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PAGE FOUR VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1939 Goble, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Olson and daughter, Betty, are spending the Christmas holidays in Vancouver, Washinyton visiting with Mrs. Ol son’s relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Atkins were visiting relatives in Lafayette Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Atkins and son. Bud, spent Christmas Eve with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ray of Ver nonia. Mr. and Mrs. Chet Anderson and daughter, Phyllis, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Anderson from Glenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Eban John and daughter, BABES IN ARMS, NOT NEW YEARS DAY AN Donna and Lea, and Mr. and Mrs. BABES IN ARMIES— EXCEPTION— Ed Roediger spent Christmas vaca- tion with Mr. and Mrs. C. I. And- THE COMING Monday will be designat CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES beginning erson. ed by the calendar as January 1, 1940. To with the Community Christmas tree and pro many of us the date will mean little of part Mr. and Mrs. A. . Nelson were gram held last Friday night in the Washing icular interest other than the passing of 1939 at Kennewick, 1 Washington for ton school, followed by churches’ observance and the beginning of 1940 with its round of Christmas. Mrs. Nelson’s mother of the Nativity on Sunday, singing of carols everyday activities in the pursuit of this or, returned with her • to stay for a that objective. week. Christmas eve, family tree and dinner on But to others there may be this mean, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Holmes Christmas day ended quietly and almost rev ing. To them it may bring realization that erently for families who might not have JOAN MELLINGER ILL; spent Sunday and Monday visiting ours is a nation unique in comparison with relatives and iriends in Longview, known the pleasure of Christmas had not TAYLORS MOTOR TO the warring countries of Europe. They now Washington. LEBANON FOR XMAS the mill been reopened a few weeks ago. are engaged in combat which may mean the Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gwin and 1 New Year’s usually is an anti-climax to complete destruction of the loser. Every re STONEY POINT—(Special to family and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. source is being conscripted for use by those Christmas and all its bright spirit of giving The Eagle)—Joan, daughter of Mr. Gwin spent Christmas in Portland countries, the most valuable resource being and receiving. This year should be an excep and Mrs. Oliver Mellinger is very with their daughter, Mrs. J. J. that of citizens. tion. The mill whistle blew during the years ill at her home. It is not known Hellstine. Methods of warfare lead to quick, sure Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Williams and from 1932 to 1936 only on New Year’s eve. exactly what the trouble is. destruction of life and in order to carry on Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ellis and son daughter, Nancy, and friend, Mr. After July 1936, Vernonia and surrounding the battle those lives must be replaced by of Oregon ICity spent Christmas Jenson, were here from San Fran others. Soon the ranks are being replaced by communities heard the whistle during the with Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Mellinger. cisco visiting Mr. and Mrs. George those of a more tender age and the process week as well as on special occasions for hun- Mrs’. Maude DePue and daughter, Cobat. repeats itself until the age of those engaged dreds of men were back at work to provide Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bond and Margaret, spent Christmas with Mr. in killing is as that of a child. Perhaps it the necessities for their families. Clara were in Chehalis, Washing and Mrs. Ray McGee and Mr. and will be remarked “how horrible.” True, the This New Year’s should be almost as ton visiting Mrs. Bond’s mother thought is horrible. The thought in reality joyous a one as that in the few years past Mrs. Lester McGee of Mist. Mr. and Mrs. Lex Taylor motor over Christmas. is not to be countenanced by any peace-loving when the whistle was working overtime when Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lynch spent nation but in reality it is true in those lands it heralded the coming of the New Year—a ed to Lebanon to spend Christmas now in conflict. year with honest, work in the spirit of giving with Mr. and Mrs. William McCor to Portland Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dicn Lynch spent J mick. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Frys ac To those wfco stop to consider may oc- to receive. companied them down for the holi Christmas at the George Woods’. | enr the thought that the year 1940 means days. smother year of peace for the United States Mrs. Kenneth Bell of Glenwood PEOPLE DO WIN —another year of babes in arms, not in Mr. and Mrs. Perry Browning spent Christmas with Mr. Bell’s RADIO CONTESTS— armies. and son, Otto, had Christmas dinneh mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. A NEWS article of last week’s issue with the Louis Boeck, Jr. family. George Bell. "I carried information regarding Winners in the Also, visiting at the Brownings Mr. and Mrs. Les Grenia spent Professor Quiz question contest, winners in were Mr. and Mrs. Victor Creson Christmas with her mother and a limerick contest and the winner of an edit of Coquille and William Boeck of father of Banks. orial contest. So often is heard the express Roseburg. H. E. Parker and family r were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Merrill left at Roseburg, Oregon for Christ- ion, “I have never won a contest,” ’ indicating < MARVIN KAMHOLZ, Editor and Publisher that the competition, whatever it i may be., is for San Francisco Tuesday morn mas. for ing after spending the holidays not so conducted that there is a chance i Bruce