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Segbtor-aosrd Monroe Revives Cub Scouting MONROE Wednesday evening, nb. M. there will be a cub pack meeting at the Monroe Methodist Church, itarting with a potluck upper at 6. A short program will follow. A movie will be ahown ea Cubbing In the Den and in the Home." The purpose ii to re organize and reregister Cub Scouting here. Coming here to assist with this work Is Roger Bales of Eugene, Oregon Trail fVunHl executive and J. M. Clif ford ol Corvallis, commissioner of the Oregon State Extension serv ice, will have charge ol the movie, Rev. J. A. Roork is Cubmaster here; the two Den Mothers are Mrs. S. W. Rickards and Mrs. A. S. Smith. There are 12 Monroe i Cub Scouts. Achievements will ! also be awarded. The meeting Is open to the public and all are in i vited. A miscellaneous bridal shower 1 will be held here next Thursday 1 evening, Feb. 27, at the Monroe ! Methodist Church, honoring Mrs'. i Floyd Trask, the former Patsy Larkin of this community. Spon i sors are: Mrs. Clara Carpenter, ; Mrs. Leora Reader, Mrs. Eleanor ! Stewart. Mrs. Delona David, and Mrs. Dora Larkin. Everybody eerdiallv invited. At PTA Friday evening, Feb. 21, there will be supervised play for children in the grade school gymnasium. After the program re freshments will be served in me school kitchen. . Everyone Is to bring cookies. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin 'David of I Monroe were honored on their 25th wedding anniversary Friday i evening, Feb. 14, at a reception where 70 friends and relatives ! fathered to extend congratula- i tions. t I AT DEXTER ' DEXTER A group of young people of the Eugene Baptist I Church will join with the Dexter Church in' the evening service Sunday, Feb. 2S, 7:30 p.m. The Young Married People's Class will hold a class party at the church annex Saturday evening, Feb. 22. All young married people of the community are Invited. People ot the neighborhood are reminded that a "News Box" . la in the store. Please cooperate and put In Items. Mrs. Parker, Register - Guard correspondent for Dexter, now has a telephone for your convenience. The num ber is 8473 Springfield. The U. S. Civil Service examina tion to fill the position ot post master at Dexter, Oregon will be held at Springfield. Receipt of ap plications will close March 13, 1847. This is a fourth class post master examination. " The date of the assembling of competition which will be deter minded after the close ot receipt of1 applications, will be stated on the admission cards sent applicants. . Josh Brown of Trent has pur chased two acres from Mr. Hick enbottom. Bob Mauney will drill a well, and a house will be erected immediately. The Meridian Service Station is now open for business. It is on the old "State Barns" property. The buildings have been newly painted and gas pumps installed. Mr. Hickenbottom, the proprietor, has been operating a cafe for sev eral months, also hag parking space for trailer houses, but only recently remodeled the State High way building into a garage and service station. This place of busi ness is on top of the hill to the right after one leaves Dexter on the Willamette Highway. Oakridge Gun & Rod Club Incorporates OAKRIDGE Cascade Gun and Rod Club have filed articles of Incorporation and have taken out public liability insurance for its members. Any former mem bers holding back for this reason, can pay their dues now. The m corDOratinK officers are: J. C. Wright, president; Ross H. Starr, secretary; Luther sogers, treas urer. Outgoing officers will be re tained for one year to act with the newly elected officers to form a board of directors. