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MMMMMaaMMMMMOil Church Notes M«MnaoH«MMnaMnn Dem onia E a g k [foyd Burns • THURSDAY, JULY 18. 1974 Services Held In P ortland Californian Returns Home After Visit R IV E R V IE W —M r. and Mrs Robert Tunnell of Waterloo spent last Monday night at the home of M r and Mrs Virgil Snook Melvin Snook left last Monday for his home at Yorba Linda, California after spending three weeks here with his par ents. M r and Mrs Ralph Borton and fam ily have moved into their new home at the end of Elm street, coming from Birkenfeld On Monday his parents M r and Mrs Bill Borton of Lincoln City called for a short visit Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mrs Leta Whiteman were Pastor and Mrs Jack Carlson and Jacki and M r and Mrs Loren Stiff Clarence Entwistle entered the St. Vincent hospital on Tuesday and plans to undergo surgery on Wednesday. MIST—Lloyd Burris of Lew is ton. Idaho recently passed away. Graveside services were at the Willamette National Cemetery. He was a pioneer of Natal and was a member of the Nehalem Valley pioneers A Hobo birthday party was enjoyed at the home of Isabel Culbertson in Vernonia on F r i day evening at 5.30 p.m There were three birthdays; Isabel Barr Isable ('ulbertson and Pat Goodman The Culbertson and Barr birthdays are the same day The party was good and all had an enjoyable time. M r and Mrs Roy Kyser visited at the Ken Simmons home at Clatskanie on Friday. Mrs Martin Hanson visited her mother Nettie Cox on Sunday at the home of her sister at Raleigh Hills Mrs Clifford Multanen of Marshland came over to Mist on business Monday, she stopped in and visited Mrs Jane Hansen Robert Roser of Portland also visited her on Monday. Mrs Charles Sundland had eye surgery at the Good Sam ar itan Hospital last week She was there five days and is coming along fine. Saturday visitors at the Wayne Kyser home were M r. and Mrs Clarence Kyser of Clatskanie Sunday visitors were M r. and Mrs Harold Sparks of Fem hill Visitors at the Willard Gar- locks during the week were M r and Mrs Fred Larson of V er nonia. M r Dale Dressel of Grand Coulee and M r and Mrs Jim Gar lock and fam ily of Elsie, they were Sunday dinner guests. Miss Connie Kyser of Portland spent the weekend at the home of her folks the Roy Kysers. Also visiting them on Sunday was her nephew. Clark Clendenin of D a l las M r and Mrs. D .D . B arr a t tended the WWI picnic at Hudson Park last Saturday. Mrs Rudy Schroder of Marsh land and her two grandchildren Mitchell and Kelly of Vancouver, Washington visited Mrs. Jane Hansen last Friday. WANT ADS BRING RESULTS OUT-DATED.. but who knows it! Like an old car, your insur ance program can become -out-dated, too. But while an old car shows its obsolescence, it takes study and review to uncover out-dated insurance. Does your program incorpor ate the many recent insurance im provem ents which make possible superior, more eco nomical protection? I f not, you'd do well to see us for a complete protection review. BILL J. HO RN A medium sized boiled, pres sure cooked. or baked potato has about too calories. Vernonia Insurance Exchange L ei the Vernonia | B randi of the A m erican Cancer So ciety Help Yeul P hone 429-6203 953 B ridge S tre e t V ernonia, O regon Harttert Accident md Hartford 15, Cono. f JC F or Further Can «ta tu or Ceatact Caretya r iFiRiR U ok lit Unit: LODGE A N D CLUB NOTICES PYTHIAN SISTERS VERNONIA TEM PLE NEHALEM NO. 61 Meetings: I.O .O J . Hall Second Wednesday of each month at 8 pan. Lesta Gamer, M.E.C. Cora Lange, Secretary 3-75 AT.&A.M. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A. F . 4 A. M . meets at Masonic Temple. Stated communications on first Thursday of each month at 8:00 p.m. Elmer Schrader, W.M. Wilbur E. Wilson, Sec’y. 1-75 MT, HEART REBEKAH LODGE NO. 243 Meets 2nd A 4th Thursday even tags of each month in the I.O.O.F, Hall. Arlie Emmons, Noble Grand Evelyn Heath, Sec’y. 3.75 VERNONIA LIONS CLUB Meets First & Third Wednesday Call 429-5891 for Meeting Place Darrold Proehl, President Ted Forbes, Secretary 3-75 AMERICAN LEGION Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. VERNONIA VALLEY CHAPTER Meets at West Oregon Electric Bldg., third Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m. David King, President Ralph Bergerson, Sec’y. 3-75 VERNONIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE board of