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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.” Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Volume 23 Number 43 Second Ballot SCAPPOOSE IS Recreation Will Attempt WINNER FRIDAY Center Gets Action Mon. Consolidation November 16 Set For Voting Time By REA at Jewell November 16th has been set for the second voting attempt to determine whether members of the Jewell REA wish to consoli date with the West Oregon Elec tric cooperative. A previous elec tion held a short time ago failed to give the approval necssary for the consolidation. According to REA regulations, the merger must be ratified by 129 mem bers of that coopertaive, a two- thirds majority. Ballots cast totaled 127, seven of them opposing the change. Unless the Jewell cooperative joins with the West Oregon group Jewell electricity users can expect an increase of 100 per cent in rates because they have been unable to meet note pay ments for a little over one year. It is believed that the consol idation will be favorable No vember 16th if members of the Jewell group fully understand conditions there. Enrollment Gains At Grade School Enrollment figures of the local grade schools are increasing ac cording to Paul Gordon, superin tendent, who mentioned this week that 31 new students started here last month. The student roster this year is above that of last year at this time. Figures listed on the first monthly report made by Mr. Gordon total 497 pupils and it is expected that before another month the students will total ov er 500. Attainment of an enroll ment of 500 this year will be the first time in several years for such a large attendance. Vernonia high school enroll ment remains about the same, being 168 now, Principal Ray Mills said. War Chest Drive Extension Made The war chest drive has been extended here along with many other communities because dona tions have been slow and the quota has not been reached. Ac cording to Mrs. Harry Culbert son, very few organizations have contributed as yet. Birkenfeld, under the leader ship of Mrs .Guy Bellingham and Mrs. Annie B. Johnson has made a turn-over of $63. The total of donations so far is $431.45 Scappoose invaded the Logger camp Friday to upset Vernonia’s march toward at least a tie po sition for the county champion ship by winning 6 to 0. Scap- poosse found the Loggers handi capped by illness and injuries to the extent that five regulars and one second-team player were held to the bench or did not don suits. Byers was unable to play except for short periods and East was a flu victim early last week end. One more game here faces the Loggers when they meet Hill Military this Friday evening with out Gordon Cline who is leaving Thursday for the navy. County team standings now place St. Helens and Scappoose in a tie for county honors and Ver nonia and Rainier in a tie for second place position. Games this week end will determine the county title holder. Ranks to Play Here Monday The Banks high school team will meet the Loggers seconds for the second time this season when that team comes here Mon day for an afternoon game. The Loggers played on the Banks field Monday of this we>ek to win 32 to 12 in an afternoon game. The Loggers played on the Banks field Monday of this week to win 32 to 12 in an afternoon game. Coach Gordon ran in all mem bers of the squad for at least a part of the time and with them was Lloyd Alexander, “Napol- ean,” who has been turning out for guard. Lloyd stands about five feet and weighs a lot less than a sack of spuds. He was pit ted against a Bank* guard about 100 pounds heavier but managed to do some good blocking, never theless. Mon. Night Set For R. C. Meet Mrs. Ruth Snyder, executive secretary of the Red Cross for this county, requested Tuesday of this week that people interest ed in the work of the oganiza- tion meet next Monday evening at the Vernonia bank building, A recent visit of Red Cross of ficials was made here to seek better local organization for the work, officials believing that a leader of the various activities was needed in this locality. It is likely that a further attempt towards this organiza tion will be the principal purpose of Monday's meeting. People en gaged in Red Cross work here are asked to be at the bank building Monday at 8 o’clock. Make Safety Click in 1946, Theme of Week “The average driver will avoid accidents when specific hazards are called to his attention.” That statement, according to Robert S. Farrell, Jr., state chairman for the Oregon safety week program, Oct. 22-28, is one of the prin ciples upon which acident pre vention activities are founded. “Obviously, no driver deliber ately gets himself into an acci dent,” Farrell explained, “but all too frequently, drivers are in volved in accidents as a result of failure to understand the nature of certain hazards. Once he is conciously aware of them, he is inclined to take the necessary steps to avoid them.” On this premise, accident pre vention agencies in every field of safety, home, farm, industry school and traffic, are concentrat ing their activities on calling at tention to the many accident hazards in every day life during Oregon safety week. “A campaign of one week’s duration is of no consequence un less it is a special part of a con tinuing program,” the state safe ty week chairman said. “Safety week in Oregon therefore, is merely the vehicle by which safety agencies which conduct year-around programs obtain the special emphasis certain points of their program needs.” "Those active in the field of accident prevention know that accidents can be prevented. We know that individuals will avoid accidents once they are satisfied in their own minds that certain actions lead to trouble. So. dur ing the week of Oct 22-28, we are laying special emphasis on some of these hazards.” Oregon safety week is spon sored by all safety agencies in the state. It is the second an nual event of its kind in the state. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT GETS DISCHARGE T-Sgt Robert King has been honorably discharged from the army air forces at the separation center at Portland after more Committee Chosen than three years of service. To Carry Out Plan For 26 months, Sgt. King For Youth Group served overseas with the 31st A definite step towards the and 90th A.D.G. located in Tunis organization of a youth center and Bari. He wears the good here was taken Monday evening conduct medal and the European by the Vernonia Booster club theatre ribbun with two battle when a committee of five was stars. For tw'o months, Sgt. King was selected to bring the center into reality. A good deal of discus stationed at Williams Field, Ariz., sion about various points rela an AAR training command radar tive to such a center was heard observer school. He arrived at his home here and the answers to these prob lems wil be the work of the com. Saturday. mittee. Appointment of the group ATTENDING SCHOOL was made by President Edward Technician Fourth Grade Ar Salomonsen upon authorization temus L. DeHart, Jr., son of Mr. granted by a motion which called and Mrs. A. L. DeHart, is en for a committee to be appoint rolled at Shriveham American ed to organize the youth center. University in England where the One of the principal difficul second two-months term opened ties, as expressed Monday even October 8 with an enrollment of ing, will be obtaining a place of more than 3,500 GI students. meeting. However, members of T4 DeHart has been overseas the committee expressed the be one year and has earned three lief that this obstacle could and campaign stars. At this university would be overcome. he is studying physics and alge Providing supervision will be bra. another problem, it was men tioned and that also will get con MAJOR TO TOUR siderable attention by the com RIVERVIEW — Major Buford mittee. Several other organiza Wilkerson, son of Mrs. Pearl tions have expressed the desire Wilkerson, who has been at the to aid in the project since it Edgewood Arsenal, Md., since be was mentioned at the last Boost fore the war, sends his mother er meeting a month ago. Named word that he is on terminal leave as members of the committee and with his family will tour were: Fred Wagner, Mrs. John the southern U. S. and journey Dickhaut, Cecil Johnson, Lyman as far south as Central Amer Hawken and A. L. Kullander. ica. While virtually out of the The club will meet again No service, he is susceptible to re vember 26th when it is hoped call and on his travels will keep that the advertising pamphlet will an eye open for anything in the be printed and ready for distri way of chemical advancement. bution. In charge of arrange His younger brother, Ben a ments for the next meeting will navigatcr, sends word that he be Mrs. Cecil Johnson, Mrs. Fred has been assigned a 2nd squadron Wagner and Bill Heath. command in the navy transport service, but due to crowded con ditions and inadequate facil ities does not know when he will be given the go-ahead for a try out. Recently installed at the Lines’ Shoe Repair shop was a modern IN MARYLAND NOW Carlin Hackney, son-in-law of piece of mechanical equipment embodying the very latest prin Mr. and Mrs. Bob Spencer, is ciples of sole and heel attaching. stationed in Maryland near Aber An Auto-Soler by trade name— deen and is giving instruction in it is practically that— an auto painting. Mrs. Hackney and their matic sole and heel machine that children left last Friday from does a large variety of job3 Portland for Maryland as he formerly done by hand, and does expects to be there at least a them with speed and. precision. year. “It is just one cif the many DIVER DISCHARGED things we are planning to make Russell J. Junken, son of Mr. the work easier for us and more and Mrs. Harry Junken, arrived satisfactory for our customers,” here Saturday with his discharge Mr. Lines stated last week. from the navy. He has spent the Besides the added speed and past three years in the South convenience brought to the bus Pacific as diver of a sub tender. iness, this machine aho makes His present plans are to make a welcome addition in gen this his home. eral shop appearance as well. High Speed Machine Added Doe Deer Tags To Re Drawn Hunters who want their appli cations included in. the drawing for special tags to hunt doe deer in thq Fort Rock-Silver Lake ar ea of northern Lake, county must ,,ave the applications filed at the Oregon state game commis sion office in 616 Oregon build ing, Portland, by the end of the day’s business on Monday, Octo ber 29. Only 800 tags will be issued and since the number of appli cations will exceed this number, a drawing will be held at ten o’clock, Wednesday morning, Oc tober 31, at the commissions’s of fice. The drawing will be open to the public. The tags will be good for hunt ing only during the period De cember 1 to 5 inclusive. Painters Busy Painters for the Standard Oil company are here this week painting at the Vernonia Auto company and wil] paint the Rose Avenue Garage. The comany's new colors will be used for buildings. . HERE ON FURLOUGH Pvt. Ralph Sturdevant, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Sturdevtant, arrived here Tuesday of last week to remain until this coming Saturday before returning to Camp Wolters, Texas Where he has been stationed. Ralph en tered the service the last day of school this spring and has completed his basic training in the motorized infantry. HERE ON LEAVE James Fluke, Sic, arrived here Saturday evening for a month from San Francisco. He will re port at Seattle after his leave. More “Those Who” page 8 o oi °_____________ Thursday, October 25, 1945 753Expected at Institute Friday School instuctors from three Luncheon will be served by counties, Washington, Yamhill several local groups in addition and Columbia, totaling 755 will to local restaurants, provision be here tomorrow for the tri being made for sufficient meals county institute which will start for the expected attendance. at 9:45 that morning. By coun Arrangements here