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 7:30 a vension dinner will be served with dancing later, at the bi-monthly meeting. There will be a Boy Scout father and son banquet, March 7 at the high school. The charge will be $1 per plate and tickets can be bought from the Scouts. Glenn McArthur Is opening a new barber shop Monday, Feb. 24 next door to Blackie'e Cafe. CresweiiYFW Sponsor Dance CRESWELL Clarence A. Hockett, local business man was welcomed to membership of Post 3049, VFW, Monday evening. The obligation was administered by W. C. Adams. The post also voted to sponsor troop 28 of Boy Scouts, also a benefit dance at the Grange Hall Saturday evening, Feb. 22. Nominations of officers will be continued at the next meeting and elections will be held, the first meeting in March. Regular hours for receiving payment for both telephone and electric service at the local tele phone office are week days, 9 a. m. to S p. m. Long distance serv ice has been expanded by one more line to Eugene making three and there will be two to Cottage Grove instead of the former one line. Miss Ruby Goldsworthy, Mrs. Ruth Tipton, Miss Alleyne Spen cer and Mrs. Oris Steele, teach ers in the Creswell Grade School, are attending classes In Audio Visual Aids at the University of Oregon each Thursday evening. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Peterson of Creswell at the Sacred Heart hospital In Eugene Tuesday, Feb. 18. The baby is the first grandchild of Mrs. A. w. Mourer of Creswell. , I Lowell Visited By Petty Thieves LOWELL A wave of petty thievery has struck Lowell, coin cident, local people think, with frequent appearance at Lowell of juveniles from some other local ity. A week ago some March of Dime's money amounting to $1.85 was stolen from the high school. About the same time a car belong ing to Doug Williams was strip ped, and Ray Coglan's car was stolen but recovered when the thieves failed to start the motor in time. A local store lost two valuable fountain pens to a shoplifter. Money is missing from ' private homes; the electric light bulbs and all keys and bolts, and some grange regalia were stolen from the grange hall; a high school girl lost a wrist watch to a thief; boys have been missing money from their clothes while playing bas ketball; logging companies have been missing tools. The thefts started about a month ago and have been continuing since. Low ell previously has had little or no juvenile delinquency. " Citizens are planning additional vigilance. 'Loggers in Town' BLUE RIVER Considerable excitement was created around' here recently when logging op erations were brought right in to Blue River. The grove of trees on Don Meyer's lot across from the post office was remov ed preparatory to the construc tion ot a building. Doing the logging were Clark Wiltsey and I Ivan Price with Guy Hunnicut assisting with his power saw. A Register-Guard news box has been placed in Don Meyer's store for the convenience of those who have news to report. Or, bring news items to Ely's Fly Shop, or mail to Stella Ely, Blue River. Let's send in the news. In troduce your visitors while they are -still here, don't wait until they have gone. Entertaining recently with a stork shower in honor of Mrs. Earl P.ayne were Mrs. Alex Lilja, Mrs. Clark Wiltsey, and Mrs. Maple Stoble at the home of Mrs. Lilja. About 40 were present. Mr. and Mrs. William Hender son and young son Bobby, re cently returned from Portland where they spent several days. They were accompanied home by Henderson s father, C- B. Hender' son. OREGON HOTEL WASHINGTON Is a Fine Place to Stav! Nlcaly lurnllh.d, plo,onl and friendly and right In Pertlond'i hopping and llwatrt dlitrlet. You'll flnrf 14 YOU KINDef Hpl.l. ROOM WITH BATH $2.7j ALVADORE MAN ILL ALVADORE A. E. Dyer has been ill recently. Among callers were Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ruple of Eugene, Pete Hill, Harry Fra- zer, James Dyer of Celilo, Mr. and Mrs. Art Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Coons of Junction City, and Mrs. .Minnie Hagg of Alvadore. Dyer had his 73rd birthday recently. He wishes to thank all who called during his illness. SPOOK SHOW AT LOWELL LOWELL Young grangers of Lowell Grange are sponsoring a "spook movie," Saturday evening at the grange hall, at 10 p. m. They will sell candy and popcorn, as a benefit event for their grange ac tivities. The public is invited. yna say corns t man FOLGsn sr North Lane H E JUNCTION CITY North Lane Home Extension Unit met with Mrs. Howard Gibson, Feb. 11 Members have contributed $3.50 for the March of Dimes, it was announced. Each member was asked to bring to the March meeting an idea for a project for next year to be forwarded to the next year s pro gram planning committee. Each member is reminded to bring her own dishes, for luncheon. If she fails to do this she