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Newspaper Page TextMid - Willamette Valley Mews 'Not Candidate9 Club Donates To Loan Fund : . - 1 He' One-Man Yankee Army! L ' tr''''- "!, V"f -" vf r til VW......f..JW..JW..f. Captain Arthur W. Wermuth Here is America's No. 1 one-man army. Captain Arthur W. Wer muth of Chicago, who is reported to have killed 116 Japanese sol diers and captured many more as a member of the 57th Filipino Scout regiment attached to General Douglas MacArthur's valiant forces on the Batan peninsula in the Philippines. Wermuth, who ence played football for Northwestern Military academy at Lake Geneva, Wis., has won the Silver Star for gallantry, the Distin guished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism and the Purple Heart with two clasps. Wounded three times, he is said to have pent more time behind the Japanese lines than the American. Stories of his exploits and daring read like movie serial thrillers. Woodburn Churches FIRST PRESBYTERIAN George R. Cromley. minister. Sab bath' school 10 a.m.. Otto' Jones. Supt. Morning worship at 11. Christian En deavor at 7. Evening worship 7:45. Prayer meeting Thursday, 8 p.m. Choir practice 8:45 p.m. BETHEL. PRESBYTERIAN Morning worship at 10. A missionary who has been laboring in Europe for number of years will give an il lustrated missionary address at 10. Sabbath school 10:45, Mrs. Blaine See Jy. Supt. CHRISTIAN Mr, Burke, president of the Eugene university, with several of his stu dents will be present Sunday. Noon dinner, musical program. Everyone welcome to attend. Sunday school 10 a art., morning service at 11. 6:30 CE foe the young people and Bible study tor the older peopi pe. Evening message 1:48. Llston Fan amah, pastor. Rev. and Mrs. M. F. Gulick, pastors. 9.-49 a.m., Bible school. 11 a.m., wor ship. 6:30 p.m., Chusader young peo ples meeting. 7:30 p.m., evangelistic meeting. A cordial welcome Is ex tended to all. IMMANl'EL LUTHERAN Divine worship with Holy Commun ion at 11 a.m. Sunday school and Bible class at 10. Thursday, choir practice, p.m. Conformant class Saturday, 10 a.m. Devotional meeting Tuesday at at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Und cth. Ladies Aid Thursday, 2 p.m. Hostesses, Mrs. Anonby. Mrs. fcels Ashland and Mrs. Halvorson. NIDAROS LUTHERAN Monitor. Sunday school at M- a.m. Choir practice Thursday at p.m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Services 11 a.m. in church edifice. Second and Garfield streets. FULL GOSPEL . Lora Sorenson, pastor. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Morning worship, 11 Young people s service 3 p.m. and fourth Sundays In the with a service on the first - third Sundays In Salem at the convalescence home. Children s chwck 7:13 p.m. Evening service 7:43 PA Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:43 ST. LUKE'S CATHOLIC Rev. V. L. Moffenbeier. pastor. Rev j. J. Mcurenra, assistant pastor, bun day masses 7. 8:30 and 10 a.m. (hi ) followed by benediction. Weei ay mass 8:13 a.m. FREE METHODIST Corner of Young and Gatch streets Rev. V. M. Abbott, pastor. Sunday scbool at 9:43. Classes lor au aces. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Evening evangelistic service at 7: JO p.m. METHODIST Ralph E. ' Smith, pastor. 8:50 'a.m.. church school session. 11 a.m. worship. :M p.m., youth fellowship meeting in the chapel. Cedric Scharff leader. 7:45 'clock, evening worship. Wesleyan i fuiki observance of the day of prayer, ' Colored pictures and lecture. Thurs Aay 7:49 p.m., choir rehearsal at the parsonage. CHURCH Or GOD H. S. Fulton, pastor. Sunday school r a.m., morning worship at 11. Jtv miliar worship 7:30. Sunday service conducted by young people. Frank King, speaker: a student from the Pa elile Bible college. Portland. Evening worship 7:30. Midweek prayer service Wednesday, 7: JO. L tl!& is boatload, of survivors of the torpedoed Brazilian passenrer-carr. steamer Boamae, sunk off the Virginia coast Sunday In the first axis hostilities against the Sooth American repubHe since dlplo relation vera severed January It with Germany, Italy and Japan. So far one person la dead and one missing of the 11 passenger and 74 crewmen aboard, .resent ship. Aid Society Visits Salem H O P E W ELL The Hopewell United Brethren Ladies Aid spent all day Wednesday attending the National Christian Mission in ses sion at Salem this week. A basket dinner was served at the home of Mrs. Robert Camp bell, a former resident of Hope well district. Mrs. Campbell is able to do her own housework