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hulling from nil w itlo tia of th e
e a r th und H entlered o v er IN s ta te s In
11 vast d o m a in of m o re Ilian th re e
m illion s q u a re m iles ns cohesive
m id as c o o p e ra tiv e ns th e y are. In
11 c o u n try w h ere, If nil th e la n d s
w ere divid ed e q u a lly , th e m w ould oe
a p p ro x im a te ly 111 a c re s fo r ea ch m an,
w om an a n d ch ild III th e n a tio n , w hat
Is It th a t k eep s us us a w hole us
sw eet to w a rd each o th e r as we a re ?
W h a te v e r th e an sw e r Is, c e r t/ln ly
th<' fact th a t th o u s a n d s o f m iles
fro n t hom e you sit up to th e sa m e
k in d of a d ru g s to r e c o u n te r to d rin k
a coke o r m ilk sh a k e , listen to th e
sa m e kin d of c h a tte r from th e kid s;
h e a r a cou p le ot th e y o u n g e r b u si­
n ess m en d isc u ss th e s tr ik e s itu a tio n
o v er u cu p of co ffee am i fiu u lly on
th e o u ts id e h e a r fa rm e rs an d w o rk ­
e rs c ra b ab o u t th e very c o n d itio n s we
h e a rd th e m c ra b ab o u t at hom e m u st
be one of th e c h ie f fa c to rs
W e a r e so e s se n tia lly und so mo-
10 io n o u sly an d so ex c itin g ly a lik e ,
lu fact, h e re In S iloam S p rin g s. Ark
annus. a fin e little A m eric an city,
wt could alm o st believe we 'Were In
Mi M tnnvllle o t* l)a lla s o r an y O regtih
to w n of th a t sire . T he gal w ho fizzes
o ut coke d o e s n 't know b u t th a t we
m ig h t he one of th e n ew e r b u sin e ss
m en at th e o th e r end of th e stre e t.
V isitin g in K an sa s C ity a f te r 30
y e a r s ’ a b se n c e w as a re v e la tio n In
w h at a few y e a rs c a ll do In a g re a t
A m erican city. F ifte e n -s to ry s ty-
M ia p c rs a r e d w a rfe d by th e new er
.H isto ry v a rie ty und th e up -to w n
s tr e e ts of th a t day h av e th e sh o p ­
w o rn look of th»' h as been«. As a
k id In th o n e a rb y tow n of L aw rence,
K an sa s, w h e re we w ent to school,
we not only d isc o v ered th e old tow n
h ill we ex p lo re d It th o ro u g h ly and
w h en e v er th e re wus a " c e le b r a tio n ''
11 w as g e n e ra lly S taged In KC. Now
we alm o st hud to h av e a g u id e to
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W ILLAM INA. YAMHILL COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1946
PHOTO STUDIO
OPENS NEXT TO
P.0. BUILDING
GL.NTER AMI SON TO
FEATURE PORTRAITS,
HEMS ANI) FINISHING
W. A G u n te r an d so n . W. A. O tin-
le r. a n n o u n c e th e o p en in g of th e
G u n te r P h o to S tu d io in th e b u ild in g
next to th e W illa m in a p o st office.
M essrs. G u n te r o p e ra te s tu d io s ,ln
P urest G rove a n d S t. H elen s, And
h av e e sta b lish e d a m o d e rn und s p a ­
cio u s stu d io h ere .
In a d d itio n Io p o r tr a it w ork an d
K odak fin ish in g , a f e a tu r e Is th e
m in u te p b d u re stu d io , w hich p r o ­
d u ce s y o u r p ic tu re w hile you w ait.
T in stu d io also c a r rie s a lin e of film s
Supervisor Will
Conduct Health
Demonstration
Community Concert Association Closes
Membership Campaign This Saturday
T h e C o m m u n ity C oncert asso cia­
tio n has la u n c h e d its a n n u a l m em ­
b e rsh ip ca m p a ig n fo r th e 1946-1947
c o n c e rt seaso n . T h e ca m p a ig n closes
S a tu rd a y , M arch 23, an d ad m issio n
Io th e c o n c e rts w ill he by m e m b er­
sh ip c a rd o n ly . A rra n g e m e n ts have
been m ad e to h old th e c o n c e rts In
th e M cM innville h i g h school gym
d u rin g th e co m in g se aso n .
