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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1942)
LIcdel Quizzed lira, Laareea Adams snows professionally as Diane Hunter, a model, lira, lAureen Ldams, abort, was mukUoned try luthoriUes la Pittsburgh concern- it; the activities of her Husband connection wiin an anerea swindle of Pittsburgh residents who have relatives tax Germany. The model is the wife of William JJohann Adams, German alien ar rested a week ago for allegedly feersuadlnf sereral residents to transfer money to Germany, Instruction Is Prominent Monmouth Learns of Defense in J Classes ' MONMOUTH A class in fire fighting" Instruction conducted by the state .forestry department is being held each Tuesday night in Campbell hall, Oregon College of Education. About 75 young men from various sections of Polk ounty are in attendance. The classes will be continued regular-. ly throughout the spring. , Capt Hugh M. Guthrie,': a vet eran of the Spanish American and World war, has enlisted with the home guard unit of the California national guard and has 100 men trainini for active defense duty in his unit he has written his mother, Mrs. Fannie B. Guthrie. Recently, Captain Guthrie was heard over the air from one olihe bay city stations, when he spoke In the interest el civilian defense. He has recently 1een released from hospitalization at Letterman hospital,; the Presidio, San Fran Cisco.' " Mrs. Clara Van Loan, in -charge of registration of local women for national defense, will again offer the opportunity to register to those who have not dene so, on Mon day at the city hall, from 12 until I p. m. ' '- Reports are current here, though unofficial, that six new Oregon Motor stages will fee added to the CorvaUis-Portlana run in the near future to insure hourly departure north from Corvallis and return, as a transportation accommoda tion for cantonment construction workers and soldiers. This would amplify service on highway west to a degree aeyer before ex perienced. , ' Flrita2a-claBes f er women are being conducted base weekly at the city hall,' sponsored by the American Legion .auxiliary. Ruth Denney, head nurse at the Ore gon college infirmary is instruct or. Twenty women are enrolled. ' Donald Cady, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cady, visited briefly with his parents here-this week . prior . to entering ' the US : armed forces.': He has been teaching .in a Seattle high school, where his wife and children ' will remain. He has a ROTC commission. v Mrs. EL L. Crambiet opened her home, known as Arnold Arms, Student home; Monday, for the an nual WCTU missionary tea spon sored by the local chapter. Guests from Independence and Falls City ' Mrs. J. H. Cady presided. Mrs, f.ramblet led the devotional. Rev. luiu iurs.' uavii ocva -via. ujc m i m , i .. m .1 Baptist church sang a duet Rev. Victor A. Ballantjrne of the Evan gelical church provided instru sox and Mrs. A, D. Campbell pre sided at the urns. - uj fxtsm iiuiur m buluv, m re turned missionary, who spoke on her work in Africa. '! Hayesyille , Scouts'-" ' HAYESVILLE -r-.; Ken Murphy was the guest speaker at the scout meeting Thursday 'night. His sub ject was packboards. ' Other, guests were Robert Wa gers, scoutmaster,. Patrol Leeder Kenneth Munson and Lynn Bar ker and Scribe Keith La Due, all of Middle Grove. , . . . , Club Does Knitting ) " T"; rLT.':.Jn,DALE Knitting f:-r th2 T.zi Cross was the Work cl H.y rlzs rr.en-.bcrs of the Ar r: :nnJv I.eedle dub Wednes " 7 Er.c-rr.ocn at the home of Mr. I :ii. Uwya r-rsey- Refresh 's were served. The ; next llr 1 iU -be at the home, of I'rs. &ott'Edwarrt Emergency Kit Project Told Civic Club to Conduct Survey, Cleanup ' " Of Vacant Lots i MONMOUTH--TnedvicduVs regular March meeting was held Thursday afternoon, with Mrs. D. R. Dewey presiding. A contribu tion of $10 was voted toward pur chase, of the emergency cupboard and its contents which the Red Cross-unit here is establishing. Towels, buckets, basins