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Peon ? TWr WILL AMINA TIMES WILLAMINA. OREGON THURSDAY. JANUARY 8, 1948 NOVUM Ill-lit J o h n n ie Itellu llui-n- ny w as a w a rd e d a s ll iS r cup fo r eo u n . ty c h a m p io n s h ip In 4 II club w ork- Guests at Moose Burger Dinner T h e c o m m u n ity w as sh o k ed by d ie Hidden d e i t h o f Mrs L ucy H u d d le sto n . wb i co lla p se d w h ile on d u ty at th e g r a d e seb o I w h ere sh e wits a l e u h«’.*. *1 h e Civic C lub c i c l i t i i| o v er >100 from Its H rio rg n -b o ld d in n e r. Nov. 15. Mr. a n d Mrs. H a rla n W o o d ru ff, .tu i.ierly w ith l i e local e b u r th h ere, r e tu r n e d fro m J a p a n w h ere th ey h a 'e been l l l l i s l ' t iu r le s . L et ti « B ro w n in g wus e le c te d : q u ee n of th e h ig h sc h o o l's tall cu ru l- I -.*1, Nov. 81, a n d p ro ce ed s from th e c a rn iv a l a m o u n te d to >924 to be U s e d fo r t h e H l l l d e l l l body fu n d B lsh u p .M o d e rn « P h o to A view o f th e h ig h scho o l a u d ito riu m on th e e v e n in g o f D ec em b e r 20. » h e n th e W illam in a L u m b e r Co. e n te r ta in e d th e ir e i.p lo y e e « an d g u e s ts a t a C h ristm a s d in n e r p a rty . T h e e n tr e e c o n siste d of b a k e d m oose, th e r e s u l t o f a C a n a d ia n h u n tin g tr ip w hich b. M H am p to n , p re sid e n t of th e com pany en jo y ed la st fall. C o v ers w e re laid fo r 450 p eo p le a t th e d in n e r. Year Just Past One of Growth and Progress As we look th r u th e file s o f 1947. it a p p e a rs to be an e v e n tfu l y e a r a lth o it follow s th e u su a l p a tte r n of sm a ll cities. T h e re w ere th e u su a l n u m b e r o f b irth s, w ed d in g s an d d e a th s w hich a re re a lly th e m ost v ita l new s ite m s in a w eek ly p ap er. T h e re w ere sto rie s of a c c id e n ts an d tra g e d y th a t a r e sa d to rem e m . e a n d th e re w ere s to rie s of m a n y h ap - py occasions, too. B u t a s we g la n c e back th r u th e pages, we fin d a : M A RCH: W ork w as b eg u n th e j h ot p re s s a rriv e d and began o p e ra tio n first w eek in M arch on th e O reeti a f te r e x te n s iv e p re p a ra tio n s w ert M o u n taln L u m b e r p la n in g m ill. C o m p a n y ’s new- T ite g ra d e school p re s e n te d Its sp rin g v a rie ty show on M arch 14. iiiad e f o r its in sta lla tio n T h e first p iece o f e q u ip m e n t to a r r iv e w eighed o v er >0 to n s. T h e h ig h school •a fe te rla . O ct. 13. o p en e d its new E. L. W illia m s o p en ed a m eat tta rk e t a s so c ia te d w ith th e W llla - iltia M e rc an tile t'o m p a n y . B. F B ry a n t w as n..m ed police c h ie f to su cceed II. J U llrich w ho resig n e d . DECEM BER W in fre d B erk r e sig n e d a s city tr e a s u r e r an d IL E S h ip ley w as a p p o in te d to se rv e out th e b a la n c e of th e te rm Mr Beck b u t been tr e a s u r e r , fo r elev en y e a rs. C N C u s te r of P o rtla n d b o u g h t th e P ew D rop tu n T h e W illa m in a L u m b e r t'o m p a n y e n te r ta in e d e m p lo y e e s a t a moose- u iirg e r d in n e r fo r 450 pertains. T h e h ig h school m u sic d e p a r tin ' n t an d th e W illa m in a C ivic clu b p ie s e n le d a C h ris tm a s m u sic a le , Dec. 19 T h e city b a ll w as c o m p leted an d th e w a te r d e p a r tm e n t am i c ity r e c o rd e r m oved In to th e ir new q u a r te rs o n th e la st d ay of th e y e a r Hob B o w en , w ill know n electric! A. 1». N ew by w as re e le c te d p re sl an fro m S h e rid a n , w as k illed w