Directors report to mem bers quarterly. Board meets the second Monday, 8:90 p.m. at West Oregon Electric office. Visitors invited. Gordon Smith, President Mrs. Evelyn Heath, Sec’y. 7-74 Order of Eastern Star Nehalem Chapter 153, O.EJS. Regular com munication the 3rd Wed. each month at M a sonic Temple. All visiting sis ters and bro thers welcome. Hope Koch, W.M. Irma Fisher, Sec’y. 1-75 Vernonia Barracks Veterans of World War I Meets 1st Monday each month at the American Legion Hall, 12 Noon. Robert Andrews, Commander Rev. H. L Russell, Adjutant POST 119 Wilbur E. Wilson, Commander Harry Culbertson, Adjutant A U X IL IA R Y Meets 4th Monday, Legion Hall Cora Lange, President A U X IL IA R Y Faye Davis, Secretary 8-74 First and Third Tuesdays Reatha Hom, President Gertrude Schalock, Sec'y. ------ y—----- VERNONIA JAYCEES 1-74 ALCOHOLICS Meets the 2nd a Tuesday every of 4th <29-2941 - American Legion Hall 8:80 P.M . 429-6245 B ill H unter, P r é s id â t 2-74 Jack Seeley, Secretary 8-74 In the midst of mounting everyday tensions, one bright spot emerged recently during free blood pressure tests given locally in Columbia County by the Comprehensive Health Plan ning Committee. Oregon Heart Association, and Clba Pharma ceutical Co: it was found that only one out of 10 adults screened had high blood pressure This is significantly below the national average, which puts one out of six Americans in the hyper tension class Although over 900 people un derwent the June screening at Scappoose, St Helens, Rainier. Clatskanie and Vernonia. Dr Richard Shepard. Chairman. Hypertension Committee Ore gon Heart Association pointed out that the findings should not be used statistically, since the Friday the Jensens return from their trip to Israel There will be a prayer meeting at the home of Mabie Graves at 6:30 p.m. Saturday Scott Davies will be married to Miss Debbie Pattison at the Evangelical Church in Eugene Next Lord's Day activities be gin with early praver meeting for men. Sunday School at 9:45 Worship Experience at eleven. Sunday evening there will be an Expo report by those who coun selled at the Sermons From Science Building at the Expo. We rejoice at the safe arrival of Diane Weidman as the newest member of our church fam ily- congratulations Rosemarv and Paul Hoot Owls have breakfast Tuesday mornings anytime be tween five and seven-thirty. Mid-week service Wednesdays at seven Welcome to join our growing fellowship of caring Christians in the making at the Evangelical Church Bible If you are looking for an active, friendly church that stands for the word of God, a sincere welcome is extended to you to attend our services: Sunday School 9:45a.m Morning Worship 11a.m. Evening Service 7p.m. Hour of Power (Wed.) 7:30p.m Our Sunday School bus is run every Sunday morning for those needing a ride to Sunday School and church. For the schedule of your neighborhood phone the pastor at 429-3363 P rim 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. A nursery is provided for the younger children Vacation Bible School has only two days left Friday will be our Ice Cream Sundae Day, and we will be concluding with our annual Sunday School and V.B.S. picnic this Sunday, July 21. A great time is planned so don’t miss out! An adult Bible study in the book of Revelation is held every Tuesday evening at 7:30 in the home of M r and Mrs Bob Zerfing It is conducted by Virgil Snook Everyone is welcome' Christian Niners will leave this Sunday for Camp, July 28-August 3 will be Jr. ( i n Camp , Between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., July 21, friends are invited to Virginia and Mel Bergerson's to share a special occasion, their 25th Wedding Anniversary Weekly choir practice and Bible Study will not be held July 24, but will resume July 31. M ark down these dates' July 27, “ Truth of Truths,’’ singing group; July 30. VBS Teacher's meeting; August 2-3, Elders and Deacons Retreat at Blesthaven; August 5-16, VBS, register now; August 3O-Sep- tember 2, Fam ily Camp; Sep tember 15, Sunday School picnic. U N W ill Fall Says Speaker T o W itnesses A vast audience of 15,246 persons heard the principal ad dress of the “ Divine Purpose’’ District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses at Civic Stadium in Portland, E.C. Woodley, speaker on the subject; “ Human Plans Failing as God’s Purpose Suc ceeds.” " It is comforting to know,’’ he