Monday, May 13, 1940
Exclusive News DlapatcTiei
By Special Cbrresponaenti
Linn County Grand Jury Orders Gambling Probe'
Greater Willamette Valley News
Rumors Bring j
Direct Action;
Trial Date Set
Albany Judge L. H. McMahan
this week-end instructed a newly
drawn circuit court grand Jury to
investigate rumors that gambling
enterprises are being conducted in
Linn county, after being told that
one prisoner before him for sen
tencing had been tempted to of
fend by cashing a bad check to
procure money with which to gam
ble. District Attorney Harlow Weln
rick told the court that he and
county and city officers as well
as state police, had been seek
ing evidence of anti-gambling law
violations for several months and
had actually arranged for raids on
suspected establishments but thus
far had not succeeded in gather
ing sufficient proof to warrant pro
secutions though one man was con
victed on a gambling charge in
Justice court at Lebanon last fall.
Members of the grand Jury are:
Henry Albers, foreman; Harry M.
McOuire, H. E. Blackmer, Henry
Hoefer, J. A. Williams, Joseph Senz,
and Lee Miller, with Mrs. Mar
garet Pugh as alternate.
Murder Case Date Set
Albany Rufus A. Stults is defin
itely scheduled to go on trial in
circuit court here Monday, June
S, for the alleged murder of Alex
Harju near Halsey, December 14,
1939. Stults has been in the county
Jail since December 16, being held
on a first degree murder charge.
His trial had previously been post
poned because of the delicate con
dition of Mrs. Stults who is a
defense witness. Stults and Harju
were both Eugene Junk dealers.
Sentenoei Are Passed
Albany Judge L. H. McMahan in
circuit court Saturday sentenced
Moulton Lindley, 23, to a year In
the county Jail alter he had plead
ed guilty to a bad check charge.
Lindley had been brought back
from California by Sheriff Shel
ton March 5, accused of passing
five $40 checks in this county. The
court, paroled Lindley to District
Attorney Harlow welnrlck on con
dition he make restitution.
Lloyd K. Lyons, charged with ob
taining money under false pre
tenses, was sentenced to a year In
the state penitentiary. Lyons was
taken to Salem Saturday.
Warren Duncan and Forest
Helkes, charged with burlgary not
In a dwelling, each on two sep
arate counts, wars sentenced each
to a year in the county Jail but
were paroled to Deputy Sheriff R,
Oldham.
Red Crew Quota Fixed
Albany Linn county has been
assigned a quota of $1800 as its
share of a $10,000,000 war relief
fund to be raised by the American
Red Cross and anticipation of wide
spread demands for aid for mil
lions of helpless men, women and
children, suffering from war
spreading over Europe.
Notice of the quota was received
Saturday by R. H. Collins, chair
man of the Linn county chapter
of the Red Cross, from Norman
H. Davis, national chairman. A
meeting of alt officers and members
of the board of directors of the
Linn chapter has been called by
Mr. Collins for 7:30 o'clock Mon
day evening in the auditorium of
the Albany public library to formu
late plans to raise the quota.
Independence Will
Have Clean-up Day
Independent A. W. Foster.
mayor of Independence, has Issued
the following proclamation for
Clean-up Day:
"In conformity with the author
Ity given me by the city council.
I hereby designate Monday. May 20.
as Clean-up day in Independence,
and urge cooperation of the people
generally in furthering tills project.
"The city will haul to the dump
ground all tin cans and other trash
which may be deposited In sacks
boxes or barrels, on city streets. No
collections will be made In alleys
Loose mnterlals of any nature will
not be handled, nor flimsy paper
boxes be accepted as containers. By
order of the city Council."
Anyone desiring to dump trash
at the city dump should contact
the keeper of the grounds. Cv Clra
bcr. so that It may be put In the
proper place. Ofttlmes this trash
has to be handled over to be Dlaced
In the proper plnce to be burned.
This la a city dump ground and
not intended for the whole country
side.
Albany Depositors
Receive Dividend
Albany Announcement was made
here yesterday by Fred Hanger. In
charge of liquidation of the Albany
State bank, that another dividend
will be paid to depositors In the
bank's commercial department Mav
18, upon which dnlo checks will be
mailed. This will be the ninth divi
dend paid from the commercial de
partment, which has now yielded 80
percent of funds In that department
Gordon Family leaving
Aumsville Friends of the late
Lynn Gordon and Mrs. Gordon and
Allen, are very sorry to have the
Gordons leave Aumsvlllr, Mrs. Gor
don and son plan to dLspose of
their household goods at auction
Monday, then leave for Pasndcna
which Is their former home where
Allen has employment.
