Pythians Make
Deputy Choice
Babe Bestows Titles
On Host of Relatives
A babe who abounds in first
place honors is Darrin Troy Vio-
lette, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
E. Violette of 1026 N. W. 20th Ave
nue, Portland. He arrived Thurs
day, February 17 at Emanuel hos
pital and weighed in at 9 pounds,
15 ounces and measured 22 inch
es. He is the first child for Mr.
and Mrs. Violette; the first grand
child for three sets of grandpar
ents: Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Vio
lette Sr., Vernonia, Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Lusby, Tillamook and Mr.
and Mrs. Everett C. Merritt, Port
land; the first great grandchild for
three sets of great grandparents:
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon D. Hinsdale
of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
E Merritt of Beaverton and Mr.
and Mrs. Winfield Reece of Good-
lettville, Tennessee. To top it off,
he also has a great great grand
mother, 95-year-old Mrs. Etta Hins
dale who makes her home at a
Salem nursing home. This makes
a total of 13 grandparents. He also
has five first-time aunts and five
first-time uncles ranging in age
from three to 19 years.
Diana Magoff
February Bride
Diana Marie Magoff became the
bride of Kenneth Marvin Day on
the evening of February 25 at
Grace Baptist church in Portland
with the families of the bride and
groom in attendance. Following
the ceremony a dinner was held
at Nendels.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Magoff of Vernonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Day of El
ma, Washington are the parents
of the bridegroom.
The couple will make their home
in Seattle, Washington where Mr.
Day is employed at Boeing Air
craft.
Vernonia Temple Pythian Sisters,
at the meeting held Wednesday ev
ening of last week, February 23,
voted to nominate Mrs. Irma
Chance as district deputy grand
chief to have charge of the dis
trict 5 convention to be held in
Vernonia in April 1967. The nom
ination will be made at this year’s
convention in Astoria April 23
when the invitation for the 1967
convention is given and the for
mal appointment will be made by
the grand chief at a later date.
There was a small attendance at
the Wednesday meeting due to
much illness among members.
Past Chief Leona Haverland also
was absent due to the death of
her son.
Plans are underway for the vis
it of Grand Chief Betty Murchison
of Portland on March 23. Mrs.
Reatha Horn is chairmftRjJor the
dinner which will precede the meet
ing.
A donation was made to the
Heart Fund.
Following the meeting, delicious
cherry cobbler was served by Mrs.
Marie Atkins at tables decorated
appropriately for George Washing
ton’s birthday with silouettes of the
first president and a log, ax and
cherries to symbolize the favorite
story of the cherry tree. The dec
orations ad been made by Mrs.
Jacqueline Scott, member of the
hostess committee who was unable
to attend due to illness.
A surprise feature of the social
hour was a card shower for Mrs.
Chance whose birthday was that
day. She was also presented with
a birthday cake.
At the next meeting, March 9,
District Deputy Leona Oberkraem-
er of Astoria will visit the temple
and discuss further the part Ver
nonia Temple is to take in this
year’s convention.
Portland Meet
Well Attended
World War I Barracks and aux
iliary members from throughout
district 1 met for a district meet
ing last Saturday at the Beaver
building in Portland with Barracks
53 and auxiliary as hosts. There
were 165 members in attendance
It costs more to revenge injur for the dinner and the separate
meetings that followed. This includ
ies than it does to bear them.
ed 22 visitors from other districts.
L. E. Stiff, district commander
presided over the afternoon session
for the Barracks and Mrs. Stiff,
district auxiliary president, presid
ed over the meeting held by the
ladies.
NEHALEM VALLEY
Theose from Vernonia who at
tended,
in addition to Mr. and Mrs.
MOTOR FREIGHT
Stiff, were Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Lange, Mrs. Faye Davis, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Valpiani, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Miller, Mrs. Lona Weidman, Ro
Cook rings around
bert Andrus and Guy Tiffney.
the rest with an
Monday afternoon of this week,
Vernonia Barracks and auxiliary
Electric Range!
held their February meeting at the
IOOF hall, starting with a potluck
dinner at 1 p.m. Guests included
Charles Parsons of Agate Beach
who is national deputy inspector
and Mrs. Parsons who is Depart
ment of Oregon president; Depart
ment Chaplain Herbert Calfee and
Mrs. Calfee and Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Thompson from Portland and Mr.
and Mrs. Art Gardner of Wood
burn who formerly were members
here.
In the separate group meetings
held in the afternoon, reports were
The secret to better cook
given from the district meetings.
ing is an electric range and
This Barracks and auxiliary had
oven You select the best
the best attendance percentagewise
te m p e ra tu re for every
Senior Vice-Commander Ray Cam
dish. Once you've estab
eron presided at the Barracks
lished a superior recipe, it’s
meeting due to the absence of
easy to repeat it time after
Commander H. L. Russell.
time. The modern, clean
In the auxiliary meeting, the de
and safe way
partment president, Mrs. Parsons,
gave a talk and instruction for the
WEST OREGON
work
of the auxiliary.
ELECTRIC
The auxiliary made a contribu
CO-OP., INC.
tion to the Heart Fund.
Vernonia, Ore.
The next meeting for the two
groups will be March 28.
Phone 429-3462
Rebekahs Plan
Future Events
Glenn W. Smith of Medford,
grand high priest for the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
Oregon will make his official vis
it to Vernonia Chapter 54, Royal
Arch Masons Wednesday of next
week, March 9. There will be a
potluck dinner at the Masonic
Temple at 7 p.m., followed by the
meeting of the lodge at 8 p.m.
