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Tfce 02EG0N STATESMAN, Salea,: Oregon, Saturday Morula?, February 23, 1939 PAGE THREE Local News Briefs . First Clnb Finishes First 4H club to complete its 1189 program and til contest record book la the dirlslon 1 unit In clothing at Fruttland school, led by Mrs. O. H. - Bradtord, County - Clnb . Leader Wayne D. Harding - announced yesterday. Members of ' the club are Betty Llrely, Klra Smith, Lu cille Reeder, Dorothy Gerig, Rose mary J4agusen, Anna May Reeder, Lois Hammer, Shirlee Lively, Lois Bradtord. Marjorie Smith. Goldie Gerif and MarJorie'WooIley; Saatlara Conditkm Good De- Spite thawlnr, the North Santlam fclzhway remains in good condi tion. County Judge 3. C. Siegmund and Engineer N. C. Hubbs found on an inspection trip there Thurs day, they reported yesterday. No damase had been done to the uo- . finished section near the new. - bridge. The snow on the summit I has melted to a depth of about I eight feet. Traffic is moving un impeded to and from' central Oregon. Miller's announces the arrival of the new "Odora'V moth-proofed clothes closets In' the new modern design; also featured this year is the linen closet with the drop-roll door, shelres, etc. All are low- nriced.' Notions rtpnnrtmenf. Galloway to Speak Charles V. Galloway of the state tax commis sion will be the speaker at the Kl wanls club luncheon next Tuesday noon. Laban Bteeves will speak on behalf of the Elks on observance of Americanization week. Obituaries Jnngkeit - I Carl Jnngkeit, at the residence, I route 2, Lebanon,! February 21, 1 at the age of 63 years. Surrired I br widow Amalla Jnnrkelt. danrhter. Mn LllHe Porter. .on- Albert and Fred Jnngkeit, all of route 2, Lebanon; one brother, Fred Jnngkeit of Fessenden, ND. Funeral services will be held un der the direction of the Walker Howell Funeral home at the Ger man Baptist church, D and Cot tage streets, Saturday, February 25. at 2 p.m.. with Rev. J.'F. Olt- boft officiating. Interment Bel- crest Memorial park. Rutledge r ', Roy Rutledge, late resident of Macleay, Ore., passed away Feb- ruaiy 22 in this city at the age of 49. Survived by widow, Mrs. Pearl Rutledge, daughter, Mrs. Harold G. Ward: son, Dale Daniel Rutledge, all of Artesia, Cal.; sla tes, Ms. Chales H. Rowan, Web ster City. Iowa; . Mrs. : Glenn Martin, Tulare, CaL; brothers. Robt. B. Rutledge, St. Louis,' 111., Guy Rutledge- of . W 1 s c o n s I n , Charles Rutledge, Webster City, Iowa. ' Funeral services will be held from the Walker & Howell 11 a.m., Rev. Arno Q. Weniger of lEldon'H. Mulkey, Silverton, farm tbe Calvary Baptist church offlci- and mUlworker, has filed peti- ating. Interment in City View I cemetery. Knntson. John Knutson passed away at the residence, 565- South 22nd, on February 23 at the age 'I 74. Survived by sister, -Mrs. Olaf Johnson of Rane, North Dakota; brother, Ed Knutson of Elling ton, SJ).; Henry Knutson, Un derwood, Minn., and two step sons, Clarence Bareness of Stock ton, Calif., and G. A. Barsness of Salem, Ore. Funeral announce ments later from the Clough- Barrick company. - ' Smith Jesse Edward Smith passed sway at the residence, 557 Knapp street, February 23, at the age ot 50 rears. Survlredbv his wife Effie-M.; son, Merle, J. Smith of - Salem; brother,. Roy Smith of Takima, Wash.; sister, Mrs. Fred Stokes of Ellensburg, Wash. Mrs. Mattle Moore, Camtrldge, Idaho. Funeral - announcements later- by the Walker A Howell Funeral Home. ' . " . -'Olmsted - - - In this city February 23, George W. Olmsted, aged 73 years. Late resident of 160 North 17th street. Husband ot Sally Olmsted and fa ther of Mrs. R. A. Tansey of So lent. Mrs. Lloyd Miller and Glen Olmsted, of Oakland. - Calif., and Mrs. George Emlck of Oklahoma; brother of Orr Olmsted and Mrs. Coda Lowe of Kansas and Mrs. Paul Lass of Texas. Funeral serv ices will be held from the W. T. Rlgdon- company chapel Monday, February 27. at 1 : 30 p.m. - Rev. Charlea G. Weston will officiate. -. . r ; Births ; . Whitesell To. Mr. and Mrs. Dan .L. Whltesell, 180 Liberty road, a daughter, Alyce Kay, bom February- 22 yy..