Hot Luncheon
Records Broken
At West Stayton
West Stayton The commun
ity club heid Its last meeting
of the season Friday night af
ter the May day festivity.
The kitchen report on hot
lunches for the season begin
ning November 6 was that
10,899 dishes have been serv
ed, making an average of Vi
cent for each pupil with 22
different varieties of menu ser
ved. Mrs. Philllppi reported that
she had received the notice that
the school has the best record
Marion-Polk county WPA hot
lunch kitchen. Two cups were
the only breakage, and that 0y
the children. Considering a
concrete floor, that is a record
itself.
Election of officers resulted:
President, Merle Crane ; vice
president, Edna Garrison;
secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Lee
Odenthal. The next meeting
will be the second Friday in
October.
Honor Mothers
At Hayesville
Hayesville Pupils of the Hayes
ville school paid honor and respect
to their mothers Friday afternoon
when they invited them to attend
a program arranged by all students
and teachers for their benefit.
As each mother entered the school
she was presented a lovely corsage
of flowers gathered and arranged
by the pupils.
Each room had its own special
numbers with announcers for each.
The program was as follows:
Selection by rhythm band in cos
tume; play by students of the fifth
and sixth grades; song, primary
room; play, "Johnnycake," by a
group from the primary room; dia
logue recitation, "Mother's Helpers,"
first and second grade students;
'Mother" by primary room group;
song, upper grade; recitation by six
little girls; health play, third grade
pupils; a number by fourth grade
students; three short plays of hum
or by seventh graders, and as a clos
ing number a song by upper grade
girls.
School will close this week with
graduation exercises being given
Thursday evening. The school and
community Joint picnic will be held
Tuesday afternoon and evening with
a picnic supper served at 6:30 o'clock.
Prafum Community
Club Ends Season
Pratum The last meeting for
Pratum Community club was held
at Pratum school Friday night with
a good crowd in attendance. Dur
ing the1 business meeting election
of officers was held for next year
with Herman Kleen elected presi
dent, C. Lynds vice president, Miss
urace Klamps, secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Rudolph de Vrles pianist, Mrs.
James Wilson, song leader.
The program committee serving
this month was Mrs. Otto Beutler,
Mrs. Roger Lambert and Mrs. O.
Jensen. The numbers were: Vocal
solo, Mrs. Earl Pooler, accompa
nied by Mrs. John Olthoff; vocal
solo by Pebble DeSart; tap dancing
by Pat DeSart and Bob Skopll;
community singing led by Mrs. J.
Wilson; campaign talks by Roger
Lambert and C. Lynds; violin solo,
Lillian Beutler, accompanied by
Mrs. Roger Lambert; vocal solo,
Earl Kleen, accompanied bv Mrs.
J. Wilson; reading, Mrs. Elmer Han
sen ; musical numbers by Dick
Johnson and Edd McGovern; read
ing, Roger Lambert; piano solo,
Mrs. John Olthoff and piano solo,
Mrs. Rogers Lambert.
After the program the annual Ice
cream feed in the basement was
served by John Roth. Russell Mc-
Calllster and George Kleen.
Hayesville Plans
Graduation Exercises
Hnvesvllle Ornriilnttnff pYftvlcit.
for Mphth ornila oraitnatn. n-tll Vw.
held In Hayesville school Thursday
evening nt 8 o'clock. Mrs. Olive Pot
ter has arranged the following pro
gram: Processional, Eima Martin; salu
tatory. Frank Mnu-rv nrirtrrilnn
lo. Charles Mowrv '3R- rln hUtni-v
Wayne Kuemc; solo, Elvira Sattef:
riass win, James Mennls: quartet.
Hayesville teachers; valedictory
Cnrl KoniVlUe: Hawaiian miHnK
lection, Everett Hathaway; address
io graduates, Dr. V. D. Daln, stale
department of edurnt
tlon of diolomaii. H .T nnhirtr.
scnooi Doarci chairman.
The personnel of th
Class Is Elvira Kntter .Inma. utan-
nls, Carl Komyate, Keith Olson. Wal
ter btottler, Frank Mowry, Everett
Hathaway and Wayne Kunze.
Mother's Day Program
Presented at tola
Eola A Mother' rinv nnvnn,
was given by the Eola grade chil
dren Friday afternoon In honoi of
the mothers of the neighborhood.
Tile following program was given:
Reading, TioRrr Lang: exercise.
