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Mid.' amette ..Vail ey. Reports from The Statesman's 78 Community Correspondents Sec. 1 Pcnje 23 Salem, Oregon. Sunday Morning. March 29, 1942 Featured in Palm Sun day Services at Church s r v. . c v '"S VI ""Si Pilling engagements In Salem and Monmouth thla weekend are members of the Oregon College of Edu cation sextet, pictured above, with the alternates. Reading from left to right they are: Betty Jean DeArmond, Bend; Mary Steward, Portland; Hope Rumbaagh, Parkdale, seated;. Dorothy Spencer, Port land; Natalie Holm, Milwankle; Shirley Moeck Krnerer, Bend; Evelyn Treaty, Portland; Dorothy John- oo, Salem, and Mrs. Florence Coardy raerrum, ai rector, Monmouth, standing, back row. Dr. Staples Recovers From Hip Injury . CXOVEEDALE Word was re ceived here that Dr. Mary M. Sta ples, San Francisco, who received a broken hip at Christmas time, has left the hospital. She is able to get about with ' the aid of a walker. Dr. Staples lived in this community for many years and still owns a large ranch here. , ' MrsC Everett yickers is spend ing a two weeks business trip at Long Beach, Calif. Two Ducks BRUSH CREEK Brush Creek farmers report something unus ual, besides the weather, was seen Wednesday'' when two ducks ab ruptly changed their minds. They were first noted flying I directly northward as ducks are jwant to do in normal peacetime March weather.;.:;:.; v : .; 1 ' i:; But normal peace time March weather hasnt existed, and as the ducks flew immediately over Paradise Alley, they were seen to hesitate, stop briefly - in ' mid-air, swerve 'abruptly about and start south in a much swifter gear than they had used for their north apj proach. ' ,-';. ., 1 When it can be told, Brush Ciwk residents- admit, witnesses of tho ducks change: of mind will explain the birds met with a cold east wind and flurry of snow Just as they headed over the al ley, ."v. It is hoped here that no enemies were watching ' the flight of the ducks or they might surmise that spring was finally approaching from the south. i- ? .:'; - Brooks News BROOKS W. B. Russell, I whb underwent a major operation! in a Portland hospital a week ago, is recovering,' 1 ; i f Mr. and 'Mrs.' Charles Watts have gone to Camas,- to visit their daughter, Mrs, Larry Hobson and family, '.. " " -.- Mr. and Mrs. Leon Judd, Mol alla, and ' Mrs. D. George ' Cole were recent., guests at the Dun lavy home In Brooks.- ; Dallas Resident ... To Be Buried at Rites Today DALLAS runeral services for Walter John Coy, a resident of Dallas for 43 years,, who died at his home Monday after an illness of several weeks, will be held to day at 2 pjn. at the Dallas Evan gelical church.;, Burial will be in the Odd fellows cemetery. ;; He was born In Kansas, the son of Jesse and Jane E. Coy and came to'Oregon in 1895. They first set tled at Valley Junction; then com ing to' Dallas in 1899 to work in the woolen milLA few years lat er he took up contracting' and building,' a line of work he fol lowed until his list iUness.1 ; Coy had been member, of the Evangelical church in Dallas since 1901 and had been a trustee of the church almost continuously since 1803. Be Is believed to have had the longest : membership of ' any' present member In the church. - Last summer Coy took a lonf planned auto trip to his old home in Kansas covering 'much of -the United States Including Washing ton, DC, and returned the north ern route. " -H- -, ,: : -r.- In 1909 Coy married Myrtle K. West Three children were born and with ' Mrs. Coy survive; Miss Lois Coy, Portland, Raymond Coy, ihuiui vua, win,, suu nviuuui Coy, USS , Honolulu. A brother, George Coy, Dallas, also survives. V. V alloy Events i - March 28 Marion County Jer sey Cattle dub, Salem chamber of commerce, 1:30. K --f .'April 4 Marlon County Farm ers - Union quarterly convention, Fairfield, starting 10 o'clock. Sextet Sings " -Here arid at Monmouth MONMOUTH The Oregon . College of Education sextet will sing tonight at Leslie Methodist church, Salem, presenting the Palm Sunday service featuring the Sanctus of St Cecilia mass. The same group sings at the Christian church, Monmouth, this morning. Friday they sang at the Oregon State Teachers' associa tion meeting, Portland. March 18, the sextet sang on a program sponsored by the Seattle men's service club, and on March 19 sang on a half hour radio pro gram over station KOL, Seattle. Accompanied by their director, Mrs. Merriam, the women stu dents made a five-day tour, with headquarters at the New Wash ington hotel, Seattle, courtesy of their radio sponsors. While there they also sang at the air base, Ft Laughton, Ft Lewis, and at a service club luncheon; visited the University of Washington