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PAGS SIZ 01tECiQK STATESMAN, :Sa W. trtC Tt tiMtinnw SThtf OREGON STATESMAN, Salem Oregon. Tuesday Morning, January 13S2H f K -PAiti onaltVS' .SiWrKSXt ;,.;;Vn,. t, ZOO GRANGERS fiT G1HEU Six Groups Represented at Joint : Installation - at ' , "Silverton 'V SILVERTON, Jan. 4 One et the biggest grange affairs ever held at Silverton was that of Sat urday : night when ; six granges gathered here for Installation. The six granges, numbering .250 people.- were Silverton, - Silrerton Hills. .North Howell Scott Mills, Macleay and Union Hill. , 'After the opening ceremony and the addresses of welcome by Otto "Dahl and Mayor Eastman, the Installation ceremony took place. . This was particularly well taken care of by Mrs. L. S. Lam bert and her assistants. Mrs. Lambert . is . from ' the Stay ton . grange. .Those -.. assisting her wen uciea. weinocr oiT.onn . Howell; regalia bearer; Mrs. -J C. Krensiof Union Hill; emblem bearer, Mrs.' Rena Tate, Stay A. i a' ' wr - tm verton Hills: musician, Ethel Fletcher. Salem;' soloist, Mrs, W. F. Krens, Union Hill. Edwin Orerlund, new master of tha Silrerton grange, gave a short talk and presented Mrs. 'Lambert and her assistants with - flowers. ' . f Numbers on the program were a musical number of Lucile Waltman and Doris Rickards of North' Powell; group of yodel ing numbers by Elvin Almqnist of Silrerton. Mrs. Marie Flint McCall, state lecturer, was pres ent aad gave an interesting talk of her visit to the national .grange meeting held at Madison, Wis,,., - - Orange, masters Installed for the -different granges were Sil rerton - Hlllg, Oscar Loe; North HowieU, Mrs. T. Cline; Scotts Mills. George Haynes; Macleay, H..E Martin; Union Hill, J. O. - Darby; ' r - Sllverton's officers Installed Saturday night were master, Ed- ( r SPEAKING OF GOOD SCOUTS r 1 J! f V t A new honor was conferred upon the wlelder of the gavel when Scoutmaster John Kr Early, ef Troon 80, bestowed the insignia em blematic of honorary membership in the Boy Scouts ef America, upon Representative John N. Garner, of Texas, Sneaker of the House of Representatives. , The noted statesman considered It a great honor . to be voted a "Good Scout" by the youth of the nation. x Dayton School District Takes Action for Union "VT A "I T 1 1 r t luetnei enurcn, ana On New Angle; Island Out hsissi tsa AT 1HLIE New Year's-Program Held; Club Votes- to Sponsor Community Chest AUMSTLLE, Jan. 4. The an nual New Tear's day dinner and program wa given at the school house Friday and-a large crowd was present. Mrs. A E. Bradley, president, presided at the after noon meeting. A.; short program was giiren which was composed of the following:; , ; . Song by the audience in mem ory of Amos Davis; piano solo by Alice Jensen, duet by Gwen Martin and Wayne Ransom and which was a request number, and was dedicated to Mrs. C. A. Da vis; -two . songs were played" and sung by Mrs. Ella England, of Sa lem and Harold Wit craft: a song by Harold Witcr aft. .who, played his own accompaniment; compar ison of an old-fashioned Christ mas with thatot the present tln-e told in story form by Henry Por ter: story by Mrs. T. C. Moun tain; experiences of long ago, Chris Jensen, John Mix and Hen ry Porter. At a short business meeting -it was voted to have a community chest to help the needy In this community. Mater ial for six new dresses and a few other garments already made up are on hand which will be distrib uted soon. Civic conditions were also discussed but nothing def inite along this line was settled. One person from each of the different organisations has form ed a community relief committee: Mrs. A. E. Bradley, chairman; Charles Martin represents the community club; Mrs. T. C. Moun tain the P. T. A. and W. C. T. U.; Mrs. Susie Ransom, the Woman's club; Mrs. Jenny Wallace, the Bethel church, and Roy Porter WHERt MILLIONAIRE WAS BUTCHERED - 1 . " ',' 1 " 1 1 . '1 I 'Wi, w", , ' " - 1 -K' ..i-.v--wt?. j .: . " '''-t nMKT. : , . , - 1 f ' - J ' ' ' x - :pp j1 " I v 1 ' I SIIPLEIOHELP IDBMHIiiS 1 Body of Alfred Croford Re covered : After ; Snow T Stbrm Abates , . fere is the ecene and the victim of one of the most . rutal and horrible murders ever committed t New fork State. In this house at Ponghkeepsie, N. t-,- William J. Schata, 6 5-year-old millionaire, was battered with a hammer, hacked with' an axe and finally had bis throat cut with a bread knife while I Mrs. Florence Carozaa, hi gnestat the house, was compeuM 10 iook en. uentro x ama, the murdered man's- servant,' and his sister-in-law. liana Yina. are held by police, who say that the Japanese has eonxessea ae auied scaatx because the Utter had discharged him. her home Friday returned -to after having trict has taken action from an , other angle. Saturday following GRAND ISLAND, Jan. 4. wis. Oterlund; overseer, Chauncy jDue to the tact that the present Bewen; . lecturer, Alia Haberly: 1 hiah school nnionixinc nrorram axewara, uuo u. uaai; assistant l-f thm. n.An Aimtrit w nalLJlJt7r Usa past year will undoabfdly .'V.?rr -V.?: continue to be held up for months Flora,-Henrietta Loe; lady as- nana n iilHlBU( w cember 14, six school districts. Including Uatonvale, Pleasant- dale, Webfoot, Unity, Palrie and Daytoa, tiled petitions with the district boundary board asktng that these districts be united for high school purposes. This plan omits Wheatland, district No. 20 and Grand . Island, No. 94, -the two .districts over which has been made all of the disturbances In .horn, economics committees served supper and this was tol lowed by a social hour. the Amity and Dayton former I l)ent tne week Portland at the unionising programs.- iu. b. 1. a, I MUs Clara Klrkpa trick left Frl- plan will be held by the district day.inornfa for her home In Al- boandary board In the county I , waero mum MnK..& in unuinr.Titi. . . I in the state normal schooL sue 10:10 a. m. January 20. Any rem- MP ine vacauon wiin ner moin onstrancea against the formaUon W. Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick. of the said anion high school will wat5h Prty was given at the nr in rfiA nr ti... 1 night to a group of young people. - .la.tMKl-KHA a atAMt nV conntv school sunerinUndent atl -" OFFICERS ELECTED BY CHURCH GROUPS CLEAR LAKE, Jan. 4.- The church and Sunday school held annual elections recently, result ing as rouowsr Church Class leader, U. B. Boyd; assistant .class leader, Theo Stalk; trustee for three years, W. P. Collard; society treasurer. Mrs. I by motor early Saturday morning tor San Jose, CaL, where he is employed and will also attend schaoL v Ruth Rue. R.N., was called to Silverton Thursday afternoon to care for the senior Mrs. Bailer, 1 who Is very HI Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones and LV d.uVhteVUAUhea "of' Monmo , --..- v.Mt. cu loul-.came over te the New Year's eve Sunday school Superintend- AP j'1!' .utVr ml t, W. p. Collard ; assistant, Mrs. $ -l?fcNe; "yaaadar t5 J. Massey; secreUry. Maxlne f"nJ.fff. 1" Y.f XSf at the home of a brother, Charles Morley. The Jones family spent the rest of the week with Mrs, ea L Beckner; treasurer. Alice Massey; librarian, Nellie Clement; plan Ists. Lunelle Chapin and Neva O . I.V . ... .V I . ,H Dutolt; Martha Robertson; Juniors, Miss Pauline Coonse; young women. i M Mrs. Albert Glrod; boys class. I - Mrs. W. P. Collard; young people, , Mrs. Lj J.. Massy; old people, Mr. Mc arlene. Latest word from' Roseburg is that Earl Branson, who was op erated upon there for append! . cltis Tuesday, is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harold are the parents of twin girls,' born Saturday night. They weighed 5 Yt pounds each. Sunday a sister and her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Greenberg of Port land, drove up and they and the Egans drove to Mrs. Morley's. Guests New Year's day at the William Haevernlck home were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Haevernlck and small son Byron of McMinn vllle, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dick man and family -of Silverton. Mrs. Ewirr Jennings Returns From South STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOLS PERRYDALE, Jan. 4. Harold Stapleton enjoyed winter sports at Mt. 