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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1973)
J THURSDAY. DEC 6 «oooooaeaoooooooaoooaoc B. RHOADES. M E L V IN SCHWAB. O F F IC IA L N EW SPA P ER VenMoIa O rg a n as second class mad matter August 4. 1923 under the act of March 3. 1879 Published weekly on Thursday at 721 Madison Ave.. Vernonia Columbia County . Oregon 97064 and paid at the Vernonia Post Ofiice as second class matter 83 00 Per Year — In the Nehalem Valiev 84 00 Per Year Elsewhere O F F IC E HOURS .Moo. Tweo.. Wed., F f i . — 8 >JH. to C p jn . Than. A Sat.—8 aun. to 12 Phaoe 429-3273 Oregon Publishers Association dooe 1 Friends Invited To Coffee Hoar Dec. 14 The Library Board extends an invitation to all library patrons and other friends of Olivia Brickel to a coffee hour in her honor The event will take place in the City Library on Friday December 14 from 2 to 5 p.m Mrs Bnckel will retire on December 19 after serving as librarian for 12 years FOREST GROVE C O M M U N IT Y HOSPITAL X « X » X *X » X » X » X « X o X *X *X « Admitting List November 30 - Leaon V Odom Placean Ad Toda'. It Pays 30000000000000000000001 JO Y THEATER FrL Sai. ■*! EDITORIAL 1973 SEL-M O R . IN C .. Entered Forest Grove Visit Enjoyed «oeoaooaooooooooooooac Ocotoni a Eagle Dec. 7*8 SLITHER James Caan mooooooooooooooooooom Another Christmas season is upon us in Vernonia and once more its time to think of buying presents, stocking stuffers. can dies and all the other good things that help make the Yule time so much’ fun for all It is also time to remember the importance of shopping for those things at the merchants who live in vour town Money spent with them is money that recirculates in town and enables the store owners to buy more merchan dise for vour approval Actually, under present cir eumstance it makes g o o d sense—more t h a n ever—to practice the art of shopping locally If gas rationing becomes a reality. you will have to depend upon these sam e business people to provide you with not only the luxuries but the necessities that you have com e to depend upon it pays to get to know them and to patronize them now for if the time comes they will then be better able to cope with and meet the demands placed on their shoulders Think about it. W A Y N E W ELCH boys show third elk killed by trio oa the la « day of elk season The M l e ft w m a forked b a n w kk eye guards and weighed aa estimated 4M pounds before dressing It the boys three days to track d m the big hy Ron. Larry, the eldest which was > X » X » X « X « X » X » X *X O X a X * TOWN TOPICS x « x « x a x a x *x *x » x o x » x « > November Police Report Submitted Mrs Sam Devine had the pleasure of having all of her grandchildren at her home on Thanksgiving day Attending were Mr and Mrs Claire De vine, sons Rick and Rodney , daughter Sandra and two grand daughters from Eugene Carla and Shery l Devine f W F B AZAAR A B AKE SALE-December 7 A '.-Legion Hall behind West Oregon Elec tric1- 1« a m - 4:30 p .m Newcomers on East Bridge street are Mr and Mrs Roy Roberts and small son. coming from St. Helens C W F BAZAAR A BAKE SALE-December 7 A 8 Legion Hall behind West Oregon Elec tric '-IO a.m -4:30 p.m. Mrs Nell Thacker entertained guests Friday evening in cel ebration of the 8th birthdav of her granddaughter Susie Smith Others attending were Teresa Pucelh. Mr and Mrs George Smith and Mr and Mrs Fred Smith of Astoria The highiht of the evening was the opening of the gifts and cutting and serving of the cake C W F B AZAAR A BAKE SALE- December 7 A 8 Legion Hall behind West Oregon Elec tric'-18 a.m.-4:38 p.m Tuesday visitors at the Wilbur Thacker and Nell Thacker home were Mr and Mrs Lester Teel me if Portland Thefts and arrests for con duct harassment headed the list for the November police report as submitted to the city council Monday night under the signa ture of chief of police John Cunningham Records showed two felony thefts 1 an unfounded com plaint and three misdeamenor thefts under 8200 with five complaints of conduct harass ment with four cleared by ar rest Other business of the depart ment m November show six fines imposed for VBR s 'Violation of basic rule i; one for lane usage two violations of vehicle laws. 13 parking violations and one for noise. The department assisted two motorists and checked three suspicious persons rendered public service five times and assisted o t h e r departments seven They also assisted at eight ambulance calls Fifteen criminal investiga tions were participated in and one bicycle was recovered Stx juvenile referrals were also dealt with Five members of the Vernonia Police Reserve gave 99‘- unpaid hours to the department and community The police car No 130 logged 3.460 miles during November Quinn Services Dec. 7 Mrs Bonnie M ane Quinn. 