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i 2 h&AS XCUIXI'J Til&N; itacui'. Orcai.iL d-Jti'iz.) jioctm 'a It5 -Wr il. 1 - The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, DiMnbet2i;19Z3 -. - ISM I I I I I rounded itst - ; - ' "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Aice" From First Statesman. March 28, 1851 j THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. CHAXLE3 A. Spsacuk - -. - Editor-Manager Sheldon K. Sackett . . - . - Managing-Editor Member of the Associated Press - - ' Tha Associated Praia la exclusively entitled t tha use for public tlon of all aew dlpacrha credited to It or not otherwise credited la this paper. j - . This Looks Interesting TIJITH Senator Borah going through the gestures of a can- 4 didate f or the presidency, popular interest in the 1936 - competition will, perk up at once. Bdrah alone of the re publicans mentioned, except Herbert Hoover, is a national figure of consequence. Most of the others have acquired some color by virtue of having their names attached to presiden tial booms; but Borah brings prestige already acquired in long years of senatorial service and campaigning on public questions. When as seasoned a politician as Ralph E. Wil liams, Oregon's republican national committeeman, gives out interviews indicating a drift to Borah, then it is safe to conclude Borahill be a real: factor. Ordinarily Borah would be counted out. He is too inde pendent to have much of a personal following from any ele ment in the party. He is an inflationist, a free silverite and a bonus-payer, which runs counter to the ideas of most of the party traditionists. On the other hand he is a strong con stitutionalist and foe of much of the alphabetical experimen- "'tation of the present administration. Borah belongs in the column "tod late (or too hard) to classify". But what makes the Borah candidacy more formidable is the possibility of . his gaining backing of Townsend supporters. Borah has not committed himself on the Townsend plan. It is reported that he introduced Dr. Townsend at the Boise meeting. Other candidates, Landon of Kansas and Knox of Illinois, have expressed themselves in frank opposition to the plan. If Borah should endorse the plan or acquiesce in . support from that quarter he will have a bloc of supporters already organized. - Nineteen hundred thirty-six is going to be a stirring cam paign year, make no mistake. The democrats are going to labor to retain their power; and insofar as Farley and Emil , Hurja can do it they will trace every federal check for a vote whether reliefer, jobholder, or supplier of material. Nineteen hundred thirty-four will seem little consequence in comparison. On the other hand the disaffected elements will muster against Roosevelt. The correct republican position, it would seem, is conservative as against Roosevelt's easy spending, distorted finances, and unorganized program. But Borah may endeavor to out-Roosevelt Roosevelt, which would be bitter medicine for republican conservatives. . . Strengthening Justice - OREGON district attorneys favor changing the law so as to permit introduction as evidence of pictures of per sons murdered. It is a reasonable modification, in the in terest of justice. Pictures are the modern method of record ing history. Movies are how used to determine winners in races. Where there is a question the pictures are re-run, slow motion. In the recent trial in Portland for the murder of a . deputy sheriff the death mask of the victim was ruled out. It showed the bullet entered from behind, which would go - to prove the killer did not fire in self-defense. In that case the defendant got off with manslaughter, a notorious miscar riage of justice. . It is not sufficient to make more efficient police forces if the courts bungle after the detectives bring in the guilty. This lalldown of justice goes beyond the mere difficulties due to technicalities that operate for the benefit of the ac cused. They reach to the juries who are sometimes craven or too sympathetic or too ignorant to appraise evidence. A recent Portland jury let off two young men who confessed they were guilty of criminal assault on a girf. In contrast with these jury deficiencies is the case of the jury at Port Orchard which found Leo Hall guilty of the mass murders near Bremerton and directed that the death penalty be imposed. Frank, C. Walker has done the disappearing .act in Washing ton again. He's FDR's favorite in the musion business. He pops in to "coordinate" the new deal machinery; then after a few months in .which do one sees any less friction in the bearings, he pops bat. Gossip la that he has popped out this time