The OREGON STATESMAN, tm. r Oregon, Friday Morning, December 20. 1929 bERISIB TO READ BOOKS Women's Missionary Socie ty Organizes Reading Circle . . GERVAIS, December 1. The Presbyterian Women' Mis sionary society held the regular monthly meeting at- the church Wednesday afternoon, wlth 28 members and two visitors present. - tlonai service ana Mrs. -scow Jones the lesson study which was "Persian Women." . The subject of forming a read ing drele was discussed and 20 "."members of the society signified t their desire to take up the work mA tha Kswilra wrA aAlerted. These books eome from the state Hbraryanif the reading of them gives ..-the' society credits accord lng to the books read. ' The president announced that Miss , 8hafer will speak at the r ehureh. Tuesday evening, January " '14. Miss Shafer Is a retired mis- alonary who has been engaged fn Indian and Mountaineer work for a number of years and is sent out by the Presbyterian National Mis sionary society. The speaks at ' Aurora Tuesday afternoon and at : Ttrutrfhiirn Vrfnfsdav afternoon. WW WW" I - J - . I J SAW . 1- 1 The meeting ciosea wiin iue ieiu- ing of a Christmas poem by Mrs. L. D. Mars. Mrs. Cnaries K. Aioore ana jurs. T. A. Ditmar were hostesses and served refreshments. The tables were decorated with tall red ta pers and holly centerpieces. The next regular meeting on January 15 will be the semi-an- nual all-day meeting ana win oe -: held at the cnurcn witn a oasxct lunch at noon. At this time the book "Citv's Churches." will be read. Mrs. II. Sibball. guest of Mrs. J. S. Harper; and Mrs. L. D. Mars, guest or ner motner, Mrs. R. S. Marshall, both of Salem, were visitors at ' the meeting Wednesday afternoon. PRIZE WINNING STEER PRflTUM REPORTS IK OF INTEREST PRATUM, December 17. A three act Christmas play "The Birds Christmas Carol" will be gWen by the school Monday eve ning. Lights hare been arranged that seven different color effects can be produced. Only 10c admis sion will be charged to cover the cost of the new lighting arrange ment for the stage. At least the third well is being drilled within the city limits since last summer. The first two were drilled by man power by Roy Lam- rert for W. E. Ronner and Theo. Klein and the last one is drilled for the Southern Pacific R. section house by Harvey who has machine. R. Co. Evans a modern power driven Hazel Green Will k Have Program 1 '.JHAZEL GREEN, Dec. 19. r The Christmas program by the ' school will be given Monday at 8 o'cUxOc, December 23: Song, Christmas Day, primary pupils; Confession, by six small boys; Lost .Trimmings, four little girl; Star Drill, third and fourth grade tills;; song. Streets and Windows, primary pupils; Playlet, Eader Ears, primary pupils; play, Moth er .Decides, primary pupils; play, Christmas in the Day Coach; seventh and elehth rrari nnniln- duet. Misses Lorraine Fletcher, XiOps Riches accompaniment, Mikses Hazel Woelke and Char lotte Van Cleave; cornet obligato, Leonard Faist; The Spirit -of. Christmas, Lucille Dunnlgan. Jennie Brown of Rose Hill, low, with "Lucky Strike the Aberdeen Angus steer, awarded the Grand Cbtmpionsbip mt the , Nnthnml Live Stock Exposition t the Union Stock Yards, Chicago. The steer sold for $7,1)7 bringing low boy 1 12 pound for steaks. ( 1 I "- It ' - '- -1 4K utnnnR imimr IIUUUVUIIII ULIIIUIIU WIN CUSS DEBATE WOODBTJRN, December 19 The senior class won first place in debate Wednesday afternoon by winning a 3-0 decision over the sophomores.. ' In previous deoates, the seniors won from the Juniors, lr and the sophomores won - from ' the freshmen, 2-1. Grace and Earl Shrock composed the senior team and a great deal of material for the school team has been discov ered in James Myers and Harold Owings, juniors; Mary Myers and Earl Livesley sophomores and Mary Alice Conyne, Donald Court ney and Frank Bartos, freshmen. The only member of last year's school debate squad in school is James Myers, the others "being graduating seniors. The- seniors, by virtue of their victory, won first score of eight points in inter-class rivalry. It is also- recalled that the seniors voted down debate as an inter class rivalry event in the student body vote recently and then turn ed out to win over the other classes who sponsored