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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1940)
Wednesday, August 21, 1940 Two By Special Correspondents Future Farmers Pleased with Rating at County Fair Exclusive Newg Dispatcher Greater Willamette Valley News Silverton Boys Placed Third In Competition Stlverton Leonard Hudson, Smith-Hughes agricultural instruc tor, and his Future Farmers came home from the Multnomah county fair well pleased with place No. 3 rating, as the competition was keen. In the F. F. A. livestock judging at Gresham Monday the Silverton boys placed third competing with 25 other Willamette valley ana southern Washington teams. Six classes of livestock were Judged. Jersey cows, Holstelns. Guernseys, Jersey heifers, Duroc Jersey gilts, and a class of market lambs, with 200 points being a per fect score for each class. In the six classes a boy would have a pos slble score of 1200 points or a three- man team a possible score of 3600. Silverton's team Included Lester Beugli, Silverton Hills; John Liech ty, Pratum; and Amos Funrue of Valley View. Beugli was tenth hign In the contest with a score of 8301 In a group of 78 boys. He was also third high In judging Jersey heifers. and second high In judging Jersey cows. Silverton placed first in Judging Jersey heifers. Other local youths making the trip beside the team and the in structor, Mr. Hudson, were Dale Herigstad, Lee Reeder, George Hab erly, Dan VanBrocklin and Carl Reed, all members of the silverton F. F. A. chapter. Winning listed scores were: First West Linn 2549 Second Molalla 2447 Third Stlverton 2400 Fourth Scappoose .....2391 Fifth McMlnnvllle 2358 Sixth Amity 2340 Seventh Corvallis 2304 Eighth Gresham 228B Ninth Vancouver 2273 Tenth Independence 2271 W. C. Leth, Polk county agricul tural agent, was official judge and Kirby Brumfleld, Gresham agricul tural instructor, directed the con test. .. During' the afternoon the boys were admitted free to the grand stand to see the show which In cluded trick automobile driving, dog acts, trained horses, trapeze artists and other interesting features. The Silverton boys will compete in livestock Judging at the Yamhill county fair, the Clackamas fair, as well as at the state fair. Later this fall they will Judge at the Pacific International In Portland, The Silverton Future Farmers will hold a meeting Thursday night of this week to make final plans for showing livestock, crops and shop exhibits at the Marion county fair of August 30 In Salem and at the state fair, September 2 to 8. j Chicken Thieves Are Reported Independence Chicken thieves have been operating in the Inde pendence and Stiver districts dur ing the past week. Two young men giving their names as Kelly from Arizona and Texas, transients, were taken into custody at the Hoover hop ranch where they were camping during the hop harvest, and are being held on a charge of chicken theft In the county jail. According to reports chickens were missed from the Sloper ranch and a car seen In the vicinity was suspected and traced to the Hoover ranch where a trace of the chickens was found. They made a hasty exit when the officers surrounded their camp but were later appre hended and brought to Independ ence. They were taken before Jus tice Weddle on Monday and later taken to Dallas to be held for fur ther trial. Frank Loughary of the Suver dis trict stated that he lost a few hens last week from his poultry house. He didn't think that whoever got them would find them very palat able as they were some setters that had been confined in a small pen to break them up from setting, and would probably be poor and tough, no trace of them has been found. Talbot Picking of Early Hops Com pleted; Visitor! Are Being Entertained Picking of the early fugRle hops has been completed In tho Jacobson yard, operated by W. R. McAllister There was a good yield. Late hop picking Is expected to start about the first of September. Mr. and Mrs. Qcorge Potts, Jr. and son Gory, Mrs. Edna Reeves and Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Potts at tended the Farmers Union picnic at Champocg Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Flnlay and children Betty and David and Mrs. Mary Nye have gone to Brook ings for a visit with Mrs. Elizabeth Nye and sons Orval and Donald. Donald is home on a furlough from the navy. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bonn and chil dren Jesse and Ellabelle of Inde pendence, and Mrs. Virginia Barnes of San Francisco, a house guest at the Frank Klcpcr home, were din ner guests there Sunday. Mrt Bonn and Mrs. Barnes are sisters of Mr. Kleper. Mrs. Rose Summon of Seattle Wash., Is a guest at the home of her brother, Herman Kleper. Jefferson Alaska Residents Are Valley Visitors; Washington Peo ple Entertained Orlan Husted, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Husted, made his parents and wife and son a brief visit re cently. Husted Is stationed at an air base on a small island near Ketchikan, Alaska, and came by boat to Seattle. The boat was there only two dayB so his visit was of short duration. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Avery of Bear Mountain, Calif., visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fin- lay Friday. They were enroute home from a trip to Seattle and other Washington points. " Mr. and Mrs. J. La Mar Oldredge and two children of Walla Walla, Wash., were guests Sunday night and Monday at the home of Mrs. Oldredge's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Wetherell. They were enroute to Newport where they will spend the rest of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Wetherell and . son Gary joined them there Tuesday for a few days' vacation. W. C. Eads and son Bill of Ore gon City were dinner guests Mon day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Jacob and Mrs. S. M. Green. Ava Jane Wetherell spent a week in Parkdale visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. W. Welty. Mrs. Minnie Morris of Juneau, Alaska, and her mother, Mrs. Ben Russell of Marion, were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Pate. Mrs. Mor ris has been making an extended visit with her mother, who has been In ill health, and with other relatives in this district. She Is planning on returning home in the near future. Robert Lewis of Portland spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Frank Wled, and Mr. Wied. His ' two sons, Ralph and Bobby, are spending their summer vaca tion at the Wied ranch. Smith Family Members Meet Silverton An interesting re union after a period of almost 30 years was occasioned recently by the visit of John M. Smith, 80, of Los Angeles to the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pomeroy, of 701 North First street. During his stay in Silverton, a number of other rela tives of Mr, Smith and Mrs. Pom eroy made his being here the oc casion of some pleasing family re unions at the Pomeroy home. Among this group were a daugh ter of Mr. Smith, Mrs. Lee Brattain (Okla Smith) and her daughter, Leellen, of Long Beach, Calif.; a son and his wife of Spokane, Mr and Mrs. LeRoy Smith; the family of a granddaughter of Mr. Smith, who was Loralne Norton, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Irwin and their two children Richard and Joan, of Portland; making representatives of four generations for Mr. Smith and Mrs. Pomeroy. Mr. Smith went from here to Spokane with the LeRoy Smiths for a visit and will also be with another son, DeForest Smith, at Deer Lake, Wash. The elderly man has excellent health and plans to return to Los Angeles alone, having made the trip here from southern California unattended. Orchestra Formed And Pleases Crowds Silverton An orchestra that is attracting favorable attention at home and in the neighboring com munities Is the nine-piece organi zation of younger players and vo calists known as the Peter Wayne Rose group who started their, work around a year ago under the direc tion of Wayne Rose, talented pian ist, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Parzy Rose of Silverton. The Peter Waynes drew an un usually fine crowd Saturday night at Hazel Green hall when they ap peared in a benefit affair for the recently organized Little Theatre club to pay the royalty on their drama, "You Can't Take It With You," that they plan to give early in September under the direction of Guy W. DeLay of the senior high school faculty. They are announc ing another dance this Saturday night to further assist the Little Theatro group. SAI.KM S NEWEST THEATBB TODAY & THURSDAY THUH LOVE STAKID ON THI . MtH or A WHOM RICHARD LUX BAIL PATRICK Mrra must M4JL CWMMN lwu hok cunra Plus Second lilt Renfrew of the Royal Mounted In Fighting Marl" Cartoon News 1 FY Firemen Hold Annual Festival At Aumsville Aumsville The third annual firemen's festival was held here last week-end. The parade started at 7 o'clock and was led by the Amer ican Legion bearing the colors, fol lowed by the firemen in uniform with a Stayton firm, Porter's radio service, furnishing the music. The traffic was directed by . the Boy Scouts. The commercial floats were exceedingly Interesting with trac tors, farm Implements, and other products represented from Stayton, Turner, Sublimity, Salem and Aums ville. Fire trucks from Stayton, Turner and Aumsville with their volunteer firemen In uniform, their sirens, and water hose demonstrated at intervals. Following; there were decorated floats by the Townsend club, win ning first place; Farmers Union, winning second place; TilHcum club; Aumsville Parent-Teacher associa tion; the Aumsville Greenhouse; Hfghberger's mill, Malone's General grocery. Novelty floats won ap plause from spectators. They in cluded horseback riders, Viola Brad ley and small nephews, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bradley of Sublimity; Tilllcum Indians with papooses on their