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Mews
i Ex-Resident Dies . MreV Mar-
'.' Ion' Kuchera, formerly Verna Ha
erland before.; her .marriage ; la
j- Salem two 'years agor died Febru
ry . -17 vat ' Farmington,- Minn., j
friends " here bate : learned. Sbe
was born in Saskatchewan, Cana
da, in 1914 and came to Salem in
1929, - receiving her schooling
. here. -She left here last May with
- her husband to reside In Minneso
. ta. She .'.was a member , of . the
, First Evangelical . church r. here.
. She leaves her husband and small
baby, father,"" brothers Elmer of
Canada and Maynard Haverland
of Salem, and an aunt, Mrs. Wll
- liam Hartmah as - well as .other
relatives. - '
- Chinese checkers fct: Miller's.
" Hazlett at Chamber James H.
-Hazlett; state corporation commis-
sloner, will, be the speaker at the
Salem chamber -of commerce lun
cheon Monday noon. His topic will
i be ; "George .Washington." New
. members of the chamber listed in
the weekly:, bulletin : are Fred H.
Paulua, deputy state treasurer;
Leo G. Spltxbart, state fair mana
ger; .French Shop,; A. Pf 2 Speer,
proprietor; Rev. H. C. Stover, pea-
- tor of Knight Memorial church.
Lu ta Florist. , 1 J 7 1 NT Lib. S 9 !.
i 1 Kon-ekld 8urf ace AskeoV-Th'S
' count, court ' yesterday . received
, a request from . Alois Keber,
" chairman of 'the lit. Angel
' highway committee, for the non
skid surfacing of curves between
the cltr limits and tbe May roaa
. . along the Scotts Mills highway
from 'lit. Ansel." Kebers letter
.. declared1 the curves were slip-;
. pery and dangerous.' " ;"
: Chinese - checkers ati Miller's.' i
Snow at Hoodoo Twenty sir
. i Inches "of lev 'Backed " snow lies-
on ,- th ' around- at the Hoodoo
Butte, winter sports area, It was
renorted yesterday: The Nortn
i Sandam highway Is clear ot
snow but motorists are being
; advised to' carry 7 chains. ' There
:1s - two-wav traffic to Whlte-
-braneb. .
To Hospital Convention Miss
Mary. 1. W. Regier,- superintend
ent of - nurses and Mr. F. F. We
del. manager of the Salem Deac
oness hospital, in company with
Miss Katy Regier, and Miss Tens
Wedel, will leave today for Seat
tle to attend . the western Hos
pital association convention.
Power Extension Okehed The
county court has grant the Port
land General Electric company a
penult to extend its electric lines
tor a distance of a mile on the
Falrvlew . home road.
Hood Levies Shown The city
of Hood River has a total tax
levy of S4.31 mills this year and
'that of Cascade Locks 51.93
mills. County Assessor R. "Tad"
Shelton said yesterday.
.. XSOO Bike Tags out Police
yesterday went over tbe 1500
mark with their current Issue ot
bievcle licenses. Close to 400
were Issued yesterday, and it Is
expected that this week will finish
up the distribution.
: Meeting Slated The Age Re
tirement and Youth Employment
group will meet at Shrode hall
Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. '
Ostraader in Hospital Vera
L. Ostrander of Salem is a pa
tient at , the United States vet
erans hospital at Portland. -
i . Obituaries .
y ' Perkins ."
: Mrs. Maude Perkins, .late resi
dent of Sweet Hbme, passed away
at Lebanon hospital February 15.
Survived by children, Harold of
Wahoo, Nebr., lola Marra, Castle
Gate. Utah; , Velma Marra , of
Bweet Pome: Betty and Duane
Weidman of Sweet Home and
daughter, Mrs. Jake Meng of Jef
ferson; also one brother. Ed Cope-
land, and two sisters, Mrs. Min
nie Wilson and Mrs. Myrtle West
oyer of Red Oaks, Iowa. Services
will Je held under the direction
of the Walker ft Howell funeral
home of Salem and the E. E
Howell funeral home of Jeffer
son, at the Christian church In
Jefferson , Sunday, February 19,
at 2:30 p. m. Rev. Campbell will
officiate and Interment will be in
the Jefferson cemetery-
Graham
Mark H. Graham, J 2, at the
residence, route 4, February 16.
