Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1974)
Arlie Emmons Installed As Noble Grand mary Mt Heart Rebekah Ixxlge has launched its 1974 year under the leadership of Noble Grand Arlie Emmons She and her staff of officers were seated February 10 at public installation conducted by District Deputy Gertrude Schalock, assisted by a staff of past noble grands At the first meeting of her term. February 14, the charter was draped in memory of Mrs Vera W illard The term of Irma Chance was ended January 24 with the same ceremony in memory of Florence Lane. Memorial contributions in honor of both these sisters are being sent to the IOOF Home endow ment fund Among projects now under way is the raising of funds to send a g irl to Girls State in June This is in cooperation with the American I-eg ion Auxiliary, the sponsors of the G irl State pro gram. Plans also are underway for holding a district meeting here this spring, and for the obser vance of the 50th anniversary of the institution of Mt. Heart Lodge in 1924 The next regular meeting w ill be held March 14 at 8 p.m. at the IOOF hall M cilvaine Pythian Grand Chief To Visit Mary Mcilvaine of Yam hill, Grand Chief of Oregon Pythian Sisters w ill make her official visit to Vernonia temple Wed nesday evening of next week, March 13, at 8 p m at the IOOF hall Prior to the meeting, a plan ned potluck dinner in her honor w ill be served in the hall dining room at 6:30 p m Mrs Lucille Hickman is chairman in charge of arrangements for the dinner Other Grand Temple officers and members from other tem ples are expected at the meeting, also At the February 28 meeting the Ridge Riders elected the following officers for 1974: Pres ident, Larry Sauer; Vice-Presi dent, Dale Brunk. Secretary, Velora Sauer; Treasurer, Elea nor Thompson The president appointed Shar on Shinn and Evelvn Lovd as Town Criers to remind members of meetings and tra il rides. Janet Smiley was appointed reporter V irgil Hall. John Siedelman, Phil Shinn and Lee Smiley were selected as grounds committee to check on work needed at Anderson Park and report back to the club The potluck held March 2 was enjoyed by all. There was ap proximately 60 members and guests present and lots of good food Two tra il rides are planned for March. On Sunday, March 10 the riders w ill meet at Francis Wright's at 11 a m. with sack lunches Francis w ill be T rail Boss On Saturday, March 23 riders w ill meet at Anderson Park at 12 noon with a snack if desired and machetes Wally Noakes w ill be T ra il Boss The next regular meeting w ill be 8 p.m. March 28 at the Wes! Oregon Building Janett Smiley Reporter Speed up x m r refund ( ee Ih r envelope und per I-off label Ihul ta m e with your Fed eral la« return* TOR PLAN ÜDW .toflJL JIBE J äter BILL J. HORN Vernonia Insurance Exchange Phone 429-6203 953 B ridge S treet V ernonia, Oregon KtprrtmrtHg H«rtfort Acddwit and liuUmatty Campa Mam Mrtba Hartl injurnoce uroup Hartford 15, C om Senior Citizen News — Willougby Hearing Aid Inc., of Portland, w ill have a represen- ative, W.N. Bud Comer, at the Vernonia Clinic March 7, 9:30 a m. to 1 p.m the first Thursday of every month for services on hearing aids — such as free cleaning and checking of hearing aids. We also have forms at the center for supplemental Security income for aged, blind, and disabled. Call 429-3912 for infor mation. Friday pot luck was attended by 35 persons. After dinner Ginger Johns brought her class in to recite poetry. The children were enjoyed by all. Thanks Ginger, for bringing your class on such a stojmv. day. Through February our car traveled 1254 miles with 64 passengers and $69.50 was ac cepted for donations Our next social potluck w ill be held here at the center Friday March 15, 12:30 p.m. All Seniors welcome. INTEGRITY goes into every prescription at Vernonia Drug Your doctor knows he can rely on us to fill your prescriptions just as he ordered, using only the finest of ingredients W e are dedicated to serving! SOOOOMfliMOeaOOMOOOOON Demonia Eagle Church Notes THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1974 3 30000000000000000000001 Church Slates Lenten Feature Evangelical V. < 4? THOSE WHO SERVE 5C«90000000iMMOMM30000« < z • Pvt. B ill Horn Ridge Riders Elect Officers For 1974 Most men earn a fortune— S200,000 o r m ore—in the course o f 35 or 40 years o f working. When you reach 65, how much o f your fortune will you have saved for retirement? You can assure yourself the funds for a comfortable retire ment . . . or a cash estate for your fam ily. . . with our Hart ford Life Retirement Plan. Call us today. 