“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.”
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOLUME 24, NUMBER 45
Loggers Take New Oil Test Work by
Win Here FrL Texas Firm Started
From Sherwood
Rainier to Come
Here Friday for
Final Grid Game
By MELVIN SCHWAB
Coach Jake Hergert’s Vernonia
Loggers once again proved them
selves to be a powerhouse team
Friday night on the local field,
when they sent the Sherwood
Bulldogs whimpering home and
a 26 to 0 score against them. The
Loggers displayed the same kind
of good football which has been
noticed since their defeat by Co
lumbia Prep here last month. Two
of the three Loggers’ first string
men, out last week, were back
in the starting line-up, but Cline,
first string right end, is still re
covering from illness.
Bulldogs Receive
Sherwood won the toss and
elected to receive the ball, run
ning it back to the 22-yard line.
In three »downs they failed to
gain a first and ten so elected to
kick. It was a bad kick coming
down on the Bulldogs’ 28-yard line
where it was downed. Byers then
took the ball and skirted around
right end for a gain of 18 yards
to put the ball on the 10-yard line
Sabalino took the ball on a, power
play through center for the first
Loggers’ touchdown. The try for
the extra point was good with
Byers packing the mad through
the middle.
Sherwood received the ball a
second time and through unsuc
cessful attempts, lost the ball
again. Once more the mighty
Loggers started to roll, this time
with a passing attack.. Frank
threw a long beautiful pass to
Byers from his own 45 to the
Bulldogs’ 12-yard line.
Byers
once again took the ball, this time
to the six-yard line. Then it
was Byers over for the remain
ing six yards and a second
Loggers’ score. Sabalino went
over for the conversion, bringing
the score^ll to 0 in favor of the
Loggers. W
Ssherwood Fumble Fatal
Late in the first quarter, Brown,
speedy Logger guard, recovered a
Bulldog fumble on their 35-yard
line. On a fake reverse off of
a double wingback East, made
a beautiful 35-yard run for an
other Logger tally. Try for point
was unsuccessful.
Again in the latter part of
the second quarter the Loggers
started another drive
this time
down to the Bulldogs 45 where
Renfro took the ball on a quick
opening play through the line and
raced 45 yards for a score. Bad
luck accompanied the play though,
and it was called back for Ver
nonia off sides penalty. The half
ended with the Loggers in posses-
sion of the ball.
At the beginning of the half
Sabalino took the kickoff on his
own 28 and ran it back to the
45, nearly getting away for an
other Lagger score. Later Sher
wood started a drive from their
own 30 sad were rtopped on the
Loggers' 18-yard •me- The ’.og-
gers took over there and com
menced to drive the ball dov.n
the field with nice runs made by
Bass, Evers, Renfro and Th.mj-
son. In the latter part of the
fourth <r arter Bvers took the ball
around r’ght end and just as he
was tackled, later.ncd the ball to
Bass who ran from the 26 to pay
dirt.
he gam; e.'.ded with the
Bulldogs trying despera..ly to
score on a passing attack. Final
score of the game. 1 emonia L>g-
gers L«, Shervood Bulldogs 0.
Loggers Average 18 Points
Fi t» downs of tie game v.e-e,
Preliminary work has started
on a new setting for an oil test
in the Nehalem Valley by the
Texas company.
The site of this test hole lis on
the Archie Adams place, which is
located near the Clyde Johnson
property. The new location is
3042 feet north and 1032 feet
west of the southwest corner of
Section 19, 6 N., 4 W., and is
near the Nehalem river near Mist.
Road work was done last spring,
lumber and concrete is being
hauled, and Archie Adams is
doing bulldozing work at the site
so that all preparations will be
made for the moving in of rig
ging.
D. Bode, chief geologist for the
Texas company in Oregon and
Washington, has said that the
well wiill be drilled by a con
tractor.
It has been announced that the
test will be designated officially
as Clark and Wilson 6-1, and
will bring the Texas company
REA Association
Meet Attended
The quarterly meeting cf the
Oregon Rural Electric Coopera
tive association, of which the
West Oregon Cooperative is a
member, was held Monday of this
week at Alturas, California. Rep
resenting the local cooperative
were Frank D. Seelye, manager,
and Lee Wooden of Jewell, vice-
president of the association and
one of the board of directois for
West Oregon. Also making the
trip to the California city were
Mrs. Seelye and Mrs. Wooden.
