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ti- The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, December .4, 193S PAGE NINE Chemawa Hall Dedication Set Tuestlay.and Wednesday to Be DeToted to Special Grange Programs CHEMAWA Memben of the . Chemawa grange will observe two nizhts this -week. Tuesday ana Wednesday, respectively, in the formal opening and dedication ot their new trainee home. Tnoadav nleht- at 8 o'clock. . Raberti trance degree team will coaler" the first and second de grees on a class of six candidates. The Roberts orchestra will be "present and furnish brief pro 1 orm Fniiowinx the degrees, J. o DarbT and bis team, from Un ion Hills grange, will install the Chemawa officers for next year. Refreshments of cake ana sana wiches will be served. Gill Will Speak The followinr- nixht will be hlzh-lighted by the formal dedi cation of the hall by State Grange Waster Ray W. GUI. At 5:30 the homo economics club will begin a turkeT suoper served" cafeteria atyle and ' continuing until 7:30. Ths Kelzer band will give a con cert after the supper and at 8:00, the Chemawa lecturer, Chas. Weathers, will call to order and present an open program which will include the address of the evening by Master G11L - . At the conclusion ot the Wed nesday night program the. HEC - will have a fancy work exhibit a ad bazaar. The Tuesday night event will be for grange members only, but Wednesday night is open to the public and all interested are In-1 tot m 11 t Tiled to attend. The new grange WOllieil 1 ell Ol hall is located directly north of the Keizer schoolhouse and ampla spice for parking ears is provided. 5 Inmates Escape as Fire Sweeps Asylum 'ft 4 lit 1 neavyu 'amage Done by Wind Tower Built 22 Years Ago Comes Down) Ptyone Lines Broken LEBANON Th wind of the past few days has blown down telephone poles, demolished lines. uprooted trees and at 9 a.m Friday blew down the tower on the w. A. .Hunt place on West Ash street, taking a 1000 gal Ion water tank, breaking down a grape arbor and cherry and in o en trees, ine tower was erected lor irrigation purposes ZZ ' years ago. Newly elected officers of Pe-rl Rebekah lodge are: N. G., Ethel Christiansen; V. G., Betty Scott; recording secretary, Delia Smith; financial secretary. Gladys Phelps; treasurer. Neva Young. Installation will be held at the January meeting. Bernard Hunt, well known young, man, has a position in store at San Jose. Calif. Attend Wedding Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Forbis and son Truman, were in Port land Sunday to attend the wed ding ot their daughter and cis- ter, Vera Forbis. and Lynn Propst of Klamath Falls at the First Methodist church. Mr. For bis officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hockett Grangers' News JEFFERSON At the recent meeting ot Morning Star grange, the following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year:. Harvey Beeson, grange master; J. M. Ben nett, overseer; Mrs. Ethel Uoth, lecturer; Lloyd Hllliker, Stewart; Glenn Van de Venter, assistant steward; James Arnold, treasur er; Mrs. Rebecca Drager, secre tary; Gerald Trnax, bookkeeper; Nine Mudgett, Ceres; Mrs. Elver na Arnold, Pomona; Bernlce Nan de Vanter, Flora; Eva Mudgett, lady assistant Flora; Mrs. Gerald Gronso, musician;- the two trus tees elected were Dale Gronso and M. P. Kizer; Frank Riser is cap tain of the degree team. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schmidt were guests of the grange. Mr Schmidt ia master of the Fairmont grange. SILVERTON HILLS Mrs. Olive Bonner was elected presi dent of the grange home econ omics club at its annual : eet Ing held at the club hall Thurs day. Other officers elected were first vice president, W. J. Ma Kill; second vice president, rs. Clifton Hadley; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Victor Howard. rne group votea to sponsor the Hubbard Mennonite chorun In a program before the Christ mas holidays. Men of the grange completed ceiling the club rooms at the club house during the day and were guests of the women at a Home Economic cjub member it the North IJowt-U grange hall. Christmas gifts were exchang ed and an amusing advertising contest won by Helen ; Wlesner. Christmas greens