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Most Schools In Valley
Already Open Show Marked
Increase In Enrollment
Pringle Has New Pupil Jefferson
: Buildings Repainted, Dimes Added
Woodlrarn Reports Decrease in Pupils
J1TFESSON The schools hers opened Monday morning, with
:sr full corps of teachers. Them is an Increased attendance, as reported
Tuesday morning, over last year's enrollment
Many improvements were made to the school buildings during
the summer. All buildings were
Rawlins and Bay ? Hoard; fifth
grade, Lee Ennest, and sixth grade
EUs Ennest, Patricia Fstton sad
Twila Stevens. '. : - I v '
Mrs. Mabel Sumpter, upper
room teacher and principal, an
nounces; no new seventh, grade
students but la the eighth grade
are Alvin and Allen Eldspn and
Ronald Johnson, I T
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Fewer Pupils
WOODBURN Decreased en
rollment In the grade and Junior
high schools due to the later work
season marker the opening day.
September 17. in I Woodburn
schools, j Total enrollment in ele-
repainted, including the school
house, shop building and gymna
sium. The floors in the school
house were refinished, and all
woodwork cleaned. Two new buses
are used to transport pupils in the
district, as well as those outside
of the district
I With the two buses this year,
affording better service; as pupils
will not have to start for school
so early; and will get home earlier.
D. Bradley is in charge of the
transportation of pupils.
There were 118 students en
rolled in the high school Tuesday
morning: 21 seniors; 21 juniors;
25 sophomores, and 29 freshmen.
M. H. Beat Is superintendent of
the school, and teachers in the
high school are Miss Josephine
Getchell, Mrs. Nellie Cornell. Mrs.
Edna B. Stull and Mrs. Elvo La
Bowe. C. R. Watts of Philomath
Is the new band Instructor.
In the grade school, 22 pupils
are enrolled In the first and sec
ond gaades; 18 of whom are first
graders; Waneta Gwmnup-la
teacher. !
Mrs. Lucile Thurston teaches 24
pupils In the third grade and eight
Jupils of the fourth grade; Mrs.
ennie B. Hostettler of Salem la an
added : teacher in the grades. She
has soma fourth and fifth grade
pupils, and has 2T enrolled. Mrs.
Ida Becker, teacher, has 18 sixth
grade pupils, and also teaches' nine
seventh grade pupils. Mrs. Almeda
Long, teaches nine pupils in the
seventh grade and has- 20 pupils
In the eighth grade.
Football practice began Tues
day, with 20 boys turning out
Only two football letterman boys
were lost by graduation, leaving
a nucleus from last year's team.
The Marion county B league,- prin
cipals, and coaches will meet Fri
day in Salem to draw up the coun
ty schedule.
Classes Beet
The high school classes held a
meeting at the beginning of the
school Monday morning to 'elect
officers. Three classes elected of
ficers, and the freshman class will
elect theirs later.
The senior class elected Jack
Knight as president; Thomas Pil
cher. Tic president; Arlens Mc
Donald, secretary; Iona Rothrock,
treasurer; Don Col, activities
chairman.
Junior class: President, Dorothy
Brown; vice president, Bob John
son; secretary, Jeneane Christen-
sen; treasurer, Betty Harrington;
sergeant at arms, Ernest Freeman;
activities chairman, Clariol Hayes.
Sophomores: President Billy
Goar; vice president Vernita
Struckmeier; secretary, Loralne
Prokop; treasurer, Shirley Gilkey;
sergeant at arms, Charles Frietag.
FrlncW Earells
PRINGLE School opened here
with a first da enrollment of 6)
pupils. Mrs. Hazel Thomas, pri
mary teacher, reports 11 first
graders which include Linda Ken
drick, Thomas Sloan. Joe Keener,
Darlenct FJser, Samuel Ryckman,
Gary Cockran, Donald Reynolds,
Joyce Sheets, Calvin Mann, Bar
bara Rawlins and Harold Morris.
Also new to Priogle school are
second graders Ruth Patton and
Joan Keener and one third grade
pupil. Donna Mae Ennest
Mrs. Margaret Shfam, intermed
iate teacher welcomed back her old
pupils in addition to the following
new ones: fourth grade, Louann
Johnson. Jean Patton, Gerald
mentary School and Junior high
school is 284 students as com
pared with 223 students last year.
