Th OREGON STATESMAN, Salera, Oregon, Thursday ilorning, March 19, 1936
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Dr. Reiling Chairman For
Festive Event by
Casey Unit
MT. ANGEL. March 18 A gen
uinely Interesting entertainment
was afforded the people of Mt.
Angel and outside visitors' at the
Mt. Angel auditorium Tuesday
night, to celebrate St. Patrick's
day. Music, good old Irish songs
and wit and humor of the nest
variety coupled with short and to
the point talks on Catholic ac
- tion were recelred by the audi
ence with every evidence of pleas
ure. . The program was presented by
the Knights of Columbus and ar
ranged by Valentine Eberle, chair
man. Dr. F. A. Reiling, Joseph
Brockhaus and William Kloft in
collaboration with Father Alcu in.
Dr. F. A. Railing acted as hon
orary chairman, introducing the
speakers and singers.
The main talk was by Father
Delaney of the Portland univer
sity, sparkled with wit and hu
mor. He covered a variety of sub
jects but all pointing to a genuine
kindliness towards all the world.
The last number was an im
promptu speech by Father Alcuin.
Musical features included solos
by Miss Clara Keber, accompan
ied by Miss Ursula Keber; sons, by
Dr. A. F. . Schierbaum's male
chorus; solos by Miss Agnes
Walker. Gene McEntee, state dep
uty of the K. C. of Oregon, gare
a rousing talk, and Rev. Father
Sullivan of Silverton applied a
version of the life of St. Patrick
to Catholic action.
PRINGLE. March 18 The
community club will meet Friday
night at 8 o'clock, with a program,
to follow the short business ses
sion. The program will include:
Debate: Resolved, that modern
machinery is a detriment to man
kind, by R. J. Schlaneger and Don
Duff 'eld; address on the state
parole system by Dr. F. L". Ut
ter; talk on CCC work and ac
complishments by representative
of the state forestry department;
music and singing.
Chairman Hilficker urges all to
attend this meeting, as a report
on the federated meeting at Tur
ner will be given.
ORCHARD HEIGHTS. March
18 Entertainment at the com
munity club meeting Friday night,
will consist of a play. "Two Days
to Marry," presented by the Com
munity club of Bethel. Proceeds
will go into the treasury of the
local community club.
C. R. Allen Honored
At Birthday Dinner
By Group of Kinsmen
WOODBURX, March 18 G. R.
Alien was honored with a birth
day dinner at the Allen home on
Arthur street Sunday, when chil
dren, grandchildren and great
grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Al
len came from out of town to help
celebrate the occasion. Dinner was
served at an attractively decorat
ed table featuring a large birthday
cake with appropriate lettering.
Covers were placed for Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Sellers and sou Fred
of Klamath Falls; Mr. and Mrs.
Sellers of Salem. Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Coblentz and son Jerry, jr.,
of Dallas: Mr. and Mrs. Roily
Jones and daughter, of Portland;
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Allen and
son Norman, jr.. of Portland, and
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Allen. During
the. day numerous friend's and
neighbors called to congratulate
Mr. Allen.
Women Give Program
EVENS VALLEY. March IS
Mrs. B. Storli. who has been a
resident of this district for over
40 years, was one of the star ac
tresses on the evening program
which the women presented in the
Community club program contest
between the men and women.
Mrs. Storli took the part of the
hostess in the Norwegian Spinning
Wheel club sceDe. one of the big
features of the entertainment;
and also gave two rocal numbers
during the skit. Others taking
part in this division were Mrs. K.
Fnnrue, Mrs. Bea Fun'rue. Mrs.
Iver Bredon. Mrs. Iver Moen, Mrs.
Gny Sanders, Mrs. O. Rue, Mrs.
N. G. Langsev. Doris Brenden and
Charlotte Johnson. Colleen Egan
sang a spinning' wheel song.
Anther feature of the night's
program was the Major Bowes'
Radio Hour, with Mrs. Oral Egan
taking the part or the Major. Ap-pearlng-on
the program were Mrs.