'Hood over the weekend with frienMs from Portland. ' Mrs. Ewen Jennings has re turned from a two months' stay in California with her daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dnignan. WALDO HILLS, Jan. 4. Cen- I Cyrus Jones of Ballstoh visited terriew and Evergreen school I Sunday at the home of Mr. and opened Monday after a 12-day I Mrs. B. F. Jones. Mr. Jones has vacation. Edna Mae Goodknecht Inot been enjoying good health for returned to her teaching at Moun- I the past few weeks. . - tainer View near Silverton, Roger I . Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Campbell Comatock left late Sunday for Eu- spent New Year's day., with Mrs. gene where he is a sophomore at Campbell's parents,. Mr. and Mrs the university.; Ardia Egan left Benton. Flanery in Corvallis. any lime- prior to the day and hour' Bet for the hearing on said petitions. Repair Furnace The school boar., which in cludes E. A. Lefley, Worth Wiley and Roy E. Will, took advantage of the school holiday New Year's day and took out the furnace for repairing. The board installed the furnace again Sunday in readiness for the opening of school Monday morning. Mrs. Mable Narver of Amity, who is4, a student in the Oregon Normal school at Monmouth, spent one day of her vacation the past week visiting the Island school. Mrs. Narver was principal of the school for two years before at tending the normaL. She was a dinner guest at the EL A. Lefley home the day she visited here. Watch Party The Mother's Circle sponsored a watch night party Thursday at the aehoolhouse, in which a large crowd participated. The program and games were in charge of Mrs. Roy E. Will and Mrs. Charles A. Ferguson.- Mrs. E. A. Lefley was editor of a Grand Island newspa per which contained many laugh able Jokes and Items. . . : Worth Wiley, vice-president. presided at a short business meeting. The program consisted of: Musical selections by Mr. Hill and Mr. Milford; vocal solo. Charles Nelson; reading, 'Ella Warren; violin solo. Ruby Hill; reading, Mrs. Pauline Fowler p song, Betty Kllpatrlek; instru mental duet, Mildred and Sarella Will; reminiscence of early Grand Island history, Morton Tompkins; talk by Eber Kllpatrlek, a former resident of the community; .In strumental solo, Lorene Tomp kins; vocal duet, Mr. and Mrs. Kilpatrlck; instrumental1, duet, Mrs: Tompkins and Lorene; Grand Island newspaper read by Mrs. Fowler. At the close of the program the crowd was divided . into two groups, 1931 and 1032 and sev eral enjoyable contests were played. The 1931 contestants won a majority of the contests. . Just before midnight a lunch consisting. of sandwiches, pie, cof fee and punch was served . under the supervision of the lunch com mittee chairman, Mrs. Will Urn-banhour. the Misses Virgle Bradley, Cleo Barry. Given Martbr and Alice Jensen, and Leonard Lee, Har vey Snyder George Towle, Rob ert Mountain, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Mountain and Mrs. A. J. Mountain. MONTHLY MEETING OF CHURCH HELD MACLEAY 6U1S COMMITTEES TOLD e All day Meeting Held; Sev eral Officers Have Per fect Attendance 1 o- FIRST FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SPREE -o i V -.. ( 1 ' .ti f I f. , x. it " f .- V, , ". : I yj " c C- . PRATTJM, Jan. 4 Misses Amanda and Ida Ifitzner from Halsey, spent the weekend visit ins with friends in this commun ity. . The C. O. SIpes and H. W. de Vries families spent New Year's day with friends at Woodburn. Mr. aad Mrs. Harold de Vries and Olivia de Vries called on Miss Helen Mae Thompson at the Al bany hospital where Miss Thomp son underwent an operation for appendicitis. She is now convales cing at the home of her uncle, Dr. Dan Clark'at Harrisburg. Rev. and Mrs. Robert Shattuck who recently returned from Cali fornia are staying at the home of Mrs. Shattuck's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Emmery. The monthly Sunday school so cial and business meeting was held at the church New Year's eve. Mrs. A. L. Bowen was host ess at dinner and George Klean, I president, had charge of the bus iness meeting. Election of officers for the en suing