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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1943)
The OXGOXI GTATECMAH, Calam Orecozb Thursday 1 rC T 1 1 - Glub Members View Films Of Hawaii LINCOLN Picturesque Hawaii aa it ; was prior to the war wu shown- in -colored films by - Mrs. Lloyd Allen, whose husband had taken the : films while she was .there, at the final meeting of Lin coln Community club at the school. : slide, arrival of the boat, greeting by natives, rare forms of plant life among them exotic orchids, v dou ble poinsettas, water lilies of ev ery hue, the bird of paradise, the different shaded blossoms of the shower tree, the poinceana, the alamanda with a large white blos som, the tropical double pink hi biscus. . Most attarctive was the night blooming cereus, which, as the name indicates, only blooms at night. A friend of Mrs. Allen's counted more -than 800 stamens in the center of one blossom. Banana, sausage, dates and bread fruit trees proved to be of particular interest to ( the young sters in! the audience. ' ; In speaking of the Japanese in Hawaii, the narrator said that the sampans, small fishing boats, were later discovered to have short wave radios concealed in them. The Japanese had what they call ed "Boy Day" This was a day set apart when all Japanese boys cel ebrated their combined birthday anniversaries together. . Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Mickey were nominated as committee on ar rangements for the last day of school picnic to be held in their grove. May 16, when school and community join for the affair. They chose Mr. and Mrs. Walter McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. El wood Coper as assistants. Council Approves Sinking Fund For Street Work MT. ANGEL In addition to routine business, the city council Monday night, under the statute of 1942, instructed W. Douglas Harris, city attorney, to draw up a resolution creating a sinking fund for post war street work. This will make it possible for ML Angel to , set aside some jof its present funds and use-them after the war when, material and help will again be available. , The dog ordinance, prohibiting dogs running at large in the city limits, was passed. There , was also much discus sion of the pig :; problem, some complaints having .been; made about people having pigs" on their places' within' the city. No action was taken, but the health com mittee, consisting of John ! Kloft, chairman, Leonard Fisher, and Joseph Keber, was instructed to Investigate. John Kloft was sworn in as ivuuuiuioUf ivr set V c uic uiica" pired term of Lawrence Hassing who resigned last month. Linn Farmer Dies Tuesrlav ALBANY CharlerEdwin Ashton, 86, an active farmer of Linn county for the past 33 years, died In the Albany general hos pital ai ociock Tuesday morning. May 4, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held from the Fisher Fu neral Home Thursday, May 6, at 2 -o'clock. Rev. Edward Terry and Dr. D. H. Leech will officiate. Burial will be in Willamette Memorial Park. - Born in DeKalb, 111., on Febru ary 11, 1857, Mr. Ashton moved with his parents when very young to Missouri, and a few' years la ter to Kansas'. He married Emma Rozella Rice at Muscota, Kan., on March 31, 1881, and during their married life they have -lived in California, Colorado, Washington and Oregon. . j Surviving besides the widow : are four daughters and three sons. - The daughters are Mrs. Effie Sit- rio wi. syvtiTciy vvb luion wu Whi taker . of Brownsville, and Nora and Hazel of Albany. - The sons are J. .faui ana J. liiee oi Albany, and Dan L. of Lebanon. .C Rice Ashton is city recorder of Albany. There are also 14 grand children and seven great grand -children living. Brazil Study Topic Of Amity WSCS; Two - Visitors Attend AMITY- The - study of Brazil was the lesson presented at the .Women's Society of Christian Service Wednesday .afternoon , in the social rooms of the church. Mrs. E.-0. Morse, Mrs. E. Wad dell, Mrs. J. L. Payne and : Mrs. H. W Torbet were .the leaders f an informal discussion. ': During the social hour refresh- ' xnents of Brazilian tea and dough nuts were, served. , ' . " Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. Nette Tovey; Mrs. Lot tie Tallman. Mrs. T. ,y.Newman and Mrs. C S.' Holloway. 