THE VALLEY NEWS COLUMNS
From The Oregon
Christmas Events Scheduled
By Mt. Angel Merchants Club
MT. ANGEL ML Angel Business Men's Club crowded its hour
luncheon-meeting Monday with three major issues decided to back
a two-point community Christmas program, agreed to go all out on
the Red Cross Blood Bank and heard facts on state institutions from
State Treasurer Unander.
Program Chairman Joe Wagner stated that his committee had
StaytonlOOF
Lodge Elects
Verne Thomas
SUtesntaa News Service
STAYTON Annual election
of officers marked the regular
meeting of Santiam Encampment
64 of Odd Fellows.
New roster includes: Chief Pat
riarch Verne Thomas, senior
warden Otto Limbeck, junior
warden Carl Shower, high
priest Ralph Harold, scribe
D. George Cole, and treasurer
Ben A. Schaefer, re-elected,
George B. Howard, grand junior
warden, was a visitor. "
In place of the next scheduled
meeting, falling on Dec. 3, bus
iness wil be transacted at 7:15
p.m. A no-host dinner will be
held at 6:30, followed by a meet
ing open to the public, slated for
8 p.m. Rebekahs will be in charge
of the dinner.
Marjorie Prichard, winner of
the pilgrimage trip to United Na
tions, will show pictures of her
trip and speak on her experiences
while on the pilgrimage.
The public is invited to the din
ned and the program.
Chairman of
Linn Co, Draft
Board Dies
ALBANY Funeral services
for William V. Merrill, 74, who
died here Monday, were held
from St Mary's Catholic Church
Wednesday. The j Elks memorial
service was conducted at the
cemetery by officers of BPOE
Lodge 359.
Merrill was a life-long resident
of Oregon, having been born in
Astoria on May 24, 1879. His par
ents moved to Albany when he
was a young boy, and with the
exception of the time he served
"in the Army during the Spanish
, American War he had lived in
Albany, y v f
For many years he was an em
ployee f the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph, first as a lineman
and then for many years as man
ager of the Albany office. Later
he became proprietor of Murphy's
Feed store.
During World War II Merrill
served as farm placement officer
with headquarters in the Linn
County courthouse. He had also
served as a member of the Linn
County selective service board
since its inception, serving as
chairman of the board since 1950.
In 1941, in Albany, Merrill
married Lillian Metcalf who sur
vives as does a son, Tim.
Santiam Valley
Grangers Elect
.
Giles Wagner
Statesman News Service
LYONS Giles Wagner will
be master of Santiam Valley
Grange for 1954.
Other officers have been elec
ted as follows:
: Overseer, Gilbert Myers; lec
turer, Jerry Coffman; steward,
Albert Stevens; assistant steward.
Frank Basl; treasurer. Bob Dra
per; secretary, Fern Sletto; gate
keeper, Casper Gerath; Ceres,
Blanche Wagner; Pomona, Doro
thy Draper; Flora, Melvina Frank
lin; lady assistant steward, Ber
tha Basl; chaplain, Mabel Bass;
executive committee, Lloyd Slet
to, Elmer Taylor, Wilson Stevens,
and musician, Lorena Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Morris and
Mrs. Rachel Olmstead of Mill
City were elected to become mem
bers and will receive first and
second degrees in December.
Plans were made to hye the
annual Christmas party on Dec.
18.
A short meeting of the Home
Economics Club was held with
Blanche Wagner elected chair
man. 'Let It Rain' -
N. Howell Grange
Dinner a Success
Statesman News Service
NORTH HOWELL Over ,150
diners "braved tbe downpour
Sunday to be served a chicken
dinner at the North Howel
Grange hall with tbe Home Eco
nomics Club in general charge.
Mrs. A. T. Cline greeted guests
at the door and a group of young
students under the direction of
Mrs. Thomas Bump served as
waitresses. Mrs. R. A. Beer. Mrs.
John Beals, Mrs. W. J. King, Mrs.
Andrew Hall, Mrs. Roy Dunn and
Mrs. H. C. Espe headed the vari
ous kitchen departments.
