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Thursday, February ÍÓ, 1944 2 Vernonia Eagid TOPICS OF THE TOWN Employed in Portland Mist Ruth Jones and Miss Lu- eille Colsen left Sunday for Portland where they are employ ed in a paper bag factory. Visits from Portland Shorty Lee transfer. All kinds of hauling. To inquire call 802. Family Reunion Held The L. P. Mathews family held a reunion at their home at Mist Sunday, February 6. The occa sion was the homecoming of Stanley Mathews from Camp Butner, South Carolina. Marjorie and Virginia Matheys came frcm Seattle and Betteen Mathews came from Portland to see their brother. The girls are doing defense work in the two cities. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathews and two sons, Tommy and Bobby Jr., GOME AND HAVE YOUR HEARING TESTED FREE! Monday, February 14 Mr. E. C. Chandler, Certified Sonotone Martin and George Mathews and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mathews. Stanley and the girls left early Monday morning to return to their various places of residence. Consultant MacDonald Hotel Vernonia, Oregon In His Regular Sonotone Hearing Genler No charge or obligation for con sultation or test Sonotone of Portland 321 Failing Building Portland, Oregon I l -r- ’ t - - "UIIWWipT’r 1 Dance at Natal, Sat., Feb. 12. Glen Davis orchestra. Ben Larsen visited Sunday at the Assembly of God church, speaking both to the young peo ple and at the Evening service. Mr, Larsen is an artist and il lustrates his sermons. He was an over night guest at the Howard Frank home and returned to his home Monday. Our Great America ☆ fyTrycm It— Returns from Portland THE U.6. 16 COLLEC1FP By 'OLD MM UN ERI “THE A4I55IS5IPPI. J. W. Rosa came home from Portland Friday evening, J. C. Whitaker of Seattle coming with him, and both returned to Port land Saturday. Mrs. Rosa is not much better. Receives Medical Care Roy Brady went to Portland for medical care a week ago, returning Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Bakalaar and daughter, Loveda. Mrs. Hazel Colstrom and daughter, Page, came with him, spending the evening. Ill with Heart Attack Mrs. G. A. White, former Keasey resident, writes that she has been suffering with a heart and blood pressure attack but is improving now. Dance at Natal, Sat., Feb. 12. Glen Davis orchestra. It—■ Injures Foot Jack Slape slipped and fell Monday while building a chicken house and suffered a badly bruis ed foot. Son Is Born A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meyer Monday, February 7. The baby weighed six and one-half pounds. Vernonia Service Club dance, Saturday, February 19, Legion hall. Glen Davis orchestra. 6tl — Injures Forehead Billy Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Brown received an in jury to his forhead while play ing. He was struck with a ball bat, cutting a gash in his for head about an inch long, cutting it to the bone. FLORIDA WILL CONVERT UNUSED LAND TO FUTURE FORESTS THIS WINTER WHEN TMEVIL PLANT 1,700.000 SEEDiMSP/tJE TREES' GIVEN THEM Sy FOR L ST INPUSPy COMPANIES 7 SOUTHWESTERN STATES HAVE > OVER 4.000,000 60AT5 WHICH SUPPLy AMERICANS VJnH LEATHER, WOOL, AMP MU.K. ----- --------- ---- - ------------ Birth of Grandchild Announced Mrs. Fred Olin received a let ter from her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Manning, announcing the birth of her daughter, Frances Anne, who weighed three pounds and three ounces. This is the sixth grandchild of the Olins. Sawdust... Tod Bowerman enjoyed him self *last week by sporting a Jap hand grenade which had been given him by a friend. The gre nade contained no explosive but Old Time dance, Legion hall, ail mechanical parts were intact, Saturday, February 12. Je» making it appear like the real Taylor orchestra. 6tl— thing . . . Herb Condit, since Makes Visit to Los Angeles moving to Riverview has an Mrs. F. M. Ruhl left Thursday nounced himself as candidate /or for Los Angeles where she will mayor of the community and visit with her mother and sister. has been electioneering since that time, Like all good poli- Vernonia Service Club dance, ticians, he’s making friends with Saturday, February 19, Legion hall. Glen Davis orchestra. 6tl— the children and in addition is offering rides to housewives to Reported in Hospital and from King’s Grocery so they J. L. Timmons is reported to may do their shopping. . . be in the hospital in Portland. Suffers Heart Attack Mrs. Chester Rice was report- ed to have suffered a heart at- tack Monday night. Old Time dance, Legion hall, Saturday, February 12. Je» Taylor orchestra. 