Polh County
Deputy Makes
: First Sundry
Two Jail Breaks, Capture
' of two Escapes Feature
Busy 12 Months
' DALLAS A summary! compiled
trojn the records of the polk coun
ty sheriff's office showi that a
surprisingly large number of
cases bare been bandied by that
office during the past year. The
computation was made by Deputy
Sheriff W. W. Williams from the
record bureau files. ! This, Is the
first time such a summary has
been prepared and I therefore a
comparison with other years can.
not be made. " i -
The records meal that a total
of 210 arrests hare been made by
the Polk county sheriff's office
daring the past 12 months, of
which 84 were for felonies and
1 3 2 for misdemeanors. -Baring
that-time there have been two jail
breaks with fire prisoners escap
ing, all bnt one of these being ap
prehended. Two escaped prisoners
from other states were recaptured
and returned to the proper auth
orities. Fifteen prisoners who
were held infthe Jail received pen-
ltentlary, sentences.
19 Unnatural Deaths
The records also show that
there were 18 deaths in the coun
ty during the year. Three of these
were by suicide; two by fatal
burns: four by automobile, accl
dents; one by a fatal fall; two by
poison; three by logging; two ac
-cidental shootings and one person
reported missing and not found
Twenty-nine criminal cases
were dismissed by the courts. The
more frequent criminal cases,
" handled by the sheriff's office
daring the year included: forgery.
17; burglary, 18; petty larceny
14; grand. larceny, 7; rape, 2; lar
eeny from, an automobile, 10;
drunken driving, 6; arson, 10;
' drunk In a public place and drunk
on a highway, 43; reckless dm
ing, 3 ; all other motor vehicle vio
lations, 19; game violations, 7:
i concealing stolen property, 4; ob
taining money under false preten
ses. 4: non-euDDort charges, i 5:
lewd and UscIvJous cohabitation,
4; assault, battery, I; arrests on
warrants from other counties, 7;
Jail break. S: checks without sut
flclent funds, 3; larceny, from a
store, S; and - many others for
which occurred Ju
ft .once in the
year.-: '':;
.The above figures cover only
the cases handled by the sheriff's
office. Other crimes have been
committed in the county and oth
er arrests made and disposed of
that did not come through this of
flee in any way.
Eyerlys Hosts at
New Year's Party
ROBERTS A most enjoyable
evening was spent: when Mr. and
Urs. , Lee - Eyerly ; opened their
home 'for; a New gear's - party
Saturday night
Guests Were Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Kleen, Mrs, F. JVBressler,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Thompson, Mr.
and. j Mrs.' Frank Sollenberger,
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Lerman, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Eyerly, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Eyerly, Mr. and Mrs.
lrry -" Filrlnger, i i '
- ' Mr. - and Mrs Russell Eyerly,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eyerly,
Mrs. I Ethel Hunter:: Mr. and Mrs.
Forest Edwards, Ler-vy Edwards,
Mr. land Mrs, Karl! Heyden, Mr.
and iMrsBIngenheimer, Mr. and
Mrs. Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. WH-
. ham ' -Trindle ' . ' and't. daughter,
Helen, Mr.;' and : Mrs. George
Bressler, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Fid
ler, Miss Jeannle Fidler," Mrs. Es
ther Query, i Mr. Henry Query
and Miss I Mildred- Leighton, Mr.
and Mrs.-Floyd Query, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Rice, Mn and - Mrs.
Frank Hrubetx, Mr. and Mrs.
L. D. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Al
Beckman, Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Goodrich, Mrs. Margaret Gilbert,
Mr. and MrsJ Albert Blankenship,
Mrs. Harry Carpenter, Mrs. - Alice
Coolidge Mrs. Lou Lainson, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan. Whltesell, Mr and
Mrs. i Bob Halvorsen, Mrs.! Mary
Johnson, Miss LelV Johnson, Mr.