The association meets to discuss
problems of REA cooperatives
and means of overcoming these
problems in order to give better
service to consumers.
Meeting Saturday previous to
the Monday session at Alturas
were managers of the various
state cooperatives who talked
over managerial problems. Mr.
Seelye presided at this meeting.
This quarterly meeting of the
association was held in order to
conform with the California duck
hunting season so that those at
tending might enjoy the sport as
well as attending the meeting.
The local manager returned with
two birds, he states.
for the l.cgg-. ’s 14 lor the Pt? -
dogs 7.
So far this season the Loggers
have averaged 13 points per ganie
winning five ar.d losing two, giv
ing them a percentage of 71.3.
The scores so far tjiis season have
been:
Vernonia— Opponents—
14
Tillamook
0
St. Helens
0
34
12
Seaside
14
0
Columbia Prep
27
20
Scappoose
7
25
Hill Miliary
0
26
Sherwood
0
131
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The Loggers will play their
last game of the season this Fri
day on the local field and fans
are welcomed to attend what
promises to be a ' anguj ball
game.
back to the scene of its earliest
exploration in Oregon, and its
first dry hole in the Clatskanie
locality, which was at Clatskanie
No. 1, five miles southwest of
town. It was abandoned in Sep
tember, 1945, at the 5650-foot
level, after drill pipe became
stuck in the hole. The new test,
will be about eight miles south
west of the abandoned Clatskanie
No. 1.
The Texas company abandoned
another test, known as the Cooper
Mountain No. 1 test, in Wash
ington county last May at a
depth of 9263 f^et. This is the
deepest oil test in Oregon history
and the company announced no
show of oil or gas.
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COUNTY NEWS
ASSESSOR SUFFERS
STROKE SUNDAY
ST. HELENS—Fred Watkins,
veteran Columbia county assessor,
is in a serious condition as the
result of a stroke which he suf
fered recently. Watkins fell at
onset of the stroke and sustained
facial injuries. He collapsed on
a downtown street.
He was taken to the Vanport
hospital Thursday of last week in
order that he might have better
hospital attention. Friends who
saw or heard from him Saturday
stated that his condition showed
improvement.
SEED RAISERS
TO GET CASH
ST. HELENS—All farmers who
have harvested red clover, alsike
clover, or alfalfa seed crops this
year are eligible for payment
from the AAA if this seed is sold
into commercial channels before
January 1, 1947. The rate of
payment for this practice is 7
cents a pound for alfalfa and
alsikd clover, and 9 cents a, pound
for red clover.
Anyone wanting this payment
should notify the county AAA
office, bringing with them some
evidence of sale before the first
of the year.
COUNTY BACK
ON CASH BASIS
ST. HELENS—Columbia coun
ty, on a warrant basis since Au
gust, is back on its financial feet
again. County Treasurer Gladys
E. Peterson has issued a call f^r
all general fund warrants of the
county endorsed “not paid for
want of funds” on or before Oct.
22.
Reason for the return to finan
cial health by the county is re
ceipt of more than $26,000 in
money from the Oregon and Cali
fornia land grant and from sale
of real estate by the county
court. This money wa3 sufficient
to pick up outstanding general
fund warrants and thus save the
county the interest it has had
to pay because it did not have
ready cash to handle the warrants
it issued.
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Dies at McMinnville
Anna Marie Schmeddin entered
the McMinnville hospital Mon
day, October 28, and passed away
Tuesday morning, word received
here later that day notified lo
cal people.
Court Names Republicans Get Nod;
Successor to Fish in, Pension Out
County Agent
George A. Nelson,
Present Agent, to
Retire Next Year
Appointment of W. G. Nibler,
assistant specialist in farm crops
at Oregon State College, as Co
lumbia county agent to replace
George A. Nelson when the vet
eran agent retires sometime next
year was announced last week by
County Judge Ray Tarbell. This
appointment is subject to con
firmation by the pregon State
board of higher education, but it
is believed that the action by the
county court assures assignment
of Nibler to the Columbia post.
