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America Month
Observance Set
Jefferson Library Plans
Special Displays,
Story Hours
JEFFERSON The Jefferson
library will observe America
month during: February, joining
other libraries throughout the
nation in an effort to focus at
tention on the lives of the build
ers of America.
Pupils of the eighth grade
will exhibit posters built around
the theme, "Books Build Char
acter." On a special table will
be displayed books which help
tell the story of r America and of
great Americans, 'story hours will
be arranged later in the month,
with stories of Washington, Lin
coln, Longfellow, Roger Williams
and others of the leaders of
American thought, whose birth
days are observed this month.
The following books have been
added to the shelves in the Jef
ferson library: "Inside Asia,"
Gunther; , "Country L a w y e r,"
Partridge; "Tree of Liberty,"
Page; "Abe Lincoln in Illinois,"
Sherwood;. "In the Saddle With
Uncle Bill," James; "The Pa
triot," Buck; "Anything Ca"h
Happen on the River," Brink;
"Cousin Toby," Newberry.
JEFFERSON At the meeting
of the Jefferson Community
Booster club, It was decided to
hold a card party in the city
hall February 22 to raise funds
to buy equipment for the city
hall. Jim Winfrey was named
chairman of a committee to plan
something special for Saturdays
in Jefferson. Hal Wiley was ap
pointed chairman of a commit
tee to help reorganize the Jef
ferson band.
The February church night of
the Evangelical church was Fri
day night. Eighteen young peo
ple from the Portland Lents
church presented a three -act
missionary play, written and di
rected by Mrs. Smithson of Port
land. The Hill Hilly quartet of
Canby sang sacred songs between
acts and Miss Belle Brown enter
tained with a vocal number.
At the monthly church night
and fellowship supper at the
Methodist church Thursday
night, Rev. Edward Terry of
the Silverton Methodist church,
and a former pastor here, was
guest speaker. The male quar
tet composed of Dr. J. O. Van
Winkle, Mr. Manela, H. E. Jones
and Rev. E. C. Alford sang.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Benning
hoff and sons Joe and Paul of
Portland spent the weekend with
Mrs. Benninghoff's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. McKee.
Miss Ruth Elmer and Austin
Chamberlain of Portland were
weekend guests of Miss Elmer's
brother, William Elmer, at the
Evangelical parsonage.
Conway Services
Held at Lebanon
LEBANON Tuesday at 10
o'clock, funeral sSfvIces were
held in the Howe funeral home
for Sarah Alice Conway who
died Sunday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Kyle Beard. Rev.
Leroy Crossley of the Baptist
church spoke and Mrs. Hugh
Kirkpatrick sang. Interment was
in the Kelso, Wash., cemetery.
Mrs. Conway, 72, was born in
Iowa and lived much of her life
in that state. Fifty-four years
ago she was married to Archer
Conway, who wjth one daughter
and two sons survives her. The
family came here in 1922. They
lived near the daughter on the
Beard property. Mrs. Conway had
been ill but a short time.
The only daughter, Marian
Beard, lives in Lebanon. One son,
Eugene Conway, lives in Kelso
and the other son, Ray Conway,
lives in Vancouver, Wash.
Cars Collide on Santiam
LEBANON, Saturday evening
about S o'clock a sedan driven
by Homer Rice and a light de
livery truck driven by Leland
McClain and belonging to Ed
ward Kellenberger, collided on
the Santiam highway some five
miles south of town. Both cars
were badly damaged and Rice
sustained head and chest injuries
of undetermined seriousness. Re
sponsibility for the accident has
not yet been fixed; Rice says
he was blinded by the lights of
the approaching car.
SPECIAL NOTICE
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ELTY SHOES are included with hundreds of pairs
of ladies' shoes placed in the basement department
for QUICK DISPOSAL. This Great Sacrifice is done
in order to make room for our larger HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
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Novelties
Saddle Sports
Gold and Silver
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Two honeymooners, two guests and the pilot of their plane were
killed when the plane in which they were en route from Denver,
Colo., to New Orleans for the Mardl Graa crashed in desolate pine
land near Hammond, La, The dead newlyweds are Mr. and Mrs.
Harry SlmmerhackeL In this picture a farmer looks at one wing
of the plane impaled on a sapling.
Gty Starts Park
Work at Lebanon
LEBANON The city attorney
has been directed by the city
council to draw up a contract
with the Mountain States Power
company for the purchase of the
20 - acre tract along the liver
which will be used for a park
and playground.
