Bowman Urges
7aldng Up
Legion Commander
j Foresees Another
, Pearl Harbor'
4 SILVERTON Large represent
- ative croups from all poets of Mar-
- ion -county responded to the invi-
3 tation of Delbert Reeves post sev
en, American Legion, to attend
the meeting with Hugh Bowman,
- commander of the department of
Oregon, as distinguished and of
CciaUguest Monday night
' Commander Bowman spoke to
the members of the posts and the
units in a Joint meeting and pre
sented a picture of what he con
siders; the trae state of affairs
as concerns the Legion program
In respect to war conditions, as
none to encouraging , If "the
- smugness of Mr. and Mrs. Pub-
I ! lie is kidding anyone into think
ing that there is any .easy and
' - quick way out of this war pro
' gram." s--
Bowman cited the absolute dan-
gers attendant upon the refusal of
the people to wake up to true con
' di lions governed all too much by
- the cover-up method." He urged
freedom, of speech, press and re
ligion as "the fundamental prin
ciples on which the Legion forms
the fighting foundation of preserve
the America they went out to de
fend." Selective service he frowned up
on, as discriminating between the
east and west coast and as an .ex
ample he called to attention the
sending of married men to service
from the Pacific area while on the
east coast the single men, only,
were in evidence.. The universal
service act, ! Bowman believes,
would eliminate all strikes during
war times and would give a uni
f ied equality of purpose that would
hurry the winning of the war. No
.""negotiated peace for the depart
, ment commander, and he backed
this up by a map resume of the is
: . land bases held by the Japs. No
release of concentration camp Japs
. tinder any conditions. No social re
form. , ; . .
The work to keep the home
frout on the jump is a full re-
habllitatlon jprogram for the re
turned veteran of this war and
t decent protection for the widows
, and children of those - who do
. not return. j
"Pearl Harbor can ' happen
again if we continue our smugness.
.The Jap is. only a "wet monkey,"
: ; treacherous, would sneak-stoop to
I - anything to jeopardize our secur
ity. . . j- -.
In speaking of the peace that
.must follow for safe America and
the world, Bowman explained cer
: tain phases . including world po-
. , During - the business session,
. Arthur J Gottenberg, local com
mander, announced the date of
the annual pet parade to be Sat
urday forenoon. May 15, with .
- all participants eligible for win- -ninr
a prize"and the entire pa
rade group to be guests of Alfred
' Adams at the Palace Theatre for
the afternoon educational and
fun progTm of pictures.
Among distinguished guests
-.from Portland, was-Tom Collins,
.department service; officer, and
from Salem,! Ira Richer, Salem
post nine commander.
Beardsley Talks
About Flowers
BROOKS -Mrs. Louis Wamp
, ler entertained the Brooks Garden
club in her home in the Hazel
Green district at an all day meet
ing and covered dish luncheon.
" Mrs. John Henny, president, pre
sided over the business meeting.
Charles Beardsley, guest speaker,
v talked on flowers.
. Guests ' and members . present
were Mrs. Hattie Van Cleave, Mrs.
" Virginia Scrutton, Mrs.' Mary Mc
Clure, Mrs. Anna Lehrman, Mrs.
Lena Henny,' Mrs. Eva AspinwalL
' Mrs. Margaret Zahare, Mrs. Marie
' Bosch, Mrs. Julia Rouse, Mrs. Flor-
ence Tower, Mrs. Eliza Conn, Mrs.
7 Eva Edwards, Mrs. Minnie Dun
nigan, Charles Beardsley, Mrs. Ze-
no Gregg, Mrs. jEva Conn, Mrs.
f Gertrude Reed and Mrs. . Olive
' Beardsley.
' Mrs. Roy Reed will entertain the
' Garden club in her home east of
Brooks Thursday, May 6, with an
all day meeting and no-host lunch-
eon.
