Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, February 26, 1954, Page 7, Image 7

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    Friday, February 26, 1954
Card Party
Planned by
AL Unit
A card party Friday night,
March 9, at the Woman, rlnh
house was planned at the social
meeting of unit No. 136, Amer
ican region auxiliary on Thurs
day night The ways and meam
committee under the direction of
Mrs. Henry Slerp will be In
charge of the party.
Business discussed before the
yearly initiation of new members
included the announcement that
Mrs. Joseph Marcroft and unit
president, Mrs. Caroll Robinson,
presented flag codes to the Kell
er and Willard schopls last week.
The sewing groupiwiil meet on
Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the home
of Mrs. Theodore Ullakko for all
day sewing. On Saturday, March
13, at 10 o'clock, the junior aux
iliary plans to meet to make fav
ors lor the junior conference in
April.
Ann Starr and Carol Boehn of
Englewood school were present
and showed the proper display of
the American flag. Miss Boehn
also played two accordion solos,
Mrs. Theodore Ullakko was the
ritual team captain and the fol
lowing were initiated: Mesdames
Frank McKinney, Leon Hansen,
Jtobert Baker, Harry Hendricks,
William Swigart, Marvin Mc
clain, William Praser, Clyde War
ren, Henry Sierp, Gerald Van
Hess, Joseph Marcroft
Guests at the meeting includ
ed Mrs. J. W. Marcroft Sr., Port
land: Mrs. C. M. Craig, Mrs. Vir
gil Simmons, Mrs. Lester Perry,
commander, pioneer post No. 149,
all women post, American Legion,
Mrs. T. D. Graham, Mrs. Harriot
Belcher, and Miss Alberta Shoe-
make, also of No. 149; Mrs. Floyd
' Hain, Mrs, Don Moser and Mrs.
Fredric Smally. ,
"Miss Floyd Is
Recent Bride
DALLAS Wed Sunday evening
at a double ring ceremony in the
First Christian church were Miss
Glendoris Floyd of Dallas and Pri
vate Ross Dyer, Dallas. The bride
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George. W. Floyd and. Mr. Dyer
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Dyer of Dallas. A pink and
white theme was used in decorat
ing. Four baskets of pink snap
dragons, white stock and greenery
and lighted tapers were arranged
as a background at the altar.
Clusters of white and pink snap
dragons tied with satin bows
marked the pews down the aisle.
The Rev. Orville Mick read the
vows at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Robert
Dornhecker sang, accompanied by
Mrs. Carl Wright at the organ.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a wed
ding dress styled with a portrait
neckline and fitted bodice of im
ported Chantilly lace brought in
two panel in rcdingote effect over
skirts of tulle and slipper satin,
ending in a full sweeping train.
The fingtrtip veil of silk illusion
cascaded from a scalloped net
bonnet trimmed wtih pearls. The
bride carried a cascade bouquet
of white carnations and stephan
olis centered with an orchid
caught with satin streamers and
accented by white velvet hearts.
Her only jewelry was a slrand of
pearls, gift of the bridegroom.
Preceding the bride down the
aisle was her sister as matron of
honor, Mrs. Jim Riggs, in a dress
of blush pink. The two brides
maids. Mrs. Keith Griffin and
Miss Velma Dyer, sister of the
bridegroom, wore identical
dresses of blush pink satin. All
wore matching pink mitts and
scalloped bonnets like that worn
by the bride. Their bouquets wese
heart-shaped framed with white
lace and carnations with white
streamers falling from a center
cluster of pink and white carna
tions. -
Miss Marilyn Stallings and Miss
Elouise Griffin lighted the can
dles. Their frocks were like those
of the bridesmaids'. Their fowers
were wristlets of pink carnations.
Sylvia Del Dornhecker was flow
er girl. Her dress was a duplicate
of the other attendants' and she
carried a basket of rose petals.
Ricky Cooper was ring bearer.