J. Rue and Doris Bredon, Char
lotte Johnson. Mrs. Albert Fun
rue, Ruby LeRud and Dorothy
Roseman. Ruth Boyce, Bernlce
Langsev and Thelma Lofthus, ac
companied by Mrs. N. G. Lansev;
Kathryn Loe, Ruth Temple, U. S.
Marine orchestra of Evens Valley;
Mrs. Oscar Loe, Mrs. Albert Fun
rue. Bernlce Langsev, Thelma
Lofthus, Mrs. Conrad Johnson
with Mrs. Oscar Johnson at the
piano.
Judges for the contest will be
Mrs. Henry Storlie, Mrs. Harry
Bentson and Clarence Morley. Ar
ranging for the men's program in
April are Alfred Loe, Albert Fun
rue and Guy Sanders.
ZENA. March 18 Dr. David B.
Hill of Salem will show an educa
tional film to be supplemented
with descriptive talk at-the com
munity club meeting Friday night.
High School Gym
Will Be Rebuilt
Kenneth Mayer Takes Post
With Ilemiiston Bank;
Stiver Leaves
Plants Marshalls
ZENA. March 18. Two acres
of Marshall strawberries are be
ing planted on" the Ray Allred
hill farm by Mr. "and Mrs. Louie
Bntler. Butler says that the hill
land is better adapted to raising
Marshalls than the valley where
Etterbnrgs generally thrive.
Grangers' News
DAYTON. March 18 The
monthly tusiness meeting of the
Webfoot grange was held Satur
day night at the Webfoot hall
with about 50 members present.
A c 1 u b supper was served. The
members whose birthdays are in
March will have charge of the
program of the social meeting
March 28.
LEBANON. March 18 Plans
for rebuilding of the high school
gymnasium and auditorium, re
cently destroyed by fire, are tak
ing form. C. N. Freeman. Portland
architect, consulted with members
of the school board this last week
end regarding plans for the struc
ture. Kenneth Mayer, who graduated
from the University of Oregon last
year and has been employed in a
bank in Portland since tlren, has
taken a position in the First Na
tional bank of Hermiston. Before
leaving for his new work, he vis
ited at the home of his parents
here.
Buys Coquille Store
D. W. Stiver recently purchased
a variety store in Coquille and has
moved there. Mrs. Stiver and son
Dick plan to remain here until the
end of the school year.
Mrs. Percy Higgins and daugh
ter, Joyce, of Tillamook, are vis
iting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Carter. They
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Earl
P.iper from Tillamook. The Pi
pers had visited at the Higgins
home there over the weekend.
Farmers' Union
News
RIVER VIEW. March 18 A
large crowd attended the Farm
ers' Union meeting Saturday
night. The land plaster pool was
completed. This oromm was
! given: Guitar solos by Evelyn
.waine, song and tap dance by El
mira and Nina Ephlin, solo by
Carl Yanker playing his own ac
companiment on the guitar; ac
cordion solo by Werner Yunker;
a one-act play, "The Death of Mr.
Peal," by Mrs. Amy Pueschel.
Miss Vera Arnold. Mrs Harold
Maine. Mrs. Frank Senz, Harold
Maine and Frank Senz.
Uuionvale Church Plans '
All Day Meeting Sunday
UNION VALE. March 18 Sun
day an all day meeting with a
basket dinner at noon will be held
at the Union vale. Evangelical
church. The program wJH be:
Sunday school at 10 a. m.; a ser
mon, singing and music at 11 a.
m., under the leadership of 10
students of the Portland Bible
school, which group will have
charge also of a full afternoon
program.
Rosedale Church
Concert Sunday
Miss Phyllis Macy. choir direc
tor at the Rosetlale Friends
church, announces a sacied con
cert to be given at that church
Sunday night at o'clock. There
will be no admission, but a silver
offering will be received to defray
expense of the recent improve
ment of the Sunday school rooms.
The program follows:
'Oprn Tli- Windows of Heaven"
(Hewitt) rhoir.
InTftrat in. pastor.
"He is Mine'' (Milej choir.
