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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1928)
Ucrnoma faille VERNONIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1928 VOL. 7 Churches And Camp Happy Fire Christmas Sirl.8.Haver Party Kiddies’ Letters To Santa Show Variety of Desires Christmas party was given for Schools Will the A Tatapochion Camp Fire girls at the home of Miss Zelma New on GivePrograms Tuesday. The evening was spent in Father, Mother, Brother, Sister and Even Pets Remem playing cards and dancing. At 9 ________________________ Elect F. D. McPherson Head of Masonic Lodge Improvements Continued By Officers were elected at the meet ing of Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A. F. & A. M. as fololws, F. D. Mc Utilities Co. Pherson, worthy master; J. E. Tapp, senior warden; E. C. Anderson, junior warden; Ira Mann, trustee; J. B. Wilkerson, secretary; A. L. Power Plant at Keasey Has Dear Santa Claus: I want a be'oe Kullander, treasurer. Ivan A. Sher Following are the final group of Been Repaired letters to Santa Claus, written by gun, a sled, a wagon, roller skates, er a past master of Vernonia lodge local youngsters. Relations and even a train, a bow and arrow. JACK will officiate at the installation of officers next Thursday evening. POWELL. pets are remembered by the child ren. Most of these letters were writ Dear Santa: Will you bring me a ten by pupils of the second and wagon? My brother wats a bicycle Russell Mills Given third grades of Vernonia schools. and please bring my sister a little Scholarship Award Dear Santa: Christmas is nearly dolly. BILLY HOLMES. Will Build New Line Up Ston? here. I want a steam shovel and a Dear Santa: May I have a doll? Oregon State Agriculture College, dump cart. Will you please give me wants a doll that will go to sleep Dec. 15.— Russel Mills of Vernonia, Point Road to Serve About a pair of skates. CHARLES FIELD and cry. LAVERNE BARRETT. sophmore in vocational education, Eight Families ING. Dear Santa Claus: Will you please was given a Phi Kappa Phi award Sunday Morning, Evening Dear Santa: How are you? How are send me a doll and a telephone for for scholarship shown during his L. Malmsten on State your reindeers? Is it cold down Christmas? LEONA UPDIKE. year. Of the freshman College Rifle Team there? It is cold here. Please bring Dear Santa Claus: Well you bring freshman Under the supervision of G. W. class of nearly 1500 students 57' Christmas programs are to be me some skates and a tricycle. Mer me some skaten I wood like to were awarded recoguition for ex Ford, the Columbia Utilities com feature of this week’s activities. Oregon State Agriculture College, ry Christmas, HAZEL PARKER. have a bicycle and ball and a big ceptional scholarship by the nation pany has been making extensive Friday afternoon the departmental Corvallis, Dec. 15.— Leroy Malmstem Dear Santa: Please bring me an doll and a little chair and a drum al all-college scholastic honorary improvements in the quantity and division of the Washington school of Vernonia, junior in commerce, suit, a book and a knife. and book and a dress. MARJORIE fraternity, Phi Kappa Phi. To earn quality of their service. About three will present a program in the as has been included in the first rifle indian a certificate an average grade of miles of transmission line has been Don ’ t forget and dady sister RUTH LANGE. sembly room. Friday evening the team which will represent the col- and snowball, mother Dear Santa Claus: Please bring at least I must be maintained and constructed from Keasey following our cat. Merry Christ community Christmas tree will be lege in the intercollegiate matches mas, JUNIOR THOMPSON. me a vanity cas and pair of skates a total of 45 credits of college work the county road and railroad to held in the Legion hall. Sunday next term. The first intercollegiate and play dishes and that will be complet“d without