THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1925
News from Nearby Valley Points
From the Richest and
Best Part of the State
By Capital Journal's
Special Correspondents
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BASKETBALL PRACTICE
STARTED AT NORMAL
WOODBURN'S BUDGET
FOR 1926 APPROVED
Silverton News
PAUE TWO
FUST BIRD AI
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Hubbard, Or.. Doc. 6. Selec
tion ot tko beet bird and other
spelcal awards will bo made today
at the ourtn annual Marion-
ClackainaB county noultry exhlbl
Hon by C, S. Brewster ot Oak
Grove. Judging of nil entries was
oomnletfd late Friday afternoon
wlUi H. E. Orlbble. nosing out J
J. Hcrshbcrger 67 to 68 for tbi
sovornor's troph.
More tlian 400 blrls were enter-
d. excecdlns tbo number last yea
by nearly three dozen. Black
Minorcae led In the number of
birds of a breed exhibited wi!
Rhode Island Hcils, Whlto Ply
mouth Hocks. Whlto Leghorns and
Light Brahams in order. The
Barred Plymouth RockB, always
considered as one of the leader
in record to both the number ot
eggs and for meat, failed to show
up strong, r. J. I'lieips, or Mon
ltor. caotured a majority of to
nrlces for the Black Minorca class
which had 75 representatives
aealnst 80 at tho Pacific Interna
tioual livestock show in Portland.
Tho White Plymouth Hocks ex
ceeded tho number shown In Port
land 62 to 5.
Leaders In tho various breeds
am a Black Minorca, owned by
Phelus, In the Mediterranean
close; a Whit Plymouth Rock
owned by Ela Plank ot Woodburn
In tha American class, and a i,igii
Braham, ownod by W. H. Criteser
of Moulilia. in the Asiatic class.
Prom these three will be selected
tho best bird of I ho show. The
governor'a trophy, first offered two
venrs aco. is awnrdds to the best
display of ono variety and is gov
erned by a system of points work
ed nut bv the assoicnlion.
J. F. Palmer, Hubbard, won first
place for tho best 19 ears of corn
with Ills wuuo oeni. me wunt
corn averaged better than tho yel
low variety, according to W. A,
Holt, Clackamas county agricul
turist. who Judged tbo entries
Other winners were Geo. Speight
Hubbard, best 10 ears of yellow
dent, with Roy Chubb, Aurora,
second, and Wililum Weet, Wood
bum. third. J. J. Herahborgor,
Hubbard, won first placo tor the
hoot 60 ears of yellow dent and
Frank FIbIi, Hubbard, secoed, for
19 tars of whlto dent.
A..K. Hughes, Woodburn, who
won the ewoepstnkes ot the Marion-Polk
county corn show In Sa-
lorn, declined to compote nt the
last minute, leaving a clear field
for oilier exhibitors.
Tho show closes tonight.
INDEPENDENCE
Indeiwrnlcnce. Or., Doc. 6. The
liiirh school had their first tryout
Inst evening preparatory to tho
formation ot tholr basketball team
for the coining eeaEon. Judging
from tho inlorost In this fira'
meeting Independence high will
have a record team.
Word wm rccolved from rela
Uvea of Leon Fontis, tho logger
who was killed at Valselz last
Sunday, to bury him at Independ
ence. Ho wae laid awuy to rest In
the I. O. O. F. cemetery Thursday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake SelgrUt and
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Sncthcn of
Kingfisher. Okla., arrived here last
Sunday for an extended visit with
the el a I or ot Mrs. tictgiist and Mr.
Snethcu, Mrs. W. B. Cuthbert of
Independence. Mr. Snethen at
Is assisting Mr. W. H. Walker at
-his hop farm north of Independ
ence.
Friday evening tho-junlor league
boy entertained the junior league
girls at tho Method. tit churuh.
The Baptist Sunday school lias
arranged with Mr. iiaun lo trans
port Sunday school pupils from
Hopvillo and vicinity. Tho chti
dren. about 25 in number, nre giv
ou freo transportation. Two trlpu
are niado daily. It is proving a
great success.
The primary department of the
Methodist church held a home
coming party nt the homo ot Mrs,
,D. P. Lainh from 2 to 4 o'clock last
Friday. Thoro wero 31 of the
little tole present.
. CLOVERDALE
Cloverdnlc. Or., Tie:. 4. The
county health nurse, Mies Strode,
visited the Cloverdale school Wed
nesday. Tho W. C. T. U. was entertained
at tbo homo of Mrs. L. K. Menu ice.
