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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1945)
Volume 23 Number 51________ Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Polio Drive Set to Start January 14 Larger Fund Is Needed fcr New Year’s Expenses January 14, 1946 is the date set for starting the next annual March of Dimes campaign to raise fijnds for the National Foundation for Infantile Para lysis, chairman Paul Gordon said this week. The campaign will continue through January 31st. and Ben Coleman of St. Helens will be the county drive chairman. In order to pay obligations of the Columbia county chapter for help given this year and to take care of patients during the com ing year the chapter has need of at least three dimes from every man, woman and child in Col umbia county. Last year this county contributed the lowest per capita amount of any county in the state, eight cents. Multnomah was highest with over 55 cents per capita. Even with this coun ty’s low record, Oregon led the nation with the highest per cap ita response. Funds from the drive are di vided so that half is sent to the national foundation and half is devoted to defraying county chapter expenses. Details for con ducting the local drive will be ennounced by Mr. Gordon short ly after the first of the year. Parker Rites Held Sunday Funeral services were held Sunday at the First Christian church at 2:30 p.m. for Stanley Parker who passed away De cember 12 from monoxide poison ing at his home he-e. Interment was at the Vernonia Memorial cemetery. Immediate survivors of the de ceased are his parents: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parker; a brother, Kenneth; and a sister, Mrs. Hom er Gwin. He was born October 31, 1917 at Vernon’a and passed away at the age of 28 years, 1 month and 12 days. The services were read by Rev. W. O. Liv ingstone. Number of Flu Cases Decrease The number cf flu cases here has decreased from the peak of a week or so ago, Ray Mills, high school principal, said Wednesday. On that day 10 students were absent and) on Tuesday the num ber was 12. The peak number of cases was over 20, he said. St. Helens schools closed Wednesday due to illness. No reports were available on other county schools as to possibility of closing due to sickness. Tillamook Wins Tues. The Tillamook high school won from the Vernonia Loggers Tues day evening here 23 to 43. Duke Byers was high-point man for the Loggers with 11 and Poole for Tillamook with 15. The Log gers meet Forest Grove here again on December 28th for the next Vernonia game. Dec. 31 Dance Planned » The American Legion Auxiliary is preparing for its New Year’s Eve dance at the Legion hall on December 31. The affair is a Carnival dance and is given an nually at this time of the year. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT NAMED SENATOR Arthur Tousley, son of Mrs. Leatha E. Tousley, was elected as Senior Senator of the Senate of Case School cf Applied Science on November 29. The Senate acts as the coordinator of all student activities and also maintains a calendar of coming events for the full year. Arthur is a graduate of Ve no.nia high and before coming to Case he attended the University of Wash ington. DISCHARGED Sgt. Milo John arrived here Friday, December 14th with his discharge from the service after being in the army for three years and four months and spending 20 months of that time overseas. He fought with the third army in the battle of the bulge. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. John. STATIONED IN TEXAS Pfc. Archie Christensen is back from duty overseas ;n Germany where he spent seven and one half months. He is now stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. ON WAY HOME Pfc. Clayton W. Aldrich, US MC, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Aldrich, landed in San Diego a week ago last Wednesday and is expected home this week with his discharge from the service. He arrived in San Diego on the "Mage Carpet” aboard the USS Breton, one of more than 250 carriers, battleships, cruisers and attack transports in the navy’s famed “Magic Carpet” fleet. GETS DISCHARGE RIVERVIEW — Sgt. Middle ton Crawford of the 8th army bomber command, received his discharge Wednesday and he, his wife and son are, now at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Crawford. Middle ton expects to resume his col lege work in the near future. HERE FROM TEXAS RIVERVIEW — Sgt. Robert Wyckoff arrived from Camp Swift, Texas Saturday to spend a 30-day furlough with his wife and daughter. This visit came as a surprise as Mrs. Wyckoff had not learned of the approaching furlough until he phoned from Portland and now little Laurel is sure there will be a Santa Claus. IN GERMANY NOW In a letter written December 3rd, Pvt. Doug Culbertson tells his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Culbertson that he is stationed at Weisbaden, Germany and is living in the German Luftwaffe building. While the war was on Weisbaden was the main head quarters for the German airforce, he writes, and t has been bombed quite a bit. Weisbaden was also Eisenhower’s headquar ters. “The food is swell—the best yet for any camp I ever saw.” DISCHARGED Cloice Hall received his dis charge from the service recent ly and was here for a few days at the A. D. Lolley home. He left again Sunday for Morton, Washington where he has em ployment in a sawmill owned by an uncle. Mrs. Hall is here at present with her parents. DISCHARGE EXPECTED Paul Coburn, CM2c, left Fri day for Seattle at the end of his 30-day leave. He returned to this country