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Library, U of 0 “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming. Recreation.” Grade School Opening Day Details Told Proper Age Must Be Attained Before Child Starts Study 4 The opening day of school, September 8, will find nearly everything in readiness at the Washington and Lincoln buildings Superintendent Paul Gordon said Wednesday. An important detail is pointed out by Mr. Gordon for parents of children just old enough to enter school. Any child entering the first grade must be six years of age on or before November 15, 1947. That is, lhe child’s sixth birthday must fall on or before that date, not at some time after that date. Children entering the kindergarten must be five years old on or before November 15 of this year. Parents who may not know to which school to send their children are informed that the Lincoln school on Corey hill will accomo date students of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades who live west of the S. P. & S. railway tracks. In order to equalize classes be tween the Lincoln and Washington schools in the first three grades it will be necessary to send most youngsters coming to school by bus to the Lincoln building. The number of youngsters to be sent to Lincoln will be determined on opening day. The school administration is authorized to adjust zones and to shift pupils from one school to another. The administration would like to permit pupils to attend the school of their choice, but in order to adjust the teacher-pupil ratio to an effective size, it is necessary to request pupils to shift from one school to another. The coop eration of pupils and parents will be appreciated in this matter, the superintendent sa’d. The buses and the routes they will follow: Tod Bowerman bus (formerly Ira I-ee and Loel Rob erts) Sunset camp to Treharne junction with the load thereon to be equalized with the Mills bus; C. A. Mills bus—Pebble Creek loop; George Johnson bus—Camp 8 to Riverview; Bruce McDonald l’us—Rock Creek route; Austin Corll bus—Mist route and Bob Thompson bus—Stoney Point and overflow at Riverview. At the Lincoln school the in structors will be: Miss Velva Ram sey, principal and 2nd grade; Mrs Mabel Blackwell, 1st grade and Mrs. Mathilde Bergerson, 3rd grade. Teachers at Washington will be: Miss Reese, 1st; Mrs Powell, 1st and 2nd; Miss Lenora Kizer, 2nd; Miss Elaine Bristlin, 3rd; Mrs. Grace Cantwell, 4th; Mrs. Noma Calister, 4th; Mrs. Evelyn Heath, Sth; Miss Margaret Brock- haus, 5th; Mrs. Charlotte Steele, 6th; Darrold Proehl, 6th, shop and boys P.E.; Miss Mercedes Larsen, 7th and arithmetic; Mrs. Irma Chance, 7th and geography; Mrs. Dorothy Sandon, 8th and language; Miss Marian Schwartz, 8th, his tory and civics; Mrs. Lulah Fuller ton, kindergarten; Mrs. Mabel Graves, high remedial and »th; Mrs. Pearl Wilkerson, low remedial and 4th and Miss Reva Jo Hughes, art and home economics. Fire District 16 Entries Suggested Made in Glad Show Saturday At their meeting Monday even ing, city councilmen heard a sug gestion by Fire Chief Calvin Davis that steps be taken towards the forming of a rural fire district to include Riverview and Treharne. The suggestion, if carried out by people living in those districts, would provide them fire protection and make possible the purchase of more and better equipment for that purpose. The council also backed the chief in his request that the fire truck be reserved for the use of fighting fires and not for private use. One of the trucks had been used by individuals at two different times within recent days. • Wheel Guards Required by Law Fines and jail sentences await drivers and owners of cars not equipped with fenders or splash guards by the end of August, motorists are being reminded by Robert S. Farrell Jr., secretary of state. The only exceptions to the re quirements are vehicles such as log trucks which cannot practically be equipped with fenders, accord ing to an opinion by Attorney George Neuner. Passed by the 1947 Oregon leg islature, the regulation applies to all personal or business cars, motorcycles, trucks, busses, or trailers. Guards or fenders must be constructed so as to prevent mud and similar matter from being splashed or thrown onto other vehicles which may be following. “The rule is a protection not only to motorists from mud and rocks,” Farrell said, “but also to pedestrians. A person who might otherwise be drawn under the car when hit by a bare tire could be brushed aside by a fender.” Safety men have lauded the law. Violators are subject to a fine as much as $100 and 30 