the event. The sophomores will win six points and the Juniors and fresh men will split the- other six points with three points each. In the boys inter-class basketball games, the two upper classes were awarded 3 points each for hav ing won two games and the two lower classes wee given 1 points for winning one game each. Seniors Lead School As the present scores total, the seniors are ahead . with 22 points, sophomores, with 14 points are second, freshmen third with 12 points and last bat not least, the juniors with 9 points. Girls' basketball games are now in session and will un doubtably change the class stand ings, so far the juniors have won two games, the seniors won one and lost one and the sophomores won one and lost one. Fellows; Teenie Weenie, Edith Wflsdb; Pickaninny Pete, MIlo lnilows; Goodie Green. Pauline Looney; Children of the Shoe, Mervine Thurston, Jean McKee, Keitbel Smith, Geraldine Jones, Ruth Gardner, Burton Thurston, Wade and Wayne Harris, Ralph Main Joseph Boyer, Virgil Wil son, Bubbles Hart and June Har ris. Fairies, Donne June Powell, Juanita Holt, Beulah Wordley, Virginia Reynolds, Shirley Jones, Marjorie Norton, and Gladys Gard ner. Santa Clans' helpers, Albert Watanabe, Marcus Gardnet, Charfes Brown Bobbie Terlonej Oliver Fellows, Billie Knight, Mel vln Gardner and Richard Watanabe. SCHOOLS E PLAN BIG pienM r - PERRY DALE, December 19. The Christmas tree and program will be at the school house Friday evening. A program you will want to see and hear will be put on by the children. Each room Is putting on a play or dialogue and the primary and intermediate rooms are putting on their songs together. Miss Hel en McMillan and Homer Earl are coaching these children. Miss Wanda Elliott has charge of the high school part of the pro gram. It will consist of songs and impersonations of foreign nation's way of celebrating- Christmas which promises to be very good. Come and bring the kiddles, there will be candy for all and a Santa too. SCOTTS M LIS flU ( Mil GUESTS SCOTTS MILLS, December It. The regular meeting of Ivy Re- bekah lodge No. 101 met In their hall Tuesday evening for their Christmas festivity. After lodge a Christmas tree was prettily decor ated and held a gift for each after whieh candy and nuts were passed around to all. . ' t Those present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Engstrom. Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Naderman and Mrs. L M. Hochstetler of Salem Lodge No. 1 and Mrs. Clara Shields of Gervals lodge, and Mr. and Mrs. Ole Jaeobson of Monitor lodge. :, - .Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Amundsdn were called to Portland early Wednesday morning where their daughter, Mrs. George Krause was to undergo an operation for goi ter. .Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shepherd, and Mrs. Lena Bellinger were Sil verton visitors Monday. John Geren who attends O. S. C. spent the week end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Geren. Miss Nell KInser of Portland, visited her parents at Crooked Finger on Sunday. lutein SUFFERS 1 STROKE 2ENA, Dec. 19. W. F. Craw ford. has received a telegram from his sister, Mrs. Wayne D. Henry,, saying that their mother, Mrs. .!Iary B. Crawford had suffered a stroke of .paralysis Sunday while at a Los Angeles hotel. The phy sician in charged advised not mov ing her for 48 hours. They will start for Oregon as soon as Mrs. Crawford is able to travel. Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Mrs. Mary B. Crawford left here with the intentions of staying In Chicago and California for six weeks and will only cut short that time a day . or two because of Mrs. Crawford's Illness. Mrs. Mary B. Crawford la well known in social and church work In Salem, where she has spent the winters for several years. She has a host of friends here and in neighboring communities who will be very sorry to hear of her HI health. HAZEL GREEN Will STAGE HT HAZEL GREEN, December 1$. A pageant The Kingly One" will be given by the Christian En deavor at the church Sunday De cember 22 at 7:30 o'clock. The cast of the characters were as follows: angel of announce ment, Iola Luckey, angel of prom ise. Helen Davis, Abraham, Guy Allen Looney; Jacob, Leonard