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THE REGISTER-GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON 'PageTKre4 fo Legion, Auxiliary L joint Installation; L, Club News Given I .ri. A 51. rTan Legion auxil- PTiomt picnic Monday nark. After the ""was served each i business ""V the Legion meeting f.r resigned as com '"he would be unable w to term he chose to JfJallation. Mr. and "7, dan to leave Cot- Kcomnjanderand "ma" ..a Arthur Olson SraMPa s uninstructed rfe state American ICS V i.:U h r ..-linn U'lllLIl m " cm.mher 5. 6 TSmeMin will be N,smber.16' T.in nil- lathe state convention could tainted at a later date r . ., n.as allowed a, ine hiw"-' - w ..i(!e for the delegates. Mrs. rW gave an Americaniza- hoort. Betty Aokins. who repre- F . o.i.. rv1r Tails. Lportonthe camp. This is I " i l it.. Amar . to sponsored oy .auxiliaries of the state, K oris how to take their r in the community. j ntinn The nom- pieanH u: SALE LIBRARY BOOKS 2Sc are used fiction Iks irom our circulating my. starts Thursday B a. m. CRESSEY'S r sellers & Stationers miL Phone 846 inating committed nominated Mrs. Ina Daugherty, treasurer, and Mrs. Jeanne Morton, secretary. Both were elected for their offices. Other nominations were made from the floor. Announcement of the president will be made later. Other officers elected were: First vice president, Mrs. Marie Wicks; second vice president, Mrs. Ruth Haldeman; chaplain, Mrs. Maud Hunter; and sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Maude Gierau. Because La bor Day falls on the regular meet ing date, that meeting will be omitted and the next meeting will be held September 16. Flying Club Meets '.The Cottage Grove Flying club meeting which was held at Peter son's hall Monday night was open ed and adjourned. There was no further business in connection with the purchase of the plane. The next regular meeting date falls on Labor Day. No arrangements were made concerning this meet ing. If there is business to be trans acted the president will call a spe cial meeting. Rev. and Mrs. Emil A. Balliet of Minneapolis will be at the Assem bly of God, Thursday - evening, August 22. They are accompanied by Richard Orchard, an accordion ist. Mr. and Mrs. Balliet are wide ly known, having traveled exten sively in gospel work from coast to coast. For the past five years, Mr: Balliet has lectured in the North Central Bible Institute, Min neapolis, Minnesota. Their minis try of preaching and music has taken them into some of the larg est churches and camp metings in the middle west. The Townsend club auxiliary will hold an all day" meeting Thursday at the Townsend hall. All members are asked to make a special effort to come and quilt. F. J. Ridings and son Gordon spent the day Monday in Cottage Grove renewing old friendships. Mr. Ridings, who formerly owned what is now the G. B. Arnest home on Knox Hill, is living in Eugene at the present time. Gordon Rid ings coaches basketball and base ball at Columbia university, New York City. Fire Extinguished A fire presumably started by careless evening swimmers was discovered on the old Veatch pic nic grounds across Mosby Creek from Johnson's Grove. Floyd Jones, Booth-Kelly fire warden, was called and brought the water pumper and extinguished the fire or there would have been con siderable damage to homes and property in that vicinity. There is some talk of closing the river to the public. One side is already leased by a group of individuals Announce Schedule CRESWELL, Aug. " 21(Spe cial) Mrs. Harriet Ingram, prin cipal of the Creswell grade school called a teachers' meeting at the schoolhouse Monday. A curricu lum for the year wn worked out and other plans madu. The teach ings schedule has been arranged as follows: first grade. Miss Elsie Anderson; second and third grades. Miss Alleyne Spencer; fourth and fifth giades, Miss Violet Inman: sixth and seventh grades, Miss Shirley Harrold; eighth grade, Mrs. Ingram. School opens Sep tember 9. and is always kept locked. All swimmers are urged to be espec ially careful of their bonfire. Mrs. Ann G. Sutcliffe, of Olym pia, Wash., is a visitor this week with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Bes sie Sutcliffe. Miss Roscllen Lockwood, who Has recently returned from visit ing the San Francisco fair with her auiu ana uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schneider, is visiting a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Anna Petrie. Miss Lockwood lives at Yakima, Wash., with her aunt, Mrs. Percy Wickersham. Miss Jacqueline Morton has re turned home after spending two days in Portland at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fischer. . Mrs. Ralph Boslough has left for Portland and Seaside. Mrs. Bos lough, who is on a two weeks' va cation from the telephone office, plans to be gone a week or 10 days. The Charles Fuhrer home, near Hebron,- burned to the ground Monday evening. It was discover ed by a groilp of girls as they were returning home from base ball practice at the Powell ranch. Mr. Fuhrer was in the house asleep at tne time. The fire started from an undetermined origin in the basement. Most of the living room furniture was saved but very little else. The house was partially cov ered by insurance. Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrer are staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Morton. For Mrs. Boslough Two showers were given honor ing Mrs. Harold Boslough (Leta Mosby) while she and Mr. Bos lough were visiting here. The Do rena ladies gave a shower at the home of Mrs. Marguerite Mosby. Mrs. Boslough received many gifts. Mrs. Fred Langton also hon ored Mrs. Boslough with a mis cellaneous shower. Guests included Mrs. Colin Garoutte. Mrs. Fred Knickerbocker, Mrs. John Schaf fer, Miss Lillian Young, Miss Max ine Nixon, Mrs. Kenneth Ward, Mrs. Larry Biggerstaff, Miss Eve lyn Biggerstaff, Miss Blanche Pa quette, Mrs. Robert Stacy, Mrs. El mer Neet, Mrs. Delbert Brown Mrs. Charles Miller, Miss Mildred Dugan, Mrs. Sarn Miller, Mrs. Etta Yoncalla Grade School Board Discusses Program For Coming Year's Work YONCALLA, Aug. 21 (Special) The grade school board met re cently to order the text books for the coming term. It was planned to teach cooking and sewing in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Woodwork will also be taught. Home economics is main ly for the girls, but the boys can take It if they want to, and the girls can take the woodwork. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mechler celebrated their sixty-third wed ding anniversary Monday, Aug. 19. They were married in Wonewoc, Wis., Aug. 19, 1877. Mr. Mechler was born in New York, Jan. 11, 1857, and went to Wisconsin when a baby. Mrs. Mechler was born in Wisconsin, Jan. 5, 1861. Two daughters were born to this union. There were 12 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Mechler spent most of theii lives in Wisconsin and Oregon. They have lived in Oregon aboul 30 years. Joseph Ricen of Portland and Miss Norma Hitchcock have charge of the drug store during Mr. and Mrs. Harley Stonaker's absence. Mrs. Art Rychard entertained the members of the Hayhurst Com munity club at her home recently. The Hayhurst club has charge of the canned .goods at. the North Douglas county fair this year. Re freshments were served to "Mrs. Mabel Williams, Mrs. Ed'Sw'ansoh, Mrs. Ray Morin, Mrs. Chet Miller, Mrs. Elmer Kruse and daughter, Mrs. Jet Morin, Mrs. Ed Morin, Mrs. Charles Fegles, Miss JLavon Morin and the hostess. ' H. E. Club Meets .' Mr. and Mrs. William Castor and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schosso en tertained the Home Economics club of the Elk Creek grange at their home recently. A potluck supper was served under the large walnut trees. A social hour fol lowed the supper. Mr. and Mrs. Art Rychard en tertained at a dinner at their home recently. Covers were placed for Mrs. Kate Floyd ot Los Angeles. Cal., C. F. Watson and Mrs. Tal cott of Glide, Mrs. W. A. Richard son of Roseburg, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. .Westrope, Mr. and Mil. Loren Westrope and baby of Eugene, Mrs. Leathe, Mi and Mrs. Art Rychard, Gene Rychard and Donald Rych ard. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Markam and daughter, and Mrs. Markam's mother of Los Angeles visited Wil liam Hogan Monday enroute home from Idaho. It was the first time the men had seen each other in 35 years. Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Newby and Yvonne Smith of Willamlna, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Juntll of Newport, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shone and' daughter, Sarah of Los An geles visited at the Tom Wallace home recently. Mrs. Newby and Mrs. Juntii are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, and Mrs. Shone is Mrs. Wallace's sister. Hold Business Session , -- -The Neighbors of-Woodcraft met at the I. O. O. F. hall recently. The regular business was tran sacted. Hazel Hanan served re freshments at the close of the meet ing. . Eric Stenseth went to Portland Sunday and met Mrs. Stenseth, who has spent the past five weeks in Wisconsin, California, and Min nesota. ' ' Harold Turpin, pitcher for Se attle' baseball team, visited his family here recently enroute south. Tom Westfall is painting his house and putting on a new roof. Mrs. Nettie Hanan is having a new roof put on her woodshed. D. C. Wilson went to Berkeley, Cal., after his son Bert who is there attending summer school. Creswell Grangers to Plan For Southern Lane Fair At Thursday Meeting Ice-cold Coca-Cola is a quality drink the familiar drink that repre sents four generations of experience in' refreshing