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Observer Aurora AURORA Home of the Stafford Pickle Published Every Thursday No. 46 A U R O R A , M A RIO N COUNTY, OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , N O V EM BER 13, 1930 VOL. X IX Chicken Dinner Church basement, Sat., Nov. 15th MORPHINE FOUND IN CAR PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC OPENS PRESBYTERIAN LADIES AID | little old black bonnet she wore over MRS. MARY ELIZABETH SWAN PASSES AWAY AT PORTLAND AFTER IT IS WRECKED: IN AURORA NEXT THURSDAY PRESENT LAUGHABLE SHOW her white wig, or her costume as a .----------- I whole, her appearance gave pause to H H | ____ there ____ were ___ _____ I many a heart __ Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Swan, 68, wife An unusual coincidence occured to j Next Thursday, November 20, at 1:00 Saturday night m any; in the audience as they t • i i ' _ n 4 1% /\«t nf t* laughs*In th e& i band hall during i-U the! ! saw "in her character a WAThai* mother A carl of J. V. Swan and sister of George W. George Murphy and Donald Winslow j o’clock, the Aurora pre-school clinic presentation of two home talent plays, friend of older days. Sis Hopkins, and Francis E. Yergen of Aurora, died of Molalla recently when they, in' °PePs ?n ^ e J clime rooms above the 0 : postoffice. The babies and children sponsored by the Presbyterian Ladies with her loud stockings, tightly braid- in Portland Tuesday, November 11, at Saturday, Nov. 15.—Chicken din company with two others, attended . up to s c j ^ i age will be weighed and ____ _______________or*/* o K iiiffr h u f f i n r ed n h o pigtails, ro I m T?nr»prftl RArvififts will h p r con .o n - 1 and ability to butt in where 4:45 p. m. Funeral services be Aid society. Some of them were occa ner and bazaar, 11:30 a. m. to show m Oregon City. ; measured and examined and their sioned by the characters on the stage she was least needed, was very laugh-1 ducted at the Conservatory Chapel of 1:30 p. m., Lutheran church The party left the car parked on th e : mothers may ask the doctor and nurse and some of them by the small boys up ably taken by Mrs. H. D. Evans. Mrs. the East Side Funeral Directors, East | basement, by Ladies Aid of the street when they went into the theatre questions as to their care and feeding, front who so far forgot themselves in Diana Snyder was a very sweet and 6th and Alder, Portland, Friday, Nov- ’ Lutheran church. Adults, 50c and when they came out the car was j If they are normal, their habits regular their utter enjoyment that they fur bashful Cousin Merindy—and we would i ember 14, at 10 a. m. Interment will b e : plate; children, 25c plate. gone. They called Harold Timble: and their diet complete, their mothers nished a great deal of amusement to like to see beautiful hats like hers at Butteville cemetery, Mary Elizabeth Swan was bom andj of Molalla to come after them. H e! will have the great satisfaction of hear- those in a position to see the enter worn again! Ma’y Jinnie and her Saturday, Nov. 15.—Dance at the went and as one of the party lived! p S a Physician say so. On the other tainers—both on the stage and off. effervescent offspring Topsy, furnished raised near Aurora and with her hus- \ Butteville Grange hall, 8:00 At one point, Mrs. Lorin Giesy, in the some very funny blackface comedy in band moved to Portland about 25 years j o’clock p. m. No admission near Portland took first, ! j mothers S ’ *S can not § | fmd out l l t t h b for ? f them- ,. , „ him „ home , character of Aunt Ophelia, the boss of recounting the difficulties met with in ago. She was the only daughter of i charge. Under new manage On the way to Portland they cam e. seives or know by instinct,. on which handling a balky mule. Mrs. Frank- | August and Elizabeth Yergen, pioneers : the show, made her voluminous ment; new orchestra. Lunch up behind a car that seemed to be reel- the doctor and nurse will be ready to skirts billow in time with the music,’ lyn Tylor and Mrs. Norman Hurst ¡of the Oregon country, having crossed served. ing from one side of the road to the j give expert advice. This is a privilege the plains in 1852. and so intrigued was one small boy carried these two roles very cleverly. It would take too many columns to j Mr. and Mrs. August Yergen were; other as if it were out of control of gladly paid for by those who live in that he left his seat and walked al Thursday, Nov. 20.