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tNDEPENDENOC Workmea art shown pvttinr th flnlshinc tenches sn ths new Independence pst
Mm baUdlmtv sehedalcd U pea Wednesday, Jan nary 1L laereased popnlatlon In the area made the
mora necessary. Tve oui pqmvmf was oeenpiea n an, (swieeawn
Indepe
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INDEPENDENCE, Jan. 4-The Independence postoffice will move
to a new location Monday, January 9, Postmaster Glen Smith an
ounced loday. 4;;.iplNijH: i i j'-.p-
A 10-year lease has been signed on the Firestone building at the
eoroer of Monmouth and Second streets. Marlowe Butler and H. M.
Dodson are owners of the building. !
The lease calls for 2,975 square
feet of soace. twice that of i the
present location in the Jluke
building on C street A new auto
matic heating plant has been in
' stalled. ' v - i"" , " -m i
According to Smith, all j new
fixtures have been ordered n the
new postoffice, although : those
now in use will temain until the
new ones can be manufactured.
The front entrance to the lobby
f .the new location will be in
the north corner of the building
on Second street. There will also
be a rear entrance and a parking
place for mail 'tracks and rural
. delivery cars. , . 1
Smith Cites Need j
1 The need for the new location
k shown by figures released by
Smith. In 1940 the postal receipts
of Independence were $9,857. In
1948 they were $18,029. The ! 1949
figures will be still higher.
Glen Smith has been postmas
ter here since 1933. The post
office has been In its present lo
cation since 1930. U I
, ' The following is a brief !out
Jine of the early history of Inde
pendence" and the Independence
postoffice. The information i was
supplied by L. R. and Verd Hill
and Mrs. George H. Cohrs, sons
and daughter of the founder!
The first United States post
ffice In Independence was estab
lished in 1853 in. the log store of
. Henry Hill,. Asa Burbank and
Leonard ; Williams, located south
fast of the Deming property -in
what is now North Independ
ence. It was then known simply
s Independence, having been
named after Independences! Mo..
y the founder, Elvin A. Thorpi
Thorp was born -.in Howard
county, Missouri, in 1820, and
took up the donation land claim
I at the present site of North Inde
f pendence in 1845. "... t j
The first mai was carried Into
, Independence by a man named
Lankester and later by Ed Clark,
n uncle of Mrs. Sida B. Walker.
Both carried the mail by horse
, back. Sarah ; and Thomas Bur
bank suceeded Henry Hill in
charge of the postoffice.
; Store Building Used ;
. James Hill was among the! first
postmasters authorized by!t the
government and had charge of
the mail In the Winestine store
building just south of the present
Walt Huntleyplace in North In
dependence. The Winestine store
building was built and owned by
Captain Lyons, for whom Lyon
lodge 29, AS St AM, here: was
'. euimed. ... . ..! i v i :r 1 J ' '
After JamesHiU, C. P. Cook
vas in charge of the store , and
postoffice' in the Lyons' store
building. The postoffice was then
, moved across the street to Jim
Foster's store, which occupied the
it or the present Mark Grates
tome. Ephrim Cox's store was the
aiext site of the postoffice and
was one building south of the
Foster store on the site where
Arthur G. Baker how lives, i
A postmaster by the name of
Werwin, the father of a I later
postmaster, bought the Lyons
building ; and kept a furniture
atore and had a turning lathe. He
eras in office until about 1868
when the new addition, Hills
Town of Independence, was laid
out to the south of the original
Jl'e that Thorpe chose. The post
er f ice was moved to the addition
which has become the ! principal
,- .part of the cityf ' i--, - n'h -hi I ,71
; When Henry HiU laid out the
Ite of Independence in 1868. the
etage coach line sUrted and the
line kept a few extra stage! coach
itorses here to change for the trip
to Albany. Later Jim Cooper had
the contract for transporting the
mail and George Boothby of Mon
rraouth drove the stage. j
Hirst Train Ian -if-fi h
Iln 1880, the first train was run
over the new Southern .( Pacific
ttrack through here and the mail
contract went to the railroad. Pap
-Hod gins was the first postmaster
jafter the town was Incorporated
, . iln 1882 and served until 1885. The
. postoffice was then located on C
; street near the site of the Stevens
. ' buidling. :-, y , N ,f ,
John T. Ford, later sheriff of
' Polk county, served as postmaster
TSetv Postoffice Ready
from 1885- to 1889. After Ford
came M. C. A. Robertson who
held the office until his death In
1893 when his daughter Essie
Grace Robertson took over until
the appointment1 of Mrs. Wayne
Williams who served under the
second term of Cleveland.
A. J. Wheeler served as post
master Irom 1897 to 1901 and was
succeeded by Marsh Merwin who
was in office .until 1913. The post
office was now moved to a new
location on the southeast corner
of Main and C streets.
