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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1944)
Ol>e Willamina Cimes VOLUME 33 NU M BER 40 WILLAMINA. YAMHILLCOUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY. MAY 25. 1944 $2.00 A YEAR SWEDE MILL CLOSED DOWN; MEN GO FISHING” One-Half Yamhill County Voters Go Grade School Budget And Tax Estimates In This Issue of Times Valley Junction Plans To Join Arnold Koutonen Made ... n Today, Thursday noon, the entire crew at the New Grand Ronde Lumber Company walked V ice-rresident Plywood off the job, giving as a reason Manufacturers Ass’n th at they had decided “ to go fishing.” While the Pacific northwes» is in the throes of a lumber- workers strike local officials of the industry as well as workers declared positively early today Thursday, that it could not hap pen here. That the “fishing” will become general now that one group of men have walked out was regarded as highly probable however. The complaint as stated by those who know, lies in the fail ure of the War Labor Board to act on the demand for an in crease in pay of the men and while locals are careful to desig nate the walkout as purely “t ‘ go fishing” the New Grand Ronde mill, popularly known as the Swede mill, is standing idle. Arnold Kovtenen, president of This week the grade school Willamina School the Olympia Veneer company, budget is published showing ex- Plans to work out a consoliaa- was elected vice president of the Slightly less than one-half iwnditures of the past, years as of Yamhill County’s 11,406 reg well as t he anticipated needs for Ition of the Valley Junction Douglas Plywood Association at istered voters went to the polls ♦ he school for the coming year school with the Willamina grade their annual meeting in Tacoma ami voted last Friday. While as worked out hv the budget , schools is under way and w ill be fueiday. Thomas B. Malarkay local contests were few the na committee $23,267.00 is the es I voted upor. by the Valiev Junc I Portland was elected presi- tional aspect of the election was timated amount it will take to tion District voters at their me d< nt of the group which repre- expected to bring out a larger run the school the coming yea'-, ing in June. The plan has the en -* nts 30 Oregon and Washington vote. There were few surprises the estimated receipt« and cash dorsement of patrons of both plywood factories One of the significant develop- and little turnover in sentiment offsetting that figure however, districts as well as county super- was noted. Yamhill county gave by $8219.00, leaves $15.048.09 intendents in both counties. Mr. ments of the association is the its primary majority to Sprague that must be raised in order to W ills of Polk county as well as establishment of a research de- Mr Gubser of Yamhill have en- partment with an initial fund of for IJ. S. Senator 1887 to 1171 balance the budget. dorsed the plan. $100,000 to be located at Taco- but went Jot Morse against Hol Monday night, June 19th has Gold Creek district has also ma. This new laboratory will man by 1760 to 1476. It went been set as the time for public l o r Edgar Smith on the demo hearing and discussion of the contemplated action along the concern itself with the investí cratic ticket and the fall line up budget. The meeting will begin ame line and it Is hoped that gation and development of new will be Morse, republictn again*'. | at 8:09 o'clock and in addition that district as well may be in- wood products and uses for such products. Smith on the democratic ticket to voting on the budget the eluded in the consolidation. and Cordon, republican agams. meeting will also vote on the Directors of the Valley June- I Ownership of their own tim- \\ iliis Mahoney, democrat. proposition of increasing the tax tion school. Morris Majors. Fred ber supply is a further develop- Mott defeated Harmon by levy over the amount limited by \\ erth and Wesley Shenk, have ment of the industry, it was Short Stories of the 2256 lo 1329 and was successful the constitution. given the matter of consolida brought out at the meeting. ‘ Plywood manufacturers now Men in Service in the district. He will be oppos tion much time and effort and Notice of the annual meeting own or control in excess of ten ed in the fall election by (). id the school is also published in are convinced that the move S 2-c Kenneth Jones reports Heniy Gleen of Clatsop county, a this issue and will he held at the would he highly advantageous billion feet of standing timber 1 hat he saw S 2-c Curtis Benefici former state representative. to their