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The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, February 10, 1932 ANNUAL DRAMA 1 CHINA AIR ACE KENTUCKIAN f o . : c 10 s J E HEADED FOR PACIFIC WAR GAMES i TO . - 5 V.t,-- - v t . i V ; V.- 7- - " . AO HE HIE N6 101 PRIDES 1 Grand Island Group Offers All-Home Comedy; Of ficers Elected GRAN DISLAND, Feb. 9 The Grand Island Improvement club will present its annual play at the schoolhouse Saturday night, February 13. The play "Amy From Arizona," is a three act comedy full of many complications and amusing incidents. It depicts the many predicaments in which a young married man may become entangled when left under the care of the watchful eye of a mother-in-law during the absence of his wife. The characters are all carried by Island people and are: Lester Hemingway, a poor married man, Worth Wiley; Laurette Heming way, Lester's wife, Mildred Fer guson; Amy Clayton, Lester's niece, Mildred Smith; Mrs. Squeers,-Lester's mother-in-law, Pauline Fowler; Sidney Squeers. Lester's brother-in-law, Louis ,WiH. Richard yarrow, Lester's friend, Roy Will; Gertrude Mal- Joy, an actress, Agnes Tompkins; Uoskins, the butler, Frank San derson; Cora, the maid, Mercy Tompkins. Music between the acts will be given by Miss Clair Wagner of Dayton and Pearl Berger of this community. A free lunch will be served in the basement following the play. Proceeds from the enter tainment will be used for com- ijmunity purposes. , Club Elects ' The Grand Island Improvement club held its regular business meeting , and annual election of officers at the schoolhouse Satur day night. The election results yere as follows: president, Charles E. Nelson; vice president, Louis Will; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Roy E. Will, re-elected; lit erary chairman, Mrs. Pauline Fowler: social chairman, Mrs. Hattie Lefley. re-elected. Worth Wiley and Louis Will were appointed as a committee concerning the preservation of game birds in the district. Improve Cattle C. A. Rockhill, Charles E. Nel son and Charles A. Ferguson, as e committee from the Island dis trict met with the county court in McMinnville Saturday morning in the Interests of making Yamhill county a free abortion tested district. 1 -zTrTrftiJf'- A . v y i y . Xr; " i : f Adelman Plans to dry Ore gon-Grown Corn in Elec tric Prune Drier Gejt. Chajtg's Qskmamo. & - Over in war-torn China, in tha thick mi tha fighting, ia Gcnaral Chang Hui-Chang, commander-in-chiaf of tha Chinese air force, bat neither is his name Cbang nor U hi nationality Chinese. Chang U the netntne do guerre of Bert Hall, Kentuckiaa by birth, whose homo ia in Hig ginsville. Mo. Hall has had a colorful career as a flying soldier of fortune. Not only was he one of the original organizers of the famous Lafayette Escadrillo during the World War, but he has fought under the flag of almost every nation on earth. In the European conflict ho bagged 20 enemy planes and was decorated seven times by the, principle allied powers. Hall went to China in 1929, after plans for a proposed trans-Pacific flight from New York had fallen through. Since then he has been teaching the Chinese to fly and has made a pretty good job of it. In order to keep his job and also his head connected with his body. Hall ha often had to be a slick diplomat; for the Chinese rebels against whom he fought one day wero the government of the next. Only last Summer he created consternation when ho deserted the Nanking Government with seven of his best pilots and took over command of the air force of the Canton opposition.- Woodburn News GERVAIS, Feb. 9 - Hayes Brothers, owners of a large tract of land In the- Lake Labish sec tion, plan to Increase their onion acreage this year. Haves row onion sets excluslvelv. and an far have made good on the on line or operation. J. a. Harper, who lives near the v Lwu. u uiu tump, ia an exclusive grower of onloi seeds, and he has found this crop very profitable to him. Edwin, young est son or Air. Harper, has signed up wun Ray-Brown Co. of Wood burn to grow spinach, and devotes nia time between that and dairy Inspection for the state. He Is now on a tour of InsDectinn nf Hir aeras. .tawm is a graduate of O S. C. at dorvallls. To Dry Corn Frank Adelman, who operates vuc ui iub iew eiectrift nmn driers in the state, is now plan ning to dry Oregon-grown corn In his drier. He has made several trips of Inspection, has secured sufficient data to enable him a good understanding of how it Is done and will make the attempt this fall to dry corn so that it will have the same elements for food as that grown in the mid west This is said to have been a drawback to the use of Oregon grown corn, and he has hopes that the drying process will cause the use of local corn for feeding pur poses that caused the farmer to send east for now. To Cut Salaries The local school boards are planning to cut teachers' salaries from 10 to 15 per cent with this year's contracts. It is said that such salaries are being drastical ly cut all over the state, and the local boards are falling In line. Some contend, however, that this will eliminate a considerable num ber of the best teachers and cause experienced teachers to be employ ed. This remains to be seen, of course. f " tiiifm i . r jS r .' - . - If - ) ... 