-tsM . - Funnier Than "The Thin Man" - -7.:. TlIZ SLEUTIIIUG SLOAUSS AnBCACU .V. Itl Fast and furious Ist this rip-roaring, sequel toFast.Companyf I A $500,000 swindle . . a couple of baffling murders . . . but leave it to the ' screen's gayest pth to solve then with a hundred ho vrb for every clue! r'--Mir' "ify. ' I t f tvZwTl'A L . "'v. v J v , - CCTICTlYf. : 1 - , , ' r r TKIA- - i EXCOM1NG ; V TOCKASX I h ) aaore fum i i j rrnr teiNAte OWE fl Coming Events Feb.. 25 Caledonian -club .dinner sneetlafy First Christian church. v . - : . s Feb. "27-Oorre Often speaks at YUCA os) landscaping state L grounds. Public iarlted. SOoV Remodel Job The 7. W. Woohrorth'Co., yesterdaj,pro cured a building; permit for S 25,- 000 worth of alteration and re pair work to Its store at 425 State street. Other permits were Issued to: W. A. Cladek, to erect a 1 -story dwelling and garage at 1835 Madison. 12200; M. A. Estes, to alter and repair a private garage it C7. South Capitol, ISO. Card party, RNA hall, near Beck- ner's. Sat. ere.. Feb. 25. Refresh ments. Good nrlzes. IS cents ad- mittance. Everybody come. Six More MVBRs- Six more basic speed rule 'violators were booked yesterday by city police, bringing the three-day total to 18. Yesterday's arrests were: Lor- Ing M.-Grler, 2005 Market; David B. Hill. 2195 South Church; Leon C. Allen. Portland; Gall L. Zyps- set, 7 CO Highland avenue; Jack R. McCoy. Seaside; Milton P. Stavenau, 2 OSS Front street. Gaenther Is Honored B. A. Guenther, Salem representative for the State Farm Insurance companies of Bloomington, 111., was honored at the companies' na tional convention in Chicago early this week as first place winner among Oregon agents, according to word received here yesterday. The Oregon competition was part of a national contest In which 700 agents vied Month - end special. Broken sizes In ounaanoii pnuenu i reaucea prices, nowam wnei snop, lai N. High Lane Leries Listed Lane coun ty towns' total tax levies were luted as xoiiows in a summary received yesterday by County As sessor R. "Tad ' Sbelton: Coburg. 74.8 mills; Cottage Grove, 75; Creswell, 38.8; Eugene, 00.7; Florence, 60.2; Junction City, 53.7; Oak Ridge, 68.6; Spring field, 89. Modern Woodmen to Meet The regular' meeting of Modern Woodmen of America is set for Monday night. A special feature will be a debate. Resolved: That It Is better to live in the country than In -the city, with prises to be awarded the winners. Dch. Boy pnL Mathis. 178 S. Com Bankruptcy Petitions Involun tary petition In bankruptcy has I filed In Portland for Rufus IE. Boatwricht. Salem contractor. on in bankruptcy, listing liabil lties at $1777 and assets at $1670. No Industrial Death There were no fatalities in Oregon due to industrial accidents during the week ending February 23, the state industrial accident commis sion reported Friday. There were 539 accidents reported to the com mission during the week. Luts Florist. 1276 N. Lib. 9592. Xebraskans to Meet -The Ne braska club will meet tonight at KP hall at 8 o'clock. A special feature of the program will be the films shown by James Loder. Call (Hoard STATE Today Pat O'Brien, Jose- phine Hutchinson. Lyle Tal- bot and Jean Muir In "Oil For the Lamps of China," and James New 111 In "Ren- frew on the Great White Trail." . HOLLYWOOD Today Double bill, the Three Mesquiteers in "Pals ot the Saddle," with John Wayne and "Touchdown Army" with John Howard and Mary Carlisle. GRAND Today Don Ameche and the Rits Brothers, "The Three Musketeers." ELSINORE Today "Gnnga vDin'V- with Cary Grant. Douglas Fair banks, jr. and Vktor Me-' Laglen. :.' .. CAPITOL Today "Fast .and ; Loose'? with ' Robert - Montgomery . and Rosalind Russell - and : "Zamboamga.,' .V " ; SKfXTJS SD BIG ,FEATTRB ;v . , An authentic pictarixation of t a ZA?.ICOANGA' KomadJc Tribe, la the land of the ; Sultan of Suln. -. - Ask Admission Of Bean Will Justice Henry J. Bean Petitions Probating of Wife's Estate ; Petition . for admission into pro of the 18718.59 estate of the lata Mattle '"E.. Bean 7 waa filed yesterday jjby Justice Henry J.' Bean,: The petition said the estate consisted, ptra 13583.55 half in terest in A' bank account, MM 0 one-third interest in 1 2 4 0-acre Hidaway Springs property - and $275 one-third Interest fa 156 K acre Birch -Creek. property, both In - Umatilla county, and 11200 ISO-acre , property In" Taquln Homestead, Lincoln county. . - The will leaves all of the as-, tste to the widower, Justice Bean, with the exception of sil verware and line bequeathed to a daughter, Mrs. Grace Larsen, and the remainder of the perso nal .belongings, . left equally to Mrs. Larsen and Flora Bean, aaugnter-in-iaw. Circuit Court F. A. Mignot, administrator, vs. George Hart well; answer general denial of defendant Hartweu: motions to strike, by defendant Sliver Wheel Motor Freight, Inc. Massachusetts Bonding in surance company vs. Commercial Credit company; motion for trial date. - James McAlvin vs. Todd Fad ness and A. W. Blank; complaint, 890.50 car damages asked, based on accident on Pacific highway seven miles north of Salem Feb ruary 4. -Probate Court W. E. Park estate; closing or der. Helen M. Park, administra trix. Edward B. Patton estate; or der for sale of 45.52-acre proper ty after April 4 by Ernest Ver non Patton, executor; consent given by 11 heirs. Anna Burkhert estate; hear ings on final account and claim of Pauline Yehrs Walker contin ued indefinitely. jusruu ocnreiDer eaiaie; cios-1 ing order, WUliam Schreiber, ad mil intratnr innnlAm.ntil count shows 11935.85 in cash and $500 worth of farm stock and grain on hand. T. B. Jones estate; closlnr or der, Ladd Bush Trust company. executor. Sarah S. Coffenberry will: will deposited with county clerk by Mrs. S. P. Klmmes, who reported no esute to administrator: will left 85 to a son. Gee -ee B. Cof fenberry, and the -residue to Lil lian S. Smith, a -daughter. . Justice Court John Milton Bauer: fined $10. no utility permit and $5, no truck license. Frank Joe Vlasie: pleaded guilty, case continued to March 10 for sentence, failure to stop. Municipal Court Jack R. McCoy, violation of basic speed rule; fined $5. Bail collected on overtime parking tags, $27. Glenn C. Upham. violation of the basic . speed rule: forfeited $5 ball. Bruce W. Harold, John T. Anderson and L. C. Allen; vio lation of basic speed rule; . each lined sz.&o. Petitions Signed For Water Setup Petitions for an election to form the proposed Vista Heights water district south of Salem car ried more than required number cf signatures of legal voters. vouniT (jiera u. g. Boyer an nounced yesterday afternoon. A suplemental petition filed-yester day Increased the total number of signers to 45. The clerk said the petitions would be presented to the county court at its first meeting of the new term March 1. The court is required by law to call the dis trict election within from 30 to 50 days. Proponents of the district plan hope to secure water from the Sa lem city tystem to supply approxi mately 150 families. Spring Opening Set The Salem Ad club at its meeting Friday noon set Thursday, March 23, as i the date tor the - annual . Spring Opening.