Wednesday, December 30, 1942
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Exclusive News Dispatches
By Special Correspondents
Greater Willamette Valley News
Eastern Stars
Seat Officers
At Woodburn
Woodburn Open installation
of olficors of Evergreen chapter
No. 41, Order of Eastern Star,
was held Monday night at the
Masonic temple following the
regular chapter meeting. Fami
lies of the new officers were
guests.
Nina J. Ringo, retiring worthy
matron, was installing officers.
She was assisted by J. Mclvin
Fingo, retiring worthy patron;
Gertrude Beach, chaplain; Rose
Gibbens, marshal, and Rose
Magnuson, musician.
Officers instnllcd were: Minnie
Olson, worthy matron; Lester R.
Gilbert, worthy patron; Vena Lcc
Dodge, associate matron; Gcor,;e
Beach, associate patron; Minnie
Richards, secretary, installed for
the 32nd time: Acnes Jones, treas
urer; Katlierine Mocding. conduct
ress; Hazel Hughes, associate con
ductress; Irma Scely, chaplain; Nina
Ringo, marshal; Hazel Enos, organ
ist; Evelyn Jones. Adah; Lou Jane
Comwcll. Ruth; Zoa Lowthinn, Mar
tha; Lalah Lonoy, Electa; Ella Nov
cs, warder, and J. Mclvin Ringo,
sentinel. Evelyn Morris. Esther, was
unable to be present on account ol
illness and will be Installed lntpr.
Following Installation Mrs. Ol
son was presented flowers from
the chapter and flowers and gifts
from her husband and family. A
special number was a piano duet
by the daughter and niece of the
newly-installed fmalron, Virginia
Olson and Beverly Hughes.
The retiring worthy matron
was presented a past matron's
jewel in behalf of the chapter
and her husband, by Lillian Bit-
ney, vice president of the Past
Matrons club.
The newly installed matron
gave a short talk and the retiring
matron gave her closing mess
age, thanking her officers and
committees for their cooperation
during the past year. Ray Sims,
a member of Ruth chapter No. 2,
of Butte, Mont., also spoke.
At the chapter meeting which
preceded the installation the re
tiring worthy matron and wor
thy patrol were presented a gift
from the officers by Zoa Low
thian.
Mrs. Olson appointed Maude
Scott, Lillian Bitney, Minnie
Bisscll and E. Aline Beers as the
refreshment comniillc for Janu
ary 11, when the 47th minivers
ary of the organization of the
chapter will be celebrated.
Refreshments were served in
the dining room which was gaily
decorated with Christmas trees,
holly and red candles. The serv
ing committee included Martha
Roiling, Albert Roiling, Flor
ence Butlcrficld, Edna Lytic and
Evelyn Jones, assisted by Gladys
Adams and a number of others.
Mill City
Colorado Soldier Unex
pected Holiday Visitor;
Holiday Dinners Offered
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Kelly Christmas eve
were Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Hill,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Robinson and
Lcla Mcl Kelly. Bub Hill of
Xugent Joined the group for
the tree later.
Those spending the day with
the D. B. Hills included Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Hnscman, Dick nnd
Nancy, of Idanha; Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Hill of Eugene, and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kelly nnd Lcla
Mel.
Surprising the Sig Jcpsens
Christmas eve was their son.
Corporal Martin .lepsen of
Camp Carson, Colo., who re
ceived a last-minute furlough.
Oilier gucsls were Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Jones and David of Victor
Point; Mrs. Max Kelly and Mi
chael and Mr. and Mrs. W. ,1.
Robinson on Christmas day.
Spending Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Mason were
their youngest son and family,
Mr. and Mis. Arthur Mason and
their nine-weeks-old son Martin,
of Klamath Falls. They left
Sunday for Portland lo visit oth
er relatives.
R. C. Runde spent Christmas
in Portland with his wife and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Vorbrck
entertained his six brothers nnd
their wives and children with
a family dinner on the Sunday
before Christmas.
Hayes Reaches Africa
Dallas Del Hayes, member
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has landed In North Africa, ac-
cording lo word received this!
week by his wife. Hayes lias j
been in the service since Aug-
list and had been in England
since October.