O.S.C. Graduate
A graduate of Oregon State
college, where he received a bach
elor of science degree in 1938,
Nibler formerly was fieldman and
buyer for Libby, McNeil and Lib
by of Portland during the sum
mers of 1937 and 1938. From De
cember, 1939, to October 16, 1940,
he served as assistant secretary
of the agricultural conservation
association in Linn county.
From that post he went to
Marion county, where he was
assistant county agent to July 1,
1943, assuming the post of county
agent in the Capital city county
then when the agent left to enter
service. He assumed his present
post of assistant specialist in
farm crops on. July 1 of this year.
Nelson to Retire
At Oregon State college Nibler
majored in farm crops, soils and
agriculture economics.
He is
married and has two children. It
is expected that as soon as con-
fwmatian cf his appointment
occurs, he will make arrange
ments to move to Columbia coun
ty. Nelson, who announced his
pending retirement some weeks
ago, may quit his post here soon
after the first of the year, the
court was informed, and in no
case will be here as county agent
later than June 30, 1047, end
of the current fiscal year.
Before naming Nibler as its
candidate for the agent's job, the
court contacted Joe Cox, former
Triple-A secretary here and now
assistant county agent in Wash
ington county, regarding the Co
lumbia post, but Cox indicated he
was satisfied to remain where
he was.
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New Projector Received
Ray Mills, principal of the
high school has announced the
purchase of a Bell and Howell
16 mm movie projector.
The machine is to be used for
the purpose of visual education
and is planned to be put into
service soon.
Vic Vet says
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Lions International Club
Organized Here Tuesday
A Lions International service
club was organized here Tuesday
evening under the direction of
Orlando Hickey, special repre
sentative of the organization, and
plans were made for the contact
ing of prospective members.
In order to carry out to com
pletion the obtaining of a char
Zeeman Move» Shop
J. J. Zeeman, owner of Zee- ter and adopting of a charter the
man’s Radio Servicing has moved small group which met Tuesday
the location of his shop from the elected Rev. Ernest P. Baker
DeVaney apartment building to president. Rev. Baker and Mr.
714
Third
street
(Formerly* Hickey spent Wednesday morning
contacting prospective members
Scott’s Studio),
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New store hours are from 9 other than those present Tuesday
a.m. to 6 p.m., except Mondays, evening when seven local men
signed for membership.
when the shop' will not be open.
Organization of the club here
will serve partly as a means of
carrying out some of the activ
ities of the Booster chib which
was disbanded by a motion about
two weeks ago due to lack of in
terest.
One of the first undertakings
of the Lions club will be the
sponsoring of the football ban
quet. That project will be a carry
over from the Booster club which
had started plans for the banquet
before disbanding. The board of
directors of the Boosters will meet
in a few days to take action
toward refunding dues which were
collected for the coming year.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 194«
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For local addrtiMt comult:
Your nearest community odvisory center.
Your locol phone book, your postmaster.
Columbia county, with seven
precincts yet to be heard from
Wednesday morning, had given
the nod to Republican candidates
names appearing on the ballot for
Tuesday’s selections. Records be
ing compiled at the county clerk’s
office in St. Helens listed voting
results from all but seven pre
cincts with the expection that to
tals had not been figured for the
ballot measures. Results for the
measures were not ready at the
clerk's office by late Wednesday
afternoon.
Local voting in the four Ver
nonia precincts called for adoption
of the fish bill by a heavy margin
and at the same time turned down
the old-age and disability pension
fund by decisive figures.
Votes cast for candidates in the
county were:
Representative in Congress:
Lyman Ross ........................... 1448
Walter Norblad .....................2684
Governor:
Earl Snell ..................................9227
Carl Donaugh ...................... 1860
Secretary of State:
Robert S. Farrell, Jr........... 2969
David C. Epps ..................... 1307
Com. Bureau of Labor:
Ralph W. Peoples ............... 1872
W. E. Kimsey ....................... 1926
Senator 14th Ilist.:
Irving Rand ............................1962
Russell Hogan ...................... 1877
Rep. 2nd Rep. Dist.:
O. Henry Oleen. ...................... 1522
E. H. Condit .......................... 2462
County Judge:
Joseph G. Nauman ................ 1375
J. W. Hunt ...............
2610
County Commissioner:
Donald V. Parcher ................ 2206
Oscar Edwin Larson ........... 1652
Manley J. Wilson for repre
sentative 33rd representative dis
trict was unopposed. In the city
election, no competition developed
to oppose the candidates who had
filed for official positions.