district. Patrons of the whereas prior to 1939 their hold recently in Memphis, Tennessee, ■nme time a* the budget meet ings were negligible,” Difford C. A. Hodson defeated Glen ing. June 19th at 8 o’clock I’. M. \\ lllamina schools also have ex where they are attnding navy Macy for coroner by the vote < f Two pressed themselves in favor of told the assembled operators as training schools. directors are to be elected, he reviewed the extent to which 1982 to 1597. As there was no for a 3-vear period ami one the proposal by a petition signed these manufacturers are back democratic candidate running one by 54 taxpayers. for a 2-year period and a clerk Bob and Willie Davis, of War ing their operations with sour Hodson r«*ceived 209 votes on for 1 year. renton. Oregon, visited with Mr. ces of raw materials. that ticket to Macy's J59. Com m unity Coop Announces The budget will be found on and Mrs. G. D. Barry and Mr. For representative in the leg ,»ee 5. Installation Of ’i f * Ixwkers and Mrs. H. J. Carter last week. ' Jacob Yol'man T aking P reflight islature. two to be elected, Eu Bob, brother*of John and Ralph The Community Cooperati\<* T raining At San Antonio gene Marsh and Carl Francis . . . . . . . Davis, has just completed train- were nominated and .1. C. Comp Memorial Day Program have announced plans for the San Antonio Aviation Ca-; jng af the Xaval Training Sta-’ installation of several sections det At Center, ton on the democratic ticket future pilots, bom- Farragut, Idaho, of new lockers for their modern bardiers and navigators are re- ‘ received the writ-in vote to To Be at High School refrigerating plant in Wiiiamii a ceiving courses to prepare them make him a nominee. Pvt. David Brown arrived on Ernest Huntley for commis Plans for the Memorial I)av to accommodate a large waiting for aerial instruction. Monday from Fort Ord, Calif., sioner, while he had no opposi .rogram at the Willamina H’gh list lor this service. The plant The present preflight class in to spend a fifteen day furlough lion, polled a large vote over th i School grounds Tuesday after here is one of the best in the cludes 35 from Oregon, one of with his wife and daughter at noon have been completed a id country, constructed along the them, Jacob J. Vollman, from the M. Westwang home. P vt . county. will feature music by the band, best plan for air circulation and \\ illamina. and Mrs. Brown left Wednesday •ome appropriate remarks by a ventilation and results have been Memorial Day Sale of tc spend several days with his peaker, a hall game between the the very best according to users struction of several sections de parents, and Mrs. S. A. high school team and the Wil a- of this modern service. However, signed to take care of a large Brown in Mr. Portland. They will Poppies Begins May 25 mina number of new customers. How Firemen, some demonstra lockers have been short for also visit friends and relatives lions by the firemen and finally many months and now plans ever they warn that first comers in and around Willamina. Willamina will he called upon a tug of war between groups to have been made for the con- will be first served. to honor the World War dead he chosen. Mike Elliott HA 1-c and his and give aid to the war's living T h e program will b e g i n brother Vance were callers at victims by wearing memorial promptly at 2 o’clock in the Officer Relates Story O f Rattle la W hich the homes of H. G. Huddleston poppies on May 26th, and 27th. afternoon and will be entirely O. W. Cobb Sunday. Marine These days, the Friday and Sat out of doors, on the high school Son O f Earl Kidd S.P. W orker W as Killed and Huddleston and her c o u s i n urday before Memorial Day, will grounds. Gloria Huddleston of Beaverton, made : From the South Pacific comes bt “Poppy Days” throughout the A small cnarge is being made “Three men—Pfc. Peterson, accompanied them to the Milo United Stales and will be gener to raise funds to go to the bene the story of battle on George Elliott Sr. home where they had ally observed by the wearing of fit of the high school Student Ridge,the last days of August Pvt. Kidd and Pvt. Likes—were dinner. •D13. when Pvt. Howard Kidd, the little red flower of Flanders Association. iii one position. A grenade ex son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kidd ploded in front of their foxhole, Fields. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Webb if McMinnville, was killed. The k i l l i n g Kidd and seriously Observance of “Poppy Day” are the parents of a soil weigh story is printed in the May issue here will be directed by the Farmers Seek Fire wounding Peterson. Neverthe of "On Guard," the Oregon State less Peterson and Likes continu-' ing 8 pounds. 