- :S. E. Keith will be gen eral chairman. Dr.' W. B.Morse showed colored moton pictures of i xne urana: canyon. . r -; Starts Today !! I First Showing in the , Northwest NZVJ ADVEtlTURESI WHlamette&ebateWiriners&Ia Abore sire tbe WfUainette.WAfTenlty forenale. wianera at the Linfleid Mlsnville. Junior college women's second place winners were (left to right) ; Helen Kewland, WDnu Schneider, Dorla Biggs and Beverly McMUlin; back row. Bill Clntea, winner in oratory, Al Klassen, secoBd la debate, Aldus Smlui aao liiu xnomu, aeoate wmsen, uoo coach. (Jesten-MUIer photo, courtesy Willamette Collegian). Adlard to Speak On China Sunday Richard Adlard will speak on conditions In China and show his pictures at the American Lutheran church. Church street, between Center and Chemeketa, Sunday night at 7 o'clock. Mr. Adlard, a Salem Boy, was sent as an ex change student from Oregon State to China. He is also the first white man to be admitted to the Univer sity of the Philippine Islands as a student. The Japanese government offered him a considerable sum of money for a reel of films he took of the bombing of the Panay but which he refused to sell. ti 1 T 1 I .hflTTlhftr InVlteCl I Tn TTipllWaV Fete i V AAlgUWdJ The Sweet Home chamber, of commerce has invited the Salem chamber of commerce to cooper ate in a celebration being planned to coincide with official opening of the South Santlam .highway, which is to be completed during the coming summer. It is expected the road will be opened for travel in July or Aug ust. The Salem chamber will make arrangements to send a delegation for the celebration. t - I i ll if) lit X . - , t y-it'y.- i f 4 ..... : ' ' :::K&tk SJ ' '-. ..- ' '' -."t.V'' ' A.'-- Club Notes Spring! Spring! Spring! It cer tainly is nice but it makes me so sleepy and lazy. But I have for gotten about spring because of the great show on today at the El sinore. Have you seen the posters In your school? We hope that you have because a special effort was made to let everyone know about this marvelous picture starting today. Almost everyone knows what this wonderful picture is but for those that haven't heard here is what it is composed of: Cary Grant,. Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. And the picture it self Is called Gunga Din. Person ally, this feature is lust too big for words. It's where elephants shoulder the artillery and British battalions march at dawn. Don't forget on the same pro gram a feature Just for the. club. "Beauty for the Asking" with Lu A t n 7 Mlt min Yiiiii inn T. (L : 4 toamaasent last weekend at M c- laws, manager, tu al. aimrptiy, clUe Ball and Donald Woods. Plus Chapter 7 ot "Scouts to the Res cue." The latest March ot Time and Walt Disney's all color ver sion of Mickey Mouse in the Brave Little Taylor." Wow what a show! . Don't forget, the fun begins at 1 o'clock. J AT, Mickey Mouse Chief. 22 Schools Enter In Health Contest Twenty two schools represent ed by 1331 pupils have been en tered to data in the annual health contest sponsored by the Marion County Public Health association. according to Wayne D. Harding, county club agent. Six scholar ships at the 4-H club summer school at Corvallls will be award ed the winners. Schools represented are Bntte vllle, Macleay, Rivervlew, Clover dale. Roberts, . Union HilL White, Ankeny,- Rickey, Central Howell, Bethel, Labish Center, Buena Crest, Detroit. ML Angel,; Hayes villey Kelser. Turner, Salem Heights, Swegle, Jefferson and Pirrlsh junior high, Salem. More than 50 wells have been tested for purity to date In Con nection . with the contest, which closes April 15. , leve! . . Reckless, loysl, swaggerins sees of the thundering ssss of ItipSns sterled India! .You've longed for fidventure, thirsted fer thrilh, hungered for red-fclocded ectica. fbw Jsla Sergesats Cctter, UseCSiesaey snd lUSsaUae, the tastiest devils' K) ....... Educational Field Day Is Scheduled Bishop Tims Lowe to B Principal Speaker tv ; ; Taesday Sessions .'" ' --r ''. - 'The annual , Oregon conference educational field day; slated Tues day, February 2 8, Is expected to bring 200 Methodist laymen and ministers -to the city for the all- day session, t highlight', ot which will be two addresses ny Bishop Titus LoweV Portland. v v7 ' ' T The 10 o'clock morning sessions will be held In the chapel at Will aunette university,' with