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.
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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.
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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.
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VERNONIA,
COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 <oi the installation
of an oil heating unit for the
Washington school, but estab
lished the ‘if” which makes the
change from the present wood
furnace dependant upon obtain
ing the new unit.
The high school board also
hired Austin Corll as the Mist
bus driver for the coming year
and named the budget committee
of R. H. Aldrich, Judd Greenman,
W. H. Bridgers, S. Golden and
Robert Mathews.
The budget
meeting is scheduled for Friday,
May 3.
The grade school board rehired
George Johnson and Bob Thomp
son to drive their respective
routes for the next year.
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MEETINGS CONTINUE
Special meetings are being held
at the Assembly of God church
every night at 7:30 except Mon
day and Saturday and will con
tinue through April 28, with Evan
gelist Rosaltha Fisher speaking.
Miss Fisher is an accomplished
violinist and soloist and also con
ducts evening chats Sunday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings
at 7 o’clock on important phases
of Sunday school work.
All are
invited to every service.
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LIVINGSTONE TO TALK
Rev. W. O. Livingstone, for
mer Christian church minister,
will return here to preach the
Easter Sunday services at that
church. An invitation to attend
the services on that day have
been extended by members of the
congregation.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1946
Joint Pole Use
In ten t on Bridge
At the first April meeting of
the Vernonia ctiy council, the
councilmen decided by an unan
imous vote to request the West
Oregon Electric Cooperative and
the West Coast Telephone com
pany to consider joint construc
tion of their pole line through the
downtown business section of Ver
nonia. It is the opinion of the
council, that as long as new con
struction is contemplated by the
West Oregon Electric, that a
request now would remove about
one-half the poles through the
business district.
Frank D. Seelye, West Oregon
manager, was contacted and he, in
turn contacted J. M. Goodrich,
plant superintendent of the West
Coast Telephone company, calling
for a joint conference to discuss
the possibility and (feasibility of
the city’s request. After study
by the engineers of the two con
cerns, it was found that this proj
ect is feasible though somewhat
expensive. At a later conference
both concerns came to the conclu
sion that this money would be
well spent in view of the fact that
it would help beautify the busi
ness section of Vernonia and at
the same time prepare it for its
proposed modern street lighting
system.
The management of both organ
izations believe this additional
sum invested at this time will
aid considerably in the develop
ment of Vernonia, foster a more
cooperative feeling and boost pub
lic relations to those whom they
serve.
Mr. Seelye was advised by tele
gram on April 2 by the ad
ministrator of REA, that this plan
of joint construction was ap
proved and on the same day Mr.
Goodrich advised Mayor George
Johnson that the plan had re
ceived the approval of Harley
Barber, Forest Grove manager of
the telephone company.
Smallpox Check
Health Group Plan
A re-check of vaccinations giv
en for smallpox for local grade
school students was carried out
Wednesday of this week by R. D.
Eby, M.D., and Miss Ruth Pef-
fley, county health nurse. Vac
cinations for smallpox were given
last fall to the students here and
this check was made to determine
which children were not yet im
mune to the disease.
The county nurse and the Co
lumbia County Public Health as
sociation are both interested in
having these checks made in coun
ty schools in order to be sure of
immunity.
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Purchase of New
Truck Authorized
Word was received Monday
from the rural electrification ad
ministration in Washington, D.C.,
approving the purchase of a new
one and one-half-ton truck by the
West Oregon Electric Cooperative.
Frank D. Seelye, manager of the
cooperative has placed the order
with Greenwood Motors, it is an
nounced this week.
The new truck will be used on
construction and for the transpor
tation of materials, poles and
men.
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PERMANENT STARCH
Your shirts, summer dresses,
sheets and draperies will profit
by the new textile treatment de
veloped by a rubber manufacturer
—it keeps them permanently
starched in all weather,
This joint construction has been
scheduled by Mr. Seelye and Mr.
Goodrich to begin approximately
May 1.
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School Picture
Program Started
Here Monday of this week to
arrange a school program was
Arthur K. Roberts of the West
Coast Lumbermen’s association
which is sponsoring a visual edu
cation program. Roberts brought
with him a series of 40 colored
slides of logging scenes which
will be used in the grade and high
schools. After being shown here,
the pictures will be for use in
other schools and will remain per
manently with this county.
Local arrangements were mado
by Glen Hawkins who will have,
charge of the pictures in Co
lumbia county.
Other series will follow after
the present showing, Mr. Hawkins
said. The pictures have been
made up under the auspices of
the Lumbermen’s association upon
the recommendation of school of
ficials and foresters.
COUNTY NEWS
NO SMALLPOX
IN SCAPPOOSE
SCAPPOOSE—Health officials
combined last week to squash
the rumor that a case of oriental
smallpox had broken out in Scap
poose.
Miss Ruth Peffley, county
health nur.e, stated that no such
case had come to her attention.
NEW STREETS TO
RECEIVE CARRIER SERVICE
ST. HELENS — Streets which
will be given carrier mail service
under the postoffice consolidation
to become effective May 1 were
announced last week by Mrs.
Susie B. Dillard, postmaster. The
new service will bring many resi
dents of West St. Helens into the
city service.
Decision as to whether the
Houlton postoffice, or Station A
as it will be known after May 1,
will continue to receive and dis
tribute mail will be decided in
the near future.
RELIEF PROGRAMS GET
ROAD OILING CASH
ST. HELENS — Because relief
costs are going to run consid
erably in excess of the amount
budgeted for them, the county
court last week invaded the spe
cial fund for road oiling to get
$10,000 to pay its share of wel
fare bills for the remainder of
this fiscal year, which ends June
30. The loan is just that, for it
must be paid back out of tax
money in the budget for the 1946-
47 fiscal year.
Half of the $10,000 taken from
the road fund will go to the
largest and most costly of the
four programs maintained in tho
county—old age assistance.
Aid to dependent children is to
receive $2000.
MINT GROWERS LEAGUE
ADOPTS CONSTITUTION
CLATSKANIE — The Mint
Growers league convened for a
business session recently at the
Quincy school and adopted a con
stitution and bylaws.
The league is made up of
growers from the Clatskanie,
Rainier and Puget Island areas.
The purpose of the association is
to promote the peppermint indus
try, to establish grades, to work
with the extension service and to
assist in experimental develop
ment in the industry.
If all of the «10.000 is spent
before end of the current fiscal
period it will make county cost
for relief somewhere around «50.
000, about 20 per cent of the
amount actually spent for this
purpose in Columbia.