In spite of the rain the affair
Statesman's Valley
set Saturday, Dec. 12, for tbe
Community . Christmas celebra
tion which will consist mainly in
"free eats" to all comers from
10 a. m. to 4 p. m. with the com
pliments of the merchants.
The Children's Christmas pro
gram is slated for Saturday. Dec
19, and will be handled by a com
mittee headed by Val Eberle. The
kiddies' program is one of the
main projects sponsored by the
Business Men's Club.
100 Pints Goal
Chairman Pete Gores said Mt
Angel expected to get at least
100 pints on Tuesday, December
8, when the Red Cross Bloodmo-
bile will operate from St Mary s
auditorium from 9 a. m. to 2
p. m. The last time the Blood
Bank came to Mt Angel 152 pints
were donated.
State Treasurer Unander and
Bill Ireland of Molalla, a member
of Unander's campaign commit
tee during the last election, were
special guests of Father CyriL
Unander said marked strides had
been made in methods of care
and treatment at both the mental
hospitals and the TB hospitals to
the extent that a great many
more are being cured and in
much shorter time.
He also stated that conditions
at the penitentiary are improv
ing. In reply to a question, he de
clared that the inmates of all the
state institutions were well fed.
Legislative Chairman John Bau
man gave figures showing that
Mt Angel's tax levy was severs!
mills lower this year than last
year. A letter of thanks from the
Molalla chapter of S tinners
stated that the sum raised for
the Shrine Children's Hospital in
Portland by the benefit baseball
game at Mt Angel last summer
was $593.
Valley
Briefs
Stateunaa Newt Service
Jefferson "Looking Ahead in
Our Church Program," will be the
topic for the address by Clyde
Williamson of Albany, church
layman who will speak at the
Sunday morning service at the
Jefferson Methodist Church. Tbe
service is in . observance of lay
man's day.
Lincoln Mrs. Harold D. Burns,
Lincoln, went to a Salem hospital
for surgery last Friday and is re
ported as recovering satisfactor-
Salem Heights Charles Kny-
tych, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Knytych, 3575 Liberty Rd., has
been promoted to E. N. third
class in the Navy. He is stationed
at Long Beach, Calif., and is just
back from Korea.
Four Corners Larry Etzel,
12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Et
zel, who is ill with pneumonia, is
being cared for at the Etzel home
at 4254 Hudson Ave.
Stayton Family night will be
held by Stayton Methodist
Church Friday at , 7:30 p. m.
Lindsey Wright will project films
he took on his trip to Alaska.
Turner Dennis Robertson is
spending the Thanksgiving holi
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Robertson. He is at
tending school in Cave Junction
this year.
Jefferson The Woman's So
ciety of World Service of the
Evangelical United Brethren
Church will meet Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. P. L. Wells, at 1:30
p. m. Annual guest day of the
group is scheduled for Wednes
day, Dec. 16, at 2 p. m. in the
church. A program is planned
Detroit Despite the wet weath
er, tree planting continues and
should do so for the next three
weeks in the Detroit district . of
the Willamette National Forest
according to district ranger S. T.
Moore. -
Fear Corners Lee M. Osborn,
Los Angeles, came by plane on
Wednesday to spend the Thanks
giving week end with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Osborn. This
is Lee's first visit home in eight
years.
Lincoln The Polk County
maintainer widened and leveled
the Lincoln road below tbe big
hill and applied a heavy layer of
gravel recently.' The machine
went through the bridge which
is now under repair but still in
use. -
Hubbard M. H. Beal, with
other principals from, the area,
will attend the Northwest Asso
ciation of Secondary Schools Con
ference in Seattle, Nov. 3 to Dec
2.
Four Corners Circle 4 Dance
Club will meet Friday at 8 p. m.
in the community halL Hosts will
be Mr. and Mrs. D. Carver, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Groves, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Burns. Guest caller
will be Ted Riches of Silverton.
Although few centipedes have
as many as 100 legs, some species
Correspondents
Valley 4-H
Club News
NORTH HOWELL That 4-H
clubwork is annually becoming a
more important phase of elemen
tary school life is suggested by
the recent organization of several
groups in this district
The "Healthmakers' with Mrs.
