MM -Wf llameltfe alley News
Reports From ITie Staitesm :
CaUra, Orjon, Trlday Morning, August 6. 1913
PAGSCTVEI
Scio Council
Views Issues
Gtys Indebtedness,
Curfew Enforcement .
Discussed
SCIO City finance, and reg
ulation of youth in the Scio area
wcr uie iujur issues consiaerea
by councilmen at a meeting here
this week.
: Condition of municipal affairs
t Scio was revealed In the annual
statement of "Treasurer P; W.
Schrunk. Schrunk a year sgo suc
ceeded E. D. Myers, who guarded
- the city strong box for a quarter
of a century, resigning to look af
ter private- interests.
Balance on hand in the bond
fund was given as $1697.84; inter
est I fund, $372.02; : road ' fund,
$130.10; light and water fund,
72&50; general fund, $158.12.
Official records indicate Scio
has not been free from debt for
many years. In this respect the
city Is not unlike hundreds of oth
ers, however, and Its financial ob
ligations are noV considered far
cut of line in ocmparison with its
assessed valuation and its annual
... revenue..
Thirty years ago, the corpora
tion owed around $70,000, a por
tion of which is still unpaid. The
Indebtedness was the result of
purchase of a light and power
plant, "- :
The city was beginning to see
Its way out, officials stated, when
the- water bond obligation of
about $18,000 was voted in 1838.
No apprehension is felt as to can
celling ultimately all Indebted- 1
Hess if normal conditions return,
according to councilmen.
For better regulation of the
younger, people here, the Scio city
council moved this week toward
strict enforcement of the curfew
Ordinance. Hilarious conduct at
night recently is said to have dis
turbed the1 peace.
Legal consultant of the League
of Oregon Cities, Eugene, has been
requested- to give advice in the
matter, v ; V ."-
A group of small boys is said
recently to have been seen han
dling matches in a hazardous lo
cation of the city late at night.
Danger of disastrous fires has
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causea great concern to we
of home and business property
owners. 1
' Liability of parents in such
cases is made the subject of ri
gid investigation by proper auth
orities, it was stated. 1
Vacation Trips, Visitors,
Picnics Keep Residents
Of Independence Busy
INDEPENDENCE Mr. and Mrs. Pat Haley and children of
Salem and Mr. and Mrs.. Dave Haley visited Sunday at Pacific
City at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Edmonds. ' - . . ;
; Mr. and Mrs.- George Graves will attend the wedding; at the
Leslie Methodist church in Salem
Woodburn Lets
Street Bonds
To Tripp Firm
WOODBURN The Charles
N. Tripp company, Portland bond
house, was highest bidder for
$1136.72 street improvement
bonds here Tuesday night when
councilmen approved the sale to
finance recent improvements on
Hard castle and Gatch streets.' .
The Tripp company bid $112 for
each $100 bond. The obligations
against the property are assessed
by the council, guaranteed by the
city. While the bonds bear six per
cent interest, they may be called
In and paid off at par any time
after five years, being due in ten
years. , . . -
The Portland concern won the
bid in a field of five, with bidders
ranging from $101 to $102.50 and
$107.
Willis Attends
Camp Meeting
AUMSVTLLE Rev. and Mrs.
J. M. Willis, in charge of the Wes
leyan Methodist church here, left
Tuesday for Portland where they
will attend a two week's Metho
dist camp meeting. -They will re
turn soon after August 15. In the
absence of the pastor, Rev. Hobert
Darby of Scio will conduct morn
ing services at 11 o'clock on Aug
ust 8 and 15. - t r
Rev. Franz of Salem has t dis
continued holding church services
at the eBthel church for the sum
mer due to ; throat trouble. He
hopes to be able to take up the
work again here in the fall.
Sonney Qin Calls
Off Annual Picnic
SILVERTON The Bonney clan
reunion, one of the larger family
picnics held each year at the Sil
verton park, has been postponed
this year because of gasoline and
rubber- shortage, i the president,
Norman Howard announced
Thursday. - - ..'..
