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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1941)
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1941 faction decorated with miniature soldiers and bearing a patriotic slogan of icing. Commander George Baker cut the cake as a part of the birthday ceremony. LET’S BE SOCIABLE r “Green Entry” Reviewed Thursday— Louise French Given Shower— Mrs. Hale Greenman reviewed 11. j book, “Green Entry”, when the 1 ernonia Study Club met March . . at the h-ii.e „f Mrs. JuJd Green- i. an. The novel written by F. Rut h i. .waid lias to do with a horse snow c.icuit in C Efornia and tells how fa.e steps in and solves the prob lem of establishing the desirable relationship between Joan’s second husband, Michael, and her son, Alan. Members responded to roll cali by defining words new to them. Mrs. Wallace McCrae will review "Leonardo Da Vinci” by Antonina Vallentin at the next meeting on Ma. ch.27 which will be held at the li >ir.e of Mrs. Marvin Kamholz. A ni tiu'e biography of a f mous I inter and names of several of 1 i : most famous painting will be I on in answer to the roll. For Miss Louise French whose marriage will be an event of next month a shower was held Thurs day of last week at the home of Mis. Alfred Bays. The hostesses were Mrs. Wallace Bergerson, Mrs. Dane Br..dy and Mrs. Ervin Smith. About fifty guests were invited. llrthday Party llalcl Sunday— A picnic dinner in honor of Bud Eonon’s birthday was held Sunday, Mai eh 16. Attending were: Mr. Bor on’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. . I. F. Borton of Nashville, Oregon; a brother, Royal Borton of Summit; Miss Eunice Hermansen of Albany; a sister, Mrs. Arnold Hermanse:'., and her husband and three children of Summit; and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Borton and four children. Bridal Shower Held Saturday— About forty people attended the bridal shower held March 15 hon oring Miss Evelyn Robbins, daugh ter of Mr?. Ollie Robbins. The Misses Margaret Haiman and Bessie Bell were hostesses for the shower which was climaxed by a mock wedding staged on the lawn. Bessie Bell took the part of the bride, Ollie Robbins, the groom, Margaret Haiman, the parson, and Betty Glenn, the ring-bearer. Officers Elected At Sewing Club— The Neighbors of Woodcraft Sewing club met March 12 at ‘he home of Mrs. Beatrice Backes. Two officers were elected: Bfernicc Thomas, secretary and Maye Greet., correspondent. Attending the meet ing were: Ina Marshall, Hazel Slip man, Bernice Thomas, Elizabeth Mullins, Myrtle Raymond, Viola Defense, Topic of Carrick, Luticia Mossman, Erma Legion Speakers— Agnes Mohler, Maye Johnson, Sia.e Commander Kelley was the Green and the hostess, Mrs. Backes. principal speaker at the annual The club will meet March 26 at Legicn birthday party staged by the home of Erma Johnson. the local Auxiliary members Tues day nignt. Other speakers were De partment President Laura Goode, Mrs. Cedarburg and Department Secretary Mae Given Shower— Whitcumib. The main topic of the Mrs. Charles Cedarburg (Dorothy speeches was defense. The State Commander stressed the importance Austin) was honored with a bridal of the organization of a Home shower Monday night when Mrs. Guard unit; he stated that Oregon Chester Dusten and her daughter, is the only coast state without such Barbara, were hostesses for a party to which a large number of friends a defense body. were invited. Mrs. Cedarburg’s During the evening, registration marriage occurred in February but blanks to be distributed to any woman who is interested in giving was kept secret until last week. volunteer service to the Legion were given out, and Department Quilt Committee Secretary Mae Whitcomb brought Meets Tuesday— out that every woman may do her The Quilt Committee met Tues part. Not only members of the Am erican Legion Auxiliary but anyone day afternoon at the home of Mrs. in the community may give her Lyman Hawken and the quilt was support to this emergency volunteer awarded to Mrs. Vina Hicks, em- ployee at the Oregon-Americar. service. Besides the state and district sales office. officers present, a number of guests from Clatskanie, Birkenfeld, Banks and Buxton attended the Hal Cook to Play For Dance Club^- party. For the musical program, Miss Members and guests of the Little Aivenia Connell presented her high Dance Club will dance to the music school sextette in vocal selections of Hal Cook and his band this com- and piano duets by Eileen Enos ing Saturday night, March 22. In and Barbara Nichols were offered. charge of the affair to be held at An especial feature of the an the I. 0. O. F. hall are the Ralph nual birthday party is the elaborate Valpianis, Harry Kings, Ray Mills, cake which is baked, decorated and Wallace McCraes, Charles Melises, presented each year by Mrs. Ann J. W. Nicholses and the Art Millers. Luther. This year was no excep tion with the beautiful, tiered con- in the picture. Hollywood bake was announced. ers association at the first meeting shops had never heard of the food Albert Childs was elected presi- of the newly-formed organization and an Egyptian technical advisor finally supervised baking of the pie dent of the Columbia County Golf- in St. Helens. which contained Hour, sugar and cracked nuts. BROADWAY HIT NOW ON SCREEN— Having established a successful run of 235 performances as a Broadway musical comedy hit, “The Beys from Syracuse” proves an equal hit on the screen. A Mayfair Production based on the stage play, the new film feat- ures Allan Jones, Martha Raye, Joe Penner, Rosemary Lane, Irene Her vey, Charles Butterworth, Alan Mowbray, Eric Blore and Samuel S. Hinds. Eagle