HE REPRESENTS POLK
Republic of Lebanon
Host to American Mayors
BEIRUT, Lebanon I The
mayor of Lebanon, Ore., and his
wife were watching the last tele
vision show at night in their home
when the phone rang.
"The Republic ol Lebanon," said
1 caller from nearby Salem, "has
invited you theie as a guest of the
government. Are you going?"
"I don't know where it is, but
I'd like to go," answered Mayor
Ralph Scroggm. And that was the
beginning of a fantastic adventure
that took him and his wife 9,000
miles from home to a land of palm
trees, oriental dancers and biblical
antiquities.
Scroggin was Invited because he
happened to be mayor of a town
named Lebanon. The same invita
tion went to 23 other mayors of
Lebanons in the United States as
a feature of a special "year of
tourism" being promoted by the
Arab Republic of Lebanon at the
eastern end of the Mediterranean.
Seven mayors accepted. All had
their first inkling of the story from
an Associated Press cable, which
arrived two weeks ahead of air
mail invitations. The mayors .
or their delegated representatives
came from Lebanons in New
Hampshire, Oregon, Nebraska, In
diana, Tennessee, Ohio and Missouri.
The mayors were given a dazzling
reception by the Lebanese govern
ment. President Camille Cham
oun, Prime Minister Sami Solh,
the mayors of most Lebanese cities
and scores of other dignitaries re
ceived them. On many occasions,
Spring Fish Runs
Tabulated at Falls
Annual tabulation of. Willam
ette river spring fish runs was
started at the Oregon City falls
last week by the Oregon fish
commission.
No chinook Salmon were log
ged over the falls last week,
however 45 steelhead were ac
counted for according to Earl
F. Pulford, fish commission
biologist in charge of Willamette
counts. High water has forced
a temporary halt in the count,
but ; operations should resume
late this week.- ' ...
1 Pulford said the Willamette
count normally starts- in - mid
April. The 1955 count was start
ed a month -earlier - to obtain
more complete information . on
Spring ' steelhead ' migrfftbn in
' conjunction-with an overall Co
lumbia river steelhead study be
ing conducted by the fish com
mission. -
PNC. CLUB MEETS
JEFKERSON Seventeen mem
bers of the past Noble Grand club
met in the I.O.O.F. hall recently
fir a 1:30 dessert luncheon. Mrs.
Margaret Davidson and Mrs. Carl
Aibertson were hostesses for the
occasion. Mrs. Lee Wells was pre
sented a birthday gift.
Some Teen-Agers Oppose
Reducing Voting Age to 18
aii teen-agers aon t ininn tnei
vntinir nii shnliM hA rprinrprl trnm '
21 years to 18.
They divided sharply on the
question Saturday at a Senate
Resolutions Committee hearing on
a proposed constitutional amend
ment for voting at 18.
. After Sen. Mark Hatfield, Salem,
sponsor of the bill, argued that
there is no logical reason for a
21-year limit, the young people
started their argument. . .
Barbara Mahoney, 16, Hermiston
High School junior, brought up the
issue of taxation without represen
tation. To prove her point, she said
that many 18-year-olds are paying
income and property taxes.
But Dave Barrows, 19, Berkeley,
Calif., a sophomore at Willamette
University, declared that the 18-year-olds
shouldn't vote unless they
also are assigned other rights and
duties, such as signing contracts
and serving oh juries. He said they
also should be made liable under
the law for actions.
Kent Hoteling, 19, Eugene, a
sophomore at Willamette, opposed
the bill, too. We questioned
whether people had enough sense
to vote intelligently at the age of
21.
A statement that teen-agers don't
have sound judgment was made by
Gordon MacPherson, 18, senior at
Willamina High School.
The measure would amend the
Constitution. If the Legislature
passed it, the people would vote
on it at the general election in
1956.
Sen. Hatfield said a poll of
Oregon high school students
showed that 61 per cent of 5.000
boys and girls favor it. Of 610 of
their teachers, 53 per cent were
tor it.- .
GUESTS FROM SEATTLE
BUTTEVILLE Mr. and
Mrs. William Sahlman of Seattle
spent the weekend ' with Mr.
Sahlman's sister, Mrs. James Wal
lace. The Sahlmans are moving to
Portland after having spent sev
eral years in Seattle.
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One of a series of advertisements to ansu.fr your
questions about Mount Crest Abbey, Salem, Oregon.
A PERMANENT ATMOSPHERE
OF PEACE AND BEAUTY...
is the choicc'you wish to make for yourself and your loved
ones when the need arises. An indoor memorial constantly
sheltered from the elements can give you this atmosphere.
Warmth, light and care are with your loved ones forever
as a fitting tribute. Even the location of Mount Crest Abbey
is in keeping vith the interior reverence... the skyline scans
the beauty of the Coast Range, the Willamette Valley, and .
the Cascade, peaks. Choice selections are now available in
our new Santiam Terrace Addition.
WHAT IS CREMATION?
Over a period of years, nature accomplishes the same proc
ess as does our Crematorium. The difference lies in that
human remains are prepared for memorialization by an
artificial means. The remaining small indestructible mat
ter is placed in cast bronze urns and forever kept in a private
niche in a beautiful Columbarium. It is a permanent tribute
to the one who has gone and a source of comfort to those
who are left. Naturally, because of process, materials and
permanency, one would be led to think the price too costly.
