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ïfye Willamina Oimes — For a Digger and Better Willamina Support VOLUME 32 NUMBER 37 Your Commercial Club — WILLAMINA. YAMHILL COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY 6. 1943 Willamina Passes Quota Easily In Our First Acid T est—War Bonds and War Taxes School Operetta Will Be Big Event Tonight 2nd War Bond Drive. Finish Strong 4 r * Fi ¡day night. May 7, at 8 o’clock in llie Wlllaml.ui high school, the A m was expected.Willamina eas opmetta, “ Hats Off,” will be given. ily ralaed 11» quota In the 21id war \ P o rtla n d Amuteialion to This operetta ha., « cast of fifty stu bond drive, going well over in a Install Ei rat-aid C en ter H ere dent. It is new. patriotic and with a whirlwind finish In huge rally. People of this community will be historic hackgrean '. Much credit la due to official» of The scene la laid In the Mermaid p.rated to learn that the Industrial the drive, Les Perrin, general chair Inn with a backgrourd of ocean and Hospital association of Portland Is man. Organization» and puhllc-splrlt- installing a Red Cross first aid cen ship*. John Paul Jones in the firs* ed citizen». ter in the bark pait of the Willamina net. is leaving with his t-rew of sail The bond rally which was to have poatofflce building. Fred Johnson, or» to go out and fight the enemy been held at Victory center last Fri when Landais, the enemy from with owner of the building, is having the day evening was held in Smith’» hall i rooms re-decorated and made ready in. trie* to Incite mutiny among the on account of bad weather. Although men The plot enfolds in a round of foi use this week. Nurse Howland (he crowd w*aa not ro large a» It d amatic and amus tg incidents. of Sheridan will be In charge. While would have been hut for the »form, Members of the cast are Joh Paul this first aid Is primarily for those there was pelnty of enthu»la»m shown Jones, Kenny Jones; L t Richard Dale. Injured in the lndu»trles around about throughout the evening and the pro Dale Johnson; Jimmy Gray. Buddy anyone Injured will be taken care of. gram waa much enjoyed by all prea- Buswell; Marian. Kathryn Ray; Syl I>r. Russell will assist In caring for ent. Paul Newton of Newberg waa via. LaVaughn Matthews; Deborah. the injured. master of ceremonies and General Elsie Young; Priscilla. Loretta Mal Cogwill waa apeaker of the evening ian; Dame Bly, Gerllne Gardiner; ai d hi» talk from peraona' knowledge CASCARA BARK BRINGS Anne Courtleigh. Charline Bice; of the aituat'on, rauaed hl» li»tennra HIGHER PRICES Capt. Wm. Courtleigh. Smithy Mitch • te deeply re •!!'«. the grunt reed of el; Capt. Landais. Roy Smith; Boodle Luther Hyder has been receiving cooperation by the peo'pl eat home Delbert Blanchard; Red Jerry. Al large quantities of cascara bark as with the men at the front. vin Cooper; Heliotrope. Shirley Har- Is his custom at this lime of the year ’V»lter Berglund, a !r~nl boy, In pole; and Narclsuss. Dorothy Shank. and expects that the crop will be good the navy, gave a abort talk. County Thursday afternoon at 1 :30 a mat since prices this year are considerably fhmrman Burney MePhillipa also inee will be given for grade and high higher than last year. Green bark Is g»vc a abort ta k school students. bringing eight cents per pound and The music ■) feature» Included dry bark. 20 cents per pound. Admission, adults 30 cents and »everal number* by the * Igh achool ' children 20 cents. I.a»t year. Hyder states, he bought band The gi-b' glee club from Mc < 30 tons of bark which brought sell — You’ve Done Your Bit—Now Do Your Best Minnville. dl.-»<ted by Clifford El- ers something more than >3000. a L . S . T r e a n r y D e p a rtm e n t F IR 1 TURNIDGE HOME ’lott, gave two n um ber Kathleen 1 sizable crop conrlderlng the effcri FROM ALASKA JOB Kelly of McMinnville. a talented that is made to gather the product. young woman, sang three number*. ' This year the serre rmounf of bark Plywro-1 PI?nt Gives Vandals Work Damage Earl Turnidge. who had spent a “ America, I lo v e Thee” and "My would be worth approximately $5000. 