The OREGON STATESMAN, Salta, Ortrcn, Sunday Morale, Majr 21, 1939
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PAGn SIXTEEN
EMrdmFirm :
In new Store
Humphrey Joins in Finn
j Which Will Spccialiws
- in Floor Coverings
.' Culminating ten years of, rapid
growth and.. expansion, . the R. I.
: Elfstrom company tomorrow opens
in commodious new quarters at
S75 Chemeketa." The ' move will
also introduce a new type of ape
clalty itora to - Salem the Elf-
i strom-Hnmphrey company, owned
Jointly by Robert U Ellatrom and
ames R. Humphrey, and dealing
exclusively in floor, coverings.,
-..The new paint and floor cove.
i tag storey saia to oe one oi tne
largest animost modern stores rof
: Its type on the coast is .the nappy
combination ' of Jvro . factors: . 1,
recognition, by Humphrey of the
trend,' toward "specialised ' depart
ment! in the furniture business; J,
; a search by Elfstrom for the right
man as partner in a floor covering
firm.! "When Humphrey, with his
years: of experience and his- wide
acquaintance among Salem people,
chose to resign as president of the
Imperial -Furniture company, I
felt he was the right man to have
as partner In a specialty store of
this type." Elfstrom said, and
added: "I feel Tery fortunate in
becoming associated with a man
of Humphrey's prestige and eapa-
i blllties.? rri '::;---:-'V ... :- .
- Keeps Pace With City
"Salem's J ncreased growth
makes a specialty " store of ' this
; character lmperatlTe, Humphrey
stated' He said floor corering
stores throughout southern Cali
fornia and the east are now doing
the bulk of. the floor corering busi
ness.. "MoreoTer," Humphrey said,
tbe ramifications of floor eorer
iag problems are such that they
require specialization if the cus-
' tomer is to be completely satisfied
and the job well done."
. : la ! launching their enterprise,
Humphrey and Elfstrom perceived
the importance of first securing
well-known, nationally advertised
carpets and linoleum, whose public
acceptance was already establish
ed, and to find a capable man to
take charge of Installation work.
Front field of orer 15 applicants,
William Van Gross, contractor and
layer expert witn a life-time of
i floor-corering , experience to his
credit in Portland department
Stores and elsewhere, was selected.
1 Familiar lines Carried
I The Elfstrom-Humphrey com
pany: will he able to supply every
thing in soft and hard coverings.
Back- nationally known lines as
Armstrong linoleum and wall
coverings, Pabco linoleum, Johns
M anvllle asphalt tiles, and Custom
Craft carpets, will be featured.
I Elfstrom came to Salem In
Is 25 and .became associated with
i Kelson Bros., operating that con
cern's paint and roofing depart
ment. In 1935 he acquired proprie
torship of the department, chang
ing the name to the R. L. Elf
strom company. The business now
maintains steady employment for
14 people and provides a monthly
payroll of approximately 12000 a
-month. Humphrey's. experience in
Salem dates back to 1923. when
he was connected with the Pwers
furniture company. In 199 he
acquired an interest in the Im
perial Furniture company which
he held until this April.
Two Brush Creek
-Pupils Graduated
1 BRUSH - CREEK Lyle Krug,
who Is employed at Salem, is at
home this week having contracted
antps. .
I-Ralph Hart and Ralph Donnelly
were the two Brush Creek eighth
grade graduates this .week. "
t Farmers have cut their first
crop of hay this year and a few of
them already have the crop
Mused. .... i- w ; i
Social Ilouraub
U Entertained :
' ' PALLAS-fhe EocUl Hamr clab
vas entertained at tn home pf
Wrs; Roy woodman Thursday af
ternoon.. Mx.Delorej .Twk and
If rs. Amelia -Ashton were guests
ef the dab. The club-will hold iU
last meeting of the year Tuesday
Bight. May Mtt when they wiH
have a covered dish dinner la Us
eity park with families as guests.
QueenSignsrllonire
7 c.:5rr VI asj Hycr Cos's
tZ? i2?1?tMLtit
11: second stop on their toar
ProudOwhefs
'HfWl.iLUPl.LiJ'WI.M
James E. Humphrey, above, prom-
- iaat business mam. of Salem for
several years, who will be asso
ciated with R. h. Elfstrom,' be
low, la a sew type of specialty
store the Elfstrom-Humphrey
company opening in spacious
new quarters tomorrow at 875
Chesoeketa street. They Invite
the public of Salem and vidsity
to Inspect their new store this
week.
MiU Gty's High
Elects Officers
MILL CITT Election of offi
cers for the next year at the
high school was held Wednesday.
