The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, May 28, 1944, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextMid -Willamette Valley: News Reports From The Stalesmem?slommujuty Correspondents Solan, Oregon, Sunday Morning. May 23, 1944 . PAGE THBEE Pet Parade Attracts Many In Silverton SILVERTON Silverton's annu- - al pet parade Friday night was well attended and streets were ' lined to watch the 468 entries pa ; rade. It was sponsored by the Le sion Post and F. M. Powell was - parade chairman. ... A patriotic theme was carried , out by most of the entrants with . John and Mary Beth VanCleave, children of Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Van .- Cleave carrying away sweepstakes and Jim and Jack Russell, children of Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Russell, tak ing the grand prize.' : " 'i '. Every child taking part in the parade was a guest at a motion picture show as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Adams. Individual prize winners were given special awards. The winners were as fol- ; lows: Sweepstake Johnny and Mary Beth - Van Cleave for two white rabbits In . decorated cage on wagon; fand prize. float Jimmy and Jacki Russeu; jacx and Jill Spencer, second; Clarence and Clara Tachantz, third; Carolyn Vaughn, . fourth. Best dressed pet Evelyn Presho, first: Colleen Oveross, second; Carol . Jones, third. i :. Most original costume Girls' group Red Cross nurses. Mary DePeel and , Delores and Sharon McCuUough. first: Beverly and Barbara Grossnickle. bride ' and groom, second; : Indian, Shirley Seid, third. Boys Scott Craig, cow- boy. first: scarecrow, Wendell Peo- " ties, second; Halloween, Max Wil iams. third. i Best represented character' Hula ! dancer. Barbara Lacey, first; Penochio. Fanny Turner, second; Uncle Sam, Jackie Russell, third. Horseback riders Jean Middle miss, first; Bobby Franke, second; Carol Long, third. Chickens Joan Maland, first. Pigeons Duane Setness. first: Dan ny Johnson, second; Gladys Herigstad, third. j Miscellaneous fowls Mary Gott chalk and Bruce Melud. turkey; first; Artie Brown, second; Darel Jeffrey, third. Cats Girls. Durine Rutherford, first; Melba Norton, second; Elaine Zaner. third. Boys Jackie Ruther ford, first: Frederick Beckley, second; Leon McCannon, third. RabbiU Harold Carter, first: Rich ard Lee Claus. second; Johnny and Mary Van Cleave, third; Carolyn Vaughn, fourth. Goat Richard Bar tad. first: Lou Ann Merry man, second; Peter Olson, third. Sheep Lawrence Hobart. first: ' Ruth Jeffrey, second; Dean Charpil loz. third. . Miscellaneous animals Carol Long, donkey, first: Robert Goodman, tur tle, second; Beverley Deggeller, gold fish, third. Decorated doll buggies Rachel Aimlie, first: Jean Neperud. -second; Donna Wolfard, third; Sandra Larson, fourth. Decorated bicycles Edith Holland, first: Gaylen Stoltenberg. second; Nor us Myron, third. !. Decorated tricycles Gayle Larsen, first; George Hubbs, second; Gary Wol fard. third. T Baby buggy with baby - Jill Spen cer, first; Earlene Ross, second. Dogs Girls. Colleen Oveross. first; Tillie Rask, second; Sharon Verbeck. . third. Boys, Dave Graham, first; Ver non Mattox, second; Richard Soren ... son. third. Youngest boy marching : Larry Totland, 21 months; youngest girl 'marching. Judith Scott; red headed 'boy. Richard Maegeli; red headed girl. .Betty Jones. Dog with shortest tail Allen Oeh Jer. - Coming from the greatest distance. Donald Buck from Chiloquin, KiaJrv ath county. - Freckles Girl, Beverly Jory; boy, David Hedges. - Smallest pet Richard Coomler, honey bee. Largest pet Larry Tot' land. dog. . Stunt Jane Hardy, first; Carol Long, second: Verna Bailer, third Roy Amstutx. Waldo Amstutz. Jimmie Cat Adopts Motherless Chick t. Wo ' o -Ox a: 4 I Witzel School t Graduates Three The" Wltzel .school 'held its school picnic Friday