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2 Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon, Friday, Dec. 21, 1945 ; Woodburn Churches Offer jVaried Holiday Programs J Woodburn A variety of programs will be given by the Wood i burn churches in observance of Christmas beginning Friday 1 night with a program at the Presbyterian church. The Church ,of God will have a program at" the Sunday morning 10 o clock service and in the evening will present a play "The Christmas J Blessing," directed by Mrs. i Lloyd Waymire. Clubs Formed At Aumsville ', Aumsville Several 4-H ' clubs were organized at the ', Aumsville school this week. A cooking club under the leader f ship of Mrs. Northrup Bates has ten members in three divisions. ; President is OUie Mae Huddle ' son, vice president, Launa Wat- son, secretary, Violet Weisen ', hous, yell leaders, Anne Mae Ross and Faye Nixon, song lead 'crs, Catheryn Brown and Doris i June Willard. Other members ; are Audrey King, Marlon Fort- i er and Patricia Nixon. There will be two sewing ' groups, Mrs. Elmer Klein will 0 lead sewing II with a sewing I leader to be named later. In r sewing II Donna Bankston will ' act as president, Janice Riches, vice president, Gladys Calla- han, secretary, Bonita Ramp, 1 song leader, assistant leader, Coy Brown. Yell leaders, Patty jNichol and Vida Shaffer, sar m geant-at-arms, Patsy Fredrlck J son. The Sewing I group elected 1 Sally Anne Klein president, '.Elizabeth Tate, vice president, - Doris Lucas secretary, Winifred Slater song leader, and Loretta . Music, yell leader, other mem J bers are Patty Shaffer and Lois ii Anne Holmquist. J Following the Christmas hol idays, Northrup Bates will or-J- ganize a boy's forestry club. ; Silverton Teachers : Hear Robert Miller Sllverton Robert Miller of the local high school faculty J and president of the Marion county division of the Oregon " State Teachers association, was , the program speaker at Wed- Tiesday evening's meeting of the J Sllverton Teachers' association, held at the Olson home at Mill f and Oak streets, with Miss Hannah Olson, Miss Helvie Sil ver, Miss Olga Johnson and Miss i Bessie Gregerson as hostesses. Mrs. A. B. Anderson, presi- dent, conducted a brief business session, after which the group 5 went to the Jonas Byberg home In Welch street and sang Christ- mas carols, assisted by Byberg , at the electric organ. Later In the evening the Ol- son home was the scene of a gift exchange party and supper. Fairfield Pearl Lundy who underwent . a minor operation at the Coffey Memorial hospital in Portland 1 recently returned home Satur i day much improved. Radio technician lc Warren James is en route home from Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Saalfeld of Mt. Vernon, Wash, will spend the Christmas holidays here with relatives. Officers of Fairfield Grange were Installed at Macleay Grange. Mrs. Henrietta Allen bach was appointed on the Po- mona Home Economics com mittee and D. B. DuRette on the agricultural committee. W. E. Frazier of Coquille was at the home of Pearl Lundys over the week end transacting business. ' L. P. Forcier who suffered I serious injuries last April when run over by a tractor was taken from a Portland hospital in a much improved condition and is now at the home of his daugh- j ter. Mrs. Hcllerschmidt in Port- I land. I , Grange social night will be i held at the home of Mr. and !Mrs. T. A. Ditmnrs New Year's eve. instead of the regular night. i Carrol Anne Lundy and Marylin Runcorn are recupera ting from the measles. Zena Program Sunday Zona The Sunday school will hold a Christmas program 'with tree at the Zcna church, Sunday morning. Each child at tending will bring some orna ment or bright ball to help dec orate the tree. . I CkcZuc WaS. RotoBooth t!K ZZV 0 ClOOfllO tmI"w3K StwlS AND PATENTED ROTO-ROOTER SEWER MACHINE THE OLD WAY IfwMW DIGGING AND MUSS DAMAGE VOUR LAWN MORE EXPENSIVE Then you have just ONE SPOT cleaned We Clean the Full Length of the Sewer CALL 5327 Roto-Rooter Service St. Mary's Episcopal church will have an evening program at 7 o'clock Sunday featuring the Sunday school boys and girls and the junior choir. Mrs. Neal Butterfield and Mrs. Car roll Foster are directing a pa geant. An evening of song will be presented at the Methodist church Sunday at 7:30 p. m. with a musical program by the choir. The Christian church will have a special program at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening. Pageantry, drills, songs and recitations will be on the pro gram at the Foursquare