300000000000000000000« B illy Horn, son of M r and Mrs Bill Horn is now serving in Korea as a clerk in the commissary. Kip Brady, who enlisted at the same time, is also stationed in the area. Friends wishing to w rite them may do so by addressing letters to the follow ing address: Pvt E\2 B ill J Hom 542 58 0594 Co A 2nd S&T 2nd Inf. Div APO San Francisco, Calif. 06224 Pvt E\2 Kip Brady 542 68 6886 HHC Co. A 2nd S&T 2nd Inf. Div APO San Francisco, Calif. 06224 Coast Guard Gunner’s Mate Third Class Jerry W Serfling, son of Ernest Serfling of Timber Route, Vernonia, graduated from the National Boating Safe ty School at the Coast Guard Reserve Training Center at Yorktown. Va. During the six- week course he received in struction in boating laws, equip ment regulations, accident re porting and investigation, boarding procedures and public relations A 1970 graduate of Hillsboro Senior High School, Hillsboro, Ore., he joined the Coast Guard in June 1972. Burton-McKay United Feb. 16 Holy Cross Catholic Church in Portland was the setting for the February 16 wedding of Miss Marsha Ann McKay of Portland and Edgar M Burton, Jr. of Vernonia. The bride was given in m a rri age by her uncle, Dennis Ernst, of Portland and Mrs. Somchai Assa of Oregon City was her matron of honor. B ill Hanson of Corvallis acted as best man and ushers were Phil McKay of Salem and Dan Burton of Eu gene A reception for the couple followed the ceremony. Mrs Jorine McKay and George McKay of Salem are parents of the bride and M r. and Mrs Edgar M Burton, Sr. of Vernonia are parents of the groom Mr Burton was graduated from Oregon State University in January and is now employed by Pacific Power and Light. Mrs Burton also attended Oregon State University and is now employed by Pacific Northwest bell They are residing at 13000 N.W Cornell Road in Portland 1974 Spring Turkey Hunters Selected Some 250 successful applicants were selected to participate in the 1974 controlled spring gob bler season which opens on April 27 The lucky turkey hunters were selected from among 1,042 applicants at a public drawing held at Oregon W ildlife Commis sion headquarters. All applicants were sorted into groups and selected according to the last digit of the number printed on the application card Sportsmen present at the draw ing pulled the numbers from the hat to determine the sequence. The order drawn was 8, 5, 4, 7, 2, 6, 1, 0. 9, 3. All applicants whose card number ended in 8 were success ful. So were all those with a last digit of five. To complete the 250 authorized tags. 41 successful applicants were selected out of the hopper from the applications ending in 4. These successful applicants w ill be notified by mail within the next few days and asked to submit a fee of $2 In order to replace any of these applicants who don't respond. 