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Projects
Improvement of Streets,
Sewers, Construction
of Pool Considered
INDEPENDENCE With the
.organization of a city planning
council here, extensive improve
ments 'of streets, walks and curbs
and . sewers, as well as the con
struction of a swimming pool and
city hall are being considered.
First regular meeting of the
planning council is set for 4 p.m.
today at the city ball. Formal or
ganization took place Monday
night when Mayor Ar W. .Foster,
George D. Herley, president of the
chamber of commerce, and Mrs.
Ira Mix, president of the Indepen
dence Woman's club, appointed
three members from each of their
organization to serve on the coun
cil. Announcement of the mem
' bership will be announced after
today's meeting.
The mayor will serve as chair
man of the council.
Possibility of WPA cooperation
in city improvement projects was
discussed Monday morning when
G. R. Boatright, WPA operations
superintendent, met with Mayor
Foster and Councilman R. A. Sylvester.
Cauiporee Planned
INDEPENDENCE Rev. Loyal
Vickers, chairman of the Boy
Scout committee announced yes
terday that plans were being made
for a Boy Scout camporee to be
held in th3 Independence Hop
Bowl May 10, 11 and 12. He also
announced that work was being
rushed on the new Boy Scout
rooms in the Masonic building.
Ladies Night Set
INDEPENDENCE William
Darling, president of the Indepen
dence Lion3 club, announced yes
terday that the club would hold a
ladies' night here April 8. Paul
Sterling was named chairman of
the arrangements and Rev. Loyal
Vickers toastmater. Invitations
will be extended to members of
other Lions clubs of this district
to attend.
Mayor Speaks
INDEPENDENCE A. W. Fos
ter, mayor of Independence, was
the special guest of the Indepen
dence Lions club at its regular
Monday noon meeting here. He
spoke briefly of his recent trip
east.
Silverton Women
Complete Quilt
SILVERTON The Loyal Wom
an's class of the Methodist church
of which Mrs. Minnie Preston is
president, has completed a quilt
which the members will mail to
the Northwest Christian home at
Beaverton.
Arlie Anderson of the Ander
son store will leave by train for
Flint around April 1 and will re
turn by car. He plans to visit at
Buffalo, NY., at the home of Mrs.
Anderson's mother, Mrs. Albert
Kinkead.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Toney are
on a vacation in southern Oregon.
Frank Chapman has gone to
Lacomb where he will be em
ployed in the logging camp cook
house.
Mr. and Mrs. William Curray
from Lakewood, Ohio, have come
to Silverton and will spend the
summer here.
Andrew Moen, 26. from Nor
way, arrived at Silverton this
week for an indefinite visit with
his step-father, Jake Severson.
4H Pins Awarded
At Hazel Green
HAZEL GREEN Pupils re
ceiving 4H achievement pins are
for five years work, Marion
Wampler and Irene Wacken; four
years, Tom Yoshikai, Geraldine
Wolf and Meridith Johnson; three
years, Lois Wacken. Delmar Ko
bow, Henry Yoshikai, Andrew
Zahara, John Wolf, Gene Ruth
erford, Neal Wolf, Billie Woelke;
two years, Evelyn Montandon,
Rosalie Wacken, June Johnson,
Phyllis Vice, Marie Phillips,
Donald Thursman, Utaka Kyono,
Mrytle Kiel, Charles Hayes; one
year, Lawrence Vice. Roland Van
Cleave, Junior Williamson, Su
suma Kyono, James Kasper,
Robert Ricketts, Milo Kliver,
Vern Kliver, Orvel Kliver, Eldon
Kliver.
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Pictured with his Arabian stallion friend la little Sir Arthur, 3 foot high wild horse recently found
atop an almost inaccesible mesa in Colorado's Grand canyon. One of two of the herd brought down
by savants to domestic captivity, he is kept by W. R. Rothacker on a southern California ranch. It is
believed to be a descendant of full blooded Arabians brought to America by early explorers. ItN
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Two More Offices
Go to Courthouse
Linn County Welfare, 4H
Croups Move; Case
Worker Added
ALBANY Two more county
offices will have headquarters in
the new Linn county courthouse
soon. This week the office equip
ment of the Linn county public
welfare commission is being moved
from the present quarters in the
Bank of Albany building and will
be located in chambers in the
southeast corner of the new
courthouse, on the ground floor.
Shortly after the first of the
coming month, the offices of the
county agent and the county 4H
club agent, will be moved from
the second floor of the postoffice
building to the courthouse also.