will be fined 10 cents. This money goes into a fund to buy trays. The unit Is raising money for the Cooperative House, known as the "Azalea House," which will be erected on the campus at Oregon State Col lege. All counties with home dem onstration agents are cooperating to collect money with the hope of raising $15,000 a year for three years, a total of $45,000. This house will, be turned over to the college when erected and will house 50 or 60 girls. Party planning was the project presented by Mrs. C. C. Glenn and Mrs. William N. Jensen. They ably demonstrated with many planned games. As an outcome of this project, plans were formulated to hold a party for extension mem bers and their families at the grange hall Friday, Feb. 21. Ar rangement committee: Mrs. J. Lorang, Mrs. A. G. Johnson, and Mrs. Ralph Witcher. Mrs. Charles Jensen, Mrs. Ross Calvert and Mrs, Ed C. Jensen will comprise the re freshments committee. Each fanv ily was asked to bring one game in which the group can participate. .Next meeting is March 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Mrs. Warne Empeys. The subject, "Fur niture Arrangement," will be pre sented by Mrs. Beth Wiley, home demonstration agent, Eugene. . Masons and their wives and Eastern Star and their husbands have been invited by the OES to attend a 7 p.m. potluck dinner next Tuesday at the Masonic Hall. Cards will be played. Mrs. Glenn Ditto and Mrs. Ed Jensen will be in charge of tables,. Mrs. Ed Jen sen in charge of entertainment. Jeanette Star Club will meet for a 1:30 potluck luncheon at the Glen Strome home, Friday, Feb. 21. Anyone desiring transportation call Mrs. Glenn Ditto. Evergreen Rebekah Lodge initi ated Mrs. Pauline Sanford and her daughter, Eileen Karsch, recently. The charter was draped for Mae Toftdahl. Mrs. Faith Morgan was appointed as reporter. At the next meeting. Feb. 27. initiation will again be held. The following committee will serve: Mrs. Hermen Jensen, Agnes John son, Grace Jensen, Mrs. Rov Ken nedy, Mrs. Ruth Kennedy, Mrs. Virgil Kingsley, Jens Larsen and Kita Lane. "A" sauad basketball hnvs have been honored with two dinners in the past week. City Marshal Stephens entertained the bovs. Coach Dick Riley and Manager' Neil Davis at a turkey dinner at ADsner's steak House, Wednesday, Feb. 12. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn McKay eave a turkey dinner at their home for the team, Coach Riley, Principal Virgil Kingsley, and Manager Neil uavis, Wednesday. Mrs. Marjorie Neely, former resident who now lives in Nez- perce, Idaho, is spending a few days with the Lee Murphys and visiting her son, Richard, who at tends the University of Oregon. Mrs. Mae Washburne was in jured recently on the River Road when she lost control of her car and it ran into a cement bridge. Mrs. Washburne, who was pinned in her car, was rescued by pass ing motorists and was hospitalized. AT WILLAGILLESriE WILLAGILLESPIE P-T-A meets Friday, Feb. 21 at 8 p. m. at the school. Founders Day will be celebrated, honoring all the past presidents. Mrs. Homer Hammock will have charge of the program. Cake and coffee will Grove Women To Have Homemaking Classes "COTTAGE GROVE Women of the community are to have another opportunity to study in an adult homemaking class during the early spring if enough persons are Inter ested. Miss May Van Dusen, state supervisor ot adult vocational ed ucation, will be here Feb. 28 to make arrangements. Further an. nouncement will be made next week as to time and place. Tuesday Evening Club took an evening off from study this week and enjoyed their annual party night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Daugherty. Husbands were guests and the dinner party was held in the basement recreation room. The book reviews will be resumed March 4. . Junction Lions Look Over Plans JUNCTION CITY W. J.I Cloyes, County Sanitarian, spoke at the Monday's Lions Club meet ing on "Sanitation Problems of Cities." A committee was appointed by I president Virgil Kingsley to In vestigate the advlsabilitv nt a Fat uuiid snow wmcn was an annual event sponsored by the lotal Lions I Club, prior to the war and since I discontinued. Appointed were: Carey Strome, Hans Rasmussen, tiaroia Jensen and Jos McClure. A civic improvement