County-
News
FIVE DEAD IN
TRAIN CRASH
CLATSKANIE — The death toll
of an automobile crash last Sun
day night at Kerry crossing a-
mounted to five lives. They were:
Clarence Holbrook, Loren and
Mabel Boggs, of Wauna, and Mrs.
Caroline Boggs and Orville M.
Boggs of Portland.
DIVORCE ACTIONS
OUTNUMBER MARRIAGES
• ST. HELENS — The box score
for marital affairs in this county
for the month of April was: Div
orces filed 17, marriage licenses
issued 3. Divorce filings were
almost double the monthly aver
age.
COMMERCIAL FISHING
SEASON STARTS OFF WELL
ST. HELENS — The spring
commercial fishing season opened
at 6 o’clock Sunday night and
catches delivered to the receiving
station of the CRPA at St. Hel
ens indicated there was a good
run of salmon in the river. Up
to noon Monday approximately
six tons of fish has been taken
from Deer Island to Vancouver,
and it was expected that Tues
day’s catch would be more.
The opening price of salmon
was set at 17c per pound; for
steelheads it is 4c and for shad,
5c per pound and sturgeon, 13c.
The shad season has not opened
•in Willamette slough but a few
straglers are taken in the Col
umbia.
8th Grade To Give
Plays Friday
The eighth grade will present
two plays Fridt evening, May 12
at 8 p.m. These are one act plays
which will be given with musi
cal numbers by the .boys chorus
and the girls sextet.
The admission to the plays will
be 25c, 15c and 9c. The plays
will' be finished in plenty of time
for the people ' to attend the
queen’s ball.
The play entitled “Buying a
Suit for Jimmy” will be given
by the eighth “E” grade with
Mrs. Sandon directing. The play,
“Wildcat Willie” will be given
by the eighth “F” and is direct
ed by Mrs. Griffis.
Girls League
Gives Mothers Tea
All ladies of the community
are invited tv attend the mothers
tea sponsored by the girls league
of Vernonia high school' next
Tuesday afternoon, May 16, from
2 until 3:30 to be held at 'the
high school gym. In addition to
the attendance of their mothers,
the girls expressly wish to extend
a welcome bo other ladies and
friends of the community.
A program consisting of a style
show will take place at 2:30.
Girls from the high school will
model garments representing sum
mer and spring fashions -from the
stocks of local stores. Music from
the glee club will be a featured
event. Hostesses and 'ushers will
be on hand to welcome the guests.
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Fire Permits
Needed To Burn
From now on it will be nec
essary to have a fire permit in
order to burn trash in an open
fire. These permits may be ob
tained from the fire chief, Harry
Culbertson. The person wishing a
permit must apply for it in per
son as the permit has to be
written and cannot be given over
the phone.
Mayor Urges Support
Vernonia Mayor Geo. W. John
son, when mention was made of
the V. F. W. Welfare fund drive
this week, stated that the cam
paign sXould receive everyone’s
support, due to the worthy cause
to which funds will be devoted.
The money will be used for re
habilitation of returning war vet
erans.
May Day Event
Entitled"Fiesta
Of the Seasons"
Friday 1:30 p.m. Set
For Program on
High School Lawn
All of the Vernonia schools
will paiiicipate in the May Day
program which is entitled “Fiesta
of the Seasons” and will be given
at 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon
on the high school lawn.
The program wil consist of mu
sic, songs and dancing which will
be given beforp Queen Phyllis
the 1st and her court. Those re
sponsible for the work at the
school are Mrs. Robert Martin
and Mrs. Orile Robbins and from
the grade school, Mrs. Maude Ko-
bow, Miss Ramsey and Mrs. Ful-
erton.
1:30 Fiesta
of the
Seasons,
l.igh school lawn.
3 p.m. Softball, park field.
8 p.m.
eighth grade
plays,
Washington school
10 p.m. Queen’s ball, I.O.O.F.
Hall.
The herald, Larry Brady, who
is senior class president will an
nounce the approach of the royal
court. Queen Phyllis will be
crowned by the prime minister,
Max Millis who is the student
body president.
Taking part in the procession
al will be senior princesses Bev
erley Turner and Nina McDonald,
juniors Dorothy Sasse and Riuith
Hausler, sophomores Patricia
Thacker and Dorothy Rose, fresh
man Mary Ann Johns and Betty
Nance; prime minister Max Mil
lis; crown bearer Jimmy Davis;
flower girls, Carol Robbias and
Patsy Ann Wildt and train bear
ers Sharon Aldrich and Linda
Verberes.