failure in any connect with the old transmission Dear Santa: I want a pair of morning the Evangelical < church match will be during the week of all for this that no I. wint a doll and subject. line near the Charles Ickman place. spring shoes. Pleas bring me a doll Sunday school will give a program January 13 to 20. Malmstem is in a chair and table and play bed. The old transmission line that fol buggy. Please tell me what you are of songs, recitations, exercises, and ! the infantry unit of military train JOYCE COVERT. lowed the old county road has been going to bring Mother and Father. instrumental numbers. Each class is ing. Dear Santa: I want you to bring removed and the poles and material ELIZABETH SCHALOCK. to have a part in this program from me a wagon and sweater for Christ used elsewhere. Dear Santa: Will you please bring mas, and a bisycle the tiny tots to the high school and football . The building of this new line will I me a pair of skates, a set of dishes and rollr skates dop truck and class. eliminate a great deal of the service and a mama doll. ELLEN ROW- skiis. BILLIE ALEXANDER. Sunday evening a cantata “The interruption from falling trees, ac LANDS. Glory of Bethelehem,” is to be pre Dear Santa Claus: Would you The community Christmas tree cording to Mr. Ford. Much of the sented in the Evangelical church by Dear Santa: Will you please bring skates for Christmas and a program will be held in the Legion transmission line from the Ickman the choir of fifteen voices. At the bring me a pair of skates and some doll buggy, a set of dishes. I would hall promptly at 7 o’clock Friday At an adjourned meeting of the nuts and don’t forget the family. like to see you Santa Claus and night. A high school glee club will place has been rebuilt, using heavier Christian church Sunday morning insulators to prevent the loss of there will be a Christmas tree and city council Tuesday night, a va Merry Christmas, RAYMOND ROSS. I would like for you to see me sing Christmas carols and then voltage. This will also eliminate treat for the children at 10 o’clock grancy ordinance was passed sim Dear Santa: How are you and but I would like for you to send Santa Claus- will give candy and some of the radio interference, Mr. and Sunday evening “The Christ ilar to the one now in effect at your reindeers, Please bring me a me a pear of skates for Christmas nuts to the kiddies present. Ford states. The balance of the mas Waif,” a Christmas story in Portland. pair of skates and a ball. Do not and a horn bekus i have never had Every youngster in Vernonia is transmission line will be reconstruc tableau and song will be presented. The purpose of the measure is forget the cat and dog. My friend any. LUCILE B. WOOD. invited to attend the community ted in the spring as soon as weather The program for the cantata at to provide the marshal with au Santa, VIVIAN LAIRD. Dear Santa Claus: I want you tree and preparations have been permits. Several transformers have the Evangelical I church follows. thority to arrest pny persons loi- Dear Santa: Please bring me a bi to bring me a bicycle and a wagon made to care for aboot 400, which been installed on the transmission “His Name be Glorified,” chorus tering about town over an extended cycle and fill my stocking. Don’t and a new suit for Christmas, a is 100 more than have ever attend- line to furnish farmers with light with a solo by Mrs. W. W. Wolff period who can not account for forget my cat. Will you bring me a football and a lot of candy for ed thus far. The program will be and power. and chorus by Mrs. Wolff, Mrs. their actions. race car, and a pair of slippers and mother. JAMES FLETCHER. short and should be completed by The power plant at Keasey has M. Moe, L. C. Dunsmoore and M. Due to many men being out of a sled? GEORGE STANKEY. Dear Santa Claus: I hope to see 7:30 p.m. been repaired and a new substation E. Moe. “Come, Light Divine," work