Survived by widow, Mrs. Verna
Graham: son, Jerry Graham;
daughter, Phyllis Graham; fath
er, G. W. Graham of Morrison,
Okla. Services will be held from
the Clough-Barrlck chapel - Mon
day, February 20, at 1:30 p.m.
Rev. Guy L. Drill , will officiate.
i Interment Belcrest Memorial
s park. .. '
. .- - "Hoover
. Clarence T. Hoover at the fam
ily residence 1396 Fir street, Fri
day, February 17, at the age or si.
Survived by wife Amanda C. Hoo
- ver, daughter, Mrs. Virgil Burson,
Salem; son, F. L. Hoover, waid
nort: mother. Mrs Fannie Hoover,
Salem; and two Waters, Miss VIo-
let Hoover. Salem and Mrs. H. C.
.MeCormick of .PorUand. Services
: will be held from the Clough-Bar
rlck chapel Monday. February 20
at 3 p. m. Rev. Arno Q. Wenlger
and Rer. Frank Stannard will of-
"flciate. Interment IOOF cemetery
Pabrkk
Thomas Pubrlck, at
the resl-
denee, 900 North Commercial
street, February. 18 at the age of
$2. years. Survived by wife, Clara,
of . Salem ; two daughters,. Mrs,
Ethel Wenbonti of-' Oxford, Eng
land, and Mrs. -Hilda Alba of
Brownsville, Ore.; two sons, Har?
old and Norman, both of Salem:
five grandchildren and four, great
- rrandchildren. Services from St.
Paul's Episcopal church Tuesday,
Februarrl. at i:ift- PJn.
George H. Swift officiating. Inter
ment Lea Mission cemetery under
the direction ot Clough-Barrtck,
company. . ' v
FLOWERS
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Briers
Coming Events
Feb. . 1ft - Fiach revivals
. bunaaad Missionary '
church. '?:-' . , X -",'"" v:
- Feb, 20 Marion coanty
Yooag RepobUeaaa, 1 basin ess '
and' social meetiag 8 pm.
Marlon hotel. r ; . r, .; ;
Feb. 20-March 5 Fugett re
vivals, First Church of the Naa-
' arene, 7:80 nightly.
Dr. Thome to Speak Dr. W. 11.
Thome of Salem will be the
speaker . at the Salvation Army
young people's meeting tonight at
o'clock and will . talk on "To
bacco." The meeting is sponsored
by . the - anti-smoking league of
the Salvation Army ander the di
rection- of Miss . Nora Koon. At
7: SO Captain Henry Koerner of
Portland will conduct the service.
There will be enrollment ' of
soldiers also during the meeting.
captain noerner is nere for a
special audit ot the' books ot the
local Army on Monday."
Chinese checkers at Miller's.
Kansas Party Set The en
tertainment and refreshment com
mittees of the Kansas club of Sa
lem are sponsoring a ; card and
Chinese checker party at the
Knights of Pythias hall. 248 North
Commercial, street, -next Wednes
day night at S o'clock. All former
Kansans and their friends' are In
vited. . Refreshments will be
served. . .- .' -
Dch.. Boy pnC Mathls, 178 SL Com.
- '' Mercbaatii Broadcast The Sa
lem Merchants association In con
junction with the. Associated Em
ployers of Oregon, Is sponsoring
a ' radio program tonight over
KSLM at 8:45 p. m. entitled
"What Helps Business Helps
You." Dan ' Hay, executive man
ager of the Associated Employers
of Oregon; 'Will give the address.
Legion Council , Host Capital
post No. 9 will be host at Fra
ternal temple here Monday night
to the quarterly -meeting of the
Marion county council of the
American Legion. Posts at. An
rora, Mt. Angel, Wood bum,- Sil
verton and Stayton will send
delegates.
81000 equity in black 1937 Stu-
debaker Deluxe Sedan. 9600 ml
$300 Ph. 4556.
First Report on
Snow Survey out
- Snow conditions In the moun
tains of Oregon as ot February 1,
show greater water content for
summer runoff than a year ago,
but continued heavy snow will he
required to assure, a satisfactory
outlook for irrigation in some
parts- of the state, especially
those lacking storage facilities.
These and more detailed facts
on moisture conditions through-
out the state are shown in the
first report on snow surreys and
irrigation water forecasts in Ore
gon for 1939. just issued by the
Alediord branch of tbe Oregon
agricultural experiment ' station.
The report is based on data gath
ered from 36 . snow courses - at
elevations above 500 feet and 21
between 3000 and 6000.
