Thursday, Jan. 29, 1942, Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon
dnn Retry Ross, Artist in Needlecraft, Makes /»
. rmy Flags
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The year 1» 12 mark» the 165th
anniversary , f the adoption of th>
Stare and Stupes, today a battle-
dag proudly carried by American
umed forces in every continent
on the globe
In January, 1777, the American
people, elated by General Wash
ington's recent victories at Tren
ton and Princeton, were seeking
an emblem for the new nation
The Congress on June 14 follow
mg adopted a resolution provid
mg for a flag of 13 alternate red
and white stripes with 13 white
»lars on a blue field
And then
the inspiring story of Ketsy Ross
who made the first Star Spangled
Hanner in her little upholstery
• hop in Arch Street. Philadelphia
Today the modern Betsy Ross
still sews in Philadelphia any
one of hundreds of women skilled
in needlecraft She plies her art
in the Philadelphia Quartermas
ter liepot whete all the flags used
by the United States Army are
made
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—U S Sianal I mpi Hhona.
KrnbrouLmno Quartermaster'» Hanner
lions of people who are thrilled
li.v the sight of glorious banners
fashioned from their delicate
stitches, they are rewarded by the
knowledge that the flax» they
have wrdUght are today the sig
nals of liberty and freedom afar
amid the fogs of Iceland ano in
the battlesmoke of the Philip
pines.
The most stirring sight at the
Quartermaster liepot is the mak
mg of the flag
After thorough
inspection of the cloth to insure
that it comes up to rigid specifica
tions, the bunting is marked and
cut with an electrically driven
cutting machine into strips of two
lengths for making the flag One
hundred strips are cut in a single
operation The blue field for the
stars is cut in the same manner.
The material for stars is stamped
out with a steel cutting die on an
Story of Betsy Ross
electric driven stamping machine.
Retsy Ross was tiorn January
The alternate red and white
I, 1752 and died January 30. 18311,
stripes are joined together on a
but it was not until a third of a
double-needle sewing machine.
century after her death that the
Each blue bunting field is care
legend of her handiwork in the
fully
marked for its stars, and
making of the first flag became
generally known. One of her de the stars are stitched on with a
•Cendant». W J Canby, related special machine that produces a
the incident before the Historical zig zag stitch Other operations
Society of Pennsylvania in 1870 complete the making of the flag
and since then she has been ex of the United States.
The manufacture of silk colors
alted as a national heroine
The modern Betsys take keen and standards is a specialized art
pride in their work
Many have at the Philadelphia Quartermas
reached the highest perfection in ter He pot. The stripe» and field
the art of- embroidery, in design are cut by hand but the stars are
ing and the blending of colors. made of solid embroidered silk on
Nameless though thev are
mil „ <twiss hand embroidering m»-
Can Us
If you have any scrap
iron to dispose of for
the Vernonia drive.
We will haul it for you
free of charge if you
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have no other means of
transportation.
Vernonia
Trading Co.
Vernonia, Oregon
chme. The blue fields are placed
in frames on a machine provided
with many needles and these turn
out a stitch resembling hand em
broidery, both sides alike.
Regimental Standards
Regimental colors and stand
ards. with their coats-of-arms and
mottoes, each distinctive unto its
own military unit, are embroid
ered by hand. As many as 30
different shades of silk thread are
used in embroidering each flag.
This calls for exceptional skill
and cars to produce the predeter
mined designs Ln their exact
blending of shades. All designs
are passed upon by technical ex
port* In the office of the Quar
termaster General.
Proudest moment of the Phila
delphia flag makers is when they
receive an order for the colors
carried as a symbol representing
the Commander-in-Chief of the
Army and Navy of the United
States the President This color
has a blue background in the cen
ter of which is embroidered the
seal of the President There la
one white star in each corner of
the flag, representing his grade
as Commander-in-Chief of the
Army and Navy. This color has
gold and silver fringe on three
sides, and also has a cord and
tassel secured immediately below
thè flagstaff headpiece, consisting
of a gold-hued, spread eagle. The
design of this flag was established
by Executive Order of President
Woodrow Wilson on May 29. 191#.
for them to come to.
As to the girl working eight hours
and doing her work, I wouldn’t
call her a pay-roll snatcher, out
Vernonia, Oregon would call her a good union mem
ber.
