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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1939)
Thursday, December 21, 1939 By Special Correspondents Two Exclusive News DIspatcTies Silverton High School A lumni Hold First Homecoming" Greater Willamette Valley News New Building Calls Graduates Home for Xmas Silverton The first homecom ing ever staged (or the alumni of Silverton high school is completely arranged as an all-day affair Fri day at the new $155,000 building completed this fall and recently ded icated. The first class of two wafl graduated in 1908. E .E. Washburn was principal and graduates were Dick Down and Gertrude Walcott. Miss Elma Hutton, outstanding student, is chairman of plans and is to be assisted by the Plenus Vitus club which serve aa guides about the rooms and places of in terest in the new set-up. The program Is scheduled aa fol lows: 9 00 to 10:30 reffhtrntion of Brads nd vis I Unit or clBii rooms. iu:ju io i.w Showing of the moving picture, "ScrooKr," In the llltla auditorium with Brads wel come. 1:00 to 2:30 Program by the T.N.T. r-hih atwcrhM by srnds. awarding of let- tern to roolboll playera by Coach Ken Hewitt. slriKlnB of Christmas carols led by Mr. Ellef.Hon, itiunlc ldrector. 7:30 Bas ketball game between 8 rods and Sllvei ton hlah second strlnB (Section bleachers reserved lor vlsitlnB Brads durliifi unmet 8:30 Main game betwren Silver ton high first team and The Dalles high school. HIshllBhts of the day's activi ties: Speech by Mayor Zelta Schlador. graduate of Silverlon high, during afternoon program, Talks will be given by all student body presidents within the last 10 years who attend homecoming. The list of those Invited including: El don Fox, 1829; Delbert Davenport, 1930: Jesse Arbuckle, 1931: Don Lehman, 1932; Louise Latham, 1933; Wayne Scott, 1933; Robert Webb, 1934; Evelyn Stewart, 1934; Lynn Johnson, 1935; Glen Briedwell, Jr., 1935; Bill Tomison, 1930; Boyd Can oy, 1936; Lyle Specht, 1937; Nor-1 man Rue, 1937; Jim Busch, 1938; Harvey Christensen, 1038; Paul Johnson, 1939. Orads Invited to play in the pre liminary game are; Aiiand Schwab, Donald Sawyer, Chuck Cross, Lyle Pettyjohn, Lyle Specht, John Ben nett, Harvey Christensen, Weston Smith, Jack Iverson, Harold Ad ams. All grads of Silverton high are urged to attend the homecoming exercises and review old times with the present body of Silverton high school. Signs will be placed about the grounds and buildings depicting the theme "Back to the Orange and Black." Signs will be hung around the streets to remind grads of the occasion. Pratum School Club Names New Officers Pratum Club officers for the fourth month of Pratum school are: President, Julia Jenson; secretary, Winona Dillard; substitute, Clayton Wenger; playground inspector, Em elia Welkum. Officers for next week are: duster, Marvin Jenson; black board committee, Winona Dillard and Ruth Oeuse. The community club program for Friday is under the direction of Miss Orace Klampe, and a good program is being prepared. Everyone is welcome to attend the program. Refreshments will be served after the program with Mrs. Walter Beut ler as chnirman of the refreshment committee. A full house greeted the choir sing ers of the Mennonlte church Sunday night when they presented the can tata, "Bethlehem" with Roy Rutch man as choir director and Mrs. Clar ence Herr at the piano. Rev. Franz was reader in the cantata. The Sunday school program will be given Sundny evening. Santa Claus Visits Woodburn Saturday Woodburn Santa Claus will ar rive in Woodburn Saturday after noon ot 2 o'clock and will make his headquarters In the fire truck which will be parked in the alley opposite the postofflce. All children In Wood burn and vicinity are Invited to be present and receive a package of candy and fruit. Children will enter the alley on Oront street and pass through north to West Lincoln. The visit of Santa Is sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary and made possible by the following con tributors: Woodburn fire depart ment, $15; Chamber of Commerce, S12; Rotary club ,$10; American Legion, $10; American Legion aux iliary, $10; Senior Woman's club, $2.50; Junior Woman's club, $1.50; Margaret Dathout. $1. 