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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1952)
r * and marks of age in the boom pond shack all around; yellowed and tattered books and papers strewn on the calk-pitted floor, and in my hands the record of Payroll. 1915 2x8s to hold knots and chunks men and work in the woods of A payroll sheet of Camp C, | for a penobscot heater in one Coos Bay back around 40 years half, and tools and gear in the ago. Coot Bay Lumber Company, other half. I thought I’d dredged month of March 1915, has turned The names—the hopes, dreams, it when I switched to an oil up at the bottom of the old wood- notes, despairs, and all the other stove. But the other day I fin box in my boompond shack. This conflicting forces that men bear ally scraped to the bottom of box, by the way, was built of with them, project and use — the old woodbox, and looked what ways led forth from that page through two bottom books March camp on Coos Bay’ Where page, and so found the 1915 SEASON GREETINGS by are they now? payroll sheet. So the imagination of an old The two books were a 1912 story writer goes to work on edition of "Cruden’s Concordance” something like the finding of this and a 1907 "Todd-Mahaffay At 1915 payroll sheet. Then it las.” The latter was loose at all comes down to sharper focus. seams, bunged and torn, and How did the sheet get separated, pitch stuck many of the pages. torn out from the payroll book, Then out fell the payroll sh“et and why was it given long, hard from some pitchy pages. use in moving around until it One side of the sheet began tame to rest in the pages of an with the name of Frank Aush- atlas that eventually reached my Call or Write vallis, Fireman, and the other hands? Would there be a clue on a side’s list ended with McMahon, Williams, Whistle Punk. Wil map in the 1907 atlas? The map liam's rate was $2.00 per ten- of Washington showed the most hour day. Frank's was $2.oO. use and had a number of nota- Hooktender A. J. Johnston got tions, both in pencil and ink, Buried $4.00 per day for bossing his around Puget Sound. treasure? Was it murder? Come side. Telephone 8812 Know any of those names? in, Dick Tracy and Perry Mason. Sample Names There were 92 others listed. The Scandinavian names were Tidewater Mystery Vernonia, Oregon few indeed among the 95 on the So there I sat, with my 1909 payroll sheet. V. Bergland was Oliver typewriter on the table Timber Rt., Box 56 a faller. John Borkland was before me, with other articles there too. Gust Engblom was an engineer. Loader H. Hanna, Wood Cutter Pete Ikonan and R. R. Conductor Erick Karpinnen were Camp 6 men, Coos Bay in 1915. C. Boutin was a loader, Oliver Brant was another hook tender, C. F. Clarke was clerk at $60 per month, B. Campbell was a "cookee” at $35, M. C. Lewis was king snipe, F. P. Leekley was scaler and P. P. Leatherwood was misc.” Names make news and stories do . Meals make the man. They wtre still costing just $5.25 per week at Camp 6, with $1.00 per month for beds. That was how I found it at McCloud in 1915. as in the previous year, and as it ran on into 1917, when a notice from Mr. Woodrow Wilson put me in uniform. War, war, war, on my mind The greatest gift is given again ever since. The paying for old wars, the waging of current wars Christmas Bay; and the preparations for future wars, putting columns for with may this new holding taxes and other items too Yuletide bring joy numerous to mention on the pay roll sheets of today, Those lads and faith abundant back at Camp 6 in 1915 didn’t dream how well off they were, did they? Why, sure, they had it hard. But how free they were! How rich is peace and hope! 4 THURSDAY, DEC 25, 1952 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE. AROUND HOME... OUT OF THE WOODS For GradeA Pasteurized Dairy Products PEBBLE CREEK DAIRY POLLY'S VARIETY Hank and Polly STOCK SIGNS AVAILABLE AT THE EAGLE No Tresspassing For Rent Absolutely No Admittance No Minors Allowed No Peddlers Allowed I I I i Home extension unit members will study pattern alteration and garment finishes at their regular unit meetings during January and February, 1953. The home agent will meet with each unit during the two months to teach pattern alteration which will in clude how to recognize a well fitting garment and the correct position of construction lines as well as choosing and altering the pattern to achieve the desired results. How to finish garments so that they will look professionally made will be taught by 35 pro ject leaders representing the 18 home extension units in Colum bia county who were trained, by Frances Gallatin, home agent, as sisted by Betty Wieman, agent- at-large, on Friday, December 12, 1952. The training meeting was held at the K. P. hall in Rainier. The project leaders were taught to apply slide fasteners ' so that they are neatly concealed in dresses and skirts, and to make corded buttonholes. These lead, ers will in turn teach the con struction of these finishes to their unit members. Garment finishes and pattern alterations are two of the cloth ing projects being studied by members of all 18 units, preced ing the cotton dress workshop for interested unit members, in March. These as well as the Good Taste In Clothes project, studied during October and No Mrs. Earl Hanifin of the Cannaa vember, are designed to give unit; and Mrs. Ward Shannon ot the Beaver Homes unit. homemakers a good foundation for the workshop. Project leaders trained at the I TYPEWRITER December 12 meetings are: Mrs. FOR SALE! H. Edmonds and Mrs. J. W. Ja Rebuilt and Guaranteed Under cobson of the Mayger-Downing wood Champion. unit; Mrs. Hans Hovland and Mrs. Avery Bryant of the Fern Vernonia Eagle Printing — Publishing Hill unit; Mrs. J. Norman and Mrs. E. Cline of the Delena unit; Mrs. Harold Burghart and Mrs. R George Waite of the Yankton unit; Mrs. Lloyd Robinson and SEASON GREETINGS Mrs. William Olsen of the Lind- berg unit; Mrs. Bob Cone and Mrs. Oren Weed of the Timber Route unit; Mrs. T. F. Keasey and Mrs. Carroll Buckley of the Keasey unit; Mrs. E. L. Hicks and Mrs. Bill French of the Ver IN WEDNESDAY nonia unit; Mrs. J. Howry and Mrs R. S. Wilson of the Mist- BACK WEDNESDAY Nehalem unit; Mrs. F. G. Beeler Same service for Dry and Mrs. Luther Cole of the War ren unit; Mrs. William Carson and Cleaning. Mrs. John D. Jarvi of the Quin cy-Clatskanie unit; Mrs. Nels _T. Bring To— Nelson and Mrs. A. Gassner of the Marshland unit; Mrs. Jerry BEN BRICKEL’S Fildes and Mrs. Henry Huber of BARBER SHOP the Chapman unit; Mrs. G. A. Annia and Mrs. J. Callahan of the South Scappoose unit, Mrs. Peter Taranoff and Mrs. Earl and Avis of the Columbia City unit; Mrs. Frank Knusel and Mrs. Al. len Wendlandt of the Scappoose unit; Mrs. Bruce McIntire and Laundry and Dry Cleaning Oregon Laundry Dry Cleaners HZHZHZHZHZHZ For a smile on every face and a carol in every I. we commend you to the spirit of Christmas. We hop« you t Happy holiday m«y be surrounded by joy «nd • • iSfgladne»« • nd filled-^ f with th« warmth I Christmas brings I to everyone. •. HAWKEN MOTORS R. D. Eby, M.D HZHZHZHZHZHZ A heartfelt MerryChrist to all of you. good friends Bill and Reatha Hom « NICHOLS VARIETY STORE HXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHX h