MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1927
EXCLUSIVE NEWS DISPATCHES
POLK COTJNTV NEWS
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS
PAGE THREE
CORRESPONDENT
COURSE OFFERED
TO P0LKWR1TERS
Dallas, Nov. 21 Twenty-eight
newspaper correspondents and re
presentatives of various community
organizations in Polk county,, at
tended the correspondent's school
which was held In the circuit court
room Saturday. This course is being
sponsored by Earle Richardson, ed
itor ot the Itemlzer-Observer and Is
being conducted by Prof. C. J. Mc
intosh of the department of Indus
trial Journalism of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College.
Correspondents of the Itemlzer
Observer and of the Capital Jour
nal and Oregon Statesman were
present.
The program opened at 10 o'clock.
Prof. Mcintosh told of the purpose
of the one day correspondents
school for farm and home news,
and Impressed upon the correspon
dents the necessity of following
the "who, what, when, where and
why" outline. Klchardson explained
the type of community news needed
and Mrs. Charles N. Bilycu. pres
ident of the Dallas Woman's club
spoke on "Club Publicity", stres
sing the necessity of separating news
Items of purely social activities from
the Woman's club reports.
At noon, the Itemlzer-Observer
entertained with a luncheon in the
banquet hall of the Methodist
church and Immediately following
the luncheon, a visit was paid the
Itemlzer-Observer plant.
Prof. Mcintosh explained the
12 weeks' correspondence course
that the College is offering to which
the following subscribed: Mrs. H. B.
Whitakcr, Alrlie, Mrs. A. W. Bart
lett, Oak Grove, Mrs. Ehvyn Craven,
Dallas, Mrs. Charles N. Bilycu, Dal
las, Geo. L. Conner, Bridgeport,
Orphie Jojes, Palls City, Violet
Hawk, Falls City, Marjorie Clark,
falls City. Dorothy Ripus, Falls
City, Mrs. W. W. Cook, Fir Grove,
Mrs. B. F. Heikes, Guthrie, Miss
Caroline Burch, Rickreall, Mrs. E.
A. Stensen, Rickreall, Mrs. Marv
Adams, Falls City, Mrs. Abisal Watt,
Falls City, Mrs. Rebecca Bush, Pe
dec, Mrs. Will Crawford, Zcna, Miss
Grace Childers, Spring Valley, Miss
Margaret Leitch, Dallas, Miss Sarah
EdiKar, Dallas, Mrs. Ida M. Wil
liams, Crowley, Lcola Mahood, Per
rydale, Mrs. Joe RodEers, Indepen
dence, C. S. Teeple, Spring Valley,
Mrs. H. A. Lee, Perrydale, R. J.
Williams, Crowley, John Childers,
Spring Valley, Winnie Bradcn, Dal
las. I
Ellis E. Cooley
Joe Rodgers
Sets Record
In Clubwork
fi km
Joe Rodgers, Jr.
Independence boy wins honors
with his club activities and is shown
with his Jersey calf. "
Dallas Joe Rodgers Jr., 14 year
son of Joe Rodgers of Independence
has the distinction of being the
only member of boy's and girl's
club work in Polk county who car
ried through to completion three
projects, winning on all three In
stiff competition at the Oregon
State Fair and also at the Polk
County Fair.
Joe's Jersey calf won fifth place
in club work as a Junior Yearling
while his DOroc Jersey pig took
fourth place in ten entries and his
exhibit ol extracted honey won him
not only first place but an op
portunity to attend the summer
school at O. A. C. next year.
In additiion to carrying on these
three projects which most any boy
would consider of sufficient im
portance to fill his entire day, Joe
has worked faithfully all summer
assisting his father in operating a
thresher and a clover huller.
Club work is proving of Inestim
able value to boys and girls like
Jce who are receiving vocational
training In a practical manner com
bining this training with regular
school work and every day farm
life, thus giving to farm boys and
girls the practical education which
enables them t "run tt.eir farms"
Instead of permitting their farms
to run them.
