Monday, January 4, 1954
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL Balm. Orefoa
Par I
St. Paul's Completes
Biggest Year in History
By MARIAN 10 WIT FISCHER
The year 1953 u the "rnl.
ctt in the hlrtor of the parish,"
the Re. George H. Swift, rector
of St Paul's Episcopal church,
reported to the annual parish
meeting Sunday evening in the
new edifice of the congregation
at South Liberty and Myers.
The report abowed the great
eat growth in membership, in
the Sunday ichor r enrollment, in
the finances of the parish, in
the building program, and in
the general activity of the
church, the rector said.
Membership now stands at
1021 confirmed persons, the fig
ure not counting the the many
who attend and participated in
the church activities but are not
confirmed. The rector reported
85 baptisms for the year, 87 con
firmations, 370 rervicea conduct
ed,, including SO regular Sun
day sermons, and 52 weekly ser
mons published in the Capital
Journal, the Rev. Swift each
Saturday writing the Fireside
Pulpit for the paper.
The turnout for the annual
srish meeting, 351, was the
irgest in the history of the
more than a century-old parish.
Glenn S. Paxson, chairman of
the building committee, reported
the new church plant occupied
for the first time on Christmas
Eve represents to date a total
investment of $341,000. includ
ing the building, the lot, the
furnishings and moving, and
stated only $42,883 is owed on
the new structure and that sums
pledged for the next two years
J or tne new church total $42,.
870.
Many projects yet are to be
done to complete the new church
home, including building of a
chapel and a rectory, as well aa
improving the grounds, it was
pointed out .
A curate is to be added to the
church staff as soon as one can
be found, the official to serve as
an assistant to the Rev. Mr.
Swift The 1954 budget allows
for the hiring of a curate, it wu
reponea.
rour new vestrymen were
elected at the business session,
R. H. Baldock, Elmer A. Berg
lund, Wallace Carson, and James
G. Watts. Under the system of
elections In the church only so
many go off the vestry each
year. On Tuesday night, the
vestry will meet to- name aew
officers for the parish.
A highlight of the eveninc
was opening of the sealed cop
per box taken from the corner.
stone of the building at Church
and Chemeketa just vacated by
ujv parisn.
In the box were copies of
three newspanera. the r.nit.l
Journal for July 28, 1822; the
Oregon -Statesman for July 30
of that year, and The Oregonian
for July 30. Also, there were two
church bulletins, a journal of
we wra annual diocesan con
vention in Portland; a copy of
the American creed; a card put
in by the tinsmith sealing the
box; and an American flag on
top. Also, was listina of the
church officials as of that date.
ine cornerstone ceremony being
at 11 a.m. July 30, 1922. The
Rev. H. D. Chambers was rector
at that time. The Rt Rev. Wal
ter T. Sumner was bishop of the
diocese then. The vestry of the
local parish included Frank G.
Deckebach, senior warden: F.
J. Rupert, junior warden: F. D.
Aldrich, treasurer; N. B. Pur-
brick, clerk; R. K. Page, Jtussell
Catlin, J. O. Seliwood. N. C. Ka-
foury, Carl T. Pope, J. C. Nel
son. There wu a notation that
the cornerstone was donated by
William Lyle Bishop, who had
been the first one baptized by
the Rev. Mr. Chambers in this
pariah.
During the business session,
reports were' given from all
guilds and organizations of the
church. The Sunday school re
port showed an enrollment of
482 in 19 classes, and 58 in the
Junior choir.
Preceding the annual meet
ing, a abort service was con
ducted in the church at 5
clock, both the senior and jun
ior choirs participating in the
procession. The annual Epiph
any party followed the parish
meeting.
WEST GERMANTT
SETS RECORD
Bonn, Germany OB Prosperous
West Germany set a new post
war record in home building dur
ing 1953. The government said
Monday that 475,000 new dwell
ings were built during the year.
DAMAGED IN COLLISION
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Three Enter
Award Contest
Don Crothers, Jim Bowers,
and Herritt Linn are Salem
high's entries in the Westing-
house Award Contest, a na
tional contest open to all high
school seniors with outstand
ing aptltiiH?. tn science. Firat
prize is a $2700 scholarship.
Linn has created a cloud
chamber for his project, Croth
ers has carried on research in
connection- with diseases of the
blood, and Bowers has a theme
of "Artificial ' Incubation of
Duck Eggs."
