J Page' JO-ection' 1 THE CAPITAL JOURNAC Salem, Oregon, Friday, January 25, 1957 World War I Veterans Plan Salem Session About 1100 Expected To Attend Oregon Meeting in June The Veterans of World War I, Oregon dppartment, will hold their third annual convention in Salem this year, June 6-9. Approximately 1100 delegates are expected to be present at the convention and a combination con vention of the organization's aux iliary, which will he held here at the same time. Many guests and visitors arc also expected, accord ing to K. .. Baldwin, Salem, gen eral convention chairman and state junior ice-commander. Tentative plans for the four-day event were announced at a Wednesday night meeting of Sa lem Barracks 113. They include a parade, a Mate-wide picnic and banquet, plus some regular busi ness sessions at the Marion hotel. Also at the meeting, National Commander Harlan W. Barnes, Portland, installed new officers for (he local group and its auxiliary. William McKinney, Salem insur ance agent, was installed as com mander of the barracks and Irene Strohmeyer as president of the auxiliary. Cake Brings Money for Polio Fund Plans Laid for Scout Activity An exhibition of scouting skills ai.d activities and a jamborco training session has been phnnrd ny the Cascade Are.i Roy Scout council. The council-wide exhibi tion will be held in Salem at the state fairgrounds sometime in May under the sponsorship of the Sa lem Lions club. In other scout activities this week the council's camping and activities committee announced that all scouts and explorers olan- mng to attend the. national scnud janiDoree in vaney rorge, ra next siflwncr will participate i the jambo-camporce" along with oiner scouis. It has also been decided to add SR I .' V-p-''mv - Va P T" V!; : l 'J''"'' y '. . AT-'., J ' SPi I f Mil - u Mast. , i-. -i. u.-i . ? . m tit. - ... l.X - Holmes Lauds Sen.Overhijlse Pick for Chair The selection of Sen. Boyd R. Overhulse, Madras Democrat, as the first Democratic president of the Oregon Senate since John Whitcaxer in 1878, cheered Gov. Robert D. Holmes Friday. "Sen. Overhulse is one of the ablest legislators and finest men in the Democratic Party," the governor said. "He will give the Oregon Senate conscientious, in telligent and fair leadership. I am pleased that the long and unseem ly struggle, perpetuated beyond reason by willful resistance of the Republican members of the Sen ate, has ended. "I am proud, too, that Sen. Overhulse and his Democratic col leagues, acting in the public By ROBERT ROBINSON Capital Journal Writer "I've been in a lot of commun ities in my life, but none are any nicer than Salem." Those were the words of Frank M. (Seotty) Washburn, winner of the Salem Junior First Citizen award for 1956, in an interview today. Washburn, who was named for the honor at the Junior Chamber of Commerce's 18th annual dis tinguished award banquet Thurs day night, went on to say that his feeling for the Salem community was not because of the .fact that he won the award. I have always enjoyed living in Salem," Washburn said. It is the nicest community 1 have ever nen in, and I would have said tcrest, were willing to make one the same thing before I got the tinat attempt to resolve the situa tion. My congratulations to the new Senate president. I anticipate that he will work with my admin istration closely and harmoniously." Scotty Washburn Selected as City's Junior First Citizen Customers of Peerless Bakery have been decorating (his cake with coins and folffing mif.'y as contributions to the March of Dimes. .Shown here is youu Catherine Cooley, who knows from personal experience what polio Is, adding a bill to the cake. She Is the tlniiehter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Richard Cooley. Ity FIti;i ZIMMERMAN Capital Journal Writer Blessed with a voice that Is clear and rincinc through a widn range and presented a personality thai is pleasing, Cesnre V&llelti. operatic tenor, converted a some what rnol Jiiiriirnrf in! it imp that archery and marksmanship to the jjenerously applauded his efforts rosier of activities at the council's in the Fine Arts auditorium of annual camping series at Camp Willamette university Thursday Pioneer next summer. niRht, Ccsare Vallclli 'Thaws Out9 Audience Willi Performance Perhaps it was the chill of the outside atmosphere that kept the scant audience in an apparent un apprecintive mood during the singer's first group of songs. In any event, Vnlletti camo back to sing five short Schumann num bers that completely dispelled the chill of the listeners. He woi them over completely in his rendition of the "I.amenlo di redcrico Irom "L'Arlesiana." The s c 1 e c t i o n i which contains the line "I should like to forget everything, but every effort Is in vain," was given with a poignancy that the author in tended. In contrast was Schumann's "Dcr Hidalgo," a composition that is lively and sparkling in charac ter and once again Vallctti rose to the occasion. The tenor presented five French compositions after the intermis sion and then concluded his regu lar program with three English works. He was generous with his encores and responded graciously to the demands of an audience that had been thoroughly awa kened to fine points of vocal ef forts. Nevertheless one left the pleas ing appointments of the auditorium wondering whether Salem really I Drunk Driving Arrests Listed Drunken driving resulted In the arrest of 106 persons by state po lice in December, it was revealed' in a report filed with Gov. Robert D. Holmes today. Aggregate fines on the arrests total $15,105, accord ing to the report. A total of 233 arrests for bus and truck speeding on the high ways were made and another 75 arrests were for reckless driving. Oversized vehicles or loads re sulted in 141 arrests while four others were for leaving injurious materials on the highways. There were 162 arrests in the game code divisio" with fines of $58-10. Five arrests were made in the commercial fisheries division. awaru Washburn Overwhelmed The 29-year old Washburp seemed almost overwhelmed when his name was announced Thursday night as the award winner. As his name was reveal ed by Stanley Schofield, the 1955 winner. Washburn turned crim son in color. 