SIX DAYS ONLY. STARTING MONDAY
Our Entire Stock of High Grade
Placed on
One Lot Collar Attached
SHIRTS
Value to $3.00 Special
$1.85
MEN! Select that Suit and O'Coat now
Savings. See Our Windows
The
INDEPENDENCE
BUDGET GIVEN
FULL APPROVAL
Independence, Ore.. No. 21 Al the
regular weekly meeting of the city
council at the city hall last week
the .members approved and passed
the city budget for 1028, as follows:
Sewer and street improvement
bo'ids and Interest $3200
City Library 600
Taxes 125
Printi ng 60
Corn Show 150
Police Department and other
city officials' salaries 2235
Compensation 100
Lights and water 2700
Fire bonds and Interest 690
Surplus and General F"nd.... 600
The total amount to be raised
by taxation is $9510
The budget for 1928 is slightly
lower than the one for 1927, caused
by reduction of necessary street Im
provements. NEW FLIVVER DUE
PORTLAND FRIDAY
Indepvr.de: to, Nov. 21 Mr. Stel
n. owner of the e"m gara ,e will
go to Porilrud Friday evening to
view the first njw Ford to arrive
in Orego:-. The new car will be on
display at t- Ford "otor Co., there
and no one but Fo dealers will be
allowed to see t. Mr. F einer locks
Torward t t lis event with consider
able pleasi e because of j mystery
tl.at has sji.ouiidcd the new model
the past few months.
LULL IN LICENSE
TRADE IS BROKEN
Dallas, Nov. 21 County Clerk
Black's announcement that for the
next ten dr, marriage licenses
would be granted at reduced price,
has proven effective and the first
license issued in 19 days was given
to Fred N. Gentemann, 19, of Suver
and Nelo P. Lamb, 22, also of Suver.
Sale Is Success
Dallas. Nov. 21. The Ladies' Aux
iliary of the Cerl B. Fenton Post
of the American Legion, held a sale
of articles made by the inmates
o." the Po:tland Veterans Hospital,
on Friday and Saturday and netted
about $30 for that Institution. These
articles included hand made flower
baskets, trays, knitted caps and
table mats.
Dallas. Nov. 21 Vivinn Tinlman
deputy assessor. Is crnfined to her
nome witn tiood poisoning In her
right hand, caused bv a small
scratch becoming Infected.
Sale for this
20
AH Sweaters Ja2! Raincoats
Reduced
20
Man's Shop
THE STORE
THREE BROTIIKRS
FROM DALLAS IN
PORTLAND BILKED
Portland, Nov. 21 Three
brothers from Dallas, Ore., R.
R. Rumley, Linn Rumley and
Paul Rumley, came here last
week and while near 14th and
Glisan streets met two colored
men, according to their story
to the police.
They gave the two negroes
$10 to make a "purchase ',
Police Inspectors Bill Nclsen
and Thomas report, but when
the two men ran Into a nearby
house the brothers called the
police, with the information
that they had been held up.
The police could not find the
negroes.
MARKET ROAD FUND
DISTRIBUTION MADE
Dallas. Nov. 21 The Polk county
court Friday made a destribution
of $20,250 of the market road funds
to market road districts as follows:
District No. 1. between Perrydale
and Byerleys corner, $104, 20; Dis
trict No. 2, Bethel to Zena, across
the hills, $3,481.97; District No. 6.
Wallace road leading west from
Polk-Marion bridge, $G, 293.71; Dis
trict No. 8, Dallas-Lcwisville road,
$4,992.50; District No. 12, Red
Prairie. $17.50; District No. 14, In
dependence to Brunk; corner, $491.
56; District No. 15, Kings Valley
road, $3,000; District No. 16, Dallas
Salt Creek, to Wallace bridge, $1,867.
66.
