County
News
PLAINTIFF
$4500 SUM
IS
Loggers Need
One Game for
Championship
AWARDED
ST. HELENS — Mrs. Chris
tine McKenzie was awarded a
verdict in circuit court here a
week apo Wednesday by a jury
which heard the civil action,
which involved charges of mali
cious arrest and prosecution,
filed by her against T. B. Mills,
Vernonia realtor.
Th trial, which began Monday
of last week, with Circuit Court
Judge Howard K. Zimmerman
presiding, lasted until Wednes
day. Taking of testimony re
quired almost two days, and the
jury was out about three hours
before arriving at a decision.
The jury vote, it appeared was
actually unanimous in favor of
the plaintiff, although the roll
call, after the verdict was read,
listed one juror as dissenting.
The civil case arose out of
crimial charges filed against Mrs.
McKenzie by Mills that she had
alledgedly stolen a
typewriter
from his office.
Although the case was never
tried, it was continued during
several terms of court and final
ly dismissed for lack of prose
cution in court.
Mrs. McKenzie formerly re
sided in Vernonia, but now is a
resident of Portland? She an
nounced Wednesday that she
considered the jury verdict a
vindication of her position in the
case from its inspection in the
justice court.
Rainier Remains
Between Vernonia
And Title Honor
volume zz, Number 43_________ Vernonia, Columbia county, uregon_________ mursetay, October Zb, 1M41
West Oregon
Direstos
Mahe Plans
Application for
Coop Manager Are
Being Sought Now
Directors of the West Oregon
Electric Cooperative and rural
electrification officials met here
Saturday evening with rèsidents
of this area to discuss the coop
erative set-up as planned and to
care for further details necessary
to begin business.
Manager Needed
Those Who
Are in It
HOME FOR VISIT
Jim Vike spent almost a week
here visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Vike and friends. His
station is at Solomons, Maryland
where he is on duty at the mine
warfare testing station. The Vikes
have received word that another
son, John, has married a girl
from Arkansas.
INJURED SEPT. 18
Mrs. Fred Layman has received
word from her husband, 1st Lt.
Fred H. Layman, that he was
injured in the hand, arm and
left shoulder on Sept. 18. He
was in action in Holland and on
September 17 was the first Amer
ican to enter Nizmegen, Holland
as a part of the American air
born troops. After being wounded
he was removed to a hospital
in England.
The hiring of a manager for
the concern and an engineer were
discussed and due to considerable
interest in the managerial post,
the directors named a committee
of Paul Gordon, secretary of the
board, Noble Dunlap and Charles SCHOOL COMPLETED
Uhlin who will take care of that
Pfc. Raymond L. Justice, son
detail and several other business of Mr.and Mrs. Charles Justice,
COMMISSION ORDERS
matters discussed during the was graduated last week from the
LOCAL ROAD WORK
evening.
army airforces flexible gunnery
CLATSKANIE — Roads in
A definite proceedure is re school, Laredo Army Air Field,
the Clatskanie v’cinity were re quired in the selection of a man
Laredo, Texas, a member of the
membered by the state highway ager, board members were told
AAF training command. He is
commission at the meeting held by John J. Wilhelm, REA oper
now qualified to take his place
in1 Portland on October 24th, ations engineer for this region.
as a member of a bomber com
according to an announcement Three or more applicants must
bat crew.
made by R. H. Baldock, state be received and the board of di
Along with his diploma, he re
highway engineer.
rectors must make its 1st, 2nd ceived a pair of arial gunner’s
Four different contracts were and 3rd choices from these ap
silver wings and a promotion in
discussed aggregating an expend plications. These selections are
grade at brief graduation exer
iture of approximately $100,000. then sent to REA headquarters at cises.
