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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1945)
VofO R u « *« * 9 Öbfc W illam ina Oimes VOLUME 31 NUMBER 36 WILLAMINA, YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1945 $2.00 A YEAR Anderson Dies Christian Jew Will Be Cpl Joseph Hinsh aiCs HIGHWAY TO YAMHILL COUNTY Erie in Jup Prison Camp Church Speaker Sunday Outfit Shoot Straight GETS $64,718 OF PORTLAND GETS STATETAX MONEY LOW ALLOWANCE The following item brought in The Willamina Church of | by Mrs. Emil Carlson of Grand i Christ will have a special speak Ronde, contains the sad intelli er at their service Sunday even gence of the death of Eric An ing in the perron of Meyer Tan- derson, a former Willamina boy Ditter, a converted Jew, who is Two apportionments of money in a Jap'prison camp. The An- director of the Hebrew- Christ to the 36 Oregon counties were derson hoys had a place just Mission in Portland. announced this week from the south of town and are well ian This will he at 8 o’ office of Robert S. Farrell, Sec known to the older residents of clock in service their church auditor- retary of state. the city. The letter follows: ! ium and the general public is in Two and one-half million dol Sherwood,Ore. April 8, 1945 vited to hear the message of lars were apportioned to the D«a»" friends: i this renowned speaker. counties from the 1944-45 state The last time I heard from sell ml support fund, the revenue you, you inquired about Eric. On coming from the state income ,'hursday, April 5, we received a Dr. J. Edgar Purdy Dies tax fund. This sum amounts to notice from the Navy depart half of the annua' apportion ment, then the Red Cross, that ment, the other half being sent Eric is dead. lie died Jan. 2, 1944 In Salem Wednesday out in October of 1941. from pneumonia in a Jap prison I)r. .]. Edgar Purdy, District Yamhill County's portion of camp. This is according to the this sum amounts to $64,718.87. report, hut who knows? Maybe Superintendent of the Methodist Of this Willamina's Union High those black “XYZ’s” starved church for the Salem district, »lied Wednesday morning in a School gets $959.53 and the him as well as others. Salem hospital after a week’s ill grade school $2,0677.92. We have all been looking for The other apportionment cov ward to th<* day when Eric could ness. Dr. Purdy who was well ered a sum of $7,563.87 from the return, but our hope js lost. It known here among Methodist state public assistance fund as sure is sad to think that we have people suffered a stroke a week a result of the amusement de lost Eric. Twill never forget him. ago and from the first it was be lieved his recovery was doubtful. vice tax account. The amount Your friend, Erwin Anderson I)r. Purdy was one of the most going to the counties is based on 1 popular church officials and over the amounts expended for old I his entire district as well as in age assistance during the year Short Stories of The Methodist circles over the state ending June 30, 1914. his loss is universally mourned Boys and Girls in Service as a personal loss. On the first of June, Dr. Purdy would have Plywood Department Roy McNamar El-c arrived completed a six-year term as the home on a 22 day leave last Wed District Superintendent. Heads Visit Other Plants nesday night. WITH THE FIFTH ARMY. ITALY - Cpl. Joseph Hinshaw, gunner, son of Mrs. Cora May Hinshaw, Route 1, is a member of the 403rd Antiaircraft Artil The Oregon State Highway lery Gun Battalion, whose 90- millimeter weapons, firing with Commission announced Tuesday precision at a range of 10 miles, that it had tentatively selected have been knocking out German its three-year program of post war highway construction. This targets in Italy’s Po Valley. is to be financed by A versatile, pioneering out program federal and state funds in the fit, the x- 403rd has brought down i __ cn - __ . . . ® ,, proportion ot 60 per cent of fed- eight German planes on the 1 f , , fa t f Fifth Army front near Bologna . f . „< • ... . . ' , . .. , • e , Estate funds. The amount of fed- this winter, but its chief role j . , , available durintr each has been one of Field artillery, i ^ a ! ¿uncis av aiiaoie during eacn Firing on a German truck in the . , ' S7 . ,,. , T, '. , PL,Jv, Pn v.Ylh.v the Ik . 403rd xoe.