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DernooWi^'Eaa'le » Volume 23 Number 10 cvvKz /- * /V-£> -S > • • --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------u ,t •—----------------- Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Thursday, March 8, 1945 LOGGERS WIN SALEM TRIP RY TUESDAY GAME TRIUMPH À Sportsmen Again Urge Washington Wins County Conservation Measure Championship Timber Toppers Take Elimination Game From Clatskanie The Washington grade school Timber Toppers topped Clats kanie last Saturday to finish winner of the eounty basket ball championship and become eligible to represent this county at the Hill Military tournament in Portland. The Toppers, under Paul Gor don’s coaching, won the single elimination playoff by defeating four opponents in order: Scap poose, Quincy, St. Helens and Clatskanie. The boys at no time during the games were behind and their fine spirit was com mended by the fans. Bobby Ray, guard starred by setting two al- tournament records when he scored 28 points in a single game and a total of 73 points for the four games. BOX SCORE—CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Vernonia 29 Bass 0 Shepaid 3 Hershey 8 Ray 14 Riggins 4 F F C G G 17 Clatskanie 4 Canhan 4 Johnson 1 Hagerup 4 Larson 4 Wilcoxen County News COUNTY COURT APPOINTS CLARK & WILSON ENGINEER ST. HELENS — The county court last Wednesday appointed Glen Hawkins of Vernonia, for mer logging engineer for Clark & Wilson, deputy county survey or. D. C. Slaght, who has been acting in that capacity, has found he could not continue the \work, and recommended Mr. Hawkins. CONSOLIDATION PETITIONS SENT TO SCHOOL SUPT. CLATSKANIE — The petitioi for consolidation of the schools in district five has now been proposed and signed as far as Clatskanie school voters are con cerned. The school affected by the consolidation are ■ Firwood, Alder Grove and Cedar Grove. Signatures of fifty Clatskanie residents were required and ap proximately one hundred were given. The petition, signed, has been sent to County School Sup erintendent Otto H. H. Peter- Son. DRIVE FOR RED CROSS STARTS CLATSKANIE — There will be a knock-knock-knocking at your door and you will be greeted by the Red Cross drive worker soliciting funds. The Columbia county quota is set at $26,000 and the drive started March 1. The Clatskanie area this year is asked to raise at least $2,760. Marshland has been assigned a quota of $348.50 of this amount and $687.50 has been assigned to the Quincy area. This leaves Clatskanie to raise $1705. Last year in Clatskanie $1694 was raised while in Marshland $403 and in Mayger $697 was raised making a total of $2795. Canary Circus Seen Grade and nigh school stu dents assembled jointly Monday afternoon for a National School Assembly program featuring a canary circus reputedly the only one of its kind in the world. The program explained bird life, training and what canaries can do when trained. The Nehalem Valley Rod and Gun Club acted quickly last Thursday night at a meeting where passage of House Bill No. 378 was urged by legislators at Salem. In order to voice their opinion, the sportsmen author ized a call to Representative E. H. Condit that evening but were unable to‘complete the call until the next morning. However, a night letter signed by 56 -sports men was sent that evening. House Bill No. 378 was passed by the House of Rep resentatives the dap after the night letter was sent but is yet to be considered by the Senate. The club believes that this measure would do much to im prove fishing in coastal streams if the gillnets were removed from the mouths of these waters. Since gillnets have been allowed in the lower Nehalem, the silver- sides and chinook salmon have entirely disappeared from the up per waters and sports fishermen now make no attempt to fish for them. The steelhead is also fast disappering. G. F. Johnson, president, Har old Allen, vice-president and Har ry Latimer of the ForeBt Grove club were also present Thursday evening. They expressed a de termination to introduce a meas ure requiring the removal of nets from all coastal streams except the Columbia and declar ing the steelhead a. game fish so it cannot be taken in the Columbia if bill 378 fails to pass. Nehalem Valley sportsmen be lieve sports fishing should be protected for the benefit of re turning war veterans and also believe better fishing conditions would give people the opportun ity to provide their own food supplies due to shortage of items under rationing. A meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening, March 14, for an election of officers. Juvenile Delinquency on Increase Officials Say Police officials here are ex periencing the same difficulty ragarding juvenile delinquency as is evidenced elsewhere, they mention this week. Within the past few days several incidents have occurred in this vicinity which officers believe can be at tributed only to the hands of juveniles. Police are of the opinion that practically all blame can be placed upon parents who are neglecting to provide the proper home life and instruction for their children. County police are also en gaged in a roundup of youths who have caused trouble else where and five have been taken before the justice of peace at St. Helens for recent lawless acts. Red Cross Gifts Are Increasing Appeal for WAC Nurses Sounded A report early this week of the results of the Red Cross fund drive being conducted now in dicates that a t.otal of $259.62 had been collected by house-to- house solicitors since the beg'n- ning of the campaign March 1st. The report was made by Mrs. Harry Culbertson who is acting as chairman for this vicinity. The local contribution to the county quota will be swelled by the sum of $1,089.95 which was collected by IWA members during the war chest drive late last year. The union arrangemnts were that members contribute a day’s pay to the war chest and of that day’s pay, one-third was set aside as the union members’ contribution to the Red Cross. That one-third accounts for the $1,089.95. Solicitations are continuing and various organizations are planning activities to further swell the amount to be collect ed locally. Points Required, OPA Cautions Current reports that some far mers who sell or give away a part of their home slaughter of rationed meats at “butchering time” or later fail to collect ration points for them have caused OPA officials to issue further caution on the urgency of collection of points for all meat. Farmers as well as commercial slaughterers are legally required to turn over to the OPA the points collected each month in which sales or transfers of ra tioned meats are made. Failure to do so violates the principle of fair sharing on which ration ing is based and denies con sumers who cannot produce their own meat a fair share of the civilian supply. Along with other communities in Columbia county, a Vernonia chairman to undertake recruiting for the WAC special medical unit campaign was named a few days ago. Mrs. Paul Gordon will have charge of details relating to enlistments here and can give information regarding the work to any interested woman. The need for more persons to care for the wounded is being emphasized due to the large number of wounded men re turning from overseas and the shortage of nurses. Hospitals are receiving 30,000 wounded men every month and only 2,000 additional registered nurses have enlisted since April, 1944. Due to the shortage every army nurse is required to handle and be responsible for 26 beds, almost twice as many as any one per son is able to handle efficiently. Under the new medical unit program, eligible women not en gaged in essential war work will be organized into platoons rep resenting the county and will take basic training at Ft. Ogle thorpe, Ga. After training at the Georgia post those enlistees classified for further training at a medical or surgical technician school will receive an additional month of school before active duty at the hospital of their choice. Paint Shop to Open E. E. Upgard announces this week the intended opening of his paint shop in the location next . to Lines’ Shoe Shop. He plans to be open for business on Thursday; March 8th and will stock a complete line of paints in addition to doing day or con tract work. Benefit Dance Set Odd Fellow and Mt. Heart Social club members are spon soring a benefit dance this Sat urday evening, March 10 at their hall for the Red Cross. Music for the evening will be furnished by Red O Brien’s orchestra. X-Ray Unit Visit Dates Here Listed Residents Here to Get Examinations on March 27 and 28 Definite dates for the visit here of the mobile chest X-ray unit which will make examina tions for tuberculosis were es tablished Monday evening at a meeting of the Columbia County Public Health association in St. Helens. Announcement of the dates was made by Wallace Mc Crae who is the health associa tion vice-president for this part of the county. In order to be fully prepared in advance of the visit Mr. Mc Crae is beginning work now on details which will give everyone an opportunity to receive the free chest X-ray. The cost of operating the unit makes this careful planning necessary in or der to prevent delay. The unit is capable of handling one person per minute and the service is made possible through funds provided by the sale of Christmas seals. In determining the presence of tuberculosis health authorities are most con cerned with adults and high school seniors as it has been found that the disease is most prevalent in these groups. Ex aminations are made every other year of the younger school stu dents so that early detection of the disease is made in that age group and thereby makes un necessary the taking of chest X-rays by the visiting unit. Final results in this county of the Christmas seal sale were given Monday evening. The Col umbia county objective was $4000 which was exceeded in the campaign with a total of $4,372.90. Of this amount, Mist and Birkenfeld contributed $111.25 and Vernonia, $648.51. February Ration Report Released The Vernonia war price and rationing board allowed the fol lowing items under rationing during the month of February: Fuel oil stoves, 1; No. 1 pas senger tires, 20; truck tires, 7:50 or smaller, JO; hardship gasoline, 60 gallons. Gasoline: A books, 10; B, 56 with 618 coupons; C, 41 with 821 coupons; D, 1 motorcycle with 31 coupons; E, 12 appli cants for 293 coupons ;R, 14 ap plicants for 932 coupons; T, 17 applicants for 788 coupons. Ration check: transport, 11,- 200 gallons for 2 applicants; non-highway, 9,500 gallons for 2 applicants. Ration book 3, 6 and book 4, 13. Relative Safe From Jap Prison Word has been received here by Mrs. Frank Hartwick from her uncle, Wesley J. Schlegel, who was imprisoned by the Japs •i Santo Tomas and who is nAw hospitalized following his lib eration. The information re ceived from him tells that he formerly weighed 220 pounds but now is down to 128 pounds. He is a brother of Mrs. Mary Walker, Mrs. Hartwick’s mother, and has a son who is held pris oner by the Germans. SHOP FRONT PAINTED Jay Hall was busy Sunday painting the front of his shoe shine shop on Second street THOSE WHO ARE IN IT HERE ON LEAVE Gerald Hobin spent several days here last week on leave from naval duty after seeing action in the Atlantic. At one time he spent 5 months in a hospital recovering from injuries received during action. RECEIVES AWARD Pvt. Delbert E. Lander writes home from Bushnell hospital