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Thursday, April 19, 1945
Vernonia Eagle
PURCHASING POWER
BROTHER HOME FROM IRAN
THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT
Staff Sgt. Kenneth McCrae,
brother of Wallace McCrae, and
who has been stationed in Iran
for 27 months, leaves this week
from his home at Monmouth for
Camp" Shelby, Miss., to report
awarded silver star
Lt. Col. William H. Fowler, for further assignment.
nephew of Mrs. Frank Taylor
He traveled two months and
and Mrs. Grace Currie, has been 66,000 miles to get home. In
awarded the silver star for gal Iran (old Persia) McCrae was
lantry in action against the en assigned as a motor mechanic for
emy in eastern France last No truck repairs on an 800-mile-long
vember.
supply line which provided the
As commanding officer of an Russians with food and equip
infantry battalion, Fowler, ac ment. From the Persian gulf to
cording to the citation, personally the Caspian sea trucks were op
led his organization in a series erated on a “shuttle” system of
of attacks from east of the Le continuous transportation with
Remabois Woods all the way to Russian drivers.
Sarrebourg. In one instance, on
For a time he was stationed
the outskirts of Sarrebourg, Fow
ler was moving with the lead just seven miles from Dizful,
company when they were halted said to be the hottest place in
the world, temperatures going to
by the intensity of the enemy
fire. Continuing to control the 170 degrees- He became accust
omed to work in a 150 degree
battalion by radio, he worked his
heat,
putting in 18 to 20 hours
way back to the company imme
diately behind and led a flanking daily, so had less time for nos
action which broke up the resis talgia. The American men had
tance and permitted the battalion plenty of food, mostly from tin
cans. Fresh meat was obtained
to reach its objective.
Fowler graduated from the U- occasionally and they obtained
niversity of Oregon in 1931 and potatoes at other times from the
was at one time principal at the natives, and tomatoes and cucum
bers now and then from irrigated
Mapleton school.
places. From the northern, cooler
OVERSEAS THREE YEARS
regions, good grapes, much like
NATAL — Pfc. William Car those raised in Oregon, could be
michael, who has been overseas obtained. Dates grow around the
three years, arrived home Sun gulf.
day, April 15. He left New York
As his work was mostly in
March 1, 1942 and arrived in small villages, he had little con
Australia April 10. He left the tact with the nomadic tribesmen
islands March 22, 1945 and ar of the desert, nor with the city
rived in San Francisco April 10,
dwellers. The villages had little
1945. He says its grand to be
if any sanitation and smelled like
back in good old Oregon again. a barnyard after a rain, McCrae
says, “Eternal vigilance was the
price of safety” in keeping free
from vermin and disease.
DEC. 1943 vs DEC. 1944
Altar Society to
Conduct Drive
RIVERVIEW — Mrs. Ralph
Valpiani entertained the St.
Mary’s Altar society at her home
near Pittsburg Wed. Their pas
tor, Father J. Goodrich, asked
this body to take charge of the
national clothing dr»»« for this
parish. That was the principal
subject for discussion. Final de
cision was to ask each donor to
parcel their offerings, placing
a ticket on each parcel listing
the gross weight and number of
articles therein, and to deliver
the parcels to St. Mary’s church
in Vernonia. A change in the
luncheon schedule at their meet
ings was also forthcoming. Desert
IE above chart, showing how and coffee will be served at
the average American fared in
1:30 p.m. in the future and bus
national income changes In the last iness transacted afterward. The
twelve months, is based on the
monlhly consumers' study of Inves hostess served a delicious lunch
tors Syndicate of Minneapolis.
at the close of the business ses
The American public in Decem sion.
ber had a “real income” of 99 cents,
or one cent on the dollar less than
Mrs. Gerald Ball and daughter,
in December, 1943. This “real in Vici Ann, who have been sojour
come" is not a subtraction of cash
Income and expenditures but an ning* in Cal. were called home
average relative of these figures this week by illness of Mrs. Ball’s
designed to show how living costs mother, Mrs. Ralph Mahar who
affect adjusted income dollars.
Cash income of the American pub is in Good Samaritan hospital in
lic in December was 99 cents for Portland. We understand Mrs.
every $1 a year earlier. The follow Ball will attend a dietician school
ing changes per dollar were: wages
off 6 cents, salaries off 4 cents on
the $1.00; other income up 6 cents
on the dollar and investment in
come at $1.06 was up six cents.
Rents and foods in December were
unchanged compared with a year
ago. Clothing was up three cents.
Miscellaneous items were up three
cents.
in. order to be able to prepare
food for her mother, who is a
diabetic patient.
Mrs. Robert Wyckoff and
daughter of Portland were here
Mon. preparatory to occupying
the home they purchased recent
ly of Ellis Rainwater. Mr. Wy
ckoff is a service man stationed
in Maryland and expecting to
be invited to take a sea voyage
soon. The Rainwaters who are
locating in Sweet Home will be
greatly missed and we wish them
Keep your clothes
immaculate with our
cleaning and pressing
service!
Vernonia Cleaners
PHONE 1211
AT THAT GREAT
BIG GLASS OF BEER.
All frothy and foamy
just waiting to trickle
past your tonsils and
make you happy!
Dessy’s
Tavern
The Forest Grove
NATIONAL BANK
INVITES YOU TO BANK BY MAIL IF
INCONVENIENT TO COME IN PERSON
A Locally-Owned, Independent Bank
KEEP ON
with
WAR BONDS
SAFEWAY.
Let’s roll it up and bring it in, every day this
month!
Heath’s Service Station
Phone 5711
At the Mile Bridge, Riverview
Our sick report: Mr. L. L.
