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J FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1939 VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON Sunday Softball Parade Opens Season: to Compete for 8 Weeks Vernonia Softball Schedule [First Half] FIRST WEEK May 1 FIFTH WEEK May 29 Manning vs. F. O. E. Manning vs. F. O. E. May 2 BATTING AVERAGE, TEAM STANDINGS TO BE POSTED Four of Vernonia’s fully suited Use of the blackboard locat softball teams, league officials and ed at the Vernonia Billiards is the Vernonia Junior Band engaged to be used this season for the in a parade Sunday afternoon to posting of. team standings in officially open the -Vernonia Soft- the league and for the batting ball League play which began the averages of players is the an following day, May 1. Two exhibi nouncement this week following tion games were played following arrangements with Orvel Ed- the parade and drawing for position wards, owner of the Billiards, on the first-half schedule. Figures will be posted and The parade was headed by the changed from week to week Vernonia Junior Band under the following the termination of direction of C. R. Watts, director, the Thursday night play and was followed by the league officials the computing of the figures umpires and Everett Floren, repre- necessary fo reveal each team’s senting the Camp Manning team position in the league and each and by the four teams. player’s average. Two teams were unable to parade on that day due to circumstances. The A. F. of L. team out of res pect to the death of Arthur Tous- ley, prominent member of the spon- soring organization, was not pres- ent and the Camp Manning team players were not present at the camp on that day so were unable to attend. Camp Manning players GOLF PLAY SUNDAY were on leave from their duties and were in Portland at the time. SHOWS LOSS BY 3 Those teams parading were The POINTS Fraternal Order of Eagles, manag A golf tournament between the ed by Bert Tisdale; Wilark, manag ed by Gene Orwig and sponsored Assorter Shed of the O-A mill and by the Clark and Wilson Lumber a team composed from the office company; the Oregon-American mill, force of the mill brought a win to managed by Ted Coon; and the the assorters by a three-point mar Ford V-8’s, managed by Ed Horn gin. The assorters recorded ten and rnd sponsored by Tom Crawford. one-half points against the office A highlight of the parade was at seven and one-half. the christening of the Wilark team The tournament was an 18-hole -s the Wilark pole-cats by Mrs. match play event with the winners Gene Orwig. being treated for refreshments by The drawing for schedule posi- the losing team. tion followed immediately after the Team members competing and close of the parade at the park their individual scores follow: As with a short talk by C. L. Ander sorter: Leo Mayo 3; Arthur Davis son, league president and the selec 2; Chester Roberson % ; Ornai tion of numbers from a hat by Sheeley 1 H ; Alton Roberson 1 *4 ; team managers. Positions on the St: n Frisbie 2. schedule are as follows: number 1 The office team: Connie Ander —C:mp Manning; number 2—Frat son 0; Phil Taylor 1 ; Merle Ruhl ernal Order of Eagles; number 3 2 *4 ; Homer Michener 1 % ; (sub —Ford V8’s; nuiriber 4—Wilark; stituting) ; Robert Owen 1 Vi ; Alex number 5—A. F. of L.; number 6 ander Taylor 1. —Oregon-American mill. A schedule of games appears elsewhere on this page. Drawing for the A. F. of L. position was made by Virgil Dror- baugh, team manager. The two exhibition games followed immedi- ■ ately. Ford V8’s vs. Wilark A. F. L. vs. O.-A. Mill A. F. L. vs. O.-A. Mill vs. regularly scheduled softball season, Monday and Tuesday evenings, Both games went the full nine innings as decided by the league The Oregon-American mill and although the Tuesday evening the Fraternal Order of Eagles were1 game was finished in partial dark winners in last Sunday’s two ex-' ness. hibition softball games staged fol- j The Monday game between the the opening-of-tne-season Eagles and Camp Manning record lowing parade, The mill nine competed ed a win for the former 6 to 1 in with Wilark and won by a one-run a game that was undecided until margin, 8 to 7. The Eagles versus I the final inning. Camp Manning the Ford V8’s came to the final I | scored their run in the ninth inn inning with a score of 19 for the ing and the Eagles in the first, fifth, sixth and s»» enth. F. O. E. and 1 for the V8’s. Tuesday’s game saw Wilark and The Eagles came to bat 52 times to the V8’s 34. Eleven hits were the V8’s in action and Wilark the recorded for the Eagles and 5 for «inner by a score of 10 to 5. the Fords. The Mill stood before the Twelve hits were recorded for Wil- plate 38 times and recorded 8 hits ark ar.d six for the Fords. Scoring and 8 runs while Wilark baited 39 came in the third, fourth, sixth and times and chalked up 7 hits and 7 eighth for Wilark and in the fifth and ninth for the V8’s. runs. 2 lor 25 cents ON HEAVY CARDBOARD NEAT------ READABLE THE VERNONIA EAGLE F. O. E. vs. Ford V8’s F. O. E. vs. Ford V8’s SECOND WEEK May 8 SIXTH WEEK June 5 Wilark vs. A. F. L. Wilark vs. A. F. L. May 9 June 6 O.