Plans are to call "the" meeting
f 01 next year if : conditions per
mit.' Mrs. Merle .Bonney Davis,
secretary, is asking that she be
notified of changes in addresses,
additions ; to the- families and
members of the clan serving in
armed forces so that members do
not lose contact with each other.
of Miss Florence Ritchie. - :
Omitted from the list of observ
ers .'of thsr local observation post,
who have served for one year con
tinuously, were Mrs. Henry and
C L. Tomkins.
Miss Marjorle Kletzing, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Klet
zing left Monday to enter nurse's
training: at the Emmanuel hospital
in Portland. :
Mr. and Mrs. J.' M. Crabtree,
Audrey Crabtree, Shirley Grover
and Harriet Guild spent the week
end at Newport.
Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Eberley and
daughter, Meredith of Newport,
visited Monday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Sharp.
: Rev. and Mrs. Jesse Baker and
family are spending a two weeks
vacation at Arrah Wanna near ML
Hood. Sunday Rev. Loyal Vlckers
of Corvallis will fDl the local pul
pit at the Baptist church.
The county association of Odd
Fellows and Rebekabs will hold a
picnic Sunday afternoon at the
Dallas park. The association is
furnishing me coffee, and cream.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Cotant and
Mr, Cotant' s .mother of Pocatella,
Idaho, visited Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee OTCelley. The
Cotants are former residents of
Independence.
; Mr. and Mrs. W. C Frantz
and Jimmy via ted Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Vallmore Bullis at
Beaverton.: Mrs. Bullis returned
for a week's visit at the Frantz
borne.
Victor Winegar of Salem spent
the -weekend with his grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ruef.
Mrs. Vale Parker of Eugene
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hilti
brand. -i
" Mrs. Charles MatUson of Salem
visited Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Mattison.
4 Rev. and Mrs. A. P. Layton of
Jennings Lodge and Mr. and Mrs.
Lenhard Kaup and Beverly of
Oregon City, visited. Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs, RoHan
Layton. Beverly 'remained for a
few days vacation. . ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ramey vis
ited In Seattle this weekend with
Mr. Ramey's brothers and famil
ies, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Ramey
and Mr. and Mrs. Cline Ramey.
Anna Mae Ramey and Mrs. Ches
ter Fisher took care of. the de
livery route. - " -.'
Mrs. Richard Davidson and Mi
chael of Salem visited Wednesday
with Mrs. Davidson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. .Will Mattison.
Mrs. Claire Irvine was a Port
land ; visitor this week at the
homes of Mr.4 and Mrs. Frank
Evans and Mrs. Walter Plant.
Dinner guests Tuesday night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Barnum were Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Barnum and son Pat, of Salem,
and Richard Barnum.
Mrs. Elsie Bolt and Mrs. Don
Barnum and Richard spent sever
al days last week at Nelscott. i
Miss Adellah Lideman of Wa
terloo, Iowa, is visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Fratzke. V
Roland Howard, brother of Mrs.
Martin' Fratzke, spent the week
end at . the Fratzke home. Mr.
Howard is employed at Pedee.
Gardeners
FeteiSpouses Z
SCIO Husbands of members
of the Scio Garden club
swelled attendance to about 50 at
the monthly meeting of the organ
ization Tuesday night of this
week. .
Dining al fresco in cafeteria
fashion" at the Waldo DeMoy
home, members and guests heard
an extensive program of voice
and instrumental music, Mrs. Max
Wesely entertaining with sever
al vocal and accordion numbers. ;
: Games, contests and a quiz pro
gram enlivened the meeting. Din
ner partners for the men were se
lected by seeking ladies with cor
responding corsages. - jT
" Mrs. DeMoy was chairman of
the dinner committee, while Mrs.
Ward headed the committee ar
ranging the program. " " , i Z
Guests included Miss Lord and
Miss Shryver of Salem,' who pre
sented slides of various gardens
in Salem and also of their summer
home on the Oregon coast
Two Children Undergo
Tonsillectomies
. INDEPENDENCE Bobby Ro
binson, son of Paul Robinson, un
derwent a : tonsilectomy at the
doctor's .office Tuesday morning.
