Ii CZTGCII CTATmiAIT. Cdszi Ortgea. Thursday !as!2& Dcsscr ft K12
PAGS CIS
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Anniversary;
Recalled
At Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold; D. Mc
Millan, Dr. . and . Mrs., George
Lewi, and Mr.: and Mrs. Theo-'
dore Ullakko will celebrate their
wedding anniversaries on Christ-.
i mas night, with an ."at home" at
the Lewis : residence at ,1180
- North Winter street Friends are,
invited through the press to call
between the hours of 8 and 10
o'clock: ; v . N
" Holiday decorations will be
used; the serving table, covered
with a Chinese-embroidered lace
cloth, will be centered : with an
arrangement . of . white . narcis-
, suses and white carnations in a .
low silver , bowl and flanked by;
white tapers in silver holders."
Mrs. J. C. Harrison, Mrs. H.
L. Marsters. Mrs. A. L. Lind-
wvk- and Mrsl Lvle'Buck of Mc-
. Minnville , will pour during the
. evening, and the Misses Maureen
Jones, Jane Acton, June Nickel
and Patty Zeller will serve. Miss
Barbara . Lewis will greet guests
at the door, t
The party is to celebrate the
25th wedding anniversary of the
McMillans, the 19th anniversary
f the, Lewises and the 10th an
niversary of the Ullakkos.
Engagement of
Couple Told v
Betty Vandarwarka, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Van
darwarka is announcing her en-
neremmt in Utr 'Virtril T. Tbt
Ker, son ox Mr. ana Mrs. a. :.
Parker also of Salem.
No date has been set for the -
weddingas' Mr. 'Parker is jn the
nuvj on acuve uuiy in me pa
cific. . .' Miss Vandarwarka is a senior
Jn Salem high and Mr. Parker
also attended Salem schools.
Women
FsxxxtMil3ocm Win War I ' ;
! CAJm. Indri'Tair Acres,?' the 380-acre farm home '
. of Secretary, of Agriculture R. Wickafd, is being managed with
the ; fenunine"; touch -of Mrs.' Louise .Wickard and Ann, the
younger of her two daughters. . ' , , ,
; The ; senior mistress of "Fair Acres," in Carrol County,
t takes her farm manager role as a matter of course. Says be:
' '. The Bonhear club's Christmas
dance, which was previously ar
ranged for Saturday .December
28 has been postponed until
inursaay mgni, uecemoer ji.
-. The' New Year's eve dance
will be held at Fraternal tern-'
tjuickiy made
' This woolly bow-wow's cro
cheted 'round and Vound with
ears and legs separate. He's don
in no time In one tening you
can make dainty Pierette of Ger
man! :wn in blue, jsink and white, .
to c" - - sre on baby's carriage.
Tat'. ..l 507 contains directions
fcr " tcys; materials required;
Send eleven cents in coins for
this pattern to The Statesman,
I," -olecrEft Dept.,- Salem, Ore,
" ::f? plainly pattern number,
- ---.e rnd tdiress.
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SOCIETY
' ' . '
CLUB CALENDAR '
. TWRSDAT f-
FMeUa class, i Tirti - Baptist
church with ' Mrv Ada V.' Skill. ..
411, Court street. I- p.. in: , t
FBIDAT : -! ,r.,-' . .
Ann Judsoa eirclo, 7 JO p. m- ,
let .Baptist, church. : ".. . "Mr
.-: '.-..( . v
Social "Meeting :
For Girls'
Chadwick Assembly, Order of.
Rainbow for Girls held its regu
lar meeting : .. Tuesday, '. presided
over by Miss Margaret Forsythe, -Worthy
advisor,' and Mrs. Wayne'
Henry, mother advisor.; During
the business meeting, final, ar-.
rangements were .'made for the
annual Christmas formal, - held
Wednesday. Also, it was announ-;
ced that the recreation room ' at
Camp Adair-would be completed .
the following day when an army:
truck called for the equipment
the girls had collected. :
The business meeting was fol
lowed by a Christmas party on '
the fifth floor, an excellent com
mittee headed by Miss Newman
was in , charge. The serving ta
b 1 e was, attractively centered
with red candles, holly and fir
cones. Gifts were exchanged in
the course of the evening. -
Geists Hosts
At Dinner
Bean and Mrs. Melvin Geist
were hosts on Tuesday night at
their West Lef f elle street home.
