Meet
Group
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Former Pupils Gather
In Silverton Park
Sunday Afternoon
.Mid Willamette jVallle News
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SixBirthdays
Are Observed
Reports From The Statesman9 s Community Correspondents
SILVERTONPearl Blackerby
of Salem was elected president of
'the annual Evergreen school re
union group Sunday at the city
park when 84 former students and
members of their families gath
ered for the day. Miss Minnie
Mascher, former student and pres
ent teacher, presided.
Other officers are vice presi
dents. Lillian Burnham, Sarah
Mauldxng, Dan Geiser, Wynola
Ottaway and Leona Witzel of Sa
lem; -secretary-treasurer. Olive
Ottaway; program chairman, Mrs.
R. It Bye; coffee committee, Miles
Ottaway and Dan Geiser; histor
Jans, Lillian Burnham, Emma Ad
amson, Sarah Adamson, Pearl
Blackerby and Ella Knight
Two members of the first v 8th
grade graduation class from .the
school who were, present Sunday
were Alice Bower Egan and Letta
Ottaway Bye, The .only two other
: members of the class were .-. Ida
Finlay McLaughlin and Lyda Ar-
net both dead.
Mrs, Burnham, giving the, his
torian report for 1943, reported
four marriages in the group, Mae
Bailer Sykes and Jess Willhite;
Irma Kuenzi and Robert Neal ;
Caroline. Kaufman and Clarence
Simmons Maxine Dick and
Charles Simmons; births were re
ported to Merl Philippi and Perle
Bye, both daughters; deaths were
the infant son of the George Kauf
mans, and Mrs. Flora Clark of Sa
lem, one of the first pupils of the
school. Birthdays observed Sun
day were those of Fritzie Martin,
two"years old, whose father, Ed
ward Martin is at Camp Walter,
Texas; Vera and Verda Bailer,
- 12 year old twin daughters of Mr.
and Mrs.' Sam Bailer, and Don
nie Sykes; 5 years. - ?
"' A service flag which had been
' made and presented by Mrs. Sam
Bailer with Mrs. Pearl Blackerby
l in charge of dedication. Stars in-
eluded one 'gold star; for j Robert
McConnell of ; Portland. Others
- represented our the flag are Wil-
liam . McBride, - William Barch,
Eldon and Robert Bailer,- Everett
- Dickman, Ernest Harman, . Irvin
? Kuenzi, Glen Titus,- Melvin Zah-
ler,- Edward Zahler, Melvin Ka-
ser, Kenneth Towns, Lyle Bayse,
Harold Roop, .- jr.v Pete Geiser,
. - Hollis- Ottaway,- Henry Jackson,
jr., Norman . Eggiman, V e r n
, Schanberger, Marvin Kaser, Rich--.
.ard Kaser, Raymond Kaser, Nor
. man Elliot, Elvin Lund, Leo Lund,
Ray Elliott, Clarence, , Frank and
George Porter, Don Harman, Milo
, Harman a Henry Bailer' jr.; Ted
7 Finlay, jr,-Harold Mires, Robert
! Dickman, Arthur Zahler,: Kenneth
'.' Harman, John" Seims, Gene Dick,
Leonard Dick, Richard Thomas,
.Charles Simmons, Durward, Le
' fevre, Ralph Bailer, Fred Zur
' cher, Donald M.. Robert and Ted
-' Overose, John Kaufman, H e n r y
T Hanson, ; H a r o 1 d , .Neuswanger,
Phillis Kaser and Alice Titus. ,
On the program were selections
. by a quartet composed of iDan
'- and Laura Geiser, J. J. Johnson
and Lydia Dawes with Mrs. Del
Harrington at the organ; readings
by Mrs. Pearl Blackerby, Alice
. Egan, Mrs.. Archie Bowen; duet
. by .Verda and Vera Bailer and a
solo by Ethel Sibley. f
. Mrs. Sarah Adamson, 88, oldest
y living student, of Evergreen, was
unable to be present.
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Moser Famfly i
Holds Reunion
Service Men and Women
Accorded Special .
