Thursday, March 21, 1940
By special Corresponflenta
Two
Exclusive news Dispatcnes
Greater Willamette Valley News
Jefferson 4-H
Club Fair Has
Many Visitors
Jefferson A large crowd of pa
tronj and friends of the Jefferson
school attended the 4H fair con
ducted by the Parent-Teacher asso
ciation at the school building. The
$53 realized will be used for schol
arships to the 4H summer school
at Corvallls this summer.
An Interesting program was pre
sented which Included the following
numbers: Song, by Barbara White;
the eighth grade girls' sextette, un
der the direction of Mrs. Harry
Hanson, gave two numbers; a group
of students from the Northwestern
Christian college In Eugene, enter
tained with readings and vocal
numbers. A short play was pre
sented by students of the Turner
school directed by Mrs. Edna Allen.
Th annflnn of ladles' old hats in
paper bags caused much merriment.
E. B. Hennlngsen 01 ine laiooi uis
trict acted as auctioneer. A Dutch
BiHnn nf mires was also featured.
Miss Josephine Oetchell was In
charge of tne serving m lunuucu
and Ice cream In the Home Econo
mics room.
The doll show attracted much atten
tion Mrs. C. J. Thurston, committee
chairman, was In charae. The Iolloln
were awarded ribbons:
Largest collection of dolls First. JoAnn
Foremen: second. Jean Thurston; third.
Laraest doll Bettr Lou Foreman, Oene
Mary itcamonq ana i-hioj r,,,B.
Nurslns dolls JoAnn Foreman, Patsy
Farrlsh.
Character doll 81 Smith, Shirley
Ann Bkow, Rum roriman.
Indian dolls Hobby Blackwell. Mrs. w,
Rat doils JoAnn Foreman and Ruth
Foreman.
Best-dressed dolls JoAnn Foreman,
Sara Margaret Hutching!.
Doll houses Jean Thurston. PaUy Me-
nee.
Hand-made dolls JoAnn Foreman, Jean
Thurston.
Stuffed animals JoAnn Foreman, Ruth
roremin.
' Doll furniture Leota Worden.
Dolls of all nations Jean Thurston, Jo
Ann Foreman.
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Hand-carved wooden animals Made by
Uary uiiu ana m ,i,utiun.
Oldest doll, 24 years old Byron Mills
China doll JoAnn Foreman.
Miss America JoAnn Foreman.
Baby dolls Donna Oldenburg.
Baby doll twins Betty June Ricks, Flor
. ence Ricks.
Paper dolls Lavonna Dalley.
Under the list of hobbles, L. A.
Tiedeman won first for his collec
tion of articles made of hard and
soft wood; second, Dr. J. O. Van
wlnlrtA fnr VirasK end ennner fl.rt.l-
cles; third, Tom Smith for Indian
relics and arrow heads. Best col
lection of Indian head pennies,
Mlnlrin Thurston. Match holders
Betty and Jack Sltelton, Wayne
Page. Post card pictures, ueuy wai
tenbarger, Vera Olaser, Nyla Grenz
emrf Ttnrhtiro. Millar.
Miscellaneous group: First, burnt
wood pictures, jacK iintgnc; sec
ond, stamp collection, Stanley mil
ler; third, rooks, Leighton and
Monte Weddle. Toys and airplanes:
First, Jerry Redmond; second, Rich
ard Van Winkle: third, Leona Wor
den. There was also a fine display of
needlework.
Morals Case Opens
In Dallas Court
Dallas The case of the State of
Oregon against Ira E. Spencer, one
of the West Salem men who were
arrested sometime ago on moral
charges, got underway Wednesday
afternoon In circuit court before
Circuit Judge Arlle O. Walker.
Opening addresses by District At
torney Bruce Spauldlng and also
by William H. Trlndle, attorney
for the defense, were made to the
Jury after which the first witness,
Vera Selbert, about whom the case
revolves, was put on the stand for
the stats.
Following Is a list of Jurors: Alta
Crowley, Olga Voth, L. E. Pike, Fred
Scholl, Ruth A. Wilson, Albert T.
Ronco, Frank L. Rlvett, Otto Sker
sies, Wayne D. Henry, Fred Qooch,
Alva L. Kenton and Oeorge W. Eg
gert. Friendly Lamb Held
Dallas Friendly T. Lamb was ar
rested Tuesday morning by Deputy
Sheriff W. W. Williams on a charge
of threatening to commit a felony.
He was taken before Justice of the
Peace Charles Gregory where he
was bound over to the grand Jury
under a $500 bond.
