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ASON'S GkfìTINGS TO AL
Five People
Acclaimed in
Contests
Limericks Gain Recogni
tion; Five Questions Ac
cepted by Program
Five citizens of the Upper Neha
lem Valley were acclaimed during
the past week as winners of con
tests and were accorded suitable
awards for their achievements.
Two victors in Vernonia were
Mrs. Mabie Graves and Mrs. J. M.
Currie who placed in the Sperry
Drifted Snow Flour Football Limer-
ick contest, Mrs. Graves through
Kings’ Grocery and Market and
Mrs. Currie through Sam and Bob.
Both winners are to receive groc
eries amounting to $25 in value.
Miss Elsie McDonald from the
Rock creek district and a resident
of Timber, whose name was not
learned, were announced winners
the Professor Quiz radio pro-
Special
For your Christmas
breakfast.
DELICIOUS
YULE KAGE
18C
Also Assorted Rolls
for Your Dinner
18c doz.
Vernonia
Bakery
gram of last week. The contestants
proffered five questions and ans
wers to the judges of the program.
They, too, were the winners of $25
each.
High acclaim was accorded Joanne
Nichols, editor of the Timberline,
when she was announced winner
of an editorial contest.
Pittsburg
Community
Gets Lights
Line Work Completed by
Oregon Gas Monday; 15
to Get Electricity
ASPARAGUS PICKS
UNUSUAL SEASON
TO GROW, SHOWN
E. D. Benson brought to The
Eagle office this week a most
ordinary group of asparagus
stocks. The stocks bore the ap
pearance of the common gar
den variety usually picked dur
ing early summer months. How
ever, these stocks were most
unusual in that they had just
been cut that day, Monday,
from his garden, and in the
month of December. According
to Mr. Benson that should
•bring about somewhat of •n
extraordinary reputation for
the late growing season in the
Upper Nehalem Valley.
Following the completion of neg
otiations during the past vear and
authorization by the head office of
the company, the Oregon Gas and
Electric company linemen complet-
ed the construction of a power line
to Pittsburg Monday, The work
was completed about three o’clock
of that day.
Two New Refrigeration
Approximately 15 residents of
Machines Installed to
that community will receive the
Care
for Cooling
homes
by
electricity for their
Christmas. It will be the first time
The meat department of King’s
for people in that section to have Grocery was re-opened to business
the energy which can make their Friday of last week under the
homes more modern.
management of Harry King. The
market had been closed for some
time following the recent strike and
was operated at that time by Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Duncan.
Two new Frigidaire cooling units
were installed, one to care for the
meat counter and the other for the
locker. Tile board was installed on
‘ Word from Mrs. Marian Ackley, the counter and back walï before
head of the Red Cross Christmas the opening to materially improve
Seal drive in this district, announc
the market’s appearance.
ed this week that approximately
$110 had been derived to date
from the .sale. That figure was
indicated as being a favorable
showing due to the late start« of
the drive in this region.
Due to the late beginning the
drive will be continued for about
three weeks following Christmas
Football Letters to Be
which is the date elsewhere for its
Awarded P’ayers in 1939
termination.
Team; Pine to Be Given
Meat Market
Re-opened by
King’s Grocery
Red Cross
Drive Makes
Progress
c?
Christmas
Party to Be
Hehl Friday
T
Terminal Cafe
—SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MENU—
Celery
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1939
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
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Cream of Tomato Soup
—
Cranberry Sauce
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Waldorf Salad
Olives
Roast Turkey with Dressing
Pie
Fruit Pudding with Lemon Sauce
Nuts, Candy and Raisins
50 cents
WITH THE NEW
Students, teachers and alumni
will enjoy the annual Christmas
party to be held at 2 p. m. Friday
at the high school. A short program
consisting of a play, speeches by
visiting alums and, as a climax, the
receiving of sacks of candy and
nuts are the plans revealed.
The Dramatic? Club under the
direction of Miss Jane Wilkinson
will give an original play, “Christ
mas Discord”, written by Erma
Koberstein. Barbara Kennedy will
have the lead with a supporting
cast made up of the following mem
bers of the club: Margaret Haiman,
June McKay, Patricia Moran, Betty
K irk, Phillip Meilis, Claude Veal,
Marianne and Kathleen Tomlin and
Roberta Sword.
At this time football letters for
the 1939 season and pins for the
initiates of the Pen and Scroll
Club, a journalism honorary soci-
ety, will be awarded.
