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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.’’
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOLUME 25, NUMBER 23
Fireworks
Banned by
Ordinance
City Law Prohibits
Sale, Use; Police
To Enforce Rule
Because of the early appearance
of fireworks this year, the council
Monday
specifically
instructed
city police to enforce an ordinance
adopted some years ago which
prohibits both the sale and use
within the corporate city limits.
The ordinance “prohibits the
sale or use of certain fire crackers,
roman candles, skyrockets and
fireworks” and continues that it
is unlawful to shoot or discharge
any kind of fireworks or explo­
sives.”
Under another section the sale
is defined “that hereafter it shall
be unlawful for any person or
dealer to sell, expose, or offer
for sale or in any manner fur­
nish or dispose of to any resident
of the city of Vernonia or to any
person within the city any fire­
works, roman candles, or skyrock­
ets or any fireworks or any ex­
plosives intended to be used there­
for, the use of which is prohibited.
Penalty for conviction of viola­
tion of the ordinance is a fine of
not more than $100 and imprison­
ment in the city jail not to exceed
30 days or both.
Two reasons were mentioned
especially Monday by the council
as making the enforcement im­
portant. One was the danger of
fire and the other, the noise nui­
sance.
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Three Die in
Car Accident
Mrs. Bernice Searles, 22, her
son, Lawrence, 3, and her mother,
Mrs, Cordie Imlah, were killed in
an auto accident taking place
Monday morning about 10:20. The
accident resulted when the Searles
car swerved after hitting the
shoulder of the highway east of
Beaverton and was smashed by a
truck.
z
i Vickie
Searles, two-vear-old
daughter, is in the Good Samari­
tan hosn’tal with h"ad injuries and
Wilbur Bra wand, Beaverton, driv­
er of the truck which hit the
Searles car was taken to Hills­
boro for treatment.
Frank O. Searles, father of the
children, wiis employed by the
Oregon-American Lumber corpora­
tion and had worked at the mill
one day. The family was moving
their household goods here to
make their home.
Phone Crew Makes More
Equipment Change Over
The completion of more of the
work which comprises a change
over of many of the telephone
lines to poles erected by the West
Oregon Electric is being done
now Harley Barber, manager of
the Forest Grove district of the
West Coast Telephone company,
said Tuesday.
The utilization of the poles by
both the cooperative and the West
Coast company will reduce the
number that would be necessary if
both organizations were not work­
ing together.
,
The crew working here now will
take about two weeks to copnplete
the present change over planned.
At the same time additional cir­
cuits are being installed, Mr.
Barber said, to relieve congestion
Livingstone to
Preach for Month
Rev. W. O. Livingstone, retired
minister of the First Christain
church, conducted services here
Sunday, June 1, filling the pulpit
during the vacancy that would
otherwise occur until the arrival
of Rev. Ray L. Aplet of Spokane.
Rev. Lhingstone will preach here
each Sunday during the remainder
of June until Rev. Aplet can take
over his work here July 1.
Rev. Livingstone extended an
invitation to all to attend services
June 8 to hear as pecially prepared
sermon, “Harnessing Divine Pow­
er.”
Rev. and Mrs. Livipgstone came
here from their home at Hood
River.
27 Present for
Class Reunion
A reunion of the class of *32 of
Vernonia high school was held
May 30 at the I.O.O.F. hall. There
were 27 guests present. The even­
ing was spent dancing and talking
over old times.
Lunch was served upstairs and
officers were elected to take
charge of future reunions. Des­
mond Laird was named president
and Mrs. Ervin Smith, secretary.
Mr. Laird, as toastmaster, read
two tetters sent by class members
unable to attend and also a list
of the class, made at the time of
graduation, of what they wanted
to be in the future.
Flowers for the decorations
were very kindly furnished by
Mrs. Frank Lange and Mrs. W.
O. Porterfield.
Beaver Placed on Inactive Status;
Workers for Harvest Time Needed
BEAVER GOES ON
INACTIVE STATUS
CLATSKANIE—Placing of Bea­
ver Ammunition Storage Point at
Clatskanie on an inactive or stand­
by status was officially announced
at Seattle last week by Col. Wil­
liam H. Donaldson,. Jr., command­
ing officer of the Seattle Port of
Embarkation.
The change of status was an
pounced as effective as of the
end of June.
The local port has been cur­
tailing operations for the past sev­
eral months with the personnel be­
ing reduced gradually, with the
last reduction in force taking place
last Thursday.
HARVEST WORKERS
ARE NEEDED HERE
ST. HELENS—All farm work­
ers who intend to help on hay and
pea harvests, due to start soon,
are requested to register at the
county agent's office at the court
house according to Robert Cody,
farm labor assistant. There will
be work for a number of hands.
Cody said.
It is reported that many straw­
berry pickers are enjoying very
profitable days in the local fields
Cody said that several women
have averaged 50 carriers during
a nine-hour day. They are paid at
the rate of 27 cents per carrier.