in the northwest at this time, Dear Santa: How are you? Can him. I waunt you to bring me a Special attention is being given built. The living quarters have been quartet with duet by Mrs. Wolfi there has been more transient la you come in Christmas Santa? I electric train pleases bisicle roler and Mrs. Moe. “Glory to God,” borers passing through Vernonia re want a car, good by, Santa. KI YO skate wagen skuter a twenty tow by the Legion this year to see that repaired and made comfortable. all needy families, and principally condition and surroundings in quartet, Miss Hazel Malmsten, Mrs. cently than at any time in the past, KO KUGE. pleases bring me a air plain, wish those with children, are supplied The general have been improved. Oct A. C. Knauss, Paul Bliele, W. W. according to Marshal Phelps. Now Dear Santa: I want a book, doll, I had a little toy horse bisicle a with Christmas cheer on December ober 1, Ivan A. Sherer was put in Wolff. ‘Holy Babe, Sleep On,” that the nights are cold, a number stocking and a set of dishes. Jiow. horn dump truck. ALFRED CRAW- 25 in the form of clothing, grocer charge of the power plant at Keasey W. W. Wolff. “Behold, Bless Ye , have asked to sleep in the city jail are you? How are the reindeers? FORD. ies and toys. The only toys given and much of the improved condition the Lord,” chorus with solo by Mrs. I over night, with the result that the HALEO YOKOTA. Dear Santa Claus: We are well will be those donated. at the plant is due to his energy Wiedman and duet by Mrs. Moe jail has not been empty at night for Dear Santa: I want a tool chest hop you are the same, will you A last appeal is being made by and ability, according to Mr. Ford. and L. C. Dunsmoore. “The Gift of more than a week. a raze driver and a steam boat. My please bring me a bycycle and a I Mark E. Moe, editor of the Eagle A transmission line has been ex God, solo, Miss Alice Dübendorf. little sister wants a little iron and electric trane. and will you bring ! and chairman of the community tended from the Treharne store “Guide Ls U Him,” trio, by Mrs. me sqg»< skates, and will bring me a doll beggy. Merry Christmas, committee, for cash donations, about a half mile to the Beaver L. C. Dunsmoore, L. C. Dunsmoore Hale Greenman Elected TRUMAN EI.MOE KNIGHT, Good a toy warship and bring me a toy tree and A. C. Knauss. “The Glorified dumptruk. RAY CHARLESWORTH or gifts of old clothing, particular Creek road and the distribution line To Letterman’s Club by. ly children’s, and toys. An earnest has been extended along trtW lume City,” solo by Mrs. Moe with ob Dear Santa: How are you? I want JR. ligato by Mrs. Wolff. “The Lord Dear Santa Claus: Will you bring effort will be made by local Le poles and then from the Lindsay Hale Greenman a local boy was ! a pair of skates, and a black board Shall Reign Forever.” chorus with awarded the football H and elect ' and a little tiny doll. Good by, San me some skates, some shoes and a gionnaires to cover the town on mill up the Beaver Creek road to solos by Mr. and Mrs. Knauss. “The ed into the letterman’s club of the ta. Merry Christmas, KATHERINE doll it with hair say mama and its Christmas day and really bring ’ the Charles Uhlin place, furnishing electricity to a number of consum Path of Love,” solo, L. C. Duns Hill Military Academy at Portland. [TRUDE. hair is curly, and some dishes and cheer to those in need. or cash may be left at ers. This extension has long been moore. “Come, All ye Faithful,” Young Greenman was manger of Dear Santa: I want a doll for a roker chere, and a story book the Articles Eagle office, or if notified I desired by the residents of that chorus. Sopranos, Mrs. W. W. Wolff this year’s cadet eleven and is a Christmas and a buggy. Please bring and a horn. ELDA RIGGS. Mrs. L. C. Dunsmoore, Mrs. H. senior at the Portland school. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring they will be called for the day be- district. a set of dishes. BEATRICE CRAW- V. Holcomb, Mrs. P. Wiedman, me a pair of skates, and I want a fore Christmas. An extension has been built from Due to Physicans orders, Hale was I FORD. Miss Alice not Miss Hazel a Malmsten, the main transmission line on State ..a ~ I1VL auuwtu tv» play vil tile ClVVtll, allowed to on the eleven, I | Dear Santa: Please bring me a big doll that sleeps and I want street across the Oregon-American Dübendorfj altos, Mrs. M. E. Moe, but wanting to be associated with dump cart and a doll for brother some beads and a doll buggy and Wolopla Camp Fire Mrs. A. C. Knauss, Mrs. C. A. the team, he took over the manager’s I and sister, ~ property to the quarters of the col- ROBERT LAMPING, some doll dishes and a little pichr. Girls Entertained II ored people. Twenty-one houses Malmsten; tenors, L. C. Dunsmoore, duties which he performed so , Good by dear Santa and merry lois M c D onald . Paul Bleile, Edwin Heath; bass, W. efficently that membership in the Christmas. were all wired and metered and Dear Santa Claus: I hope to see Mrs. J. Wiggins entertained the ready for service, and the trans W. Wolff, M. E. Moe, A. C. Knauss. letter club was awarded. Dear Santa: I want a train a car, you. HERMAN GREENER. The characters _ in “The Christ Dear Santa Claus: I would like Wolopla Camp Fire girls Tuesday mission line was connected at 4 and a bow and arrows, I am trying evening at 7 o’clock. The following ’ o’clock Sunday morning, December mas Waif.” GrandmS Z And"T' Graduates of O. S. C. In Ito be a good bov, good by, Santa to see you and would like to girls were present: Leia Beverage, ■ 9, giving all 21 families light at Mrs. W. J. Gooding; Grandpa An-i j from your friend, CHARLES TAYS. something for Christmas and I Leona New, Helen Scribner, Mar derson, J. Skinner; John their son, 1 Demand as County Agents Dear- Santa: I want a car for to have a do 1 and a game a come a garet Nelson, Mary Ann ’ Childs, the same time. Teddy Leavitt; Elizabeth, their! An extension will be built from Christmas and a sled, "FRANK LUS hri ky a present and a wonderful Florence Wall, Velma Petty, Velma daughter, Mrs. P. Wiggins; John’s ring and a lot of candy and some Oregon State Agricultural college BY. the same transformer that served Veal, Betty Bennett, Tesse Bacon,! wife, Mrs. Frank Mills; Paul Dun graduates and members of the Ore the colored people into the Filipino Dear Santa: Please bring me a thing cute and a Bible a set of can, Dr. M. D. Cole; grandchildren, gon extension staff are in demand ■ train for Christmas and an Indian dishes an<T a little doll. CECILLIA Reba Adams, Alice Watts, Mildred quarters where about 15 families Caccn, Dorothy Wiggins, Beth Da- [ Dorothy, Betty, Margaret, Tommy by other states for agricultural ex suit. ROBERT ALEXANDER. MARIE GOUGH. desire service. Dear Santa Claus; Will you please vis and Miss Phyllis Nelson, as- and Billy Boy are Dorothy Wiggins, tension work, according to records Dear Santa: Please bring me an Soon after the holidays an ex sistant Camp Fire guardian. Games _ _ I want ___ _ _ a ____ ____ bring me a pony and a pair of Margaret Nelson, Junior Charles- compiled by F. L. Ballard, county _____ Indian _____ suit _ and car for tension will be built from the trans were played and Christmas gifts worth and Raymond Ross; Tim, the agent leader. There are 22 now L Arthur, tool" box? ARTHUR FRO-1skates 1 want them 80 batL 1 want mission line on the Rock Creek | a little doll that will speak and were given. holding positions in the northwest EMBLING. Waif. Buddy Brock. up Stony Point road --- for A dainty luncheon was served road 1 -i- the ------ * -------------- The play is under the direction of states. j How are you Santa: Will you walk and a cradle. I will have my about 9:30. ...... After the party Mr. I about half a mile to the Bert Milla r-.», ...... Montana has in the last two please bring me an electric