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Silverton Event
Mathenys Pass 53rd Year
f Blarriage; Gays
Wed. 25 Years
SILVERTON-2-Mr. and Mrs. C.
Dr Matheny. observed their. 63rd
wedding anniversary at' Silverton
en New Year'a day" with a.famlly
dinner. " ' , - ' :
Lilly D. Hall ! and Collin D.
Matheny wer married at Scio
m December 31, 1884, by Rev.
John Osburn of the i Christian
church. The -two lived north of
. Munt Ansel for a short time
and in November of 1913 they
.moved to : Silverton where they
hare since livedo i
JTbeir children are Vine Math
ery of Portland; Mark; of New
port; Wren of Silverton: Armond
of Wanna; Mrs. Gnstatson ef Sil
Tertoa and Jean of Portland.
Mrs. Matheny was born in East
Hartford, Conn., and came to
Oregon on; December 7, .1870.
She was born February 25, fSC4.
Mr. Matheny was born at Wheat
land. Ore.,. May 24, 1863.
Guests at the New Year's din
ner were Mr. and Mrs. Gustafson.
and Jerry. Mrj and Mrs. Wren
Matheny and- Doris, Ronald and
Jack. f :L I
Gays Are Honored
Friends and relatives called
, Saturday afternoon and Saturday
; Bight at the home of Mr.' and
Mrs. S. A. Gay on Milt street to
congratulate them upon their
23th wedding anniversary,. :
Mabel Conley and 8. A. Gay
were married January 1, 1913, at
Springfield. Ore. Both; were born
at Springfield a-i lived there
practically their life funtil , they
moved, to Silverton 14 years ago.
Among those who .were pres
ent at the original wedding cere
mony who were also ."present on
- New Year's day at Silverton were
three brothers of Mrs. Gay
Ernest. Pat and John f Cooler, all
of Eugene, a brother-inj-law and
sister- of Mr. Gay. Mr. md Mm.
Sam Splcet ot Springfield and the
mother of Mrs Gay, Mrs. N. W.
Gay ef Springfield, j
Assisting in serving daring the
open house were Lou McPherson,
Mrs. Pat Conley, Mr. Hans Jen
sen and Mrs. , John Hoblitt - and
Lois Gay. . j
2319 State Farms
Saved Frotn Loss
FSA Assists With Loans to
Sub marginal Farmers;
Borrowers Repay
J :; ,:; j
A total of 12319 Oregon farm
ers, threatened by loss of their
farms and means of livelihood,
face the year 1938 on a' sound
. operating basis through rehabil
itation by the farm security ad
ministration. Walter A. Dnffy. re
gional director, -Portland, report
ed to Governor Charles H. Mar
tla yesterday. - '
Duffy said loans for needed
livestock, feed, seed, equipment
nod cooperative facilities aggre
gating 11.688,500 had been made
to farmers in the state who were
unable to secure adequate com
mercial or other credit.
"Progress of families cooperat
ing la supervised farm and home
plaas that assure tulles use of
leans. Is best evidenced in. cur
rent repayments totaling 8360.
T09. Duffy said.' The repay
ment schedules extend over pre
ieds of from three to five vears.
M t Get New Starts
Duffy said completion o the
Tannin farms resettlement pro-
Ject la Yamhill, Polk: and Wash
ington counties, shortly after the
first of the year, would see over
SO . families from! submarginal
land areas established on their
wv farms. There arellS com--plete
farm units.
Debt readjustment, preventing
foreclosure In many instances,
were -effected for 600 Oregon
families reducing a total Indebt
edness, of S1.634.S67 to- 1981.
225 and resulting in the payment
. of 832.261 In back taxes, Duffy
, declared. -..!
Rural Job Signup
Plans Announced
The state : employment service
this week announced an Itinerant
" service to -enable ligtble unem
ployed workers in smalt towns
and "rural districts, to register for
employment and file their claims
for unemployment "benefits at
: points near their homes. -
This service will consist of a
weekly v!slOy representatives ot
the state employment service to
more than SO towns of the state
and will be continued for such
time as local employment condi
tions seem to require. " v:
Fach person aplylng for unem-
" plovment benefits1 Is required to
register with the employment ser
vice for a je1.' It he has worked
' at an employment subject to the
state unemployment compensation
law and is . found eligible for
- be nefits, be t may draw weekly
compensation after a waiting per
iod of two weeks rprovlding suit
- b'e employment is not found for
him in the meantime,
The schedule of towns, places
and dates for Marion county Is
as follows: : '
Silverton, ' Monday each week,
city hall. ! .
