Pag 2
Monday, January 4, 1954
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon
In The - Valley
tiUti y Mike Ferhca, r.eae Z2441 Ext tl
Woodburn Meets Problems
Of Progress During Year '53
Woodburn Among otuUnd
ln( event In Woodburn and vi
' einitjr . for the put year were
Sroblemi and changes ia provid
ig lire protection in Woodburn
and the North Marion county
area.
A tpecial election was called
In Woodburn to provide a con
tinuing levy for the aupport of
the fir department and a bond
Issue to purchase a new lire
; truck: this wai defeated in March
but later an" election on a f 18,000
aerial levy to buy a new fire
truck wai adopted. Joe Sowa,
fire chief, resigned after 21 years
i in the department and m sue-
.' needed by Floyd Marine.
In January Lyman Seely was
honored as Woodburn's first eltl
ten for 1952 and received a DSA
key and certificate.
The, late Blaine McCord be
gan his 17th session with the
Oregon state legislature as coun
sel for the house committee on
rules and resolutions, in January
District No. 2 conference of
the American Legion auxiliary
wai held at Woodburn Jan. 21;
the Ralph Pickerings purchased
the Ackerman dry gooaa store.
former v Austin's. Charles B
Cornwell was elected thsirman
of the Woodburn recreation and
park board. A Red Cross unit was
formed in Woodbudn; 50 pigs
were rescued from the Pudding
river flood: a new mounted serv
ice mail route for residents at
the edge of Wodburn was set up;
Word was received of the death
of R. L. Gulu in sn accident in
Mexico while on a pleasure trip
with his wife.
McCord Diea
Feb. 21 the sudden death of
Blaine McCord shocked the com
munity. (Men of prominence
throughout the state attended the
funeral service at Woodburn.
Golden wedding of Mr. and
Mrs. Arista Nendel was cele
brated Feb. 22.
Woodburn Jaycee were hosts
March 15 to District 2 Junior
Chamber of Commerce meting at
the Legion hall James J. Ander
son, wss major Marcn lu.
Resignation of Charles Sheron
as Woodburn high school coscb
occurred in March and Henry
(Hank) Erconlini of Canby was.
'elected as his successor; Official
population of Woodburn was
announced In March as 2579; Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Rogers celebated
their golden weding anniversary
March 22.
April Mrs. James Lamb elect
ed president of the Woodburn
Woman's elub, succeeding Mrs.
R L. Anderson; William Ellis,
WmurnVeMest Wlien, cele
brated his 3tn oinnosy
versary" in March; Rer. E- K
Fenton resigned as pastor of the
Woodburn Presbyterian church
April 19; Miss Joyca Yuranek
chosen as May Queen at Wood
burn high school; Golden anni
versary of the Wooburn Woman's
club celebrated April 22, Mrs. A
E. Austin only charter member;
Norman Tyler elected student
body prealdent at Woodburn high
school; Mrs. Ralph Pickering
elected prealdent of the Wood
burn P-TA; Dr. David Ferguson
appointed interim pastor of Wood
burn Presbyterian and Bethel
churches; Mrs. Cordelia Layman
died May 12; Willamette Valley
senior letlermen banquet held at
Woodburn May 19; Louis Koenig
died May 24; Golden snnlversary
ot St. Mary's Court, CDA cele
brated May 21;
46th Graduation
June 46th annual graduation
of Woodburn high school held
June 2; Woodburn Chapter, Roy
I Arrh Masons celcbrsled its
60th anniversary June 9: Ray
C.illes elected comma'
October North Marion Sunday
lehool convention at Woodburn
Oct 11; Lloyd Froom elected
chairman of the North Marion
unit of the Red Cross; Best high
school play ever seen ia Wood
burn "One Foot In Heaven east
chosen.
November Rev. Arthur Coble
of the Woodburn Foursquare
l-church appointed superintendent
of the newly organised Willam
ette district: Rev. Robert . Van
ordained and Installed pastor of
Woodburn and Bethel Presbyter
ian churches; St Luke's fall fes
tival held Nov. 15 and II; Capt
Robert E. Renn promoted to
major; 10 free turkeys given by
Woodburn merchants: attempt
ed robbery at Woodburn Bank of
Oregon failed.