Children who work six hours a day
are also showing good profits.
GAS STATION LOSES
$450 TO THIEVES
RAINIER — Loss estimated at
$450 was sustained by the Rainier
Signal service station Friday ev­
ening or night, when thieves
broke two rear windows and took
several tires, some $300 worth of
spark plugs and other merchan­
dise.
In addition, the intruders up­
set oil cans, and generally mus­
sed up the place in going through
it.
Local and state police were cal­
led in. They inspected the station
and surroundings and also took
away glass and articles thought
possibly containing finger prints,
but to date, no clues have been re­
ported.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
AT YANKTON SATURDAY
YANKTON—The annual straw­
berry festival was held at the
Yankton Grange hall Saturday ev­
ening, May 31. Preceding the
shortcake was dancing, and a
general all-round good time for
those who attended. Tickets were
$1 per person.
in the eastern part of town, on the
O-A hill, Riverview and Pitts­
burg. Cost of the present work
will amount to $1200 he said.
Verl Morton is foreman for the
telephone crew doing the work.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1947
careful
Two Petitions for
Library Tabled
Monday Evening
Tompkins States
Grange Tax Stand
Maintenance of essential gov­
ernment services, adequate support
for self-liquidating projects such
as reclamation and Bonneville ad­
ministration and reduction of the
national debt should take prece­
dence over cuts in taxes, declared
Morton Tompkins, master of the
Oregon state grange, in his an­
nual message at the organization’s
annual convention which opened
in Bend Monday.
Tompkins asserted that if the
budget cuts in appropriations for
Bonneville are allowed to stand,
the initial impact will be felt by
industry, but the full force of the
blow will be felt by everyone in
the Northwest in the form of in­
creased unemployment, reduced
incomes and purchasing power and
a lower level of economic activity.
In his message Tompkins asked
the nearly 800 delegates to reaf­
firm the position of the grange in
opposition to the sales tax, point­
ing out that on four previous oc­
casions the people have refused
to accept such a tax and that
the present proposal is even more
objectionable than any of its pred­
ecessors.
He asserted that Oregon does
not need a sales tax to balance the
budget; that the present proposal
does not provide a dime of new
revenue for schools, cities coun­
ties or public welfare and that it
is a deliberate attempt to shift
the tax load from the high incotne
to the low income group. He also
pointed out that it would hit
hardest at farmers, who would
be required to pay the tax on all
feed purchased for livestock and
poultry and also on all equipment
farmers would have to purchase.
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Draft OHicJ .
Business Ends
A large truck came from Salem
Wednesday, of last week, and
loaded the office furniture, many
boxes and files and records, etc.,
from the selective service office
in the Knights of Pythias building
at Sk. Helens and took the load
to the state office in Salem. The
move marked the end of selective
service in Columbia county.
R. W. Reed, who came from
Clatskanie to open the ofice on
October 17, 1940, worked up to
the last day getting matters ar­
ranged for the shipment
During the time the office was
operated approximately 2400 Col­
umbia county men passed through
for inductment into the army or
navy and there were a number
from other counties who happened
to be in Columbia county and re­
ported to the local office for induc­
tion into the armed services.
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Plane Accident
Injures Lamping
First Lt. Clarence H. Lamping,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lamp­
ing, was injured in an airplane
accident in Alaska last Thurs­
day. In a telegram sent his par­
ents he informed them that his
injury was a broken collarbone.
Three members of the crew were
killed in the accident, details of
which were not available earlier
this week.
Lt lumping is stationed at Lad
Field, Fairbanks, with the 48th
Reconnaisance Squadron and will
have been there a year in July.
Appointment
Of Fire Chief
Council Topic
Tl|e need for a chief to head the
Vernonia volunteer fire depart­
ment and the selection of a man to
fill the vacancy was one of the
leading topics of Monday evening's
council meeting. The resignation
of Cleve Robertson has left the
department without a chief and an
appointment for the vacancy has
not been made up to this time.
The council authorized Mayor
Geoige Johnson to interview a
prospective chief and report to the
councilmen at the next meeting
later this month. One of the duties
of the chief, whoever may be ap­
pointed, will be to issue permits to
burn rubbish. Such permits are
necessary during the summer
months in order for property own­
ers to legally dispose of such ma­
terial in that manner.
The immediate need for a fire
chief was evidenced in another
manner also Monday. Reported to
The job of installing conductor the council was the fire hazard of
and bases for the standards must the building formerly used to
house the laundry. That building
wait, however,_ until the city has has been abandoned for several
broken a trench and the breaking years. Small fires have been ex­
cannot be done until the cement is tinguished there, the council was
available for filling in.
informed by John Erickson, none
The light standards will go into of them having caused much de­
production in July of this year, struction. After the apointment
the latest word received here of a chief, one of his first duties
states, and receipt is not expect­ will be to inspect the structure and
ed until later in the year.
authority to again take charge of
probably condemn it because of the
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hazard.
