PAGE THREE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1927
EXCLUSIVE NEWS DISPATCHES
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS
POLK COUNTY NEWS
FARM MARKETS
EXCHANGE FOR
UNION TALKED
Elklns, Oct. 21 The Lucklamute
local ol Elkins entertained the coun
ty convention at the Farmers' union
at the L O. O. F. hall at Monmouth
Thursday. Owing to the fine wea
ther the attendance was not as
large as usual.
A vote to endorse an economic
couicil as outlined by O. A. C, was
favorable. These meetings will be
held in February. A plan was also
discussed to work through the na
tional delegate to form a marketing
exchange with union locals in other
states whereby fruits and other
products that are now a drug on the
market can be sold to an advantage.
A bountiful dinner was served at
noon. Invited guests were Mr. and
Mrs. I. C. Powell. Powell is presi
dent of the local bank and gave a
very interesting talk on the relation
of the banking business to agricul
ture. William Riddle, Jr., and wife gave
good talks on county work. During
the afternoon session the county
fair was discussed to some extent
and Mr. Rem pel advanced the Idea
that since the fair grounds were
used only about three days during
the year, the buildings could be used
to advantage for community meet
ings. Llans were discussed for the dis
trict meeting of Lane, Linn, and
Polk counties, to be held In Inde
pendence November 2.
L. H. McBee was given a vote of
thanks for his work as a member of
the county fair board.
The next quarterly meeting will
be held in January when election
of officers will be held.
WEST SALEM
Mrs. Arthur White of Salem and
ner daughter Mrs. Paul M. Camen
lind of Portland were Wednesday
guests at the White-Thomas home
on Front street.
Miss Genevie Deranleau, R. N. of
Portland was a week-end guest at
the home of her parents, the L.
Deranleaus.
Mrs. Joe Clark and Mrs. Frank
Wells and little son of Yew Park
were Wednesday dinner guests of
Mrs. J. S. Miller.
J. W. McCollum of the Roofing
and Steeple Jack Co., and wife are
living In the residence. An the
corner of State and Second street,
lormeny occupied by A. O. Grant
and familv.
Mrs. Clvde L. Sherman and lwtla
daughters attended the wedding
eaiuraay nignt at eight o'clock of
their friend Miss Vivian Kelson to
Chas Ellis of Dallas at the home of
the bride's parents In North Salem.
mts. .oiaine Hanks and two little
Ones Who have been the int r.f
Mrs. Hank' narente tha cimn
Pfeifaufs, for several months left
jor meir nome in Twin Falls, Idaho,
on Thursday morning. Mrs. Pfeifauf
and Mrs. C. E. ftreene
her as far as Portland where she
took a compartment on a train to
Shoshone where her husband plans
u meet ner.
ELKINS
Mrs. T. A. McHdowney Is spend
ing several days this week with her
mother, Mrs. Ellen Shattuck, at 011
lamook. Mrs. Shattuck, who is about
80 years old, Is critically 111.
Gene Tedrow, Leroy Jones and
Bill MrTTMrtnmax ......I--.- ,
cllture at Independence high school,
"A.uuiuaiueu Mr. urow, instructor,
iu uuier memoera or the class to
9 c- Wednesday and spent the
day judging farm animals. Mem
bers of this class will form a judging
team to attend the Pacific Inter
national show at Portland.
Bl KST1NO TOMATO
CAN BURNS ARM OP
UNIONVALE WOMAN
Unlomrale. Oct 11. While
canning tomatoes Mrs. Ivan
Crawley met with a painful
accident when the can burst,
throwing its boiling contents
over her left arm.
Mrs. Crawley had just sealed
the can and still had It In her
hands when It exploded, lleref
arm from the wrist nearly to
the elbow was deeply burned
before the tomatoes could be
removed. Though painful, her
Injury is not regarded as serious.
STUDENTS HOLD
RECEPTION FOR
LOWER CLASSES
Independence. Ore., Oct. 21 The
Girls League of the Independence
high school held a meeting tnis
week, Margaret Eddy calling me
meeting to order. The committee
for awarding letters submittedlts
plan for changing the present sys
tem.
Girls maintaining an average of
90 for six semesters were to be
awarded a letter at the end of their
senior year. Miss Rachel Halloway
pointed out that the gins woman i
get much benefit of the letter after
hinh school. She suggested that the
letters be given at the beginning oi
the Junior year. The girls voted that
the committee Should reconsider
its Dlan.