Nick Hugely Karl Berg, Mr. and
Mrs. Melyta , Trindle, . L. D Sal
cbenberg and the hosts". .'.
Roubal Recovery rGood
' SILVERTON Theodore; - Rou
- bal, son of Mr. and Mr."'F. J.
. Roubal, . who - broke - bis - collar
bone about three .weeks kgo; Is
making , fine .recovery. He. was
wearing gloves while ptaylac on
the bars at :the , schoolground
and lost his grip aaV. lelk Mrs.
Roubal ft teaching In the lutttor
hirh. Mr. Roubal was r principal
vf the junior high school until
he became 1U. t -
Granger
News
s
SILVERTON milS Mrti L.
O. Hadley will entertain members
of the SUverton mils grange
Home Economics club: Thursday
at her home. A no-host luncheon
will be served at noon.
VICTOR i POINT The Decem-
ber '. meeting ' of Marion county
young grangers auxUlary was
held at Red HUls grange nail
with a good attendance. New
members added were Doroth Ben
son, CUf ton Hadley and Letter
BengU. all of SUTerton HUls.f S;
AppUcation for a local chapter
organized by SUrerton HUla, was
received. The January meeting
wUl be at Macleay; grange halL
SDVERTON HDL.LS4The SU
verton Hills grango wUl! hold tU
regular meeting Friday night at
the grange hall. 'A program Is
being prepared. It Is expected, a
number of Important matters per
taining to legislature will - also
be brought up at this tlme.p:;"
Mrs. Anton Sacher, lecturer,
Gets TV A Post
Senator James P. Pope
. i !
Defeated in the November vote
for re-election, Senator James P.
Pope of Idaho is said by capital
observers to have the inside track
for the position of chairman of
the Tennessee Valley Authority.
He would succeed Dr. Arthur E.
Morgan, deposed head-
Zook Is Retained,
Silverton Church
Frank Powell Heads Sun-
; day School of Christians
'Another Year
SILVERTON Rev. Frank
Zook was reelected pastor of the
Christian i church Monday , night
for the third consecutive term by
almost unanimous vote.
ij Other church officers; elected
ere: eiaers, uuo uiciman, Ljnii
eal and Ira Loron ; deacons, John
Jordan and Allen Huddleston;
eaconesses, Edltn sawyer, , Eva
eal, Mary Dennlsen and Ida El
on; trustee, Lewis Sawyer; finan-
lal secretary, Vesta Johnson;
church treasurer, Henry Williams,
church clerk, Mary Herr; bible
school superintendent, Frank M,
jPowell.i ; - i
I During Rev. Zook's three years
here 150 new members have been
added to the church. During 1938,
37 members have been added
Rev. Zook was elected for two
years the first, term and .one year
each of the two succeeding terms.
1 Powell has served the Christian
church j as bible school superin
tendent for the past 10 years. Tbe
1938 average Sunday attendance
was 247 persons. All reports
showed definite progress in- the
church work
Police End Year Without
Use! of Motor Equipment
j . SILVERTON Silverton's po
lice Wednesday will observe the
enniversary of their first year
Iflat-f ootang" it ! on . SilvOrtoh
itreets4 : The patrol car i was' put
:p storage on January 4. 1938,
after considerable controversy.
It has remained in storage since.
'DALLAS The annual meeting
of the Polk county Farmers Un
ion wiUjbe held Wednesday, Jan
vary 11, at the North Dallas
schoolhouse, and will be an all-
day meeting, announces L. H. Mc-
Bee, county president, j :
At this meeting, arrangements
wlU be j perfected for the state
Farmers' Union meeting In lion-
mouth during .the latter part , ox
May. Other . important business
wUl be before the convention. In
eludint the election' of county of-
a
'Mm
Union News
Army Men new WP A Chiefs
I
it
i'f j i&S:ctfi l S, Texter anal llaJoirjB. II. Carioa 1
i Wcw Works Progress Jiaaxilstrator OoLi C F. Harrington names
L two executive assistants, both army oncers. ; Ospt. G. fi. Texter,
"v'jeft has been named tH'"1 to the chief engineer, itajor B 1L
1 u.in. itit wtin hnmea assistant WPA sdministrator.
