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VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOLUME 24, NUMBER 43
Loggers Are
Winners at
Scappoose
26 to 7 Victory
Marks Comeback
Of Vernonia Squad
By MELVIN SCHWAB
The Vernonia Loggers, staging
a brillant comeback, displayed
playing which hasn’t been seen
since the St. Helens game in de­
feating Scappoose 26 to 7 last
Friday
afternoon
at
the
Scappoose field. The ' Indians
never once gave up the ball
game, but still couldn’t do a
thing against a highly fired up
Logger team.
The game started with the
the
Loggers
kicking
off to
Indians and play in the first
quarter was rather even with
both sides playing good ball.
First Score Made
In the start of the second
quarter Sabalino and Byers drove
the ball down the field to the"
Indian’s eight-yard line where
Byers took the ball and powered
his way through the line for
Vernonia’s first tally. The try
for extra point was good with
Byers doing the kicking and
Frank holding.
Vernonia drew bloody again in
the second quarter when Grenia,
speedy Vernonia back, intercepted
an Indian’s pass putting the
Loggers in scoring position again.
Frank took the honors taking the
ball around left end for 20 yards
and the second score of the bail
game. The try for extra point
was no good.
The Indians then in despera-
tion took to the air with the
passing combination of Baker
to Baker, drove the ball from
their own 25-yard line down to
the Loggers’ four-yard line. As
the whistle sounded ending the"
half the Indians were on the Log-
geers’ one-foot line, the half
ending the Indians’ scoring threat.
Clipping Draws Penalty
As the breaks of the game go,
Vernonia had a touch of bad
luck also when East went over
for a third Loggers’ touchdown,
but was called back for clipping
on the play and a 15-yard pen­
alty. The Loggers then pulled a
super duper play which consisted
of Buyers passing to Vernonia’3
right end, Cline, who in 1 turn
lateraled to Renfro. Renfro had
bad luck and fumbled on the ! In-
dians’ one-yard line.
Not getting the least bit dis-
couraged, the Loggers once again
got hold of the ball and drove to
the Indians’ 45-yard line where
Frank wound up his passing arm
and threw a beautiful 30-yard
pass to Walgomott. The latter
raced over the goal for another
Loggers score. The try for extra
point was good with Byers kick-
ing and Frank holding.
Pass Scores
Scappoose's one and only score
came in the fourth quarter. Tak­
ing to the air Baker threw a gass
to the Loggers’ 35 where it was
taken by Eckart, Scappoose full­
back, who ran the rest of the
way for the Indians, score. The
try for extra point was good. The
gun sounded, ending the game
with the score,
Vernonia 36,
Scappoose 7.
The Indians played good ball
and everyone commented about
them not giving up once during
the game even though having no
chance of winning.
The Logger team was vastly
improved over last week’s beaten
squad. The line exhibited charg­
ing defensive and offensive ac­
tion. Two new changes in the
line were Grenia in at running
guard and Brown in at tackle.
The man on the field who is
hardly ever noticed, but who is
one of the most important, is the
center, and our hat goes off to
Andercon, who has played a bang-
up of a game every time.
Hill Military Next
The Loggers’ backfirid is also
much improved with Byers, Saba-
lino, East and Frank all taking
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1936
October 15-Movember 15,
Overseas Mailing Period
October 15 to November 15.
1946, has been designated as the
Christmas mailing period for
parcels addressed to army per­
sonnel overseas.
During this
period requests for addresses are
not required. Mailing of Christ­
mas parcels is not restricted to
these dates to personnel of the
navy, marine corps, and coast
guard as they may recdive par­
cels without a request at any time
of the year.
The following restrictions ap-
ply to mailing of all overseas
packages: the present limitation
of weight and size, namely 70
pounds and 100 inches in length
and girth combined, will prevail.
Not more than one Christmas
parcel or package shall be ac­
cepted for mailing in any one
week when sent by or on behalf
Logger Seconds
Win 19-0 Monday
By MELVIN SCHWAB
The baby Loggers defeated the
Scappoose second string on the
local field Monday night 19 to
The field was sloppy wet and both
sides had a bad case of fumbleitis.
