Willamina
VOLUME 25. NO. 22
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W ILLA M IN A . Y A M H IL L COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. JAN. 21. 1932
$2.00 A YEAR
Willamina Wins 3 Here’s Record for
State Corn Belt Has Nightwatch
Ira Oscar Barber
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Power to Arrest?
Games From Amity Toppers — to Shoot at i deen
by Leaders
Was Old Resident
Some time ago the Oregonian
There seems to be a question in
Locals Still 1.0 00 PerCent In printed what was supposed to be College Specialists believe Crop the minds of some as to whether Came to W illam ina 4 0 Years
a note-worthy feat by a Washing
League Standing -G o to
Holds Promise of Profit
or not our nightwatchman has au
Ago— Was Nearly 85
ton
high-climber, if not a record
Dayton Next
thority to make arrests. I f he
for Oregon
Years Old
for the northwest This man
hasn’ t his position is largely a
»«A crop for
Q
Last Friday, Jan. 15, the Wil climbed 125 feet, cut off 80 limbs
’ farce. I f anyone should have the
Ira Oscar Barber was born in
lamina High played a tripple topped h.s tree and landed or, the reg, " ¡a the way E. R. Jackson, power, in our estimation he is the
Princeton,
Wisconsin, April 18,
header basketball game with ground in 61 minutes. This is extension crops specialist at Ore- I one. The law says an arrest may
1847.
A
t
the
age of nine years
csnsiderahlv faster than we could '
State college, speaks of field be made either by the peace of
Amity.
he
moved
with
his parents and
z“ ’ ? - ' l '” n 1 thC * COrd-
This description is now the ficer or by a private individual.
The second teams played first
brother
Benning
to Minnesota.
G. E. rhomas. a local man, em- title of a mirneOkraphed booidet
and that was surelv a game to
Mr. Kammerer thinks his pos They crossed the plains to Min
see. The teams were very evenly p oye in the Foster logging camp containing articles on corn grow- ition as a peace officer has not had
nesota by ox teams and settled in
matched and the game was a has a record which will be hard inu ln Oregon and publijhed by sufficient backing from the auth Fairbault county.
His father
and (>)ntractor8 orities. He says his prisoners are
close one all the way through. to beat. On the 23rd of Decern-; t b e
released
without
hearing
and
that
took
up
the
first
donation
land
First one team would be ahead her he climbed 125 feet, cut off Machinery company of Portland he is unable to obtain warrants claim of 160 acres which was later
at>out two points then they would 130 limbs, cut through 22 inches for free d is tribution.
for others whom he thinks guilty
Thirt booklet wbich contain8 n0 of law violations. We have no laid into town lots and the town
be tied. The opposite team would of timber to top his tree, and was
of Minnesota Lake was formed.
be ahead next then another tie. safely on the ground in 45 min- adverti8in«. is made up of seven knowledge of law to pass upon
In 1870 Mr. Barber was mar
such questions, but we do not
Finally the game ended with a uteB.
articles originally prepared by think such a situation should ex ried to Mary Jane Lambie and to
score of 10 to 10. They continued
members of the college staff for ist.
this union six children were born,
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use over the radio, together with j
the game three minutes to play
all of whom are living. The
off the tie and ended with a score
two other articles, or.e by a farm-
family continued to live in Min
of 10 to 12 in favor of Willamina.
,er. R. V. Stockton of Sheridan,’ j
nesota until the fall of 1891 when
The lineups for this game were.-
telling of his experiences in corn
they came to Oregon and lived in
growing, and the other giving a
Willamina (12)
Amity (10)
Newberg until February 1892
Young
F
Wood January 3 0 Date Set for H i brief history of corn growing in
when they moved to Willamina
Oregon.
Turnidge
F
Davis
Rivers Overflow Roads at Some and have lived here ever since.
Jinx at High School
"Can Oregon grow corn in com
Gebhardt
C
Needrow, C.
He w r t ->rk for Paul Fundman
Points on Yamhill and
Gymnasium
petition with the middle west?”
Franendemor G Needrow, B.
at
one time and at another time
W illim ina
asks Mr. Jackman. "The answer
Shepherd
G
Fletcher
for
Harry Kershaw.
The P.-T. A. will give a Carni-
no, oui
but we ao
do not neea
need to.
to
i
on .
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,B o°,
Thurber
S
Needrow, P. val i on Jan.
