14 Capital Journal, Salem,
Middle Grove Club Members
Have Diversified Interests
Middle Grove, Feb. 18 For the eighth year Mrs. Emory
Goode has organized the Middle Grove 4-H Swine club. At a meet
ing held Wednesday night in the school house 10 boys registered
for the new club ye4r. Officers elected were Wayne Goode,
assistant leader; president, Marvin Cage; vice president, Dale
', Van Cleave; secretary-treasurer
Tasker L. Oddie
Tasker L. Oddie,
Ex-Senator Dies
' San Francisco, Feb. 18 (W)
Tasker L. Oddie, former gover
nor and United States senator
from Nevada whose political ca
reer In that state spanned the
first third of the century, died
at his home here last night. He
was 79.
Oddie suffered a heart attack
four weeks ago.
; For many years, he and his
wife had made San Francisco
their home in winter, spending
the summer at their Nevada
home.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Od
die when he was 16 moved west
to a Nebraska ranch for his
health. He returned to New York
after three years, his health im
proved, and studied law at night
while working in a real estate
office by day.
He went to Nevada in 1898 as
.a mining company representa
tive. Later, as the result of his
grubstaking a prospector, he was
one of four to file the original
group claims in the rich Tono
pah gold and silver field. The
opening of that field led to a
mining in Nevada.
In 1901, Oddie was elected to
his first public office district
attorney of Nye county. He was
a state senator from 1903 to
1908. In 1911, he was elected
Nevada's first republican gov
ernor in nearly 30 years. He
served until 1915.
He had two terms as U.S.
enator from Nevada, from 1921
to 1933, going down in the de
mocratic landslide of 1932. Pre
sident Hoover appointed him
special adviser to the recon
struction finance corporation on
mining loans, then he returned
to private business.
Roy Houck Chairman
Of Airport Board
Roy Houck has been made the
fifth member and elected chair
man of the new city-county air
port zoning board.
other board members are
Robert F. White and Dr. Lewis
Campbell, representing the city,
and Hedda Swart and Donald
Cannon, representing the coun
ty. The four selected Houck.
This board of five will meet
Monday, Feb. 27, to select
five-man board which will plan
the zoning policies for the air
port for removal of flying haz
ards. Misslon Field Calls
Willamina The Four Flats
quartet, who appeared here sev
eral times, has received a call to
Korea, Japan, where they will
do missionary work.
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Marshall Jelderks; song and yell
leader, John Jelderks. Other
members are Eldon Beutler,
Lewis Patterson, Eddie Page,
Steve Patterson and Gary Doth.
Record cards were filled out
and the regular meeting night
set for the third Thursday night
of each month. March meeting
will be with Dale Van Cleave.
This is the swine cluh whose
members have won many a
wards at 4-H shows state fairs
and international shows.
Mrs. Norman Fletcher was
hostesses for the February meet
ing of the Ametie Woman's club
Tuesday night at her Middle
Grove community home. Assist
ing her as hostesses were Mrs.
George Plane, Mrs. Ray Satter
and Mrs. Lester Dudley. Ser
ving on the program committee
were Mrs. John Schaffer, Mrs.
Melvin Van Cleave and Mrs.
Lewis Patterson.
New otficers elected were;
president, Mrs. John Van Laan
en; vice president, Mrs. John
Anglin and secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Leo Hammer.
Seven new members were in
itiated into the club: Mrs. Cecil
Reynolds, Mrs. Ruby Roberts
Mrs. McCulley, Mrs. E. H. Mc
Elroy, Mrs. Kate Vent. Mrs.
John Anglin and Mrs. Norman
Fletcher. The retiring president,
Mrs. Wilbur Wilson and all new
members were presented with
corsages. The annual family
night dinner will be at the May
flower hall the night of March
10.
The Middle Grove 4-H sew
ing club met Saturday in the
home of Mrs. John Anglin after
mising four weeks because of
bad weather. Five members
were present, Sue Anglin, Shar
on Chamberlain, Dena Lou
Kleen, Marie Hammer, Doris
Reynolds, leaders, Mrs. Lewis
Patterson, Mrs. Harry Phillips
and Karen Patterson. A demon
stration in the making of table
mats was given by Sue Anglin
and Doris Reynolds. The new
project, making head scarves,
was started.
Middle Grove Mothers club
held their regular monthly meet
ing at the school huose Wednes
day afternoon. There were 17
regular members present and
two new members were added to
the roll: Mrs. John Anglin, Jr.,
and Mrs. N. Holman. There
were five guests, Mrs. Cleo
Keppingcr, Mrs. Harry Clements,
Mrs. Emmett Blackman, Mrs.
Norman Fletcher and Mrs. Ray
Kimmerling.
Mrs. Melvin Van Cleave was
was appointed as chairman of a
cheer committee. The club will
serve the Marion county 4-H
club leaders banquet in Novem
ber. The president, Mrs. Joe
Slimack asked for volunteers for
Red Cross drive and Mrs. Em
ory Goode, Mrs. Cecil Reynolds,
Mrs. John Schaffer and Mrs.
Howard Miller offered to as
sist in the drive.
The attendance plaque and
new book were awarded to the
first and second grades room.
The program was given by
members of the fifth and sixth
grades; a Lincoln day play and
several folk dances. Members
were invited by Mrs. Kepping
cr to the meeting of Washington
school mothers club on Thurs
day. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Melvin Van Cleave and
Mrs. Cecil Reynolds.
Motor to Oswego
Lincoln Motoring to Oswego
to visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Stewart were Mrs. J.
D. Walling, Mrs. Harold Wall
ing and Mrs. Eva Purvine. Mrs.
C. E. Stewart is a daughter of
Mrs. J. D. Walling.