Gospel church Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock with treats for the Sun day school. Immanuel Lutheran church will have a Christmas tree and program Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Carols were sung Thursday night by the young people. Service men discharged and those home for the holidays have been invited to occupy the front pews at the 9:15 mass at St. Luke's Catholic church which will be a special mass of thanksgiving for the safety of the service men of the parish. The men's choir will sing. Christmas masses will be held at 8, 8, 8:15, an 10:30. Dallas Presenting Christmas Programs Dallas Christmas programs announced by Dallas churches for Sunday afternoon include a cantata, "His Natal Day,' a Lorenz production offered by Edward W. Norman at the First Christian church at 3:30 o'clock, vesper services under the direction of Arthur Abel, starting at 4 o'clock at the Ev angelical church, and at the Methodist church at 5 o'clock under the direction of Miss Mar garet Pemberton. Special evening programs have been announced by the First Presbyterian, Apostolic Faith, Mennonlte Brethren and Assembly of God churches, starting at 7:30 o'clock. Tryphena Rebekahs Honor Mrs. higgle Sllverton Mrs. Jack Tuggle, elected as noble grand of Try phena Rebekah lodge, No. 38, will be installed at the January 10 meeting, and at this time will name her appointive assistants for the year. Other officers elected were Mrs. Mary Kleeman, vice grand; Mrs. Roscoe Langlcy, recording secretary, and Mrs. Irene Rou bal, financial secretary. At the Rebekah Christmas party an informal song program was held and a no-host supper served. A business session will be held December 27, when final plans for the installation of officers will be announced. Royal Neighbor Club Guest Gertrude Moen Silverton Mrs. Gertrude Moen entertained the Royal Neighbor club at her West Main street home, with a luncheon, Christmas program and ex change of gifts. A special guest was Mrs. Elma Ncsheim Reede, Royal Neighbor oracle of Mc Minnville. formerly a member of the Silverton lodge. Club officers elected for the coming year were Mrs. Orlo Thompson, president: Mrs. J. N. Adamson, vice president: Mrs. Gertrude Moen, secretary, and Mrs. K. V. Hinckley, treasurer. DANCE SILVERTON, DEC. 22 I.KGIO.N HAM. Music by Wavne Btrarimn's Orchestra Phone 22F31 OLD TIME DANCES Waltzes, QinulrcUs, 2 and 3 Steps Ktc. Saturday Nite Over Western Auto 259 Court Street Music by Paul Winslows Gang PUBLIC INVITED THE NEW WAY To clean your sewer or drain THOROUGHLY NO DIGGING NO MUSS with the I WHY DIDN i I wap. - Courthouse to Receive Lights Dallas For the first time since the pre-war Christmas of 1940, the vine-covered Polk county courthouse will be bril liantly lighted with colored lamps this year to add to the spirit of the holiday season. Lights will surround the building and a star will sur mount the toiler in a display comparable to those of former years which attracted much at tention throughout the state. The city hall will also be decor ated and merchants are regain ing the decorative spirit which was subdued beginning with the blacked-out Christmas of 1941. Firemen renewed their an nual custom of erecting a large Christmas tree on the court house lawn which is now illu minated along with other trees on the grounds. Fred West, electrician, supervises the dec orating. Illness of Pupils Reported at Dallas Dallas About 18 per cent of the pupils In the Dallas schools were absent Wednesday as a result of illness, according to S. E. Whitworth, superin tendent of schools, who stated that the holiday season, which begins Friday and continues through January 1, should give ample time for recuperation. Most of the illness was due to flu, but as yet the disease has not reached epidemic propor tions locally. Due to the large number of absences Tuesday at the elemen tary school when Dr. McKel land, county health officer, and Nurse Roberts of the health department, were administering diphtheria shots, it was an nounced that those absent might call at the Polk county health office any Thursday for the shots. Volunteer Firemen Making Good Record Silverton The volunteer firemen responded to a call Thursday forenoon to control a flue fire at the Earl Dixon home in Northside addition to town. No material damage re sulted. The call Thursday ws the eleventh this month, during the most trying cold spell for a number of years. Two car fires and nine flues burning, with no serious damage, is consid ered an appreciable record