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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1938)
iUamitia ♦ unes W IL L A M IN A . Y A M H I L L C O U N T Y . O R EG O N . T H U R S D A Y . J A N U A R Y 13. 1938 V O L U M E 29. NO. 22 $1.50 A Y E A R LIBRARY BOARD FILES REBEKAHS INSTALL OFFICERS SOUTHERN PACIFIC HAS I WILLAMINA COMMERCIAL CLUB NEWBY’S PHARMACY The Com m ercial Club held th e ir e ir firs t m eeting fo r thin STORE BURGLARIZED INCREASED FACILITIES ITS ANNUAL REPORT year A t w th hich firs t m eeting o f 1938 on Monday was held last T h u rs M» —— noon a t the Rebekah hall, the day evening in th e ir hall, the Re 1 I « The Library Board held their annual bekah» in stalled th e ir officers fo r meeting on Monday night, with three the com ing term . M.»rie Matocha, member« ab«ent After teveral hour»' d is tric t deputy president, was the work the following report was com in s ta llin g officer a n d she was piled and sent to the State Library assisted b y Bessie Lamson as Total number of day« open during grand m arshall. The fo llo w in g the year, 84. fficers were installed in to th e ir Number of borrowers registered at the beginning of the year: adult«, 309; respective stations; Geneva G'o- ver, P. N. G ; Opal Spence, N. G .; children. 184, total, 473. Borrower« registered during th? year: Thelm a Hadley, V. G .: O live G ii- lespie, S ecreta ry; Belle LePage, adults, 27; children. 54; total. 81. Registration« withdrawn during the tre asu re r; M arie Matocha, w a r year: adults. 15; children. 10; total, 25. den; H a ttie Ix ic k h a rt, ch ap lin ; Total number of borrow«« ad end M a rjo rie Lamson, It. S. V. G. ; of the yrar: adulU. 321; children, 208; Maxine S h e lte rly , L. S. V. G. ; Utal. 520. E ieida Madison, R. S. N. G ; Ten- About 50 per cent of the borrower» Olmstead, L. S. N. G .; F r e i d a live outside the city limits, while 00 Reynolds, m usician; Bessie L a m per cent of the city population are bor son. inside g ua rd ia n ; W ilm a Yo- rowers. Number of volumes owned by the com, outside guardian. H e le n Library at beginning of year: adult, F isnerv, conductor and Mamie Edm iston, financial secretary, 405; children, 101; total, 506 New books purchaited: adult, 12; were not present so w ill be in stalled at a la te r tim e. children. 0; tot6L 21. Gift volumes added: adult. 80; chil A fte r the in sta lla tio n and bus dren, 9; total, 80, iness session the members e n jo y Volume» withdrawn: adult, 0; chil ed a c h ili lunch and social hour. dren. 3; total, 12. The TimeR force were fo rtu n a te Number of volumes In Library at e n d ' to be w o rk in g ¡ate and enjoyed a of the year: adult. 488. children, 116; dish o f the c h ili also and extend total. 604. Volume» borrowed from the State; th e ir thanks to the Rebekahs fo r the treat. Library. 820. ■ ■ a- - - - - - - - Number of volumes fiction lent dur-1 lng year; adults, 1.707; children, 489; Injured Riding Bicycle total. 2.286 B illv S te w a rt, son o f M r. and Numb'r of volumes of non-flctlon Mrs. Wm. S tew a rt, struck a rock lent: adults. 74; children. 20; total 103. Total circulation: adults. 1871; chil on the stre et w h ile rid in g home fro m school, Monday, on his bi dren. 518; total. 2.380 Th? financial report was as follows: cycle and w s a th ro w n t o the the ground. The sk in was scraped RECEIPTS from his nose and chin and a 810.00 City fund ................ -• •••••—•• __ ........................... -~. 560 small stone penetrated the upper 4 f'.lft« »1» kJ» 10.72 lip. The w runda were dressed at «III. a >•••••»— ••••••••*...... ... « ....... •••• 9 64 home and though they were p a in Rent&I* 1 53 fu l and his face is bsdly scarred Other Mources ......—............... Unexpended balance from la«t it is hoped they w ill soon heal. 9 93 year —..... - .......... - ........ — .... ------------- a------------- 847 47 Total WILLAMINA TOWNSEND CLUB EXPENDITURES « 1 The new o fflc rs were Installed Into New books 822 42 their respective offices at the club Lost book Stationery and supplies ......... — 2.83 meeting on Tuesday evening. Presi Carrying books ...................- .... 6 64 dent Collins appointed E. Burdon as official reader. Plans were discussed Total expenditures ---------------- 833 89 for future work of the club, but noth Balance on hand —..................... 