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Golden Co. Mortuary
Wet Going Freight train snakes through floodwaters of
the Cumberland river at Kuttawa, Ky. Water is about a foot
and a half deep, but both freight and passenger trains con
tinue to use the line. (Acme Telephoto)
Pilot Dangling Up-side Down
Tries to Knock Himself Out
Mchord Air Force Base Hospital, Wash., Feb. 18 U.R) A
Brooklyn, N. Y. radio operator, who dangled upside down from
a tree overlooking a lake for 12 hours, today told how he
tried to knock himself out against the walls of a cliff "to for-
Refunds Waif
Coop Patrons
Dallas Gross sales of $512,-
000 were reported to the mem
bers of the Polk county Farm
ers Union Cooperative Oil asso
ciation at the annual meeting
ths month. Patronage refunds to
members will total $36,000.
President C. L. Gilson was in
charge of the all-day meeting,
which was attended by some 250
members.
Manager Walt Steele spoke on
operations of the past year and
told of the modern facilities
which have been installed. Wm.
G. Stacey, auditor, gave the fi
nancial report and commented
on the good financial standing
of the cooperative.'
Charles Baker, general mana
ger of Pacific Supply Coopera
tive, spoke of continued growth
of the organization he repre
sents. Lunch was served at noon by
the women of the Rickreall
Grange.
Vern Osborn was reelected to
the board of directors and Emil
Marx of the Oak Grove com
munity was elected to replace
R. W. Hogg as director.
Mr. Hogg was voted a life
membership on the board of di
rectors to act in the capacity of
honorary member and advisor.
He has been on the board since
the organization was founded
in 1932.
Officers for the coming year
will be C. L. Gilson, president;
Claude Larkin, vice president;
Walt Steele, secretary-manager:
H. B. Hildebrand, Vern Osborn
and Emil Marx, directors.
Amity Ewart Callender sail
ed recently on a Royal Mail
steamer to Scotland. The steam
er will go through the Panama
Canal, to Liverpool, England
and London. Young Callender,
expects to be away until June
He was four years old when he
last visited Scotland, the native
land of his parents.
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"I just didn't care any more,'
said SSgt. Vitale Trippodi, 23
interviewed from his hospital
bed here today for the first time
since his rescue.
Trippodi, one of 17 crewmen
to bail out of the crippled B-36
over Princess Royal Island, land
ed in the tree Monday night.
His ankle caught in the
shrouds of his 'chute and the
sergeant was up-ended.
"I felt like dying . , . The
pain was awful ... I couldn't
see how far down it was in the
dark," Trippodi said in short
gasps. He is suffering from ex
haustion and severe mental
strain, an air force doctor said
Trippodi said the pain in his
ankle got too great and when
he realized he couldn't help
himself, "I tried to swing In the
shrouds of my 'chute so I could
slam my head against the cliff
walls and knock myself out.
But I couldn't even do that.
Then my pilot, (Capt. Harold
L. Barry, 30, Hillsboro, 111.) and
Whitfield (1st Lt. Raymond P.
Whitfield, Jr., 25, San Antonio,
Tex.) heard me and came up the
hill. They cut my parachute
strap and let me down . , .
I just felt like . . ." (his voice
trailed off choked with emo
tion). They were too weak to carry
Trippodi down the cliff and told
him they were going to strike
out towards the shore to get
help.
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Couple Reunited
After 26 Years
San Pedro, Cal., Feb. 18 (U.R)
Frank Matura, 52, and his wife
Ann, were reunited after 26
years today.
They last saw each other in
1924 when Matura left their
farm in Zablace, Yugoslavia, to
come to America.
He worked in New York City
as a stone mason from 1924 to
1946, saving every cent he could
to bring his wife and three sons
to America.
First to make the journey was
the eldest son, Steve, now 29,
who arrived in 1937. Two years
later Srecko, 28, and Anthony,
27, joined him.
During the war, the three sons
served in the army whila Matu
ra saved for another passage. In
1946 the four moved here to en
ter the fishing business.
Culminating the 26 years of
hard work, immigration red
tape, depression and war a small
group of relatives gathered at
A fishing vessel sighted the
pair and eight other survivors
along the beach and rescued
tnem.
"When Capt. Barry and Whit
field left me I wanted to go
wnn tnem."
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- Four Corners, Feb.- 18 The
at the Lincoln school (Four Corners) netted the school the sum
of $33.68.
Next week on February 22 the third program in a series to
be presented before the student body assemblies and their par
ents will be given by Miss Eve-
lyn Smtih and her fourth grad-
ers at 1:15 o clock in scnooi
auditorium.
The February meeting of the
Four Corners home extension
unit will be an all day meeting
beginning at 10:30 in the Com
munity hall on Tuesday. Anne
Bergholz will present thetopic
"Making Draperies". The mem
bers are asked to bring sewing
materials and sack lunch hot
dish and drink will be served. -
Officers elected by the Four
Corners Volunteer Firemen on
Monday, February 13 were as
follows: President, Warren
Shrake; vice president, Jess Mc
Ilnay; sec.-treas., W. E. Peder-
sen. On March 8, the Four Cor
ners firemen will have as their
guests, the Marion County Fire
Fighter's association members.
The annual Firemen's St. Pat
rick's day benefit dance is plan-
nef for March 18 at the com
munity hall.
Mrs. William Futrell was hos
pitalized at the Salem Memorial
on Tuesday following an auto
mobile collision. Extent of in
juries ha snot jet been deter
mined. the family home today. to wel
come Mrs. Matura, who arrived
from Yugoslavia.
Only Steve and Srecko, fish
ing off Mexico, were absent.
They were notified of her arriv
al. .Now Srecko's fiancee is in
Yugoslavia awaiting her turn to
come to America to join him.
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