S2hytG'n'C:nl: Four Dh in -Indiana T-rzin Vrcc': Offer Contest Stayton Garden Club Announces Judging , Rules, Prizes STAYTON Sponsored by Stayton merchants, a petunia con test is- being conducted here. Priz es have been made available by the merchants and judging rules announced, - Judging will be based upon the following classification points s lected by the Garden club: Design, 35 points; color combin ation, 25; quality or condition, 25; visibility from the street, 15. The prizes and classifications are as follows: . Prizes for classification of land scape over' 400 square feet first prize, sack of fertilizer; second prize, oil change. Landscape of 200 to 400 square feet first prize, $1.50 merchan dise; second prize, lubrication job. ' Landscape under 200 square feet first prize, $1 cash; second prize, wash job. Prizes for classification of Bor der over 20 feet, combination of colors first prize,, sack of flour; second prizee, flower container. Single color first prize, $2.50 credit on permanent; second prizej window and fabric cleaner. Border under 20 feet, combina tion of, colors first prize,; $1.50 merchandise; second prize, flower container. Single color first prize, $1 cash; second prize, flow er container. Parkings over 30 feetsingle color-r first prize .one gallon Kem tone; second prize, pair of framed pictures. Combination of colors first prize, $2.58 credit on perma nent; second prize, grease job. Parkings under 30 feet combin ation of colors--first prize, $1.50 garden supplies; second prize, can dy. Single colors first prize, $1 cash; second prize, Acuba pollen Jzer. - . i Porch and window boxes first prize, $1 merchandise; second, pribe 50c cash. Rockeries first prize, pair of framed I pictures; second prize, primroses. . . Children's gardens -first prize, $1 merchandise; second prize, 50c ' credit. .1 Churches first prize, one pair shrubs; second prize,' $1 cash. Service stations first prize, $1 cash; second prize, 50 c cash. - WEST SALEM The kingwood Garden club met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Mary Kuhn for its - regular Dusiness session wiui we president, Mrs. A. F. Goffier, in the chair. After the disposal of the routine business, a program was given -through a : rollcall in which erch member was asked to con rtibute some garden suggestion. Preparation of the soil,' fertiliza tion, irrigation, selection of best variety of seeds and plants and methods of planting . as well as control of insects and Weeds all came in for a share in the discus sions. '. j ' Lunch was served with Mrs. Mary Kuhn as hostess, -assisted by Mrs. Francis Burns. Those pres ent were Mrs. A. F. Goffier, Mrs. Harry Bonney, Mrs. Robert Fors ter, Mrs. Linn Richardson, Mrs. A. D. Landry, Mrs. Francis Burns, Mrs. Mary Kuhn, and Mrs. Claude Miller. Three guests were present, Mrs Fred Kuhn, Mrs, Burnham of McMinnville and Mrs. H. P. Toevs. Howard Reports Trapping 3 Bobcats At Silverton Hills . SILVERTON HILLS Three bob cats were trapped last-week by," Victor - Howard, government trapper. 1 The cats were said to be particularly destructive of kid Coats, Mr. Howard said he did not have to wander far to make this catch. - The Silverton Hills Home Eco nomics groups is planning to ar range a visit to the USO on May 18. Mrs. Oreille Tschantz is plan ning to have pies as the big treat for the day and is asking her as sistants to save sugar, for this. This group -visited the .USO as hostesses last Sunday, , The men of the Silverton Hills community will have charge of the Saturday night program. The women had - charge at the last meeting. . : la every department from flour blender to delivery trucks, only Modem. Sanitary quipmeat is used la ' producing Master Bread. rtnm rii AT YOUR GnOCER'S Reports From Faa Chips, fVEN THOUGH HE FARED his physical when he tried to enlist in the armed force F&Ia, President Roosevelt's pet Scottie, still la doing' his part for the wax effort. Mrs. Laura Franklin Delano, wife of the chief executive's first cousin, is pictured above presenting Fala with a War Dog- Fund certificate after the Scottie had bought a bond. Fala is too light for service duty. (Intetnztionil Souadphoto) Mrs. Vernon James Elected President Scio VFW Auxiliary ; SCIO VFW auxiliary officers recently elected at Scio in clude : president, Mrs. Vernon J araes ; senior vice president, Mrs. Rose Kendle; junior vice president,, Mrs. Glen Clark; chaplain, Mrs. Frank Perry; secretary treasurer, Mrs. Evelyn Be van; con ductor, Mrs. Maycle Bates; trustee, Mrs. Gladys Hoagland; Mrs. Lela Moore, guard. