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o o n o t3o 12 The Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Friday. November 28, 1947 OOOO OC3 O Farm Labor Office to Close On Jan. 1; Wartime, Postwar Record of Recruiting Cited By Conrad Prmnre Staff Writer. The Statesman At the end of this year another familiar wartime emergency agency will leave the local scene when the Marion county farm la bor office,' 361 Chemeketa st, closes its doors and its activities are re turned to. the state employment service. The Salem office is one of thousands over the nation set up in 1M4 by the federal government as recruiting and placement centers to help save and harvest farm food crops. Originally a part of the U.S. employment service, the farm labor employment division was separated from its parent body and established as a separate agency by the U.S. department of agriculture. In Oregon the program was placed in the hands of the Oregon state college extension service with J. R. Beck of Corvallis as state supervisor. It was handled in each individual county by the county gents office, which in turn ap pointed a county farm labor as sistant. Mrs. Turnbnll Appointed Mrs. Gladys Tumbull was ap pointed as the Marion county farm labor assistant April 1, 1944, by the acting county agent, W. J. Nibler, and :. immediately set up chop in the tThemeketa street of fice. Mrs. Tumbull is an Oregon State college graduate in econom ics. . i Mrs. Turnbull's assistant, Dean Omans, a four-year navy , veter an, was appointed in February of 1946 and assisted in the last two harvest seasons, which proved to be record-breakers for the office. "It was my job,"' Mrs. Turnbnll recounted this week, "to recruit women into the harvest- fields. Farmers had been encouraged by the government to increase their crop acreages. At the same time the labor supply was dwindling as men and women went into the services and war plants." Organized Communities Although she had no pattern or Previous program to- rely on, Mrs. urnbull said, the girst goal of her office was to organize tile com munities in the county into effec tive farm lahnr . rf-niitinir in. - D o cies. "Stirring up interest in har vesting crops was our main task at first," she recalled. Ray Glart of Woodburn headed the county farm'labor-advisory committees in other towns in the county. These towns ,and their committee chairmen included Woodburn, Mrs. Walter Miller; Silverton, Mifs. Wendell Heath; Stay ton, Lawrence Spraker; and wt., Angel, the Kev. HUdebrand Melchoir, OSB. Reduced to 2 Offices Salem's chairman was Mrs. Her Jbert Rahe, and West Salem, Mrs. Drew Michaels. Gradually, how ever, the community committees I outside Salem were dropped, as I the movement became better or ganized, until this summer only Salem and Woodburn offices func tioned. "The response I received from LAND CLEARING and BULLDOZING With D-8 Cat Willard Sloper Albany, Oregon Phone 917 310 W. 7th St every civic, church, patriotic, so cial and serv ice group was over whelming," Mrs. Tumbull related. "If it had not been for the whole hearted support and cooperation of these groups and the teachers' organizations, the farm labor re cruiting program would have failed." T In addition to committees, the program was carried into the schools where students were taught the various crops harvest ed in this county. House to house canvasses were made to sign up housewives for field work. Radio and press programs were carried out. Housewives Recruited A' feature of that first year, Mrs. Tumbull remembers was the "Housewives Special," which gained nation-wide publicity. It was organized here to take care of the 1944 bean crop which was threatened with a lack of har vesters. Thousands of Salem wom en were recruited from their kitchens and gave odd hours of the day to' harvesting beans. During the first full year of operation, the Salem office placed 28,485 men, women and children on harvest jobs. The placement has increased each year since, Mrs. Tumbull said. Marion county for the past four years has been sec ond each year among counties of the United States in the number of farm placements. Gasoline Rationing "The biggest headache of all, during 'that first year," the farm labor assistant said, "was the ra tioning of gasoline coupons to farm laborers. Separate records had to be kept for each individual and a lot of red tape was involved in getting enough gas to drive out to a harvestjfield." At first many growers were skeptical of women and children workers and also of women re cruiters and organizers. "But," says Mrs. Tumbull. "the women and children literally saved this county's food crops during those years. Farmers soon came to rec ognize this, and last spring many voluntarily placed orders with this office for school children platoons and women workers." Recalling experiences of the tre mendous ; organizational coopera tion of "all citizens of the coun ty", Mrs. Tumbull said this week that the job "was one of the most interesting and