On
December 4, 1931, he fell
30 at 7:30 p. m. in the ,
’
,
. _
,
While no records have been
The girls game came next but gymnasium, to help pay for the i * '’
J™'
™gon ® one ; broken, the water of the Yamhill and suffered for some time from
it wasn’t as exciting as the other school piano.
" ,port 5?'000 ton8 of corn from
an injured back but seemed tore-
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.
! the middle west states, so that and Willamina rivers and tribu cover and was able to be around.
one. The Amity girls played a
It is necessary to make a twen- ..
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,
’
L
tary streams have been plenty
a
.
' the price here is always far above
good game but were not able to ty-five
dollar payment on the
....
.
high
this week, owing to the But on December 26 he seemed
, i •
,
the corn belt price I t wou d
compete with our home team. school
to take a bad turn and the doctor
piano February 1. so come ' .
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heavy rains and snow.
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.
take roughly 200,000 acres to
The final score was 32 to 10 for . help
by your presence January)
,
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,,
The Yamhill overflowed the was called. But he just gradu
7 make up this deficit in corn.”
Willamina. The lineups were:
30th
road near Valley Junction, and ally grew weaker until the end
Jackman points out that in
Amity. 10
Willamina, 32
The Butler Community Aid is
, tore away the log slide at Foster’s which came at noon January 13.
Tonyskins, 2 F
13, Barret going to give its most interesting western Oregon at least a farm mill, and the mill w ill be closed 1932.
Fletcher, 8
F
17, McKinley play, ‘ ‘Beads on a S tring,” for er can raise as many or more bu until repairs can be made when
The funeral services were held
shels of corn to the acre as wheat the water recedes. There were on Friday afternoon at the M. E.
Berber
JC Harrington
the program. You w ill be char
Rogers
e
SC
Hankel med with the characters in this and far more pounds of corn than several places between here and Church, Rev. Drake officiating.
of oats and at less cost ot produc
Ellen
G
Valliere play. Everyone does his part so tion per hundred pounds. He al Sheridan where the road was only Interment was in Willamina Cem
a foot or two above the water,
Holland
G
Reinbold I well.
so shows that Oregon needs corn i The Willamina also overflowed etery,
Substitutes: Willamina; Klees, 2,
There will be all the excitment badly as a cultivated crop,
Besides his widow there are le ft
its banks, and the road across the
Requests for this book let should bridge at the brick plant was un to mourn him his six children:
Jensen, Buell and Fendall.
of a carnival after the play; mys
The first, team boys’ game was terious sideshows, fortune telling, be sent direct to the Portland firm der four feet of water. The H ill Mrs. Louise Lamson of Clover
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crest school bus. which uses this dale, Mrs. Margie Lamson and
played last. Again the Willami candy to eat—just a variety of
Mr.
and
Mm.
O.
C.
Yocom
and
son
road, could not get through Mon
na boys showed their skill. They things to interest you!
visited Sunday at the Jesse Yocom at day or Tuesday, but resumed ser Mrs. Bessie. Lamson of Willami
defeated the Amity lioys by a big
Admission will be 10c and 20c. Sheridan.
na. Wm. C. of Culver City, Ore.,
vice Wednesday morning.
score. The subs played in the
Jerry C. of Powers, Ore., and Ira
last half as they did in the pro
C. of LongBeaeh, California. A l
ceeding game. A t the end of the
so 16 grandchildren and seven
game the score was 48 to 13 in
great grandchildren. A ll of the
faver of our home team.
children but Ira were at the bed
(Editor's note: The danger t h a t er give Taylor and this community a
Experience and history reieals side at the time of his death.
Anyone who didn’ t see this threatens every small town newspaper, newspaper, circumstances having made
game surely missed something and the only protection agaiast same, it necessary that we suspend publication that the final step in the disinte
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worth while as you w ill find out are graphically set forth in the following It might be well to remember that in gration of the small town is the
Legion and Auxilary
by questioning anyone about it editorial from the Blair (Wig.) Press. It ) order to keep a newspaper in a town the discontinuing of publication of ils
was called forth by the suspension of the size of Taylor co-operation is needed.
to Hold District Meet
newspaper. When a town gets
that went. I f you did miss this Taylor (W is.) Herald.]
to
the
point
where
it
can
no
long
The passing of the Taylor Her
one be sure to attend the next
A district conference of the
There is an old saying that "we ald is the second suspension w ith er maintain a newspaper, it has American Legion and the A u x il
home game we have.
