Number of
Mill Gty
Folk 111
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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$198 now riii UxJJ
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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.
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15,000 poopl Is on for
very mil of S. P. line.
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15,000
15,000 men would moa
about 70 dettroyors.
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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! " .
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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 .
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Mrs DON J. CtAIN
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'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!" "
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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 -
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