TOPICS OF THE TOWN
Guest* Easter day at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Childs include
their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. of Mr. and Mrs. Justin Foiken were
Jack Childs and family from Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fuller of Port­
their granddaughter and husband, land.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Phillips and two
Last week end, loads of furniture
small daughters from Portland;
were traveling in all directions as
their grandson, Jim Mullins, Ver­
the James Kepners moved from A
nonia; Mr. Child’s sister, Mrs. W.
street to Eugene, Mrs. Mabel Graves
S. Parker from Beaverton and a
moved from Second avenue to the
sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Childs
former Kepner house and the M. C.
from Albany.
Brewer family moved from Third
RUMMAGE Sale, April 2, 3, 4. Fire street to the former Graves house.
hall. Vernonia Grange.
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Mrs. Mary Rice left Saturday to
Listed Sunday as one of the 49 return to her home in Boston after
students at Portland State college spending about six weeks here with
who received perfect 4.0 grades for her sister, Mrs Kate Coates. She
the winter term was Miss Sunny called after she arrived home to re­
Lee DeHart, daughter of Mr. and port a safe flight and stated that
Mrs. T. L. DeHart of Vernonia. She she found about five inches of snow
is a senior this year and is prepar­ there.
ing to teach. She was the winner of
Mrs. Jennie Lusby accompanied
the Crown Zellerbach scholarship
her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
when she graduated from Vernonia
Frank Lusby of Tillamook, her
high school in 1960.
daughter, Miss Lillian Lusby of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. V. Lindley of Portland and a sister-in-law, Mrs.
Garibaldi spent last week end here Hattie Brader and daughter of Van­
with her daughter and family, Mr. couver, to Bend March 22 to attend
and Mrs. Larry Gamer and children. funeral services for another sister-
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Garner and in-law, Mrs. Jessie Laddrote.
Mrs. Carl Davis took advantage of
Mrs. Murel Folkcn and Miss Mar­
the good weather Sunday for a visit gie Solary drove to Coos Bay week
to the Portland zoo.
end before last to visit Miss Solary's
Easter Sunday dinner guests at father. The Folkens had visited rel­
the Jake Van Zee home included atives of the Solarys in Switzerland
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Van Zee and and they were anxious for direct
two sons, Wayne and Keith of Port­ news from them. Mrs. Foiken and
land; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Zee Miss Solary also went to Medford to
and two children of Vernonia and visit Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Culbertson
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bishop and and family.
children of Riverview.
RUMMAGE Sale, April 2, 3, 4. Fire
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Markham have hall. Vernonia Grange.
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returned from an extended trip,
Mrs. Carl DeMott is still at the
traveling by car and trailer house. Forest Grove hospital and her con­
The trip took them into New Mexi­ dition remains about the same.
co and back through California where
Jeannie Sargent has received a
they spent some time with their son letter from Gaynelle Scott from
in Sacmmento.
Anchorage, Alaska saying that she
Mr. and Mrs. Ilarry Eekland and her family came through the
spent Sunday morning seeing their earthquake safely. She formerly
son, Jim off to Astoria where he will lived here and attended school here
attend college the remainder of the when her parents were teachers at
school year. Later in the day they Vernonia high school. She stated that
drove to North Plains and had din­ their home was intact except for
ner with the Jewell Lloyd family.
breakage of dishes and such items.
Mrs. Lois Thayer and Mrs. M. A. They were without utilities for 20
McNutt drove to Longview Sunday hours. Their high school was com­
with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fluke to pletely demolished. However, Miss
spend the day with Mrs. McNutt's Scott indicated that she felt reports
daughter.
of damage had been exaggerated in
Shop, then stop at City Cafe for news stories. She also stated that
a snack or a meal.
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Mr. and Mrs. James Finnerty of Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow
Portland spent the week end with for the state of Alaska and planned
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Krieger. Easter to use her $1500 scholarship at the
Sunday they were dinner guests at University of Oregon. In addition
tliv iiome of Mr. and Mrs Ralph to the scholarship, she receives a
Krieger. Mrs Finnerty is a sister trip to the East coast to compete
to both Mrs. Albert Krieger and Mrs. for the national prize.
Ralph Krieger.
