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Number of Mill Gty Folk 111 1 MILL CITY A number of Mill City residents are ill and gome have undergone operations In the past few weeks. Mrs. Albert Toman, sr., under went a major operation at he Salem Deaconess hospital; Mrs. William Witt, a minor operation; Glenn Etlinger a maor operation, also at a Salem hospital, . Mrs. Charles Cline, Larry John son and Jackie Goudy had their tonsils removed. . ; ; Cecil Hahan, a timber faller at Blowout, was injured when he was struck by a falling tree. His back was hurt and he was treated by a physician at the local hos pital. . J,;; ; Mrs. Jennie Davis was called to Longview, Wash., ; Thursday to be with her son, Malcolm Davis, Who iS ill. ", . ::' ' ; . .Mrs. Cecil Wrigglesworth Is ill at her , hrvm ' rlvH fWAAsm an employe of the Carl Kelly, sr, - planing mill, who injured his hand a month ago, had it operated on L Saturday morning at the local hospital. ..j Cary Sheep Mid -Willamette Valley New Reports From The Statesman's Community Correspondents Salem Oregon. Tuesday Morning. June 13. 1944 PAGE TUBES Junior Championship Awarded Ranch to Be Turkey Farm SCIO Frank G. j Cary, na - tive Scioan and a life-lone farmer and sheepman a mile and a half west of this city, plans to make his future home in Califor nia, having recently disposed of his holdings here. Possession is to be given October 1, purchasers being Mrs. Birdie Gates and her brother, Bob Devaney, The new ' owners, extensive turkey grow ers, plan to utilize the land for this purpose. : ' Mrs. Bess Phillipi is home from a weekend visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Haller and two sons, Oak Grcv. ner .Portland. Mr. Haller still is in the south in army service. M. D. Zander and family plan to move from Scio at no distant date to a more central point for his contemplated new work in ac coutancy, for which he is under instruction at Salem. 4 f James Summers recently re sumed armed service in the navy, louowing his marriage in Scio to Miss Bette June Withers, daugh ter of Mayor and Mrs. J.'A. Wi thers, at the bride's home. The latter will remain at Scio for the .. present.? t' : m r, j 2"" " v . J - X 9 x ' 1 "4. , , . r- --r- - ' :;'V i ?A , , , 1 I L Jndre Lawresiee Thomas' of Silvertoa presents Stanley Riches of Turner with a purple ribbon for win ning Junior championship for cows with his Kichlea Alert at the Marion County Jersey Cattle elab show on Tuesday, June & Held at the fairgroands, the shew drew more than 1M entries from over the county. (Statesman photo.) ' f " Sheythes Leaving Pedee to Reside At Cloverdale PEDEE Mr. and Mrs. John Sheythe have sold their property at Madras, Ore., and will move to Cloverdale where he will teach in the high school. A state highway department crew is oiling highway 223 from Pedee to the Polk and Benton county line. The Farmers Union meeting was held Thursday evening, the men serving the supper of ice cream and cookies. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Nyman of Philomath were visitors. J. P. Simpson has bought the F. C Ritner farm at Ritner and the county surveyors have been out surveying the farm. Walter Strain Funeral Held At Monmouth , MONMOUTH Funeral services were held June 6 at the Christian church for Walter Strain, 57, who died Sunday at a convalescent home in Salem. He was born De cember C, 1886, at Eola, and came to Monmouth in 1890 with his par ents, Thomas and Anna Strain. He was educated in the local schools including Oregon Normal. He married Miss Zona Mulkey of Monmouth Feb. 2, 1907. She died in 1927. In March, 1934, he married Virginia Bechtel of Sa lem, who survives. Surviving also are two daughters: Mrs. Merle Waltz, Salem; and Mrs. J. P. Fin- negan, Alexandria, Va., and one granddaughter, Klkkl Finnegan, and an uncle, Seldon G win, Mon mouth. ' i.t.:..',.f:'- V'- Strain, was a carpenter, and was much interested in bee culture. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World. Since February, he had been in poor health. Rev. W. A. Elkins officiated at services directed by the Smith Baun mortuary. Interment was ' made In Fir Crest cemetery, here. Scio Garden Qub Continues Active Through Summer SCIO At the recent month ly meeting of the Scio Garden club, , Mrs. Eunice Bartu scored high with 14 correct aris- ers in identifying present club members v from baby . pictures. - Winner ' in flower arrangement was Mrs. Al ta Johnston, while : Mrs. Birdelle X Phillips placed in the native flow ers classification. Mrs. Pat Densmore. assisted bv Mrs. Wilma Crow, entertained the . club. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Minnie Shelton July 11 by reason of the first Tuesday's fal ling on Independence day. Mrs. Jennie Johnson will be co-hostess. Garden ' club members' ; boy ; friends (husbands, mostly) re i sponded Monday afternoon to in- vitations, of their girl friends : (wives, mostly) to assist in weed ; big, hoeing and otherwise beau ; tifying the club's plot of ground r ; adjoining the local bank on the ; north. ' " -' Folk from Faraway Register at Scio SCIO Late voters' registra tion at Scio disclosed , that many men and women t of faraway i lands assembled here during the : Period for establishing eligl i bility for the franchise. Mrs. Del Westernhoose gave r i i her birthplace as Sooth Ameri ca, while Tom King registered as a native of London, England. Mrs. King waa born at Llver : pool, England, she stated. Am- ong many who named Canada ; as their native land was John T. Brock, pioneer farmer near Scio, recently retired. Drugstore Stock Sold; Leaves Monmouth T MONMOUTH Lowell Morgan, druggist, who came here from Brownsville three years ago, buy ing Dr. F. R. Bowersox's drug store; has sold his stock to Wil liam Armitage of Portland, who operates a drugstore in Vanport. The present pharmacy here will be discontinued. Morgan will take a position in the Armitage store. While here, Morgan has been act ive in civic life, serving one year as president of the commercial club. i Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Reynolds Visit ! MONMOUTH Mrs. M. R. Thompson, wife of the former principal of the local high school, accompanied i by her daughter. Mrs. Loren Reynolds, arrived here this week, by automobile from Iowa City. Ia- and will visit .briefly. ; I f ' ' Mrs. Reynolds and baby daughter will, spend the summer with her husband's parents on a farm near Albany. : Thompson is now an instructor in mathemat ics in military, service at the Iowa State college.f Reynolds has been sent overseas.? Railroad Man's Death Due to Heart Failure MILL CITY John C. Bryant, 46, an employe of the Southern Pacific railroad was found dead late Wednesday night near the SP depot. Death was declared due to heart failure. Mr. Bryant had been on this run about three years. His home was in Albany. He is survived by his widow and several children. Fifty Pupils At Monmouth- Bible School MONMOUTH A two-weeks' session of Bible school, inter-denominational, but locally sponsor ed by the Baptist church, began June 5, and will continue through June 18. " . """ i- ; Classes are held from 1 to 4 o'clock each afternoon, Monday through Friday. Miss Jane Reischkey from' the Western seminary in Portland is direct ing the work. 'Assistant teachers include Mrs. Beulah Pike, Mrs. Clifford Hassler, Mrs. - Walter Vincent,' Mrs. Cramblett, Ulri. Ed Flelschman,' Mrs. Harvey Robin son and the Rev. John E. Par- rott Mrs. Lee Peyton and Miss Helen S'tanbrough j are : directing art classes for the children. An attendance of about 25 was expected, but the average has been ,50 the first week, with 69 the highest total to date. . A un ion service will be- held Sunday night; June 18, especially for the children . attending! the school, and their parents. lieugi ous- Procession Beautiful - Haying in Progress On Oak Point Farms; Crops Look Good Volunteer Firemen Help at Lyons Mill Blaze MILL CITY Mill City vol unteer firemen went to Lyons Friday morning to help get the fire, which burned the Lyons mill, under control. '! j Mr. and Mrs. O. K. DeWitt of Salem were dinner guests at the Fred Duffy home last Sunday. Mrs. Dwight Catherwood and young son of Salem are visiting at the Catherwood home. Mrs. Clifford La Vine went Tuesday to Salem, where she has employment She will stay with an aunt. j Mrs. J. H. Saunders and daugh ter, Donna of Idaho arrived this week to spendfthe summer at the Ed Thompson home. Mrs. Saun ders is Mrs. Thompson's mother. . OAK POINT Haying is in pro gress in this community now. . Rodney Peterson has 13 acres of clover hay in the shock that will go, he estimates, three tons to the acre. This clover is a first crop and was sowed in the spring grain a year ago. Alfred Klug has, five acres