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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.’’
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOLUME 24 NUMBER 47
Rainfall at
Peak Point
In Vernonia
Precipitation for
24-hour Period Is
3.11 Inches Here
Reports from weather stations
in various localities west of the
mountains in Oregon listed ex­
cessive rainfall for last week end,
but none reported reached the
figure released by Mrs. D.P. Spo­
fford, local cooperative weather
observer.
For the period from last Sun­
day night to Monday night 3.11
inches fell and for Sunday night
along the precipitation was 1.65
inches. The place having rainfall
most nearly approaching that here
w'as Mehama with 2.12 inches.
Other wet spots were Albany 1.82,
Jefferson 1.74, Salem 1.54, Cor­
vallis 1.55, Eugene 1.14, Willam­
ina 1.72 and Estacada 1.65.
Considerable rise in the level of
Rock creek and the Nehalem
river was noted and many storm
sewers were blocked with debris
and excessive flow.
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New Library
Books Added
Twenty-two new books for three
age groups have been added
within the past few days Mrs.
Paul Gordon, librarian announced
Tuesday and are awaiting use by
borrowers. Titles of the books
are:
Teen age—On to Oregon by
Honare Morrow; Green Grass of
Wyoming (Author Flicka and
Thunderhead )
Mary
O’ hara
Mystery of the Lost Letter, Helen
Dore Boylston; “Scotty” Allan—
King of the Dog Team Drivers,
Shannon Garst; Forest Ranger,
Mark Layton; Man-eaters of
Kumaon, Jim Corbett; Old Con
and Patrick, Ruth Sawyer and
The Great White Buffalo, Harold
McCracken.
Children—How the Rabbit Fool­
ed the Wale and the Elephant
and other stories; Holiday, Wesley
Denn's; Nobody’s Doll, Adele de-
Leeuw; Favor.te Nursery Tales,
and Augustus, Claire Hutchet
Bishop.
Adult—B.F.’s Daughter, John
P. Marquand; Borrowed Brunette,
Erie Stanley Gardner; Case of
the Backward Mule, Erie Stanley
Gardner; Happy the Land, Louise
Dickinson Rich (author of We
Took to the W’oods); Rhubarb, H.
Allen Smith; Tatoosh, Martha
Hardy; Mink, Mary & Me, Chick
Ferguson and The Mircle of the
Bells, Russell Janney.
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Vet Claims Show
Slight Reduction
A continued slight reduction
in numbers of claims for vet­
eran's compensation and pensions
pending before the veterans ad­
ministration’s regional office for
Oregon is reported by Thomas M.
Craig, VA represenative for thii
area.
In October disability payment
cases awaiting adjudication were
whittled from 783 to 759, despite
receipt of 449 new applications.
Death pension cases still pending
were reduced to 44 from Septem­
ber’s 54, Craig pointed out.
In this state 22,177 veterans of
the two world wars are receiv­
ing federal disability compensa­
tion, while in 2449 cases death
pensions or compensation are
being paid to veterans’ survivors.
Hospitalization was requested in
October through the VA regional
office by 130 ex-servicemen and
women, a slight reduction from
September, and all requests were
cleared during the month Craig
added.
Craig meets with veterans each
Wednesday morning at the city
hall in Vernonia.
Enumerators for Census
Taking Get Instructions
Six enumerators will began the
task of counting the population
in the city of Vernonia received
their instructions from Adam Le-
for Wednesday. Mr. Lefor was
here under authorization of the
secretary of state’s office to
start the count after the city
had been granted a request in
October by the secretary to under­
take the census.
Supplies needed for making the
count are furnished by the state
and the enumerators are compen-
Brous Shop to
Open Monday
A new business will open its
doors in Vernonia Monday of next
week, November 25. The opening
was announced Wednesday by
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Brous, owners,
who have been busy for several
weeks remodeling the building
which formerly housed Lines’
Shoe Shop and the Upgard paint
store.
The Brous store will display
a stock of greeting cards, gifts
for all occasions, baby apparel,
stationary and notions.
Mr. and Mrs. Brous come here
from Portland where has been
a salesman associated with sev­
eral Portland firms for the past
20 years. His father, Jacob Brous,
was an early pioneer of the Ne­
halem valley. He with his father
owned a shingle, grist and sash
and door mill about 65 years ago.
