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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1943)
PACT SBC Tlx CSZSOII CTATT2MAIT, S&lesL " Oregon. Sunday Morning, Norember 7 1943 Mary Parker Rites Monday; Oregon Native ALBAKY MrsMary Parker, ' Jl, die at th heme of her daugh ter, Mrs. Francyl Howard, early Friday morning, November 3. Al though ia failing health for many months lira. Parker was only Confined to her bed one day, run fcral sendee will fee held Monday, November 8f at I- o'clock," with the Fisher ' Funeral Home in Charge. ; ' Born on December 1, 1861, near Tallman, Mary Parker had hatched the growth of Lion coun ty from te time it was a sparsely fettled community to the present tohen it i one of the wealthiest bounties In the state. Likewise, he had eeen Albany grow from hamlet of but three or -four houses, to the beautiful city it is oday. She had the experience of iving in. the first county jail of jjnn county, her . iatner bemg frounty sheriff at the time. The jail ' building which was wrecked a few years ago, was new at the time and the Parker family were the first to occupy the living por tion of the edifice. - Mrs. Parker was a daughter of "Allen and Julia Parker, pioneers f 1852. Mr. Parker, 'who served a term in the Oregon legislature, built the Red Crown mills here, which are still in operation. Dur ing his term as county sheriff, he was also tax collector, and part C-f his duties was the delivering 6f the tax money to the provision al government, which at that time was located in Oregon City. His daughter often recalled how her father would fill big buckskin bags with the cash, swing them cross the thorn of the saddle,; rnount his horse, and leave for j Oregon City, meantime his wife nd famSy staying, nervously at home until his return for fear something might befall him on the trip. -Educated in the grade schools Of the city, Mrs. Parker later at tended Albany college. In 1879 her parents moved to Oneatta, near Yaquina, and it was here a year later, on September 11, 1880, She became the bride of Virgil Parker, a young man of Albany to whom she had become engaged before leaving Albany. The young bride had spent many hours dur ing that year, sewing on quilts, bed and table linens, to bright en the rew home to which she would 'go. Unfortunately, a fire destroyed her parents' home only few days before her wedding; and all her cherished possessions were destroyed In the flames. Immediately following her mar riage, she and her husband, who was a member of another pioneer Parker family, but no relation, returned to Albany, where Mrs. Parker has resided continuously since. Mr. Parker died here in 1904. The deceased was a charter tnember cf the Pythian Sisters, of Which order she was a past most excellent chief. She became a .member of the Methodist church during her 'teen years, and had been active in all divisions of the church work. . t Surviving are two sons and two daughters. The sons are Roy Par ker of Corvallis, and Virgil of Eugene. The daughters are Mrs. V. A. (Elma) Anderson of Ba kersfield, Calil, and Mrs. J. Fran cyl (Mary) Howard of Albany. She Is also survived by six grand - children, Mrs. Mason Foote of Portland, Mrs. C. T. Baker of Bakersfield, Calif, Edwin Par ker of Schenectady, NY, Patricia Parker of San Leandro, Calit, Virgil Parker; Jr, and Staff Sgt. James Howard, both In the Unit ed States army, and Mary an How ard of Albany. There are four great grandchildren, Betty and Edwin Parker, jr, of Schenectady, ttY, Betty Baker and Mason Foote Jr. Also a sister, Mrs. Lester Waugh, and a brother, T. Parker, both living in Toledo. Overton Services Held at Albany AUBANY -Graveside services were held, at St. John's cemetery Friday afternoon' at 3 o'clock for James Herbert Overton, jr, 16-months-old son of Sgt. and Mrs. James H. Overton, who died in the Albany General hospital Thursday, November 4. The Fort miller - Funeral home was in charge of the arrangements. Born in Austin, Texas, July 4, 1942, baby James came to Albany with his parents a short time ago. His father is stationed -at Camp Adair, - r E3;UoneaTfor Iligil Shift , T '' ON carrot; PACK