We"wT dub will meet (or
am e'wJs, dessert and cards
'ri miity afternoon at the
aaat ef Mrs. Erie Erickson, 724
rarl Attl
Lutheran Indies' Aid
tdety Witt meet Wednesday aft
mom at one-thirty o'clock at
rm eutch parlors. This will be
K annual meeting, and election
t Queers will be held.
r.OTDoaj class of First Bap
st cmjRfc will postpone its
:hrfcjll meeting of Monday
renlng until January 29. At
tat ami, Rev. Alexander Mers
orf will be the guest speaker
ad will ibow pictures of Haiti,
here he aerved as missionary
w many years. The missionary
unmittoa, headed by Mr. and
In. Henry Feck, will have
barge of the meeting.
A potluck supper for Eugene
Ida of Klks and families of
umbers will be held Wednes
ey evening at six-thirty o'clock,
t the temple.
Xmmaua . Lutheran Dorcas
eedle club will meet at the
etna of Misses Ardis and Lois
.ndereon Wednesday evening at
Lght o'clock. This will be the
nnual meeting, with election of
fflcara.
Mrs. Cnarlei, Childs . will be
uest speaker at a joint meeting
( Falrmount Presbyterian Guild
nd Ladies' Aid groups, Friday
ftemoon - at twelve - thirty
'clock, at the church. She will
ilk on tba subject: "Re-organi-atlon
- of Women's Work."
ruarterly birthday anniversaries
rom October through December,
rill ba observed at the luncheon.
Needle club of the Woman's
tdiaf corps will meet Thursday
(ternoon at the home of Mrs.
uui Cross.
Neighbors of Woodcraft will
teat Thursday evening at eight
'dock at the Knights of Pythias
all, whan Mrs. Minerva Cod
ing, grand advisor of the order,
rill be present. Following the
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business meeting, a "Secret
Neighbor" gift exchange is to be
held, Mrs. Cushing Elliott as
chairman.
Central Lutheran Ladies' Aid
society will meet Thursday aft
ernoon at two-thirty o'clock at
the parsonage, Mrs. Harold Aal
bue as hostess.
Wesleyan Service guild will
meet for seven-thirty dessert
Friday evening, at the home of
Mrs. Edwin O. Harris. Mrs. Flos
sie Conway will serve as co-hostess.
Canton Hovey auxiliary will
meet Friday evening a; eight
o'clock, at the IOOF hall. In
stallation of officers will be held,
and refreshments will be served
at the meeting's close. The com
mute serving will be Mrs. R. A.
Denney, chairman, Mrs. J. F. In
man and Mrs. Martha Littlefield.
Regular meeting of the Wo
mens' Benefit association, for
business, will be' held Friday
evening at eight o'clock, at the,
WOW hall.
Mrs. George Chalberg was
elected president of the Builders
club of United Lutheran church,
at its business session Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. John Torkelson
was named vice-president and
Mrs. John Halderson, secretary
treasurer. W.O.M. EVENTS
Mrs. W. L. Lane will be chair
man of the card party to be
given by Women of the Moose
at the Moose hall Monday after
noon, play to start at two o'clock.
Sewing club will meet in the
evening at Mrs. Lane's home,
439 Polk street
Chapter meeting of the Wo-'
men of the Moose will be held
Friday evening at the lodge hall,
with Mrs. Lane, chairman of the
Friendship committee, In charge of
the program.
Sally Peck guild of First Bap
tist church will meet at the home
of Miss Faye Schick, 337 Thir
teenth Avenue east, Mondny
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REEDSPORT Complete final
returns of the sixth war loan
drive conducted locally as well as
elsewhere throughout the month
of December, are not as yet ready
for publication, according to W.
L. Harris and M. F. Wrenn, co
chairmen. The' western Douglas
quota of $67,000 has been over
subscribed by the sum of $33,
352.25 or a total in bonds sold
during the period of $100,352.25.
Of this amount the Elkton post
office sold $10,650, with other dis
tricts doing equally as well. As
sisting the co-chairmen were E.
D. Webb and M. H. Durbin, of
Gardiner, E. G. Dunn, John Ska
aluren, Frank Taylor and C. R.
Elliott, of Reedsport and Floyd M.
