The OXIEGON STATESMAN, Saten Oregon, Friday Blornlng, February 15, 193Z HELD SUCCESS State Lecturer Returns Aft er Sessions," Attended , By 2000 People : MILLS APT SUCCESSOR TO MELLON NORTH HOWELL, Feb., 18 TTie tffrst . officially eajled. meet ing of all the Marlon ' County granite agricultural, , committees was .held .Wednesdav.in the North Howell grange, hall, with O. I S. H.Van Trump ot Salem, acting as secretary. ... . Rodent fontrol was the princi pal, topic of discussion. Ernest Werner representlne the , farmers union of. Central Howell wa pres ent.; In the matter of rodent con trol, the granges and farmers on ion locals will work together. Silverton, SliveMon Hills. An fceny. Maeleay, Chemawa. Salem. Woodbnrn and North Howell were all represented at this interesting meeting and at the noon hour. J. S. Coomler. E. G. Wiesner and L. A. Esson arranged the cafeteria lnnch in the grange kitchen. The next meeting has . been called for the second Wednesday in March at "Salem. W. H. Stevens; E. G. Wiesner, and L. A. Esson have been ap pointed by the master of North Howell grange, Mrs. A. L. Cline to act with a committee from Sil verton regarding resolutions to be presented at the state grange meeting at Silverton next June. Mrs. Florence Oddie, Belle Kurre and Anna. Dunn have been appointed to serve on the duncb committee social night, February 28 at the grange hall, when the Silverton chamber o? commerce will alve an entertainment i A benefit card parts Villi , be given in the North HowjltanKe hail on the night of March V the proceeds will be turned over to the Sllrerton grange to help de fray expenses of the State, grange meeting in June. . , -' Hrhaap Farm Sold The 95-acre farm belonging to Mrs. Jennie . Kcuaap near a Rchool house has recently been soM to a family from Portland who expect to take possession soon. Mrs. Schaap will move, to Silverton soon and live near her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Williams. The Schaap family came to this community 31 years ago and bought this fine fairm from Joe Cutsforth and have- lived here ever since. There have been sever al real estate transfers ' in this community wuuin iuw j and North Howell is noted as be ing a community of home owners. With the exception of the Hart ley and Craig ranch, practically ail farmers own and reside on their own farms which vary 1ft size from 8 and 10 to 90 acres. f ; -'fV'-.' iP ' - ' . ' , - : -. . j - . X , V- " ; ' " ' V ..: : y-- iti - ( V" ' -4 ml $ , ; Sder Sf f Several - Districts I Report at ; Meeting; ; Coifimittees' r : : Are Named . ; Woodburri News - rch '4. the Q c i , Secv. OGOEM 1? Mtr1 i Aff A. GcJIFESLi At tiro whta the adnMnitrtion beading every effort t make a acce of iU recovery program in the battle againet depret ion, the appointment of Ogden L. MilU to eacceed Andrew W. Mel lon at Secretary ok the United dtatee ireaury u aoeai uio wieeac lOTtr COUia BIT! iaKn. mnia if - ... . .... V . ... . I be b 1wd k wide experience in finance and politic, bdacated in tna Browning School of New York, and at Harvard University, wbero no completed the four-vear courae In three, ho graduated from the Har vard Law School in 1907. Mr. MilU entered politic a a, candidate for Congre in 1912. bat wa defeated by the Bull Mooe plL Elected to the New York State Senate in 1914, he resigned when America entered th World War in 1917 and served with distinction In France. After the war. Mill returned hi political career where he left off. Elected to Congre from the 17th District h New York in 1920, he soon won recognition a one of the beat informed men on fi nancial matter in the House of Representative and wa appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee. In 1926, Mill pnt np great fight against the veteran campaigner, Alfred E. Smithy for the Gov ernorship of New York, but was defeated. The following year, how over, he received the appointment