"Just tor Mother." group of chil
dren, leader. Virginia Lewis; read
ing. David De Lapp; piny, 'Their
Stepmother's Arrival." bv nine pu
pils; rending, Clarence Lnutensrhla
ger: song: duet, Junneta Kessell and
Shirley Lewis; hymn by tho school.
Silverton High
itical Race
Now Under Way
Silverton Nomination for student
body officers, selected by the cabi
net and announced at an assembly
last, week for the Silverton high
school, are, for president: Bob Neal,
Irving Kuenzl, Ruth DeSart, Bob
Dlckmen; vice president, Ray Davis,
Ken Thortrud, Pat Stinger, Margie
Baker: secretary. Marjorle Mauld
ing, Jane Irish, Bill Davis, Dick
Adams; treasurer, Lois Legard, Mary
Lou Weisner, Bessie Standard and
Marilyn Maue.
Basketball letters and numerals
were also awarded to the following
players by Coach Goates: On the
main team receiving letters were
Harold Johnson, Jack Peary, Wei
Zahler, Gordon Henjum, Norman
Robins, Harry Burr, Harry Hage
dorn, Harvey Kennedy, John Day,
Ed Zahler and Erland Anderson.
Those who received numerals
awarded by the Squad Coach Ken
Hewitt, were Don Hatteberg, Bruce
Dlckman, Bery Burr, Bill Duncan,
Junior Seeiey, Harry Bowen, Gor
don McNorrls, Steve Enloe, Gene
Bailey, Bob Morgan, Chuck Sim
mons, Lee Reeder and Don Ren
wick. Letters for track, the sport which
was revived this spring after many
year's absence In the high school
athletics program, have been earned
by Marlyn Waarvick, Roy Lets,
Bruce Bailey, Roy Herr, Norman
Brendon, Harry Hagedorn, Narvey
Kennedy and Glenn Baker. A man
ager's letter will be given to Norman
Robins.
Wrestling letters went to the fol
lowing by Coach Fred Sears, Bud
Keen, Bob May, John Semb, Bud
Semb, Bud Graves, Rex Olson, Bob
Oeder, Dale Rogers, John Rogers,
Ken Thostrud, Calvin Johnson, Ted
Pinley, Harold Roop, Norman Jones,
Jimmy Ekman, Dale Blust, Warren
Norton, Omar Halverson, Loren
Dunnagan, Du Wayne Donnelly,
Warren Donnelly. Jack Hubbleston,
manager.
Students who will receive band
letters for playing the band for foot
ball and basketball games are Mar
tha Aashelm, Bruce Buell, Bud
Down, Oeorge Irish, Rex Olson,
Parzy Rose, Dean Stamey, Tommy
Williams, Wayne Rose, Jimmy Ek
man, Hogo Hofnecht, Clarence Chil-
berg, Calvin Johnson, Juanlta Moe,
Richard Nelson, Jim Olson, Fred
Reed, Yvonne Service, Binum Tay
lor, Vlo Tokstad, Henry Ulvih, Don
Nafziger, Kenneth Cook, Jean Mc-
Clanathan, Jim Nelson, Don Ren-
wick. Kenneth Rankin, Neil Rose,
Russell Christenson, Melvin Heater,
Wendell Loe, Bob Morgan and Ge
rome Tosto.
Those who have earned baseball
letters, according to Coach, "Pop"
DeLny, are Mel Zahler, Harry Hage
dorn, Don Hagedorn, Marvin Men-
bye, Clarence Mellbye, Huck John
son, Buck Weatherill, Clarence Sim
mons, Harry Burr, Les Hemmlng
sen, Les Buegli, Fred Reed, Church
Simmons, Don Hatteberg, Junior
Seeiey, Ed Zahler and Dale Blust.
Candidates for the TNT honor
awards, given each year to the sen
ior girl and boy who are voted the
most outstanding leaders and best
in service to their school, have been
announced by the faculty. These
candidates must have a two average
in grades through the high school.
They will be voted on soon and are
to be announced at the commence
ment exercises. Those eligible are
Bern ice Hannan, Elm a Hut ton
Frances Mehl, Carolyn Kaufman
and Barbara Pennell, Robert Hum
phreys and Bud Thostrud.
Grade Graduation
Nears at Aumsville
Aumsville The Aumsville eighth
grade graduation will be held Tues
day evening. May 21. The speaker
will be Oeorge McLeod, who will be
dean of the law school at Willam
ette here next year. T. C. Mountain
will give the invocation.
Marian Rowland Is valedictorian
and Betty White Is salutatorlan
Clnss prophecy will be given by Nel
ly Cnllnghan, class history by Violet
Wnruien and class will by Jack
Killlnger.