days in the county jail. • District Council Takes Tax Stand Concerted effort devoted to the defeat of the proposed sales tax which will be voted upon October 7 was taken at the last IWA d:s- trict council meeting held at Port land August 9 and 10. A report of the stand was made upon the return here of the three delegates from IWA Local 5-37, Rex Nor mand, Jack Taylor and John Elder. The district council has recom mended that all locals oppose the tax and do all possible to defeat the measure in the district which includes about 15,000 men. • Mrs. Gibson Wins Sweepstakes Award At Bakery Show Sixteen entries in the first glad ioli show held in Vernonia dem onstrated the interest in the event sponsored last Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Peterson of the Vernonia Bakery. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were well pleased with the response and hope that the show can be made into an annual affair with a greater number of participants and a greater variety of flowers. The sweepstakes award for the day went to Mrs. G. W. Gibson for displaying the largest and most perfect bloom and also the most beautiful in color. The bloom was nearly seven inches in diameter. Two prizes for the winning were awarded, one by the Vernonia Drug company for the shade and the other by the bakery for the size. Second and third places were awarded to Mrs. Den nis Davis and Mrs. Cass Berger son respectively and honorable mention went to Luther Herrin, Charles Cederburg and Ethel Blackburn. First prize for the most beauti ful single bloom was awarded to Mrs. Ella Fair; first for the most unusual bloom was awarded Mrs. G. S. Thayer and first for the prettiest arranged bouquet, Mrs. Petersen of Treharne. The last named award was made by the Thomas Variety Store. Judges for the show were Elmore Knight, Mrs. Herman Wood and Walter Erven. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson expressed their apprecia tion for the work of the judges and to the entrants for making the event a success. • Former Grade Student Drowns Harold Albrie Christensen, 16, Sweet Home, formerly a resident and grade school student here, was drowned Monday evening of last week when th- fishboat in which he was a passenger with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Christensen, capsized and sank near the Tillamook bar. The grandparents and also the boy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Christ ensen, were former Vernonia res- idents. The elder Christensetns were picked up by a gillnet boat. As the boat sank it rolled over into the surf near the jetty and the boy was never seen to come to the surface, leading to the assump tion by coast guardsmen that he may have been trapped below decks. Neither the boat nor the body had been found early this week. • Sunday Speaker Engaged T? Attend Convention Miss Mildred Drake of the Ken tucky Mountain Holiness associa tion will be the guest speaker at the Evangelical United Brethren church Sunday evening. Miss Drake was an English teacher in the high school here a number of years ago. Planning to leave tomorrow, August 22, for St. Louis Missouri are John Gritdahl and John Elder. While there they will attend the International Woodworkers con vention of IWA Local 5-37. They expect to return here about Sept- ember 4. De-activate Explosive Souvenirs, Committee Asks 4 ONLY 60 GET JOBLESS CHECKS ST. HELENS—Although Thurs day of last week set a low mark for applicants for the weekly un employment checks, Thursday of this week set a lower mark and not more than 60 persons called at the office of the state unem ployment commission in the city hall building. About 50 of these received the weekly checks, some service men and a few to self-em ployed service men and the total disbursement was not more than (2.000. a big falling-off of a year ago when several hundred were on the monthly payroll and disburse- THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1947 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 25, NUMBER 34 ments went beyond $6,000 per week. WAR TROPHIES GROUP SET UP ST. HELENS—Columbia county veterans who have explosive “war souvenirs” such as hand grenades, land mines and shells, are asked to cooperate with a'new committee set up by the U3. treasury de partment to de-activate these po tential killers. Ex-GI*s who have explosives can get information on how such items may be rendered harmless by calling Sheriff M. R. Calhoun, who is temporary chair man of the new committee. Committee members in addition to Calhoun, include Deputy Sheriff J. J. Callahan, who is acting