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Manicurist Hears All the Gossip But Just Won't Talk Hollywood (U.R) Brown-eyed Rose Schall, a girl who probably knowi more inside dope than anybody else in Hollywood, con fessed today she got that way from holdipg hands with movie jgressive customer. stars. But that's all Rose will con fess. She's a manicurist at 20th Century-Fox and she's afraid she'll lose all her customers if she talks. "I hear lots of things," Rose smiled knowingly. "But I won't tell. They're secrets. "Producers . . . actors , , . actresses . . . agents . . . Column ists I get 'em all. And most of em go right on talking about their private lives and big deals Just like I was part of the furni ture." added. "He only lets me do two nails a day. Sometimes it takes a week or two to get all 10 fin gers finished. Then it's time to start over. He's my only pro- Her most reluctant was Mau reen O'Hara. That lady flatly refused to have a manicure. Said she'd never had one in her whole life and she didn't figure on starting in now. "I still think she needed one," Rose whispered. Where Flood Took Four Lives Four residents of Tacoma, Wash., lost their lives in this auto, when it was swept down wash during a heavy storm while they were returning JEthe motel in background at San Ferando, Calif. They Avere Mr. and Mrs. Harry Muir and Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus McCarthy. They had attempted to drive the auto across the wash where water is falling in background. (AP Wirephoto). Taft-Hartley Law Criticized Albany Friday morning at a business session of the more than 50 American Federation of Labor painters from all over Oregon, the group passed a resolution supporting proposed senate amendments to the Taft Hartley law, which they claim In the words of the resolution would "make it possible for labor to operate under the Taft Hartley act." The painters also condemned the use of the "stud gun," power-operated device used to drive pins or bolts into concrete walls, by union painters. They claim the stud gun is unsafe, citing several injuries in Portland to support their stand. The painters convened here Thursday. Saturday an esti mated 150 delegates are expect ed to arrive for the mid-winter convention of the state building an trades council. Registration will be held at the Albany ho tel. The sessions will be held in the Veterans Memorial hall. Saturday's sessions are ex pected to be concerned with re ports of executive board mem bers who will report on building prospects for 1952. A business session of the fed eration will get underway Sun day at 10 a.m. Convention delegates will in clude Ed Weston, president of the Washington State Federation of Labor: J. D. McDonald, Ore gon State Federation of Labor chairman: and Elman Mclntyre, who holds a similar job with the Idaho federation. Glenn G. Simmons, president of the Building Trades associa tion, and financial secretary for the Albany painters' local, and John Suesens are in charge of arrangements for the painters' session and Fred Gentry, busi ness agent for the Carpenters and Jointers local No. 2133, is general chairman. March of Dimes at Sfayron Organized Stayton March of Dimes ac tivities got underway here re cently with the placement of the cardboard replicas of iron lungs in business establishments by M. Van Driesche and Don Groves, co-chairmen for the 1952 drive. Other activities planned in support of the drive include Havajava day at the Bon Ton, Wednesday, Jan. 23. Coffee will be served free between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and cus tomers may donate their coffee money to the March of Dimes. A dance is scheduled for the evening of Jan. 31 at the Forester hall. Henry W. Fries and Gil bert Schachtsick is the committee in charge. Stayton Organizes Toastmistress Club Stayton Mrs. Estelle Philip pi was elected temporary chair man of the Stayton organizing unit of the International Toast- mistresses club when they met recently in the Stayton Woman's clubhouse. ' Other officer! selected by the group include: Rose Bell, vice chairman; Jane Starr, secretary, and Marcile Ware, treasurer. A representation of the Salem and Albany cluba were also pres ent. The Stayton unit will meet again Wednesday evening, Jan. 23, in the library of the Union high school 4J, at 8 p.m. Change Name of Store Dallas The former Retzer's Jewelry store purchased by Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Sjolund of Olym- pla, Wash., some two year ago, ; is now operating under the name Four Corners Cub Scout pack 105 met Fri day night. The attendance ban ner was won by Den 3 with eight members and 23 guests present. Den 1 displayed a chair made from an orange crate and a com bination desk bookcase. Work by each of the four dens was displayed. Bobcat awards were given to Gary Clement and Ronald Eggi man. Mason Burnham received this award at the Dec. 21 meeting. Wolf awards were given to Gary Brunk and Mike Lossner. One Wolf Silver arrow was pre sented to Jack Kurrle, two Sil ver arrows to Larry Etzel and Douglas Greene. Bear awards were two Silver arrows to Jack Kurrle, one Sil ver arrow to Butch Kleen, one Gold -arrow to Bill Heard and two Silver and one Gold arrow to Arthur Harlow. . One year buttons went to Pete Lossner, Larry Etzel, Doug las Greene, Jack Kurrle, Kenny Brant, Butch Kleen, Arthur Harlow, Kent DeBerry. Two year buttons were given to Bill Heard and Bill Greif. A denner stripe went to Arthur Harlow, assistant denner stripe to Mason Burnham, Den 4; a denner stripe to Bill Heard and assistant den ner stripe to Bill Greif, Den 2. The annual Blue and Gold banquet marking the Scout an niversary is to be held Friday, February 15. The paper drive is continuing and anyone having papers is asked to call a scout member. Mrs. Lauren B. Underwood gave a birthday party for her 7-y e a r-old daughter, Dalene, Monday, January 14, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Guests were Sherry Johnson, Barbara Behm, Betty Carnet, Mona Schell, Sharon Towne, Terri Fries, Sandy Col lins, Cathy Murphy, Joyce My er, Deanna Warren. Banquet for First Junior It's no closed session the public is invited to the hon orary banquet for Salem's jun lor first citizen, Jason Lee, next Wednesday night, so stated Mel vin Bedsaul of the Junior Cham ber of Commerce Saturday. Lee, namesake of the illus trious founder of Salem and Wil lamette university, is to receive the official award from Mayor Alfred W. Loucks at the found ers' day banquet. He's to get other honors, in cluding a plaque from Douglas Yeater, one of Salem s past jun ior first citizens. Lee is administrative assist ant of the Oregon state tax com mission and an ardent civic worker. Mrs. Denham Again General Mills Winner By winning second prize for the western states in a Sperry's Flour, General Mills, contest Mrs. Guy Denham, 2025 Che mawa road, becomes a General Mills contest winner for the third time. Her award this time is itegina electric polisher ana scrubber. In two previous con tests in which she was a third prize winner she was awarded a Crosley radio and a war bond In the latest contest there were 20 second prize winners. Portland Barber in Portland Mayor face Portland () A barber has filed as a candidate for Mayor of Portland. He is Arnold Jack Lillie, 49, the second announced candidate Lew Wallace already is cam paigning. Mayor Dorothy McCul lough Lee has not indicated whether she will seek another term in the May primaries. Candidates File In Polk County Dallas L. W. Plummer has filed as a republican candidate for the officer of county treas urer. Tracy Staats, present in cumbent, has indicated he will not be a candidate. C. L. Bur bank has filed to succeed him self as republican candidate for county commissioner. He is completing his first four-year term. R. V. Carlson of Rickreall has filed for the office of assessor on the republican ticket. He was defeated in the primaries by Mrs. Nettie Helgerson in 1948. Ed C. Dunn, present as sessor, who has been in office for 20 years, is expected to file on the democratic ticket. Josiah Wills has indicated he is making a voluntary retire ment as county school superin tendent. There are no candi dates as yet, the office being non-partisan. A county survey or and coroner are to be elect ed, also a representative for the legislature, an office now held by Frank Farmer. In line with elections and vot ing the office of Edward B. Ham ilton, county clerk, has been busy sending out notices to those persons who have not voted in the past two elections. Many persons move into a different precinct between elections or out of the county but under the law their names cannot be removed from the poll books for two years. Some 1000 cards have been sent out and unless these persons register before April 15 they will be unable to vote at the primaries on May 16. The toughest time to keep quiet, she says, is when she finds out somebody's going to get fired before he finds it out himself. "That's when I want to warn him to save his money," Rose murmered. "But I have to keep my mouth shut, no matter what." Her favorite cuticle customer is Clark Gable who gave her her first job in Hollywood. Rose says she would've starved if it hadn't been for him. 