These offices have been located
in the federal building for a num
ber of years.
At the same time announce
ment was made of the removal
of the welfare commission, John
Beard, present administrator,
stated that another case worker,
Geraldine Nott, recent post gradu
ate of Columbia university, New
York, had been added to the
staff. With the addition of Miss
Nott, the commission now has
three full-time case workers, in
addition to the administrator.
The staff is now composed of
Administrator John Beard, and
Mrs. Mel Goode, Mary E. Foley
and Miss Nott. The latter is a
former McMinnville girl, and is
a graduate of Linfield college,
later taking post graduate work
at Columbia university.
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Card Clubs Have
Parties, Marion
MARION Mr. and Mrs. Max
Shultz were hosts for a card
party at their home Saturday
night.
Guests came gowned In spe
cial costumes for which prizes
were given for the funniest. Mrs.
Homer Smith and Charles Garver
won first by a vote. High score
In 500 was won by Mrs. Marcia
Smith and Claude Overholser.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Page and son, Wayne,
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. c. W. Wilcox, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Overholser and daughter,
Ruth and Charles Garver.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilson en
tertained the North Side 500 club
at their home Saturday night.
Prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Calavan. Herman DeLangh
and Albert Mitzner.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Calavan, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Mitzner, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman DeLangh and daughter,
Janette, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Rob
bins and daughter. Lucile, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Pearson. Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Smith and Bill Bowman.
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Having learned to repair a balky automobile engine and perform a
few feats of first aid. Pretty dark-haired Beatrice Phillips, 26,
daughter of William Phillips US ambassador to Italy, is ready for
her volunteer work as a chauffeur for Miss Anne Morgan's Friends
of France. Miss Phillips, shown in her car at Washington, DC,
sails April 6.
Legion Auxilary
Successful at Sale
MT. ANGEL The local auxil
iary reports that the food sale
conducted at Oswald's store by the
unit last Saturday was an out
standing success, the net results
of $13 realized being a larger
sum than ever before made from
such a project. All the food sold
was donated by members of the
auxiliary.
An Easter egg hunt was held
on the Fred Prosser lawn Satur
day afternoon. Sixteen children
present for the frolic were divided
into two groups for the hunt.
The next married people's dance
at the Legion hall, Friday, March
29, will be sponsored by the au
xiliary and will be a Leap year
dance. All married people are invited.
Two Easter Babies Born
SILVERTON Two sons were
born at the Silverton hospital on
Easter day. One to Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Fennimore in the morning
and one to Mr. and Mrs. R. Luchs
at night.
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Egg Hunt Given
For Kindergarten
DALLAS Mrs. Dorothy Craven
entertained with an Easter party
for the members of her kinder
garten classes Friday morning at
the city park. About 3 5 children
were present and took part in an
Easter egg hunt. Following the
hunt refreshments were served.
Assisting Mrs. Craven were Mrs,
Oramel Shreeve, Mrs. Carl Ger
linger. Jr., Mrs. E. B. Bossatti,
Mrs. Merrill Hagan, Mrs. Elmer
Bowman and Mrs. Cantril.
The kindergarten classes en
Joyed a short Easter vacation. Fol
lowing vacation the children will
be busy preparing for closing ex
ercises which will be held on
May 10.
Largest Audience
At Easter Service
DONALD Dr. J. Edgar Purdy.
superintendent of the Salem dis
trict Methodist church, was
greeted by a full church in Don
ald Sunday morning as he deliv
ered the Easter sermon. The
crowd is the largest known in
the history of the church to at
tend a morning service. The day
was begun with an Easter sun
rise service sponsored by the Ep-
worth league. Mrs. John B. Ul
rich led the devotions.
The church was again crowded
for the night program, when the
choir, directed by Carl B. Mason,
pastor, presented a varied con
cert of Easter music.
Visitors Many at Park
SILVER FALLS STATE PARK
With the advance of spring the
state park is again becoming one
of the most popular resorts in the
Willamette valley. Easter Sunday
saw a large crowd throughout the
day at the park. During the past
week boys from the state training
school at Woodburn as well as
other schools picnicked and hiked
through the park.
Birthday Party Given
TURNER Mrs. E. C. Bear en
tertained Friday after school.
with a birthday party for her 9
year-old son, Billy. Lunch was
served to Wallace, Jr., and Den
nis Riches, Delmar Webb, La
Vern Frederickson, Harold Lar
kin. Buddy Klokstad, Billy Ver
burg, Robert Bouchie and Billy
Bear.
