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Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, February 13, 1957 THE CAPITAL" JOURNAE Section" a Pg8 S Mt. Angel Boasts Diverse Assets .Pfl.vr-.llr rib i' SSraX 2 Cooperatives Yearly Gross $5 Million By BEN MAXWELL Capital Journal Writer Mt. Angel, a prosperous Marion county town with a population of 1,434, has a diversity of assets. Its residents are pious and thrifty. Good educational facilities are of fered by the town's public and parochial schools and the commun ity enjoys a sustaining industry based upon agriculture. Denominationally, Mt. Angel is a Catholic town, named in 1883 by Reverend Father Adclhelm Oder matt of the Order of Saint Bene dict as a compliment to Engel berg in Switzerland. In that year a pilgrimage chapel was built on the summit of Lone Butte, or Tap-a-lam-a-ho, that ultimately became the site , of Mt. Angel Abbey, the Benedictine school and monastery. Although many residents of Mt. Angel are of Germanic descent and strongly Catholic, they are liberal in their reception of other nationalities and denominations. Leading Products Field crops, dairying, beans and strawberries are now leading agri cultural productions that directly or indirectly sustain Mt. Angel's cooperative businesses. Annual gross business done by the Mt. Angel Farmers Union Warehouse, Marion County Farmers Union Oil company and Mt. Angel Coopera tive creamery exceeds $5,000,000 a year and gives steady employ ment to about 75 persons. Oldest of these is Mt. Angel Co operative creamery, with a tra dition extending back to 1889 when John Wanderlick's hotel, creamery and saloon were housed in one building. After three creameries had failed, to the loss of local farmers and their market, area milk producers, on Sept. 30, 1912, formed a stock company for the purpose of operating a creamery. After many financial woes the Mt. Angel Creamery and Ice com pany emerged as Mt. Angel Co operative creamery, a full-fledged cooperative enterprise. This enterprise now has 46 em ployes and 1,950 active members. Production in 1956 ran to a million pounds of butter and the same amount of cheese. Sales of milk and cream alone amounted to $1,300,000. Gross creamery business for 1956 was $1,700,000, a return gratifying to the membership as well as to Manager Joseph Berchtold. 2200 Members Peter Gores has been manager of the Marion County Farmers Union Oil company for the past 20 years. This cooperative has 2200 active members, and eight regular employes. It operates four delivery trucks. During the past year the company sold 4,200,000 gallons of light fuel oil, valued at i,vsf,uw. Additionally, the company distri butes both tires and batteries. Mt. Anecl Farmers Union ware house, with a complete marketing service for grain and seed, has 1 son active members and 20 reg ular employes. A feed, seed and supply store is operated in con junction with the warehouse. A branch warehouse is maintained at Hopmerc. Bernard Kirsch is manager of the enterprise. Dur ing 1955, total sales amounted to $1,475,418.96. Schmidt Feed and Seed com pany, a privately owned Mt. Angel enterprise, also conducts an cx- oandins business of large volume. This plant has five regular em ployes. Mt. Angel's business section, centered on Charles and Main streets, is a shopping center well- adapted to supplying the needs of the community. Bank Deposits Rise Mt. Angel bank has been branch of United States National bank for the past 24 years. When Manager James H. Fournier as sumed his position there May 1, 1939, the bank had total deposits of J548.686.18. On Jan. 30, 1957, deposits had risen to $3,235,862.58. Southern facincs woooDurn- Springfield branch serves Mt Angel and seasonally heavy ship- err rpk'FMCT ORE. ISm -m rtJtfftS T iwMI tsr, Hf'J i S " Ktt mm mm murmiMLi r"r fcwea ii I EES me fe a 1 "ismrss? iJ2 ....... J?Ar V; crtrrrray ij. .., ,,1,1,1,1 r nm'mrm', ' m,m""mnm I '; ' . ' '. ' i . r .' i ' I I k . . V. . . . 