FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1930
EXCLUSIVE NEWS DISPATCHES
WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEWS
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
PAGE THREE
OLEO PROTESTS
DEMAND ACTION
FOR SILVERTON
Silverton Wednesday evening's
meeting of the local Community
club was one of the best and most
enthusiastic ever held here. The
meeting was opened with a banquet
served by the women of the Metho
dist church and the evening's en
tertainment by Superintendent
Robert Ooetz, who had a sextet
from both the senior high girls' and
boys' glee clubs to furnish several
selections.
Prof. Kramer of the senior high
made several remarks regarding the
tournament to be held here In
March and Ooetz. told of the good
music did in the schools.
Attorney Alf O. Nelson reported
on the Boy Scouts' committee, say
ing excellent progress had been
made in this line. He called on
Ooetz, who -told of the Scout move
ment to raise $6,300 in the county
for the 14 troops and that the $300
to be raised by Silverton was a fair
amount. The fourteen troops are
from Silverton, Salem, Woodburn,
Stayton, Mill City, Independence,
Turner and Jefferson. The teachers
here assessed themselves one per
cent of their monthly salary to ap
ply to the Scout fund.
Dr. P.- A. Loar reported from the
roads committee that they had met
with the county court and had an
agreement to survey the Waldo
Hills part of the Stayton-Silverton
road as a state highway, and that
the program was uncertain as to the
amount of market roads that are to
be built this year and as to loca
tions which now are indefinite.
On the general committee. Dr.
Arthur Simmons reported that 72
per cent of the oleo was used In
the country where the dairy pro
ducts were produced and that a
campaign would be waged against
the use of the substitutes.
The chairman of the membership
committee, Alf O. Nelson, called the
attention of the chamber to the
rule that two free memberships be
given to each community club and
urged that the, same courtesy be ex
tended to the Grange organizations
in the vicinity. This committee also
urged that from time to time O. S.
C. speakers be invited to come here
and give talks on the subjects of in
terest to this community.
The rural community committee
reported through L. O. Hadley that
his family was not an oleo user and
that this subject would be taken
up at his club of the Silverton Hilte.
Oscar Johnson of Evans Valley
club stated that the farmers In his
district specialized on one particu
lar product and cut out haphazard
growing products. He said that to
stop the milk and cream wagons, not
let them go any further, would
keep our products where they are
produced.
Alvin Krugg of the Brusn Creek
club said they would like to see the
community have to pay the same
amount for oleo as for butter.
Frank Bower of the Waldo Hills
club sadi he had been too busy try
ing to figure out how to make ai
nmfft aii tntllr at 1 AA a vallnn in
prepare a speech, but that he is not
a user of oleo and would not use
it for axle grease for his wagon. He
further stated that at . the coast
where his brother resides, 65 per
cent oleo was sold and that the
grange has cut it to 10 per cent.
Dahl of Bethany club said that
district to well fixed for roads; ber
ries and dairying being the princi
pal products.
The Silverton Hills club is to ex
change visitations with the various
community clubs so as to be in clos
er touch with their work and
methods.
Silverton committees appointed
to visit other clubs are as follows:
Silverton Hills club, Ed Banks
and E. C. Olson; Evans Valley club,
Ed Adams and M. Peele; Beth
any club. Dr. A. J. McConnel and
Mike Storruste; Brush Creek club,
H. B. Allen and Thad Lukens;
Waldo Hills club, James Campbell
and Ernest Ekman.
The membership committee re
ported by Ooetz stated that one new
member had been taken In and
that the committee is going to en
roll every business man who has
once been enrolled, If possible, and
get as many new ones as possible.
The publicity committee made
two recommendations that the
chamber decide by motion not to
respond to any solicitors without a
card from the club and that all
outside advertising concerns be re
quired to procure a card for solicit
ing for advertising.
A motion to issue cards to worth
while solicitors was made and car
ried. The finance committee reported
$63 In the treasury.
