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♦ ______ “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation^’ ’ oq o________________________________ Volume 23 Number 46 ___________ __ ______________ Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Council to Get New Officers for Polio Cost of Corey Chapter Selected Nov. 8 Hill Proposal Fire District Rules Adopted by Third Reading Wed. Eve. At the postponed meeting Wednesday evening instead of Monday of last week, 'Vernonia city councilmen received petitions signed by residents living west of Rose Ave. asking that consider ation be given towards construct ing a sewage disposal system, for that part of the town. In order to obtain a complete picture of the project the council is seek ing information as to costs so that later decisions may be based upon more concrete data than was available Wednesday. The council also heard the third and final reading of an ordinance authorizing fire pro tection service outside the city limits. The ordinance is given on another page. Seal Chairman Named Tuesday I The naming of a Christmas Seal sale chairman and the com mittee to work with her in this area was part of the business completed Tuesday evening at Clatskanie at the meeting of the ■Columbia County Public Health association. The meeting was called by President Paul Gordon in order that appointments might be made so that the sale can be started soon. Also attending the meeting at Clatskanie as a Ver nonia representative was Ray Mills, high school principal. Named as chairman this year is Miss Velva Ramsey, Lincoln grade school principal. Her com mittee for the sale here will be Mrs. C. L. Anderson, Mr3. Harry Sandon, Dr. R. D. Eby, Mr. and Mrs. Judd Greenman, Mrs. A.J. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mills and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gordon. The county quota of funds to be raised by the sale this year is double that of last year due to several reasons. The reasons mentioned at the meeting are the added cost of the mobile x-ray unit which may return to the county next year, expenditures for a hospital patient and the planned dental inspection in coun ty schools. The quota for the county is $8,000 this year. Hoop Practice Started Tues. Basketball practice for the Log gers started Tuesday of this week with a turnout cf about 25 prospects, Coach J. Hergert said Wednesday when he mentioned that Vernonia’s first game will be with Forest Grove there on December 14th. The turnout of 25 will probab ly grow for several boys who have been playing football did not appear for the first showing but will be out later. The Logger’s schedule of coun ty league play was drawn up at the county schoolmaster’s meeting in St. Helens November 5th but several other games with teams outside the county will be played. Two with Forest Grove are dated for Dec. 14 and Dec. 28 and others will be added lat er. The county schedule appears on page six. Stevenson Wins The „Logger ball club met Ste venson high school there last Friday on a snow and slush field to lose 41 to 0 in a game sched uled to end the season’s play. Much of the spirit exhibited ear lier in the season which gave the Loggers several wins was ab sent in the game Friday, Members of the Columbia county chapter of the national foundation for infantile paralysis met in the county court room in St. Helens November 8. The pur pose of the meeting was to re organize the chapter and elect officers until the next annual meeting. Judge Ray Tarbell, who has been the chapter chairman for the past several years and Otto H. H. Peterson tendered their resignations. The history of the chapter was reviewed by Mr. Petersen, who pointed out that it was first organized on Novem ber 7, 1941. The original offic ers were George Caldwell, chair man, Judge Ray Tarbell, vice- chairman, Nettie Alley, secretary, and Otto H.H. Petersen, treas urer. Due to the death of a number of the officers and char ter members, and because some have moved from the county, only two of the original group were present, Judge Tarbell and Mr. Petersen. A vigorous chapter is needed because this county has had quite a number of mi nor cases as well as one very ser ious case which is still an obliga tion. The latter case has already cost $3,500.00. The chapter hav ing long since expended all its funds, has applied to the nation al chapter for an advance of $1,500.00. Knowing that there will be heavy expenditures to face during the next fiscal year and knowing that during the1 last several years the per capita raised in Columbia county has been less than eight cents while the state average has been well over twenty cents, the officers felt that a complete re-organi zation and increase in member ship was sadly needed. Otto if. H. Petersen was elect ed chapter chairman, Ben Cole man of St. Helens, vice-chairman and Thelma W. Amick, secretary treasurer. The chairman appoint- ed Ben Coleman county fund raising chairman, Mrs. A. R. Dorris, Scappoose, chairman of women’s activities, Mrs. Jennie Shatto, Scappoose, chairman of education. Supplies for the fund raising campaign, which will be con ducted from January 14 to Jan uary 31, were ordered. Mr. Coleman said that the would an nounce the appointment of the various community fund rais ing chairman at an early date. Mrs. Dorris will appoint a wom an’s activities chairman in each community and Mrs Shatto has planned to distribute educational material on infantile paralysis. COUNTY NEWS RAINIER HIGH HAS PLATE LUNCH FOR 15 CTS. RAINIER—A new plan is be ing tried out at the Rainier high school cafeteria. A full plate lunch is being served for 15c. This plan was started November 1 and will be tried for a month on an experimental basis. It is hoped that enough students will start to take this cheap lunch that the plan can be continued. The school makes no profit on the lunches served, but hopes to break even on the cost of serving the lunches. Dentist Opens Office Monday VETERAN’S SERVICE COMMITTEE WILL MEET CLATSKANIE — Local repre sentatives from veteran’s organi zations, the American Red Cross