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* FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1939 VOLUME 16, NUMBER 48 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Christmas Seal Sale to $121 in Treasury for Christmas Be Waged Until Dec. 25 Activities; Second Dance Slated Stated by Health Group Funeral Santa Claus to Make Community Oregon Gas Held Here Early Contact With Chest ¡to To Extend Thursday Power Line Children Here Sat. Be Aided Mrs. Ackley Named to Chairman Position by E. H. Condit 4 t The Columbia County Public Health Association announces that the annual Christmas Seal Cam- paign in Columbia County was storted Friday, November 24 and will continue until' Christmas day. Until two years ago, the cam- paign in this vicinity was carried on by the grade school children. Last year and the year before, the sale was in charge of Mrs. Wallace McCrae who mailed to citizens of the community 100 seals for which one dollar was paid and sent to the Health Association to aid in the fight against tuberculosis. E. H. Condit, vice-president of the Columbia County Health As- sociation, has named Mrs. Marian Ackley as chairman of the local Christmas seal campaign and an nounces that the sale in Vernonia will begin the latter part of the week, that is as soon as the mailing list has been compiled. Posters will be on display in the merchant’s windows this week and the attractive signs should re- mind everyone to do his share in combatting the scourge of tuber culosis in his own community and throughout the nation. Vernonia on Win List lor First Shoot Hillsboro Rifle Team Lo- ses by Score of 746 to 858 Friday In the first of the season’s competitive shooting, the Vernonia Rifle Team won from the Hills- boro team No. 2, Friday night, November 24th, with a score of 858 as against the rifle team's 746. Vernonia Offhand Sitting Total ' 71 96 167 Kelmer 86 161 Culbertson 75 98 184 Nichols 86 95 172 Zimmerdahl 77 94 136 42 Layer 82 145 63 Treharne 76 34 110 Wagner 174 97 77 Fetsch 73 90 17 Mrs. Kerns The next tournament match i will be held in Portland, December 1st, with the Oregon Gun Club which it is stated will be a much stiffer team than Hillsboro, owing to their experience and coaching. Second Work Experience Project Given 15 or 20 Additional Cus tomers to Be Served by Line to Pittsburg Monday saw the beginning of work of extending Oregon Gas and Electric power to people in the Pittsburg district. Promotion to- ward the project was begun a year ; ago last Christmas but the line work proper started only this week. The two miles of line involved serv ing 15 or 20 consumers whom the management of the power com- hopes to be serving electricity by Christmas. Honor Roll on Increase For Students 24 Named on List for Second Six-Weeks Per- iod of Study Data shows a decided increase in the number of high school honor roll members for this, the second six weeks of the school year in the report released from the high school office. Last per- iod the number on the honor roil totaled 13; this period, 24; this period the number of failures decreased from 65 to 30. . A kind of spirited rivalry be tween classes may be the cause of the better grades, but Mr. McCrae claims he has never seen such in terest in the honor roll between classes or individual's. The sophomores placed first for the second time with 9 of its mem bers on the roll; the freshmen were second with 7 members; the seniors were third with 5 members and the juniors fourth with 3 mem bers. Listing the honor roll: Seniors: Elsie Duncan, Delores George, Jo anne Nichols, Heidi Reich and Helen Romtvedt. Juniors: Barbara Dusten, Lillian Hedman, Barbara Nichols. Sophomores: Patricia Moran, Jack Myers, Etha Morris, Jack Olin, Ray Tyrone, Winifred Romtvedt, Opal Scheuerman, Fred Thompson and Martha Tapp. Freshmen: Lucille Johnson, Bar bara Kennedy, Robert Kent, Erma Koberstein, Kathleen Tomlin, Joy Willard and Roberta Sword. To meet the honor roll require ments a Student must have an average of 92.25 per cent, carry at least four subjects, have a grade of S in citizenship, havev a grade of S in citizenship, have a grade all absences excused and have all tardiness excused. Mrs. VanBlaricom Taken by Death at Age of 96 Years, 7 Months, 25 Days Catherine Gehring was born April 2, 1843, in Pennsylvania. As a small child, she moved with her father to Waterville, Minnesota. On August 18, 1860, she was united in marriage with Henry VanBlari com. In 1870, she and her husband and five children left Minnesota with covered wagon and ox team to cross the plains to the great Ore gon country. They settled at Walla Walla, then in 1872, came to the Nehalem Valley where they home steaded what is now known as the Sidney Malmsten farm south of Vernonia. Mrs. VanBlaricom was the second white woman to settle here, the first being Mrs. Melissa Parker. Later the VanBlaricoms lived in Washington and then Hood River where Henry, the husband, passed away in August 15, 1904. Since that time Mrs. VanBlaricom made her home with her children and for many years has lived with her daughter, Mrs. Emma Weed, at Vernonia. She leaves to mourn: her daugh- ter, Mrs. Emma Weed of Vernonia, and three sons, John of Everett, Washington; Samuel of Vancou- ver, Washington; and Isaac of Cor vallis. She was preceded in death by two sons, Otis and Lawrence. She leaves also 16 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grand