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Telephone Exchanges for Monmouth and Indep
May Go
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning:, July 9, 1938
Salem Hookup
jen now
Slightly Hi gher Rate ilh
5 Cent Toll Between 2
Towns Rumored
MONMOUTH The l.ng time
dl?ussion as to whether or not
Monmouth would be enabled to
retain a telephone exchange
seem , to have been negatively
decided this week,' Manager
H. VrColllns of Salem and DIs-'
trict Traffic Manager iL. E.
Clyde. Portland, were tieVb Tues
day with C. L. Sundberg of
Dallas. According to present
plans both the exchange 'here
and the one at Independence
will be done away with and these
subscriber will be hooked up
with Salem for serrlce by April.
Local business men -rant dial
Phones, and it is rumored that a
rate Increase of 50 cents per
month for business phones will
come with the new setup, and a
toll of 6 cents will be charged
on calls between Monmouth and
Independence.
May Lower Farm Rate
Farm line rates mi)' be low
ered from $6 to $5 per year for
twitching charges., All dial
phones will be Installed
The telephone - company has
for some little time been oper
ating here without a franchise.
The city council is interested in
getting the telephone poles re
moved f rem Main street as a
movement . to widen the streets
has' been ursred by business men
for some time.
It seems probable that an ar
rangement may be worked out
In the near future to accomplish
this. .. '
Community Club
To Picnic Sunday
'Real Wild Blackberries
Are Plentiful at Suver;
3 Buy Combines
SUVER Suver - community
club is to have its annual pic
nic at Helmick park Sunday, July
10. A basket lunch will be
served with Mrs. C. D. Rltchey.
Mrs. E. B. Gobat and Mrs. B. R.
. Douglas in charge. Mrs. Emma
Benedict, Mrs. Laveta' Suver and
Mrs. Melvina Dodson are ar
ranging entertainment.
Wild blackberries are plentiful
this yaaf and I o c a I folk are
taking, advantage of the free
berries, coming back with many
gallons.
: Mr. and Mrs. Willis Allen and
.two sons moved last week from
the' Kester : dairy to a small
house fn his father. O. M. Al
len's farm. Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Buck master have moved into,
the house vacated by the Al
len s and Buckmaster will do
dairy work 'for Ralph Kester.
i Three Busy Combines, -.
I Gus Fleishman and Carl De
Armond each have purchased a
new combine. Earl Brown of
Atrlie - is also the owner ;6t a
' lev combine. .
I Sylvester Ridders. of the TJS
navy and who is to be stationed
at Bremerton this summer, spent
Monaay wun nis parents, mt.
and Mrs. John Ridders. He was
accompanied by Miss Nellie
Rlchter of Dallas;
f E. E. DeArmond has finished
putting a new foundation under
their house.
1 Mrs. Wllmot Kester and Mrs.
Otto Hilke will entertain the
Ivy club . Wednesday afternoon,
July- 13, at the home of Mrs.
Kester.
I Slate Demonstration
TURNER The boys of the
Christian church will give a
demonstration, 'The Unpardon
able Sin at the Sunday night
church service. The class will
be directed by Leroy Downing,
teacher.
"Pun?" Victim
Ceorg Dimltrov, chief of the
Uommialit International,
whose same was added to the
growing: list of Russian officials
reported to have fallen victims
to Dictator Stalia'i latest
purse." Dimltrov, director of
the activities of communists in
scores of countries, was ru
mored In Berlin to have been
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Xie defeased came to his death
from a gunshot wound of the
chest,! inflicted by an unidenti
fied person with homicidal in
tent.': That was tthe verdict giv
; en by j a Los Angeles coroner's
Jury at the inquest over the
mysterious death of King D.
Gray, j Hollywood ace camera
num. Only clues left were a 32
caliber shell and a letter ad
dressed "Dear Daddy., The let
ter was found on the dead
man's body. Photo shows David
Gray, son of the victim, intent
ly listening at the inquest.
