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Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation. ” VOLUME 25, NUMBER 14 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY APRIL 3, 1947 Music Festival New Owners Operate 2 Planned for Business Firms Here Next Month 1 4 Budget for Easter Morning Sunrise Welfare Less Than Needed Service Planned; Special New owners for two business Jr., has been associated with the places here assumed operation of grocery business for 15 years all their purchases Monday of thi3 told. week to mark the latest changes Mr. and Mrs. Louis Girod, for May 8 Date Set for the Vernonia business section. mer owners, plan to make th is Medical Care to For Participation Announced late last week was their home at least until the Be Eliminated to In National Week An Easter Sunrise service, the Bible study and a special program the change whereby Sam (Buck) present school term ends, but Reduce Expenditure first for Vernonia, will com Being planned for this year in Hearing, Jr., became the owner have announced no other definite will begin at 9:45 a.m. and from The Columbia County Public memorate the coming Sunday, May is an event somewhat dif of Girod’s Food Store. The new future plans. 11 until 12 the special Easter local ministers announce this week Welfare Commission has taken ferent than any previous year. owner has been employed in the The other change of proprietor steps to reduce the amount of and in addition special services church service will be held. An The occasion will be a music fes store since it was .purchased by ship is that of the card room op are being planned during the reg Easter pageant will be presented welfare expenditures in order to ular church programs for the day. tival to be held as part of the Mr. Girod over two years ago erated by Otto Michener. The by the young people Sunday meet the problenq of insufficient from Sam Hearing, Sr., and pre The Sunrise service is scheduled local participation in national evening at 7:30. It is entitled new manager for that business is vious to that time while the elder funds Mrs. Eva L. Tice, adminis at 6 a.m. to take place near the music week which is May 4 to “The Challenge of the Cross.” Mr. Hearing was the owner., Sam Ed Ling who took over there trator, announced late last week Vernonia Memorial cemetery, May 9. Monday and who is remodeling At the Assembly of God church There will be special music _______ and Acting as sponsor of the fes after the March 26 meeting of the interior at present. Rev. Ernest Baker of the Chris a short Easter program is being tival is the Washington grade Remodeling is also taking place the commission. The amount of tian church will give a short mes- planned during the Sunday school school Superintendent Paul Gor at the Museum Barber Shop funds now available is too small sage. All Vernonia churches are hour followed by the Easter morn don said Tuesday when he an owned by N. S. Soden. The shop invited to participate. to carry on the program at state service at 11 o’clock. The even nounced the plan. Letters will has been closed this week and At the Christian church a ing service at 7:30 will also fol be sent to, all local organizations part of last while the building is standards. • is low out the Easter theme. The main item eliminated ¡3 candlelight communion service . _ and churches requesting that each The annual Easter egg hunt, being repaired by the owner, John scheduled for Thursday evening at Members of the Evangelical medical care except where a dire contribute a number for a pro sponsored by the American Legion Erickson. emergency must be faced Mrs. 7:30. On Sunday at that church United Brethren congregation will gram on Thursday, May 8. Auxiliary, is scheduled to begin at assemble on. Good Friday for a Tice said. The cost of medical Previous to the May 8 affair 2 p.m. Saturday at the city park, program of special music, a de care has been in excess of $2000 will be a piano recital on Tues- members of the group reminded votional message and communion, per month. day, May 6 for all Vernonia Wednesday morning. Rev. Allen H. Backer said Wei Several maintenance items were students, The students will be The search is open to children nesday. On Sunday an Easter eliminated on formal motion of grouped according to ages and 12 years of age and under. Those program will occupy the Sunday the commission and action was winners selected from these who find specially marked eggs school hour starting at 9:45 and groups, The winners will also will receive awards which are Mrs. Elmer T. Steele, civic The first use by the congrega taken in regard to property not currently used by the recipient. leader and past president of at 11:00 the Easter worship serv perform at the Thursday evening being made by local merchants. tion of the Nazarene church of The mo3t drastic change is the P.E.O., will direct the 1947 Col- ice will be held. program, Mr. Gordon said. the building they purchased last resolution to establish no more The Church of the Nazarene is Arrangement details for the umbia county campaign of the year is near Rev. H. L. Russell, persons on public welfare grants Oregon division, American Cancer scheduling its Easter program at program and the directing will be minister said Wednesday. The during the current fiscal year. Society, it has been announced the close of the Sunday school done by Mrs. Maude Kobow and hour, Rev. H. L. Russell announ Mrs. Mary Aronsen. Mr. Gordon building was formerly the Thomas In view of the fact that there are by W. P. Stalnaker, state cam ces. People attending that church many applications on file at this paign director. expressed