Arizona republican., 1921-09-22
GIVE RECEPTION IN
 HONOR IF: TEACHERS

SCOTTSDALE, Sept. 21. -- The greatest social event of the season was held at the home of Mrs. Guy Loomfs Friday evening when the Parent Teachers association gave a reception to the teachers. The lawn around the house was gayly decorat- ed with Chinese lanterns and colors chairs and benches filled the yard for seats and plenty of ice water was handy. The high school girls sang several songs and a solo was given by Mir. Ensign Of A1l1ambra. Several piano selections were played by Mir. Goodwin of the high school faculty. Many old fashioned games, such as Marching Around the Levy" King William Was King James Son." were played by the young people, while their parents watched and recalled the time when they too played such games At the close of the evening refreshments were served More than 150 people attended the social and all left with the hope that another would be given soon-
 Vocational Glass Makes Equipment
 The class of boys in vocational agriculture have been busy the past week in their farm shop making emergency equipment for the school and athletic field. They have made three basket ball backstops and set them LID in the new athletic field; a large table for the domestic science class, several benches for the ath- 1etfc field, a watering trough for the horses that the boys ride to school, three sanitary garbage boxes for pa pers and other trash, have repaired doors. windows. etc, and completed the inside equipment for the shop. The aim of those in charge of the work is to make 1t as practical as possible and to have the boys learn how to use a hammer and saw, so that they can do the type of car pentry work that is required Of the average farm boy. No furniture or other fine work will be made, for 1t is the opinion of the state board of Vocational education that the average boy who puts in a school year doing that type of work does not know how to do the real carpentry work that Is required of him when he is farming
 Heavy Crop of Dates
 J. H. Wickware, who is known as the "all around rancher" of this dis trict. has another large yield to his. credit this season. He has a small date orchard of six trees that are only seven years old but are loaded as heavily as the average 12-year-old tree. At present the indications are that the trees will average 100 pounds to the tree, which is considered large crop in this district.
 Repairing Store Building
 E. l.. Graves has had a force of men employed for the past week repairing and remodeIing his store building. which was occupied last by McComb Brothers company. No definite plans have been announced as to what business will occupy the building when it is finished.
 Set Picking Price
 The local farm bureau met last Thursday to decide the price to pay for picking cotton this season. After discussion it was firmly voted to pay not over IF cents The reason for the stand taken was that several strikes have taken place in fields in the district by Mexican pickers for cents pound, but none of their de- mands have been granted E. J. Showers treasurer of the Arizona Pimacotton Growers association, gave an interesting talk on the work being done by his association and how they were going to distribute the money secured by them from the gov ernment. E. O. Brown was elected a delegate from this district to the Arizona Cotton Growers association.
 Moving Into New Home
 Fred Mathis and wife have been busy the past week moving into their new home that he has just completed on Second avenue.