Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974, May 08, 1931, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, MAY 8, 1931 VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE TWO ' There’s No Harm in Using a Little Persuasion From Forest Mist Dowling to Farm Mr. and Mrs. Louis Norquist and children came down from Portland and spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bridgers. Mr. and Mrs. Miller had as their guest Sunday their daugh ter, Mrs. Geo. Van Vleet, and little son from Vernonia. Mrs. Grover Devine and chil dren spent Saturday with the John Devine family at Clatskanie. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Melis came down from Portland and visited their parents over the weekend. The Miller family moved into the Turner house on Mist heights last week. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick live in one side and the Miller family moved into the other side. Mrs. Elsa Knowles and son Earl were Portland visitors Fri- day. Earl returned home, while his mother remained over for a few days. A good many grangers went to Clatskanie Saturday for Pomona grange meeting. Among those who went from Natal grange were Frank Peterson and son Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Os born, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. East man, Grace Carmichiel, Mrs. Dowling and son Bernard, and Wm. Rose. James Hill was called to Wash ington state last week by receiv ing word of the passing of his nephew, Roy Long. Mr. Hill left Friday to attend the funeral. was a Sunday Richard Peterson ~ caller at the Austin Dowling home. Parents clay was observed with a program Friday at the school house. The club work of both girls and boys was on exhibition. Irene Holce carried away first prize, while Charleen George also took a prize. Frank, Cechmanek took first boys’ prize, and Bertj Lloyd Eastman second. G. B. Louden had an accident last week with the car he uses| for jitney. Luckily no one was1 injured. There were no children I in the car at the time as he i was on his way after them, and Mr. Louden was able to come out What Some are Doing for The Nehalem Valley W. T. GRAVES W. T. Graves owns a modest little two-acx.e ranch with a neat new house, He is an evi- dence of what a man who loves outdoor work can do on lay- off days or after hours at the mill. One acre is set to strawber- ries, where are blooming now 7,000 plants, most of them in their third year. From 6,000 of these last year he got 145 crates, while from one little patch of 108 plants—and an unidentified variety at that— he got nine and three-quarter crates, Something of a record, without irrigation or fertilizer, This year he thought he would let the weeds grow in that patch, just to see what the plants would do if left strictly to them- selves, but his anti-weed instinct was too strong, and the little record breaking patch is as clean as the rest. Cincinnati Enquirer. Keeping everlastingly at it is Mr. Graves’ recipe for raising strawberries. As soon as a crop is harvested he cuts the tops of the plants off and cleans up around the roots. When spring comes he cultivates repeatedly with a little hand cultivator that he considers particularly effec tive. Much cultivating, little fertilizer—no more than is ; ab- W. R. Johnson of Mist was a Mr. and Mrs. R. W. McKibben solutely necessary—and no irri- went on a fishing trip near Kelso Vernonia visitor Wednesday. Mist gation (which costs money and Sunday. j is well filled now, he reports, greatly reduces the profits) are | owing to operations of the Van his rules Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Buffmire j Vleet Logging company, and a Mr. Graves considers the Im- and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Carroll ! few more houses to rent would proved Oregon as the best adapt attended the Walkathon Sunday. ’ not hurt any. ed for this locality. Ettersburg, Registered at Hotel McDonald a canning berry y in wide demand, i Mrs. Alta Neil has moved into has found to t require irriga-|the house vacated by Mr. and i are C. R. Davis, Ted Hall, Chas. I. Dagne, Ed Starr, J. C. Pene- to keep the plants from dry Mrs. A. H. Savage. lepe, A. B. Corey, Arthur C. ing out. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Savage Bradley, C. L. Larson, Lyle Mr. Graves also has a patch of Cuthbert raspberries that bear and children moved to a ranch White, C. J. Halway of Portland; G. C. Pendergast, Astoria; H. nicely. The Nehalem valley is in Arizona Saturday. K. Long, Kelso; C. A. Beaton, and well adapted he believes, to most Mr. and Mrs. John U. Burnett Beth C. Murray of St. Helens. kinds of berry erpps, blackcaps being the only variety which in and family moved to Goble Sat Mrs. Callie Heider, state presi his experience do not do so well. urday, where Mr. Burnett has dent and Mrs. Dorothy Aiken, Berries can be grown around employment. district committeewoman of the stumps if need be, he declares. Stopping at the Gordon recently American Legion Auxiliary met Be it said, however, that there were F. Bowlby of Hillsboro, with the local unit last Thursday, are no stumps in his patch. Amber and Bill Carter, Edward April 30. A resume of the work Traces of the forest are gone, Murphy, Jim Clark and H. E. done by the local unit was given I I and all is farm. Smith of Portland. ! by the different committee chair Because of the popu’ar intcr- men. Unfortunately very few | Wilburn Charlesworth was fined members est in berry raising Mr. Graves were in attendance. A | has promised to write for the' "326 and costs by Judge P. Hill dainty lunch was served. Eagle more fully regarding his last Friday for fishing without a He was arrested by experience, and the account will license. CARD OF THANKS Game Warden William Brown. appear in a later issue. I wish to thank all who so ; Mrs. Baker of Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Barrett and daughter kindly assisted during my recent for Alice of Gales Creek visited illness, also those who presented, me with the beautiful flowers ' Mrs. R. L. Stubbs on O. A. hill and potted plants, and fruits and Mrs. A. F. Smejkal and Mrs. Sunday. numerous other things. It was MAY 10 H. C. Ohler took their mother, Mrs. Fred Veith returned to Extra beautiful boxes—packed Mrs. Gust Schmidlin of Beaver Vernonia Friday after spending all greatly appreciated. NANNIE B. HALL. with our own choice candies. Creek to Buxton, where they did the week at the home of her some work in the cemetery. “THE IDEAL GIFT mother, Mrs. Lottie E. Dewey, in CARD OF THANKS Mrs. C. C. Bergerson motored Vancouver, Washington. FOR MOTHER” to St. Helens on business Monday. We wish to thank our many I Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ohler and Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Martin, friends and neighbors who helped son Earl, and Mr. and Mrs. Hob Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Buckley, Mr. to save our many belongings from I art Engen and children attend and Mrs. Harvey Froembling the fire last Saturday. ed the Glenwood school picnic!went on a fishing trip towards Mr. and Mrs. Herman Jacobs’ Sunday. | Jewell Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jacobs I Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Smejkal! Wednesday, May 13, is Bar visited at the home of Mr. Smej- kal’s parents at Green moun-< gain Day at the Ivory Bungalow. Mist. 20 per cent off on fine tain Sunday. Drive over and An enjoyable evening was spent toilet goods. at the dance given by Mrs. A. F. stock up and the saving will pay (Adv.) Ornduff and Elsie Haskins Sat for your ride. urday evening at* the old Kist Rainwater, seventh grade; Har school house. A group of friends welcomed1 ry Ohler, Glen Rainwater and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ornduff ati Carl Ohler, sixth grade; Ralph their home Thursday evening af- Ohler, Susie Mae Jenson, Virgil ter their wedding. Rainwater and Irene Bergerson, school ’ fourth grade; Florence Ohler, The pupils of the K third grade; and Junior Berger receiving 100 in s; Carl Jenson, eighth grade: Ellis son, second grade. CANDY KIST Mother's Day Lincoln’/ Candy Kitchen unhurt. He was unable to make (are working at the Kenney and! man Tuesday and with other men the turn by the Geo. Carl road Edwards Logging camp falling i from here they fixed the under and backed over the grade, dam- timber. pinning of the bridge across the aging the car somewhat. i Wm. Payne, the Clatskanie creek here, which the recent high M- Updike was.B Suest at the,road supervisor brought over a water had damaged. A. R. Melis home for a few days, last week. Her daughter Ber-I nice stays at the Melis home and attends Vernonia high. Claude Lane was shaking hands with old acquaintances in the! village Sunday, coming from Port land on his way to Birkenfeld to visit relatives. Earl Holce is working for the Riggles Logging company. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Scott are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 75 BERRY PICKERS WANTED — Beginning Oscar Jones. The Scotts live at Kelso, Washington. about May 16 to 20. Good Cooking and camp Geo. Jones is at home from accommodations. the Wilark camp having been laid off on account of fire. Jim Spike is at home again Will Pay 30c for 24-Ounce Crate after an absence of several weeks spent in the hospital. Mrs. L. E. McGee was a Clats Will be at Miller’s Corner, Vernonia, Sunday kanie shopper Saturday. afternoon, May 10, after 2:30 to sign up pickers. Come to Natal May 16 and see the “Colored Folks.” Mrs. Maria Holmstrom daughter Olga were Portland torists Sunday. FOREST GROVE, Rt. 1 PHONE 17-F-51 Austin Dowling ran jitney day for Mr. Louden. Ed Reynolds asd Oscar Jones Berry Pickers Wanted R. N. BAKER i M ac M arr STORES - STORES Extra Value Giving MAY DAYS Extra Value-Giving May Days! That’s what we offer, more for your money, better foods from which to choose; better trained and more courteous salespeople to assist you in your buying; cleaner, brighter food stores. And above all. a sin cere desire to make shopping at our stores both pleasant and profitable to you. Extraordinary Values for May 9 and 11, 1931 Campbells Soup ... 3 cans 25C 15c Del Monte Catsup bX Shredded Wheat™' .. .... 9c Thompson Seedless— Quality and quantity ... >> a Gulf Kist Extra Standard quality — No. 1 Tins__ __ " A 4£ 4) Gulf Kist Fancy Medium —No. 1 Tins......... ........................ * * 1BJ3« $ .90 Portland ..... .. 81.25 Forest Grove 1.75 Albany ...... . 2.60 Hillsboro Astoria .. 2.35 Rainier ........... . . 1.25 2.15 2.80 Salem Corvallis 2.75 Eugene ....... 3.55 Seaside ON SALE FRIDAY. SATURDAY, and SUNDAY May 8. 9 and 10: Return limit Thursday, May 14. DISTANT POINTS— Spokane ... $ 9.35 San Francisco $17.40 25.75 Los Angeles Medford ........... 8.35 .... 5.90 Pendleton Salt Lake ......... 20.35 Butte ......... .. 17.10 Great Falls ....... 19.20 11.80 Boise ........ .. On sale May 8, and 9; Return limit, May 14. Tickets sold in either direction —proportional re ductions between other points. Stage tickets sold only between points served by stages. UNITED RAILWAYS S. I’. & S. TRANSPORTATION CO. (STAGES) R. M. Aldrich, Agt. J. C. Wright. Gen. Agt. G. C. Pendergast. Trav. Psgr. Agt.. Astoria 25c 9^., «<)v T IOC r WALDORF TOILET TISSUE — Soft and absorbent—yet inexpensive. Any family can afford this fine tissue ....... Rolls FLOUR — MACMARR— Best quality milled from Northwestern Wheat. Ra pidly becoming the West’s (J* most popular flour. 49 lbs. COFFEE — MACMARR — ‘)Dp Always fresh—per pound ......... “MacMarr Coffee” brings pleasure and comfort for the meal— For the social hour. Olbs. WHITE STAR TUNA — %’s ........... ¿4 for ¿DC —Makes a dainty sandwich spread or delicious as creamed tuna on toast. GOLDEN CORN — MacMarr Del MaflT PEANUT BUTTER— 4) Bulk ........................... . ¿ lbs. 3 Nq. 2 tins .................. PEAS—Mt. Vernon Q No. 2 tins ............ O cans MILK — MacMarr or Q Libby, large tins ....... O for RIPE OLIVI,.— Lind- 4J O Q 1 IOC Pa/» Q QKn v/tJC Qf* OtJC BAKED BEANS, B&M 41 Qr Large cans ......... for OeJC New England style — Oven baked. GINGER ALE—Cliquot Club, full pint bottles »Y for 1 AQ vLVJ 4) 4Yr _ MACARONI — SPAGHETTI — EGG NOODLES—Quaker, finest quality ......... O pkgs. 4YQ «Ot Q 43c /IQ/» TcOV Qfl/» wVv for ¿DC RINSO—Safe for your finest cottons and linens. Lge Pkg. OQp -i>)t say medium, 9-oz. tins More Bargain for MARKET FEATURES QUALITY MEATS FOR LESS EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK HAMS — FRYE’S DELICIOUS — Half or Whole—POUND .. Two Center Slices Pot Roast of Beef POUND Red Rock Cottage Cheese QUALITY * SNAPPY SERVICE 2 pound* 25c 29c 16c 3öc 100% SANITARY Vernonia, Oregon M ac M arr STORCI <