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PAGE FOURTEEN The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, January 21, 1940 100-Acre Farm Sold at Rickey Harold McMillin Buys Culver Acreage; is Dairyman RICKEY One of the largest land transaction In this com munity in sereral years was con cluded Saturday when Harold McMillin, proprietor of the Mc Millin "dairy here, reeeiTed the deed to the 100-acre farm of the j. Culver farm home from Mrs. Culver. Culver was raised on this place and be- and Mrs. Culrer lived here for a number of years but moved back to Salem to be closer to Mr.-Culver work as county en gineer. Since Mr. Culver's death Mrs. Culver has been renting the place. The farm had been In the family since it was homesteaded. - It Is part of the original Philip Glover donation claim, about 200 acres went to Mrs. William Cul Ter (Louise Glover), daughter of Philip Glover and mother of W. J. Culver, as her share of the Glover estate. ' During their life timt the Culvers sold all but ISO acres. After the death of his mother W. J. Culver purchased the share of his sister, Lavena Culrer Maur r. The 60-acre share of F. B. Culver was cut up into small tracts and sold. Ou what was once the original Culver farm, and where a little more than 50 years ago there was only one house there are now 17. McMillin has rented this farm for several years and last year put in ladino clover. Farmers' Union AUMSVILI.E The Farmers' Union will meet in the school din ing room Wednesday night. The State president, Harley Llbby, and the county president, Ernest Wer ner, are expected to be present. Joe Reynolds Is president of the local unit. The public Is invited to this open meeting. Sidney Stringer Dies in Hospital SCIO Sidney P. 8tringer, 56, died Friday night at a Salem hos pital from pneumonia. He was born and reared near Lacomb and spent most of his life near Sclo. He was employed for the past five years at the state hospital. Surviving are his widow, Lola Westenhouse Stringer, a daugh ter, 14, and a son, 10, all living on their farm 10 miles southeast of Sclo; one sister in southern Wash ington, and three brothers. Chance, Chase and Ed. N. S. Lowe mortuary of Sclo and Lebanon is in charge of fun eral arrangements. A. B. Hams Back From Washington AUMSVILLE Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ham have returned from" a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Hanson at Castle Rock and with Virvlan Hanson and family at Kelso, Wash. They also visited at Long view. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Boone left Wednesday night for New West minster, British Columbia, in re sponse to word recevied from the Royal Columbia hospital there, where Mrs. Boone's aunt, Mrs. Ella Rice, is seriously ill with a cancer. In their absence, T. C. Mountani hto daughter, Mrs. O. A. Lesley, will be in charge of their atore and service station. Sunday School District Will Have Convention SILVERTON The Sllverton district Sunday school convention will be held at the Methodist church at Sllverton on Sunday at 2 o'clock, according to Ira Loren, president. Miss Ruth Balweber of Monitor is the secretary, and Rev. J. M. Fram of Pratum wUl give the address. Election of officers will be featured. Hi -j 1 This lot includes both new and used heaters with such famous makes as O Eslalo O Stxnflaae O Ohio O Quaker O Snperfex KI(gg 325 COURT f h - I J " A ; -- , ? X - II I Ill "ft T -1-"' T'1 l1f' M -i ' ' lir' Sere, n Actrehs Ann Bothern has lost David Hobbs, whom she "adopted' and gave a home. Ann and her husband, Roger lryor, the orchestra leader, found David selling papers In Dallas, Tex. They liked his looks, offered him a home in Hollywood. He went to live with them. Recently his folks with. 11 brothers and sisters moved to California. Their home is a tent on the bank of m rirer near Lemon Grove. He became homesick and traded the Sothern mansion for the tent. He is shown "at home" with his sister Martha. Liberty Qub is w Planning Program LIBERTY Art K 1 r k h a m . KOIN radio announcer, will make his first personal appearance here as guest speaker Thursday at 8 p.m. Other numbers on the program will include instrumental music. folk dance by school pupils and readings. Miss Vivian Benner of Salem will appear as soloist. The Liberty Girl Scouts will also