January 27, 1942
I still think a married woman’3
To the working Mrs.
place is at home.
Dear Mrs.
Don’t you think you have taken
Mother of the V.H.S. Graduate
the wrong attitude toward the
younger girls of -today?
Who has made them want the
good times, and want to run around.
Married women working and not
giving them a chance is the main
reason they do it.
By any chance do you have a Evangelical Church—
young daughter? If so, don’t you —Harvey R. Scheuern.an, Minister
think your place is at home taking
9:45—Bible school.
care of her? Otherwise she will be
11:00—Special service under the
running loose and become one of auspices of the WMS. Day of Pray
these good-time girls.
er service. Evening services at the
I have been married 30 years usual time.
and when I got married I got a man
The regular meeting of the WMS
who supported me. We lived on ^ill be held Wednesday afternoon
what he made and raised our fam and the regular mid-week service
ily. I found that my time was well Wednesday evening at 7:30.
taken care of by getting them three
The community is welcome to all
meal's a day, and keeping a home our services.
The Forum
At The
Churches . .
Assembly of God Church
You SAVE if You Buy for
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Friday—Saturday—Sunday
The secret of saving is in buying large quantities.
We buy in gross lots, therefore are able to offer
low prices. You save when you buy three days’
supplies.
SAM'S FOOD STORE
GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
An Independent, Home-Owned Grocery
FREE DELIVERY
—Rev. John W. Hodges, Pastor
Sunday services:
9:45 A. M.—Bible school, direct
ed by Alban Colsen, superintendent.
11:00 A. M.—Morning worship.
6:45 P. M.—Christ Ambassador’s
services.
Wednesday night, 7:45—Bible
study and prayer meeting.
Thursday, 2:00« P. M.—Ladies
missionary and prayer band.
Friday, 7:45—Christ Ambassadors.
We invite everyone to be in our
services.
Beginning at a point of intersec
tion of the line between Tillamook
ai.d Clatsop counties with the
meander line of the Pacific Ocean;
thence east along said county line
to the southeast corner of Section
53, T. 4 N., R. 10 W., W. M.; thence
along section lines and interior
subdivision lines of sections as fol
lows : north 1 mile, east 14 mile,
north 1 mile, east 14 mile, north
14 mile, east 14 mile, north 14
mile, east 14 mile, north 2 miles,
east 3 miles, north ‘4 mile, east 14
mile, north 14 mile to the 14 cor
ner on north line of Section 4, T.
4 N., R. 9 W., W. M.; thence east
along township line to the south
east corner of Section 35, T. 5 N.,
R. 9 W., W. M.; thence north 14
mile, east 1 mile, north 1% miles,
east 14 mile, north 14 mile, east
14 mile, north Mi mile, east 14
mile, north 1 mile, east 14 mile,
nortji 1 mite, east 1 mile, north 14
mile, east 14 mile, and north 14
mile to the 14 corner of north line
of Section 3, T. 5 N„ R. 8 W.. W.
M.; thence east 14 mile, north 2
miles, east 114 miles, north 114
miles, east 3 miles, north 114 miles,
cast 14 mile, north 14 mile, east 1
mile, north 14 mile, to township
line: thence east on township line
to the southeast corner of Section
35. T. 7 N„ R. 7 W., W. M.; thence
north 14 mile, east 2 miles, north
1 mile, east 14 mile, north 1 mile,
cast 3 miles, north 1 mile, east
414 miles to the east 14 corner of
Section 16. T. 7 N„ R. 5 W„ W.
M.; thence south 1 mile, east 1
mile, south 114 miles, east 1 mile,
south 1 mile to range line; thence
east on range line to the northeast
corner of Section 5, T. 6 N., R. 4
W., W. M.; thence south 114 miles,
east 114 miles, south 114 miles,
cast 1 mile, south 1 mile, east 114
miles, south 1 mile to the southwest
corner of Section 30, T. 6 N., R.
3 W., W. M.; thence east 4 miles,
couth 2 miles, east 3 miles, south
14 mile, east 1 mile, south 314
miles to the southeast corner of
Section 29, T. 5 N„ R. 2 W„ W
M.; thence east 1 mile, south 1
mile, east 1 mile, south 2 miles to
the southeast corner of Section 10,
T. 4 N., R. 2 W., W. M.; thence
west 7 miles, south 314 miles, west
2 miles, south 14 mile, east 1 mile
to the northeast corner of Section
1. T. 3 N„ R. 4 W„ W. M.; thence
south 1 mile, west 5 miles, south 1
mile, west 1 mile to the southeast
corner of Section 12, T. 3 N., R.