Honorary members elected were,
Mrs. Grow. Mr. Robinson ana koo-
ert Craven. The entertainment
committee announced that the in
itiation would be held on Friday
night in the high school dining room.
The senior class held a meeting
last Wednesday. The following
plans for entertainment were suggested;-a
dance in the gym, a weinie
roast, and a taffy pull. The majority
voted to have a taffy pull at Mar
garet Eddy's home on Thursday eve
ning. The student body was called to
order by Melvin Wilson, who is vice
president, with presenting the
matter of a year book. Many are in
favor of having an annual but are
worried by the financial problem.
The following committee was sug
esgted to Investigate affairs and re
port to the assembly: Ruth Hirsch
berger, Margaret Eddy, Dorothy Mc
Glin, Britta Burch, Kenneth Ramey
and Glen Mattison.
Coach Loy requested that the stu
dent body give the football team
better support.
EOLA
NEW OFFICERS
OF LEAGUE ARE
JUST ELECTED
West Salem. Oct. 21 The Inter
mediate Chapter of the Epworth
League of the Ford Memorial church
held a business meeting and elec
tion of officers In the basement of
the church, Wednesday evening.
The officers elected for the en
suing year are: President, Miss Mol-
lie Fox; first vice-president, miss
Velva Carter: second vice-president,
Miss Charlotte Smith; third vice
president, Miss Reba Thurman;
fourth vice-president, Miss iiene
McFarland; secretary, Uiss J ssle
Cannell; assistant secretary, Miss
Alberta Hobble; treasurer, Miss Hel
en oGsser; pianist, Miss Geraldine
Thomas; assistant pianist, Miss Eva
Arnold; devotional committee, Mis
ses Lois Smith, Reba Thurman, and
Violet Wallace.
The new members recently added
to the League roll are Miss Vera
Carter, Miss Lenona Berg, Miss Lil
lian Vincent, Miss Violet Wallace,
Miss Velva Carter and Miss Geral
dine Thomas.
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD FROM DALLAS
Miss Melville Is having a cement
basement built and a furnace In
stalled in her home.
Mrs. William Antrlcan visited her
sister, Mrs. Maggie Coffey, at Mc
Minnvllle recently.
The pupils of the Eola school will
give a Hallowe'en program at the
school house Friday night, October
28.
E. L. Ferguson and wife of Wood
bum were recent visitors at the
home of B. J. Ferguson, his father.
wm-irmen have finished spreading
several tons of lime on the Gilbert
and Patterson hop yard.
B. J. Ferguson and sons, L. A. and
rrtiB hove returned from a hunt
ing trip In Central Oregon. The
nearest animal to a aeer uiey ow
was a live porcupine which was
,.. A and hi-mioht hftml. tO add
to an already large menagerie.
While L. A. Ferguson was ai u.c
coast this summer he captured an
opposum.
Mr. and Mrs. John Winters of
Lyons were callers on friends here
recently.
Invite Us To Your
Next Blow-Out
Lv-Keep Smiling
Phone No. 44
and Our
Service Car
Will Soon Be
There
"JIM"
SMITH - and
Center and Liberty Sts.
"BILL"
WATKINS
Phone 44
Dallas, Oct. 21 Funeral services
for Mrs. Mary Dempsey were held
Thursday afternoon in the Henkle
chapel with Rev. Leyton officiating.
The body was Interred in the old
Brown cemetery near Dallas.
Mrs. Dempsey was born in Forest
Grove, September 8, 1866 and died
at the family home In Concord, near
San Francisco, on October 17. She
was married November 26, 1902 to
Jack Dempsey in St. Louis. She is
survived by her husband and son
Theodore; three brothers, Guy
Smith, Salem, Dick Smith, San
Francisco, Jack Smith, Alaska; and
three sisters, Mrs. Delia Hubbard,
Corvallis; Mrs. Julia Spencer, Long
Beach; Mrs. Julia Guy, Palo Alto.
Mrs. Dempsey had accompanied
her sister, Mrs. Hubbard on a visit
to Dallas some weeks ago and had
selected the Brown cemetery as the
place where she would like her body
to be placed. Her death resulted
from tuberculosis.
KURRES SURPRISED
BY FRIENDLY GROUP
Dallas, Oct. 21 Mr. and Mrs.