sec retary, J. W. Nichols of Vernonia, Ed Dear of Clatskanie, L. H. Kel ler of Rainier, Francis Gill and Robert Pollock of St. Helens. GARDEN CLUB FLOWER SHOW HELD CLATSKANIE—The Clatskanie Garden Club flower show took place Friday in the I.O.O.F. hall. More people entered flowers in this show than ever before. Records kept by the garden club show that in 1940, 91 people brought exhibits and 11 organizations brought bas kets for competition. Last year in the first show since the war, Garbage Law Talked Monday Another step was completed Monday evening by city council men towards making a change in the present method of handling the collection and disposal of garbage, a matter that has been talked of some time by the council because of difficulty in maintaining the disposal plot. Danger from the spread of fire at the dump has been the leading factor for adop tion of the plan considered Mon day. City Attorney Neal Bush was requested to draft a .franchise which would cover the problem mit free dumping by city residents only on Saturdays. Several pro visions of the franchise follow so that residents may become familiar with it before adoption and make suggestions if desired before the final readings. “Section 4. The collector is to furnish and maintain, at his own expense, a suitable dump and in cinerator for the disposal of gar bage and to keep the same in a presentable and sanitary condition at all times and to comply with and care for the same in ac cordance with all sanitary regula tions which may now or hereafter be put into effect by the State of Oregon. He is to permit the residents in the city to use the said dump free of charge on Saturday of each county will be very limited. week. He may make such charge Parents! Is your child ready for the use of the same to res for school ? You are, no doubt, idents on other days during the thinking about buying shoes, the week as indicated in charges here latest sweater and many other inafter set forth. He may make such reasonable regulations for items of clothing which are just the disposing of garbage or refuse what the “best dressed” school by the residents of the city at child will be wearing. The “first said dump as shall enable him to day of school should be a happy properly care for and operate the experience and good grooming same ... He may fix such reason cable hours that the dump will be adds a great deal to the thrill of open and prohibit the use thereof the occasion. We should make the at any other hours . . . most of it. Section 5. The collector is to of garbage “Your school child’s health make collections should, also, be given the same throughout the business area of the city as required by the city careful thought and attention. council and at least weekly col Every child entering or returning lections in all of the residential to school should be as free as districts of the city . . . possible from any physical defects “Section 6. Nothing in this ord which can be corrected. A healthy child will not only make better inance is to be construed to pre vent any resident or householder progress in school work but he will find it easier to nrake' Sffcial of the city from hauling his own garbage or refuse and disposing and emotional adjustments. of the same in a lawful manner; “Complete medical and dental provided, however, that no resident check-ups should be made this or householder will be permitted month. Have your family physi cian examine eyes, nose, ears and to haul garbage or refuse for another person . . . throat and look for any other “Section 7. The rates to be physical defects. Have corrections charged to all persons, firms or made at once. Your dentist should examine corporations by the collector shall your child's teeth and complete be reasonable and uniform, taking whatever dental work is required. into consideration the service ren dered ..." Healthy teeth add to personal ap Residences, once per week, 25c; pearance as well as general good special call, 50c, both charges health. being the minimum. "Communicable diseases always Apartments, once per week, $1.25 interfere with school work. Pro tect your child from them. Have minimum. Business places, including hotels, him immunized against diphtheria, stores, resturants, hospitals whooping cough and small pox. "And, then, and not least, make rooming houses, etc., once per sure that he gets plenty of the week, $1.00 minimum; twice per proper foods, sleep and rest. Make week $1.75 minimum; more than twice per week, $2.50 minimum; your child ready!” special call, $2.50 minimum. • Dump charges, less than 100 pounds, 25c