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Demoni a EagU THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1972 Marvin Rose, 12 year old son of OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER Vernonia, Oregon Entered as second class mail mat ter August 4. 1922 at the post office in Vernonia, Oregon 97064 under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price $3.00 yearly in the Nehalem Valley. Elsewhere $4.00. MaeaseetMCMMiccaaccioece» OFFICE HOURS: to Thors. A Sat.—8 a.m. to 12 noon (In case of emergency, call 429-5522.) M asM aB M M M M w aoaaaM i ■ MfMBSR P " e " fc .ü a m H ELE N HANEL left Thursday to make her home with a daughter that lives in Tacoma. Mrs H and had lived in Vernonia since July of 1944. SKL-MOR INC., Publishers JACK SEELEY, Editor MELVIN SCHWAB. Compositor B. RHOADES, TTS Mon.. Tues.. Wed.. Fri.—8 a.m 6 p.m. Richardsons Spend 4th Visiting Seaside TOWN TOPICS Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association VERNONIA-isms This Monday, July 17 an event will take place that I want to strongly urge you to attend. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Vernonia to take the blood of will ing donors. Always in the past it has been the willing donors' part that has been the problem. I have heard so many excuses for not giving blood that I could just about use one page of the paper to list them. But one reason for giving blood outweighs all of the excuses past, present and future. Your blood can save the life of another human. — q — H ie Jaycees took a bold step this past week as they decided to invite eighteen year olds into then- organization. The group realizes all of the possible entanglements that could arise and yet they believe so strongly in the Jaycee concept of self-improvement through lead ership training that they are will ing to forgo the possible dangers to serve this age group. ( The local Jaycee group has ac quired their own meeting hall and have under taken a great many projects that are designed to help the community “spruce up.” This line of thinking was first initiated by the Chamber of Commerce as they sponsored the two very suc cessful clean-ups and have plans for a paint-up, fix-up campaign. With all of the remodeling that is taking place at the present time (add Bob’s Union Station to the list) the main street of Vernonia is going to be a quite attractive — O— With all of the enthusiasm for the remodeling and fixing up the town I hope that it carries over into the Jamboree I have not heard much talk about floats for the p a rade this year. If you will rem em ber this was one of the real strong points of the celebration last year. As I attended a meeting of a- nother town concerning celebra tions a rem ark was made that the Vernonia P a r a d e w a s th e best in the county last year. Let’s make that a repeat performance. --O - We are looking for some special visitors from Iowa for the Ja m boree days. My wife’s parents will be visiting us. I hope they come prepared to do a lot of sight see ing. It seems that everytime our own family gets in the car to go someplace one of us will say “we’ ll have to show Grandpa and Grandma that.” If we keep finding things for them to see maybe they will stay longer. Grandpa is a good old corn farm er in Iowa and I know that he is excited about seeing some logging Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rose of Beaver ton accidently shot at the family home on Saturday and died Sun day at St. Vincent hospital. He was the grandson of Mr. and Mrs Bud Rose of Forest Grove and Mr and Mrs. Howard Sampson of W ar ren. also the great nephew of Mrs Nettie Lloyd. His funeral was held Wednesday at Beaverton. ST. MARY'S Thrift Shop open first and third Friday of every month. 5tfc M. C. Brewer end family of Ver nonia returned home last week af ter a pleasant visit and vacation with the Candie Elliotts at Reno, Nevada. Mrs. Verner B lo u n t returned home Friday after being away five weeks She visited relatives in var ious places in Louisiana. At Gold Meadows she visited her son-in-law Wm. Chadwich and wile, and the children of the Chadwicks at H ar ahan. She says the weather there was just too hot. OBITUARY GORDY CROWSTON makes a nice slide for home but to no uvail us the catcher was waiting for hint. The play took place in the last home game of tlx* season for the Rube Ruth teuni. They defeated the Grove Ambulance team from Forest Grove. The team ended leugue play in second place behind the undefeated Marbles team front Forest Grove. Gordon Crowston was the coach of this vear’s Rube Ruth team. Senior Citizen News - - - MRS. EMMA ILANSfcN Mrs. Emma Hansen. 