'I T ' , 1 E . ' u rl HDD; ill i Jn Kiwanis Views Snake Scenes Public and private power folk may have their differences con cerning the proper way to harness the northwest's potential of hydro electric power, but members of the Salem Kiwanis club were unanimous in their appreciation of the rugged Snako river coun try after viewing a motion pic ture film Tuesday bearing the ti tle, "The River That Wants To Work." Produced under sponsorship of some of the larger privately owned northwest power compan ies, tho picture shows the rugged terrain of the Snake river can yon, the turbulent water and the hazardous, work of building serv ice roads to two power sites un der development by the Idaho Power company, Kenneth Potts, Salem insurance broker, was introduced by Russ Pratt as the latest member of the Kiwanis club. Deputies Flee . In Argentina RIO DE JANEIRO Ut Flee ing members of the Legislature say the stale government of Ala goas has launched a reign of ter ror against its opponents. The opposition deput ios fled from Maceio, capital of the state in northeast Brazil, to Recife in neighboring Pernambuco. They appealed for federal intervention to solve the crisis. The deputies of the minorlly National Democratic Union said in Recife the terror was set off by the assassination last week of Marquei da Silva, a minority member of the Legislature. They charged professional gun men hired by the state govern ment were roaming the streets of Maceio, and that their lives had been endangered. LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS On Fehruary S. 1957, FLOYD K. BOWERS was duly appointed ai ex ecutor of tho estate o( A LB IN A. G. PAGE, deceased, by an order of the Circuit Court for Marlon County, Oregon. AH persons having claims Against said estate are hereby noti fied to present such claims in due form to said executor at 511 Pioneer Trust Building in Salem. Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice, to-wit: February 6, 1957, FLOYD K. DOWERS, As such Executor JOHN A. HELTZEL Attorney for Executor Pioneer Trust Building Salem, Oregon Feb .6, 13.20,27, KXKCUTR1.V FINAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That LEI, A K. MUNKERS, as executrix of the estate of Mary 11. Heln. Deceased, has filed Iter final account as such, and by order of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County pt Marion, the 20 in day of February, 1957, the hour of 0:15 In the forenoon of said day has been fixed as the time and the courtroom of satd court has been fixed as the place for the hearing of objections to said final ac count and the settlement of said estate. Dated and first published Jan, 16, l.KLA K. MUNKERS Executrix of the Estate of Mary B. Heln. Deceased. RHOTEN, RHOTEN ft SPEERSTRA 310 Pioneer Trust Building Salem, Oregon Attorneys for Executrix Jnn.l62A.30.Feb.6,13 Notice Is hereby given that begin ning at the hour of 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 27. 1057, tho personal effects and household goods of the following Individuals will be sold to satisfy storage liens, advance charges, interest, nnd any other claims of indebtedness, nt public auction at Snellen's Auction Sales Yard, 3903 Sllvorton Road. Salem, Oregon. This notice Is given In compliance with the statutes of the State of Oregon and goods will be available for inspection only at time of sate. i ne lonowine comprise of the Individuals and lowing comprises the names Individuals and a brief He. scriptlon of the goods to be lold for warehousemen's lien: Mr, James Brusco, 52A S, E. Haw thorne. Apt. 214, Portland, Oregon Golf bag. basket, clothes rack, pnnts stretchers, bd and dressing table, tools, smoking stand. Ironing hoard, vacuum cleaner, two tool, rocker, hassock, typewriter, lamp, and card tame, io canons. R. A. Winkle. 1341 Waller fitreat. Salem, Oregon Daveno, 7 chairs, i beds, vanity, 3 chests, washing ma chine, oil stove, range, cot, dining table, cabinet, and sewing machine F. Hamilton General Delivery, Canby, Oregon Safe, filing cabinet, 2 desks, bundle canvas, 2 rockers, chest of drawer, table, and chair, Misi Margaret Burdette 520 Gary Street San Francisco, California 3 barrels, t crate, two boxes. Mrs. M. Caldwell. General Delivery, Coos Bay. Oregon 21 cartons, and baby basket. jreo. . 