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The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning, September 29, 193S pagd nixie:: October Sked is neavv wne Silver ton Hills Fair Opens Month of Much Activity for Nearby Town I SILVERTON Early October will be af busy time1 for Silverton folk. The , Silverton Hills fair Saturday s the opener with many from SilYerton planning to motor out for the afternoon pro gram and eyening . dance. - October 3, the city council, the American Legion and : axill ary"" meet. - -October 5, attention -will again be called to the Sil Yerton fHills , with the state grange conference meeting there that day. The night of October - 3, the Silver ton Junior ; Woman's club will open its autumn meetings. October 6, the Parent-Teachers association will hare its first au tumn meeting. Monday follow ing, October 10, the SilYerton Woman's club will open its sea- son; ". Fraternal orders are also en tering the more active season in October. SILVERTON Local relatives bare received word from Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hedges who are sta tioned in the Philippines that they Intend to return to the states in 1939. Hedges is in the lumber business on the islands. SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Anderson " are announc ing the birth of a daughter, weight 6 pounds and 14 ounces, September 23, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Berg the birth of a son, weight 8 pounds and' 11 ounces, born Ssptember 22. Both infants were born at the Silverton hos pital. SILVERTON Mrs. James A. Scarth entertained at her West Main street home Tuesday after noon at tea in compliment to Mrs. Tom "Hewett, who will leave Thursday morning for Amity to make her home. Mr. Hewett 'is conected with the forestry serv ice and will continue in this work for the present. SILVERTON Silverton friends have received announce- Mildred Stanton, former - nurse at the Silverton hospital, and Marion W. Martignone of San Francisco. The wedding took place September 15 and the couple will make their home in the bay city. - 'SILVERTON The Royal Neighbors will meet October 4 with Mrs. Charles Hartman. In charge of the refreshments will be Mrs. Mary Jones, Mrs. L. M. Larson, ; Mrs. Bertha Morley. SILVERTON Mrs. June D. Drake will leave early next week for Ohio where she will be with her daughter, Ardith for sev eral weeks. Farmers Making War on Beavers LEBANON At a meeting at Crabtree Monday night 14 farm ers of the Beaver -Creek section declared in favor of eliminating beaver from - the creek. They nrefer. If noBsihle. to use trans to take the beaver alive and transport them to a place where they will be useful; but in their present location they are prov ing a menace and a loss. - Dams built in 1936 have had to be rebuilt and the work has proven useless and will be as long as the beaver remain. ; Farmers say they will appeal to the US Dioiogicai survey iw aid as it is useless to clear the land while in danger of over flow from the dams. Farmers voted to accept more WPA work In clearing in hope that the sur vey will meet their urgent need. Aid Will Resume Sessions Tuesday UNI ON VA LE The Unionvale Evangelical Ladies' Aid first meeting after thei summer vaca tion will be held Tuesday, Octo ber, 4, Mrs. Carl Thornton, sec retary, announces . Hauling rock and gravel for revetment on " Grand Island is keeping trucks busy over roads in this locality. . . Complimenting their grandson. David Shelburne. on occasion of his 11th birthday, which was September 26, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Smith entertained 14 mem bers of the family at their home Sunday. Apple Seeds Brown so Picking Time at Hand HAYESVILLE Apple picking will begin Wednesday on the Lloyd Reynolds place; Marc Sau cy, overseer, has an interesting way of testing his apples to de termine their ripeness. When the seeds begin to turn brown It is time to pick them. Another Room Completed for Halls Ferry School HALLS FERRY The- new room is completed on the Halls Ferry school and classes opened Monday morning with Mrs. El sie Carpenter, principal and Mrs. Clara Jones of Salem, pri mary teacher. Women Get Deer Each SILVERTON - Silverton friends have learned that Mrs. J. C. Schlador, Winnie Rowland and Norris Ames have each a deer to their credit. The group, together with Mr. Schlador, went hunting early last week. Schla dor Is stationed with a CCC camp out from Eugene. . .... . GT Club Postponed " ROBERTS Tfca G. T. club, which wa to have met Thursday lias been aostvoned indefinitely. 