SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1936 EXCLUSIVE NEWS dispatch GREATER WILLAMETTE VALLEY' NEWS BY SPEC1AL CORRESPONDENTS
BENTON COUNTY
ASKED TO HELP
FLOOD VICTIMS
Corvallis The Benton county
chapter of the Red Cross has been
assigned a quota of $500 to raise
for help In the relief of the victims,
of the great floods now sweeping
the east, according to a telegram
received by Dr. Eugene Kelley,
chairman of the county chapter
Friday morning. The telegram
came from Admiral Cury T. Gray
son, national Red Cross head. The
share for the entiie Pacific coast
was set yesterday at $275,000. Ore
gon's share is $21,625.
This is tho frist .time for several
years that Corvallis and Benton
county have been called upon to
contribute funds for the relief of
disaster sufferers, according to Mrs.
Roberta Cox, secretary of the Ben
ton county chapter.
Under the direction of Dr. B. W.
Wells, E. K. Weston and C. A. Bar
tell, members of the county dis
aster relief committee, arrange
ments for the solicitation of funds
in the county will be made im
mediately and the money will be
raised as soon as possible.
Corvallis The chemist either
controls chemical operations or is
occupied with research or both. Re
search is indlspensible in the de
velopment of new industries and
the improvement of old. This was
the declaration of Dr. Edward Bar
tow, president of the American
Chemical society, a Corvallis visi
tor Thursday, and the guest of
honor at a banquet in Hotel Ben
ton ast night, and the speaker at
a public lecture in the evening in
O.S.C. science hall on "Applications
of Chemistry to Industry." Dr.
Bartow is head .of the chemistry
department at the University of
Iowa, in a nationally known figure
in the world of science, and has a
long record of dislinguished service.
Alumni Entertained
At Holiday Program
Hazel Green A St. Patrick's day
program at the school with special
guests being a group ot aiumm, pri
mary room scholars and a few par-
ente. The program was held over
in order that the alumni might at
tend. Irene Wacken was program
chairman and was assisted by Tom
Yoshikai and Pumiko Kamayo.
Group singing opened the program
followed by a reading by Edgar
Vice; a two-act play. '"Treatment of
Books," with Charlotte Massie tak
ing the leading part, assisted by Tom
Yoshikai. Edgar vice, Donald Zle
llnski, Joe Yada, Marlon Wampler,
Stanley Fukai, Pumiko Kamayo,
Raymond Duda and Billy Woelke.
Several harmonica numbers were
given by a mixed quartet, Katherine
Montandon, Shirley Johnson,. Ed
ward Yada and Ward Miles.
Girl Reservists
Make Bed Spread
Stlverton Prances and Margaret
Higinbotham were hostesses to mem
bers of the senior Girl Reserves at
the weekly work session with the
members finishing the yo-yo bed
spread. Preparations were made for
the week of Girl Reserve observa
tions from April 19 to 26. Frances
Higinbotham is chairman of the
week's plans end Is to be assisted
by Edna Kreutz, Maxlne Morgan
and Louise Specht. Eva Sawyer will
entertain the girls at next week's
meeting at her home when practice
on the Reserve week program will be
outlined.
Schwabs Are Hosts
Mt. Angel Mr. and Mrs. Louis A
Schwab entertained at a dinner in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boy-
Ian of Stockton, Calif., and Mrs.
Clyde E. Llndsey of Ukiah, Calif., at
their home here Thursday evening.
Covers were placed for Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Boylan. Mrs. Clyde E. hind-
sey, Fred Schwab, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
P. Schwab, Mr. and Mrs. Leo A,
Schwab, Miss Charlotte Kruse, and
the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Louis A.
Schwab.
FIRE IN MIDST OF FLOOD
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Flamat roared through this oil company plant at Pittsburgh, Pa
at flood waters cut oft all approaches to the structure. Tht fire, thown
In tn atrial photo, wat in tht downtown arta. I Associated Preti
Pnoioj,
Chaplin Turns Frantic Mechanic
Charlie Chaplin as the frantic mechanic In "Modern Times,'
drawn by Hy Rubin. The film is released through United Artists
and opens today at the Grand theatre.
AFTERNOON PROFITS
AID GRANGER GROUP
Brush College The Brush College
grange home economics club spent
a profitable afternoon making ap
rons and pot holders at the home of
Mrs. O. D. Adams on the Wallace
road Thursday. A noon luncheon
preceded sewing and a brief business
meeting, presided over by Mrs. Cory
don L. Blodgett, who was elected as
president at the last meeting.