backs; Janice Lesley of Aums ville and Winifred Woolsey of The Dalles; streamlined humorously decorated Jallopy entered by the local postmistress, Virginia Brad ley; pickaninnies, Jerry Roberts and Roy Lamb; pets, Billy Lamb with his goat In a cart. Judges for the floats were Albert Jensen of Tur ner, G. A. Ditter of Sublimity, Chris Nellling of Stayton. The large exhibition tent at the festival grounds housed 17 civic and commercial exhibits. The West Stayton exhibit, in charge of Mrs. Fred Denham, won first place with AumsvlHe's exhibit in charge of Fred Stelner close behind. Judges were Homer Smith of Marion and Wayne D. Harding of Salem. The judges were unable to determine more than one point's difference between the Aumsville and West Stayton exhibits. Highberger's mill decorated a booth showing a replica of the buildings and grounds and exhibits of grain and feeds. The Tilllcum club had a booth made of quilts, most of which had been made during the past year of the club meetings. Fancy work was exhibited by Mrs. C. D. Boome two quilts, nearly a century old, a call school bell and a pair of scis sors more than 100 years old, a baby's dress bi) years old, a pair of hand made gloves were exhibited; by Mrs. A. B. Ham's grandmother. S. G. Wels, volunteer fireman and general chairman of the festi val, reported that Aumsville volun teer firemen answered 20 outside calls last year and extinguished many small and some large fires. The funds from the festival will help to sustain rural fire protec tion. Salem Heights Girls Sunday School Class Names Teacher; Coast Coun ty Fair Said Best Ever Miss Wanda Needles has been elected teacher of the Busy Bees class of girls of the Sunday school. The study of II Kings will be taken up at the church hour for several Sundays by Rev, Enoch Zimmerman. Mrs. O. Hangen, who has been with her sister in Tillamook dur ing an illness, returned Sunday with her two children, and reported her sister as improving. Mrs. Han gen attended the Tillamook county fair which judges said was the best fair ever held in Tillamook county. Homer Smith, Jr., and Mrs. Smith and Jeanne spent the week-end on a fishing trip at the coast. Mr. and Mrs. Lester G. Lucavish and son Robert of Tacoma, Wash., have been guests of Mrs. Lucavish 's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Will son, the past week. The two fami lies enjoyed a day at Newport while here. Mrs. Lucavish was formerly Georgella Wlllson. Mrs. W. M. Newman of Trout dale, Ore., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. George Wlllson. Tonight, Thurs. Nathaniel Hawthorne's MM mmm George SANDERS Margaret LINDSAY Vincent PRICE Nan GREY ' Dick FORAN And Second Feature CMItirllltlrtt Also Cartoon and News Cm, (if iiwi Brooks Southern Orefon Visited by Vacation Party; Methodist Church Re-shingled Mr. and Mrs. Jay Bartholomew and children Dean, Virginia, and Roger, Miss Betty Brewer, and Oral Lee Fitts, have returned home from a two weeks' vacation trip to Dia mond lake. Crater lake and return by way of Bend and Suttle lake over the South Santiam highway, Charles Bartholomew left Mon day morning for points in Cali fornia, where he will spend some. time, after which he will return to his home in Iowa. He Is an uncle of Jay Bartholomew and spent several weeks here. Martin Benson and Harry Bosch have finished re-shingling the Brooks Methodist church here They donated their work. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Otto and children Edward, Maxlne and Har old have moved to Salem, where Otto will be close to his work. Lebanon Park Main Subject Garden Club Lebanon Possibilities of the city park were under discussion at the meeting of the Lebanon Garden club Monday evening at the city hall and the program chairman. Miss Ruth Wight, led a discussion of fall garden hints and soils foi lawns. Mrs. Elsie Youngberg pre sented the latter feature. Two Interesting contests were conducted by Mrs. Herbert Faller and the usual contest among mem bers for the best arrangement was also held. Thursday evening of last week Mrs. Phil Lanning and Mrs. Roy Gundersen entertained members of the club at the Lanning home at a Mexican party. Cacti were on display and arrangements of other garden flowers in colors harmonious to the main theme made a gay spot of the garden in which the affair was held. Many of the cacti and succulents on display were from the collection of Mrs. Gundersen. Lebanon Miss Alta Wilson, who has been In the office of the Carl son Electric for the past two years, has taken a position in the First National bank and began her new duties Monday. Lebanon Clarence Booth left here Monday to return to Berkeley, Calif., where he will continue work toward a doctor's degree in philos ophy. He had spent the summer with his father, Dr. Joel O. Booth. Lebanon Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lackey expect to drive to Reno, Nevada, in a few days to visit at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lack ey. They will be absent for at least a week. Lebanon The Standard 00 com pany distributing plant Just east of town on the Lacomb road has been leased by R. H. Johnson of Leba non and E. O. Hall of Eugene. John son was formerly the salaried agent for the company's plant here. Hall is not taking an active part in operation of the plant. 