minimum; more than 100 pounds, 25c to $1.50. Caring for old automobiles or bodies, cut or broken into small pieces, pried according to time and labor required to move at $2.00 A picnic is scheduled on Labor an hour. Day, September 1 at Rogers Park Removal of large quantities of for all members, families and friends of IWA Local 5-37 the garbage, time and labor to be considered, $2.00 an hour. committee announced this week. All rates are fixed for one The affair is scheduled to start at standard garbage can of 25 gal 9 a.m. and people attending are lon capacity. asked to bring their lunches and Section 11. The collector shall remain for the day. Coffee and ice cream will be furnished by the furnish an acceptable performance bond by an acceptable surety com local. pany in the amount of $5000 . . .. Games are scheduled for all Section 12. No person shall ages and prizes will be given throw or scatter any trash, refuse, to winners of each contest. garbage or other waste, or cause This is the first planned outing the same to bo thown, on any of the Local has had since the war the streets of the city, or any and a grand time is promised for public place. all who attend. Section 13. Any person hauling garbage in violation of the terms of this ordinance upon conviction Station Being Enlarged thereof may be fined by a fine of An addition 18 feet by 24 feet not more than $100 or by imprison in size is partly completed at ment for not more than 50 days Jake’s Union service station, the or by both such fine and imprison owner anounced a few days ago. ment. The enlargement will make it possible to better handle ear wash Missionary to Talk ing and truck greasing. • Miss Marie Juergensen, a vet missionary from Japan, will Bowling League Intended eran speak at the Assembly of God People who like to bowl are church Sunday, August 24 at 7:30 asked to meet Friday evening of pm. Miss Juergensen has spent this week. August 22, at 7:30 at more than 30 years in Japan and Dessy s. At that time plans for is returning shortly to the land of a bowling league for the fall her calling. She is an interesting season will be discussed. Any and inspiring speaker. All are one interested is invited to attepd. invited to hear her. and provide regulations which would cover maintenance of the dump as well as provisions and charges for garbage collection within the city. The council read the ordinance for the first time Monday. It will be read again at the first meeting in .September and become effective October 2. J. R. Lee, who is now collecting locally is considering acceptance of the franchise. As it was first read Monday, the franchise will prevent free dumping by people residing out side the city limits and will per Health Officer Cites Need of Child Care, Tells Fund Limit A statement made a few days a-o by Dr. J. H. Flynn, county health officer, points out the: need of parental attention to the health of children who will enter school early next month. His state ment follows: •‘In less than one month all over funds, public health aid in this Championship Matches Ready The Vernonia Country club championship matches can e played anytime this week, championship flight . wil ’ these golfers: Kent Bauersfeld vs. Jack Anderson, Earl King vs. I-oel Roberts, B. Brickel vs. B. George. H. King vs. Jim Davies, . » - man vs. Connie Anderson, Merle Ruhl vs. John Roediger, Paul Dyer vs. Duke Byers and Bob King vs. Lowell Heiber. The losers of the first round will drop down one flight. Second flight matches arranged are: Frank Hartwick vs. Calvin Davis, Mike Anderson vs. Jack Nance, Harold Howard vs. Jack Riley, Wesley Bolmeier vs• Edmond Ade, Ervin Mullins vs. Bill Fren.h, R. D. Jackson vs. E. A. Shipman, Kay Brandon vs. Marvin Turner, Tom Turner vs. Charles Cederburg and S. T. Johnson, bye. The qualifying scores for the championship tournament were established Sunday, August 10, in order that the matches might be arranged. Stages Seek Rate Changes A change in rates is in prospect for people who patronize the Oregon Motor Stages because of a hearing that is dated for August 25 at 9:30 a.m. by the public utilities commissioner of Oregon. At that time the commission will hear evidence "in the matter of proposed changes in rates, fares, charges, classifications, rule, and . regulations . • • »♦ The hearing is to take place at 625 N. E. Oregon street, Portlam and all interested parties will be entitled to be present and hear . A similiar hearing will be hel the following day for Pacific Grey hound lines, Inc., accordmg to notice from the PUC office. Labor Day Picnic Plan of Local
