Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, February 13, 1952, Image 2

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    2 Capital Jotihiai; "Salem, Ore.. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1952
In The Valley
By MIKE FORBES
Aurora
Carl Buford Miller, veteran
of 13 months service in Korea,
and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Miller of Aurora, expects his
discharge from the first marine
division Friday, he telephoned
his parents during the week.
While he awaited release from
service at EI Toro, Calif., his
brother, Jackie L. Miller, was
sailing Wednesday on the trans
port Breckenridge from Cali
fornia for the far east. Jackie
recently completed technical
training with the air force.
Carl Miller returned with
other marine veterans in De
cember and spent the holidays
with his family. After his dis
charge he expects to work at
logging with his brother, John,
In Aurora.
The Canby Lions clubs are
continuing their drive for scrap
metal started last month. Thus
far the clubs have taken in
about $100 worth of scrap.
Funds raised by the clubs will
be used for civic purposes en
tirely. County bridge crews this
week were moving the old steel
railroad bridge across the Mo
lalla river near Mulino and
Liberal, to the north end of
Clackamas county, where it
will span the Sandy river on the
Revenue road between Sandy
and Bull Run.
Among the sick and Injured
persons in the Aurora area are
Mrs. H. M. Wirth who received
a compound fracture of the
third finger on her left hand
Saturday in a meat chopper ac
cident in her home in Aurora.
Bill Anderson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Anderson, Jr., suf
fered a fractured right arm Sat
urday evening when he fell at
his home.
Injuries to her back were suf
fered by Mrs. Paul Gooding Fri
day in a fall at her home. She
Is under care of a physician.
Larry Cole suffered a left an
kle injury at school and was
taken to a Canby physician.
Larry Is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Cole of Aurora.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Cole,
long-time residents who have
oecn living in Canby, are
moving to a trailer house
at Clackamas next week, to be
near the present operation of
Mr. Cole's semi-portable saw
mill for the next three months.
In the spring they expect to
move the operation to Colton.
Elwin Kell, 1D50 graduate of
Canby high school and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leo H. Kell of
Aurora, has received a promo
tion irom the Ciarret Freight
lines, for whom he has been
working since November 1D50.
Effective during the past
week he became O.S.&D. clerk
for the Portland office of the
company, whose headquarters
are at Pocatello, Idaho. The
company operates several hun
dred trucks between Salt Lake
City and the Pacific northwest.
At the second In a series of
three card parties sponsored by
the Aurora Woman's club,
awarcis at ouu went to Mrs. Ar
thur Kraus, high; Mrs. W .O.
Llndqulst, low. At canasta, Mrs
J. J. Emrlch was high score win
ner, Mrs. A. J. Vose, low. A. J.
Voss, high and Lorln Glesv.
low. Ten tables of 500 were In
play. The last party of the
cries will be Feb. 20. Refresh
ments were served by the ways
ana means committee.
At Lone Elder Community
nan at a p.m. Feb. 14, Clacka
mas county flax growers will
assemble for their annual meet
ing.
Dimes, reports $135 sent to the
Linn county chairman In Albany.
The community cake walk held
at the R e b e k a h hall netted
$102.85, $15.33 in the iron lung
bank at the Mari-Linn school,
and the rest from the March of
Dimes march at the Methodist
Sunday school and Santlam Val
ley grange, and banks placed in
the business houses in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Brassficld
received word Wednesday of the
serious illness of her sister, Mrs.
Bess Anderson, at Sioux City, la.
The Brassfieflds left for that city
Friday morning.
Mrs. Orville Downing was
hostess to the Wednesday after
noon card club, with her party
held at the Rebekah hall. Sev
eral tables of 500 followed a 1:30
o'clock dessert luncheon. Mrs.
Albert Bass held the high score.
Mrs. Pat Lyons second high, Mrs.
Kenneth Helemn low and Mrs.
Earl Helemn drew the traveling
prize.
Present for the party were the
Mesdames Herman Free, Bob
Free, John Kunkle, John Wor-
den, Chester Roy, George Huff
man, Floyd Bassett, Arthur
Olmstead, Earl Allen, Bob Carle-
ton, Earl Helemn, Kenneth
Helemn, Pat Lyons, Albert Bass
and the hostess, Mrs. Downing.
Visiting at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards.
Sr., are John Edwards, Jr., from
Fort Lewis with his wife, Mrs.