'Two ' guests : were present.:. : " Setting Out Plants GRAND ISLAND-78 e It 1 n g at of the Spear mnskmelons and the Prltchard temat plants l from the . greenhonse U the. fields is in progress at the Worth WOey farm." Some1 Dan-: tsh squash has also been planted at the same farm. : Sheep Class Resume Meetings Tonight WALDO BILLS The Wal da Bills sheep class, undef the : direction f Godfrey Priddy, will , meet at the com inanity house Thursday night at t 'clock at which time sheep and lamb problems which have de- - veloped in herds daring the past few weks will be dta- ; cussed. v Mr. Priddy conducted a class nee a week daring the winter and ; following the close of this the gronp who had been attend lag voted to meet once a month to discuss sheep troubles. Liberty Students Are Prizewinners At Spring Show The pupils of Liberty school exhibited their 4H club work at the county fair in Salem last week. - . In sewing IB, Doris Lane won second prize. In division 2, Martha Murhammer won third prize and in division 3, Joan Trout won sec ond prize. The blue ribbons for the style show went to Donna Dasch and Joan Trout The leader of these three divisions was -Miss Marguerite Gilles, seventh and eighth grade teacher at Liberty. In woodworking, John Van Loh is the leader and John Van Loh, Jr., won first prize, Norman Camp bell second prize, and Charles Austin also second prize.. ; -. Mrs. Allen Trout is the leader of th Forestry club. Dorothy Gre gory won first prize and Lee Kar- sten and Carl Bell, second prizes. Doris Clark placed third. The pupils received a large silk flag for advertising the nations to win with food, their entry in the Friday morning parade. , Mrs. Burton, fifth and sixth grade teacher, is the leader of the Gardening club which is carried on through the summer months. Coomlers Hosts To Relatives UNIONVALE Sunday dinner guests - of Mr. and - Mrs. J. S. Coomler were their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Coomler, and two small daughters of Hillsboro. He has charge of the Oregonian service In his home city. Mr. and Mrs. Toney Schletchter and small son of Milwaukee were Sunday guests at the same home. Mrs. Schletch ter is a daughter of the Coomlers. Fred Kadle is building a re sidence at lus acreage recently purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Warner m the Web foot district in preparation te moving there soon. .. Mrj-and Mrs; Glen McFarlane were; guests of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Meeker at Amity Saturday at a farewell dinner compliment ing Roscoe Larson, principal at Amity high school and Mrs. Lar son who are moving to Med ford. Mrs. McFarlane is principal of Unionvale school. Mrs. C. J. Countiss has return ed - home after spending two weeks in Portland at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Brown. Johnston Infant Catches Measles; Lyons Case Told FOX VALLEY George, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnston, has the three-day measles. The older children of the family haven't had them. They are out of school until they have time to get them or do not take them from 'their brother. Another case was reported in the Lyons district. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Julian had company Sunday including his brother, L. M. Julian, his two sisters and mother. L. M Julian is one a furlough for ten days. Mrs. Katherine Julian is visiting her two daughters in Portland at present. Errol Kintz and Hugh Johnston were visitors Monday. Mrs. Walter Griffin called on Mrs. Roye Friday afternoon. MATTY Here's the aniferm 'selected by girl war workers in the KCA plant at Camden, N. J- modeled by one ef their num ber, Emms Spencer.: Ia ' radio brae, it has a three-button Jack et, pleated skirt, shirt with con vertible collar, and arerseas cap. Red Cross Issues Urgent Appeal J ; For Workers WOODBURN An urgent need for additional workers for Red Cross sewing was announced this weelc While the response has been good during : the winter months, many of the workers will not be able , to help as " much during the summer.-: Women not connected with other war work are urged to assist the Bed Cross. They are asked to give one day a week or even half a day toward completing the many garments needed , for. the service men in the hospitals and for civilian war refugees. . : i.-i The Red Cross rooms in the basement of . the city halL are open every Friday afternoon from 1 to 5 o'clock for those who wish to take out garments or help sew there. ' " H: , Mrs. Lyman Shorey, sewing chairman, will leave garments at the Evenden drug store for those who are unable to be there on Fri days. ; . '"if'- April workers completing 139 garments were: Presbyterian La dies Aid, I St. Mary's Episcopal Guild, Woodburn high ; school home economics two, Mrs. E. - P. Wolfe, Mrs. J. Vandehey, Mrs. B. Baune, Mrs. B. Byers, . Mrs. F. Weiss, Mrs. R. Bonney, Mrs. H. Layman, Mrs. C. Huber, Mrs. J. Johnson, Mrs. F. Dow, Mrs. B. Williford, Mrs. Claud Settlemeier, Mrs. Fred Svenden, Mrs. Wallace Jones, Mrs. L. H. Shorey, Mrs. Frank Butterfield, Mrs. L. Rein ecke, Mrs. M. Ringo, Mrs. Warren Hoskins, Mrs. Carl Gustofson, Mrs. Dennis Norton, Mrs. , Lb M. Bitney, Mrs. Henry Miller, Mrs. S. R. Kallak, Mrs M. Mochel, Mrs. Clara Bonn, Mrs. N. . Zim merle, Mrs. Charles Zuesdorf, Woman's