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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.”
Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Volume 23 Number 42
Health Group
Hears Report
Of Seal Sale
Goal Set at $8000
For This Season;
Gordon Presides
Paul Gordon, new president of
the Columbia County Public
Health association, presided over a
dinner-meeting of the organiza
tion Monday evening, October 15,
in the Masonic Temple.
$8000 1» 1945 Goal
Reports from various commit
tees were given including the re
port of Otto H. H. Peterson, seal
sale chairman. The Christmas seal
sale goal this year has been set
at $8,000. This is double the
$4000 goal of last year and is
due to the results achieved from
the mobile chest x-ray survey
unit while it was in the county
last spring. On its visit to the
county next year, many more
people are expected to take ad
vantage of the service. Two
sheets of one hundred Christmas
seals each will be sent out; this
year.
Mrs. Ernest M. Harris, newly
appointed executive secretary for
the
Columbia County Public
Health association, was intro
duced at the meeting. Mrs. Har
ris has been working on a part-
time basis for the
past few
months and will continue the
work in the future. She has a
full schedule of work planned
which will bring the eradication
of tuberculosis to the attention
of everyone.
County Victory Quota
Loan Set at $620,000
Columbia counties
Victory Loan drive
October 29 will be
which $250,000 will
quota in the
set to start
$620,000 of
be E’s.
The quota on other sales to in
dividuals will be $70,000 with
tales to corporations quoted at
$300,000.
Oregon’s quota for the Victory
Loan will be $69,500,000 with
$22,500,000 in E’s, $17,000,000
other issues to individuals and
$30,000,000 to corporations.
Bonds available for the cam
paign in addition to the regular
E, F, and G series will include
2-1i’s, 2-%’s and %’s and series
Center Started
For Recreation
A youth recreation center was
started here
Tuesday at the
Christian church to provide ev
ening entertainment every week
until some definite move can be
made towards establishing a per
manent place. The center was
started only with that idea in
mind, according to, Rev. W. O.
Livingstone, and the use of the
church for that purpose will dis
continue when other arrange
ments are made.
Attendance Tuesday was about
60. A, variety of games and soft
drinks provided entertainment
which will be
featured every
Tuesday evening from 7:30 to
9:45 p.m. L. L. Wells was acting
supervisor and Mrs. M. Cline and
Mrs. W. O. Livingstone assisted
with the work.
Over 2500 Examined
Miss Ruth Peffly, county nurse,
gave a report on the mobile chest
x-ray survey unit. Of the 2599
chest x-rays which were taken in
Columbia county, 85 were ques
tionable or positive cases of tu
berculosis. After further examin
ation, 3 positive cases were found
and 10 are awaiting further diag
nosis. A breakdown of the results
by communities will be published
soon.
The next meeting will be
held in Clatskanie during the
first part of November.
Stockton Service
To Be Held Sat.
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Funeral services for Arthur
James Stockton, 66, will be held
Thursday according to word re
ceived here early this wcele.
Stockton came to Oregon in 1895
and had resided for the last three
years at Creswell, died Friday at
Eugene.
Services will be conducted to
day, Thursday, at 1 p.m. at For
est Grove by I.O.O.F. Lodge No.
246, Vernonia. Stockton made his
home here for many years and
will be remembered by many local
residents.
He leaves his widow, Lydia; a
daughter, Mrs. Bessie Muph, Pen
dleton; five brothers. Bill and
Lewis of Wamic,
Claude and
Loda, Gresham, and Elvis of Mt.
Vernon; two sisters, Mrs. Lula
Whitsell, Portland, and Mrs. Lelia
Talbot of W’hite Salmon, Wash.
Garage Remodeled
Extensive remodeling is near
ly completed at the Vernonia
Auto company to improve work
ing conditions in the repair shop
and provide additional space for
parts display. The shop has been
changed so that it may be en
close during winter months for
better heating.
New shelving
and rearrangement of parts bins
has given better display for the
parts department.
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County Welfare
Discussed Sat.
A special meeting of the state
welfare commission Saturday in
Portland heard a revue of the
welfare budget of Columbia coun
ty and a discussion of the ways
and means for settling the sit
uation. When the current welfare
budget was set up by the county
welfare board at $51,000 it was
cut to $47,000 by the county
budget committee and was later
boosted by $2000 out of the
emergency fund.