1 ,.,MLI -1 .,1, j, bo I y Ann Shirley Edward Kills In "Career" "Mysterious Miss X" with Michael Whalrn il.!lJI!!l:ll.'yiUVIim' 2 Big Features "lM FolllCS of 11)39" with Joan Crawford James Stewart OeOTRil O'Brien In "Timber Stampede" Hoy, Kids! FREE Oranges & Balloons Saturday Lebanon City Council Orders Street Lights Lebanon Erection of a number of new street lights was ordered by the city council in regular session Tuesday night. Four of the new lights are of the cluster type, and are to be tcoii.H at. Pnrlt and Grant streets and at Main and Oak. Pole lights wi.ro ordered on a path to the pa per mill, on East Isabella street and at the alley on Sherman between Main and Park. The fire equipment sinking fund Plays Feature Brooks Program Brooks The Brooks school pro gram will be given at the school house Friday night, with the teach ers, Principal Graham, Miss Evelyn Henny, intermediate teacher, and Mrs. F. E. Hammel, primary teacher, in charge. The pageant is "Happy Christmas Thoughts," primary graders have the following characters: Grand father, Roger Bartholomew; little boy, his grandson, Edward Otto; Spirit of Christmas, Barbara Batch elor; Father Time. Maurice Irish; Old Man Grouch, Alan Russell; Evil Spirits, Orvis Corbett and Marvin Hemann; Fairy, Pauline Earls. Play, "Happy Christmas Thoughts" by the primary room; Kindness, Darleen McFarland; Charity, Bertha Jean Jones; Though tfu In ess, Esther Ingerman- son; Peace, Carol Irene Russell; Hope, Juanita May Burr; Love. Bar bara Jean Russ; Happiness, Katn leen Meoml White. The intermediate room will pre sent a play "Santa's Work Shop, by the following characters: Santa's workmen, George Morioka, Daryl Jones and Albert Joe McFarland; Peter Rabbit Book, Kenneth Reed; Hobby Horse, LeRoy Loomis; doll, Esther Ogura; candies, Lona McCoy. Betty Sue Johnson, Joan Fltts and Yashie Kawata; soldi' rs, Louis Ha mann and Jimmy Blackman; Jack-in-the-box, Billy Harris; bunny, Kenneth Tanizaki; top, Tommy Holmes; stable boy, Carl Irish. Play, "The Secret of Christmas," by the intermediate room, charac ters are: Robert, Teddy White; Hol ly girl, Virginia Bartholomew; bell girl, Rovena Stamper; candle boy, Glenn Hamann; carol girls are Su zle Tamlyasu and Delores Gaub ; carol boy, Stanley Jones; gift boy, Giro Umemoto. Play by intermediate room, "Who Ate the Candy?" by these charac ters: Mrs, Williams,, Ann Russell; Jim Williams, Ernest Gaub; Joe Williams, Ernest Wood. The upper grades will present the play "Farmer Brown's Christmas" by the following characters: Fanner Brown, Jack Mabry; Mrs. Brown, Cleo Rump; Uncle Will, Mickey Tam lyasu; Mrs. Jones, Alice Holmes; Aunt Mandy, Lilly Potts; Brown children, Mabel, Mum Fitts; Nora, Lilly Kaneko; Betty, Toshie Taml yas; Jim, James Ragland; Hiram, Henry Ogura; Lydia, Beverly Mc Coy; Joe, John Earls; singers, Al vina Hamann, Michle Umenoto. Ruby May, Nobuko Kawata, Shirley Corbett, Rulle Kaneko, jordlth sten son an Lois Lowery; the stage set ters: Richard Ogura and Tom Ima gama; curtain puller, Dean Bar tholomew. Pratum Christmas Program Arranged Pratum The Christmas program at the Pratum school house Friday nlliht Includes: Carols, school; rend ing, ELsie Weikum; exercise, "Christ mas Lessons;" reading. Caroline Oelse; play, "Catching the Spirit;" reading. Clayton Wenger; song by upper grade; reading, David Roth'; reading, Vernon Lldtke; play, "Aram Herrlck's Christmas;" reading Elsie deVrics; rending, Karly Hehm; song by lower grade: reading, Mary Ann Welkum; reading Marion Olese; exercise, "The Secret of the Pres ents;" rending, Emelia Welkum; play, "Received with Pleasure;" trio, Marlon Olese, Julia Jenson and Emelia Weikum; reading, Opal Bradley; play, "Making Martha Merry;" and closing song. Xmas Dance Arranged nervals The dermis Dancing club will give its Christmas dance on Saturday evening with a Salem or chestra to funiWi music. All mem bers and their friends are asked to attend. . Itmiiliiluh iidmjf In WWii.imhi Mrn m Year." Thi Hlnrr nf Atnrrlrn'i Klu.lt iiii. Uf 9 rtltfUE CffJlr w Sidney Tolet IHifttt Day TOMOmQW!l SIK3 of $1000, which will be set up un der the new