Hecox, of Winchester Bay.
Gardiner members of the
Gardiner - Reedsport Lions club
Were presented with a tire siren
for the city, of Gardiner at the
regular weekly meeting of that
organization held Thursday eve
ning at the Rainbow cafe in
Reedsport.
Officers Installed
Approximately 80 members and
guests attended the open meeting
and installation of new officers of
Martha chapter, OES, Thursday
evening in the Masonic hall in
Gardiner. Mrs. Earl Butler was
installed worthy matron; Mor
timer Bailey, worthy patron; Mrs.
Lester Melvin, associate matron;
Prentice Clark, associate patron;
Mrs. Mortimer Bailey, conduc
tress; Mrs. Richard M. Miles, as
sociate conductress; Mrs. Yuba
Angus, secretary; Mrs. Harold
Grubb, treasurer; Mrs. Pearl
Steuvens, chaplain; Mrs. Mary
Caudel, marshal; Mrs. Edward
Utter, organist; Mrs. Ernest Zini
ker, Ada; Mrs. George. Marks,
Ruth; Mrs. Darwin Bernhardt,
Esther; Mrs. Hugh Hamilton,
Martha; Mrs. H. R. Husen, Electa;
Mrs. Lessic McKay, warden; and
Edward Utter, sentinel. Installing
officers were Mrs. Leroy Cheno-
weth, Mrs. Edgar B. Stevens,
marshal; Mrs. H. J. Lyster, chap
lain, and Mrs. Paul Bernhardt,
organist. Hostesses for the Thurs
day meeting were Mrs. Lee Bern
hardt, Mrs. Roy Henderson, Mrs.
Paul Bernhardt, Mrs. Nels Hogan
and Mrs. Roy Cairns.
Wave Geraldine "Jerry" Dent,
daughter of Mrs. Norma Dent, of
Reedsport, has arrived safely at
her California station, according
to a telephone message to her
mother. Miss Dent, seaman 2-c,
who has recently completed train
ing at Hunter college, New York
City, narrowly escaped the Ogden,
Utah, train wreck last Sunday, in
which many service people were
killed or injured.
James McCulloch, sk 1-c, U. S.
navy, was an unexpected visitor
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George McCulloch, for
the New Year holiday, on a 72
hour pass. i
A. E. Dewer, Bsn. of the U. S.
coast guard, was a Gardiner visit
or last week, this being his first
home in three years.
Cpl. and Mrs. C. P. Brumley,
the former Rita DeRyke, of Gard
iner, announce the birth of a
seven-pound, 4 14 -ounce son,
Nicky, born Dec. 26 in Portland.
Mrs. Bromley is making her home
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Al DeRyke, while her husband is
overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boyd an
nounce the birth of a five-pound,
15-ounce daughter, Grace Vivian,
born Dec. 30, at Keizer hospital in
North Bend. Boyd is a TM 2-c in
the U. S. navy and is stationed at
Portland, Maine. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. W. Valentine,
of Winchester Bay, with whom
Mrs. Boyd is making her home,
and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Boyd, of
Concrete, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Luke, of
Portland, announce the birth of a
son, Dec. 20. Mrs. Luke is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
Olson, of Reedsport.
P-TA TO MEET
SANTA CLARA Santa Clara
P-TA meets Tuesday Jan. 9 at
1:45 p. m. in conjunction with the
school's monthly assembly. E. A.
Danielson, county 4-H club lead
er, plans to present awards to
students who have completed
their requirements and are en
titled to merits. .Mrs. Jean Ste
phenson, the program chairman,
has also arranged for the show
ing of several films which will
be equally attractive to parent
and students. These include "Don-
j aid Duck," "U. S. New Review"
and "Mexico."
Mrs. H. Bendshadler, president,
has asked the executive commit-
tee to meet at 1 o'clock preceding
I the assembly. There will be a
! short business meeting of the P
j TA following the program.
evening at seven-thirty o'clock.
Miss Doris Maughan will be co
hostess. Auxiliary to the Sons of Union
Veterans will meet Monday af-
I ternoon at two o'clock at the
W.O.W. hall, for a business ses
i sion. In the evening, the women's
group win join wiui ine men s
lodge for a covered-dish dinner
at six-thirty o'clock. A program
sponsored by the Sons of the
Union Veterans will be given
following the dinner.
