Loewen to Conduct Services at Church Toda West Salem Called Success i WEST SALEM-rAddresses at the Mennonite Brethren church will be delivered by Rev. A. A. Loewen at the morning and evening services Sunday. Mr.; and Mrs. Jake Biihler and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Pankratz will make up the committee who will visit convalescent homes dur ing the afternoon. , The missionary department will be in charge of the young people's fellowship hour. : The young people's group of the church has sub-divided it's work under three committee members for each, department The recent ly elected officers and commit tees are: Elmer Goertz, president; Harvey Guenther, vice president; Harvey i Nickel, ecretary; John Fadenrecht, treasurer; Pete Loe wen, George Friesen and Law rence Buhler, missionary depart ment; Harry Beier, Alvin Balzer and Gladys Martins, extension de partment; Pauline Loewen, John Guenther and Blanche Wuerch, literary department A committee meeting is sched uled at the church Monday' eve ning and a Bible class will be taught the following night The committee in charge of the drive for the sale of defense bonds completed its work and turned in the pledges to the county head quarters at Dallas. It was est! mated that 90 per cent of the resi dents subscribed to the drive. City officials and employes subscribed 100 per cent William C. Richards procured the largest sales total and the big' Cars Collide, No One Hurt TURNER The first car col lision here in several months oc curred Thursday when a pickup truck driven by Joe Wells, high school student, and a sedan driv en by W. L. Betker of Marion, collided. A rear fender on the Betker car was bent, and the windshield shattered on the pickup. No one was injured, though both cars had a number of other occupants. The accident occurred in front . of the postoffice and was invest! gated by a state policeman who chanced to be in Turner at the time. Ex-Turner Woman Visits Florida TURNER Mrs. Lucille Mc Kinney has received a letter from her aunt Irma Riches, that she is sojourning at Miami, Fla., for several weeks before starting home. Until retiring last fall, Miss Riches had been employed for more than 35 years in the Port land post office. She has been traveling for several months in Illinois, Maryland and New York, visiting with relatives and friends. Miss Riches is a native of Tur ner, and owns the residence here now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Riches. Word has been received here from Mrs. Harry Sorenson, Bar stow, Calif., of the recent death of her aged mother at Los An geles. She had visited the Soren sons while they lived in Turner before moving to Barstow last fall. Hears Broadcast by Former Neighbor - MONMOUTH Mrs. E. M. Ebbert, a resident here for 30 yearjs and a native of Wisconsin", was much interested to hear a recent broadcast from the Far East in which Commander Winfield Scott Cunningham of Rockbridge, Wis., spoke, saying briefly that "We are being treated all right I think." Cunningham, commander of the courageous group which defend ed - Wake Island so bravely and spectacularly, is now a Japanese prisoner of war. He and his fam ily were friends and neighbors of Mrs. Ebbert and her family many years ago in Wisconsin. Mrs. i Davis Sustains ( Broken Leg Friday SILVERTON Mrs. Harold Davis, wife of the Silverton high .school principal, suffered a brok en leg Friday night while she was roller skating in Salem. Mrs. Davis was treated at Silverton hospital. The injury was between the ankle and knee of her right leg. Need Sewing Machine WOODBURN The Woodburn Red Cross has sent out an appeal for a sewing machine, which is needed for use at civilian defense headquarters. Woodburn women meet there every Friday to sew and work, and any woman who is able to come and help is urged to do so. ! ,' 1 '. GOOD NEWS FOR PILES SUFFERERS The McCleary Clin i c , E517 Elms Blvd., Excelsior Springs, Mo, is putting out an up-to-tne-min ute 122-page book on Piles (Hem nrrhoids). Fistula, related ail ments and colon disorders. You ran have a copy of .this book by asking for it on a postcard sent to the above address, no charge. It may save you much suffering and money, write loaay jot FREE copy. 1 Bond Drive in gest number of individual pledges. Floyd