The Oregon statesman., June 22, 1944, Page 3, Image 3

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News Brief
Highlights
MILL: CITY Mr. and - Mrs.
Fred Robinson of Portland visited
at the home of Mrs. Mel Robin
son recently.. "
. Mr. ; and Mrs. George Gillen
water, Carol and Bobby were
weekend guests at the Jim Swan
home. The two children remained
for a two weeks visit with their
grandparents. 1
Mrs. Robert Shroeder received
word last! week of the illness of
her mother, Mrs. H. M. Betts of
Kolinger, Calif. ,-t u. '
Earl Plymale, employe of the
Mill City Manufacturing Co, cut
his thumb off at the first joint
last Monday while at work. He
was treated at the local hospital
and will probably be off work 3
or 4 weeks.
Ted Trask, also an employe of
the Mill City Manufacturing Co.,
cut the end off of his index fin
ger on his left hand Wednesday
morning While "'cutting kindling.
He was treated at the local hos
pital. Xj . y-
Joan Johnson, nine-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Johnson, fell f while playing on a
wood pile; and cut her: knee Fri
day 'evening.' She was taken, to
Dr. D. W Reid, where is was
necessary to take four stitches to
close the wound. ;
Mrs. Karl Kelly, jr. has been
helping in the bank while Mrs. D.
B. Hill ha? been in Portland at
tending the grand chapter of
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. Starting - June 18 all Mill City
merchants with the exception of
Ralph Shuts, will remain closed
all day on Sundays.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tunison and
family moved to Camas, Wash.,
May 26, where he s employed as
a saw filer for the pulp mill.
i The bell at , the Presbyterian
church has been ringing every
morning at 10 to remind Mill
.City people to pray in response
. to the requests of the .president of
the US and the governor , of the
state of OrMtm. ', U "
Mrs' Dwight Catherwood and
. son, I Dwight, Jr. of Salem have
. been visiting at the home of Mr.
. Catherwood's parents, I Mr. and
' Mrs. Arthur Catherwood.
. t Mr, and Mrs. ' Ralph , Davis
moved into the home they re
cently purchased, the former Ny
digger. place , southeast of town.
Mr. and. Mrs. Ted Dorothy moved
into the I house vacated by the
Davis lamuy. -
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Brown and
Mrs. Raymond Reif ! were ' in
J Portland v recently . where Mr.
jfbwnt received'niedical .' care. He
is employed by the SP and is tak
ing a month's rest . 1 1 ;
- Lucille Horner, employe of the
Columbia Aircraft Co. of Port
land, spent the weekend at the
home of her parents. Mi. and Mrs,
Paul Horner. ; ::
Mrs. Leola Hurt and 2 daugh
ters have moved into the house
recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Allen. Mrs. Hurt is local
bookkeeper for the Mountain
States Power Co. Mr. and Mrs,
Lloyd Wood of Westfir have
moved into the house where Mrs.
Hurt has been living. The house
is owned by Mrs. Gordon Davis of
Westfir. . : y-
Mildred McDonald, daughter of
.Red" McDonald of Longview,
.Wash., is visiting at the home of
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs-.
Jim Swan.: ' ,! ..
Sherwoods Hosts,
Sunnyside Picnic
SUNNYSIDE Mr. ! and Mrs.
Irving Bunse of VaUejo, California
liave been visiting with their
daughter Mrs. Ray Heckart '
Mrs. Rosetta McMillen and fam
ily .visited over the weekend - in'
Tacoma, Washington with Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. McMillen. ,
A picnic dinner was given at the
Mr. and Mrs. L. Sherwood home
Sunday honoring Father's Day and
those who had birthdays in June.
In the afternoon they were enter
tained by Mr. , L. L. Norton and
Earl r Sherwood playing -: string
music. Those present were Mr, and
Mrs. Luther Billings and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Webster both
from Liberty. Mr. and Mrs. Roy
-Webster and family of Salem, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Olmstead and fara
ily from Mill City, Mr. and Mrs.