During the Civil War the sol
diers discovered that the peanut
made an excellent food.
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Grange Notes
FOUR OAKS Four Oaks
grange will meet Saturday, Jan.
13, at the grange hall. A regular
business meeting will begin at
k:lS p.m., a program to follow.
Arthur Moulden will show col
ored slides of scenes in California
and Oregon, and Ralph Hawk will
sing a solo. A short skit will be
presented by J. K. West, Mrs.
Philip Hoyland, Miss Dolores
Daniel, Miss Doris Maughn and
Robert Mention.
Four Oaks grange observed its
birthday at a party held Dec. 30.
Arrangements for the potluck
supper were made by Mrs. Ed
ward Ekman and Mrs. Earl Pryor.
Tables were arranged for the four
seasons, and decorated appropri
ately. Following the dinner a program
was presented, opening with
group singing of Christmas carols.
Readings were given by Miss Inga
Watson, E. A. McCornack, Miss
Dolores Daniels, Mrs. M. E. Lusk,
Mrs. Edward Ekman, and Dale
Watson. J. Sutherlin played vi
olin solos, accompanied by Mrs.
J. K. West.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Mention
entertained with descriptions of
Christmas customs in China and
in Belgium. Miss Doris Maughan
gave a vocal solo. A recreational
hour of folk dancing, for which
Mr. Sutherlin and Mrs. West pro
vided music, followed.
CROW Crow grange held its
regular meeting last Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Thelma Stahl was
given the third and fourth de
gree obligation, and the obliga
tion of the first and second de
gree was given to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Rieck and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank McCullock.
The agricultural committee re
ported on victory gardens with
special reference to winter gar
dens and, their condition at this
time. The legislative committee
reported several timely topics.
The building committee reported
meeting with the H. E. C. and in
specting the foundation of the
hall. The postwar committee re
ported on the 100th anniversary
of cooperatives and farms tor
service men. The library com
mittee reported that it is now
ready to loan books and maga
zines. The home economics com
mittee announced the newly
elected officers to be Naomla
Liles, chairman; Hazel Boehrin
ger, . vice chairman, and Emily
Marten, secretary-treasurer.
. The lecturers' program consist
ed of songs by the grange, a re
view of the magazine article, "The
New Road to Asia," and skits
from the grange play, "A Poor
Married Man,"- which is to be
given next Wednesday evening,
Jan. 10, at the Crow high school
gymnasium. The receipts from the
play are to be turned in to the
building fund.
WALTERVILLE Walterville
grange met in regular session with
the new officers in the chairs for
the first meeting of the year. L.
D. Shrode is master of the group
for the coming term. Reports
were heard and discussions held
on business of the grange. Re
freshments were served after the
grange and a social hour enjoyed.
',
Mohawk-McKentte Mohawk -McKenzie
grange members will
meet at the grange hall Thursday
evening at 8. This meeting will
be preceded by a potluck dinner
at 7. Reports will be heard from
all committees, also the secretary
will read the last quarterly report.
All men officers are ask to be
present to take their stations.
The Home Economics club of
Mohawk-McKenzie grange will
hold a special meeting Wednesday
at the home of Mary Bruce in
Donna, the members will sew on
Red Cross work. This will be an
all day meeting with a covered
dish dinner at noon. All ladies of
the grange are Invited to attend
this meeting.
Goshen Goshen grange met
recently in regular business ses
sion. Mr. and Mrs. . Kenneth
Kenzle were voted upon to be
come members of the grange.
They are from Willakenzie
grange. Mrs. Kenneth Kenzle re
ported that the home extension
unit would meet at the hall Jan.
17. The lecturer, Mrs. L. D. Gar
mere presented the Christmas
program which was as follows:
Singing of Christmas carols; song
by Allene Wheeler; reading by
Betty McCue; song by Jack
Kenzle and Ann Parker; song by
Betty Garmire; scenes from the
Nativity with Christmas carols by
the chorus. After the program
there was a gift exchange. Re
freshments of candy, nuts and
fruit by the H. E. C. committee.