Entertainment committee ap
pointed for next meeting consists of
Roscoe Jenkins and Cat Schlador.
Oscar Loe reported on the nut
industry and reported conditions
thrifty and lots of room for more
plantings as the soil here is ideal
for this purpose. He further stated
that Oregon nuts sell at a premium
over California nuts, and that the
production here Is one-third more
per acre than in California.
Mike Storruste talked for the
fruit and berries committee, stating
that soil here for raising fruits and
berries of all kinds Is 100 per cent
fine and that the acreage should
be Increased, also that more beans
should be raised. He also stated
that a larger cannery Is needed
here. He said that one acre of
beans In the North 81de addition
brought the grower nearly $800 last
aeason.
Prank Riches of the livestock
committee stated that this s-ctton
was well adapted to the raising
and feeding of sheep and hogs and
beef cattle; that the logged-off hiW
land was fine for grazing.
During the discussions. It was
stated that an implement house
was needed here as farmers want
ing some repair parts or new ar
ticles must go to Salem or Mt
Angel.
Father Scherbrlng stated that he
Is deeply Interested in the chamber
and that he is especially interest
ed In the proposed Cascade high
way and will do all he can to help
this project along.
J. Aim seated that the merchant
have been put on the carpet for
selling oleo but that this question
has two sides, and that if the
farmer wouldn't buy It, the grocer
wouldn't sell it.
Jenkins made a motion to appoint
a committee to stop the advertising
of oleo and to stop the sale of
same here, which was carried.
Plans are under way for dollar
day for merchants here; the date
to be given later.
Several of the surrounding com
munity clubs were represented as
follows: Silverton Hi 11a, L. O. Had
ley; Evans Valley, Oscar Johnson;
Bethany, Anton Dahl; Brush Creek.
Alvin Krugg; Waldo Hills, Frank
Bowers; Evergreen, Fred Knight.
CUTTINGS HOST
TO BAND GROUP
Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Cutting, managers of the Hubbard
Mineral Springs, were hosts to the
Hubbard community band at the
weekly ensemble playing Wednes
day evening. The rehearsal and
party was held in the hotel lobby
with the hotel guests and person
nel as audience and participants.
Thirty-five members of the band
and the director, Dr.A. F, de Les
pinasse responded to the Invitation
issued several weeks ago. Che en
semble playing consisted of popu
lar and operatic selections with
several pieces of sight reading
work. One solo was played by
Franklin de Lesplnasse. The com
position is arrayed as a theme song
with variations for the baritone,
with band accompaniment.
Among the hotel guests were
Secretary of State Hal E. Hoss and
Mrs. Hoss from Salem, who had
been dinner guests of Dr. P. O. and
Dr. Ethel Riley at the hotel, Dr.
and Mrs. Riley, Hy Everding,
and Thomas Sheridan.
At the close of the playing re
freshments were served to all pres
ent. The lobby floor was cleared
and an hour was spent in dancing
with Dr. de Lesplnasse at the
piano.
KIWANiS AND COLLEGE
HEAR NORBLAD SPEAK
Albany Governor A. W. Norblad
appeared before two large audi
ences In Albany Thursday, when
he addressed the Albany Klwanis
club and the Albany college stt
dent body. His address before the
Klwanis club dealt with the re
sources of Oregon and the mani
fold opportunities for their devel
opment. O. E. Pinnerty superintendent of
Albany's .public school system in
troduced Governor Norblad. Supt.
Pinnerty and Governor Norblad
were friends in Astoria.
TWENTY YEAR CLUB
INITIATES NENDEL
Woodburn Arista Nendel. local
manager of the P. E. P. company,
was one of the 111 members taken
in to the Twenty Year club at the
banquet given at the Elks' temple in
Portland Saturday evening and was
presented with a twenty-year pin,
having been twenty years in the
employ of that company, all of
which time he has spent In Wood
burn with the exception of the year
of 1905 during which he was trans
ferred to Silverton.
