Lets Be
Sociable*
Humidity Drop
Causes Closure
Union Members Hold
Meeting at Mist;
Blackberries Plentiful
MIST—The member's of the
union employed by the state high
MIST—Earl Doran of Seattle
Odd Fellows Lodge
way department held their meet
was
a guest of the, Knowles a
Holds Installation
ing in the Mist gym Wed. eve.
short while ago as was Lt. and
Paul Gordon, recently ap
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Garlock
M ts . Wills of Seattle.
pointed diatrict deputy grand
have
moved into their recently-
Mrs. Willard Ingermanson was
master of the Odd Fellow,» lodge, a guest Wed. eve. of Mrs. Earl purchased residence. They bought
with his staff installed the fol Roper. Mrs. Ingermanson lives the Chester Larson property.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hanson
lowing new officers far the lo above Verrionia.
and son, Norman, were at Sea
Mrs.
Wm.
Bridgers
is
papering
cal lodge Tuesday, July 11th:
side last Tues.
D. E. Strong, N. G.; Bill their house in Vernonia this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam * Louisnant
The
Mills
tie
and
lumber
Heath, »V, G.; secretary, Rufe
were village shopper Mon. from
Bramblett; Treasurer, Emil Mes closed awhile Mon. because of Birkenfeld.
sing; Jep Bramblett, Warden; low humidity.
Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Knowles
Jackie Nelson is staying at the
Mike White, Conductor; James
were
Vernonia shoppers Fri.
Cox, R. S, N. G.; Cecil Johnson, home of his grand parents, the I.
Wm McMullen from Canada is
L. S. N. G.; Mike Willard, L. S. E. Knowles, and helping in the here visiting his daughter in
V. G.; Tom Turner, R. S. V. G.; haying. He lives in Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hughes Vernonia and his brother, Dave,
John Hatfield, R. S. S. V. G.;
on the lookout.
Orvel Edwards, L. S. S. V. G.; spent the week end in Seaside.
The blackberry pickers find
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Kenneth
Smith
Carl Davis, Inside Guardian; Ed
berries quite plentiful.
came
up
from
Willamina
and
vis
Frazee, Outside Guardian; Ira
Louie Kickstrom went to Port
Baucom, Chaplain and Robert ited during the week end with land one day last week on bus
her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Tunnell, Past Grand.
iness.
Wm. Bridgers.
Roy Hughes was a Portland
Mrs. Roy Hughes and Mrs. A.
business
visitor Sat.
Dowling were dinner guests of
Little Sharon Sundland spent
Mrs. Maud Rogers Tues.
James Hill bought the Walter last week with her grandparents
Turner -house. They started to in Portland.
tear it down then gave it up and
sold the property to Mr. Hill.
Navy Man Married
Mrs. Fred Busch was a shopper To Timber Girl at
in Vernonia Sat.
Recent Ceremony
The Garlock men are tearing
TIMBER—Virginia Lee Mart
down the old Bachman place, pre
to make it into a Calif, in was married last Sat. night
Save ration stamps— paring
to John Wilson of Santa Cruz,
house.
we can fix up your old type
Ship’s Cook lc E. C. Russell Calif. He is in the navy. They
shoes. Reasonable pric of the coast guard and wife ar.d are on a two-wgeks trip to Santa
two daughters from Astoria were Cruz.
es.
Gus Bock and son were look
recent visitors for a few days at
FRANK LINES
ing after their property here last
the
Earl
Roper
home.
SHOE REPAIR
Joe Roeser of the U. S. navy Thurs.
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN
Mr. and Mrs. Al Martin at
has been home on a 15-day leave.
PROMPT ATTENTION
He has finished his training at tended the funeral of Walter
Sergeant at Forest Grove Mon.
Mrs. Lucinda Bino was called
to Foss last week to help on the
dairy because of the serious ill
ness of Mr. Hazelkap’s mother.
Extra Energy
Extra Nourishment
■
in
Garden Fresh Foods
SAM’S FOOD STORE
Groceries, Fruits & Veg.— A Home Owned Groc. Ph. 761
Farragut. He returned there
Tues, of this week.
Wilfred Holce of the U. S.
and his wife arrived here Sat.
from Florida on leave.
Howard Jones also of the navy
came down from Bremerton, ac
companied by his wife and small
son Sat.
Mrs. Roeser was here Sun.
from Camp 8 visiting Joe and
his wife.
Lindsley Leaves
For San Diego
KEASEY—-Lee Lindsley left
Tues, for San Diego to begin ba
sic .raining as a marine.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Krieger
mad? a trip to Cotnelius Mon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. DeVaney
made a trip to Roseburg during
their vacation and brought their
granddaughter, Kathleen, , home
with them.
