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East Salem School Clubs Electing New Officers East Salem New officers for school organizations which do not meet for the three summer months are being elected this month for installation in May. Swegle Parent-Teacher association held their election during the business meeting of the regular meeting held at the school house Tuesday night. Elected were president, Henry Martin; vice president, J. C. Carpenter; secretary, Mrs. F. D. Savin; and treasurer, Mrs. Claude Harner. Featured in a musical pro gram were Lanny Dibbern, Dean Quamme, John Burroughs, and Thad Stevens as a harmonica band. Other musical numbers were cornet solos by Charles Jayne, and Ronald Roan; songs by sixth grade girls; piano solos by Beverly Hanson, and Marilyn Barnes; songs by fifth grade girls; the pledge with Dorothy Vaughn, accompanist; "The Blue Danube," by eight girls, with Marilyn Barnes at the piano; in Itrumental selections, sixth grade girls; "Marine Song March," John Kelly and Charles Jayne; songs by sixth grade girls and "I Said My Pajamas," by three girls as a musical dialogue. Girls that took parts were Lu cille Brewer, Patricia Swanson, Patricia Gotcholl, Carolyn Als man, Dorothy Vaughn, Sandra Jones, Marilyn Barnes and Bev erly Hanson. Hostesses for the social hour were Mrs. B. F. Reams, Mrs. John Zevemke, Mrs. Mclvin La Due, Mrs. Boyd Wilkinson, and Mrs. J. Miklia. John Swanson of Brown road Is now at a convalescent home on D street. He has not been well for some time, and is near ly 90 years old. Mrs. Frank Childs and daugh ter, Nancy are up from Califor nia for a visit in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin on Lancaster drive. Mrs. John Meier was honored with a surprise shower by mem bers of the Monroe avenue Sew ing club meeting Wednesday aft ernoon in the home of Mrs. Wilfred Wilier. Present were Mrs. Arthur Stowell, June Stow ell, Mrs. Charles Barney, Mrs. Steve Irving, Mrs. Glenn Moody, Mrs. Henry Hanson, Mrs. Stuart Johns, Mrs. Warren Ewert, Mrs. Wally Hulst, the honored guest and the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hanson were in Monitor for a picnic on Sunday with old friends and in the evening they drove to Can by for supper with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Ramberg. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scorgie have had as their guests this week Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Whitson of Los Angeles, Calif. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scorgie and children drove to Springfield to visit in the home of friends, Mr. and Mrs. Arta Willoughby and also visit their house guest, Jack Gall, who is there at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lewis have sold their Monroe avenue home to Mr. and Mrs. George Mask of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have a home on North Church street in Salem. 14-Year-0ld Boy Faces Murder Count Peoria, 111., April 21 P)Two young boys were held in jail, one on a charge of murder, In connection wth the slaying of a 82-year-old coal miner during a robbery. Assistant Slate's Attorney Robert Calkins said the boys had signed statements that they fatal ly shot Benjamin Pannier as he walked into his farm home Wed nesday. The boys related in their statement, Calkins said, they took Pannier's wallet con taining $43 and dragged his body to his barn and covered it with hay. Pannier's body was found by police after they had found his car abandoned on a highway. Calkins said a charge of mur der was placed against Donald Simmons, 14, who he said ad mitted firing a single shot with a .22 caliber rifle into Pannier's No charge was made Oregon .Friday, April 21,. 1950 'Veep' Kisses Three Women Buffalo, N.Y., April 21 (P) The "veep" kissed three women yesterday and told a bridegroom: "Glad you came in, the water's fine." As Vice-President Alben W Barkley arrived at the Buffalo airport, his attention was direct ed to newlyweds waiting for a plane to Washington, D C. Barkley gave the bride, Mrs. Samuel Verdi, a cordial kiss. Then he kissed her sister, Miss Theresa Giardinn, and the mat-ron-of-honor, Mrs. Charles Pal vino, and congratulated Verdi. The former Mrs. Carlelon Hadley of St. Louis, who became Mrs. Barkley last summer, did not accompany her husband here. , Trains Collide; 19 Hospitalized Boston, April 21 lP) A rear- end collision of two heavilv packed New Haven railroad trains in a driving rainstorm last night sent 19 persons to the hospital and shook up scores of others. All of those taken to the hos pital were, released after treat ment for cuts and bruises. The railroad said in a state ment that "for some reason" the eight-car 5:14 p.m. local bound from Boston to New Bedford failed to stop for a red warning fuse dropped by the 5:08 p.m. train headed for Providence, R.I., and plowed into its rear. The Providence train, the road said, had dropped the fuse after stopping for a red signal on one of the three main line tracks in the Roxbury district. against the second boy, Jimmy Chatman, 9, Donald's cousin. DESERVES AN Only ELGIN hoi th. DuraPower Mainspring Star-limed accuracy! Smarteet tylingl And the DnraPower Mainspring elirainatea 99 of all repairs due. to atrel min pring failnrra. New Elgim priced from $29.75 Fed. tax inrlmled. SMITH'S WATCH SHOP 1127 Edgcwater Street ' West Salem, Oregon Phone 3-6348 Hayworth Mansion To Be Sold Sunday Hollywood, April 21 Wi Rita Hayworth has decided any old chateau will do. The actress' $55,000 Brent wood mansion goes on sale here Sunday. Agent Charles T. Spen cer said yesterday Rita had in structed him via transatlantic telephone to dispose of the property. 