The Willamina times., May 25, 1944, Image 1

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.
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