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DeSart Observes
70tli Anniversary
At Country Home
CENTRAL HOWELL Almost
130 persons called on W. A. De
Sart during the afternoon and
evening of July 5 to congratulate
him on his 70th birthday anni
versary.! Refreshments served
from a j long table on" the lawn
were in charge of Mrs. Frank
Van Dyke, Mrs. Clyde DeSart and
Mrs. Earl DeSart.
Following are persons who
called: I
Mr. and Mm. E. A. MeEWain, Mrs.
Margaret 31. ilejer. Mr. and Mra. C. A.
Walling and Glen, Mra. Laura O. Coonse,
Julius and Cornelina Schar, Mr and Mra.
Tom Harris, Evalina Zopsi, Dale Smith,
Kathrjra and Bill Grange, Mrs. Fartbcna
Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman White,
Miis Merle Bwen. G. D. Bowes, H. 8.
Bowen, Keber llurphy, Ethel Murphy,
Elaine Murphr. Jtr. and Mrs. W. H.
Newport and three sons, Mrs. Msria
Milne. Mrs. Xellie Tare, Mrs. Alta le
Bart, Xtelnaf ! Sart, Mr. and Mrs. Aloe
I.iehty, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Benson.
Mrs. Alta Lindtolin, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Clark. Carl Benson, J. W. Hofstetter.
Mr. and Mra. R. H. Bye, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Lirtty, Mrs. A. E. Knenzi and Er
aa Knenzi, Mr. and Mrs. Theodora Ki
nsi. Joyce and Jimmy, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Woara, Evelyn Woara, Schuyler De Sart,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Do Sart and lola,
Mr. and Mrs. Alia Kruf, Donna and
Dale, Mr and Mrs. Oscar Johnson, Ar
dell and Darjl Dean. Mr. and Mra. John
Bteelhammer, Ernest Werner, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Montie, Mr. and Mra. Ray
mond Swltier and son, Mr. and Mra.
Frank Beutler. Marian, Lloyd. Robert
and'Eleea Bentler. Mr. and .Mra.. Ea
mett McCsol, Mr. and Mrs. Merl Bye and
sons. Mr. and Mrs. Peri Bye, George
Kaufman, i David and William MePher
aon, Mr. at. 4 Mra. , F. E. Way and Rob
ert.. J. S. Kaulman, Mr. and Mra. Clar
ence Simmons, Mrs. Anna M. Boehringer,
Mr and Mrs." Ernest Bowen. Mr. and
Mrs. Hal; Da Sart and daughter, Phil
Dryer, Me. -and Mrs. Oscar Meyer. Mrs.
Leone Pooler-Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. Dsn
J. Steiner, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stiffen.
Miss Ellen Steffen. Mr. and Mra. Earl
Pooler. Mr. and Mra. Ed Brooks. Sher
man -HofMettr, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Arm
strong. Mr. and Mra. John Twed, Mr.
and Mrs.: Ernest Armstrong, Mr. and
Mrs. Alpkena Schar, Mrs. Fred Sen sr.
Mr. and Mra. Jim Dick, Mr. and Mra.
Albert Kggiman. Rnssell McCallister and
Gene, Robert and Ruth. Mr. and Mra.
Frank Van. Dyke. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
De Sart, Rath and Gerald. Mr. and Mra.
Earl Da Sart.
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Bishop Dagvell Is
To Speak at Coast
.OTTER ROCK A monster in
terdenominational religious gath
ering in an ocean overlook service
at Otter Crest la planned for Sun-
day, July 17. at 3:30 p.m. The
I meeting, expected to be the first
I of a series on the coast, is being
arranged by a committee of the
: Lincoln county ministerial associ
ation and C, A. Kells of Salem,
president of t'ue Oregon Council
of Churches, r. . : .. .
:; Bishop Benjamin D. Dagwell of
the Episcopal church of Oregon la
to be the speaker, and the-Rev. I;
George Nace of Tillamook, Re
formed ehurch, is to lead the min
isters of many denominations In
scriptural responses.
Rev. A. M. Williams of the Nels
cott Cbapel-by-the-Sea, chairman
of the committee, and Rev. E. A.