WILLIAM COOK
FUNERAL RITE
AT WOODBURN
Woodburn Funeral services for
William Sprague Cook, who died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. L.
D. Lenon at Monitor Sunday, were
held at the E. N. Hall chapel in
Woodburn Thursday morning at 11
o'clock.
The sermon was preached ' by
Rev. D." J. Oillanders of the Moni
tor Congregational church and
music was by a quartet, Mrs. H.
M. Biberstein, Mr. and Mrs. T. O.
Thornton and Ivan Nelson, all of
Monitor with Mrs. O. L. Jensen of
Monitor at the piano. A solo was
sung by Mr. Thornton. Pallbear
ers were A. A. 8chneider, P. 8.
Hart, O. C. Perdue, Alvin Perdue,
W. P. Smith and P. O. Sturve.
The concluding services were at
the Portland crematorium at 2
o'clock where the Impressive ritu
alistic services of the I. O. O. P.
lodge were given by Rock Creek
lodge No. 164.
Cook, whose home was In south
ern California, came to the home
of his daughter at Monitor last
June where he had been ill for
seven months. He was 77 years of
age and is survived by his widow
and five children. Mrs. L. D. Len
on of Monitor, Mrs. B. C. Granger,
Los A,eles; Mrs. Leon Lavan. San
Diego; James and Bert Cook of
Los Angeles.
MRS, LYDIA LEWIS
IS BURIED FRIDAY
Independence Mrs. Lydia Lewis
died at the family residence, 212 Al
bert street, February 19, after an
illness of several years.
She was born in Lebanon In 1861.
Her parents came to this country in
1859 and there were nine children
in the family. She kas married to
Rueben Lewis in October 1927.
There are no children. Besides her
husband she is survived by two
brothers, James Troxel of this city
and Charles Troxel of Oregon City.
Graveside services and burial were
held at Summit cemetery under the
direction of the Keeney funeral
home Friday at 1:30 o'clock.
Rev. R. M. Ounter of the Baptist
church was officiating pastor.
JUVENILE GRANGE
TO BE REORGANIZED
Rlckreall The local Orange held
a novel meeting Wednesday eve
ning at the hall with the men en
tertaining the women at a special
meeting called to ascertain the work
and program of the ensuing year.
It was decided to reorganize the
Juvenile Grange. Mrs. Carr Is to
be in charge.
Refreshment were served by the
committee composed of P. E. Pence,
Ora Lantz, G. G. Hewitt, J. E. Co
vllle, O. W. .Kellogg, E. A. Sten
son. The men served washed
dishes and cleaned up.
MOORES HAVE GIRL
Mill City Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Moore are the parents of an eight
pound frlrl born Wednesday
SHERIDAN VISITED !
. BY DALLAS CHOIR
Dallas Upon the request of
Adrian Bias, who Is song leader at
the revival services held in the
Christian church at Sheridan, 28
members from the local Christian
church choir chartered a bus and
made the trip to Sheridan and re
turn Tuesday evening to aid in the
singing at the Sheridan church. D.
L. Penhollow was in charge of the
group as he is director of the local
choir,
SOCIETYlLDS
ITS ELECTIONS
Gervals The Ladles' Missionary
society met in the assembly hall ot
the church Wednesday afternoon
when a pleasant meeting was held
with an election of officers.
Mrs. Scott Jones was elected pres
ident; Mrs. H. Grafious, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Robert Harper, secretary;
Mrs. A. R. Siegmund, treasurer;
Mrs. Jennie Booster, secretary of
missionary education; Mrs. James
Brehaute, literature secretary, and
Mrs. R. S. Marshal, secretary of
over-sea sewing.
After election of officers the les
son topic was studied, which per
tained to the American Indian while
the foreign topic was Corea. A solo
was sung by Mrs. Herman Jelderk
and devotional was led by Mrs.
Grafious. Mrs. G. J. Moisan and
Mrs. Sumner Stevens were hostess
es for the meeting and served de
licious refreshments.