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lytic are en- route to Wyoming, where Mr. Ly- tle plans to take employment for a time with a government party under direction of their son, Mar vin Lytle, who has been in -the service for 25 years. Mrs. Earl Hall of Salem vis ited this week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank NadvornDc Tony Krossman has exchang ed j his Scio residence proper ty j for the six-acre tract at West Scio .formerly, owned by the late Albert Shelton. Mrs. Shelton will move to the Kross man place. Scott Views Coming Peace WOODBURN The meeting of the Rotary club was held Thurs day night in the Legion rooms at the l city halL Quincy Scott was the guest speaker. He i gave the turning points which led America on the road to war, and then back on the road to peace, speaking also of his be lief in the post-war world. Scott said that when America and Britain disarmed themselves and let Japan and Germany vio late the, rules, it was just like taking the arms from a policeman and giving them to a burglar. These and other comparisons brought the .realization to Rotari ans and their guests that "war breeds pacifism and pacifism breeds war," as the speaker put it. He said that a post-war leader nation of some sort will be neces sary but who it could be was hard to name. His belief was that all youths should be given a period of military studies under military discipline, instead of "raising them upon the seat of their 'pants." Sara Harris Dies At Waterloo Home LEBANON -- Sara A. Harris, born in Marion county 84 years ago, . died ; at her home in the Waterloo neighborhood Sunday and was buried Thursday after noon in the Masonic cemetery in Lebanon after services in the Lowe Mortuary conducted by Rev. Ralph G. Kleen of the Methodist church. 1 , ' Two sons, Steven . Farrier of Lowell and W. B. Farrier of Fall Creek, survive with 12 grand children and 5 great grandchild ren. - - Mrs. Harris had lived alone for many years, taking care of herself. McCorhles Entertain Mother During Visit ' HAZEL GREEN" Mrs. Vadie Campbell of Hillsboro Is a guest at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.' Archie McCorkle. . - . . Mrs. Rudolph Wacken returned from visiting several days with! her. folks, Mr. and Mrs. John Thielen, and her daughter, Lois, who Is staying with her grand parents and attending high school at Gold Beach. Mr. and Mrs. John Schaffer and children, Jean, Fredrick and Bob by, were Tuesday night dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Zielinskl - The Statesman's Satan. Oregon fxrharday in to : Second' VI at Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sweeny have returned from Salem, occu pying the former Hoagland pro perty in south Scio. : v Mrs. Joe Haller and two "sons visited a few days ago at the Scio home of Mrs. V. J. Philippi Max Wesely recently completed planting about 12 acres of pota toes near Scio. Mrs. Gertrude ' Martin and daughter, Alice, visited Scio friends a few days ago. Mrs.- Mar tin was reelected to teach near Harrisburg, but plans to take a school at Hillsboro.5 .! tfelo lodge of Odd Fellows will be represented at the semi annual district convention at Sweet Home today. Albert Davis this week had the cast removed from his injured leg and is reported recovering from the accident of last Octo ber. Bob Crouser recently 'was hos pitalized for infection. Mrs. Floyd Johnson and two sons are with Marley Sims and family, at Eugene. She is a sister of Sims, all having been reared at Scio. Johnson is in the navy. Mrs. Norman Bernier and son, Lane, are home from a visit with relatives. Mrs. Earl Archer is with Scio relatives, her husband ' having been transferred from Fort Can by to a California base. Scio emergency hospital still needs cash and equipment, ac cording to Dr. A. H. Prill; com mittee chairman in charge.! Phillip James has been ill for several days. He is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd James. Loren Wedy recently j par chased 49f acres of agricaltar al and pasture land sear Scio from J. L. Rodgers ef Albany. The property , formerly i was owned by C F. Dawson. Carl Haugen Is said to have ac cepted employment at a : ware house at' Camp Adair. r , Robert Dennison, Portland war worker, visited Scio this week. In addition to holding a job for several months, he is completing his i high school course, : through night classes. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harper visited this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cyrus. L W. Copeland, Pendleton, father of Mrs. C. M. Cyrus, is re- portea - recovering . irom a : severe illness of several weeks. Mr. Branson, Mrs. Kirby and Mrs, Quigley 1 were in ; Salem on business this week. Mrs. Emma Whitney, Browns ville, returned this week to her employment at Portland after vis iting at the Rodgers Mountain home of her daughter, Mrs. Jerry Walter. Price in Hospital .i KINGS VALLEY James Price is in the general hospital at Cor vallis. , : Chester Cros grove - expects to leave the hospital at Corvallis this week. Cr oj grove was hurt at the Mosier mill. . ; The little grandson of Mrs. Frank Ritner died at the general hospital Sunday. No funeral ar rangements have been made. Dykstra Resigns f ! STAYTON - Prof. 1 Geerre Drkstra met with ' the school board of district 77 Wednesday night at a special session.! Dyk stra will discontinue his high school classes as of this week.. He has prospective' shipyard employment. ' i'v.-.. Community Correspondento Morning, April 21 1343 Loan Drive Birthday Party Given Feting Charles Clow UNIONVALE Complimenting Charles Clow, whose, birthday was Saturday, April 17, his wife entertained with a family birth day anniversary Sunday dinner at his home. . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Withee and Lydia, who left here three weeks ago for Byron, 111., returned home Monday. They attended the funeral of their son there and enroute home visited relatives in South Dakota. While in Dakota the themometer dropped to 24 de grees, .freezing ice an inch thick. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weathers of Salem were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Wright Mrs. Weathers will be remembered as Mrs. w Verna, Anderson. Her son,' Harold, is in -training in California and her son, Delmar, is in train ing in Virginia. Her remaining children are married and reside near Salem. Mrs.vRoy Wright of Salem was a Sunday guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wilson, and also at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Wright Mrs. F. E. Wood of Plummer, Idaho, a former Unlonvale resi dent who is in a Spokane hospital with a broken hip, is doing as well as can be expected, a letter to her daughter, Mrs. Henry De yoe, a few days ; ago said. Mrs. Edmund Jones of Clat sknie was a weekend guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Westfall. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey M. Bates of Portland were Sunday guests of . Mrs. E. M. Alderman. Mrs. Bates remained for several days visit The women are sisters. Mrs. Elwyn Dorsey of Portland was a weekend guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Boulden. Mrs. Sharp Earns Band INDEPENDENCE Mrs. Laura Sharp, this week earned her 100 hour armband for duty at the In deoendence observation post The armband will be awarded to Mrs. Sharp at a potluck dinner for all obesrvers May 10 in Campbell's hall. Rescue 16 Men tm "- - "-c s " - 1 tr- -r . ; .. - . xv.sr. ., ... , . " i -. ..--jf I " - ''' ' i - -i. - " .. ' '" - IV- ' - "y. " I ' ' J : - - . Near exhaustion after many days afloat, these IS men crowded onto a single life raft were found drifting la the north Atlantic by a US coast guard cutter. Guardsmen in foreground stand ready for rescue as the cutter maneuvers into position. The seamen were cast adrift when their ship was torpedoed by a German . snbmarlne. (Associated Press photo from Coast Guard.) ; PACZ. TXTU Second Drive Falls Short Silverton, Quota Set "; ; At 3300,000; Sales Reach 366,000 SILVERTON Not one third of Silverton's war bond quota in the second big drive had been reached by Thursday, George Manolis local chairman reported. Mr. Man olis expressed hope tha" Silver ton, who v had gone : so far over the quota In the