John Campbell as leader, have
Dick Bartsch as president, Jerry
Fossholm, secretary; Lynn Schaap
and Richard Schmidt, song lead
ers; Ernest Dunn and Diane
Bartsch, yell leaders; Ronald
Cole, sergeant at arms; and Mary
Dunn, reporter.
"Stitching Time , the new sew
ing club, elected Diane Bartsch as
president; Mary Dunn, vice presi
dent; ' Sharon Mayte, secretary;
Shirly Cole, yell leader; Donna
Maytte, song leader; Phyllis Dunn,
sergeant at arms; and Christine
Pickens, reporter. . ,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bartsch
are leading the "Farming Forest
ers" with Lynn Schaap as presi
dent; Jerry Fossholm, vice presi
dent: Ronald Cole, secretary; and
Gordon Stevens, reporter.
Other members are Alan Rez
nicsek, Steven Gilbertson, Rich
ard Schmidt, Danny Groan, Ern
est Dunn and Dick Bartsch.
Pack Meeting
Held by Salem
Heights Cubs
Statesman Ktws Service
SALEM HEIGHTS
Mrs.
Mike Simmons den 4 won
the
traveling trophy at the recent
pack meeting of Salem Heights
Cub Scouts.
The trophy is awarded on the
basis of attendance of scouts and
parents and the conduct and work
of members.
Members of Mrs. Bernard
Knox' den conducted the flag
ceremony.
Bobcat pins were presented to
Micheal Byerly, Harley Miller,
Randy Friessen, Roy Davidson,
Billy Greene, Jay Boock, Marvin
Dolezal, Gary Gustafson and Gary
Sanders.
A wolf badge was awarded
Terry Gray, along with a gold
and silver arrow. Wesley Hawk
received a silver arrow in the
wolf rank.
Bear badges were awarded to
Steven Tandy and David Varnes;
lion award, with a gold and sil
ver arrow to Lee Gray. Stephen
Tandy and Larry Rector.
The next pack meetinc is
scheduled for Dec. 18.
Twin Brothers
Visit Auburn on
Army Furloughs
l' Statesman News Service
AUBURN Pvt. Donald Patzer
and Pvt. Douglas Patzer won't be
home for Christmas but they have
just spent two-week, pre-holiday
furloughs with their mother, Mrs.
Melvin Braaten.
The 19-year-old twin boys have
just completed basic training.
Donald took his training in the
infantry at Camp Roberts, Calif.,
and Douglas has been at Fort Bel-
voir, Va., studying topographic
surveying in corps of engineer.
They have reported at Camp
Stoneman, Calif., for overseas du
ty. The boys attended Auburn
School and are graduates of Sa
lem High School.
Light-Tight Chutes "
Aid Cattle Loading
Farmers and ranchers will have
more success in making livestock
walk up a loading chute into the
truck if the sides of the chute
are covered so that the animals
can see only straight ahead, M. G.
Huber, extension agricultural en
gineering specialist at Oregon
State College, reports.
A tarpaulin, or any similar ma
terial, draped over each side will
make the sides light-tight, Huber
adds.
Liberty Church Holds
Pre-Holiday Dinner
Statesman Newt Service v
LIBERTY Eighty-five attend
ed the pre-Thanksgiving dinner
Sunday, at Liberty Christian
Church. Mrs. Sandford Kent was
general chairman.
The Rev. Wayne Bryant led the
devotional. Bonnie Barber, Billy
TrapnelL Carol Riley, Donna,
Sharon and Pauline Stringer,
Betty Knepper and Susan Trap-
nell were on the program. .
ROSED ALE PARENTS MEET
ROSED ALE ' The Rosedale
Parents Club held a dinner and
saw a colored film "You'll Re
member Oregon" Tuesday night
at the schooL
IBS
PoIIc County
Court News
Statessoaa Hews Service
DALLAS - The following new
complaints were on file Wednes
day in Polk County Circuit Court:
Hazel R. Mcintosh vs Earl Mc
intosh: Suit for divorce charges
cruel and inhuman treatment,
seeks custody . of seven minor
children, and $175 monthly child
support Married April 23, 1934
at Gerring, Neb.