The class roll Is Norlyn Brown.
Betty White. Vivian Harms, Dariel
Brown, Drusilla Blair, Jack Kcl
llnger, Bud Branch, Violet Warthen,
Nelly Callaghan. Marian Rowland
and Btllle Creason.
Butteville Grange
Gives Two Degrees
Butteville At the regular meeting
of Butteville grange first and sec
ond degrees were conferred on sev
eral new members .The charter was
draped in memory of the lata A. D.
McCully. Mrs. Fred Dentel, lecturer,
presented a program featuring ft
bnlloon contest, won by Elmer Crl-
scll. Elmer Crisell wns elected by
me members as alternate to the
state grange in Salem in June. Third
and fourth degrees will be given at
the next meeting. June 3.
Gene Goeli Held
Silverton Gene Goctz was bound
over to the grand Jury from Alt. O.
m'lson s Justice court Saturday on
a charge of writing checks without
sufficient funds. The charges weie
preferred by W. E. Russell. He wns
placed under so bond which he
failed to furnlMi and was commit
ted to the county Jail.
Streamlined Bicycle
Delmar Kobow's Pride
Hazel Green Delmar Kobow, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kobow,
is the proud possessor of a new bi
cycle, very modern and stream
lined as the new cars. Delmar who
is a student at the local grade
school, Is a salesman of magazines
and won the bike for sending In a
certain number of subscriptions for
a popular magazine. A number of
years ago Delmar won a scooter bike
for writing a winning slogan for a
national concern. All of his friends
Join in wishing Delmar many en
joyable Jaunts as well as business
trips on his new bicycle. .
Eight MClubs
Finish Projects
Hazel Green A final checkup of
awards won by the local school's
4-H club members revealed that in
the advanced cooking club, which
exhibited angel food cakes at the
Marion county 4-H fair, sec
ond place was won by Ruth
Reilly and third place by Patty
Zahare. Mrs. Andrew Zahare who
acted as leader for the group has
been a consistent worker with the
members and has always had prize
winners for the past four years of
leadership.
In the Division 1 cooking group
under the leadership of Mrs.
Charles Kobow, Barbara Kobow
won third prize for her exhibit
of drop cookies. Mrs. Kobow has
led a cooking club for the past
four years. In the Division 1 for
boys under the leadership of Mrs
Ralph Worden, third prize in drop
cookies was awarded Delmar Ko
bow. The Room Improvement club with
Mrs. Virgil Perrine as leader ex
hibited various articles and Ger-
aldine Wolf won third prize In
one group, and Betty Gregg won
third place In another division and
Alice Perrine second prize In the
third division.
There were eight 4-H clubs and
they have all finished the projects
100 per cent which is quite a record
as usually something prevents a
perfect record. Other leaders were
Mrs. Ross Miles, 4-H Health club,
Miss Geraldine Fry, first year
handicraft, Theodore wacken, ad
vanced handicraft, and Mrs. Hen
ry Rasmussen, first year sewing.
Institute Planned
By Woodbum WCTU
Woodburn The Woodbum W. O
T. U. will hold an Institute Wednes
day, May 15, In the Methodist
church beginning at H o'clock. A
no-host dinner will be served at
noon. The following program has
been arranged:
Devotional service, led by Mrs.
Lena Lisle; official papers by Mrs.
J. Nunn: vocal solo, Mrs. Fesenden;
talk, Mrs. M. Glllett on things the
North Salem unit Is doing; noon
tide prayer: lunch.
At 1 pjn. Mrs. J. Vinton Scott
will talk on "Temperance and Mis
sions": Mrs. Necla Buck, state presi
dent, will speak on "Present Trend
In Liquor Legislation"; greetings will
be presented from the county presl
dent, Mrs. W. A Barkus. The public
Is Invited.
West Stayton Holds
Evening Festival
West Stayton The annual May
Day festival was held on the school
grounds Friday evening at 6 o'clock.
A large crowd was present for the
evening's entertainment.
The program began with the her
alding of the queen's procession and
the crowning of Queen Jean I (Jean
Hudson) by Alice Dlckman, last
year's queen. In the queen's court
were Clinton Wilson and Allen Bab,
pages; Janet Crane and Nancy Bone,
flower girls; Jack Darley, crown
bearer; Maxine Wilson, crown prin
cess; Lois Clark, Imogene Lynch,
Addle Lou Snoddy and Opal Rlchel,
queen's attendants.
A colorful action musical number
was given by the primary grades,
eight girls with colored balloons
presented a water nymph dance,
followed by a boys' drill and salute.