' Honors
' SILVERTON-Mrs. Effie Hart
man of Portland was elected
president of the Moser clan at its
15th annual reunion Sunday in
the Silverton city park. Her as
sistants will be Earl Moser, Port
land, vice president, who presided
Sunday; Mrs. Selma Moser, Val-
setz. see r e t a r y ; Mrs. Wilda
Charlesworth, historian. ,
The group include descendants
of Joseph and Isebelja Dunagan
Moser, who settled near Scotts
Mills in 1852. Deaths reported for
the past year were Howard Whit
lock, Salem; Blanche Moser Pool,
Eugene; Lula Young Mitchell,
Portland, .Herman Holm, Jordan;
Edward Charlesworth and Minnie
Moser, Silverton.
Special - honor was accorded
men and women in the service
These included Richard Hartley,
Jeanne Stanton (WAVE), Don
Moore, John Baxter, Orlan Moser,
Eldon Hartman, Boyd Canoy,
Dale Storaasli, Gilbert Moser, jr.
Willis Dunagan, Loren Dunagan,
Edwin Moser and John Hartley.
I; Registered ' Sunday ' were, Sil
verton,' Mrs. Josephine Hartman,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ammundson,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Langley, Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. : Moser, Mr. and Mrs.
George Stark, Mrs. Wilda Charles
worth, Mrs. Lena Hamilton, Gil'
bert Moser," Olive Jan Moser,
Mrs. Isebella Scott Front Salem,
Dr. O. C, Scott, Mrs. J. F. Teken-
berg. Wit. and Mrs. Edgar Hart'
ley; from Portland, Olga Moser,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moser and Mr
and Mrs. Guy Moser of Sublim
ity, Mrs., Rilla Cooke of Spring
field, Mrs. Minnie L. Moser of
Lesterville, Alberta, Canada, Mr
and Mrs. S. C. Stanton of Dallas;
Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Todd and Rob
ert of Molalla, Mr. and Mrs.' Law
rence May , of Eugene, Delia
Young of Oregon City, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Moser, Anna, Tom
and Alice of Valsetz and Nellie
Moser of Silverton." '.
Gpdjby BuU.
Imp
roves
MT. ANGEL Ray Ebner, who
was gored by a bull on June 16,
receiving an almost fatal brain in
jury, was brought home from St
Vincent's hospital, Portland, Sat
urday night. Although his eye
sight is somewhat impaired, he is
getting along nicely. I , ; i
He is .the son of Postmaster and
Mrs. G. D. Ebner and has a wife
and six children.
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lions Install ?.
Nev" President
;SILVERTONBob 'UcEvren-of
Salem and Silverton was in
stalled as president xt the Silver-
ton Lions club Wednesday night.
Vice presidents are William Bloch,
Bob Miller and Ted Burian; sec
retary, Clifford Almquist; treas
urer, F. M. PoweU; tailtwister,
Ralph Adams; lion tamer,5 X.
Lehr and directors, Clifton Dick
erson and James Black. Al Crose
of Salem was the installing offi
cer vTt' . ! ;'
1 Mrs. Gene Smith was installed
as president of the Lions auxili
ary; Mrs. Clifton Dickerson, vice
president; Mrs. Frank Porter,
secretary-treasurer. 4 '
f Mrs. A." L. V. Smith,: Silverton.
first state vice president, was the
Installing officer. t - i
Combat-Urrencyr That is the slogan an the Northrop prodnelioB
line where they torn eat the world's urxest pnrsait plane, the
Northrop Black Widow F-Cl nighi fighter. Laii Woods seU a itif f
pace tor renew Norerartera at tne uawtnorne punt, wnere a
per cent increase In production schednles places s "combat argeney"
tag on every F-Sl Job. (International.) J
Kleen Family H
Has Reunion
SILVERTON Honor guests
Sunday at the annual Kleen clan
reunion were Mrs. Christina Kleen,
77 her sister Mrs. Louise Stein-
kruger, 71, her brother, William
Depehdehner,74, Lorraine Yelken
and Elizabeth Eshelmann, all of
Franklyn, Nebraska. I
Present at the reunion were Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Meyer, Carolyn
and Donna, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. John Kleen,
Glen; and Jiihmie, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard ' Lingenfelter, Mr. and
Mrs.Don :. Meyer, Mr; and ! Mrs.