as Under-Secretary of the Treas ury. Next to finance, Mr, Mill abiding passion i hi family, and after that come golf, to which game ho U incnrablv addicted- WALLACE ROAD. Feb. , 18. Mrs. Marie Flint McCall, Oregon state grange lecturer, la at her home on the Wallace road again after attending two week' - lec turers' conferences held at central f points throughout Oregon." ' james CC Farmer, national grange lecturer of Newbnrg, N. who came to 'Oregon February 1 to hold these conferences, is re ported by Mrs. McCall to consider the schools a decided success. Mr' Farmer, has gone to Washington to hold conferences and plans to go from there to California. About 2000 grange lecturers and grange members attended the Oregon lec turers schools. . - Included in the group which ac companied and assisted Mr. Far mer were C. C Hulet, master of the stage grange; Mrs. McCall, state lecturer; Miss Claribell Nye, chairman of home economics .at Oregon State college. .The Itinerary included La Grande, Bend, Klamath Falls, Grants Pass. McMlnnvIlle, Eu gene and Hlllsboro. MeMInnville had the largest school of all,. 307 being present.. Oi. this number 29 were lecturers. Mr. Hulet presided at all morning conferences and Mrs. McCall In the evenings. While at Corvallis the group was enter tained at luncheons by President and- Mrs. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maris and Miss Claribell Nye. Mr. Farmer, Mr. Maris, Miss Nye and Mrs McCall broadcast, a lec turers' school at Corvallis. Dean Parsons of the University of Ore gon planned to assist but was un able because of illness. , 10 III GRADUATING T 13S-HBoys Take Honors At Silverton SILVERTON, Feb. 18 Thir teen boys in the Smlth-IIuyhes de partment have been, placed on the Smith-Hughes Honor Roll. Eleven tit these are regular Smith-Hughes tudentss or . Future Farmers of America. The other two boys are tndylng in the department. The group consists of D wight Foote, Herbert Jones. William Lentsch, , Harlan Loo. Thomas Miller, Clyde Parsons, Charles Schmeldecke. Clifton Strom, Palmer Torvend. Sam Wilson, Sanford Davis, Charles Itrokke and Carl Loron. A. M. Davis, principal of the senior high school, has announced the.1 semester's scholastic record nraintatned by studonts acquiring honor records In grades. Fifteen itttdents )itebged ft grade of rthre or more "1". Eighteen made the-honor roll for the six weeks' period. Twelve show a "1" aver age throughout the year and 100 students made a "2" average. Students receiving four ones are lima Himmel, Gene Bolme, HUBBARD, Feb. 18 Peoplo are beginning to look forward to the commencement season. The following students will be grad uated from the Hubbard high school this year: Dorothy Scholl, Irene Hlggenbotham, Alfred Paulson, Roy Claypool, Melvln Troudt, Maxwell Smollnsky, Bob Miller, Ben Miller, Stanley Wo'.f- er, and Donald Norton. As aow planned the commencement will be held Tuesday night. May 2t The next local teachers' Insti tute is to be held in Woodbura Saturday, March 12. Hubbard will be represented on the pro gram with the Triple Trio sing ing, Mrs. Duncan giving a talk on primary projects, and Mrs. Fields giving a talk on the "Alma and Objects of High School Lit erature." ' The first six grades of the grade school are planning and practicing a program to be given in Mrs. Fry s room, February 22 Pins Are Awarded For Work in 4-H Projects, Sidney SIDNEY, Feb. 18 Pupils of the Sidney school who received 4-H pins for first year's .work are Edwin Zehner, Arthur Zeb ner, Aneta Wllmour, Georgia Gilmour, Lois Gllmour, Ida Belk nap, Louise Gilmour and Parma Hampton. Other members of last year's work whose pins were sent to them are Velma Shelley, Porter Watts, Neva Emmons and Rus sell Watts. Shrubbery and trees were planted recently by the two 4-H clubs. of Sidney school. 