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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1957)
Salem, Oregon, Friday, OverhulseSet ; As Demo Club Main Speaker Senate President Boyd Overhulso, Democrat of Madras, will be the H'rt 5' a mcetinS o' 'he .Marion.Polk County Democratic club tonight at 8 in the social ini'.0' S2lcm YWCA. cord' d"nt " Sorense". club presi- The public is invited to attend the meeting and refreshment will be served. Other legislators who will speak at the meeting and participate in a panel discussion on pending leg islation are Sen. Jean Lewis of Multnomah county; Hep. Robert Duncan of Medford, chairman of the house judiciary committee, and Rep. Guy Jonas of Salem, .chairman of the house committee on commerce and utilities and a member of the house taxation committee. Officers and seven directors for the 1957 term will be elected at the. meeting. Mary Frederick, chairman of the nominating com mittee, has announced that the following will be candidates: William Wilson, president; S. W. Burris, vice-president; Gloria En right, secretary; Earl Reynolds, treasure; P. W. Hale, Babara Hanneman, S. W. Horn, Huey Fred erick, Guy Jonas, Jason Lee, Dan Poling, Thomas Enright, Pat Mc Carthy, Ruth Skinner, E. D. Spen cer and Thomas Wright, directors. Meat Check Hearing Set The Oregon house committee on agriculture will hold a public hear ing on the bill providing for com pulsory meat inspection at 3 p. m. Feb. 21. Rep. Harry Wells, chairman of the committee, has invited all in terested parties to be present at the hearing to voice their views. The 1955 legislature authorized the state agriculture department to conduct a pilot meat inspection in the state and the bill, requested by the Oregon Livestock asociation and the Meat Marketing board, would extend the program on a statewide basis. The hearing will be held in Room 6 at the capitol. Elks Bridge Club Led by Tokerud Roy H. Tokerud maintained his lead in the winter series of the Elks duplicate bridge club this week and with only, two sessions to go is a favorite to be ahead in the final count. Mrs. Don Huff is in third place. Coskrie of Corvallis a partner, in She gained on other players by winning, with Mrs. L. b. Mc this week's play. Mrs. Leona Tay lor, Mrs. A. W. Binegar, Mrs. A. I. Eoff and Mrs. Harry Wiedmer arc others among the leaders. Top score on the other side of the boards, in the Elks lG-table event, was made by Mrs. Binegar and Mrs. Dewey Howell. Representing the Elks bridge club at the Seattle regional; of the American Contract Bridge legaue were Mr. and Mrs. Val Sloper, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Charn holm, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wil son, Mrs. Roy H. Tokerud. Mrs. Donald Duncan. Mrs. Walter A. Rarsch, Carl Ruder and Jack Neilsen. On the ACBL staff during the six-day meet were Mr. and Mrs. Ellis H. Jones, local direct ors. Preparations now are being made for the next championship event at the Elks club. It will be a balanced team-of-four for all senior and junior players Friday afternoon and evening, Feb. 22. St, Olaf Choir 'Exceptional' Talent in Concert By FRED ZIMMERMAN Capital Journal Writer Year after year, St. Olaf college of Northfield, Minn., produces one of the outstanding choirs of the nation. And the group that sang to a capacity audience in Willam ette university's Fine Arts audi torium Thursday night was no ex ception. Singing without benefit of ac companiment or pitch, under the direction of Olaf C. Christiansen, the approximately 60 young men aid women gave a production that was exceptionally well re ceived. The male voices were particu larly outstanding, while the blend ing of the tones, under the guid ance of the director, left nothing to be desired in the department of harmony. OPEN SUNDAY We Will Be Open on Sundoyi 10 A.M. -4 P.M. From Now 'til the End of June FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE PLANTING TIME IS NOW HERE SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTIONS F. A. Doerfler & Sons Nurvry landscaping Garden Supplies Open Weekdays 8-6 Sundays 10 4 250 North Lancaster Drive at 4 Corners February 15, 1957 HERE IN THE HOMETOWN Six Salem Scouts Plan for Jamboree Six Salem boys were among the 40 Cascade Area Council Boy Scouts, signed up to attend the National Boy Scout Jamboree this summer, who were present at a meeting Thursday night to hear a discussion of the equipment neces sary for the trip. 2 Law School Groups Reveal Pledge Lists Two national professional fra ternities at Willamette university's college of