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Page Eighteen.
Cottage Grove Dam Holds
Back Flood Waters; Many
Meetings Are Postponed
COTTAGE GROVE. Dec. 20.
(Special) There U no high water
or high surface water here as yet
The Cottage Grove dam is higher
now and is holding back more
water than it did in the earlier
heavy rains. This keeps the Coast
Fork lower and leta Silk creek
drain out and not overflow. Silk
creek is always a threat to West
Main street and on out the Lorane
highway In the Silk creek district.
The Boy Scouts will meet Mon
day evening at 7:30 o'clock at the
armory.
The Townsend club will hold an
important business meeting Mon
day evening at 7:30 o'clock at the
Townsend hell.- Election ot offi
cers will be held.
Many lodges and clubs sched
uled to meet Monday evening have
been postponed because of the
special programs being presented
at the churches and other holiday
activities.
Surgical dressing classes will not
be held Monday as the hall will be
in use but they will meet Tuesday
evening.
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Lebow were
called to Portland Friday morning
by the Illness of Dr. Lebow's moth
er, Mrs. Jane Lebow.
W. B. C. met Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Nelson
FOR LASTING PLEASURE ....
Bailey Hill Sets
Program Tuesday
Our collection is still quite complete with "best
sellers, classics, fiction and rion-fiction of every
type.
MAY WE SUGGEST THESEi
Stan On the Sea Van Wyck Mason ... 1.00
World Famous Paintings Rockwell Kent 2.95 .
The American Home Cook Book ....2.49
The American Women's Cook Book ..2.39
Country Lawyer Bellamy Partridge ...1.39
The Good Earth Triology Pearl S. Buck 1.50
Garden Dictionary ......3.95
Paul Bunyan lames Stevens ................ 1.00
Songs of Nature John Burroughs ................ 1.00
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Young Northwest Richard Montgomery 2.00
Beautiful loe Marshall Saunders 1.00
Uncle Wigley's Story Book Howard R. Garls 1.00
The Walt Disney Parade .....1.98
Bible Story Book Elsie E. Egermeier .....2.00
Hundred of others to Cheese from
. Open 'til 1 130 p. m. Monday and Tuesday
CRESSEYS'
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS
864 Willamette Phone 846
BAILEY HILL, Dec. 20. (Spe
cial) The annual Christmas pro
gram by the Bailey Hill school
children will be given in the Four
Oaks grange hall Tuesday evening,
Dec. 23, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Mary
Roberta and Mrs. Helen Hansen
are directing the program assisted
by Mrs. H. S. Russell. The P.-T.
A. will furnish treats to all the
grade school and younger children
ir the district The public is in
vited to attend the program.
The Ellen Hawkins club met re
cently with Mrs. Virgil Hawkins
with Mrs. M. E. Luik assisting.
There were 18 regular members
present and Mrs. LiUie Cook and
Mrs. Helena Holmes, inactive
members.' Mrs. E.- K. Burtls was
voted in as a new member. The
Christmas program was led by
Mrs. M. H. Stewart and Included
group singing, discussion of gift
wrapping, and a play, "Why The
Chimes Rang.".
A committee of Mrs, Virgil
Hawkins, Mrs. H. S. Russell, and
Mrs. C. A. E. Whltten was named
to pack and distribute the Christ
mas boxes. The next meeting will
bfc Jan. 14 at the Harpole home.
The program entitled,- "Getting
Along with People," will be given
by Mrs. Ben Conger and Mrs. Will
Steele.
THE REGISTER GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON
Junction City Goes Over
Red Cross Quota; Joint
Party Set Saturday Eve
JUNCTION CITY, Dec. 20.
(Special) Mrs. Rogers, chairman
of the Red Cross drive committee,
reports 210,90 raised in the Red
Cross roll call drive. This was
$43.80 above the quota. The man
ner of raising the quota tor this
new war relief drive has not been
decided. In the .meantime Mrs.
