Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974, March 08, 1951, Image 5

Vernonia eagle., March 08, 1951, Page 5, Image 5

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1951)

Prev Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (1.2 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextTROUBLE ON THE HILL... Festival Due The Old Man on the Hill was beaver—that is, he attempted to going down the path to the lower do so, but the stick struck a limb Again on May 4 4 i pasture. He had a definite pur pose in mind. The steelhead trout were com ing in and there was a fish derby on. On account of his ’rumatiz’ Man The Old Man the Old On The Hill could not with stand the hard ship of fishing in the big river, but there was a likely pool In Bear creek which flowed through the lower end of his little farm. There was a convenient log from which he could fish. He re membered that a couple of bea- ver had taken up residence there, but unlike their cousins, the otter. they did not bother the fish so he paid them no mind. He was now going to inspect the stream for signs of steelhead trout. He had caught fish there before and, who knows, there might be a big one waiting for him. Why, he might even win a prize. He felt exhilerated by the thought and he seemed to re capture the thrill, the urge of bygone days, when he could match his skill and endurance with any fisherman. He turned down the old aban doned wagon road that led to the creek and had almost reached the steelhead hole when he stopped in surprise and consternation. On the ground before him lay an apple tree. It was one of three apple trees that grew there. The other two were smaller and of inferior quality, but the one that lay at his feet was of goodly size and the apples it bore were of superior excellence. He had laboriously carried a quantity of them up the hill and many a de licious pie had Ma made from them. He examined the stump. Ha, it had been chopped down by a beaver. He could plainly see the marks of their chisel like teeth. Some of the limbs had been cut off and carried away. Why, oh why, diu they have to pick on this particular tree? There were osier, maple and wil- low in abundance, there were the other two apple trees tha: would make just as good food for them. The Old Man went to the bank of the creek and sat down on the log and brooded on the injustice that had been done him. He regretted the loss of his apple tree, but he more resented the fact that Those pesky beaver should do such a thing to him. Was he not a friend to all wild creatures? Didn’t he carry a block of salt to the lower pasture for the old doe? Hadn’t he car ried carrots and cabbage to the cotton tail rabbit that lived under the big blackberry bush when the snow was deep? Hadn’t he built a shelter in the willow trees for the birds and kept the feed trays filled with feed and big pieces of suet during the winter? Hadn’t he even pur loined filberts and walnuts from Ma’s supply and carried them out to the pine squirrel that lived in the big fir tree? Why, even if those mischievous beaver had been in distress he would have done something about it—that is before they had cut down his apple tree. As he pondered the injustice done him a slick, brown head arose from the pool and regarded him with curious eyes. Ha, so you are the pesky var mint that choped down my apple tree,” he said. Then the Old Man did something he never thought he would do, leastwise not in his normal state of mind. He picked up a big stick and threw it at the head of the “The greatest truths are the simplest; and so are the greatest men.” -A. W. Htn For moderate refreshment... ~ L,rkt . , O lympic 7/i M« Whirr* >• ■ k.Cn, *•*.. u I A. *0 over his head and sent a shower of dried leaves, bark and fir needles cascading down the back of his neck. As the Old Man struggled to dislodge the debris from his neck the beaver raised a broad flat tail and hit the water a resounding splat as if in deri sion. • That was the payoff, that was the final insult. The Old Man turned and stalked angrily up the trail toward home vowing that no matter how hungry those pesky beaver got, no matter what trouble they got into he would not raise a hand to help them. Chop down his apple tree would they? He’d show 'em. It was not until he was almost to the house that he remembered that he had forgotten to look for signs of steelhead in the big pool. "Oh well,” he ruminated,” I wouldn’t fish there now no how. I wouldn’t associate with such low characters as those beaver turned out to be.” Yesterdays THE Cooking Club See« Baking Demonstration The Riverview 4-H cooking club met March 6 at Nancy and Roberta Lloyd’s home. First a business meeting was held. A party was