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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Wednesday Morning, June 1, 1938
Post Directs 5
Special Rites
Seed From Flanders Field
Poppies Used, Dallas
Ceremonies
DALLAS Memorial day was
observed here Monday with a. spe
cial program sponsored . by the
Carl B. Fenton post of the Amer
ican Legion, held on the court
houae lawn Monday morning with
Rev. Walter Doff, Jr., pastor of
the local First Presbyterian
church, giving the main address.
The aerrie was In memory ot
the Dallas dead ot all wars who
lie buried in the Dallas cemetery
or in France. Rows of white
crosses bearing the names of
these departed comrades had been
erected on a plot on the court
house lawn.
Preceding the address poppies
from seed grown in Flanders
fields were placed at each of the
crossei by members of the local
Boy-Scout troops. The popples
were grown by Mrs. John Lynn.
Mrs. William Domaschof eky, pres
ident of the auxiliary of the
American Legion, placed flowers
at a marker erected in honor of
the gold, star mothers of the com
munity,. Band Makes Appearance
The remainder of the program
Included selections by the Dallas
City band directed by H. E.
Stoudemeyer; remarks by Albert
Bennett, commander of the Carl
B. Fenton post, -of the American
Legion; prayer by Sidney E.
Whitworth, chaplain of the post;
reading. "In Flanders Field," by
Miss Betty Smith; Tocal solo, My
Buddy," by Hubert Springsteen;
talk by Rev. Walter Duff, Jr.; sa
. lute by firing squad from Com
pany L, Oregon national guard,
and taps by members' of Com
pany L. v
Following this a visit was made
to the cemetery to place flags and
flowers on the grares of all war
veterans.
Memorial Day Is
Observed Quietly
Farmers and Gardeners of
Aumsville Area Want
Soaking Rains
AUMSVILLE Memorial day
was observed Quietly here with
the people driving out to Butler
cemetery to lay flowers on the
graves of loved ones. Business
houses were closed.
Gardens and fields in this com
munity would be greatly bene
fited by a good rain. The recent
hot dry spell causing gardens and
fields to mark time rather than
progress as they should The
cool weather of the last fe days
has been of material Unefit,
however.
Class Enjoys Hike
The boys Sunday school class
of the BethelTschurch. taught by
W esley Mix, - senloyed an over
night hike to the woods Satur
day.. Boys going were: Wesley
Mix, Donald Nichols. Ted N.'chols,
Melvin Nichols. Fred Steiner,
George Steiner, Van Steele, Billy
Jones, Clifford Gillespie and Bud
dy Branch.
The Townsend club will hold
at pie social and entertainment at
the city hall Thursday night.
Proceeds to be used to finish pay
ment on expenses of the delegate
the local club is cendlng to the
national convention in Los An
geles In June. Mrs. Fred Garbe
hat been elected as delegate.
WOODBURN-1 Must
Woodburn Women's Club
Slates Election Today
WOODBURN The regular
meeting of the Woodnrr. Wo-
mans' club will be held at the
public library Wednesday after
coon, June 1, at which tire the
annual election of officers will
he held. Mrs. L. S. Mochel. Mrs
Milton Gralapp and Mrs. E. J
'Allen will be the hostesses and
Mrs, J. Sidney Johnson, hospital
chairman..
Roller Derby Is Latest Thriller in Sports
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Soldier
Paid Tribute
1 Comely contestant""
Latest thing in sports is the roller derby, a mara
thon race on skates. This innovation has all the
elements of the six-day hike race, a derby and a
marathon dance. , Spills, jams, fist fights and feuds
flare as the race goes on. The contestants are di
vided into teams lot two who relieve each other at
intervals. The gals provide as many thrills as the
boys and give & certain added touch to the evenU'
Legislature Gets
Claim of i Hoef er
A letter from Ernest Hcefer,
claiming an equity in Property
Included In Champoeg Memorial
park, was referred Tuesoay to
the 1939 legislatire for cjasider
atlon by the board of control
which held that It was without
funds to pay the claim.
Attorney General Van Winkle
ruled that the claim was valid.
US Officials to
Attend Post Meet
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- Two men from the postmaster
general's office in Washington.