74, who had been a resident of the Vernonia area since 1939, died at the fam Our membership drive to date ily home at 558 Madison Avenue has 66 members. We are hoping in Vernonia early Thursday morn for more before the end of July. ing July 6th. Mrs. Hansen’s death Thanks to Ellen Hansen. Vern was unexpected although she had been hospitalized during the past Linsiey and Thurman DeHart for their donations. They are appreci month. ated. Funeral services for Mrs. Han Papers are being rolled two and sen were held at the Fuiten Mort uary Chapel. Vernonia Saturday three days a week. Thanks to our July 8th at 1 p.m. The Rev. «Jack helpers: also to the citizens of Carlson, pastor of the Evangelical Vernonia who bring papers into the Church of Vernonia conducted the center. Mr. Entwhistle was driven to services with Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, organist. Conclu4bi$xfttes and inte Portland July 6 by George John rment were at die Vernonia Mem son. Mrs. Hanel to St. Helen July orial Cemetery wtlkTHtll ■'Horn, Lor 5th by H arry Eckland, Mr. L. en Stiff, Harry Culbertson, Tom Tomlin, Cass Bergerson and Albin Bergstrom serving as pall bearers Mrs. Hansen was a native of Turner. Oregon wher^ she was born January 9, 1898. fhe daughter of the late Gustav and Caroline Pfaf- fle Drager. She spent all of her early life in that area and was united in marriage to Willard In germanson at Vancouver, Wash ington on August 21, 1931. They liv ed first in Portia ni'M id then six years at Banks before moving to a home on Timber route in 1939. Mr. Ingermanson preceded her in death here in 1966. She was united in marriage to Hans O. Hansen a t Vancover, 3I7-1W1 Washington on June 25, 1968 and a short time later moved to their present home in Vernonia. Surviving is her hinband, Hans O. Hansen. Vernonia; two brothers. Ed Drager. Salem; and Sam Dra ger, Aumsville, Oregon: and six sis ters, Mrs. Hilda Price, Mrs. Ma rie Langley; Mr$. Irying B. (Rose) Lincoln and CWblyifr fclark. all of Portland: Mrs rtiith Feitelson, Sa lem; and Mrs. Ileery (P earl) Fel ler. Turner. Oregon and six neices and nephews. nmrt Sargent was driven to Vancouver. Wash. July 10 by Harry Eckland. Mrs. Ida Mae Kudrna has volun leered to drive for us which will help us this time of year. Some of our drivers are vacationing and busy with home duties. They are all greatly appreciated by the S. C. Center. Our next social pot-luck will be July 21 at 12:30 p.m. POREST GROVE COMMUNITY 'OSPITAL June July iack July July Admitting List 30 - Yvonne R. Webber 1 - Frank C. Lentz. Jon Fred- 6 - Everett N. Philpott 9 - William R. Filter Maternity List July 4 - Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wright a baby boy BIRKENFELD—Mr und Mrs Geo Richardson and Joe spent the 4th of July week end at the home of his mother, Mrs. Elsa Richardson at Seaside. Ed Berg had the misfortune to get his leg hurt while haying. It was necessary to have stitches to close the wound. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Larson visited at the Herbert Rodgers heme Saturday evening. Also there was Mr. and Mrs. Victor Jarrett Mrs. Jarrett is now employed at the St. Vincent’s Hospital for the summer. Mr. Alan Peters from Portland. He last Mondav night at the Tornblad home, staying over the 4th. For their dinner on the 4th they invited Mr. Alan Peters from Portland, he has bought the Wileoxen-Cahill place next to the Tornblad place. Mrs. George Scott visited last Monday at the Tornblads. Saturday evening guests at the Watsons were Mr. George Jacobs and son John, the Ted Hiatts and their grandchildren The same group also called on them Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Tornblad vi sited last Thursday at the Ed Rau home at Mist. They enjoyed having dinner with them. Mr and Mrs Roy Stuve visited Mr. and Mrs Ray Salmi and fam ily at Warrenton Sunday. They all attended church at Hammond FrL-Sat. July 14-15 Wall Disney's Bed Knobs and Broomsticks , VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE $ } Old Courthouse Basement — St. Helens. Oregon Phone 397-2268 — After Hours 397-1730 ........ „ 8 Mon., Wed., T hurs.— 9:30 a.m. to 12 Noon I WILL NOT BE IN VERNONIA L FOR l r i x . SUMMER b u i y u * i r . n MONTHS. M um na. THE So. Cól Riwr Hw><| t Gable Road ST. HELENS OPEN BOOT Mon. - Sat 10 to 9 SUN. 10 to 6 We‘re Discontinuing 3 Lines HURRY! THEATER •** v Limited to Stock on Hand JO Y 1 SIOSE Grandma co w for a visit! Call 429-3373 and nd le t us know. Nebraska big game hunters have completed their 22nd year of hunt ing without a fatal gun accident, reports the Nebraska Game Com mission. Nebraska has NEVER had a gun fatality in the history of its deer and antelope seasons. Under New Management ¡i-il a brfj n« Jim & Mike Welch Owners Wbj&re Savings are Common • 1 Mr. anil Mrs Larry Wright are the parents of a baby son born July 4th at the Forest Grove hos pital. He weighs 6 pounds llMi ounces and is named Robert Ken neth. He joins one sister. Grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Fra- cis Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Simshaw of Alexander. North Da kota. X Your 7 Day a Week Family Store . . . operations and especially the men perform at the Logging Show. If any of you loggers are in some old growth or especially big stuff about that time I would like to hear about it so that I could show our visitors some real Oregon logs. Of course all of this sight seeing is predicated on the fact that we will be able to geX^Hrandpa and Grandma away frwfM the grand kids for a few minutes. NEW ARRIVALS WESTERN BOOTS T^xas and Cowtown w c t e £ BOOTS Santa Rosa -J $ I !