S t a y t o n. Wednesday, each
week, city hall. I
. Woodburn, Friday, each week.
. ciiy hall. :.- -. " t . -
The Salem employment office
f Is in the Chambers building.
Robert Strons Dies
MONMOUTH Robert Strong,
a son of Mrs. EL w. strong, jon
motith. about 42, died this week
mt Oakland. Calif. He was a na
tive Oregonlan and had spent
many years In Monmouth. Funer
al services and burial wui occur
la Calilornia, ,t ,v
A
mong tne iNevv Books
Revietcs and f Literary Netcs Notes
By CAROLINE a JURGEN
In reading Eleanor Roosevelt's
"THIS IS MY STORY," the reader
is given a little to wondering, jujt
what the author had in mind when
she brought out this auto
biography at this particular time.
Throughout there is a feeling of
some very definite purpose behind
the story. I for one cannot guile
grasp the purpose nor can 1 shake
the feeling that it is there Could
I but ferret it out. I !
There is a little of the feeing
that Mrs, Roosevelt wanted to get
"something off her chest." Wbo
she ended so abruptly, I cotildt.'t
resist the thought that at the close
she left her pen with a "that-is-that
expression. " f - ;
I Another thin g : There, is uo
feeling of completion when the
story is finished at least not far
the reader." who fully expects to
be carried into the presidential
campaign. But, no! We areljdeal
ing with the New York democratic
convention ' of 1924 when all
abruptly the narrative stops with
this paragraph: f 1
"Here for a time at least, this
autobiography must end, for the
record of the next few years is
a gradual increase" in myf hus
band's political activity, and 'the
time for that story to be written
Is not yet." r
Very likely "that story" is al
ready being written by the ambi
tious Eleanor. " .
The story is written in a! clear
reportorial style. Even a small
child can understand. Much of the
material is interesting. Some gen
eral rumor bubble are bursted.
Franklin Roosevelt became Jill in
1921 and not when he was 21
years of age, as one hears so of ten.
Mrs. Roosevelt began takfug an
active part in politics following his
illness not so much because she
was interested as because Mr.
Roosevelt's doctor ordered her to
get her husband interested.
But there Is much else that one
wonders why it has been added to
the story at all, or why. after it
had once been added, it had not
been edited out. There are many
fragmentary paragraphs which
seem to have no real significance
at all. Many of them can scarcely
be Interesting to the genera,! pub
lic. And if they are. they shouldn't,
some of us feel, nave been addtl
to satisfy such a public's curiosity.'
At one-timf Mrs. Roosevelt is
going into considerable detail in
her description of the 1924 na
tional democratic convention. She
tells about her part in it and.
one feels, with a little resentment
of the place women had "when it
came to a national convention. I
shortly discovered that they were
of very little Importance. They
steed outside the door of all Im
portant meetings and waited.
Then, while speaking, of this, she
abruptly brings in the statement
that "at this convention 1 caught
my ,f5rgt glimpse of Will Rogers
when he wandered by the box one
day and asked, 'knitting in the
names of the future victims of the
guillotine?' I felt like saying that
I was almost ready to call any
punishment down on the heads of
those who could not bring the
convention to a close." I
For a minute one thought she
was going to tell us something
about Will Rogers. But no. that
la all the mention she makes ot
him. ' f
Little resentments seem to:
creep into the naratlve continu
ously and there are times one al
most feels embarrassed by the
public airings ef small family dis
agreements. As an example, take
the time, following her husband's
illness: s
"In -many ways." she writes.
"this was the most trying winter
of my entire life. It was the small
irritations, as I look back upon
them now. which made life ao
difficult. My mother-in-law
thought we were tiring roy hus
band and that he should be kept
completely quiet, which made the
discussions as to his care some
what acrimonious on occasion. She
always thought that she s under
stood what was best, particularly
where her child was concerned, re
gardless of what any doctor might
say. I felt that if placed a patient
In a doctor's care, you must at
least follow out his suggestions
and treatment." .