Those elected were: president,
Roy Moore; vice president, Carl
Kelly, jr.; secretary, Wanda
White; treasurer, Robert Bee
son; athletic manager, Lowell
Fleetwood; advertising manager,
Byron Swan; musician, J)ale
Bassett; yell leaders, Helen lo
drabsky and Martha Podrabsty.
The Mill City Christian Sun
day school received a pennant
for having the largest average
attendance during a quarter of
the year. The pennant was pre
sented at the North, Santiam
Convention held at AumsTille.
Polk Council of
Grange toj Meet
RICKREALL Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Hamilton have been elected as
alternate delegates to state grange
at Corvallis in June.
Council of Polk county granges
will be held at Rickreall June 3.
Also the Pomona degree will be
given candidates desiring the 6th
degree.
The June dance has been set
for Saturday, June 17.
Fruitland School
Has Final Picnic
FRUITLAND To end the
school year the Fruitland school
held Its . annual 'school picnic at
the schoolhouse. Ia the morning
games And -races were hehtTJU
the noon hour a delightful dlnjt&d
n wuiwi. xa ui atiemoon:: a
hair 'game .was", under way land
lee cream and cake was .served!
tn tae wte axterpooa.
Y ' B. LAKDEXDIE8
' AUMSVILLE N w s of the
death of Samuel Landen at Oreeon
pClty , has been received here by
menoa. Mr, Landen was a resident
hare for a. long periodV before
mvimf 10 uregon viiy.
cf Montreal locaH ea wL2e Queen JZUzabeth si-nej tie col 'en vis.
CarlB xsi paVs Tisit to Canada's greatest metropolis. Aa
of Canada. t
Eight Selected
j As Pnncesses
Decision Blade by College
Athletic Mentors at
the Queen's Ball
LERANON .At the oneen'a
bail at Legion hall Friday night
tne judges, Haroia moe, -una
Forrester and Howard Raabe oi
the . athletic department of i Ore
gon State 7 college selected Eve
lyn Kick, .Lepanon nigh school
junior, queen or . tne Berry zair
Evelyn, a tall brunette, daugh
ter of llr. and lira. A.R- Lw.
is of Lebanon, will be attended
by ."princesses Doris ,Fslk, Hal-
sey: joan sam, cio; Alice Mer
rill.1 Albenv Pearl Bnrt. Hr
rlsburg: Dorothy Earnes, . Sweet
Home:'- Edna Webber, fihedd:
Ruby Orell, Tangent and Caro,
iBornion,.,.DiTnrnTuie,. . -Del
Davenport was ' manager
oi.tne ceremonies sna Keebiers
orchestra furnished music for the
larce 'aronn " of dancers.
. The decorations of pink and
blue were : in accord with the
colors worn by the candidates
and gave a beautifur setting for
the ball. v i
Speaking by prominent people
was heard at the close of the
evening. : . , x
Rains Welcomed
The light rains of the past
few days with cool weather fol
lowing are a boon to the farmers
although more la needed.- i
A dinner, featured . the meeting
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tioay nignu ...
' The veterans will enter afloat
at the berry fair and will also
conauct its istn annual poppy
sale May 27. The post will take
a part in Memorial day cere
monies. ' All American Legion groups
will cooperate . in Memorial, day
programs at the Methodist church
and at the cemetery.
The Lacomh school closed
Friday with a concert at the
Baptist church in the morning
ana a nasxet dinner at noon.
Go in House Sold
J. E. Estep, realtor, reports
the sale of the S. L. Goin house
and lot on Third street, to Cle
mence Speasl.
A picnic dinner was a feature
oi the closing of the Golden
Valley school near Lebanon. Mn
Phil Lanninj will teach the
scnooi next year; Miss Muriel
Smith, teacher the past year,
will teach the Greenback school
near Shedd.
The 75th birthday of Henry
C. Pyle, prominent resident of
Green Mountain," was' observed
Sunday by a visit of his chil-
aren ana grandchildren from
Portland, Albany Sweet Home
ana uacomo. - i
Marian Michelson has Keen
notified by the national office
mat she has qualified for the
highest scout award-khe Gol
den Easle. She U tha isth nt
will be the last Lebanon girl to
receive this award as it has been
discontinued.
Berries Look Good
The big strawberry shortcake
wm oe topped with home-grown
berries; C. B. Spencer of the
Lebanon cannerr states that th
berries receired this week are
of fine quality with a high su
gar content. s
Berries will be cold-packc I as
well as canned at the cannery.
Last year's pack has been sold.
