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Che Willamina Oimes VOLUME 32, NO. 25 W ILLAMINA, YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 80, 1941 CIVIC CLUB SEES U S? s A c R u Y ss Y o L n P£ STYLES OF THE business club FORMER Y E A R S T w enty-four members and guests TO PAY WATER R E N T IS TO L D Fire Chief Urges .411 To Use Dep't First Fire Chief A1 N e w b y w arns people of this com munity to call the city fire departm ent in any em er gency. Individuals should not attem p t to extinguish fires by them selves, but should im m ediately call the fire de partm ent. The city fire departm ent is to be congratulated on their speedy arrival a t var ious fires in this community. D uring various hours of the day and night, the d ep art m ent h rs always reached scene of the fire in less than five m inutes from the time the alarm was sounded. A rem ote control switch at the telephone office pro vides the imm ediate sound ing of the fire siren as the rep o rt is phoned in, so people should call the telephone op erato r a t the sign of any fire, no m a tte r how large or small. $1.50 A YEAR PARALYSIS TO BE F O U G H T WITH DANCE RETURNS attended the noon luncheon of the Before an appreciative audience i W illamina Commercial club in the On an o th er page of this issue city A rrangem ents are all completed of members and guests a galaxy ‘ basem ent of the M ethodist church w ater users are given final notice fo r the big P resident’s Birthday of period costumes modeled by local last Monday noon. Among guests dance to be held in the W illamina ladies passed in review a t the reg- ; ‘n tr °duced were Mesdames Fred th a t section five of the city w ater hall here S atu rd ay night. A ccord ular m eeting of the W illamina Civic A,r n ° ld ko u to n en and Ben ordinance will be enforced a fte r , Tk i • , i B eaid- and Mr. Peterson. The ladies F eb ru ary 1, The la v provides th a t ing to the com m ittee in charge, H. A. u Thursday afternoon. The girls w ere representatives of the W illa -; henceforth w ater fees and rates are P a rre tt, Virgil W right and Arnold of the h.gh school sen,or class and m.na C ivic club and each appealed tlue and payable on the first d K outonen, advance ticket sales to the women teachers were invited ' 10 ‘he Commercial club for coopera- - , date disclose th a t several hundred guests. j tion in providing financial assistance °* eacb m°n th . W ater bills are pay- people plan to atten d the dance here. able a t the office of City T reasu rer Mrs. Fred B eatty, program chair- to t ^le c' ty library. This will be the firs t dance of its It was explained th a t the library W. Beck, whose office is located on man appeared gowned in an elab kind ever to be held in W illamina, would be moved soon to a new b u ild -, Main stre e t -with the Homer Holman and Mr. P a rre tt states th a t every orate w hite dress with eyelet em ing being provided by the city, and j real estate office, th in g is being done to make this the broidery, high neck line, long sleeves th a t various equipm ent and fix tu res j W ater bills not paid by the tenth most successful dance in the country. and very full skirt supported by three as well as new books, would be I of the m onth will be declared delin- A ' sim ilar dance is being held in or four long petticoats. The dress necessary. Inasmuch as the city lib-1 quent and th e city m arshall will N ew berg tonight (T hursday) and in had been in her sister-in-law ’s w ed rary operates on a minimum of ex- J shut o ff the w ater. Besides the delin- McMinnville tom orrow night (F ri penses and as a non-profit o rg a n iz a -1 quent bill and a penalty, an addi ding trousseau about 35 years ago. day) and a t Sheridan and Dayton Mrs. B eatty invited all to take fa sh tion, financial assistance would have ' tional charge will be made to tu rn on S aturday night. Tickets will be ion notes from the parade to follow, to be forthcom