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I The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, December 24, 1937 f AGE TUKEE Local News Brief: To Inspect "Ship An official 'ship rating inspection" will be conducted for Sea Scout ship Wil lamette early in January, at which time the ship's company, equip ment and records will be inspect ed for neatness and accuracy. The Sea Scouts, sponsored by Jason Lee church, turned out in new uniforms for the recent 'Eagle Scout court of honor,' furnished the color guard for the event and tgave a demonstration Sea Scout meeting with Skipper W. E. Thompson in charge. The Sea Scouts attended Jason Lee church in a body last Sunday. Notice: -Buy at a saving at Wast Salem Florists. Red carnations, snaps, mums, pot plants, etc. OPen Xmas and eves. 1400 Edgewater. Ph. 6439. " M. Goforth of Portland has Joined : the staff of the social security nice nere uu - uu signed to assist with yearend work and to help with developing of claims from those who have attained the age of 65 years and of claims on deceased woi kers employed in covered occupations. Ben O. Lipscomb is manager of the Salem district office which is located upstairs in the post office building. Lus florist. 1376 N Ub? Ph ?59 Attorneys P a I d The county clerk yesterday issued, warrants to Edwin Keech and Paul Bur Tia for $87.50 and $6,7.35, spectively, in payment of their fees and expenses in connection -orttH tha - rlfm - nt Clarence Hoogerhyde, : who was convicted of hit-run driving after a trial at Oregon City last week. The claims were approved Jby Cireuit Judge L. H. McMahan, who. ap pointed the two attorneys to rep resent Hoogerhyde. Flower gifts for Christmas. Jay Morris, Florist. Phone 8637. Minnesota Man Visits Whit ney Murray f Wadena, Minn paid ' a call upon County Clerk TT CI Pnrpr vt prri fl v ftf tprnoon. Boyer had many questions to ask concerning . Wadena, his home town. Mr. and Mrs. Murray ex pect to leave by automobile for Washington points today. They have been staying here for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Griebenow. Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Griebenow are sisters. For Presto logs call 7773. Plain & Antral flama 99ft Stata St. vVMi vA " a w . Dr. Wood Appointed The state Industrial accident commission ap pointed Dr. Joseph Wood of Port land yesterday to replace Dr. Eu gene Rockey, resigned, as chier medical examiner for the com mission. Dr. Wood is secretary of the state medical society. Dr, Rockey resigned sometime ego to enter private practice but his resijSUiuuu was uui otccyicu u"- til Thursday. f .1 n 1 no QMCiu fcucm Dim fa, 4 on Insured savings. license Requests Gain- Appli cations for 77,027 motor vehicle licenses had been received at the state department up to December 22, this year, as against 62,417 during the same period in 1936, Secretary' of State Snell reported Thursday. Approximately 80 per cent of the applications were re ceived at the Salem office and 20 per cent at the Portland branch. Bridge Mishap Listed - There were 98 accidents on Portland bridges auring oTemer against 65 accidents during the previous month, Secretary of State Snell reported Thursday. Broad way bridge topped the list with 57 accidents. Burnside bridge was second with 14. Neither the Sell wood nor the St. John's bridges re ported any accidents in November ; H. L. Stiff Furniture Co. Open evenings. : County Is Billed The state re lief committee yesterday billed Marion county for $5205.92 for the county's share in December old age assistance payments, $582.85 for aid to dependent chil dren and $192.67 for aid to tna blind. The county's payments into these funds for November .were $5207.56, -$520.83 and $192.68, respectively. Extradition .Denied Governor riiaFlA, XT XfafMn .afiiDa Thnra. day, to authorize the extradition of M. T. Parks, who was wanted at Goldendale, Wash., on a. charge of larceny. He was. under arrest at :; The Dalles. Park was arrested in connection with the sale-of alum inum ware. Millers -will be open until 6 p.m. Do your Christmas gift shopping early. .: Get Marriage license Frederic A. Youngreen,of Monmouth and Helen Eyler of Thurston, Ore., ; have been issued a marriage