: Karen Christensen, daughter of
M. H. Christensen of .Vancouver,
Wash underwent' a tonsilectomy
at the doctor's office Wednesday
morning. The little girl is staying
at the home of her aun Mrs.
Frankr Dwor&k.
Shorey
Seeks Aid
For Mercy Kits
WOODBURN Mrs. Lyman
Shorey, Woodburn Red Cross
sewing chairman, issued an ur
gent call this week for sewing
kits, after taking Sit completed
ones to Salem last week. Materi
al for making 50 more is on hand
and twice that many are expected
by the weekend.
Besides the sewing, kits, the Red
Cross again has material for kit
bags to fill Marion county's quota
of .1200.: The sewing rooms will
be open to volunteers each Friday
from 1 to S pjn. in the basement
of the city hall or sewing may be
left at the Evenden drugstore.
Volunteers in July - completed
97 garments, 12 fracture pillows.
two dozen pillow cases; 51 sew
ing kits and donated 12 packages
of needles for the kits.
. Serving during the month were
Mrs. I. S. MocheL Mrs. Josephine
Dun ton, Mrs. - Wallace Jones, Mrs.
Frank Butterfield, Mrs. Carl Hu
ber, Mrs. Eve Dow, Mrs. Henry
Layman, Mrs. Fred Evenden,
Mrs. R. Trullinger, Mrs. L. Pet-
show, Mrs. B. Brers, Miss Hilde-
garde Dierkhissing, Mrs. J. John
son, Mrs. G. Gustafsen, Mrs. Ray
Glatt. Mrs. lyman Shorey,; Miss
Hazel. Engle, Miss Jeanne Butter
field, Mrs. F. Proctor, Mrs. D. M.
Wilson and Miss Habel Iivesay.
Mrs. Henry Layman, one of the
most faithful' workers, has made
100 pairs of boys wool shorts
during the past year, f
Water': Une finished
WEST SALEM The new two-
inch water line connecting ltc
Nary street with Gerth has been
completed and the water turned
on. " j-..,..
Worka at Flax Plant , ?
HOPEWELL LeRoy Farmer
of this district is employed at the
Dayton Cooperative flax plant He
is a student of the Amity Union
high school.
Bean Yield
Very Heavy
. Tompkins Average
2300 Pounds per Acre;
Peaches, Corn Start -
GRAND ISLAND Daniel and
Jake Tompkins, Jr., averaged 2500
pounds an acre from their- first
picking' of Blue Lake' beans on
their 82 acre ranch here, consider
ed an unusually good yield. .
At the Palmer - Stoutenburg
acreage, 75 pickers are employed
harvesting beans. Ronald Badger
began picking in bis 12 acres last
Saturday with a crew of 5$.- ..-
. At the eight acre farm of Frank
Finnicum, picking is in full swing.
Pickers from McMinnville and
Yamhill with local residents are
doing the work.
Peach picking of Golden Jubil
ees, Rochesters and early Elbertas
Is In progress at the J. H. Tom
kins farm.
Early, sweet corn Is being har
vested by E. W. Mandigo. At the
same farm, sand and gravel, haul
ing ls going on, with 10.000. yards
being removed for the new Mc
Minnville airport expected to be
completed this week. Seventeen
trucks have been - carrying the
gravel out for almost a month.
Property Sold
At Silvertoh f
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; SILVERTON -Mrs. Lee Alfred
has purchased the S. D. Peterson
nome and adjoining cottages
known; here as. the Del, Barber
place. Mrs. Alfred and her son
and daughter, Bobby and Karen,
have made their home here since
her husband, vCapt. Lee Alfred,
left for Australia la April of 15 12.
Mabel Jordon of the Scotts Mills
community has purchased,, the
Bouellester- store' in "North Side
addition. , Mrs. Bouellester plans
to join her husbandV who is in. war
work" elsewhere.- 5 : 'r:
. BRUSH CREEKMr. and Mrs.
Ole Moen' have ' purchased "the
home of Mrs. B. Tingelstad and
plan to move into town In the
near future. : They have lived on
their farm here for over. 29 years.
