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Annual Choice'
Leaders Held
By Granges
North HoweU,. Webfoot
Among Early Voters '
; on New Officers
NORTH HOWELL W. H.
Steven was reelected master of
North Howell grange for the com
ing year at .the Monday meeting.
Mrs. W. H. Stevens was reelected
treasurer and Mrs. Thomas Bump
reelected secretary. Other officers
re: overseer, Wayne Strachan;
lecturer, L. A. Esson; steward, V.
V. Van Brocklin; assistant stew
ard, K. D. Coomler; chaplain,
Martha Vinton; gatekeeper, M. A.
Dunn Ceres, Mrs. H. C. Espe; Po
mona, Merle Damewood; Flora,
Mrs. Ronald Stevens; L. A. x Sn
Mrs. K. D. Coomler; ex com mem
ber for three years, Ronald Stev
ens; musician, Hazel. s Strachan;
H.E.C. chairman, Mrs. H. C Espe;
ag chairman, Mrs. A. T. Cline.
Five new members were intro
duced and given the obligation.
They are, Mr. and Mrs. John
Beals, Merle Damewood, Leroy
and Bruce Beals.
Mr. nd' Mrs. Raymond Paul
son and family of Monitor were
visitors. Mr. Paulson is master of
Monitor grange and former master
of North Howell grange.
.-' Mrs. Robert Beer was reported
111 at her home and members are
urged to exemplify the grange ob
ligation fraternally. Mrs. Beer is
a member of the executive com
mittee. i. The members voted to sponsor
social ' night this season and this
committee was named: V. V. Van
Brocklin, Mrs. Ronald Stevens
and Wayne Strachan. -
" The service honor roll commit
tee, Mrs. C. E. Waltman, Mrs. A.
B. Wiesner and Dan Van Brock
lin, presented the grange with an
honor roll on which are inscribed
the names of boys and girls now
In the armed service. They include
Harold Dunn, Alan Wiesner, Har
ley Oddie, Joe " Ditchen, Alfred
Opoka, Fred Schmidt, Odin Ne
ville, Lloyd and Alvin Hollin,
Ronald' Wood, Glen Damewood,
James Manning, Joe, Cyril and
Leon Moullet, Raymond and An
ton Woelke, Lloyd Patterson,
Martin Baughman, Ernest Pickens,
Clarence and Glen Rickard, Ell-
wnnH Rurrvma nand Caroline
.Baldwin. More names will be add'
d as available.
Webfeot .Grange
" DAYTON Thirty members
attended the regular meeting of the
Dayton-Webfoot grange Saturday
evening at the Webfoot grange
balL Election of officers was held.
Louis Gross was reelected mas
ter and others named were Robert
Hodge, reelected overseer; Mrs.
E. G. Lichten thaler, reelected sec
retary; D. C Clark, reelected
treasurer; Ruth Beech, lecturer;
Mrs. Louis Will, reelected chap-
lain TLArm f Skills fl.rrkCC lflrfv A
sistant. She and Ruth Beech ex
changed offices in election; Clif
iord Gibbon, steward, re-elected.
Installation will take place on
December 11 immediately follow
ing a 7:30 fellowship dinner when
exchange of Christmas gifts will be
held.
' Light refreshments were served.
Union Hill to Vote
UNION HILL The November
grange meeting "will be Friday
night. Election of officers for
both the juvenile and subordinate
granges will be the main business
of the meeting. Supper commit
tee members - are Mr., and Mrs.
Floyd Fox, Mrs. Carrie- Town
send,. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Gil
mour, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hansen.
Service Men
Entertained
ROBERTS Saturday night,
the Riverside. Cooperative Tele
phone company sponsored a sec
ond ' dance for the construction
platoon of the 570 signal corps
from Camp Adair. The men have
completed the work on . the tel
ephone lines and the patrons of
the telephone company are , en
joying the improved service. - r
Pvt. Luther Franklin and Pvt.