Rogers suggests that any contribu
tion anyone would wish to make,
can be left at the U. S. National
bank, the Times office or with
her. They will also issue mem
bership certificates.
joint rany
The I. O. O. F. and Rebekahs
will hold their annual Christmas
party in their hall on Saturday eve
ning, Dec. 20, beginning at 7:30.
Children are asked to come pre
pared to take some part in the
program.
Announcements have oeen re
ceived of the birth of a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Anderson at
Los Angeles, Cal., on Monday, Dec.
S. Mrs. Anderson, before her mar
riage, was Edith Ruder, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ruder of
Junction City.
Volunteers are being called tor
night service in air raid warning
observation post. This station Is
operated on a 24-hour basis on
army orders. High school students
man the station through the day
light hours. Registration may be
made at Gibson Motor Co. Also,
women who are willing to serve
on air observation duty during the
Christmas holidays please sign up
at the Bungalow cafe.
Away For Holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kennedy
and children and Mrs. Roy Ken
nedy have left for a holiday visit
with relatives in Kansas City, and
Syracuse, Kansas, and points in
Missouri. They expect to be gone
about two weeks.
Mrs. Lola Holm and sons, How
ard and Jupe, are now living in the
Larsen apartments. Mrs. Holm is
employed In Eugene and Howard
In Corvallis. Jupe is a senior in
the local hiril school.
Mrs. Marie Richardson and
daughter, Patricia, are leaving for
southern. California Saturday to
visit through the noimays. ra
tricia will return in time to resume
her work at OSC. Mrs. Richard
son will remain south for some
time.
DeYoung. The next meeting will
be held January 15 at the home
of Mrs. O. W. Blackmore.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wilson en
tertained with a dinner Thursday
evening honoring Miss Esther
Werden and Miss Frances Temple
on their birthday anniversaries.
Guests included Miss Elizabeth
Trenary, Miss Lo Dene Jackson,
Miss Veda Gray and Miss Wilma
Hatch.
The Elite Bridge club held their
Christmas-party Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Ray Nelson.
A dessert was served. Mrs. Har
old Whitlock was a guest. The
next meeting will -be a 1:30 o'clock
dessert on January 15 at the home
of Mrs. Roy Sunderland.
The Needlecraft club held a din
ner and Christmas party Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. Earl
Baldwin. The next meeting win
be held January 8 with a 1:30
o'clock dessert at the home of Mrs.
William Bartels.
Gardenia club held their Christ
mas party Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Robert Conner of
Lorane. A gift exchange was held.
The club voted to disband.
Union To Help
Harry Metcalf, local defense
chairman, has announced that he
has received word from the Lum
ber and Sawmill Workers Union
No. 291 (these men are employed
at the W. A. Woodard- Lumber
company), that as a union they
wish to offer their collective serv
ices for defense purposes at any or
all times. This is the second labor
union in this, vicinity .to offer their
services for defense purposes.
Mrs. Adrian Merryman received
word late Friday afternoon from
her son, John Wynne Merryman
ir Honolulu that he is unharmed.
Mis Dorthea Davenpon, cre
tary of the Lane County Red Cross
was unable to be in Cottage Grove
Friday for her talk on home nurs
ing due to the high water threat
in Eugene. The Red Cross Was
standing by in case of emergency.
An announcement will be made
later on when the meeting will be
held.
Rebekahs Celebrate
With Christmas Tree
Honor Roll at
Crow High Listed
Juvenile R. N. A.'s
Elect Officers
FLORENCE, Dec. 20. (Special)
Sunset Rebekah lodge No. 114
met in regular session Thursday,
Dee. 18. After the meeting the
annual Christmas party and tree
was held. The program was pre
sented by Mrs. David Kyle, Jr.,
chairman of the entertainment
committee as follows: Mrs. Wil
liam Varn played several selec
tions on the accordion; group sing
ing of Christmas carols accompan
ied by Mrs. Varn on the accordion;
readinc by Ellen Spencer; a poem
written by Mrs. David Kyle, Jr.,
and adapted from the poem, '"Twas
the Night Before Christmas." Ex
change of gifts by members and
guests was then held. Highlight of
the evening was another poem,
cnristmas Tnen and rjow, ana
composed by Mrs. Kyle. Other
members serving on committees
for the evening were: Margaret
Safley, Martha Redbern,.Katherine
Briody, Mildred Gizetavich, Re
bekah Hewitt, Edna Bason, Molly
Andreason, Grace Cooper, Fred
Pye furnished the Christmas tree.
