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I » a* Willamina Oimes fg — t o r a Digger and B etter W Marnino VOLUME 22 — NUMBER 13 FIREMENS DANCE PROVES THANKS SAYS SUCCESS THE FIREMEN The Willamina Firemen’» dance held laat Saturday evening wan a great success, both from a financial standpoint and by the pleasure de rived from the dance itself. There was approximately 200 peo ple attending the affair, and the a- mount derived from the dance was about 1100.00, entrance fee was 56c per person, out of this amount 6c went for Federal Tax. The music for the affair was fur nished by the Golden Eagle Orchestra from McMinnville. Fire Chief Al Newby, in behalf of the Fire Department, wishes to take this opportunity to thank all, who helped to make this dance a success in enabling the fire laddies to contri bute 1100 00 more towards the am bulance fund. BIRTHDAY DIINNER GIVEN FOR JOHN TREMBLAY NOVEMBER 22 Mrs. W. C Tremblay entertained at dinner Sunday for her »on, John Tremblay, honoring his birthday. Those present wsre; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith, Mr. and Mr*. Sam McQueen, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wolke and son. Dan, of Grants Pass Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Dowling and daughter, Batty, of Portland, Mr. and Mr*. John Patterson of Portland, Mr. C. Harmon and Mr. Hampton and son o f the Will amina Lumber Company. Mrs. John Tremblay, Elba! and Mr». W. C. Tremblay and the honored gueat, Mr. John Tremblay. Su pport Your Com m er ç a i WILLAMINA, YAMHILL* COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER A WILLAMINA CIVIC CLUB HELD REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING The Willamina Civic Club met Thursday afternoon, November 19th, at the Rebekah Hall with 23 in at tendance. A business meeting was conducted after which a round table discussion by officers of the Yamhill County Federation of Women’s Clubs was en joyed by all present. Not all the offi cers could attend. Those attending the meeting were Mrs. W. H. Brandt. I*resident of Sheridan, Mrs. Ed Zim- merson, Vice-President of Cove Or chard, Mrs. L. N. Riggs, Secretary- Treasurer of Willamina and Mrs. Julius Nissen, ex board member of Sheridan. A musical number, ’Rythmn in My Nursery Rhyms.’ by the McBee sisters, Harriet, Eva and LaVelle, was enjoyed by all. Refreshments of pumpkin pie and coffee were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Harry Edmiston, Chairman, serving in exchange of dates with Mrs. K. E. Shetterly. Alberta Smel- ser, Rhoda Cobb and Mildred Hof- richter. DECEMBER FIRST IS LAST CHRISTMAS MAIL DATE The bulk of Christmas cards and parcels must be in the mails by December 1st if delivery on time is to be assured, Smith W. Purdum, second assistant postmaster general, warned today. Unprecedented wartime demands and prospects of a record volume of Christmas mail, he stated, makes necessary earlier mailings then ever before. He also stated that if Christ mas mart was held back by senders un til the usual time, December 15 to 23, thousands of gifts would not reach their destinations until after Christ MRS. SPENCE RECEIVES TRAGIC mas. NEWS OF NEPHEW’S DEATH The extra mail cars usually used Mrs. M. W. Spence received this during the holiday period are now clipping from her sister, Mrs. A. E. being used by the armed services and Napier, at Scottsbluff. Neb. bringing extra trucks are difficult to obtain. news of the death of a clearly loved BRUCE BROWN PASSES TESTS nephew. The clipping from a Nebraska pap TO ATTEND RADIO SCHOOL Bruce Hinton Brown, son of Mr. er reads as follows; “Chief Torpedo- mnn, Arba E. Na'pier, Jr., age 32 and Mrs. H. N. Brown, of Willamina years, of Scottsbluff, died in action has been selected through a series of in the Pacific war. a telegram from aptitude tests to attend the new U. S. the Navy reported. Mrs. Napier lives Naval Training School for Radiomen at the University of Chicago,was en at 14th Avenue and 17th Street It is the second time that tragedy rolled the first week of November has struck in the Jap war for Mrs. and is now on his way to become a • Napier. Her grandson, Kenneth ad- specialist in the Navy. ams, of the Army Air Corps was very After completing his intensive 16- badly wounded at Hickman Field,- week course in international code, Honolulu, when the Japs struck at radio theory and laboratory, typing Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. He and spelling, advanced military drill, is still in a hospital at El Paso, Texas first aid and naval procedure, he will recovering from wounds. be eligible for a petty officer’s rating The Navy telegram gave no de of radioman, third