tternonia EagU
THURSDAY. JAN
2
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1974
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B. RHOADES.
M ELVIN SCHWAB
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Veraaaia. Orrg«a
Entered as second class mail
matter August 4. 1932 under the
act at March 3 l«79
Published weekly oe Thursday
at 721 Madtsoc Ave , Yeratxua.
Columbia County. Oregon 97064
and paid at the Veraoma Post
Office as second class m a tte
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Valley
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A belated birshdav dinner for
Mrs Sylvia Falconer was held at
the home of her sister Mrs Nell
Thacker or Sunday It was
revealed at the dinner that it was
the 47th wedding anniversary of
Mr and Mrs Falconer Other
guests were Mr anc Mrs O tic
Stowell of Buxtor. and Mr and
Mrs Wilbur Thacker
Nell Thacker was sur
prised recently by a visit from
Mr and Mrs Paul Stipe who had
lust returned from Puertc Rico
where be was stationed with the
Sea Bees Mrs Stipe is the
former Patty Rosser They are
now stationed at Port Huememe.
California
COMING SOON - The Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary will hold a
Rummage Sale Watch for an
nouncement of dale and time
life
Mrs Bruce Hazel McDonald
is hospitalized after a fall in
which sne fractured two bones in
her back Her doctor reports she
is doing well but will be in the
hospital for a month or more
Mrs McDonald moved to Ver
nonia in 1920 and lived here until
going to Portland in 1972 She
would love to receive cards from
all her old fnends
Her address is. Room 621.
Providence Hospital Portland
97213
Mr and Mrs Bill Carmlcbeal
were visitors at the home of his
mother Mrs Laura Carmichaei.
Sunday
After over a week of travel bv
car through about the worst
weather they have ever encount
ered Mr and Mrs Richard
Goodman arrived at their home
in Nenana Alaska
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THEATRE
TOES., JAR. 29
7 PM . & 9 PJ4.
Adults ____
Under 12.
$1.75
75c
Bridgers
was
Rites Held For
George Snyder
George F Sny der 36-year-old
resident of 730 S.E. 24th. Hills
boro. died January 17 at a
Portland hospital He had heart
surgery last October and was
hospitalized for additional su r
gery at the time of his death
Funeral services were held at
the Fuitet. Mortuary Chapel
Hillsboro Monday January 21 at
11 a m Rev Henry Brown of
Wcwdburr. and Rev Jam es Kim
sey of Hillsboro conducted the
services with Dick Thompson
soloist
Concluding n te s and vault
interment were at the Vernonia
Memorial Cemetery with Lodge
rites under the auspices of the
Moose Lodge No 247 of Hills
boro
George Sny der was born at
Orleans. Nebraska on November
5. 1937 the sor. of Nellie Shaver
and the late Carl A Snyder He
came with his family to Verno
nia .n ¡945 and attended grade
and high school in Vernonia and
after graduation worked at the
Oregon American Mill in Verno
nia He later lived ten years in
Lebanon, where he w orked in the
U 5 Plywood Mill there and then
eight, years ago moved to Hills
boro Since living in Hillsboro he
has been a television repairman
working lor Sears at Swan
Island
Mr Snyder was a former
member of the Vernonia Chris
tian Church a member of the
Moose Lodge No 247 at Hillsboro
and had been an outdoor man
enjoying hunting fishing and
motorcycle riding
He was m arried to Danna
Harlan or. September 23 1955 in
Portland who survives at the
family home Also surv . mg are
FLOOD D AMAGE »
It takes only one tree to make
a million matches It takes 'inly
one match to destroy a million
trees
Old Courthouse Basemeaf
ST. HELENS. OREGON
A fter H e m 397-1730
Monday - Wednesday • Thursday
9:30 a.m. to 12 Noon
The emptier the pot the quick
er it boils Match your temper
w Q tic o o e e c a w M M B o o o o a i
JOY T H E A T E R
FrL Sal.
