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GEMS OF THOUGHT , CHRISTMAS The deserts and the wilderness rejoice. And angels whisper. Peace, good will to earth. —Robert Ellis Key Men always have hope of a bet ter world when they see the miracle of Christmas. —Charles Wells The basis of Christmas is love loving its enemies, returning good for evil, love that “su;- fereth long, and is kind ” - Mary Baker Eddy It is good to be children some times, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself. —Charles Dickens He did not come to conquer by force of armies and physical weapons but by love planted in the hearts of individuals. —W. W. Melton The joy of brightening other lives, bearing others’ burdens, easing others’ loads and sup planting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts be comes for us the magic of Christmas. —W. C. Jones BIRKENFELD — The Birken- feld and Jewell church Christmas program will be held at the Bir- T^hese African girls do not work kenf's'd gym Sunday evening. in the fields as laborers, as is December 22nd at 8:00 p m Then the custom thereabouts. Nor do Monday evening there will be they as slave Christmas caroling. All are wel girls, bear babes come to go and will meet at the that are to be Harshman’s at 7:30 pm Th".-? sold to make will be a truck to ride in with their masters canvas over it. The journey will wealthy. Instead end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. these girls are Charles Hansen at Mist and they in training in will serve refreshments. the mission hos Connie Parman. son of Mr. and pital. They had Mrs. Wilfred Parman of Athena a vital part in was recently married. winning the se Mr and Mrs. Philip Larsen of venty heathen Medford are the proud parents of mostly from the jungle, who a son born December 12. turned to the Lord in a recent Mr. and Mrs. E. Harshman and year. And you? Accept Christ | children and Mr:’ Zella Bel as your Lord and Saviour and He lingham and three grandchildren will also face you about. were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Kalasse. Mis. Fred Udev was a Portland Oregon’s beet sugar industry business caller on-? day last week. produces enough sugar annually The Cub Scouts had their to supply every man, woman and Christmas party at Jewell grange child in the state with a full year's supply of the important ball Wednesday evening alone with the Jewell and Vine Maple energy food. group. Mr and Mrs. Darrell Baker, Sammy and Butch will leave on Saturday for Phoenix. Arizona to spend the holidays with her folks, | the Fred Stinchfields. Mr. and Mrs. Art B Hingham visited with Mr. and Mrs E. E Larson at Vernonia Saturday evening. SDA Church To Assist Missions OUR CHERISHED NEW FRIENDS, WE EX TEND A HEARTY CHRISTMAS GREETING AND A HOST OF GOOD WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR. Ted's Saw Shop * HOMELITE CHAIN SAWS T. F. Keasey LODGE AND CLUB NOTICES Meets First and Third Thursdays 7:30 p.m. Business agent at Union hall Thursday and Friday, noon to E 08 p.m. 4-58 VERNONIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Board of Directors report to members quarterly. Board meets 2nd and 4th Mondays, 8:00 pm, at West Oregon Electric office. Visitors invited. Marvin Kamholz, President Mona M. Gordon, Secy., Manager Manager’s office at City Hall 7-53 VERNONIA LIONS CLUB MEETS EVERY MONDAY EVENING V.F.W. Hall , O. T. Bateman, President Wm. B. Johnson, Secretary 3-58 V. F. W. Regular meetings: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 8 P.M. V.F.W. Hall. Edwin Ade, Commander William Wilson Sr., Adjutant AUXILIARY—2nd and 4th Tues. Lila Rauch. President Betty Hawken. Sec y.________ 4_5J MT. HEART REBEKAH LODGE Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings of each month in the I.O.O.F. Hall. Verda Cook. Noble Grand Hazel Cook, Vice Grand Dorothy Carter. Rec. Sec'y. Herlene Robertson. Fin. Sec'y. Rose Mary Smith. Treasurer 3-58 Vernonia F.O.E, (Fraternal Order of Eagles) Meets Every Friday I P.M. 151 1st Ave Vernonia Walter Floater. WJ». Fred Lundgren. Sec'y VERNONIA EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN Rev. F. M Knoll Sunday, December 22 9:45 a.m. — Sunday school. Mrs. George Johnson in charge. 11:00 am. — Morning worship Sermon: "Glory To God in the Highest." 7:00 p.m. — Sunday school Christmas program. GEORGE N. TAYLOR Portland. Oregon TO OUR FAITHFUL OLD FRIENDS AND IWA Local 5-14 AT THE CHURCHES Churches Join Forces For Christmas Programs Girls Not for Sale Order of Eastern Star JfehcJem Chapter 153. O. E. S. Regular com munication first and third Wed. of each month at Masonic Tem ple. All visiting sisters and broth, ers welcome. Lillian Davis. W.M. Mona Gordon. Sec'y. 1-58 | Vernonia Seventh-day Adven- | tists will help build a "Chapel in the Snow” on one of Greenland’s icy mountains when they give a special offering at services at 2nd and Nehalem street Satur day, December 21. at 10:30 a m. The chapel will be used for worship by Eskimos at the sea port town of Godthaab on Green land's west coast and will be the first Seventh-day Adventist church in Greenland Myrtle Lines, Vernonia, Sab bath school leader, said funds will also be appropriated from the Saturday special offering to three other special projects of the church. They are: a new col lege dormitory in Norway, a mis sion haadquarters in Liberia and o new medical clinic in Southern Ethiopia. ASSEMBLY OF GOD 2nd and Maple Beauferd F. Miller. Pastor 9:45 a m. — Sunday school. Clas ses for all ages. 11:00 a.m. — Morning worship 6:30 p.m. — Young Peoples meeting. 