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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1944)
Helping Circle Meeting Held MIST — Mr. and Mr*. L. E. McG*e were in Clatskanie Tues. Mrs. CL L. Waddell is enjoy ing a visit form her mother, Mrs. Minkey, of Vancouver. Mrs. Jack Dowd came up from Jewell last Thurs. to attend the meeting of the Mist Helping Cir cle at the home of Mrs. C. L. Waddell. A delicious dinner with added potluck was served. Each Pal brought a gift for her “Pal” and new names were chosen for the coming year. Our next meet ing will be at the home of Mrs. Alton Ashley, on the 4th Thurs. Fred Siegenthaler is spending a few weeks at home frem en gineering duties. These cold, frosty mornings bring their troubles. Frozen water pipes, frozen vegetables and frozen cars cause our village folks much discomfort. Clyde Johnson went to Wash, for a few days. Mrs. John Libel spent several days at Scappoose last week with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Lindberg. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hughes had the Rasmussen family as Sun. guests. - Mrs. L. P. Wickstrom and her daughter, Mrs. De Rock, were Vernonia shopers Mon. Thursday, December 21, 1944 Vernonia Eagle How a Dane Saved 4 Million Americans! NE of the world's greatest bene factors was Einar Holboell, O Danish postal clerk. As he worked long hours sorting Christ mas mail, he thought of a way to put it to work for humanity... and in 1904 started the sale of Christmas Seals to combat tuberculosis. Introduced in America in 1907, the Seals hove helped cut the T.B. death rate 75%, have helped save 4,000,000 lives! Scholastic Honor Won Applications Needed Lillian Laird, sophomore stu dent at Oregon State college, is cne of six girls chosen a few days ago for membership in Al pha Lamba Delta, a scholastic honorary group for sophomore women. Miss Laird enrolled at Oregon State last year and pre viously attended high school here where she was consistently listed on the honor roll. Truck owners who received application blanks for the first quarter allotment of gasoline are asked by the war price and ra tioning board to return their applications immediately. The applications were for T rations. Gifts Appreciated But T.B. still kills more people between 15 and 45 than any other disease. Your dollars are urgently needed now. Send in your contribution today 63,000,000 TONS MOVED Approximately 63,000,000 ship tons of supplies and 4,000,000 troops were transferred from the United States to 127 overseas ports in a 31 month period, ac cording to the information given out by the ninth service com mand. Mrs. Harry Sandon, chairman of the Columbia County Camp and Hospital service, expressed her appreciation this week for all local groups which cooperated in the preparing of Christmas gifts HOW TIGHT IS TIGHT? for the service. The gifts have How tight is tight? been sent from here and will be A nut is tight only when the distributed so hospitalized ser bolt has been itretched three- vicemen may enjoy "them at thousandths of an inch, or about Christmas. 1 e thickness of a sheet of paper. WAR BONDS BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS! The National, State and Local Tuberculosis Associations in the United States There’s a joy in the heart That sets Christmas apart, To make it a day of all days. And may its true peace And good wiil never cease To bless you in manifold ways. J. C. LINCOLN The Men’s Store School Program Planned Tonight Bonds for mercy! Bandaging a wounded comrade in Italy is a com monplace scene on every fighting front. Much of the money you lend your government by buying Bonds goes into medical aid for your fight ing relatives and friends. Keep up your Bond buying. Buy an extra Bond today. U. S. Treasury Department Vital to Victory... The Fighting Front is winning because it is backed up by the greatest Production Front in the world’s history! FREE ENTERPRISE is winning the PRODUCTION WAR MIST — The school is giving a program the 21st starting at 8 o’clock. It will be held at the Mist gym. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sund- land were down from Portland Sun. Mr. Sundland is doing some wiring on the Garlock’s new home. Wm. Bridgers and Roy Hughes were in Portland Sat. The J. -O. Libels did some butchering Sun. Mrs. Roy Hughes and Mrs. C. O. Hayden were Vernonia shop pers Mon. afternoon. Mrs. Laura De Rock came up from Taft during the week end and is visiting her parents, the L. P . Wikstroms. The Mist Helping Circle’s an nual Xmas dinner was well at tended Sun. at the Mist gym. a bountiful chicken dinner with all the trimmings was served, after which Christmas carols were sung and a short but nice program was given. Then Santa Claus distributed the presents from the tree. It was a happy gather ing even if it was a cold day It is something to look forward to from one year, to another. DEHYDRATED FOOD SERVED A full course, palatable dinner, utilizing any of more than 22 different foods can be made by overseas “Gee-Eye” cooks. >TIIE EASON’S Greeting» 1 to our many friends at home and in the armed forces... patriots all in this struggle to preserve the MBMBBB VBBBBAL BBPBBIT tStrSAKt« CBBPBBATieN WAR BONDS ✓ Valley Motor Freight COZY □ CONFECTIONARY CTHE SEASONS QREETINQS 19 44 • There will be a halo over the homes of America this Christmas radiating from the new hope for the world. That your Christmas season may be both joyous and happy is the sincere wish of. ★ At Christmas per haps more than at any other time in the year we realize what it means to be an American —to worship as we please, to go about our daily pur suits unfettered, to take time out to pay homage to the beautiful myth of Santa Claus. ★ And at Christmas the members of this organ- ization realize particu larly what your patron age has meant to us, and we take this opportunity to thank you while wishing you all a most Merry Christmas. KING’S GROCERY AND MARKET for the NEW YEAR □ May tha sweet old Christ mas story bring to you this year a deeper meaning . . . a larger store of its joy and peace and gladness than it ever has before. THE BEST WISHES Nehalem éihancAei in Oiepon The nation’s highest military award—the Medal of Honor—has been awarded by the war depart ment to only 68 officers and en listed men for valor in the pres ent wai. and American icay of life! The United States . National Bank 68 HOLD TOP HONOR LEW’S PLACE Ann and Lew Floaten Nehalem Dairy Products Co. Vernonia Oregon 9 Chetr to All! A Holly and mistle toe, soft lights and Christina« trees, gifts that mean an out- p Hiring of the spirit. Santa Claus ¡«coming! With gratitude for your continued friend ship we pause during this busy Christmas «canon of 1914 to wish you the happiest Christmas »f t! all. GEO. G. PATERSON