Jane Hart Honored
r Sunday on Birthday
; DALLAS Mrs. Merritt Hart
gave a birthday party in honor of
her daughter, Jane, on her ninth
birthday, Sunday afternoon. -The
serving table and rooms were dec-
' orated with bouquets of ' mixed
spring flowers. The afternoon was
spent playing games.
Ice cream and a large birthday
cake were served at 5:3(7 o'clock to
"..Marjorie Kliever, Marjorie Lute,
Beverly Webster, Betty Craven,
' VAnn Cantril, Eileea Enstad, Ger
ald ine Hosman, Patty Phillips,
Sally Stinnette, Marline Grant,
I Janet Graves and -Mrs. Eugene
. Hart and Marilyn of Salem.
Grangers Now
. KEIZER Members of Chemawa
grange and friends are invited to
' ' the Chemawa grange hall : Wed-
, nesday night. Hay, 5, for a no-host
, dinner to be served at 6:30 o-
dock. ,
After the dinner, .the regular
business meeting of the grange
: will be held in the 'auditorium.
MM -Willamette
Reports From
Auxiliary
Fetes Visiting
Commander
SILVERTON Mrs. Arthur
Gottenberg, president of Delbert
R e e v e s unit seven, American
Legion auxiliary, was official
hostess during the joint social
hour Monday night at the armory
fireplace club rooms, when the
department commander, Hugh
Bowman of Pendleton, was dis
tinguished guest and speaker, and
visitors included unit and post
members from all Marion county.
Her assisting committee members
were Mrs. John Demos, Mrs. W.
I. BouUester and Mrs. F. Wik.
More than 20 members of Del
bert Reeves unit responded to the
blood donor program and many
more who are employed are hop
ing to be able to contribute when
the mobile unit comes to Silver
ton. ?
Announcement was made of the
graduation from nurse's course at
Emanuel hospital, May 12, of Miss
Evelyn Hall, daughter of past
commander and past president,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hall, and
herself a past president of the
junior -girls unit Four members
of the junior group are being
graduated from the Silverton
senior high school in June, for
whom gifts will be purchased.
Visitors Introduced were from
Stayton, Mrs. Harry Humphreys,
Mrs. Julian DeJardin, Mrs. Gabe
DeJardin and Mrs. Charles John
son; from Salem, Mrs. Ira Pilcher
and Mrs. A. J. Feilen.
Mrs. S. A. Pitney, a member,
now of Portland, was reported
very ill The past presidents club
was reported as having been
social guests of Mrs. Lewis Hall
during the past week at her home
m the Silverton Hills district
Mrs. Gottenberg reminded her
jud g e s and solicitors of the
change in date of the annual pet
parade to the forenoon of May
15 because of the possibility of
having the high school band in
the parade on that date. A rum
mage sale will be May 15 Vith
Mrs. Ernest L. Starr as chair
man. Thei report of the nominating
committee' will' be made at the
second meeting In May. '
Allison Reelected
Community Club
Head, Fairview
FAIRVIEW The Fairview
Community club met Friday night
at the school for the annual elec
tion of officers. Reelected were
John Allison, president; Mrs. Carl
Wood, vice president; Mrs. Rus
sell Lehman, secretary-treasurer.
A varied program was present
ed: Piano solos, Ellen and Ila Tas-
kinen; vocal solos by Ila Taskinen,
Shirley Allison, Eileen Lehman
and Mrs. Toivo Bant&ari, accom
panied by Mrs. Bantsari, Ailene
Allison; Mrs. Lyle Stephens gave
a reading; Mrs. Ross Rogers con
ducted a Bible quiz between men
and women, men winning with 29
points and the women runners-up
scoring 28 points.
Mrs. Marion Du Vaal, Mrs. Mc
Keen and Mrs. Charles Compton
were appointed refreshment com
mittee for the last day of school
picnic. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. John C Heffley, Mrs.
John Allison and Mrs. Ferd
Rulschman.