7:45 pm. — Evangelistic service. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays — Mid week service and church. ST. MARYS CATHOLIC Rev. William Delplanche First and second Sundays Masi at 7:30 a.m. Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays Mass at 11:13 a.m. VERNONIA BIBLE CHURCH John Cowles. Pastor Paul Weller. Sunday School Sup't. Sunday. December 22 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. — Morning Service Sermon: "Christmas Will Mak- You Sad or Glad " 6:30 p.m. — Classes for all ages 7:30 p.m. — Evening Service. Annual Christmas program, special Christmas music and recitations. 7:30 p in. Wednesday — Mid-week prayer meeting. Ma Mu Mu Mu Mu mu Ma Mu mu Knights of Pythias Hardings Lodge No. 116 Vernonia, Oregon Meetings 1.0 O.F. Hall, Second and Fourth Mondays Each Month Charles L. Johnson. Chancellor Commander Oscar G. Weed. Secretary Columbia Encampment No. 89 -•>. T-x T5-. X» TÄ 5 will meet the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at the I.O.O.F. hall. Lloyd Quinn. Chief Patriarch Omar Vernon. Scribe 1-53 Vernonia Lodge No. 246 i cX^s^l-O.O.F. Meets Every Tuesday 8 P.M. Omar Vernon. Noble Grand Bill Horn. Secretary 1-58 A. F. & A. M. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A. F. 8t A. M. meets at Masonic Temple. Stated Communication first Thursday of each month, st 7:30 p.m. Dane S. Brady. W.M. * Walter Linn, Sec'y, 1-58 We send you a bright note of cheer American Legion VERNONIA POST 11« Meets First and Third Monday of each month. AUXILIARY First and Third Tuesdays 1 58 i I this Holiday, Peter-Glenn Tree Farm MARIE AND GLEN HAWKINS BYRON. GLENN AND BILL 2.2 2. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Donald W. Hainer. Minister Sunday, December 22 9:45 a.m. Bible school. 11:00 a m. Morning worship. 6:30 p.m. Christmas program followed by caroling and chill f ed Mr and Mrs. Hainer will be nt the parsonage week ends where they may be reachd by calling HA 9-5242. TIMBER FRIENDS CHURCH Pastor. Harold Ankeny Sunday School 1Ó 00 a.m. Worship Hour 11 00 a.m Sunday Evening 7 30 p.m. Wednesday Evening 7:30 pin. The pastor's phone is 17T21. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH A. L. Argo, Pastor 9:45 am. — Sunday school. 11:00 a.m. — Morning worship. 6:30 p.m. — Training union. 7:30 p.m. — Evening service. 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday — Prayer meeting and Bible stu dy at the church. VERNONIA BRANCH LDS 9:30 a m. Sunday — Friestnood meeting. 10:30 a.m. Sunday — Sunday school convenes under super vision of Russell R. Snook. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST E. L. Broder. Pastor Services on Saturday: 9:30 a.m. — Sabbath School. 10:45 a m. — Preaching, mission ary programs or Bible study. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST (Colored) J. C. Foster. Pastor 9:45 a m. — Sunday school. 11-12 a m. — Morning worship. 6:30 p.m.—Young Peoples service 8 p.m. — Evening worship. 7:30 p.m. Tuesda; and Fridays— Prayer Meetings. Welcome to all to worship with ui If the world seems to lu at a path to your door you probably have a pretty t a n age daughtei season Cheerio Pythian Sisters ! Vernonia Temple No. 61 Meetings: I.O.O.F. Hall Second and Fourth Wednesdays of each month Mathilde Bergerson. M.E.C. Alice Buckley. Secretary 2-58 7:00 pm. Sunday — Sacrament service under direction of Axel Olson, Branch President. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday — Relief So ciety convenes under supervl sion of Erlene Olson. 7:30 pm. Wednesday — Young" people’s M I A. group meets al Vernonia chapel. MU s» S> H. H. Sturdevant Ralph Sturdevant ri ri ri ri ri ri ri 11 6:30 to 7 30 p.m. — Classes in chalk illustrations. Everyone welcome. 7:00 pm. — Sunday school Christmas program featuring the children, plus Carl Schaum burg with his musical saw an.i chalk drawings by the pastor. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. — Prayer meeting. NAZARENE CHURCH R. E. Persyn. Pastor Sunday. Decembei 22 9:45 a.m. — Sunday school. B. L. Mitcnell. Sup't 14:00 a.m. — Morning worship: Memorial Silver Service Used at Christmas Party The Christian Women's Fellow ship held their Christmas party in the church parlors Wednesday afternoon and the memorial sil ver service presented to the church in memory of Mrs. J. H. Stubbs was used for the first time. Gifts were exchanged by the members and each lady attend ing also brought a gift to be sent to the Northwest Christian home at Beaverton for distribution ‘n the guests there. THE EAGLE. VERNONIA. ORE. THURSDAY. DEC 19. 1957 Mill Market and Lockers