7 ounces at birtn, American L e g i o n Auxiliary, the General hospital at Mc Guard's monthly magazine. Mrs. Sisk. President of the local Protection from City ed firing and fighting. Likes' at Minnville. The baby was named Pvt. Kidd, whose father is Auxin try Unit has announced shot a Jap who was so close that ! Vaughn Henri. Charles Webb is < mployed at the Sout hern Paci Women of the Auxilary will dis when he fell he fell into their I in the navy taking A special meeting of the city boot training tribute poppies on the streets council has been called for Mon fic station here, was one of 82 hole and his bayonet w e n 11 at Farragut, Idaho. men ami officers who set out to and receive contributions for thn day night. May 29th, to discus- through Likes’ leg. Peterson told j Auxiliary’s welfare and relvt and consider contract to be en 'reinforce the 2ml Battalion. Likes to go back to the hole at ' Before reaching this objective their right rear and that he! Special Services Set at work among the disabled vete tered into with a rural fire disr- Japanese em- would rans and their fami’ies. rict south and west of Willa- they discovered . ____ _______ w fire ..._____ continue to his BAR Organization of a corps of mina. This district, recently or- placements in tront of them ami tj]j ^ le end fjrecj one maga- Frpp M F CFllfrll «-• V U U IL I1 volunteer workers to distribute ganized with Walter Werth as were able to set up a defensive zine and as he wag reloading he 1 ICC < C o n tin u e d «»n p a n e 3 ) Next week, two special ser airman, Virgil Heider as vice /a m p betore t he enemy discover- was bayoneted through through t h e * see- »*o their presence. vices are scheduled for Tuesday chairman and Fred — Baker. chest. Harlan Woodruff Will n <ai v-treasurer. is set up under For three nights the Japs at- “There were by actual count and Wednesday evenings, May a Statute of Oregon permitting , lacked in small parties and were at 8 P. M„ when Rev. D. dead Japs inside our perime 30-31. L. Fenwick, superintendent of Head Observer Service districts to organize for fire pr.i- thrown back. On the fourt.i 37 ter, two of them officers. From Rev. Harlan Woodruff is the tection. Roughly, the district night the enemy opened fire one foxhole where the ground the Oregon Conference of the newly appointed chief air spot reaches about 2 miles east oi with heavy machine guns, rllfes sloped away gradually th irty - F r e e Methodist church will mort»..’. For four hours the ter. With the imminent going of Willamina, south of the Yamhill and one dead Japs were counted. A speak. Japs continued to come in. Tie The public is invited to thes? Airs 1. A. Ruef, who has served River and south approximately defenders were out of grenades conservative estimate of the meetings. 3 mi'es and west and southwest in this capacity for the past number of dead Japs was 159 Rev. Nahum E. Perkins, mis ear, the naming of a new chief to about a mile west ot new and many were out of ammunit The Japs carried out their woun sionary to the Dominican Repub ion. became necessary. Mrs. Ru< 1 Grand Ronde, north to the Yam ded all through the night. Capt. John D. George, from lic, West Indies since 1936, will hill county line and east and vns recently decorated by the “At 1300 we heard the signal speak at the Free Methodist command. thence north into Yamhill conn- Salem, who was in Fourth Fighter Command for - . for us to withdraw. So in a half church at 8 P. M. May 26th. her devotion to the service and lv taking in the territory w'-.t tells this story. His message, os special inter “During that night of tight dour we hastily pulled out ex I >r leaving is a loss to the warn of Willamina. The district will pecting to fight our way. We est to children and younr people, nave an assessed valuation of ing there was more than one dis- ing service here. Mrs. Ruef ex play of determined and coura- miw three Japs that were on an wili include speaking in Spanisr, pressed her pleasure and her approximately $400.000.00. The meeting Monday night geous hand-to-hand fighting. A outpost but they ran and so did a display of curios and snap thanks for their efforts in max we. There were dead Japs for a shots. and a few tropical insect ing the warning service the suc will not make any contracts but few examples will show the stutf hundred yards down the hill." specimens. will simply discuss the matter ul which American fighters are cess it has been in Willamina. To Primary Polls