FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1941 VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE SIX 3. Non-farm rural families hav Surplus Marketing Administration. In Oregon, the Farm Security Ad ing no income from agriculture. ministration is cooperating in the Applications are obtainable at the project. Columbia County Extension office in St. Helens. All applications must Three Type* Eligible be filed in the office of the Home Three types of families are elig ible under the provision of the Demonstration Agent or County Agricultural Agent. After review, program: 1. Farm family deriving all in the applications are turned over to come from agriculture. the county AAA committee for 2. Groups deriving at least half final review as to eligibility of the of income from agricultural pur applicant and for placing the order suits. far cotton and ticking. MatlressMaking Program Starts The cotton mattres» program now underway in Columbia county is sponsored jointly by three agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture a report this week notes. Sponsors are the County Extension Service, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the HIGH-LOW OLD HERMITAGE « /? 1 1/ KENTUCKY STRAIGHT «OURSON /' WHISKEY NOW PRICED AT $0 AC M Al QUART 15 Schools Now Serve Lunches Fifteen schools of Columbia county are serving hot lunches to their pupils, County School Super intendent William B. Schnebly re- perts. Lunches consist of one or more hot dishes each day of the week. Fourteen of these schools are receiving the assistance of fed- eia! surp us commodities. Nine of them have also the assistance of WI’A cooks and some others are prrvided with cooks through the cooperation of the National Youth Adminis' ration. For the month of February these schools wete reported as serving 11,980 lunches with 5,420 lunches classed as free lunches. This school service, besides mak ing life more pleasant, is material assistance in assuring better health conditions as well as social graces that are developed in many schools at the lunch period. At The Churches . . Making this famous old brand the top whiskey j buy in town. ’ Copyright 1939 National Distiller« Product« Corporation, Now York and Bennett, have installed all new be introduced and the length of machinery, a boiler and other equip- the sasaion. We guessed a total of 975 bills and the session to last ment 5» days. Next week will tell you hew good we are at guessing. Son Como* Homo— Mrs. Lee Caulfield motored to ONE YEAR AGO— Corval <s Thursday for her ton, Work was started towards the Robert Conant, who is a student removal of mountain or sticky laur at O. S. C. Robert will visit here el which was menacing much pas during spring vacation. Sat. Night, March 15 ture land on the St. Helens moun Home from O. S. C.--- tain. Pleasant Hill Hall Jean Vaughn, O. S. C. freshman, Over 200 people attended a pub came home Wednesday for spring lic meeting at which questions and Mu»ic by Davis answers regarding the fotming of a vacation. Her mother, Mrs. Waite- Vaughn, met her in Portland. peoples’ utility distiict in the Ne Orchestra halem valley were heard. Directors of School District No. WITH THE LAWMAKERS (Continued . rom page 1) 47, Jt. re-elected the entire staff cf teachers for the Washington and house again arguing the congress ional reapportior.ment bill. Benton Lincoln schools. county is the big bone of conten tion. Shah it be in or out of th? FIVE YEARS AGO— George Baker, locomotive engin new congressional district, is the eer for Clark and Wilson, resigned question. The firemen’s st. te-wide to accept a position as full-time pension bill which passed the house 'bus'ness agent of Vernonia local is getting very rough treatment in cf the Sawmill and Timber work the senate, where in all probability it will be killed. The unemploy ers’ union. lick’s, the Workingman’s store, ment insurance bill is likewise go was opened next to Ben Bripkel’s ing through the wringer in the sen ate, which may send the measure barber shop, by Dick Simon. F. R. Olin, new president of the back to the house with amendments. Oregon-American Lumber Corpora Both senate and house ere working nights in older to wind up the ses tion, arrived in Vernonia. sion this week. * * • TEN YEARS AGO— In 'h ’ s column next week we The Oregon Gas and Electric company has completed a half-mile will give you a recapitulation of extension from Rose avenue west the bills introduced and passed in to the R. A. Olson and C. D. Bush the senate and house this session— the total number of bills, those art places. D.A. Kramer, until recently man passed, died in committee, vetoed, ager of the local Miller Mercantile and measures that passed one house and were killed in the other. company, moved to Hillsboro. About six weeks ago we stated Vernonia, Oregon in this column our guess on the FIFTEEN YEARS AGO— The Lindsay Lumber company total number cf bills that would sawed the first stick of lumber at the mill west of Rose avenue last Friday. The proprietors, Lindsay Eagle Items Of Past Years DANCE TIME TO FEED THE SQUIRRELS! Get Your Squirrel Bait at the Vernonia Trading Co. The Forest Grove Assembly of God Church Easter Suits Made to Measure for Men and Women. Order Now and Have Them for Easter. stiff the dCoivest FOR "TOP" QUALITY taifored. to tfour order "ALL WOOL" SUIT Pries» $29.00 To $4850 —Rilla M. Sanders, Pastor Sunday services: 9:45—Bible school conducted by E. P. Frank, superintendent. 