h ile d en t of th e K lw an ls c lu b T h e c ity co u n cil lev ied an o c c u e n g a g e d In un e e v trlc .il in s ta lla tio n T h e V. F. W. put on "C o rn z ap o p p a tio n a l ta x on b u sin e ss a n d pro fes- in W illa m in a . M.i> 23. p in ” , h o m e ta le n t p lay . Oct. 31. foi sio n al o ffic es fo r th e p u rp o se of j M r a n d up th e b e n e fit of th e ir b u ild in g fund. JU N E . S ev eral w eeks of d ry p ro v id in g p o lice p ro te c tio n fo r th e i city. Most d is a s tr o u s n ew s o f th e w e a th e r th a t th re a te n e d local g ra in INK PADS illii« It'— flik* — U lus th r e a d of p ro g re ss, of b u ild in g up F re d B unn a n n o u n c e d th e open cro p s w ith possib e fa ilu re , c a m e t. m o n th w as th a t of th e dea lt of G ov a n d c o m m u n ity im p ro v e m e n t th a t Is ing o f a new s u b liv is io n of th e city , an en d J u n e 1, when a w elcom e rain e r n o r S n ell. S e c re ta ry lto b t. F a rre ll TIMES OFFICE a n d S e n a te P re s id e n t C o rn e tt In a e n c o u ra g in g . It Is im p o ssib le to give V alley View a d d itio n . fell. p la n e c ra s h . Oct. 28. a co m p lete re su m e in o u r lim ite d H. J. U llrich w as n a m e d c h ie f of T h e V .F .W . A u x ilia ry ’s J u n e m us- sp ace an d we h av e in te n tio n a lly de- police, ivale w as a p ro m in en t so cial ev en t voted m o re sp ace to th e h a p p e n in g s H a ro ld L. M e n d en h a ll w as re -e le c t- w ith M iss Amy l e'-. p ia n ist of Lin o f th e e a rly m o n th s o f th t y e a r sin ce , ed p re s id e n t of th e C o m m u n ity Co- field co lle g e facu lty , an d Mrs. Floyd la te r e v e n ts a r e still fre s h in t h e t »perative A sso c iatio n , r e ta il g ro ce ry K d m isto n vocalist in th e le ad in g m em ory of o u r re a d e rs. T h is is n o t co-op. rotea. by any m e a n s a n a tte m p t to pick o u t L>. H. H ia tt a n n o u n c e d h e w as re- * M rs. E a r l R ich ard so n w as rh iei-n While good food can be en th e m ost im p o rta n t new s ite m s fo r tir in g a s p rin c ip a l of th e W illa m in a to r e p r e s e n t W illa m in a In th e Phil joyed at its best when leisurely so m e of th e m h av e been on i ' t e l U nion H igh school a f te r 14 y e a rs S h e rid a n D ays court. prepared and served, business a n d o th e rs p e rh a p s less sig n ific a n t se rv ic e in ¡he local sch o o ls. Dr. V icto r Jo h n so n of th e W illa- men and women in this town in clu d ed . It is m e re ly p ic k in g a t H arv ey C ase B row n w as k ille d in m in a C lin ic an n o u n ced th e In crea s ra n d o m a sa m p lin g of th e n ew s lo g g in g a c c id e n t a t O a k la n d . M arch in h is s ta f f w h ic h n u m b e r e d e ig h t know that when quick service ite m s th a t go to m a k e up a w eek ly 21. n u rse s. is neoded, thoy can g e l it hero. p ap e r. T h e ex cep tio n is in om is- T h e h ig h sc h o o l’s s p rin g c a rn iv a l R ocky S to n e co n tin u ed to b rin g sion of w ed d in g s, b irth s an d ex cep t n e tte d $500 fro m g ro s s re c e ip ts of ho m e h an d so m e tro p h ie s from o u t- fo r one o r tw o in sta n c e s, d e a th s . >¡>49. Y vonne H u b o a rd ch o se n c a r- b o a rd m o to r rac es in c lu d in g P o rt- T h e r e w ere m o re ea ch m o n th th a n n iv a l q u ee n . la n d an d S alt L a k e C ity m e ets. H e w e w ould h a v e sp ace to lis t in th is . la te r wun th e H e a rs t cup at lx>ng A bit of home aw ay lrom home" A P R IL . In s p ite of th e r a in , a ,,, . issue. .lea ch , C alif. A n o th e r o u ts ta