Jan. 25-26
LET THE GOOD
TIMES ROLL
LOOK
HERE
FOR
the fi
of the back with the p at»
oa the baak of the Nehalem River
which is located aa Pebble Creek
The People
Speak . . .
Editor's Note: This is one of
the many interesting letters
received by Vernon La Police
Department for the Vernonia
Heart Machine Fund
Vernonia Ambulance Fund
I am sending you 85 00 for the
traum a fund in honor of Mr
William Bndgers
I am not a resident of Vernonia
now but lived in that commun'ty
many years My parents moved
up Rock Creek in 189« and as
Mrs Clive A Mills lived ui
Vernonia near fifty years Our
children were born and grew up
there We had no ambulance
part of the time no doctor So
now I am past 90 years, so am
glad to send a little check to the
Trauma Fund
Respectfully Yours.
Mrs Clive Teck Mills
Cornelius
May I give my heartfelt thanks
to the wonderful ■fireman who
came to lift our heavv furniture
up or. chairs last Tuesday during
the flood ’
My husband was in Portland at
the doctor and I don : mind
telling you I was plenty scared
with the water rising so fast
We feel very fortunate to have
moved to Vernonia where there
are so many v olunteers to lend a
helping hand
Thanks also to Mr and Mrs
Claude Gileson and Merle Cline
for their help
I don t know the gentlemen
who helped me but do appreciate
their help
Again. I say thank you
Mrs John Kudrna
’eopie of Ve
lernoma
Mayor • Sherman Fisher and
the Vernonia City Council would
like to thank the "firemen, police
men and all other volunteers for
their serv ices during the flood
Also thanks go to the citizens
who provided food for the volun
teer workers and nousing for
people forced to evacuate their
homes
It is people like those who
make Vernonia special
We wish to thank you again
Mayor Sherman Fisher
Vernonia City Council
Services Pending
For Florence Lane
Florence Messing Lane 70,
formerly of Vernonia died Wed
nesdav morning January 23 at
the Tuality Hospital in Hillsboro
Arrangements for the funeral
services are pending at Fuiten
Mortuary Chapel
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Mrs Blanche DeWitt, a form
er resident of Vernonia died
Monday in Pasco Washington
where she had lived with her son.
Don DeWitt for several years
Funeral serv ices will be held
at the Fuiten Mortuary Chapel in
Vernonia Saturday January 26
at 1 p m with burial at The
l ernoma Memorial Cemetery
Birkenield Resident
Passes Away Jan. 23
May B Mills 81. resident of
Fishliawk Road. Birkenield di
ed Wednesday morning. Janu
ary 23 at the Tuality Hospital
Hillsboro F u n e r a l arrange
m enu are pending at Haakmson
F uneral Home in Clatskanie
This La rid
Is Your I .a rid
Keep It Clean
Great Bear Lake in the North
west Territories, is frozen must
of the year but when thawed
provides good fishing
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the
Patrol Procedures
Class To Be Ottered
Carler* L Mrs. Blanche DeWili
George A . Martin J
and
Deanna D Snyder all of Hills
boro
Additional survivors include
his mother Mrs Frank Nellie
Schmidlin of Vernonia
two
brothers Floyd of California and
Ber* Snyder Scappoose; and
two sisters
Mrs
Donovan
Edna Reynolds, Vernonia and
Mrs Charles Velma Harders
Montesano Washington
1 19-74 Henry Anderegg reported
I he theft of 100 cement blocks
from the rear of the Alpine
thanes Also vandalism to the
front of the building
I 19-74 laddie Novak 1003 Clat
sop Street reported the theft of
gasoline
1 2O74-three runaway Juveniles
were reported They
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later apprehended in San Ber
nardino. California
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borr. in
W ashington county Arkansas on
November 25. 1984 and spent his
early life there He came to the
Nehalem Valley in 1913 to work
for the Kerry Timber company
He was m arried to Jam DeRi»ck
whose family were hom estead
ers on the Burr area near Mist
on December 1, 1914 at Van
couver Washington lr. May 1921
they bought the store and post
office at Mist and lived in the
building and operated the store
and was Postm aster there until
he retired m 19+8
Mr Bndgers then moved to
Vernonia and resided there for
twenty-fiv e years and last Sep
tember moved to his present
home at 3624 23rd Avenue lr.
