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County News COUNTY SMASHES RECORD FOR BLOOD ST. HELENS — The blood- mobile took its full capacity of blood back to Portland a week ago Friday, and to takg care of all the donors, about 20 were sent into the Portland center by the Red Cross motor corps. This was the biggest day in the history of the mobile unit in its visits to Columbia county, and the rec ord of capacity load of 200 pints has been equalled in only a few instances outside of Multnomah county. The capacity of the mobile unit was raised this month from 140 pints to 200. GRANGES HOLD JOINT INSTALLATION CLATSKANIE — Marshland and Clatskanie Granges held a joint installation of officers at the Highway Pavillion on Wed nesday December 20th with Elsie Kupari, county deputy,, there as the installing officer. William Armstrong and Pat Dennison are the masters-elect for Marshland and Clatskanie Granges. Clatskanie _ grange ___ met on Wednesday of last week and one of the business matters that took place was the decision to pur chase $500 worth of war bonds which at maturity will net the Grange $700. WAR CHEST TOTAL JUST UNDER $21,000 ST. HELENS — D. O. Ben- nett, county chairman of the Oregon war chest, announces that the drive is over and no more money is anticipated. The total ■of the fund to date is a little under $21,000, Mr. Bennett re- ports, which is over the quota by about $4,000. FALL FISHING SEASON CLOSES CLATSKANIE — Last Friday at noon the fall commercial fish ing season closed. It opened on September 10th. Few salmon have been taken from the river, reports show al though early in October there was a large run of silversides, the largest on the Columbia river for several decades. The silversides brought the total catch up and made it to exceed that of several years past. During the last two weeks the catches of all kinds had been slow. H. L. Fowler Dies Monday H. L. Fowler passed away at 5:46 a.m. at the Emanuel hospital in Portland December 18, follow ing an operation which was per formed on December 12. Com plications resulting from pneumo nia brought about death. The deceased, who until recent ly was employed as night watch man at the O-A mill, lived at in tervals in the Nehalem valley for 15 years, coming to Vernonia to reside a year and a half ago. He spent 6 years in the South Sea. islands as a Seventh Day Advent ist missionary, meeting and mar rying his wife there. The 2 older children, Mrs. Maeva Stillwell and Mrs. John Winslow were born there. Survivors are 8 children and 16 grandchildren. The children are: Mrs. Maeva Stillwell of Ver nonia; Mrs. John Winslow of Berkenfeld; Mrs. Ruth Brownlee of Laurelwood Academy near Gaston; Mrs. David Kimball of Sweet Home; Halbert with the Navy stationed at Norfolk, Via.; Mrs. Charles Melis of Albany, Oregon; Benjamin with the ar my in France; and Mrs. Dan Blehm at the St. Helens junction. Final arrangements for the fu neral services have not been an nounced yet, pending the arrival of son, Halbert.’ Derno agí e ------------------------------------------------------------------- a Volume 22, Number 51 Vernonia, Columbia County, Loggers Win Those Who Amount of Are in It Two Early Bond Sale Season Games Below Quota INJURED IN ACTION McMinnville Will Seek Revenge Here Next Tuesday Eve. According to a recent tele- gram from, the Adjutant Gen- eral’s Office to Mr. and Mrs. H. Lander, their son. Private Del bert E. Lander, was wounded in action in France on November 9th. Last word received from Delbert had been a letter inform ing them that he had been trans ferred to overseas duty. Victory Exchange To Close Dec. 30; Many Sales Made ot ° Thursday, December 21, 1941 Christmas Program Will Be Friday Eve Event The annual community Christ mas program which each year draws one of the largest crowds of any event locally, is dated for Friday evening of this week at the Washington grade school auditorium. As usual, an appro priate program has been prepare ! with Mrs. Kobow directing. She Is being assisted by Mrs. Ruth Qgiffis ~ who has supervised J prep aration of the art decorations, aqd bjcJ^s^Noma Callister, Mrs. Grace JZa^ivJell and Mrs. Harry Saindon. Turner will open singing “Tell Us Jesus.” The story by the singing of the presentation of ulf. Music will be furnished With all the work done by The Vernonia Loggers opened house-to-house canvassers and their basketball season impres others who have devoted much sively by defeating the defend time^fauthe sixth Witt loan, the ing Tualitan valley champions HEY! FELLOWSjgjT WORKS The first collect telephone call amount ^of sales, especially E Forest Grove, 28 to 23, in the ;eman was received series bonds, is below the quota Washington count jwgtown laet, from a hm .’ i here a few days “IT0 when George for Columbia county, Irving T, Wednesday night. The local <i«in. I-’Turner his mother to in- tet took an eqrly' teSd but was form he»-.?of 'the time of his ar- Rau, county war finançe chair followed closely by the hard- , . . .... . u. rjvil homie/Tf>U for the call is man, mentions in stating that the dnving Vikings, The half-Ume VeYnonla Service club E bond sales have reached only score favored the Loggers j0-8>, • wbi;h hag ^ed a fund -for led a' fund -for • 70 per cent of the amount Following th intermission, a to communi- Heeded. The slowness txlubitod Viking scoring rec sent here. ; for purchases of these bondi to ahead 14 to 10 date will make necessary "fast iod. The locals s E. Bitch’J, "’in a let/ and furious” buying before the final period ope »purè vic tory by a succe of field ru end of the month in order to goals to lead at t le Monday, reach the quota. Although tbe A’ictory Exchange An enthus’asti oetfug, stat- ......... «..wm, y-vu, in die oUi office bitiliing treated to an. to Wish you, and art the people of wiu e!ost‘ VsuenWi’ 30 and peoi played pre-si programs in teams drove Vernonia” a vçry Merry Christ- P'e are a“ce■d’-taf, start collecting â^lnd a Happy New Year?” thin8s not sold 'aftfr December keeping; out the entir he Christmas spirit 26, many worthwhile articles re Vernonia 28 Grove 23 Fryd i< in Belgium now. anged here by the A e main on display. The exchange Byers 1 0 Johnson ’Evangelical, Assembly of God, GETS ADVANCEMENT is to remain open from Deceffiber Sturdevant n Christian churches for pre- T’aul CotrUFft, jhqsj been made 26 to 30 i specifically jfor the Rollins 3 sones He has lection, but it sales will jbe madez+H/sentation during the next few Larsen 3 Stanle is now and anyone wishing to bJr. Nance 13 9 Greaso days. xer seven Sales at the exchange totaled Millis 2 1 Young The Christmas program of the $810.00 through Tuesday of this Referee—Gates of Pacific UniJ* Evangelical Sunday school will week. Of this amount, $350 was versity. be given at the church Sunday sold in bends, the remainder be The Loggers notched their sec writes his evening, December 24th begin ‘ ond successive victory by run Islands: ing stamps. Payroll savings deductioU> at ning at 7:30. An interesting pro ning rough shod over a big Am hÄe and ity high team in the the Yi mhill as I am one of the tent captains, the Oregon-American mill amlX gram is planned and will be fol lowed by a play of the traditional city Saturday night. Tl®o oral forked hard selliti ig chances, solicitations made in a*bTitiyi\ _ Ihristmas story. squad broke out with aiy viy wc ¡on four ca-wF^hf beer, two have brought bond purdl Members of the cast are: rush to rattle the hemfcX with casts of coke and a'J$25 bond. there’ to $13,700 during > Misses Vona Weidman, Sally field goals. They left tne 'Jiloor I hfed bragged to the Officer that drive. The IWA dance sponsor a ’par, Delores Thompson, Mr. a short time ago, produced at the half leading 22 to 10. I Would win some bear, so had and Mrs. Allen Landers, Oscar Following the half time inter to make good. We got the beer in stamp sales. Bond sales to Clark and WiQ Wilde, Henry John, Louis Lara- mission, Coach Robbins substi today. Oh boy!” son employees totaled $16,700 more, J. Stiff, Richard Fletcher, tuted freely. Every player in frhe letter was written Decem- in maturity value of series E F. R. Olin and Rev. Allen H. uniform was given a chance -*------ to Backer. Christmas music aug show his ability. Jack Nance le ng nights and the house-to-house canvass menting the play will be pro- brought $33,575. The total of the local scoring with 17 poi when ed by a choir of 16 voices re The whole squad showed »H kinds all bonds, including the $350 . organized under the di- sold at the Victory Exchange, provement over last week's f Mrs. Delbert Dow. A iS $64,325 which drops below the at Forest Grove. ier times do present will be given quota of $68,000 assigned to Vernonia cile says the a pf the program. this area. However,* all sales .for at Byers 2 F Z Lee weather is just hot i hotter. 