ing from some o th e r ! the w ater on again. The city mar- honoi ed at any of these dances. source. j shal will n ot collect the w ater fees especially those girls who might Jim m ie W hetm ore’s fam ous or It was sugested th a t a program | f ronl now on> so city w ater users tu rn to dress designing as a career. chestra of P ortland will provide the She then introduced the m em bers fea tu rin g home ta len t be presented should bear this in mind and make music a t the W illamina dance S at of the choral club ,and the other !in the near fu tu re to raise funds f o r I theip rem ittances at the city treas- u rday night. D ancing will begin models entered one by one to a p -j library. It was pointed out th a t j u re r s ° f f 'ce. prom ptly a t 9 o’clock. propriate m u s i c a l accom panim ent J Willamina was fo rtu n a te in having ~ -------------- Those who have not yet purchased BULLDOGS L O S E played by Mrs. H. C. Tomlinson, j plenty of m aterial and home ta len t I H O P K IN S -A M E R IN E tickets to the dance may do so at any melodies such as “ A fter the Ball an<l that an interesting evening of I ---------- F IR S T 2-CO’ ,N T Y of the W illamina stores, or they may Is Over,” “ The Last Rose of Sum- j entertain m en t could be presented A very simple and quiet wedding B A S K E T B A L L SET get them a t the door the night of m er,” “ Bicycle Built fo r Two” and i w*th a little coaching and practice, was perform ed before the fireplace the dance. Those who do not wish By BRUCE BROWN “ The Old Gray M are.” ! P resident A1 Newby appointed a i ° f the Sheridan M ethodist parsonage W illamina su ffered its first loss Ito Purchase a dance ticket, may Each costume was in itself pic- com mittee of three to cooperate w ith Sunday m orning, Jan. 19, fo r Miss 'n the newly created Polk-Yamhill make th eir contributions a t various turesque. Some seemed am using to the Civic club com m ittee in form u- Ida O rvetta Hopkins of Willamina league by losing to a Monmouth coin boxes in W illamina stores. andF rancis A m erine of Sheridan. The the modern taste. Many were lovely. I lating plans and arran g em en ts fo r team which used a slow set-up and The net proceeds of the dance There was unusual variety. From such an entertainm ent. The commit- service was read by Rev. W. A. Briggs long-shot offense by the score of and the coin boxes go to com bat early baby styles to grandm a’s, and i *ee consists of Dr. H. C. Tomlinson, of the Sheridan Methodist church. 25-21. Williams of Monmouth led in fan tile paralysis throughout the from practical gingham to quilted chairm an, L. N. Riggs and K. E. Lighted candles placed about the all scorers with irn e points. Cone nation. One half of the net proceeds satin and fea th er boas. An old fash- I Shetterly. room made a very pleasing effect. is retain ed in this countv to aid in ioned bathing dress convulsed the | R. H. Yates, chairm an of a corn- The only w itnesses to the ceremony and Davis led Bulldog scorers. The W illamina “ Bullpups” won | the fig h t against the dreaded disease, audience, and little Teddy Jean M att m ittee to en tertain p resen t and past w ere the b rid e’s m other, Mrs. Cora game easily, 13-15. j Folks in this com m unity are urged son in a w hite dress worn by Mrs. city officials, reported th a t plans Hopkins, and Miss Amerine, sister th eir Lineups: 1 not to fo rg et this w orthwhile cause of the groom. B eatty herself at the age of three are now completed fo r a reception W illam ina M onm outh a nd make th eir contributions in the years was greeted w ith applause. to be held Monday evening, Feb. 10. The young couple a ie making their Brown 4 F 4 Crook I coin boxes or purchase a ticket to A lovely w hite satin w edding gown The reception will be held in the home in W illamina. Mr. Amerine is Lawson 3 F e Tilton any of the above-numed dances. and veil, of the style worn by w ar auditorium of the union high