The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, , Oregon, Sunday Morning, July 23, 1939
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$5000:
Flax Plant Is
Hit By Blaze
Three Fire Companies of
Neighbor Towns Fight
Blaze All Night
AURORA Fire starting from
an electric globe in a pile of fuel
'Friday night destroyed the boiler
room and a huge pile of shlves
standing alongside the Lone Elder
- flax plant. , Damage was estimat
ed at between S 6000 and. $8000
' by, Howard H.' Eccles, secretary
of the Canby flax growers.
The Aurora. Canby .and Molalla
fire departments spent most of
the night battling the blaze, which
was discovered shortly after 8
o'clock by Rex Barth night watch
man. Barth reported that be saw
smoke, arising from the pile of
shive near the big light globe
and started to get the hose, sud
denly the whole pile exploded.'
The shires are waste material
obtained from scutching the. flax
and are used as fuel for the boiler.
Tbe huge pile of shire will prob
ably burn for some time. Damage
was confined' to the boiler room,
the stored fuel and to the gates
and timbers on the retting tanks.
.Water was being pumped from. a
creek to Quench the blase. The
buildings are. Insured with the
state restoration fund and build
ing operations will be started Im
mediately. -
Retting Season Near
; The plant was to hare started
retting the first of tbe 1939 crop
Monday.
At the . regular . meeting of
the women's auxiliary of the
American Legion, delegates were
elected to attend the state conven
tion to be held In Salem August
10. 11 and 12.
Some time after the first of
August the organization is holding
a- joint no-host picnic, date not
set The Legion has organized a
band which-expects to make its
first appearance at the convention
In Salem.
Daniel Kaegi, 81,
Dies, Rites Today
DALLAS Funeral services for
Daniel Kaegi, 81, who died at his
borne here early Friday morning,
will be held at the Dallas Chris
tie, n and Missionary Alliance
church on Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock with Rev. Loyal H. Vlck
ers, officiating. Interment will
be at the Dallas cemetery with the
Henkle and Bollman funeral home
in charge. V
Daniel Kaegi was born in Ohio
on October . 1858. He spent
some time In Kansas and moved
to Oregon in 1886. He has lived
in Dallas and vicinity since that
time. He was married to Etta
Morehouse in 1890.
He is a 1 s o survived by two
adopted children, Grace and Ver
non. Simmons and by Wllber Da
vis of Salem, who was raised 'in
the Kaegi home.
Four sisters and five brothers
bare already passed away.
Paradise VaUeV Visited
ZENA Miss Margaret Purvine,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C M.
Purvine, returned this weekend
from a pleasure trip to Paradise
valley and through scenic spots in
British Columbia.
Community
LYONS The community club
women, met at the clubhouse
Thursday afternoon for tleing out
baby quilts for Mrs. McKinney
who was honored with a shower.
The gifts were taken to the Mc
Kinney home. -
The club is sponsoring a silver
tea to be held at the clubhouse
Thursday afternoon. July 27. Mrs
Roy Huber, Mrs. Paul Johnston
and Mrs. Daisy Johnston are the
committee in charge.
Glamor Girl
" - ' Mary Steele
New York society leaders contend
that blond and pretty Mary Steele
Is the logical successor to Brenda
Frazier as the social set's number
ens "glamor girL" Miss -Steele,
CzzzlXer of Mrs. Nelson Steele,
Is ve feet ten, inches in height,
wears her blond hair, in a long
toh, sad hs hazel eyes. She plays
the piano welL
Clubg
Damage, iii
Silvertonian's
V
This BerTy Patch
Produces Heavily
With Little Care
SILVERTOX One of Silver
ton's native enthusiastic gar
deners proudly points to his
strawberry patch which! bears
luscious fruit sans hoeing and
weeding.
W. 8. Jack took large wooden
barrels, painted thens white and
bored holes up and down their
aides. A six Inch tile was ran
down the center of the ! inside
and small plants were planted
through the holes. ', The barrel
was filled with good rich soil
and more berry plants placed on
top. Before the berry patch"
was ten weeks old It was bear
ing profusely and has been
since. Ia a small patch along
side tbe barrel, Mr. Jack! plant
ed some of tbe same variety of
plants and these were only half
the size in plants and bearing
advancement this past week.