Edwards and son, Eldon and twin
daughters, June and Jean, from
Bremerton, Wash. They will also
visit at the home of his brother
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin Edwards. John has received
his overseas orders.
The. St. Patrick Altar society
held a bingo party at the Re
bekah hall Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Robinette,
who have been living at the Ap
ple Tree court in Fox Valley,
have moved into the Forest Ny-
degger house recently vacated by
their daughter and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Vaughn Hunt, when he
was called into the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Nydegger
and daughters had as their guest
Miss Lavette Powelson from
Stanficld, Ore.
Paul Gcrath underwent sur
gery Wednesday morning at the
Salem Memorial hospital. Geralh
is an employee at the Detroit
dam.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Julian and
son, Glen, Jr., left Wednesday
morning for San Bernardino,
Calif. They expect to be gone
about ten days. They will also
visit other places while in the
south.
Lyons
Hubbard
Hubbard The annua! Chil
dren's Farm Home Benefit Tea
will be held at the Pythian hall
in Hubbard, Thursday after
noon, Feb. 14, 2 p.m. Sponsored
by the Hubbard Woman's club.
All proceeds from the silver tea
are sent to the Farm Home at
Corvallis. The project is an an
nual affair and will present a
film and music for the program,
followed by the serving of "tea".
The public is invited to attend.
The Firemen's Auxiliary of
the Hubbard Volunteer fire
men met last week and com
pleted plans for the annual Val
entine Dance which was held
Saturday evening In the City
hall. Miss Louise Vonderahe
was kept on the condolence com
mittee. Mrs. Wilma Seeley and Mrs.
Henry Lucht were hostesses for
the evening.
Mt. Angel
Gervais
Under the direction of Mrs
Earl Allen chnirmnn. Ilin nim
commillee of (ho Santiam Mem
orial Hospital Women's auxiliary
are cutting garments at the com
munity club house in Lyons. Am
one wishing to help should call
Mrs. Allen's home in Lvons Mrs
J. C. Kcmmel In Mill Citv oi
Mrs. Archie VanNuys In Stavton
Mrs. R. A. Feenstra was host
ess for thp Womens Society of
Christian Service with a one
o'clock dessert luncheon held at
the parsonage Tuesday after
noon, followed by the business
meeting presided over by Mrs.
Alice Huber, with Mrs. George
Huffman acting secretary due to
the absence of Mrs. Glen Julian.
Plans were made to hold a ta
male sale at the community hall
Thursday evening, Feb. 21, with
Mrs. Albert Julian appointed
chairman.
Mrs. Lorc-n Chamberlain was
honored on her 72nd birthday
anniversary. Her niece, Mrs. Ra
mie Martell presented her with
a birthday cake. Those helping
Mrs. Chamberlain enjoy cake
and coffee at the close of the
meeting were her husband, Lor
en Chamberlain, Mesdames Burl
Smith, George Huffman, Ed
Hargreavcs. Virgil Rogers, Wil
lard Hartnell, Alex Bodeker, Ra
mie Martell, Ernest Garsjo, U'll
lard Chamberlain, Monroe Walk
er, Joe Zimmerman, Ivan Smith,
Charles Cruson, Chester Roy,
Donald McWhirk, Mrs. Inez Ring,
Mrs. Alice Huber, Rev. and Mrs.
Feenstra.
Mrs. Clyde Bressler, local
chairman for the March of
The February meeting of St.
Rita's Altar society was held
last week. Thirty-six members
and Pastor Rev. George Snider
horn were in attendance. First
order of business was election
of officers which resulted in re
election of all the present of
ficers: Mrs. Fred Manning, pres
ident; Mrs. A. DeJardin, vice
president; Mrs. Martin Scifer,
secretary-treasurer. Hereafter
the first Sunday of each month
will be communion Sunday for
all members and the mass will
be offered for their intention.
Lunch was served by Mrs. G.
Bernlng, Mrs. P. Schlectcr and
Mrs. Tillie Elliott.
The March meeting will be
the regular second Wednesday
with 1:00 o'clock light lunch
during the Lenten season. Mrs.
H. E. Nlbler, Mrs. C. Phillips
and Miss Marie Mangold will
be hostesses.