school employed a t the Midway Lum ber com Stinson 0 9 C Williams | _____________________________ brides in 1917, was modeled by Mrs. a t 8 o’clock on th a t evening and will pany mill w est of W illamina. Davis 7 G 4 PX s P A U L F U N D M A N F rank Smelser. This was a g rea t fe a tu re a m aster of cerem onies and Sinm 0 G 1 contrast to Mrs. Ben Beard, Mrs. various musical selections by the D Z N E -D A N C E W IL L Subs: Cone 7, P ru itt -:- Dewey i S T iL L IN O FFIC E Floyd Edm iston and Mrs. H. C. Sheridan-W illam ina com m unity band L ose to L ocal A lu m n i T eam RE N EW F E A T U R E Tomlinson in the plain sturdy calico and the W illamina Ladies’ chorus. ______ The W lam ina Bul'dogs were beat- Paul Fundm an states there is no of pioneer women. F ire Chief A1 Newby reported . I en by a tow ering alumni squad here foundation in rum ors circulating re Mr. and Mrs. Mm. Jarv is announce Monday by the score of 25-21. Davis Mrs. W atts in a heavy, long brown i th a t citizens should be sure to call cently th a t he had sold his insurance walking suit with m atching “b ird ’s the city fire departm ent in any they will open their dine and dance j ]ed Bulldog scoring with 11 points, business. Mr. F undm an’s office is room at the W illamina Cafe on Fri nest” h at of about 1920 looked as j em ergency. He stated th a t individ- and K. S hetterly end Rickert led located in The Times office build much out of date as Mrs. K. E. ' uals should not atem pt to extinguish day (tom orrow ). Mr. and Mrs. Jarv is the alumni scoring with 6 points each. ing, and he handles all kinds of in •- i S hetterly in a gown of Civil w ar I fires but should imm ediately call the i lave ™ade. p*a n ® a fln ® evening Linsups: surance with old line companies. He days, with its satin ru ffle s and bro-1 fire departm ent. Chief Newby ex- ° en tcrtaln m en t which will feature W illam ina A lum ni is also a real estate broker and plained th a t this procedure would an orche/ t r a - flo° r ’ how and other Brown 4 F 3 Findel n otary public. cade. . . . . r» r o en n tertain io r1'! nm m f t in •> rlrl 1 1-1 n » Lawson form s of m en in addition 2 5 F M itchell There w ere about 25 period cos- ■ STeatly reduce the hazard of spread to dancing and dining. Stinson 0 C 6 K. S hetterly | tum es in the parade, the end of which ,nR fires. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis sta te they will Jones 2 G Bissell DISTRICT UNION I’lITS 0 was an original forecast costume fo r | It was suggested th a t the club 11 1961 modeled by Miss M arguerite I have an evening dinner m eeting o n | ope,,a ^t a idean and b'Kb class dine Davis G 0 Smelser ] OUT NEW CIO JOURNAL J ____ r - ebruary k - . , . __O< 24, fo r .1___________ dance and „ cordially ask S u b s: Cone 2 R ickert 6, J. Miles, featu _______________ rin g celophane -_ and sup- F the purpose of en- ¡and ,., . . . room, . ... S hetterly 4, Webb 2 I posed to practical in a world of ever tertain in g ru ral guests. S ecretary VLtr,«,” » coopela e wl b them Columbia riv er district council, increasing rapid pace of living. Ken Epley anu Rev. II. II. Miles were in this respect. Connie Keller, form erly of Willa- CJO labor unions, have shown their A num ber of native costumes from appointed as a com m ittee to make 'r he Full Gospel church is mov foreign lands proved an interesting ,be necessary arrangem ents for such ing out of the Godsey building. A mina. who su ffered a broken back d*88®! sfaction with their The Labor in a hit-an-run accident, is at home N ew dealer with issuance of a new break in the parade of period styles. a m eeting. It is planned that each shoe repair shop from Salem will from the hospital. He reports feel- new spaper last Thursday. “ The Wood Several girls and women modeled c*u o member bring a guest from occupy the building. ing much improved. 