Loggers Win
By Small
Margin
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Birkenfield Pirate« Give
Thrill to Spectators in
Basketball Game
A gallant group of fighting Bir-
kenfeid Pirates gave a large crowd
of spectators a second half thrill 1
and the Logger basketeers a score ;
in a wild closely contested game
on the local floor Friday night.
The final basket by Walt Par
cells breaking a 28 to 28 deadlock
was made with only seconds to play
and the Loggers were able to with
stand the closing rush of a desper
ately fighting Birkenfeld team to
win 30 to 28.
The Loggers started quickly and
piled up a 15 to 10 lead at half
time. Coming out after the inter
mission the Pirates quickly cut the
lead and early in the fourth quarter
forged ahead, the result of brilliant
.orged ahead, the result of briilliant
offensive work of Richardson, big
Pirate center, who gave Vernonia
fans a fine exhibition of hustle
and accurate shooting,
With two minutes to play the
Loggers tied the score and went on
to win with Parcells’ pinch basket.
Seldom have the Vernonia fans
seen a harder fighting, cleaner
team thpn this small group of Bir
kenfeld boys who almost slipped
over a defeat on the Loggers. High
scorer for Birkenfeld was the bril
liant Richardson while Walker pac
ed the Loggers.
Vacation for
Students to
Begin Dec. 22
Students and teachers of
grade and high schools of Vernonia
will enjoy a welcome but too brief
yacation from all worries that ac
company the routine of school go
ing and school "keeping” when the
Christmas vacation begins Friday,
December 22. Classes will re-con-
vene the Tuesday following New
Year’s Day, January the second.
Recent Planting
Of Cutthroat
Editorial Draws
Wide Recognition
In Lake
(Continued from page 1)
To see whether or not the black-
spotted or Montana cutthroat, the short, happy years of childhood
which provides such excellent fish and adolescence; the magic of your
ing in Yellowstone and other near first love; and all the wonder of
by lakes, is suitable for stocking growing up. Lt means manhood and
some of Oregon’s high virgin lakes, womanhood and marriage and birth
the state game commission recently and even death. It means home and
planted approximately 3,000 trout family and all those things a man
of this species in the barren waters has deep in his heart until he dies.
“War destroys all these—it ’des
of Burnt Lake in Mt. Hood nation
al forest. With the assistance of troys a man’s body and brain and
employees of the Forest Service, a woman’s heart and home. It makes
the fish Were packed in several a mockery of religion—it makes a
miles to the lake, which was chosen mockery of God. It blasphemes that
for the experiment because a pre- which men hold most dear—truth,
vious survey indicated that it had and beauty, and viitue, and inno
conditions similar to the lakes from cence. It desecrates the purity of
which this stock of cutthroat had childhood and the chastity of wo
been obtained. The results of the manhood. War is secrilege.
“Once more War, the mad Prince
release will be followed closely t<i
determine the survival and growth of Death, is riding over Europe. As
of the fish, and if the experiment Americans see and as we shudder
is successful, it may point out a
at the sight, in our hearts is a pray
waj to develop a new form of lake
fishing,
particularly in waters er of gratitude; and we give thanks
which now have very few or no fish for a peaceful America.”
at all.
*
—Joanne Nichol.?
SAFEWAY
Specials for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 22 and 23
I
—Shop Safeway for Quality Meats—
Picnics • •
Pure Lard «
Sliced Bacon
lb.
4 lbs
lb.
19c
35c
20c
HEADQUARTERS FOR POULTRY
Your Christmas dinner will be better with a
turkey purchased from Safeway Market at
the lowest prices in years.
Airway Coffee
Duchess
3 -lb. bag
35c
Qt. Jar
‘ 2 for
2 pkgs.
25c
Salad Dressing
Large No. 2
Pineapple
Jell Well
size can
Assorted
Flavors
Ovaltine .
Oysters
29c
9c
$1.’ 0 Size can
59c
■ each
10c
Pel-La-Co No. 1
HOLIDAY SPECIALS
MONSTER GUM DROPS
pound
CHOCOLATE DROPS
pound
CHOCOLATES Assorted
2i/»-lb. Box
CHOCOLATES Assorted
5-lb. Box
WALNUTS Grade A Medium
2 lbs.
MIXED NUTS (No Peanuts)
2 lbs.
10c
10c
49c
89c
29c
35c
—Fresh Fruits and Vegetables—
Oranges 150 Size
2 dozen
Tangerines
Satsuma
box
Cal a vos Rich in Vitamins
each
Grapefruit Arizona
dozen
Sweet Potatoes Jersey 6 lbs
CI4LISTMAS-1 9 Z 9
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45c
79c
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35c
25c
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