of clover hay in the shock and Grove Peterson is also haying, starting Saturday. Spring grain looks fine, hairy and common vetch are blooming good and wheat is heading out MT. ANGEL The weather was ideal for the Corpus Christi pro cession at Mt Angel Sunday morning, the cool cloudiness being kind to the festoons of red roses Land other flowers and greens that decorated the three outdoor al tars erected at the homes of Con- Tad Schmaltz, Mrs. Eva Erwert and Alois Keber. ; Even the flower petals scattered by the 20 little girls in white before the blessed sacrament did not wilt . Later a wide trail of the petals L marked the streets through which the symbol of the Lord of -the world in the golden monstrence was carried by Rev. Lawrence Saalfeld,- accompanied by about 2000 men and women and chil dren. Mt Angel firemen stood at the entrance to all the streets to keep . them free of traffic., - Joseph L. Fauihaber and'Ael red Berning directed the proces sion. The white silk canopy which Lwas neld over Fatner saaueia and his assistants, Rev. Vincent Koppert, Rev. Sebastian Terhaar and Rev. John Cummisky, as they marched was . carried by George Schmidt Mike Hopfer. William Conrad and Louis Weiserifeld. The procession and benedie tions lasted an hour and followed the solemn high mass at St Mary's church. IThe procession formed at the foot of the church steps where the Mt Angel band waited. (The band had received a new "member" for the day in the person of one of the young Mex icans imported for work at the flax plant) The band and the choir marched directly before the flower girls and clergy, and" the solemn notes and words of the sacred music could be h e a r d above the recitation of the ros ary by the various, groups as they marched. Colorful banners pre ceded each' group, and the Boy Scouts carried the American flag and the gold and white flag of the church. After the fourth benediction, for which the people returned to the church, the Te Deum was sung by the entire' assembly. Osteopath Opens His Office in Monmouth MONMOUTH Dr. E. A. Flaming has opened offices for bis osteopathic, practice in the building formerly used as the Vendora Beauty Shop belonging to Mrs. Dorothy Craven. . Dr, Flaming has been associaeed with the- Bartell hospital An Corvallis, and plans to divide his time be tween Monmouth and Dallas, but will reside here. congregation, with their 'Interest in complete retirement, of the ob ligation, increased until an all-out campaign netted the sum of $400 above the amount owed. , With this surplus, painting, and other renovations will be made. Burning the canceled! notes re cently was a high day in the church. j , Bridge Parties Held at Mill ' City Home j : MILL CITY Mrs. . George Mason was hostess Wednesday at a one o'clock bridge luncheon at the W. W. Mason home. Mrs. William Quinn had high score. Present were Mrs. Ci E. Mason, Mis. W. W. Mason, Mrs. R.' Sau cier, Mis. Lcn Faust, Mrs. Frank Potter, Mrs. W. L. Quinn, Mrs. W, W. Allen, Mrs. Curtis Cline and the hostess, Mrs. Geoigs- Ma son. - j . Ti.. . . ' Mrs. Richard Saucier enter tained her bridge dull Thursday with a dessert luncheon. Two ta bles of bridge were in play dur ing the afternoon; v ' The Thursday Social club met Thursday at the home 'of Mrs. George. CasswelL Mrs.! Jesse, 'the mother of Mrs. Casswell was a special guest : : Dr. Gene Hibbard Is Critically HI 1 SILVERTON Mrs. H. H. Pa get went to Portland the last of the week' to visit her brother, Dr. F. SL Powells Have Vacation Guests At Silverton SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Powell bad as their week end guests' their daughter, Mrs. Josephine Lake and her son, Jer ry, and Mrs. Alma Vinek, the two women coming from Portland. Also a guest at the Powell home Sunday and remaining until Thursday is Mr. Powell's sister, Mrs. Savilla Vilteteau of Salem. Mrs. Vitteteau has been visiting friends in Canada and also her sister; Mrsr William Crabtree, at Stayton, but plans to go to Cali fornia to make her home, with a daughter - ; -.. k , Mrs. Marshall Powell with her daughter, Margaret Ann, who has been a guest at the Powell home this past week, is spending a few days as a guest of her sister, Mrs. Ercel Wilson at Mehama. Return to Iowa Home iMONMOUTH Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mitchell and small vm left Friday morning for Iowa, their native state. Mitchell