SCHOOL BHDS
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Budgets in Some Districts
Show Good Cut Over
Last Year
HUBBARD, June 18. At the
regular yearly meeting of th
Hubbard school district Monday
night, Waldo F. Brown was elect
ed to the school board, and D. E.
McArthnr was re-elected clerk for
his third successive year. The
other members of the board are
Garfield Voget, now chairman, re
placing George Grimps, the retir
ing member of the board, and
Earl toney.
A compilation of statistics
showing the cost of operating the
,nine non-union high schools in
Marion county was made by Eu
gene Sllke, principal, who stated
that these figures, which had
been obtained from the offices of
county assessor and county school
superintendent, indicated Hub
bard to have the founh lowest
tax rate in the group. The fig
ures being the average over a pe
riod of 10 years. A tentative bud
get outlined for next year prom
ises lower taxes than those levied
for some years.
AUBURN, June 18. The an
nual school meeting was held at
the schoolhouse Monday evening.
Morris Townsend was elected di
rector for a three year termK suc
ceeding C. C. Armstrong who
served one year filling the un
expired term of Don Smith who
moved from tile district. Carl
Krehbiel was re-elected clerk for
one year. The clerk's financial
report showed the school year
closed with all bills paid with a
balance of $614.92 on hand. The
school budget was adopted for the
coming year, including items for
painting the outside of the school
house and grading the grounds.
One item of improvement was
voted that will necessitate anoth
i er meeting of the taxpayers. This
was to install at water system
and sanitary improvements. With
this Improvement the budget is
$9.95 less than last year.
RICKEY, June 18. W. Sheri
dan was re-elected director for
three years and Jl. M. Mercer re
elected clerk for one year at the
annnal meeting held Monday
night. The budget was apDOved
and for the first time since build
ing the new schoolhouse it was
not- necessary to vote a special
lax. The school will be painted
inside and Mrs. Minnie Joeckel
and Mrs. Carrie Branche have
both been rehired to teach next
year.
SALEM HEIGHTS, June 18.
At the annual school election held
in the community hall Monday a
rote of unanimous aporovel was
fiven the budget for the coming
year. Ivan Stewart, director for
term of two years; G. JW. Bartlett,
director for three years; and My
ron Van Eatop clerk or the
school board.
Ends 3&1 Year
WALDO HILLS. , June 18.
Chas. R. Riches of the Centerview
school declined to run for direct
or at' Monday's school election,
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Herewith is the solution to yes
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thus closing an enviable Record of
33 years, four months consecu
tive service to the school. J. F.
Day was elected for a three year
term In Mr. Riches place. Mrs.
Karl Haberly was re-elected as
clerk for her third year.
Ernest Werner polled nine
votes and A. E. Kuenzi six in the
race for member of the non-un-fbn
high school board.
The question of installing elec
tricity in the schoolhouse result
ed In' 12 against to 2 in favor.
The board was empowered to
make necessary repairs onsteps
and porches.
MACLEAY, June 18. At the
annual meeting held Monday
night, A. Spelebrink was reelect
ed director and Stella Masten,
clerk. Grace Richards has been
re-elected to teach next year.
WITZEL. June 18. E. W.
Powers and W. B. Frink were re
elected director and clerk, re
spectively, at the annual election.
The schoolhouse will be repaired
and painted before school opens.
Miss D. Gates will teach here
again.
OAK RIDGE, June 18. H.
Kleen was elected director and
Mrs. W. A. Jones, clerk, at the
annual school election. H. D.
Parton and F. Hurst are hold
overs. WEST SALEM, June IS.
John Friesen was re-elected di
rector for three years and Mrs.
Elmer Cook was elected clerk, re
placing Mrs. Floyd DeLapp at the
annual school election here Mon
day. The budget was held up for
clarification of warrant indebted
ness, and date for hearing on this
will be announced later.
BRUSH COLLEGE, June 18.
A. Klopfen.stein was made direct
or on the Brush Creek school
board to fill the vacancy left by
Dan Hillmon whose term expired.
John Goplerud was re-elected
clerk. Alvin Krug will serve as
board chairman for the coming
year and John Moe is the other
holdover.
Board Votes Repairs
BETHANY. June 18. Harold
Satern was re-elected director of
the Bethany school and Emma
Henjum, re-elacted clerk. Henry
Torvend Is new chairman and An
ton Dahl is the other holdover.
The board also voted to do con
siderable repair work about the
school before the autumn term
opens. Among the repairs to be
made are a new roof on one side
of the school; a tile in front of
the school grounds, leveling out
of the playgrounds, a new cement
walk from the school out to the
road. A vote also carried to pur
chase a new fire extinguisher.
