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Christmas Seat Sale Greater
Than in Former Years
Snown Here
DALLAS, December II. Re
turns from the Seal Sale la Dal
la will exceed that of any former
years, according to the chairman.
Mrs. C. N. Bilyeu. In the junior
high school building the total
ales are $71.04, bigh sale for the
fourth and fifth grade being the
roonrof Miss Esther Clereland,
who sold $21.24 seals, this room
will recelre as a prize the picture
Riven by the Hayter Bookstore.
The room of Mrs.'Alta Cerny was
a close second with a sale of $14
38. In the sixth, seventh and
eighth grade division, the highest
Hate was in the room of Mrs. Myr
tle Smith amounting to 17.96.
th.y, will receive the picture given
by the Dallas National Bank.
Total sales in the primary build-
in were $21.10, this includes the
firt nccond and third grades and
to the room of each grade with
the highest kale, the Dallas
Woman's club gives a picture.
The room of Miss Ena McKeown
had high sale for the first grader
amounting to 12.30. For the sec
ond erade the picture will co to
the room of Miss Doris Coad who
sold $4.43 in seals. Miss Dorothy
Schadler of the third grade will
receive the picture for her room
with a sale of $6.55.
Returns are not yet complete
from the business and industrial
district, but it has already exceed
ed that of other years. Total of
year $244.03.
The first return on the seal sale
was from therschocl of the Wil
lamette Valley Lumber camp at
IJh-.ck Rock, who sold - their
amount oMa.OO io one day. Airlle
l-.-M al9o reported, but other out
side districts art still to be heard
from.
DALLAS SEK WIN
HEMS DEBATE
DALLAS, Dec. 19. The last in
terdass debate was held today be
tween the senior and sophomore
teams.
The seniors upheld the affirma
tive and were represented by Mar
garet Ellen Kelley. Barbara Elli
oi: and Alice Wiens.
The sophomores had the nega
tive side of the question and their
team was composed of Otto Fish
er. Dorothy Elliott and Rachel Ug-lov.-.
The question was: "Resolved,
that Oregon should adopt a com
pulsory automobile liability insur
ance law." The Judges' decision
v.u! unanimous in favor of the af
firmative, or seniors.
his gives the seniors the school
championship. The team which1
will represent Dallas in the de
bates with other schools will bo
picked from those participating In
the interclass debates.
Hazel Green Has
Darning. Club
HAZEL GREEN, Dec. 19.
The recently organized Darning
club met at the home of Mrs. G.
AV. Davis Wednesday afternoon.
The officers are, president,
Mrr. Louis Wampler; vice presi
dent, Jars. Hines; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Edward Dunnl-
gan. Sr. '
Members are Mrs. Pearl Wood,
Mrs. Richard Tuve, Mrs. Jarmin,
Mrs. G. W. Davi3, Mrs. Joanna
Rassmusson, Mrs. Montandon,
Mrs. Ira Darkins, Mrs. Louis
Faist, Mrs. J. O. Shneider, Mrs.
Penny, Mrs. Rutherford, Mrs.
Maurice Dunnigan, Mrs. Henry
Dunnlgan, Mrs. Louis Wampler,
Mrs. Edward Dunnigan, Sr Mrs.
Hines. and Mrs. Edward Dunni
gan. Jr.
They will meet every two
weeks on Wednesday afternoon.'
Mrs. J. V. Lahrman is expecting
her sister, Miss Clara Dalke. of
Portland, for 4 he holidays. Miss
Dalke is training at Good Samar
itan hospital.
- Mrs. fShaver, of Molalla, was a
week end visitor at the Lester
Van Cleave, home. Mrs. Van
Cleave and Mrs. Shaver are sis
terS.
TO HAVE PROGRAM
RICKREALL. Dec 19. The
grade school is giving a Christmas
program Wednesday evening In
the: high school auditorium.
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GERMANY'S NEW FOItEIGN fflMSTEIt
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Dr. Curtiss, wen-known German statesman, was re- i The fcur pretty girls shows above with the Btw For
eenUy selected to fill the post of Foreign Minister I elgn Minister an his daughters, and are typical of
vacated by the death of the late Guitar Stresemana. modern young German womanhood.
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WOODBURN. Dec. 19 The
Home Rebekah lodge entertained
their families at a Christmas par
ty in the Odd Fellows hall Tues
day night.
The open session was presided
over by Mrs. Mamie Allen and
the chapter was placed in mourn
ing for departed Mrs. Margaret
Ross, an 'old member of the lodge
who died in Porterville, Califor
nia, Xoveutfcecr
After the session, the guests
were admitted and the program
opened by a song fn unison, "Si
lent Night." Mrs. Charles Howe,
Accompanist which was followed
by readings by Margery Wright.
"Anna and Willie's Prayer," and
Maymie Lenhardt. A vocal duet,
"Dear Little Stranger." by Mil
dred and Katherlne Howe was
followed by a reading, "The Star
of Bethlehem" by Nona Otjen.
