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I liTho Statesman. Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 18, 1952 THE VALLEY NEWS COLUMNS From The Oregon Statesman's Valley Correspondent Heat Damages Berry Crop At Hopewell HOPEWELL. The recent heat wave has been hard on the boysen berry crop in this area. Nearly half of" the crop was reported rained in the Leonard Hickerson nd John Geisler fields. Many members of the Hopewell Seventh Day Adventist Church are planning to attend camp meet ings at Oregon City which opened Thursday and continues to July 29. The Rev. H. E. Widner has been reassigned to Hopewell Evangical United Brethren Church. He is attending the Town and Country Church Convention at Corvallis this week as representative of the Oregon Conference of the EUB Cburch. The family of Mrs. May Versteeg held a reunion Sunday at Maude Williamson Park. Births Headed For Record in Marion County This may be a banner baby year for Marion County if the birth rate, as reported for the first half of 1952, continues along the same lines for the second half. A total of 1,303 babies were born in this county from Jan. 1 to June 30, according to statistics presented at the executive committee meet ing of the Marion County Health Deparment. This is 44 more than were born in the first six months of 1951 and Just 29 less than in the first half of 1950, which stands as the record year for births in this county. A total of 692 male babies and Cll girls were born in the last six j months, both figures up from the I 664 and 595. respectively, reported ' for the same period last year. The death rate also increased with 452 deaths reported in this county at mid -year, compared with 429 a vear ago. A total of 251 women and 201 men died in the past six months. The figures in clude 21 infants under one year of age, 10 of whom lived in Salem. Heart disease, as usual, led the Jefferson Garden Club Picnic Dated Statesman News Service JEFFERSON Members of the Jefferson Friendly Garden Club will hold their annual picnic Mon day night, at the Frank Rehfeld home. On the hospitality committee will be Mrs. Harold Johnson, Mrs. Lillie Stearns, Mrs. Bondaleta Akers and Mr. and Mrs. Les Shields. Members are asked to bring table service. Coffee and rolls will be furnished. Program will include comple tion of plans for the August flow er show and ice cream social to be held at the City Hall. Death Takes William Fry Statesman Newi Service SCOTTS MILLS William Os car Fry, 73, Scotts Mills farmer for 31 years, died at his home Fri day. He was born Feb. 19, 1879, in Wisconsin. Surviving are the widow, Mar garet; four children, Mrs. Olive Imper, Scotts Mills, Mrs. Bill Im per, Portland. Capt. A. O. Fry, with the Air Force at Indian Head, Md., and DeLane Fry, Amity; two brothers, Leonard and Frank Fry, both in Wisconsin; and 10 grand children. The rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday at the memorial chapel of the Ekman Funeral Home in Sil verton. Funeral services will be announced. death cause list with 138 reported. Others causes included disease of arteries, 73; apoplexy, 56, and can cer, 52. Automobile accidents ac counted for six deaths, the same as reported for the first half of 1951. Other accidents accounted for 13 deaths so far this year. One death was attributed to tubercu losis. In other eports made at the board meeting Thursday It was announced there would b no mo bile X-ray unit here this year. Tuberculin testing will be.carried or. in schools, however. It was also reported that panel discussions will be held with parents before and after audiometer testing in the schools. Interior of Revamped Dallas Sawmill teat - ; ii .i - , - ' ;rA iiiniii i in i a - in inn -ri inn --" ,,, an, inumwm wmim., i iirli Hi nui m ti '- - Ii & Keizer Club Plans Flower Show Entry Statesman Nei Service KEIZER The Keizer Garden Club will exhibit an entry at the Beauty and Utility Garden Club Show at Scotts Mills on Wednes day, July 30. L. E. Weeks spoke on gladiolus at the club's meet ing here Tuesday night when 20 were present. Slides were shown by W. E. Wagner. busy for nearly three weeks in stalling the new equipment. For rest Holmes, construction super intendent, is in charge, assisted by R. H. (Stub) Wheeler. Mrs. Nancy Davis Now 96 Years Old Statesman Newi Service ! AMITY Mrs. Nancy Davis ob served her 96th birthday recently at the Faith House rest home. Rel atives present included Mrs. La verne Carville, Turner; Mrs. Del la Davis, Lafayette, and Otis Da vis, Tacoma, Wash. DALLAS Interior of sawmill at the Willamette Valley Lumber Co. here (above photo) shows new equipment that workmen are installing. Device in foreground is one of five new dogs on the new car rier which will handle logs up to 12 feet long. Each dog is powered by three electric motors. The dogs clamp onto logs and hold them In place. Renovation Nears Finish At Dallas Mill Statesman Newt Service DALLAS Workmen Thurs were nearing completion on a maj or improvement project at the sawmill of the Willamette Valley Lumber Co. here. The new machinery includes a 38-ton, all-steel carriage with five electrically-operated dogs. The lat ter hold logs on the cariage while they are moved into the saw for