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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, December 7; 1937
Series
Classes
Second Meet
Set Tonight
Riches, Inskeep to Discuss
Pumping Projects in
' This Valley
WOODBURN The first meet
ing of the series of meetings be
ing held at the union school
building each Tuesday from 8
to 10 p. m. was well attended
by the farmers of the vicinity.
These classes are under direc-
I nn nf T GMnA TnliiiiAn in
stnictor in agriculture at Wood
burn high school and he has
arranged the following schedule
of meetings:
"Private pumping projects in the
Willamette valley',- Harry
Riches,-county agent of Marion
county and J. J. Inskeep, county
agent of Clackamas county,
speakers. - " ." , ':, "' ;
December 21 Estimating
pump - Bizes needed for . various
acreages of crops.
January-4 Selecting pumps
for various heads,; R. W. Wade,
speaker. "
j January. 11 Building farm
power lines, selecting motors,
electric rates and costs, William
Jjewmeyer, PGE company,
speaker.
January 18 Preparing
grounas lor irrigation curj uga
tions, borders, furrows and
ditches, films from OSC.
January 25 ripe and Sprink
ler systems. V - v.r
February 4 Flures, gates and
other structures.
February 11 Water rights,
state engineer.
February .18 Securing aid
from OSC in planning an irri
gation system, Arthur King,
OSC, speaker, .
All these meetings , are open
sua enureiy iree lo.iae yuunw
Wohiscan Staff
Members Chosen
- WOODBURN The editorial
staff for the. publication of the
Woodburn high school annual the
"Wohiscan,", has been named and
will be headed by Superintendent
' Milton .Gralapp, who will act as
faculty adviser The annual will
be out sometime early in May.
ieorgianna smith win , be ea
1 tor-in-chief Ed Koch", assistant:
Fred; Evenden," advertising, man
ager ;,V Harold Schiel.l. assistant
manager; Annette Lytle, "senior
historfan; Jean Ann: Carver, jun
ior historian; .Viola Mills;- sopho
more 'historian Pattje Sims,
freshman, historian; Lynn Simon,
F, F. - A: ; Clarence Enos,' art edi
tor; Ada Clair Renn G. ,A.rA.;
Bob Dean, Torch Honor society;'
Betty Frebti, home economics;
Jean Simmons, Booster club; Gor
don Seely, Letterman's club; Dar
rell Anderson, athletics; Bob Gan
non, chess club; Gilbert Ramage
chorus; Joan Beck, dramatics:
Norma - Rostvold, calendar of ac
tivities;. Edith Calvin, Noble
Shrock and Lucinda Homann, ty
pists; Marian Crosby, camera
club; Aileen Bentley, science club.
Social Service Club , -Slates
Annual Bazaar
And Dinner Tomorrow
"' AMITY The Ladies Social Ser
ies club of the Methodist church
will hold its annual church bazaar
in. the social rooms of the church
Wednesday. ; ,
The bazaar sale will start at
p. m. and a turkey dinner will be
nerved from 6:30 to 7:30 p. m.
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the men of the church.
Farmer: and Hotter Are
- Fined $750 City Court
'SILVERTON Sy Farmer and
Leo Holterr picked up Saturday
night and charged with being
drunk and, disorderly, were tried
before Municipal Judge George
Hubbs today with result that
each was.Xined $7.50 and costs.
Brother Is Dead
EVENS VALLEY Oscar John
son - heg received word of the
death of. bis brother, Ed John4
son, at Kindred, N- !D. Ed John
son is known to a number in this
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One of the most coveted prizes at the 88th annual international Hve
stock exhibit at Chicago went to Homer Graber, 20, of Mineral
Point.-Wis whose 143rpound steer was Judged the grand cham
pion of the lanlor classw
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A wholesale clean-up Is scheduled for Revere, Mast, the New England town reputed refuge of New York
gangsters who were driven out ci the Big Town by District Attorney Dewey's wax on crime. In ehargt
of the purge will be Captain James T. Sheenan .(right), noted Boston criminologist. His chief aides will be
District Attorney W. J . Foley (center) . and Police Commissioner J. P. Timilty (left) , of Eevere.
Mrs, Frank Blair
Funeral Is Today
SILVERTON Mts. Frank R.
Blair, 54, former resident of Sfl
verton, died Sunday afternoon at
a Fortland hospital. Funeral
services will be held Tuesday at
2 p. m. at the Larson & Son
chapel here, with Rev. Frank
Zook officiating.
