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Library, U of 0 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 8 10c COPY Cub Scout Anniversary Observed Friday with Dinner, Program, Pins for the most outstanding one went to Den 1, Mrs. John Harris, Den mother. The mom and dad award for the Den having the best represen tation of parents went to Den 7, Mrs. Harvey Redmond. Den mo ther. Den 1 presented a clever skit in the form of a shadow picture de picting the history of Cub Scout ing. Coffee and Koolaid for the evening were provided by Den 5, Mrs.- Lyman Hawken Jr., Den mother. Highlight of the evening was the awarding of one year pins to 26 boys as follows: Lawrence Harris, Eddie Kamholz, Joe Markley, Phillio Meyer, Mike Shulke, Nickie Miller, Steve Gibson, Grant Bowerman, Jim my Lindsay, David Brunsman,- Jackie Greenwood. David Panko- nin, Jon Carter, James McDon Health authorities report that ald, Roy Reynolds, Johnnie More- no additional cases of diphtheria land, Ralph Anderegg, Johnny I have appeared here and all other Biggs, Ben Fowler, Darwin Welch cultures examined to date have Richard Hawken, Terry Düben been negative. However, all ill dorf, Louis Violette, Lester nesses with any symptoms of the i Chamber, Bill McKenney and disease should be checked prom Mike Cottam. ptly to allow early treatment and One year pins were also award to prevent spread of the disease ed to six leaders, Eleanor Gib should other cases occur. son, Dave Brunsman. Bob Lind Many children have already re say, Tod Bowerman, Charlie ceived serum shots and health Biggs and Ben Fowler. Mr. and authorities are advising that all Mrs. John Harris received three children who have never been year pins. immunized should have the ne Other awards made that night cessary shots now. Two shots are listed inside. are given a month apart with a booster shot in a year. Children who were immunized as babies Lions Donate $25.00 or some time ago should have Lions club members voted a booster shots now. Prevention is donation of $25 Monday night for the best control of the disease. the use of Boy Scout troop 201 Plenty of serum is available lo when the need for funds to carry cally now for those who desire on scout work was explained to shots. the group by Bill J. Horn, finance officer for the troop. About 200 Cub Scouts, parents and guests attended ths annual Blue and Gold anniversary din ner at the Washington school last Friday evening to make it an ex ceedingly successful affair. Spec ial guests for the occasion were Mayor Lyman Hawken and Mrs. Hawken, Scoutmaster Jewel! L oyd and Mrs. Lloyd. Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Shelton, School Su perintendent Darrold Proehl and Mrs. Proehl and Lyle Frazier, P.T.A. institutional representative for the Cub Scouts, and Mrs. Frazier. All qf the tables were most at tractively decorated with clever place cards and favors which had been made by the Cubs. Prize NO NEW DIPHTHERIA CASES REPORTED Indians, Columbians Post Victories In Net Encounters with Loggers Scappoose bested Vernonia from the field and foul line Friday night and thus scored a 64-52 basketball victory. . It was the first win of the sea son by the Indians from the Loggers. They lost a 68-56 game to the Loggers earlier in the sea son, when they met on the Log gers floor. They scored 24 baskets from the floor Friday night, but the Log gers were held to 20 and at the same time the Loggers proved in ept from the foul line. Scap poose shot from the foul line 16 for 31, while the Loggers dunked 12 of 20 As for the shooting accuracy, Vernonia had a better mark. 20 of 61 for a .328 average. Scappoose dumped 24 of 75 for a .321 mark. Darrell Fluke led the scoring with 25 points and was closely followed by Powell of the In dians who potted 24 to pace Scap poose scoring. Rainiers Columbians broke in to the win column for the first time by trimming Vernonia’s Log gers, 59-47, Tuesday night at Rai nier. The Columbians stalked the Loggers for the first half before they found the range. Nys, their rangy forward, really cut loose in the second half to lead all scorcis with 24 points. The shooting average for the Columbians was .416 and the Loggers were able to muster ci^y a .316 average from the field. The Vernonia high quintet clos ed the gap several times to only five points, but the victory hung ry Columbians were not to be de nied of their first victory. Two men reached the double figures for the Loggers. Bob Crowston and Darrell Fluke both canned 13 points. Regional Scholastic Art Exhibition Draws Participation of Students Art students at Vernonia high school will be well represented at the 38th annual scholastic art awards regional exhibition which will open at Lipman Wolf and Co., Portland Sunday. February 26. according to Mrs. Eric Feasey, art instructor. The event, co sponsored by Scholastic Maga zine and Lipman Wolfe and Co. will run until March 12, and draws entries from grades seven through twelve from schools throughout Oregon. Entered from Vernonia high school are Carolyn Garlock, de sign for a playsuit: Esther Kyser, design for a jumper and blouse. Evelyn Kyser, cotton dress de sign; * Sharon McKee, cotton dress design; Ron Anderegg, de signs for three evening gowns and a rartv dress and a Chnst- mas card design; Bob Helvie, pencil sketch of farm scene; Har old Wilson, pencil sketch, land scape; Sherry Linsdley, pastel drawing, landscape; Carol Jean Sharar, pastel, landscape; Glen Siedelman, pastel, desert land scape; Virginia Ray. pastel, land scape; Bonita Rainwater, char coal, head of girl; Larry Garlock, blue ink drawing, seascape; Pat Goodman, ink drawing, old house. Clara Jacobs, linoleum block print of duck; Georgia Parrish, linole um block print, landscape; Glen da Normand, crayon drawing, Ve nice. Sometime during« the exhibit, Mrs. Feasey and her class plan to visit