to pop back soon as suc cessor to Jim Farley In the postof flee. Farley, It seems. Is finding out he wUl not be able to reelect FDR with one hand tied behind his back; though it it were loose in the postoff hre it might help. Trial by a jury of one's peers is an old phrase in the law. In England it means an accused may be tried by commoners if a com moner himself, or by the house of peers if apeer. Charged with man slaughter In an auto accident case, Edward Southwell Russell, Lord de Clifford, is demanding trial by his "peers"; and getting it. the first trial in the house of lords for a long time; and perhaps the last for it will cost about $20, O00 and Britishers are thinking of ending the old rule. B. F. Irvine, editor of the Portland Journal, is "guest conductor" of special column in Editor and Publisher, the newsorgan for newspaper workers. In it he sets down the instructions given him' by C S. Jackson, now deceased, who was founder and publisher of the Journal: "Always put the public interest above any private in terest, even above the private interest of the proprietor of The Jour nal." It's a irood resolution; and one that Editor Irvine has followed with fidelity. 1 , The newsphoto which won first place for "spot? pictures in a New York exhibition was one which showed a city street scene with an automobile turned on its side, a figure prostrate on the sidewalk and in the doorway a man standing grief -stricken. He had been at tracted to the scene by the crowd; and found it was his wife who lay dead on the walk. There Indeed was compressed tragedy from real life. President Roosevelt took a dig In his Atlanta speech at some of his opponents, referring to them as well-fed and members of well stocked clubs. Papers this week contain pictures of the inside of the White House refrigerator, showing pheasant, quail and duck. From California he is getting a 100-lb. cake; so the sleek clubmen appear to have nothing over the president when It comes to victuals. The Medford Mail-Tribune is the first this year to reprint the famous New York Sun "letter to Virginia" proclaiming faith In Santa Claus. Virginia herself, grown and a mother herself, is qnoted as not being so sure about Santa Claus after all. Perhaps her loss of faith is because she has to meet Santa's Mils now. Hollywood is having quite a stir over the mysterious death of - blonde actress. She died with alcohol and carbon monoxide in her brain, which of course Is a bad blend for any one; though a serious thought would have been as quickly fatal to a blonde actress. Signs are that the acid, test in 1936 will be "Are you for the Townsend plan?" It la expected to work just as well as "free elec tricity without. cost to the taxpayers'' did in 1930; and to produce bout the same results. Score one against this column was used Friday. Rather hard to than self-imposed. ; Portland will remain an ox-cart town. The city council turned down plans for building .two. arterial ways through the west side. With our log-cabin we can sympathize with the town down the river. - From the amount of whiskey advertising and promotion It seems the popular Christmas carol this year will be 'Comin' through the Rye". .' . A letter came to a reporter labeled "This is not n Christmas card." Clever idea, to make sure it would be opened. ; "v Liiin in which the term "self-suicide" have any other kind of suicide The Great Game of Politics By FRANK B. KENT Copyright 1939. by Th Baltimore Saa But One is Just Playing Washington, Dec. 20. VIEWED from the practical angle the republican situation seems simple enough and can be briefly stated. The par ty has two out standing per sonalities Mr. H o o t e r and Senator Borah n e 1 1 her of whom, it is h e 1 d, can be nominated, and neither of whom if nomi nated would be supported b y the friends of the other. CONCEDING the necessity for unity, the obvious republican problem is to nominate a candi date whom both Mr. Hoover and Mr. Borah can strongly support. standing him upon a platform to which they both can subscribe These are the only two republi cans with a real personal follow ing. Mr. Hoover's, it is true, is very much larger than Mr. Bo rah's, but the Borah following does exist. In regard to personal strength they are .in a class by themselves. Most observers be lieve with with a Hoover - Borah supported ticket, Mr. Roosevelt, against whom the tide Is clearly running now, can be beaten easi ly; with either disaffected, the Roosevelt chances are enhanced. IF, for different reasons, they share the widely held conviction that the issues involved transcend in importance party or personal considerations and that the Roose velt reelection would