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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1957)
Pagq JGVSection 1 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL Salem, .Oregon, Wedntsday, February 6, 1957 Governor Will Open Farm Union Session Slalc Convention To Start Here Thursday Governor Hobcrt D. Holmes will speak at 11 o'clock Thursday morn ing at the opening session of the annual convention of the Oregon Slate Farmers Union. The 47th convention of the farm organization will be called to order by President llarlcy I.ibby at 10 a.m. He will give his annual president's report following the Governor's address. At the afternoon session, Arthur Bone will give his report as state editor. Others on the afternoon program include Dr. A. L. Strand WU Professor Sets KC Trip Burton Basluschcck, professor of religion at Willamelte university, will attend the meeting of profes sors of town and country churches from Methodist church-related col leges in Kansas City this weekend. The town and country church di vision is a part of the general board of missions of the Methodist church. On his return trip to Salem Bastuschcck will stop In Denver to confer with his doclornl com mittee from the Iliff school of theology. 2 Dallas Men Found Guilty It took a Marion county circuit court jury just 13 minutes to reach a verdict Tuesday in the case of the Stale against Donald William Schnec and Charles l.e Roy Armstrong, both of Dallas. The verdict was guilty. The two men had been accused of know ingly w"rig and publishing a forged bank check involving $23. Armstrong, previously convicted on a bank check charge is await ing sentence. president of Oregon State College; Robert J. Steward, Oregon's newly appointed director of agriculture; and H. D. Rolph, national vice president. The annual banquet will be held Thursday evening at the Senator Hotel with the principal speaker Rev. Shirley E. Greene of Denver, assistant to President James G. Patton. Rev. W. Bcrkcly Ormond of Calvary Baptist Church will give the invocation. Judge Joe Jaross of Washington county will be the toastmastcr, Elections Katiirday Nominatibn of officers Is sched uled for Friday with election scheduled for the final session of the convention Saturday afternoon. The junior banquet Saturday night will conclude the convention. All sessions will be held .at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall and are open to the public. Kiwanis Club Holds i Scout Day9 at Meet Members of the Salem Kiwanis club turned back a few pages in their life s history when they ob served annual "Scout Day" dur ing their Tuesday luncheon at the Senator hotel. Approximately half of the more than 100 members present said they had been affiliated with scouting in their younger days. Indicating Ihey had not entirely forgotten some of the skills taught by scouting, the members engaged in a knot-tying contest. This was supervised by Bryce A. I.ausch, chairman of the Cherry City dis trict for scouting and eight mem bers of the scout troop, sponsored by the Kiwanis club. Later the scouts gave a demon stration of wig-wag signalling. Dale McCallisler, scoutmaster, said the troop engaged in at least one over-night camp each month of the year. A typical scout camp, with tent, sleeping bags and cooking equip ment erected on the dining room floor, gave a touch of realism to the program which was in charge of rrancis Clark. Mrs. Mabel Powers, Salem Native, Retires From Bauk Mrs. Mabel Powers who came to Ealem as a New Years baby 65 years ago has retired as an em ploye of the l.add & Hush branch of the United Slates National bank after 13 years of service beginning on Valentine Day in 1844. Her retirement was honored at a lun cheon given by the bank. Among those present at Ihc oc casion was 13. C. Sammons, Port land, president of Ihc bank, A number of gifls were given Mrs. Powers by bank officials and em ployes. Mrs. Powers entered bank em ployment in 1(144. She told the Capilal Journal reporter that her work had been pleasant and inter esting as an employe in the state ment department. There she made many new acquainlenances and renewed some old ones. Her most amusing experience was willi the lady who rushed up excitedly to exclaim "I've over balanced my self." ditches I'p on Krmliiig Al the moment Mrs. Powers is taking advantage of her retirement to catch up with neglected reading. When the Capilal Journal called she said she was eating her lunch and at the same time scanning a hook by John Muir, the naturalist. Presently she will continue her music and niny resume pionn teaching, a career she followed for Ends Work f F K I tm 44)leS Contract Given For New Seed Firm Building $95,00 Structure to Rise at