year was held with the fol lowing result: president, Mrs. Harold de Vries; vice-president. Rev. E. Rounds; secretary, A. L. Bowen; treasurer, Arthur de Vries, chorister, Ralph Kleen; pi anist. Olivia de Vries. Election was followed by a pro gram In charge of Mrs. John AI- thof. consisting of several num bers by the orchestra, a dialogue by Dora and Earl Kleen. a read ing by Vernon Kirk, solo, Ralph Kleen, reading, Olivia de Vries, and reading by Mrs. Elmer Han sen. Mr. and Mrs. Fred de Vries at tended the Santiam district con-1 vention at Stayton Sunday. . Funeral services were held Sat urday at Albany for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stauffer. Miss Miriam Keating from Van- Trouver. Vash., accompanied Ralph and Nellie Kleen to Mill I (city last Sunday. ' v . MACLEAY, Jan. 4. At an all- day meeting of the grange held January 4 tne executive commit tee was elected, standing com mittees appointed by Master H. E. Martin, and Dorothy Bowen was elected Flora to fill the va cancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. W. Frink. The committees are: Executive. A. Bowen. W. A. Jones, J. F. C. Tekenbnrg; legislative. W. A. Jones, Frank Bowen, W. Frink; agricultural, A. Maden, J. Amort, H. Fnestman; home economics, Mrs. M. M. Magee, Mrs. C. T. Ba ker, Mrs. J. F. C. Tekenbnrg; horticulture, H. phlllipps, M. M. Magee, Mrs. A. Bowen; relief. Mrs. Frank Bowers, Oscar Baker. Mrs. J. Patton. Reports showed a cash balance In the relief depart ment and la the Home Economics club treasury. Officers present at every meet ing during the year were H. E Martin, master; Mrs. H. E. Mar tin, lecturer; M. M. Magee, stew ard; A. Bowen, assistant stew ard; Eva Jones, secretary-treas urer. . At noon dinner was served at a long tlble centered with red ta pers, seasonal greenery and a Je rusalem cherry plant, . with Mrs. W. Frink, Mrs. H. Faestman, Mrs. Alice Patton and Dorothy Bowen In charge. . . . During the lecture hour talks were given by W. H. Stevens of Logging Scheduled to Start in Cascades Above Sweet Home This Month n.S'iT's,? "i.. SWEET HOME, Jan. 4 Ac cording to a report from a reliable j source logging operations in the Cascade mountains district In Linn county will be started this month. Only a small crew of 100 to 125 men will be engaged at first it la stated. Considerable work must be done on roads, and trails before logging work on a large scale can be started. The timber will be brought to Albany through Sweet Home, over the recently constructed Oregon Electric railroad. At the C E. meeting Friday night officers for the coming year were chosen: Miss Frieda Wodtll. president in place of Everett Daugherty, Mrs. Rev. F. F. Mc Clure, secretary; Mrs. Rev. G. H. Harttell, treasurer; Margaret Corner, assistant president; Mrs. L. Munts, pianist. This meeting followed up with election of class leader, O. Feigum; and G. L. Cor ner assistant. About 25 young and older peo ple then walked over to the church where a watch night meet ing was held aftej the regular North Howell and Mr. and Mrs. J. Richards of Stayton and a sur prise miscellaneous shower was given Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hl- sel. The next meeting will be held the first Friday in February at 8 p. m, with Dorothy Bowen, Mar garet Magee and Dixie Jones in charge of the refreshments and Rodger Baker and Hazel Magee prayer meeting. This week the Sweet Home schools will all bq in session again after a week's vacation of the holiday season. The vacation has done the teachers 'and scholars a lot of good, as they have rested their minds and will be better fit ted for ' the remaining school months. Several echolau came In from Portland to spend their va cation hero-with relatives, among them were Wilbur Belstrom a high school student at Portland Church Repairs The com fur week the 8weet Home Evangelical church 'will un dergo several important repairs. mainly the replacing of new sills on two sides. Rev. G. H. Hartxell. O. Feigum and J. Nothiger. will take care of the work the first day, and will la followed with volunteer workers the rest of the time It takes to