Bill Horn, high priest for the Ver
nonia chapter, is in charge of ar
rangements.
Mrs. Jackie Atkins, vice-grand
presided at the meeting of Mt.
Heart Rebekah Lodge Thursday
evening of last week due to the
absence of Noble Grand Marie El
liott who is ill. Other officers ab
sent included the chaplain, Mrs.
Irma Chance, who had gone to
Port Angeles for the funeral of her
brother and the color bearer, Mrs.
Marie Shafer, who was ill with
flu. Courtesy officer Cather i n e
Lentz was also absent due to ill
ness.
Prior to the meeting, members
of the drill team met at 7 p.m.
to practice. This group will not
practice again until March 24, but
prior to the next meeting, March
10, the officers will meet at 7:30
p.m. to practice balloting and oth
er ritualistic work.
The lodge voted to again spon
sor a girl from Vernonia high
school for attendance at Girls
State at Salem. They also made
a donation to the Heart Fund.
Plans for future events were dis
cussed including the district meet
ing for which Mt. Heart lodge will
be host this spring and Mrs. Ev
elyn Heath will serve as chairman.
The date for the meeting has not
yet been announced. Initiation of
candidates will be exemplified in
the near future, also.
Following the meeting, the social
hour was held in the IOOF hall
dining room. Delicious assorted
sandwiches were served with pick
les and chips by Mrs. Mildred
Jessee, Mrs. Edna Linn and Mrs.
Jackie Atkins.
Awards Made at
Cubs Banquet
The Cub Scout annual Blue and
Gold banquet Saturday evening at
the Washington school was attend
ed by 150 boys, parents, and rela
tives of Pack 201. Thirty-five Cub
Scouts answered a uniform roll call
by Cubmaster Don Tipton.
Several awards were given to
boys and service pins were award
ed Den Mothers as follows: A
two-year pin to Mrs. Don Tipton
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Culbertson and one-year pins to Mrs. M. C.
attended an educational dinner on Brewer, Mrs. Carrol Clason, Mrs.
Wednesday evening at the Benson Max Buckner, Mrs. D. L. Daugh
try, Mrs. Jaquie Scott, Mrs. Ray
hotel where Governor Hatfield
spoke. Dr. Leon Minear state sup Lamping, and Mrs. Claude Gib
erintendent of public instruction, son Jr. Robert McNair received a
was to have spoken, but due to four-year service pin for Cubmast
illness his speech was read by Dr. er service and Carrol Clason, rep
Leo Myers, assistant superinten resenting the PTA, sponsor i n g
dent for the education development group, as institutional representa
in Oregon. Dr. T. C. Holy was in tive was awarded a pin for that
service.
attendance, also.
Jim Phillips, district executive of
The Portland dinner was the last
in a series of six “Public conser- Sunset Trail, spoke about boys and
sations about education” designed the responsibility of parents to
to provoke discussion on education them. Concluding his remarks, he
presented a special gold statue and
al issues.
There was another dinner at the certificate to the Vernonia Eagle
Sheraton Motor Inn and the speak for service to boys in reporting
ers alternated at the two places. news of Scouting activities. The
There were about 1200 people at award was received by Larry Garn
er and Melvin Schwab on behalf
both dinners.
Several packets on reports pre of Eagle Editor Marvin Kamholz.
The program was a variety of
pared by the educational improve
ment advisory commission were skits and songs by the Cubs of
given out to be studied, along with each den.
opinionnaires which are to be re
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turned to the Salem office.
P.E.O. Chapter Hears
Message of President
The PEO Sisterhood met Febru
ary 22 at the home of Mrs. Wm.
Bridgers.
The president, Polly Acaiturri.
read her Presidents Letter which
was very well received. Mary
Fletcher gave a very interesting
“Founders Day” program telling a
little about each of the seven found
ers of PEO.
The next meeting will be March
8 at the home of Gloria Ellis.
Claudine East will give the pro
gram on American Humor.
Grange Club to
Renovate Hall
The Vernonia Grange home ec
onomics club met at the Grange
hall Thursday afternoon for a bus
iness meeting and work session.
The purchase of a new sink unit
was authorized and definite plans
made to remodel the kitchen.
The women planned to meet
again Tuesday, March 1 at 9 a m.
to take down cupboards and get
the room ready for installation of
the sink and hot water heater.
The first and second degrees will
be exemplified for a number of
candidates at the next regular
meeting of the Grange March 12.
Expected visitors will be the Past
Masters’ club of Columbia county.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1966
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District Meet
Set by Chapter
Members of Nehalem Assembly,
Order of Rainbow for Girls, were
guests of Nehalem Chapter, OES
at the last meeting February 16.
Especially honored were Christine
Bender, worthy advisor, Mrs. Nor
man Hamnett, mother advisor and
Sam L. Hearing, Rainbow dad.
A humorous style show was put
on for them by officers Dorris
West, Isabel Culbertson, Jean Ber-
gerson, Florence Messing, Emma
Bush and Isobelle Brunsman in
some very weird costumes. Dorris
West was commentator and mood
music was played by Floyd Bush.
Refreshments were served in the
dining room.
Nehalem Chapter will hold its
annual district meeting with Wa-
banang Chapter in Clatskanie
Thursday night, March 10 at 8 p.m.
Worthy Grand Matron Lillian P.
Davis will be present to inspect
the work at that time.
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