Nearly nil tho members were pres
ent and a busy, yet enjoyable,
time was spent. Ojiiltiug for ono
of the members wuu the work for
the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Mnesey nnd
their two baby boys of Klamath
Falls arrived hero late Tuesday
evening to npond their vacation
with Mrs. Mary's parent n, Mr
nnd Mrs. M. Fiflet. Mr. Maiucy
Is a poslotfice employe at Klamath
Falls.
Mrs. h. E. Honla hni been re
modeling her home this fall.
Mr. and Mrs, Ivan Had ley arc
Installing a radio.
Arthur Kun'ie Is ou tho sick 1W.
Tearhers Exnmi Set
Dallas, Dec. G Tho regular
atnto teachers' examinations will
be he!d at the county court house
In Dallas on December IB. 17, IS
and 1 9, nrcordlng to announce
ment of County School Superin
tendent Wills. The examinations
begin nt 9 o'clock a. m. on Wed
nesday nnd continued with morn
ing and arternoon sessions until
Saturday At 4 o'clock.
Countess E. B. Gubnow, member
of a once wealthy and influential
family In Ruwsia, is debarred from
ever again entering her country,
but she Is just mm well satisfied nt
nhe lores America since coming
here has" become an apt avlntrlx.
SUvorton, Doe. 5. Mr. and Mre.
Gelser have been motoring to Sa
lem this week where Mr. Gelser
has been receiving medical treat
ment. Mr. Gelser is getting along
very well alter his recent opera
tion. Mr. and Mrs. Victor J3. Madsen
returned Wednesday evening from
a wedding trip spent at Seattle and
Bremerton. They1 are making their
homo on Second street. Mr. and
Mrs, Madsen were married on
Thanksgiving day,- Mr. Madsen la
a partner In the L, & M. Grocery
store at Silverton.
L. C. Eastman entortalnod the
girls of the Bluo Bell Girl Scout
troup at tho Eastman Brother's
plant Tuesday evening of this week
Mr. Eastman guve them an Inter
esting talk on heating systems. The
girls of the troup are now working
for tholr Homemaker's badge, and
In order lo earn this they must
plan the construction and furnish
ings of a modern home, and how
definite things about Its manage
ment and care. One of their spec
ial problems Is the selecton of a
heating system. It was with this
view that the visit to the Easman
brothers plant was made.
Election was held at Trinity Aid
which time Mrs. O. Ormbrck was
elected president; Mrs, Roy Solum,
vice-president; Mrs. George Hen
rlckscn, secretary, and Mrs. Hans
LtOvlIcn, treasurer.
Mrs. Hans Jensen who has been
ill with totLsIUtus for some time,
Is now improving.
CHOIR IS ENTERTAINED
Silverton, Dec. 6 (Special)
The Methodist choir members
were entertained at a social eve
ning at tbe home of Mr. and Mrs.
EUson Co ms took In the Waldo
Hills Friday evening. The mem
bers spent a part of the time in
practice on their Christmas can
tata which will be given at the
Methodist church on December
13th. Tho reason for tho cantata
being gp early is that members of
the choir are going to California
to spend tho Christmas holidays.
Mre. Comstock is accompanist for
the singers. Tho Methodist male
quartet will also appear at pro
grams in the near future. On De
cember 18th the quartet will sing
at tho North Howell Grange and
on December 22 the quartet will
sing at a program to be given at
a country school east ot silverton,
LIVESLEY
Mr. and Mm. L. F. Clymer moved
Into tholr now house Thursday.
Mrs. Ben Sutton visited with her
sister, Mrs. M. L. Salshenberg on
Sunday.
Chaa. Ekln had with him a row
days lost week his daughter, Mrs.
Howard Bolgor from Everett,
Wash.
Mrs. J. P. Blankonshlp and
daughter Francis visited recently
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O
E. Gritton.
Mrs. A. Botlencourt returned to
California last week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Edwards and
family of Silverton -were to spend
Sunday afternoon with his father,
Henry Edwards.
Supervisor Fox spent Monday
visiting the Llvesloy school.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Gray and
daughter Elizabeth, Mrs. Blanch
Albright and Addelaido Williams
of Bend, Ore, visited nt tho home
of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Clymer and
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Higgins Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Edwards and
daughter visited with relatives at
McMlnnvJUe Sunday.
Mrs. B. D. Fidel entertained the
G. T, club Thursday with a delic
ious one o'clock luncheon, assisted
by Mr N. V. Kugcl. A pleasant
afternoon wns spent. Those present
were Mrs. V. J. Dalnson, Mrs. W.
