By Special Ctrresponaintt
Tuesday, June 13, 1939
Sheridan Is Ready for Annual Historical Celebration
Greater Willameffe Valley News
Event Features
Indian Relics,
Modern Queen
Bherldan With Sheridan streets
and business houses all decorated,
the town named (or the famous
(eneral, Phil Bherldan, who wu
Utloned In thla section from 1857
to 1861, la fast preparing for the
annual Phil Bherldan day to be
staged Friday, June It.
The Browning Amusement com
pany will bring their carnival at
traction here on Tuesday and re
main over the entire week. Scott's
band and Rowland's band will fur
nish music throughout the day, both
In the big parade and at the cele
bration morning and afternoon In
the city park.
Prizes will be given for the best
collection of relics, an added attrac
tion this year; as well as prizes for
the best Indian relics, as this Is a
pioneer celebration.
Much Interest Is centered around
the election of the queen of the day,
who la crowned by Mayor Ed J.
Bayllss. Mrs. Leo Cox has charge of
the election. Voting has been spir
ited and Mrs. Olive Plynn sponsor
ed by the American Legion auxil
iary, la heading the list of candi
dates, and Mrs. 8. O. Bnow of Har
mony Is running a close second.
Mrs. Mae Moe. sponsored by the
Bellevue community, la giving Mrs.
Bnow a close race. Mrs. Collie
Wooden of Gold Creek, Mrs. The
resa Ray of Valley Junction, and
Mrs. O. M. Phillips of Buell, all
having big prospects. All will
princesses to the one of the six
now In the ' race who wins the
queenshlp.
The fire department ha arranged
s full sports program for the after
noon to begin at 3:30 o'clock in the
city park, with attractive prizes gw
en to the participant, both men
and women, boys and girls.
The big event of the day Is the
parade with Its floats. It Indians,
Its pioneers. It cowboys, pioneer
families and beautifully decorated
earn representing the business how
es of the city, and first of all, Gen-
eral Phil Sheridan riding ahead on
his famous horse. Thla parade,
which Is In charge of L. P. Wohlge
muth and Cecil Harrison, will as-
semble for registration at the S. P.
station and proceed down Bherldan
and Main streets to the city park.
Here, at 11:30 o'clock, the queen
will be crowned by Mayor Baylies,
E. M. Huntley, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, presiding.
A basket lunch will follow In
the park, the Chamber, of Com
meroe furnishing free coffee and
cream. Pioneers will register at
this time and old friends will visit
during the noon hour and listen to
old pioneer stories. The queen and
her princesses will be entertained
at noon with luncheon.
There will be speeches In the
afternoon by pioneers and Walter
Meacham of Portland will give the
aaaress or the day.
A dance will be held at night In
uie American Legion hall.
Episcopal Rector
Retiring at Albany
Albany Dr. C. E. Coles, minister
In charge of St. Peter'a Episcopal
church here, announced yesterday
that he would retire, temporarily,
from the ministry, hi resignation
becoming effective September
hereupon a successor will take
charge under arrangements not yet
compieiea.
His decision to retire. Dr. Coles
aid, came following a discussion
with Bishop Benjamin Daawell of
the Oregon diocese, during which It
was agreed that a change of policy
nere wouia be at this tune oppor
tune.
Dr. Coles hsd not yet formulated
ruiure plans. He came her two year
ago i rum seaside.
Silverton Store
Is Modernized
silverton Among business 1m
provement during the month have
been the re-arranging and remod
eling of the J. O. Penney company
tore unaer tne supervision of J.
w. Jordan assisted by Bob BlsselL
The center floor Isle has been re
placed with modem display tables
oi oax witn display divider of
grained maple. Two large electric
rans lor ventilation have been nlae.
ed at either end of the store sus
pended from the celling. The fans
are of tomato type of 34-Inch blade
spread moving 48O0 euWo Inches of
air per minuto. Two smaller fan
r In the balcony room, making
preucaiiy ons-uura mora display
uri.ee man formerly.
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Silverton One of the
fire that destroyed three main business places of town the
early morning of October 14,
Lebanon WPA
Work Reveals
WalksandCurbs
Lebanon Eight thousand linear
feet of sidewalk and 650 linear feet
of curbs have no wbeen construct
ed In the Lebanon-WPA improve
ment project, It was reported yes
terday by E. M. Crabtree, the fore
man, t
About 1,000 feet of walk Is yet to
be poured In the northeast section
of the city, and Crabtree believes
this will be completed and the pro
ject shifted to the northwest sec
tion this weekend.