11» s play, readings and ,the remainder of this month Sturdevant 0 F 4 Johnson hasn’t decided yet which is _____ th« ture the annual will be counted Rollins 9 C quoti so that it is *38. : 11 worst, the cold -of Alaska where ason program at the Nance 17 G 7 lihe't Assembly of God church Thurs- it way yet be e Larsen 3 G 5 — Worden ‘ day evening, December 21. Ev- c'“ $64 ,325 figure sbo Millis 5 S O’ eryone is invited to attend thfc turity value of seri Referee—John Voll-of McMin- program that night. The Vernonia Service club has and does not include ville. Children of the primary de- The Loggers enter the holiday received a number Xjt letter» in other series bonds partment at" the Christian church week with the toughest opposi- from those in the servl ’tea express-^ sales which have been will participate in a miscellaneous stings gifts tion of the season when the Mc ing thanks for Christml program and adults of the church Minnville high Grizzlies invade the club sent this. year. will present a pageant “The Angelo DeRoria, CMME, in our court Tuesday night, Decem ber 26. The Grizzlies, always a the Mariannas writes that his strong hoop contingent, are har gift this year was the third re boring state tournament ambi- ceived from the club. He is It frm^ tions this year. Co; ij ition to, son’s boys will ba |t| I'.sjSa] avenging their fo4 vernonTa SeTVife ice c cTTl'b "witn mu ter of thanks for his gift, told of the Loggers. sic to be furnished by the Sea A recently-completed project Coach Robbins has been send taking part in the bombardment bees orchestra of Clatskanie. of the Vernonia Service club has ing his charges through inten of Jap territory and of the dam / Funds from tbe dance will be de been accomplished with funds sive practice sessions and an age inflicted. In that particular voted by the club to the welfare from a benefit dance held during ambitious pre-season game sched instance no American boys were of servicemen. November. The amount of money ule. It appears he will choose injured or lost. He compared his In order to make the dance his starters from among, Nance, feelings during the bombardment cleared from that event plus a more enjoyable for those who Larsen, Rollins, Sturdevant, By with those experienced while on a small additional amount was attend, members of the American ers, Millis, Riley and Parker. deer hunting trip. placed with Mrs. Harris, execu Legidn and Auxiliary were busy Other letters of appreciation Tuesday’s game will be played at tive secretary of the county Red floor Cross chapter, for the purchase have been received from WAVE Wednesday cleaning the 7:30. Alma Jean Norman, Corpus Chris and applying wax. of a wheel chair. ti, Texas; Cpl. Walter Larson, Mrs. Harris will purchase the SEWING POSTPONED chair and send it the hospital There will be no Red Cross Camp Butner, N.C.; Charles M. for servicemen at Astoria. sewing this Friday, December Benson, New Britain in the S. 22, but the work will be con seas; RT2c B. M. Spencer; and tinued Friday, December 29th, Sgt. Jack Childs, stationed in the last Friday of the year, re the Galapagos. Seven people from here Visited ports Mr*. Harry Culbertson. SCHOOL ATTENDED The change was made because Harvey L. Redmond, WTlc, Hillsboro last Friday to donate of the nearness of Christmas to who returned from the south blood at the Red Cross mobile the former date. Pacific a short time ago after blood doning center. Included Roy M. Edwards from South nine major battles, has completed were Mesdames New, Ball, Geo. Dakota has been granted a li a course of study at the naval Tunnell, Peachey, Wasser, C. I. cense to operate the Club by boiler and turbine laboratory in Anderson, and Bassett. city councilmen who met Mon Transportation was provided Philadelphia. Redmond finished