Among the projects are the St. Louis where the choice is
He was prepared for his place
surfacing aifd oiling, embank made. Application forms are a-
in America’s stepped-up air offen
ment widening and ditching work vailable from Mr. Gordon for
sive by a comprehensive six
covering 8.7 miles of the Clats anyone wishing to apply.
weeks course in every phase of
kanie army works access road Office Quarters Needed
aerial gunnery warfare. Besides
project on county roads in Col
The committee which will have learning to fire every type of
umbia county.
charge of applications for man weapon from camera guns to
ager will also recommend tem the deadly caliber .50 Brown
INCREASE SHOWN
porary office quarters and a ings, he studied turret manipu
IN POSTAL RRECEIPTS
aircraft
identification,
ST. HELENS — A substancial temporary manager until the lation,
reassembling of
increase is shown by the St. final selection of manager is stripping and
Helens postoffice in its quarter made. One of his first jobs will machine guns while blindfolded.
ly report for the period ending be the contacting of residents in He climaxed the course by air
Sept. 30. The receipts, from sales various parts of the cooperative firing on towed targets.
of stamps, box rents, postage on district for their membership in TRAINING FINISHED
newspapers, etc., but not includ the REA. The same committee
Lois McDonald, daughter of
ing fees on money orders, tot will also select the name of an Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McDonald,
aled $7,196.20, as compared to engineer and will recommend its has finished her basic training
$6,493.43 in a similar period in selection to W. B. Bigelow, con in the WAC at Des Moines, Iowa
1943, an increase of about 10 struction engineer for this region. and has been transferred to
Iri addition to directors of
per cent.
Santa Monica, California. Chas.
The value of postoffice money the coopera'ive present Sunday, McDonald has been sent over
five
REA
officials
were
also
pres
orders decreased, the total for
seas from New York from his
1943 being $68,738 while in ent to speak at the meeting. In last station at Camp Van Dorn,
cluded were: George A Lewis oi
1944 it was $53,057.
the applications and loans divis Mississippi.
CITY WELL DOWN TO
ion: A. D. Ellison, Northwest GETS DISCHARGE
330 FT. WEDNESDAY
field representative; Fred Hartt
M-Sgt. Garth B. Harlan, son
RAINIER — The well that s of the cooperative operations div
of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Harlan of
being dug on the Rainier water isen, and Mr. Wilhelm and Mr. Wilark, received a medical dis
shed was down to 330 feet by Bigelow.
charge October 19th from the
last week and a very hard layer
army and is now living in Port
of rock had been struck. There Schoolmasters Meet
land. He spent considerable time
is some possibility that water
Schoolmasters of Columbia Co. in the Pacific theater of opera
may be struck when they get met at Clatskanie Tuesday even
tions and will probably be em
through that layer as it is us ing to hear Dr. Hawk of the
ployed in the shipyards in Port
ual to find water under such a Oregon State Teachers associa land.
layer.
tion and to discuss basketball
Some water was found at a schedules for the coming season. MOTHER VISITED
higher level but not enough, so Attending from here were Paul
RIVERVIEW — Tom Parker,
the drillers are going deeper in Gordon, Ray Mills, Harold Mc BMl-c, came Wednesday from
the hope of striking a sufficient Entire, Orile Robbins and Wal Shoemaker, Cal. for a week’s
visit with his mother, Anna Par
supply.
lace McCrae.
ker. He will return to Cal. Fri.
to wait until Uncle Sam finds
PERMITS UNNECESSARY
time to send his medical dis
Permits for fires to burn rub
charge. Tom has been hospital
bish are not required from now
ized all of the time since he
until next summer, Fire Chief
was home to attend his father’s
Harry Culbertson announced Tue.
funeral in early August.
Up to Tuesday afternoon the People wishjng to burn need not
apply
to
him
for
them.
Oregon War Chest had received
TRANSFERRED
$690.25 from this community,
RIVERVIEW — John Wilcox-
that being the total turn-in made
sen, USN, who is taking his boot
so far by Mrs. Harry Culbertson,
training at Farragut writes his
one of the local chairmen of the
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wil-
drive, to D. O. Bennett, county
coxen that he has been trans
ferred from Camp Peterson to
chairman.
The funds collected are sent
Camp Bennison. He states that
to the county chairman each
ho has great hopes of being
week so that results of the drive
home for Thanksgiving dinner.
may be tabulated every few days
LT. MILLIS HERE
in order to determine whether the
RIVERVIEW — 1st Lt. Phil
drive is progressing satisfactorily.
lip Millis and his wife arrived
By November 10, IWA officials
here from San Antonio, Texas
have indicated that they will
Friday for a week’s visit with
probably know the amount to
leave of absence as a reward for
be contributed by union members
having finished 50 flying mis
to the fund quota for this region.
sions. His flights were over It
aly and surrounding territory.