Plummer Talks Friday
Dallas L. W. Plummer, secretary
of the Polk County Farmers' Co
operative Wnrohouse association,
Is slated to be tho spenkor at tho
noon luncheon meeting of the Dal
las Chamber of Commerce Friday
In the Chamber room In the city
hall.
Lincoln A meeting of Lincoln
Community club will be held at the
school house Friday night under
the direction of the Goodwill La
dies' club of Lincoln. Members of
the Goodwill club will present a
one act piny and the school chil
dren will give two S-act plnys,
"Three Bears" and "School Bell Fe
ver," and a group of readings.
LAST DAV
"Scarface"
Paul Muni - Ann Dvorak
PLUS
"She Married a Cop"
Tlill Regan
Jean
Parker fell
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Woodburn
Dakota and Kansas Visitors
Leaving; Operations Found
Necessary
Mrs. Charles Spear (Elizabeth Mc.
Cord) and baby daughter, Betsey,
of Portland were visitors Tuesday at
the home of her parents, the Blaine
McCords. They were accompanied
home by Susan Spear, who has been
spending the past two weeks witn
her grandparents.
Mrs. Henry Bcheldegger oi wiuis-
ton, N. Dak., who has been In Wood
bum for three months assisting In
the care of her father, the late Ed
Renn. leaves Friday for her Borne.
Mrs. Alta Carley, another daughter
of the Renns, left last week for her
home in Burns, Kansas.
Mrs. Mary Zuber, owner of the
Club Cafe, was taken to the Silver
ton hospital Wednesday for observa
tion and treatment for appendicitis.
Mrs. O. A. Adams and Mrs.,
Wavne Gill are In St. Vincent's hos
pital in Portland, where Mrs. Adams
will undergo an operation on ner
broken hip and Mrs. Gill will have
an operation on her arm.
A. G. Olatt of Bend visited Wood-
burn relatives and friends recently.
He has purchased an auto camp at
Bend which he ls operatlng.
Queen Dorothy Rules
Hubbard May Fete
Hubbard Miss Dorothy Graves,
senior at Hubbard high school, has
been elected by the students as May
queen. Her attendants will be the
rest or tne girls in tne senior ctass,
Misses Phyllis Brown, Virginia carl,
June Crolsant, Lucille Graves, Shir
ley Grlmps, Lorraine Hammond,
Louise Johnson and Norma Saun
ders.
May 3 has been chosen as the
date for the May day festivities and
those In charge of the program will
be Mrs. Fern Foster, glee club; Miss
Margaret Evans, May pole dance:
and stunts; Superintendent Pat
Beal and Charles Chrlstensen, track
meet and baseball; Bob Cody, stage
and throne for the queen at the
ball game; Mrs. Florence Tllberg,
decorations; Mrs. Nellie Cornell,
queen's court; Mrs. Lorena Duncan
grade school court. The general
committee on arrangements la Mar
lel O'Brien, Marian Brown, Mar
guerite Cook and Virginia Carl,
Bibles Presented 1
Week Day School
Sllverton The Gideon society has
given 38 new Bibles for use in the
week day Bible school of which Miss
Clarissa Brager Is Instructor In
the fourth to sixth grades of the
public schools.
One hundred and sixty-nine pup
ils, 69 per cent of those eligible
for class work, are In attendance.
School credits are granted mem
bers of the Bible study classes
through the regular program of the
school under the present arrange
ment.
The Bible opportunity class work
and the teaching of piano, with
Mrs. Gertrude Cameron and Mrs
Violet Byberg as teachers, are both
new lines of public education offered
grade pupils tills year In connec
tion with their regular courses.
Novelties Offered
By
Church Members
Sllverton Mrs. Ben Zollner, gen-
em. chairman, Is announcing plans
completed for the annual pre-Easter
sale of novelty eggs Saturday at the
Red and White, with the women of
St. Monica's Altar society of St.
Paul's Catholic church sponsoring
the affair.
Committee chairmen assisting
Mrs. Zollner are Mrs. W. Btlrber,
Mrs. Joseph Schneider, Mrs. Wesley
McDonnell, Mrs. Omar Halverson
and Mrs. Leonard Hudson.
Childhood Education
Invites Salem Unit
Oregon College of Education,
Monmouth. The monthly meeting
of the Association for Childhood Ed
ucation will be held at 2:30 o'clock
on March 23 in the dnnce room of
the physical education building. This
group, concerned with the primary
child, Is Inviting the members of
the Salem branch of ACE. to meet
here.
