In The Valley
By MIKE FORBES
2 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 1952
Monmouth
The Legion Hi-Jinx will take
place Friday, Feb. 15, In the
IOOF hall, and a wide variety
of entertainment Is being plan
ned as preparations are now un
der way. Principal feature of
the evening is to be dancing to
the music of Boyle's Bums. Tak
ing its theme from both the
Valentine date and the Leap
Year period, It will be a "buck"
dance affair with ladies' choice
featured.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Allen Rob
inson of Rt. 1, Monmouth, were
among 79 young people who
were commissioned as mission
aries and deaconesses of the
Methodist church at a special
service held recently during the
annual meeting of the board of
missions and church extension.
They will sail in July for In
dia, where they will engage in
agriculture and educational
work.
Max Parker has been visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Lulu Park
er, and other local relatives. He
has served a year of reserve duty
with the navy, and was stationed
on the east coast as a machinist's
mate on the USS Wisconsin.
He served during World War II
in the Pacific and upon retire
ment to the reserve following
the war had been employed at
the Moses Lake, Wash., air base.
He plans to return to this work
following his year's tour of duty.
Mrs. Saula Hazarika, a na
tive of India, who is at present
a student at Oregon College of
Education, spoke to the mem
bers and guests of the Social
Hour club at their recent meet
ing. The meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. R. B. Swen
gon with Mrs. Ada Butler as co
hostess. The group will meet
Feb. 6 at the home of Mrs. J. B,
Lorence with Mrs. Ermine Gen-
He as assisting hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger ThomP'
on and three sons of Seattle are
moving into the Skeen property
on Gwin street. Mrs. Thompson
is a niece of Mrs. Ira Davis and
her father lives in Falls City.
Brooks
Brooks Darlene and Danny
Harris entertained at a theater
party Saturday In honor of their
eighth birthdays.
Those attending were Judy
Boies, Freddie Pugh, Velma
Reed, Harold Chrlstofferson,
Judy Harris, Robert Carter,
Kenny, Tommy, Darlene and
Danny Harris. They were ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Harris and were later served
refreshments tft their home.
A "doli" cake for Darlene's
birthday cake and a "locomotive
engine" cake for Danny's birth
day were the table s centerpieces.
The Brooks Sewing club will
meet Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Grace Sayre, with Mrs.
Ruth Jenses as hostess.
"Your Friendly Theatre"
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Middle Grove
Woman Elected
Middle Grove It was in order
for members of the Middle
Grove cooking clubs II and III,
the "Cagey Cookers", to con
gratulate their leader, Mrs. John
Cage, at their meeting Thursday
night. She was elected state re
gional vice president for region
two at the recent state meeting
of 4-H leaders In Corvallis.
She will have meetings to
conduct in Polk, Marion, Linn,
Benton, and the city of Salem
throughout the year. At the
Thursday night meeting Suzann
Anglin conducted a business
meeting, opening with the flag
salute. Yvonne Goods gave the
report of the county leaders'
training meeting held at Keizer.
Two of the club s members re
ceived special awards at this
meeting. Joanne Fabry entered
her scrapbook showing all her
4-H club activities and .received
the first prize pin and Shirley
Page entered her scrapbook
showing her achievements in
food preparation and received a
first prize pin. This is the ninth
year in 4-H club work for both
girls.
For the lesson, the cooking II
girls, Karen and Beverly Leach,
made muffins which were served
with a casserole dish for a late
supper. Girls present were Shir
ley Page, Joanne Fabry, Reda
Buchner, Merna Thiessen, Sus
ann Anglin, Yvonne Good and
the hostesses, Karen and Beverly
Leach, at whose home the meet
ing was held.
A valentine party with a taffy
pull is planned for Feb. 8 at the
John Anglin home. Valentines
also will be exchanged.
Albany Firemen Busy
With Blazes in 1951
Albany Albany firemen
were called out to fight 257
fires during 1951, Fire Chief Don
Hayne reported in his annual
report, but they held damage to
$12,540. Hayne said that 404
alarms were turned in during
the year, but in 147 cases there
was no serious fire or else the
blaze was out before the depart
ment arrived.
The city's two neighboring
lire protection districts, the Al
bany rural and the North Al
bany, turned in 141 of the
alarms.
Nearly all the damage caused
by fires was in residences, the
report shows.
Overheated or defective flues
and stoves were responsible for
96 of the fires. Origin of 87 was
unclassified. 10 fires were
blamed on careless smokers and
16 on defective wiring.
Property endangered by the
fires was valued by Chief Hayne
at $YU7,7UU.
Insurance covered $11,315 of
the total damage of fire in the
Albany area.