The plant expects to give em
ployment to approximately 75
persons by the latter part of next
wee a.
Five members of Marrnerit
chapter, OES, were guests of
i;naawicK chapter of Salem last
Monaay.
Reunion Is Held
By Wattenbargers
INDEPENDENCE A family
reunion was held Mothers Day
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
rem wattenbarger, being the
first time In 10 years that the
family have been together.
Those who gathered were Mr.
had ? Mra Felix Wattenbarger,
wr.ju&a juts. Willis Scott, and
inn'"- tit VllalnVu . DuJ .-A
jDeaa .Wattenbarger of Portland
isarnara wauenoarrer. Mr. and
MraV A, X. Sylester of Indepen-
aence. jtr. ana Mrs, Jar Dun.
can - and daughter of Salem.
and Mr. aad Mrs. E. J. Kuin.
ana son oi los Angeles.
- . nr. ana Mrs. Kavany have
keen spending several weeks
with relatives and friends In
Oregon and will ntnm
week ttf their home.
ta the city.
Granger's
News
RICKREALL The home eco
nomics club of the local grange
held an all day meeting Thursday
working upon Mrs. Bewley's
quilt. Thirty-one were present for
the covered dish dinner. -
Daring the business meeting the
purchase of a gas stove was re
ported by President Mrs. Irving,
and, in will be installed in the
grange kitchen next week.:,, ,
Two scholarships for H sum
mer school in Corvallis -was re
ceived from two Salem firms for
sales slips members of the grange
had asked for when purchasing.
The ladies are gathering- boxes
of canned fruit for the boys and
girls farm home near Corvallis.
A dime drill will he held at
the next grange meeting to bene
fit a debate team who are going
soon to Los Angeles. ,
Reunion of Dallas
Crads Scheduled
DALLAS The Dallas hirn
school alumni association will
hold a reunion at the; high school
gymnasium Friday evening, "one
z. special guests at .the reunion
will be the members at th 1939
graduating class at Dallas high
scnooi. I ;
Miss Dorothy Page is chair
man Of the committee makinr
arrangements for the affair. Th
evening's . program will include
aancing, cards and other -games.
Music for aancine will ha fnr
nished by Guy Albin and his
orcnestra or Salem.
- Tickets mar be aeenred frnm
Miss Dorothy Page, Mrs. Ray
Mickey, Miss Ruth Betts, Miss
Esther Aebi. Miss Gerturda Klie-
ver. Miss Lois Ralston, Robert
wooaman, Laird V. Woods, Ray
Boydston, Lenthal Bollman, or
Many n Bureioacb.
Officers of the Dallas high
school alumni association are
Robert Woodman, president; Ir
win Voth, vice president; Miss
Margaret Wiegant, secretary
treasurer.
Installation Is
Slated Monday
SILVERTON Woman's club
members will hold their final reg
ular meeting of the year Monday
wnen a l o clock luncheon honor
ing mothers will be held. Mrs.
Dale Lamar is toastmtatreas. Mm
Ernest Byberg will give a group
oi piano numbers.
Officers to be installed will be
the president, Mrs. Jonas Byberg;
vice-p resident, Mrs. George
Jaeschke; secretary, Mrs. Chaun
cey Whitman; treasurer, Mrs.
acott McPlke.
i Mrs. A. P. Solie and Mrs. flonrn
jaeschke will also make reports
of the general convention at San
rrancisco, which they attended.
! In charge of the luncheon are
Mrs. George Christensen. Mrs.
J. P. Ballantyne, Mrs. Elizabeth
jamie, Mrs. sam Ames, Mrs. R. A.
McClanathan, Mrs. Scott McPike,
Mrs. Barns Renwick, Mrs. Clay
Alien ana Mrs. ciark Bachman.
North Santiam
Exercises Held
NORTH SANTIAM Mrs. Ellen
Ford i presented her commence
ment exercises Tuesday night,
when Lois Reeves. Brron Rhnii)
Stanley McNeal, Eloise Fowler,
Lroy f emoerton, Helen Meshelle,
Billy Lewis, Herman Hersberg,
and Betty Ruby received their di
plomas. The program: Processional-
Fowler Duo; Invocation, Leland
Kelthley; salutatory, Byron
Rhoades; prophesy, Helen Me
shelle: class history, Billy Lewis;
address, Dr. V. D. Bain, state de
partment Of education; annr. alxth
and seventh arade air la: class win.
Lois ReeviM; Taledictorian, Eloise
r owier; preseaiauon OI aopiimas.
J. D. Lott,: ebairman ; recessional.
rownruao.
