Saturday, September 21, 1940
Two
Exclusive News Dispatches
By Special Correspondence
Harvest Festival Planned by Legionnaires, Lebanon
Greater Willamette Valley News
Sponsors Will
Gather Sunday
To Make Plans
Lebanon A Lebanon harvest fes
tlual an affArnnnn nf fun and en
terta'inment dralgned for residents
of surrounding rural territory, win
oain h held this fall, aocordtng
to a decision reached by Santlam
post of the American Legion, rrann
Groves, who has planned the high
ly successful festival In past years,
will again be general chairman.
The lintm nf the event and addi
tional plans will be made at a
Mutn nf jtmmitt.pp members and
representatives of the Lebanon
Commercial ciuo at ine ucwuiwi
hntpl At 7:30 Dm. Sunday.
Groves' assistants are Bert
Moersch, Elmer Whetstone, Harry
Youngburg and HerD Kamsey. ine
Bantlam auxiliary will again be in
flhBm nf hn.nHlnrn.ft exhibit. With
Elsie Ellenburg In charge for the
third successive year. Aaoiuonai
members of this committee aro
Bado Zlmbrlck, Pearl Ramsey, Ha
el Smith, Gertrude Gleason and
Bess Ford.
The Lebanon Garden club will
mtV nil nrrfincrements for the flor
al display, the committee being
Mrs. Clarence Bnimanea, Mrs. unr
lei Klndeman and Mrs. Roy Gun-
Mrs. Bruce Ensley and Mrs. Glenn
Wallace were appointed puoucny
chairmen.
Council Selects Mayor
Lebanon The city council plans
to meet shortly to choose a succes
or to Mayor T. W. Munyan, who
was fatally injured in an automo
bile crash Wednesday. According
to the charter, the council Is em
powered to appoint anyone for the
office who Is a qualified voter.
Rumors are prevalent that Council
man Walter Scott will be named to
the position and will also be a
candidate for the office at the city
election November 6. The appoint-'
lve mayor will serve only until the
expiration of the two-year term,
which is January 1.
Project Is Closed
Lebanon The WPA irrigation
project at Lacomb closed for the
year Friday with the Job complet
ed and ready for operation, ac
cording to O. N. Ingle, county WPA
chief. Members of the crew were
assigned to Sclo and Albany pro
jects. Sponsors of the irrigation
district are planning to appiy lor
a superseding project which would
resume operations In the spring.-.
Guard Given Farewell
Lebanon The farewell party giv
en for the local unit of the national
guard, held in the Legion hall on
Thursday night, was a great suo
cess, according to reports of those
who attended. A large crowd was
present, Including about 50 men
from Company H. The Lebanon
high school dance band supplied
the music. The affair was spon
sored by Santlam post and auxi
liary of the American Legion.
Monmouth Waiting
Work Next Week
Oregon College of Education,
Monmouth Extensive preparation
ior urn mil term, wiiwu uvguui (Sep
tember 33, has been completed by
the physical etaff of the Oregon
College of Education at Monmouth,
under the direction of Henry R.
Pendren, superintendent.
All the walks under the historic
college grove have been resurfac
ed between the physical education
building and Campbell hall. The
' gymnasium floor has been varnlsh
' ed and marked for numerous
' games for the more extensive ln-tm-mural
program to be carried
, out this year in place of Intensive
varsity football. Facilities hnve
been provided for gym suit service
under the supervision of Ralph
Mohler.
The auditorium of Campbell hall
' has been cleaned, varnished and
the aisles laid with rubber matting
and linoleum to deaden sound,
Several halls, offices and class
rooms have been renovated and cn
. larged and minor repairs made
throughout each building on the
campus.
The students lounge, which was
first begun last spring term, has
now been redecorated and com
pleted in detail.
Specialist to Speak
Grand Island Mrs. Beuna Maris,
extension specialist In family re
lations, Oregon State College, Cor
vallls, will speak at the Grand Is
land school house Thursday, Sep
tember 36 at 8 o'clock. The Mothers
Circle Is sponsoring the meeting
and the public Is Invited to attend.
