The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current, December 18, 1918, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextI I PAGE 3 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN LOCAL Mr. Carrow keeps the truck busy. Miss Roberts has been ill for the past few days. Mr. Roberson will stage his play on Saturday night next. Nice blue uniforms are being made for the large girls. The bakery is a busy place—no drones and no loafers. Mrs. Brewer visited her daughter Ruth at O. A. C. last week. Mr. and Mrs. Loos made a trip to Portland on Wednesday last. Our pupils are looking forward with much pleasure to the holiday festivities. Mr. Turney and Miss Brewer made a business jour ney to Portland on Saturday. The engineers have been very busy of late over hauling the boilers and cleaning them. David Kadashan adds to the effect by playing drums when music is needed for the students’ socials. A basketball game has been arranged during the holidays between the High School of Salem and Che- mawa. There being so many entertainments on foot it is difficult for each of those in charge to find the auditor ium vacant. The Red Cross drive started last week at Chemawa and at the present writing about 200 members have been secured. The excavating on the lake land has been going forward for the last two weeks arranging to reclaim quite an acreage. The Tailor Department is very busy these days manufacturing uniform pants, altering coats, press ing and otherwise doing general work. Agnes Swanson, Eva White and Julia Fratis attend ed a house party at the end of the week in Salem. They report a good time. William Walters is expected at Chemawa to spend the holidays. He is now a naval bandsman and lo cated at San Francisco harbor. Repairs are being made to the farmer’s cottage. A new screen porch is to be added and the inside of the house to be covered with Beaver Board. Pete Butterfly met with an accident in the engine room on Monday. It seems he stumbled into some hot water and burned his feet and hands. Members of the Y. M. C. A. at Chemawa have recently signed some pledges that will be a good thing for the signers, and other people, too. The ice plant has been lying idle for the past few7 weeks on account of waiting for a new motor. It arrived a few days ago and the refrigerating machinery is in operation. Inspection on Sunday last showed every building in splendid condition. Quite an improvement is noticed in the appearance of the beds, as well as the rooms generally. Tracy Hatch reports to us that his brother, Nick, who is now attached to the navy and located at Mare Island, California, expects to secure his release papers in time to spend the holidays at Chemawa. John Beyer, a Chemawa boy who enlisted in the Marines, is wounded and in one of the base hospitals in France. John says he has been wounded three times, which shows he has been in the thick of the battle. Mr. Scott, chief clerk who is in the ordnance de partment, writes from France and seems to enjoy army life. He washes all Chemawa people a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year and says if he had the time he would like to write to each and every one of the Chemawa people. Paul Lipart, now in the navy and located up on the Sound, expects to receive his discharge papers in time to allow him to arrive home next Friday. Many of our soldier and sailor boys w’ill be rejoiced to get home for the holidays. So will their relatives and friends be rejoiced to welcome them. Mr. Silas Moon visited at the school for a couple of days recently. For many months he had been in some way connected with U. S. service in the woods down on the Columbia river. He is soon to accept employ ment with the commission of the Port of Astoria. Silas is always in demand where the services of a good man are needed. Ow’ing to the extremely wet fall the garden force has been unable to finish the digging of school pota toes. However, whenever it is dry enough there is a large number of boys at work and it will be finished within a few days. The crop is much larger than at first estimated. Some of our potatoes weigh as much as four pounds apiece. The menu for the students' Christmas dinner will be as follows: Roast Turkey Giblet Gravy Dressing Mashed Potatoes Candied Sweet Potatoes Escal loped Corn Cranberry Sauce Dill Pickles Celery Mince Pie Layer Cake Oranges Apples Nuts Coffee