Gaxter Road Location West Coast Beet Seed company will start Immediate construction of a new building at the inter section of Claxter road and the Southern Pacific right of way, where It will move its offices and other divisions of the concern. The exact location will be on four-acre tract adjacent to the southeast corner of the Intersec tion. The building will cost $95,000 and the contract has been let to C. A. Lantz. Floor space will total 23,000 square feet, and included in the new bunding will be the company' offices, shops, storage warehouse and cleaning plant. It will be one story and of reinforced concrete. James L. Payne is the architect. The company has been located in Salem since 1939. It is the seed growing agency for eight major sugar refining companies, pro ducing in the Willamette Valley about 20 per cent of the sugar beet seed used in the country as well as some for export. Sam Campbell is the company manager. The present location is 61)0 Ferry St. HERE IN THE HOMETOWN Nominations Open for First Citizen $17,000 Asked In Injury Suit A personal injury suit, growing out of a traffic accident of No vember, 1953, has been filed in Marion county circuit court by Alice G. Kdkins, 795 North Church street. The suit is directed against the Oregon Auto Insurance Co. of Portland, which is said to have issued liability insurance cover ing Robert Bridgers, said to have been involved in the accident. Mrs. Kdkins asks damages in the sum of $17,022. Mrs. Kdkins stated in her com plaint that she was unable to lo cale Bridgers, who was named defendant in an earlier personal injury suit. Guard Payroll Set at $46,000 WOODBURN (Specinll - A big payroll is provided by the Wood- burn national guard company which for 1950 totaled approximate ly $4(1, 00(1 for this community and the North Marion county area. Armory and drill pay totaled $110,698; salaries for full time men at Ih earmory $7,400, and unit funds and armory expenses totaled $1.4110. The company had six officers and an average of 100 enlisted men during !."(. Virgil Toepfer, local national guardsman injured during tho summer camp last July. has been receiving full pay and allowances since his accident in addition to hospitalization. 12 Willamette Students (et Dean's Rating Nominations for Salem's First Citizen of 1956 will be accepted by the Salem Chamber of Com merce through Friday. ' The name of the individual who Is designated by members of the selections committee, will not be revealed until the night of Feb. 15 when the annual First Citizen's banquet will be held at the Marion hotel. To be eligible for consideration by the committee, the Individual must have been a resident of Sa lem for more than a year, is over 35 years of age and has given freely of his services in the vari ous phases of civic affairs. Tickets for the banquet may be secured at the Marion hotel. Martin in Finals Surviving a series of tests, which included physical fitness and in terviews, Ned Martin, South Sa lem high school senior has been named finalist in the National Na val ROTC scholarship competition. Young Martin Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Martin, 4474 Kurth Ave. Approximately 1,500 scholarships will be given throughout the na tion. Each includes full tuition. books and a retaining fee of $50 monthly to any college offering the NROTC program. Martin will be included In some 75 finalists from Oregon and a portion of Washington who will be considered by a board of re view some time in March. Baby Care Classes A new scries of classes on mother and baby care has been launched by the Marion county chapter of the American Red Cross. First class In the scries was held yesterday and subsequent sessions in the six weeks scries will be held on Tuesday starting at 1:30 p.m. The classes are conducted at the Red Cross headquarters, 1590 Bloodmobileto Visit Thursday February visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobilc will take place at the National Guard armory, 396 Ferry St., will take place Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. under the spon sorship of the Eta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. Members of the sorority will pro vide baby-sitting services during the drawing. During 1956 Marion county hos pitals and county residents used 4,169 pints of Red Cross blood and blood derivatives and gave only 3,743 pints to replace that used, according to Helen ileydon Bailey, manager of the Red Cross chapter here. "We ore not doing our fair share. We arc asking all former donors to donate blood again at the February and subsequent drawings, she said. Mrs. Mnbcl Powers lias retired from her position Willi the l.ailil & Mush branch of the I'lillcd States