«i sent c.n» a « „boll mateIy $7,100,000. This, togeth Po Valley, shell er with $4,900,000 of required that burst directly above the ve state match money, brings the hicle, 10 miles away. The truck total for each year to $12,000,- was destroyed. Another shell 000. In accord with Federal law, burst 30 yeards above a farm $6,315,000 of this is to house full of German troops. An be expended on the amount primary other exploded 15 yards in the eral aid system, $4,310,000 fed on air, directly over the heads of a the secondary federal aid system group of Jerry soldiers. and $1,375,000 on primary fed Credited with more than 550 eral aid routes in urban areas of days in combat, the battalion has municipalities having a popula fired 115,000 rounds in the Ital tion greater than five thousand. ian campaign alone. Of this amount only $947,000 The 403rd was put ashore at is allocated to be spent on the Oran, Northern Algeria, May 11, Pacific highway in this section 1943, protected installations in and that is $447.000 between North Africa and later partici Newberg and McMinnville, and pated in defense of Palermo, S500.000 on the Pringle corner Sicily. i in McMinnville. One small sec -------------------- tion of the Wolf Creek highway The funeral sendees will be Heads of various departments i • * M E. Church Big New County Grader Lt. James L. Smith and wife of the Pacific Plywood company came in Salem Friday at 2: 0 P. M. from Riverside, Califor made a tour of a number of ply nia on up a ten »lay furlough to visit Working Roads Here wood plants of the Northwest at the home of his parents, Mr. last week to get first hand infor and Mrs. Sam Smith and also her Cour-ty Health Ass’n Yanth’U County’s new $7000 Walter Smith CM2-c Recently mation regarding the working grader has been working tp1(> Discharged Reported Improving Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Du- efficiency and plant equipment parents, past week on the upper Willa Walter Smith CM2-c, who ar Meet; Elect Officers; Vall of Sheridan. of other organizations. mina river road and on the Gil rived home April 13th„ after be Those making the tour were bert and East Creek highways. ing medically discharged reports Pfc Harold Jubie and Mrs. Hear Noted Speakers Manager Vernor Brandt, Supt. Jubie The Countv Board is w’ell : that he is improving in health and son, Michael Harold R. Hendrickson. Warren Eng- came out from Portland today pleased with their new’ equip 1 and believes he will be able to go The annual meeting of the dahl, and C. Davis. Plants vis t»> visit at the home of Mrs. Ju- ment after the difficulties of the ! back to w’ork shortly. Walter ited included the company’s own bie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs Roy Yamhill County Public Health past years with old equipment served with the Seabees for the Association was held in the h.rge plant at Olympia, the Durham. Mrs. Jubie and little which was constantly breaking i past two and a half years, spend- AH rdcen PlywcxxJ Plant, Wheel- son have been in Portland visit Chamber of Commerce rooms, down and the difficulty of ob- ¡ng sixteen months in the Aleu- McMinnville, Friday evening, e Osgood at Tacoma, and the ing at the Jubie home. i April 20, with representatives taining and keeping competent tians. His brother Lennis is still Eiliott Bay Plant at Seattle. , from most parts of the county I help. Many of the roads of the in the South Pacific and was re- western part of the county are cently promoted to the rank of Richard Buswell EM2-C arriv I attending. Major James Burns and Wife ed Thursday from two years in The business of the evening greatly in need of repair and MM2-C. Visit Kershaw Family -------------------- New Caledonia and is spending included the adoption of a new while the county has a wide ■ Mrs. Dick Miller of Salem visi Major and Mrs. James C. a 30 day leave with his parents. ’constitution, acceptance of art section of highways to keep in Burns of Portland spent Wed Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Buswell icles of incorporation, and elect- order the board is doing its ut- ted overnight Sunday with Mrs. nesday with Mr. and Mrs. And of McMinnville. He was here I »or of officers. Reports of of most to keep them all in shape. R. S. Miller. Some repair work was done by _ Sunday dinner guests at the rew Kershaw. Major Burns is a Sunday visiting the Walter Bus- ficers and committees were dis the county’s patching crew on William Stewart home included former provost marshal for the* well family and other relatives tributed in book form. fourteenth air force in China. and friends. Dr. John L. Haskins, medical Willamina streets the latter part Mrs. Stewarts parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Wright and son Ross He has for the past two years supervisor of the Morningside of last week. and family from Dayton. Word has been received by hospital in Portland, spoke to the ‘ I - en a member of General Chen- Last Friday afternoon the nault’s staff. Upon completion of Mrs. Carl J. Olson (Formerly groun on “The Returning Ser- ■ Willamina High baseball squad Freda Waibel) that her husband Kelsven Re-opens Store 1 is furlough he will report to a vice Man and Woman” stressing 1 traveled to Carleton and trimed California air base for