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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1944)
LET'S BE SOCT* BLE Masonic Service Plaque Dedicated at Ceremony Saturday evening, January 15, the Masons and Eeastern Stars gathered at the Temple to dedi cate their service plaque honor ing their members who have ans wered their country’s call. The plaque now contains the names of nine men, H. M. Bigelow, Jack Childs, Jeff Ensworth, Lloyd Frese, Lowell Hieber, Richard^ Lewis, Hurbon Lilly. Deloss Powell, and W. F. Mac Donald (R.A.M.) The one gold star on the plaque is in honor of Hurbon Lilly who has paid the supreme sacrifice. Frank Lane, Master of the Blue Lodge, presided over the ceremony and program consisting of the flag ceremony, short talks by Wallace McCrae, Emil Mes sing and Paul Gordon. Mrs. John Titus gave a reading depicting the origin of the song “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and the high school girl’s sextet sang two songs, “I Hear America Sing,” and “America My Own.” After the program, refresh ments were served with the men as hosts, during which a “Pie Auction” was held with Paul Gordon as auctioneer, and $13 was raised for the Rainbow GirfS. Social Club Holds Evening Meeting The Eastern Star social club held an evening meeting, Wed- nessday, January 4th at the home of Mrs. Lottie Swanson in Riverview. The regular business Sonatone Hearing Genter MacDonald Hotel January 25th Mr. Vernonia, Oregon E. C. Chandler, Consultant. A New Year-A New Life WITH SONOTONE LEARN THE TRUTH About Your Hearing From Scientific Hearing Tests FDW Audiometrie Chart iKLt Demonstration Sonotone User Check-Up Sonotone of Portland 321 Failing Building Portland, Oregon kJ Í meeting took up most of the evening and then each one pres ent either sewed or knitted. Mrs. Inez Powell was assist¿nU hostess. Surprise Birthday farty Honors Patricia Floaten On Friday, January 14th, Miss Patricia Floaten was honored with a surprise dinner party, the occasion being her tenth birth day. Guests included .Cleo Lamp ing, June Mulkins, Dolores and Donna Barrett, Lois Schwab, Tempie DeHart, Beverly McCam- mart, Bernadine King, and Mnry Stevenson. After a delightful chicken diner, the party adjourn ed to the theatre. 's and can get the yarn isola Morris. Marshall reports the puicnase of 12 scrap books to be completed at club meetings or in the homes of those who wish tq help. Cross word puzzles are very much in derttand for the hospitalized servicemen. Thirty- four individual puzzles and one puzzle book have already been sent to the Red Cross. The com mittee on knitted afghans has st •> fror fW’- «.--»A». The Vernonia Service club met at the Legion hall Thursday, Jan uary 13th. As the members and friends arrived they found some thing to do while waiting for late arrivals. Mrs. Ina Marshall, as chairman of the. scrap book committee, Mrs. Alice Gwinn, chairman for the making of the knitted afghans, Mrs. Retta Lamping, chairman of the crochet afghans, Mrs. Morris and Mrs. * VERNONIA BAKERY Closed Every Tuesday Get Satisfaction Here! Sam’s can offer you satisfaction in the selec tion of your groceries that you can’t get any place else for the variety of stock makes your selection easy. And, when ready to shop for groceries, remember that Sam’s is economical too. SAM‘S FOOD STORE Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables— A Home-Owned Grocery. Ph. 761 Hats Cleaned, Blocked 85c • According to federal statis. cians’ records the population oi the Portland-Vanconver area has increased more than 35 percent since 1940. In other words, we have about 1^5,000 more people in this area—men and women who are working hard and have plenty of money to spend for food. These people must have milk. It is im portant to their health and to their effectiveness as war workers. This means a tremendous in crease in the demand for fresh milk. More people, more buying • power and the rationing of other foods have greatly increased our local consumption of fresh milk fl OUR POPULATION HAS INCREASED Not only are more people buying milk, but the per capita consump tion has increased from .86 of a pint per day in 1941 to a full pint per day in 1943. The increase in the amount ol fresh milk used locally has been supplied for the most part by Challenge Creameries. This great association with member cream eries located throughout the Colum bia