and agricultural agencies are no tified of a meeting to be held in St. Helena in the high school at 1 pun. on Thursday, November 15. A county organization of local veteran’s service committee has been formed and all veterans of World War II are invited to this meeting to present their prob lems. W. T. Evenson, who is chair man of the selective service board is chairman of the vet’s service organization also. Dr. J. Kriegel opened his dental office here Morltlay morning and will again provide this commun ity with a service it has lacked for several years. The office is located on the second floor of the Joy Theatre building in the space formerly occupied by Dr. U. J. Bittner when he practiced here. Dr. Kriegel come here from Portland where he formerly maintained an office. Assisting him here is Miss Esther Robert son. The dental office will not be open on Thursday due to the fact that Dr. Kriegel is teaching classes at the dental college in Portland. WAR CHEST SUM FAR BELOW PAR ST. HELENS — The Columbia County War Chest has failed woefully in meeting the quota assigned to it, according to D. O. Bennett, county chairman, who states that of the $18,827 allotted this county, only $8,013.27 had been turned in as of Friday, Nev. 2nd. This represents the whole county and is the sad, but true, picture, he says. D. C .Slaght, St. Helens area chairman states that St. Helens is above the county average, but still has nothing to shout about. The assigned quota for St. Hel ens was $8,900 of which approxi mately $5,345 has been turned in. Bowerman Quits Constable Post The office of constable for the Vernonia precincts is vacant as of yesterday, November 15th, ac cording to an announcement made that day by L. G. Bower man. He has held the office for five years. The vacancy will be filled by an appointment of the Columbia county court until the next elec tion. COUNTY OPA OFFICE TO BE IN PORTLAND ST. HELENS —- Columbia county’s war price and ration ing beard, functioning through the war years in the building next door to St. Helens post of fice, will be moved to Portland and consolidated with 25 other boards of the Portland area on November 28. Notice of the change came from Lewis J. Bronaugh, district price executive, who expressed his appreciation to volunteer mem bers of the board and staff dur ing the war years. THOSE WHO Plowing on ARE IN IT Tree Farm Started Thurs. Planting of Seed, Young Trees Will Start Here Soon In order to inform people of this area of .he progress in de veloping the Crown-Zellerbach tree farm, “An Old Logger” has written a letter which tells of present activities. He writes: Dear Editor: Tuesday of last week an ex periment was started by local employees on the Columbia Coun ty Tree Farm of the Crown- Zellerbach corporation which should be of interest to you and our comrilunity. Our local tree farm can truly be called a farm for there is a tractor and a twenty-two inch breaking plow at work in the upper reaches of Coal Creek pre paring the ground for an exper iment planting of both seed and young trees. Furrows are being plowed on a level contour eight feet apart. As soon as the seed bed is pre prepared young trees & seed are to be sent down from one of Crown-Zellerfiach’s tree nurser ies to be planted. The experiment is being noted with a great deal of interest as it is something new in the Douglas Fir region. In the southern pine cultivated forests have proved very productive and cultivation there has become an attendant factor in successful tree farming. While the rough terrain of the Douglas Fir reg ion offers more problems than the rolling hills of our southern neighbors, I am sure that should this initial planting produce the desired results, that the “Know How” of our northwest loggers will find a way to overcome the problem of our rough terain. The plowing will be in progress all of this and part of next week at which time the ground will be ready to plant. The actual plant ing will be some time later in the winter. I will keep you post ed as to time so that you may witness the event. Respectfully, "AN OLD LOGGER” Bedside Shop to Get Party Gifts The American Legion Auxiliary is planning a Christmas party at the Legion hall for Monday evening, November 19th. The public is invited to attend this affair, being sure to bring a gift for the bedside gift table shops. Gifts brought by people attending the party will be used to supply these shops from which servicemen in veterans hos pitals may select gifts for their families. These gifts are placed on tables and wheeled from bed side to bedside where selections may be made Vithout charge. Gifts need not be wrapped al though Christmas wrapping: would be appreciated. Dancing will furnish the ev- enig’s entertainment and refresh ments will be served. Victory Bond Queen Candidate Named Mary Katherine Norris, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Nor ris, has been named as a vic tory bond queen contestant to represent this vicinity in ths county contest, Mrs. Ben Brick- el, local chairman, announced this week after the entry had been turned in. Applications for entering the contest may still be made should anyone here wish to enter another candidate by representing a minimum of $5000 in bond purchases. Ap plication blanks are obtainable at the Joy Theatre. Every bond investment of $18.75 made up to December 1 will entitle the purchaser to one vote for the candidate. The win ning candidate will go to St. Helens to participate in the county finals with winners from other towns at a date to be an nounced later. Mrs. Brickel has arranged for the deposit of ballots for the queen contestant and for the _______________ Thursday, November 15, 1945 Dodge car stubs in boxes placed at the post office. House-to-house solicitations are in progress by local committee members under MrC“ Brickel’s supervision and contacts respec tive to bond buying by O-A em ployees will be made starting early next week. The quota for this area has been set at $37,500 for E bonds and the county E bond quota is $250,000. The county overall quota is $620,000. TOUSLEY GETS AWARD At the