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Appointments
Made Tuesday
At Meeting
LATER CLOSING
PLAN OF STORES
This week end, the last before
the Christmas holiday when
shoppers may fill their needs foi
gifts, brings the announcement
from several stores that they will
keep their doors open later than
the usual closing time.
Most of the stores which offer
gift merchandise will be open on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings until 8 p.m. instead of
the usual 6 p.m. closing time.
Stores which have definitely
stated that they will keep their
doors open later are Hoffman
Hardware, Miller’s, Westerns,
Nichols Variety and Bush Furni
ture. Several other stores dis
playing gift merchandise ordin-
arialy are open later than 6 p.m.
and will continue as usual for
the remainder of the week.
Instructions (or
Defense Set-up
Given Leaders
At the meeting of civilian de
fens? leaders Tuesday evening,
printed instructions were dis
tributed to the heads of various
subdivisions who were asked to
study them and form plans for
the operations of their sections.
These plans conform to federal
and state regulations.
In addition, three leaders were
appointed to administer two
branches of the defense set-up
for which heads had not formerly
been appointed.
Merle Cline was named as chair
man of the administration and
training service and Wf'ter Lynn
and M. F. Gründen were selected
to head the air warning service.
The need for the defense set
up was emphasized when it was
pointed out that the war picture
is getting darker and darker and
that time is running out to get
the protection needed for the
civilian population when war
comes.
The cost of preparation amounts
only to the effort expended in
preparation to protect one’s self
and should war not develop, the
time will not have been wasted as
the training will prove valuable
in any emerfbncy.
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School Holidays
End January 2
Grade and high school students
will not go to classes all of next
week because of the Christmas
vacation period. Studies will end
Friday and will not resurfie until
January 2.
Barring bad weather which
cculd bring about a closing of
schools later, it is possible that a
short vacation may be possible
again in the spring and still al
low classes to end at the usual
time for the year.
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SHOPPING DAYS
BEFORE XMAS
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ABOVE and left are
views of paintings
which appear on two
of the large win
dows at the home nf
Mrs. Lulah Fullerton.
Mrs. Fullerton paint
ed the scenes, which
are in keeping with
the holiday season.
They are well worth
the time anyone
might spend in go
ing io see them.
Yule Group Mon.
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The final step in completing
this year’s work of the Vernonia
Christmas association was taken
Monday evening when the ladies
of the various women’s organiza
tions cooperating in the under
taking sacked the candy which
will be distributed tonight. The
sacks will be given to children .
at the grade school Christmas
program by Santa Claus who will
pay a visit here then.
Groups which have helped with
the financing of this year’s com
munity Christmas undertaking
are: V.F.W.
and Auxiliary,^
American Legion, I.W.A., Lions'
Club, Odd Fellows, Masons,
Knights of Pythians, Pythian
Sisters, Seventh Day Adventist
church, Church-of God in Christ,
Baptist church, Mt. Heart Social
Club, Legion Auxiliary, Com
mercial Bank, Oregon American,
Cedarwood Timber Company,
Vernonia Local Industrial Union,
Pebble Creek Dairy and Christian
church.
Total of the fund to date is
$249.35 and there is still two
pledges to be filled.
The first 1951 meeting of the
association, which has been set
up on a permanent basis, is
scheduled to take place next year
in October so that more complete
plans for the 1951 holiday season
can be worked out.
Yule Vesper
Service Due
The people of Vernonia will be
given an opportunity to begin
Christmas Eve in the traditional
manner with a Christmas Candle
light Vesper service at the Evan
gelical U. B. church, Sunday at
4:00 p.m.
The reading of the Christmas
story from the scriptures will be
interspersed with musical num
bers, and A. J. Hughes will play
a violin solo. A chorus of high
school girls will sing and instru
mental duets by Mrs. Lois Clark
and Mrs. Louise Thomas will be
played.
Rev. Gerald Heskett and Rev.
Paul Sisler will read the scrip
tures.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this service.
King Services
Planned Today
Final rites for Harry L. King,
who passed away Tuesday morn
ing at St. Vincents hospital in
Portland, will be held here at 2
p.m. this afternoon, Thursday.
The services will be conducted
at the Evangelical U.B. church
and commitment will take place
at the Vernonia Memorial ceme
tery.