children. The five generations were a source of much pleasure to her. Mrs. VanBlaricom was a member of the Evangelical church in Ver nonia. She departed this life November 28, 1939, at the age of 96 years, seven months, and 25 days. Funeral services were held at the Evangelical church, this morn ing, Thursday, at 10:00; burial ser vices at Hood River at 3:30, also today. Ten Accidents Mar Hunting Seasons, Said Eight of Mishaps Prove Fatal; Six Deer Hunters Killed Final tabulation of hunting ac cident reports by the state game department shows that during the various hunting seasons in 1939, there were ten accidents, eight of which proved fatal. Six deer hun ters were killed and one wounded; NYA Aids 8 Due Ad or« pheasant hunter was fatally ditional Grant; $15 Per injured; one duck hunter was woun Month to Be Paid deu. Eight hunters were killed or Vernonia high school was i the wounded as a result of shots fired recipient of still another NVA by other hunters. The two duck grant given Wednesday of last hunters shot themselves accidentally. Second Turkey Shoot week. Tris grant is of tre same The following counties had one type as the last one, namely, 1 Work Scheduled December 10— accident each: Tillamook, Curry, Experience Project, and will pay The second turkey shoot to be $15 a month to a graduate student sponsored by the American Legion Lake, Lane, Union, Baker, Grant in connection with work in the high is set to be held on Sunday, De Douglas, Wasco and Linn. It is in teresting to note that no accidents school library. cember 10 at the Andy Parker To date, the total number of farm in Riverview. The announce occured in the area open to doe students working through the Na ment was made Wednesday by deer hunting in Grant county, where is Harry Culbertson, who will be in more than 15,000 hunters were tional Youth Administration eight, six undergraduates, each re- charge of the affair. Arrangements checked in during the deer season. ceiving $6 a month, and two grad have already been made for a This is believed to be the result uates each receiving $15 a month. number of birds which will be of hunters using extreme care upon being warned of the concentration used as prizes for the ^affair. Thanksgiving Guest. —— of hunters in the area. A good record has likewise been Mr. and Mrs. Bill Briot had as achieved in the Clatsop county elk their Thanksgiving guests Mr. and From San Dieg, Dr. Marvin Eby, wife and two aret where no accidents have occur Mrs. William Briot Sr. and daugh ter, Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. E. daughters, Lois and Edith, of San ed in spite of the large number of Schroeder and daughter, Nancy, all,Diego. California, were here Tues- hunters invading the country each Mrs. day of last week. Dr. Eby formerly | year sine« the opening of the elk of HilWboro and Mr. and I practiced in Vernonia. season two years ago. John Briot of Manning. Oil Burner Installed lor Steam Power Will Assume Load of for Providing Energy Generators The oil burner installed at the Oregon American mill was given its initial trial Monday of this week and Wednesday assumed the load of providing steam and elec trical power to replace the boilers used during the time the mill was in operation. The burner is more economical to run than the steam boilers fed with wood, during the shut-down, it is said, because the boilers are too large for the small amount of' steam required at this time. The oil burner has a 250-horse power burner, each of the four mill boilers 768 horse power; thus a comparison shows that the oil burner is about one-third the size in horse power units as one of the four boilers formerly eniployed for steam purposes. Santa to Bring Show En- titled “Wizard of the Ark” at 9 O’clock Santa Claus is making an early call on children in Vernonia this year. He will be here next Sat urday morning ae 9 a. m. not in the traditional sled, not on a train, not in an airplane, but in an Ark. And he brings with him for the amusement of youngsters some minutes chuck full of fun and in terest for everyone. Santa has a show entitled “Wizard of the Ark,” and is it full of magic trick. Not only that but old Claus is giving every child present a chubby stick of candy and a colored picture of Joey the Clown, which can be used as a book mark. Joey the Clown is really a clown. You'll laiugh and laugh at his antics. Santa Clause, the Wizard, Joey the Clown, the Ark, the candy and all the fun of the Christmas show are sponsored and given to the children by the Shell Oil company. For more than three months a staff >f Shell Oil' employees has been writing script, rehearsing lines se- 'ecting costumes, painting scenery and constructing four colorful mo- bile theatres. And now 16 Christ- mas troupers and four sound trucks are on the highways, giving per- formances at schools, orphanages and playgrounds so that the “tour ist of tomorrow” will remember the name “Shell.” Demonstration Of Typing to Basketball Be Made Mon Men Show More Three Speed Typists to Perform for Students, A- Experience dults at High School A highly interesting and edu cational program will be given in the high school, Monday, Decem ber 4, at 11:00 a.m. by represen tatives of the Behnke-Walker Bus iness College. Mr. Ralph Walker, son of the president of the col lege, will' conduct a typing dem- onstration with three exceptionally fine speed typists who type accur- ately