complete the work. This church has stood here many, many years and it was a surprise to the carpenters really how rotten the sills were getting, The work will be rushed. Flood waters are abating at this place and the grain fields are again beginning to be normal, for days and days the high waters have covered the lower fields Farmers are fearing quite a bit of damage has been done to the grain but will not know, definite ly, as some years he. warm sua- snine later in me spring; Brings out unlooked for big yields." There was a heavyvfog and white frost Sunday morning, that took Sweet Honors by surprise after the spring sunshine of New Years day. PERRYDALE. Jan. 4 Mr. and Mrs.' William Stapleton and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Mailer drove to - Hillsboro Wednesday to Identify the body of Alfred Croford who died about two weeks ago after being snowed in at his cabin nine miles above Cochran, where he was watchman for the Blue Lake Lumber company. The mill was not running and Mr. Croford was alone at the camp. He phoned to Cochran telling them he was snowed In but was coming out as soon as he could. Not hearing anything further from Mr. Croford for three days and being unable to get him by phone a group of men started out in seareXot him. The snow was quite deep and it took a couple of days before they found his , frozen body beside the speeder that he was riding out oh. Mr. Croford was 71 years of age and had lived at the Staple ton and Muller homes for the past ten years. He has a half sister In Califor nia -as an only known of relative. Mrs. Frank Lynn is seriously ill at her home here. She became suddenly ill Sunday and is con fined to her bed; her heart Is giv- trouble. He- Minnville on business Thursday. Miss Carmen Crippen spent New Years day with her cousin. Mrs. Issie Hansard in McMinn- vllle. His, Initials Pnzzle DETROIT- (AP) When Na thaniel Gdlastick approves an ac- N count be has his stenographers in a fluster, for it is Initialed "O. K.. N. G. Have A j Charge Account with us AND BE HAPPY THE French Shop 1 11S N. Rig a Masonle Bidg. The fJUU FRENCH SHOP I7S If. High Street A. P. Speer Q II jiipm ao (Do mu let mat wWt .different fromjmniieai; ef other f ef the -babies" shown wQ be dropped by Santa fa fsimilisffl IT thai Unit A 5sf ats pVaajdan ITaam. s.J I at. aii m .71'. JT. f ais crowa-nn children went ea a real Christmas shopping spree in Washington, D. C, in quest ef presents. ? Photo shewn the -First Family inrpecting the wares in a doll shop.: Oaa aright -say that some tie stockings ef Peggy Aim and Herbert, 3rd, chil dren of Herbert, Jr- who are at the White Hens for .Christmas. Left to right above are ABaa Ho??r' JK- PwstonV Mrs.; Herbertr Hoover, . Jr.; and her husband, -'-.--' - . --- i SB LAKE LABISII. Jan. 4 Mlaa Iva Curtis of the John Day Valley and' Miss Alice Part rey were f oar day ; guests- of . Miss ' Constance Weioman'remalninr until - Sun day.. They- attended the teacherr convention in Portland daring the holidays. . ..:., .- Mr. aad Mrs. ' Dave DeGrosse have been vacationing at the coast the vast ; lew- days. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scheedler, OF Mount Angel, were Sunday dii ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A; F. Daniels. Mr. Daniels has just re turned from the Salem General j Hospital following a recent . seri ous operation. ; - .Unemployment continues to dis tress a aumbet of local families, who have a -targe personnel and meagre means. Aside from an oc casional J6b of onion topping manr of them find little to do. The county road work has ceased i temporarily v . : L:i A) .listen Here is a radio high-spot! Directed by Nat Shilkret, 'one of radio's foremost , musicians, the ' 35-piece Chesterfield Orchestra girea you a sparkling program of popular music beautifully played. Stirring songs, too, - in the rich baritone of Alex Gray, Chesterfield soloist. ' Here's something to turn to, six nights a week something always . worth, hearing. Light up and listen to wBIusic that Satisfies', NAT SH ILK RET, Nofoo) Diroctor, ! ; Chtifarfitlof SwpbonfC Orchaifrsi Ik $$'