Fogg of Tart Evangelical have in
vited all people of thecal ley
churches to drive to the coast
Sunday afternoon for this unique
service. 1 , :
Rotarians Sponsor
Bus for Children
WOODBURN , The weekly
meeting of the Woodburn Rotary
club was held at the Woodburn
hotel Thursday soon with Otto
Ebner of New York speaking on
-International Politics.
The new year for Rotary clubs
began Thursday and all officers
now serving were unanimously
requested to continue their re
spective offices as they have not
served out a year.
The local Rotarians are paying
expenses of a school bus which
is being used to transport 45
children--of school age to Salem
wherejthey are taking free swim
ming lessons. , , .
n House Is
Event at Farm Home Fetes
Anniversary of First
Cottage Building ,
ALBANY Sunday will be the
15th anniversary of the opening
of Wlllard cottage at the Chil
dren's Farm Home, and , open
house is being planned by the
WCTU in honor of the day. j
Wlllard cottage was the first
cottage to be erected at the farm
home back in 1923. Since then
six more cottages have , been
built. They are named the' Cn
rnh, Oregon, Portland, Multno
mah, 'Powers and Oregon, i Two
of the cottages are occupied by
girls and the others by boys. At
present there are 156; boys and
girls at' the Institution.
McHargue Gets Contract - .
ALBANY Just three patrons
turned out for the Bcbool elec
tion Monday night at : the little
community of Ash Swale, a few
miles south of Albany. As a re
, suit Mrs. Clara B. Harrison was
j reelected clerk, and Mrs. Zoe
Smith was elected director : for
three years. ,
John McIIargue of Browns
ville was given the contract, for
painting the school building in
side and out.
ALBANY Rev. J. M. Car
michael, minister in the McMlnn
Tille Mennonite Brethren Church
in Christ, will, occupy the pulpit
of the Albany Evangelical
church Sunday night. The church
is enjoying a series of sermons
along the topic: "If . I had but
one more sermon to preach,
with some out-of-the-city minis
ter as guest speaker.
Bible School Opens 11th
ALBANY Vacation bible
school is to start Monday, July
11, at the Twelfth street Men
nonite church. Classes will be
held, for ' children between the
age, of four and sixteen years,
with a competent corps of teach
ers fn charge.
The school which will be held
daily each morning will continue
for two weeks.
ALBANY Rev. and Mrs. H.
H. Hubbell and two daughters
are leaving for Ca n b y where
they will attend the camp meet
ing of the Interdenominational
church. Rev. ' Hubbell, who Is
pastor of the Albany Interde
nominational church, is assistant
district superintendent and will
assist in arranging the camp and
the programs.
Accidental Shot
Injures Murray
DALLAS, Ore., July .-(?)-Donald
Murray, 19, Is In The
Dalles hospital with a serious gun
shot wound accidentally received
shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing when he dropped a .22 rifle
whlchv was discharged; when it
struck the ground. .
The accident occurred, on - the
Oak Knob road about two miles
north of here.
The bullet struck Murray In
the right side and ranged upwards
into the shoulder.
Threat Related
Above, Cowntess Barbara Hutton
ilangwltx-ltevenUow; - below,
her son Lance. Alleged threats
and m demand for $3,000,000
as the price of a divorce by her
nobleman hnsband . were : de
scribed Jn a court hearing . In
London recently.- IIN photo.
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prisoner by the Spanish insur
gents, may be freed in a possi
ble exchange of prisoners with
the Barcelona government. Jen
kins enlisted with the Loyalists
; from New York, where he had
gone to attend a school of so
cial research. His wife quoted
him as saying, "Somebody has
to stop Hitler and Mussolini,
and'the diplomats won't do it.
Red Cross Glass
Will Open 20th
Free Swimming Instruction
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Available one Week for
all Residents
JEFFERSON Plans are being
completed for the first free swim
ming and life saving classes held
in Jefferson at the Santiam river,
beginning July 20 and continuing
for a week. The school will be
conducted by the American Red
Cross and is sponsored locally by
the Parent-Teachers association,
the Jefferson Better Business club
and the Jefferson Woman's club.