At the next meeting all of the
members with "R" in their names
are. to bring pie for refreshments.
The worthy master, Carl Lowry
wants all the new officers to come
at 7:30 and practice the drill on
the regular meeting night, Jan
uary 10.
NEWS OF DRAIN
DRAIN Staff Sergeant Virgil
Swearengen is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Swearengen. He
has been in the European theater
of. operations and served s I x
months with army air forces as
gunner on a B-17.
PFC Kenneth Snider and PFC
Dick Reinhart left Tuesday to re
turn to camp after spending sev
eral days at the home of the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Snider, on Smith river. The boys
are paratroopers at Camp Mack
all, N. C.
Mrs. Anna Witty has received
word that her son, George Witty,
was awarded an air medal and an
oak leaf cluster. George is In In
dia and has been flying on bomb
ing missions over Japan.
Dinner guests Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Ros
siter. were Miss Ruby Davis, of
Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lakey,
Mrs. Ethel Kettanon, and Mr. and
Watch Night Party
At River Road
RIVER ROAD. A group of
River Road residents held a watch
night party New Year's eve. After
a potluck dinner Miss Margaret
Cuddeback spoke at length on her
experiences of seven months in a
Japanese Internment camp. Games
were then played until the advent
of the New Year which was wel
comed with refreshments of cake,
ice cream and coffee. Those pres
ent were Miss M. Cuddeback, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Carruthers, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Porter, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Beebe, Mr. and Mrs.
James Guttery, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Lockleer and daughter, Mrs. Eddie
Norton, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burch,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrington, Mr.
and Mrs. Orin West, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Andersen, Mr. and Mrs. John Mc
Clary, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stille,
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Ragen, Sidney
Harrington, John Harrington,
Meredith Burch, Clatys Andersen
and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Harri
son. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Waterman
and son Michael of Park Avenue,
went to Portland to visit Mr.
Waterman's parents for the Christ
mas holidays.
Dr. and Mrs. Hicks' daughter,
Sara Lou, who is a cadet nurse in
a Portland hospital, is home for a
visit.
George Freeman, MMM 1-c, and
wife spent last week at the G. A.
Harnden home. Freeman is a
nephew of Mrs. Harnden. He is
on a furlough having spent two
years in South seas being in Saipan
during the invasion.
River Road women's club held
Its first meeting of the year and
the meeting opened with singing
of several songs directed by Mrs.
Henry Burch. Mrs. H. R. Augus
tus, Mrs. H. I. Hamilton and Mrs.
W. H. Razor discussed with the
club members on the idea of par
ties and dances for the teen age
children of River Road. Mrs.
Henry Burch made a motion and
it was seconded to have a family
potluck night once a month for the
next four months and it was de
cided that the Saturday night fol
lowing the second club meeting of
each month be set aside for that
purpose. It is to be at 6:30 p. m.
On January 12 the River Road
Women's club is to be hostess for
the County Federation of Women's
Clubs. It is to be an alt-day
meeting commencing promptly at
10 a. m.
Mrs. M. E. Harnden and sons re
turned to Scotts Bluffs, Nebraska,
after spending five weeks at the
homes of S. C. and G. A. Harn
dens of River Road.
Walter Dickinson AM 2-c, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson was
home two days for Christmas and
he brought with him Joe Friede
walt, AMM 2-c.
SHEDD NEWS
SHEDD C. H. Brown and C.
H. Davidson were committee
members from here attending an
agricultural meeting held recent
ly at the courthouse in Albany.
Brown was elected chairman of
the Linn county land use com
mittee, the purpose of which is to
assist returning soldiers and oth
er newcomers In the county In
starting farming.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean McWil
liams are being congratulated on
the arrival of their first grand
daughter, the little daughter of
Major and Mrs. Elliott McWil
llams. The little girl has twin
brothers five years old. Major
McWIlllams is in the service.
Relatives have received word
from Marvin Crawford that he
is In a hospital In France with
injuries received in action.
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Allen are
moving from their farm north
west of Shedd to Plalnvlew where
they expect to make their home.
Their daughter, Mrs. H. G.
Thompson of Roseburg was here
this week to assist with the mov
ing. The seventh grade Is ahead In
the stamp and bond contest be
tween the two upper grades in
the Shedd school.
