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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1942)
ConHin IUte3 Held Tuesday Seventy Two Year Old Native of Iowa Dies At Home Near Swcgle SWEGLE Funeral services fir Mrs. Anna Kaylor Conklin, East ITurher Road, were held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 at aougn-Bar- rick chapel with Rev. Dudley B train, , officiating.; Burial was made in the I.O.O J. cemetery. Mrs. Conklin was ; born near Waterloo, Iowa, 72 years ago and came to Marion county 50 years ago. - She had lived in and near Salem since she came to Oregon 25 years, livings on a .farm near Marion. She is; survived by one son. Homer J. oCnklin of Salem; one granddaughter, Norma Jane Conklin of Salem; brother, Frank Kaylor of Newport three nieces, Mrs. Eula Henderson of Salem Mrs. Mildred Richards of San Di ego, and Mrs. Elizabeth Abbott of Mendon, Nebraska. Benjamin Franklin Emert LEBANON Benjamin Frank lln, 72, died suddenly at his home lin Emert, ; 72,d led suddenly . at his home in Sweet Home Monday forenoon. He had been in bis usual health and was at church Sunday. Last week he went hunting, and was the 'only member of his party to get a deer. . He had lived here for four years and before that In Funeral services will be held In Sweet Home, conducted by the Howe Funeral Home, Wednesday at 10 o'clock, and later at the church in Hubbard. Burial will be in the Hopewell cemetery.; ; Mr. Emert was born in Tvftna 72 years ago but came to Oregon wnen is years oi age ana was marriea near cugene - 47 years ago to Anna Schrag, who with six tons survive. The sons are Al bert of Molalla, James, Floyd, Ivan, George and Rolf of Sweet Home, j He had 24 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Two sisters live in Indiana.' Mr. Emert was a carpenter and a member of the Mennonite church. Gay P. Haines FOX VALLEY Funeral sir- vices were held , Sunday at 2 o'clock at the Weddle Chapel In Stayton for Guy P. Maines, fornv erly of this vicinity. Burial was in the family plot at the Fox Valley cemetery. . : Pallbearers Included W. E. Bevier and Velvg Lewis, Fox Val ley; Bert Lyons,' Clyde Bressler, Lyons; and Guy Prickard . and William Kuiken of the McCulley mountain district. Drive Dates Set MARION Mrs. Fannie Mul leins, principal of Marion school, turned the students loose for their community scrap drive last Thursday, The children went from home. to. home and from farm to -farm. .. " -.:. ' . i . From the scrap piles in front of each house it appears they did a" good job. It will be collected and weighed later. Rickey Sets Date RICKEY October 28 has been get as' the day to gather scrap in . this district Mrs. George Hager and Fred Smith are 1 leaders in Rickey and Auburn districts. Corvaliis Couple .Visits Fox Valley FOX VALLEY Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Corvaliis, were ovlsr the weekend visitors at the home of their son, Hal Howard, and fam ily. - Several groups of hunters from this vicinity have returned home from successful hunting trips m different parts of the state. Film Star Accused a Tboia la Los Angeles, Errol Hjxn. shown ":ltTYi Betty Hansen of Ltaccla, r.c ia a ccc :r;- t f-ed tica heard Flynn TnVn F. Dockwecr. Tne.grana i-" .... , Tt " v j - - - - , , a fa return an . uuvMut - ffS WvTc?mVK- ehargessoclaed Reports From K A ploriQ friT AcllAO AUA Coming Year Pratum Enrolls New . Members; Turner Hag Teachers Reception PRATUM The week of Octob er 19 to the 23 was set at PTA en- hoUment week Pratum, when the executive committee met at the . schoolhouse - Thursday and made plans . for - the ' new - school year. ; The boy or girt receiving the most number of points in the contest is to be given a prize, while the room having' the high est score is to receive Hallowe'en treats. C.-.v ; It was decided to carry on the usual PTA activity for the dura tion with . fewer meetings, . con ducting what necessary business arose between the general meet ings by the executive committee. The first regular meeting is to be held the second Monday in No vember to observe American Edu cation week. Reception Held TURNER The annual teachers reception was held Thursday in the Turner high school honoring the faculty staff, and sponsored by the school board members, Tom Webb, Charlie Standley and Law rence Edwards. Tom Webb,, chairman 'of the board,1, presided, during the pro gram. A reception was held in the domestic science room where autumn flowers . decorated k the tables, and. ' refreshments were served by the Sunshine club mem ber. .. . - Teachers honored were J. O. Russell, Mrs. Vera Cochell, Miss Lorraine Vick and Joseph Tor- bett of the high school faculty; Miss Dessie McClay, Mrs. Bernice Barker,. Mrs. Mabel Jensen, and Mrs. Leota Sloan of the grade