Empire, supplies practically all of the local distributors, both large and small, with the fresh milk which they deliver to your homes and to your grocer. But while our demand for bottled milk has increased^ our milk pro duction is steadily decreasing mated to be 5 to 8 percent less than in 1941. The reason for this decrease in production is the tre mendous increase in the cost of farm labor and feed. Farm work- During 1941 Challenge Creameries shipped a surplus of over 3,000,000 E bunds of butter to California mar- ets. This is equivalent to 30,000,000 quarts of market milk which can be made available for distribution lo cally as bottled milk. As fresh milk demands have increased we have diverted up to one-seventh of our milk supply from butter and cheese WASH. ers today receive from $125 to $175 per month, plus board and room. Hay, grain and dairy feeds have on the average about doubled in price in the past two years. Along with these increased costs farmers are faced with a fixed ceil ing price- for milk, which is too low to allow them production costs. Hundreds of farmers have either dispersed their herds entirely or sharply reduced the number of cows milked, and turned to profit able farm products. The result has been a decrease in production which has become a serious problem. HOW CHALLENGE CREAMERIES INSURE PORTLAND'S SUPPLY OF FRESH BOTTLED MILK One of the principal reasons why Challenge Creameries can continue to assure the Portland- Vancouver area of an adequate supply of fresh milk is the fact that our exports to other areas have been practically discontinued. n 1941 Challenge Creameries exported surplus butter to Cali fornio ond other areas, Today proc tically oll Of the supply in this milk shed is being used to supply requirements in this area. to fresh milk to be sold by Portland distributors in bottled form. Mem ber creameries in . Clatskanie and McMinnville are at present shipping 35,000 pounds of milk daily to Port land which was formerly used for butter and cheese. More from these and other communities is available if It is needed. Whatever happens to the milk supply in this area Challenge Creameries assures the people of this market that there will bo enough fresh milk for everyone. Each of the 8000 Challenge dairy farmers is doing the very best he can to take care of this situation. The majority of these dairymen market their milk as butter and cheese but because of its extreme importance to the health of the community they feel that bottled milk must come first. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HAVE MORE BUTTER nA 1941 1943 DRY CLEANING PRICES REDUCED Oregon Laundry and Cleaners V OUR MILK SUPPLY GROWING SMALLER Pants ............... 50c Overcoats $1.00 Dresses ........... $1.00 Suits ................ $1.00 Sweaters................ 50c Pick Up and Delivery Weekly on Thursdays Office: Ben Brickel’s Barber Shop The present with a future— WAR BONDS for CHRIST MAS. Keep on Backing the Attack. The 8000 co-operative dairymen who own and operate Challenge Creameries give you this pledge: “Portland’s milk bottles will be filled regardless of the general shortage of milk in the Portland-Vancouver area.” Despite the fact that eleven of the twelve Columbia Empire co operative dairy associations which make up Challenge Creameries are primarily interested in producing butter and cheese—these 8000 farmers assure you that bottled milk comes first. After the bottled milk demands in this area are filled, then, and only then, will milk be used for the manufacture of butter and cheese. «y. A look at the Vernonia Bakery’s selection of pastries will give you ideas as to needs to top off your next meal satisfactorily. Bakery breads and pastries also make lunches more tasteful for those who carry them to work. STOP, LOCK .ND LISTEN If every housewife In the U. S. would save a tablespoonful of fat every day for a week, 22,- 750,000 pounds of gunpowder could be made from the salvaged fat. This is something to think about. » Work Project for Year Started Mother’s Club Has Busy Program y 20, 1944 3 Bottled Milk comes FIRST The Fraternal Order of Eagle met Friday earning, January 14, in the Odd Fellows hall. Special guests for the evening were John Bennett of McMinnville, state president of the Eagles and Ar thur Baines of Portland, district director of the Eagles. After the business meeting, dancing was enjoyed by