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Health Officers Conduct Clinic ' Independence PTA Sponsors March 13 Examinations INDEPENDENCE Dr. Don ald J. Bourg, medical director. Miss Gertrude Lee, supervising nurse for Benton and Polk coun ty health unit and Miss Barbara Dike, county public health nurse for this section of Polk county, will be at the Independence Training school all day Satur day, March 13, to conduct the an! nual physical examination for the kindergarten children. They will also be here again March 27, to continue the examinations of children in the community whj will be entering first grade in 1 September. I Miss Gallagher will take ap- pointments for these examinations before March 13. Mothers must be . present at the examination. Miss Dora Gallagher, chairman of the. PTA summer round-up committee, will be in general i charge of arrangements for these two examinations. t This commit tee will also be making a survey ' of the community to make a re i cord of all children from birth to school age.. The PTA committee in conjunction with the health de partment is- making this survey with plans for future well baby conferences. The PTA and ( the Polk county . health department hope that if these conferences are established in the near future, ev ery mother with children under the age of six will avail herself of this health service. On Thursday of last week. Dr. Bourg, Miss Lee and Miss Dike conducted physical examinations for the first grade children and others in the family who had been scheduled for examination. Thirty-eight children were ex i amined with mothers present. 1 Problems and defects were point I ed out to the mothers by Dr. i Bourg and these were referred to the family . physician, where treatment was found necessary, Nutritional pamphlets were dis- tributed and counseling on all ; problems was given by Dr. Bourg or one of the nurses. Children scheduled for an ex- animation, who were absent or who for any other reaso i were not examined will be examined at a later date. Onion Growers Sell 1942 Crop, Start Planting LABISH CENTER Most of the onion growers in this section now have disposed of their 1942 crop with the exception of a few cars which remain on ice. The bulk of the onions on ice are in the hands of the brokers. Within the next couple of weeks, many growers will be plowing; and working their beaverdam land. Several of them have made arrangements to plant their seed onions this week. The law requires that they be planted at least a mile away from the lake area as it was found that they spread a disease called yellow dwarf which affects the growing 1 onions. , The Community club will meet Friday, night at the school with Miss Grace Klampe and Mrs. E. M. Boies' on the entertainment committee. They have arranged a program which will include mov ing pictures presented by the for estry department, songs by Miss Betty Pugh of Salem, and several - musical numbers by the Kearns .- sisters of Salem. , ; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rasmu'ssen began moving Monday to their new home, which they moved from Keizer to a tract of land which they purchased from the Cochrahs. Miss Arlene Rasmussen was home over the weekend from 'Corvallis where she is employed. Mr. and MrsVi Orville Klampe ' and family will soon move to the house on the Frank Weinman place which the Rasmussens have , vacated. 'Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Weinman and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wein man visited in Portland Saturday , with relatives who are seriously m. r ,4 Rev. Gordon Jaf f e has announc- ed that next Sunday night ; the 'first of a series of religious mo tion pictures will be held at the school. This picture is entitled "Forgive Us Our Debts' and will follow the Christian Endeavor les son which will begin at 7 o'clock with Charles Wanless as the lead er, vv cvr ' '. -n- i' Teachers Are Pupils I ; For Dtty; Learn : j . To Teach Construction ALBANY linn county teach en will be stadents JSatarday, , March . at an all-day building - construction session which will ; be held in the Central Janior high building- la Albany. C O. - nuxhson, fleldman ; of the state building