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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1943)
Ot)£ Willamina Dimes f o r a ItiKfter and B e tte r W illam in a VOLUME 32 NUMBER 40 S u p p o rt Your C o m m ercia l C lu b — $2.00 A YEAR WILLAMINA, YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 27. 1943 Major Harmon Will Address W U H S COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Graduates at High School Friday Night Wilamina Union High School In another column will he found the commencement program for the graduation exercise» which will take place at the high »chool auditorium Friday night when 3H girl» and boy» of the Willamina union high »chool district will complete their high »chool work. Honor graduates are: Ilene Thom- as valedictorian, and Rogene Ro»», »alutatorlan; other honor» graduate» being Roy Smith. Betty Harpole, Vera Ringler, Geraldine Gardner, Irene Johnson. Bill Stewart, Fay Larkin» and Betty Zetterberg. Cla»» officers are James Reid, pres ident; Andrew Schryvers. vice-presi dent; Ilene Thomas, secretary-treas urer; Betty Close, student council representative. The commencement address "Youth In a New World" will be made by Major Lloyd V. Harmon, camp chap lain at ( amp Adair, who Is reputed to be a speaker of much ability. The roll of the class Is as follows: Thelma Barker. Alan Bice. Betty Brown, Barbara Brown. Ettagene Brown. Harriet Blanchard. Robert Biddy. Luxelle Bunn. Esther Burman, Betty Close. Jerry Dlsch. Robert Dun can. Robin Harmon. Dorothy Helle- kes, Charles Hofrichter. Patricia Johnson, Marian Ia»dy. Fay Larkina. Esther Mathis. Eva McKinley. James Reid, Andy Schryvers. Bill Stewart, I.ynette Shetterly, Roy Smith. Lee Stout. Walter Vnn Or- den. Esther Whitman. Freda Walbel, Phyllis Worland. Robert Wilkerson, and the nbove-numed honor students CITY KESERYOIR TO GET ANNUAL BATH SUNDAY Water Commission George Linton has given notice that he Is going to wash out the reservoir at 5» o’clock Sunday morning and that folks who live on the higher ground, especially in west Willamina and along the eight-Inch pipeline leading out to th«* plywood plant will be out of water for a few hours. For this reason he Is notifying these rater users to lay in a temporary supply for household use. Those living on the lower ground in the city will not be seriously af fected by the cut-off, the commission er says. LARGE CROWD ATTENDS BACCALAUREATE A large crowd attended baccalaur eate services held at the high school Sunday nt 8 o’clock p. m . and en joyed the program of the evening. The 33 young people of the graduat ing class present were dignified and attractive in caps and gowns. Two members of the class are serving in the army and cannot be present for graduation, May 28th. BRUCE BROWN CALLS UP FAMILY FROM NAVAL BASE The H. N. Brown family had a nice surprise last Friday evening when their son. Bruce, called up from San Diego and talked io them just before leaving for a cruise to the South Pa cific. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and the girls nil had a chance to talk with Bruce and they were much elated with their visit. Bruce is ships radioman and has had extensive training for his job. RATION BOARD SETS NEW PUBLIC OFFICE HOURS Mrs. Edith Bngley, chief clerk for the ration hoard, advises that begin ning June 1, the office in Sheridan will be open to the public from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. daily from Monday through Friday On Saturdays the office will be open from 8:30 until 12 noon. DECORATION DAY WILL BE OBSERVED HERE Decoration day will be observed in Willamina with the closing of places of business and attendance by many people nt memorial services. Plywood Concerns Hold Annual Get-Together FRIDAY. MAY 28. 1943 Class Processional ...........................................“ Pomp and Circumstance" Mrs. Victor Emmons Invocation ................- ........ — .. ..................................Rev. P. J. Griffiths Salutatorlan Addresc ........................................................... Rogene Ross Valedictorian Address ...........................................................Ilene Thomas Vocal S o lo s ..... ...................................................................Mrs. Laurlce Fox “End of a Perfect Day” “The Long Road" Commencement Address ................................ "Youth In a New Morld Northwest plywood manufacturers Major Lloyd V. Harmon, Camp Chaplain, Camp Adair. Oregon whose 29 factories are operating top Vocal Selection ...»................................. ......................Mr, Leonard Plouff production to supply nation’s mili “Somewhere a Voice Is Calling” tary needs concerned themselves pri Presentation of Graduating Class ........... Mr. L. N. Riggs, Principal marily with future peacetime mar kets when they held their annual in Presentation of Diplomas .......................... ................Mr. R. J. Lglow Chairman Board of Directors dustry convention at Salem Tuesday. “ First plywood must be 'produc'd to Presentation of Gift to School .............. ...............................James Reid hslp win the war but also you should Benediction ......... - .................- ............................ Rev. P. J. Griffiths now prepare to get hack in the con Recessional ...............- ....... ~.......... - ......................... Mrs. Victor Emmons sumer market again," W. E Dlfford. FACULTY OF WILLAMINA HIGH SCHOOL managing director of Douglas Fir L. N. Riggs Mary Ogden Judith Mosier Mary Stevenson H. N. Stoudenmcyer D. H Hiatt Plywood Bssocitlon, urged In his an Lola Berlin Roy Warren nual report. His review came after BOARD OF EDUCATION the men again named N. O. Cruver, R. J. Uglow. Chairman Tacoma, president of their trade as Carl E Wise Lloyd Blanchard sociation. Other officers re-elected R. Y. Neely Howard Wooden included Frost Snyder. J. P. Simp A. J. Cafarelll, Clerk son and H E Tenxler. all of Tacoma. CLASS OFFICERS Trustees of all-industry board are T. James Reid ..............—............................................... .................... President B. Malarkey and Clay Brown of Port Andrew S ch ryvers................................................. - ............Vice-President land. J. R. Robinson, Everett, Wash., Ilene Thomas ............................................................... Secretary-Treasurer and E W. Daniels. Hoquiam. Wash Betty Close .......................................... Student Council Representative Army, navy and martlme commission D. H. Hiatt ................- ................................................ ....... Faculty Advisor lely on panels for soldiers’ portable CLASS MOTTO— “Launched, but not Anchored” barracks, ruilroad cars, coastal putrol CLASS COLORS— Blue and White boats, torpedo boats, life boats, air CLASS FLOWER— Red Carnation plane boxes, parts for bombers and fighting planes and a host of other uses. American Trend Favors The local Pacific Plywood Corpora Wartime Poppy Day & tion plant Is a member of the North west Plywood Manufacturers associa Finds Local Unit Ready Co-ops Says Howard tion. The association has done val (By Edward N. Howard) Faith in America with those who uable work in publicizing the uses of For the past three and one half have died in the nation’s service will plywood and in research and plans years and especially since the begin greater service for its members as be pledged anew on Poppy day. May ning of the war, this community has 29, Mrs. Thurber. American Legion soon as the war is over. auxiliary president, said today as the enjoyed an unprecedented growth in auxiliary continued preparations for industry, and consequently in popula NEW NIGHT WATCHMAN its annual distribution of memorial tion. During the past year, two stores HIRED BY CITY doing the larger volume of business, poppies. Lloyd Andross, a recent new citizen “The wearing of the poppy is a have ceased operation. These con- of W’tllamlna, was chosen by the city personal pledge t h a t we will not of Willamina for the job of night ‘break faith’ with those who died but patrolman Mr. Andross is on the job will carry on to the achievement of ana while his appolhtmeni will not be the things for which they gave their confirmed until he has been tried out. lives.” said Mrs. Thurber. he will be given the job permanently “Millions of Americans will wear if he meets with the approval of city the poppy this year as a tribute to authorities. the dead of both World wars and a mark of their determination to con MEMORIAL SERVICES TO BE clude th’s war