1 Hartford Hard Hit as Connecticut .... . -i ' ; - : 1 1 I One of the most severely stricken cities in the east ern flood area was Hartford, Conn., where the Con necticut river rose to a height of 40 feet, swollen Seitziner Mill Down Temporarily Charles Moores Moving to Mill City to Reside; Ingemans Visit i '-! GATES Several of the Seitz Inger mill crew are home this week as the mill will be closed down for several days due to the trucking being prohibited on the road which is freshly oiled Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Inge man and Virginia of North Bend were visiting friends and rela tives here over Monday. Mrs. Ingeman . was accompanied home by her grandmother, Mrs. N. J. Bradley, who has been visiting here, j ! Attend Shower Several members of the wom en's club of Gates attended the shower j given at the home of Miss Georgia Shane in honor of Mrs. Joe Toepfer, recent bride. Mrs. Toepfer was formerly Marie Cline and a graduate from the Gates high school. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore have moved to Mill City. Mrs. Louisa Romey, formerly of Phoe nix, Ariz., will live in the Moore home. Tompkins Starts New Grange Tour GRAND" ISLAND Mr,, and Mrs. Morton Tompkins left Sun day on one of the several state grange ! tours scheduled for the next few months. The work this time will' begin in . Clatsop county and3 continue through the counties down the coast. Tomp kins is the state grange over seer. Mrs. Tompkins will assist in the - degree work Mr. and Mrs. C. 5A. Rockhilf and daughter Mary' and Arnet White of this' district and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wood of the Fairview district attended the wedding of Robert; Earl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Earl, Sunday afternoon at the Carlton Taptist church. Filbert Harvest Now The i harvesting of; the filberts in the large orchard on the Mor ton Tompkins farm has been completed with only a small crop received this year. Mr. sand Mrs. Charles Berger have moved up into the moun tains above Dallas where he has employment doing some logging. Mr. j and Mrs. Louis Will and son, Leonard, left Sunday for a two weeks vacation and hunting trip into eastern Oregon. Lewisville Residents To Hold Annual Picnic; Williams Is President i ALBANY A number of Albany people attend the picnic of former Lewisville residents held in Inde pendence Sunday. The event is to become an annual affair with the first Sunday in August being set as the meeting time for next year. Mayor Williams of Indepen dence j was elected president. Among those from Albany attend ing was L. L. Swan, prominent at torney of the city, who was a resi dent of Lewisville many years ago. ' I . William Best, jr., Hurt i On Mill City Mill Job . 1 - - ' . . - MILL CITY William Best, Jr., was seriously Injured while working at the Mill City mill Tuesday. ;iIIe fell 30 feet of the slip in the : mill, injuring his back, t He was taken to the home of his parents at Sheridan for medical care. Mrs. Collins Dies BRUSH CREEK Mrs. D. F. Hillman has returned from Al bany Where she was with her mo ther, Mrs. Charles Collins, 85, un til her death and funeral last Fri day. ! Other ' survivors are four sons,! Paul Collins at Albany: Ralph and Charles at Portland and Clarence at Salem. ''I Move to Farm PLEASANTDALE Mr. and Mrs. j Guy Freshour, moved. Sat urday from the farm' of the for mer's father, Henry Freshour, where - they have resided sinee their marriage, to the home of Miss' Valera Flint. - Miss Flint began teaching th Ballston school Monday. View of flood waters at Hartford Granger's News LYONS The Santlam valley grange held its second annual harvest festival at the Rebekah hall Friday. These prizes were awarded: Farm exhibits, Mrs. Maud Zim merman, 1; Mrs. Jack Comforth, 2; Albert Julian, 3. Individual exhibits, 1, Marion Martin: 2, Henry N'eal; 3, lolly Westen house. Flower exhibits, dahlias? jl, Mrs. Marion Taylor j, 2; Mrs. Dell Westenhouse. Asters, 1 and : 2, Mrs. Dale Westenhouse. Zinnias. 