County
News
COUNTY SMASHES
RECORD FOR BLOOD
ST. HELENS — The blood-
mobile took its full capacity of
blood back to Portland a week
ago Friday, and to takg care of
all the donors, about 20 were
sent into the Portland center by
the Red Cross motor corps. This
was the biggest day in the history
of the mobile unit in its visits
to Columbia county, and the rec
ord of capacity load of 200 pints
has been equalled in only a few
instances outside of Multnomah
county.
The capacity of the mobile
unit was raised this month from
140 pints to 200.
GRANGES HOLD
JOINT INSTALLATION
CLATSKANIE — Marshland
and Clatskanie Granges held a
joint installation of officers at
the Highway Pavillion on Wed
nesday December 20th with Elsie
Kupari, county deputy,, there as
the installing officer.
William Armstrong and Pat
Dennison are the masters-elect
for Marshland and Clatskanie
Granges.
Clatskanie _ grange ___
met on
Wednesday of last week and one
of the business matters that took
place was the decision to pur
chase $500 worth of war bonds
which at maturity will net the
Grange $700.
WAR CHEST TOTAL
JUST UNDER $21,000
ST. HELENS — D. O. Ben-
nett, county chairman of the
Oregon war chest, announces that
the drive is over and no more
money is anticipated. The total
■of the fund to date is a little
under $21,000, Mr. Bennett re-
ports, which is over the quota by
about $4,000.
FALL FISHING
SEASON CLOSES
CLATSKANIE — Last Friday
at noon the fall commercial fish
ing season closed. It opened on
September 10th.
Few salmon have been taken
from the river, reports show al
though early in October there
was a large run of silversides,
the largest on the Columbia river
for several decades.
The silversides brought the
total catch up and made it to
exceed that of several years
past.
During the last two weeks the
catches of all kinds had been
slow.
H. L. Fowler
Dies Monday
H. L. Fowler passed away at
5:46 a.m. at the Emanuel hospital
in Portland December 18, follow
ing an operation which was per
formed on December 12. Com
plications resulting from pneumo
nia brought about death.
The deceased, who until recent
ly was employed as night watch
man at the O-A mill, lived at in
tervals in the Nehalem valley for
15 years, coming to Vernonia to
reside a year and a half ago. He
spent 6 years in the South Sea.
islands as a Seventh Day Advent
ist missionary, meeting and mar
rying his wife there. The 2 older
children, Mrs. Maeva Stillwell
and Mrs. John Winslow were
born there.
Survivors are 8 children and
16 grandchildren. The children
are: Mrs. Maeva Stillwell of Ver
nonia; Mrs. John Winslow of
Berkenfeld; Mrs. Ruth Brownlee
of Laurelwood Academy near
Gaston; Mrs. David Kimball of
Sweet Home; Halbert with the
Navy stationed at Norfolk, Via.;
Mrs. Charles Melis of Albany,
Oregon; Benjamin with the ar
my in France; and Mrs. Dan
Blehm at the St. Helens junction.
Final arrangements for the fu
neral services have not been an
nounced yet, pending the arrival
of son, Halbert.’
Derno
agí e
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Volume 22, Number 51
Vernonia, Columbia County,
Loggers Win Those Who Amount of
Are in It
Two Early
Bond Sale
Season Games
Below Quota
INJURED IN ACTION
McMinnville Will
Seek Revenge Here
Next Tuesday Eve.
According to a recent tele-
gram from, the Adjutant Gen-
eral’s Office to Mr. and Mrs. H.
Lander, their son. Private Del
bert E. Lander, was wounded in
action in France on November
9th. Last word received from
Delbert had been a letter inform
ing them that he had been trans
ferred to overseas duty.
Victory Exchange
To Close Dec. 30;
Many Sales Made
ot °
Thursday, December 21, 1941
Christmas Program Will
Be Friday Eve Event
The annual community Christ
mas program which each year
draws one of the largest crowds
of any event locally, is dated
for Friday evening of this week
at the Washington grade school
auditorium. As usual, an appro
priate program has been prepare !
with Mrs. Kobow directing. She
Is being assisted by Mrs. Ruth
Qgiffis ~
who has supervised J prep
aration of the art decorations,
aqd bjcJ^s^Noma Callister, Mrs.
Grace JZa^ivJell and Mrs. Harry
Saindon.