be a nation al disaster if they share that be lief, then it does seem to put things pretty squarely up,to them. There may be other ways- by which the republicans can win be sides getting Mr. Hoover and Mr. Borah united in support of the ticket, but that seems the surest and most logical way. The more thoughtful republicans in Wash ington are in accord about that. How then, they asked themselves. is the necessary formula for achieving unity to be found? IT Is agreed that getting them in a room together is not the way. They too sincerely dislike each other for that. Nor is it likely It could be done by second-hand ne gotiation by mutual friends. The fact is there is no way unless both are sufficiently concerned about the new deal defeat to Tise above every small feeling, sacrifice the desire to dominate and shelve his pet ideas, preferences and perlu- dices. That Mr. Hoover is capable of doing this Is the belief of his friends. There is more doubt about Mr. Borah. The reason is that Mr. Hoover is much more se rious In hte conviction that the new deal is a national menace and the country cannot stand four more years of it. MR. BORAH, on the other hand. has supported some of the more questionable new deal measures (the potato-control bill for one). is in no position to get indignant over either currency tinkering or extravagance, and in general, has become deeply in earnest only ov er the suspension of the anti-trust laws and the monopolistic tenden cy. The fact is Mr. Borah appears rather devoid of flaming convic tions about the new deal. He has been almost solicitously tender to ward Mr. Roosevelt personally, has not seemed greatly outraged over the contempt with which the constitution Is treated, the terrif ic waste of the people's money or the concentration of legislative power in the hands of individuals In brief, he has contributed little toward the Indictment of this ad ministration. The real indict ment is made by Mr. Hoover. The" Borah guns are not leveled at a target. He hag been firing in the air. There Is also the suspicion that the Borah presidential boom is promoted for publicity purposes and to permit of a convention dra matization that will help insure his reelection to the senate in Idaho. CONCEDING ALL this, it still is true that Senator Borah has real power to harm or help. His sup port counts second only to that of Mr. Hoover. If Mr. Borah Is vigorously for the ticket he can be of great help. If he sulks as in 1932 or takes to the woods as In 1912, or finds some point to use as an alibi for dissent, he can do a lot of harm. It is possible to win without him, but it would help the republicans very much in the west, to have him on the stnmp. The strength of Mr. Hoo ver's conviction, it Is held, is suf ficient to insure him doing every thing .he can for any candidate not obviously bad. There is no surety that Mr. Borah is autfi ciently concerned to cooperate to ward finding the formula, and there is no way of gauging the strength of his feeling. The be sic fact about Senator Borah is. mat ne is net fighting a battle he is playing a game. Holland Royalty to Have Furniture Off Aurora Walnut Tree AURORA. Dec. 26 The huge walnut tree on the Charles Kraxberger place, planted by Kraaberger -years ago, has, been shipped, almost bodily, to Holland, where it will be manufac ture into furniture for the royal family. Because the part of the trunk next to the root eon tains some of the most val uable wood for furniture purposes, the" old walnut was! taken up root ami all, and shipped this way except that' some of the top and the branches were removed. The tree weighed 'nearly three tons ad brought 10 per ton. 1 sZi -ST '" Kt ' I' LSI Prank B, Kent WIFE IN CHAPTER XXXIII Helen was lust leaving the Ter- Tra Just leaving. Dirk." Oh, what a shame. I've come in for some tea. Do stay, Helen, then we can go uptown together." "Mother Terhune, I might aa well move In: this ia rhm lamiut Hn, I've been here this week. Dirk, and it's onhr WmIhh." "We lova having yea." "I bet yon do. mother. Helen is luce breath of purs, wholesome air." Helen looked at him compass ion ntely. He seemed thinner than she am aver seen mm and sis face was worn and fined. As if by one accord they started to waK uptown instead ox taking a taxi aa M wnnt T .t ready dusk of dreary late Decem- "What is it. Dirk? Too always help tu. IV Just won s hard earned victory on the anMact f child-rearing. I'm In a victorious. wiuajiaaiK mooa. i ney aay suen mood la eentaeiona. Ptrhaaa m I can help yon. Please let me try." Helen, have yon ever seen a man who clutched at star and when he reached it down discovered it was only a piece of tinfoil wrapped