1, Mrs. Bert Peyree; t 2, Mrs. Floyd Bassett. Mixed : bouquets, 1, Mrs. George Berry; 2, Mrs. Elmer Taylor. Geraniums, j 1, Mrs. George Berry; 2,i Mrs. Ev erette Crabtree. Potted plants, 1, Mrs. Maud Zimmerman; 2, Mrs. Elmer Taylor. Penstomins, 1. Mrs. Dell Westenhouse. Black eyed Susan, Mrs. Elmer .Taylor ; marigolds, Mrs. Bert Peyree; gladiolus, Mrs. Dell : Westen house; amaranthus, Mrs. Dell Westenhouse; - nasturtiums, Mrs. Everett Crabtree; water Illy, Mrs. Elmer Taylor. Quilts: 1, Mrs. Dell Westen house; 2, Mrs. Roy Davidson; 3, Mrs. Jim Kimery. Bed set: 1, Mrs. Dell Westenhouse; i 2, Mrs. Marion Taylor; 3, Mrs. Ma bel Patton. Hooked rugs, all prizes, Mrs. Mabel Patton; table cloths, 1, Mrs. Elmer Taylor; j! 2, Mrs. Ira Krish;, pillow slips,; 1 and 2, Mrs. Roy Davidson; 3, Mrs. Mabel Patton. Painted pic tures, 1, Helen Trask; 2, Hally Westenhouse; 3, Charmalne Westenhouse; crochet center pieces and scarfs, 1 and 2, Mrs. Dell Westenhouse; 3, Mabel Pat ton. Antiques, 1, Mrs. Ira Kirsch, 2, Mrs. W. R. Stevens. Cake, Mrs. Ed Taylor; biscuits, Mrs. Ed Taylor. i: This program was presented: Piano solo. Duane Downing; vo cal solo, Cleta Marie Crabtree; talk by Jastin Allen, who has been a granger for over ;55 years;v piano solo, Carrol Sleets; talk by F. Mullins, county agent. The home economics club served supper and a free dance was held. i Sodalities Plan j Lively Meetings MT. ANGEL The officers and councilors of the Young Men's and Young Ladies' sodalities con vened Monday night to decide! on ways and means to arouse more Interest in the monthly meetings of the clubs. ' j Special programs will be plan ned for three months at a time, each meeting for lecture, discus sions, . dramatizations, and the joint dance in the auditorium at 9:00 p. m. i j The second part of the pro gram, will be varied at each meet ing. At the next meeting, Octo ber 3j Father Alcuin "will lecture on Europe. The November meet ing will be devoted to study clubs and plans for the church bazaar, and in December some form of dramatization will be taken up. Unionvale Travelers Se 8 States in two Weeks UNIONVALE Mr. and Mrs. Walter Diebel and sister, Mrs. Carrie Kidd and nephew, David Launer, returned Friday night from a two-weeks' j motor trip which covered 45001 miles In Washington, Idaho, l California. Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada. They were at Laramie, Wyo., about 3:30 p. m. and saw the dark cloud that proved to be a cloudburst, which did great damage near Estes Park. Colo. They saw the Estes Park wreck age the next day. i Diehels Motor North rUNIONVALE Mr. and Mrs. Walter Diebel, accompanied by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Launer, left Tuesday morning by automobile for several days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Haines at Oroville, Wash. Mrs. Haines (Maggie Launer) is a cousin of Carl Launer and taught the Un ionvale school many years ago. Artisan Lodge Opening SILVERTON The local Arti san lodge will open Its fall sea son October : 5 according to an nouncements being made by Ce lia Hannan, master 'Artisan. The recent consolidation 1 of the Arti sans and the ; Maccabee orders will not take effect at Silverton until the first of the year. , River Rises . 4 j ;-x-.v-: ;::. ",.- ; &v-xw-;-:j-'-;-,-:v.-, xS: by torrential rains. Thousands were left homeless in the city as emergency crews battled to reinforce dams and dikes to prevent further disaster. Teachers Honored At PTA Gathering Mrs. Waltr Is Summoned to Ohio by Death of Her Brother MILL CITY The first meet ing of the PTA was held in the recreational hall at the high school Monday night. After the business session, a social was held in honor of the teachers. A short program was given: Piano solo, Mrs. Robert Schroe der; vocal solos, Mrs. R. L. Faust and Mrs. William Quinn, and two readings by Mrs. Sause; talk by Supt. Beck, who intro duced the high school teachers, after which Mrs. Jessie Pendle ton presented her grade teach