Two
Bliven Family
Holds Eleventh
Meet in Grove
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nual reunion of the Bliven Clan
was held Sunday in the Ray
Shaner grove near McKce with
the following family members
in attendance: Mr. and Mrs.
James I. Bliven and Clyde of
Gervais; Mrs. Sarah Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Hamlin and
children, Donald and Cynthia;
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Richardson
onrt Mr and Mrs. William Bliven
and children. Edmond, Mark,
Gary and Sandra of Salem; Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Morgan of
Brooks and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Ray Shaner and daughter, Char
lene Mae of McKce.
Thne unable to attend were
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bliven of
Portland, Mrs. Lillian Gipson of
Salem, Daniel Bliven who is in
the service of the United States
navy in Connecticut and Mrs.
Myrtilla Colling and Bradley of
uervais.
A coincidence is that Daniel
Bliven is stationed in the stale
where his father, James Bliven,
and aunt Lillian Gipson were
born. They left the state in
A Daniel is the
first one of the family to visit
the stale since.
The business meeting was
presided over by the president,
Lillian Shaner. Other acting
officers were Sarah Davis, vice
president and James Bliven, secretary-treasurer.
Newly elected officers are:
Sarah Davis, president; Angoline
Bliven, vice president; Lillian
Shaner, secretary-treasurer.
Daniel Bliven is the permanent
historian and will be assisted by
Frances Morgon during his ab
sence. After the business meeting
swimming, horse shoe pitching
and games were enjoyed. Prizes
were awarded by Lillian Shaner
to Sarah Davis, James Bliven,
Dllly Bliven, Ray Shaner, Ray
Shaner, Edmond Bliven, Cynthia
and Donald Hamlin, Mark and
Sandra Bliven.
A basket dinner was spread on
the long table beneath the fir
trees. The table was centered
with water lilies furnished by
Sarah Davis and arranged by
the table chairman, Frances
Morgan, '
The members voted to meet at
nf Mrs. lAUlari.Girjson
next Sunday for anotherplcnic
dinner. . Mrs. Gipsori Is tr wheel
chair patient and could not at
tend the clan meeting.
Silverton
Youngster Injured by Hand
Sickle; Silverton Grange
Will Picnic Sunday
Bobby Alfred, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Alfred received a deep
.out on his forehead Thursday
when a hand sickle being used
by a friend close by slipped and
struck him, Four stitches were
required to close the wound.
A 6:30 picnic supper was held
'; at the Silverton park Friday
evening by the members of the
Altruistic society of the Pythian
Sisters for the society and the
families.
The youngest man to register
In' the June 30 North Marlon
' county group was Imcr Jacob
Henry of Silverton, born June
27, 1D24. .
Mr. and Mrs. Roma Ramsby
of Klnzua are spending the week
In Silverton tooklng after bust
ncss affairs.
Albort "Bud" Down is listed
among the Silverton draftees be
ing called to report at Woodburn
this week. He Is the son of Mr
and Mrs. Al Down.
A watermelon feed will be
hold Friday, August 14, from 3
to 5 p.m. on the Methodist
church lawn, This will be
benefit for the Children's Farm
Home at Crovallls, Musical
numbers will feature the pro
gram,
The annual Silverton Grange
picnic will be held next Sunday
at the Izaak Walton park. Free
coffee will be served. Those at'
tending are asked to bring bas
ket dinners and their own table
service. Mr. and Mrs, Will
Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Melt
bye and Mr, and Mrs. Andrew
Pederscn are the commltteo In
charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Ncls Hcnjuin ac
companiod by Mrs, J. C. Bccken
nnd Miss Sherman Odcll of
Hillsboro, drove to Olympia
Wash., Saturday for a several
days' visit and to attend the
golden wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bcrgh, aunt
and uncle of Mrs. Hcnjum, Mrs.
Bccken and Miss Odcll.
Motorists Are Fined
Silverton Police Judge Bert
Terry fined Joe Welscnfeld $5
in city court for violating the
oasic rule. Raymond Lewis Hall
was up for a second offense of
driving his car faster than the
prescribed 25 milci limit and
paid $3 fine.
Exclusive News Dispatches
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Gift From Rotary Ardcll Johnson, of Silverton, and his
Guernsey heifer calf, the start of a future dairy herd.