Betlnnlng Monday, Nov. S Shifts begin 7:39 A. M. and 7 P. M. MEN NEEDED FOR' WAREHOUSE WORK Ar;! at 1IU1 Street Office, Sat, Not. 6th, for Placement ";Sn!L?:rnia" Pccliing Coip 1310 im sL ' J -1 - -. Where i They Are What . William Council Dyer, Jr, 951 Parrish street, has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant of in fantry, the war department .an nounces. Dyer, in civilian life as sociated with his brother, j C 1 a y borne W, Dyer, in a Salem in surance ; agency, was recently sta turned at ; Camp w c. Dyer. Jr, Adair ; with '" the 96th division. which now is at Camp White fol lowing central Oregon maneuvers. He was prominent in dramatic ac tivities here for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Holland were notified Saturday that their ne phew, Kenneth Weekly, who since childhood has made his home with them, has been advanced to ser geant in the army. Prior to enter ing the service, Weekly, a gradu ate of Salem high school, was, em ployed four years by Sears "Roe buck company in its store here. ' Cadet Leonard Reimann. son of Richard Reimann, 1275 Fairmount street, has successfully complet ed the basic flying training course and has graduated fromMarana army air field, Tucson, Ariz, lie will be sent to an advanced fly ing school for the last phase" of his cadet training, leading to the awarding. of an air corps pilot's silver wings. Cadet Reimann at tended Salem high school and was employed by Reimann Truck ser vice here before entering the air corps. . Ensign and Mrs. Bruce Van Wyngarden arrived in Salem for a few days' visit with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. VanWyn- garden and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Holt. Ensign VanWyngarden was flown from his bae in the Pa cific to Seattle, where he was met by Mrs. VanWyngarden (the for mer Maxine Holt). Together they came to Salem. Ensign VanWyn garden will leave in a few days to go to specialized schooling at Miami, Fla and will be accom panied there by his wife. & ' t Srt. Norman K. Willig, above, son of Mrs. Minnie Willig, 715 North Commercial street, is complet ing his training as a member. of - a Liberator bomber crew at the " Pueblo, CoL, army air base. ROBERTS Raymond F. Rinr- wald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Ringwald of route 3, was grad uated from the army air forces advanced flying school at Yuma, Ariz, on November 3, his parents have been advised. They expect him home for a brief furlough before he reports for further training. He received his wings and a second lieutenant's com mission. Lt Ringwald completed basic training at Mira Loma flight academy, Oxnard, Calif., and Le moore army flying school, Le moore, Calif. He served in the ranks prior to entering aviation training. He attended Sacred Heart academy in Salem. Ensign Tem Hill. Jr., son ef Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hill, Is expect ed to. arrive at home today on furlough. He will go to Burbank, Calif, after his furlough to take additional training In aeronauti cal engineering., Mrs. Hill has been , staying here with her par ents, the Fred Anunsens, but may go with Ensign Hill to Burbank where heexpects to be stationed for about six 'weeks. MONMOUTH First Sgt. Ho mer S. Reagan returned last week from Bend where he- has been tn maneuvers with a division. Mrs, Reagan and their two young sons, Glen Paul and Billy Joe are leaving this weekend by train for San ' Diego 1 where Mrs. Reagan will visit a few days- with her sis ter, j Mrs. R. R. Whitmore, She I I ' i " k '' They Af Doing ' will then go to their home at Durant, Oklav to visit her moth er. Early In, December she will join Sgt Reagan in Arizona where he will be stationed for a time. The Reagans hay lived here for the last year, and made many friends: They plan to return to Oregon to make their home after the war. MONMOUTH Mrs. Paal Ril ey returned Wednesday! from Springfield, Mo, where she spent a couple of weeks visiting her son, Donald Smith, who is hospitaliz ed there for time. He received serious jaw and facial injuries last summer in a motor truck; collis ion overseas, where he was with the army air corps ordnance ser vice. He is now undergoing skin grafting operations, and hopes to be home for the holidays.! r : -i CpL Albert Stoops, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stoops ef rente 1, Salem, who is stationed at Camp Elliott, San Diego with the marines.