December Association of
Fsrm Mutuals hold snnual con
vention in Woodburn Dee. 14
and 15; Gilbert Ramage elected
head of Woodburn Jayceea Dee.
Christmas season opens St.
1
Dec. 5, visit from Santa Claus;
535,000 aewer project for north
west part of town, bids called:
Dec. 7 dedication of new Four
squsre church; Mrs. Eva Landon,
n, a i to.
Shows Uptrend
Albany Construction coats
in Albany in 1953 outstripped by
more man luu per cent the high
est previous record, running to
total of i3,677,900, according
to records of City Building In
spector, raui Ashton.
Records show that during the
past year April and May were
oanner months as indicated by
permits issued, eaen of those
I two months bringing the inaug
I uratlon of construction in ex
cess os .i,w,uuu.
These two months ssw the Is
suance of permits for the Union
High School district No, 8, build
ing in April, and for the Elks
building in May, both still under
construction, as is the new Paci
fic Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
building, for which the permit
was issued in June.
Otherwise, however, building
progres here was normal.
2 Complaints
rofaU37,697
Two complaints seeking Judg
ment totalling $37,697 and
stemming from an automobile
accident on Highway 99E about
a mile south of Brooks, were
filed in Marion county circuit
court Saturday.
William C. Seybert, one of Ihe
plaintiffs, asks general damsges
in the sum of 120.000 against
Osgood H. Munger. He also seeks
$1400 special damages and $560
loss of wages.
Marilyn Seybert, the other
plaintiff, seeks $15,000 in gen
eral snd $737 in speclsl damages.
William C. Seybert aays In
his complaint that the automo
bile he was driving was struck
by the vehicle in charge of Mun
ger. September 12, 1953. He
charges the defendant with net-
ligence in that he was operating
his vehicle on the wrong side of
the highway.
Marilyn Seybert was a pss
senger in the car being driven
" n,y, by her husband
ndcr of i ' -
Woodburn post of the American !
Legion; Woodburn's new $150,000 DAN (TPII WINS
,... inftBt nlsni ami trunk Albany Dan Cuoid won out
system announced ready for use; by a majority In Linn county
Woodburn municipal swimming1 in 1953, records of County Clerk
pool opened for the season June it. iw. kusscii snowed, with mar
27; W illiam Merriott installed aslriage licenses issued totaling 410
president of Woodburn Rotary j with divorce complaints for 1953
club June 25. j totaling 273. A decline of 12 mar-
July Fire at Woodburn riage licenses was noted last
freight depot July 7 caused ap- year over 1952, when the num
proximately $4000 damages third ber 422
pioneer celeoration at n'r v rra
church Julv 19; l M VenZuc
died suddenly at MacLaree titiwl
July 27.
August Marion twist lOOf
r.irntr helrt Auff S at Keslleituer
park in Woodburn. Woodbttrn 0.000 Chines' relugres made
Capital Journal earners iaut nameless In a fire at a eqwt'er's
group of 55 carriers lor picnic at I village Christmas Day. U. S.
Jinlien beach Aug. 21; Capital Consul General Julian Himnj
Journal employees snd families , ton presented Ihe check,
picnic at Woodburn Setllemitr ;
park Aug XI; department heads: r a
fur snnual North Marion eouniv j iGuGQ
fair at WmMlburn snnniinriil '
Miss Rarbara Haumann scriomlv i
injured in an automobile am-.
REFUELING FOR RECORD
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Silverton
Aurora
V. . AID RLtTCM.S
Hw,g Kong "- The Vnitrd
Stales gvtrrnment today dnnt
ted $50,000 to this British
I'm colony (or resettlement
Auroa George Wurster Is
eriticslly 111 in his home follow
ing a stroke suffered Saturday
evening.
The annual Christmas party of
the Women's auxiliary of the Au
rora Lions Club waa held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wlllism
Tobert Secret psla were revealed
ana cnristmas guts exensngea.
The Jsn. 19 meeting of the aux
iliary will be held at the home
of Mrs. Julius Ssther.
The' executive board of the
Aurora Parent Teacher Associa
ciation met in regular session
Friday evening, Jan. 1. The regu
lar P-TA meeting will be held
Jan. 8, with the Butteville P-TA
as guests.