Dyer from Bend, Oregon with their daughter, Mrs. Byron is here staying with Mr. and Mrs. the entrants. Entered as second class mail matter, August But last week’s article would apparently Kirkbride and family. Hugh Coburn for Christmas and 4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Ore Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gardner indicate otherwise for the winners were New Years. gon, under the act of March 3, 1879. people known to the community. They sub and nephew, Mr. Ralph Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Coburn have mitted their efforts to judges along with and Mrs. Gardner were Christmas moved from Porterfield’s residence Subscription Rate $2 per year thousands of others and were chosen from dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. on Rock ereek to Riverview. They Local advertising rate: 26 cents per column T. Hollett. the many offerings as worthy of mention. inch Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Kirkbride have planned to make their home The results would seem to indicate that were Christmas dinner guests of there. Foreign advertising rate: 35 cents per column the possibility of winning is still there. inch Mr. and Mrs. 1 Eric Clarlson and ■family. Classified advertising rate: Minimum 25 cents, ANOTHER YEAR BROUGHT Mrs. Otto Michener, son, Elmer, 5 cents per line, three insertions for price TO COMPLETION— md Ralph Condit motored to Port of two. THIS ISSUE of The Eagle marks the land last Wednesday to meet DeL Legal advjrtising rate on request completion of another volume of publication, mer Michener who came home from Reader advertising rate: 10 cents per line. Volume 16. The volume number for the past Salem Deaf school for the holidays. V. F. W Miss June Michener and Ellis year has been listed at 16 which means that Official newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon Meets First and the 16th year of publication has been com Woolbridge of Portland are at the pleted. It will be noted that the volume num Michener home for the holidays. Third Fridays of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bodell and ber is followed by the number of the issue sons were Christmas dinner guests which on this paper is 52, the number of Each Month. weeks in the year. The coming week’s public <yf Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hall and Lagion 8 P. M. ation will begin the new volume, 17, and will family. Mrs. Etta Driscoll and children John Grady, Commander begin with the number 1 to mark the first spent Thursday evening with the week of the new series. Clyde Carrick family and attended Vernonia F. O. E. the Christmas program at Pleasant der of the evening by having a pro (Fraternal Order of Eagles) MAN’S HOUSE BURNS; Christmas day around noon. The gram provided by the guests. Helen Hill. men who stayed home for Christ TWO XMAS PARTIES Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis and son, Fowler played a few solos on her inas fought the fire and saved the HELD AT WILARK Harold, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grange Hall cornet, Lorena Rae Cantwell played Portland Saturday. Turner were in whole camp from burning; the WILARK—(Special to The Eagle) Vernonia the piano, Frances Ann Cantwell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Riley and —'Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis from shack that burned was right in played a number on the piano and Friday Nighti Washington, were son of Kalama, Corvallis, Richard an alumnus of among the men’s bunk houses. Mr. Mrs. Glen Pearl accompanied the holiday visitors at the Carl Davis 8 o’clock Vernonia High, are spending the Townson’s car was saved, though group on the piano for some group home. Also, calling on the Davises z Christmas holidays with their par badly scorched. on Christmas day were Mr. and ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Chet Taylor held singing. Mrs. Paul Blackwell of Sheridan. Roy Barnes, W. P. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Floder were a Christmas tree party. They drew and Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts. Marvin Kamholz, W. Sec’y. Mr. and Mrs. William Virtu« names and distributed Christmas Vernonia shoppers Saturday after noon. ALASKA MAN HERE; •vere overnight visitors at Portland packages Friday night, December Knights of Pythias the past week. 22. There were many nice gifts and i i ' Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis en I SIXTH BOB CAT KILL Harding Lodge No. 116 tertained with Christmas dinner at Mrs. Blaine Cobat spent one day they enjoyed the evening talking, Vernonia, Oregon ED; XMAS VISITORS last week with her sister-in-law of Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. their home. Those present were Meetings:—I. O. O. F. RIVERVIEW—(Special to Riverview. John Hatfield and daughter, Jonni- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lane and Hall, Second and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hanna and bel, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Olson, children, Lewis, Annetta and Gloria, Eagle)—Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cobat Fourth Mondays Each daughter, Dorothy, were shoppers Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gay and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tatum, Mr. and were at Lebanon, Oregon visiting Month. Mrs. Richard Lewis and Jean Lewis. Mrs. Cobat’s sister, Mrs. Sherman in Vernonia Saturday afternoon and and Mrs. Denny Ryves. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ray and Johnson. evening. Mr. and Mrs. Vance Sutherland Pythian Sisters Mrs. Noble Dunlap spent Christ- Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Roberts left and children, Connie and Bethine, children of Vernonia spent Christ Vernonia Temple No. 61 mas day at the home of Mrs. Ray ’ s Robert mas with Mr. and Mrs. Sunday to spend the holidays in of Vernonia spent the Christmas Vernonia, Oregon Rainier. day with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Woods, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Atkins. Nancy and Mr. and Mrs. Noble Meetings:— 1. O. O. F. Hall Bud Atkins took Lylath Van De Dunlap. to iLester Roberts left for Rainier There was a drawing of names Second and Fourth Wednesdays Melvin Paul and mother visited spend the Christmas holidays. Each Month of a group of people for a Christ Bogart home Friday to spend the folks Mrs. Noble Dunlap Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Pearl and mas tree party held at the home Christmas holidays with her E. Anderson and Miss Vianna children, Glenna and Gerry, are of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Cantwell in Portland. Bud returned home Order of Eastern Star Anderson and Kenneth Krueder of Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S. spending the Christmas holidays at Wednesday, December 20. Those Saturday. Mrs. Stanley Olson and Mrs. Portland visited Saturday with Mr. present were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Goble. Regular Communi Mr. and Mrs. Chris Fowler and Pearl and children, Glenna and Harold Gay were Vernonia shop- and Mrs. John Atkins. cation first and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Graves and third Wednesdays daughter, Helen, are spending the Gerry, Mr. and Mrs. Walt Fowler pers Friday afternoon. of each month, at Mr. and Mrs. Orville McKinster Mrs. Alice Crawford spent Christ holidays at Vancouver, Washington. and children, Edward and Hazel, Masonic Temple. The shack belonging to Jack Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lindsay, and Mr. were Christmas day guests at the mas with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. All visiting sisters Bill Lindsay home. Graves. Townson, 'bed maker for the bunk and Mrs. Chris Fowler and daught- and brothers wel Mr. and Mrs. Chapman spent O. D. Hall killed his sixth bob houses, was burned to the ground, er, Helen. They spent the remain- come. Christmas day in Vernonia. Mrs. Jean Crawford, W.M. l|40 cat of the season this week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Palandri Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary Mr. and Mrs. Harry McMullin spent Christmas day with Mr. Pal- and family spent Christmas with A. F. & A. M. andri’s family at Pittsburg. Mrs. McMullin’s mother. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 Miss Pauline Rollins spent the Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Christenson A. F. & A. M. meet» at Christmas holidays with her mother. were in Portland Saturday. Masonic Temple, Stat Mrs. Chet Taylor. Eugene Ester from Los Angeles A New Modern ed Communication First Jean Lewis and some of her is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thursday of each month. Deposit Plan to friends spent Friday evening skat Bond. Special called meetings on all other Thursday nights, 7:30 ing at the Hillsboro Skating Rink. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mills are save your Time Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wold are here visiting Mrs. Artie Buckner. p. m. Visitors most cordially wel- come. spending the Christmas holidays in Mrs. Virgil Drorbaugh and child- Special meetings Friday nights. Quick - Easy - Safe Portland visiting relatives. Lowell Hieber, W. M. ren visited Mrs. Claude Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Troy are Tuesday. Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec. Write or call spending the holidays pi Portland Mr. and Mrs. D. Case of Port tor complete Mr. and Mrs. George Plumb are land were here Saturday visiting VERNONIA information— spending the Christmas holidays Mr. and Mrs. John Atkins. POST 11» away from home. Leonard Perry from Sitka. Alas AMERICAN Mrs. Chet Taylor and Mrs. Bob ka is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lewis the LEGION Woods were Vernonia shoppers one Huntley. Meet« First and day last week. George Teel from Eugene is visit Third Wednesdays Heed Office, Portland. Orogon Mr. and Mrs. Otto Cantwell and ing Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Huntley. m imiu ftotasi otrotii issussact co»ro asrio» AUXII IARY children, Frances Ann and Lorena Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Huntley First and Third Mondays Rae, are spending the holidays in,„eie at Hillsboro over Christmas. EAGLE EDITORIALS Verncnia Eagle Mrs. Charles Bergerson 111— Mrs. Charles Bergerson suffered a stroke last week and is still crit ically ill. Gilbert Bergerson, former football star at O. S. C., now in mining business in Seattle came last week when his mother was so dangerously ill; he returned to his work Christmas day. Hartwicks in Forest Grove— Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartwick and Maxine spent Christmas in Forest Grove with Mrs. Hartwick’s sister, Mrs. Ellis McGraw, and her family. In St. Helens— Mr. and Mrs. Harold Howard spent Sunday in St. Helens visiting relatives of Mr. Howard. Business Professional Directory Expert Household I and Commercial BERT EASTMAN Paterson's Furniture Store PAINTING PAPERHANGING CALSCMINING BOB MORRELL 376 B Street Vernonia -------- Dr. U. J. Bittner Dentist Joy Theatre Bldg. LODGES St. Helens Branch o/ United States National Bank Refrigerator Service Phone 662 J. E. TAPP All Kinds of Wood Prompt Delivery Phone 241 Expert Tonsorial Work BEN’S BARBER SHOP Vernonia, Oregon LESTER SHEELEY Attorney at Law Bank of Vernonia Bldg, l’hone 231 Roland L. Treharne Expert Automobile Repairing WELDING ROLAND’S SERVICE STATION BAFFORD BROS. General Plumbing Vernonia Nehalem Valley Motor Freight Frank Hartwick, Proprietor Portland - Timber - Vernonia Sunaet*El*ie-Seaside ’ Vernonia Telephone 1042 CASON’S TRANSFER LOCAL and LONG DIS TANCE HAULING SEE US For Your Old Growth 16-INCH FIR WOOD AND CEDAR SHINGLES Roland D. Eby, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Town Office 891 NEAL W. BUSH Attorney at Law Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 863. In Vernonia Mondays and Tuesdays