. ,. - .... It Th Skrtmcm. SaUm. Ofgoo. Sunday, Dcwhbw li 1948 Valued Farm Tracts Must Be Split Up MONMOUTH Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Walton of Live Oak, Calif., visited Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sacre. The wom en are sisters. The Waltons were returning south from Grand Cou lee area where they own about 1,000 acres of farming land pur chased many years ago for Sll per acre. The land is now in line for water rights from the big reservoir, and it has all been found to be high test soil. Because of certain water right restrictions and limitations, no one owner is permitted to retain such large land holdings, but can give it, in allotted amounts, to his immediate relatives or sell it for less money than Walton paid. Members of Monmouth's I.O. O. F. have elected Gordon Nelson noble grand; Melvin Elkins. vice grand: Arthur Stump, treasurer; Everett Evans, secretary: Gene Grice, financial secretary. A homecoming will be held Decem ber 16. Officers of this lodge plan to attend a mass installation of Willamette valley officers in Mc Arthur court, Eugene, in Janu ary, when grand officers of the state organization will preside. Gaest Speaker The Rev. Earl Cochran of Mc Minnville will be guest speaker at morning and evening services Sunday of the Monmouth Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Penn and family who formerly resided here, have come from Springfield. Ill . to attend to business inter ests. The Penns, who left Mon mouth to seek specialized medical care for their young son, report that he is now improved. Mrs. Hattie Winegar entertain ed at her home here for Mr. and Mrs. Clair Winegar and family of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Merton Hard ing and children of Corvallis, Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Cody and sons of Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Winegar and daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Winegar and chil dren of Monmouth. Entertains Sans . Mrs. L. E. Forbes entertained her sons. Dean and Lucius, from the University of Oregon, at Thanksgiving vacation. Local folk who enjoyed a Tranksgiving diner at the coast were U. G. Heffly and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Riley. Joining them were Miss Jo and Miss Florence Heffly, Portland teachers, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. De Boer of Sa lem, all going to Nelscott to be guests of Mrs. Miles Hendricks and her daughter, Marion. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Russell and Miss Blanche Russell were Thansksgiving day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Yung and family in Salem. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Craven spent Thanksgiving day with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beach in Salem. Oth er guests included Elmer Beach and Mrs. Addie Beach of Long view, Wash., and Mrs. George Wallace and daughter, Sidney June, of Salem. Thaaksgivtng Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Price were Thanksgiving day hosts for Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Huber, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Logan Wallace and son, all of Monmouth, and Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Hill and David of Salem. Mrs. R. E. Emerson joined a party of family members Thanks giving day in Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Nelson entertained for members of the Nelson family from Albany and Eugene, Thanksgiving night Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Sacre and granddaughter, Junia. spent the Thanksgiving weekend at Reeds port with their daughter and son-in-law and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Stone and children are here from Mon tana, where the Stones are teach ing, as guests of her father, L. A. Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Elliott and Betty Lou spent Thanksgiving with their son. Warren Elliott, and family at Vancouver, Wash. Join ing them were Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Reynolds of Grass Valley, and Gene Reynolds who is attending : Oregon State college. i Turkey Dinner Enjoyed Monmouth grange members en joyed a turkey dinner at the' 'Si'.' l , f jit grange hall i ThanJugivtnf day, with about 20 present. Mrs. Reubena Aynes and daugh ters were Thanksgiving day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Skeen at Lebanon. Mrs. Ethel Moreland entertain ed during the weekend for her son, Herbert, who is employed at Bremerton. Wash. A son, Chris Wayne, weighing 8 pounds and 14 ounces, was born Nov. 22 at Corvallis General hos pital to Mr. and Mrs. Anthol Bin ey, their first child. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John B. Riney, Monmouth, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Christensen of Warren ton. Mrs.' Lester Colgan, Monmouth seal sale chairman, has mailed letters containing seals to all lo cal residents. Mrs. Colgan suc ceeded Miss Clara Trotter, chair man for the last two years. Valley Obituaries STAYTON Funeral services were held Monday morning at the Keeney Funeral home in Corval lis for Mrs. D. M. John, formerly of Stayton, who died Friday. No vember 22, at Oakland, Calif. Born in Paducah, Ky., May 28. 1868 as Nora Lee Lengston, she grew to womanhood in Harwood, Mo. In 1890 she was married to Davis Morris John who died in Corvallis in 1931. She was a member of the Meth odist church and had been affili ated with the Nakama club. She is survived by a son, Dave Mor ris John: a daughter, Mrs. H. Gil man Smith; and a grandson, Law rence Langston John, all of Oak land, Calif. She also leaves a sis ter, Mrs. Lucy Hannaman, of Butte, Mont,, and a brother, Charles Langston, Joplin, Mo. Dr. Daniel W. Stevens of the Methodist church officiated at the funeral service. Interment was in Masonic cemetery at Albany, be side the grave of her husband. ATTEND MEETING STAYTON L. E. Spraker. di rector, Lindsay H. Wright, alter nate, and Harry J. Rowe attend ed the board of directors' meeting of Cascade Highway association in Brownsville Monday. The Jan uary meeting will be held in Stayton and members of county courts are invited. . 'V J II SI A m ww. m i n r- m m j r .fc. .--m i enann. 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