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Suit Outcome
Is Local Talk
Cuius of City Official
' U Dependent Upon
Court Decision
SILVEKTON Street talk : at
fillmto. this week Is setUed
Chiefly on the pending suit be
twee.' the city of SUverton and
tha former water cum""-
:-..-.. week.
.V,nt wffl teat the legality of
Silverton'a new city cnane r ,
br tb people last may. hich
has been questioned because no
provision was made lor
Sit partisan voters. Conjecture
aa to what will happen if even
the soft Is settled this week has
bees of principal interest.
Should the new charter be
proved Illegal it is reported that
Reber Allen, who waa made may
or by the city council on January
C would again retire to the side
line a a councilman. He was
elected aucli under both the old
nd new charter. Lowell Brown,
who waa elected mayor under the
old charter and councilman un
der the new would serve as
mayor In Allen's place.
Elgin MsCleary. designated as
city manager and recorder pro
tern would continue it is said, aa
recorder. No recorder was elected
Under the old charter and none
eouid be elected under the new
unaer (us vu . -
baa the privilege of filling such a
Tacancy. In such a manner. George
Hubba became reoorder at the
death of Recorder George Cusitor
four years ago. Two years ago he
was elected to that position bat
declined his friends' urgent re
quest that he seek reelection In
1940 It is expected that a large
portion of Silrerton's population
-ir til attend Friday's hearing at
gal em.
Polk Draft Board
Calls Volunteers
DALLAS The first group to
be called in Polk county by the
local draft board has been asked
to report Monday morning. Jan
nary 20, at 7:3 at tha Dallas
armory. All needed for the group
are Tolunteers.
Those to report Monday mora
ine are Elmer Lee Perkins. In
dependence; Ralph Wood Chaff in.
Alrlie; Robert Spong Dalton, Dai
las; George Joe Todd, McCoy;
Herbert Lawrence Chriatenson,
Rlckreall; Jack Willard Robinson.
Dallas: Charles !ilot"-o H-rTev.
Falls City: Willie Harold Crow-
der. Fannin ston. Utah.
The gToup will leave by bus
from Dallas at 8:15 Monday morn
ing for Salem. At Salem they will
board a special Greyhound bus
along with a group from Marlon
county.
Should any of this first group
from Polk county fail to pass
the physical eiaminations which
will be given in Portland volun
teers in the following order, will
be taken- Darrel Grant Sexton,
Monmouth; Joseph Marion
Vaughn. Grand Ronde; Norman
Edward Brown. Independence;
Thomas Clay Irwin, Ballston,
The Polk county draft board
has already seat out 750 ques
tlonaires la the county and is
now busy classifying them.
Bald Eagle "Dive
Bombs" Flock of
Pedee Poultryman
PEDEK Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Burbank of Pedee have Ions;
been loiag chicken from the
family flock at the hands of
souse wnkaowa marauder. Re
cently ft was discovered that
the thief wa a large bald eag
le, and that It (or she) was
evidently the mate to the old
eagle which had been carrytng
ea depcrdatioas last, sprhta oa
lambs belaagiaa; to a neighbor's
flock. The old eagle met aw
untimely demise.
While tWwbank Is not quite
snre at to the lettering of the
law regard? swotecUow, for
eagles, be is owes that His pool,
try flock weeds mm protection
frpaa svrb aerial invasions.
West Scdom News
WEST SALEM Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Pattison and son. Bobby,
made a trio, to Timber line lodge
Sunday. They stopped en route to
visit Mr. sad Mrs. MIlo Jensen
and Mr., and Mrs. Horace Psttl
son. . '"Vi"-
Mrs. Art Hathaway and daugh
ter. Marjorie and Wanda, and
Mrs. Hathaway a sister, Mrs. C. E.
Ferbia. and niece. Versa Brook
shire of Salem Heights, spent
the weekend In Rldgefield. Wash.
They visited Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Brookshire. who are the parents
sf Mrs. Hathaway and Mrs. For-
sis.
The yonng adult class of the
Methodist church is having a pot
Meg dinner at the Leighton Dash
Sell home at 190 Rosemont ave
nue Thursday night at C:30
o'clock. The dinner will be tol
lowed by Bible study,
; A whist party was giren Sat
urday night at the home of Mr,
had Mrs. Julian Hangen, 1049
Sixth street. Players were - Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Meyers, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Harris, Mr. and Mrs
waiter Johnson and ' Mr.' and
Mrs. Haugea. Prises were wen by
Walter Johnson and Harry Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hathaway
nad daughters. Delores and Bon
ale Belle, visited the past week
end at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilfred Weathers at saedd.