came to Camp Adair with a military unit more than a year ago. He recent ly' received a medical discharge. While here he and his family oc cupied the R. D. Elliott home on Broad street 'i t t Gene Hibbard of Burns, who is critically ill at a Portland hospi tal Dr. Hibbard is a member of one of Marion county's earliest and best known pioneer families. Mrs. J. C Currie is also a sister. Church Clears Debt and Burns Canceled Notes MONMOUTH The local Evan gelical church membership, led by the minister, Rev. H. R. Scheu- erman, last . montn ciearea tne church of debt This indebtedness, totaling $1, 236, had been a handicap to pro gress for more than 20 years, church leaders have said. At first, only half the debt payment was attempted, but responses, of the i . ' t F i - r i ii r .. . . - ... , fine Snprinl Rrnnn Begiuar 5p 5 f H H H 1 " $198 now riii UxJJ .All D1VAO - ' I I Corner Court and Liberty Salem ' '. I "CATTLE SHIPMENTS CANT WAIT FOR A TARDY INSPECTOR... 5 - 9 dUIIIIIIIIlllII V 9 I r .Jo mrrffiiit L V I 4 I I llil iiii ii mill s ' M .'J I WW it I . f ' ' I 1- t - i Army Folk Stay in West i MON1IOUTH Mr. and . Mrs. " J. E. VVinegar have sold a house on North Knox street to Mr. and Mrs. Oriand Setcorn, of Kansas. ? The Setzkoms lived lor the past year at the Winegar apartments. lie is stationed at Camp Adair. -They concluded they did not want to return to Kansas, and would ' prefer a permanent home in the Willamette valley. i coyei a mm cf si xm n BOIVQ to inspect the bnndt on lire ctock at railroad thipping pens and ranchta that thip by truck. Often I have to get to tcrenl point ia quick succession. Ford re liability counts!" glad I've gQtarFORD!" Think, for a moment, what this flag represents 15,000 mtn mok up on nfffr Army Division. 4 15,000 poopl Is on for very mil of S. P. line. - i I a, 15,000 15,000 men would moa about 70 dettroyors. 7If -.t'tJ 15,000 abroast, would toko 40 minutes to march by. -M TSL CS H U Ki::S IF KEATXtt. Orttk trains and trucks can't wait. But my Ford was built to hurry places tafeljr. Ad it'i the lowest-cost travel yon could ask. So it'll be another Ford for me after the war! " . i tn Tsn urn t vsi cr w rest l It gets Ford Prot retire Senrkc rrru- fcuiy. So I catch the little repairs e ) lore they get big. I need transpor ; Ution I can depend on, and my 193a 1 Ford certainly deliver it a . WEVS HOTE-700 Mrs DON J. CtAIN C UrU Brmud lusptcUr v Dtmvtr. C$Urit . 'As millions of Ford, owners know, Ford cars are reliable. ; They last a tons time They " cost very little to run and main tain. They are fast and power ful and comfortable, and they . keep their good looks foryears. That is why so, many Ford owners today are saying,"Sure tladI.ea Ford!" " I mvHr m thy mrt pmpd by t - fan rW ptwurktwm ml SW tawpa fW-ii mmk o k mt4 bf Dttn, 30.H00.900 CiXS MM9 TXOCtS Mitt tiK tOILT if FORI 15,000 star represent a lot, off people. And there are over 15,000 stars on S. P.'s service flag one off the largest service flags In the West. Bat proud as we are of our service flag;' we are more proud of the men its 15,000 stars represent ; It's only natural for any company to feel that its men in service are just about the best Uncle Sam has, We feel S.P. ran are. We know every single one of these SL P. m-Ti is doing a fine job for this very simple reason: Railroaders are accustomed to emergencies accustomed to battling snow and rain and moun tains and deserts and all the other obstacles that must be overcome every day to get the trains through safely and on time, - Z ' S. P. misses those 15,000 people-misses them badlj now that we are facing the greatest transportation problems irailroad history. Howevex, by way of sup-" porting them, and of paying homage tenths 56 among them who have made the supreme sacrifice, we have dedicated June 14, Southern Pacific War Ser vice Day-a day on which every S. P. man and woman here at home personally makes the following pledge: -. (1) We will provide the best service we possibly can under wartime conditions. : (2) We will promote good teamwork in train opera- . tions and maintenance. - :. ' -' - - ' , C3) We will help recruit workers to meet our short age of employees.' ' - (4) We will subscribe even more than before to the 6th War Loan Drive. . . . ' , v (5) We will support the Red Cross and every other. War Agencyt r - O-- i.-- : ': Tho friendly Southern PgcIKc au