Plans were made for a spring pro
gram when the quilt, which the club
recently completed, will be sold. No
definite date has been set for the
club rummage sale. The quilt will
be shown at various Polk county
granges in the near future. Mrs.
John Schindler will be hostess for
the April meeting of the home eco
nomics club.
Classes Hold Party
. At Stayton Church
Stayton Mrs. B. A. Schaefer and
Mrs. Carl Titus entertained mem
bers of the Sunday school classes
in the social room of the Stayton
Church -of Christ Thursday.
Those attending were Zelphla
Carter, Margery Knight, Rose Ney-
meyer, Margaret Lucas, Georgia
Maisel, Shirley Lamb, Cleo Schaefer,
Virginia Shelton, Virginia Bordune,
Anne Poster, Helen Hughes, Ruby
Hughes, Jean Gallop, Florence Lu
cas, Glen Haworth, Edward Mielke,
Francis Leffler, Darrel Lewis', Alvin
Sen mitt, George Nightingale, Ron-
mond Frey and the hostesses Mrs.
aid Halford, Arthur Walters, Ray-
Schaeffer and Mrs. Titus.
Social Hour Club
Guest Fuller Home
Monmouth Mrs. J. S. Fuller en
tertained the Social Hour club at
her home Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. C. J. DeArmond assisting. The
program for the afternoon was gar
den and plant exchange and mem
bers answered to roll call with gar
dening hints and suggestions. Mrs.
F. T. Ellefson of Independence gave
a couple of interesting readings and
Imoline DeArmond favored the
group with a piano solo. At the
close of the program plants that
had been brought for exchange
were distributed.
The next meeting of the club will
be at the home of Mrs. Velma Riley
with Mrs. Harriet Chambers as co-
hostess.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
HAS 55TH BIRTHDAY
Stayton The 55th anniversary of
the founding of the Stayton Church
of Christ will be commemorated by
special services Sunday. Rev. W.
H. Lyman will preach.
The local church, one of the old
est in this section, has grown stead
ily since its inception.
The sermon for the morning serv
ice Sunday will be "Jesus Looks
at the Church." Special music has
been arranged! The evening serv
ice will have as the sermon theme,
Christ and the Church."
The Bible school will meet at 9:45
o'clock and the Christian Endeavor
at 6:30 o'clock. Mid week services
are conducted each Wednesday
night.
Honor Roll Pupils
Selected at Scio
Sclo Grades of straight "Vs." were
received by four Sclo high school
students, Ella Hall, Loris Hollis, He
len Light and Natalie Phillips, for
the six weeks period just ended.
Also attaining the honor roll wtre
Audrie Bartu, Lucille Scheer, Arlene
Darby, Thelma Sprapue, Florence
Dennlson, Jean White, Jean Robert
son, Jerry Faltus, Elene Sprague,
Juanice Thayer and Jack Yeager.
Social Night Held
By Silverton Lodge
Silverton Seventy-five members
and invited friends of the Rebekahs
and Odd Fellows were entertained
at a social dance Thursday night at
the hall with John Porter planning
an excellent program of old-time
music for the dance ard social hour
at which time refreshments were
served. Visitors were present from
Monitor and Salem. Mis, I. L. Stew
art and Mrs. Clay Allen served as
hostesses during the evening,
Turner Townsend
Club Opens Drive
Turner The Turner Townsend
club met In regular session for its
business meeting, which was follow
ed by a St. Patrick's party in the
Masonic hall. Games were played,
the club's men's quartet made its
initial appearance with some appro
priate numbers. The members in
clude Forrest Bouchin, Harold Teetz,
Melvln Epley and Earl Standley,
with Mrs. Roy Hatfield, piano ac
companist. Refreshments were serv
ed with Mrs. A. B. Webb, chairman
of the committee. An old-time dance
was then enjoyed with music fur
nished by the Townsend orchestra,
A. E. Robertson, W. H. Harris and
Earl Standley.
A membership contest is now on,
with Mrs. Paul Stavanau and Frank
Parr as the appointed captains.
About fifty members and friends at
tended the St. Patriok's party.
Triple "N's" Meet
Donald The N.N.N, club met
Thursday at the homo of Mrs. Gar
old Cone. Sewing and a. social time
with refreshments filled the after
noon. Each member wrote a note to
be mailed to Mrs. F. M. Gearin, a
member who Is now in California
with her daughter. Present were the
Mesdames A. E. Feller, Harry Hag
en, W. Bushman, O. 6 Ackerson, J.