The dining table was centered
by an arrangement of jonquils
and heather, f
. Covers were! placed for Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Rieder, Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Brennen, Miss Ber
tha. Babcock, Mr. Lewis Pankas
kie and the hosts.
" MrsTG'wge Hag and v Kath
leen left Tuesday for, Livermore,
Calif., where they; will spend the
holidays with Lieut, and Mrs.
Wallace Hug and their ' small
son. .' - ' . - -
fThe men-have, so much.te
. dv, faced as they are with-the
necessity of production bey nd
" anything i we've ever , known,
' women . must help, by .doing
more f the chores."
Mrs. Wickard, whose father
was a Logansport, . Tnd., " busi
nessman, became a farmwife 20
some years ago after, she; met a
good-looking youn.g "farmer
(Claude R. Wickard) at a village
dance and married him: She
worked by her husband's" side on
an Indiana farm during World
War I. 1 v -JT'-v- - ' " :
.. Recalling her; work . then, she
says: ; j :;---f'-.'r ;'- v
rWe had the first tractor Inr
our community and. I drove It
when thlnrs were rushed with
the men. The noise and vibra
tion ; from that clumsy ma
. chine were terrific I can never
. forget the rriadmg of the steel
wheels and the smell from the
exhaust quite contrast to
the model Ann drove this sum
mer. ; : i ' ,
She adds that ;in bond drives
farm women participated then
as now. ; f . -
On a recent trip home Mrs.
Wickard busied herself with
light chores and baked a ' few
of her husband's favorite pies..
She caught and dressed a chicken
and .admitted she had lost none
of her speed and skill since she
has'? been , one, of Washington's
"official" hostesses. - - 4 : :
Speaking as a native Hoosier
farmwife as ihe choses to call
herself she asserts: !" '
"Farm women today have a
bigger Job and more responsi
bility because there Is more to
do and more depending- on vs.
Ann, a coed at Purdue Univer
sity, last ' summer devoted vir
tually full time to the job of
managing the farm while her
parents were . In Washington.
" Betty,1 a Purdue graduate. Is the
Wickards' other daughter.
, Comparing farm women's role
now with that of the first World
war,' Mrs. Wickard says:
"With more and better ma
chinery to help them women
can do and are - doing more
field work than during the last
war. With the "help of women,
-farmers will produce enough
for ear armed forces, for lease
lend, and for the people " at
home.. . 4
"With this tremendous pro
duction record, there will be
NO excuse after this war for
hunger. The war has proved
what we already knew that
America can produce enough
for all."
Auxiliary
Members
: Initiated . .
' The American Legion auxfli-
ary, .Capital unit, met . Monday
in 'the WomanVclub with Mrs.
Stanley Kruegei' presidrng; After
: a short business the meeting was
- turned over to the past presi-
- dents, who had charge of the Ini-
- tiation ceremonies. Those ' tak
ing part were Mrs.' Leon Brown,
president; Bess ' Watkins, . vice
- president; , Mrs. Frank - Marshall,
. junior past president; Mrs. O. E.
' Palmateer, vice president;. Mrs.
'. Jennie. : Bartlett, "chaplain; Mrs.
Beryl Porter, - sergeant at . arms.
, -and, Mrs. A- MeJohnsorv pianist.
, The .candlea,were lighted by. Lor
ene Palmateer and Joan BlaxalL
- - Those being initiated were Mrs.
David Lassie, Mrs. EmU Seiffert,
Mrs. Herman' Miller, . Mrs. Silas
Gaiser, Mrs. Clem Ohlsen,' Mrs.
George A. Gabriel. vMrs. W. C
Thompson, Mrs. Norris Bixby,
Mrs. Merlin. .Ciramse, Mrs. WL.
Osborne, Mrs. C S. Putnam, Mrs.
Clarence L.; Webber, Mrs. Oar
' ence Conrad, Miss Barbara Flagg,
Miss Alice Louise Ohling, Miss
Shirley Webber and Miss Wilene
Wiper.
... A Christmas program Was en
joyed by post and auxiliary mem
bers and included a medley of
carols by' a chorus of junior
; members holding candles, , a
Christmas story by Mrs. Albert
Gragg and caroling sung in uni
son. Gifts were distributed from
a tree by O. E. Palmateer acting
as . Santa Claus. i
Mrs. Fred Gahlsdorf and Mrs.
E. W. Ritchey, chairmen of good
cheer and rehabilitation, with
their respective committees were
in charge of the refreshments.
