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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1951)
Folk Music Studied At PEO Meet June 12 Engagement of Couple Announced Mrs. Dick Fletcher was hostess for the June 12 meeting of the PEO Sisterhood. After the business meeting, Mrs. Sam Hearing, Jr., gave as her program, a very interesting talk on the subject “Origin and Growth of Folk Music.” In de fining the different types of folk music she pointed out that folk ballad is the only form of med ieval vernacular poetry which has continually survived. It is a “Song that tells a Story,” in simple verse to a simple tune. It is the product of no one time or person. It’s author is seldom known and it’s medium is word of mouth rather than print. It has no original text, being freshly created by each succesive singer as he makes his own arrangement. When fixed in print it differs from the local versions, as sung, because of it’s on all kinds of footwear CHILDREN’S SHOES a specialty WALT'S SHOE SHOP W. E. Rodgers. Owner (Veteran) I Under New Management DOROTHY BANKE Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Banke of McMinnville have announced the engagement of their daugh ter, Dorothy, to John A. Tapp, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tapp. She is employed at Oregon Mutual Insurance in McMinnville and John is serving in the air force in Mississippi. He attended Ore gon state for two years. No date has been set by the couple for the wedding. unconciousness of literary con vention. At the close of the rr.eeting the group enjoyed sing ing folk songs. The next meeting will be a picnic at the home of Mrs. Ralph Valpiani on June 26. The pro gram will be convention reports by the delegates, Mrs. Wm. Heath and Mrs. Judd Greenman, who attended the state PEO conven tion at Coos Bay, June 12, 13 and 14. Forgive all your enemies—es pecially the ones you can’t whip. SHOP NEHALEM — SHOP NEHALEM — SHOP NEHALEM s | Featuring... 1 H Hudson House | Olives—String Beans—Com THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, Mrs. Schalock Named President Watering System Being Installed RIVERVIEW — Charles Ratkie The annual election of Legion is installing an irrigation system Auxiliary officers for 1951-1962 was held Tuesday evening, June for his pasture and garden, get 19. Elected were: president, Mrs. ting the water from the Nehalem Albert Schalock; 1st vice-presi river. dent, Mrs. Henry Ade; 2nd vice- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes president, Mrs. Edison York; sec and children spent Thursday retary, Mrs. H. H. King; trea and Friday at the Louis Huntley surer, Mrs. Bill Horn; historian, home, coming from Salem. They Mrs. H. M. Culbertson; chaplain,, moved to a house on Rock Creek Mrs. Frank Slemmons, sergeant- road. at-arms, Mrs. Joe Grosche; ex Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hillyer ecutive committee, Mrs. Cleo spent Sunday at the home of Walrath, Mrs. Lona Weidman, iheir daughter, Mrs. L. G. West, and Mrs. Chas. Biggs. where all of the family gathered Delegates to the department to celebrate Father’s day. convention were also chosen: Mrs. L. S. Sabine and Mrs. Mrs. Albert Schalock, Mrs. H. Robert Franklin and boys of H. King, Mrs. Frank Slemmons Raymond, Washington and Mrs. and Mrs. Ed York. The conven Charles Allen spent Friday visit tion will be held at Seaside this ing Mrs. Jim Bond. year on September 13, 14 and 15. Peggy McKee and Margaret There will be no meeting on Buckley are among the 4-H group July 3. The next meeting will spending 10 days at the State be held July 17. A pre-con- college at Corvallis. vention conference of District Max Millis of Seattle spent No. 1 will be held some time in the week end at the home of July, here in Vernonia. his mother, Mrs. Blanche Millis. The people of Vernonia have Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mitchell been very cooperative in helping tribute of love honoring Most The American Legion Auxiliary carry out it’s years program. The Excellent Chief, Mary Sawyer. members are sincerely apprecia She was presented with a gift from the Past Chief’s club. . tive. Delightful refreshments were served by Marie Shafer, Cleo Lamping and Dorthea Pearson Past Chief’s Night at tables beautifully decorated Observed by Temple with sweet peas. Past Chiefs Night was observed The next meeting will be on at the Pythian Sister meeting June 27 at which time the me June 18 with Past Chief’s filling morial service will be exempli all chairs as follows: Sitting Past fied. Chief, Zelda Lamping; Most Ex cellent Chief, Erma Johnson; Ex cellent Senior, Isabel Culbert son: Excellent Junior. Marie La- schinger; Manager, Sylvia Tur ner; Secretary, Fern Kullander; Treasurer, Edna Heenan; Protec tor, Grace Bundy; Guard, Tres- sie Michener; Pianist, Rita Lamp ing; Press Correspondent, Lesta SPECIAL Garner and honor escort, Pearl Wilkerson. Winter coats shortened The ways and means com cleaned and pressed mittee reported a very successful Only $4.95 food sale on June 9. Sister Hazel Berggrson was Hats Cleaned and reported to be recuperating from Blocked $1.50 an operation at St. Vincent’s hos pital in Portland. BEN BRICKEL’S Sister Gertrude Brous has BARBER SHOP moved to Portland and regret was expressed because of this loss to the Temple. Under the good of the order a and flag day program was presented under the direction of Zelda Lamping. The Past Chief's concluded the program with a floral drill and I 1 Peas < NEHALEM “ o MARKET AND GROCERY For Delivery Every Day Phone 721 spent Monday visiting her daugh ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Ward, at Hillsboro. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rundell and Mrs. Emery George spent Sunday at the C. N. Rundell home. Society to Meet The Martha Society of the Evangelical U. B. church will meet June 27 at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. C. Toothacker on Keasey route. 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