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a I 'Christmas Lane' Scintillates With Snow, Frost, Yule Lights McKENZIE RIVER McKenzie Christmas Lane was powdered with snow and dusted with frost for Its opening night, Wednesday, Dec. 19, when seven judges chose seven winning homes and seven winning business houses, in the Associated Businessmen of the McKenzie annual Christmas light ing contest, which extends through 50 miles of highway, from Thruston area through above McKenzie Bridge. Winners: District 1, Gordon Hale, and the Benson Store at Waltervillc; District 2, Chester H. Schibler and Leaburg Store; Dis trict 3, McKenzie River Trout Hatchery and Hcllcn's Chateau; District 4, Jess Mann and Max Crosby, realtor; District 5, E. H. McAllister residence, and Blue River Theater; District 6, Ralph Waddell and Helen's Hobby Hut; District 7, Lester Lewis; there was no commercial entry. Thursday evening, the 14 semi final winners will be judged for grand sweepstakes prizes for each classification, homes and busi nesses. Awards will be made at the Civic Christmas celebration, Friday evening at McKenzie School, near Blue River. The Gordon Hale residence features Santa Claus and Christ mas packages on the lawn, In cut outs, brilliantly lighted; the Schibler home has a fireplace on the porch and many lights; the trout hatchery has Santa Claus and the reindeer on a porch roof In cutouts, with the shadows projected against a white wall behind them: the Jess Mann home has an ingenious display of lights; in District 5, the McAllister sisters, Lucille and Catherine, constructed a "stained glass" win dow with Madonna scene, out of countless bits of colored paper, all done freehand, and an original design, In order to see the display closely, It Is necessary to drive Into the yard, which the Mc Allisters are urging all Christ mas Lane viewers todo. In the farthest, District 7 area, the Lester Lewis home won with a nice display of lights. Outstanding among the home entries was the display of the Stewart Elder family, In District 5, several miles above Blue Riv er. Their entry lost to the nearby McAllister one, by one-quarter point. They had made a portion of the front of their home into a church scene, with steeple, and the win dows were made into "stained glass" effects in soft blue, with angel cutouts, all an original de sign done by hand. The Elder en try last year was the district win ner. Both the Elder and McAllister families are noted for their artistic talents along the McKenzie. Among the commercial entries, the Waltcrville and Leaburg stores featured a dazzling display of lights with plywood cutouts, and greenery; Hcllcn's Chateau had lights and Christmas trees; Max Crosby strung a Christmas banner across the highway; the Blue River Theater has a towering display of greenery and cutout caroler fig ures, brightly lighted but only partly visible from the highway; Helen's Hobby Hut, last year's commercial sweepstakes winner, had the wishing well in front con verted into a chapel scene, with tall silver candles. Mindful of the effect of damp air on wood bind ings, they, used a Montgomery Ward catalog instead of a real Bible, on the "altar." The upper McKenzie contest ants had a worrisome time with a power failure Wednesday after noon. They stood by with lanterns and flashlights to light their dis plays, but the power came on just at 6 p.m. White Gifts For Korea At Coburg COBURG "The Quest of the Magi." a musical pageant for Christmas written by Valeria R Lehman, will be presented, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 23, in the Methodist Church sanctuary. The characters include: a reader, three magi, a prophet, the madonna, a Hebrew chorus of eleven girls and teh adult choir of the church The poems of the service are ar ranged to familiar hymn music and will be rendered in the form of solos, readings, and choruses. Those taking part in the pageant are: Miss Mary Lois Cotton, Mi Joyce Manley, the Misses Patricia McKibben, Micky Simmons, Glen- da Gustafson, Caroline Hall, Mar. jorie O'Neil, Loretta Longcoy, Pa tricia Morse, Joanne Woolard, Pa tricia Davis, Kathleen McKiDDen, Manley, Sharon Cole, Tom Pitkin, Lyle Green, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Calvert. Miss Phyllis Calvert, Mr and Mrs. Harley Smith, Miss Karol Smith, Charles Vogel, Mrs. James Green, Mrs. Claude McKibben, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wood ruff. The program will be followed by a white gift service for the re lief of Korea. Combined practice (or the pageant will be 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 21, at the cnurcn. Junction City's Christmas Is One of Lane County's Busiest At Deerhorn DEF.RHORN The Seventh Day Ariventist Parochial School closed Wednesday, Doc. 19 and will resume classes Jan. 2, after two week's vacation. Miss Marie Dykes, teacher, will leave the last of the week to spend the holidays with home folks at Gladstone and with her grandmother at Hood River. Mrs. Ben Lefever will motor to Gladstone the last of this week to bring her son, Billy, nnd some other students of Laurolwnod Academy home for the holidays. JUNCTION CITY The lighted community Christmas tree at Sixth and Holly Sts. blew down during the wind storm Tuesday but the Mountain States Power crew had it back up and securely tied in short order. Groups of carolers from the various churches will call on the shut-ins and older folks and sing for them the old familar carols. Several churches have planned programs and special