Roberta Smith, daughter of
John R. and Mary Birtchett
White, pioneers, was born at the
family home between Silverton
and Mt. Angel, July 8, 1883. In
December, 1905,- she was mar
ried at The Dalles to Frank R.
Blair. They started the Dela
catessen now known as Dicker
son's shop, and were in business
here for some years. They also
resided in Mt. Angel before go
ing to Portland bIx years ago.
- Surviving are the widower,
Frank of, Portland; one son,
Marion Dale Blair of Portland;
a granddaughter; three sisters
and three brothers, Lulu Riggs
of Corvalli8, Virginia Scheurer
of Redmond, Mrs. J. C. Schlador,
Silverton; G. G. White, V. J.
White and M. O. White, all of
Mt. Angel. "
LABISH CENTER Attend
ance at Friday's community club
meeting was- good and SI 5.45
was realized from door receipts.
Besides the two one-act plays,
"I Know? You Know? Shake!"
and "The Weigh of All Flesh,"
the program included piano num
bers by Doris Rentz, Doris and
Donna 'Lovre, vocal solos by
Constance Weinman and Willard
Hornschuch, and a reading by
Carris- Aker. Accompanists
were Phyllis Leedy and Opal Sie
wert of Salem.
t. Robert Laws, a Willamette
university student, spoke briefly
on Christmas seal sales.
EVENS VALLEY Evens val
ley community club will hold its
December social and business
meeting. December 10 at the
Evlns Valley school.
Mrs. Oscar Loe, president,
has announced the following
committees: Annual program,
Mrs. Conrad Johnson, Karen Pe
terson; refreshment, Mrs. An
drew Pederson, Mrs. Oral Egan,
Mrs. Guy Sanders; program for
December, Albert Funrue, Lois
Rue, Marie Peterson; visiting
committee. Mrs. Albert Funrus,
Mrs. James Rue and Mrs. Paul
Herigstad.
HAZEL GREEN Friday night
th- community club sponsored
ft program presented by the
General Electric company. "Rur
al Electrification" was discussejj
and Oregon pictures were shown
by Ellsworth Fletcher.- Music
on the piano-accordion was
played by Herman Domogolla.
The December program will
be prepared by the school di
rected by Mrs. Ross Miles and
Miss Geraldine Fry teachers.
Livestock Show
Revere Prepares tor Gangland Cleanup
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rangers iNews
FAIRFIELD Mrs. Allyn Nu
b OA entertained members of the
Fairfield HEC at her home
Thursday. This was an all-day
session with club lunch at noon.
During the business meeting
election of officers resulted as
follows: Mrs. M. B. Lucas, re
elected president; Mrs. Allyn Nu
son, vice-president; Mrs. B. C.
Hall reelected secretary-treasurer.
The group will sponsor a
Christmas entertainment at the
hall Saturday night, December
18, with everyone invited, ad
mission to be a . gift not to ex
ceed 1 5 cents in price. These
gifts will be exchanged at the
program. Mrs. D. B. DuRette
will arrange for the program
which will include a play by
Fairfield school children, also
music and readings. Women are
asked to bring cakes. -
The next regular meeting of
the club will be an all-day ses
sion at the home of Mrs. W. E.
McGilchrist, January 6.' -
The regular meeting of Fair
field grange will be held Fri
day night, December 10, with
Mrs. C. E. Allenback and Mrs.
Nusom, the serving- committee
for club . supper following the
lecturer's hour. The program
will Include numbers from Eld
riedge and Fairfield schools, '
Mrs. Dale Magee
Has Appendectomy
MACLEAY Mrs. Dale Magee
is In the Salem General hospital
recovering from en appendicitis
operation. A brother-in-law, H.
Norton, husband of Emily Magee
Norton, is also convalescing from
a major operation performed re
cently in Washington.
Mrs. Hugh Magee, a trained
nurse and mother-in-law of Mr.
Norton, has been taking care of
him.
Cast Announced for
Comedy to Be Staged
At Church Thursday
WEST SALEM The play
"There is a Man in the House,"
will be presented this Thursday
at, 8 p. m. at the church hall.
The cast is: Miss Selina Slo
cum, Mrs. Nellie Hathaway; Peg
her grandnlece, Shirley Dickson;
Lila, Peg's friend, Dorothy Ras
ter; Prudence Fitherhee, Mrs.
