Commencement Exercises Slated
At Valley High, Grade Schools
GERVAIS Graduation exercises for the senior class, Ger
vais Union high school, will b held Friday night at 8 o'clock
at the school aduditorium. There will be 20 seniors graduating.
Dr. Thompson of Salem will be the speaker.
The graduates: Daniel Bonn,
Mid
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West Salem
To Purchase
Sewer Bonds
WEST SALEM "Two ordin
ances were brought before the city
council Monday. One dealing with
allowing the city recorder
nmt responsibility of moving
public documents out of the city
kt the event of an emergency was
laopiea unaer emergeut.? iwcv
are, while the other dealing with
Bie licensing of pin ball and
amusement machines was read
twice and held over until the next
meeting for final approval.
Walter Gerth, chairman of the
rationing board, requested use of
a room at the city hall as a ration
. tag office providing federal funds
could be obtained to employ
clerk. The council offered the
council chambers, for this purpose.
It was decided to authorize the
city treasurer to purchase out
standing sewer bonds due In 1945
to free the city of indebtedness on
the sewer issue and make a ma
terial saving in interest
The city recorder was instruct
ed to continue negotiations with
the Southern Pacific relative to
track improvement from McNary
to Kingwood avenues.
Johnny Brown, Hazel Blackman,
Annie Debacon, Dick Holoubek,
George Jungwirth, Rose Muth,
Ray Millar, Carl Nibler, Beverly
Nlesen, Betty Mfletta, Betty Phil
lips, Josephine Schlechtor, Clara
Selensky, Mary St John, Leon
Moullet, Gilbert McCullough, Dar
lene Calkins, Martha Hutto and
Gerald Sproalsky.
Graduation exercises for the
grade school class of seven will
held tt the high school audi
urn Tuesday night
MARION There are nine stu
dents of Marion grade school
graduating from the eighth grade
at exercises Monday night at the
hall. .
Those in the class are Thomas
Pilcher, Alvin Knieling, Antis
Hayes, Maurine Pruitt, Mary Jo
Baxter, Lucile Robbins, LaWanda
McGilL Virginia Kindred, Doris
McCoy.
Improvement
Club Meets
GATES The. social meeting
of the Improvement club was held
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Russell Moberg. The afternoon
was passed with games of Bingo.
The silver offering was given to
the club. Refreshments were serv
ed by Mrs. Moberg assisted by
Mrs. John Murphy.
The Clarence Weber family of
Salem were Sunday guests at the
home of their sister, Mrs. Blanche
Bears.
Mrs. Adam Shepherd and son
Harold of Portland spent the week
end with Mrs. Mabel Learned at
Tacoma, Washington.
WEST STAYTON The Wes
Stayton eighth grade graduation
exercises will be held Friday at
8 p. m.
Graduates are Galen Wilkinson,
Gene Clark, Frances Bartosz, Etta
Mae Wise, Dorothy Stuhr, Wayne
Gilbert, Edmond Bartosz, Ken
neth Harper, Jim Doran, Raymond
Bartosz and Alvin Gilbert.
Galen Wilkinson is the class
valedictorian. Rev. Willard Buck
ner will address the class and Ed
Clark, chairman of the board,
will present the diplomas.
School will officially close here
Wednesday with an afternoon
and evening gathering. There will
be races, contests and games in
the afternoon, followed by a pot
luck dinner at 8 p. m. Commun
ity club will hold annual election
of officers after the dinner.
Victory Bonds
Purchased by
Bethel Group
BETHEL At the Monday night
meeting of the aimers' Union, me
morial observances were held for
R. L. Meyer.
The following members were
received into the organization: Jeff
Anthrobus, J. G. Greenlee, Leo L.
Reed. Mrs. Anthrobus and Mrs.
Reed were present and took the
obligations of the order with the
three men. Gus Schlicker, local
president, was in charge.
Bethel local voted unanimously
to buy two more Victory bonds
with the funds accumulated in the
treasury. Ernest Werner, county
president of the armers' Union,
spoke on the new life and fire in
surance" established by the na-
. Uonal organization.
