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
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January 25th
Mr.
Vernonia, Oregon
E. C. Chandler, Consultant.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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