Wednesday, the last dav af
scaooi. ue cauaren ana natrons
of the district enioved a covered
dish dinner, with about 100 pres
ent, la the afternoon Mrs. Orval
Tucker directed a program.'
Union Hill Qnbwomen
Meet at SutePark
UNION HILL The Union mil
Woman's club met at the Silver
Falls state park Thursday tor a
basket dinner at noon ant a inK
meeting." Mrs; Byron Royce of SU-
rerxon , ana Mrs. Koilo or Salem
were visitors.
Members Present wera Ura
Maurice Heater, Mrs. Douglas
Heater. Mrs.' Ad olph Heater, Mrs.
Walter Heater. Mrs. Laa rmIh
Mrs. W. M. Tate, Mrs. B. E. Bow
er, Mrs. w. H. Rabens, Mrs. V. D.
Scott, Mrs. Henry Peters, and chil
dren Marioria Tate. On and Kiti
Scott, Dickie and Mary Heater. -
. me next meeting ww be la two
weeks at the home of Mrs. w. n.
Rabens. ,
tlrs; Grace CoMJjnan
Shower Recipient -
' SU VER Mrsl E. V " oiitn
Mrs. Jay- Thomas - a a d - Mrs.
vtwrnw j&ecaer entertained : at
a showerrla honor of Mrs. Grace
Goodman at her home Thursday
afternoon. Many useful gifts
were viewed by the 'guests. -
; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vanla.
pool left Friday tot a trip to the
middle west. They expect to ob
tain a- aew ear at . Detroit aad
visit the San Francisco fair for
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tlrs. Towe to Retrirn
ABIQUA -Mrs. C J. Town has
been engaged for .her fifth term
et teaching la the Abiqna school.
She closed her fourth year Frldaj.
Oiitfall Sewer to
Be Built by PWA
Situation Is Explained at
. Special Council Meet ;
Street Work Asked
; SnJvERTON . At a' special
meeting of the city council Friday
night, a resolution was paased
providing for ,the construction of
the whole of the outfall sewer ap
purtenant to the . disposal - plant
unaer rwA as.originauy.piannea,
The resolution also explained
that because the WPA applica
tion for. .the construction of 450
feet of the" outfall sewer on James
avenue had not been approved as
yet and as this portion was neces
sary to connect the disposal plant
with the trunk sewer so that the
plant .may be .'brought , into use,
the PWA plans , which haveheen
approved will be used. The record
er was instructed to ask the en
gineers Barr and Cunningham to
prepare and advertise for the bids
on the PWA extension.
Another, resolution passed Fri
day, night gave a five day exten
sion r to Palmer 'Machinery com
pany in which to have the ma
chinery delivered.
A petition of residents on Kent
street asking .for .repair of Kent
from . the 4ntersectlon of South
Church to Southwest Park - and
from Southwest Park to the inter
section of Kent to East Broadway
was placed In the hands ' of the
street committee. - ; -
Fire Destroys
Strnckmeier Home
JEFFERSON A tire of unde
termined origin destroyed the
house occupied by the Richard
Strnckmeier family about seven
miles southeast of Jefferson Wed
nesday morning around 9 o'clock.
The fire started upstairs. Most
of the furniture was saved, and
only a small insurance was car
ried on the building.
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The
Federal Building
Plan Has Backing
' M. v 'A
- SILVERTON Added enthusi
asm is being shown by Sllverton
business men in the movement to
gain a new postoftice building for
Sllverton.
Sllverton workers feel that the
growth in Silverton'a postal busi
ness deserves the building, and
points to records which show that
the business has grown from
113,222- in 193$, to 120.889 in
r- H.B. Duncan Is chairman of the
chamber of commerce .committee
who is working' ' for ' the federal
building. - -
Aiinisville Senior
Program Sunday
AUMSVILLE Baccalaureate
services for the local high school
senior class will be held here in
the gymnasium Sunday at 8 p. m.
The primary and intermediate
grade children of the local school,
together with their teachers, Miss
Eva Comer and Mrs. Theodore
Marx, entertained the mothers of
the children of the two rooms at
a tea at the school dining room
Wednesday afternoon.
The rain of Thursday morning
was welcomed; by farmers and
gardeners here. Though not suf
ficient for all needs, it is never
theless a help in preserving the
moisture at the roots of plants.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Miller are
the parents of a baby girl, Yvonne
Marian, born Friday morning at
the home of Mrs. Miller's parents.
This is their first child.