—Aurora Ath the driver. The young people stayed: the cities where it is available and most to the edge of the platform to tell of all the funny situations, or of married in Missouri and immediately j letic club meets at Aurora behind the machine for a long way on w^^h is absolutely unprocurable in see how she did it and then shouted the excellent work of each actress, b u t! started for the northwest. They locat- grade school building. No ad with unaffected, boyish enthusiam we do congratulate the Ladies Aid on; ed three miles northwest of Auroral mission charge. Everybody is account of the P been ex- ___ . . __.___ i dense , , fog. 6 , Finally . J the • States. Marion county has while the rest of us held our sides a the performance as a whole. We were where they resided for more than 50 j welcome. machme took a sudden turn to the ceptionally fortunate in having these promised many laughs and we had j years. trifle tighter at the unexpected ad right and went over a 12-foot embank- very wonderful preventive clinics in them. i -------------------- - — - - dition to the evening’s entertainment. Friday, Nov. 21—Ladies Aid of ment. ’ every locality these past five years. The Mrs. Walter Fry and Mrs. B. F.l RALPH ZIMMERMAN HONORED ‘ The two plays offered, “Between Macksburg Lutheran church to The Molalla boy got out to offer accurate records of results attained are ----------- Trains” and “Our Comical Country Giesy were the able director and stage hold bazaar in afternoon and assistance and found that the car was a remarkable testimony of their effec- | Ralph Zimmerman of Aurora has Cousins”, were in direct contrart—the manager. free entertainment in evening, the one stolen in Oregon Cty. Murphy blven$ss arp a convincing argument in Gross receipts amounted to som e-¡been nominated by the*National Con- first developing and carrying to a followed by luncheon at nomi climax a definite plot, while the second thing like $80. Candy sales of approx-; stitution Convention committee, Wash- nal price. Events will take and Winslow held the man there until . portrayed an evening’s entertainment imately $10 paid the actual expenses1 ington, D. C., as a delegate to attend Timble drove back to Oregon City for: . necessary to do, place in the Macksburg school thp rinii - p i is to phone Mrs. W. J. Wurster for an of elocution and songs and dances put of the entertainment, leaving a balance the National Constitution convention \ auditorium. -P°llce- - j appointment so you won’t waste any of $70 clear for the ladies’ efforts, for the solution of the prohibition! on by the individual players. The man was under the influence of j tme waiting your turn, and then to In the sketch, “Between Trains”, which goes into the church’s general problem, convening in Washington, Monday, Nov. 24.—Public meet narcotics, not being able to give any 1 bring your baby to the clinic, over the D. C., December 8, 1930. Mrs. Chester Gilbreath gave an excel fund. ing in council chambers in I. O. information about himself or how he j postoffice, on November 20. Mr Zimmerman should be well lent portrayal of a very much fluster O. F. hall, 8 o’clock p. ni., for happened to be there. They found a; ----------- :---------------- AURORA WOMEN'S CLUB qualified as a delegate because of his ed girl who had missed a train upon purpose of considering propos wide and diversified experience in which she was to travel to meet her large amount of morphine in the car. ; RASPBERRIES IN NOVEMBER ed budget of city of Aurora for fiance to be married. Mrs. N. E. Man- Mrs. A. L. Strickland and Mrs. M. H. general for many years. He was for a He is being held in the Oregon City : — year 1931. See itemized state ock was the judge who expertly took Evans entertained the Aurora Women’s 1 lon£ connected with some of the ment in this issue of Observer. jail until he can identify himself. T h e! Fred Drager, gardener and all-round charge of the situation and tri club at the home of Mrs. Evans,! largest business firms in Portland as an Murphy car was damaged when it j horticulturist of Aurora, brought to this umphantly married the two young Wednesday, November 5. Mrs. G. A .!< attorney at law, and has had several Wednesday, Nov. 26.