services prior to Christmas and the Luth eran Church will have services on Christmas Day to which everyone in the community is invited. Rev. Roy Hutchison of Corvallls will hold a special service for the Church of God on Friday, Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m., In the Adventist Church at Fourth and Kalmia Sts. The Christmas Story will be shown In slides. All members of the Youth Fel lowships of the Methodist Church will meet at the church Friday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m., to go carol ling. Saturday, Dec. 22, at 1 p.m., all members of the Junior Choir and all who have part in the Church School pageant will meet for dress rehearsal. At 7 p.m., the same evening, the Mr. and Mrs. Club will meet at the church with paint brushes, cleaning equipment and old clothes for a work party. The Tom Harpers and Robert Andersons will serve refreshments later in the evening. Christmas pageant at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 23. Sunday evening a group from the Lutheran Church will meet at the parish hall at 7 p.m., to go carolling. Refreshments will be served at the hall at 9 p.m. A Christmas service in Danish will be given at the Lutheran Church on Christmas Day at 10 a.m., followed by an English serv ice at 11 a.m. Rev. C. S. Hasle will speak on "Christmas Again." The Sunday School will have .its program and tree Wednesday, Dec. 26. at 8 p.m. and the Luther League will have theirs on Thurs. day, also at 8 p.m. The Afternoon Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church meets Wednesday, Dec. 26, at 2 D.m.. at the parsonage. Mrs. C. A Pitney will lead devotions and Mrs. O. F. Morgan will be in charge of the program. The Mutual Improvement As sociation of the Latter Day Saints meet nt Greenwood Hall Sunday nt 8:30 p.m. to go carolling. Hie Baptist carollers will meet at the church Monday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. The Christian Church has plan ncd a Christmas Eve Candlelight Miss Kathleen Bradley, student at the .Laurelwood Academy will sjicnd, the Christmas -vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Estnn E. Bradley. Mrs. Leo Barnes motored to Fort Lewis, Wash., to visit her son, Pvt. Donald Barnes who is stationed there. On her return trip she will bring her daughter, Alice Barnes, Larry Kitchell and some other students from Laurel- wood Academy to spend the holi days. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Conklin will have their two daughters and their families as house guests dur ing tne coming Holidays. Hie i. i ft i guests live in California. LOratie LhUrCn LOKANK Pupils and leach SKKKS UN MKMIIKKSIIll' . era of Loiane Christian Church PARIS Wl Vict Nam, the Sunday School are planning French-sponsored 1 n d o-Chinese, Christmas program for Sunday, state, applied for membership in j Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. Songs, part of Church By the Lake Has 'Wondrous Story' As Christmas Cantata BLACHLY "The Wondrous Story," a Christmas cantata by Rob Roy Pcery, will be presented by the choir of the Memorial Church, Sunday, Dec. 23, at 7:30 p.m. Soloists for the cantata, un der the direction of Miss Sharon Smith and accompanied by Mrs. Carrol Hult, will be Mrs. Shirley Flora, Miss Phyllis Toline, Miss Patricia Minler, Miss Marilyn Mclquist, Bert Haury, Tom Min tcr, Chester Mitchell, and Virgil Parker. Preceding the cantata Rev. Henry Peck will present the Christmas story and the audience will join in singing Christmas carols. As an introduction to the cantata. Miss Smith will sing "O Holy Night." The public is cord tally invited. Winter Wonderland JUNCTION CITY "Winter WnnWnt-lanri" to ll,a knean service at 8 p.m., in charge ofnw ,i, :,. ,. , ,u ,,:,, EV....I T nrl., ...I- .. TUn rl,...-.., ' ......... ...o.l ,1. ..It lllfS The Sunday School invites the community to. its Christmas pro gram, Friday evening, Dec. 21, re plete with a short and entertain ing program and treat for all the children present. The affair will start promptly at 7:30 o'clock. mns Story will be read from the Rook of Luke by E. M. Carothers. There will also he special music and a talk on The Birthday of Jesus by C. T. Webb. school for the annual Christmas dance to be held Saturday, Dec. 22, at 9 p.m., in the high school auditorium. It will be semi-formal and the music will be furnished chestra. Admission will be $1.50 per couple or $1 stag, the United Nations Thursday. which will be joined in by the congregation, and playlets by the different classes with the Christ mas story being read by the in termediate boys class, will make up the program church dining room Wednesday noon. A girt-giving and program will be held in the afternoon. f POT "EM IN STOCKINGS- I HANfi'EMONTHETREE-l I PACKS OF WRI6LEYS I I SPEARMINT I jOTI R. V S-SW-iir JL- J while telephoning. AT JUNCTION JUNCTION CITY Tommy Kokkelcr was elected president of the newly formed Square Dance Lluh composed of high school stu dents. About 30 students enjoyed the first meeting recently in the elementary school.. The ciub plans to meet during the Christmas va cation if possible. Three new students have en Ladies Aid of the church will ; rolled in the high'school recently. have a Christmas dinner at thel""c.v re Helen Kock from Oak land, Calif.; Sonja Christiansen, also from Oakland and Loretta Marks from Seattle. . MKS. HARROW'S BKTTKR Mrs. A. C. Nielsen received COHUKO Mrs. Clyde Bar- word Sunday of the death of her rows Is recovering nicely from1 nroincr Larl Uamkjer in St. electric shock and burns, which : Peters, Minnesota. Ho is survived she suffered during the recent j "V his wife Dora and two sisters, wind storm, from a short circuit , Jll's- Nielsen and Mrs. Karen Wy- ninn or Montana and a brother. Peter, also of Montana, and a number of nieces and nephews In Junction City. Mr. Damkjer is well known here, having visited a number of times. 