Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1935)
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon Saturday Morning; September 28 1935 PAGE THREE l-lDedicution School Will he : October - 6 Valley News Page of New Gervdis MigK : High Glasses Open With 70 Grade Enrollment Also Low and 58 Youths in Parochial Group " By MRS. L V. McADOO - Staff Correspondent GERVAIS, Sept 27. The high school board ap pointed Mrs. A. B. Minaier, Mrs.' Sam H. Brown and Mrs. D. B. DuRette to ar range tor the de- dlcation and ' open house at the Dew school bulld - Ing and they hare set the date for Sanday after . Hon, October f. A program -will - 1m riven beein- Ding at 2:30 at- Mr ' ter which visitors will have the privilege of inspecting the build- " ing. The general public is invited. The building has been completed at a cost of 114.000. Attendance at all schools is be low former years because season able labor Is still much in de mand. Registration at . the high . school Monday was only 70 and some students hare entered dur ing the week. Classes were organ ised Tuesday. In the grade school 18 were registered Monday and this has been increased to 23 with a prob able' seven more to enter the up per grades. There are 20 in the primary. In the parochial school there are 55 in the upper grades, 23 in the intermediate and 10 in the primary. U Bay Roeser Place !Mr. and Mrs. John SchaeUel have bought a small house and two lots near the west city limits " from Mr. and Mrs. George Roe ser. It was reported recently that the Schaetzels had bought the property of the late Theresa Schlecbter in town but this was turned down by one of the heirs living outside the state, saying be had a trade on that would bring a better price. Plan Mission Flay The Christian Endeavor is re hearsing a play. -the "Missionary Arithmetic," to be given at the Presbyterian church Friday night, October 11. No admission will be charged but a silver offering will be taken. The cast Includes: El len Vogt, Alice Turner, Ruth Fer guson, Alta Adams, Margaret Hood, Beulah Bauer, Doris Tur ner. Fave Cutsforth, Genevieve Jelderks and Betty Stubblefield. Farewell Party Held, 'Santiam Weisenburgers go to New Home in Stay ton; Tuckers Move NORTH SANTIAM, Sspt. 27. A farewell party was held at the J. F. Weisenburger home Sunday night attended by a large crowd of neighbors and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Weisenburger who : have Wived In this community the past 18 years moved to their new home In Stavton Monday. They have leased their farm here to J.-W Bethel who with his family moved Monday. ; . ., Mxs. Pearl Crain who Is em ployed with Llpman and Wolfe In Portland Is spending her vacation here this week with her mother Mrs. John Miller. - - t Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones have returned home after ajCfxtended ttln through WasmngtoHand laa . i - Here from Sooth Mrs; Agnes Harvey has as her guest her niece, Mis3 Lois .Co burn of Berkeley. She expects to star for a' few weeks' visit., Al Tucker and family are mov Ing hack on their place here after a few months stay in Salem. The Ernest . Bethel family who have been living on . the place have moved into what is- known as the Gilmore house lately vacated by J, W. Bethel. Enrollment Low In Rural School LYONS, Sept. 27 The Lyons and Fox Valley schools opened Monday, with quite good enroll ments. A, few more students will likely, attend when the fall crops are harvested. Fox Valley began with 23 pupils and Lyons with 29 pupils. "4 ' - v ' -.' . Mrsv 'R., Pf Lyons served as "hello girl at the local phone of fice several days this week while Mrs. Alex Bodeker delivered mall for Earl Allen, regular carrier, who went hunting. r ; J. F. Potter of Portland was a Lyons . and . Fox : Valley business Yisltor-Tuesday." Mr. Potter has timber" holdings- here and also farm which he has leased at pres- ent. - ' : ; Mrs. Raymond Branch recently sold her flock of 80 white Leg - horn pullets Jo E.. C. Miller: of near Lyons. She received f 1.25 each for the chickens. ; . . DAYTON;' SepV 27;Ten state officers of the grange attended and were speakers at the all day and eveninar regional meeting held at the Webfoot grange ball Wed nesday. About 50 members were present. - The women's cluh real ised 7-from sale of lunches, at noon and served free lunches . In ;CJraiii the evening. . Dolan is Host to 125,000 Persons . . ' In Four Years With but Few Accidents Reported ! f : While Caretaker of Silverton Park SILVERTON, Sept. 22.