V. Johnson, Mrs. A. T. Macklln,
Mrs. C. W. Schwab, Mrs. J. A. Poor
son, Mrs. Flora Hollcy, Mrs. G. S.
HlgKins, Mrs. Alice Coolldge, Mrs.
I. B. Carpenter, Mrs. S. C. Daven
port, Mrs. Filey Davis and Mrs.
N. P. Kugel. Mrs. . R J. Lainson
extends hor hospitality to the club
Dec, 17.
Seal Sale Beeun
SUvorton, Dec. G (Special)
Mrs. Charles Johnson, asslted bv
Mrs. a V. Keeno and Mrs. T. W.
Itistetgen, has begun the prepara
tions for tho sale of the Christ
mas seals at Silverton. Booths
will bo placed in the J. C. Penney
storo, the post office and tho
Steelhammcr drug store. Silver-
ton's quota wns put at $300.
Plan Basketball Lcatrue.
Wood hum, Or., Dec. 5. Plans
for a basketball league within the
moms ot tho West Side public
solum! nre being completed by W.
H. Bailee, principal. There nre
mtfflciont boys to form nearly
Ight teams wrulo four or five girls
cams wll bo organized. The
armory floor will bo used for prnc-
ire ami games.
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Dr. W. Stoelhammor of Portland
visited relatives at Silverton
Thursday. Dr. Steolhammer was
formerly at Silverton,
filter Mary Martia of St. Paul's
school of music at Silverton spent
Thursday at Portland.
Mrs. T. Dult ens who has been
under medical care at Portland
for some time paBt has returned
to nor silverton home and Is now
said to bo getting along nicely.
Elder F. B. Armltago, who has
spent 28 years as missionary in
southern Africa, will deliver a lec
ture accompanied by storeoptlcan
views of the lives and customs
the people of that country at tho
Seven Day Adventlst church Sat
urday evening, Dec. 6th. The pub
lie has boen lnvltod to attend the
lecture froo of charge.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Hunter have
returned from Walnut Grove, Cal
where they have beon living for
some tlmo, Mr. Huntor sold hfs
property there and will now make
their home again on the Hunter
farm south of Silverton.
Representing three different
high school activities, four high
school students are. spending the
week-end at Eugene. Mildred
Kleeb is representing the Girls
League, Minnie Albright wont
editor of the Informant, Francis
Wood went as representative of
publications, and Reroy Rue went
as delegate from the student body,
K. Goetz, superintendent of Sll.
verton schools, and Miss Beulah
Wright, a high school Instructor,
accompanied tho students.
SILVERTON GIRL MARRIED
Silverton, Dec. 5 (Special)
A protty home wedding was sol
emnized in the Silverton hills,
Wednesday, December 2, when
Miss Dorothy Rose, the daughter
oi Mr. and Mrs. Charles King, be
came the bride of Victor Larson
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Larson.
Kev. J. A. Bonnet read the ring
ceremony.
The bride was gowned In can
ton crepe and carried red and
white carnations. She was at
tended by Miss Anne Larson, c
sister of tho bridegroom. Edward
King, brother of the bride? acted
as best man. Following the cere
mony a luncheon was served at
tho King home,
Wednesday evening a reception
was given at the Silverton Hills
Community house at which a num
bor of high school friends of the
pride wero present. Mr. and Mrs
Larson left for Borkenflold, Ore.,
to make their homo. Mrs. Lar
son was a senior In the Silverton
high school at tbo time of hor
marriage.
WOODBURN TEACHERS MEET
Woodburn, Doc. G Christmas
was the koynoto of the monthly
meeting of tho Woodburn Teach
ers' association this woek which
was uttended by all of the 24
members. Music appreciation by
using Christmas carols was the
topic of a talk by Sarah Sims
while Christmas folk dances woro
demonstrated by Mrs. Hazel K.
Guiss, Nelllo Dernary and Hazel
Cone. W. H. Balllle, principal of
the West Sido school, gave a talk
on Edwin Rowland BlashfteJd and
his paintings, dwelling upon his
"Picture Bells.' Refreshments
and appropriate gifts for those
present concluded tho meeting.
Chiropractic
Is Right
Wo know Chiropractic Is
right. Wo have proved this by
tho results obtained. Chiro
practic has, however nude a
wonderful stop upward by the
invention of tho "Neurocalo
ircter." If you w'!t have a
Neurocalometer reading you
can seo for yourself v!iere the
troublo is and you can also see
for yourself that Chiropractic
adjustments, given nt the seat
of tlmt troublo will eliminate
tho nervo pressure. This of
fico Is equipped with a Neuro
calometer and readings will be
given by appoiuttuent only.