L L Norton and son Dick from
Pringle, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Webster,
Mrs. Nell Reed, Mr. Rollie Web
ster, Mr. Ernest Clark, Mr. George
Webster, - j Mr. and . Mrs. Warren
McNiel and daughter , Imogene,
Mis Violet Farnam from Jefferson
and Mrs. K. L. Sherwood.
Portland Woman Visits
: NORTH HOWELL Mrs. El
vira-Bump of Portland came Sun
day to spend a few weeks with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. R.. C. Jefferson. ; Mrs.
Jefferson,' Mrs. A. B. Wiesner and
Mrs. W. M, Oddie have been in
Portland the past week,, as dele
gates ta grand chapter OES, .. .
Cafcora' Barlx
We will boy any. amount,'
dry er rreen. Oar prices
are tops.
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Mid
Reports From
Church Honors
Lt. and Mrs. :
Merritt Smith
MILL CITY Members of the
Presbyterian church honored 1st
Lt. Merritt W. Smith and his
bride of a few months at a re
ception Monday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Shroder. The evening was spent
playing games and refreshments
were served. A gift was presented
to the couple.
Lt Smith is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. P, Smith and enlisted in
the army air force in May, 1941.
He received his commission as
bombardier in October, 1942. He
is now serving as instructor in
Albuquerque, NM, at the bom
bardier training headquarters.
Lt Smith and his bride were
married . March 18 at the army
air base." They returned Wednes
day. Present at the reception were
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith, 'Mrs.
Donola Anderson and Kathleen,
Mr. and Mrs.. Clay ton Baltimore,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Swan, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Mason, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs.
John Swan, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Cline, Mrs. Edith Mason and Isa-
belle, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Morris,
Miss Alice Smith, Mrs. Frank
Bass, Mrs. Otto Witt, Mrs. R. L,
Faust Mrs. F. Grimes, Rev. and
Mrs. A. A. Wolfe, Lt. and Mrs,
Smith, the honored guests, and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shroeder.
Cora Riddell
Home Is Sold
MONMOUTH Mrs. Cora Rid-
deU of Eugene has sold her home
here on corner of West Clay and
College streets, to Mrs. C. J. De
Armond of Independence. Mrs.
Riddell, who formerly lived here,
has recently returned irom a trip
to Florida, where she went to help
her daughter, Mrs. Richard Elkins
drive her car back to Eugene, after
Lt Elkins, in the signal corps, was
sent overseas.
The Riddell home has been oc
cupied for about 5 years by Pres.
C A. Howard, of O. C. E. and Mrs"
Howard. ,
Miss Betty Lou Elliott of Port
land, a former student and resi
dent here, visited her grandfather,
W. W. Elliott and local friends
this week, while on a vacation.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Elliott now live .in Corvallis. She
is employed In a defense office
in Portland. '
W. J. Stockholm has returned
from Grants Pass where he was
a delegate from Monmouth grange
to the State Grange sessions. He
served while there on various com
mittees. Stockholm has - been
master of the local grange for
many years.
Braley Family
Moving to D.C.
TURNER Mrs. Grace Madden
Braley and little sons, Rodger and
Gerald (of Seattle," formerly Tur
ner residents, are moving to Wash
ington,! DC, where her husband,
Ensign I G. N. Braley has been
transferred from Honolulu. He has
been stationed there the past two
years. "'. . V : "
Mrs. H. A. Richmond, Salem;
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Richmond of
Boneville, .mother, brother and
sister-in-law of Mrs. Raymond Ti
tus were visitors at the Titus home
Sunday. Mrs. I. O. Alsman of Sa
lem and Mr. and Mrs. George
Brower were also Sunday callers. -1
Mrs. I. J, Sawyer, her daughters
Mrs. R. T. Steele, Mrs. David A.
Lowe and little daughter Diana;
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Robinson and
son Timothy, attended the wed
ding of Mendell Robertson and
Miss Elmira Anderson at the Fall
Creek church Friday night ;
Mrs. Don Riches, Janice and
Bernard returned Saturday from
Weiser, Ida., after a two. weeks
visit with her mother, Mrs. Stover.