Jonn.: Schafer, Jean, Bobby; and
Frederick, Mrs. Christina Kleen,
Mr. and Mrs. ITed Kleen,' Lyle and
Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Hansen. Maxine. Elmeta l and
jacKy, Mr. uaran, uaon vnur-
chill ; and -.Robert, Mr. and Mrs:
William Kleen, Delwyn and pena
Lou, . Mr. and Mrs. Noble Depen
dehner, and Diane, William Depen-
dehner, Mr. ind Mrs. Oscar Mey
er 1 Mr. and! Mrs. Alfred Kleen,
and Jerry and Darlene, David
Jordan, Mr, land Mrs. Elmer W.
Lyons, Mr; I and Mrs. Clarence
Kleen and Arlene, John Olthof f,
Mr. land Mrs. M. J. Woertj Mrs.
Edith Weston, Gordon Seagraves,
Mrsil Louise Steinkruger, Mr. and
Mrs.9 Herman Schafer, Mri and
Mrs. Herman M. Kleen, Otto Kleen
and Janet, Barbara and Howard,
A. Lyons and Lena Bau-
Elmer
man.
leers
Are Installed
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j LEBANON New Sofficers were
installed at the meeting of Pearl
RebekaK lodge this week, Virginia
Southard, acting district deputy,
was installing Officer. Mildred
Phelps was installation marshall,
assistants were ' Neva Young,
Amanda Gwathney Bertha Ir
vine, Minnie Prestori and Debor-
an Seeck. ! '
t Grace Geist is
the new noble
grand; Faye Hartley vice grand
Kathryn Simons fjorresponding,
scretajry; -lma pyn'dsaytreajiur-
Jane Perry, conductor; Mary
ould,j chaplain;1 jSytvia Stewart,
musician; Gladys Phelps, Margar
et Hardt, Virginia Southard and
Alyce Elliott, supporters; Kathryn,
Hardyj - inside guardian; Nellie
Wilburj, outside guardian, and Lola
Anderson, flagbearejf. -
1 The new committees have been
announced and plans made for in
inatiori in August Members of the
Beulah lodge in Albany and Grace
lodge in -Sweet Home were pre
sent at the July meeting.
SILVERTON Birthdayi of
Robert Leikem and Carl Riees
were observed Sunday when a
group of former Silverton Hills
neighbors met at the Silverton ci
ty park for a picnic i - -
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Ole
Sundayniftd Arthur; Mr. and Mrs
Harvey Mikkelson ind Carol, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Lojfthus, Mr. and
Mrs. Orvall Tucker and Arlene and
Gayle, and Mr.' and Mrs. Ray Dun-
fer, all of Silvertoni Mr. and. Mrs.
John Van Gorder, Mr: and Mrs.
Hillman Lovelien a td Linda, Mrs.
Dorothy Lambert arid Beverly and
Ellen. . Mr. and - Mrs. . Robert Lei
kem and Rpbert, jr Mr and Mrs.
Carl Riggs , and Leon and- Drucil
a and Mr. and Mrs; Arthur Riggs,
all of Silverton Hills: Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Coburn, Mri Olga Crosby
and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Tucker and
Robert, all "of Salem, ' and Alvin
Anderson and July pf Portland.
Palmer Rites :
Are Tuesday
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i SILVERTON Mrs.;Della Pal
mer, 72, died at the Silverton hos
pital ; Sunday morning. Born Au-
bust 4, 1871, in Hersey, Wiscon
sin, she lived in St Paul for; ten
years after she, was married 'and
Came to Silverton in 1920.
The funeral to be held at 2 o'
clock Tuesday from Ekman's me
morial chapel. Rev. Leonard Jones
Will be in charge. , .
Mr. Palmer died at Silverton
eight' years ago. Survivors are
pons, Wesley and Lawrence at Sil
verton; Harold at Medford; daugh
ters, Mrs. Frances Siko in St Paul,
Minn., and Mrs. Betty, Holman at
Taf t; six grand children and three
great grand children. -
Calf Club Studies
Grooming of Stock
QUEENER The 4H Dairy club
met at the home of Clarence Hin
rich,, ono : of the members this
week He gave - a : demonstration
on the grooming of ajdairy heifer,
The other members led his calf
to help in a team work demon
stratipn. . j 5 ."J i
Those .present .were Robert
Busch, president .-David yKarr,
secretary; Clarence "HlnricH, yell
leader; and r Carl - Busch, .local
leader. ! -
.The . next meeting will L be held
at the Max Grossbeck ranch July
21 at 10 un N. John Hansen,
county club agent," bas been in
vited ! to attend this meeting and
give a demonstration on show
manship.