following her in jury in November when she fell and broke her hip and bruised her shoulder. She spent five weeks in a baiem hospital. Dallas School Head Named DALLAS S i d n e y E. Whit- worth, principal of Dallas high school, was elected Wednesday by the Dallas school board to suc ceed R. R. Turner, present city school superintendent, who an nounced last week he was not a candidate for renewal of con- tract WhitwortiK has been principal at Dallas high for 19 years. He holds a bachelor degree from Whitworth college and the Uni versity of Washington, and i master's degree in education from the University of Washington Selection of a successor to the office of princ5pal in Whitworth's place has not been made. Such selection will depend upon Whit worth's recommendations when he has taken over his new duties. Members of her sewing club met at the home of Mrs. L. S. Fli flet Tuesday. A tea hour followed an afternoon of sewing and fan cy work. Mrs. Albert Fliflet and Jimmy, Seattle, and Mrs. William Runyan were guests. Members present were Mrs. W, H. Effenberger, Mrs. W. R. Tull, Mrs. Roy Wood man, Mrs. Elmer Ray, Mrs Har old Mulkey, Mrs. Arthur Smith, Mrs. A. J. Brown and the hostess. Group two of the Sisterhood of the Christian church was en tertained Wednesday at the par sonage. The devotional period was conducted by Mrs. W. H. Effen berger, Mrs. Norman Gatz led the group in prayer. Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. W. C. Rhea and Mrs. Burt Curtiss. Survivors of Torpedoed '. Reports from The Statesman's PAGE TEN Farmers Union SILVERTON The 32nd annu al state convention of the Farm ers' union will open Tuesday at McMinnville, according to Mrs. Oscar- Johnson, Silverton, state secretary. Mayor R. G. Windishar, Mc Minnville, and John Duerst, pres ident, will give the address of welcome following the call to or der by the state president, Harley Libby at 9:30. Even Ray will make the response. Gov. Charles A. Sprague -will speak at the 11 o'clock session Tuesday morning. Reports will occupy the Wed nesday morning session. The an nual banquet will be held Wed nesday night with Harold Brown, National Farmers union member, and J. D. Mickle, director of agri culture in Oregon, as speakers. Election of officers will be held Thursday afternoon. Benefit Dance Draws Crowd STAYTON The dance given recently by the Catholic Daugh ters of America and the Knights of Columbus at Stayton for the seminary fund, was the largest affair of its kind held in Stayton for years. About 175 couples from various surrounding communities, includ ing Mt. AngeL Silverton, Salem, Mill City, Sublimity, Lyons and Jordan were represented at the festivities. The two joint organizations want to thank all who helped make this affair the splendid suc cess that it was and give special thanks to those who purchased tickets and were unable to at tend. The committee of the Daugh ters and Knights in charge of the activities were: Eunice Jordan, chairman, Clara Dozler, Zelma Lulay, Ida Wourms, Virgie Brad ley, Charles Van Handel, Ed Ja coby, Merrill Brassfield, Louis Schwindt and Lawrence Kerber. Jefferson Rites Scheduled Today JEFFERSON Henry Amnion, 62, died at hishome two miles southwest of Jefferson, Wednes day, following a. lingering illness. He was born in Odessa, Russia, April 18, 1880, and has been a resident of Oregon for 53 years. He was married June 7, 1911, in Albany to Mary Elizabeth Theis sen, who with the following chil dren survive: Mrs. Violet Smith, Claussio, Dorothy, Edward, Leland, Mary Ann, James and Carrol Ammon, Albany RFD two as well as his mother, Mrs. Eva Grenz, Jeffer son; four half brothers, John and William Grenz, Scravelhill; Lee and Charles, Jefferson; a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Laschinger, Port land, and three half-sisters, Eliz abeth Nye and Lydia Conner, Cor vallis; and Mrs. Rose Hampton, Jefferson. Funeral services will be held today at 2 o'clock, from .the Fort miller Funeral home, Albany. New Club Formed SILVERTON A new dramatic club has been formed at the jun ior high school with Betty Holm president; Betty Vorseth, secre tary, and Ruth Sullivan, treasur er. The group will begin work ing on readings at once and pre pare themselves to give these at various programs. Howard Har rison has been made advisor. News Comes of Birth TURNER Announcements have been sent out of the birth of a seven-pound son, Jessie Eusene. to Mr. and Mrs. Orley K. Brock, srn at wuiamina on February 12 The Brock family formerly resid ed in Turner and are well