Creswell Seniors Present Play
Other News of Week's Meetings
CUES WELL Lioni Club will
hold a dinner meeting at the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars Hall, Mon
day evening, April 21. The Aux
iliary to the VFW will serve the
dinner. '
Girl Scout leaders, committee
members and mothers will meet
at the City Hall, 1:30 p.m., Mon
day, Apr. 21. "Play Day" and day
camp will be discussed.
FL Club members will hold a
progressive dinner, Monday eve
ning, April 21. Meet at Mrs. Nor-
man Skaggs' home for the first
course at 7 p. m.
Mrs. Leo Netzel and Mrs. W. W.
Smith will serve refreshments at
Rebekahs, Wednesday evening,
April 23.
Initiation will be held at Theta
Rho Club, Thursday evening,
AA Offers Help
Af Wesffir Hall
WESTFIR Members of the
Westfir-Oakridge chapter of
Alcoholics Anonymous are
meeting every Sunday evening
in the Westfir Show Hall from
T till 8:15 p.m. Residents of
the two communities who may
be troubled by drinking prob
lems are invited to attend the
meetings which are open to
members and friends. There are
no membership fees or compli
cated rituals, only a desire to
heh) and to be helped when
drinking . problems exist. Cof
fee is served at each meeting.
Anyone 'desiring A. A. help is
invited to attend one of the
meetings or to call Westfir
I 2-2334 for further information.
Triangle P-TA
BLACHLY "Gym - packed
was the crowd at the Triangle
P-TA on Tuesday, to enjoy an all
school program, consisting of sam
ples of classroom activities from
the grade school, choral and band
numbers from the high school, an
Indian play by the Cub Scouts, a
ityle show by the 4-H'ers and
coffee and donuts. .
Officers for the next ' school
year were elected: Mrs. Albert
Moe, president; Mrs. Russell
Powell, vice-pres.; Mrs. Vergil
Parker, sec'y-treas.
Elected to serve on the scholar
ship committee and to select the
graduating senior to receive the
$150 P-TA scholarship were P-TA
President Mrs. Hubert Williams,
Sunt. Henry Strom, Warren Mar
shall, Mrs, Alfred Steinhauer, and
Mrs. Carrol Hult.
The group also voted to furnish
an one-half 4-H scholarship. "
April 24. Roll call will be an
swered by the names of green
vegetables and Marlene Smith and
Donna Hoodenpyle will serve refreshments.
The senior class of Creswell
High School will present "Antics
of Andrew," a three-act comedy
by Jay Tobias at ihe high school
auditorium, 8 p.m., Tuesday, April
22.
The cast Includes: "Petunia,"
Ona Dee Overton; "Andrew
Browne," Bob Decker; "Jacques,"
Eddie Graham; "Willie Waldo,"
Paul Hargis; "Harold Hadley,"
Don Gray; "Althea Thome," Ros
alie Harrold; "Julie Boynton,"
Glynnell Dunaway; "Betty Boyn
ton," Charlotte Jones; "Dean
Boynton," Clayton Millspaugh;
"Uncle Isaac," Merrill Zilkoski;
"Miss Prunella Thorne," Charlotte
Napper; "O'Flarity," Dean Work
man; "Royle, Melvin Rogers;
Reverend Doolittle," Bill Dicken
son,
Admission will be 50c for
adults; 35c for high school stu
dents; and 25c tor grade school
students.
Mrs. Roy Graham and Mrs. G.
L, Decker, co-chairmen of the
local Red Cross funds drive, an
nounce a total of $428.20 has been
collected and they wish to thank
the following persons who helped
with the drive: Mrs. Elmer Kiv
ett, Mrs. Norman Kasper, Mrs.
Ethel Harris, Mrs. E. R. Lawrence,
Mrs. J. G. Griffith, Mrs. Harold
Adams, Mrs. Norman Skaggs, C.
C. Hollemon, Mrs. A. W. Bartel,
Mrs. Floyd Babcock, L. E. Ziniker,
Dale Ziniker, Mrs. Phil Walker,
Mrs. R. M. Carpenter, Mrs. Foster
Harrold, Mrs. Loren Westrope,
Mrs. V. R. Goodrich, L. I. Chest
nut and C. Edwin Ditto. Also
thanks to the following organiza
tions: Odd Fellows, Cloverleaf
Club, Auxiliary to Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Presbyterian
Ladies. Aid, Sisterhood of the
Church af Christ, Mothers Club,
rarent-Teachers Association and
Rebekahs.