Mayor Munyan has appointed a
park board made up of repre
entatives of the council and serv
ice clubs of the city. Ralph Scrog
gins and Walter Scott will be
the members of the council on
the board; Ralph Reeves will
serve as the member from the
Lions club; Dr. Harold Whelan
was appointed from the chamber
of commerce; Mxs. J. C. Mayer,
Mrs. Edward Bohle was appoint
ed from the Woman's Civic club
a member of the Garden club;
and Mrs. Tex McKinny will rep
resent the Legion and Legion
auxiliary on the board.
Two test wells have been put
down by the Mountain States
Power company on the tract of
land they own along the highway
east of town. One well was dug
20 feet, the other 15. While both
holes are full of water. It is
thought that the rate of flow
does not indicate that there will
be enough water o serve a city
of this size and other attempts
will be made in and near Leba
non immediately to locate wells
with a larger flow. Heretofore
the city has been supplied from
the Soh Santiam but sjich wa
ter must be heavily chlorinated
and a better supply is desired.
Community Club
Plans Program
MIDDLE GROVE The com
munity club program to be given
Friday night is being sponsored
by the "Amitie" club and con
sists of musical numbers by rep
resentatives from the S w e g 1 e
school. Middle Grove junior
chorus and Miss Elverta Minton,
a two-act play by Junior com
munity club and the presenta
tion of 4H club pins.
The Woman's Missionary so
ciety will hold its regular meet
ing Tuesday afternoon, February
20, at the home of Mrs. Fred
Scharf. Mrs. Vera Bassett will
lead devotions and Mrs. Mary
Wampler the lesson study.
Values to
$5.00 Now
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Dittmer Funeral
Will Be Thursday
ALBANY Funeral services
will be held Thursday at 2 o'clock
for Henry Dittmer, 74, who died
at the Albany General hospital
1:15 Monday morning following
an accident the night before.
Services will be at the Fisher
funeral home with Rev. Henry
Albers in charge and burial at
the Riverside cemetery.
Ditmer was struck by a car
driven by Bernard Young of
Portland about 7 o'clock Sunday
night on the Pacific highway near
the Burkhart crossing.
Dittmer was born In Holstein,
Germany, February 10, 1864, but
came to the United States when
a boy, and located In Elkhorn,
Neb. In 1892 he married Anna
H. Karstens. In 1900 they came
to Albany and for many years
lived on a farm near McElmurry
corners. Linn county. Mrs. Ditt
mer died In 1915. He was a mem
ber of the Lutheran church.
Surviving are seven daughters
and one son, Vernon H. Ditt
mer of Honolulu, Mrs. Leona
Brinson of Albany, route 3, Mrs.
Mabel Hippler of Spokane, Wash.,
Rose Dittmer and Mrs. Ethel
Luchese of San Francisco, Mrs.
Lillian James and Mrs. Arletha
Mohoney of Portland, and Mrs.
Evelyn Campunal of Jennings
Lodge. He is also survived by
one brother, Herman Dittmer of
Oklahoma, and nine grandchil
dren. Margaret Larsen
Dies, Silverton
SILVERTON Funeral for Mar
garet Eleanor Larsen, 25, who
died Tuesday about noon, will be
held Thursday afternoon from
the Immanuel Lutheran church,
Rev. J. M. Jenson officiating, with
interment at Evans Valley. The
Ekman mortuary is in charge.
She was born In Silverton Sep
tember 11, 1914, and is survived
by her mother, Mrs. John Larsen,
and the following brothers and
sisters: Leonard Larsen of Port
Angeles, Wash., Mrs. Anders
Edje of Poulsbo, Wash., Mrs. Roy
Bowman of Florence, Mrs. C. J.
Morgan of Aberdeen, Ruth Larsen
of Portland, Roy B. Larsen of Sil
verton, Ernest J. Larsen of Flor
ence, Gladys Larsen of Belling
ham. Play to Be Given
by Drama Players
SILVERTON HILLS The Sil
verton Hills Dramatic Players will
sponsor the presentation of
"Phantom Bells" February 14 to
17. A special family night show
ing will be featured Wednesday
night and dancing will follow the
play Saturday night.
Mrs. Connel Murray, assisted
by Mrs. Eldon Mulkey, is direct
ing the play.
Taking part are Ruth Hadley,
Janet Mulkey, Zina Tschantx, Nel
da Terry, Bessie Porter, Eldon
Mulkey, Virgil Tschantz, Harold
Mulkey, William' B a r t e 1 1 and
Frank Porter.