Sheriffs
iown
Farmer Dies
John B. Stump Is Called at
Monmouth Home at Age .
80 Years
MONMOUTH John B. Stumn.
SO, a aatire of Polk county and
tanner whose- vision has .meant
much to Wllamette vaUe7 stock
men, died at the home " here
Tuesday. r-
:Mr. , Stamp - was born on the
famUy farm here- October 22,
18 6 8 and attended local schools.
His father's Illness caused him
to give up plans to Attend Har
vard college with - his boyhood
companion and, life-long friend,
the late Prince L. Campbell.
He devoted himself to opera
tion of his father's farm of 2000
aeres and became; the first pure-
terd livestock ! breeder In this
area. He introduced the first
puerbred Lincoln; sheep to the
Willamette valley; shipped the
first carload of purebred rams to
eastern Oregon stockmen for
range breeding, threby opening
a sales market : which proved
profitable to vaUey breeders; he
bought the first purebred An
gora goats; owned and bred the
first Percheron horses in this
area; and imported he first Is
land-bred . Jersey cows cows to
this sectidjh. "V
Was Progressive Fanner
He 'carried on many expert
ments in general farming, and
for more than 30 years was a
walnut and filbert grower. His
latest farm endeavor, started
several years ago, was commer
cial growing of hollyi
John Stump was parried to
Mouie uoaa in ie; sb died
in 1931. Surviving are two sons,
Jack and Darrel, both of Mon
mouth; and five grandchildren,
funeral arrangements will be
announced later.: j
Seal Sales Reach
$124 for Stayton
Boy Scouts Sell Greenery
Through Cooperation
of Merchants
STAYTON The Chlristmas seal
sales In Stayton this year has
reached the total of f 124.
The. campaign ; thisi seson was
conducted by a committee of the
Stayton W o m e n's j community
club, headed by Mr$. Schaefer,
and reached every business house
and residence of the community.
It is estimated that when all
of the. returns havej been com
piled the sales this year will ex
ceed those of last year.
Scouts SeU Greens
i Scout Troop. 5N0.I6O of Stay
ton. sold 14 worth t Christmas
greens during the holiday sea
son. The boys gathered the trees
and through the cooperation of
the merchants soldi them. The
scouts meet every Tuesday at 7
p nr. in the scout hall In the base
ment of the Women's clubhouse.
All boys over 12 years of age
may attend these meetings.
(lurch's Annual
. . -i - i -
Meeting Thursday
FRUITLAND The annual
meeting and election of officers
of the j Frultland Evangelical
church wUl be held Thursday
night ' at ! the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Orsa Fagg at 7:30 o'clock:
AU members of tbe church are
asked to attend.
A party was held Sunday night
at the home of Joyce Lively In
honor of Miss Ireje Poole, her
hcuseguest. The party' was held
following church services. Those
attending were Joyce Lively, Em
ma Gerig, Katherine Gerlg, Sarah
Gerlg, Buelah Gerlg, Gladys Ger
lg, Thelma Gerig, Mrs. R. O.
Lively, and' the honored guest.
Irene Poole, Henry BnUer, Clar
ence Fagg, Ernest Gerlg, Nor
man Gideson. Dale - Lively and
Mr. R. G. Lively.
. Albert I Harman,
went an 1 operation
wh4 under
at the Salem
general hospital, is home and Is
steadily Improving.
uiaeiyuj
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The OREGON STATESMAN Salem,
jTTK rr
ice
Hopkins on Job
. v t'i
'f
Barry L. HopUiw
New United States secretary of
commerce, Harry L. Hopkins, has
taken over bis new duties In
Washington.' Hopkins has been
Works Progress administrator.