Coach Hergert gave practically
the whole Logger squad chances
to play.
Bass, Thompson and Renfro
were rather outstanding, doing a
good job of packing the mail.
Walgomott, Logger second string
left end, did wonderful defensive
work along with Oveson and
Sunnell.
These
games
will
give
Vernonia’s (fam next year some
vitally needed experience.
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Lower Columbia
Sked Drawn Up
The Loggers’ basketball sched-
ple for the 1946-47 season was
drawn up a short time ago when
the county Schoolmasters’ club
met at Rainier. In addition to
the league games Coach Jake
Hergert has scheduled two pre­
season games with Tillamook, one
here on Dec. 10 and the other
at Tillamook December 17.
The schedule calls for Clatska-
nie to play all games away from
home because that school lacks a
basketball floor due to a fire
which destroyed the school build­
ing.
The Lower Columbia League
schedule lists these games:
Jan. 3—Scappoose at Vernonia,
St. Helens at Clatskanie, Seaside
at Rainier.
Jan. 10—Vernonia at St. Helens,
rainier at Scappoose, Clatskanie
at Seaside.
Jan. 17—Clatskanie at Ver-
nonia, St. Helens at Rainier, Sea-
side at Scappoose.
Jan. 21—Scappoose at St. Hel-
ens„ Rainier at Clatskanie, Ver-
nonia at Seaside".
Jan. 24—Vernonia at Rainier,
Clatskanie at Scappoose, Seaside
at St Helens,
at Seaside.
Feb. 7—Seaside at Clatskanie,
Scappoose at Rainier, St. Helens
at Vernonia.
Feb. 18—St Helens at Scap­
poose, Clatskanie at Rainier, Sea­
side at Vernonia.
Feb. 21—Rainier at Vernonia,
Scappoose at Clatskanie, St. Hel­
ens at Seaside.
Jan. 31—Vernonia at Scappoose,
Clatskanie at St. Helens, Rainier
Scappoose at Rainier, St. Helens
at Vernonia.
Feb. 14—Clatskanie at Verno­
nia, Rainier at St. Helens, Scap­
poose at Seaside.
honors.
First downs of the game were:
for Scappoose nine, for Veraonia
27.
The Loggers will play Hill Mili-
tary here this week on the local
field under lights which phom-
ises to be a hangup of a game.
School Press
Groups Enter
Health Contest
of the same addressee.
The usual prohibitions apply
regarding unmailable
matters,
such as intoxicants, inflammable
materials, firearms *hd poisons.
Mailable matter will be accepted
for registration or insurance.
The war department advises
that greeting cards for soldiers
overseas must be sent in sealed
envelopes at the first-class rate
of postage.
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County Health Unit
Sponsors Columbia
Education Contest
COUNTY NEWS
QUARTERS EOR CLATSKANIE
POSTOFFICE. ARE SOUGHT
CLATSKANIE — A lease for
quarters for the Clatskanie post
office is being solicited.
The lease is to be on a five or
ten-year basis from May 7, 1947.
A floor space of about 1,200
square feet is desired and lo­
cation, light and accessibility
are also to be considered.
FROST ENDS
CUCUMBER HARVEST
ST. HELENS—
ST. HELENS—Tuesday night’s
heavy frost last week write a
quick finish to the cucumber har­
vest in the Scappoose district,
C. J. Johnson, manager of the
Hunts Foods, Inc. plant (former­
ly Pacific Conserving) at Scap­
poose, said.
Despite a cold and wet summer
which held down the quantity of
cucumbers produced on the slight­
ly over 400 acres under contract
to the Scappoose firm, approxi­
mately 3000 tons of cucumbers
were harvested. This is about the
normal harvest handled by the
plant each year, though under
what 400 acres would ordinarily
produce, and is sufficient to keep
the plant busy until next harvest
season. Quality of the cukes har­
vested was excellent
CITY GETS $1000
FOR >\ATER SYSTEM
RAINIER—Receipts of $1000
upon a loan from the federal
government to be used in en-
gineering investigation of the
Rainier water system is an-
nounced by N. N. Blumenjaadt,
city recorder.