The Shedd garden club met re
cently at the home of Mrs. Cora
Aubrey. Roll call was responded
to with original poems. The
contest prize was won by Mrs.
George Starr. Mrs. Lena Pugh
was given the door prize and
Mrs. Walter Hinse the guest
prize. An exchange of house
plants was a feature of the meet
ing. The next meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. Edna Albers.
Dorothy Taylor, who came here
recently from California, has en
rolled in the eighth grade in the
Shedd school.
Mrs. Floyd Moreland and two
children.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mabin of
Auburn, Calif., were overnight
guests of their niece, Mrs. Max
ine Cramer, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Waters of Cool,
Wash., visited during the holidays
at the home of Mrs. Waters' brother-in-law,
and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Arlo Thomas, and her moth
er, Mrs. RusselL
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Shaw and
children, Billy, Jane and Tommy, I
of Portland spent Christmas and ;
the holiday week at the home of1
his mother, Mrs. John Rice. '
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blomberg
are at Klamath Falls, called there
by the illness of their daughter.
Miss Evelyn Kceny, who spent
the holidays here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kecny,
left Tuesday for Yakima, Wash.,
where she is attending the As
sembly of God Bible school.
COTTAGE GROVE. The Cot
tage Grove Business and Profes
isonal Women's club will have a
special business meeting at the
home of Mrs. Alice Breedlove,
1120 West Main street, Monday
evening at 7:45 o'clock. This is
an Important meeting and all
members are urged to be present
Fall Creek News
FALL CREEK The Christmas
season was well observed in Fall
Creek, both with programs and
visiting. Programs were given by
the grade school, the Sunday
school and the church. The young
people of the town and commun
ity met one evening and sang car
ols at the various homes in Fall
Creek.
Recent visitors were: Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Kintzley at- the home
of Mrs. Kintxley's mother Mrs.
Clara Male of Springfield; the
Charles Brewer family at the
home of Mrs. Brewer's brother C
D. Chittick, Eugene, the mother
Mrs. Chittick of Santa Clara also
being present; Mrs. Stolberg of
Wendling, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. George Brewer;
the family of the late Mrs. Mary
Neet assembled t Fall Creek with
the John Shultze and Roy Brewer
families. Those from other places
were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Har
kins and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Harklns and family of Oakridge,
and Mr. and Mrs. James Christen
sen and son James of Slltcoos.
R. M. Taylor has returned home
sWw!ik &ILW bloom already '
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Eugene Register-Guard, Sunday, Jan. T, 194S
from Seattle and reports that Mrs.
Taylor continues to improve. The
family are happy over the return
of their son from overseas duty.
He Is now with the mother and
sisters at their apartment in Seat
tle. Mr. and Mrs. George Rice en
tertained their son, Chester Rice,
and family of this vicinity and
their daughter, Ruth, and family
of Brownsville,
Mrs. Ira Hake; recently visited
two days with the wife and family
of a son, Ernest Hake who is in
the service of the country and is
now at Jacksonville, Fla.
New Year's eve was boserved at
the church by a candlelight serv
ice followed by the regular eve
ning service.
- Mr. and Mrs. Joe Frantz, who
have been at the home of R. M.
Taylor during his stay in Seattle
have returned to their home in
FaU Creek.
Donald Burke, pastor of Fall
Creek Church of Christ, will
preach his farewell sermon Sun
day, Jan. 7. His brother, Herman
Pag U
Burke, has accepted the call to the.
pastorate and will begin his serv
ice here Jan. 14.
AT STAFFORD (
STAFFORD Sarah Spores Is
now at her home from the hos
pital. Phyllis Runyan will take
care of her.
Mrs. Cecil Runyan has returned
home after two months In Cali
fornia with her husband, who has
left for overseas.
Members of Sunshine club wOl
entertain at the home of Carrie
Hills Thursday afternoon. Elec
tion of officers was postponed
until the next meeting which will
be held at the home of Alice Me
Glnnls. The Pollyanna prize was
won by Lydia Edgell. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess,
assisted by Phyllis Runyan.
Stafford school will open Mon
day morning, Jan. 8, after a two
weeks' vacation because of so
much Illness among the children.
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curry powder.
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