iN'iitlniinl Hank here. u that tire. Also among her early 23 years belorc entering bonk em- memories are ol days when leaves plnyment. i Irom llio maple trees that then Mrs. Powers is 65. She was born Mined Ciiiii l street were raked and and raised ml the sile now oc- burned in I ho center of the sh eet. Twelve Willamette university law students were named to the dean's list for high scholarship for the fall semester. Candidates must he in the upper 10 per cent of their class in order to qualify for the li'l. First-year slutlents are .lames I-'. Cooke, John W. Ksler and Alfred J. I.aue, Salem; Robert CI. Simp son. Meavertoii: Robert Sailor, Fall creek, and Kmit Slunz, Nyssa. Lewis Bright Enters State Speech Meet Lewis Bright, Willamette uni versity speech and drama major. is Hie University's entrant in the annual State Kxperimental Speak-! ing contest, which is slated Feb. I 14 at Oregon State college 1 The contest will take the form of a TV speech on the subject i of a great oralor of the contestant's 1 choice. Rrifiht, a junior from Med ford, has selected Robert Ingersoll, famed lecturer and orator of the 19th eenlury. j Olhcr colleges and universities participating in the contest will be l.ewis and Clark. I, infield, George Named to the second vear honor ! '"ox. Portland Stnte, Northwest tivt are Dunne I-Msu.inrd. Salem: ! Christian, Oregon State. University. cup.ed by (he slale liquor store.! That, of course, was before the 'n" ' T" iT ,. ST 1 u. Ann hi rhnrn.hu. mnni- r,- I..,.. : d-n-t ,.f ,,-..-,.,1 .li.l 1 minimi, un, ,ituii, utui, iimi, . e. tions. pleasant and otherwise of a nut come until Mrs. Powers was bygone Salem. a young lady. And it was about Itrrnlls Old l-ire 1 1 Ins lime that she learned In drive The Minlo k l.owe livery stable her father's autiiiiiiilide. a touring thai slood where the Grand theater ' car without doors, thai gave her used lo be is an early memory, the diMimhmi nl being aiming the It burned in her early girlhood early women motorists m Salem, years and Hie Iremy and terror of Mrs. Powers resides at KM thai occasion has not been for. Court SI. She has one son. an gollen, Her lather. Dr. .1. X. ; arconiplisheil teacher and student Smith, lost one of his line horses ; of classic al languages. Seniors qualifying for the dean's: Dr. Howard W. Hunkc! will rep- list, were Richard Coggin, Fmpire; ' resent Willamette on the judges' land liolitvt Itatchelor, Lake Grove. - panel. 31 Viiil Sender Oplicol and SEE FOR YOURSELF how die laieil Siyln in Fashionable and Flatloring Glasics can help you Look Your Beit While Seeing Belter I Gay, Colorful Franiei lor Women Sturdy, Mmculin. 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The American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, the Oregon Real Estate Board end the State Department of Real Estate are cooperating with the University School of Business Administration in providing the course. Harold Domogalla, Marlon county assessor, says 'that the course will be of considerable benefit in the process of provid ing a qualified appraisal staff. Attending the special course are William Goodwin, Delbert Jepsen, Paul Taves, William Snell, Dwight Parsons, Neil Boehmer, Harvey Thurlwell, Emmett Welling and Herbert Totten. Grant Carnival Set Drawing and art students of the upper grades of Grant school are seelne then: work, in the form of window posters, being displayed by the merchants in their area to advertise the annual school carnival which will be held Friday evening from 8:30 to 9:30. Food sufficient -to supply the suppers of all who attend the carnival has been pledged to the room mothers' committee. Moving pictures for little folks, dart and bingo games for oldsters and make-up, fortune telling, fish pond and other booths for all will feature the bazaar. Prizes will be awarded in the cake walk and for skill displayed at the various games. Tiny Baby Makes Medical History, Weight 1 Lb, 1 Oz. SCOTTS MILLS tSpecial) Mrs. Kenneth Jones received word that her nephew and wife were parents of a tiny baby girl who made medical history in the Ridgecrest, Calif., hospital. The baby girl was born Oct. 8, 1956, weighing one pound one ounce. The medical staff kept the child in oxygen until she reached the weight of five pounds 13 ounces. Feeding had been the major problem since the baby had no swallowing ability. After 97 days of special care the Ridgecrest hospital nurses and doctors bid adieu to this amazing little girl, whom they had watched around the clock, and she was al lowed to go home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Marvin Norman of Argus, Calif. She is the second child of the Normans. 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