All persons, young and old, who
want this instruction are request
ed to register at the Review of
fice. Slate OES Initiation
Initiation will be exemplified
at the regular meeting of Euclid
chapter OES Tuesday night, July
2. Delegates, who attended the
grand chapter will give reports.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hitchcock
of Minneapolis, Minn., are visit
ing at the homes of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Miller in Jefferson, and
Mrs. Miller's father, James John
ston, near Greens bridge.
Mrs. Wirt Dailey is assisting in
caring for L. H. Knight, who Is
very ill at his home In the south
part of town. "
J. T. Jones, who has been HI at
his home on Second street for sev
eral weeks, is reported much bet
ter.
' ; Special Service Sunday
A combined service will be held
at the Evangelical church Sunday
morning beginning at 10 o'clock
and continuing until 11:30, which
will include the Sunday school
and children's day program. The
lesson study will begin at 10
o'clock, followed by songs and re
citations by the children, and a
sermdnette by the 1 pastor. Rev.
A. P. Layton. A special offering
will be taken.
The Senior Christian Endeavor
of the Christian church enjoyed a
party Thursday night In the
church parlors. Twenty five young
people were present.
Independence Man
Buys Paint Shop
INDEPENDENCE Mr. and
Mrs. N. - Pickens have sold their
home and are moving to Newport
where Mr. Pickens has bought a
paint shop. Mrs.. Pickens has been
employed in the Safeway store
here. ''.: - : '
Mrs. Smith is quite sick in her
home on Seventh street. Mrs. E.
Fluke, her daughter, is with her
most of the time.
Mr. and Mrs. E." Lawrence were
taken for a Joy ride through the
streets of the city on their return
home from, their honeymoon.
- V. Seeley and son. Vera are
busy with their combine.
Vance Smith Is now working In
the Pay n'Save. store. He has been
in Eugene for the past few
months. .
Gettysburg Yarns
Bring Memories
To N. J. Bowers
WEST SALEM The papers, In
recent days have contained much
about the battle of Gettysburg,
and these stories have brought to
N. J. Bowers, 101 C North 6th
street, recollections of the battle
Intelligence which filtered to his
home 7 5 years ago. Bowers was
a boy of 14 years at the time the
historic battle was fought.
I lived about as far awy from
the battle scene as from here to
Seattle, Wash., but I had an uncle
who lived only 30 miles away, and
who said at that time that he
heard the roar of the cannon at
Gettysburg.
"A -day of two after the battle,
father and my Uncle John, only
brothers, were hauling wheat
sheaves and storing in the large
barn. -1 recall that they were .talk
ing about this battle," Bowers
says.
Church Plans
Year's Work
Dr. J. C Booth Is Named
Lions. dob Delegate
, v ; to Convention
LEBANON The meeting of all
church boards at the. Methodist
ehurch Thursday was preceded by
a covered dish dinner. The even
ing .was given to conference and
committee reports and plans for
the year's work was outlined by
Rev. R. A. Spence and committee
chairmen. Rev. W. O.Torbli
closed the meeting with a histor
ical, sermon telling of his pastor
ate through 42 years.
Rev. F. Claude Stevens: left
Thursday for Payette, Ida., where
he will preach at the Christian
church Sunday.' Rev. LeRoy Aplet
of the Payette church will preach
at the Lebanon church.
Dr. J. C Booth was elected del
egate Thursday to the Internation
al convention of the Lions' club
at Oakland. Calif., to be held July
19 to 22.
John Whltcher of Ottowatomie,
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Kans... is visiting his brother, C.
C. Whltcher, who has been very ill
but is now recovering.
Legion Picnic Sunday '
-The American Legion, Santiam
post, will hold the annual picnic
Sunday at the Weis grove . near
Sweet Home. '- '
Mr.' and Mrs. C. C Follet and
children of Los Angeles are guests
of. Mr. Follett's mother, Mrs. Ada
Follett, and his sister, Mrs. ! Tex
McKinney. v -
The contract for four new cab
ins to be erected for the Santiam
Fish and' Game association by
John Bryant has been completed
at Clear Lake and a room for the
caretaker has been added.