first drive, would not continue to lag in the second drive. . The local quota ' had been set at $300,000. To date the sales have totaled $65,852 J2. Of this the postoffice has sold $9,843.75; the bank $44,008.57, and the Sil ver Falls Timber company em ployes have bought $12,000. Work ing with the war bond war dura tion: committee, composed of Mr. Manolis, H. W. Preston and Harry Carson, Is a J victory committee for . the second drive. Serving on this are Glen BriedwelL George Hubbs, Dr. A. W. Simmons, E. L. Starr, Merlin Conrad,, R. B. Dun can, Bill ScarthV with Dr. P. A. Loar representing the R c t a r y club; Dale Lamar, the Lions and C J. Towe, the American Legion. ALBANY Announcemen t - was made Wednesday by J. B. Taylor, manager of the local Montgomery Ward f store, , that he hid been notified his' company had allot ted $30,000 as Linn county's share of the second victory loan war bond sale. The amount will be invested In bonds and will be credited toward Linn county's quota of $3,000,000. STAYTON At the end of the ninth day of the national bond drive, Stayton sales amounted to $35,143.50 (issue value). Herr Schlckelgruber's birthday, Tues day, saw sales peak. Bringing to a close the Stay ton grade school's bond and stamp drive which they started on January 1, the whole school was treated to a ride, eight at .a time, in two army Jeeps which were brought ever by army men. The school sold $2,274.7 worth or enough to make three jeeps. Marion county war bond and stamp committeemen were also present " :; Observation Post Volunteers Needed WEST SALEM An urrent appeal is being made to West Salem residents to turn out for the mass meeting called by the fourth fighter command repre sentatives from Portland, at which ways and means of prop erly manning the West Salem observation post will be dis cussed. The meeting will be Monday at 7:30 pjn. la the school gymnasium. The necessity. for volunteer ing to work at the post must be Impressed upon eltlsens, es peciaHy with the hot summer weather and v danger - of fires drawing close, post workers de clared. A system Is being work ed out whereby eltlsens will only have to stand watch for a six hour shift once . In six weeks. But someone must man the post, officials warned, or what is volunteer work now may b e c o m e an assignment backed up by Taw. . Birthday Party Given PEDEE A birthday party was given for Margaret Howard at the school Thursday night ' .. on Life Raft i Capacity "VTill Supply , 45,000 Acrea Noy, Darley Reports - V STAYTON To Increase the capacity of the West Stayton ir rigation canal and to relieve back pressure 6a the water wheels re sulting in an increased production of power for industrial purposes, Herman Darley, manager of the Willamette Valley Water com pany, . has been directing opera tions along one and one-half miles of the canal and announces the task nearly completed. For 3500 feet westward from Je ter's swamp, the canal was deep ened six weet and widened eight to ten feet, several years ago. A similar improvement, being made now extends eastward from the swamp to the headgates at the rear of the . Charles Porter resi dence on Maple street. It is rumored that A. D. Gard iner will begin similar work on the canal eastward from the Porte lo cation to the power wheels in the center of Stayton. The former flow of 150 second feet will be increased to a capacity flow of 600 second feet, Darley re ports. The company supplied Wa ter for 2200 acres . last year and with the ditch widening, thinks to supply all of the 4800 acres now under water rights held by it. No increase In acreage' Is anticipated this year. . : ny : . The main canal' beginning at Stayton and . emptying Into Mill creek near Turner is 15 miles in length with laterals which total about 200 miles of canal ' and ditches. MrsV McDonald Elected Head Of Sunshine Club HAZEL GREEN The Sun shine Sewing club held its last meeting of the season Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Lloyd McDon ald's home with Mrs. Julius Slat tum, Mrs. LeRoy Van Cleave and Mrs. Glen Loomey as joint host esses.; " , New officers were elected for the -coming year m fellows: President, Mrs. Lloyd - McDon ald; vice president, Mrs. Clifton Clemens and secretary-treasurer, Mrs." Virgil Perrine. ; - A. vote ot