known here. Ship These survivors are nearing their - ' - Salem, Oregon. Saturday Woodburn and Mt. Angel Men Go In Draft WOODBURN Another contin gent of registrants left Woodburn Wednesday for Fort Lewis, Wash, where they were inducted into the army. The men leaving included: Jo seph Lee Bielenberg, Edmond J. Fennimore, Stanley Howe Gil bertson, John Nekuda, John Thomas Kaufman, Herman Jo seph Schuetz, Lawrence William Harrahill, Martin John Daniels, Jimmie Lee jr., Frank Engelhardt, Charles Allen Sigloh, James Fred erick Manning, Roy James Orren, Harold Ernest Adamson, Bernard Joseph Scharback, Melvin Doug las Rich, Willard Raymond Fun- rue, Michael Vernon Welton, Wer ner Jewell Chilberg, Vincent J. Ficek, Johnny Lee, Nolan Elmer Walden, Claude Martin Bowles, Tom Takeshi Oye, Joe Jack Dit chen; Jack Lee. MT. ANGEL Ten more Mt. Angel men leave for the army this week; four left Wednesday and six will leave this morn ing. The men go to Camp Lewis from here. Those who left Wed nesday are Edmon Fennimore, Lawrence Harrihill, Frank Engel hardt and Michael Welton. Leaving today are Bernard Sprauer, Edward Bernt, Vincent Smith, John Spolinsky, Joseph Biellenberg and Maurice Dorgon. Melchior Uselman who was sla ted to go with Saturday's group, was deferred for the present. Uselman has two brothers in the service, Peter and Joseph. Boih served in the World war. Court Appoints New Treasurer, Polk County DALLAS The Polk county court appointed Mrs. Rachel Hawkins as county treasurer. The term will expire at the end of the year and the position will be up for election. Mrs. Hawkins took her oath of office Saturday and was qualified under bond to take over her duties. Mrs. Amanda Payne will continue to serve as deputy. Circle C of the Presbyterian church was entertained by Mrs. C. J. Enstad Wednesday after noon. Red Cross work took up the attention of the group. The next meeting is to be held at the home of Mrs. W. V. Fuller on March -4. Present were Mrs. Ralph P. Waggoner, a guest, Mrs. Mildred Snyder, a new member, and Mrs. Emil Feboet, Mrs. Lloyd Whitten, Mrs. George R. Eberting, Mrs. H. H. Beebe, Mrs. Frank John son, Mrs. Vern Smith, Mrs. Con rad Stafrin, Mrs Fuller and Mrs. Enstad. A nutrition class of about 40 members sponsored by Harriet Fullenwider of the home econom ics department. Dallas hifh school, held its first meeting Monday at the high school. Les sons will be given two nights a week, two hours each, for five weeks. Rites Held for Baby uubatjuh rinai rites were read at the Howe Funeral home Thursday afternoon for Evelyn Irene Triplett, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Triplett The baby, who died at Sheridan Tues day, was born in McMinnville last October. She was the granddaugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Down ing. Interment was in the I OOF cemetery. Silverton Churches CALVARY Dr. T. O. Burntvedt. nrHlrimt nf ww irfiioeran xree cnurca conference. guest speaker Sunday morning at 11 ociock. special music by choir un aer the direction of Oscar Satrum. Luther leagu raUy p.m. with Rev. C A. Sorkneaa. Tacoma. mMkr J. as., naivorson. 'Seattle, aneaka Sun. aay night. On Monday, pastors retreat opens at 10 o'clock. Choir rehearsal weqnesaay, a p.m., midweek Bible study Thursday, 8 p.m. O. C. Olson, paawr. TRINITY Sunday school and Bible classes 10 ajn. morning services 11; topic. "Up to Jerusalem." Music by Trinity choir. Youth of the church meet in the Luther league at 7, topic led by panor. uioir renearsai at 730 Wed nesday. Annual birthday party, Dor cas society Thursday. M. J. K. Fuhr. pastor. IM MANUEL. LCTHESAM Sunday school and Bible classes at 10. Morning services, 11.- Topic: "What U Jesus Had Chosen Way of Least Re sistance?" Classes Saturday, 10 a.m. Senior women's guild, home of Mrs. Lester Tokstad, with Mrs. Tokstad and rs. conrad Johnson hostesses. Mid' week prayer service Thursday, a pjo. Choir Thursday S p m. J. M. Jenaon, pastor. . . - ; CHWST1AN m Bible school a :45. morning services 11. topic "Faith- Mrs. Albert Houck. orout. wnrwuaa Endeavor. 1:30. Ev ening sermon, 130. Students from Northwest Christian college give sa cred concert and Pres. K. Burke gives address. Midweek Braver serv ice 7 JO pjn. Thursday. Russell .Myers, ' METHOniST - . ' Sunday school SAS am rred Baker, Supt. Morning service 11. Tonic: "What Is Conversion, and Is It Ea senuaj." youth and adult fellowship, iuu. noKru ram- inursaay. pja. Choir practice Wednesday, at p.ra. bisterhood Sunday school class, all day Thursday at parsonage, d n asxry, pastor. . 