M em b ersh ip s m ay be h a d by se e ­
ing o r c a llin g th e fo llo w in g local
c o m m itte e m e m b e rs; M rs. A aro n so n ,
Mrs. E m m o n s a n d M rs. K n g d ah l.
Robertsons Take
< lit RCII MEN'S GROUP
ENTERTAINS 9 6 MONDAY
Over Variety Store
Mr. an d M rs C. C. R o b e rtso n , fo r­
m erly of Y am h ill, to o k possession
of th e v a rie ty s to re h e re M onday,
h av in g p u rc h a se d It from Mr. an d
Mrs. l-a u re n c e E llis. T h e R o b e rtso n s
eoine to W illa m in a wlUi m uch ex ­
p erien ce, h a v in g p rev io u sly been e n ­
gaged In th e g e n e ra l m e rc h a n d ise
b u sin ess fo r th e p a s t eig h t years.
T h ey plan to m ove Into th e ir new-
hom e, w hich th e y also p u rch a sed
fro m Mr. an d .Mrs. E llis, a b o u t th e
firs t of A pril M rs. R o b ertso n is a
s is te r of E. M. H u n tle y of S h e rid a n .
T h e s to re w ill he know n h en c e­
fo rth as R o b e rts o n ’s V ariety S to re.
Miss D o ro th a E. M oore, s ta le s u ­
p erv iso r of h e a lth an d p h y sical e d -
I u ca tlo n . will c o n d u c t a d e m o n s tra tio n
I of O re g o n 's now'FphysIcal fitn e s s pro-
' g ram fo r g irls In th e W illa m in a h ig h
si bool gym next M onday. .March 25.
, a t 2 o 'clo ck .
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On F rid a y , M arch F, th e S an s
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T h is p ro g ra m Is fo r all h ig h school
S usie S ew ing c l u b gave a sto rk
' g irls. T h e ir m o th e rs a n d th e m em -
sh o w er fo r Mrs. E a rl B u rg ess a t th e
1 te is of th e Civic e lu h a r e In v ited to
la k e u s u r o lln j
h o m e of Miss E th e l R ydell. T h o se
In K aunas C ity we m et o u r (laugh ¡ a tte n d . T h e m e m b e rs o f th e GAA a re p ie -c n t w ere th e g u e st of h o n o r, h e r
lei
H elen, com ing In fro m New 1 sp o n so rin g th e p ro g ra m a n d w ill a r t d a u g h te r , M a rjo rie , Mrs ErniJ C arl-
Y olk W h ile w a itin g fo r hei* plans ! as h o stesses.
on of G ra n d R onde. ail'd h e r d attg h -
we had th e p le a s u re o f se e in g th e
te r , Kaye, Mrs. C h a rle s M cBee an d
11.-w " C o n s te lla tio n " H u g h e s p la n e
d a u g h te r. Dee, Mrs. T . C. T u rn id g e ,
la k e off w ith Its S3 pass< n g e rs for
Mrs. V in cen t T u rn id g e a n d son,
t h lcag o a n d New Y ork an d P a ris
III uce. M rs C reig h to n F o u ls a n d son
B eside It. th e o rd in a ry p u asen g e r
S tan le y , w ith d a u g h te rs . D aw n eld a
p la n e lo o k s sm a ll an d in sig n ific a n t j
an d S a n d ra . Mrs. Mac Bow en an d
Il ta k e -o ff w as easy a n d it sh o rtly
d a u g h te rs . K aren Lee an d B a rb a ra
d isa p p e a re d In a m u rk y n ig h t sky |
S a tu rd a y ev e n in g a g ro u p of 55 .b a n , an d th e hostess. M rs, H. A.
o u t of th e sa m e th ick clo u d s cam e ' ,.a th e re d a t th e lte b e k a h h all to R ydell.
tho New Y ork p la n e a n d set dow n | h o n o r Mr Hn<j M rs Axel W a k k u re
I’lav ln g of g am es, o p e n in g of g ifts
sm o o th ly an d ta x ied up Io th e m ain .
