Village in Path
Of Wild River
Fairbanks, Alaska, May 25 VP)
The ice-choked, bank-hurdling
Kuskokwim river bore
down on the river-mouth village
of Bethel today and the air
force pondered the feasibility
of further bombing along the
massive ice pack which has
driven the stream out of its
channel.
Reconnaissance reports Indi
cated water is flowing over the
Ice pack and already li within
two feet of flood stage. Fliers
said they believe Bethel Is go
ing to be under water whether
the ice Is bombed or whether na
ture is allowed to take her
course. The river already has
leaped its banks along the 200
mile course from McGrath to
Aniak.
Populated by about 400, most
ly natives, Bethel is situated
where the Kuskokwim broad
ens into an estuary emptying
Into the Bering sea. It is a point
of transfer for cargoes from sea
going vessels to river craft dur
ing the summer, and damage
there could be costly to the en
tire Kuskokwim basin.
Reconnaissance reports indi
cate that the Yukon river has
reached its peak at Galena, 300
miles west of here. The situa
tion had been regarded as cri
tical.
Independence Helps I
Band Uniform Fund
Independence The concert
presented by the music depart
ments under the direction of
Mrs. Carol Van Maanen and Paul
Dodd has netted some $235 for
the band uniform fund.
The Independence PTA as
sisted in the details of putting
on the concert. Committees are
as follows: Ticket sales, Mr. and
Mrs. Bev Walker; publicity, Mrs.
Jan Powell; decorations, Mrs. M.
M. Nelson, Mrs. Powell; pro
grams, Mra. Van Maanen, Paul
Dodd; ushers were Mesdames
Gowan, Peyree, Dodson, Pod
vent and Dodd.
After hearing the progress the
bands have made since organiz
ing about two and one-half
years ago, enthusiastic plans
are underway to add to the uni
form fund.
B A Degrees for
Grade Teachers
Portland, May 25 VP) Grade
school teachers should be re
quired to have bachelor's de
grees after 1955. That is the
recommendation of the Oregon
Education association commis
sion on professional standards.
Walter E. Snyder, Salem, a
state department of education
assistant supervisor, is chairman
of the .newly former Oregon
commission on teacher educa
tion and professional standards
a branch of the association.,
Other commission members
Include: Dr. Stanley William
son, Corvallis; Dr. George Mar
tin and Miss Florence Beards-
ley, Salem; Dr. Paul Jacobson
and Miss Marie Tinker, Eugene;
Mrs. Lillie Esselstyne, Pendle
ton; Mrs. Alice Ottis, Grants
Pass.
Illiteracy data last collected
by the Census Bureau in 1930
showed illiteracy in the United
States had been cut to 4.3 per
cent.
Recruits for Navy
Are Dinner Guests
Silverton Two young men
from Silverton, entering the
navy, were complimented by
their parents in birthday anni
versary dinners, with Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Evans entertaining at
their Darke street home in a
dinner for their son Allen.
Guests included the complimen
ted guest s grandmother, Mrs.
Maude Timm, his sister and hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Gus
tafson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evans
and Duane, Lila May and Ar-
thinia, and Miss Patty Mc-
Ilwaine of Salem.
For a cousin of Allen Evans,
and the same age, Eddie Conk-
lin, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl' Conklin had a family din
ner Sunday, with others pres
ent, the Ed Conklins of Salem,
grandparents of Eddie, Mr. and
Mrs. Vilas Kirk and Reta of
Sweet Home, Mr. and Mrs. Llovd
Kropf and Ronnie and Miss
Donna Thomas.
Henrys Leave
Farm at Zena
Zena Leaving for their new
home at Keizer, June, 1 are Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Henry who have
owned and operated their 256
acres of tillable land, prune,
cherry and pear orchards for
the past 30 years. W. W. Henry
is a grandson of Major Wa.ker
who was among the early pio
neer settlers who located on
danation land claims at Zena.
His mother, Mrs. D. G. Henry
was a daughter of Major Walker,
and with her husband, D. G.
Henry lived on the farm which
eventually became Mr. Henry's.
The stately white home on the
acreage, which is set back a dis
tance from the road, is surround
ed with well kept lawns and
flower beds.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Henry have
been much Interested in im
proved dahlias and chrysanthe
mums and have shown them and
taken prizes with their exhibits
at flower shows. Active in all
community affairs including ci
vic, social and religion.
Mrs. Henry is past president
of the Spring Valley Home mis
sionary society and has been
treasurer for many years. En
tertaining for Mr. and Mrs.
Henry with a dinner for 14 was
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smart, and
Saturday, May 28, Mrs. Roy E.
Barker and Mrs. Byron Pur-
vine are to be hostesses for an
evening affair to which old
friends and neighbors will be
invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ham
mock, have purchased the W.
W. Henry farm and with their
three sons, Robert, Ronnie and
Johnny will take possession on
June 1. Mr. Hammock formerly
owned a farm at Mission Bottom.