Crockett Named
Mill City Pastor
MILL CITY Rev. Walter S.
Crockett, formerly an evangelist,
has been called as minister by the
Mill City Church of Christ. Sun
day morning the church was
filled to capacity for the Sunday
school's program. Dorothy Pick
ett, Bert Davis, Jane Chance and
Norma Meglitsch gave readings,
Cleone Koplinger played a violin
solo and Easter playlets were
given by the various classes.
Bibles were awarded Mrs. George
Cree, Mr. Pickett and Mrs. Xellie
Charpelloz for inviting the most
people to the Bible school for a
period of time.
Recent visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chance were
Max Chance and Dorothy Ken
nington of Portland. Both are
students at the Western Baptist
Theological seminary. Chance is
also Clackamas County Baptist
circuit missionary.
Easter Program
Given, Detroit
Sunday School Classes
Give Recitations,
Music Numbers
DETROIT A large crowd ga
thered In the music room of the
high school Sunday morning for
a spceial Easter program prepared
by the Sunday school classes. Tak
ing part in recitations and musi
cal numbers were Margie Ann
Tompson, Donna Mae Saunders,
Gordon Miller, Tommle Fisher,
Rodney Moore, Hazel Mason,
Marjorie Ann Tompson, Robert
Lumm and Richard Hansen. The
Junior choir also sang. An Easter
egg hunt followed the service, ar
ranged by Mrs. Fred Lumm, Sun
day school superintendent, and
Mrs. Edward Thompson, primary
teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tompson
have as their guests Mrs. Tomp
son's mother and sister, Mrs.
Saunders and Donna Mae from
Nampa, Idaho. Mrs. Saunders is
making an indefinite stay here.
The Tompsons also had as their
guests over the weekend, Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Simms from Silverton.
Detroit school children enjoyed
an extra holiday over the week
end beeause the electricity was
off Friday and the school building
could not be heated.
Visit Portland
Mrs. Bonnie Hester and Esther
Billing spent the Easter holiday
at their respective homes in Port
land. Both are teachers in t h e
schools here. Ivan Icker, teacher
of the upper grades here, spent
Easter with his parents at Rick
reall. Robert Young spent his spring
vacation from studies at OSC at
his home at Marion Forks.
Robert Selvester who was shot
and seriously wounded here on
Armistice day and has been con
fined to a hospital, was permit
ted to spend Easter at his home
in Idanha but returned to the
sanitarium ui Portland Sunday
night, where he is still under
medical care.
Claude Miller spent the week
end with his family here.
Mr. and Mrs. James Rand, sr.,
of Idanha, spent Sunday in Bend
with Mrs. Rand's daughter, who is
seriously ill with pneumonia.
Mother Kills Child in Stove
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Auto Accident
Cuts off Power
LINCOLN An automobile ac
cident which plunged Lincoln and
adjacent districts into darkness,
closed all lines of communication
by telephone to Salem and gave
a brilliant fireworks display when
the car broke an electric pole, oc
curred near the Kasper Neiger
farm Saturday night about 9
o'clock.
The car, driven by a Dayton
youth almost collided with that of
Jack Jessup, hit the pole, then
went through a fence on the other
side of the road and Into a deep
gulch. A broken arm, cuts and
bruises were suffered by one of
the passengers who was taken to
a Salem hospital. Jessup, proprie
tor of the Lincoln store, had his
gas pump torn down earlier that
night by a big trailer on a car.
Given Gift Shower
SILVERTON Mrs. Milo Grace
was complimented Monday night
by members of the Junior Wom
an's club. A gift shower marked
the social hour. Each member also
brought a towel as a gift to the
Children's Farm home at Corval
lis. Hostesses were Ellen Lind
holm and Norma Gordon.
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Because "he was too hard to care for," Mrs. Vivian Mathews, 38-yrar
old mother oC three rhildren, confessed she burned to death her
elght-weeks-old son. Howard, in the kitchen Move, according to tier
statement to Mt. Clemens, Mich., police. Her husband collapsed at
an automobile plant where he works when told of his wife's act.
Photo shows Mrs. Mathews and the kitchen stove In which the child
perished. UN photo.
Easter Parties
Given at Turner
TURNER Mrs. Fred Dierks
had an Easter party Thursday at
the Spiers home for her Sunday
school class. Lunch was served
to Patsy Scott, Eunice Bear, Mar
garet Prather, Pauline Stewart,
Helen Sorenson, Erlyn Klokstad,
Geraldine Edwards, Maxine
Vigue and Luella Cleveland.