Notice
Silverton subscribers
who miss their paper will
have one delivered by call
ing Main 2. Calls must be
made not later than 7:1S
p.m. to obtain this service.
St. Paul
Knights of Co'iimbus Are
Hosts; Fcrschwciler
Injures Ankle
The local Knights of Colum
bus entertained Tuesday night
for their members and wives.
Leo Ferschweilor fell at his
home last Friday and broke two
bones in his ankle, but is able to
be around now with the aid of
crutches.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dozler
and children, LaVita and Al
len, of Stayton, were sveek-end
callers at the home of Mrs. Doz
ler's sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Manegre.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Mangre
Bill and Freeman Manegre spent
Christmas day at Broadacrcs at
the William Brown home.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Muckin and
children of Mt. Angel were Sun
day dinner guests at the home of
Mrs. Muckin'a mother, Mrs. Ag
nes Faber.
Program Given
At Unionvale
Unionvale Unionvale Evan
gelical church Christmas observ
ance program was held Thursday
evening with a full house in at
tendance. The sacred cantata,
"The Christmas Music" in seven
parts, consisted of one quartet
number, one duet and two vocal
solos by the girls' chorus ac
companied on the piano by Miss
Ellon Rutschman.
Singing of Christmas carols
preceded the opening prayer by
Rev. V. A, Ballanlync. Rev. Har
old K. Jaffe pronounced the ben
ediction. Because of the candy
shortage (he usual Christmai
treats were dispensed with.
A community gathering of the
Unionvale church and friends
will have a 7 o'clock no-host
dinner Wednesday evening, fol
lowed by a social hour for the
closing of the old year when the i
annual election of church and
Sunday school officers will lake
place.
The second quarterly confer
ence and installation of officers
of the church will be held Wed
ncsday evening, January 6.
Two Events Planned
New Year's Day
Silverton Two New Years'
Day events planned are the ob
servance of I lie 58th wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C
D. Malheny, and the reunion of
I h c Bcntson - Grinde - Hcnjuni
clan.
Mr. and Mrs. Merlon White,
natives of Marion county, and
now of Kinzua, arc spending Ihe
holiday week with local rela
tives. Mr. and Mrs. William Bloch
were automobile guests of Roy
Davenport Christmas Day when
their marie their first visit to Le
banon as guests of Davenport's
parents, former local residents.
At the Volney While country
home on Dulto Creek for Christ
mas Day were the Merlon
Whites and John Christensons,
all of Portland, the Elmo Lind
holms of Salem and the George
Christensons of Silverton.
Salem Heights Folk
Kind to Soldiers
Salem Heights Some of Ihe
families in Salem Heights en
tertaining soldiers on Christmas
day were Mr, and Mrs. Myran
Van Eaton, and Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Skellon.
Sunday evening Mr. and Mis.
H. R. Woodburn pntit-luiur.H
with a buffet supper for local
friends and soldiers. Thero were
1H guests.
Miss Margaret Polinske of
Portland spent Christmas and
the week-end at the home of her
sister, Mr, and Mrs. Matt Mor
gan. Officers are Named
By Junior Workers
Dallas Dallas high school'
students report their recent Jun
ior Red Cross drive resulted in j
a 1011 percent membership. At I
the first nieeling. Sue Hamilton
was elected president, Kalherlnel
Dembowsky, viec-prcsidcnl, and ;
Hetty Leisy, secretary-treasurer. I
Mrs. William A. Ott is the fac-1
ully member advisor.
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Campaign Under WdV
Mill City Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Armstrong, formerly of Detroit,
are conducting nn evangelistic
campaign at the Church nf
v-nrisl, Having closed his work
established there in January,
11140. The church a; Detroit has
called Mr. Wcldmnn from North
west Christian college for their
pastor.
Dame Thursday N'ight I
Dallas A New Year's eve
dance will be held Thursday
night at the Bridgeport hall.
The public is invited lo attend.
