VERNONIA EAGLE
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RAY D. FISHER, Editor and Publisher
GLORIA DOESN’T LIKE
HER MOTHER
Newspapers play up what the editors
think the readers want. So when the fact
that little Gloria Vanderbilt rates a long
story on the front page because she would
rather live with her aunt than with her
mother, the taste of newspaper readers,
rather than preferences of the newspaper
makers, is responsible for a rather glaring
distortion of news values. Many a moth
er is not qualified for motherhood, and
many an aunt makes a fairly good job of
assuming a responsibility that rightfully
belongs to some one else, but nobody cares
except a few neighborhood gossips, and
publicity is limited to the area of a few7
backyard fences. Mrs. Vanderbilt, how-
Riverview
Friends of Mrs. Bud Robbins
will be sorry to hear that she is
very ill at this time.
Mrs. George Parker and grand
daughter Hazel, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Gill and baby were Port
land visitors Saturday.
W. T. Graves and family were
Portland visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Hankle, who has
been very ill is much improved
at this time.
Mrs. Edith Varley and son
Oral and daughter, Mrs. Levi
White, visited Levi White at
the Veterans’ hospital Wednes
day.
Mrs. T. S. Crowder and father
Thomas McCaffey, were Port
land visitors Monday.
Friends of Merle Cline will be
glad to learn that he is much
improved from his recent illness
and will soon be home.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Deamer of
Portland were week end visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Elder.
R. L. Colbert of Redmond,
Calif., came Friday to spend the
holidays with his daughter, Mrs.
Ernie Robbins.
Mrs. D. R. Fowler left Thurs
day for her home in St. Helens
after spending a few weeks with
relatives in Riverview.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Kirk
children and Art Britton
Pleasant Hill were guests of Mrs.
Clarence Fowler Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Glenn
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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1934
ever, belongs to the ultra-exclusive social
set whose private lives, like those of movie
heroes and heroines, are everybody’s busi
ness. The public craves to listen in at
the keyhole of the Riverside Drive man
sions, on the chance that the pompous
folks within may have their foibles and
weaknesses like the rest of us. The audi
ence, straining for an earful, usually gets
nothing. Certainly not in this case—for
what if Gloria doesn’t like her high-step-
ping mama? Gloria, no doubt, has her
reasons, but who should care except those
directly concerned?
When the public loses its zest tor the
private scandals of the aristocracy edi-
tors will be likeiy to find it out and leave
the maternal inadequacies of Mrs. Van
derbilt to the whisperings at bridge par
ties or what have you of New York’s up
per crust.
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Whether the Gram old age pension
plan to build up, by a one per cent tax
on earnings, a fund assuring an income
of $60 a month to pensioners, is practicable
is a matter that be determined only after
careful investigation. As to the present
state system, however, there is room for
only one opinion. It yields an amount
wholly insufficient, is a burden to the al-
ready overburdened taxpayer, and a bet-
ter plan is imperatively needed.
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It’s an old, old wish, but the motive
that prompts it never grows old. Merry
Christmas!
and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cline
were Portland visitors Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Peoples
and children and Bill Peoples of
Warrenton spent the week end
I
with Mr. and Mrs. Burl Hender
son.
Editor, Vernonia Eagle:
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cutwright
When it comes to Christmas
of Strassel were guests of Mrs. shopping a majority of people in
Edith -Varley Sunday.
Vernonia do well with Montgom
Mrs. Ruby Fowler was a guest ery Ward and Sears and Roebuck.
of Mrs. Mary Kaphammer in Ver One day around $1,200 was mail
ed out of Vernonia and from $300
nonia Friday.
A surprise party was given to to $700 a day on several other
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Biggs by days. They surely are doing fine
their neighbors Monday night in by their home town stores.
Come let us reason together.
honor of their forty-fourth wed
ding anniversary. Refreshments Why not send for our bread and
were served and a good time was milk? Let us get together and
send to Florida for our oranges
had by those attending.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lynch were and bananas.
Why not trade at home? Be
in Portland Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Enstrom of |a booster- Help yourself by keep-
Vernonia were week end guests
as their guests Sunday Mr. and
of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Carlson.
Mrs. John Elder.
Mrs. A. L. Bassett and Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Kostur
Mrs. Walter Kent and daughter
Erma were Portland shoppers were Portland shoppers Saturday.
Mrs. Lee Bowers is very ill
Saturday.
at this writing.
Everett Woods of Stony Point
was a guest of George Parker
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gill had
The Open
Forum - -
contribution of money, food or
candy will be appreciated, as the
proceeds will go to fill Christmas
Dr. M. D. Cole of Longview baskets for those who will need
stopped in town Monday evening them.
on his way home from a business
trip to Portland. He was a guest
of the L. H. Deweys.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Timmons
made a business trip to Long
view Wednesday.
For
Mr. and Mrs. Van Peebley of
Oakland, Calif., who formerly re
Friday & Saturday
sided in Vernonia, visited friends
here Friday. Mr. Peebley works
in the Chevrolet assembly plant
in Oakland.
Mr. and Mrs. George Plumb of
VEGETABLES
Camp 8 left last week for Mis
souri to visit relatives and friends
during the holidays.
A group of local residents who
went to Portland Monday in
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Sara McGee and H. V. Hol-
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comb left last Friday to 1 visit
LETTUCE
relatives in Mississippi, Texas and
Delano fancy
other southern points. They went
15c
by train through San Francisco.
2 Heads .....................
Zonweiss Douglass is working
TURNIPS
at the Miller Mercantile store
5c
2 Bunches ............
during the Christmas rush.
SPECIALS
Grapes
Mrs. Clara Fest will return
tomorrow to the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rosa,
from the Women’s Convalescent
home in Portland, where she has
been quite ill.
The Willing Workers of the
Christian church will hold a
cooked food and candy . sale at
Miner’s bakery tomorrow. Any
ing money in Vernonia. When it
comes to working in mills and
camps—please write to Mont
gomery Ward or Sears Roebuck
for your positions. Maybe they
will secure you the much needed
job. The merchants sure have
felt the slap in the face.
Here’s hoping it doesn’t come
home to you.
Merry Christmas,
.
Frank Petty
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