f ACE TEH The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem Oregon. Wednesday Meanings May 23. 195 Church Group Plans Meeting - Silverton Convention Opens Friday ; Many At Italian Dinner SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyers have purchased a home at 612 South Water street and will move next week from their present location on Lewis at First street. Their home and grounds have been purchased by the Valley Farmers' Co-op, whose members plan to tear down the old house and erect a new build inf. - i ' . The association bought the Con rad Feed and Seed company busi ness on the opposite corner of : First and Lewis streets, j Convention Planned ': A three-day convention f the Oregon Circuit of the Lutheran Free church will open at Calvary church Friday. The Rev. O. P, Gambo of Kelso, Wash,, will be the leader of the theme and the ' Rev. Ernttt Raaum of i Portland : will give the Sunday morning ad dress. Rev. C. C. Olson is the local - pastor. , ! ... .Mrs. T. r. Heidenstrom was hostess to members of Delbert Reeves American Legion auxiliary Past Presidents club Friday night Mrs. r. M. Powell read a paper on -Argentina prepared, by Mrs, E. L. Starr, who was unable to be present. Election of officers will be held at the next meeting, in October. Amaaal Dinner Held A large group attended the an nual Italian supper at St. Paul's Catholic church e Sunday night. Father John Walsh, resident pas tor, was official host. Visiting pas tors included Rev. T. J. Bernards, St Joseph's, and Rev. George O'Keefe of St Vincent de Paul, .Salem; and Rev. John Hildebrandt of Mt Angel. Cards were played following the supper. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larson (Jeannette Towe) have returned to Silverton to make their home and have leased the Homer Smith place on Eureka avenue. Both Mr and Mrs. Larson are graduates of the Silverton high school but have not lived here in recent years. With them are their two children, Beverly and Kenne,th. Their old est son, Ronald, was killed in No vember, 1943, in the European theater of war. Former friends renewed old times Thursday after noon at the Larson home. In cluded were Mrs. Albert Funrue, Mrs. Oscar Loe, Mrs. Hslvor Brokke, Mrs. Oscar Johnson and Mrs. H. Alrick. The occasion was also Mrs. Larson's . birthday. Girl Scouts Entertained BROOKS The Brooks Girl scouts under the direction of Mrs. E. W. Brutka, invited the Weinas teka Camp Fire Girls and their leader, Mrs. J. R. Gamroth, to a swimming party at the YMCA pool Friday night After the swim, they were permitted to use the gymn, and later had supper in the Den, which they prepared themselves. Girl Scouts from Brooks present were Barbara Russ, ! Kathleen White, Carol Russell, Roberta Gil christ, Betty Rux, Irene iBibbv. Dovie Lee Legg, Leona Rux, Juan ita Burr, Carol Lea. Pauline Earls. Donna Mae Wright Reginaf Helm, Roberta Loomis, Marilyn Kaufner, ana uetty Lou Boehm. a visitor Mrs. Loman Wright Mrs. Edna if amp and Mrs. P. J. Russ took the girls in jheir cars. Gervais Graduates High School Class . uuivaw uraauauon j exer cises for the class of 1945 were held Friday night at the high school auditorium. Members of the class were James Morisky, Lloyd D. ; Brown, Robert W. Harper, Bruce W. Short, Ellen Johnson, June Magel, Donna McCullough, Alma Keene, Clyde W. Vachter, LeRoy AJt Rush, Oscar E. Phillips, Ruthe Perry, Doris Ferschweiler, Alice Yates, Charles Patterson, liinm Kelso. i i Doris Ferschweiler was saluta lorian; Ellen Johnson, j valedicto rian. Rev. James Aiken Smith made the invocation; Karl Kahle, Jr.,; principal, presented the awards; Dr, Lawrence A. Riggs of Willamette university spoke, and Ernest Andres, chairman of the school board, presented the diplo mas. Mrs.- Or Smith played the processional and recessional. J Lahigh Visitors . 1 Are Entertained LABISH CENTER Visiting for several days last week at the W. A. Starker home was Sid Atkinson of Lincoln Beach.! 