-On Oc tober 1, J. M. Dolan, "Mike" to everyone who has ever met him, will complete four years as care taker of the Silverton city park. During that time, Mr. Dolan has played official host to 125,000 people at the park. During the past tour months, 25,000 hare picnicked under Mr. Dolan's su pervision. j Mr. Dolan had help this year. Celia Hanan and Tom Ballantyne, who were recreational advisors. volnnteed to assist on a couple of Sundays. They wore "Ask Me badges on their arms and later admitted that about the only question asked them was "Where can we find Mike?" However, Mr. Dolan speaks highly of their willingness and cooperation. Mr. Dolan also has much that is complimentary to report about lousin Majority 'At Rural School 13 of 22 Sunnyside Pnpils Related; Adding New Class Features SUNNYSIDE, Sept. 27. Sunny- side school opened with good at tendance for this season of year with an enrollment of 22 and more expected. Of this number nine are from Kansas, all rela tives of residents of the commun ity. The school has 13 cousins. Several improvements have been made. A fine new globe has been purchased and new sash curtains have been made. A new health program has been intro duced which features a daily checking of health habits, with Kulda BeckW and Jim Chandler caDtains of tlie teams. Tests are being given to children from otner states to enable trie teachers to place them in their proper classes. The county superintendent, Mrs. Fulkerson. visited the school ana assisted in the testing. Mr3. Ethel Gulvin is the new teacher. Harvest Still on Prune picking is still going on for the fourth week. Drier? are full, causing a rest for a couple of days in picking. Good weath er has enabled the harvesting of fine prunes In a fine shape and of fairly good size. The Taylors will finish up in about a week. Most other work has given over to the prune harvest as this is a prune district. Mrs. Duaiey layior nas return ed from. her extended motor trip Into the middle west where she visited with her many- relati?e3 and friends. Mrs. Taylor was ac companied by her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ei Byers of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Barnett and son Jerry visited at the home last week. Parent Teachers Hold First Meet At'MSVILLE. SeDt. 27. Mr and Mrs. J. T. Greene and chil dren have moved Into the Fred Garbe house recently vacated hy Mr. and Mrs. Harvey bnyder. The first parent-teacher meet Inz of the vear met at the school- house Wednesday night, with the new president. Perry Speilbnnk In .harre. The teachers were presented to the audience by T C. Mountain. At the. business session, a vote carried to purchase new a o n g books for community singing Teams to secure membership were appointed. Ed Highberger and Mrs. D. A. Lowe will compete for honors with T. C. Mountain and Mrs. John Smith in securing the greater number of members. Mrs. Fred Potter was appointed chair man of the committee to arrange the program for the October meet ing. Mrs. D. A. Lowe gave a piano solo. Trinity Parsonage is Rented to F. Neageli's Who Come From Dakota j SILVERTON, Sept. 27. Trin ity Lutheran parsonage nas oeen rented to Mr. and Mrs. iran Neagell who recently returned to Silverton from a trip to tne u- kotas. The parsonage has been emntv since vacated by Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Foss. Rev. Mr. Foss was former pastor of Trinity church but resigned to accept the chaplalnship of a group of CCC camps at Mt. Missoula, Mont. Mr. and Mrs. Neageli intend to acquire a home of their own here and will live at the parsonage un til this has been accomplished. Wrist