Valley Births
ALBANY Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Williamson of North Albany, arid
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Wright
of Albany, have been notified
that they are gradparents of an
8i pound grandson, born on
Easter night at the naval air
training corps hospital at Nor
man, Ok la., to Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice Lee Wright. The father
Is stationed there as a first class
specialist in ' the naval reserve
The mother is the former Velma
Williamson. -
It's taste that tetts -And
ivM Master Brd Javw:
Fin Saasdiate plus skill
Iris? out oil the flow.
AT YOUa GROCER'S
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The Statesman's
Sxdom. Oregon, Wodnesdcrr Morning. May S 1943
West Salem Council Approves
Fire Service Agreement
WEST SALEM At a meeting of the city council Monday
the flood conditions on certain sections of Senate street during
heavy rains was a matter for considerable discussion. It was re
ferred to the street and drainage commission, with instructions
to investigate and report back at
next council meeting.
The River Bend Sand and Grav
el company submitted a bid of
$200 per acre for the city-owned
property In the Murphy Tract, ob
ligating themselves to develop it
into a residential area with value
restrictions of not less than 12500.
The proposal was submitted to the
property c ontrol commission with
instructions ! to report at next
council; meeting.
Councilman G o f f i e r reported
having contacted Fire Chief Har
ry Hutton Of Salem concerning an
agreement between the Salem fire
Elaine Hamre
Heads Legion
Junior Girls
SILVERTON Officers elected
for the coming year for the jun
ior girls of the Delbert Reeves
unit seven, American Legion aux
iliary, include Elaine Hamre,
president; Leah Ann Hutton, vice
president; Georgie Ann To we,
secretary treasurer; Jeanelle Got
tenberg, chaplain, and Marlene
Axley, sergeant at arms. The
meeting was after school, Mon
day, in the auxiliary club rooms
with Mrs. Nell Black, advisor.
Activities of the younger group
during the past fortnight have
been remembering seven gold
star mothers with flowers; two
boxes of class craft material sent
the Camp Adair boys; sending a
protest to the Portland Oregonian
concerning a recent printed let
ter in which the last authorized
flag salute was not recognized;
and the beginning of collecting
of old or new costume jewelry for
the men in service , in ; Pacific
islands and the younger group
is asking public help In this with
donations to be left at Dicker-
sons store. Motners Day is Do
ing planned.
Wiley, Friend, Visit
Grand Island Family
GRAND ISLAND Ernest Wiley
and Miss Lova Sullivan were
guests Thursday night and Friday
at the home of the former's uncle,
Worth Wiley and family. Ernest,
who was formerly from Silver
Lake, Wash., now is in the navy
and was on a few days leave. Miss
Sullivan is an English teacher in
the Bremerton high school.
Copynjiu 1943 Ltocarr Mru Tcwaooo
' vr j t
: TllEIR PLEDGE V
AMERICA'S 160,000 "
1 MEN AND WOMEN OF MIDIQN2
arm serving humanity faithfully - I
wherever the nood may bo. They yJkb '"'l J
' flrve their best whli our troops and -xx:-m
I ore doing double duty at homo. .
Community
department and West Salem
by which the city of West
Salem could receive quick service
in case of emergency. Goffier re
ported that he had entered into
a tentative agreement, subject to
the approval of the council, of $50
for the run to West Salem and the
first hour of service and addition
al $25 for each hour thereafter,
in the city limits only. After some
discussion the report was approv
ed, t . ..
