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VOLUME XVII
MONMOUTH, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1925
NUMBER 18
There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley
EDUCATORS ACT
FOR H Fill
Will Ask Legislature To Ap
propriate Tor Additional
Teacher School Facilities
Minn Cornelia J. Spencer of the Ken
nedy , school, Portland will be presi
dent of the Oregon State Teachers
association In 1125. .1. 8. Landers,
president of the Oregon Normal will
be vice president and (ico. VV, Hug,
superintendent of Salem schools, will
be new member of the hoard to sue
reed Mr. I-undcr.
Mis Spencer I his Ik en vice presi
dent the punt year. Uctiriiig prcsl
dent in A. ('. Strange, city miperin
tendont at Antorin.
In addition to the nix resolutions
adopted yesterday, the representative
group in the afternoon upprc.t a
resolution favoring action by the
State legislature to provide for at
leant one new normal school In the
state and appropriation)) to establish
branch noimal school as the need
may arise. This will involve a re
quest to the h gislatiire for an appro
pi iatlon of betwten $200,000 and
$275,000 for the proponed achool. No
recommendation an to location of the
proposed new achool or bram-hca was
made In the rt'Kolution.
Oregon at one time had four nor
mal schools, located at Monmouth,
Drain, Weaton and Ashland. The
achool at Drain was discontinued in
an economy campaign at a session
of the legislature fifteen years ago.
Ashland and Weaton continued to ex
ist on paper and the atate still owns
property In both places. Hut they
were allowed to perish when the atate
legislature refused to appropriate
funds for, them. .,.,,,,
It ia pona'le Hint the resolution of
trie State Teachers' association and
Subsequent bills that may be intro
duced into the legislature may re
new the vigorous political fight that
CARTOON REVIEW OF 1924
JWSL AND Sawh TO USK "Q fabXA r Ujr
Some Compensations
Of course no cold spi ll could
come without some compensations.
There must have been some phys
ical discomfort cauaed to next
summer's supply of bugs, wherev
er they hibernate. Possibly there
may be a few less of them. And
how the birds welcomed the Ore
gon mist when it arrived. The
cold and snow had made them
postpone a number of meals and
they grew quite friendly when the
weather warmed up so they could
pick up crumbs around the kitchen
door. A cold weather visitor wan
what is locally known as the Alas
ka robin. Its handsome plumage
was admired wherever it appeared
with local robins, sparrows and
other birds looking for something
to eat.
formerly raged around the four
atate normal schools.
The teachers believe, however, that
the state is in a more favorable mood
to expand its normal school system
now and also that the branch normal
system proposed may be put on at a
comparatively trifling cost by oper
ating such schools in connection with
already established high schools in
ten or twelve suitable locations over
the state.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
The annual Christmas festivities of
the Bulkhead family took placo this
year at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.
R. Crofoot Christmas Eve. Every
one enjoyed the Christmas tree and
the lunch which followed. Chriatmas
(day again found the family together
lor t:hrlsimas dinner.
Those present were: Mrs. L. R.
Hurkhcad, R. P. Burkhead, Mr. and
Mrs. M. M. Harvey, William and Ber
niece, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Leneve,
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Crofoot, Loura
nio and Georgia Crofoot. -
The household of Mn and: Mrs.
W. Beattle hnsUtn linked up to
the radio world, a set having been
installed during the past week. ..It
was presented to Mis. Hanna, 'Mrs.
Ileattie's mother by relatives.
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E STATE
Governor Thinks Power Can
Be Produced at One Half
Present Cost to Public
Realizing that under the trend of
modern government where so many
activities are conducted by the people
at large through the instrumentality
of the state, Governor Pierce, in his
message to the legislature will it is
said, recommend a few innovations
to relieve the cost of government
from real estate, where it is now
centered. It is reported that one pro
posal of the governor will be to es
tablish a water and power system for
the Willamette valley under state
control.
He has had reports from compe
tent engineers to the effect that such
a state plant can be operated to sup
ply water and power at one half the
chnrgc now being made by private
corporations.
