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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1973)
r r Utmonia Eagfe » John Heltzel Rites Tuesday THURSDAY, JAN 35, 1873 - S IL-M O R . INC., Publisher* EPHONE LARRY GARNER, Editar M E L V IN SCHWAB, Compo.itar E. RHOADES, TTS v OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER Vernonia, Oregon Entered as second class mail - matter August 4, 1022, under the -act of March 3, 1879. Published weekly on Thursday at 721 Madison Ave., Vernonia, Co- £ -Tumbia County, Oregon 97064 and - paid at the Vernonia Post Office e ' as second class matter. Zv«- ■ Subscriptions -i. 43.00 Per Year — In the Nehalem Valley ; 14.00 Per Year Elsewhere ZS •M e r a 's c e e e e o s e io c o e o s e e » » Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association DATES To Remember THURSDAY. JANUARY 25 Rebekahs - IOOF Hall - 8 p.m. (Installation) Mist Helping Circle home of Mrs Charles Ramsey Little la-ague Mtg. - VHS Library - 7 p.m. Boy Scouts - Hawkins Park Cabin - 7 p.m. National Day of Mourning for ex- U.S President Lvndon Johnson TUESDAY. JANUARY 30 Sea Scouts - Hawkins Park Cabin - 7:30 p.m. TOWN TOPICS W m. Hunter's sixth grade class was visited by Vernonia High's exchange student. Alberto Allegre,’ December 18 The class has been studying Mexico, and Alberto's pictures of his native country, and his description of the Mexican form of rodeo, Charcadu, were enjoyed Alberto competes in the Charcada He also told them of Mexico’s food, climate, schools and sports Cherry Carter spent several days in Forest Grove Community Hos pital last week with pneumonia. Friends and relatives met at the Ron Robbins home to held celebrate Andrea's birthday Family pictures were tuken and cake and ice cream was served Those who were pre sent were M r and Mrs Jake Robbins. Sue and Jot* Robbins. Mrs Marv Lou Normand and Christy. Les Forcier. Miss Shirley Dennis and M r and Mrs Tommie Hall Hovee Sturdevant fractured his left arm playing basketball last week It w ill be in the cast for about three weeks. Mrs. Jean Steele of Vancouver. Washington is visiting at the Roy Jones’ home Mrs Steele is Mrs Jones' mother Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Luker from Castle Cove, Auslrulia were here visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs Art Odain last week From here they went to Pasadena, Cali fornia where they visited other relatives, and to a conference lor the World Wide Church of God Mr. and Mrs. Martin Davis of Hillsboro spent the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs Jake Robbins Dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs. Norman Hamnett were Mr. and Mrs. Steven Janik of Portland Mrs Steven and Mrs Hamnett are sisters .Mis. Rita • Services Set Friday * For Mrs. Grace Currie f ? Funeral services for Mrs. Grace î Human Resource (Continued from page I) CR IM IN A L M ISCHIEF is the tag put on such vandalism as the General Telephone Company’s public booth has been subjected to in recent weeks. Local GTE representative Greg Port states the company may remove the booth If these attacks upon it do not desist. Glass has been broken from the booth and the receiver damaged in the incidents. Illness Claims Area Resident Jessie M Raymond. 84-year-old widow of the late Gar Raymond, died at her home at 3015 Pacific Avenue. Forest Grove January 19 following an extended illness Funeral services were held at the Fuiten Mortuary Chapel. Forest Grove Wednesday, January 24. at 1 p.m. The Rev. Richard Perry, pastor of the F irst Christian Church of Forest Grove, officiated at the ser vices. with Rich Osburn, soloist. Grange ritulastic services were ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ under the auspices of the Wash ington County Pomona Grange Committal rites were at the fam ily plot at the Forest View Cemetery. Forest Grove. Bom October 9. 