Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1943)
Let's Be Sociable Circle Elects Mrs. Gibson President When the Friendship Circle met August 19 at the home of Mrs. John Biggs, Agnes Gibson was elected president and Bess Nichols vice-president. Pot-luck dinner at 1:00 o’clock was enjoyed by 17 members and >six visitors. Secret Sister's nr.mes were revealed and new names selected. The next meeting will be at the home of Phone Company Promotes Gritten Mabel Mahar on September 16. Members present were: Ida Con- dit, Mabel Graves, Blanche Millis, Agnes Gibson, Trill* Anderson, Bertie Bassett, Freda Biggs, Ella Wood, Grace Mathews, Marvel Chalmers, Bese Nichols, Ruth Har mon, Pearl Wilkerson, Mabel Ma har, Grandma Fonda, Nan Crume and the hostess, Ruby Biggs. Mrs. Ralph Condit and baby from Seattle, Donna and Lea John of Portland and Kennie Parker were visitors. Vernonia Eagle I Thursday, August 26, 1943 Vacation Last Weak— Mr. and Mrs. Oscar George and children, Alice and R. A., vaca tioned last week at Rockaway beach. The appointment of L. A. Grit ten, district manager of the West Coast Telephone company in the SUBS CONTAIN TIN Forest Grove district, to the posi Every submarine contains tion of Commercial superintend tons of tin. ent on the general staff of the company at its Everett, Washing ton headquarters, was announced last week by Ray Dalton, vice- president and general manager of the company. Mr. Gritten has served as district manager in this vallis Monday. area since 1938. He came here Mrs. Mae Hefty and her moth from Everett, Washington, where er, Mrs. Morris, both of Portland he had previously served with the I are spending the week with Mrs. company since 1922. In his new position Mr. Gritten H. J. BARBER, who returns to John Titus. NATAL—Vernon Peterson left will supervise promotional and Forest Grove to be district tele Week-end guests at the John L. A. GRITTEN, district manag Sunday for a week’s vacation at public relations matters and com phone manager. Titus home were a nephew, Fred er, who will be commercial sup* Silver creek falls. mercial methods for the company. Ross and family, formerly of erintendent of West Coast Tele His new duties will be system- Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lindsay Las Vegas, New Mexico, but now phone company at Everett head wide which will require consid HOUSEHOLDERS URGED TO drove out from Portland Thurs working in the shipyards in Port quarters. erable travel. For the time being ORDER FUEL NOW day and spent a few days with land. With war price and rationing he will continue to serve as sec his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Patricia Moran was home from retary of the Oregon Independ- boards rapidly completing the Lindsay. Portland Thursday. ent Telephone association, which task of renewing consumers’ heat- Noble Dunlap was home over Mrs. John Titus served luncheon position he has held for a num- the week-end but returned to Cor- Wednesday of last week to Mrs. ing oil rations, OPA is urging ber of years. Harry Sandon and her mother. householders to place orders im (Vernonia war price and ration Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Barber New Manager mediately to give both consumers ing board (No. 85.6.2) located in Powell in honor of Mrs. Gibson, and dealers plenty of time during Mr. Dalteon also announced the bank bldg. Hours 9:30-12:00 and who is leaving soon. warm weather to get a supply of Mrs. Titus, Mrs. Hefty and 1:00-4:30 daily. Saturday 9:30- appointment of Harley J. Barber heating oil in home storage tanks. Mrs. Morris motored to Cannon 12:30. Open Tuesday nights at ?« district manager to succeed Mr. Gritten at Forest Grove. Mr. city hall 6-10 p.m. Beach Friday. Barber is now district manager Mr. and Mrs. George Brown vis RATION BOOK TWO of the La Grande operations of ited with Mr. and Mrs. Lew Boddy August 31—Expiration date of the West Coast Telephone com- Thursday evening. red stamps T, U, V and W (meats Mrs. Victor Berg and Lorene and fats). X valid August 22- pany with headquarters at La Larson drove up from Birkenfeld Oct. 2. Each weekly series good Grande. He has served at La Grande since 1935, coming from Tuesday morning to tell of the for 16 points. the position of Forest Grove dis sudden passing of another of our OH BOY ... October 2—Expiration date of trict plant superintendent under old pioneers, Dan Berg. red stamps X, Y and Z, last of the the late George Bauman. ICE CREAM! Mr. Barber is a native of this red stamps series in war ration ESSENTIAL CARS TO Yes, children do love book 2. X becomes valid August area