that he has been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to his Purple Heart. He expects to be up and around in another month or two but he says he doesn't mind the ■hospital so much because at least he gets three square meals a day. When he was at the front he went four days without a bite to eat and a week on what he could get from the Germans and the French. He adds that the Red Cross is a mighty fine outfit, “do anything you want them to” as he puts it. When he is released from the hospital he expects to *ente" school to stndy diesel motors, their operation and maintenance. XMAS PRESENTS ARRIVE Pfc. George Turner is now sta tioned at Camp Hood, Texas, he has informed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Turner. He mentioned in his last letter that he finally received his Christmas presents after arriving at Camp Hood. RECEPTIONIST Berth in State Tourney Play Assured Now Final Game of Play- Off Ends with 47-32 Score at Scappoose For the first time in the history of the Vernonia high school the Logger basketball team has won the coveted trip to Salem to compete in the state tournament. Winners of District No. 14, Loggers divided two games with the Gresham Gophers and at the kind invitation of Scappoose high school, played the third and deciding game on Tueusday night. Before a wildly cheering crowd, and backed by loyal lo cal rooters and followers of the local squad from Columbia county schools, the Vernonia boys buried the Gophers under a second half barrage to win 47 to 32. Basketball fans planning to attend the state tourna ment from here should write for tickets to Lestle Sparks, Director of Athlet ics, Willamette University, Salem, if they wish to be sure of obtaining admission. Hotels also will be crowded so accomodations should be sought early. The game started fast with the Gophers taking an early lead but were overcome by the Loggers who led at the end of the first quarter 15 to 9. A Gopher rally narrowed the gap to 23 to 20 as the teams left UNIT cited the floor at the half-way mark. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. DeHart The second half opened in a have received a copy of the unit scoring spree as coach Robbins citation for the unit of which Sgt. sent Jack Riley, substitute cen Artemas L. DeHart, Jr., their ter, into the game. He scored son, is a member. His unit is three quick field goals in the company C of an ack ack bat opening seconds. These six points talion and the citation states in started the Logger machino part: clicking and after Riley retired, “These units distinguished Byers, Sturdevant and Nance themselves in combat against all scored freely to insure a safe powerful and aggressive enemy margin of victory. forces during the period from This game concluded a five 18 December to 27 December play-off series between the even 1944 by extraordinary heroism ly-matched champions of Dis and galantry in defense of the tricts 13 and 14. It was not key communications center of ■until the closing minutes of Bastogne, Belgium. Essential to these three games that the local a large-scale exploitation of his quintet wtfs able to establish break-through into Belgium and conclusive superiority. A feature northern Luxembourg, the en of the series, enjoyed by capac emy attempted to seize Bastogne ity crowds, was the excellent by attacking constantly and sav sportsmanship of both teams. agely with the best of his armor Coach Robbins’ tournament and infantry . . . The out-stand squad composed of Byers, Stur Nance, ing courage and resourcefulness devant, Rollins, -East, and undaunted determination of and Parker will go into prac this gallant force is in keeping tice sessions during the remain- with the highest traditions of ing days to sharpen their gan c the service.” before starting competition with the top teams of the state. TRANSFERRED Teams already assured Btate NATAL — Pvt. Bernice Dass, who has been at camp in Des tournament berths are, Medford, Moines, Iowa for the past two Hillsboro, Washington high of months, has been transferred to Portland, Eugene, Baker and Vernonia. The remaining two Florida. teams will make their decisions ENTER SERVICE during the next few days. Vern Sykes and Walt Cham Tuesday’s score: bers left here last Wednesday Vernonia 47 32 Gresham to report for army duty. They Sturdevant 11 F 9 Owen were sent to Fort Lewis from Byers 12 F 5 Butzer the induction center in Portland. Rollins 2 C 9 Tucker Nance 11 G 3 Ham HERE SUNDAY G 3 Odell Dean Lionberger was here last Larson 3 S 2 Ritchards Sunday for an unexpected visit Riley 8 S 1 Callister with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Emmons. Dean has been taking schooling Referees: Eilers, Molitor. for service in the merchant mar Examiner Dated ine. A traveling examiner of op HERE FROM FLORIDA erators and chauffeurs is sched Sgt. Hamp Roberson, Jr: ar uled for Vernonia Thursday, rived home this week from Flor March 15. He will be on duty at ida where he has been stationed. the city hall between the hours He is serving in the air trans of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the port command of the air corps. M5onv*>nience of those wishing permits or licenses to drive cars. naval officer speaks Hal Eustis, naval recruiter FELLOWSHIP MEETING HELD from Astoria, visited the Ver Pastors and members of the nonia high school last Friday to Assembly of God churches in this talk to 17-year-old students re district met Monday at the lo garding opportunities offered by cal church. Both afternoon and the Navy. evening services were held. Montana French, WAC, is sta tioned near Palo Alto, Califor nia now and is acting as recep tionist in the naval hospital car ing for the blind and for those needing plastic surgery.