This enabled the districts to take
up all th: market road warrants
with the exception of about $3,000
which Is still outstanding.
POOL HALL OWNER
AND MINOR FINED
Independence, Nov. 21 Dick
Gaines, proprietor of the palace
pool hall and. Lambert Hamilton,
employe of the 20th Century gro
cery here were fined $5.00 each In
Justice Baker's court Saturda. . City
Police Officer Oscar Moore charged
Hamilton with playing pool under
age, and Gaines "as charged al
lowing a minor to play pool. Both
plead guilty and r ere given a
minor fine.
DAUGHTER HONORED
Newman entertained at her home
south of Amity, Friday evening. In
V,Ann- nt Hoi 1 dVn l.f,lri Hliplltpr.
Lois. About 20 boys and girls were
present and tne evening was passcu
in ninvlnnr various cames. Refresh
ment; uwe served at a late hour.
Pre-H61iday Event at
off
FOR MEN
PROTECTION IS
GIVEN BY FIRE
PUMPMACHINE
Independence, Nov. 21 The
Mountain States Power Co. of In
dependence announces the instal
lation of a new (3500 DcLaval lire
pump, capable of pumping a thou
sand gallons of water to 60
pounds pressure.
This pump will assure Indepen
dence of adequate protection In all
future fires as far as water pres
sure Is concerned. The first trial
of the new pump took place last
week when the Reed Wattenberger
home on North Main street was
destroyed by fire.
Independence is fortunate in hav
ing very high test watr, which is
ascertained every two weeks when
a sample Is sent to the Oregon
Agricultural College for diagnosis.
In all the tests that have been
taken none of them has shown
less than 99 per cent pure.
MOTORIST ANNEXES
PIECE OF PHONE WIRE
TurneA Nov. 21 M. E. Townscnd,
fr.rmer of the Cloverdale district
reported to the Turner Telephone
company that he had been repair
ing the telephone lines and found
where some car or truck ran Into a
telephone pole a- the Fliflet corner,
knocking down the pole and break
ing the wire. Townsend is one of the
former presidents of the Turner
Telephone company.
A party from Marion brought In
the information that while repair
ing the line along the Marion road
he found where some one, In all
probability a stranded motorist had
cut a piece out of the line. Evident
ly whoever appropriated the wire
was in need of a tow rope, as there
was a piece about thirty fect length
cut out with pliers. He made tem
porary repairs with wire furnished
from a nearby loganberry patch.
Sues On Note
Dallas, Nov. 21 A fiuit has been
filed In the circuit court by Verna
May Hinshaw vs W. R. Francis,
Ora E. Francis, E. W. Hinshaw,
Etta Hinshaw, Millers Mercantile
Company and the Merchants Credit
Bureau, for the recovery on a mort
gage note of $550. Mrs. Verna May
Hinshaw the plaintiff is the mother
of Mrs. Francis and E. W. Hinshaw,
two of the defendants.
Visits Parents
Independence, Nov. 21 Mrs. Jack
Mulligan was a week end visitor at
her parents home in Sherwood. Mrs.
Mulligan Is a critlo tear her at the
Independence training rchool.
To Close Out
25 off
at these
Holli W.
STAATS SELECTED
FOR CITY COUNCIL
Dallas, Nov. jl R. Y. Morrison,
city councilman from the fourth
ward, has announced that he has se
lected Dr. V. C. Steals to fill the
unexpired tem of J. R. Sibley who
has resigned. Both Dr. Staals and
Tracy Cavery will be sworn in as
councilmen at the meeting of the
Dallas City council. Oils evening.
Mr. Savery was selected to fill the
unexpired term of C. 8. Keller who
has accepted a position at Prescot
and has moved to that city. No
reason was given for the resiijnatlon
of Mr. Sibley.
