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Willamina Oimes VOLUME 32, NO. IK WILLAMINA, YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1940 11.50 A YEAR CITY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM SLATED DEC. 21 Truck-Train Crash Injures M an llu rvry LaChunre R eceive» Injurien in A ccid en t at Vulley J u n ctio n IMPACT DERAILS FAIRWAY STORE GRADE SCHOOL TO SPONSOR S H O W B L A Z E RESULTS The play, “Christmas Through the TRAI IS IN SMALL DAMAGE Age«,’’ showing the evolution of Trainman*« InjuricH M inor; Local O rganization s E lect C om m ittee O ffic e r s fo r A nnual C hristm as P rogram ; H oward H yde H eads G roup F or Program P lan s and A rrangem ents FREE MATINEE PICTURE FOR CHILDREN SATURDAY Santa Claus W ill D istrib u te Candy and F ruit to K id d ies At C om m u nity C hristm as T r e e ; . C om m ittee W ill P ro v id e N ecessities fo r N eedy F a m ilies i Christmas from the second century Willamina'« new fire truck and front end of the »tore through the last Thursday evening about 5 o’clock when fire broke out in the Fairway Market. Although water pressure wat not neretotarv. the firemen were cred ited with extinguishing the blaze with chemicals which are equipped or the truck. According to reports, oil leaked out on the floor from a heating plant the rear of the store and soon Thp fire wag not diacovere,. until smoke began pouring in the front en dof the store through the heating system. Although insurance adjusters ha«' not completed their reports, Pau1. Hein, manager of the store, stated , bat h<1 b„lipvpd littI,. darnage result- pd from tbp fjrp to the present as it spread to the various nations, will be given by all eight grades of Willamina grade school the Friday evening preceding Christmas. Dec. 20, at 7 o’clock. Each grade will reveal how Christ mas was kept in a different country with correct costumes, scenery and some songs in the native tongue After a study of the legends and custom« of a country each grad« have arranged their own play whicl is being directed by their teacher They will show the origin of the Christmas tree, the yule log, gifts St. Nicholas aad mistletoe. All are invitsA to attend. Look foi the complete program in the nex' issue of The Willamina Times. Representatives from the city fir« department. Local 92, IWA. Plywood & Veneer Workers union, Commercia club, Civic club* and the variou.« l>oral flonpitul churches met in the city hall Mon«!ay evening to formulate plans for the annual Christmas program to be held in Willamina. The group electe«' Harvey I^tChance of Grand Ronde miraculously escaped death or crit- ------------------------------------------------- ■OHoward Hyde of the Plywood A Ven ical injury last Friday evening when eer Workers as chairman and Mrs the logging truck he wa» driving O. E. Piper of the Civic club as sec crashed into the locomotive of the retary of the Christmas committee. Grand Ronde Railway company. The It was decided to hold the program accident occurred on the Salmon rivet on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec cutoff highway near the New Grand 21. Through the cooperation of W. H Ronde Lumber company at Valley The B Natural Music club will pre H i b b e r t , owner of the Gay-Way Junction. TTie truck belonged to Free sent Donna Jean Majors, daughtei theatre here, the committee will spon man Bean of Grand Ronde. of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Majors, ir sor a free matinee for children of her fourth grade graduation pian< grade school age and younger. Mr According to reports, I>aChancc recital Thursday evening, Dec. 19 Hibbert reports that an appropriate was bringing in his last load for the The recital will be held in the Little feature and comedy will be provide«' day when the accident occurred. He Theatre of the Willamina union hig! for the kiddies. was hauling logs from the Calligan school. Vocal and instrumental num logging operations on Salmon rivet Immediately following cne matine« hers will make a rounded program. children will gather at the big com to the Gebhardt mill at Fort Hill Fir® Chief A1 Newby reported that The club cordially invites anyon- munity Christmas tree at the cornei Junction. .some townsfolk thought the fire de- interested in music to enjoy the eve of Main and B streets where Santa I t * 2 ,nr B_Ct. _ y Bd_ ! partment was still testing new sirens ning with them. the locomotive and tender and com when the alarm was sounded at the Claus will be on hand to distribut« pletely demolished the cab on the i Fairway Market fire. In order to _ _ __ — _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ candy and fruit. Willamina children truck. IjiChance was pinned in the avoid any confusion in the future C L U B P R E S E N T S as wel' a8 youngsters from the entire wrecked and it was some time be- Chief Newby states that a continuous _ „ - -- _ . . community, are invited to participate Although complete details havt fore he could be extricated. Th« b]a„t of tbp 8jr(.n will denote a fire C J U E S T Inr I T H G i K T in the program as the guests of th< not been reported, it is understood Sheridan ambulance was summonM aInrm Onp ,ong and two ghort blagtf above-named organizations. and he was rushed to the Willaminr of the siren will denote testing. It that the new sawmill on the Harry The Christmas committee also de- Kershaw property on West Mair hospital. X-ray films revealed that Is thought these tests will be com Mrs. Frank Smelser and Mrs. Fred cided to provide boxes of grocerie« street is making repairs and altera Beatty entertained the Choral clue and npcessities for geveral needy fam LaChance suffered a fractured righ‘ pleted in the near future. tions on the old mill site. Som< and a few close friends at the home ilieg in the communjty. The entir« ankle and fractured ribs as well a> machinery and equipment have beer of Mrs. Smelser, in honor of Mrs. project ja being provided through th» minor injuries. moved in, and W Is reported that R. E. E-lingsworth, who is leaving financial cooperation and contribu Train crewmen were busy untP operations are expected to get unde to make her home in southern Oregon.; ¿ions of the above-named organiza- Saturday noon getting the locomo way about the first of the month Mrs. Ellingsworth has been th e ! t,-ons and private individuals, tive back on the rails and into the director of the local club since its j p , wj hj to contribute can roundhouse at Grand Ronde. It wa inception All regret seeing he! and hj for distribu. reported that this was one time when leave, but wish the family nappmerc .. j z 1»; the train "got the worst of it” in this , 9 . ... u tion among needv families m + thi I and ,r, success in . their new home. f « community .. are asked . , . to u bring .; « « type of accident. With Oregon’s 1940 big game sea then ! fhose present were Mrs. R. F. , . h>„ 0„ Qr befor, Reports from the Willamina hos son history, the curtain falling or , Ellingsworth,, guest of honor, and Monday> Dec. 23. Individuals or other pital indicated LaChance was resting migratory bird season in this state the Merdames W. P F-»v In a n e J comfortably but would be confine«' and fishing confined largely to th« o,a»an:zat:ons wishing to make casi Fox, Hugh Flanerv. F!o”d Fdm’stn’i 7 :. .. . ,7 . v«_„ coastal streams, attention of the Ore there for some time. Oscar Benef’el should contact Mrs «jscar n e n « .i.e i, Beri n e r i c Ellingsworth .iu n g s w o r in 1 '•»«’tnbotions - _ _. gon State Game commission is now Oregon College of Education. Mon Ben Matthews Vern Huddleston. A O. E. Pine«*, secretary and treasure? centered in distribution of 1941 hunt mouth, Dec. 10— Harvey Harring R. Kammtrer, Hary Val'iere and nf the Christmas committee, or the ing and fishing licenses. ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Har- Miss Margurite Miles and the hos mav leave it at The Times office. Preparations for supplying mor< j rineton of Willamina, holds the tesses. Tbe committee will meet again or than 200,000 sportsmen with the nev • highest score for the boys in the The club presented Mrs. Ellings- Monday night, Dec. 16. to make fina’ - licenses has been under way for somt I archery classes. His score is 236. worth with a cameo broch. Dainty plans and arrangements for the pro V A w l H l U f C O U N T * little time. The sale opens on Decern gram . Any other organizations or in Last Wednesday evening, Dec. 4 I refreshments were served, her 15 in both the commission’s Port a tournament was held by the archery dividuals washing to cooperate in th; --------- land office and at 600 agencies scat- classes. The fifth period class wor year's Christmas program, are cor Following a meeting with official: | tprpd throughout the state. din’lv invited to attend this meeting against the third period class witb of the Surplus Marketing adminis- Opening of the sale in the middl« Bovs from the city fire departmen Mrs. Lyle C. Palmer of Newberg tration. Ted Isaak today accepted (of thp month was made becauae 0« a score of 882 points to 848 points were busv all day last Sunday gather Yamhill county seal sales manager chairmanship of the county food trad« . the h (ipmand on thp of ing and placing Christmas trees or reports that Willamina is topping th« committee which will organize th- sons who desire to purchase license: M a in st’-eet. The btg communit* | list in seal sales, on reports of sale: cooperation of food retailers in set and use them as Christmas gifts. Christ’^a« tr«*e was nlaced on B street 1 Box of 21 beautiful Christma.