n d in g Open 5:00 A M — I A M. Sundays—6 A M — 8 P M a r> • la rg e cro w d of W iila m in a n a clim b e d sp o rtsm a n w as Bob D enney w ho " ' ’ •Sew l,>' en d in g to th e to p o f th e r e s e rv o ir h ill fo r ' e a r lie r in th e s p rin g w on th e n o rth - WILLAMINA, OREGON a long te rm of se rv ic e a s m ay o r of th e E a s te r s u n r is e se rv ic e s a t 5 :4 0 w est c h a m p io n s h ip in a m a te u r W illa m in a , tu r n e d th e a f f a ir s o f th e *. n i- S u n d a y m o rn in g , A p ril C. w re stlin g fo r th e n in th c o n sec u tiv e c ity o v er to H. A. P a r r e tt. w hose w h ere an In s p irin g c o m m u n ity song y ear. TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS ARE GOOD SALESMEN te rm b eg a n th e firs t of th e y e a r. an d p r a y e r se rv ic e w as c o n d u c te d ' M rs. R u rik H e n d ric k so n w as elect- T h re e new co u n c ilm en also to o k a t th e H g h ted cro ss w h ich h ad been , “d p re sid e n t of th e C ivic C lub. M is. J. M. O lson. N oble G ra n d of th e R e o ffic e, C. C. R o b e rtso n . M iliard E l e re c te d th e p re v io u s w eek. lis a n d E. A .S pencer. L t. W a lla ce S im m s w as k ille d in b e k a h lodge a n d M rs. E. A. S p en cer, T h e f ir s t sn o w fall of th e w in te r a p la n e c ra s h ln V irg in ia , A p ril 3. p re s id e n t of th e P a re n t-T e a i h e r As so c iatio n . c a m e J a n u a r y 11, le a v in g th e g ro u n d H e w as M rs. A. E. B u r d ic k ’s son SHERIDAN, OREGON T h e c ity ’s new > 7.000 f ire tru c k w h ite fo r a few ho u rs. L o w est te m JU L Y . T h e city b eg an in s ta lla tio n p e r a tu r e of th e w in te r w as re p o rte d a rriv e d a n d so m e tim e la te r tw o- of w a te r m e te rs a n d sig n e d th e c o n O J a n . 4, by C. E. S a w te lle , w e a th e r Way ra d io « ^ u ip m e n t w as in s ta lle d tr a c t fo r th e new c ity h a ll to p ro th e fire d e p a r tm e n t’s th r e e o b se rv e r, w hen th e te m p e r a tu re fell in v id e q u a r te r s fo r p olice a n d w ate r Located 2 miles East of W illamina tru c k s. to 20 d e g re e s, 12 below fre ez in g . d e p a r tm e n ts a s w ell a s h o u sin g fo r on Highway T h e c ity file d a w a te r r ig h t on j T w o h u n d re d p e rso n s a tte n d e d th e W illa m in a riv e r, 8 m iles fro m th e f ire tru c k s . o T h e Rev. W esley G ra v es w as s ig th e c h a r te r p re s e n ta tio n d in n e r w hen th e city , a s s u rin g an a m p le su p p ly n a lly h o n o re d w hen h e w as r e tu r n th e W illa m in a K iw an is C lub took fo r th e f u tu re . ed to h is p a s to ra te h e re th r u a s u s its o fficial m e m b e rsh ip in K iw an is WIRING — MOTORS — LINES — SERVICE CALLS Lloyd C. P a rso n s o f Y o n ca lla w as I n te r n a tio n a l, w ith th e c h a r te r pre- e le c te d p rin c ip a l of th e W illa m in a p en sio n o f ru le s by th e F re e M e th sen ted by J u d g e A rlie G. W a lk e r of h ig h sch o o l. T h e W illa m in a L u m - o d is t c h u rc h w hich h as a f o u r y e a r O M cM innville to A D. N ew by, p resl- b er C o m p an y ’s new p la n e r w e n t In te n u r e ru lin g , w hen to w n sp e o p le an d civic o rg a n iz a tio n s jo in e d in a plea d e n t of th e \\ illa m in a clu b . Mr. New- to o p e ra tio n A p ril 22. We have Complete Electric Line Building Equipment by w as also p re s e n te d w ith a w rist B e tty T a lb o tt L in d sa y of G ra n d th a t h e be r e tu r n e d h e re . w atc h , th e g ift of fellow to w n sp e o - R o n d e wa8 k illed jn a n a u to m o b „ e