Take your coffee break at City
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Mr. and Mrs. David Zamarripa Cafe.
and Wayne Markham were guests
Louis Violette came home last
at the Wilbur Wilson home for din­ week from the Veterans hospital and
ner Sunday. In the afternoon they is steadily gaining strength and re­
all drove to St. Helens to call on covering from his recent heart at­
Henry (Hank) Hudson who is satis­ tack.
factorily recovering from surgery
Mrs. Marie Shafer returned home
performed Friday at the Columbia last week end after spending some
District hospital.
two weeks at the home of her son
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Justice ar­ Floyd at Salem while she was ill
rived home March 23 after being with flu and complications which ac­
away since early in January when companied il. She is still recuperat­
they accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Art ing but was anxious to get home.
Kirk of Tigard and Mr. and Mrs
Guests for Easter dinner at the
Otto Goertzen of Vernonia to Ari­ home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cul­
zona. All three families took trailer bertson were Mr. and Mrs Justin
houses with them. The Goertzens Foiken, Mr and Mrs. Ed Crawford
arrived home recently and the Kirks and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Bush and
have stopixsl in Northern California family from Seattle.
at Tenant where she is working for
Ralph Amh-rcgg left Sunday to
awhile The Justices were at Yuma start his college work at Oregon
and Tucson in Arizona. At the lat­ State University, Corvallis.
ter. they visited two of her cous­ RUMMAGE Sale, April 2. 3, 4. Fire
ins she (tad not seen for many hall. Vernonia Grange.
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years. Enroute home they visited at
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anderegg
Vallejo. California with friends and have news from their son Ron that
at San Bruno for three weeks with he lias been assigned to the US de­
their son Glenn and family. When fense intelligence agency in Arling­
they arrived home they found their ton, Virginia where he was to re­
son Ed Justice recuperating from a port for duty April 1. HLs mailing
mastoid operation which he had the address now is Ronald II Anderegg
previous week. He still has to go for Sp 4 19755321, USA ELM DEE Intel
treatments every few days but is Agency. Co. A USAG. Arlington Hall
making good progress
Station. Arlington 12. Virginia
Food sale. Deans Market. S a t,
Mrs. Dorothy lla ss and family
Apr. 4. Il l n.m. on. St. Mary's Altar moved Iasi week end from the
Krieger place on Rock Creek to the
former \\ txilsey place on Second ave­
nue which she has purchased.
Food sale, Deans Market, Sat.,
Demonia £ag(¿
THURSDAY, APRIL 2. 1964
Apr. 4. It) n.m. on. St, Mary's Altar
S«xiety.
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P a g e s From Our P a st
0VVxOUR CART WITH THESl
Society.
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Guests last Friday at the home
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95
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With Vitamin C Added.
46-oz. Cans
Hetty Crocker Fudge Brownie
M IX Mix— 16-oz. Pkg.
3 /8 9 c
Mission
L IM A BEANS Green— 303 Cans 3 /4 5 c
Nabisco Sugar Honey
G R A H A M S 2-Lb. Box..................... 63c
BORDEN’S
Tall Cans
M IL K
8 fo r
$ 100;
Vermont Maid Buttered Maple
Flavor— 24-oz. Bottle
SYRUP
M A Y O N N A IS E
ORANGE BASE
Best Foods
Quart Jar
Real Gold—
12-oz. Can
59 c
55c
3 /8 5 c
Needs No Sugar — Makes 1% Quarts
Choice M e a ts
out /ow.J/ow brices
Oregon
FRESH FRYERS Grown
Hygrades
LUNCH M E A T Assorted
35c
f
Pkgs.
NEW UNITED GROCERS SHUR-FLAVOR
Thick Sliced
2-Lb. Pkg.
.............................
BACON
$lf
99c
Saffola
SAFFLOWER OIL 24-oz. Bottle 49c
California
No.
ARGO FIGS 303 Cans
5 /9 5 c
Steinfeld’s Sweet Thin
PICKLES Sliced— 15-oz. Jar
2 /7 5 c
DIAMONDS MANDARIN
11-oz.
ORANGES
59
lo r
Whole Wheat Cereal
Z O O M 16-oz. Pkg.