20 alternate applicants were also selected from the remaining cards ending in 4 The Oregon State Em ploy ment Service made 22,851 non- agricultural job placements in 1973 compared with 64,717 in 1972, the Oregon Employment Division reports. Yolanda Robertson July Wedding Set By Woodburn Couple Mrs Orene Warren of Bend and Cleve Robertson of Vernonia have announced the engagement of their daughter, Yolanda Kay Robertson to Bradley Gene Bilyeu He is the son of Mrs. Shirley Erwert and Floyd Bilyeu of Woodburn Miss Robertson is employed at the Donner Flower Shop in Bend Bilyeu is employed at Montgom ery Ward, also in Bend Both are graduates of Woodburn High School A July wedding is planned. Bible Club Workshop Set for March 14 The Bible Club Workshop, sponsored by The Child For Christ Crusade, w ill be held Thursday, March 14, at the Hillsboro 1st Baptist Church, 2nd and Lincoln St. The workshop begins promptly at 10 a.m. and concludes at noon with sessions this month on Bible Club Discipline. Teaching Child ren to Pray, Making Mission aries Real to Children and a Flannelgraph Lesson. All Sunday school and Bible club teachers and helpers are welcome. Nursery care is avail able and coffee and tea provided at the noon fellowship which follows The Bible Club Workshop, sponsored by The Child for Christ Crusade, w ill be held Thursday, March 14, at the Hillsboro 1st Baptist Church, 2nd and Lincoln St. Safety Belts Save Lives Oregon recorded a healthy decrease in traffic deaths in 1973, but the decrease could have been even greater if more people had used safety belts. A report issued today by the Motor Vehicles Division notes that 285 drivers and passengers killed in tra ffic last year were in vehicles equipped with belts but according to police reports, the belts were not in use at the time of the fatal crash. The March meeting of Evan gelical Men w ill be held tonight at 7:30 A report from the recent Men’s Congress w ill be given along with a time of sharing and devotions Men from throughout the community are welcomed to attend this hour of inspiration Friday at 6:30 p.m there w ill be a prayer meeting for personal and community needs at the Mabel Graves home on A Street. All junior highers are invited for the kickoff of Junior High Night at the church Games, crafts, refreshments, and a rap session are the activities outlined by directors Rosemary and Paul Weidman. Activities next Lord’s Day begin with men’s prayer at 7:30 a m Sunday School at 9:45 offers Christ-centered classes studying the Bible. The worship exper ience at eleven has a message “ Designed to Grow.” Koffee Koinonia follows the worship experience. Join our growing fellowship of caring Christians in the making. The youth gather at 5:30 for a time of singing The youth meeting is at six with the class meeting studying the book of Proverbs. Hoot Ow! Breakfast Tuesday morning anytime between six and eight. Wednesday evenings is Home Bible Study night. Join a group studying the Gospel of Luke. Christian We don’t want North Plains or Seaside to beat us into the “ Sonshine” , so everyone, GET BUSY! Sunday School starts at 9:45 a m. Sunday evening at 6 p.m. the Evening Fellowship Hour, with a “ Secret Destina tion’’ following at 7 p.m. for the Jr. Hi and Hi School groups, did you guess correctly last week? Women able to come to the all day cleaning day March 13, come at 10:30 a m. with sack lunch. CWF meeting w ill be held during the lunch time. Weekly — Tuesday Bible Study at Vinyards, 8 p.m.; Wednesday Choir practice at 7:30 p.m.; Bible Study at 8:15 p.m., both at the church, Bible Study is in Proverbs. (This Bible Study isn’t held the first Wed nesday of each month due to the monthly potluck and business meeting;; Thursday Bible Study at the Kretschmers at 8 p.m., study is in the book of Mark Remember — March 19, NWCEA Gospel Sing at Central Christian Church in Portland; New Decisions class “ Spring F ling” March 22 at Earl K elly’s, call Mrs. Virginia Bergerson (429-7662) to make your reserva tion; March 25 San Jose Bible College Chorale Cpncert starting at 7:30 p.m., (potluck at 6:30 p.m .); March Fun Night date to be announced. Bible If you are looking for an active, friendly church that AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY stands for the word of God. a warm welcome is extended Io you by the Bible Church to attend our services: Sunday School 9:45a m. Morning Worship 11a m Evening Service 7 p m. Wed Fam ily Night 7:’30p m. Our Sunday School bus is run throughout Vernonia every Sun dav morning for those needing a ride to Sunday School and