li cense .from, the'.: bureau, at- Van-? cower,' Wash, " ''"i Birth "' Castle To . Mr. and Mrs.' E. Daltoa Castle, route .1, Salem, a son, Richard Brooke, bona De cember 16 at the Salem General hospital. , USB CHI.NKSK UK UBS "WHKM OTHERS FAIL CHARMKCHAN Chinese Herbs . . REMEDIES Healing virtue has bee tested hundreds years for chronic . ail-meats,- nose, throat, sinusitis. c a t a r r n, ears, a. . Tom lungs, asthma, chronic cough, stomach, . gall stones, colitis, constipation, diabetis, kidneys, bladder, heart, blood, . nerves, neuralgia, - rheumatism, high blood ( pressure, ' gland, skin sores, male, female and chil dren disorders. ' S. B. Fong, 8 years - practice in China, Herb Specialist, 122 N. Commercial St., Saleui, Ore.' Office hoars 9 to d p. m. Sunday and Wed.' 9 to 10 a. m. ULlD Nelson Awarded 23-Striper J. C. Nelson, principal emeritus of Salem senior high school, was pre sented with a sweater bearing 25 service stripes during the home coming exercises Wednesday. Al ready the proud possessor of a 15-stripe sweater, "Jimmy's" 10 additional years of service and sympathetic attitude toward all students was recognized and . ac knowledged. Felil Brought Here Earl H. Fehl, ex-Jackson county, judge who recently was committed to the Oregon' state hospital by order - of Circuit Judge . Norton of Grants Pass, arrived at the institution late Tuesday, accom panied by two attendants. FebTs commitment was based on a re port of a sanity commission com posed of three prominent Port land" alienists. Open evenings until Christmas. Woodry's Furniture Co. 474 South Commercial. - Officer Finds Reason - Home yesterday from the hospital after recovering from injuries sus tained in an auto wreck. City Of ficer George Edwards found out the reason why his hip continued to bother him. The gun he was wearing at the time of the acci dent, on the bruised hip, was found to have a bent barrel. Realtors Celebrate A Cbrlst nias program has been arranged for the Salem Realty -board luncheon today. The name of the speaker Is being kept secret. Wil liam McGilcbrist, sr., will play Beveral concertina numbers. The board members are to exchange gifts. Millers will be open until 6 p.m. Do your Christmas gift shopping early. Many Cards Arrive More than 1000 -Christmas cards had been re ceived at the executive department up to noon Thursday, Governor Charles H. Martin announced. A number of these came from Wash ington, D. C, and other eastern cities. airs. Metzger to Build A building permit was issued yes terday by the city building in spector's office to Mrs. Ed Metz ger, to erect a one-story dwelling and garage at 2577 Simpson street, estimated to cost $2700. H. L. Stiff evenings. Furniture Co. Open Miltonbereer Files George W. Miltonberger yesterday filed no tice with the county clerk that he was engaging in business un der the name of Consumers Mu tual Savings, located at 305 Ore gon building. For Presto logs call 7773. Plain & colored flame. 226 State St. Family to Broadcast The Fred Broer family, noted for their musical talent, will give a family broadcast over the local radio sta tion tonight at 7 o'clock. Christ mas music will be featured. Mrs. Carver Returns Mrs. Lil lian C. Carver of 725 East Judson has returned home following sev eral months' visit at Monrovia, Calif., with her son, Joseph Car ver. For your Xmas dinner order DeLuxe Special ice cream cake. Ph. 5774. DeLuxe Ice Cream Co Two Licenses Approved Rob ert Q. MacMahon, Hubbard, and J. C. Kriesel, Salem route seven yesterday obtained county court endorsement of applications for state beer licenses. Re-f oof Now Elfstrora. 6550. Hotel Has Tree An attractive Christmas tree adorns the lobby of the Bligh hotel, set up so that hotel guests may enjoy the Christ mas atmosphere away from home Traffic Violation Cited Earl Henry was arrested by city police yesterday and charged with fail ure to stop against a red light. Cantata Offered On Sunday Night The Christmas cantata, "King All-Glorious," (Roy . E. Nolte) lll be presented by , the Christ Baptist church choir Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock, announces Rev. Irving A. Fox, pastor. The program follows: Sing, O Heavens ...Xholr Behold, the Morning - Cometh . Tenor Solo Richard Dierks Unto Us a Child Is Born Choir Calm on the Listening Ear -...;.; ....Tenor Solo Milton Dierks And In the Country of Judea .... ': ....Bass Solo - Dan Schirman Star of Bethlehem ' : Duet Mrs.' Theo Roth and Mrs.; Filmore Behold, There Came - .Wise Men ....