train, a I stockings hung up back of the stove. Cason took the girls ...» home Mrs. M. D. Cole. in his home to serve about eight families. The scene is in the home of years chosen four Oregon ------ State dump truck a book, some games, [Your loving friend, RUBY CONDIT. Ford truck. Mr. Ford indicated his intentions ----------- and Grandpa ------- ------------------ ....... - on -.............. .......... — [ SOme c candy and 1IUH Dear Santa Claus: I want many Grandma Anderson i ---------- men for positions the extension fruit . I will be hap- of building a new transmission line where the family is gathered. The [ staff, making a total of seven. Fred py to get these. Yours truly, JACK things. I have a dollar to spend, j to Camp 8 of the Clark & Wilson would pony but hidden chorus sings “The Tidings ' Bennion, formerly livestock special- ANDERSON. I’ I ----- ,J like to have ---- ~ a ------ u"‘ Miss McDonald Organizes | Lumber company as soon as the Sweet,” with soprano obligato by ist of Umatilla county, is now coun-1 Dear Santa Claus: I want a stock-1 I have no stable. Your loving friend, Art Club at Washington new road is definitely located. Mrs. Wiggins. “Wonderful Story,” [ty agent leader at Montana State ing full of play things for girls like I Hugh Caton. other extensions are con Dear Santa Claus: I will tell you School; Members Chosen Several a duet is then sung by Dorothy college. D. E. Richards, ‘16 grad- ¡n the catalogue. Be sure to send templated but as yet have not been Wiggins and Margaret Nelson. The uate, is i ’ ’ Grant " county agent, sue- them to me please, LUCILLE MIL- what I want. Dolls, dishes, bed, ball, | definitely decided on- dress, dollbuggy roller skates, books, g R. L. Waddell, ‘15 _ grad- children then hang up their stock- ceeding - . LER. An art club has been organized Mr. Ford furthw indicated that handerkerchiefs. I will hang my ings and Raymond Ross sings “We’U uate. R. E. Ward, ’28 graduate is Dear Santa; Fiease send me awa- under the supervision of Miss Bes Santa: Please present owners would make any hang up our stockings.” The quartet extension county agent at large for ¡gon and a book for Christmas. ED- stockings on the Christmas tree. sie McDonald at the Washington the extension that would pay a reason Your loving friend, ESTHER Mrs. Frank Mills, Mrs. P. B. Wig Montana. school. They have been doing hand able return on the necessary ex- ¡ISON ALDRICH, gins, Teddy Leavitt, Dr. M. D. Cole I Idaho claims five men. J. H. craft work ex- [ penditure. During _this construction Dear Santa: Will you please bring. FROEMBLING. cran worn, but uui next nexv term wrm they mey **-| Rearden, commerce graduate Ye Sleeping Mor- 1 Dear Santa Claus: How are you. pect to take up - water color, .. char-1 sings, “Wake, _ “ / - ” and! me a blackboard for Christmas and . ... Mr. Ford has been ably assisted by I am fine. I want a doll and a live cpjj, pen ink county agent in tals,” and the family retires. Tim, formerly north: a set of dishes and a pair of jacks and pencil painting. | Roy Smith anj j_ l , Timmons, who pony. Maybe I will have a turkey Idaho, is now state county agent * “ the Christmas waif comes in and j and a ball and please bring some This is an club based [ w;]| remain with the company dur- for Xmas. Maybe I will come and on scholarship honorary B. Ahlson, farm crops candy and nuts. ALICE BROWN. ~ ~ goes to sleep, While he is sleeping leader. C. and interest in art. ¡ng further construction and will see you and I want some clothes. the spirit of dreams comes and graduate, is field agronomist and Dear Santa: How is the weather IIVFRNF The fo|lowinK members have been a[so ]00k after operation and main- sings “When over the Sleeping seed commissioner for the Idaho up there? Will you please bring me Your loving friend, L.