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•X County News COLUMBIA COUNTY FIRM LOGGING IN CLATSOP CLATSKANIE — The St. Hel ens Pulp and Paper Co. is oper ating its own logging camp south west of Knappa in Clatsop coun ty, to insure an additional supply of hemlock and fir logs' which are needed for the manufacture of paper. The St. Helens concern now has 40 men in the camp and the logs are being taken out of the woods by a fleet of trucks. They are dumped in the Columbia Riv er near Knappa and rafted down to the paper mill. VERBOSE ORDER SETS SPEEDS ST. HELENS — An official order which certainly violates no speed laws in getting to the point, for it includes approximate ly 525 words of repetitions legal phraseology, has established a speed limit for that portion of the Lower Columbia River high way which is inside the city limits of St. Helens—but the city coun cil discovered, after Recorder J. E. Beeler had waded through all that language, that not much was accomplished after all. The speed limit was set at 35 miles an hour, which is the war time speed limit everywhere! HEAVY RAINS OUST FOREST FIRE HAZARD CLATSKANIE — Most logging operations in this locality are back at work since the intermittent rains which began last week and are still lasting, has closed the serious fire hazard. Camps had been closed due to the low humidity and the extreme tinder dryness of the woods. Mint stilling operations in this locality were brought to a stop by the rains. Most of the growers had completed their stilling with the exception of a few who had larger acreages and who are now waiting for good weather again to complete the harvesting of their crops. The bean picking was also dis continued during the rains as well as wild blackberry picking. The resumption of these har vests will be started as soon as weather permits. ACTIVITY STARTS AT CLATSKANIE SCHOOLS CLATSKANIE — The schools completed their first week for the school term Fri. The enroll ment in the high school is 136 and the grade school enrollment stood at 257. Largest classes are the fifth with 40 and the first with 39. War Chest Drive Ready to Start Preparation for conducting the drive for the coming War Chest fund was made at last week’s meeting of the Vernonia Study club when Mrs. Harry Culbertson announced chairmen for the var ious districts in this vicinity to make contacts seeking contribu tions. Named were: Mrs. Harry Sandon, Mrs. Ralph Valpiani, Mrs. W. G. Health, Mrs. Holly Holcomb, Jr., Mrs. A. J. Hughes and Mrs. Ben Brickel. IWA Local 5-37 is meeting soon to make plans for the drive to be conducted among members of the local and announcement will probably be made later of the intended action by that group. The drive is scheduled to be gin October 9. Sugar Explained The local war price and ra tioning office states that no more canning sugar is available after users have obtained the 20 pounds permitted by spare stamp 37 unless for resale. Full ex planation of the procedure is being made to those people wish ing sugar when they make their applications at the office. — Volume 22, Number 39 Loggers Win Second Try Friday Night Rally, Fire to Precede Lion Fray Here Fri. A balmy September evening and a capacity crowd greeted the Vernonia Logger football team Friday night as it swept to its second succesive win by convinc ingly trouncing the Forest Grove Vikings 25 to 7. The game started slowly with the Loggers kicking to the Tua- litan Valley team. Unable to gain after a series of penalties, the locals took the ball and struck quickly to send Larsen over the goal line with but four minutes of playing time e- • lapsed. The try for point was wide. Completely baffling the: powerful Vikings, the Logger machine churned over two. more touchdowns during the second period, both on smashes by M'.l- lis to leave the field at half time leading 18 to 0. Seconds Sent In The local team came back aft er the half time intermission to drive 70 yards for their fourth touchdown as they broke Millis loose from the 12-yard line A pass from Byers to Johns added the extra point to bring the score to 25 to 0. At this point Coach Robbins called on his second team to give them a test under actual game coviditions. The sec onds were unable to cope with the superior power of the Vikings and were driven over the goal line on a determined march by the yisitors. The touchdown was scored in the opening minutes of the fourth period and left the score at 25 to 7. This ended the scoring as the varsity was rushed back to stop the second Viking drive on the seven-yard line. The game ended with the Loggers driving deep into Forest Grove territory. Friday’s game was featured by a smooth running attack by the Loggers who were also tack ling and blocking well for an early season game. Many penal ties marred the game and both teams lost much yardage through the penalty route. Old Foe Anticipated Possible high light of the 1944 season will be Friday night when Vernonia entertains the always feared St. Helens Lions on the local field at 8 o’clock in the first conference start of the sea son. Old timers look forward to this game as the classic of the season and this year the game should develop into a free scor ing battle between itwo high- sCoring teams. A rally and bon fire will fea ture Thursday evening, tonight, at the field. Vernonia lineup last Friday was: Jack Riley le Gordon Cline It Douglas Culbertson 1« Ralph Sturdevant c Marvin Turner rg Dan Rollins rt James Johns re Jack Nance 4 Max Millis rh lh Fred Larsen f Duke Byers Officials: Gordon and Hawkins. Timekeeper: Johnson. Missionary to Speak Wednesday The Evangelical Woman's Mis sionary Society