1 cons c TS e noun over wo MONMOUTH, Feb. 18 Miss Ida Mae Smith Is preparing- a short program of reports and en tertainment features which will be presented Feb. 25 at 11 a. m. over KOAC, to represent the Monmouth Civie club in connec tion with the regular radio gar den hour offered from that station. Ernest Iufer of Salem will sneak at the garden hour, his topic being garden pools. Monmouth's Civic club was or ganised about 1914 with Mrs. E W. Staats as first president. Mrs. J. S. Landers has been active In recent years In promoting Inter est in the club, and has done much toward its garden better ment weliare. She now serves as president of the Garden clubs of Oregon, and continues to be active in the local club. Mrs. Ines Miller Is president of the Monmouth Civic club, ) now. WOODBURN. Ten. It A. per son who has such an effervescent personality, charm of manner; and poise while talking, that he seems to charm the .audience, is Frank Branch Riley.' who spoke at. the regular, monthly meeting of the Woodbura chamber of commerce, held Wednesday . night in St. Lake's " community halL Riley, who Is ..reputed to be ..the best speaker west ot the Mississippi, Is Oregon's official ambassador, to eastern ' states, where he extolls the advantages of living on ' the Paclflo coast and , especially In this state. While on his tours, he shows moving ' pictures of -'places in Oregon. .' ' -" Mr. Riley's, talk on oar e state was so punctuated With wllty pokes ana remarks,-mat many in the audience stated that the time had- passed without their being 4 ware oML ' " The speaker told of his trips to the eastern states, and of the different Ideas the persons llTlng on the Atlantic seaboard .and In the central states have about Ore gon. . Riley described his eastern tours as a "thrilling, challenging errand." And he was accepted Jn many places as would be a visitor from, Mars. The speaker pointed out that year afterjrear. people IIt lng In the east torn their backs to the west, a land full of incompar able scenery and romance, to well known places in Europe, which draw the trade because they are exploited. The speaker urged that the Pa clfic ' coast do its best to bring easterners to this country, for, as he said, "The tourist Is the-.adven turous outrider of. ' commerce. Riley advocated that ail the places of particular interest and romance be marked and publicized. Dr. Gerald B. Smith, president of the chamber of commerce, in troduced Mr. Rley who turned down an offer to irpeak in Seattle for he had already made the Woodburn date. One of the larg est crowds in the history of the organization greeted the speaker. Ladles night was observed prop erly, and there appeared to be as many women as men present. 4-H Leader Visits Miss HeHa Cowgill. of Corval lis, state 4H club leader for girls, and Wayne Harding, or Sa lem, county leader for boys clubs. visited Washington grade school Tuesday. Miss Cowgill talked to the members of the girls' clubs and Mr. Hardine talked to the boys' club members. Inspection Tonight Colonel Allen of Portland, re gular army Instructor for the Ore- gon National Guara, win oe in specting officer of the Woodburn Howitzer company Friday night. February 19, when the company goes through the regular annual federal inspection, it has been an nounced by Captain Elburn T. Sims. There will be no dance after the Inspection, as has been the custom In former years, but a "feed" for all members of the company. At present Woodburn has a full company ot 60 men en listed. League to Elect Officers of the Girls' league at Woodburn high school will be chosen Monday, February 22. im mediately following the Wash ington program. The canaiaaie for the various officers are: presi dent. Mary Alice Conyne and Ha- sel Shrock; rice president. Mary Jackson and Jean. Richmond;. se-J cretary, Helen HOI and Vernice Bents; treasurer, Thelma Ham mond and Hasel Carothers; and reporter. Both-Hansen and Mona Doss. : -1 ' r H. 15. Class Visits ' f Eighteen, girls, all members of the home economics 'class at Wil lamette university, visited at be nome or ur. ana mt. james tu Llvesay Tuesday - and prepared, cooked and served a meal.