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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1929)
EXCLUSIVE NEWS DISPATCHES WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEWS BY SPECIAL CORKESl'ONDENT SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1929 AIR FANS TURN TO SILVERTON FOR BIG WEEK-END PAGE TWO DERBY FLIERS - ARE WELCOMED BY BIG CROWD Allverton Sthrertu- third annual atr carnival opened Saturday with hundreds of fans watcmng in. rrrsi arrival of croaa country derby filers from Swan island. Portland. Thousands are expected to be at tracted here Sunday tor the color ful opportunity ot seeing one of the biggest aeroplane carnivals ever planned In this part of Oregon. Down out of the skies In various new types of planes such well known blrdmen as Tex Rankin, Dick Ran kin, Lieutenant R. W. Martin. Al bert Parm enter. Alfred Adams. Lieutenant W, E. Case. Lee Ey erly, Scout Haselwood, Emory Bronte, Lieutenant Gordon Mounce, Major Eckerson, Lieutenant Bond, commander of Pearson field. Lieu tenant A. B. McKenzle, Nick Mam er, the army squadrons from Van couver and Sand Point, Wash, flying mall type Boeing planes. Ford trl motored plane;, Wacoa, Ryans, Am erican 3agtes, Travelalrs, etc., will arrive at the Silverton airport. The Portland glider club will give an exhibition of motor less flying with their home-built glider. The arrival of the Derby racers in the afternoon, welcoming of fliers, formation flying, aviation ball in the evening will be the pre lude to Sunday's activities, which Include formation flying, inspection of planes and glider, passenger car rying, beacon site dedication, races, stunts, balloon bursting contest, parachute Jumping, etc.- MEDFORD WOMAN IS OPERATOR OF HOTEL Dallas The management of the Dallas hotel changed hands July 2. Mrs. N. L. Dusenbury, from Med ford, who leased the place from Mrs. Kimmell. the owner, is the new pro prietor, Mrs. Kimmell is returning to Portland and will enter the real estate business there. Mrs. Dusenbury owns three room. lng houses at Medford and has been In the business a number of years. She Intends to feature the "home" style of serving in the dining room. Also she will operate the Electric Home laundry which adjoins the hotel. : GHCRMLEY FUNERAL AT ALBANY SUNDAY Albany Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon from the Interdenominational church for Ce cil Clare Ghormiey, 40, who died here Wednesday at an Albany hos pital. Burial will be made In the Riverside cemetery. Ghormiey was a native of Indl ana and spent a greater part of his aw as a school teacher. He is survived by his parents and a number of brothers and sis ters. Mrs. C. E. Cochran and Mrs. Mabel Turner and Mrs. Virgil Bol ton are the sisters living In Oregon. : ROAD IS IMPROVED Amity The market road leading east from Amity to the Hopewell road has been resurfaced with crushed gravel. This road carries much traffic during the summer as It is the diiect route from the Wheatland ferry to the coast through Amity. FRUIT TRACT SOLD Amity The Amity Realty com pany reports the sale of the Swan Erlckson place in the Yampo dist rict east of Amity. This consists of 33 acres and has a tine prune orchard in bearing and is improved. Mr. Nichols, the purchaser, is from Wyoming and took immediate pos session of the place. LAKES GUEST!, LEAVE Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacOowell of San Diego who have been guests at the Ous Lake home since Monday afternoon, left Friday morning on their homeward drive, expecting to reach Roaeburg and to continue on frcm there via the Roosevelt highway. Charles Mae Dowell used to be a resident o( this community 17 years ago when he was employed by Tracey Walling, and lived here for a year and a half. This was his first trip back here since he left. The family had been to Seattle and other points In Washington and had taken a drive over the Mt. Hood loop. VISITING IN AURORA Aurora Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sche tile, David and Margaret, have ar rived from Ocenamowac. Wis., to spend several weeks with friends and relatives. While In Aurora they railed on their cousins, the Charles Snyder and L. 1 Orlbbie families. AT SUMMER SCHOOL Brush Creek Miss Stella Dybe Wk. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dy be vile, is spending the summer at Eugene where she 1s attending sum mer school. This Is Miss Dybevlk'a third summer at the university. During the winter she to employed In the office of R. Ooetx, superin tendent of Silverton schools. THOMAS LEASES FARM flclo Clyde Thomas has leased fits farm nfir Jordan to Sim Bechstead, 1 arrival from Iowa. Mr. Thomas 1 in poor health and will change climate in the hope of recuperating. BATTLERS ARE HOSTS Mt. Angel Mr. and Mrs. J. H Hauler have as their guest, Mrs. B. H. Shoup of Springfield, III. Mrs. Bhoup to a sister of Mr. Hat tier, who lives In the Marquam district. Legion 4 n tyuv-i:1 'J y ?f -- a DR. A. W. SIMMONS Silverton- Prominent In the arrangements for the third aerial circus of the American Legion are Dr. A. Ships of many types are on the field RED HILL BIRTHDAY CLUB GIVES PARTY Rosedale Members of the Red Hill Birthday club and their fam ilies celebrated the Fourth with a picnic supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bamett of Sunny side. The supper was served out of doors under the trees, after which games were enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cole went to their summer home at Newport for the holiday. Albert Bates and grandson, Al fred, have been spending several days here. They have returned to their home at Tillamook. Robert McGilchrist has traded a part of his farm for a service sta tion near the fair grounds. AFTERNOON AFFAIR 6IYEN AT MERRIC-KS Lincoln Honoring her daughter, Mrs, Dale Rldgeway of McMinnvlile and Mrs. Ralph C. Shepard, for merly a chum of Mrs. Rldgeway, Mrs. Thomas J. Merrick, gave a delightful afternoon party early this week. The living-rooms were tastefully decorated, with vases and baskets of Madonna lillies, red snapdrag ons and brae larkspur in attractive combinations. Conversation, games and fortune teHlng occupied the guests. Mrs. Ivan Merrick assisted the hostess in serving delicious re freshments. Guests present were Mrs. Ralph O. Shepard and daughter, Arden, Mrs. Dale Rldgeway (Reva Merrick) Mrs. Charles Purvine and Miss Margaret Purvine, Mrs. 8. H. Bar ker, Mrs. Clarence Merrick and son, Chester, Mrs. Iva Hewitt and little grandson, Bobby Ross, Mrs. Ivan Merrick and daughter and sen, Na omi and Norman, and the hostess, Mrs. T. J. Merrick. CLUB PROGRAM SET FOR STAYTON SOON Albany Four-H clubs of Linn and Marion counties In the vicinity of Stay ton will give a program at the Stayton theater, Friday, July 12, it has been announced by Mrs. r. Hemcyer, leader. Following the play a nle social will be held, with Uie public being invited to attend both, HINKLE CLAN MEETS Independence Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Walker, Miss Emma Kinkle and Ross Nelson were among those tending the 21 th annual reunion of the Hinkle clan In Cor va Ilia. There were about 125 present from dif ferent parts of the state. The re union was held In the city park. QUITS STATE SCHOOL Brush Creek Mrs. Marie Buness who has been employed at Salem at the state school for the deaf and dumb, has returned to Silverton where she Is at the home of her mother, Mrs. Anna K. Jensen. Mrs. Buness has been at Salem since the first part of May. HOLIDAY FKACEFl'L Stayton The Fourth of July passed very peacefully at Stayton this year. Stayton nor any of the nearby towns celebrated this year, so the people scattered to various places, including Molalls, Greens bridge and the coast. A number of parties were made up and took to the river banks for their outings. PARTY AT SPRINGS Stayton Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Crab tree, Mr. and Mrs. J. L, Hiegmund. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Smith. J. W. Mayo and Stewart Mayo formed a party and spent the Fourth at Breitenbush Hot Springs. CATTM MAN CALLS Mt. Angel J. W. SnodgnuB, a cat tle buyer from Portervtlle, Calif., was a guest recently at the C. J. Bemiiig home. He also visited with Lawrence Thomas, who has charge of the Mt. Angel college dairy. GRAIN FIELDS CALL ML Ansel Louts Roesch left on a motor trip to Minnesota where he expects to work in the grain fields. He will visit Yellowstone Park and North Dakota points enroute. GUEST AT MER RICKS Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mer rick bad as their guest Monday. D. C. Walker of Arizona, an old-time friend of theirs when they lived at BuelL CROSS HAVE SOPf Silverton An eight pound boy was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Bud Cross at the Silverton hospital Friday af ternoon. The Cross' live on Grant street This to their first child. Airport Popular Place W. N. AKBUTHNOT W. Simmons, left; W. N. Arbuthnot for the week-end affair. PROGRAM OF WEST SALEM CHURCH FULL West Salem Rev. William Bur- goyne of La Grande, will preach in Ford Memorial church Sunday morning at the usual hour. Miss Sarah Bridgeman will sing. Miss Bridgeman will leave this city Mon day morning for Pasadena, Calif., where she expects to reside for the next year or two. Rev. Meredith Groves will preach in the evening. The