has scheduled October 4th as Guvst Day at which time Ruth C. Newton of Portland, a returned missionary from India will speak. The meet ing will begin at noon at the church. Others on the program include Mrs. Maxine Frank who will sing and a number by the trio including Mrs. Sidney Malm- sten, Mrs. Charles Malmsten and Mrs. Lona Weidman. Those Who Are in It Vernonia. Columbia County . _ _ ... Ü CADET SUCCESSFUL Robert Kent, Aviation Cadet USNR is home on leave for 21 days after completing pre-flight training at Athens, Georgia. He was one of 85' boys out of a class of 210 who successfully passed the examinations. He will return to Athens after his leave and remain there for about 4 or 5 weeks and await an opening at a primary base to take up flight training. * GETS ASSIGNMENT Dean Brady has been training in the merchant marine for sev eral weeks. He, with two others from a group of 30, were as signed for officer training. TRANSFERRED F2-c Glen Shipman has been transferred to Gulfport, Missis sippi where he is attending a school for the study of diesel engines. He has completed his training at the Great Lakes na val training center. TO ATTEND SCHOOL RIVERVIEW — Albert (Son ny) Schalock, WT2c, who has been on active service in the South Pacific, came Thursday for a visit with his father, Albert Schalock. He has a 30-day leave and will report to a training school at Philadelphia at the end of that time. He will study oil burning and repair work there. TRANSFERRED Av-C Donald E. Zeiner, who recently graduated from Marsha'l •College in Huntington, West Vir ginia and was transferred to San Antonio, Texas, has finished his school in Texas and has been transferred to Chickasha, Oklaho ma. Donald is flying a P-19 and P-17. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Pvt. Lavina Zeiner, Air WAC, has been transferred to Manches ter, New Hampshire. Lavina holds down an essential job in the mo tor pool. HERE ON LEAVE LaVon George spent several days here during ithe week end with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. King, while he is on a 30-day leave after seeing considerable duty in the Pacific. At the end of his leave he will go to Wash ington, D. C. for a sixrmonths course in Radar. 80 Immunized Here Tuesday Immunization against diph theria was provided 80 school and pre-school children here Tues day by Miss Ruth Peffley assist ed 'by Mrs. Harold Davis, the shots being administered at the Lincoln and Washington schools. Pre-school children receiving •the shots totaled 13, Washington school children totaled 54 and Lincoln children, 13. The opportunity to receive immunization will be provided again on October 24 of this year and those parents who wish, may have their children protected at that time. 30 Attend Institute Thirty teachers were present at the Washington grade school last Friday to attend the regional institute meeting. Discussions were held on school policies and report cards. Also outlined at that time was the future program of the Junior Red Cross in aiding the war effort. DAM TAKEN OUT The dam which backs up water for the swim pool on Rock Creek was removed Tuesday of this week by Walter Kent and H. H. King. 4 Petitions Filed for Councilmen Ballot to Contain Names for All Positions Now A sufficient number of signa tures were obtained Tuesday to file the last two petitions neces sary to place a full list of names on the city ballot in November. Up until this week no candidates’ names were filed for council po sitions, the tjme for filing near ing an end, but two were filed Monday and the last two Tues day to complete the necessary list. Two petitions filed with the city recorder last week placed the names of George Johnson and C. F. Hieber on the ballot for may or and city treasurer respective ly. Names of councilmen who are now serving on the council are to appear on the ballot unless other names are filed at the last minute. They are J. E. Tapp, Loel Roberts, Ray Mills and John Grady Deadline for filing petitions is 32 days before the election or October 5. First Timberline Due This Week The Timberline, bi - weekly news publication of Vernonia high school, has been organized for the school year and the first edition will be published this week. The staff is making plans to again send courtesy copies to recent graduates in the armed forces. Miss Freda Beck is beginning her ninth year as advisor of the publication. Staff members this year are: editor, Shirley Ray; business manager, Phyllis Bonsilaw; assistant business man ager, Betty Nance; production manager, Marjorie Lolley; artists, Mary Pat Caton, Lee Enneberg, John Carmichael; sports editor, Glenn Justice; reporters, Mary Ann Johns, Mary Boyle,. Will ette Floeter, Stella Bellingham and LaRue Moon. Mimeographing is done by the office training class. Evangelist Due Rev. Earl Hanson Fife will begin his series of evangelistic services at the Christian church on Sunday morning with a talk to the Bible school followed by the morning sermon, and con tinuing each evening during the week with the exception of Mon day evening. Here is an oppor tunity for the people of Vernonia to hear a very capable and dis tinguished speaker, and the pub lic is cordially invited to attend all the services. Named Chairman Wallace McCrae has been named chairman of a committee which will have charge of ar rangements for part of the morn ing program of the tri-county teachers’ institute at Linfield col lege November 3. Approximately 800 teachers are to be expect ed at the meeting which will in clude instructors in Columbia, Yamhill and Washington counties. Thursday, September 28, 1944 REA Buys Part of Clatskanie