ers. A lunch was served by mem bers of the PTA and Mill City Woman's club. Mrs. Barbara Waltr was called to Dillonvale, Ohio, Monday by the death or her brother. She was accompanied by her son Jer ry Waltr. Mrs. Jessie Flint of Denver. Colo., is visiting at the home of Mrs. Leroy Dike. Miss Edith Turnidge was tak en to the Deaconess hospital in Salem Sunday following a back injury due to a fall from a tree. Neime Principal Of Valsetz School VALSETZ School opened here with an approximate en rollment of 140 pupils with more expected later. George Neime is the principal. His wife and two-weeks-old daughter will move here soon. Five teachers are now on the job. Miss Dorothy Murphy enter tained her parents from Salem here Sunday. Miss Murphy is teaching the fourth grade this term. Expectant mothers from here usually go out to the valley to hospitals or maternity homes, but Mrs. Harry Hayes, 25, was too ill to be moved out so the family's physician from Dallas was summoned and assisted in the birth of a four pound boy recently. The infant was prema ture so was packed with hot water bottles around it and rushed to the Salem Deaconess hospital and placed in the incu bator but only lived a short time. This was their sixth child. Three are still living. -The moth er is doing nicely. Rex Perkins Gets big 5-Point Deer at 170 , Yards on First Shot LAKE LABISH Mr. and Mrs. Rex Perkins and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Perkins all of this place, returned today from a 10-day hunt in Ochoco mountains near Prlnevllle. Rex got a 240-pound, 5-point buck. He shot the ani mal at 170 yards, getting the buck with the first shot. This is considered extraordinary marksmanship. The two trailers which the gentlemen had made themselves, attracted much attention. Ray's trailer is streamlined and Rex's trailer is decorated on one side with a beautiful lake In the woods and on the other side a painting of Mt. Hood. The oil paintings are the work of Rex Perkins. S ' Vivian Izene Staats j Files Suit for Divorce i DALLAS A suit for divorce was filed In the circuit court here Monday by Vivian Irene Staats from Roscoe C Staats. They were married at Vancouver, Wash.. June 11, 1934. The plaintiff char ges desertion and asks restora tion of her maiden name, Vivian Izene Wilson. . ,t" Farmers Union News CLOVERDALE At the local Farmers' union meeting, the pres ident appointed Mr. and Mrs.' Earl Hedges. Mrs. Lewis Sleighter and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Roseman as delegates to the quarterly con vention to be held at ML Angel Saturday. , Voters Reject School Bonds Proposal for neV Building at Lebanon Is Lost by ; . Margin of 12 . LEBANON At an election Tuesday to vote $14,000 in bonds to erect a new school building, with plans to ask for $11,000. PWA funds.; 148 votes were cast with 68 for and SO against, giving the "noes" a majority of 12 votes and losing the bond issue. : Howard Anderson, Jack Mil ler and . Bill McKinney high school boys left Friday after school on a hunt a few miles out of town and returned Satur day with a black tail deer weigh ing 154 pounds dressed. Ander son brought him down. Ruth Olson, graduate of Leba non high in '37 and student in a Washington ; college the past year, has accepted a position in the Lebanon; general hospital. Three Babies Arrive : Lebanon general hospital re ports a daughter born September 24 to Mrs. Donald Piper of Ber lin ; a son same date to Mrs. Harold Smith of Crabtree; Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Beard are the parents of a son born Septem ber 25. Mrs. F. Claude Stephens, wife of Rev. Stephens who is closing four years pastoral servioe at the Church of Christ, was guest of honor at the meeting of the Berean society at the home of Mrs. Amos Hauxwell. Frank Gleason, well known sawmill operator, is about after several weeks' illness. Vogets Purchase Eastburn's Place Electric Power Line to Be Extended South of Aumsville AUMSVILLE David Eastburn has sold his tract of 10 acres south of town to Mr. and Mrs. Voget, who will take possession shortly. An electric power line will be extended from here on south of town providing electricity for residents of the