Harry Leo King was born Jan
uary 24, 1889 at Spokane, Wash
ington and passed away at the
age of 61 years following illness
for the past five months.
He had been a resident of this
community for 21 years and dur
ing that time had taken active
part in affairs of the vicinity.
He had served in the capacity of
president of the board of direc
tors of West Oregon Electric Co
operative for the five years of
its existence and had worked to
see this area receive an abun
dance of electric power.
Other of his activities had in
cluded a year spent as president
of the Vernonia Golf and Coun
try club and several years in
which he served as president of
the Nehalem Rod and Gun club.
Much of his attention had been
devoted to the improvement or
fishing conditions on the Ne
halem river and Rock creek,
being an ardent fisherman him
self.
Surviving are: his wife, Emily;
a daughter, Mrs. Charles Cedar
burg; two sons, Earl and Robert;
two sisters. Rose Lemley of Spo
kane and Flossie Wilson of Bur
lingame, California; four bro
thers. Garbutt of Reardon. Wash
ington, Bernard of Klamath Falls,
Milo of Potlatch, Idaho and Wil
liam of Pendleton.
Rev. Paul D. Sisler will offici
ate at the services which are in
charge of the Bush Funeral
home.
Grocery store owners have de
cided to close this afternoon dur
ing the services and probably
most other stores in Vernonia and
Riverview will also lock their
doors at that time.
Cubs Meet Tuesday
The Cub Scout pack meeting
Tuesday of this week at the IWA
hall was enlivened by a movie,
“The Cub and His Home,” and
the awarding of pins. Bobcat
pins were given Kenneth Hanson,
Linn Bolmeier, and Byron Han
son; Wolf badges to Warren
Currington and Lee Allen and
Lion badges to Edward Cur
rington and Donald Tunnel.
Treats were given the boys at
tending.
Annual Yule
Program to
Be Heard
School Presentation
Slated for Thursday
At Washington Gym
Candy Sacked by !
County Goal ior
Chest Not Filled
Columbia county fell short of
its $11,094.86 Community Chest
goal with aproximately $7450
collected to date, or about 67 per
cent of the figure sought, ac
cording to J. H. Clawson, county
drive chairman. However, a com
plete return has not been re
ported by Clatskanie, and this
should raise the figure some
what.
So far money collected during
the chest drive included $3900
from St. Helens, $1400 from Ver
nonia, $1600 from Clatskanie and
$550' from Scappoose: Rainier
didn’t take part in the program.
Failure of the county’s towns
to meet their quotas will cause
curtailment of some of the ac
tivities that derive their funds
from the Community Chest—
scout organizations and children’s
aid funds, to name a few.
This marks the second consecu
tive year that Columbia county
has failed to meet the chest goal.
Paintings Depict Christmas Spirit
Rites Set for Friday
William Reynolds passed away
Sunday night at Providence hos
pital, Portland, of an accidental
shooting. He formerly lived here,
but at the time was living at
Monument. He leaves his wife,
Stella, three small children, five
sisters and one brother and his
mother. Mrs. Cassie Riley. Ser
vices will take place at the Forest
Grove undertaking parlors Friday
at 2 p.m.
Councilmen Talk Over
Changes of Ordinances
Several changes in the city
ordinance structure were discus
sed at Monday evening’s council
meeting with consideration being
given three or four samples of
ordinances used by other cities in
Oregon. Principal discussion was
devoted to an ordinance which
dealt with the question of making
parents responsible for the ac
tions of their children.
That particular ordinance oc
cupied the most time because of
work of the police department
which had obtained confessions
from nine youngsters charged
with recent thefts.
Discussion was also heard on
a proposed ordinance which
would equalize taxes now being
levied on card and pool tables.
The ordinance now in effeci
which provides for such taxes,
does not apply equally to all
places in town where card and
pool tables are operated. Rep
resentatives of Mike’s Place, The
Club, Lew’s Place and the Ver
nonia Cardroom met with the
council to talk over the proposed
new law.
An application for license to
operate a taxi was submitted to
the council by Eugene Barnett,
the application stated that head
quarters for the service would be
the MacDonald hotel and also
listed proposed rate charges and
the area that would be served.
The council tabled the applica
tion pending advice of the city
attorney.
The problem of parking in
Turner Honored
By OCE Group
Marvin Turner was honored
earlier this month by being
chosen All-American on the cyn-
pus of Oregon College of Educa
tion at Monmouth, according to
an anouncement received here by
his mother, Mrs. Silvia Turner.