At the business session it was
voted to purchase the $5 tuber
culosis seal bond from the com
munity service budget. .
Former Salem
Girl Weds 1
A former Salem girl, Miss Eliz
abeth Hope Dowd, was married
on November 28 in Tacoma, to
Mr. Delbert LeRoy Benskin of
Cheyenne, Wyoming, according
to word received from friends
here. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Marion Flint, at
the home of the bride.
Miss Marguerite Mlies of Ta
coma, formerly of Salem, and
Mr. Theodore Mr- Stark of Ft.
Lewis" attendedAhe couple, and
. a reception at the home of Mr.
and Mrs.-M. H. Stevenson fol
lowed the ceremony. -
The bride's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Dowd of .Wood
burn, and the groom's mother Is -Mrs.
H. B. Ryon of Los Angeles.
The couple will live in. Tacoma,
as Technical Sergeant7 Benskin is
stationed at Ft. Lewis. ;
Miriam -Becke !
Is Hostess
- , . - " ;
A gruop of friends of Miriam'
Becke were her guests at a buf
fet :dinner-at toe riome Of her'
- parents, Mr.- and' Mrs; ' Karl
Beckke on Tuesday night vX'
- The table was covered with a -red
cloth and c e h t 'e r e d by a ,
Christmas tree ! with white ta
pers and white angels. :y ; i .
Following dinner, an exchange
of gifts" was held and games fol-'
lowed. -: '''CV-.:. : f nl"; :j ; 5
Present were tbe Misses Shar-
on-' Burnett, Beverly -McGilch-j
rist, Harriet , Hawkins, Evelyn :
Johnson, Virginia Covert, i Ma- :
jeska Groening, Doris Burwick, ?
Jean Newman, Lizbetb, Kenne-:
dy, Jane Huston and Ann Hus-
ton, ' ' ;
: WOODBURN The Presbyter
ian Missionary society met. in
the social - room of ; the church
Wednesday afternoon with the.
president, Mrs. Olive Smith pre-:
siding. After I group singing the
devotions were led by Mrs. H. F.
Butterfield. Mrs. James ; Morris
on, secretary' of overseas sew-'
ing, gave her report and deliv-
ered a' surgical gown ' she had '
; made . and , displayed bandages
. rolled by the Junior Endeavor.
The articles will be sent to Chi-,
na. Mrs. Vernon Frentz was in :
.charge .of the program. "'.
Today's Mfenu
. Today well go easy on the
main dish but will anticipate a
husky meal for. Christmas day.
' TODAY
" Winter fruit salad
. Hamburger cakes on
. . Toasted buns .
Mashed potato cakes
, - Buttered carrots
' Apple gingerbread
CHRISTIMAS DAY
Cranberry-orange salad s
Roast duuck
: ' Apple and celery stuffing
Stuffed potatoes
' . Broiled pickled peaches
s : Buttered fresh peas
; Hot Rolls - ' Apple jelly
Mince pie a la mode
WINTER FRUIT SPECIAL
; 1 cup cubed grapefruit
1 cup cubed oranges
cup diced apples
1 cup broken walnuts :
. 1 tablespoon lemon juice ;
Mt teaspoon salt ;
' cup thick French dressing
' Mix and chill fruits ,dadrest
- of ingredients and serve on let-
tuce. -: :
a
YanlteeArmy
Santa Claus
To-Children;..-.
LONDON, Dec lS-(ff)-United
States soldiers in the British Isles
have spontaneously d edlcated
their "first Christmas' overseas to
the . British' children. X
,. From one end of the country to
the other they have . been acting
as jSanta'Claus at parties, and for
weeks they have ;been preparing
in their, off -duty ... hours to bring
holiday cheer to the children in
the vicinity of their camps.
Noting the scope of these activi
ties, 1 the - headquarters --.of the
American army in this) theatre dis
closes Monday that one large unit
had. donated $10,000' for series
of 33 parties to be given for 10,-
000 children with a 29-mile radius
of its camp; y'- " "-
r These were climaxed - Monday
with four parties for 2300; chil
dren of Salisbury - and Andover.
Every little guest received a pres
ent
In northern Ireland the patients
at an American military hospital
constructed several thousand toys
for the children, of their, area.
- Candy and cookies, saved from
weekly army' canteen rations, and
packages of .fruit were distribut
ed to 1000 children of Bristol.