78 Community Corr Morning. February 21, 1942 Lakehurst Chief ) HIAHBinil Hi l"IU II "2s :f if Commander Zlmmermai . Veteran navy man, Commanaer Walter E. Zimmerman ia the new boss of the Lakehurst, N. J., naval air station. Zimmerman is from Adams, Mass., and received his lighter-than-air training at Lake hurst after serving on destroyers in the Atlantic and Pacific Auburn 4H Club Meets AUBURN The Happy Home Makers' 4H club met at the home of their leader, Mrs. Merle B. Van Cleave. The meeting was called to order by the president, Lorene Palmateer. Lynn Woodward, and Pauline Miller led the club in their club song and yelL The minutes were read by Pauline Miller in the absence of the sec retary, Donna Fisher. Games were played following the Valentine box. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Those present were Mrs. Earl Fox, Donna Fisher, Pauline Miller, Marie Miller, Lor ene Palmateer, Liela Beech, Lynn Woodward, Beverly Fox, and the hostess, Mrs. Merle Van Cleave. Pioneer News Mr. and Mrs. Roy Black went to Rickreall where Mr. Black at tended a meeting and Mrs. Black visited Mrs. Croley. Mrs. Tom Keller and son Dick ie have been ill with the liu. Dickie was out of school for the entire week but both are report ed better at this time. Frank Jones and Kenneth Wright called at the Frank Dorn- becker home recently. John Keller, Jr., and daughters Dorothy and Shirley, went to Brooks Saturday, where they visited at the Roy Cozel home. Mrs. Keller and Phyllis returned home with them after spending a week at the Cozel home. Miss Carolyn Bradley of Eu gene was a dinner guest at the Roy Black home recently. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Robson and Lois of Orenco visited at the Mark Blodgett home recently. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Coy, Jimmy and , Carol and Junior Wells were dinner guests at the Kenneth Laudahl home Sunday. Mrs. West and Raymond called on Mrs. Howard Coy Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brown and sons, Harold and Leonard, visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown at Willamina Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Keller, Jr., and daughters, Dorothy, Shirley and Phyllis, were guests at the John Keller, sr. home Sunday night 5 Sono&one As Advertised in LIFE February 9th Issue : -- Sosslcne Service : Center Feb. 23-24 . Marion Hotel . Mr. Earl C. Wright ? Consultant If you hear but do not ' understand conversation, contact MR, WRIGHT for. FREE Audiometric Hearing - Measurement and Demon -stratlo n of SONOTONE small, wearable, carbon and " vacuum tube Audicle. Write for "FACTS ABOUT HEARING. . "' .:'T s - Pcriksd ' S21 raClag BIdg. Portland Oregon I it 3t nts Tires Issued At Stayton, West Salem STAYTON The local rationing board issued tires to the following, of which nine were obsolete types: Herbert Meyerhof er, ' Giles Brown, Alva Fery,x Myrtle E. Thomas, all of Stayton; T. G. DonalL Mehama, Ralph Nobel, Os car Price. Ed. Gilbert, , all of Aumsville; Karl Kihs, John Zim merman, Jefferson Ethel Potter, YancY Gill. Turner, and Wilbur Rice of Detroit. The Stayton board has received regulations for issuing certificates for retreads, recaps and camel- back to recappers. The indications are that soon after March 1 retreads and recaps can be issued for some essential passenger use such as: Farmers who do not have a pickup or truck and necessarily have to use a passenger car to haul farm produce to market; men going to work on certain de fense jobs where no other trans portation is available and the car owner is willing to take a load of others: "salesmen, where their product is essential to war ef forts. In every case the quota is to be divided among those who use their cars for essential purposes, H. J. Rome, chairman of the board, said, WEST SALEM W. B. Gerth, chairman of the tire rationing board at West Salem, announced that tires had been issued Monday to C. Merick, Bill Sonner, M. R. Leek, Owen Williams, C. C. Al derman and Mrs. W. B. Jackson. Buell Couple Visits Family WHEATLAND Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood Walling of Buell were recent guests of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have moved into the Walling cottage vacated last week by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gott and family. Mrs. Jones will assist in the care of her grand mother, Mrs. Grant Walling, who is slightly ilL Anson Ingels has been assigned to submarine duty according "to a telegram from Seattle received