The project ha been making
more rapid progress recently be
cause of the fact the number em
ployed has been Increased to M,
working alternatlngly In crews of
3ft each.
Lebanon property owners have
made application for more than
four miles of walk construction, at
the end of which the project will
turn to construction of 10 blocks
of paved street.
-People's Picnic" Held
Lebanon A Linn county unit of
the Oregon Commonwealth Federa
tion was formed at a "people's pic
nic" held at the Waterloo grounds
Sunday afternoon. Approximately
300 persons attended. Major speak
ers were Homer Bweetland, secre
tary of the federation, and Roy R.
Hewitt, a director, and other offi
cers were Introduced. Both speakers
declared themselves fully In support
of a Linn county public utilities
district, a proposal which will come
to vote July 11. A program of en
tertainment Included selections by
an orchestra of the united Workers'
league, local organization.
Building Threatened
Lebanon The roof of the old
storage building Just west of the
Southern Pacific crossing on Grant
street was slightly damaged by fire
shortly after noon yesterday. The
department extinguished the blaze
within a few moment after the
alarm was sounded. The fire
apparently caused by a spark from
county steam road oiler which
was being loaded from a tank car,
Harold Bowser Better
Lebanon Harold Bowser, who
received serious head Injuries In an
auto accident near Sweet Home last
Friday evening, I reported to be
making steady Improvement at the
Lebanon hospital where he was
taken for treatment.
California Fair Call
Lebanon Mr. and Mrs. Woodson
Bennett and Mrs. Mamie Bennett
left Sunday by auto for Ban Fran
cisco, Calif, where they will attend
the Golden Oat Fair and will
return here In about two week.
Lebanon people who returned from
the fair this last weekend Include
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scroggln and
daughter, Marilyn, Mrs. Thad Ster
ling and a party of local Boy Semite.
Theron Blackburn, Walter Johann-
sen. Richard Owen and Philm
Ashton, who Joined a delegation of
P.P.A. members on special car
tor s week s trip.
Aumspaugh Flees
From Burning Home
Independence A fire Sunday de
stroyed the home of Mert Ams-
paugh about midnight, In North In
dependence. Aumspaugh, a widower, who lives
on the corner of Jew and Log Cabin
streets, was asleep In the house,
and barely escaped with his life.
He was aroused from hi sleen bv
the crackling of fire and escaped
with little clothing on. Neighbors
were aroused but nothing was sav
ed but a circulator, a sDrini cot
and some bedding. It Is thought
that the fire caught In the roof,
probably from defective wiring.
Aumspaugh' daughter had been
living In the home with him but
sometime during the day had left
to go to visit some relative and
had taken her' clothing and other
belongings with her.
There hsd been no fire in ih
house since the morning and Mr
Aumspaugh had retired about g in
o'clock. The fire had made m.
slderabla headway before the fire
nrpTTjnent arrived.
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Silence
follow - UD stories of Silverton'i
last year, was tne aisappear
y ance oi onowuan , u iuii.uiv
cat
of the Toney restaurant for more
than five years.
When Toney and the fire chief
broke through the flames the mom'
lng of the fire, opening the front
door of the place. Snowball, singed
and yowling, sailed past the two
men through the door and the last
seen of him was a mere streak max.
lng East Hill at a break-all-records
rate of speed.
Snowball was not such a good
looking animal, but he was appre
elated for hi good work In hunt
ing mice and rats, and the family
began a serious search for him.
Never a word. Sunday evening, al.
most eight months since his take'
off, Bnowball greeted his master
and mistress at the back door, was
admitted, no questions asked, and
up to late Monday afternoon, was
prowling around, very much a for.
merly. Just a Uttle suspicious of
his many former friends but on the
lookout for rodents In the adjoin'
lng rooms of the rebuilt restaurant.
Oldest SI. Louis
Resident Dies
Woodbum Prosper LaChapelle,
34, the oldest resident of St. Louis,
died at a Salem hospital Sunday
night. He was born February 17,
IMS, In Oregon and has lived In the
vicinity of St. Louis all of hi life.
