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V Willamina VOLMUE 29, No. 39 AIR MAIL ENVELOPES ARE COMMENDED BY OUT-OF-TOWN FOLKS unes WILLAMINA, YAMHILL COI NTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1938 ______________ *1,6» A YEAR I I nion Oil Plant UiulergoeM E xtensive R enovuling H ere S p ra g u a V itilt H ere Youth S u ffe r s Inju ries in Highway A ccident Saturday AWARD DAY DRAWS HUGE CROWD FROM SURROUNDING AREA II. A. " H a p ” P a rre tt, genial local j Paul F ranklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. I m anager for th e Union Oil com pany, ! K. T. F ranklin, is in the McMinnville •rep o rts th at the W illamina plant is hospital s u ffe rin g in ju ries received undergoing extensive repairs. The two Jin an accident on the highway S at j 20,000 gallon storage tanks h a v e u rday aftern o o n . O r ig in a l S u p p ly E ih a u d e d ; F a w k . been raised and asphalt pads placed D r a w in g to B e H e ld a t 4 p .m . T h i* I’aul and Dale Mode and Raymond U r g e . P a t r o n * to S a a d L a t t e r * .b en eath them , new in ternal valves in- W e e k ; G e m T h e a tr e W i l l H a v e R ehfeldt w ere riding bicycles along B y A i r M a il T h is W e e k i stalled and new ladders and cat-w alks A f te r n o o n M a t in e e S a tu r d a y the highw ay single file on th e ir way ! placed on tup. Considerable work has Ito V alley Ju n ctio n . W hen they had O rders fo r the new W illam ina a ir also been done on the w arehouse and cleared the c o rn e r n e a r the John L ast S atu rd ay , May 7, W illam ina mail envelope« to be use.) next week. ; pipelines. A crew of five men has Breeden place a c a r going the sam e was host to a crowd th a t w as esti- N ational A ir Mail W eek, May 15-21, been at work on this job all this week. direction they w ere passed them . A m ated to be as large as any here in have exhausted the original supply, Mr. P a rre tt also stated th a t begin car driven by John B erstad of T igard , one day- The occasion was the climax and more w ere o rdered, state« P ost ning next week an o th er man will be com ing from the coast was forced of the week sponsored by the Willa- m aster Frank Fawk. The com m em ora added to the sale« force. An increase o ff the highw ay, it was reported- mina R etail M erchants’ association. tive envelope* ad v ertisin g W illamina .in the volume of business which the W hen Mr. B erstad atem pted to re tu rn Local m erchants w ere busy displaying have met with the approval of not ¡present personnel has not been able {to the road he lost control and the and selling th e ir w ares to people ail only local patro n s but stam p col to adeq u ately serve has made it nec c a r shot across the road h ittin g Paui day. lectors ab o u t the co u n try , and ac essary to hire additionai help. who was the c e n te r cyclist, and threw S hortly a f te r 3 p.m., Bill Ellings- cording to P ostm aster Faw k, a re still D i c k F ullerton of P ortland has him 34 fe e t up the bank, his head go- w orth, president o f the association, in g re a t dem and. i been relief man here du rin g the ab ing through the w ire mesh fence. solicited the services of L u t h e r These envelopes a re given free of sence of P reston Young, who is va . F .rst aid was given by a physiciar H yder and his truck and the task of ch arg e to p atro n s of the W illamina catio n in g in C alifornia this week. in a passing car and the boy was feathering up tickets from the various postotllce, th e only req u ire m e n t b e (taken to the McM innville hospital »tores was u n der way. N early 15,000 ing th e purchase of the reg u lar six- w here it was found th a t both bones o f I tick ets w ere collected and placed in cent air mad postage stam p. Mr. Fawk F lood C ontrol D istrict to Be the le ft leg knee ------- and ia screen barre.l | _ betw een ---- the — ------ has made o u t and sent in his requisi CH A RLES A. SPRA G U E O rganized, B ellev u e Area A --.i„«, I .U v . ankle had been broken. He received The crow d assem bled a t th e vacant tion of a num ber of th e new issue of mi ng down the home stretch ap- o th er m inor in ju ries and bruises and lot ad jo in in g th e W illam ina hotel, and a ir mail stam fis which will go on Plans are being m ade