House Ransacked;'
"PIT .1 I
liotnmg lYiissmg
Fred Cavenders Find Pipe
and Hat of ; Visitor
Are Left Behind
SILVERTON A strange pipe
and a hat and an I upset house
greeted the Fred Cavender's upon
their return to their hOme Mon
day night. The ransacking was
done sometime between 6:30 and
8 o'clock. As far as the Caven
ders could learn nothing had
been taken. Cavender reported
that evidenUy the marauders
were in search of something they
could not find.
Entrance was gained through
a tback window. H
Miller to Speak
SILVERTON Waldo E. Mill
er, deputy naUonal represent
ative of the Townsend club, will
be the speaker at i the anniver
sary dinner to be observed at
SUverton January 10.
; A number of musical selec
tions will supplement the talk
and an oyster , supper will pre
cede the entertainment. J. E.
Hosmer is local Townsend club
president. '
Firemen Get Call
SILVERTON The Silver ton
fire department answered a call
to tbe Jack Iverson home ; on
North Water street early Tues
day morning. Only a little dam
age was done in the wall where
a ire broke out from a chimney
Called to Dakota
SILVERTON Mrs. D. S. Cross
has been called to Munich, N.D.,
to be with her brother, Buddy
Hertl, who was reported in a
critical condition. He is confined
to St. Mary's hospital at Devil's
lake. Mrs. Cross: ill remain
for sometime at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hertl.
Lane is Hospital i
SILVERTON--O; E. ."Buck1
Lane Is reported as getting along
alf right following: a maloroper
aUon at the SUverton hospital
Saturday.
ii SILVERTON 1 Miss Evelyn
Chilberr. is renorted as lmDrov
lng at the Doernbecher hospital
at Portland. It Is expected she
wUl be able to return to her
home here in another two weeks.
She Is suffering from after-ef-
ects of mumps.
'Albert Tetherow
Dies at Monmouth
MONMOUTH Albert E. Teth
erow, 66, member of one of the
oldest pioneer families of - Polk
county, died at his home here
Monday night following a month's
Illness. He was born August 17.
1872, on the famUy farm la this
community, his father, James J.
Polk Tetherow being the first
white boy in Polk! county. -
Mr. Tetherow farmed In this
county most of his Uf and for
the past 18 years operated a road
grader for the county. His
home, until It burned myster
iously about four jyears ago, was
one : of the oldest (land marks In
the county. - -'-; "'!' '-i ' H
, Ha was married In 1300 to Ed
na Hubbard, who survives, as do
two daughters, Mrs. Cecil Guth
rie ! of Dallas" and Mrs. George
Cooper of Monmouth; also two
grandchUdren. Funeral serrices
are , being arranged. With re
mains at the Smlth-Baun mor
tuary here. 1 i
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FRUITLAND Friday night is
the time for the monthly meeting
of the Frultland community club.
An Interesting program 'has been
arranged of musical numbers. The
pubUe to invited. It is hoped to
nave a speaker to explain Bonne
vUle power.' - .-iS !"
WALDO HILLS The Waldo
Hflla community dab win hold Its
January dance Saturday night at
tbe club house. Members are In
viting friends to attend. Thai meet
ing t the regular community club
wUl be held January. II at the
clnb house. Max 8chlber-4s pres
1
Commiixuty
ident.
Oregon, Wednesday Morning,
216 A
Makes
Installation
JMd OES
Ethel Hull Worthy Matron
of Lebanon Oiapter;
Dinner Feature
LEBANON Marguerite chap
ter OES held installation ceremon
ies Monday night with. Mrs. Almon
Carlson, reUring worthy 'matron,
Installing officer assisted by Syl
via Southard and Cora Howe.'
New officers are 'worthy patron,
B.-; P. Caldwell; worthy matron.