said, “ that, whereas human plans for mankind are failing, the purpose of a loving Creator is succeeding ” Pointing to the League of Nations and its successor, the United Nations. Woodley said they have failed to reduce inter national tensions and produce a world free of m ilitary a rm a ments and weapons of tremen dous destructive potential. “The United Nations,” he added, “ although organized for world peace and security, has not prevented the development of the nuclear bomb and inter continental ballistic missiles with warheads containing nucle a r bombs of devastating power.” Commenting on the regional Treaty Organizations of Com munist ana anti-Communist po litical blocs outside the United Nations. Woodley said leaders recognize serious problems but cannot interfere with them. “ Promises of politicians to lay the foundation for a ’generation of peace' sound hollow,” Wood- ley said L. Kraushaar, convention manager, said officials were pleased with the wonderful co operation shown by the people of Portland in showing hospitality to the convention delegates. “ I know I speak for all the conventioners in expressing ap preciation for the kindnesses shown during our stay," he said. ANONYMOUS Vernonia Friendship Gronp High Blood Pressure Below N orm In County Tests Even though Jack Benny is 80 years old he is still working and he said age is more a m atter of mind than anything else. < CLARENCE NANCE, 32, has been a Legion for over 50 y e a n and la still a Peat 119 after eervtag in both the First and In small picture be. Us wife Eeete, aad their an to Us leaving for overseas in World W ar I L Clarence Nance Recalls 5 0 Years O f Legion H istory by Carol Olson Vernonia has a unique popu lation; so many hidden talents, and unassuming people who sel dom boast of their contributions to their community, that V er nonia would be just another little town. Anywhere. USA, without them. One of these special people is Clarence (CJ) Nance, who has resided in the area for nearly fifty years, and. since 1924, has done more than just his bit to aid and promote one of the oldest organizations in the area. The American Legion. Post 119. F ifty years ago this month, a group of World War I veterans met in the HyVan Hotel—now the new Vernonia Hotel—and drew up the original charter for the American Legion post, the charter since lost during one of the severe storms of the past which destroyed the American Legion building Signing that historic document were: J W Beal, Tom H Folger, E.J. Kin sley. Joe H Forsberg, Walter Gurstad. R.H M iller, Emmy Carkm. Roy Hassler. W.H Hur ly , Frank Valente, A.L Kullan der, H E Magraw, A W Whit aker. Joe Fryendall, and Guy R Shields Also present at the newly chartered Post 119 meeting were Cass Bergerson, Jack Lindley, Mike Lynch. Pat Murphy, Char les Biggs. Carl Davidson. Pat Schooley, Conrad Anderson, Lee Schwab, M Gründen, J.C. Lin coln, and C.J. Nance Beginning his m ilitary career early in life, Nance first enlisted in the First World War, in the signal corps and headed for Mexico where he served under General Pershing until the war to end all wars, broke out. Later, following that strife-tom period, he worked in the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps» where he gained invaluable construction experience, rising to become a permanent construction fore man over all the CCC camps in Oregon then went on with a special appointment from Wash ington D.C. to become inspector for all the camps in Oregon "A fter 1 was discharged fol lowing the First World War, I decided to join the legion while in Vancouver, Washington in 1920, and I still belong" said the 82-year-old veteran, pulling out his wallet to show his legion ID card. Sitting in erect m ilitary fashon that belies his years, C.J. smiled and recounted. “I re enlisted when I was 48 when the Second World War started and passed with a perfect physical examination,” he said with a touch of pride in his voice he became part of the 334 Special Service Engineer Heginment. While resting comfortably on his sofa, he reminisced, “in 1942 my regiment arrived in the Per sian Gulf in the town of Mer- manske Our mission." the dis tinguished ex-Master Sergeant continued, "was to build eight complete cities, which meant building water filtering plants, lighting systems, hospitals, three truck, jeep and airplane assembly plants and we even had our own brick yard where