13. EXECUTORS FINAL ACCOUNT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Rex Gibson and Harold Walling, ex ecutors of the estate of Lettle L. l.oo5e. Deceased, have filed their final account as such, and by order of the Circuit Court of the State ot Oregon for the County of Marion, the 20th day of February, 1057, the hour of 9:15 In the forenoon of said day has been fixed as the time, and the courtroom of said court has been fixed as the place for the hearing of objections to said final account and the settlement of said estate. Dated and first published Jan. IS REX GIBSON . .' HAROLD WALTJNG Executors of the Estate ot Let tie L. Loose. Deceased. RHOTEN, RHOTEN & SPEERSTRA 310 Pioneer Trust Building Salem, Oregon J Attorneys for Executorg r ' 1 Jan.l6.25,30,Feb.6(13 - NOTICE , NOTICE HEREBY IS GIVEN that by an order of the Circuit Court o the State of Oregon for the County of Marion. In Probate, duly made.ort the fourth day of February. 1957, THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL) BANK OF PORTLAND (OREGON) and JENNIE L. MAINWARINO were duly appointed as coexecutors of the will and estate of BERNARD MAIN WARING, deceased, and that they are duly qualified as such coexecu tors. All persons having claim against said estate hereby are re quired to present them, with proper vouchers, to said coexecutors at Ladd At Bush-Salem Branch bank ing house of said The United States National Bank of Portland (Oregon), corner ot Stato and Commercial Streets, In Salem, Marlon County, Oregon, within six months from the date of thetflrst publication of this notice. Dated nnd first published the sixth day of February. 1957. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL) BANK OF PORTLAND (OREGON) By J. D, BIRD One of Its Trust Officers JENNIE L. MA IN WARING As Coexecutors Aforesaid Carson it Carson Attorneys for Coexecutors Feb.6,1 3,20,2711). 6 Pictured above is Dr. John J. Clark, postmaster of Mt Angel. At the upper right is a picture of Main street in the town looking northward. It shows a diversity of bus iness housed in modern buildings. At the lower right is the Mt. Angel Cooperative creamery which employs 46 persons and did business grossing $1,700,000 in 1956. (Capital Journal Photos) ments of grain move from this shipping center. Greyhound pro vides the town with an outside pas senger transit and Mt. Angel Tele phone company, Joseph Berchtold, president, provides community with a communication service. Leonard A. Ficker has served at Mt. Angel's second class post office since 1936 and has been post master since 1949. He is assisted by Frank J. Meidl, Mrs. O. Shep herd and Mrs. Ida Hofer, clerks. Carl Millard is rural carrier. St. Marys, Mt. Angel elementary school, has parochial teachers for the first three grades and lay teachers in the fourth through the eighth grades. A total of 268 pupus are enrolled in all grades. The school has two teachers and two classrooms for each grade. D. L. Anderson is principal. Parochial schools, the Abbey on the hill, and the convent within the town both belonging to the 0 r d e r of St. Benedict have Mayor rtr V Yf AlkU Mayor Jacob Berchtold, 78, has served as Mt. Angel's mayor for the past 22 years. brought Mt. Angel wide renown as an educational center. Mt. Angel Woman's college, with Mother Mary Gemma as prioress, characterizes itself as "the small school with a great purpose." The college is an accredited, four-year school, founded in 1888. Courses at tho college range from ceramics to ethics but the plan of study is designed to equip those who enter teaching, bus iness, nursing or social work with a well-rounded education. One hundred students are enrolled in the college now with 16 teachers, A preparatory school, associated with the college, offers a standard, four-year high school curriculum for 200 pupils. They are 27 teach ers in the prep school. Mt. Angel Abbey on Tap-a-lam-a-ho buttc an Indian name mean