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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1942)
Turner Chief Leaves Job Head of Department Called Into Army; Gifts Presented TURNER Fire Chief Albert Jensen tendered his resignation to' the department at the meeting Tuesday. He is soon to leave to Join the armed forces. A unanimous ballot was cast for Archie Rankin, as new chief, and Forrest Bouchie as assistant chief, the office previously held by Rankin. The new fire chief accepted the office on condition that on Jensen's return he be reelected chief. Gifts were presented Chief Rankin to the retiring chief on behalf of the department and himself. Fifteen dollars was real ized from the sale of the old Jail cell which was housed, unused, in the former city hall building. First meeting of a large first aid class was held Monday in the high school with 50 present. Un der the tutelage of Loraine Vick, Turner high school instructor, the class will meet each Monday at 8 p. m. for a two-hour period for ten successive weeks. Charley Standley will assist in instruction A total of 85 have signified their Intention of taking the course, start of which was delayed for several weeks due to inability to procure certified instructors. The first regular instruction period will begin next Monday night. Farmers' Plans Changed by Cantonment SUVER Farmers are hurrying to get their grain and screenings out of the Senders warehouse in Wells, as they have been asked to vacate by tonight by officials who have started on the canton ment. The planing mill at Wells also must be moved this week. Work has started on the ad ministration building east of Wells in a field on the Clifford Ramey place. A tool shed has been built there. There are ru mors that the cantonment may not take in all the area surveyed, so farmers are again in a state of confusion. Those in doubt are not going to Invest in other property until they are positive they will have to move. Whether to plant spring crops and gardens is a big ques tion. Perrydale News PERRY DALE Clarence Yo- cum, who has been ill for several months, was taken to a McMinn ville hospital Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Massey were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Dawson in Portland in honor of Mrs. Massey's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. D. Schwartz of Alberta, Canada, spent the past weekend visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Strickwerda, and other relatives. Mrs. Robert Mitchell, Mrs. Dave Byerley and Mrs. Herman Gillam attended a meeting in Dallas Wednesday in interest of the mo bilization of women. Civilian defense leaders met Tuesday to form the schedule for the month. Those who were un able to take their turn at the alert post have hired either Dan Mcintosh or Dan Elliott to take their place. Perrydale high school basket ball boys won their first game when they defeated Falls City by a score of 18 to 19. M M Club Notes Good moning, Mice! Today is Saturday and another Mickey Mouse show at, the FJsinore a whole afternoon of real enter '" tainment A swell stage show, thrilling serial, and two top feature pictures. MMC Ah, Ha! You thought I was go ing to forget something! It's Val entine day. And JAice, don't for get the one real sweetheart in your life ... Mother. ' 5 MMC : , ; V A special announcement: Wil lamette has its Century Girl; Portland has its Rose Queen; not to be outdone, the Mickey Mouse club is going to have its "Valen tin'! GirL", It's up to you. Mice, to select the one you want. Be fore the stage show starts, I will be out in the lobby of the theatre. If you have a ' girl whom you think should be in the contest, see me and well put her up on the stage to be Judged. We will select a queen and four attend ants. The "Vanning girl will re c e I v e a big box' of Valentine candy, and each of her attend' ants will have their, picture taken. Be sure to vote for your selec tion. - . MMC The regular stage show, tea tures the "Hit Parade" , and the outstanding : orchestras of . the ,: -week. Also another chapter of the rial. and the features, -The Corsican Brothers' with Douglas .Fairbanks; Jr. and "Hay Foot' with William Tracy, So until 1 o'clock . . . this is jour MMC- ' . . - ' r - ' ' WES. Mid -Willamette Valley News Reports from The Statesman9 8 Women Asked To Join Club BRUSH CREEK The Stitch and Chatter club will meet Feb ruary 26 at the home of Mrs. John Overlund. This club has no offi cers and no formal memberships. All neighborhood women are ask ed to join. The cast has been removed from Sylvia Haere's right leg