by farm ers p a te n tly well out in the lead, C harles will be confined in the hospital fo r sale thro u g h o u t the U nited S tates the in the Bellevue section to organize A. . prague will spend the last week five o r six weeks, it is stated . Mr w aited anxiously fo r the draw ing. Eleven cash aw ards w ere th en pre m orning of the 16th. the second flood control d istric t in o f the p rim ary cam paign in P ortland B erstad received face and chest in- sented to the follow ing: LaV eile Mc th o se w ishing to see the envelopes Yamhill county, which would include having a lre a d y covered a larg e p art ju rie s and his c a r was dam aged Bee, Mrs. McBee, Mrs. T heron Smel- or desiring fu rth e r details reg ard in g farm ers located along the South Yam o f the o u tly in g state. _______________________ __ ser, Bess G olgert. Irl Glover, R. M. the sending o f a ir mail, should get hill river. In this te rrito ry the river ¡h irin g his stay there S prague will »» , . H ilbart, Jo e Yocum, Mrs. Jo e Kochis, in touch with Postm aster Fawk or The is causing considerable dam age a t deliver two radio addresses. The first I m - p ro v e m e n t A ttn . | Eli W augam an, Mrs. McBee and Mrs. W illam ina Tim es office. The p o st various tim es d u rin g the y ear. These will be oveF KOlN at 9 p.m., Friday. ** - - - .Meett in Dalian O ffic e V alliere. m aster u rges each p atron o f this of- ¡ land holders invited W M. MacGib- May 13, and the second will be over ---------- i The association re p o rts th a t they fice to send at least one le tte r by air bon of the arm y e n g in eer’s office and KGW a t 9:45 W ednesday, May 18. ' 7« ’’ -'«ay JH- A t a m eeting of the officers and w ere F etl satisfied w ith th e resu lts mail durin g next week, and to use M . I.. Pow ers of the soils dep artm en t, Th" n envelopes b earin g the cachet of Wil OSC, to visit this flood a re a and to i n . ,-saiem e .n tp r has a splendid radio directors of th e Polk county Dairy’ and th a t enthusiasm am ong the people ice am e gets over a real mes Herd Im provem ent association held in o i W illam jna and su rounding te rri- lam ina. a tte n d a m eeting o f the land holders, ! i£ d r e o u l 'X ^ n T T 1^ *2 a , revital the county a g e n t’s office in D allas last ,to 7 was ¡"creasing, ; which was held May 6. At this tim e zed republican p a rty ready to m eet week it was decided to im m ediately A «"««ting was held a t The Times V alliere Y t l e i u l a Federation | the land holders w ere inform ed th a t , n u n d e rsU n d ' begin a full-tim e te stin g program and office night and plans w ere it would be necessary to form an as 12 new con tracts w ere accepted put- dl8cussed to r the nex t A w ard Day C o n ten tio n in Capital City sociation before it would be possible ing and business-like m anner. ' P^ Ue. . i c? mPleted a «wing tin g the association practically on a thls S atu rd ay . The Gem th e a tre here fo r any governm ent assistan ce and the sta te , du rin g which he met full-tim e basis. plans to have a m atinee S atu rd ay 'I he following rep o rt was subm itted then the financial assistance would over thousands of voters and le ft with Mr. Ray Hobson, who has been do- a f te r no°n and the draw ing will not be a t The Tim es office by l|. F. V alliere I depend upon appropriations. '.m r a e!M,,On t h a t Presa«fes his ing th e work fo r both the Polk and held u n til a f te r the show— 4 p.m. early this week, and is hereby pub success a t the poll. Friday of next Yamhill co unty associations wHen 1 -------- ------------------------------ lished : t a r a n r ie t in Marine C o rp t While in Salem I atte n d e d the O re gon Com m onw ealth F ederation con A n n o u n ced b y P o tt m a tte r ...i‘ “ i.h l X . 'S *Ch “ " h " . d P° 'k - " ‘x- I B} L e a d e r vention to get an inside p ictu re of th e ir aim es and purposes. O ur Ixical T h ere a re vacancies in the U.S. not m et him before w ere very much D..