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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Saturday Moraine, September 30, 1939 PAGE THREE Budget Plans, Tax Increase Bonded Debt Is Cause; " Will Be Submitted . to People Oct. 30 SII.VKTlTnNAn nru nt $12,695.25 In taxes to be raised during 1940 Is planned by the committee according to the budget to be submitted to the people on uctober 30. Running expenses In the city are n o t responsible for . the In crease, the budget shows, but the Jump lies In bonded Indebtedness, Toted by the people, which must be met. ; This Includes maturing sewer, sewage disposal plant and swimming pool bonds. ; A 12000 cut In county road taxes accounts for some of the Increase In the lo cal budget which brings; the mill age tax up io better than 26. " Outstanding bonds,! warrants and interest due in 1940 totals $31,437.81.; The city's running ex penses amount to $14,685, prac tically the same as that of a year ago. Of this sum, $4660 Is levied by direct rote. ; . Committee Estimates The budget committee has esti mated the amount to be raised by taxation at $28,259.81. Delin quent taxes will furnish; $1690 of this. Rentals will bring another $360. There will be $5000 from street and sewer, assessments and refunding bonds will account for a $7000 Income item. The re mainder will come from money once advanced on bond and Inter est funds, from state liquor appor tionment, licenses and fees. The city's total bonded indebt edness now stands at $165,399.74, of which $16,000 is dne in 1940. The only notable change in the smaller Items Is that providing for uniformed police officers after the first of the year. : Each officer was allowed a $60 increase in sal ary to partially cover this. The salary of the street commission was lowered from" $85 to $75 a month, with the $10 thus saved to be used for flushing streets. Mulkey Funeral WiU Be Sunday SILVERTON George Mae Mul key died at the Sllverton hospital Friday morning after a week's ill ness. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Ekman funeral home with Rev. Frank Zook offi ciating. Interment 'will be in the Warren cemetery. Mulkey was born December 8, 1865, on the Silverton Hills farm where he has lived all his life. He was the son of C. J. and Irbatb Klncaid Mulkey who came to Sll verton from Missouri in 1845. He was married to Estella Riches De cember 20, 1889. Plans were being made for celebrating their golden wedding anniversary this winter. : Survivors are the widow, Estel la Riches Mulkey; children, Charles, James, Eldon, Ralph, Ar thur and Mrs. Kenneth Warnock In the Silverton district;: Leland In California and Chester at Salem. Funeral arrangements are - in charge of Ekman's at Silverton. This is the third death in the Riches family in less ! than six months. Mrs. Tom Riches died at Salem. She was followed closely by her brother-in-law, Jack; Riches of Silverton. Mac Mulkey was a brother-in-law of the two. 1 All were closely associated with Silverton's pioneer history. : ' t . , . : - i St. Louis Parish Plans Card Party ST. LOUIS The members of the St. Louis parish are sponsor In sr a card party to be held San' day night, October 1, in the St. Louis parish hall. A large crowd is expected as this is the first of sr series of card parties to be held here this season. HIE GREATEST UODERII IIOVELL THE SCREEIII Long Beach, 0 L Several beach homes on the peninsula six miles sooth of Long Beach, Into the sea after a night of being battered ny giant waves In southern California's storm-beating. The gale ripped out of the south In one of the worst ea disasters in followed a record-breaking heat Amity Will Get Dial Telephones 24-Honr Service, no Rate Change Is Promised AMITT Amity is to have a new dial automatic telephone sys tem soon, according to an an nouncement by L. A. Gritten, dis trict manager of the West Coast Telephone company. The exact lo cation of the plant has not been determined. All the present telephones in the Amity exchange will be re placed by