Sir. Jack's gardens are wide
ly known and he is always inter
ested in new experiments.
Mr. Jack was born near Sil
verton 73 years ago.
New Plant Nears
Finish, Willamina
WILLAMINA The Industrial
Engineers and Contractors of Ta-
coma will complete their contract
on tbe plywood plant here this
week. Charles Rideout reports
ihat work of Installing the ma
chinery is progressing rapidly and
it is expected that the plant will
start operating by September 1st.
Newland Nesly was brought
home in an ambulance Wednes
day, July 19, from the general
hospital where he has been since
June 25 following an automobile
accident in which his leg was
broken.
' TTl t ww. A J . A 1
aroesi weuijar, manager ui me
plywood plant and Arnold Kou-
tone, superintendent, will speak
before the chamber of commerce
at MeMinnville next Monday noon,
July 24th.
Dennett, Former J
Rickreall Youth
. Is Labor Leader
MONMOUTH Eugene Dennett,
a Polk county boy, la executive
secretary of the Washington State
Industrial union council at Seat
tle. He is quoted this week in a
Seattle press dispatch as urging
President Roosevelt by wire to
carry the fight to the people of
entire nation with fighting fire
side chat.
Yonng Dennett, son of a Rick-
real! farmer,' attended : Oregon
Normal school where he was s
brilliant Student, always fond of
indulging in argument on the side
of the "under dog." He taught
for a time in Coos county, return
Ing here to attend the j summer
session -of T9 29. He did not se
cure a teaching position that year,
due he said to some differences
of opinion between himself and
J. S. -Landers, then president of
the Normal school. i )
Dennett began his present ca
reer with 'soapbox' speeches to
labor groups.1 Friends aver that
his present salary tops $10,000
year.
Ladies' Auxiliary "
To Union Planned
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LYONS The International
Woodworkers' union 1 o c a 1 2804
met at the Rebekah hall Thurs
day night and plans were made forn
organizing a ladies' auxiliary.;. A
speaker wll 1 be present at the
next meeting to-organise and elect
officers tor the auxiliary. : -t
OIL CO-OP manager
SILVERTON E. O. Nelson of
the SUverton Hills district has
been named manager of the Val
ley. Farmers Cooperative Oil as
sociation store at Silverton. He
succeeds E. S.' Bergen.; E. L. Per
ry has been appointed field man, i
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. Other Complete Dinners 40c -63c - 85c
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Lebanon Streets
Job Well Ahead
Three Miles of Sidewalk
Completed,-Street Job
Due to Commence
LEBANON At the meeting of
the council last week completion
of more than three miles of side
walks by .WPA was reported. A
few more days will close the side
walk contract and street work will
begin.
Superintendent of st r e e t s re
ported repair worTc on a sewer
line by the SP railroad where
damage had arisen on building of
trestle.
The city attorney reported com
plaints of.! persons bitten by dogs
running at large and orders were
given that, dog owners keep
them tied at all times.
Dry grass and weeds along
streets were noted as a fire haz
ard and street committee was au
thorized to act.
Circles Elect
Officers elected by Circle I'd
the Methodist Ladies' Aid at the
home of Mrs. Hazel Sutter Wed
nesday afternoon were vice presi
dent, Mrs. John Whltcher; secre-
tary-treasarer, Haxel Sutter; de
votional leader, Mrs; Flora
Brown; mercy and help secretary,
Lucille Llndeman; social, Mrs.
Clara Shugert.
Circle 2 at the home of Mrs. J.
M. Burtenshaw reelected Mrs.
Burtenshaw, president; Mrs. Cells
Sterling, ivice president; Mrs.
Grace Schliske, secretary-treasurer;
devotional leader, Mrs. Helen
Furth; mercy and help. Mrs. Alice
Mason; reporter, Miss Kambak.
Both circles will outline proj
ects for aatumn work at the Aug
ust meeting.