Causes Lay-off ; MEHAMA, Sept. 27. Harry Monroe has been laid oft from work the past two weeks due to a wrist injury. v Though x-ray pic tures show something is wrong, doctors have not- determined just what. Movement Back to Farm Reflected ? j In Newcomers for Rural: Education HAYES YILLE, Sept. 27 The" trend of settlement - more and moretoward the rural communi ties, where the families .can raise their traits and vegetables - and perhaps have a cow and chickens, is more evident than ever in new pupila at Hayesville schooL - In the first grade the children who have moved .into the locality recently are Stanley Bacon, Eve-. Jyn Beyer, Rosemary Byer, Her bert' Iewton, Walwo TJnruh and his life guard this year. George Smith was selected as life guard for the city pool. That's soma Job, according to " Mr. Dolan. Sometimes, he said, there were over 300 by actual count in the pool at one time. There were no casualties and only two acci dents during the entire summer at the pool. Smith was able to rescue four persons who would otherwise have drown, and Merle Row, who assisted, rescued one. The two accidents were near the close of the season. One oc curred when a youth dived shal low to one side of the pool and cut his head, necessitating a few stitches. The other occurred a few days later when a young wo man, was sliding down the shoot and forgot to lift her hands as she entered the water, severing . her thumb, on the slide. Boy Patrol Will Be Set up Again Group of Extra Activities Planned for Pupils on 'Heights SALEM HEIGHTS, Sept. 27. Enrollment at Salem Heights school has increased this week over last, but has not reached the peak registration due to prune harvesting still in progress, Mrs. Agnes Booth, principal, reports. However, plans for organizing va rious classes and clubs have been going forward and indications point to an exceedingly busy school year. A boys and girls 4-H club will be organized again this year as will a Girls' Reserve group. A community orchestra, direct ed again this year by Miss Lu etta Baker, third and fourth grade teacher, will be organized ana anyone in the community inter ested in orchestra work is request ed to get in touch with Miss Baker at the school house. A new project for this year is a first aid class to be used in conjunction with the school health work. This will be taught by Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, teacher, who holds a Red Cross certificate in first aid work. Miss Margaret Barquest, primary teacher, will assist Mrs. Booth in instructing all eight grades in art work this year. A total absence of accidents last year has caused the school to aeain establish a hoy pairoi Jimmie Stewart of the eighth grade has been appointed captain and he and his crew stand pa trol on the highway at dismissal of the primary grades. Pratum Sending 9 to Willamette PRATUM. Sept. 27 Miss Grace Klampe is the teacher in the Pra tum school this year. School be gan on Friday with 22 students enrolled. Sunday night Miss Laura Aus tin, a returned missionary, will take charge of the services at the Methodist church. This year far exceeds the past years in the number of students attending Willamette university from this vicinity, with nine en rolled from here. They are Ruth Ramsden, Jean Lauderback, Wal do Kleen, Ewald Franz, Maurice de Vries, Henry de Vries. Helen Mae Thompson, Paul Silke and Alhra de Vries. - Flower Arrangements Early Topic for Art Students, Silverton SILVERTON, Sept 27. Al though classes are still handicap ped at tlfe Silverton high school by the lack of the total registra tion yet, interesting studies are getting underway. The art depart ment has been colorful with its various bouquets, the arrange ment of which is being studied by the advanced art students. The younger students are studying de sign. - ..... Miss Esther Wilcox, art in structor, was. able to do some marvelous things with her stu- dents a year ago, the decorating for the junior prom climaxing the year's work. The Marine dec orations used at the prom are still being talked about at Silverton. Groves is Visitor ORCHARD HEIGHTS, Sept 27. . Recent visitors at the J. W. Simmons home were Rev. and Mrs. Meredith A. Groves and small ' sons, - Vernon and Leiand. Rev. Groves was pastor of the Summit church here several years ago"and is now at the Beech church in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Groves came up to attend the funeral of Rev. W. J. Warren, also a former, pastor of .this charge. .