In February 40 contestants
will be announced aa winners
of a trip to Washington, D.C.,
where they will compete in the
finals. There are also 260 other
awards going to those not get
ing the trip to the nation's
capital.
MARCH OF DIMES'
LAUNCHED
New York (yP) A ceremony
today on the steps of New York's
city hall formally launches the
I annual March of Dimes.
Limping into Sin Francisco Bay with Coast Guard patrol
boats at her aide, the freighter Colorado shows the huge chunk
ripped from her bow in a collision with another freighter,
the Silverbow, off Fort Bragg, Calif., 140 miles from San Fran
cisco. Both ships were severely damaged in the accident that
took place in clear weather and calm seas. (UP Telephoto?
Western Allies
Ready for Talks
Bonn, Germany I The three
Western Allies expect to start
preliminary talks with the Rus
sians this week or early next on
the Big Four conference of for
eign ministers scheduled in Ber
lin January 25.
Allied officials in Berlin plan
ned to contact the Russians Mon
day night in an effort to agree on
a date for these talks.
The American, British anl
French high commissioners want
the Russians to name a represen
tative for these discussions. Fol
lowing this, tiie allied commis
sioners will appoint their repre
sentatives.
Call Issued on All
National Banks
Washington UK The comp
troller of the currency today
called on all national banks
for a statement of their .condi
tion at or ta close at business
Dec. 31. 1953. " " '
The Federal Reserve Board
Issued a similar call for all
state banks which are members
of the Federal Reserve System.
The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp. called for reports from
all insured banks which do not
belong to the reserve system.
Rescue Team on Way
To Plane Wreckage
Perpignan, France OP) a
ground rescue team made its
way today toward the wreck
age of a French military trans
port on a snow-covered peak
in the Pyrenees. There was
little hope that any of the 11
French military men aboard
the plane had survived.
The plane disappeared Tues
day on a test flight from Al
giers to France and wreckage
waa later sighted.
Must Register
By February 1
Seattle (JPi The Immi (ra
ti on and Naturalisation service
Monday reminded aliens in the
Pacific northwest and Alaska
they are required to register
with the agency during the first
30 daya ox 1954. '
District Immigration Director
John p. Boyd said failure to do
so. may result in fines or impris
on ment or deportation.
Boyd said there art about
140.000 aliens in his district,
which includes Washington, Or
egon, Idaho, Montana anad Alas
ka. They are required to reg
ister under the McCarraa-Walter
immigration 'act
Surviving Siamese
Twin Back in Hospital
Chicago WV Rodney Brodie.
27-month-old survivor of head
joined Siamese twins, returned
to the hospital yesterday after
hit tint Christmas with his
parents and four brothers and
sisters. -
The little boy, whom sur
geons are still planning to fur
nish a hard protecting cover
ing for the top of his skull,
brought a 30-inch panda doll
and pedaled a toy automobile
into the University of Illinois
Research hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brodie
took Rodney to their farm
home near Ferris, 111., for the
holidays.
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HE WASN'T DEAD
Chicago (UP) Harold Glynn,
37, went to the home of his
brother, Claremont, to break the
news that he had identi
fied a body in the county morgue
as Claremont, who had been mist
ing since Christmas.
- He was greeted at the door by
Claremont who was recovering
from injuries he received in an
automobile accident
SAFE IN PORT
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Crewmen aboard the freighter Silverbow Inspect the gap.
mg holo in the hull of their ship in drydock in ,3an Francisco,
The ship was damaged in a collision with the freighter Col
orado 140 miles from San Francisco oft Fort Bragg. The Sil
verbow managed to make port under her own power. (UP
Telephoto) -
Five Young Children I
Perished in Flames
Old Orchard Beach, Me WU
Five young children perished
early Monday in their flaming
two story home in this ocean re
sort town. Their mother leaped
from a second floor window after
a futile attempt to save them.
Tne youngsters, children of
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Whiteomb,
apparently all were trapped in
upstairs bedrooms.
White Star
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SAVING CENTER MARKETS
RIGHT IN HIS LINE '
Eastern Front, Korea (UP)
A rifle bullet accidentally rico
cheted into the 45th Division's
mess hall and struck 2nd Lt Dan
iel D. Dell of Cincinnati, Ohio. '
Dell, who suffered a bruised
hand, launched aa immediate in
vestigation. Ha it the division's
safety officer.
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