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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.
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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
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Gordon Cline
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Douglas Culbertson
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Ralph Sturdevant
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Marvin Turner
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Dan Rollins
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James Johns
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Jack Nance
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Max Millis
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Fred Larsen
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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
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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.
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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.