Pfc. Robert Stalp, U. S. Army,
Fort Lewis, apent the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Stalp. He had as his guest,
Pft. Robert Renne of Kansas City,
Kan.
Wlllism P. Blsnchard Jr., son
of the Willlai., Blanchards of
Needy, serving in the Navy
aboard the heavy cruiser U.S.S.
Rochester, has been promoted to
the rank of boatswain's mate
second class after taking com
petitive written tests.
Recent dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Kraua west of
Aurora, were Miss Orletta Kraus,
Mr. and Mrs. George Krsus and
three children, Jeanne, Mike and
Joanne and Miss Georgia Kraus,
all of Aurora.
A meeting of the Women's As
sociation of the Aurora Presby
terian church waa held in the
church parlora Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday, Jan. 8, members
of the Aurora Woman's Club will
meet in the local Presbyterian
church. i
Friday evening. Jan. 8. mem
bers of Una Temple's Past Chief
Club will motor to the home of
Mrs. W. E. Monock in Canby, for
their regular monthly meeting.
The Aurora Lions Club recent
ly purchased a TV set which was
installed for Ronnie Wirth, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Wirth.
who is in a Portland hospital re
covering from polio. The set will
remain the proptrey ot the club
ana win be installed where need
ed from time to time.
A fellowship program was pre
sented in the psrlors of Christ
Lutheran church at Aurora
Thursdsy evening, Dec. 31.
A 11:30 p.m. the group gather
ed in the church auditorium for
a midnight service.
The Junior Mission Band ot
the Aurora Luthersn church
again has requested members to
save cancelled stamps. The jun
iors send these to Bethel Mission
In Bielefeld, Germany, a large
institution for aosstics and enl-
leptics. The collectors prefer to
receive the entire envelopes with
stamps attached.
Ask Venue Change
On Arson Charge
Albany Kermlt Molltor and
wife ol Sweet Home, throuch
their attorney, filed a motion for
a change of venue from Linn
county in their trial on a charge
of arson. The case, docketed for
January 11 and 12, was based
on the destruction of the Moll
tor home by fire.
Counsel for the Molitors al
leges in his motion thst news
paper publicity in connection
with the fire has brought about
a body of prejudice in this coun
ty which would militate against
a fair trial for his clients.
Colonel Willard W. Millikan, 33 (visible In cockpit), waits
at Offutt Air Fore Sas. at Omaha, Neb., as ground rush re
fueling of his je fighter plana. Millikan streaked from Los
Angeles to New York in a record breaking 4 hours, min
utes and 5 seconds. He coasted his fuel-less plana the last 20
miles. His, only stop waa this pna at Omaha for .refueling.
(UP Telephoto) . v
Past Commanders Night
For Silverton VFW Jan. 6
Silverton Mark Wentzel,
comander of Veterans of For
eign Wars post No. 3004, has an
nounced "Past commanders
Night" to be observed at the ar
mory club rooms, Wednesday
evening, Jan. 8. .
Special apeakers are to be
Gary Hanson, Dallas, district
No. 20 oficer, and the VFW
vice-commander of the depart
ment of Oregon, Ron Dicken of
Molalla.
Three commanders of the past
are deceased, G. M. Mehl, Jerry
DeSart, O. B. HowelL Living
past commanders are Kieth
Berg, Tom Lynch, Bob Edgerton,
Clarence Greenfield, Archie J.
Clark, Frank Porter, Scott Mc
Pike, Robert Leonard, Lester A
Standard, Ed Svarvari, Frank
Wray, Henry H. Johnson, M. S.
Woodburn
Woodburn- Mayor and Mrs.
Elmer Mattson and daughter,
Joanne, returned New Year's eve
from Coronado, Calif., where
they visited with their son and
family. Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Matt
son. On the trip down they visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. otto Jones,
former Woodburn residents at
Grants Pass and a cousin at
Modesto. They retuned by way
ot tne coast nignway. Dr. Matt-
son stationed at Coronado, will
be out of the navy in June and
will return to Portland to resume
his dental practice.
Holiday guests at the Clarence
Ahrens home were Mr. and Mrs.
R. D. Ahrens and three children
from near Seattle, Wash.; Earle
Ahrens wss also home from Uni
versity of Oregon for the Christ
mas vacation.