-A. Mill vs. Manning O.-A. Mill vs. Manning May 10 June 7 Ford V8’s vs. O.-A. Mill Ford V8’s vs. O.-A. Mill May 11 June 8 Wilark vs. F. O. E. Exhibition or bye THIRD WEEK May 15 May 16 SEVENTH WEEK June 12 Wilark vs. F. O. E. June 13 O.-A. Mill vs. F. 0. E. A. F. L. vs. Manning June 14 O.-A. Mill vs. F. O. £. June 18 June 15 Exhibition or bye A. F. L. vs. Ford V8’s FOURTH WEEK May 22 EIGHTH WEEK June 19 Wilark vs. Manning Wilark vs. Manning May 23 June 20 A. F. L. vs. . F. O. E. A. F. L. vs. F. O. E. May 24 June 21 Ford V8’s vi s. Manning Ford V8’s vs. Manning May 25 June 22 Wilark vs. O.-A. Mill Wilark vs. O.-A. Mill The Washington grade school >all field was the scene Friday of a zone track meet held for the pur- pose of eliminating al! boys and -iris in this zone except first, sec ■ and and third place winners who are entitled to represent this zone n the county track meet, The county meet will be held in Clats kanie, Saturday, May 6. Competitors from this zone will see competition with similar win ners from the four other zones of the county. The meet is held as an annual affair. The zone comprises all Columbia county schools in the Nehalem val- ley although Mist was the only school represented Friday in addi tion to students of the Vernonia grade school, in the valley. The meet was divided into four classes for girls and four for boys: A, B, C and D. Class A girls Com prise those weighing 125 pounds or over and 16 years of age or older; Class B 105 to 125 pounds; Class C, 85 to 104 pounds and class D, 84 pounds or under. Class A boys are those weighing 125 pounds or over and of an age of 16 or over; class B, 105 to 124 pounds; class C, 85 to 104 pounds and class D, 84 pounds or under. The events, classes and first, second and third place winners follow: V8’S, WILARK ARE LOSERS IN EXHIBI TION GAMES NO SMOKING Signs June 1 GIRLS— CLASS A— 50-Yard Dash— Dash— 1, Betty Reynolds, Mist; 2, Lois Parcells; 3, Betty Turner, Mist. High Junp---- 3, Betty Turner, Mist; 2, Kath leen Tomlin. Baseball Throw—Distance— 1, Betty Etherton; 2, Kathleen Tomlin. Baseball Throw—Accuracy— 1, Florence Enneberg, Mist; 2, Mary Hall; 3, Joy Watson. BOYS— CLASS. A— 100-Yard Dash— 1, Fred Ritchie; 2, Art Williams High Jump— 1, Art Williams. Pole Vault— 1, Roy Bell; 2, Fred Ritchie. Running Board Jump---- 1, Art Williams; 2, Roy Bell. CLASS B— 100-Yard Dash— 1, Berle Arner; Burnard Lamp- ing. High Jump- 1, Junior Lamping. Pole DeHart; 2, After a closely fought con test in which the Oregon-Am- i erican Sorter Golf team de feated the Oregon-American ' office Sunday of last week at the local course. Feeling super ior in ability to all and tak ing the lead from Herr Hit, this newly organized team yells defiance to any team composed of local players ot surrounding towns or country side to play them, the stakes to be decided bv the chall enge accepter. Those interest ed in meeting defeat from this outstanding group of brilliant golfers can write or call The Vernonia Eagle and through this medium the O-A golfers will gallantly canter forward to meet their opponents. Baseball 2, Parcells; Bernard CALL FOR BIDS CARD OF THANKS Vault— I wish to extend to those who so willingly assisted at the time of 1, Berle Arner; 2, Junior DeHart. the fire at the Mill View store my appreciation and also to the CLASS C— Oregon-American and Vernonia 50-Y ard Dash— Fire Departments for their work. 1, Glenn Justice; 2, Matthew R. A. Simmons Esmino; 3, Leland Lane, Mist. 1, Berle Arner’ Running Board Jump—— BUY NEHALEM VALLEY PRODUCTS Always Use Butter for Food Value Greater than Substitutes Vernonia Grange No. < real Bread Is a Gene; ator of Energy CLASS C— 50-Yard Dash— High Bids will be received on Friday evening, May 12, at 8 o’clock at the Washington grade school for 200 cords of wood to be delivered ■'t the Washington grade school ar > 20 cords to be delivered at the Lincoln grade school according to the wishes of the janitors. This wood is to be old-growth wood or slab wood of a dimension not less than 8' inches cross sec tion at the smallest point. This wood is to be delivered subject to the approval of the janitors. Lee Schwab, Clerk Glenn Hawkins, Chairman 18t2— Bond; Jum 1, Marianne Furnish; 2. Luc lie Bond. —Special Orders Given Prompt Attention— Baseball Throw—Distanc 1, Clara Snyder. Baseball Bond; 