A Bush and Garold Ccne. Mrs. Har
land Feller will be hostess to the
club April 1.
Demonstrates Power
Stayton Miss Estella Dorgan,
home economist with the Mountain
States Power company directed a
cooking school at the Women's
Community club Friday afternoon.
.Luke Hurd, local salesman for tho
company, exhibited various electric
al appliances. Door prizes were given
to Mrs. Alys Pooler. Mrs. Roxle For
rett, Mrs. Leona Gardner and Mrs,
Joseph Fisher.
GUESTS IN LYONS
Lyons Miss Maxlne Huber and
Miss Wllma Cadwell of Monmouth
arrived In Lyons Thursday where
they will spend the remainder of
Um week at the Roy Huber noma.
MERIT BADGES
GIVEN SCOUTS
HONOR COURT
Albany Nine first class men:
badges, one second class scout
award and one bronze eagle palm
were presented at a Linn county
court of honor conducted in uie
American Legion hall at Lebanon
Thursday, with Judge F. P. Nutting,
Albany, presiding. First class badg
es were presented to Clarence Wicks
and Billy Hobbs, Albany; Kenneth
Murphy, Rodney Tripp, and Roger
Chandler. Albany; Wellington Bond,
Junior Wade, Halsey and Don
Schllskle and Glenn Smith, Leba
non.
SCHOOL QUERN NAMED
Albany Betty Fttzpatrick wa
elected Friday by the students of
Albany high school as their 1936
carnival queen, to reign during the
annual high school frolic to be held
at the Albany armory Prldav,
March 27. Miss Fitzpatrick? who is
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. l.
Fttzpatrick, won out over eight oth
er candidates. The unsuccessful
candidates will be attendants in
the court of the queen.
ALBANY ELKS ELECT
Albany The annual election of
officers of the Albany Elks lodge
was held Thursday night, with
with Roy Kyle being elected exalted
ruler. Others elected are: Melvln P
Baltimore, esteemed leading knight;
John ReDenlus, esteemed loya
knight; Walter Kropp, esteemed
lecturing knight; A. J. Jensen, sec
retary; P. A. Young, treasurer; A,
W. Bowersox, tyler; Glenn Junk
ins, trustee, and J. A. Thompson,
alternate delegate to the grant
lodge. Installation of officers will
be held April 2.
AIDING FLOOD AREA
Albany The Linn county Red
Cross chapter will endeavor to raise
$400 within the county for use in
alleviating suffering in the eastern
flooded areas, it was announced fol
lowing a meeting Friday of the Ree
Cross chapter executive committee.
Under the chairmanship of Walter
Arbuthnot, the committee appor
tioned the quota among the several
active Red Cross districts of the
county. -
Action was taken at the behest of
Admiral C. T. Grayson, San Fran
cisco, Red Cross director.
The following chairman were ap
pointed to supervise solicitations In
the Linn county areas as follows:
Mrs. Robert Langmack, Sweet
Home; Mrs. Cora Stone, Foster;
Mrs. F. A. Paden, Brownsville:
Mrs. Evelyn Scholz, Harrisburg: E
O. Newport, Tangent and Shedd;
Lawrence Taylor. Halsey; Mrs. T.
W. Allen, Mill City; Ed Myers, Scio;
Mrs. J. J. Ransom, Shelburg; Fred
Kerr, Lebanon, and Duncan Mc-
Kercher, Crawfordsville and Holley
The chairman for Albany has not
yet been selected, it was announced.
The drive will take place next
week throughout the county.
Miss Roland Offers
St. Patrick Party
Jefferson Miss Doris Roland en
tertained a group of schoolmates at
her home with a St. Patrick's party,
Contest winners were Burton Thurs
ton, Irvin Grenz, Prances Weddle
and Pearl Larson. Refreshments
were served by the hostess, assisted
by Pearl Larson.
Present were Rosemary Grenz,
Ida Belknap. Nadine Schafer, Jim
Stewart, Delia Stephenson, Frances
Weddle, Pearl Larson. Irvin Grenz,
Burton Thurston, Leonard Marcum,
Geraldine Jones, Don Smith, Sheila
and Shirlle Roland and the hostess,
Doris Roland.
Roberts Opens Store
Stayton W. D. "Bob" Roberts
has leased the building recently va
cated by the A I bus drug store and
will conduct an up-to-date second
hand store. He has purchased tht;
stock of the former second hand
dealer and has added a new line
of new and used merchandise. Ttv
place Is open for inspection and will
be open for business within the
next few days.