An axe-old point of contention
and a small matter. So small that
one wonders why it was brought
In at all. Then there Is the. dis
agreement with her daughter
Butperhaps one is reading some
thing into the biography! that is
not there L. that there Is nd hidden
meaning to Mrs. Roosevelt's
story. And yet. if there j isn't a
hidden meaning, then many of
these incidents such as the dis
putes with, the mother-in-law and
the daughter seem Inane and too
trivial for inclusion. And this does
not Tit In with the picture ot Mrs.
Roosevelt. She does not five one
the impression of being inane or
trivial. - ' - --" . r - - '
The story appeared first as a
serial in The Ladies' Home Jour
nal., ' . ' I :.
The Abolition of Poverty. By
James Ford and Katherine Mor
row Ford. MacMillan. 1937. 82.50.
Truly, we are not trying to be
facetious when we choose this
book of the Fords' as an associate
review for that, of the' Roosevelt
biography. It Just happens they
came to us at the same time, and
while there is no actual connec
tion between the two,! they both
have some bearing on the present
administration and its problems,
. The uprooting of each of the
myriad factors producing poverty
Is the theme of the book. Since
causes lie not only in our economic
order -but also in heredity and
physical and social environment,
each is considered in turn;
Relief for millions of the un
employed has become one of the
eostliest phases of 'government.
with threat of ever-Increasing bur
dens. Private agencies for social
welfare have .contributed to our
understanding of the precipitating
factors In Individ aal cases. Their
findings on the limitations and
potentialities of dependents have
been considered by the authors la
their treatment of the? Immediate
human phases of dependency.
National economic planning' Is
first considered. There Is a close
K I r i
analysis ot handican and nersonal
Incapacity with detailed recom
mendations for circumvention . of
their causes In the heredity and
environment of the unfortunate
and the misfit. ,
"Heredity," writea the Fords,
"has often been named as a prow
iaent cause of poverty. Yet oov
erty as such is not inheritable.
Man is, however, endowed at birth
with a combination of traits and
potentials which as he develops
will help or hinder him in meet
ing life's demands. The well
equipped may be able so to order
their lives that they will escape
poverty. The malequipped are
largely destined to dependency."!
The authors object to the gen
eral characterization of so many
people who vVjualise the poor -as
a group of inefficient, shiftless, Ir
responsible ne'er-do-wells as .per
sons who because of wilfulness,
obstinacy, thrif tlessness or vicious
habits have made themselves
leeches ..upon upright, hard-working
citizens," when, these authors
say, "case studies increasingly
show them to be the product of
circumstances largely it not whol
ly beyond their personal control."
Prevention of poverty as occa
sioned by major disasters, such jas
flood, drought, famine and war,
completes the topical outline.
The chapter headed "The Pre
vention , of War," while perhaps
not entirely practical or applicable
now, is certainly timely. I
War,' the Fords contend. Is
"potentially, and on occasion ac
tually,' the chief cause of pov
erty." And, they add In this chap
ter, "the crux of the problem jot
war elimination Is not the mul
tiplication of agencies and devices
to prevent war, but rather, the
quality of the ideational milieu In
which such mechanisms are estab
lished and operated." ..
Even though one may not deem
these suggestions in this chapter
wholly workable, one has to adilt
Sage of Salem
Speculates
By D.
Twas Ever Thus
They were splendid while tbjey
lasted.
Days of Christmas almost here.
Days of brightness, days ot frag
rance.
At the gateway of a year.
O'er once more, the happy tumult.
Stayed the step, no more the
Jump, ,
Blissfully we're now reposing
In the grand old Christmas
slump.
It is almost diary-starting tine
again. Probably you have noticed
that an average year la largely
made up of times to "start"
things. If you haven't noticed jit,
you should get a good almanac
and read up. You will perhaps find
the almanac somewhat annoying,
because it takes it for granted
In a smug way that is not entirely
agreeable to some natures , msi
whatsoever ye start that shall ye
also finish, which or course is
ridiculous. Years ago I knew, a
camu who had a son. He was a
h a p p y-o-lucky younsster who
gave every Indication of being
not worth raising. The school
principal said the boy whistled too
much, which was a oao
iwa-rf u said the bor should be
taken In hand sternly. He should
be given a purpose te accomplish.
and should be cempeuea ta ac
omnniuti it. LaokinK back tSroiixh
the years at that School principal.
