Library, U of O / Large Order Of REA Wire Is Shipped 12,300 Pound* to Complete Warren- Vernonia Line “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.” VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 25, NUMBER 2 New Vernonia Gordon to Head Polio Bank Receives Dime Drive in Vernonia F.DJ.C. Okeh Improvements of Building to Set Date of Opening George E. Laver, cashier of the Commercial Bank of Banks an nounced January 6 that final ap proval has been received from the Federal Deposit Insurance cor poration for the opening of a branch bank in Vernonia. This approval has been pending since early October, 1946 shortly after officials of the Banks bank were here to examine the old Bank of Vernonia building, make preliminary arrangements with the City of Vernonia, owner of the building, and survey this area for banking possibilities. Appli cation for the bank was made both to the F.D.I.C. and the state banking examiner at that time. Mr. Laver is scheduled to speak here before the Lions club next Monday noon. At that time he will propably tell more of the bank’s plans for the future. The city building, which will be used by the new institution, is equipped with vaults and bank fixtures. Vernonia has been with out a bank since 1932 and is the largest incorporated city in the state without banking facilities. An official opening of the busi ness is scheduled just as soon as the necessary improvements can be made which will consist of a new acoustical ceiling, fluorescent lights and a complete interior re decoration. Mr. Laver stated that this work is expected to be com pleted within 60 days. The Commercial Bank of Banks, affiliate of the Commercial Na tional Bank of Hillsboro, has cap ital funds of $853,000 and deposits of over $20,000,000. Other affil iates of the Hillsboro concern are located at St. Paul, Newberg and Tillamook. • Station Records Tell Cold Figures Mrs. Helen Spofford’s coopera tive weather station thermometer officially establishes the low degree reading for this vicinity as 12, she announced late last week when making a report of the weather. The 12-degree reading was made December 30. Maxi mum temperature for December is listed for the second day of the month with 55 degrees. Mrs. Spofford also checked the cooperative station records of the previous seven years to de termine other low marks. They are: December 14, 1945, 16 de grees, December 11, 1944, 19 de grees^ January 18, 1943, 1 degree; January 1, 1942, 12 degrees; Jan uary 2, 1941, 20 degrees and De cember 14, 1940, 13 degrees. • Anniversary Event Planned An anniversary event, the sec ond. and an opening sale is sched uled next week by the Brunsman store. Pete Brunsman, owner, said this week. Gifts for the ladies will be given away during the Gay, Thursday, and that day will also mark an opening sale for the store's enlargement which is near ing completion. Mr. Brunsman will have some scarce merchandise on hand for the event which will complete two years that the store has been open here. The enlargement is the third since the business wa3 started. Paul Gordon will head the Ver nonia area annual March of Dimes drive to help raise this county's portion of the national fund which each year is devoted to the care of people stricken with the disease and to research concerning the disease. Mr. Gordon received notification of his appointment by Cecil John son, Scappoose mayor and head of the county drive, a few days ago. The local chairman will re ceive supplies for conducting the local drive. The same procedure will be followed this year as last in that dime banks will be placed in business houses and remittance cards will be mailed to rural box holders in order that everyone may have the chance to contrib ute. The local fund already has re- January 15 Is Report Deadline The deadline for reporting agri cultural conservation practices is almost here and only a small per centage of the money available for payment has been used. Farmers signed with the AAA are again urged to come in and file their compliance ’reports. Meetings for the purpose of tak ing these reports have been held in various communities in the county, but the (lumber report ing was not very large. The coun ty committee feels that there are still a lot of conservation practices completed but not reported. These practices should be reported as there is enough money available to make 100 per cent payment on those practices carried out. All indications show that not all of Columbia county’s allocation will be used this year. This means that some other county Will get • a portion of this county’s allot ment for 1946 and probably the allotment for 1947 will be cut down if It iis not all used this year. This is far from being a desirable situation for a county which shows from surveys and conservation work intentions that at least four times a3 much is needed as has been done. Any farmer wishing to report should contact the county office in St. Helens before January 15. Farmers who received lime from the AAA office should be doubly sure that they make this report as they will be indebted to the government if no report is made on the U3e of this lime. • Power Shut-off Scheduled Fit The main business section of Vernonia will be without electri city for probably four hours Fri day morning of this week West Oregon Manager Frank D. Seelye said Wednesday morning. The shut-off is necessary in order to carry out the rehabilita tion of the distribution system in that district he said. The line crew has been work ing in the business section since the first of the week preparing for the change that will provide considerably better service there. • Shop Partly Done The new building being con structed to house the 'Vernonia Welding Shop is partially com pleted, but cannot be fully made ready for use until the arrival of some construction materials. Remainder of the work is planned for completion in February. The structure provides 24 feet by 32 feet of floor area. • Father Die» Thursday • J. F. Fredricey, father of Mrs. Ira Lee passed away at his home in Portland January 2. ceived a boost