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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1942)
4 Willamina Oinus VOLUME 32 — NUMBER 11 FIREMEN SPONSOR Ev’rybody Ev’ry Pay Day DANCE TO HELP IN COURT OF HONOR LEST WE FORGET HELD MONDAY EVE. This story under the heading, “He Rendered Distinguished Service” — A fine Court of Honor was held at “Hinton Brown Hero When Shells the Methodist Church Monday even Fell" was the talked of story twenty- The Willamina Fire Department is making elaborate plana for a grand ing with the following scouts re two years ago. He was only a boy then WASHINGTON, D. C — Women At W ar Week, opening Noir. 22. during which benefit «lance to be held in the Will ceiving ranks and badges; Jay Sav I and now his son, Bruce Brown, is amina Hall on Saturday night, Nov women will seek to sell the greatest single week's volume of War Bonds and age of Sheridan and James Schar- helping finish what he and other will serve to put the spotlight on the mighty contribution women generally ember 21 at. Proceeds of thia dance Stamps are making toward financing the war. schmidt, Richard Hansen, Dick Hof- fathers began, and what time has will go towarda the expenne of the Six million women are on War Savings payroll plans. Their monthly deduc richter and Donald Colburn of Willa proven was not yet finished, making purchune of our much needed ambu tions total 170,000,000. The customers of 300,000 newspaper lance. mina became Second Class Scouts. the world free for Democracy. T h is I* My Fight Too* The boya of the fire department boys who have sold more than $50,000,- Ronald Huntley of Sheridan received 000 in War Bonds and Stamps are “Because he kept going up with ntate that tickets a.re now on sale and mostly women. a merit badge for Pathfinding and ammunition in spite of hell and high that a concerted drive will be made Volunteer saleswomen run nearly all Fred Johnson received a badge for water,” as the top sargeant expressed to sell an many ticketa aa possible for the Bond booth« In theatres from Maine Personal Health and Handicraft. thia great cause. You will be enter to California. They also are sparking it, kept it going up to the guns in tained by a well known dance orches the W ar Bond sales in retail stores. The boys are taking interest in spite of Hun artillery, men and avia Ralph G. Engelsman. Associate Field tra and dancing will begin from 9:30 working for advancement, but they tors, in spite of broken-down bridges Director ot the payroll savings section p.m. to 12:30 in the morning. of the War Savings Staff, readily ad need more support, and also the and every other obstruction, Corporal Ticketa are now on nale at Newby’n mits that without the support of women Scoutmaster needs more support. Drug Store, S ta g e Depot Cafe or the phenomenal record of payroll sav Hinton Brown was able to keep plenty any of the local firemen and will nell ings enrollments would not have been Scouting is a character building of shells on top for the gunners of for 56c tax included for both ladies achieved Payroll savings plans are orgamzat.on and should have the Battery A-14 7th Field Artillery. now in operation In 148.000 businesses and gentlemen. and factories. Employees of twenty- whole-hearted backing of every par This lad from Willamina Oregon Every citizen in thin entire section five thousand of these firms are con ent, educator and organization of isn’t much for looks; the dashing should get behind thin worthwhile verting at least 10 percent of gross pay Willamina. rolls into W ar Bonds every payday. young aides of staff officers riding caune and show your appreciation to Associate Field Director Engelsman our loval volunteer firemen and their Let’s give Scouting its rightful in touring cars and sedans in the says that women have contributed di worthwhile cause. rectly and indirectly toward this rec rlace in our busy life during these safety sections of the advanced area lift’s ke«*p the date in mind, Sat ord. When a man devoted 10 or more had Brown beat a mile on beauty and trying times. urday, November 21st, at the Willa percent of his pay envelope to W ar neatness; but a little thing like that mina Hall, and give them our whole Bonds, the woman at home has had a powerful voice In the decision. Her didn’t matter to this stripling, he was hearted cooperation. planning, her economies and her cheer trying to win the war not a promo fulness play their p art in the success tion. Most of the time Corporal Brown Prood of her lav rs tm e n t la the A m fr lr s n of payroll savings. N O T IC E w ay of life and eq ually proud of (he fr ir a e was ill, so ill, that often after a very The Treasury Department la counting of w a r production on her face and arm s , the lad y la this "W om en A t W a r W eek" D u e to w a r o r d e r , a n d b la c k - o a t hard pull in getting his ammunition upon this woman influence in its cur yonnx poster symbolises tw e of the chief activities r e g u la t io n s , w e h e r e a g r e e d to e lo s e In the 1942 