Sixteen small girls and boys wound
the Maypole. A basket dinner was
served nt 7 o'clock In the dining
room. Processional and recessional
were played by Mrs. Herman Darley.
Silver Creek Boosters
Close Year and Elect
Silver Cliff The Silver Cliff
Boosters club held the Inst meeting
of the school year on Friday night
The following officers were elected
to serve for the ensuing year
President, Mrs. Eunice Lais; vice
president, Mrs. Josephine Fox; sec
retary-treasurer, Miss Frances
Brewer,
Plans were made for the Joint
picnic with the Valley View school,
to be held at Silver Cliff Sunday.
May 19. On the committee were
Mrs. Iris Thorktldsen, Romey Lais,
Miss Frances Brewer, Misses Betty
and Kathleen Mulkcy.
Joe E. Brown In
"Beware Spooks"
plus
Mickey Rooney Judy Garland
"Babes in Arms"
mem
Lebanon Sees
Building Boom
With Industry
Lebanon Nearly $40,000 In build
ing permits have been Issued by
the city to date this year, almost
two-thirds the entire sum issued
in 1939 although only a little more
than one third the current year
is past. Observers hold that with
industrial expansion now under
way here there Is every reason to
believe 1940 permits will set a to
tal shattering all past records by
big measure.
So far this quarter, estimated
cost of permits comes to approxi
mately $26,280, compared to $13,
533 in the first three months of
the year. In May alone, the totals
aggregate close to $5500.
Tills month's permits include
three for new residences: Homer
E. Mitsch. in Kirkpatrick addition.
$1000; Wilbur Parrlsh, Kilpatrlck
addition, $1800; Vernon E. Tucker,
three-room cottage at junction of
Main street and Santiam highway,
$600.
Forum Meets Tonight
Lebanon The Lebanon Commer
cial club will meet tonight in the
Lions room of the Lebanon hotel,
with a discussion whether the or
ganization should meet throughout
the summer months a feature of
the business session. The group
has heretofore suspended sessions
between June and September but
some members, In view of Indus
trial expansion and growth, are ad
vocating a change of policy. A
proposal that some form of enter
tainment be given at subsequent
meetings will also be discussed. The
business meeting will follow a din
ner served at 6:30 o'clock, accord
ing to Walter Scott, president.
Festival Race Brisk
Lebanon Admission buttons for
the queen's ball, scheduled this
Friday night, are selling briskly,
indicating there, will be a capacity
crowd at this event at which the
ruler of Lebanon's 31st strawberry
festival will be chosen. Del Dav
enport, who Is In charge of ar
rangements and who will be master
of ceremonies, announces the ball
will be held in the Legion hall and
tha hi eh school dance band will
furnish the music. The grand
march of the prospective queens
is at 10 o'clock, and the name of
the ruler will be announced shortly
thereafter. The ball will open at
8:30 o'clock.
Newspaper Woman 111
Lebanon A major operation was
performed last week in the Lebanon
general hospital upon Mrs. Leo
Giles, who, with her husband, pub
lishes the Brownsville Times, a
weekly newspaper. . At last report
she was doing as well as might
be expected.
Mrs. Larson Hostess
For Church Circle
Dallas Members of Circle 3
of the Methodist church were en
tertained at the home of Mrs. A.
M. Larson Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Wes Elliott assistant hostess.
Mrs. Frank Hull presided at the
business meeting during which Mrs.
Martha Miller led the devotions.
Mrs. W. P. Miller of Salem gave a
short talk about the work being
done for the immigrants. Mrs.
Hull then pleased with a poem,
"Homes." Mrs. H. F. Pemberton
gave an Inspirational talk on "Moth
ers" in honor of Mother's day.
Mrs. Miller of Saiem, Mrs. C. O.
Hawkins, Mrs. Guy Shreeve and
Mrs. Peter Berge were guests and
members present were Mrs. Claude
Allen, Mrs. Howard J. Eastman,
Mrs. Dora Glaze, Mrs. Carl S.
Graves, Mrs. George Greenwell,
Mrs. W. H. Hill, Mrs. Frank Hull,
Mrs. J. N. Mills, Mrs. Martha Mil
ler, Mrs. H. F. Pemberton, Mrs.
Roy Plummer, Mrs. Emma Stout,
Mrs. John Tate, Mrs. S. BJornson,
Mrs. Hugh Walker, Mrs. Levi Benge,
and the two hostesses.
Three are Graduated
At Looney Butte
Looney Butte Eighth grade gra
duatlng exercira were held Thurs
day night at Looney Butte school. A
program of dialogues, readings and
songs was presented. The rhythm
band gave several numbers. Wayne
Harding of Salem presented diplo
mas to Delmar Woods, Btllle Woods
and Donald Kamph.