The Unger undertaking parlors
have been discontinued at Flor
ence.
Vida News
CROW. Dec. 20-(Speclal) The
honor roll for the second six weeks
at Crow high school shows an In
crease of. ten members over that
of the first six weeks.
Those making the required 3.5
as announced by the faculty are:
Seniors: Florence Lund, Dorothy
Petzold. Juniors: Violet Lundeen,
Earl Ritter, Arleta Lambert, Wil
ma Hooker, Blanche Farmer, car
men Taylor, Bob Reich, Victor
Lundeen. Sophomores: Wanda
Petzold, Margaret Kyte. . Fresh- j
men: Victor Butterfield, Elaine!
Meer, Maxine' Morningstar, Patty
Davis.
Crow high school will present
a Christmas program for students
and patrons at the schoouhouse,
Wednesday, December, 24 from
9:30 a. m., to 11:30 a. m. Gifts will
be exchanged.
Students will be given Dec. 25
and 26 and January 1 and 2 off for
Christmas vacation. They will at
tend school through the remaining
part of the week.
MARCOLA, Dec. 20 (Special)
The Juvenile Royal Neighbor
lodge met preceding the adult
lodge and election of officers was
held: Juvenile oracle, June Pope;
junior vice-oracle, Betty Eastham;
recorder, Rowena Price; receiver,
Marvin Dittemore; chancellor,
Nancy Harper; marshal, Bruce
Price; assistant marshal, Oneita
Mabe; inner sentinel, Gail Peters;
outer sentinel, Harold Dockton;
musician, Wanda Wilklns.- Mae
Aubln is the new advisor for the
juvenile lodge.
There has been quite a number
of cases of whooping cough re
ported among tne children and a
few older people have had it.
Mrs. Parkhurst has moved back
to her farm below Donna. She has
been living in the Price house on
the hill for some time. The Park
hurst place Is the Skinner place
near me Stafford bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Vermll
lion are moving to Portland to
make their home.. Mr. Vermillion
has been millwright at the Fischer
mill here for the past few years.
A tuberculosis clinic was held
at the Marcola grade school - bv
the Lane County Health depart
ment. More than 8 persons were
given tests.
. Howard Lunceford has joined
the navy and left for training.
Mr., and Mrs. Berry Maunev
were hostesses for the members
of the seventh and eighth grade
pupils at a party at their home
recently. The evening was spent
playing games after which re
freshments were served.
Veneta Committee
Works on Red Cross
Job; Women Organize
VENETA, Dec. 20 (Special)
Tne American Red Cross drive
started this week. Billy Maddaugh
was appointed chairman of tha
drive and he and the committee
went to work at once. On the com
mittees are: Mr. and Mrs. Conlen,
timira; mr, r.aion, waiton; Mrs.
John Jeans, Jeans district; Mr.
Forney, Central district; Mr. and
Mrs. Herb Suttle, Noti; Wayne El
liott, Dr. A. N. Orcutt, Daniel Hen
derson, Oscar Williams, Veneta
and surrounding district Ralph
McCutcheon, and Billy Maddaugh.
Monday at 7 p. m. the women of
the Veneta district who will do
Red Cross sewing and knitting will
meet at the home of Mrs. W. W.
Duncan to organize. Work-rooms,
materials and instruction will be
at Mrs. Duncan's home.
