Let's Get Acquainted!
Training Ends
At Honolulu
Army Specialist Four Ezra L.
Brewer, 19, son of Mrs. Annie M.
Robbins, Rieth, Oregon, was graduat
ed from the 25th infantry division's
non-commissioned officer academy
at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Sep
tember 11.
Specialist Brewer received five
weeks of rigorous training in leader
ship and exercise of command, map
reading, the history of weapons and
military teaching methods.
A combat construction specialist
in company B of the 65th engineer
battalion at Schofield Barracks,
Brewer entered the Army in April
1963 and received basic training at
Ford Ord, California. He was station
ed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri,
before arriving at Schofield Barracks
in August 1963.
Brewer attended Pendleton high
school.
His father, Marvin C. Brewer, lives
at 124 B street, Vernonia.
Shower Honors
Bride-Elect
MR. AND MRS. LARRY JOHNSON
Johnson-Hayes Vows Taken
In Forest Grove Church Rites
The Congregational church at For
est Grove, attractively decorated
with white gladioli, was the scene
of the pretty fall wedding Septem
ber 11 at which Miss Mildred Louise
Hayes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Hayes Jr. of Gaston, became
the bride of Larry Rey Johnson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson
of Vernonia. The 8:00 p.m. ceremony
was read by the Reverend J. Vin
cent Crane.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a floor length gown
of white brocade, complimented by
a double back panel and with the
bodice silhouetted with scoop neck
line and elbow length sleeves. Her
shoulder-length bouffant veil fell
from a tiara of seed pearls and she
carried a formal cascade of white
glads surrounding a white orchid.
Matron of honor was her sister,
Mrs. Grace Krai, who wore a pale
green brocade satin sheath with
matching gauntlets and carried an
arm bouquet of white gladioli. Oth
er attendants were another sister,
Mrs. Richard Seymour of Eagle
Creek and Miss Kay Spiesschaert of
Forest Grove who wore pale blue
brocade satin sheaths and matching
gauntlets and carried bouquets to
match that of the matron of honor.
The candle lighters Were Miss Jean-
nine Hancox and Miss Judy Alexan
der, both of Forest Grove who wore
blue crepe sheath dresses.
Best man was Stanley Enevoldsen
of Vernonia, brother-in-law of the
groom, and ushers were Richard
Seymour of Eagle Creek, Lyle Bark
er and Jerry Bush of Vernonia.
Wedding music was played by Miss
Barbara Engelen of Forest Grove
and Marion Knoll of Vernonia was
soloist.
Following the ceremony, a recep
tion was held in the church dining
room at which Mrs. John Kudma,
aunt of the bride, poured coffee;
Mifis Vivian Vandehey served punch
and Mrs. David Knapp cut and
served the cake.
From the reception, the couple left
for a honeymoon trip to Oakland anc
San Francisco, California and for
travel the bride wore a red wool
suit with white accessories. Upon
the'r return, September 20, they are
now at home in Forest Grove.
The bride is a graduate of Forest
Grove high school and is now em
ployed at Tektronix. The groom is
a graduate of Vernonia high school
and is employed by the F. W. D.
Wagner company in Portland.
Out-of-town guests at the wedding
were from Oakland, California; Eu
gene, Junction City, Vernonia, Hills
boro, Yamhill, Beaverton and Port
land.
Pink-Blue Shower Given
For Mrs. E. Wantland
Mrs. Donald Webb was hostess for
a pink and blue shower Friday eve
ning, September 11 honoring Mrs.
Earl Wantland of Beaverton. Guests
present included Mrs. Bert Fleskes.
Forest Grove; Mrs. Russell Stuve,
Beaverton; Mrs. R. L. Thompson,
Mrs. Larry Bernardi, Mrs. Darrold
Proehl, Mrs. Marie Shafer, Mrs. Ow
en East, Mrs. Don Tiffney, Mrs. Don
Wantland and Mrs. Sam Cagle.
Taking the spotlight of attention at
the shower were the twin sons of
Mrs. Fleskes.
After the gifts were opened and
displayed refreshments were serv
ed and the rest of the evening was
spent in visiting.
Labor Day Ride
Attracts Many
Do you know this woman?
Last Thursday evening, September
17, a bridal shower was held at the
home of Miss Carolyn Krieger in
honor of Miss Dianna Ritz whose
marriage to Louis Jones will be an
event of this Friday evening. Co
hostesses assisting Miss Krieger
were Miss Tish Biddle and Miss De
anna Ritz.
Decorations carried out a blue
and white color scheme with white
bells as accent features. The white
bell theme was also carried out on
the decorated cake which was serv
ed with ice cream, punch and coffee
to the 35 guests present.
When the honor guest opened the
attractively wrapped packages, she
displayed a beautiful array of useful
gifts for her new home.
Grand Officer Gives
O.E.S. Instruction
After a delicious pot luck dinner
September 16, Nehalem Chapiter, Or
der of Eastern Star, was honored in
having Mrs. Margery Jones, grand
conductress, attend their meeting for
the purpose of instruction.
Birthday greetings were extended
to Mrs. Dorris West, associate m a
tron of Nehalem Chapter, in the form
of a towel shower given by the of
ficers.