1 ) Mrs. Frank Weinman will en tertaln the Ladies r Aid society Wednesday. An auction sale will be held, the proceeds of which will be used for the Girl Scout troop the society is sponsoring. ' Visiting here over the weekend at the ZL M. Boles and Daugherty homes were Mr, and Mrs, Ed Voe jtlein and their two. daughters, of 01ympia,.Wash, .U l,J 1 '1 mdiI V urn eld raitm tBfBl. uo- , ,.. sour ioBta and brtb,.ra. M. I Mill X IW Eight Schools Hold Graduation At Monitor Hall MONITOR Commencement ex ercises were held in the Monitor I OOF hall for 30 eighth grade graduates from Monitor and eight surrounding districts, last Wed nesday night - The stage was decorated with ferns- which made a background for two large flags formed of blue iris,- red peonies and snowballs and two large Vs made of snow balls. Streamers of red, white and blue decorated the ceiling. Rev. William Green made the invocation; Frances Smith wel comed the group for the Monitor district; Loris Larsen played a piano solo, Freda Roth and Mary Lau Creason sang a duet; McKee pupils furnished a skit; Har mony, a solo by Ealene Rass; Glad Tidings had a reading by Juanita Conrad. Elliott Prairie was represented with a solo by Emelie Hawkey. C. E. Willard, superintendent of the Molalla high school, spoke on "Enduring Peace." Oak Lawn, duet, Stegen sisters, and piano solo, Norene Wells; Monte Christo, reading, "If," Lyle Allan. J. Tweed of Monitor presented the diplomas. Monitor, "Response,' Darlene Swanson; Marquam pu pils, song. The district teachers and grad uates were: McKee, Stephens Walter Beyer. Harmony, Mrs. Green Violet Willig, Adelaide Westendorf. Union, Mrs. Lillian Shane Fre da Rath, Mary Lou Creason, Nora Mae Storz. Monte Cristo, Mrs. Clark Don na Caraway, Buryl Walker. Oak Lawn, Mrs. Ruby Burkert Betty Beck, Darlene Bremer, Doris Howard, Donna Purdue. Marquam, Mrs. McGee Luetta Mostanger. Glad Tidings, Mrs. McGilla Joyce James. Elliott Prairie, Mrs. Nash Rich ard Schuabauer, Carolyn Sicard, Alice Edmonds, Laura Bond, John Newman, Vernon Tillotson, Mil dred Callister. Monitor, Miss Mary Gibsen Victor Verstay, Delton Davis, Bet ty Kreiger, Darlene Swanson, Shirley Miller, Virginia Sprague, Vera Verstay, Audrey Sprague, Frances Smith. Receives Discharge SILVERTON TSgt. Glenn Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred BakerT received his honorable dis charge when he reported at Ft Lewis for relocation orders. In the south Pacific area for three years and two months, he plans to attend college. i t it' y x t - DIAMONDS in a MM .-yJg- J .,BrBaakaKak a ' 'i X 1 Jt f - caaata nara f '" til ' '.. v m - v i s. 'U m ' H Ajar ! sjm Ciaataad Ova v "r-.a im W aV K ' atga Both . . $52so 0;aaiW Maklt vaiqM aiafif.' Uth .... $3750 Car - im i MlMwra wrfk acaa 5 4lmi C9M Prices Include Federal Tax x i, -1 - iJCtUVdlfmit a ALfiitiiMMt r ; Valley Cleanap Planned T h e IOOF cemetery board j located in the Cloverdale I district and west of Turner has;! set Saturday, May 26 as cleanup I day for, the grounds and asks memfcer to bring imple ments withlthfm. Radio Spakjtr-f Arthur H. Bone will be the speaker on the Farmers Union program5 over station KOAC Wednesday "at 6:30 pm S i Institute ProgTam The WCTU institute will be held Thursday at 10 ajn. in WoddbUrn. Mrs. W. A, Barkis of f Salem, county presi dent and Mrsl T J. Tooze, state president, will; bes present as will representatives; from the Children's Farm Home at COrvallis. Silverton 5RoUry Oscar Lee is the hew president of Silverton Rotarjr club. Otjher officers are Rev. Sam Alaiie vice president; A. W, Woodward, secretary: Dr, P. A. Loar, treasurer; George Hubbs and I Leonard Hudson, di i s Leonard : .1 i.r Lai L 1 & . rectors. Hay Grading- A hay grading demonstration will be given at the state fair grounds, May 31 for the benefit of Marion: and Polk county farmers. That night at 8 p.m. at the. Salem Chamber of Commerce Marion county; livestock men will meet to lorm a county orgamza tion.'