D. C, will attend the annual con
vention of. the Oregon branch of
the National Association of Post
masters, to convene In Bak r Fri-
of thh. week.
Crawford was
day and Saturday
Postmaster II. R.
Informed by wire yesterday.
Ramsey Black, third assistant
postmaster general, and Jesse C
Donaldson, deputy! first assistant
postmaster general, expect to be
present at Baker.
At least eight Marion i county
postmasters. Including Mr. Craw
ford of Salem, are planning to
attend the convention
May Just Closed
Is One of Driest
The month jnst ended was
among the nine driest on record,
with but .78 inch of precipitation
to its credit, but in point of tem
peratures it was i at th other
extreme, with a maximum of 89
degrees recorded on one duy and
mercury readings in the f O's on
at least four others.
Rain fell on only 10 r.t the
month's 31 days, with the great
est amount in one day, 119 inch,
listed for May 4.1 j.
The driest Mar on record oc
curred in 1920, with .25 inch of
rain, while 1895 and 189 were
the wettest, with 16.28 and 5.54
inches, respectively.
Beauty Queen Also Most Popular
Baccalaureate Is
Held at Albany
Graduation Exercises for
147 Seniors Will Be
This Evening
ALBANY - Before a capacity
audience in the auditorium of the
high school Sunday night, Rev.
Virgil Halbig, pastor of the Chris
tian church, preached the bacca
laureate service to the members
of the senior class of the high
school.
Dr. D. T. Yarnes, pastor of the
Methodist church, presided and
music was by a union choir, un
der the direction of Mrs. Roy T.
Worley, arranged especially for
the occasion.
Rev. Halbig spoke on "Some
Fundamentals for Life and Suc
cess." Graduation exercises w i 1 1 be
held Wednesday night in the audi
torium when 147 boys and girls
will receive their diplomas. Dr
Bruce Baiter, president of Wil
lamette university, will give the
address and R. L. Burkhart. chair
man of the school board, will pre
sent the diplomas.
A reception will follow for the
graduates and their parents.
Spring Jersey
Show Called off
l.MJ.fca'ENDENCE Folk coun
ty Jersey breeders have decided,
following a meeting late last
week, to cancel the spring Jer
sey show, originally set for early
in June.
Breeders will concentrate their
efforts toward a large show at
the. state fair this fall.
Robinson of Gervais
Buys English Holding
j In Keizer Community
. KEIZER E.R. English has
sold his home,x service station
and garage to W. T. Ronfnson
of Gervais, route two. Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson and their chil
dren, Betty, Gloria and Walter
G. j have taken possession and
are contemplating improvements
in the store. The English's went
on a farm near Woodburrv
Legionnaires and Auxiliary
' Lead Procession to
Cemetery
MX. ANGEL Mt. Angel paid
fitting tribute to the fallen he
roes with beautiful and Impres
sive memorial services in Calvary
cemetery Monday morningj
' The Mt. Angel p o s t of the
American Legion and the . local
auxiliary unit led the procession
through the tree-lined driveway
to the outdoor altar, surrounded
by shrubbery, near the center of
the cemetery while the flag was
at half mast. Rev. Vincent Kop
pert offered up the holy sacrifice
of the mass assisted b7 four vest
ed altar boys. The crowd stood
or knelt on the lawns that stretch
ed out on either side, ,
"It is a 'holy and wholesome
thought to pray for the dad,"
was the text of Father Vincent's
sermon In 'which, he paid tribute
to those who fell that others
might live.
: Buglers Play Taps !
Following his talk, two buglers
from Silverton played taps," When
the last sound had died away, the
graves were blessed after which
wreaths of the memorial poppies
were placed on all the veterans'
graves by Mrs. Fred Prosser, pres
ident of the auxiliary.
Later the graves in the nearby
St. Mary's cemetery were blessed
and decorated. Mt. Angel firemen
directed traffic. AH places of bus
iness were closed during the serv
ices.
Differential Asked
For Salem Twine
Governor , Chai les H. Martin
has 1 sent a telegram to federal
officials : in Washington urging
that the Salem Linen mils Te
given the benefit of the deferen
tial in awarding the contract for
15,000 pounds of flax tvr.'ne.