Survived by eight children, Mrs.
Mary Holt of Yakima, Wash.; Mrs.
Marie F. Trainer, Portland; Sylves.
tor LaChapelle, Carson, Wash.; Mrs
Cecil Redford, Pendleton; Louis La
Chapelle of Carson, Wash.; Mrs.
Matilda LaDeen of Yakima, Wash.;
Mrs. Emma Benton and Joe LaCha
pelle of Portland. A number of
grandchildren also survive, lnclud
lng Jessie Frederick who made her
home with her grandfather. He also
leavea three sisters, Mr. Adelaide
Lavier of Woodbum, Mrs. Clemeteal
Vandal and Mrs. Lena Jensen of
Portland and a brother, Amedy La'
cnapeue, or nervals.
Funeral services will be held from
the St Louis Catholic church Wed'
nesday morning at 9 o'clock and In
terment will be In the St. Louis cem
etery with Beechler and OUalr In
charge of arrangements. Recitation
of the Rosary Tuesday night at 7:30
o clock at the Beechler and O'Halr
chapel at Woodbum.
Silverton
Call
Capital Journal
Main t
The Misses Shirley and Janet
Hallett have been ill from the flu
for several daya at the home of
their parents, the Harvey Halletts.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hannan
and Betty have moved to Astoria
to make their home.
Betty and Blllte White returned
Sunday from a ten-day visit with
Marshfield relatives, accompanied
by their uncle, Clifford Hall, who
plans to enter an automobile school
In Portland for a short study course.
Kufus Boyd, Marvin Senter and
Berniee Oay. prominent In the
Christian Endeavor work of the lc
cal Christian church, attended ser
vice at Salem Court street Chris.
tlan church Sunday night and
spent some time later, visiting How
ard coie. past state C.E. president
who returned during the weekend
from Phillips university of Enid
Okla, where he was given a B.A
degree In Bible study.
Observing Flag Day
Aurora Plans have been made to
present a program by Pythian Bis.
tera of Aurora Wednesday evening
In commemoration of Flag day. Lo
cal talent will comprise th pro
gram, which will be followed bv re-
jrrsnments.
Turner The June meetlncr of
me wwi u win be held at the home
oi Mr. A. E. Robertson Wednesdav.
An interesting program Is planned.
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From Woodburn
Off for Camp
Woodbum Howl twr Co.. ttwth
infantry, conalatlnj of 59 men and
three commissioned officers, left
early this morning for the annual
state encampment at Camp Clatsop,
Capt. Bourn Sims commanding.
The corrected list of officers and
men attending the encampment in
cludes:
Company headquarters: Caput n El
burn T. elms; lit flgt. Kenneth C,
Schooltr; sup. Set. George 0. Jonex:
meu figt. Walter L. Schooler; clerk,
Loren D. Gtgncr: flrat cook. Loula
Olson; leooad cook, Howard p. Thomp
son; music, John Goodyard: mecn.
Bill V. ploek; K P.. Ernest Abraham
son and Prank E. Zak.
Ftrst Platoon : Lieut. Everett J.
Hughes, Sgt. Harold R. Ollbert.
Mortar sauad: Corn. Chester P. La
vler. Leo D. Miller. Clair Clark, Oeorge
Beaman, Donald M. Warring, Marvin
p. Morisky, Raymond R, Blbby, Je
rome P. Manlon.
Ammunition squad: Corp. Bill B.
Wengenroth, Wayne J. Selfer, John L.
Davis. James Rlggl. William K. Lem-
en, Wilfred Paulhaber, George Good-
yard.
STmm Squad: Corp. Marvin C
Moore, Earl R. Lee, Prank Kruplcka,
Lyman Broyles, Leo D. Steffen, Char
les J. Shaw, Lester R. Reed, Mslvln
Sprouse.
Second platoon? Lieut. Harlow C.
Dixon, egt. Joe m. Kirach.
Mortar squad: Corp. Ralph l. Xflitt,
Hardy E. Dlmtck, Anthony J. Zatc, Joe
P. Hetterachled. Keith L. Tweedte.
Adron Tate, Russell P. Werta, Eugene
M. Hoffer.
Ammunition squid: Acting Corp.
Walter W. Bower. Herman D. Brooks.