The fire department also received
street washing, a job which has
been discussed several times, but
which has not previously been sat­
isfactorily cared for. The depart­
The sale of poppies by the Aux­ ment was instucted to begin wash­
iliaries of the two veterans or­ ing this week with John McCrory
ganizations during the week end in temporary charge.
before Memorial day brought the
Received by the council for its
total sum of $255.85, members of consideration were two petitions
the groups revealed early this both concerning the public library.
week.
Both had been signed by quite a
A thousand poppies were sold number of residents of the city
by the V. F. W. Auxiliary for a and surrounding area. One asked
gross sum of $144. More blooms for the addition to library shelves
were sold here this year than of a set of the World Book and the
ever before under the direction of other requested that the city build
Mrs. Charlie Robinson, chairman or acquire a library building. Both
of the committee in charge.
were tabled indefinitely by a mo­
The sale brought $111.85 for tion unanimously adopted at the
the American Legion Auxiliary meeting.
which disposed of 900 poppies.
The adoption of a franchise to
From that figure, the Auxiliary govern the operation of the West
paid $25 per thousand for the Coast Telephone Company was the
flowers and had a total of 1250 final matter for discussion Monday
on hand. The Legion group’s sale when Harley Barber, company
exceeded that of last year and manager for the Forest Grove dis­
of the net amount remaining, one- trict asked what action the
half is sent to department head­ council had taken concerning the
quarters and half is retained by matter. So far, the franchise pre­
the Auxiliary for use here.
sented by the company has not
Mrs. Ruby Biggs was chairman been accepted by the city.
of the committee carrying out de
City Attorney Neal Bush was
tails of the sale.
asked to draft a franchise embody­
ing the regulations desired by the
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city and have it ready for the
council’s next meeting at which
time Mr. Barber will probably be
present so that details of the reg­
ulation can be discussed.
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The Vernonia F. O. E. softball
team won the second game to be
played here this season when the
team met Clatskanie Wednesday
evening of last week and won 8 to
0. Fans saw the game under lights
at the city park field.
Next Sunday, weather permit­
Battery for the F. 0. E. was ting, will see the semi-final play­
Sunnel and Galloway.
off of the Vernonia Country club’s
A game with Longview origin­ spring handicap tournament.
ally scheduled here this week on
Matched to play are Ben Brickel
Monday evening, was called off vs. Ralph Roediger and Earl King
because of threatening weather.
vs. Tom Turner. The winners of
these two matches will meet the
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following Sunday to determine the
Examiner Visit Dated
tournament winner.
Matches are also scheduled Sun­
A drivers license examiner is
scheduled to be on duty in Ver­ day to complete another step to­
nonia Friday, June 13 at the city wards the consolation winner.
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hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Peo­
ple wanting licenses or permits
Injured
at
Mill
to drive are asked to get in touch
with the examiner ahead of the
Dale Johnson, O-A employee,
scheduled closing hour in order suffered a head injury at the mill
to assure completion of their ap­ Tuesday morning. He is recover­
plications that day.
ing at his home here.
Cement Needed to Start Street
Light Work; Poles to Come
All the materials, with the ex­
ception of the standards, are on
hand now for the installation of
the new street lighting system for
the business section of Bridge
street, but the work cannot be
started until 100 sacks of cement
are on hand, city officials said
early this week.
The West Oregon Electric line
crew was busy Tuesday running
the control circuit through town.
Vacation School
To End Friday
Daily vacation bible school of
the Evangelical United Brethren
church ends Friday. Attendance
has increased daily with Tuesday
morning attendance at 44. A
program will be given Sunday
morning during the Sunday school
hour. This program commemorates
the Children's day in the denomin­
ation, Flag day and the daily va­
cation bible school.
A free-will offering will be
taken for missions. The public is
invited to attend the program
and Sunday services. The boys and
girls will have on display some
of the handiwork done during the
two weeks.
On Monday afternoon and even­
ing an old-fashioned picnic will
be held at the city park for the
bible school boys and girls and
the Sunday school. All parents
are invited to be there. The picnic
dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. with
games of all kinds taking the rest
of the afternoon and evening.
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Transmission
Line Breaks
The power outage, which began
at 7:52 Tuesday evening and lasted
until a few minutes after six
o’clock Wednesday morning, black­
ened Vernonia and many other
communities in the lower Columbia
river area because of a Bonneville
line break about 25 miles outside
St. Johns towards St. Helens. The
break was caused when a derrick
contacted the 115,000-volt line
while being moved. No one was
killed as a result of the contact.
When the outage occured, West
Oregon Electric linemen immed­
iately checked the cooperative’s
system to determine if the trouble
was local. Manager Guy Thomas
said. Bonneville attempted twice
after the break came to reenergize
the line then locked the main
switch out at Vancouver until the
trouble could be found.
Repairs were completed during
the night making possible reenet-
gization early Wednesday.
Auxiliaries Tell
Results of Sale
Clatskanie
Loses 8-0
Semi-Final
Play Near