Actually, the cost is less than many other types of memo
rials. We will be glad to quote prices upon request.
WHAT IS VAULT ENTOMBMENT?
Placement of human remains (not cremated) in a perma
nently sealed vault, the front of which is beautiful'marble.
WHAT IS PRE-ARRANGEMENT PLANNING?
Making memorial arrangements for you and your loved
ones before the need arises . . . without the stress of emotion
and grief that comes when someone dose to you passes on.
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We invift you to coma to lit
Mount Crttl Abbty, PI to it
phone Solem 3-5484 or 3-5133
lo moke an oppointrwtnt for
en instructive lour.
No obligation, of count.
Out-of-town rtiidtnti, plt9tt
coll collect. We ore open
seven doyi o week.
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guards of honor welcomed them
The small-town mayors far from
home learned here the world is not
as big as it looks. On a visit to the
U. S. aircraft carrier Lake Cham
plain in Beirut Harbor, command
ing officer Capt. V. A. Hannegan
told mayors he had a little surprise
for them. The little surprise was
seven men from the U. S. Sixth
Fleet who also called Lebanon,
U. S. A., home. Several were old
friends of the mayors. .
Two of the visiting mayors were
of Lebanese origin Dr. Frank M.
Baddour of Tennessee, and George
Fawai of New Hampshire. Kauai
left Lebanon at the age of 17 and
still speaks Arabic fluently. Bad
dour had a tougher problem. He
hadn't seen Lebanon since lie was
"Nobody who speaks English un
derstands my Southern accent," he
complained, "and no Arab ran un
derstand Tennessee Arabic."
Each mayor was given a small
cedar from the ancient cedar
groves of Lebanon to plant in the
city square of his town.
Dr. R. W. Frochlich of Lebanon,
Mo., is temporarily heading a new
organization formed by, the travel
ersthe "Mayors of Lebanon, U.
S. A., Assn." Charles Harris of
Lebanon. Neb., has offered his city
of 230 population as the logical
central meeting point for the first
convention.
Leprosy patients often contract
tuberculosis.
Valley Pack
Changes Name
Valley Packing Company, which
has. operated in Salem for 35 years,
has changed its name to Cascade
Meats, Inc.
The announcement was made
Saturday by G. F. Chamber, pres
ident, who said there would be no
change in ownership, officers or
business.
To identify the company with
its advertised brand name, "Cas
cade" is the main reason for the
change in name, Chambers said.
Organiiers of the company in
1919 were F. W. and W. H. Steus
loff of Steusloff Bros, meat mar
ket, Curtis B. Cross of the Cross
meat market, and the Ladd &
Bush Bank. The plant was set
up at the north edge of the city
on a street that has since come
to be known as Valpak Road. Pur
pose of the organization was a
modern meat packing plant for the
niid-Willametlc Valley that would
offer a market for livestock pro
duced in this region.
It has fulfilled its purpose and
expanded. It gives a steady mar
ket for cattle, sheep and hogs, and
has to buy heavily in hogs from the
mid-west because Oregon swine
production does not meet the de
mand. The firm's gross last year
was S4.oou.ooo, its payroll $400,
000, and animals killed totaled
about 41.000.
The company markets both
fresh and cured meats, all pro
cessed under federal inspection.
Mainly its area of distribution is
western Oregon and southern
Washington. It uses three trade
Capital Journal, Saltan, Die., Niuu., March 21, ldoo-(Sec 2)-3
2 New Ways to Use
American Farm Products
WASHINGTON l!l Govern
ment scientists, searching for new
ways to use American farm prod
ucts, have come up with such in
novations as two - way stretch
bandages and dehydrated potatoes
that surprise taste just like po
tatoes. Some of the results of applied
research in food and fiber were
reported to the House Appropria
tions Committee in Agriculture De
partment testimony made public
Saturday.
Take the bandage with the two
way stretch. You just wrap it
around your finger and it sticks
without any tying or taning. First
developed for the Army, this new
cotton bandage is about to come
into commercial use.
The government's scientists have
stolen a march on the Egyptians
by developing a new type of cot
ton they say is the equal of high
priced imported Egyptian cotton.
It's being grown now in the Far
West.
Now about potatoes. Seems no
one thought to dehydrate them by
leaving a little space between the
drying drums. Scientists reported
that by adding a little milk or
water, the dehydrated product
tastes "practically the same as
freshly mashed potatoes."
Researchers have found a new
names, "Cascade," "Oregon" and
"Valpak." I
way to can rice so it stays nice
and flaky. They've also produced
something called "waxy rice"
good for making cookies, gravy
'and custards.
For those who don't like rice,
scientists have worked out form
of parboiled wheat to serve as rice
substitute.
There's a lot of work being done
to prevent bread from going stale.
One of the most promising meth
ods discovered thus far is quick
(reeling when the bread comes
out of the oven. Bread will slay
fresh up to two months that way,
it was reported.
MRS. LKNOKA KREY ILL
BHOOKS-Mrs. Lenora Frey Is
reported to be improving at Salem
Memorial hospital where she is
taking treatments.
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