Lloyd S. Pollock, Arthur H. Turn hull.
John T. Olantc. Jim VanWlnkle, Leo
nard G. Davis, Russell J. Kosse.
STmm sauad: Corp. Ben P. Reeser.
Leroy H. Soderholm. Clair Hill. Pat
rick Whltnev, Harlan Nelson. Donald
Barrett, Robert E. Renn, Clarence
Enos.
Church Women
Gather Early
Silverton Mrs. O. 8. Murphy of
Portland, state secretary oi mis
sions, was the featured speaker at
the annual missionary breakfast
Tuesday morning at the First
Christian church social rooms,
when more than 60 guests from Sil
verton and valley towns were pres
ent. Mrs. J. W. Jordan, president, was
In charge of the business session
when the contents of the mission
ary plates were ceremonially ac
cepted with Mrs. Mary Kleeman
directing the reception. The net aim
of the year, around 1130, was met
installing officers for the coming
year were Mrs. Blanche Paul of
Falls City, district secretary of mis
sions, seating Mrs. Martin Hannan,
president; Mrs. L. R. Neat, vice
president; Mrs. Steven Enloe, secre
tary, and Mrs. August Herr, treas
urer. Mrs. Mary Jones' division was In
charge of serving the breakfast, as
sisted by ten young women of the
congregation. On the kitchen com
mittee were Mrs. Ben Qlfford and
Mrs. L. R. NeaL On program, Mrs.
win Bran.
Musical selections given were a
vocal duet, by Mrs. Ben Gilford and
Mrs. J. W. Jordan with Eileen
Rahn at the piano; Miss Rahn.
accompanied by Mrs. Jordan, In
clarinet solos, and vocal duet, a
cappella, by Bemlct Gay and
Annabelle Jensen.
Class Enjoys Picnic
rcus uiiy miss Martha Raker
took her afternoon Bible school chil
dren on a picnic to the Wagon
onage on tne Black road Wednes
day. New officers elected are: Bar
bara Murphy, president; John Let
terman, vice-president; Myrna Lou
Relber, secretary: Shirley Ann Let-
terman, treasurer; Mary Alys Let-
terman, song leader.
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Lures Swimmers
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Independence Responding to
the call of the first summer
days, the river at Independence
was the scene of a number of
boys and girls In swimming tn
the old swimming hole on the
Marlon county side of the river
Sunday,
'Several motor boats were
brought Into action and which
also created some excitement
for the day. The "Jitter Bug,"
very popular speed boat,
performed very nicely and gave
joy-rides to a number of young
people. Several other heavier
craft were on the river and piled
leisurely up and down the long
stretch of water above and be
low the ferry.
A number of sightseers lined
the banks to watch the man
euvers of the swimmers and
boats.
Summer Play
Program Opens
Silverton Harold Davis, Junior
high principal, who Is directing the
Silverton summer recreational pro
gram, was pleased at Monday's re
sponse In registration of around 300
young people of all school grades
with regular work begun at 9 o'
clock for the primary and Interme
diate and 1 o'clock In the after
noon for the junior and senior high
school registrants.
In as far as Is possible, all class
work Is done In the open. Periods
Mondsy forenoon In story telling,
softball, badminton and other
sports were on the school lawn and
the regular playground of the Eu
gene Held school.
The registration will probably be
double that of Monday later In the
week as the three Lutheran sum
mer Bible schools are now In ses
sion and the Active club tennis
tournament Is underway.
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Coast Church
Gathering Calls
Many lo South
Silverton Local Lutheran chur
ches will be represented by dele
gates at the biennial convention of
the Paclflo district of the Lutheran
Church of America tNLCA) of the
American Lutheran conference,
which will convene at Our Savior's
Lutheran church, Los Angeles, June
17 through June 20.
The Paclflo district extends from
Alaska to Ban Diego, Calif., Includ
ing churches in British Columbia.
Dr. H. L. Pom, for a number of years
pastor of the Trinity Lutheran
church of Silverton and now with
headquarters at Seattle, Is presi
dent of the district and will pre
side at the sessions. The various
churches of the district are entitled
to send one or two delegates to the
convention.
There are over 70 pastors and pro
fessors and over 100 congregations
In the Pacific district besides homes
for the aged, children and seamen.