- CpL Stoops Is a baker. Mr. and Mrs. Stoops returned last week from a two-weeks vis It with their son In San Diego. 'Yama YamcC . Likes Serving Army Chow CAMP ADAIR Most exciting event in his life was being drafted in the army and the happiest day was being assigned to cooks and bakers school, declares Pvt. Jo seph Dellaposta of Cincinnati, now in a service battery of the field artillery of the Trailblazer division. Food and entertainment for the boys is his chief interest. He cooks for them every day and is slaled to entertain mem in one of the post service clubs. He works in one of the camp Pxs" nights where he claims that he Is one of the best salesmen on the post. Back home in Cincinnati, where he was widely known as "Yama Yama," Pvt. Dellaposta managed a grocery store and entertained people wherever a crowd was present. He became known by the name becauseof his merging three Italian songs into one and using "Yama Yama" for a refrain. The words mean "Let's jgo, let's go!" "Yama Yama" had just com pleted serving lunch to his bat tery in the field when inter viewed. The Oregon hills in the background were arrayed in their autumn attire. Looking on them he declared, "I don't think that there's a better camp In the coun try than Camp Adair. I'm having a better time now than I did in civilian life." As for the war he stated, "With our equipment and the spirit of our boys, we are a cinch to win." Pvt. Dellaposta hopes that after the war is over the army will keep him. If not, he plans to have a restaurant of his own where he can serve army chow to civilians. Personalized GhfEsSmas Cards . WITH YOUR NAME IMPRINTED I $51.95 Box of 50 di Box Assorinenls 30c lo $1X3 Also individual cards for your selection, 'j o ; ChrlsJmas Stationery Gift Wrappings Seals Gifts of All Kinds Bank Deposits In State Pass Billion Mark For the first time In history, assets of banks In Oregon, both state and national, had passed the billion dollar mark on . October 18, It was announced Saturday by A. A. Rogers, state superintend ent of banks. , . , Assets of these banks on Octo ber 18 had reached $1,011,208, 71L68 as against $743,413,660 Jl on December 51, 1942. Deposits Increased from $713,123,860.63 on December 81, 1942, to $972,192,- 322.80 on October 18 of this year. There are 45 state banks in Oregon at present, and 26 nation al banks. There were 140 state banks in 1929. Assets of the state banks on October 18, this year, aggregated $85,522,110.14 as against $64,051, 108.38 on December 31, 1942, or an increase of 33 per cent. Deposits during the same pe riod increased from $59,675,568.09 to $80,701,991. Real estate held by these banks decreased from $107,970.88 on December 31, 1942, to $43,757,000 on October 18 of this year. National bank assets increased from $684,362,531.93 on Decem ber 31, 1942, to $925,686,601.54 on October 18, 1943, while deposits climbed from $653,448,198.54 to $891,490,330.93. The state bank assets are high er than at any time since 1929. Traction Firm Depreciation Item Allowed In the interest of sound finan cial postwar planning and to as sure a substantial fund at the ter mination of the present emergen cy for the furtherance of the mod ernization of its mass transporta tion system in the City of Port land, the Portland Traction com pany has been granted permission by Public Utilities Commissioner George H. Flagg to increase the annual accrual for depreciation to certain units of its street rail way division property if antici pates it will retire in connection with the modernization of its sys tem. The commissioner's order re quires that the additional accrual for depreciation, which will ap proximate $189,000 per year, shall be set aside in a special fund to provide the company in part with the necessary cash, which will be available at the expiration of the emergency for the furtherance of said plan. Selma