Vernonia Man
Called by Death
William lEillsworth Reed died
at his home in Vernonia, Satur
day, Jfay 6. He has been a res
ident of Vernonia for the past
10 years.
He is survived by a daughter,
Leona Reed of Portland and a
sister, Mrs. Olive Powell of Ver
nonia.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 10 at 2 p.m. at
the Bush Funeral Home, with
Rev. Livingstone officiating. In
terment was made at the Vernon
ia Memorial Cemetary.
Thursday, May 11, 1944
Vernonia, Columbia
Volume 22, Number 19
Appeal Made
For Chairman
Irving T. Rau, Columbia coun
ty chairman of the war finance
committee, has issued an appeal
for a chairman to head the Ne
halem Valley part of the Sth
war loan drive in an announce
ment made a few days ago that
no one has been found here yet
to undertake the duty.
Mr. Rau, in making tde appeal,
stated that it is imperative that
a chairman be found so that the
drive can be carried out success
fully. The 5th war Ioan drive
will undertake to raise a larger
figure than any of the previous
campaigns.
Anyone who wishes to head the
campaign will be doing a highly
patriotic duty, Mr. Rau stated.
V.F. W. Drive for
Fund Starts Here
LESLIE
M.
election to that post in the com
ing
primary
election.
Meetings scheduled for taking
Dairy Feed Payments for March
and April are as follows:
Rainier Friday, May 12, 1944,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Clatskanie, Wed., May 17,
1944, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mist, Thursday, May 25, 1944,
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Vernonia, Thursday, May, 25,
1944, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Rates of payment are 60c per
>cwt. for milk and 8c per pound
for butterfat.
Thos» who have not signed up
in the 1944 AAA program may
do so at this time, as this will
be the last series of meetings be
fore the closing date for signing
up, which is June 1, 1944.
Student Officer
Nominees Selected
At a student body meeting
which was held Thursday, May
4 the following were nominated
for the different offices of the
high school. For president, Doug
las Culbertson, Glen Justice, Dick
Colsen and Marvin Turner; Vice
president, Sammy Davis, Jack
Riley, * Jack Nance, and Owen
East; Secretary, Shirley Ray,
Dixie Stewart and Thelma Hobin;
Treasurer, Delores Bergstrom,
Phyllis Bonislaw, and Patricia
Berg; Business manager, Otto
Browning, Mary Beth Lish, Mary
Pat King and Jean McDonald.
Opportunity will be afforded
for nominations from the floor
at a student body meeting which
will be held in ithe near future.
Those Who
Are in It
Scott
has
a long list of achievements, hav
ing served as
Meetings Slated to
Take Payments
state
SCOTT,
treasurer, 1941-44, is seeking re
chairman
state highway commission,
of
the
1932-
35, chairman state industrial wel
fare commision, 1929-31, and as
United States marshal for Ore
gon, 1911-13. He has been a
newspaper reporter and editor,
writer and publisher of Oregon
history, director Oregon Histori
cal Society, 1914-44 and treas
urer for civic groups and mem
ber of finance committees.
Grange Meeting
Held Saturday
The Cclumbia county Pomona
grange held its regular session
Saturday, May 6 at Birkenfeld.
Worthy master, Ray Tarbell of
Yankton presided and the Wine-
ma grange entertained.
State deputy, Elmer McClure
of Milwaukie, Oregon who is also
Oregon state grange overseer
was present and spoke on post
war planning emphasizing that
Oregon’s principal industry now
is agriculture and that new fields
are being developed through
“Chemcrgy” which will utilize
more agricultural products.
Elsie Kupari af Fern Hill
grange was introduced as the
newly appointed county grange
deputy by Mrs. Benita Condit,
who resigned because of ill health
Although having served as county
deputy for only a short time, Mrs
Benita Condit through her splen
did work and effort organized a
new grange in Columbia county,
the Marshland grange No. 901
now making the total of 13
granges in the county.
The Big Eddy grange picnic
will again be held this year,
sometime in July, the exact date
to be announced later.’ The fol
lowing* were appointed to make
plans for the event, Noble Dun
lap, Vernonia, Geo. A. Nelson,
St. Helens and Mrs. Laura Carmi
chael of Vernonia.