over 100 words a minute. The free demonstration, requir- ing about 40 minutes, will prove valuable to typists and students and should be interesting to the public invited to attend. Man Acquitted in Trial Here Monday— At a trial held Monday at the city hall, to settle the question of ownership of a dog . that ran deer, a six-man jury decided Reed Hold ing not guilty. D. O. Bennett was the state prosecutor, John L. Foote attorney for the defense. Jurymen were John Erickson, Mike Willard John Lairamore, Henry John,Harry Culbertson and W. O. Porterfield Fall Salmon Run Beginning— The fall run of salmon !n the Nehalem river and in Rock creek began several days ago following the first excessive fall of rain. The rvn will probably continue fir some time. Several reports indi cate the salmon to be passing up stream to spawning beds in quite large numbers. Vi.it C. R. Watt.— Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lachine and son, Alvin, of Rainier were Sun- day guests at the C. R. Watts home, great-great grandchildren. he9AOSl In Salem— Mr. and Mr». W. F. MacDonald spent Thankaffivinf in Salem at the O. E. Lee home. First Game to Be Play ed December 5 with For est Grove Here Coach Mason McCoy announced this week that this year’s prospec tive basketball players will provide i team of more experienced men than did the football group. Vic LaPorte, Howard Rundell and Jim Byers are the ouly members of last year’s first team not show ing service. Veterans turning out for practices now are Jack Baker, Walter Parcells, Andy Killian, Robert Roeser and Ben Soejimi. In addition to last year’s first itring men, the following boys re port for practice: Mid Crawford, Lyle Walker, Calvin Davis, George Turner, Cloice Hall, Claire Sunnell, Edgar Culbertson, Erven Mullins, Homer Michener, Ward Hershey, Junior DeHart, Roy Bell, Fred Lusby and Bill Duncan. Owing to the large turnout for ■asketball Coach McCoy states that toon he will hold two practices, one in the afternoon after school ind one ‘ in the evening. Tre league schedule takes effect he 1 first Friday in the new semes- ter, January 5. Vernonia drew a bye for that night but the date will be filled according to Prin- cipal I McCrae. The team will go to Scappoose January 12. The entire schedule will be published in the near future. Preceding the league games the 'ocal high school team has three games slated with members of the Washington County League: Tues day, December 5, Forest Grove comes here; Friday, December 8, ■Beaverton comes here; Tuesday, December 12, Vernonia goes to Beaverton. , Both Principal McCroe and Coach McCoy express opinions that Ver nonia will produce a fast and ready- to-fight team. Decision Made to Pur chase 1,000 Bags of Can dy; Committee Named At the meeting of the Christ mas Activity Committee held at the Oregon Gas and Electric office Monday night, it was reported that $121 in in the treasury at present. This is a good start towards the Christmas cause, but this year more than ever it is necessary that the Community Chest have am ple funds with which to work in addition to the money needed for the annual Christmas treats. The Cimmunity Chest depends entirely on the funds remaining af ter the Christmas entertainment expenses are defrayed. The more left in the treasury after the treats have been purchased, the mere needy fajnilies can be cared Ak at the Yuletide. It was decided at the mulling that 1,000 bags of candy would be distribuaed after the Rffnm sponsored by Superintendenír*<ídndit and McCrae. A purchasing com mittee composed of Wallace McCrae Harry Sandon and Merle Cline was appointed. The committee agreed that the success of the last dance warrants another as good. The date will be Friday, December 15 or Saturday, December 16, depending on the date open for an engagement with Jimmie Whitmore whose good or chestra was acclaimed favored. Representatives from all organ izations in Vernonia have not been present at the committee meetings is the complaint voiced. The com mittee should be composed of mem bers from each club, lodge, church, auxiliary or other social order. It has been requested that *he or ganizations listed send a represen tative to the next meeting of the eommitee, Monday, December 4 at 7:30 at the Oregon Gas and Elec tric building: Masons, Rebeccas, Odd Fellows, Grange, Chamber of Commerie, Catholic Church, Boy Scouts, Rainbow Girls, Campfire Girls, I. W. A. auriliary, Veterans rf Foreign Wars and Business and Professional group. Vernonia Alone In Name ol Towns in U. S No Other Postal Sta tion with Same Identi fication Vernonia, Oregon, unlike many other towns of the state, stands alone in name among all towns of the United States. There is not even another American postal station with the same name, according to research being made on Oregon geographic names by the Oregon Writers’ Project of tre W. P. A. Columbia City in Columbia coun ty, however, has two contemporary towns of identical name. They are Columbia City, Whitley county, In diana, 3,805, and Columbia City, east central section of Iowa, 262. More detailed information about Vernonia and Columbia City will be contained in the Oregon Ency- clopoedia being prepared by the Origon Writers’ Project . of the WPA. Initiated--- Miss Nina Ma-cDonaid was initia ted into the Order of Rainbow Girls Monday night. Miss Myrtle Stacey acted as Worthy Advisor for the initiatory ceremony. I