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fhe OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning. Dwrabw 21, 1941
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Mission Group
Names Prexy
Mill Gty Group Notes
Boundary Changes
Caused by War
MILL CITY The Missionary
Society of the Presbyterian
Church met Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Willis Oliver, with
Mrs. C. C. Porter sharing hostess
honors.
Mrs. Lee Morris, presented her
resignation as president because
of ill health, and Mrs. James
Swan, vice president, consented to
take over the leadership.
Mrs. Sherwood, chairman of the
program committee, gave a talk,
accompanied by map illustrations,
concerning the changes which
have occurred and are taking
place in the Biblical countries,
Refreshments were served to
about fifteen members.
Mrs. Gladys Harrow and
group of volunteer workers are
overseeing the packing and mail
ing of candies, cookies and cigar
ettes which are beipg contributed
for Christmas boxes to be sent to
the local boys who are in training
and in service.
Word Comes of
Mother's Death
PRATUM Mrs. Art Johnson
received word Wednesday of the
unexpected death of her -mother,
Mrs. A. W. Shrunk at an Oregon
City hospital. Mrs. Shrunk lived
in the Bethel district for about
sixteen years -before moving to
canoy several years ago. The
funeral is to be in Salem,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Trent and
son David visited with relatives
at the coast near Tillamook Tue$
aay. ,
Three trainmen died when a westbound passenger train crashed headon
Into a standing eastbound passenger train near a high bluff near Jef
ferson City, Mo. A wrecking crew can be seen in action.
Farmers Union News
CENTRAL HOWELL The aux
iliary to the Farmers' Union met
at the home of Mrs. John Steel
hammer Tuesday. Assistant host
esses were Mrs. Robert Bye, Mrs.
Clarence Simmons and Mrs. John
Tweed.
The club voted to buy defense
bonds with the money in the
treasury, which is intended to be
applied on the building of a hall
eventually.
Gifts were exchanged. Offi
cers of the organization are Mrs.
George Brown, president; Mrs. A.
E. Kuenzi, vice president; Mrs.
Frank Bentler, secretary; Mrs. F.
E. Way, treasurer.
CLOVERD ALE The local
Farmers' Union held its monthly
meeting Thursday a week earlier
than regularly because of holidays.
The group enjoyed a turkey
dinner at 7 o'clock. The turkey
was prepared and furnished by
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Ahrens. The
business meeting was opened by
singing Christmas carols and a
duet was sung by Shirley and Pa
tricia Hennies.
The Farmers' Union decided to
delay helping fix up an adequate
Radio Posts
Need Women
Sewing Qub
Votes Funds
To Red Cross
HAZEL GREEN Mrs. Henry
Hobson was hostess to the Sun
shine Sewing club for the Christ
mas party. Mrs. Alvin Van
Cleave, president, presided over
the business meeting.
The club voted to contribute $5
to the Red Cross on the quota for
this district, to give supplies for
a basket to a needy family, the
donations to be taken to Mrs.
Ralph Gilbert's home not later
than this afternoon and to dis
continue the penny march.
The treasurer reported the pro
ceeds from the chicken tamale
supper, bazaar and candy sale was
$35.89. A number from neighbor
ing districts was present. The
rooms wered ecorated with Mexi
can curios by Mrs. Rudolph
Wacken, Mrs. Julius. Slatum and
their assistants.
The need of old sheets by the
Red Cross for bandages was
presented. The discussion of
sewing and knitting for the Red
Cross was tabled until the next
meeting.
Mrs. J. V. Lehrman and Mrs.
G. G. Looney will be hostess at
Mrs. Lehnnan's home January 8.
Santa Claus brought gifts to aU.
A special gift was sent Velma Mc
Corckle, a semi-invalid.
Special guests were Mrs. Mc
intosh, Bremerton, Wash.; Mrs.
Iva Bushey, Salem; Audrey
Greenquist, Wisconsin. Members
present were Mrs. Hattie Van
Cleave, Mrs. Alexander Sharp1
Mrs. J. A. ZielinskL Mrs. R. S. D.
Walker, Mrs. J. V. Lehrman, Mrs.