with complete victory. OBSERVED AT CHURCHES The flower is the symbol of life giv The worsh'pn’ers nt both the Wil en in service for America. The wear lamina and Butler Methodist churches er makes an unspoken pledge to the A'iil be very happy next Sunday ns nation’s heroic dead that he will live they gather for services. Both aud as they died, serving America.” itoriums have been newly decorated. Poppies will be offered to everyone Decoration day is next Monday and in Willamina by the women of the Sunday services will be memorinl ser auxiliary on Poppy day. No price will vices The pastor and the membership be asked for the flowers, the pennies invite all to worship with them. of children being just as welcome as the dollars of the wealthy. A peppy LLOYD MAULDIN HOME FOR over every heart is the goal. VIIS1T FROM FORT LEWIS Lloyd Mauldin from the army en CHARLES COLBURN WILL gineering corps at Fort Lewis, came RECEIVE B.S. DEGREE MAY 30 home last week for a 1 5-day furlough visiting his parents and other rel Among the more than 600 candi atives and friends. Lloyd expects to dates for degrees at the 66th an see service overseas before long. nual comtnencemnnt of the Univers ity of Oregon, to be held May 30, is SERGEANT YOUNG VISITS a student from Willamina. Sergeant Claude H. Young was Charles H. Colburn is applying for home over Mother’s day with his par a bachelor of science in architecture ents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Young. and allied arts. Sergeant Young is stationed at Ephrata air base in Washington. PLAN TO SELL GRAND Mrs. Raymond Young of Portland RONDE PROPERTY also spent Mother’s day at the Ro Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kochis were down bert Young home. « early Monday morning from (old A picnic W’as held Friday, May 21, Grand Rondo, transacting business at the Fendal! school. Two boys. Carl and visiting friends. Mr. Kochis has Mr. and Bainter and Neil Buckmaster, grad not been well and they plan to sell uated from the eighth grade. Mrs. the large house they own there in Rose Riggle expects to be teacher stead of making it over into an apart ment house as they had planned. again next year. 21 Graduate From Grade School In an address filled with good ad vice, Superintendent Lyle Riggs of ! the Willamina union high school start ed the eighth grade graduates of the Willamina grade school off to the finish of their readin’, ritin’ and rith- metic years. Wednesday evening at the graduation of the class. Twenty-one youngsters received their diplomas from the chairman of the school board, Joe Matocha, who took the occasion to make some time ly and appropriate remarks. A pro gram of band pieces and songs, ren dered by the youngsters was pleasing to the audience and indicated that there is no want of talent among these youngsters. The class was presented by Prof. H. E. Harris, principal of the school who has had direct oversight of the class the past year. Those graduat ing are: Class president. Ruby Johnson; vice-president. Donald Colburn; sec retary, Madeline Smith; Louise Bar ker, Darnella Cook. Eva McBee. Pa tricia Murray. Louise Taylor, Del- ores Thomas. Lorena Zimmerman, Earl Mitchell, Paul Block. Richard Brown. Leroy Comer, Dan Ham, Rich ard Hofrichter, Clifton Huddleston, Forest Magers and Gene Matthews. ditions. coupled with the rationing program and the rapid and unhealthy rise in the cost of living, make nec essary the establishment of a store to serve the whole community at the greatest possible saving. The people of this community are being offered an opportunity which should not be overlooked. The advan tages of a well-established coopera tive store are many a rj varid. Min imum prices consistent with low op erating cost, returnable in the form of patronage dividends; maintained stocks of available goods; low cus tomer transportation costs; varied lines of consumer goods; dependable freshness of local produce; various allied services arising from coopera tive affiliation, non-differéntiation between customers, to mention afew. 7 i? the Graduating Class of 1943 A Diploma is yours! You’ve earned it too, Congratulations and Good luck to you! And here is hoping You’ll always succeed In whatever you try, And be happy indeed! NEWBY’S PHARMACY Mrs. A1 Newby