: Negro troops were planning "big
doings'! . on Christmas eve . for the
children of the locality where they
are billeted.
- But it is not all giving on the
part of the . Americans. - People
all over the islands have thrown
open their homes to the boys, some
of whom will be missing Christ
mas at home for the first time.
Fifty invitations have been re
ceived for every American soldier
available.
Job Protested
WOODBURN Tom Engle, Her
man Otjen and John Alguire ap
peared before the Woodburn city
council Tuesday night and pro
tested that the Hardcastle avenue
improvement job had not been
done according to specifications.
They specifically mentioned the
amount of gravel on the surface,
and lack of dirt alongside part of
the curbing. Councilmen agreed
to investigate. .
Seventy guests from the Will
ing Workers class of the First
Christian church were enter
tained -at. a not-host dinner in
Lausanne hall Tuesday- night-by
Mr. and Mrs.-W. W. Kerns. - Dur
. ing the dinner hour, Mrs. Nellie
. Harrison, secretary of the church,
was presented with, a cameo pin
and Mrs. Lloyd Robinson,' teach
er, of the class, received a potted
plant , Later, Miss Betty Pugh
and Mrs: Howard Cole 'sang solos'
and Mrs. Cole lead the' group In
carols.' - .t . . ' y
i,. The engagement . .of iMrsi -Doj';
othy ' McDowell " and ' r Munroe
Cheek was announced7 by - MrsT
Kerns. - ' r : -
.' Captain and; Mrs. 'Max. E.
Kahn are .- the p a r e n t s ' jof a
daughter,-;. Jan, "born- at theSa
r lem General : hospital Monday
morning.
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; (SYNOPSIS: December . IMS, mark
ed the lSOOth anniversary of St. Nich
olas day, honoring the fourth century
saint who secretly -gave away -riches
to the needy. little Dutchmen b
lieved ho brought gifts each Decern
ber . They brought him to-America.
After the Revolution, Americans call
ed him Santa Claus - not a stern old
bishop but a- roly-poly gay old
fellow who came on New Year's eve.
In 1X22 a very wise professor, Ocment
C Moore, described St. Nick in a
Part 5
. By ZACHARY TAYLOR
AP reatur Writer - ,
- When Harriet Butler heard Dr;
Moore read, his Christmas poem
about "A Visit . From' St Nichol
as', she loved It! ; .
- She. copied it In her album, and
took It back home 'or'Txoy NY,
Nert yean in 1823,. she? sent it to
the Troy Sentinel; arid-Editor OrT
ville L' HoIlyi Jovect. itItoo-so
much that he .printed i at Christ
mas ; time with .these words: J.
"We Imow not to whom we are
indebted f : "the following: - de
scription of that unwearied patron
of music that homely and. de
lightful personage ; of parental
kindness, Santa Claus. - " -New
a Classte' '.
Nearly everyone today Is - fa
miliar with the poem. It begins:
"Twas . the night before CChrist-
mas. , ." Father and mother were
Women ! Sought
For; Drafting ":i
A course in engineering, draw
ing for .Salem women . will be
given here starting about January
5 if there is enough demand, ac
cording to W. fl. Baillie, in charge
of the Salem office of the US em
ployment service."
The course is In .response to
rapidly increasing demands of war
industries for women trained in
drafting to fill the many, vacancies
existing in this field. Not only are
the war industries in Portland and
Seattle calling for more trained
women, but civil service positions,
the US engineers and even the
state highway commission as well.
- Sponsored by the US office of
education as a part of the engi
neering, science and management
war training program, the course
will be supervised by the Oregon
State college school of engineer
ing. - .
The course in Salem is contin
gent upon at least 10 women sign
ing up, but the class is limited to
30 members. There is no cost for
the 10-week training except for
the nominal amount necessary for
a text book and a few supplies.
High - school - graduation or its'
equivalent is the only require
ment. The class will meet twice
a week.
Business Men
To Elept Officers
' MT. ANGEL-After .ah Open
discussion on "membership,' the
Business Men's club Tuesday voted
to make the nexl meeting, Janu
ary 12, a free meeting, . having
luncheon tickets' purchased out of
the club's fund. " "
- -A : large ' representation - is . de
sired, for the next meeting to dis
cuss the club's policy 'and to elect
new. -officers for- the-next six
monthsv Although the practical' ac
complishments of the club", have
been minimized by the war 'and
ensuing conditions,' it was defin
itely decided at Tuesday's meeting
that the organization would carry
on with regular meetings. ; :v
President Douglas Harris, chair
man of the children's Christmas
program committee,"--stated that
several hundred children from the
city' attended the free show
"Dumbo'V last Saturday. . ' All; the
rural" children ' of the community
had been invited.'