law pledged new mem bers for the spring semester this week. The McNary Inn chapter of Phi Delta Phi pledged Dale Carroll, James Garrett, Thomas Gold smith, Leonard Pcrlman, Martin Howard, and Ron Loew, Portland; Don'Callaghan, James Cooke, Al fred Laue, and Sam Schlageter, Salem; William Collver, Reeds port; Jerrold Markham, Boring; Richard Miller, Pendleton; Rob ert Sailer, Fall Creek; Robert Simpson, Beaverton; John Skimas, Camas, Wash.; James Scott, Wal lace, Ida.; and James Lock, Allen town, Penn. Joining the Wolverton Senate of Delta Theta Phi are Donald Blens ly, John Ester, Stuart Gates-and Donald Turner, Salem; Robert Chidester, Klamath Falls; Joseph Ricks, Stayton; Robert Stevens, Myrtle Point; Emil Stunz, Nyssa; and Kenneth Colley, Wilder, Ida. 'Choir Boys' Slate Program At Willamette The celebration "Vienna Choir Boys," currently on their 13th U.S. tour, will feature a costume oper etta on their program when they appear at Willamette university on March 8. The concert, divided into three parts, will open with a group of sacred songs written in the 16th and 17lh centuries. After a brief intermission, the boys will change from sailor suits to high-heeled shoes, dresses and wigs for their costumed operetta. The program will conclude with secular music and folk songs. The Vienna group will be pre sented locally by the University Distinguished Artists scries in the Fine Arts building at 8:15 p.m. Tickets for the performance arc available at Stevens and Son Jewelers, or at the auditorium box office the evening of the concert. Death Comes to UrsulaDeConinck GERVAIS (Special) Mrs. Ur sula (King) DeConinck, 74, died Friday in Salem General hospital. She was born in Belgium Jan. 27, 1883. Surviving are her husband, Francis; four children, Mrs. Mary Borchcrs, Aumsville; Mrs. Wil liam Albright, Gcrvais; Anna De Coninck, Salem; and a son, An drew DeConinck, Woodburn; nine grandchildren and live great grandchildren. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Sacred Heart Catholic church, Gcrvais. Funeral services with requiem mass will be in the church at 9:30 a.m. Mon day with burial to follow in the church cemetery under direction of the Unger Funeral Home. Demonstrates The program, based almost ex clusively upon religious music by Bach, Brunner, Schumann and oiher composers, was presented without delays of any nature. The young musicians knew what they were supposed to do and the result was virtually perfection itself. Three soloists, tenor, contralto, and soprano voices were selected fro mthe choir to give emphasis to the outstanding ability of the entife group. They remained anonymous as far as formal introductions were concerned, but their efforts were pleasing. The Gustav Schreck number, just before the six-minute inter mission, and "Beautiful Savior," a Silesian composition arranged by F. M. Christiansen, founder of the choir were particularly outstanding. The national jamboree will be held at Valley Forge, Pa., July 12 to 18. It was announced that places arc available for- 34 more scouts but that deadline for reser vations is March 1. Salem Boy Scouts who are to attend the jamboree are Gerry Ewing, Owen McVay. Dick Darst, Eugene Hansen, Stephen McCallis- ter and Bill McAllister. Other county boys who will go on the trip are Tom Brown, Clark Hanson and Tom Tweed, all of Monitor; Tom Schmidt and Robert Vetter, Silverton; Harold Smith, Woodburn; Melvin Rigdon, Mt. Angel, and Ivan Klom. Aumsville. Polk county Boy Scouts listed for the trip are Raymond Wilson, Wayne Cobine and Perry Work, all of Independence; David Veo, Dallas, and Lian Fitzgarold, Fails City. The Linn county delegation will include David Eskeldson, T i m Blanchat, Donald Schliske, Melvin Harnett and Paul Donkin, all of Lebanon: Sylvan Humphrey, Myr on Stensrud, Jim Swenson, Tom Fosdick, Gail Elmer, John Aldcn, Richard Beight, Richard Moore and Jim Mayer, all of Albany; Dennis McQuery and Stevel Gil bert, both of Sweet Home, and Maurice Thomas, Brownsville. 