-:.-Men' Chorus O'er Manger Bed , .Alto Solo ; Mrs. Filmore List to the Message . Choir All Who Believe L-.Duet Mr. and Mrs, Martin Roth - Wondrous Song . Trio Joy to the World .;j.Choir Message "The Two AdTent8" ,...Pastor Sheriff Survives Gervais Blaze by Half tone "Proxy9' x 1-'s- ' Sheriff A. C. Burk discovered yesterday that he had received his "bath of fire" by proxy last September 28. , - The - proxy, It developed- a zinc halftone cut of the sheriff portrait went through the Ger vais fire, in the office of the Gervais Star, weekly newspaper. George Kunschnick, who- lives near Gervais, Informed t Dog Li cense Inspector Paul iMarnach yesterday . that, he had found the cut, undamaged, ifl the j ashes of the fire and Intended to - keep it as a souvenirs-: Young Forger Avoids Prison Basbore Under Probation With Victim of Check Supervising Him Merle Bashore, youthful forg er, was made responsible to the victim who complained against him when he appeared before Cir- cult Judge L. H. McMahan yes-J terday afternoon. After Basbore bad waived in- dictment and pleaded 'guilty to I forging an $18.60 check In the I name of Francis DeHarpoort. the I udge sentenced him to the ceni-l tentiary for One year, then bus- I pended the sentence and placed auction ana are primarily auraci the youth on probation under De-1 o the organization by its mar- Harpport s supervision. - In department one of circuit court yesterday trial of the suit of Nora Seales, guardian, against Guy O. Smith was completed and the matter taken under advise ment by Judge L. G. Lewellinr wun briefs to, be submitted. Circuit Court Paul Papenfus vs. Dorothy Pa- penrus; order for divorce decree. Frank Waser vs. A. J. Hasle- bacher et al; order, of dismissal as to defendant Southern Pacific company, following delivery of 32 bales of hops to Otto Seidenberg,4 Inc. I Dan B. Maxfield vs. Ruby & I co.; answer denying all of amended complaint except para- graphs one and 10 Alex Moisan vs. M. T. Moisan: satisfaction and .release of Judg ment entered in 1931. Eena company vs. E. M. Lar son; default Judgment for I 1193.14. W. R. Moore vs. W.- C. Lay- cock; transcript of Judgment f or 32900, from Grant county. Probate Court Fletcher E. Rape estate; de cree approving supplemental ac count of First National bank of Portland, administrator, showing 31112.18 received since final ac- count and 31112.18 paid out, in cluding 31111.42 paid to Nancy J. Rape; estate closed HAnrffA TXT T)1 a l fli.tAt . A I T JX m O T t m for Ladd & Bush Trust company, administrator, to accept 3500 in DCUICUlCUl III UCUUUUCUl I - i morigage oi w. a. ana Anna Wilcox. Rosa L. Browning estate; or der fixing Inheritance tax at 3119.92 on 321,992.05 net value of estate; heirs shown as Arney B. Browning, Dora E. Rupert, William F., Fred J. and Edward Browning. Helen LaLonde and Dorothy J. Frowning Page. Marriage Licenses - Elthan E. Converse, 29, laun dryman, and Hazel Scott, legal, nurse, both of . state tuberculosis hospital Bernard Niehenke. 30. geo- physicist, Bakersfleld, Calif., and Leona E. Mickel, 29, teacher, Mt. Angel. Brush Creekers Will Play Hosts Many Visitors Will Enjoy Christmas Dinner in District BRUSH CREEK Holiday plans at Brush Creek includes a number of family parties r.nd visitors from schools and else where At the home of Mrs. Anna K. Jensen over-holiday guests will include Vivian Buness who at tends school at Parkland, Wash., Reuben Jensen who teaches at Astoria, Mrs. John Isaacson from Montana, Andrew Meidell from South Dakota. L. H. Meyer and his two chil dren, Ludvig and Althea, will be C ristmas eve hosts to Hans Han sen of Portland. Mrs. G. E. Mo- berg and her daughters. Marna and Patience, who make their ri .i..:. mas day the Meyer household will be guests at the Raymond Kellis home here. Other-guests of the Kellises will Include rela tives from Scotts Mills. Students Return Charlotte and Walter Goplerud from Pacific Lutheran