34. passed away Monday night, December 3 at the Physicians A Surgeons Hospital in Portland Funeral services will be Fri day. December 7 at 1:30 p.m at the Fuiten Mortuary Chapel in Vernonia The family suggests contribu tions to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers Heckenliable H eld A former Vernonia resident, Fred Heckenliable. passed away Tuesday. November 6 in Salem Bom in Eureka. South Dakota. April 2, 1889 Mr Heckenliable bad been in a nursing home for several years Mr Heckenliable is survived by his wife Otilia. one son and a daughter Services were held at the Chapel of the Garden in Salem with interment following at Lee Mission Cemetary \ai'en<f4 MOBILE BRANCH OFFICE N O W IN V E R N O N IA O N T U E S D A Y S A N D F R ID A Y S B rid g e a n d W<H7d A ven u e 19:99 A M to 4:89 P M 19:99 AJB. * 1:19 P.M Providing complete savings and loan services plus: Goal Getter Cub Benefits Ticket Agency Service Free Check Cashing. Money Orders. Travelers Checks S A H Green Stamps Free Movies for Ladies Free Gift of the Month » Welch hoy who lh r « In of-state license to participate ___ brought down a spike w hile Darw in task • three point. “W e owe everything to our dad. the B1RKENFKIJE Mr and Mrs Lloyd Beach were in Forest Grove Tuesday of Iasi week Mr and Mrs George Richard son and Joe were Vernonia shoppers on Saturday Howard Johnson made a trip to Portland on Saturday Mr and Mrs John Tenpas of Clatskanie were visitors at the Tornblad home on Wednesday of last week Charles Ramsey flew to Mon tana to attend the funeral of his grandmother Mr and Mrs Buddy l-arson and Duane visited a short while FYiday evening at the home of his folks the Francis Larson s. then going onto Vernonia to see Dave and Louisa Larson before thev left for Portland They left by plane at 11 30 p m for Dave's base in Nebraska Visitors at the Tornblad home on Sunday were Mr and Mrs Oscar Farlin of Clatskanie and Mr and Mrs Bob Hanberg of Astoria George Richardson. Bob Du Puis and Francis Nordstrom attended an art exhibit at the Rainier Catholic church on Sun day. The three women were hostesses 4-H Activities i .x o x o x o x o x » : » : « .: « .: , The Grease Monkies met Mon day. December 3 at the home of Henry Turner leader The following people were elected officers President, Bill Kinnev vice president John Budge; Secretary. D a v id Proehl; Treasurer. Kirk Hall, reporter, Karl Garner Other members present were. Max Sword. Gary Ragner. Donald Norman and Gary Bishop We thank the people who donated the engines The Grease Monkies made Christmas decorations for the Christmas season Karl Garner. Reporter Support Your City Shop I .orally n nehaiem Ü valley MOTOR FREIGHT. INC. Phone 429-3462 boys said. UNIQUE Special Trans. Program Includes Columbia County Senator William H Holm- strom. (D Gearhart announced an allocation of 883.766 of State Funds by the Emergency Board to the Mass Transit Division of the Department of Transporta tion for an 18—month Special Transportation Program which will include Columbia County This money will be matched by federal and local participation The special transportation program also includes Jackson County, Ontario. Albany-Linn, Portland and the Dalles, in providing service for Senior Citizens Holmstrom. Senate Majority Leader and co-Chairman of Ways and Means, was called on for assistance early this year because the transportation ser vice which had been operating in Columbia County was jeopar dized by the lack of operating funds In the original request Col umbia County was not included in the pioneer pilot project, the first o f ps kind in the United States by the Special Committee on