Mrs. Henry Steger and daugh
ter's honored Mr. Steger on his
birthday, Thursday, Feb. 7, at
dinner. Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Ramsey and two
small sons, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Manning and the hostesses.
Mrs. Steger entertained again
Saturday when Mrs. Tom Reil-
Ing of Woodburn and Mrs. Fred
Manning were her guests at
12:30 luncheon.
A Variety Supper Is being
sponsored by Sacred Heart
Mothers club, Wednesday Feb.
13, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fish
pond, games and a cooked food
booth, will follow the supper.
Birthday Celebrated
By Turner Resident
Turner Relatives gathered
at the Charles Bear home Satur
day to celebrate his R3rd birth
day which was Feb. 10.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Bear Charlenc and Tresa of
Salem; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel
Stewart, Astoria; a brother,
Frank Bear of Tangent and a
son, Earl Bear.
Mrs. Henry Bener and Mrs.
Bear were hostesses.
Mt. Angel The St. Ann's so
ciety sponsored card party drew
a large crowd last week in the
St. Mary's auditorium followed
by lunch in the dining hall. An
other social will be held to
which the public is Invited, Wed
nesday evening Feb. 20.
Winners included Miss Eli
zabeth Unger at Canasta; Clete
Mamie and Ben Zitzelberger for
"500"; Alois Keber and Mrs. J.
A. Kaiser in bridge; Joseph
Faulhaber and William Annen,
pinochle.
Others receiving awards were
Mrs. David Shepherd and Mrs.
Otto Schlottma for special and
Tony Kraemer, Mrs. Al Fisher,
Mrs. Otto Wellman, Ivo Bau
man, Louis Roygens, and John
Nag.
Hostesses were Mrs. O. J.
Williams, chairman and the
Mesdames R. J. Welton, Emil
Zach, Edward Zach, Ben Zit
zelberger, Lawrence Zeis, Ar
nold Zoller, Ben Ackerman,
Sebastian A i c h e r, Gordon
Aman, Frank Amgarten, Henry
Annen, George Andres, R. O.
Appleby, J. T. Bauman, and Ivo
Bauman.
Mrs. David Travlss presented
13 of her pupils in a piano re
cital Sunday afternoon at her
home with the parents as spe
cial guests. A tea was held after
the program.
Piano selection were given by
Dorothy Baumgartner, Eleanor
Fisher Mary Lou Schmaltz,
Kathleen Butsch, Mary Ann Eb
ner, Sherry Sweeton, Sandra
Prosser, Joan Fisher, Loreen
Ertelt, Jerome Wolf, Sheila
Sweeton and Arlene Schmitz.
The Misses Anita Wilde and
Ruth Wilde were guests on the
program, playing several ac
cordion selections at a pot-luck
supper party for the Southern
Pacific club in Salem on Satur
day evening. They were accom
panied by their mother, Mrs. A.
T. Wilde of Mt. Angel.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Zach
and family of Juneau, Alaska,
are moving to Mt. Angel, having
purchased a farm near the Mc
Kee district. Mrs, Zach is the
former Mary Ellen Washburn of
Woodburn. Zach for many years
with the Forestry, Civil Service
in Alaska, has retired to un
dertake farming.
Mrs. John Clees was taken to
a Portland hospital last week,
for another peratlon on an eye
She submitted to an operation
on the other eye nearly two
months ago. Mrs. Clees is mak
ing fine recovery and will re
main at Joan of Arc Home while
undergoing treatments for the
next two weeks, after which
she will go to Seattle to stay
temporarily with her daughter,
Mrs. M. Sims.
was read, thanking the club for
the box of toys sent at Christ
mas. It was reported that Glenn
Bidgood was in the hospital for
an emergency appendectomy, al
so the illness of Mrs. John Ors
born and Mrs. Frank Sollenber
Mrs. S. L. Davenport received
the special prize.
The club made plans to en
tertain husbands at the Grange
hall March 6. A potluck sup
per will be served at 6:30 and
members were asked to bring a
dessert and a hot dish or salad.
Several of the group will bring
rolls.
Mrs. S. L. Davenport was ap
pointed chairman of the dining
room committee and Mrs. A. F.
Thompson chairman of the en
tertainment committee.
Guests for the day were Mrs.
Joseph Felton and Mrs. Oliver
Holcomb.
The Farmers' Union met at
the school house Tuesday eve
ning. A reply to the letter sent
to the congressmen opposing
universal military training was
read and discussed.