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Program Will
Honor Voters
Citizens Casting First
Ballots to Be Guests
of Mt. Angel Unit
MT. ANGEL Father Alculn
and Byron Carney, former state
senator from Clackamas county
and now director of the bureau
of census, spoke before the Bus
iness Men's club Monday noon.
Father AlcuTn announced that
a citizenship program, sponsored
by the local unit of the American
Legion auxiliary, will be given In
the ML Angel auditorium Friday
night at 8 o'clock. Cecil Edwards
will represent Governor Sprague
as one of the speakers. Father Al
culn willl speak for ML Angel and
the Legion will have a speaker
from Portland.
- The program Is arranged espe
cially for those citizens who will
cast their first ballot In 1940,
although anyone interested is in
vited. Those voting for the first
time will Include both the young
men and women who have become
21 since the last election and
those of any age who have re
ceived their citizenship papers
since the last election.
Census Largest
Carney stated that the 1940
census will be the largest any na
tion or our own government had
ever undertaken for in addition to
a population census, there will
be a large scale agriculture, bus
iness, drainage and every other
important phase of national life.
Coach Ted Marx of Mt. Angel
college extended an Invitation to
the business men to attend a free
motion picture show at the col
lege auditorium featuring the all
star baseball league players at 1
p. m. Monday.
Special guests for the meeting
Included Mrs. Peter Gores, Mrs.
E. J. Corcoran, Bill Burger, all of
Mt. Angel, and George Philips of
United States Steel corporation
and Fred Kruse of Minneapolis,
Minn.
Treats for the next luncheon
will be on Al Wilde, Albert Bour
bonnais and John Stecklein. Tick
et sellers are Dr. R. J. Van Cleave
and Bill Worley.
Early Pioneer's
Funeral Tuesday
LEBANON , James Albert
Ayres, who died Sunday at the
home of his granddaughter, Mrs.
Doris Hostetler, with whom he
had made his home the last year
of his life, was. burled Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Methodist church in Harrisburg
and Interred In the Alford ceme
tery. The Howe mortuary was In
charge of the arrangements.
He was born in Appanoose
county, Iowa, 94 years ago. When
18 years of age he drove an ox
team across the plains. The first
winter he spent in the Grand
Ronde country, coming to the
vicinity of Harrisburg the follow
ing spring. For two years he car
ried the mail by horseback be
tween Oregon City and Cottage
Grove, making two round trips
a week. In 1869 he gave that
up and taught school for sev
eral years in the Greenback, Lake
Creek and Busey districts.
In 1870 he was married to
Ruth Matilda Rodgers at Harris
burg and the couple spent all but
13 of the 68 years of their mar
ried life in and near Harrisburg.
They united with the Methodist
church there in 1890 and were
active in church work. Mrs.
Ayres died in 1937.
Three daughters were born to
Mr. and Mrs. Ayres. One daugh
ter, Minnie, died In infancy;
Celeste died at the age of 20
and Ida May Thomas died last
summer. One son-in-law, J. S.
Thomas, survives and four grand
children, Ruth Haek and Mildred
Maekey of Salem; Doris Hostetler
of Lebanon and Wilfred Thomas
of Eugene. There are four great
grandchildren: Shirley and Don
ald Hostetler of Lebanon and
Vergene and Josele Mackey of
Salem.
Birthday Party
Given, Rickreall
RICKREALL The members of
the home economics club of the
Rickreall grange surprised Mrs.
Forrest Pence at her home Mon
day on her birthday. Mrs. Pence,
who collects cups was presented
a cup by each visitor. In the group
were Mrs. J. H. Harland and
Barbara. Mrs. Lillie Larkin, Mrs.
Loren Wilson, Mrs. J. B. Rlney,
Mrs. R. F. Grolbert, Mrs. Arthur
Beaver, Mrs. Jess Ragsdale and
Devota, Mrs. E. A. Stenson, Mrs.
Harry Dempsey, Mrs. Mary Burch,
Mrs. Mary Adams, Mrs. George
Van Santen, Mrs. Clarke Irving,
Mr 8'. Ora Lantx and Mrs. Delbert
Shelton.