school census, reports up, he would fall over and be just rent campaign to "top that 10 percent of women a f w ar. by New Y e a r’s.” By the first of the o u r s to re s a t th e n e w w a r t im e h o u rs compiled recently by Lucy V. Hud about all in and someone would sug year the Treasury hopes to enroll at roll savings plan and 5,000,000 mors f r o m 9 a. m . to 0 p. m . d a ily e x c e p t men with total deductions for War dleston, school clerk, there showed a gest that the boy be sent to the hos least $,000,000 women workers in a pay- Bonds over the 10 percent mark. S u n d a y s b e g in n in g N e v e m b e r 2 3 r d . decrease of one enrollment over the pital; and he would be up and at ’em A l l c u s to m e rs in s to re s a t t im e o f previous year 1941.., The ages rang in a minute. c lo n in g w ill be w a ite d i p o n . Brown would be tearing along the W e ask y o u r c o o p e r a tio n in c o m ing from 4 to 20 years inclusive. road on high taking shell holes and p ly in g w it h th e s e n e w r e g u la t io n s , In Polk County District No. 44, big rocks as though they were tiny as these r e g u la t io n s w ill be m a i n t a i n there are 62 girls and 44 boys, a mud pies left out to bake; Bock “call- e d th r o u g h o u t th e W i l l a m e t t e V a l l e y . About 150 members and friends T^e Wil'am’na Commercial Club total of 106. In Yamhill County Dis in cards” would be coming over thick S ig n e d of the Willamina Church of Christ met last Monday evening with 21 trict No. 30, there are 120 boys and as flies in water melon time. The W i l l a m i n a M e r c h a n ts thoroughly enjoyed an old fashion members and guests present. 124 girls, a total of 244. The total shell hauling non-com would see a i banquet in the church basement Fri All of the newly elected officers enrollment in Willamina Schools Dis road and make for it, ‘Hi you can’t go day evening, November 6th. The kit- of the City had been invited. Mayor tricts No’s. 30-44 is 164 boys and 186 up there’, someone would yell. ‘Who said so?’ Brown would ask, giving his J chen committee did a ’fine job in elect, A. D. Newby; Councilmen, Ira girls, a total enrollment of 350 chil truck more gas. ‘Them’s General So Iproviding an abundance of chicken Green and S. J. Smith with Mrs. dren. and so’s orders’. Show me the gener and other appetizing food. The pro Smith were present. They were in al?’ the corporal would ask. ‘He’s back Last year’s enrollment in Polk at — . but the reply would never be gram which followed was enjoyed by troduced by the President, L. N. County were 43 boys and 53 girls, completed. ‘Let him stay back there; The Postoffice Department now is all. Riggs, and each spoke briefly. Coun a total of 96 and for Yamhill County starting the most gigantic task in Short talks were given by Ed Geer, cilmen R. Y. Neely and Oscar Bene- 132 boys and 123 girls, a total of Pm carrying shells to the front,’ its history — the movement of a would be Brown’s comeback as he 255 students. A complete total of kept on going. When the roads were «1« luge of Christmas parcels, cards and Chairman of the Church Board; Dave fiel were also present. A. D. Newby told about the cam 351 students in both counties last very badly shell-pocked, he took to the letters, while maintaining the regular Duncan, Superintendent of Bible year. flow of millions of pieces of mail School; Smith Mitchell, as President paign for funds for the purchase of fields; when French trucks had block daily to and from our armed forces of the Young People’s Endeavor; an ambulance car. He stated that aded traffic (as they always did), the all over the world. I Willamina boy had some method Lucy Huddleston, Sponsor of the funds were being contributed very T W O W I L L A M I N A R E S I D E N T S Indications are that the volume of whereby he would get around them; E N L I S T IN U . S. N A V Y Junior Endeavor; Vic Emmons, speak satisfactorily and that the full amount Christmas mail will be the largest on one way road rules didn’t bother him Harley Lorn Lord enlisted in the in the least when he was hauling am record. If thousands of our soldiers, ing for 99 Men’s Organization; and needed would be on hand soon. United States Navy and Wallace Wal munition, although he obeyed them By motion Vice-President, L. N. sailors, marines and civilians friends Mrs. Mitchell, as President of the Sis ter Ham was enlisted in the Naval when not in a rush. Battery Comman Riggs, was made President tnd Lloyd are not to be disappointed, the public terhood. Reserve. Arvidson was elected Vice- President. i ders would be almost frant:c because must cooperate by mailing earlier The program committee had a well There have been numerous cases of only a few shells were at hand and then ever before and by addressing letters and parcels properly. Parcels rounded selection of numbers which W I L L A M I N A E X T E N S I O N U N I T misunderstandings concerning the de the dump miles away, roads would pendents allowances given the men , be blocked, , ___ staff _______ officers would give which are to be delivered to the east had the old fashion theme. Mrs. Mit M E T L A S T T H U R S D A Y in the Navy. A ll N a v a l E n liste es R e - up trying and then little Corporal should be mailed a week or more chell read “The Possum Blessin” and The Willamina Extension Unit met ceive T h e S am e D e p e n d a n ts ’ A llo w Hinton N. Brown (fit for a cot in a earlier than in previous years, as Cleone Jones read “Underneath The at the Methodist Church on Noveni ^ n c e A s R e c e iv e d B y T h e A r m y base hospital) would say he knew current trends indicate that Christ Buggy Seat”. The men’s quartete, 5th, 1942. he allowances are as follows: where he could get the stuff and he mas mailing will be the heaviest in Miss Packer, County Demonstrator many years. This means 20 to 25 including Allan Beck, Merle Wilson, Married men are entitled to allow never failed. Vic Emmons and Harlan Woodruff led the meeting on “Buying War ances for their wife, children and days before Christmas. So it came to pass that he was re S h o p E a r l y , W r a p S e c u r e ly , A d . sang “There’s Music in the Air” , Substitutes in Clothing” and “Fire other dependants. All men in ratings commended for the distinguished ser d r e m M a i l C o m p le t e ly ( o n e a id e o n l y ) "Dis Train” and “Fishing”. The girls’ proofing”. Each member bought a third class or below, receive $28.00 vice cross. Officers who knew how Christmas gift idea to show. and M A IL E A R L Y . per month for their wife; $12.00 for much the Army was helped by the sextet, including Kathryn Ray, Ag Mrs. C. A. McCall resigned from the first child and $10.00 for each ad- lad, who knew how he had risked nes Westwang, Luzelle Bunn, Elsie the President chair. Mrs. Verna Mek- d.tional child. The man contributes every danger to get shells up when it HONOLULU R E S ID E N T S V IS IT Young, Maxine Huddleston and La- kers was elected to take her place as $22.00 per month and lh° government was impossible to do so, who knew R E L A T IV E S IN W IL L A M IN A Vaughn Matthews sang “0 Night of President and Mrs. Leo Read was $28.00 iper month, making a ‘ ^tal of how deserving he was of honor, en Mr. and Mrs. James Kittering from $50.00 minimum. All allowances for dorsed h:s papers with most compli Dreams” and “An Old Fashioned elected Vice-President. Honolulu were recent visitors at the children are made by the government mentary sentences. A luncheon was served following home of Mrs. Kittering’s brother-in- Garden”. The girls dressed in old without any additional contributions the business meeting. The papers reached headquarters law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Hinton fashioned costumes and posed for the on the part of the man. Allowances miles behind the range of the most group. Dr. Victor Johnson brought Brown. Next month’s meeting will be on are also made for parents, 3isters, powerful German guns. Some per Mrs. Kittering, who was the former, the program to a climatic close by December 3rd at the home of Mrs. brothers and grandchildren provided fumed headquarters officer looked at Miss Margaret Chapman, of Sheridan, singing two numbers, “Be Strong” Frank Matocha. The subject for the they are bonifide dependants. Pro the papers, lit a cigarette, yawned, meeting will be “Meat Substitutes. has spent the past 14 years in the and "Bells of the Sea”. vision is also made for a man now noted by his jewel studded wrist islands teaching and doing office work Mrs. Emmons then led the group in married, who is obliged to pay ali watch that it was time to keep “a in school there. Mr. Kittering has old time singing which led into a N O T IC E mony to a former wife. date so pigeonholed the recommen been there the past 7 years. They devotional. After Scripture reading Civic Club meeting to be held on The Navy also announces that the dation. But the men of battery A were married in April 1941. of Hebrews 11:1-10 by Harlan Wood Thursday, November 19th, be sure numerous rumors to the effect that knew and honored Corporal Hinton They made an uneventful voyage ruff, the group sang “Blest Be the and come. the Navy is going to discontinue ob N. Brown of Willamina, Oregon all over and expect to remain here per Tie” which was followed by prayer. There is no kintergarden this year, taining recruits by voluntary enlist the more. manently, Mr. Kittering having been Many then enjoyed a few minutes but anyone desiring a high school ment, are without any foundation This story was a special page of the ordered by his doctor to leave the of looking at some old fashioned girl to care for your child call Mr. whatsoever. The Navy is still recruit Willamina Times printed June 12, tropics because of ill health there. albums. Riggs at the high school. ing and will continue to do so. 1919. NEW AMBULANCE 6,000)000 Women Enrolled in War Savings Payroll Plan. SCHOOL CENSUS SHOWS DECREASE CHURCH OF CHRIST COMMERCIAL CLUB BANQUET SUCCESS MET ON MONDAY CHRISTMAS MAILS MUST RE MAILED 25 DAYS EARLIER