The 4-H clubs held achievement
day and a program at the school
Friday. An address was given by
Mrs. Weddle on 4-H club work.
During the noon hour a basket din
ner was served on the schoolgrounds
Games and races were enjoyed.
The present teacher. Mrs. Frank
Kelper. has been hired to teach the
school again for the ensuing year.
Amity Mrs. Lottie Vincent of
Portland spent Mother's Day here
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Olive Allen east of Amity.
Silverton
Mother's Day Brings Visitors;
Junior Church Circle
Entertains
Mr. and Mrs.. Roy Kirtley had
as their house guest over Mother's
Day, Mrs. Kirtley 's son, Stephen
Laughlin, of Portland. Additional
guests of the Kirtleys during the
week have been Mr. and Mrs, Lee
Justice and Mrs. Russeau also of
Portland. i
Mr. and Mrs. Ed G. Morrison had
as Mother's Day guests the families
of their two daughters, Mr. and ;
Mrs. Floyd Mulkey and Mrs. Max
Scriber and Howard and Warren i
Max.
Mrs. Al Coote opened her home
Friday afternoon to 35 members of
the Methodist Junior Circle, and
their mothers, In an Informal so
cial affair.
The W. E. Toneys will have as
their guests over the week end Mr.
and Mrs. Al Murawsky and Tom and
Jerry of Vancouver, and their other
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Ehll, of Silverton.
The speaker at today's noon Ro
tary club luncheon at Toney's ban
quet rooms was J. R. Ellison of the
Ellison-White Conservatory telling
of "Our Answer to Unemployment."
Mrs. Ernest R. Ekman has as
her house guest over Mother's Day
her mother, Mrs. Anna Edlund of
Portland. Ekman and their son,
Jimmy, spent Saturday fishing along
the Alsea river.
Rosedale Community
Has Many Interests
Rosedale Red Hills Farmers
Union met with large attendance.
Visitors were Mr. Gray from Mar
ion, Mr. and Mrs. Newell Williams,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Tomkins, Vir
klnla Tomkins, Patty Mansfield and
Ada Berley of Salem. A delegation
from Coos Bay sreved an oyster
stew.
Gus Cole was appointed delegate
to the state convention with Frank
Bamett alternate. The following
program was given:
Solo, Newell Williams; puppet
show, Virginia Tomkins, Patty
Mansfield and Ada Berley; piano
solo, Virginia Tomkins; talk, Mr.
Bray. The committee for June
are Mr. and Mrs. Cammack, Mr,
and Mrs. Carter, Mr. Cole and Mr.
Darby.
The C. E. gave a party Friday
evening in the church basement.
Those present were Esther Cam
mack, Lucille Lehman, Clara May
Sparks, Mildred Maire Cork, Lawr
ence, and Almon Lehman, Lloyd
Francis, Ray Francis, Milton Pren-
sail, Lloyd Brown, Ivan Bing and
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Cork.
The Rosedale Farmers' Union Jun
iors held their elimination con
test Friday evening on the topic.
"The Value of Cooperative Educa
tion and Organisations of Agricul
ture." Those taking part were Rob
art Ladd, Lavinla Brown, Dick
Morgan, Velleda Trick and Verlle
Duke.
Verlle Duke was first and Vel
leda Trick and Robert Ladd tied
for second place.
Rosedale school will hold gradua
tion exercises Wednesday evening
for the eighth grade.
Oak Grove Is Host
For Dallas Forum
Dallas A strong delegation of
members and friends of the Cham
ber of Commerce enjoyed the for
um's annual visit to the Oak Grove
community Friday night with the
Ladles' Aid of the district as host
esses for the evening. Philip Hay-
ter, vice-president of the chamber,
spoke briefly on behalf of the visi
tors, assuring the members of the
Ladles' aid that the occasion was
a red letter one on the calendar of
his organization and greatly en
joyed by everyone.
Entertainment numbers were fur
nished by both groups. Lois Row
land opened the program with a pi
ano solo followed by two vocal
solos by Raymond Walker accompa
nied at the piano by his mother,
Mrs. Harry Walker of Oak Grove,
Beverley Bennett, county declama
tory contest winner this year, gave
the reading which won her first
place and the Junior high school
girls trio. Delores Krewson. Helen
McFetrldge and Alice Wall, with
Lloyd Domaschofsky accompany
ing, sang three numbers. The pro
gram for Oak Grove was arranged
by Mrs. Walker and for Dallas by
Burton C. Boll Bill Blackley. sec
retary of the chamber, announced
the numbers.