The award will be made by
the bureau of supplies and ac
counts which is a part cf the
navy department. .
Governor Martin said a Scot
land cpneern submitted the low
bid on the twine with the Salem
Linen mills, runner-up.
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An attack of encephalitis, or sleeping sickness, last March 18, fol
lowing: a siege of measles left pretty two-year-old Mary Ellen Rear
don of Chicago in a coma. The child is gradually recovering from
her atrange twilight sleep, however.
Lyons Has Many
Memorial Guests
John Bodeker, Injured in
Lumber Camp, Taken to
Veterans' Hospital
Three Salem OSC
Seniors Honored
CORVALLIS, May 31PW-Sen-iors
graduated from Oregon State
college with - honors today- in
cluded: Ivan Rae Bierly, Gervais, and
Gerald R. Kubin, Salem, agricul
ture; Phil R. Brownell, Salem,
engineering; Eugene G Tower,
Salem, and Roy C. Brady, Silver
ton, forestry; Emma Mae Df nyer.
Turner, home economics: Hazel
Ray Plummer, Dallas, secretarial
science.
LYONS Memorial day observ
ance in Lyons to honor the . de
parted was well attended by many
out of town folk, visiting rela
tives and old-time friends. Guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Pete Voth, Ar
thur Be'aver and son Harvey of
Dallas, Mrs. Maud Burmester of
North Bend, Mrs. Ida Worthlng
ton of Oswego, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Vaughni and son Frank of Esta
cada, Mrs. Helen Vaughn and
Fred of Silverton, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Surry of Lebanon, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Martin of Albany, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Bidwell and daugh
ter Jackie of Portland, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Hassler of Lebanon,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boyer and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Bower and children .of Salem and
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Trask of
Shoales.
Piano Recital Held
Mrs. Robert Schroeder of Mill
City presented her piano students
in recital Friday night at the
Church of Christ. Those taking
part from Lyons were Lois and
Hallie Stevens, Juanita and Duane
Downing, Elaine and Evelyn Clip
fell, Betty Taylor, Carroll Sletto.
Lucille and Beulah Lewis, Lois
land Manning and Constance
Bodeker.
John Bodeker was moved from
the Stayton-hospital Saturday to
the Veterans' hospital In Fori
land. Bodeker was injured a wee
ago at the Herron camp above
Detroit.
The advisory hoard of. the
Townsend club, meeting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Huffman, made plans to raise
money to send the delegate to
the convention in California. '
Mr. and Mrs. Denton Brown
and Bruce of Redmond spent th"
weekend wltn the C. B. Surry
family. Sunday the two families
motored to the coast. They , re
ported the weather ideal there.
Mrs. Brown is a former school
teacher here.
Reseeding Burns
In Clatsop Eyed
The state emergency board has
been called to meet liere June
8 to consider an appropriation of
$5000, with which to carry on
seeding operations on hui ned
over land in Clatsop county.. -
The , experiment is being con
ducted Jointly by the Oregon
state college experiment station
and the Clatsop county court.
The emergency board meeting
was called by Dean Walker, chair
man. Officials said one or two other
emergency appropriations might
Talland, Betty Jean Bodeker, Le- be requested at the meeting.
Rilcys Will Move
To Butlers 1' arm
Famed House, Noted for
Ballroom, Witt Be
Occupied Again
T-kvLffirrTTTMr. and Mrs.
Paul Riley have leased the J. B.
V. Butler . farm nere ..iw.-
years, and will-move to it Sep
tember 1. For the past U years
Mrs. Riley has leased "v
ated the farm of 260 acre Since
the passing of Deal. BuWr last
December, the farm ns ?vo
his sons, both physldn- t Saa
Luis Obispo, Calif.
The Rileys who operate a muk
ri.t. h are building a new
dairy barn. 54x36, and a-modern
dairy house to house ineir
enterprise. The Butler houte has
recently been oc.upied by care
takers. It was built in the 80s
by Mr. and Mrs. Varnum Butler,
pioneers of '49-
--. House Is Show Plac
The house was one of the
show places of Monmouth facing
. tnnrn from th A lower (.lOVO Of
the hill known as 'Vupid's Knoll."