Death Car Driver
Known, Willamina
WILLAMINA- Mrs. Cora M
Leonard, driver of the car in
volved in the tragic accident with
a Southern Pacific freight train
at a Tualitan grade crossing last
week, is the wife of Charles Leo
nard, who was contractor for dig
ging the pond for the plywood mill
here and building the railroad
grades.
Mrs. Leonard and son, Clifford,
14, were seriously injured and
her daughter, Lois Leonard, 9,
and a neighbor's son, Henry Ea
ton, 14. were killed.
O. C. Tocum reports he plans to
start construction of the new
postoff ice. building in about 10
days.'
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Fowler hare
sold their cafe to Mrs. Lois Han-
gen of Wisconsin who took pos
session last week, retaining the
same staff except the cook, who
will be Jim Reiner.
IWans Are Visitors
At Brush College;
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BRUSH COLLEGE Visitors
here this month at Triangle ranch,
home of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Blod
gett and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Utley
are Mrs. James F. McCall and son,
Jimmy of Sioux City, Iowa. They
plan to 'return home by the north
ern route, having visited-the fair
at San Francisco en route here.
Mrs. McCall is a sister-in-law ot
Mrs. Blodgott and Mrs. Utley. -
Mrs. L. B. Allen of Los Angeles
is also a guest at the home ot her
nieces, Mrs. Utley. and Mrs. Blod
getUi Some of the- interesting
beauty spots of Oregon visited by
the group have been the Lambert
gardens, the Mt- Hood loop and a
trip to Longs, Beach, Wash., for
crabs and clams. " .
Auto Victim Home ' ; ;
LAKE LABISH Mrs. . William
Schafter returned home after two
weeks in a Salem hospital, the re
sult ot an auto accident. '
Mrs; Maurice Groves and Infant
daughter. Ma urine Anne," are now
at home, t: The Groves- have one
other chHd; Larry z.
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Entree, - Drink
Salad Bolls J
Potatoes A la Mode Desserts
Elder-Fire
State Church
Meeting Opens
Many" Campers Arrive and
More Coming; to Big
Woodbnrn Session
WOODBURN ( Special ) With
many campers already on the
grounds and more coming each
day, the 1939 state camp: meeting
of the Church of God got under
way at the campgrounds here
Thursday tot a ten-day period.
- The opening sermon Thursday
was What We Expect to Aecom
plish and How to Do It," delivered
by J. F. Lawson.
Friday's program followed the
general pattern for the next ten
days, starting with tbe rising bell
at 6 a. m. followed by an hour of
morning worship. From 8 ,to 9 the
ministers held their business ses
sion and the young people a devo
tional hour. Christian education
classes -were held from 9: IS to
10:15 led by Mrs. Minnie Jarrett
The general . service -held . from
10:30 to noon was addressed by
A. A, Blankshlp on "The Morning
Power in Evening Time." .
Beresford, Fast, Speaker
The afternoon service Included
a talk by T. Paul Beresford And
the night general service was ad
dressed by A. J. Fast on "Tbe
Spirituality of the Church and the
Individual."
J. Floyd Johnson spoke at the
night service Saturday.
The Sunday program will in
clude Sunday school at 9:20, gen
eral service at 10:20 with Adam
W. ' Miller speaking: Missionary
meeting at 1:30 p. m. and dedica
tion of the ladies' dormitory.
W. M. Donohew will speak at the
afternoon service at 2:30, bis top
ic being "The Church of God, Her
Mission and Message. "At the eve
ning service J. F. Lawson will be
the speaker and his subject will
be "Weighed1n the Balance and
Found Wanting."
The regular schedule of services
will be carried out Monday with
Mrs. E. T. TImmons and Minnie
Elphrlck speaking to the classes
in Christian Edncatlqp. Mrs. Paul
T. Beresford will speak at the
morning service, her topic being
"Watch." Adam W. Miller will
speak at the missionary meeting
at 1:30 p. m. and B. J. Franklin
will give the sermon at the after
noon service at 2:30. Mrs. Wesley
Puller will be the speaker at the
evening service.