AUGUST. T h e h o t p re ss a t th e p ie as a to k e n of a p p re c ia tio n fo r his a c c id e n t, A p ril 9, Ju st e a s t o f S h e r- P lyw ood M ills w e n t in to fu ll p ro fin e re c o rd of civic serv ice. Id an . d u c tio n of e x te r io r ty p e plyw ood, L a d o n a L e n tz w as a w a rd e d a th e seco n d w eek in A u g u st. A p la n n in g g r a n t to th e c ity ol W illa m in a w as a p p ro v e d by th e fe d D.A.R. sc h o la rsh ip a s an o u ts ta n d in g S E P T E M B E R . C a r s h o r ta g e con- e r a l g o v e rn m e n t, a llo c a tin g >6,000 in g h ig h school se n io r. Tw o new sa w m ills, th e B a r r e tt tin n e d to h a m p e r local m ills w ith f o r se w e r sy stem p la n n in g an d $5900 fo r p la n n in g a n a d e q u a te aI)d th e L u n d e e n & S to n e m ill, s ta c k s of lu m b e r in e v id e n c e e v e ry w h e re o n e lo o k ed . w a te r sy stem . w ere b u ilt d u rin g th e sp rin g . School s ta r t e d S ep t. 15 w ith I n MAY. C o m m en c em e n t ex e rcise s c re a se s in e n r o llm e n t n o ’ed b o th In FEBRUARY: The W illa m in a M a rc h of D im es d riv e u n d e r th e ag - ^o r h ig h sch o o l g r a d u a te s w ere h ig h school a n d th e g r a d e school. g re ssiv e d ire c tio n o f M a rtin M yers . h e ld M ay 2 8 ’ w ith R u b y P e ,k y chosen B. E. A rc h e r a n d L. E. P a lm e r Sheridan and W illam ina Prices . . . a s v a le d ic to ria n a n d D ick H o fric h - sold th e I. G. A. s to re to E. H. Moehl a m o u n te d to o v er $1500. , . . ; te r, s a lu ta to rla n . P ro f. R. W . B er- m a n n , L ow ell B. B a ird a n d P e a rl CORES, Per Cord ............................................... $y gg S u n d a y m ail w as d isc o n tin u e d tr a n d of w n la m e tt e U n iv e rsity m ad e S h o rt w ho c h a n g e d its n a m e to th e th r u a c h a n g e in th e p o sta l ru les, I th e co m m en c em en t a d d re ss, W illa m in a D e p a rtm e n t S to re an d b u t a m o rn in g d isp a tc h w as ad d ed Th® W illa m in a U nion H ig h school su b se q u e n tly re m o d e le d OLD GROWTH 16". Per Cord ..................................... $8.gg and e n to th e d a ily se rv ic e, M arch 17. b u d g e t w as su b m itte d w ith an esti- la rg e d it. O th e r s to r e c h a n g e s n o ted A tte n d a n c e at th e C h u rch m a te of > 65,000 to ta l a n d a sp ecial d u rin g th e y e a r w ere th e sa le of OLD GROWTH, SHORT HEATER WOOD Per Cord ... $6.00 C h r is t S u n d a y school re a c h e d a i ieVy of $ 1 9 ,000. th e W illa m in a .M ercantile C om pany re c o rd o f 201, F eb . 9. , K e n n e th R am ey o f P o rtla n d w as to W. O. A y a rs an d th e a p p o in tm e n t : T h e c ity c a lle d fo r b id s on s tr e e t e le c te d p rin c ip a l o f th e g ra d e school of E dw . Jo h n so n to su cceed Mrs. p a v in g , a p r o je c t la te r p o stp o n ed to su cceed H a rv e y H a r ris , w ho r e M arie M a to ch a as m a n a g e r of th e w h e n th e co st se em e d p ro h ib itiv e . sig n e d to m ove to B e a v e rto n . T here C o m m u n ity Co-op. R esidence Phene 1315 W illam ina. Oregon T ru m a n S h o rtr id g e w as k illed in w e re 27 g ra d u a te s in th e e f g if ii g ra d e O C T O B E R . T h e s a le s ta x w as d e a p la n e c ra s h , F eb . 21, n e a r P o rt class. fe a te d in W illa m in a a s e lse w h e re A n g ele s, W a sh . T h e A sso ciated P lyw ood M ills new Business T elephone 1051 by a la rg e m a jo rity . RUBBER STAM PS Hurry Up Service C & S Cafe NICE ELECTRIC COMPANY TREMBLAY YARD W . T . (R o c k e y ) S T O N E
