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Merchants Slate Christmas Sale
Mark Sunday, December 16 on
the calendar if looking for an
opportunity to stock up on
Christmas gifts and save money
at the same time On that day
U*cal merchants w ill be staging a
V special Merry Christmas"
sale from 1 to 5 p m for the
convenience of the community to
enable them to complete holiday
shopping before it is too late for
mailing
Must, stores still have wide
selections of merchandise in
cluding their special Sunday
Only items which w ill not be
available at a lower price any
time prior to Christmas so it
would be a good time to browse
and see what is available
With most service stations now
closed on Sundays this is an
unique opportunity to discover
what stores in the Vernonia area
have to offer to the customer in
the way of courtesy, convenience
and economy, without driving
long distances, fighting crowds
and running the, lately ever-pre
sent risk of being stranded on the
road without gas
Each store participating in
this special "M e rry Christmas"
sale has tried hard to find items
that w ill appeal to the careful
buyer, offering them at a lower
price yet presenting quality
merchandise, not only to save
the shopper a trip out of town but
also as their way of saying,
fe rry
"thank you,"
and
"Mei
Christmas "
For value savings, turn to
page three of this week's edition
of the Vernonia Eagle where
there is a complete page showing
those merchants who w ill be
open for this special Sunday only
sale Shop Vernonia and save
Demoni a Eagle
VOLUME 51, NUMBER 50
will be available la Vernonia Sunday, December
1« from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p jn .
at Brunsman Hardware on Bridge Street
How To Make Your Own
Cookbook? Work Hard
When St Mary's Parish decid
ed to print a cookbook they had
little idea of what it would entail
but today several
members
would teli you "work and fun "
The cookbook, "Lov'n Cook
e ry " which contains over 6(M)
retripes from the kitchens of
Vernonia housewives all taste
tested w ill be ready Sunday,
December 16
"We've sold over boo pre
printing copies already." said
Jane Dotter. who bandied much
of the publicity “ It turned out to
be tremendous response and we
pfynned to have the books out
earlier but we were delayed in
receiving some equipment "
The cookbook contains several
different sections, each one pre
faced with its own special sub
title and divider listing such
things as diet foods and candies,
or breads and rolls The dividers
are all decorated with the Lov'n
Cookery lady at work
It also contains the history of
how the project came about and
the purpose behind it, which is to
build a new Catholic church in
Vernonia Among those given
credit for much of the work on
the hook is Peggy Brunsman,
who tested a vast m ajority of the
recipes in the hook, using her
own family as tasters
“ One of the biggest prob
lems," said Mrs Dotter, was
that of having it bound Father
Gussin discovered it would cost
the same amount if the parish
just tmught the binding equip
inent outright so that's what we
did
The equipment includes a
punching machine and a comb
binding machine Pages are first
punched then stacked in piles
where gathers walk from stack
to-stack until they have com
pleted their section. Each sec
tion is then placed with the
others and they are transferred
to the binding machine where
the operator inserts the plastic
comb binding then the sections
and with a tap of the foot, the
hook is bound and ready for
distribution
For the convenience of those
who look pre printing orders on
the book, they w ill be available
in four locations this Sunday,
December 16 at the parish
T h e Vernonia Recreation
Council was brought into being
at the November meeting of the
Community Education Advisory
Council when the organization of
the latter group was disbanded
in name and purpose and re
formed as a recreation council
for the purpose of developing
community recreational oppor
tunities. Priorities were estab
lished and chairman appointed
to do prelim inary studies in two
areas with reports on findings to
be made at the December 19
meeting of the council.
The members of the former
Community Education Council
New Clues Slated
For Mystery Santa
The second set of clues lo the
Mystery Santa Claus w ill be
posted at local merchants this
week. No purchase is necessary
to enter the contest Read the
clues and decide who is behind
the white beard of Santa
Mail or bring entries to the
Vernonia Eagle Office A blank
is includ«*d in this edition of the
Eagle for your convenience.
Contest deadline is 12 noon,
Saturday. December 22
The Vernonia Post Office will
be open Saturday. December 15
from 8:30 a.m until 5 p m. to
enable holiday mail to reach its
destination in time for Christ
mas.
“ Don’t forget your return ad
dress on outgoing mail If the
card is undeliverable it w ill then
be returned to you,” Postmaster
Thomas Tomlin advises.
“ Remember,” h e a d d s ,
"Christmas cards must bear the
same postage as regular first
class mail which is 8 cents per
ounce.”
Call Santa At
North Pole
centers in Hillsboro, Forest
Grove, Cornelius and Scappoose
Those in the Vernonia area may
pick up their cookbooks at
Brunsman Hrdware on Bridge
Street from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and
from 1-3 p m
Friday, December 21 special
lines to the North Pole w ill be
open for boys and girls to call
their Christmas lists direct to
Santa Claus at his workshop.
