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The UKEGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning. Jannary 27, 1932 PACK TIIIIE! 30TH WEDDING BUTE HONORED AS FINLAND CAST WET BALLOT I -O George Rodgers and Wife Celebrate Occasion; and Birthdays too RIVERVIEW. Jan. 26. A very elaborate dinner was served cafe teria style Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Rogeds to celebrate their 30th wedding an niversary, and the following Jan uary birthday anniversaries: Mr Rogers' 9th, Mrs. Joe Ambro- sek's 27th, Miss Hazel Berry's 18th. Joyce Westenhouse's 10th and little Garry Rodgers' lirst. Four beautiful and delicious cakes formed centerpieces to the two heavily-laden tables. Those participating in this Joy ful occasion were Mrs Nora Cuts- forth of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs Conrad Westeuhouse and children, Joyce Phyllis and Carmen, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rodgers and chil dren, Claude, Lester, Wanda and Garry, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse. Rodg ers and daughter Geraldine, Miss Hazel Berry, all of Scio; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wagner of Dallas, Mrs. Joe Ambrosek and children. Everett, Georgie, Kathleen and Gordon, Mrs. Lora Piatt. Mrs. Lawrence Bartnik and baby, Lor etta Geraldine, and the host and hostess. - AU of Mr. Rodgers' children were present, Clyde and Jesse Rodgers, Mrs. Lora Piatt, Mrs. Ernest Wagner and Mrs. Conrad Westenhouse. Nine grandchildren were present, Mrs. Harry Elmore of Independence and Eldon Vaugh an of Dallas being unable to at tend. All five great-grandchildren were present. At Union' Meeting Those from here at the Farm ers' Union meeting at Marion last week were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sommer, Ronald Sommer, Clifford Kelly, Mr. and Mrs.. A. Leighton, Mable Leighton, James Johnston, Ryan Ashford, James Ashford, Mr. and Mrs. John Shepherd and son Darrell. Mrs. Nora Cutsforth of Spring field is visiting relatives here, and in Scio. She is a sister of Mrs. George Rodgers. She plans to stay for some time. Holt is Weaker. John Holt, who has been very ill for many months, 13 gradually growing weaker. Sunday visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Holt Carlton, Mrs. Nellie Jones and son Harry, Stay ton; Will Moore and family, Salem, and Fred Sumers and family. Orvil Sheiman lost a valuable horse last Thursday. The animal broke Its leg last week, and as the fracture would not knit after being set, it was found necessary to shoot the horse. Word was received here by Mrs. Herman Zeller of the death of her cousin, Bill Chambers of Corval lis, January 23. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goar and little son have moved to Albany, where Mr. Goar has a job driving a county truck. Mrs. Anna Sheiman is serious ly ill at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. L. Kuipers visited at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Mi, and Mrs. G. L. Ross, last week in Cottage Grove. Thimble Club Meets The Thursday Thimble club met at the home of Mrs. Eueline. Holt, with Mrs. Nettie Hawk as Joint hostess, last week. It was decided to have a birthday fund, to be used In helping some needy families. Each member as she has her birthday will add a small sum. Mrs. Grace Brunkal, who recently moved here, became a new mem ber of the club. A hard "times party will be a feature of the next meeting at the home of Mrs. Pansy Shepherd, with Mrs. Minnie Leighton as joint hostess, February 4. " -' - - -A" ' ' Scenes like the above were the order of the day when the tout. of Finland balloted to decide the -fate of what is their equivalent of our Eighteenth Amendment. The nation-wide referendum resulted in an overwhelming vote being cast for the repeal of the prohibition law. The most remarkable feature of the referendum was the heavy vote cast by Finnish women, most of the credit for the abolition of the unwanted law being awarded to them as a consequence. Photo shows a peasant woman, who journeyed a long way to register her protest tgainst prohibition, marking her ballot at a Helsingfors polling booth. BIRTHDAY FETE TOR Dili Mr. Elliott Also Honored at Affair; Many Visitors Reported NEW START i Woodburn N ews Hayes Labish Farm Has Several Onion Toppers Busy Now LAKE LABISH, Jan. 26 - Hayee Labish Farms are keeping several onion toppers busy. Other growers are moving very few at the prevailing price of 13.50. Raymond Isham has invested in a new truck and is hauling on ions to Portland for the Hayes Co. A bacon and ham shoot was held here Sunday, with a number of pigeon breakers out. A gun be longing to Theodore Foster was stolen at the match. Mrs. D. H. DeGrosse was re moved to a Portland hospital Monday, with a complication of maladies. 