Don Dunn " of the 570 signal
corps were overnight guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Zielke.
Mrs. Rose , Howland invited the
servicemen to her home for Sun
day dinner. The Misses Agnes
and Mary Fitzpa trick and Mrs.
Agnes Tone were also guests at
the Zielke home. . j;
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ringwald had
as weekend guest. Pvt. Ernest
Eirvin and Pvt. Anda Allen of
the 570 signal corps, from Camp
Adair. ,
A farewell dinner was given in
honor of Lt. Roy Rice, jr, at
the home of his parents, Friday.
Guests were Miss Mae Fiest of
Portland, Mr. Frank Crawford of
Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Wright
and -Loel Wright of Stayton. Lt.
Rice left ,Saturday to report to
the 18th replacement center at
Salt Lake City, Utah. .
Valloy Births
GRAND ISLAND Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Tompkins are the par
ents of a 54 pound daughter born
Sunday, November 14 at the Mc
Minnville hospital.- She has been
named Rebecca Sue, and has a
brother, Eugene, who will be sev
en Christmas , day. All are doing
veil.: ;v,,;.i?:'
lit-Willamettlte Yal.ley. News
!
Reports From
Potato Crop
Is Harvested
AtlAlderman's
Women Grading
Tubers Picked by
Mexican Workers
UNIONVALE Mr. and Mrs.
Howard' Steingrube spent the
weekend at Salem where they as
sisted relatives.
Potato digging is progressing at
the U. S. Alderman holdings in
the Yamhill and Whiteson areas
and about 60 Mexicans are em
ployed potato picking. Eight wom
en are grading the potatoes.
More than one week without
rain to hinder farmers. A great
deal of fall gram has been sown
in this district during the fine
weather but wild geese, contrary
to old ideas have been heard on
several occasions winging in a
southerly direction despite the
fact that many times their migra
tion are only a few hours in ad
vance of storms.
Seed for fall variety of barley
has been scarce and other grains
have been substituted.
GRAND ISLAND! J. H.
Tompkins, and sons Jake jr. and
Harry Tompkins left Monday for
near Kernville to dig ten acres
of potatoes on the Harold Tomp
kins farm there.
New Garage
To Be Built
UNIONVALE Sgt. Roy John
son left Monday to report to Fort
Lewis after one week furlough
spent with his wife and children
and his wife's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Dixon.
A new woodshed and garage
combined is being built on his
place by E. M. Coats. Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Dixon are tenants on
the place.
' Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Holt and Neal Stouten
burg were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gis
ler Of Salem and ' Orval Stouten
burg of Carlton. The latter re
ports that his son Ralph is recov
ering satisfactorily from the recent
attack of infantile paralysis.
Cora Lynch is a new fifth grade
pupil in the Unionvale school. Her
parent smoved to the place known
as the old Roy Stoutenburg place
now farmed by U. S. Alderman.
William Michael George West
fall and Arnold Braat are in
charge of the program for the Un
ionvale community club pie social
to be held Friday evening, No
vember 19.
Turner Family
In California
UNIONVALE Word has been
received that Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Turner and daughter Gladys, sons
Ray and Allen of Salem, formerly
of .Unionvale are located at Ven
tura Calif ., where he will be em
ployed at the carpenters trade.
They stored their household goods.
Their three eldest sons are in the
armed service as follows: Melvin
is in Farragut, Idaho; Myron in
the army and Clifford joined the
army October 29.
Gene, Carlyn and Dianne Lau
ner of Pleasantdale, were Monday
guests of their grandmother, Mrs.