There will be music and light re
freshments will be served, Mrs. Roy
E. Will, the president, announces.
DANCE
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Pestless Season
Result of Council
Silverton While the planning council may be blamed
justly or unjustly for a number of things which have hap
pened or have been prevented from happening this past year
there is one tning ai jeast ior wmcn
the Silverton citizens should thank
this Planning council, says Dr. P. A.
Loar.' council president. That one
thing Is, he adds, Silverton's com
parative freeness from mosquitoes.
People are Just beginning to no
tice that, there have not been as
many mosquitoes about town this
summer as in past summers, Dr.
Loar reports. I. B. Alfred, under the
supervision of the Planning council,
Is responsible Ior tnis condition, ac
cording to Dr. Loar,
Alfred was made chairman of a
mosquito committee which worked
for several months on some solu
tion for ridding the town of the
great droves of mosquitoes which
were evenly distributed in tne resi
dential district through the delivery
of wood. The mosquitoes, It was
learned, hatched in the mill pond.
Through the cooperation of mill of
ficials and the game commission a
large number of small fish which
make it their business to catch mos
quitoes in the embryo, were placed
In the pond. The fish are still sur
viving It 'was reported this week,
but the mosquitoes have gradually
lessened until this year they were
scarcely noticeable. A year ago the
mosquitoes were a constant worry
to Silverton residents.
Lyons
Townsend Clab Expects to
Hear Lacomb Man; Forest
Lookout Home for Season
Earl Allen, Howard Naue, Donald
Huber and Duane Downing made a
fishing trip over the week-end to
the McKenzie river. They reported
a good catch of fish.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Miller
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hallin of
Portland were Sunday dinner guests
at the home of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugo Hallin.
The Lyons Townsend club will
meet Wednesday night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Wise. Mrs.
Marion Nelgle of Lacomb Is expect
ed to be present as the speaker for
the evening.
Rex Julian who has been em
ployed on a government lookout
at McKlnley all summer, has re
turned home. He, with his mother
Mrs. ; Albert Julian attended the
Pendleton Round-up over tne week
end. Mrs. Julian left Pendleton
Sunday for Springfield, Mo., where
she will visit for. two months with
her mother and other relatives.
Mrs. John Neal who has been
very 111 was taken to Silverton last
Saturday where she will receive
treatments.
Miss Zeta Prichard who has been
spending the summer here at the
home of her brother, William Pri
chard and family, returned to So-
davllle where she will resume her
teaching In the primary department
of the school.
Miss JoAnne Crabtree went to
Portland Sunday where she will en
ter the Good Samaritan hospital for
training. She was accompanied to
Portland by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs, Everett Crabtree and sister,
Miss Cleta Crabtree,.
Miss Fannie Wilson went to Stay
ton last week where she will be
employed at the Gehlen home.
Mrs, Tippadoe from Seaside vit-
lted at the home of Elmer Hiatt
Sunday. They were neighbors 40
years ago at Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hester of Sa
lem are visiting relatives In Lyons.
They were guesta at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bressler and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Allen.
Nemo Sewing Club
Resuming Meetings
nazei urccn me Nemo 8v..ia
club will resume the regular meet
ings' of the club with the first meet
ing to be held at the home of the
president, Mrs. Richard Tuvo Wed
nesday, October 9. The meeting was
originally scheduled for the lntter
port of September but due to illness
has been postponed until the date
mentioned:' At this time the new of
ficers elected at the June meeting
will be installed. They Include the
president, Mrs. Tuve, vice-president
Mrs. ueorgc Plane and secretary-
trenaurcr. Ms. Raymond McKibben.
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Vocalists Lelah Landon and Don Nelson
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Normal School
Starting Work
Early Monday
Oregon College of Education,
Monmouth Registration day, Mon
day, September 23, will mark the
opening of the fall quarter at the
Oregon College of Education. All
new students, freshmen and trans
fers, will register in the afternoon
on Monday, while the old students
will register Wednesday, September
25.
Dr. C. A. Howard, who begins his
secend year as president of the
college, will welcome the new stu
dents at the general assembly Mon
day morning. Due to changes made
during the post few months, there
will be several new members on thn
faculty. Dr. Ivan C. Milhous will
take over the work of Dr. V. V.