"'Twa Calvary, " juioxte. Mesdarue
Bate and Blackmail. AIis Macr and
Mt'PHrs. Parxin and F. Cainmark.
ocal dun br Mn. Llojrd Bates and
Mr. llilo . Kom.
"Xot Made for Tliia World'' (Lillenn)
choir.
Trio, "I Would Br l.ikt Jesnt." aim
ilacy and Mr-iliimcs Cates and l Cam
mack. Reception of offer-In;, offertory aolo
by Mim Forrest Cammack.
Devotionala led by Mr. Milo C. Ro.
. Vocal duet, Measrj. Forrest Cammack
and Hurl Pearon.
Piano duet. Mini Macy and Mr). Rosa.
"I Left AH to Jesus." ladies' quar
tette, Mesdames Bates, Smith, F. Cam
mark and Ross.
"The Master's Call" CGuptill) cho-r.
'I.ord. Ki-ep Me Near Thee," choir
benediction.
Legion Auxiliary
Studies Welfare
Topic Is Theme For April;
Pet Parade .Leaders'
Axe Appointed
and it asks no odds
any car at any price
htomtor Sis 4 -Poor Sedan J730
All tho costly car's luxury plus all of the small car's thrift I
Prlc Oat s Winner 352-Mil Yomif Economy tun
111 ni. per gad. (no oil added) aadcr Asm. Aoto. Aeaa. eupcrviaioa
Triplo-Soalod Hydraulic Brakes
Smooth and sure in any weather
Knoo-Action Rid
For safety and comfort on any road
"Turraf-Top Fishor Bodies
The smartest, safest bodies built today
Ltvtl Floors Front and Rtar
Foot room far all
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Lhtprtooo mt r on time. Mich., fce.n mt UIS lor tho Six anrffHO for tho tight Uubjoet tm saaaja without awcaea). Safety plmrn
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DEGUIRE MOTOR CO. SILVERTON
SILVERTON, March 18 Dur
ing the brief session of the Amer
ican Legion auxiliary Monday
night preceding the birthday an
nlrersary party, Mrs. Roy Daven
port, preaident, stressed the April
theme of child welfare, announc
ing a number of projects to be
accomplished. Mrs. T. P. Heiden
strom is child welfare chairman.
Report g 1 t e n Included Girl
Reserve, Mrs. Zanta Hutton; a ra
dio program for Saturday, March
21, over KOAC from 8 to 8:30 in
the evening, by Mrs. J. J. Lewis;
and 63 members paid up, by Mrs..
L. A. Hall.
Guests at the Portland meeting
daring the week were Mrs. Roy
Davenport, Mrs. C. E. Jaqua, and
Mrs. E. L. Starr.
The pet paracTe committee will
include Mrs. Harry Wilson, Mrs.
S. A. Pitney, Mrs. C. E. Higen
botbam, Mrs. T. P. Heidenstrom,
and Mrs. E. L. Starr. The defin
ite date of the parade has not been
set.
New "Eats" Group
The refreshment comm 1 1 1 e e
members will - serve only one
month instead of three as former
ly. The new committee is compos
ed of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schantz,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jaqua and Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Haugen.
A rummage sale will be held
the first Saturday in April with
Dr. Edgar Wrightman, sr., donat
ing the use cf a room. Mrs. Dav
enport named aa her committees
Mrs. Ray Sbanta, Mrs. E. L. Starr,
Miss Ruth ' Lorenien,' Mrs. A. J.
Titus, Mrs. Lncy Wray, Mrs. Irene
Acheson, at the store; telephone
committee, Mrs. L. A. Hall. Mrs.
Larry Austin, Mrs. James Scartb,
Mrs. A. J. Titus, -Mrs. George
Towe. Mrs. . Uoyd . Kennedy, and
Mrs. A. C. Barber; transportation,
Mrs. Roy Davenport, Mrs. Henry
Hutton, Mrs. E. L. Starr and Mrs.
Dewey Allen; store ' soliciting,
Mrs. J. J. Lewis and Mrs: Ray
Schauta. ,
Miss Louise Rieger of Wood
burn, a former member of the
Silverton unit, was a guest Mon
day night. Mrs. Jai es A. Scarth
read a paper on the founding of
the American Legion.