Kids do Weil iStanford Tests
I C II! lL .
W&Z Given Graders
VENETA The Crowell-Collier
magazine contest conducted by the
grade school has closed and fell:
short of the $500 goal by only
$56.50. Of the $443.50 made,
$255.20 was earned by the seventh
grade room. This is the most earn
ed by one room in any of contests
held. Eighth grade room was sec
ond and sixth grade third.
Marilyn Cochran sold the most
subscriptions and was to receive
a wrist watch, Peggy Wood, sec
ond place, $5.00, Larry Paddock,
third place, a scout hatchet and
knife set, and fourth prize, an
"eight ball," goes to Jackie Mack
lin. Eleven others sold over $10.
worth of subscriptions and will
receive some reward.
Friday morning there was to be
a general assembly for the upper
and Tom Graham of Creswell,
district manager for Crowell-Collier
Co, was to present the prizes
and also the Crowell-Collier tro
phy to the seventh grade room.
In the afternoon the seventh
graders were treated to an ice
cream party by Graham.
Twenty-v year pins were
presented to the following Masons
Monday evening: John Bier, Ar-
tnur Chase, Frank P. Clack, E. J.
Hengelbrok, W. O. Spencer, C. H.
Goheen, Edward Napper, Bert
Thompson, Riley Petty and E. A.
ween. j. o.Mortensen was pre
sented such "a pin several months
ago before moving to California.
uuests were present from Eugene,
Springfield and Oakridge Masonic
Lodges and the Star Club served
a banquet preceding the meeting.
Manager Plan
Gets 'Talk-Out'
Before Loraners
LORANE A meeting with
speakers discussing both sides of
the County Manager Plan quesion
will be held in Lorane Grange hall
Thursday, April 24, at 8 p.m.
Two speakers will discuss as.
pects of the plan for each side. A
question and answer period will
follow the discussion.
All voters are welcome.
Lorane Grange will be hosts
when Lowell grangers pay their
respects Tuesday, April 22. The
visitors will provide the program
for the evening.
Each Lorane grange family is
asked to bring a small salad, one-
half dozen sandwiches and a
dozen cookies.
Sum of $29 has been added to
the building fund from various
recent money raising projects.
At Mapleton
MAPLETON Rebekahs initia'
ted Mrs. Glenn Piatt to become a
member of the lodge at the re
cent session. Mrs. Walter Camp
received her commission from the
Board of Controls as adviser of
the Theta Rho Girls.
Mrs. Wm. Keep, who underwent
an emergency operation at the
Eugene Hospital recently, is re
ported on the way to recovery.
Mrs. John Epperson's car col-
. Hded with a logging truck on the
Sweet Creek road Friday evening.
Although the car was badly dam
aged no one was Injured.
Alpine HEU
ALPINE Home Extension Unit
new officers: Mrs. L. C. Davidson,
chairman, Mrs. Orln Nye, vice
chairman and Mrs. D. J. Whitels,
treasurer, were re-elected. Mrs.
Guy Steward was elected secretary.
The Bellfountain and Alpine
H.E.U.'s will present one episode
. of a historical pageant, May 10,
in Corvallis, at the Homemakers
festival. The women meet with
Mrs. May Chrlstlance April 29 at
7:30 p.m. for practice and dress
rsfiGsrssl
The H.E.U. will meet May 21
with Miss Madellene Nichols. Miss
Helen Scllie, Benon County Home
Helen Sellie, Benton County Home
lesson on "Dry cleaning."
PAINFUL MISHAP
OAKRIDGE Clyde Johnson
who works in the woods above
Oakridge, mashed a couple of
fingers last Saturday. He was
back on the Job at Pope and Tal
bot Monday.
f til RIUXIOS
At Swisshome
SWISSHOME Swisshome Gar
den Club retains its original name
by a majority of votes at the re
cent meeting. Ivan Reed of Maple
ton Flower and Bulb Co. gave in
interesting talk on soil.
At Pleasant
PLEASANT HILL Notes from
the Pleasant Hill schools include
announcement that William
Bromley, superintendent, and Ar
nold Martin, music director, are
giving new Stanford Achievement
Tests from grade one tnrougn
eight. These tests will be scored
and new achievement standard
will be scored and new achieve
ment standards will be set up
from the results.