and colored lights graced t be large table in the dining room, with tiny Christ mas trees for labors at each place. Appropriate holiday refreshments were served. " The January meeting will also be at the grange hall, with Mrs. E. G. Wlesner and Mrs. A.. B. Wiesner hostesses. Regular grange meeting Is Fri day night, December 9. ; NORTH HOWELL N o rt h Howell grange members who drove to Portland during National Grange session and took, the sev enth degree were Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wiesner. Mrs. A. T. dine. Thomas Bump, Catherine and Dorothy Bump, George Wiesner and V. V. Van Procklin. PTA at Jefferson Adopts By-Laws High . School Economics Class Serving Hot School Lunches 1CT.; Im MMntlr fh fnna domKnr ' mt Tim fit nr turn afafa tiMnital fa Ktorktna. CaL. five in- - ... 1 .1 A- T 1 I nA f n n mam. CAlt. mates, described as criminally Insane, escaped la the confusion tnat followed tne ntDreaK oi uei" c" waw Un. Am k rut innutM of th winv wm fMivmud and irrMmlir. ta aafetr. Hum fiftv broke I where he has been manager of I ing the noon meal, the wounn fron the ranks and fled Into the darkness. Hast 11 r deputised posses rounded np all but two of the the Safeway store to Join a store enjoyed their annual Pollyanna fleeing patients. A major disaster was prevented when citlsems were mobilised by a general alarm slg- Sroup in Utah and has been sue- party and Christmas tree treats, nal. Photo shows the dormitory as the flames consumed the interior. The fire was believed to have ceeded here by Jean Blalock, a Arranging the party were Mrs. been started by a pyromaniac patient. (TIN). First Earnings Talbot Club Will Stage Yule Party As Club Feature Chamber Formed For West Salem Women's 7ul mat .t MrTJ.M 'f!' '"fil" WEST SALEM The chamber HAYESVILLE Mrs. Robin ot commerce met Tuesday night Day, assisted by" Mrs. Bruce Wil-1 and completed organisation lis, entertained the Hayesville - Artnur Brown called a group Woman's club Thursday afternoon, of people together Thursday In response to roll call the night at the church and started members told how they earned the organisation of a grange Grizzle's home Wednesday after noon for a no-hostess meeting. Mrs. John Zehner presided. Mrs. John Jamison, Rhea Jami- succoring tobacco, nurse maid, berry picking, winding cured to bacco, picking - green mustard, sewing on buttons and winning egg J. . .. I rollinr contest . . I The members were accepted u ucw lutmwu. did Plans were made to hold a special meeting with Mrs. Addle David sutts to sew for a needy family. After the business meeting Mrs Richard King was honored with a bridal shower, Th. Af .ami,, mAfltlnir will t,e the Christmas meeting with 8pemi gue3t Mn. E. Cole and Alarjorie Cole l t- teases at their home. Oregon had so many interesting industries until told so by Harold Pruitt of The Statesman in his address to them. Mrs. X. E. Eckhart and Mrs. G." Strozute are new members in the clubi Mrs. R. R. Berkley was Sixteen people were present. A meeting will be called Decern ber 8 to complete the organlza tion if the required number ot members is obtained. Mr. Brown is very favorably Impressed with an organization here. rici . . i j at the home of Mrs. D. Kuhn Wednesday to dress dolls for the fire department. Nineteen dolls were dressed. A club luncheon was served at noon. Present were Mrs. K. F. Abbott, Mrs. Ted Burn and Teddy, Mrs. C. A. Rush and Nancy, Mrs. Percy Kleeman and DeVonia, Mrs. Lynn Richardson, Mrs. Jack Hindman and Donna Dee. Ladies' Aid society of the lo cal church will hold a- business meeting Wednesday, December the home of Mrs. Donald Kuhn, Mrs. J. R. Bedford will GATES Funeral services for have the devotional service Henrv Joost will be held at the More persons in the Pacific I Fairview cemetery near Gates Northwest became owners of newj sUQ(jay afternoon at 1 p.m. 139 Dodge. passenger cars in ine i : Air. joost passed away at his week ended November 26 than In home here Friday morninic. Born may previous week this year. in Germany In 1854, he came to This was reported by Dan L. America while a youn man. He Beck. Dodge regional manager, ( resided for several years in Al- after a survey ot dealers' sales in bany. Ore., later