Lebanon to Have
ling Taught
, LEBANON Free swimming
lessons for' persons from six
years up will be conducted at the
Santiam river pool east of Leba
non from August 21 to September
2, according to plans made by
Ralph Scroggins, chairman ot the
city council recreation committee
and Jack Woodard, recreational
director. This recreation is spon
sored by Linn county Red Cross.
Mrs. Marie Dobesh is suffering
from back injuries caused by fall
ing down steps.
Rev. Meade, who has served as
pastor of Berlin church a number
of years, died last Saturday at his
home- in Corvallis.
The IOOF band of Eugene gave
the first concert on the high
school campus Friday as a part Of
the summer recreational project.
Joseph McPherson, sawmill op
erator, and Miss Norma Smith,
daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Smith, hare taken out a marriage
license.
Silver Creek Cagip
Will Have Light
SILVERTON HILLS Progress
on the extension of the Silverton
Hills electric light Is rapidly ad
vancing. The light have been con
nected at the Silver Creek CCC
camp and it is understood that
they will soon be in readiness to
connect at Silver Falls state park.
At present the park is closed to
the public at 9 p. ra. It is under
stood that the park soon will be
open later at night,
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SEE .11. IS TIE REV 1939
Do Hot Ganble lVilli Yonr Food
Birj a Westinghouse, the only kitchen proved refrig
erator. Big 6.5 cu. f L, tl l?A fA
Now Only . ?L5yOU
$9.50 DOWN $4.79 PER MONTH
PAYABLE "vVrni YOUR LIGHT BILL '
YoatezGnnEhCo.
Granger's
News
VICTOR POINT The Quarter
ly meeting of Marlon county
Young Grangers of America mi
hA held at Chemawa aranre's new
hall near the Keiier school Wed
nesday night. Victor Hadley of
Rtiverton Hills is president ana
Lanrel Krens of Victor Point sec
retary of the group.
All young ; grangers of the
county are urged to attend. After
ttut mMtlBc i a nrorram and
games are arranged and a club
supper will follow. ,
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Art Qasses Are
Popular, Detroit
40 Enrolled of All Ages;
Teacher From Salem
Directs Program
DETROIT The art classes un
der the sponsorship of the Wom
an's club ot Detroit are becoming
more popular each week.
At present there are 40 en
rolled. The classes thus far are
made up of women, girls and one
boy. It includes a grandmother,
mothers and the age ot the boy
is but seven years.
Miss Quintln Reeves, teacher is
from Salem" from tbe WPA adult
recreation project and comes up
weekly.
The classes are held in the high
school building and convene
Thursday afternoon at 1:30, the
same night at 7:30 and Friday
morning at 10.
There are classes in pastel
drawing and basketry.
No one now enrolled had ever
had training but the pictures on
display are receiving very favor
able comment and pupils them
selves are surprised at the ability
they are developing.
Knights' Officers
Seated, Mt. Angel
MT. ANGEL The new officers
ot the Mt. Angel council of the
Knights of Columbus were in
stalled at the regular meeting
Wednesday night C. E? Suing of
Salem, district deputy acted as in
stalling officer.
Officers seated were: grand
knight, Louis L. LeDoux; deputy
grand knight, Joseph Wagner;
recording secretary, William Bey
er; chancellor, Alex Scharbach;
treasurer, Joseph Hanth; advo
cate, E. B. Stolle; warden, George
Schmidt; inside guard, John
Frank; outside; guard, Robert Le
Doux; trustee for three years,
Fred J. Sehwab; chaplain. Father
Aleuin ; financial secretary, W.
Douglas Harris.
John Gaffke was appointed
membership chairman.
Frank Berg, Tony Penka and
Joe Halter were in charge ot the
refreshments. John Beyer, re
tiring grand knight, furnished
the treats.
On. the refreshment committee
for the next meeting are George
Andres, Robert LeDoux and Greg
ory Frank.