and within a week she hopes to be up and around on crutches. Miss Haere broke her knee cap in a fall several weeks ago and has been confined to her bed since. She expects to be on crutches for about two weeks before she will venture to walk alone again. Mrs. John C. Goplerud, who broke her right arm at about the same time as Miss Haere, is prac tically all right again. Her arm is out of the sling but she still has to use it with care. Silverton Man Buried Today SILVERTON Funeral services for Calvin Alfred Williams, 56, who died at a Portland hospital Thursday morning, will be held today at 2 p.m. from the Ekman funeral home. Rev. Russell Myers will officiate. Williams, a resident of Silver ton most of his life, was born at Portland, April 19, 1885. Surviv ors include his widow, Florence; son, FJdred, Longview; daughter, Genevieve White, Salem; brother, William, Portland; two half bro thers, Vera VanCleave, Salem, and Alvah, Kelso, and two sis ters, Mrs. Delia Fitzgerald, and Mrs. Wilda Jacobs, both of Sil vert on. Officer Speaks To Church Group GERVAIS The Women's Mis sionary society will hold its monthly meeting at the Presbyter ian church Wednesday afternoon beginning at 2:30. Mrs. W. B. Mahon, Indepen dence, president of the Willamette presbyterial will address the group. Mrs. Virginia Booster will lead the devotional and Mrs. Edna Brown will present the topic. Mrs. Jorgensen and Mrs. St. John will serve during the social hour. Farmers Union News GERVAIS The Farmers Union gave an entertainment and basket social Saturday, the proceeds to be used for educational purposes. The Boy Scouts gave their open ing number, Rev. James Aiken Smith, the invocation and A. D. Folker introduced the boys who were to participate in an oratori cal contest. Johnny Brown won first. Elmer Jorgenson and Jack St John also participated. This entitles Brown to enter the county contest. Farm ers Union warehouse of Mt An gel gave $1 as an additional prize to the winner. Struck by Timber LEBANON Gene Jacobson, employee of the East Linn Lum ber company was struck by a timber while at work Wednes day, and was taken to the Leba non General hospital with seri ous head injuries. Keeps Five Day Week DAYTON The Dayton union high school will remain on the five day a week basis unless an unforseen necessity makes a change imperative, Mrs. Scott Ed wards, chairman of the board, an nounced Thursday after directors discussed the matter. When Dean Landis Took Over OCD tmfc i nionftfn! amortmeiit ef features and expressions, Dean lames M. Landis opened Jiis first day defense in Washington or aiseiosimr inat a woreutn rcoraanixuun was under way In the agency. Landis waa named f succeed Mayer Fiorello IL LaGuardla of New York Salem, Oregon, Saturday She's a Real Valentine Girl J$- ' ,j -in ' ? I J ' . Jessica Dragonette When ft came time to select a girl to pose for a Valentine's Day photo, radio publicists picked Jessica Dragonnette, the popular singer and for good reason! Ps-s-st! Jessica was born on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, in Calcutta, India. Service Men Don Nicholson, member of the Salem police department since September, 1925, and a sergeant since 1936, has been ordered to report for induction into the army February 20. '' Nicholson, who plans to remain at his position as day shift desk sergeant until February 19, was the first operator of the police tricycle for checking parking for about one year until last June. He is a brother of Paul Nicholson, patrolman on the department. Formation of new units of the Oregon state guard at Astoria, Tillamook and Eugene, under the direction of Brig. Gen. Alvin C. Baker, commander, was author ized by Gov. Charles A. Sprague here Friday. Arms and equipment for the new units are available and will be shipped from the stafe arsenal as soon as the organizations are complete. The shipments will in clude rifles, ammunition, trousers, coats, overcoats, gun slings, bay onets and first aid packs. Governor Sprague also revealed that a complete survey of the state is under way with a view of or ganizing other guard units. Re sults of the survey will be an nounced later. Capt. Melville H. Callender will command the Astoria unit while Capt. Orvie Keltson will head the Tillamook unit. Captain Keltson is a World War Veteran and Captain Callender served as an officer in the Oregon national guard for eight years. Selection of a commander for the Eugene unit has not yet been determined. SEATTLE, Feb. 13--A fa ther, long prominent in west coast aviation, and his son are entering their nation's service together. United Air Lines