Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-14
Road Bend Debate
at Bethel Postponed

q aplial 1tufNNt Nlfflul service
Bethel. ore. Mar. l4.-Thc sup
porters of the road bond measure got
cold feet and stayed away from Litera.
rs Friday night. March ,. The negative
speakers were all present but as they
had no opposition the debate was post
poned. Officers were elected as follows:
President, HaTleigh King; vice-presi-
dent, Frank Kuneiter; seerctary-treasur.
er. Cass Nichols; debate manager, w. r..
Baker; ergeant-at-auns, Chris Bat
talon: editor, Margaret Bahnsen; as
sistant editor, Miss Rose Battalion; pro-
gram committee. Mrs. y l.. Schulz,
Mike Battalion, Marguerite LoWrey, c.
NJ. Robinson, and Miss Christine Balm
sen. The following program was given:
Recitation. by frankie Yak: vocal duet,
by Carroll and Lucille Robinson. They
responded to cncores with -Four Lit.
tie Grasshoprers. Recitation, by
Madeline Nanderbeek; song, "Where
Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday ON
Saturday Night" by Oliver Fuestman;
recitation. by Harriet Wolfe; song, by
Madeline Nanderbeek Vera Roth and
Ida Yak; recitation, "Baby Brother "
by Chester Sundborg. After the pro-
gram n spelling contest was staged in
which more than so took part. Miss
Christine Bahuscn won the contest, Mar
garet Bahnsen being the second best
speller.
The Bethel school was favored by sew
eral visitors last week Among them
were Mrs. A. H. Guestman, Miss Hazel
Fuestman, Mrs. d. NJ. Evans, Mike Bat
talon and Albert Vanderbeck.
In the last monthly spelling contest
Chester Sundborg, Elmer Nanderbeck,
Robert LoWrev and Ivy Roth each made
100 per cent The following made over
80 per cent? frankie Zak, Harriet
Wolfe, Walter Bahnsen, Marguerite
Lowrey, Walter Nanderheck and Minnie
Battalion. The seventh grade made an
average of "a per cent, fifth grade 93
per cent fourth grade 92 per cent, SIXTH
grade 50 per cent, and eighth grade 81
per cent The average daily attendance
for the past month was $50 per cent.
Some one broke into the school house
last Tuesday tight. He rifled the desks,
scattered pencils and other things over
the floor and carried off some books,
also took some matches.
Mrs. C. +. Johnston is in a hospital in
Salem where she underwent surgical
operation last Thursday Her condition
is reported 10 be satisfactory.
Donald Johnston has the tonsilitis.
w. h. Baker was working on the %
telephone line last week. Mr. A. w.
King, a former resident of Bethel has Il
phone on that line. Mr.. King lives i'll
the Oak Grove district He has nice
farm situated about three miles south
of Victor Point. Oak Grove is becoming
poultry section of some note "A num-
ber of the farmers there have room
brooders, each bTpuder having d rapup
ity 0f a thousand chix. Mr. King has
one of these large brooders, one of his
neighbors has four Of them and others
have one or two each.
Mrs. G. NJ. Robinson was hostess to
the Bethel Thimble club March S. As
the afternoon was quite stormy the at
tendance was not as large as usual but
those who were there felt well repaid
for going, They became so interested
in the sewing and in the contests that
the time for departure arrived before
they realized it. The first contest con-
sisted of things pertaining to sewing.
Mrs. Lathrop won first prize and Mrs.
Sundborg second. The next contest was
guessing the number of beans in glass,
Mrs. Evans won first and Mrs Kirk
patrick second The sewing consisted
of each one outlining her name and ad-
dress on piece of white cloth. The
pieces will help to form quilt which
viii be a pleasing reminder Of the oc-
casion. Those present were Mrs. H. R.
Curtis. Mrs. r. f. Martin. Mrs. r. +,