Wells has been having a bad time
practically all week with a heavy
cold and hoarseness, Bobby Tay
lor was a very sick boy the
first of the week while Mr. Shep
ard and John Ellis are> improving
slowly.
Copper Bearing Plate
SEPTIC TAXKS
10 Guage
200 & 300-Gal. Capacity
STOCK MILL WORK
DOORS
WINDOWS AND SASHES
WINDOW GLASS AND MIRRORS
ANDERSON
WOODWORKING SHOP
Phone 575
Riverview
PRODUCt
. _
at Safeway features top
quality flavor ... for Safeway experts select
choice fruits and vegetables right in the fields
... send them to you packed with goodness.
Try Safeway produce and taste the difference.
ASPARAGUS lb. 151
At Its Very Peak!
Edwards Coffee
Always fresh,
reg. or drip
28'
1-lb. jar
Airway Coffee
58c
1-lb bag 20c 3-lb. bag
Ground fresh for you
Borden's Hemo
Drink it hot
or cold
59c
1-lb. jar
Lemon, Vanilla
35c
Schillings
2-oz. bottle
pure extracts
Spinach Soup
13c
Campbell's, lO’/z-oz. can
20c
Apple Butter
Libby's brand
$1.18
SHREDDED
CABBAGE
SHREDDED
CARROTS
$1.02
fine for slaw
something new
% lb. cello
pkg. 12c
Yz lb. cello
pkg. 12c
303 jar
Blend Flour
Fisher's
25-lb. sack
all purpose
Kitchen Craft
All purpose 25-lb. sack
Flour
Baking Powder
"Calumet
double action
Vegetable Soup
Rancho
condensed
18c
1-lb. can
14c
CABBAGE, firm heads
CELERY, Crispy stalks
CUCUMBERS, hot house
GREEN ONIONS, Tender
Ib. 7%c
lb. 20c
lb. 32c
lb. 25c
ARTICHOKES, fresh and green lb. 25c
YAMS,
delicious candied
Ibi!2>/ic
2 lbs. 29 c
RHUBARB, field grown
TOMATOES, red and ripe
lb. 25c
22-oz. can
Holly Cleanser Mild—but good Per can 4c
Rinso Soap Granulated
24-oz pkg. 23«
Palmolive Soap Toilel Sodf
3 bars 20«
PlireX The perfect bleach
*/2-gal. jug 23«
White Magic Bleaches, Cleans. Yr-gal. jug 17«
Soil Off Makes cleaning easy Quart bottle 60«
Mrs. Stewart's Bluing 10 oz bottle 13«
Sweetheart Soap
Peet’» Soap, granulated
Lux Toilet Soap
2 bars 13c
33 oz. pkg. 26c
3 bars 20c
Cracked Wheat Red Rose 2-lb. pkg. 18c
Kellogg Corn Flakes 11-oz. pkg. 8c
Nabisco Shreddies Biscuits pkg. 12c
Albers Flapjack Flour
pkg. 22 c
California Honey 5-lb. can or jar »1.15
Old Manse Grape Jam 2-ib. jar 39c
Minced Luncheon Loaves, A C. (6 points)
lb. 37c
Assorted Luncheon Loaves, Type 2 (4 pts.) lb. 48c
French Head Cheese & Chicken Loaf (2 pts.) lb. 43c
BILL HEATH SAYS:
‘Tn cooperation with the national drive for
urgently needed clothing, this service station
will be a collection depot until the 30th of
April. All Signal Service Stations are behind
this effort 100'. . Everyone knows that you ‘GO
FARTHER’ with Signal Gas, now make that
unused clothing, ‘GO FARTHER’!
Mrs. J. M. Peachy left Thurs.
to spend a few days with her
daughter, Lorraine, at Longview,
Wn.
r
Garden Gas Rules
Set Up by OPA
Local OPA boards started ac
cepting applications for victory
garden gasoline on March 26, E.
W. Eggen, OPA mileage rationing
representative, announced this
week, with one additional limita
tion not previousily in effect
which requires that the garden
must not be more than 15 miles
from the gardener’s home or
place of work.
Other conditions which the gar.
dener must meet are virtually
the same as for the past two
years:
1. Applicant must have an area
of at least 1500 square feet de
voted to the producton of veg
etables and the mileage must be
needed to provide necessary la
bor for cultivation.
2. Ration issued may not pro
vide mileage in excess of 300
miles during the six-months per
iod immediately following date
of application.
3. Applicant must show that no
alternative means of transporta
tion is available.
4. Applicant must show that a
ride-sharing arrangement has
been made or is not possible.
When more than one car will be
used in the ride-sharing arrange
ment, all applications for special
gasoline must be presented to
the board at the same time and
the total ration for all vehicles
in the group may not exceed
300 miles.
everything good in their sweet
home.
Sugar Belle Peas 2 3 ‘"'"¿’Vi 15c
Gardenside Tomatoes «.'»’.'Sl 14c
Blue Tag Beets
"•’tfiH« 18c
Pictsweet Corn
15c
Gardenside Spinach «!
15c
Blue Tag 303 jar
12c
Diced Carrots
Spiced Ham, tastes very good (10 points)
lb. 55c
Bologna, Type 2, A C. (4 points)
lb. 34c
Liver Sausage (3 points)
lb. 32c
Polish Sausage, H.C., Type 2 (5 points)
lb. 39c
Pork Sausage, Type 3, bulk (6 points) lb. 32c
Fresh CrabsCT.!.»™“ 24c ib.
Razor Clams
Crab Meat
Ling Cod
Excellent breaded
ond fned
Really
fresh
Fresh,
fillet*
it
89«
ib *1.06
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