Guests of Mr. A. E. Austin
during the holiday week were Mr.
and Mrs, John Kallak of Al
bany, Mr. and Mrs. Elton Jones
of Portlsnd, Mis Laura Austin ot
Portland and Mrs. Olive Redd-
away of Salem.
A family gathering at the home
of Mrs. John Thompson during
the holidays Included Mr. and
Mrs. Robert L. Hlgins and son
Gsry of San Jose, California, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Warren and
children of Springfield, Johnny
Thompson of Sslem, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Thompson, Nancy and
Penny and Mrs. Nellie Higgins, all
of Woodburn.
Dr. and Mrs. T. K. Sanderson
spent several days last week at
the home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Ol.ien at Tacoma, Wash.
Chandler, Lew Deverkks and
Elmer Johnson.
' In their separata club rooms
the VFW auxiliary, Mrs. Bob
Edgerton, president, as official
hostess, on Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock, will compliment the
group of post presidents, who
hsve bean sent invitations. Mrs.
Keith Berg is chairman of plans
assisted by Mrs. Tom Lynch and
Mrs. Vester Seydell.
Mrs. Edgerton is planning the
meeting informally, in asking
each past president to tell of the
outstanding feature of her term
as president.
Only one past president is de
ceased, Mrs. Howard Long.
Named in line of service, with
Mrs. Scott McPika as first, are
Mrs. Lester A. Standard. Mrs. L.
Devericks, Mes. Ansel Solie,
Mrs. Elmer Johnson, Mrs. How
ard Long Deceased), Mrs. L. F.
Tucker, Mrs. Oswald Johnson,
Mrs. Charles Hartman, Mrs
Emil Grant, Mrs. Olaf Tokstad,
Mrs. L. M. Elliott, Mrs. Frank
Porter, Mrs. Charles Kneiss,
Mrs. Mike Lynch and Mrs. Lewis
Thomas.
Mrs. Edgerton is announcing
that the refreshments to be serv
ed following tho program, will
be no-hostess, for a covered dish
supper.
Albany's First Baby
Weighs in Heavy
Albany Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam I. Eason, RFD 4, Albany,
became the parents of the first
baby born in Albany in 1954.
The baby (king size) born at
12:02 a.m., weighed 11 -pounds 2
ounces. The Eason's son greeted
the New Year at the Albany Gen
eral hospital.
Little Mr. 1954 has three als.
ters, Kathryn, aged 12, Shirley,
10 and Charleene. who Was bnrn
on Halloween three years ago. The
casons naa not selected a name
for their first son, but their other
children are unanimous for
Roger Dean.
Silverton Robert Borland, city
manager, has announced a meet
ing of local fanners and the rep
resentative federal Income tax di
vision, Robert Weber, at the Sil
verton City HslL Monday, Jan. 4.
Business and Professional
women's club meets at Toney's
Tuesday evening for a T o'clock
discussion program.
On Monday, Jan. 11, at p.nL,
at Eugene Field school library
room, a meeting baa been called
by Mrs. John Main, chairman for
the East Marion county division
far handicapped children. The
program in the area Is under
sponsorship of the Silverton Jun
ior Women's Club, Mrs. Edwin
G. Heinonen if club president
Mrs. William Chandlea of Hills-
boro will speak to the members
of the Silverton Junior Woman's
club Tuesday evening at the First
Chrtsusn church social rooms.
Members of the North Howell
Grange are planning the con
struction of a new Grange hall
early in the new year.
J. D. Drake, columnist and lo
cal historian, is rounding up cur
ios for the display of the August,
1954, Silverton Centennial, his
latest addition is a polished chunk
of rail.
Only two freshmen of the 110
entrants into senior high school
from the eighth grade,, made a
grade of straight l's, in the six
hour a day schedule, the first
time ia the history of the local
schools, that such heavy assign
ments have, been given 9th grad
ers. These were Gail Larsen and
Betty Douthit The length of the
first term is 12 weeks.
A 8 to 8 o'clock dinner will be
served at the Waldo Hills club
House Wednesday evening by the
soil conservation group.
