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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1931)
ifte OREGON CTATZSMAN. Calgsi. Oren, Friday Mornlaar, June 12, 1531 OIL LEASES Approximately 700 Acres Involved in Deal is Report SCIO; June 11 Drilling for oil on lands in the Sclo region on which - leases recently , hare been taken Is to begin within one year from the date of the lease- In each " case, according to j information given out by a lessor this week. Another provision of the lease is to the effect that in the event the company Is unable on account of unavoidable circumstances to atari operations, on : the ground within one year, payment of 10 cents per acre . on the land in volved In the lease will operate to continue the validity of the con tract with the lessor. It is an nounced. . Approximately TOO acres are ' under lease for oil development, according to report reaching Sclo. These lands - Include tracts be longing to A. T. Powell. Mrs. Iva O. Abbott. G. I. Sutherland and others In those immediate local ities . ' - - : John C Powell of Portland, aid to be representing Moody A Hargraves. New York City cap italists and . oil operators. : has been In the field for this firm for some time. Powell Is expect ed to return to Sclo the latter part of the present week with a view ' of continuing preliminary arrangements, it Is announced. ; While oil has not .been encoun tered In commercial Quantities in the immediate vicinity of Sclo. It is claimed that surface indica tions warrant exploitation of the . region. Lacomb locality also is said to be an Inviting field for oil prospecting. Drilling was car ried on there some years ago with encouraging results so far as ge ological conditions were con cerned. Lacomb is about 12 miles from Scio and the conditions here are said to be fully as promising as at Lacomb. Early-day geologists maintain ed that oil would be found west of the Cascade, mountains. Liquid gold from countless spouters In California encourages men to prospect for oil in the Willamette valley. AURORA PLEASED AS BANK PENS AURORA, June 11 Rev. Al fred F. Knorr. president of the Aurora community, club, appoint ed Mayor George Wusster as chairman of a committee to se cure flowers to be sent to the of , fleers of the First National bank of Aurora which opened June 1. Rot. Knorr made the presenta tion of the extremely large and beailtif ul floral piece, In behalf of the community club... Cashier H. B. Evans In speak-? tng of the courtesy, expressed his appreciation and felt it presaged a feeling of good will towards the Institution, by the citizens of Au rora. The Interior of the bank building has been completely re modeled, papered and painted. New and modern bank fixtures have replaced the old ones and on Monday a more modern burglar proof safe was installed. RAIX APPRECIATED MILL CITY. June 11 a fine rain soaked this vicinity the first part of this week and was greatly appreciated. Rain began falling Monday night and continued with showers until Wednesday after noon when the, sun again came forth but not very strongly. The soil Is well saturated and - fruit : and berries,' as well . as garden truck, are responding to the add ed moisture. Triplets Born To L. Johnsons Formerly Here HAYESVILLE, June 11 - Lo cal friends hare received word of the arrival of triplets at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Johnson at Cedarvllle, ; California. The ba bies, two boys and one girl were named Larry, who weighed 1V pounds, Lola, weight 7 pounds and Larry weight 5-8 pounds. Larry died at birth. Mrs. John son and the other two little ones are said to be getting along nice ly. - t : : , : The Johnsona were former Hayesvllle residents. Before her marriage ; Mrs. Johnson was Au drey White of Salem. RASPBERRIES ROW GREATER HUH E PORTLAND, June 11 -AP) Loganberries, raspberr les, gooseberries and strawberries were all offering on. the. east side farmers market today. - ' The ; in crease In raspberry volume was quite