Turner will open
singing “Tell Us
Jesus.” The story
by the singing of
the presentation of
ulf. Music will be furnished
With all the work done by
The Vernonia Loggers opened
house-to-house canvassers and
their basketball season impres
others who have devoted much
sively by defeating the defend
time^fauthe
sixth Witt loan, the
ing Tualitan valley champions HEY! FELLOWSjgjT WORKS
The first collect telephone call amount ^of sales, especially E
Forest Grove, 28 to 23, in the
;eman was received series bonds, is below the quota
Washington count jwgtown
laet, from a
hm .’ i
here
a
few
days
“IT0 when George for Columbia county, Irving T,
Wednesday night. The local <i«in.
I-’Turner
his mother to in-
tet took an eqrly' teSd but was form he»-.?of 'the time of his ar- Rau, county war finançe chair
followed
closely
by the hard-
, . .
....
.
u.
rjvil homie/Tf>U for the call is man, mentions in stating that the
dnving Vikings, The half-Ume
VeYnonla Service club E bond sales have reached only
score favored the Loggers j0-8>, • wbi;h hag ^ed a fund -for
led a' fund -for • 70 per cent of the amount
Following th intermission, a
to communi- Heeded. The slowness txlubitod
Viking scoring
rec sent
here.
;
for purchases of these bondi to
ahead 14 to 10
date will make necessary "fast
iod. The locals
s
E. Bitch’J, "’in a let/ and furious” buying before the
final period ope
»purè vic
tory by a succe
of field
ru end of the month in order to
goals to lead at t
le Monday, reach the quota.
Although tbe A’ictory Exchange
An enthus’asti
oetfug, stat-
.........
«..wm,
y-vu, in die oUi
office bitiliing
treated to an.
to Wish you,
and art the people of wiu e!ost‘ VsuenWi’ 30 and peoi
played pre-si
programs
in
teams drove
Vernonia” a vçry Merry Christ- P'e are a“ce■d’-taf, start collecting
â^lnd a Happy New Year?” thin8s not sold 'aftfr December keeping;
out the entir
he Christmas spirit
26, many worthwhile articles re
Vernonia 28
Grove 23 Fryd i< in Belgium now.
anged here by the
A e
main on display. The exchange
Byers 1
0 Johnson
’Evangelical, Assembly of God,
GETS
ADVANCEMENT
is
to
remain
open
from
Deceffiber
Sturdevant
n
Christian churches for pre-
T’aul CotrUFft, jhqsj been made 26 to 30 i specifically jfor the
Rollins 3
sones
He has lection, but
it sales will jbe madez+H/sentation during the next few
Larsen 3
Stanle
is now and anyone wishing to bJr.
Nance 13
9 Greaso
days.
xer seven
Sales at the exchange totaled
Millis 2
1 Young
The Christmas program of the
$810.00 through Tuesday of this
Referee—Gates of Pacific UniJ*
Evangelical
Sunday school will
week. Of this amount, $350 was
versity.
be
given
at
the church Sunday
sold
in
bends,
the
remainder
be
The Loggers notched their sec
writes his
evening, December 24th begin
‘
ond successive victory by run
Islands: ing stamps.
Payroll savings deductioU> at ning at 7:30. An interesting pro
ning rough shod over a big Am
hÄe and
ity high team in the the Yi mhill as I am one of the tent captains, the Oregon-American mill amlX gram is planned and will be fol
lowed by a play of the traditional
city Saturday night. Tl®o oral
forked hard selliti ig chances, solicitations made in a*bTitiyi\ _ Ihristmas story.
squad broke out with aiy viy
wc ¡on four ca-wF^hf beer, two have brought bond purdl
Members of the cast are:
rush to rattle the hemfcX with casts of coke and a'J$25 bond. there’ to $13,700 during >
Misses Vona Weidman, Sally
field goals. They left tne 'Jiloor I hfed bragged to the Officer that drive. The IWA dance sponsor
a
’par, Delores Thompson, Mr.
a
short
time
ago,
produced
at the half leading 22 to 10.
I Would win some bear, so had
and Mrs. Allen Landers, Oscar
Following the half time inter to make good. We got the beer in stamp sales.