I am convinced that ne aia net
know very much about- boys,
vtirtheraorc. he could not whistle
a tune. His soul was as devoid
of music as a telephone pole is
A.niA rf a-n sad that sort of a
soul is not la most perfect tune
with the universe. Tnose wise
guys who wrote the publicity
heaven bear down strongly on
old
for
jthe
hm and ostn rldea. almost
in-
innMnr that the musiciesa sou
Is pretty likely to have a lonesome
time of It in heaven, even it It
should ever get there.
"There ta no oause lnthe fast
meiodv of earth: it aevet dUea.
Hat h neroetuai turtn." 1
nnatto aninlna. Which SOUndS like
Mr. Bryant, is doubtless conceived
in truth, and to some extent jis
thA hnol mi n cioal out. although
it classes him with expressionless
music, somewhat on the order ot
Mr. Shakespeare's -tongues
ln
trees, books : in the r a n
brooks, sermons in stones,
good in everything."- ;
ng
land
YOipn snd what to "start!
something important, I recko4- Of
course, it is not. as a general
thing, necessary to setlt forth in
print. The majority of as $tart
thtnrs when we feel like it.! and
wa Hmn them when we feel i like
it, and that is pretty much! all
there is to it. I feel it wltnini my
self, for instance, that I am about
ta start another scrap-book. I
have started 30 or 40 scrap-books
in mv time, most of which were
flops, to be encountered unexpect
edly now and then in some remote
corner with a few sorrowful look-
in sr rlinolnes clinging to theirillrst
f nirM Mph of which ieare
rise to wonder why in thunder I
wished ta save them; Still, a few
of these scrap-books have become
finite worth tne making, ana i
ruess there is no harm in start
ing a scrap-book If one feels' like
doing so.
The deaths ot what menj and
women created the widest . world
interest in 1927 At a venture,
John "D.1 Rockefeller, Andrewi Mel
lon, Senator Joe Robinson. Bam
say MacDonald. Frank B. Kellogg,
Jean Harlow Marconi, Sir James
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem,
the Ideas snggested In them are
correct And in the future who
knows "what may happen? Perhaps
not in this generation, or even the
next several generations, but in
some far distant, future?
At all events, the authors are
encouraglng.-In conclusion, while
th6y are objecting to the "present
wastrel practices' as lacking even
"the excuse of necessity;. they can
not be iHStifled even on grauncts
of-expediency." the Fords assure
us that "poverty can be abolished
and by measures that are legal,
business-like and consonant with
the methods and traditions of our
pioneering democracy."
.The reader may feel the au
thors have failed to work out the
panaceas in sufficient detail, but
they have suggested ideas that are
not entirely unthinkable.
Desolate Ranges
Now Graze Land
Central Oregon Acreages
Restored to Former
Utility in Job
More than 100.000 acres ot
barren Wheatland range lands in
central Oregon are. becoming
ideal grazing areas, due to three
years of intensive land use ad
justment and development near
completion, A. M. Chrlstenson,
project manager, Madras, report
ed to Governor Charles II. Mar
tin yesterday.
Acquisition of 100.000 acres in
Jefferson county, valued at $440,
000 and representing 295 own
erships is approximately 80 per
cent complete.
Christenson said rodent con
trol during the past two years
had been successful on the en
tire areas. ,
More than 243 miles ot unnec
essary fence has been removed
and 70 sets of farm buildings
have.been razed.
A popular recreational resort
has been developed on Crooked
river.
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H.TALMADGE
Barrle, Edith Wharton. General
Ludendorf, J. Forbes-Robertson.
Food in the larder and coal in the
scuttle.
Tis quite a thrill to rhyme some
thing with subtile.
I am informed by a bright-faced
youngster that Christmas did not
tarn out entirely as he expected it
to turn out. He expected to get a
watch, and he did not get it. He
says he should have a watch, on
account of when he hasn't got a
watch he 'sometimes gets home
from school earlier than he has to.
Some dogs are smarter than
some people. A Salem dog-lover
says they are. He has been train
ing a dog which he recently
bought, aad he can now make the
animal do almost anything the
animal wishes to do.