, The secretary was instructed to
end letters to the Oregon repre-
. tentative urging their support for
the bond bill and favoring estab
lishment of a Columbia river au
thority. Committee reports were pre
sented by Mrs. E. E. Matten, A. C.
Eprahger, W. L. Creech, W. R.
-Baker, Rev. S. Hamrick.
INDEPENDENCE Com
mencement exercises for the class
of '42 will be held in the high
school gymnasium Friday. May
15, at 8 o'clock. Thomas Gentle
of Monmouth will be the speaker,
Ruth Farmer will give the vale
dictory and William Alderson will
be the salutatorian. Paul Robin
son, principal, will present the
year's awards, and Clarence Char
boneau, chairman of the school
board, will present the diplomas,
The graduating classes includes
William Holmes Alderson, Zelma
Mae Allen, Ruby Ann Barnes,
Gordon Dean Barnhart, Robert
Alan Barnhart, Lilia Arlene Beal,
Walter Boyce, jr., Jacqueline Mae
Brooks, Marleah Agnes Burch,
Mary Louise Carey, Thelma Myr
tie Cox, John Junior Drasdoff.
Ruth Elene Farmer, Betty Lor
aine Freeman, Ralph Milton Hill,
Howard Ray Houck, June Eliza
beth Housely, Ovid Gale Long,
Harry H. Matsuda, Orrel Patton,
Alfred Daniel Peoples, Mildred
Ann Pomeroy, Cleo R. Robertson,
Herman P. Schrag, Ray Milton
Smith, Jess Edmund Sohn, Mar
vis Ward, Robert Leland Wells
and Geraldine Katherine Lund-
berg.
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Repprts from The Statesman9 8 78 mmunhy Correspondents
Salem Oregon. Thursday Morning, May 7, 1942
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The Boston Is a fast, powerfully-armed ship and has tremendous carrying capacity. The picture was
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Farmers Union
News
MARION Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Jones and Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Zimmerman of Jefferson were
added to the Marion Farmers'
union local Friday night, with
Warren Gray reading the initia
tion service. Mrs. Dickman led the
group singing.
C. H. Wilcox, the main speaker,
stressed the need of closer cooper
ation among our members in ex
changing work and possibly in
machinery as welL
The next meeting date was
changed from May 15th to May
22nd because May 15th is the pri
mary election which is held in
the Farmer Union halL Ray Rice,
candidate for county commission
er, spoke briefly.
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FAIR VIEW Thelma and Earl
Compton, eighth grade students
of Fairview school, will be in the
group receiving diplomas at Day
ton Friday, May 22.
Honiemaker's Club
Cancelled
FAIRVIEW The Happy Home-
makers club meeting scheduled
to have been held Thursday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Marx, has been cancelled for a
time because their two year old
son has taken the mumps.
Matt Herella of Portland, who
has been employed in Alaska,
came Monday to visit his brother
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Taskinen. He expects to be called
into service soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl McKinney
and son. Earl, jr., of Adrian, are
guests of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Kusti Setala. Mr. McKinney
is assistant coach in the high
school at his home city. Because
of the need of the high school
students to assist with labor dif
ficulties, school closed early in
the season.
Service Honors
Mothers of Boys
In Armed Forces
HOPEWELL More than 175
members and friends attended
services Sunday at the Hopewell
United Brethren church, honoring
mothers of boys in the United
States armed forces. Miss Rena
Janzen was leader and offered
prayer as did Miss Eunice Timm.
Miss Margaret Janzen end Miss
Lenore Geisler read the scripture
lesson and Rev. Gerald Jaffe
talked briefly. Mrs. Torio Bant
sari sang j "To My Mother" and
Miss Ila Taskinen sang "Faith of
Our Fathers." Miss Joan Knight
sang "Mother Machree."
Mrs. Ross Rogers read the
names of the mothers whose boys
are in service and each of them
were presented with corsages.
The offering that was taken is
to be used to purchase stamps for
writing to the boys from this area
who are In the service. Mothers
who were unable to be present re
ceived their flowers by messenger.