'She seemed quite happy and I doubt if she'll return to Holly wood for quite some time," said Spencer. jfi '9'1 score 'n 9as economy 9es to ' if JjLgjf f 3600-pound Mercury that won the Grand Canyon X?j l 3 ' jFj Economy Sweepstakes at 26.5 miles per gallon. ' &' I i Add points in flashing performance with Mercury's r ' I ifevv tyPe Hi-power Compression" engine that is setting ISv 'speed track' records all over the country. It's a combination of performance and economy so remarkable Nj' -J XS. that automotive engineers have named it the "hot package car of 1950. All this, plus Mercury's famous 'Lounge-Rest' ride, . i55. xSu. "Customized" two-tone interiors and "Merco-Therm" heating and ventilating, for as little as V?5a&,' V. 9 0 mon,n witr4 surprisingly generous trade-in on your old car. Ergo, why buy a small light car when jjlPj j. you can drive the outstanding value of the year for so very little more? Moore Plant to Double Here Claude Miller, manager of the Salem plant of Moore Business Forms which has ben operating here for 18 months, says the payroll of the plant will prob ably be doubled this year. Pres ent employment is about 30 men and women. The plant d i d $1,000,000 worth of business last year, and $100,000 worth of new equip ment is now being brought in to add to the operation. Officials of the Pacific divi sion of the company have been here this week and expressed high satisfaction with results of the location here. These offi cials were Walter E. Eggert, gen eral manager, and F. C. Merner, production manager, both from Oakland. Eggert said the Salem plant had made greater business gains in recent months than the other 10 plants of the system. Fire Causes Damage To Lebanon Bakery Lebanon Fire considerably damaged the office and sales room of the Shimanek bakery jn the center of the business district before its discovery at 8 p.m. Monday brought the city fire de partment to extinguish the blaze. Fire Chief Elmer Fitzgerald said he was unable to determine the origin, but that it apparent ly started in the office over the salesroom. Principle damage was to interior finish, stock in the sales room and office records. The Shimanek bakery origin- Lots of Music Will Be Heard Here Saturday There will be music in the air, and lots of it Saturday. On that day some 50 bands and orchestras, representing senior and junior high schools of western Oregon will be here to engage in a music festival contest. The groups that are given a "superior" rating will be eligible to enter the state contest scheduled to be held in Eugene, May 5 and 6. Salem senior high and Parrish junior high will be used Satur day as the various units present their favorite selections as com petition .is. carried out in .three divisions. The divisions are based on school enrollment. Class A bands and orchestras will stage their program in the high school auditorium begin ning at 8:30 when Salem high presents its orchestra under the direction of Victor B. Palmason. Salem's band, directed by E. Donald Jessup will follow at 9. And from then on through 4:30 p. m. various units will appear at half hour intervals, Organizations representing Eu gene, Corvallis, Albany, wood burn, Lebanon, Cottage Grove, Junction City, Cascade Union high, Sweet Home, Dallas and Springfield will take part! Class C groups will demon strate their musicianship in the high school gymnasium begin ning at 9 a. m. while the class E bands and orchestras mostly on the junior high level will com pete in the Parrish junior high auditorium. Adjudicators for the event are: George Boughton, University of ated Lebanon's 5000-pound strawberry shortcake which has been a feature of the annual strawberry fair since 1920. WARNER MOTOR COMPANY 430 North Commercial, Salem, Oregon Oregon; Maurice W. Brennen, Willamette university; E. A Cykler, University of Oregon; Charles Dietz, University of Port land; Richard Greenfield, Pac ific university; John O'Connor, O.S.C.; John Richards, Lewis & Clark; Charles Stowell, Oregon College of Education; Rex Under wood, University of Portland. London Dock Strike London, April 21 W A mushrooming wildcat strike of London dockers made more than 6,000 men idle today and immo bilized at least 35 ships carrying food for Britain's skimpy lard ers. Rent a SINGER Sewing Machine by the month for use in your own home! No extra charge 'for delivery, and pickup of machine. 6.00 per month wr t Pt. off. hj-Th mswii mc. " ONIY Owens Manager Of Youth Camp Dallas, April 21 George Owens will act as manager for Tanglewood lodge, youth camp located three miles west of Dal las, according to John Green wood, secretary of the board of directors. Owens will have charge of scheduling use and ac tivities at the lodge and on the grounds. Charles Wiedeman has been appointed assistant manager and technical adviser. The camp site was donated by Carl Gerlinger, Jr., for the lodge which is to be used by Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and affiliated organiza tions. Although it has been in use for several weeks, it is not yet completed. Some conflicts have resulted already, and a scheduling plan will be follow- SINGER SEWIKG CENTER 1.10 N. Commercial Telephone 3-3512 SWEEPSTAKES WINNER. GRAND CANYON ECONOMY UN ed in the future with Owens in charge. The camp is being incorpor ated as a non-profit organiza tion with Gerlinger as chairman of the board of directors. Vice chairman is Walter Craven Much work remains to be done on the exterior of thei building but the fireplace is completed and bunks are up inside. Czechs Rush to Library Berlin, April 21 VP) Czecho slovaks today were rushing to patronize the U.,S. information service's library in Prague be fore it closes Saturday under ultimatum from the communist led government, the U. S. em bassy in Prague reported. Seagulls live on islands in Great Salt Lake, although it's hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean. INSURtD MOTH-PROOF DUST-HI OOF FMI-MOOT 'Our "Frigid Fur Storage is no- 1 ture'i war of keeping your fun oft, pliable and lovely! Give there guaranteed protection. Btf IMS ibdn Jrd l,7