The time seems ripe for a com
panion number te that charming
ballad, "Singing la the Rain." it
la suggested that "Wringing Out
the Rain" would be an appropri
ate title. A rumor Is current that
the vocal organs of a number of
stagers In the rain hare collapsed
washed out, so to speak.
Just the same, dear friends, we
should be grateful for this weath
er. Those of as who complain
about It should take shame to our
selves.
Consider some regions and their
snows.
Chilblains that Itch, and the frost
ed nose.
The blinding glare from a sun-
dogged sun.
The chill that comes when the day
Is done.
Tls the law of average, that is all,
Making up for weeks when no rain
. did tall.
Throw your complaints to the
winds that blow.
And rejoice that It has been or
dered so.
And a Happy New Year to you!
ITS Bluejackets Make Vessels
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Oregon, Sunday Blorninr, January 2, 193S
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Valley Gardeners Eyeing new Hybrid Delphinium;
Here's Tip on Poinsettia Care
By LILUE L. MADSEN
Frank Reinelt of California has
put out a new hybrid delphinium
which Is creating considerable
sen-sat ion and
will likely go
into many Will-
J amette valley
gardens early
next spring. One
of the improve-
, mentS ot the new
hybrid Is that the
J plant itself Is not
more t n a n two
feet in height
The flower
spikes are about
four feet long .
"3fc.fcM out not top
xjnia kiadsn . heavy. This does
away with the awkward heavinebs
of the older forms, j
- Also it has more chance in re
sisting the winds which are so
bard on delphiniums in early
spring. This hybrid, is also excel
lent for cut flowers. The stems
are smali1 and wiry. The color
tones are also said , to be good.
Then, too, tiiese hybrids come
about 75 per cent true from seed.
For those. liking white delphin
iums, and most everyone will after
having seen them once, Hoodacre
whites from Barber's gardens out
toward Troutdale on the way to
the Columbia rivr highway will
be most satisfactory. Charles F.
Barber started working for white
delphiniums in 1917 when he
found a tiny white 6ne blooming
in some grown from a package of
seed obtained from Lemorne in
France. iWhile Mr. Barber has
some lovely blue delphiniums, it
is from his white ones that he has
gained his widest reputation.
About Cactus Growing
In answer to cactus material re
quest: Cacti grows very readily
from seed. One can purchase
packages of mixed cactus seed and
get quite an odd and interesting
collection.
The seed should be planted in
a shallow, well-drained box of
sandy soil. Each seed should be
set about an Inch apart and about
one-fourth of an inch deep. The
soil should be kept moistened but
not wet. The seed should sprout
In three or four days.
Remember at all times that
proper drainage is th success of
cactus culture. Improper drain
age, and you'll soon have a dead
cactus on your hands. Try to avoid
getting any clay into the soil. If
your soil is very sandy you may
water oftener than you would
otherwise do. Some cactus grow
ers make a practice of mounding
the soil around their tiny plants
to insure drainage away from
them.
While the average cactus, par
ticularly at first, dislikes fertiliz
er. If you add a bit each year you
can train It to respond to the
stimulant. . .
Need Alkaline Soil
You must also remember that
the soil in which you expect cacti
to grow must be alkaline and not
acid. It you are not positive add
a teaspoontul of slacked lime te
the pot.
When you set out a cactus
plant, water it once well, and thea
don't water again for four weeks.
Cacti make interesting gardening.
Some of you may remember that
quite a while ago I gave a list of
cacti which would grow out ot
doors here.
Most gardeners like something
new. When you are checking over
your wants and needs for the new
year better add the asaleamum. It
gained considerable notoriety last
seasoni With just the correct cul
tivation the plant will grow to a
bushel-site the first year and it
is an exceptionally profuse bloom
er. Its colors are rich and varied.
This is a truly hardy perennial.
The flower comes In bronze, pink,
white, yellow and other shsdes
and colors.
Old Fashioned Gardens
There Is also a new strain of
hardyi carnation which some of
yeu mar be wanting to write for
during your leisure winter months.
They are particularly useful If you
are making one of the old-fashioned
gardens. They are needed to
give the real note in such a gar
den. They grow readily from seed.