Five New Members Are
Initiated Into Legion
Auxiliary, Sit. Angel
MT. ANGEL, March 18. The
Mt. Angel unit of the American
Legion auxiliary held initiation of
Jts new members in the city ball
Tuesday night. Officers of the
unit conducted the initiation. The
new members taken in are: Eve
lyn Blrtchet, Woodburn; Myrtle
Muckrldge, Ealem; Anna Beaty.
Salem; Lorene Hastle, Woodburn;
Theresa Drysdale, Mt. Angel.
Plans are being rormulated for
a food and rummage sale to bo
held soon, probably April 11, the
Saturday' before Easter. Mr. and
Mrs. Merton White and Mrs. Cle
tus Butsch represented the Mt.
Angel post and unit at the Na
tional Defense program In Port
land, March 12.
Newberg Youths ;
Lead F. F. Event
11 Schools Contest With
. . Silverton, Salem,
'.: . ; Amity Second '
' AMITr. March 18. The Wil
lamette valley section of the Fu
ture Farmers of America met in
the Smith Hughes department of
the ' Amity high school - building
Saturday for a vocational contest.
There were 125 present, the larg
est attendance ever had at a eon
test . of this kind. Competitors
were present from 11 schools, via:
Albany, Amity, Corvallls, Dayton,
Independence, Lebanon. McMlnn
ville.' Newberg, Salem, Silverton
and Woodburn.
The Home Economics class un
der the direction of their teacher.
Miss Edna Strout, served lunch to
all present' This contest lasted
from a! m. until nearly 4 o'clock
in the afternoon.
The first prize winners tn the
various departments were:
. Winners Listed
Rope work, Robert Porter, Leb
anon; soldering, Don courser,
Newberg; rafter cutting, Kenneth
Hubbard,. Newberg; black smith
ing, Ervin Micbodemous, Silver
ton; grain Judging and potato
grading, Earl Noble, Salem; poul
try Judging, Ansel Morley, Salem;
leather splicing, Floyd Case, New?
berg; feed. Identification, John
Johnson, Amity; hog calling and
story telling, H. M. Small, Silver-
ton ; horseshoe contest, Marion
William and Philmore Helnonen,
Amity; nail driving contest, Roger
Sitton, McMinnville. , .
Mrs." Evelyn Roblson of Amity
fell, into a water ditch near her
home Saturday and broke her arm
Just above the wrist. -'. '
LittIe ; Qodhopper' to
Be Presented Friday as
Benefit at Clear Lake
CLEAR LAKE, March .18 "A
Little Clodhopper," a . three - act
comedy drama., with lota of good
old-fashioned fun, will be the an
nual play presented, by some of
the best , talent in the , commun
ity! club Friday night Every year
a play is put on. with a small ad
mission charge to help maintain
the club and to make improve
ments and purchase equipment
The cast includes: Dorothy Car
penter, Clofford Orey, Marguerite
Hammack, Calvin Mason, Leona
Orey. Elaine Mason, and Hector
Llnquist.
Paints Smoke Stacks
LINCOLN, March 18. speorge
Boyd of Lincoln completed a re
pairing job on the smoke stacks
of the Silverton lumber mill Mon
day. He was called to the lumber
mill at Bend Tuesday to paint
their stacks.
. Scouts on Swim
LIBERTY, March 18. The lo
cal Girl Scout troop enjoyed an
outing Saturday afternoon which
included a swim in the Salem T
and games with the Girl Scout
troop at the school for the dear.