Rutherford: Judah, Glen Looney; Ruth the Moabites, Nora Ruther ford; David. Nelson Darkens; shepherds, Cecil Luckey, Cecil Seals, Author Clemens, Krald Ashbaugh: Bethelbam, Charlotte LVan Cleave; Mary. Imogene Wood, wise men, LeRoy van -cieave. Earl Rutherford, Ernest Luckey. Then solos by Mrs. Cecil Ash baugh and Clifton Clemens,. Miss Pearl Darkens and chorus bf the choir between acts. The pageant will be followed by an address by Rev. Mr. Pont ius of Vancouver, Wash., superin tendent of Oregon conference of United Brethern church. Zena School to Have Program ZENA, Dec. 19. The Zena school -will give a Christmas pro gram of plays, carols, readings and orchestra numbers Thursday night at the school house. A lighted Christmas tree will be one of the main attractions. Miss Lillian Reynolds, principal, has charge of arrangements. The neighboring communities are cor dially invited to attend. TURKEY SCHINDLER'S Saturday, the 2 lit, a flock of white tur keys will be given away. Don't miss this.' Stage leaves terminal at 8:45. . M FOR L WOODBURN, Dec 19 Wood burn has adopted an ordinance levying a tax on all taxable prop erty within- the corporate limits of the city of Woodburn for the purpose of library maintenance, retiring certain outstanding city hall bonds and paying the Inter est thereon: retiring certain out standing warrent refunding bonds and paying the Interest thereon and general municipal purposes at the regular meeting of the city dads Tuesday night. Councilman Espy reported a change from two meters to one meter in the Woodburn Water Works which will result in a sav ing of $300 or more per year to the city. The mayor and record er were Instructed to enter into a five-year contract with the Portland Electric Power company under the new rates. - The street committee was In structed to clean all the globes in the cluster lights and to replace such globes as were found found missing, Councilman Beach re ported that all of the graveled streets In the city had been scari fied. communication from Gover nor Patterson was read asking the eouneil If there were any city improvements -1a sight tor the Immediate future. President Hoover is behind this movement to ascertain labor conditions 14 the .United States. Recorder Bee be was asked to report that there would be no such improvements. GERVAIS FAMELY In AUTO con GERVAIS, December If. Prof, and Mrs. J. D. Brehant came near meeting with a serious acci dent Sunday evening while driv ing on the highway aouth of town. . They were gong south and as they were turning to the east at the Manning" school touring car in which were, five young people going in the same direction side swiped their car. The front bump er and fenders were bent, the hub cap . was torn off the front left wheel and a large splinter from the running board of the touring car was driven through the tire. The -car and young people went into the ditch. Luckily-no one was injured. HAVE GERMS TO CISTiS' FETES GERVAIS. Dec 19 Christmas exercises and a tree will be en joyed at the high school Friday afternoon and school will be dis missed for a two weeks vacation. The, school bus failed to arrive on schedule time Tuesday morn ing because of running in loose gravel near the Pioneer church and almost going Into the ditch. The boys who were passengers tried to get It back into position, but when 1t was found they could not succeed, a message was sent to the school and some of the students were out with their own cars and brought the pupils in. All were In their accustomed places by ten-thirty and the bus was in readiness to take them home in the evening. Instead of giving a Christmas program on Christmas eve the Presbyterian Sflnday school will unite with the church in giving a service on Sunday evening,' which will consist of music, scripture reading, Christmas selections by members of the Sunday school, pantomime, and closing with an impressive candle light service. FU L TO STAGE MUSICAL JEFFERSON, Dec. 19. The musical play, "Christmas With the Old Woman In a Shoe," wllj be given by the Jefferson grade school Thursday evening ifl the Masonic hall. It 1b under the di rection of the grade teachers, as sisted by Genevieve Wled. 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