4 .'fin-,',.' r t - "T ...... .r. . - Headed by the U. S. S. West Virginia, the' United fighting vessels and is supplied with food and munitions to last one year. Vice-Admiral Kicnard States battle fleet is shown leaving San Pedro, Calif, for Hawaiian waters where the 1932 maneu vers will be staged. The fleet consist of sixty-five H. Leigh, in command, stated the fleet is "prepared for any emergency". Following the West Virginia are the battleships Colorado and Maryland. MBS HIJ3TS FIRE UPSETS PLAN 0 OL EAST WOODBURN. Feb. 9 Claude Itigdon visited his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rigdon, of this section recently. He had intended to establish an aviation school in Pendleton. After having purchased two planes and engag ing a number of students, a dis astrous fire of unknown origin destroyed the planes thus making it Impossible to start the school. He is at present living on a small ranch near Barlow. The Rose Rambler Camp Cook ery club of the McKee school has proved to be a peppy and efficient group. During the cold weather this club has been serving hot soup to the entire school. All of the food used is donated and each day of the week a different club member is designated by the pres ident to prepare the hot dish for the. next day. The second casualty in the Ob- ersiner family has occurred with In the last month, was caused when Joseph Oberslner cut his band quite badly while cutting wood. It required several stitches to close the wound. Then his six year old son, Leonard, had the misfortune to fall over an em bankment and break his le? be tween the knee and hip. The ac cident happened on the way home from school. Steve Fessler and sons have been busv hauling straw and load- in? it in box cars during the past week. A shipment will be made as eoon as the cars are filled. WOODBURN, Feb. 9 Search was still being made Monday night for a haul robbers made Sunday night when they ransack ed the A. M. Van Cleave home on the Woodburn-Mount Angel high way, about three miles east of Woodburn. The Intruders got away with goods, most of which was jewel ry, amounting to about $60. When Mr. and Mrs. Van Cleave returned home from church Sunday night they found that someone had en tered the hou?e by the use of a pass key. and had ransacked the house from top to bottom. En trance was made through a back door. Those things taken were: a man's signet ring with the letter A on it; a plain gold band ring, a set ring, a pin set with pearls, a green fountain pen, razor and hone, white gold cuff links, a grey suit of clothes, two shirts, an elec trie plate, a waffle Iron, electric Iron, electric toaster, a 16-gauge Winchester shotgun, and a large clothes basket, In which the rob bers put the loot. Van Cleaves have no definite idea as to who were the robbers. It is quit sure that they had a car. Tie one who gained entrance walked around the house and looked Into several windows be fore attempting to force entrance, it could be seen by the tracks made In the Eoft ground. Oregon legends will be told on Thursday afternoon when the Woodburn chapter of P. E. O. meets at the home of Mrs. H. F. Butterfield" on the Pacific high way. Mrs. Carolyn Evenden has charge of the program. J. E. Blinkhorn, county milk inspector, gave an interesting lec ture to the members of the home economics classes at Woodburn high school Monday morning. He told of sanitation measures that should be observed by all, the dif ferent grades of milk, milk mar kets, and other subjects of inter est to the students. Mrs. Nick Serres will be host ess to the Woodburn Rural club when it meets Wednesday after noon. Assisting hostesses will be Mrs. Gertrude Belcher and Mrs. Van Hooten. A program commem orating Lincoln's birthday will be given. A good crowd attended the pre Lenten dance given by the auxil iary chapter of the local Ameri can Legion post, Saturday night. A good profit was made at the af fair. Another dance will be given by the same orchestra Saturday night. The Legion auxiliary, how ever is not sponsoring this dance. It has been reported that Mrs. Helen M'.-Dougal, formerly of Woodburn, died of tuberculosis Wednesday In Wyoming. Mrs. Mc Dougal's husband worked at the Ray-Brown cannery and she work ed at the Hubbard mineral springs for a while. OELZELL SPEAKER FOR GRANGE MEET AT DAB PARTY ELDRIEDGE. Feb. 9 Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wargnler were hosts recently at their home, and an ev ening of dancing was enjoyedvmn music furnished by the Crawfords ville orchestra. At a late hour, refreshments were served to the following guests: Edward Johnson, Francis Joe and Cecilia Saalfeld, Sylvester Klenski. Gladys Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hannegan and chil dren, Mrs. E. A. Luke and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cannard, Mrs. Delia Woods and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Runcorn and children, Horace Bell. William M. Keene, Mr. and Mrs. Caster Keene, Mrs. A. C. Keene and daughter Nancy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lamb and son, John Fahey, Theodore Rubens, Agnes and Ce U4 Pnhens. Lawrence. Delvlna, Florence and Paul Wargnier. all of this community. Elbert Miller of Portland, Cecil Dencer. Lew Arel, Harry Kelley of rawfordsville, Herman uossnei of Stayton, Elizabetn ana ro Wynock, Mt. Angel; Mrs. Charles La Fiemmo, Diet usoom, Air. Mrs. Emmert Bloom, Winara w Flemme, Edith Bloom and Mr. nd Mrs. M. E. Peterson ana sou, all of Brooks Mr. ana Mrs- Charles Demming. Mrs. l.. rersii- weiler and daughter, Ethel Van derbeck, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Horn ing, and Florence Schvlngler, all of St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew of Hubbard, Mrs. Florence Gilbert of Turner; Frank Socler