liberal and there was. also a fair gain of quality. Sales show ed a general spread of 11.90-2.00 for early ; varieties and $2.15-2.25 for later stuff. Strawberries sold $1.25-1.75 crate with the bulk $1.50-1.65 for good stuff. .Loganberries sold $1.50-1.75 crate generally with excellent quality. I Gooseberries were in scant of fering; finding an excellent call at an advance. Seven cents gen erally. . Lettuce market was fairly act ive around 7 5-8 5c crate. , Royal Ann cherries moved 5 6c lb. generally, which was also in effect 1 for Bings. Pie cherries held at a nickel. Peas were in good call with sales 5-Cc lb. The latter for best telephones. - ' Extra f fancy tomatoes sold around $3.25 crate. Hothouse cucumbers were $2 box of 2 dozen for all grades. Green beans sold 13-14c lb. generally. Old potatoes were unchanged both as regards dull demand and price. i . New potatoes In greater sup ply found a fair call $1 for 30s. Root vegetables showed an active tone; generally at late prices. Cabbage continued ' dull but held its price. .-'- Spinach , was fairly active around 50c orange box. FOREST FISH FAILS EAR SCIO 14 Cords off. Wood cut From Fir Tree Estimated 200; To 300 Years old SCIO. June 11 A fir tree esti mated to be 200 or 300 years old and a monarch of the forest fringing Scio on the south, was a recent victim of the woodsman's ax. It was a landmark in its Im mediate vicinity. . - The big tree was on the Dan Matthews place, a tract he recent ly purchased from Mrs. Callaway, and Is situated about a mile and a half southeast of Scio. The tree was In the Matthews pasture and was felled with a view of making fuel for the family.. ' - ; Matthews came .from Montana a few months ago and located on the Callaway place, which he will Improve and make a permanent home for' himself and family. Friends In Montana have asked Matthews to look the locality over for them, as they desire to come to this part of Oregon. ; - The fir tree. la question meas ured approximately five- feet In diameter at. the ground and was about 200 feet high. Harry John ston of Scio sawed the tree into ll-lnch cuts, using a 7-foot pow er drag saw for the larger cuts. Mr. Mathews has worked the tree into fuel, making about 14 cords of wood, supplying the family for two or three years. - ; - Although the Matthews tree was considered one of the largest In the immediate vicinity, still another beacon of the forests is seen, on the W. C. Simmons land a short distance from Matthews place. The latter tree measures about nine feet in diameter at the butt and is estimated to-be more than 200 feet high. : Eighteen to 20 cords of wood could be out from this tree, it is estimated. - Old-growth fir of the dimen sions mentioned above is becom ing scarce in the immediate vi cinity of Scio, but farther up In the. foothills of .the Cascades are millions of feetf of such timber. Some of it is said to be over-matured and showing signs of deter ioration from age. COMING TO GERVA1S GERVAIS, June 11 Mrs. John S. Harper has received word from Mr. i Harper that he and his sister. Miss Ruth Harper, are en route from Nevada, Iowa, to Ger vals. She expects them to arrive the last of the week. Members of the Harper family held a re union and get-to-gether at the Ne vada home during the week of May 17-22. the first since 1912. Members lot the family from dif ferent parts ot Iowa, Los Angeles, Calif., and Dells Rapids, South Dakota attended. - Mr. Harper went to Iowa early in May and is driving back with his sister, who is coming to Oregon for an indef inite stay. ; ; INJURED IN MILL ACCIDENT MILL CITY, June 11 Keith Phillips of Mehama, who has been employed at Camp 26 above Mill City was Injured Saturday morn ing while working for the Ham mond Lumber company. An x ray was taken of the Injured limb, but no broken bones, were found. He will be confined to his home for several weeks until he recov ers from ! the bruises. VISIT MX. HOOD HUBBARD. June 11 Hub bard families who enjoyed a trip to