school. Labisli Center Family Visits LABISH CENTER Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Leedy, and Mr., and V . I - . M. - 1 T night and Sunday :with reHaBves near Cedar Mills. ; v Max" BIbby returned home to spend the weekend with his par ents. ' He attends ' Oregon State college ' .. . Mr. and Mrs. Fred McClaughry have been painting their home this week. . ; Dinner guests Sunday at the W. A. Starker home were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Starker and Miss Jean Starker of Corvaliis, Bruce Star ker from Molalla, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Young and Mrs. Otto Star ker, all of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burr and Jauhita. ' " . - Preparations are being made at the local church for Harvest day next Sunday. The committees are program, Mrs. E. M. Boies and Miss Marjorie Wanless; decora tions, Harry Boehm, Ed Klampe and W. B. Aker; dinner, Mrs. Har vey Aker and the Kum-Join-Us class. - After the morning services there will be a no-host dinner at noon and a program in the after noon. .; t . : The church choir will practice at 7:30 on Wednesday in prepara tion for the Harvest day exercises. Elmer McClaughry, Bill Mc Claughry and . John Bisanz re turned home from . deer hun tin late Saturday night with one doc and one buck. , The Statesman? $ Salem. Oregon. Wednesday Farmers Union News MARION BUI Hardy led the opening song services at the Farmers Union local meeting Fri day night 'There was a very good attendance. The . secretary an nounced that J. L. Calavan had not missed a meeting since the first of the yearr It was voted to move the local's safety deposit box from Stayton bank to the United States Nation al bank at Salem.?: Warren Gray reported on the county convention which was held at ML AngeL ; Mrs. Fred Setter- macher presented a plaque to the local on . which are placed the names of sons - of our members who are in the service. ' The steelhed bill which is to be on the November ballot was dis cussed at length. 1 : -- ,k, ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sprung- man made a donation toward the paint fund, Mrs. Sprungman gave the ladies' auxiliary two aprons for the bazaar to be held in De cember. k'.V Harry 'Roan presented the farm program for 1943 as outlined by the state agricultural college. The men are again Joining their forces with the women on Thurs day in putting on the second coat of paint on the halL Lincoln Boy Brought Home From Hospital LINCOLN Mrs. Walter Mc Donald went to Portland Satur day to bring her' son Marvin, nine, who has been a patient at Doernbecker hospital, -' home. Miss Wolma Crawford accompan ied Mrs. McDonald to Portland. w mm E3i 1M ft E0lI m S0 GO down Into your basement your store- , room. Climb up to the attic too. Look at . the unused stuff you're sure to find, and realize how important these odds and ends can be. ' Important to a kid half, way around the world. Important to a blue-dad gob to a flyer, rac ing to reach the target before, some , knifing . Messerschmitt can find its mark. : v . :.. .:,. . That old metal means steel for these men. And steel means armor plate for sa fety weapons ' and ships for Victory. -f . ; . Without it they'll die. They're not afraid of that but "it's better to give a life for acause than to be sacrificed by . thoughtlessness.5. And : -it's better yet to live,-knowing that the folks back home didn't let them down. , 'And we tcont let them dotchl Its note on. : our big scrap collection drive and you're going ' to help make it cause you see a salvage depot That's the way they've got v be to make sure the mills won't run out! ; Coirmunity, Correspondents Mcesung. October 2L 1942 Conventions Scheduled Sunday Schools Will Have District Meets :: v In Two Communities I - JEFFERSON The Jefferson District Sunday school convention will be held at the Dever school house October 25. A program has been prepared, including the opening song and choruses led by Gladys Arnold; prayer by William Watson; scripture lesson, . Rev. Robert Bennett; special number by members of Scio Christian Sunday school; Conner Sunday school; Talbot, Marion Presbyter ian, Dever, and Jeff ersonE van gellcal -schools. : Rev. C W. Pogue, pastor of the Jefferson Methodist - church," will be guest speaker. : The; children will be in charge of Mrs. William Watson, children's division super intendent There will also be a business meeting in charge of the president, Glen Thurston. The theme of ; the convention, "Christ for Any Crisis. Fred de Vries, county president, will be present and take part in the pro gram. A good attendance is desired." ". snvertea Hills - . . SILVERTON . HILLS Regular Sunday school sessions at , the Sllverton Hflls : community hall will be resumed Sunday. ' Last Sunday the Sllverton i District Sunday school convened at , the halL An interesting program was given and1 the attendance was good.