A franchise to the US govern
ment for a transmission line
through the city was approved on
the third: reading. An amendment
to the . franchise was adopted
which would give the city Joint
use of the poles. A transformer,
at a cost: of $40, was ordered. ;
Wages for additional day labor
was advanced from 50 cents to
65 cents per hour. A one-half ton
Dodge pickup truck was ordered to
replace the city service; truck,
the upkeep of which was making
its use almost prohibitive. The to
tal fines imposed during the month
were $140.50. The city's financial
report shawed cash in the bank
$16,013.37; cash on hand, $123.61;
investments, $4,691,81; total, $20,
837.79. City Officials or
Dogs to Occupy
Silverton Pound
SILVERTON Whether city
officials will be In the dog house
or whether the noose will actu
ally be occupied by docs will
soon be tested out. Ia other
words, city officials reported
Tuesday morning, the dog house
Is almost ready for oeeapancy
and something is definitely
going to occupy it.
Complaints of. dogs In victory
gardens are gaining In number
it was stated, and either the dog
. owners are going to have to keep
their dogs tied up, In enclosures
or otherwise train them to stay
at home or the city will pro.
vide a tivr days lodgtag with a
long rest period to follow an
less the dogs are called for and
fines paldV -
Enactment of the citys new
dog ordinance, similar to those
operating, now In many Oregon
cities, will take effect this week.
Stitchers to Meet I
McALPIN McAlpin ! Stitch-
ers
will meet with Mrs.! Byron
McElhaney on Thursday, iMay 6,
for their monthly all day meeting.
Co.
Corresp
ondenta
PAGE TRUES
Middle Grove
Students Win
4H Honors
MIDDLE GROVE This school
district has won recognition
through the achievements of j its
4H club work, having' first i of
all, Gary Keppenger as the heal
thiest boy In the county, there
by entitling hin to a half scho
larship to 4H summer school at
Corvallis. , , v; f:."V". "J "
The Health club won second
place in the health demonstration
and those winning blue ribbons
on posters were Wade Carter, who
won a half scholarship; G en e
Scofield, Lynn Barker, Dorrine
Dudley, Hazel Munson, Magda
lene . Stahl, Ruth Snyder, Ellen
Flowers, Donald Case, El vin and
Wayne Goode, Glenn Wagers, and
red ribbons went to Robert Wa
gers and Robert Beutler; Wayne
Goode of the fourth grade won
grand championship in the poster
division - for the county. Iris
Proudfit, eighth grade, placed
third in sewing.
Two half scholarships have been
earned by pupils of the school
through paper " drives and sale
of pop-corn at Community dub
meetings. Miss Dunagan and Miss
Roth instructed in poster work
and leaders were Mrs. Thelma
Scharf and Mrs. Leona Keppen
ger in sewing and cooking divi
sions. Gary Keppenger and Wade
Carter, and several other repre
sentatives, names to be announc
ed later, will attend 4H summer
school at Corvallis.
Eighth grade graduation ex
ercises will be held Mar 21 with
Mrs. Agnes Booth giving the ad
dress to the class of four girls
and four boys: Ruth Snyder, Dor
rine Dudley, Hazel Munson, El
len Flowers, Lynn Barker, Robert
Wagers, Wayne Ault and Gary
Keppenger.
School will close May 22 with
a picnic. Both teachers, Gracye
Dunagan and Sadie Roth, are re
hired. West Salem Water
Board Lets Contract
For-Reservoir Repair
WEST SALEM The West
Salem water board met Monday
nlght In the regular monthly
meeting. A report of the com
pleted contract for rebuilding
the old city reservoir with the
recommendation that the work
Is satisfactory and that It be
accepted, was acted upon favor
ably. The contract price for the
entire reconstruction was $1975.
E. N. Peterson, the contractor,
was notified of the satisfaction
of the board with his work.
Abiqua JDam
RebmldirigSet
Silverton Council.
Talks Sewer. Repair,
Delays Action
SILVERTON That the 'new
dam in the Abiqua might be built
this summer but that the correc
tion of the -over-loaded sewers
might be postponed for a year or
two,' appeared to be the concensus
of - city council opinion Monday
night when Carl Green of John
Cunningham and Associates, Port
land engineers, submitted the re
turns on the two projects. .