Chamber Directors Meet
SILVERTON The Silverton
chamber of commerce will hold its
board of directors meeting Wed
nesday night at which time plans
will be discussed for 1940 proj
ects. Chief of these will be the
beau tificat ion of Silver creek, re
tention of federal aid for Silver
ton's airport and industrial devel
opment in the city.
vanYleet Buried
AURORA) Varmln Van Vleet,
SO, who died Thursday, was bur
ied at 2 o'clock Monday from
auspices of Rev. J. W. Hood,
the Miller mortuary under the
with interment in the Hubbard
cemetery.
Extinguish Chimney Fire
SILVERTON The Silverton
Volunteer fire department an
swered an early Sunday morning
call to the Austin Eastman house.
A chimney fire, reported by the
neighbor was the cause. No. dam
age was done.
Weiser Unimproved
LEBANON The condition of
Ernest Weiser, 28, who was shot
late Friday by Balte Clinton
Bode, 64, Lebanon WPA work
er, was resorted Tuesdav to be
but little If any Improved.
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This keroeene burning portable incubator, costing S50, is undergoing
tests in Maryland's fight against high death rate among country
babies born prematurely. Mrs. Irma Griffin; of Salisbury, finds It
also works well as a crib for her twins.
Silverton Club
Elects Officers
Mrs. George Jaescbke Will
Head Woman's Group;
Tea Given
SILVERTON Mrs. George
Jaeschke was made president of
the Silverton Woman's club at its
annual election held Monday aft
ernoon. Other officers elected
were vice president, Mrs. R. A.
McClanathan; secretary, Mrs.
A. B. Weisner; treasurer, Mrs.
Helmer Brokke.
Featured speaker at the after
noon program was Mrs. Claire
Warner Churchill of Portland,
author of four Oregon book. Mrs.
Churchill spoke on Oregon folk
lore. Other numbers appearing on
the program were vocal solos by
Mrs. W. P. Scarth, accompanied
by Irene Morley Franke; readings
by Mrs. Floyd Ellefson.
The annual colonial tea fol
lowed at which hostesses, in cos
tume, were Mrs. George Hubbs,
Mrs. W. R. Tomison, Mrs. Joseph
Kercher, Mrs. Ed Heald. Mrs.
Harry Buckley, Mrs. Lee Haskins
and Mrs. Charles Hoyt.
At a short business meeting,
Mrs F. Glenn McDonald announ
ced a fashion tea to be given by
the Junior W o m a n's club In
March. The Woman's club prom
ised its support and Mrs. McDon
ald, Mrs. Charles Hoyt, Mrs. Dale
Lamar, Mrs. A. J. Titus, Mrs. Er
nest Starr, Mrs. George Anderson,
Mrs. A. P. Solie, Mrs. R, B. Ren
wick and Mrs. Henry Aim were
made a committee to assist.
George Manolis
Reported Better
SILVERTON George Manolis,
well-known Legionnaire, is show
ing considerable improvement at
the Silverton hospital where he
was taken a week ago threatened
with pneumonia.
J. E. Stranix has gone to work1
at Prineville for the city railroad
company. The family will make
Its home there.
Mrs. J. F. Randall, daughter of
Mrs. O -S. Hauge, is spending this
week at Portland., She plans to
return to her home at Alhambra,
Calif., when 6he comes back from
Portland. She has been visitinp
at the home of her mother here
for sometime.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dick have
bought the 35 acre farm of Mr.
and Mrs. Hagen in the North How
ell district. The Dicks, who have
bought the 35 acre farm of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Hagen in tbe
North Howell district. The Dicks,
who have been, living on South
Third street, will take possession
of their new home this spring.
Liberty School
Will Have Phone
. LIBERTY The school board
at Its regular meeting Monday
night acceded to tbe request of
the school principal and voted
to Install a telephone in the
school. It was also decided to
buy song books suitable for use
in teaching various standard
school material to the pupils in
the singing classes.
Grangers News
UNION HILL Mrs. j"dn
Stelnberger will be hostess to
the Union Hill grange Home fc.co
nomics club at her home on Wed
nesday afternoon. Each member
is asked to bring a Valentine
The Union. Hill grange willi
meet on Friday night for the reg-
nlar monthlv business meetinri
liuuca cumiuiucs ia jni. uu
W. F. Krenz. Mrs. Geneva Hu
bard. Mr. and Mrs. Byron M
Elhaney and Walter McElhaney,
Each member of the Jnvenilen
grange is asked to bring a Val
entine. RICKREALL- Fifty-four Mon
mouth grangers and friends were j
entertained Friday nignt at a 7
o'clock supper by the Rickreall
grange. Eighty Rickreall mem
bers were present. Elk meat for
the meal was the gift of J. E.