2 5 th w ed d in g a n n iv e rs a ry , a n d se rv in g of re fre s h e n tn ts a ll co m ­
h c lld ln r and to a cou p le of " l a n d ­ K en n e th S h e tte r ly ac te d as m a ste r bined to m a k e a p le a sa n t a fte rn o o n .
lu b b e rs " It w as a th r ill of a life tim e of ce rem o n ies. Music a n d d an c in g
to see o u r k id . w ho h ad been In New w ere en jo y ed a n d re fre s h m e n ts s e rv ­
Y ork a b o u t seven h o u rs b efo re, com e ed. Mr. an d M rs. W a k k u r e receiv ed Mrs. Father Churchm an
o u t an d dow n th e c h u te .
m an y lovely g ifts. T h e r e w ere o u t < Ihs< Tver 8 3 rd Birthday
S un d ay w e w ill he on th e w ay In 1 of tow n g u e s ts fro m E u g en e . O ly m ­
M rs
L a st S u n d ay . M arch 1
n al e a rn e s t fo r M exico. W e will go pia an d A n ac o rtes, W ash.
E s th e r c h u r c h m a n was h o n o re d on
from h ere to O k lah o m a C ity w here
h e r 8 3 rd b irth d a y a n iv e rs a ry w ith
we will m eet o u r o ld e r d a u g h te r, Grand R unde Ladies Group
a d in n e r p a rty at h er h o m e. T h o se
J u l i lc e , f r o m
th e re th ro u g h F o rt
i Raises Ilot I.tuteli Funds . p re se n t in c lu d ed Mr. a n d M rs. F en -
W o rth . San A n to n io an d Io L ared o
tot. T u rn e r of M cM innville. Mr. an d
w h ere th e ro a d le a d s d irec t to Mexico j T h e la d le s of G ra n d R o n d e gave Mrs. C arl G ra v es of S h e rid a n , Mr.
C ity .
f a lu n c h eo n T u e sd a y a t 1 o 'clo c k at a n d Mrs. K e n n e th T u rn e r a n d fam ­
S o u th A m erica, o u r re a l goal, lia s, th e hom e of M rs. P a u l Y o d er to ily a n d M rs. P e a rl W ood of W illa ­
n h o p eless o u tlo o k . P a s s e n g e r sh ip s j ra ise fu n d s fo r th e h o t lu n c h p ro je c t
m in a.
"tl - ’ f fo
n v r th e A gency school.
a re still 111 th e h a n d s of th e govern
M rs. K e n n e th T u rn e r m a d e th e
m ent fo r th e tr a n s p o r t of tro o p s and
b e a u tifu lly d ec o rate d b irth d a y ca k e ,
w ill n o t he a v a ila b le fo r se v eral
T R A P HIIOOT ANNOVXGED
w hich c a rrie d th e St. P a tr ic k th e m e ,
m o n th s F re ig h t tr a n s p o r ts h av e Iona
W oodw ard a n d R ay a n n o u n c e a b ein g a lig h t g reen .
w a llin g lists fo r th e ir lim ite d p a s s ­ tra p sh o o t to be h eld nt G ra n d R onde
e n g e r fa e llitte s. A ir tra v e l Is open next S un d ay . M arch 24. L o ts o f sh e lls
R eturns to Hom e A fter
lint expen siv e a n d h as little to re c ­ an d m e rc h a n d ise a r e a s s u re d , accord
S p en d in g W inter Away
o m m en d It u g a in st a le isu re ly ocean lug to th e a n n o u n c e m e n t.
voyage a c ro ss th e C a rrlb e a n , olio of
M rs. S o p h ia S an d b erg r e tu r n e d to
th e a llu r e m e n ts of an y v ac atio n .
Mr. an d Mrs. D ave P a in e w ent h e r ho m e h e re th e first p a r t of th e
T h e e n tir e fam ily Is eq u ip p ed w ith clam d ig g in g n t N ew p o rt S a tu rd a y w eek fro m B e av erto n , w h e re sh e h ad
I'.S. p assp o rts, c e rtific a te s of g e n e ra l n ig h t.
sp e n t th e w in te r.
h e a lth , c e r tif ic a te s of "g o o d c o n d u c t
an d no crim in a l re c o rd ," a n d vacci­
Arm y Regulars Enjoy W inter Sports in Europe
n a tio n a g a in st sm allp o x . All of th e se
a rc re q u ire men Is for v isas In th e
v a rio u s L atin A m eric an rep u b lics.