coming to Gates, Hill schoolhouse on Tuesday, De- the states ot Washington, uregon, Whera he has Used for the oast cember 6. instead of the fith as Idaho, Utah and parts or wyo-145 years. was stated In a previous -paper. ming and Montana. " I Mr. Joost leaves his wife, one will be for the purpose of elect Further. Beck added, the pre- daurhter. Mrs. Emma Fearheller I Injr one new school director and vlous record week was In the I Df Gates, and one brother, Ru-1 any other business that may come Dodge Sales Set Record for Week I Joost Funeral Is Sunday Afternoon n?' School Meet Set On Tuesday Night UNION HILL A special school meeting to be held at the Union spring, normally a heavy buying d0lph, of Gresham season, and included irucas. sso trucks were inciuaea in me ibi n.;it. ATwt record week. VJuiltera xlleet Beck cited the fact that the WEST STAYTON . The quilt- Dodge factory had greatly increas- J Ing club held Its first meeting ed production, and that the ma-1 Wednesday with a good crowd in before the meeting. Farewell Party Is Held Fqf two Talbot Families TALBOT A farewell party . (.jMnl Htolnn werol ttenrianrA. A rnvprprl dish lunch- was given at the Talbot BChOO - - t . . . . . . I KntioA Tiiaoil. MlnVt T a w mwtA ni,nn!nr nn an nirA nt from i eon was served at me noon nour. """" uou7 t. uu 50 to 100 per cent fn Dodge re-1 Special dinner guests of the club M"- HfnrJ Turnidge and Mr. and tail sales for 19Z9 over the 1938 were Henry Snoddy, Harry Ste- year. , wart, and T. Y. McLienan. Dodge Model Has new Features Mrs. Claud Johnson. Both famil ies will move soon, the Johnsons to a farm near Dallas and the Turnidges to Yakima. Find Discrepancy In School Figure, Cm. m. 9 Ta a. - I patching is a big help to the Stay tOn 8 UlStrJCt mothers of the eight young bach former manager who has return ed here from Cottage Grove. Crooked Stitchers" Is the name ot the Bachelors sewing club recently organized at La- comb with Mrs. E. C. Ayers, manager. Sewing on buttons and the George Benson and Mrs. Sac her. Twenty members and a ber of guests attended. Anton num- STAYTON When Grant Mur phy, chairman of the local school board, was notified this week that the budget adopted by the district is $416 in excess of the limitation, he said the cause was ia the wrong base figure supplied elors. The Sons of American Legion SILVERTON HILLS Attend ing the meeting of the younger grangers association at Ankeny this week were Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Hadley, Victor Hadley, Maurice Benson, Milton Foote, of Santiam Post are parcticing Charles Tulare, Yvonne Murray, extensively as they are to install the officers of the Sons of Al bany post. The Legion hall will follow the usual custom of putting on the Billy Bartells and Laverne An derson. YGA prospectires will meet Wednesday night with Mrs. Clif ton Hadley to organize locally, by County School Superintendent Christmas party for the auxiliary Mrs. Hadley ia county president Fulkerson December 20. Dinner plans, pro- Murphy' said the county office nd general entertainment notified him the Stayton'oase for a tax over the I per cent limits tion was $7275.31. That base should have been $6863.50, Mur phy says, The budget total as approved is 9069.35, which included the $436.52 limitation increase and debt service of $1357 Murphy indicates the figures will be provided by the men. Gadgets was the topic pre sented Friday by Mrs. Arthur Wilson at the meeting of the Mystic club at the home of Mrs. M. E. Coe. Christmas decorations Although they have, not organ ized yet, local prospective mem bers are already planning a play to be given during the winter. UNION HILL 3. O. Darby and his installing team, M. M. Gil- mour, Mrs. M. M. Gilmour, Mrs C. C. Jones and Mrs. George Scott, in Mrs. Coe's home were espec ially beautiful. Mrs. Earle Mich- installed the officers ot Union elson will open her new home I Hill and Macleay Friday night at for the Christmas party Decern-1 the regular meeting ot the Ma- bur IS. A- dinner at Which hUS- Moav rnnn officers Installed wm nave to pe approved untess band9 ar, gUeat8 will feature the from Union Hill were: master. meeting. I Paul Jaq.net; overseer, John Stein- The rate of taxation for