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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. TUESDAY MORNINQDECEMBER 20, 1 927 ' L'BVBERB PIDFfEER ETiTERS 91ST YEAR Rev. George H. Greer Looks Back On. Long' Experience In-tffegon Ministry "By Ann.' Elder. OREGON NORMAL, SCHOOL. Uonmouth, Dec. 19. (Special.) - oy. .ueorge ll. creer ol Newberg, a pioneer 'who came to Oregon in 1852 and who has spent sixty fire years In the ministry, obserred the 9 1 si ' anniversary or : ma Dlrth on the serenth day of December. 1 , Rer. Greera most ouUtanding and lifelong- characteristic has been his fearless . defense t of his honest conrlctions, and because of this fidelity he has , the nndsaal record of baring served with. high honor and efficiency as pastor for many years in both the Methodist and Unitarian churches of Oregon and Washington. Originally a fundamentalist, he has grown through years of study and research into a clear-thinking modernist, "giving due credit to our Infinite Creator for taking care of us from the early ages w hen . It . was every monkey fori himself, down to the present day with. comfort and civilization . In prospect for alL Ninety one years have failed to shake Rev. Greer's faith in God and his fellowman, who, he claims, v&r Just beginning , to discover what they are and why they have Dcen put in the universe." , Being a man of wide expert ence, he admits that "all is not Ideal, and that those taings seem ing bad are not out of harmony with the divine scheme of lite, but are not understood." He has lor himself, bowever, a satisfactory theory of the origin and use of evil, and his happy, op timistic outlook on life and his se rene belief in the steady improve ment of the human race is both re freshing and highly encouraging, Rev. Greer has always been an admirer of Theodore Roosevelt,! and strongly endorse the adoption of phonetics, seeing no satisfactory reason for keeping the silent let ters in our language. He prophe-1 Wcshington exes the day when , everyone will use a universal - system of short-l hand for all purposes, i Early in life he mastered the Plttman shorthand System, aad, in keeolnr with his present schedule ot study! ana reading, he each day writes something in shorthand In a Jour nal which began Its story when he started to Oregon on April 21,1 ueorge H. Greer was born in Philadelphia on December 7. 1816. ot Wesleyan' Scotch-Irish parents! w no came to America In 1831. His father-moved to Indiana in 1839? then to Missouri; and In 1852 crossed the plains to Oregon; Theirl wagon passed through The Dalles August 31 and arrived at Kings vaiiey,- ssnton county, on the 25th day of October. I - Here his father filed on a 320 acre donation land claim, where the family lived until 1871 when they moved to Corvallis. A final home was made at Dallas, where both of the parents died. A me morial window has been placed in the ' Methodist church of which they were members. One of nine children. Rev. Greer received his education In the com mon schools of Missouri and Ore gon when a boy, and after leaving the Methodist church attended a Unitarian theological college in Pennsylvania. At the age of twenty he began teaching school in Benton county and later in California. While teaching school he pursued his re ligions studies and joined the Ore gon conference of the Methodist Episcopal church In 1860. being made a deacon in 1862 and or dained elder in 1864. His first charge was in Jackson county, Oregon," after which his work in Oregon included appoint ments in Douglas, Lane, Polk and Yamhill counties. In 1867 he was sent Into the Puget Sound country, where his j work was at Olympia, Seattle, Port Townsend and Whid- by Island.' For fifteen years Rev. Greer was a member of the Methodist confer ence of Oregon. On account of a difference of opinion on theology he left the conference Itineracy in 1873 and worked wr.h the Ameri can Bible society In western Wash ington for two years. . In 1880 he became affiliated with the Unitar ian church and four years later was appointed missionary of the Unitarian ; society for western v 'At the present Rev. Greer bas his membership in the Unitarian church of Our Father in. Portland, but because he wants to do all he can to "boost the kingdom ox Christ' and because of his deep Interest in the human race he at tends the Methodist church at Newberg, and often speaks before the bible class, of which he is a member. In speaking4 of his. var ied experiences in church work he expressed the following, "all I know about religion was learned in the Methodist church before I joined the conference, and most of what X know about theology I ac quired since I became a Unitarian In 1880." V George Greer was married to Cornelia