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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1921
Page
1
A proposed $70,000 road levy is set for voters next month. The plan would allocate 70 percent to road projects under county control and 30 percent to the general fund. Officials say the measure would balance funds for bridges, maintenance, and other public needs while reflecting the county’s financial condition.
Mrs. Richardson of Eugene dies at home on South Jet in Eugene after months in ill health. Survived by husband Wd Armstrong and two daughters Mrs. O A Independence and Mrs. Ida Salem, plus a stepson. A longtime Indiana native, she resided in Lane County and was active in church and community.
A student named Pant oo circuit and his relation to Mrs. Lottie is noted as attending the conservatory in Port. The fragment confirms a connection to Buen Vista and a local offer or arrangement.
President Landers spoke at Douglas county institutes and Pendleton last Saturday while preparing for a Polk county address in Dallas. Miss Goldie Hufford of Bandon wed William Wood, a popular Normal graduate. The season opened with a gym game and chapel songs by Miss Ruby Lorence. Lyceum plans announced for November 9 by Portland visitors David Cambiboull and Mutch. Mr. Butler recounted experiences at teaching institutes and a film “Little Thaly” screens October 28. Letters from Hawaii graduates Miss Olive Whipple and Mrs. Lela McDonald were read at chapel. Macpherson spent last weekend in Salem.
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha Hamann Chaloner were held at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev F B Clemo officiating. Burial followed in the Odd Fellows cemetery as A L Keeney led the service. She was a daughter of Adolph Hamann of Dallas, born January 26 1905 in Oregon City and died October 24 after a long illness. She leaves parents two sisters Mrs C H Griffin Portland and Mrs Co M Baker Independence, and four brothers George A Hamann Bates Oregon Fred Grand Ronde Henry Wilbert and Charles Hamann Independence.
W Irvine president of the Farmers' State Bank serves on Polk County appraisers for the world war state loan act. The board includes H L Fenton and Frank E. Kersey of Dallas. The constitutionality of the veterans loans amendment is under court action with about half expected to apply for loans.
The Western Willamette B Y O U association will hold a mid year rally at Monmouth on Saturday and Sunday Nov 6 and 7. Rev J B Pace of Monmouth Baptist Church and Rev Harold Prope of Independence Church are scheduled to take part in the program.
In Polk County, a court ruling determined that excess tax levies due to the high school tuition fund must be refunded from the general fund, not from a mandatory levy. Judge Belt presided, with county officials and Supt. Wille represented by respective attorneys. The tuition levy applies only to areas without a high school district.
Rain slowed attendance at the Independence laundry run by E. A. Dunckel and staff. The facility blends cleanliness with modern machinery, using steam and compressed air to deliver quality work efficiently. Visitors missed a chance to see a well equipped plant and a model for local industry.
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen held a session in the K of P hall with State Manager J. H. Exell and his Salem wife in attendance. Elected officers include Foreman Francis Brown M of C Kenneth Arrell Chaplain Laura Arrell and Correspondent Luella Baker. Regular meetings are set for the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
Everett Robinson, about 23, was accidentally injured at the Balderee logging camp when a loosened rope line snapped a pole and struck him, breaking his neck. His body was moved to Independence via the Valley Siletz and then to Palo City for burial.
The PTA calls its next meeting for Tuesday November 1 at 3 30 p m at the training school with 25 cent annual dues and a talk by county librarian Miss Frank Hout on children's books. A bridge party at Mr and Mrs M H Pengra's last Friday featured vivid dahlias and a pumpkin coach centerpiece. Others hosted gatherings include Mrs Asa B Robinson's 1 pm Dallas Bridge Club luncheon and a Autowins gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs C W Henkle with dancing. The Woman's Club plans Armistice Day activities and tree planting along North Main. A playful note recalls a rip ping time invitation idea that inspired a sewing themed gathering moderated by Mrs Watkins.
The article recounts the opening of the training school soup kitchen for November to March, aided by 40 pupils now seating 90 in a larger white room, with soup priced at 2 cents despite rising costs. It also notes Halloween birthday celebrations at the Wiley Grant home for Curtis Grant and Roy Pedvent, with music and ice cream, plus a Civic club reception for high school and training school teachers at the Methodist church with red and green decor and a welcome speech by B F Swope.
The Isis Screen will air a detailed film on the Studebaker light six production from raw material to finished car. It showcases the South Bend Indiana plant, a $20,000,000 facility, where only this model is made.
L. Blair has leased a residence on south Tenth street and four acres from Mrs. Lena Pullock of San Francisco. Blair, a Portland carpenter, has moved his family to Independence this week and taken possession.
L. H. Haselton shot four China pheasants near his home a few miles north of town on Sunday without lowering his gun. He notes varying luck but says he has learned to seize the opportunity when pheasants appear.
Contractor Trent halted grading work on the south Monmouth road due to wet weather. He plans to resume next spring, moving the Helmick cut steam shovel to Portland. Per diem lease costs apply, with several sections of the road remaining unfinished and impassable until summer.
Funeral services were held in Portland for Robert L Govro 18 grandson of Mrs Melissia Govro of North Independence He was born in Albany and spent most of his life in Portland He died in an accident at a logging camp near Kelso Washington while his father Walter A Govro a Portland railway mail clerk frequently visits Independence and Corvallis
The Greenwood corn club of Polk county is a 100 percent club at Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis with members Elsia Brown Gordon Huntley Ardrian Brown Willie Rideout Mark Capps and Alden Brown. Josiah Wills of Dallas leads the local club.
The Library club hosted a benefit at the Isis Theater Friday night with a strong program. A recitation Our Hired Girl by Pradencag Gray, violin piece by Fay Irvine with Mrs G G Walker on piano, a Naomi Hewett negro story, quartet by Marian Ruth Merrill Katherine and Anna Peters, a Faith Kimball monologue, and high school orchestra pieces directed by Miss Elizabeth Levy.
A census of children aged 4 to 20 in district No. 29 Independence and surrounding areas is being conducted by E. E. Paddock. He began Tuesday and expects to complete the task this week.
A small group gathered at Mrs. Percy Dickinson’s residence last Wednesday for an informal evening of cards and conversation. Light refreshments were served as the gathering ended.
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