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COMEDY CO-FEATURE
'HE'S A COCKEYED WONDER'
Mickey Rooney, Terry Moore
Plan Sweetheart Ball
Oregon College of Education
Monmouth Margot Burrldge
of Hillsboro and Harold Howard
of Burnt Woods have been
named co-chairman for the tra
ditional Sweetheart ball here
Feb. 16.
Gates
Gates Don Miley, superinten
dent of the Gates junior-senior
high school, reports the follow
ing students included on the
honor roll for the third six
weeks: Donnalee Oliver, seventh
grade; Lois Evans, Charles Kuhl
man and David Moore, eighth;
Patty Stewart, John Barnhardt,
Eddie Butler and Allen Vail,
freshmen; Betty Tucker, junior;
Lorena Devine and Maxine
Schoeder, seniors.
The following eight students
had a perfect attendance the
first semester of the 1951-52
term at the Gates high school:
Ellen Chance, Paul Thieman,
John Barnhardt, Danny Evans,
Darlene Cole, Patty Stewart,
Juanita Thomas and Otis
Chance.
The 4-H "Sew-Away" club
met Wednesday afternoon, at
the school house with their lead
er, Mrs. Elmer Stewart. Mem
bers of the group present were
Sharon Moore, president; Rober
ta Chance, secretary; Joan Hall
reporter; Gail Pervis, Darlene
Schafer, Sharon Hirte and Con
nie Stewart.
Mrs. Tilman Rains was host
ess Sunday at her home compli
menting her son and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Cline on their
15th wedding anniversary. Those
present were the honored guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Cline and family,
from Sweet Home, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Toepfer and children of
Stayton, Mr. and Mrs. Rains and
son, Tilman Rains, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wiltsey
and two sons of. Salem and their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Darrell Schroeder and
daughter from Forest Grove,
were over Sunday guests at the
home of Mrs. Wiltsey's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Henness
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hart of
Salem and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Roley and family from West
Linn were Sunday evening
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Garrison. Mr. and
Mrs. Garrison and Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Garrison attended a
birthday dinner Sunday in Scio,
honoring Mrs. N. Garrison's
brother, Herman Zeller.
A surprise housewarmlng and
post-nuptial shower compliment
ing Mrs. Colis Heath (Frances
Young) was given at her home
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Harold
Wilson and Mrs. Elmer Stewart
hostesses. Refreshments
were served by the hostesses to
the honored guest, Mrs. Heath,
her mother, Mrs. Len Young,
Mrs. Gerald Heath, Mrs. Glen
Henness, Mrs. Burrcl Cole, Mrs.
Gale Carey, Mrs. Edward
Chance, Mrs. Clarence Ball, Mrs.
Tilman Rains, Mrs. Norman Gar
rison, Mrs. Velma Carey, Mrs.
Edmund Davis, Mrs. Fred Stone,
Mrs. Robert Levon, Mrs. Gwen
Schaer, Mrs. Floyd Volkol, Mrs.
W. R. Hutcheson, Mrs. William
Pennick, Mrs. Louis Kelle, Mrs.
Clarence Johnson, Mrs. Verner
Evans and Mrs. Albert Millsap.
Those sending gifts were Mrs.
Martha Bowes and Mrs. Mary
Champ.
Lebanon Mothers
Aid Dimes March
Lebanon A total of $650
was collected In Thursday s
hour-long Mother's March of
Dimes drive according to Mrs.
Clarence Conner, general drive
chairman.
Participating in the drive
were Mrs. J. L. Parton, Mrs. H.
Wymore, Mrs. Frank Mayer,
Mrs. Don Pritchett, Mrs. John
Hatfield, Helen Gustine, Bev
erly Klinge, Emma Walton,
Alice Franson, Alice Kimes,
Leila Caughren, Mrs. Derick-
son, Shirley Johnson, Irene Mc
pherson, Helen Wood.
Mrs. Albert Smith, Mrs.
David Gordon, Mrs. Robert Pat
terson, Mrs. Harold Baird, Mrs.
Don McGann, Mrs. George
Crain, Mrs. A. Tucker, Msr. Jos
ephine Patterson, Mrs. Dolph
Reeves, Mrs. S. C. Myers, Mrs.
A. H. Sinclair, Virginia Work
man, Lucy Davis, Joni Sum
mers, Mrs. Fred Worral, Geor
gia Bohle, Mrs. Don Hinthorne,
Mrs. Jack Bullard.
Mrs. Bob Smith, Mrs. Felix
Miller, Mrs. R. M. Hayden, Pat
Gronso, Mrs. Hal Burgess, Mrs.
Ralph Scroggin, Mrs. Lyone
Lawrence, Mrs. Lawrence Ben
nett, Mrs. Harriman, Mrs. Lloyd
Whitten, Mrs. Hubert Crane,
Mrs. Dale Woods, Mrs. Ernest
Caldwell, Mrs. Dick Pollock,
Mrs. Keith Rhodes, Ellie Davis,
Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Robert Myers,
Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. Mason, Mrs.