APPLE BUTTER
2 /4 9 c
Dutch Girl
a £
Pure — 2S-OZ. Jar 0
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16-oz. Can
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N E X T WEEK
in this decade,” he says, "that the
West was filling up at a rapid rate
and more and more people were feel­
ing more and more keenly the neces­
sity of finding some substitute fos
the old rail fences. . . The papers
were filled with editorials and with
letters from farmers and cattlemen
arguing the question pro and con
and from all angles.” All kinds of
experiments were tried, but the cost
of fencing went up and up. Some sug­
gested hedges, but that solution was
not promising.
What was the answer? Barbed
wire, A hint of what was to came
was in an ad in the Galveston, Texas
News, December 30, 1879: “Sanborn
& Warner, Manufacturers’ S o l e
Agent For The State of Texas, Glid-
den’s Patent Steel Barb Fence Wire,
Galvanized Or Japanned. Its Sales
Are Five Times Greater Than That
Of All Other Wires Combined.” The
time had come for the Industrial
Revolution to make another signifi­
cant contribution to the farmer and
rancher. We've all heard about the
conflicts that raged over the spiky
stuff, but, once barbed wire had
made its appearance, there was no­
thing that could stop it. The inventor
seems to have been J. F. Glidden, a
farmer of DeKalb. Illinois.
He
thought of it in 1873. The demand
was brisk right from the first, and
now we could hardly imagine the
rural landscape without it.
Today the split-rail fence is an
oddity to most of us, but the few
that stand, as is the case with the
hedgerows of western Europe and
the stone walls of New England, are
reminders that in the story of fenc­
ing is one of the intriguing tales of
man's farming heritage.
Every once and a while, as we
drive through the countryside in
western Washington and Oregon, we
come upon a farm where there still
stand some hardy split-rail fences.
We came upon one recently west of
Yamhill, Oregon. You undoubtedly
know of rail fences in your area too.
This brings to mind the importance
cf the history of fencing as one facet
of human history.
In England and in western France
the typical fence is the hedge. Words­
worth wrote of "hedge-rows, hardly
hedge-rows, little lines of sportive
wood run wild.” Well, these fences
of the old world are not so little
either. Dwight D. Eisenhower point­
ed this cut in his story of the invas
ion of Normandy in "Crusade of
Europe.” He told how the hedgerows
made it so difficult for tank warfare
that it was not until an American
sergeant made use of the sharp steel
barriers the Germans had set up on
the Normandy beaches to make
scythes on the tauks that it was pos­
sible to cut through the hardy hedge­
rows and sweep an invasion swathe
to the Seine.
In New England the settlers and
their descendents have through the
years become expert at building
stone wall fences. This was because
the supply of rocks was endless. The
New England poet, Robert Frost,
has sung of this feature of his na­
tive region in "Mending Wall.”
As the pioneers moved out into the
wooded areas of the east, the most
plentiful fence material was found
in the forests, and the split-rail fence
became part of the scene. In earlier
days this was called the "Virginia
worm fence” because it seems to
Rites Pending For
have had its beginnings in that reg­
ion. This kind of fence, with split-rail
Mrs. Frances Pruett
panels, interlocked in ten-foot sec­
Mrs. Frances Pruett, who had lived
tions. zig-zagged across the fields,
near Tophill since 1947, passed away
taking up a great deal of space, and
at her home Tuesday afternoon and
timber, was seen on every hand.
death was attributed to a heart con­
Dr. Walter Prescott Webb, in one
dition. Arrangements are pending
of the most fascinating history books
and are being cared for by the Fuit-
ever written, “The Great Plains,”
en-Friesen Mortuary, Forest Grove.
tells how the making of fences was
Survivors include her husband.
one of the most severe problems fac­
Fred Pruett; a daughter, Mrs. Jean
ing the pioneers as they moved out ot
Long and a son, Patrick Pruett, both
the woods onto the Great Plains.
of Hillsboro; another son, Harvey
There was just not enough wood to
Tenny of Richland, Washington; a
make fences, and there were not
brother, George Healy, Sheridan, and
great quantities of rocks with which
two sisters, Mary Healy and Doro­
to produce stone walls. This was on­
thy Healy at Corona, California.
ly one of the reasons why the pio­
neers took the great leap and passed
Charity is a virtue of the heart,
on through the central plains to the
and not of the hands.