planned for the mothers for the next meeting March 13 at Mrs. Knoedler’s home. The girls are to bring the refreshments. The members brought ginger bread that was judged. Nancy and Roberta Lloyd demonstrated how to make cup cakes. At the county home extension meeting February 23 at Warren, plans for the annual homemakers festival which will be held on May 4 at the Odd Fellows Hall in Rainier, were discussed. The guest speaker will be Doctor A. L. Strand, president of Oregon State college, who will illustrate his talk on home life in the Phi lippine Islands with colored slides. Mrs. Carl Johnson, Azalea House, committee chairman, re ported that the deadline for com pletion of this project had been moved up to April 15. Mrs. John son requested that all extension units cooperate in helping to reach the Columbia county goal for the Azalea House fund. Numerous Flu Cases Reported RIVERVIEW — Riverview resi dents confined to their homes with flu are: Mrs. Ed Roediger, Mrs. Ralph Hartman, Mrs. T. F. Hillyer, Penny Plummer, Max Buckner, Glen Hawkins, Jr., Mrs. Walt Parker and Jewell Lloyd. Derrel Rose left Monday to fly back to Los Angele« to resume his studies in mortuary. Mr. and Mrs. Derrel Rose are the parents of a girl, Del Rita Ann, born March 1 and weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces. Do not consider anything for your interest which makes you break your word, quit your modesty, or inclines you to any practice which will not bear the light, or look the world in the face. —Marcus Antonius EAGLE, THURSDAY, MAR. 8, 195t VERNONIA, ORE. The Library of Congress, in eluding its annex, has a floor space of 35 acres. Family Moves to Eddyville Sat. RIVERVIEW — Max Millis of Seattle spent the week end at the home of his mother, Mrs. Blanche Millis. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kipp and family moved to Eddyville Sat urday night. Mr. and Mrs. John Childs of Spokane spent last week with his sister, Mrs. Harry King. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Greifendorff and son of Seattle spent the week end at the King home also. Mrs. Greifendorff is Mrs. King’s niece. The Childs planned to leave Monday but stayed on, on ac count of the snow. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Falcon- bury served a wedding dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lundgren, Jr., Tuesday evening. Those at tending were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lundgren, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. K. G. West and daughter, Mr. ana Mrs. Matt Strunk, the honor guests, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lund gren, and the host and hostess. Alcoholics Anonymous was formed in 1935 by an Arkansas doctor who had almost lost his. practice because of excessive- drinking and a New York broker who had cured himself of drunk enness. The Vernonia Eagle Marvin Kamholz Editor and Publisher Official Newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon Entered as second class mail matter, August 4, 1922 at the post office in Vernonia, Oregon^ under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price, $2.50 yearly. NATIONAL ID I TO R IA L More than 500 statues and me morials are found in the Dis trict of Columbia. FIVE YEARS AGO From The Eagle, March 7. 1946 A new church for Vernonia opened its doors Wednesday evening, March 6 when evange listic services were started in the McGee building at Bridge and Second streets for the Nazarene church. The board of union high school district 1 offered contracts for another year to the present mem bers of the teaching staff Satur day night. Teachers who have signified they will return for an other year are Jake Hergert, Harold McEntire, Leonard Baker, Doris Lacy, Dorothy Voge, T. P. Haberly and Principal Mills. Red Cross solicitors started work Monday und?r the direction of Mrs. Harry Culbertson, local chairman. The Vernonia district has been allocated the amount of $2,844; Mist-Natal, $290 and Bir- kenfeld, $114 to raise in this drive. The first forest planting on Co lumbia county lands is scheduled to begin Friday under the direc tion of Glen Hawkins for the Columbia Tree Farm. The work will be done by high school boys on week ends in the area at the head of Coal Creek. TEN YEARS AGO From The Eagle, March 7, 1941 The Vernonia city council granted a deed to the Vernonia Grange for a small portion of land occupied by the Pleasant Hill school house. The land was originally a part of the golf course property which extended across the highway and was not of value to the course. The seeding to pasture of 350 acres of burned-over land in the Clear creek and Rocky Point sec tion is almost completed accord ing to George Nelson, county agent. The land is some of that burned last summer by the forest fire starting west of Sunset camp. The Vernonia chamber of commerce met Tuesday to elect five business men as a board of directors from which officers will be named for the coming year. Named to the board were: Tom Bateman, Dr. U. J. Bittner, Low ell Hieber, Orvel Edwards and Harry Kerns. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO From The Eagle, March 6, 1936 Lester Mulkey, Portland, will open within a few days the gro cery store which he will conduct in the old MacMarr building under the name of Fairway Foods. Mr. Mulkey is a former employe of the. Safeway store in Vernonia, having been assistant to S. E. Couper in 1930 and 1931. The Standard Oil Co., which closed its local station in 1932, is reopening it this week with L. G. Hawken as agent. Mr. Hawken was transferred from* Corvallis and Al Johnston, who made this territory after the closing of the local plant, was given Mr. Hawk- en’s place in Corvallis. Kenneth White, manager of Paterson Furniture store, is open ing a radio repair shop in the Carter building at the corner of Weed avenue and Bridge. The resignation of C-. F. Hieber as city recorder, to take effect not later than April 1, was read at the city council meeting Mon day. Mayor Ben S. Owens nam ed B. F. Rogers to take his place. Spoilage of home-canned foods often results from "tight packs” because the center of the jar fails to get hot enough for a sufficient ly long time. when you buy ( hate to throw away ^EAT that COST SO BUT THE TAI LOF THIS STEAK IT CERTAINLY 16. MUST YOU BUY MEAT WITH SO MUCH WASTE ON IT ? SAFEWAY ]STEAK- trimmed be fere weighing 15 JUST TOO TOUGH TO EAT. No tough meet”tail”on Safeway steak! No excess bone and fat. We trim away these waste parts (see diagram above) so that you get only the tender center portion that will broil just right. This means that your steak money buys more good eating meat at Safeway. And steak is just one example. Al) Safeway meats are properly trimmed before weighing to give you full value every time. DRf BEANS Sml. White Lge. White Idaho Red Pinto» WNRte free. 59c 2-lb. 33c 4-lb. 49c 2-lb. 25c 4-lb. than PURE GROUND BEEF Better ever Lot« BEEF SWISS STEAKS of meat braising Or boiling BEEF SHORT RIBS For PURE PORK SAUSAGE Loin «nd cut PORK ROAST Canter cut« PORK CHOPS . PORK STEAKS Blade cut« BACON JOWLS Fry like bacon SMOKED PICNICS Short Shank« Fruit Cocktail Host Delight, 2*/j 37‘ Fancy Peas Sugar Belle, 303 can 17‘ Parkay Margarine l-lb. pkg. 43c Nob Hill Coffee » 84c m ». 51.67 Airway Coffee i.ib. 81c Mb. M .61 Edwards Coffee. .ih. 89c Mb ^1.77 Canterbury Tea Black, %-lb. pkg. 30< Spry Shortening 3-lb. can 51.25 Tenderoni Van Camp, 6-oi. 2 for 19c White Bread Mn. Wright'«, I’/j-lb. 22« Kitchen Craft Flour 25-lb. tack 52.25 Paa’s Egg Dyes for Easter pkg. 15c SLICED BACON Fancy lb. 63£ Stand, lb. 53C »•«dy Io Cook lb. 67c HEN TURKEYS Raady to Cook lb. 60e TOM TURKEYS PAN-READY SEA FOODS .... lb. 69c HALIBUT STEAKS ...Jb. 79c SALMON STEAKS .... lb. 53c FILLET OF SOLE ... . . . lb. 29c WHITING FISH •/»•pint 39c pint |ar 7£ FRESH OYSTERS lb. 59c lb. 98‘ lb. 45c lb. 55c lb. 49< lb. 69c lb. 53c lb. 29c lb. 49c a OUTSTANDING GROCERY VALUES Salad Dressing .. 33c COTned or TlUld Fish brand LIBBY'S MEATS 39c 22«' 19c 4-oz. 25c Torpedo-Light meat VEAL LOAF___ 7-oz. can DEVILED HAM, No.'/« can POTTED MEAT, No. l/2 can VIENNA SAUSAGE, HASH, Corned Beef, No. 2 can lb. ’I« SIRLOINSTEflK h >.98‘ 49c 2-lb. 33c 4-lb- 49c 2-lb. 25c 4-lb. A vClvll ViJ can V No. 2’Za can Castle Crest halves or slices 59' 45^ 25^ ul 46« Pard Dog Food 2 cans 29c Palmolive Soap bath siza 2 bars 29‘ Oxydol Soap Granulated 24-oz pkg. 35c Super Suds Granulated 24-oz. pkg. 35‘ Dreft Detergent 41-oz. pkg. 911 Vel Detergent 15- ol pkg. 35c Surf Deterqent giant pkg. 69< NuBora Soap giant pkg. 69‘ Ajax Cleanser 14- ol can 14c Waxed Paper Wt.fn, in 29< ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LETTUCE J3c jr Heft • head or two «nd notice the solid weight for tizo. See how crisp leave» cling tight «round the fragrant haart. X APPLES Arizona-white ORANGES GRAPEFRUIT RHUBARB Marsh-seadless White Magic Soap Deal! In y •Inni «et Lf«. pkg. *7 A« «*«• fer 41«. if I«. Infh far /U 8-LB. BAG 49c SAFEWAY lb. 8c School boy size 5-lb. 49c Seedless Navels lb. 25c Extra Fancy and fancy ASPARAGUS. lb. 39c CAULIFLOWER lb 19c RADISHES 2-bch. 15c and Green Omuns 5 SALADS....... Cello 12c CELERY ............. lb. 15c Crisp POTATOES 50-lb$1.09 No. 3's POTATOES 10-lb. 37c No. 1 Economy New Potatoes'3-lb. 25c AVOCADOS 2 for 25c Ready to Use Price» in thi« ad ere effective through Saturday. March 10. We reierve th« right to limit quantities—No »«let to dealer».