Ethel HuU; associate Worthy pa
tron, Ray Gleason; associate
worthy matron. Margaret Gray;
secretary, Flora Brown: treas
urer, Mavla Gilson; conductress
Joyce Reeves, assistant conduct
ress, Dorothy Halverson; chap
lain, Annette Cowgill; marshal,
Zola Arehart; organist, Violet Gil
son; inner sentinel, Laura Bruce:
outer sentinel, Mrs. H. A. Sanders.
Frank Groves and Mrs. Almon
Carlson, retiring worthy patron
and worthy matron,, each received
a gift from the chapter. The meet
ing was preceded by a turkey din
ner with more than 60 in attend
ance. Girl Born to Whites
Lebanon general hospital re
ports the birth of a 6!tftghter to
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence White De
cember 29, and major operations
for Ernest Faulkner and Mrs.
Anna Brassf ield.
Watch meetings, mill whistles,
ringing bells and even fire crack
ers ushered In the new year; the
two-day vacation closed Tuesday
by the call of school bells and all
seemed happy to get to work
again after the festivities of the
week.
Douglas to Speak
On new Medicines
WOODBURN The Woodburn
Woman's club will meet in the
city library Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Dr. Vernon A. Doug
las of the Marion county health
department will speak on "What
Is new in Medicine." Mrs. George
Moorhead will talk on the work of
the county health unit.
Hostesses will be Mrs. F. W.
Settlemier, Mrs. El burn T. Sims,
Mrs. Henry Hall and Mrs. Walter
G. Miller. . v
j ; The regular meeting of the
Junior Woman's club will be held
Wednesday night at the public li
brary. Members of the Woodburn
Woman's club will be guests. The
program will consist of colored
i
ovles of Oregon scenery.
Sensational
and
A. Most Sensational
Value Giving ; Event
Added to Our Mid
Winter Clearance
Manhattan '
SWBI UlUNKS
Stock up now at Worthwhile
savings. They'll go Uke wlld-
n.j5
values..
IX.15 raises
at
2.00
SALE
Odd Lot! Selections from Our
Regular Stock Fb r Clearance!
FINE ALL WOOL
,.. . 0.. . if as. m . 4 .,i
Store-wide choke, aU styles
S.95.t3S
,rK'...VVT,,,4i,.
New Tlsh-taJls.-l coat styles,
Pull-evers. Gollegiatev, ; values
to 13.95. Choice Bri
at . L L-.lLj'Se75
iSILK SCARFS f : ;
Silks and Wool Uixtnres
VsO to? ;T'. '.r- 7fN
$latlli:(ij
January 4, 1939"
Poirtei; Starting ;
65th Year in SS
tendency
- AUMSVILLE Noma Jean Otto
is recovering rfota & attack of
chicken pox, contracted Just be
fore ;the close of school for the
r oliday s. Henry Porter - has been
confined to hla home with a se
vere cold. " ;
Election of officers for the
Christian Sunday school was held
a-, the church Sunday morning.
An Added Attraction to our Regular Annual January Clearance We .pur
chased the entire stock of Manhattan Furnishings from the Finest Ex
clusive Men's Store in Longview, Wash, (as the owner retired from busi
ness). But let's talk about Clearance Clothing Prices.
jP
M
Purchase
Stripes.
Nationally Advertised
Reg. $2.00 Values j
Never before sold so low and
while quantities last
Nationally Advertised ,
Reg. $2.50 Values j
White, solid colors, I stripes,
patterns, in all sises and sleeve
lengths. Sale t4--t 4U-v
Pure Silks, Exclusive
America's moat famous quality
: Manhattan
PURE SILK
HANDKER
HIEJ
Men's ilarge slse with horse
mnd bridle path motif woven
on Beg fl.50.
