Thursday, January 21, 1954
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon
Pag 13
NAVAL COMMAND HERE CHANGES HANDS
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Lt Com. Walter P. Skinner, left, a veteran of 26 years of
Navy service, who becomes commanding officer of Salem's
Naval Training Center, succeeding Lt Com. George Bunn,
right, who is leaving the Navy for civilian life after 37 months
here.
Bible Tells
When Maw
Quit Paw
HOUSTON (P) The
social security office here got
a terse bit of family history
from an old Bible brought
in yesterday to establish an
age claim.
The Bible's family record
section listed the births of
five children, then ended
with:
"Maw quit paw June
1923." , ,
Changes in O&C
Recommended
PORTLAND UV-Several chances
intended to help in the sale of tim
ber from O&C land were' recom
mended by the O&C Advisory
Board Wednesday.
O&C land is in large tracts in
Western Oregon, once grantee" to
the Oregon and California Rail
road, but taken back by the federal
government years ago. It is ad
ministered by the Bureau of Land
Management as timber and graz
ing land.
One of the recommendations
would allow loggers outside a
given marketing area to bid on
green timber tracts if the first of
fering brings no bids from loggers
Inside the marketing area.
Another would allow the Bureau
of Land Management to determine
whether to measure timber in the
tracts by scaling or cruising. The
board earlier had advocated scal
ing as the only method.
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MINOR FLOODS IN N. ENGLAND
LONDON Wl Freakish spring
like rains pelted Britain and much
of Western Euorpe Thursday caus
ing minor floods in north England
and playing havoc with winter
sports In Switzerland.
Frank W. Bishop who will
leave Sunday with Mrs. Bishop
as delegate to convention in
Havana, Cuba.
Frank W. Bishop
Leaving Here Sunday
With his selection as a Star
Topper delegate, Frank W. Bish
op, manager of the appliance de
partment or Master service aia
tions Incorporated, leaves Sun
day by air for H.-rvana, Cuba,
scene ofthe 1954 Tonoer conven
tion, honoring outstanding retail
salesmen of General Electric ma
jor appliances.
Joining some 300 other dele
gates, one of six selected from
the entire Pacific Northwest, will
enjoy one-week with all ex pen
ses paid in the Cuban capital city.
He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Bishop and upon their re
turn from the island meeting,
they will travel along the east
ern seaboard visiting mends ana
relatives.
Skinner New
CO in Salem
Lt. Com. Walter P. Skinner, who
comes here from duty on the Air
craft Carrier Sitkoh Bay, will sue
ceed Lt. Com. George Bunn as
commanding officer of the Salem
Naval Training Center Thursday
night.
Bunn has been on the local as
signment 37 months. He is leav
ing the Navy and with his wife will
locate at San Francisco with the
General Petroleum Corporation, He
is a reserve officer.
Skinner has recently completed
a 16-monUis tour of duty in the Pa
cific aboard a CVE aircraft car
rier. Previously he had been on the
staff of the 13th Naval District as
functional officer of reservists. He
is a native of Indiana. In World
War II he served in the Pacific
theater and received a Navy cita
tion with one Bronze Star for tak
ing part in the Hollandia opera
tion with a fire-fighting support
unit. He was also in the Wake Is
land operation and received other
awards.
Cmdr. and Mrs. Skinner live at
455 Oxford street.
Snyder, Armstrong
Talk to PTA Meeting
Members of the Englewood
PTA, meeting Tuesday night,
heard a report by Supt Walter E.
Snyder concerning schools of the
district ana another oy Tom Arm
strong regarding the development
of Englewood park as being car
ried out by the city.
The annual Englewood school
carnival will be held Friday, Feb.
17, under the general chairman
ship of Mrs, Fred Davis.
Refreshments were served by
a group of fourth grade mothers,
including Mrs. J. W. Muller, Mrs.
J. F, Causey, Mrs. W. Eubanks,
Mrs. Fred Montgomery and Mrs.
William Porter
HomeRebekahs
Hear History
WOODBURN Home Rebekah
Lodge No. 58 celebrated its 60th
anniversary at the regular meet
ing Tuesday night at the I.O.O.F.
hall with Mrs. E. C. Peyton, the
newly installed noble grand, pre
siding and her new officers in
their station.
Frank Wricht was program
chairman and t surprise skit was
given under "good or tne order"
honoring Mrs. Dorothy Garrett.
junior past noble grand, and she
was presented with a gin irom
the officers ana members.
During the birthday celebration
Mrs. Myrtle Hall read a history of
the lodge and Mrs. James Live-
say, a member lor 83 years, iignt
ed the candles on the birthday
cake. Talks on the early days
were also given by Frank Wright
and Guy Jfingle.
Business transacted included a
donation of $9 to the "March of I
Dimes" fund. A committee was j
j . ;f . h.
afjuiiiicu tu ocicth a gut w wig
district convention at Monitor to
be held Feb. 13, when Home
lodge will seat the officers. Ap
pointed were Miss Mabel Jack
son, Miss Laura Bonney and Mrs.
Arthur Burt i
Appointed on the refreshments
committee for the next meeting,
Feb. 2, were Mrs. Charles Dean,
Mrs. Roy Arney and Mrs. W, M.
Burke. Mrs. Jay Weber will be
good of the order chairman for
the evening.
Mrs. Peyton announced the fol
lowing standing committees:
Finance, Mrs. Mae Otjen, Mrs.
Alice Symmonds, Miss Mabel
Livesay; community service, Miss
Laura Bonney, Mrs. J. B. Gay,
Mrs. Earl Allison, Mrs. Dorothy
Garrett, Mrs. Edward DeHaan
and Mrs. John Dickson; reception
and courtesy, Mrs. Nettle John
son, Mrs. Maude Scott, Mrs.
James Livesay; non-payment of
dues, Mrs. Thomas Engle, Sr.,
Mrs. Myrtle Hall and Mrs. Alice
Doud; publicity, Mrs. Edith
Frentz, Mrs. Arthur Burt, Mrs.
Frank Wright; cards and flowers,
Mrs. George Slyter; by-laws and
constitution, Mrs. .Edith Frentz,
Mrs.-Alfred Moon; fraternal
press, Miss Mabel Livesay; edu
cational committee, Mrs. Doro
thy Garrett, Mrs. Clara Stange,
Mrs. Guy Engle; membership,
Mrs. Myrtle Hall, Mrs. Edith
Frentz and Mrs. Thomas Engle,
Jr.
Reports were given on recent
installations attended with Mrs.
J. B. Gay reporting on the instal
lation at Salem, Mrs. Frank
Wright on Thalia lodge at Hub
bard and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Conyne on Frances lodge at Mon
itor. Refreshments were served aft-
,l. ...:,. V. Mm Tin.-, rn
Mrs. Blanche Wagenvcld and
Mrs. W. W. Sporalsky. Tables
were decorated jn. tne "nooo
theme. ,
The Italian government estimates
that it will require 75 years' more
work to complete the excavation of
Pompeii.
Enrighf fo Speak '
To Portland Group
Thomas C. Enright, Salem at
torney, will be the speaker at a
meeting of the Multnomah Coun
ty Democratic committee in Port
land tonight.
Under the toDic heading "Your
County and Mine," Enright will
discuss organization and activities
in areas outside of the Multno
mah county Democratic strong
hold. Enright is chairman of the Mar
ion County Democratic club.
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