Miss Dorothy Lentch, recreational
director of Portland parks, is to be
the speaker of the afternoon. Miss
Lentch, who will bring her accom
panist, is planning to give a dem
onstration on rhythm. Students in
terested in primary teaching and
faculty members are Invited to at
tend the session.
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First Showing in Salem
Thousands of Wild Anl
oCC nials Fleeing Before a
Jungle Fire
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"SUDAN"
AND SECOND FEATTJRR
Jackie Freddie
Cooper Bartholomew
"2 Bright Boys"
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Two Features 11
George
O'Rrlrn
In
The Flihtlnir
Gringo"
"Night Work"
with
Mary Roland
Charles
Ruriles
Club Leaders'
Meeting Calls
Large Turnout
Dallas The largest Polk county
leaders' association meeting ever
held in Polk county was the verdict
of many of those present at the
meeting at Falls City.
Over 200 leaders, parents, and
club members were In attendance to
witness the exhibition of demon
stration work by a team of 4-H
club members from Benton county
who accompanied their county 4-H
club agent, S. A. Jackson, to the
meeting. Jackson also spoke briefly
on 4-H club demonstrations, their
purpose, and how to develop them.
Also of special Interest at this
meeting were the try-outs for the
Polk county 4-H club radio broad
cast to be staged over station KOAO
Monday evening, April 1, at 7:30
p. m.
About thirteen or fourteen clubs
were represented at this meeting, all
of which took part In the radio
Council at
Named 'Century Club'
Sublimity With the outstanding achievement of reach
ing the "Century Club" during the fiscal year being assured
by the reading of 29 membership applications at the regular
monthly meeting of the Sublimity
council, Knights of Columbus, held
at Sublimity, the date of April 14
having been set for the coming ex
emplification of the three degrees
of the order. It was announced
that there will be more than 40 new
applicants for membership by the
date of the Initiation.
Committees appointed at this
meeting for the Initiation were:
Library Project
Offered Students
Woodburn The Washington
Junior high school had the oppor
tunity of having a library project
which gave the students the priv
ilege of going to the city library to
study Its contents.
Mrs. Maude Mochel, the librarian,
explained how to take out a library
card, the fees and how the taxes are
coordinated for the support of the
library. She showed some new vol
umes that were recently purchased
and suggested some books for the
students to read.
It was also explained how the
volumes are separated and number
ed Into groups. The explanations
ana suggestions were enjoyed and
the students wish to thank Mrs.
Mochel for her helpful talk.
Vickers Conducting
Campaign at- Church
Independence Rev. Lloyd Vick
ers, pastor of the Baptist church,
began a series of special meetings
at his church Monday night and will
run through Easter Sunday. He has
announced a list of subjects upon
which he will talk, and will be an
nounced from night to night. This
is his "Back to Calvary" campaign,
as formerly announced and special
music from the local choir, also
from Salem, Dallas and other out
side churches will assist. A bap
tismal service will be held Friday
evening, and no services will be held
on Saturday.
EASTER SUITS
START THE EASTER SEASON
WITH A NEW SPRING SUIT!
Ektra Pants to Match Suit
$5.00" $6.00
TOPCOATS
A splendid selection of topcoats - coverts
tweeds and light weight fleeces
SPORT
SHIRTS
Field and Stream Gab
ardine Oreen, Blue.
Maroon, Brown.
$4.9$
Thos. Kay Woolen Mills
try-outs. Announcements were not
made as to the ones to be selected
by Joslah Wills, Polk county school
superintendent, who, this year, has
charge of this broadcast. With the
assistance of W. C. Leth, Polk coun
ty agent, Wills announced that he
would report those selected In a few
days.
The meeting started with a no-
host dinner at noon at which It
was necessary to make two settings
of the tables due to the extreme.
ly large crowd present. Mrs. Mary
Adams, president of the Polk coun
ty association, presided during the
meeting. The radio try-outs were
under the direction of Wills, who
acted as chairman during this per.
lod.
According to those present, the
Falls City grange, the organlza
tion which sponsored this meeting
at Falls City, did a most remark.
able job of caring for the large
number present, and that this was
appreciated is indicated by the rls
ing vote of thanks given them at
the close of the meeting.