In woodburn high school, en
rollment increased from last year's
first-day registration of 109 to 236
students, g An increase in -the
freshman xlass enrollment of 99
students, 20 more than last year's
figure, Is probably due to the hew
16 year :o!d compulsory I atten
dance law , , I I -
Mrs. Nellie Mulr la principal of
the Lincoln grade school; C, F.
French, j principal of Washington
school, end Milton Gralapp super
intendent it the high school. !
The teaching staff is as follows:
Lincoln" grade school, first
grade. Mrs. Mildred Qdgers,
Woodburn; first grade overflow.
Mary Blefens, Woodburn; second
grade and principal, Mrs. Mulr,
Woodburn; second grade! over
flow, Marie . Andrews, Portland;
third grade. Mrs. Hazel Patterson,
Salem; fourth grade. Ions McNa-
mara, Salem; fifth grade, Mrs.
Mary Zastoupu, Woodburn; sixth
grade. Mrs. Rae Engle, Woodburn,
replacing .Rosine Barnes who has
resigned. 4' ; I j
Junior E high school. C j F
French. Salem, principal and
eighth glide; Gall KhnmeL Sa
lem, seventh and eighth grades;
Mrs. Evelyn WCkins, Woodburn,
seventh grade. ; 1;
High school, Milton E. Gralapp,
superintendent; Gerald Burnett
Woodburn, athletic . coach bbvs
physical education and science;
Elbert Derry, Salem, social sci
ence and band; Mrs. Helen Guiss,
Woodburn. home economics and
biology;! Mrs. - Grace Thompson,
Salem, English and mathematics;
Leona Hopkins, Hubbard, com
mercial; Carl Magnus on, IWood-
Imp
rovemehts
At sWoodburri
WOODBURN Preliminary
work has begun for Impiurement
of ten city streets In Woodburn.
Warren Northwest company of
Salem has the paving contract 1
The grading and' patting in of
base rock la being done by city
crews. The contract with Warren
Northwest calls for any additional
rock needed, leveling, grading,
rolling; and paving. Soma of the
contract work will be dona this
fall and the rest next spring. The
paving will be blacktop, I,
The Woodburn Coffee shop, lo
cated on highway 99, has been
purchased by Mrs. Anna Larson
and Louise Johnson, Portland.
The shop was formerly owned by
Merrel Lucas, Woodburn. ' ;
The new owners plan to serve
food from 8 a. m. to 2 a. nu, as
well as dinner parties. U
Newl fwtds Buy
Home in South
SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs.
Turner Armstrong have bought a
two-acre place at Roseville, Calif.
Polk County
Records Gain
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La Valuation
DALLAS In spits of wartime
restrictions on building, construc
tion in' Polk county - during the
past year nearly compensated for
loss hi valuation to the county by
logging operations and large -fires,
according to Ed C Dunn, assessor.
Loss In valuation during the
year was I7485 with the total
valuation placed at 21237,123 for
1945-46, as compared with S12,
644,850 in 1944-43. Valuation of
utilities of the county is $1,320,-
S0S, up $30,000 over the past year.
Personal property is valued at
$1J53S30 and real estate at
$9,581,420.
All towns in the county except
West Salem, Monmouth and Falls
City show slight gains. Dallas
valuation is $L389,050; Indepen
dence. $531,450; Monmouth, $332,-
425; Falls City, $114335; West Sa
lem, $540470 -. and Wulamina
(that part in Folk county). $10,-
580. ' !
Millage rates in four Folk coun
ty towns is less man last year,
with Independence taxpayers re
ceiving the' greatest .benefit The
rata there will be J mills less
than in 1944-45, dropping from
S3J to 44.7, Dallas with 5,9.8 mills
la down U mills; Falls dry with
76 3 mills is down 3.5 mills, and
Willamina is down 2.4 mills to
79J.
