Anniversary, Birthday Celebrated Thursday LET’S BE SOCIABLE Mrs. Borgelt Hostess To Altar Society Parents Celebrate 50th Anniversary Sunday, July 28 was a day of celebration for the Bud Borton family, that day being the 60th wedding anniversary of his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Borton of Sheridan. The surprise party ■was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hermansen of Sum­ mit, Mrs. Hermansen being a daughter of the elder Bortons. Twenty-seven children, grandchil­ dren and great grandchildren at­ tended. Added to the event was the birthday celebration of Royal I. Borton, a son, at the same time. A purse made up by each of the six children amounting to $50 was presented to the couple along with flowers and other gifts plus a big pot-luck dinner. Attending from here were Mr. and Mrs. Bud Borton and daughter, Nellaray, and Jimmy Bradford. • Parents Announce Daughter’s Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Bud Borton an­ nounce the engagement of their daughter, Nellaray, to Mr. James Bradford of Portland. GUARANTEED WORK Estimates made free for car­ penter work, repairing or ce­ ment work. By the job or hour. Sidewalks a Specialty. E. M. YORK CONTRACTOR & BUILDER 108 A St. RIVERVIEW—Passing up their mid-summer vacation the mem­ ber» of St. Mary’s Altar Society gathered Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Borgelt on the Pebble Creek road. After listening, by radio, to the dynamic power of an atom bomb at Bikini, all entered whole heart­ edly into plans and discussions for their coming sewing bees, such as obtaining materials, articles needed and the best way of dis­ posing of them. Members present were Mmes. Ben Meiwes, Norbert Pelster, L. A. Hewitt, Antone Smejkal, Joe Vanderzanden, Alois Sauer, Chas. Beacom, Joe Wirtz, Marie Schmed­ ding, Elizabeth Mullins and Harry Borgelt. A welsome visitor was Mrs. Emma Schmidlin. A tasty lunch of ice cream, jello and angel food was served by the hostess with an ice cold beverage. Miss Anderson Honored At Bridal Shower Sat. Miss Margaret Anderson was the guest of honor last Saturday at a luncheon and bridal shower held at the Judd Greenman home. Joint hostesses were Mrs. Green­ man and Mrs. Charles Burrow of Portland. Miss Anderson will be married later this month. . _______ I Plastering & Stucco j Contractor ALL WORK Star Route GUARANTEED Buxton, Oregon | It’s a Joy to Drive a Car that Gets SHELLUBRICATION (Careful attention to every lubrication point assures long-life auto performance. e»eo. Johnson Vernonia Serv. Sta, Vernonia Agent for Kaiser-Frazer Corp. BEAUTIFUL, PERMANENTS HELENE CURTIS' PARK AVENUE Annual Picnic held At O-A Park Wednesday The annual picnic for the mis­ sionary society of the Evangelical church was held at the park on the O-A hill Wednesday, July 24. A business meeting was held after the lunch with Mrs. Roland presiding. Devotionals were led by Mrs. G. C. Kirkbride and Mrs. Allan H. Backer gave a review of “Missionaries in Africa.” Mrs. Roland wishes to call at­ tention of members to the new meeting date for the society, the 4th Wednesday of each month at two o’clock. • V.F.W. Auxiliary To Meet Aug. 7 The ladies auxiliary of the Vet­ erans of Foreign Wars is sched­ uled to meet next on Wednesday of the coming week, August 7 at 8 p.m. The members will con­ vene at the Legion hall. • Pythian Sisters Add Two Members The Pythian Sisters regular meeting was held at their hall July 24 at which time two mem­ bers, Mrs. Helen Peterson and Mrs. May Mulkins, were taken into the membership of the lodge. After the meeting, a party was held upstairs for the winning side which brought in the most new members during the membership contest. A pleasant evening was spent by all. The next meeting of the Sisters on August 14 will be a picnic held at Roger’s Park and all Sisters, Brothers and their families are invited to attend. The lodge will furnish coffee, but people attend­ ing are asked to bring a plate, spoon, knife, fork and the neces­ sary food. • Farm land prices throughout the nation continue to soar—al­ ready in 10 states prices are high­ er than in the booming 20s. THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE. lister home here. On Friday the Mrs. J. F. Heenan has been ap­ Callisters took their guests to pointed to serve as Pythian Sister McMinnville where they had pre­ district deputy grand chief of this jurisdiction for the coming viously arranged an all day pic­ year and will have charge of the nicking party with Mr. and Mrs. district convention to ba held in C. C. Gibby and children, Joy and Lyle, of Cutler City and a niece. Vernonia next year. Mrs. Heenan was elected grand Nita Hill, of Albany. At the representative to attend the Grand close of a jolly day the Gibbys Temple session. This affair will took their daughter, Barbara, who has been a house guest at the be held in Portland in October. Callister home for six weeks home • with them. Twelve Go to State t Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huntley I.O.O.F. Encampment and children, Albert, Betty and Twelve delegates, six of them Bobby and Nate Huntley of Carl­ candidates, went to Coburg near ton went to the beach Sunday Eugene last Saturday to attend where they met Mr. and Mrs. the first open air I.O.O.F. State Encampment as representatives of Vernonia. Making the trip as candidates from here were John Gritdahl, Calvin Davis, • Paul Dyer, Rex Normand, Otto Cantwell and Al­ bert Tandy. Members of Colum­ bia County Encampment attend­ ing were Jim Jones, Bob Spencer, Emil Messing, Carl Davis, E. A. Stacey and Mike . Willard. A total of 167 candidates from over the state received the initia- tory work and almost 1000 mem- bers of the lodge were present for the affair. • THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1MB S George Fiel and picnicked with them. Mrs. J. W. Nichols made * com­ bined business and pleasure trip to Portland Friday where she vis­ ited her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Powell Loggan. Mrs. Artie Buckner spent Sat­ urday and Sunday in Hillsboro visiting the Ray Buckner family and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcoxen and children, Benny and Bill, drove to Jewell? Sunday where they visited relatives. 52 GIFTS IN ONE— AN EAGLE SUBSCRIPTION CrtMi OUT Leave Time Postponed RIVERVIEW — Carnet Falcon- bury, U.S.N., who was to be home this week, sent a letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marris Fal- conbury, Saturday saying that his leave had been postponed until Sept 27th. The receipt of this news caused great disappointment to all concerned. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. VanDe Bo­ gart went to Portland Sunday and returned with his sister, Mary Ellen Andes, who will spend the week here. Mrs. Robert Wyckoff and daughter, Laurel, returned Sat­ urday from Astoria where they had spent a week with Robert who is now employed by the Gen­ eral Construction Co. at Tongue Point. They report a delightful time With pleasant weather. Lester P. Hill of Vancouver and Miss Jackie McIntosh of Ort­ ing, Washington, spent several days this week at the Lloyd Cal- Our Special Cherry Vanilla Thursday—Friday—Saturday—Sunday Pints, Quarts, Gallons, 5-Gallon Tins • • • Don't Forget-- Our new soft ice cream product—“A drink you eat.” You’ll be delighted with this new taste sensation. 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