,- Chosen to handle the tickets for
the next meeting are O. L. With
ers and William Bean.
Salvation Army
Worker Speaks "
Annual Christmas program ' for
members of the Rotary club was
given Wednesday noon in the Sal
vation Army ' citadel. CoL James
Dee, divisional commander of
Oregon and southern Idaho, was
guest speaker; also on the program
were a trumpet duet and a vocal
duet of. Christmas songs. . - -
Col. Dee described the spirit of
Christmas as the desire to spread
gladness," building m o r a 1 e; the
spirit of worship; and the spirit
of generosity or self appreciation
for one another and patience.
Seal Sale Proceeds -;
Stolen From School
AURORA Tuesday evening
the Aurora school was entered
and $30 was stolen ' from the
desk drawer of Mrs. Ruby Shan
etx, principal. ; Tbe sum was the
proceeds of the tuberculosis seal
sale. " The thief broke Christmas
tree ' ornaments, 'damaged the
tree and destroyed a few of the.
presents. uW;:?;.';
'Police haven't discovered who.
entered bnt are following does.
Two boys wearing white coats
were seen crossing the Podding
river bridge last night; authori
ties are searching for them for
questioning. 1 :.
Usual Wave $2.6 B Complete s
,.:.'.. Perm Oil
f "lPnsh Wave iZ
j Ji Completed.
( ) Open Thurs. Eve.
3J ; by Appointment
Phoa 3SS3
3SS First National Bank CUg.
CASTLE PEIi'l. WAVEHS
going to bed. ! : The children had
hung up their stockings and were
tucked, in bed, fast asleep. : Sud
denly, father rushed to. the win
dow to see what was -causing a
clatter. . . . .,:-y -.-
r Outside" he' saw St Nick fii '
L sleigh jpulled-.by: eight tiny 'rein
deer called Dasher, 'Dancer, Pran
cer. Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dm
ner and Blitzen. They, raced over
the" snow-covered " roof,' stopped
by the cilrnmney and St Nick
plopped down into the fireplace
inside. He emerged, covered with
soot, ted quickly filled the stockings-with
gifts; - ' -
-His eyes how 'they. WinMedl
--' His dimples, hw.lraerryt" ." .
His- cheeks were like roses," his
nose like ' "chelrryrt . v ir
- Bis droll '. little inouih ' 4ras
:!drawn lip likf. '. bdwfc jfZi
And' the beard, ri his chin was
- as white as the snow; . - .
The stump: of i' pipe" he held
T ' tight in his teeth,'. X , :
J" And the smoke, it jencircled his
head like a . wreath;
. He had a broad, face and a lit
.'. f .tle'round .belly
Tlt?shook when he laughed,
- ' like a bowl of Jelly? , ',;..
" ',; He "was chubby' and. plump, a
right jolly old elf, ;
And I laughed -when I saw him
in spite of myself.? X
A Change ef Visit :;--
' His duties done, Santa turned
and "laying his finger aside of his
nose (remarkably like the St
Nick 'of - the ' old Dutchman's
dream), St Nick rose. . up .the
chimney, mounted his sleigh; ex
claiming as he drove out of sight:
Happy New Year to all, and to
all a good night! V 4
So, Dr. Moore believed that
Santa called on New Year's eve.
That is the way he finished the
original poem, though the last line
now is written: "Merry Christmas
to all." v::;,- '-.
Every Christmas eve now, chil
dren - make a torchlight pilgrim
age to Moore's grave in a New
York churchyard. They also hon
or another grave there of the old
est son of Charles Dickens, who
wrote ' the famous "Christmas
CaroU . -
At first, , Moore, a dignified
scholarly . man, - was quite upset
that Harriet Butler had caused
the publication of his simple poem
for children. Had she not done
so, the poem might have been un
known to this - day, . and Santa
might have been a very different
person. '. - - . , - :.