2 Big Alexander KORDA HITS! 1 Man who mvit battle for ltIr livci... women who ml fight for their love. In a mighty taga of eon quest on India! frontier. In Technicolor wMi SABU, RAYMOND MA JUT mi m ml J.000 knrt Dm mill Mllttl PLUS H. G. WELLS' "THINGS TO COME" With Raymond Massey DRUMS Double Parkers Given Warning Albany Police Albany, Ore. Enforcement of the city ordinance whicn prohibits dou ble parking over five minutes in the downtown district here will be carried out by Chief of Polica Perry Stellmacher and his aides hereafter, the chief warned drivers here yes terday. Congestion in the business dis. trlct caused by this nuisance for the past several months has be come so acute that local officers have been forced to call a truce with the operators of cars, and will, henceforth, apply the law in re gard to double parking without ex ception. Fruit Operations Starting Albany, Ode. The newly con structed Albany Planning company will begin operations here Thurs day, it was announced yesterday by P. J. Burk, proprietor of the plant. Peaches will be the first fruit to ba processed, he said, to be followed by tomatoes and other vegetables and fruits in season. Only a small crew of workers will be used in carrying on the work at first, Burk stated, with the prospect of increasing the number as the work progresses. Campus Site Looms Albany, Ore. Following a confer ence with Lt. Col. Joseph L. Stomme, u. s. army air corps industry plan ning and procurement officer, and other army authorities in Portland Monday, local Chamber Secretary Carl Curlee reported here yester day that the Albany college cam pus site as a prospective aero nautical school Is gaining In pos sibility. Curlee said that despite the fact that no definite action has been taken toward actually installing a course In the local educational buildings, information gleaned at the conference with Lt Col. Stromme was most favorable to lo cal persons who have been work ing toward that end. College Professor Silverton Visitor Silverton Spending the week as house guests of Mrs. B. Tingle stad and her daughter, Miss Marie Tinglestad, are Prof. Edwin Tin glestad, head of the educational psy chology department of the Park land college, and associate editor of the Western Lutheran, an Olym- pia publication, and Mrs. Edwin Tinglestad and their daughter Gertrude. Prof Tinglestad was a former principal of the Silverton high school. His mother, Mrs. B. Tingle stad, is In her 90th year and en Joys excellent health. Another son. Dr. Oscar Tinglestad, is president of Parkland college. Eddie Cantor in "40 Little Mothers' Starts TOMORROW HP J if j. V, j r A !l Aumsville Nebraska People Return Home After Visit; Beans Cause Facial Poisoning- Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hlnes and daughter Shirley, who have been visiting at the home of his aunt Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Warren, re turned home Monday morning to Alliance, Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hlncs and daughter Shirley of Nebraska, Mr and Mrs. Bob Mccarty and daugh ter Lois Anne of Salem, Mrs. Perry Anderson of Salem, Will White of Salem, John Halley of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Warren and daugh ter Hlldur of Aumsville and Miss Marian Rowland of Aumsville mo tored to the coast Sunday. They went to Newport, Waldport and Nye and Yaquina bay beaches. A very delicious dinner was served at Yaquina state park. House guests at the home of Mr and Mrs. Archie Warthen the past week were her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Bailey, and her nephew, Harold Copeland all of Longview, Washington. Darlel Brown is recovering from an attack of bean poison on her face. Mrs. Selmer Brown had a major operation at a Salem hos pital last Tuesday. Ankeny Grange Holds Meeting Sidney Ankeny Grange met at the hall with a small attendance The meeting was conducted by C. F. Johnston, master. Roll call found many officers absent. Short reports were given from standing committees. Mrs. Esther Hartley, chairman of H. E. club reported receiving the $3.50 from fire Insurance company for clean ing grass from around the hall, also thanked the women on committees for helping entertain. County Grange council an nounced that the club would meet with Mrs. Eugene Flnlay Friday, August ' 23. Grange will meet September 7. Refreshment committee, Walter Wulff, F. B. Simpson and C. F Johnston, requested all to brine melons for a melon feed. Lunch was served In the dining room at the close of the meeting by Mrs Esther Hartley and helpers, the re freshment committee for the eve ning being absent. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Henderson were week-end guests at the home of Mr. Henderson's parents, Mr and Mrs. George Henderson. Dud ley Is stationed at Fort Stevens. Threshing Is nearing completion In this community and fall plow ing, while a few are trying it, is not very satisfactory owing to the dryness of the season. Scotts Mills Mr. and Mrs. Ran dal Dlcus of Portland have been visiting at the home of Mrs. Dlcus' parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Coul- son. Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore "DR. KILDARE'S STRANGE CASE" I B 13 Endeavor Union Committee Has Summer Session Turner The regular summer meeting of the state executlvo com mittee of the Oregon Christian En deavor Union has closed after a busy session. Over forty were in attendance, with representatives present from all but one of the eighteen unions. Reports from un ion presidents indicated an lncrense in the number of societies in the state and a growth in interest and activities. Progress Is being made particularly in work among the Juniors. One of tho Important decisions was the location of the state con vention, which is to be held April 24 to 27, 1941, at Klamath Falls. Preliminary plans for this conven tion were discussed. Union presidents indicated a de sire to make special efforts in their respective unions to share in a fi nancial campaign to complete the annual budget. Nadlne Morton of Portland was elected recording secretary, and Mrs. Charles Uhlig of Klamath Falls, stewardship superintendent to fill offices made vacant by resig nations. Final plans were made for the annual field tour. The team com posed of Dr. Walter Myers, Kenneth Stuart, and Roy Rutschman will visit eight unions to assist them in making preparation for their fall work. Plans for union conventions were discussed and a suggested program presented. The 'session adjourned to meet December 28 and 29 In Portland. Water Users Warned Silverton Water users are re ceiving notices that the department Is now operating under the city of Silverton and that all checks and vouchers connected with the use of water be made payable to the city of Silverton. t J I' f Mill HELD OVER!! FOR TODAY ONLY. WILLIAM POWELL - MYRNA LOY in " LOVE YOU AGAIN" Plus Lew Ayres in "Golden Fleecing" STARTS THURSDAY ffi' Scandalous? Yea, but delightful I Greer and her sisters have but one thought... "We want husbands!" Do they get m? GREER LAURENCE GARSON OLIVIER at their very beat in 1' PRIDE HDD PREJUDICE MARY BOUND EDNA MAY 0UVER MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN . ANN RUTHERFORD FRIEDA 1 STARTS TONIGHT - 2 HITS it y BUTCH d BUDDY ilipy PMJS COMPANION FEATURE- KARLOFF . THE KILLER . 7 I KARLOFF 10 UiU MARJORIE REYNOLDS GRANT WITHERS Stayton Epworth League Holding Swim Party; Duncans Are On Vacation North The Epworth League of the Methodist church is having a swim party and weiner roast Wednesday evening at Taylor's grove, above Mehama. The members of the Epworth League are asked to meet at the Methodist church at 0:15 next Sun day evening. They will then go in a body to meet with tho Lyons Epworth Leaguers. Mr. and Mrs. Hnrry Rowe re turned Sunday evening from a two weeks' caravan trip spent in Brit ish Columbia. They enjoyed sev eral boat rides and tours of the islands near Vancouver. One half day was spent at Belltngham, Wn where they visited Cecil Kinnard, Mrs. Rowe's brother. On their re turn trip they visited both Coulee and Bonneville dams. Mr. Rowe brought back numerous Indian rel ics to put in his famous Indian room. Mrs. Rowe was especially In terested in visiting the larger flower gardens in Vancouver, B. O. The silver tea of the Methodist Ladles Aid will be held at the home of Mrs. Addie Palmateer Thursday. Mrs. W. J. Hamilton is visiting In Portland this week with her children. Sunday visitors at the Ben Gehlen home were Mrs. Gehlen 'g father, A. Rieger; her sister, Mrs. O, P. Phllly, and Daniel Smith, all of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. George Duncan and son, Richard, left early Sunday morning for British Columbia. They expect to be home Thursday of this week. Eastern Stars Picnic Mill City The annual picnic for members and friends of Marilyn Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, was held Sunday at Moore's grove near Gates. The committee in charge of the event included Mr. and Mrs. A .D. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. McRobert, and D. B. HU1. Mrs. D. B. HiU is worthy matron. LEADING I ! THEATRE ; FOR 3 DAYS ONLY IMP. rUIDQ' WICC IS IN LOVE WITH REBECCA'S HUSBAND! 7 it yi Mat Laleit Ittuet TUB MARCH Of TIME Present "SPOILS OF CONQUEST" The Dutch But Indlei INESCORT 25c PLUS TAX Treat yourself to the laugh I of the year! with Tom . Nan BROWN . GREY Mischa Eucene AUER - PALLETTE 8 Billy Edgar Gilbert Kennedy THE BAD MAN OF CRIME 1 cr&K til ''MiMmMi(irrriirir-itj