Lof fie Arnold for many years
leading poultry man of Lebanon
has for the first time 600 bronze
turkeys hatched on his own
grounds. The comparatively small
group of turkeys on the chicken
ranch in previous years have been
brought from other hatcheries.
Win Gardener Prizes ;
, WOODBURN Members of the
Woodburn Garden club held a no
host picnic supper at the Aurora
park Wednesday night. Games
were played with prizes won by
Miss Vera Jean Huber, George
Beach, Mrs. J. J. Hall and Mrs
Walter G. Milleri r
Frank Knox
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To The Kewepaperboye of Aoericai. i !
. 1 i Llk thouaande of other business een of :
today, the first Money, X ever earned vaa for carryix a
'?JrUpWp6pr Poutt. 0nm? Jida. U;chian.ere
tt.r...-. In order to increaa. By incoie I shortly,
thereafter got a Job aa an aftsrrn n. r: "
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nar J,nr llf the value of -dollar..
oil t IJ0 earn on' f1 h0 harder it vas to save
nTr CM belBg tefta-that necessity a
pur upon ne at eleven years of age to earn ay way. The
Wuenc. which that had upon By sub sequent lif wasark.d.
and whatever success I have achieved is at least partially
due to the responsibilities I learned a. a newspaJSoyT
THRIFT A good; habit best formed in youth
The "thrf habit" is but one of the many practical lessons learned by
today's nfwspaper boys thereby laying the foundation for better citU
senship when they take their places in life a few years hence,
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Thousands . of today's
newspaper boys are
regularly "setting aside"
a portion of their earn
ings for future needs.
Many j are using these
savings to obtain a col
lege education; others
to get a start in business
when they finish their
!, schooling.
Ellis Giristenson
Has Crushed Foot
Fern ; Hubbard Bride of
. Clarence Decker of
v , ' Gates Section
LYONS 1 Ellis Christenson.
who . is employed . for the Linn
lumber company, . was taken to
the Deaconess hospital in Salem
Thursday suffering with a
crushed foot. He . was running
donkey and in some way his
heel was caught in the gears.
Mrs. Dell Westenhouse went to
Albany . Wednesday , to visit Mr.
Westenhouse's brother, Conard.
who Is in the Albany hospital
in a serious condition.
Fern Hubbard Bride-..
Miss Fern Hubbard, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Hubbard, and Clarence Decker of
Gates were married at Vancouv
er, Wash., Tuesday. They were
accompanied by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hubbard. The young
people will make their home in
Mill City where they have pur
chased property. . The young peo
ple of Lyons and Gates gave
them an old fashioned serenade.
"This experience was
invaluable becauseit
taught me? very early s
in life the value of a
dollar
Sayt the publisher one of
America's Great Dairy Newspapers
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DAILY NEWS) PLAZA, CHIC AOO
April 9. 1958.
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The Ladles' Aid-of the Lyons
Methodist church met at the
home of Mrsi. Alex Bodeker Wed
nesday afternoon, when plans
were also made for a. silver tea
to be held the last meeting in
July. : Twenty four women at
tended. .
Wyoming Couple
Guests of Harts
RICKREALL Mr. a n d Mrs.
Mark' Stewart of Cheyenne, Wyo..
visited here this week with their
cousins,' Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hart.
Stewart is a mechanic for the
United Airlines and they are on
their annual vacation, traveling
by auto. Before leaving on their
vacation they sent theif three
small children by plane to Salt
Lake City to her sister where they
will pick them up on their return
trip.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Grolbert and
his sister, Mrs. Lydia Layman
went to Woodland, Wash., Thurs
day to spend the weekend with
friends. :
Nora and Gladys Doss left
Thursday for Astoria where they
will visit their aunt, Mrs. J. E.
Johnson for several weeks.
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