hold an investiture ceremony. The pro gram is free. The Liberty Woman's club, which 1b sponsoring the program, will have a "jitney" sale of re freshments and will use the pro ceeds for a 4H scholarship to the 4H summer school. Members of of the Woman's club are bringing cake and pie. Missionary Group Plan Rally Event MONMOUTH Mrs. Agnes Lof ting and Mrs. Percy Lamb enter tained the Baptist Women's Mis sionary society Wednesday after noon at the home of Mrs. John Scott. Plans were made for entertain ing the Central Willamette Bap tist rally February 6, starting at 10:30 a.m., and continuing all day. An Invitation to participate in the WCTU Bilver tea February 12 at the home of Mrs. James Riddell was accepted. February 9, the world day of prayer will be observed at the church. Kenneth Jarmans Move to Prospect CLOVERDALE Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jarman and family are moving to the Prospect district. They have been making their home with Lloyd Jarmans for the past year. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Litchfield are parents of a boy born in Sa lem Friday. Mrs. Litchfield is the former Mary Feller of this com munity. Garden Qub Will See Motion Pictures WOODBURX The Woodburn Garden club will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ticknor on the highway Tuesday night, January 23. Roll call will be "Gar den Club resolutions." Mrs. Ray Glatt is program chairman, and has obtained two motion picture films, one of Treasure Island and one of San Francisco, which will be shown. OIL CIRCULATOR HEATERS Selling Now at PHONE 6022 22 Ann Sothern Loses "Adopted" Boy Sublimity Mail Carrier Completes 25th Year On Rural Route; Started Work With Horses and Small Cart SUBLIMITY Carrying; mail for 25 years is the record set by James Ripp, Sublimity rural mail carrier, this week. He started carrying mail January 16, 1915. His first trip was with a team of horses and two-wheeled cart. Roads were in such bad condition that a heavier buggy would not go through the deep mud. He covered a distance of 26 miles, making 84 stops withO mail. It took him all day to -- t a in make the route. K. DeArillOnU DUVS He also states that In those J days only five daily papers were delivered on his entire route. To day he handles from 1000 pieces of mail daily up to 4000 during the Christmas holidays. Today with the much improved high ways and side roads and the help of the automobile, he makes a dis tance of 41 miles daily in hours with deliveries to 125 boxes or approximately seven hundred and fifty patrons. Sublimity was the third oldest postoffice in the state. The first rural route was established in 1904 with B. Prange as the first carrier. James Ripp, the pres ent carrier, is number four on the list. Students Given First Aid Show SALEM HEIGHTS The Salem first aid car of Salem gave a demonstration at the 8 a 1 m Heights school on the use of the Robert's traction splint for frac tures of leg or arm, treatment for a broken back and how to use the resuscitator and stomach pump. The Marion County Local 4H Leaders' association sponsored a games party at the hall Tuesday to finance some leaders' attend ance at the leaders conference at OSC next week. Sunshine Sewing Cluh Entertained HAZEL GREEN The Sunshine Sewing club was entertained at Mrs. Melvin Van Cleave's home with Mrs. Ralph Worden and Mrs. La Roy Van Cleave. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Clemens have returned from a three-weeks auto trip to California. They visited their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Clemens, and David and Douglass at Was co and Mr. Clemens' brother at Los Angeles. Clifton Clemens is industrial teacher in the Wasco high school. Mrg. Seymour Stewart Confined to Bed WEST STAYTON Mrs. Sey mour Stewart Is ill and confined to her bed at her home here. Keith, the son of Mr. and Mrg. John Wilkinson, who was acci dentally shot through his left leg by his brother Kenneth, while trying to dislodge a shell from his shotgun, is doing nicely at last reports. Keith is at the Sa lem General hospital in Salem. Honored at Shower WALDO HILLS Mrs. Cleo McMorries was honored at a gift shower with Mrs. E. Keilerhals as hostess Wednesday afternoon. Attending were Mrs. Henry Rudl- shauser, Mrs. Raymond Werner, Mrs. Alpheus Schar, Mrs. Ervin