job all during the LEGION
CONVENTION so If you want to treat your friends to the
FINEST FOOD in town, plus the liquid stuff we serve,
bring 'cm out we'll try to make them welcome.
So long until next Saturday,
Claude.
Stevenson's
2535 Portland Road
7 '"M
Holds Rent Law Invalid
Judge Elwyn R. Shaw (above)
of Chicago, declared the entire
1949 rent control law uncon
stitutional because of a clause
permitting states and other di
visions to end it in their ter
ritories by local option. The
federal district judge held this
provision was an unlawful
delegation by congress of its
powers to other government
agencies. (AP Wirephoto)
State of Emergency
To Halt Gatherings
Muncie, Ind., July 30 (IP) The
Muncie board of health Friday
asked Mayor Lester Holloway
to declare a "state of emerg
ency" which would prohibit all
public gatherings in an effort to
check the spread of infantile
paralysis.
Ball Memorial hospital report
ed 22 positive cases and 10 sus
pected cases in its wards. Fif
teen of the known cases are
from Muncie, a city of 50,000
population in east central Indi
ana. The state board of health said
there are 211 polio cases in In
diana. Fatalities total 21. in
cluding two deaths reported yes
terday at Ball hospital.
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