VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1934.
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Caught in
The Rounds
A son, weighing eight pounds
and four ounces, was born to Mr.
and Mrs. F. L. Burnham Sunday
night at the Wilcox Memorial
hospital in Portland. Mr. Burn­
ham is principal of the Pleasant
Hill school.
Merle Cline is recovering nice­
ly from a very serious attack of
pneumonia in a Portland hospital.
The oxygen tent under which he
had been living for some time
was removed last Friday. Mrs.
Cline is remaining in Portland to
be with him, but his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Cline, returned to
Vernonia Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Hankle of the Riv­
erview district has been seriously
ill for several days.
A. J. Hughes and C. L. Brock
were among local men working
out of town, who spent the week
end here with their families.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson
moved to Mist last week.
Home-cooked foods, candy and
grab-bag. Nehalem Club bazaar,
Miner Bldg., Sat., Dev. 15. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Chapman
have moved from Riverview to
Corey hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dunlap of
Waldport visited in Vernonia last
week. They are former Camp Mc­
Gregor residents.
John Owen, former Vernonia
resident, moved his household fur­
niture to Aberdeen, Wash., last
week.
The Pythian Sisters held a pot-
luck supper Wednesday evening
for their families.
Tom Brown, who has been vis­
iting at the home of his sister,
Mrs. T. M. Crawford, will return
to Portland today to take a new
position in an establishment man­
ufacturing dog biscuits. He has
been working for an ice cream
plant.
An eight and one-quarter
pound boy was born Wednesday
to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wilson at
Treharne.
The Loyal Women of the Chris­
tian church are to hold a bazaar
tomorrow in the Oregon Gas and
Electric block.
Mrs. June Chapman has return­
ed after a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Anna Couch, in Portland.
Reese V. Scott and Glen Ringe,
both of Portland, visited Sunday
with Mr. Scott’s father, J. T.
Scott in Vernonia.
Nehalem Club Christmas gift
bazaar—hand-made gifts, home-
cooked foids, hot noon lunches,
candy, grab-bag. Low prices. Mrs.
Miner’s Bldg., Sat., Dec. 15. Adv.
The Frank Browning household
goods which have been stored at
his former home on O.-A. hill
for a couple of years, was moved
to Portland Tuesday.
Dorothy Dobkins, daughter of
the late Mrs. Frank Gray, who
lived in Vernonia until this fall,
visited here Saturday and Sun­
day with her sister, Mrs. Ruby
Tackett, and with several friends.
Since the death of her mother
she is making her home in Port­
land with her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Wright.
Timberline
EVANGELICAL CHURCH
(Continued from page 4.)
Sunday
morning
subject,
“Keeping the Feast.” We will al­
so observe the communion of the
Lord’s Supper.
Sunday evening subject, “Rela­
tivity.”
Young Peoples’ service 6:30.
A. N. Glanville, Minister.
NOTES ON THE BANQUET
RELIEF ROLL IN
COUNTY INCREASES
Mr. McCrae commenting on the
fine dinner given the football
boys by the cooking class and Over 2400 Résidant* Ara Now
Receiving Aid
then telling them that he couldn’t
hardly talk after eating the pie.
(Clatskanie Chief.)
Was that nice?
Figures from the county re­
Mr. Skuzie predominating over
his end of the table with a knife. lief office at St. Helens show
Stick to the spoon, Mr. Skuzie, that the relief load is increasing
in Columbia county.
you can’t eat peas that way.
For December 1, 1934, there
Holly Holcomb making a slip
of etiquette. His pie slipped onto were 697 relief cases in the
county representing 2452 persons.
the floor.
And last but not least, Mr. i Sixty of these cases are county
McEntire trying to embarrass* 1 charges eligible for government
Mr. Skuzie. That’s easier said foodstuffs.
On August 1, 1934, there were
than done, Mac.
510 cases, representing 1889 per­
sons, showing that there has
LEGISLATURE HELD
been an increase of 36.6 per cent
The civics class under the dir- in four months.
ection of Mr. McCrae has been
There were 428 cases or 1647
studying the state legislature.
persons on relief in the county a
Each student was asked to year ago on December 1, 1933.
frame a bill and then read the I This means an increase of 61
bill to the class and give the ar- per cent in 12 months.
guments required in the bill.
The announcement is made
Several different types of bills that beginning next Tuesday
were framed on many various 5200 pounds of sugar will be giv­
subjects. The subjects ranged en out, ten pounds per family
from “school reform” to “jury [ in Columbia county for this
system” and “Hunting and Fish­ month.
ing” to many other interesting
subjects.
Mr. McCrae states, “Some cf the commercial teacher here last
the bills were very interesting and ■ year, reports that she likes her
well written and presented their work immensely at her new k-
cation.
point almost to perfection.”
Wedding bells will ring the
fifteenth when two of the Verno­
PERSONALS
nia alums, Verla Messing and
Some high school students, who Marvin Porterfield will be united
were in Portland Saturday, __
saw in marriage. Students of V.H.S.