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Manager to Go
To BPA Meet
Frank Seelye, West Oregon
Electric Cooperative manager, will
be at Timberline Lodge Thursday
and Friday of this week on spec­
ial invitation of Paul J. Raver,
Bonneville adminstrator, to attend
the regional advisory council
meeting of the administration.
The advisory council is com­
posed of leaders in a number of
fields of endeavor in the North­
west who exchange views of
value in directing future Bonne­
ville policies.
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Harvest Home
Service Dated
The annual harvest home ser­
vice at the Christian church is
dated for Sunday, November 24
at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Ernest P.
Baker said Wednesday morning
when he announced the event.
The service will be appropriate
for Thanksgiving. A youth choir
will sing as part of the program.
Gifts of fruit and vegetables
will ba sent to the chuch support­
ed home at Beaverton.
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Enlargement of
Building Starts
Remodeling and enlarging of
the Pete Brunsman store, which
has been planned for some time,
was started late last week by
the owner. The floor area will be
enlarged 900 square feet by the
new addition at the back of the
present building.
Excavation has been completed
and preparation is being made for
pouring concrete retaining walla
and floor. The additional space
will be used for warehouse and
display space.
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Young People Expected
A group of young people from
the Seiwood Nazarene church of
Portland will be present Sunday
morning, at the local Nazarene
Chapel to bring special numbers
in song and other items of inter­
est. Rev. H.L. Russell spoke last
week to a large gathering of
young people in Portland.
sated by the city. A week’s time
is allotted for the work, Mr.
Childs, city recorder, said and
he had already made preliminary
plans before Wednesday by map­
ping the city into six sections
and getting a list of prospective
enumerators.
The number of people residing
within the city limits determines
the basis upon which appropria­
tions from state funds are made
by the state to the city. The turn­
over of highway commission
funds amounts to $2.21 per capita
Mr. Childs said.
An estimate of the population
residing in the city now is placed
at close to 2000, but that estimate
is not sufficient basis for increas­
ing the turnover of funds. Ver­
nonia’s population was listed at
1425 at the time of the last
census.
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Relief Costs
Up in County
The higher cost of living is
reflected on Columbia county's
relief roll? where costs have gone
up, largely at the expence of the
federal government because allow­
ances for food have risen, a re­
port on, the relief expenses for
October by Mrs. Eva Tice, ad­
ministrator. In one program, aid
to the blind, increased federal
participation worked out so that
there was actually less expense
for the county, while in old age
assistance Uncle Sam'3 cash just
met the extra cost and in aid to
dependent children about two-
thirds of the increased expense
came from federal government
sources.
Most rapidly expanding pro­
gram is general assistance, which
has risen from about 110 cases a
year ago to 151 cases now. Costs
have risen sharply, too, for a year
ago the program was costing
$3,600 per month and in October,
1946, it cost $5,393.57. Of this
total, $2,395 was spent for medical
care both of general assistance
cases and those receiving old age
assistance. Bulk of relief cases
which must receive medical or
hospital care of any consequence
must be sent to Portland becaus»
of lack of hospital facilities in the
county, Mrs. Tice pointed out.
Old age assistance is the coun­
ty’s largest program, including
386 cases in October and costing
$15,937—a larger sum than usual
because of the increase in the
allowance for food. Aid to de­
pendent children, with a case load
of 44, cost $3,487 in October,
while financing the blind aid pro­
gram cost only $465. There are
eight Columbia county people on
this program.
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COUNTY NEWS
NORTHWESTERN ELECTRIC
PAYS LARGE TAX BILL
RAINIER—Payment of $7464.-
85 in Columbia county real estate
and personal property taxes by
the Northwestern Electric com­
pany was reported by E.A. Britts,
local manager.
This year’s tax payment, Britts
pointed out, is nearly three times
as large as last year.
V. F. W. WILL MAKE
HOUSING SURVEY
CLATSKANIE—A nation-wide
housing survey will be made un­
der the auspices of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and locally, Tom
Armstrong, commander! of the
local post, has announced that
blanks for this purpose are now
available.
The blanks or questionnaires
ask questions on basic facts con­
cerning the rentals of properties
and it is hoped that with the re­
turn of the questionnaires some
of the housing shortage problem
will be solved.
PLAQUE UNVEILED AT
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
RAINIER—A program to un­
veil a plaque containing the
names of all the boys from the
Rainier community who lost their
lives in World War II, was held
last Tuesday.