—Firemen’s turned over. . office last Thursday ripe strawberries people over the long distance tele Ehlen presided over the meeting an d ' years of banking experience, which has ball, Aurora Dance hall. Ad of the ♦ Marshall variety and also phone at the last minute. Mrs. E. J. Mrs. C. E. Gilbreath, Mrs. H. D. Evans given him first hand opportunity to ob- mission $1.00; ladies free. Ex enough raspberries for a pie, gathered NEW PRIZE ADDED Snyder was the clever flapper who and Mrs. A. L. Strickland gave reports serve the effects of phohibition as it cellent order promised. New that day from his berry fields. Mr. helped rescue her sister in distress and of the County Federation held at H ub-, has and does exist. He is a firm orchestra — Harmony Knights y-v __ Drager said this was so unusual as to believer in moderation in all things, loaned her all her pretty clothes for bard. Dance Band of Salem. i 9 Uli1VcfhrS ne’ • Nov*! attract his attention, and he thought it a troseau. Mrs. A. L. Strickland was A splendid Art report was given byj but expresses himself as being opposed JL f J v , v t S r the l>est P imeo” i worthy of mention that raspberries the Irish woman in charge of the rail Mrs. B. W. Stoner, and very interest-! to prohibition. He says it was an im- • ,g fc? ° ? news?aPer’ fr°“ a were gathered this late in the se a so n - way station who furnished a bit of ing papers were given following the position upon the American public, and mechamcal point of view, is to be added j not merely a few in a protected spot, comedy now and then as the plot was business meeting. Compulsory Insur-1 an infringement upon man’s inalien- 5? list °*. I 1. ™ 8 gl vel? eacb year l but several pails full out in the open, at the annual high school conference' swiftly unfolded. A bit of local color ance, Mrs. L. R. Reed. Elections, State! able rights. at the University of Oregon. W. E. was much appreciated by the audience and County, Mrs. Aurelia Powers.! ---------------------------- GASOLINE STOLEN FROM CAR Finzer & Co., of Portland will give the when the untimely passing of a noisy Suffrage, Mrs. B. F. Giesy. ! MRS. ELIZABETH YERGEN School program for Armistice day: cup, which will be in addition to the freight train was made to appear as Delicious refreshments were served! PASSES IN CALIFORNIA Assembly song, “America”. one given for the best edited mimeo part of the plot when the Irish woman by the hostesses. The next meeting! ----------- While Mrs. James E. Taylor was at “Why We Belong to the Junior Red graphed paper. The conference will be dashed off stage with one of Mr. will be held November 19, at the home a telegram was received from tending Pythian Sisters lodge meeting -T y . .... ^ ... . . . . „ Cross”, by Lorraine Fredrickson, Al- held sometime in January. Long’s official order blanks and return of Mrs. W. W. Irwin. in Aurora Wendesday evening, someone Whittier, California, stating that Mrs. Khiorr, Jean Snyder Dale Miller, ed congratulating herself on delivering emptied the gasoline tank on her car. Elizabeth Yergen, mother Bi#&eck, Charles Miller, Theresa MAPLEWOOD GRANGE NOTES t h a t message as the train passed A SURPRISE PARTY Mrs. Taylor had just had the tank and Horace Giesy of Aurora and Mrs>j Kee an& Edwin Garber. through. filled. The thief’s container evidently Anna Fleming of California, had passed What is Armistice Day?”, Robert Following a very short intermission, Maplewood grange has placed a new was not large enough to hold the 10 A pleasant surprise was given Arthur away suddenly at the home of her St. Clair. the curtain was again raised, disclos Van Vleet at his home, Saturday eve-1 sister, Mrs. Boles of Whittier. Binger Tableau, “Those Who Took Part in roof on their hall. This adds much to gallons as a quantity was wasted, s&gns ing only a row of empty chairs. Then, ning, the occasion being in obsernance and Horace left immediately for the the about the car indicated. War”, by Jimmy and Jean Strick- the appearance of the hall. from the back of the hall Mrs. Lorin of Mr. Van Vleet’s birthday anniver- south, . l land, Ida Kerr, Carma Ottaway, Ray- Giesy and Mrs. Aujrelia Powers, as sary. On Saturday, November 1, a special DISPOSES OF 650 POUNDS Mrs. Yergen was a resident of Aurora mond Keil, Delbert Hill and others, Aunt Ophelia and Cousin Sukey, ap Five-hundred was played, prizes go for many years rearing her family here. } j Assembly song, “America, the Beauti- meeting was held to initiate several DRESSED SALMON IN AURORA peared in the most outlandish