Im m u n iz a tio n a g a in s t ty p h o id , ty ­
p h u s and yellow fever a r e a lso re c ­
on. m ended fo r o n e 's ow n sa fe ty .
tin e th in g yet re m a in s an d th a t Is
ex p e rien c e
We expect to pick th a t
up in th e h a rd way. W h ile we ex­
pect no d iffic u lty I11 th e la r g e r ce n ­
te rs of Mexico, o u r lim ite d S p an ish
w ill pro b ab ly he s tre tc h e d to th e
1.le a k in g point In out of th e way
p ie ce s In th e fa r so u th e rn an d w e st­
ern p a rts of M exico and such p a r ts of
G u ate m a la as a r e ac ce ssib le to e a r or
tins trav e l.
Sewing Group
Shower Hostesses
Wakkures C bserve
Anniversary Here
Mrs. E rn ie I’r u itt r e tu r n e d th o
first of th e w eek f r o m R o s e b u rg ,
w h e re sh e had b e e n v isitin g h e r
h u sb a n d , w ho is em ployed th e re .
STB l u a t
$2.00 A YEAR
CO-OP SHOWS 31
PER CENT CAIN
IN SALES VOLUME
JOHNSTON. GRAVES
RE-ELECTED T il BO ARD
EOR TWO-YEAR PERIOD
T h e m e m b e rs o f th e C o m m u n ity
C o o p e ra tiv e a t th e ir a n n u a l m e etin g
h eld la s t S u n d ay . M arch 17, h e a rd
th e a u d i to r ’s re p o rt, sh o w in g a 31
p e r c e n t in c re a se In sa le s volum e.
T h is Is m o re th a n d o u b le th e p a tro n -
' ag e re fu n d fo r a lik e p erio d th e
p re v io u s y ea r.
T h e 90 an d 9 M en, an o rg a n lz a -
tlo n of th e C h ristia n c h u rc h , w hich
: in clu d es a ll of Y am h ill co u n ty , m e t
1 M onday e v e n in g a t th e C h ristia n
ch u rc h h e re . T h e la d ie s se rv e d a
b a n q u e t to th e 96, w ho w ere p re s e n t.
F re d J . Jo h n s to n an d W esley
B ruce C ald w ell o f A m ity w as th e , G ra v es w ere re-ele cted o n th e b o ard
sp e a k e r o f th e ev en in g .
of d ir e c to r s fo r tw o y ea rs,
f An a m e n d m e n t to th e by-law s
ch a n g ed th e a n n u a l m e e tin g d a te
to th e th ir d S a tu rd a y in M arch.
Nutt Buys Flynn
Real Estate Firm
A n n o u n c e m e n t w as m a d e th is
w eek of th e s a le of th e A. J . F ly n n
R eal E s ta te firm in S h e rid a n to M r.
A rch ie N u tt, w ho h a s been w o rk in g
as a sa lesm an w ith th e co m p an y th e
p ast eig h t m o n th s.
Mr. N u tt fo rm e rly w as a s so c ia te d
w ith thp F ra n k L. M cG uire co m p an y
in P o rtla n d . He w'ill m a in ta in h is o f­
fice In its p re s e n t lo c atio n , n ex t to
th e sta g e d ep o t in S h e rid a n , a n d th e
b u sin e ss w ill be k n o w n a s th e S h e ri­
d an R e alty com pany.
V erlon Barkleys on T hree
W eek s T rip to the East
Mr. a n d Mrs. V erlon B a rk le y left
th e firs t of th e w eek fo r a m o to r
tr ip th ro u g h C a lifo rn ia , by th e G ran d
C anyon, ou in to O k lah o m a, m a k in g
tw o sto p s th e re , th e n In to K an sas,
on up to th e Y ellow stone N a tio n a l
P a rk an d th e n back hom e.
T h ey
j p lan to be g one ab o u t th r e e w eeks.
T h e ir son. R onald, is s ta y in g w ith
M i. an d Mrs. W. S. B a rk le y , h is
g r a n d p a re n ts , an d going to shcool.
Mrs. Whitman
Dies in Portland
M rs. F lo re n c e W h itm a n p assed
aw a y M onday. M arch 18, a t h e r ho m e
tv P o rtla n d . T h e fu n e ra l w ill be h eld
this» a fte rn o o n
(T h u rsd a y ). T he
W h itm a n fam ily used to be r e s id e n ts
«f W illa m in a , th e ir d a u g h te r . E s th e r,
h a v in g g ra d u a te d fro m h ig h sch o o l
h e re .