Fairview School
Teachers Changed
FAIRVIEW Mrs. J. W. Ver-
steeg, who has taught the Fair
view school for about 22 terms,
has been secured to teach the pri
mary grades of the Fremont
school in the Gopher Valley area
and Miss Violet Voltmer of Me
Minnville will teach the upper
grades with her. About eight
years ago she taught the Fair-
view school while Mrs. Versteeg
was away for a year. Mrs. Henry
Konoche of the Webfoot locality
will teach the Fairview school, it
was learned at a recent school
board meeting held here. '
YODER CLAN TO MEET
SILVERTON The Yoder clan
is making plans to meet at .Sell
wood park at Portland on (August
6. Tbe clan members are des
cendants ot Ellas and Asa Yoder
who, came to Oregon in 1889.
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Onion Jamboree
Date Is Changed
Council Is Censured for
Purchase of Material
Outside Jefferson
JEFFERSON At the meeting
of the Jefferson Community
Booster club Tuesday night, it
was voted to change the date of
the Onion Jamboree from August
9 to August 2, owing to a cele
bration in Salem.
W. L. Jones, Jack Tyson and
E. C. Hart were appointed a com
mittee to see abont rettinr an
electric shop In Jefferson. Mo
tion carried that the club go on
record' as condemning the prac
tice of ' the citv buvinr material
out of the city for the old hotel
building. It was suggested that
signs be placed at both entrances
of the city, advertising the Onion
Jamboree.
Mrs. R. C. Thomas has received
word from her son, Delavan, who
has been enrolled in the mechani
cal department at the Aero Indus
tries Technical Institute for tbe
past si) weeks, that be. has se
cured employment at El Segundo,
Calif., in the fusilage assembly
for the French export bombers
department in the northern divi
sion of Douglas.
Members of tbe Supper club en
tertained with a ' dinner at the
Vel-Va tea Friday night, honorinr
Mr. Harold Wynd on his birthday
anniversary, covers were placed
for Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Thurston,
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Looney, Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Shields, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Wynd, Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Henningsen and Mr. and
Mrs. George Potts. Jr.
Mrs. Minnie Brown of Brawley,
Calif., is a guest at the borne of
ner niece, Mrs. C. S. Chamberlain
this week.
Mrs. Harry Jones and daughter,
Shirley, and Mrs. Emma Whedbee
left Wednesday for San Francisco,
where they will visit the exposi
tion for two days.
Visitors Leaving
At Hazel Green
HAZEL GREEN N. P. Wil
liamson and daughter, Miss Caro
lyn are visiting son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Bartruff, at Everett, Wosh.
Mrs. William Creighton, sister
and Mrs. Davis and daughter,
Miss Leona Davis, cousin ot Mrs.
A. T. Van Cleave, left for home
in Corning, Calif. Miss Geneva,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Van Cleave, accompanied them to
Visit.
Glen Duerre of Miles City,
Mont., guest at N. P. Williamson
home, left Thursday for Montana.
Duerre reports an excessive
amount of rain this year where
there has been drought for sev
eral years. .
Mrs. Bruce Evans, Pikeville,
Ky., who was a guest ot cousin.
Mrs. G. G. Looney, left Thursday
tor home, expecting to visit the
San Francisco fair and Los An
geles en route. Mrs. Evans is en
thusiastic over scenery and prod
ucts ot the west. Mrs. Evans and
Mrs. Looney taught in log school
houses in the Cumberland moun
tains.
Board of Pension
Club Has Session
LYONS The advisory board of
the Lyons Townsend club met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Bassett Wednesday night. Plans
were made to have a benefit card
party sometime in August. Mrs.
Marion Nelgle will be present at
the August 5 meeting and give her
report from the national conven
tion. Plans were also made to have
a candy sale at the next meeting.
Present for the evening were Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Anderson, Mr. and
Mrs. George Huffman and Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Bassett.
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Easterners Visit
At Brooks Homes
BROOKS Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Quick and children of Tiskilwa,
111., were guests of their cousin,
Mrs. A. G. Streeter, Friday. The
Quicks are touring the west.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bell and Mrs.
Jennie Moore of Long Beach,
Calif., are guests at the home of
Mrs. Moore's brother. Grant Bix-
ler. Mr. and. Mrs. Gordon Miller
and Delores, son-in-law and
daughter of Mr. Bixler, arrived at
the Bixler home last week from
Grand Coulee. '
John Naylor is very seriossly
ill at- the home ot his daughter,
Mrs. Leon Judd. near Marquam,
following another stroke las.t
week.