Air Force now carrying out op
Mrs. Jennie Kellar of Fern Hill
erational missions over Germany grange was chosen as alternate
and enemy-occupied Europe.
from Pomona grange to the Ore
Two oak leaf clusters to the gon state grange session which
Air Medal' have been recently will be held June 12 to 16 at
awarded to Lt. Bergerson for ex Grants Pass, Oregon. Lora Hop
ceptional meritorious achievement kins was chosen to represent Po
while participating in 15 separate mona grange at the Oregon state
combat missions over Continental grange fire insurance meeting
Europe.
held at the same time.
He was commissioned a second
A splendid and entertainig pro
lieutenant in June, 1943, after
successfully completing, primary gram was given under the direc
GETS PROMOTION
basic and advanced training. He tion of lecturer, Mrs. Laura Car
Glen A. Hall who is stationed
was assigned to his fortress crew michael of Natal grange during
in New Guinea has been promot
at the Great Falls army air base the evening session. The program
ed from Cpl. to Sgt. He wrote
for training preparatory to over included selections by the newly
in a letter recently that he would
seas combat d'uty.
organized Winema orchestra, du
be glad to see good old Verno
Lt. Bergerson was a student of ets, skits, group singing, readings,
nia again.
Pacific University at the time of violin, piano and accordian solos,
jokes and stories. As a closing
his enlistment.
HOME ON LEAVE
feature of the program an im
MIST — Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
MAKES SURPRISE VISIT
pressive jableau was given, rep
Hanson were pleasantly surprised
Lt. Harry Culbertson Jr. sur resenting the first four degrees
Thursday when their daughter,
prised his parents with a short of the grange with Miss Liberty.
LaVern came home on leave
visit of a few hours from Tono
from Washington D. C. where
pah, Nevada.
A class of ten were given the
she is in training with the
degree of Pomona.
Waves. Her sister, Patricia came HOME ON FURLOUGH
down from Portland with her.
Pvt. Lloyd E. Osborn is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. O. B. Bit PURCHASE FIRE TRUCK
RECEIVES COMBAT AWARDS
The City of Vernonia has pur
tner, while on a 23 day furlough
1st Lt. Clifford E. Bergerson,
chased
a truck which wil) be
from overseas.
Jr., whose mother, Mrs. Clifford
used for a fire truck. They are
Bergerson resides near Vernonia, JOINS NAVY ,
awaiting the arrival of piaterial
is serving as a co-pilot of a fly
MIST — Joe Rossier leaves to build a tank on it. Other e-
ing fortress crew of the Eighth Thursday for navy duties.
quipment is ready for mounting.
WRITES FROM ENGLAND
In a letter received by Mr.
George Johnson from Don Pet
erson who has recently arrived
in England he writes that he
likes London but it can’t compare
to New Yory City. He says he
has been having quite a time
looking the country over and get
ting used to their ways of doing
things.
A campaign for $1,500,000 to
carry out that part of the vet
eran rehabilitation program as
signed to them by the war de
partment was launched nationally
a short time ago by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the U. S.
Plans call for intensive solicita
tion throughout the month by
campaign committees in each of
the 3,500 posts working under
orders to “Give or Get $10 Per
Vet.” It is the first time in its
45 year history that the V.F.W.
has r>ppealed to the public for
funds to help Carry on its work.
Arrangements for Vernonia’s
part of the drive were made this
week by the local V.F.W. post
when plans were completed for
the sponsorship of a show at
the Joy theatre on Wednesday,
May 17. Tickets are being sold
by the local post for admission
to the show instead of asking
for direct donations to this wor
thy cause as is being done by
many other posts.
With the exception of the ex
penses of sponsoring the show,
all funds will be turned over to
national' V.F.W. headquarters,
none of the money being re
tained locally. Heading the local
committee in charge of the fund
drive is C. L. Anderson.
The present drive is made nec
essary, according to Commander-
in-chief Carl J. Schoeninger, De
troit, by the magnitude of 4he
task set up for the organization.
“Currently,” Schoeninger said,
“nearly 32,500 men a month are
being returned from overseas.
This number will increase contin
uously until the end of hostili
ties. Soon we shall have a mil
lion men back from service—a
million and a half, two milion,
five million and more.