reported Fri day that Maj. J. R. Cunningham, director of communications for its system, had reentered the army air corps for his second war as his 21 -year-old son, James, a Univer sity of Missouri graduate, signed up as a flier for his first. Major Cunningham, who has been stationed at Chicago in re cent years, was born in Spokane and attended Washington State ri 'A '1 h 1 t as new chief f the nation's civilian , 78 Community Morning, February 14, 1942 Whero They Are What They're Doing college from 1914 to 1917. He was a forest patrol flier in Oregon in 1925. Tech. Sgt. Willis S. Estep Salem army recruiting officer, has an nounced the establishment oi a new aviation cadet examining board at the recruiting headquar ters in the postoffice at Broadway and Glisan streets in Portland. Capt. T. R. Willemsen will be in command of the board and the medical examinations will be con ducted by Capt. G. A. Rickles. To qualify for cadet appoint ment each man must pass a men tal and physical examination by this board. He must be and have been a citizen of the United States for the past ten years and be from 18 to 26 years of age inclusive. Married men are now eligible provided they will sign a state ment that their families are self supporting. Appointments for the examination must be made by writing to the Portland recruiting office. ' Men should report for exam ination with a copy of their birth certificates. WASHINGTON, Feb. l3-(-The temporary promotion of 388 enlisted men in the marine corps and marine corps reserve to war rant officers was announced Fri day by the navy. Among those promoted, togeth er with present ranks and usual home addresses, were: To temporary rank of marine gunner: Salem Master Gunnery Sergeant Dorn E. Arnold. SPOKANE, Feb. 13-()-The navy got 13 recruits in Spokane on Friday the 13th, which made the day complete for one of the group. Martin J. Granvoll told recruit ing officers he was "married on the 13th and signed up for my first hitch in the navy on the 13th." "This is my lucky day, so here I am again," he grinned. Raymond James Zielinski, 17, left for his station Thursday, af ter a three-day visit with his grandmother, Mrs. Frances Gan- iard, route two, Salem. He en listed in the navy , in December last year, at the Salem recruiting station. He is the son of Mrs. Helen Mayfield, Eugene. He at tended Salem high school and was a member of the football team. Enlistments at the' army re cruiting office in Portland; Thurs day were Allen Keeney, Floyd Howard Emmons, Leonard How ard Odom and Rex Orville Dart, all of Salem; Harold Welsy Ran som, Aumsville; William 1 Ellis Burchell, Corvallis and Albert Whittle, Albany. Navy ? enlist ments included Louis P. Warner, Earl J. Gustafson and Raymond C. Busick, all of Salem; Edwin S. Stone, Mill City; William M. Hance, Sweet Home and Dan ton E. Rhoades, Willamina. Enlisting in the marine corps were. Cletus A.' Boedigheimer, Salem; Law rence W. Kerber, Stayton and El- vin C Holt of Molalla. Always A Good Time When Ton Hazel Green Every Saturday Night . . Adm. 55c Couple Correspondents PAGE THREE Portland Man Gives Sermon TURNER Rev. J. J. Hand saker of Portland will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning at the Turner Methodist church and will preach on "The Bases of a Just and Durable Peace." A large con gregation is anticipated for the worship service according to the pastor, Rev. John Mitchell. Members of Turner Victoria chapter of Eastern Star attending the meeting at Jefferson include Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Peterson, Mrs. A. H. Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. Ul win Denyer, Mrs. Pearl Gilbert, Mrs. Merle Murphy, Mrs. Alice Mountain, .Mrs. Arthur Edwards, Mrs. Pearl Spear, Mrs! Mildred Thiessen, . Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Rus sell, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McKinney, Minnie Peterson, Juanita Wal lace, Daniel Bones, and Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Edwards. Aged Resident Of Salem Dies SILVERTON Louise DeGuire, 90, a resident of the Salem vicin ity for nearly half a century, died at a Salem hospital Friday. Fun eral services will probably be held Sunday with Larson and Son, Silverton, in charge. She is survived by two sisters, Clodilla DeGuire, 88, Salem, Mrs. Clara Hubbard, 93, Marquam, and a brother, Henry DeGuire, Clackamas. Grubbing Done on Marion Farms MARION George McCoy and A. Schermacher are having con siderable- grubbing done with a bulldozer tractor. McCoy is a bean and truck grower, while Schermacher has a small mercantile store as well