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FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1940 ' I LET’S BE SOLAI E LE Mrs. Hamp Roberson Entertains Group— O. E. S. Party Honors Matrons, Patrons— The members of the Vernonia Wednesday evening, February 21, Study Club met for an enjoyable marked a very memorable occasion afternoon Thursday, February 22, for local and out-of-town members «1 the Hamp Roberson home on the and an exceptionally large visitation rum Clatskanie. Past Matrons and O. A. Hill. After the dessert lunch Patrons of this and other Chapters eon which carried out the George and charter members of this Chap Washington motive, members re ter were honored guests. The first sponded to roll call by naming group included the following: Mr. two words or, pihrases often in and Mrs. F. D. Macpherson of Portland, Mrs. E. H. McGraw of correctly used. Forest Grove, Mrs. A. J. Hughes, The Civic Committee composed Mrs. Oscar George, Mrs. C. L. of Mrs. Harry Sandon, Mi-s. Paul Brock, Mrs. Frank Hartwick, Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. E. J. Preston Tom Crawford, Mrs. L. H. Dewey, announced that a community or Mr. W. T. Lilly, Emil Messing and civic center has been established Glen Hawkins. The charter mem in the bank building where clothing bers present were Mrs. Albert and household needs may be taken Childs and Mrs. Merle Ruhl. A very lovely floral drill was given for distribution to the needy. Mrs. Judd Greenman gave an and beautiful' old-fashioned nose interesting and informative review gays were presented to the ladies of the book “We Who Speak Eng and rosebuds to the men. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bollinger acted lish” by Charles Allen Lloyd who has been a professor of English os Worthy Patron and Matron and :or thirty years and is an author conferred the degrees on one newly ity on the use of English. In an elected member. The two highest informal fashion the writer points officers of Wabanang Chapter of out mistakes in grammar and pro Clatskanie, Mrs. Alma Martinson nunciation; he explains and corrects and Don Fleuer, were given special false teachings of the past, antici honors. At a late hour, refreshments ap pating changes in the future. Mrs. propriate for Washington’s birthday William Heath was critic. The next meeting will ve held at were served at tables beautifully Mrs. Ray Mills’ home, Thursday, decor-.‘ed with centerpiecs and fav March 14 at which time Mrs. Wal- ors of red, white and blue. lace • McCrae will review the J. B. Priestly play “I Have Been Here Birthday Party Surprises— Before”. A number of friends came in Social Club Gives Friday evening and completely sur Benefit Card Party— prised Mrs. William Jacobs on her The Social Club of the Eastern birthday. She received a number of Star held a benefit card party in at .active and useful gifts. Pinochl the reception hall of the Masonic w is played in which Frank Lange Temple last Thursday night. Wash and Mrs. Mike Willard held high motive was ’ scores and Mrs. Thurman DeHart ington’s birthday carried out in table decorations and William Jacobs had low scores I A delicious lunch consisting of and re'reshments. 500 were Mandw'c^es’ P°tat<> salad and angel Bridge, pinochle and played^In "bridge^ Mrs“ Lee Caul-J f™d c^e_ W^/e^d' PT“+ field and Ray Mills won high; in Were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lange pinochle, Mrs. Marvin Porterfield Mr. and Mrs. Thurman DeHart and Elbert Brock; and in 500, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Willard, Mr. | and Mrs. Carl Davis,'Mr. and Mrs and Mrs. Fred Zeiner. The committee in charge of the Thomas Turner and Mr. and Mrs affair was: Mrs. Glen Hawkins, Jacobs. Mrs. A. J. Hughes and Mrs. Marvin ,, -m . , • Porterfield. i Mrs- Eby Entertains VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON Pollyanna Circle Meets— Rural highways continued to be CARNIVAL SUCCESS; ¡la,<l MRS. WEED HONORED; i . Th‘‘ . Art Kirk family spent Sun- the scene of many traffic fatalities CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS ^,”“ with 50 percent of the fatal acci The Pollyanna Circle of the Evan gelical Church Missionary Society met on February 21 for the month ly meeting at the home of Mrs. M. Pumala. Mrs. C. F. Heiber assisted the hostess. Quilting and the Pollyanna basket were discussed and a handkerchief shower was given Mrs. Bessie Weed. Seventeen members and four guests were present. Camp Fire Girls Enjoy Party— The Tawanka Camp Fire group had a Valentine party Monday, February 