Salem Heights Club
Will Elect Officers
Salem Heights The closing
meeting of the Community club will
be held on Wednesday evening.
Mav 15, instead of the regular time,
Friday, May 17, owing to primary
election. Election of officers will
be held. The Elks band will fur
nish music and other numbers will
be presented.
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Polk Polling
Places Listed
Dallas Few changes from the
polling places used throughout the
county in past years were indicated
in the list released this week oy
Sheriff T. B. Hooker. The precincts
and the voting places arranged for
are shown in the following roster.
Alrlle Precinct No. 1, Ladles' Aid
society building, at Arlte; Bridgeport,
precinct 2, Farmers- union nan,
Bridgeport; Brush College, precinct
3. basement of school building; Buell.
precinct 4, Grange hall, at Buell;
Buena Vista, precinct 5, Ladles' club
room building, at Buena Vista; first
Dallas, precinct 6, old city hall; sec
ond Dallas, precinct 7, county court
room, courthouse; third Dallas, pre
cinct 8, Boehren building, old water
office; fourth Dallas, precinct 8,
Prank Ferris residence, corner of
Lylo rnd Clay streets; Douglas, Grand
Ronde, precinct 10, hall over Grand
Ronde store building; Eola, precinct
11, school building, at Eola; North
Falls City, precinct 12. city hall, at
Falls City: South Fails city, precinct
13. Christian church building. Falls
City: Gold Creek, precinct 14, Gold
Creek school building: first Independ
ence, precinct 15, Mrs. Blanche Baker
resldencfl. North Independence: sec
ond Independence, precinct 16, city
hall, Independence; third indepeno
ence, precinct 17, Women's club
building. Third and Monmouth
streets; fourth Independence, pre
cinct 18, Independence Laundry
building; Jackson, precinct 19, uan
ston I.O.O.F. hall; Lewiavllle, precinct
20. Church building, at Lewlsvllle:
McCoy, precinct 21, Oddfellows hall.
McCoy: northeast Monmouth, pre
cinct 22. Winegar building. Mon
mouth; northwest Monmouth, pre
cinct 23, Baptist church building.
Monmouth: southeast Monmouth,
precinct 24. Huber Real Estate or
flco bulldine. Monmouth: southwest
Monmouth, precinct 25, Christian
building, Monmouth: Onkdale, pre
cinct 28, Garage building. H. a. Butz.
South TJglow Ave., Dallas; Pedee,
precinct 27. Union hierh school build
ing. Pedee; Rickreall. precinct 28.
Grange hall building. Rickreall; Rock
Creek. (Valsetz) precinct 20. Valley
& Slletx depot. Valsetz: Salt Creek,
precinct 30, North Dallas school
house, Dallas: salt Jjflice, irerrvimmi
flreelnct 81. Yoakum store buildins.
Perrydftle: Spring Valley, precinct 32.
basement Soring vailev scnooi nouse:
Snwr tirecfnet 33. Suvr dance hall
bullflng; first West Salem, prermcr
34. basement school building. West
Salem: second Wst Salem, pwlnct
35. cltv hall building, went sniem:
Willamette Camp. prrlnct 38. Wil
lamette valW Lumber company
camp, Black Rock.
Scravelhill Club
Groups are Busy
Jefferson The Guess What Cook
ers of the Scravel Hill school met at
the home of their leader, Miss Caro
lyn Grenz, Thursday. Plans were
made for a program to be given by
the club on May 22 at the Scravel
Hill schoolhouse. A play will be pre
sented entitled "Tobacco Alley," and
characters were chosen.
Scravel Hill 4-H Camp Cookery
club met Sunday. Following the bus
iness session refreshments were
served.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gee of Clo
ver Ridge were guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Grenz.
They report that their son, who Is
on a submarine tender in the U. S,
navy, will be stationed at San Diego,
Calif. Mrs. Gee and Mrs. Grenz are
sisters.
Jack Nebergall of Albany spent
the week-end at the home of his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, A. A,
Miller.
A. A. Miller Is giving his residence
on Ferry street a new coat of paint.
Mrs. W. L. Forster left for her
home in Havre. Mont., Saturday af
ter a visit of ten days with her mo
ther, Mrs. Georgia Richardson, and
sister, Mrs. Jack Geise.
Happy Hour Dance
Club Gives Surprise
Zena Mrs. George Etzel of Zena
was complimented with a surprise
party honoring her birth anniver
sary by the Happy Hour dance
club at her home.