; The dam, washed out during the
high water last winter will have
to be replaced, it was stated. Re
placing can bo done only , during
August or September when the
water is at its lowest in the creek,
Financing the $40,toa project
was also discussed and In the
opinion of the city manager, E.
- K. Burton, and the city attorney,"
- Sex r Albright, bonds win - not
have to be floated. The water
department has available funds
to almost $30;000 and It was be
lieved that short-period war
rants could probably be ar
rsaged for the remainder.
; Manager Burton was instructed
to Interview the Silver Falls Tim
ber company officials as to what
arrangements will be made in fur
nishing the company with water in
the future. Burton expressed the
opinion that the city already had
practically all of the rights-of-way
for the line. -
- A special meeting will prob
ably be held to further the
: plans. '
While it was felt that the sewer
situation should be corrected, it
was explained that the trouble of
overflow from the sanitary sewer
existed only in high water periods
and that it would be unlikely that
another such wet winter as last
winter's would follow immediate
ly. , ... .. , . ,
The franchise with the Port
land General Electric now up
for renewal, was discussed. The
councilmen preferred a five or
ten year contract and suggested
that Manager Burton Interview
company officials in rerard to
this before final passage of the
ordinance, providing for the
' franchise agreement, was passed.
Resolutions also were read and
passed selling a lot in Geiser ad
dition to Mrs. Violet Jones and
one on First street to Mr. and Mrs.
C A. Kellner. Both lots were sold
for $150.
Mayor Reber Allen appointed
Mrs. R. A. McClanathan to the
planning commission to fill the va
cancy made by the resignation of
Mahlon Hoblitt, and Lora Ames
Allen was appointed to the library
board to fin the vacancy caused
by the recent death of Mrs. G. B.
Bentson.
The 'planning commission . con
sists of the president, Lowell E.
Brown, C. B. Anderson, Lillie
Madsen, Dr. P. A. Loar, Rev. M.
J. K." Fuhr, Lloyd Larson and Mrs.
R. A. McClanathan. The library
board is composed of chairman,
Mrs. H. B. Latham, E. L. Starr, J.
W. Jordan and Lora Ames Allen.
IZett Sclem FJethodixt I
Plan for Bible School
WEST SALEM At . a meeting
of the Sunday school board of the
Methodist church Monday night,
arrangements were made " for ' a
summer Bible school to, be held In
the church May 31 to June 5 in
clusive, from 9 to 11:30 a jn. each
day. The instructors so far ob
tained are Mrs. Kelsie, wife of the
pastor, Mrs. Oliver Sargent, Mrs.
Ross, Mrs. White, Mrs. Cotes,
Mrs. Bradford, Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Abbott, Mrs. Newberry, and Mrs.
Vosburg and Mrs. Kuhn... ;
Librarian Tells
Book Additions
-r" JEFFERSON -;The .Jefferson
library has added" a ' lot of new
books which are available to .the
public. - - t : ". '-.
J Miss' Addie Libby, city librarian,
has furnished the list of books as
follows: Non-fiction: Education of
Free Men in American Democra
cy; Mission to .Moscow,' Da vies;
Great Horn Spoon, Wright; Ro
mance of Leonardo da Vinci, Me
re jowski; Squadrons Up, Norris;
The Wounded Don't Cry, , Rey
nolds; Through Air Power, de Se
versky; On Mediterranean Shores,
Ludwig; Club Members Hand
book, Milligan; I Heard the An
zacs Singing, McGregor; Paul Re
vere and the World He Lived In,
Forbes; Road to Victory, Spell
man; The Raft, Turnbull; Golden
Fleece, Call; Design for Living,
Brown; They Were Expendable,
White. ,
Fiction, Honor Bright, Keyes;
Come Back to Erin, OTaolain;
The Splendid ' Summits,' Alexan
der; The Blind Man's House, Wal
pole; Great American Short Stor
ies, OHenry; The Ivory Mischief,
Meeker; Parts Unknown, Keyes;
Payment . Deferred,- Forrester;
Wakefield's Course, De La Roche;
In the Bishop's Carriage, Mich
aelson; My Friend Flicka, O'Hara;
Young Ames, Edmunds; Admiral
of the Ocean Sea, Morrison, i
Do wnings Visit
Injured Worker I
FOX VALLEY Mrl and Mrs.