budget on January 1, was increased $300 by the decision to so earmark the sum of that amount remaining over in the fire fund of the current budget. A section of wooden sidewalk on Elmore street was condemned, and the county, owners of the adjacent property, will be asked to erect a cement walk thereon. Signs directing north-bound log ging trucks over a new route with in the city were ordered to be erect ed at once. The new routes will relieve traffic congestion and re move heavy traffic from streets which will not stand up under such burdens. An ordinance bill was passed as sessing property owners for costs of the new sewer on Second street be tween D and E streets. J. K. Lott's commission as special police offi cer was extended one year. The street committee was instructed to study advisability of prohibiting U turns at the Intersection of Ash and Main streets. Gervais Waifs Christmas Treat Gervais The annual Gervais community Christmas tree promises to be larger than n former years, with a program complete of all schools in the district represented, As usual, Santa Claus will arrive at the close of the program and treats will be distributed to children Much credit should be plven to Prof Uhrhmmer for his work In arrang ing the following program, to be given In the Gervais gymnasium at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening, Decem ber 22: Music Qervnis Hlah School Band Roy Scott, Director Tills bund omanlzat Inn Is Just six weeks old Doll Dnncs . .. .Priiiiiiry, Eldriedne School Recitation Warren Lundy Fall-Held School Short Play, "Tho Broken Plcturs" .... St. Louli School Bom, "Lona, Long Abo" Gervais Primary Play, "The RiiKKleses' Christmas Party" Oervnis Upper Grades Sour Oervals Parochial School Balloon Dance Eldrledse School Wooden Soldier March Writ 1 nit to Santa Harmonica Band, P&rkeravllla School Christina Skit Santa Claus, candy for children Personnel and faculty: Committee. A. De Jardlu, O. W. Cutsforth, a. J. Molson, mayor. Faculty: Fairfield school. Miss Con stance McKay; St. Louis school, Miss Orace Richards; Oervnls grade school, Eugene Richards, principal, Mrs. Marjorle Nles en; Oervals parochial. Sisters of St. Mary: Elclrledue school, Miss Stella McKay, Miss Adeline Manning; Parkersviile school. Miss lone Moore: Oervals union hitth school, L. J, Uhrhnmmer, principal, Viola E. Heiinlng. Buena Crest School Will See St. Nick Quinaby The Buena Crest school is presenting a Christmas program Friday night at 8 o'clock under the direction of the tenchers, Miss Thel ma Bnrnett and Miss Gladys Wind sor. The following program will be given : Reading by Betty Powers; play let, "Santa's Troubles," primary; a reading by Alfred Melthof; song by primary group; song by eight chil dren; playlet, "Two Boys' Christ mas Gifts," Jack Vnrbel and Jack Craig; song by primary; vocal solo Betty Diem; reading, Jimmy Varbel; two-act play, "The Drop In Christ mas.1 upper grade children, inci dental solo by Betty McCormick; two Christmas songs by upper grade pupils; two-act play, "No Chimney Too Small," upper grades. Santa Clans will distribute treats which are being furnished by the Community club. Cantata Friday Night Grand Island The Grand Island school will hold Its annual obser vance of the birth of Christ at a cantata at the schoolhouse Friday evening-. day and Friday - Hits i HOLLYWOOD'S GREAT WAR DRAMA EDNA HAY OLIVER ; GEORGE SANDERS 1 NAY ROBSON K ZASU PITTS l (tmpiuilon rent urc "Show lioat" with lUKNK Ill'NNE ALLAN JONLH COM INC SATURDAY A Knur Holl ru t ure "FOUR W1VK8" IShHJ.HI Tonight and Friday - MllHHLi i.MiHh MM' TAW Z Hits JOHN GARFIELD t! -Jg3 Mt. Angel Post Legion Offers Xmas Program Mt. Angel Children of the Mt. Angel post and unit as well as their elders had a joyous Christmas party in the Memorial hall Tues day night. Mrs. Frank Walker, dis guised as Santa Claus, distributed large bags of candy, nuts, oranges, and a balloon to the children and delighted everyone with amusing antics. The program was under the super vision of the Auxiliary Juniors, funds for the children's gifts being raised by them by the disposal of on electric toaster donated by Mrs. Anna Schnider. The toaster