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Tht OREGON STATESMAN, galem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, December 27, 1931 PAGE THREE obsSpise Mrs. Phebe A. Williams is Honored on 83rd Birthday, Party at Daughter's Home Christian Church Presents Excellent Entertain ment Thursday . WOODBURN, De. 16 In the opinion of many persona, the pro gram glren by the Christian church of Woodburn Thursday night was one of the most inter esting and entertaining of the Christmas season. A feature of the program was a three-act play "The Empty Room." The cast of characters was: Hamer. the Bethelmite, Wil lett Jessee; Joanna. Helen Hill; nobleman, Jasper Largent; Re becca, Veda Nendel; servant, El Tis Rich; prophet, Lonia. Fenner, and Mary, Lenore Nendel. There were chorus numbers between aets. Orchestra Flays 2 Numbers The orchestra, directed by Rst. J. Merlin Hill, played two num bers. Following the reading of the Christmas story and singing of hymns by the congregation, a trio, consisting of Mrs. Sadie Rich, Mrs. Bertha Howe and Mrs. Edith Frederick, sang "Holy Night" The remainder of the program: welcome exercise, by beginners' and Bluebirds classes; song, by Young People's class; play, "The Three Wise Men," by members of the Sunday school; song, by the Toung People's class; recitation, "A Christmas Thought", by Blanche Galey; vocal duet, by Mildred Howe and Ma gery Rich; play, "The Carpenter's Daugh ter", by girls of the Willing Workers class. .Treats were given to the chil dren. Rer. Hill and his wife also distributed candy canes to the children of the primary classes. HAPPY CHS puny IS ENJOYED TURNER, Dec. 27 A happy Christmas party was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A Bear Friday with a long table ar ranged for relatives and friends. who dined at noon. Table decor ations and three course menu were worked out in a color scheme of red and green. Mrs. E C. Bear was joint hostess. Covers were laid for, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Millet and Melvin, Sana and My ron Millet, Miss Alberta Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wagers and sons Bobby and Glenn, of Salem, Mrs. Mary Cammack and daugh ters Misses Helen, Laura and Es ther and sons, Forest, Albert and Paul of Rosedale, Mr. and Mrs B. C. Bear, and children Billy and Eunice, Kenneth and Willard Bear and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bear. MONMOUTH. Dee. It Mrs. Phebe A. Williams of Monmouth celebrated her 83rd birthday an niversary Christmas at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Bracken. Phebe A. Harper was born De cember 20, 1848. near Lexington. Ohio, . where her early life was spent. Reminiscences of her girl hood are Identified with the tra gic drama of the Civil war in which her father and one brother lost their lives. She recalls the epochal events of danger and con flict with accuracy. On September 30, 1868, she was married to Frederick B. Williams at Edena, Mo. With a quaintly charming blend of humor and pa thos she recounts domestic hap penings of her early married life which were tinged with the drastic depression of the years Imme diately after the war. Economy and retrenchment, then, she says were quite as imperative as now, and somewhat similar because so many persons lost property and valuables as a direct result of the war. Husband Union Soldier Her husband had been a Union soldier, and although he escaped without serious physical injury. the shadow of the conflict dark- Fire Discovered In Barn Thought To Be Incendiary JEFFERSON, Dec. 26 Smoke was seen coming from the small bars of Mrs. Mary Davis, who lives at the foot of the cemetery hill, Wednesday morning about 7:30 o'clock, by Mrs. W. H Sherman. She notified W. L. Jones, who with others hurried to the place and found fire smoul dering In some hay which was covered with a blanket which kept ft from blazing. The fire was soon extinguished with buckets t of water, after arousing Mrs. Davis. After thor ough investigation the men came to the conclusion that the fire was of incendiary origin. Miss June Davies spent Christ mas eve and Christmas morning with her parents in Portland, re turning to Salem Friday after noon. ened their home for many years. It did not daunt their pioneer ing spirit, however, for they soon went into northwestern Kansas and founded a new home. In 1903 they came west to Republic. Wash., where the family residence was maintained until Mr. Wll WilHams'dled In 1917. Since that time Mrs. Williams has traveled considerably, spend ing summers at Winnipeg, Mani toba, and her winters in Califor nia or Oregon. She has made the trips alone, until within very re cent years. Markets, Cooks by Herself She reads and sews, and is not happy unless she prepares at least one meal each day at her daugh ter's home, she markets and shops all by herself, walking the several blocks with zest. Her special cul inary delight is pie making and she doesn't allow this ability to lapse for lack of practice. Of her eight