Ragsdale, Claude Larkin and
Herman Amos. !
The officers of Monmouth were
invited to take the chairs and
the grange meeting wa conduct
ed by them.
Those making speecnes were
Mrs. Bpwen. William Stockholm.
Hermaji Amos, Ora Lantx, Mrs.
ByronRuddell, R. Swenson. One
visitor vu nresent from out of
the county, Dick Peterson of
Loon Lake, Douglas county.
Infant Mortality
Musical Program
Given, Rosedale
ROSEDALE The community
club met Saturday night. A mu
sical program was given.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans have their
new home almost completed at
the top of the Rosedale hill.
Miss Esthel Gully, missionary
on furlough from the Friends
mission in Bolivia, South Ameri
ca, will speak at the Friends
church Sunday morning.
Mrs. M. Hollapeter and son
It ay den from Montana visited at
the Ladd home last week.
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Community Club
to Hear Speaker
Canadian Yule Customs
Is Speech Topic
at West Salem
WEST SALEM Mrs. Marie
Flint MeCall of Salem will speak
to the West Salem Woman's Com
munity club at the monthly meet
ing Wednesday at 2 p. n. In the
West Salem city hall. Mrs. Me
Call, who spent last Christmas
season in British Columbia, will
tell . of the Christmas customs
there. Mrs. Gertrude Charington
will sing. Mrs. Gay Newgent.
Mrs. Ella England, Mrs. Ids Mc
Clendon. Mrs. Charles Unruh and
Mrs. Don Huckabee are in charre.
The Ladies aid of the Ford
Memorial Methodist church are
planning s colonial tea to be held
in the chnrch basement February
21 at 2 p. m. Antiques and treas
ured possessions will be on dis
play. Mrs. Lyle Thomas Is acting as
substitute leader for the West Sa
lem 4H room improvement club.
The regular leader, Mrs. Ray
Burkey, is visiting in Eugene. Of
ficers of the club are Frances De
Vos, president: Norma June
Boles, vice president; and Lillian
Turpin, secretary.
Another active 4H club Is the
Merry Mixers 411 cookery club.
Officers are Pelores Kling, presi
dent; Ardelle Mitchael, vice-president;
Melva June Kling. secre
tary, and Mrs. Leighton Dashiell,
leader.
Triple Link Clu
Planning Supper
SILVERTON The Triple Link
club will meet Wednesday night
for a 6:30 supper to which mem
bers' families are also being Invit
ed. Following the supper cards
will be played.
In charge are Mrs. F. B, Ren
wick, Mrs. AI Lerfald, Mrs. Rob
ert Gourlie, Mrs. George Busch,
Mrs. Mary'Andrew, Mrs. Edward
King, Leola Lewis. Ruth Wardrlp
and Mrs. A. C. Barber.
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Move to California
From Silverton
SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. O.
K. Cole, who have bea living om
Coolidge street, have left for
Pittsburgh, Calif., where Mr. Cole
has accepted a position with the
Redwood Manufacturing torn
Pany.
Cole was superintendent ef the
planer sheds at the Silver Falls
Timber company for a number t
years. He also directed the Sil
verton community bead for sev
eral years.
Memorial Service
Planned by VFW
District Ritual Contest Will
to Be at Scio Friday
SILVERTON A ritualistic
team from Silverton auxiliary to
VFW pot No. S004 will present
the memorial service at the
fourth district meeting la ScIO
Friday night at t o'clock. Par.
tlclpatlng In the district ritual
istic contest will be Scio with tbe
opening and closing ceremonies,
Salem with the initiation, Dallas
with the Installation of officers
and Silverton, memorial services.
In addition to the regular dis
trict meeting of the airae posts.
and their Initiation of a large
group of recruits, the group will
pause at 9:30 to listen to the
ninth annual "Hello, America'
program over KGW, , broadcast
by tbe Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United State. A full hour
of entertainment will follow tbe
business seaslons and refresh
ments will be served.
Mrs. Frank Flerst Is district
president of tbe aualliary, Mrs,
Lucien Deverlrks, district see
retary, and Mrs. Ansel 8olle, pab
liclty chairman. Mrs. Howard
Long Is local auxiliary presides!.
Opens Canby Office
AURORA Dr. F. C. Renfrew,
MD, has opened offices In Can
by in connection with his Aar
ora office and will retain sis
residence in Aurora.
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