West Salem showed the highest
near Sacramento. Mrs. Armstrong
has written friends . here. Mrs,
Armstrong is the former Zanta
Hutton and both she and her hus
band were employed in the local
Safeway store prior to their mar-
riaga a few weeks ago.
burn, agriculture and shop; Eliza
beth Schultz, Chemawa, English;
Kenneth Thompson, ; Woodburn,
mathematics and history; Mrs. L.
S. MocheL Woodburn. world geo
graphy, English and Journalism;
Mary Jackson, girls physical ed
ucation and office.
Bus ' drivers are Mrs. Pearl
Dickenson, Butteville; J. W. Rich
ards, West .Woodburn and Don
ald; Mrs. Pearl Banker, Monitor.
Custodians of the buildings are
John Thompson and Mrs. Sarah
Williams, Lincoln school; B. F.
Schrock, Washington school, and
B. H. Heffington, high schooL
Members of the school board
are Jess Flkan, chairman. O. L.
Withers and Dean Bishoprick.
Frank Proctor is clerk. :
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First of School
BUENA CHEST School wffl
commence at Buena ' Crest Mon
day, September 24. An enrollment
of close to Sd is anticipated. Grace
Klampe is returning for her fifth
term as teacher.
Bolter to Join ,T I
CDS Writing Staff "
MONMOUTH Jack Bolter, ton
of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bolter of
Dayton, formerly of - this com
munity,.' will Join the Columbia
Broadcasting network as a news-
writer and be stationed in Minne
apolis. He- has recently attended
Worth western University. Evans-
ton, HL, on a scholarship awarded
him at Oregon Stats college where
he majored in Journalism. -
Young Bolter is descended from
family of pioneers, Including
the late .federal Judge Charles E.
Wolverton and the late Bar. Bruce
Wolverton. The boy's maternal
grandfather was the lata O. A.
Wolverton, longtime Monmouth
postmaster. -
Volley Births
MANEGBE To Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Manegre of St Paul a
daughter born September 14. She
is their first chQd snd has been
named Linda Sue.
SEELT To Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man H. seely a daugnter. Dorn
September 17 at Woodburn hos
pital. She has two sisters.
Anniversary of
Lodrre Celebrated
At Jefferson
JETFERSOII At the regular
meeting of Mt Jefferson Bebekah
lodge Tuesday night the 94th an
niversary of the Rebekah lodge
was celebrated with a special pro
gram, and refreshments. The pro
gram was a voluntary one and
Included a history of the lodge
from its beginning to the present
day. jElven by Miss Flora Hhomas,
and readings were given by Mrs.
CM. Cochran, Mrs. LUHan
Smith,' Mrs. Irene Beeves. Mrs.
Tnrin Wrteht aamT-twO songs. A
skit, "Ma and Pa AUen&ng a Be
bekah Convention,' presented by
Mrs. Maud Epley and Mrs. Nellie
Fidler. produced much; laughter.
A nrize was given for the best
number on the program which
went to Mrs. C. M. Cochran.
t The refreshment table - was
lovely, decorated with fall leaves
and fruit with floral effect. An
tique chinaware was displayed on
the table. A larce fruit bowl which
centered the table and belonged
to Mrs. E. M. Ackerman.- is 400
years old. Also lovely drawnwork
J lAO VMM dA'
belonged to Mrs. Maud Epley.
During lbs business meeting the
members of the lodge at their
anniversaries nuoe tu. w
themselves. This year thi present
was two dozen teaspoons arid a
creamer and sugar set. "
The lodge also decided to serve
dinner at the f& plant Friday
when the Willamette Valley Flax
association meets. The general
committee for the dinner includes
Mrs. Irene Reeves, Mrs. Edna Mo
Kee and Mrs. Neva Kester. Re
bekahtf and Odd Fellows and ram
llles Were present
Members f the Past Koble
Grand dub are) planning a trip
to the coast September 2 S.
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Sorenson Rites,
To Be in Eugene
SILVERTON a E. M. Sor
enson, 80, former Evens Valley
farmer, died Wednesday at the
Sunset home ha Eugene. Sorenson
mad his home here for many
years. He waa an uncle of Mrs.
Oscar Johnson; Funeral services
will be from the Imanuel church
with the Ekman Funeral home in
charge. Arrangements have not
been completed.
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