(Friday: Santa In-Arp j - !
ar -M 1 1 vanaaohM - s a
Don
Last
Miller's
Four Salvos
From Frisco
Halt Battler
WASHINGTON, Dee. IS-VPy-lt
took Just four salvos from the
eight-inch guns of the American
cruiser. Sain Francisco to blast a
Japanese battleship '. completely
out of action in the sea battle of
Guadalcanal last; month. '! f r."1
.'.This report of the effectiveness
of American naval gunfire against
overwhelming odds was made by
First Lt Robert W Bjrnerson, 22,
of Washington,' who , commanded
a marine anti-aircraft detachment
on fthe San Francisco during the
crucial battle. v --'t''i
In i' presi 'conference at the
navy department. Monday, ""hi" told
one; of the: most comprehensive
stories ' so ' far of the exploits of
the heavy cruiser in a night fight
at extraordinarilyclose range.'
"An American task force led by
the San' Iptncisco surprised three
Japanese-' columns, totalling at
least : IS '.warships, approaching
Guadalcanal from; the :. north
around Savo Island. To the west
of Savo was a ' light screening
force, Rynerson . related. To v the
east of the little island, which Ry
nerson said is ; known 'm mong
American naval men as Salvo is
land because it has been the scene
of so. much; fighting, were a col
umn led by two battleships and a
second column of heavy cruisers.
, These latter two columns.
. were about . 8000 yards j apart
and the Ameriean . task force
coming ; vp from the southeast
moved in between them. : , :
"We were trying to go In as
far as we could, Rynerson said.
"Pretty, soon we were Illuminated
by the searchlights of a Japanese
heavy cruiser and immediately we
opened fire. We fired 11 salvos at
the cruiser and hit with nine be
fore it could get any more than
one or maybe two guns into ac
tion. The cruiser rolled over and
sank. r ; : -;- --; '" -( "
As soon as the shooting started
a "regular melee" developed, Ry
nerson related and the American
strategy of going between the
two columns worked out as ex
pected : because the shots which
the; Japs fired over the American
vessels hit their own ships on the
other side. "V-,; -:'.' :;'
In the first few minutes after
the fighting began, the San Fran
cisco, leading the American bat
tle line, began, a turn to the west
&
170
14,.
't
Gift!
Forget
mat
Minute
and the Japanese likewise bezan
turning to the west, toward Savo
island, r
At that time the baUleih!?
was spotted by Lt Cmir. L
William Wllibourn, Saa . Fran- ;
else gunnery' officer. The bat
tleshlp bezan firing ea the San
Francisco with Its 14-inch guns '
at the same time that the cruiser ;
. opened up with her eltht-lnch
guns. Tbe fight started at ZSS9 : .
yards and ended at 13S yards.
rWe hit them with 'four full
salvos,", Rynerson said, "and they
quit firing. The next day our .
planes saw the battleship' still be
side the Island,' sometimes getting '
up .two or three-knot speed and .
sometimes dead in the water. She
finally went down, "cither sunk or
scuttled - -
Union : Lt3aqero (
Are ; Selecteidi : v -
GERVAIS The Farmers tmioa-
met Monday - night at the high
school auditorium. On the pro
gram were numbers by the grade
pupils, announced by Nancr Uhr-
;" save. pnfi ,
report on the. program of theNa- -tional
Fsrmera union for , 1843.
Robert -Harper reported on " the
AAA election and said that Jan
uary 12 had ' been designated as
National Farmers day. W. E. Bar-
nett reoorted - the net inmm nf
the National Farmers union and
amounts ' contributed by co-ops. '.
A. D. Folker reported on agricul
ture in general. Others spoke and .
many points of interest to the
members were brought out. '
Election 'of officers resulted as -
follows: D. L. St John, presi
dent: vice-president. W. E. Bar-.
n e 1 1; 'secretary - treasurer, Mrs.
J. B. Brown; executive board, W,
Heilman and Fred Manning; con
ductor, John Banick; doorkeeper,,
Mr. McKay; publicity secretary,
Mrs. D. L. St John. The election
of a junior . secretary was held '
over ; till the f January meeting. '
Mrs. C . L. Jnreensen. chairman'
of the social hour committee, was
assisted by Mrs. Fred Manning,
Mrs. Frank Holoubek and Mrs. .
L. J. Uhrhammer. i
GERVAIS The" election of of
ficers for 1943 for the county AAA !
resulted in Robert Harper, B. J. J.
Miller and M. B. Lucas, being se
lected committeemen and Wesley
Keppinger and Peter Jensen, al
ternates. . v,., r, .; . . . . ; ..
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