- . I Colleen Cross. .Other "children In the first grade are Toshie Abe, Boy.Carrow, Robert CooleyJKary Anne - Fisher, -Paul Fuhrer and BillyWillis. - a Clyde Kunze is newly registered in the second grade and in the third grade new. students are. Bil lie Beyer, Eileen ' Fisher, Marilyn Gibbons and Laura Newton. Es ther . Unrnh, !Paul Newton and Joan.Hobson sn-e newly enrolled in the advanced grades. Fall Festival Next Thursday - .. t Many Committees -Work For Fairfield Grange Annual Event j By MRS. ALLTN NUSOM 1 Staff Correpondent ! FAIRFIELD, Sept. 27. Fair field grange ,H. E. C. Is sponsor ing the annual fall festival to be held Thursday, October 3, at the grange hall a half mile west of Arel corner near the Salem Champoeg high way. There will be the usual ex-r hlhlta -with nrlzen l offered, as well , VT oa rnncMiilona of U.itMSU IfatT. .. , amuse ment. A r. wnsom colt show will be an added fea ture this year. The doors will open at 3-.3W p. m. A hounteous ainner u from B:30 to 8 o'clock. The following committees are in charge: Stock, Elmer Wing, F. J. Mar- thaler, Merrill Lucas, i. A. un mars: vegetables. Francis Saal feld, Charles AUenback, Albert Gi rod; grains, fruits, nuts, Don Du Rptte. Frank Felfon, Wm. For- cier; flowers, Mrs. Henry Stafford, Mrs. Carter Keene: Bazaar, Mrs. F. M. Hill, Mrs. William rorcier; ice cream, Mrs. Ward Lundy, Car ter Keene, Lawrence Ferschweil er, D. Ballweber, Allyn Nusom. Dance. Ben Hall, H. Stafford, D. DuRette; auctioneer, J. w. Johnston; wheat. Ward Lundy. Mike Mahoney, Jr.; supper, H. E. C; waitresses, the young girls or the community; coffee, "Mrs. Eva Ballweber, Mrs. Fern Runcorn; salad, Mrs. C. M. Hall, Mrs. D. Du Rette; dessert, Mrs. Lawrence Ferschweiler, Mrs. Arthur Goifin; cleanup, Mrs. M. J. Mahoney, Mrs. DuRette, Mrs. Lundy. Fish pond, Cecelia Rubens, Ed na Short; cake exhibit, Mrs. T. A. Ditmars, Mrs. J. W. Johnston. Hop Picking Ends Hop harvest is ended for an other year at the Wilhart nop ranch where Ward Lundy is in charge. The picking season began about a month ago. Funeral is Today For John Jensen AMITY. Sept. 27. Funeral ser vices will be held here Saturday at 2 p. m. at the M. E. church for John K. Jensen, 64, of Jen sen Bros. Lumber company of Amity, who died at the McMinn ville hospital Wednesday morning after an illness of several weeks, Mr. Jensen was born in Norway and came to Amity from North Dakota two years ago. Mrs. Jen sen died here June 6. 1934. He is survived by four sons. Harold of Fort Tuna, N. D.; Har- ry oi urosDy, is. u.; Aieivin ana Sverra; three daughters, Solveig, Ethel and Jane, all of Amity; two brothers, Albert B. of Scappoose and Andrew of Gig Harbor, Wash., and three sister, Mrs. P. C. Glenn, of Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. Nels Person, of North Dakota, and Mrs. Anna Andreson of Nor way; Rev. J. N. Burdell, pastor, will have charge of the services and interment in the Amity ceme tery. Wedding at Zena Slated on Sunday SPRING VALLEY. Sept. 27 The Spring Valley school opened Monday with Mrs. Ethel Sohn. of Independence as teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Alderman, nee Edna McClure, are now resid ing in Dallas where Mr. Alderman has a position in the sawmill. Seymour Wilson, Jesse Walling and Frank Windsor made up a deer hunting party over the week end. Of Interest to their many Ethel McKinney and Victor Ut- terback which will be an event of Sunday. September 29. at the Spring Valley church at Zena. George Jackson Gets Three-Point Deer on Eastern Oregon Trip! SWEGLE. Sept. 27 George Jackson,- who went to eastern Ore gon on a hunting trip with a party of friends, returned home Monday night with a 3-point deer. which weighed 205 pounds dress ed. There were five in the party and each one brought home a deer. Jackson is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. firown. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are also enjoying a visit with their son.- Bryan Brown of Stockton, here on a two weeks' vacation. Return From Trip SILVERTON. Sept. 27. Rev and Mrs. Ernest Larson have re turned from an auto trip to Min nesota,' their former home. They report an excellent trip with cool weather during their entire time gone. Rev. Mr. Larson Is in charge of the Calvary pastrate and has been assisting with Trin ity church since the resignation of the latter's pastor, the Rev. C. L. Foss. Lemerys After Deer f : WACONDA, Sept. 27. George Leraery and George Lemery, Jr. are at Prlnevilla for a deer hunt They also plan to visit Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Burnett. tt4 Hobby Show Today . To Feature Group : : Genuine Antiffues SILVERTON, . Sept. 27.. Additions to the annual gar den and, hobby show to be held here Saturday after noon are being announced. Mrs. R. E. Klelnsorge, who has charge of the hobby di vision, has secured several hobbies of considerable in terest. As one special dis play she will have an old spinning wheel, some linen from Scotland, an old-fashioned sampler and n modern sampler,' a model boat and a midel coach. There will Jte stamp collections also. All articles to be display ed or entered for competi tion must be at the Masonic building by O o'clock Satur day morning. The display will not open until I o'clock Saturday afternoon. Samuel L Likens Career Colorful Amity Man Lurried Mail toy Pony Express Early Days in AMITY. Sept. 27 Samuel Thurston Likens, born December 23. 1859, at Willamina. died at his home. here September 19. In 1893 he was married 1o MJss Ber tra W. Rudy. Surviving are his widow, three sons, Rudy and Sam Likens of Newport, and Glenn of Portland, and two daughters. Mrs. Evelyn Merrill of San Francisco. and Mrs. Gladys Edenfield of Newport. Funeral services were held here September 21, In the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. J. N. Burdell, pastor, with interment here. In the passing of Mr. Likens. Amity loses one of its veteran cit izens. "Sam", as he was familiarly known, had his blacksmith shop under the spread of a lordly ma pie, occupying the identical spot upon which his father. S. F. Li kens, constructed his smithy back in 1866. and used some of the tools which were in his father's shop. His parents were members of a emigrant caravan that followed the old Oregon trail westwartr in 1850, and settled in the western part of Yamhill county, where the father took up his blacksmith trade. In 1866, the Likens family moved to Amity, when "Sam" was seven years old. He served his apprenticeship in his oraft at Sa lem. Rode Pony Express Mr. Likens drove n stage be tween McMinnville and Dallas be fore the advent of a railroad in mis section, in 1875 he was sworn in as a mail carrier and rode a pony express for awhile between McMinnville and Mon- mouth, carrying the mail in his saddle bags, when the hurrying feet of a saddle horse brought the mail to western Oregon towns. He was a member of the Masonic and Oddfellows lodges and the I. O O. F. lodge had charge of graveside services. the Hunters Decide Horse First is Smartest Policy MONMOUTH, Sept. 27. F. M, Roth and Clay Egelston, both members of . Monmouth high school's teaching staff, returned Wednesday from Bly, in Klam ath county, where they were deer hunting. Egelston, who had notfore he will be completely recov- Deen hunting lor 10 years, Dag - ged a nice mule tan specimen, ana without delay they started on the return trail. The hike of ahout a mile went siowiy. iney passea tne duck it weighed 160 pounds back ana forth, often. Finally they decid ed to drag the animal, but that looked undignified if not unhy gienic. So in desperation they hired a rancher to tow the deer out with a horse. Next year they plan to hire horses, before, not