Lowman H. Conner vs Flora B.
Conner: Suit for divorce charges
cruel and inhuman treatment
Married May 2, 1953 at Salem.
Meetings Due
' Saatesmaa News Service
HOPEWELL The Hopewell
Home Extension Unit will meet
at the Evangelical United Breth
ren Church on Dec. 1 at 10:30
a.m. Mrs. Clarence Legg and Mrs.
Frank Hersha are project lead
ers for "Glove Making". Mrs.
John Fuqua will be in charge of
the business meeting. A no-host
dinner will be served at noon.
The Hopewell Community Club
will meet Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. at
Hopewell School Mrs. Glen Har
ris will preside. Mr. A. A. Ander
son of McMinnville will show
motion picture of Hawaii which
he took there last winter.
The Red Cross Home Nursing
Classes which were to start Nov.
30 have been postponed until aft
er Jan. l due to illness in the
families of both instructors, Mrs.
E. J. Ten-ill and Mrs. Orick Bu
sick. Mrs. Stephen Tarter is with her
daughter, Mrs. Marvin DeReave
near Amity caring for her and
children. Mr. and Mrs. DeReave
are the parents of twin daugh
ters, Joni Lou and Jodi Sue bom
Nov. 19 at Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Tarter are
the parents of a daughter, Teresa
June born Noy. 21 at Salem. Mrs.
Tarter was formerly Miss Phyllis
Meeker of Amity.
Cub Scouts at
Keizer Earn
New Awards
Statesman. Newt Service
KEIZER Highlighting the
evening's program was a skit de
picting a fall carnival, enacted for
the audience, at the Nov. 20 meet
ing of Keizer Cub Pack 41.
The skit featured bingo games,
dart-throwing contests, and a
sponge-tossing game called as
recreation. Ending the fun was
a pie-eating contest that was won
by Larry Anderson, who received
a Cub Scout knife for his efforts.
Cubmaster Jim McCormack pre
sented Wolf awards to Kenneth
Harris, Gary Starling, and Phil
lip White. Receiving wolf gold
arrows were Kenneth Harris and
Jay Narkaris; receiving Wolf sil
ver arrow was Gary Jones.
Lewis Priest accepted the Bear
award and a bear gold arrow. Mc
Cormack gave bear silver arrows
to Marvin Smith, Dick Yunker,
and Dwayne Watkins:
Lion badges were received by
Dick Yunker and Marvin Smith.
TM l i I 1 1
ioc caa.es are 10 oe Danea Dy
the mothers and the dads will do
the bargaining.
Cub master McCormack In
formed the Cubs that they should
bring their Christmas gifts for
the Chemawa Indian children to
the next pack meeting.
Trinity Brotherhood
Elects Harlan Aloe
Statciman Newt Service
SILVERTON Harlan Moe
was elected president of Trinity
Lutheran Brotherhood Tuesday
night at Trinity Church. He suc
ceeds L. A. Meyer who served the
past two years. Other officers in
clude William Hatteberg, Salem,
vice president; Orlin Smidsted.
secretary, and Samuel Torvend,
treasurer.
L. E. Barrick was the speaker.
telling about his recent trip to
Palestine and showing pictures.
Serving refreshments during the
social hour were William Hatte
berg and Martin Hatteberg.
Valley Guidance Group
Elects Silverton Man
Stateunaa New Service
SILVERTON Milton Baum of
the Silverton High School faculty
has been elected president of the
Willamette Valley Guidance As
sociation to fill the vacancy left
by the death of Robert Miller who
was president Miller, also of the
Silverton High School faculty,
died in early November.
The next meeting of the Wil
lamette Valley Guidance Associa
tion .has been set for Jan. 28, at
Oregon College of Education.
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Judge Delays Hearing on Picketing Case
GRANTS PASS Ufi - Circuit
Judge O. J. Millard Wednesday
recessed until 1:30 p.m. Friday
a hearing on State Labor Exam
iner Fred G. Scherers petition for
a preliminary injunction to halt
picketing of the Cave Shop here.