- With the girls waa their teacher,. Miss Lattimer. In the group was Pan line Llvesay, Mr. and Mrs. Lite- say's daughter. She Is now a mem ber of the Willamette university Junior class. " Seniors la Lead .The senior class at Woodburn high school Is at present leading thejleld In the matter ot .Inter class rivalry. The seniors have 24 points, compared with 17 points, the score of the sopho mores, who are next highest-The Juniors have eleven polnta to their credit and the freshmen are one half point behind. The. four points awarded the freshmen in the Hi-Jinx brought their total of points up so that they still remain In the race, at least. i i , BURT IS HOME AIRLIE, Feb. 18 Harold Burt, who has: been visiting for several weeks in California, has returned to his home here. mm play jow BE GUI CENTRAL HOWELL, Feb. 1 V. p. neramara ana mo ruii- land electric company's quarter wBl be added attractions at - the entertainment to be given here Friday nlcht, Mr. McNamara and the quarter will entertain preced ing the mystery play, "Danger at the Crossroads.'. The cast ot the plat is: John Hawkes. the Inn keeper, 'John Landerhack; - Jane, his wife. Mrs. Clarenee Simmons; Alice Atherton, an attractive girl who wishes to go on the stage, Mrs.-Ray 'Westphal; -Jjer aunt, an energetic spinster with high blood pressure. Mrs. John Tweed; cross. word puzzle fans, Mrs. - Robert Bye and Mrs. Mllo Wilcox; Lorri- mer, a playwright, Andrew Hall; Jervis. an actor. Loren Gower; the sheriff. Everett Milne; a luna tic, Walter Haverson; a guard, Harold Kuensi; Clayton, the mur dered man, Eugene Kuensi; Kate Norton and Dome, partners In mysterious business, Ray West phal and Dan. Stetf en. The 4-H Cooking club will have a ejuslness meeting Friday with their leader, Mrs. A. A. HalL at 11 o'clock la-the morning,- a aa's meeting at S o'clock U the afternoon and the usual T:lt o'clock sendee ' In , the evenla g. Arrangements .will be made to provide extra seats for Sunday night to accommodate all who wish to attend. ' Last Sunday some ' were forced ' to , stand - be cause ot the large crowd at tending, 'v - The Bible school session will be. held - at the usual morning . hour, 9:4S. An attendance of over. S 00 will be the aim for the dT. -.. r- x- - - IS Interest Continues In Leavitt Sermons DALLAS, Feb. 18 Evangelis tic services under the direction of Evangelist Teddy W. Leavitt continue at the Dallas Christian church. SunUay services will be IT SPORT OURORA. Feb. 11. James . ' Simpson,-game commissioner, met la session - with the Aurora Rod ' and Gun club Monday night to dis-. r cuss the pheasant program.' There i will be (5,009 China pheasants ... hatched In the state this .year. The dub has ordered CO coops ot day- -old "ehlx" to be divided among the members. j Fens owned by the dub will V also be stocked with six-weeks-old ' birds. In addition, some Mongol Ian eggs have been requested. In compliance with the request of the v game commission to recommend streams In this locality suitable for fishing, the Molalla and Bear r in Clackamas county, and Mill' creek near Aurora "have been rec ommended. - ' There are (8 members In the. local organization. - SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA pi hi I y JnilLIL o MONMOUTH, Feb. 18. At the February meeting of Monmouth Louise Latham, UnaLee, Wayne grange, William Riddell, chajrman Batch well; three "I" students are of the agricultural cpmmittee, re Alice and Nellie Earkhurst,. Mar- ported 'on several' suggestions tha Goodknech Eugene Hobart, made for selection of the grange Harriet Klemsorge, Mae uoney. as project material. Helen Davis, Viola Price, Rutn Btrand, Catherine Tomison. Those who made the "1" average for the term are Alice and Nellie Bark hurst, Eugene