from last Satur day’s Logger-Battle Ground bas ketball game. Proceeds from the evening's admissions were do nated by the high school to the dime drive Principal Ray Mills said this week and amounted to $28.70. Other plans for the polio drive here include a Legion and Auxil iary dance on the night of Jan uary 25 at the Legion hall with net funds for that affair also to be devoted to the campaign. No or chestra arrangements have been made yet for that night. This county ha3 already had considerable use of contributions of other years, Mr. Gordon said Tuesday. During 1946 seven coun ty residents received help from the fund the largest expenditure being $4766.09 for Beulah Bar dell of Goble. Two Vernonia boys have received treatments from the fund and one still is receiving help. They are Gene Beck and Ralph Berger3on, the former be ing the one who is now getting aid. Other county people who have been helped are Claudia Reeves and Larry Lampman of St. Hel ens, Anna Hunt of Clatskanie and Delbert Kahr of Rainier. The county chapter is now indebted to the national chapter for the sum of $1000 which it was necessary to borrow in order to pay for these treatments. • COUNTY NEWS NEW YEAR QUIET AT RAINIER RAINIER — Rainier business houses in general were closed for New Year’s day following an exceptionally busy pre-holiday season. The city remained quiet on New Year’s Eve, and the pas sing of the old year brought only a few gunshots and auto horn blasts. In the distance could be heard extensive mill whistle blowing in Longview- Kelso. The only formal observance noted was a program at the As sembly of God church and a dance at the Odd Fellows hall. ANNUAL CLINIC PLANNED JANUARY 15 ST. HELENS—The annual clin ic for Columbia county crippled children will be held in room 208 of the courthouse on January 15, according to Miss Ruth Peffley, Columbia cdlinty health nurse. Clinic hour3 will be from 9:00 to 12:00 in the morning and from 1:30 to 3:00 in the afternoon. CLERK FEES TOTAL $14,669 FOR YEAR ST. HELENS—Total fees col- lected at the county clerk’s of fice for the year 1946 amounted to $14,669. Fees are as follows: circuit judge, $578; district at torney $595; reporter, $640; law library, $459.20; migratory chat tel, $278; dance licenses, $40; liquor licenses, $180; treasurer, $11,898.80. Fees collected at the county clerk’s office in December totalled $1170.65. • Angling Rules Next Game Topic The 1947 angling regulations will come up for consideration when the Oregon State game com mission holds its annual hearing on January 11 at its office at 1634 S.W. Alder street, Portland. Season bag limits and regula tions affecting the methods of taking game fish will be deter mined for the ensuing year. Upon final adjournment of the hearing, the regulations adopted become effective and cannot be changed until the following year except in the case of an extreme emergency. News that will be highly pleas ing to practically all West Ore gon Electric consumers was an nounced the first of the week by the Cooperative Manager, Frank D. Seelye. He said that the co operative had been notified De cember 31 by the Aluminum Co-, A "Boy Scout court of honor of America that shipment would is scheduled here Thursday eve be made January 6, 1947 of 12,- ning at 8 o’clock Scoutmaster 300 pounds of wire. Ed Frazee said Tuesday evening As soon as delivery is taken when he extended an invitation to here, cooperative employees will parents of Scouts and friends begin work of installing the con of the troop to attend. ductor on the remainder of the Presiding at' the court Thurs Warren-Vernonia line and drive day will be C. Byron Walker, that work to completion as soon field executive of the Forest as possible. Grove district. A Bonneville substation has al Going before the court for first ready been constructed at War clas3 rank will be Bill Shipman, ren where this transmission line Rex Normand and Billy Wells and will connect with Bonneville'.-! for Second Class, Jerry Oakes. Astoria-St. Johns circuit. Several merit badges are also At present, Mr. Seelye said, the to be awarded that evening. cooperative’s power requirements have almost trebled «over last year. In October, 1945 the load was 325 KW as compared with 864 KW demand in November, 1946. Cooperative officials say that the Warren-Vernonia line will provide an abundance of elec Coach Jake Hergert’s first- trical energy • as well as restore string Loggers, having completed continuity of service that has been their pre-league games of the impossible under present arrange season, took the floor last Fri ments where insufficient power day night to meet and scalp the was available. Further expansion Scappoose Indians 36 to 23 in is planned late this year which what may initial a winning sea will make possible a boost in volt son for the Vernonia boys. age to 33,000 and at the sam> The court action Friday marked time increase capacity another 50 the first appearance here of an per cent. other team scheduled for com This contemplated expansion, petition in the Lower Columbia when completed, should take care League which includes all the of the normal growth of the Ne county teams plus Seaside. League halem Valley for 1948 and the play this year is reputedly going first half of 1949. In 1949 the to be an a nearly even basis, with Cooperative plans installation of plenty of action promised. additional transformers in the Duke Byers was top tallyman Vernonia substation which will for the evening, but was fol double the capacity of the sub lowed closely by Donald Cline station and take care ef growth with 12. Byers totaled 13 points. for 1950 to 1955. Vernonia will go to St. Helens Estimating that the growth and Friday fos the second league try requirements for electric energy but the Loggers will again play throughout the valley will con on the local floor the Friday fol tinue, the board of directors and lowing when Clatskanie is sched manager have requested the Bon uled here. neville Power Administration to Last Friday's lineups were: consider additional facilities in Vernonia Scappoose 1954. By laying