costumes ing to Miss Elsie Peecher, Mrs. Ralph Mrs. Fleming lived in Salem for some fuj/» new members. Preceeding the initia we have seen in many a day. They Leabo and Gerald Cone. time after her marriage. . \\ Reading, “In Flanders Fields”, Lois tion a pot-luck supper was served, L. M. Stonebreaker of Waldport was sailed majestically up the aisle, pick Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. ---------------------------- < Manock. which every one enjoyed. in Aurora Wednesday with a load of ing out prominent citizens here and Henry Miller and Miss Elsie Peecher CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH Essay, written by 11-year-old Voislav I salmon which he had taken from the there and greeting them with very of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin ----------- ! Petzarski of Jugoslavia, “What I Can The Women’s club is rapidly com- j water the night before. The entire pointed remarks about their appear Kauffman and Clarence Dawes of Can- Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Sidonia , for World Peace”, published in plteing their many articles for th e } amount of fish, 650 pounds, was easily ance or their company or their duties by; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cone, Mr. and for the evening. After reaching the Mrs. Ralph Leabo and Mr. and Mrs. Nordhausen, superintendent. - j Red Cross News- read by j g | bazaar, which will be held on the after-! disposed of in Aurora in less than two hours by Mr. Stonebreaker, and at that stage and seating themselves, they Arthur Van Vleet. A graded school for all ages and a| Achievement pins for 4-H club sew- noon and evening of November 14. A the supply was not equal to the de pot-luck supper will be served at 6:30, •introduced the others in the order of most interesting Bible class for adults.! mg presented Eleanor Jeskey, Doris * their appearance—Cousin Mollie, a very PROFESSOR RAEL TO COMPLETE Our adult department is quite a feature [ Gilbertson, Jewel Colvin, Marie Fergu- after which there will be several en mand. While in town Mr. Stonebreaker was demure and sweet little girl who could COLLECTION OF LEGENDS of our attendance. joyable features. j son, Martha Bradtl, Rita Schneider the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Strick- play anything ever written in music, Divine services at 11:00 a. m. Much' a£ d Evelyn Knorr, by Mrs. Tylor, club The Maplewood drill team were hosts i ^ an<* proved to be Maxine Giesy, who took University university of oi Oregon, Oregon, Eugene, Eugene^ Nov. Nov. . ^ iu . r a ; i leader her place at the piano and very ably 12—In order to complete his research 18 bemS said and speculated about the “The Star Spangled to 18 tables of “500” at the “Stag and- D. A. YODER WILL ADD accompanied the musical numbers. into ..................................- ........................second coming of Christ in these times.! B^ £ e r ’’ & Stagette” party on Friday evening.: the legends of Spanish America in Cousins Delia, Sarah, Jane and Cecelia, Colorado and New Mexico, Juan B. Many interpretations have been made! POOL TABLES TO BUSINESS ’ ______ The ladies played upstairs and the four disappointed old maids, who were Rael, professor of Romance languages with utter disregard of the principles; gents down-stairs. To add to the color Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. L. L. Gribble, Mrs. at the university of Oregon, left this of Bible interpretation or of good j NEWS FROM WHITE SCHOOL D. A. Yoder, proprietor of the stage the feminine gents and masculine Frank McAllister and Mrs. P. O. Otta- week for the south. Last summer sense; pet ideas have been given over depot, confectionery and restaurant, is ladies wore crepe paper caps. Several way, came in together and sang songs Professor Rael travelled 8,000 miles by A new pupil, Bethel Eppers, entered of the prizes were donated by members, having the interior of his building re and danced for us. Mrs. E. M. Hurst, automobile collecting these legends, due emphasis so as to throw the whole modeled, a petition put in and other as Aunt Samanthy, a very sweet, very which have been handed down for fundamental Christian doctrine out of | school^ bringing the enrollment to 41 as was some of the luncheon. First changes made preparatory to adding in * * a sane and . . , for x ,, prize for the ladies was won by Mrs. pool