For her daughter's wedding
Mrs. Floyd wore a two-piece dress
of blue crepe with white accessor
ies and a corsage of pink carna
tions. Mrs. Dyer, the bride
groom's mother, wore a blue crepe
frock with pink accessories and a
pink carnation corsage.
Jim Riggs, brother-in-law of (lie
bride, was best man. Ushering
were Kcilh Griffin, Earl Gibbs er.d
Lcland Bird.
A rcceptoin followed the cere
mony when the young couple
greeied the guests in the social
rooms of the church. Baskcls of
white stock and pink snapdragons
carried out the pink and white
theme. The bride's table was cov
ered with a white nylon cloth end
centered with a large four-tiered
wedding cake encircled by pink
carnations.
Cutting the cake was Mrs. Clar
ence Smith assisted by Mrs. Elton
Salisbury. Pouring coffee was
Mrs. M. C. Strand, housemother
at the Kappa Delta sorority house
in Corvallis. Mrs. Clyde Gibbs
presided at the punch bowl. As
slstng about the rooms wore Miss
Maurine Miik, Miss Vcrna Wade,
Miss Laurice Dashiell. Miss Joyce
Bartell and Miss Beryl i'arrish.
Miss Sally Smith and Miss Mary
Lou passed the guest book.
For going away, the bride don
ned a navy blue suit with navv
and baby blue accessories, pin
ning an orchid to her jacket. Fol
lowing a brief honeymoon the
couple left for Camp Chaffee near
Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Mr
Dyer Is stationed.
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Wed Recently Mr. and Mrs. Elton Jones (Dorothy Mitchell),
above, were married February 12. The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fayette T. Mitchell of Turner and Mr, Jones is the
son of Mrs. Thomas Berry of Turner. (Artz studio picture)
Coming Projects
In BPW Club Noted
SILVERTON Several projects
were planned at the Tuesday eve
ning meeting of the Business and
Professional Women's, club at the
home of Mrs. Frank Giroux.
A progressive dinner will be
Tuesday evening, March 30, the
proceeds to be applied on the bud
get for the foreign student schol
arship fund.
Mrs. Charles Mason told of the
intermediate-aged Girl Scout troop,
of which Mrs. Alan Brown is the
present leader, needing a spon
soring organization. The members
voted favorably on this suggestion.
Mrs. Virginia Hughes was appoint
ed liaison member of the BttPW
club for the scouting project.
Mrs. Larry Carpenter, public af
fairs chairman, has arranged for
the Tuesday, . March J, regular
meeting to be a 7 o'clock dinner
program at Toneys, the speaker to
be the Marion County superinten
dent of schools, Mrs. Agnes Booth.
Reservations should be made two
days previously with Mrs. Frank
Giroux.
The annual senior high school
girls' tea is announced for Sun
day, May 2, with Mrs. Helmer
Brokke and Miss Ediw hois, cnair-
men.
In the "silent auction" staged
as a budget builder at tne meet
ing, a sum of 118.50 was realized.
Junior CDA Week
Being Observed
MT. ANGEL In observance of
National Junior Catholic Daugh
ters of America week, Court Mar
ion No. 718 Juniors conducted an
nual initiation of new members
during formal ceremonies
Wednesday evening, in the Leg
ion Memorial hall.
New members are Mary Ann
Fitzsimmons, Virginia Kanpari,
Barbara Huber, Elaine Sannes,
Patricia Bashaw, Joan Fisher,
Mary Lou Bockelman, Patricia
Huffstettcr. Veryl Susee. Harri
ett Purdy, Shirley Kraemer, Vir
ginia Sannes, Rosemary Brund
ridge and Dorothy Maumgartner.
Junior court officers, Patricia
Duman, president; Patricia
Schmitz, vice president; Mary
Beth Eberle, secretary, and Judy
Flcker, reporter, and the Rev.