Carl j Launer while their mother
assisted Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mc
F&rlane pick filberts in the Brooks
district. -
Valley Obituaries
George Bernard Kerth
ALBANY -George Bernard
Kerth, 61, a resident, of Albany for
many years until about three
years ago when he moved to Cor
vallis, died In Corvallis Sunday,
November 21. Mr. Kerth had been
in poor health for a number of
years. Funera lservices were held
in the DeMoss Britt Mayflower
chapel v Tuesday, with burial in
Willamette Memorial park, Al
bany, f'ji,'-"' 'i:f--,-'r k -. f v
Born in Seneca, Kansas, January
22, 1 882, the early years of his
life were spent in that state. On
reaching manhood, he was employ
ed by a New York and Chicago
railroad company and in 1910 he
came to Oregon and for a number
of years was employed by the
Oregon & Washington Navigation
railroad company. Later he was
employed as a traveling salesman
for Wadhams -1 grocery company.
He worked for this company for
25 years, but for the past several
years wa semployed by the Hudson-Duncan
company. i
During the 23 years that Kerth
made his home in Albany, with
the exception of one year, he had
lived in the St Francis hotel. He
was ; a charter member of - the
Elks lodge of Albany. '
Mr. y Kerth was twice married.
Hisjirst wife died in Albany in
1938, and on October 12, 1940, he
married Delia Mae Rice, who sur
vives, is do his aged mother, and
two . brothers, .Jacob and Walter
Kerth of Los Angeles, Calif.
The Statesman's Community Correspondents
Salem. Orecon, Thursday
Scio Homes
Change Hands
SCIO The Louis Boucher
family has moved to the residence
property of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Enoch Shelton on Oak street,
which they have purchased from
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Putio of Port
land. Consideration is"stated at
$1600.
Mr. and ' Mrs. Jesse Edwards
have purchased the A. A. Cooper
residence and two lots on Pent
land avenue from A. A. Cooper. .
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chase, for
merly of Los Angeles, have pur
chased the residence and 20-acre
farm near Crabtree from Mr.' and
Mrs. George Harshman. ; The
Harshmans, - former residents el
Scio, plan to occupy a larger farm
near this city. Roy V. Shelton of
Scio "handled the above transac
tions, i ,
SweglePTA
Will Serve
Hot Lunches .
Members Study Work
Of Other Schools
Now Serving
SWEGLE The executive
board of Swegle PTA voted at
the last meeting for afternoon
meetings on regular dates , and
Tuesday afternoon the first meet
ing was held in the school audi
torium. One of the projects of
the group will sponsor is the hot
lunch program.
The committee had visited oth
er schools serving hot lunches, in
eluding Highland school in Salem.
If a responsible organization like
the PTA sponsors the lunches the
war food administration for west
ern regions will provide a certain
amount of money for food, equip
ment and a cook if the parents
of school children provide a cer
tain per cent of the expenses. For
two dollars a month, ten cents a
meal, a complete lunch may be
provided.
A committee will call on school
children's parents this week to
find out if tickets will be t pur
chased. The members attention
was called to the new radio pro
gram which began November 6
at 4:30 pjn., with the Baxter fam
ily again portraying a typical fam
ily." The program is called "The
Voice of the PTA." Each program
will present in dramatic form a
specific situation faced today by
thousands of households across
the country. The program next
Saturday, "Have They Time to
Play?" will be of special interest
here in the valley where children
were busy all summer harvesting
crops.
At the program hour Mrs. Wil
liam McKinney reviewed articles
from the National Teachers maga
zine and discussions followed on
home school problems.
Corn, Potato
Crops Good
ST. LOUIS The farmers cf
this vicinity are taking advantage
of the nice days digging out their
potatoes and picking corn. The
corn is good and ripe this year
and good crops are reported.
Mrs. Amody Lachapelle of St
Louis whose husband died a short
time ago is now staying with one
of her daughters in Washington.
The St Louis grade school has
on enrollment at present 36, and
more pupils are expected to en
roll. All broken desks j have all
ben repaired and If' any more
come they may have "to sit on
boxes. . , ' .
The teacher is Mrs. 'David Du
bois of Woodburn and the school
has one of the largest enrollments
of the county for a one room
school. : -
Marx Family Holds
Reunion on Sunday
NORTH HOWELL Theodore
Marx of Spokane is spending" sev
eral days with his family on the
home farm. Last Sunday a family
dinner and reunion was a special
event at the ; Marx home with
all members of the family present
t WILL PAY TOP PRICES
UiLLMIETTE' GElCCSnYCO.