Mr. afld Mrs. Harry Bosch, Miss
Marie Bosch and Jack Bosch, ac
companied by Mrs. Bosch's sister.
Mrs. H. C. Shields, of Salem, left
last week for a week's stay in San
Francisco.
Eastern Stars of
Valley to Picnic
SILVERTON The order of
Eastern Stars Willamette valley
patrons and matrons will hold
their annual picnic Sunday at
Taylor's grove near Mehama. A
basket dinner will be served at 1
o'clock and those attending are
asked to bring their own table
service. Elaine Clower Fisher is
president and W. P. Scarth ot Sil
verton is secretary
SILVERTON Sheep killing
dogs have been reported at work
again in the districts surrounding
Silverton. Homer F. Smith lost
a number of sheep and other own
ers in the Silverton Hills district
report like trouble.
OFF FOR FAIR
HOPEWELL Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Versteeg are making a trip to
the Treasure Island fair. Mrs.
Will Duren and daughter, Mrs.
Vernon Stephens, plan to leave
some day next week for the same
place.-
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Travels Santiam
Road Sans Lights
Flashlight Helps Though
Seitzinger not Eager
to Repeat Stunt
DETROIT Merle Selttlnger,
operator of the Seitzinger Lumber
company on White Water creek,
had a peculiar experience Wed
nesday night which he does not
care to repeat. On reaching Lit
tle Sweden at the . beginning of
tbe narrow and winding stretch
of North Santiam highway his
car generator burned out. He
drove to Detroit with the aid of
a small flashlight. His only bit
of luck was that he met but two
cars.
Donald Fryer, seven year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fry
er, Is ill with measles. Donald is
the only male member as well as
the youngest member of the WPA
art classes at the high school
building.
Barns Are Severe -Mrs.
C. W. Taney of Idanha was
severely burned on both legs
Thursday ' afternoon. She was
carrying a tub of hot water down
outside steps when a step broke.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michel of
Memillian, La., are visiting Mr.
Michel's brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Phillips, at
Idanha. They. are enjoying Ore
gon and if work is available will
make this their home.
George Downing crashed into
the bank a mile north of Detroit
Wednesday night smashing the
entire front of his ear.
DeArmond's Auto
Stolen, Wrecked
Kester Is Operating new
Combine; Bel ding Is.
Ill, Gas Poison
SUVER The automobile ot
Ivan DeArmond, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. DeArmond, of Suver,
was stolen in Corvallis Saturday
night. It was found inside the
city limits Sunday morning a
complete wreck. It is not known
how or when it was wrecked but
it was apparently towed to the
spot where it was found.
Little John Heffley was feted
with a small birthday party when
his mother invited Linda Bene
diet and Delores and Lorene John
son to help him celebrate. At 'a
table met for the four, ice cream,
jello, cake and punch were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Bent of Hub
bard moved home Wednesday and
are living in a trailer house on
his mother's property.
Wesley Kester purchased a new,
12-foot McCormick-Deering com
bine last week and is operating it.
Mrs. Mildred Belding of Port
land was called Saturday to be at
the bedside ot her son, Frank, at
the Wes Kester home... He was
ill with gas poisoning caused by
working on a tractor. He is able
to be up now.
Arlene McKinney of Corvallis,
who has been employed by Mrs.
Eunice Flicklnger, returned home
Sunday.
Kerr's Hand Hurt
In Farm Accident
SCIO A hay rope burned and
injured the fingers of Cecil Kerr's
left hand this week during haul
ing operations. Kerr has oper
ated a farm west of Scio for sev
eral years.
Drainage system is being in
stalled on the grounds ot the new
Sclo high school building to rid
the premises of excess water dur
ing the rainy season.- A concrete
sidewalk will be laid from the
west front entrance of the build
ing on Wheeler street to the cor
ner of Mill street. Clarence Mar
tin of Seio is in ' charge of the
work, under WPA grant.
yon up when : this big
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