and cots are part of the equipment, and do nation of twd cots was made; by Civic dub members. Mayor Bow- ersox has advised that two such cupboards would be practical, one located possibly at the Christian church, and one in the high school. The cupboards are to be i by 6 feet . The city will provide stretchers. Leonard Moore, man ual arts instructor at the high school, will make one cupboard. A survey will be made of vacant lots and two women, represent ing each precinct, were appointed to survey their section of the city and cooperate with the chamber of commerce in getting these areas cleaned up. Appouuea were: xars. Robert Price, Mrs. C. C Powell, Mrs. Paul Riley, Mrs. Charles Keller, Mrs. W. L. Smith, Mrs. E. M. Ebbert, Mrs. James Til ton and Mrs. Dewey, The program was all musical, rected by C Robert Laxson of Oregon College of Education. Band numbers, a women's violin ' trio and trombone quartette offerings were provided by college students. Laxson played a piano solo, and led in chorus singing of America. W. Ray Adams returned from eastern Oregon and Washington this week with 40 head of large, well-conditioned, horses. He se cured part of the herd at a sale in Walla Walla, and the remainder around Grass Valley. A large re tail dairy firm of Salem has or dered matched sorrels from Adams to use in future delivery of dairy products to a milk station. - Mr. and Mrs. Clair Winegar were hosts at dinner Wednesday night to Mr. and Mrs. N. Dedrick and Miss Lillian Dedrick. Others pres ent were George," Victor, Betty and Leslie Winegar. The Junior Sub-Deb girls of Monmouth, assisted by their moth' ers, are sponsoring a St Patrick's dance Saturday night In the high school gymnasium. Guests have been invited from Independence and Rickreall high schools, as well as Monmouth high. Patrons and patronesses include: Mr. and Mrs. Clair Winegar, Mrs. H. W, Morlan, Mrs. Oscar Groves, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Moore, Mr and Mrs. McBride, Mrs. Reynolds. -Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sheeon. of Dallas visited recently at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Earl Guen ther here. Their son, Russell, has enlisted in navy construction work and will be stationed for training at Providence, RI, before going into actual service at Norfolk, Va. Word comes from Mrs. Ora Snider that she and Mr. Snider are buying a new home in Port land, near the shipyard, where he is employed in defense work. Their son. Leonard, a patient at the state tuberculosis hospital, Salem, has been transferred to the University hospital in Portland and has improved so much that he will soon be able to spend part of his time at home with his parents in their new location. Amity Boys Home From Defense Jobs AMITY Jerry Miller , has re turned from Alaska, where he has been employed during the last year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Miller of Amity. John Herndon, who has been employed in defense work in Alaska since last fall, returned to his home east of town last week. Richard' Lorenzen, who ; has been employed at the Boeing plant in Seattle, is a guest at the home of his parents, Mr. and -Mrs. J.- L. Lorenzen of Amity. . He plans to soon enlist in the navy. Parents Visit From Nebraska ABIQUA Mr. and Mrs. Wilson of Rushville, Nebr. IL ar rived Friday to . visit, their son. William Wilson. The elder Wil sons plan to locate here if they find something to their liking. Mrs. Robert Down Of Portland is I spending a" few days at her cabin here. .She' and the late Mr. Down spent their summer vaca tions and many - w sir ends her unta his recent deaths $ jThe Tony Cook - family : "has moved to the Brock place to make their hornet ;-v v" iriRaTTr'ISR? ricco THIS AOVICEti n your eran. mtleat, nfrr hot txtiim. nwrroua f Mliuc. tlmntnw cuae4 by tbts reriod to a vamtn'i lif ry Lydia s. inakbam's V- for women. TbouMQds vpoa thou sand b-!ni. foMit 1tbel Urec tioufc WOiXit T&m'Gt .. ivu.il qj. - w i Reports from The Sto Sac. 1 Pacja 8 All That Remains of US Oil Tanker Sunk Of f New The prow (left) of the 6766 Jute above the waves less Play Contest Set, Amity Junior Class Sponsors' -Competition With One-Act Dramas AMITY The junior class of Amity high school is sponsoring a one-act play contest between classes on March 27. The fresh man play is entitled "A New Girl Comes to Town,1 the sophomores' "Almost Seventeen," the Juniors "IifelVith Willie," and the sen iors' "But Now There's Buford." Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Law left Thursday for Medical Springs to be present at the 100th birth day . anniversary of his friend, Dunham Wright A number of Amity citizens went with trucks recently to Pa cific City to get, beach sand lor incendiary fire protection In case of air raids. Two - trucks t were furnished by the county and four by Amity men. Mrs. Martha E. Brown, Mrs. May Dickel and Mrs. A. R. Glan don were Salem visitors Friday. Mrs. Brown remained in the cap ital for the weekend where she is a guest at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ivan Brown and family. Independence Unit Gives Shower INDEPENDENCE The Monday Bridge club motored to Salem Wednesday night for a surprise party for Mrs. Al Schlag. The girls honored Mrs. Schlag with a handkerchief shower, and after an evening of bridge went to Hill's to eat. High scores were won by Mrs. Charlie Burch and Mrs. Ralph Scranton. . : Attending were Mrs. - W. C Frantz, Mrs. Norman Baker, Mrs. Norman Hanna, Mrs.' Martin Fratzke. Mrs. Norval Taylor, Mrs. Ralph Scranton, Mrs.' John Hole-chek,- Mrs. Rollan Layton, Mrs. Francis Newton, Mrs. Charlie Burch and Mrs. Clyde Wunder, Mr. and Mrs. Schlag and sons are to move to Portland soon. McOeairy Visits At Home for Day SILVERTON Elgin McCleary, for nine years water superinten dent at Silverton, who resigned here a month ago, is now with Keizer and company, a large con tracting firm in the electrical di vision. , He spent his day off, Thursday, with his family at Silverton. The family will join him at Portland as soon as he finds suitable living quarters. UNIFORM aioattuy aaymeau; ae rtaewal exBeaset ae tamase ta teterest rata. A fraAe&Ual 2Tat Martot la tk nf war t it puomai. ' HAWS3NS ROEEITS. CiC. . I Authorized Uortjrag Loan Solicitor lor The Prudcntuu Jasuranea Co ol America. Cuardlaa BuUdinf Calera. Oraa . ll Mainline U, LLC : V.S1 Sodem, Orccjozu Sunday Morning, March 151942 - ton Gulf Oil tanker Gulf trade than four miles off the shore Farmers Union News Liberty Farmers' Union local will have a no-host supper at 6:30 Tuesday. Mrs. Oscar Dencer, chairman of the entertainment committee, has planned an interesting even ing including a talk on Victory gardens by Acting County Agent Robert X. Rieder, motion pictures, skits and musical numbers. Special guests invited are Am nion Grice, state president; Hom er M. Smith, Salem warehouse manager; the local grange, and members of other Farmers Un ion locals, who are asked to bring table service. TALBOT Sidney-Talbot Farmers Union held its regular meeting Friday night in the Tal bot school house, President Keith Allen in charge. It was decided to hold meet- Daughters to Give Blood STAYTON The regular meet ing of Stayton court. Catholic Daughters of America, was held Tuesday. Rev. Father Baur of Jordan was the principal speaker. A large number signed up to form a blood donors group for the Red Cross and they will soon be typed so as to be ready to serve their community in case of emergency. Mrs. Vincent Mertz is chairman. The Catholic Daughters will re ceive communion in a body at the Stayton Catholic church on Sun day morning at the t o'clock mass. At 7:45 a short meeting will be conducted in their club rooms for the purpose of balloting on applications of the candidates who are to be initiated in Salem that afternoon. The committee furnishing the entertainment for the meeting held Tuesday evening were Ce celia Mertz, Rosamond Hendricks, Marie Kirsch, Martha Hiatt and Mary JLambrecht Dubs bridge was played with high score be ing won by Marjorie Kerber and Rose Bell. 1942 i-in::r.snc:::'ji:-:ii:i2 n sTtTBi ratre sit aveTttat ssri . IS JTITI5 Fill fill STaITLmS KL1 .i::ur::i tf nrr::::i::i I SSI a mmtmm r ) 'T ) VL iti f ! r II ! i ley at Barnegat, NJ, after a lngU ship in half. Another tanker ings the second Friday night of every month owing Ho the busy season and rubber shortage. Refreshment committee ap pointed for the April meeting is Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Miller, Mr. and .Mrs. N. S. Nave, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oldenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dkrasinski and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Potts, sr. , G. W. Potts, sr., spoke on the satisfactory condition of the Farmers' Union warehouses. G. W. Potts, sr.; and D. E. Blinston were appointed a committee to contact the county court and ask for the local roads to be oiled this spring, .as farmers are com plaining of the constant tire trouble they are having caused by the sharp crushed rock put on these roads recently. Potts, who was a delegate to the . state convention recently, gave a report. Mrs. Potts and Da vid Turnldge told briefly, of in teresting speakers. Sidney-Talbot Farmers' Union voted to ask United States senators and rep resentatives to take some imme djate action on putting a ceiling on labor wages, if they are put ting a ceiling on farm commodi ties. District Lodge Meeting Slated ; SCIO J. M. Bennett of Al bany, president, announces that the semi-annual meeting of Odd Fellows district association is planned for Lebanon April 23. Second degree ritualistic cere monies are Jto be demonstrated by Sweet Home lodge. Program of instructions, discussions, elec tion of officers and selection of a meeting place for October will be among .matters taken up. G. F. Mumau, Corvallis, is sec retary; George Drinkard, Browns? ville, treasurer; Luther Keith, Lebanon, vice 'president Program committee consists of TroysUtley, Elmer Morse, Lebanon; ; Elmer Jeter, Albany. October convention was held in Corvallis last year. THE CONCORD H- K A "iBSSSJSSSMpjfSSSBS- with Ctislst Jtrmstrsii FM ss. mi --iw.MiiMi uaessai n yn v isa " m m iissw ''issss,llM"''" Steal entertalwMNt h youri u Metier imlrw mtt whidi pAoyi many i record, at one ftO'mg i. ."and 4tiaMk rw parfecfioa of ' ton. Auricaa and foreign broadco( or yovr to enjoy, together f NL Tne Hepplewttife coeinet of select mahogany eneer ho ffceoe Ctde t"I" C fatcord cowportwiile GOOD EZBUS3IIlSSPZIj ELS. tm iw aaw Imperial Furniture & Appliances New Location - 487 Court St. Jersey Coast submarine torpedo split the (right) passes scene. ' Detroit Man Transferred District Ranger, for Fire Years Goes ,' To La Grande DETROIT - Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Charlton and Larry are leaving Wednesday for their new home In La Grande where Mr. Charlton has been transferred. He has been district ranger here al most five years. Mr. Beeman, formerly of Oak Ridge. Is taking over the work temporarily until Mr. Charlton's successor arrives. Mrs. Major aughn will enter tain at her home Monday evening in honor of Mrs. Charlton. At a recent school board , meet ing all the teachers were offered renewal of their contracts 4 with a raise in salaries. They haveuri til April 1 to make their decisions. xars. JviaDei uearaen : nag ; ac cepted a position in defense work in Portland. She has taught in the lower grades here for three years. A number of army ' engineers moved into Detroit this week. No official information has been dis closed regarding the construction of the North Santiam dam. Guests over Sunday at the H. L. Krause home were Mr. and Mrs. A. Wall and La Verne, Dallas. The pupils of the high and grade schools, the faculty and the school board sent a wrist watch to Harvey Williams, former De troit teacher who Is in training at Boyer field, Fort Wayne, Ind. Dayton Rehires Grade