new dial telephones. There will be no change in the present rates. In the past, emer gency service for Amity has been between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. With the new system there will be 24 hours a day full service. AMITY Mrs. Jane Rosen balm has returned from a visit at Medford and Terrebonne with rel atives. The Dickey service station on Trade street, operated for the past year by Mrs. May Dickey, has been leased to R. M. Glahn, who took charge this week. Mrs. Dickey plans to visit relatives in Idaho and southern California during the fall and winter and will leave for Idaho this week. Mrs. J. A. Breeding and Mrs. Clara Broadwell were among those from Amity who attended a meet ing of the Health association of Yamhill county in McMinnville Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Breed ing is treasurer of the association. Turner Volunteer Firemen Organize TURNER A group of Turner's volunteer firemen have organized and decided to keep the new fire equipment under cooperative com munity management for the pres ent. Officers chosen: Albert Jen sen, chief; Archie Rankin, assist ant; E. S. Prather, secretary treasurer. A committee to solicit funds to finish paying for equip ment consists of Forest Bouchie, H. R. Peetz and Chris Farris. ; Miss .Mabel Hostetler of near La Parte, Ind., who has Just re turned from an Alaskan trip, go ing as far north as the Arctic circle, was a guest Sunday at the home of her father's boyhood chum, C. A. Bear, formerly of Indiana. Miss Hostetler returned to Portland Sunday night to Jo'n her party, who are motoring to San Francisco. Miss Blanche Rum mel of Portland also spent the day at the Bear home. As Record Breaking Crowd Cheer 1939s MIGHTIEST SCREEN fj w mi it i i i . 1 e n i i r . Vj III I t I' I SJS. UU I I'M Ji Cal, Homes Tumble Into Sea fey at 63 miles n hoar, smashing small boats and seashore homes recent years. The odd tropical storm, of near hurricane proportions, wave which Killed scores. (UN Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Walker Celebrate " p Ij a .Tl rl Golden Anniversary at Independence J a INDEPENDENCE Mr. brated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, September 24, at Campbell's hall. They were married at Dallas Septem- ber 25 1889. This affair was planned and given by the nieces and ne- phews of Mr. and Mrs. Walker. plannlng were Mr. and Mrs. Har-O ry Walker of Oak Grove, Mr. and I Mrs.tR. M. Walker of Indepen dence, Mr. and Mrs. A. Larsen of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ullmaa of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. McKee of Amity, L. V. McKee and Miss Doris McKee of Perrydaie. The hall was decorated with fall flowers with yellow and gold marigolds carrying out the pre dominating color scheme. A cov ered dish dinner was served at 1 o'clock with 85 guests seated Unionvale Church Croup Will Meet UNIONVALE The Unionvale Brotherhood's next meeting will be held at the church Tuesday night, October 3. Mr. and Mrs. Ersel Gubser, J. W. Morley of this locality and J. W. Pentney of near Salem left Sun day for a deer hunting trip near Prineville. Mrs. Carl Thornton is in charge of the Gubser home and caring for the children. Armin Harrell of Hillsboro was a guest Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Gub ser. He came in his airplane and took Ivan for a short trip. He is connected with the Ray Mailing cannery at Hillsboro and was con tacting farmers in regard to sweet corn fodder for ensilage. Earl Thomasson of Pasadena, Cal., Mrs. Edith Brumbarger and children of Hubbard were Sunday afternoon callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hobson. The women were girlhood friends. Deals, Skirvins Have Daughters SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Beals of Salem are reporting the birth of a daughter, Septem ber 27, at the Silverton hospital. The infant weighed 6 pounds and 4 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Skirvin are announcing the birth of a daugh