Harold Livesay read "Christmas
Season" and Roy Gibbons read
"Old Saint Nick." Miss Kath
leen. Elkin played two piano so
los and Charlotte Mae Livesay
closed the program with a read
ing. "Nancy's Christmas Dolly."
Following the program, the
children were given gifts and
candy from the tre4 and the old
er folks drew numbers for their
gifts.. The party was in charge of
Mrs. Mable Wright, Mrs. George
Bach and-Blrs. Maymie Allen.
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SILVERTON, Dec. 19 Silver-
ton is justly proud of her talented
young violinist. Miss Irene Mor-
ley, who was so enthusiastically
received when she played three
groups of solos at a dinner given
in honor of Governor and Mrs.
Patterson and Dr. and Mrs. L.
Steiner . at Hubbard Mineral
Springs and at which Dr. P. O. Ri
ley and "Hy" Everdlng were
hosts. Hal Campbell alio of Sil
verton was her accompanist.
Monday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Jay Morley, Miss Irene, Hal
Campbell and Clarence Campbell
were guests of Mr. Everdlng at a
dinner given at Hubbard Mineral
Springs hotel. Dancing follow
ed the dinner.
Mfs3 Morley was graduated
from the local high school last
June and since that time has been
devoting her time to the study of
violin, piano and French.
Jetterson Sunday
School Will Give
Xmas Program
JEFFERSON. Dec. 19. The
Sunday school of the Evangelical
church will observe Christmas on
Sunday evening, by giving the fol
lowing program: Song. "Darkness
Is Ended" by the choir, followed
by Scripture reading and prayer;
welcome. Ray Ballard: "Jesus'
Little Friends." Primary class;
"Who Cares for the Lambs," Vlr
gll Wilson; "Bethlehem Child.'
Juniors; "Advice to Santa," Gara
Barna; ' "Living Decorations
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Edith Wilson, Shirley Jones, Mar
Jorie Weddle; "Star Beams," Qer
aldine Jlnes; "Christmas Bas
kets," Primary class.
"The Star," Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Ballard; "The Ladder of Joy,"
Juniors; "The Shepherds' Vision,"
H. E. Jones; "Christmas Dinner,"
Beulah Wilson; Anthem, choir;
"A Path to Jesus," Frances Wed
dle; "The Decorator," Junior and
Primary class; "Shepherds of
Bethlehem," Young People's class;
"Follow On," choir. Benediction.
TO MEET TONIGHT
NORTH HOWELL, December
19. The community club -will
hold Its first meeting Friday eve
ning, December 20 and there will
be a Christmas tree and a fine
program and a general good time.
Plans for the next four meet
ings of this club will be announ
ced and committees nameA accord
ingly. W. H. Stevens and Mrs. Earl
Harmon have been chosen as
leaders in an unusual contest to
be carried on during the winter
and a series of short debates have
been arranged.
DallasChmber
Oi Commerce Is
Reported Active
DALLAS, December 19. Rev.
D. Peterson will act as general
chairman in charge of arrange
ments for the annual meettag of
the Dallas chamber of commerce,
which will be a dinner, the eye- I
nine- of January 8. Mr. Peterson
will announce the other members
of the committee later, also the
place of the dinner.
N. L. Guy and R. S. Kreason
representing the Kiwanis club dis
cussed the proposal for joint Quar
ters for the two organizations, the
"committee will present a report
at the annual meeting as to pos
sible locations.
The mail ballot for new direct
ors will be mailed out the first of
next week, and the result report
ed at the meeting on January 8,
Members will also be asked to in
dicate on the ballot, some project
for the next year's program.;.
SILVERTON. Dec. 1$ Mrs.
Ida Allchln. who has been a guest
of her cousin, Mrs. Lettle Burch,
for the past two weeks left Wed
nesday morning tor Los Angeles
where she will visit for sometime
before leaving for her home In
Michigan.
Mrs. Allchln visited with an I
invalid brother at Spokane. Wash
ington, for two. months before
coming on to Silverton.
Oaly 4 Shopping Daj
Until Cfcristanae
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NORTH HOWELL, December
19. The Grange degree team
went to the Masonic hall In Ger-
vais Wednesday evening and ex
emplified the third and Tourth do
grees to a class of seven candi
dates.
The meeting was a special one
called by the master of the Fairfield-Grange
for this work and
North' Howell is proud o f tho
manner In which the members of
the Grange team responded.
Harvesters for the third degree
included Tom Bump, Archie Wles
ner, Roy Dunn, Raymond Paulson,
Alan Wiesner And Russ Coomler.
Substitutes for the occasion
were Mrs. Amanda Drake and
Earl Harmon who performed their
part very ably.
KIDDIES SELL STAMPS
HAZEL GREEN, Dec. 19.
The school children sold $7 of
Red Cross stamps. Frank John
son, Jr., won the first prize, Tat
suro Yada the second prize in the
advanced room, Clinton Wampler
first, Beatrice Johnson second in
the primary room. Yoshlye Yos
hikai la absent from school be
cause of Illness.
