TH.E VALLEY NEWS COLUMNS
From Thsj Oregon Statesman's ValUy CorresporKJents
of C Installs
New Officers
At Silverlon
SUUtQiu Newi Service
, ; SILVEHTON New officers if
Silverton Chamber of Commerce
were Installed at the organization's
Annual oyster dinner Monday.
. Taking office were Roy Daven
port, president Alfred Jensen, vice
president; Victor Bather, secretary,
snd William Miles, treasurer. Al
len Gribble, past state president,
was installing officer,. Allen Foster
and Ab Brourbonnias are directors
for three-year terms.
New committeemen .are: Ways
and means, Ralph Bauer. Bourbon
Bias; Arthur Gotteriberg, Louis
William Jones and Kenneth Coom
ler; river pollution. Dr. Loan fish
and game, Clark Bachman, MDs
Tobias; legislative, Alf O. Nelson.
Beber Allen, Allen Gribble and
George Christiansbn; sod conser
' vation. Harry Riches, Alfred Jen
sen: entertainment. Otto DahL
William Block; buDding, Olum
Larson, Arthur Gottenberg, Allen
Foster. Lloyd Mosier; publicity,
Ceoree M. Christiansen.
MrSi Allen Gribble was installed
as new auxiliary president; Mrs.
Clark Bachman, ' vice-president;
Mrs. Ab Bourbonnias, secretary,
and Mrs. ArthuT-Gottenberg, treas
urer.' .
- Dr. Dovld Charlton' spoke en
river nollution and . the Roeue
' river dam srooosal. - The state
chamber spent $200 fighting the
dam legislation.
; Lawrence Larson, Silver-ton chef;
indhis committee served the oyr
iter stew dinner.
Christian Church Circle -Holds
Meet at Amity
SUUsauui News Service
AMITY Lydia circle of the
Christian church held its January
meeting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Silhavey south of
Amity. . ' "
A covered dish luncheon ' was
served -at noon. Mrs. James Wells
conducted the devotional.
ALTAE MEET FOSTFOXFD
SILVERTON Santa Monica's
Altar society and Sunday- night's
card party at St. Paul's Catholic
parish were postponed until the
weather is more favorable. An
old time dance is scheduled for
February 10 at the parish hall if
weather permits by that I time.
Ebans Brothers orchestra will fur
nish the music for this..
MaS. BURRIER IMPROVED
SILVERTON Mrs. Arnold Bur
rler, secretary of the Silverton
Woman's club, was reported im
proving in Silverton hospital where
she has been confined with a
sinus Jnfection. '
SUUitnatf" News , Servlee
E.C. (Boby Milander
- -ALBANY! E, C (Bob) Mi
lander, former Albany resident,
was killed sin a plane crash at
Chipley, FJa, January 18. , his
mother, Mrs. William : Lucht ' of
North Albany, learned this week.
Surviving- besides his mother is
his wife; two daughters and a son;
two i brothers, John of California
nd Walter Milander of Albany,
and a sister, Mrs, Frieda Barnes
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Mrs. I Idabefl Wrr rindt
DALLAS Funeral services
for Mrs. Idabell Weygandt, 78,
who died at her home here Sun
day, will be held Thursday at 2:S0
pjn. from the Henkle and Boll
man chapel. The Rev. N. C S wen
son will officiate and burial will
be in theIOOF cemetery. Mrs.
Weygandt, a resident of Dallas tor
five years, was born near Des
Moines. Iowa, Feb. 18, 1S71. She
left Iowa in 1883 and had lived in
Oregon since. . She was a mem
ber of the Apostolic Faith church
for 30 years. Surviving are her
husband, : Walter Weygandt of
Dallas; a daughter. Villa Davis of
Dallas, and three sisters, Mrs.
Martha Brown, Maxwell, Iowa,
Mrs. Frances McNutt. Salem, and
Mrs. May Smith, Dallas. ,
.Mrs. Elizabeth E. tliebert
DALLAS Funeral services
for Mrs. Elizabeth E. Hieberf. 85.
Pratum, will be held Saturday at
2 pjn. from the Evangelical Men
nonite Brethren church with the
Rev." A. P. Toews officiating. In
terment will be in the Dallas
awvs miKicii tv uicvi hi SU
verton Monday following a short
Illness. Surviving are three
daughters, Mrs. Helen Goshen,
Dallas, Mrs. John Steiner, SOver
ton, and Mrs. Elizabeth Busselle,
Portland; two sons, Pete of Dallas
and Frank Hiebert of Dallas; a
sister, Mrs. Nettie WehvSalem;
a brother, Peter D. Enns, Mi. Lake,
Minn.; IS grandchildren and nine
great grandchildren.
Richard William Nallinger
DALLAS Funeral services
for Richard WOIiara Nallinger, 4,
on of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H.