For children wishing to speak
with Santa the number to call is
429-2021 or 429-2351 and Santa
w ill be waiting to hear their
requests.
The phone line is sponsored by
the Vernonia Jaycees Chairman
Rich Jones says, "1 hope all the
boys and girls w ill iaxe this
opportunity to talk with Santa
Claus before he leaves the North
Pole to pay his visits to homes on
Christmas Eve.”
School Slates
Yule Program
PLAQUES W HICH are to be awarded by the Lions Chib to the
find, second and third place winner* of their — —
window
contest are on display in the window of Fisher’s Electric. The
Chamber of Commerce will also award a revolving trophy
for the contest.
Registration
Set For PSU
Winter term registration for
regular students at Portland
State University is from 8a m to
7 p m , Friday, Jan 4 Classes
w ill start Jan 7.
Special students those who
take up to two courses each term
adding up to a maximum of
seven credits and who don't go
through regular admissions pro
cedures w ill register between 4
p.m and 7 p m , Jan 4
Evening class registration is
the same day, but persons who
are unable to register during
that time still may pick up
registration packets at the reg
istration and records window in
Neuberger Hall on the evening
of the first scheduled class
meeting the week of Jan 7 to
Jan. 11.
Students at Portland State
may choose a deferred tuition
plan which allows them to pay a
third of tuition at registration
time and two other payments
during the term plus a $3 service
charge.
The number to call for general
information on registration for
day or evening classes is
229 3412 More specific infor
mation may be obtained on
evening classes by calling the
Office of Continuing Education
before 5 p m at 229 4859
MYSTEBY SANTA EHTBY
I think the Mystery Santa is
My Name is_______________
Address __________________
Phone
Bring or Mall to the Eagle Ottico
CARC Meeting
Includes Gift
Suggestions
The Columbia Association for
Retarded Citizens met No. 23. at
the Warren Grade School with
Mrs Angie Noelle presiding.
Members voted to accept the
revised ammendments to the
constitution and the by-laws with
the addition of an ammendment
from Mrs Donna Thorp that
wherever the words retarded
children appear in either the
by-laws or the constitution it be
changed to read retarded c iti
zens The new ammendments
also calls for a representative
voting membership for the head
of the CARC Volunteer Coordi
nator and a voting represent
ative voting membership for the
head of the CARC Volunteer
Coordinator and a voting repre
sentative from the Scappoose
Youth Association at the high
school. CARC is sponsoring the
newly organized vouth group.
Members voted to disperse
with the December General
Meeting but were reminded by
the President of their annual
gifts to Fairview residents Gifts
may be left with Mrs. Robinson,
Scappoose, 543-6672 or Mrs I,a-
marr. Meadows, St Helens,
397-1738.
Gifts suggested by the Volun
teer staff are: Personal items
such as, after shave, billfolds,
body powder, coin purs«*, hair
brushes, hair tonic or spray,
hand lotion, lipstick, manicure
sets, nail polish, perfume-co
logne, pipes, shaving cream.
Clouting: Blouses, belts, glo
ves, hats, mittens, nylon hose
(new), pajamas, scarfs, t-shirts,
ties, sweat shirts
Toys balls, building blocks,
books, bowling sets, bubble
blowing sets, color books, cake-
cookies mixes, playing cards,
holsters, cowboy hats, (tolls, doll
furniture, dishes (toy), finger
(taints, simple games
THURSDAY.
DEC.
13,
1973
November Meet Establishes
Vernonia Rec Council
Post Office
Open Late
MEMBERS OF Si. Mary's Pariah work Io as-
a m b le their cookbooks entitled t o r i Cookery.
Depute delays in receiving equipment, books
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voted unanimously to change its
name and concept in order to
rogress in its priority goal of
ringing about development of
recreational opportunities for
community citizens of all ages
While a community school pro
gram might achieve some of the
desired goals eventually, it was
decided that concentration in the
area of recreation independent
of an emphasis on organizing
classes, would achieve the de
sired goals more immediately
and practically and more suit
able to the communities needs
and capabilities.
Priorities established at the
meeting were to study feasibility
and possible implementation of
the establishment of a commun
ity recreation district for the
purpose of building a swimming
pool with physical fitness fac
ilities. establishing a roller skat
ing rink and developing a com
prehensive summer recreation
program at the city park areas.
Briefly mentioned’ but not de
veloped further due to lateness
of the hour was the organizing of
a community theater.
Ted Forbes was appointed to
contact other communities with
Re-creation Districts to inquire
as to advantages and draw
backs and methods of organi
zing Jack Cunningham was ap
pointed to identify the needs and
potentials of a summer recrea
tion program utilizing present
city park facilities and to gather
ideas from other communities
for such a program and also for
modern, low-cost, do-it-yourself
type projects for recreational
and play equipment such as
could be constructed by local
service groups.