‘. the departmental tenance. chosen from Meadows,” and eight fairies trip in extension service. a pair of skates? Merry Christmas, THOMPSON. Dorothy Helen grades. Black, The Columbia Utilities company is Please turn to page 6 Seven graduates are on the Cali- ELMER EDENS. Dream Fairies.” and sing, “The __ Scribner, Louise Whitsell, Margaret composed principally of the bond The voice of the past tells the fornia extension staff, These in- Nelson, Melville Malmsten, Oscar holders of the old Vernonia Light Christmas story which is acted out elude J. E. Spurlock, Sacramento[ Ross, Deryl George, Florence Wall, & Power company. The board of ___ ___ __ sings, _ _ “Fear county agent; Ralph I. Hale, coun-1 in tableau and __ angel Dorothy Wiggins, Rose Sitta, Sara directors is as follows: D. O. Hood, hidden „ chorus then sings ty agent at Marysville; M. W. Win Not.” The IUUUC McGee, Betty Olds, Roberta Wil president; G. W. Ford, vice presi “Glory to God” and ‘O Wonderous slow, Riverside county agent; Reu liams. Ruby Faught, Margaret Mc dent and manager; Otto Berg, sec ben Albaugh, assistant county agent Story.” Nutt, Marjorie Holtham, Ruth Sim retary-treasurer. Mr. Hood and Mr. The family return and wake up at Salinas and H. H. Von Lehe, as mons, Shelby Caton, Dorothy June Berg are Portland business men the waif and adopt him. Teddy sistant county agent at Santa Rosa. Wolff, Elmo Aldrich, Lorraine with offices in the Chamber of Graduates holding positions in! Leavitt and Dr. Cole sing “For the Space. Commerce building. King’s Birthday.” They wish each Washington are J. K. Ford, exten The property was sold August 11, To wish you Merry Christmas; other a merry Christmas and the sion specialist in animal husbandry;^ Snrfaca Drainage Profitable but active management was taken entire cast sings “A Merry Christ A. R. Chase, county agent at We-1 The greeting’s old, but still Successful farmers with low and over by the present company Oct natchee; and F. D. Yeager, county: mas.” Nobody”s found a better one, ’ poorly drained cereal fields are, ober 1. Previous to the sale of the After the play the congregation i agent at Chehalis. providing surface drainage with pro-1 property extensive improvements Nobody ever will! will be invited to come forward fitable returns, according to the had been made under the direction with any gifts they have for needy Chamber Will Not Meet Oregon experiment station. Furrows of Mr. Ford, who was receiver and children and families in Vernonia. The Vernonia Chamber of Com- following the contour of the land I operating head of the Vernonia Gifts of clothing and groceries will merce will not meet today, accord-, I in the low areas remove much of Light 4 Power company. be very acceptable. ing to R. M. Aldrich, president, on the surface water and prevent much ! Since the sale of the property The Washington school program ’ account of the holiday rush, winter killing by drowning. The finances have been furnished and is as follows. Songs, Tick Tock Glee i ......... ■" drainage ditches need to be opened ( the extensions and improvements cluh; songs. Loyal 28; recitation, Medford — |30,000 radio air ' from time to time as they usually, have been more active than pre Ronald McDonald; “Pooor Santa way station will be established by viously. become clogged readily. Please turn to page 6 U. S. government near this city. o’clock Santa Claus, represented by Charlotte Green, gave out the Children Playing Prominent Miss presents. The room was decorated with Part This Year red and green balloons. The Christ mas tree carried out the holiday colors. Refreshments consisting of cake, sandwiches, apples and punch were served. Those present were Misses Hazel Malmsten, Zelma New, Holtham, Merle Mills, Christmas Programs To Be Given Dorothy Mabie Drorbaugh, Edna Mitchem, Friday Afternoon, Evening, Violet Phelps, and Charlotte Green. bered by Thoughtful Youngsters New Lines Extended Music at Each Place Community Tree Tomorrow flight City Council Pusses Vagrancy Ordinance dramma (grertitiga lîrnuntia Eagle T
