War Bond Sales Started
By Solicitors Monday
The sale of war bonds in the
7th war loan drive started Mon
day of this week after solicitors
had been named last Friday to
canvass all homes in every dis
trict in this part of the Nehalem
iValley, Mrs. Ben Brickel, local
chairman, announced Tuesday.
The solicitors have been assigned
districts which they will thor
oughly cover in carrying out the
canvass so that the quota in
this drive may be reached. The
quota figure is larger this time
than that of previous campaigns
due to the fact that only two
war loans are to be launched
Board Outlines
Park Program
Officially the city park play
ground and all its facilities will
open for the summer on June
4th according to a tentative pro
gram which has been outlined
by the city park board and pre-
sented the city council by Wal-
lace McCrae for the council’s
consideration.
Members of the park board
met with the council at its last
meeting to present the outline
and discuss the summer pro
gram. As tentatively established,
the park will be open and under
the supervision of Orile Robbins
from June 4th to September 3rd.
His hours on duty there will be
from 10 to 12 in the morning
at the playground and from 1 to
5 and 7 to 9 in the afternoon
at the pool. The afternoon hours
will be devoted to the playground
on those days which are too cold
for swimming. Mr. Robbins’ day
off will be Tuesday of each
week.
Only a small amount of equip-
ment is needed this year to
round out the program,
the
board reported, Items needed
are: horse shoes, a half dozen
softballs and a small amount of
wire. Other equipment needed
remains from last year.
The park board also has sug
gested a war memorial to the
council. In the suggestion is in
cluded: the acquisition of prop
erty for the memorial; planning;
and setting aside a fund for
post war park development.
Ray Mills and Cecil Johnson
have been appointed to the park
board to fill vacancies.
Studers to Get
Year's Awards
Vernonia high school students
will seat their new officers for
the next year at an assembly
Friday when
awards for the
year’s work in
different ac-
tivities will also be made. The
year’s awards will include those
for basketball, track, music,
drama and public speaking,
Nominees for student body of-
ficers were made by the student
council and student body and the
election was held Wednesday
for those who will fill the po
sitions.
this year whereas three
year were formerly held.
each
In order to give the 7th war
loan a boost, a mammoth meet-
ing is scheduled at St. Helens
May 28th, Monday, at 7:45 p.m.
at the high school. Present at
the meeting will be E. P. Sam
mons, state war finance chair
man, and Capt. Robert Augur,
veteran of Corrigidor and a
prisoner at Bilibid fui 23 month»
Other features of the program
there will be four short pictures:
“Fury in the Pacific,” “The
Fleet at Midnight,” “Landing at
Iwo Jima,” and a picture of the
Tokyo Rose broadcast. As many
local people as possible are asked
to attend.
Named last Friday as solicitors
and the sections they will cover
are: Corey hill — Mrs. Homer
Gwin, Mrs. Pete Wiedman and
Miss Margaret Sturdevant; O-A
flat—Mrs. Anita Marks; Ver-
nonia east of Rock creek—Mrs.
Frank Hartwick, Mrs. Leonard
Johnson, Mrs. Emil Messing and
Mrs. Mike Willard; Park addi
tion—Mrs. Loel Roberts and Mrs.
Fred Tousley; O-A hill to Mile
bridge—Mrs. Ernest East, Mrs.
Merle Ruhl, Mrs. Frank Riley,
Mrs. Hamp Roberson and Mrs.
Dick Fletcher; Riverview — Mrs.
L. L. Wells, Mrs. Tom Crawford,
Mrs. Claude Gibson; Vernonia
business section — Mrs. Harry
Culbertson, Mrs. John Kirk, Mr3.
Gene Shipman and Mrs. Lyman
Hawken- Wilark and Pittsburg—
Mrs. Ralph Valpiani; Treharne—
Mrs. Bert Tisdale; and Keasey—
Mrs. Herb Counts.
Memorial Service
Dated for Sunday
A memorial service for John
McKenzie, who fell in battle on
the Island of Luzon in the Phil
ippines on March 31 will be held
at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the
Christian church. Speakers at the
service will be Wallace' McCrae
and Rev. W. O. Livingstone and
Mrs. Zonweiss Dow will sing, ac
companied by Mrs. Marvin Kam-
holz. The Masonic Lodge wil take
part in the service.
John Guthrie McKenzie was
born January 26, 1921 at Aber-
deen,
Scotland and came to
Portland, Oregon July 31, 1925.
He entered the service Febru-
ary 19th, 1944 and went over
seas September 24, 1944. He
served with the 32nd division.
Survivors are his father and
mother,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
McKenzie of Portland; two sis
ters, Mrs. Catherine Crist, Cut
ler City and.Mrs. Christine Ad
ams, Portland; an aunt, Miss
Margaret Elrick of Portland.