1 year working with army engineers at ¡ln«ldv.” But moat Important of ail ! Alaska, came home early Uncle Sam A Plane In Sheridan Warehouse Tannana. else waa thj r'gnlng un for more in April for a few weeks’ rest. On • than >10.000 in U. S war bond* for YOUTHS ESCAPE INJURY The Pacific Plywood plant easily Criminal vandalism, causing dam j returning to Seattle April 25 to re the war effort. | subscribed their quota of war bonds age of more than a thousand dollars port for work, he found the welcome IN AUTO ACCIDENT ! of $18,000. actually exceeding that : has been reported by the Sheridan news that he was no longer needed Five young Ipeople of the Free figure by almost a thousand dollars. I Grain Company, as having been on the Alaska job. Methodist church, including Hilton | Pledging a training plane costing done to grain and merchandise in Interest Strong In Returning home May 1, he found Griffiths. Verna Surgeon. Jean Fouts. , appriximately the figuie 'fixed in warehouses in Sheridan. The apeclfic awaiting him a letter complimenting I Duane Edwards and RandnH Sur their qTTofa. officials and committee« ' acts were the slashing o f salt sacks him on his good work and his loyalty Cooperative Food Store geon. took Mrs Cal Turnidge home contacted all of the employees of the in their main warehouse and grain in staying with an extremely hard from church Sunday morning On the I mill in each shift and “wearing a sacks In the cement warehouse, the job where the cold was so intense (By E. N. Howard) return, Randall, who Is new in Ore plane” became a common sight around g<-ain stored there being the property th< temperature at times fell to 60 A good deal of Interest is evinced gon. was driving Hilton's car. and the plant. i of the federal government. Seeds degrees below. A gold 'eal with blue In the proposed community coopera being attracted by the scenery when Bonds were sold in the office* of cleaned and sacked and ready for ribbon streamers, stamped with the tive store, mnay members having at the railroad crossing a mile west the company and a full time girl was shipment ran out of the slashed sacks words. “U. S. Army Engineer ” was been signed up with more to come, of town, struck a guard post and lost in charge selling bonds and stamps. and was mixed in a conglomerate enclosed in the letter. according to a late report of the com control of the car and 'plunged into Officials of the drive were very mess that will be almost impossible mittee on membership. the bank on the opposite side of the pleased with the results attained. i to separate and only at great cost. Signs of progress point to the fu road. Investigation is being made by sev Womens Division ture establishment of such an organ The car was damaged but no one eral law enforcement agencies and COM M ERCIAL C H R r n ization, for the he refit of the com was seriously Injured. j it is believed that the guilty parties Register Huge Sales munity at large where better Interests MEET M O N D A Y N IG H T i will be apprehended. demand just and more Intimate re KEARNEY BENEFIEL The regular mcctirg of the Com- The womens division of the war lation between prtducer and con m -»is! club wi ’ be held MonJay. bond drive, in charge of Mrs. Rurik sumer. IIDME ON SICK LEAVE KEN SHETTERLY JR. May 10. in the church basement. Hendrickson sold a total of $6.285.75 Two of the large grocery stores Kearney Benefiel arrived home Program and dinner are planned NOW AT FORT BRAGG of bonds in the recent 2nd. Ioan In Willamina having signed off for Monday afternoon on a 30-day leave for the evening. Rev. Mr. Osborne Kenneth Shetterly Jr., advises his drive, which considering that only the duration have thrust an unex from the hospital at San Diego. Cnl., ts main speaker. fclks here that he is now settled in seven days of time remained after pected responsibility upon the re where he had been sent from “some Come out and get to know your army life in his new quarters in Fort organization of the group is consider- maining service organizations, whose ' where In the South Pacific.” He business men better. Tickets may be Bragg. Va En route to Fort Bragg. i ed to be an exceptionally good show ability to cope with expanding de- 1 has been stationed the past year secured from Mrs Esther Fawk. Mrs. Kenr.eth advises that he enjoyed a ing. mands has not increased with like on a small island Inhabited only by Ethel Tremblay, Mis. Elva Green 'top-over of several hours in Wash The organizations and their chair rapidly, thus forcing n large volume Negroes who. he says, are very much , and Mrs. Gladys Roberts. Everyone ington. D. C.. an<l took advantage of men are: Willamina Civic Club. Mrs. of people to trade In other commun uncivilized but yere reasonably I is invited to attend. the stop to see a little of the nation’s L. N. Riggs: Primrose Rebekah ities. friendly. capital. He says that he took a look Lodge. Mrs. Carl Johnson; Ladies The establishment of a commun They call what scant clothinR they CONNICK TRANSFERRED at congress in session and the su Plywood Auxiliary, Mrs. Inez Her- ity cooperative store woull thus re wear lavalavas. Kearney^ says, and Harry A. Connick, army air cadet preme court, gave the big government zberg; The Methodist Church. Mrs. turn to the community the trade of do very little cooking, eating most writes that he is being transferred buildings. Washington’s monument Harry Shipley; Church of Christ. Mrs. Its Inhabitants, and also effect a <f their food, including fish, un from