2, Maxine Throw—Accuracy— 1, Alice Hausler. Billings; 305 Try Our Butter-Krisp Bread Throw—Distanc 1, Leota White, 149 June Woods, 122 feet; Biglow, Mist. 1, Lucille Parcells. Attempt Will Be Made to Charge Admission on Exhibition Games Thursday, April 27, last week, marked the final date for submis sion to the softball league the of ficial list of players of each of the four teams represented in Vernonia. The lineups submitted are as follows: Oregon-American mill: Andy Ray mer, Ed Carter, Harold Howard, Bob Cline, Joe Magoff, Theodore Coon, Chester Roberson, Harley Woodruff, Ralph Aldrich, George Gettman and Murviel Franks. Les ter Galloway was named as team mascot. Fraternal Order of Eagles: James Smith, Howard Rundell', Wallace McCrae, Walter Strankman, Victor DaPorte, LaVon George, Otto Mauer, Alton Roberson, O. T. Bateman, Jack Childs, Delmar Willhite, Aubry Fitzgerald and the mascot, Lyle Galloway. The American Federation of La bor: Richard Adams, Pat McCauley, Robert Rushing, Harry George, Charles Childress, Carrol Wienecke, Galvin Davis, Richard Meyers, Bud Carsons, Berle Arner and Joseph JOY THEATRE, ORE Boyington. GON GAS GIVE ADDED The Ford V-8’s: Jack Baker, Ed gar Culbertson, Harry Culbertson, INDUCEMENT Junior DeHart, Edsel Hammond. The adding of additional prizes Clair Sunell, Fritz Hausler, John tor inducement to increased play McKenzie, Elmer Michener, Andy ing ability of players in teams ol Killian, Stanley Parker and George me softball league were made this Bishop. Middleton Crawford will act as mascot. week by two business firms in the The Thursday evening meeting city. brought further discussion of the From the Oregon Gas and Elec parade which was to be staged Sun tric company came the announce day and the decision that handbills ment that an eight-cup percolatoi be printed announcing details of the is to be awarded the pitcher win affair. The secretary was authorized ning the most league games during to contact members of the city the first half of play. Along with nark board relative to seeking the that prize will be given one ond right to charge admission for Sun one-half pounds of Caswell coffee day games with outside teams. The and a mixing spoon by the Casweii secretary was also authorized to Coffee company. order two water buckets for use The other prize announcement at the benches of each team so was made by Jay Taggart, mana there would be no necessity for ger of the Joy Theatre. To the team members leaving the bench team winning the first half of the while in for the baiting half of the scheduled league play will go a inning. flee pass to one presentation at Authorization was also given to the theatre. communicate with Dwight Adams, The prizes come in addition to State Softball Director at Dallas, -hose made a short time ago by seeking the naming of Vernonia as several Riverview merchants. W. the location for the district tourna G. Heath, Harry King and Ross ment to be held at the close of the Duncan made the announcement of scheduled season. prizes at that time. 18tl— Sylvia High Jump— 1, Junior Owens; 2, Fred Lusby, CARD OF THANKS Baseball Throw—Accuracy— 3, Frank Lyons. 1, Mary Pierce; 2, Ethel Par Pole Vault— We wish to express our thanks cells; 3, Louise Harmon, Mist. 1, Junior Owens; 2, Fred Lusby. to you for your expressions of sym Basketball Throw—Distance— pathy and for the marly floral tri Running Board Jum| 1, Louise Harmon, Mist. 1, Fred Lusby; 2, Junior Owens; butes received from you. Baseball Throw—Distance— 3, Leland Lane, Mist. Mrs. Arthur E. Tousley and son 1, Louise Harmon, Mist, 168 CLASS D— F. J. Tousley feet; 2, Ethel Parcells, 145 feet; 50-Yard Dash— Ward Tousley 3, Mary Pierce, 116 feet. 1, Max Miliis; 2, Curtis An- Miss Marian Tousley drews; 3, Tommy Holce, Mist. CLASS B— Mrs. Lester Collins High Jump— 50-Yard Dash— Mrs. Archie Adams 1, Jack Nance; 2, Jack Salburg; 1, June Wood; 2, Mary Kovach, Mrs. Harold Akerstedt 3, John McCabe. Mist; 3, Opal Biglow, Mist. Running Board Jumj Mrs. D. B. Tousley 18tl Baseball Throw—Accuracy— Curtis 1, Miliis; 1, Opal Biglow, Mist; 2, Mar:- anne Tomlin; 3, Mary Kovich, drews. Mist. 1, Ethel Brady. I CLASS D— 40-Yard A Challenge TWO OFFER PRIZES TO SOFFBALL Zone Track Meet Names Entries in County Meet O.-A. MILL, EAGLES I The Fraternal Order of Eagles Wilark scored wins on the WIN SUNDAY i and first two nights of play of the I May 4 A. F. L. vs. Ford V8’s FIRST TWO GAMES OF SKED SHOW ON MON DAY, TUESDAY Player Lineups Given At League Thursday; Sunday Games Sought May 31 May 17 EAGLES, WILARK WINNERS While They Last! 3 A. F. L. vs. Manning SORTER SHED WINS TOURNEY l May 30 Wilark V8’s Ford May Two Exhibition Games Follow; Drawing for Posi tion of Play Made PAGE SEVEN Vernonia Bakery