11:00—'Morning worship. 6:30—Young people’s meeting. 7:30—Evangelistic message. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.—Prayer meeting. Thursday, 2:00 p. m.—Ladies’ Missionary and Prayer Band. Friday, 7:30 p. m.—Christ’s Am bassador’s Service. Lio Holt is the young people’s leader. We welcome you to all of our services. Opening Brown’s Flower Shop National Bank Corsages, Funeral De Invites You To Bank By Mail if signs, Potted Plants Inconvenient To Come In Person Located at the Vernonia Bakery J. A. Thornburg, President. “THE ROLL OF HONOR BANK” 0- Christian Church —The Livingstones? Minister« 9:45—Bible school, M. L. Herrin, superintendent. 11:00—Communion service and preaching. Sermon subject, “God’s Unit of Power.” 6:30—Christian Endeavor meet ing. 7:30—Special message, “Religion and Health.” . all in one day! So naturally SUNNY DAWN GREATEST VARIETY ANYWHERE LOOK HERE BEFORE YOU BUY M. BORN & CO. American Income Rises 13 Cents; Living Costs Gain Cent Over 1940 PURCHASING POWER Men’s New Style Felt Hats $1.49 T° $3.49 JANUARY, 1941, Compared with JANUARY, 1940 IHVOTOSS SYNDICAT« MINNtAPOLIS taste* just like fresh tomatoes! (18-oz. tins) PRICES No. 5 Tall Can (96-ox. tin) 15* •uick or 1 Rolled Oats’.*, -7* 32c BLEACH DE AC | EiHv STOKELY Honey Pod Sweet as Honey CATSUP “Medlicott” Wool Sport 2c-.~15* Friday, Mar. 14, to Mon.. Mar. 17, incl. (46-oz. tin) No. 2 Con STOKELY. Ripe A 12-oz. Tomato Flavor, bottles 10c 10f ItP Pancake Flour CVDIID VI HU I BLOSSOM ?.;29c :°29c 07-. Ba SLEEPY HOLLOW 26-or. Good Old Mopl* Flavor! Con Jackets for Men. A Special at $4.98 Newton Apples Ig. ex. fey Winesap Apples lg. ex. fey Men’s Dress Shirts — Plain ASPARAGUS Fey. lb. 10c LETTUCE Fre.h lb. SHc POTATOES 2’. 50 lb*. 49c White or Fancy Patterns $1.00 — $1.50 — $1.98 Men’s Fancy Socks — Regular or Shorts 25c - 35c - 49c New Dress Trousers for Men and Boys Mens $2.98 To $4.98 s $1.98 T° $2.25 I I P 22c BEEF ROAST Tender Blade Cut» lb. of Finest Grain Fed Steer Beef SIRLOIN STEAK 29c Pound ............................ BEEF TONGUE Pound J5C Kitchen Craft VITAMIN and IRON ENRICHED FLOUR Milled by the new process that preserves wheat's health-giving ele ments! 49-LB. $]39 SACK ................ ...... Chinook SALMON 25 c Pound BACON Any Siie Piece Nob Hill Coffee lb. ■ 23c ttirÄjr Airway 3 lb». 37c SKINNED HAMS CEN PACK Whole or Half Lb. nr Ham. at thi* »cep- tionally low price! NOW SOLD CARROTS Calif, pound 4c ORANGES Sunkist lb. 5c L BY THE POUND GRAPEFRUIT Cal. lb. 3He' above chart, showing how the average American fared In T HE national Income changes in the last twelve month«, is based on the monthly consumers' study of In vestors Syndicate of Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Public in January had a "real income" of $1 13. or an Increase of thirteen cents on the dollar over the same 1940 month. This "real Income" Is not a sub traction of cash Income and expen ditures. but an average relative of tbese figures designed to show bow living costs affect adjusted Income dollars. Cash Income of Mr and Mrs. Public In January was $1.14 for every $1 a year earlier. This gain of fourteen cents on the dollar re sulted from the following changes per dollar: wages up twenty iwo cents and salaries ten cents; in vestment Income was up six cents and other income was up eight cents on the dollar Rents in January were a cent higher than a year ago. but cloth ing. food and miscellaneous items were unchanged, making living ex penses up a cent on the dollar over a year ago. 35c CARROTS, RADISHES, lbs. 39c! Grn' ONIONS lbs. G-Fruit Juice 48-0«. 15C Green Beans bn .™. No can 2 11 e I I G Tomatoes 2X"” 2 no . 2^. 25c Prince Leo Salmon >». 12c Oregon Prunes 13c Cheese Bnc. v.ivwt. 2*o. 49c Marshmallows nufn.., 10c Ovaltine 14-0«. Un 61c Chocolate SK? Hl». 12c Hershey Cocoa llb 14c 3 1b Shortening £?£ can 39c 3 lb Crisco Shortening can 46c 1b Snowdrift Shortening 3 can 45c Klek Beaded Soap ur i7c Lux Toilet Soap 3 bar* 17C Ivory Flakes IXH-st. okr. 2Cc Comfort Tissue Zee Tissue 4 „.u. 22c 4nl!. IFe Wheaties new price pkg 10c