Aging However working closely with Dorothy Churchill. Columbia County Council of Senior Citizens and with the Mass Transit Division, Holm strom was able to secure support which led to the inclusion of Columbia County The areas serving Senior Citizens include St Heiens Rainier Scappoose. Guests Enjoy Sunday Visit MIST-Mr and Mrs Roy Stuve were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Charles Sundland home Last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Dave Crawford sponsored a Pinochle party in their home The next party will be held on Dec 13. with the place to be announced later Weekend visitors at the Art Laubach home were Mr and Mrs Roy Hoyt Hall and their three children Mrs Hall's sister Ellie May Emery Mr and Mrs Bud Smith and Mr George Calder The Mist helping Circle m eet ing has been changed to Dec 13, at the Mrs Norman Hansen home Dinner guests at the Larry Garlock home were Mr and Mrs Ed Simmons and Mr and Mrs Ken Simmons Friday evening Home for the weekend at the Howard Grimsbo home were Kay and Ray Grimsbo and Debbie Gunnell. Mr and Mrs Dave Larson were visitors at the Willard Garlock home Wed afternoon, and left for Omaha. Neb on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Fred Larson visited the Garlocks on Saturday afternoon Mr and Mrs Norman Hansen visited Mr and Mrs Sulo Sand ers Saturday evening V isitorval the Martin Hansen home Wed evening were Mr and Mrs Harry Franklin Mrs Martin Hansen and Mrs Nettie Cox attended an after church fellowship dinner in Clatskanie on Saturday Mr and Mrs Martin Pumala visited the Casper Serbys Satur day morning Port of Cascade Locks Gels Permil Mt Hood National Forest Su pervisor, Wright T Mallery. announced last week that a Special-Use Permit has been issued to the Port of Cascade Locks for the purpose of plan mng an aerial tramway Following the review of the Final Environmental Statement on National Forest Roadless Areas filed October. 1973. and the Final Environmental State ment Port of Cascade Micks Aerial Passenger Tramway filed January. 1973. the decision was made to grant a planning per mit. CANDLES JEWELRY POTTERY the 18 month period will be 860.825 On hand Thursday to witness the Emergency Board 's action m Salem as the guest of Senator Holmstrom w e r e . Dorothy Churchill. St Helens, Walter Stace. Scappoose. Harry C. Thompson. Rainier. Rosa Du Boise. President Senior Citizens in the St Helens Area. Evelyn M Mathieson President. Senior Council of Columbia County, and Bob Haldridge. Executive Dir ector. C.A.T., Inc., Scappoose "I am pleased that we were able to help our Senior Citizens in their transportation problems and I look forward to a very successful program It was a pleasure to work with our local people in seeing this program become a reality This program could well become a model, not only for other areas of our state, but the nation it s e lf ’, Senator Holmstrom commented PCC Sponsors Welding Class An adult education class in electric welding is to be offered by Donald Kabler. vocational agriculture instructor, Vernonia High School, on a three-hours per night basis for ten weeks, it was announced today by Art Parrow. Principal of Vernonia High School The class will problablv meet each Thursday night from 7 until 10 p.m . starting Dec 6 It will cover basic stick welding, gas cutting, rod selections, metal stresses, and costs The class will be sponsored by Portland Community College and the fee rates will be announced later Interested persons should report for the first class session SOAPS R A IN B O W 'S END Open Saturday and Sunday Afternoons During December J U S T L IK E C A D S / HOMELITE TOY CHAIN SAW J7.95 % scale replica of the Homelite 150 Automatic Chain Saw ★ On-Off switch ★ Pull to start ★ Squeeze trigger ★ Sounds like a real chain saw ★ Motor runs at idle ★ Non-cutting bead chain rotates ★ Release trigger and chain stops KEASEY'S SAW SHOP 292 Bridge St. Telephone 429-5555 z* z Lloyd Center Enjoy the Christmas Magic of Lloyd Center 0 Christmas Hours: M onday thru Saturday 9:30 to 9:30, Sunday 11 to 6 Q Alpenrose Storybook Lane, Santa phones, spectacular decorations, giant tree A Park under cover Christmas isn’t Christmas until you’ve visited Lloyd Center. »