campus as guests of the men's glee club and mixed chorus; and were guests at dancing parties. Grangers' News NORTH HOWELL Members of the North Howell grange home economics club will meet at the home of Mrs. Jim Jackson Wed nesday afternoon, with Mrs. L.A. Esson, assisting hostess. This will be the annual Polly-, anna party. The arrangement of flowers in the home and especial .' ly as table decorations, will be the -theme of a talk and demonstra tion by Silverton flower lovers. A night class in standard first aid study is considered by members. Pre-School Clinic Slated at West Salem by County Nurse WEST SALEM The pre-school clinic will be held at the local school all day April 14, according to Margaret Gillis, Polk county health nurse. Children from nine months to six years of age will be immunized for 25 cents. Older, children may be immunized if they request it The dental and medical examinations will be given to children from four to six years of age. Dr. DeCamp, who is connected with the state board of health, will give the physical examina tions and Dr. Notkin, Corvallis, will examine the teeth. Miss Gillis is asking the PTA members to contact the home of every pre-school child to give them information concerning the clinic. Rev. A. A. Loewen will deliver the morning and night sermons at the Mennonite Brethren church Sunday. Activities for the week include Bible classes on Tuesday, prayer meeting Wednesday and choir rehearsal Friday. Dr. Daniel Schulze, dean of men of the Willamette univer sity, was guest speaker at the meeting of the Lions club Wed nesday. .The club now reports 21 mem bers with expectations of many more joining before charter night which will be sometime in April with the following committee in charge: O. E. Schneider, Floyd Rudie and Leon Mercer. Salem guests were Tommy Gol den, Tracy Porter, Monroe Cheek, Al Ramseyer, Harry Scott, Tom Boulden, Carl Geis, Al Branfield and Al Cross. Mr. and Mrs. Sturges Jackson announce the birth of a daughter at the Salem General hospital. The Women's club reports a successful salvage drive during the past week. In case anyone HEALTH IIISURAIICE , .Yes, after all, tb yery best insurance you can have against serious illness is the prescrip tion of an interested, experi enced and responsible physi cian. A call opon your Physician. now, may ward off serious coo sequences. Play safe, especially today, when Good Health has become a patriotic duty. And, of coarse, we'd appreciate the pririlef of compounding . roar Physiciaa's prescription! WILLETTS Cor. State and Liberty Phone 3118 has a quantity of salvage which was not picked up they are asked to call Mrs. Glenn Davenport or Mrs. Fred Gibson. The drive will be kept open until the salvage is sold to Portland. Proceeds are used for civilian defense. Appointed to supervise the drive were Mrs. Glenn Davenport, chairman; Mrs. Drew Mirhn. Mrs. Collett Rust, Mrs. D. T, Bradford, Mrs. Don Kuhn, Mrs. Archie Cameron, Mrs. Ed Engel horn, Mrs. Joe Griffin, Mrs. E.A. Dickson, Mrs. A Green, Mrs. Phil Hathaway, Mrs. Elmer Rierson, Mrs. Merle Swearingen, Mrs. Oli ver Sargent, Mrs. William Stolk, Mrs. June Wallace, Mrs. Fay Winchester, Mrs. A Thompson, Mrs. Crandall Fair, Mrs. Robert Forster and Mrs. G. E. Vosburghl More Carpentry Classes Slated For Silverton SILVERTON Carpentry class es, conducted through the voca tional department of education and the Silverton school district, lay start April 8, according to announcement made Friday by H. W. Adams, superintendent of local schools and director in charge of education for defense at Silverton. . The carpentry group now stu dying has approximately 90 reg istrants. Classes are being con ducted at night and consist of a 12-week course. However, accord ing to Adams, experienced car penters who wish to brush up on certain points are welcome to at tend part time only If they wish. Adams also reports that he has received word that 7000 welders are to be training in Oregon by September 1. If sufficient Silver ton men show interest in this di vision, Silverton has a possibility of getting a welding school. How ever, those Interested must sien up with Adams by April l.v Monmouth Pupils kiect Officers MONMOUTH Class ffWr the eighth grade are: Merlyn Cou- ey, president; roster Scholl, vice president: Ernest Kester. tary; Justine Ely, treasurer; Helen Crook, sergeant-at-arms: Bettv Aynes, fire chief; Oscar Christen Ben, council representative. Seventh grade officers are: Rob ert Groves, president; Vergil Buss, vice-president: Edna Man rmn secretary; Verlin Scholl, sergeant- at-arms xor boys; for girls: Iris Boline; fire chief, Lafona Houk; council member, Larry Fresh. 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