Mrs. R. Reece Is visiting at the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Thom
as. Mrai Beece is the mother of
Mrs. Thomas."."-" .-r-' - ' -
: Mr. E. S. Foster, 130 McNary
avenue, had as guests . Mr. nnd
Mrs. Ed Leach nnd Mr. and Mrs.
Bensel Brawn of ' Neosho, ' Mo.
lira. Foster and Mrs. Leach art
sisters who had been separated
Hoyte Returns to US Ship for Another; j
"Hitch" After 15 Years of Continuous
Service; Flu Reappears at Silverton
SnlvERTONWeff Hoyt has returned to the USS Whit
ney after a brief visit with his mother, Mrs. Nettie' Hoyt.
Hoyt has just signed for another four years of service after
15 years of constant service in the navy; , j
F02 and chilly weather brousrht forth a lanre. number
of new cases of influenza. A few victims are reporting that
Jefferson Go-op
Action Is Taken
Cannery Plans Are Shaped ;
Farmers to Build
Warehouse
JEFFERSON The committee
in charge of starting a coopers
tive cannery la Jefferson, is pro
gressing toward definite plans.
Most of the 0 or 70 persons at
the recent meeting held at the
school house were in, favor of a
cannery.
Forty or SO farmers present
signed up for shares of common
stock at $250. Plans are being
made to contact every farmer In
the district. Preferred stock
amounting to $10,000 will also
be sold. George Keech, who was
in charge of starting the Stayton
cannery, gave a talk on the ad
vantage of a cannery to a com
munity and stressed Jefferson's
ideal location for one.
Definite information is prom
lsed as plans must be carried out
Quickly for the cannery to be
completed in time to take care of
this summer's crop.
The farmers in this community
are also completing plans for
warehosse to be built near the
depot, and have named a tem
porary board of directors to be
in charge an til the first annual
meeting. '
The board comprised of C. H.
Wilcox, Harry Muller and Robert
Marsh, Linn county, snd Jake
Gllmour and Carl Booth, will
have power to incorporate, pur
chase the site and erect the
building. Wilcox and George
Potts, jr., - are on the location
committee.
Funds for building and ma
chinery will be raised by selling
certificates of interest In $50
denominations to be purchased by
farmers who will use the facili
ties of the warehouse. Member
ship fee will cost $10.
Alice V. Riches
Rites Conducted
TURNER Funeral services
were held Monday afternoon at
ClougB-Barriek chapel in Salem
for Mlas Alice V. Riches, 81, who
died January 19 in Portland fol
lowing several months Illness.
She was born March 4, 1859,
at Turner on the Riches donation
land claim, the daughter or pio
neer parents. Charles and Har
riet Riches, who Iocs ted here in
1852 from Canada. The deceased
had been a resident of Turner for
more than 19 years, going to
Portland In 1938 to reside with
her only sister. Erma A. Riches
Rev. W. Irvin Williams offi
ciated. Pall-bearers were nephews
Stanley A. Riches. Leiand W.
Riches, Donald 8. Riches. Wal
lace T. Riches of Turner; Oliver
D. Knight. Stayton; Wayne T.
Simeral, Silverton.
Concluding services were held
at Twin Oaks cemetery here. Be
sides the sister, and nephews.
Mrs. Lucille McKInney, a niece
of Turner, survives.
Sale Sponsored
By Keizer Club
KEIZER The Kelzer Sewing
club Is sponsoring a mmmage
sale at the new school auditorium
for the purchase of chairs for the
auditorium Thursday from iu
a.m. to S p.m. ,
The committee Includes Mrs.
Albert MInturn. Mrs. Roy Mel-
son. Mrs. IL W. Irvine. Mrs. Joe
Bsrtrnff: Mrs. O. H. Laidiaw ana
Mrs. Sam Richard.
Tea will bo served by the com
Ittee in charge. Lois Keefer.
Mr. J. E- Putnam. Mrs. W. is.
Savare. Mrs. W. G. Earle, Mrs
Arthur Holdes. Members and
friends are reenested to bring
.nvthina- that is aalable either
Wednesday afternoon or early
Thursday morning.