Parents who are interested may
call at the office about May 15
to get the results of their chil
dren's tests.
Dates to clip and remember:
May Festival (elementary) May 2;
Junior-Senior Play, Friday, May
high school gym 8 p.m.; Bac
calaureate, Sunday, June 1, high
school gym, 8 p.m. Elementary
Graduation, Thursday, June 5,
gym, 8 p.m. High school gradu
ation, Friday, June 8, gym 8 p.m.
Election of high school student
body officers for the 1952-53
school year will be held April 26.
To be eligible for office a stu
dent must have a 3-point grade
average; must be a senior for the
office of president; and petitions
for candidates must be signed by
20 qualified voters; 1 e. those
holding student body cards. ,
At an assembly held recently,
National Honor Society pins were
presented to Betty Kingsbury,
Rhoda Glohn, Lorraine Martin,
Winifred Mathews, Dorothy Rog.
ers, Delpha Walker, and Delbert
Robertson. Dora Ellen Cash, honor
society advisor, made the presen
tatlons stating that awards are
based on scholarship, citizenship,
and character.
These students will attend a
formal banquet Saturday, May 3,
sponsored by the principals of the
Lane B schools. Sophomores at
tend as "probation students," and
juniors are eligible for initiation,
Winifred Mathews and Delpha
Walker are initiated a year ago.
Lorane Parent-Teachers Club
will sponsor the annual Amateur
Night at 8 p.m. Friday, April 25.
Anyone wishing to enter the con
test may contact eltner Mrs. u. a.
Mitchell or Mrs. Arvid Rothauge.
Prizes of $1 for first and -50c
second place will be given for four
divisions: . pre-schoolers through
fourth grade; fifth through eighth
grade: hi eh school: and adults.
High school students will sell
candy and pop corn to help fi
nance the senior trip. No other re
freshments will be served at this
meeting.
Western American Lumber Co.
is clearing ground east of Red Hill
and adjacent to its lumber yard.
They plan on building a new mill
after the site is leveled and
graded.
Mr. and Mrs.. Ed Oscarson of
Co-op village visited their home
at Taft over the weekend. While
there they had the pleasure of
walking through the famous Mi
lium trail at the F, C. Robinson
home.
and Mrs. Leo Jones and son,
Jackie, spent Easter with their
Bob and family at Eureka, Calif.
They returned home Tuesday
evening.
Alpine Citizens Are
Improving Homes
ALPINE Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Parker sold their home to Mr. and
Mrs. Emery Clark and moved to
Eugene, April 18. -
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McNabb art
building two bedrooms, a bath
room and a large utility room on
to their house.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Christiance
left for Seattle April 18 to attend
the funeral of their brother-in-law,
Mr. A. M. Ramson, who died
suddenly on April 17. They will
be gone a week. Their daughters,
Sandra and Mrs. Harold Condrant
are caring for the Christiance
home during their absence.
Mrs. Les Waller is visiting her
son, Donald, who is stationed at
an army camp In California. Mrs.
Frank Johnston la cooking at the
school kitchen during Mrs. Wal
ler's absence. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Martin who
were employed at the J, E, Larkin
turkey farm have moved to Cot
tage Glove, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Anderson are now helping at the
Larkin farm.
Wow!
VENETA Mrs. George I. Gild
den telephoned relatives in Sioux
City Sunday evening to find out
how they were faring during the
flood and learned that the ones
living in the flooded area had been
evacuated to higher ground. They
told that just the tops of the tele
phone poles along highway 20,
which goes through the city, were
above water but were expected to
be completely covered by morning,
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Base that tension
Wrigley', Spearmint Cum.
Pleaaant chewing reduces strain.
Helps yon feel relaxed.
Enjoy it anytime, anywhere.
AOMJi
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fink and
family are driving a new car.
At Coburg
COBURG A delegation from
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
is attending the sub-district rally
at the Ebbert Memorial Methodist
Church, in Springfield! Sunday,
April 20. Those who wish to go
are asked to meet at the Coburg
Methodist Church, 2 p.m., Sunday
where transportation will be provided.
Groups Plan
Spring Events
At Creswell
CRESWELL Odd Fellows have
voted to sponsor Boy Scout Troop
28 again and Harry Mawson has
been appointed institutional rep
resentative to take the place of
Norman Skaggs, who resigned,
Lane County Odd Fellows conven
tion has been announced for April
26 at Oakridge and Lane County
Leaders Council will meet at Lo
rane IOOF Hail, sunaay aiter-
noon, April 27.