He will urge the selection of a
commission headed by the state en
gineer to determine the cost of erect
ing a state plant on Clear Lake, Lanej
county, to transmit electric energy
and water to all Willamette valley
towns. Under the proposal trans
mission lines would also be extended
to the boundaries of the city of Port
land but no effort would be made by
the state to establish a distribution
system there.
COROLINE ANDERSON '
Mrs. Coroline Anderson of Portland
died at her home there on December
29. She was the mother of Mrs.
Edith Force, wife of Milton Force,
formerly of Monmouth. Mrs. Ander
son is also survived by her husband;
a daughter Esther and three sons,
Charles, A. P. and Harold Anderson.
Funeral services were held Wednes
day, December 31, 1924, in Portland.
By satterfield
WOULD
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LONG jH ENDED
Mrs. Sarah Helmick, Giver
Of State Park. Dies At
Her Home in Albany
After having attained the age of
101 years, Mrs. Sarah Helmick fell
before the encroachments of advanced
ajre, dying at hir former home in
Albany last week. Her 101st anniver
sary was cclcbiatcd last July. She
retained her ken mentality until the
last and in recent years delighted to
have friends ct,.l and wilh them she
would renew the experiences of ear
lier days. Hers was a well rounded
life and she will long live in the mem
ory of many friends.
Mrs. Helmick was born July 4th,
182:! in Harrison county, Indiana, and
her maiden name was Sarah Steep
row. In April, 1845 she was married
to Henry Helmick, the ceremony tak
ing place m a smull town near Bur
lington, Iowa.
On the day following their marri
age they started by ox team for the
west over the Oregon trail. After
six months travel they reached the
Willamette valley. Crossing the Wil
lamette near Oregon City they lost
most of their household goods in the
river. Mr. Ebberts, one of the pio
neer characters of Oregon gave them
shelter and a job as carpenter to Mr.
Helmick. In the fall of 1845 they
moved to Salem where Mr. Helmick
worked on the construction of the
first grist mill built in that town.
In the fall of 1864 . the family
moved to Polk county and took up a
donation land claim where the West
side highway crosses the Lickiamute
river. It was a section from this
farm that was donated by Mrs. Hel
mick for a state park and which was
dedicated last September..
Mr. Helmick died in 1877 and the
next year the widow rented the farm
and built a home in Albany where
she has since lived.
She lost her eyesight several years
ago.
The end came peacefully.
Mrs. Helmick has two living chil
dren, Mrs. J. M. Tedrow of Corvallis
and James Helmick of Albany. She has
six grandchildren: Clarence Tedrow of
Monmouth, Mrs Frances Hill of Al
bany, Mrs. Sarah Smith of Mon
mouth, Mrs. Nelly Bush of Monmouth
Albert Tedrow of Portland, Mrs, Mary
Wiest of Klamath Falls. Eight great
grandchildren are among the surviv
ors.
MARY JANE STOUT
Mrs. Mary Jane Stout, a former
resident of - Monmouth, died at her
home in Portland, Sunday, December
28, aged 72 years. She is survived
by five daughters: Mrs. Edith Park
er, Mrs. H. P. M. Birkenbein, and Miss
Jean E. Dow, of Portland, Mrs. H. J.
Vetter of San Francisco and Mrs. F.
E. Handy of Ketchikan, Alaska; and
two brothers: William H. and S. S.
McFadden of Portland. Funeral ser
vices were held Tuesday. When in
Monmouth Mrs. Stout lived on War
ren street, south of H. K. Sickafoose
residence.
Church President
w - 4-. j
Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. of the
Congregational Church oi Brook
lyn, was made president of the
U. S. Federal Council of Churches
I the Atlanta conference.
PIONEER
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Popular Wood Car
When the cold snap came it
opened up such prospects for the
wood dealers that some of them
were afraid their supply would
run short and acted on the prin
ciple that all is fair with wood
dealers in a cold snap. Before
the mills were forced to close
Pollan Brothers had a car of plan
er wood sent out from Valsetz,
the last car out. When the car
arrived in Independence, the Pol
lens took one load and returned
to find that two other wood dealers
had helped themselves to the car.