'Times were really tough back then," she recalls. "But Clark insisted I use his dressing room as my office, and when ever anybody came in to see him he'd say: 'This is Rose's day. You gotta get a manicure or I won't talk.' " You can't get Rose to spill any scandal about her custom ers, but she will admit her big gest problem-child is Vic Ma ture. "He's a practical joker," she shuddered. "One day I picked up his hand and it came off! I screamed. Then I realized he had a false hand in one sleeve." Orson Welles holds her endur ance record for a single mani cure. "I started on him at 10 a.m.," she grinned. "And until 5:30 p.m. I chased him from the set to the dressing room to the com missary and back again. But he paid me double $28 plus big tip." Her most charming customer is Tyrone Power, star of "Diplo matic Courier." Her dullest is Charles Coburn. He snores his way through every manicure, And her hectic-est is Marilyn Monroe, who's usually so sur rounded by drooling males Rose has trouble polishing the right hands. "Columnist Sidney Skolsky's my most difficult client," she Many People Made Immune Immunizations played a large part in the activity program of the Marion county department of health during 1951, according to the annual report of the organi zation. Smallpox, diphtheria, whoop ing cough, tetanus, typhoid fev er and Rocky Mountain spotted fever were involved in the im munization program. Total number of immuniza tions were: smallpox 2770, diph theria 2861, whooping cough 2408, tetanus 2420, typhoid fe ver 101 and Rocky Mountain spotted fever 21. The effectiveness of the pre ventative program is shown in the number of actual cases of the various diseases reported to the department of health. There were no instances of smallpox or diphtheria while just three cases of typhoid and one of spotted fever were reported. In the field of tuberculosis control, 2849 tests were given with 321 persons showing posi tive reactions. Field visits by nurses totalled 1189 while 1862 calls to the health department offices were recorded. Three hundred and ninety four investigations were made of restaurants which necessitated 1009 service visits. Thirty-eight foodhandlers classes were held and 624 swab tests made of res taurant equipment. Fifteen food- handlers were cited. Five dairies were de-graded as a result of investigations made in connection with the milk con trol program. Investigations of pasteurization plants totalled 308 while 1835 samples were collected. Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Monday, Jan. 21, 195218 i r- t j f.T . a pent fart -tfaJf Liquid Sunshine Motorists find the going slow at this Los Angeles intersection after the Southern California city was drenched with 3V4 inches of rain in 24 hours. In this section of the city, deputies and Red Cross workers evacuated over 2000 residents. The two railroad lines into Los An geles from San Francisco were washed out by the downpour. (Telephoto) ago and thought to be fully ad equate at that time. This year a third teacher was hired and classes conducted in a church opposite the school. The Fairview School to Construct Addition Lebanon Voters of the Fair view school district have author ized an $18,000 bond issue for the addition of two rooms to the district's modern two - room school-, completed only two years district's census report this fall totaled 116. Fairview is the center of t sawmill district between Leb anon and Sweet Home. First Citizen Program Ready "When Does a Citizen Stand First?" will be the subject of an address by Dean Robert D. Gregg of Willamette university at the Salem first citizen ban quet the night of January 30 at the Marion hole). Program for the evening hai been completed. There will be no intimation beforehand about who is going to be named t$ the first citizen of 1951. Toastmaster will be Robert W. Fenix, president of the Cham ber ot Commerce. Ttev. Georgt H. 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