Fewest Grove
Mr Bndgers w as a member of
the Vernonia Christian Church
and had serv ed as an Elder m
the Church for twelve years He
was also a life member of the
Clatskanie Masonic Lodge which
he had been a m ember of since
1926 He w as also a member of
the Royal Arch Mason s in St
Helens, of the Tancred Com
mandry and A1 Kader temple of
the Shrine
Surviving is his wife. Mrs
Janet Bndgers Forest Grove
and a number of nieces and
nephews three of which they
raised from childhood they are
Mrs Ray
Bertie Mills of
Cornelius Mrs Kenneth Irene
Smith Willamina and Melvin
DeRock of Hillsboro He was
preceded in death by his nine
brothers and two sisters
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE
Phone 397-2268 -
POLICE REPORT
L 10-74 William Bokoskie report
ed the theft of gasoline
l-10-74a report of an assalt
occuring outside the city lim
its
1-12-74-Rav Roady. 831 3rd Ave
reported the theft of a spare
tire and wheel Firestone br
and. rayon. 8 ply. 750x16 and 1
blue tool box with mis tools,
total loss $60
1-13-74-a juvenile was taken into
custody for violation of curfew
»3 10 a m >
1-14-74 assisted Columbia Coun
ty Sheriff Dept on a shpoting
case
1-18 74-At 4 30 p m at the corner
of Jefferson and Bridge an
adult and a juvenile were
taken into custody and charg
ed with criminal activities in
drugs i Felony '
William H Bndgers 89-year-
<4d longtime resident of the Mist
and Vernonia areas and late of
Forest Grove died Monday. J a r
uary 14 at Forest Grove
Funeral serv ices were held at
the FU'ter. Mortuary Chapel
Vernonia Thursday January 17
at 1 p m
Russell Vmyard. pastor of the
Vernonia Christian Church con
ducted the services with Mrs
William Kretschmer, soloist and
Mrs Frank Serai in organist
Lodge ntes at the serv ices were
under the auspices of Clatskanie
Lodge No 133 A F and A M
with Glen Hawkins performing
the work Concluding n tes and
vault interment were at the
Vernonia Memorial Cemetery
with Sam Hearing Jr Wilfred
Holce. Thomas Tomlin E m ar
uel Johnston. John Karas: i and
Fred Grannis serv ing as pall
bearers
Mr
Mrs
Police Report
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Services Read
SEL-MOK. INC..
Thars.
Wm. M. Bridgers
Rood Loss
Proof Needed
A class on Patrol Proced
ures will begin at the Vernonia
High School Monday . January
Proof is important in claiming
28 From 7-10 p m.
tax deductions for flood damage
Cost tor the .aw enforcement
and your cam era may prove to
class will be 821 plus books and
be a most useful tool remind
will give three hours of college
Oregon State University E x
credit and entail 12 classes of
tension economists
three hours each Instructor will
It photographs of the property
be Jack Cunningham chief of taken before the high water are
police for the city of Vernonia
available they may also prove
Law enforcement personnel
helpful the specialist adds as
and anyone interested in a law
may pictures taken after the
enforcement career are urged to repair or replacement of prop
attend The class is open to the erty
public
Homeowners who may have
suffered damage or loss they feel
could be deducted from their
income taxes, also should con
It’s when people do not know
sider providing visual proof of
how to play that they forget how
what happened
to think and how to live
We Are Now Serving Home Cooked
Family Style Complete Dinners
EVERY SUNDAY
ALW AYS UNDER $2.00
Served from 1 P-M. to 9 P.M.
- SUNDAY JANUARY 27 -
Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes
and Gravy, Salad, RoIL Veg.,
Coffee or Tea______________
ews
DICK & MONA STEARNS— YOUR HOSTS