Dinner Date Set
The American Legion Auxiliary
will serve the next evening din-
ner May 21, Monday, instead of
the Natal Grange as announced
last week. The time is 7 p.m. The
grange will serve at a later time,
it is announced this week.
Budget Board Meets
CARS WRECKED FRIDAY
An accident occuring near
Pittsburg last Thursday almost
completely destroyed a car and a
pick-up. The vehicles were driv
en by Bob and Jim McMullen.
Some injury was suffered by
the drivers.
The City of Vernonia budget
committee met Wednesday eve
ning of last week to draw up the
city «budget for the coming fiscal
year which will extend from
July 1 to June 30. Publication
of the budget will be made with
in a short time.
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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valle’- ’u
Volume 23 Number 20
MAY 30 PROGRAM
REING OUTLINED
The
annual observance of
Memorial Day is being outlined
by the Women’s Relief Corps
and the American Legion and
Auxiliary and will be completed
for announcement next week.
Tentatively, a program is intend
ed for the Legion hall that day,
May 30th, and all individuals
and organizations wanting to
take part are invited.
panied by a corresponding in
crease in Red Cross services in
the Pacific and C-B-I commands.
“Europe has been only one
front in this global war, nothing
has happend in Europe which
reduces our overall burden for
the next twelve months. There
seems no likelihood of immediate
mass withdrawal of American
troops from the European con-
tinent.
"The Columbia County Chap
ter must put forth an even great
er effort to carry on its share
of the Red Cross programs, There
are still a great number of kit
bags to be made and filled, there
is and will be a considerable
amount of knitting and regular
items of production to be pro
duced for the military as well
as great numbers of items and
articles to be produced for the
victims of war torn Europe and
the far east.
Eigth Grade
Students to
Hear Erwin
Farming, Recreation.”
bounty, Oregon
Thursday, May 17, 1945
THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT
Baccalaureate
To Begin Senior
Class Exercises
M. P. VISITS HERE
Cpl. Normand E. Helland vis-
ited at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Rex Normand, Riverview,
over the week end. He is with a
military police unit stationed at
Fort Lewis, Wash.
Forty-nine eighth grade stu-
dents will complete their work
at the Washington school on
Thursday evening of next week SIX MONTHS COMPLETED
which is the date set for the
Captain Donald F. Morris, B-17
Arrangements so far include a eighth grade graduation exercises,
flying fortress pilot and son of
speaker and a short parade.
Pau! Gordon, superintendent, an Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris,
nounces this week.
Principal capped close to six months of
speaker of the evening will be combat duty with the eighth air
Warren Erwin, state represen force in bombing attacks against
tative from Multnomah county. last-remaining nazi positions.
The full graduation program
Decorated with the distin
includes: processional and re guished flying cross and the air
cessional marches by Mrs. Maude medal with four oak leaf clusters,
Local medical authorities issued Kobow and Miss Jean Ellen Ir
a statement this week to parents vine; Invocation and Benediction for outstanding achievement and
courage while helping to pave
of this area that tonsil opera by Rev. Backer and Rev. Livin- the way of allied armies to Ber-
tions will be performed from stone, numbers by the seventh lin with bombs, Captain Morris
June 1 to August 15 but not aft grade sextet and James Stearns; has braved savage enemy flak
presentation of awards by Mr.
er that date. In order that par Gordon, Mrs. Lona Weidman and and fighter opposition to carry
ents may have these operations Miss Velva Ramsey; the address; out assignments against important
German, installations stretching
for their children before the presentation of diplomas by T. from the Rhine to East Prussia.
August date, they are urged to F. Keasey; and presentation of
Captain Morris serves with the
arrange a time with their physi the class to the high school and veteran 390th bombardment
cians as soon as possible.
acceptance by Mr. Gordon and group which has been cited by
Wallace McCrae.
the president for skill and dar
Both the Oregon State Medical
Names of the students to grad- ing in battle, and which shares
association and the State Board uate are:
in another presidential citation
of Health strongly urge that no
Lloyd Alexander, Mary Jane award for aiding in the third
throat operation be performed
Armstrong, Calvin Levoid Bass, air division’s epic shuttle attack
after August 15th because infan Lois Marilyn Berger,
Jimmie
tile paralysis is more prevalent Brewer, Lurena Rae Cantwell, on Messerschmitt plants at Reg
ensburg, Germany, The group
then.
Orpha Coburn, Lester M. De holds a war record for the de
Hart, Dellmar C. Dosch, Evelyn struction of enemy aircraft by
Marie Fuller,
Alice
Louise a lone group in a single engage
George, Goffery Gowen, Marilyn ment, having shot down 63 Ger-
Graves,
Raymond
Hahimeyer, man fighters over Mu nster, Ger-
Mickie Hall,
Florence Darlene many, on Oct. 10, 1943.