SALE
NOW
in
Progress
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.Women's Dress Pumps in
Brown, black kid, also bro
caded satin. Values to
$7.85. SPECIAL1
300 pairs
on
Special lot of Women's
Pumps, patent and kid,
French and Cuban heels.
SLIPPER SALE FOR to, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Boys' Shoes Greatly Reduced During This Sale
OFJEfffiCEGIS
LEAGUE IS ACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE. Dec 19
The Girls' league meeting opened
Tuesday with the usual groap
singing.
The president, Marjorte Wan
der, called for a report from the
carnival that was given Decem
ber 9. The chairman gave a re
port and said that she was well
pleased with the result. This Is
only fhe second year that the car
nival has been given and the girls
doubled the profit of last year.
However, the girls feel the beet
thing of all Is the fact that the
scholarship was more than clear
ed.
, For Christmas cheer this year
the League Is going to help the
Legion by bringing fresh vege
tables tor the. baskets which the
several organisations of Inde
pendence are going to distribute,
An amendment was voted on
and made to the constitution.
A song for the Girls' League
was discussed and as everyone
was In favor of having one it was
decided to give until the next
meeting (two weeks) for the ori
ginal songs to be turned in. They
will sing them and vote them.
The mothers tea was discussed
and a committee appointed to
make definite plans.
After several popular songs the
meeting adjourned.
Brush College
Has Community
Club Meeting
BRUSH COLLEGE, Dec. 19.
Because of the inclement weather
Friday night a very small attend
ance was present at the meeting
of the Brush College community
club, held at the school house.
A. E. Uttley president, presid
ed at the short business meeting,
which was followed by a general
discussion of plans for a Christ
mas program, which will be held
in conjunction with the school
program Friday evening, Decem
ber 20.
Dicksons Move to
La Center, Wash.
NORTH HOWELL. December
19. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Dick
son who have been living in our
community since their marriage
some time ago have moved to a
farntinear La Center, Wash.
Mwr. THekson was formerly Miss
Mae Vinton and they will be great
ly mtseS tn the home circles.
'omen's Pumps
me $z.8
Every Line On Sale
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j ACCUSED I
Jack Pugm, a chauffeur of Union
City, Tenn has confessed to mur
dering his paralyzed employer
Lexie Parka, wealthy Union City
financier, Pugh first claimed that
someone leaped to the running
board of his machine, and shot
Parks, bat later stated that he was
drunk and shot the "old man."
Pugh is being; closely guarded to
prevent any of the threatened mob
violence.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Coomler and
Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Coomler drove
to Portland last Wednesday and
enjoyed a good show.
RETURN'S TO SILVERTON
SILVERTON, Dec. 19-r-Stanley
WlckerBhara has returned to Sil
verton after an absence of two
years. During this time he has
been at Cantwell, Alaska. . Mr.
Wickersham reports that he liked
the country and lite there very
much although it was compara
tively far from civilization.
Mr. Wickersham's father is
still In Alaska but plans to return
to Silverton in two months.
CHOCOLATES
Our Own
Make Only
The SPA
Men's
and
street
VALUE OF CROPS IS
BOOSTED IS M
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (AP)
This year's crops of the Am
erican farmer were worth $85,-
090,000 more than last year's
harvest despite a production de
crease of 4.1 per cent.
The crop reported board of the
department of agriculture today
estimated that the value or so
leading crops was $8,580,128,000
compared with $M95,tss,ooo
last year. The area harvested
was $17,082,000 acres or about
t per cent more than last years
acreage, but widespread drought
cut yields 5.3 per cent under last
year's and 2.2 per' cent below the
average of the last ten years.
' Principal increases In value
were reported for hay, fruits, ve
getables, and sugar crops; principal.-
decreases reported were for
grains and cotton.
The hay crop
Gifts
That Last the Year
Community Silver
Fostoria Glass
Heisey Glass
Pottery Novelties
and Best of All
Dinner Sets
325
Men's Brown grain Moe Toe Dou
ble Sole Oxford. Just the style for
service and these Fall days. Spe
cial during these Sale Days
Every Line for Men on Sale
Oxfords: tan, brown (fit
black calf, built for
or dress wear Splen
did values on sale.
A Special Sale of Men's Oxfords
was Ttlied at Vll.HMM.Mt.
compared with tl.zlf.ltO.OOO
last year; potatoes Increased lafj.
valne from $2$I.00Md0 last ?
year to 479.0eQ,00 this yeafH
and sweet potatoea Jumped fronx
$71.0,000 last year to $$0,000,r
000 for this season. 1 '
The more important fruit cronif
were reported to have a eombia-f
ed value of $506,000,000 con
pared with $480,000,000.
M;$. Hobblit Goes
To California
SILVERTON, Dec. U Mr. and
Mrs. Mahlon 8. Hoblitt have left
for Los Angeles where they win';
make their borne. Mr. IiobUU.
will be connected with newspaper,
work there. -
Ur. HoWitt untn recently was ,
the editor of the Silverton Appeal....'
the largest weekly newspaper in
Marion county. The paper was t,.
sold the first of December to II. ...
T Allen of Montana.
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