Ucst Galcia Council
Authorizes Hiring
Of Extra Policeman
; TVE3T SALE: 1 At the meet
ing -of the city, eeaiicil zZohZat
ntzht the emplerment ef aa ex
tra man far1 the police farce was
authorized . far the next three
menths. Up te the present thne
tbere has been se application
for the - position. According ts
iafermsiion . seevred ' f rem the
peUce department.
Auxnsville Staliciij
Guard Against Convict
AULSVILLE An armed guard
was stationed here at the Hobert;
service station . Tuesday .ia c&zi
the convict who escaped from tl.
state pententiary passed this way.
Reroof Permit Giycn
WEST SALEM A permit was
Issued to Pete Unger, 12S5 Thirl
street, for reroofing a house at aa
estimated value of $100.
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- FAntVIE W Combining oats
and vetch is In progress at the
Harry Allison, farm. Allison
working until 10 pjn. daily on
farm' chores,, attempting to har
vest without extra help.
Bears Have
Dinner Guest
TURNER, ROUTE ONE Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Bear entertained
over the weekend, Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Stewart and children, Quen
tin and Pauline,, of Portland. Other-
Sunday dinner guests were
Mrs. Mary Cammack, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Cammack. and son Da
vid, of Rosedale. .Mrs. Laura
Traschel and .. young daughters,
Helen Marie and Carol of Port
land, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bear
and Charlene, Tecently of Carlton,
and Mr. and Mrs. E. C Bear,
Eunice and Billy of Turner.
M. Tooley, recently from the
east, spent the weekend with his
uncle. N. Jenkens. .
Mrs. E. C. Bear and son Billy,
left! Salem early Wednesday by
bus! for Walla Walla, Wash, for
a week's visit with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Gillett.
Absolute
IL:E A.RlANC
RECORD BREAKING
SACRIFICE PRICES
On Men's? and Young Men's
NEW, SUPER-FINE QUALITY
; Suits in all sizes but not in every style, and suits that
I cxxrmol be duplicated. Topcoats, 1 and 2 of a kind . . .
i Sport coats, 1 and 2 of a kind. slacks and pants, odd
' and ends . . lefeure coats, discontiniiin? this line ...
' fur felt hats? odd lots . . . civilian and army, officers'
raincoats . ! . all must 90 reaardless of cost or former
prices. Get here early for first choice. '
SUITS. $270 values; 1
and 2 of a kndTo clear
: at only :i ArJ S18J75
SUITS. $30 and $3U0
values. To clear at
only , I,Jt210
. SUITS, Z $35 f vahies. To
clear at only ..$23.75
SUITS, $370 and UQ
values. To clear at
only i $270
SPORT COATS, $1150
values. To ao at 11.S5
SPORT C O A T S. $1849
-t v a lues. To ao at
only ; ., :., , $13.95
SLACKS & PANTS. $7.95
. to $1040 values. To ao
crt-$4.95. $5.95, $3.95
6 $745
HERE'S AN EXCEPTIONAL BUY
$1240 LEISURE COATS two-tone gabardine surface, :
velvet cord front, full rayon lined; tan
arid Jbrovra ciJySizei:34 tQ :42, to go O
Jat;only",,-l i1' " ; a '-
TOPCOATS. $20 vcdues, 1-46. 1-44,
i green, double breasted ragkm. To go
at
$2.21.95
TOPCOATS,- $2740 value, dark brawn
weave, single breasted, fly-front. - Size
42. To go r ' ''
TOPCOATS Values $3a Camel fleece, dark brown and
natural shade; .also 1 blue. 2-37 long, E"fV
herringbone
1-44 long, 2-42 regular. Choice
CIVILIAN AV ARMY OFFICERS' RAINCOATS
Values $1150, $15 $18.50 & $25, to Go at
$3X5, $I0iD. $12X5 G $15X5 -
FINS FUR FELT HATS 7C fj JP" i
Values $3.95 and $5 to Umud O & 0)m U D'
goat T
JOE'S AIM IS TO BUT THE BEST AND SEIX IT FOR LESS.1
TOU CAN SATE $5 TO $10 ON SUITS AND TOTCOATS
AND PROPORTIONATE SAVINGS ON EVERYTHING YOU
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