The honor came at the All-
American winter formal Decem
ber 9 when he was presented
with the All-American Scroll.
The choice was made on the
basis of four attributes: scholat-
ship, leadership, personality and
athletics by the Staff and Key
organization which is a women's
service group. The Staff and
Key is devoted to the purpose of
upholding traditions of the school
by service in the enrichment of
school activities.
front of the post office, a mattei
that has been discussed numerous
times in the past, was definitely
decided when the council ordered
that white strips be painted on
curbing to provide five-minute
parking for one car in front of
the West Oregon Electric office,
on? car in front of the Pal Shop,
one by the lot west of the Pal
Shop and one in front of Kul-
lander’s Jewelry store.
.By limiting the parking time
ta five minutes in the designated
spaces councilmen hope to re
lieve conjestion that frequently
arises at the post office.
Points concerning the recent
audit of city books made by I. D.
Wood and Company of Portland
were explained to councilmen by
Bill Holm, representative of the
firm. He pointed out several
actions that should be taken by
the council in handling city busi
ness.
The city recorder was instruc
ted to write the Fraternal Order
of Eagles requesting information
concerning the lot owned by the
Aerie back of the Texaco Service
station. An old building now
stands on the lot.
The annual Christmas program,
an event which has taken place
here for many years just before
the holiday, will be presented this
year on Thursday evening, to
night, at the Washington audi-
torium starting at 8 o’clock. Pre
paration for the program has
been carried out under ths direc
tion of Mrs. Harry Sandon and
Miss Harriett Bronaugh for the
grade school students that will
participate.
That part of the program which
will be presented by the high
school has been directed by Miss
Wanda Gossage.
A play and tabeau entitled
“Songs of Christmas” will be
seen with four grade pupils tak
ing the principal parts. They
are Joan Roediger, Mary Jane
Galloway, Ella Snook and Arline
Seibel. Tableau characters ar*
being taken by students in the
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades and the choir is made up
of children from the same classes.
Students from the three Lincoln
school grades will sing.
One of the outstanding parts
of the program will be a song
and recitation by Max Snook.
The high school carolers will
present three numbers: “I’m
Dreaming of a White Christmas,”
“Carol of the Shepherds" and
“Carol of the Bells.” The high
school sextette will sing “Jesu
Bambino.”
Following the program will be
the appearance of Santa who
will distribute candy to all the
children present.
Gifts Sent to
Vet Hospital
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Several members of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary met re
cently at the Harry Culbertson
home to package and mail 21
dozen cookies for the Veterans
hospital in Portland.
The cookies ware used at the
hospital for a Christmas party
held for the patients.
Also sent to the hospital gift
shop was a selection of gifts
amounting to $66. These items
were donated by the members
and some merchants at the Christ
mas party held recently at the
Legion hall.
Toy Collection
Depots Listed
Work Scheduled
For Next Week
The collection of toys under
the “Tide of Toys” program
backed by the American Legion
is scheduled to take place again
this year and will start the day
after Christmas, according to an
announcement made here Tues
day by Harry Culbertson.
Toys collected from the western
states will be distributed through
out the Pacific area and clout
ing for adults as well as for
children is wanted. However,
the toys should not be guns, tanks
or implements of war.
In order to handle collections
here, three places were estab
lished as depots: Culbertson’s
blacksmith shop, Nichols Variety
store and the Washington school.
Expected time for the collection
is 30 days.
Work at the Oregon-American
sawmill will be discontinued for
the coming week from Tuesday
through Friday, according to an
nouncement earlier this week,
but part of the planer depart
ment will continue operation dur
ing that time.
Some shipping will also be done
during the week.
Likewise, loggers at the Ore
gon-American camp will work
during next week, taking only
the Monday holiday off.
Car Agency Bought
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Greenwood, former
owner of Greenwood Motors, is
now located at Yakima, Wash
ington where he has purchased
the Packard car agency for thai
area.
Special Numbers
Heard at Sing
The regular meeting of the
Community Sing was held at
the Baptist church December 10
with Fred Lundgren as leader.
Those singing special numbers
were Rev. McBride and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Frank.
The next meeting will be h?ld
at the Christian church January
7, 1951, with Joyce Jones as
leader.