rvuua sue oi wood and kept suspended in mid-air by wire?" "2 dont quite understand. Dirk." He laughed bitterly. "I thought my ton, a boy of my own, would fill ftV 1 J 1 , A a, a . om -rota is my cue. narnri not my sob at all. He's Irene's scientific ax periment, He's all Irene's. He's triumph of seienoa over lova. Irtma has a magnificent mind, aa as ton- uBunj mi no, arawugn K waant her mind that I fell in love with. He smiled wrvrv. "Lova. Yea. I was fa love with Irene. There are -many species ox love. Mewe, just as there ftre species of trees; there la ro mantic love that's what you had; and materialistic 1 e ve t h jt a Irene; and passionate Iots that's what I had; and mother love and Platonic love. ... . I'm so depressed, Nellie, that sometimes I almost feel as if I cant bear K." She pressed his arm. "But why, Dirkt After Irene is ever the ex perimenting stage with Wells, you'll have son. Hell be such ft comfort to yon. Dirk, son of your own!" she pleaded. "YeuV be so proud and so thrilled. Dirt He patted her hand. "Let's ret a tsjtii it's getflng lata. You're m. darling. Halen. The only .pity is I'm not easy to core. My symptoms are too vague, toe sebulous; and cures for ft sick soul are not so easily found as for a sort throat. He dropped her off trst. Seeing him alumped in his seat, grim and pale in the street light, wrong her heart so that she nearly wept. "Be brave. Dirk. I need yon. I need your strength and help. Dont eavw In new. Dirk! You are so big and fine. Ton are the first and only iryed-tn-the-wool gentleman I ever nut in my life. Find something else to take their place. Oh, Dirk, g back to the rubarcslosis association. Do something yon really want to do!" Ho amOed. "Dont worry abont me. NelL Everything will blow wax, of course. Lata forget ft. Let s biama it on this miserable day. No, It isn't question now of one Job or another, or even of the boy. Never mind. Bun in now. Youll get cold standing here and dont worry about ma. Ill be all right. Good night, Nellie." - "Good night, Dirk. Try a good stiff drink." Ha laughed wryly. "I will. Good nlght." xtaien shivered as aha hung opl her hat and coat in the doset. The I Halen shivered as she hong op CantaU Will Be Given At Blolalla. Methodist Charch Sunday Morning MOLALLA, Dec. 20 -A Christ mas cantata, "The Coming of the Christ," will be presented during tne morning church hour Snndav stthe ,jaetbodiat .Eplaeop&i; 6 6 Christmas Greetings From Tokyo! CUSTODY" foyer was pleasantly warm and she tooa.graieiuuy against tne radia- & . j- tor to warm ner dock. "Ia that you, Mrs. Riley r "Yea. Fredericks, what ia Itf "I'm her in tha mrun rir.m isn't wefi." " Helen felt hi-Jf nv m mM "What Is it?" Sha . h-u tfc. cno. , Miss Fredericks looked worried. I took her tmnntnr. ' Tt'a hundred two anT m fcat TNr. aM for Dr. Morgan. HeH be right op." ne oeu rang at tnts moment and MlRlM left thm V4t.hrn A Mlnb l doctor. "This Is tha rt Mm. been sick. Dr. Morgan. It'a the very first cold she's ever bad in her life.' noting to worry abont Mrs. an exceptional thaa a winter cold. They're always "arw. ufccpuDie wnen they're cut Uag back teeth." But arta mi tiT with the other teeth." That's because you're an tm. tionally able mother. The weather to against you now, though. This new i org dampness is hard on everyone. Let me see." Ue examined the baby carefully. It anvthinv aaHnna An-9- "Ara van tlu ll.il . who isn't satisfied unless it'a the worst?" "Oh, no" Helen laughed a HttleJ "but I'm quite anxious." I uen woi worry, it's only Uttla Chest COld. Ba earrfnl nf coarse, that it doeant make head way. u Tt4 1lMt wit V .1. 12 Cine I'm nmerlUm . 1 . wama um meon camphor od compound. Light diet; .uutu, vraogm juice, mux nothing else until thm fm. .k... tz prescribing ft cough medicine that Vftfl mmm umm. Lam . . vrarj uire nours. M not a ilrnu 1 A. or aoninar vau Vinw.- i 1 days your baby wiU be as good as 1L .H ""ed cheerfully aa he i?!f 15tteT t,p?ad7' doctor . "That's fine. I thfrtV it'a portant at times to relieve the mother aa tm iirra k.k. v drive your nurse to the drug store. Tmpassing that way." tThnk e mnch. Dr. Morgan." Fredericks came back in a few maates and silently Helen helped " nun cne cnua comfort, able for the night. Gracie was Just falling asleep when Helen heard waiters Key in the lock She tnntnnA intn tk him. Ha laolciwi HrA mA h- . I and Helen could sea bv hia hrm that he had had a bad day. He shook the raindrops from his shoul der and shivered. i.TWJ1w'.wht nteht." His face brightened as Helen pnt her lips up tv in aisaea. "Hello, darling" "What's th maftmr IT.w - look white." ' " "Nonsense. Come and have din ner. Yoa most be cold and