1 HAWAII OKEH T 4 jCV WOODBURN, Jan. 26 Jay C. Allen, a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Austin, who has been a foreign newspaper correspon dent and head of the Chicago Tri bune offices in Madrid, Spain, has received communications that he will probaWy be shifted to Paris, where he will propably be head of the news office there. The news of the probable change be came known from a communica tion received by Mr. and Mrs. Aus tin. Mrs. Allen, formerly Ruth Aus tin, Julia Bell Austin, and Michael Allen, Mrs. Allen's small son, plan to make a trip on the Mediterran ean sea, visiting the Balaerlc isl ands. They will also see the south ern seacoast portions of Spain and France. The trip will last about two months. Julia Bell Austin, who gradu ated from Woodburn high school in tbe spring, left soon afterward to visit with her sister. The trip alone took six weeks' time. In Spain she has been studying that language under a private tutor. In France she will probably study that language. Mr. and Mrs. Austin plan that Julia Bell will be home this fall In time to start to school In one of the state's higher Institutions of learning. Finishes School Willis Duncan,' son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Duncan, will be gradu ated from the Oregon Institute of Technology in Portland Wednes day, February 10, as a full-fledged radio service expert. In the class are 15 boys. Willis has been driving to tbe school in Portland three nights a week to study radio since the lat ter part of the summer. He has established a radio repair and service department In bis father's tire Shop. A number of members of the 186th infantry Oregon National Guard, in Woodburn, sent tele grams of encouragment and con gratulations to Tacoma Sunday afternoon when the bands of the 186th Infantry and the champion band of the Washington National Guard competed for honors as the beet band of the 41st division. The 186th infantry band, which is un der the direction of Warrant Off! cer Leion L. Handzlik. won the contest. Plan Benefit Dance Saturday night, February 6, has been chosen as the date when the women's auxiliary post of the Woodburn American Legion will hold its special benefit dance at the armory. The dance is one of the few to take place Just preced ing the Lenten season. Proceeds from the dance are to help swell the auxiliary fund for relief of the needy. A part of the money will also go to remodel that part of the armory where the women of aux iliary meet. A well-known orchestra has been engaged for the dance. Major Oliver S. Olson and Dr. Gerald B, Smith have charge of publicity for the affair and Mrs. Gerald Smith has procured the music To Work on Field The local American Legion post has set aside Sunday, January 31, as the time when the Legion members will start work on the city baseball field which Is to be the home field of the junior Le gion team (his summer. The main work to be done is the erection of ft fence aronnd the field and re pairing the grandstand. If that work Is finished In time Sunday, wopfc will probably be done on the field Itself, which Is In a bad state of repair. A tractor has been do nated t help fix up the field. The women of the auxiliary plan to serve loach to the workers. Apparently the Legion post has accepted the 50 that the eity council gave to that organization to apply on the amount necessary to fix np the ball park. The Legion nas prior rignt to the park lor a period of three years for payment on the work to be done on It. Play Feb. 4 Announcement has been made that a play entitled "Corporal Eagen," a play depicting the ex periences of the great American army rookie, will be given in St. Luke's community hall Thursday and Friday, 'February 4 and 5. The play will be directed by em ployes of the Universal Producing company. . The play cast will be made up of about 150 local peo ple. Rivalry Keen In Students' Spell - Down RICKEY, Jan. 26. The spell ing contest in the upper grades is ftill going strong and although Walter Crabb, eighth grade, and Charles Walter, seventh grade, are captains since the holidays, so far It has fallen to Loyal Sheridan, eighth grade, and Hazel Magee, seventh grade, to save the honor of their respective sides. Hazel and Loyal were captains before the holidays and when the contest closed Loyal was several points ahead. So far in the new contest Hazel is three points ahead. The winners of the first contest will be entertained by the losers in the near future. On Honor Roll Pupils on the honor roll from the primary room are: Third month. Doris Brown, Ota Bine-1 gar, Jr., Erta Cadwallader, Billy Carothers. Frltt Carothers, Vir ginia Carothers, Allen Beard, Jean Carothers Douglas Flood, Emily Hendrickson, Loretta Horner, Vir gil Hoven, Carlos Kenny, Patricia Kenny, Alfred McElroy, Vernon Sheldon, Dolores Waser, Francis Waser; for the fourth month. Kenneth Steele, Dolores waser. Francis Warner. Vernon