as doing gardening. Herman Morgan has been ill with flu at his farm home. The Marion school is starting this week on the six , day school week. Community Clubs HOPEWELL A colonial play by five McMinnville women will feature the meeting of the Hope-welt- Community club February 20, instead of Thursday, the reg ular time. WACONDA Mrs. A. L. Lamb entertained Wednesday at her home in Salem for members of the Waconda Community club. Following the 1 o'clock covered dish luncheon the business meet ing was held. It was decided that the annual club party should be March 6 in the club rooms of the Cherry City Baking company. Three tables of 500 were played. Prizes for high score were pre sented Mrs. Fern Runcorn and Mrs. P. J. Russ. Present were Mesdames M. B. Lucas, F. P. Runcorn, P. J. Russ, Van O. Kelley, A. J. Rasmussen, Ward Lnudy, Allyn Nusom, Hen ry Stafford, Robert Cole, B. J. Miller and Miss Hattie Skelton, all of this and neighboring commun ities. Those from Salem were Mes dames E. J. Becker, Robert Fromm, A. W. Broyles, Wade Weekly and the hostess. The next meeting will be held February 25 at the home of Mrs. Mr B. Lucas. ROSED ALE The Community club will meet Saturday night at the schoolhouse. There will be a pie social and special food sale, the money to be used by the club. Captains Selected SILVERTON Mrs. F. M. Pow ell, who is chairman of the Sil verton distridj in the mobilization of women, has selected her cap tains to include Mrs. Glenn Bried welL Mrs. W. L. McGinnis, Mrs. Ernest - R. JEkman, Mrs. 'Martin Hannan, Mrs. C. E. Higginbotham, Mrs. Delbert Bowen, Mrs. Ber nard Gaffey, Mrs.' Fred Cavender, Mrs. Perl Bye and Mrs. : Ralph Larson.' ' - Always 2 Smash Hits! LAST TIMES TODAY "ROUGH RIDERS ROUND-UP with Key Sogers --PLUS HIT THE ROAD" . - with Dead End Kids -and Little Tonga Gays Chapter t, "Adventures ef Captain Marvel" . NEWS AND COMEDY 15c Matinees Pins Tax ICc Evenings Mill First Bicycle Club Formed Juvenile Officers Aid In Enforcing Ruling; Schools Name Leaders SILVERTON Silverton's first bicycle club with its set of juven ile officers was organized Thurs day and will begin functioning at once under the supervision of Chief of Police Victor Gross- nickle. -The -juvenile set-up will assist in enforcing the recently passed city bicycle ordinance, which was sponsored by Silverton's safety council. Elected from the schools to serve on the junior set-up are chief of police, Robert Dunn; judge, Robert McCullough, and clerk, Jacqueline Lewis. From St Paul's church the cap tain elected is Wayne Wagner; lieutenant, Charles Wagner, pa trol, Jearold Capalla and John Evans. From the Eugene Field building: Captain, Jack Garret; lieutenant, Earl Grogan; patrol. Charlotte Brokke and Bill Bert From the junior high school: Cap tain, Don Lewis; lieutenant, Rob ert Dunn; patrols, Jacqueline Lewis and Jack Huddleston. From the senior high: Captain, Al Meade; lieutenant Bruce Sander son; patrols, Robert McCullough and Kenneth Mires. Chief of Police Dunn appointed Jack Huddleston as district attor ney. Court will be held each Satur day from 2 to 3 o'clock at the city hall, beginning February 21. The set of officers will meet Wednes day night at the city hall at 7 o'clock. Grangers' News NORTH HOWELL Business af fairs pertaining to the local North Howell grange discussed at its meeting Wednesday, included the appointment of L. A. Esson, Wayne Strachan and Orton Hil fiker on the committee for labor relations in cooperation with the US employment service; an invi tation for Chemawa grange mem bers to be guests at the March 11 meeting; a request from the grange master, Mrs. A. B. Wies ner, that the agricultural com mittee take care of certain fallen trees on the grounds, and an offer to . the church congregation con cerning fallen trees on the Con rad, Gunderson property. A community wide appeal for old magazines and papers tied in 40-pound packages was made by Chairman W. H. Stevens. K.