children, seven are living: Mrs. Dora Tittle and Mrs. C. P. Bracken, Monmouth; Mrs. Percy G. Judd, Salem; Mrs. Mabel Shaw, Los Angeles; Mrs. Ruth Palmer, Malln, Ore.; Frank B. Williams, Republic, Wash.; and Arthur J. Williams, Kettle Falls. Wash. She has 40 grandchildren; and SO great-grandchildren. METHODIST 1 fflT Tl TURNER. Dec. 2 The Meth odist Sunday school gave its Christmas program T h u r s d ay night to a well filled house. A Targe lighted Christmas tree, a shining star over the manger and greenery made up the decora tions. Ivan Hadley, Sunday school superintendent, announced the evening's program which opened with singing "Joy to the World," with the Invocation given by Rev. E. J. Gllstrap. Song "Shine Little Candle," by the primary class; recitation, "Wish You a Happy Christmas Day," by Alice Roberts, song. "Just a Little Baby," Low ell Hadley; recitation "Welcome" Arthur Parks; exercise by boys class, Gordon Kunke, Maurice Sparks. Robert and Henry Hat field and Hershel Peterson; exer cise by a large girls class with a Christmas story told by their teacher, Mrs. Mae Hadley. Class Members Listed Members of the class are Elea nor Parks, Barbara Roberts, Flor ence Garner, Stella Barnett, Ka theryn Sparks, Ruth Burgoyne, Lois Gunning, Lorraine Barnett, Florence Watkins, Ruth Clark, Evelyn Jensen, Elaine Morris. The exercise closed with a song Christ Our Savior." Recitation "In Judea," Evelyn Jensen; pan tomime, "Silent Night" by Olga and Alvin Garner. Christmas music by the choir; a closing hymn by the congrega tion, after which candy and nuts were passed to all. After the even ings service about 20 of the young people sang carols at a number of homes. when many forms of securities are of doubtful value, clearly indi cate the soundness of investment in monthly payment mortgages on American homes, the foundation upon which our building and loan associations are built. The above announcement, comes at a opportune time, Just prior to Building and Loan Thrift week, January 17 to 33. Bond's Brother Dies Suddenly TURNER, Dec. 26 H. S. Bond received word Thursday morning of the sudden death of his broth er M. C. Bond who has been the Southern Pacific agent at Suther lin. Mr. Bond left for Sutherlln as soon as a man was sent to relieve him of his duties at the Turner depot. PRATUM, Dec. 26 Fred Cor nu and Fred Llnbeck sold their potatoes to a Salem firm, al though the crop is far below oth er seasons in quantity in this community, the quality is excel lent. CHU VISIT IT MRS. ADAMS' HOME All Present but one From Indiana; Grice Clan's Homecoming Held ORCHARD HEIGHTS. Dec. tf Among the Christmas rennlons was a dinner at the home of Mrs. Margaret Adams who entertained all her children, with their fami lies, except the youngest son Clar ence who Is in the employ of the Indiana state board of health, and was unable to get home as he had expected. As a substitute for his presence, he sent his mother a radio. Covers were placed for Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Snmpter of Marsh field, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gra benhorst and sons, Charles and Henry, Mr. and Mrs. George Adams, all of Prlngle, George and Frances Ely of lone, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilcox and children, Ber nice, Margaret and Raymond of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams and sons, Robert and Dan iel of Klngwood, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adams and children, Am nion and Shirley Rose. The annual homecoming of the Grice clan was celebrated as usual as a house party at the Larkin Grice home. Four generations of the family were present, most of whom arrived on Christmas eve and remained until Christmas night The guest list lnelnded Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Cannoy, Leland Canney, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Dil lon and children, Barbara and Gerald, all of Woodburn; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwartz, Dell Schwarta, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Fox, Jr., Beverly Fox and Miss Mary St. Pierre, all of Klngwood; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Urba Martin and chil dren, Victor, Walter, Doris and Ardeth, all of Balem; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adams their daughter Shirley and son Amnion; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Best, Mr. and Mrs. Am nion Grice, their daughter Irene, Mr. and Mrs. S. Page, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Castle, Dalton Castle and Larkin Grice. HEIGHTS PEOPLE IE HOSTS ORCHARD HEIGHTS, Dec. SI Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Blsh and Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson, all of Forest, Wash., are spending the holidays with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs William Layton, entertained Christmas' day, Mrs. Mrs. Grace Bliss, Miss - Helen Bliss and Mrs. Rose Burleigh of West' Salem. Miss Dorothy Logan of Fort- land was a Christmas