Joseph Wavra
Is Reelected
' MT. ANGEL Joseph Wavra,
outgoing director of the Mt An
gel school board, was re-elected at
the annual school meeting held in
St Mary's school auditorium Mon
day night Clem Butsch was again
elected to serve as clerk.
A good deal more interest in
school affairs than in former years
was shown by the townspeople as
was evidenced by the greatly in
creased attendance. Many . favor
able comments were made about
the improved school grounds. All
the ; playground section of the
school yard has been converted
into a heavily sodded lawn which
not only is an agreeable sight to
the-eye but forms a clean,- pleas
ant place for the youngsters to
play. x
The budget was voted in as
read.
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Salem. Oregon, ThursdcrT Morning, June 22, 1944
SUvertoh Citizens Shape
Holiday Plans for July 3
; SILVERTON Whoopee! Sil
verton is going' to have another
holiday all of its own or at least
that is what the local clerks and
office' helpers think at this time.
Petitions are' being circulated to
close the town on July 3. The Sil
ver Falls Timber; company saw
mill officials have already indicat
ed they will close down for their
semi-annual mill i oil-up at that
time.! A few business houses that
kept their doors shut on May 29,
the Monday! preceding Memorial
day, have also indicated that they
liked it so well they are going to
repeat the procedure for the July
date.! . j-;, ;
4 Other business houses and offi
ces Whose owners either didn't
think of it in time, or were afraid
of what their neighbors might say,
Dayton Holds
School Vote
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I DAYTON The annual school
election of Dayton grade school
and outlying rural districts, held
Monday night failed I to arouse
much; enthusiasm and because of
the busy season in majority of dis
tricts! only the school board and
very j few attended. j :
I Results of election follow:
I Dayton, director Ray Albright;
clerk J Oscar Dower, ! reelected.
Dayton Prairie, director, W. A,
Stockjioff ; clerk, Mrs. Alex Cruik
shank, both new. 1; ;
1 Fairview, director, John Ojua,
reelected; :, clerk, b none. Grand
Island, director, Mrs. Dale Fowler,
reelected; clerk, - .Mrs. ; Raleigh
Worthington, new.: ! !
J Pleasantdale, director, j George
Webster; clerk, W. E. Graben
horstj both reelected. Unity, di
rector, Ralph Dodge; clerk, Mrs.
Rudolph Leppin, both; reelected.
Unionvale, director, Claude Shel
burne; clerk, Mrs. Ersel : Gubser,
both reelected. i ' !
I Webfoot director, T. Lyman,
two year director; Gerald Hadley,
three; years; clerk,. Mrs. Ralph
Curfihan, -all reelected. Wheat
land,! director, Roy La Follette;
clerk j Mrs. : Eugene Wilson, both
reelected. Mrs. Louis 7 Will, who
has served 12 years as clerk iof
Grand " Island ' board, refused
proffered reelection. . ' 1 .
Middle Grove t
Drive Begins
I MIDDLE GROVE The fifth
War loan drive is under way, di
rected by Mrs. Paul Bassett and
Theodore Kuenzi, who are being
assisted by Mrs. Covil Case, Mrs.
Dan Scharf, Mrs. Robert Fromm,
Mrs. John McCracken, i Mrs. Roy
Scofield and Mrs. John Van
Laanen. V':' M '",.;'"! ;- "
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Mrs. Dan Scharf, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. ! Raymond
Blanton of Salem,' returned Sun
day . from several days spent at
the home of Mrs. Scharf s broth
er, Raymond Blanton,; Jr., near
Grays Harbor, Wash. '
Mrs. Fred Scharf spent last
week with ' relatives in Portland.
: Geraldine Randall of Eugene is
a guest this week of Norma Jean
Van Laanen.
Mr. and Mrs.' William McAn
inch are on a trip to their old
home in Iowa. Mrs, Harold Bishop
is caring for the ; home in their
absence. i ii ' ;
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are planning to close on the -3rd
"regardless.' Indications are now
that the town will be as empty as
a vacuum starting late July 1.