Mrs. Alma Sitts is visiting at
the Herb Counts' home for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Lindsley
and sons, Lee, Dale and Lester,
and Mrs. Lindsley’s mother, Mrs.
Smith, all of Portland visited at
the W. J. Lindsley home. They
also visited Mrs. Sadie Austin
Sunday.
Vernonia Eagle____ Thursday, July 20. 1944
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army several years.
Mrs. Martha Shipley enter
tained the Mother’s club last
Thursday.
Word Received
Of Air Battle
TIMBER—Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Shipley received word last week
that their youngest son was shot
down over Northern Sardinia
June 18 while returning from a
bombing mission. Quite a battle
ensued near San Pietro Island
off Southwestern Sardinia. On
the way back from target the
plane was apparently attacked by
an ME 109. Appraently his
throttles were shot u|J as he was
unable to reduce his speied. and
was forced to fall out of forma
tion. An ME 109 peeled off from
about 18,000 feeit and dove at
the plane which was above and to
the left of the bomber formation
at about 11,000 feet. An ensuing
chase started with the pilot
Week’s Activities of
throwing the bomber around like
a fighter plane in an effort to
Timber Residents Told
shake off the enemy. The B-26
By Correspondent
was seen to smoke and crash into
TIMBER—Mrs. Frank Davies the sea after a fight lasting
and son, Raymond, left last Sun. several minutes. Other crews re
for Vancouver, B. C., to visit turning home reported that from
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. four to six parachutes were seen
Ingram. Mrs. Davies expects to to' open before the bomber crash
ed. Since the enemy fighter also
be gone three weeks.
Frank Meury spent several went down in the same vicinity it
days wjth his parents last week. was impossible to determine if
one of,the parachutes came from
He is on furlough from Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Adams the ME109. The Italian radio re
and children of Los Angeles ported the next day that an
spent ten days visiting with Mrs. American bomber crew had been
Adams’ lather, Z. P. Pierson. picked up by tbeir air-sea rescue
system in that same locality.
They letf last week.
The elder son of the Shipleys
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Benefeil
and daughter of Portland were was wounded at the battle of
Sun. eve. visitors of the B. Huff Strait of Macassar Feb. 1942,
but now is a prisoner of the Japs.
mans.
Morris Pierson has had a med
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lambert and
Gene returned last Mon. from ical discharge from the army and
Warren where they spent several is visiting at his father’s home
here. Pierson has been in the
days on their farm.
PORTLAND 4. OREGON
Please enroll me in the "Mr. Smith
Goes to Washington” club. Send me a
signed membership card and pictures.
Name__
Address.
City . _____________
______
Pd. Adv. Smith for Senator Committee,
Leo Smith, Mgr., Corbett Bldg., Portland
Our
Ice Cream
is definitely
Satisfying
Try our Lemon Float.
It’s delicious.
The Cozy
Bus Depot
Ph. 582
Miller’s
Vernonia
DEPARTMENT STORE
For Women &
Children
Womens Blouses
White and colors, long and short sleeves, cot
tons and rayons in all fabrics for sport and
dress wear.
You will find a very complete stock of all
the new styles and fabrics.
Girls School Blouses
Tailored and dress styles. Washable, with long-
wearing qualities.
Dresses *
Infants and childrens. Some very attractive
numbers.
For Men
NOW IS THE TIME TO
START BUYING WINTER
WORK CLOTHES.
We have our winter rain
clothes in now—clothes for
all kinds of weather and
all kinds of work.
Pants
U. S. Rubber with
coat to match.
short
Rain Jackets
Oil Silk. Short
Double and single raincoats
and pants
We also have a new fab
ric in pants and coats which
Slacks and Slack Suits
is built by Hirsh-Weis for
wear in the brush. This fab
Print Dresses
ric is what has been needed
Women’s cotton seersuckers in many styles and to keep out the wet, yet it
colors. Also ginghams, broadcloth and many is not heavy and stiff.
Women’s
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other fabrics of the finest quality. The wash
ing qualities are the best. Shop this stock of
dresses for style, quality, price and fit. You will
be pleased.
Regular sizes and half sizes for tall, medium
and short figures.
Calked Shoes
We have Currins and Buf
falo in stock now so look
over your shoes and see
what you will need for this
Misses and Women’s
winter. Start getting them
Play Shorts
now as the government is
taking 80 per cent of the
production thereby causing
Beach Suits
a definite shortage.
Women’s combination with skirt to match for
This is not to create a
casual wear.
rush on these vital necessi
ties, but to eliminate out-
Chenille Bobes
-’■ders from buying these
things alioted for this area.
A special purchase cf good quality
cut full and preshrunk to washing. These robes 1 his is my sincere advice.
are comparable to seven-dollar robes. We have
C. M. Johnson
seventy-two. Sizes 12 to 20. To retail at Cd
Store Mgr.