Totals of the four local pre-
Society Plans
For Bazaar
St. Mary’s Altar Society is
making final plans this week for
a bazaar to be held Saturday
at the Sundland Electric store be
ginning at 9 o’clock. An attrac
tion for the day will be a “snail”
quilt and a paid of fancy pillow
cases to be presented at 2:30
p.m. A special counter for chil
dren is being set' up also.
A luncii of hot coffee, cake,
sandwiches and pickles will be
served by the society. The 17
members of thq society have been
working since February for this
event.
cincts for the measures on
ballot were:
Yes
Succession to office
of governor .............. 490
State armories bill. . 150
154
477
Establishing rural
school dist. boards .. 286
337
Chinamen to hold
real estate ................ 307
Bills by title only ... 316
Increasing number
of senators ................ 237
Regulating fishing in
coastal streams............ 606
Old-age and disabil
ity pension fund.... 243
Basic school sup
port fund tax ............ 333
the
No
337
250
371
117
492
330
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Cow Gets Chance
At Book Learnin'
A chance to take on a little
book learnin’ was accorded the
cow belonging to Fred Oveson last
Wednesday night when a yre-
Halloween prank was instigated by
several high school students. The
prank resulted in the cow being
led into the high school build
ing and left until next morning
at the foot of the incline leading
to the second floor.
Police officers were informed
by school men and an investiga
tion followed the incident.
Halloween the following night
led to the usual “trick or treat”
visits as well as some pranks
including the marking of windows.
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Fire Destroys
Farm Home Sun.
Fire completely destroyed the
C. S. Lacey home near Braun’s
Siding Sunday evening with the
damage amounting to approxi
mately $4500. Insurance coverage
amounted to less than $1000.
The blaze originated at the
kitchen stove when some parafin
and kerosene caught fire.
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Unit to Meet Today
Members of the Vernonia ex
tension unit are reminded again
of the meeting scheduled for
Thursday, today, at 10:30 a.m.
at the Evangelical church. Mrs.
Maud Casswell, home demonstra
tion agent, will be present to
explain the making of corsages
and also give suggestions on
Christmas decorations for the
home. People attending are asked
to bring a lunch.
Property Taxes Zoom to
All-Time High Figure
Taxes on all property in Ore
gon, including homes, farms, pas
tures, skyscrapers and timber, for
current
1946-47 fiscal
year,
zoomed to an all-time high 6f $53,-
280,111, or $9,083,861 more than
was levied in Oregon, 1945-46.
Property taxes levied in Co
lumbia county for 1946-47 total
$879,440 compared with $742,527
for 1945-46.
School taxes in
Columbia county increased from
$363,005 in 1945-46, to $488,184
for the 1946-47 school year, an
increase of 34.4 per cent. This
amount does not include the coun
ty school levy of $10 per census
child, which is included in the
general county levy.
This peak of property taxes
was announced by Oregon Busi
ness & Tax Research, Inc., and
was compiled from assessors’
summaries of taxes levied this
year, first quarter payments be
ing due November 15.
Of the $9,983,861 increase in
total taxes this year over last,
tax levies for school purposes ac
counted for $6,360,564 of the to
tal. Total local school district
taxes, including special voter ap
proved levies, amounted to $22,
134,545, after $8,000,000 of income
revenue had been applied as a
property tax offset.
First four counties in Oregon
with highest percentages of total
tax increase, 1946-47 over 1945-
46, all purposes, were Curry, Jef
ferson, Polk and Linn, with in
creases of 76 per cent, 60 per
cent 55 per cent and 54 per cent,
respectively.
The four counties with lowest
percentage of 1946-47 property
tax increase this fiscal year over
1945-46, were Wheeler, Multno
mah, Sheridan and Baker. These
counties showed only 8 per cent,
8.6 per cent, 6 per cent, 9 per
cent and 9.1 per cent increases re
spectively.