Ghe Willamina Cimes
VOLUME 34 NUMBER 5
$2.00 A YEAR
WILLAMINA. YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1944
JOHN MORRIS LIBERATED IN MORRIS
FRENCH
VILLAGE
FAMILY RECEIVES LETTER
W illamina Football Outlook Bright FROM ELDEST SON; HELD PRISONER
176 ENROLLED FIRST
IN FRANCE; NOW IN BASE HOSPITAL
FIRST PRACTICE DRAWS
M YOUNG Hl 'S K IE S ; 11
FROM LAST YEAR REPORT
Football prospect» nt the Wil
lamina high »ch«x»l are believed
to be very bright, considering
the fact that older and upper
class men have gone away to
the wars. But since thut is a
condition prevailing generally, it
is believed that the young hus
kies who appeared for practice
Monday afternoon will prove to
be the match and superior of
other teams of the league. For
bis first practice, Coach Warren
had 26 young fellows out on the
field. Of these 11 boys from last
year have hud some experience,
II. A. PARRETT MEETS
"LITTLE HAI»” IN SOUTH
PACIFIC WAR THEATER
STAFF SERGEANT FIRST REPORTED MISSING
The following is a letter* re
JUNE
23 AS PRISONER OF WAR IN AUSTRIA;
ceived by Mr. and Mrs. A1 New
FREEDOM
GAINED WHEN YANKS ARRIVE IN PARIS
by from H. A. "Hap” Parrett,
A surprise awaited feathers Sr., now in the navy in the South
An experience in which emotions of a lifetime are literally
at the high schtxtl Monday morn Pacific. Mr. Parrett formerly
crammed
into seconds came to Mr. and Mrs. Orion Morris Wed
Operated
the
Union
Oil
distribu
ing when registration figures,
tion
plant
here,
before
joining
nesday,
when
they received a letter from their boy, Staff Sergeant
expected to be in the neighbor
hood of 140 pupils, soared to 176, the navy. His son, "Hap” Jr., John Allen Morris, written in his own hand from a hospital in
and it is expected that a consid enlisted in the navy during the England, after he had first been reported missing and later re-
erable number will be added I latter part of his senior year in ___ _____________________— ported to be in an Austrian hos-
after the prune and other har I high school. Both are well known
pital as a prisoner of war.
vests are completed Last year’s • in this comunity. Following the I)r. Victor Johnson Speaks
Sergeant Morris, who is 22,
opening enrollment totaled only I excerpts from the letter is a To Educational Group
was
first reported missing June
143. Of the 176 enrolled this little rhyme that was attached
23rd
and the Morris people did
Dr. Victor E. Johnson attend-
to ‘ Hap’«” letter.
year. 60 are freshmen.
ed
the
meeting
of
the
X-Ray
not
hear
again until some s?x
Sept. 14, 1944 council of the Oregon Chiroprac- weeks later
All departemnts got underway
in the back field '■'ill be Roj
when the w-ar de-
Baker, Buddy Buswell. Raymond in u highly satisfactory manner, Dear A1 and Jencjr:
tic
Physicians
at
Portland
Sun-
partment
reported
that he was
. . .Without a doubt I exper day, going down with several a prisoner of war in an Austrian
Smith and Franklin King, all according to Superintendent D.
men with some experience. Line II. Hiatt, and activities are al ienced one of the greatest thrills other doctors. The meeting was hospital.
ready in the offing. The music I of my lifetime a few days ago well attended, being held at t».e
men have not yet been pickd.
But John had never been in
department
began functioninng when Happy and I met on this Western States College.
Boys who have come out for
an
Austrian hospital. His plane
practice are: Franklin King, Dan immediately and several events far off island in the Southwest
Dr
Johnson
was
one
of
the
v.as
s h o t down by
o\eT
Ham, Johnny Robertson, Seldon are planned for the coming term. P: cific. We spent a day and a speakers at the Educational France and he him <•’*'
no
-
Transportation of pupils, com half together ashore and then
Porter, Harley Sack. Danny Ma-
meeting.
