Children Entertained
At Birthday Party;
Surprise Call Made
LET'S BE SOCIABLE
Employes Honored at
Farewell Party
Birthday Party Is
Monday Event
Mrs. Carol Benson and Floyd
Ensworth, former employes of the
West Oregon Electric, were hon­
ored at a farewell party a few
days ago at the Vernonia Country
Club.
Mrs. Benson has been with the
cooperative since its start here
when the property of the Oregon
Gas and Elective company was
purchased, coming to Vernonia
from Jewell. She will join her
husband, who is employed at Til­
lamook, as soon as they car. ob­
tain a residence.
Mr. Ensworth was an employe
of the Oregon, Gas when the
change was made and continued
with the new organization until
the first of this month. He is
planning now to start an electrical
appliance repair and service shop.
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Margaret Michenor was the
guest of honor at a birthday party
at the Otto Michener home Mon­
day afternoon of this week. Pres­
ent for the event were nine
friends.
They were Barbara
Hewitt, Nona Rae Sawyer, Alice
Davis, Edna Fuller, Mary Tapp,
Judy Taylor, Diana Peasnail,
Laura Steers and Delores Thomp­
son.
Games were played and refresh­
ments were served at the end of
the party to include chocolate
pudding and a birthday oake. The
honored guest received many nice
gifts.
Engagement is
Anounced
Coach J. Hergert and Miss Dor­
othy Voge, teachers at Vernonia
high school last year, are re­
ported to have been married last
Saturday. Both are planning to
teach here again this coming year,
Friends and relatives were in­
formed a few days ago of the en­
gagement of Calviri Davis to Miss
Virginia McNutt of Forest Grove.
The couple will be married nex,t
month.
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Thirty-Two People
Picnic Sunday
Thirty-two people were present
for a picnic Sunday at the A.
Newton home on North Rose ave-
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High School Teachers
Married Saturday
nue and all but one of them were
former residents of Valley City,
North Dakota.
Several of the families present
are now residing in Portland and
two are from California, but all
were here to visit friends. Four­
teen of the 32 are living in Ver­
nonia now.
NEW AND USED PARTS
Expert Auto Repairing
Gas and Oil
Open at 7:30 A. M.; Closed at 6:00 P. M.
We Close Sat. afternoon and all day Sunday.
LYNCH AUTO PARTS
Phone 773
RIVERVIEW
These Three Points
You’ll Find
Surplus Sale
Opens Aug. 19
RIVERVIEW — Mrs. Gertrude
A $350,000 sale of surplus war
Davis entertained the neighbor­ property will open at the war
hood children Saturday afternoon assets administration’s warehouses
in honor of the 14th birthday an- near Troutdale, August 19, C. T.
niveraary of her son, George. Mudge, regions! director, an­
Children present were Leroy Wor- nounced Saturday. It will be in
lay, Lester and Billie Wells, larry the nature of a “rummage sale’’
Fowler, Kenneth Lindsley, Joanne covering various unrelated items
Sozoff and Venice Worley. After and a huge quantity of ship ma­
several rounds of boxing and other terial recently received from the
games, Mrs. Davis served a lunch Willamette Iron and Steel com­
of birthday cake, ice cream and pany plant.
This will be the first cycle of
watermelon.
George
received
many nice gifts and says lit was a continuing sale to be held “from
the nicest birthday he ever had. now on” at the Troutdale location.
Mrs. Chas. Ratkie received a Frequently new groups of ma­
terials and machinery will be
surprise telephone call from Van­
couver, Washington, Friday from blocked out, placed on »ale, run
her daughter, Mrs. Harvard Malm- through the course of priority
sten, whom she thought was in groups and then offered quali­
Anchorage, Alaska. When the in­ fied non-priority buyers. In ad­
troduction was over, a gentleman dition to immediate sale it will
gradually build up a supply of un­
called Mrs. Ratkie by name and
restricted goods which can be sold
after some bantering and ques­
as soon as buyers select them.
tioning she found she was talking
In the first cycle of the sale,
to her brother, A. E. Walter of
priority buying days will be as
Los Angeles whom she had not
follows: federal agencies, August
seen for 14 years. She took her
19; certified veterans, August 20,
son, Waldon, and her granddaugh­
21, 22, 23, and 26; RFC buying
ter, Joanne Keck, to Portland
for small business, August 27;
Saturday where there was a ga­
state and local governmental
thering of relatives. She found
units August 28 and 29; non­
that Mrs. Malmsten had left Alas­
priority buyers, Tuesday, Sep­
ka at this time because of a seri­ tember 9.
ous outbreak of diphtheria there
Items which, it is expected, will
and also to look after business be picked up in most cases by
matters in Vancouver. She had federal groups include 21 machin­
flown from Anchorage to Seattle, ists’ vises, 14 pipe vises; 50 rolls
where she found her uncle visiting of waterproof building material,
other relatives.
and $5000 worth of fibre glass.
Mrs. D. R. Fowler of St. Hel­
Other groups are tapping and
ens came Thursday for a visit riveting machines, $175,000; ship
with her sons, Clifford and Clar­ electrical fittings, $100,000; and
ence, and their families.
miscellaneous items including ship
On Sunday of last week Mr. generator sets, $50,000.
and Mrs. Bert Keck of Portland
A
one-stop
over-the-counter
brought their daughter, Joanne, to sales plan will be followed. Buy­
the Chas. Ratkie home where she ers can select their items, make
will be with her grandparents dur­ payment, leave shipping instruc­
ing the coming school year. They tions and be advised of the ap­
were accompanied by Mr. and proximate date they can expect
Mrs. Johnnie Keck of Grand delivery. Likewise there will be
Ronde.
a veterans’ “quickie” counter
where those who can qualify can
immediately obtain
preference
Certificates.
WAA crews are now inspecting,
pricing and firming up inventories
at other surplus storage locations.
Definite dates for sales at Camp
R I V E R V I E W—The annual White, Camp Adair, Klamath
church picnic of the church of Falls and Vancouver Barrack;,
Jesus Christ of L.D.S. was held and Umatilla Ordnance depot will
Sunday at Roger’s Park with be announced during the month.
about 70 people enjoying the
bounteous dinner.
Riverviewers
who attended were Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Bond, Mrs. Artie Buckner,
the three young sons of Ed Buck­
ner, Mrs. Gertrude Davis and son,
George, and Mrs. Clifford Fowler
and son, Larry, Mrs. Margaret
Bell, Mrs. Lee White and children,
Micki and Pat, and Mrs. Polly
Lynch.
At the close of a week's vaca­
tioning at the beach, Mr. and
Mrs. Van Tassel of Portland spent
Saturday night with Mr. Van-
Tassel’s daughter, Mrs. H. Bled­
soe, and Mr. Bledsoe who are
very busy getting the home they
recently purchased of Fred Ove-
son remodeled.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Morrison and
children of Portland, formerly of
Gervois, were recent visitors at
the Walter Moore home.
The
Moores were also Gervaisites.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huntley and
family and Jerry McCool drove to
Hillsboro Sunday, picked up Jim
Williamson, drove to Carlton and
were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Feil; then all went to Depoe Bay
where they enjoyed several hours
deep-sea fishing. Most of the
party were very seasick but three
nice salmon were taken.
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70 L.D.S. Church
People Picnic
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WOODY SAYS-
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own inspection of Nehalem stocks. A look will
leave no doubt in your mind.
NEHALEM
MARKET AND GROCERY
We Refuse to Raise
Gasoline Prices!
The Sunnyside Service Station will continue to
sell gasoline at the old prices of 22c and 24c
per gallon.
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Near Trehame
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