The ones I particularly refer to
arw called the Harris Hardy car
nations. Among the new roses v;e hear
considerable about the crlmsoa
Rome glory. The flowers stems are
long and we are told the blooms
resemble the American beauty.
You'll also be wanting seeds of
the new giant zinnias and you
should order theso pretty soon.
"Dahlia-flowered zinnias" Is what
they are called. With proper care
they'll grow flowers fire inches
A:
SIT
across. They come In scarlet, lav
ender, yellow and rose.
Hints for Zinnia Choice'
Then in the zinnias you ;i also
have the Navajo, - coming in
inedium-sized, double and semi
double bicolored flowers.
Mexkana, a double zinnia about
one inch across, in yellows,
orange, reds and golds.
Cupids, the smallest of all zin
nias; and fantasy, with twisted,
tubular petals and shaggy like
some chrysanthemums.
Petunias grow readily and: rap
idly from seed. Try some of the
new fragrant varieties' this spring.
People are asking tor varieties
of berried shrubs for planting, here
so that" they can have plenty of
native winter decorations.
- Bombs With Berries
A pretty violet-colored berry
bush is beauty-berry (Calli Crpa
Japonica); the Cornelian cherry"
(Carnus Mas) has red berries. Of
course; the hollies, tor instance
the Ilex Apaca.' red berried the
firet horns and the cotoneasters.
Some chrysanthemums need
protection- during cold weather.
Cover the plants with -leaves, or
lift them and set them in a cold
frame ; or put the clumps in a
bucket; and hold them over In tne
basement. Most of the hardier va
rieties will hold over in the
ground.
Remember that your' cold
frames should be aired out occa
sionally during nice winter : days.
; Care of Poinsettia
If you take proper care of your
poinsettia it will last a longer
period. It needs a warm, moist
atmosphere and it needs sua. Give
it plenty of water while bloom
ing. A sudden change of tempera
ture is dangerous. If the room in
which it is kept drops much below
60 at night the leaves will turn
yellow and drop prematurely.
From 75 to 80 degrees Is not too
warmi But if you are going to
have It subject to a 50 degree
room at night then don't keep it
in an 'SO degree room in. the day
time and expect it to be at its
best, f
When the leaves begin to fall,
allow; the soil slowly to dry off,
then place the pot on its side ou
the floor in the basement. Leave
it there unbothered for the neit
three months. In early May; repot
it, using good soil to which a little
balanced fertilizer has been added.
Wash all the old dirt oft the( roots.
Cut the stems back to two 'joints
above, the soil and begin to water
gradually. As soon as the new
shoots start, water regularly and
give plant .food each . four weeks.
The potted plant may be sunk in
a send-shady place in the garden
and kept well-watered. Early in
September bring it into the house.
Don't Forget 'Williams
Last spring sweet William was
admired a great deal in local gar
dens. Many gardeners who had
none - vowed they'd be planting
some; before another -year -was
over. 1 1 hope they remember to
order 'the seed. Some people prefer
the solid Newport pink and others
like best the deep red. To my
mind jthe mixed seed is usually the
most attractive. Particularly If one
gets lhat with the reds, , which
are blotched something like an old
time guilt.
Speaking of old-time plants
why aot order the stock now? An
old-time flower with an old-time
fragrance but it does come in
many new varieties of i' dress.
There are very good yellow shades
now and also very good rose ones.
I am very fond of the rost tones
aad so, I note. Is everyone else
who has seen them.
A colonial garden wouldn't be
a bad idea and might include lav
ender; thyme, sweat rocket, snap
dragon, cape marigold, tree mal
lows, lupine, savory, scabiasa, car
nation poppy. French marigold.
The old and the new seems to
have run together In this 'article
buf so have , the old and new
year.; I hope the new year is one
ot better gardening for all of us.
Silverton People
. Undergo Surgery
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SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Littlepage are announc
ing the birth of a seven pound
son Friday morning at the Sil
verton hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. McGee un
dergent a minor surgery at the
Silverton hospital Friday.
wniard Begin of Mt- Angel
submitted to a major emergency
operation at the Silverton hos
pital ; Thursday night and Mrs.