class. tails on Arba Napier’s death other Brown enlisted in the Navy last than he was lost in action. August 17th and went through re Arba enlisted in the Navy in 1927 cruit training at the U. S. Naval at the age of 18 years, when he was Traing Station at San Diego, Calif. a Junior in high school and has been After finishing school at Chicago, in the service continuously since then. he will be assigned to active duty with His last visit home was at Christmas the fleet or at a naval shore station. time last year, when he stopped off while enroute from the Pacific to MRS. CHAS. WEBB GUEST OF the Atlantic to join the crew of a HONOR AT SURPRISE SHOWER new ship, which later sailed to the A shower honoring Mrs. Charles Pacific. Webb was held at the home of Mrs. Arba was born at Schuyler, Neb. V. O. Huddleston last Friday, Novem In addition to his mother, survivors ber 20th. Assisting Mrs. Huddleston include three sisters, Mrs. P. W. were Mrs. Olive Watts, Mrs. Amanda Snyder and Mrs. John Adams of Greene, Mrs. Margaret Neely, and Scottsbluff and Mrs. Walter Sned- Mrs. Jessie Beatty, all members of den of North Platte and one brother, the Choral Club. Lloyd Napier of Scottsbluff. Arba The Club group honored Mrs. Webb was unmarried. His father died a with a Special gift besides the other year ago.” lovely gifts presented. The many friends here of Mrs. Refreshments of ice cream, cake Sponce and her daughter, Opal, truly and coffee were served to about sympathize with them in their loss of twenty-five guests. loved ones. Russell Davis former athletic star Several show windows are display at the Willamina High School, who is ing merchandise for Christmas. In now attending Naval Radio School others, assortments of Christmas in Chicago, underwent a successful cards are shown. There will be little operation for appendicitus on Nov or no Christmas illumination due to ember 16. the ’dimout’ provisions. In the Christ He is at the United States Marine mas novelties, the 'plastics will pre Hospital in Chicago; and by Wednes dominate. day of last week, he was feeling fine. I C h th —— 1942 11.60 A YEAR ■ I WILLAMINA ARE TO ORGANIZE jPet't AU Qute. Q ua I A VICTORY CORPS Prelinminary steps have been com pleted by the Union High School 1 I Board, High School Student Council IN THE MIDST o f a wur-lom w orld, and Facualty and within the next week enrollment of students will get ! underway. A large part of the High we as American» should give p rofou n d School Student Body is expected to zV take part in this program. thank» to Corl fo r the privilege» o f living The plan calls for voluntary enlist ment of every high school student in the United States in some phase of the in a country where per»onal lib erty p er program which is designed to aid the •$ | National War effort. Captain Eddie mit» us to choose to our l i k i n g ................ :•? Rickenbacker has been named Na- | tional Chairman of the Victory Corps \ Policy Committee. The Army, Navy. where there it plen ty fo r all o f the nec- Commerce Department, the National Council of Chief State, Willamina eeasitiet and luxuries o f life. High School board and Student Coun cil have endorsed the program. The purpose of the program was Let U» all do our part, that this p rivi outlined in a statement of the Policy Committee. “A realistic appraisal of lege may not he lost! our need for trained manpower, both £ , in the armed forces and in war pro- £: j duction, makes it evident that the :$ I High Schools can’t go on doing busi- i g: I ness as usual. High school youths are ! impelled by patriotic consideration to 18 A 19 YEARS OLD NOW IN point their training to preparation for war work, to task requiring skill of HI SCHOOL MAY BE INDUCTED hand and strength of body, coupled Registrants 18 and 19 years of age with intelligence and devotion. will be classified and if found avail Under the program, every student able for military service, will be or enrolled in the high school is elegible dered to report for induction in ac to join the general membership of The Navy widhes to announce that cordance with their order numbers the High School Victory Corps. Stu recruiting is on a strictly limited and in the same manner as other re dents within about two years of com- gistrants without regard for the fact I pleting high school are elegible for basis. The Oregon quota will be dras that they are pursuing a course of admission to any one of the five spec tically cut from the number enlisted instruction in a high school or similar ial service divisions. These Victory in recent months. At the present institution of learning. ■ Corps divisions are: (1) Land service time, the McMinnville