Heart Attack Is ,
Suffered by King
SILVERTON H. E. K 1 n g.
prominent retired farmer. Is re
ported as seriously 111 at his home
here. He collapsed Sunday morn
ing st the breakfast table, surrer
lng from a heart stuck.
King is chairman oi we Agri
cultural soil conservation com
mittee In the Silverton district.
Salem FamUy Visited
By Pioneer Friends
PIONEER -Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Fox . were dinner guests st the
home of their son and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Fox of Salem. Mr.
and Mrs. Fox - were accompanied
home by their grandsons, Donald
and Kenneth, children of Mr. and
Mrs. George Van Cleave, also of
Salem. . . ,
Van Cleave, who had an ap
pendectomy, will ret urn home
from: the hospital this week.
Mrai SnRinger Improved
PinWKER -Mrs." Charles Sol-
tt.Vr vka 'has' been' UL Is !m
proving and able to he np part of
the time now. Mrs. Blodgett hss
been j helping Mrs. 8ElIinger. - '
Brooks Garden Club Meets
' BROOKSThe Garden elnb will
meet for an all day meeting at
the heme of Mrs. Evelyn McFar
laae Thuraday. MrsJ Elva Aspln
wall and Mrs. Mary Ashtanga are
on the program committee.
they are now on the second siege.
' Fred McEwen la up and about
after a severe heart attack a week
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O. A. Llndflat, Ions time real-
dent of Silverton is reported quite
ill at his East Hill .home. Mr.
Llndflat is past SO years.
Mr. and Mrs. William Elder
hare returned from Pullman,
Washington, where they Were
called at the death of her father.
William Irwin, on December 131.
Mr. Irwin had lived at Pullman
for 49 years. j
Helga Rue' continues seriously
ill at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Hans O 1 s e n. on Madison
street. Mr. Rne suffered a stroke
last autumn and hn been 111
since.
Faith Fletcher has succeeded
Rettv Man aa wwtirr in ; tho
law office of Rex Albright. Miss
Maue has moved with her family
to California. ;
Mrs. Ed Lambert Is substitut
ing for Mrs. Peggy Scott in the of
fices of Dr. C W. Keene. Mrs
Scott is out of town for a brief va
cation following a heavy siege of
influenza. i
Mrs. H. E. Steen has received
word of the death of her only bro
ther, Ludvig Johnson, at Ed burg.
Canada.
A special service has been plan
ned at the Christian and Mission
ary Alliance church, for Wednes
day night, when Rev. -Peter
Pleshko, Russian evangelist, will
speak.
Monmouth Grange
Installs Officers
Pomona Master Adams Acts
in Ritualistic Capacity;
Visiting Night Held
MONMOUTH - Installation of
Monmouth grange officers i was
held Saturday. Glenn Adams. Po
mona grange master of Polk
county, was the installing officer.
He was assisted by Mrs. Adams
as marshall; by Mrs. W. J. Stock
holm snd Mrs. J. V.1 Johnson as
emblem and regalia bearers.-: snd
by Ross Ewlng of Brush College
as musician.
Installed were: master, W. H.
Stockholm; overseer, Ed Rogers;
lecturer, Mrs. W. R. Smith; stew
ard, Wilmer Powell; assistant
steward, L. V. Seeley; chaplain.
Mrs. Adeline Calbreath; treasur
er, J. L. Van Loan; secretary.
Mrs. C. O. Allen; gatekeeper. C.
J. Selbel; Ceres. Mrs. Anna Her-
ren; Flora. Mrs. L. V. Seeley;
Pomona. Koneta Nowowtejskl;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. Har
rison Brant; executive committee
R. B. Swenson, William Rlddell
Mrs. Swenson.
The regular, ; noontime dinner !
was held, following the business
session in the morning. Work was
suspended early in the afternoon
permitting friends to attend fu
neral services for E. J. Sivier.
The afternoon session wss ; con
tinued sbout 3 o'clock.
Saturday night was visiting
night for all Polk county granges
here. A large cr- rd was la at
tendance, representing Rlckreall,
Brush College. Fort Hill. West
Salem, Oak Grove and Monmouth
granges. The program feature
was a motion picture presentation
of syphilis in its several stages,
followed by a talk by Dr. Ueorge
C. Knott of Independence which
furnished additional information
on social diseases. Two measures
relating to syphilis control are
said to be docketed for the (com
ing legislative session.; Mrs.
George R. K. Moorhead of Salem
presented the motion picture
feature.