pre-flight school at San An and the Lincoln Memorial the once 0. W. Cobb; Ladies Auxiliary Local noticeable saving In transportation cooked. The climate is tropcial with tonio. Tex., where he has been for ever and finally saw the city in a No. $8,Mrs. James Me Maugh. which presents a notable problem in plenty of rain. At one time eight Mrs. Hendrickson desires to ex several months, tc primary school at hurried look. He felt that while his our economic struggle. inches of rain fell within 24 hours. Sileston. Mo. Harry is a graduate of visit to Washington was too short to press her appreciation to these groups Rmrney sat J. Drinking water was I Willamina high school of the cl.ss to satisfy him. he was gratified to and their chairmen for the good work d.ta .»>1 fro., n i ! ’ > -in.it.• 1 lake an I I of 1941. they did. “DUBBY” STEWART NOW 1 have had the short view that he got. what food they had was canned or NOW TRAINING IN WISCONSIN dried, plentiful in quantity, he says, LARKINS TELLS OF PRE I Campbell W. “ Dubby” Stewart, but not much in the way of variety. An incident of his bfe on the island 17. son of .Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Stewart FLIGHT GRADUATION of Willamina. Is preparing to serve related by young Renefiel was thnt Glenn Larkins Jr., who has been as the “ears” of one of Uncle Sam’s while swimming one day he caught n The following soldier letter is from Every one has plenty of monev over at St. Marys college attending pre haracuda. which measured 30 or 40 wars) Ips at the naval training school Africa, from Art Hicks, to his mother here, hut they can’t spend it. The f.)i -a die men on the campus of the inches in length w ¡eh he says are and folks here and since it was writ Germans took everything these peo flight school the past three months, mire dnngerous 'har. sharks ns they ten more than a month ago, does not ple owned away from them when graduated on Monday of this week University of Wisconsin, and to celebrate the occasion he made He will be stationed there for 16 go in big schools nnd n r.un attack- Indicate the strenuous events that they were here so now nobody has a long distance phone call to his par (Continued on page 3) wei ks during wlheh he will receive have since been taking place in that anything and they just get along the ents. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Larkins on Instruction In the transmission and section of the world. This, like other best way they can. Boy. I sure am Sunday afternoon to tell them he was recep’.lc n of radio code nnd study J. M. AIJMOND VISITS soldier letters, indicates young Hicks gird 1 was horn in America and I am graduating Monday and would leava the basic operating principles of all reaction to his new surroundings. looking forward to the day I can on Tuesday for Livermore Field. Cal. FORMER NEIGHBORS navy ndlo and c'eclncnl equipment. The letter follow’s: go back. where his friend and former school Upcr. completing the course he will J. M. Almond and son, Joe Mason Well, I can’t think of any more mate. Darrell Sims, has been in flight “Dear Folks: I have written you a be eligible for promotion to the petty Jr., of Portland called on Mr. and couple of letters since I arrived over to snv except that I am fine and hope school there the past month. officer rating of radioman, third class, Mrs. 0 . W. Cobb and other friends here, but I don’t think you have re you folks are the same.— Art.” • and te assigned to duty with the and neighbors Thursday even;ng as ceived them yet. I received a letter Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stephens re BABY CLINIC SCHEDULED fleet or at a shore »tptlon. they v « re on the return to the'r from you yesterday that you wrote cently received an interesting letter The bluejacket earned selection In home from a fishing trip up tjie Wil on Feb. 16th. So you see mail doesn’t from their son. Ray. who Is a radio FOR NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 13 the school upon making high stores lamina. come through very fast. I am some operator on a ship of the U. S. navy. The baby clinic will be held in the in a series of aptitude tests nnd. hav Mr. Almond is ftiief torpedoman where lr> Africa, and bov- I sure don’t Methodist church basement on Thurs He writes: ing an interview with a trained per on a sub-tender operating in the care much for this country. The Arabs day. May 13, at 1:30 p. m. “I have some things that I got sonnel advisor during recruit train southwest nPcific. He will leave later run around in robes that look like T-adies Aid will meet at the same ing In the month to resume his duties. (Continued on page 3) night gowns made out of flour sacks. place Friday at 2 o’clock. Interesting Letters From Soldier Boys Serving Uncle Sam In Distant Lands d • >2.00 A YEAR X