First Woman
County Clerk
Takes Office
Dallas Miss Edna Pitzcr, ap
pointed county clerk by the
Polk county court upon the res
ignation In early December of
C. S. Graves, who has held the
office since 1!)32, will assume
her new duties January 1.
Miss Pitzer, chief deputy in
the office for the past five years,
had served as clerk's deputy
several years for H. G. Black,
predecessor of Graves, and had
remained as a deputy in the of
fice with the change of clerks.
She will become the first wo
man to hold the office of county
clerk in the county's history, and
will be the second woman ever
to hold a county office here.
Mrs. G. L. Hawkins, appointed
by the court last spring to fill
out the unexpired term of her
husband, the late G. L. Hawkins,
and was elected to the office
last fall, is the county's first
woman office holder.
The resignation of Graves,
whose term of office has yet two
years to run, came as a surprise
here. He has an extensive wal
nut and filbert acreage near
Ballston and has announced his
intention of demoting all of his
lime to farming.
No other changes in the court
house office holding personnel
will be noted after the first of
the year. All county incumbent
office seekers were reelected al
th November election.
Amity
Whitncys Hold Family
Gathering; Holiday Unites
Friends, Relatives
Mrs. Mamie Randall of Dayton
was a recent caller al Ihe home
of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Motl.
Christmas day guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E.
Whitney were their children, Mr.
and Mrs. Reynolds Honrickson
of Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra
Kilmer and family of Sheridan,
Donald and Marion Whitney,
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. George E. Clark of Amity
and Ivor Jones of Sheridan.
Miss Ella S. Thomas of the
Amity grade school faculty spent
Christmas week-end in Portland
with her sister, Mrs. Anna Gol
shell. Miss Eleanor Grabel of the
Amity beauty parlor spent
Christmas week-end in Portland
al the home of her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
S. Willed.
Mrs. Martha E. Brown spent
Christmas day and Saturday in
Saiem as a guest of her son and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ivan
Brown and family.
Guests al the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Noll on Christmas day
were their son and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Kola McClellan of Sa
lem, and Attorney and Mrs. Earl
Nolt of McMinnvillc.
Miss Solveig Jensen of Amily,
a member of the school faculty
at Redmond, spent several days
here last week at the homo of
her brother, Svcrra Jensen. She
left for Seattle, where she spent
Christmas week-end at the home
of her brother, Harold Jensen
and family.
Watch Night Service
Planned at Hopewell
Hopewell A Watch night
party will be hold at the social
room of the Hopewell United
Brethren church Thursday eve
ning beginning at 8 o'clock.
Opening witli devolionals, a pro
gram and various interesting en
tertainment will be enjoyed and
refreshments will be served.
Everybody welcome. There were
about 40 attended church here
Sunday, December 27.
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Unionvale
Deyoes Are Hosts with
Family Dinner; Holiday
Guests Entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deyoe
entertained at their home with a
family Christmas dinner. There
were 18 present in the first re
union of the family in more than
a year. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hol
liday and family of Pleasant
dale; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kuhn
and family of Salem; Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Jones and family
of Broadmead were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Boulden
entertained at their borne Christ
mas day. Mrs. J. E. Finnicum of
McMinnvillc; Mrs. Tom Boulden
of Dayton; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Finnicum and family of Grand
Island were present.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Childs of
Arlington were Christmas eve
guests of the latter's grand
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Shelburne.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Brown
and son Donald, Mrs. John Ran
dolph, Mrs. I. B. Carter and
granddaughter Betty Rose, all of
Portland, were Christmas Day
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Countiss.
Soldiers Guests
In East Salem
East Salem Many soldiers
were numbered among Christ
mas day guests in Easl Salem
homes. Families had planned on
one or more and drove down lo
bring them home but were dis
appointed that all had been tak
en care of.
Miss Jeanneltc Hulst came
from Camas, Wash., Wednesday
lo spend her vacation at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Hulst, on Sunnyvicw
avenue. Miss Hulst had as her
guests Friday, Miss Lou Smith,
who is also an English teacher
in Camas high shcool, and Sgt.