La Verna Whitehead of Ore
gon State college spent the week
end at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Whitehead,
Jr.
G. W. Farris who has been
HI the past few weeks, was taken
to a Salem hospital this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bear en
tertained with Sunday dinner,
with covers placed for Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Gillett of Walla Walla,
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Bear of Al
bany, .Mrs. Hazel Stewart and
two children of Grand Ronde,
Mr. and Mrs. II. N. Barnett, Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Bear and two
children, and the hosts, Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Bear. Mr. and Mrs.
Gillette are guests of their daugh
ter, Mrs. E. C. Bear and family.
Thomas Webb was surprised
Friday night by the arrival of a
group of friends to help celebrate
his 34th birthday anniversary.
Beverly Kendall entertained a
few of her young friends Satur
day afternoon at the Ahrens
home, with an Easter party.
Student's Group
Has Open House
At Spring Valley
SPRING VALLEY Open house
was held by the school Friday,
with pre-school children, parents
and friends as guests.
Games, races, contests and an
Easter egg hunt were the fea
tures of the afternoon's enter
tainment, under the direction of
a committee consisting of Eugene
Evans, Alfred Williams and Mar
tha Williams. The receiving
committee was composed of Betty
Dodge, Janet Davidson and Al
bert Williams.
Many at Easter
Services Sunday
I'NIONVALE Easter church
and Sunday school observance
here was well attended. Rev. V.
A. Ballantyne lead in all activi
ties and preached the 5:30 a. m.
sunrise services attended by 60
young people. Peggy Warren was
chairman of the 7:30 breakfast.
One hundred eight members
and friends attended the Easter
program beginning at 10 a. m.
Each class of the Sunday school
furnished one number.
Mrs. D. H. Kleihege of the
First Evangelical church, Salem,
was song leader at 8 p. m. and
gave three solos. Mrs. Ersel Gub
ser played the piano accompani
ment for the entire Easter story,
given in song with scripture read
ing. More than 85 attended the
service.
Dancing Recital
Planned, Dallas
DALLAS The annual dance
recital given each spring by the
students of Mrs. Dorothy Craven,
will be held this year on May 23
and 24. The recital will be held
at the Majestic theatre here.
About 80 students, varying In
age from one year to 16 years are
now busy practicing for the af
fair. Students taking part are
from Dallas, Monmouth, Indepen
dence and surrounding communi
ties. The theme of this year's re
cital will be "The Star Princess."
This is an adaptation from the old
Indian legend. "Star Wife." The
adaptation was arranged by Anne
Craven.
55-Foot Well Sunk
UNION VALE A 16-Jnch well
was sunk to the depth of 65 feet
at the O. F. McCandless farm last
week. Cement tile was used for
curbing and the joints were ce
ment sealed. Gravel was poured
around the outside of the curb
ing to fill pa-e.
SP Opposes
New Crossing
Railroad Official TrlU
Mt. Angel Croup of
Company's Stand
MT. ANGEL Roy Putnam, as
sistant division engineer of t h
Southern Pacific, was a guest at
the Business Men'a club luncheon
t the Mt. Angel hotel Monday
noon and explained the posltloa
of the Southern Pacific In the
matter of a railroad crossing
which the city is desirous of hat
ing put In.
,He said the reason for the op
position of his company was that
each crossing was a potential ha
card and that accident claims
from such crossings cost the com
pany hundreds of thousands of
dollars each year. However, Put
nam slated that the Southern Pa
cific never opposed any resl el vie
Improvement and he asked a com
mittee to formulate a list of the
reasons why Mt. Angel desires h
crossing and he would present the
matter to the board.
President Holmes detailed a
group of business men and Fathtr
Alcuin to go to the site of the
proposed crossing with Putnam
and discuss the matter front til
angles. Mt. Angel's idea In ask
ing for the crossing Is to lend
the street running past the cr sra
ery straight across the ra!lr.od
tracks to the highway.
A complete report of the mitys
and means committee, authorized
to meet with the Flaxarlans re
garding the sponsorship of the
flax festival, was read and i ta
cussed. The suggestion of tie
Joint committees to dissolve the
Flaxarlans as a separate organ
ization and to have the group con
trolled by a committee appointed
by the president of the liusln
Men'a club In the same way the
softball association is handled wsa
unanimously accepted. Details of
the setup were left to be worfcd
6ut at the next meeting.
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