after, getting their meat. Additional Equipment Is Added to Hospital And is Held Big Boost Silverton hospital force is boast- ing one of the latest Victor bed side x-ray machines with a mod ern designed flourescope. This has recently been purchased by; the hospital board and is consid ered a big addition to Silverton's hospital equipment. George Steel- hammer is chairman of the hospi tal board and Miss Ruth Rue is hospital superintendent. Enters Oregon State ROBERTS. Sept. 27 Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Hosmer and daughter Mary of Salt Lake City, Utah, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Hos- mer's sister. Mrs. Roy of Rice, Mary will enter O. - S. C as a Junior. Her. parents will spend about a week in the i alley before - i returning home. - !. I : : Zl ?SkV Club Kitchen Given Shower Bumper Crops of Onions Are . Reported from Labish Growers LABISH CENTER, Sept. 27. The community club kitchen which is soon to make its advent. was honored with a kitchen show er Wednesday afternoon at the monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid at the home of Mrs. W. K Daugherty with Mrs. W. A. Stark er, president. Joint hostess. Be sides kitchen equipment a cash sum of $6.35 was received to ap ply toward dishes. A benefit sup per will be served by the aid next month in the schoolhouse basement. Piecing xxuilt blocks formed the work of the afternoon. At the service hour, Mrs. Charles Hinds presided at the urns and Mrs. G. F. Lienipg and Mrs. Alice Jeffer son assisted the hostesses in serv ing. H. E. Boehm, Natha Kurth, and G. F. Lienine. jr.. made up a hunting party which left early this week for eastern Oregon They expect to return in a few days. Onion Crop Large That early estimations of the Labish onion crop were quite con servative, it becomes apparent on virtual completion of the harvest this week, with many growers re porting exceptional yields and the average crop exceeding expecta tions. Nearly all storage houses are filled and In some cases grow ers have had to sell from the field because of lack of storage facili ties. At the present time the price is only fair, with growers being of fered a dollar cental and hauling An unusually large amount of onions have been topped already this fall. School at Airlie Opens This Week AIRLIE. Sept. 27. School be- gan Monday with few students in aj members, and a prize was of attendance as most of them are fered by David Eastburn, of the working in the prune orchards. Teachers are Prof. Seymour Fea thers and Miss lone Imbler In high school; Miss Caroline Porter, I intermedia fee teacher, and Mrs. Harry McKibbens, primary. W. E. Williams, jr., has Deguc work on his new barn to replace the one recently lost by fire. Work has only progressed to the cement foundation which they are waiting on. Pine Burbank of Monmouth, and Wade Williams are carpenters. Mr. and Mrs. George William son were hosts the past weekend to Mr. and Mrs. June Johnson and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wil liamson of Astoria, and Gilbert and Bobby Williamson of Seaside, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith and sons of Independence New Barn Goes up M. On Dejardin Farm ELDRIEDGE. Sept. 27 Jullian De Jardin is having a barn built on his place here. E. J. Becker and Hollis Becker are at HoodRiver assisting with apple harvest. Orland Becker re turned home from Hood River Wednesday because of illness. Mr. and Mrs. Klecznskl return ed Wednesday from Portland. Af ter months of illness Klecznskl is able to be up. However, an other operation is necessary be- Ured. Mr. and Mrs. TomKlectn- BEi Portland, returned with them for a gHort yjgjt. Allvn Nnsom and a crew of men finished haline hona for Gnr Smith. Thev beean balin Thurs- day" tor Jullian De Jardin. Next week he will bale his own and Ar thur GoffinSs hops at St. Louis. Missionary is Speaker At Baptist Rally Held During Week at Dayton DAYTON, Sept- 27. Mrs. Os- ter Holm of Banga, Africa, a mis sionary on furlough, was the prin cipal speaker at the Central Wil lamette association