congress, will be pre- . sent and will bring, with him . S. Ir Godard, whowlU joper-, vise, the - work;"s: txfT'h '' ; . Teachers attending are1 ask .. ed to bring a hammer, a tack hammer will do, and if possible a fine-toothed; stiff-back saw. Lumber and nails will be jf r nlshed. The idea of this school ' is to instruct teachers bi indas trial arts how to teach building , construction. M d- Reports From i Buena Vista Church Marks Dedication BUENA VISTA The Buena Vista church is observing a na tional week of dedication' until March 7 with special devotional services. Mrs. Otis Short and children have moved to West Salem. Mr. Short: is in the tuberculosis hos pital in Salem. Frank Borter of Albany was visiting friends here Saturday. Mrs. Ed Lucas spent the week at her farm south of Buena Vista. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lucas came Sunday to take her home. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Gail Prather, Wayne Moe, Alfred Pendarvis ' and Al Taylor are working : hops in the .Crocker yard near Salem. Miss Ruby Carpenter visited Saturday with Miss ! Hazel Short of West Salem. I Albert Taylor visited his son, Bud, in Forest Grove a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Don Hyde of Port land were weekend guests at the Clifford Wells home.; Mrs. John Lendonf of Portland, mother of John Lendon, suffered a stroke February 20 and passed away that night. j Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Abbott sponsored a hobo party Friday night About 18 youngsters at tired like iiobos knocked at doors and collected food for a party at the hall later. ! ; D. Rolph of Eugene was a Sat urda ynight guest j at the Gail Prather home. j Miss Alice Prather and her aunt, Mrs. Lillie Doty, Were weekend guests at the L. S. Prather home. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Wilcox have rented the parsonage. Nancy Beal Out of Hospital JEFFERSON francy Beal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Beal, who was ill in a Salem hos pital, has been brought home, but will have to remain in bed for a week lonf er. She i$ a fifth grade pupil in the Jefferson school. Mrs. AL A. Hatchings, presi dent of the .local Farent-Teachers association, ' announces that the March meeting of the asso ciation will be held at the school Thursday night, March 4. A pro gram is be in x planned. Mrs. Thomas Harris spent Fri day and Saturday in Portland on business. ' Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rehfeld were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Rehfeld and daughter, Kay Laree, of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. George Kihs and daughter, Carmen Ruth, Mrs. Hart Barnes and sons, Michael and Wil liam Darr of Silverton; Virgil Wil son, US riavy at Pasco, Wash., and Mrs. Virgil Wilson of Fruitland; Mr. and Mrs. John Kihs and Rev. Robert Bennett, i Mrs. S. M. Green spent her 85th birthday anniversary : Saturday quietly at her home on Ferry street Friends called during the day and she also received many lovely birthday ( greetings. Her dauhgter, Mrs. Pierce Jacob, is spending several j weeks at Red mond. Austin in Oakland WOODBURN -1- Larry Austin, guarantee engineer for the Wil lamette Iron It ; Steel company, left here Monday for Oakland, Calif., where he will represent the company. Farmers Union News BUENA VISTAI Farmers Union local will meet Friday night T To seek Divorce Mrs. Gertrude! Ackeriyi Brooks (above), wtfjKof - US Sen, C. Wayland. Brooks' (R-TU), is In KeBO, NeV jto establish resi dence prior Its' seeking a di vorce, her ; attorney, Thomas F. ' Ryan, said. f Associated Press .Telemat, :' - - - .i t ' - v- is v J - . , ' 1 - - i - v; Iff : f a ft ; --S-. lit - ,v l , . v-v T i Si I s " . ' ' ' - j Willamette allev The Statesman's Salem. Oregon, Thursday Eat It All-Ot Else f THI FGLK.5 U " atmomc emw-.r :- VQUR 1 I cLeflni vm - f - - I Li ' V - V The army has Its) food problems too but of a somewhat "different nature than the probjems confronting civilians. Here bomber crew men Henry Hughes (left) and Elbert Chambers (center) of the San Angela, Tex., army air; field learn that while they will get all they want to eat, they must eat everything they take