This county would be required
to put up $10,000 to carry its
share along with other counties
in the state.
Attending the meeting in Port
land were Louis Fluhrer, chair
man of the Columbia county wel
fare board, Mrs. Leila Bushman,
member of the board, Mrs. Eva
L. Tice, county welfare adminis
trator and Donald Parcher, coun
ty commissioner.
It was explained at the meet
ing that the standa. d of assist
ance under federal social security
board rulings, must be uniform
throughout the state; that if one
county fails to meet its require
ments all federal funds will be
stopped throughout the state, un
less the state commission makes
up the deficit from some money
it may find. It was also disclosed
that the state commission is al
most to the limit on its budget.
Result of the conference was
that the state commission must
do everything to see that the
welfare program is carried out
according t<5 law.
Examiner Scheduled
A travelig examiner of oper
ators and chauffers is sched
uled to be here Thursday, Oct-
ber 25 at the city hall from 10
in the morning to 4 p.m. Any
one wishing permits or licenses
to drive cars may- get them at
that time.
C Treasury savings notes. All the
special issues possess unusual in
vestment features and may be
used as collateral for bank loans.
The 2-Vi’s and 2-%’s will be
dated November 15 and the %’s
December 3.
COUNTY NEWS
BUREAU FROWNS
ON JAIL HERE
ST. HELENS—The Columbia
county jail was included this
week among 32 of 39 county
jails in Oregon “condemned” by
the U. S. bureau of prisons for
the incarceration of federal
prisoners.
Only jails approved by the
bureau in Oregon were:
Astoria city jail,
Deschutes
county jail at Roseburg, Jack-
son county jail at Medford,
Linn county jail at
Albany,
Portland city jail, Wasco county
jail at The Dalles.
All jails not meeting certa'n
high standards of sanitation,
foed
facilities,
rehabilitation
work and other factors are reg
ularly “condemned” by the fed
eral bureau.
EXPERT DEBUNKS
WEATHER TALE
ST. HELENS—Oregon weath
er is not affected by the Jap
anese current, Edward Wells,
senior meteriologist of the Port
land weather bureau, revealed
at the meeting of the St. Helens
Kiwanis club, Thursday after
noon. Contrary to popular be
lief, the current makes no ap
preciable difference in local
weather, he said.
He also discussed the reasons
for the varying density of rain
fall in Oregon, saying that mois
ture content in the air drops
one degree with every 180 ft.
rise in air current.
POSTOFFICE FOR
CITY PROPOSED
CLATSKANIE — Clatskanie
is among 51 towns listed in a
program for projects, providing
congress
approves
legislation
authorizing
$193,000,000
for
new government buildings
in
the several states and territor
ies.
Proposed for Clatskanie is a
postoffice building costing
in
the neighborhood cf $85,000.
Endeavor Union
Convention Due
Wildwood Christian Endeavor
Union, which is composed of Clat
sop and Columba counti«, will
hold its annual union convention
the week end of October 27-28.
Sc.-rions will be at the Rainier
Methc-dist church
on Saturday
evening and at the Delena Bap
tist church on Sunday. “Christ is
the Answer” is th: convention
theme.
The convention will start with
registration Satnrday evening to
be followed by the banquet. Pres
ident of Wildwood Union is Miss
Phyllis Mogcnsr.n of Astoria.
Ice Cream Added
A new retal product is being
added at the Vernonia Bakery
this week by Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Peterson who announce that they
now have ice cream. A new
freezer unit has been installed
for the product. Additional items
are also being added to their list
of bakery products due to grad
ual release of some supplies
which were restricted during the
war.
GRADE PAPER ISSUED
Washington Hi-Iites, Washing
ton grade school publication, was
issued Tuesday for the first time
this year. Editor is Dorothy Mc
Donald, associate editor, Lois
Frank,
and
instructor,
Mrs.
Harry Sandon.