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Last Time Tonight
TWO FEATURES
Buck Jones
in
"Sunset of
Power"
'Thunder in
the Night"
with Edmund
Lowe
Added Final Chapter
BUCK JONES in
"THE ROARING WEST"
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
- a universal nenra .
with
Charlotte Henry, Billy Burrud,
Frankle Darro, Henry Armetta.
William Benedict
Also
The Greatest Comedians
W W . M-G-M COMfrCT.
Thicker Than Water
Saxophone Band
Project Brings
Good Response
Woodburn One of the WPA
projects which is creating
much Interest is the saxophone
band, directed by Kenneth
Asburry, which meets for
practice every Tuesday night
at the high school. Members
of the group arc Norman K.
Richards, Harold Steele, Morr
is Martingale, Tom Thornhlll,
Mrs Asburry and Mathilda
GUles. Music of the classical
type is being studied.
MANY STUDENT
AFFAIRS WAIT
Silverton Among school affairs
for March and April calendared for
the senior high group are the
Junior Jamboree for April 17 with
a change in set-up for this year in
the form of a carnival entertain
ment, the Girls' league will be
sponsors of the last student body
dance of the school year, April 3,
at the Eugene Field gym; Stephen
Butler of the music department
will be in charge of a radio pro
gram over KOAC, Saturday, March
28, from 10:30 to 11:30 in the fore
noon, and the try-out program to
be given at Corvallis will be before
the student body Friday, March 27,
during the forenoon; the T.N.T.
and Orangeman, authorized clubs
of the senior high school, will hold
a joint meeting Friday evening,
March 20, in the Eugene Field gym,
and on April 3 the Linfield college
male quartet will present a pro
gram before the student body as
sembly during the forenoon. The
program from Linfield last year was
well received.
MACLEAY GRANGERS
MOTOR TO ROBERTS
Maclcay Macleay grangers will
motor to Roberts Saturday night to
conduct the regular meeting of the
Roberts grange. Macleay officers
will fill the positions of the Roberts
officers and conduct the meeting.
The third and fourth degree teams
composed of the officers of the Mac
leay grange will confer the degrees
upon the Roberts candidates, Mac
leay officers are Harry Martin, -Sr.,
Mrs. Harry Martin, Sr., John Amort,
Mrs. John Amort, Mrs. W. A. Jones,
Mrs. Edith Wilson, Clarence John
son, Mrs. Clarence Johnson, Lloyd
Keene, A. Bowen, Mrs. C. Perry, and
Miss Grace Richards.
The, lecturer's program which has
been prepared for the evening will
include: A talk on the electric power
by W. A. Jones; a duet by Sarah and
Fedora Ling; a piano solo by Mrs.
Leonard Lee; a skit by Mrs. M. M.
Magee, Mrs. Harry Martin and Sher
man Barry; a reading by Mrs. Stel
la Culver; a reading by J. F. C. Teck
enburg; a character song by Harry
Martin, Sr., and Harry Martin, Jr.,
and a stunt.
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FEDERATED CLUB
SOUTH DIVISION
TURNER GUESTS
Turner Turner community club
was host Thursday night in the
high school to the southern division
of Federated clubs of Marion coun
ty with eighteen duos represented.
Eddie Ahrens of Turner, president
of the Federated club, presided at
the business meeting wi'h Marie
Frolick of Bethel, secretary.
Committee reports were given in
cluding Harley Libbev reporting on
the progress of the public utility
district committee. Mr. Blanken-
ship of Roberts also reported, and
the committee on resolutions was
named as follows: Roy J. Rice,
Roberts, chairman: E. L. Moor,
Hayesvilte and C. A. Bear of Tur
ner. The penny march was taken and
it was voted to turn half of It over
to the public utility district, but
leave it in the treasury until later.
Mrs. Ferguson of Salem Heights
community club invited the Fed
erated clubs to meet there April 25.
James Wilson of Marion led the
community singing, followed by the
evening program in charge of Mrs.
James Wilson as program chair
man. O. G. Hughson of Portland,
secretary of the Boys Builders clubs
gave a short talk; a ore act comedy,
"Twelve Old Maids," with a cast of
16 was presented by the West Stay
ton club; vocal duet by Charlotte
Martin and Ima Darley of Aums
ville club; piano solo, Beity Peetz
of Turner club; numbers by the
Marion Glee club ot 12 mixed
voices; humorous pantomine, from
the Pringle club.