committee I has been appointed to meet and plan with the city planning com mittee: Keith Sherman, chairman, Homer Dixon, Carey Strome, C. L. carpenter and Milt Boring. Max Nielsen, local chairman for the Red Cross drive, Mrs. Lee Murphy and Max Strauss co chairman are appointed their helpers and making plans for the coming drive. Mrs. Murphy will have charge of the residential area and that part just out of the city limits including Dane Lane, Max Strauss will be in charge of the business houses. The Red Cross has been very active in our community. A com plete system of rescue and relief I in time of flood has been organ ized and those in flood areas are I grateful for its protection. Sever al families have been aided in I the past year in this community I who have been temporarily in I want due to loss of hom-s by fire. Home nursing and first aid class-1 es have been taught here fori adults and high school students. In the Red Cross learn to swim I program last year 140 children were enrolled for a three weeks I period with Max Strauss as in-1 structor.- Emergency Highway! Stations are another service of the I Red Cross Which is a benefit to I all Seniors Honored Gayl Ness, Jane Templin, and Charlie David were elected by members of the senior class to I take the competitive aptitude tests for the National Pepsi-Cola scholarships. I ., Grove School News COTTAGE GROVE The name! of the 1946-47 union high school I annual will be "Lion Tracks," the I name having been selected this I week by English teachers acting I as advisers. All students of the high school were invited to sub mit names during the past fort night and quite a few very good titles were handed in. The name selected was suggested by Joan Huntington. At the Upper FFA public speak ing and shop contest in Junction City recently, CGUHS won more "firsts than any other of the eight shools represented. Ben At- wood won first place in soldering, Eldon Hudgms, first In black- smithing, Sandy Weise, first in a chapter treasurer's record book, and Roy Duerst, first and second place in talent events. Gearold Coyner placed fifth in public speaking. Theta Rho girls initiated Hattie Coats, Nadine Carlson, Rosemary Hanks, Cleo Stroh, Shirley Wit ters, Carolyn Moore and Mar jorie Cone this week. Plans were discussed for. the annual Theta Rho state convention in Roseburg March 22. Next meeting of the group here will be March 3. VENETA BEARS REPORTS OF OLD-TIMER'S DEATH VENETA 'Word recently came to relatives of Marion L. Job tell ing of his death at his home in near Medford. Phoenix, Oregon, Feb. 8, 1947, Born of pioneer parents, James C. and Sophronia Job, May 21, 1857 on their homestead about one and one half miles south , of Veneta on the place where Frank Hoehnke how lives, living there until about 40 years ago, when he moved to Montana, thence to Bend and later to Phoenix. He was married to Lyda Robins, Sept. 1, 1886, who preceded him in death March 19, 1946. Survivors are a son, Ona of Phoenix and two daughters, Mrs. Ada Bell of Phoenix, and Mrs. Ella Abond of California, two sis ters, Mrs. -Mary Jane Brown of Springfield and Mrs. Emma Owen Deserved. nftiini,. Tk.r. ... .t.. . , irVSi,e,H0"riU.be he,dieces and nepnews In the local Friday, Feb. 21 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Hurd. Every one from the .Willagillespie and Chase Gardens communities is invited. The Victory Pals Club met with Mrs. Pat Morrison this week. Two more boxes were packed to be sent to Greece. A surprise stork shower was given for Mrs. Mor rison. The next meeting is with Mrs. August Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Weik have sold their home in Fir Acres and are moving to Salem. Mrs. Noble Bond has gone to San Francisco to meet her son Dean who is re' turning on the U. S. S. Hope. Lj HsT HQ-HQ? why gar, tik? ( finance itI justovfYT" )f Tsrr CTEP W TVKS DREAMED 1 1 CTB 0WTCH6M? I THJLV3U- I BUT RWft 1 ME A GRAND COWn! SSCd, l iJTTLE ORPHAN AMID - . 'v "NJ ijyiypSiUUisJ 1 ttl-'t-ff c rmsMw ubvl which iwmacm-T Y"l I I i . i i I M I I ' VZZTZTZ, cvtv purr i THREATEN TO PUT BE BAP. EXCEPT Y fjIGGERsA SPEAK op I HIMSELF ANP US UP WHCT WILL HAPPEN jV7 K3EA5 CP W-WT L ITPr r a IN THE AUTOMOBILE WHBN AWERV 9EE9 ffi IMmX jjt J?) I & MBSWR BUSINESS- WHAT WE'RE USM jj L ..J StL , J(f 'fl tfsfZ I faJS Bain .f ill ii tj.s i ij w m,j4 l n - ' ptiw I K-. -i ", i -i n.i.BiiJiiiiii.ji .i).i.wj.....iit.i..,l- l taa'.