-D. Coomler has offered to haul these papers to Portland and the bene fits from the sale of them will be used to purchase a defense bond in the name of the North Howell grange. The basketry classes have been discontinued. As soon as the weather allows outdoor work, the knitting classes will also be dis continued for the present as rural women are extremely busy at home and in the fields during the early spring rush. KEIZER The regular social night of the Chemawa grange at Keizer has been postponed until February 20. It was formerly planned for the 18th. A program of special games is planned. Mrs. Bunnell, new leader, Will have charge of grange activities. Salem grange home economics club will meet with Mrs. Theo dore G. Nelson on D street Mon day afternoon. Part of the time will be taken up with Red Cross sewing. Call Board ELSINORE Today Douglas Fairbanks and Akim William Tracy In "Hay Foot." GRAND Today Don Ameche. Joan Bennett and Roddy mcdowiu in uonnrm Or Deny." C e a r Romero in "A Gentleman at Heart." STATE Today Jack Benny and Kay Francis in "cnarue t Aunx. jamea uieaaon and William Tracy in "Tanks a Million." CAPITOL Today John Garfield In "Danger ously They Live." "Hopaloni" BUI Boyd In "Outlaws ol the Desert." HOLLYWOOD Today Ronald Coleman and Anna Lee tn "My Life With Caroline." Red Barry in "Wyoming Wildcat." Today Roy Rosen In "Rough Riden Round-up." Dead End Kids in "Hit the. Road." 18c I I I f art Times Phu Defense Tax . Today Continuous Today - 1-11 P. M. Adults 15e Pins Tax - 1-5 PJVL Ronald . T Coleman Anna Lee ' "My Life with , Caroline" ."Wyoming Wildcat" ... with .. Sed Barry Also News, Colored Cartoon : and Chapter S ef Serial "Riders of Death Valley" ICc Pins Tax Continuous Son. : 1 tO 11 P. M. - ; And Second Feature juafuza Esmriaua uc a KI81 L Valloy -Events rtfcrauy 14 Marion County ? ttt ey Ckttl cluk. State TraJalac school, Woodomra, It a. m. -;. rebnury IS Survey of form labor needs, sponsored .by ir&are, chamber of commerce, S p jn. ; , . Feonutry 1 Sce4 - crop " weettag, Dallas chamber of commerce, 10 a. m. February 20 Polk eoanty poaltry Meet, Dallas chamber of commerce, I Returned to Portland DALLAS Edward Wallace Cooke, 14, and John Joseph Carr, 13, runaways from the Frazier home, Portland, were caught at Valsetz by Tony Neufeldt, deputy sheriff, and turned over to H. J. Lea who came from the Frazier home to get them.. The boys had escaped from the home early. Tuesday, and stolen a car.. They drove from . Portland, intending to get to the coast, took a Wrong road and came to Val setii Neufeldt went to Valsetz for thetn Tuesday night but they had escaped into the woods where they spent the night in hiding. Wednesday at 11 o'clock they came out and gave themselves up. School Leader Resigns Post DALLAS R. R. Turner, Dallas city superintendent of schools for the past 21 years, will not be a candidate for reelection when his present contract expires this spring. A letter stating his intention to resign and expressing his appre ciation for the friendship and co operation of the board members was submitted Monday at a meet ing of the board. No successor has been selected. Persons who are to canvass Polk couhty for mobilization of women survey met Wednesday at Dallas city hall and heard W. H. Baillie, U employment service, Salem, explain the questionnaire. Mrs. Robert Pence of Rickreall, Polk county chairman, states that the: material will be mailed to those committee members not present ROBERT FLOREY Runaway V w J I PLUS COMPANION FEATURE Good Fight Makes Cassidy ot Homo Even in Strange, Savage Africa I n 1121 CLYDE im mvtn Edgar Rice Bnrrovgba Chanter 11 "JUNGLE GIEL Dangerous Secret Victory Book V Plan Used in Club Program WALDO HILLS Mrs. F. . A.' Moore has been made Victory Book chairman in the Evergreen community and as program chair man for the February 19 meeting of the Willard Woman's club will form her. program theme around this campaign of obtaining a book for each soldier. Books received through Mrs. Moore's efforts will be left at the Silverton public library. The Wil lard meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Harold Roop Thurs day afternoon with Mrs Harvey Kaser, president The club will also discuss Red Cross sewing in which the dub members plan to take part as soon as materials are available. Mrs. E. A. Finlay is in charge of this. Willard Women's club members taking first aid are Mrs. Harold Roop,- Mrs. Harvey Kaser. Mra. Finlay and Mrs. A. J. McCanneL The Willard club will hold a social card party tonight at the home of Its president Mrs. Harvey Kaser. Husbands and other friends of members are invited. "BUY DEFENSE BONDS" HIiH:" New Showing - Two Top Hits! . ALEXANDRE DUMAS' MOST AMAZING ADVENTURE ROMANCE THE CORSICAN BROTHERS lorring DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. Companion Feature S Sergeants, 1 Girl and A Thousand Laughs! WILLIAM TRACY and JOE SAWYER "Hay Fool" with James Gleason Noah Beery, Jr. Elyse Knox Mickey Mouse Matinee 1P.M. Bargain Mat. Today Til 5 P. M. PLUS TAX n1 V i C Mi ) ft 1 r J i tsS- MOftONt OLSCN OTNCR OALS j3iJJ 1 1 ''"''rr mo Sea! Half-way around the world, hi the lend ef mystery and sadden death, Hopdong finds his most thrilling. rmect dangerous assignment! Lit im mi CrXCAX SOCALCO turn vmrhmmm