Clement Frank, O.S.B., court
chaplain, conducted the initiation
ceremonies, assisted by Kathleen
Butsch, Martina Otter, Judy Foltz,
Ruth Ann Diekcr, Dolores
Schlutz, Katherlne Ilg, Joanne
Wellman, Joann Michcls, Janice
Anderson and Kathy Stolle. Mrs.
Vincent Smith was organist
Mrs. Charles Bochslcr, vice-re
gent of Court Marion, extended
greetings from the senior court
Counselors In attendance were
Mrs-. Joseph Flcker, Junior chair
man, Mrs. LcRoy Aman, Mrs. Ben
Ackcrman and Mrs. Alfred Hu
ber. Mothers of the Juniors, and
senior court members were spe
cial guests.
A shrine of the Sacred Heart
flanked by lighted tapers, and a
large arrangement of red carna
tions highlighted the room dec
orations. A social hour followed,
and refreshments were served by
the Juniors.
The Junior court members will
attend the 8 o'clock mass in St
Mary's church Sunday morning,
February 28, and receive corpor
ate communion with the senior
members. The Juniors will re
new their consecration to the Sa
cred Heart, and emblems will be
presented to the new members.
The Junior are wearing their
green snd white uniforms to
school during Junior week, and
other activities scheduled include
baked food sale slated for Sat
urday, February 27, from 10 o'-
ilnrlr . m. Ia 9 ft'f-lrwlr n m. At
1 Stiff's Furniture store, hera.
Miss Plumb
Is Bride
W00D3URN A wedding of
February 20 was that of Miss
Pauline Faye Plumb, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L: Plumb
of Woodbvrn, and Andrew M.
Herzberg, son of Mrs. Carol I.
Herzberg of McMinnvil'e. The
single ring ceremony was at 2
p.m. at the Woodburn Methodist
church with the Rev. Ormal B.
Trick officiating.
Baskets of orchid stock and
daffodils decorated the church.
Miss Rosella McCarthy was solo
ist and also played the wedding
music.
The bride .'as given in mar
riage by her father. She wore a
gown of Chantilly lac over satin.
ballerina length, and fashioned
with Peter Fan collar, buttons
down the front and three-quarter
length sleeves. She carried red
roses and white freesias on a
white Bible.
Miss JoAnna Hickerson of Sa
lem was maid of honor wearing
a lime colored -"-ess fashioned
with a satii. bodice, high neck,
buttons down the ba-k and net
skirt over satin. She carried a
nosegay of yellow-throat baby
orchids.
Cecil L. Plumb, Jr. brother of
the bride, served i best man for
Mr. Herzberg,
For her daughter's wedding
Mrs. Plumb wore a light blue
dress with white accessories and
orchid corsage. Mrs. Herzberg,
mother of the bridegroom, wore
a wine colored drcsr with white
accessories and orchid corsage.
A reception at the Wayne Z.
Stevenson home in Salem fol
lowed the ercmony. The couple
left for San Diego, Calif., where
Mr. Herzberg is stationed aboard
the USS Romulus. For traveling
Mrs, Herzberg wore a navy blue
dress with pale blue accessories.
Prior to her marriage Mrs. Herz
berg worked as a clerk-typist in
the secretary of states' office in
Salem.
Homecoming of RNA
Silverton Event
SILVERTON - McGrath camp,
No. S22S, Royal Neighbors of
America, observed annual home
coming and the 46th anniversary,
Tuesday night, at a dinner at the
MWA-RNA hall, followed by a
program arranged by the only
man-member of the Camp, Frank
M. Powell.
Camp McGrath was started in
Silverton, February 25, 1908. Three
charter members are living, Mrs.
Louis Osborn (Mary Mutton! of
Salem, and from Silverton, Mrs.
Josephine Hartman and Mrs. E.
A. Bcugll, the latter two being
present at the Tuesday evening
meeting.
During the program hour, games
and contests were enjoyed. Mrs.
Mary Karbel gsve a reading. Mrs.