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Thursday, October 18, 1945
THOSE WHO
Vernonia
Winner Again ARE IN IT
In Fri. Game
Scappoose Last on
Schedule of Logger
County League Play
The Loggers placed their name
in the win column again Friday
when Rainier bowed to a 13-0
defeat on the Columbians’ field.
The Lcggers met the best line so
far this season bpt use of the
air and strong line plays account
ed for Vernonia’s scores.
Duke Bvers was responsible for
the first counter, driving over
after the scoring play was set up
by several completed passes from
Frank to Parker, a passing team
developed last week by Coach
Gordon. The score came in the
first moments of play in the sec
ond quarter. The opening period
was highlighted by two Logger
drives that reached the one-foot
and the three-yard marker, but
Rainier held both times to pre
vent a Logger score.
Dodge Carries, Ball
The Vernonia Logger’s second
score came from the 12 when
Dodge
carried the ball over
and a pass from Renfro to Par
ker added the point. Two more
Logger drives in the fourth both
ended when Rainier took the ball
on downs. The gun caught the
Loggers on the 10.
Two injuries Friday may handi
cap Vernonia when Scappoose
comes here for the Loggers fi
nal county league attempt to
morrow. Byers was on crutches
early in the week due to a foot
injury which kept him out of
much of the Rainier event and
J. Buell is favoring an injured
■back. Upon the doctor’s verdict
may rest the results of this
week’s game.
Coach Begins
Duties Monday
J. Hergert, Vernonia high
school coach, began his teaching
duties here Monday morning to
fill the remaining high school
staff vacancy, Principal Ray
Mills stated Tuesday. In making
the announcement Mr. Mills men
tioned that Paul Gordon, who has
served as high school football
coach, will continue in that capa
city through the football season.
Mr. Hergert will assume basket
ball coaching when that season
'begins.
Mr. Hergert is a graduate of
Jefferson
hi-h and
Portland
University, r:ce:ving the Notro
Dame award for cut«tanding
scholar and athlete upon gradu
ation. He was judged all-state
forward in basketball in 1935
and all-city football halfback in
1936. He has just completed
three and one-half years in the
service.
Rally Is Plan
This Evening
Vernonia high school students
will hold a football rally this
evening, Thursday, in anticipa
tion of the Scappcose game here
Friday evening.
Heading prep
arations for the event is Owen
East. Students will serpentine
from the school to the city center
where a rally will be held.
SENT OVERSEAS
Pvt. James Cox, who recently
spent a short furlough here, has
been shipped overseas to the Pac
ific area and liis APO number
has been received here by Mrs.
Cox. He is serving in the infant
ry.
CN DESTROYER
Eugene G. Slape, Watertender
3c, is serving aboard the destroy
er USS Howorth which was
amoung the first warships to en
ter Hokadote«harbor to accept Jap
surrender and enforce the occupa
tion. His ship participated in
every Pacific operation from
Morotai through Okinawa, only
recently rejoining the Pacific
fleet after being damaged by
three kamakaze planes at Oki
nawa.
SERVING ON CRUISER
Kenneth G. Anderson, Sic, is
serving on the USS Concord,
veteran light cruiser which took
part in the initial occupation of
northern Japan by units of the
North Pacific force. A navy
release received here this week
told of the ‘ship upon which
Anderson is seeing action.
ENTERS NAVY
Richard
K. Colsen,
AS, is
stationed at San Diego, Cal. and
is taking boot training, having
entered the service a short time
ago. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Albin Colsen of Hillsboro,
former Vernonia residents. Rich
ard asks that friends write him
at this address: Richard K. Col-
sen, AS, 45-467,
U.S.
Naval
Train. Cen., San Diego, 23, Cal.
KING DISCHARGED
George King, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. King, received his
discharge at Ft. Bragg, North
Carolina October 15th. He ar
rived here Saturday the 13th.
He is the last of the Vernonia
boys who entered the service as
members of Co. K to be dis
charged.
FURLOUGH ENDS
RIVERVIEW —• Sgt. Wm.
Shepard left Tues, for Ft. Lewis
after spending a 45-day furlough
with his parents. Bill has all the
points for a discharge but may
draw a new assignment.