Refreshments were served to the
honor guest, Mrs. Etzel, and Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Stephens and Ray
mond, Mrs. Roy Martin and chil
dren, Margaret, Floy and Marvin.
Mr. and Mrs. Niles R. Holland, Mr.
and Mrs. Chris A. Halleman and
children, Carolyn, Billy and Bobby
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gray and fam
ily of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Looney, Elmer and Ray Allred, Mr.
and Mr. Frank Butler and chil
dren, Rose Marie, Darlene Fay and
melon, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Butler.
Leona Chrlstensen, Norman
Klrkwood, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Turnbow and children, Vesta and
Charles, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Haines and Alice, Carl Christenson,
Arlle Robin, John Knutson
George, Cletus, Evelyn, Doris and
Marietta Etzel,
Joint Graduation
Zena Zena, Lincoln and North
Spring Valley schools are to hold
joint graduation exercises at the
Zena schoolhouse Thursday night,
May 16, at 8 oclock.
STATE
Bette Miriam
Davis Hopkins
Geo. Brent
"The Old Maid"
2nd Hit .
I.AI1REI, Ic HARDY
"A Chump at Oxford"
Added
Officer Donald Dnrk
Kindergarten Class
Now Alumni Members
rtaiinx Graduation exercises for
Mrs. Dorothy Craven's kindergar
ten class were held friday evening
with 32 children Between the ages
of two and six taking part in the
program.
Mrs. craven presented eigm 01
her students with certificates or
Hininm.. tn show thev were through
with kindergarten and would enter
the first grade next year. Receiv
ing these certificates were Dimpy
Spaulding, Susanne Shreeve, Ro
Jcan Stivers, Sally Smith, Larry
Smith, David Boman, Bruce Bal
lantyiie and Bobby York. .
AtlpnHfiimi. certificates were irlven
to each child who took part in the
program which consisted or songs,
recitations, rhythm band and acro
hnt.lc The latter was alven br
Shirley Baker and Connie Hawks.
Hot Luncheon
Costs Are Low
Liberty The last meeting of the
Liberty community was held Fri
day night. The meeting opened
with a selection from the Liberty
orchestra. Mrs. Van Loh reported
on the hot lunches for school chil-,
dren and stated that 2860 lunches
were served during the month of
April at a cost of 9-10 cents per
child per meal.
The WPA hot lunch supervisor
inspected the basement and kitch
en where the lunches are served
and suggested several changes for
sanitation the most Important on
the basement drain. W. Olden,
were appointed to meet with ths
school board to discuss these mat
ters.
Charles Krauger, who has been a
very efficient president this year.
is leaving the community this
spring and Mrs. Mary Bishop was
elected president for the coming
year. Albert Brown lee, vice-
president and Mrs. Etta Van Loh
were reelected to their positions.
Program was: Orchestra numbers
by the Liberty orchestra, piano duet.
Delores Lawrence and her father,
Cloj'd Lawrence.
The Melsslnger cowboy band gave
several selections.
Mr. Watt had received several
requests for the girl tumblers to
put on their act again but the
girls had put on their show at the
Elks lodge Thursday night and he
felt that two nights In succession
might be hard on the children, so
they will appear at Salem Heights
Wednesday night and anyone wish
ing to see them Is Invited to sea
them at that time.
Keizer Eighth Grade
Class Wish Fulfilled
Keizer Members of this year's
eighth grade class have watched the
progress of the work on the new
school building with much interest,
because they want their class to be
the first to graduate In the new
auditorium. Their wishes are to be
fulfilled as the graduation exer
cises are to be held there on
Wednesday evening at ft o'clock.
David Saucy, chairman of the
school board, will present diplomas
to 32 graduates. Judge Oeorge
Rossman will deliver the address.
Joint Graduation
For Nine Schools
Monitor Nine schools will hoMff
joint graduation exercises In the
I.O.O.F. hall tonight. Thlrty-flvs
eighth grade pupils will receive di
plomas from Oak Lawn. Monte Crls
to, Elliott Prairie, Grassy Pond,
McKee. Harmony, - Union, Marks
Prairie and Monitor schools.
Don Upjohn of the Salem Capital
Journal will be the speaker and each
school will have one number on the
program.
The Monitor school will close
May 20 with a May festival In the
afternoon, a ball game, which Is an
annual event between the men and
boys, and an exhibit of school work
on display In the rooms.
Leave for Union
Unlonvale Mrs. Owen Turner
and daughter, Darlene, left Port
land by rail Friday to visit three
weeks with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Frost at Union. She
will attend the eighth grade gra
duation of her sister, Anona Frost.
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