Dr.
L. Scott
o.
Phone 87
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TEAM THIS YEAR
Chemawa, Or., Dec. 5. Regular
basketball routine at the Chemuwa
Indian school will start iu earnest
Monday e cuing. Tho Indians
have been working for tho past
week and bo me forty candidates
were out for tryouta, which wore
held during the past week.
The Indians have bright proa-
pects ror a winning aggregation
mis your and aro hopeful of cuuul
ling the reocrd of their football
squad this season, that -of going
through tue schedule without
defeat. Several leitermen are back
tor their old positions and a fast,
shifty combination can be worked.
it ie thought by Geotgo Bent, man
ager ot tuo Indians. -
They have one of the toughest
schedules in years, playing some of
the best teams in tho slate, such
as Columbia university, Franklin
high, Washington high, Pacific
university and Willamette frosh.
Ten games are scheduled to date.
The schedule Is not complete as
yet, a3 iient has written to several
other schools for dates but has
not received answers from them.
ltis thought that the Indians will
play their old rivals, the Salem
high school, although no game is
yet scheduled. The schedule as
arranged to date by Bent Is as
follows: li.a
Dec. 15 Oregon deal school at
Ha I em.
Dec. 17 and 18 Willamette
ireshinen at Chemawa.
Dec. 26 Franklin high ut Che
mawa.
Dec. 30 Washington high at
unemawa.
Jan. 8 Franklin high at Port
land. Jan. 1G Pacific college at Che
mawa. Feb. 8 Willamette freshmen at
anient.
Feb. 12 Columbia university at
rortianu.
Feb. 18 Pacific college at New
berg. Feb. 26 Columb.'a university at
unemawa.
M. E. Sunday School Reorganizes.
Independence, Or,, Dec. 6. The
Sunday school board ot the Meth
odist church at its meeting Wed
nesday evoning reorganized the
bun day school on a Rrade baBis.
By this plan thero will bo double
the number of classes formed. This
will require more teachers. Tho
teachers will bo chosen from the
teachers' tiaining graduates from
the class recently conducted by Dr.
Anderson, professor ot relief edu
cation of Kimball college. Thore
wero 15 in tho class. Another
course will be put on by the Sun
day school board the first of the
year.
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275 So. Commercial Near S- P. Freight Depot
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Monmouth, Or., Dec. 6. Bas
ketball practice at the Oregon Nor
mal school has started with Bix
men back from last year's team
which placed second In the Wil
lamette valley conference. Sever
al new men have also turned out
for practice which will give the
lettermen somo fast competition
for the plnces on the five. The
schedule as given out today Is as
follows: Jan 12, O. N. S. at Pa
cific college; J.n. 15, O. N. S. at
Dlnflcld college; Jan. 22, Albany
at O. N. S.; Jan. 21), Pacific at O.
N. S.; Feb. 5, O. N. S. at Mt. An
gel; Feb. 12, LInfield at 0. N. S.;
Feb. 20, O. N. S. at Albany; Feb.
24, Mt. Angel at O. N. S.
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UNITS ARE READY
Woodburn, Or., Dec. B. Con
crete for nearly 000 feet of side
walk from the dining room and
commi63ivry to one unit at the
boys' training school has been
pluced and everything in readi
ness tor the occupancy of the cot
tage next week. Approximately
1G00 feet ot sidewalk remains to
be constructed and work depends
upon weather conditions.
An eight-root one-way cement
driveway totaling a mile in length
will also be laid as fast as weather
permits. The drive will tonnsct
the power plant, dining room, four
cottages and administration build
ing and lead to the Paciifc high
way. Finishing touches are being
given to the large dairy barn at
the rear ot tiho property which
will have a capacity of 30 stalls
for cattle. All equipment is strict
ly modern with the latest appli
ances. Water for domestic use and fire
protection is pumped into a CO. 000
gallon capacity tank 100 feet high,
giving sufficient pressure. The
grounds aro liberally equipped
with tiro hydrants. Tho tank is
the same capacity as that ueed by
Woodburn for municipal purposes.
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what we know the car will do and to give
you a list of repairs and parts and a guar
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THAT'S WHY BONESTEELES SELL
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1922 Dodge Touring. Good
tires, paint, battery and
all up in good shape '
$425 , .
Better than some cheaper
cars brand new!