Mrs. A. J. Gabriel has been ap.
pointed "sunshine" chairman for
the Presbyterian Ladles Aid and
also chairman of the apron com
mittee for the annual bazaar.
Presbytery has been announced
for April 24 and 25 in Eugene and
those planning to attend are asKeo
to contact Mrs. H. A. Simmons by
April 21.
Mrs, G. L. Decker, Mrs. a. w.
Bartel and Miss Margaret Fergu
son will be hostesses for the May
7 meeting.
Willing Workers Club meets, 2
p.m., Tuesday, April 22, with Mrs.
Harold Hurd. The time will be
spent in tying out quilts for the
Red Cross.
Coburg Past Noble Grands Club
meets with Mrs. D. J. Calvert, 8
p.m., Thursday, April 24. .
Walfon P-TA
WALTON The parents of the
Linslaw area are sponsoring a
carnival at the Linslaw School
Friday, April 25, Walton and oth
er communities invited, proceeds
to go for the school.
Walton PTA held their annual
election for office recently: Mrs,
Elmer Hansen, president; Mrs.
Howard Smith, vice president:
Mrs. W. P. Netherton, secretary;
and Howard smith, treasurer.
Thanks for Neighbors
After Home Fire
ELMIRA Mr. and Mrs. Earl T.
Kelley, who recently lost their
home by fire, wish to express their
thanks "first to Helen Stanley for
phoning Western Lane Fire Pa
trol at the time of the fire, also
to Ray Oglesby of Western Lane,
W, F. Harcombe and boys from
Elmira Union High School, and
neighbors who assisted during the
fire.
'We would also like to thank
Mr. and Mrs. Max Wlese and the
Red Cross for their assistance and
consolation at the time of our
loss." The Kelleys are now estab
lished in the small restaurant
which adjoined their home,
Women's Society for Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
cleared $15 on the merchant's
lunch served Wednesday. Eighty
dollars was received from the
Lenten boxes that were distribut
ed. The money was used for re
decorating the interior of the
church.
New members of the WSCS are
Mrs. Chester Hamner, Mrs. Foster
Elliott and Mrs. Kenneth Marple,
The. Miriam Circle of the group
has chosen the contribution of tea
towels to the Methodist Old Folks
Home at Salem as their next proj
ect. '
Mrs. J. M. Walkup will lead the
lesson on "Choose Ye This Day
and Mrs. J. E. Smith will lead de.
votlons at the May meeting.
CDA Initiation
COTTAGE GROVE Catholic
Daughters of America will hold
initiation in the Veterans of For
eign Wars Hall, Monday evening,
following a 6:30 p. m. banquet.
Eugene Court Oregon will initiate.
MARCOLA WOMEN GET
REBKKAII POSITIONS
MARCOLA Mrs. Carl Clark
and Mrs. Albert Wright were
elected delegates to Rebckah As
sembly of Oregon meeting in Sal
cm in May. Mrs. Clark was rec
ommended for the position of dis
trict deputy president for this
lodge, '
Congratulations
To Mrs. Elnan
SWISSHOME Mrs. Olaf (Co
stance) Elnan who has lived at
Deadwood since 1914, celebrated
her 81st birthday Easter Sunday
April 13th. All of her children
and their families except one
granddaughter, Joyce Ochan
paugh,. Corpus Christi, Texas
were present for the surprise din
ner, which was held at the home
of her youngest daughter, Mrs,
Ted Ncilson.
Mrs. Elnan tells many Interest
ing stories of the growth and de
velopment of the Siuslaw valley,
Families lived far apart and with
no doctor near, Mrs. Elnan was
the valley's nurse. Roads were al
most impassable in the winter
time but no call was ever left
unanswered if old Dobbin could
get her there.
The four children present for
the 1952 celebration were Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Elnan of Newport, Ore,
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Rice (Laurie
Elnan) of Mapleton, Mr. and Mrs.
James Ochampaugh (Rachel El
nan) of Colton, Ore. and Mr. and
Mrs. Tad Neilson (Ruth Elnan)
of Deadwood. Also attending were
9 grandchildren, 5 great grand'
children and a niece, Miss Kattv
leen Nute of Siltz, Ore.
Open house was held in the af'
ternoon with refreshments of ice
cream and cake served to the any
old time friends who called to
wish Grandma Elnan a Happy
Birthday and many more.
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