'Salary' Rally Plight of post office and federal employes was stressed in a "sal ary" rally here Thursday night at the Salem Labor temple. It was attended by 200 persons. Eight postal and federal employe groups participated. Charles N. Coyle, Portland, Frank Baxter, WU's Scheduled Lecturer, Has No TV Formula 'The Bard of Television," Dr. Frank Baxter, professor of English at the University of Southern Cal ifornia, has no formula for his television success. Holmes Calls Off S.F. Trip Gov. Holmes Thursday cancelled his weekend trip to San Francisco, where he had planned to attend a Western conference of Democrats. He said he can't go because he is too busy and is suffering from a cold. Bush House Bills McKeown Display On view in the upper gallery at Bush house, Salem Art Museum during February are the salon prints by Archie McKeown of Hood River. The show should have spe cial appeal to those interested in the history of the west and Indian lore. McKeown collaborated with his wife, Martha Ferguson McKeown, well-known Oregon author, in pro ducing children's books stressing the Indian theme, "Our Linda's Indian Home" and "Chief of the Fishing Rocks." His pictures have also been featured in Dean Pol lack's "Chief Joseph." Also on view at the art museum during February is a collection of Staffordshire pottery, loaned from the private collection of Mrs. Douglas Cooper. Next Thursday night Mrs. Cooper will speak on old Staffordshire at Bush house at 8 o'clock. 4-H Sewing Club Here Has Party The Busy Fingers 4-H sewing club enjoyed a Valentine party at its regular business meeting this week. Hostesses were Susan Haines and Rhea Marsh. Officers of the club arc Therese Schaeffers, president: Nancy Jar vis, vice-president; Susan Haines, secretary; Caroline Free, trea surer; Rhea Marsh, news reporter; Janet Arnold, social chairman. 3,971 hospital cases prove . . . leading doctors agree NEW PAINLESS IODINE STOPS INFECTION FAST Won't bum or sting the wound! No poison label! Safe even if swallowed accidentally! 1. FtOM A FAMOUS HOSPITAL comes star tling news. isoDiNr.o new pninlets iodine' Proved safe by doctor and up to 40 times faster than other germ killers 2. STOPS 1NFICTION AMAZINGLY. Apply ISODINE without pain Thin bron film forms over injury. Protection lasts till color fades then re-apply. 3. SAFt-IVIN IF SWALLOWlDf NO need to kKk up. Keep Wp1r. han.lv. No burn, no sun, no tears Children ak for iu 4. NO POISON LABIA. Today thro out poi sonous and cik ami scptics that don"! pro tect airaiml infection. Getl$ODINFArttiptic i o I9 by UoduH Pbirmao! Corp, Do member of the executive board of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said that postal and fed' eral employes have wages 103 per cent above their 1939 figure com pared with a 226 per cent increase for production workers in manu facturing. Kenneth Yough, master of cere monies and president of Salem Local No. 604, National Federation of Post Office clerks, said that even if a measure presently be fore the U.S. senate was passed government employes would still be 64 per cent below increases granted manufacturing industry workers. The senate bill, and a house bill, which would provide salary boosts, were briefed by Clarence Chris tensen, national vice-president of the National Federation of Postal Clerks. Gene Morrison, state president of the letter carrier group, urged everyone to write his congressmen to support desirable legislation. , Study to Be Made A study of travel habits of mid Willamette valley residents will be made by the U.S. department of commerce bureau of the census next week in connection with the monthly current population survey. Collecting the data will be Mrs. Opal Neiswander, 935 North 19th St., Salem, and Mary McClurg, Albany. Included in the questions will be the trips taken by members of the household, places visited and dis tances traveled, number of days away from home, methods of transportation used and the pur pose of the trip. The educator, lecturer, and tele vision personality, who will ap pear on Willamette university's second annual lecture series March 5 and 6, made his television debut in 1953 with a program entitled "Shakespeare on TV," first col lege course on TV to be taught for academic credit in southern Cali fornia. Upon winning his first Emmy, TV equivalent of Holly wood's Oscar, he said, following the traditional pattern: "I want to thank my writer William Shakes peare." Baxter, a soft-spoken, bespec tacled and moon-faced man, insists he is merely "in" television not "of" it. He states that "the longer 1 teach literature, the more I am convinced that a teacher should not tell students about literature, but rather let them experience it as a living art." The public is invited to attend the series of three addresses by Dr. Baxter at the lecture scries. They are March 5, at 10 a. m. and 8 p. m., and March 6 at 10 a. m. Hoffman Elected As President of Memorial Staff Dr. George R. Hoffman was elected president of the Salem Memorial hospital medical staff at the recent annual meeting of the group. Others elected to positions on the staff were Dr. Kenneth L. Voll mar, president-elect; Dr. C. E. Wceber, secretary-treasurer; Dr. Robert