LESTER DE LAPPS
OBSERVE BIRTHDAYS
West Salem, Nov, 21 Mr. and
Mrs. Lester DeLapp celebrated their
birthday anniversaries by giving a
dinner party at their home Friday
evening. Covers were laid for Mr.
and Mrs. George Lathrop, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd DeLapp, Rev. and Mrs. F.
L. Cannell. Mrs. DeLapp Sr., of Port
land. Francis DeLapp. Robert, Jessie
La Vaine, and Gertrude Cannell. and
the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester DeLapp.
YOUNG PEOPLE NAME
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
West Salem, Nov. 21 The Young
Peoples class of the Ford Memorial
Sunday school held a business ses
sion at the home of Miss Janette Se -bern
with a fair attendance.
Officers for the current year were
elected as follows: President, Miss
Alice Creasy; vice president, Wendell
Sebern; secretary treasurer, Willa
Sampson.
It was decided to hold a com
bined business and social meeting on
the third Friday of every month.
Mrs. J. L. Austin has been elected
teacher of the class.
FERRY GETS REST
Talbot, Nov, 21 On account of
high water the Buena Vista ferry
was unable to run for a couple of
days last week.
GUESTS AT MI'LKEVS
Monmouth, Nov. 21. Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Mulkey had as their
guests yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. Mar
ion Fresh of Salem and Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Mulkey of Dallas.
Sidney, Nov. 21 Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Finlay attended the lunch
eon given by the chamber of com
merce in Salem for fox raisers. Mr.
and Mrs. Finlay are the owners of
Cremo Fox farm.
Broadacres, Nov. 21 Mr. and
Mrs. O. S. Bartram of Wiseacres
are the proud parents of a 10'.
pound son, born at the Woodburn
Maternity borne a few days ago.
Huntington
AMITY STUDY CLUB
MEETS AT MORSE'S
AmlfV. Nov. 21. The Amity Study
club held Its annual Thanksgiving
program at the home of Mrs. O. E.
Morse, Friday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order
by Mrs. L. W. Newman, president,
after the singing of "America," the
Lord's prayer was repeated In uni
son. Roll call was responded to
with current events pertaining to
Thanksgiving.
After the business session, Mrs.
A. W. Newby gave an excellent
Thanksgiving lesson on John Smith
and Pocahontas, and several club
members told interesting anecdotes
of Thanksgiving. A dainty lunch
was served at 5 o'clock and a social
hour was enjoyed. Mrs. Raleigh
Massey was a guest at this meeting.
STORES DECORATED
Monmouth, Nov. 21 The business
men of Monmouth decorated their
store windows in honor of the Nor
mal school homecoming. Some of
them were done real well and
showed that a great deal of time
had been spent on them.
l
One Eye Never Does
a Good Job!
THE "BALANCE" of your cje muscles receives
careful study In an examination here. R is our
aim to develop tho sharpest, as well US the pioat
comfortable .vision In each eye. Only reg1etere4
specialists are entrusted with the responsibility of
your vision here.
Pomeroy & Keene
Jewelers and Optometrists Salem, Oregon
OCCUPANTS OF AUTO
THROWN INTO DITCH
Monmouth, Nov. 21. An accident
occurred Saturday on the highway
about a mile north ol Monmouth
which might have been serious, but
luckily no one was badly injured,
J. D. McLeon of Portland, who was
driving a Bulclc coach applied his
brakes with too much Tiger when
he saw that a motor bus was gome
to meet him on a narrow bridge.
His car turned completely over and
landed in a deep ditch which ml
full ot water. Hallday's wrecker
went to the rescue and the three
occupants of the car were gotten
out before the water covered them.
Officer Vandewalker of the state
traffic force directed traffic while
the car was being removed. .
LADIES TO MEET
West Salem, Nov. 21 There win
be a special meeting of the Ladle
Aid of the Ford Memorial church.
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the George Steward home on Third
street.
Lyons, Nov. 21. Mrs. Elsie Vau
ghn this week shipped 260 pounds
of turkeys from her farm near Ly
ons to the Portland markets.