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Page 8 Section 2 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL' Salem, Oregon, Friday,' March 15, 1957 North Marion Fair Will Be Sept. 19 to 21 Harold Colgan Named President for Free Fete '. WOODBUnN (Special) - At a meeting held Monday night the date (or the 1957 North Marion county free fair at Woodburn was set for Sept. 19, 20 and 21. The following officers and board mem bers were elected: President, Harold Colgan: vice president, Lynn Simon; executive .secretary, John F. Laccy; secre tary, Ray Miller; treasurer, Lloyd r room. Hoard members arc Mrs. Henry Miller, William G. Merriolt Robert Miller, Mrs. C. A. Wilkins, Mrs. Curtis Wright, Harold Live say, Loren Flomer, Charles Camp bell. Carl Devin, Lt. Harley Piper, Mrs. Frank Chapcllc. Don Burlinlg ham, Mrs. Edward Coman, Philip Branson, Mrs. Dean Bishoprics, Mrs. Philip Branson, and Robert Sawtellc. Assignments Made The following assignments made by President Harold Colgan and confirmed by the board follow: director of agriculture, Lynn Simon, .assistant, Don Burlingham; director of floral department, Mrs. C. A. Wilkins, assistant, M r s. Curtis Wright; director of live stock, Robert Miller, assistant, Carl Devin; director of preserved foods, Mrs. Henry Miller, assistant Mrs. Philip Branson; director of baked foods, Mrs. Edward Coman, assistant, Mrs. Dean Bishoprick; director of textiles, Mrs. Frank Chapelle; director of public shows ana street decorations, William G. Mcrriott; director of street parade, Philip Branson, assistant Robert Sawtellc; I i a s o n with armory board, Lt. Harley Piper. The next meeting of the board was set for April 15. Zimmerman Type Of Wheat Urged For Valley Usage LEBANON (Special) A Linn County variety of while spring wheat, named Zim merman for Its founder, Ed Zimmerman, of Shedd, is recommended for Willam ette Valley production, ac cording to 0. E. Mikesell, county agent. The variety, says Mikesell, has given out stand I n g performance for more than 35 years and gives consistent high yields in tests for Oregon State College researchers. Developed from a single plant, it was first distributed in 1921. An estimated 324 thousand bushels of Zimmer man were produced In the valley in 1956. Rev. Cilstrap Will Retire MRS. E1LERS ILL AURORA (Special) Mrs. Melvin Eilcrs has returned home from the hospital after undergoing major surgery last week. She is re ported to he getting along fine. Mrs. Louis Toon is assisting in the borne. I TURNER (Special) - Rev. and Mrs. Kllmorc J. Gilstrap. former ly of Turner, are returning here in the spring to make their home in retirement at Turner Memor ial Home. Rev. Gilstrap has closed a four- year ministry with the Central Avenue Church of Christ in Med ford, and before establishing their residence here are making an ex tended lour of the country to visit their children. Rev. and Mrs. Gilstrap shared in the establishment of Turner Me morial Home in 19.13 and in the administration until 1950. He served as superintendent and field representative and Mrs. Gilstrap was matron at Turner Memorial Home. He also was pastor of the Turner Christian Church for sev eral years. Paper Drive Dated SILVERTON (Special) - Silver- ton Boy Scouts will canvass the city for salvage paper Saturday, it was announced at a meeting of Scout leaders last week. Residents wishing to contribute to the drive are asked to have their papers and magazines lied in bundles and placed on the parking strips front porches. Polk Precincts Increased in Modernization Boundaries Slill to lie Determined liy Dunn DALLAS (Special) Plans now under way will change Polk coun ty's 38 voting precincts to 48. Three of the new precincts will be added in Aallas. making a total of eight in the city and Oakdalc will be divided into two precincts. Salt Creek will be broken into three precincts and West Salem will have three added. Definite boundaries have not been set. Allen Dunn is in charge ' of the re-organization. following his re-organization, he will present his plan to the county clerk and the County Court. Registration in precincts in Dal las will average about 350 voters. As soon as final boundaries arc established and approved by the Court, maps will be drawn and published. Willamette Valley News ; YESTERDAY'S CLOSE New York Stock Quotations By The Associated Picks Admiral Corporation 11 '. Allied Chemical 86 Allis Chalmers . '32 ',i Aluminum Co. America , 88 "A American Airlines 18 ' American Can 42 American Cynnarnldc 76 American Motors 7 " American Tel. & Tel. 177 V American Tobacco 76 Anaconda Copper ' M'.'t Armco Steel 54 Atchison Railroad 24 Bethlehem Steel 42 Boeing Akrplane Co. ' 47 4i Borg Warner ' 42. Burroughs Adding Mach... 38 3 California Packing 39 'i Canadian Pacific 32 ' Caterpillar Tractor- 90 14 Celancso Corporation 16 Chrysler Corporation 76 Cities Service 59 ',4 Consolidated Edison 45 'A Crown Zcllorbach St'. Curtiss Wright 41 -U Douglas Aircraft 77 dcPont dc Nemours 179 Eastman Kodak 64 '4 Emerson Radio 5 ' Ford Motor 58 H General Electric . 