the hope that all local Garage and is located on Third in the evening will hear Dr. W, time, undoubtedly there will be a groups would participate in the Heading the drive for Vernonia H. Hess of Portland as the guest street north of Bridge. need for organizations to take affair. Seven veterans administration will be Mrs. Judd Greenman who Extensive remodling and struc some steps to face the needs in also conducted the local campaign speaker. hospitals in the Northwest branch The Sunday school hour, which tural changing has been underway their own communities. area admitted 9794 patients dur for this cause last year. convenes at 10 o’clock that morn since the purchase. The upper • ing 1946. Thomas M. Craig, VA Columbia county’s quota has ing, will be devoted to the representative in this area stated story was removed, a new roof been set at $1480.50, the same as theme at the Church of Easter constructed • and the interior last week. a year ago. The state goal is Day Saints, Mrs. Polly Latter changed to provide an auditorium About 85 per cent of those hos $105,000 and the national $12,- superintendent, announces. Lynch, and class rooms. 000,000. pitalized veterans were general A Good Friday service begin Most of the work has been done This year’s visit of the mobile medical-3urgical cases, 1014 per The campaign started April 1 ning at 8 p.m. is intended_ ___ St. chest x-ray unit for Columbia cent were neuropshychiatric and by Rev. Russell with the assist and will continue through the Mary’s Catholic church with nt con ance of members of the congrega The students of the Chapman month. county includes a trip of the unit 414 per cent were tubercular. fessions afterwards and on Sun tion and by Fred Lundgren who school at Timber toured the Frank The general medical-surgical here for two days work, county Dr. J. C. Barton of St. Helens day mass will be held at 8:00 and has been working there in recent Schmidlin dairy farm Wednesday is medical chairman of the Col 9:30 a.m. health officials announced Wed hospital in Portland admitted 4330 months. of last week to see the equip umbia county organization, and patients during the year. Among nesday noon. All local churches are’extending i---- The auitorium could have been ment and procedure necessary Ben Coleman of St. Helens, the Notices are being sent out to those were 101 tubercular and 50 for the production of milk, ___ The county’s advisory committee mem an invitation to people of the parents through the schools an neuropsychiatrie cases taken in used this coming Sunday except tour was conducted as a part of ber. Mrs. Steele is the county community to attend church on nouncing the dates of the visit temporarily until they could be for the installation of window this special day. the student’s study. The group glass which has not been received commander of the society as well which are April 21 and 22. On transferred to other hospitals included 40 children and six the minister said. Completion teach- as the campaign chairman. April 21 the unit will be station- Average length of stay in the ers^ In announcing Mrs. Steele's ap at the high school all day and hospital was 37 days per patient. of the Sunday school rooms and A further step in the school pointment, Mr. Stalnaker remind Barnes annex of the Portland the exterior work remains. on the morning of the 22nd it program will be a visit to the ed that cancer is the second will be moved to the O-A mill. hospital, at Vancouver, Wash., Nehalem Dairy Products company worst killer in the State of Ore Arrangements for people who opened by the VA last August, plant here soon where the stu gon and that the generous sup will be x-rayed are being made admitted 757 patients during the dents will see the rest of process port of the people is necessary at the high school and scheduling year, all except 65 being for In answer to the numerous in necessary for the production of for the society to carry on of time will also be done there. medical or surgical treatment. its quiries regarding the 1947 angl milk before delivery to customers. great control program. Average stay was 97 days. Two mobile units will be in the ing regulations, the game com- • Roseburg veteran’s hospital county this year, the other, in • Just released by the county mission advises that the state addition to the one coming here, which treats neuropsychiatrie being scheduled for use of people cases, admitted 522 patients dur agent, George A. Nelson, is the printing office has had to delay ing 1946. Among these were 196 printed report of the Agricultural at St. Helens and Scappoose. the printing of the angling sy medical-surgical cases Program Conference for Columbia The state health officer’s report general nopsis until present legislature on last year's mobile unit shows which were given temporary treat county. The outlook conference session adjourns because of the that approximately 2100 patients ment or transferred to other ho3- was held February 8 of last year. Student absenteeism in both the J. A. Bacon, weed control of pressure of work brought about were examined in this county and pitals. Contained in the booklet are grades and high school has reach ficer for Columbia county, this Craig meets with veterans each by the legislature. The synops s that there were approximately six recommendations of committees ed figures far above usual the week issued a reminder concern will be printed and distributed tuberculosis findings. The report Wednesday morning in the city which studied the various prob past few days due to illness prin ing the control of noxious weeds. > as soon as possible and should ba also shows that in stead of 