He retired as manager of the
Haag Implement company on
Silverton Road.
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Clara Jones Society
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Gervais Mrs. Sam Brown en
tertained the Clara Jones Mis
sionary Society at her home with
18 members answering roll call.
Visitors were Mrs. Robert Jones;
Mrs. Fred Hall; Mrs. Nina House
and Mrs. Jacob Cutsforth.
Mrs. Clara Jones gave the
Year Book of Prayer and Mrs.
David L. St. John gave the devotional!.
Mrs. Cobie De Lespinasse of
Hubbard was guest speaker who
spoke on "Juvenile Delinquen
cy."
At the refreshment hour, Mrs.
Kenneth was co-hostess.
Showers Are Given
For Mrs. Nieme
Turner Two complimentary
showers were given recently.
Mrs. F. W. Nieme (Ruth
Bones), was the guest of honor
at the Leslie Petersen home
with Mrs. Lyman Kain co-hostess.
Winning prizes were Mrs.
Melvin Holt, Mrs. E. E. Ball,
Mrs. Nieme, Mrs, Srofield, Mrs.
S. J. Roberts and Mrs. Bones.
Other guests were Mesdames
LaRont, Wisching, V. N. Bones,
Bud Petersen, Chas. Standly,
Harlan M. Bones, Mrs. Morris
Petersen and Albert Jensen.
Pledges Picked
At Assembly
Tapping for membership In
four honorary organizations on
the Willamette university cam
pus took place during the
award assembly held Tuesday.
Those tapped included:
Cap and Gown: Betty Fergu
s o n , Doris Gragg, LaFyrne
Showacy, Inie Lou Wilhelm.
Sigma Alpha Chi: William
Mac Dougall, Donald Benson,
Ted Loder. Lowell Maudlin,
Sherman Bliss, William Merri
am. Larry O'Dell, Doug Nicoll,
Charles Gutzler, Jack Larson.
Beta Alpha Gamma: Patricia
Stanton, Mary Lee, Marge Al
dinger. Jackie Johnson, Patricia
Rice, Sue Melloc, Delores Spel
brink, Leah Adams, Beverly
Gusterson.
Blue Key: Tom Bartlett, Jack
Gunn, Robert Skirvin, Howard
Lorenz, Ray Loter, Larry Stocks,
Roger Adams, Richard Endsley,
Charles Patterson, Robert Mc
Mullen, Gil Oliver, Jack Brown,
Burnell Ambrose, Art Dimond.
General Spoor Dies
Batavia, Java, May 23 VP)
General Simon B. Spoor, 47,
commander of Dutch forces in
Indonesia, died today.
Grand Island Farm
Products Progress
Grand Island Twelve acres
of Marshall strawberries are
ripening at the L. W. Scroggan
farm here. Seven pickers start
ed the season picking the first
of this week. Fifty pickers will
be employed at the field when
the ripening Is in full swing.
Alfalfa and clover cutting in
34 acres at the Frank Finnicum
farm to fill two silos 12 by 35
feet size will be started with
their own crew and equipment.
A large dairy herd of registered
Jerseys are kept on the farm.
G I Draws Death
On Rape Charge
Guam, May 25 UP) A sen
tence of death was pronounced
today on Pvt. Calvin Dennis,
Negro airman of Frederick, Md.,
in the rape murder of Miss Ruth
Farnsworth.
A 20th airforce court martial
found Dennis guilty and assess
ed his punishment the same as
that of his half brother. Pvt.
Herman Dennis, of Calvert and
Seguln, Texas, who was sen
tenced to die last week.
Calvin Dennis denied partici
pation in the crime. But he ad
mitted being present when Miss
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Farnsworth was slugged and
carried into the Jungle Decem
ber 11. After the girl was rap
ed she was left to die.
A third Npprrv Sp Unhurt
Burns, 32, of Spokane, Wash.,
win go to trial Friday in the
case.
Sinking Island May
Close Up Shipyard
Los Angeles, May 25 VP) Un
less Terminal Islands stops sink
ing, the navy may have to close
its $180,000,000 shipyard there.
The announcement was made
yesterday by Rear Adm. Grover
C. Klein, assistant to the chief
of the bureau of ships for naval
shipyards.
During an inspection of the
facility, engineers told him parts
of the island have dropped four
feet and that the portion on
which the yard is located is
Matthews Sworn
In As Secretary
Washington, May 25 UP)
Francis P. Matthews of Omaha,
Neb., was sworn in today as sec
retary of the navy.
In the same ceremony Gor
don Grav of Wlnxtnn-Rfllpm M
C, took the oath as undersecre
tary of the army and Dan A.
Kimball of Los Angeles, Calif.,
was inducted as undersecrptnrv
of the navy.
subsiding at least three Inches
a year.
Some naval engineers blame
nearby oil pumping for the sink
ing. The facility employes 7,
500 persons.
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