Trade &
Salem,
Morning. November 18. 1943
Stockholm to
Lead Grange
For 11th Term
Man Named
Master at Election
Held This Month
MONMOUTH W. J. . Stock
holm was reelected master of Mon
mouth grange at the meeting for
the 11th term. Other officers
named are: overseer, Jonas Gra
ber. Independence; secretary, Mrs.
Lydia i Carmichael, Monmouth;
treasurer, J. L. Van Loan, Mon
mouth; chaplain, Mrs. Byron Rud
delL Independence; steward, WQ
mer Powell, Monmouth; gate -keeper,
E. E. De Armond, Mon
mouth; assistant steward, Byron
RuddelL Independence; lady as
sistant steward, Mrs. . Walter
Smith, Independence; Ceres, -Mrs.
W. Jj Stockholm; Pomona, Mrs.
Jonas ! Graber; Flora, Mrs. C. E.
Herron, Monmouth. r?;
Executive committee: William
RiddelL, R. B. Swenson, and Mrs.
R. B.vSwenson, all of Monmouth.
This is Stockholm's eleventh year
of service as grange master. In
stallation will be held December
4, wrtn Elmer McClure of Mil
waukie, state overseer as instal
ling officer: Polk county Pomona
officers also will be installed at
the same time.
Rickreall
RICKREALL Elbert Rags
dale was named master of the
grange at the election held last
week. Others named were S. B.
Holt, overseer; Mrs. Marjorie
'Wiseman, lecturer; Mrs. Wer El
liott, chaplain; William Palmer,
steward; Claude Larkin, gate
keeper; Mrs. Joe Harland, Ceres;
Mrs. Elbert Ragsdale, Flora; Win
ifred Elliott, Pomona; Mrs. Lillie
Larkin, Mr. Wes Elliott and For
rest Pence are on the executive
committee; Mrs. George Van San
ten, secretary; OraXantz( treasur
er, and the home economics chair
man is Mrs. Jessie Shelton. These
newly elected people will take of
fice ofter the new year.
Dallas PTA
Has Meeting
DALLAS The executive coun
cil of the PTA met at the high
school Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Raleigh Middleton, president, pre
sided. Mrs. H. A. Peterson, chair
man of the membership commit
tee reported 55 new members
which brings the total paid mem
bership to 95.
Mrs. Forrest Holmes, treasurer,
announced that the estimated bud
get necessary to carry on the year's
work had been set at $115.
Donald Gabbert read a letter re
ceived from the Oregon City
school explaining work done in the
youth center of that school.
Final arrangements were made
for the Polk county council meet
ing. Dr. J. F. Santee, of the Ore
gon College of Education, spoke
on "Social Tolerance." N '
Those attending were Mrs.
Raleigh Middleton, Mrs. Roy
Woodman. Mrs. Ivan "Warner, Mrs.
Allie Hennigan, Mrs. R. C. Mc-
Knight, Mrs. Forrest Holmes, Mrs.
H. A. Peterson, S. E. Whitworth,
Donald Gabbert Mrs. C. J. En-
stad and Mrs. Genevieve Beharrell.
Texas Woman Visits
UNION HILL Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Trask and daughters
Jean and Irmal Sandlin were Sun
day dinner guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Verny Scott Mr.
and Mrs. Trask and -. daughter
Jean live near Hillsboro.
Mrs. Dean Sandlin (Irmal
Trask) is home on a visit from
Texas and Boulder City, Nev,
where her husband. Captain Sand
lin of the medical corps, is sta
tioned. Grangers News
; ROBERTS The Roberts
grange will 1 meet .Saturday night,
November 20. Election of officers
will be held. The lecturer, Mrs.
George Higgins has arranged a
special program.