sermon subject will be "Christian Unity." There will be special music by local and outside talent. Among the numbers will be a piano solo by Miss Ruth Bedford. The Sunday school board will meet Monday night, July 8 at 8 o' clock. All members are urged to be present. The W, F. M. S. will hold Its monthly meeting at the parsonage, with Mrs. M, A. Groves, Patterson avenue and Edgewater street, on Wednesday alter noon. The regular prayer meeting ser vice will be held at the church on Thursday at 8 pa DAMAGE CASE ENDS BEFORE JUDGE KELLY Albany The case of Clytie Goodland versus the Doernbecker Manufacturing company, was dis missed by Judge Percy R. Kelly, who heard the case in his cham bers, in favor of the defendant Charles Flsk of Albany was the driver of the truck which hit Miss Ooodiander's car. The plaintiff in her complaint asked for 58,200 damages, stating that she lost time from her work to the amount of $2,700, her physi cian's fees were $500 and she asked for a general sum of $5,000. In her complaints the plaintiff stated that on September 13, 1928, Flsk drove the Doernbecker truck in a careless aud negligible manner causing her to be forced into a ditcn on the Pacific highway near Salem. GUESTS AT ZENA Zena Guests recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Worth- ington have been Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weber of Salem, and another day, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lloyd and daughter, Marie, of Portland. W. J. Lloyd was an old-time friend of the Worthlngtons, whom they had not seen for 13 years, and had so changed since they last saw him that they did not recognize him un til he introduced himself. UNDERDAUL RETURNING Brush Creek Mrs. Gilbert Un- derdahl has received word that her husband left Montana on July 3 en route for Silverton. He to driving in the company of another man as far as Seattle from where he will come by train. Underdahl went to Montana early this spring to take care of his farm which he has there. COMES FROM GERMANY Aurora Mrs. Alfred Forkel, nee Clara Mueckcl, and daughter Anna Mane from Hamburg, Germany, visited friends In Aurora last week. She is visiting her brothers Hugo and Carl of Portland. The Muecke family are old residents of Aurora and have many friends here. While here she called at the homes of Mrs. Charles Snyder and George Miller. Mrs. Forkel Intends return ing to Germany in October, ATTENDS FRAT MEET Silverton Ronald and Max Hubbs, sons of Mr. and Mrs, George W. Hubbs, drove up from San Fran cisco Tuesday to spend some time with their parents. He was return ing from the convention of the A. T. O. fraternity ef which be was a delegate from W. of O. and stopped off at San Francisco to drive up with his brother. He re turned to Eugene Friday when he to employed with the university, end Max will remain at home for a lew weeks' vacation. AURORA FOURTH QUIET Aurora Aurora spent a very quiet Fourth with many families going to Molalla and Oregon City. The fire works drew a very large crowd both evenings and were unusually good. REUNION IS HELD Amity Mr. and Mrs, T. W. Dtc key atended family reunion plc nio near Sheridan Thursday. T W CHAS. REYNOLDS sponsored by Delbert Reeves post and Charles Reynolds, all of Silverton. FROLIC IS ENJOYED NEAR WOELK PLACE Lincoln A group of young peo ple assembled on the banks of the Willamette on the Woelk place and enjoyed an evening of swimming, water sports and fireworks. In the group were Irene and Ver non Windsor, Byron Purvine, Mor ris Shepard, Sadie Schubert, Velma, Ted and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woelk, imogene and Anna Mae Airman Mary Hackett, Lorlcn Walling. Irene Bradford. Claude Walling, Harold and Clyde French, Elaz Fisher and Jesse Walling. SMITH'S CHILDREN HOME FOR HOLIDAY Silverton All of the A. H. Smith children are gathered at the par ental home for a week at least. Beryl and Kathryn from Medford, Gladys from Pine Ridge, Theodore from Shreveport, Louisiana, and Ethel at home. They all spent Wednesday In Portland. Friday morning Kathryn went to Portland to visit her school friend. Fern Anderson, who was graduated from the Iramanuel hos pital this spring, and who lived here until she finished high school. The same day Gladys and her husband. Floyd Klrcher, Beryl and Ethel, mo tored to Jantzen beach for an out ing. Theodore Shattuc, a brother of Mrs. Smith, who had been their house guest for the past week, re turned to his home in Chicago on Thursday. Mrs. J. Jenkins and son. Gordon, of Seattle, ""who have also been vis iting at the Smith home left Thurs day morning. MT. ANGEL GUESTS Mt. Angel Mrs. Mary Oswald of Portland is spending the week here at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Oswald. Mrs. Otto Oswald Is re cuperating from a recent operation. Mrs. Anna Wlndlshar has as her guest this week, her son, Frank WlndLthar of McMinnvlile. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hughes (Loretta Terhaar) of Portland, were guests at the home of Mrs. Hughes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Terhaar. IMPROVES PROPERTY Amity The blacksmith shop on the property recently purchased by R. R. Massey on Trade street Is being torn down and the lot will be improved at once. The build ing on part of this property is ncaring completion and will be used as an addition to the super service station adjoining it. I GUEST AT LARSONS Brush Creek Ruby Larson of Seattle. Wash., is a guest at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Larson. il pho... ELSSNORE Por. I far.'???.r "The Iist Always" mammJUj j jPfJ NOW! FOR 4 BIG DAYS! T 1 i T SEE . . . HEAR "The Idol of France" l J wC Go E3Stripn, H has k'ilv 'iP rtrlz fjr V I Tha 3,arvel" M f' fifi J 100 All-i I A f T t I Talking; and J5T j I iV 'j S'ig-and I --oS". I Sensation 1 J Also " -NfearC XI "JwT, Vacatlo" , Jt flN I rath, gonad N.w 1 . rZsJf If f I Ii. CARLOS MKIKR at th OrgaiW jfg PIONEER WOMAN OF W009BURN IS BURIED FRIDAY Wood bum At the Presbyterian church, which she had faithfully served for almost forty years, Im pressive funeral services were held Friday morning at ten o'clock for Mrs. Estella Mcehberger, who pass ed away at her home Tuesday af ternoon alter a short illness. The chancel of the church was a garden of fragrant Dloom where a, pro fusion of floral pieces from relatives and friends were massed. The ser mon was preached by her pastor. Rev. Henry O. Hanson and solos were sung by Mrs. Jack Hanson, with Mrs. J. W. Richards at the piano. Pall bearers were H. U Gill, Hiram Overton, Henry Layman, Fred L. Hall, George H. Beebe and S. W. Harper, Interment was in Belle Pass! cemetery beside the grave of her husband. i Estella Mack was born May 10, 1847 in Pennsylvania and crossed i the plains with her parents, W. O. I and Loiza Mack, when 6 years of age. She was the last known sur vivor of the train of 150 people who drove their ox teams across the plains in the fall of 1852. Her first home was where the town of Macksburg in Clackamas county now stands and there she met and later married Charles F. Moshber ger in 1888, who passed away five years ago. A few years after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Moshberger left Clack amas county and made their home in Hubbard. Later they moved to Wood burn, where they resided for about 40 years. To this union there were five children born. Or son A. of Portland; Loiza M. Ogle, deceased, Laurence and Eugene of Woodburn, and Ramon of Palo Al to, Calif., all of whom were present during her last illness. She was stricken with apoplexy on June 21 and the last call came on July 2. ueside ner children she leaves the following brothers, Arthur L. Mack of Stayton, Ramon W. and Cecil C. Mack of Big Sandy. Mon tana, Morley T. Mack of Longview, wash., Koscoe o. Mack of Milwau kee, Oregon, and one sister. Mrs. Ola Ogle of Canby, Oregon. She also leaves 17 grandchildren and two great grand children and a host of friends. She united with the Pres byterian church at Woodburn In 1890, soon after its organization end was its oldest member In point of continuous membership, she was also a charter member of the Ladies Aid society. SCIO MEN FINED ON LIQUOR COUNT Albany Anton, Kebza. Sclo and Frank Studntcka, also of Sclo wer arrested Thursday night at Sclo by Linn county officers and charged with possession of liquor. Kebaa and Studnlcka appeared In justice court Friday morning and entered DleM of guilty to the charges. Kebza was fined $94 and costs and Studnlcka tlOO and costs. They both paid then- fines. Oeorge L. Carroll, was brought to Albany by Sheriff Herbert Shelton. Thursday on a warrant charging larceny by balllee. L. V. Hall, Sa lem, representing the Singer Sew ing machine company, signed the warrant, stating that on February S, Carroll made away with a 1190 sewing machine. Carroll, It la un derstood Is a former sewing ma chine salesman. He Is being held In the county Jail awaiting trial In the justice court. WALLING FAMILY HAS OUTING NEAR RIVER Lincoln A picnic waa enjoyed on th banks of tlx Willamette when members of the Walling family gathered to celebrate the Fourth together. A big bonfire and picnic supper was enjoyed and fireworks and two big freesers of home-made ice cream added to the festivities. In the group were Mr. and Mrs. Tracey Walling and daughters, Jau