.f- "i I ' I i 4 ! . - From Arizona-f-Mrs. Belle E- wing of Duhcan, Ariz., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Robert Holden and family ,Jn Pringle community. Memorial; Service The VFW of Silverton wll iold the annual me morial day service at Miller ceme tery Sunday, May 27. They will meet at the;KP hall at 10 a.m. and go to Abiqua for the navy memor ial and thejx go to Miller ceme tery. They? Will picnic at Scotts Mills park and then hold memor ial services fat ithfc cemetery there Aurora Pupils Are draduated AURORA Pupils in the gradu a ting class? of the Aurora grade school May! lJf virere Donna Aim, FJma Brown, iBernita Jesky, Lee Triplet, Jake Triplet, Gordon Knutson, Harart Heckman, Ron ald Marsh, Arthur KieL Ralph Smith, Duanej Zacher. Guest speaker was G. Beck, so loist soloist ivas Mrs. D. Dinte- man. . 'I I :., Graduates from Aurora in the 1945 k class ji of Cjanby union high school are i Irene Stoner, Maxine Marsh, Patricia Brown and Hu- bertiiYergen. f From Brown's . ' I i ; - - Far. far bit Ida fvtura. 'hH leva ana char'nh tK Dtamon j iridol St y cfcaaw hara r 1 1 r mHk4 rtagt. Saifc... C la' 6 4 i a m a a 4 Brt4ml Sat, 1 Safa riao . . : -1 vkt ararMi i i I '-Ml T7s WKKLY CREDIT 1 i W-rf-r JlilvCy Teachers Leave 1 On Summer Recess GERVAIS 4- The high school closed Friday and the picnic wa held Wednesday at Silver Creek Fails. Mr. and Mrs. m. a. Lucas are to leave this week for, Richf mond, Indj where he will accep delivery on the new school bus and drive it back to Gervais. ; The teachers are leaving soon for different sections to spend the vat cation season. The Kahle family will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrsj. John Sebrtng at Sidney, Mont Later he plans to operate his com bine during the harvest with his brother, Frank Kahle, as his as sistant- Glenn plans to ,work in Salem. Misi Maddock will attend summer school at Leland Stan ford university, Mrs. Self plans to spend a part of her vacation in Chicago. Mrs. Smith will be at heir home in Salem and will visit rel atives in North Dakota. Mrs. Self has accepted a position in the schools at iTigard : for next year and Mrs. Smith is to rest for vt I ess mill 4 w fit leek at these men.' 1 ! ' There are hundreds of thousand's more Lice jthem. And before this war'' done, there's no jteHing hou) many will start the long voyage !home-on their backs. ji Trunk about that trb. ij As our ba'ttleTines move farther and farther awayt ithe road back becomes longer and (more painiuL An4 mor cesllyl - mam . m m m m ms m m - I aking care of that costly it's up to us to see that those who have really made t sacrifice are siren every bit of help' no matter what we must "sacrifice' to do it. And this 7th War Loan xmH ALL is. - i i i m 2:0 Stale Sire:! 1 W - 4 4- 1 Queener. Program j Honors Graduates! QUEENER . The hcroecoming was a. success in every way until the , ;crowd! began ;jto leave. The program was r presented by the Queener school except for a num ber of musical numbers by the Tait brothers of Union Hill dis trict, Junior Migrell and Robert Sharp; also. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Karr and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lyons. :','! Arthur Coates, chairman Of the school board, presented diplomas to the graduates,' David ' Karr, Robert Scherf, Melvin Mander scheid, Robert Busch of Queener; Donald Holms, Mt. Pleasant. Robert Busch give the saluta tion; Melvin Manderscheid read the class history; Donald Holms, the' class prophecy; Robert "Scherf, the class wilL and David was valedictorian. j year. No applications are on file for the vacant positions. A" part is our Job. mean toaifict.'; 1 . - "" 1 11 1 "" 1 I ' III mi 0 PH THE ViiIHlY t s-- - u - : - I Linn Women Plar Home Extension For Coming Year ALBANY The Linn county home economics extension units held the annual program planning meeting at the IOOF hall Tues day, May 15, according to. Viola Hansen, Linn count home dem onstration agent. Fifty