Homer Woods served ' as post
master from 1913 to '1923 and
Gaylord G. Godfrey from 1924 to
1933. In 1930, the office was mov
ed to the building where it Is
now located.
Sural Kente Set
On April 13, 1903, a rural route
24 94 miles long, serving the area
north, was established. There
were 92 houses and 414 people in
the 18 mile area. Today the rural
route is 77 miles in length, server
378 houses, and extends both
north and south.
In 1853 the postoffices in Polk
county were Cincinnati (Eola),
Rickreall, Luckiamute, Spring
Valley, Independence, Salt Creek,
ana iJioomington.
Scotls Mills Couple
Honored Guests at
Anniversary Dinner
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POPCORN Mr. and Mrs.
Cleo
oicnaorns were nosts lor a cov
ered - dish dinner Sunday hon
oring Mr. and Mrs. C. D. McMor-
ris of Scotts Mills on their 25th
wedding anniversary. An auto
matic toaster was presented to
the couple.
Those present besides the hon
ored guests and hosts were Mrs.
Fannie McMorris, Mrs. Maude
Kobow, Mrs. Earle Mandle, Mrs.
Pearl Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Kobow, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Morris and daughter Tamara and
Cleta Mae and Wayne McMorris.
Idaho Couple Guests
In Pioneer Home p
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PIONEER Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Bell of Osburn, Idaho, visited the
home of Mrs. Bell's brother, Tom
Keller, over the week end. Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Keller of Dallas
were also guests inthe home. :
Mr. and Mrs. , Robert Stalcup
Linda and Jan, accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Stalcup of Oak
ridge to Neskowin where the fa
milies weYe guests at the John
Keller home.
Mr. and Mrs. James Boyer of
Albany visited Mrs. Beyer's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Rockford, recently,
i Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Woodman Were Mrs. Frank
Sead of Valsetz and Mrs. Sydney
Hanson and Alvln.
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INDEPENDENCE Glen Smith,
Independence postmaster, who
will supervise moving facilities
lute a new postoffice bonding
January 1L Smith has been pest
master since 1933. (Statesman
phote.)
Church Elects
New Headers
At Amity
State imam Newt Service
AMITY The Amity Church
of Christ elected new officers for
.1950 in a meeting and dinner Sim
day following the worship service.
New officers are Ivan Shield
and Robert Neumann, elders;
Mrs. Hattie White, deaconess;
Paul Shield, deacon; Mrs. Ivan
Shield, secretary; Mrs. Shields, pi
anist; Bill Morse, Jr., assistant pi'
anist.
Bible school officers are Hugh
Shields, superintendent; Mrs. Wil
liam Morse, assistant superiaten
dent; Mrs. Otto "Ehlers, corres
ponding secretary; Otto Ehlers,
treasurer; Mrs. Ivan Shields, pi
anist; Bill Morse, jr., assistant;
Mrs. Roy Kirkwood, home depart
ment; Mrs. Frank Silhavy, cradle
roll; Mrs. Allen Halloway, assist
ant.
Pedee Couple Entertain
At New Years Party
lUtenua New Service
PEDEE Mr. and Mrs. S. J.
Yates entertained with a New
Years party at their home. Guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Gus Jahn Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Brassfield, Mr. and
Mrs. R. T. Slddall, Mr. and Mrs.
F. C. Kerber, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
Dodge, Mrs. Rittie Kerber, Ever
ett Branch and Joan McDowell.
Nelda Trueax of Roseburg spent
the week with her mother, Mrs.
Lura Trueax.
Contest Closes
January 15th, 1950
A Ceataet te'ftai a mm for tU aew low.
friee4 aw k the low-price fieU uut will be
adlc4 te the KaWFraser lwe. Fint arb.
tlOflCQM o4 Orer 1000 etker euk pram.
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Man
Injured
In Accident
At Falls City
StatM&aa New1 Serr4c
FALLS CITY Granville Wil
son is recovering from rib frac
tures and other injuries suffered
in a fall at the Valsetz mill. He
was treated at the Dallas hospital
and returned home.
Milton Sample and Yvonne
Bennett of Valsetz were married
at Longview, Wash., Saturday.
They will make their home in
Falls City. .
A New Years dinner was given
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Poland. Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
John Gilbert and son Billy.
Detroit Folic
Visit, Entertain
On Week End
lUitwu Nws Service
DETROIT James Griffin,
wife and baby daughter of Im-
pearial Beach. Calif- are spend
ing the week as guests of his step
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Nolan Basnick.
Wilbur White, master sergeant
from Fort Lewis, Is spending a
16-day furlough here visiting his
stepfather and mother, Mr, and
Mrs. William Ward, his father,
Lester White, and his brother,
Keith White.