we made mud into bricks for building blocks There were 34,000 natives employed and it took us 2 4 years to get the job done,” CJ said proudly. “ When the war was over and my time up, they transferred me into the Army Reserve Corps.” He paused, then said, “ but to get back to Post 119." The American Legion Post 119 in Vernonia has led an exciting past. With colorful beginnings, initiations so interesting that they were stopped by the State department, the group also had their own newspaper, “The F ly ing Ape’’ edited by Lee Schwab. Some very special happenings are woven into the fabric of the past 50 years In the late 20’s the post grew to be the third largest in the state, boasting 390 mem bers “We had the largest flag pole also. It was natural cedar and topped out by Tom Parker It towered 160 feet tall and was rigged with a rope and pulley,” said CJ It was located on Rock Creek at what is now Hawkins City Park Back in 1942 Vernonia’s post gained the country's attention when, at a national convention held in New York, the, then commander of the post, was seen in the New York Times in a wartime photo showing the ra ther plump Happy Thompsen in a lifeboat in New York harbor Within the legion, a special group was organized for men of outstanding achievement and character They were called “The Forty and Eight ” The president was called the “Chef de Gare” while the vice-presi dent was "Chef de T ra in ,” the Forty signifying forty special men and eight horses from World War I in France Also the Ladies Auxiliary chose the name “ Eight and F orty” for their name Through the years many pro jects have been undertaken by Vernonia Post 119 Some of these included an ambulance, band, drum corps, inhalator. resusci- tator. and they even built an airfield They also participated in wrestling, boxing and base- ball Among the many positions held by Clarence Nance in the legion, he admitted that he en joyed being the vice-president of the Forty and Eight the most. In the early 60’s Governor Patterson was initiated into the group but his initiation was much tamer than those of pre vious years He had only to sweep out a bank Essie, CJ’s wife of over 50 years and a son. Bus, complete the family. The Nances lost a boy, Jackie at the age of one in an auto accident The Vernonia Post 119 has made a place in American Le gion history for itself It has a l ways been ready and willing to assist in worthwhile projects for the good of the community, state, and nation Though the membership over the past fifty years has risen and dwindled, until now, only a handful remain to carry on the proud tradition of the American Legion in Vernonia, members still hope to spark another movement toward patriotism and love of one’s country and then perhaps, once more Post 119, Vernonia American Legion will hear the sound of new voices saying, “ I ’d like to join and be part of this honorable tribute to the American people ” tested group did not represent a true cross-section of people The majority of people screened were between 40 and 65 years of age. Shepard emphasized that hypertension is also a young persons disease and that it is im portant to have 0 blood pressure test at least once a year after the age of 15 in order to detect hy pertension in its early stages The free blood pressure tests, which a r e being offered throughout the state under the codeword “Operation Circula tion," are designed to find an estimated 100,000 Oregonians who have hypertension but are unaware of it. High blood pres sure is a leading factor In heart disease, stroke and kidney dis ease Donations Sought For Wheelchair Lift The County Council of Senior Citizens office in St. Helens re ports that over $400 has been received for the purchase of a wheelchair lift for the St. Helens van The total cost of the lift, which is to be used to transport handi capped persons on a scheduled basis throughout the county, is nearly $600 Thus far, various businessmen and individuals in the county have contributed donations, in eluding Carl and Vera Anderson, Thomas Goodwin, M r and Mrs Robert Hunt, Elva Goss and Mae Hutson. Scappoose. M r and Mrs E arl Seawright and Mr and Mrs Donald Platt, St. Helens; Paul and Natrona Ja cobs, M ary Crane and M r and Mrs H W Thayer, Rainier The Council will welcome any donations of any amount The contributions mav be mailed to P.O. 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