Attend Wedding Rites
At Dallas Sunday
SMITHFIELDRev. and Mrs,
r. i. unesen or Jfortland were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Reimer.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wall at
tended the wedding of Mrs. Annie
Hiebert and Simon. Neuf eld at
the Grace Mennonite church in
Dallas oh Sunday.
Community Clubs
Rationing Books Issued
GATES Mr. and Mrs. Fred
McCoy, Portland, spent Monday
with her mother,- Mrs. Katherine
Klutke.
At the Gates high school build
ing Monday there were 82 regis
tered for the sugar rationing and
82 books Issued.
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LIBERTY Annual election of
officers will be main business at
the meeting of the liberty com
munity club Friday night at 8:30
o'clock in the school gym. A home
talent program is scheduled.
LAST TIMES TODAY;
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Lee Patrick and Regis Teemey
"FalW S!:?s Od"
Frank Albertsea and
- Leraa Gray ,
News and Comedy
Armory
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Men 75e Ladies 55c
Men In Uniform 55c ,
IKsic 'A La ffirj'
Meet Pvt. Douglas MacArthur
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Award at OCE
MONMOUTH The Julia Mc
Cullough Smith award, an annual
presentation to the outstanding
woman student In srholanhfa,
character and student UmU i iTiljt.
went Tuesday to Mrs. Maxn
Hirtzel Johnston of Rainier at
Oregon CoQega of Education.
The honor of being selected by
a faculty committee for this
award, which carries a cash pre
sentation also of $25, was made
possible here some years ago by
John Smith, husband of the late
Julia McCullough Smith, a grad
uate of this school.
Mrs. Johnstun, who became the
bride of Staff Sgt Jess Johnstun
of Rainier last winter, is the
first married woman student to
win the coveted recognition. Pre
sentation was made at assembly
today by Mrs. Faith Kimball
Black, dean of women. Mrs.
Johnstun will teach next year in
the Hudson school near Rainier.
Initiation
Rites Set
MT. ANGEL At the meeting
of the Young Ladies' sodality at
St Mary's school Monday night tt
was announced that the social re
e apt Ion and initiation of new
members would be held May 19
A dance will follow the initia
tion.
Plans for outings for the mem
bers during the summer months
were discussed, trips to ML Hood
and Table Rock receiving special
attention. Ten girls were appoint
ed to meet with ten boys from the
Young Men's sodality and draw
up plans. Father John Cummisky
addressed the group. Peggy Sko-
netzni was awarded the attend
ance prize.
MT. ANGEL Students of Mt
Angel Normal school and acade
my held their annual school pic
nic Tuesday. High school students
gathered at Spra tier's grove on the
Abiqua while the students of the
normal and collegiate depart
ments went to Silver Creek Falls.
U. S. Army Air Corps Pkoti
Private MacArthur, left, greeted by Sergt. Price
There's more than one Douglas MacArthur In the United States
Army. Here's Pvt. Douglas MacArthur (not related to General
Douglas MacArthur) as ha was greeted at Scott field, Illinois, by
Sergt. Harold Price, right, of the 12th technical school squadron.
Private MacArthur, who Is enrolled In the Army Air Corps radio
school, la from Newport, Wash.
Operator Hurt in
Fall at Home
SCIO Mrs. Jennie Weddle, vet
eran operator at tne acio tele
phone office, is reported making
good recovery from serious cuts
and bruises received at her home
in South Scio : a few days ago
when she tripped and feU. Her
daughter, Mrs. K. J. Williamson,
of LaGrande, is with her.
Mrs. George McDonald and In
fant son have returned from an
Albany hospital where the baby
was born Saturday.
Richard Quarry, former Scio
high school grad, plans to leave
Salem soon for Seattle, where he
has a civil service job. His family
will . accompany him.
Part of Tony Krosman's annual
vacation from railroad work near
Shelburn was spent with relatives
at Salem.
Minnesota Folk
Visit Relatives
MIDDLE GROVE Rev. and
Mrs. Harold Buckles and four
year old daughter of Minnesota,
are visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Silas Buckles.