E. A. Beugli was given the honor
SAIEM IAUNDRY
263 S. HIGH
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. Salem, Oregon
47 WILLAMETTE
Play Opens
Thursday '
Evening
By BARBARA JACKSON
(Capital Journal Cortajpondant)
The campus presentation of
"Electra" opened Thtrsday night
at Waller ball, other performanc
es to be Friday and Saturday
mgnts.
starring in the play are
Elizabeth Winship of Riverside,
uaui. as ticctra, ana carl Ritchie
oi saiem takes the male lead.
A six-woman chorus, 1 patterned
after the ancient drama, also
participates. Tickets are available
by calling the drama office at
the university. ' .
Baxter hall plans its semiformal
spring dance Saturday night in
Baxter hall, from 9 to 12 o'clock.
The theme will be based around
a stranger in a lost paradise.
Honored guests will be Dr. and
Mrs. G. Herbert Smith, Dean
Regina Ewalt and Mrs. Bertha
Johnson.
Beta Theta Pi, chapter of Wil
lamette University,, travelled to
British Columbia last week-end
and came back with top honors in
scholarship and the song fest
The sixteen man chorus of this
chapter won for the seventh time
in eight years.
Norway Hit by
Heavy Snowfall
LONDON 11 - Capricious winds
whipped destructive gales around
the British Isles Friday, 'brought
icebound Norway its heaviest
snowfall of the year and turned
warm with rain further south to
start breaking up the deep freeze
that had clogged northern Eu
rope's seaports.
Germany's North Sea and Bal
tic ports, icebound for weeks, wel
comed the breakup, and icebreak
ers began freeing ships which had
been locked in the frozen seas.
More than three feet of snow in
southern Norway clogged roads,
drifted to six feet in places and
broke down communication lines.
The winds turned to heavy gales
around the British Isles and
churned up huge waves in the
North Sea, the English Channel
and the Irish Sea, damaging prop
erty and ripping down communica
tions lines along exposed, coastal
areas.
More Chairmen of
Committees Named
Additional " appointments ' of
committee chairmen for the
Chamber of Commerce have been
announced by Williar'. H. Ham
mond, president. They are:
Luncheon and attendance Miss
Echo Yeater. Responsible for
forum luncheon arrangements
and menus, and stimulation of at
tendance and appointment of
greeters at the doors.
Recreation P. H. Brydon. To
cooperate with other organiza
tions and agencies in promotion
of special events and attractions
and encourage wider use of ex
isting recreatlo . facilities, and
making recommendations for ex
tensions in all fields of recre
ation. Including parks tnd play
grounds. Conventions H. H. Robblns.
To set up definite programs and
policies to attract conventions to
Salem.
Education Miss Eleanor Ste
phens. To analyze public edu
cation problems and assist in
their solution.
Agriculture, flood and soil ero
sion control T. R. Hobart Work
with all agencies engaged in
flood and soil erosion control in
the upper Willamette valley. As
sist in the promotion and devel
opment of the agricultural re
sources of the district'
Coffee Short in
Brazil, Woman Says
MIAMI, Fla. I Drink your
coffee and pay the price.
That's about all the American
family can do, because there
really Isn't much coffee in Brazil,
four clubwomen invited to in
vestigate advised upon returning
here Friday.
The four, all holding important
of being general chairman and
toastmislrcss at the dinner hour.
Mrs. Cecilia Lathers, now of
Portland, former local member,
and a group of friends from Port
land camps, were out-of-town
guests.
Free Pickup It Delivery Service
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Are Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs,
above, were married February 13 in St. Joseph's Catholic church.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Sommer and
Mr. Iiama the son of E, liams of Klamath Falls. (Artz studio
picture) ...
posts in the General Federation o
Women s Clubs, went to Brazil as
guests of that nation, and checked
the coffee supply problem from
Facindas (farms) to empty ware
house upon empty warehouse.
iney ve really naa a bad time
of it," said Mrs. Theodore S.