Silverton Boy Happy
With Rotarian Gift
Silverton Ardell Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar John
son of the Evans Valley district,
a Guernsey for me," and expressed
members o the Silverton Rotary
club, Monday, who made possi
ble the gift of a well bred heifer
calf, and Ardell was the lucky
boy as first choice of the first
gift because of his outstanding
record as a sophomore in the
Silverton high school in voca
tional agriculture. . Ardell's dad
specializes in Guernseys.
The calf bears the name of
Stayton Board
Issues Orders
Stayton The following men
have been Instructed to leave for
Portland fof physical examina
tions prior to induction into the
army, by Marion County Selec
tive Service Board, Noi 3, Stay-
ton: Stayton, John. Frank Van
Handel, roule 1; Jefferson, Ev
erett Gerald. Davison,; route 1;
Gary Clare Cobri; Id'anha; Her
mari LeRoy Grafo, enlisted in
navy since call- issued; Pra-
tum, Email Henry Dirks; Salem,
Emil, Theodore Fed, Route 7
William Charles Hoevet, Route
7; Clarence Otto Dickmeicr, 1485
Baker St.; Almon Alton Leh
man, Roule 3; John E. Schuch
Route 7; Philomath, Herbert
Sluhr; Silverton, William Kieth
Barton, slar route, since enlisted
in navy; Portland, Leo Donald
Lund; Lebanon, Dcloss Virgil
Lane; Scappoose, Ralph William
Gales; Milwaukic, Albert Cros
by Fowler; Blue River, Albert
Matthews Woissentols; Cathla
mot, Wash., Ernest Earl Hunt,
formerly of Manama; Washing
ton, D. C, Howard Wesley Mc
Curley, formerly of Salem.
William P. Reisteror, Sublim
ity, Gilbert Jacobson, Route 5,
Salem, and Leonard L. Bangtson
Portland, are also due to leave
the 12th for re-exnmination and
will be accepted cither as 1-Bs or
1-As, as the case may be. They
nad previously been rejected for
minor defects.
Proposed Cavalry
Drill Postponed
Monmouth The cavalry drill
nnnouiiccd to be hold shortly in
the municipal stadium field has
been postponed until later when
farm work will not interfere.
The cavalrymen furnish their
own horses and equipment and
included in the company are
Unco platoons, one each from
Amity, Dallas and Monmouth
ine ncia was me scene of a
preliminary drill Sunday after
noon and regular drills have
been held at the farm of Ray Ad
ams close to town.
Forum Date Changed
Lebanon The monthly Cham
bcr of Commerce meeting, sche
duled for next Monday, has been
postponed until Thursday night,
August 20, President Del Dav
enport announces.
USO Funds Helped
North Spring Valley The
residents of North Spring Val
ley responded satisfactorily
when asked to contribute to the
USO fund by donating $30 when
solicited by Miss Joy Hills, as a
one-person committee on this
drive.
City Purchases Bonds
Stayton T h e Stayton city
council voled to purchaso two
$1,000 and one $500 war bonds,
March 2, the council Invested
$4,000 In bonds, so the city will
now have $6,000 in bonds and a
cash balance of $1,600.
' 1 ?12l.
most hilariously announced "It's
thanks and appreciation to the
Twin Springs Peaches." She
was selected from Twin Springs
Guernsey farm of McMinnville,
L. A. Miller, proprietor and
owner. Peaches' mother is
Sunbeam Peaches" 524,953,
and made a record of 381.1
pounds of butterfat in 305 days,
G. G. G. at 2 yea of age. Peach-
sire is "Wandemere Cedric's
Royal," 274,482, and her pater
nal grandmother is "Princess
Ann of Lenor Place," with a
record of 727.4 pounds BF and
AA, and the grand dame, pa
ternally, is "Clarissa' of Chico-
with a record of 646.7
pounds BF, AA.
The project just undertaken
by the Rotary club of which S.
Parzy Rose is the president this
year, plans to have Twin Springs
Peaches start something for
them.
Her first blessed event, should
this be a heifer, is to be turned
back to the Rotn.rians in expec
tation df making1' this a continu
ous Guernsey activity, and an
other boy that can qualify, is
to be given Twin Poaches' daugh
ter, and so on.
The whole matter is an effort
to encourage local Future Farm
er boys to do their best in their
dairy projects as well as other
agricultural lines in which the
Rotarians are interested as a
group and individuals.
The Rotarians plan a like pro
ject for Jerseys and Holsteins
and will present a heifer calf
of best breeding from these
types to the lucky freshman or
sophomore from the classes of
Leonard F. Hudson, instructor,
who picks the winner, calf and
boy, and supervises the neces
sary often check-ups for the
club, seeing to the breeding and
otherwise proper attentions for
the calf.