5 W., W. M.; thence south 2 miles,
west 1 mile, south 2 miles, west
7 miles to the northeast corner of
Section 3, T. 2 N., R. C W., W. M ;
thence south 2 miles, west 3 miles,
north 14 mile, west 1 mile, north
to northeast corner of Section 12,
T. 2 N„ R. 7 W., W. M.; thence
west 3 miles, south 1 mile, west 1
mile, north 1 mile, west 2 miles,
south 3 miles to the southeast cor
nel of Section 24, T. 2 N., R. 8
W.. W. M.; thence west 3 miles,
north 14 mile, west 1 mile, north
’4 mile, west 1 mile, north 14 mile,
west 1 mile, north 14 mile to the
northeast corner of Section 13, T.
2 N., R. 9 W., W. M.; thence west
3 miles, south 1 mile, west 2 miles,
south 1 mile, west 1 mile, south 1
mile, west approximately 5 miles to
the intersection of the north line
of Section 32, T. 2 N„ R. 10 W„
VV. M.; with the meander line of
the Pacific Ocean; thence north
along said meander line to the point
of beginning.
(In the foregoing description sec
tion lines are assumed to run north
and south or east and west, and the
word “mile” means the length of
one side of a section.)
Notice is hereby given that on
the 14th day of February, 1942,
between the hours of 2:00 p. m.
and 8:00 p. m., a referendum will
be held in the said territory upon
the proposition of the creation of
the Nehalem Valley Soil Conserva
tion District as a governmental'
subdivision and a public body, cor
porate and politic, and in conjunc
tion with said referendum three
(3) District Supervisors will be
elected under the provision of the
Soil' Conservation Districts Law of
this state.
All' persons, firms, corporations,
state, county, or municipality being
the record holders of or holding
under contract to purchase ten
(10) acres or more of lands lying
within the said territory are elig
ible to vote and only such are elig-
able to vote.
Voting divisions and polling places
for the referendum and election
are as follows:
Division No. 1. Polling place lo
cated at Trenholm, Columbia coun
ty, in the Trenholm schoolhouse.
Division No. 2. Polling place lo
cated at Vernonia, Columbia coun
ty, in the Washington grade school.
_Division No. 3. Polling place lo
cated at Dowd, Columbia county,
in the Dowd schoolhouse.
Division No. 4. Polling place lo
cated at Birkenfeld, Columbia coun
ty. in the Birkenfeld schoolhouse.
Division No. 5. Polling place lo
cated at Mist, Columbia county, in
the Mist schoolhouse.
Division No. 6. Polling place lo
cated at Elsie, Clatsop county, in
the Elsie schoolhouse.
Division No. 7. Polling place lo
cated at Jewell, Clatsop county, in
the Jewell schoolhouse.
Division No. 8. Polling place lo
cated at Lower Nehalem commun
ity, Tillamook county, in the White
Clover grange hall.
Division No. 9. Polling place lo
cated at Timber, Washington coun
ty, in the schoolhouse.
Eligible voters residing within the
proposed district shall cast their
ballots at the polling place nearest
their residence. Eligible voters not
residing within the proposed dis-
stridt shall cast their ballots at the
polling place nearest their land, or
the greater part thereof. Eligible
voters who will be absent from their
division on the day of the referen
dum may apply in person or in
writing to Mr. R. E. Engbretson,
Polling Superintendent, at Astoria,
Oregon, or at the offices of the
county agricultural agents for ab
sentee ballots. Each applicant for
an absentee ballot shall state his
name, residence, location, and acre
age of land owned.
STATE SOIL CONSERVATION
COMMITTEE OF OREGON
Robert H. Warrens
Chairman
Datqd this 19th day of Jan., 1942
Corvallis, Oregon
5 & 6
FOR SALE—Model 64 Winchester
.30-30 rifle; like new. Retailed at
$65. Will sell for $30. Inquire
Harry George, house 82, O-A hill.