Eagle members and their friends with music furnished by Jess Taylor and his orchestra. A luncheon of jello with whipped cream, salad, cake, ice cream and coffee was served. A very pleasant time was enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Ruth Griffis was hostess to the Vernonia Business Women Tuesday evening, January 11th. Work was started on the knitted afghan, the project which the girls have undertaken for this year. Upon completion, the af- ghan will be given to the Red Cross. Vernonia-Eagle Thursday, Ja,;! decided to use five-inch squares of any color or size yarn or any design. Anyone having material for scrap books, puzzles, or afghans may leave it at Thomas Variety Store or bring it to club meetings and help assemble it. The next meeting of the Ser vice club will be January 27, 2 o’clock at the Legion hall. A Pledge to Portland Housewives State Officers Attend F.O.E. Meeting Need Something To Add Zest ToWour Meals? Phone 991 DeWitt of the knitted knee b i ! and stump socks were ready to assist anyone interested in their particular project. Materials and puzzles wore there for those who w’shed to help pjste them on card board to be sent to hospit- a!i-ed service men. The club wishes to report the completion of 50 knee bands, that have been sent to the Red Croae chapter in St. Helens. Sev eral members are now knitting WE'RE USING MORE BOTTLED MILK Normally this is an area of surplus dairy production, but because of conditions under our war economy our production for 1944 is esti- A recent survey amonp housewives shows that there is q. greater demand for an increase in the supply of butter than any other product. To have a greater supply of butter two things are necessary. —The supply of milk produced must be increased. —Our fresh milk must be conserved In order to convert more of it into butter. The only way our milk production can be increased is to raise ceiling firices for milk to enable the farmer o make a decent return. The dairy farmer is bitterly opposed to food subsidies which have been frroposfd by the administration as a means of increasing the farmer’s returns. Farmers stat© that a subsidy on milk will not increase our milk supply by a single pound. What the dairy Indus try wants is Intelligent control which will result In price adjustments In line with changes In production costs, as was originally written into the price control act of 1942. Conservation of fresh milk Is of the utmost importance in increasing the supply of available butter. In 1943 Challenge Creameries marketed more than 7,000,000 pounds of butter in th© Portland area for civilian and govern ment use. This is equivalent to 70,000,- 000 quarts of fluid milk. As scarcity develops and as population increases cause a greater demand for fresh milk, a part of our milk supply must be diverted from butter, cheese and other dairy products and sold as fresh milk. This Is what 1 b happening all over America. Milk and cream sales to civilians have risen more than 25% since 1940 averages—from 15 to more than 19 billion quarts annually. This cuts into the supply of milk for producing butter. The government also has first claim on all butter pro duced, holding a large percentage for army and lend-lease purposes. The Department of Agriculture estimates that civilians will have only 78.5% as their share of the 1944 butter sup ply. One way you can help to increase this supply Is to conserve fresh milk. Use fresh milk wisely. Don’t buy more milk than you actually need. Bear note of the story about ou fresh ■ilk supply—listen la "TIE VOICE OE TIE CIAILEMCE FA1MEI" Stilisi KXL Meh Saafey at 2 P. M. The Forest Grove NATIONAL BANK INVITES YOU TO BANK BY MAIL IF INCONVENIENT TO COME IN PERSON A Locally-Owned, Independent Bank OWNED BY 8000 COLUMBIA EMPIRE DAIRYMEN Central Oregon Cooperative Creamery Redmond, Oregon Dairy Cooperative Association Portland, Oregon Pine Eagle Dairymen's Cooperative As« Halfway. Oregon Umatilla Cooperative Creamery Hermiston, Oregon Wallow* County Creamery Association Wallowa, Oregon Farmers Union Cooperative Creamery Sheridan, Oregon Eugene Farmers Creamery Eugene Oregon Farmers Cooperative Creamery of Carlion McMinnville. Oregon Lower Columbi* Cooperativo Dairy A.tn. Autori*, Oregon Union County Cooperative Creame./ I nion, Oregon Lincoln Dairy Coo per at I ve Waldport. Oregon Farmer* Cooperative Crauner/ Baker. Oregon 4