Bond sales to Clark and WiQ Wilde, Henry John, Louis Lara-
mission, Coach Robbins substi today. Oh boy!”
son
employees totaled $16,700 more, J. Stiff, Richard Fletcher,
tuted freely. Every player in
frhe letter was written Decem-
in maturity value of series E F. R. Olin and Rev. Allen H.
uniform was given a chance
-*------ to
Backer. Christmas music aug
show his ability. Jack Nance le
ng nights and the house-to-house canvass menting the play will be pro-
brought
$33,575.
The
total
of
the local scoring with 17 poi
when
ed by a choir of 16 voices re
The whole squad showed
»H kinds all bonds, including the $350 .
organized under the di-
sold at the Victory Exchange,
provement over last week's
f Mrs. Delbert Dow. A
iS
$64,325
which
drops
below
the
at Forest Grove.
ier times do
present will be given
quota
of
$68,000
assigned
to
Vernonia
cile says the
a
pf the program.
this
area.
However,*
all
sales
.for
at
Byers 2
F
Z Lee weather is just hot i hotter. 11»
s play, readings and
,the
remainder
of
this
month
Sturdevant 0 F
4 Johnson hasn’t decided yet which is _____
th«
ture the annual
will
be
counted
Rollins 9
C
quoti
so
that
it
is
*38.
:
11
worst, the cold -of Alaska where
ason program at the
Nance 17
G
7 lihe't Assembly of God church Thurs-
it way yet be e
Larsen 3
G
5 —
Worden
‘
day evening, December 21. Ev-
c'“
$64 ,325 figure sbo
Millis 5
S
O’
eryone is invited to attend thfc
turity value of seri
Referee—John Voll-of McMin-
program that night.
The Vernonia Service club has and does not include
ville.
Children of the primary de-
The Loggers enter the holiday received a number Xjt letter» in other series bonds
partment at" the Christian church
week with the toughest opposi- from those in the servl ’tea express-^ sales which have been
will participate in a miscellaneous
stings gifts
tion of the season when the Mc ing thanks for Christml
program and adults of the church
Minnville high Grizzlies invade the club sent this. year.
will present a pageant “The
Angelo DeRoria, CMME, in
our court Tuesday night, Decem
ber 26. The Grizzlies, always a the Mariannas writes that his
strong hoop contingent, are har gift this year was the third re
boring state tournament ambi- ceived from the club. He is
It frm^
tions this year. Co;
ij
ition
to,
son’s boys will ba
|t|
I'.sjSa]
avenging their fo4
vernonTa SeTVife
ice c cTTl'b "witn mu
ter
of
thanks
for
his
gift,
told
of
the Loggers.
sic to be furnished by the Sea
A recently-completed project
Coach Robbins has been send taking part in the bombardment
bees orchestra of Clatskanie.
of the Vernonia Service club has
ing his charges through inten of Jap territory and of the dam
/
Funds
from
tbe
dance
will
be
de
been accomplished
with funds
sive practice sessions and an age inflicted. In that particular
voted by the club to the welfare
from a benefit dance held during
ambitious pre-season game sched instance no American boys were of servicemen.
November. The amount of money
ule. It appears he will choose injured or lost. He compared his
In order to make the dance
his starters from among, Nance, feelings during the bombardment
cleared from that event plus a
more enjoyable for those who
Larsen, Rollins, Sturdevant, By with those experienced while on a
small additional
amount was
attend, members of the American
ers, Millis, Riley and Parker. deer hunting trip.
placed with Mrs. Harris, execu
Legidn
and
Auxiliary
were
busy
Other letters of appreciation
Tuesday’s game will be played at
tive secretary of the county Red
floor Cross chapter, for the purchase
have been received from WAVE Wednesday cleaning the
7:30.
Alma Jean Norman, Corpus Chris and applying wax.
of a wheel chair.
ti, Texas; Cpl. Walter Larson,
Mrs. Harris will purchase the
SEWING POSTPONED
chair and send it
the hospital
There will be no Red Cross Camp Butner, N.C.; Charles M.
for servicemen at Astoria.
sewing this Friday, December Benson, New Britain in the S.
22, but the work will be con seas; RT2c B. M. Spencer; and
tinued Friday, December 29th, Sgt. Jack Childs, stationed in
the last Friday of the year, re the Galapagos.
Seven people from here Visited
ports Mr*. Harry Culbertson. SCHOOL ATTENDED
The change was made because
Harvey L. Redmond, WTlc, Hillsboro last Friday to donate
of the nearness of Christmas to who returned from the south blood at the Red Cross mobile
the former date.