PAPER DRIVE
NETS 5 TONS
ST. HELEN S—St. Helens
Shrine club members Sunday
hauled 6,995 pounds of paper to
the Pacific Paper Products plant
at Longview, taking the cash
from sale of this collection to
turn over to the Shrine hospital
for crippled children in Portland.
The paper was hauled in one of
H.W.H. Adam’s trucks.
Sunday's collection netted an­
other 3,500 pounds, which will be
taken to Longview at a later
date.
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High Rates Stop
"Goop" Shipment
Due to the excessive cost of
transportation the West Oregon
Electric has cancelled its order
for "goop” which was placed on
a group basis for the coopera­
tive and other interested parties
in the valley. Freight rate quot­
ed by the rajlway company was
$3.70 per hundred, Frank Seelye,
cooperative manager, said, mak­
ing the cost per drum $22.20.
The product has been offered
for sale by the war assets admin­
istration in Portland for $15 per
drum and all people interested
in purchasing for slash burning
are urged to cordnct the war as­
sets administration in Portland
for the proper procedure to fol­
low in purchasing "goop.”
The state forestry office, after
the order was placed, advised Mr.
Seelye that excessive freight rates
had been charged others and
further advised investigation and
cancellation of present orders.
Wire Installation
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Nearly Half Done Loggers Score
183 Grid Points
The installation of conductor
on the new Warren-Vernonia
transmission line is nearly com­
pleted using the wire that the
West Oregon Electric now has
on hand—about 50 per cent of the
amount needed. That was the in­
formation released early this week
by manager Frank Seelye who
has been making every attempt
to obtain the remaining conductor
needed.
So far every lead as to a
source of supply for the balance
of the wire needed has not pro­
duced the conductor and as a re­
sult the line can not be fully
completed.
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Mulligan Feed Held
The boys of the high school,
with" Harold McEntire as chief
cook, prepared and served their
annual mulligan feed Monday ev-
ening at the gym. One of the
largest turnouts ever reported
was present for the evening. The
boys brought their fathers as
guests of the evening.
The Loggers tallied a total of
183 points against their grid op­
ponents as compared with 48
points scored against the Vern­
onia team in the 1946 football
season. The last game of the
season against Rainier added the
largest number of points for any
single encounter during the year.
By players’ score totals, Byers
is listed with 93 points. He is
followed by Sabilino with 20.
Other Loggers adding to the 183-
point total were Frank 18, East
15, Bass 12, Grenia 7, Renfro 6,
Walgomott 6, and Brown 6.
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Revival Service« Held
Revival services are being held
every night at 7.30 at the Church
of God in Christ (colored). A very
cordial invitation is given to at­
tend by Elder J. C. Foster, the
pastor. Elder Foster is conduct­
ing the services.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1946
Lions Club Selects Officer
Group, Plans Charter Eve.
The Lions International club,
formed here about two weeks ago,
met last Friday evening to elect
the remaining officers needed by
the club and to plan for two
future’ events. The first occas­
ion is the charter night dinner
which was scheduled for Decem­
ber 9 and the second was the
football banquet which is to be
sponsored by the group.
Rev. Earnest P. Backer, club
president, and Bill Horn, secre­
tary, were the only official posi­
tions filled until Friday’s meeting
when the remaining officers were
named. Elected were: Frank D.
Seelye, first vice-president; Harry
King, second vice-president; Tom
Bateman, third vice-president;
Lyman Hawken, treasurer; Des­
mond Laird, Lion tamer and
Floyd Bush, tail twister.
The group met again Monday
evening at the Odd Fellows hall
for another dinner, both the Fri-
and Monday dinners being served
by the Pythian Sisters, to plan
further for the December 9 event.
Frank D. Sdblye will head the
charter night and football ban­
quet affair and he named commit­
tees to work with him on arrange­
ments. A3 decided Monday no
members may attend the banquet
unless accompanied by their wives
or lady friends. Dress will be
informal for the ladies, incident­
al for the gentlemen with the
exception, Mr. Seelye explained,
that caulked boots are prohibit­
ed.
Mr. Seelye named committee as
follows to arrange details of the
affair:
Finance committee — Lyman
Hawken, chairman, Floyd Ens-
worth and Ed Salomon3en; pro­
gram, publicity and photography
—Cecil Johnson, chairman, Mar­
vin Kamholz, Elton. Greenwood
and Bob Cline; decoration—Judd
Greenman, chairman, Jack Nance,
Rex Hess, Ben Brickel and Dr.