The district sponsors a school at
Parkland, Wash, the Pacific Luth
eran college, of which Dr. Oscar A.
Tingelstad is president.
The convention will entertain re
ports from the district president
and various committees, also a re
port from the general president of
the synod. Dr. J. A. Aasgaard of
Minneapolis, Minn.
Simultaneously with the district
convention the Woman's Missionary
Federation and the Lutheran Daugh
ters of the Reformation will gath
er at the same church In conven
tions. Serving on the publicity for the
district convention are A. H. Han
son, chairman. Rev. O. J. Edwards.
M. L. Ullenevang. M. O. Lokken and
Rev. O. Qualen, secretary.
New Pastor Arrives
Falls City Rev. and Mrs. Gene
Chamberlain, pastor of the local
Christian church, has moved to the
city for the summer from Eugene.
They will return to their school
work early In the fall.
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Capital Journal
Dr. John (Jack) Gulss, who grad
uated this month from the Univers
ity of Oregon Medical school, Is
spending his vacation at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Oulss. Dr. Oulss will being his In
ternship at the Multnomah county
hospital July 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine McCord and
their house guests, Mrs. C. N. Sow
ers of Benton Harbor, Mich., and
Miss Adelaide Mason of New York
and Benton Harbor, returned Mon
day from several days at the beach
spent at the Smith cottage near
Newport.
Miss Jane Goodale of Salem, who
formerly taught in Woodburn high
school, was a guest recently at the
W. D. Simmons home. Miss Goodale
expects to leave soon for summer
school at the University of Southern
California.
Superintendent and Mrs. B. W.
Dunn and daughters, Mary Jane and
Donna, of Coqullle. visited Wood
bum friends last week while at
tending the Rose Festival.
Mrs. J. M. Fisher of Welser, Ida.,
arrived Monday for a short visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth
McGrath. She was accompanied to
Woodbum by Mrs. Ted Williams,
who hss been visiting at Welser, and
will be accompanied home by Mrs.
McOrath, Mary and Janle, who will
spend a month at Welser.
Mrs. Elisabeth VanWyngarden of
Springfield, formerly of Woodbum.
was a Sunday guest of Mrs. Olive
Smith.
Van Winkle Now Major
jerierson Dr. j. o. van winkle,
who has been captain of the Ore
gon National Guard for several
years, Is promoted to the rank of
major, owing to his efficiency and
length of service. He left for Camp
Clatsop training camp Tuesday,
June 13, and will be gone for a pe
riod of two weeks, returning the
evening of June 27.
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Honor Students
Are Selected
Monmouth Edith Dorothy Whit
comb of Monmouth won top achoU
astlc honors at the Oregon College
of Education for the spring term
by making a grade point average
of 4, receiving all "A" grades.
The following students, by carry
ing a minimum of 15 term hours
and earning a grade-point average
of 3.5 or better, won places on
the first honor roll for the O.C.E.
spring term:
Margaret B. Adair, Roseburg; Or
mond Roy Aebi, Dallas; Flossie E.
Conaway, Eugene; Lillian Irene '
Dahl, Monmouth; Rosella M. Hepp
ner, Salem; Mabel Hager Hansen,
Medford; Lucille Jane Kelty, Sa
le ni; Theresa Rudln, Salem; Char
lotto Strickler, Eugene; Alma Tost
enson, Silverton; Herbert Vent,
Modesto. California; Edith Dorothy
Whltcomb, Monroe and Melba Nan
cy Whitney. Sheridan.
By carrying a minimum of 15
term hours and earning a grade
point average of 3 or better, 63 atu-
dents earned places on the second
honor roll. From Monmouth and1
nearby towns on the second honor
roll are: Martha Blair, Carl Bond,
Esther Bracken, Cecelia O'Leary.
Elizabeth Plummer, Ethel Roy,
Blanche Webber Sears, all of Mon
mouth; Loma E. Barham, Evelyn
Bell, Thelma May Bruce, Sylvia
Jane Claggett of Salem; Betty By
ers. Independence; Ruby E. Cooke.
Rlckreall, and Pearl L. Breeden and
Frelda Schmltt of Dallas.
Class Meets Friday
Falls City The Loyal Women's
class will meet at the home of Mrs.
M. Balntr Friday afternoon.
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