Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Volume 23 Number 37
Oct. 1-19 Set THOSE WHO
As Ore. Chest ARE IN IT
Drive Time
MOTHER VISITED
Harry Hall, Mrs.
Culbertson to Head
Local Solicitation
The period from October 1st
to 19th has been set for the 1945
campaign for the Oregon war
chest and the quota for Colum
bia county has been received by
David 0. Bennett, county chair
man.
Named to conduct the drive
locally by Mr. Bennett are Mrs.
H. M. Culbertson and Harry Ha'l
who will probably follow a cam
paign procedure similar to that
used last year to raise funds.
The county quota is $14,977.
According to the county chair
man, this apparently will be the
last appeal for funds and will
carry the various benefitting a-
gencies through to liquidation or
to the end of 1946. If there is
any need to continue, it has been
advised that these agencies will
have to undertake their own fi
nancing.
First preparation for the open
ing will be made Thursday, Sep
tember 13th at St. Helens when
local chairman from the county
will meet with Mr. Bennett for
their instructions.
County
News
ANDERSON TAKES OVER
CLATSKANIE PARLORS
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Ensign Ben Wilkerson was here
from Sunday evening to Monday
morning to visit his mother and
left for Alemeda, California
where he will act as navigator in
the naval air transport service.
Ben graduated from cadet school
in New York this spring and re
ceived further training at Clin
ton, Oklahoma before being given
his present assignment.
SERVING ON OZARK
Among the ships participating
in the recent Japanese occupation
was the USS Ozark which has re
ceived mention in the papers oft
en in the last week. The ship
evacuated 1100 Americans res
cued from Jap prisons to Guam,
Some of whom hadn’t seen each
other since leaving Midway.
Serving aboard the Ozark are
Lyman Hawken, RT2c, and Al
Greathouse, SF2c, both of Ver
nonia. The Ozark also took part
in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa
engagements and was in Tokyo
bay with the initial landing
forces at the time of the official
surrender. They could see the
wrechage and destruction in
nearby cities caused by bombing.
BACK FROM GERMANY
RIVERVIEW — Cpl. Joe Lind-
sley just recently arrived from
Germany where he had served
for five months. After a 30-day
furlough he will be sent to an
army camp in Kentucky.
BOOT TRAINING STARTS
RIVERVIEW — Darrel Rose,
17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bud Rose, left Thurs. for San
Diego where he will be inducted
into the USN and begin boot
training.
AARON WAGNER WRITES
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wagner
ST. HELENS — A. G. Ander
received
a letter a few days ago
son ,who was employed at the
from Aaron Wagner, owner of
Rogers-Coleman
mortuary for the Pal Shop, who participated
several months following his dis in the landing of troops on
charge from the navy, has taken Japan. He writes:
over the Clatskanie mortuary. Aboard the USS Gasconade.
The mortuary was leased from Dear Folks,
Mr. Anderson’s mother by Rog
Greetings from Tokyo! In com
ers-Coleman funeral home in this pany with a vast task force
city.
composed of transports, cargo
ships, and escorts we have just
DELEGATION ASKS
steamed in to participate in the
POLICE PROTECTION
first landing of sea-borne U.S.
RAINIER — A demand for po Army forces on the soil of
lice protection and the curbing Japan—under the protecting guns
of reckless driving in Rainier of the greatest combat fleet ev
er assembled. Aboard the USS
featured the Monday evening
Missouri, anchored nearby, the
meeting of the city council. A surrender is being signed that
group of citizens cited months brings to an end this greatest of
of the prevalence of fast driv aTl wars.
ing and added noisy conduct
At the time of this ship’s
which disturbed the peace of commissioning, March 11th at
the downtown district and resi San Pedro, California, most of
dence areas adjacent, and asked us didn’t expect to be debarking
a curb to the practice. The situa troops on Nipponese shores with
tion was presented not only as a in 6 months—and even the most
danger to the persons participat optimistic among us didn't dream
ing but to the general public as that those landings would be un
well.
opposed. It’s a real thrill to be
here on the scene and see world
MINT CROP LOOKS
history being written under our
GOOD THIS YEAR
very eyes.