WAYNE MORSE, candidate for
$690.25 Is Chest
Total to Date
LOT LEVELED
A bulldozer made quick work
of leveling the vacant lot at
the corner of Third and Maple
streets Sunday. The lot is owned
by Everett L. Merritt and will
be used for parking trucks.
U. S
Senator, will pay a short
visit to Vernonia Saturday morn
ing,
he announced
early this
week. He intends to arrive here
between 10:30 and 11:00 that
morning.
AWARD SENT PARENTS
Captain Harold G. Cason sent
the Purple Heart awarded to him
for wounds received in action on
June 13th to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Cason.
PFC. JOHN R. HEENAN, combat engineer, is shown re
ceiving the distinguished service cross from
Maj.
Gen.
Leonard T. Gerow. The demolition team in which Heenan
landed on France was unable to is
due to high tide. The
men debarked and crossed the bea (Vo a place of compara
tive safety to await the fall of the tffie. At this time Heenan
noticed that the officer in charge of the team was missing.
He was seen at the water’s edge badly wounded attempting
to make his way up the beach. Heenan, completely disre
garding his own safety, upon observing the condition of his
team commander, immediately left his place
of
cover,
crossed the fire swept beach and assisted his leader to safety.
Cut courtesy The
Oregonian
Marion Chance Is Sat. Dance Adds
Buried Tuesday $54.15 to Fund
Funeral services for another
of Oregon’s pioneers were held
here Tuesday at the Bush Fun
eral home for Marion' Chance
who had been a resident of
Oregon his entire life.
Marion Thadeus Chance was
born Feb. 12, 1865 near Tilla
mook and passed from this life
in Vernonia, Sunday night Oct.
22, at the age of 79 years, 8
months and 10 days.
Mr. Chance had been ill for
several years.
He is survived, by his wife,
Irma L. Chance of Vernonia,
one son, Carrol, and two grand
daughters, Joanne and Mama,
of Sweet Home.
Mr. Chance was a Tillamook
county pioneer, having resided
there until the fall of 1929
when the family moved to Ver
nonia where they have been res
idents for the past 15 years.
Mr. Chance was a member of
the Tillamook
I.O.O.F. Lodge
and the Tillamook County Pio
neer association.
Rev. Allen H. Backer of the
Vernonia
Evangelical
Church
conducted the service and a quar
tet from the church sang.
Graveside services were con
ducted by members of the Ver
nonia I.O.O.F. Lodge. He was
laid to rest in the Vernonia
Memorial Cemetary.
A precious one from us is gone
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given,
And though the body molders
here
His soul is safe in Heaven.
TRANSFERRED
Following eight and one-half
months spent -at Tonopah, Nev
ada, Lt. Harry Culbertson has
been transferred to March Field.
California, his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Culbertson learned
this week. Lt. Culbertson is serv
ing with the meterology depart
ment.
•
This area’s quota for the Ore
gon War Chast was swelled by
$54.15 Saturday night as the re
sult of the dance sponsored by
the American Legion and Auxili
ary. During the evening, a cake
was auctioned and purchased by
II. H. Sturdevant and the dinner
was awarded to Tom Turner.
The sponsors express their ap
preciation to those who were
present that evening to make
the affair successful.
2nd Diptheria
Shot Given
Children at the Washington
and Lincoln schools who had re
ceived .the first diptheria immun
ization shot a short time ago, re
ceived the second immunization
Tuesday morning. The children
were treated by Dr. Eby who was
assisted by Miss Ruth Peffley,
county health nurse.
While here Tuesday Miss Peff
ley carried out eye examinations
for children whose sight has been
determined as poor by the obser
vations of teachers. Although a
detailed eye examination cannot
be made of the children, it is
possible to determine what is
needed generally and to make
recommendations to parent« for
the care of their children.