The school building was broken
into Friday night and considerable
damage was done to the equip
ment m the upper grade room
where desks were turned upside
down, books strewn about rand
several articles taken, including
football and baseball equipment,
pens and pencils and text books.
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MONOUra Approximately 1100 boys and girls of the elt
mentary schools of Polk county will participate in the 10th annual
county music festival under auspices of Oregon College of Edu
cation Friday. The program, directed by Mrs. Florence Hutchin-.
son. and Robert Lazson oi me
college music department, will be
presented in the physical educa
tion building.
Songs and dances of the Ameri
cas from Canada to the Argentine
wiH be included in previous years,'
aH participants win meet for a
bearsal at ajn. At 1:00
pjn. tha complete performance
will begin. Following the song
festival, students and audience
will adjourn to the lawn in front
of the physical education bonding
for the folk dances. Tha festival
participants compriaa primary, in
termediate and upper grades. The
schools entering are: BaUston,
Dallas, Eola, Fatta City. Gold
Creek, Grande Ronde, Independ
ence, TJnroTn. Monmouth, Oak
Point. Pcdee, Perrydale. Rkkreall,
Salt Creek, West Salem and Wild-
wood.
The program:
Star Spangled Banner . Smith
Tha Hillside . Frwnch Canadian
America, ttat Beautiful Ward
Welcome ..Dr.- C. A. Howard
President of college
Response Jomiah Wills
County acheot superintendent
The Parade Gibb
Marching Star
Telling Time.
Mason
.Argentina
Primary chorus
The Peddler French Canadian-
The Weeping WUlow. ArRetnine
Sailing : Mexican
Morning Hymn , Gibb
Intermediate chorus
Old Black Joe . .....Foster
Twinkle. Twinkle little Star
Fife chorae
O Susanna Foster
Annie Rooney
Tonette chorus. Rickreal school
Down the Stream Mi wok Indian
Go Down Moses Spiritual
A Happy Song. BJorkman
Unoer rrade chorus
Marine Marcn
Phillips
Plantation Echoes DeLamater
Anchors Awejgh Zimmerman
Combined bands
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
Shaw
Oregon State Song ..JB. Burtagh
Combined choruses
SELVERTON The second pro
gram of llusic Week will be given
at Silverton Thursday night in a
symphony hour of recorded music
to be played In the little auditor
ium of the senior high school
Floyd Ellefson will serve as com
mentator.
The program to be given will be
Der Flledermaus Overture,'
(Strauss); violin concerto, (Men
delsohn); "Night on Bald Moun
tain," (Mossourgski); "Fane Kleine
Nachtsmusik," (Mozart); "Third
Symphony," (Beethoven).
.Music for this program is being
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WoodbuniMaii
WOODBURK Funeral services
for Sherman Williams, Maupin,
75, retired railway mail clerk, who
died 'Tuesday at his home here,
are to be held Thursday at S30
pjn. from the Ringo chapel with
Rev. Henry O. Hanson, Portland,
officiating, Interment will be In
Belje Passi cemetery.
Mr. Maupin was born in Den
ver; UisL, September 2, 1885, and
cam to Woodburn 30 years ago
from Chariton, Iowa. He was a
member of the Presbyterian
church.
He is survived by his widow.
Nettie L. Maupin; sons, Dale and
Ralph Hn Portland; two grand
children; three brothers, Willis C
and FJvin P., Si Joseph, and Olin
C; and four sisters. Rose McCo
man, San Francisco; Edna Mac-
Lean, Montana; Jessie Gately,
Kansas, and Grace Perry, Mis
souri.
furnished from the private li
braries of local music lovers and
there will be no admission charge.
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Russian Pictures
Will Be Shown by
Mission Speaker
MIDDLE GROVE Friday
night at 8 o'clock at Middle Grove
school, Miss Myra Belle Schilling
of the European Christian mission
will speak and show several reels
of pictures regarding mission
work in Europe, especially Rus
sia. The public is invited to be
present.
Mrs. Mary Wampler was host
ess for the April meeting of the
mission group. "Author of Lib-"
erty" is the new text which was
begun. A special program for mo
thers and families is planned for
May.
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