George Kurre were pleasantly sur
prised last evening by a group of
friends who called unexpectedly for
an evening of bridge. Those attend
ing were Mr. and Mrs. Tracy eavery,
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Muir, Mr. and
Mrs. William Weaver, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Ballantyne, Mr. and Emll
Fcbvet. Refreshments consisting of
sandwiches ware furnished by those
attending.
COMMUNITY CLUB
STARTS MEETINGS
West Salem. Oct. 21 The first
Community club meeting of the sea
son was held in the hall Monday
evening with R, W. Hogg presiding
as the president. Elmer Cook was
out of the city.
There was a large attendance ana
the subject of ways and means ot
beautifying the city was discussed
at some length.
The following program was oiier-
ed, followed by refreshments served
by Mrs. Guy Newgent and Mrs.
Jack Gosser: song, school children;
Ghosts March, school children;
reading. Miss Lcnore Dyer; solo.
Miss Lenore Hamby; reading, Miss
Bessie Shinn; and a reading by Miss
Mollie Fox.
The next meeting will be the third
Monday in November.
WORK ON SCHOOL
TORE DONATED
THIS SATURDAY
Spring Valley, Ore., Oct. 21 All
members of the Community club are
invited to be present at the school
house Saturday morning armed with
cleaning paraphernalia and well
filled lunch baskets to join In a
general house cleaning, and com
munity dinner In the basement at
noon. It Is hoped that several will
bring teams to assist in the work of
leveling the yard about the house
which has been moved from its for
mer location over a new basement.
General overhauUng and repairing
ot the building has included, besides
the new basement, the moving of all
of the windows to the east side of
the building, a new furnace and
other Improvements. School has not
yet started because of the condition
of the building and the fact that
carpenters are still at work Inside of
it, but it is hoped that school work
may be started Monday morning
Mrs. Jess Sohn will teach there
again this year.
AUTOMOBILE THIEVES
VISIT RALPH SOHN
Spring Valley, Ore., Oct 21
Thieves helped themselves to the
outer casing and tube of the front
wheel of the truck belonging to
Ralph Sohn. The headlight glass
and bulb were also taken, and the
gas drained from the tank. The
truck had been standing In front of
the C. 8. Tceple place where the
rear wheel had broken down a few
days ago.
MARRIAGE OF GIRL
OF QUINABY KNOWN
Quinaby, Ore., Oct.- 21 The mar
riage of Miss Juanita Hockett ol
Salem and Henry Girod of this plan
occurred Sunday at the bride's home,
after which the young couple left
for a trip to the coast. Upon com
pletion ot their new bungalow the
newlyweds will reside at the groom's
farm.
NEWSWRITERS WILL
BE PAPERS' GUESTS
Dayton, Oct. 21. McMinnvllle
newspapers will be hosts to com
munity newswriters of the district
Saturday with a luncheon being
served at the Elberton hotel at
noon. The meeting is for a better
understanding of the underlying
fundamentals ot newswritlng and
will be held at the chamber of
commerce rooms.
ROLMAN RECOVERING
Dallas, Oct. 21 The many friends
of Fred Holman, county assessor,
are pleased to learn that he Is re
covering from an attack of pneu
monia and was permitted to sit up
for a few minutes on Wednesday.
SOHNS ARE PARENTS
Spring Valley, Ore., Oct. 21 Na
dene Cora Is the name which has
been given the baby girl born to
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sohn, Octooer
11. Mrs. Sohn and her wee daughter
are at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Stevens at Zena. The
baby weighed seven and one-half
pounds when born. Both mother and
baby are reported fine.
. TOOZE WILL SPEAK
Dallas, Oct. 21 F. J. Tooze, Sr..
former state senator from Clacka
mas county, and a well known news
paper man, will address the mem
bers forum of the Dallas chamber of
commerce, next Monday noon on the
subject ot "What a Man Owes to
his Community."
PARENT TEACHERS
OPEN DONALD YEAR
MINISTER SPEAKER,
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Monmouth, Oct. 21. The com
mercial club held its regular meet
ing and banquet Tuesday evening
in the Monmouth hotel dining room.
Rev. Victor Morris was the speak
er of the evening. President F. J.
Hill presided at the meeting, which
was well attended.
Donald. Oct. 21-The Parent
Teachers met fo rthe first session of
the year, with the president .Mrs.
