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The OREGON STATESMAN, Sakrn, Oregon, Thursday Morning, August 25, 1938 PAGE THREE Trucker Hurt, Accident Shot Rifle Falls From top of Logs; Townsend Club Meet of Interest LEBANON Richard Rowley. 23, log , tracker of the Happy Home neighborhood, vii dang erously wounded Tuesday morn ing while loading logs. .A .22 rifle fell from the top of the logs and was discharged, the bullet ' penetrating his right breast, entering one lung and lodging under the skin in - his back. He was brought to the, Leba non hospital by Dr. R. B. Miller who operated, rumoring the bul let. He states that unless com plications arise he has a chance bf recoTery. A son was born at the Leba non general hospital August 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Harrey Weed of BrownsTille. Mr. and Mn. Arrj Bunch and two children hare returned ,t& their Lome at Lacomb after two years at Grant. New Mexico, where he was engaged In the timber business. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hammett of Saieai spent the weekend with his brother, "Guy Hammett. and family. A trip by the men to Cascadia ended In disappoint ment aj to the hopes of shooting a cougar, but their ammunition was said to hare brought a mouse to an untimely end. Mrs. William Neeley of Oak land. Calif., with her son. Billy, and Mrs. John Pearce of -Sacramento are guests of their par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bilyeu. Mr. and Mm. Ed Calahan of the Standard .Oil company, and two sons and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fisher are spending a few days at Newport. . Fair Is Advertised Banners heralding the at ate fair and the - Sweet Home fair are giving a festive appearance to Main street and business streets east and weBt. The meeting of the Townsend club at the Church of Christ Tuesday night featured an . ad dress by Rer. R. A. Spence of the ME church who spoke not as an expositor of the plan but from a moral .standpoint in which many phases of economic condi tions wi-re well expressed. Mrs. Marian Nagle of Lacomb spoke briefly on club problenyi and stated that Gordon Ware, national speaker, will spend a week In Linn county nd assisted In arrangements to bring him to Lebanon Octobe: 9. He will be in Sweet Horn October 3. Following adjournment to the social looms Harry Wiley, re publica candidate for represen tative in the legislature,' spoke briefly of the Plan mapped by himself if elected. . Thera was a large attendance from Lebanon, Sweet Home and Lacomb. Harvest Festival Helps Fire Fund AUMSVILLE The three-day barren fenfral that closed Sun day was attended by a throng of people from all parts of the surrounding country. Concessions were popular and dances were held Friday and Sat urday nights, with large crowds in attendance. - Gross receipts were in excess of $300. The sum will be used to meet the expense of install ing fir equipment. The Aums ille firemen are grateful .to all who cooperated with them. - Mrs. Mary Fischer, who has been a, the home of ber daugh ter, Mr. Lee Highberger, left Monday for Norman, Okla., In company with the family of her son-in-law and daughter. Mr." and Mrs. O. E. Roberts, their daugh ter Betty Jo and sons Omar. Jr., Vernon Lester, Gerald Lee. They will remain in Oklahoma for the rest of the year. Funeral Is Held For Bert Shields S1LVERTON Private funeral services, in charge of the Ekman Funeral home, were held Wed nesday afternoon at Bethany cemetery for Bert Shields, 4S, who d-'ed early Tuesday morn ing in the fire that destroyed his home off South Water street. Rev. Frank Zook officiated. Survivors include the widow. .iaine xxoriues amciui; ter, Josephine Moffett of Port land: four brothers. E a r 1 of Portland. Dan of Silverton and George and Ray of San Fran cisco. Californians End Scotts Mills Slay 1 SCOTTS MILLS Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kellla of Crescent City, Calif., return-id Thursday after a week's visit among friends and relatives here.. They are old-time residents of this community, hav ing lived here over 20 years ago as the proprietors of a hotel. Mrs. Lowell HIrtiel. wife of Sergeant Hlrtxel of the state P lice at Eugene, and ton, Donald, arrived yesterday for a 10 day' vjsit at the J. W. Magee home. Mrs. Myra Sloan accompanied her son, Paul, to his home In Kellogg. Idaho, Friday tor a month's visit. Hollywood Man Takes Over N. Santiam Farm NORTH SANTIAM Mr. and Mrs. Al James have arrived at Mrs.' Louisa James' home from Hollywood. Calif. Mr. James will manage his mother's farm. . Mrs. Effie Angel is spending two I weeks with Mrs. Ida Swift at Mill City. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brock way of Bay Center, Wash., are guests at the Hugh Brockaway home. 2 Dead 50 Injured in New York 0 Two dead and an estimate ranging from 30 to 50 Injured was the toll of the recent subway crash In . New York City. Two heavily burdened southbound trains telescoped, killing Emannel Anerbach. who was apparently riding near the tiny cab of Salvatore Cota, driver. CoU was extricated alive, bat died shortly .after. Cola's train smashed into the rear of the front one. Police believe the accident was caused by an unidentified person jerking an emergency cord, when he saw a woman passenger on the first train caught In the doors just as the train was pulling eat of 116th street station. Near panic swept the crowded cars as all lights went oat and a short circuit started a fire. Photo shows firemen breaking through, the sides of coaches to remove passengers. -(1LX). Thompson Family ' Has 1st Reunion MARION Descendants of Robert and Rachel Thompson held their first reunion in the gardens at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Jack on Butte creek Sunday.' j Robert Thompson and wife crossed the! plains in 1852 and settled at Butte creek. The pres ent town of Marquam is on part of their donation land claim. ' Mrs. Mary Robbins of Molalla and Mrs. Rhola Ann Gray are the only surviving children and both were present as honor guests. i Others attending were Mrs. Kate Adams, Mrs. Orla Buxton. Miss Marilyn Buxton, . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dicken and daugh ter Betty Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Buxton, Molalla; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Robbins,. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Robbins and Miss Roselyn Robbing, Oregon City; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jones and children Paul and . Pauline, Marquam; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jones, Silverton; Mrs. Clarabelle Gray Sprague. . San Francisco; Mrs. D B. Gray and children Warren and Donna Dee. Oswego; Miss Lorena Jack, Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Gray, Marion, and the-host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Jack, Marquam. Cochran on Hand For School Term SILVERTON - Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Cochran have arrived at Silverton and for the present are bouse guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baker. They are searching for a desirable location at Sil verton for the winter. Mr. Cochran is at the head of the science department of the Silverton high school and Is also football coach. Long Overland Air Route MtXlCO&K " ' lit rLs.oa' j V -" ; ----- i cmsicaAt: to .iuzhcs a.p?s,v:a i AfST tC.T ROUTE . 4.432.'..atS I i; : ': TO rA. I ' Here la a map of the longest all overland airline In the world. Pan American Airways route from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Nome, Alaska. The last link in the airline, Seattle, WaslL, to Juneau, has teen blazed by a "baby Clipper". The west coast route will be approximately 11,237 soUes and the east coast route 13,562 miles, : -. - - x ! X. .. ',. H. - SO Farmers' Union! ; News MARION Marion Farmers' un ion local held its semi-monthly meeting Friday night. wun me suDjeci oi roaem ex termination under study, most of the time was taken in discussion and deciding on plans. Through the invitation of the rodent committee A. B. Plummer, chairman of the Linn county ro dent extermination project, was present and gare interesting facts on how eradication has been suc cessfully accomplished in other places. It was agreed to establish boun dary lines, with a signed petition by those in the inclosed district to be presented to the county court for approval. Entertainment Planned The first entertainment, toward raising funds for the proposed new hall is to be held September 16. The last two refreshment committees are sponsoring and directing the program. Reverend and Mrs, Campbell, of the Christian church of Jefferson, furnished the entertainment Mrs. Campbell singing and Rev. Mr. Campbell giving an interesting de scription of their experiences dur ing the flood 1 Uniontown, on the Ohio river in Kentucky. Campfire Groups