The next regular meeting of Ne
halem Chapter will be October 7.
Balls of Yarn 4-H Club
To Start Knit Slippers
The Balls of Yam 4-H club held
its second meeting Wednesday, Sep
tember 16 at the home of Mrs. Don
Huss, leader, with Mrs. Vi Fether-
ston assisting.
Darla Normand is song and pledge
leader.
The club has a new member. San
dra Burgess.
Mrs. Huss showed the girls how
to cast on. The next meeting they
will start their slippers.
\ Kathy Tomlin, reporter
Bom July 20, 1909 in Clearwater,
county, Idaho.
Came to Vernonia in December of
1923.
Graduated from Vernonia high school
Married at Vernonia October 6, 1927.
Has three children, a number of
grandchildren.
Is a local home owner and is in a
business locally.
Is an active participant in a local
church and also a fraternal organi
zation.
As a hobby, collects state plates. Al
so enjoys gardening.
Her normal pursuits include a lot of
ups and downs.
(Information supplied by J. W. Ni
chols i Answer to last weeks quiz:
Not possible due to mistaken in
formation! Try a guess on this
corrected copy.
Greek Philosophers
Club Program Theme
Mrs. Irene Minger presided at the
first meeting for the year of the
Vernonia Study club, Thursday, Sep
tember 17, when that group met at
the home of Mrs. Gladys Worthing
ton.
A hearty welcome was extended
Mrs. Florence Messing upon her re
joining the club, following a leave
of absence.
For the first programs on the cul
tural contribution of certain Euro
pean countries, Mrs. Mercedes
Proehl spoke to the group about
Greek philosophers, particularly Soc
rates, Plato and Aristotle.
October 1, Mrs. Mathilde Berger-
son will be hostess with Mrs. Faith
Reynolds giving the group a report
of her trip in Europe last summer.
Alumni Give
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Oernonla Eagle
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1964______ 3
There were 75 riders who partici
pated in the Labor Day week end
trail ride from Vernonia to Camp
Wilkerson. This was the largest
group to take part in the eight years
it has been done.
The riders left Anderson Park at
10:20 a.m. Saturday, September 5
and followed a 21-mile trail to the
camp, arriving there at 5:00 p.m.
This year the ride was judged and
ribbons given riders in the junior
and senior groups and a trophy to
first place in each group.
Senior winners were: First, Bar
bara Day, Sheridan, who was ro
deo queen of the Molalla rodeo in
1961; second, Comron Kines, Forest
Grove; third, Eleanor Thompson,
Vernonia; fourth. Gene Van Dyke,
Forest Grove and fifth, Tom Bard,
Forest Grove.
Junior winners were: First, Casey
Haven, Forest Grove; fourth, Deb
bie Van Dyke, Forest Grove and
fifth, Pattie Elverud, aged five years,
from Cornelius.
Sunday morning the group enjoyed
a trail ride and in the afternoon,
games were played. Monday morn
ing they broke camp and the riders
left at 10:00 a m . and arrived at
Vernonia at 2:00 p.m.
Parents Invite Friends
To Daughter's Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Ritz this
week extended an i.?vitation to
friends to attend the wedding Friday
evening, September 25, of their
daughter Dianna and Louis Jones,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jones
of Birkenfeld. The event is schedul
ed for 7:30 p.m. at the First Christ
ian church and a reception will fol
low the ceremony.
Alumni of Oregon State University
contributed $39,284 to the institution
through the 1963-64 OSU fund, ac
cording to the annual report of the
fund just published by the OSU
Alumni association.
The OSU fund was organized in
1959 to receive contributions from
former students to aid the university.
During the last five years, $150,000
has been contributed for scholar
ships, loans, equipment, research,
faculty support, and special universi
ty and alumni association projects.
The 1963-64 fund received contri
butions from 3,404 OSU alumni. Of
35,000 former students of the univer
sity living throughout the world, 9.6
percent contributed to the fund. Av
erage contribution was $11.54.
Thousand Aces Held
By Dealing Hostess
A pinochle party hostess who deals
herself a thousand aces is a rarity
to say the least, but that is exactly
what Mrs. R. L. Thompson did last
Thursday afternoon when she enter
tained her pinochle club at its bi
weekly meeting. She was the most
surprised person present when she
picked up her hand to find all the
coveted aces in her hand.
Mrs. Hilding Berg took prize for
pinochle and high score during the
afternoon and consolation prize went
to Mrs. Cliff Fetherston.
Other guests were Mrs. Ralph
Krieger, Mrs. Don Huss, Mrs. Henry
Anderegg, Mrs. Dave Skidmore and
Mrs. Wilhelm Ritz.
OES Reception To Honor
Grand Chapter Officer
Nehalem Chapter, Order of East
ern Star, will hold a reception this
Saturday evening, September 26 in
the auditorium at the high school to
honor one of their members, Mrs.
Wilbur Davis, who this year is serv
ing as associate grand matron for
the Grand Chapter of Oregon, OES.
The affair is scheduled for 8:00
p.m. and is expected to draw a large
attendance of distinguished guests
and members from throughout the
state. The affair is open to the pub
lic and an invitation is extended to
friends of Mrs. Davis to attend.
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