Exodus of Rats
Follows Razing
Of Old Plant
Silverton Page the Pied
Piper, please!
Among other interesting
revelations during the raz
ing of the old Fischer Flour
mills, is the exodus of thou
sands of rats from their
homes of many years.
When ousted by the work
ers, whole families of the
rodents swim the adjacent
creek, making their way to
the homes on Coolidge
street and up south Water
street where they are de
finitely evident.
Home owners arc chasing
the pests with garden tools,
Imseball bats, golf clubs, not
to mention the traps and
poison bait.
Tlic rats do not seem to
understand that their city
of some 70 years should be
torn down over their very
heads and arc doing their
best to locate anew.
Returning from Alaska
Independence Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Skinner have received
word from Mr. and Mrs. David
Flood of Kodiak, Alaska, that
their daughter, Gae, will arrive
in Seattle In the near future. Mr.
nnd Mrs. E. E. Flood of Long
view will meet her in Seattle
upon arrival and Mrs. Skinner
will meet her at Longview. Mr.
and Mrs. Flood informed Mrs.
Skinner that they will remain In
Kodiak for the duration, where
Mr. Flood is resident-engineer.
Mrs. Flood is a daughter of the
Skinners.
Greater Willamette Valley News
Wafer Rates
Are Unchanged
At Monmouth
Monmouth President C. A.
Howard and Ellis A. Stebbins,
business manager of Oregon Col
lege of Education, waited on the
city council Tuesday evening
with a request for a quit-claim
deed to lots 4, 5, 18, 19, in Mur
phy's addition to the city of
Monmouth. The college ac
quired the plot, of about three
acres located north of and across
the road from the college ath
letic field. A possible street' in
tersection involved will be in
vestigated by Mayor Bowersox
who took the matter under ad
visement. The old minimum of $2 for
water rates was retained and
the order which would have
raised the rate rescinded. Mayor
Bowersox proposed that the city
grant free light and water for
the new recreation center for
soldiers being established. The
proposal was unanimously ad
opted by the council. The mayor
revealed that the largest electric
power and light collections ever
made in Monmouth were made
last month, and that the rates
are the lowest ever experienced
here. The financial statement
for July showed collections in
the general fund $718.62; wa
ter fund, $881.50; electric fund,
$1,517.60. : Balances on August
1 were: General fund, $6,642.08;
water fund, $1,197.06; electric
fund, $3,118.42. Outstanding
bonds are: Power and light,
$38,000; water department, $44,
000; sewer, $10,000; city hall,
$2,000.
In the absence of Mrs. Fred
O'Rourke, recorder, George
Cooper,' councilman, served as
recorder.
Lyons
Safem People Spending
Week at Cabin; Many Din
ner Parties Given
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Spa were Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Spa, Herman Spa, Mrs.
Gertrude Jubb, Miss Emma Spa,
Russell Ferguson and Wesley
Ferguson. The group held
picnic at Silver Creek Falls,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmidt
and son, Richard of Salem ar
rived in Lyons Wednesday
whprp ihpv will snpnri a .wppk in
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnston's
cabin. Mrs. Schmidt is Mrs.
Johnston's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Allen re
turned home Sunday after
spending a week at Belnap Hot
Springs. The Aliens met frineds
from California at the springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jenner
of Los Angeles and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Reeves of Portland were
dinner guests at the Percy Hiatt
home. Mrs. Hiatt is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jenner who
will ' return to their home in
California Friday,
Mrs. Floyd Bassett and son,
Cecil who had spent the week
visiting relatives in Lyons re
turned home with Floyd Bas
sett and son, Dale Sunday.
Mrs. Merrill Brassficld spent
Monday and Tuesday in Salem.
She was a guest at the Fred
Brassficld home.
Many people from Lyons and
vicinity are employed at the
Stayton cannery and working in
the' bean harvest.
Guests at the Alex Bodeker
home over the week-end were
Pvt. Jim Kenngott and Louise
Gearman of Los Angeles, Pvt.
Fred Ashworth of New Jersey,
and Pvt. Walter Momyer of In
dependence, Mo,, who are all
stationed at Camp Adair.
Mrs. Alex Bodeker and daugh
ters Constance and Betty Jean,
and Mrs, Daisy Johnston were
dinner guests Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Orvillo Bower in
Salem.