Hobart, Laura Hubbs, Edith Knight, Louise LA One thought was that the grange sponsor a community fair. Another, that the grange sponsor an exhibit at the state fair. A third was that each grange mem ber make a personal endeavor to tham, Una Lee. Wayne Satchwell. eiImlnata Mtraneous varietle of Catherine Tomison, irons mrteii, Helen Davis, Martha Goodknecht, Lynn Johnson. r " Community Favors , Building Hall Now; ; Miet Affain Monday eranger work toward elimination , meet saiH uuuaj of atfortlon in cattle. seed from vW beat, oats and other field grains, hat such seed m:.y grow towatd pure seed grain rath er than mixed feed grain, which so ..sadly dominates the general warehouse offerings at present. Another Suggestion was -that WEST SALEM, Feb. 18 At the Community club . meeting Monday night, with A. C. Hen ninrsen nresidlng, the matter ot the proposed new community building was discussed tn all its phases. The spirit of , the meet ing r seemed decidedly to favor the building ot the structure at this time. ' - A called meeting of - the club will be held Monday night, Feb. ' 22," to further discuss the mat ter and In" the Interval the ex ecutive committee will meet with representatives of the city coun i tor consultation. . " . A short program was given Monday nigbt following the busi ness session. School Planning Sale As Benefit for Piano -Mrs. Byron Rudell, lecture. conducted a . spelling contest among such members as were In terested, in order to pick out a spelling team which will compete I with other granges according to a plan ot the state grange. . ' TONHGHTrj Felau 7 & nan. Sail:. ASttei?imp(Dim9 Fetb. 2, 2 ip. mm. 62 CARS WILL BE OFFERED TO THE HIGHEST BID DERS, AMONG THEM MANY CHOICE RECONDITIONED CARS, v The Reputation of the Dealer is a Warranty Bond for the Genuineness of this Sale and the Quality of the Cars to be Offered HAVE YOUR CAR APPRAISED BEFORE THE SALE STARTS. SELECT TOUR CAR AND TRY IT OUT WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. THEN BUY IT AT YOUR OWN PRICE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN APPRAISAL. SUP THAT WILL APPLY ON ANY CAR YOU BUY AT THE SALE. YOUR CAR WILL ACT AS ALL OR PART OF DOWN PAYMENT. RICKEY. Feb. 18. -The school Is planning a candy sale at the community : club meeting Friday night. The proceeds will be nsed to make a payment on the piano. " Free lnnch will be served as ' usual and each family ot the com munlty Is asked to. bring a cake and sandwiches. - " - . ' Mrs. A. E. LaBranche and'Mrs. O. D. Blnegar will serve lnnch and Gladys Crabb and Patricia Fitt- patrlck will' act as pantry gins. Pie Social Slated For Evergreen Area 1: At School Tonight WALDO HILLS, Feb. 18 A pie social sponsored by the Happy Hour club ot the Evergreen dis trict,1 will be held at the school house Friday night. Pies and a large decorated cake will be aue-J tioned off by A. R. Purvis. An . Interesting program has been prepared by Mrs. P. J. Neus- wanrer. Mrs. Harold Rorn and 1 Edith Knight, as follows: read ing, Pauline Batchellor; piano and violin duet, Doris and Ken neth Towns: accordion and mouth barn solo- MelYln Kaser : tap dance, ' Ida Lund and Etnei Knight: music. Purvis family; one act play, music. Anderson orehes- tra.- -.-t ' Mrs. II. H. Kuenzl and ber mo-1 ther, Mrs. Rosa uauer oi, auver ton. left Saturday for El Centra, Calif., to rlslt their brother and son, John Baiter, who Is .critical ly ill. , 40 DOWN PAYMENT OR YOU?. OLD CAR CARS SELLING FOR $50.00 OR LESS WILL BE CASH EVERY CAR WILL BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED BE- - FORE IT IS OFFERED - AS EACH CAR IS BROUGHT TO THE SELLING BLOCK THE AUCTIONEER WILL GIVE YOU A DETAILED, ACCURATE AND TRUTHFUL REPORT RE GARDING ITS CONDITION, MECANICAL AND .OTHERWISE. YOU CAN BUY AT THIS AUCTION WITH THE SAME ASSURANCE OF SATISFACTION THAT YOU WOULD AT A PRIVATE SALE. A DouglasMc SALEM, OREGON PROGRESS Assurance in