Caldwell and will head the depart
ments of psychology and educa
tion. Dr. Milhous is from Iowa.
Victor Phelps Is the new prlncl-
pal of the Independence training
school. He is a graduate of the
Southern Oregon College of Educa
tlon and the University of Oregon.
He has recently completed addi
tional graduate study at the Colo
rado State Teachers college at
Greeley.
Dr. Willis B. Merrlan follows Dr.
Norman J. Carls In the geography
department. He comes from the
faculty of the Eastern Washington
college at Cheney. He Is married
and has two children.
Miss Elizabeth Rader will teach
the first grade at the Indepen
dence elementary school. Miss Ra
der received her masters degree
from Colorado State College of
Education at Oreeley In 1039. She
has taught in elementary schools
in Colorado, New Mexico and Alas
ka,
Robert O. Laxson Is the new music
instructor, who will take Miss Grace
Maurle Mitchell's place. Mr. Lax
son has been head of the music
department of the Ontario city
schools. He will also handle band
and orchestra here.
Several staff changes have oc
curred In the office personnel. Miss
Cathrin Hoffman from Vernonia has
recently taken over her duties as
secretary to President Howard In
the executive offices. Miss Jule
West Is now assistant In the place
ment office. She takes the place of
Miss Marilyn Fernan, who will be
secretary for the director of dorm
itories. Miss Hazel Buss, whose
place Miss Fernan is taking, will
continue her studies In the school
of secretarial science at Oregon
State college.
Mrs. Marie Erlckson will again
teach In the art department; Mrs.
Faith K. Black, who was appoint
ed dean of women early In the sum
mer, will continue her duties, as
will Delmar Dewey, who was ap
pointed dean of men at the same
time.
Miss Ruth Denney Is now super
visor of health in place of Miss
Eleanor Gill, who resigned to ac
cept a similar position In Boze-
man, Montana. Miss Noma Browne
will be the infirmary nurse. Ralph
Mohler has been added to the physi
cal education staff and will be In
charge of the gym suit service.
Wheatland, Hopewell
Enrollment Close
Hopewell There were 27 students
enrolled when the Hopewell school
opened Monday.. There are 18 in
the first five grades and three in
the beginners class. Wayne Hicker-
son, James McKinley, Beverly
Brown, Mrs. Joe Bpatle and Mrs.
Mildred O'Neal are the teachers.
Wheatland There were 21 stu
dents enrolled at the Wheatland
school when the 1940-41 term open
ed Monday. There were three in
the beginners class: James LaFol
lelte, Marvin Baker and Ronald
Stoutenburg. Miss Hazel Swanson
of Portland is the teacher and her
home will be with Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Wilson.
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Occupy Youth
Independence
Independence Many young peo
ple, including former graduates
from the Independence high school,
are leaving for other schools of
higher learning this week to enroll
for the coming year. Among these
are Mary Alderson, who will enroll
at the University of Oregon; Roy
Morlhiro, first year at University
of Washington; Lucille Barnhart,
Constance Johnson, Margot Syver
son. Barbara Ruef and Betty Addi
son, to Oregon College of Education;
Julius Purvlne, Orvlile Cline. BUI
Matsuda, Beth Purvine and Edna
Barnhart, Oregon State college;
Glenna Harnsberger, Willamette
university.
Students in the graduating class
of 1940 will enroll as follows: Miles
Olson, Jessie Jones, Jean Park
Mildred Qorsline, Roseanna Alexan
der, Glenna Macomber, Maxine
Housley, Elaine Neyer, Dorothy Al
bright and Wanda Crabtree. Oregon
College of Education; Alan Hun
nicutt, Gloria Smith, Joe Vlolette
and Elva Dickinson, Oregon State
college, and Jane Powler, St. Hel
en's Hall Junior college.
Several others have taken schools
for the year and have entered up
on tneir duties as teachers.
The local schools will open Mon
day to the several hundred stu
dents both in high and grade schools.
The teaching staffs are complete
and all Is In readiness for the open
ing. After the first week, student
teacher assignments for the grade
school will be announced.
Victor N. Phelps, new principal
for the grade school, recently ar
rived from Eugene and is comfort
ably situated m their new home
for the year.