on their tray. Master Sgt Frank Kincael (right), 1 years Jn the army mess business, sees to that personally. Hughes is from Muskegon, Mich and Chambers from Brown wood, Tex. Associated Press Telemat. Birthday Dinners Are Given In Pioneer for Visitors ! " J ; ' I PIONEER Little Douglas Theiss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Theiss, jwas taken to the Dornbecker hospital in Port land Monday. It is reported that the baby has pneumonia but no word has been received yet Mr. and Mrs. ' Archie Brown and Leonard attended a birthday dinner at the George Van Cleave home in Salem Sunday. The din ner was in honor ,of Mrs. Fred Fox of Portland. ! ! ! Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Weaver and Mrs. Dora Glaze j of Dallas yere dinner guests at the Ralph Weaver home Sunday. j Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kent land son, Robert were dinner guests at the Roy Black home Monday night ! Mrs. Charles : Weideman land children, Mavin and Chariene, were dinner guests at the John Keller, jr., home Friday. : j Mrs. Archie Br0wn honored; her sister, Mrs. Fred Fox, with a birthday dinner ! at the Brown home Monday. Those for dinner were Mrs. Tom Keller, Mrs. Clin- JIt. Angel Council Approves: PGE, Plans Fire Meet MT. ANGEL, j The Mt An gel city council Monday night passed the ordinance giving! the Portland General Electric com pany a 20-year ; franchise in :Mt AngeL The ordinance had been discussed at last month's meet ing. The council i also agreed to hold a special meeting with the directors of the Mt Angel fire district to definitely outline the duties of the department Jim Foamier! resigned his po sition as head of the civil de fense in Mt Angel and Byron Connolly asked the council to i appoint a new . defense chair man. The matter will be consid ered at, the special meeting. Mrs. Cannon Dies AtShelburn; Rite Is Held Monday SHELBURN -i- Funeral services for Mrs. Mary j Bennett Cannon, 86,. were held in Albany Monday afternoon and burial was iik the Miller cemetery at Shelburn where her husband was bbried thirty yeras ago. :Mrs. Cannon lived alone Shelburn and was found by school cnudren in a semi-conscious dition Monday! noon She rushed to the; Albany hokpiUl wnere she passed away. Services- w e e conducted Rev. Henry Albers. Her grandsons were pall-bearers. Mrs. Cannon is survived by four sons: Isaac of Shedd. Levi ofjTOregon City and Joseph and timer of Shelburn. . She was member of the In terdenominational church of burn. . !-:.: Shel- Tucker Belter A U MS VI LLE Frank Tucker! who has been under a physijeian's care in Salem for some time, has recovered sufficiently to! be brought back to his home, j D. W. Lamb; who has been at work in British Colurobii for some time, is at home 'on. a two weeks "visit ; ? WAAC Aide Added SILVERTON Mrs. Ralph! Lar son,; local recruiting ! off kep for the WAAC, is announcing that she has chosen Mrs. Rolf Bentson as her assistant Community Correspondents Morning. March 4, 1943 . 1 as to the condition of the child. ton Wood, Mrs. Howard Coy, Mrs.) Earl Wood and Mrs. Frank Dom-j hecker. Mrs. Mildred Aukerman of Scappoose visited at the John Kel ler and Harry Wells homes Sun day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dornhecker and Robert had as their guests for dinner Sunday, Miss Marguerite Allen of Eugene, Maxine Sias and Glen Easter of Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Keller and Richard were supper guests at the Howard Coy home Sunday. Miss Marguerite Allen of Eu gene visited at the Frank Dorn hecker home from Saturday until Tuesday. Ruth Dornhecker accom panied Miss Allen to Eugene where she will visit the rest of the week. Mrs. Howard Coy and children, Jimmy and Carol, were dinner guests at the Harry Wells home Sunday. Mrs. John Keller, Mrs. Gladys Frakes and son, Raymond, vfere dinner guests at the John Keller, jr., home Sunday. Ruth Dornhecker was a dinner guest at the Baker home in the Liberty district Sunday. Harry Wells returned to Glen brook Monday after spending the weekend visiting his family here. Howard Coy made a business trip to Portland Monday. St. Patrick's to Be Tin Day at Linn j ALBANY St Fatrick's day March 17, will be celebrated