recent honor day assem bly at Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio, awards were presented to outstanding members of the junior and sen ior classes. Arthur Herbert Tous- ley, son of Mrs. Leatha E. Tous- ley, was among those receiving awards. Arthur received the civ il engineering department award for high scholastic average. He was graduated from Vernonia high school in 1943 and attended the University of Washington be fore coming to Case. Arthur is a member of the naval V-12 unit at Case. DISCHARGED Pfc. Joe Eggert arrived here Saturday after receiving his discharge from the army at St. Louis. He had completed 34 mis sions in the service in which he spent 18 months in the Pacific theatre as a radio operator. He plans to work at the mill. DISCHARGED Geo. Craford was a visitor here last Wed. at the Frank Lange home from Seaside. He was re cently discharged from the air corps after serving in the Pacif ic area and is logging now near Seaside with his brother, Jack, who was also discharged recent ly from the service. Another brother, Alfred, was given his discharge a short time ago. TO START HOME A recent letter received here from FClc Thurman DeHart tells that he was scheduled to start home from Manilla the 14th, that is Wednesday of this week. DISCHARGED Three more discharges of local men from the service include those of Tom Bateman, Larry Marshall and Arthur Spofford. The first received his papers last Friday at Bremerton, the second Nov. 9th at the naval personnel separation center in Shoemaker, Cal., and the third at Bremerton Nov. 2. HERE ON LEAVE Paul Coburn, arrived here a few days ago on a 30-day leave after seeing service in New Zea land and the Solomon Islands. AT FORT LEWIS Dean S. Brady is stationed at Ft. Lewis and will be there for some time to attend a school. He has had the privekge of a week end pass for every week since being stationed there. IN TEXAS NOW RIVERVIEW —Harold Fowler of the air corps sent word to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Fowler this week that he is now stationed at Shepard Field, Tex as, where he will take his basic training. AT UNIVERSITY RIVERVIEW —Mrs. Blanche Millis states that her son, Max, USN, who has been stationed at Corvallis, is now a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colo. REPORTS FOR DUTY Capt. Lowell Hieber left Tues day for Fort Huachuca, Arizona. AT BASE HOSPITAL Mrs. L. Mosman has received word that her eon, Henry Mos man, MMlc, of the navy was in jured Oct. 28th and is now at the base hospital in San Fran cisco Cal. He is a twin brother to Mrs. Gene Shipman. (More ‘Those Who’, page 6) Harvest Service Dated The annual Harvest Home ser vice of the First Christian church will be held Sunday morning. Fruits, fresh and canned and products of the garden will be brought to thq church and dis played at the service, then these products will be given to the Northwest Christian Home for the aged at Beaverton. The church has held such a service for the past several years. The public is cordially invited. Power Rates Proposed for REA Here Nominating Committee Named; Annual Meet Scheduled in Jan. The board of directors of the West Oregon Electric Coop met Tuesday evening of this week to hear the proposed rate structure for this area when connection is made with the source of power at Bonneville dam. The proposed rates will be lower than the pres ent rate structure due partially to the lower purchase price of the power from the Bonneville admin istration, yet will provide an ade quate return to meet payment obligations of the cooperative. The board named a nominating committee of seven men who will select candidates for the board at the annual meeting January 8th. The January 8th date will mark a year of service for the pres ent board. The board also, heard a report concerning the new line con struction, which is nearing com pletion, and which informed mem bers that the line would be used only as a standby for the time being should present sources of power fail for some unexpected reason. The present picture is that the line will not be connect ed with Bonneville power until arrangements can be made to synchronize the local system with the new source. That.' may require several months depending upon how quickly contracts for additional work can be ratified and carried out. The final action of the meet ing Tuesday wasthe acceptance of the resignation of J. W. Nichols as the cooperative manager, his resignation to be effective im mediately. Upon request by the directors, Mr. Nichols will re main until Jan. 1st. Home Nursing Campaign Starts The campaign to create exten sive interest in the study of home nursing and to start a class here for study of the work reached a point Thursday, yesterday, where tentative • arrangements were were worked out at a meeting at the Legion hall. This meeting was held for the purpose ef signing up candidates for the class which will start in this community soon and which will give instruction on the work. ( The American Red Cross em barked on the drive this fall to have at least one person in every home prepared to meet the emer gency of sickness at home. The Red Cross believes that each family should take on ilself the responsibility of helping to build a stronger and healthier Ameriqa. The instruction will be given by a teacher from St. Helens when the time and place have been arranged. Those people who have not yet signified intentions to take the course may do so bv calling Mrs. Harry Culbertson, phone 63. Principals Name Team to Play Ray Mills, high school prin cipal, was in Forest Grove Mon day as this area's delegate at a principal’s meeting of the northern section of division 3 to decide the football team represen tative for the playoff with the southern division of the section. Two teams had applied for consideration, McMinnville and Columbia Prep, and the former was selected by the principals. Coach at McMinnville this year is Orile Robbins, who coached here previous to entering the McMinn ville school system. His team will play Cottage Grove this Friday for championship of the section.