PUD At a meeting here Saturday evening, directors of the West Oregon Electric cooperative pas sed a resolution which confirms the purchase of that portion of the Clatskanie Peoples’ Utility district Which comprises Mist and Birkenfeld and territory in between the two towns. The pur chase was considered when this REA was first organized and di rectors intended at that time to include the territory in this dis trict but no official papers were signed then. The purchase of the electrical facilities in that area was made with the authorization of Clatskanie PUD directors. The sale to the West Oregon co-op is to be made for the con sideration of $17,000. • Attending Saturday night’s meeting were two representatives of the Bonneville Authority who were enthusiastic over the as surance that materials for the construction of distribution lines are to be available in from 30 to 60 days and the fact that it will then be possible to construct the 11 miles of line to serve that territory between Pittsburg and Mist, that section not now re ceiving electricity, and new ter ritory in Multnomah, Washing ton and Yamhill counties. They urged that every effort be made by the West Oregon REA direct ors to complete their deal for the purchase of Oregon Gas and Electric property as soon as pos sible so that the REA may be gin the distribution of electrical Large Property Turnover Made Release of the names of those who have sold property here within the past few weeks and the names of purchasers reveals that a considerable turnover in homes and land has been and is being made. Many of those local people who have sold have moved from this locality to employment in other communities but some have mere ly changed their residence here. The addresses of purchasers in dicate that the greatest number are from Portland, many having employment in the shipyards. The opinion has been expressed that many of them are planning for the future by the purchase of homes and acreages now. Recent sales are listed in an other place in this issue. R Coupons Good At Gas Stations energy. The Bonneville men also mentioned that their Authority is reducing the wholesale price of electricity at substations 30 per cent, At present, completion of the purchase of the Oregon Gas by the REA depends on ratification of the sale by the courts of Del aware, the O G and E being in corporated in that state. October lury List Named Released this week is the cir cuit court jury list for the Oct ober term which opens October 10th. Monday, the 9th, is the last day of the May term and motions etc., are disposed of. The jury comes on Tuesday the 10th. Named for jury duty from the Nehalem Valley and Vernonia are: T. F. Keasey, Vernonia; Harry Condit, Vernonia; lEirnest A. Stacey, Vernonia; C. L. Potter, Mist; F. M. Malmsten, Vernonia; and Roy E. Hughes, Mist. The circuit court trial calender for the October term is: Monday, October 9, 1944 Motions, etc. Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1944 William E. Davis, Plaintiff, vs Charles J. Christis.'.sen and Fran ces V. Christiansen, Defendants. Glen R. Metsker , and Lester Sheeley, attorneys respectively. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1944 Louise Peckover, Plaintiff, vs. F. McKenzie and Arthur Russell, Defendants. David O. Bennett, St. Helens, and Senn Recken, Portland, attorneys respectively. Friday, Oct. 13, 1944 Christine McKenzie, Plaintiff, vs T. B. Mills, Defendant. Glenn R. Metsker, St. Helens and Foote and Bernard, attorneys respec tively. Option Petition Filing Not Made Voters of Columbia county will no^ be called upon to decide the question of local option for this county when they go to the polls November 7, it was learned here a short time ago, when informa tion was available that the re quired petition to place the meas ure on the ballot had not been filed. Under Oregon law, a local op tion election must be held in any county when a petition for such election is filed in the office of the county clerk not less than 60 days before election and the pet tition is signed by not less than ten percent of the voters. A local option petition to be All gasoline stations are now .effective in getting the question accepting off-highway “R” cou on the ballot would have to be pons. Farmers with “E” or “R” filed not later than September 8. coupons may use them at any re The time for filing has now ex tail dealer’s. A plan to limit ac pired. ceptance of “R' coupons to se lected rural stations only was put into operation last spring after a Office Changed tryout in Georgia and Florida Local Red Cross headquarters where it worked very well. How will be changed October 2nd from ever, OPA found that on a na tional scale, limiting the accept the Vernonia Auto Co. building ance of “R” coupons resulted in to the Vernonia bank building, Red Cross some discrimination between var Estella M. Harris. ious retail, outlets. It was aban executive secretary, announces this week. Office hours will be doned on Sept. 22. from 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. NEW JANITOR HIRED Chas. Dübendorf has been em ployed by School district 47 for the Lincoln grade school to re place Alfred Bays who resigned a sho'.t time ago. FOUNDATION REPAIRED Members of the Odd Fellows lodge are busy now repairing the foundation of their hall. The work is a part of the lodge’s program for rejuvenation of the hall. NAMED ASSISTANT DON’T DISAPPOINT SOME SERVICE MAN—Mail thoM gifts •versa*« now I Winifred Romtvedt, student at the University of Oregon and former Vernonia high school stu dent, has been named assistant news editor of the Oregon Daily Emerald, university daily.