south road. Mrs. Alice Tucker and sons have moved into their home la the east part of town. They will make Improvements. Orville Tuc ker, who is employed in a clean ing establishment in Salem, will reside here with his mother. Study Club to Meet The study club of-the Parent Teachers' organization will hold its first meeting of the year at the schoolhouse Wednesday, Oc tober 5. at 2 p. m. Mrs. John Smith, PTA president and club chairman, is in charge of the pro gram. Ray Wilcox, who recently re ceived serious injury to his eye from a piece of steel, is in the Salem General hospital, where he is recovering from an operation for the removal of the steel.. Two Weddings In Dayton Area UXIOXVALE Miss Jessie Versteeg, daughter of Mrs. Hen ry Versteeg of Unionvale and the late Henry Versteeg, was mar ried Sunday morning to Leonard Whitmore of Newberg at the Friends church. They have gone on a hunting trip to east em' Oregon and upon their re turn will reside on the farm of the groom's father. PLEASANTDALE Miss Ruth Loop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Loop . of Hopewell, and Ho race Edwards, son of Roy Ed wards of Dayton were married at 8:30 p. m. Saturday at the Evangelical parsonage in Day ton. Rev. F. E. Fisher officiated in the presence of Edmund Ed wards and Mrs. Guy Freshour, brother of the groom and sister of the bride. They are living on the" Scott Edwards farm, known as the Will Reichsteln place. O9 Ironing nSLKl is fun. You sit down and enjoy a task once the hardest of all... TELEPHONE 9185 V' or come in for free instruction. FREE OFFER $7.50 Ironing Chair and $5.00 in lessons r absolutely free. ST flm- saj 1 fU iSfEUHU taunM ALBANY SALEM Beats O'Connor in New York it " James A. Fay, center; with "well wishers - j Winner In the bitter New York Sixteenth congressional district Demo cratic primary, James A. Fay, New Deal-backed candidate, receives the well wishes of the "men in the street". Fay's opponent. Repre sentative John J. O'Connor, marked for "purging by the president, also entered and won the Republican nomination. I Jersey From Independence, With Three National Championships, ' Leaves Monday for Ohio's Show Dairymen and particularly Jersey breeders of the west will be interested in the National Farm and. Home Hour pro gram, 12:00 to 12:15 noon, Monday, October 3, at which time the Oregon Jersey cow, Sybil Tessie Lorna, national Jersey champion milk and butterfat producer will be featured. I The champion will leave that night for the National Dairy show, Columbus, Ohio, asO a special American Jersey Cattle club exhibit, according to Field Man T. R. Warren. Lorna, is owned by L. A. Hul burt of Independence. She has already produced more than 1, 000 pounds of butterfat during the first 298 days of her present lactation, which vwill end offi cially October 1. The final of ficial figures will be announced over the air from the Hotel Portland dining room where Lorna Is to be presented to the Members Forum of the Portland chamber of commerce. In ad dition to the National Farm; and Home program, the Pacific In ternational period over KEX or KGW from 1:00 to 1:30 will be used to give additional informa tion regarding the cow that will be first to hold three national Jersey records simultaneously. Third Record, on. Hand As a 2-year old heifer she cap tured two national records by producing in 10 months 15,357 pounds of milk and 865 pounds of butterfat. Now in her second official test she is destined to capture a third national cham pionship and pending normal freshening will be the first: cow of any breed to produce more than 1000 pounds of butterfat under official 10-month regula tions. Business men of Independence. Salem, McMlnnville and Portland are assisting the owner and the. American Jersey Cattle club to finance the exhibit. i t Olivers Located In New Residence ! LYONS W. H. Oliver j and daughter have moved into the new house recently finished by the Engdahls. Oliver is th4 new planer man for the Linn Lum ber company. , ! Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wheeler and little daughter of Tillamook arrived Monday night, j Mrs. Wheeler and baby will Bpend some time with her parent?, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Hallin." I Betty Jean Bodeker fell from her bicycle cutting her j knee quite "badly. She was immedi ately rushed to Stayton- It re quired 11 stitches to close the wound. i tvith a J di J a Introductory Sale 0495 Down- 3 Per Month SILYERTON 1 : ) i : v iV 1 Students Report To Hills Schools WALDO HILLS Centelview school began" Monday with 6. pu pils enrolled." Mrs." Helen! Hlb bard Payet is the teacher. J At Evergreen there were 4 beginners, and 19 enrolled ' in the primary room where f Miss Minnie Mascher Is . teacher. - In the upper grades there were 23 enrolled under the. principal, El mer Richards. Mr. Richards will drive back and forth from his home at Aumsville. t Mr. and Mrs. Harry Turrel have moved from the Fred Day farm and Mr. and, Mrs. iVerle King, who have leased Itj will move on. I LeRoy Rue has registered at Willamette U for -post graduate work. He was graduated in the spring from Augsburg college in Minneapolis. He has been a. pu pil at the McPhail school of Mu sic In that city. He will be em ployed part time at . the Deacon ess hospital in Salem where his sister, itum, is a nurse. . i October "1-9 Visit the Pacific International , Livestock Exposition in Portland -I ' Twc WIS hani. (W) Selert ,n trade VU mA L a you Make A Befor y buy ivtlgt ear 'Cask yr Plan. SALEA1 BRANCH The FIRST NATIONAL. DANE' OF PORTLAND Legion and Unit Hold Fall Open er Interesting Program Given at Joint Session of Mt. Angel Groups. MT. ANGEL The first fall meeting Of the Legion and .auxil iary, , held in the Memorial ball here Tuesday night augured well for a big year for the poet and unit. A large number - of - mem bers and special guests were in attendance. ' . " " Alois HKeber, local moving pic ture 1 camera" enthusiast, enter tained the gathering with moving pictures that he took of impor tant local events, such as the flax festival. Memorial,, ; hall - dedica tion. Decoration day-services. Cor pus. Christi' procession, the St.. Paul rodeo and a number of oth ers. Most of the pictures werc in colors. . guests and children of the post' and unit started things moving. Earl Birtchet, commander of the Mt. " Angel post, introduced the following speakers: Dr.-A. F. E. .t.... . ies at the dedication services, Ed Stolle, ' local: newspaper man, Frank Walker, chairman of the building committee, John Steel hammer of : Salem. Alois Keber, prominent Mt. Angel , busings r. ikrMi;. . fsi . commander for 1938, Harry Wil son, secretary of the Marion coun-' ty council, Mrs. Mary Prosser, president of Mt. Angel unit, Miss Georgia Webb, next year's presi dent, Frank Ray, adjutant of Sil verton post, and Pcter Gores, Mt. Angel vice-president: Commends War Stand ' Ed Stolle commended the Le gion on its stand on the war nues-" lion ana aavocatea a continuance of the fight to keep the United States out of the European broil. His words .were forcefully en dorsed by Walker, a Legionnaire yiuv n o-i vnc tu j 1 dill t . Separate short ' business meet ings were held by the Legion and auxiliary. .' The highlight of the post ses sion was a talk on the national convention in Los Angeles by" Fred Trosser. Prosser returned from California Monday night. Installation for new officers of both " post and unit has been tt for the . next regular meeting. Tuesday, October 4. -- Most xf the regular business of the unit was dispensed with cn ac count of the lateness of the hour. Mrs. Cletus Butsch was elected to replace Mrs. Tony Miller, resign ed, as first vice-president. Brief reports were - given by Miss Georgia Webb on the state convention, Mrs. Fred Prosr on the national convention, and Mrs. Cletus Butsch on the Legion and auxiliary Fourth of July eelebra-. Hon in Paris rwhich she attended. Miss Webb brought back three prizes for the local unit from the convention,1, first prize for publi city, navy plate for "membership, and a department citation, . a UXIOXVALE Mr. and Mrs. Archie. Culp and three children, who have resided in this com munity since last Mav moved jJJonday to Grand Island, on the tu. ju. naiawin piace. a"y branch Old) " Or rL WG COST cash nr.. ran ' "Hit "OUXST NAVONAt SANK . wtst of me toautr Mis ,' --