ing a place for communication with the great spirit will honor the 75th anniversary of its found ing this year. The Abbey is an outgrowth of a Benedictine com munity established at Gcrvais by Father Adclhelm Odermatt in 1882-83. Formerly the school was generally known as Mt. Angel Col lege. Following a devastating fire in the mid-1920s, the Abbey was re built to present a harmonious and uniform architecture. The Abbey now conducts a standard high school on the "hill" that is also a public school with 130 pupils and 16 teachers. Mt. Angel seminary, a degree granting institution, has 200 pupils and 31 teachers. Mt. Angel Abbey seminary edu cates men for the Catholic priest hood of northwest Catholic dio ceses. Comhbincd educational fa cilities offered by the Abbey, from prep school to graduation from the divinity school, afford 12 years of comprehensive study under able Benedictine Fathers. Mt. Angel Abbey also conducts a press engaged m printing St. Joseph's Magazine and a weekly German newspaper. -Thirty - five persons find employment there. The Abbey also engages in ex tensive farming operations that regularly employ 30 persons. A blacksmith shop, dairy and hop house are associated with farm ing. The Right Reverend Damian Jentgcs, O.S.B., is abbot at St. Benedict. Before the arrival of Father Odermatt and the Benedictine Fathers Mt. Angel had a diver sity of names. Benjamin Cleaver, an Oregon pioneer of 1848, settled on the site and planned a town there to be called Roy, A plat of Hoy may be seen in the Marion county recorder's office. It bears the date of Sept. 20, 1882. Mt. Angel assumed corporate status in 1893 and the town was platted as such July 11, 1895. Early growth was slow. Population in 1900 was 537. come 1910 and it had increased by eight. In 1940 Mt. Angel had passed the 1,000 mark with census ligurcs showing a pop ulation of 1,032. During the past 15 years the town has increased its population by approximately 400, a growth of 40 per cent. . Town officials listed by the .1956 Oregon Blue Book are: Jacob Berchtold, mayor: E. F. Schae- cher, recorder: P. J. May, muni ciapl judge; Alois Keber, treas urer; W. D. Harris, city attorney; M. W. Grace, chief of police; F, C. Schmidt, chief of the fire de partment; Dr. Bert L. Fcrrcil health officer; J. M. Wagner, An drew F. Schmidt, William Bean, C J. Muckcn, J. H. Fournier and Ambrose Ebncr, councilmen. Abbot r Abbot Damian is head of the Benedictine order at Mt. Angel Abbey. St. Benedict Abbey i ,.....,.-.......,... .m .i-fr.'i ....vy.,." .... .'. 'JJii ' ' ' ' ' 1; " ' M "VwJr?. , Aft, v A nesgr- L V;" I I-"'"-1" 'Mill 1 'i.an. il mm m:,vt. .1 j Pictr aktve k the SI. fc-tct AlAey In Mt. Angel Wch touimcii sctanrfs offering 12 years of study for pualk who tttr th repwary department, and minor and iJor semlnwles, where men from the trchldocese of Portland, tho dloccsei of Biker tnd Boise are educated for tht Catholic prieithood. In iddltlon, men from many dls- tant dioceses arc every year found on Us mils. The abbey sets on a buttc above town and from It can be seen an ex tremely broad view of the entire Willamette Tallcy. It Is often called the "Abbey on the Hill." (Capital Journal Photo) am I hi. mil ... mvumhmtB0f inw""-"";'" rm"mm"".- ; 1 1 1 . "i, ',.. w ... , . , . ...... ..u ... .. nu. . w . j . . mm ' ::'-..5"'-' t P. ' 1 , 1 I'f .'f I , . - - - , 1 il "- .f.-.' . . .. jTVXVVJF ....... 'j&ZS -- ,1 .... a tne , a OLYMPIA ...with pleasure! In every hobby, every sport, you will find this man. He haa the perfectly matched set of woods, or the hand-rubbed gun stock . . . develops his own pictures, or ties his own flies. He knows and appreciates quality. Olympia meets his high standards in both good taste and reliable character. The rare, naturally perfect water used to brew Olympia makes the refreshing differenced It's a difference enjoyed'throughout the "West with pleasure! "ITS THE WATER" THAT MAKES IT SO REFRESHING VitUon arealwayt unicorn to '.'On o America' t Etctptional Brtwriu.".Olympia Brewing Company,Olympia,Wathingion,VSS!0)r'-