VOLUME 24, NUMBER 16 Street Signs Plan of City Council Now Saw, Pulp Logs, Poles, Shingles Coming From Farm New markers for the streets in Vernonia are anticipated within a short time due to an order by the city council and due to au­ thorization which allows the plac­ ing of signs on power transmis­ sion poles. Steps toward obtain­ ing the signs have already been taken with the ordering of lum­ ber. The street names will be placed on boards 1 in. by 5 in. by 14 in. to 26 in. in length. The length dependirig on the name of the street. The markers will be painted and wherever possible will be attached to power poles at a height of 12 feet. Decisioh to place the signs at that height was made to prevent their de­ struction as much as possible. Bids for the painting have been requested and the work wlil go forward as soon as possible. The decision to place the signs at the 112-foot height will prevent much of the destruction which oc­ curred when signs were erected seven or eight years ago. At that time each marker was placed on it’s own pole at a lower height. • • 15 Students Cet Honor Listing Fifteen Vernonia high school students received listings on the honor roll for the six-weeks per­ iod just ended, Principal Ray Mills announced early this week. The Freshman class led by plac­ ing eight names on the roster of high grades. By classes the roll includes: Freshmen—Mary Jane Armstrong, John Berg, Maxine Hartwick, Beverly Herrin, Delores Johnson, Arlene Kirk, Georgianna Mills and Roy Oakes; Sophomores— Theresa Schmidlin; Juniors—Mir­ iam Corll, Cora Dusenberry, Bar­ bara Keasey, Elna Morris, and Mildred Wolff, and Seniors—Pa­ tricia Berg. • • Conference Is Church Plan The Mormon church will hold its annual branch conference April 21 at the church at 925 Rose, ave- nue, it is announced this week. The meetings will be under the direction of President Bringhurst of the Northwestern States Mis­ sion. All members of the church are urged to attend. The morning session will convene at 10 o’clock and will be followed by lunch at 12 noon. The afternoon sessions will start at 2 o’clock. “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recr»*/ o ------------------------- --------- -------------------------------------------------------------- To ° VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON t Homemakers Festival Is Wed., April 24 Event A county homemakers festival is scheduled at St. Helens for Wednesday, April 24, at the First Methodist church starting at 10 o’clock with registration to be fol­ lowed at 10:30 by the day’s pro­ gram. This festival will take the form of an achievement day for wofrien and is one of a series being conducted in Oregon coun­ ties this month. The program will include mu­ sical numbers wtih the viewing of exhibits and speaking to follow. Those attending will view ex­ hibits and demonstrations pre­ pared by garden clubs, other clubs and extension units which are active in the county. Speaking in the afternoon will be Mrs. Azalea Sager, state home demonstration leader and Mrs. Dorothy McCullough Lee, Port­ land city commissioner. The event is open to every woman in the county and tickets may be ob­ tained here from two Vernonia Egg Hunt Is Saturday Plan Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock is the date and time set for the Easter egg hunt at the city park. This event is being arranged by the American Legion Auxiliary so that the park will be divided into two sections, one for small chil­ dren and the other for the larger children. Coloring of the eggs presents a task for which the Auxiliary is asking the help of girls 12 years or older and women. Girls are asked to come to the hall Friday after school and others are asked to be present that evening. Lucky numbers will appear on some of the eggs. The Auxiliary is also preparing for the Senior banquet dated for Monday, April 29 at the hall and the help of other organizations in town is requested. • • Drivers Get Route Awards Official word was received here Monday by Emil Messing, Ver­ nonia postmaster of the awarding of bids for the star routes. The previous contracts expired in Feb­ ruary of this year, but the bids were submitted sometime before that. Named to continue on the Scap­ poose-Vernonia run and the Kea­ sey route is E. G. Roediger. He will continue the routes he has previously been driving. Mrs. Juanita Green, who has been driving the Mist-Vernonia star route also received the con­ tract to continue. Lee Rogers, who had previously driven the Timber route under sub-contract from E. G. Roediger, was award­ ed the* contract for that route. The contracts are let for a four- year period. residents, Mrs. R. R. Middendorph and Mrs. Isola Morris. Mrs. Mid­ dendorph, as a member of the executive committee for the fes­ tival, has been active in drawing up the program for the event. • • Music Group Rating High Ratings for two groups of Ver- nonia high school singers who en­ tered the postwar high school music tournament at Forest Grove Friday and Saturday of last week were at the top and next to the top. Ratings for contestants were numbered from 1 to 5, with 1 being the highest. The girls’ sextet of the high scljpol captured the top rating and it is planned that this