Items Of Past Years ONE YEAR AGO— Neal Bush was appointed by the city council as City Attorney to fill the position vacated by the resigna tion of Lester Sheeley. Special programs by the various churches were arranged for Easte: Sunday which occurred March 24th. FIVE YEARS AGO— Mrs. Earl Smith announced that she would open a confectionery in the Joy Theatre building in the room formerly occupied by the Joy Bar ber shop. Ivan N. McCollum was unani mously reelected superintendent of the Vernonia grade schools by the board of directors. TEN YEARS AGO— Fire completely destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jus tice at Treharne. Announcement of the program for the dedication of the new Washington grade school building SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 7:30 P. M Another Musical Treat FOR VERNONIA News of the Theatre A GIRL’S DOUBLE SEXTETTE FROM Portland Union Academy BASIL RATHBONE CONVICT IN ‘RIO’— I SHOULD HAVE HAD THE MOTOR TUNED UP AT HEATH’S FOR SPRING AND SUMMER DRIVING Bring yovrs in now and let us give it the works— an oil change, radiator flushed, etc. Heath’s Service Station The immaculate Mr. Basil Rath bone isn’t so immaculate in his latest picture. He’s covered with mud, dust, and a peculiarly offensive mixture of mineral oil and body make-up. He’s wearing a ragged, dirty grey prison uniform, a scraggly straw hat and a sloppy pair of sandals, held to his feet by throngs which pass between his toes. In fact, he looks like the role he’s playing—that of a convict in a jungle prison, in Universal’s “Rio.” LECTURE:— "Charged With Treason!” \ W ing YOUR WEEK’S PROGRAM AT THE JOY THEATRE Thursday and Friday, March 20 and 21 MELODY RANCH Gene Autry SANDY GETS HER MAN Baby Sandy Saturday Only, March 22 RIO Basil Rathbone ------ Victor McLaglen i LONE WOLF KEEPS A DATE Warren William ------ Frances Robinson Sunday and Monday, March 23 and 24 CHAD HANNA Henry Fonda ------ Linda Darnell Andy Clyde Comedy and Cartoon Tuesday Only, March 25 GO WEST The Marx Brothers DARK STREETS OF CAIRO Sigrid Gurie Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, March 26, 27, 28 THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE Martha Raye ------ Joe Penner NOBODY’S CHILDREN Edith Fellows COMING—Here Comes the Navy — Weitem Union — Philadelphia Story NOTICE—Sam Hearing. John Tomlin, M. O. Stolen and John Roediger, Vernonia, are invited to preeent thia coupon at box office any time before Saturday evening, March 22, for complimentary admisaione. ‘CHAD HANNA’ GREAT— When the red wheels of the col orful tent show start rolling in "Chad Hanna” movie-goers are tak en to a world all new to them . . . full of laughter, exciting people and vivid, thrilling drama. Walter D. Edmond’s famous best-selling novel, this new 20th Century-Fox Technicolor hit stars Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour and Linda Darnell. MARX BROS. "GO WEST” IN COMEDY— Presenting the Marx Brothers— Groucho, Chico and Harpo—in their first “period picture,” “Go West,” a wild and woolly comedy laid in the 1870 outdoors. . The Marxes say this is their epic Western to end all Westerns. It is the first time anyone has ever pok ed fun at the big bad men, hard- boiled sirens, lovely heroines and brave heroes of tre Early West. The Marxes do so by making the pic ture a howl from start to finish. To help things along, they don pioneer- day costumes, revamped to suit tneir own ideas. EGYPTIAN PIE— Half a dozen screen players got their first taste of “Egyptian pie” during the filming of "Dark Streets of Cairo,” Universal mystery-drama. The script called for Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Byrd, Eddie Quillan, Kather ine DeMille and other players in the cast to be served with the ex otic confection during a cafe scene good , JUDGMENT, \ - Jty/lt taUI I- HEAVEN’S COURT IS NOW IN SESSION. THIS WORLD IS IN REBELLION AGAINST GOD. EVERY MAN MUST ANSWER THE CHARGE OF TREASON AT THE BAR OF GOD. HOW CAN ONE PROVE HIS LOYALTY TO GOD? TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 7:30 P. M. "MAN, THE MASTERPIECE OF GOD’S CREATION” ‘LONE WOLF’ WINS FANS’ APPROVAL— Warren William, star of Colum bia’s popular "Lone Wolf” pic tures, is the recipient of more than 300 letters a month from fifty “Lone Wolf Clubs” scattered throu ghout the country. William, appear ing in his newest adventure, “The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date”, revealed that most of the letters congratu late him for the manner in which he outwits crooks. PAGE THREE BY I. C. BOHLMAN, M. D., OF PORTLAND BEGINNING THE CHRONOLOGICAL STORY IN PICTURES OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST. A FEATURE FOR CHILDREN AND GROWN-UPS — THE LIFE OF C hrist in pictures shown every tues . and fri . evening . •— WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 7:30 P.M. "WHY HONEST CHRISTIANS KEEP SUN 99 7 REASONS FOR KEEPING THE SABBATH. — 9 REASONS FOR KEEP ING SUNDAY. — HEAR BOTH SIDES. —• THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 7:30 P. M. "THE CHANGE OF THE SABBATH” WHEN AND HOW WAS IT BROUGHT ABOUT? —• — FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 7:30 P. M. A STEREOPTICON LECTURE "THE GREATEST DRAMA Ever ENACTED CHARACTERS:—A woman clothed with light, a dragon, a man-child destin ed to rule the world. PLOT:—The dragon tries to slay the child at birth, he escapes; the dragon attacks the woman, she flees to the wilderness; the child returns with an srm». captures the dragon and casts him into a lake of fire; then he establishes his world-wide kingdom. PICTURES:—“THE CHILDHOOD OF CHRIST” The Silver Dome Tabernacle, Vernonia AU Welcome Seats Free