starved, dear." "Something's wrong. Baby all right?" - -Walter, dear, everything's all right now. Gracie has a cold. The doctor's hntn hra mrui n ... , , mww mm m sleeping like an angeL" He stiffened. Without a word he stalked lata the nursery, Helen at BIS HCCLS. Miss Fredericks was adjusting the ventilator. "Sh . . . She's Just fallen asleep," Walter lorAmA itmm t K.V.. His faea was aahn. "Wknn. AA you call?" "Dr. Morgan. He's a fine doctor. I like him lot," "How do you know he's a fine doctor?" Walter aaked t)irMirli clenched teeth. . "He examined Gracie thoroughly and said aha was a fine specimen. He examined Gracie thorenghly church. Sunday school classes meeting at 10 a.m., will study the Christmas story. The second Christmas service of the day will be given Sunday evening at the same, church. The program for this service includes a reading of the Scrip ture .lesson. Betty Jane Taylor; song, "Luther's Cradle Song," JUrst.and second grftde-nupils; an LUBrrz He prescribed medicine and a chest rub. See, she's ftraatfcing nicely." "Nicely? - Listen to that cough!" "Sh . . ." Miss Fredericks warned. Walter stalked into the living rnnm WI AKA- - delist?" he stormed. Helen watched tne veins stand ont In his throat. She felt herself grow not with re sentment. "Because the child only has a cold." "How da vm rnowt" h ranwii harshly. "If you had had the child under the care of a specialist as Irene lorvntcd a lona Hnu am she would nt be sick now." "Walter, dont shout at me like that, You're tired and upset. Dr. Morrau la a. mod. amaihlaL Mm. mon-eense doctor. He's honest. If it were anything serious he'd tall me so. Dont upset yourself, dear, over nothing." "Nothing" he raged. How4oes he know It isat diphtfaeria or some other disease? He's net a baby doc tor. I insist that von call m. an. delist this instants She had never seen him in such fury before and sha was frisfet. ened. "Verv welL" Sha nlelriul nn fVa telephone book with trembling hands. Her eyes were blurred with tears. Sha muMw think tK. specialist's name. She pressed her Qngers to her eyes. -Weill- he demanded. "I east think f hia nu iVa said miserably. vreu. men, for cod's sake, can op Irene," Walter shonted. "Why are you sitting there like a ninny? You ra aa sat against mv fuaflt that you would sacrifice your own .in i . . . . cnuo rauKT man m xnem co-ope r ate with yon." Hfdefl. varv-whtai mnui mI atM. grimly called Irene's number. -irane. wacie u sick, wm yoa pleaae give me the name of your baby specialist?" Walter could hear Irene's voice hi the room; could actnallv acarW triumphant tone. "Ton see, my dear Helen, this is the result of your obstinacy. I dont Hke to gloat, my dear, out permit - ma MM t tnM vnn ant Vnn mw Mt be abls to get the doctor. He U ex- i-rcmejy ouay. nxou snow you just cant call him Just for Instance. wnst u nis namez" "Dr. Asche. 101 call him. Re mn not come for vou. Bnt ha will tnr mv niece. IH Call von hack." Sha rung off. "Irene wiU call him," Helen said ia the same oulet eeiea. "YOU see. when thera 4a tntahla thera la Ha ana lilra m ThevTl stick through thick an thin This fust proves H." ueien's race was a white mask; She said no word. Waiter opened his Hps to speak bnt SOmethfna in Kcp ririA mtttnAm restrained him. He contented him self with pacing up and down the UVing roem. The hoaa rana "Yes." Helen said. "I'm eamina a-ivht v- - V - -OT.M. Asche. Irena taumul mmA ln.. np the receiver. -VTnat'd she say?" "She's coming with the doctor." Walter raaniiMMt hia nviiw tt.i sat without moving, her eyes un- wnaiiaT. r uanos ciencned tn her falter looked at her uneasOy but said nothing. The only sound was .oeat of the 1 rain against the window panes and the ticking of the dock on the mantel. 1 1 "What a night," Walter mut tered. Helen aever moved. Maimie stuck her head in. She sensed the strained situation, "Supper?" "Later." Walter answered. (To Be Continued) Ctwiuac lilt, a Jatlaa OMrBMMSSt exercise by the beginners; "The Christmas Light," third grade pu pils; reading, Glenn Olsen; duet, Dolores, and Darlene Lindland; story, "Christmas Helpers," the C. I. C.. class; short play, "The Manger in Bethlehem," Junior boys and girls, and a one-act play, "The Christmas Guest, by the young people. This pogram will begin at 7:30 p.m. Health By Royal S. Copeland, MJ). IN PRINT somewhere yen maj .n ha word "allergy". Thta Is defined as a condition of fexag' gerated sensitiveness" to certain sub stances. . : Just what does this meant Thar Is an old saying that "what Is one man's food Is another man's poison". It Is not at all unusual to run Into a person wdo suners un pleasantly from eating this, that or the other food, perfectly safe for the average