Following adjournment refresh
ments were served in the domestic
science room to the large crowd.
Approximately 500 persons were
present at the meeting Mrs. Ted
Whitehead was chairman of the re
ception committee, and Mrs. L. C,
Ball chairman of the refreshments.
Throughout the evening numbers
were played by the Oregon Hay
makers orchestra, comprising Law
rence Robertson, Ray Myers, John
Baker, Charles Clark and Morris
Baker.
Mill City Clubs
Active in Spring
Mill City Johnny Selm's camp
cookery club recently went on a hike
with their leader to the yellow
school house about two miles from
Mill City on Potato mountain. They
spent much of their time preparing
their meal. They returned about 4
o'clock. Those who made the trip
were Lowell Fleetwood, Joe Drapela,
Buddy Thomas, Clyde Duffy and
their leader, Johnny Seim.
The Six Sewing Bumble Bees gave
a surprise birthday party for their
leader, Jenny Kazda, at the home of
Anna May Dolezal. They presented
gifts to the guest of honor and play
ed games, after which luncheon was
served. They all went home at about
7:15. Those present were Frances
Caraway, Clarabelle Goertsen, Anna
May Dolezal, Martha Ruth Higdon,
Florence Shepherd, Sylvia Hinkle
and the guest of honor, Jenny Kazda.
Friendship Circle i
Of Lodge Feted
Monmouth Mrs. Verl Cochran
was hostess Thursday night at her
apartment in Monmouth for fellow
members of the F. L. club, a unit
of Friendship Rebekab lodge, Mc
Minnvllle. Mrs. Cochran Is a charter
member of the club and fifteen
women motored here for the in
formal evening.
Included in the guest list were
Mrs. Marvin Woods. Hillsboro; Mrs.
Elmer Condill, Yamhill; Mrs. Har
old Messlngen, Mrs. Douglas Miller,
Mrs. Ray Crook, Mrs. Edna Gld-
dings, Miss Nedna McCall, Miss Lola
Spencer, Miss Wllma Russell, Miss
Florence Schumann. Miss Murl
High, Miss Idalette Hart, Miss Pearl
Beellen, Miss Mettle Williams, Miss
Frances Weichart.
JERSEY SALE PLANS
ARE MADE AT PICNIC
Independence Jersey Breeders of
the valley will hold their annual
Jubilee and Jersey sale in Indepen
dence May 28 in the Hop Bowl. This
was decided at the picnic held at the
farm of Mrs. Anne E. Vermilyea,
near Perrydale. The picnic was at
tended by about 40 breeders and
their families, and is the first re
corded picnic for the season.
Following the picnic luncheon
business meeting was held with L. A.
Hulbert of Independence, president
of the Polk county Jersey Cattle club,
presiding. Dr. C. E. Long represent
ed the Independence chamber of
commerce and extended the invita
tion to hold the Jubilee in Indepen
dence, which was accepted. A num
ber of Independence business men
accompanied him to Perrydale.
Aurora W. M. Smith of Salem,
candidate for the office of county
school superintendent, was an Au-
rora visitor during the week,
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FEDERAL RIVER
FUND EXHAUSTED
Independence - The river work
just below Independence waa
brought to a close for the present,
Wednesday, when the last of th
nearly $11,000, In emergency funds
was exhausted.
The repairs to the revetment,
which was damaged in the January
flood, consisted of 2000 yards of
heavy rip-rap rock on the upper
end of the curve and clearing up
the back side where debris was
thrown by the raging waters.
The office which has been main
tained on C street will be closed her
this week. Engineer, Robert Stewart,
In charge of the work, did not know
whether the government could find
funds to do further work here this
summer.
As far as is known In Indepen
dence the last of the $300,000, avail
able for river work here, is ex
hausted. A bill Is in congress by
Senator C. L. McNury. asking for
further appropriations for river
work.
Scotts Mills Has
Party For Class
Scotts Mills The "Kum Join Us"
class of the Christian Bible school
met with Mrs. Grace Dart Thurs
day evening.
The business meeting was called
by the president, Mrs. O. H. Brough
er. Mrs, Ivan Smith had charge of
the devotionals.
A Bible spelling bee was held with
Mrs. Sowa in charge. A recitation
was given by Charles Wade. Re
freshments were served by the host
ess. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Vin
nil Sowa, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Shep
herd, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Brougher,
Mrs. Addle Smith, Mrs. Ivan Smith,
Gale Smith, Charles Wade, Carl Mil
lard, Valleda Moberg and Mrs. Parti
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