56 U General Foods 4,'t ',3 General Motors 40 Georgia Pac 27 ' Goodyear Tire 75 '4 International Harvester .17 ' International Paper 98 ' Johns Manvillc 47 Vi Kaiser Aluminum 42 Kennerntt Copper 111 Lihby, McNeill 12 Lockheed Aircraft Locw's Incorporated Montgomery Ward New York Central Northern Pacific Pacific Gas & Electric Pacific Tel. & Tel. Penney (J.C.) Co. Pennsylvania R.R. Pepsi Cola Co. Pliilco Radio Puget Sound P i L Radio Corporation Rayonier Incorp. Republic Steel Reynolds Metals Richfield Oil Safeway Stores Inc. ' St. Regis Scott Paper Co. Sears Roebuck & Co. Shell Oil Co. Sinclair Oil Socony-Mobil Oil Southern Pacific ' Standard Oil Calif. Standard Oil N.J. Studcbnker Packard Swift & Company Transamcrica Corp. Twentieth Century Fox Union Oil Company Union Pacific United Airlines United Aircraft United Corporation United Stales Plywood United Stales Steel Warner Pictures Western Union Tel. Weslinghouso Air Brake Weslinghmisc Elertric Woolworlh Company 45 V, 19 .17 30 ' 41 V, 49 -V. 1.17 V 84 20 V. 21 14 27 -33 44 28 4i 51 54 V, 65 !4 I 67 ', 40 6t ':, 27 Y, 82 Vi 59 52 V, 42 45 , 56 7 7 4i 35 ', .18 14 24 5.1 '4 27 4 31 '4 75 tj 6 li .12 '.4 59 j 25 i 19 29 ! 55 44 '. IOOFMeetSet For Saturday WOODBURN (Special! The Woodburn I.O.O.F. lodge will be host to the Marion counlv I.O.O.F district convention Saturday at the local hall. The afternoon session, open to members only, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Woodburn lodge will have the opening and closing ceremonies. Seating of convention officers will he followed by a welcome bv Rav Shaner. Grand officers will he in troduced. Gervais lodge willl ex emplify the ballot, and Chemeketa lodge of Salem will exemplify ad mission to membership. Election of new officers will also be held in the afternoon. The 6 p.m. dinner will be served by members of Home Rebekah lodge of Woodburn. The evening meeting win be open to the public and along with installation of the new officers, Eugene Stollcr will show old pictures of Woodburn. Lenten Play To Be Given At Mt. Angel MT. ANGEL ABBEY (Spccial)- A departure mto the modern char acterizes this years traditional Lenten drama to be presented on .Sunday, April 7 by the student j body at Mt. Angel Seminary. Written by British playwright, Philip Turner, the play "Christ in the Concrete City" was first pre I scnted on Broadway last Novem : ber. j The cast of six Includes William iPark, Jack Krall, Allan Dobel, j David Goicoochoa, Robert Miller and Jerry Henderson. Among the production assistants arc Gil Lulay of Salem. Cletus Duerr, Monroe Geis. Waiter Zcnncr, Jack Martin, Charles Drcislfech, Peter Hagel and John Rodriguez. Charles Yukl of Salem will lead the seminary orchestra, with fur llier production effects offered by the Gregorian Choir under the di rection of Rev. David Nicholson, O.S.B. Directing the drama is Rev Gabriel Morris, O.S.B. Two performances will be given on April 7, the lirst at 2 p.m. and the second at 8 p.m. Tickets arc on sale in Salem at Stevens and Sons, Jewelers, 390 State St Woodburn Lemon To Fete Birthday WOODBURN (Special) The JBtn anniversary of the American Legion will be observed at the reg ular meetings of the Post and Au. iliary Wednesday night. A pot luck auj,(jt;i wni e servea at 6:30 p.m. in the Legion hall by a committee with Mrs. Genaro Ramon as chair man. Past commanders of the Post and past presidents of the Auxil iary will be honored and a pro gram is planned. Post Commander Robert A. Field Will be master of ceremonies at Ihn ainner. He will present several citations and continuous member ship cards. Jayceea to Clean-up LEBANON (Special) Spring clean-up in preparation for spring opening March 29-30 was voted a Jaycee project at a recent dinner. The recently-acquired ancient fire truck will be used m sprucing up the city, said President Francis Bresler. Also voted a 1907 project was transportation