ter, September 26, weight 8 pounds and 3 ounces. Joe Goyette, who is at the local hospital, is reported as improving. Goyette was taken there Monday afternoon following a heart at tack Sunday. , Walter Skirvin, who underwent a major operation early in' the week, is reported as getting along fine. V - y Cal., are pictured ready to tumble photo). and Mrs. Jesse Walker cele- Those who had a part in the 4W . . ... . -k u . , Mrs. James Coon; second grade, groom's table at which Mr. and Mr8. Howard Bennett; third Mrs Walker were seated was graef MrB- Leonard Anderson; placed under the center chande- fourth grade, Mrs. Cleve Robin ller with soft pastel colored lights tmi, rr, Mr ir. uit ading beauty to the setting. The lace covered table was centered with a four-tiered wedding cake, decorated -with brides roses in pastel colors topped with a tiny bride and groom, and guarded I by two large candelabra holding gold tapers. Four guests who were at the wedding 50 years ago were seat ed at tnic table and included a brother of Mrs. Walker. W. H, McKee of Perrydaie, Mrs. Retta Campbell May of Salem, Mrs. Ad die Elliott Wagoner of DeLake and Mrs. May Tatom Campbell of Portland. Two couples were also present who have passed their golden wedding anniversary day. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Nesmlth of Rlckreall who have been mar. rled 65 years and Mr. and Mrs. Colgan of Independence, who celebrated their 50th anniversary in Portland last June, Mrs. Mary McKee Walker was born in Saint Mary Lake, Huron county, Canada, moving from there to Kansas with her parents, thence to Oregon when a small school girl. She has lived in Ore gon nearly all the time since Jesse M. Walker was born near Dallas and has been in Oregon all his life with the exception of one year which was spent in Marys vllle, Kan. Dayton's new City Lights Tnstnllftfl C DAYTON The tiOTsr fiano- nv Cluster electric llehts JnRtalloH on Main street from the Masonic hall in the east city limits and the Mrs. J. L. Anderson residence near west city limits of Dayton nave Deen completed and were turned on Tuesday night. The Unity rural school started Monday with 38 students en rolled, 29 in upper grades and nine in lower. Because of the un equalled number the sixth grade will be transfeired to the lower grades room. Miss Enid Grau is principal ana ai i s s tieien rage primary teacher. The Webfoot school opened Monday with 22 students en rolled, 11 boys and 11 girls. There were two beginners: Dorothy Knox and Loren Dew. Mrs. Glen McFarlane of the Pleasant- dale community is the teacher. 325-Pound Bear Killed at Lebanon LEBANON A 325-p o u n d bear was shot on the Frank' Bellinger farm Sunday mora ine after belne bunted down' by 14 men and 14 dogs. The; bear had been seen several days before aud had killed one of the Bellinger sheep. Ruggles Have Baby Son WEST S T A Y T O N A son, Terry Dean, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ruggles September 23 at the home of Mr. Ruggles parents, Mr. and Mrs. Starr Rug gles at Stayton. This is the Rug gles' third child and first son. Call Board CRAKTJ I Todav-"The Rains Came" with M y r n a Loy, Tyrone Power and Georre Brent, i EXSINORB Today "In Name Only" with Carol Lombard and Cary Grant, plus "The Witi nn vanishes" with Ed mund Lowe and Wendy Bar- via i i HOLLYWOOD Today "Red River Range"; with the Three Mesqulteers, pins "Some Like It Hot' with Bob Hope, Shirley Ross mnA Rnfa rtavfa. ' STATE "San Francisc" with Jean- nttm MMVinnll and Rnpn eer Tracy. j CAPITOL Today r ."Tropic Fury'! with Richard Arlen and Andy Devlne: "Timber Stampede" with - George rVRrfon ! ' Independence PTA Will Meet Monday Sirs. Dean Walker Will Speak on Problems of ' Parenthood ! INDEPENDENCE The first meeting of the Parent-Teacher I association will be held , at the Independence training school on iMonaay, uctooer z, ax s:su p.m. All parents are invited to attend and members of last year are asked to bring a guest. Mrs. Dean Walker wilt speak on "Problems I of Parenthood." 