afternoon, May; 28. Later the graduation pro gram was held at the schoolhbuse, attended by a large crowd of par ents and friends. Mrs. Vestal Mat ter lias been the teacher this year. The program included class pro- - .ttr Aja-U1MJ "VT toryJrMillard .Bates: class wilL W711 T T- Q jLenorn Wilson; American's creed, VY JLUL JLC J UX1C J was recited 'by Howard Nlgley; Mrs. Carmelitta Wed die gave the address. ; . t 't'-,f U"k' l-;Vv '.' L. K Ostren, school director, presented diplomas to Lenola Wil son, Lenorn Wilson, Millard Bates and Howard Higley. Grand Island Meeting To Be Held on May 31 GRAND. ISLAND The state health officers program will : be held at the Grand Island school (house Wednesday evening, May 31. Visits in Scio on Vay : To Minnesota " ; - MILL, CITY Mrs. Carl Stav ang, sr. will visit her son, Carl Stavang, ir, and family at Scio and go on to. Portland where she will meet her husband, employed in defense workl They will go to Minnesota on a business trip and visit another son. . v" " . "; a Mrs. Stavang ,has . been em ployed the last two years caring for Grandma Bradshaw. Salem IleighU Vo man Sells JIM Gty Home , . MILL CITY Grandma Brad shaw will be moved .to the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Philo Potts, who lives west of town. . Mrs. J. M. Dickinson of Salem Heights spent the weekend at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Cree. Whfle in Mill- City, Mrs.' Dickinson sold her place west of the high school to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin McCase. . ; 5..- V , ' - . j Buddy MangTum. t. and his Persian cat Fluffy view with concern their task of caring for a motherless chick at Harvey, I1L Moved by the bird's lonesome chirps, Fluffy picked It op and carried it ta her mouth to her own family of four kittens. The chick gets a djaily cat. wash now. CAP Wlrephoto) I I '. Outdoor Mass To Be Celebrated Memorial Day MT. ANGEL Memorial day will be observed in Mt Angel as usual with the celebration of the mass at the outdoor altar in Cal vary cemetery with the Legion and auxiliary in attendance. All veterans are asked to meet at the Mt. Angel hotel at 8:30 a.ni. Here they will form in procession and march with color guards to the cemetery where they will be met by the clergy and other mem bers of the community. Mass will start at 9 am. : : f ' " - After the mass, the graves will be blessed and those of the ser vice men decorated with poppy wreaths. Alter the services , in Calvary cemetery the group will go to the old St. Mary's cemetery to repeat the blessing and decora tion of 4he graves there. :; -. " In case of bad weather, the . mass ' will be celebrated in St. Mary's church. Business houses in Mt Angel will be closed on -Me morial day. MclMiiin ville Folk Visit Grand Island GRAND ISLAND Mrs. Char lotte " Richards of McMinnyille visited her daughter, Mrs.' Frank - Finnicum.on.a trip to Salem.. . Mrs. C M. Caldwell and niece,' . Aleeta Richards of McMinnville visited her sister,' M r s V Frank Finnicum. ' . Mr.' and Mrs. Morton Tomp kins were weekend grange- vis- " f tors in Redmond. . " y Mrs. EdnaBrewrink.of Lew iston, Idaho, is a guest of Mr. and Ilrs. Roy E. Will and family.-JShe is enroute home from taking . -c-r ol her mother, ,Mrs.VSarah Atherton,' 88,' 111 at her Jhome'Jn ? Les Anseles. -I.Irs. ..Will is,-a -sis i ' Mrs. Bouchie Visits Parents burner Woman Leaves 'or South Dakota Lnd Minnesota ER Mrs. Forest Bou- chid assistant Turner postmaster, eft last Sunday for a three weeks trim to Gettysburg, SD, to visit herjparents. Enroute she stopped ttle, Wash.,lo see her bro- Grant Osborne, formerly of r, who is in defense work Mrs. Bouchie plans to go to esota to v i s i t a sister, if porta tion is available. ent guests of Mrs. Stella r were Ma), and . Mrs. J. n e t h Schultz, enroute to ata, Wash., where he will be ned at