6tl — Joins Husband Mrs. Stella Lamping left Sun day for Dysberg, Tennessee to visit with her husband, Bud Lamping, who is stationed with the armed forces there. RED CROSS WAR DEMANDS TOLD CLATSKANIE — This com- munity’s quota for the coming Red Cross war fund drive slated to start in March has been set at $1500.60, which is decidedly a big increase to other yeará* demands. The amount Clatskanie is ask- ed to raise is virtually $3 for every adult in the qity. Mrs. George McGeorhey Honored at Stork Shower Held Recently KEASEY — A stork shower was held at the home of Mrs. Milton Lamping Jr., at Keasey for Mrs. George McGeorhey. Those present were Mrs. J. O. and Mrs. D. R. DeVaney, Mrs. Hazel Dussenberry, Mrs. Vivian Counts, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Clara Lindsley and gifts were sent by Mrs. Mansen, Mrs, Lamping Sr., and Mrs. Georgia Melinger who were unable to attend. Many nice gifts were received. Mrs. W. J. Lindsley and san, Lee, visited at the O. B. Bittner home Tuesday. Mrs. Bittner and Jerry Larson, who works there, have both been sick. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kreiger and three children and Bobbie Reed spent Saturday evening at the W. J. Lindsley home. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. DeVaney visited' at the Herb Counts home Saturday evening. Gas Consumption Dropped in 1943 Motor vehicle travel in Ore- gon during the year 1943, as re vealed in gasoline consumption for that year, dropped 13 per cent below the figure for 1942, according to- Secretary of State Bob Farrell, who announced gas consumption figures for the past year. During the year, Oregon mo torists used 229,773,825 gallons of gasoline, compared to a con- sumption of 263,805,931 gallons in 1942. Total tax paid on 1943 gaso- line amounted to $11,488.691.51, compared to $13,190,297.33 in 1942. Keasey News Told for Week KEASEY — Mrs. Bruce Mc Donald left Sunday for Portland where she is going to have an operation on her eye. Miss Anna McDonald is staying with her father and sister, Ellen, while her mother is in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lindsley and children and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith spent Sunday at the Linds ley home. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph DeVaney visited at the J. 0. DeVaney home Sunday. WASTE PAPER USED One hundred pounds of waste paper will make 650 cartons for U. S. army field ration K. DON’T BE A BAREFOOT BOY! Bring your worn out shoes to us for new soles, heels and com plete rejuvenation. FRANK LINES SHOE REPAIR Have You Ever Said I wish there was something I could do? Often times time hangs heavy on your hands. So go to Dessy’s when you can for fun, relax ation, and your favor ite beverages. SAVE WRAPPING PAPER A reduction of 25 per cent in the use of wrapping paper and bags by the, public will mean an annual saving of over 250,000 tons of paper. This is enough to make 90,000 V-Boxes for emergency rations combat units. Dessy’s Tavern Mike and Marge White Managers Have Week End Guests Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones Jr., of Portland were week end guests at the Robert Holcomb home. American Income Rises 17 Cents; Living Costs Up 3 Cents Over 1942 VERNONIA AUTO CO- Here Is a Discov ery You Can Make If you have not discovered King’s as an ideal place to do your grocery shopping you had bet ter try it today. You will find that King’s is the pldce where you get better quality for your money. We are sure you will enjoy stopping there often and find it easy to solve that menu-mak ing problem that you are so often confronted with. King’s Grocery and Market “Where Your Money Buys More” Men ate dying...ateyou buying? above chart, showing how the average American fared in T HE national income changes tn the last twelve months Is based on the monthly consumers’ study of In vestors Syndicate of Minneapolis. The American public in Novem- ber had a "real income" of $1.14, or an Increase of fourteen cents on the dollar over the same 1942 month. This "real income" is not a sub traction of cash income and expen ditures but an average relative of these figures designed to show how living costs sffect adjusted Income dollars. Cash Income of the American public In November was $1.17 for every it a year earlier. This gain of seventeen cents on the dollar re sulted from the following changes per dollar; wages up twenty cents,, salaries eighteen cents and other income up sixteen cents on the dollar. Investment income at $1.08 was up eight cents. Rents in November were un changed compared with a year ago. Clothing and miscellaneous Items were up two cents. Food was up seven cents. F YOU’RE inclined to say, “I can’t afford any more Bonds,” just take another look at the casualty lists. At least $100 extra in Bonds—over and above your regular buying—is needed as your part in putting over I the Fourth War Loan. At least $100, $200, $300, or $500 if you can possibly scrape it up. Look at those grim lists in today's paper. Buy your Bonds while the names are still fresh in your mind. Z^^BACKTHE ATTACK! THE PAL SHOP A. F. WAGNER VERNONIA, OREGON 4 1