A fighting band of Scappoose
Indians came within one point
of upsetting the dope bucket and
defeating the undefeated and
highly-favcred Vernonia Loggers
on the Scappoose field Friday
afternoon.
After 48 minutes of hectic
football, before a tense crowd of
loyal kcal rooters who accom
panied the team over the hill,
the Vernonia high boys main
tained their undefeated states
and the leadership of the Col
umbia county league
by the
narrow margin of a try-for-point.
The 1944 renewal of this an
cient rivalry treated a large
crowd to everything in football.
Long runs, goal
line stands,
passes and disheartening penal
ties. The opening quarter fore
shadowed what was to come as
the inspired Indians struck im
mediately to seerr, after a 45-
yard pass placed the ball on the
three-yard line where Shearer
bucked over with only four min
utes of playing time elapsed.
The all important try-for-point
failed as the whole IVernonia
line broke through to smear the
play. Stung by this unexpected
thrust, the Loggers drove deep
into Scappoose territory only to
lose the ball by an unlucky
fumble on the eight-yard line.
Twice more in the first half the
blue and gold drove down the
field into Indian territory to be
thwarted by costly fumbles. It
was not until the timers indi
cated only two minutes in tho
half that Freddie Larson broke
through the line from the
twelve to go over untouched,
evening the score at 6-6. A
breathless silence fell over the
crowd as the Loggers lined up
for the crucial conversion. Stur
devant's pass was placed by
Nance and as the Indian line
surged over, Duke Byers, Soph,
fullback, split the uprights wjth
a beautiful placement which
proved to be the margin of vic
tory. His trusty toe had length
ened
the
Logger’s
winning
streak to six straight games and
left only the Rainier Columbians
between them and a Columbia
county league championship, last
won by Vernonia in 1941.
Indians Threaten Twice
Following the half-time inter
mission the game became even
more bitter as both teams tried
desperately but vainly to cross
the goal line. The Indians
pushed deeply into Logger ter
ritory in both periods.
Their
third quarter threat ended on the
20-yard line when a fourth down
pass filtered through the fingers
of their receiver in the end
zone. Their fourth quarter threat
died on the 12-yard line when
Jack Riley trapped Anderson be
hind the line for a long loss and
a clipping penalty sent the Ind
ians back to midfield where the
Loggers took over for the re
mainder of the game. The Log
ger offensive clicked beautifully
in the second half as Millis,
Larson and Byers reeled off con
sistent yardage only to be
plagued by repeated fumbles.
Line Battle Even
The Columbia County Public
Health association will meet at
Rainier, November 6, Monday,
for the second sectional meeting
since the association’s reorgani
zation this year. The meeting
will begin with a dinner at 6:30
that evening and those planning
to attend are asked to notify
W. W. McCrae so transportation
arrangements can be made.
The two lines battled on even
terms all afternoon and Bob
Anderson, giant Scappoose back,
was a constant threat with his
running and passing. His great
play, coupled with the previous
ly mentioned fumbles, nullified
the fine running of the Logger
backs and the excellent block
ing of the line.
The final gun saw two tired
teams leave the field congratu
lating each other in an excellent
display of sportsmanship, follow
ing as bitter a battle as a Col
umbia county field has seen in
years.
The lineup: le, Johns'; It,
Cline; lg, Culbertson; c, Sturde
vant; rg, Turner; rt, Rollins;
re, Riley; q, Nance; rh, Larson;
lh, Millis; fb, Byers. Officials:
Referee, Bailey; umpire, Linchit-
sky.
IN HOSPITAL
NO SEWING FRIDAY
In a letter received here Wed.
morning by Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
John from their son, Milo, he
writes that he was injured while
fighting in the front lines in
Germany. He is in the hospital
now and will be there a few
weeks.
Materials for Red Croat sew
ing are not available so there
will be no sewing this Friday at
the h gh school, Mrs. H. M. Cul
bertson announced Wednesday.
Announcement will be made of
the next date of sewing when
materials will be on hand.
Health Meet Dated
IN ENGLAND
News
sometimes takes
the
round-about manner of reaching
home. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tur
ner learned from a letter re
ceived recently from their son,
George, who is on Biak Island
in the Pacific, that Jennie May
Carter is now in England.
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