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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
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service at 8 p.m., in charge ofnw ,i, :,. ,. , ,u ,,:,,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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away truck had a real clash with
the law. First it struck an auto
mobile owned by Supreme Court
Justice E. C. Lawrence. Then it
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