Force tan 1404,000 list 15,010,000 1S91 $19,436,000 'wot o2,400,000 Wll - 1164,572,000 ll $53618,009 1931 $3,051,077,000 I 1 rfe, . Y aWf-i ' C 3 STRENGTH Asset 1871 $63,000 $536,000 ttn $l,8S5,00t MSI $11773,009 mi $43,900,009 lvU $129,372,000 1U1 $624,804,009 O&c BmiUmz. MmtrtsI STATEMENT FOR 1931 ASSURANCES IN FORCE (net) - NEW ASSURANCES PAID FOR (net) - - TOTAL INCOME (net) TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN 1931 . " PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES SINCE ORGANIZATION - - - -SURPLUS AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE TOTAL LIABILITIES - - - - (iadoding paid Bp Capital Stock) ASSETS, AT DECEMBER 31st, 19J1 - THE YEAR'S BUSINESS REVIEWED 3,051,077,000 527,939,000 197,140,000 136,509,000 93,235,000 594,185,000 21,126,000 '603,678,000 624,804,000 "i i i I think you will agree wkh me that for a year such as that through which we have passed the showing is a remarkably fine one. ."New assurances of over $527,000,000, sad a total in force exceeding $3,000,000)00 are figures so great as to necdoo emphasis. "The distribution of oar new basioess is inter esting. Canada coatribated$ 10 1,000,000, United States $291,000,000, Great Britain $50,000,000, and the rest of the world $85,000,000. "Oar mortality experience has been even more favourable than that of last year, the claims being bat 34.3 per cent, of the expected, against 37-6 per cent, la 193& "Since business was commenced in 1171 we have paid oat in beoests $ 594,000,000. Last year alone ovr payments were $93,000,000, aa amount exceeding the total assurances written in 1922. We may well rejoice over the magnitude and Importance of the social service which the Com pany is performing. . "Daring the past year life assort oce has bee tested as perhaps never before, sad k has with stood the trial trissapbaotiy. So far as I am aware aot ooe life company oa the cootiaeot has bad ta dose ks doors, a wonderful record, la Canada we can d'" with pride that even since Confedera tion not oae Dominion licensed company has "Itwmbeootksdthatiaaddkioalothesarples $16,000,000 over all liabilities sad 'capital ode, we have a rootingeacy reserve of $4,700- 000 to provide for possible shrinkage in mort gages and other real estate investments. Our reserves have been calcnlated oa the same strong basis as last year. Although oar Investments 1 payable in American currency greatly exceed oar liabilities in that currency, we have treated both as oa a par, taking 00 credit for the premium oa American foods. Oar liabilities aadcr contracts ia other currencies also are included ss a total greater thaa required at the prevailing rater of exchange. "Our holdiags of stocks have been valued 00 the basis laid down by the Dominion Department of InsunuwhichispraoicaUytbesanas that adop ted for all companies by the Nanional Convection of Insurance Commissioners of the United States: "Ia new Investments ww have ta roared high grade bonds, the yield on which is now very attractive, "The profits paid or allotted to policyholders amounted to over $26)00,000, or over 20 pet cent, of the total annual premium incosoe. . "la the light of these fignres, the report is indeed an excellent one, -. AndwhatoftSefotarc? No one believes thai the depressioa will last for ever. It is impossible so say tast when the tarn will come, bat with the) .vast nataral resources of this coaaaeat, and tha brains, energy, sad actaal wealth of ks peopK business recovery is inevitable. When prosperity does retura no company will share in ks benentt ia e-rester measure thaa our own. SIXTY-ONE YEARS OF SERVICE Jk QT71SJ T LPT? ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA J. E. Allison Lewis Lunsford LOCAL REPRESEOTATIVE& BartB. Barber W.J. Minklewitx - Milton B. WagsUff Salem, Oregon. r E. V. CREED, MANAGER 6th Floor, American Bank Bldg. . V Portland, Oregon . . Leon M. Brown G. B. Showmaker