J.. Spencer in 1864, and all through his public life the rare personality of his wife has been a noticeable factor. Today, at nine ty one. be is physically strong and mentally alert and is still a deep reader and clear' thinker." His scholarly traits of character and mental ability are distinctly indi cated by a splendidly shaped head, which fulfills every claim ot the phrenologists. His conversation still sparkles with a Gaelic sense of humor, and he serenely enjoys a beautiful philosophy et life which keeps him young and endears him to his friends. -; '-, THEM BUMS New Plant Will Be Located Oh North Liberty; Work ; "- To Start Soon : - ' LEGION 1 ELECT C. C. POWELL, COMMANDER OF MONMOUTH POST , ft Forisctv BULLETIN FIVE REEL MOTION PICTURE OF THE NEW FORD BEING ASSEMBLED Elsinore Theater TUESDAY EVENING, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY ; ; In Addition to Regular Show DON'T MISSS IT1 F0RDS0N FARM TRACTORS Motor Co. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL. Monmouth, Dec. 19. (Special.) Youngest American Legion Post, recently organized at Monmouth, was given a full set of officers at a well attended meeting last week. C. C. Powell was elected command er; Barner Howard, first vice com mander; Jennings Lorence, second vice commander; James. Tilton, adjutant; Earl Partlow, sergeant at arms, and Bliss Byers, chaplain. Standing committees appointed were: Charles Atwater, execu tive; Jeff Ayres. Americanization; C. B. Grund. child welfare; How-j ard Morland. legislative; Arthur; Miller, aeronautics; E. A. Roze- boom. boy scouts; P. B. UcClen- don. -community service; w. A ' w - . 9 9 W xoung, iropny ana wrns; noueri Orr. land; Walter Smith, public ity; P. M. Sweitzer, service offi cer; F. B. McClendon, legal; O. C. Christensen, finance; Bliss Byers vlsitins:: L. B. Howard, member ship. Oscar Zook, house. : The SUr Bottling Works. 647 Market street, announces that con struction .work will commence shortly on a new plant on the east side of North Liberty.; diagonally across the street from the new Larmer warehouse. - The " main plant will be 50x50. of reinforced concrete construction. - and ' addi tional space will, be provided, for ears and trucks. Work will com mence some time- this week, and the company hopes to be able to occupy the new quarters early in the coming year. New Lines Taken On L. M. Ramage, owner and man ager, came to Salem four years ago from Boieman. Montana, and since that time has operated the bottling works at the present loca tion. In addition to the manufac ture of carbonated beverages of all 1. 1 .4 - fe. . b.iuu, . m company naa an ex tensive business in crushed fruits and syrups, which are distributed to the soda fountains throughout Marion. Polk and Linn countim. This year the company Installed a moaern Dottle washing and steril izing machine, and additional ma chinery has been purchased for ine new plant tour which ne is to nndertake shortly after Christmas. ? AY Pace Begins to Slacken y. , v Abatement . of the etrennouJ paces through which government officials have conducted Colonel Lindbergh since his arrival will be welcomed by heads of the various governmental ' departments who has - been occupied both day ' and night with the entertainment pro gram of the -i "lone eagle. Even President Calles himself, his close associates ; say, has put official business aside with the comment: "The government can be a sec ondary consideration for a little while as Lindbergh Is the biggest thing in the world for us now." Both, the Mexican executive and the American ambassador, Dwlght W. Morrow, are expected to face the necessity of putting in many an hour overtime to catch up with the accumulation of 1 correspond ence and other official business. ' Y QUINT BEATS MONMOUTH HIGH OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, Dec. IB. (Special) With the prettiest teamwork seen on the local floor this season the Salem Y. M. C. A. basketball squad defeated Monmouth high school Saturday night with a final score of 48 to 23. Th local boys out weighed the Y team, whose team work was remarkable. The Seig- mund brothers scored hh '"'r Salem, Bond ; and Langley ; for Monmouth. .. The lineup: Salem (48) Perrin , D. Slegmund , E. Slegmund , Balderae . . . Kantola Salem sub: sub: Taylor. HONEY INDUSTRY SHOWN AS WINNER IN VALLEY (Coatiaaed 'trots' pe 1) sunject to the. criticism aralnnt me use or sugar as a disease de- Teioper. birorts to perfect a cooner&tlra marketing agency for honey ro- aucera nave taued,sald Mr. Mead, out they will be continued. Too many of the bee farmers have the notion that honey is a get-rich quick product, which is not the case. Hence, they are discouraeed wnen Dig returns do not come in