Leb- berter: lecturer, Mrs. Marlon anon city and school purposes Fischer; steward, Marion Fischer; shows an increase ol from zi.4 to 22 mills for schools, and the district wishes to curtail ac tivities or go on a warrant basis. Holiday Program Planned by Club WACONDA Mrs. Ward Lundy ot Fairfield entertained Wednes day for an all-day meeting of the Waconda community club. A 1 o'clock luneheon was served 14 members and six additional guests. Cards followed the business meet ing with high score going to Mrs. Oscar Ronje of Fairfield and Mrs. J. B. Sussee ot Brooks. Members and friends will meet Thursday, December 8, at the home ot Mrs. A. W. Nusom for an afternoon ot Quilting. Plans were discussed Wednesday for the Christmas party to be held Wed- Millard Women's Club nesaay, December zi. Airs, eq Veteto and Mrs. Allyn Nusom will arrange the program. Also the grand prize for the winner of the year's high score In "600" will be presented at this session. Special euests Included Mes- damea O. Ronje, Craber, M. B. Lucas, F. Runcorn, J. B. Sussee and E. F. Sussee of Brooks. assistant steward, W. F. Krens; chaplain, Mrs.' Ida Steinberger; decrease of municipal tax of treasurer, M. M. Gilmour; secre 19.2 to 1S.1. The decrease in tary, Mrs. Elsie Tate; gatekeeper. city tax is due to increased vai- jlm Darby, jr.; Ceres, Mrs. Louie uation and to a decrease in the new budget ot $754.09. Funeral services tor Mrs. xseal Loftin, S4, well known woman of the Gore district were, con ducted Saturday by Elder George Simons at the N. C. Lowe mort uary. Burial was in the Masonic cemetery. She is survived by Ler husband, two tons and a daugh ter Turkey killers and pickers will be called early next week to the Ralph Scroggin plant to finish tha season's work providing a large shipment to eastern points Fischer: Pomona, Mrs. Pearl Heater: Flora, Mrs. Alice Rabens; lady assistant steward, Mrs. Vera Scott; executive committee, V. D, Scott. C. C. Carter and Theodore Fisher. NORTH HOWELL Mrs. Mar tha Vinton and Mrs. C. E. Walt man were hostesses on Thursday afternoon to the local group of JEFFERSON There was a good attendance at the P. T. A. meeting Thursday in - the "school t-uditorium. although It - was a stormy night. Mrs. Irvine Wright presided and by-laws of the asso ciation were read and adopted. Miss Josephine Getchell led the group singing, and Christmas ca rols were sung by the girls', high school sextet, under the direction ot Mrs. Gilbert Looney. Dr. Ver non A. Douglas of Salem gave a talk on "What'i New ia Medi cine," and a picture on tubercu losls control was shown. Free tu berculin tests were given to quite a number of men and women. Miss Ethel Hickey, ot Taft, Is staying at the home of Mrs. George Mason while doing special work in the state educational or fice In Salem. . The Home Economics class- oJ Jefferson high school began serv ing hot lunches at the school this week. One hot dish Is served each day, a ta charge of 3c a dish,.. Mother Is Dl Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McKee mo tored to Wheatland .Thursday af ternoon to see Mrs. McKee's moth er, Mrs. A. P. Magness, who is ill. Mrs. McKee returned to Wheatland 'Friday morning to be with her. mother. Clifford Nees of Hood River ar rived in Jefferson Thursday for a visit with the Dan Korb family Zera Thompson and family- ot Portland have moved into the H E. Jones house on second street Thompson Is with the "Southern Pacific section crew here. Elmer Knight, who had been. Ill with scarlet fever and recovered sufficiently to be able to attend to duties In the office at Knight Bros. Garage, suffered a relapse, and is again confined to his. home Turner Gardeners, Ladies' Aid Meet Silver Tea Attracts Many at Church Group's Gathering TURNER The Methodist-La-dies Aid society held its Decem ber Silver tea Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Flo Gunning. Mrs. L. A. Edvards presided at the piano ani Mrs. Willis J. Doug las sang a solo as did little Lorene Edwards. The Christmas story was given by the chaplain, Mrs. H. . Bond. Christmas customs ot oth er countries were described in readings by various members and "Christmas Commandments" read by Mrs. C. H. Holcomb. Mrs.' Gordon Hann and