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FOR SALE—13 milk cows, 1 steer,
2 horses, cream separator, areator,
milk cans. 0. L. Coy, Birkenfeld,
Oregon. Neverstill Ranch.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE—House
trailer. Combination 10-inch saw
and 6-inch jointer. See them at W.
D. Smith place about 4 miles south
of Vernonia on Highway 47.
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FOR SALE—6 lots and 3-room
house, brooder house and chicken
house. 1446 Nehalem St., Orville
Miller.
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FOR SALE—Five-room
modern
house in Riverview 1 block from
Heath’s Service Station. Good gar
age and wood house full of good,
dry wood. Chicken house and park
for 30 chickens. Plenty of flowers
and shrubs. In fact this is a com
plete home and Can be bought for
less than worth. Also 4 lots with
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
barn suitable for 2 cows and hay
In the County Court of the State room. Will sell separately or as a
cf Oregon for the County of Col
unit. See John F. Penney, River
umbia, Probate Department.
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Notice is hereby given that the view.
undersigned, Anna M. Partridge,
has been appointed Administratrix FOR RENT—Large house near
of the estate of George Enos Part
Pleasant Hill school; chicken yard
ridge, deceased, by the County
Court of the State of Oregon for and fruit. Inquire at Eagle office.
Columbia County, and has qualified.
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All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present the same, duly verified as WANTED—Experience girl for gen
by law required, to the undersign
eral housework. C. E. Weaver,
ed at Vernonia, Oregon, within six 1010 Columbia St.
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months from the date hereof.
Dated and first published Janu
ary 29, 1942.
LOST—2-year old light Jersey. Very
Last publication February 26,
dim 7 brand on right hip. C. W.
1942.
Saunders, Timber.
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Anna M. Partridge
Administratrix
R M. Burley, Attorney
FOUND—Car license, No. 67-284,
1110 Yeon Building
near the top of the St. Helens
Portland, Oregon
mountain on Wednesday. Owner may
claim by paying for this ad. 5t3—
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deepest
appreciation to the many people
who were so generous and kind to
us aftei- the recent loss of our
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McDonald
and family.
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WILL THE PERSON who took my
white parasol by mistake from
the front of Sam and Bob’s store
Monday evening please return it to
the store. Betty Lou Frazee. 5tl—
Classified
Ads............
FOR SALE—Three bred Angus
cows; fresh this summer. Joe
Baker, two miles north of Sunset
Camp.
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FOR SALE—Modern 4-room nouse
for $500 cash or $650 terms,
$300 down. Inquire 1025 Rose Ave
nue.
5t3
FOR SALE—1 registered Shorthorn
bull', 2 years old. The old Wright
place, one mile this side of Mist.
J. B. Forquer.
5t3
FOR SALE—Equity in G. E. refrig
erator and new circulating heat
er. Will sell equity cheap. Inquire
Harry George, house 82, O-A hill.
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VENEER
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
LUMBER — SHINGLES
See my bargain* in Kiln Dried Lumber at $8.75 per M. and up.
Open Saturday* from 8 a. m. to noon.
<. BRUCE
New and Used Parts
New and Used Tires
Gas and Oil
Expert Auto Repairing
LYNCH AUTO PARTS
Phone 773
RIVERVIEW
Church of Jesu# Christ
Of Latter Day Saints—
Sunday school convenes at 10
a. m. at the I. O. O. F. hall under
the direction of Charles Ratkie,
superintendent.
Legal Notices—
state ; soil conservation
COMMITTEE OF OREGON
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ON
CREATION OF PROPOSED NE
HALEM VALLEY SOIL CONSER
VATION DISTRICT, EMBRACING
LANDS LYING IN THE COUN
TIES OF TILLAMOOK. CLATSOP,
COLUMBIA. AND WASHINGTON
IN THE STATE OF OREGON, AND
THE ELECTION OF THREE (3)
DISTRICT SUPERVISORS
To all owners of lands lying
within the proposed Nehalem Valley
Soil Conservation District, compris
ing the territory described as fol
lows:
MOTHERS—
Medical science has
proved that milk is
the most satisfactory
food
for
growing
children and adults!
Grade A Milk & Cream
Phone today for reg
ular delivery to your
home.
Nehalem
Dairy Products Co
PHONE 471
5
PRIVATE
STOCK
STRAIGHT
Quart
$2.10
RYE
WHISKEY
Pint
$1.10