YO(lUUDljlVeS
Patrick Program
MT. ANGEL." March IS The
vocal club of Mt Angel Normal
and Academy gave . an ' informal
St Patrick's day program for the
faculty and students in the school
auditorium, Tuesday afternoon at
1:00 o'clock. The hall and stage
were appropriately decorated in
The program given was aa fol
lows:
Tka VTcsriac at tta Grata." Taal
elab bar; iatradartary spear kj La
ra Bartaik. aeeratair ot tho Vocal chsa;
trikata la St. Patrick, KataWa Doan.ll:
soloy Xaxiaa Brrainf ; "Tac Flapper."
paUssis y Joscphlaa Baily aa4
Thrsailla Ban; tang by Deal Urnrr,
aa4 Butterfly ay Grieg;" ptaaa aolea, by
Loaise OswUJ; "A. SUgBt ilisaneamaaj
idc, aialorva by Mary Btb Brakhajit
aa4 KatktriBa Clous: "iiotber M
ehrec." aala by Viola Kay; "li Iaet
aat ia a Trcark Caaip," Xadlea k'e
br and Virgiaia Kekoe; tap daaca, alia
DaraMs, Maxina Bcrniac, Leoisa Oswald:
reeitatioa by Mary Ja WeUkaar; "The
Dear Little Girl. sola by Florea-
8mitb ; reeitatieas by Alice Keraeba; aa4
Wha Irish Xyea Ara Sailing, by -
eal tlnb. - .
Celebrates Birthday
OAKDALE. March 18. Ed
Whltlaw celebrated his 74th
birthday Tuesday with these din
ner guests: Mr. and Mrs. Daily,
Alvln Whltlaw, Mr. and Mrs.
Whltlaw. and Dr. Bowers.
Girl to Brosigs
SCOTTS MILLS, March 18.
Mr.- and Mrs. Joe Brosig are the
hippy parents Of a daughter, Pa
tricia Joan, born March 12 at the
Oregon City hospital. This ia
their first child.
Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company
Policyholders
have an interest in this Annual Report
TT may be assumed that these policyholders
took out their insurance through a sense
of responsibility for those in whose protection
they are interested
When they pay their premiums, there falls
upon the Insurance Company a responsibility
to pay current claims and to provide adequate
funds for the payment of all future obligations.
The figures below show the amount of the
claims paid by this Company last year. They
also show how well prepared the Company is
to meet its responsibilities" in the future.
The number of policies and the amount of
insurance in force reflect the confidence
reposed in the Company by the people of the
United States and Canada.
Report for the Year Ending December 31, 1935 .
(In accordance with the Annual Statement filed with the New York State Insurance Department)
$10,483,415,421.00
6,829,5 00,380.00
2,956,433,775.00
$20,269,349,576.00
$15,650,772.00
INSURANCE IN FORCE
Life:
Ordinary .
Industrial
Group
Total ..
Accident and Health
Weekly Indemnity
Policies:
Life (Including 1,670,041 Group
Certificates) ......... 42,165,146
Accident and Health (Including - "
. 865,981 Group Certificates) 1,082,250.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i
Assets ...... $4,234,802,511.49
Liabilities:
Statutory Policy Reserve 3,689,776,768.00
Dividends payable to policy-
BUSINESS IN 1935 TEAR'S FIGURES)
New Life Insurance issued:
Ordinary ....... $1,116,686,662.00
Industrial . 1,016,825,103.00
holders in 1936
Other Liabilities . .
Contingency Reserve
Total' Liabilities .
Unassigned Funds (Surplus)
95,994,851.00,
144,221,171.70
45,000,000.00
$3,974,992,790.70
$259,809,720.79
fSwwa:'
Faw ft e.
Group ......
Total
Revived and Increased .
Payments to Beneficiaries
and Policyholders:
Death benefits . .
Other payments to
policyholders t
Total Payments . .
. 172,083,462.00
. $20539527.00
. $813,312,899.00
$157389,172.69
$377362,411J2
$5355I84U)i
BUSINESS IN 1935 (DAILY AVERAGES)
Life policies issued and revived per day 18,242
Number of claims paid per day
Life insurance issued, revived and
increased per day . . . . .
Payments to beneficiaries and
policyholders and addition to
reserve per-day. . . . . .
Increase in assets per day . . .
. 2,280
$10,327,510.00
$23302a00
$67485.00
The MetYopolitan is a mutual orzanization. . Its assets are held for the benefit of its policyholders,
.and any divisible surplus is returned to its policyholders in the form of dividends ' A
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
FREDERICK H. ECKER
Prtident 7
NEW YORK
LEROY A. LINCOLN
Vice-PresarU and General Counsel