2100, hall. lems and made reports and some cipally of flu. On Monday the During the war when labor was available prior to the opening of there should have been three times valuable suggestions in regard to high school was minus 50 students scarce, enforcement of the law the general angling season. this number to accomplish the Play Practice Started various subjects. and on Tuesday between 30 and governing weed control was lax Opening of the trout season objective which is to eliminate Rehearsals have started on the There are also up-to-date his 35 were not present for classes and as a consequence weeds have falls on April 26 throughout the tuberculosis. Vernonia high school Senior class torical statistics of the Principal Ray Mills said. Mr3. county’s spread over a wider area. If con state with certain exceptions, in It is not the practice to x-ray play which is to be presented in agriculture and general popula- Olive Oliver, high school teacher, trols are not carried out, Mr. cluding tidewater areas, Lake and children unless such an x-ray has May. Title of the presentation is tion. Farmers wishing a copy was also absent Monday. Bacon said, these pests will con Harney counties and various lakes been recommended by the doctor “You Can't Take It With You” of the report may obtain it from The number of absences was tinue to spread and cause further and streams having special sea or unless they have had actual and the students participating the county agent. City and high the greatest for some time the loss to farmers and dairymen. sons or closures. The trout sea contacts with a tuberculosis pat- are being directed by James school libraries have also received principal, said. Instructions have been given son in tidewater will open on Chipps. • ient. copies of the bulletin. In the Washington and Lincoln that the law is to be enforced, the June 15, in Lake county on May schools the number not in attend officer reminded, when he said 20, and in Harney county on May ance was listed at 65 Tuesday, that control means cutting or 31. Students to Vacation also an unusually large figure spraying so as to prevent bloom. Cloth signs have been sent out Grade and high school students Superintendent Paul Gordon said. to Commission fieldmen for use will enjoy a two-day vacation in posting waters that are closc l Casts Selected to angling or that have special LEGION PLANS TO eral men from the office of the from classroom work Monday and Tuesday of next week when local ERECT OWN HOME The casts have been selected seasons. U.S. engineers at Portland made teachers will be among those Larsen CLATSKANIE—Louis for the two 8th grade plays which headquarters at St. Helens last attending the convention of the Post No. 68, American Legion, will be presented April 18 at the voted unanimously at its regular week and used the craft Bonne Oregon Educational association in Washington school, The plays meeting last week that the post ville for making a survey of light Portland. At an election held Wednesday are entitled “Aunt Adeline’s Heir’ >» build its own home in Clatskanie. aids on the river and also sound morning by the boys of Vernonia and “Where’s That Report Card.' According to present plans they ings as to the depth of the chan The students are being coached high school student body, Betty Two Entries Made will buy a 40x100 Quonset hut for nel above Warrior Rock light Anr Jepson was named to be by Mrs. Harry Sandon and Mrs. Named to assume charge of the the main building and a smaller Two Washington Grade school queen of the May for the annual Lillian Akers. The 7th and 8th hut will aho be purchased for a house. Information gained Mfl entries in the sixth annual County affair scheduled May 1 by local 'grade sextets will sing between fountain at the Pal Shop Tues day of this week was Keith Ab kitchen, rest rooms and furnace the survey will be given M PM Amateur Hour sponsored by the schools. the two presentations. raham, Portland, who will relieve room. The smaller hut will fit US. engineers and will enable Scappoose Future Farmers of The nomination of three Senior the Wagners of part of the in them to make improvements in America were made there last class girls was made Tuesday by onto the big structure. creased work due to business ex Extension Meet» Today Preliminary plans call for the the channel by dredge work, Friday. Billy Wells and James the Senior boys. In addition to pansion. Announcement of the issuance of 2 per cent bonds to which is usually done before the Stearns sang a duet entitled “Kid Miss Jepson the other queen can The home extension group change was made last Saturday June freshet when the river is with the Rip in His Pants” and didates were Carol “word and pay for the legion home. meets today, Thursday, April 3 by A. F. Wagner, owner. swollen by the melting snow in the Washington sextet, directed Barbara Keasey. Miss Sword U.S. ENGINEERS MAKING at 10:40 in the I.O.O.F. hall Mrs. Mr. Abraham Is being employ SURVEY OF COLUMBIA RIVER the upper reaches of the Colum by Maude Kobow, presented a and Miss Keasey will be Senior Borton, chairman, said late last ed under the veterans administra ST. HELENS—A force of arr- bia. number. princesses this year. week. tion GI training program. Programs Being Arranged Egg Hunt Set For 2 P.M. Sat. First Use of Building Near County Cancer Quota $1480.50 9794 Patients Are Admitted y X-ray Notices To Be Sent School Students Visit Milk Farm Angling Synopsis Printing Delayed • February Outlook Report Published Flu Causes Absenteeism Weed Control Action Urged • Legion Plans Own Hall; River Sounded, Checked • Queen of May Chosen by Boys Manager for Fountain Named