of Wood burn, and the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Wargnler. Li Surprise Party Held At R. Wilson Home SALE, LEASE VOTED AT GERVAIS MEHAMA, Feb. 9 A surprise party was given Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson. Midnight lunch was served to the following: Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Ledge wood, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, Lois and Halley Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Boyington, Mrs. C. Phillips, Chester. Ernest and Edwin Kubin, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Crawford and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Dickson and daugh ter Jenney, Mr. and Mrs. G. Wag ner and three children, Mr. and Mrs. C. Crawford, Audrey and Buddy Crawford. Hoyt Wilson, Ercill and Russell Wilson. Ara Purser and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. Funeral Services For Otelia Engom May be Held Today SILVERTON. Feb. 9 Otelia Engom, who died at a Salem bos pltal Sunday night, will.be buried from the Monitor Lutheran church with Rev. H. Rogn delivering the sermon and Larson & Son in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Engom was born in Swe den. Sept. 28, 1892. She is sur vived by her widower, Ankom Engom and six children: Edwin, Arthur, Melvin, Oscar, Ray and Flora. The date of the funeral has not been set as word is waited from eastern relatives. If no relatives come west for the funeral, it will probably be held Wednesday aft ernoon. : LIBERTY. Feb. 9 The Com munity club will meet Friday at 8 p. m. at the hall. After the business meeting the program will be furnished mainly by the school. The speaker will be Wil liam Delzell. Mrs. Waters and Ceci Parkhurst will sing. The refreshment committee asks that pie be brought for the social hour menu. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krauger and daughter Ilia motored to Mo- lalla Sunday to visit Mrs. Kran ger's parents, Mr. and Mrs Marts. ! me scnooi attendance nag so far not suffered much on account of any serious illnesses or eni- demlcs among the children. Just now there are a few absences on accou.ni or coias, wun two ser ious illnesses. Lillian Neuens has a bad case of flu and Is nn der a doctor's care. Gordon Pot ter has been 111 for about two weeks with spinal meningitis. ine Doys' cnorus will resume practice Thursday night at the hall. Tfie Home Economics club of the Red Hills grange will meet at the home of Mrs. Charles Gra benhorst Thursday, February 11 A pot luckr lunch will be enloyed at noon. All grange women are invited to attend. It's a Long Time Since John Had RHEUMATISM He found the ngnx, ineiiwuw way to drive the cause oi um crippling disease from bis system ... Happy now no more iaie uija his wire joyiuuy assens. I GERVAIS, Feb. 9 The spe cial meeting of the taxpayers of school district No. 76, Gerva's was held Saturday afternoon at the school house to vote on sell ine Block 18. in Eald city, for $10, on which is to be erected city hall and auditorium, to which will be added two rooms to be used as school rooms by the high school. This proposition carried by 25 votes for and none against. Another proposition was the leasing of the auditorium for a period of three years, this car rying by a vote of 22 to 2. The city of Gervais, on Ja -uary 5, voted unanimously to build a city hall and auditorium, and as soon as a few details are now worked out, it Is planned to begin construction, weather per mitting. With the exception of the boss mechanic, all work will I be done by local labor. SIDNEY. Feb. 9 Members of Ankeny Grange held their regu lar meeting Saturday night In the Grange hall. Mr. and Mrs. Lam bert of Stayton were guests, Mrs. Lambert being the Installing of ficer. The following officers were installed: Fred Wlntermantel. treasurer; Jacob Brown, door keeper; Janet Belknap, Flora: Loisel Mathews. Pamona and Eu gene Finlay, member of executive committee. The. program during lecturer's hour was given by the Juvenile Grange members: duet by Neva Emmons and Marjorie Cole; Lin coln's Gettysburg address by Neva Emmons; "His Hero" by Keith Brown: "Lincoln" by Marjorie Cole; "Our Flag" by Robert Cole; flag salute, led by Billy Austin; Roswell Wright gave an Interest ing talk on Lincoln. After grange, the Home Eco nomics clab held a meeting with the chairman, Mrs. Geo. Marlatt In charge. New officers elected were: vice president, Mrs." Eva Wlntermantel; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. C. F. Johnston. The H. E. club will sponsor another bene fit card party at the Grange ball. February 17. J. D. MIckle, state dairy and food commissioner will give a talk at the grange hall Wednesday night, February 10. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS i 6 ; Monthly pay No Commission charged Minimum expense $2500. Minimum loan Representative in city i next week Write giving details Address J. P. Johnson, Box 6438 Care Statesman NOW on display NEW ulco a. inn s vou have an excess of uric acid in the Joints, blood and tissues you are going to nave rheumatic pains, aches, twinges and Joint swellings yon can't help but have them. So start today wun sin, safe, popular prescription o s rid of all your annoying rutu- matic troubles it la positively guaranteed. Just ask Perry's Drug Store or any druggist for an 85 cent bot tle of Allenru a sensible scien tific formula free from opiates or nerve deadening drugs it drives out all pain and agony In 48 hours or money back. 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