1 The new officers will preside with Mrs. Robert Craven as presi dent,' Mrs. Ira Mix, vice presi dent; -Mrs. George D. Herley, sec ond vice president and Mrs. Cleve Robinson secretary. The standing committees for the year are: program committee, Mrs. Loren Mort, chairman, Mrs. W. F. McBee, Mrs. Dean Walker I and Mrs. R. W. Craven; finance committee, Mrs. F. W. Berry, chairman, Mrs. Glen Smith Mrs. Earl Litwiller, Miss Margaret Schoeler and Mrs. Clark Irving; summer round up, Miss Gal lagher, chariman, Mrs. Bullock, Mrs. Gerald Kelley. Mrs. George D. Herley, Mrs. Melford Nelson and Mrs. Howard Bennett; pub licity, Mrs. Delia Kenney, chair man, Mr. raui Ralph Kietzmg Hosnitalltv. man, Mr. Paul Robinson and Mrs. ilph Kletzing. Hospitality, Mrs. L. H. Wilson. rMr: m,. rS ence Harwood, Miss Margaret Reeves and Mrs. Delia Keeney; decoration. Miss Edith Norton, un. r,Mr c' Knott, m. Pani Robinson and Mrs. Theima Tai- le'ht; membership, Mrs. George Herley, chairman, first grade, .Itm. xade. Mrs. Ben Beckenr seventh grade, Mrs. K. L. Wll- Uam8. elgntn gradef MrB. M w Kelley; freshman at high school, Mrs. Qrlev Brown: sonhomore. -mh Tini PAimmv nnw Mpav. er Mattison: and' senior Mrs. Clarence Charboneau. Rickreall Budget Meeting Is Set RICKREALL A meeting was held Monday night by the patrons of district No. 26 to tlx the boundary line of the Smithfield and Rlckreall school districts so the Fred Auer farm would be In the Rickreall district and the chil dren could attend high school here without paying tuition. The school budget meeting has been set for October 2. The estimated budget is $1000 less than 1939. The first meeting of the Com munity club has been set for Oc tober 6. Mrs. Pauline Judy is president, W. C. Hill vice presi dent and Miss Carola May secretary-treasurer. School opened here Monday with a count of 44 in grade school and 28 in high school. Mrs. Frances Blatt of Hawaii, who has been spending her vaca tion in California, Oregon and Washington, left from here Friday la"er visiting with Mrs. H. A I Dempsey for a few days to visit I - ?u. lor wciouer aa WO UBUU v w US IUU V UCI CftL-CB U amateur radio station in Hawaii. Buy Stayner Home SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sorenson have bought the J Stayner home and will move there at once. The Stayners are moving to Bremerton, Washington, to make their home. Frnm Nnrtti nnta BETHANY Mr. and Mrs. C. B Hen Jura have as their house guests Mrs. Marie Sannes of For- man, ND. Mrs. Sannes and Mrs. Henjum are sisters. Continuous Today 2:00 to 11:00 STARTS TODAY .-s tiffin gU k vitiV) - rrr. Mfi l9 Richard Andy l" ' ' Bovcrly Roberts ' i. H 1 2ND BIG HIT f tinbtr kistoryl syjy ' J Latest War News ii r-fjA-1 din011 d Orchestra Misses Clipper .i'V 4 Angel Elizaldc, millionaire Manila Saa Francisco for appearance on 4 jfji mischief following an altercation at the Pan-American Airways base as he was about to board the Manila-bound clipper. But a few hours previous to his scuffle with a photographer, Kllzalde had been sued for divorce by bis wife, Mrs- Marie Elizalde or Crmel, Calif.' Bne also asked an accounting of some f500,000. Elizalde is shown with two unidentified men at clipper base. I Lodge Celebrates 88th Anniversary LEBANON The 88th anniver sary of the Rebekah lodge was celebrated at a meeting of the Lebanon chapter Tuesday night. Helen Penfold was In charge of the program. Emma Newport gave the his tory of the Rebekah lodge and Martha Ensley gave a reading. Five members who had birthdays were especially honored. They were Ethel Mary, Marie Dobesh, Vinnle Reed, Clara Surry and Katherine Simons. C. M. Thomas, captain of coast guard station at Point Bonita, San Francisco, and Mrs. Thomas, who have been guests for two weeks at the home of Mr. Thom as' sister, Mrs. Elwyn Gregson, have returned to their home. Sunday guests at the N. Lowe home were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Whitlock of Silverton, cousins of Mrse. Lowe, and Mrs. Elizabeth Wood of Fullerton, Calif., cousin