it and also to see the Chrys ler exhibit now being shown at the Portland art museum. VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Board Gives Approval to Final Plans West Oregon Electric's board of directors met Tuesday evening in a session devoted for a consider able part to consideration of plans for the proposed new coop?ra- tive building and to carry out another legal step concerning the EVERETT SKEANS. Rainier, will new loan fund of $327,000 grant I head the activities of the Colum ed by REA. bia county farm forestry commit Attending the board meeting tee this year. Skeans was elected Tuesday was Charles Gilman Da as chairman of this committee vis, Portland architect who will which heads up the management handle planning for the building. of the timber harvest tract on the The board gave its approval for fairgrounds and sponsors educa the drawing of final plans by Da tional forestry events in coopera vis, these in turn to be submitted tion with the extension service. to REA for approval. With this approval granted, the architect will prepare working drawing., that, in turn, will make possible a call for bids. Census Bureau Lists Businesses Receipts of 84 service establish ments' enumerated in Columbia county in the 1954 census of busi ness amounted to about $952,000, according to a preliminary report covering service trades, published by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. The combined yearly payroll of the county’s service establish ments was $143,000. They re ported 58 employees of whom 39 worked fulltime in the pay peri od ending nearest November 15. Proprietors actively employed in the operation of unincorporated businesses numbered 94. Establishments providing per sonal services numbered 31 and reported receipts of $356,0 )0. Es tablishments primarily engaged m automotive repair, parking and other automotive services num bered 12 and had receipts çf $133,- 000. Establishments listed as “all other services" in the prelimin ary report numbered 41 and had receipts of $463,000. "Personal services” group in cludes such businesses as barber and beauty shops, cleaning and dyeing plants, laundries and laundry services, garment alter ation and repair services, funeral services, photographic studios, shoe repair shops and shine par lors, as well as other personal ser vices. “Automotive services" group in cludes general automobile repair shops, battery service shops, tire repair shops, body repair and paint shops, autaniobile rentals, storage garages, parking lots, auto laundries, and other miscellan eous automotive services. “All other selected services” group includes business services, miscellaneous repair services, amusement and recreation ser vices, motion pictures, hotels, tourist courts, motels and camps. Harmonaires Here Friday A reminder is given that Law rence Smith, baritone, and Bar bara Pearson, pianist and mezzo- soprano, a team known as the Harm-nairs, will appear in th'1 national assembly program at the high school Friday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock Their program will feature music America loves, in cluding folk songs, spirituals, Broadway hits, novelty tunes and semi-classical music The public is invited to attend. THURSDAY. FEB. 23, 195» Explanation Due Tuesday On Candle Firm Proposal New Loan Contract Executed for West Oregon by Directors It is estimated that the call for bids can be issued by July and that the work will be completed early in October. Neal Bush, cooperative attor ney, was present at the meeting to advise board members on ex ecuting the new amending loan contract and note for the $327,00G loan from REA. PHONE HA 9-3372 I Reports Warn of Doubtful Deals Recent reports received at the chamber of commerce office from the Oregon chamber executives gives warnings of promotional schemes about which there is doubt as to authenticity. Mentioned are: a weaving com pany offering a speed weave kit for which the complaiht is that a false address was given; promo tion for a magician show for which too much money left the community as the promoter’s per centage; advertising fees collected for charitable groups. The latter promotion was for ads in a magazine supposed to represent the Oregon state police and Klamath Falls police who maintain no such magazine re presents them. Highway 99 Road Talked at Meet More effort towards promotion of the Highway 99W Alternate Road association was accomplish, ed Monday by Art Ostrander, chairman of the Vernonia cham ber roads and highways commit tee. He, along with Everett Haney of Forest Grow’, attended the luncheon meeting of the McMinn ville chamber at which the latter told of the businessmen’s high way conference held in Denver late last year. At this meeting the groundwork was prepared for an association membership drive in the Mc Minnville ar'^a. A similar drive took place here early last year. 18th Logging Conference Due The 18th annual logging con ference and machinery display will be held at the fair grounds at Eugene March 1, 2 and 3, ac cording to word from Ervin Smith, Seaside, vice-president of the Willamette Valley Logging conference. The sessions which begin at 10 a m. March 1 are centered on the theme of grass roots logging with speakers and discussion groups dealing with the various phases of the subject. Th? program on March 3 will be conducted entirely by equip ment d"alers. State Tax Help Offered Representatives from the state tax office will visit Columbia county during March to give as sistance with the filing of state income tax returns. Their sched ule includes Clatskanie, Tourist hotel. March 12, 10 to 3, Rainier, city hall, March 13. 