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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.
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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
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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. .
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Morning. February 21, 1942
Lakehurst Chief
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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
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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.
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