UNDER THE BIG TENT
E
Improvement rather than ex nan
ulon of the course of study in the
elementary and high schools of
Oregon is tho purpose of tho state
course of study commission, ap
pointed by Govornor Plorce by
authority of the 1925 legislature,
and which held Its first mooting
at the Marlon hotel In Salem last
night.
Tho members are Dr. G. H. Al-
den of Willamette university, Dr,
C. J. Smith ot Portland ,nnd Sen
ator B. L. .Eddy of Roseburg. Al-
den was chosen chairman and
Smith secretary.
Appointment of the commission
was a result of a fight made by
Senator Eddy in tho legislature
against J. A. Churchill, state sup
erintendent of schools, ond the
teachers organizations of the state.
Eddy contended that the courses
of study in hieh schools failed to
emphasize fundamentals sufficient
ly. He fathered a bill to change
the system but this was beaten
in both the 1923 and tho 1925 ses.
sions. After the defeat of his bill
last session he Introduced a reso
lutlon providing for appointment
of the commission.
At the meetng lost night arrange
At the meeting last night arrange
ling of data from other states and
from Washington, D. C, that may
have a bearing on legislation to
be introduced at the 1927 session
of tho legislature.
Another meeting of the commls
slon will be held in Portland on
January 9.
Will Serve Fine Out
Dallas, Dec. 5 Lewis Fox, who
has elected to lay out a fine ot
$50 assessed to him In justice
court at Independence was
brought to Dallas Friday and plac,.
ed in jail. Fox beat out a board
bill at Monmouth but was arrest
ed in Eugene and brought before
Justice of the Peace Baker at In
dependence Friday.
10 a. m. to 3. p. m.
TY
1923 Overland. Looks and
runs so well you'd have to
see it to appreciate it
$350
CENTER and COM'L. STS.
Woodburn, Or., Dec. 5. Tax
payers of the city have .complete
faith In the ability of their city
council to administer the financial
affairs and none made an appear
ance at the special meeting last
night at which time tho budget for
1926 was approved and an ordi
nance covering it adopted.
The budget under which the city
affairs wll be governed la for $24,
975. This includes $1985.06 sal
aries and miscellaneous; $1795 24
Incidental expenses; $2144.43
wator department; $2495.78 street
department; $461.26 tire hydrants
$1055.83 municipal lights, and
$5200.84 for bond and interest. . i
It was definitely decided to
keep within th,e budget and as
soon as this was oxbausted to shut
down on all further expenditures.;
Third Gtaders Plav.
Woodburn, Or., Dec. 5. In an
exciting football game between
tho third grade teams, the East
Sido eleven defeated the West Side
team 14 to 8 Friday afternoon.
The two schools are rivals in ail
athletic events.
Church Bazaar Held.
Monmouth, Or., Dec. 5. The
Dorcas society of the First Chris
tian church held their annual ba
zaar on Friday and Saturday of
this week in the I. O. O. F. build
ing. Friday noon a chicken din
ner was served and in the evening
an oyster supper.
A solid trainload of 104 Graham
Brothers Trucks was shipped re
cently to six Dodge Brothers Deal
ers in Florida. Ten days after ar
rival every truck had been sold
and more were on the way.
This is an exceptional record but
it illustrates an important point.
Business men need no longer feel
that they must devote valuable
time to investigation of trucks be
fore making their choice.
The remarkable record of Graham
. Brothers Trucks has reduced an im
portant buying problem to the sim
ple expedient of asking the Dodge
Brothers Dealer to "send one over."
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SUvorton, Or., Doc. 5. (Spe
cial.) One hundred and fifty-six
underweight children in the Sil
verton schools are being given
milk now, the work having begun
again this week. This work is un
llie management ot the welfare
committee of the parent-teacher's
association. TUie comimtttoe in
cludes Mrs. LeRoy Lcmmon, Mibs
Catherine Woodurd, Mrs. Russell
Scott, Mrs. John Elder and Mrs.
M. C. Woodard.
Besides the half plnt.ot milk
given daily a graham cracker ie
a!o given the children. Tho milk
diot haa proved so beneficial dur
ing the past two years that the
welfare committee Is woiltiug dili
gently to raise suEfk:iont funds to
continue it. The funds have been
donated by various civic and fra
ternal organizations besides a
number ot individuate.
Visit Poultry Show.
Woodburn, Or., Dec. 5. Nine
teen members of the agricultural
class of the Woodburn high school,
In charge ot Martin E. Schieber,
visited the Marlon - Clackamas
poultry exhibition at Hubbard,
Friday. Zore McCionegal won a
second prize for a light Braham .
rooster ana third prize on his pen.
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