At Summer Lodge DALLAS A group of Camp fire Girls from Dallas are spend ing this week at-' the Dallas Corvallie Campfire Girls' - sum mer lodge near Falls City. x Included in the group from Dallas are Miss Winifred Elliott, Miss Mary Ellen Dalton, Miss Doris Riggs, Miss Margaret Riggs, Miss Helen Elle, Misa Ber nice Elle, Miss Jean Tharp, Miss Ruth Pleasant, Miss Mildred Eastman and Miss Dorothy Palmer. ; y POST C'5PA.N. Wt-miO: AI5tt-ViA CASr COAST: Or i-5C'iTVi A.V-p?CA v ues TO totf.c-; r?r T Subway Crash Many Picnics on Liberty Schedule LIBERTY Sunday was a day for picuics for many Liberty folk. It was the day for the annual picnic for the Sunday school and church organization. Leaving im mediately after the morning serv ice the group went to Paradise island, had a lunch, and spent the afternoon in sports and swinv raing. A photographer from an Oregon magazine company, took pictures of this crowd for a forthcoming issue. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Judd, Har lan Judd, Mrs. -Esther Norwood and their guests. Miss Patricia Taylor and Deloris Bracken, at tended a family picnic at the coast attended also by the Bracken family and the Little famil7 of Monmouth. Miss Lyla Little returned with them to stay several days. Attending the state Farmers Union picnic at Champoeg from here were Mr. and Mrs. John Dasch and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Crabtree, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Farrand, the G. L. Weavers, the Ed war 4 Dencers, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dencer, Mrs. Guy Williams and M-. and Mrs. F. E. Judd. Harvest of Corn Is on at Talbot TALBOT Nelson Gilmour has started picking .sweet corn for the cannery at Liberty. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Johnston and son. Wayne, attended a fam ily dinner Sunday at the Ray Johnston's home In Salem. Mrs. . Jack Roberts of Vancou ver, Wash., has been a recent guest of her sister, Mrs. Delmer Davidson, and family. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mr. Wlllard Hatmaker, who has been seriously ill, is im proving now. Unionvale Guests Are From Indiana UNIONVALE Mr; a n d Mrs. Frank Romig of Gary, Ind., ar rived by automobile Tuesday to visit until Satifrday with the for mer's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Turner and family, the first time they had met in 34 years. ' Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Turner and their guests went to the coast and returned by Perrydale I to bring their daughter, Mrs. Dan iel Dixon and daughter to their home for several days. They are touring the coast states. They JJive on the Lake Michigan shore IDU All. .nuuiig is iu m aicci tory. Guests Numerous At Waldo Hills WALDO HILLS Guests are numerous in the Hills. Mrs. Lo rena Thompson entertained Miss Amanda Mitzner, returned mis sionary from Burma, and her sister, Ida, of Albany recently. Miss Mary Bulrd of Portland is the bouse guest of Mrs. .Helen Paget. The visit of Mrs. George Kuhn henn of Minot, N. D., was the Inspiration for a family get-together at the William Havernick home Sunday. Dinner was served at noon to 25. Everett Dickman r e t o r n e d home Sunday from a week's trip to southern Oregon. Vacation Trip at End; . Canada Visit la Made S I L E R T O N Miss Verda Oeder, employed in the ofices of Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge, and Miss vreir Lanelv. emnlored at the local credit bureau office have returned from a week's va cation trip to Victoria. B. C. En route they visited with Mr. and Mrk. Paul Dickey (Anne Hobart) at Sedro Woolley. Wash., and with Rer. and Mrs. C. J. Hall. formerly of Silverton, at Golden dale. During Miss Oeder's ab sence, Mrs. Merl Larson of Sa lem agisted in Dr. Kleinsorge office '- St. Louis Farmer Union Meet Held Various Cooperative Aims Reported on; Liberty Cannery Praised ST, LOUIS The Farmer's Un ion held its regular monthly meet ing Friday night at the Fairfield grange ball. Mr. Marks reported on his at tendance at the labor union and label league picnic, held at Wen dell park in July. Ernest Andrews reported for the livestock committee. All mem bers who have sold livestock to the Farmer's Union Commission company at Portland, have re ceived better than local prices, he reported, and advised members to patronize the union by doing like wise. Visitors Report Joe Fitts from the RrnnVi 1nl and Mr. and Mrs! John Dasch of Liberty- local