12, at 2:45. Games were prepared by Addie Pierce, Junie May Hobsin and Shirley Ann Brady. Refreshments were served, con- sisting of cookies, potato salad, sandwiches, orangeade and Valen tine suckers. The Tawanka Camp Fire girls have taken in two new memibersi Barbara Keasey and Sheila Bailey, News of the Theatre BRITISH QUEEN’S VISIT LEAVES ITS AFTERMATH— The influence of the recent visit of King George and Queen Eliza beth is seen on the screen for the first time in “Fast and Furi'ous,” at the Joy Theatre Saturday. Part of Ann Southern's wardrobe for the picture consists of a parasol model ed after the now-famous one Carri ed by the British Queen throughout her trip. ITowever, Miss Sothern had one use for it probably never dreamed of by the Queen—the act ress used it as a weapon against icreen-husband Franchot Tone in a :cene of domestic feuding. MEDIEVAL PARISIAN LIFE RE-LIVED IN “HUNCHBACK”— dents reported from the highways Eagle)—The carnival and program vUitod wich her Parents, Mr. and held at the Pleasant Hill school Mrs' DelVaney, over the weekend. outside metropolitan areas. There Friday evening was a great success. I Orris and Verle DeVaney of Port- were nine fatal crashes on these The proceeds taken in were $40.90. | 'and and Raymond, Washington, roads, seven in residential and open These funds are to be used to pur- came home to act as pallbearers areas in cities and two in business abase equipment for a wood-work-1with their two brothers, Darrell districts. Forty-four percent of the for Mayo Jean Petti- total crashes occured in business ing shop for the school. The pupils . “nd were 15 schoolmates and and teachers of the school wish to Eds past years as w^ districts, however, illustrating the thank the patrons of the community [ the other two boys, Joe Lindsley trend for the more serious acci for the splendid cooperation they and Warren Gillham. dents outside business areas, ac have given in making the shop a1 Lenore Carrick spent Sunday at cording to Snell. renli+v ,the DeVaney home. While 47 percent of all accidents rr w A . _* • J Visitors at the W. J. Lindsley Mis. . .mma Weed entertained home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. I occured at intersections, by far the Thursday evening with a dinner Vernon Lindsley and Mr. and Mrs. ¡great majority of fatal accidents party in honor of Mrs. Oscar Weed’s j Sam Smith and Low McDonald. occured on straight-aways, the birthday. Those present were: Mr. I month’s figures showed. and Mrs. Oscar Weed, Mr. and Mrs.! Crashes involving two cars ac E. E. Garner and Larry, Mr. and counted for but one of the 18 Mrs. Edward Grant and Mr. and deaths during the month. Pedestrian Mrs. E. L. Sehorn. accidents brought 12 deaths, 66 Mrs. Mildred Hult and Mrs. Ruth Hult went to, the Home Interest I percent, while the following aeci- I dents caused one death each: car- Conference at Coryallis Tuesday, February 27. The Kist unit sent i train, car-bicycle, car-street car, them as delegates. Oregon motorists effected a re- car-'fixed object collision, non-col- Mrs. Irma Chance and Jean Me Donald were honored at a birthday duction in every phase of traffic lision. dinner at the E. L. Sehorn home accidents for the month of January,! “Those who commonly think of Wednesday evening. The _____ guests 1940, as Compared to the same the fatal accident as involving the were Mr. and Mrs. Marion Chance, month in 1939, it was announced crash of two or more automobiles, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McDonald and today by Earl Snell, secretary of will do well to study these figures Jean and the host and hostess, Mr. state. j and realize their significance,' and Mrs. Sehorn. Deaths were reduced ten percent Snell declared. “We must place in Mrs. Etta Driscoll and children of Stoney Point road spent Sunday injuries were cut eight percent and creasing emphasis on avoiding the at the Clyde Carrick home. the total number of accidents was non-collision crash, the collision Mrs. Agnes Moehler was hostess to the Kist Unit of Home Econ cut four percent. There was one with fixed objects and the pedest omics February 27. Mrs. Mildred less pedestrian killed than for the rian accidents if we are to reduce Hult and Mrs. Maxine Smejkal corresponding month in 1939. cur traffic toll.” were project leaders. Mrs. Clyde Carrick was hostess ¡ 'for the Quilting Club last Thurs-1 WE ARE NOW EQUIPPED TO MAKE KEYS day. Mrs. Bodell was a guest of j NEW AND USED GOODS the clun that day. Evin Treharne spent the week- i Your money buys a better