MACLEAY ' Regular grange
social night will be held at the
grange hall Saturday, night
Cottage
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PAGE TITTIES
Puppet Show
To Be Given
GRAND ISLAND Mrs. James
Richardson, teacher of the primary
grades of the Grand Island school
waa the only teacher of the Dayton
city or rural districts, who was ill
and unable to attend the three
county teachers institute .held
Monday at Forest Grove. The Day
ton school bus -was the means of
transportation. Columbia, Wash
ington and Yamhill counties were
the ones included in the meet. No
school was held -Monday 'at any
school. ''-:yY i;r. - '
.Mrs. Nina Brown-Miller of Mc
Minnville, Yamhill county health
nurse department has announced
a puppet show for Grand Island
and Unionvale schools to be giv
en at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon,
November 22, at the Grand Isl
and schoolhouse. ,'.
Thanksgiving day will be a hol
iday for the school.
, A new county bridge is being
put in on the county road between
the Adelbert Smith and E. W.
Mandigo . places, replacing the
temporary one in use for almost a
year. . , : . . " ' V"
4H Clubs
Are Started
PIONEER , -w A forestry club
has been organized in the school
with nine members. Eugene Kin
ion was elected president. Junior
Wells vice president and Leonard
Brown, secretary. Mr. Williams,
the new 4-H club leader of Polk
county visited the school Monday
and delivered the Forestry club
books. He had luncheon with the
boys and girls.
The school children are plan
ning to sell Christmas cards and
calenders to the people of the
community and will take orders
from anyone.
Lorene Isaac and Mildred Con
ner - enrolled in th eschool last
week. Lorene is in the 8th grade
and Mildred is in the 5th grade.
The family moved here from Ari
zona recently and the parents are
building new homes on the Boise
place across the road . from the
old Silby place.
Ronald Edwards, only .member
of the first grade, has moved out
of the community with his fam
ily.
The children of the Pioneer
school are gathering paper for the
government and have over 500
pounds to deliver to the proper
place.
The school children organized a
cooking club last week. There are
ten members and Lorene Isaac is
president. The vice president is
Evelyn Theiss, and secretary, Eu
gene Kinion. Mrs. Calavan is the
leader.
The school children are enjoy
ing hot lunches, two girls or boys
taking turns cooking for a week.
Two wash dishes and two set the
tables. Nice lunches are served and
the children cooperate in helping
furnish the food.
A two days' vacation for Arm
istice day and Friday, teachers'
institute, was enjoyed by the pu
pils. Joan Theiss was honored with
a birthday dinner at the school
Tuesday. v
Polk Licenses
Are Issued
DALLAS Three marriage li
censes were Issued by the Polk
county clerk last week.
Louis Elias Jerabek, Grand
Ronde, laborer and Hazel Esther
Brown, Grand Ronde, waitress,
November 6.
.Karl Bouinsma, Amity, farmer.
and Verna . Viterans, Amity, far
mer, issued November 12.
William Carl ' Eads, Dallas,
truck drivei and Elsie Marie Bar
ker, Dallas, domestic, issued No
vember 13.
Wanfied!
Doys for
Sialcsmnn
Carriers
At Least 13 Years
of Age .
Earnings as High as
; $300 Per Year
Newspapers are classi
fied by the War Man
power Commission as es
sentia work.
)- Apply At
Circzhlicn Dcpl.
; Oregon Statesman
215 S. CommercUl
Pioneer Has
Thanlisgiving
Holiday Plan
Basket Dinner to Be,
Served in Playshed
on School Grounds
PIONEER The Pioneer com
munity meeting was held at the
play -shed Saturday night Mrs.
Chambers gave several interesting
readings. . Election ; of officers will
be held In December.
A community dinner will be
held at the play shed Thanksgiv
ing day. Everyone Is cordially in
vited to attend. A basket dinner
will be served at noon with' a nro-
gram being planned for the after
noon.
' Earl Wood was elected director
on the school board at the special
school, meeting held Saturday
night. ; r...