cutting. One "setter" will man the car iage, replacing three men need ed previously. The new cariage is 40 feet long and can handle logs from eight to 52 feet long. The cariage Is six feet longer than the old one. The new power-driven roll cases will carry cans from the carriage into the edger. Paul Morgan, resident manager of the plant, said the head end of the mill will be one of the most modern in the Northwest when employes return to work Monday. He said the new equipment will make lumber production safer as well as faster. About 40 workmen have been Valley Briefs GUESTS AT MIDDLE GROVE MIDDLE GROVE Guests at the John Van Laanen home are Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilford, Chi cago, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crane and Marvin O'Brian, Mo desto, Calif. Beverly Leydens, Montezuma, Iowa, is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. Les lie Swink, and family. Statesman News Service Turner Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hatfield have sold their home to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gwilliam. The former were planning to move to Salem this week. Halls Ferry Mrs. William Schwiesow, who underwent sur gery at a Portland hospital, was reported improving Thursday and was expected to return home in a few days. Marquam The Hartman Mosier family reunion will be held Sunday at the park in Silevrton. Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Meissner were hosts at a reunion of the Meissner clan here Sunday honoring Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Meis sner, Santa Rosa, Calif. Amity Mr. and Mrs. Allen Snyder and daughters of Duapaw, Okla., were recent visitors at the J. O. Casteel home, west of Amity. Turner Mrs. John Sanders has moved to Custer, S. D. She has asthma and expects the change of climate to bring her relief. Her husband and four children will there this fall. j Marquam Mrs. Mary Lange vin of Fairbault, Minn., ha been1 visiting her brothers, A. A. Paquin.i Monitor and Lawrence Paquin.i Marquam. j Labish Center Mr. and Mrs. j Harris Musgrave, Bakersfield, ; Calif., visited the Don Metheny ! family here during the week. i Halls Ferry Mr. and Mrs. ' Karl Jaegler have returned from j a 10-day trip to California. Mr. I and Mrs. A. D. Graham and fam ; ily returned Monday from a va cation at the coast. ; I'nlonvale Mr. and Mrs. Owen Dollar, Birmingham, Ala., were guest of the Rev. and Mrs. : Skirvin Gan Elects Robertson' President Statesman News Service MARQUAM Francis Robert son was elected president of the Skirvin clan at a reunion Sunday at Silverton. Earl Baker was elect ed vice president, and Orah Rob ertson, Secretary-historian. The reunion was the 13th gathering of decendants of the Harvey and En och Skirvins, pioneers who came from Kentucky and settled near Marquam. M. GROVE SCOUTS HOME MIDDLE GROVE Mr. and Mrs. Wayen Goode and eight mem bers of Boy Scout Troop 42 have returned from a week at Camp Pioneer. Yvone Goode Is at the Free Methodist Church's summer camp near Portland this week. Clyde Dollar this week. S. F. Hi att, Richmond, Calif., visited his aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Withee, for a week, leaving Sunday. Turner Mrs. Bert Waller, confined at Salem General Hos pital, was reported improving Wednesday and was expected to return to her home next week. Marion Forks Sixteen Boy Scouts were to return Friday from a trek to Marion Lake via the Santiam Summit Trail. They camped along the trail for three nights. Clarke Lethin was in charge. Valley Obituaries Clifford E. Munkers AMITY Final rites lor Clif ford E. Munkers, 72, former Amity resident for many years, were held Thursday at McMinnville. The Rev. William P. Bray officiated and interment was at Bethel Ceme tery. Munkers died Monday night at his home in the Otis-Rose Lodge area. Surviving are the widow, Marie; daughters, Miss Loma Mun kers, Portland, and Mrs. Jessie Murray, Milwaukee; a brother, Claude, and a sister, Miss Bertha Munkers, Amity. William A. Wells JEFFERSON Services for William A. WeUs, 64, former Jef ferson barber, were held Tuesday at Portland where he lived. He died July 11 following a heart attack. Surviving are the widow, Helen, four children; and a broth er, Lee Wells of Jefferson. Mrs. M. J. Madsen SILVERTON Final rites for Mrs. M. J. Madsen, longtime Sil verton resident who died Wednes day, will be held at 2:30 pjn. Sat urday at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Joseph A. Luthro will of ficiate. Interment will be at Sil verton Cemetery. FOR PROPER FITTING CHILDREN'S SHOES buy JbsJ&m-&s SEE ERNIE SAVAGE ACKLIN'S JUNIOR B00TERY OPEN UNTIL 9:00 FRIDAY NIGHTS 234 N. High Senator Hotel Bldg. SCHAEFER'S NERVE TONIC For functional disturbances, nervous headaches, nervous irritability, excitability, sleep lessness. $1.00-$1.75 SCHAEFER'S DRUG STORE 135 N. Commercial Tomorrow July 19th Is DEMONSTRATION DAY! A factory representative will be In the store all day, dem onstrating the SUNBEAM HOUSEHOLD Appliances In cluding Coffee Makers Irons Mixmasters - Toasters and other wonderful units. Come in For A Free Cup Of Coffee rrt GEORGE E. Allen 13 N. COMMf tCIAl ST. SAUM. 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