'I'm speechless," he said. "I'm wife, she's the one who deserves it." Washburn was still in a bit of a daze Friday morning but he said he didn't think he was a bit more excited than his wife, the former Buena Stewart, and his three daughters. He said that "one of my daughters has been running around ever since day break, shouting 'Daddy, Daddy.1 She even has a picture of me in one of her hands." Works With Boys The honor bestowed upon Washburn will not come surprise to some 2500 boy mem bers of the YMCA. To them he is a familiar and popular face They know him simply as "Scotty." It was for his outstanding work in the YMCA that Washburn won the award. He has been Boys' Work secretary for the Salem YMCA during the past five years. Because of his affection for the ctiy of Salem, it is with much regret that Washburn revealed this week that he plans to move away from the community early in April. Washburn will take over as di- going to give this plaque to my I rector of YMCA adult activities Doctor Says Ultimate Effect Of Happiness Pill Not Known Church Plans Annex LEBANON (Special) A build ing permit for the Free Metho dist church was taken out last week, to construct a combina tion chapel and living quarters on F St. valued at 118.000 with 2256 square feet of area. appreciates the finer tilings in art. Attendance would not give such an indication. The ultimate effect of the so- called tranquilizing drugs or "happiness pills" has not been de termined, but Dr. Dean K. .Brooks, superintendent of the Oregon State hospital, believes they will prove beneficial in the treatment of men tally diseased persons. Dr. Brooks indicated as much while addressing the Salem Lions club concerning activities at the state institution on various levels. A large organization supplied the hospital with $5,000 worth of the tranquilizing 'drugs and the staff immediately started a pro gram to determine their effective ness. Forty patients who appeared to have -the least chance of being discharged from the hospital were divided into two groups of 20 each. One group was given the bene fit of all of the several agencies of the institution in addition to the tranquilizing drugs. The other 20 received nothing but the drugs. Of 'the first group, eight im proved to such an extent they were able to go to their homes and none has been returned. Of the second group only one was released and he came back within six weeks. The "happiness drugs" are quite expensive, said Dr. Broods. He has been able to treat no more than 10 or 11 per cent of the patients. "Good success" was re ported. On the statistical side of the mental picture, Dr. Brooks said that one out of 10 persons could be expected to spend some time in a mental hospital within the year. Two years ago the propor tion was one to 20. "Perhaps this means that we are giving better care now to the mentally ill, commented Dr. Brooks. In the matter of alcoholic con sumption. Dr. Brooks said Oregon was third from the bottom. How ever, the state ranks fourth or fifth from the top in the number of suicides. The divorce rate is twice the national average. in Seattle in April. He said today that in his new post he will direct an adult hobby school, a service club and a staff training program In winning the Jaycee award Washburn joined a rather select group. In addition to Schofield ir. 1955 previous winners have been: Mark Hatfield, 1S54: Sid Boise, 1953, and Otto Wilson Jr., 1952. Other Winners Two other awards were made at the Thursday night banquet. James R. Gray, a salesman for Blue Lake packers, and David E. Crockatt, sales manager of Meier & Frank, were presented with "Key Man" awards. John R. Richards, chancellor of the state system of higher edu cation, was the guest speaker at the- banquet. He called for lay leaders to "rise in support of schools because professors, school administrators and alumni tend to gloss over faults." In part of his talk Richards paid tribute to Bernard Main waring, late editor and publisher of The Capital Journal. He cited Mainwaring as an example in de fining the term "distinction." Distinction stems not only from ability but from willingness to sacrifice and to share," he said. Mr. Mainwaring was one of these." Kent Named to Glee Position Terry Kent, Willamette univer sity freshman from Portland, was named assistant Freshman Glee manager this week by the execu tive committee of the all - school musical review. Only one of its kind among col legiate shows in the country, Freshman Glee is an all - class marching - singing presentation of an original melody with lyrics, the four undergraduate classes chal lenging one another. Winning class takes the coveted Glee banner and the losing class traditionally taking a swim in the mill stream. Date for the 49th an nual Glee is March lfi. Kent, a graduate of Grant high school, was a member of the Bearcats' varsity squad last fall. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kent of 3436 N. E. 60th. Lay Retreat Meetings Set Coming Week Winter quarter meeting of Sa lem chapter of the Laywomen'f Retreat League will be Wednesday, January 30 at St. Joseph's Catholic parish. Speaker at the conference will be Rev. Sebastian Drake, O.F.M. of Serra High school faculty and one of the retreat masters at Our Lady of Peace Retreat House near Bcaverton. Conference will be at 7:30 p.m. followed by benediction. Business meeting and social hour in St. Jo seph's rectory meeting room. Of ficers of the Salem chapter are Marguerite Gleeson, president; Mrs. Frank Slimak. vice presi dent; Mrs. Edward Domagalla, secretary-treasurer. Object of the league is to pro mote interest in speritual retreats at any of the various retreat houses for women. These include the Beaverton retreat house and one at Franciscan Retreat House, Pala tine Hill road, Portland. Mrs. Marie Bertram is pro moter for the Beaverton house in St. Joseph parish and Mrs. Slimak for St. Vincent dePaul parish. The quarterly state meeting of the Laywomen's Retreat League will be held Sunday night, January 27 at St. Peter's parish in Port land. MT. ANGEL MEETS SUNDAY MOUNT ANGEL (Special)-Win- ter quarterly meeting of Mount Angel chapter of the Laywomen's Retreat League will be held Sun day night at it. Mary s church. Rev. Cyril Lebold. OSB. will con duct the conference which will be followed by benediction at the church. The business meeting and social hour will follow in St. Marv's school meeting room. Mrs. Louis LeDoux is president of the Mount Angel chapter. 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