were guests. Mr. Fitts reported on soil conservation crop-control and crop insurance. Crop insurance would not apply to the Willamette valley because of diversified crops and absence of total failures. Mr. Dasch renorted nil ih en. operative Farmer's Union cannery at Liberty. This cannery has can ned cherries, loganberries, bov- senberries. youngberries and veg- etaoies oi ail kinds, and is now canning blackberries. Shipment Praised The Farmers Union has recent ly received a letter fo congratu lation on a shipment of fruit sent east and has prospects of many out-of-state orders. All the fruit canned is labeled with the em blem "Farmer's Union." Labor unions and the label league and oiner organizations have pledged to buy only the canned fruits which bear the union label. Again Prices I Granger's Column ROBERTS At the regular meeting of Roberts grange Sat urday eight, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Newton and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pruitt were glreu the third and fourth degree obligations. Miss Vinnifred Newton, who was glten a 411 scholarship at OSC summer school by the grange, gave an Interesting talk. The literary program was a radio broadcast" put on by HE club members, Mrs. S. L. Mi nard. Mrs. George Nelson, Mrs. G. Bressler, Mrs. Reg Busey, Mrs. 'J. Clymer and Mrs. L. D. Johnston; Maxine Pettyjohn, Mrs. Harry Carpenter, Mrs. E. A. Goodrich and Mrs. Nan Lou Pettyjchn. accompanied by Mrs. Forest Edwards. Other numbers were a piano solo, Mrs. Forest Edwards; ladies' orchestra and play, Mrs. Albert Blankenship and Mr. William Peterson. TALEOT Ankeny grange No. 540 met in regular session In its hal! Saturday night with Master ' Rex Hartley, in the chair. ,- ; . A short business meeting was held and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Finlay and ' Mr. and Mrs. Laur ence Finiay were appointed on the, refreshment committee. Mrs. Helen Hoffell of . California, for-, mer resident of this community, was a visitor; Nadine Simpson gave a read ing during lecturer's hour and Mary Casto and Nadine Simpson sang. -- Plan j were discussed for" the grange bazaar to be held the last ' of September. Committee chairmen appointed for' exhibits were Mrs. J. D. Fair, Edwin Swartz, Mrs. D. E. Blinston and Mrs. C. F. Johnston. T A L B O T Members of the Ankeny Home Economics club met at the home of Mrs. Rex Hartley for an all-day meeting The Ultra Smartness of New York Styles Combined With the Ultimate of Comfort That Only Hand Turns Can Give nnri i 4 Tuesday. The time was spent -orking on a quilt. Alms Expected to Reach Home by End of Week as Trip to Hawaii Winds up SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. Julius Aim, sr., are expected to return the last of this week from a six weeks' vacation tour to tha .Hawaiian islands. : Upoa their return they will be greeted by the first grand son to bear" the Aim name, Ron ald Rankin Aim. born to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Aim. Jr.. at the Sil verton hospital August 20. We Wish to Congratulate ARGO HOTEL ...... 'I: , . . ' . on their opening of their newly equipped dining room. Salem can well be proud of this well equipped place. Remember, when you dine at the Argo you are served with.U. S. government inspected meats which are furnished by us. Paramount Market COURT & LIBERTY STREETS Phone ring Cadet - IV As smart as the Fourth Regiment on review; capturing women with its tailored charm and captivat ing them with its subtle' treat ment. A hand-made shoe with the elo quence and fit of a captain's uniform. Hidd en The very name is magic and so is the fit of this "Concealed Gore" step-in with its dainty leather lacing up the front. It's a gem of "custom craftsmanship." Every lovely . lady should know Mh charm of Hidden Magic. Available in . black and a new shade of brown, Polishe Acorn. m09 . Scarth Will Head Philomath Mais SILVERTON James A, Scarth, who has been a member of the Scarth milling firm here since it was first locally established, has severed his7 connections and has leased the Philomath Seed and Feed mills and will go at once t- the new location. Mrs. Scarth and children will move cbout the middle of Sep tember. Both Mr, and Mrs. Scarth have been active in social affairs of Silverton and will be greatly missed. Mrs. Scarth is past presi dent of the Legion auxiliary and Mr. Scarth Is past commander of the Legion. 3161 12.50 lie I ! 12.50