*| 1 i- * • « >* The follow ing a rtic le , fro m the No. 92, Sawmill and T im ber W orkers, , m arine corps fo r im m ediate enlist im pressed and assured him of th eir ’r Aid M eets at .O regon Jo u rn a l May 9, w as brought is a m em ber of this fed eratio n and m ent, according to to an announce support. In a rem arkably short space I ettyjoh n H om e Friday in by re a d e rs of T he Times and re- as our d elegate was ab sen t I was m ent by P o stm aster Prank Faw k from of tim e th e J*alrm editor has become ; ---------- ‘ j quested to be reprinted. asked to sit in his place which I did. < aptain J. B. H ardie. officer in c h a i g e known over a g re a t sta te in a m anner " •• “ B u tler Ladies Aid m et la st Friday W hen G overnor M artin denounced This convention was held in the of the re c ru itin g district of Portland. th a .k t m eans votes. 3 his n-s has come come aoout about at a t tne the Home home of of Mrs. Mrs. Louis Louis P P ettyjohn, ettyjohn, «"e the labor ¡abor relations relations board board he he was was bit- bit- . 7 . au d ito riu m o f the old high school Many desirable advantage-« are o f w itnout f l a r e of drum s, fo r the much progress was m ade on a quilt ^ ¡ y denounced by political foes and and was atte n d e d by m ore th an 500 fered to a man while serving with delegates from the F arm ers Union. the m arines, such as: free education, . Prague cam paign has been one to to be sold la te r. The next m eeting opposing lab o r leaders as false to the 1 raw su p p o rt of thinking persons who will be held a t the home of Mrs. 1 Roosevelt adm inistration and inim ical G range, AFL and CIO, including the trav el, and free medical atte n tio n . w ant energy coupled with a rfkmitv dignity Edw ¡w ■ Edward« to the in terests o f the laboring man. ards. C en tral Ijih o r Council of Salem Hnd F u rth e r inform ation can be ob in keeping w i t h the office being Mrs. Ira Egli is visiting this week It is th e re fo r ra th e r disconcerting to a large delegation from ILW1U of tained by w riting to the U. S. m arine i sought. a t the home of Mr. E gli's m other, have one of th e forem ost national P ortland. 1 never saw a m ore e n Corps re c ru itin g station, 208 U. S. Mrs. Ida Egli a t C arlton. leaders o f organized labor publicly thusiastic crowd, th eir object being to C o u rt House, P ortland, O re. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Tatom and chil announce the sam e criticism s a s did Jun ior-Senior P icnic Held endorse c e r t a i n can d id ates and dren «...u and ..»I Mrs. K rostag oi o f sn Sheridan , „ a. rvrosutg e riu a n t be governor. U .. m easures. 1 was more th an surprised E leven C o m p la in tt F iled ■■uzel G reen Saturday w ere guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. The labor lead er in question is John and pleased to note th e u tte r lack of Russell Newbill a t Maple Service s ta - |F - F re y o f W ashington, D. C., preri- In J u ttic e o f'P e a c e C ourt radical or com m unistic leanings The Junio r-S en io r picnic was held tion. [dent of th e A m erican F ed eratio n of which I heard so much of. Mrs. H agm an has as her guest this L abor’s pow erful m etal trad es d é p a rt D uring the m onth of April 11 com a t llazel G reen park near Salem on The m eeting was presided over by i r a , day. The picnic p a rty le ft Wil- week h er sister, Mrs. Lena M eutze "le n t and fo r 22 years se c re ta ry of S. Stephenson Smith. U niversity of plaint« w ere filed by sta te police o f 8 a; m ‘ and dldn>t S et back of Lebanon. the resolutions com m ittee of the A PL O regon p ro fesso r and p re sid e n t of ficers w ith Ju d g e Paul Fundm an of f .-’,n a until a b o u t 7:30 p.m. T here w ere [ Mr. and Mrs. Ja m e s Reinbold and who recen tly visited in P ortland, the local ju stice of the peace court. the fed eratio n , who hail ju st re tu rn In an interview th e re he said the ed from W ashington, D. C., in in te r All offenses covered highway m otor many am usem ents in the park, so no- fam ily are m oving into th e ir new ests of the fed eratio n . The speaker traffic violations and cost the offend body lacked e n te rta in m e n t. The sky home this week, ju s t across th e old !»bor relatio n s b o ard’s adm inistra- n d e. glider, trav elin g rings, te e te r W allace bridge. I tion of th e W agner act was a fine ex o f the day was S tew art F. B ryant, e r s a to ta l of $56. boards and swings were kept busy. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Collins. Mrs. ""»pie of an adm inistration destroying re tire d naval lieu ten an t com m ander Sw im m ing was enjoyed by a few, but Bryan W atts and d a u g h te r, La V erna, fhe in te n t of a good piece o f legis- who brought g reetin g s from the fed (Jara Bow (Cancels T aft the w ater was ra th e r cold. A baseball sp en t Sunday in M ultnom ah visiting s ¡»tion. and declared th a t 95% of the era tio n fo r political unity of Cali E ngagem ent for T h is Year gam e betw een the boys resulted in Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Collins and g e ttin g board’s personnel, including regional fo rn ia. He discussed th e ir program ■ victory lo r the Ju n io rs; the score is b e tte r acquainted w ith John Philip «¡¡rectors and a tto rn e y s, a re incom- and gave a lectu re on world peace. T A FT , O re., May 1 0 ,-( S p ecial) - not m entioned by special request. Jen sen , tw o-m onths-old grandson o f P atent by experience “ to handle the Then a P ortland delegation staged a m elodram a en titled “ I’d R ath er Be “ You can ’t beat the sto rk " says Man- I here was an excellent lunch served J- E. and Mrs. Collins. O ther guests hum an problem s arising from em ploy W rong,” and “ C harlie I r o n P ants |ViIle Robison, general chairm an of ât noon, and everybody took p a rt in ¡w ere Mr. and Mrs. Aldice Leavens o f ! e rs and em ployes.” He likened some a w iener roast in the evening. The Lake Grove On the way home the i of these men to a blacksm ith tink- Goes to To\yn,” satirin g th e life of the Redhead R oundup association. Robison’s rem ark , relative to the . e n iars wish to express th e ir sincere ¡Collins and Mrs. W atts stopped a t the ¡«“rin g w ith a w atch in a jew elry store G overnor M artin, which rocked the ¡invincibility of the well-known bird, th anks to the Ju n io rs fo r a very : hosptial and called on Wm. N e w b ill1 G overnor M artin’s criticism s w ere building with applause. ,and found him m uch im proved and Prom pted by the fu tility o f the efforts The convention endorsed the $30 is due to the fa c t th a t, fo r the second p leasant and m em orable day. 1.ho-s e * '," 1n in* the declam ation very • cheerful. of C harles « Hope, irecto of \ ii. u p c , regional it-Kionai o d ire c ta r r or m inim um old age pension to be raised tim e, C lara Bow, the fam ous re d contest in W illam ina high school w ere • • •• * • • Mi’s. Collins ------- accom panied Mr. and - the - 1 labor relations board, to handle by gross income tax , the G range in headed " I t ” girl of the screen, has Doris m K ram illam ina to to the m m er, i, u d ram i» m atic; a n e , n Bernice ern ice Mrs. r>. Chas. v n as. McNeill AicAein of of W W illamina tne situations situations arisin arisin g g in in O O regon regon in- in itiativ e for a unicam eral leg islatu re, j canceled an en g agem ent made the F orest Grove last S a tu rd a y aftern o o n du stries th a t cam e w ithin the ju ris and the am endm ent providing for previous y ear,.to ap p e a r as the fe a tu r Connick. o ra to ric a l; R obert W ren, ........ • '• '- • I V <• I I I V C 1 , C A l C I l i p - V 1 U U II 1» W 111 are, 1 to bear V X Gordon national Town- diction o f the board, and Mr F re y ’' rev en u e c ertificates in the u tility dis e d a ttra c tio n at the Roundup, due to hum orous; Law rence Jam es, extem p- oraneous. These students com comoetpd peted i spnd send re rep p re resen se n ta tativ tiv e, e speak h . « ! o n the i n i o n «’Pinion Sflorne seem s f/x ______•* .* an an ticip ated blessed event, supposed to InniiV.. ju stify ik those c riti tric t law. in the county co ntest a t McMinnville ¡Gales Creek g range cisms. I he follow ing candidates, some of • to tak e place ab o u t the tim e of the Tuesday, May 10. ! — -_________ _ which will alfect this d istrict, w ere titia n festival which is to be held I D on’t fo rg et th a t “ High P ressure A ugust 6 and 7. School (.losed in G ooseneck H illcrest R esid en t to Visit endorsed for office: For governor, In a recent leter. Miss Bow states, H om er” will be a t the W illam ina gym H enry H ess; se cretary of sta te , Mrs. D istrict D ue to Sickn ess next T uesday night, May 17, to g re e t M other in T ow er. Mich. Emily Edson; U. S. sen ato r, Willis “ T hat inasm uch ns the stork has de you and tell you his secrets o f suc- .Mahoney; superem co u rt d ep artm en t cided to again visit the Bell fam ily, 'cess. W ith him will be the prankish Th> t wa> no sthool W ednesday. .. ednesday m m u orning i i i i i i g ,u r. W w niim W Mr. hitm an, an, No. 2. Roy I le u r tt; state school su a t a tim e which will conflict w ith the W oodruff ily u and e ir u s. friends. j R edhead Roundup, I m ust forego the T,....