Snow water content on 85 per
cent of all the courses Is greater
than at this time In 1938, but.
with two, exceptions only,-is ma
terially less than on February 1
of 193C or 1937. Soil on the wa
tersheds la mostly unfrosen or
frozen very little, and in most lo
cations is rather wet. If water
shed soils 'are well wetted be
fore being covered by snow, the
water yield to streams from a
given amount of snow will be
greater than from the same snow
water content deposited on dry
soils, according to Arch Work,
author of the report and superin
tendent of the Medford station.
New Equipment at
Salem Deaconess
The Salem Deaconess hospital
now has In use in the anaesthetic
department the Held-Brink-O-Me-
ter. This machine Is one of the
latest and most efficient types of
gas machines. It is equlppe with
Cyclopropane, the latest form of
inhalation gas. Anaesthetics are
being administered, by Miss F. M.
Ogelsby, R. N., : anaesthetist.
who has been a member ot the
staff since January 1. 1939.
Other new equipment purchas
ed by the hospital: Includes one
resuscitator, six neWbaby cribi.
one Fischer Therm machine need
for diathermy treatments, and a
new oxygen tent. .. The second
tent was recently brought up to
date by the presentation by the
Spinster club of a complete new
tent.
Report Is Filed
On OSP ; Arrests
SUte " ; troopers arrested 865
persons for traffic law violations
In Jannary with tines aggregat
ing $8225.30, Charles P. Pray,
superintendent ot state police, re
ported Saturday v to Governor
Charles ' A. ' Sprague. .-v '.-: -
- Thirty-two of the arrests; were
for driving while- Intoxicated. V
- Arrests In the law enforcement
division numbered 190 with 14 ac
quittals. The fines totaled $811.
55. -'v -
V There were 28 arrests In the
game code division with fines ot
$2144.0,v , .
Enjoy Ileal Comfort
; Durn M ne. X
' : r: No Aih
tjsa ''esur fnel balset ' plan.
Get year wiater sapply mow. .
Take . S snoaths or loager :
.to pay."-. ;: "
3 Taken Upon
'VK'..
Oiecli Charges
Truitts, Davia, Arrested in
North, Involying Check j
- - -': 'Canet HerCvf f
Arrests of two men and a wom
an wanted : In . Salem on charges
Involving stolen WPA and sute
cheeks were reported at Wenat
chee, Wash., and Portland yester
day. V".." :' f.
At Wenatchee, the Associated
Press reported, Mr. and Mrs. .Ver
non Truitt . of Salem were held
under $2500, bail each by postal
authorities on charges of having
broken into a mail box and stolen
a' $25 relief check. They were
to be transferred to Portland. .
Joseph Warren Davis, said to
be a local university student, Sun
day' school teacher, and .church
janitor who was. working his way
through school, was being held in
Portland by state , police who
charged he had attempted to cash
a. check tor approximately $50
that had been taken '-, along with
a bundle of mall destined tor the
World war veterans' state -aid
commission in the new. state - li
brary building here. His ball was
set at $500. ; V-i-:.
" Traced by Local Police
The Truitts, who have a 1
year-old child, were traced to We
natchee by the Salem police de
partment after Fred E. Wells, lo
cal fuel dealer, had cashed one of
the checks, giving $19 and a $5
load of wood that was ordered
sent to a family that later proved
to have no connection' with the
case. This check had been Issued
to Charles Arnyhus, 110 Division
street. Another relief check, . for
824, made out to Robert C. Hage
mann, same . address, was passed
in similar manner at the Oregon
Fuel company.
Davis was reported by authori
ties to have had about $500 worth
of checks and 13 in money on
his person. He was taken Into cus
tody when he attempted to cash
a check In payment for an over
coat at the Meier ft Frank store,
Davis was said to have indicated
he took the 'bundle of mail ob
tained at the library building . to
the basement of his church,
opened the envelopes and burned
all but the checks he found.
Eagles' Jamboree
Due for Albany
Ihird Distinct Aeries to
Gather. Wednesday for
Get-Together
The third district meeting ot
the "Eagles Jamboree" composed
ot aeries of Salem, Corrallls. Al
bany, Lebanon and Eugene, will
be held at Albany aerie temple
next.. Wednesday : night when
scores of Salem Eagles wiU take
wing and soar to the scene of
festivities: Because of this dis
trict "get-together" celebration
there will he no regular meeting
of Salem aerie. 2081 Wednesday.