Kaser, Mrs. Orval Kaser, Mrs. Sherman Harmon, Mrs. Martin Ingleson, Mrs. Fred Kaser and Mrs. McMorris and Mrs. Keiler hals. Safety is Topic .BETHANY "Safety" waa the subject of the Friday night pro gram of the Bethany community club. The committee arranging the program was Anne Semb, Albert Overlund and Orlando Dahl. Orlando Dahl and Albert Over lund are enrolled in business col lege at Salem. Move from Woodburn WOODBURN One of Wood burn's long established business men, W. P. Lessard and family, moved this week to Canby where Lessard has established a new meat market. The son Wilmer will romplete the semester at Wood burn high school, after which he will transfer to Canbr hisrh chooL Hatchery Interest INDEPENDENCE R. R. De Armond has purchased a half in terest in the Duganne hatchery and the firm name will be known as the DeArmond-Duganne hatch ery. R. E. Duganne has operated the hatchery here for many years and for the past 12 years has hatched turkeys exclusively. DeArmond was formerly a resi dent of Independence and was connected with the First National bank. For the past 20 years he has been in the turkey raising bus iness at Vale. Bob DeArmond, their son, is here for a short time but will shortly return to Walla Walla where he is with the Union Oil company. Return to South After Amity Visit AMITY Lt. and Mrs. Robert Lancefield and family have re turned to Berkeley, Calif., after a month's visit. They spent the holi days here at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Lance field, and with relatives in Port land. Lt. Lancefield is attending the law school of the University of California to be transferred la ter to the US army legal depart ment. The Past Noble Grands club of Industry Rebekah lodge of Amity will meet Saturday afternoon at the home of Miss Lillian Schaef fer. Townsenders Observe Founder's Birthday MONMOUTH Monmouth Townsend club No. 1 celebrated the birthday of Dr. Francis E. Townsend Tuesday night at their regular meeting. Following the business session a program was presented with these numbers: Reading, Mrs. E. D. Jaynes; piano duet, Charlotte McKnight and Louise Hill; reading, Mrs. Al vln Cogland; piano solo, Bob Blair; reading, E. N. Glllam; vio lin number by David Jaynes ac eomvanied by his mother; vocal solo, Jay F. Powell; burlesque skit by Mr. and Mrs. Coglan and Warren Nowoiejsk!. F. G. Delano was the principal speaker. Seal Report Given WOODBURN The chairman's report for the Christmas seal sale in the Woodburn zone, which was sent in Wednesday to county headquarters in Salem showed re ceipts from sale of bangle pins. St. Benedict's school $1.32; Lincoln grade school $2.10; Washington school $.60; Woodburn high $3 .25; Monitor school $.50. Receipts from booth sale, $6.08.' Receipts from mail sale. $300.75. Grand to tal, $314.60. Reminder cards are being mailed in the Woodburn zone. To Head Student Forum MONMOUTH These officers were chosen for the student for um on religious problems at Ore gon College of Education for the winter term: Glenn Anderson, Milwaukie, president; Francis Wise, Falls City, vice-president; Jeanne McLarty, Monmouth, secretary-treasurer. Leaves for California SALEM HEIGHTS Mrs. Ruth Chapman left Thursday for a vis it with' her daughter, Mrs. Edward Frantz at Nevada Oity, Calif. Mrs. Lee Andrews is confined to her bed with a severe case of in fluenza. Kill Kare Klub Meets DAYTON Mrs. Leigh Freeman entertained the Kill Kare Klub at her home Wednesday after noon. The next meeting will be the annual hard times party and will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Adams. Swegle Family is Back From South Swingles Visit Friends, See Rose Festival In California 8WEGLE Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Swingle and aon Noel arrived home Wednesday from a three weeks trip to southern California. They were accompanied south by their son Keith, who entered the the state junior college at San Mateo. Mr. and Mrs. Swingle at tended the rose festival at Pasa dena. They visited their neigh bors, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Thrasher in Glendale, Mr. and Mrs. Cory in Hollywood, and other relatives and friends in Los Angeles, Bur bank, Long Beach and Chico. Mrs. A. C. Schaffer was hostess on Friday afternoon to the Garden Road Ladies' club. Eight members and visitors, Mrs. Robert