The loans are said to be termed
so that the city can secure an
additional $750 to $1000 in case
it is needed. The loan is to be
included in the cost of any im­
provement program that results
from the investigation, but if
nothing develops it need not be
repaid.
Construction of a pipe line to'
cost some $80,000 and as well
the bringing of water from
Longview are among the sug­
gested meaiu of supplying the
city with a dependable and ade-
quate water supply.
STANWOOD FREED
OF EMBEZZLEMENT
ST. HELENS—The suit brought
by H. T. Anderson of Scappoose
against Caley A. Stanwood in
which Anderson accused Stan­
wood of embezzling $5000 which
Anderson had entrusted to him
with which to purchase certain
real estate, was thrown out of
court last week by Judge H. K.
Zimmerman when after testimony
was all in he failed to find evi­
dence to support the embezzle­
ment charges.
This is one of several suits
brought against Mr. Stanwood
following the collapse of Caley
A. Stanwood, Inc., real estate
brokers, insurance agents, and
agents for the Washington Fed­
eral Savings and Loan association
of Hillsboro in this county, of
which Mr. Stanwood was presi-
dent.
Banquet Speaker Named
Scheduled to speak at the Evan­
gelical church father and son
banquet the evening of Novem­
ber 4 is Eddie Obinger of the
Western Press, Portland. , Along
with his speech a Portland male
quartet will appear and diners
will also hear numbers from an
electric Hawaiian guitar.
Pastor Plans
Extended Tour
Rev. Allen H. Backer will leave
Sunday afternoon for a trip across
country to Johnstown, Pennsyl­
vania, and New York. He will
travel with the Gospel Gleemen, a
group of Evangelical ministers of
the Oregon-Washington confer-
ence, who have formed a glee
club.
The Gleemen, will give concerts
every night enroute to Johnstown
where they will attend _ the gen-
eral conference and the Uniting
conference of the Evangelical and
United Brethren denominations.
Rev. Backer plans to be gone
during November. The group of
men will travel in private cars
and concert stops will be made
at Spokane, Missoula, Billings,
Bismarck, Jamestown, St. Paul,
Farmington, Waseca, Rochester,
Peatone, Ill., Chicago, Naperville,
Marion, O., Findley, Bellevue,
Akron,
Canton,
Flat
Rock,
Youngstown and Johnstown.
Match Play Is
Scheduled Sun.
The second round matches for
the Oregon-American fall handi­
cap to be played Sunday will p't
Marvin Turner against E. A.
Shipman and Kent Bauersfeld
against Paul Dyer the tourna­
ment committee announced early
this week.
The committee also announced
that the winner of the A. H. Lan-
ders-Cal Davis first round match
will meet Hal Fowler. Matches
already played and the winners
are:
George Robbins—Charles Ce­
darburg (winner); Ronald Fatsch
—Harry King (winner); George
Turner—Tom Bateman (winner);
and Ralph Roediger—Ben George
(winner).
Second round matches are to
be completed Sunday if the
weather allows and the trophy
for the handicap winner is ex­
pected this week.
The trophy
will be placed on display at the
Vernonia Country club.
Garage Gets
New Owner
Through contributions to their
school papers or to sections of the
town paper, high schools of Co­
lumbia county are entering a na­
tional educational campaign to
further the control of tuberculo­
sis. This is the first time high
schools of the county have en­
tered this press project which
was inaugurated nine years ago.
Articles, editorials and cartoona
will run in November and Decem­
ber with the winners to be in
the hands of the state judges by
December 20, 1946. Two subjects
have been chosen for this year.