An elaborate program of en
tertainment has been prepared.
which will be sponsored by Cor-
vallla aerie 2245, but Is being
held at the Albany aerie hall
because of lack of . facilities - at
Corvallis. . Many Eagle notables
from over the state will be in
attendance, prominent among
which will be State Vice Presi
dent Jack Greenwood, of Gre-
sham, a member of the .leglsla
ture, and State Chaplain W
Mason, of Portland aerie No. 4
Special Bas Chartered
Salem Eagles will mejt at
Fraternal temple at 7:30 Wed
nesday night where special
transportation will be provided
by chartered bus. . Carl Lyle is
chairman of the committee on
transportation. Serving w'th him
are Thad M. Harper and A. M
Moen.
' . saiem aerie s committee on
legislation, composed of Herman
E. Larky, Lloyd Moore and A.
Warren Jones is also expected to
make its report ; on legislative
progress, state and nation. Presi
dent Leon DuBos of Salem aerie
predicts a record attendance
from Salem .
Sprague Commends
Salem Lions Play
The Salem Lions . club r was
commended yesterday by Gover
nor Charles A. Sprague for Its
charitable activities, tor which
funds are being raised this week
by presentation of the home-'
talent stage show, "Hit It Up,
at the Leslie auditorium Tues
day and Wednesday nights, - .
"The Lions always put on
good show, the- governor com
mented. "They! are ' among the
most energetic of service clubs in
doing good work in the com
munity. . I hope their project is
a Mr success.". . T--;
Dental Tests Are
at
The Marion county health de
partment in cooperation with the
Marlon county dental society has
been conducting dental clinics all
week at - the McKlnley schooL
Tuesday Dr. O. A. Olson examined
10C, Wednesday Dr. David Ben
nett Hill examined 88 and Thurs-
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GaaJ&aa CS F&ewa 41C3-
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v Seized in Conhection WitifHaniniit Slaying
Mrs.
Held for questioning in connection with the Jan.;!. to
.17 slaying: ox.iCra. . Carrie Lelah Romig, 'wealthy I of
TnHnnnti woman. William RaT Butsch. 40. said' I da
Rep. Farrcil Will
Speak, GOP aiib
Election of Officers Also
on Agenda at Monday
Night's Session
9 a,
Rep. Robert Farrell, Jr., ot
Portland, will address the mem
bers and guests of the Marion
couny Toung Republican club,
at their regular monthly meet
ing to be held Monday night.
February 20, at 8 p. m. sharp
in the Marlon hotel. .
Rep. Farrell'a talk will per
tain to the part yonng men and
women play in forming the na
tion's political, economical and
social background, through the
formation of clubs and organi
sations In order to gain prac-
tleal and first-hand experience
and to exchange Ideas regard
ing the a b o v e-mentloned prob
lems. Election Is Planned -Preceding
Rep. Farrell's
talk, an important business meet
ing will be held. - Election of a
president and vice president, to
replace Win Jenks and Merle
Waltx, resigned and appointment
of standing committees for 19S9
will be made. Following the
business meeting and talk, the
members wll enjoy refreshments
and a short entertainment fea
turing Salem talent. Serving on
the refreshment committee are:
Mrs. Kenneth Daltpn, Mrs. Zyl
pha Burns, Mrs. Edith Low, Lor
raine Kinxer, Mrs. Dave Hobs,
Miss Hazel Harper and Floyd
Hastey.
All members of the club are
urged to be present and bring
one or more guests. Everyone
between the ages of 18 and 35 Is
cordially invited.
Bids for Feeding
Prisoners Slated
Bids for feeding Marion county
jail prisoners for one year be
ginning April 1 wiU be opened at
the courthouse at 10 a.m., March
22, the county court announced
yesterday. The court plans to
award a contract for boarding the
prisoners. The successful bidder
will be required to post a $2000
bond to Insure performance of his
contract.
The contract plan would do
away with the present system un
der which the sheriff feeds the
prisoners, hiring a cook to work
in the courthouse basement kitch
en, and receives 57 cents per
prisoner per day from the county,
day Dr. Harold dinger examined
73 pupils.
Miss. Lucille Ayres was In
charge of the clinics. This year It
is the policy ot the health depart
ment and dental society to give a
complete dental examination at
the schools 'to every child in Sa
lens Local dentists are giving
their services for the examina
tions.
