Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, July 21, 1944, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Texti r -Capital Jmirnal, Salem, t - V " I. ' V. Jf I ft I . Air Wacs Given Fascinating Jobs Speaking of interesting and 'useful jobs available to women right now, here is one of the most tiascinating: a member of the Women's Army Corps serving with Jthe army air forces in the war room of an army air field in southern California. Her Job is to keep tab of the war in all the aters of operations. She receives immediate and authentic in formation on the progress of the invasion of Fortress Europe via France, Italy, and Russia; the progress made in the south Pacific; and in Asia. Indicating allied advances on huge military maps Us fascinating work. "Such jobs are available to Snlem women," said Lt. Edith DiRe of the U. S. Army Recruiting Station in the Post Office Bldg. Slash Fires Under Control L Dallas Slashing fires start ed by lightning lata Tuesday in ithe western and northern parts 'of the county were completely iunder control by Wednesday might, according to R. C. How tell, district fire warden. Largest blaze reported was In the Willamette Valley Lum ber company holdings in section 33, where five acres of logged off land were burned over. The fire was brought under control by a crew of 25 men from the patrol office and about 22 em ployes of the lumber company. 4 Reports received at the pat rol office that the Gold Creek schoolhpuse had burned prov ed erroneous. A snag set on fire near the school accounted for the rumor. The building was not damaged. Districts where smaller fires Recurred included Rickreall 'ridge, Rowcll creek beyond the 'uell district, Gold creek, 'Grand Ronde, Cedar creek and Doran'i Peak. Crews of two to six men were dispatched to the areas. Logging operations closed Jrtonday and Tuesday after noons when the humidity drop ped to the minimum, resumed steady schedules Wednesday. Polk County Property Sales Reported Slow Dallas There have been few gales of county property which was secured through foreclos ure proceedings started in 1942, according to Sheriff T. B. Hooker. Sales include one lot in the Ellis addition In Dallas, block 11 in Ballslon and a one half acre .tract north of Balls ton. Ten tracts of land, ranging in value from $30 to $6,000, were listed for this year's sale, the Smallest undertaken since the hew tax foreclosure system was established by the state legisla ture about six years ago. Birthdays Observed At Baker Residence Grand Island At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker Monday evening a surprise birthday anniversary party, complimenting Mrs. Charles Baker and her niece, Miss Imo gene Baker, whose birthdays were Monday, was held. Attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baker and three chil dren, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Clevenger, Mr. and Mrs. James Clevenger, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clevenger and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baker, Mrs. Howard Worlhington. Mileses Buy BuHiliug ScotU Mills Walter C. and Fern Miles purchased the for mer State bank of Scotts Mills building, now the post office, from Ivan and Zella Smith. Limited Engagement Starts Thurs., July 27 Nights at 8; Sun. Mats. 2:30 Stit ftitt now at rorlltnd Arrtii nil J, K Gill C. Prim 1.50, l.4, IMS md 11.00 Including Ui. .PORTLAND ARENA , NW. 20th at Marshall Oregon, Friday, July 21, 1944 f f?p kit, 't v ' ' I It Amity Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Knoche have moved from the former Geo. Alderman house to the place they recently bought from Gus Schmidt, better known as the J. W. Booth property on Nursery street. O. E. Robbins of Veronla, former atheltic ooach at the Amity high school, was a caller here the first of the week. He also visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Robbins near Brid well. Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson attended the reunion and pic nic of the Simpson clan which was held Sunday In Portland at the Clyde Bevins home. Miss Juliann Abraham re turned Sunday evening to Port land where she Is employed, after a week's vacation spent here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Abraham. , Mrs. Elizabeth Abraham and Mrs. Robert G. Clark of Port land were week-end guests at the home of Mrs. Clark's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ump hulte. Mrs. Abraham Is a niece of Mrs. Umphlette. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Joy of Ohio were recent guests at the home of Mrs. Joy's mother, Brs. W. E. Taylor of Amity. Mrs. Joy was formerly Mrs. Annabelle Culver. Miss Esther Abraham Is vis iting relatives and friends In Portland this week. Mrs. Fern Jones of Toledo spent the week-end here at the home of her brother, Roy Oh linger. Mrs. Jones is a former Amity resident, and has been employed at Toledo for a num ber of years. Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Turner of Coos county, and Mrs. Turner's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Roth of Amity, spent the week-end near Junction City with former neighbors and friends, where Mr. Roth owned and operated a farm for a num ber of years which he sold re cently. The Roths returned to their old home here about two years ago. Mrs. F. W. Newman of Bend spent the week-end here at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Rich ter. Mrs. Newmnn is a former Amity resident. Play Party Offered Mill City Mrs. Dnrrel An derson honored her son, Er nest, with a play parly on his third birthday anniversary. Mrs. Anderson served refresh ments. Present were Carrol Ann and Erwin Woods, Billy Kcrgil. Lyle Fleetwood, Jerry Vernon, Gary and Denny Bevicr and Ernest and Edward Ander- Seaside , Insure your V ctccitioia by buying Victory Bonds On the Alr-Cnndltinnrd-Ori-jon Coast EVER YUOD SATURDAY NITE SALEM ARMORY npnnwnred hy Cnpilol Pout. No. 9. American l-rijlon Uniform Law Being Sought Lebanon Punchboards, pin ball and slot machines came in for their share of consideration at the city council meeting Tuesday night when a proposed ordinance prepared by City At torney Frank Mayer was read and discussed. Tentative taxes to be levied against these items were sug gested but no formal action was taken until the ordinance could be presented to the city coun cils of Albany and Sweet Home, with the Idea being to have any such law In complete conform ity in the three towns. The question as to whether volunteer firemen were author ized to install red blinker lights on the front of their cars to aid in clearing traffic to fires was introduced. The matter had been brought up at the last fire meeting, but a check of the state law revealed that no car other than that designated as an emergency vehicle could have a red light, unless so des ignated by the governor and his board. Further discussion centered around the right of the fire chief and the paid fireman to make periodic fire inspections in pub lic or business buildings,. State law, it was found, delegates that power to the fire chief, who is a deputy of the state fire mar shall. A motion was passed to have the city recorder contact the state fire marshall's office to obtain clarification on the matter. The volunteer fire depart ment's election of Vern Reeves to the position of assistant fire chief was confirmed. It was announced that R. H. Correy, Portland consulting en gineer, would prepare plans and specifications for two pumps which the council Intends to have installed at the sewer out let to assist in the sewer drain age during high water. Faith Rebekah Lodge Installs Officers Lyons Insinuation of offi cers was the main feature of the meeting of Faith Rebekah lodge, held at the hall Wednes day night, when Helen Ander son, district deputy president, and her staff installed the fol lowing officers: Garnett Bassett, noble grand; Zelma Howard, warden; Fran ces McCarley, conductor; Alta Bodeker, chaplain; Fern Gav ette, musician; Rosa Berry, right supporter to noble grand; Ethel Huffman, left supporter to noble grand; Helen Ander son, inside guardian, and Ma ble Bass, outside guardian. Verna West, vice grand-elect who was unable to attend due to Illness, and her supporters will be installed at the next metelng. At the social hour the committee, Hazel Lewis, Mable Bass and Garnett Bas sett, served refreshments. Residence Property Changes Scio Hands Scio The A. C. Asbcll family, formerly of Missouri, and more recently of Slay ton, have pur chased the residence property of the late Dr. S. C. Browne from Charles Vsetecka, Roy V. Shel ton, Scio realtor, reports. Asbell is a bucker for the Roaring Riv er Logging company. Mr. and Mrs. Vannie Shelton have purchased the former An ton Liska residence on Smith street, just west of the Scio ga rage, from Roy V. Shelton and will occupy the place as soon as renovations are complete. The Vannie Sheltons have been liv ing in a trailer house on Mill street on properly owned by the Scio Mill & Elevator company, where he Is employed. TONUJHT PLUS ALLAN JONES, Y WELCOME Girls too, can do their part by gathering old newspapers and magazines and calling 3349 for the weekly Boy Scout pickup of scrap paper. Your fighting army needs weapons made of scrap paper. Church Groups Keeping Busy Silverton Rev. S. L. Almlie Is announcing the meeting of his adult instruction class, Mon day evening at 8 o'clock. The Immanuel senior Ladies Guild will meet Wednesday evening at the parsonage with the host esses, Mrs. Aage B. Anderson and Mrs. S. L. Almlie. Sunday evening marks the summer Bi ble camp close. The Boy Scouts meet Monday evening at 7 o'clock at the Methodist church. Mrs. Harry Riches is opening her home Sunday evening to members of the p Methodist Young Adult group. Mrs. Christina Rislo will serve as Hostess to the Calvary