O.-C. Downing and daughters, Mo
dem and Juanita, went to Suth
erlin Saturday to see his brother,
Roy, who was injured at a mill
camp. They found him getting
along all right although he had
sustained a fractured ankle, leg
lacerations and a cut on his face
and head. He was hurt Tuesday
and was able to leave the hos
pital Friday, The Do wnings came
homo Sunday night. "
Mr. and Mrs. Will Surry and
EllaBerry of Lebanon were Sun
day dinner guests at the J. H.
Johnston home. The occasion was
In honor of Ella Berry's birthday
anniversary.
Society to Meet
LINCOLN The Spring Valley
Home Missionary society will hojd
a Mother's Day meeting at the
home of the president, Mrs. El
wood Cooper, Thursday. Assist
ing Mrs. Cooper will be Mrs. Ben
McKinney. ,
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Guecto -Visit -In
Jeffercon i
' "
' JEFFERSON Mr. and Urs.
Ernest Wlckstrom and two sons cf
Vancouver, Wash-, were weekend
guests at the home of their unci
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Karl
Kins and family. They were ac
companied by Wickstrom's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Moessner,
who are visiting them from Me
nomonie. Wis. Moessner is a bro
ther of Mrs. Karl Kihs, and wCl
remain for several days' visit at
the Kihs home. This Is their first
visit to the western states. The
Wlckstrom family came from
Minneapolis, Minn, in January,
and be has been employed in Van
couver since. - - ! .
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Benning
hoff and sons Paul and Joe of
Portland spent Monday in Jeffer
son visiting at the home of Mrs.
Benninghoff s parents, - Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. McKee. : .
Mrs. Clifford Wilson and three ,
children of Garibaldi spent from
Friday till Sunday night visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Wilson. Sunday she went to the
home other parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Shellabarger near Crabtree. Wil
son, who had been employed as
assistant foreman of a section of
the SPRR company at Garibaldi, '
ha sbeen transferred to another
district. AS soon as he is located,
Mrs. Wilson and the children will
join him. j ;
Weekend guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. George Vail were
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Christensen
and children, Joan, Kathryn, Wil
lis mand Robert of Toledo.
Farewell Party
Given Feltons,
Moving Soon
PLEASANTDALE Compli
menting Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Fel
ton, who r house guests of Miss'
Esther Nichols; a surprise farewell
party was held Wednesday night
at1 the Nichols home.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
Felton, Mr. and ' Mrs. J. A. Hob
son,, Mr . and Mrs. Tom Lyman
and three children, Mrs. Fred Ly
man,, Chester Lyman, Mrs.' Lloyd
Goodrich,' Mrs. Leland Newhouso,
Mrs. Clarence Warner, Chandler
Warner, all of Webfoot; Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Reetz of Fairview, Allen
and Andrew Nichols and Miss Es
ther Nichols of this district Re
freshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Felton and fam
ily came to the Webfoot district
from Idaho, in ApriL 1918, and
their children have all entered
business for themselves. Felton
has disposed of portions of his
farm as his family grew smaller
and he sold the last 104 acres and
gave possession to Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Pearson of .Vemonia April
27. Mr. and Mrs. Felton have pur
chased 34 acres of highly improv
ed land 'six miles west of Salem
on th eRickreall road and will
move to the place as soon as they
can take possession.: Felton will
raise hogs and sheep.
Forfeits Bail
WEST SALE M Mrs. John
Manning of McMinnville posted
and forfeited $5 bail for violation
of the basic rule. . -
growing popularity
to their pledge
Urs. Jane Wolf is grange master.