Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-15
SlVertOn News
Capital journal Special Servies)

aeroplane stuff, and a trip through the
mill is especially interesting at this
time. The Silver Falls Company is just
starting on an order for a million ant
a half feet of ship timbers to be ship
ped to Japan, the first three carloads
going out last week. The material is tt
be used for merchant ships for a Japan
ese corporation and is doubtless part
of the wal program in as much as the
order has the sanction of the U. s. gov
eminent.
AT the Silverton Mill they are work
ing on a contract for construction ma
terial for the Hog Island ship yard in
Pennsylvania concerning which so much
has been seen in the papers lately. Both
mills are turning out large cants fol-
aeroplanes. These are cut three inches
thick and sent direct from the saw to 3
plant at Vancouver, which cuts them
down to the proper size for use in build
ing flyers for Uncle San. At Vancouver
the signal corps cut up plant of the
army is receiving an immense amount Of
this material from mills of the west
and work has to be continuous through
out the twenty four hours of the day
10 take care of the supply, A large
6ly kiln is being built for the eut-uI
plant, where the spruce lumber win be
dried before shipment east. By drying
the stock in the west a great saving ear
be made in several ways. More stock
can be shipped and the stock that shows
flaws of any kind can be thrown out
/ So Silverton is doing her bit in fur
nishing the government with the sinews
with which to beat the Hun.
L. P. Aldrich and wife of Salem Wis
tied in the city Sunday.
joe Lehr who has been working in
Portland FOR some time returned to Sill
verton last week.
Charles Reynolds was home over Sun
day.
The Silverton Lumber company i:
building a residence on East Oak street.
Mr. and Mrs. R. c. Kelsey will enter
tain the Five Hundred Club of Wood
burn at their home in this city Friday
evening. .
Irl B. Lyons of Seattle, formerly of
this city was here wen Sunday.
w. L. Cunningham of Portland was
home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Gates of Dallas
were in the city Sunday. Mr.. Gates is
publisher of the Dallas Observer.
Cecil Browne of Portland visited Sill
vertOn friends Sunday.
Nh and Mrs. Bob Downs Of Portland
are VISITING with Mrs. Downs parents
Roy Russell of Portland was home over
Sunday.
Mrs. Thora Smith is spending a few
days with Sllverton friends. Her home
is in Portland.
Mrs. Laura Hubs has returned for
a short visit with her son, Nate, at Mar
ion. ixkalAl
JdcE Hyatt and Jack Morley will
leave this week ON a fishing trip up
TIL, Mckenzie. o NJ,
Theodore Opsund and wife of Port
land are visiting with friends and rela-
tives i'll NilleIton. Il
Miss Marjorie Morley s qnite sick
at her home with pneumonia. Her sister
Pauline, is fin shlng her school in the
Davis district.
Norton Cowden of West Lake is visit
ing with his parcnts, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Cowden.
Donald Smith, the nine year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith who re-
side in the Silvarton Hills near here was
very badly injured last evening while
playing with some dynamite caps. The
little fellow had a cap in his waist
pocket and vas holding one in his hand.
Some how they exploded and blew two
fingers off one hand, blew one Of hii
eyes out and inflicted a serious wound
in his side. A physician was summoned
as soon as possible and the little boy
was taken to Portland this morning. The
physician says the injury will not likely
prove fatal, however.