« sent in. Out of 113 letters sent only ting up the Food Stamp plan in th< between the Shetterlv A Bryant store cards and envelopes with your name ¡13 were returned without money. . D , , , , . x ,, county. ¡printed free for $1.50. Willamina I An average of 70c a letter has beer .^"'1.R "PTA J” J^nstm as “We have worked to bring the I were strung on the tree. Times. i received. Stanin plnn to Yamhill county,” said I Youngsters are once again remind Mr. Isaak, “because it successfully ed to be sure to attend the free mat works to benefit farme'-. needy fam :ne" in the Gav-Wav theatre in Wil IN FU LL F L IG H T Miss Agnes Grimstad was guest ot ily and small business. I have asked ’am’na on Saturday. Dec. 21. and b» honor at a surprise bridal shower Wm. Bergrecn and Rex Warren of sure to meet Santa Claus at the com- McMinnville, R. W. Gainer of New last Thursday evening at the home munitv tree immediately after th burg and E. M. Huntleey of Sheri of Mrs. Elmer Hodson. Miss Grim- »»bow. Santa will have a g-ift packag' dan to work with me on the com stad’s marriage to Kenneth Shetterly. of candy and fruit for each of yon' mittce, and I am sure the food re Jr. will take place during the holiday Men be s»’re to remind Mother and tailers of our county will cooperate season. She is employed in the office Dad that Willamina merchants have of the Paciff’c Plywood Corporation one hundred per cent.” most complete display of Christma- The officials of the SMA hav< As a special surprise, the guest of gifts and merchandise in their store: asked the committe to conipilc r honor’s mother, Mrs. C. H. Grimsta«t —and prices you can’t beat! complete list of retail food stores ir of Astoria, came to Willamina for Yamhill county so official instruc the shower. tions and regulations may be mailed Mrs. Elmer Hodson and Miss Fern as soon as possible. Sorensen were hostesses. Co-hostess It will also be a job of the count; es were Mesdames W. C. Tremblay committee to distribute merchandis Theodore Mattson, John Tremblay ing display material and arrange r M. E. Myers, Vance Rugg and George mass meeting of retailers for fina’ Finney. instructions a few days prior to th« Many lovely as well as useful gifts Arthur McCormick of the Westerr inauguration of the Stamp plan. were presented to Miss Grimstad. Loggers Supply company in Portland Delicious refreshments were served Mondav hod a narrow escape from in at the close of the evening. jury when his car threw a rear whee' Invited guests were Mesdames and almost immediately caught fir« There will be Open House at the C. H. Grimstad of Astoria. K. E. from unknown cause on the Pacifi- home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Newbill Shetterly, E. S. Went jar, V. K. highwav. five miles east of Newberg on Sunday, Dec. 15, from 2 to 5 Wright, Warren C. Eng«lahl, Arnold McCormick fled, unhurt, from th» o'clock, in honor of their twenty- Kcutonen. Dan Hiatt, Weymouth ^lame-wreathed car. A picture ir fifth wedding anniversary. Crowell, Laurice Fox. Jack Roberts Tne«dav morning’s Oregonian show Esther Fawk, Fred Beatty, Frank ed the wrecked car and fire had con S tu d e n ts to A p p e a r in R e c ita l Smelser, J. A. Jensen and Harry sumed every inflammable obiect ir Shipley, and the Misses Opal Spence and on the vehicle. McCormick used On December 19 in the Littlf Helen Whistler, Irja Seppanen, Jean to live in Willamina several years agr Theatre of the Willamina high schoo’ Morse, Peggy Johnston, Doris Web and is well known to many of th» a joint recital of piano students of ber and Lynette Shetterly. older residents here. Mrs. Aronsen of Grand Ronde and voice students of Mrs. Floyd Ed- Lyle Riggs attended the regiona’ Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Laycock arc miston will be presented. The public wpeHng of the Yamhill County beginning work on their new home is invited to attend. Teachers’ association Monday evening in Yocom’s addition. latC hanrc In Kiibhed to D O N N A MAJORS IN RECITAL HERE NEXT THURSDAY WORK STARTED ON NEW SAWMILL FOR WILLAMINA HUNTING, FISHING LICENSES W ILL BE ISSUEDON DEC. « t 0CAL BOY HIGH ARCHERY SCORER AT M ONM OUTH FOOD STAMP MEN ARE NAMED FOR SEAL SALE HIGH SPECIAL SHOWER HONORS M IS S GRIMSTAD •f FORMER L O C A L MAN INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT OPENJ1OUSE