one women representing 13 units and two groups that will organize as units next year were present. ' - Joyce Carnegie, Linn county ex tension committee chairman pre sided. Viola Hansen reported, on the year's activities in the county. Miss Francis Clinton, assistant state home demonstration agent discussed outlooks for 1945-1946, and pointed out that 10 per cent decrease in farm family income is expected this year. She said there would be no expected increase in the availability of cotton clothing until the defeat of Japan. Food ra tiohing is also expected to contin ue during this year. : The homemakers voted to car ry seven demonstrations next year. Four of the demonstrations will be given by Miss Hansen, three demonstrations by project leaders who will be trained by state leaders. The projects this year are "How We Behave," "Sewing Skills and Finishes," "Making and Serving Cheese,' and "Care of the Feet' x 1 ( : L m r. N'- J If iMpvmmM nil The quota set for us is big as big as the need for it. Last year by this time we had had two War Loans. This time we must lend as much in one loan as in those two. i But if our fighting men are to have the care, the Wt, the chance to live again, we must lend to the limit ! So when you look at the chart on the right don't flinch at the amount your country asks youior. r i The brave men la the picture didn't flinch -and they're certainly met their quota like Americans. : lecaewel. t -v. - Valley Galondar WEDNESDAY, MAT IS " . - " i Stayion . woman s ciud. . ciuduuujc, 130. . ' i THURSDAY, MAT U i Marion Farmers union auxiliary. FtJ ball. 11. . FRIDAY, MAT S J Edina unr Home uiension umi. home of Mrs. Robert Klemple. 1 JO. : to be given by the home demon stration agent. Project leaders will give "Conserving the Scrap Bag," "Care and Repair of Equip- menf and "Sugarless Desserts." I Family Reunion Held on Sunday NORTH HOWELL A r family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mrs. Albert Moullet in honor of MotherX day. Present were Mrs. Moullet's sisters and brothers, including Sister M. Lucy of Forest Grove, Sister M. Sita of Portland, Sister M. Freda of St Mary's boys' home, Mrs. G. Mc Neff of Brooks, Mrs. Tillie John son; J. B. Gilsdorf, M. Gilsdorf and G. Gilsdorf, all of Portland; her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Mayte, jr and three sons, Merle, James and Arnold. j Three other sons are in the service. Earl in the south Pacific, Leon in Germany and Cyril at Santa Barbara, Calif. v. and root QUOTA m aho tun m I Vrwrmnrt TuTpsrwil jtsrftynfcjiif :n yla(Mtab: TttVsrLus kVMtlli: (CSSiVtlH) SMSSlMlkt! $X50 $itrjo $180 j X2S-1SO I5O09 300 ! SIO-22S . MM . m j ' 900-210 II1S0 ISO j ise-aoo firs . izs ! 140-iie y&oo IPO : 100.140 S7J0 1 iu $ies isjrs . zs 1 7th Dallas Community Chest Is Planned DALLAS Hollis. Smith, mayot,- has- appointed si -committee to in vestigate and if found lavoraoie to perfect an organization to 'be known as "The Associated Chari ties of Dallas, Oregon." The ob ject of the organization will be to combine the various drives to raise funds for charitable purposes into one major drive 'similar to the community chest The move was originated by the chamber of.com merce. i The committee consists of J. A. Inglis, chairman; George Woerth, R. R. Turner, Cj L.Marsters, R. R. Van Orsdel, W. R. Craven, Earle Richardson, George Minty, L. B. Harris, Carl Gerlinger, Jr Rev, Chas. Dale, Fritz Klauss, Kermit Courter, Mrs. Verda Blackly, Mrs. Gertrude Dennis, Mrs. Rath Max well, Mrs- Erie Fulgham and Mrs. Valley Obituaries SILVERTON-l-Funeral services for WiUiam Pitt Hicks, 64, who died' unexpectedly at his home in Stayton Sunday will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. from the ifflrman Memorial chapel with Rev. Russell Myers officiating'. Inter ment will be in Miller cemetery. His widow, Stella Hicks, sur vives. Hicks was born in Silverton, Aug. 8, 1880. X, ! 4 , w 1 LOAN S2IC12, Orccn vc i ! .r- w mor w l -wfi!