by relatives here. Valley Events Feb. SI Folk County 4H elnb lead ers, KlekieaJI grange. esponde TITLE VI LOANS To Provide Additional Housing v in Defense Areas Roy Nelson 3. Fuhrer ILadd z Onsh - Salem Brancli of the innnsD suites 'aoiit. c Portland HARLEY W. LffiBY Fanner Union Chief to Quit Harley W. LiBby of Jefferson Intends to relinquish the presi dency of the Oregon Farmers' Un ion at the organization's 'annual convention at McMinnville next week, he declared here Friday. "I believe that organizations benefit by a change of leadership occasionally," Libby explained. "And so. I am not a candidate for reelection." Libby has served as president of the state union for three one year terms. He succeeded George W. Potts, sr., also of the Jeffer son district, who had held the office for more than four years, The convention at McMinnville will open next Monday and run through Wednesday. Group Helps Church Work UNIONVALE Eleven women attended the all-day quilting of the Unionvale Ladies Aid Tues day. Seven men of the congrega tion under the direction of Roy Stoutenburg were making the ce ment foundation for the new ad dition to the parsonage and joined in the Ladies Aid society for a basket dinner served at noon. John Clow, member of the Ore gon shipbuilders at St. Johns, spent Wednesday with his family here. Miss Leah Bradley, teacher in the Coquille city school was a weekend guest of Miss Lena Clow. Grangers' News SILVERTON HILLS The Sil verton Hills grange will go to Silverton Friday night to preside over the Silverton meeting. The local group has been invited to exemplify the degree work for the new members of the Silverton grange. DAYTON About 18 members attended the meeting Saturday of the Dayton-Webfoot grange. A. J. French of " Carlton, master of the county Pomona grange talk' ed. Adequate housing to take care of persons and families connected with Defense Projects such as the Canton ment proposed for the Salem-Albany-Corvallls area is a vital necessity. To assist in meeting this situation when it arises in the local area, the Ladd it Bush-Sal em Branch of the United States National Bank will place at the disposal of Con tractors, Builders and Property Owners its services in arranging FHA Title VI Loans for the construction of single and multiple family homes. - Advance Information eoncernbia the attractive terms of such loans is available to all Interested Individuals. VICE-PRESIDENTS W. Eyre . W. S. .- ASST. .VICE-PRESIDENTS ' ; Geo. H, Riches . ' ASST. MANAGERS . Tinkham Gilbert Leo G. Page Book Drive Helped; ; Group Work for ! Bond Purchase MONMOUTH The Civic dub Thursday voted a $10 contribution to the scholarship loan fund spon sored by the ! state federation of women's clubsVTwo Oregon Col lege of Education women students were helped by the loan fund last yearjt was reported; ; ' ' Mrs. E. MV Ebbert spoke on cul tivating victory gardens this year, and urged members hot to neglect their flower gardens either. ' The Civic club is sponsoring the book drive to . provide reading matter for the armed forces, and Mrs. Lowell Brisbane, librarian, reported that 150 books have been turned in at the library here. The drive lasts four months and books will be received each Wed nesday and Saturday at the li brary's open hours. Mrs. Bris bane said that the heaviest with drawal of books and magazines recorded in this library was mi.de recently when 130 volumes wtre borrowed in a day. A 100 per cent membership bond purchase for defense is part of the Civic club's activity, in an endeavor to have each club mem ber become a purchaser. Mrs. Dewey, president, spoke briefly in this project's interest. Percy Grainger Concert Set At Monmouth MONMOUTH Percy Grainget. Australian piano virtuoso will ap pear in the OCE auditorium March 2, at 8 p. m. Soloist, com poser and conductor, he will play several of his own compositions along with other famous selec tions here. Born in Brighton, Australia, Grainger began his study of mu sic early. His mother sat beside him for two hours daily from his sixth to tenth year. He then studied with Louis Pabst in Melbourne, appearing publicly at the. age of 10. In two more years he had earned enough to go with his" mother to Germany for further instruction. He will present modern compositions as well as some of his favorites from Bach. IF HI IE IE One occasional chair cleaned with each dav enport set you have cleaned and demothed. Phone 4457 Expert Upholstery Cleaning: PROFESSIONAL CLEANING SERVICE Walton ' r ' ' L. C Smith . E. H. Thompson )