Al Monroe, seriously injured in
an auto acciaeni near oiayion a
vear aeo. had his broken leg re
moved from the. cast recently, and
with Donald JL Creasy of Salem
drivine. snent New Years eve
with friends in Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Manning
have sold their interests in the
Canyon Cafe to Manning's bro
ther and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert Manning, and have returned
te Sacramento. Calif, with their
family. The two brothers have
been running the cafe jointly for
some months.
Mrs.. Myrtle Manning, mother
of Robert Manning, is able to be
out after having been sick for the
past two months in the hospital
and at home.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Montgomery
of Glide were house guests this
week of Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Mattooh.
NEW OFFICES INSTALLED
SILVXRTON Mrs. George
Kirk was installed as president.
Mrs. Gus Ker and Mrs. Steve En-
loe as vice presidents. Mrs. F.
Butler as secretary, and Mrs.
Gladwin Harare as treasurer of
the Loyal Bereae class of the
Christian church Sunday school.
Mrs. Lynn Neal was in charge of
the installation Tuesday in the
church social rooms.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 4 Dennis Trajan, face barmed and hair stared.
carries his slater, Karen, 14 menthe eld, and kls btethera, aUahard,
left, loBT, aed reter, five, fellow
safe spot In kitchen when family
yesterday. Karea was playing
ther was at work sad mother
basement (AT Wlrephete te
Jefferson Folk
Vacationing in
San Fernando
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Statesaaaa Newi Service
JEFFERSON Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Husted are spending the
winter in southern California and
are located at 12215 San Fernan
do rd., San Fernando, Calif. Mrs.
Husted's sister, Mrs. N. T. Ma
nela, and Mr. Manela who live
between here and Albany, are al
so vacationing in California and
are now in Los Angeles.
Euclid chapter, OES, will install
new officers for the coming year
on January 10 instead of January
3 - as reported last week. If
S-Sgt. Gordon DeWall Is now
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Christmas tree burst late flames
near the wee when fire started. Fa
was detag wuh hi apartnent
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stationed at Washington, D. C,
leaving here about a month ego.
He helps take care of radar
equipment in President Truman's
plane, the Independence.
Gilbert Hoevet, local barber.
has been named chairman ox the
1930 March of Dimes here.
Church Holds New
Years Service at Amity
Itateaaaaa News Sirvlee
AMITY The Amity Baptist
church held a "Watch Night" par
ty at the church.
Gamee were supervised by Mrs.
Edward Lehman and Alvin
Rutschman. After reateakmants
were served the group went up
stairs for . a devotional meeting
led by the pastor. Forty - five
attended the service.
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Relief Funds
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FALLS CITY. Jan. 4 The vol
unteer campaign to aid the Omar
Lowery family continued to spread
through the Willamette valley to
day. - i -l --i' ';.; I
Floyd French. Falls City groc-
eryman who has headed the drive
to aid the fire-stricken couple that
lost two daughters and their home
here last Wednesday, said a do
nations drive has started In In
dependence. '! i
E. P. Opplinger. president of the
Independence Chamber of Com
merce, announced that local bus
inessmen ' have started donations
toward the relief fund. I.
Mabel Thorn.1 Independence
Laundry' and Dry Cleaners owner,
has contributed clothing for the
family and other contributions will
be made.
In Salem, a physician contribu
ted $25; another party Jus donated
a matt i ass, springs and clothing; a
route woman will give a urge
quantity of fruit, canned goods and
a man's suit. George and Marvin
Roes, operators of the Willamette
Grocery company in Salem, added
123 to the fund, and their book
keeper, Jews Fchler, contributed $5.
French said casn contriDutums
now total slightly more than $900.
The money will be used to pay
funeral expenses and doctor and
hospital bills for Lowery and . a
daughter, burned in the fire. -
Mill Gty Cafes
Redecorated tver
New Year Holiday
News Service
MILL CITY Wi Steak
House reopened January 1 after
being closed - 30 days for altera
tions and redecorating. Also clos
cd during the holidays was the
Bank cafe, which la also being
decorated.
- Lt Loyd Hoeye, who has been
in an army hospital in California,
spent the holidays with relatives
in Mill City and Salem. Hoeye,
stationed m Germany until n
cently, is awaiting retirement
from the army due to wartime In
juries. ! J
Rebekahs, Odd Fellows and
their families attended a 6:30 p.
m. turkey dinner and watch par
ty New Years eve at the Rebekah
halL About 100 attended.
FIXED FSICES -
MEXICO CITY, (INS) Corn
and beans will be sold by a gov
ernment organization at a fix ad
price of 100 to 500 pesos a ton to
circumvent black marketeers.
These art staple foods for the vast
majority of Mexicans.
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