Sewing Qub Has
Brooks Meeting
BROOKS The sewing
clsss
met at the borne of Mrs. polite
Ramp for its regnlsr weekly meet-
Ing.
At the close of the meeting
Mrs. Ramn served refreshments
to Mrs. Wills Vinyard, Mrs. jNellte
McNelf. Mrs. Nora wesiiing. sir.
Mary Ashbaugh. Mrs. Harry Sla-
gleterry. Mrs. Martha Cottewt Mrs.
Bertha Streeter. Mrs. William
Schafer, Miss Cleo Ramp and the
instructor. Mrs. Hanson.
This club . will meet Friday
afternoon from 1:1 until 4:3
Every woman is welcome to Join
these free classes."
Poor Health Reported
At Surer Homes
SUVER Mrs. Harold Wl throw
is suffering with a bad case of
pink eye. As thisis the only case
in these parts, she thinks she got
it la Klamath Falls while hfr hus
band was 111 there.'
Little Sharon Ramey I took
down with the chicken pog Sun
day. I
Billy and Bobby StockhOfl are
slightly better. They have been
suffering from rheumatic j fever.
Earlene Conkey Is also belter.
Photographer Is
Dinner Guest
BRUSH CREEK Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Boychuk of Oswego were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. M.
J. Madsen and Miss LllHe fJadsen
at their home here Sunday;.
Mr. Boychuk has a studio at
Portland and his ! phonograph of
the state cspitol was nsediss the
frontispiece in the newly pub
lished geography of ; Oregon..
Had Lived at Turner
TURNER -Carl C. Owsley, who
met death Saturday la ah auto
mobile accident near Eugebe. wss
a former resident of Turner and
omlte veil known la lis com.
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Endres Is Elected
By ML Angel Qub
Retiring President Reports I
Invitation Received
From Cherrians
MT. ANGEL In spite of his
declining the nomination, the ML I
Angel Business Men's clab nnsnf-
mously elected T. B. Ed res presKl
dent of the organisation for the! ;,
coming six months at the lunch
eon at. ML Angel hotel. Monday
noon. He succeeds A. W. Holmes, I
who held the office for the past
two terms.
Peter Gores was elected as I
vice-president., replacing Frank
Hettwer, while Douglas Harris
was again reelected to the Job oil
secretary-treasurer.
Holmes, before resigning the
chair, announced that the Salem
Cherrians had sent, over s com
mittee of one to invite the out-
coinc snd new president of the
club snd O.L. Withers, past presi
dent, to the banq.net and Installa
tion of of Hcers last Monday nigni.
Father Alcuin gave a ahort talk
congratulating new officers snd
commending the club for its fore
sight in having both the farm and
business element represented by
its officers, as it made for better
uderstandlng and cooperation.
A rising vote of thanks was
riven all the officers for their
work durinr the past year.
J. T. Bauman. legislative chair
man, advised members to stop in
at the legislature, now in session,
snd famllarixe themselves with
the laws introduced and discuss
ed.
N. G. Mlckel ' called the atten
tion of the club to the fact that
no road signs in Mt. Angel show
ed the way to Portland and sug
gested remedying the deficiency,
and Leonard Fisher submitted a
report on the cost of the Christ
mas program.
Otto Oswald, sick committee
chairman, listed the following as
having been on the sick list: Fred
J. Schwab. Walter Smith. Nick
Mlckel. Bernard Traviss, Ed Ua-
rer and Mrs. Unger.
William Bean, new proprietor
of the Hotel Fountain, was lntro-
A ii rtA and resoonded with a lew
words.
Club members were served a
special treat with the compli
ments of R. J. Berning. president
of the ML Anrel creamery. a
token of appreciation for their
work as waiters at the Creamery
Patrons' dinners. He was assured
by the president that the club
considered it an honor to thus
serve the creamery.
Ticket sellers for the next
meet in are Paul Schwab and
Peter Gore.
Meyer Appointed
By Church Board j
BRUSH CREEK L. H. Meyer
of this district has been appointed
a member of the 60th anniversary
committee of Trinity congregation
Meyer as a young man came
here with his parents, the late
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Meyer, and
has been a member of Trinity
congregation since. Mrs. Anna K.
Jensen, also of this community
has been a member of the con
gregation for 48 years, and Mrs.
Ole Hatteberg for 45 years.