The next meeting Is to be held
at the Brush College Grange on
the third Saturday in April, April
20, and the one the following month
is to be held at Independence,
Sublimity
General arrangements, Clarence
Eck. chairman, Ous Klrach, Harold
Wolf, Frank Ferber and Lee Sus
bauer; banquet, Clyde Heyer, chair
man, Leo Mlnden, Ben Toepfer, An
dy Klntz and Jerry Marking. A spe
cial meeting was voted for April
12 at which meeting all finishing
touches would be given arrange
ments for degrees. With 72 new
members added to their roster since
July 1, 1939, and with the new ap
plications coming In each day, the
members of the local Knights of
Columbus consider it an outstand
ing accomplishment to be rated In
the "Century Club", the first honor
of this kind for a council In Oregon
for years. State Deputy Ed. Bell, fi
nancial secretary of this council, ex
pressed his appreciation of the won
derful cooperation and support the
members of his council were giving
him In his program of Columblan
ism. Council chairman of the mem
bership committee, Leonard Thoma,
who through his untiring efforts
made this record possible, Interest
ingly outlined accomplishments of
the local council the past two years.
Raymond Kerber of Stayton was
reappointed chairman of the sports
program with instructions to contact
parochial schools to arrange for
awards being given to talented stu
dents of parochial schools serviced
by the Sublimity Knights of Colum
bus in trips to outstanding baseball
games this season. Flans were also
arranged for a caravan to attend
the dance to be given at the new
St. Paul community hall, by the 8t.
Paul Knights of Columbus on Fri
day. March 29. The principal talk
of the evening was given by Mike
Benedict, member of the local coun
cil which was followed by a short
entertaining feature. Due to Holy
week no lunch or refreshments were
served.
Klrkham Will Speak
Dayton Art Klrkham, Portland
radio artist, will be guest speaker at
the Webfoot Community club and
pie social to be held Friday eve
ning
The smart looking kind that have)
fine wearing qualities. All the lat
est models single and double
breasted.
SPRING COATING
A splendid variety of colors and pat
terns in Ladles' Coating and Suiting.
Save money by buying your own cloth
and making your own clothes.
$1.60 $1.80 $2.00 per yd.
CREPES
For Dresses and Skirts $1.40
Plaids for Jackets and Skirts ....J1JH)
Flannel for light weight Stills and
Skirts 11.40 to fl.eo
260 South 12th St.
Commission Job
Interests Four,
Bishop Speaks
Albany Walter Plagman, Albany
Drn Ma 1 nf npsr Knox Butte.
filed with County Clerk R. M. Rus
sell Wednesday his aeciarauon oi
intention to seek the republican
nnn,in.Hnn t fv,a nfflpA nf Linn
county commissioner. Flagman's is
the fourth sucn nung tor mis oiuce,
which Is now being sought by two
republicans and by two democrats,
including County Commissioner H.
W. Cooley, aspirant for re-election.
Vacation Under Way
Albany Bishop Ira D. Warner,
D. D., who Is guest speaker at the
local holy week union services now
In progress, addressed the Albany
high school student body Thursday
morning.
Dr. Warner discussed a topic ap
propriate to the Easter season, for
Thursday was the final day of class
sessions at the high and grade
schools here prior to the two day
Easter vacation, which will start
Thursday night and end Tuesday
morning.
More than 600 each night have
been hearing Dr. Warner, members
of the Albany Ministerial associa
tion announced.
Swallows Now
Looking Over
Former Abode
Albany Jess Rodgers vows.,
that spring is truly here, not.
only as to date, but due to the
fact that a whole flock of swal
lows, heralds of spring, arrived
at the Rodgers home here Wed
nesday and Immediately started
Investigating- the abode which
has been occupied by swallows '
annually for 20 years.
The harbingers of spring are
residing in space between the
roof and ceiling of a porch at
the Rodgers home.to which they
gain access through an aperture
between the roof and outside
wall. The date of arrival varies
but the swallows have come ear
lier this year than usual, Rogers
said.
Dogs are Placed
On May Ballot
Dallas The Dallas city council
held a regular meeting Monday
evening in the council room In the
oity hall at which time the auditor
was authorized to file a petition
calling for a measure to be placed
on ballot In the May primaries elec
tion submitting to the people the
opportunity to vote on the question
as to whether or not dogs should
hereafter run at large within the
city of Dallas.
The city council also authorized
the city hall building committee to
finish the two rest rooms locateu
on the second floor and also auth
orlzed the finishing of the vacant
room adjoining the city council
chamber which will be used for the
purpose of exhibiting manufactured
products, fruits, stuffed birds and
animals. The Chamber of Commerce
will pay half the expense of fin
ishing this latter room and con
slderable amount of the material
will be donated by the Willamette
Valley Lumber company.
SPORT
JACKETS
Leather and Knit Com
bination. Just the thing
for Spring wear. Blue,
Oreen, Brown, Oray.