Miss Bolton who is now teaching wish them much success and hap­
at Canby. Miss Bolton, who was piness.
Edith Anderson says, “I’ll tell a
good one.”
Sara McGee wants to know
where the light in an electric
bulb goes when the electricity
is shut off. Ask Mr. Mills.
Your reporter has been in­
Evangelical Sunday School
formed by several V.H.S. students
A “White Christmas” will be that the Klondike is in Alaska.
celebrated by the Evangelical His geography very plainly said
Sunday school at the Christmas that it was in Northern Canada.
program which will be given in
The senior football boys moan,
the church on the evening of groan, screech, holler, shout, yell,
Dec. 23, the Sunday just prior curse and threat since the home
to Christmas.
ec feed the other day.
A “White Christmas” signifies
We had some fire drill the
the giving of gifts for the needy. other day. The people marched
Members of the church and Sun­ out like they were following a
day school are planning to bring funeral procession, but five min­
as their offerings that night gifts utes later when the class bell
of food, clothing, money and rang, the people just tore out
toys for children, which will be of the class rooms.
given to local families in need of
Josephine Hall wears a spit
assistance. The Sunday school
curl
in the middle of her fore­
plans to care for a list of six
families including 15 children, head that closely resembles a
suggested by the local communi­ bulls-eye. Oh, for a dart.
You should have heard the
ty chest.
The more substantial items of students giggle when they read
food for Christmas baskets as the article in a Portland paper
well as special Christmas delica- “School teachers don’t have to be
cies are wanted, according to crazy—but it helps.” By the way
Mrs. E. E. Garner, Sunday school crazy people cannot sign valid
superintendent. It is also under­ contracts.
Here’s something for you to
stood that all clothing and toys
given be clean, attractive, and think about. Bill French is a
Scotchman, lives in the United
in good condition.
Work is progressing on the pro- States and speaks English.
Doris Rae Estey taks pride in
gram for the evening. The young
men and women of the church sucking her thunHj just like every
and Sunday school will present a other two-year old.
When Jack Childs sat down
Christmas pagegnt, and the
younger members will give songs, the other day, he suddenly found
readings and exercises.
himself on the floor and the
chair on the other side of the
.House 18, O.-A. Hill
Vernonia, Oregon
room. Dick Lewis was responsible
for that.
Estimates and installation of latest type tubes in your
When Erma Thompson gets
present radio set cheerfully given
ready to throw some paper in the
ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, MAGNETO REPAIR­
The road grader is working on basket she determines the lati­
ING, FARM LIGHT PLANTS
the Nehalem state highway. Sev­ tude, longitude, wind velocity,
heighth
of
the
sun,
phase
of
the
EVENING
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eral men are also employed mak­
ing and clearing out drainage moon, heighth above sea level,
Sets and Tubes tested FREE with latest in equipment.
draws a line of demarcation,
ditches along the highway.
Marie Thomas and Helen Gil­ i takes a very careful aim and
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lett have been helping Mrs. J. : misses.
Fred Henderson sits on a chair
W. Neurer with her housework.
, Mrs. Mary Burris, Mrs. John ( in a secluded spot at the class
Thomas and Miss Beatrice Perry J and becomes terribly angry when
he has to walk clear across the
drove to Vernonia Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Neurer room to exchange papers with
and their son Raymond from someone else.
Willard Batteries
low/
barber
According to June Michener,
Portland spent Sunday with Mr.
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brilliant mathematician, there are
and Mrs. Jake Neurer.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lee Osborn spent 13, 946, 400 seconds, 217, 440
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VERNONIA
minutes,
or
3,624
hours
of
school
Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ira
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Mr. and Mrs. William Haycox LION seconds!
called on friends and relatives
for Mathews Bros, bucking logs.
in Vernonijj on Thursday.
Roland L. Trehame
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Thomas
BAFFORD BROS
Mrs. Fred Seal has returned to
Expert Automobile Repairing
Natal after she spent a few weeks and their three children are mov­
WELDING
ing their household goods and
General Plumbing
with her mother in St. Helens.
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Several trucks started to haul some machinery to Salem, where
Vernonia
STATION
logs this week from the burn, they are moving on a ranch.
where Mathews Bros, are logging.
The logs are loaded at Oak
Portland-V ernonia
Ranch.
Roland D. Eby, M. D.
Carpenters are overhauling and
Truck Line
repairing three small buildings
Physican and Surgeon
on the tracks at Cedar creek. A 1
W. A. DAVIS, Proprietor
cook house and dining room and I
Town Office 891
Daily Service
two cars will be used for bunk '
houses. This will be the new camp !
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Office with Crawford
CORD
site for the Bob Seal logging
Motor Co.
crews.
John A. Hughes, M. D.
Telephone* ____ 611, 1041
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Grover Devine went to work
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