Rural club and the Woodburn Woman's club. Mrs. L. M. Bitney has donated a quilt top and St. Mary's Epis copal guild will complete it. Mrs. Kenneth McGrath has yarn at her home at Second and Hayes streets, for those who wish to knit. Those taking yarn in Ap ril were Mrs. Frank Proctor, Mrs. Ray Baker, Mrs. D. M. Wilson, Mrs. William Nelson, Mrs. A. L. Short, Mrs. Joe Richards, Mrs. Kenneth McGrath and Mrs. Fred Evenden. Contributing money for kit bag contents during April were George Beach, Dale Maupin, Mrs. S. W. Maupin, Mrs. - Edgar By ers, Mrs. Tracy Poorman, Mrs. Mae Stretch, Mrs, Harold Bu chaneh, Mrs. W. D. Simmons, Mrs. Edward DeHaan, V. V. Hickox, Mrs. C. M. Arney, Mrs. George Timms and Woodburn grange 79. A kit bag and contents may be seen at the Evenden Drug, store. Anyone ! wishing to contribute to this fund may leave it with Mrs. Fred Evenden, local Red Cross treasurer. Meeting Called, Pioneer, to Form Fire Fighters PIONEER The Pioneer Com munity club meeting will be held at the playshed Saturday night at 8 o'clock. This is to be a spe cial meeting, to organize a fire fighting crew for the community. Every family, especially men, are urged to be present. " It was voted at the last com munity meeting to pay 15c to have the names of every family on the sign, board which will be placed on the Ellendale road at each end of the Pioneer Loop road. This sign board is to help also in case of a fire to indicate where "each family in the district is located. Mrs. Harry Wells is in charge of the refreshments. Miss Young, Guests Are Visitors At Parent's Home MARION FORKS Miss Dor othy Young, Mrs. Marple and Miss Runner of Detroit, spent Thurs day night with Dorothy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Young. . Lawrence Jacobs meved . a , portable house onto his acreage above Marion Forks and expects te occupy it in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Jacobs, and Mary' Lou were in Salem Friday. - Mr.- and Mrs. Harold Pugh and Jo Ann attended a supper at San tiam Junction for employes and families Friday night. . - Mr. and Mrs. Ed Loners visited at Scott Youngs Sunday and had dinner with them. Bus Bryant and Walter Bell of Stayton were in this vicinity fish tog Sunday. ; . J s . Bill Bender, of Scio. who is home from the merchant marine, paid a short visit at Marion Forks on Monday. ' " Logger .Killed Sunday ' By Dynamite Blast DALLAS Lee Harrington of Falls City, ' employe of the Spaalding Legging company, met instant death at the Rick. ; reall camp Sunday whOe blow ing stumps. While there was no ne at the scene ef the accident. 'it Is thought that Harrington had neglected to disconnect the elec tric wire 'the battery before contacting the dynamite as three shots had been fired before the accident happened, f f . Harrington is survived by his widow and two children. Funer al services were held Wednes day at 1:30 from the Henkd Bollman Funeral heme with' burial at lXarejuunv Poster Committee Appointed, Jefferson ; JEFFERSON J. T. Jones, lo cal defense council chairman, has announced the appointment . of a Jefferson poster committee, or ganized for this area, to handle hTTni I II.- ii ,if imrir ' ( w St II I ' ' . " . - - Bondsf I ) : ' ( Pl a Groups sky U r ' '- : V ; I H )u L 1 Slightly f yt j -T Higher V ;5 SPECIAL NOTICE! Because of these extremely lew pri ces on all quality 'coats, w must abide by . these few special rules for this sale: V ALL SALES FINAL V SMALL ALTERATION FEE V ONLY O: COAT TO A . TOMm display of various official war pos ters available for us through the office of war information. The committee includes Guy B. Ro land, W. L. Jones, A. B. Hinz, K. S. Thurston, Mrs. C M. - Smith, Miss -Myrtle Myers and Mrs. H. L. Knight r --... . H . COURT AT LIBERTY - CU3- Perry Injured At Logging Camp PEDEE Howard Perry was injured in the Simpson Logging camp.' An ambulance - came out from Corvallis to take him to the General hospital. He was hit by DltDld 'AT NAV A : . . . UBERTY ... a maple, but was able to return home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John McGee and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard were shop pers Saturday.-. . - - Mrs. Milo and Mrs, Earl Gage were In Salem Monday where Mrs. Gage had her eyes treated. smart selection of fur. trimmed and untrimmed all wool camels . . . all wool coverts . . . gabardines, tweeds . in dressy and' sport styles, all attractive, durable Sum mer fabrics that probably may not be duplicated. ...... - - r X : J !' ... , -vi.Jim- m . i filrs. I.Ioe Entertains MEHAMA Mrs. Jennie 2.::i had as visitors Sunday her trC? ther E. Johnston and family ft Pratum, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brasit and son of Salem, and Mrs. Larry inney of Howell. The last two an daughters of Mrs. Moe. 0 V