Mt. Hood Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Julius Stauffer, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Will, Mr. and' Mrs. Elton McLaughlin, and Mrs. Win nie Kocher and children. They admired the beautiful rho dodendrons that grow in profu sion there. Ad Club Picnic Is Set Tonight The first annual Ad club picnic to be held in Salem will be staged tonight at Hazel Green park, four miles east of the city, Gardner Knapp and C. A. Sprague ; are making arrangements for the af fair. All Ad clubbers, their wives and friends, are invited to come. Lunches will be furnished by the individuals but ice cream and coffee will be supplied by the club. Games of various kinds and contests will provide enter tainment, f The picnic starts at 6 P.m. ' ' ' ' TEACHERS HIRED SCIO, June 11 Applications of Marion Beal and Miss Rebecca Morgan for positions on 1 the teaching staff of the Sclo high school have been accepted by the local board of education and con tracts have been executed. Mr. Beal, whose home Is understood to be St, Helens, has a family and will take np the work here last year handled by Harry Harris. Both Miss Morgan and Mr. Beal have been taking work ; at the state university, Eugene. Miss Morgan la to take up English, for eign languages, glee club, etc., which have been taught here by Miss Pentney for the last seven years. '. An instructor for the commer cial department is yet to be se cured, it is stated, and another grade teacher may be employed. NEWLYWED8 VISIT " -MEHAMA, June 11. Ted Mul key and his bride of a few days are visiting with his relatives here. They were married ' In' Washington Saturday where Ted has been living for the past five years. He is a graduate of Stay ton high school, 1925. We Must Charge For, Delivery Terms May Be Arranged Sales At 10 A. M., 2 P. M. and 7:30 P. M. 50,000 Stock - New, Used & Repossessed Furniture, House wares, Rugs, Linoleums ' ALL TO GO TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER At the Market,! Com'l & Marion Ste. Many . of our old customers will take 1 advantage of this Auction Sale to se cure tremendous savings on their needs. ' - - . . . Here are Only Scatter Rugs Carpet Samples -Matting Remnants Smoking Stands and Cabinets ; Musical Instruments ; Luggage Lace Curtains Rag Rugs Carpet Remnants r -Linoleum Remnants Laundry Supplies Lawn Mowers Lawn Rakes Garden Tools "Mirrors " This is a sale to get "1000 new accounts oh our books, and to cut down our ex traordinary stock. - ; a Few ; of the Thousands ? of Items: Rugs Ferneries Settees ; Chairs ' Rockers i Stands ; f ,5 $100 in PRIZES FREE PLENTY OF FREE PARKING SPACE FOR YOUR CAR ! Tables , ; : Porch Furniture '..;" 1 Davenports ; : - ' Overstuffed Chairs ; Rockers : Occasional Chairs Tables ; : , Radios X ! Washing Machines Phonographs and f j " Records .; 1 Pianos and Organs Player Pianos and Rolls Lamps Rugs ' . Bric-a-Brae Coml and Marion I H. L. Stiff Furniture Co., Owners BEN SUDTELL, Auctioneer hi Charge I I r. lit X I l In addition to the lowest added advantage of new fejTS-IHIAILI?? prices on furniture in eighteen years, yon also have the Down Payments. Yon can bnv Furniture. Radios land all oiner anicies sold on ourr liudget Plan lor only One-IIalf of the former down pay- menu wva i dN Vc I'lnuvr T in a r Axminster Rufft ; ; 02.39 f high quality scatter rug for those worn places In the carpet, or Ideal for hard wood floors. A small group ot velvets also Included. S3 Blake that old duU finish look like new with this; new wonder cleaner. Finer, ru better than any other car cleaner. cker and ! A FEW REASONS WHY Worthmore Cleaner cleans with one Opera tion. . . Will not collect dost or dirt Saves time and labor. . . Leaves the original factory lustre. . Does not smoke ,r cloud. ... Contains no pumice, wax acid or grease ... Will not in jure the finest of finishes. Is non-explosive. $ 2 - piece Chesterfield Suite S2JSO Dorm and $5JS0 Monthly SeoaII Carrying Charge JL Chesterfield suite that any home would be proud to possess. Pillow arm dav enport -- and button back chair, ot taupe mohair over a hardwood frame. Webb construction and reversible cushions and pillows. Treasure Sheets $1.07 Sheets that ere - hemmed. Heavy qual ity. Siie tlx 0. Rayon Bedspread $2.79 beautiful rayon brocade s p r e ad i n choice colors. Cannon Towels 19c Colored bor der. Double loop weave. 