The QUELLE
DeLvxe Sunday Menu
Special Steak Dinner w
Select T-Bone
a
Mashrooms
Trench Fried Potatoes-
Cocktail, Soup, Salad,
" and Dessert
A SUNDAY
.; Appetite T
. Cocktails:
Seafood. Fruit, Fresh
Shrimp or Tomato .
, . Juice.
. . . Soup: -Clear
Chicken Broth
0i
with Rice - , .
Salad: . Golden Glow
Vegetables
' Scalloped Cora, String
- Beans, Whipped Potatoes
I
Chicken Fricassee with Egg
. Noodles : -
Fried Young Rabblfc Country
- Cream Graryv1 ;
. Grilled Salmon SteakMaltre"
; dHOtel . . vr:-"5;'r. ii-
Srookfield LltUe Pig. Sausages
Apple Fritters, - - v :-
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Glenalnm, W.
daughter, are arraigned at Indianapolis.
Laf ky Speaker at ;
PUD Celebration
Herman K. Lafky of Salem rep
resented Governor Sprague at ex
ercises Friday night at the Toutle
River . schoolhouse In Cowlitz
county, Wash., in recognition of
the first actual power service by
a people's utility district in that
state. Lafky was the dedicatory
speaker, taking his theme from
principles enunciated by Abraham
Lincoln.
The Cowlitz county PUD la serv
ing about 100 customers at pres
ent, Lafky reported, bat la not yet
utilizing Bonneville power since
that must await completion of an
Integrated program.
Court Activities
Reach Standstill
Filings Few in Circuit and
Probate Courts no
Justice Case
Court activities were at virtual
ly, a standstill here yesterday. Fil
ings In circuit and probate court
were few and no cases were han
dled In Justice court.
Circuit Court
Arthur W. Herboldt. vs. Era
McPrestoa Herboldt; divorce de
cree. ;
Wilfred Enmel vs. Lillian Page
Emmell; complaint, divorce and
division of IB Belcrest park lots
asked; desertion alleged; married
May 22, 1932, at Portland.
J. Fred Pugh vs. Secondo Ber-
ardino Scare!; Salem Justice court
transcript showing $128.79 Judg
ment for plaintiff.
Probate Court
Alta Cnmmings estate; apprai
sal, $$150, Including $2400 In real
property, by J. B. Protxman,
Grace B. Wilson and Bernice Nel
son.
Charles K. Bpauldlng estate; or
der authorizing payment of $497
fee to Lorah O. Spaulding as exec
utrix and $250 on account toward
attorney fee of Ross Ford.
Purebred Guernsey
Mother of Twins
MACLBAY H. E. Martin Is
having mora than the ordinary
run of good luck. Not only is he
boasting the arrival ot twin
calves, hut that they ara from
one of his purebred Guernsey
cows.
The first aid class, being spon
sored by the grange HB club,
wil) meet at the grange hall
Tuesday at 2 p.m. Mrs. Gorden
Black is the Instructor. The In
structlon Is free to everyone.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends for all their kindnesses
and for floral tributes la our re
cent sorrow.
IL C. Sears and Children.
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: Breaded Veal CaUets-- -
, Tomato Saaca ;. -.
Boast Prime. Rfb lot Steer
Beef Natural Gravy
Sirvci 11 A. 12. U 10 P. U.
QUELLS
to be an ex-convlct, and Mrs. Lydia Hatfield, 21,
Va- described, as eutsen s step
Employer Parley;
Is Here Monday
Oregon Association Croup
to Talk Problems at
Convention Here
The second annual convention
of the Associated Employers of
Oregon will be held Monday at
the Marion hotel.
The program will open at 10:30
a.m.. wltn Dan Hay, executive
manager, giving the keynote ad
dress. Morning and afternoon
services will be held.
The annual banquet will be held
at night. Senator Douglas McKay,
Salem, will act as toastmaster.
Speakers will Include Governor
Charles A. Sprague. Ernest Fat
land, speaker of the house of rep
resentatives; Robert M. Duncan,
president of the state senate, Er
nest P. Marsh, United States con
ciliator from the department of
labor and W. B. Dodson of . the
Portland chamber of commerce.
The convention will discuss
proposals to amend the Wagner
bill. Tax reforms also will be
considered.
The membership ot the associa
tion includes approximately 1600
small business firms In 24 Oregon
cities.