Lutheran Ladies Aid at the church parlors, Wednesday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. William Schwab of the Christian and Missionary Alli ance pastorate is announcing the annual camp meeting at Canby from July 20 to 30, in deference to which all local services will be curtailed, but for the membership that can not attend, there will be the Sunday school and worship hour service at the home church. Helm Improves Farm Properties Jefferson Mike Helm has made many Improvements on the buildings on his farm six miles southeast of Jefferson. He remodeled the house, which is now very modern; and has ad ded several new1 buildings of hollow tile. There is a combination build ing which contains a root house, machine shed and also a wash room. The root house Is 38 by 54 feet; the machine shed 28 by 54 feet; and the wash room 18 kby 26 feet. He has also installed a peppermint still. He has 18 acres planted to mint; and two of his neighbors have 42 more acres in mint. Helms also has 12 acres of Blue Lake beans, which he expects to start harvesting in another week. Missionary Speaker Dallas Park Sunday Dalas Rev. A. F. Kroeker, returned missionary from Af rica, will be the speaker Sun day afternoon at a gospel ser vice to be held in the city park at 2:30 o'clock. The meeting is sponsored by the Dallas Gideons, in cooperation with the ministerial association and the churches they represent. tHt UTTLC HOUSE WITH tHC 01 HITS T3E Hnn Opens 6:45 P.M. NOW SHOWING! . WW1' ...oil (.QftQV.- . ..iU"'- rVfc- XL-, m CO-FEATURE! Mill City Mrs. Frank Smith and Peggy Smith, who left Mill City the first part of June to spend the summer in Los Angeles, Calif., have written friends here that they have been visiting a num ber of interesting sights and places near Los Angeles. Mrs. Smith is employed at the Hard man Aircraft Products, Inc., in the production control depart ment. Peggy works on the as sembly line at Vultee as a rivet er, where she has seniority on the job. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Miller and son, Gordon, spent the week-end at Breitenbush hot springs. Carolyn Brejcha celebrated her tenth birthday anniversary last Saturday with a party giv en by her mother, Mrs. Hollis Turnidge. Games were played during the afternoon, after which refreshments were serv ed from a patriotically decorat ed table. Young friends present were Billy Mills, Joy and Clor inda Johnson, Patsy Cree, Pau line Mason, Alona Fay Daley, Virginia Jackson and Carolyn Brejcha. About 20 townspeople who are friends of the Paul Homers gathered at their home last Sat urday evening for a wiener roast at the outdoor fireplace. The remainder of the evening was spent Informally. Mrs. Cecil Hahn underwent a major operation in a Salem hospital last week and was not expected home for two weeks. The. Hahns. live between Mill City and Gates. Due to low humidity the Mill City Manufacturing company logging camp started the hoot owl shift Tuesday of this week, which necessitates most log gers leaving home at 4:30 a.m. to be on the job. Mrs. Floyd Johnson honored her daughter, Frances, on her eighth birthday anniversary last Saturday with a' play par ty in the Johnson home. At the close of the afternoon re freshments were served to Jean Wooten, Luella Mason, Nancy Bruder, Patricia, Betty Lou and Donald Cree, Frances and Joan Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Carey of Portland spent the week-end at the Carl Chance home, Mrs. Carey's parents. The' Woman's club's annual picnic has been postponed from July until the second week in August, when it will be held on the lawn at the Sig Jepsen home. mc wotwc that httA buKT mH;liiV, Oi ENS 6:45 P. M. TODAY! , TYRONE POWER j GENE TIERNEY "SON OF ! FURY" j GEORGE SANDERS i roddy Mcdowell CO-FEATURE!. ROBIN HOLTC Bean Pickers Are in Demand Silverton That 350 bean pickers are needed by the first of the coming week was an nounced Thursday by Percy Palfreyman, manager of the Royal Canning company. Registrations for this work will be received at the cannery or with Mrs. Wendell Heath, farm labor agent for the Sil verton community at her 706 North Water street home, or by phone. Some of the nearby acreages are yielding the first picking Friday and Saturday of this week, which will be compara tively light compared to the heavier yields expected by the middle of the coming week. Cannery workers are urged to make registrations at the cannery at their earliest oppor tunity. The equipment and buildings of the cannery are a pleasure to the Silverton public, with several weeks' time being given to installation of up-to-date machinery, remodeling of the rooms, floors and tables in view of sanitation, and drainage in every department, and devices for protection of the worker personally and as a health measure. Lucille Verbeck is doing clerical work at the can nery office-. The Palfreymans are from Ogden, Utah, and have bought home property in South Third street, where they are residing. The haying, berry and cherry season is Hearing a close in Silverton fields, releasing a number of seasonal workers un der direction of Mrs. Heath for the bean harvest. Growers de siring more pickers may con tact Mrs. Heath, who is at the Silverton post to assist those needing either regular or em ergency help. Mill City Firemen Are Kept on Move Mill City The Mill City fire department has been called out three times in the last few days. Sunday, fire broke out in the washroom located on the east end of Louis Rada's cabins, but was quickly extin guished, and reports were that very little damage was done. The Radas were out of town Sunday. Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock, a grass fire, the cause being undetermined, started on the hillside below the Sig Jep sen home, spreading toward their fence and burning a few feet inside before it could be put out. The second fire Tuesday, also a grass fire, started near the Mill City Manufacturing com pany consumer and spread far enough to partially burn the old flume formerly used by the Hammond Lumber company 'quite a number of years ago. Artery Is Severed Mill City Lonnie Daley lac erated his left arm Tuesday af ternoon while using a sickle, severing the artery near his wrist. Six stitches were taken to close the wound. EVERYONE KHOWS THOSE GRAND SHOWS Cont. From 1 P.M. NOW! CO-HIT! with LON CHtHtT AMNE GWTMNE EVELYN MIKCBI f TIMPTRISS OR W luii.ulun Bill LATE NEWS Ail Vk A Taut Moment in the icy Arctic is faced by Fuzzy Knight (left), Marjorie Weaver and Milburn Stone in this scene from "The Great Alaskan Mystery," exciting new serial picture start ing Saturday afternoon at Warner's Elsinore theater. The serial will be a Saturday matinee feature only, in addition to regularly scheduled feature programs. Danny Kaye in "Up In Arms" is Saturday's featured picture. Blood Donors Are Repealers Mill City Blood donors left Mill City last Tuesday for the Salem blood bank in the school bus driven by Mrs. Wilson Ste vens. The capacity load of don ors gave Mill City a good repre sentation. This is the first large group from Mill City to visit the blood bank since May 2. Miss Daisy Hendrickson se cured the date and made neces sary arrangements for the trip, with Mrs. Joe Walters assisting in securing the donors. Making the trip is a sixth-time donor was Mrs. Ed Chance: fifth time donor.! were Mm. Frank Jackson and Waldo Carter; fourth time donors were Mrs. Robert Veness and Mrs. Jack Carey: third time donors were Mr. Darrell Anderson. Mrs. Ployd Fleetwood, Mrs. Richard Saucier. Mrs. Ann Da wee, Mrs. W. W. Allen, Mcs. Lonnie Daley and Mrs. O. A, Bruder. Second time donors were Ruth Olm tead, Mrs. Sis JnpKen, Mrs. Ellis Shep herd, Mrs. Ployd Shepherd, Mrs. Clayton Baltlmoe. Mrs, W. W. Henderson, Blanche Gibson. Mrs. Lei and Bassett, Mrs. Lei find Kaplingcr and Mm, Ruth Lanphear. Plrsi time donors were Mrs, Robert Swift, Mrs. John Nelaon, Mrs. H. H. Walker, Mrs. Lowell Cree, Mrs. Fred Grimes, Mrs, Perry Mason, Mrs. Wilbur Mlen ert and Mrs. Verna Branigar. Ai tending the blood bank on Tuesday of last week were Mis. Gene Gregory and Mrs.. Henry Nelson, second tima donors. Another sixth time donor from Mill City besides Mrs. Zd Chance 1b Mrs. Arthur Kerr. Lyons Am on the group from Lyons going to the blood bank In Salem Tues day were Mrs. Ward Forrest, Mrs. Art Ayers, Mrs. Art Anderson. Mrs Alex Bodeker, Miss Betty Jean Bodeker, Mrs. Clyde Lewis, Mrs. Percy Hiatt. Mrs. Fred Dallas. Mrs. Earl-Allen, Mrs. Lov ell Miller. Mrs. J. Franklin, Mrs. Char les Power, Charles Power. Mrs. Fred Bassett. Mr.. Albert Julian. Mrs. Ooe StartUu, SUNDAY' As r t L mmWM IRENE DUNNI llkil lK ALAN MARSHAL I'LUS With Beulah Bond - Nina Companion Feature: "Secrets of Scotland Yard" ANOTHER CARTOON SATURDAY AT 12:30 P.M. (SEE THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM Then Remain for the Regular Show 1 NO EXTRA CHARGE! PLUS! The Opening Chapter of This Great Serial! Don't Miss a Chapter! U 13 Chapters of Amazing Thrills! 'iSrl;" fostec pjj I r . I Doors Open 12 Noon H 0 ft? Jungwlrth and Mrs. Bert Lyons. Three were rejected of the group becausi of the lack of Iron in their blood. Widows of Silverton Plan Annual Picnic . Silverton Mrs. Sadie Bark hurst, president, is announcing the annual picnic for the Sil verton Widow's club to be at the local park Sunday, July 23. Mrs. Josephine Hartman is secretary. A basket dinner wlil be served near the noon hour, with coffee, cream and sugar free. An informal pro gram will be held. Any widow is eligible to attend the picnic. Continuous Shows Daily U From 1 P.M. Ends Saturday! T?,.i.. t Novelty and I""- Latest War News ELSINORE CLARENCE BROWN'S X WHITE CLIFFS of DOVER," IRENE RODDY McDOWALL Foen FRANK MORGAN TONIGHT and SATURDAY! LOOK! GREAT 7-UNIT PARADE Companion Feature HQPPT OOES '0i'9'7J VUfffiilUlW BOYD pi MNnpc 14 ReKular Prices!