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OernOnia Eagie 10 THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 1966 Surgery Undergone At Vancouver VA Hospital RIVERVIEW — L. H. Sargent underwent a second surgery Thurs day of last week and early this week was listed as in serious con dition. He has been in the Veter an’s Administration hospital in TIMBER RT — Mrs. Lester Vancouver since the first of Octo Shafer and Mrs. Carl Wienecke ac ber. Anyone wishing to send a card companied Mrs. Wayne Hathaway to him may address it c/o Ward to Hillsboro to attend the funeral No. 4, U.S. Veterans Hospital, Van of Mrs. Susie Enyart last Tuesday. couver, Wn. David L. Strong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hasoall, who has Mrs. Carson Strong, who is in the been quite ill with pneumonia, is now making progress toward re Navy is in Hawaii for 30 days of rest after five months of active du covery. ty as frogman in the war zone. Mr. and Mrs. Mabry Cox are Sfc. George Peachey who was re expecting their son-in-law a n d called to Army duty in June is daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jack Skiles presently in a hospital in Tokyo, and family of Crescent City to spend the holidays here with them. Japan. He will either be returned to the States on limited service or Mrs. Pat Galloway of Clatskanie receive a medical discharge. and Tamara Galloway of Astoria John and Joey Peachey of Port visited Mrs. Nellie Thacker Sun land visited at the Carson Strong day. and Grace Peachey homes Sunday. Mrs. Rita Shipley was in Forest Grove Monday. She also visited her sister Thelma Vandehey, in Banks. Mrs. Edna Reynolds and Lori, Mrs. Nellie Snyder and Mrs. Carl Wienecke were in Forest Grove Monday afternoon. Martin Luther, the Reformation Leader, is credited by some leg end collectors with decorating the BELLS Ringing bells in churches for first lighted Christmas tree. He lit solemn and glad ceremonial occa candles and placed them on the boughs of an evergreen—a custom sions, goes back to about 7 A.D. In early Britain church bells that would be frowned on today tolled for an hour on Christmas when fire safety is the rule in Eve, announcing to Satan the com Christmas decorating. By lighting the candles and deck ing of Christ. At midnight, joyous ing the tre e ! he hoped to show peals heralded Christ’s birth. his family »Mne small reflection of the glory and inspiration of the SHOP AT HOME AND SAVE I heavens on the first Holy Night. Ladies Attend Enyart Rites Martin Luther Given Credit Cub Scout Meet Features Skits Law Requires Alien Reports RE-CREATING THE NATIVITY Re-creating the Nativity Scene at Christmas, with Mary, Joseph, the Infant Jesus and the animals of Alfred J. Urbano, District Direc the manger, originated, m a n y tor of the Immigration and Natur scholars believe, with St. Francis alization Service, advises that the of Assisi on Christmas Eve 1223 annual alien address report pro in the little mountain town of Gre ek», Italy. gram is again under way. Wishing to dramatize the birth According to Urbano, 22,420 al iens reported their addresses last of Christ for his parishioners, St. MEN IN UNIFORM year in the State of Oregon. The Francis and his helpers set up a number this year is expected to be realistic representation of the man slightly larger. Urbano attributes ger scene. this anticipated increase to the re cent amendment to the immigra An enthusiast is a man in love tion laws. with an idea. The immigration official pointed out that the address reports are required by law and willful failure to comply with these requirements may lead to serious consequences. Forms with which to make the reports are available at all post offices and Immigration and Nat uralization Service offices. It is an easy matter to fill out one of the cards and return it to the same of fice. Urbano added that trained per Marvin A. Larson, son of Mr. sonnel will be on hand in all offices and Mrs. Eugene A. Larson of Ver of the Immigration and Natural nonia, has been commissioned a ization Service to answer any ques second lieutenant in the U.S. Air tions the reporting aliens may have Vernonia Upholstery Force upon graduation from officer regarding immigration and natur training school (OTS) at Lackland, alization matters. Sufficient train Shop AFB, Texas. ed personnel is not available to Lieutenant Larson, selected for furnish this assistance in all post S. Apgar OTS through competitive examina offices. tion, is being assigned to Williams AFB, Ariz., for pilot training. The lieutenant, a 1961 graduate of Vernonia high school, received his B. S. degree in 1966 from Ore gon State University. Mir. and Mrs. Clarence Black- Nothing says it better than bum went to Portland Sunday to this time honored phrase . . . pick up their son Gordon who ar rived by plane from Alameda, California where he graduated from the United States Coast Guard training December 16. He will be home on leave for 17 days, then will report to Port Angeles. Hie Cub Scout pack meeting was held Monday evening, December 19 at the Washington echoed. In keeping with the Christmas season, a skit, Santa’s Workshop, was pre sented by dens 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8 and one entitled Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer was presented by dens 3, 4, 6 and 9. Before the meeting closed, San ta made his appearance and dis tributed gifts to all children pres ent. As the Cubs special part in Christmas, a money tree was decked with “fruit” to be donated to the Bill Pringle fund. Awards were presented as fol lows: Bobcat pins to Robert Nor man, Loren Ray, Hazen Barnard, Steven Potter, Gary Ellson, Kris Crowston, Mark McKee, Myron Ray, Marty Murrell, Milton Den nis, Pete Atkins, Chris Cameron, Gary Flick, Ter ry Ellson, Charles Armstrong, Fred Bergerson, Scott Sword, Lo ren Triplett, Loren Kennedy, Ver non Lamping and Richard Gwin; Wolf badges to Marty Murrell, Milton Dennis and Pete Atkins; Bear badge, Terry Buckner; den- ner awards to Robert Norman, Gary Ellson, and Loren Triplett; assistant denner awards to Loren Ray, Pete Atkins and Loren Ken nedy. Bobcat pins for most of those named above should have been awarded at a previous meeting but did not arrive which accounts for some getting both Bobcat and Wolf awards at the same time. The mom and dad award for the most parents in attendance went to den 5, Mrs. Larry Garner, den mother. Last week end and evenings this week the Cubs have been selling Christmas trees. Appreciation was voiced to the Crown Zellerbach E. P. Stamm Tree Farm for the dona tion of trees for this project.That organization also gave the Cubs an Greg Kamholz arrived home additional donation for carrying Saturday from Norfolk, Virginia on their work. where he completed training in the band school for armed servic Enough wood is used for match es. He was met at the airport by es every 24 hours in the U.S. to his mother, Mrs. Marvin Kamholz build 30 six-room homes. and brother Ed who was enroute home from University of Oregon, Eugene. Greg will be at home un til January 9 when he is to report to Fort Lewis. His assignment calls for duty in Korea for the next 13 months. Merrg Christmas BIRKENFELD GROCERY The Etheridge Family