“These men are coming back
from service, back from a life
of military routine' and battle,
back to take up civilian life
anew, to pick up broken threads
of normal, peacetime America.
“Ten per cent of them, accord
ing to estimates of military au
thorities, will have been wounded.
They may need continued hospit
alization. They have problems of
physical recuperation, of rehabil
itation, of dependencies.
“The government of the United
States has answered this ques
tion. It has officially named the
Veterans of Foreign Wars as one
of four agencies to act as the
liaison between the returned vet-,
eran and his government, to pro-
vire aid and counsel which will
insure the proper benefits and
services for those who did so
much to earn them. In this way
it will be certain that everyone
throughout the country, in cities
and crossroads towns, there is
someone responsible to the ser
vice man for his welfare.
The show which ticket pur
chasers will see next Wednesday
is "Appointment to Berlin,” a
story based on the shrewd and
oft-times brilliant designs of the
Red Pt. Changes
Made by OPA
Starting May 7 the consumer
will receive 30 points each four
weeks instead of 30 points each
two weeks, therefore R8, S8 and
T8 red stamps will be validated
May 7 for a four week period.
U8, <V8, and W8 will be validated
on June 3 instead of May 21.
Senior Skip
Day Held Friday
The entire senior class slipped
away from school at 10 a.m. Fri-
day morning to enjoy the senior
skip day at the Big Eddy Park.
They were accompanied by their
advisors, Miss Freda Beck and
Mr. Wallace McCrae.
The activities for the day were
a treasure hunt, softball games
and plenty of good things to eat.
adventuroua men and women who
form the mysterious espionage
circles in Europe, has been made
into a film that is, acording to
advance reports, one of the most
arresting spy melodramas to come
out of Hollywood in a long time.
George Sanders, British actor,
is ao-etarred with Marguefcitc
Chapman. Sanders plays the role
of an R.A.F. commander who
purposely falls into disgrace in
his own country, in order that
he may ingratiate himself wjth
a powerful Nazi group. How well
he does it is shown by the fact
that they permit him to become a
feature on a Berlin radio net
work, where he manages ito send
coded messages through to Brit
ish Inteligence.
May 27 Is
Poppy Day
Saturday, May 27, was pro
claimed Poppy Day in Vernonia
by Mayor Geo. W. Johnson in a
proclamation issued today. The
Mayor called upon all citizens to
obserye the day by wearing mem
orial poppies in honor of the men
who have given their lives in the
nation’s defense.
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The proclamation stated:
“Whereas, the United States of
America is being forced to crush
powerful enemies seeking to es
tablish their tyranny over the
world, and
“Whereas, the young men of
Vernonia again are offering their
lives in the nation’s service, and
“Whereas, the memory of
those who have given their lives
is cherished by us all and Is an
inspiration to us all in these
grave days, and
“Whereas, their service and
sacrifice is symbolized by the
memorial poppy of the American
Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary, now therefore
“I, Geo. W. Johnson, Mayor of
the City of Vernonia, do hereby
proclaim Saturday, May 27, 1944,
to be Poppy Day in the City of
Vernonia, and urge all citizens
to observe the day by wearing
the memorial poppy in honor of
the men who died for America
in the battles of World War
and World War II.”
Long Time
Resident Dies
Thor Alexander Jeppeson, who
was a resident of Vernonia for
the past 23 years and who lived
in the United States for about
47 years passed away at his home
in Vernonia Tuesday, May 4. He
was born in Bornholm, Denmark,
September 13, 1891.
He is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. Robert Snapp, King City,
Missouri, Mrs. Chas. Michelson,
Weston, Idaho, and Mrs. George
Theabold, Ogden, Utah.
Funeral sevices were held
Tuesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the
Bush Funeral Home with Rev.
Livingstone officiating. Interment
was made at the Vernonia Mem
orial Cemetary.
Lorraine Mahar
Is Valedictorian
Lorraine Mahar won the honor
of being Valedictorian of the
senior class and Eleanor Corlt
will be salutorian. These honors
were made possible by the main-
tainance of the highest grades in
the class throughout the entire
four year course at high school.
Commencement will be held
in the Washington grade school
auditorium May 24 with Dr.
Giersbach giving the mam ad
dress. Music will be furnished by
the high school sextet and the
presentation of diplomas will be
made to 22 graduates by the
school board chairman, Oscar
Weed.