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VOLUME XIV $1.50 per year, Churches Present Xmas Pageants Sunday Evening Christian and Evangelical Denominations Each Give Yule Program 5c a copy. VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON i MR. AND MRS. PORTERFIELD ARE PARENTS OF SON —o--- A son, Robert Paul, was born Monday at Hood River to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Porterfield. The boy’s weight was 8% pounds. GORDON HIEBER VISITS PARENTS IN VERNONIA 25 Baskets to Be Distributed About 25 Christmas baskets will be distributed to local fam ilies through the aid of the com munity chest and other organiza tions including the First Christ ian and Evangelical churches, the Union and several lodge groups. In many cases the need is very great said Mrs. E. S. Thompson, chest chairman. Some families are left almost destitute because of sickness or through the loss of jobs, she said. ............. * FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1036 NUMBER 52 THEATRE ENTERTAINS AT CHRISTMAS MATINEE License Renewals The Joy theatre gave a free Recommended by Christmas matinee for school I ¡City Council children Wednesday afternoon. Gene Audrey was presented in “The Singing Cowboy.” SENIOR “LEAP YEAR” DANCE BEGINS HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES OF YOUNGER SET Chamber of Commerce Com mittee Inquires about Money for Dam Gordon Hieber, of Pittsburg, Recommendation for renewal of — o— Pa., came Saturday evening for Taking advantage of the last licenses to sell ber was voted Mon a visit over the Holidays with thirteen days in the leap year day night by the city council in fa his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. the Senior dance Saturday night vor of Ray Self of Bush’s cafe, Hieber. He left Pittsburg Friday proved itself interesting enter Myrtle Layer of the Shamrock, evening by airplane, arriving at August Greenfeld of Dad’s Sand tainment for all who attended. Portland at 1 o’clock Saturday Music furnished by Richard wich shop and Mrs. Ada Curtis afternoon. Mikkelssen’s “Star Melodians”, of the Terminal cafe. The appli Another son, Glen Hieber, is an excellent floor and the fact cation of Jack Lindsay of Skinny’s expected from Klamath Falls Fri that leap year was so near its card room was approved at a day. The daughter, Mrs. D. F. High School Gives end seemed to bring about a meeting two weeks earlier. DeCew, and 'her husband and in Christmas Program A committee from the chamber feeling of holiday gayety and fun. fant son from Portland will also The crowd was largely made of commerce consisting of Tom be here, so that, with Mr. and A Christmas program was Mrs. Lowell Hieber of Vernonia given Wednesday afternoon in up of students, teachers, alumni, Crawford, J. W. Nichols and Ed the entire family will be together the high school assembly room. and a number of out of town ' Bollinger appeared before the visitors. A large Christmas tree I council to ask what could be ex for Christmas day. Iccluded in the numbers were a reading by Dick Lewis, solo by added to the holiday spirit andiPected next year from the city VERNONIA AUTO CO. DE Doris Lindgren with guitar ac for once the girls had the oppor- in paying the debt on the con LIVERS CHEVROLET CARS companiment by Leo Ludwig and tunity of requesting while the struction of the swimming pool Floyd Rose, and presentation of fellows had that of accepting or dam. They were informed that Owing to the longshoremen’s $25 by the senior class to the finding feasible excuses, as it $150 would be available after the first of the year. strike and strike conditions in student body. Ralph Condit, pre were. some parts of the plants local sident of the seniors, made the MASONIC LODGE automobile dealers report con presentation to Paul Adams, pres INSTALLS OFFICERS siderable difficulty in getting ident of the student body. cars. The Vernonia Auto Co., Besides the singing of Christ Vernonia lodge 189, A. F. & Chevrolet agents, delivered Wed mas songs there was a Christmas A. M. held its installation of of nesday a Chevrolet panel truck tree and exchange of gifts. ficers December 17. Besides T. The high school basketball to K. Inouye of the Vernonia ---------- .1, M. Crawford, master, and the Laundry, a pick-up with 4 speed Mr. and Mrs. Don Richards left squad consisting of eight men I other elective officers, listed last will leave Monday on a trip to transmission to Pete Serafin, Monday for eastern Oregon to week, Roland Treharne was in Rickreall, Monmouth and Inde “The Family Beautiful” Rendered and recently a sedan to Joe spend Christmas with Mrs. Rich pendence, where they will play stalled as senior deacon, Harold Doyle. ard’s parents. Shipley as junior deacon, Grant A short musical program pre the high school teams in each -------------------------------------------- Layer and C. O. Anderson as ceded the presentation of the place. The squad will include stewards, Earl Smith as tiler, Christmas pageant, “The Family Adams, Condit, Story, McDonald, C. L. Brock as marshal and J. Beautiful” at the Evangelical Jarvis and Schalock and one other E. Tapp as chaplain. church Sunday night. to be decided later. The choir rendered two an The boys dropped a hard 1 STAMP TRADE* JOURNAL thems under the direction of fought game with Forest Grove i ISSUED FROM EAGLE PRESS Amy Hughes. Mrs. L. H. Dewey Friday night on the Forest Frove - -o—■ sang “Star of the East” and floor, The Loggers led all the The December number of The the audience joined in a group of way until the last three minutes, Stamp Wholesaler, a monthly Nearly two thousand years ago, on the first carols. when Forest Grove came out pournai for dealers in postage The story of the pageant told Christmas Eve, the holy Star of Bethlehem from under. The final score was : stamps, was issued Monday from how the “spirit of family life” de 32 to 27. gleamed as the symbol of the most sublime 1 the Vernonia Eagle press. The picted by Mary Ann Childs, The first league game here journnl was purchased recently event in history. Watching and waiting that with the aid of her helpers, Un after the Holidays will be with i by Ray D. Fisher, who will pub derstanding Love, Sacrifice and night those Three Wise Men of the East had Tigard Jan. 5. lish it from now on. Devotion, played by Bernice Faith in their hearts—faith serene, invincible Rose, Maxine John, Mildred Wal COUNTY JUDGE SPIKES i ters and Joan Nichols, changed RESIGNATION RUMOR a discordant quarrelsome family (St. Helens Sentinel-Mist) into a happy unit, working at the County Judge J. B. Wilkerson Christmas season. yesterday denied the report be Milton Nix was Discord and ing circulated in this district that his “Jangters” were Sherman Every worthwhile human achievement since he was considering resignation Nicar, Harvey Ridling, Erma has been in some measure based upon faith. SEEN AND HEARD Jan. 1. Kent and Frances Childs. The professional man, the captain of finance Store windows gay with Christ- Unless he is offered a position Members of the family were which pays a better salary the j mas trees, snow scenes, colored Henry John, Mrs. George Me and industry, the artist, the craftsman at his judge is not considering resign | lights . . . The Oregon Gas and Kay, Dorothy Webb, Howard Da task—all need faith to carry on successfully ing. He said that while the salary Electric Christmas tree decorated vis, Milton Scheuerman, John was quite small he was not I in blue lights against a back- Nix and Betty McKay. going to ask for an increase. i ground of blue sky and stars . . . The parts of Joseph and Mary "There are some phases of my [A gaily lit live tree in the W. F. in the vision of the manger work which might be termed as Manthey yard . . . The waters scene which closed the pageant unpleasant and trying,” the judge of Rock creek boiling down over were taken by Robert Acord -aid, “but I have sought to handle the new dam . . . An old Port- and Virgie Killian. Thus the true spirit of the Christmas Season the office to the best of my abil- land-Vancouver street car on its Mrs. Enoch Dumas directed is best evidenced by the expression of faith in ity.” j way to join its mates in an Elsie the pageant with assistance by Judge Wilkerson receives a sal- logging camp . . . Streets and Mrs. Henry John, Willard Berg, our fellow-men, and in the many worthwhile try of $100 a month which is sidewalks near the Washington Lenora Kizer and Amy Hughes. things which have helped in our development reported as being considerably school jammed Wednesday night less than the wage paid in other with people bound for the Christ- Marguerite Laird is clerking counties for the office. mas program. in the Nehalem market. A pageant, “Glorified Gifts,” was given at the Christian church Sunday evening under the direction of Mrs. W. O. Livingstone. The cast was as follows: Joseph, Roy New; Mary, Joy1 Campbell; angels, Maxine Brady, Louise Craford and Hazel Ross; wise men, Ray Ross, Fritz Hausler and Harley Woodruff; shepherds, Robert Kilby and Cleon Woodruff; man of wealth, Jim Brady; a young couple, Floyd Rose and Doris Lindgren; two young women, Mrs. Herman Dickson and Mar jorie Lange; poor woman and child, Mrs. Oscar George and ^daughter, Alice. Music was rendered by the choir. White gifts were brought for local distribution, and the offering went to an old people’s home supported by the Christ ian church. The Christian Endeavor ar ranged the decorations for the auditorium. A large attendance were pre sent, standing room being at a premium. School Squad To Go on Trip Cltristntas 4 4 Feathers and .. .Talons
