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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1944)
6 Thursday, January 27, 1944 Vernonia Eagle Red Cross men and women are with troops on tifty-three conti nental and insular battlefronts, and have gone into the theatres •” instances right along with the invasion forces, or else have followed soon after. Above is Miss Barbara Sweetland, American Red Cross worker, chatting with a small native boy. “somewhere in India.’ American Red Cross for the Office of War Information. BOOT RULES RELAXED Timber Woman Honored at Shower TIMBER — Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Healy and Karen of Portland were here last week visiting Mrs. Healy’s mother, Mrs. Clara Bonnell and other relatives. Mr. Healy has signed up to leave soon as I carpenter on a ship. Mrs. E. M. Klein, Jr. gave a shower at her home last Wed- nesday for Mrs. Roy Murphy. Mrs. 1 Murphy received many beautiful gifts. Miss Bette Ramsey went to Portland Monday where she will enter Pacific Beauty college. Mrs. Inez Marquez and daught er, Mary, of Portland visited Mr. Marquez here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Krinick of Vernonia were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Krinick’s niece, Mrs. Ida Kilburg. Mrs. Maxine Cameron, who works at the telephone office in Portland, came home Monday night where she will spent the next two weeks with her mother, Ida Kilburg. Mrs. Euna McCracken I of Gales creek was a dinner | guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Tallman. Lt. George Nelson of Win- lock, Wash., spent last Saturday night and Sunday with his untile and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Heinie Nelsen. Nelsen returned to Mo- desto, California army hospital from here. Mae Tallman and Ida Kilburg visited Monday afternoon at the Carl Ober home in Forest Grove. LARGEST PAPER Individual retailers and job- The European edition of Stars bers of men’s rubber boots and and Stripes, published in Lon- rubber work shoes may sell lim- ited quantities of excess stocks don, is now the largest news- ration-free, on authorization from paper in England in size but not the OPA district office. Dealers in circulation. It usually runs to have found that some types have eight pages, whereas, because of not sold well under rationing i.l some areas and the new plan will newsprint shortage, regulation help move stocks which otherwise might be wasted through deteri English newspapers are limited to four pages. oration. Put Your Mind at Ease CREDIT GIVEN FOR COURSES Thousands of army and navy men are getting high school- or college credits by following cor respondence courses conducted by the armed forces institute. The institute offers 64 separate sub jects, including English, mathe- matics, science, business, archi- tecture, and mechanical, electri- cal and civil engineering, A cer- tificate of proficiency is awarded upon satisfactory completion of each course. YOU CAN PREVENT ANY WORRY BY HAVING IT PROPERLY CARED FOR AT HEATH’S If Heath services it regularly, you may be assured that it is properly cared for and may be expected to last longer and operate more smoothly. The time has been extended through February 5 during which certain types of women’s shoes may be bought ration-free. Top legal price on such shoes is $3. You can very likely find ju»t the chance you’re looking for —in the WAC. If you haven’t a skill, Army experts will teach you. Perhaps you’d like to drive a jeep, work a teletype machine, or help direct airplane traffic. Whatever you do, you will get valuable training ---- learn interesting things — and help get this war won! TODAY—get full details at the nearest U.S. Army Recruit ing Station (your local post office will give you the ac dress). Or write: The Adjutant General, Room 4415, Munitions Building, Washington, U.ò. 1 reasury Department GALLON CLUB HAS TWO MEMBERS ST. HELENS — The “gallon club has at last been activated with two charter members. The club is composed of blood donors who have contributed eight pints, or one gillon, of blood to the blood bank. Ruth Zimmerman of Vernon ia ' was officially the first to give the required number of pints to be eligible for member ship, being the fourth person to go through the blood center last Friday, but Marjorie Crawford of St. Helens was a close second, being listed as No. 10 for the day. Let’s all BACK THE ATTACK! BUY EXTRA WAR BONDS and do it OLD S unny S isny B wm * LARGE CIRCUITS OPERATED The army and navy are erating the largest motion ture circuits in the world, navy alone leases about 300 new titles a year. \ A Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey x EJL-“ National Distillers Prod. Corp., N. Y. • 00.4 Proof » SWELL Meal! and help you save on ration points, too! Heath’s Service Station • SHOE TIME EXTENDED New Career? gANS Don’t let yourself worry about the condition of your car. Phone X57 Don’t Be Charged With Non-Support Ration points and prices on beans are low, but nutrition and nourishment are high. Most important of all, they taste swell. Fix up a pot of beans real soon. Navy, Pinks, Reds, Limas, Blackeyes, Soys— we've got ’em all. At the Mile Bridge, Riverview Open 6 days a week AH EXTRA1- WAR BOND -4th WAR Compare These Typical Safeway Values SAFEWAY Beans 2 lbs. 19c 5 lbs. 44c 2 points lb. Large or small white BEANS Large Limas 22 ipbts lb 25c Soy Beans 19c Blackeyes 19c no pts 2 lbs Pork & Beans (13) No. 2 12c Sugar Loaf Beans, Heinz (10) 14 oz 18c Pre-Ccoked Beans 8 oz 14c Copeland’s (1) Raisins, (4) 15-oz pkg 12c Green Beans No. 2 13c Del Monte LOAH-NQ w ! Little Mill-no points Beans, (no pts) No. 2 can 14c Gardenside — Crackers 2-lb pkg How Big is an Orange? Ji you buy oranges by a "dozen price,” bow big are they—how can you be lure you are getting your money’« worth? Truth is, you can't, unle«« you know orange size«. Numbers like 288, 252, 220, 176. 126, etc., are orange sizes. They tell how many are packed in an orange box. A 288 orange is quite small because it takes 288 to fill the boz. And, of course, a 126 size would be much larger Complicated, isn't it? Mow Mludc U J H CÜ OD^SUfL Chan/ptA.' '' But when you buy oranges by the pound—you always get FULL VALUE —for a pound is a pound every time. i&Asalh/ wo Aik? When it Is a PICNIC Modem curing methodi now can make PICNICS just az tender— and every bit as delicious as Hams. Kaw io COMO. that. Kam. b«'» hiai quarto ghou\d«t n *h* Ritz Butter Wafers lb 23c Peanut Butter, Bev 2 lb 45c J Product POTATOES—Lot’s of ’em 50 lb No 2 95c; 15 lb Is 57c 100 pounds No 1 $3.09 ALL STRICTLY FRESH— Cabbage — Lettuce Parsnips — Turnips—Squash Coffee, Edwards lb jar Spry, Snodrift (5) lb. Peas, San Wan (15) 2s Spinach 2,/2 can (12) 28c 68c 16c 16c Shortening, Roy Sat 5 lb 24c Mop Sticks, Spring each 12c 3 Bacon, any size piece lb 33c Sugar-cured Smoked Back Squares lb. 15c Ready-to-eat Skinned Hams Whole ib. 40c Butt end lb 39c Shank end lb 38c Smoked Picnics lb. 32c 4 Sliced Bacon, Grd A lb 42c 7 Beef Roast, Grade A Ib 27c Arm & Blade «hieb LW 33c Sodas or Grahams Garden Spot co»» 2 lbs 3 Shoulder Pork Roast lb 31c Center cut point« F icnic * a 7«»P»'»’‘’* Ï mu «houli »V'<lh IO TV«« 3 Pork Steak, blade cut lb 34c 2 Pork Liver lb Ib 24c C» Ä ÚOZ.4SC V A