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Deaths Reported
PHILOMATH, Dec. 20. (Spe
claO Dennis H. Stovall, aged 81
died last Friday at the family
home in Pasadena, Cal. Mr. Sto
vall lived in West Philomath for
many years and was well known
as a writer of . short , stories of
special interest to the young peo
ple. He Is survived bythe widow,
a daughter, two aons, one sister
and three brothers.
Wallace Dean Peterson was In
jured in a truck collision near
Lebanon Monday and died soon aft
erward in a Lebanon hospital. He
was 22 years of age and is survived
by his mother, two sisters, and
two brothers. Funeral services
wprn VllM in iha Mnvflnwpi nVinnr.1
at Corvallis Tuesday with Rev. 1 0pen ev"lnn 'till XaJ
Mr. Reynolds officiating. Inter- i&mm!mmmKu4
Woud you soy It In
glad way on a
glad day.,.
Long After the
Plum Pudding's Gone
' Long after the Christina feaat is
hut a memory, the- irit of talk-
day living will endure for (bote
whoso friends proffer them '.gift ' '
- of Lenox China ''.'tone -of $
America's finest contributions, io
gracious livjng. For" 'into vry''
piee of this great Ware ia fired r:
thftt r)i hination4i fragile , t
be- 5d ?ndurmg service,
Gri-e with, years of tradition,.
Lenox presents newpatterpV. ,
and motif,, designed fa fit ny ,
decorative scheme , , .usint or .
sophisticated,.. period 6r Diodem (
fv .elegant r wstrm4, Hun- ,
- Lenox kiln ofTwnich we have 1
1 Wtiaft, And it come net too,
deaf, Measured in tfa of itv !
. beauty, perfection and Wing '
Illustrated above: Priscella.
20 piece starter $et $46.74
AN AMERICAN
TRADITION
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Convenient Credit at
Hoffman's
Broadway and Willamette
VIDA, Dec. 20 (Special) A
seven o'clock potluck supper was
enjoyed by the McKenzie Active
club Thursday evening, followed
by a business meeting presided
over by Gordon Goodpasture, vice-president,-
in the absence of Roy
Payne, president. Minutes of the
last meeting were read by Mrs.
John West, secretary. New mem
bers voted into the organization
were: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Houghton and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Gilbert. Mrs. West made an an
nouncement in regard to the Red
Cross drive for war relief. Gordon
Goodpasture spoke on home de
fense and stated that more volun
teers are needed for air observa
tion posts at the station at the
Barney Oldfield place.
It was voted to hold the next
meeting of the club on New
Year's eve, with a box social, as a
special feature, proceeds of the
sal to be donated to the war re
lief fund of the Red Cross. An
old fashioned dance will also be a
feature of the entertainment with
Bill Hastings and Mr. Thorp as
masters of ceremonies. Other com
mittees appointed are, Music. Mrs.
Roy Payne and Mrs. Trances Ro
debaugh. Cecil Beyerlin and
Mrs. Earl rriedly were appointed
to make the coffee and ulla
Brendel, auctioneer. Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Gilbert were asked to
invite people of the upper Mc
Kentle district. Following the
business meeting Billy Davis en
tertained with several accordion
selections and square dances were
enjoyed. Later six tables of cards
were in play.
The Girl Scouts met last week
at the home of Doris Shiery. The
girls worked on fracture pads and
enjoyed several musical selections.
Mrs, .Frances Rodebaugh and
Mrs. Milo Thomson were In
charge. Next meeting will be held
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Lelah Hall. '
The Vida Sunday school which
has been meeting each Sunday at
10 a. m. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray King, will present a
Christmas program there Sunday
morning at the usual hour.
Three More Days of
Happy Christmas Shopping
mi - s A
m ine sroaaway inc.
Happy because there are amri wJ
of quality merchandise at prices ttoj
sistently low. Plenty of helo to will J
you. Free delivery Gift wnpplnJ
, aianmea create, ana me real uirjltoa
spirit tnrougnout the store.