the key note address by Dr.' Daniel w. Stevens. Corvallls, on -"Indlspeu- etble Element In Education." At the session . during the student chapel hour. Bishop Lowe will be the speaker. Dr. Ray 8. Dunn, Rose City Perk church, Portland, will lead devotions. Afternoon sessions, opening at 1:20 o'clock, and the 1:80 o'clock banquet will be held In the First Methodist church. -' - Bollinger Leader Rev. Paul , Bollinger, Portland, will lead-the afternoon worship. with addresses to follow on "Wes ley Foundation" by Dr. B. Earle Parkef, Eugene; "Bp worth League" by Rev. M. A. Groves, Portland; and "The Educational Program ot the - Church," Miss Bertha Pease, Portland, director of religious education, Oregon ME conference. Group meetings will close the afternoon, with these leaders: Miss Dulclna Brown, Portland, Oregon Council of Churches; Mrs. George Lewis, Salem; Mrs. S. W. Hilton. Portland: Miss Sybil Tucker, Corvallls; Dr. Silas Fair ham, Portland; Rev. Lynn A. Wood. Salem; and Miss Pease. Forty students from Willamette university and a group from Wes ley Foundation. Corvallls, will be guests at the banquet. Dr. J. E. Milllgan is host pastor. Services Monday For Ex-Resident Lena Leisy, 75, who lived near Pratum from 1112 to 1822 and in Salem for the next three years, died at Portland, where she lately has made her home, this week. Funeral services will be held from the - Pratum Mennonlte church Monday, February 27, at 2 p. m with Rev. J. M. Frans of Pratum officiating, assisted by Rev. Ed mund Miller and Rev. S. 8. Baurn gartner of Portland. Mrs. Leisy was born February 15, 1804, near Donnelsoa.. Ia. She was a member ot the Pratum Men- nonite church and lister, of the A1-. berta, Portland., community church. - 8urrivors include II children," Dr. Ernest -E. Leisy i of Dallas, - Tex; Olga Luginbill of Woodbura, Edward A., Harvey A., Elmr P., and Weldon P. Leisy, Elsie C. Bartel and Helen Warren, all ot Portland. Linda Btetfena of Sil verton Walter Leisy of Sweet Horn and Homer C Leisy of Sa-. lem. Twenty-seven grandchildren also survive. " ' -' (e Speakers f To Travel South Willamette Team Entering . Forensic Meets at Pomona, Pasadena Southern California and the Golden Gate world's fair will be included In the next forensic trip taken by the speakers of Willam ette university. Two tournaments. Pacific Forensic league at Po mona and the PI Kappa Delta meet at Pasadena are scheduled for the week ot March 20. (. Announcement was made Fri day by the forensic director, R. M. Murphy, that Willamette's cham pion debate team ot Aldus Smith and Bill Thomas would enter the contests In the PFL conference. They will speak in debate, oratory. extempore and after-dinner speak ing. Besides this team, two girls, Wilma Schneider and Doris Riggs, and another men's team of Glenn' Olds and Al Klassen will travel to Pasadena for the Pi Kappa Delta meet. These six speakers will debate and participate in ora tory, extempore and impromptu speaking. Vestrymen to Be Installed Sunday The 12 vestrymen of St.. Paul's Episcopal church will be official ly installed at the 11 o'clock service Sunday morning. They are: Robert H. Baldock, Harry H. Belt, Wallace P. Carson, Hen ry V. Compton, Lynn F. Crone miller, Frank G. Deckebach, Rob ert M. Fltxmaurice, Sydney H. Kromer, Joseph E. Law, William Neimeyer, A. C. F. Ferry and Donald A. Toung. Special music will include the anthem "O for a Closer , Walk with God" (Foster) by the choir under direction of Ronald Cra-. ven. . fr- Missionary at Keizer . KKIZER Rev. L. H. Tickers, missionary, will be present at the Sunday school hour at the Keiter school Sunday, February 20. The public is invited to hear , his mes-. sage. who ever manned a cannon or plsgoed a vrena's hsirt Li the picture that sweeps Che a cyclone across the i screen I II x . - - r v, 6i i i 1 f . ;;. PLUS v -r Litest lrch cf Jllnsw Walt Disney's MBniTe little Tanos