lft Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Monday, February 20, 1950
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Hopes to See Children Mrs. Mary Ella Sams 33, hugs her
two children as she lies in her bed at Grady hospital, Atlanta
Ga. Her husband, Emmanuel is at right. Mrs. Sams, who had
been blind since she was 18 months old, had the bandage re
moved from her left eye lor the first time since she underwent
a corneal transplant. Her doctor said that she could see the
light from a flashlight, and that eventually he hopes recovery
would be about 80, The children are Ronald and Angelyn.
(AP Wirephoto)
Middle Grove School, Club
Programs Are Appreciated
Middle Grove, Feb. 20 The students of Middle Grove school
held an assembly in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Mistress of
ceremonies was Yvonne Miller. The program began with the
pledge to the flag, followed by the singing of "America."
Fifth and sixth grade pupils presented the play, "Young Abe
Lincoln . Stage managers were
Dorris Reynolds and Denna Lou
Kleen. Closing numbers were
three square dances, "Bleaklng",
"Ace of Diamonds" and "Life on
Ocean Waves."
The first meeting of the 4-H
"Cagey Cookers" following the
bad weather was held at the
school house Thursday night.
There were 22 girls present The
leader, Mrs. John Cage present
ed the demonstration on the
making of cookies for cooking
I girls. At the next lesson the
girls will bring cookies they
have made from her instructions.
Following the meeting the girls
enjoyed a Valentine party.
Hostesses were mothers Mrs.
Frank Slomak, Mrs. V. Dickey
and Mrs. B. L. Sudtell. Guests
were Mrs. Harvey Page and Mrs.
Albert Fabry.
The president of the Associat
ed clubs of Middle Grove, Gil
Blankship has called a special
meeting of his committee and all
residents of the community and
those interested in the new club
house project to be held at the
school house the night of Feb
ruary 21.
The play, "Manhattan Honey
moon," by Salem civic players
was presented at Middle Grove
school house Friday night to an
appreciative audence. Proceeds
will be used for the building
fund. Special numbers by local
talent were; accordion numbers
by Lawrence Fischer and instru
mental and vocal numbers by
Hubert Aspinwall on the guitar.
Chorus Will Resume
Willamina The Sheridan-
Willamina Community chorus
will resume meetings, with the
first one scheduled for Wednes
day night at 8 o'clock at the Wil
lamina high school band room.
Little Things Like Bomb
Threats Don't Worry Tories
By JOHN RODERICK
London, Feb. 20 W) The phone rang at National Conserva
tive nartv headauarters.
"Just thought I'd call to tell you the building will be blown
nri in IS minutes." said the voice at the other end.
"Quite." said Miss Elizabeth Sturgess-Jones, sweetly. "Thank
you so much." She returned to
her typing
In a few minutes she looked
up. "My word," she told her
superior, more bemused wan
alarmed, "that chap said the
building was going to be blown
up."
"Rather," said this gentle
man. "You might have told me
a bit earlier." He bent back over
his desk.
People at Winston Churchill's
conservative headquarters can't
be bothered with such trifles.
There's an election Thursday.
An exploded bomb would
hardly create a ripple among the
150 or so workers in probably
the most hectic organization n
London these days.
The scene of this fevered ac
tivity is Abbey House, a gloomy
old building within a stone's
throw of Westminster Abbey and
the houses of parliament.
It is the nerve center of Bri
tain's conservative campaign to
unseat the Labor government
but with all its turmoil and'
hurly-hurly it remains essental
ly British, essentially tory. The
excitement is high, but modu
lated. Abbey House, for one thing,
has none of the shininess, new
ness, or blatancy considered
necessary to American party
headquarters. It is as old and
mildewed as a Stilton cheese.
There are no lavishly furnsh-
ed conference rooms, no gay
banners festooning the ceilings.
A small electric heater or a
ruddy coal fire supply tiny
warmth. On mantle pieces, a
cheap, toy figure of Winston
Churchill is the presiding diety.
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The office of Lord Woolton,
chairman of the party and di
rector of the Abbey House opera
tion was a couple of chairs a
desk, pictures of Churchill, Eden,
other party leaders and a map.
that's all.
The complex set-up which
Lord Woolton heads has links
with every borough in Britain.
It funnels out posters, campaign
propaganda, speakers and advice
on demand. On occasion, it sup
plies candidates, and occasional
ly but not very often it dis
approves of some which local
organizations have put up.
lhe casual public is more
familiar with the few ground-
floor offices the conservatives
maintain than it is with the
scores on the top floors. Con
servative publications, books and
posters are displayed in one of
fice. The other is staffed by men
and women who answer 'the
thousands of questions politi
cians are supposed to have the
answers to.
Most of them are requests
from individuals who want to
know what the Tories will do
about their jobs, their social se
curity, and their future. Hun
dreds just want to know when
and where Churchill is going to
speak.