R. D. Eby;
Speakers and reception—Frank
Seelye, chairman, Judd Greenman,
Gleni Hawkins, Harry King, A. L.
Kullander, Tom Bateman, Dr.
H. E. [Schlegel, George Johnson,
Frank Hartwick and Rev. Ernest
Baker; corsage committee—Bud
Bush, chairman, George Peters
and Lou. Girod; cigar committee
—Desmond Laird, chairman and
Lew Floaten;
Executive committee — Rev.
Baker, chairman, Frank Seelye,
IWA Team Starts
Court Turnout
Basketball activity for the win­
ter months for the IWA team
began Wednesday night last week
when 13 players turned out for
the first practice session and to
limber up for a series of games
scheduled to begin; in December.
Regular turnout nights are in­
tended and John Roediger will act
as manager again this season.
Definite decision upon a coach
had not been reached by Monday,
but one will probably be named
later.
Turning out last Wednesday
were Moon Mullins, Lyle and Les
Galloway, Fred Lusby, Max Ens-
worth, Ralph Sturdevent, Calvin
Davis, Andy Killian, Kent Bauers-
feld, Jack Toothacher, Berl Arner
and Gerald and Jack Riley.
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Bill Horn, Lyman Hawken, Floyd
Bush, Desmond Laird and all com­
mittee chairmen; emergency —
Cleve Robertson, Pete Brunsman,
W. G. Heath, Merle Cline and
Luther Herrin.
Difficulty is being experienced
by the dub in arranging for a
weekly noon hour luncheon meet­
ing place. So far no satisfactory
arrangements have been made
because no restaurant is equip­
ped to serve 30 to 40 people for
such an occasion in addition to
regular patrons.
Local people who have not yet
joined the organization but wish
to do so are asked to see Presi­
dent Baker before the December
9 meeting. After that time the
amount of the membership fee
will be increased.
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AAA Election
Meet Scheduled
Important conservation prob­
lems will be discussed and men
elected to administer the local
conservation program for the
coming year at community meet­
ings within the next ten days.
Farmers in Columbia county will
receive notices within the next
few days about annual elections
of community and county farmer
committees, W.C. Johnson, chair­
man of the Columbia County
Agricultural Conservation Assoc­
iation, said last week. Each of
the county’s five farming com­
munities will' elect three com­
mitteemen and two alternates as
well as a delegate to the county
convention, where a three-man
county committee will be elected.
The meeting for the Nehalem
Valley is scheduled as follows:
Nehalem Valley—Friday, Nov­
ember 22, 1946, 1:30 p.m., Natal
Grange.
Mr. Johnson said that approx­
imately 500 farmers are eligible
to vote in the elections this year.
Eligible farmers are those who
are participating in the 1946
agricultural
conservation
pro.
gram. This includes owners, oper­
ators, tenants, and sharecroppers
on farms where the conservation
program is being carried out.
Besides the job of electing
committeemen, a discussion will
be held on the selection of a
special conservation practice for
Columbia county. Ten percent of
next year’s allotment will be
available for payment on this
practice.
In announcing the coming elec­
tion meetings, Johnson urged that
all farmers who are entitled to
vote, attend their community
meeting. Since the committeemen
are responsible for developing,
adapting, and administering na­
tional farm programs to meet lo­
cal problems and needs, it ie im­
portant that men are elected who
really represent the choice of the
majority of farmers in the com­
munity.
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Final Tourney
Match Dated
Tom Bateman will meet Ben
George in the finals match of
the Oregon-American fall golf
tournament this Sunday weather
permitting. Bateman's win last
Sunday over Kent Bauersfekl
one up on the 19th hole deter­
mined the match for the finals.
Bateman scored 77 to Bauers-
An instance of outstanding feld’s 75.
Country club members met
garden production developed last
Saturday when the post office Wednesday evening of this week
scales registered 58 pounds, 10 at the club house for the first
ounces as the weight of a pump­ of a series of dinner meetings
kin grown by Albert Brunsman planned for the' winter months.
At least one such meeting will
at his place on Corey Hill.
The large pumpkin is one of be held each month. Members
22 which matured from four wishing to attend are asked to
hills planted last summer on new notify Rex Hess in advance of
the dinner date.
garden ground.
Large Pumpkin
Growth Made