S. Austin Dies at Age 72; Native of Sweden ALBANY Mrs. Selma Sophia Austin, 72, a resident of Albany and Tangent since 1937, died in the Pauline nursing home Friday, November 5. Funeral arrange ments in charge of the Fortmfller Funeral home are incomplete pending word from a son in New Jersey. Mrs. Austin was born in Kal mer, Sweden, January 15, 1871, and came to the United States when she was eight years old. She lived in New Jersey and Nebras ka before coming to Oregon. She was married at the age of 18 to A. E. Austin, who died a number of years ago. Mrs. Austin was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are three children, W. N. Austin of New Jersey, Mrs. Beulah Thomas of Livingston, Calif., and Mrs. Vera Egan of Tangent; also a brother, Theodore Laws on of Glendale, Calif., and a sister, -Mrs. A. J. Romig of Al bion, Neb. Willamette: Enrollment Reaches 674 " Practically every member of last year's Willamette university stu dent' body eligible to return and not now in one of the nation's armed services has returned to the campus to become part of this year's student family which Sat urday had reached a total of 674, Walter M. Erickson, dean of en rollments, announced yesterday. During both semesters last year, registration at Willamette totaled ,627. - . H- ' Of this year's enrollment, 416 students are civilians and 258 axe navy trainees. Sixty one of the civilians are men, 355 women. There are 194 students, of whom 162 are women, the largest regis tration of first year women the old institution has ever hadJ Of the 99 members of the soph omore class, 10 are men and 69 women. Five men and 49 women comprise the junior class; eight men and 38 women the senior class. Four women are graduate students in the college of liberal arts, three in law school with on ly one man as a law student; 10 women and five men are listed as "special" students. Hense Jerseys Set High Average For Butterfat ALBANY An average produc tion of butterfat for the past 12 years of 442 pounds has been maintained by the Jersey herd of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hense of Tan gent The year's testing has just been completed by the Linn-Benton Dairy Herd Improvement as sociation, showing the average butterfat production for the 12 cows now in the Hense herd to be 421 pounds. The Henses started In the pure bred Jersey business in 1920, purchasing their first Jersey cow from Robert L. Burkhart of Al bany. In 1930 they joined the Linn-Benton Improvement asso ciation. Believing that good breed ing was of great importance, two bulls have been purchased from George W. Sisson, Potsdam, NY. iMJmt fir ' ft T' mm r I IS?. ? I ... I V" - I .p--" V .-f. O I ' backoTomd for gmcdous avinj i . an fadispensable asset to I?:"" 1 moral. If your horn needs freshening see the varied selection f, " S- - i- of smart home furnishings featured at Gevurtz. ; . j .1 l j S r CONVENIENT TER1NIS j j - , ' ' : ! , . - . . . . i , 1 1 - - a j Legion Starts 4 Viauby To Save Gas . .The American Legion In Ore gon, in cooperation with the of fice of; price administration, : has launched a mileage conservation program as one of its major: un dertakings of the year, according to announcement by W. W. For dyce, . of Portland, state i chair man. . - , Organized in the form of a "4 in 1 War Club, the Legion's pro gram emphasizes the importance of carr sharing among ; motorists in order to conserve gasoline, rub ber and motor vehicles "until vic tory is won." ; J -;t v y:, To assist the public in forming ride-sharing arrangements, it is contemplated that transportation desks shall be conducted by local war price and rationing boards, under the jurisdiction of the American Legion and American Legion auxiliary, thus providing a clearing house -where motorists can share their .