thanks to the retiring officers, Mrs. Rudolph Wacken, president and Mrs. Herman Wack en, secretary-treasurer, was given by Mrs. McDonald, who presented them each with a gift from the club. The schoolteachers, Mrs. Lbren Stettler and Mrs. Hazel Holbroke, were given gifts In ap preciation of their work. , The club will not hold its an nual picnic this year because of the rationing. Members present were Mrs. Hattie Van Cleave, Mrs. Ralph Gilbert, Mrs. LeRoy Van Cleave, Mrs. Virgil Perrine, Mrs. Andrew Zahara, Mrs. C. F. Doane, Mrs. Ben Clemens, Mrs. Archie Mc Corkle, Mrs. Clifton Clemens, Mrs. Julius Slattum, Mrs. Clan Loomey, Mrs. John V. Lehxaman, Mrs. Al vin Van Cleave, Mrs. O. G. Loo mey, Mrs. Hazel Rumkle, Mrs. Ted Wacken, Mrs. Herman Wack en, Mrs. Loren Stettler and Mrs. Hazel Holbroke. Rebekahs to Fete Visiting President WOODBURN Home Rebekah lodge 58 met Tuesday night to make arrangements for the Joint meeting with Francis Rebekah lodge of Monitor on April 28. At this meeting the president of the Rebekah assembly, "Madeline E. Rossner, makes her official visit FranciS lodge will conduct the business meeting : and Home Re bekah the Initiatory work with the drill team under the direc tion of Edith Frentx. v- - Edith FrenU and Mabel Wright were appointed to' purchase the gift for the president Joyce En gle, Mae Otjen and Myrtle Hall were appointed to work with a Monitor committee on refresh ments. " The lodge voted to purchase an other $25 war bond during April. Bureau Officials Confer in Albany About College Site ALBANY--Two bureau offic ials, H. J. Iverson, chief engineer for . Oregon and the US Bureau of Mines, and O. H. Metzger, as sistant chief engineer, are in Al bany from Portland to confer with Henry Powell Hopkins, architect and A. H. Boganje of the Salt Lake bureau of mines laboratory. Hopkins and Boganje are compiling data on the Albany college property, which has been taken ; over by the " government to be used for an electro-metallurgical laboratory. I? -; r Officials of the Albany cham ber., of j commerce "received ' word Wednesday from Senator Charles McNary and Representative Har ris Ellsworth' that $400,000 had been released by the budget com mittee for use at present in reno vating the' buildings. ' Visit in Canby : INDEPENDENCE Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker visited at Can by Tuesday with Frank Perkett who has .been very CL. Mr. Perk ett is Mrs. Baker's brother-in-law. ' ' '' ( - rfmiii i ' f --i ir i" W i i "il An Indianapolis anion railway locomotive (left) lies on its side after a collision with a Big Four passenger train at a crossing la Indianapolis, Ind. Pour rail wsy employes were killed. None of the - passengers on the Big Four train was hurt Associated Press ; Telemat .. ' ' - Frost Injury to Fruit Blooms Still Unknown SILVERTON Frost early Thursday morning was thought , to have done some , harm to fruit trees in bloom. Some grow ers report that probably con siderable damage would result while others thought the fruit would be "thinned out" While a fog followed. It did .not come . quickly enough nor was It heavy enough to save the fruit in certain locations, It was be lieved. UNIONVALE Despite brief showers, the routine work of cut ting . seed 'potatoes for planting the . 1943 crop is in progress at the U. S. Alderman farm by 27 local women. Quite an acreage has been planted already. At the old Harding place in the Gand Island district 150 acres of planting was completed a week ago and more will be planted there. At the 300-acre field of Mr. Alderman in the Newberg district planting is nearing the finish. . . , ; Potatoes are being dehydrated by modern methods for army use. This climate and soil Is ideal for the ' production of high grade potatoes., -4 ,v- ''-y u : T Field crops and gardens are thriving here and the apple trees are loaded with bloom. The early blooming is indicative of a rec ord crop of fruit old timers report ' . . Mrs. Dunbar To Address Health .Workers ALBANY The annual meet ing of the Linn county public health association, at which, offi cers for the coming year will be elected, will be held Monday night in the dining room of the Neber gall Packing plant in East Albany. Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, executive secretary of the Oregon State Tu berculosis association, ; will be guest speaker. Reports of the work of the coun ty association, and the result of the annual sale of seals will be part of the program. A' banquet will be served at 7 o'clock, to which the public is invited. Mrs. M. R. Cooley, Mrs. Rhetta Davis and Mrs. Don Densmoor are in charge of the banquet and , the ticket sale. Go to PorllanclU, ? WEST SALEM Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phillips, Mrs. Floyd West and son Roy, .made a business trip to Portland Wednesday I Enroute they passed through Vanport,' the UJ5. housing . project where Mr.. Phillips has been employed ' as a carpenter for - the past several months. ,... MARINE MaJ. Gen. Alex ander A. Vsndegrif t who com manded the U. S. Marines daring1 their successful campaign a tains t the Japanese on GaadalcanU Is land, sat rr fcls pertrtU tx de partment of the Psei.'.e headn taarters. Can rranclscev . 'V 1 V' A . fj " . v "V . " . . -. i. . v -t.- ... is- ' ' -i.i-iT - in t 1 Bierly Names 4H Winners , WOODBURN 4H Club Achievement day was held Thurs day in the Lincoln grade school, A joint Lincoln-Washington Jun ior high program was given.; The program opened with the singing of rM America" and the flag salute. The club' pledge followed. Then came club reports by the; various presidents and demonstra tions, style revues and skits put on by the members. Donna Gilliam played an - accordion solo, ami Marylin McLaughlin gave a read ing. : Amos Bierlv. county rlnh lBt er, gave a brief review of the background of 4H work, and then presented awards for years ci club work completed. First sec ond, third and fourth year pins or' certificates were presented. Exhib.it winners wefe: Sewing two, Shirley Rochafellow and Ha zel Engle, first; Ardell Rudi and Elsa Allen, second; and Jeanna Butler and Minnie Danshy, third. lin and Aileen Armstrong, first; Cleo Shroder and Rose McClain, second: Ramona Crovles and Wi nona Breuninger, third. The 4H Livestock club exhibits were not judged. ' T i Montana Family Arrives for Visit MONITOR Miss Clara Hop per, Otis Hopper and "his little daughter, Florence, all of Billings, Mont., arrived Sunday for a visit with their parents, Mr and Mrs. F. M. Hopper. i Raymond Thorn tor, who1 has been stationed at an army camp In Kentucky, came home recently, having been discharged because of a lame foot The Mahlon Hanson family , left Monday for Milton where they will look for a new location. Mrs. Hanson will go to Bend where she and the children have been living this winter and after school closes will join Mr. Hanson "in, their new home. Mrs. Harry Rush eld was brought home from a Salem hos pital and Is ' convelescing at tha home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson, following a attack of pneumonia. The Clackmas county motor corps took two carloads of don ors to the Multnomah county Red Cross center to donate blood for the blood bank. - ; ' Mr. and Mrs. O. Varies and daughter of Oregon City visited at the Pete Call ister home Sun day. . ' . j ;;. , : Independence Folk Attend Birthday Events INDEPENDENCE Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Mcssihger attended the birthday party in McMinnville Sunday for Mrs. Messing er's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stow. The party was at the home of Mrs. Vera Swift There were 17 pres ent V. S ' "r .- y'n !'. Mrs. Clyde ;Wunder was the in centive for a surprise birthday party given by Elizabeth Baker at her home Wednesday night Mrs. Wunder was the recipient of many lovely gifts. Contract bridge was played. - High scores were made by Mrs. Francis Newton and Mrs. Ralph Scranton. - ; t ' Present were Mrs. Wunder, Mrs. Scranton, Mrs. Newton, - Mrs.: W. C Frantz, Mrs. Charlie Burch, Mrs! Rollin Layton, Mrs. Martin Fratzke, and Miss Baker. ' i . . . . - Poultry Raisers Sell Aumsville Ranch j AUMSVILLE i- Mr. and Mrs. William Forgey" have sold their ranch east of town to Ed Sinclair of Grants Pass. They will retire from ranch work and will spend a year with their son, Dr. Darrtl Forgey at Los Angeles, Calif. They have conducted an extensive poul try business here over a long per iod cf years and have been active fei civic affairs of the community during their stay here. Sinclair wDl take possession ITay 23.