have been ties, Otto H. H. Peterson, Col made by Grade School Superin umbia county school superintend tendent Paul Gordon who has an ent, has listed 180 for Columbia, nounced Friday’s plans. The num 350 for Washington and 225 for ber attending will probably be Yamhill. the largest to come here for any The day’s program will con event for a number of years. tinue through the afternoon but will be featured by an address: “Moving Forward Through Edu cation” by Dr. A. C. Flora, super intendent of schools at Columbia COURT COMPLETES S. Carolina at 11:05 in the morn SALE OF LAND ST. HELENS — Sale of coun ing. Other speakers in the morn ing will be Dr. Rex Putnam, state ty-owned land by the county superintendent of public instruc court at its special meeting on tion, and Dr. Frank Parr, execu Monday of last week will enrich tive secretary of the Oregon Columbia county by $40,808. Of 11,283 acres advertised for sale State Teacher’s association. The afternoon program will by parcels and tracts, 8,549 acres terminate with an address: “The were sold. Challenge of the Present Crisis Crown-^ellerbach bid $31,945 in American Family Living” by for 6,325 acres, some of which Dr. Lawrence Bee, assistant pro has second growth timber and the fessor of sociology and anthro balance suitable for tree plant pology. Reed college. ing. Most of this land is adjoining Beginning at 1:30 the section or near to the holdings of the al meetings will begin for the company which was purchased different phases of teaching such from the Clark and Wilson com as public school music, industrial pany. This purchase, with its al arts, home economics, etc. ready large holdings indicated the company will not only engage in tree farming but will do selective logging. COUNTY NEWS United Electric Buys Shop Here Announcement is made this week of the purchase by the United Electric company of the electric shop formerly owned by Roy Raymond. Members of the new firm began their work here October 15th and are announc ing this week the work they will do. The firm consist of three part ners, all experienced in electric al work. They arq J. W. Short ridge, former superintendent of Grande Coulee in the electrical department and assistant super intendent of the Bonneville elec trical department, L. G. Van- Doozer, also employed in the Bonnevill eelectrical department and R. A. Harvey, who was the owner of an electric shop in Port land. Shortridge and VanDoozer will have charge of outside and inside wiring while Harvey will handle the shop and motor work. The partners plan to give local merchants 24-hour service. McDonald Rites Held Monday Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p. m. at Spring field for Glen McDonald who was killed when hit by a choker while logging near Sweet Home. Interment was at the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Eugene. Relatives of the deceased are: his wife, Lila and daughter, Frances; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Poetter, Vernonia, and Lois Mc Donald, who is serving in the WAC; foirm brothers, Ronald of Vernonia, Charles with the ar my and staC'oned in England, and Delmar and Robert of Springfield; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter McDonald of Springfield. The other successful bidder was the Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co. whose bid of $8863 for 2224 acres was accepted. Most of the lands purchased are in the Chapman ami upper Nehalem sections of the county while some are in the Mist section in the southwest portion of the county. Purchase of these lands will re turn to the county’s assessment roll thousands of dollars of valu ation which heretofore did not appear because of its being coun ty-owned property and will add to the revenue of several school districts and road districts. WAR CHEST DRIVE REACHES 6% QUOTA RAINIER — Although October 19 was to have been the deadline for collection of funds on Rain ier’s quota in the Community War Fund, but since around $75 has been recorded against a quo ta of $2260, it is certain that the effort will be continued for another week or so. It was a foregone conclusion that with the war ended, the quo ta set against Rainier would be difficult to obtain. The quota in fact is to ohigh since the elimin ation of the very substantial do nations formerly received from Prescott. Then the Scout fund was included, making the sum asked very high for post-war times. RATION BOARD MAY BE CLOSED SHORTLY ST. HELENS — The OPA ra tion office is still open, but the closure of it seems imminent, in asmuch as many such offices over the state have already been dis continued. The working force has been reduced to two. Empty desks and blackboards denoting where to come for service indi cate that the office business is not what it was formerly. New People Appear; Old Timers Wonder The housing shortage has ap proached proportions here that tend to give real estate men more gray hair than they already have. People new to this vicinity are making their appearance dai ly and requesting information about home or acreage locations. As indicated, prospective pur chasers have almost reached the stage where they would “buy, beg or borrow” to obtain living accomodations. Property has and is changing hands quite frequent ly. The newcomers’ appearance is making some older residents won der just what is happening. Why all the interest in this area and why the sudden desire to buy or rent property in proportions not evident for a good many years? Some place the responsibility for this interest with several fairly recent events. One is the pur chase of Clark and Wilson’s logged land by Crown-Zellerbach and tbe other Is the REA Co operative which will tie in with Bonneville power soon. Maybe there are other reasons, the old- timers say, but they place most of responsibility upon these two happenings. If construction could be ob tained at fairly reasonable fig ures, the opinion is that new houses, cabins or apartments could be rented without the least bit of trouble.