Kegglo. also of Mt. Angel. Is at
the local hospital for medical ob
servation. Shipshape" for
mediate actios. Photo shows enlisted mea spracioe Bo the bo ii-
75,003 Acres of
Forests Restored
3-Year Job in Coast Hills
Nears Completion; VPA
Sponsors Project -
Seventy-five thousand acres of
cutover, second growth and Iso
lated farm lands in the Oregon
coast range are being restored to
iorest production and developed
for recreation and wildlife con
servation as three years of inten
sive land use adjustment and ac
ouisitlon near completion, R. S.
Shelley, project manager, reports
Shelley reported the acquiti
tion of 74.8S2 acres of land on
the Oregon coast, valued at
$428,230 and representing 395
ownerships.
540 Men at Work
The development work is being
carried on by 540 men in coop
eration with WPA. Nine lookout
towers have been erected. Forest
recreation areas, already visite i
by thousands of tourists and out
door enthusiasts, have been de
veloped at Hebo lake. Sutton
lake, Cape Perpetua. SUtcoos.
Eel creek. Big Elk, North and
South take. Tahkenich lake. Car
ter lake. Ten Mile lake. Big
creek. Cloowax lake and Rock
creek.
Holland grass plantings have
been madk on 87 acres of sand
dunes.
Silverton Legion's
Band now Has 52
Members Look to Success
of Kleeb, Winters for
Inspiration
SILVERTON Billy Klecb and
Maurice Winters are the goal
which members of the local Jun
ior American Legion band are
setting for themselves. Both of
these young musicians received
their early training under Hal
Campbell, director of the Legion
boys' band, and both are now
pretty well along toward the top
of their chosen profession wltjj
national reputations as orches
tral musicians and radio artists.
The local band now has -52
members under the direction of
Prof. Campbell.
Harry Wilson, jr.. who is big
and husky, and Denzel Legard,
his close neighbor who is not as
large, are among the Important
members of the drum division.
Others in this division Include
Heater. Dickerson and Lee.
Kenneth Stelner has' a new
double B flat sousaphone. Bob
Moe has joined up with a new
"Conn" E flat saxophone, as has
also Peppy Winchell. Al Stone
has a new trumpet.
Veteran players include Jim
my Ekman, a trumpeter, Myron
Derlckson. a trombone soloist.
Dean and Maurice Stamey. Billy
King. Jack , Lincoln, the Rose
brothers. Richard Nelson, Rus
sell Christenson.
Brand new members ef the
band Include Junior Hartman.
Melvin Gflstrom. Bobby Downs,
and Lyman Deich.
Miflniglit Parties
Meet '38, Aurora
AURORA Mr. and Mrs. W. C
Grim entertained at 12 o'clock
aooa with a dinner, guests were
Reverend and Mrs. L. G. Lovell
of Portland. Mrs. Charles Becke,
Aurora, and Mrs. Karl Becke and
daughters Meriam and Marjory ot
Salem. v
Friday afternoon Mrs. Grim en
tertalned with a dessert luncheon
and a social afternoon. Mrs. E. G.
Carpenter. Mrs. Charles Becke,
Mrs. William Kraus. Mrs. Lydla
Irvln. Mrs. Clara Adtkinson, Mrs.
Lena Young, Mrs. W. B. Wurster,
Miss Til lie Fry. B(rs. Alice Mar
vin. Mrs. Judith Yoder, Mrs. J.
P. Hunt, Mrs. James Ogle, little
Charlotte Grim and the hostess.
Multnomah Given
WA Fund Raise
PORTLAND, Jan. 1 -UT) El
mer Goudy, administrator, said
today the state relief committee
pared Multnomah county's Janu
ary request from $175,000 , to
$140,250, but approved five per
cent more than la December.
Similar Increases, he said.
would be granted other counties.
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Letters from
Statesman Readers
To the Editor: I-
Being a constant reader of -Tha
statesman. I feel It my duty .
to ask you to enlighten me as
to the oeailng of a certain ar-'
tide of Your paper which apV
peered n page 12 of your edl-,,
tion of December tt. I have al-
ways heard that the pen is.?
mightier than the a word but
having neither I will attempt to
air ray views with.' a pencil. The
article that I as interested in
concerns the Social Security com
pensation fund, which is . to he
distributed to those at present
unemployed who within the last
two years have contributed to
the Social Security fund. Having
read in your paper that those
having a ; Social Security sum- .
ber. should Immediately regis
ter. Deciding that there is no
time like the present, I Immedi
ately rushed up town to regis
ter, but to my great surprise I
discovered that as far as the gov
ernment was concerned I was
still employed, because in those -
f w'Sk v.. " V ' VArVAll til A t
cannery, rather than at some
special kind of work, and was
lacreiure not ruuueu iu rr ,
any benefit, even though I had
paid my Social Security dues as
required by the Social Security
law. l.