college, and Miss Inga Goplerud, who teaches at Puyallup, are all at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Goplerud. Christmas eve guests of . Mrs. M. J. Madsen and Miss Lillie Madsen will , be Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Madsen and Myra and Caroline Kay : of Salem, - Mrs. William Logan of McMinnville and .' Henry HJorth of DePere, Wise Christmas day Mr. and Mrs. Victor Madsen and three children. Colleen; Roger, and Lor- etta Bell, will be guests of Mrs. Madsen and her daughter. Blanket Primary A ' I . T1 1 Amendment r ilea An amended petition for an ini - tiatlve I measure providing for i a so-called blanket primary ballot, was fued in the state department Thursday by Elbert Eastman of Portland. The intent of the mensnrA ! tn permit a voter to vot at th nri- mary election for n rnuit. he wishes. Irrespective ' of nastv uiiuiauon. this applies to all eiecuve offices. Tha two '. nnilM.t.. the highest number of votes shall ee tne nominees for each respec tive office Irrespective of Dartv or other designation. The legislature at its next ses sion, after passage of the bill. .atHrrVUnnran t&Tl Cr.0?Lthe iDtent nd purpose of the bill. In ease a sufficient number of signatures are obtained the meaa- are will go on the ballot at the next general election, f-. ; -rW .. Marion County Farmer Union Adds 17tli Local With Organization of Productive Aumsville Farm Area Farmers adjacent to Aumsville met at that place on Tuesday night and set in motion preliminary machinery for a promising local there. - ' Ernest Werner. Dresident of Marion countv Farmer'a Un ion, presided with Ronald E. speaker. C. E. Lewis, who specializes n p- breeding cattle, will transfer from the Marion local and was elected temnorarv head of the new local. Tn6 next meeting date was set for Wednesday. December 29. at the home of G. E. Garbe. The forming of this local brings the Marion county total to seventeen locals. Members of the new local are Interested in a widely varied pro- seting ana consumer cooperatives. Pioneer Physician Called at Age 90 i Dr. S. C. Stone in Salem 41 Years; Came Across Plains in 1863 Dr. S. V.. Stone, who wasi a Sa. lem physician and druggist for manv rears, died at the ate of 90 vears Thursday morninar at the residence. 255 North High street He came to Salem 41 yean ago in .1896 to engage in the drug fastness until 1919 when for some years he resumed the practice of medicine. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. "today from the W, T. Rig- don mortuary. Rev. Guy L. Drill Fill officiate and vocal solos are to be sung by John Schmidt. In- terment will be in City View cem etery. Born April .16, 1847, near Charleston, 111., Stephen Chauncey Stone, In 1863 when he was 16 yea" ld' dr0TetaB ox team with kf7rld,.,Wan.r,m, ""l ! Oregon two years later with the same outfit. v nuu " " Tn ftrrT an1 In TY7a1i TTTo 1 1 UUUIJ f IV CLOU. t IXXJ UU OtUUUi teacning a8 hia first profession, September 20, 1872, he wed Mary T pi,... .V - Vt Hive oud tv , n uu Bui tit C9 uiui, auu .i,. t t., iotQ Judge T. C. Shaw of Salem. Attended Willamette Dr. Stone then turned to med icine, practicing first at Summer- ville. Ore., for three years, then attending Willamette university medical school from which he was graduated in June, 1875. Six years later he added training at the Polyclinic in New York He practiced at Brownsville, be ginning In August, 1875, and lo cated at Howell Prairie in March, 1879. He went in 1881 to Milton, I Umatilla county, where he opera t ed a d r u g store and practiced medicine for 12 years. He located In Portland in 1893 but came to this city three years later, believ ing Salem to offer more oppor tunity, and remaining here. Dr. Stone is survived by bis wi dow; a daughter, Mrs. O. J. Hull of Salem; three grandchildren, Harold S. Hull of Pasadena, Cal., Mrs. Walter Fiscus of Salem, and Miss Josephine Hull of Salem: one great-grandchild, Irene Hull; two uiuiucii, Ed. 1 1 . oiuue ui uiwer Lake, Calif., and J. N. Stone of Walla Walla; three sisters, Mrs Samantha Gerking of Yakima. Wash., Mis. Arminda Tittsworth of Weiser, Idaho; and Mrs. Cor delia Maloney of Mount Vernon Wash., and many nephews and nieces in the northwest. S. Ross Maloney and Stephen A. Stone of Salem are nephews. 