having been born at Hills z BE KEPT ROLLING ice cream. Plan to boro. He attended the schools of America’s 30,000,000 motorists 22; Y on August 29 and Z on Sep serve it at home often. Forest Grove, graduating from have been assured by WPB that tember 5. the high school there and attend Pal Shop brick ice sufficient new and reconditioned September 20—Expirat’on date ing Pacific university. His fam Wool Underwear — Shorts and Shirts cream is 20c a pint, parts will be made available to cf blue stamps R, S and T (pro ily will accompany him to Forest 40c a quart. keep the nation’s essential cars cessed foods). Blue stamps U. V SWEATERS and MACKINAWS Grove where they will make their rolling through 1944. Even the and W become valid September 1, home. THE PAL SHOP country's 5,000,000 vehicles ten good through October. 20. A. F. Wagner (Closed Tues.) DRESS SHIRTS and TIES years old or more will be kept on Order gallon or more lots of SAVING WOULD HELP SHOES the road by necessary replace ice cream a day in advance. If every housewife in the na October 31—Stamp No. 18, ment parts. book one, valid for one pair of tion saves as little as two tin cans in one week, it would mean shoes expires. enough scrap steel to make the SUGAR steel used in the hulls of three Vernonia October 31—Expiration date heavy cruisers and the tin used for stamps No. 14, 15 and 16 ra in 20 submarines. tion book one, each good for 5 Already you’ve canned part of your victory pounds. Stamps 15 and 16 good garden, and more of it will soon be ready for for canning sugar only. Trips, Vacations Given Attention Keeping Up With Rationing For Fall Wear Sweat Shirts Raincoats J. C. [Abe] Lincoln The Men's Store Can Your Victory Garden and More the jars. But don’t stop there; when quantities of other fruits and vegetables are available at Sam’s, can them, too. It will all be needed. Also go to Sam’s for sugar, vinegar, pectin, jar tops and jars for canning. SAM’S FOOD STORE Groceries Fruits and Vegetables—A Home-Owned Grocery 4= STOVES Rationing of cooking and heat ing stoves began August 24—in cludes mopt new stoves burning coal, wood, oil or gas for domes tic use. Purchasers must get cer tificates from ration boards. GASOLINE September 21—No. 7 stamps in new A book, each good for four gallons, valid through this date. The Most Delicious Pies COME FROM THE VERNONIA BAKERY For a truly good pie, try one from the Vernon ia Bakery. See if you don’t agree! Yes, they’re perfectly baked, flaky-crusted, and oh-so-good. Serve them often for a most enjoyable dessert. VEIIXOMA BAKERY Phone 991 Closed Every Tuesday September 1—Old type B and C gasoline coupons not valid after this date. May be exchanged hy mail or in person at ration boards for new type coupons. TIRES Cars with B books must have tires inspected every 4 months; cars with C books every 3 months; cars with A books every 6 months. September 30 next inspection deadline for A book holders. Commercial motor vqjycles— tire inspections every 6 months or every 5,000 miles, whichever occurs first. Àaa cast Jte-ln. FUEL OIL September 30—No. 5 coupons expire. Heating coupons—one un it, value ten gallons; ten units, 100 gallons. ^“SPREADING” TELEPHONE SERVICE CIVILIANS ALLOCATED SOYA PRODUCTS Your telephone tystem is overcrowded with urgent war cells. The equipment wes designed to care for any normal increase in service demands — but then came the war and with it an unprecedented demand for more and more service. We'd like to add new lines, new equip ment, new facilities. But — the copper, lead, steel and other materials are now being used to manufacture weapons of war. Tq strengthen U. S. wartime diets nutritionally, more than 12 times the quantity of soya pro ducts available last year has been allocated to fivilians for the year ending June 30, 1944, by WFA. Civilians will get 27 out of every hundred pounds of soybean flour, flakes and grits produced, a total of 362,500,000 pounds. It is esti mated that 30 million pounds were used domestically last year. That comes first, of course, so we must . _ 1. Don t make unnecessary calls. 2. Be sure of the number before you coll. 3. Don't call "Information" if the number is listed in the directory. 4. Be brief when you oo call. 5. If you are on o party line, be considerate of the "other follow" — share the line willingly. do the best with what we now have. With everyone's co operation, we can "spread" the service so that it will do more and help more West Coast Telephone Co. WHAT’S COOKIN’? Lots of good things you like to eat and yours for the asking at a moderate cost at: Ma Vike’a The Terminal Cafe 3 3