group enter the state music contest at Eugene later this year. Winning a number 2 rating at Forest Grove was the glee club Ratings for the piano and vocal solo entrants had not been re­ ceived by Wednesday of this week due to the fact that the num­ ber of contestants entered made judging difficult and impossible to complete immediately- © © Church Plans Communion ' The First Christian church has chosen the date of April 118 for its annual communion service, it was announced late this week by L. L. Wells. The program is scheduled to start'at 7:30 p.m. A program for the event has been prepared to include scrip­ ture readings, singing and tlje communion service by elders and deacons. • • PLAY COMMENT GOOD The Senior class play, “Snafu,” drew considerable praise from members of the audience after its showing last Friday. Besides the favorable comment, the Seniors will net approximately $775 for their efforts. • • WORK STARTED AGAIN Work started again the latter part of last week on construc­ tion of the Texaco Service sta­ tion on the • corner of Bridge and Second streets. The work was stopped for some time due to a strike which prevented the • ob­ taining of cement blocks which are being used in the building. • • COATING TURNS WATER Wartime industrial research brings out a new liquid coating which is water-repellent — good for protecting crates, wood, metal, leather and textiles. It will help keep moisture out of masonry. “Seek Up-Grading" Advice of Director Veterans generally should real­ ize the importance of their service- acquired skills in seeking up-grad­ ing either in school or in em­ ployment, and should be urged to “avail themselves of whatever credit may be granted them by their employers or the educational institutions of their choice.” This advice was received by Hugh E. Rosson, Oregon depart­ ment of veterans’ affairs director, in a recent letter from Maj. Gen. G. B. Erskine, retraining and re­ employment administrator of the department of labor. “The granting of credit to vet­ erans for service-acquired train­ ing and experience is a matter which has not been fully exploit­ ed,” Erskine says. Rosson, commenting on Ers­ kine’s letter,.points out that Ore­ gon high schools automatically grant two units for completion of the basic training, to any vet­ eran wishing to further his sec­ ondary education. Further, he says that most high schools in the state are familiar with the educational development tests of the American council on education, by which veterans can receive di­ plomas from their pre-war high schools if they successfully com­ plete these exams. Also, those veterans who did not previously attend Oregon high schools may, by passing these tests, be issued a certificate from Rex Putnam, superintendent of public instruction, Salem, show­ ing that they have the equivalent of a high school education, and many now are doing just that. A case cited by Putnam is that of an ex-navy lieutenant-com­ mander who had gone to school only as far as the third grade. But by virtue of self-educatior. and navy training, he was able recently to pass the tests with a good score, and was issued a certificate of equivalency. Rosson advises interested vet­ erans to contact their local high school principals or write Put­ nam’s office for information on educational up-grading. In Erskine's letter it is urged that the use of these tests “be stimulated, because of the large number of jobs which require graduation from high school, or the equivalent.” For up-grading in jobs, he rec­ ommends greater use of the vet­ erans’ service record “which show, in varying degrees of complete­ ness, what his training and ex­ perience have been.” Four Firms Active in Re-logging Over 200 Markers Ordered; Bids on Painting asked Re-logging on the Columbia County Tree farm has increased until four firms are now engaged in this work which includes the hop, phone and light poles and use of saw and pulp logs, fence, cedar for shingles, Glen Hawkins local representative, said a few days ago. Engaged in re-logging opera­ tions for saw and pulp logs are J. W. Parker on Coon creek and the Cedarwood Timber company on Pebble creek. Two firms getting out poles and shingle bolts are M. J. O’Donnell at Natal and A. J. Hicks on Crooked creek. In addition to the logging firm?, two sawmills being supplied with logs in addition to the Cedarwcod Timber company and the Shaw Lumber company at Braun’s sid­ ing, are the Pebble Creek Lum­ ber company owned and operated by Darrah Croaks and the East Fork Lumber company owned by Harry Sandon. Several operators engaged in >e-logging gathered last Friday afternoon to see a demonstration of the one-man power chain saw. The saw is suitable for logging pulpwood, land clearing, cutting fence posts and cordwood. It can be carried easily by one man and can be equipped with a 26- inch bar and chain that permits cutting logs 52 inches in diameter. • • School Hoards Talk Oil Heat The boards of the Union high school and School District 47 both considered the installation of oil heating furnaces at their meet­ ings last Saturday night. The former board took no definite action on the subject but the mat­ ter is tabled for a future meet­ ing. The D’ririct 47 bon'd did vote favor ’jly