Members present were Mrs. Wil
liam Allsup, Mrs. Irve Cutsforth,
Mrs. John Cutsforth, Mrs. Ross
Cutsforth. Mrs. Henry Grafious,
Mrs. Robert Harper, Mrs. John Har
per, Mrs. Herman Jelderk, Mrs. Scott
Jones, Mrs. Vern Jones, Mrs. S. D.
Manning, Mrs. A. B. Minaker, Mrs.
G. J. Moisan, Mrs. Ida Schwab,
Mrs. Clarence Sawyer, Mrs. A. R.
Siegmund, Mrs. Sumner Stevens,
Mrs. O. T. Wadsworth. Mrs. George
Wynn, Mrs. I. V. McAdoo and Mrs.
Francis Stockton.
OLD SUPERINDENDENT
OF RAILROAD DIES
Albany Funeral services were
held In Albany Friday morning
from St. Mary's church for John
H. Stevens, 73, Albany resident,
who died In Portland Wednesday.
Burial was made In the Riverside
cemetery. Stevens was at one
time, during his many years of
service In the employe of railroad
companies, superintendent of the
Corvallis & Eastern Railway com
pany. Stevens Is survived by his widow,
two sons and a daughter. The
sons are Marvin Stevens of Port
land, and J. E. Stevens of Eugene,
and the daughter, Mrs. Frank
Plinsky, Eugene.
FARM TALKS GIVEN
FRUITLAND school
Pratum There was a farmers'
mass meeting at Fruitland school
Thursday night for the purpose of
discussing the farm problem, its re
lation to the farm board and the
new agricultural marketing act. A
representative of the farmers' union
addressed the meeting.
A roman iron mine was discovered
recently on the estate of Lord Ble
dlsloe at Gloucestershire, England.
flmfs a stack ofhotcalm
got to doyvitkcL (BADSIDIEES ?
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Hotiakes just off the griddle are at their tendered. Then'
the lime to eat them when they're hot. And vegetables just
from a garden arc at their tendercst. Then is the time to eat
them, top when the radishes are solid, crvp. When the
tomatoes sparkle as Ton peel them, and you can (lice them
smooth and thin.
Have a kitchen garden and enjoy all your vegetable! at their
climax-time, when thry are most tender and sweet, riant
Ferry " purebred Seeds. These have abundant life inside.
They are what their name nays purebred. Generation! of the
seeds that finally became these seeds produced vegetables and
flowers approaching perfection.
. Ferry'a Seeds are at the "store around the corner." A few ,
packets will show what your own yard can grow but you
will want more than few packets when yon look over Ferry
5eed Annual. Vith this, your garden can produce from early,
radish time till frot, when crisp, white celery can last clear on
till spring againl For the Annual, write to D. 51. Ferry & Co,
500 Paul Avenue, San Francisco, California.
. I.-THI OAtDlNII HAS NO ItCONB CHANCt. PLANT THI KIT.
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F E K KV S p urehrec S l l D S
ACADEMY WILL
PRESENT PLAY
TWICE SUNDAY
Mt. Angel Members of the
fourth year high at Mt. Angel
academy will present a three act
comedy, "Cupids and Calories,"
Sunday at 2 and 8 o'clock In the
academy auditorium.
The play deals with several inci
dents in the lives of some of the
"victims" of a boarding house In the
city for working girls. Rose Marie
Compeau takes the role of house
mother, while Dorothy Buchtmann
is watsie, an elderly boarder and
dressmaker. Marian Holmes fur
nishes the fun as the pleasingly
plump and much abused Spud, who
leads a life of misery due to the fact
that there are calories to count.
Other girls of the house, or "hen
coop" as it Is commonly called, are
Val, Bunny, Hannah, Jean Margar
et, and Nat, featuring Dorothy
Murphy, Lucille Traviss, Mary Ed-
gerton, Louise Butsch, Amanda
Schwab and Carola May,
When evervthine seems dark to
the girls, Mildred Schmidt as Phll
lippa Oraydon, a society girl, for
tunately steps in at the right time
and saves the day. Helen Weber
takes the part of Sudsie, the Irish
general help of the boarding house:
and Eleanor Heft, that of Hortense,
miss urayoons French maid.