Sherwood Quigley, who is sta
tioned at Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Malhewson
and four children of school age
have moved frorti Silverton into
the home formerly occupied by
the Eskcl E. Brandts on Gar-
den road. The nronertv is owned
by Mr. Jung Sing
A new pupil in the first grade
at Swegle school is Carolyn Co
quillctte from Portland, who will
make her home with her grand
mother on route six.
Mr., and Mrs. R. Overstrcet
are moving this week from a
house in Montana Lane, Swegle
district, lo San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. John
son fioin Silverton are spending
a few weeks at the Eskcl E.
Brandt home on East Garden
road.
Nemo Club Members
Hosts to Husbands
Central Howell Mrs. John
Tweed and Mrs. Walter Haver
son entertained the members of
the Nemo club and their hus
bands and families at an evening
party at the Tweed home.
A litnrlipnn n scrvpd lo Mr. and Mrs.
clarrnrf Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Will
rtnili, Mr. nnd Mrs. Cleorcr plant-. Mr. and
Mrs. Marlin llnttrorn:. Mr. and Mrs
IVrle Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McHibbcn.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Rlchnrd Tiive. Mrs. Vrrnip
llshty. Mr. and Mrs. Frank War. Miss
"rare Leuliiy. Cllni Lemur, Hrtte Jo
llnvcrson. Wnynr llnvprson, nean Way
and tin. hosls, Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Iwvd
and Mr. mid Mrs. Waller Haverson.
The next regular meeting of
the club will be held at the horn
of Mrs. George Plane.
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Homes Observe
Quiet Holiday
Central Howell Christmas
was observed very quietly in
this community with home eel
! ebrations the majority. Mr. and
Mrs. -Frank Way had as their
guests three of their four chil
dren. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E.
Way and sons of Portland, also
from Portland, their daughter.
Miss Helen Way, and Mr. and
! Mrs. E. S. Adams of Salem.
ineir oiner son, c. Kopcrt, was
in New Guinea when last heard
from.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl DeSart en
tertained at dinner for her sis
ters and families, Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Kuenzi and Erma, Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Klopfenstcin, Howard
and Richard, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Kaufman, Carolyn, Shirley,
John, Dolores and Janice, also
five soldier boys from Camp
Adair and the hosts.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Roth had as
their Christmas dinner guests
Mrs. Mary Gcrig and Hulda, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Bischoff and Wil
bert. Their son Leonard was
home for the holiday from Port
land where he is attending
school, as a member of the navy.
Their other children, Lucille,
Robert and Irvin were also pres
ent. Mr. and Mrs. ,1. F. Wikoff of
Middle Grove had as their guests
Mrs. Effa Wikoff and Mr. and
Mrs. Grant Wikoff of Salem,
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Krug, Donna
and Dale of Brush Creek. Mr.
J. F. Wikoff is employed at Til
lamook where be is a cook for
the construction company build
ing the blimp base. He left for
his work later in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Murphy of
Roseburg spent several days as
guests at the Wikoff home re
luming lo Ihcir home on Christ
mas day.
Stayton
Residents Entertain
Relatives and Friends
With Dinner Parties
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Klcck
cr entertained at a family din-
i "cr at their home Christmas
the following guests: Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Millsap. of Gates,
and Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Mein
erl and young son of Mill City.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Krietzcr
and Janice were dinner guests
Christmas day al the Frank
I home and then motored to Port-
land for a late supper with Mrs.
Krietzer's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Cord, where they
were lo remain for the week
end. Mr. and Mrs. Merlon Cox
were hosts at home to Mr. Cox's
parents, from McMinnville, Mr.
and Mrs. Forest Cox, Mr. and
Mrs. James McMullen and chil
dren, Janice and James.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thoma
and children, Dick and Jimmic.
motored to Lebanon, to spend
Christmas day with the John
Thoma family there.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ncitling
were hosls to the Ncitling clan
and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Les
ley and children, Gay and Noel,
Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. Dcrryl Shelton
and daughter, Caj-pl Lynn, of
Eugene, were at home with Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Shelton, for the
holiday week-end.
Now
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Damn the
Torpedoes!