fascinating of my life." She said she "thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it." 4-H Club Has New Officer Staff BRUSH COLLEGE "A 4-H Sewing club was held at Brush College schoolhouse November 25. Members are Donna Kron, Nancy Osterberg, Sandra Larson, Suz anne Mathis, Elizabeth Jakubec, Patsy Morarty, Katherine Singer their leader,' Mrs. Oliver Sargent, Elected to office were: President, Sandra Larson; vice president, nancy Osterberg; secretary, Eliza beth Jakubec; publicity, Kather ine Singer. Next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Oliver Sargent on Tuesday, December 2. Farm Recruiters to Cease Work DO O ODD OQO ODPO rr - 1 S"- IV 7 "Pitch In" to get those crops harvested has been the cry for Salem's farm labor office which toon will lose its separate status and re tain as a function of the state employment service. Chief of the special office at 361 Chemeketa st since April, 1944. has been Mrs. Gladys Turnbnll. pictured above with her assistant, Dean Omans. (Photo by Don Dill, Statesman staff phoUrrapher.) iKeizer Scout Troop Inducts New Members Seven new members were in ducted into the Keizer Boy Scout troop 4 at a scout court of honor Tuesday night in the Keizer Grange hall. Seven scout advancements "find 16 merit badges were awarded at the ceremonies, followed by a bas ket social which netted $76 for the troop fund. Chairman: of the court was Paul Geil, assisted by Scoutmaster Michael Hickman. Awards were made by court members who included Hickman and Robert Schroeder, Ralph O'Connor and George Durham, sr. Guests of the court included Lyle Leighton, Cascade area council scout executive, and Elmer Kleinke, district chairman. Tenderfoot scouts invested were Kenneth Wulf, Richard Schmidt, Roger Morse, Fred Rose, Claude Goldsby, Owen Stockard and Charles McClenny. Merit badge awards went to Gary Nessing, Willard Moore, George Durham, Dwayne Snook, Gary Hisel, Rich ard Vaughan and John Rehfuss. Scout rank pins were approved for Robert Engle, second class; Kenneth Pringle, Snook and Vaughan, first class; Durham, star, and Nessing and Durham, life. One year service stars were given to Kenneth Lawrence, Lewis Schroeder, Glendon Geil, Vernon Luke, Engle, Snook and Moore. Perfect attendance pins were awarded to Lawrence, Luke, En gle, Nessing and Durham. Boys Born at MillGty MILL CITY Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kanoff are the parents of a second son, born Nov. 21 at the Salem General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Catherwood are the parents of an 8 pound 2 ounce son. Arthur Franklin, born Nov. 24 at the Salem Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Back are the parents of a son, Roger Stephen, bom Nov. 13 at the Sa lem Memorial hospital. Mrs. Beck is the former Eva Short and Mr. Beck is coach of the Mill City high school. WAR SURPLUS oireimise SsiD CI m Approximately $100,000 worth of Fumotfuire TO BE SOLD TO WORL0 WAR II VETERANS ONLY Sale starts Dec. 3, 1947 t SWAN ISLAND SHIPYARD MOLD LOFT BUILDING, PORTLAND, OREGON What l For Sale: DISKS: Offic Executive, Srsno-ryaist md RocorioNMt. CHAIRS: Swivel, StrafeM tack, Stone-trpist. ' FILES: Lottor mmi Ufal Sis. STOOLS: Various, .Drafting and Office. TAILES: Varioa Siies. COSTUMERS: Wooa. Who May Buy: VareroM of WorM War li aaly (4 charga aaoon or pfcataatata ara only ra qairaa' cartifkatiaa). What Quantities May b Purchased: Oaa af aack kwa'ivia'aal tyea. How Will Property Be Sold: Fnaa1 orica, "whara k a Is", facHMoS pJarform. Dates of Sale: Starting 960 a.m., Dec. I, 1947, antf. 3:30 a.m., mnd wiM caatMtra each fal rawing work aay at tha Mm haara an til art marefcandiat is asM. HOW AWARDS WILL BE MADE Tk oBic cquipnwnt lifted abort, samples of which will as display la th Mold Loft Baildiag aa Dae. J, will be sold oa a first come,' first served basis to all prospective purchasers who will be reg istered upon entraace to the Mold Loft Building. Prospective purchasers mast attend the sale prepared to make immediate settlement and take immediate delivery. The furniture will be offered to Veterans of World War II ea)y apoa presentatioa of discharge papers or facsimile, and by aifning certification that the fnrmtnre will be need for personal, an professional or agricultural ass sad aet or resaie. AeMitiaoal information aboat FDO-1 361 asay aa attains frarn . . . STOP... SHOP... SAVE "i INFOIMATION VmtANS lAAant room CIBMTOmCf I 1 I I a I 1 . t Supervisors Club Hears Ell en wood i J James Lec Ellenwood. national YMCA staff member from New York City, discussed "The Man and His Job" at the Salem Indus trial Supervisors club banquet at the YMCA Wednesday night. About 100 supervisors and their wives attended the banquet Music for the gathering was furnished by the Wonder Valley orchestra. twenwooa lire? sea mat Amer ican industry can make any type of product in large volumes, but cannot succeed fully in its task unless supervisors maintain har mony with their employes. Roberts Mothers Oub Buys Balls for Play ROBERTS Mothers club members will buy football and soccer balls for the school. Recent rummage sale netted $135. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Eyerly presented the school with a new electric range for the noon lunch program. Mrs. Roach and Mrs. Barker served. High Content of a Leaves, Stems In Hop Bales A summary released by the Ore gon bop analytical laboratory, cov ering its 1947 operations, based on 80,675 bales (including 1,905 from Idaho) handled up to November 13, shows that hop pickers got more stems and leaves in the bas ket than in 1946. Of these 80,675 bales, the weighted average leaf and stem content was 8.09 per cent as against 7.67 per cent in 1946. The Oregon laboratory in Salem found only 263 bales with a leaf and Stem content of 1 per cent. Other hales, numbering 8359, showed leaf and stem content of 12 per cent or over. A few bales ran as high as 21 per cent. The Oregon average of 8.09 per cent compares with 5.28 per cent on the 1947 Washington crop and 6.17 per cent on the California crop. All three states showed high er leaf and stem percentages than in 1946. Officials of the Oregon agricul tural department which operates the hop laboratory under joint agreement with the federal gov ernment, said the higher percent age of leaf and stem content in Oregon probably was due to wid er use of hand picking than in the other two Pacific coast states. Mechanical pickers are u;ed ex tensively in Washington and Cali fornia. The laboratory work Is a self sustaining activity. Pinball Pres Stories Fail to Impress Jury 0 Several Jurors on a pinball case indicated Wednesday they either didn't read much in the newspa pers on gambling or were reluc- lani iq aamu u ii iney aia. The jurors were asked if they had read any of the barrage of recent accounts of the pinball machine controversy here and over the state. Of four women questioned, two said they had read nothing of the press accounts, one admitted she had "read very little" on the sub ject and the fourth testified "she only noticed the headlines and skimmed through the rest of the articles". One of the men jurors said that he had read "some" of the news paper accounts while the other answered that he had noticed a Lfew stories in an out-of-town pa per. AH jurors live in Marion coun ty. The questions came during jury interrogation of the trial of Ethan B. Reed, Hubbard, charged with possessing, operating and maintaining a slot pinball machine. Community Club Hall Will. Be Considered At Middle Grove MIDDLE GROVE Monday night, November 24, representa tives of clubs and organizations of Middle Grove community met at the home of Robert Pickeral to hear about an 'offer made by George Hardy, local business man. whp will donate a plot of ground ner Lancaster drive and Silver- ton road for the building of a community hall. A general discus sion meeting for the community will be held at the Middle Grove school Monday, December 1, at 8 pjn. to determine whether the community is in favor of such a project. All who are interested are asked to attend this meeting. OC2 Linco Visits in South Q CILr!? O Orf jQ; JJSerQnd Joan ot am Woman Portland. j Jean and Peggy rjrawrora oi Portland, were guests of their grandmother, Mrs. Lois Crawford last Sunday. . - Mr. and Mrs. R. J. MeSssner had as their house guests for four days recntly his cousin ind hi wife, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Ritthalcr, Perry, Okla. They went to Eugene and Roseburg to visit other relatives later. LINCOLN Mrs. Fanni Emel is in California to be with her son and his family for Thanksgiv ing. Mr. and Mrs. George Walling and Marion of Baltimore are vis iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Walling. He plans to return on a Victory ship early next year as junior engineer while Mrsl Walling and Marion will remain with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Walling are hosts for the annual Thanksgiving family dinner. The guest list in cludes Mr. and Mrs. George Wall ing and Marion; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Upham, Linda and Gary: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Camillo and Mike, Mrs. Ira Fisher and Inez, Iris, Donald and Edward; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith and Julie and Dick, John Walling, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walling. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hackett will be Thanksgiving hosts for Mr. and TDtklilllfll I J" aaVRaRawW ' STATE - SUIIDAY t Keizer Alan Buys John Day Ranch KEIZER The Art Waldorfs have sold their place on Sunset avenue and purchased a large stock and hay ranch near Kira berly in the John Day valley. They plan to raise beef cattle and horses. Waldorf is well known in and around Salem, having been em ployed at the Pohle-Staver Imp lement Co. for six years and ,for the last several years has owned and operated a machine shop on Highland avenue. While living in Keizer they have been active in community affairs and Waldorf is now serving as chairman of the school board, and is a member of the Salem Sad dle club. They plan to move about De cember 1, with their son Jimmie who is a fifth grade pupil. Their daughter Betty, a senior in Salem high school, will remain with rel atives to finish school here. The Rhine river for 800 miles. Is navigable : rv PUT YOUR CAR IN OUR EXPERTS' iHANDS THEY Vknow how' am IS) ValE Xpert i MM MM ' COMPLETE FORD SALES AND SEE VICE FOR HOKE THAN SI TEAKS Yon place your car in the best possible hands when yon drive into the Val ley Motor Go. for Nrinterbh! serv ice. Colder weather calls for adjust stents it pays to make early . . . . Now is the time to drive ia for that check up. We have the -Know How." S75 Center VALLEY riOTOD CO. Salem, Oregon New Willamette Valley Bank to Open December 1st V ouvOyiS Hollywood District of Solera yii 1 i Sew -"-: ' . - M ' -JJ2- -v.4rv. -,);-''. 1 BANKING SERVICES OFFERED CHECKING ACCOUNTS , . . Conrouent and safe for baodliog iodiTidual, business, or farm funds. Free parking aad dot? kna chine-printed deposits receipts save time. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS . . . Thrift pays dividends interest on savings and satisfaction in personal se curity. We welcome accounts of individuals aod non profit organizations. TIME DEPOSITS, OPEN ACCOUNTS . . Surplus funds of local businesses, organizations, and cus todians of public moneys, may be deposited bera ia interest-bearing time accounts. AGRICULTURAL LOANS . . . Crop production, farm equi pma mt, and mortgage loans. Repayment terms to suit your income. IUSINESS LOANS ... Funds promptly advanced for shots-term business needs and for any sound purpose. AUTOMOBILE, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY LOANS i . . Low-cost bank financing permits payment in cash. PERSONAL LOANS . . . Money for emergencies and other personal needs. Fast service. Repayable in con venient monthly instalments. LIFE INSURANCE LOANS . . . Cash value of life in surance makes good security for low-cost, long-term borrowing. REAL ESTATE LOANS... For buying, building, im proving, or refinancing homes or business property. Low cost, good terms. Our own individualized plan, also FHA and Veterans' loans. AFTER HOUR DEPOSITORY ... M the bak'. e- trance where It is sheltered and well-lighted. Safest place for businessmen to deposit money and checks until the nest day. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES . . . Only a limited number available now. Several sizes at reasonable rental. OTHER SERVICES . . . Collection service on con tracts, notes, and drafts . . .Travelers checks . . . drafts and cashier's checks . . . U. S. Savings Bonds. Each depositor's accovnt lasvred sp to $5,000 by Federal Deposit Inssnmce CfparaiiM. You are invited to OPEN HOUSE ; on Saturday, November 29, from 2 to 7 p.m. Salem's independent baok will open for busioess on Monday morning, December 1, at 10 o'clock. This Saturday afternoon, before we get down to the routine of daily banking operations, we want to show you through our new baok. The building itself isn't elaborate or large, but it will serve the bank for sometime and will be a pleasant place in which to do ibusi oess. The interior is neatly arranged and a bank's various functions are well-provided for. The roomy lobby contains especially-designed fixtures, and excellent lighting arrange ments for both the public lobby and work sections. Behind the counters is the newest and most modern- banking equipment, including recently-perfected automatic teller's machines. These machines will be demonstrated during Open House. When in operation, each teller will issue machine-printed deposit receipts for all checking account deposits . . . speeding up service to customers and mak ing the bank's accounting procedures more accurate. . FREEARKING FOR BANK CUSTOMERS A pared parking lot for the convenience of customers adjoins the bank building. Located at the corner of Hunt Street and Fairgrounds Road, it is readily-accessible with double driveways from either street, j The Officers and Directors foresee a great future for the Willamette Valley. We are proud of our new bank and know it will fill a definite need in a growing community. As busi ness demands, we will expand our facilities. Our policy will be to give complete banking services and credit facilities which will contribute to the progress and development of our trading area. If you are in business, in farming, or need some personal banking service, we think you'll like to do business with a friendly bank where you will receive personal attention at all times. Come in and yisit us at Open House and see Salem's newest bank. If you can't make it then, we'll welcome you any time after we open on Monday, December U WELIMCTTE MLE BANK' 1990 Fairgrounds Road Salem, Oregon MEMBER FEDERAL DEI OS IT INSURANCE CORf ORATION tm rot -WUA? roa Wan arr cnraarariOM M? laawtn onvun D 122 PORTLAND S, 0RE60N (WAN ISLAND WEBSTER 7761 f. O. SOX 4062