SELECT OFFICERS
W0ODBURN The home eco
nomics club of W.oodburn high
have elected the following officers
for next year:' President, Elsie
T o d e r ; vice-president, Grace
Lindeken; secretary, Donna Gene
Ernest; historian, Jeanne Lee;
custodian, Arlene Coleman; song
leader, lone Anderson; treasurer,
Helen Yoder; reporter, Wilma
Brassel, and pianist, Margie Seely.
IT IS WITH PLEASURE THAT WE
ISSUE YOU THIS INVITATION TO
COME. TOMORROW
EVENING TO OUR
OPEN HOUSE
ON -THE
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: Elfstrom - Humphrey Co.
TO MODERN NEW QUARTERS
FIRMS LOCATED AT 375 CIIEf.lEKETA
Typing Awards
Made, Woodburn
WOODBURN The following
students of Woodburn h 1 'J h
school have won typing awards
this year: -
Second ' year students, Mary
Vifquain and Freda Hanson, 60
word award; Karien Benson, iVr
glnla Cashing, Clyde Bauman,
Victor Jacobs, Edith Pelto. Thel
ma Asper,; Eileen Whalen, Ines
Hermanson, Lucille Edland, Mar-
LJorie "Moore r and Wallace r Lee
S 0-word .awards; - Bill li Nelso. v
Raymond Erb,- Da gay- Ashland,
Haxel Haugen, Ray Gilles, Les
ter Herigstad, Frances Schoe
necker, Wilma Kent, pat Smith.
Myrtle Herigstad and Helen Moe
ding, 40-word award. j
First year students, Laella
Gurney, Ada Clair. Renn, Ed
ward Henkes, Jeanne Lee, and
Doris Jones, ; 50-word awards;
Grace - Lindeken, - Anita Hoef er.
Donna Gene Ernest, William
Phillips, Norma Moen, Ray Bo
vee and Betty McLaughlin, 40
word awards. .
'Shirty-word Swards: Walter
Lowrle, Carol McGaffie, etty
Jo Otterstrom, Charles Prlnslow,
Eugene Schlfcht, Dorthea Koe
tfig, Eva Aylett, Edgar Schlitten
hart, Kenneth Miller, Jack Can
nlvet, Kathleen Chapman, Itetty
Stange, Margaret Jenson, Patty
Sims, Robert Garnero, . Frank
Beck, Kenneth Asbury, Tom Col
lister, Frances Copeland, Wllber
Hobart, J. C. Miller, Flortau
Baune, Carl Schroeder, Ruth
Breuninger, Edna Stevens, Glen
Hermanson, Lillian Adamskl,,
Dorothy Colllster and Leona
Ballweber.
Mrs. Ham Hostess .
To Aumsville Qub
AUMSVILLE Mrs. A. B. Ham
was hostess to the Women's club
at her home Thursday afternoon.
May 11. Bouquets of roses were
used as decorations. The next
meeting of the club will be on
May 25 at the home of Mrs.
Gordon.
OCCASION O? THE -
iSALEBTS FIRST FLOOR COV
ERING SPECIALTY STORE, &
REMOVAL of
Elfstrom
Co
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Elfstrom - Humphrey Co. H
Floor
R. L Elfstrom Co.
Pa In ts ;a rid ; fi 0 b fine
Parents' Weekend
Observed, College
Monmouth A large group of
parents of students are gathered
this weekend at Oregon College of
Education for the second annual
All-Parents' weekend. Eve n ts
scheduled include:
Saturday afternoon, meeting of
parents In Campbell hall. Wel
coming addresses by President J.
X. ChurchiS, Dean Helen C. An
derson, Jack Boin, student body
president; : ? Bessie Christensen,
president of Associated Women
students; . inspection of Campbell
hall, administration building,
Monmouth' training school and
physical education building.
Saturday night, program in
Campbell hall auditorium, fol
lowed by a dance in the physical
education building.
Sunday morning at 8:30, break
fast at Monmouth hotel for mem
bers of Staff and Key, women's
organization, and their mothers.
Sunday morning, 10-10:45, mu
sic service in Campbell hall. "
Week Is Critical
In Pest Control
DALLAS This week will be a
serious one. insofar as codlini
moths in apples and pears are con
cerned because the first covei
spray for the control of this Insect
will be applied in the next tew
days.
A letter to-apple and pear grow
ers of Polk county giving the
spray recommendations for the
control of this pest were sent out ''
to ICO growers from the county
agent's office, early this week.
Arsenate of lead is the standard
control recommended for this In
sect, in the Willamette valley. The
forinulaused Is two to three
pounds of arsenate of lead to 100
gallons of water. Some growers
prefer, substituting calcium arsen
ate which-should be used at the
rate of thre pounds per 100 gal
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