and aid lor Lebanon Air Day, July 28. . St. Paul Rodeo Staff Renamed As Plans Start for July Fete Valley Dates DALLAS Dallas post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, is sponsoring a St. Patrick's dance, Saturday eve ning at 9 p.m. .in the VFW hall, the old Junior high school gym. LEBANON Westminster Fellow ship Guild of the First Presbyter inn church will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the home of Kent Wells. Fellowship Guild will meet Wed nesday at 1:30 p.m. with Mrs. Floyd Graham. WOODIIURN-St. Luke's Altar society will serve a Swiss steak dinner Sunday at SI. Luke's parish hall in Woodburn. Mrs. Julius Vandchey is general chairman for the benefit dinner. Serving will be from noon to 3 p.m. Picks Amity Team AMITY (Special) Civilian Defense committee heads Dr. Charles Law, Ralph Wood, Bill Scoggins, Cliff Wolf and Jack Staf ford gathered at the home of Amity Director, William Ford, this week to name a monitoring team, to attend the series ot seven classes on radiation at Linficld college in McMinnvillc. Cliff Wolf was appointed squad leader, and on his team arc Adolph Nielsen, Elmer Christonsen and George Van Otten. The meeting was the outcome of the C D meeting Monday eve ning in McMinnville and attended by William Ford, Fire Chief Cliff Wolf and Police Chief Jack Staf ford, when plans were announced regarding the class scries. Cliloiinalor Needed MOLALLA (Special) When Mnlalla city council met Tuesday evening for discussion of the need of a new chlorinator. The present one has been in use for 15 years. The water committee was asked to check on new models and prices, with the cost estimated to be about $1,800 for a late model new one. DR. POMEROY TO SPEAK SILVERTON (Sneriall nr Charles Pomerov. nn the slafi nf The Dalles Tuberculosis hospital, win oe guest speaker at the II o Clock worship service of Methodist church Sunday. Street Signs Ordered SUBLIMITY (Special) - Street signs have been ordered by the Sublimity City Council. Three wa ter revenue bonds were ordered paid by the council at its last meeting leaving a balance of $4500 in unpaid bonds. ST. PAUL (Special) Officers were re elected and rodeo plans discussed at a recent meeting of directors of the St. Paul Rodeo Association. John McKillip, president; Jesse Manegre, vice president, and Gene Smith, secretary treasurer all were re-named to their present association posts. Directors re-elected for three- year terms were Ray Manegre and Jesse' Manegre. John Kirk, St. Paul, was elected to his first three-year term. Appointed to re place 4Vred Viesko, retiring direc tor, was Don Coleman. Preliminary committee reports indicated that the 1957 St. Paul Rodeo, slated for July 2, 3, and 4 promises to be the most spectac ular and exciting yet staged. Night performances are planned for each of the three dates with a matinee on July 4. Child Killed in Mol alia Accident MOLALLA (UP)-A five-yeatold boy was killed instantly yesterday when struck by a car in front of his home here. Police identified the child as Gary Anderson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Anderson. Ray Mor an, a Molalla lumberman, was the driver of the car which struck tht child, police said. Penguins in the Falkland Islands sometimes bray like donkeys. RETURNS TO HOSPITAL AURORA (Special) Mrs. Martin Albers returned to the hos pital Sunday afternoon. She is the ! scheduled to undergo surgery sometime this week-. Mrs. Hibbert Feted AMITY (Special) - Mr. and Mrs. John Gibbs, Mrs. Rose Wood and Mrs. Ethel Lawson all of Amity and representing Industry Rebekah lodge recently attended an evening of tribute, honoring Mrs. Willie Hibbert held at Naomi Rebekah lodge of Dayton in honor of Mrs. Hibbert's fifty-eighth year as a member of that lodge. 32& 444 STATE ST. PHONE EM-3-5528 LWLC m3 i BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY RETAIL CANDY' STORE Haas Chocolates of Oakland, California, will soon onen a local retail candy store in Salem ind would like to contact a respon sible man or woman who would be interested in acting as owner- niHiiiixcr. This Is an opportunity for association with a 74 year old firm which lias been famous for Quality Candies since 1882. No previous experience ncrcssnrv as Comnnnv will rnnrnlnii.lv cstabl'sh tiie store and provide company supervision. This is an excentional onnnrtunitv and annlir.inls must hm-n v. ccllcnl character and credit references. 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