ST. HELENS — G. R. Hoerner
It’s a great climax to the Gas
of the U.S. department of agri conade's tour of duty which has
culture has been touring the mint already included three trips a-
fields of Columbia county.
cross the Pacific Ocean beginning
He said that the mint crop in May 9th, when we left San Fran
Columbia county gave prospects cisco for Samar Island in the
of a good yield although the gal Philippines. After brief stops at
lonage might be a slight deerease Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, and
compared to that of 1944.
Ulithi, we arrived at our destina
Principal plantings are in the tion and discharged passengers
Clatskanie and Rainier diked land and cargo. Our next assignment
district. The price per pound, He took us directly back to ’ San
said, is $6 and if the yield is Francisco carrying a full load of
from 50 to 100 gallons per acre naval officers and men to the
it is profitable. In eastern Ore States for leaves and discharges.
gon there is considerable acreage We remained just long enough to
and the yield is promising be take on close to a thousand re
cause of irrigation.
placements for the fleet and
departed for Leyte Gulf, where
LEVIN PURCHASES
we were anchored at the time
TAXI SERVICE
the news of Japan’s surrender
ST. HELENS — Frank Levin
was announced.
last week announced that he had
From there it was "on to Tok
purchased the St. Helens Taxi
yo”, stopping only at Manila to
service from D. W. Seals.
receive our present load of Com
Mr. Levin said he has added
bat troops and to form the con
new equipment and that two
voy with which we are now trav
taxis will offer day and night
elling. This is an occasion none
service throughout this area. The
of us will soon forget, and I’m
firm will specialize in out-of-town
happy to be able to send you
calls. New cars will be added as greetings in its honor.
conditions warrant.
(More 'Those Who’, page 6)
TEAM PRACTICE Enrollment
PROSPECT GOOD Figures Show
Automotive
Association
Formed Here
Change of Hours Is
Announced This Week
By New Organization
The garages and service sta
tions in this vicinity have formed
the Vernonia Automotive asso
ciation by which it is hoped to
bring about better working con-
ditions for mechanics and own-
ers and to provide a basis for
mutual help on automotive preb-
lems. The association, which held
its first meeting a few days ago,
is a subsidiary of the Columbia
County Automotive association,
the latter including garages and
stations in Clatskanie, Rainier,
St. Helens and Vernonia.
The first move of the local
group was the decision to change
opening hours. Local repair shops
will close at noon beginning Sat
urday, September 29th, while
service stations will close at 7
p.m. every evening beginning on
Monday October 1st.
Rally Day Is
Church
Plan
Rally Day at the Evangelical
church Sunday will begin the
fall program there. Everyone is
invited to attend the services of
the day beginning with Sunday
school at 9:45, followed by morn
ing worship at 11:00. At 6:30
all boys and girls from 6 to 11
will meet in the social hall for
a special treat before the young
people’s Junior Endeavor hour at
7:00.
A special feature at 8 o’clock
will be the first showing in Ver
nonia of moving picture films of
an American flier being rescued
after being shot down over a
South Pacific island. A special
musical film will also be seen
then.
General Rescinds
Exclusion
Order
Effective at midnight Septem
ber 4th, H. C. Pratt, major gen
eral commanding for the western
defense command has issued an
order which rescinds all individ
ual exclusion orders heretofore
issued by the command. The or
der was received here early thÎ3
week.
Effect of the rescission is to
remove all restrictions heretofore
imposed . . .All persons permit
ted to return to west coast areas
by reason of the rescission should
be accorded the same treatment
and allowed to enjoy the same
priviledges accorded law abiding
American citizens or resident:,
the proclamation coninues.
In addition this proclamation
shall not affect any offense here
tofore committed nor any con
viction or penalty incurred be
cause of violations of previous
orders. The proclamation was the
24th issued by the western de
fense command.
Thursday, September 13, 1945
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DR. WILLIS A. SUTTON
Vernonia f
Hear Noted
Speaker Mo i.