church. For the schedule of your neighborhood phone the pastor at 429-3363 Prim ary church is held during the morning worship service for kindergarten through 4th grade and is geared to the under standing and needs of the boys and girls. An adult Bible study on the book of Revelation is held every Tuesday evening at 7:30 in the home of Mr and Mrs. Bob Zerfing. It is conducted by Virgil Snook. Everyone is welcome Witnesses “ Brothers, take as a pattern of the suffering of evil and the exercising of patience the pro phets, who SDoke in the name of Jehovah. Look! We pronounce happy those who have endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome m erciful.’’ We Chris tians today should also be trying to follow that counsel found at James 5:10,11. To aid us in doing that, Clyde Schutt w ill present this Sunday, the hour talk entitl ed “ Maintaining Endurance as Job D id.” Schutt w ill review the life account of Job from the scriptures and show how we can work every day to im itate Job’s example. Following the talk and a song, the congregation w ill discuss the subject “ Finding Joy in Training Children", using the February 1st issue of the Watchtower as an outline. A ll interested persons are welcome to attend this spiritual meal on Sunday, March 10 at 10 a m., at the Kindom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 49 Texas Avenue. For further informa tion, please contact Jim Milton, 429-6975. The third annual Lenten Speaker’s Program at St. Bar tholomew’s Episcopal Church w ill begin on March 3, when Secretary of State Clay Meyers talks about “ The Christian and His Vocation ” General theme of this year’s series is “ The Abun dant Life.” St. Batholomew’s is located at 11265 SW Cabot Road in Beaverton Ward Nelson of Vernonia, is chairman of this year’s program Programs begin at 6:45 each Sunday in Lent, with communion preceding at 6. Other events in the scries include a March 10 “ Fam ily Night” with a Seder Feast, potluck supper, and folk mass March 17 the new Oregon Epis- coDal BishoD. the Rt. Rev Mathew Bigliardi, w ill speak £n “ The Abundant Life in 1974 ’’ On March 25, Fr. Trewhella, Chap lain at Good Samaritan Hospital w ill speak on “ The Abundant L ife : a Changing Perspective on Death.” Pastor Bob Davis, of Valley Presbyterian Church w ill be speaking to “ The Abun dant Life in our Significant Relationships” on March 31. The series w ill conclude on April 7, 8, and 9 with a teaching mission conducted by F r Robert Hall, director of the Episcopal Center for Evangelism, Miami, Florida, Fr. Hall is the author of several books, among them “ Receiving the Holy S pirit,” “ Evangelism in the Episcopal Church,” and “ There’s More.” The teaching mission conducted by Fr. Hall is “ The Abundant Life and Christian Renewal.” Wood-frame walls, floors and ceilings insulate better in less space than any other type of comparable construction. Let the Vernonia Branch of the A m erican Cancer So- c ie ly Help You! ? F o r F urth er Inform ation o r Special Services C all Louise H a m n e tt.......... 429-7401 Reatha H o r n ................ 429-3513 o r Contact Carolyn Keasey miten mortuary achapeb Capable advice regarding insurance, social security, veterans. 9th and Baseline Hillsboro—648-2161 Forest Grove-357-2161 4855 S.W. Watson Beaverton—644-1119 741 Madison Street Vernonia—429-6611 Cedar and Pacific Your Tup Spot Fer Food and Entertiinmeni - PROUDLY PRESENTS - SPECIAL COMING ATTRACTION - — Two Nights Only — STANLEY ( MORGAN'S IN K SPOTS SAT., MARCH 16 V 9:3OP.M. SUN., MARCH 17 MAKE RESERVATIONS EARLY * 543-9975 SAT. s 4 NIGHT 1 SHOWS S 7 Por Poroon Couple Includes Show Includes Show and Hi-Ball and 2 Hi-Balis CINNAMON TREE SUNDAY NIGHT BONUS* 50 CANDLE LIGHT DINNER FOR TWO PLUS THE INK SPOTS SHOW - Includes Two Hi-Balls___________________________ ONLY ALWAYS SERVING THE FINEST • Chinese Food • Steaks • Seafood • Chicken ’17 Per Couple — Lunches Served Daily from 11 a.m. ORDERS TO GO______543-9975 Enter Off Vernonia Highway 4