N. E. Irvine and Rita Walker.
Vada Whetsone, Ardys Klinge
and Dorothy Vandenburg were
members of the flying squad
ron.
the FL club, the PNG club and
the lodge. Mrs. Allen gave a
short talk to the lodge, after
which several visitors gave short
talks. There were 16 present,
including the president, 32 from
Primrose lodge, four from Day
ton, four from Amity, one from
Tillamook, one from Oceanlake,
one from Lafayette, one from
Gaston and one from Shelton,
Wash. Gayette Barnett won the
special prize.
Mrs. Arleta Delker entertained
the bunco club when Emily Ellis
won first, Sally Adams second,
Frances Vollman low. Others
attending were Clara Spangler,
Edna Graham, Sylvia Carlson
and a guest, Ruby Ann Tolliver.
Willamina
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THEATRE
Woodburn
Donald Miller of McMinn
ville, who is under appointment
to Venzeula, South America, by
the Interdenominational Evan
gelical Board of Missions, was
the morning sneaker at the
Hopewell E.U.B. church.
Next Sunday evening, Miss
Helen Deedon of Portland, will
show two sets of pictures of the
work of the Week-Day Bible
education in Portland.
The prayer meeting this week
will be at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Ojua, in charge of
S. C. Waller.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Compton
had the pleasure of a visit from
Mrs. Compton's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Williams and
sisters, Misses Mildred and
Esther Williams and Mrs. Aro
linc Helgcson, all of Washou
gal, Wash., Sunday.
Jcanette Compton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Comp-
um, is connnea to bed with a
I return attack of rheumatic
I fever. She was ill with It two
years ago.
Mrs. Clarence Gunnlne nf
f Los Alamitos, Calif., is a house-
fswio v,i ,u si.iilt ana Droiner
I in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
I Stephens. The flood last month
reached as far as her earaee.
Mrs. niary Baird of Newburg
was a guest of her sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Stephens for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stuts
man and son, Ronald, of Sher
wood, were Sunday guests of
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. H. E,
Widmer and family.
wedThiteV
Mrs. M. W. Rabuck's den of
Cub Scouts met at her home
with 10 present. Plans were
made for the pack meeting Jan
31.
Recent guests at the home of
Mrs. O. C. Yocom included Mr
and Mrs. Carl Johnson and
grandson, Kenneth Johnson of
McMinnville, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Lamson and Keith, Mrs. Bessie
Lamson and Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
McNamar. Mr. and Mrs. John
son are leaving Jan. 31 to take
their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ken
neth Johnson and baby, Ken
neth, back to Camp Pendleton,
Calif. Lt. Johnson will return
there Feb. 4 from a six weeks'
training period in Alaska. They
will also stop in Oakland to visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Carl John
son's daughter.
A collective baby shower was
given at the VFW hall for Mrs,
Gib Marvin, Mrs. Melvin Har
ris, Mrs. Bob Pinnick and Mrs
Arthur Soules by Mrs. Effie
Morrison and Miss Bea Currv.
The hostesses served refresh
ments to Mesdames Otto Brandt,
Lois Krauthoefer, Addie Curry,
i lorence Ulrich, Georgia Ras
mussen, Ruby Kunler. Marv
nenancKson, Clarice Ellis, Vir
ginia Baird, Sara Myers, Jackie
Ballas and Kelly, Esther Den-
tel and Kathy, Clara Spangler,
and Jere Boundy. Sending gifts
out unable to attend were Eve
lyn Louden, Neva Lee, Eliza
beth Bickford, Viola Sisk, Ida
Nelson, Harriet House, Beulah
Parrett, Geraldine McNamar.
The George Allen family is
ill with the flu.
Mrs. A. J. Pearson is in Sdo
kane, Wash., with her daughter.
Mrs. Gene Buroker, and the new
baby.
June Hubbard has returned to
school after being absent a week
with the flu.
Richard Hanson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Hanson, who is
stationed at the Portland air
base, has been promoted to the
rank of staff sergeant.
Mrs. James Stillwell has re
turned home from General hos
pital in McMinnville, where she
was confined with virus pneumo
nia.
Mrs. Oscar Benefiel was hon
ored on her birthday Sunday
with a dinner by Mrs. Kearney
Benefiel. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Benefiel and family also were
guests.