20x40. j Brown Metal Bed Sturdily Built An Outstanding Value! 06.45 It's full size. flnidJied in brown enamel. Smart, con servative style. Buy In June Home Furnishing Sale. Sheet i Blanket $1.79 j Just the weight forf summer use. 70x80. doublet slse. Ivory 3-pc. RefuJ nisK your spare room at little cost with this handsome ' and well con structed three-piece bedroom suite. Finished in ivory with 3hadep of green and orchid trimming. Suite consists of fill size - bed,, vanity and chest of . drawers. V 11 - : Bedroom Suite 92,50 Down aitd 6.50 Konthly Small Carrying Charge 1 oJi 1 A Real Bargain 4-Drawer Chest In Ivory and Walnut Finish Spacious, four-drawer chest a useful and decorative piece of furniture! Sturdy construction! Nu-Lino-leum $1.25 A quart can makes your old floor cov e r i n g look like new. Aluminum Dish Pan $100 rouHd dish pan of heavy quality aluminum 3ffJ . ". nj-i ill Vt . Jt t -. . . .. .v - t: il ! Ill i .... : I : : I 5-piece Breakfast Set Brighten up that break fast nook with this at tractive 5-piece set. Fin ished in green enamel trimmed with shades rose floraldesign. Set includes drop leaf table and four cathedral type chairs. PI o Waste , Basket 10c So handy and attractive. All metal and in several colors. El ectric , " Toaster $2.95 Nichrome wire heating ele ment. Nickel plate. Detach able cord. Enamclvarc aooortnent Green Trimming t-cup Percolator, Dish Pan, Ket- Pre- vaf a w m BiM ' a w serving Kettle. Ivory color. Tile Coffee Table A well constructed tile top table. Multi-colored tile that would harmon ize with any color ' scheme. Ideal for an odd piece about the living room. i Occasional Chair 05.95 Hardwood frame uphol-. stered with Jaquard ve lour. Floral designs. Buy that, odd- piece now " at this low price. Spring Filled Mat tress 0EQ.95 An inner spring mat- p tress at just half the! price of a 40-lb. plain 1 mattress you bought 18 1 years ago. Buy now!. I I UTmj 1 i i iy&rvd ; reezer 03.315 A freezer that is just the; right size to use on thef family picnic. Just thinkj of having h ome maaefice cream. 1 j "TTil 05J.SO A fine enamel Windsor range trimmed ,with 1 black and gray. Extra large oven ... remov able cooking plates . . . flame adjustable, j ! - New ' araBii!tl'"f!'l1'' icWosheff Windsor - DeLuxe Gyrator! ' Genuine' LovelT Wringer! ' S2 JSO Down, $7.50 : Monthly : I ;-Small Garrytag: Charge fv . Approved by Good Housekeeping Institute. The De Luxe, brings washing efficiency unsurpassed at any price! Just toss .soiled clothes, into its big tub and 7 minutes later run ;them through the" at tached Irfrvell "Wringer, sparkl ing clean f . There Is othing to catch or tear the sheerest things. Ivor; Porcelain Enameled Tub Is" as easy to clean as a ehlna dish! New CoUrftd Smart Pmtums ; . '4 Slimmer SmU Bcrgm . An assortment t of heavy quality' cretonne with, floral -and mod ern patterns. Width 2C in. h X r Gas Water Heater I U I Keep the storage tank, filled with hot water. Fit into any home, and solves the hot water neces sity. Guaranteed construction. niveffcldcc Wear lLoaccrj hey've Wdrn Longer for ;; -19 Years! - - pO)i4JiO O-ply Heavy Dmty O7.0 1 - : l - Pirit ( QuaUty Riversides tave beeh one of America's best known tires, for V9 years. . Today - they are made to the most stringent 'specifications known. Tet they cosf yu less! i 29J4.40 Balloon 0 ply. .V. .f 7.15 28X4.75 Balloon ply....,$SO 203.00 O ply............ $8.00 - I - I - i - ' Other Sixths at Eqaal Savings I t 1 a OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT I : . . r-Jl 275 N. LIBERTY 1 r 'v I Phone 8774 SALEM, ORE. ; AcEi about oqcr.ciay.CcvIco rclc? GcnvcnScnco i