Reld from Brooks, Miss Olive Swingle from Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Schaffer's daughter Bernlce from Toledo, were present. Recent guests at the Ralph Becker home were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walkabar and three children, Donald, Ralph and Carorline. Mrs. Grace Teller of Mill City visited her mother, Mrs. Elsie Por ter over the weekend. The first meeting of the sixth grade 4H cooking club was held at the local leader's home, Mrs. El mer A. Lake. At the meeting of ficers appointed were: president, Delores Huckstep; vice-president, Kathleen Miller; secretary, A'Del ma Lake; song leader. Vera Fenske; yell leader, Patricia Stan ley; reporters, Norma Conklin and Luella Owens. Black Will Run For Polk Sheriff INDEPENDENCE A. P. Black of Independence has announced his candidacy to run for the dem ocratic nomination for sheriff of Polk county. Black has made his home here since 1907. He is an active WTorld war veteran having served in the US navy overseas, is past com mander of the Independence post of the American Legion and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. William A. Boydston, Polk coun ty treasurer, announced his inten tions some time ago to seek the democratic nomination. Sheriff T. B. Hooker has announced his can didacy for reelection on the re publican ticket. Cloverdale Club Hears Food Talk CLOVERDALE The Four Leal Clover club met at the home of Mrs. Louise Hennies Wednes day for an all-day meeting. A special guest. Peter Mudie of Portland, gave an interesting talk on foods and thrifty buying of northwest products. SPORT SHOES Black and brown crepe and leather. Sales val ues up to $6.00 for . $3.95 Both brown and black, values up to $8.73, close oat at 95.95. HOSIERY AH colors and sizes, both sher and service; broken lines after s bis holiday business. Regular SI. DO. 91.15 and some 91.85 values to be com pletely sold oat 79c 8 Pairs 92-00 GOWNS & PAJAMAS All 91.05 values $1.00 ivy Collapses at t - i , , A S i: 4 " X i -::-5ftv'::i-i::-::-. l -. , ; "sit l V kS& :t i Ml if-' ' " -4 J ' r -' ' Mrs. Mayme Steven Is shown being revived by daughter, Rita, after col lapsing in Mauch Chunk, Pa., courtroom. She had been listening to story by Corporal Benjamin Franklin of the slaying of 14-year-old Joan Stevens, whom he said be shot after she "threatened" him with a toy gun. Albany Farmer's Home Is Burned ALBANY The farm home of Mr. and Mrs. William Muller was destroyed by fire Thursday night, along with the contents of the building. The only articles of furniture saved were a davenport and radio, and the latter was badly burned. Mr. Muller in company with his father, Barney Muller who lives nearby, had driven to Cotton woods to get some tobacco, and Mrs. Muller had gone to the home of her husband's parents to visit until their return. The elder Mrs. Muller discovered the fire when she chanced to glance through a window. It had apparently start ed In the upstairs, and before fire fighters could assemble, the building and contents were de stroyed. Some insurance was car ried. The Mullers live about three miles east of Albany. A fire truck responded to the call for aid but arrived too late to do any good. Scout Masters Will Hear Professor MONMOUTH Dr. L. E. Forbes of Oregon Collece of Education's teaching staff, will address the Boy Scout masters and their wives at the annual scout masters' meeting: in that area. Januarv 24. The affair is in the nature of a la dles' night, and will be held at the Tourist cafe. HERE IS A GIGANTIC BUY FUR GOATS Only a few left. You can practically write your own ticket. Trade in your old coat and buy on liberal terms. LINGERIE Regular $1.95 values :. $1.39 r "s and up jy nTf CCC ne BronP M8t all size 3 and UliUUwfid colors, must move them out CIO QC to make room. Values up to 8.95..., HstW mi , Small group. Only a few left. Values to 97.50. 