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» Our Great America & fylfyon LET’S EE SOCIABLE Mrs. Burrow Honored At Bridge Party— Camp McGregor People Visit In honor of Mrs. Charles Burrow of Vale, who visited the Greenmans for several weeks, a bridge party was he'd Fridey afternoon at the CAMP McG-RlDGOR—Mr. and Mrs home of Mrs. F. R. Olin. Mrs. Bur Vern Ego are spending a few days row received high score, with Mrs. relatives in Dick Fletcher ranking second, and visiting friends and Mrs. Phil Taylor ranking third. The Washington. party consisted of three tables. Mr. and Mrs. Erik Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. We-terburg and fam O-A Bridge Club ily spent the week-end at Seaside. Meets Wednesday— Mrs. E. Hedin returned home Members of the O. A. bridge club met Wednesday afternoon in a reg f om Portland where she visited ular meeting at the home of Mrs. her mother ‘.or a week. Mr. ¡.nd Mrs. Dave Regers motor Judd Greenman. Mrs. Charles Bur ed to Forest Grove Saturday after row of Vale received high score. noon. Shower Given Miss Lucile Rufli is spending the week in Vernonia visiting friends. At McKenzie Home— Mrs. Gloyd Adams was given a She expects to visit her sister, Mrs. surprise stork shower at the home James Burke, at Wilark before re of Mrs. J. W. McKenie on Friday. turning home. Betty Glenn of Glenwood is Many useful gifts were received. spending the week with Joy Jami son. Mrs. Joe McNutt Given Bridal Shower— Oregon Resources Need Protection Mrs. Ward Plummer and Mrs. I.arry Mullins were hostesses Fri day night at a surprise bridil shower given Mrs. Joe McNutt (Bonnie Arner) at the Plummer home. Following the opening of Two of Oregon’s great resources, gifts, a buffet luncheon was serv her timberland and her wheatfields, ed. both of them vitally important to winning the war, today stand in danger of destruction by fire, un less every citizen of Oregon joins wholeheartedly into the campaign to prevent forest fires and fires along roadsides, said Dean Johnson, state chairman of the Keep Oregon Green campaign. “We have been stressing fire pre vention in our ’forests all spring, with outstanding results so far,” chairman Johnson pointed out, “but now that our great acreages of wheat in eastern Oregon are ripen ing, they offer a great potential danger zone for fires. Now, more than ever, we must ask that every citizen become a fire wardedn. Flip ping of cigarettes from cars into dry roadside grass could cause a devasting fire In wheatlands, and wheat today is needed for a United Nation victory.” DASH IN and DASH OUT • Official* Commended “State highway officials, and many county officials, are to be commended for the program of cut ting tall grass along roadways,” Johnson continued. “The boys and girls of Oregon have responded in splendid style by joining in the Green Guard, fire prevention cam paign, and it is not too much for us to ask every adult to likewise do everything within his power to see that he does not cause a fire.” “Those of our citizens who take the complacent attitude that sab oteurs will not get into our forests and farm areas to start fires, had better look back to mid-June when a Jap submarine shelled our Oregon shores,” Johnson emphasized. “Any thing can happen here. It is the bet ter part of wisdom to be fore warned and forearmed.” When you’re in a ter rific hurry, dash into Dessy’s, gulp down your favorite beverage, dash out, and be on your way. Dessy’s Tavern STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY wmeuws PINT» OMO MOM •1.10 quarti BOURBON •X15 • • PROOF orcloy & Co.,limited, Peoria, Illinois YOUR WEEK’S PROGRAM AT THE JOY THEATRE Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31 THE MALE ANIMAL Olivia Henry Fonda, Cartoon DeHavilland, Joan Leslie „ Sport Reel 1 Saturday, August COWBOY SERENADE Gene Smiley Autry, Burnette, Fay McKenzie ---------- •----------- [HERE ARE PI PROXIMATELY DO PARTS IN A 5. ARMY BOMBFR . COUNTING THE T COUNTING MILLIONS OF NUTS, BOLTS AND RIVETS NEEDED TO HOLD THESE PARTS TOGETHER Wendy Barrie, Edgar 2.200 BILLION BOARD FEST OF FOREST PROOUCTS _ ENOUGH TO BUILD 50 MILLION HOMES, 12 MILLION FARM BUILDINGS 2 MILLION SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES. 600,000 CMURCHE^ BY SCIENTIFIC FORESTRY METHODS thousands OF ACRES, PRIVATE forest OWNERS ARE INSURING SUCCESSIVE TREE CROPS News of the Theatre ACTORS PREFER SPORTS That the actors who work in westerns are really as tough and athletic as they appear to be on the screen was proved by a poll production of taken during the a Republic “Cowboy Serenade," picture. A sports reporter, querying all the male performers as to what their favorite sports were, found that all of them preferred the strenuous games. Football was the favorite of nearly all, with hand ball running a close second. CELTIC RULER IN STAR’S TREE Among the most blue-blooded of the British colony in Hollywood is Wendy Barrie, who plays the feminine lead in Republic’s “Public Enemies.” On her mother’s side Wendy is a direct descendent of the