V isitation E vangelism Is
Carried Out at Local H om es
W illam ina Civic Club W ill
Hub! Pre-Easter M eeting
T h e Civic clu b w ill h old a p re-
E a s te r m e e tin g M arch 28 a t 2 p.m .
a t th e R e b e k a h h all. T h e to p ic fo r
th e d ay is "R e lig io n In O u r C om ­
m u n ity .’" Rev. H arv ey d e V rie s of
S h e rid a n w ill be th e s p e a k e r. M rs.
A a ro n so n ’s c h o ru s f r o m th e h ig h
sch o o l w ill fu rn is h th e m u sic. H o st­
esses a r e M rs. G e ra ld in e M cN am ar,
M rs. A lm a L en tz a n d M rs. A lb e rta
S m elaer.
C. Stiles Resigns
As City Recorder;
Smith Appointed
A t th e ca ll of th e m a y o r, th e co m ­
m on co u n c il o f th e c ity of W illa m in a
in et in sp e cia l sessio n in th e lib r a ry
b u ild in g W ed n esd ay e v e n in g . M arch
2 0 th . M em bers p re se n t w e re M ayor
[ N ew by a n d c o u n c ilm e n A rv id so a,
G reen . S m ith an d E llis.
A r e p o rt of th e w a te r c o m m itte e
w as m a d e by C h a irm a n G reen .
A t th is tim e C. R. S tile s p re se n te d
h is re sig n a tio n as c ity re c o rd e r, e f ­
fe c tiv e A p ril 1.
T h e co u n c il w en t on re c o rd e x te n d ­
in g a v o te of th a n k s to Mr. S tile s fo r
h is se rv ic e s to th e city.
Im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g Mr. S tile s’
re s ig n a tio n , C o u n c ilm an S m ith te n d ­
e re d h is re s ig n a tio n a s co u n c ilm an .
U pon th e re sig n a tio n of Mr. S m ith
th e co u n c il a p p o in te d h im city re ­
c o rd e r to fill o u t th e te rm ca u se d by
th e re s ig n a tio n of Mr. S tiles.
Local Boy Scouts
Rev. a n d Mrs. H a rv e y d e V rie s o f
S h e rid a n w ere d in n e r g u e s ts M onday
e v e n in g a t th e M eth o d ist p a rso n a g e .
In th e ev e n in g h e sp o k e to th o se
C o u rt of H o n o r of th e P o rtla n d
p re s e n t on lay v is ita tio n e v a n g elism
a r e a co u n cil. Boy S co u ts of A m erica,
f o r 1946 in th e M eth o d ist ch u rc h . w as h e ld W e d n e sd a y n ig h t a t th e
T u e sd a y ev e n in g h e ca m e back an d
Y am h ill c o u n ty c o u rt h o u se in Mc­
f o u r co u p le w e n t o u t a n d p u t h is
M innville.
d isc u ssio n in to p ra c tic e by c a llin g a t
S co u ts fro m W illa m in a tro o p 254
v a rio u s hom es.
w ho a tte n d e d w ere W ilb u r H a rris
a n d Jim G ira rd fo r firs t c la ss ra n k ,
an d J . A. J e n s e n fo r life sc o u t m e rit
b ad g e.
At Honor Court
Betty Tillis New
Phone Operator
Pre-C onvention Rally Is
S ch ed u led T his Sunday
B e tty T illis Is th e new o p e r a to r
S u n d ay a fte rn o o n th e C h ris tia n
a t th e te le p h o n e office, re p la c in g Mrs. E n d e a v o r y o u n g people of th e co u n ty
A lice K u sch , w ho h a s ac ce p te d a w ill hold a p re-co n v e n tio n ra lly in
p o sitio n in S h e rid a n w ith th e S h e ri­ th e C h ristia n c h u rc h a u d ito riu m E l­
d a n G ra in com pany.
d rid g e M. G ray w ill b rin g th e m es­
sag e.
W .S.C .S. Plans All Day
M eeting Friday at Church
Miss Nina H ines H onored
On Birthday Anniversary
W .S.C.S. of th o M e th o d ist c h u rc h j
I.a st W ed n esd ay ev en in g th e Y.F.
w ill m eet F rid a y , M arch 22, fo r
w o rk day in th e ch u rc h b asem e n t. of W illa m in a an d G ra n d R o n d e m e t
th e G ra n d
R o n d e M e th o d ist
T ile m e etin g w ill s ta rt a t 10 a .111. an d a t
a p o tlu c k d in n e r w ill be se rv e d at c h u rc h to h o n o r Miss N in a H in es
w ith a b ir th d a y p a rty .
n oon.