The Trinity Lutheran Ladies'
Aid society executive committee
meeting has been called by the
president, Mrs. Bessie Morgan,
for Tuesday afternoon, to meet
at the Oleus Moen home to offi
cially organize the work for the
new year's program, including
the year book, topic leaders for
Bible study and hostesses.
On Wednesday. Jan. 8. at 2
p.m. all members are urged to
be present at the church for the
regular meeting, when . circle
members are to be chosen.
Roberts
Roberts Sgt Ray Comstock.
who is stationed in Germany, ar
rived by plane to spend Christ
mas witn hia parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Comstock.
Recent guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Comstock
were Ray Comstock and family
of Sisters, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Comstock and daughter Cyn-
ima ana nr. and Mrs. Herbert of
l. Mesa, Calif. Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert are parents of Mrs. Har
old Comstock.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Comstock
entertained the brothers and sis
ters 01 Mr. Comstock at their
annual Christmas dinner last Sat
urday. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. O. L. Donaldson, Salem;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Comstock, Al
bany; and Elizabeth Comstock,
Independence. Mr. and Mrs. S.
N. Willitt of Durand, Mich., were
not present but their sifts were
included in the exchange. Later
in me evening their son. Rav
Comstock was also present
Ray Comstock left by plane
Tuesday for his base in Germany.
i ne annual business meeting of
the Riverside Telephone com
pany will be held in the school
house Monday, Jan. 4, at 8 p.m.
North Howell
North Howell Dinner
guests recently at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dunn were
Mr. snd Mrs. Lyle Sartain and
imiiy.
Guests for supper on Friday i
at the home of Mr. mH v.. u
Holiday guests' at at the home ! . 'Pe were Mr. and Mrs. John
of tin and Mrs. O. L. Withers ; 'cneison ana Joan from Silver. .
Visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Strachan recently!
were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Aker i
and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Coom- '
ber.
Mrs. M. A. Dunn, who has
been sick tor the past several
weeks, died at the Silverton hos
pital Wednesday.
White Star
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dent.
Buys Fire Truck
September Woodburn orders
new $16,000 fire truck; Rev. Rob
ert E. Van took over t'.ie pulpit
at the Woodburn and Bethel
Presbyterian churches Sept. 20;
Schools opened Sept. 14: Marion
county B league f col hall jam
boree at Woodburn Sept. 18;
North Marion county fair opened
at Woodburn Sept. 24: l)r Sher
man Smith found dead in his
office Sept 29.
Orlre Hev, and Mrs Uel
hrrt Dow. Marty and Sheryl
spent the holidays at Wrnonia
with her parenta, Mr. and Mrs
Douglas.
Mr. and Mrs. Chet Small of
Kugene, were week end guests
of her niece, Mr. and Mrs. F. ('
Krrber and Susan.
Mrs. Gus Burbank returned
home Sunday after spending th'
holidays with her sister. Mrs
William Chestnut. Mr. Burbank
drove down (or Christmas and
she returned home with him.
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were Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Seaton
of Albany, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Edwards, Mrs. Elizsbeth Trent,
Mis Zaida McBee and Mrs. Al
pha Purdy, all ot McMinnville.
Bob Withers wss slao borne from
Willsmette University.
Mr. snd Mrs. Archie Murphy
snd their son in law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Seaton,
are planning to leave Wednesday, 1
January o, ior springucia, Mis
souri, where they will visit Mr.
Murphy's mother, Mrs. L. E. ,
Murphy, and will also visit rela-!
tivea in Arkansas. They expect i
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Mrs. Henry Mulr ot New Ply-1
mouth, Idaho, her son Harry
Muir. Jr. and her daughter and
40 PKISONKRS ESCAPE j Mrs Estella Kerns. Hary Muir
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SOVIET DANCERS TO INDIA
New Delhi, India Of A Soviet
cultural delegation of dancers
and musicians wil larrive in In
dia in mid January for a six-week
tour, a Foreign Mnlstry source
said Monday.
4 II ROY HONORED
Having done satisfactory Hoi
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past year, Richard Moorman, Sa
lem, Ore., has been awarded a
Ceritificate of Merit and granted
a junior membership in The Hoi-stein-Frieaian
Association of Am
erica, Brattleboro, Vt He was
recommended for these awards
by the State 4-H Club Leader.
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