- " Mrs. Roy Keller is spending several weeks in California, visit- in a good one. Dont let up be- full junk yard cr a brinunkg i - i a. JL MM G fell S Mm ing with her husband at -Camp Soberts and' with her brother, EauriceR uvaV in the navy ser vice at San Diego. Turner Folk Go to Florida TURNER Richard - Whittle, who has made his home with Mr. and - Mrs. J. S. McKinney this summer left Thursday for a trip to BlountstownJ Fla. They will remain with Mrs. Whittle's par ents for the duration. Mrs. Whit tle resigned her: position at the state tuberculosis hospital. Turner ' Junior Endeavor socie ty won the prize Saturday at the county- convention In Salem for the largest group of represents tives. Attending were AHene Hat field, David and Charles FarrelL Carol Standley- and their leader, Miss Nadine Ellis. Rev. and Mrs. Gene Robinson, pastor, and wife of , the Turner Christian, church, also attended and" Rev. Robinson was master of ceremonies at the evening banquet Mr. and Mrs. Floyd W. Hutch ens of Corvaliis visited Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs. N. W. Hutchens. Miss Miriam Grimes is spend ing several weeks in Bend and Redmond with her relatives and friends. - f - ' Mr. and Mrs. Albert Robertson and son Edward moved Saturday from the Tom Webb farm to Tur ner, where they have rented the Richard Holt house. Robertson is now employed in theshipyards in Portland. Herman Peetz, Walter Harris and William Salisbury started work last week at the shipyards. " Qaiife mm rrrir-in '$ Mfedl eMII "tel 1- . . -,. . ... . , i - . .. . - . . . ' . - : ' - . ; i - -;. ;- ' . 1..'..,'-". mm J jL .AL filLl'J UUiiliLsU LJLi L.-iLa iiLai - :. . ' I IB i 1 . - Llllllll 1 Community Clubs Meet Boy Scout Troop Has Program at Middle Grove on Friday MIDDLE GROVE B o y Scout troop. 42 , furnished the program for the first community club pro gram of the year . Friday night at the school at which time Cascade council executive,- Mr. Ruddl- man presented registration book lets to members Gene Scofield. Kenneth Munson, Delwin Kleen. Lynn Barker, Wayne AuK, Wade Carter,. Keith LaDue. . Donald Baldwin, Robert Bartruff, James Maddox, Glenn and Bobby Wag ner, Gary Keppenger and' Louis Lorenz.;.;:-'X'.; ; . The November program of the club will be In charge of the school alumni. Club WU1 CoUeet Salvage . EVANS 4 VALLEY The Com munity club will salvage its own scrap and donate the proceeds .to the good of its own club, accord ing to a recent' vote of the mem bers. - BETHEL The opening meeting of ; the, Community -dub will be held , at the school Friday night Ralph Wilson, the new president, will preside. Plans for the year wfll be discussed.. Refreshments will le served, Grangers News SILVERTON-Booster night . at the Suverton grange will be ob served October 23, T. B. Hobart is listed ' as the principal; -speaker. The- Home , Economics club me Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Frank Lais to make plans for the lunch to be served. ROBERTS The Roberts HE club met at the home of Mrs. L. D. Johnston with Mrs. Rose How land assisting hostess. The next meeting will be a cov ered dish luncheon at the grange hau. mm MFIS nr7T7r?r?n . dPrinn - nTTVil ! Th:i cpsco ccntriburcd - : mm c 'After the RAF Left 'Calling Card? Months after the thousand -bomber RAF -raid en Cologne, Germany, . tears ef the bembinx still remain la the teetlea ef the city shewn f here. Wbes this dayught phU was made by an KAF recesaiaiwanee I plane recently debris was stm being cleared away and barges were ' a British rflelal photfraph. Birthdays Are Celebrated ' TURNER Mrs. Dora Downs, oldest guest at the Turner Me morial home was honored with a dinner party Thursday in observ ance 'of her 88th birthday. 'She received many lovely gifts and greetings from her friends, r In cluding a decorated birthday cake. Mrs. Anna Farris .was recently honored on her 81st birthday an niversary with a family dinner at 2m sWs- TBI mm by . . .... ' - . S . 7- Li '! tit. ..MI. 4 , : , ' ' j - ...IIIUILJ u J - s Aseedated Frees Telemat her Turner home. Guests for the j occasion; were her three sons and' families I including, Mr. and Mrs r Grant Farris and daughter, Bev erly Jean of Salem, Mr. and Mrs.-, Ray Farris and son El win; of Philomath and Leonard Farris ol Astoria. : . . ..- - Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kendall en tertained at their . Portland noma 4 with a dinner party honoring their -s daughter Beverly r Ann on her ) ilth birthday anniversary. At tending from Turner were- the Katie and Rosa Ahrens, Henry Ahrens and their young niece. 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