;The city council has its regular
meeting night on July, 3, but, ac
cording to: the city attorney, if no
one appears so that there is not
sufficient lor a quorum, there is
nothing that could be done other
than "postpone the meeting until
the following Monday night
Interest Down
In School Meet
At Jefferson
JEFFERSON Not ' much in
terest was shown by the voters in
Jefferson -school district no. 14,
for only 12 voters attended the an
nual meeting Monday afternoon.
Robert '.Terbune, chairman of
the school board, presided. The
school budget was adopted, and it
was also voted . to increase the
amount of tax in excess of the 8
per cent limitation. Elmer Knight
was ' the only nomination for di
rector for a term of three years and
was elected. : The name of Mrs.
Marvin Hutchings was the only
one placed in nomination for clerk
for one year, and was elected. A
motion carried making the salary
of j the clerk $200 per year. The
budget allowed only $100 salary.
Guy Aupperle acted as judge;
Mrs. Nettie Reeves and Mrs. -Er
nest Powell as clerks.
C. J. Thurston and Irvine
Wright ar the? other members of
the school-board.
Ed Earl and family of Silverton
have moved into the J. L. Jones
house on North Second street; !re
cently vacated by the Victor Ole
man family.
Mrs. Robert Wheeler and Mrs.
William Bell bf Pendleton spent
several days at the S. H. Coin
home. They came to see their
mother, Mrs. S. H. Goin, who is
receiving treatment at the Salem
Deaconess hospital. They left for
Pendleton Monday, reporting their
mother is improving.
Mrs. E..JV Alexander suffered a
slight stroke of . paralysis at her
home last 1 Friday evening. It af
fected her right hand, and also
her vocal Cords,
Mrs. Serepta Hampton, mother
of Mrs. John Henderson,"who suf
fered a slight stroke last .week, at
Mrs. Fred Lemon's Nursing Home,
Salem, is reported about the same.
Mrs. A. H. Hennies
Returns to Home
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CLOVERDALE Mrs. A. H.
Hennies was brought home last
week from a McMinnville, hospi
tal, where she had been a patient
for ten days. Although still weak,
she is feeling much better than
she has for some time.
Mr. andj Mrs. J. W. Schifferer
and daughter, Dorothy Wilson, re
turned home the first of last week
from a trip to Roswell, NM, where
they visited with their son, Jack,
who is stationed there with the
army air force. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Schifferer enjoyed the trip but ex
pressed a great relief in being
back in the Willamette valley and
away from' the Intense heat of the
southwestern states. Dorothy Wil
son, who suffered all; the way
home from an attack of appendi
citis, is much I better at present
but is still under care of a doctor.
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Martin Braat
Dinner Guest
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5 UNIONV A L E Complimenting
Martin Braat, a Father's day din
ner was served at his home Sun
day. 1 Miss Doris 'Braat of Port
land, who is serving at a forest
fire lookout station, was the only
one of his children absent
f One son-in-law, Staff " - Sgt.
Floyd Miller, who is in the army
stationed in England and another
son-in-law, Vernon Estelle, a logr
ging truck operator, were also ab
sent! Attending were: Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Fowler and Marcena of
Grand Island; Mr; and Mrs.. Fred
Finnicum and family of Webfoot;
Mrs. ; Vernon Estelle f of Myrtle
Point; Mrs. Floyd Miller and in
fant daughter Maxine, bf Klamath
Falls and Arnold Braat
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Fow
ler were Father's day guests . of
relatives at Woodburn. Charles
Byers of the Birdseye-Snyder pea
viner furnished the transportation.
Allm Named Director
Jack Allm of Pringle' was elect
ed to a two-year term as a school
director of that locality Monday
night The name was typographi
caUy mispelled in Wednesday's
edition.
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Labish Center
Folks Active
LABISH CENTER Visitors at
the Nathan Kurth home last week
and over the weekend , were Mrs.