1 w orker” is a five-column tabloid Scandinavian dresses of hand woven an adjacen t community. ----------------------------------------------——— new spaper and will be published twice wool. Three girls in grass costumes I a month. It is issued as the official of Hawaiian dancers, and from Lin PLANNING PROGRAM TO lo ig a n of the Columbia river district ENOUGH TO SCARE ANY GROUND' field college two girls brought beau- i I council and supporting unions. BENEFIT NEW LIBRARY tiful oriental costumes. Mary Wai E arle H arper of W illamina Ixical Ki. in an elaborate kamoni, obi, The com m ittee in charge of the i 92, 1WA, rep o rts th a t this local indoor soft shoes and wooden street ' will support the new publication sandles. spoke of the details of her Program to be given in the near which “ is established as the result garb, displacing the manv underskirts 7 ’tu re fo r tbp bepnf 1 of tbe new ! of a widespread dem and for a pub- and inner sleeves of silk and wool, ' ,brary at tbe bome ° f Mr- “nil liration th a t will give honest repre- some plain in color, some printed. Mrs. Arnold Koutonen Tnesdav eve i sentation to the aims and policies of M’ss D orothea Smith of Newberg ning. Plans w ere outlined and it is I the m ajority of IWA m e m b e r s wore a genuine draned gown of a b'1oed th a t the program may take throughout the N orthw est.” H ’ndu girl, owned by a friend whose P*ace very soon, family were missionaries in India. The com mittee is composed of This gown was very in tricate to don Mrs. Fred Beattv. Mrs. Ben Beard I.adies o f C h ristian C hurch and drape, and its gn'd color was end Mrs. Arnold Koutonen from due to actual gold threads # woven ‘he Civic clnb and Dr. H. C. Tom- S is te r h o o d t.lu h t,o th e r into the fabric. * ' ’’nson. K. E. Shetterly and Lyle Music fo r the afternoon was fur- Rif7 * f ,r,o1P the Commercial club, The Sisterhood class of the f ’hureh nished bv the Choral club which A ca" fo r old fashioned clothing of C hrist met a< the home of Mrs. S usanna.” “ Believe ____ Me , 1 any vintage is ¡n order. Anvone sangr Oh ....... ..... ____________ Leo Mitchell W ednesday with 21 If All Those E ndearing Y o p n e who who ’’ w;H,n« to donate, p-ease ladies present. The tim e was spent Charm s” and “ Long Long A««o.” p^one Mr«. Koutonen and thinjrs in tying two quilts. A abort business Mrs. F'oyd Edmiston directed. “ APce 7 » ' ca'led for. Or thev may be , session was held at which tim e a Blue Gown” was sung bv Mrs. Laur- left e th er at B eard s Plum bing shop ccm m ittee was appointed to care ice Fox. and Mrs. Floyd Edmiston or Fred B eatty ’ barber ’hop. for the store room which is to be favored with “ I D ream t I Dwelt ' fil’ed with goods to help the needy. In Marble Halls. The lad'es trio. D uring the m eeting a discussion for It was voted to serve refreshm ents re- composed of Mrs. Ben Beard, Mrs. rais'n g funds for a new library , at the reg u lar m eeting at least fo r Yern Hudleston and Miss M arguerite ,U.*ed " L thp a c2 m’ the w inter months. Miles, «eng “ C arrv Me Back to Old mittee, Mr« Fred Beattv. Mrs. Ben The next m eeting will be held at Reard and Mrs. Arnold Koutonen, V 'rginie” w hi'e Mrs. J. B. Ellings- •he home of Mrs. O. W. Cobh on I to m eet with the Commercial club to worth and Mrs. C. L. G reene as an W ednesday, Feb. 5, a t 2 o’clock. devise ways and means. old darkv mammy and her pickanin The date fo r a cooking school ny acted out a pantomime. _ , , i simi’a r to the one held last vear, was M M. Buzard, fath e r of Mrs. Fo’lo w n g the program dainty re- for F ebruarv 19, to be sponsored E. A T urpin, who has been an in freshm ents w ere serwed by Mrs. Ben by the riv ic ciub A „j)vpr tpa ¡n valid f e r 22 months, su ffered a Matthews. Mrs O. U Cobb. Mrs. J. connection, the proceeds wi'l go to stroke Thursday m orning Mr. Buz LePage and Mrs. Gus Dahl. th<? ijbrary fund ard, who Is past 80 years of age. The business meeting followed. , ------------------------------------ is testin g easily at the present time.