day night of this week. Mr. Ed by the Red Cross motor corps third highest in the class. He has wards is planning to move here now been sent to Norfolk, Vir with Mrs. Cleve Robertson and sometime during the coming temporary change, stating that ginia for a six-weeks* course at Mrs. Frank Hartwick driving week. The license still requires many people who were employed pre - commissioned school. Mrs. their cars. the certification of the Oregon during regular daytime hours Redmond, who has been with him, Liquor Control commission. had little, if any, opportunity to will return to Vernonia soon to Other recent business of the PUBLICATION DELAYED shop for Christmas. By keeping stay with her parents, Mr. and council includes the certification The Vernonia Eagle will stores open to a later hour, last- Mrs. O. Vike, for a short time. of licensee for Safeway Store be a day later for the neat minute purchases may be made She will then rejoin her husband and Lew’s Place and the sale of two weeks, owing to the conveniently. when ha finishes his course st two city lots at Second and Ma- falling of Christmas and The later closing time will be Norfolk. pie streets to the Nehalem Val New Year on Monday. eight o'clock. More “Those Who” page 10 ley Motor Freight. by the two 8th grade sextets, the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade choruses, the Sth grade octet and by duets and solos. The Lincoln school will sing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” and the high school sex tet will also sing. The program will end with everyone singing “Joy to the World.” In anticipation of Christmas, all rooms at the school have been decorated with trees and the first grade students, in addition to the tree, have erected a castle which presents a beautiful pic ture. The students will enjoy their Christmas parties Friday afternoon and grade school teach ers will gather to exchange gifts after school Thursday. opriate Christmas ms Are Planned Benefit Dance Slated Saturday Seven Donate at Hillsboro Friday New Owner of Club Named Light is Come” during the 5 o’clock Vesper hour Sunday. Mrs. Luther Herrin and Mrs. W. O. Livingstone are directing the pro gram. Range Summit Query Posed Several fishmen here are puz zled by a question which has a- risen regarding the legality of taking fish over ten inches in length from the Nehalem river and Reck creek at the present time. A letter fr«m the Oregon State Game commission written in answer to one sent by Hoff man Hardware states: “It was not our intention to prohibit such fishing in these streams when we specified that such fishing could be done in the streams lying west of the summit of the coast range. “As there seems to be some question about this, we will clar ify the regulation when Jhe com mission meets in January. In the meantime, we shall ask the state police not to make any arrests in that area for fishing for trout over ten inches in length.” Sale of Seals More This Year Respohse to the sale of Christ mas seals is greater this year than has been the case in pre vious years according to Mrs. Connie- Anderson, local chairman in charge of the sale. Up to Wed nesday, $535 had been returned to her for the 850 letters sent out at the start of the campaign. In addition, 55 people returned the seals, not wishing to make the purchase. An interesting sidelight of the returns is that one person re turned $10 for his quota of seals and four others returned $5 each for theirs. These amounts are in cludes in the $535 total listed above. Within a short t’me follow-up cards will be mailed by Mrs. An derson to those who have not responded, reminding them of the worthwhile cause to which funds from the seals are devoted. Returns this year far exceed those of last year when approxi mately $350 was the return from about 400 letters sent out. Many Stores Plan Late Closing This Week In order to provide greater convenience to late Chistmaa shoppers, many Vernonia stores will remain open after the regu lar six o’clock closing time this week. Some of them started the later closing Monday while others waited until later in the week. Several proprietors mentioned specific reasons for making th» ONLY 4 DAYS‘Till i CHRISTMAS