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W- -ferrzsS, Refrigerator
3 Buy! .
ZJ : -: Measure the value of all sjT
- S"' refrigerators before you buy r
. any! Note the big difference j ,
JJ " m various makes the small , , - '
fmmmm difference in price. I I
-f ' x We welcome such compari- I -
- son. Itproves before you buy J , ssa.' I
; how you get plus value for , J ; mm " . :
.. " every ast cent when you buy I I ' I ff, If ... ! l:';,"'i:f
lV, Hotpoint Electric Retriger- , . ' " ' ;
ator. IIP- Ufr i
fwTiill Hotpoint Value Yardstick ; f V f h&tJ. '' '
Jifti shows 36 important rafrisv . SW j
tor feature Come in md I '
check them today. p , L
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State Store Sales
1)ropl2PerCeflt
Salem Reports Near Fifth
Loss in Sales From :
1937 to 1938
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-Up)-
The commerce department re
ported today retail sales of r 6 1
independent stores in Oregon
showed a decrease of 12 per cent
In dollar value for 1938, as com
pared with 1937. -
Aggregate sales of the 5l es
tablishments amounted to $65,
950.955 in 1938: -
Portland - Independent retail
trade, : as . represented by confix
dential ' reports from:' 162 mer
chants of the state'a largest city,
was oft 10.7" per .cent from' 1937.
The. 19381 dollar volume of the
162 . reporting -: merchants was
$40,305,849. r
Salem Reports $3,195,600
. Twenty two - merchants in Sa
lem, the state capital and sec
ond largest Oregon city, report
ed a dollar value of $3,195,6(0,
or 20.8 less than in 1937. .
Oregon .City, one of the com
munities in the group of -cities
having; between 5,000 and 9,999
population, showed the smallest
decrease in total sales volume
from 1937, with a decline - of
about-ono per cent , to '..29S,-
588, reported by 13 Independent
merchants.
Other changes ranged down
to a, decline of 23 H per cent re
ported by 16. merchants at Klam
ath Falls, ; a city in the -10,0 00
to 24,999 ' population' class. The
1938 dollar volume was $1,834,-
466.
, Generally the largest declines
during the year '.were In house
appliance 1 and motor vehicle
sales. Sales of jewelers were re
ported- slightly above the 1997
volume. . - .
Concrete Building
To Rise, W. Salem
WEST SALEM-(Special)-Plans
of H. Hansen to erect a one-story
concrete business banding at a
cost of $4000 at 991 Edgewater
street, at the Patterson street
corner, were made known when
the city council, meeting Friday
noon, granted a change of zone for
five lots in that vicinity. Mr. Han
sen's permit previous had expired
but he took out a new one.
There will be two store rooms
facing Edgewater street and in
the rear ot the building, two
apartments with entrances on Pat
terson street.
Qub Has Session .
WALLACE ROAD Mrs. W. C.
Franklin opened her home on the
Wallace Road to members of the
Sweet Briar club Wednesday af
ternoon. Mrs.' C. ' C. Chaffee la
president. Special cuests were
Mrs. Ralph Chaffee ot Canada
and Mrs. Mote P. Adams. Thir
teen members attended.
Ex-Kansan at 93
On-
Pioneer - of Mid western -
Area Prefers Valley
to California
Spry at 93, W. R. Simpson, Kan-
san turned Oregon Ian, paid a call
on the Oregon Statesman office
staff yesterday to report he had
enjoyed a daily reading ot the pa
per, since he moved here five years
ago. Mrs. Simpson accompanied
him. -I
On his 93rd birthday last Thurs
day Simpson was surprised to re
ceive greeting cards and tele
grams from many- parts of the
United States and from a daugh
ter en route to Africa by boat. He
has a son In Flagstaff, Arts., and
three daughters making their
homes in California, Kansas and
Ohio. '
Leave 8oathern Climes
The Simpsons on leaving .Kan
sas moved first to California hut
didn't like the climate there. Mov
ing to Salem they found surround
ing and weather very much to
their liking and decided this was
the place to stay, Mr. Simpson
said. , ,
Mr. Simpson pioneered with, his
father in the Solomon valley,
western Kansas, ln.1865. The for
mer took a homestead at 20 and
remained, on the place tor 40
years. He east ms rirst presiden
tial vote for. General. Ulysses S.
Grant. ' -
The Simpsons live at 930 Gar
net street. . . .
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