Monday forenoon will be taken
for organization and assignments,
and there will be no classes in the
afternoon.
Although registration In the high
school has been going on since
Wednesday, It Is Impossible as yet
to tell if there will be any Increase
over last year. There will be a few
late arrivals, owing to the advanc
ed hop harvest which is still In
swing.
Lebanon Troopers
Leaving Monday
Lebanon Lebanon's unit of the
national guard, Co. H.llSth Medical
rgelment, will entrain at 4 ajn.
Monday for Camp Murray, accord
ing to announcement of officers.
The detachment had expected to
leave for the year's training on Fri
day. The group was 1 entertained last
night by the Santlam post and aux
iliary of the American Legion at
the Legion hall. All the enlisted
men, officers and their relatives
and friends were invited to at
tend. Dancing was the main di
version. Enlisted men will take the train,
to camp, while the majority of the
officers will go via a car which
has been supplied the company.
Two trucks have also been furn
ished for transportation of bag-1
gage.
Stayton Lions Club
Given Quiz Program
Stayton The Hons club met in
regular session Tuesday evening at
the Bon Ton with a large attend
ance present. Gilbert Schachtslck,
new president, presided at the meet
ing. The program consisted of a
quiz, sponsored by the Times Maga
zine and, due to the short time al-
loted, the questionnaire will be
completed at the next meeting.
Members present were Gilbert
Schachtslck, Charles Morgan, L. H.
Wright, J. L. Siegmund, Bob Woods,
George H. Bell, Walter Bell, Al Kll-
llan, Edward J. Bell, H. J. Rowe,
Grant Murphy, Clarence Baldwin,
Gabe DeJardln, Merton Cox, Hub
Saalfeld, Lawrence Sprnker, Math
leu Forrette, George R. Duncan,
Wilbur Porter. Kenton Thompson.
Robert Wakefield, V. R. Tuei and
Fred Fisher.
Pleasantdale The Pleasantdale
school will start Monday, September
23, with J. M. Murphy, principal, and
Mrs. Harold Morgan of Newberg,
primary teacher.
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Mrs. Inglis Awarded
Floral Sweepstakes
Stayton As the result
public present at the annual
the Garden club and Stayton
clubhouse, the sweepstakes award
was taken by Mrs. W. A. Inglis with
her floral display representing the
song, "Cabin in the Pines." Mrs.
Wilbur Porter was second with
beautiful display of pink zinnias,
and Mrs. H. A. Beauchamp third
with an all-white bouquet.
The marigold contest sponsored
by the Women's club and Garden
club was also Judged Thursday with
Lewis-Bell service station receiving
first In the commercial division
They will receive choice bulbs from
the Garden club.
Mrs. Floyd Shelton received first
for the greatest number of varle-
New Semester
Is Underway
Mt. Angel Students from six
states are registered at Mt. Angel
normal school and college this year.
The states represented are Wash
ington, California, Idaho, Montana,
Utah and Oregon.
Opening classes of the new semes
ter were held Thursday, registra
tion having been completed on Sep
tember 15 and 16. Next Wednes
day morning the Rev. James Koes
sler, O.S.B., will sing a high mass
in the chapel to solemnly Inaug
urate the new school year.
Newly appointed administrative
heads of the school are Sister M
Gregory, O.S.B., dean, and Sister
M. Bernadette, O.S B., registrar. The
Rev. James Koessler, O.S.B., rec
tor of Mt. Angel college, will dir
ect the college extension course on
the normal school campus and con
duct classes In logic and ethics. Ad
ditions to the normal school facul
ty Include Sister M. Eustelle, O.S.B.
and Sister M. Jean, O.S3., Miss
Lois Fuqua, M.A., McMinnvllle, will
teach In the English department.
Gale Storm, St. Helens, president
of the student body, will begin re
organization of the student group
next week. Filling of remaining stu
dent body offices by election is the
first activity scheduled.
Senior normal students will
launch their teaching careers next
Monday when they take over classes
In the academy grade school. Sis
ter M. Imelda, O.S.B., and Sister
M. Bernadette, O.S.B., will super
vise the student teachers.