was won by Mrs. Fred Lucht. The suggestion was advanced by the local commander that the le gion and auxiliary hold a New Year's party on January 31. Mrs. Tony Miller, president of the aux iliary, appointed Mrs. Fred Lucht, Mrs. Cletus Butsch, Mrs. John Greisenauer, and Mrs. Fred Prosser to meet with a committee of the legionnaires to discuss the matter and make plans. Commander Walker decreed that members be permitted to bring non member friends. The crowd gathered in the base ment dining hall at 7 p. m. for a no-host supper. Assisting with the serving were Mrs. Mae Heggi, Mrs. Tony Miller, Mrs. Anna Lenners, Mrs. Fred Prosser, and Mrs. Cletus Butsch. Decorations of holly added a Christmas note to the feast. After a mass singing of "Silent Night," with accompaniment on the piano by Miss Helen Keber, the following program was given by the youngsters: song, Gladys Miller; recitation, Donald Griesenauer; accordian solos, Francis Walker; song, Dorothy Prosser; recitation. Juanita Drysdale; monologue, June Ann Lucht; harmonica solo, Otto Erwert; recitation, Jimmy Grles enauer; recitation Martha Erwert; piano solo, Clarence Sauvin, Aumsville Will Have Operetta Aumsville Christmas win oe observed by the school and churches Thursday evening at a special meeting of the PTA. The follow ing program will be given: An operetta, "Christmas in Old England" will be presented by the music department of the grade school under the direction of Miss Margery Eggiman: The oast: Modern characters: Church goers, Anna Mae Nlchol. Ralph Kllling er. Ruby Lamber, Ervln Welsenhaus. Vio let Warthen, Doyle Fuaon, Patty Clark. Ernest McAllister, Florence Dalke, Jane McDowell. Lave r ne Lesley, Luella Dalke, Marjory Ojesdal John, a modern boy ......Irvin Holm m 1st Helen, a modern ftlrl Zella Bankston Old English characters: Lord of Misrule Richard Warren Lady Ellen, bearer of thi peacock Pie Betty White Lady Marie Orace Ashford Lady Jane Adda Maloue Other ladles Oloriu Perkins, Bonnie Klein, Ida Weisenhause, Ernes tine Barry Richard, knight Blaine Ogle Three knights who make the Pea cock Vow: Arthur, Junior Harris? Pe ter, Oleln Klein; Philip, Walter Row land Geoffrey, the cook Oail Keith Cook's Assistant Ted Nlchol The Wassallers Lenola Wilson, Betty warren, Genevieve Ashford, he roy Dalke, Burel Bankston Santa Claus Duwaln Brown Stage setting Vincent Johnson, Bud Branche, Wayne Rf bo, Elroy Howard, Billle Lane Songs Will be given by the primary group, Betty Lee Archer, Evelyn Malone, Shir ley Evans, Julia Ann Hastings, Guy Mar tin, Lawrence Kllllnger, Londetl Ben ner, and the intermediate group, Len ola Wilson, Janice Lesely, Betty War ren, Lenora Wilson, Leroy Dalke. Graders Plan Program LAbish center The grade school Christmas program will be given at the school Friday evening at 8 o'clock. The numbers will be pre sented under the direction of the school principal. Jack Power, and the primary instructor, Miss Mary G rover. The upper grades will be seen in a play and the primary scholars also have a play to pre sent. Musical selections will be heard between the changes of scenes. Serve Twin Seal next time you have a party. A thrifty It's rich 1.1 I 0 mm I V Silverton CaiJ Capital Journal Main 3 Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McCoy and two sons of Medford, are hol iday gueatfl of Mrs. McCoy's parent, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hay. The Seventh Day Adventist group reported $82. cleared from their annual sale of fancy articles and lunches held Saturday night at the Silverton Chamber of Commerce rooms, A family breakfast and opening of Christmas gifts are being planned at the home of the Kenneth wll Liamses when special guests will be Mrs. Williams' parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. McNeer and her grandmother, Mrs. E. A. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Ed G. Morrison and their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mulkey, will be Christmas breakfast guests at the country home of the family of another dalghter of the Morrisons, Mr. and Mrs. Max Scrlber and Howard and Warren Max. The Mul keys plan a visit during the day with Mulkey's relatives at Woodburn, and additional guests for the day at Scribers' will be Mr. and Mrs. Lee Morrison and Bob, Ruth, Rlch ardand Phillip, and Mrs. Sara Lee Lamm and two daughters, Joyce and Janet. Two Lebanon Churches Ready Lebanon Two churches are pre senting Christmas programs Thurs day evening. "A Star in the Sky," i pageant, will be given at the Meth odist church, with 25 In the cast and Mrs. Paul Chilcote and Mrs. Cecil Kambak the directors. A children's program will be given at the Bap tist ch.urch. Mrs. Vic Carlson Is the director. Legion Holds Party Lebanon Santiam post and aux iliary of the American Legion held their annual Christmas party in the Legion hall Tuesday night, with the men hosts to the ladles. It was the largest turnout of the year. Each Auxiliary member was pre sented with a gift. Music was sup plied by Nancy Anne Klrkpatrick and Had Reeves, who sang a duet and solos accompanied by Dorothy Bohle. A community sing was also held. Pupils Are Presented Lebanon Miss Irene Moore pre sented four voice pupils in a recital at the Presbyterian church Tuesday night. Those appearing were Doro thy Grable, Mary Fredricks, and Nancy Klrkpatrick, sopranos, and Harold Reeves, tenor. All sang sev eral solos and Miss Kirkpatrick and young Reeves sang a duet. Middle Grove Xmas Program Friday Nighl Middle Grove The Christmas program sponsored by the Commun ity club and presented under the direction of the teachers, Miss El verta Minton, principal, and Mrs. Edna Grant, primary instructor, will be given at the schoolhouse Friday night at 8 o'clock. The upper grades will be heard in an operetta, "The Whole World's Christmas Tree," featuring carols and Christmas customs in many lands. Some special music for this operetta was composed by Felix French of Salem. The primary grad es will give two plays with special musical numbers. Following the program David Bartruff, head of the upper grade citizenship organization, will bring greetings from the school and report on the work of the Junior Red Cross and the result of the bangle sales in school. Lumber Camp Closed Falls City The W. V. L. com pany camp of Black Rock has shut down for the winter. AH the families living there and the men working there have moved out. "buy"-- and hearty! It's a smart buy this rich-tasting Twin Seal Rye. You'll like it because it's a fine, full-flavored whiskey made by Hiram .Walker in the world's largest Qflr rvr Straight Ryi Whiskey 1.70 Rlrem WolUr A Sent Inc., Pierla, 'lltnoli. DiitHlirlai ot Ptorisi Wolkervill. Conodoi Glasgow, Scotland First Prisoner In Linn Jail Facing Murder Albany Rufus A. Stults, facing a first degree murder charge, received the doubtful distinction late Wed nesday of being the first prisoner lodged In the new Linn county Jail. The jail is completed, with only minor adjustments being made to doors yesterday, preparatory to fi nal acceptance of the steel and con crete penthouse. Stults was brought again before Justice of the Peace Victor Olllver Wednesday for resumption of his preliminary hearing, but he was still without legal counsel so Judge Olli- ver appointed Edward Sox and Mel vin Goode to represent him in Jus tice court. Judge Olllver continued the hear ing to give the attorneys opportun ity to investigate the case. Second Student Solos Albany Kenneth Perman, Ore gon State college senior, Wednesday became the second CAA student pll lot In Oregon to "solo" in an air plane, Perman, student of Howard Burleson, made a perfect landing at the Albany airport Wednesday at the conclusion of his first solo trip In a plane, Perman started his in structions less than two months ago. HU flight comes upon the heels of James McGinnls initial solo made Monday, under tutelage of Mrs. Burleson. Scouts Gather Tonight Albany Scouts from Brownsville as well as Albany will meet at the Albany Chamber of Commerce rooms Thursday at 8 o'clock for a court of honor at which awards and badges will be given out. Following the court a meeting of the Linn district committee will be held under chair manship of J. T. Veatch. Jessica Todd Hall Hostess Monmouth The largest pre Christmas dinner in Monmouth was the auunal turkey banquet and trimmings