1888 at Dead wood. South Dakota. Mrs Raymond was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ida Sims Perkins When she was four years of age she came with her fam ily to Spokane She later lived at Tacoma and was united in marriage to Gar Raymond at Everett. Washington on October 9. 1906 After their marriage they moved to Forest Grove and lived here nine years, moving thence to the Neha Pfc James Bergerson. son of M r lem Valley near Jewell They lived and Mrs Jack Bergerson is in in the Nehalem Valley for 40 years Korea. He arrived there on Thanks and then moved back to Forest giving day. He would like to hear Grove where Mrs Raymond had from some of his friends. lived the last 15 years. His address is: P.F.C. James E Mrs. Raymond in her earlier Bergerson. 544-48 5450; C. B try 2nd years here had been a member of Bn 44th A rty.; APO San Francisco. the First Christian Church of Forest CA 96271 Grove She had also been a member of the Grange for over 45 years, and was a member of the Sunset Grange at Manning She was preceded in death by her Fri.. Sat. Jan. 26-27 husband in 1958 The last member of her immediate fam ily, a sister, Mrs Sadie Plinkiwisch died here in July 1972 Surviving is a nephew, Herbert Marsh of Portland and Yul B rynner several great nieces and great ne phews THOSE WHO SERVE THEATER CATLOW BREAKFAST SERVED DAILY 5:00 À.M. - 7:00 A.M. Bacon. Ham or Sausage, Two Eggs, Hash Browns, Toast, Jelly. Coffee O nly$l Come in and try one of the delicious sand wiches now offered on our new expanded menu. 4 Burjjsrs- - - - - - - - - - - $ 1 . 0 0 A Class A R estaurant Currie w ill be held in the Chapel of $ i Fuiten Mortuary, Vernonia. Satur- $ $ day. Jan 27, at 11 a m. $ Interment w ill be in Vernonia $ Memorial Cemetery. Mrs Currie died Tuesday. 8. Lamping is visiting Mr and Mrs Louis Peter, her daughter and son-in-law in Abita Springs. Iaiuisiana She spent Christmas in the Bahamas Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Andregg and son, Kirk, from Canbv. were week end guests at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs Henry An deregg. ST. M A R Y ’S T h rift Shop open first and third Friday of every month. Stic. M r. and Mrs. Ed Rallu. owners of the Sears store, are buying a home on the corner of Mist Drive and Knott Street Mrs. Arlene Seeley and Mrs. B illy Rhoades had lunch at the home of Mrs. Ruth Cadwallader Friday, Jan. 19 Mrs. Cadwallader is new to the community and is employed at the Vernonia Eagle M r. and Mrs. Dan Pomeroy brought Newell Wood home after he spent several weeks in Forest Grove Community Hospital. M r. and Mrs. M ile John NEW ARRIVALS . . . Mr und Mrs William Naeve are, the parents of a boy born Jan ih at Forest Grove Community Hogbital The young lad was named Dgnald James, and weighed in at 8 pounds 2‘»,i ounces He joins a sister. Xami Grandparents are Mr and<Mrs Harry Murray, and Mrs lxMiella .tones all of Vernonia, and Donald Naeveof Sweet Home Great-gvandl parents are Mr. and Mrs William Smejkal of Vernonia, and M r and Mrs Fred Naeve of Sweet H6mc The baby also has a great great- aunt in Vernonia, Mildred Calhoun m a r t u a t y dtyufw* Capable advice regarding iniurancr. social 9th and Baseline Hillsboro—648-2161 Cedar and Puclfit Forest Grove—357-2161 4855 S.W Watson Beaverton—644-1119 741 Madison Street Vernonia—429-8611 X i EMERGENCY SERVICE PHONES VERNONIA AMBULANCE Dial 429-6611 (U no answer, 429-5661) VERNONIA F IR E DEPARTMENT Fire Alarms Only - Phone 429>I131 VERNONIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Dial 429-5141 ( II no answer, In E m e rg e n c y - C a ll St. Helena 367-3333 fo r c e n tra l ra d io COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF Phone: St. Helena 3*7-2511 Phone 397-2268 - Alter Hours 397-1730 ft £ M onday - W ednesday - T hursday 9:30 a.m. to 12 Noon OREGON STATE POLICE 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. - West Slope office - Dial Portland 292-66 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. - Dial “ O” , aak for Oak Grave 654-6555 St. Helena office - Phone: 397-3131 Final Sevices Held January 10 al Dallas Mrs Luther (Addie) Herrin of Dallas passed away January 6 after au extended illness. She was buried January 10 at the Salt Creek ceme tery. The Herrins were residents of Vernonia for many years. After leaving here. Mrs. Herrin taught school at Rickreall. Several from Vernonia attended the funeral, including her brother, M.C. Brewer Sr.; nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs M.C. Brewer Jr., a niece, Mrs. Max Buckner. Friends attending were Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Snook. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Fowler. Mrs Grace Peac hey. and Mr. and Mrs Gene Wel ler Atkins Service Read Saturday Marie Atkins. 72-year-old resi dent of the Vernonia area for the past half century died at her home on Mist Route, Vernonia, January 17. following a brief serious illness. Funeral services for Mrs Atkins were held at the Fuiten Mortuary- Chapel. Vernonia, Saturday, Janu ary 20. at 1 p.m. The Rev. Jack Carlson, pastor of the Vernonia Evangelical Church, conducted the service with Mrs. Frank Serafin as soloist, and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, organist. Conclud ing services and interment were at the Vernonia Memorial Cemetery with Tom Hall. B ill Horn. Sam Hearing. Glen Hawkins. Harry Cul bertson and Harry Emmons serv ing as pallbearers. Mrs Atkin was born at Am ity, uregon on July 15. 1900. the daugh ter of the late Augustus and Sarah Baker Simmons, who were early residents in that area She received her education at Am ity and was united in marriage to Earl L Atkins at Vancouver. Washington on June 26. 1919 Since 1921) they had lived in Columbia and Clatsop counties, living in various communities where her husband worked in the logging and lumbering industry. They lived a number of years in the Birkenfeld area before moving to her present home near Vernonia. Mrs. Atkins was very active in community and fraternal work and was a member of the Vernonia Evangelical Church. 1Y'. Heart Rebekah Lodge No. 243, Vernonia Temple No. 61. Pythian Sisters, the American Ix-gion Auxiliary and the Veterans of World War I Auxiliary. Her hobby was cooking and helping other people, and a few years ago she was named the first “ Woman of the Year” by the Vernonia Cham ber of Commerce. Mr. Atkins preceded her in death here in October, 1958 Surviving is a daughter, Mrs June Kay. and a son, L.E. "B ud ’’ Atkins, both of Vernonia,; two sisters. Mrs Mildred Andes of Portland and Mrs Leta Cooley of Port Orford, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren On Monday, February 12th, bring your passbook from any other savings institution and Lincoln Savings will reward vou with one Green Stamp for every dollar deposited since February 13th last year. Lim it 500 Stamps. A ll Lincoln customers may bring in their passbooks between February 1st and 12th and be rewarded with one Stamp per dollar deposited during the past year. Lim it 1,500 Stamps. All new accounts opened or additions to existing accounts made be tween February 1st and 12th w ill receive double Green Stamps up to 2,(MM) Stamps. Earn interest from day of deposit—compounded daily. Don t delay as this offer cannot be repeated this year. AND LOAN ASSOCIATION " HEAD OFFICE: 12320 S.W. FIRST STREET, BEAVERTON • 643-4848 BRANCHES: S«ond and M o n . H ilM s r o • KDM S.W C«„ T ,« ,rd • 33» S .W . S oih A w . Portl.nd SH E R W tX JD . N .E . P in t A Pint • T a tH ity PROGRESS. W IL S O N V IL L E . S .,« .,,d H d , H . » 219 . TtarM U y. LAKE (.R O V E . IA3SS S .W . Huunti Ferry Rd • t r»d„r. V E R N O N IA Bnd«c a Weed Ave H security, veteran*. of Sweet Home visited at the home of her sister. Mrs Ron McDonald While here, they visited other friends and relatives. Old Courthouse Basement ST. HELEN S. OREGON Mrs. I.lnnle Scott enjoyed ttn overnight visit last Thursday and Friday from her nephew and Wife Mr und Mrs Gordon StringBam' and their daughter, Lynn GougJ, alj of Seattle They recently retun,, from a trip Io New