Harms, Alvae Mae Harris, Max-
The Columbia County District ine Anita Hartwick, Beverly Ann MAINTENANCE DIRECTED
An eighth air force fighter
Boundary Board has ordered a Herrin, Lester Paul Hershey,
Albert Huntley, Dorothy Mae station, England. Over a period
consolidation election to be held Huntley, Viola Mae Jacobs, Do of eight months, Tech Sgt. Hugh
on the consolidation of school lores Juanita Johnson, Sally Kas E. McDonald, veteran aircraft
district 87 of Washington county par, Leia Arlene Kirk, Einard crew chief from Vernonia, di
and school districts 47 Jt„ and Carl Koski, Richard Arthur Lalli, rected maintenance work on P»
union high school No. 1. Voting Betty Jean Lewis, Kennith Lind- 51 mustangs which have com
by taxpayers of the districts will sley, Grant E. McCabe, Georgia pleted 59 consecutive missions
be held Monday, June 4, from Joanne McDonald, Richard Roy over German territory and com
2 to 7 p.m. at the Washington Newton, John A. Normand, Roy piled 371 combat hours without
grade school.
W. Oakes, Robert Jesse Ray, turning back because of mech
anical failures.
In order to make voting easi- Melvin Reid, Richard Dean Ren-
T-Sgt. McDonald, who has
fro,
Deri
G.
Roberts,
Genevieve
er and ti save expenses inci
been serving overseas with his
dental to the voting, both dis- May Schwab, Donald Edward
group for the past 19 months,
tricts will vote at the one time Shepard, Pearl Lenora Siedelman,
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Dudley
P.
Spofford,
Jr.
Richard
and place with one election board
A. McDonald.
LaFrance
Stearns,
Alexander
handling th& voting of the tax-
payers of both the high and Sword, Clara Arlieen Thomas, GETS DISCHARGE
Lawrence 0. Thomas,
Juanita
grade school units.
Sgt. E. V. (Lige) Robertson,
Francis Weidman, William Mat
brother of Cleve Robertson, has
thew Wilcoxen.
received his discharge from the
Truitt Here Tuesday
army under the newly instituted
Rollie Truitt, radio sports an-
point system. The discharge wa3
nouncer, was here for a short
received last Saturday after he
time Tuesday from Portland. He
had reported for duty following
met with the high school base
D furlough during which time he
ball teams of Vernonia and Jew-
visited here with relatives. Sgt.
ell while they were playing at
The point values of lard Robertson is a veteran of North
the city park that afternoon,
shortening,
cooking and salad oils Africa, Sicily, Italy and South
Truitt is now conducting the
were increased from six points, ern France and was in the states
Davidson Baking company base
on a 45-day furlough from Stras
ball radio broadcast which com the former value, to ten points burg, Germany.
a
pound
on
Sunday,
May
13,
mands a considerable audience
The sergeant was with the 3rd
Willard F. Case, OPA food ra
here.
tioning representative announced. division acting as platoon ser
communications
The action was necessary by geant in the
the war food
administration’s section of the infantry.
reduction in the amount of its HERE ON
LEAVE
allocation of fats and oils for
RIVERVIEW—John Wilcoxen,
civilian use, Case explained, He
S2c, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
pointed out that the WFA de- Wilcoxen, who
spent a 21 -day
“When the veterans of the
tides how much civilians are to
leave here, left Friday for San
various theatres of war do start
get of any food item, then the
Diego where he will continue his
to return the local chapter will
OPA handles the mechanics of
job of cooking for Unde Sam’s
find that there will be an unpre
rationing according to the avail-
sailors.
dictable amount of detail work
able supply.
connected with the processing of
Industrial users such as ba- HERE SUNDAY
the various papers necessary to
kers and others who use fats and
Lt. Bob Acord was here last
the eventual claims which each
oils will receive an adjustment Sunday from Portland, where
veteran is entitled to, and which
in their second quarter allot his mother and sister now reside,
the Red Cross is obligated to
ments, Case explained. Applica to visit with friends. He is home
assist.
tions for adjustments must be after serving in Italy with the
"We must remember that the
made in writing to the district 15th AAF and completing his
war in the Pacific still requires
OPA food rationing division, Be 50th bombing mission as bom
great quantities of blood plasma.
dell building, Portland, between bardier.
In addition to all of the above May 15 and June 5.
remember that there are 26 other
TRANSFERRED
services which the local chapter DAMAGE *200
RIVERVIEW—Geo. W. Wood,
performs at home and abroad.