Lea burg May Organize
Red Cross Unit
LEABURG, Dec. 20. (Special)
There is to be a meeting at the
schoolhouse on Monday evening,
Dec. zz, at 7:30 o'ciock tor tne
purpose of discussing organizing a
Red Cross group in the community.
It is very urgently, asked that
everyone interested in the work
attend the meeting as many im
portant items of planning are to
be discussed. The purpose of the
organization would be to do work
such as . sewing, bandage making,
knitting or any other necessary
work as required by the Red Cross
chapter. It is desired to have
this work started just as soon as
possible.
Several people, both men and
women, have volunteered their
services at the lookout posts in
this community, but more workers
are needed. It is asked that any
one who can enlist in this service
of airplane observation get in touch
with Elmer Pepiot.
. Mr. and Mrs. Lee and son have
moved onto their property east of
Leaburg for. which they recently
traded their property at Santa
Clara to Mr. Ross. Mr. and Mrs.
Eberhart have been occupying the
Ross property. . Mr. and Mrs. Lee
are recently from St. Helen, Cal.
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War Relief Drive
Starts In Mohawk
MOHAWK, Dec. 20 (Special)
The Red Cross war relief drive
is under way in the Mohawk com
munity under the following cap-1
tains: Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Acheson,
Mrs. Rudolph Littrell and Mrs. I
Betty Brown. This drive closes ;
Dec. 24, and every one In the
community is asked to contact the '
captains for cards to make their '
contributions as early as possible.
Mrs. Harriett Kennedy was
hostess Thursday for the Helping -Hand
club's Christmas party at :
her home. A covered dish dinner !
was served at noon. The after- 1
noon was spent in the opening of
exchange presents and election of I
officers for the coming year. They
are: Mrs. Ida Stafford, president; I
Mrs. Harriett Kennedy, vice-presi. i
dent, Mrs. Mary Kingsley, secre-
tary-treasurer. The next meeting 1
will be January 8, an all-day
meeting, wuuiing will oe the day a
work.
The Frances WiUard
Choral Group will sine;
Christmas Carols
In our store tomorrow, Monday,
E. m UVU, JI. 111. WIl . DUH It.
s)ilitilikiftliaia!l
Give Defense Savings Stamps
for sale here v ' ""
Take Defense Saving Stamps in change
OPEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY TILL 8:30 P. M.
We close Xmas eve.
She'll Thrill to a Lovely Gift of a
NEW FRANCES DEXTER DRESS
Advance Spring Styles have just arrived from in Qt Ol Cfl
which you may choose the gift 61 gifts . 10OOto ttitOVi
NEW HUBRITE DRESSES
Advance spring styles age gar
as charming as they can possibly be . 030 to w00
A Gift of Hosiery
NEVER GOES AMISS
One pair or three pairs In a Christmas
box or more If you please are un
failing gifts of loveliness.
Nylon Hosiery
from Theme Phoenix and Aberle . . .
in the very newest shades and in all
sizes for the last day shopper?. Every
woman would like a pair of Nylons. i
We price them at ...............
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Silk Hosiery
is appreciated we have many pairs
sheers to service weights
in the best of color ...
of famous makes-ln dilftj
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PENTHOUSE BEAUTY SALON
? Atop Miner Bid?.
A Super Curllne Steam
Permanent Ware by
MRS. BURKHART
A TAILORED HAIR STYLE for the
woman with grey hair, cut by
BERTKOEPP.
Phone 78 for Appointment
ALL LINEN
Handkerchiefs
Hand embroidered hand
drawnwork in all white
hand blocked floral designs
in prints. A great many of
them at
35c, 50c to $1.00
Others at lOe to SSc In.
cottons and linens,
GIVE!
WAR
RELIEF
FUND
Another Shfoment at those Famous
Miniature Nancy Ann "Story Book Dolls'
arrived today Replicas of the characters in HCg . laU
story Books they have a charm all tneir own
Raggedy Ann and Andy Dolls
in the large size. The never failing, pleasing gift
for a child
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Those winderfUl ain;bn
real seal and calfskin-
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$3.49 and $5.00
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