Ernest Nichols and Mary Ana of
Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Dar
rell Frewing and family of Prine
ville. -; " -:
Mr., and Mrs. Walt Cole of Gas
ton were Sunday dinner guests at
the home of Mr, and Mrs. Harvey
Mr. and Mrs.lArt! Starker gave
Fathers Day dinner Sunday for
Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Starker and
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burr, and Jua-nito.-
--v.,;:: . . ',
: Miss ; Lavina Dow is spending
her vacation in Victoria, B. C
She formerly lived in this com
munity and is now j employed in
Portland.'. -" - 1 -':
5 Mr. and Mrs. Pete Russ enter
tained a group- of ' relatives .on
Father's Day and also celebrated
the birthday ot Mrs. Guy Dow
who is Mrs, Russes' mother. Pres
ent were Mr." and Mrs. Guy Dow,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Matheny, Gay
nelle and Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Er
win Dow and Kerwin, all of Port
land, Mr, and Mrs. : Arlo ' Pugh,
Shirley and Freddie, Mr, and Mrs.
Orlando Studebaker,1 Irene,' Mar
garet Donna Mae and David from
Vancouver. i 5. , . . "
W. L. Callaways Return
To Salem From Eugene
PRINGLE W. S L. t Callaway
has been transferred back to the
Salem office of the telephone com
pany after being in Eugene since
March. The Callaways did not sell
their home at Pringle and Mrs.
Callaway and the children ha vel
remained here.
TJt. Angel Scene
Retreat for 112
MT. ANGEL One . hundred
and twelve men attended the lay
men's retreat held: at Mt Angel
college the past weekend, an un
usually fine attendance. The men
came from all over the Willamette
valley and Vancouver, Wash.
Rev. -: John . Carvlln, CSP, . of
Portland, district supervisor of the
Paulist Fathers; and pastor of St
Philip . Neri church, was the re
treat master.-' " !
: The "first; conference began at
8:30 pra. Friday and the retreat
closed Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock iwith a final ' conference
and benediction. Lunch and a so
cial get-together followed, at
which the following officers were
elected: President J., English,
Portland; first . vice v president
Francis ; Kern, Portland; second
vice president, ' J. Flynn, ; Forest
Grove; third vice president; R. H.
Windishar, McMinnville; fourth
vice president MikeBenedict Sub
limity; ', ilBecretary,' : A. T Gilsdorf,
Portland; treasurer; Alois Keber,
Mt 'Angel; spiritual director, Fath
er Alcvdn. P. - Smith t- Mt
Angel is honorary president ;
Three additional men will be ap
pointed by the " president - to . ar
range special features for the 1945
retreat which will mark the 25th
annual laymen's retreat held : at
Mt Angel college. . Several . men
have attended all , the j retreats
since the first one was held back
jin 1920. Special mention was made
jof J. P. Clancy of Vancouver,
Wash., who never missed a re
jtreat here and would have at
tended " the one just completed
had he not- died about a month
ago.
of Laymen's
Over Weekend
An interesting feature of this
year's retreat was the processional
Way of the Cross Saturday after
noon at the outdoor stations that
are placed along a path that leads
through the woods up to the top
of the college hill and the ser
vices at the Blessed Virgin grotto
Saturday night All the men car
ried ' lighted candles . as they
marched the . distance of a b o u t
three blocks from - the chapel to
the grotto. Rev. James Koessler,
dean of the college, conducted the
station as well as the grotto ser
vices. The retreatants were hous
ed in the seminary building.
Dates for the second retreat
are August 18, 19 and 20. It will
be conducted by Rev. Edward
Spear, OSB. - .
Picnic Supper
Set Saturday
HOPEWELL--A picnic supper
Saturday, June 24, will be held at
the Fred Bauer aquatic gardens
picnic resort for . the Hopewell
church membership and friends.
There were 41 members - and
friends attended the Father's day
services held Sunday at the United
Brethren church. Rev. Merril Fox
brought the scripture lesson. There
was special music and singing.
Flowers were -presented . to the
fathers. j
There were 25. ladies attended
the weekly all day meeting of the
Ladies ' Aid. Mesdames Baker of
Hopewell and Sims of Wheatland
were complimented with a shower
in the afternoon.. Refreshments
were served. V