Bertha Lemcke, presiding. Miss
Stroud, the district nurse was pres
ent and explained the plans for giv
ing the toxin anti-toxin for diph
theria. Dr. Douglas plans to give
this November 1 to all whose par
ents will consent, and on November
15, small pox vaccination will be
given.
During the afternoon a program
number was well rendered by the
primary pupils directed by the
teacher, Miss Nehl.
During the business session it vas
decided to purchase several chairs
for use In the school roms.
STUDENT GROUP
ACTIVITIES AT
INDEPENDENCE
Dallas, Oct. 21 A large crowd of
students attended the annual fresh
man-sophomore reception, held In
the high school gymnasium which
was appropriately decorated with
orange and black streamers and au
tumn leavse.
The freshmen were required to
arrive separately, their only com
panion being "tear" due to the many
dark and ominous hints given by
the upper classmen. Upon entering
each was forced to eat a given
amount of crackers In two minutes.
those failing were compelled to
make a public announcement their
Games were played lncludlnc
mock football game between the two
classes, an egg race, apple bobbin
and many others. Delicious refresh
ments were served.
The success of the evening was
due largely to entertainment com
mittee, Alice Hale, Letha Cramer,
Ben Garrett; the refreshment com
mittee, Delphina Truss, Muriel Kel
ly, and Bob Griffin, and to the fi
nance committee, who always bava
the last work, Letha Bevens, Bar
bara Elliott and Ethelyn Eberting.
PHEASANT DINNER
HELD AT GOSSERS
West Salem, Oct 21 Mr. and lira,
J. A. Gosser were hosts at a "phea
sant" dinner Wednesday evening
at their home In Kingwood Park.
Covers were placed for eleven. .
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
T. M. Gosser, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Gosser, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. dosser.
Miss Helen Gosser, Delbeit Gosser,
Winston Gosser, Frankie Gosser and
companion-to-be on the way home. Jack Gosser, Jr.
TO DIRECT MUSIC
Dallas, Oct. 21 The Christian
church has secured Gilbert Cayse,
who is attending the Eugene Bible
i.niversity to direct the music for
their church. Mr. Cayse was form-
GREENWOOD GROUP
HAS FIRST MEETING
Greenwood, Oct 21 The first
meeting of the Greenwood P. T. A.
was held Thursday night at the
school house. After the business
meeting, Robert Barnett ot Dallas
gave a much appreciated talk on
health, and several numbers were
played by the Rlckreall orchestra,
A committee composed of Mrs. Davis
Allen, Mrs. John Young, and Mrs.
Jess Walker served delicious Hal-
erly director for Wells the "All Ca-1 lowe'en refreshments.
BAZAAR IS PLANNED
Dallas, Oct 21 Mrs. Clarence
Curry entertained the Ladies aid of
the Evangelical church In the Curry
home o Clay street, on Wednesday
afternoon. The Ladies aid plan to
hold a bazaar on Nevember 18.
GIVEN OPERATION
Dallas, Oct 21. Mrs. Thorp of
Salem was operated on for goiter
at the Dallas hospital and Is Improving.
20th Century Steak, cut from No. 1
U. S. Inspected steers, Of
pound ..... .... . iJs
Boned and Rolled Prime
Rib of Beef lb
Compound
3 pounds . ....
Armours Ham
Half or Whole, lb
Crown Shortening
No. 5 Pail
No 10 Pail $ 1.35
Choice Light
Bacon ....... ..
Shortening in
Bulk, 8 lbs for
. 25c
39c
26c
... 69c
.. 33c
...39c
MEAT MARKET
State A Commercial
FREE
TO THE KIDDIES SATURDAY
A Pencil
Tablet
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331 State Street
Home of Robinhood and
Central Shoes
Ask About Our New
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Just been in effect one month, in this time has more
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cost. All the latest shades now on display in the hosiery
section.
OHE PRICE.
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FORMAL OPENING
OF
F. C. LUTZ
Flower Shop
16lh AND MARKET 8T.
Saturday, October 22
The Floral Shop That's Out of
the High Rent District Our
Price will Tell the Story.
Full Line of Cut Flowers
Potted Plants Shrubs
Mens Shoes
4
Oregon Shoe Co.
326 State St. Next to Ladd & Bush Bank
Stanley Burgess, Mgr.
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