Clear the
Decks . . .
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Millersburg
Mrs. Gourley Has 11th
Great Grandchild; Service
Men Get Furloughs
Mrs. James G. Gourley of this
district is justly proud that she
has eleven great grandchildren.
The eleventh grandchild was
born December 23 at the Cor
vallis General hospital, to Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Locke and has
been named Patty Jean.
Word has been received by
relatives here that Bud Carey, a
former resident of this district,
has been transferred to St. Pe
tersburg, Fla air station, where
ho will receive training in the
army air corps ground forces.
Corp. Norman Barnes, who is
stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash.,
is home on a brief furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. N.
Barnes, in Albany. Corp. Barnes
is a former resident of this dis
trict and has been visiting
friends here.
David Hamours, who is slay
ing at the home of his great
grandmother, Mrs. Kd Meeker,
and grandmother, Mrs. Staccy
Neelcy, and attending Albany
high school, is spending the holi
days at Marshfield with his
mother, Mrs. Joe Styman.
Mr. and Mrs. Lotus Conser
spent Christmas and the week
end at the home of Conser's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Con
ser. Term Registration
Starts at Monmouth
Monmouth Winter term reg
istration at the Oregon College
of Education began Tuesday.
Regular classes were held on
Wednesday, with no holiday
scheduled for New Year's day,
to meet the requirements of the
war time acceleration program
of the state system of higher
education.
In line with the college war
effort, mathematics, physics and
physical education classes will
continue for the men on the
campus interested in V-l, V-7
and E. R. C. programs. Plane
trigonometry will be among the
new courses given during the
quarter. Beginning courses in
the mathematics, science and
physical fitness fields will be
offered for the winter quarter
if there should be a sufficient
demand for them.
Officers of
Granges Installed
Roberts Officers of Ankeny, ;
Salem, Red Hills and Roberts j
Grange were installed Sunday
by Miss Bertha Beck, assisted ;
by Mrs. Roy J. Rice as marshal, !
Mildred Minch as regalia bear
er; Mrs. Melvin Trindle as em
blem bearer, and Mrs. Forrest
Edwards as musician.
After the installation, Morton
Thompkins, state master, gave
an interesting talk and Bertha
Beck also gave a talk on cooper
ation and unity of the Grange
members.
Preceding the installation, a
covered dish luncheon was
served.
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Service Duty
Calling Many
Independence Lieut, and
Mrs. Thad Morcland have mov
ed to the Miss Myra Montgom
ery home. Lieut, and Mrs. Bruce
Rocsler, with whom they occu
pied the M. C. Williams house
on Sixth street, have moved to
Corvallis. Sgt. and Mrs. Hamil
ton have moved to the Williams
house.
! Mrs. Stella Calbrcath has left
ifor California where she will
visit with her son, Elvin, who
has received his embarkation
orders. Mrs. Calbrcath will visit
at Lodi, Calif., with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Wiley Jones.
Russell Chappcll is visiting
here with his parents for a brief
furlough. He is stationed at Wil
liams Field, Ariz., with the
army.
Dr. George Hcrley has receiv
ed notification to report for duty
with the U.S. navy about the
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middle of January. Dr. Hcrley
has received a commission as
lieutenant, senior grade. He will
close his office here this week
but will keep the office witlf
plans to return at the war's con.
elusion.
Bill Campbell was In Inde.
pendence for a short furlough.
He received his commission as
ensign in the U. S. navy Decern
bcr 24 at Chicago.
Paul Carey, specialist second
class with the U. S. navy, ar
rived in Independence Monday
lo spend a ten-day furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L,
Carey. He is stationed at the
navy postotfice al Seattle.
Emanuel Grenz, who is sta
tioned at Camp Rucker, Ala., is
spending the holidays in Ore
gon. He visited this week with!
his sister, Miss Erna Grenz. "
G. S. Wcstcrman spent the
week-end in Independence. He
and Mrs. Wcstcrman left Mon
day to make their home at Pas
co, Wash., where Mr. Wesler
man is stationed with the U. S.
navy.
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