at Jessica Todd hall Tue sday evening for the 110 girls who make the hall their home while enrolled at Oregon College of Edu cation. The college and Monmouth train ing school closes Thursday for the vacation during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. There will be two weeks' vacation which will give every student ample time to reach home and enjoy the holi days with the home folks. Faculty members, too, will take advantage of the freedom from duty and con tact friends and relatives at a dis tance during the vacation period. Before the fall term closes, stu dents will have an opportunity to schedule classes with Dr J. A. Chur chill, acting registrar, and thus com plete registration before the holi days. Christmas decorations have given the rooms in the training school a festive appearance the past week. A large tree, decorated and lighted, In the front hall, has been the scene each morning at 9 o'clock of the assembly, singing carols. The college and its training cen ters will open Wednesday, January 3,. for the winter quarter. Christmas Program For Lcibish Center Lablsh Center The Sunday school Christmas program will be present ed Saturday evening at 8 o'clock at the schoolhouse, Among the num bers will be a playlet, "When Christ mas Comes," with a cast including Peggy Tontz, Dorothy Miller, Doris Lovre, Erma Hornschurch, Marjorie Wanless and Wlllard Aker. Following the playlet the Junior and intermediate classes will be seen in a colorful pag-eant entitled "The Street of Hearts." Taking part will be Ronald Rentz. Roy Pearsall, Don na Jefferson. Lawrence Zlnser, Dean distillery. Serve Twin Seal next time you entertain friends. They'll all go for the smooth, mellow flavor of thrifty Twin Seal. Ask for it today! SEAL Lowery, James Ragland, Eva Pear salt, Luella Klampe. Donald Klampe, Clyde Jefferson, Charles Wanless, Arlyce Klampe, Daryl Van Cleave. Donna Lovre and Doris Rentz. Musical numbers between plays will be given by the young people's chorus, and the beginners. Carolers will be Constance Weinman, Grace Klampe, Nathan Kurth and E. B. Klampe. Church Women Wampler Home Middle Grove The Missionary so ciety held its December meeting at the home of Mrs. Louis Wampler In the Hazel Green district. Mrs Will Scharf was in charge of the program for the afternoon. Mrs Lena Bartruff conducted the devo tional services. Mrs. Lawrence Ham mer reported the birthdays of mis sionaries occurring this month. Mrs. National Dnnllcr, Prod, Corp., N.Y. I I w .mw.mat NO ADVANCE tiSlIN PERSON! Z t On The Stage t S "CHITA" V A FAMOUS MOVIE CHIMPANZEE A "Y" Comical Ape Companion of Tarzan in " m "TARZAN FINDS A SON" 1 tV HERMAN GAPFIELD Prtsenh MOST UNUSUAL PICTURE OF THE YEAR 1 . mm . onniiir Brook l BRAND KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY , V "CHEERFUL AS ITS NAME" 93 Proof JrStov (MA Kentucky's master distillers lti JzXV endowed Old Sunny Brook j&J5iC"'"" w',n rf'cpfr mellowness .... ff y' V jA "ie Bcma' quality that "Xmmbn gt& xrXV sets it apart. Pride of many btZVr r" V 8 mnn's P"vnte cc,,ar' t'1' ,?(l(!W c'10'ce bourbon richly de- . , l tf'0'?,'''1' iiscrvcs tne description: II ,j2i2Jj1 "cheerful as its name." Louis Wampler presided over the study hour and gave a resume of the second and third chapters of the new mission study book, "Women and the Way." Group singing of Christ mas hymns was enjoyed with Mrs, John Cage as pianist. Mrs. Cage, secretary, reported that the local group sent 15 packages ot cloth and a number of bandages as part of the donation sent to tho Itedblrd Kentucky mission. The pres ident, Mrs. Scharf, announced an executive meeting to be held at the) home of Mrs. John Cage on the Sil verton highway Friday evening, De cember 29. At the recent Thankofferfng pro gram held at the Fred Scharf home, Rev. J. C. Campbell, pastor of the First Evangelical church in Salem, conducted the annual election of. officers. The election resulted in thef re-election of the entire group. In cluding Mrs. Will Scharf, president; Mrs. Lawrence Hammer, vice-president; Mrs. John Cage, secretary; Mrs. Paul Bassett. treasurer; Mrs. Lena Bartruff, recording secretary. C rem ouiol to aoor uauomf