EWt Absentees
EVENS VALLEY. June 18.
Advantage was taken of absent
members of the Evens Valley
school election held "Monday night
and Mrs. Ben Funrue was made
clerk and Mrs. Conrad Johnson
the new director. Neither of the
two was at the meeting. D.
Sandefs and J. LeRud are the two
holdovers.
SWEGLE, June 18. The an
nual school meeting was held
Monday night at the schoolhouse.
John S. Marshall was elected di
rector to replace A. C. Meyers
and Mrs. Hazel F. Wells was re
elected clerk. The financial re
port was read and showed that
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4-L VOTES STR0N6
AGAINST STRIKING
SILVERTON, June 18. Favor
ing continuation of work- and
non - participation In lumber
strikes was the vote of 87 per
cent of those voting at the June
meeting of the 4-L, local at Sil
verton. The group also expressed
pleasure that the 40-hour week
with time and a half for overtime
will be in effect. M. C. Wood
ard.general manager of the Sil
ver Falls Timber company here
was given praise in the board
member report of the 33rd semi
annuar conference in Portland In
May.
A vote of thank was extended
to Silverton business men and
other residents who assisted in
the purchase of the new uniforms
for the 4-L band boys.
The annual picnic will be beld
at Hazel Green park in August
and other locals will join in
sponsoring the event.
SUMMER IX IDAHO
SALEM HEIGHTS, June 18.
Mrs. Walter M. Petteys has de
parted for Boise, Idaho, accom
panied by her two children, Betty
June and Walter jr., where they
will Join Mr. Petteys and Miss
Beatah for the summer months.
EASTERN FOLKS HERE
SHAW, June 18. Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Redline and daughter
Helen of Bloomsburg, Penn., for
mer resident of Shaw, are visit
ing friends in and near here. They
own a tourist camp In Willow
Springs, Pennsylvania.
the building warrants had all
been cancelled. Thev.Mdget was
adopted as presented.
POLLY AND HER
MICKEY MOUSE
QU1NCH
SURPRISES
CLARABELUE.
BY TELUNS
HER THAT
THEIR
GRANDFATHERS
USED TO
BE OLD
FRIENDS.
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ANY REUCS
SHE MIGHT
HAVE!
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Bowen Clan Holds 11th
Annual Gathering With
Egans at Waldo Hills
WALDO HILLS, June 18. The
11th annual reunion of the Bow
en family was held here Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank M. Egan. This place was
the original home of Mr. Egan's
parents, Frank and Caroline Bow
en Egan. It is the first time the
family has ever met here.
Following a bounteous no-host
dinner served at long tables ten
der the lovely maple trees, the
family assembled in the house
for a short program: Piano num
bers, Kenneth Wait of Salem;
recitation, Marlene Axley of Port
land; reading, Shelburn Bowen,
Sherwood; song of the pioneers,
written by Mrs. William H. Egan
and sung by her granddaughter,
Colleen Bowen of Silverton; read
ing, Billy Kleeman of Salem;
song, "Hail the Bowen Family,"
by the assembly.
Officers for the coming year
are: Archie Bowen of Pratum,
president; Mildred Egan, secre
tary. Outgoing president is Oral
Egan, and secretary, Evelyn Sie
farth, Portland. Committee mem
bers to serve two years are: Mrs.
Carrie Campbell, Mrs. Lyda Bow
en, coffee; Mrs. Wanda Van
Cleave, Mrs. Mary Klieman, pro
gram; Hershal Wait, Frank Egan,
tables; Gid Bowen reelected to
furnish ice cream.
Gid Bowen, 75, was the oldest
member present, and Eldon Egan,
10 months, the youngest.
Deceased the past year were
Don Bowen of Otis, Mrs. Gid
Bowen of Silverton and Gene
Southwick of Salem.
Donald Judd of Portland and
Eldon Egan of Silverton were
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added to the family cradle roll.
The Bowen family has rather
more than an ordinary family his
tory due to the fact that tne sev
en children were left orphans,
their father having died of al
kali poisoning while en route to
the Oregon country in 1852, and
their mother having died Just be
fore the wagon train started.
The first members of the fam
ily came from England. At first
the name was spelled Boian, un
til a schoolteacher changed it af
ter the children were in Oregon.