Mrs. Fred Dierks assisted during the refreshment hour, serving Mrs. L. M. Small, Mrs. H. S. Bond, Mrs. L. A. Edwards, Mrs. Willis J. Douglas, Mrs. H. H. -Wilson, Mrs. O P. Givens. Mrs. G. W. Farris, Mrs. John Mickey. Mrs. S. 11. Haggard, Mrs. W. J. Denhem, Mrs. Arthur Edwards, Mrs. C. A. Bear, Mrs. W. Spiers, Mrs. W. R. Hogsed, and Mrs. C. H. Holcomb. Home and Garden Club The Home and Garden club met all day Thursday with dinner, at the home ot Mrs. J. E. White head, Jr. The day was spent in working cn articles for a December 16th bazaar. Christmas gifts were ex changed. Those present were Mrs. Nellie Hamilton. Mrs. Merle Hedg- Mrs. L. C. Ball, Mrs. Ellison Two Dogs Poisoned LIBERTY Glen Robertson's two dogs died Thursday of salmon poisoning. It Is believed they ate the fish thrown out by someone in the neighborhood. es. Whittaker, Mrs. L. E. Hennles, Mrs. J. S. LaRente, Mrs. Norman Whitehead, MA. John Schlff erer. Mrs. A. E. Robertson, Mrs. Rob ert Hunsaker, Mrs. J. M. Bones, Mrs. J. S. McKinney, Mrs. E. E. Ball, Mrs. Cora Schwlnfurth, Mrs. Tom Webb, Mrs. JLoe Morris, Mrs. J. E. Whitehead. Mrs. John Mick ey, Alice Chance, Misses - Katie and Rosa Ahrens, Mabel Walker, Mrs. S. A. Riches, the new presi dent, and the hostess. Miss Helen Witzel is reported to be convalescing satisfactorily at a Salem hospital, from an em ergency operation for appendicitis. Beangrowers Elect At West Stayton WEST STAYTON The bean growers for the Stayton Co-op cannery held their regular meet ing Friday night. Klection of officers was held, with W. 0. Bowman reelected president, Harry Stewart vice president, W. Q. Royse, secretary treasurer. An invitation was read inviting the growers to attend the horti culture meeting In Eugene Decem ber 8. A supper was served at the close ot tha meeting to the tot lowing: W. O. Bowman, Edward Hankel. sr., Howard Gilbert. Ed ward Clark, Henry Snoddy, W. O. Royse, Frank Allen, Gus Newman, Clyde Comstock, Fred Comstock, Merle Crane, Edward Bartoss, Walter HaUh. H. Minten, Mr. Foltx, Clarence Shellenberger. William Hafenbrethl, Theodore and Otto Deikman and Harry Stewart. Meets at Litchy Home WALDO HILLS Mrs. Chris Lichty was home hostess Thura- day afternoon for the Willard j Woman's club. Plans were made to sew for the children's farm home at Corvallls. Mrs. Merl Bye, president, presided. k ' ; t-JLf Jit r v 0 w i An entirely new and different Dedge Is pictured la this close-ap view of the new 199 Dodge Luxury Liner with which the manufacturers are celebrating their ellter anniversary. Note the artistic slope of the forward section, the handsome grille work, the headlamps set into sturdy fenders where their light is of more effective spread aad closer to the road. , ; - . "'V : 5 -. . , . Studebaker ShoWs Modern Lines r 77TT 771 17 Here Is a head-on shot of the 1939 Studebaker State President. Ray .i I.- A .uImm. streamliners and steamships. worked with Studebaker engineers lu the production ot the model. 1 AV7 Here's A Hint!! CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND the CORNER . . ..and, speaking of corners, we have every nook and corner of our store jammed and packed with presents for everyone . . . We can suggest all sorts of nice things for those gifts you're not quite sure of I By Pen Pencil ft c... U115 - Watermaa Schaeffer iUbrook "Grown Up" Games Pofcer Sets Ronlette Wheels Chuct-a-Lnck Chinese Checkers LEATHER GOODS of fine quality including BILLFOLDS ZIPPER CASES BRIEF CASES BUXTOX KElTAIXEltS MEN'S TRAVEL SETS LOOSE LEAF NOTE BOOK COVERS LJ)C Loads and uji nflF Loads f VaV ' KIDDIES W. (jr GAMES and TjSi UvJ. BOOKS JM VnJ. for all ages Books Including best sell ers, VPromtaad Land" "Gone With the Wind" at special offer 11.41, -With Malice Toward Some," Thorne Smith's "Topper" series. ; IV BOOK STORE 163 N. Commercial Phone 4534 Christmas Cards We have a large assortment of individual- and boxed cards that are unique and pleasing. HURRY!! I 50 Cards With ; ' Name Imprinted . $1.20 25 - Cards - larger and With Name 01.45 i ..... i iim I. iii in iiniiimiiMimiiiimi k. ?Vi.MjMWniiiiiriiiiiiiMiiiftr- iwtnTiir'ni,''fflwiniiiiiiiiMii i "1Brl"""" uXw! fmmr Umrtmv hm4f fyl Mas. 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