There are the usual number
of crackpots with screwball
ideas for winning votes or end
ing economic crisises.
One old lady, dressed in ob
vious worKing-class garb came
in clutching a small package.
After making sure she was In
the right place, she thrust the
package in a bewildered atten
dant's hands.
"Here," she said, "They're for
you. All my life savings.
Before anyone could stop her,
she had gone. In the package in
single notes were 50 pounds
($140).
Anderson Will Head
Silverfon Chest
Silverton Tom Anderson was
elected president of the Com
munity Chest at the Friday eve
ning meeting in the Washington
Irving building Chamber of
Commerce rooms.
Assisting Anderson will be
Cliff Almquist, vice president;
Mrs. Harry Sherwood, secreta
ry, and C. B. Anderson, treas
urer, both the secretary and the
treasurer were re-elected.
With the exception of one
member, the same board of di
rectors was elected, Howard
Morrison being the new man
Other directors are William Ev-
ons, Miss Thora Arestad, Mrs.
Mabel Monson, Maurice Schnor-
enberg, Olaf Paulson, Jr., Miss
Hannah Olson, S. Parzy Rose,
Tom Anderson, Ted Burien and
Kobert Webb.
R. A. Fish is the retiring pres
ident and Olaf Paulson, Jr.. the
retiring vice president.
Pupils Present Program
Willamina The Willamina
Civic club will meet Thursday
at I o'clock at the Rebekah hall,
Grade school pupils will present
a patriotic program, and refresh
ments will be served.
Church Groups
Talk Economics
Detroit, Feb. 20 P Leading
Protestants from across the na
tion Saturday began a confer
ence discusson of Christian re
sponsibilities in economic life to
take home to their churches.
Delegates meeting under the
sponsorship of the Federal Coun
cil of the Churches of Christ in
America put finishing touches
on preliminary recommendations
which will be acted on over the
week-end.
Yesterday a discussion group
on "freedom of enterprise and
social controls" voted that "ex
tensive use of taxation to re
duce inequalities in income is
desirable from a Christian and
an economic standpoint."
The group, headed by victor
G. Reuther, a Methodist who is
educational director of the CIO
Automobile Workers, also - ap
proved a statement that "it Is a
responsibility of a Christian so
ciety to assure all people, with
out discrimintion, full access to
modern medical care and other
health services."
Reuther ruled out discussion
on the Truman administration
health program and other speci
fic proposals on grounds that
conference procedure called
only for deciding areas or re
sponsibility. The Federal Council's first
economic parley at Pittsburgh in
1947 concluded that churches
haVe a duty to take an active
interest in economic affairs.
Panels on American and world
economy gave U. S. foreign
policy a strong endorsement and
gave tentative recommendations
on three fundamental economic
responsibilities of citizens.
Robert E. Wilson of Chicago,
president of the Standard Oil
Co. of Indiana and chairman of
a panel section, said the three
were:
"To safeguard and promote
social and economic welfare in
the United States; to assist other
countries to attain basic self-
support and a decent standard of
living; to use their economic
strength in such a way as to con
tribute to a just and durable
peace."
Buena Vista Women
Receive Invitations
Buena Vista The Buena Vista
Woman's club is invited to at
tend the home extension unit
meeting in Monmouth at the city
hall, February 24. at which time
Miss Marco, Polk county ex
tension leader, will give the
demonstrations, "Step - Saving
Kitchens" and "Meal Planning;
to be an all-day meeting. A
sack lunch and coffee will be
served.
The Buena Vista club's next
meeting will be February 22.
Mrs. Cecil Hultman, chairman
of Azalea House fund, asks all
ciud members to bring an ar
ticle to this meetine to
Articles will be placed on tables
ana soiq by sealed bids, a "si
lent auction."
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Accidental Shot
Fatal to Youth
Falls City, Feb. 20 Robert:
Lee (Butch) Rich, 14, died Sat
urday afternoon at a Dallas hos
pital from a gunshot wound in
the head which Paul Bollman, of
Dallas, Polk county coroner, de
clares accidental.
The boy, a high school fresh
man, was hunting with LeRoy
Davis, 16, about two miles north
west of here, when his .22 cali
bre rifle, was accidentally dis
charged as the two boys were
going down a steep hill in the
rough district. ,The trigger, the
investigation carried out over
the weekend, apparently caught
In the brush.
Davis, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Davis, operators of a
drug store, was forced to leave
the wounded youth and go for
help. The accident occurred
about 1 o'clock and death came
in the hospital shortly before
3:45 o'clock.
Rich was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Rich, cafe operators,
and a newspaper carrier boy. His
body is at the Hinkle and Boll
man funeral home at Dallas
with announcements later.
Church Women Called
Stayton The annual World
Day of Prayer, sponsored by the
women of Stayton'; protestant
churches, will be observed by a
union service held in the As
sembly of God church, Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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