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Behind-the-Scene Workers It was through the thorough planning and hard work of
this group that the 31st annual state Legion convention was made ready. The host com
mission of the convention, pictured here in front of Capital post headquarters at 2650 South
Commercial, are, left to right, top row, Orval Loman, transportation and first aid; Chand
ler Brown, finance; William C. Dyer, parades; Arthur M. Johnson, bands and drum corps;
Kenneth M. Potts, concessions and decorations; Hex Kimmell, police and civic cooperation;
Joe Felton, legal; Wayne C. Perdue, entertainment. Bottom row, left to right, Sephus Starr,
housing; Charles Huggings, business sessions and memorial; Carl Gabrielson, vice-chairman;
John Kerrick, general chairman; Onas D. Olson, executive secretary and registrar; Mil
dred Christenson, auxiliary liaison; Brazier Small, 40 et 8; George E. Donaldson, dances.'
Post Clubhouse
Sightly Place
Persons entering Salem on
Highway 99E from the south
cannot help seeing the club
house of Capital Post No. 9 at
2650 South Commercial street.
The big club with its large
lawn was purchased by Capi
tal Post in 1948, and was opened
under the post's supervision on
June 7, 1948.
Legionnaires from through
out the United Slates, Alaska
and Hawaii have visited the
elaborate clubhouse. It is open
to all Legionnaires, auxiliary
members and their guests.
The building originally was
owned by the Rose Lawn Fu
neral home. It then became the
Normandy Manor night club.
It is today one of the finest din
ing spots in Salem.
Over 300 people can be accom
modated at one time at the
dining tables.
Numerous parties and ban
quets are held at the club, as
well as all post meetings of
Capital Post and Post No. 136
of Salem.
Mrs. Mem Pearce serves as
one of the "unsung heroes" of
the 31st annual convention in
her job as general secretary to
the executive secretary.
Beauty Queen Ladyce Ca
meron, of Chelsea, Mass., 5
feet 7 inches tall and 122
pounds, is a candidate for hon
ors as queen of carnival week
at Hampton Beach, N. H.
Extensive irrigation and anti
malarial projects are to be start
ed In the British West Indies.
Miss Oregon
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afternoon, the grand parade
Friday night, and the conven
tion cavalcade vaudeville per
formance at the State Fair
grounds
Miss Oregon will ride in both
parades attired in a bathing
suit.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Krue
ger, Beverley's parents, are both
active in Legion affairs, and
will be here with their daughter
during the convention as house
guests of Mrs. I. N. Bacon.
Grain Harvest Starts
Aurora Farmers and com
bine operators were warned dur
ing the week by warehousemen
that some grain is being brought
In which is too wet for thresh
ing. Combining it now will re
sult in considerable loss of grain,
they said., John Todd of Aurora
warehouse said that an electric
moisture tester will reveal im
mediately, on a small sample,
whether grain is dry enough for
threshing.
Coach Making Study
Monmouth Sam Ramey of
Oregon College of Education,
who will be the assistant coach
at the Independence high school
this fall, is spending several
weeks in Portland taking in
structions on a high school driv
ing course which probably will
be taught to Monmouth and In
dependence high school stu
dents this fall.
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. nnu RnflHer Mai. Gen.
Glen E. Edgerton, retired
army engineer, is executive
director of the joint congres
sional commission on recon
struction of the White House.
To You Legionnaires
We Extend Our
Welcome
As You Served Before, We Now Want to Be of Service to You
in Salem. Our New Store Will Be Opening August 11 at 550
North Capitol . . . Plan to Be With Us at Our Opening.
484 State Street
Phone 3-9191