HOME SATURDAY
Capt. Harold Cason arrived
here Saturday evening for two
weeks from the Veteran’s hos
pital at Walla Walla, Wash. He
will report back in two weeks for
his release. He has received med
ical attention for a shrapnel
wound during the invasion of
Europe.
GET DISCHARGES
Discharges from various
branches of the service have been
received
within
recent
days
by
Fred
Ritchie,
Bernard
Mciwes,,
Erven
Mullins, Joe
McNutt and Tony Richter.
SCN ARRIVES HERE
Ellis Austin, AerM2c, son of
Mrs Sadie Austin, was discharged
from the navy and arrived here
Sunday evening with his bride,
the former Joy Watson. They ex
pect to make their homo in Ver
nonia.
Dinner Date Set
FRIENDS MEET
Captain Holly Holcomb, Jr.,
writes of meeting his friend,
Dave Howard, on Okinawa about
three weeks ago and also of see
ing Neal Bush in Tokyo. Since
then Bush has returned to this
country and has spent some time
here visiting his mother, Mrs.
Harold Dow, and friends.
Pfc. Bush will report back to
Ft. Lewis where he will act as
counsellor to veterans as they
are discharged.
The October Booster club din
ner has been set by the commit
tee in charge for next Monday
evening at the Legion hall. The
American Legion Auxiliary will
serve at 7 p.m.
FURLOUGH ENDS
Pfc. Lynn Brady left Sunday
for Ft. Lewis at the end of his
15-day furlough. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brady.
(More ‘Those Who’, page 6)
Following the rally a bon fire
will be lighted and a Scappoose
dummy burned in effigy.
Teachers of
Three Counties
To Meet Here
Institute Will Draw
Over 800 for Day
Meeting Oct. 26
Grade and high school instruct
ors from three counties, Washing
ton, Yamhill and Columbia will
meet here for the Tri-county
Institute to be held October 26.
This will be the first time the in
stitute has been held in Verno
nia, Paul Gordon mentioned this
week and will draw one of the
town’s largest crowds. Arrange
ments for the event ane being
made# here by Mr. Gordon whose
main difficulty is planning for
the noon meal of those who will
attend.
Meals Are Problem
At present many organizations
have been contacted relative to
serving meals to care for the
problem. Mr. Gordon is asking
that any group which has not
been contacted see him respective
to serving. An estimate, based
somewhat on attendance at pre
vious tri-county institutes, places
the probable attendance figure
between 800 and 900 people.
The day’s program is to be ar
ranged by the school superintend
ents of the three counties with
Otto H. H. Peterson, Columbia
county, as chairman. Sectional
meetings will be held in local
halls and will be devoted to the
various phases of teaching such
as language-arts, music, physic
al education, etc., with attend
ance at each sectional meeting
of over 75 teachers.
Part of Chest
Funds Solicited
The sum cf $270.95 has been
delivered by Mrs. Harry Culbert
son, local chairman, to D. O.
Bennett, county chairman, St.
Helens, for the Oregon war chest
fund to complete a part of the
solicitation here. This amount
represents collections frem some
of the business houses here and
solicitations of businesses will be
completed here soon. The turn
over was made Monday.
Members of the IWA Local
5-37 will be solicited by the or
ganization which will make plans
for the drive this Thursday
Making the contacts with bu i-
ness he uses and groups not to be
solicited by the IWA are: Mrs.
Ralph Valpiani, Mrs. Ben Brickel
Mrs. Holly Holcomb, Jr., Mrs.
A. J. Hughes, Mrs. Fred Tousley,
Mrs. Judd Greenman, Mrs. Paul
Gordon, and Mrs. R. B. Fletcher.
Fire Zone Rule
Read Monday
City councilmen met Monday
evening to hear the first and
second reading of an ordinance
which will establish fire zones
within the city. This ruling will
receive another reading before
being adopted, that action being
likely at the council’s next meet
ing in November.
Council members ar* consid
ering an order for a new concrete
mixer and have ordered an air
compressor which will be used
for a pavement breaker.
Painting Done
The front of the building hous-
the Nehalem Market and Grocery
was painted this week and the in
terior is planned later. The in
terior of the Club has also been
redecorated and a new sign has
been placed on Vike’s cafe.