An
automobile driven
by Sic (AOM), who has been sta-
Each of these various branches Frank Williams of Portland was tioned at Alemeda Cal. has been
require workers who are solicited wrecked to the extent of ap- transferred to Shoemaker, Cal.
from volunteer groups. Should proximately *200 near the Braun according to word received this
you have any desire to assist con Shingle mill on the Beaver Creek week from the war department
tact your local Red Cross rep road Sunday. The ear was driv by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
resentative or any member of the en off the road, causing the ac Herman Wood. His new station is
advisory committee in your dis cident. It was taken to Port Tadcen.
trict.”
land.
(More ‘Those Who’, page 8)
Parents Urged to
Set Tonsil Date
Boundary Hoard
Sets Election
Red Cross Responsibilities No Less Due
Collapse of Germany, Chairman States
“The collapse of Germany’s
fighting forces in Europe in no
way lessens the American Red
Cross responsibilities,”
E. M.
Fisher, chairman of the Colum
bia County Chapter American
Red Cross announced a few days
ago.
"Chairman Basil O’Connor has
informed me from Washington
that everything possible must be
done to maintain Red Cross ser
vices to American troops remain
in Europe: the wounded in hos
pitals, liberated prisoners of war,
civilian internees and returned
veterans, and to intensify oar
operations with the military in
the Pacific and China-Burma-In
dia theatres,” Mr. Fisher said.
"The anticipated transfer of
American troops from Europe to
the opposite side of the globe
and the expansion of the army
and navy in the final push
against Japan must be accom-
Vernonia, Colum
o
New Point Raise
Effects Shortening
The 28th annual graduation
exercises for seniors of Verno
nia high school begin with the
baccalaureate services at the
Christian church
this coming
Sunday evening at 8 p.m., Prin
cipal Wallace McCrae has an
nounced this week. Rev. W. 0.
Livingstone will officiate for the
evening and the high school glee
club will be the choir. Class mem
bers are in charge of the decor
ations and music.
The Sunday services will be
followed Wednesday evening by
commencement at the Washing
ton grade school auditorium at
8 p.m. Graduating seniors and
the audience will hear Dr. D.
iV. Poling of the Oregon state
system of higher education de
liver the evening’s address.
On the basis of their four-
year grade averages, the class
Valedictorian is Tommie Lou
Holcomb who will also, make a
short address. Class Salutorian is
Phyllis Bonsilaw. Miss Holcomb’s
average for the four years is
95.29 and Miss Bonislaw’s, 94.97.
Officers who have led the stu
dents during the past year are:
president, Glenn Justice; vice-
president, Lloyd Stuve; secretary,
Dan Rollins; treasurer, Helen
Fowler. Advisors have been Miss
Freda Beck, Mrs. Alvenia Mar
tin and Mr. McCrae.
Of the class roll of 34 stu
dents, four are now in the ser
vice and one more may leave be
fore the commencement exer
cises. Those who have already
left are Max Millis, Jimmie
Johns, Glenn Justice and Douglas
Culbertson. Ralph Sturdevant is
the student who may report be
fore next Wednesday.
Students of the class are:
Florence Berger, Ralph E. Ber-
gerson, Dolores Bergstrom, Phyl
lis Bonsilaw, Shirley Ann Brady,
Otto Walter Browning, Douglas
Culbertson, Joe Enneberg, Mar
ietta Errend, Helen Lorraine
Fowler, Josephine Hanel, Rutn
Hausler, Ivan E. Hess, Thelma
M. Hobin, Tommie Lou Holcomb,
James T. Johns, Glenn D. Justice,
Duane Lane, Fred Larson, Mar
jorie Lolley, Bessie Colleen Lus
by, June Adele McDonald, Max
R. Millis, Betty Jean Mizell, Jack
Nance, Shirley Lee Ray, Ralph
Roediger, Dan Rollins, Dorothy
Sasse, Jack Solberg, Ralph H.
Sturdevant, Lloyd Stuve, Marvin
D. Turner, Vona Weidman.
Poppy Sale Dated
For May 25, 26
Once again the members of
the American Legion Auxiliary
will devote thetr efforts to tho
distribution of memorial poppies
here on May 25 and 26, Mrs.
Freda Biggs, poppy sale chair
man states. The flowers will be
available on the two days to
assure everyone the opportunity
of wearing the memorial to the
fighting men of both wars.
There is no fixed price for
a poppy, whatever is given being
welcome, The litye boy’s "pen-
nies and the business man’s dol-
lar are equally acceptable.
Every cent that is given for a
poppy goes toward the rehab’l-
itation of disabled fighting men
and to aid the children of the
dead and disabled.
Shorthorn Official Here
J. E. Oakley of Signal, Ohio,
member of the Ohio Milking
Shorthorn Breeder’s association
and George E. Kennedy, manager
of Broadmead Farms at Amity
were here for a short time last
week to discuss shorthorn matters
with C. Collins Guptill, publish
er of the Dual Shorthorn mag
azine which the latter started
publishing here a month or so ago.
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