rally held all. K H. 8?,.mm hers and delegates from tne en tire district and some from. Port land. Dinner was served at noon in the Dayton Women's Civic club rooms. Newlyweds Visit ROBERTS, Sept( 17 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jackson, who were; recently, married at Fresno, Calif., are on their honeymoon, making the trip as far north as Vancou ver, B. C. They stopped at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Louis Johnston on their return home, Jackson is in the printing business with his father in -.Fresno. Mrs. I Jackson is the daughter' of Lee i R. Duncan, chief . engineer of Fresno, and a brother of, Mrs. l Louis Johnston. We Wish Our Friends and J k; 1 Customers ' ' ' :'..- A Happy New Year. -4 STORE CLOSED ALL' DAY TQDAY.;' ' Square Deal , . ' - Second Hand Store . ; l W. Cohen i - 263 Chemeket Seed Qeaning - to Keep Force Busy Until Next Year GERVAIS, Sept. 27 Employes of the Associated Seed Growers' Inc., have been working long shifts the past month . cleaning seeds and preparing them for ship ment. Mr: Banick, the man ager, states it will require another month to finish. The crops of Johnnie Weisz and Otto Benin g are still to be harvested. Mr Banick estimates that it will be the first of the year be fore all seeds are cleaned and shipped. Former Aumsville Folks in Hold-up Membership Drive is Plan of Townsend Club; Prize Offered AITMSVILLE. Sept. 27 Word has been received here from Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Anderson of Sac ramento, of a holdup which they recently experienced In the Gault bank there. .Anderson sold the Aumsville bank to E. T. Pierce about 12 years ago, at which time he moved to Sacramento. At the time of the holdup at the Gault bank, Mrs. Anderson and the cashier were at work- when they were ordered by the bandit to fill tis purse, while he cornered them with a sub-machine gun. Af ter obtaining $700 the bandit made his getaway. , Change Sleeting Date The Townsend club met at the gymnasium Thursday night with the president, Jesse Wilcox, in charge. Hereafter meetings will be held on the second and fourth Thursday nights of each month. The president appointed David Eastburn and T. C. Mountain to Becure a fund with which to de fray the. expense of sending a del egate to the Townsend convention at Chicago in October. All members were appointed on the committee to secure addition- Aumsville machine shop, to the person securing the greatest num ber of members before October 11. Speakers were attorney Alt O. Nelson, George Cusiter and Chris Qual, all of Silverton. Plans are being made to ar range with the public speaking department of the local high school, In charge of Miss Clara Dodson, to present entertainment at the Townsend club as often as convenient. Monmouth Normal Has Big Increase MONMOUTH. Sept. 27. Regis tration today at Oregon Normal school had passed the 500 mark, and from letters and other com munications President J. A. Churchill expects the total to reach 550 this weekend. This is an appreciate gain over recem years. In 1934 on the opening day registration was 430, and in 1933 it was 400. Each of these numbers was In creased by approximately 30 more at close of the first week. H. W. Dodds, professor of science who has been a member of the staff for 14 yea said today that classes were running over with entrants in comparison to the op ening enrollment within the past few years. Christine Schulte and' Marie Zorn Directing Public School Studies SUBLIMITY. Sept, 27. The public school Is taught by Miss Christine Schulte and Miss Marie Zorn of St. Paul. The J. P. Ditter home is hav ing a new coat of paint with Frank Klucker doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Doerfler are the parents of a baby girl born Wednesday night at the Stay ton hospital. This is their first child. - Deavers in South AMITY, Sept 27 Mr., and Mrs. A. O. Deaver left Thursday for an automobile trip to Califor nia. Thev will visit relatives at - iprentl and Rev. and Mrs. H. H Allen at Waterville, Calif. En- route Bouth, they expect