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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1953 2 THE Bids Asked for Beaver Buildings Several farm buildings at Bea ver Ammunition storage point near Clatskapie are being offered for sale for removal from the premises by the United States Corp» of Engineers, Colonel N. A. Matthias, Seattle district engineer, has announced. Thii offering consists of two residences and 10 auxiliary build, ings which are not required by the government and each can be bid on separately from the others. Information and bid forms may be obtained from the District En gineer, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, 4735 East Marginal Way, Seattle, where the bids will be opened on July 27. The property may be inspected by making ar rangements with the army per- sonnel at the Beaver Ammunition storage point where bid forms may also be obtained. Picnic at Park Plan This Month NATAL—Mr. and Mrs. DeeVere Hershey were in Portland Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Max Oblack and Larry motored to Forest Grove Monday. Mrs. Max Oblack and Maxine and Mrs. Robert Mathews, Mrs. D. Waddell and Mrs. Sam De vine from here attended the Mist Helping Circle meeting at the home of Mrs. Reed Holding last Thursday. The next meeting will be in August at the home of Mrs. Clara Libel in Seaside. On Sun day, July 12, Mrs. Bert Eastman will entertain the club and their families at Dass Park in the form of a picnic with pot-luck lunch at noon. All club memb rs and their families are welcome. For Grade Ä Pasteurized Dairy Products Call or Write PEBBLE CREEK DAIRY Telephone 16212 Vernonia, Oregon Timber Rt., Box 56 H H H H H X H H H H H X K Z VERNONIA. ORE. Game Secretary TOWN TOPICS To Quit Work Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Nance left for Lewiston, Idaho Saturday where Jack will attend lumber sales school for Weyerhauser Lumber company. He will be in Lewiston for eight weeks and will then be sent to Tacoma for a 10-day tour of Oregon and Washington mills. About Septem ber 15 he will be sent to St. Paul Minnesota for further schooling. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Fisher and children returned here Mon day after a three-week vacation during which time they drove to Shiloh, Ohio where they visited relatives. At the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. East, for fathers day recently were Wallace East of Washington, D.C., and Ray East of Coos Bay. The former was here for a 10-day visit and left the Friday after June 21. Ray re- mained a w^ek. Mrs. M. Gründen, who wit taken to the Physicians and Surgeons hospital a week ago Monday, is considerably improved. Mr. and Mrs. George Johns and their son, James, returned here Wednesday of last week from a trip by auto to Alaska. They left June 5 on the trip which took them to Fairbanks, Anchor age and other points of interest. Week end guests in the M. L. Herrin home were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Powell and their son Rudy of Drain, Oregon. Mrs. C. A. Mills underwent an emergency appendectomy Thurs day at the Jones hospital at Hills boro, She was staying at the Ray Mills home at Cornelius when stricken and the operation became necessary, Mr. Mills has been in St. Vincents hospital. Portland, since last week, He is suffering from cardiac asthma. Mrs. Elvira Dickson, mother of I Herman Dickson, is here visiting ! at the home of her son. She ar i rived last Thursday and plans a week’s stay before returning to i I I her home at Medford. I Mr. 1*1 r. ana and rars, Mrs. nuoen Robert umusay Lindsay , and children left here Saturday j to sp°nd a week of vacation at Tolovana Park. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Choate were at Long Beach, Washington Sun- day where they dug clams. Word Received Here Of Death of Brother RIVERVIEW — F. R. Olin re ceived word of the death of ti is brother, Wm. H. Olin, of San Francisco. He passed away at the home of his son. Thomas H. Olin, in Seattle Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Krinick visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ribbers and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Huffman at Timber Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jacobs and daughters of Clatskanr* visited Mrs. Ethel Hall and son, Tommy, Sunday. Lowell Ford of Warrenton is spending a f w days visiting Byron and Glennie Hawkins. PLANNING A WEDDING * SOON . Remember It Forever H H H H H H H H a With wonderful picture coverage. at reason- able prices M X H H EAGLE, WE DO NOT DELAY THE WEDDING H H H 1 H H X H Grove Studio & Camera Shop Phone 4972 1928 Pacific Forest Grove, Oregon Frank B. Wire, Oregon game Cushing Eells Cushing Eells started with his commission secretary, is retiring after serving more than 21 years bride for Old Oregon in 1838. He was 28, and a graduate of Wil with the organization. Mr. Wire started as supervisor liams College and Harvard Theo of the commission on April 11, logical Institute. 1932 and served in that capacity The Eells wintered with Marcas until 1947 when because of poor and Narcissa Whitman. In the health, he transferred to his pre. spring they moved with the Rev. sent job as secretary. Prior to Elkanah and Mary Walker into the time he was supervisor, no the beautiful bunchgrass country man had served for more than of the Spokanes. There the four two years in the nerve-racking •lived, labored and preached until position. the spring of 1848, when Indian The secretary has been a visitor uprisings forced them to retire here several times in past years to the Willamette Valley. and is well known by sportsmen Start of Whitman of this area. Cushing Eells returned to the Many of the present-day activi Upper Columbia country in 1859, ties being carried on by the game after the pacification of the commission staff can be credit.d Indians and the reopening of the to the foresight and understand interior country to settlement. ing of wildlife problems exercised At Walla Walla he pursued a by the amiable supervisor. dream of purchasing the old Whit Mr. Wire in addition to being man Mission property from the wdl-known as a conservationist American Board of Missions and is noted for the excellent hand of establishing a school as a made fly rods he makes and his memorial to the martyred Whit proficiency in using them. He mans. has written many fine articles for Five years later he had com various publications regarding pleted payments on the farm pro wildlife and other phases of out perty and had built a home there. door life of interest to sportsmen. In 1866 he was ready to start the memorial school. The first build ing was d dicated in October of that year, on a site in ’the new town of Walla Walla. For two years it was called Whitman Seminary, with Eells the principal. He also served at RIVERVIEW — There were 56 the time as sup?rintend.nt of guests at the 25th w dding anni schools for Walla Walla County, versary Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. and he worked his farm, six miles Roy Beck of Portland and Mrs. from the seminary. Jack Akins of Estacada remained For several years Eells rode for a few days visit. the wild country of both Western Mrs. J. E. Rose left Monday and Eastern Washington, found to visit her children, Mr. and Mrs. Mance Rose, Mr. and Mrs. James ing churches. Then he fared East Staight of Eugene and Mr. and to raise money for the Whitman Mrs. D.rrel Rose of Springfield. school, which had a touch and go Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cooper of existence until 1883, when it was Tacoma spent the week end visit given a charter as Whitman Col- ing her mother, Mrs. Glenn Mitch l.ge by the territorial legislature. ell. On Sunday, they all visited Cushing Eells continued to travel, Mr. Mitchell at Astoria, where he teaching and preaching, starting churches, "raising money.” He is working for the summer. Mrs. Walter Wesley of Ham was active until 1888, then lived mond, Indiana visited her aunt, five more years in retirement at Mrs. Artie Buckner, last week. Tacoma. Mrs. Buckner accompanied her to Le Blond On his circuit Cushing Eells Portland where they visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil rode a big sorrel named Le Blond from 1872 until 1888 Le Blond car Wilhite several days. ried the preacher for thousands of miles and then retired with Three Awards Won him. On those rides through wild, By Friends Magazine tough country Eells brought 16 Jim Davies, manager of the Congregational churches to life. Vernonia Auto Company, has been He started some schools and saved notified that Friends Magazine, others. As the first