Nallinger of Dallas, were held
Monday from the Salt. Creek Bap-
tist church. The Rev. Emanuel
Wolf, pastor, officiated, and in
terment was in the Dallas I0OF
cemetery. Surviving besides the
parent are a sister, Alice Lois,
en4 his grandmother, Mrs. Marie
Kalllnger, .New Haven, Conn.
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Obituaries
Gervais Phone Company
Elects 1950 Directors
Stews Serrlee
GERVAIS Members of the
Gervais Cooperative Telephone
association elected three directors
for 1950 in a meeting Monday.
Kenneth A. Brown was re-elected
and Felix Steincamp was
chosen to replace Wendell Bur
nett, whose term expired. I nest
Andres was elected to replace
Homer Wadsworth, who resigned.
The board of directors will meet
within the next 10 days to name
association officers.
Keizer ScliSdl
Filling Boxes
For Europe
By aUlpn Breadsiea. and
Merritt Una
StUiwaea Hews Service
KK17.KK Keizer grade school
pupils are now busy filling gift
boxes for the Junior Red Cross
European relief project. Each
room has at least one box to filL
A successful March of Dimes
drive at the school ended Tues
day. The new west wing of ? the
school opened last week, provid
ing five classrooms, a supply room
and a teachers room.
Members of the safety patrol
engaged in a basketball tourna
ment last week. Winners were
Mrs. MacNamara'a fifth grade,
Mrs. Evans sixth grade and Mrs.
Carmalita Weddle's eighth grade.
' Mrs. GoddardV: eighth grade
pupils were rewarded with a skat
ing party at the North Salem
RoUerdrome for mng the most
subscriptions in a recent maga
rine drive.
MIS. W AENEg nx
SILVERTON Mrs. Albert
Warner, who lives on a small
ranch between Silverton and Salem,-was
taken to St. Vincent's
hospital at Portland this week for
observation. She has been at a
Salem hospital for some time but
her physicians advised specialized
attention.
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CREEKS WELCOME
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Auburn Cub
Committee Has
IVJonthly Meet
IUUobu Mews Service
AUBURN The Cub scout com
mittee meetirig which is held each
month on the Monday night fol
lowing the monthly pack meeting
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Loran Richer on Monroe
avenue.
Committee members' present
were E. C Sunderlin, Mrs. Doug
las Freeburn, Charles Barney,
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Prunk and
Mrs. Richey. ; Plans for the Feb
ruarys 24 meeting were made.
The "Blue and Gold" banquet
will .be held and all work of the
Cubs this month win be in pre
paration for the dinner. The Cubs
will make the decorations; the den
mother plan the meal,' and Ted
Lannigan will act as program
chairman.
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C R A D Y Henry F. Grady, TJ. S.
irrtral at Salonika for a week-long
Valley Births
. Stateaauua Mews Berrtea
SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin Laiis of Hubbard are par
ents of a new son born Wednes
day, February 1, at Silverton hos
pital. Mr. and Mrs. James A. William
son of Salem aire parents of a
new daughter born' at Silverton
hospital Wednesday, February 1.
MAST SWIGART BONOXED
EUGENE One of 07 freshmen
women on the University of Ore
gon campus who was invited to
the Smarty party given Tweaday
is Mary Swigart. daughter of J.T.
Swigart, 1485 S. Liberty st, Sa
lem. The annual Smarty party
is given by Mortar Board, senior
women's honorary, for all fresh
men women receiving a grade
point average of at least a SUM for
fall term. Miss Swigart 1s major
ing in music.
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Aiabaasaoar te Greece, Is
lecture tear ef their
try
New Silverton
Pastor Will
Arrive Feb. 12
atatnna - Mews Sei ke
SILVERTON The Rev. Jos
eph Luthro has written members
of Trinity Lueheran congregation
here that he win leave February 2
from Anchorage, Alaska.
He will drive over the Alaska
highway, expecting to arrive at
SitVertoh prior to February 12 for
his installation here. He has been
serving a congregation in Fair
banks, Alaska, for the past-five
years. o
He also sent word that the Rev.
John L. Maakestad of Stan wood,
Wash had accepted the call to
the Fairbanks congregation and
would be Installed there shortly.
The Rev. Mr. Maakestad has a
number of friends at SUverton.
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Buena Vista
Civic Group
Makes Plans
tlilwii Mews Servlca Y
BUENA VISTA The Buena
Vista Woman's club met last week
at the Community hall with Mrs.
Howard Powers and Mrs. J. W.
Graber as hostesses,
An invitation was read from
the Monmouth Civic club asking
the club to be their guests Febr
uary 9.. Alice Pendlebury, ex
change student from England, will
be the speaker. Members of the
dub and patrons of the Buena
Vista school district are also in
vited to meet Monmouth and In
dependence patrons at the Mon
mouth public school auditorium at
t pjn. February 8.
Problems of interest to the new
high school union district will be
discussed b y Dr. Julio Bortolazzo
of Jefferson high school in Port
land; Dr. Wendell Van Loan, sup
erintendent of Corvallis schools;
and Ray Hardman ef the Cor
vallis schools. The February 1
meeting was postponed till Febr
uary 8. -
Those present were Mesdames
Milo Graber, Leland Prather,
Clyde Wallis, William Short, John
Schirman, Luther Osborn, Har
old Busby, . Victor Bride, Cecil
Hultznan, Fred Detering, Joans
Graber,' Gilbert Loy, Raymond
Hall, Elmer Busby, Orvflle WeDs,
Harold Withrow and Howard
Powers.
Mrs. Allie McLaughlin, who has
been a guest at a Salem hospital
for the, past three TT"SL re
turned to her home last week.
; Mr. and Mrs. Wallie Grieb ar
rived from Denver, Colo recent
ly to make their home in Oregon.
Mrs. Grieb is the daughter ef Mr.
and Mrs. E. D. Long.
SHU Gty Brothers v
On. Same Transport
Stateuaaa Kews tervka .
STAYTON Word was reeefved
last week by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Payton from the navy department
that their son, John, has been
assigned 'to the -transport USS
Gen. H. W. Batner.
Another son, Alan, Jn the navy,
since ,1937, is on the same ship.
Alan completed two years of re
eruiUng duty at Salt Lake City
last September L Bis brother
TUMBLE 9
The CtoAesmcm. Xc&sm. Oregon,
Valley I
Briefa
Frnltland Mrs. Rov W. Bar.
ger returned home Tuesday from
Silverton hospital where she was
under observation and treatment
for several days.
Haeleay A meeting of Mae
leay Grange, scheduled for Fri
day night, has been postpored
until further notice Is made.
Clear Lake - The Clear Lake
Community club meeting scbed
uled for February 8 has been post
poned Indefinitely.
' Amity Mrs. C. G. Mack, for
merly of Amity, suffered an ankle
fracture at her home in Denver,
ColOg, and will be forced to wear
a cast until March.
' Orehard Betchto A pie social
will be held Friday at pjn. in
the Popcorn school with funds
from the sale going to the Summit
Sunday school. Polk County
Judge Hayes will speak on his as
cent trip to Europe.
Mrs. Sidney' Howard
suffered a severe burn on her left
forearm and hand Sunday when
she spilled a pan ef boiling water.
rait attended the Washingtoo-Ort-
gon evangelical united isretnren
ministers , mid winter conference
in Eugene last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Burbankv Lyle and Eldon of Port
land spent the week end with
their daughter, Mrs. Francis Dyer
and family-.
Ieaaha. Jon Tucker,
&ot xueaer, is recovermg m sv
lem Memorial hospital from a teg
fracture suffered in a fall from a
horse Saturday . . ' - ,
- The February meet
ing of the Lincoln home extension
unit ha been postponed because
of weather conditions. J
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Williams,' formerly of- Lincoln,
have moved to their new home in
San Diego. A brother, Charles
Williams, returned heme after ac
companying them to California.
John, was, the last recruit he
signed on. before leaving for sea
duty again. ,
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Flax Growers
Cancel Meet I
At Jefferson
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JEFFERSON The annual mat
ing of the Santiam Flax Growers
nas oeen postponed one week, un
til February 8.. j : , . ,
. David Arnold and Norman rvi
have enlisted in th? army ah corps
ana are stationed at San Antonio,
Texas. Alio signing upland leav.
ing soon to join the army air corps
at San Antonio are Jerry Higgtas.
Bobby Higgins, Jim Sullivan,
Lloyd Rosenau and Bob Brown.
All of the boys are members of
the 1949 high school graduating
class. ; -
A ' letter this wmV fmm
Karl Steiwers spending the winter
ai xnaio caui, tells of Mrs. SteU
wer stubbing her tM m a in-
town siaewauc and breaking her
arm. She was in the' hospital a
few days, but is now home at their
Buena Vista Court eottA0 Brut
is being cared for by Mr. Steiwer.
They also write that his father,
John Steiwer, 4, is critically ill
a a roruano nospital. -
Mr and Mrs. James Wied are
parents of a daughter born Jan
uary 31 at Albanv Gnml km.
pitaL She weighed six pounds, IS
ounces, ana is ineir erst child, i
' Below zero weather . here Man
dar night, froze and burmtA mtM
pipes, and cancelled school and
otner meeting dates until the zero
weather is aver and hirhvsn
passable. From four to eight de
grees neiow aero were reported
at different hours. j
Light travels about 5,880,000.
000,000 miles in a year. ,
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