--.. I i OABOLINB AIAEK "III! 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Andy Almasle is In a Eugene hospital with broken ribs and a probably brok en shoulder caused by a logging accident in the woods, near here. He will be in a hospital a week or more.v Bob Carr and wife are home after a couple of months spent in Southern California. The Dead wood Church honored them Sun day with dinner. Drain Happenings DRAIN A state income tax auditor will be in Drain at the city hall March 11 from 9 a.m. till 12 to help in preparing state income tax returns. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rice are parents of a son, Richard Allen, born Monday, Feb. 10. Dick Backus is home on SO day leave while his ship, the U.S.S. Burns, Is in Bremerton for repairs. R. J. Randall has sold the former Bill Mattoon place south of town to J. T. Powell and he and family are moving to Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Foster have traded their property in north Drain to Jess Davis for his 20-acre place in Scotts Valley. Davis ts a watchman for Smith River Lumber Co. The Fosters will move within 30 days. Bob Laird made a trip to Port' land Saturday. His brother, Charles, who recently came from Astoria spent the weekend there with his family and returned Sat urday, moving his wife and baby here. They will live iri one of the new mill houses in north Drain. Troy Fraser and family are moving to Lebanon where he will be employed with the Pallet 'Mfg. Corp. He has been accountant at the Douglas Timber .Corp. -The uaro carison lamily will move into the house In which the Fras ers were living across from the mill. Jack Folsom of Salem is tak ing his place with the mill and will move his wife and two small children here later. Mrs. Myrtle Hatch made a trip to Nevada, returning the past week and bringing her two daugh ters with her. Alec Sawyers left a week ago for Arizona to see his mother who is very ill. Mrs. Sawyer's mother, Mrs. Traylor, of Elkton is staying with her daughter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bickford, Feb. 13, at the Sacred Heart Hospital, a daughter, Deanna Lynn. AT ALPINE ALPINE -This week The Wo men's Society of Christian Service voted to pay Into emergency fund. It was decided for the women to bring their own work only on days o! missionary study. The next meeting Is Feb. 26 at the church. Neal Hawley had his ear badly damaged Saturday as he was driv ing to Toledo, when a deer jump ed down into the road in front of the car. Mr. Hawley was too near to stop. The deer didn't em to bt harmed as it jumped up and ran away. The car was towed into Philomath to be re paired. Mrs. Louise Gardner resorts her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arte Atkinson of ugene have a baby boy named Louis Calvin, their second child. Mrs. Anna Scott entered the General Hospital at Corvallis Tuesday and underwent an oper ation on her leg. Mr. and Mrs. Huff and family, cAiuin. f th Wlllet and Mills families are now living north of Alpine. Huff expects to run Wil let's saw mill. Several of the -men working for Frank Dodge are living in the Dodge building In Alpine. Mr. and Mrs. Athur FuMiSh, former residents of Alpine, report the death of Mr. Furnish s motner, Friday. She resided in Albany. The sympathy of the community goes out to them. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kundert are the proud parents of a baoy boy, born Friday morning. Report is Mrs. Lyle Horton's condition is much improved at this writing. Mrs. William Pockrus nas been laid up with a lame back for several days and is now in Port land consulting physician. ilJUi mosbt cm r,J MOSBY j , JfTjJgiiirW Blue num...- , jt -Owensboro,hy.,tvK -i del's parents. - . J Mr. and Mrs. Cmsw havenewbabyb. attheBuuer Mat J has been named Ojw The Mosby CreeK flg .ion Unit met Tnun"" Geo. Woodwortn. shower for Mrs. Ad. complete surprif M next meeting wui snauer. . , left 1 Gene Overton htf w i joined the ArmyjWl Mr. and Mr-B turned Sunday fJi H relatives at BiversiM, I ery nm The '"D. -j,r , club will Bf'djM IjS attheAinw""- . I