Mrs. Mable Thomas or portiana
was a recent guest at the Walter
C. Larson home.
Carrol Aashlem, who has been
spending the past week with Mr.
and Mrs. A. J- Aashtem, is pre
paring to return to his work at
Fort Lewis.
Silverton Boys
Work for Boeing
SILVERTON Eight more Sil
verton boys have been called to
work In the Boeing Airplane fac
tory, receiving notices during the
weekend. This group mciuaesi
Allen Semb, Myron DIrickson, Er
nest Erickson, Howard Brokke,
Charles Cross. Charles Walker,
Kmil Rhyne and Clifford Maald-l
In. ...
The bovi were notified tnrougn
the state employment service and
were to report Tuesday. They are
aaalrned to tail assemblers snd
for sheet metal work.
Pioneer Is Given
Birthday Dinner
DAYTON A party waa recently
given complimenting the birthday
anniversary of John Arms, 82.
pioneer real estate dealer oi uay-
ton. at the home oi nis son-in-
law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
B. G. Churchman near Newberg.
Many letters and cards were
received by the honored guest
who as a retired farmer and
realtor has been for msny years
sn authority on horticulture. He
is the only surviving charter
member of the Dayton Baptist
church which was organised 54
years ago.
Unionvale Couple
Are Honor Guests
UNIONVALE Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence L. Fowler were Sunday
dinner nests of Mr. and sirs.
Ssm Cox and family of Broad
mead. A drive in the. afternoon
throurh the Buell and rural Polk
county districts was enjoyed. Mr.
and Mrs. Fowler resided in the
Fern district In 1914-1915 oa tne
farm now owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Blsnchard.' . ' y
Dies in Colorado 'i r
MONMOUTH Mrs. Hester
Sheeon and sisters here hare re
Mived word of the death- ox an
nt MnL Charles Campbell of
Collbran. Colo. Mrs.. Campbell
visited In Monmouth 'with her
sister, the late Mrs. Eugenia Sny
der, some time ago. -Roberta
GT Club Meeta
ROBERTS The GT clow win
meet Thursday afternoon at
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Alice
Coolidge for a dessert luncheon.
Five women members of the T7th congress are
shown la Washington. Left to right they are
Representatives Jeannette Rankin of Montana,
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Je CaldweO. HKfSU Margaret Bayes
A co-ed at the University of Pennsylvania. Jo CaidwelL left, has
been selected as "Miss Fashion Futures of lMi" as tha climax to a
U. a. fashion show In New York. Runner-up was Margaret Hayes
of Los Angeles, seen at right.
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Sir Hugh Dewdmg
Talking to reporters in Washing
ton. Sir Hugh Dowding, British
sir marshal in the U. 8. as a rep
resentative of Lord Beaverbrook,
British minister of aircraft pro
duction, said Britain's Royal Air
Force maintains daylight mastery
of the air over England and win
continue to maintain it to an
extent of making Impossible a
successful German invasion.
A bcreb wa dipped ra' tils sliMt la tat Sandy- j tils crater,
core section of DubSa, ta aeutral Ireland, cattstn aer. .
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aemoing raiss. dvm rwaa wwici are iicuj npum j
ese crews. This Barms bridge Is one of See spans oa the winding
highwsy ever which war supplies far Chiang Kai-shek are sent.
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Frances P. Bolton of Ohio, Mary Norton of Near
Jersey, Margaret Chase Smith of Maine and Edith
Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts.
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Now this cooldnt be a, ptibtlqtty! stoat, could ttT ' Anyway,1 Binnie
Barnes, screen player, objects! to. this film scene wherein her Mack
lace undies are exposed to view. The actress nays hef husband. KOto
Frankovteh. radio announcer, bbjects also and that the studiosbtt
ter cut it or face an tnjuzKtimi salt. - At left la Actresa Gloria D4en
son, center is
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TTsrfcfrs art cleartax away taa brts
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Britain's war sshmlster to
Anthony Eden wnea
t latter became f srelga snlnlsterw
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K family scene in England today,
Just before the nightly buck
out. Dad overhauls the buttons
on his Home Guard uniform.
Mother starts on another pair of
khaki socks. Junior, not; ia ptc
tars, reads of the thrilling feats
of his R. A. F. heroes. Aad Ve
the Nazis come.
Former Xmocralie whip of the
senate, Xherman Iflnton of In
diana baa been named by Irssf
dent Beosevelt as aa administra
ore assfitant Minion, S3, aria
tt fl959 a ytsx salary. . '
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