to visit Rev.. and Mrs. F. L. Cannell at Lakeview. - Spray Fruit Trees ; DAYTON. Sept. 27. Spraying fruit tree and especially peach orchards is in progress on farms in this locality as the weather con. ditions are ideal for best results. growers report . Full of Joyous Gheer. f v. SALEM BAGAINBOUbE . SALEM JUNK CO. - : 825 North L BAFFROZ Colleges Claim 'Grove Students Rural School Has 40 Boys and Girls Listed Opening Week . MIDDLE GROVE, Sept. 11 School days have claimed several students from this community. Daryl Dudley entered Oregon State college, Katberine Scharf enrolled at the University of Ore gon, Esther Hammer in the Cap itol Business college and Charles Bangert in one of the high schools in Portland. Roberta and David Bartruff, Leo Hammer, Lyle Klampe, Annabelle Hicks, Merle Van Cleave, Mildred Wack en, Hughey and Francis Allen and Harry Scharf attend senior high school; and Geneva Hammer is enrolled at Parrisb junior high. Billie and Dick Keeney have moved with their parents to Salem where they are 'enrolled at senior and Parrish high, respectively. The grade school opened Mon day morning. The principal is Mrs. Veda Miller and primary teacher, Mrs. Mildred Yunker. The enrollment, so far is 40, 22 of these being in the primary room. There are six beginners: Doreen Dudley, Lynn Barker; Ruth Snyder, Robert Wagner, jr., Hazel Mnnson and Gary Keppin-. ger. The advanced room has taken np the 4-H club health program and has elected these officers: President, Alvin- Steinka; vice- president, George Bartruff; secre tary, Caryol Snyder. The primary room is organized as a happy- town group, with these officers for one month: Mayor, Kenneth Munson; sheriff, Russell Hicks; health officer, Donald Dimbal and street-cleaning department. Glo ria Ann McClintock and Keith La- Due. The purpose of this organi zation is to teach city government. Building Program Is For Chickens UNION HILLS, Sept. 27. Win nie Tate, Verny Scott and Har ley Scott have all been building new chicken houses prior to. hous ing their flocks of Black Minorcha chickens. Edwin Peters and Miss Emma Peters both have good siz ed flocks of the same strain. Frank Ziebert is piping water from a spring near his house and also installing a hot water system in his home. Mrs. M. E. Hunt has returned from Salem where she has bc-ea under the doctor's care 6ince early in September. She is staying at the home of her son, Norris Hunt, a time before returning to her home with her daughter, Mrs. Henry Tate. Henry Peters. Jesse Brown and Ed Krenz left for Linton cn a hunting trip. They were Joined there by Mr. Linn. They expect to be gone for several days. Funeral This Morning At Dayton Baptist for George Christenson, 73 WOODBURN. Sept. 27. Mrs. B. O. Brown suffered a painful Injury to the peUic bone and Mrs. Jane Mays received painful bruis es and shock when they were struck by the rear door of the car driven by Mrs. Fred Frentx. They had been riding with Ms. Frentz and on alighting from the car had evidently failed to close the door securely. When Mrs. Frents started on the door flew open knocking them to the pave ment. Mrs. Brown was taken to a Portland hospital and Mrs. Mays is receiving treatment M her home. New Assistant Pastor, Arrives for Rosedali ROSED ALE. Sept. 27 Rev. and Mrs. Milo Ross are the happy parents of a baby boy. Stephen Bradford, born at a local hospital. Sept 20. ' The young man tipped the scales at.fi pounds, ounces. Driers are humming to capacity on the prune harvest and some being sold green. Rev. C A. Hadley and wife of Portland are here attending to the prune harvest on their ranch. V Dry them bp with tester Oil Tbooaaads with pminful mtm ul ! had now walk and waits is perfect ecanfort since mine -Noxacdra. A iww lioaVi cotnpoMd of cator ml, iodiiw aad eora-iptri . Me Cora Eada iNLia. aad r :. aorta thm aora or - 0 f cams vj vtvk bit.. . ' n - a at fron andcr- WBT . naHi. Easy direc tieasia every . mm A Fred Meyer Toiletry Dept. CLOSED TODAY JEWISH i: NEW YEAR Open Moaday . Sept. 80 " fewiieari.: Commercial Street 1. 8- KLINE f .... . i