13.78 ing definite was decided on — Paul Mullen, past president and dele Grand total 847.47 gate to the convention which met in Financially th? board Is ahead, but Corvallis last Sunday, gave a report circulation showed a small decrease on the business and »peaches which over last year, due to more employment were given while he was present. Mr. Mullen was accompanied to the con and less reading The board wishes to extend their vention by Mrs. Mullen and Mr. and thanks to th? City Council for their Mrs. Clyde Collins, but owing to the annual donation to the Library of heavy fog and Inclement weather they 810 00. and also to all who have helped wrre unable to remain for the com with the work of maintaining the Li plete meeting. It took so much time for electing officers for the convention brary and to the patrons. and for reports from the various clubs, Publicity Committee. and several speachs. that the main object of the convention was not de or acted upon before the Wil PRESIDENT’S BIRTHDAY BALL termined lamina delegation left. However, they Frank Fawk. Willamina postmaster? made arrangements to have the report was appointed this week as a member sent to them, and we hope to be able of the Yamhill county committee for • to touch on the highlights next week celebration of President Roosevelt's' A treat of popcorn was passed around birthday. Dr. V. C. Staats Is general by Mrs Burdon, which was much en chalrmnn for the county. A ball In joyed by the club members present. Publicity Committee. celebration of the event will be given Saturday night. January 29. at the armory in McMinnville. Final Date For Filing Proceeds for the ball are for the furtherance of a new national foun Farm Work Sheets Set dation for fighting Infantile paralysis. Yamhill county farmers who have Four objectives for immfdlate action with dollars taken in from the birth not filed work sheets under the agri day balls which will be held all over cultural conservation program, and are the country are: Scientific research, interested In doing so, are urged by epidemic first aid, proper care dollars; Rex Warren, county agent, to do this to orthop.dic centers, hospitals and before January 15. This date Is the clinics for combatting human wreck final date for receiving applications. This new slgn-up applies also to old age. signers who have rented or purchased Dr. Staats has appointed the follow ing committee: Louis Cline, assistant land which they did not operate dur chairman; Dr. George Larkin. New ing 1937. To date 233 checks have been re berg; A. A. Perrett, Dundee; Mrs. Roy Sparks. Lafayettr; W. C. Underwood, ceived In the amount of $10.839 58. Yamhill; Ralph Stuller, Carlton; Harl Farmers are notified as soon as checks Wood. Sheridan; Frank Fawk. Willa are received in the county agent's of mina; O. E. Roth. Amity; F. B. Wil- fice. lert, Dayton; Dr. John Manning. Kl- Rex Warren, county agent for Yam wanls club; Dr. E. H. Barendrlck, Rot hill county, will hold an office day in ary club; All Beeler. Commercial club. Sheridan on Thursday morning each week, beginning next week His head CAMPFIRE NOTES quarters in th? city will be at the city hall. He will devote his time in Sher The Camp Fire girls held their week idan to talking over problems with ly meeting in their room in th? M. E. farmers In this end of the county who church basement Tuesday aft/rnoon. come to the office to see him. He will The time was spent cleaning and a r continue the visits if sufficient farmers ranging the room. call on him while he is here. " fyie new era o f ra ilro a d in g , luncheon being served by m em established in recent years w ith bers o f the Rebekah lodge Those members who failed to attend new hig h standards o f service, missed one o f the feeds o f the m ust c o n tin u e ,” said A. D. M c year, as the ladies get a fine table, Donald, p resident o f the South- j R. R. Rand o f the Rand T ruck ern P acific Company, in m a kin g Lin e was the main sp ea ke ro f the m eeting, and gave some valuable pub lic a vear-end review . in fo rm a tio n on tru c k in g , and how "T h e p ublic d marida such im the m otor tru c k has become in - provem ents as the fa s te r tra in s , dispensible to d is tric ts not served new s cie n tifica lly designed equ ip by ra il tra n s p o rta tio n , as w ell as m ent and the new service m e th to lu m b er m ills both in g e ttin g ods th a t have adapted ra il tra n s the logs to the m ills and in dis posing o f the lu m b er a fte r it is p orta tio n more e xa ctly t o the cut. needs and desires of shippers and The n e x t m eeting w ill be an tra ve le rs; yet these standards, evening m eeting, January 24, and and the existence o f the railroad the fo llo w in g com m ittee was ap in d u s try as a p riv a te enterprise pointed to make arrangem ents; are threatened by