Sheldon, Lois Maxfield, Robbie Mahrt. Aug ust Mahrt, Patricia Kenny, Carlos Kenny, Louba Horner, Jack Hor ner. Emery Hendrickson. Douglas Flood, Allen Beard, Erta Cadwal lader. Violet Meyers, Ota Binegar, Doris Brown. Gladys Brant and Vlrgfl Hoven. Those on the honor roll for both months in the upper grades are Gladys Crabb, Hazel Magee. Loyal Sheridan." Walter Crabb. Lawrence Sheridan, Walter Steele, Billy Clearwater. Richard Bahn- son. Willis Horner. Frances Flood and Hazel Dell Sheridan. Mrs. Minnie Joeckel has charge of the advanced grades and Mrs. Tressa Carlson of the primary grades. SUVER, Jan. 26 Mr. and Mrs. Carl DeArmond entertained Snnday with a dinner in honor of Mr. DeArmond and Mr. El liott's birthdays. This ts an an nnal affair at the DeArmond home. Covers were placed . for Mr. and Mrs. James Gentle and children, Mr. and Mrs. Dick El liott and children, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. .White, all of Monmouth, and Mr. and Mrs. DeArmond and daughters. Dinner guests of the John Rld- der s home Sunday were Mrs Joe RIdders and son Fred of Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Richter and children Sunday were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Picha of Oak Grove, Polk county. Mrs. Douglas and Mr. and Mrs. Davis were Friday dinner guests at the C. P. Davis home In Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Dane Purvlne en tertained at a dinner to the fol lowing guests: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bellemy and daughter Dor thy of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and daughters of Corval lis, and Ray Breeden and daugh ters or Buena Vista. Guests Friday of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Bagley were Mr. and Mrs. Will Lancefield of McMlnnville, Mrs. Ed Duncal of Independence, and Jap Bagley of Louisville. Mrs. Eunice Flickenger enter tained at her home Friday in honor of the 15th birthday anni versary of her son, Lloyd Flick enger. Those present were: Lloyd Flickenger, Mrs. Gladys Wear of Los Angeles, California, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kerr and daughter Yvonne, Mrs. Annie Brown and the hostess Mrs. Flickenger. Dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Davis were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barm and chil dren, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sellers, and family, Miss Feriee, Mrs. Westerby and Mrs. Mary Sales, all of Salem, and John Davis of Corvallis. Mrs. Hilke visited her sister, Mrs. M. H. Genteman, at Inde pendence Tuesday. Mrs. Genteman is reported to be in poor health. Mrs. Leona Millidge's mother from Independence visited her Tuesday. Miss Millldge Is staying with Mrs. O. J. Bagley, who has been ill for some time. Mrs. Orval Wray and children Kenneth and Alice Mae, of Clo- ATTEND TODAY BUSTER BROWN'S 2 FOR SHOE SALE .flfij IVe Welwmeyou Shi HOTEL CONGRESS PORTLAND, OREGON Women'sPumps, Ties, Oxfords on al at 2 PAIRS FOR i THE PRICE OF JL If you cannot use two pairs bring a f ritnd and split the bill Buster Brown Shoe St Averting that "the old-type Ha waiians are a grand people" and that K is the lower class, pro duced hj intermarriage, that causes trouble," Miss Helen JudL daughter of Governor Judd of n.wiL now a student at Mills College, Oakland, CaL, stoutly de fends the natives of the "Island Paradise." Commenting en the Massie case, Miss Jadd said she had lived in the islands all her. life and has never had cause for fear. Her treat-gTeat-rrandfather was one of the first Hawaiian mission aries and the family has lived there .. - - .ever since. :. .. Moving Stor ag- Larmer Transfer Crating ore Originators of tha famSus 2 for gala Storage PHONE 3131 We Also Handle Fuel Oil and Coal This Store Cooperating SALEM DAYS A City Wida Event Thurs-, Fri, Sat. Bay tai Salem and Sara Determined to dose the door on the past and make a new start in life, Mrs. Jack Diamond, widow of the notorious gang leader who was some time ago, is shown as she appeared maldna no in the dress ing room of a New York theatre for the role which she will play in an. act specially written for her stage debut. Mrs. Diamond turned to the footlights, following the example of "Kiki" Roberts, her late husband's sweetheart, who la now appearing: In vaudeville. ASK HOP NIBJ TD HITEH governor""! erdale, hare been Tlsiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wllmot Kester, and other relatives for the past two weeks. Francis Fredrickson spent sev eral nights this week at the home of her uncle, Ralph Kester, and family. The water was too high for her to reach her home. Elinor Coney returned home from Eugene Sunday, where she has been receiving medical atten tion. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fredrick son had as their dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fred rickson and family of Marshfleld, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rlchey and sons and Francis, Eileen and Peg gy Fredrickson. Move by Local Employment Service has Backing of Leading Growers With thousands of native white persons out of employment in the Willamette valley, the U. S.-T. M. C. A. employment bureau is urg ing hopgrowers to give preference this year in particular to Ameri can cltisens. Backing the move. which Is being directed by E. A. Kenney, bureau agent, are seven local hop men and J. E. Smith, Marion county commissioner. The letter which this week will be sent to all hopgrowers is as follows: "It is comiy.g to the season of the year when you and all hop growers will be employing help to cultivate and train hops. "We want to call your atten tion to the fact that there are lit erally thousands of native whites, men and women, in the Willam ette valley who are badly in need ot employment and if they are not employed will 4e to be support ed by public fuls. We are writ ing you to ask you will give preference, wherever possible, to these people. . "As the labor situation is now very seridus and thousands of our own citizens are out of employ ment, we beg your earnest con sideration in this matter. "You may, if you desire, place orders for help at the U. S. Em ployment office, 315 N. Com mercial street, Salem; E. A. Ken ney, secretary. Phone 3754. "Very truly yours, , "Louis Lacbmund "Durbin and Cornoyer "T. A. LIvesley and Co. "John J. Roberts "T. B. Jones "D. P. MacCarthy "Jas. P. Feller "J. E. Smith, Marion Co. Commissioner." i 'i : - MISSION SOCIETY MOTS n W STCDEXT HOME WEST STAYTON, Jan. 26. Miss Rose Darby returned to her home Friday night after spending four months In Portland attend ing the Northwestern school of commerce. She will finish her Bhorthand course at the Capital Business college in Salem. appointed to succeed Colonel rheodore Roosevelt as Governor General of Porto Rico, James R. Beverly (above) has been the island's Attorney General since 1928. Mr. Beverly served as a lieutenant In the World War, is 38 years old and a graduate of the University of Texas. He has been an official of the Porto Rican Government since 1925, and was highly recommended by his prede cessor. Colonel Roosevelt. TURNER, Jan. 26 The "Wom an's Missionary society : r the Christian church will hv.d its . monthly meeting Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. J. Gljstrap. Officers for the new year will be elected. Mrs. Anna Johnson will lead the lesson study. Members are re quested to come prepared to help fill out the quota for the mis sionary paper. Observance ot the quarterly "Silver Tea" and social hour will follow the pro gram. All, women are welcome. The Tiederman Lumber com pany is receiving logs daily as the farmers have leisure at this season to work In their wood lots. The mill is located in Turner. Friends of Tom Webb are glad to know he Is rble to ride out as he has been confined at home with serious illness since last fill. MRS. MILLER BETTER MONMOUTH, Jan. 26 Mrs. Inez Miller, who heads the depart ment of rural education at the normal school, is rapidly improv ing from a recent major operation at a Corvallis hospital. In her ab sence her assistant Miss Blanche Radley," and a sister, Mrs. Ethel Miller, are in charge ot her de partmental work. Community Dance Is Planned by 4-L For Saturday Night SILVERTON. Jan. 26 Silver ton Local No. 28 of the 4-L organ isation has planned a free hard times dance to be given Saturday night, January 30.-The committed in charge is requesting that every one come in overalls or calico. No one "dressed up" the com mittee reports, will be permitted to dance on the floor. Prises are being offered for tbe best hard- time costumes and talent num bers will be given in between dances. There will be no refresh ments, Just a community dance. Robert Scott is in charge of the music. Others working on the commit tee of arrangements include, C. L. Bonney, president of the organ ization; E. Jay McCall and George Canoy. McKAY WON'T RUN BEND. Ore., Jan. 26. (AP) Clyde McKay, prominent in cen tral Oregon politics several years ago, Monday denied published re ports that he was seeking elec tion to the state legislature. VICKS COUGH DROP . . . All you've hoped for in a Cough Drop medicated with ingredients of a M I f f Q V VAPoRua ALEM DA Y, A Three Day City Wide Thursday, Friday and Saturday of This Week V Red Letter jj WattsBa Coi? IPMg CfipcIIe, TCIHItLJLlSIJDAir Merchants of Salem are banding together to make this a mammoth event long to be remembered by the people of Salem and vicinity. SPRINGTIME IS COMING Easter will be early thii year. Winter merchandise must be sold to make room. Watch the Salem papers for the advertisements of Salem merchants announcing this event. Plan to come down town Thursday, Friday or Saturday. DUY UN OAILEM AN 1 SAVE