and card tables. Mr. Yoder ex old, little lady hobbled in with her generations and are in the same form balance. X T ? , If interested T , .T T I Club J pins were received the cane and told us all about the Old j that they were when they were brought Scriptural portrayal of Christs own! Cooking club and the Rabbit club Chris Schwartz, second by Mrs. Julius pects to have everything in readiness Settlers’ meeting she had attended over from Spain in the 16th and 17th teachings, you will come to hear this week. Those receiving cooking pins Stauffer. The “Stag” first went to for play about the first of next week. that day. Whether it was the dear i centuries, sermon on “The Second Coming of were: Esther Grim, Ida Sonnen, Myrtle Arden Harms, and Phil Wiegand won J. C. Johnston and M. Zalton of Bliss, Leona Colvin, Helen Hill, Doris second. The consolation prizes were Christ.” The choir meets every Wednesday Stauffer, Helen Myers, Marguerite given to Mrs. Lena Bany and Walter Pasco, Washington, and Mrs. Crosby of Cdlvin, Lena Mae Gieswein, Doris Lane Goetz. The men having the most Vancouver, Washington, were in Au evening. rora Monday purchasing walnuts. They and Robert Stauffer. Members of J And the Luther League again gathers Rabbit club to receive pins were: Frank tables drew the door prize which was called on Mrs. Diana Snyder, who is ; on Thursday evening at 8:00 o’clock. given to Clarence Williams. Mr. Johnston’s sister. Tolbert, Robert Stauffer, Warren Grim, I Saturday is the great day of the Gordon Conrad, Willard Saunders, Wil I annual chicken dinner and bazaar. liam Tolbert and Billy Danforth. ALFRED F. KNORR, Pastor. Two new clubs have been organized, Cooking club and Camp Cooking club WOOL TO HOLD OWN Officers for the Cooking club are: President, Myrtle Bliss; vice president, Although wool production through Hazel Carothers; secretary and treas i out the United States experienced _a. urer, Id£ Sonnet; reporter, Hazel sharp decrease since 1925, this was ny> Carothers . J Officers for Camp Cooking reflected in Oregon, and due to numer club: President, Willard Saunders; vice ous advantages in the state, it seems president, Frank Tolbert; secretary and probable that Oregon manufacturers treasurer, Gordon Conrad. will be able to maintain this position Mrs. George Pardy, president of the in the future, it is declared by O. K. Burrell, associate professor of business White School Social meeting, has administration at the University of selected for refreshment committee, Oregon, in a bulletin recently issued Mrs. Henry Pardy, chairman; Mrs. under the auspices of the research Martin Krupicka, Mrs. Fred Gieswein. The bis little Radi*» Two program committees were selected bureau of the school. for older people—Mrs. Julia Stauffer, A ll electric chairman; Mrs. Earl Grim, Mrs. Emil STORAGE STOCKS DECREASE Murson, John Stauffer. For the young people—Mildred Smith, chairman; Cold storage holdings of creamery Esther Dickson, Laura Sonnen, Jose butter, poultry, meats and lard in phine Conrad. October were less than holdings at that time for the past five years, according NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY to the bureau of agricultural economics. GOES TO PRESS THIS MONTH Stocks of creamery butter were 130,- The new telephone directory for Au 753,000 pounds, against 158,541,000 Screen grid. Dynamic speaker pounds a year ago, and a five-year rora Mutual Telephone company goes to press this month. If you are con Awonderful radio buy average of 134,704^)00 pounds. templating putting in a phone or de sire any change in address or number, “NUREMBURG CHRONICLE” you should notify the local telephone GIFT OF JOHN HENRY NASH office immediately. The new directory will include the University of Oregon, Eugene, Nov. names of Aurora, Canby, Needy and Salesman for Aurora Territory 12—The “Nuremburg Chronicle,” a Monitor—more than 800 names—and book printed in 1493 in Germany, has will be issued about the first of Decem been given to the University of Oregon ber. For advertising rates in the book, library by John Henry Nash, world- see or phone the Aurora Observer. famous printer of SanFrancisco. The book is a compilation of ancient chron Take advantage of the low price of icles from the beginning of the world to shingles and re-cover your buildings. Canby, Oregon the 15th century. 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