the BUdden I n - ¡ J. T. Young, ch airm a n; W. E. creases in expenses th a t came E llin g s w o rth . J. R. Spurgeon, H. upon the railroads in 1937 w ith A. P a rre tt ana A . D. N ew by. o ut com pensating increases in This w ill he a m eeting th a t no member should miss. revenues.” R e vie w in g operations o f the ------------- 5------------- Southern Pacific as typ ica l o f the REGISTER HERE ra ilroad in d u s try , M r. McDonald said: "V o lu m e o f tra ffic carried A. G. Johnson. D is tric t m ana by Southern Pacific has increased year by year since 1933. and in ger o f the Oregon State E m p lo y 1937 w ill he nearly as large as m ent Service, and V ic H. Beck in the peak year o f 1929. The ris man, claim s deputy o f Y a m h ill in g tre nd of tra ffic continued office o f the U nem ploym ent Com throu g h the firs t nine m onths ol pensation Commission, were in 1937, h ut the decline o f the last W illa m in a, W’edneday, m akin g q u a rte r was g re ate r than norm a arrangem ents to open an office o w in g to slo w in g down o f busi here. They secured the use o f the C ity hall and w ill be there everv ness g enerally. "A lto g e th e r the new and mod Wednesday fro m 8:30 a m. to ernized fre ig h t and passenger 4:30 p. m., beg in n ing Wednes cara and locomotives added to the day, January 19. There a r e a p p ro x im a te 250 service d u rin g the year re p re men e lig ib le fo r unem ploym ent sented an in ve stm en t by the com pany o f about $26.500,000. A d d i insurance in the W illa m in a and tional lar ge sums were spent fo r Sheridan d is tric t and these should o th e r fa c ilitie s and fd r im p ro vin g re g is te r a t the W illa m in a office as soon as possible. I t has taken the line. considerable tim e to get th in g s "H o w e v e r, in spite o f th s in creased volume o f business, d iffi adjusted fo r th is re g is tra tio n and culties arose d u rin g the year tha t these are the fin a l in stru ctio n s, are m akin g it necessary fo r the and all those e lig ib 'e in the W ill Southern Pacific, along w i t h a m in a -S h e rid a n d is tric t should o th e r railroads, to d e fe r w ork re g iste r at th is branch. and c u rta il purchases. Costs o f ------------- a - e v e ry th in g the railroad buys in Kindergarden Opena creased; wages increased; and Mrs. Frieda Reynolds opened a taxes increased. A rate increase has been p ro kin d erg a rd en class fo r children posed ny the rHÍkoads to provide o f pre-school a g e on Tuesday. a re lie f from toe c ritic a l financial The class meets in the basement situ a tio n t h a t threatens th e ir o f the M. E. church on Tuesday a b ility to m a in tain th e ir proper and Wednesday m ornings fro m 9 ties and continue th e ir programs to 11:15. F ifte e n ch ild re n have o f im provem ents o f tra n s p o rta registered th is week. A free w ill tion services. I f perm itted to o ffe rin g is taken to help d efra y make a fa ir charge fo r th e ir ser the expenses. ---------s--------- vices, in line w ith c u rre n t condi tions, and given e q u a lity o f reg Ladies Aid u lation w ith oth e r form s of tra n s Tom orrow , (F rid a y ) a fte rn o on p o rta tio n , the railroads o f the U n ite d S tates w ill become one o f the Ladies A id o f the M. E. church the most p o w e rfu l mediums o f w ill hold th e ir re g u la r m eeting, re sto rin g prosperity to the coun at the close o f which they w ill have a canned f r u it and vegetable try as a w hole. ” shower. Refreshm ents w ill b e served and all ladies are co rd ial ly in v ite d to a ttend. T O W N T O P IC S ---------e--------- Mr. and Mrs. Dan Savage of C hilo-. Dorland Oase Is Due quin were Thursday night guests at the! heme of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnston. To Go To Jury Today # . * * The Leonard Dorland murder trial, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd James spent Sunday with Mrs. James' parents. Mr. which has been under way in Yamhill and Mrs. S. R. Phillips, in Sheridan. county circuit court for two weeks, was due to close today (Thursday) and go * # # Mrs. Robert Odell of McMinnville; to the jury after instructions by Judge visited at the home of her parents. Mr. | Arlis G. Walker. Concluding state and Mrs. Paul Fundman, Wednesday.; ments by the state and defense attor * * * neys on Wednesday were lengthy and The W. C. Tremblay family had as added another day to the proceedings. guests this week their daughter and ; Defense arguments occupied Wed her husband. ^Ir. and Mrs. Sid Wolkei nesday morning. Stanley Myers, Port of Grants Pass, who arrived Thursday j land, defense attorney, addressing the to visit over the week end. and Mrs. jury. The final argument to the jury Tremblay's sister and husband, Mr. was given during the afternoon by and Mrs. C. Johnson of Salem, who Earl A. Nott. district attorney for were dinner guests on Sunday. Yamhill county. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sanders came AN APPRECIATION from their hom? at Newport on Tues We wish to take this means of ex day evening and on Wednesday morn ing Mrs. Sanders and her sister, Mrs. pressing to cur friends and neighbors, A. D. Newby, left for Oakland. Oregon and to the Sheridan Fire Department, to attend the funeral of their grand our appreciation for what they done in father, who had passed away Monday trying to save our home which was de afternoon. Mr. Sanders, who recently stroyed by fire while we were away on had an accident on his fishing boat, vacation, and for saving and caring for receiving severe bums on his face and so many of our personal belongings. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Edmiston. arms, remained at the Newby home. A t about 2 o’ clock Tuesday m o rn in g as Ronald M ullen was w a lk in g up the s tre e t fro m the e le ctric p la n t to make the rounds o f the tow n he was surprised to see tw o men a t N e w b y ’ s P ha rm acy, one ju s t outside and the o th e r inside the fro n t door. A t fir s t he th o u g h t M r. N ew by had been called out to get some m ed icine fo r some sick person; then he discovered they were s tra n g ers. N o t h aving his gun on his person, and n ot w a n tin g to tackle tw o huskies unarm ed he w ent to the hotel and procured a gun. b ut by the tim e he re turned the men had fled. On e xam ina tio n i t was found th a t they had jim m ie d the fr o n t door, b re akin g the lock and s p lit tin g the post to w hich the lock was attached. The men had rifle d the cash re gister, g e ttin g about $20.00 in cash, also ta k in g tw o o r more watches w hich had been le ft a t the store fo r re p airs; cigars were taken fro m the case, and o th e r merchandise may have been taken w hich has not yet been checked. They also w ent th ro u g h t h e desk in the office and tore several blank checks fro m a check hook, but these were found near the door, h aving e ith e r been droppod accidently o r purposely th ro w n down as the men le ft. Consider able o f the goods on the shelves had been disarranged as i f some one had been h u n tin g fo r money which m ig h t be hidden. From the d escription o f the men given by M r. M ullen, M r. N ew by is q u ite sure th a t one o f them had been in the store M on day a fte rn o on , and as he was the one sta n d in g outside the storç, a u th o ritie s have a p re tty good des c rip tio n o f a t least one o f the men. Also they m ust have a taste fo r W h ite O wls, as th a t was the brand o f cigars taken. FROM THE SCHOOLS F rid a v n ig h t, January 7. A m ity came to W illa m in a fo r the firs t league game o f th is season. A m ity was victo rio u s by a score o f 3 4 -2 2 . The second league game w ill be played a t W illa m in a gym nasium F rida y. January 14, w ith S h e ri dan. Every oue come and show th e ir good s p irit by boosting th e ir team. The semester exam inations w ill be given Thursday and F rid a y , January £0 and 21. The new p upils in grade school are E liza be th , B illy and D o ro thy Rylah. E lizabeth is in the 6th grade, B illy in the 4th, and D or o th y in the 1st. I f we keep g e t tin g more new students, we are going to have a big school. T a lk in g about schools. Wednes day. Th ursda y, and F rid a y, J a n uary 5. €, and 7, were school s p ir i t days fo r W illa m in a . You m ig h t say its tow n s p irit week, too. We need b ig g e r and b e tte r support. Come on you tow n people! Cheer fo r us! The county tests w ill come n ext week fo r the grade school. There c e rta in ly w ill be some hard s tu d y ing. M r. H ia tt says the tests w ill be harder th is year. The tests w ill ba diagnostic tests. In th is kin d o f tests you fig u re the a n sw er out yo urself, instead o f ju s t rem em bering it from a book. The freshm an have th is kind o f ques tio ns in O rie n ta tio ns. You can ask them how they l i k e th e ir questions a n d then fig ure o ut w h a t kind o f grades the pupils are going to get. The grade school basketball boys w ill play M c M in n v ille F r i day, January 14. I f they w in. as they purely w ill, we hope they keep r ig h t on w in n in g all the games they play herea fter.