Iver Myron. Mrs. Charles Zielin-
ski, Mrs Rudolph Wacken, Mrs.
Ralph Gilbert, Mrs. Archie mc
Corkle, Mrs. Andrew Zaharae,
Mrs. Virgil Perriene, Mrs. Alvin
Van Cleave, Mrs. Herman Wack-
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Lawrence ZielinskL Mrs. Hazel
Holbroke, Miss Eunice Johnson,
Mrs. Loren Stettler, Mrs. G. G.
Looney and hostess Mrs. Hobson.
Mrs. Hobson was assisted in
serving by daughter Jo Ann and
Irene Wacken.
Named to Honorary
DALLAS Daryl Ross, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ross, Jun
ior in chemical engineering at
Oregon State college, s one of
five men pledged to Kappa Kappa
Psi, national music honor society.
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MT. ANGEL About 40 wom
en attended the radio listeners
post service meeting at the Me
morial hall Wednesday night.
The purpose is to sign up women
for two-hour relays to listen to
the radio for. news of blackouts
and air raids.
Mrs. Fred Prosser and Dorothy
Keber are co-chairmen of the lo
cal set-up. More volunteers are
urged to sign as this will make
the service less burdensome on
all. At present each member gets
her turn to listen every third
day. The aim is to have enough
members to require only one lis
tening period a week for each
member. Vigil is kept night and
day.
Marion county takes instruc
tions from the second interceptor
command and local women were
told to report from this source
only. Reports are sent over KOIN
Any instructions from the second
interceptor command must be re
ported at once to the air raid war
den. Peter Gores, and' later to
Mrs. Prosser.
kitchen at the Cloverdale schoo'
because of the more pressing need
of home and national defense.
It was voted to buy a $100 de
fense bond. Other donations
were $25 for the Turner Fire de
partment, which has recently had
to spend approximately $500 to
meet requirements of firefighting;
equipment in case of fire due to
aerial attack. Ten dollars were
donated to the local home defense
and five dollars were donated to
the American Red Cross.
The yearly financial report was
read by the secretary and accept
ed. A vote of thanks was ex
tended to members, Agnes Booth
and Wayne Harding, for their
effort in making tickets for the
harvest festival.
The election of officers was held
with the following results: Presi
dent, Eddie Ahrens; vice presi
dent, Clarence Koseman; secretary-treasurer,
Margaret Miller;
executive committee, Karl Wip
pcr, John Petersen and Karl
Steiwer. Conductor, Henry
Ahrens; door keeper, Fred Dierks,
and chaplain, Mrs. Everett Vick
ers. W. A. Rankin's name for mem
bership was voted upon and ac
cepted. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Kunke, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hen
nies and Mr. and Mrs. John Schif-
ferer was appointed to attend the
quarterly convention.
The January refreshment com
mittee appointed is Mrs. Anna
Kunke, Mrs. Betty Rosenan and
Mrs. Karl Stiewer.
The county health nurse report
ed that fifty grade school and
thirty-nine high school students
were examined at the clinic last
week and that 80 per cent of that
group were in need of dental,
work. f
Parents are urged to have this
work attended to as soon as pos
sible. The clinic helpers, led by
Mrs. Robert Schroeder, included:
Mrs. Edward J. Rupp, Mrs. Her
bert Schroeder, Mrs. Alva An
dersen, and Mrs. John Swan.
There is to be a general im
munization clinic held for the
public in the interest of home
defense in the near future.
Aumsville News
AUMSVILLE Mr. and Mrs
Fritz Gephardt, Salem, have an
nounced the birth of a daughter.
Mrs. Gephardt was formerly
Rozella Lane of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gulliford,
Idanha, are the parents of a son,
James Claire, born Friday. Gulli
ford formerly resided here.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Warthen
and daughter, Violet, have re
turned from a year's absence spent
at Longview. Warthen will be
employed in Salem and the fam
ily will live at their ranch home
here.
Desmond Fuson left Wednesday
for employment at the Boeing air
craft factory at Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Harris, San
Diego, Calif., are here for a visit
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin
and daughter, Mrs. Merle Goff,
Forest Grove, left this week for a
visit with another daughter, Mrs.
Charlotte Bates, San Diego, Calif.
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