0 QC sjiliriS You really shouldn't miss these as they go at fii Women's dress. Carlisle and Rice O'Neill In QC tjUOcS both black & brown ties. Pumps, reg. 910 ral. a?U.ll HATC One group hats. 4Z 4 DA 1 a Broken lines up to 87.50 S W Sensational Group m(3 We must have the room and them as we carry nothing C av ValitM nn fn 43. flfl vv via wmuv- ww w Yon will have to get here early to get them at only One Large Group Wools and Silks DRESSES You'll want more than one of these beautiful dresses. Some of our best styles f? g f to close at p3AJ W Slaying Trial ' v 'JftXV ' ' - Aumsville Lady Has Quilt Party AUMSVILLE An all-d a y quilting withe two quilts in the frames, was held at the home of Mrs. A. E. Bradley Friday. A cov ered dish luncheon was served at the noon hour. Present were Mrs. George Rebo, Mrs. F. W. Potter, Mrs. Grover Pheland, Mrs. W. A. Forgey, Mrs. H. A. Warthen, Mrs. Everett Warren, Mrs. J. J. Mere dith, Mrs. Ernest Keith, Mrs. T. P. Otto, Mrs. Johanna Brown, Mrs. Fred Steiner, Mrs. William Bankston, Mrs. R. Eidoen, Mrs. Elizabeth White, Mrs. A. E. Bradley. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Otto, her mother, a guest here from Dil lard, with Noma and Roma Otto, went to Portland Saturday to visit his parents. Telephone Line To Install Dials HAZEL GREEN At the Che mawa hall the Chemawa Farmers Telephone association voted to install dials. Four lines were added to the nine that composed the group. To the 119 customers were added 11. The new group will be divided into lines with 10 cus tomers. The lines will be re paired. The linemen for this dis trict are Archie McCorckle, 44; Melvin Van Cleave, 104, and Jo seph Zielinski, 117. mm More and more Spring merchandise arriving daily ... so we are continuing our Mid-January Sale to make more room for it. COSTUME SUITS This is a very exceptional all sizes, but exclusive styles . . . and regular give away prices. Formerly sold as high as $65. NOW Fur Trimmed Coals Priced HANDKERCHIEFS 50c values, close out 8 for 11.00. 25c and 35c values close m ff out 6 for.... ?W JEWELRY SI. 95 and $2.95 values all to go at $1.00 GLOVES $1.00 values 55c, 1 pairs . $1 $ of IPiimps and fties Not all sizes, but all new, up-to-date pat terns. Broken runs from a C I QC heavy season. Regular fj I $9.75 values. Take them LU now at only yon can hare a Woodburn Lodge Installs Officers Opal Husenyager Seated Grand; Plan Birthday Event WOODBURN Lodge No. 58 of the Home Rebekah held installa tion of officers at a regular meet ing Tuesday night in the IOOF ball with Georgea Frantz, district deputy, as installing officer. Lau ra Livesay, deputy marshal Ger trude Beach, deputy warden; Ad die Daud, deputy secretary; Edith Frenty, deputy treasurer; Jean ette Zimmerle, deputy chaplain; and Nina Ringo, deputy musician, assisted. Officers installed were Opal Hu senyager, noble grand; Katherine Moeding, vice grand; Nona Ot jen, recording secretary; Myrtle Hall, treasurer; Georgia Frenti, warder; Zoa Lawthian, conduc tor; Mable Wright, outside guar dian; Addie Daud, inside guar dian; Edith Frenti, RSNG; Mae Otjen, LSNG; Jeanette Zimmerle, RSVG; Susan Strike, LSVQ; Mlna Ringo, musician. Mrs. Edith Frentz was elected as captain of the degree staff. Standing committees appointed were: good of order, Nona Otjen, Zoa Lawthion, Lila Ashland; fi nance, Gertrude Beach, Addie Daud, Myrtle Freeman; courtesy, Laura Livesay, Myrtle Hall, Edith Frentz; flower committee, Nellie Yates; press, Georgia Frentx. At the next meeting the birth day anniversary of Thomas Wil dey, founder of the Odd Fellow ship, will be celebrated and also the anniversary of the founding of the local lodge. Farmers Discuss Building Up Soil FOX VALLEY A meeting wae held at the Albert Julian home Tuesday night, sponsored by the rehabilitation project leader, for the benefit of landowners of this locality, County Agent Floyd Mullen and a deputy were present from Albany. The problem of rebuilding the worn-out land by adding the re quired stimulants, such as potash, lime and commercial fertilizers, was discussed. Several farmers here have made experimental tests the past season with some of the ground in cultivation. Hugh Gavette ex perimented with ashes and con siderable improvement in the crop was noted. Weather Favors Lambs MONITOR Albert Pederson reports that weather conditions have never been more favorable to sheep and lambing than they have this winter. Pastures have been in excellent condition, mak ing lt unnecessary for any feed ing outside of the pasture. Lamb ing is coming on in fine shape, he reports. bargain. Not tip to $89 $12.95 K FORMAL DRESSES SELDOM SEEN VALUES Wonderful values. Beautiful colors. Some of them sold op to $39.50. Ton can have them now for only a oo Women's $10.00