The Medford local of the AFL
Culinary Workers and Bartenders
Union has picketed the restaurant,
owned by Dwigbt C Battey, since
June 3.
Battey filed t a complaint' with
Scherer Aug. 17, contending the
union was . violating the new state
law banning organizational picket
ing. After a hearing Scherer found
in favor of Battey and on Oct. 27
he issued a cease and desist order
against the union.
When the union did not comply,
Scherer filed the petition on which
the present hearing is being held.
Petitions Filed
At Tuesday's opening session
Battey, the AFL union and the
CIO filed petitions to -intervene.
Donald Richardson, Portland, at
torney for the culinary union, ar
gued that at least part of the new
law is unconstitutional and ques
tioned the circuit courts jurisdic
tion. Richardson also said Scher-
er's petition does not give a proper
ground for his order.
The CIO said it was uniting with
the AFL in opposing Scherer's pe
tition, because a state victory in
the case would be damaging to
its members.
Contract Issue
Attorneys agreed that a main
point at issue is whether a contract
had with the AFL union still is in
effect
Richardson contended that it is
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Army Asked to
WASHINGTON () The De
fense Department wants the Army
to prune another 142,000 men off
its rolls in the next fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1934.
This was disclosed Wednesday
by assistant secretary of defense
John A. Hannah as he explained
manpower goals which the De
fense Department hopes to attain
under the administration's econ
omy program.
Hannah declared at a news con
ference it should be possible to
make the cuts without injuring the
combat effectiveness of divisions,
fleets and air wings.
Hannah, in. outlining the objec
tives, made it plain that no man
datory orders had been issued to
the Army, Navy or Marines to cut
strength to specific figures to meet
an overall, net reduction for all
services of 230,000. He said quo
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' Scherer is being represented by
Hal Adams of the state attorney
general's office. The hearing is ex
pected to continue through Satur
day, v
Richardson's arguments lasted
from Tuesday afternoon until late
Wednesday. Attorneys for Battey
and the state have yet to make
their main argument
Each side has indicated it will
appeal an adverse decision to the
State Supreme Court.
Cut Force
tas bad been suggested and the
services told if they could not meet
them to submit their own esti
mates J or further study by, the
Defense Department
The proposed personnel cut for
the Army in the coming fiscal
year would bring the service to a
strength of 1,281,000. That would
mean that in two years following
the cessation of hostilities inKo
rea Army strength would be tap
ered down gradually by a total
of 249,000 men..
However, strength in the Far
East will remain unchanged un
til a firm peace is agreed upon
in Korea. This will mean that par
ing down must come in the United
States and in Europe and that it
must be confined primarily to non
combat, supporting personnel.
Hannah said that with the 1,281,
000 overall strength, the Army
still should be able to keep effec
tive the present equivalent of 26
divisions.
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Tokyo Quake
Brings Waves,
TOKYO 11 A terrifying earth
quake which kicked up small tidal
waves but did little damage jolt
ed Tokyo and most of northern
Japan early Thursday.
Large buildings swayed In down-"
town Tokyo. Night workers fled
into the streets with the nerve
chilling Japanese cry of "iishin.
jishin" (earthquake, earthquake).
Out in the residential districts,
lightly built Japanese houses
swayed. Dishes, crashed from
walls. Japanese residents rushed
into their gardens fearful that the
tiled roofs would collapse.
There were no reports of casu
alties anywhere.
The quake was felt from the
Tokyo area far northward to the
northernmost island of Hokkaido,
said the Japanese government's
central meterologteal observa-.
tory.
Along Eoso Peninsula's eastern
shores, across from Tokyo Bay,'
villagers were warned of possible
tidal waves. The quake had cen
tered near the peninsula.
The villager led to higher
ground before a small tidal wave
swept in and washed a number of
fishing boats out to sea.
Out in the Pacific some 50 miles
south of Tokyo Bay, small tidal
waves struck Miyake Island. The
extent of damage there, if any.
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