Sclo Arvol "Tucker" Bates
is employed as a clerk In the
Scio food market. Mrs. Glen
Holland is also working part
time there.
Lincoln Farmer
Recovers Wallet
Pitching Hay
Lincoln Raising calves
for the market is profitable
now and turning the
money back to the farm in
some way Is customary and
is usually found to be sat
isfactory by most farmers,
but not in the manner In
which Roy Hammer used
his.
Hammer had a wallet
containing $70 he had ob
tained through a calf sale,
as well as his hunter's and
driver's licenses, when he
lost it in a hay field one
forenoon. He turned hay
over energetically hunting
for the wallet until late
that night and found It.
The monster, played by Lon Chaney, comes to life. One
of the thrilling scenes in the film, "The Ghost of Frank
enstein." Starts Sunday at the Hollywood theatre.
Civil Defense
Corps Organized
Silverton A civilian defense
drivers' corps, headed by Mrs.
F. J. Roubal, is creating much
attention lor their activities in
drill and determination of pro
gress in getting things ready for
what might be needed should
an emergency require their ser
vices. All requirements as to first
aid and driving are being rap
idly assimilated and put to prac
tise use.
Mrs. Roubal has named as her
helpers, Mrs. Lee Alfred, first
assistant, and members of the
driving corps, Mrs. R. A. Fish,
Mrs. Ernest R. Ekman, Mrs.
Harry Carson, Mrs. Helmer
Brokke, Mrs. Dale Lamar, Mrs.
Fern Shaw, Mrs. John George,
Mrs. L. E. Patterson, Mrs. Eve
lyn Weatherill, Mrs. Sylvia Ca
noy, Miss Hannah N. Olson, Mrs.
Max Pemberton, Mrs. Ross Win
slow, Mrs. Guy Denham, Mrs.
E. K. Burton and Miss Gladys
Qualey. A first aid class, direct
ed by Dr. A. L. V. Smith, was
started Thursday evening at the
Eugene Field building. Any one
wishing to attend is welcomed.
Also through the efforts of
the civilian defense a messen
gers', corps is being organized
with headquarters at the local
civilian defense office.
Girls and young women
equipped with bicycles will be
on duty during the day and boys
will serve in carrying messages
at night.
Unionvale
Mrs. Stoutenberg Has Heart
Attack; Combining Slow
This Season
Mrs. Neal Stoutenburg is re
covering satisfactorily from
heart attack suffered two weeks
ago and she is able to be up and
about in the home a portion of
the time. Her daughter, Mrs
Lester Holt and Carlton is car
ing for her while Mrs. Carl
Thornton is taking her two
weeks' vacation a portion of
which will be spent at Jennings
Lodge after visiting her son,
Edgar and family in Dayton.
Robert Magee has enrolled in
the United Stales naval reserve
forces. He will be a sophomore
this fall and continue his Ore
gon Slate College education and
take his naval training there.
Charles Launer left Thursday
evening for Norfolk, Va., for
navy training, ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Dolechck of
the Liberty, district, south of
Salem, were Monday dinner
guests of friends here.
Because of dampness In the
forenoon combining is progress
ing very slowly in this district
but the yield is very satisfac
tory exceeding preharvest esti
mates in almost every case,
farmers rpeort.
Mrs. John Hibbs, Mrs. Carl
Launer and Mrs. Carrie Kldd
were guests of Mrs. Edward
Howe at Albany. Mrs. Hibbs,
Mrs. Howe arid Mrs. Launer are
sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schind
ler, Albert Schindler, John and
Albert Clow of the Portland
shipyard were Wednesday guests
of relatives and while here did
some work on the Henry Schind
ler's new house in course of
construction.
Spraying peach trees at the
C. J. Countiss farm was in prog
ress Wednesday forenoon.
Girls Holding Camp
Silverton Attending the dis
trict camp for girls at the Silver
Falls area this week from Sil
vcrton are Jane Hande, Louise
Hoblitt, Sharon George, Dor
othea Scarth, Georgianne Towc,
Marjorle Tuggle, Carol Mc
Cleary, L u c i le and Jeanne
Bartsch and Jaqucline Lewis
Supervising the camp is Mrs.
Ruby Bergsvik of Salem, under
direction of the YMCA program
for youth.