$3.9$
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Jefferson
Coast Guardsman
Is Transferred;
Visits Are Exchanged
Mrs. J. J. Denson of Redmond,
sister of Mrs. T. O. Kester and the
McKee brothers of Jefferson, has
returned to her home from the St,
Vincent hospital In Portland where
she recently underwent a major op
eration. Mrs. Denson Is a former
local resident.
Mrs. E. E. Regester of Lebanon
was a guest last week at the home
of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Looney.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Mason and
daughter, Nancy Jo, of Astoria, have
been visiting at the home of Mason's
mother, Mrs. George C. Mason. Ma
son, who is with the coast guard,
has been transferred from Alaska
to Astoria,
Mrs. Nettle Reeves has been
called to serve on the circuit court
Jury for the April term.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Miller were
week end guests at the home of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr
and Mrs. Olin Nebergall and family.
Hospital Patients
Make Improvement
Sllverton Reports from Sllverton
hospital are that J. M, Nicholson,
elderly resident of the Scotta Mills
section, was brought to the hos
pital Wednesday for treatment by
the Larson ambulance.
Mrs. T. T. Leonard Is progres
sing normally following major sur
gery Tuesday.
Miss Alice Brewer was reported
as "just the same." Miss Brewer
is under treatment for a gunshot
wound.
Mrs. Cora Dolan is said to be
making satisfactory improvement
from a case of pneumonia, and will
be able to return to her home In
a few days. I
Both Henry Rasmussen and Frank
Winter are Improving normally from
major surgery of several days ago.'
Mrs. Henry Kuschnlk and her
small son were taken to their home
Tuesday from the hospital and Mrs.
Fred Landeas and her baby boy
will be taken home today.
Church Rally Calls
Woodburn Two carloads of young
people from the Methodist, Chris
tian and Presbyterian churches of
Woodburn attended the young peo
ple's rally at Hinson Memorial
church In Portland Tuesday eve
ning. Cars were furnished by Mrs
Ross Mitchell and Miss Mabel We-
berg.
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Lebanon Units
Legion Observe
21st Birthday
Lebanon Santiam post and aux
iliary of the American Legion cele
brated the 21st anniversary of the
legion at the March dinner meet
ing held in the Legion hall Tues
day night. Past commanders and
presidents of the local groups were
honored at the annual birthday
party given by the auxiliary for
the post members.
A special feature was a large birth
day cake which was made by
Lionee Tweed and decorated by Ha
zel Smith, and it was cut and served
by Pearl Ramsey, auxiliary presi
dent, to the more than 100 per
sons present.
The evening's speakers were Ralph
Hargett, department vice-commander,
and Glenn Wallace, who spoke
on national defense.
Guests were a number from the
Eugene post, including Hershell
Taylor, commander, Howard Free
land, adjutant, Neal Sleeper, third
district membership chairman, and
Mrs. Florence Gamett, auxiliary
president. Ray Dorrls, Portland, de
partment chairman of trophies and
awards, and Mrs. Dorrls were also
present.
Past commanders honored were
John McCllntock, Glen Aarehart,
William Robblns, Earl Whetstone,
Dave Stritmater, Frank Southard,
Virgil Reeves, Laura Gatchell, Li
onee Tweed, Vada Whetstone, Syl
via Southard, Louise Groves, Elsie
Ellenburg, Blandena Wilson, Nettle
Downing and Hazel Smith.
Ballot Title Approved
Lebanon The city council in reg
ular session Tuesday night adopted
a title of ballot for the bill pro
posing minor offices of the city be
filled by election of the council
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rather than by general election as Is
the present case. The measure will
be decided in the May primary. A
rjetltlon was presented by property
owners of the neighborhood asking
that a street light be erected half
way between Elmore and Milton
streets on Main street, and the mat
ter was turned over to the street
committee with power to act. The
council recommended approval of a
package beer and wine license to
the Lebanon Billiards.
Mill Employes Dined
Lebanon The Lebanon Crown
Willamette paper mill gave a dlnnei
In the Lebanon hotel Tuesday night
for 16 mill employes who had won
certificates In a standard first aid
course just concluded. Hugh Oroner,
personnel and safety supervisor, was
master of ceremonies, and speakers
were John 81ml, the Instructor,
Paul Middlebrook, mill superinten
dent, Dr. N. E. Irvine, Red Cross
advisor, Clarence flhimanek, Red
Cross first aid chairman, and Hugh
Olds, office manager. Receiving cer
tificates were Olds, C. Turner, J. .
Ray, E. Leckband, Jr., H. Burian,
R. Tolbert, P. Hobson, H. Crockett,
W. McCloud, T. Lumb, C. Haux
well, D. McKean, F. Baker, L. La
ford, C. Cotter, and B. Osborn.
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