reassign has been promoted to Sergeant. the responsibility of civilians for i ment. Mr. Burns was stationed Sgt. Olson has been a squad lead • their own correct thinking and In Formal Day Saturday them on their home field 14-10. Mrs. Oscar Benefiel of Port in McMinnville with the Oregon er for several months and is attitudes. Mrs. R. C. Mulholland, Announcement of the formal land came out Saturday evening ¡fate police for several years, now in action with the 9th Ar accompanied by H. C. Elkinton, my. prior to entering the service. sang two well received select- opening Saturday of their new and visited until Sunday evening store in Sheridan is made this with her narents-in-law, Mr. and l ions. New Barber Assisting At The special guest of the even week by the Western Auto Sup Mrs. O. W. Benefiel. Grand Ronde Riding Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Yoast and ing was Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar ply Company through their au Willamina Barber Shop thorized dealer. Cliff Kelsven. family spent Sunday at the T. who spoke briefly on the accom- Dwight W. Kenny of Portland Club Elects New Officers j plishments of county public They will have a complete stock A. Beck home. is assisting at the Willamina „ , as , the West- . . Mrs. J. M. Olson, Mrs. Floyd ■ health associations with empha- of all such articles Barber Shop, across the street The Grand Ronde Riding Club ! sis upon the challenge of the fu- ern Auto Supply has carried Zetterburg and Mrs. Emery through the years, with the ex Dentel spent a social evening at from the Gay way theatre. Mr. held their annual meeting last , ture. Kenny comes well recommended week and elected Clarence Shu- New officers elected were: ception of such items as are not the E. H. Lindbeck home Mon and the addition will give this kar president: Glen Best, vice President, Mrs. Floyd Banks, available during the war. Mr. day. shop greater facilities for ser president and Mrs. Mildred Carl Carlton: Vice President, Mrs. Kelsven was formerly in this Little Dorothy Mitchell was a son. secretary-treasurer. ving the public. Roy Freeman, Amity: Secretary, same business in Sheridan but luncheon guest of Skeeter Ker The club has been very active Mrs. John A. Kenyon, McMinn closed during the early part of shaw last week. Kathryn Ray Is Member during the past year and is ville: Treasurer Mrs. John the war because of lack of mer Sunday dinner guests at the chandise. Of University of Oregon Band planning many events for the Breeding, Amity. K. Shetterly home included Mr. Kelsven’s daughter will be Miss E. Lynette UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. coming year. A tract of ground Shetterly, student The Canter Club met Sunday associated with him and will at Oregon State, spending the Eugene, April 26—Kathyyn Ray at the Miller and Carlson ranch daughter of Mrs. Ethel Ray of has been donated for the use of nt the Del Lamson ranch. A pot have a stock of furnishings for week end at home, and Mr. and Willamina, was a menber of the the club and a number of events luck dinner was enjoyed at noon ladies, gents and children. The Mrs. A. L. Endres, and children store is across the street Doris Ann and April Lorraine. University of Oregon hand to will be held there the coming ! and the afternoon was spent in new from the bank. Their ad will be j summer. A resolution by the j riding.' appear in the spring concert found on another page of this FOR SA LE—B ird cage a n d sta n d , club to the effect that in the ac — Sunday. April 22, in the music issue. b rass. Call a t T im es O ffice 36p ceptance of the grounds neither Last Friday night the Girls auditorium. the owner of the ground nor its , Athletic Association had their H E A V Y P R E -W A R h e a tin g stove, memb»*rship would be respon ! dance. The Little Theatre was Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Clubb of $16.00, second house e a s t of G rad e Mrs. Gust Dahl To Be sible for any accident to riders ■attractively decorated with red, Puyallup. Washington visited School. Call in evening. 36p Hostess For Next Silver Tea or horses. ! white and blue streamers. Har- overnight at the home of Mrs. The next meeting of the club ! <>ld Trice and Mr. Welker pro Clubb’s sister, Mrs. Kenneth W a n t R e frig e ra to r—W ill p ay cash, o r The Civic Club will have a is set for Friday evening at the vided the music. Refreshments Shetterly Friday night. Mr. and w ill tra d e in a w a sh in g m ach in e. Silver Tea at the home of Mrs. Miller and Carlson ranch, at 8 were picnic style and a very en- Mrs. Clubb were enroute to Coos Call a t M obile Service S tatio n , W illa Gust Dahl Wednesday May 2, m ina. 36p i joyable evening was had by all. Bay to make their home. o’clock. Everyone is invited. at 2 P. M.