His
talk
being
*'X-Ray
and
as
far
as
he
has
tucn
able
tocha, Eugene Coles, Bob Shet- plicated somewhat by the en i visited together for s e v e r a I in General Practice.
to learn was the oray member
tcrly, LaVern Meisner, Buddy larged enrolment in the grade hours aboard his ship. I can’t
of
his crew to survive. Taken
Burwell, Dorland Rav, Ralph school, seemed to he working out begin to express the joy we both
prisoner
by the Germans, he was
Reed, Roy Baker, Morris Strang, very satisfactorily and is ex felt upon seeing each other after GAME COMMISSION SETS
taken
to
a hospital in France -a
almost two and a half years, and DEER AND ANTELOPE
Kenny Wright, Harold Weaver, pected to he at top efficiency.
a
small
town,
just east of Paris
"The auspicious openin’’' aug no one but a father and son could
Earl Duncan, Dwight Shank.
where
he
was
liberated by the
HUNTING
SEASONS
Richard Hansen. Richard Smith, urs for a good school year," says understand the pleasure that
Americans
in
their
great drive
was ours. Hap Jr. is a man now
With the opening of the deer ol a fewr weeks ago.
Donald King, Carl Wakkure. Don Superintendent Hiatt.
and I’m proud to be his Dad and season looming ahead, hunters
Denver, Ravmond Smith, Eiuon
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o _-o~-
The most
thrilling
sight —
of
glad to be in the same Navy
Booth, and Manford Hansen.
PRUNE PICKERS NEEDED
are
making
a
wild
scramble
to
my
life,”
was
John’s
expression
| helping him out. It is possible
First game of the season was FOR LOC AL HARVEST
| that we will meet again before get rifle and shotgun shells and in his letter to his folks, was
to be on Willamina's gridiron
against Nestucca on Sept. 29th, Prune harvest has begun in either of us return to the States. when a small shipment of these the coming of the Americans/
most orchards of the W illamina II hope.
vital materials gets in, it melts and „now jn a base hospita] in
but the game was cancelled.
Haven’t had a letter from any away in a hurry. Deer season Eng]and ¡t ¡s like heaven, after
section and the crop, generally,
NEW SCHEDULE REPORTED is reported to be extremely good. one in Willamina for quite a- opens October 1st this year and 5ejng jn the hands of the Ger-
Most of the fruit will l>e so d while so am getting curious for runs through and includes Oc- mans ••
FOR CHRISTIAN ( ENTER
green and a very small percent some "scuttlebutt” from that tober 31st.
The Morris family came to
Children 4 and 5 years "f »'’< i age dried. In sections neaier neck of the woods. Current
Willamina
last May and purchas
Oregon’s
first
big
game
sea
are asked to come to the Center Dal'as, considerable drying will events out there may seem com son of this year
ed
the
Thomason
home in the
J
opens
for
ante
mon-place to you but it would lope on September 24 and will east part of the city
for story and handwork i c o i n . be done, according to reports.
and Mr.
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 or 2:00 to | Most orchards are short of be new’s to me.
extend
through
October
7th.
Morris
is
building
two
new’
You probably remember Jam Plenty of antelope tags are still homes adjoining their property,
2:45 p.m. Children from 1st, 2n : | pickers and wages offered will
and 3rd grades from 3 to 4:30' make j u s t average pickers a es Floyd who lived out near the available for sale at the Port- They have two other sons. Don
p.m., with the remaining grades handsome return for their days’ Klees mill. He is with an Army land office of the game com- Morris. 18, who is in Air Train-
Radio Squadron, stationed on a mission, the fees being $2.50 for ¡ng Service at Amarillo, Tex.,
effort.
coming from 4 :30 to 6:00 p.m.
Near
Buell,
Mr.
Bierce
reports
(C ontinued on page 10)
Painting, plaster of paris, and
residents and $5 for nonresi- and Dean Owen, 17, in Hill Mil-
other kinds of handwork will 1 m ? that he has an exceptionally
dents.
In making application for itary Academy in Portland,
scheduled on Monday, Wednes good crop and is paying 20 cents Valley Junction School Sold
a
tag,
a person should forwarc
The family formerly lived at
day, Thursday and Saturday, the per box to pickers and that the To Catholics at Grand Ronde
the
correct
fee
and
information
Kelso,
Wash., where John grad
use of the materials being free ground is literally covered with
es
to
the
number
and
kind
of
x
'
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’— ’ —
uated
from
high school
and 1 ----
was
the fruit. In this orchard, Mr.
of charge.
Father Scheffolds’ bid of hunting licenses held.
prominent
in
athletics.