A special meeting Primrose
Rebekah lodge was called for
Jan. 28, when Mrs. Mary Allen
president of Rebekah assembly,
maae ner omcial visit. The eve
ning began with a potluck sun
per, with Edythe Richardson,
Inez Buswell and Josephine
Rumrill in charge. Noble grand
iveiue wise and vice grand Bar-
bara Stone opened the meeting
ii was reported that Rose Hig
gle, Mrs. Sandberg and Mary
lou Schlatter were ill. Vern
isnia Newby of Amity, past
prcsinent ot the Rebekah as
sembly, was Introduced with the
president, by the courtesy com
mittee, Gayette Barnett, Opal
bpence and Verna Robertson
Mrs. Allen was given gifts by
Liberty -Mrs. Ralph Dent
is leaving Thursday for an ex
tended vacation. She will en
train Friday in Portland to visit
her son, Maj. Newton, A, Wil
liams, who is stationed at the
army chemical center near Bal
timore, Md. Maj. Williams
served in Korea until last Sep
tember, and has since been sta
tioned in Maryland. Donna Wil
liams will be Mrs. Dent's tra
veling companion.
Robert Fries, who Is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fries on Rt.
has been at the home of his
parents, for the past two weeks.
He was injured May 9, in Japan
and was on the critical list for
many months. He has been in
naval hospitals ever'since. -His
condition is improving.
Gayle Woitte, on Rt. 9, suf
fered a broken leg in three
places on Saturday afternoon
when he was injured at the De
troit dam where he is employ
ed. He is in the Salem Gen
eral hospital.
Mrs. Helen Dasch of Boone
Road is visiting with her son,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dasch, in
Rio Vista, Calif. The Robert
Dasch's have a new daughter,
Christine Joan, born Jan. 29
They have a son, Jeff. Robert
Dasch, attended the Liberty
school and was a graduate of
Salem high.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Griffin
on ingiewood Drive, had as
house guest for the past three
weeks, Mr. Griffin's mother, of
Lancaster, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Vergets
returned to Salem Friday from
San Lorenzo, Calif. Glen will
leave for the armed forces on
Feb. 12, and Mrs. Vergets. the
former Joyce VanDyde will
make her home with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Van
Dyke on Sunnyside Road.
Liberty
Methodists to Honor
Youth at Silverton
Silverton Youth Week pro
grams for the Methodist young
folk announced by Rev. Doug
last Harrell, pastor, include a
Sunday service with high school
teenagers as special guists with
a visit to Silverton for a 4 p.m.
meeting by young members of
all Salem sub-district churches.
The Father-Son banquet, Fri
day evening, will feature Rev.
Collis Blair of Tangent, Ore., as
speaker. His theme will be "Mu
tual Experience." Sunday, Feb.
10, will be Boy Scout Sunday.
For this Boy Scout program
at the Morning worship hour.
Austin Sanford, Scout master,
and Dr. W. E, Grodrian, Scout
committee chairman for Troop
52, will direct the presentation
of the Christian and American
flags in the separate salute cere
monials. Rev. Douglas Harrell
will speak on "Loyalty."
Independence
A potluck dinner was served
preceding the regular meeting
of the American Legion auxil
iary last Thursday in the Legion
hall. During the dinner hour,
Lee Weaver and Betty Foster
entertained the group with three
selections of impersonations.
Mrs. Charles Foster, president,
presided. It was announced that
Mrs. Stanley Krueger, past state
auxiliary president, would at
tend a -national federated con
ference in Washington, D. C.
soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson
were hosts to the Sunday night
pinochle club at their home re
cently.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spencer
were hosts at a dinner at their
home recently honoring Mrs.
Spencer on her birthday. Present
for the occasion were Mrs. Spen
cer's mother, Mrs. M. E. Wood,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wooa ana
family of Portland, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Hllbert, Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Jensen and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Arnet and
Michael and Charles Spencer.
A no-host dinner was served
to members and guests of the
Kill Kare bridge club at the
Monmouth hotel. The group later
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Kletzing for an evening
of bridge. Guests for the evening
were Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Had-
ley. Winning high scores were
Mrs. Hadley and Harrison Brant.
Miss Rita Dotson was an over
night guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Ady and sons in
Portland and attended the Roya'
Rosarian ball held there.
Mrs. Ed. Moffitt is visiting
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr
and Mrs. Oren Rush, in Fresno,
Calif.
Allan Harwood, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Harwood, an'
a student at the junior college
at Grays Harbor, was home fat
the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Brownlee
of Jerome, Idaho, are here vl-ji.
ing their son-in-law and daugja.
ter, Mr. and
and family.
Mrs. Aldon Mull
Upholstery Workshop
Hubbard Mrs. June Burke, i
home extension agent from Sa-
lem, is conducting a project i.
leader training workshop in up- j
holstery in the American Legion '!
hall, Hubbard, this week. Two
leaders each, from four units. I
are participating, from Hubbard,
West Woodburn, Donald and
Union. ,
FLOOR SHOW
TONIGHT
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Members and Guests
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SWEDISH MEAT BALLS
Mashed Potatoes, Cole Slaw
Hot Biscuits and Butter
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listening to the delightful music of
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Salem'f Popular Piano Stylist now appearing nightly at
chuck's steak house
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