value when you trade end at Seaside with his family. ■ an(j jjr. and Mrs. at the The students Edward Sehorn presented Mrs. Irma VERNONIA BARGAIN STORE Chance with an electric waffle iron for her birthday Friday. Mr. and Mrs. William Falconer spent Saturday in Portland where they visited with Otto Stowell, who is in the hospital. He is reported much improved. Mrs. Jess Loman returned with them to visit her cousin, Mrs. Stowell. Harold Preston of Portland «nd Mrs. Mildred Merrell and daughter, Lillian, of Battle Ground, Wash- ington, were weekend visitors at the Carl Wienecke home. Mrs. Nellie Staley was also a dinner guest at the Wienecke home on Saturday. Mrs. Clyde McDonald and Mrs. Ernest Sunell spent Friday visiting at the hime of Mrs. Adiolph Nelson. A vivid picture of life in mediev al Paris is presented in “The Hunch back of Notre Dame,” RKO Radio’s GUESTS VISIT AT spectacular version of Victor Hugo’s BROWNING HOME novel, starring Charles Laughton. Dealing with a nobleman’s perse MONDAY, TUESDAY ____ ¡with Bridge Luncheon— Mrs. R. D. Eby entertained at cution of a gypsy girl and how a j STONEY POINT—(Special to The Married in luncheon and bridge at her home deformed outcast, the bell-ringer of Eagle)—Mrs. Jack Taylor and baby Vancouver— last Wednesday afternoon, Febru the cathedral of Notre Dame, res Who have spent the past two weeks Vern Boyer, employed at Sam ary 21. The guests were: Mrs. Judd cues her, the tale has long been a at the Otto Michener home, return ed to their home at Scott’s Mills and Bob’s Grocery was married Greenman, Mrs. F. R. Olin, Mrs. favorite with readers all over the Saturday. World. Sunday, February 18 in Vancouver, Walter Vaughn, Mrs. Frank Hart- Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bond of Wish Maureen O’Hana enacts the role ram, Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Washington, to Miss Marie Knox wick, Mrs. Alice Estey, Mrs. Ben of Portland. The couple are mak- Brickel and Mrs. John Grady. Mrs. >f the gypsy girl and Sir Cedric Victor Creson of Coquille, Oregon, Mrs. G. E. Carson of Vancouver, ing their home at the Roseway. Olin held high score; Mrs. Green Hardwicke that of the villian. Washington, and Otto Boeck of apartments. I man held second high. Keasey, spent Monday and Tues day at the Perry Browning home. “THE CISCO KID Margaret Michener, who has been AND THE LADY”— quite ill with bronchitis, is much improved. The newest adventure in the Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jensen spent hrilling career of O. Henry’s lov- Sunday at the Otto Michener home. able outlaw, t-his 20th Century-Fox Mrs. Michener returned home with film can be recommended on sev- ¡¿them for a two-day’s visit. Mrs. Etta Driscoll and children ■ral points, any one of which Sunday at the Clyde Carrick would make a film good entertain- spent home on Beaver creek road. ment. There’s excitement—the stage Mrs. Ray McGee and daughter, roach robbed, a gold mine plunder Bonnie, of Mist spent several days ed and bad-men dying of pistol last week with Mrs. Maude DePue poisoning. There’s romance—as Cis i and family. Harold Davis and Sonny Schalock co might say: “To rob a bank or drove to Forest Grove Saturday hold up a stagecoach is play for baking Harry Gardner over. a child. But to make love to two seroritas: that is work for a man!” accompany BRIDAL SHOWER There’s comedy—just this smiling desperado on his hair- GIVEN MRS. SMITH breadth escapes, < Chivalrous __ feats. BROTHERS HERE Phone 773 RIVERVIEW and private Confabs with his hench KEASEY—(Special to The Eagle) man. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds, Mrs. D. R. DeVaney and Mrs. J. “The Cisco Kid and the Lady” O. DeVaney gave a bridal shower opens Tuesday at the Joy Theatre. for Mrs. Sam Smith at the DeVaney home Wednesday. She received many lovely gifts. Cake, sandwiches and coffee were served. Thlose HIGGINS FILM present were: Mrs. Hilda Keasey, Combatlntestinal Poisoning TRUE TO LIFE Mrs. Anna Luther, Mrs. Iva Gill- that may be causing your If there are people in this town bab, Mrs. Clara Lindsley, Mrs. Gay- nell Reed, Mrs. Viola Comstock, who think they have family | Mrs. A. J. Armstrong. Mrs. Maxine troubles, let them drop down to the ¡Smith. Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Ruth Joy Theatre and see Republic’s Hult. Mrs. Mildred Hult, Mrs. Alice “My Wife’s Relatives,” which de I I indnley and Mrs. Maxine Smejkal. sending gifts but not pres picts new adventures of the Higgins IThos» ent were Mrs. Dussenberry, Mrs. Here s a marvelously simple way of Menage. If you are one of the many folks that j Walter McDonald, Miss Grace Arm feels “punk” much of the time and suffer combating intestinal putrefaction that’s The antics of this screen family strong. Mrs. Blanche DeWitt, Mrs. from little aches and pains, biliousness, proven to be effective in so many, many headaches, fatigue, "furry” tongue, and cases. Best of all, it doesn’t call for the are side-splitting, but when taken I Isola Morris, Miss Lenora Carrick, even foul breath, we want you to know that use of harmful laxatives or drugs. Modern very often these conditions are due to the science now says that extract or concen seriously, are rather true-to-life. I I ; Priscilla White. Mrs. Rilla White. activity of harmful bacteria in the colon. trate of GARLIC gives valuable help to the Mrs. Maude White, Mrs. Herb colon in its fight against these poison James Gleason, the head of the Counts and Mrs. Albert Kreiger. These bacteria attack food wastes and often produce poisons that are absorbed by creating bacteria. family, bears the brunt of his If you feel “half dead” much of the time, Ralph DeVaney is visiting his the body and so cause many very distress ing conditions. It is hard to kill these bac have minor aches and pains, headaches, brood’s troubles. His wife, Lil, sister in Portland. teria in the colon. Powerful drugs that dizziness, or foul breath, it might well he Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris and might kill them may also hurt you if taken that intestinal putrefaction is at the bottom played by his real-life partner, Lu- of it. Why suffer? DO SOMETHING Mrs. W. J. Lindsley made a trip to internally. cile Gleason, tries earnestly to help Hillsboro and Cedar Mills Thursday. However, if you just "slow down” the ABOUT IT. If you suffer aches, pains, headaches, activity of these harmful bacteria that her husband, but has the knack of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris, Mr. cause putrefaction, nature will be given a dizziness and fatigue, why not do as so many other folks are today doing. Try chance to set things right again. making situations worse than they Rolland and daughter, Dorothv. Mrs. Garlic Concentrate for your troubles. W. J. Lindsley and three children, DEARBORN Concentrated Garlic Tablet« were originally. offer you the medicinal virtues of Garlic In Lee, Joan and Kenneth, made a trip tasteless, odorless, easy-to-take tablets. to Portland Monday. Start using them today and learn for your self just what these tablets can do for you. Mr. and Mrs. John Counts visited ALLEGHENS UPRISING A package of 40 tablets (a two-weeks at the Herb Counts home Thursday. supply), costs only 69e. At all good TO SHOW THURSDAY— •Drug Stores. Be sure to get the genuine Mrs. Carrie Wiaenberg, Mary DEARBORN Garik Tablets. Hall and Lee Hall visited at the An outdoor drama of the Colonial EDCE i Come in today and get Counts home Sunday. Government's fight to suprem il Herb InCCi generous FREE TRIAL Mr. and Mrs. Chet Fugate spent package or DEARBORN Concen legal trading in rum and weapons ,'*e weekend with Mr. and Mrs. trated Garlic Tablets. Coats nothing. with the Indians. Leading charact Harry Bales. No obligation. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris, Don- ers are portrayed by Clair Trevor, John Wayne and George Sanders, aid Morris. Mrs. Blanche DeWitt and Mr. Rolland an sons. Dale and W. J. ARMITAGE, DRUGGIST directed by William A. Seiter. Leonard, spent Saturday in Port- New and Used Parts New and Used Tires Gas and Oil Expert Auto Repairing LYNCH AUTO PARTS Biliousness, Dizzy Spells, Headaches, Tired Feeling PAGE THREE YOUR WEEK’S PROGRAM AT THE JOY THEATRE Thursday and Friday, February 29, March 1 “TIMBER STAMPEDE” starring George O’Brien “LAMBETH WALK” Starring Sally Grey, Lupino Lane Saturday, March 2; DOUBLE FEATURE “FAST AND FURIOUS” Starring Franchot Tone and Ann Sothern “MUSIC IN MY HEART” Starring Tony Martin and Rita Hayworth Sunday and Monday March 3 and 4 PKO RADIO Picture with MR CEDRIC HARDWICKE . THOMAS MICHELL . MAUREEN O'HARA • EDMOND C'RRIEN.AIAN MARSHAL• WALTER HAMPDEN . KATHARINE ALEXANDER Also Universal News Tues., Wed,, March 5, 6 DOUBLE FEATURE PAL NIGHT “MY WIFE’S RELATIVES” Starring James Gleason, Mary Davenport ft FRONTIER DA'io Thur«,, Fri., March 7, 8 Also Selected Shorts Coming Attractions: “Fighting 69th”, “Drums Along the Mo hawk”, “Swanee River”, ! “His Girl Friday”, “Swiss Family Robinson”, “Broadway Melody”, “Gone with the Wind”, Louis-Godoy Fight Pic tures, March 28 and 29. UPRISING'