They
Bierce
states
that
pickers
need
Feltogruph stories from Gene
$2000 was accepted by the Wil
Bird shooting will be at a con came to Willamina directly from
sis will be given Tuesday and only pick as trees are shaken for lamina Grade School Board for
Bonneville where they
siderably
later date; the pheas- North
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Friday evenings. Each child at them. At Sheridan, the First the Valley Junction schoolhouse
ant
season
being
from
October
lived
for
a short time.
tending is asked to bring a 10c National Bank is advertising for which became the property of
14th
1 ^ 1 1 1 1 to
t v the
l i l t 18th 111
in Yamhili
* * * » » » » * • • • coun
size composition book to make pickers.
the Willamina district on the ty and from the 14th until the PRIMARY ENROLLMENT
a Geaesis scrap book.
consolidation which was effect 21st in Polk county. The bag
„ » t r i ? i n r QfHflOI
High school students and oth NEWS H APPENINGS OF
ed some months ago.
limit will be three male birds in LAGS AT GRADE SCHOOL
er young folks are invited to the LOCAL MEN IN SERVICE
The building will be moved any one day and not more than ' Enrollment in the Willamina
Center from 7 to 9 p.m. any eve
to Old Grand Ronde, it is re six in possession at any one time, schools was not as heavy as ex-
Oscar Benefiel ACRM. and ported, and will be used by the
ning.
. ,
.
Birds are reported to be plenti- pected and fell particularly short
The churches are in charge at wife, arrived Saturday f r o m Catholic people as a parochial
ful in most sections of both ¡n the primary grades. Enroll-
the Center on the following sche Sunnyville, Calif., for a week s school building.
counties.
ments are as follows: First, 40:
dule of evenings: M o n d a y , leave which they will spend with
Price secured for the building
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second, 48: third, 40; fourth. 36;
Christian; Tuesday, Christian; their parents here and at (»rand was reported to be $2000. con
fifth, 32; sixth, 34: seventh, 30,
LeRoy
Vance
Graduates
Wednesday. Assembly of God; Ronde.
sidered to be a good price for the
and eighth. 25, for a total en
Thursday, Free Methodist; t ri-
From Camp Pendleton School
building.
It
was
reported
by
the
W
ar
rollment of 284.
day, Methodist; Saturday, Free department this week that W il
Teacher assignments
have been
Marine
Private
LeRoy
Vance.
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Methodist.
liam L. Elliott had been killed CHICKEN SHACK OPEN
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vance, worked out and as had b e e n
in the Pacific area July 20, word TO PUBLIC ON TUESDAY
Route 1, Willamina, has been planned beforehand, except that
Lt. Sims and Miss Sims
being received here by his aunt,
graduated from the infantry Mrs. Moudy will have two grades
Winona Wooley and Agnes school at Camp Pendleton, near the second and third
Return to Williams Field
Mrs. Ray Bainter. Billie former
Barrigar
announcing that Oceanside. California. H e is
ly
attended
Willamina
High
and
Bus schedules will get some
Lt. Wallace Sims and Miss was an outstanding member of they will are
formally open their now waiting assignment to a slight readjustments, especially
Shirley Sims returned to Wil
“Chicken Shack Cafe” to the combat unit.
so as to give third grade pupils
liams Field, Arizona, this week, the basketball team.
public
next
Tuesday,
September
longer periods in school than are
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brady have
after spending a furlough with
26th.
possible under present runs.
received
word
from
their
son.
their mother, Mrs. A. E. Bur
This new eating place is on Oscar W. Lee Now Studying
dick and Mr. Burdick. Lt. Sims Bob. that he has been promoted the highway just over the steel Electrical Engineering
received his wings as a Pursuit to Technical Sergeant, and that bridge at the Fort Hill service
Union Service of Churches
Oscar W. Lee EM 3-c of this Scheduled for September 24
Pilot September 8th. When he he has received the Air Medal station. The ladies will have a
arrives at Williams Field he will and Presidential Citation, which spick and span new place where city has received his correspon
xov . in . . electric
________
o___
The union service this month
dence course
engineer-
receive his assignment to fur he is sending home to them. you can get a chicken dinner or urii<rvwU
ther duty.
_____ T-Sgt. Brady is with the army steaks or short orders and will ing from the University of Ore- will be held at the Methodist
air corps somewhere in England. fill the need for a handy eating gon. He had planned on going to church, with Rev. Arthur Jen-
T oo L ate T o Clwwlfy
t he U of O when he finished high sen of the Assembly of God
Pvt. Patil Wagler of Gold place for many travelers and school
W A N T E D 2 people to com m ute be
but joined the Seabees church preaching the sermon,
tw een W illam ina an d McM innville. Creek district, is now in Ireland workers in industries near there.
during
his senior vear. Lee has This service will be held Sep-
L eave W illam ina Mon., Wed., and ip the air corps. His mother,
been stationed in the South 1 tember 24th. The offering goes
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F rt., a t 7 00 AM. F o r fu rth e r p a r Mrs. M. Wagler received a letter
I N atio n al B ank, S h erid an .
5p Pacific area the past 18 months, to support of the Center.
tic u la rs call 443. W illam ina.
5p front him last Saturday.
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