Rudie, Mayor Guy New- gent and F. E. Neely, who super vised the drive, wish to express their appreciation to the workers who canvassed the city. The West Salem workshop has been closed this week due to a technicality which removed the instructor, Jesse Hayes, from the eligibility list of the WPA in structors. Mr. Graham, field man of the adult division of the WPA, came from Portland Wednesday to con tact the workshop directors in re gard to an instructor. It is hoped to have Hayes replaced or anoth er instructor in the near future. Mrs. W. Welch entertained the members of the Jolly Time Quitt er's club Tuesday with an all-day meeting and no-host luncheon. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. George Lathrop, February 10. Mrs. Stella Wight was a special guest Present were Mrs. W. D Phillips, Mrs. E. A. Dickson, Mrs, Homer H a r ri s o n, Mrs. E. S. Coates, Mrs. George Lathrop, Mrs. Elmer Forbis, Mrs. Mabel Hatha way, Mrs. Elmer Rierson and Mrs. Welch. Mrs. Yvonne Wishard, of Port land, visited her mother, Mrs. Ray" Smith, over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Loewen are announcing the arrival of a son, named Charles Roger. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simpson are being felicitated on the birth of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. George Baker were hosts to their granddaugh ter, Verle Mallory, of Portland, over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Eddington and family, of Salem, moved into the Brown home on Cascade drive Mrs. O. Sigurdson sold the pro perty to the Brown family a year ago. Robert Pattison, city recorder, was confined to his home Wednes day because of illness. Mrs. Betty Kohl, of Salem, has moved into the house at 1032 Third street, where Mrs. Lulu Herman has been living. Roy Douglas, city treasurer, who has been a patient at the Portland Veterans' hospital for the past three weeks, sent word to city officials stating that his condition has not changed since he entered the hospital. Sunday morning sermon at the Methodist church will be on "Why Be a Christian," and the evening one is "How Be a Christian." The choir will sing at both services. The young people will meet at 6:30 fof a worship period. Large Response Given to Drive MT. ANGEL "The defense bond campaign went over big in Mt. Angel. A report of the cap tains of the nine districts into which the city of Mt. Angel was divided revealed that 97 per cent of the families responded, and the school board and teachers, who canvassed the surrounding coun try ditricts, report even better results there. Pledges were given readily and cheerfully. The cooperatives in Mt Angel and the Benedictine Press agreed to take care of the bonds from their employes by de ducting from their salaries each pay day whatever amount the employe . wished to pledge and holding it in trust until the bond amount had been reached. Mrs. Sprick Called By Parents9 Illness BETHANY Mrs. Ben Sprick has gone to Jewellsburg, Colo., called there by the illness of her parents. Mrs. L. B. Seharback has re turned from a visit to her son-in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Hall, and a . sister, Mrs. FJma Erickson, at Seattle. Anton Semb has accepted work in the shipyards at Portland. Gates News GATES Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fritchll are the parents of a boy born January .22 at the Salem General hospital. Mrs. Russell Moberg was re moved to her home after spend ing several days at the Deaconess hospital in Salem. Mr. - and Mrs. Jack , Helvey, Deedsport, are with Mrs. Barney Helvey lor a two weeks' visit Mrs. Everett Stafford,, . Sweet Home. . was a weekend guest at the Helvey home. ' " - A. A. Shepherd started logging operations Monday after a- six weeks shut down. The Fritchll and Mt. Jefferson camp also began logging Monday. ; Courtiand Rue and family, Portland, spent Sunday with Mrs. Herman Rue. ; Russell Wriglesworth and wife, Tacoma, were weekend guests at the home of Ernest WrigI$swortn- Mid-Willamette Valley News Reports from The Statesman's Where the Japs xJM&Pftt'-M MOtrrw Via CANOES JpIANGOOlf 1 l'sS & Capture of the vital Burma Road by the Axis admittedly would be a disastrous blow for the Allies, for it might knock the Chinese out of the war against the Japanese. Should the invaders take Singapore, they would be in a position to open a full-scale offensive against the Chinese. This map shows relation of Japanese-occupied Thailand to Burma and China. American fliers: have joined British in defense of Burma, through which passes the life-blood vital to the Chinese war machine. Suver News SUVER A dog belonging to Mr. and Mrs. George Amort was missing recently and after three days, much to their surprise, he was found locked in the car in the garage, beside the house. He had torn the upholstery quite badly and scratched at the win dows. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Davis and daughter Thelma of Salem visited Saturday with Miles Davis. Mrs. Beulah Phelps and Gene Hughes of Corvallis called Monday. Frank Belding is confined at home with the mumps. Mrs. Wes ley Kester at whose home he lives, had to postpone the Ivy club on that account. John Crippen spent three days last week at Waldport with Mr. Graham of Monmouth. They went to fish. .- . Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gobatspent Sunday at Dallas visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stiles. The Fairview club met with Mrs. George Amort Wednesday afternoon with her daughter, Mrs. Doris Stewart, assisting her. It was decided to have a program at the schoolhouse February 13 and take up a collection for the Red Cross. Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mrs, Davis and Mrs. Ben Abei were put on the program committee. Mince pie, coffee, tea and candy were served. Telephone lines are being re paired by farmers in the com munities in this area. Service has been restored on line two and part of line four, but no one can get central yet Mrs. J. A. Stambaugh, who un derwent a serious operation at Al bany recently, has fully recovered and is able to be about now. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dodele and family returned from Calistoga, Calif., Monday after going there to meet their son Douglas who was on shore leave. Douglas re ported that his ship missed the bombing of Wake island by only an hour. He is expected home on furlough next month. Mrs. Earl Anderson went to Portland Friday where she was called due to the illness of her daughter, Dorothy. Dorothy was New "Emblems Designed by Lester Gaba of New York, this emblem symbolizes the friendship and unity .between the republics of the western hemi sphere. It is made up of the flags of the 21 American republics with the scroll inscribed with "Amigoa ieiripr" friends forever. ' The pin was formally introduced at a luncheon in Washington at which pins were presented to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and other dis tinguished gueata. 1 J - Salem, Oregon, Sundarf Morning, February L 1942 Are Threats to China Lifeline vi&; i haiSii AND BANGKOK O i in a hospital with pneumonia but is recovering satisfactorily. Miles Davis was brought home Saturday from the Salem Gen eral hospital where he had un dergone an operation two weeks before. He is getting along quite well despite his age and is able to be up and around some. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Sellers of Salem Nasited Sunday afternoon and evenmg with Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Douglas and on their way home they took Margaret Douglas back to Tangent where she teaches. Small branches and twigs flew. to the ground Saturday evening during the heavy wind storm. B. R. Douglas reported a 12 -winch board blown off the granary and shingles scattered about the place. Two trees were blown across the road near the Fir Grove school house. People at Wells and on the old Independence road had electricity by late Saturday after noon and the Suver folk as far west as Voss were electrically equipped Sunday evening. Men are working on the lines west. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Coney en tertained a group of relatives at dinner Wednesday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCormick, and Mrs. Mary McCormick, Shedd; Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Gibson, North Albany, Mrs. Grace Coney and Marian Coney. Kin of Officer Live in Stayton STAYTON Stayton relatives of Col. Arnold J. Funk were proud to learn of his advance to the rank of brigadier general. He was born in Stayton in 1895 and attended grade school here, Local relatives are his cousins, Mrs. Harry Porter, Ed, Clarence and Arthur Forrette and Mrs. Lawrence Smith. Telephones Repaired AUMSVILLE Telephones are being repaired by a crew of men and this community will be happy to have a general use of phones, which have been out of repair since being weighted down with the ice recently. of the Americas?' V 78 Community Correspondents & ! . mm nam ifiAfi imiiOi in aallmMa SS fcwltll T -vrv ----- - Lyons News LYONS The 4H club sewing class met at the community hall Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Alex Kuiken, leader, assisted by Mrs. Roy Huber. Those taking sewing are: Divi sion I, Frances Pietroke, Gladys Reid and Roseanna Jefferson; di vision II, Carroll Johnston, Louise Pietroke, Dorothy Kruse, Darleen Kruse, Roberta Reid and Evelyn Mae Bauer; Division IV, Betty Kinzer, Irene Kuiken, Louise Kuiken, Theresa Pietroke, Mary Owen and Betty Jean Bodeker. Officers elected were president, Betty Kinzer; vice president, The resa Pietroke, and secretary, Car roll Johnston. The name chosen for the club is "Sew for Free dom." The meeting will be every Saturday afternoon. A meeting of the civilian de fense volunteer firemen was held at the grange hall Wednesday night with a small crowd due to other conflicting dates. Another meeting will be held Monday night. A mass meeting was held at the Rebekah hall to organize a defense club. Paul Johnston was elected president and George Clipfell, treasurer. A secretary will be elected at a later date. A committee was appointed to con tact the Mt Jefferson Lumber company to see if the mill whistle could be used as an air raid siren Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lewis and Gates Cochran of Lyons and Mrs. Roxie Trask of Salem were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Vass in Salem, the occasion honoring Mr. Vass on his birthday anniversary. The Wednesday afternoon card club held its party at the Rebekah hall with Mrs. Dell Westenhouse and Mrs. Percy Hiatt as hostesses A 1:30 dessert luncheon was fol lowed with five tables of five hundred, with high honors going to Mrs. Roy Huber, low to Mrs. Francis Jungwirth and Mrs. Jack Cornforth drew the traveling prize. Members enjoying the after noon were Mrs. John Kunkle, Mrs Norman Garrison, Mrs. Arthur Olmstead, Mrs. Jack Cornforth, Mrs. Albert Bass, Mrs. Merrill Brassfield, Mrs. Lovell Miller, Mrs. Art Anderson, Mrs. Henry Kruse, Mrs. Francis Jungwirth, Mrs, Oscar Naue, Mrs. Fred Dal las, Mrs. Roy Huber, Mrs. Orville Downing, Mrs. George Huffman, Mrs. Pat Lyons, Mrs. Earl Allen, Mrs. Earl Miller and Mrs. Wes tenhouse and Mrs. Hiatt Mrs. Paul Johnston and son George, Mrs. Klempell, Mrs. Joe Weitman and Mrs. Clyde Bress- ler 'of Lyons attended the dinner Thursday at the home of Mrs. Daisy Johnston in Fox Valley honoring . her sister, Mrs. B. M Woodworth of Salem, on her 76th birthday anniversary. Other guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bower, Mrs. Fred Boyer of Salem and Mrs. Effie Beales of Idaho. 1 Alex Kuiken was taken to Sa lem Deaconess hospital Thursday afternoon suffering from injuries received while ; at work at the Fritzel logging camp above Niag ara. It was found he had a frac tured back and nose. Hobby Show Slated SILVERTON Mrs. Ida . Brady and Mrs. Bert Reveal will be In charge of .candy to be sold at the Woman's club annual hobby show February 13. .These two women are members of the Junior Wom en's club and were' appointed by its president, Mrs. Perl Bye. Sen ior women will handle the candy sale in the afternoon of the hobby 1 show. . 