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December 16, 1966
THE GRANTONIAN
Russell’s bedroom displays antiques
by Cynthia Froom
A wooden handled vacuum
cleaner over 75 years old, a
wooden barber post, wooden
bellows, and a 60-year-old pin­
ball machine are just some of
the antiques to be found in the
bedroom of junior Bob Russell.
“My mom collects an­
tiques and I found some in­
teresting things when I was
with her in some second­
hand stores,” commented
Bob when asked how he got
started with his hobby.
“About six years ago, I got
an old Wilson campaign but­
ton that really started me.”
Bob has now collected over
500 different campaign buttons
valued at approximately $1,000.
Also in his collection are val­
uable old campaign posters.
As a collector of old bot­
tles, Bob received a letter
from an antique shop in
Portland asking him to join
the Oregon Bottle Collec­
tors’ organization.
Bob, who is a charter mem­
ber, meets once a month with
them to discuss recent findings
and have an exchange of bottles.
His collection of old bottles now
Ralph and Vi peLashmitt
288-5509—ALL HOURS
4175 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Students to assist at holiday party
for Buckman grade school children
Participating in a Christmas
party for approximately 150 dis­
advantaged children from Buck­
man elementary school will be
members of the boys’ octet, Cho-
raletjgs, and Executive council.
The party will be held next
.Friday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at
Hinson Memorial Baptist church
on S.E. 20th and Salmon street.
The children range in age from
Spring semester
to see abandoning
of league for boys
ANTIQUES decorate the bedroom of collector Bob Russell. Bob
has been collecting things for several years not only for pleas­
ure, but also to make a profit.
numbers about 1,000.
“I find most of my old
bottles under old buildings
and dumps, sometimes by
digging 12 feet down,” com­
mented Bob. “I find them
all for nothing and I just
can’t pass any up.”
Bob owns several “Bitters
Bottles,” an old-time medicine,
which are the most collectable
kind of bottles. Some of his bot­
tles are worth $20 apiece and
the entire collection is valued at
$750.
“I went to an estate sale once
where this old man had piled
old stuff up to the ceiling on
three floors,” stated Bob. “At
this sale I got a couple of old
lanterns, jugs, and some patent
medicine bottles I found under
the floor boards.”
Never paying more than a dol­
lar for any of his bottles, Bob’s
hobby is completely profit. Bot­
tles with labels are worth the
most, but they are very hard to
find.
“I could use more room in my
bedroom,” commented Bob. “I’m
trying to buy out my brother
who shares the other half of it
with me.
“I think my hobby is a good
investment,” stated Bob. “If I
ever needed money for college,
I could sell my collection which
I certainly hope I never have to
do.”
DICK CARVER'S
Majestic Drive In Cleaners
Deep Cleaning Draperies
Ea»t Side Hollywood District
Holiday Cheer from the Freshman Class
281-2404
3801 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Boys’ league will no longer
exist after this semester. In a
meeting of faculty and student
representatives, it was “unani­
mously decided to abandon Boys’
league next semester (Spring
1967),” according to the minutes
of the gathering.
Attending the meeting were
Hubert Shovlin, vice-principal
of boys; John Stuckey, activities
director; Gary Noble and Henry
Pond, advisers; Paid Farnham,
Boys’ league president; Dave
Dimitre, secretary, and Bert
Leas, senior Boys’ league presi­
dent.
The action will be in effect
“until such time the boys of
Grant indicate a need and desire
to continue Boys’ league.”
Reasons given for the action
were that the organization was
not supported or desired by the
boys, they had no need for the
league, and nothing would be
lost regarding activities with the
absence of Boys’ league.
Spanish Honor society
inductsnew members
Induction ceremonies for 23
new members of Spanish Honor
society were held at Farrell’s
Ice Cream parlor December 6.
New senior members include
Florentine Angeles, Barb De
Bernardes, Jeri Cohen, Luis
Couchennal, Mary Gambs, Mari­
lyn Masters, Rudy Mueller, Jean
Sang, Ginger Stewart and
Agnnese Verosi.
Pam Anderson, Judy Bates,
Bonnie Brown, Chris Collier,
Daleen Harris, Lee Mahoney,
Elizabeth Mueller, Brenda Pum-
putis, Karen Richey and Ron
Young are new junior inductees.
Completing the list are sopho­
mores Cheryl Doane, Mark Gar­
diner and Janet Montag,
6 to 11 years. “A majority of. the
children have only one parent
and their family is on welfare or
receives aid to dependent chil­
dren,” explained Mrs. Damon
Greer, who is helping to organize
the event.
Magician Dan Greer and Santa
Claus will help entertain the
children. The octet and Choral-
ettes will lead them in Christmas
carols.
Each child will receive a stock­
ing ontaining candy, nuts, fruits,
and one small gift.
“Many of the children have
never been out of their own
neighborhood,” Mrs. Greer con­
tinued. “We took 35 to the beach
and 90 per cent of them had nev­
er seen the ocean.”
This party may be the only
sort of Christmas celebration the
child will have.
Classes prepare
Christmas dinner
Miss Kay Willardson’s third
and sixth period food classes
prepared and are serving formal
Christmas dinners today for
themselves and ten guests of
their choice.
“It’s kind of the finale of their
learning as far as entertainment
is concerned,” commented Miss
Willardson, home economics
teacher, about the dinners.
The girls spent Monday plan­
ning, Tuesday shopping and most
of Wednesday and Thursday
cooking. They finished up the
last-minute details today and
served their dinners.
Decorations and centerpieces
were also made and they had an
old-fashioned Christmas dinner
“with all the trimmings,” accord­
ing to Miss Willardson.
Previous to this, the classes
had a Halloween party, a
Thanksgiving
luncheon
and
worked with foreign foods and
nutrition.
During the next couple of
weeks, the girls will be making
candies and according to Miss
Willardson, “If the candies turn
out, some of the girls will give
them for Christmas gifts.”
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SEASON'S GREETINGS
from the
Library and Bookroom
Staff
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