man to take. These symp toms indicate an allergy to that food. The offending substanca Is usually In the diet, but It may In some way ba associated with the dally sur roundings or contacts of the Individ uaL Sometimes tney are brought to the sufferer If he breathes contami nated air. Tha same substances are harmlesa to the average person. Asthma has been known for cen turies. but It Is only within recent years that relief and In many cases. complete cura have been made pos sible. This happy state of affairs ha bein materially promoted by our bet ter understanding or the part allergy plays in many cases of this affliction. Victims Ara AlUrgic A great many victims af asthma ara allergic, that is. they suffer tha effects or ailergy. Those who have hay fever, eczema and certain other disturbances are unfortunate In that they possess undue sensitivity to one substance or another. It will be readily seen that relief Is possible only when the offending substance Is detected and removed from the routine of the sufferer. This Is accomplished by the process of elimination after a careful study of all the food substances consumed. One after another, the effect of each food la studied. The patient Is care fully observed for any unpleasant reaction. This procedure la tedious and must be prolonged over a con siderable length of time, but it. is es sential to the discovery of the of fending material. Since most of the allergic sub stances are among those foods known as proteins. It Is possible to locate the evil one by the use of what are called "skin tests'. Extracts of many proteins bave been made and by In jecting Into the skin a tiny quantity of each, the nature of the reaction will quickly determine the offending substance. Locate Infections Once this is found and eliminated from the diet or It It Is something that reaches the victim from his en vironment and can be gotten rid of. relief is soon obtained. In some cases great relief follows the use of a vac cine made from the offending sub stance. In every case of asthma the suf ferer should be given a complete physical examination. AH centers of Infection, like diseased tonsils, nasal sinuses, adenoids, appendix and gall bladder, re-quire medical care If per manent relief Is to be expected. Do not be misled by the old-fashioned belief that asthma Is an Incur able disease. Ten see It need not be. Bear In mind, too. that prolonged at tacks of asthma are weakening and dangerous. Since there la every hope of relief, go forward In the deter mination to get rid of the disease. Dr. Copeland it clad to answer fnaictrte from reader who mend addressed stamped envelope tcftn their Question w. All Inqutriea ahonid he erfdressed to Mm tn cere of f Ms newspaper. fCopyriffht. 19SS. K. T. , Inc.) Twenty Years Ago December 21, 1012 British troona havn hwn wttti. drawn from most of the Dardan elles territory. The Salem Commercial club has discontinued Its noon lunches. The Cherrians will lirht the fir tree on the courthouse lawn again this year. Ten Years" Ago December 21. 1925 New York Reports were cur rent tonight that Henry Ford, who recently entered the airplane man ufacturing field, is to back a trans-polar non-stop air plane night. Washington, D. p. A charge of "bad faith" was made against Great Britain today as the House ordered an investigation of alleg ed manipulation of crude rubber prices by the English colonial gov ernments. Go ode in Hospital STAYTON, Dec. 20 Don Goode suffered a severe heart at tack at his home here Wednesday afternoon and was removed In an ambulance to the Deaconess hos pital at Salem. Following the at tack he was unable to use his arms or limbs. Word from the hospital states that hia condition in this respect had Improved. He has never fully recovered from an attack of tetanus he suffered last fall. News of West Salem WEST SALEM, Dec. 20. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Wood and son, Ray mond, and Mr. and ' Mrs. Lynn Richardson motored to Portland one day this week where Raymond Wood will leave for San Francisco and then take a boat to Hawaii. Raymond Wood has been a ser geant in the army In the Hawaiian Islands i for several years. This summer he sPent his furlough here with bis parents. The Fortnlghter's ' club met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Don Kuhn for their Christ mas tree and party. They ex changed gifts and during their short business meeting, they made temporary plans for the February silver tea. Thursday Miss Lottie McAdam entertained the Friendship club at a Christmas party. At a short business these officers were elect ed; Miss McAdam, re-elected pres ident; Mrs. Sally Curtis, re-elected