Chapman of Jerseyville, 111., first
vice president of the General Fed
eration. "We saw millions of trees
dead of a frost which struck last
July 4. They were new trees, just
coming into bearing."
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SATURDAY, THE LAST
DAY OF . .
annual Jk
spring
sale
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1 1 I Created In California I
y& Items
NYLONS I
.riin All Sizes, 8 to U I
1240. W $1.95, Special $1.50 pr-, 3 pr $4.33
,560. Reg. $1.65, Sped $1.32 pr-. 2 Pr. $3-80
15-51 Reg. S-50;.C"...$i.20 P'-, 3 P'- S3.45
. 40-51, Reg- $1.35, Service 3 pf $310
Edgar Hams (Donna Sommerk
KOREAN POWs ARRIVE IN
INDIA
NEW DELHI, India Wi - The
88 Korean War prisoners who went
to go to neutral countries arrived
here by train Friday, accom.
panied by 272 Indian army troops
irom we Korean row custodial
force.
Detroit's population jumped
from 283,704 in 1000 to 1,838,517
in 1950.
Silverton JC's
Home Show Set
SILVERTON At the Tuesday
evening business session of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
members at tha Washington Irv
ing club rooms with Dick Hart
ley, vice-president, substituting
for Bill Hanson, president, two
important Jay-Cee projects were
fully discussed and plans atart
for work.
For the first time in Silver-
ton, a Home Show will be an
attraction. The younger forum
men are to sponsor a showing
during one afternoon and two
evenings. The Home Show is to
be at the Silverton armory April
E, afternoon and the two con
secutive evenings, April 1 and
2, Thursday and Friday.
The program is an encourage
ment for both adult and youth dis
play of property and materials,
such as furnishings, built-ins,
gadgets and con eniences that
would make home life more in
teresting and pleasant
Larry Crenncll is to serve as
stage chairman; Dick Hartley as
floor chairman; and publications
chairmen, Bob -Howell and Jim
Nelson.
During the entertainment hour
at the Tuesday meeting, Larry
Crennell showed a film on the
Indianapolis speedway race, and
Bob Edgerton showed slides tak
en during the masquerade party
of the Jay-Cees and Jay-Cettes.
A more inclusive project is the
National Health Week of March
1-7, a Jay-Cse event to be ob
served by .the local club. The
effort wi" do made for all chap
ter units to unite with state and
county heauh agencies.
COMPARE WITH
CLEARANCE
Ends Satur
GOOD QUALITY
BARGAINS ...
Special Purchase
Women's Spring
COATS
Reg. to $59.95
NOW ......
Store Wide
E.O.M.
CLEARANCE
Of All Odds and
Ends, Broken Lots,
Discontinued Lines
Etc.
Come-Save
Salem's Leading
Dept. Store
Mail Service
To Be Theme
The Federal postal service will
be the theme of the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon meeting
Monday noon at the Marion Hotel
and the speaker will be Paul D.
Bentley, inspector in charge of
the Seattle division of the Post
Office Department
Bentley will talk about the de
partment as a service and busi
ness organization. The program
will be sponsored by the Salem
Marine Corps League.
The program is a project of the
Marine Corps League as a tribute
to the Post Office Department for
" leadership in the employment
of disabled war veterans.
Bentley began his career with
the postal service at Claremont,'
Calif., in 1917. In 1934 he was
one of a group selected to super
vise the transfer of $2 billion
in gold from the United States
mint in San Francisco to the mint
in Denver.
Albert Gragg, Salem postmas
ter, will be presented a plaque in -recognition
of the department's
employment policy. The presen
tation will be by Clyde Brummel
of the league who will also in
troduce the speaker. Commandant
of the. Salem chapter of tha
league is Ray Eshleman.
Famous Name Brand
BOYS' SLACKS Sizes for
small and older boys. ' -
BOYS SHOP
265 N. High . Ph. 3-9082
SALCM.ORI.
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