-vehicles with oth ers. Through these facilities per sons desiring rides, and motorists desiring passengers, can file their own requests and be matched up. Ten gallons of gas saved in your own town is just as impor tant as ten gallons saved else where' Chairman Fordyce point ed out in his announcement sent to local posts of the Legion throughout Oregon. "When ra tion units were-cut from four gallons to three gallons, the needs of the army and navy in , the fast developing theatre of war were greater than the supply." Participants in the "4 in 1 Club" are pledged to use their cars for necessary driving only, to observe the 35 mile an hour speed limit, to keep tires properly inflated and avoid abuse of tires, to be at work every day and to give as much energy to that work as pos sible, and to place patriotism and respect for fighting fellow Amer icans above individual interests. Teachers Elect Year's Officers Officers for the coming year were elected by the Marion coun ty branch of the Oregon State j Home Is formed, reflects fortably of your spirited. ie e-frrr' ,il If i -1 . Teachers' association at the in stitute held on Friday. The offi cers were: president, Neil Brown, assistant principal at Parrish jun ior high school; vice - president, Mathilda GOlis j of. Richmond school; secretary - treasurer, Mar garet Barqulst, 'principal of Sa lem Heights -school; on the ad visory "committee, Lena Belle Tar tar of Salem senior high school, Mae. Engle ; from Auburn school and Milton Gralapp, city supesin tendent of Woodburn schools; and as delegates to the OSTA conven tion to be held In Portland, M. H. BeaL principal at Jefferson, Car melite v Weddle, secretary of 4H clubs, and Walter Snyder, curric ulum coordinator of Salem schools. Association groups holding elec tions included Schoolmasters who electer Robert Miller of SuVerton as president. The elementary school principals elected Laura Belle Miles of Auburn president; the primary school teachers elec ted Mrs. Veima Laverty president; and the intermediate group elected Mrs. Lucile Kennedy of McKinley as president, f:r Chewing Gum Sold . Only Willi War Bond : COLUMBIA, S.CV (-Shortages of chewing gum led manager Isadora Ginsberg, jr., of a cigar and tobacco company to require retailers to purchase a $25 war bond 'forj each box, and a. $1000 bond ' for each case of gum de livered. .; " -- He sold $85,000 worth of bonds the first day. "' . . NOT COIIPULSOBY niSimAIICE JUST PLAYINO SAFE IN THE AN ACCIDENT For $12.75 te $16 per year protects year rfirht in Oreren by tasnrmg CHUCK - :-:v--:vV:..,.. XX f f INSURANCE Oregon's Largest Salem and 129 N. Commercial - v fit- hi r - (Mi Keeps up the Family Morale! the essence of American life. It is that personalities are created the mood of his home surroundings If that home is thoughtfully arranged, pleasantly furnished, com- livable" ... if. it is a happy family ... then that mood Is Set the stage lor happiness . . . lri f; ; And Good Fumitiire can do much -to help! Furnishings of beauty and convenience Salem Girl Works On Service Fund iDrive UNTVTRSrTY I OF OREGON, Eugene, Nov. 8 -'(Special)- Doris Chapler, Salen, ) j sophomore, is house representative for " Alpha Delta PL during Uhe World Stu dent service fnd drive being held on the eampuf. Jj ; J;-.. The money? is " being raised to help students all (over jthe world who are priso lers ot war, intern ees,' refugees, br dispossessed. Ore gon's goal is $1000: Doris Qiapler H eads . j Cigarette Drive ' I I -i' H ' 1 -;- ' : '-- I UNIVERSITY !l 0? i OREGON, Eugene, Nov.f8 -(Special)- Doris Chapler, Salens, sophomore in lib- era! arts, is in charge of signs for f thf cigarette drive on the campus. The goal is t$00 "smoke packs" 1 for th campf Adair hospital and me Lane coumy u av ' Miss Chapl er ; Is (the daughter of r Mr. and Mrs; K. A. Chapler, Salem, , ' Uccdrow's l For WILLARD !! Batteries, KELLYt Tires; NASON Paints. SHATTERPROOF I Glass, Unpointed FUR- iNrruRE, AUTO ACCES- Mil if-::- wooonou I SORES. in.-D.: co. "WHOLES ALE 14$ CentetSt. ? RET. AIL Phone 5S5S EVENT at Hogslns Office Upstate Ageftc$ Marshfield ! I f" I Salem f Dial 4400 . i IS : !r"" rTSf- t there that character is and ; edchj Individual wherever he may be. setting for the1 daily; life confident; ard high- your horael "are necessary in; I 1 1 i. i ... . .- I St of .-. . J f . I te drive e -ear a' m ---ill ' ' j U CHCT i t ili :j j I I. ! I , l IJ 4 : 3 i'- ; 1 ''S-i Z t - j M ti .; I if - i ;s i x l 111 GUEFFHOYS .N 141 N, COlGIERdAL-