vice-president, and Mrs. Lola Mc Farland, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Robins and Miss Alta Scovil were guests. - Volunteert Form Fire Department In Gervais Area GEIIVAIS, Dec. 20 A group of the younger men held a meeting Wednesday night and organized la vol. unteer fire department. Ho mer Morgan la fire- chief with Ray ' Carmichael and Earl Dunn assistant chiefs. The department intends to form a basketball team and plans to hold a dance In the near future. The next meeting will Itf held Thursday. December 26. Grangers'" News MACLEAY, Dec." 20 The Mac leay grange members are busy with their long dreamed of Im provement, that of building a stage. The. stage proper will be 16x22 feet with a dressing room on each side. The structure is being built on the outside of the hall, which when the old stage is removed will be one of the roonjlest rural halls in the coun ty. Besides the main ball there is a large dining room and large kitchen. Besides working on quilts the members ofvtho Home Economics club have been serving the vol unteer workci hot lunches. The funds were raised by the Home Economics club, of which Mrs. J. L. Amort is president. 2a MACLEAY, Dec. 20. An un usually good program of skits. music, readings and tap dancing is being planned for the grange invitational social evening to be held Saturday night. The Cascade Hermits will furnish the dance music. Santa Claus Will Reach Town Today WOODBURN. Dec. 20 Sar ta Claus will again visit the Wood burn kiddies this year and will ar rive at the Woodburn armory Sat urday afternoon where he will hare a treat for all the little folks. A program will begin afc, about 2 o'clock. The Woodburn junior band will make its first appear ance sinee its organization. Mem bers of the band are students of the high school and Junior high school, and is directed by Ken neth Asbury. There will be several numbers by the harmonica club from White grade school led by their teacher. Miss Mathilda Glllis and the Cho ral club of Woodburn high school, consisting of 45 voices and led by Howard Miller, will sing. The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary with the aid of the Woodburn Businessmen's club are sponsoring the affair. T. C. Poorman, manager of tne Bungalow theatre and business and professional men of the city have arranged a free show to the kiddies of Woodburn Monday, De cember 23. Candy treats and horns will be given. Tree and Holiday Program, Monday OAK POINT. Dec. 20 Oak Point school pupils have sold 1000 Christmas seals. Prises will be awarded to those selling the highest number at the program and Christmas tree Monday night, December 23. School will close Tuesday with only one week vaca tion period. S. S. Williams of Spokane is spending the holidays at the A. B. W, Hughes home. He is. a brother-in-law of Hughes. .Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Griswold and daughter of Otis are spending the weekend at the home of her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Titus. Modern Christmas Play Will Be Given Sunday By Church at Stayton STAYTON. Dec. 20. "The Star Shines On, a Christmas play In modern setting, and written by Hazel Harker, will be presented at the Church of Christ Sunday at 7:30 p. m. In the cast are: Mrs. W. L. Frey, Mrs. Wendell Weddle. Mrs. William Poole, Floyd Crabtree, Royal Holford, Arydith Wendt, Dorothy Titus. Billy Poole, Miss Margaret Kimbrough, Miss Sylvia Stupka, Mrs. Angus Leffler, An gus Leffler, Raymond Frey, Ar thur Watters, Francis Leffler. Perry Shelton, Bobby Inglls and Ronald Holford. Musical features will include a double duet; a whistling solo by Harry Stupka; a v o c a I solo by Mrs. Matilda Jones and numbers by the mixed chorus of the church. Wheitzel Knhn broke his leg Wednesday night when he was riding on the running board of bis brother's car as he was driv ing into their garage. The Townsend club met Thurs day night with an unusually large attendance. The enrollment has Increased from 54 six months ago to 26S. The program included an original reading by Wayne Don aldson: vocal solos h-r Mr . IIut feheon; reading by Mrs. Phillips; vocal solo by Estalyne Rierson; vocal numbers by Opal, Ella and Zerel Brown accompanied by Mar jory Friesen; harmonica number by Mr. Carter; vocal duet by Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Lindsay; num ber by Loren Vosburg; reading by Dorothy McCully; speech by Dr. Orlen Kring; reading by Mrs. Ar thur Brown; Instrumental duet by Florence Riley and Mr. Erickson; vocal numbers by the Little Sweethearts of Salem, and ori ginal number by Mr. Sharpe. Mr. Brown announced that the elec tion of officers will be held Jan uary 2. ,