for the Volunteer fire fighters. The men had to contend with a heavy coating of ice on the roadway Thursday. Zena Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Mer rick of Zena were their neph ews, Lieut. (J.G.) T. L. Burbec who is in the navy and stationed at Los Angeles where he expects to get his discharge, and his brother, Gordon Burbee, M. M 2c, who is home on 15 day leave from Livcrmore, Calif. Both young men have spent most of their summer vacations at the Zena farm home of the Mer rick3 since they were children Mrs. W. D. Henry is conva lescing from an attack of ar thritis at her home. J. A. French, who was drawn on the jury, returned again to Dallas this week, where with Mrs. French he expects to re main until his duties there are over. OPENS 6:45 P. M. NOW PLAYING! THRILL CO-HIT! WilHIIMttUIKM BILL ELLIOTT BOBBY 8UKE ALICE FUMING PLUS! CHAPTER TWO! "MONSTER AND THE APE" RO.GER touhy tl BT0N T FOSTER IV taw Vl011 Si Upperclass Dance Held at Mill City Mill City The Junior- Senior Prom, one of the social events given annually in Mill City, was held in the high school auditorium. All alumni of the Mill City high school receive invitations to the Prom, spon sored by the juniors of the high school. There were about 50 in attendance, many of them being service boys or boys re cently discharged from the ser vice. Amity Church Program Full Amity The churches of Am ity will present Christmas pro grams Sunday evening. The Me thodist church will have two programs, the children of the Sunday school will have their program Sunday morning and will receive their treat, and a play, "The Song of Mary" by Ormal Trick, pastor of Sher wood Methodist church, and other special numbers, will be presented at 8 o'clock. The Christian church will present a Christmas cantata, di rected by Mrs. Bruce Caldwell, and a pageant directed by Mrs. James Riha. The program at the Baptist church will be given by the Sun day school at 7:30 p.m. The high school student body held its Christmas party Friday noon with an exchange of gifts. Students attended the program at the grade school gym at 1:30. Lions Providing Xmas Treat Ride Silverton The Lions club, at its week's meeting, voted to furnish bus transportation for local youngsters who wish to attend the annual Elks' Christ mas party in Salem, according to Robert E. Miller, vice presi dent, in charge of meetings during the absence in the mid dle west of the president, Wil liam Bloch. The annual dinner, postpon ed from this week through res pect to the memory of Mrs. John Lehr, will be held for the club and auxiliary members and their, families January 9, in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Plans were made to continue the Saturday night dances sponsored by the club, held in the KP hall. The yearly re port of the treasurer, Frank M. Powell, showed the finances of the club in good standing. Mill City Church Observing Season Mill City Rev. F. Claude Stephens will speak on "The Call of the Magi" for his Christ mas sermon at the Church of Christ. Sunday evening there will be a Christinas play, songs and recitations presented by the young people of the church. The program begins at 7:30 o'clock. The Home Builders class of the Church of Christ held an all-day meeting at the Stephens home, with a covered dish lun cheon. During the afternoon gifts for the Portland Dorn becker hospital children were wrapped, and there was a Mys tery Sister gift exchange. The class realized about $38 at its bazaar last week. ENDS TODAY! (FRI.) Joan Bennett "MARGIN FOR ERROR" I.on Chanev "THE FROZEN GHOST" CONT. FROM 1 P.M. TOMORROW! c oVaiHjIihj! Delicious! li j milk SAMMY raws 4 HS1 1 1 m J ll (HAWS COtUW i I CO-FEATURE! Orcfctafra Senior Class Gives Comedy Woodburn A successful nrnGontalinn nf "RmthPl Gnnse" a three act comedy by William Davidson, was given by the sen ior class of Woodburn high school, Wednesday night, under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Sr.hnlt7 Perfection in lines was one of the pleasing features of the play which was well re ceived by an appreciative aud ience. The cast included Richard Mason as Jeff "brother goose" and Patricia Brown as Peggy who carried the leading roles, Joan Schuler as Carol, Ted Weise as Wes, Mary Petshaw as Hyacinth, Juanita Williams as Helen, Geraldine Beach as Ev,e a southern charmer, Mari lyn Dick as Sarah a colored maid, Vidie Krieger as Lenore, Barbara Simonsen as Mrs. Trim mer of the Wee Blue Inns and Alvoid Zuber as the truck driv er who is plenty mad. The production stiff Included: Del mr Knns, atate manager: Harley Blade and William Anderson, assistants; Mar vin Rhelnholdt and Eldon Slover, prop erty managers; Richard Anderson, busi ness manager; Florence Hall and Anita Norton, makeup; Alvoid Zuber, sound effects; DeVona BJelland, programs; Leona Hopkins, assistant director. Ushers were: LaVerna Waymire. head usher; DeVona- Blelland. Ella Phillips. Irene Monnler. Valena Oarver, Richard Anderson. Delmer Kuns, Dean Patterson and Harler Slade. Music by the high joliool band pre ceded the play and was also featured between acta. Swim Pool Election Slated March 12 Woodburn At a meeting of the city council held Thurs day evening March 12 was set as the date for the swimming pool election. Election laws state that to be able to vote citizens must be registered and registration books close one month prior to election. Those who have moved into another precinct, changed their name by marriage, or have failed to vote for the past two years must reg ister by February 12. Lincoln Two cars were badly bat tered In an accident at the Lincoln store corner. The car owned by Lewis Lynch had slowed down for the turn to the west when the car driven by Roy Fiske rammed his bumper and gas tank hard enough to wreck them. Attending the Christmas party held by the counties of Polk, Marion, Yamhill and Ben ton at the Marion county Farm er's Union hall were Mrs. L. I. Mickey, advisor of the Spring Valley Junior Farmer's Union group and members, David Kime, Fred and Patricia Bast ing. Leonard Perlich and How ard Mader arranged the party. Local folk who were visitors at Halsey Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Meissner and Allan and Judy who were accompan ied by Mrs. Meissner s sister, Miss Kathryn Starnes of Port land. The party was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Starnes, parents of Mrs. Meiss ner and Miss Starnes. Guests at the George Ham mond home were Robert Yung en and Perl McKinney. it CONT. FROM 1 P. M. NOW SHOWING! . . For Her He Fought Tempest and Temptation! The. Southerner olirt Beulih BONDI J. Carrol NAISH V "IT1 LATEST FOX NEWS! Rural Electric Lines Approved Albany Approval was given Thursday by the Linn county court for the construction of 15 rural electrification lines with a combined length of 48,529 feet or more than nine miles, peti tioned by the Mountain States Power company. This, it was explained at the local M.S.P. office, which is headquarters for the company, is but a part, of the construction program contemplated or now being carried out by the com pany in Linn county. Approved by the court Thurs day were only lines which par allel county roads. The projects range from 616 to 8759 feet in length and are scattered widely about the county. They are de signed mainly to serve farms. Additional extensions are planned for construction after the first of the year, according to Robert Sipe, Willamette val ley division manager. Pupils at Bethel Observe Season Bethel The Christmas enter tainment Wednesday night by the pupils of Bethel school and directed by Mrs. W. E. Branch, teacher, drew a full house. Many stood through the pro gram. The program Included greet ings, Dorothy Hedrick; group songs by the school; recitation, Jerry Hedrick; dialogue, Wal ter Wilson and Texas Neufeldt; song, Myrna and Janice Page; vocal solo, Nancy Manning; vo cal duet, Mrs. Clarence Page and Mrs. Earl David Reed with Mrs. Reed playing the accom paniment; recitation, George Allenby; exercise, Janice Page and Ruth White; vocal duet, Everett Branch and Mrs. Irvin Branch, with Irvin Brance at the piano; recitation, Helen Al lenby. Taking part In the exercises and dialogues, in addition to those already named were Lucy Ann Wolfe, Donna Kirscher, Pa tricia Neufeldt, Howard Wil son, Fred Mitchell, Jacquelin Mitchell, Gloria Saunders, Car olyn Kite. Accompanying on the piano for all the school mu sical numbers was Irvin Branch. Woodburn High School Has Holiday Program Woodburn Woodburn high school is presenting a Christ mas program Friday afternoon which will Include Christmas carols and a movie film "Char lie's Aunt." All Woodburn schools close Friday afternoon for the Christmas holidays and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2. Adulrs Aid Program Scotts Mills The Christmas program at the Church of Christ at Scotts Mills will be present ed Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Both children and adults .will have a part in the music and pageantry. ml Last Times Today! 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