ancient Irish king Brian Boru. On her father’s side she is related to Sir Richard Warren, a surgeon of th? King, and Cosmo Hamilton, a fam- ous novelist. Wendy was brought up in a typical Mayfair background and has traveled extensively throughout the world, but America is her fav orite country and she is determined on making is her permanent home. RAIN IS EXPENSIVE HOLD BACK THE DAWN Andy Clyde, William Boyd, --------- •---------- Brad % King Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 5, 6. and 7 COMING — Louisiana Tortilla Flat i Purchase, BONDS AND TWIN BEDS George Brent, Joan Bennett, Mischa Auer Cartoon Sport UNITED STATES WAR STAGE COACH BUCKAROO Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Nagel Musical BUY 4 TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL Reel Hellzapoppin*—Broadway— STAMPS Reuse Equipment The hardworking telephone line man and installer is ordered to con • serve or reuse existing telephone equipment and facilities, and to repair parts which normally would be discarded and replaced by new paris, whenever such conservation or reuse will reduce the use of scarce materials. This new responsi bility is in addition to the valuable service the telephone worker is al ready doing, in helping provided-tel ephone service for military &nd war production purposes. The businessman and householder in expected to cooperate in various ways. He will have to get along (until the war is won) without that handy extension phone. He may 3 Limit on Tags May Mean Drawing A public drawing will be held by the Oregon State Game Commis- sion at its offices in 616 Oregon Building, Portland, at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 5, if the num- ber of applications for the special tags permitting the taking of doe deer, cow elk or antelope exceeds by August 1 the specified quota of tags to be issued. The commission has authorized the issuance of 3,000 tags at $3.SO each for the taking of female, spike male or immature deer in a certain portion of Grant and adjoining counties; 2,000 tags at $5 each for the taking of anterless elk in spec ified portion of Umatilla, Union, Eaker, Malheur, Grant, Harney, Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam coun ties; and 1,500 tags at $3.50 each for the taking of antelope in certain portions of Lake, Malheur and Har ney counties. At the rate that applications are being received by the game depart ment office, it is appa.ent that a drawing undoubtedly will be neces sary to determine to whom the doo deer tags shall be issued and also perhaps for the anterless elk. Anyone wishing to take part in the drawing should have his appli cation in by August I. Each applica tion must be accompanied by tho proper fee together with the infor mation as to the number and kind of 1942 hunting license held by the applicant. Three Engaged In Cherry Picking KIE’ASEY—Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lindsley and son, Freddie, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lindsley, two children and Claribel, and Mrs. W. J. Linds ley made a trip to 'Green mountain Saturday for cherries. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wagner and Mrs. A'ma Sitts visited at the Herb Counts home this week. Frank Morris and daughter, Eve lyn, made a trip to Cedar Mills to visit Mrs. Morris and two daughters, Etha and Elna, Saturday. The three are picking cherries. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Westerberg and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. DeVane.v spent the week-end at the beach. DON’T THROW THEM AWAY Y«t Mnoltan CM Jo your port on tko homo Iron* by putting out that non-«»plo>ivo bomb. U m yow car wh tray. Brack that match twica. ITS UP TO YOU Add Zest to Summer Meals Telephone Company Contribution Great Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard Cartoon News August STONEY POINT—Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Worth of Forest Grove and Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Brown of Sher wood spent a few days camping at Big Eddy and were guests on Sat urday at the Otto Michener home. Mr. and Mrs. William Ellis and sons of Oregon City are visiting at the homes of Perry and Oliver Mel linger. Deimer Michener spent the week end with his parents, the Otio Micheners. Mrs. George Oltman and children of Centralia, Washington, were Mon day callers at the Melvin Baker heme. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis spen. the week-end at Seaside. Otto Michener and daughter, Mrs E. S. Woolbridge, are spending 1 few days with the Jack Taylor fam* i y at Camp McGregor. Stoney Point is surely quiet late- ly. Calvin Davis has gone to work in the ship yards in Portland. Mrs. Carl Jensen, Sr., of Kist was a caller at the O.tto Michener home this past Thursday and Friday. Otto Boeck of Cascade Locks was a Sunday caller at the Perry Browning home. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Elliott anil Mrs. Elliott’s father, James Baf- lord, attended the wrestling match in Portland Monday night. Mrs. George Oltman and children were Tuesday dinner guests at the Melvin Baker home. Mrs. George Carlton of Portland was a Saturday guest at the E. A. Elliott home. E. A. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Harris, and James Bafford attend ed a ball game in Portland Sunday. Oregon OPA headquarters today was advised by Washington, D. C., that twice as many adult bicycles could be rationed by the local wa.' price and rationing boards during the month ahead, as were available this month. The August reserve quota is six times greater than the July reserve. The August quota for Multnomah county alone, approaches the entire riate quota for July. The August state quota is 664 h'cycles, with 240 more in the state reserve. The July quota was 332, with 40 in the reserve. The county quotas announced this week by Richard G. Montgomery, Oregon OPA director, follow; Bak er, 8; Benton, 12; Clackamas, 32; Clatsop, 14; Columbia, 12; Coos, 18; Crook, 4; Curry, 2; Deschutes, 12; Douglas, 14; Gilliam, 2; Grant, 4; Harney, 4; Hood River, 8; Jackson, 24; Jefferson, 2; Josephine, 10, Klamath, 26; Lake, 4; Lane, 42; Lincoln, 8; Linn, 20; Malheur, 8; Marion, 50; Morrow, 2; Multnomah, 224; Polk, 10; Sherman, 0; Tilla mook, 8; Umatilla, 14; Union, 10; Wallowa, 4; Wasco, 8; Washington, 28; Wheeler, 0; Yamhill, 16. Rain is an expensive business in Hollywobd. During the lilming of Paramount’s “Hold Back the Dawn,” the Charles Boyer-Olivia de Havilland-Paulette Goddard starring vehicle, it rained for three days straight, disrupting shooting schedules and threatening the eight-acre set on which a whole Mexican village had been construct ed. Paramount had to rent the $20,- 000 tarpaulin used in the football season to protect the Los Angeles A mountain of precious war ma Stadium and stretch it from guy terials, 35,500 tons of lead, 29,000 ropes over the entire set. tons of iron and steel, 29,500 tons DON’T SHOOT—WRITE! of copper, 650 tons of zinc, 540 William Boyd, who, as “Hopa- tons of crude rubber, and large iong” Cassidy, stars in “Twilight o:i amounts of other scarce materia.s the Trail,” is losing his identity vitally needed in war efforts—this and can’t figure a way to remedy is the annual contribution required the situation. of the telephone industry of Amer- An average of 400 fan letters a ica by the War Production Board rtay arrive at the Paramount stu in its recent Order No. L-50. This dios in Hollywood for Boyd. Of conservation measure limiting the these, at least 300 are always ad use of scarce and critical material dressed simply “Hopalong Cassidy, by the telephone industry is going Hollywood, California.” to be felt not only by that imper sonal something known as "The PICNIC IS PERILOUS Nell O’Day and Anne Nagel, fem Telephone Company” but by every inine leads in Universal’s “Stage home, factory, and office which coach Buckaroo” will never use uses telephone service. Briefly, Order No. L-50 proposes the phrase “more fun than a pic- nic” again. The two actresses set to accomplish this saving of war out for a picnic in the film and materials by forbidding (except in get into lots of trouble when they certain instances) the erection of are kidnapped by stagecoach ban- new telephone lines, installation of dits. Johnny Mack Brown is the new telephone service connection t replacement fast-moving action or extension phones, star of the drama, which also features Fuzzy of present wall phones by handsets, Knight, Herbert Rawlinson, and and by placing many restrictions on the enlargement or improvement of other favorites. telephone plant« and equipment. VICTORY Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3 Tuesday, Portland Sports Attract Families Conserve, Kennedy Thursday, July 30, 1942 Columbia Bicycle Quota Is 12 PUBLIC ENEMIES Phillip Terry, INDUSTRY I« PRODUCING MORE STEEL TODAY THAN ALL THE Vernonia Eagle have to be content with party line service when he would prefer a main line. There may be delays in filling orders for telephone instal lations, changes, moves of telephones or repair and restoration of service when it has been interrupted by storm or other causes. Both the public and the tele phone companies are ready to fill Uncle Sam’s order, realizing that telephone systems are chiefly built of the same material that is used lor shells, bullets, bombs, tanks, and planes for our war against the Axis. Fruits and vegetables (you can get good ones at Sam’s) are vitamin-packed “hot-weath er” foods. Serve some every day for health and nutrition. SAM’S FOOD STORE GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES An Independent, Home-Owned Grocery FREE DELIVERY A Variety of Leather Goods GLOVES z Buckskin, Horsehide, Pigskin Heavy Leather Aprons BILLFOLDS, PURSES, BELTS J. C. [Abe] Lincoln The Men’s Store 7? SAVE YOUB CAR BY Having Heath’» Protective Lubrication Now! Heath’s protective lubrication prolongs the life of your car by saving wear and tear, reduces the need for part replacement. Drive in for an inspection today. Heath’s Service Station Phone X57 Riverview 1