Northwest where they could farm
and fence in their accustomed man­
ner, but it was an important reason.
Webb points out in his book that by
the seventies the question of material
for fencing on the plains attracted
widespread public attention. "It was
DATES io Remember
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LAUGHING
MSrreR.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
Past Presidents. Legion Auxiliary -
Home of Mrs. Thomas Hall - 1.00
p.m.
Vernonia Study club - Home of Mrs.
Charles Minger - 8:00 p.m.
Columbia Encampment No.
I OOF hall - 8:00 p.m.
89 -
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
Public Music Festival concert - high
school - 3:00 p.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 6
Planters -Without
Peanuts- -13‘a -oz. Can
M IX E D NUTS
Crisp and Sweet
CARROTS Pound Cello Bag
i R AV-R-PAC FROZEN 8-lnch Pie
■APPLE P IE S - - ~ 3 for
Lions club dinner meeting - Fire
hall 6:30 p.m.
City council - City hall 8:00 p.m.
American Legion Post 119 - Legion
hall . 8:00 p.m.
TUESDAY. APRIL 7
You’re always happy
to sign your name to
the Hallmark
Contemporary Cards
you'll find in our
humorous collection.
Service officer - City hall - 10 a m.
to 2 p.m.
American Legion Auxiliary - Legion
hall - 1:00 p.m.
Vernonia Odd Fellows Lodge No
246 - IOOF hall. 8.00 p.m
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
California New Crop—
CABBAGE G teen Solid Heads
Lb. 4c
Chet's Froz.
BEEF TAM ALES 12-oz. Pkg. 2 /5 9 c
MILL MARKET
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OF SPLIT-RAIL FENCES
AND BARBED WIRE
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
HERSHEY’S CHOC.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman DeHart and
Mrs Frank Lange called on Mr
I«inge Sunday evening at St. Vin­
Tri.. Sut.
April ! - 1 cents hospital and found him mak­
ing good recovery and beginning to
\ ou re ;ts dose to Mill Market as your Phone— -H A 9-3492
want to come home. His desire was
realized Tuesday afternoon.
Week end guests nt the home ol
Chuck Conners
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Atkins were
Ftee Deliveries Twice Daily— 10 A.M.. 3 P.M.
her mother. Mrs Marie Llewellyn
ami sister, Mrs Joyce Kite, both
from Vancouver. Wellington.
Thursday at Hillsboro with her bro­
Shifting your responsibility to oth­
Mr. and Mrs. Joe (inisehe and ther. C. M. Woodcock, a former Ver­ ers will cause any democracy to
children. Patrick and DeElda drove nonia resident.
lose its balance.
to Port Orchard. Washington Satur­
Food sale. Deans Market. Sat..
day to visit her mother, Mrs. llandd Apr. 4. 10 a.m. on. St. Mary's Altar
TIME TO PLANT —
Beck. They report beautiful weather Society.
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and an unusually pleasant trip.
l l a n e Christensen
who
under
Roses. Shrubs. Khixiixti'nitrons
George Johnson and Mrs. Lots went a second major surgery last
F
ir garden ornaments, gifts ami
Chetwixxi called on Mrs Charles Friday is making gtxxl recovery and
flowers
for all occasions visit
Sundlund Sunday evening at Good hoped to be able to leave Tuality
Samaritan hospital where she is re­ hospital b ie r this week.
SPOFFORD’S FLOWER &
cuperating from surgery They foumi
GIFT SHOP
her making good progress.
It takes 10 to 20 pounds of feed to
Ph.
HA 9-5863 Anytime
Mrs. Itrnry Miller vtstied last produce a pound of lean beef
G ERO NIM O
By Kenneth L. Holmes, writer historian
Member of United Grocers
and
Lockers
\ ernonia Temple, Pvthian Sisters -
IOOF hall - 8:00 p.m.
Natal Grange - Natal hall - 8:00 p.m.
N O W OPEN FOR BUSINESS
DOROTHY'S
COFFEE BREAK
S6S Bridge Street
5 A.M. to i P.M. — Closed Sundays
Daily Lunch Feature
Breakfast - Fountain - Grill
Dorothy Hass