Pacific a short time ago after blood doning center. Included
Roy M. Edwards from South
nine major battles, has completed were Mesdames New, Ball, Geo. Dakota has been granted a li
a course of study at the naval Tunnell, Peachey, Wasser, C. I. cense to operate the Club by
boiler and turbine laboratory in Anderson, and Bassett.
city councilmen who met Mon
Transportation
was provided
Philadelphia. Redmond finished
day night of this week. Mr. Ed
by
the
Red
Cross
motor
corps
third highest in the class. He has
wards is planning to move here
now been sent to Norfolk, Vir with Mrs. Cleve Robertson and sometime during the coming
temporary change, stating that ginia for a six-weeks* course at Mrs. Frank Hartwick driving
week. The license still requires
many people who were employed pre - commissioned school. Mrs. their cars.
the certification of the Oregon
during regular daytime hours Redmond, who has been with him,
Liquor Control commission.
had little, if any, opportunity to will return to Vernonia soon to
Other recent business of the
PUBLICATION DELAYED
shop for Christmas. By keeping stay with her parents, Mr. and
council includes the certification
The Vernonia Eagle will
stores open to a later hour, last- Mrs. O. Vike, for a short time.
of licensee for Safeway Store
be a day later for the neat
minute purchases may be made She will then rejoin her husband
and Lew’s Place and the sale of
two weeks, owing to the
conveniently.
when ha finishes his course st
two city lots at Second and Ma-
falling of Christmas
and
The later closing time will be Norfolk.
pie streets to the Nehalem Val
New Year on Monday.
eight o'clock.
More “Those Who” page 10
ley Motor Freight.
by the two 8th grade sextets,
the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
choruses, the Sth grade octet and
by duets and solos.
The Lincoln school will sing
"Santa Claus is Coming to
Town,” and the high school sex
tet will also sing. The program
will end with everyone singing
“Joy to the World.”
In anticipation of Christmas,
all rooms at the school have been
decorated with trees and the
first grade students, in addition
to the tree, have erected a castle
which presents a beautiful pic
ture. The students will enjoy
their Christmas parties Friday
afternoon and grade school teach
ers will gather to exchange gifts
after school Thursday.
opriate Christmas
ms Are Planned
Benefit Dance
Slated Saturday
Seven Donate at
Hillsboro Friday New Owner of
Club Named
Light is Come” during the 5
o’clock Vesper hour Sunday. Mrs.
Luther Herrin and Mrs. W. O.
Livingstone are directing the pro
gram.
Range Summit
Query Posed
Several fishmen here are puz
zled by a question which has a-
risen regarding the legality of
taking fish over ten inches in
length from the Nehalem river
and Reck creek at the present
time. A letter fr«m the Oregon
State Game commission written
in answer to one sent by Hoff
man Hardware states:
“It was not our intention to
prohibit such fishing in these
streams when we specified that
such fishing could be done in the
streams lying west of the summit
of the coast range.
“As there seems to be some
question about this, we will clar
ify the regulation when Jhe com
mission meets in January. In the
meantime, we shall ask the state
police not to make any arrests
in that area for fishing for trout
over ten inches in length.”
Sale of Seals
More This Year
Respohse to the sale of Christ
mas seals is greater this year
than has been the case in pre
vious years according to Mrs.
Connie- Anderson, local chairman
in charge of the sale. Up to Wed
nesday, $535 had been returned
to her for the 850 letters sent
out at the start of the campaign.
In addition, 55 people returned
the seals, not wishing to make
the purchase.
An interesting sidelight of the
returns is that one person re
turned $10 for his quota of seals
and four others returned $5 each
for theirs. These amounts are in
cludes in the $535 total listed
above.
Within a short t’me follow-up
cards will be mailed by Mrs. An
derson to those who have not
responded, reminding them of the
worthwhile cause to which funds
from the seals are devoted.
Returns this year far exceed
those of last year when approxi
mately $350 was the return from
about 400 letters sent out.
Many Stores Plan Late
Closing This Week
In order to provide greater
convenience to late Chistmaa
shoppers, many Vernonia stores
will remain open after the regu
lar six o’clock closing time this
week. Some of them started the
later closing Monday while others
waited until later in the week.
Several proprietors mentioned
specific reasons for making th»
ONLY
4
DAYS‘Till
i
CHRISTMAS