693 Drivers Run Afoul State Law State troopers arrested 693 per sons for traffic law violations dur ing the month of November, with fines aggregating $6251.75 tate police, reported Wednesday, Twenty-eight arrests were for drunken driving and 62 for over loading. Arrests in the general law en forcement division totaled 245 with 35 acquittals. Fines aggre gated 32151.30. Nineteen persons arrested by the state police were held for other law enforcement agencies There were 131 arrests in the commercial fisheries-game divis ion. with fines of 32778. The state police conducted 513 Investigations of which number 199 were classified as cleared. s . ; : liquor Control's Profits $20036 The . state liquor commission made a profit, ef .3200,236 -dur ing November and a profit of 31,117,556 during the past five I months, according to a report j n "ice8 iiiursutiy. - November liquor sales aggre eated S71C.9S8 and five months 1 sales 32.489.766. J Profits in stores and agencies I during the month were 3159. 653 and 3787,943 for the five months. Privilege tax profits were 353,166, and, 3330, 802 for five months. The license division lost I 32583 during the month and i 31189 during the last five moawiB 1 Christian Endeavorers To Sing Carols Tonigh LIBERTY The Christian En deavor society will observe Its SScSS mas c a r o 1 a -. Christmas evt Christmas - eve , a 7 1" 7 "..r ; CI community hali at 7 p. nu Friday and all win a i . -r,n in I the Sunda v aehool .ana. . r- Jones, state vice-president, Lutheran Church Program Tonight Music Is Featured; Sunday Morning Hour Also Is Christmas Event The Sunday school of the Am erican Lutheran church will pre sent its annual Christmas program tonight at 7:45 o'clock, and is an nounced as follows: Til prorrmm oxtat with Chriitmi carol (hiring. Tha ChrUtmat storr aeeord- ing iv ma zoipei oi Lake 2:1-15, dwrd i rye. jrrtjn OT ACT. W. riken Organist, Kin Glad ji Edrir. xaoieao 41 r. Xolbc'a elm Manger becne The Wis Men Candle Light Proceislonal (Bark tha .tj era i a Anceii Sine Christmas Caroli .By Sunday School Soar "God Ii Eter Good" . . J Primarr Denirtmcnt BeciUtion "Hapoy Christraai' - : Patricia Briitol Recitation "Welcome" Jamei Stewart Recitation Selected Donna Huth Johnson BeciUtion "Tiny Peraon" : Buddy Grea-aon Son ..lin. Kolbe'i clam BaTiour Teach Me Day hy Day JeiOl Bida TJa Shina Christmas Story Milton Thompson oobi a way in a Manger ' Duet by Boy Anderson and Darwin Kerh Recitatlon "Chriatmai Greetinas" Joseph Jacob Christmas Song . Charles Eriksen Christmas Bells Exercise Primary Dept Song and Recitation Selected .. .. . . Beyerly Kendall A unnsimas Btar Kxereisa ..Frimm Dnt Duet "Liehts of Gladness" jean Hogen and Donna Mae Lieadahl Kock-a-Kye Son and Christmas Prayer : Primary Girls Becitstion and Song "Wonderful Star" .. By Junior Girls Song "Star of the East" Dorothy Jotf Recitation "A New Year's Hint" -...Arlene Odenberg ounuay scnooi ut. Ja. s. Jensen, 8upt. Recitation Eierciie "Good News" Bt Junior RnTa Pageant "Gift of Gladness'7Tri-L Girls iooitcjiuoiisi carol Binrinr Christmas morning at 11 o'clock at this church a one-hour program will be presented in this order: Prelude "March of the Maei KinaV (Dubois) Rnth TUHort Call to Worship "Joy to the World" The Choi Carol "Hark-, the Herald Angels Sing" Audience lae common Service Christmas Prayer Carol "Come Hither Ye Faithful" . .. Andienee Christmas Story according to Luke 2:1-20 Special music arr. by Prof. E. W. Hobson Uliertory Opportunity for Christmas uttering Anthem Selected Sermon "Jesus the Light of the World" Bev. P. W. Eriksen Carol "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear ' Auduence Benediction Postlude Selected . Organist i Destitute Family! Pleas Are Heedjpi Sheriff Burk Finds Pdor Folk; Radio Message? Brings Response J I KSLM listeners flooded the broadcasting station with gifts and telephone queries in response to a four-minute plea made in behalf of two destitute families In Marion county, outside the realm of ordinary relief agencies, by Sheriff A. C. Burk Wednes day night. Running across the two fam ilies, one of which was living in an improvised hop shack, while serving court