Schneider, chairman of the medical committee and isotope committee; Dr. H. E. Poole, chair man of the surgical committee; Dr. Horace McGce, chairman of the obstetrics-gynecology commit tee and nominating committee; Dr. Brace I. Knapp, chairman of the pediatrics committee; Dr. James B. Haworlh. chairman of the professional audit committee, and Dr. Richard II. Upjohn, chair man of the building committee. Members of the staff will work with Irwin F. Wedel, hospital ad ministrator, in providing the most modern hospital facilities avalable for installation in tne new central service wing to be constructed soon at the hospital. DtUwirt TODAY GIT Isodine Isodine" THE CAPITAL JOURNAD Ashbaugh to Speak Dr. James Ashbaugh, Marion county juvenile officer, will be featured speaker at the meeting of the South Salem high school Parents dub which will be held at the school's Little theater at 8 p.m. Monday. Dr. Ashbaugh will discuss "How Can Parents Assist Teenagers to Assume Their Citizenship Respon sibility in Our Community." A social hour of coffee and cake will follow the meeting. Station Planned Construction of a radio station to succeed KOCO is soon to begin at 363 North High St. The station was recently sold to Carl O. Fisher, Eugene, president of Salem Broadcasting company, who has announced that it will have new call letters when it re sumes operation upon completion oi me new lacimics. KOCO went off the air when the transfer of station ownership was approved earlier this" month. A PTER IN VEN TOR Y CI EA RA MCE! ODDS AND ENDS-ONE OF A KIND! 3 Tweeds - Gabardines - Worsteds - All from our regular high grade lines. (Cuff alterations free). Famous CHECK THIS CHART FOR YOUR SUIT SIZE Siia 34 I 35 36 1 37 IJ8JJ9 MOJj42 44 46 48 Raul." I H i I 3l l I '31 9j 4 43j I'engi I I 3 3 2 1 i I I 2 1 Shirt. I 1 I I 3 J J 5tt I I 1 i I I 1 I I 4 3 Salem System Near Last on Expense List The Salem public school system, operating at a per capita pupil cost of $282.56 a year, is third from the bottom in a list of 30 cities within a population range of 25.000 to 99,999 in the matter of expenditures. ' The compilation of statistics, made by the administration de partment, shows Beverly Hills, Calif., at the top of the column with a per capita cost of $476.92. Other districts noted included: Santa Barbara, $380.31; Bremerton, Wash., $329.33; Vancouver, Wash., $327.25; Riverside, Calif., $300.69; Eugene, $314.68; Fresno, $281.89, and Bcllingham, Wash., $263.43. The average for Pacific coast cities is $339.25. Budapest is the largest city In Hungary and is situated on both banks of the Danube river; Buda on one side and Pest on the other. Brands... nnw7(? Salerrl's Own Store Since Heart Collection Of S50.78 Netted At Tuesday Game A collection of $50.78 for the Oregon Heart Fund was taken at the Harlem Globetrotters basket ball show at South Snlem high school Tuesday night, it was an nounced today. Salem Jnycees, sponsors of the game, passed the Heart Fund con tainers around during tho half time period to collect the money. WU Orchestra Slates 2nd Show Geneva Russell, pianist, will be the featured soloist when the Wil lamette university orchestra, un der the direction of Dr. Willis Gates, makes its second appear ance of the year in the fine arts auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 8:15 p.m. Miss Russell, who is a junior in the college of music, will play the Mozart Piano Concerto in A Ma jor. Tlje winner of the Ellen Cham berlain and Julia Schultz scholar ship, she is a graduate of Molalla high school. v None Sold Before Values To $85.00 . . . JUST: 1890 Local Students Attend Meet Students from the Salem area were among the 145 students from 35 high schools attending the sec ond Tccn Age Traffic Safety con ference held in Portland Thursday. Also attending the conference were 40 adult counselors. During tho conference the group recommended vehicle and driver examinations, safety programs in schools, organization of car clubs and students safety councils. A state-wide periodic inspection of vehicles and regular re-examinations of drivers was voted. Other recommendations included more safety contests and projects in schools, in school papers and athletic contests, establishment of driver training courses in schools on an elective basis, emphasizing the effect of alcohol at driver training classes and establishment of a safety program in each high school in the state. The recommendations will be presented to interested officials at a later meeting. 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