It is a large, unusually well built
structure, -and hag been noted for
more than half a -entury lor its
floor by Mr. Butler, as a plate of
recreation for his family and
friends. The historic Butler clan
reunion was held ib?re ant.uall7
,iA. icon when thA Hi tlpTS
celebrated their roiden veiding
anniversary until recent years.
The' Rileys will occur y the
house which recently hia been en
tirely renovated and partiaily re
modeled. The home .md farm " p; seed
from the elder Butler to his
y6ungest son, J. B. V. utler,
jr., long time .'acuity member
of Oregon Nor-aal -school, vice
president ot the' institution-, and
dean of men. He died la?t win
ter. -.
Guitar Players
Stage Reunion
HUBBARD The guitar play
ers class of Hubbard held a re
union at the home of Mi. and
Mrs, John B. Yoder Sundry aft
ernoon. Players present were:
Miss - Vida Morxan, Gcradine
W'hetling, Betty Mae Kanffman.
Wilma Harding, Lucile Hat ding,
Frances Lais, Mrs. Goldta Sher
man, Mrs. Lena Liester. Mis I.nU
Liester, Dorothr Wautman,
Helen and Minnie RolsJorph.
Others present were.Mr. and Mrs.
A. Vogel, Wandah Vogap.. Jack
and Jean Bowers, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Watkins and son. Rich
ard, of Coquille and the teacher,
John B. Yoder and family
The community guild will, hold
a meeting Thursliy afternoon at
the Congregation il church. The
women will hold their b.'ilnesa
and work meet.ng in the late
afternoon and the men will Join
them - at a 6:30 covered dish,
supper.
Head Rebekah Lodge
ALBANY B e u 1 a h. Rebekah
lodge has elected Mrs. Anna Truax
as noble grand for the coming
year. Other officers elected are
Rebecca Drager, vice-grand; Mrs.
Fred Farlow, recording secretary;
and Mrs. Lucille Curry, treasurer.
Mrs. Ruth Curry gave a report
of the Rebekah assembly held in
Pendleton. Mrs. Curry served as
chairman of the memorial com
mittee at the assembly. Mrs. Mar
garet Klefer of Beulah Rebekah
lodge was named chaplain of the
association of ladies' auxiliaries
of Oregon.
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Fete, Cloverdale
CLOVE RD ALE . Plans for
the Cloverdale Old-timers picnic
are being made. The picnic will
be held the third Sunday in Aug
ust. All former and present resi
dents of this community will be
welcome. A basket dinner at noon
and a program in the afternoon
will be features.
The first memorial services in
a number of years were conduct
ed at the IOOF cemetery here
Sunday afternoon and many peo
ple attended. , . .. ji
This program was announced
by. Ted Whitehead, sr.: America,
by the attendance; prayer, led by
Mr. Whitehead; song by a Clover
dale quartet including Gertrude
Hennies, Arthur Kunke, Clarence
Rosenau and Oscar Fliflet; ad
dress by Rev.GeorgesPemberton;
reading by Care Schifferer; song
by a Turner quartet and other
numbers.
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Kot only was Eettie Barker, lovely brunet Junior, chosen beauty
(ueen at Northern State Teachers college at Aberdeen, S. D., but
art was M JJLiiiXSSi regular cp-ta cn JKmpu .
WPA Mechanical Drawing
Class Will Open tonight
WOODBURN A new WPA ed
ucational project is to be started
in -Woodburn when George - E.
Bryant will conduct classes in
mechanical sketching and draw
ing every Wednesday night at the
Washington Junior high tchool
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Every
one over the age ot 16 is invited
to take part In the class's and
no equipment is needed except a
pencil and a two-foot rule.
Missionary Society
Will Meet Tomorrow
ZENA -Mrs. Hugh Craig will
open her home Tuesday afternoon
at 1 o'clock to the Spring Valley
Missionary - society. Assistant
hostesses will be Mrs. F .D. Craw
ford, Mrs. Ralph Shephard and
jars. Elwpo4 Cooper.
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