in Linn aad Benton counties by 'a general clean-up of tin cans, the day having been decided en by the Linn county salvage chairman, Reseoe Ames. j Original plans were for a joint pick-up of cans by Albany and Corvallis, but at the suggestion of the state salvage committee officials who are cooperating, plans were changed to include county-wide pick-ups. j . The Southern Pacific railway company will spot a ear ou'a siding In Albany, and! the flat tened cans will be brought there for loading after having been gathered up at central points -In Corvallis. Lebanon, Halsty, Tangent Shedd and Harrisbulrg. In Albany a house-to-house pick an will be made, with the trucks taking the cans direct to the freight ear. Starrs A re "Hosts : At Family Reunion STAYTON Mr. and MrsJ IS. J. Starr were, hosts at a family union recently. V; Among those present were ' Pfcl Vincent j P. Starr of Camp Forrest Tetut, who was -home on a 15 day fur lough; Mrs. Dorothy Bogstad of Seattle, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Hanson and daughter, Linda Kay, of Salem; Mr and Mfrsj?Ir vin - J. Schumacher- and children of Sublimity; Mr. and Mrs. Syl vester Snbernagel r and children of Scio; Miss Inez Starr of Salem; Miss Dorothy Ruef of Salem; Leonard. Robert J and ; Richard Schumacher ; of Sublimity.) ' . . Mrs. Dorothy Bogstad of jSeattle is visiting a week at the i home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Starr, and with other relatives. Ne v PAGE TUBER Monmouth High Principal Joins Navy MONMOUTH Matthew R. Thompson, who' has been princi pal of Monmouth high school since September, 1937, has , re signed his position to enter the navy. He has been granted a lieu tenant's commission and has been assigned to i a five weeks' indoc trination course in North Caro Una. He expects to leave Mon mouth Friday of this week. Thompson, who also served in the navy in. the first World war, rose to the! rank of lieutenant at that time. Prior to entering the field of teaching he was engaged for about 19 years in YMCA work in Portland and Ashland. ! He began his teaching career as principal of the Sweet Home high School where he served three years, then one year as superin tendent of city schools in Prairie City .before coming to Monmouth. He was graduated from Willam ette university and obtained his master's degree at the University of Washington. His wife and children expect to remain m their home here for the present where Paul and Vir ginia are high school students and Ann and! Ralph attend grade school. An older daughter is Mrs. Loren Reynolds. A dinner will be given at, Mon mouth high school Thursday by the domestic science classes, sup ervised by1 Mrs. Barbara Egelston, honoring Thompson. A. C. Stanbrough, mathematics division head at Oregon College of Education for many years, has been named acting principal of the high school for the remainder of the year. He was high school principal . at Newberg . prior to joining the OCE teaching staff. Landfairs Injured In Motor Crash; Both in Hospital LEBANON Serious injuries were sustained by both Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Landfalr of Boise, Idaho, Monday afternoon when the coupe they were driving got out of control on a rough stretch of road ion Seven Mile hill as they were coming this way from Bend. The car went over the bank and they lay at the foot of the slope more than half an hour before Mrs. Landfalr. was able to crawl to the top of the bank where she was discovered by a passing- ; motorist, who brought Mr. Landfalr up and started for Sweet Home with the two in jured persons. But a flat tire caused ;a further delay while help was brought The couple was taken to the Lebanon gen eral hospital where both are in a critical condition. Francis Landfalr, private first class, stationed at Camp Adair, was summoned. A daughter, Mrs." Valeria Bruce in Boise, was notified. Mr. Landfalr, a telegraph operator, had been substituting for an operator In Bend and was on his way to Portland where he was to be as signed to another office. Districts Report Sign-up Totals HAZEL GREEN Three hun- area ana mnety-eignt persons registered for ration book number two at the school last week. Mrs. Hazel Holbroke, teacher, was ' in charge and those assisting were Mrs. Loren Stettler, Mrs. Clifton Clemens, Mrs. Alvin Van Cleave, Mrs. Herman Wacken, Mrs. Ralph Gilbert,; Mrs. Lloyd McDonald, Mrs. Andrew Zahara and Mrs. Ju lius Slattum. JEFFERSON Registration for war ration book two was complet ed , here Friday night Nine hun dred and one books were distrib uted to persons eligible in Jeff er son school district 14., Members of the school faculty worked two hours at the close of school and every; night until 9 o'clock dis tributing the books. Only three or four families had all of their stamps removed. . " PIONEER The signup for ra tion book two was' completed here Saturday night with 105 books be mg issued. The rationing board sent out just 105 hooks. Profiler Attends Business Affairs ' At Marion Forks MARION FORKS Leland Pra ther : was looking after ' business interests here Thursday.'" t Mr. and Mrs. Scott Younij were in' Salem Ton business Friday; Mr. , and Mrs. 'Roland .Hopper of Santiam Junction dined with Harold Pugh's Friday night : Mr. and Mrs. Lewell Jacobs and daughters spent the weekend in Salem and Monitor. Ir and Mrs. Harold Pugh and Jo Ann visited with friends at Odell Lake over the weekend.! ? - Miss Dorothy Youn spent the weekend with relatives. LincolnClub GivesDinner - - i. - - UNCOLNi-r Twenty nine per sons attended the no-host supper sponsored by the Lincoln Com munity dub!at the school. The af fair was arranged by Miss Barbara Dike, sMiss Audrey Smith and. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McDonald. .Mrs. Mary Reichen was a recent guest for several days at the home of old friends, Mr. and Mrs.' Chris Yungen of Lincoln. Mrs. Retaken sold her farm at Hopewell and Is planning on' going to Ohio to make 'her home near her sons after she has completed her. business arrangements here. . '-Mrs. J. D. Feller received a let ter from her daughter, Mrs. J.' E. Murray,' this : week telling of the deep know which has been holding up tpcmffic'for the past three weeks at her. home at Groton, SD, where Mrs. j Feller formerly lived. The strong winds cover the roads with snow as fast as it is removed by tractor and snow plows until now there are deep banks of snow on either side of the roadway. Mrs. Roy Hammer, another Lincoln woman, heard from her sister, Mrs. Grace : Spittler of Hillsboro, ND, and there is from six to 12 feet of snow on the .level, she said. Polk County School Superinten dent Josiah Wills was in the north east section of the county this week where-he visited schools. On his visit to Lincpln, he advocated organizing 4H victory gardens. Mrs. L. I. Mickey, instructor, plans to arrange for each child to partic ipate in the activities of the 4H victory garden soon to be started ff7w, Ctimlinnli mm OUlIIllJaCll Dies Monday At Niece's Home WALDO HILLS Funeral ser vices will be held Thursday at 1:30 pjn Tfrom the Adolph Hari home for Miss Emma Stambach, 84, who died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Hari, shortly before midnight Monday. At 2 o'clock the services will be held at the Chris tian Apostolic church with inter ment at the church cemetery. The family asks that flowers be omitted. Larson & Son of Silver- ton, are in charge. Miss ' Stambach was born in Switzerland, January 10, 1859, and came to this country in 1906, She had lived in the Evergreen district lor the past 22 years. Survivors are four nieces, Mrs. Hari and Mrs. George Yetter of Silverton; Miss Alisa Bolliger and Mrs. Emil Hari, Portland; three nephews, Walter, Oscar and Ja cob Bolliger, all of Portland. wur cheapest cer's. Y -. - " ' . . 