Helen Lathrop; Arabella, her
daughter, Ellen Berg; Mrs.
Peasley, Mrs. Mary Kuhn; An
gelina, Gertrude Kuhn; St. Mary
Market, Estelyn Rierson.
Two Cases Chickenpox
Report, West Stayton;
First, Hard Frost Hits
WEST STAYTON Pauline and
Aletha Stewart, the. 5 and 7-year-old
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. S.
L. Stewart, are confined to their
home here with chickenpox.
West Stayton folks were treat
ed to the first hard frost of the
fall In the early hours of Sunday
morning. No damage was done
to crops.
Hunters Kill Wildcats
Charged as Goatkillers
SILVERTON HILLS A. H.
Mires and Walter Larson killed
two wild cats this past week at
the C V. Murray farm. The cats
had been killing goats on the Ken
neth Warnock farm for sime time.
Elect new Officers
; STAYTON Santlam Encamp
ment No. 64 met Thursday even
ing at the lodge hall. D. George
Cole, chief patriarch, was in
charge of the meeting. The fol
lowing new officers were elected:
Chier patriarch, Joe Harris; sen
ior Warden. Felix Wright; high
priest, Everette Downing; scribe,
R. O. Wood; and Treasurer, Ben
Schaefer. ... . - . .
. Army 3Ian to Speak
SILVERTON Ramona chapter
of the Eastern Star will bold a
special meeting Tuesday night for
degree work. Mrs. ;C a r o 1 Van
Cleave will be in charge of the
social hour of cards and refresh
ments which 'will follow.
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Marie F. McCall
Is Club Speaker
HAYESVILLB: The Hayesvllle
Woman's club . was entertained
Thursday at the home of Mrs. E
L. Moor. Ida Denny assisted. Ma
rie Flint McCall gave an Interest
ing talk on Mexico and exhibited
many Interesting articles from
there.
The next meeting will be the an
nual Christmas luncheon to be
held at the Golden Pheasant De
cember 1C with a gift exchange.
Special guests were Mrs. A. J.
Baltzer, Mrs. Bernard Moorman,
Mrs. Gertrude Ridge, Mrs. Geo.
Strozuts, jr., and Pauline Denny.
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Rauscher Enters
Veteran Hospital
Joseph Lulays on 3-Weeks
Tour of 3 States
in Southwest
SUBLIMITY Henry Rauscher,
proprietor of Sublimity service
station, has gone to the Veterans'
hospital In. Portland for treat
ments. His condition is reported
unchanged. Herman Hoeschin Is
caring for the station.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Podrabsky of
Igvliajft.yisiting this week at
iue nermaa tiassier nome.
' Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Minden
are receiving congratulations on
the arrival of a son, this being
their fifth child. f
Lnlays on Vacation
v Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lulay and
Vincent Lulay left Friday for a
three weeks tour through Califor
nia, Mexico and Texas. Miss Rita
Frank is caring for the children
Until they return. ' -
Mr. and Mrs. Alois Beltel and
daughter Betty and Miss Eslell
Lulay have Just returned from a
two weeks visit in Nebraska. They
report conditions there the same
as here.
The women of St. Ann's Altar
society held an all day's sewing in
the parish hall Thursday. Quilt
ing was the main feature with a
covered dish dinner at noon.
P. J. Walton Files Suit
For Divorce in Polk Co.
DALLAS A suit for divorce
was filed here in the circuit court
by Percy J. Walton against Gert
rude R. Walton. The plaintiff
charges that the defendant de
serted him without cause in Feb
ruary, 1935.
They were married In Phila
delphia In 1913 and there are
two children. A property settle
ment Is attached to the suit and
an agreement also gives the de
fendant the care and custody of
the minor child.
.Oscar. Hayter la attorney for
the plaintiff.
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armers
ZENA An open meeting of
the Farmers' union will be held
at the Zena achoolhouse Wed
nesday night at 8 o'ejock, when
Dan McClellan of the state en
gineer's office will talk on the
proposed Willamette valley proj
ect. Orchards Heights local
will be a guest. Refreshments
will be served, with families to
bring cake and sandwiches.