19 BAG Of... rouuouupj THE ALL-FAMILY FAVORITE I ' SCOTT THOMSON HOME VI PA Scott Thomson is visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Thomson, over the holi days. He is attending Stanford University and recently was hon ored by the Rotary Clubs bv be ing selected as the district candi date for an International Scholar ship for a year of study in India. le was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Springfield. Scott Is work ing for his Masters Degree at Stanford. TRIP TO IDAHO FINN ROCK Mrs. Harry Churchill left recently for her daughter's home in Boise, Idaho, to see her first grandchild, a girl, Bonnie Lee, born December 9 to Mr. and Mrs. William W. Briggs Mrs. Churchill will remain until after Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kellogg of i inn Rock are grcitgtandpaxenU. McKenzie Xlanf Gathering for Yuletide Cheer McKENZIE RIVER The chil dren's Christmas program and an nouncement of the sweepstakes winners in the McKenzie Christ mas Lane Lighting contest, take place at the McKenzie School, Friday, Dec. 21, 8 p.' m., when it is expected most of the patrons on the river will be gathered for the annual civic Christmas cheer. A new kind of program will replace the pageant type of the past, that was so popular and was repeated by request. Although this year the pro gram will be different, it can hardly be called new, because It will resemble more an "Old Fashioned Christmas program," of the kind that some of the adults can remember taking part In when they were In school. From bits of conversation that we have heard lately, from moth ers who are making costumes, we believe 'the program wiil be very colorful. Each room will contribute part, showing various ways which the "Christmas Spirit" manifests itself. The Christmas Spririt, who acts as Master of Ceremonies, will be portrayed by John Ar uthnot. The first grade Is presenting, "Road to Toy Town." There will be choral reading numbers by the second grade. The third grade Christmas Rhythm Band will play. A"Christmas Party" scene by a group of sixth graders will in clude a Skaters Dance and an Accordion solo. "Living Christmas Songs" will be presented by the Fourth Grade; accompanied by the Fifth and Sixth Grade Chorus. The Grade School Band will play and a group of Christmas songs will be sung by the audi ence. The Christmas program is the grade school's Christmas gift to the community each year and everyone is invited. At Irving IRVING School holds its last sessions for this year, Friday, Dec. 21, when children have parties. School reconvenes Wed nesday morning, Jan. 2, 1952. A choir, of 25 boys chosen from the fifth and' sixth grades in School District 52 (Irving, Clear Lake, Bethel and Danebo), have been singing at various functions in the county. They have songs suitable to all occasions. They will participate in the Junior Sym phony held each spring. Mrs, Mary Harrison, music instructor for District 52, has charge. Carollers from the Irving Church of Christ will sing In the community. Shut-ins, sick and aged will be visited. At the recent ' church bazaar held to raise funds for beautifying the church sanctuary, approxi mately $20 was cleared. Both grocery stores in Irving will be closed Christmas Day. The Irving General Mdse. Store and Prairie Road Market will be open an day Monday, however. Bos Schedule For H Friday At Pleasant Hill PLEASANT HILL Announce ment from the office of school superintendent Wm. Bromley re garding bus schedules for Friday, Dec. 21 is: "There will be no pri mary run for buses in the after noon since all students will be dismissed at 1:30. Parents desiring to do so may pick up their own children at 1:30 p.m." Usual runs will be held in the morning; children will have class es and room programs. Then aft er lunch each room will have its Christmas tree and giftgiving be fore the 1:30 p.m. dismissal. The above schedule applies to all schools of the district Trent, old Pleasant Hill, elementary school, and high school. Two Yule Programs r.or Mohawk Weekend MOHAWK The Mohawk Grade School will have a Christ mas program at the school, Fri day, Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. The Moth er's Club will furnish treats. "Why Christmas?" a Dlav. will be given at the Mohawk Church (non-denominational) by the choir. Sunday, Dec. 23, 8 p.m. Mrs. Gerald Bowerly is in charge. Way Found to Make Frozen Peas Better GENEVA, N. Y OJ.R) The haylike flavor in frozen peas is due to fatty substances turning rancia in storage, according to food scientists at the state ex periment station here. , To prevent the taste, they recommend that the peas be blanched in boiling water for sixty seconds before packaging and storage to remove the offend ing material. Neither blanched nor ray peas showed any significant differences in sugars and starches even after five years storage, but unblanched peas showed a considerable loss of carotene and chlorophyll. CLASHES WITH LAW MALONE, N. Y. (U.R) A run away truck had a real clash with the law. First it struck an auto mobile owned by Supreme Court Justice E. C. Lawrence. 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