citations. Deputy Bert Smith Informed Sheriff Burk who took it upon himself to send the plea for assistance to the families out over KSLM's air waves. Edibles Deluge Studio Hardly had Marion county's sheriff ceased speaking before the telephone started bringing in pledges of aid. Yesterday canned goods, eggs, dressed chickens and clothes of all description found their way to the KSLM studios, with further gifts scheduled to come. Today those gifts will be taken the 30 miles from Salem to bring Christmas cheer to two 'families down on their luck. Who says "there ain't no Santa Claus?" Downtown Store Shows Prize Pelts Fifteen silver fox fur pelts, prize winners in 1937 Oregon fox fur shows held in Portland and Salem this month, are now on display, at, the DuBain Fur com pany's show, windows,. 812 State street; The prlie pelts were raised on the silver fox farm of Earl B. Miller of Corvallis and are .part of a group of 70 prize-winning pelts - purchased by Du Bain from Miller. -" .,' :'. . Da Bain, who has .been con nected with the fur business in the east and elsewhere for over 30 years, declared that the qual- ity. of - Oregon-raised, silver fox furs is on a par and in some, cases surpasses many pelts raised In the east. ;, ,; : f :;v:; Oregon's silver fox fur Industry stands to profit because at pres ent ' fashion . emphasis ia on "chnhby". and cape types using silver fox furs, Du Bain added. Old Santa Guest ; At 20-30 Session The Salem 20-30 club held a Tuletide get-together Thursday night at Frederickson's on SOulh Winter street; with tree and Saint Nicholas to greet, club mem bers' children and -young . friends who were honored guests. ; ,; J -- The program: included musical offerings by, Teddy and Buss Coi fait Later in the eVenihgVHUam Dyer, insurance man, was Initiated to' club' membership. ; Holiday Plans Occupying All Many Silverton Folk Leave for Yule; Other Homes . Welcome Kinsmen SILVERTON Holiday guests and holiday plans are the chief subjects of discussion at Silverton at the present lime. These include: . Miss Elizabeth' Joy, head of the senior high school economics de portment, has gone to Oxford, Ohio, where she will attend the national YWCA conference which opens December 27. She will be with her sister, Adena Joy, in Ox ford, . who is attending the con ference from the Chicago univer sity where she is working for her master's degree in philoso phy. Mrs. Maudice Buchanan fin ished Miss Joy's term of school and will be in charge of her classes until January 4 when Miss Joy will return. W. C. Larson, Harold Larson, and Mr. and Mrs. Merl Larson left Friday for Yakima where they will be over Christmas guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Larson. 1 Holidays in. California Mr. and Mrs. S. M. McClung left Wednesday for Stock ton Calif., where they will spend the holiday season at the home of their daughter, Mrs. L. J. Roe. Miss Bernadine McClung will be at ! Seattle with relatives until early in January. Mr. and Mrs. Fornie Stamey or Payette, Idaho, parents of Carl Stamey, are at Silverton with their son and his family. They nlan to return to their home early In January. Mrs. C. Tostenson has an her holiday guest, her daughter. Miss Alma Tostenson, a .student at Monmouth Normal. Many Students Home Students who will be at their homes for the holidays include Robert Bonney of Oregon State; Wayne Satchwell of University of Oregon; Harold Haaland of Northwestern Business college at Portland; Janet Ballantyne from McMinnville; Weldon Hatteberg from Pacific Lutheran college at Parkland; Lois Gay from the University of Oregon; Graham Preston from Washington State college; Virginia Brown and Alice Toney from UO; Catherine Tom ison from Pacific university. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jensens will have as their Christmas Eve guests their children, Norman who teaches atJMoss Rock, Wash. Annabelie and Marvin, Mrs. Anna K. Jensen, Andrew Meidell, Mrs John Isaacson, Mrs. Marie Bu ness, Vivian Buness, Miss Thea Jensen, Alfred and Rueben Jen sen, and Miss Alice Jensen. . Teachers Coming Home Phyllis Waldner, who teaches near Portland, will spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waldner. Esther Towe, who teaches at Tacoma, will spend Christmas - with her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Gundersoa. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ekman will spend their holidays with Mrs. Ekman's sister, Mrs. Fred Treadgold at Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. George Hubbs have as their holiday guests, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chalfin and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hubbs from Fresno and San Francisco, re spectively, and Mr. and Mrs. Max Hubbs of Seattle and Mr. and Mrs. James W. Jenks of Albany. Betty Kleinsorge, who teaches at Marshfield, is expected to spend the holiday season at Sil verton with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Kleinsorge. Guests at the II. B. Latham home will include their daughter, Miss Louise Latham who teaches at Eugene and Mr. and Mrs. Fos ter Cone and son Latham, and Mrs. Marcus Latham who will ob serve her 96th birthday anniver sary December 26. Traffic Injuries Drop for Month November for the fourth con secutive month showed a reduc tion in traffic accidents result ing in injuries when compared w$th the same four months last year Secretary of State Snell an nounced yesterday. Forty-four fewer persons were hurt In November, 1937, than In November, 1936. Snell said this . showing was made in spite .of an increase in property damage accidents which probably were due largeiy to r c o r d-breaking rainstorms in many part of the state. Dogs Blanied for JLo8s of 13 bheep Thirteen sheep jn a flock kept' by. George Kunschnick, Gervais route one, in p ait tt, r e near Parkersville, were either,', killed by dogs or maimed too badly ' to be saved, Kunschnick reported yesterday to Paul Marnaeh, county. dog license inspector. The canine raid occurred early Wed nesday. . . " . , . Several sheep belonging to James Harper, on the upper Abi qua above Silverton,. were in jured by dogs this, weelc but with doctoring may do eavea. Mar nach also reported yesterday. : ' I? Holiday Dances- Tumble Inn . John Richard, manager, presents . . .;- 2 BIG DANCEG 2 - TWO DIFFERENT S-PIECE ORCHESTRAS . tt It 1 FRIDAY NIGHT ' Christmas Ere' featuring - The Joy Makers 11 AD3IISSION ; LADIES " 15c GENTS 35e V t Grangers News WOODBURN Woodburn grange No. 79 held a social meet ing at the grange hall and installa tion of officers was held with A. A. Brothen, retiring master, act ing as installing officer. -Those in stalled were V. V. HIckox, master; Clarence Aline, treasurer; C. J. Rice, lecturer; Ivan Magee. stew ard; Laura' Rice, chaplain; Mrs. A. A. Brothen. Pomona. A social hour followed and lunch was served. It was decided to have a homecoming at an all- day meeting January 1. All old members are expected to attend. Topics for the lecture hour will include talks on tree culture by F. W. Settlemier, general farm ing by Charles Sweaney and others homemaking by Laura Rice and Laura C Lindquist. FAIRFIELD Around 125 peo ple attended the Christmas, enter tainment Saturday night sponsor ed by Fairfield grange. The hall was beautifully decorated with Christmas greens and tall candles. A huge tree was the center of at traction. Following an Interesting pro gram presented by Fairfield school there was an exchange of gifts with Santa assisting. Net Indebtedness For Gties Drops Nearly 6 Million Dollars Decrease Shown for Year, Says Survey The net Indebtedness of Ore gon cities decreased from $64,- 344.630.83 on July 1,, 1936, to 158,354,299.53 on July 1, 1937, according to a survey by State Treasurer Rufus Holman com pleted yesterday. The" reduction for this year was $5,990,331.30 The city of Portland's indebt edness was reduced from J 36, - 774,182.05 on July, 1. 