A box supper was planned for
the March meeting, each mem
ber to invite a friend and bring
a box with lunch for two. The
proceeds will go to the national
budget fund.
Special entertainment is being
planned for the evening.
Rickreall
Roberts
Mrs. Herbert Miller, Mrs. A. G,
Cater and Mrs. Keith Austin
were hostesses to members of
the G. T. club Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Miller.
During the business meeting
at which Mrs. Louis D. John
ston presided, it was voted to
discontinue the all-day meetings
for the present, also the sewing
project after finishing what is
started.
A laprobe for the Veterans
hospital was nearly completed
and two scrapbooks for the Crip
pled Children's hospital.
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Rickreall Mrs. Emma Ho
well, the postmaster at Rickre
all will retire from her duties
February 29 and the new man
will taken over. Kenneth Farrens
has been appointed to succeed
Mrs. Rowell.
William Rowell was appoint
ed postmaster in 1928, and his
wife the present postmaster,
was his assistant, until he died
in 1942. Mrs. Rowell was then
appointed to the position and
has been assisted with the work
by her daughter, Mrs. King, as
well as by her sister, Mrs. Bel
knap.
No one can hold a public po
sition like Mrs. Rowell has and
not be missed on their retire
ment. She has been most help
ful in every line of duty and
assisted the patrons of the office
all she could.
The Home Economic club of
the Grange held its regular
business meeting last Thurs
day. The ladies have been plan
ning on doing some painting in
the dining room but decided to
postpone the work until they
are not quite so busy. Final
plans were made for the serving
of the lunch for the Polk Co.
Farmers Union Co-op Oil
Association Tuesday, Feb. 12.
The regular Grange business
meeting was held Friday eve
ning. The secretary reported
the dues for the year are com
ing in nicely and he has hopes
of them all being paid before
the last of March. Mr. Coone,
one of the members who has
been in Montana for some time,
was present and told of some
of the large farms in that sec
tion of the country. Mr. and Mrs.
Morgan of the Russellvllle
Grange were visitors for the
evening. The Morgans were on
their way home from Corvallis.
The family of the Aga Khan,
Moslem leader, claims descent
from F a t i m a, daughter of the
prophet Mohammed.
Dallas The March of Dimes
campaign has received some
$1600 in the Dallas area and an
additional $400 in receipts has
been reported from the dance
last Saturday night at the Dallas
armory. Reports are not as yet
available from the rest of the
county.
The Dallas auxiliary to the
V. F. W. met Wednesday even
ing and discussed plans for the
annual homecoming on Feb. 20,
when all members of the post
and auxiliary will hold a joint
meeting. The auxiliary was or
ganized in 1936 .Election of of
ficers will take place at the
March meeting.
Melvin Murphy of Portland,
executive director of the Ore
gon Mental Health association,
was speaker at the February
meeting of the Dallas Woman's
club Tuesday afternoon. He told
of the work being done in the
various communities through
out Oregon, and mentioned that
the child guidance clinic at Mon
mouth was one of four such in
the entire state. A boys' quar
tet from the Dallas high school
presented several vocal num
bers. The club will assist with
the Red Cross fund drive, also
the Easter seal drive. In March,
the annual luncheon honoring
past club presidents will be held,
with Mrs. Mars Slack as gen
eral chairman.
Dr. Roben Maaske, president
of Oregon College of Education
at Monmouth, was speaker at
tne weekly luncheon at the
Chamber of Commerce Friday
noon. He was accompanied by
some 12 faculty members.
The Teen Town groups have
added several new members to
its governing body. The junior
high group have elected Lyman
Wax and Elaine Eads, and the
senior high have added Marvin
Wiedman, Chet Daniels, Janet
Lundy and Gwen Hutchins. The
senior group meets every Satur
day night and the juniors the
first and third Fridays.
The Women s Missionary so
ciety of the Presbyterian church
will meet Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Al Burlebach
with Mrs. Claude Beebe as co-
hostess. Mrs. Lynn McCulley
will present the program on the
American Negro".
Circle A will meet Feb. 15
at 2 p.m., with Mrs. Charles
fcoch'rane as riostesi." ' i
Rev. Earl W. Benbow, mln-
itser of the Presbyterian church,
will attend the Willamette Pres
bytery at Nelscott, February 12
and 13. Elder Norman Baker will
represent the church, with Elder
Max McGlasson as alternate.