1 T. -J PAGE THREE Alarm System Of Rural Area To Get Study SILVERTON L. A. Hall, chair man of the rural alarm system, is calling a meeting of all rural districts or representatives of the districts for Monday night at the Silverton chamber of commerce. The purpose is to work out a rural defense set-up which will not only provide the proper alarm signals in case of blackouts but might in some way aid in the control of fires. At a meeting called earlier this week by L. C. Eastman, district defense chairman, Hall was made chairman and James Bonner sec retary. Fire spotters are also being or ganized at Silverton under the direction of Earl Hartman, local fire chief, who is working under Chairman Eastman in the defense set-up. Hartman has named L. F. Tucker supervisor of the spot ters and 4Q spotters have been appointed. Auditors from the state depart ment are completing their annual work here but will make no re ports until the end of the "fiscal year, June 30. At that time the report for the past 18 months will be made. This change in procedure is caused by the bill passed at the last legislative meeting. The aud itors at Silverton are merely mak ing a check now to avoid too lengthy and- crowded a session in July. Daniel Yoder Dies at 91 WOODBURN Daniel Joseph Yoder, aged 91 years, died at an Oregon City hospital Friday morning. His home was near Au rora, where he had lived for the past four years since coming from near Hopewell church, where he had resided for 60 years. He was born in Pennsylvania, September 9, 1850. He is survived by ten children, Clyde Yoder of Woodburn, Willis of Aurora, Ray mond of Salem, Laura Ramage of Portland, Rose Fox of Oregon City, Clara Burkholder of Aurora, Janie Prevost of Portland, Minnie Bonney of "Silverton, Wilma Jones of Woodburn, Grace Yoder of Portland; 36 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and one great greatgrandchild. Funeral services will be held at the Hopewell Mennonite church east of Hubbard Sunday at 2:30. Rev. Henry Wolfer will officiate and interment will be in the Hope well cemetery. Ringo of Wood burn is in charge of arrange ments. Farmers Union News AUMSVILLE At the Farmers Union meeting Tuesday plans were made to hold a pie social and Valentine party February 14. All members and friends are invited, the place to be announc ed later. Mrs. Lee Sutton, who was ap pointed to investigate the possi bilities of organizing a junior lo cal, reported q least 10 juniors who have promised to become members. Brooks Ladies Aid Reelects Officers BROOKS The Ladies' Aid so ciety met in the church Tuesday with Mrs. William Schafer, pres ident, presiding over the meeting. Officers reelected for the coming year were: Mrs. Schafer, presi dent; Mrs. Harry Bosch, vice president; Mrs. John Dunlavy, secretary; Mrs. Ray CozeL trea surer. Refreshments were served by Mrs. William Schafer and Mrs. W. N. Vinyard to Mrs. Harry Single- terry, Mrs. 'Bertha Streeter, Mrs. Wm. Conn, Mrs. Martin Benson, Mrs. Ellsworth Hubbard, Mrs. Mary Ashbaugh, Mrs. Harry Bosch, Mrs. A. P. Sidebottom, Mrs. Charles Watts,. Mrs. W. N. Vin yard and Mrs. William Schafer. Mrs. Flaaten Feted SILVERTON A group of friends called on Mrs. H. Flaaten in observance of her birthday an niversary Wednesday afternoon bringing with them a no-host cof fee luncheon. Coming to greet Mrs. Flaaten Were Mrs. John Har stad, Mrs. Tt J. Brekke, Mrs. R. O. Solum, Mrs. L. Kindflad, Mrs. Ole Samdahl, Mrs. Oscar Olson, MrsJ' C. j Tostenson, MrsJ M. N. Koloen. ' ' . Millers Ilave Child SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Miller , of Molalla report the birth of daughter at the Silver ton hospital Friday. - -! , - Grangers News . KEIZ ER The Chemawa grange at ' Keizer will hold its regular- meeting on Wednesday, February 4. Business and pleas ure will be enjoyed. Hulburt Jersey Qualifies 7 For Award; Chamber Meets INDEPENDENCE Sybil Lad's Jesse Mary, the purebred Jersey cow in the herd owned by L. A. Hulburt, Independence, has qualified for the certificate award of the American Jersey Cattle club, New York. ; j In an official butterfat yield test of 305 . gays, Sybil Lad's Jesse Mary',' on test as a senior four-year-old produced 778.17 , pounds of butterfat from 12,263 pounds of milk. . " .. - - : V .The county ration board includ ing W. -T. Hoffman, chairman; Fred Calef, clerk; and Mrs. C O. Sloper, reported certificates far tires had been issued to C. D. Mull, 35 Cottage street Mon mouth; Myrtle Hadley, route three, Monmouth; Harry Kester, 220 NE, Monmouth; William I. Berry, Marcus S, Cooper, and Harold Gwin .of Independence; Polk County Farmers Union coop erative, and Ernest W. Riddell, Monmouth. - William Darling, president of the 1 chamber of commerce, an nounces he will appoint a nom inating committee a the next meeting, February 3, who will re port nominations of officers for the coming year at the