the air base. They have been residing at Riverside, Calii Mrs. Schultz will be remem 3 bereid as Mabel Rankin ol Tur- ner. l. - s ? I L Mrs. Alice' Mountain' and ' Mrs. Emma Denver " and daughter, Pauline of Portland were - in WW1 .IT 1 l il l , lurper vvcanrsaay uj aiiena me meeting ' of Eastern Star. Mrs. Mountain is the worthy matron. Mrs. Denyer and Pauline re mained over until Friday with her mother, Mrs. Frank Parr. Mrs. Clara Gisse returned Thursday from an extended trip east where she spent a number of months at- C a m p Campbell, Ky., with her son, Lt Fred, Gisse and family. She was a guest at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Titus Thursday night, going on to Scio to visit her daughter, Mrs: Jennie Tarpley. Mrs. Annie Windom returned Monday from several days at Al bany with her daughter-in-law and young granddaughter, Mrs Harry HarVie and Lois, and visit ing with friends. She formerly resided in Albany before coming to Turner. Her son is a radio technician, first class, in the navy and . now stationed at Port Hue neme, Calif. Rev. and Mrs. Gene Robinson of the Turner Christian " church sang a duet Thursday at the Aumsville high school graduation exercises. Miss Irma Riches of Portland arrived Thursday to spend Me morial day holidays with her niece, Mrs. Lucille McKinney. Valley Obituaries mill CITY Funeral services for' Fred Bassett, who was In stantly killed - Monday in a log' ging accident, were held Friday at the Presbyterian church.- Rev Wulard Buckner, pastor of i the Stayton Baptist church officiated. Pallbearers were Herbert Schroe- der, Charles Mason, Wilbur; John sorij Clyde Lewis, Ray Baney and George Nydigger. - I i Mr. Bassett was born July 8, 1885 in Illinois and came to Ore gon in 1901. In 1910 he was mar ried to Bess Stafford and; spent most of his life farming In the Fox Valley community and work ing in the various logging camps. Survivors are his widow, Bess Bassett of Fox Valley; two daughters, Mrs. James Nye (Dor othy) of Portland; Betty,! at home; three sons, Leland of Mill City, Pfc. Earl, Camp White, Medford; Arthur at home; two brothers, Sanford of Lyons, Ed son of Portland; one sister, Ma- ble; Turner of Independence, and tw6 grandchildren of Mill 'City, Burial was made in the Fairview cemetery. " . .': 85 Acres Beans To Be Planted GRAND ISLAND Approxi mately 85 acres of Blue Lake beans will be planted in this dis trict One half has been planted. At the Worth Wiley farm about 10 acres have been planted. Seven acres' of Blue Lake beans at the Giles Rockhill place is coming through the ground, and five women have almost all of the acreage strung and the young vines will do most of their own training. At the Jake Tompkins and Dan iel Tompkins 34 acres of Blue Lake beans irrigation has already been started, in - contrast to the cool weather experienced while the mechanical sprinklers are in ac tion. V , ; '. Seven acres of Spear muskmel- ons are. being planted at the Er nest Douglas farm. " Fcrcn Fcm Zlcf C3 Centract LJ A A Faraaer 'Land Cleaxiax - a-M w jj tMti a - RUlj tbcrin, Ore. Annual Blarion County - Display in Turner Next Saturday Thejj Sixth Marion County Fat Lamb show will be held June 3 at Turner. It is predicted' that a ! good quality of ; lambs will be shown this year. This is due to i good spring pastures and last win ters mild sheep .weather. Also a large number of lambs is expected to enter the show. The classes are ! open to all Marion county sheep raisers, twith ( entries -for , Future Farmers of America, 4-H clubs, open classes, bottling classes, re- i gistered classes and the greased 1 wool fleece entries. In the bottling, all contestants must, bring their own one-half pint of milk. The Fourleaf Clover i club and Turner Better Homes and Garden club is having a flow- er show in conjunction with the Iamb show and any person