12 to 3; Ver nonia. Legion hall, March 14, 9 to 4; St. Helens, court house, March 19 to 21 inclusive, 9 to 4. Scheduled for next Tuesday i facturing firm. evening, February 28. is the meet The meeting is timed to begin ing first announced last week at 7 p.m. at the IWA hall through when people interested in pro moting new industry for this area arrangements made with Local will hear details concerning the 5-37. Calite company, a candle manu- Mr. and Mrs. James Caywood of Seattle, owners of the firm, will be present at that time to present facts about candle making along with pertinent information that will be presented by the chamber of commerce industrial Members of the Columbia coun committee. This committee has- ty Livestock Association will hold been working on the proposed in their annual meeting on Tuesday, dustry sujee late December. February 28, at the Columbia The work of this committee county fairgrounds starting at has included an investigation of 10:30 a m., announces Ron Hein, records of the firm last year in Scappoose, president of the as Seattle, the prospective market sociation. for candles, the amount of financ The morning will be given io ing necessary to establish the the business meeting, election jf plant here and arrangements for officers and two or three other a building to house the factory. items of interest to members. The Along with the assembling of afternoon program has been given this information, steps have al over to a livestock marketing pro ready been taken to draft corpora gram featuring W. E. Williams, tion papers and the Hillsboro firm chairman of the Portland union of Bush and Bradley, attorneys, stock yards, and Prosser Clark of has been engaged for this part of Benson, Bodine and Clark Com the undertaking. The corpora mission Co. Williams will dis tion will stipulate shares to be cuss tlie operation of the stock sold at $25 per share. yards as a whole and Clark will To move the candle making report on the functions and opera equipment here, mak" changes in tions of commission houses. the gym building needed for the Those attending are asked to factory, provide some additional bring sack lunches. The associa equipment and pay wages, ap tion will provide coffee. Every proximately $11,000 will be need one interested in livestock is in ed. This amount will operate the firm until late this year when the vited to attend, says Hein. greatest volume of sal?s will take place. Another step towards getting the undertaking on the way was made yesterday when arrange ments were made so that work can start in the gym building to Due to a reduction in the prepare it for the installation of amount of reimbursem'nt given equipment. This work will in to school lunch programs by the clude the partitioning off of a federal government, it became room and construction of a plat necessary this week to raise the form and trackage to provide for price of meals served in the cafe an assembly line type of produc teria at the Washington school tion. from 90c per week per child to $1.00 per week. Single meals will be 25c. Letters explaining the change were sent to the parents of pupils this week. Reason for the decrease in re imbursement is because the total Members tf th? Dairy Herd lunch program throughout Ore gon has expanded to include more Improvement association will ho'J schools and pupils while the ap their annual meeting at the coun portionment has been the same, ty courthouse, St. Helens, on Feb hence the amount of reimburse ruary 24, starting at 1:00 pm. ment per child has automatically announces Wallace Johnson, Scap ben reduc'd from 3' z cents per poose, president of the associa meal to 2 cents per meal Also, tion. Don Anderson, Oregon State surplus foods which flow into school lunch channels cannot be college dairy specialist, will be estimated in advance, so the pro present to assist members in ana gram has to be figured on a suf lyzing their individual records. ficient basis to carry purchase of Special forms have been develop ed for the purpose and have been n?eded items. Even with the increased price successfully used by other assoc of $1 00 per week per child, par iations, says Johnson. Annual reports will be present ents will agree that the lunches furnished are still worth more ed in addition to the regular busi than that and provide better nour ness meeting and election of of Everyone interested in ishment than could be done for ficers. the same price in packing a lunch the dairy business is invited to at tend. of sandwiches. Livestock Meet Is February 28 School Lunches Raise In Price Dairy Records To Get Study Journalism Students Prepare for Annual Press Clinic at Seattle Attending the ninth annual AU- Coast Press Clinic on the Univer sity of Washington campus a Seattle this week end will be se ven students from the journalism class at Vernonia high school and their instructor, Richard Neuman Five of the students will repre sent the Timberline, school paper, and the other two will represent the Memolog. high school year book. In the former group are Patsy Wildt, Timberline editor; D: lor is Olson. Jim Davis, Joe Taylor and Ruby Wells, and in the latter are Gretchen Bolmeier, Memolog editor, and June Jones. The theme of the clinic is "Ex ploring Journalism” and will b? carried out in a full program be. ginning Friday morning and last ing until Saturday afternoon The various phases of school pap?r and year book production will be taken up in discussion group.» and those attending will choose those most suited to their needs. Miss Patsy Wildt will be th • student chairman for a group discussing the use of letterin' guides and Mr. Neumann will b • chairman of a group considerin ; how to improve page makeup. Jim Davis will be a member if the student panel for this discus sion also On the way to Seattle Thurs day, the group will visit th ■ Washington capital at Olympia, croas the Tacoma narrows bridg • and ferry across Puget Sound. They also plan to reach Seattle in time for sight seeing in the dow i town area as well as to tour the university campus.