1936. to $34,296,937.58 on July 1, 1937, or $2,477,244.47. During the same period Mult nomah county reduced its total debt from $13,803,523.91 to $13,- 426,293.03.. Warrenton Mlliage Highest Warrenton with a combined levy for all purposes within the city of 137.7 mills for 1937 leads other cities of the stats in tax millage for that year. Granite and Lonerock, small'towns in Grant and Gilliam counties r spectively, with levies of 21.1 and 15.9 mills, had the lowest com bined levies. Cities showing the greatest re ductions in debt ratios through the retirement of bonds or war rants, or both, or through in creases in assessment valuations, were Cottage Grove, Drain, Gold Hill, Lakeside, Newport,, Prine ville and Scappoose. Cities having the greatest in crease In debt ratio were- Bandon and Warrenton. Oregon Merchant Association Files For Incorporation .. Articles of incorporation of the Oregon Merchants' association were filed with County Clerk U. G. Boyer yesterday. Trustees and Incorporators are listed as F. D. Thielsen, W. S. F i 1 1 s . Henry E. Morris, W. W. Chad wick, W. I. Needham, Ira J. FItts. F. E. Miller, Carl W. Hogg. , H. L. Stiff and . E. H. Bingen heimer. The association, office is located in the basement of the Masonic temple. Purposes of ' the association, according to the articles, are to maintain cordial relationships be tween employers and employes, to protect employers and em ployes from illegal or unfair coercion, to protect members "in all legal rights; in relation to. their own employes, others and the general public," and to pro tect employes in their legal rights against employers and others. Lethal Chamber Installed, Prison installation or Oregon s new. lethal gas execution chamber in the state penitentiary here was completed yesterday, Warden James Lewis reported. ; The chamber was purchased through a Denver concern and cost approximately $2000. The last legislature substituted lethal gas for hanging in Oregon. Lewis aald he bad not yet de termined when the ; chamber would be tried out. . . Uightcay Is Blocked for Hour as Truck Burns THE DALLES, Dec- M-(JP)-t The Columbia River, highway was blocked, for. an hour last night .when a gasoline truck: driven by Thpmas - D. ..-Wilson,'; Portland, overturned and caught fire near the Mosier loops. Wilson was un injured. . . ekeek COLDS aa FEVfcR drat y . ' IViaald, Tablets ' Hedeb ' Salve, Hom Drov 10 atieates Try VSaa My TlaaWorla' teat ft ill ft SATURDAY NIGHT - Christmas,' feataring . The Top HattersZ Roads, Bridges Bids to Open State Highway Commission Work Totals $750,000 for Year 1938 Bids for road and bridge construction aggregating an ex penditure, of nearly $750,000, will be opened at a meeting of the state highway commission to be held in Portland January ! There are 16 projects. This will be the first meeting for the year 1938, at which the program for the 12 months pe riod will be outlined. .Projects, for which bids will be opened at the January meet ing, follow: Baker county: Gravel surfac ing on 4.13 miles of the Gibbs Ranch-Baker section of the Bak er-Unity highway. Baker county: Gravel surfacing on 3.02 miles ' of the north unit, Missouri flat section of Medical Springs sec ondary highway. Clackamas, Hood River and - Wasco counties: Furnish 12,400 cubic yards of crushed rock at the Mt. Hood rock production project on the Mt. Hood and" Wapinitia highways. Gilliam county: Furnish 600O cubic yards of crushed rock for the Shuttler Flat-Condon sec tion of the John Day higbway. - Lane Higbway Job Lane " county: Paving with Portland cement 2 miles of the Ross Station-Arvard section of the Pacific highway. Union county: Grading r.22 miles of the Forest Boundary Elgin section of the Weston-Elgin secondary highway. Wheeler county: Grading, sur facing and oilins 2.75 miles on the Butte section of the John Day highway. Baker county: Furnish 5000 cubic yards of crushed rock for the Baker-Durkee section of Old Oregon Trail. Columbia county: Grading, surfacing and oiling .2 mile and . building a 210-foot timber, steel and concrete bridge on the Mile Bridge section of the Nehaiera secondary highway. Hood River and Wasco coun ties: Furnish 8300 cubic yards of crushed rock at the Hood River rock production project on the Columbia river and Mt. Hood highways. Jackson county: Grading .73 mile of the Bear Canyon section of the Pacific highway. Steel Span on List Sherman and Wasco counties: Furnish 7500 cubic yards of crushed rock for the Dillon-John Day section of the Columbia riv er highway. Umatilla county: Surfacing .28 mile and oiling 3.67 miles of the Hermiston-C o 1 u m b i a school section of the Hermiston secondary highway. 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