1Each at;
95c
NECKWEAR
SUks and quality mix-
39c
tares.. Reg. 15c
. Reg. $1.00 finest hand- mrf
made ties m V w
LOUNGE RORES
NaUonally , advertised Beacon
; Pore SUk and All Wool Values
to f&B5
r DRESS CLOVES
Doe Snede & Pisica 1"
,Val.to:i: ,
UXOatilL
Burim&
resulting: Superintendent Henry
Porter, who' wlU serve for..-his
4ttt year; assistant superlnten
dent, Leonard I Kincaldf treasur
tr, i Mr. Warren; secretary, Mar
lon Schumaker;; . .pianist, Mrs.
Fred Potter - chorister; Mrs. D.
W, Lamb, aid - assistant, Mrs.
Charles Martin.
11 Booses Lease Station
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Boone hare
leased -thelrj store and serrice
ration to John Goheen and
daughter of j Creswell. Goheen
will take orer the business la a
short, time. !
A New Tear's dinner
spon-
BROOKS
1
Eitiire Stock of Men
and Overcoats
Largest and finest we have ever carried and all
sizes in each price group for men and young men.
Reg.Values
to $20.00
Suits and Orercoata AU From
Regular Stock. Virgin Woolens,
Finest TaJIorlng;, Sow ...
j Our $25 Value
Suits and Overcoats All models
in this season's styles. Brooks' reg
ular stock and store-wide choice at
-
Value to $30
A wide choice of smart patterns
and year-round staples. Sizes 35
to 48's. j Every garment a sensa
tional buy choice
Choice of the House
Suit & Overcoat Values
B RO O KS--45
ruiws. ; I Mil . 7 If II SW
.saaanw M I 1 1 J II 7Uil
rn in i
n r es.
A "Brand New". Stock, All Latest Genuine Manhattan creations
as Nationally Advertised, Woven Madras, Imported Broadcloths,
Poplins, White on White Motifs, Solid Colors, Patterns, British
5)65
ud ty 1 shirts,
wide , range of col
ors and patterns.
ReeV fSJM, f i
Be advised; that Manhattan
is NOT onr regular . Une.
These; prices represent the
most sensational raises due
to eor fortnnate pnrrhase.
!' j Manhattan " '
FRENCH FLANNEL
SHIRTS
Nationally (known and ad
vertised i quauty. m- mr
Regularly at 5.00 3 Z
I.I'-, I i
i
HAT
S
MaHory Contract Line
Heldftt $4.00 and $5U)0.
fAll Others Redoced.
la test snapes and shad
.rrelti.", P, ;
Reg $5.00 at-
39SX
Snap Brim Beta Quality
Wool Felta-.. . el mft
to clear iJLLL j7
5 UHUJ LA
,:-456tSTATEfST.
PAGE TUUEE
sored by the 1 Parent-Teacher as
sociation was held at the school
house Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Lewis of Eugene, former
residents, were here for the oc
casion. -i M
Leaves for Canada
I BETH ANT-MrS. Albert Meade
has left for Canada where j she
wUl visit tor sometime with ' her
mother and brothers. Ole Daht
returned to his home ! at Ocean
Lake Monday after spending the
holidays with relative here.
GREAT DOUBLE
EVENT
: i !
a and Young Men
i M
to GdS at 02603
6 State St.
MARK
America
finest in Shirt
and Furnishing
While They Last
Complete sixes to start
the sale Come early
for first choice, i I
Manhattan
mas
America's best
and real
$2.00 values
1.45
Manhattan I ft
IX.SO pajamas.... A'Wj
Manhattan silk and luxury
tabrie. Reg. 21?
15.00, choice...... 3
Stock up while ' quantlUes
'' ' Manhattan "
SHIRTS fe
And Jockey ' Shorts
Stock hp whUe uantltlea
last. Reg. 550
at-: U
4Cc
Broadcloths I a n d Rayons
Mansco Shirts and
Short Reg. 1 i
Tint Silks Mix-
Reg. 1 at
illks k Mix- tf r
turea. Reg. $1.50 AAV
r
. ; I
SHORTS
is In charge of the plans.
It
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