meeting of February 17. The election will be March 3. At the meeting of the chamber next 1 Tuesday evening Virgil Langtree of Eugene, field coun cilor for the League of Oregon Cities, will be the guest speaker. All wishing permits or licenses to drive cars are asked to get in touch with the traveling exam iner of operators and ; chauffeurs who is scheduled to be in the city Thursday. Q. C. Christensen of the Oregon College ; of Education was the speaker at the meeting of the Lions club this week. His topic was "International Relatives. Marlow Butler, son of Mayor and Mrs. M. J. Butler, is the first from Independence. Marlow has been employed at the Boeing Air craft corporation in Seattle for 18 months.; He is now in training in Arizona. The second annual meeting of the Salem, Independence, Kings Valley Highway association will be at Monmouth at the Monmouth Mill 0 VP IT FOR WAR The inevitable tightening up, the sacrifices entailed by all-out war, 'does not mean you can forego dental care. DR. PAINLESS PARKER SAYS: "It is false economy to save at the expense of your dental needs. Dental health is too vi tal a necessity. Loss of teeth means loss of energy and stam ina . . . leaves yon less fit to perform those tasks that spell victory. Plan dental care NOW by arranging with Accepted Credit" TRANSPARENT DENTAL PLATES ON REASONABLE TERMS Call at Dr. Painless Parker's offices and see the new, light and graceful appearing dental plates designed wjth the improved material all dentists use. Learn how easily you can acquire them by budgeting the payments in weekly, or - monthly amounts. The adaptability of the material used in these plates means more accurate reproduction ... plates of permanent natural color and permanent natural form ... gums that match your own ... plates that do not shrink or warp. f USE ACCEPTED CREDIT Pay As You Are Paid Make your first visit to Dr. Painless Parker's of flees without -an appointment. Begin dental work right away . . . pay later. Use Accepted Credit for all the family. Make Your Own j Terms Within Reason FOR THOSE ABOUT TO BE CALLED FOR f WAR SERVICE Physical requirements -de mand that teeth be in good condition or a state joi res toration. If you have been putting off repairs, begin : visits to dentist now. Find what is needed in the .way of fillings, crowns, or other requirements. - PAINLESS Df 125 USERTY ST., COR. STATI TtteptatM SAfen 25 & OAtr f Hcts b Eejeae, Perflond, Totono, Spdsa, Tv -VrX Stcttfo, csJ h ell UoUi2 Pacific Ccs! chits hotel Monday at 6:45 p.m. Mrs. F. W. Blum of Portland, state president of the Oregon Con gress of Parent-Teachers, will be the guest speaker at the Founder's day meeting of the Independence PTA association, Monday at 2:30 pjn. at the training school. Her topic will be "Our Place in Na tional Defense." Mrs. M. J. Butler will sing a group of selections preceding Mrs. Blum. Mrs. Ira D. Mix is In charge of the Founder's day program, and Mrs. Robert Harris and Mrs. Norman Hanna in charge of the hostesses. Dr. C. A. Fratzke will speak at the meeting Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. on the defense program at the In dependence Woman's clubhouse- Hostesses will be Mrs. Cleve Robinson, Mrs. George Ruef and Mrs. Ralph Kletzing. Dallas Women Set Meeting DALLAS "Nutrition and Na tional Defense" will be the topic for an address by a member of the defense council of the Dallas Woman's club next Tuesday. The meeting will be the club's annual guest day, and will be held as usual at the library hall. Ray mond Van Dyke will sing a solo, and several musical numbers will be presented by the pupils of Dorothy Craven. A complaint for divorce was filed at the county clerk's office January 27, by Dora May Varbel against Hoyt Varbel. She charged cruel and inhuman treatment as well as non-support. She requests restoration of her maiden name, Dora May Bloom, and funds suf ficient to cover attorney's fees and other expenses connected with the case. WYO Credit . Dentistry Of All Kinds Pay by Week, or Month Fillings, crowns, bridgework, extrac tions, inlays and plates. DENTAL CARE IS INSURANCE The strain and stress of war will put new burdens on the men in industry. If their teeth are allowed to deteriorate it will lead ; to impairment of strength PARKER, Dentist