John, father of the seven chil
dren who came to Oregon as or
phans, was born in Kentucky
November 8, 1809, and moved to
Monitor county, Missouri, where
he married Rhoda McPherson in
1883. She was of colonial stock
of South Carolina. To them were
born Joshua, Silverton, who mar
ried Louisa Cox; Rebecca, mar
ried George Wait and lived at
Zena; Peter, married PermilHa
Cox, Silverton; Polly, married
Andrew Siefarth, they first lived
at Spring Valley and then at Dal
las; William, married Alice Pool
er of Waldo Hills; Caroline, mar
ried Frank Egan, Waldo Hills;
James, married Cincinnati Laur
ery, Silverton.
Present Sunday were:
G. I. Bowen, Merl Bowen, Mr. arid
Mrs. Oral Egan, Colleen and Eldon Egan,
Mr. and Mra. Will Kinft, Mr. and Mn.
V. H. Egan, Mr. and Mrg. Harry Bent
son, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Egan, Ralph
and Mildred Egan, all of Silverton; Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Bowen, Dorothy and
Billy Gene Harbor, George W. and Jen
nie Siefarth, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bowen,
George Bowen, Ross Purkhlser, Mr. and
Mra. O. C. Wait, Mrg. Faye Lee. Lila
Lee, Adam Burns, C. L. Bowen, Ellen
Southwick, Dorothy and Milton South-
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HAYESVILLE, June 18.
About 100 members of the com
munity club gathered at Hagers
Grove for the annual picnic Sun
day.
Mrs. William Fitts accompan
ied her daughter, Edna on a mo
tor trip to Carmel, Calif., to visit
relatives.
Sunday, June 30, the Hayes
yflle district Sunaay school con
vention will be held here?
Mr3. Davie Willis and daugh
ter Margaret, and Mrs. Leonard
Greig and daughter Donna spent
the weekend at Ft. Stevens.
In some of the Marshall berry
fields the crop is about harvested.
Cherry picking will start this
week on the Altons variety with
other cherries coloring up fast.
PALMER RITES TODAY
SILVTRTON, June 18 Fu
neral services for Allan Leonard
Palmer will be held from Larson
& Son chapel at Silverton Wed
nesday at 2 o'clock. Mr. Palmer
died at his home on McCIain
street Monday after a lingering
illness.
wick, Mary Wait, E. W. Southwick, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Bowen, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Kleeman, Billy Dean Kleeman,
all of Salem; W. S. Bowen, Kay Bowen,
Shelburn Bowen of Sherwood.
If. M. Wait, Clara Wait, Kenneth Wait
of Rickreall; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Fox,
Colleen Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Vera Hath
orn, Kermit and Robert Hathorn, Mr.
and Mrs. U. L. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Wilson, Thomas and Jamea Wil
son, Mr. and Mrs. Kollo Axley, Marlene
Axley, C. J. Siefarth, Amy Siefarth, Dor
is and Evelyn Siefarth, Charley Carol,
Dean and Barbara Wait, Mrs. Ida Bry
ant, all of Portland ; Mr. and Mrs. Al
vah Van Cleave, Longview, Wn. ; Mrs.
George Wait, Nora Siefarth, Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Campbell, all of Dallas.
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Grangers News
Column
RICKREALL, June 18 At the
grange meeting Friday night the
agriculture chairman requested
that each person keep in mind
the community fair this fall in
his garden work.
Special (Committeeman Lantz
presented to the grange the $20
first prize won in the recent paint
contest put on by the Allen Hard
ware store in Salem. Tho home
economics chairman gave to the
grange $56.95 made from the
quilt sold at the carnival In
Monmouth.
The 4-H clubs of Greenwood,
McCoy, Oak Grove, Monmouth
and Rickreall will be special
guests of the grange at the next
meeting June 28 for a youths'
achievement meeting.
The Bridgeport Woman's club
will stage two one-act plays on
Thursday night in the local hall.
The proceeds will be divided on
a 50-50 basis. The grange half
will apply on a benefit for the
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Foss is Now Chaplain
of 40 Montana Camps
SILVERTON, June 18. Rev.
C. L. Foss has been made super
vising chaplain of i camps Jn his
district in Montana according to
word received at Silverton Mon
day. Whether or not this is to
be permanent was not stated in
the message received at Silverton.
Rev. Mr. Foss is pastor of Trin
ity church here but was given a
four months' leave of absence to
answer call to serve as chaplain
in the army. Mr. Foss is sta
tioned at Fort Missoula, Mont.
. MAXY GET PERMITS
SILVERTON. June 18. Mar
tin Redding, license examiner,
will be at the city hall at Silver
ton June 25 for the convenience
of any one who desires to have
permits to drive their cars after
July 1. Mr. Redding's hours at
Silverton will be from 9 a. m. un
til 5 o'clock.
fire department when they Inaug
urate such protection. W. W.
Rowell and Mrs. Mary Adams
were appointed publicity chairmen.
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