truest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Edgar and will remain un til the new year. Frank Starbuck who la building the new house on the Starbuck farm spent Christmas with his family in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Cash Roberts and Charles Roberts spent the Christ mas weekend with Mrs. Roberts parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Good- speed at Newport. - Mrs. a H. Fisher is in Port land where she spent Christmas with her sister. Mrs. C. A. Tom maseene. Mr. and Mrs. William Knower with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smart will go to Portland Sunday and the two ladies will remain for several days as guests of Mrs. Tommaseene. Horses Roaming Road Force Car Into the Ditch TURNER, Dec. 26 Three hors es roaming the road two and one fourth miles south of Turner, by the T. B. Funston place Friday evening after dark, put one auto mobile Into the ditch aud at least one other had a narrow escape. While the driver was dodging one horse, the second one ap peared and the car slipped Into a side ditch, which was too deep to pull out of without help. None of the four occupants were hurt and the car was driven off on its own power. Search was Immediately begun to try to lo cate the owner of the horses. BUI E 1 Conservation of Humanity Deemed More Essentia) Than for Property Every county and city seeds a health department, a bulletin pro? pared by the state board of health declares. "Every eounty or city has st . least two great -assets, namely property and people. The amount oi effort made to conserve these two assets depends on the Intellectual, social, and economic status of a community. There are very few individuals or commun ities that have not protected them selves against losses from fire by carrying fire Insurance and by maintaining an adequate fire de partment. To protect property from misappropriation and theft, rigid laws have been passed and millions of' dollars are spent an nually for the enforcement of laws through the maintenance of police departments and courts. "If a county or city does not care to spend money for health work it Is either because the peo ple do not care to make an effort to obtain the beet community health and are satisfied as long as they are not threatened with fatal epidemics, or it is because they do not believe that much can be done to improve the health of the community. PubU health within certain limitations is purchasable. While ws still have our epidemics, the loss of life that prevailed before preventive measures were used Is no longer to be feared. Bow can a county or city get the best health protection? It means the establishment of a special organ ization efficiently manned and adequately financed. It good health Is essential to a happy suc cessful life, we have a right to assume that the first need of any community Is a health organiza tion. - "A community needs a health department to protect It against communicable diseases. Such pro tection Is not only given through Isolation and quarantine of cases but even more so by the use of modern preventive measures. A health department endeavors to persuade the community to ac cept all recognized and success ful preventive measures. If it were possible to have the com munity adopt all of the measures, most of the fatal communicable diseases could be eliminated. "The greatest need of today is individual health knowledge. An efficient health department de pends not only upon the amount of money expended for health but even more so upon trained and experienced health workers. Too many communities are still look ing for the cheapest health de partment Instead of the most ex perienced and the most Success ful. Experienced health workers not only know what can and should be done to prevent illness and death, but also know how to spend their appropriation so as to obtain the best results." F WW IS SUITED WIH HUBBARD, Dec. 28 John C. Claypool, 43, died Thursday fol lowing an illness of several months. Funeral services wiH be held Monday at 1 o'clock at the Federated church with Reverend Glenn S. Hartong officiating. Pri vate burial services will be held in Salem. Mr. Claypool was bern In Hampton, Iowa, and has lived in Oregon five years and In Hubbard four years. Surviving relatives are his wife, Marie Claypool and five children, Del mar, Hazel, Roy, Helen and Beatrice of Hubbard; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Claypool of Fontana, California; three brothers, Clin ton of Missoula, Montana; Harry of Chelsea, Oklahoma; Fred of Los Angeles, California; and one sister, Mrs. Elsie Withune of Se attle. Washington. Pallbearers will be E. O. Erickson, Stuart L. Johnson, John Friend, Mr. Stiek ney, George Leffler and Emil Mathieson. When yon think of LIFE INSURANCE Think of Charlie McEIhinny THE WIDOWS' FRIEND Tel. T041 First Nat. Bank Bllg. Family Dinners Holiday Events LIBERTY, Dec. 26 A num ber of family dinners were enjoy ed Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Holder and children were guests of Mrs. Holder's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Seagrove of Salem Heights. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scott and family were guests at the T. D. Trick home in Rosedale. Grange to Meet Tuesday Evening LIBERTY, Dec. 28 The Red Hills Grange will meet Tuesday evening at 3 p.m. in the Liberty hall at which time several candi dates will be Initiated into the third and fourth degree and sev eral others will be admitted by demit. . "flTTTJ DDPOfTJIDTtftV OrDUtrr 1Q TUP TT?C!f Orninnw imi nn-trrmnM I I 405 C A 1? E IT A E, Tel. I III Srt TiRim STrmi? t h wit t ptt tllfi l . v mr m. vw e M.M w f SUaili A. A J A A LU ''I i m m DUD IS HEAVY Dividends totaling 1226.000,000 will have been paid by January 1 to building and loan investors, ac cording to Kirk Reynolds, secre tary of the Building and Loan League of Oregon. This large dis bursement, which is for the last six months of 1881, will be of great value to the people of mod est means, who comprise the membership in all parts of the United States. Mr. Reynolds also -points out that these earnings, at a time Moving - Storing - Crating Larmer Transfer & Storage PHONE We AlioHandle Fuel Oil and Coal EtaaBM tfoiini? New Build it according to Copeland's Poultry House Plans We can furnish to customers practical and economical poultry house plana especially adapted to this local ity. Size of house is optional from 20 to 200 feet in length. Ask us about it. ' Build it with - KILN-DRIED RUSTIC FLOORING AND CEILING This material U suitable for poultry houses,-or any other small warm farm buildings. We have only a lim . ited amount to sell at $ 1 1 .00 per thousand J. W. Copeland Yards i West Salem Phone 6627 Dependably Berring the Lumber Consumer PteJnventary Stock Clearance Sale Begins Tomorrow, Monday at 9 a. m. and Lasts Until Monday, Jan. 4th, Inclusive You know our Clearance Sales. We do never aim ANY PROFIT-MAKING. Just cleaning out winter merchandise, to make room for new Spring goods. Every piece of winter merchandise on Sale "FOR LESS THAN COST." Come early, supply is limited. Blanket Sale 70x80 Single Blankets, f A cotton. Were 89c, now ... D7C 70x80 Tulip, single blanket, wool mixed. Were QQe $1.48, now JC 68x76 double cotton blankets, grey. Were $1.69, dt AA now PleVe7 70x80 fancy cotton double blan ket. Were now .n:98: $1.39 72x80, 4 lb., 50 wool, double blankets. Were d0 1 O $3.48, now leJ 72x84 4 lb., 50 wool, double blankets. Were OA $4.48,, now pa)7 Closeout on Flannel Ladies and Miaaes Gowns and Pajamas Bath Robes for Men, Women and Children Closeout Sale Ladies fancy flannel pajamas. Ladies robes, heavy blanket Were $1.98, djl CQ robing. Were $2.98, d JO now - vletUF now PleTO Ladise fancy flannel gowns and Misses Blanket robes, sixes 4 to pajamas. Were $1.23, OA 16. Were $1.98 to OO now . OJC $2.48, now pl.aW Misses fancy flannel pajamas. Ladies rayon lounging robes. Were $1.48, Cl 10 Were $1.98, $2.48 fcl AO now - 31.13 and $2.98, now $1 tO Misses flannel pajamas and Ladies rayon pajam- l OO gowns. Were 98c, "TO as. Were $1.98, now. 31 now I J C Ladies' rayon gowns. QA Children's part wool sleepers. Were $1.48, now 0C Were 98c n now ' . DOC All wool robes and all Beacon "" ""' robes, all silk quilted robes Children's gowns and sleepers. r.e9c.: 33c I Va OFF Wool Dress Goods Sale Odds and Ends of Wool Dept. 54-in. all wool flannel j all colors. $1.39 Was $1.98 yard, now 54-in. all wool batiste covert cloth, kasheen. Was $1.98 yard, now $1.39 36 in. wool flannel, all colors. Was $1.23 yard, 70 now 82 in. all wool batiste. Was $1.23 yd, now 73c 36 in. velveteen, all colors. Was $1.59 yard, AO now 5OG CLE AUDIT-IT -WEAR CLEAN HJI? SA1LE Ladies Fur Trimmed Coats Maachurian Wolf Cellar and Caffa He, f 141.48. New Ladies Silk Dresses ad Wool Dreaeea Rnlar S0.7S aad $13.48 Now 03.40 Children' Wool and Silk Dresses y3 fu Children's Coats 13 ms IHIDttlI56 Salle Men's buckskin (all leather) houseslippers. A Were $1.23 a pair, now.... VVC Men's leather moccasin. Were $1.48, now 93c Men's felt slippers, leath- n ft er toe. Was $1.23, now VuC Ladies rayon D'Orsay Q slipper. Was $1.00, now.. OJC Ladies leather D'Orsay QQ slipper. Was $1.69, nowlC Many Other Houseslippers at Reduced Prices Outing Flannel Striped, 86 in. wide. 1A Reg. 19c grade, Yd. 1UC r.OEN'S EI?AEtfiT.2EJTr (SILEAEIASJCE SAHE Men's Dress Skirts 79c Broadcloth, fait colon. Woro 11.48, now ....... Little Fellows' Suit SIlM 1 U WOOl, VolTOt, JOTM7 y3 En? Boy's Rainproof Leatherette Blazers Warm lined. l OO War 11.11. now 91.) BOY'S Roll Neck Sweaters All wool, eaaktr knit. Jaat tao thing for cold weather. Sr..M:": $2.73 Boy', Ruff Neck Sweater $2.23 11 wool. Wero IS. 73, now Many Other Bargains All orer the atore In yard fedi, allka, hoe, ander wear, ete. Boys' Flannel Gowns and Pajamas were 9113, now 79c Remember Sale begins Monday Morning, Decem ber 28th, and lasts until Monday, January 4th, inclusive. Men's Flannel Pajamas and Gowns were $1.23, now 89c Q Mk0Q Hi' mm Salem, Oregon 220 N. Liberty