of Mr. Lowe. Pleasantdale Has 37 School Pupils PLEASANTDALE The Pleas antdale school started Monday with 37 students enrolled, 27 in the upper and 10 in lower grades, J M. Murphy is principal and Mrs. Harold Morgan, primary teacher. There are 11 in the eighth grade Glen McFarlane left Sunday for a hunting trip near Izee. His brother-in-law, John Allison of the Fairview neighborhood accompan led 'him. Complimenting Allen and An drew Nichols, twin br-" ers, a family birthday dinner was served Sunday at the home of their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Nichols. Mrs. Emma Nichols, 86, a cousin of Asa was a special guest. When Arrested sportsman, posted 9500 bail In charges of assanlt and malicious Weberts Return From Trip South AURORA Mr. and Mrs. Louis Webert returned Tuesday morn Ing from a trip to California and the San Francisco fair. They left Aurora September 11 and re turned the 26, driving down with Mrs. Weberts brother and wife. A. E. Zimmerman of Alameda. Calif. - Many are on hunting trips or have returned. Those having re turned are Mr. and Mrs. Armen Netter and Paul Wallace, who each bagged a deer; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ehlen. A. W. Kiel. F. M. Ferguson, llr. and Mrs. E. C. Diller. Leaving Thursday morn ing were G. A. Ehlen, N. E. Cole, Eugene Cole, G. A. Frederlckson and Bernard- Cole. Ktrn 1 I I J I i I J I I pi Starts Today -Two Big Hits Three of the Screen's Greatest! -In a Glorious Heart-thrill Drama! A tra.iir-COTS- hvv; V Lot lOMBAnD GniUiT 2ND Men Marked For DOOM. Who is next? How he strike? Never tense chilling drama I Jta 'The WITNESS; VANISHES 1 . with V'fVMM EDMUND LOWE - WENDY BARRIE i " ! Pins, Artie Shaw and His Band Latest News Events MICKEY MOUSE MATINEE TODAY 12:30 Chapter 15 The Oregon Trail - Stage Show and Two Big Feature WctnresT Bert Milsap Is . Seriously 111 Former Lebanon Store Owner Has Stroke in Portland LEBANON Word has been re ceived by Mrs. Alvin Bewtherer that her brother, Bert Milsap of Portland, has had a stroke. His son William, who has been spend ing the summer with his aunt, Mrs.' Bewtherer, has been called homej Milsap, with his brother Byron at one time owned and operated a dry goods store here. ' Floyd Ingram and Jack Stalsig. both of Albany, hare purchased the Fink grocery store on East Main street. Stalsig will be man- ' ager of the store and will bring his family here to live. The store will open about October 15. Go to Lake Mr.! and Mrs. W. W. Ellis and' sister. Miss Bruce, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sprague . of Sweet Home, spent Sunday at Clear Lake. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Drum of Los Angeles have been visiting the past two weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Covey on West ; Grant street. They will be leaving this week for home. Mrs. Katherine Reed of Cor vallis has been a guest for two weeks at the home of her daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller. " ' Cornelius and Delvin Kinder and Roy Weeks returned from eastern Oregon Thursday with a deer, i Swegle School Has 82 Pupils Entered SWEGLE School opened Mon day with 82 pupils enrolled. There are eight beginners, Keith Griggs, Barbara Harris, Donna Lee Klein, Marilynn Kufner,- Marvin Pauls, Tonald Schultz, Norma Jean Wil son, Lavonne Yost. There are five new families in the district, Dean, Rena and Arlene Theodorson from Salem Heights, Evelyn Marshall and Harold Kufner from Grant school, George Williams from Mc Kinley and Donald Schultz from Auburn district. Mildred Schultz has not been able to enter school this week on account of illness. Miss Hertha Imig of Portland has been a guest this past week at the Edwin Imig home. Miss Imig is a sister of Mr. Imig. She had the misfortune to Injure her ankle on the first day of her visit. Mr. and Mrs. William Wiswell of Pomona, Calif., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Hensell for the week. yui FRAIlCISj BIG HIT will isuch - 1 J) WJ a m m1 Lj : i I