WOMEN'S CLUB PLAY
OFFERED SATURDAY
Hubbard The programs for the
Women's club play, "Her Honor,
the Mayor," have been printed. The
cast is comprised of Ivan Stewart,
R. C. Painter, J. R. Bid good, Mrs.
Ivan Stewart, Mrs. George Gar
land, Mrs. L. A. Beckman, Mrs. W.
S. McMannis, Mrs. Neva McKen
zle. The director is Mrs. J. R.
Bid good.
The play will be given Saturday
evening at the city hall. Special
music has been prepared by the
Hubbard high school orchestra un
der the direction of Dr. A. F. de
Lesplnasse. The orchestra will be
augumented for the evening by
several of the band members.
The candy booth will be presided
over by Mrs. Ella Car, who will be
assisted by Mrs. Cora Smith and
Mrs. Sadie Rich. The advance
ticket sale promises a large house.
REHEARSAL CANCELLED
Aumsville Owing to sickness of
some of the members of the orches
tra, practice was postponed until
next week. The members in the
orchestra are: Owen Martin, Lu
cille Ruettgers, Wonne Pic-Kell,
Harold Witcraft, Willis Keithley,
Wayne Ransom and John Prospal.
WALDO HILLS PLAY .
AGAIN POSTPONED
Waldo Hills The Waldo Hills
community club play which was set
for Friday evening, has been post
poned until Saturday evening,
March 1. The postponement was
because of he firemen's dance to
be heldat Silverton on that eve
ning and many of the club mem
bers had expressed their desire to
attend this dance.
CHAPTER HALL
IS REDECORATED
Independence The ladies' recep
tion room, dining room and kitchen
of the Masonic hall are being re
papered and re-decorated and will
be ready for use when the grand
conductress, Mrs. Minnie White, ar
rives for chapter-inspection.
A committee of women from the
Eastern Star assisted in selecting
color schemes for the several rooms
and the rooms present a very at
tractive appearance. W. P. Campbell
and F. W. Berry, local painters are
doing the decorating.
A few weeks ago the trustees of
Lyon lodge, A. F. & A. M. had the
main hall and assembly rooms done
over and this further Improvement
was made possible by the aid of the
Eastern star chapter.
GATHERWOOD RITES
FROM MILL CITY
Mill City John W. Catherwood.
80, died at the home of his son, A.
F. Catherwood. Catherwood was a
native of Indiana but moved to Mill
City 19 years ago. He v as a mem
ber of the local - Presbyterian
church.
Catherwood leaves one son, A. F.
Catherwood; four grandsons. Earl,
Cecil, Dwight and Woodrow, all of
Mill City; two sisters. Mrs. Mary S.
Swan, of Mill City, Mrs. J. T. Stev
ens and one brother, O. W. Cath
erwood, both living in Oklahoma.
Funeral services are to be held at
the Presbyterian church. Rev. Gray
officiating.
KILL KARE KLUB
GUEST AT DAYTON
Dayton Mrs. Vernon Foster en
tertained the Kill Kare Klub at her
home near Dayton Wednesday aft
ernoon. Mesdames H. H. Clark,
Oscar Dower, Wiley Emmert, W. E.
Foster, George Heseler, L. D.
Krake, Herman Louis, Carl Mit
chell, Alfred Sweeney, R. V. Waldo,
Mrs. Foster, assisted by Mrs. Her
Gcorge Webster and the hostess.
Mrs. Foster was assisted by Mrs.
Herman Louis and Mrs. George
Webster in serving refreshments.
The next meeting will be at the
George Webster home.