Vernonia will be honored by
the appearance here Monday ev
ening, September 17 of Dr Wil
lis A. Sutton, Superintend Emer
itus of the Atlanta, Georg'a pub
lic schools and former president
of the National Education associ
ation. This appearance of Dr.
Sutton, according to Superintend
ent Paul Gordon who is making
local arrangements, will be one
of nine for Oregon.
Dr. Sutton’s speach will be
heard at the Washington grade
school auditorium at 8 p.m. and
the public is invited.
This noted man’s appearance is
made possible by the educational
department of the Reader’s Di
gest which sponsors his adresses
to teacher’s associations, panent
teachers’ associations and other
organizations of adults particu
larly interested in developing and
supporting education in the Unit
ed States.
Mr. Gordon, who is also presi
dent of the Columbia county
branch of the Oregon State
Teachers association, has issued
invitations to school officials and
teachers of all schools in this
part of the state to be present
for the address.
Dr. Sutton’s subject will
i
be
“The Battle of America.’
From a Georgia plantation and
early education in a one-teacher
country school and in a high
school that he reached by riding
every day sixteen miles on horse
back, Dr. Sutton made his way
to college and to university, stud
ied law, became a teacher and
for twenty-three years served as
a highly able and extremely or
iginal Superintendent of Schools
in Atlanta, Georgia. For his ed
ucational work, college« and uni
versities gave him a number of
degrees, and for his wise, inspir
ing and humorous advice, teach
ers throughout the Nation called
upon him to speak year after
^year in their assemblies and made
him President of the National
Education Association.
In all probability, Dr. Sutton,
who has addressed audiences
many times in every state, has
spokyi to more teachers and
students in the United States
than has any other living man.
With over 45 suits issued and
early season prospects for a
stronger line apparent, the Log
gers began the perfection of
their timing and signals this week
under Paul Gordon’s direction as
temporary coach. Ironing out
some rough spots was the menu
the early part of the week to
be followed by a full length
scrimmage game Friday after
noon.
Two of the fastest backfield
men in the county, Duke Byers
and Loren Dodge are out along
with Jack Frank and Owen East,
also holdovers from last year’s
squad. Two promising frosh are
Dickie Renfro and Calvin Bass.
Trying for line positions has
kept a lot of other squad mem-
bers active too. The season hasn’t
progressed sufficiently for Gor-
don to fill line positions but he
mentions as prospects, Jack Riley,
Don Parker, and Don Cline, ends;
Gordon Cline, Jack Buell, Ralph
Keasey and Donovan Reynolds,
tackles; Kenneth Anderson and
Larry Brady, centers: and Don
aid Tiffany, Bob Condit ami
Arthur Oveson, guard.
District Accepts
Property Bids
The directors of school dis-
trict 47, Jt. named the successful
bidders for the recently adver
tised school property at their
meeting Saturday evening, Sep-
tember 8th.
A bid for the Kist grounds
and building was awarded to C.
R. Miller for $710.50, the next
highest bid was $331.00.
For the Woodland school and
grounds, $360.00 was* the high
bid as submitted by H. J. Bjorn-
son. The next highest bid was
for $355.26.
Other bids submitted for the
Keasey school and grounds were
rejected by the’ board.
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Field Good,
Flyer Says
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The Vernonia airport landing
field is in good condition, so
mentioned A. G. McKinnon Sun-
day when hq landed here after
flying from Sandy with hid fam-
ily. This landing was the first
since civilian flying restrictions,
which were placed in effect
shortly after the war started,
were released, Mr. McKinnon
mentioned that the field was
satisfactory for landings and
Could be used at any time by
planes.
The purchase of a plane by
a local resident may be made
soon.
Buildings Get Paint
Another building to be im
proved by a coating of paint on
the exterior is the Oveson hotel,
The work was started last week
end by Fred Oveson, owner of
the structure.
Farm Woodland Offers Greater Income
Farm woodland owners in Col
umbia County have a splendid
opportunity to realize consider
able cash return from their tim
ber during postwar years, ac
cording to Dan D. Robinson, ex
tension forester from Oregon
State College, who made a trip
to the county last week to ac-
company Geo. A. Nelson, county
agent, on a tour of farm wood
lots. Due to the fact that old-
growth stumpage is practically
gone in Columbia county, the
wood using industries must de
pend on second-growth mater
ial for their raw wood supply.