It was a "mistake" that the Pol
lens found it hard to explain to
their patrons.
Labor's Head
Wm. Green, of Ohio Mine Work
ers, is now president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor to succeed
the late Samuel Gompers. Green's
election, at a special called. session
of the Executive Committee, do-
rsed Acting Pres. James Duncan
irst Vice-President.
1ST, H
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Ten Days of Arctic Climate
Become Memory With the
South Wind Back on Job
The south wind and rain that
came last Saturday, bringing to an
end our ten days of cold weather,
was given a cordial welcome by all.
Probably the coldest day of all was
Christmas day, at both ends of which
the mercury descended to - the vicin
ity of zero. The recollections of old
timers when the Willamette was
crossed on the ice was repeated dur
ing these ten days of Arctic chill.
An automobile was driven on the ice
near Portland and photographed,
and surface ice around a river boat
at Salem was - sufficient to sink it
when the break came.
. Along Maiin street in Monmouth
the frost heaved . the joints of the
cement walks. Both barber shops
had their water supply frozen at the
entrance to the buildings, a radiator I
in the bank building froze and crack- j
ed, the water meter in the butcher i
shop froze, flooding the market floor, j
DAVID STEWART MARTIN
David Stewart Martin, aged 42 ;
years, died in Independence Decern-'
ber 23, 1921, following a lingering
illness.
Mr. Martin was born at Dundee,!
Yamhill county, August T.O, lf.82.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jep- j
tha Martin, early Oregon pioneers. ;
He was married in 1904 to Miss Lil-j
lian Alexander. He has been a resi
dent of Polk county for the past six
years, and the greater portion of this
time he has been employed as a fore
man on the hop ranch of Walker &
Walker of Independence. '
Besides his widow he is snrvived by
two brothers, James - of ' Salem and
Charles of Tillamook,
Funeral services were held at the
Keeney Chapel in Independence, Fri
day, December 26 at 1 p. m. with Rev.
C. A. Netherly, pastor of the Baptist
church officiating, and interment was
made in the Hayesville cemetery, four
miles north of Salem.
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Young Contralto Consider-
ed Among The Leaders
As A Concert Singer
Sophie Braslau who is coming here
January 13, must be regarded as one
of fortune's favorites. She has
reached a foremost position among
the singers of this country and count- :
ed as one of the finest artists on the
stage. She has succeeded in opera
and in concert and has "arrived" ati
an age when most singers are still
in the midst of their studies. The.
possessor of a beautiful voice, a con-,
trait o of rarest quality, she has work
ed with such zeal and intelligence,
that it is under as complete control,
is as willing and docile a servant as
the yoice of a lyric soprano. A ser
ious student in her art, untiring in
her efforts to advance, she has mas
tered the singing of songs and their
interpretation as few singers have
at the end of a long career. Then
too, Miss Braslau is fortunate in her
personality. To put it mildly, she
is "good to look at." A face of glow
ing, Oriental beauty, a stage pres
ence of charm and dignity, she seems
to radiate wholesomeness, sanity.right
thinking and right doing. And for
the women, Miss Braslau has special
attraction in her clothes. Few sing
ers have such artistic taste in the
gowns they wear and if clothes do
not necessarily make the man they
have considerable influence in mak
ing "atmosphere" for an artist.
Miss Braslau who is the next num
ber on the Normal school lyceum
course ranks with Zimbalist as an
attraction. Her appearance consti
tutes an attraction of high merit, one
that the average citizen "can not
afford to miss. f
Treval Powers and Missf Trista
Wenger of Salem are spending their
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Powers.
Give $55,000,000
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James B. Duke, Power and To
bacco magnate of North Carolina,
and George Eastman, Kodak king
of New York, unbeknown to each
other, on the same day announced
gifts of their-millions to charity
and educational institutions. Mr.
Duke gave $40,000,000 and Mr.
Eastman $15,000,000. The latter,
however, had formerly given away
some $38,000,000.
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