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baley and
children, j Arthur, who is in the
navy, Delois, Bemice-and Paul J
of Sweet Home were dinner guests
at the Fred Bailey home Thurs
day."..,.. Mrs. Marvin Chambers of Port
land visited at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cala
van from Friday tiU Sunday. Mac
Calavan of Silverton was a guest
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Calavan Saturday night
and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and grand
children, Xarry and Francis of
Falls City, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit
Yardley and-children. Donna and
com
An
Good bread is one of the 7 basic
foods recommended by the
government for healthful living
more of it!
' XNX 1 111 . :
..N. .Ill I I ' I I
Joe visited at-the Fred Baley home
Sunday. -- -
Mr. and 'Mrs. Roy Black re
ceived a long distance , telephone
call from their son Carl, who called
from the field camp phone near
Camp Ellis, m. --'"; 3 -
Andrew . Theiss was home over,
the weekend. He is working at
Forest Grove.
; Mrs. Amanda Husbands of Pe
taluma, Calif, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Celorie of. Eugene, Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Easter . xf Dallas, Clarence
Dornhecker and Curtiss of Falls
City visited at the Frank Dorn
hecker home this week. '
- Mrs.' Myrtle Dennis, Mrs. Ida
East and Mrs. John Martin were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrsi
Mark Blodgett Sunday. j
. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Easter of Dal-:
las and Mary Lou Dornhecker of
Falls City - called at the Frank
Dornhecker home Sunday. :
James Coy had as bis guests for
dinner Sunday, Al DembrowskiJ
Duane Larson; . Leo Wood and
Dickie Keller. :
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dorn-i
hecker visited at the Mark Blod
gett home Monday afternoon.
Central Howell j
School Collects'
Muck Waste Papery
. CENTRAL HOWELL The pu
Dfis of the advanced mom con
ducted a paper drive last week and!
collected 8,274 pounds of . paper,
in the community. The school en-?
fered a contest sponsored by the;
Truth ' and Conseauences radio:
program in which the school col-f
lecting the most paper per capita
would have the opportunity of be-:
t. I ... . ii Is a !J
nott&wm
TDaaft'c FuaHE off IPoz-jqk
4
Qood.
Investment in. Good Health
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- BUENA VISTA -Mrs. Violet i
Thurston - Was called to Eugen
Wednesday Iby the serious5 illncts
of her. mother, Mrs. T. P. Ogles
bie, who had gone- there to visit
i Mrs. Henfy Banlc who has beeh
in Portland? at the bedside of hr'l
brother, returned ISunday, report
ing his condition as favorable. j
Mr. and Jrs. Cleve Prather fj
Newport vif ited at the home of hh
brother, Hirley Prather Sunday if
Most of tbe youpgsters of Bueni, r
Vista attended the Independence-; -Dallas
football game last week.":
Thomas j Elliott of Spokane",
spent the weekend at the Ed Pra-:y
ther home. -; -
FJmo Prather was an overnight i
guest of Wayne Waddle In Indefll
pendente Thursday, j V i
'Johnny Drasdoff will leave De-f
cemberi 2 fort induction into th ;
army. I I If Mi
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Moore have
bought the! Everett Powell prop?-
erty in the! Hopville district
Mr. ' and iMrs. O. K. Paulus rjt i
Salem visited at the C. E. Miller.
and Perry Wells home over Sur-)1
day. Mrs.; paulus returned Mon-
day to (her work in Caliofrnia. ;
f- Mr. ind Mrs. Jim Siddell ari
family andj- mary;j Lou and Ma-I
ciele Osborn were guests at the I
Perry Well home Sunday. I i
The teachers of the Buena Vista
school attended teachers meetin-g ;:
Fridayj;; ! : , ; J
Mrs. Ruby Gottfried visited fev.;,
Portland SUnday. ; !. -I It
Willa Dean and; Betty Lou Long f
of Portland spent the weekend
with relatives. ? f I : a
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source of, food energy. ,