having flowers is asked to bring some for the display of flower lovers.' The State of Oregon dog ; trials in sheep herding will be the same day. This event will take place at 3 pjn. All dogs entered here 4 re highly trained and work all together by commands of the shepherd. This has always been a very interesting event and al ways has drawn large crowds of spectators. The judges this year will be R. A. Ward of Pacific Woolgrowers of Portland; Claude Steusloff, president of the Valley Packing company of Salem; Ronald .Hogg, purebred Hampshire breeder of Polk county. Refreshments will be served on the grounds. -M'dhfioUr''ddudte. th Happiest in, the, Class with DAYTON Funeral services for Rice Cook, about 58, farmer o'f near Dayton were held Thursday. Rev. S. J. Osborne officiated. Mr. Cook was born in Tennes see and came to Oregon when a young man. The burial was at the Evergreen Memorial park cemetery in charge of the Elks lodge of Mc Minnville. Twenty two members of the McMinnville posse in uni form attended. 5 . Pall bearers were members of the Elks. His widow of McMinn ville and one daughter, Mrsj Jesse Hockema survive. ! Detroit Class I Entertained DETROIT The junior-senior banquet was held at the Detroit high school Thursday night. Sen iors present were Vernon Hollfard arid" Arnold Snyder. The juniors were Rodney Moore, Colleen Mer- million, Bob Dickey, Shirley Nor ton, Richard Rice and Richard Seers. ; ; ."- j : A. Principal O. J. White and Mrs. White, Miss Dorothy Welsh; high school instructor, the school board members and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Guy: Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parker, Mr. and Mrs, Bert Cunningham and Leroy Grafe.l The dinner was prepared by the mothers of the junior class mem bers and Served by,' the freshman girls. O. J. White was toastmaster. Centralia Couple Visit Mill City MILL CITY Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wriglesworth and family of Centralia visited his brother, I Cecil Wriglesworth last week. Mr. Wriglesworth is manager of the General Mills Farm Service. Albert HudeL who lives north west of Mill City with his aged mother is ill with lumbago. . . Mrs.3 Louis Rada is in Spring field caring for her daughter, Mrs. E. L. ' Copeland, and her new granddaughter. i -l ..Law Grant 1 . ; . ' I- t i , fromBROWN'S for Fin Diamonds e l jTo express your aclmirotion lor "your" gradV (uate. what can pocaably take the place of a ,gilt of fin jewelry? Nothing else win be so nthiuiasticany welcomed or so deeply appro-' .PAY WEEKLY Mill City Service Men Are Reported MILL CITY Word has been received from Capt Hollis Wood reporting he has been in a hos pital m England for some time because of serious ear trouble. Frank Merrill, son of Mrs. Edna Jenkins will- leave, soon ior the army. I Mrs.- Merrill " and k baby daughter will spend the summer in Seattle and return to MilTCity in the fall. . Donald McDonald, formerly of Mill City and recently inducted in-' to the army, is stationed at Camp Abbott, near Bend. - -m K ' i nil D 1 T - VR 1 r I lint ,1, rrirX 1 III H .INIJ i Man's Massive Initial Ring; Ster- J Cfl ling Silver .-..ipMll In Gold, Black Onyx i iMus rea, iax 'a mnAt fahkBed locom Grand Island Family Entertains Guests GRAND ISLAND ." Mrs. Etta Wiley of Portland is a guest of her son and daughter-uWaw, Mr. and Mrs. Worth Wiley and family here, i Mr. and Mrs. Jerome O. Boger of Sherwood were guests of friends here Wednesday while enroute home from McMinnville, . where they visited Mr. and Mrs. F. Hollister. The women are sis ters and another sister . of Los i Angeles, is a guest at the Hollis ter home. . . .:'!;.' JG?Catael '' vri Ra PMMMMmMMWMMMMNMMHMWIMM Sterling SUver Birth stone Rings ' for men; . streamlined design and choice a nr of Stones . . 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