SUBLIMITY The Sublimity
local of the Farmers union met
in the COF hall, Thursday. An
interesting and educational pro
gram Included an Illustrated lec
ture on the prevention of tuber
culosis, presented by. Mr. and
Mrs. George Moorhead of Salem,
connected with the county seal
sale; a talk on communicable
diseases that are preventable by
Dr. R. Lee Wood of Salem; a
discussion on lime by W.- B.
Sulllvana. George Potts of Jef
ferson gave a talk to the mem
bers., 't .'j
'The annual election of; offi
cer' resulted: President, Stan
ley .Hitchcock; vice-president,
Fred Hottinger; secretary, Louis
Hendricks; conductor, John Heu
berger; doorkeeper, Frank Stai
ger; executive committee, Jos.
Church Unit Has
Social at Shaw
AUMSVILLE The Wesleyan
Methodist Sunday school of Aums
ville held a sociable good time
at the town hall in Shaw Friday
night Games were enjoyed. The
Missionary society of the church
presented a quilt to the pastor,
Rev. Henry Aarhuse.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Pilgrim and! two
daughters Olive and Harriet Pil
grim, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pom
eroy and three daughters, Jane,
Ida and Lavlna Pomeroy, Mr. and
Mrs. Edinbourough of Silver
Creek Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Garbe and daughter Tressa, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Ogle and daughter
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Zuber, Iryin Schumacker, and
Gus Hendricks.
A delicious lunch was served
by the committee headed by lirs.
John Heuberger.: ,
DAYTON A "Social Tea' by
12 girls- of the dramatic class
of Linfield college, McMinnvllle,
was the interesting play enjoyed
by a fair attendance of the Dayton-Webfoot
local Farmers un
ion December -meeting held
Thursday night at the Webfoot
hall. '
Carl Frances of . Dayton pre
sented the irrigation and flood
control prooiem in this locality.
Charles E. Nelson talked on the
cost of production - bill to come
before congress ' soon.
Election of officers was post
poned until January.
FAIRFIELD At the Novem
ber meeting .of the local. Farm
ers' union, members voted to
Invite the women to attend the
next regular session, Friday
night. December 17. 'when final
plans will be made for the Farm
ers' union .. convention at ' Fair
tie" 1 in January.
The group voted favorably to
the proposed change in election
of national officers.
Velma Ogle and son Blaine, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Lane and daughter
Rozella Lane, John Harms, Thel
ma Harms, Neva Harms, Dorothy
Harms, Clarice Harms, Vivian
Harms, Mr. and Mrs. William
Franke and daughter Doris, Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Fuson, Alberta Tice
and Rev. Henry B. Aarhus.
All Townsehdites of -the Aums
ville club No. 1 will meet at the
Christian church Thursday night
at 8 o'clock. Only two more meet
ings are slated in this year.
Home Missionary Society
Meets This Afternoon
SILVERTON The Woman's
Home Mission society of the Me
thodist church, will hold Its De
cember meeting Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Mary Townley as
hostess.
Dairymen's Meeti
Slated, Mt. Angel
MT. ANGEL Thursday, - De
cember 9, has been selected for an
all-day dairymen's meeting to be
held at the Mt. Angel Cooperative
creamery. The meeting has been
arranged by Harry L. Riches,
county agent, and will be open to
all dairymen and farmers. The
meeting will start at 10:00 a.' m.
Speakers . will Include Prof.
P. M. Brant of Oregon State Col
lege at Corvallis and R. W. Moree,
extension specialist in dairying,
also of Corvallis. Open discussion
will follow the speeches. S
Supper, Bazaar
Slated Tomorrow
LABISH CENTER Committees
for the , Ladies' Aid ace busily ;
making last minute preparations
for their annual supper and j ba
zaar, which will be held .Wedaes-.
day night at the schoolhoiise, with
supper set for 6 o'clock. A pro
gram of short skits is being arran
ged by Edna Kurth and Mrs. H M.
Bibby.
Mrs. E. J. Voegelein has return
ed from an extended visit with
relatives In the midwest. i -
Albany Group Is
Coming to Valley
Banquet Meeting
ALBANYjj-Attending the meet
ing of the Greater Willamette as
sociation in Salem Tuesday night
will be a large delegation from Al
bany. A banquet and election of
officers are features.
Dr. David J. Ferguson, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church
of Albany will be guest speaker.
C. H. Murphy, president of the as
sociation will . preside.
The Greater Willamette Valley
association was organized in 1S35,
and covers ' the territory front
Portland south to Roseburg. j