Teachers DAYTON The Dayton grade school board met Tuesday even ing and rehired all the teachers. . Mrs. Harry Gray asked for one year leave of absence, and Mrs. Kenneth Stuart who has been substituting since the holidays, has decided not to teach. The re mainder of the staff were given contracts but they . have not bee signed and returned at this time. lucio-pnoNCiupn UZ'AZUJL Tmm tUttarr ' 4rtilsnAtrtstic . . ' lacsri Caojear" " - - 22 Ivets, tndealM I lacfSeTt InsSs SfssU Sytfja ' : Anmhapt tOmSii Fa Drat Jbtftawtk Timfctf, Staalar i sal Fa : OSnSFtACI.. Talb o t Qnb Entertained 1 Mrs. Blinston Hostess f Teacher' Rehired At Looney Butte TALBOT Mrs. D. E. Blinston entertained the Talbot Women's club at hex home JVednesday. Miss Reba Jamison was a guest. Thir teen members were present: ; ' Mrs. Blinston presided over the business meeting. Mrs.' Gilbert Belknap gave as mental alert an interesting article on Indians in Oregon in the "early days. -Mrs. Er nest Freeman n had. ? charge of amusement hour. Mrs. - Richard King won the prize for the guess ing game. .The -club decided to buy some silverware to add to their collection of service. Mrs. George Potts, jr, will entertain the club . for next regular meeting.- " Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Freeman and , Ernest - Jr- weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Free man in Portland. . Mrs. Esther Kieper has been rehired to teach the Looney Butte school the, coming' year. It will make three years at Looney Butte for Mrs. Kieper v - - -" - - Mrs. Addie Davidson. Mrs. ' G. W. Potts, sr., Mrs. Delmer David son, Mrs. Richard King and Miss Reha Jamison attended a meeting of the Marion Farmers Union aux iliary at Marion, Thursday.-. ; Mr.' and Mrs. John Calavan had as ' recent guests, ' Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Chambers of Portland, and Mr. and Mrsi Mac Calavan and children of Silverton. Chambers is .employed in the shipyards In Portland, and is on vacation this week. V Fred Jorgenson "who has been quite ill the pail few weeks, is much improved and able to be out again. :;r--V;:v' ' '' -v' Mt. Angel to See Defense Pictures MT. ANGEL Mt Angel peo ple will ' receive visual - Instruc tions on what to do in the event of an air raid and how to combat fires, in a free moving picture to be shown at the Mt- Angel auditorium Tuesday night at 8 O'clock. The picture is shown through f v - t.. ....M, J ..,.:.:.:.'..'.'.. j, :''' j :tt-C?" ' , -i . m a a : Irefngerator , , Moist Chilling immediately the cones eonditioBd-coId . f5 LA" to TegetaUee Jmrt T mt M a m MtJn top, f or yo to e rifat In rear owm kitchen. Toy the coavmicaeo of CiaeoaV IfTor wilk the rtclu moktir coWiUoelBc for Aerti kim J ml fji .t. StiCttoon's Htw tTeekefl OttuU Rang ToBay Jeer dita V O L J mi Iloisi'iillii liii'LiUAL UKNITUKE & APPLIANCES New; Location 4S7 Ccsrt Stmt ? - k India Wsslon . Louis A. Johnson . former assistant secretary of war, Louis A. Johnson, above, has been appointed head of a special U. 8. war mission to India, John son has had three years expert nee with military supply prob lems In the war departmenti Salem Grange Has Offer of Garden Prize SWEGLE In order to help promote the operation of Victory gardens, Salem Grange ; win ' co operate fully with the county ag ricultural agent's office and . other agencies, Master Theodore Nelson announced at the meeting Friday night y'f-:l ' .'.. He Said persons who have gar dens not only help to? win the war, have good "food and health ful exercise, but may get certifi cates from the grange.- These will entitle them to compete for prizes at a harvest festival this fan. Area in which certification will be given includes Auburn, Swe gle. Middle Grove and Fruitland school districts and the area be tween them and the east Salem city limits that Is served by Sa lem schools. Entry blanks may be secured at the schools. arrangements made with the Marion county defense council. I ' , i Ilefn WQ- : ; to Pay . r lifM