St. Paul
Teachers and Students
Leave for Dntles and
School Through State
Mrs Caroline McKay has pur
chased the Mae Raymond home and
Is having extensive remodeling
done.
Pete Kummer of Nebraska spent
part of the past week visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. jonn wic-
KIlllD.
Miss Kathleen Kirk, aaugnter 01
Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Kirk, left Sun
day to attend school at Marylhurst
for the school year.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brentano
and family spent Sunday In Ver
boort. Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith of Port
land, Ore., visited in St. Paul over
the week-end.
Miss Mary Ann Kirk, nurse at
St. Vincent's hospital, Portland,
Ore., is spending a two weeks' va
cation In St. Paul with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Kirk.
Miss Serena Simon left Sunday
for Canby, Ore., where she. will
teach the sixth grade home room
She will also be librarian and dean
of girls.
Leaving St. Paul Monday for a
year's training with the National
Guard were Jimmie Merton, Nick
Schutz, Jerry Connor, Rodney and
Vernon Brentano and Johnny
Payne. .
Miss Marcella Stupfel, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. B. p. stupfel, re
turned home Tuesday evening after
a six months vacation in the east
Sunnyslde Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Turley and sons left for Ft Scott,
Kansas, recently to make their
home. They will travel through
Idaho and Washington.
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of a ballot vote by the general
fall flower show, sponsored by
Women's club Thursday in the
ties and she will receive choice bulbs
from the Garden club. Mrs. Hat
tie Arnold carried first in the for
mal division and will receive two
beautiful shrubs from the Goode
Floral gardens. Mrs. Joseph Fish
er received first in the informal
division and will receive an attrac
tive vase from the Stayton Worn-
ens club.
Judges were Mrs. Hazel Van Eat
on and Mrs. H. E. McWain of Sa
lem. At noon the Little Garden club
from Salem Heights held a no
host luncheon in the city park with
Mrs. O. A. Graham, Mrs. William
Nelmeyer, Mrs. C. W. Sawyer, Mrs
Lewis Judson, Mrs. A. E. Edmund
son, Mrs. Ray Burton, Mrs. J. H.
Phillips, Mrs. Paul H. Acton, Mrs.
A. A. Taylor. Mrs. H. E. McWain,
Mrs. B. E. Cartwrlght, Mrs. Frank
Miller, Mrs. D. D. Dotson, Mrs.
B. D. Cooper, Mrs. H. B. Woodburn.
Mrs. Mary B. Kelts and Mrs. Hazel
Van Eaton present. Mrs. Susan
Van Cleave, Mrs. Fred Berger and
Mrs. Earl Miller of the local Gar
den club were also present.
The committee In charge of the
flower show were Mrs. Fred Ber
ger, general chairman, Mrs. V. B.
Tuel, Mrs. Wendel Weddle, Mrs.
Balelgh Harold, Mrs. Grace Mar
ing and Mrs. Floyd Shelton.
Salmon Dinner
Served Lodge
Dallas A salmon dinner was the
feature of the regular meeting of
members of Marmion lodge, No.
96, Knights of Pythias, recently
when members of the St. Helen's
lodge, losers in a recent member
ship contest, furnished the salmon.
Annual "guest night" was enjoyed,
with seventeen guests being pres
ent from Dallas, besides eight from
St. Helens and representatives
from Portland, Baker and McMinn
vllle. Bill Btackley acted as toast
master during the dinner.
Walter Young was pleasantly sur
prised by Fred B. West, who pre
sented him with a 25-year veterans'
jewel. Other presentations Includ
ed membership certificates for those
new members who were received
during the past year and the presen
tation was made by Walter Glee
son of Portland, grand keeper of
records and seal. He also present
ed the lodge its certificate of mem
bership In the supreme lodge Doz
en club, for lodges who Initiate 12
or more candidates in a calendar
year.
John Foot of St. Helens, past
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grand chancellor, was the princi
pal speaker of the evening and was
introduced by Lelf S. Finseth. Ad
vantages of being a member of a
fraternity of a similar type to thnt
of the Knights of Pythias were set
forth In his talk.
Local guests were introduced by
the member who brought him, and
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ris, Jr., H. Conger, J. Paul Boll
man, John Delzell, Bob McKay, J.
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