after spending 31 months cver:eas and is ex pecting his discharge in January. More ‘Those Who’, page 12 Thursday, December 20, 1945 Annual Programs for Christmas Season Ready In keeping with the Christmas season, several local churches and the grade schools have prepared Yule time programs appropriately commemorating the De cember 25th event. The annual school program is be ing prepared for presentation Friday evening, Decem ber 21st, of this week at the Washington grade school auditorium. Nearly every student in the grade schools will participate. The play 'A Mother Goose Christmas” will comprise the principal part of the program. It is an original play written and produced by Mrs. Maude Kobow assisted by students of the up per division of the seventh grade end is being directed by Mrs. Harry Sandon with Ted Lavine as pianist. Mrs. Kobow is direct ing musical numbers to be pre sented during the evening. The high school chorus will also par ticipate in the Friday evening program. Play Planned A play “Christmas Fires” and resitations and songs will provide the Christmas program at the Assembly of God church on Sun day evening December 23rd at 7:30. The First Christian church will hold its annual Christmas pro gram on the same evening, De cember 23rd, at the Vesper hour at five o’clock. The Christian church program will take the place of the regular Vesper ser vice and the public is invited. The Evangelical church pro gram is also planned fcr Sun day evening at 7:30 with the Sun day school to present the larg est part of the affair. No play is planned thi3 year. However, picture slides depleting the story cf Christmas will be shown. The slides are nmde available by Cathedral Pictures, Inc. A Christ mas offering fir the Flatrock, Ohio Evangelcal orphan home will a'.o be taken during the evening. Treats wil be given cut following the program. Annual Party Scheduled The annual Odd Fellow and Pobekah Christmas party is planned for this evening, Thurs day, at the hall for members, and friends of members. A program, treats for children and refresh ments for adults are scheduled. School Holidays Begin Friday The final bell Friday after noon cf this week will mark the beginning of the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season for students of the grade schools and the high school. The vacation will extend from Friday, Decem ber 21 to Wednesday, January 2, 1946, the day after the new year begins. , Both the high and grade schools observe the same sched ule so that busses may carry students of both schools. Schedule Announced The schedule of opening dates for the next two weeks for the youth recreation center at the Evangelical church was released this week by Rev. Allen H. Back er. The center will be closed on Christmas night, December 25th, and New Year’s night, January 1st. The center will also be closed on those nights when basketball games are scheduled at the high school. Prevent TB STORES TELL CLOSING TIMES Several stores have announced the dates they will be closed in addition to the Tuesday, Decem ber 25th date next week. The Cozy bus depot will not be open December 25th and patrons are asked to get tickets the previous day, Monday, December 24. The Chat ’N Nibble cafe will be open cnly from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the owners .have stated. The Nehalem Market and Gro cery is to be closed Wednesday, December 26 in addition to the Christmas holiday, Mrs. Lowell Hieber states. The Vernonia Bak ery has also announced closing dates for next week. They are: December 25, 26, and 27 and January 1 and 2. Most stores which do not or dinarily remain open during the early evening hours are doing so this week for the convenience of Christmas shoppers. January 5 Last Surrender Date All dealers in meats and fats in this area are requested to sur render ted tokens to banks who are to accept them in boxes or envelopes. No deposit tickets are required, no credit need be giv en and they do not need to be counted, states the war prico and rationing board at Forest Grove. Final date for the surrender is January 5, 1946. Red tokens are government property and it is important that they be taken out of circulation. The advice was given the Forest Grove board by G. M. Hafenbrack, dis trict ration banking officer. 50 Gift Parcels Prepared Here Fifty gift packages for men in the service were prepared here in response from the Columbia County Camp and Hospital Com mittee, Mrs. Harry Sandon said Monday. The packages were pre pared by several different or ganizations and individuals to fill the need for gifts to ser vicemen who will be hospitalized or who will be enroute to over seas destinations December 25th. Mrs. Sandon is chairman of the local committee and Mrs. H. H. King and Mrs. J. W. Nichols are the other members. Head Injured Wed. The nine-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Merritt suf fered a serious head injury Wednesday morning of last week when the light truck, which was driven by Mrs. Merritt, skidded and overturned near Cornelius. He was taken to Dornbecker hos pital in Pcrtland. Mrs. Merritt and their older son were not ser iously injured. Bond Quota Exceeded Caroling Is Plan The Nehalem valley Victory bond quota was exceeded by sales recorded at the Vernonia post office Wednesday morning of this week. Quota for the valley was 337,500 and the maturity value for sales was $44,225. High school boys and girls will sing Christmas carols this evening, Thursday, and will trav el from place to place in a hay rack. The singing of carols has been an annual procedure hare 1 for several years.