Silverton Giy Park
Scene of JIany f
Holiday Parties ' .
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Mro. B. J. Leedy .
Funeral Friday -
Funeral services were held Fri-
j day in the Tigard grange hall for
Airs, r iun xoung Decoy, agea m,
an old-time resident of the com
munity who died Thursday at a
Salem hospital. Interment was at
Crescent cemetery,
Mrs. Leedy was the widow of
B. J. Leedy, former master of the
Oregon State grange, who died In
1S21. She was an active grange
member and also belonged to the
Rebekah lodge. Born July 23, 1837,
at Belleville, O, she came to Ore
gon with her husband in 1890.
I Six children survive her: Harry
E. Leedy, Mrs. Millie Edwards and
Mrs. Alice Young of Sherwood ;
Clyde L. and Jay Leedy of Brooks,
and Mrs." Elsie Wilbur of Seattle,
Wash. There are 12 grandchild
ren and seve ngreat-grandchild-ren.
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SILVERTON . jA sailor was
honored, and four birthday, anni
versaries were observed Sunday at
a picnic dinner in Silverton's city
park.: Honored were S2c Ernest
Qualey and Beverly Grossnickle,
Victor Grossnickle, IWendell Knox
of i Silverton and 1 Mrs. Martin
Sleigh ter of Salem;
Present were' Mr J and Mrs. Vic
tor Grossnickle, Beverly and Bar
bara, Seaman Qualey, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle D. Knox; George, Wen
dell and Ronnie Knox, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur. Qualey, Norma and
Robert, Mr. and Mrs. John . Qua
ley and Betty Lou. Mrs. J, M. Jen
son of Spokane, Mrs. Anna Qualey
and Mrs. Orlando Dahl of Salem.
SILVERTON A neighborhood
club held a picnic n the city park
at Silverton Sunday. Those pre
sent included Mrs. Dan Riveness
and Armond Lee J Mr. and Mrs.
Verlin White, Mrs. Sadie Bark
hurst and Jean and Miss Arlene
Torgerson. f
Mr. and Mrs. Verlin White, en
tertained at Dinner Friday night
for their son, William White, Slc,
He returned to his port after a
brief leave at home. Invited were
Petty Officer Robert ' Barkhurst,
Mrs. Sadie Barkhurst, Jean Anne
Barkhurst and Mrs. Leo Jacobson
and Tamara of Marquam.
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Seek New County Road
For Eastern Marion "
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. . Cornelius . O'Donovan of Port'
land,; informed fiThe: Statesman
that a group of more than 100 tax-
payers of eastern Marion county
had transmitted to Gov. Earl Snell,
through O'Donovan; a : petition
seeking help in procuring a road
from Marquam, Scotts Mills and
along the Crooked Finger route
to Elkhorn and Gates.
' O'Donovan said "tremendous in
dustrial development" would - re
sult from uch construction. -
Continawi Shews
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Silverton Triple Link
Club Entertains GroupZ
SILVERTON Mrs.' Will Egan, i
president, and Mrs. Roscoe Lang-
ley, secretary presided " at : the
Tryphena Rebekah Triple Link
club, which met for its last meet
ing of the year Thursday night at
the home of - Mrs.' Wr C." Larson.
A no-host supper preceded .the
regular meeting. '
Special guests were Mrs. Fran
ces Cook and son, Jimmy of Suth-
erlin; Mrs., William J. Ellenberger
of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. 'Ida i
Neunberg, of Los Angeles. . Mrs.
Cook is a niece of Mrs. Mary. An
dres, a member of the club; Mrs.
.' Ellenberger is Mrs. F. J. Roubal's I
mother. Mrs. Neunberg is visiting
Silverton . where she formerly
lived.
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