promptly. Flreweed. explained Mr. Mead In answer to a query, is the same as elkweed. It follows In the path of forest fires, the seed having been previously spread, germinat ing in the heat. , LINDY HONORED AT BIG PICNIC IN MEXICO CITY (Coatia4 from PH 1) after the middle of this week and arrord Colonel Lindbergh an op portunity to devote nimself to plans for his Central American Mother on Way INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19. (AP) Herself her eon's own best Christmas, Mrs. Evangeline Lind bergh tarried in her Yuletide jour ney from Detroit to Mexico City, long enough to pay Indianapolis her second brief visit within the few months since her distinguish ed son spanned the 'Atlantic. The giant trl-motored Ford pas senger plane, carrying Mrs. Lind bergh to the Christmas reunion with Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh left Detroit at 10:15 east ern time this morning. It appear ed over the city shortly after noon and landed at the municipal air port west of the city. Given City's Welcome Mrs. Lindbergh was whisked to the chamber of commerce where a hastily gathered group of pub lie oficials- and civic notables ex tended her welcome of the city. Mr 8. Lindbergh and her com panions, W. B. Stout, designer of the Ford plane. Mrs. Stout. Harry Brooks, pilot, H. A. Russell, me chanic, and A. L. Lajous, Ford representative In Mexico City, had a pleasant but somewhat "bumpy" ride from Detroit to Indianapolis. A 35 mil an hour gale retarded their progress, and part of the flight was made at extremely low altitudes after a snowstorm had been encountered in the upper re gions above Decatur, Ind. COiGRESS TACKLES SERVICE CHID MM WASHINGTON. Dec 19. (AP) Congress today took its first of ficial notice of the breas: in foot hill relations between the army nit nin with two house mem-! bers ottering proposals lor smooth lng over the situation. ' - One came from Hamilton nsn, New. York ? reoublican. who in hta vounrer days won for himself a berth on Walter camp s , au Amerlcan eleven as a tackle at nnnl nH the other from Fred K. Britten of Illinois, the senior repnbllcan on the house naval committee who was influential in taking the 1926 service battle to Soldiers field Chicago. Fish introduced a resolution to request the secretaries of war and nnv-r tft endeavor to work out an agreement that would be ; satis factory to both scnoois, wnue Britten, in another resolution de manded that the army: be com celled to adopt elegibility rules enforced by "principal American universities." . Adolfo Luque Arrested T For Assaulting Umpire HAVANA, Cuba, -Dec 19. (AP) Adolfo Luque, veteran pitcher- of the Cincinnati Reds, was arrested here today on a chares of assaulting an umpire during a baseball game. Luque is manaKinz the Almendares club, a semi-pro nine during the. winter months. While a game in progress todav Luaue was alleged to have punched Umpire Valentine Gon zales, causing several bruises. - Read the Classified Ads Ruby Goldstein Knocks Ray Mitchell Out, N. Y. NEW YORK, Dec 19. (AP) Ruby Goldstein ot New York, weighing 189 pounds, knocked out Ray Mitchell, also known as John Lombardo, of Philadelphia, 139 H, in the third round of a six round feature boat at the St. Nicholas arena here tonight. Mitchell went down for a count of nine in the second round. BEARKITS OPEN SEASON TONIGHT The Willamette university fresh man basketball team will engage In Its first game tonight at Dal las. against the Dallas high school hoopsters. Coach Lestle Sparks plans to start Waddill. a Husky youth from Amity, in the center position, with Harmon and De Harpport at for ward: and Page and Troxell in the guard positions. Harmon hails from Grants Pass, and De Harp- port is a Salem youth! Dwlght Adams, Salem high School graduate, would . start at forward, but he will not be able to leave his work for the evening. Doubtless a certain political party adopted the elephant as aa omblem because , it has' unusual equipment for reaching the trough. Schenectady Gazette. 0 7 -i-l W We M 1 Cater To fl I MEN Who Buy jj For .. a : Vi Women fl , SHIPLErSJ LIBERTY STREET FOR SILK HOSE SHIPLEY'S FOR THE : LARGEST SELECTION t (23) Monmouth . .F. . . . .. Langley ,.. C . Gongh . ,.G. ...... Rlddell . . .G. , . . 1 . . . Bond Colgan. Monmouth Referee: Phillips. ,A Washington writer saye "a majority of the 'national associa tions' in the capital are lobbies. pure and simple, which is cer-i talnly a very charitable thing to j say about a lobby. Detroit News. 1928 License Free with every used car until Christmas. This is a Special Holiday Offer. Our low prices remain the same. 1 Experienced motorists know there is big value in a good used car. ? 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