1- . ! . . -v : : Leaders Start Third Job, Saysj Rieder March has been set las the data for completing Job iramber three under t he neighborhood leader plan in Marion county, re ports County .A gent RobertiE. Bie derr when !all planning meetings of C0JninnIt yiland neigh twrhood leaders wil be finished. f; Launching . t4 ' the' newt ration program irith ili drastic bestric-' uons on ine purcnase oi cpmmer- sized the heed !of carrying out all three portions of the campaign ad vocated through; the neighborhood leaders, says -.Rieder- j r These three jfteps are the pro duction, aid conservation bf meat on ne iarm, ; proaucuon pt more and larger victtfry gardens; to meet all farm needs With some to spare. and the home preservation of ad equate supplies of ifood on all farms, fori yeararound use. -Printed .suggestions and aids are being distributed. ( " j ' j Neighborhood leaders h$ve been named arid arejat work in 59 com munities ia the county, making a total ) volfnteeif force of kn who hd ve assumed the task of contact ing ;650Q jfamilies in this county. tinder an aareement between the extension -service arid OCD, the neighborhood leaders have as sumed responsibility for 1 11 towns and communities in the cc unty ex cept Silertoni " Salem, V oodburn and Mill! Cftyl Families in , these non-rural areas will be reached with a similajr message i suited to town conditions through .the OCD block leader sirstem. The neighborhood leader plan is jeralied irif this couriij , as part of natiqn-wde systeni set up by the, extension j service as a means of teaching every rurap family witli emergency . wartime informa tiotby personal contact methods. Numerous studies have shown that itj Is proving5 1 highly effective in bringing! about widespread under standing; and action and jthus has tening victor, says Rieder. ' JI Rickey Community Club to Meet Friday RICKEY Mrs. Frank South Ind H. JM. K3een will have charge otjthe program at. the Commvm ity club meeting to b; held at the school ftriday nigh . A tajik oh war sutjects and special music will be the main prograijn features. ; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bales and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Chrissman wUl serve ion the refreshment Committee. J! Each family is asked m. sJ. ' Sii -l lu vi inn B : cwiu , .,. i , ; 41 ; i . . I les. if -.1-. !-'', W: - I ' t I" r if A ection The Meny Master Bakers jare guarding your health!! . pure ; fwjioleiome ingredients, plus skillful and careful baking in, a spotless clean bakery give you r fesji master uread source of fvital energy. At h mm ma Card Party Held, Planned WOODBURN Mrs. Tom De- Armond entertained members of the benefit card club of St Mary's Episcopal Guild at her home Mon day night Four tables of cards were in play with prizes being won for high scores by Mrs. Ger ald .Smith and Mrs. Marshall Hicks, ,.,.. - Those attending were Mrs. S. R. Kallak, Mrs. Merle Harwood, Mrs. Harold Austin, Mrs. Marshall Hicks,' Mrs.' Carol Foster, Mrs. Roy Claypoole, Mrs. George Mil ler, Mrs. Burt Willeford. Mrs. Gerald Smith, Mrs. James Henry, Mrs. Kenneth McGrath, Mrs. Mil-,., ler, Mrs. Harold Ticknor, Mrs! Walter. Miller, Mrs.' Clair Nibler and Mrs. Dean Bishoprick. " Refreshments werei served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Mc Grath. Mrl James Heriry will be hostess to the club In two .weeks, Monday , night March IS. . , - .; f1; t. : ST, LOUIS There will be a card party at the St Louis parish hall next Sunday, March the seventh. The ladies of the parish are in charge of the party. This is the last card party before Lent A large crowd is expected. ZENA The meeting of Spring Valley . Home ' Missionary ; society scheduled for Thursday, March. 4, has been postponed until Wednes day, March 10. The March 10 date was selected to avoid conflict with the meeting 'of the Lincoln Good will club on March 11 as a num ber of members in the Spring Valley club are' members of the. Goodwill club also. Mrs. Setala III; Son Plans Visit FAIRVIEW Mrs. Kusti Se tala Is bedfast at her home and ii under 'the care of a doctor. Her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Denzil Wilson, - and their daughter, Aileen, of , Portland, were Monday guests at the Seta-; la home.' Eino Setala, youngest ! son of Mr. and Mrs. Setala, who has been in the Hawaiian islands two years, telegraphed his parents Monday that; he is expecting ; to arrive Tuesday for a visit He and his brother were at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. Grangers News MACLEAY The Fourth fighter command and observation post . work wil be the, subject of the program to be put on at . the grange meeting Friday night, by Capt Morrison and Sgt. Seibert It is planned also to have pic tures. Dick ' Johnson's quartette will sing a' group of numbers. . . your . your Gro f f