nlta, Thelma, Genevieve, Dorothy, and Marian, Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Walling and daughter, Faye, Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacDoweli of San Diego, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walling of Salem, and Mrs. George Boyd and daughters, Edudell and MerrOynn. WEST SALEM FOURTH PROVES VERY QUIET West Salem West Salem was very quiet on the Fourth of July, many residents going out of town. A num ber of them availed themselves of the holiday by motoring to the coast. Several went fishing. A few attended picnics at a distance while others had family or neighborly ga theriags at or near home. Among th latter was one by the family of ajayor and Mrs. C. E. Greene and children, Mr. and Mrs. S. Pfctfauf, Mr. and Mrs. Ray J. Stumjw, Mr. and Mrs. npencer Greene and Mrs. Blaln Hanks and children. Another was at the Billings-Mc-Adams home. Guests were Mrs. Bill ings, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Brock. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bedford, Misses Betty and Ruth Bedford and Lottie McAdams. Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Groves and son Meredith motored to Oregon City Tuesday for a visit and dn to Portland where they were overnight guests of friends. They returned home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gosser and sons Winston and Jackie, and Miss Helen Gosser started Thursday on a two weeks vacation going by auto. They expect to take In a number of Oregon summer resorts and have taken a trailer along to carry their camping equipment. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbel Young and children went up to Albany Wed nesday evening and were guests ov er the Fourth of Mrs. Young's par ents. INSTALLATION HELD Scotts Mills Tuesday evening was Installation of officers at Ivy Re bekah lodge, but owing to the busy season only a few of the officers were present to be Installed. After the closing of lodge those present enjoyed refreshments of Ice cream and cake. scsaiBaaav The Better Entertainment LAST TIMES TODAY Plenty of time to see the Isst Show after Band Concert! VITAPHONR ACTS MOVIKTONH NKW9 Sunday at Silverton I -, Jt , -mj T- : - T7T75, , One of the Gliders That Will Participate in Silverton's Third Annual Air Carnival SUNDAY, JULY Jih Balloon Bursting Contest, Races, Parachute Jumps Sponsored by Silverton American Legion Aviation Ball at the Silverton Armory Tonite GRANGES ENJOY SHORT HOLIDAY NEAR WEBFOOT Dayton Many Dayton residents spent th. Fourth at Hirtera camp al the Junction of the Yamhill and Willamette riven. Others were at the picnic at the recently acquired haU and grounds In the Webfoot neigh borhood under the auspices of the Yamhill county granges. "America1 was sung by a male quartet composed of Oeorge Thompson, Bert Thompson, Ed Orabenhorst and Elmer Jackman. Rev. Roy W. Nelson, pastor of Mc Minnvlile Presbyterian church de livered the address. John Eckman of McMinnvlile impersonated Uncle Sam. Other numbers on the program were furnished by the Webtoot grange. Reading. Myrtle Bejaul: violin solo, Mrs. Will Crltsser, ac companied by Mrs. H. May: song by the male quartet; flag drill by u gins, vocal solo. Miss F. Bing ham; reading, Mrs. Will Criteser: song. Mrs. Alton Vernon. Miss Bingham. Ed Orabenhorst and El mer Jackman. A basket lunch was served at noon. A ball game between Hopewell and Pulonvale win played in the Always "The Better COMING mdM&i FOB ONE STARTS THIS SUNDAY For Four Big Days afternoon. Hopewell winning 1 to At Wheatland a group of 40 peo ple gathered from several sur rounding neighborhoods and en Joyed boat riding and swimming and a picnle dinner and the same group enjoyed a display of fire works In the evening at the Martin Braat horn. . OUTING IS ENJOYED BY SUNDAY SCHOOL West Salem The Joint picnic of the West Salem and Pratum Sunday schools held at Pratum on the Fourth was very well attended, thir ty or more motoring out from here. There was a program In the morn ing a( which Dr. A. S. Hisey of the eastern district gave an address. A dinner was served on long tables at the noon hour. Many races and games of various kinds were enjoyed during the afternoon. Two games of ball between the two Sunday school teams were won by the Pratum nine. A game between married and unmarried men was played with the young men com ing out the victors. GUESTS IN AMITY Amity Mr. and Mrs. El don Brown and family of Portland, spent the Fourth In Amity at the home of their mother, Mrs. M. E. Brown. Entertainment" Daring explorers at the mer cy of aa nnseen power! Hair-raising mystery ot 1000 thrills and shivers! SINGING SUCCis July 14th BIO WKFK .r i. it -