The next council meeting w ill
be Wednesday, December 19 at 8
p m at the West Oregon Electric
meeting room All interested or
ganizations are urged to appoint
representatives to serve on the
council.
Class o f'63 Plans
Ten Year Reunion
The class of '63 is planning a
reunion December 29. Saturday,
at Alice’s Timbernook with a 6
p m . social hour followed by
dinner at 7.
Those who plan to attend
contact Ralph Anderegg, Kam-
by, Washington
Those who plan to attend
contact Ralph Anderegg, Kam-
by, Washington.
SANTA CLAUS is in Vernonia Saturday, December 15 and
Saturday, December 22 to hear requests from a ll the little boys
and girls. He can be seen a t Santa Claus Lane in the Quinn
building from 10 a.m . to 12 noon and from 1 to 3 p.m.
Jim Davies Continues Own
Tradition of 21 Years
In December of 1952 Jim
Davies presented a brand new
Chevrolet to the drivers educa
tion class of Vernonia High
School, for their use while learn
ing to drive. It started a tradition
that has spanned 21 years to
date.
Originally from Huntington
Park, a suburb of Los Angeles,
Davies came to Vernonia in 1939
with his wife, Margaret. He
served with the Oregon State
Police in Milwaukie and Astoria,
then was a member of the naval
forces during World War two.
“ I found Vernonia a great tittle
community "saidD avies. “ Both
our boys grew up here and
graduated from Vernonia High
School. We’ve been happy here.”
The boys, neither of whom are
home now—Craig, a nuclear
engineer who is married and the
father of three; and Scott, a
senior at the University of
Oregon.
Davies was one of the busi
nessmen in Vernonia who stayed
w’ith the town following the
closing of the Oregon American
M ill in 1957, optimistic and
expecting the area to recover
from the loss of its main source
of income.
Today he says, “ I ’ve been
offered dealerships in other
towns but I turned them down.”
He smiled as he added, “ besides
this is our home. Our friends are
here.”
The 1974 Chevelle which the
students w ill be using this year-
free of charge—is fully automat
ic with a turbohydromatic trans
mission and power equipped.
The blue and white vehicle is
also fully equipped with dual
controls to insure the safty of
both the driver, passengers and
Gordon Crowston, who instructs
the driver education program.
Washington Grade School w ill
present their annual Christmas
Program Thursday, December
20 at 7:30 p.m. in the grade
school auditorium.
Included in the program w ill
be the kindergarten as well as
members from each grade level
in the elementary school. A
special feature of this year’s
program w ill be the appearance
of the band with participation by
the audience.
A visit from Santa Claus w ill
be omitted this year at the
evening event but the jolly
gentleman w ill make his ap
pearance at classroom Christ
mas parties Friday, December
21.
Election Held
By Chamber
Election of officers for the 1974
year was held at the Chamber
meeting Monday evening, Dec
10 Elected were Gordon Smith,
president; Bob Bates, vice-pres
ident, Mary Tolonen, treasurer,
and Robert Tate, corporation
secretary.
Directors elected for three-
year terms were Bob Bates.
Mario Leonetti, Gordon Smith,
and Dick Stearns Mary Tolonen
was appointed to complete the
term of Dave Knowllon who
moved to Seaside.
Stores w ill be open Sunday
afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m on
December 16 to aid shoppers of
this area
Good attendance at the Santa
Claus shop in the Quinn building
was noted Santa w ill be in
attendance the next two Satur
days also.
A prize of $10 w ill be given to
the person who guesses the
mystery Santa and turns in the
name at the Eagle office Second
correct entry w ill be given $5 A
new set of clues w ill be (Misted in
various places of business this
week
Tentative plans for the annual
Chamber dinner given in con
juetion with the JC’s was made
for January 21 providing a
speaker could lx* secured. Presi
dent Tomlin w ill appoint a secret
committee to determine the
recipient of the annual Citizen
of the year award The public
w ill be invited to nominate
persons but it was pointed out
that civic or community partici
pation of nominee is more im
portant than merely sending in
the name of a person
J IM DAVIES presents keys of 1974 Chevelle to
Gordon Crowston, Drivers Education instructor,
and Darrold Proebl, District 47J School Super-
ABOVE is the picture token to 1952 when Jim
Darien of Darien Chevrolet presented the first
car to D riv e n Education instructor Sid Soren-
lntendent. The blue and white Chevrolet was
the 21st vehicle Davies has given the school
d is tric t fo r use In th e ir d rivin g program .
nou and School Superintendent Eugene Deve. It
was also the t in t year that the new Vernonia
High School was In operation.