They are, “Why Nations Should
Work" Together for Tuberculosla
Control,”’ and “How Christmas
Seals Are Used to Improve the
Health of My Community.”
Students are being offered thia
larger field for the discussion of
the disease because young people
'today are coming more and more
to realize how interdependent na­
tions are. This activity show»
the young participants how great
is their influence in the school
The Evangelical church will and .how integral a part they
atempt to clear its debt next can play in a community pro­
gram.
Sunday when tithes and offerings
Principals and teachers are co­
will be received for this purpose
operating with the plan and the
Rev. Allen H. Backer said early
project is under the direct super­
this week.
vision of the Columbia County
The coming Sunday has also'
Health association. Kits contain­
been set for the church Harvest
ing suitable material and rule»
Home Festival when choice pro­
of the contest have been sent
duce will be displayed and the an­
to the supervisors.
nual harvest home pot-luck din­
ner will be served.
Articles to be displayed are re­
quested by Saturday afternoon
so that the Deborah Society can
decorate and place the various
items.
Debt. Clearance,
Festival, Plan
Lighting Plans
Bring Inquiries
Chairman Names
Seal Sale Head
Otto H. Peterson, who has
been county Christmas Seal chair­
man for the past five years, has
announced that Miss Velva Ram­
sey will serve as chairman for
Vernonia for the 1946 campaign
Most of
to fight tuberculosis.
the work is carried on by volun-
teers and they are to be com­
mended for rendering this service
to the community in past years.
Because of the possible increase
in post-war tuberculosis, the as-
sociation plans to expand its ac-
tivities this year and to that end
the files have been checked and
rechecked so that everyone in the
county will have the opportunity
to aid in this endeavor by buying
Christmas seals.
To Attend Meetings
Grade Superintendent Paul Gor­
don will attend two meetings
in Portland today. One is a ses­
sion of the state tuberculosis as­
sociation of which he is a director
and the other a meeting of the
educational department of the
state board of health. He is a
committee member of the latter
department.
•
License Examiner Due
A drivers license examiner is
scheduled to visit Vernonia Fri­
day, November 1. He will be at
the city hall‘from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. and person^ wishing licenses
or permits to drive can arrange
to get them at that time.
Time Postponed
C. B. Rice of Beaverton is the
Time for the filing of applica­
new owner of the Mist garage, an tions for the civil service position
announcement thia week indicates, of substitute clerk-carrier has
he having taken over the business been postponed until Monday, Oc­
there last week.
tober 28, Gene Shipmen an­
The businesa was formerly nounced this week. Examination
owned by W. B. Day. The new for the position will be held later
owner plans mechanical repair to provide a waiting list for that
service along with other garage positioif in the Vernonia post of­
work.
, fice.
Vernonia’s proposed new busi­
ness section street lighting sys­
tem has brought several inquiries
from other towns which are an­
ticipating a new, more modern
system of lighting.
The most recent request comes
from the Carlsbad chamber of
commerce at Carlsbad, California,
asking about the fixtures, instal­
lation costs and upkeep of the
proposed Vernonia set-up.
Advertising for bids have been
published and Vernonia city coun­
cilmen, ha ve set the date of No­
vember 4 for the opening of bids
to supply the needed material and
fixtures.
Red Cross Gets
$24 from Canteen
Canteen equipment which was
assembled as part of the supplies
needed to operate the casualty­
station project was sold a few
days ago by Mrs. Helen Spofford
for $24 and the money turned
over to the Red Cross, it .was
announced Tuesday.
The casualty station was organ­
ized as a part of civilian deense
during the war and the canteen
was to have been used as an
emergency means of supplying
food.
Agency Takes
Out License
The Modern Gas and Appliance
company of Hillsboro has pur­
chased a city occupation license
here the firm owner, Paul Hina­
man, announced Monday and
plans to engage a local repre­
sentative soon. The company la
distributor for butane and pro­
pane gas and gas ranges, heaters,
etc.
Installations and facilities for
servicing accounts is planned as
part of the firm's expansion pro­
gram.