The leading pulp and paper com
panies in this area are expanding
plant facilities and investing a
large amount of capital in per
manent operations.
A tract of timber on the farm
may furnish a job to the farm
er and his hired labor during the
winter months when it is not pos
sible to do other farm work,
Mr. Robinson stated further.
Farm owned timber can be solJ
in the form of logs and cord
wood directly to the mill for
higher returns to the farm than
if the timber were sold as stump
age or transferred to the own-
ership of large wood using in
dustries. Most of the value of
wood products is derived from
felling; bucking, loading, and
hauling operations, Therefore, the
more of these activities the farm
timber owner can do himself, the
higher will be the per acre re
turn from his farm woodiot
Columbia county farmers have
some of the best second-growth
timber in the state which will
produce a dependable supple
mental income to the farm op
eration if harvested on a man
aged cutting basis. If handled
wisely, it is not inconceivable to
expect 10 per cent or more of
the average farm income of the
county to be derived from wood
products. The additional advan
tage of the low cost fire protec
tion service is available to every
farm woodland in the county.
During the next few months
Extension Forestier Robinson and
County Agricultural Agent Nel
son plan to hold field and demon
stration meetings to acquaint
farm owners with good woodland
management practices.
Drop Monday
Vacancies in Staffs
Of Teachers Arise
First School Day
Figures of enrollment in local
schools for the first day, Mon-
day were smaller than the first-
day list of students last year. In
both the grade and high schools
an increase can be expected dur
ing the coming weeks due to
late arrival of students, many
of whom are engaged in crop
harvesting or have oth?r employ
ment.
Both the grade ami high
school started with teacher va
cancies. Mrs. DeLang who was
scheduled for the 5th grade re
signed Saturday morning due to
illness but was replaced by Miss
Margaret Shuttier, formerly em
ployed in the shipyards. At the
high school Coach James Davis
has not arrived to take over his
teaching work.
In the high school, Principal
Ray Mill.: listed 162 as the first
day enrollment which is a de
crease from last year’s 175. By
classes the freshman numbered
highest with 55 followed by the
sophomores with 41, juniors 38
and seniors 28.
Grade students were also less,
the total being 456 as compared
with 487 in 1944. Superintendent
Paul Gordon expects an increase
of between 30 and 50 students
before the end of the month.
Law More Stringent
The State legislature last year
made the state compulsory ed
ucation law more stringent when
it required that all children un
der 18 years of age and who
have not received a high school
diploma must remain in school
until they attain their 18th birth
day or graduate
from
high
school. The new law provides
that children between the ages
of 16 and 18 may work full time
if they attend a school at least
180 hours a year. However, their
application for a work permit
must be accompanied by an af
fidavit from school authorities
supporting their claim that they
are attending school at least part
time.
There are some exceptions to
the law: 1. physical disability;
2. residence more than 3 miles
from a school or bus service;
3. work hardship on family and
others.
West Oregon Gives
Chapman LineO.K.
Directors of the West Oregon
Electric Cooperative placed their
official okeh on electric trans
mission lines to the Chapman dis
trict Tuesday evening when they
met here. That line will be an
addition to the system and will
be constructed as soon as pos
sible, depending on the amount
of manpower available and the
obtaining of materials.
Also given official autboriza-
tion Tuesday evening was the
purchase of the Timber Light and
Power company and its holdings.
That system will be another ad
dition to the present system.
The directors drew $113,000
from the government fund set
aside for this cooperative to make
a total of $460,000 which the
local REA will expend on this
project within the next few
months.
Three directors were named by
Harry King, president of the
board, as a committee to meet
with Bonneville authorities to
find out when all the power
needed can be obtained by the
district. Named for that duty
were Fred Knox, Lee Wooden
and Charles Uhlin. They will be
accompanied by Mr. King and R.
M. Burley, attorney for the West
Oregon Coop.