The lineups for this game were: never miss tne water until the in the past few years along this reached the place in the road iary w ill be held in McMinnville
well runs d ry.”
line, the Merrillan Leader having where the traffic is not trouble Thursday, January 28, at 7;30p.m.
Willamina. 48
Amity. 13
Twelve years ago the village folk ceased publication some two years some.
A ll members of the orders, espec
Neely, 12
F 2. Duiechern
of Taylor induced O. O. Kjome to ago. L ittle by little the competi
This
is
not
an
indictment
of
the
ially officers and chairmen of
Myers, 17
F 1, Needrow, C.
install a plant and give them a tion of the big cities is taking its business men of Taylor. I t is committees are urged to attend.
Barret, 1
C
6, Light
newspaper. For years he pub toll of the smaller towns.
not intended a<* such. I t is simply
Sheridan’s part of the program
Linton, 14
G Needrow. N.
lished one of the very finest small
a
summing.up of the danger that w ill be centered around the word
L
ittle
bv
little
the
merchants
Ray
G
4, Shortell
town newspapers. But during and residen of the smaller townsts threatens every small town news "Fidac” .
Lamson, 4
S
Reep
the past several years his patron are learning that unless they take paper. The newspaper is the m ir
There w ill be a banquet at the
Newbill
S
H ight
age has fallen away until he has ¡drastic steps to combat this eil- ror of the town. Too late the small
Edmiston
S
W.O. W. hall at 6:30 for members
lost what little money he did
town awakes to find that their of the Legion and Auxiliary, at
The Am ity bus driver gave us make in the good years and with croachment, they are doomed.
But is it necessary? On many m irror is broken, and when once 50c a plate. I f you plan to be
quite a compliment when he said, bis issue of this week w ill cease
broken the loss, even though re there notify Mrs. Strand before
"These Willamina people do ev the publication of the newspaper. sides we see small towns that ev
medial,
takes ils toll for years to January 16. There w ill be danc
en in this day of depression are
erything good. They gave us a
In his issue of last week he taking forward strides. Rut those come.
ing after the meeting.
good neating then gave us a good said:
The
advertising
value
to
a
town
towns are filled with business
feed.” Le t’s try and make good
Oar Lad lo s e
through a good newspaper is of
Please Notice
his statement with every team In order that the Herald will reach men who are alive to the exigen
greater value than any other sin
we meet here in the future. We our readers befere Christmas day. the cy of the situation. And chief a-
Anyone having the library
gle institution to that town. It is
can try to give them the good paper will be published a day earlier mong the requirements is a news
book
entitled "The Copper Box”
of value to every person, espec
beating when we play away from next week. All copy for advertisements paper. Few men stop to think
is
asked
by the library association
and notices of any kind, correspondence that a newspaper depends on its ially every business man, in that
home.
to please return it to the library.
and as many news items as possible,
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local support from a small hand- town. Without it there is a d ir
It is a state book and must be re
must be in the office not later than Mon
ect
financial
loss.
day evening. Please co-operate with us full of business men. This valiant
Look in Our Window
I t is with regret that we bid turned.
bunch of men strive earnestly to
in this matter.
Again we call attention to our It may also not be amiss to state that muintain the business prestige of farewell to the Taylor Herald and
New S. P. Agent
window. On display there are a next week’s issue of the Taylor Herald their town. But i t ’s a hard fight. brother Kjome and sympathize
couple of rustic stands, the hand will also be the last to be published un Were the entire personnel of the with those valiant supporters of
T. A. Buolder is the new agent
iwork of Mr. Cooper.
These less a miracle happens in the meantime businesses represented in th e the Herald who have tried to at the S. P. depot, taking charge
stands are for sale at a very rea so that its publication may be assured. fight, then there would be no make its continuance possible.
last Monday. Mr, Fraker, the
With next week’s issue the complete
sonable prices, or Mr. Cooper will volume for the twelfth year will pe com question, as to the final outcome
Mrs. Edna Lacy spent a few days in former agent has moved to Port
make others to your order.
pleted. We regret that we can no long They would win,
land.
Portland on business this week.
P.-T. A. to Have
Carnival o f Fun
Water High in
Local Streams
A n o th e r N e w s p a p e r G o n e