Deciding that a great many
other people might interpret
your article as I have, I would'
consider it a favor if you would
state definitely as to what type
of unemployed will receive, bene
fits, and whether those employ
ed in canneries . during the sea- .
son. and who are registered at
the unemployment office, are en
titled to receive benefit from the
Social Security fund. Having
been notified that the govern
ment still considers me em
ployed. I feel greatly relieved .
from my unemployment worries, '
after being under the illusion
that I had not participated in
any form of work for the last
three months. Hoping the So
cial Security board can give1 a
satisfactory definition.
I remain,
L. C. Bush.
(Editor's Note There are two
main divisions of the Social Se
curity act. one relating to un
employment insurance, the other
to old age annuities. The cor
respondent has made no contrl-
bution to unemployment lnsur-,
ance funds, since none Is as
sessed against employes. Returns
for contributions to the old age
annuity fund are not available -to
him until he reaches age 65.
. Cannery work Is a seasonal
occupation. Unemployment dur
ing the "dead" period ot the
year is not covered; but unem
ployment during the normal op
erating period, usually from
June 1 to September or October
would be subject to compensa
tion, in accordance with the le
gal requirements governing the
distribution of the fund.f
THE UXKXOWJf SOLDTKR
To the Editor: . -
Go with ma on a visit to the
tomb of the Unknown . Soldier.
It Is a beautiful drive through
the wide streets of Washington, '
D. C, and across the fine bridge
at the Potomac river to Arling
ton. Virginia. v
It was late in the afternoon
when we reached the cemetery, so
we took a hasty drive over the
well; kept grounds, seeing acres
and acres of hillside covered with
white crosses marking the graves
ef known soldiers.
We then left the car and with
bared heads walked slowly past
the large granite slab, marking
the last resting place ef the TJn-
anowa soiaier The tomb was
guarded by a sentry In a new uni
form and polished equipment,
standing as rigid as though made '
of bronxe. ,
- As wo pause to read the lascrip- ,
tion many thoughts rush through '
our minds with a lasting impres
sion. Being listed as unknown or
missing, we can never know posi
tively anything of his background
or family history. But as a typical
soldier. In imagination we may
sketch his history Perhaps he
was a boy of twenty on the farm;
was urmea. Knew tin hud t
go, but full ot life and eager for
adventure and excitement he was
ready too. He had read of awful
German atrocities in Belgium and -elsewhere;
;bow in the captured
villages the Huns cut off the right
hands of all the boys so t a e
could not be soldiers. The local
church, knowing , he had been
drafted, encouraged him and plac
ed his name on the "Honor Roll." .
The minister explained in hi
mons- that while war Is wrong,
that this war would be a "war to .
end war,? and to make "the world
safe for women and children. ;
- Were It possible to call th ash.
es af the Unknown Soldier to life
again, i would say to him. "Pan
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but wo made a terrible mistake.
WA 4rff Af vnn mTA .
kith ns nnr tmraHnm
0u JVU IW
yonr death. We thought that -hatred
and violence eould be over-
come by greater hatred and more
violence. We find It has produced
another crop of the Tame with
alarming Increase. Again, Soldier,
forgive us; we will try to find a
better way! i "
Frank W. SUchener
i Newberg. Oregon . !
vas i Utility now.
Locally Managed
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Jan.
"V-Management of the North-,
west Cities Gas com nan v. serving
Walla Walla, Yakima and Clark-
ston,' Wash..' Lewiston. Ida.. Pen
dleton, Astoria and Eugene, Ore., -
nas oeen relinquished by the Lone
Star Gas corporation of Pitts-
nurgn,- Pa., effective January 1,"
1938, H. M. Thomas, general
manager, announced tonight, i ,s;
: Residents of the Pacific North
west, residing in towns served,
have become officers and direc
tors, Thomas said. .
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