FUTURE FARMER
ORATORS START
CONTEST TALKS
Silverton Earl R. Cooley called I
at the Smith-Hughes agricultural :
department of the- Silverton high !
school this week. Cooley w the
newly appointed state supervisor of
agricultural education, with head
quarters in Salem.
During the day's visit of class
work and shop practice, Cooley was
also able ' to attend the weekly
meeting of the -local chapter of the
Future Farmers of America and
spoke briefly on the national scope
and history of this organization,
which now has over 30,000 members
scattered in every state . in the
Union.
After the meeting and business
session, the program committee took
charge and called upon four more
boys who are among those trying
out in the local F. F. A. oratorical
contest. Tnose speaking were Ar
thur Brown and Charles Schmle
decke on "The value of the F. F. A.
thrift movement"; Clifton Hadley
on "The value of the development
of modern machinery," and John
nie Nicol on "The spirit of fellow
ship as stimulated by the F. F. A.
movement."
From among the 27 members of
the local chapter, one member will
be chosen to represent Silverton in
the district oratorical contest of
Smith-Hughes departments In the
Willamette valley, which will oc
cur in March. Two other districts
will hold contests, .one group of
schools in southern Oregon and one
in eastern Oregon. Winners of the
three districts plan to hold a state
contest this spring, in April or May,
while at Corvallis for the annual
Smith-Hughes week-end and the
state meeting of the entire Oregon
chapter of Future Farmers of
America. Here the state F. F. A.
oratorical winner will be selected.
The state winner of the contest
will be sent to Phoenix, Ariz., this
summer, representing Oregon in
the regional contest among the
eleven western states, while the
winner of this contest will then be
sent to Kansas City, Mo., next fall
during the time of the American
Royal Livestock show, when the na
tional Future Farmer oratorical
contest will be held. It Is at this
time and place also that the na
tional meeting of the Future Farm
ers of America Is held.
ILLNESS AT SITTONS
Unlonvale Dick Sitton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. P. K. Sitton, who has been
bedfast with a severe cold, is worse.
A physician was called Thursday
morning because of extreme pains
in his stomach. At the same time,
Allen Stoutenburg, one year old eon
of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Stouten
burg, Portland and grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Sitton Is ill with bronchial
pneumonia at his home, according
to word received nre Thursday
Buster
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Continues
All styles
Women's Shoes
On Sale
SEE OUR
Hosiery
Special
2 Pairs
For
$1.95
v (Chiffon weight)
Buster Brown
Shoe Store
Keep Smiling
with Rellys
The Kind of
Tires That Your Car
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SPRINGFIELD
Believe it or not---
Kellys are priced to compete with ordinary tires
Let these prices prove it.
BALLOONS
4.40 x 21 .
4.50 x 21 ,
4.50 x 20
4.75 x 20
5.00 x 19
5.25 x 2l
5.50 x 19
6.00 x 20
Kelly Buckeye
... S 8.25 6.30
..... 9.20 6.95
, 8.85 6.90
i .. 10.65 8.35
I 11.00 8.85
; 13.65 10.95
14.10 11.35
" 13.95 13.20
HIGH-PRESSURE
Kelly
30 x VA Reg $ tt
30 x 3', 0. S . 7.25
32 x 4 6 ply 13.90
Truck Sizes
30 x 5 H. D. 6 riy ...'J.... $22.80
30 x 5 H. D. 8 Ply 1 28.40
32 x 6 H. D. 8 Ply 36 00
32 x 6 II. I). 10 Ply 47.15.
Buckeye
$ 5.30
5.60
11.15
All Other Sizes at Correspondingly Low Prices
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VALLEY MOTOR CO.
AUTMORUED FORD SALES ANO SERVICE
.. SALEM, ORE.,
Triangle Service Station
Cottage and Fairground Road
Smith & Townsend
Amotiated SlationH
Priem & Caspell
24th and State St.
Overgard's Service Sta.
21nt and Market St.
Capital Motors
330 N. High St.
Canon's Garage
R. F. D. No. 1, Salem, Ore.