plans to cover Anderson 6 f 10 B. Baker a 10-year period, the cooperative Renfro 4 f 3 J. Baker hopes to eliminate a possibility of Cline 12 a Colter facing a power shortage d£ain. Grenia 1 2 Engstrom K • Byers 13 g 7 Hammerback Subs: Vernonia—Parker, Wil- liams, Walgomott, Frank, Tapp; Scappoose — Miller 1, Eckert, Hartshorn, Kaymeyer, Rickert, Other league games played last Friday gave wins to St. Helens The possibility of an automotive over Clatskanie and Rainier over mechanics training school to re Seaside. fresh old mechanics and teach new The Logger and Scappoose sec mechanics the latest theories of onds headed the evening’s billing engine mechanics was being con with the Loggers coming out sidered here late last week by a second best with 14 points for the local resident who did not wish Indians’ 30. Williams of Ver his name divulged until more con nonia scored 13 points. crete action can be taken on the proposal. The course will include history of the auto industry, theory an<| practical instruction of gas en gines and a specialists course on ignition, carburation and starter and battery. From now on, farmers needing The entire course can be com government approval or priorities pleted within eight weeks. All texts for new construction will file pertaining to the course will be their applications with the fed furnished free including the neces eral housing administration for sary paper materials. Local peo dwellings or with the office of ple wishing further information temporary controls for non-dwell are asked to fill out the coupin be ing construction. Both of these low an<| mail to Box 247, c/o En offices are located in Portland. gine Mechanics, Vernonia, Ore. Although there has been quite Those interested in aviation me a bit of confusion in the past few chanics may also fill in the cou weeks as to the agencies handling pon. Approximate cost of the this work, it has now been def course if a charge were made initely established that county would be $40. committees will not have charge of the details. Name ................................................. This is the last of a large va riety of wartime activities involv Address ............................................. ing priorities, rationing, and al locations that county committees took on as special services to Cozy to Open farmers. Starting in the new N. B. Johnson, new owner of year, however, the county commit the Coxy Confectionery, re-opened tee will be able to give all of its the store again Wednesday after attention to the regular agricul being closed several days for re tural program and to problems of pairs. Mr. Johnson purchased the production, marketing, and main business several weeks ago from ly to the job of soil conservation. Mrs. Cleve Robertson. • • THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1947 Co-op Annual Meeting Set For Jan. 18 Director Election, By-Law Changes to Get Member Action The second annual meeting of We3t Coast Electric Cooperative is scheduled for Saturday, January 18, at the Legion hall here, Man ager Frank D. Seelye said a few days ago when he announced plans for the event which is ex pected to draw a large number of consumer; to Vernonja for the day. The cooperative manager is making extensive plans for the day and has the assistance of many local business firms in wel coming the people who will be present. Merchandise displays and gifts are being arranged that will add much interest to the meeting in addition to the regular business meeting. Seven directors are to be cho sen to represent the seven co operative districts served in addi tion to action concerning by-laws of the organization. • State F.O.E. Men To Talk Here Members of the Fraternal Or der of Eagles are requested to be present for the Order’s regular meeting Friday evening of this week, January 10. The lodge at that time will be visited by Ches ter Capone, member of the state organization board and William King, district director. Announcement of the planned visit of the state officers was made by H. W. Carrick, F.O.E. president and George Armstrong, secretary, of the local lodge. > Bowling Alley Opening Made Another means of recreation was opened to the public of this area last week end when Des mond Laird announced that the bowling alleys, under construction since August at Dessy’s Tavern were ready for use. Erection of an addition to the present building and installation of new heating equipment and fur nishings ha3 been in progress since August. Some delay was experienced in opening sooner due to the usual present-day difficul ties in obtaining building mater ials, Mr. Laird said.. The alleys will be under the management of Frank Chaney. • 4-H Dairy Club Holds Meeting The Nehalem Dairy 4-H club members held their regular meet ing Saturday, January 4, with their leader, Ralph McKee. All the members were present for the meeting and «early all of them now have calves. Each attendant answered the roll call by giving a short report on the feeding and care of his or her calf. The club membership now lists six names. They are: Edwina Siedelman, Harold Schmidlin, Dar rell McKee, Pat Lloyd, Margaret Buckley and Jerry Oakes. • Battle Ground Win» Battle Ground won again from the Loggers Saturday night when the Washington team came here in a return game by a 25 to 33 score. The strangers top lineup included five boys all over six feet in heighth. Eleven points of the visitors score was made on free throws which resulted when the shorter Loggers at tempted to gain possession of the bail. Scouts Slate Honor Court Loggers Win 1st League Game Fri. Mechanics School Being Considered 3A Relieved of Priority Work F.O.E. Dance Slated Sportsmen to Meet The Fraternal Order of Eagles is planning a dance for Saturday night of this week at the Legion hall. The dance will be the first sponsored by this organisation for some time and music will be furnished by Red O’Brien. The Nehalem Rod and Gun club is scheduled to meet Friday eve ning of this week at 8 o’clock Club President Harry King an nounced Wednesday. The meet- nig is scheduled for the I.O.O.F. hall.