school super th'* magazine distributed by Chev intendent of Whitman County in rolet dealers to their friends and 1877, Eells commonly sl.pt with customers, won three awards in a blanket on a board supported the annual photographic contest by two nail kegs, using his saddle held by the American Association of Industrial Editors. In the field bags for a pillow. On th? trail of features, Friends won an award the food he carried in the saddle for a very dramatic and absorb bags was seldom more than plain Le Blond, of course, ing picture of a card player which bread. appeared in the October 1952 is feasted on the richest bunchgrass sue in an article entitled "The on earth. There were 50 years of such Thinkers.’’ In the field of human interest, riding and service for Cushing under the classification Children Eells, beginning with his trip over and Pets, Friends was awarded a the Oregon Trail of 1838. He was prize for a picture of several boys a person of exceptional educa having fun in a playground tion and culture, a successful shower in New York’s Central farmer whenever he turn.d to the soil, a money raiser whose ac Park. Again in the field of human in cumulations were enough to yield terest, under the classification of gifts of nearly $25,000 to Whit Adults. Friends received an award man College, to churches and for a picture of a young couple other good causes, and he was a "courting.” It appeared in the creative teacher to the end. September 1952 issue as one of He was a great builder of pio- the pictures in a story on apple ne r churches and schools. peeling parties held in the rural areas of the south each fall. Rub baby oil thoroughly into your hands before beginning that Peak of bloom of acres of azaleas painting job, and the paint will and rhododendrons along Oregon’s wash off easily when you finish. famed 400-mile coast l.ne is in It eliminates the skin drying ef May and June. fect of washing in turpentine. TREHARNE—Mrs. Chas. Uhlin I and son, Don, visited her mother, I Mrs. A. R. Stanton, Tuesday- , Visiting this week with Mrs. Whitmire and Mrs. Davenport ar? Barbara Jo and Milburn Whit- mire. Mrs. Flora Whitmire. Mrs. Zel- la Davenport, Mrs. Nancy Daniel I and Carolyn were in Portland on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tisdale spent from Thursday until Sunday at I Prospect with Mr. and Mrs. Sam I Beck and daughters. Th? girls I came home with them to stay until Friday when their folks will be up to spend the fourth. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wienecke w.re Mrs. E. M. Bledsoe and Mrs. D. L. Britton of Estacada, Mrs E. M. Tolke and son. Bob, of Manning. Mrs. Bledsoe is the mother of Mrs. Wienecke, Mrs. Tolke and Mrs. Britton. Calling on the Wi: neckes and Grandma Rogers Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Riggle of Bux ton; Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Leslie of Lebanon; Mrs. Wilbur McKen ney and daughters, Carole and Connie, of Vernonia and Mrs. Jake Van Dom.lin of Mountain dale. Mrs. Rilla Snyder visited friends and relatives here this week. 56 Entertained At Anniversary FOR ATHLETE S FOOT USE A KERATOLYTIC BECAUSE — It SLOUGHS OFF the tainted outer skin to expose buried fungi and kills it on contact. Get this STRONG, keratolytic fungicide, T-4-L, at any drug store. If not pleased in ONE HOUR, your 40c back. Now at NANCE’S Mist Heme Is Scene Of Surprise Monday MIST — Mrs. Wesley Monroe’s home was the scene of surprise birthday party for Mrs. Minnie Wilson Monday afternoon. Those who attended were: Mrs. A. Ash ley, Mrs. C. Hansen, Mrs. Closner, Mrs. J. Howry and two children, Mrs. G. Monroe, Mrs. Della Wil son, Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Pugh. The birthday cake was made by Mrs. Jack Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jones and children from Birkenfeld visited the Norman Hansen fam.ly Sunday evening. Mrs. Minnie Johnson is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Hughes. Mrs. Johnson lives in Forest Grove. She is ill. •Jor/ Theatre THURS.. FRI. JULY 2-3 GIRL WHO HAD EVERYTHING Elizabeth Taylor Plus CODE TWO Meeker - Sally Forrest Ralph SATURDAY JULY 4 A PERILOUS JOURNEY David Brian - Vera Ralstou Scott Brady SUN., MON. JULY 5 6 NEVER LET ME GO Clark Gable - Giene Tierney TUES. WED. 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