,Br Special Correspondent
Jefferson
Canadians Return Home
After Valley Visit; Many
Visitors Entertained
Mrs. James McCready and
daughter, Lorrain, of Winnipeg,
Canada, who have been visiting
for the past two weeks at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Geor
gia Richardson, and sister, Mrs.
Bernice Geise, left Friday morn
ing for their home. They also
visited relatives in Havre, Mont.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Henderson
and daughter, Carol Lee, of
Cottage Grove, spent .the week
end with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Henderson.
Recent guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Wiley were Mr.
and Mrs. Phil Varney and son
of Drain.
Mrs. D. Ackerman and daugh
ter Rosemary, of Eugene, were
guests the first of the week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Ackerman.
Opal Mae Eaton of Tionesla,
Calif., has been visiting at the
home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. John Kihs.
Leslie Thwing of Los Angeles,
who has been visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harley
Libby, left for his home Thurs
day morning. He is a former res
ident of the.Scio community.
Mrs. Zera Thompson and chil
dren have moved to the Gilmour
bean yard in the Talbot district,
where they will be employed
during the bean harvest.
Mrs. Lee Erwin of Marshfield
and Mrs. Hannah Smith, of To
ledo, were recent guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John De-
Wall. The .wqmen are sisters of
Mrs. DeWall.
Mrs. Thomas Skelton and two
sons of Toledo are guests at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Grace
Thurslon, Mrs. Skelton will be
remembered as Norma Libby.
Mrs. Pearl Kemper of Toledo,
will spend the week-end at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harley
Libby. The Kemper family are
former Marion residents. Mrs,
Kemper is employed as a nurse
in the Toledo hospital.
Recent guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Parrish were
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Jones of
Portland, and Mrs. Radna Wag
ner Gott and daughter, Geral
dine, of San Francisco.
The J. E. Parrish family at
tended the Neal reunion held at
West Stayton. A large group of
relatives were present. Mrs,
Cassie Neal Ruggles of West
Stayton is president and Mrs.
Zoe Neal Smith of Shedd is vice-
president.
Mechanical Drawing
Classes Organized
Lebanon A course in mech
anical drawing was started at
the Lebanon vocational school
this week with 15 men enrolled
The hours are from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m. each day, and Jack Bren
ner, sheet metal instructor, Is
teaching.
Another 15 or more can be ac
commodated, it is announced
and if enough interest is shown
it might be possible to start eve
ning classes as well.
Motion Day Held
Albany Conducting motion
day Tuesday in circuit court
Judge L. G, Lewelling granted
four divorces and dismissed four
cases which had been settled out
of court.
Divorces were granted to C.
O. from Clara Lee Hargrave;
William E. from Doris Donner,
Stella from Orval Waddcll and
Elma from L, L, Bleakney.
Judge Lewelling dismissed the
cases of J. C. Perry vs. James
O. Bragg; Rose Miller vs.. Bes
sie Johnson and John Freeman
vs. Joe Walker.
jflllHIIIHHllllht tm
DDANCE
Saturday Night
HAUNTED MILL
Rickreall
Rooms Accepted
For Use Armed
Men in Service
Dallas The executive board
of the Dallas Service Men's Re
nreatlon committee, meeting on
Wednesday night, accepted the
two upstairs armory rooms 01-
fered last week by the American
Legion and auxiliary and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
auxiliary for use in establish
ing a service men's recreational
club.1 The Dallas Chamber 'of
Commerce has offered to the
veterans' organizations the use
of their rooms in the city hall
for the war's duration.
The recreation committee
plans to use the upstairs rooms
as general club rooms, with
reading room and lounging quar
ters. The kitchen and adjoin
ing downstairs room, which
have been offered for use by
the armory commission, they
plan to convert into a canteen.
The main armory room and
supply room downstairs will
still be used by the two stale
guard companies on drill nights.
The main room will occasionally
be at the disposal of the recre
ational committee for dances
and other entertainment fea
tures. The selective service board
will retain their office rooms on
the upper floor.
Band Donated Chairs
Dallas U. S. Grant, former
Dallas band leader and for 60
years a local band fan, recently
donated to the city band folding
chairs for use at the courthouse
band stand and at the city park.
Grant was listed as leader of a
local band in 1880. The seventh
and eighth of the summer se
ries of band' concerts will be
presented at the courthouse
square at 8 p.m. Saturday and
at the city park at 2 o'clock
Sunday.
Toews Gets Transfer
Dallas Sergeant Jacob A
Toews, who is in the medical
corps, has been transferred from
Camp Roberts where he has
been in training for six months,
to Camp Adair.