The men's brotherhood of the
Methodist church will entertain
members of the Dallas fire de
partment at a 6:30 p.m. dinner
on Wednesday, Feb. 13. This is
in appreciation for prompt and
effective service when fire oc
curred in the church basement
on a Sunday morning several
weeks ago.
Fast commanders of Carl B.
Fenton post, American Legion,
were honored with a dinner and
entertainment Thursday evening
at the Pythian hall. Simultan
eously the auxiliary honored
past presidents with a no-host
dinner at the Chamber of Com
merce.
The Past Chiefs' club of the
Pythian Sisters were guests of
Mrs. C. P. Helgerson for cards
on Monday evening, and offi
cers were elected with Mrs.
Nancy Starr, president; Mrs.
Florence Hunter, vice president,
and Mrs. Helgerson, secretary-treasurer.
Unionvale
Improvements at the Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Baker farm resi
dence include enclosing the front
porch, 6 by 8 feet, with glass and
ouilding an enclosed back porch.
14 by 16 feet. Cement floors are
in each. A fruit cupboard is in
the back porch. A small shelter
has been built over the well and
electric pump.
The former fruit house has
been moved from back of the
house to the front of the garage
and will be used to store gaso
line ana oil in.
Gates
Gates The Gates Parent-
Teacher Association met in the
auditorium of the high school
for the February meeting,
Thursday evening,
The president, Mrs. Verner
Evans presided.
The chair appointed Mrs. Ce
cil Haun, Mrs. Edward Chance
and Mrs. Joe Joaquin to serve
as nominating committee to re
port at the March meeting,
when election of officers will
be held.
Mrs. James Turnbull and Miss
Alberta Shoemake of Salem
were introduced and showed
three films on cancer. Mrs.
Turnbull, educational director
of the American Cancer Society
for Marion Co. gave a talk on
cancer. Miss Shoemake also
spoke briefly at the close of the
program.
Refreshments were served in
the recreation rooms by the
hostesses, Mrs. Edward Chance,
Mrs. James Carter, Mrs. A. T.
Barnhardt, Mrs. Harry Evans,
Mrs. Mary Champ and Mrs.
Weldon Brown.
The following members of the
Christian Endeavor Society for
Youth and their sponsors for
the Gates area, Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Haun, attended a roller
skating party in Lebanon re
cently. Earl Hennes, Barbara
Haun, Elda Webster, Wilmer
Crites, Louise Haun, Maxine
Schoeder, Herbert Romey, Ver
na Schmiuetezy, Bob Lee, Joan
Ryal, Patty Stewart, Viva Lee,
Jerry Larson, Phillip Hayward
and Howard Schroll. . i
A stork shower compliment,
ing Mrs. Gerald Garrison was
held In the recreation rooms of
the high school. Mrs. Glen Heb
ness, Mrs. Burrel Cole Sfte.
Merle Devine, Mrs. Clarence
Rush, Mrs. George Meilke and
Mrs. Joe Joaquin were hostesses
for the affair. Mrs. Don Miley
gave several selections at ffae
piano. Refreshments were
served by the hostesses to the
honored guest, Mrs. Garrison
and Mesdames W. E. Hudson of
Salem W. S. Hudson, Kenneth
Martig, W. R. Hutcheson, Clar
ence Johnson, Robert Levoh,
Dan Morrison, Don Miley,
George Arthurs, Oscar Oster
hout, Jesse Moses, Ray Lord,
Harry Keiser, Laura Joaquin,
Clare Henness, Don Gessner,
Glen Hearing, Earl Dozier,
Clyde Oliver, Floyd Volkel, Lee
Kuhlman, Oswald Hierte, Rob
ert Oliver, Mary Egglestrom,
Eugene Warren, Norman Garri
son, Albert Millsap and Miss
Lorena Devine.
Sending gifts were Mrs. Jes
se Haywood, Mrs. A. T. Barn
hardt, Mrs. Cecil Haun and Bar
bara, Mrs. David Barnhardt,
Mrs. Arthur Findley, Mrs.
George Vetteto, Mrs. Walter
Brlsbin, Mrs. Lester Masoii,
Mrs. Bob Bonltz, Mrs. Elmer
Stewart and Patty, and Mrs.
May Ettlin.
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