station is on a R equ est F o r P o stp o n em en t O f In - which calls for pre-induction training quota basis. All other stations in Ore d u c tio n . A registrant in high school for all branches of the Army except gon have been similarly curtailed. who has been ordered to report for the air; (2) Air service; (3) Sea Ser- Chief Quartermaster Harrison of induction shall be inducted in the vice, which provides training far all the McMinnville station announces usual manner unless he shall request branches of the war industries and that men wishing to enlist may make in writing that his induction be post agriculture; and (5) Community Ser application and have their name plac poned. Upon such a request, the lo vice, preparing for medical, nursing ed on a waiting list. cal board shall, before inducting the teaching, and numerous other pro fessions and for business and Civic It should be understood, how registrant, determine; (a) If he has reached the 18th Services. ever, that there is no curtailment of Girls as well as boys are welcome recruits in Navy Construction Battal- anniversary of the day of his birth lions or in enlistment of Radio Tech- but has not reached the 20th anni- to Victory Carps rank. Girls are ex nicians. Those branches are still wide versary of the day of his birth; pected to predominate in the Produc (b) If he is pursuing a course tion and Community Service divisions open for enlistment with practi cally all ratings available for men of instruction at a high school or to meet the growing demands of war similar institution of learning; and industries, agriculture, nursing, busi able to qualify. (c) If he is pursuing such ness and teaching. • course of instruction in the last half Basic to the whole Victory Corps AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY of the academic year at such school plan is the aim of cutting down time TO HAVE HOPE CHEST DANCE or institution. now needed to train men and women If the registrant fulfills all three after they have enrolled in the armed The annual Hope Chest Dance that has been sponsored for a number of of these requirements, the local board farces or in war industries. years by the Sheridan unit of the shall postpone the induction of such Application blanks will be given out American Legion Auxiliary will be registrant until the end of the aca to students Monday, November 30, given next week, the evening of demic year of such school o.r insti 1942. Parents will please examine Thanksgiving Day in the Legion Hall tution. If the registrant fails to ful and sign the application in order to fill any one of these three require include their children in the Victory at Sheridan. ments, he shall be inducted in the Corps. This week in the windows of usual manner. the Willamina Clothing Store may be ALASKA MISSIONARY GUEST seen the chest and various articles which will be given awqfr the evening SHOWER GIVEN HONORING SPEAKER A Y CHURCH OF CHRIST of the dance. MRS. AL ENDRES Mr. Charles Railsback, Missionary Everybody invited. A shower honoring Mrs. Al Endres from Ketchikan, Alaska, was at the was held at the Methodist Church Church of Christ last Saturday night. parlors last Wednesday, November After telling the experience of or 18th. Hostesses were Mrs. L. N. ganizing and carrying on of the work Baukhage Tells About Riggs, Mrs. Les Perrin, Mrs. Warren for the past three years, he showed jüngdahl. Mrs. Gus Dahl, Mrs. Harry slides of the beautiful Alaska scenery Shipley and Mrs. Julius Jensen. and the people and occupations en Mrs. Laurice Fox, whose lovely gaged there. Motion pictures at | voice is always appreciated, sang, Ketchikan, including his own family “Brahms Lullaby”, accompanied on in a snow fight there concluded the the piano by Mrs. Hugh Flanery. very interesting program. Dainty refreshments were served On Sunday morning. Brother Rails for about fifty guests. back was guest speaker at the Church m Mrs. Endres received many lovely and brought a stirring Gospel mes gifts. sage. An Exclusive Interview He and his family plan to return District Superintendent Reverend to their work next summer. in D. L. Fenwick of Newberg was guest Those attending the Christian En speaker at the five services at the deavor Convention in session at Day- THIS WEEK’S ISSUE Free Methodist Quarterly Meeting ton Sunday afternoon were Cleone of held at the church Friday to Sunday Jones, Elsie Young, Maxine Huddle evening. Reverend Fenwick was a ston. Agnes Westwang, Bob Duncan T H IS HEW SPAPER guest of Reverend and Mrs. P. J. and Smith Mitchell, with Bob driving Griffiths during the meeting. his car. OREGON U. S. NAVY RECRUITING TO BE DRASTICALLY CUT WILLKIE’S NEW JOB