Church Class Has
Picnic in Park
Silverton The annual'
pic-
nic of the Loyal Berean class of
the Christian church Sunday
school was held in the city park,
with a no-host lunchean serv
ed and a business session held.
A committee, including Mrs.
John W.. Jordan, Mrs. E. Jay
McCall and Mrs. Lewis R. Saw
yer, was named to arrange for
the repair of a number of church
windows. Mrs. Mary Andrews
was elected as church decoration
committee chairman.
Mrs.1 Blanche Howell will be
in charge of purchasing and
making a service flag for which
a collection of more than $7
was taken in a special fund.
The class will continue the
birthday party meetings to raise
money for their charity plans.
Afternoon hostesses were Mrs.
Charles C. Davis, Mrs. Walter
Fry, Mrs. Arthur Dickman, Mrs.
Otto Dickman, Mrs. Steve En
loe and Mrs. Cora Dolan.
Voluntary Leaders
Given Instructions
Aumsville A meeting of vol
untary neighborhood leaders of
Shaw, Macleay, Crawford and
Aumsville was very well attend
ed in the Aumsville school house
Wednesday evening.
It was the beginning of neigh
borhood leaders activities. A
talk about the prevention of in
flation was given by W. G.
Nibler.
Wayne D. Harding conducted
the meeting and took care of the
preliminaries,
Tire Warning Issued
Stayton The war price and
rationing board' 24-3, Stayton,
wishes to urge logging trucks to
have their tires recapped before
the tires arc too far gone, as a
critical stage is in existence In
Marion county, according to a
bulletin from the OPA indicat
ing that It will be necessary for
trucks to use re-cap tires in or
der to continue in operation.
Store Being Remodeled
Jefferson Willy's Drug store
is being remodeled. New wall
cases are being installed on one
side of the store, and glass floor
cases are being installed to dis
play new merchandise.
DANCE
KEIZER
Every Sat. Nite
ROWLAND'S BAND
2 Miles N. on River Road
Saturday, August 8, 1942
Lebanon Teaching
Situation Serious a
Lebanon Securing teachers
to complete the staff of the
Lebanon schools will be one of
the major problems confronting
the school board at its monthly
meeting Tuesday night. The
board has received several resig
nations and has not yet been
able to find replacements. Date
for the opening of school will
also probably be set, it was an
nounced. Mayor Chosen
Defense Head
Lebanon Acting Mayor John
Zimbrick has been appointed by
the city council as commander
of civilian defense for the city .
of Lebanon. The appointment ij)
came as a recommendation from '
the county coordinator and slate
department of civilian defense
following a meeting of the local
defense committee here Tuesday i
noon.
In addition, a control center,
separate from the listening post,
would be established from which
the commander would direct
activities in case of an air raid.
The place is not yet decided
upon.
County .Coordinator Carrol
Waller and Larry Duhrcoup
from the state defense headquar
ters were present and explained ' 1
the program to the city council
Tuesday night. Purpose of the
command would be to provide
jurisdictional authority, as vest
ed in the mayor and city council,
in case of a major disaster.
A messenger service is to be
worked out, in cooperation with-J ;
the Boy Scouts and police re
serve messengers, to provide
means of communication for the
city if the telephone service goes
out. All other units of civilian
defense would function as be
fore,, except that they would, be
unified under the one com
mander. .
Miss Jane Irish
Queen Candidate
Silverton Miss Jane Irish,
daughter of Mrs. Gladys Irish
and an employe of the Coolidge
and McClaine bank, will repre
sent Silverton at theannual Or
egon Flax Festival to be held
in Mt. Angel. Miss Irish was
chosen by the local flax com
mittee and is a candidate for
queen of the festival. Other
candidates are , Miss Adelene
Bochsler, Mt. Angel; Luoanna'i
Williamson, Salem, and Jean
nelle Schneider of Portland.
The queen is elected by points
from three sources including
from the candidates themselves,
from those attending the dance
Thursday evening and from a
group of impartial judges. The
candidates not chosen will be
crown princesses.
Scio Mrs. Ben Martinez and
son of Los Angeles are visiting
at the Scio farm home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Brock.
LAST TIMES TONITE
Gene Autry
in :
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Serenade"
"Affairs of
Jimmy
Valentine"
with Dennis
O'Kcefe
Also News - Popeye Cartoon
and Chapter 1 New Serial
"Jungle Girl"
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