Zealand and Australia und brought coioredsdid es to show Mrs Scott. ^Tuiten “ VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE ! TH U R S D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 1 Vernonia Study Club - home of Mrs Bill Hom - 8 p.m. e, • Services were held Wednesday, January 24. at Rainier for former Vernonian Frank Kaspar of War renton. He died at a Seaside hos pital Monday morning, following an extended illness Born May 21, 1890 in Hastings, Nebraska. Mr Kasper attended school in Mayger. Oregon He followed the logging industry and had made four trips to the Gold Coast of Africa for mahogany logging firms A longtime resident of Vernonia. Mr Kaspar was employed by Clark & Wilson, and Oregon-American lumber companies He is survived by: His wife, Isabel; two daughters, Mrs Sally ¡ ^ s ^ te r K a^henn^E X S ' Weekend Visiis Noted At Natal and Pittsburg Z T h u r * . A Sat— I a.m. to 12 noon I. Phone 429-3372 JO Y John Heltzel. 77. who was a native oi the Banks community and a life long resident of this area, died Jan uary 19 at his home in Vernonia, followng a brief illness Funeral services for Mr Heltzel were held Tuesday, January 23. at 11 a.m at the Fuiten Mortuary Chapel, Vernonia The Rev Father Anthony Gussin of St Mary's Catholic Church in Vernonia conducted the services, with Mrs Lloyd Thomas serving as organist Concluding rites and in terment were at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Willamette National Ceme lery in Portland Mr. Heltzel was born April 12. 1895 at Banks, the son of the late William and Elizabeth Heery-Helt- zel, who were early residents and Arrangements were entrusted to farmers in the Manning area. He Haakinson Funeral Chapel of Rai received his education at Banks and nier. and interment followed at then helped (arm the families farm Green Mountain cemeterv for a number of years. He later moved to Portland and worked for the City of Portland at the city ja il for 14 years before he retired After retiring there, he moved to Vernonia where he made NATAL-PITTSBURG—Mra. Eu his home for the past twelve years gene Panza and daughter of Port During his years at Vernonia he had land spent the weekend here with been custodian at the post office. her folks. M r and Mrs R Ekhoff Mr. Heltzel was a veteran of Mrs Marion Grant and daughter. World War I and served with the Beverly, visited Mrs Noble Dunlap U S Army's 91st Division He was Sunday afternoon with the AEF in France and Mrs Mildred Tupper and Sandra participated in the St. Mihiel. were dinner guests at the home of Meuse Argonne and Yperes-Lys Mr and Mrs Wayne Tupper Sun campaigns. He was a member of day at Hillsboro Mr and Mrs Gary (he American Legion and of the 91st Tupper and family of Cornelius Division Association were also present. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tornblad Nellie Mann Heltzel of Vernonia, to called on Mr and Mrs. Noble whom he was married at Stevenson. Dunlap Monday. Washington April 1, I960. Also sur viving are two daughters. Mrs Walter (Betty) Black and Mrs. Leo Head the Ads— It Puvs! (Norma) Dernbach, both of Port land two sisters. Mrs. Marv Wood- _ yard and Mrs. Kathryn Marks, both $ of Portland, and three grandchil X dren 8 I 5 OFFICE HOURS Men., Tue*., Wed., F ri__ I a.m. to 4 p.m. School Board; Don Coin Walrod. Columbia Coun ty Extension Service; Fran Van Hom. Oregon State Employment Service. Graham Tewksbury. Co lumbia County Juvenile Depart ment. Virginia Sheldon. City of Scap poose; Geraldine Meyers. HELP. Inc.; Judith Strauch, 4-C; Maria Brandt. Youth Employment Ser vices John DeFrance. District A t torney’s office; Wes Brown. Columbia County Housing Authority; Geneva Shad- ley, St Helens City Council; Robert Shane. Rainier City Council; Pat Werth, Rainier School Board; Dr Edward Crippen. Columbia County Health Department; Dr. J. B Steward. Columbia County Med ical Association. Dr. Richard Ed miston, Columbia County Dental Association. Frank Kaspar Buried Wednesday al Rainier _