* V ,J' fam “,,u. ,v*r th irien T hursday and Friday as Miss Schneid- who has m ade his home w ith his p erin ten d en t, J. W. L eo n h art; rep The Ju n io r class prom ises you one of er, the teacher, w as sick. b ro ther, Rernie. is going hack to p leasure o f a tte n d in g the cele b ra resen tativ e, first district, no en dorse tio n ." the m ost am using and e n te rta in in g C allers at the Kosack home T h u r s - 1 Tow er. Mich., to see his m other who is m ent. not very well. m o w er wno is | Miss Bow was prevented from ap evenings you have ev er spent, so be «¡«.v w ere Mrs. Ollie Gooden and son p e a r in g at the R oundup th re e years su re to com e and get aboard t h e fun and Miss Alice L am bert. W ednesday a f t e r n o o n M r« H e r - ; Ae»c M ember* A re A d d e d to ago when the b irth of her firs t child wagon. The high school music de- Mrs. A. J. W ood called a t the H. J. brook was surprised when th re e of the ladies came in on her. They all Local T o u n te n d G ro u p 'fo rc e d her to cancel a d ate to ap p a itm e n t will fu rn ish music betw een R oger home T hursday. p ear at the redhead show. Tk n * .v ■ • j Evelyn Schoppert accompan-1 th ought the club would m eet there The resu lts o f the grade school < led Alice and Lols L am bert to $alem The F riendship club will m eet a t M rs' Robison vows th a t he will ev e n t The W illam ina Townsend club had boys ten n is to u rn a m e n t a re as fol-¡sh o p p in g W ednesday. v t — •-> - r e t a t Mrs. ually present Miss Bow to Roundup T uridge . May 18. a very successfu g ath erin g at th eir E lectric plants a re being install- m eeting W ednesday evening. Nine crow ds if he has to shoot a flock of lows: F irst. Glen L arkins; second. I Mrs. G eorgia S chooleroft fro m storks to do it! Dick B usw ell; third, C. W. S tew art, led by A. J. Wood and I. J. Neufield. new m em bers w ere added, m aking the G aribaldi cam e over to get her daugh The mixed doubles fo r seventh and i -----—------------------------------ - goaj of the one million drive over half te r and spend the « a y w ith Mrs. W hit G uests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. T urn eighth grade tennis to u rn am en ts are ! H erring V isits H ere man. accom plished. The club m ust have this week, sixty new m em bers by Ju n e 24. They idge on Sunday w ere th e ir son and to be played Monday m orning vreorge George W hitm an __________________ _ ; --------- -•«■■««)■ w nitm have 33. A delightful program by lo daughter-in-law , Mr. and Mrs. Ercel ! John H erring. J r., who is a candi- and E rn e st Allen w ent to Philom ath T u rn id g e of Salem , and th e ir daugh A rally of all ......... candidates fo r * gov-I d ate fo r the repuDiican republican nom nom ination ination!«111 ® few days visit. cal people was g re a tly enjoyed. :............ te r and son-in-law , Mr. and Mrs. W al e rn o r of both hntk parties nurtine «»ill Un held 1ml<4 If«». _ of r county - * » » * . . will be | fo r the office clerk, was a Mr. Botm an had a very sick cow. te r Stevens of C o rb ett A creage. a t the Sheridan A m erican Legion , W illam ina visitor S atu rd ay Mr She had milk fever. The 11. A. P a rre tt fam ily w ere in hall T uesday night, n t 8 p.m.. May 17, H erring is a native of Yamhill c o u n ty ’ P o rtlan d over the weekend. Mr. P a r Mrs. F reid a Reynolds and C raig when the t h e candidates e - n . l i d n t e « fo f n r r governor o - , .. He hails from D undee and attended r e tt atended the q u a rte rly m eeting of spent fo u r days of last week in P o rt i - t- i j iT” ~ ” t V — ~ | Mrs. Jam es b all and Jim m y w ere will be th e re . All voters of the county Linfield college. He is m arried and ¡guests a t the birthday din n er fo r th e Unocal. land. a re invited to a tte n d this m eeting. has two children. C raig Reynolds S atu rd ay evening. * »■r. SP,r , Wi, c<”: rn"r ,,ar,in uPheW