millions. Its clean, tin gling taste brings a delightful after sense of real refreshment. pAUSE T H AT R E FRESHES BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY Of THE COCA-COLA CO. BV COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO, OF EUGENE 660 Fsrrf Strtet CRESWELL, Aug. 21 (Special) ; Creswell grange will meet at the usual time for the regular meeting at the hall Thursday evening. The women wilf supply the program. Exhibits' for the Southern Lane county fair will Be arranged. Mrs. H. L. Wright entertained recently for the seventh birthday anniversary of her son Eugene. Games were arranged for the young folks and refreshments were served. Guests were Mrs. Harry Holt and daughters, Molly, Wanda, and Barbara, and. son, Stewart, Joyce Scarbrough, Beverly Bunn, Kenneth Paul, Mrs. H. A. Howe and Eugene Wright. Funeral Held " Funeral services for William A. Waggoner were held Tuesday aft ernoon at the Schwering chapel with Rev. Floyd E. Dorris offici ating. Mrs. George A. Paul and Mrs. C. I. Kent sang and Mrs. Kent sang a solo with Miss Vivian Og- ram accompanying. ine pan bearers were H. N. Traxler, Bob Easterling, Don LaMain, W. S. Gil lenwater, Arthur Taylor, and Har old Stewart. Interment was in the Creswell cemetery. Myrna Miller, Mary Elizabeth Camp and Jeanette Geerdts were guests of Lucile Kent and her mother, Mrs. C. I. Kent, at a the ater party following the band con cert in Eugene last week. It was Lucile's seventeenth birthday an niversary.. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Spencer and daughter. Miss Watrinc Spencer, made a trip to Marshfield, North Bend and Bandon Saturday,, re turning Sunday. Mrs. V. E.. Grousbeck. Mrs. H F. Scott and, Mrs. Jv F. Rose and .daughter, Betty, spent the week end on an outing at Newport. Er- bine Grousbeck and Frank acconv panied them and Mr. Rose went for them Sunday. ... From California Mrs. John McMahan and son, John, Jr., of Los Angeles, Cal., are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Russell. H. B. Robinett completed har vesting his pear crop this week. He estimated 65 tons had been delivered.1 Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wright and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Miller spent Saturday and. Sunday at the Ban don beach. Churches Planning Potluck Supper WENDLING, Aug. 21 (Special) The Methodist church and the Open Bible Standard church are sponsoring a potluck dinner to be held on Friday evening, August 23, at the Donna community park. Cars will leave the parsonage at 3 p. m. and everyone is asked to attend. The program is being planned by the young people. Father Francis P. Leipzig, Father D. P. Curley, Father Sohler, Mrs. Nellie Franzwa, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Iddings, and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Christensen, all of Eu gene, were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mi's. Gro vcr Summer. Mr. and Mi's. Russel Wile an nounce the birth of a baby son, Allyn Wayne, born on August 19 at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fisher, parents of Mrs. Wile. Mrs. Sidney Hamilton, or Shrevesport, La., and Mrs. Paul Murray, of Portland, were recent guests at the Otto Bauer home. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mariclo and daughter, Reita, have returned from a months vacation In Ne braska. Swim Event A month's free swimming In structions, made possible by the alliance of the Red Cross organi zation and the community council of leisure time activities, have been completed with a large group of pupils receiving certificates and awards. Miss Dorothy Dunham, Red Cross instructor, was in charge for the month's program. For completion of the program a short demonstration was held last week with formation swim ming, fancy diving and life sav ing being featured. Taking part In the demonstration were: Ed win Allen, Richard Mix, Arthur Dillon, Wayne Dillon. Bill Aldous, Natalie Chaffee, Wilma Starr, Margaret Mix, Billy Crow, Irene Grant, Donald Swafford, Junior Bunch, Loyal Swafford, Vernon Bunch, Edward Swafford, Helen McKinney, Juanita Sturgess. Ray mond Sturgess, Josephine Warner, Margaret Chaffee. David Swaford, Bobby Quigley, Edith Smith, De loris Larsen, Roland Sherman, John Downing, and Betty Stolberg. The students who passed tests in the final two weeks were: Jun ior Life Saving; Dick Chaffee, Ronald Byers. Eldon Pattee, Ed win Allen, Wilma Starr, Natalie Chaffee, Betty Stolberg, and Mar iorie Raines; Junior First Aid: Wilma Starr, Natalie Chaffee, Marjorle Raines, and Betty Stol berg; Swimmers: Natalie Chaffee, Wilma Starr, Margaret Mix, Don ald Swafford, Irene Grant, and Loyal Swafford; Intermediate: Ed ward Swafford, Helen McKinney, Josephine Warner, and Billy Crow; Beginners: Juanita Sturgess, Dnvld Swafford. Bobby Oulglcy. Roland Shelman, .John Downing, and Margaret Chaffee. Due to the interference of cold weather the classes were depicted somewhat. Mohawk Highway Being Repaved The Mohawk valley highway, all the way from Marcola to Wend ling, more than five miles, is be ing given a new coat of pave ment by a county crew; .Cal M. Young, county commissioner, ln spectcd the work Tuesday.. Mr. Young said that the paved surface is being made wider and the crown in the middle is being reduced by laying a heavier coat of pavement on both sides than existed before. . ' ' NO MONEY DOWN! Millet, Mrs. Rodney Saflcy, Mrs. Wm. Vaughn, Mrs. Marguerite Mosby, Mrs. Ralph Boslough, the guest of honor and the hostess. Re freshments were served by the hostess. A large crowd attended the Townsend meeting held Monday night at the Townsend hall. W. E. Masters read two national bulletins and Mrs. Kate Adams read a flash bulletin. Harry Hart gave a talk on legislative measures. Special music was furnished by L. D. Tucker on the violin. He was ac companied by Mrs. C. R. Simkins. A general routine business meet ing was held. The next meeting will.be a social meeting. Mrs. Sally Hill is chairman of the program committee.' Ladies' Aid Elects OAKRIDGE Aug. 21 (Spe cial) At a recent meeting of the Ladies . Aid of the Methodist church, Mrs. William Kissinger was elected president for the en suing year and Mrs. H. M. Har kins "was elected vice-president. Mrs. Ed Clark was elected secretary-treasurer at a previous meet ing.' Mrs. Viola Flock served as chairman ' for -the meeting. The group voted to re-shingle the roof of the church and also to repaint the building. The work will be donated and the men will get to gether within the next week to start on the work. Refreshments were served at the close of the af ternoon by Mrs. Flock. Mr I.. C. Carlisle of Green ville, Texas, Is visiting the C. S. Brsicoe home. Mrs. Carlisle is the mother of Mr. Briscoe. Miss Frances Briscoe visited at the-home of Mrs. Bert Davis of Box Canvon last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dorflcr and children have returned from a trip to Wyoming and Montana Mrs. Albert Bloomer and Mr lwrenre Hills have left to spend Ihe week on a trip over the wn lamette pass, Bend and Hood River. At the latter place they wil be guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carloss. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bown of Med ford were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mis. Charles Crencr, FROM DEERIIORN DEERHORN. Aug. 21 (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Ethbcrt Gile and daughter, ot Witchita, Kansas, were visitors this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wear- in. The families were neighbors years ago in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Gile have spent several weeks visiting his parents at Modford and with other relatives and friends In the west. ... . Mr. Campbell of Sisters has been visiting this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Fountain. Mrs. Jack Hultin left recently for her home at Rlvcrton, after a visit with her brothers and sister, Gertrude, Frank and Matt Em merich: Ada Currant who has been em ployed at Sisters, has returned to her home here. UPPER CAMP CREEK NEWS . UPPER CAMP CREEK, Aug. 21 (Special) II. A. Peck, proprie tor of the logging set up here, has employed a bulldozer. Mi', and Mrs. Eugene Cooper, formcly of here, announce the COBURG ITEMS COBURG, Aug. 21 (Special) Diamond Rebekah lodge met In the I. O. O. F. building, recently. The usual business meeting was held followed by refreshments served by: Mrs. A. B. Johns, Mrs. Dcwnin Johns, Mrs. John Knott, Mrs. Ray Lawrence and Mr. and Mrs. John McNnbb, the committee in charge for the evening. Those present were: Mrs. D. J. Calvert, Mrs. Wal den Pendell, Mrs. Eva Feulner, Mrs. John Hurd. Mrs. Arthur Roach, Mrs. Addle Wolfe, Mrs. Nora Smith, Mrs. Clay Whitakcr, Mrs. C. L. Campbell, Mrs. Daisy Plrtlc, Miss Lola AllinRhnm. Miss Alma Allingham. Mrs. Noel Pirtle, Mrs. Claude McKibben, Mrs. Charlie Swangn, Mrs. A. B. Johns, Mrs. Pete Stolsig. Mrs. Efflc Ward, Mrs." John Knott, Mrs. Dcwain Johns, Mrs. John McNabb. Mrs. Norman McNabb, Mrs. Minnie Drury, Mrs. Walter E. Drury. Mrs. William Fletcher, Mrs. T. E. Ed wards, Mrs. C. C. Bird and Mrs. Homer Payne. The entertainment committee for the next meeting will Include: Mrs. Eva Feuler, Mrs. Waldcn Pendell and Mrs. Homer Payne. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drnbny and two daughters, Dorothy Arin and Helen Louise, of Chlco, California, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrison. Mrs. Drobny is a 'niece of Mrs. Harrison. birth of a baby daughter. Miss Dorothy Imbnch has re turned home from Empire Oregon, where she has been teaching Bible school. 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