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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1947)
« THURS., SEPTEMBER 26. 1947 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE. SPORT TOPICS MELVIN SCHWAB Sports Editor TEAMS READY FOR BOWLING SEASON PLAY ! Twelve men’s bowling teams are organized and play started Mon day evening of this week on a schedule that will last for 83 weeks and continue until the early part of next May. The league was organized some time ago. Teams to compete are Ike Dass, King's Grocery, Heath's, Bush Furniture, Jake Berger, Sundland Electric, Mjst, O-A Mill, O-A Woods, V. F. W„ Dessy’s and Eagles. The high score rolled each week by both a man and a woman bowler will entitle the holders of those scores to five free games, Dessy Laird, owner of the alleys, announces. High scores last week were rolled by Bessie Netka, 177 and Les Clausner, 190. High school students can bowl for 25 cents instead of the reg ular 30c per line every day until 6:30. Standings for the women's TICKET SALE GOOD The sale of tickets for the Ver nonia-St. Helens game Friday evening on John Gumm field at St. Helens had exceeded 500 up to Tuesday of this week. Obe hun dred of the tickets were brought to Vernonia and distributed among members of the Lions club Mon day evenng for sale here. Ver nonia will derive no money from this sale, but next year’s game be tween the two rivals is scheduled for the local field and the ticket sale at that time will be devoted entirely to financing expenses of the Logger« teams as of the last game last week place the Vernonia Cleaners and the V.f.W. in a tie for first place. The team and points are: Vernonia Cleaners 3 V. F. W. 3 Riverview Beauty Shop 2 Dessy’s 2 Vernonia Bakery 1 Vernonia Drug • 1 I am the Oregon rabbit. Look, fellows, when you visit my home in the forests, don’t go throwing matches and cigarettes around. KEEP OREGON GREEN. “YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT” Just a Reminder Folks, That— We Serve Breakfast. Lunch. Merchants Lunch and Dinner Try some of our delicious breakfast suggestions. We are open at 6 a.m. every day of the week, Sunday included. SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN EVERY SUN. SAINTS WIN OPENER FRL BYERS ON OSC SQUAD Duke Byers, who is enrolled at Oregon State, is playing on the freshman squad. He started in at fullback, but has been moved to right half. Having scored a 13-0 victory over Oregon City in their opening game last Friday, the St. Helens Lions this week turned their at tention to their first Lower Col umbia league encounterer against Vernonia on the John Gumm field Friday evening. Although the Lions’ offensive play was not too The Clatskanie high school foot polished in their initial fray, they ball team commenced its gruelling managed to tally twice while hold task of getting into condition for ing their Clackamas county op the coming season. Practice und ponents virtually powerless. Ex er Coach William Stewart, began cept for a brief period in the first Monday of last week. quarter, the Oregon City offensive The attendance at practice has was completely smothered by a varied greatly because of the hard-charging St. Helens line. large number of injuries and ail Just before the half ended, how ments. ever, Lion supporters were given The Tigers have five lettermen a scare when Neveau injured his back on this year’s team from ankle. It was first announced their grid turnout last year. that he had suffered a broken • ankle and would be out for the In ancient Egypt bridegrooms season but subsequent examination were required to promise to supply revealed that he had parted a their brides every year of their couple of tiny bones in the ankle married life with a certain amount and will probably be back in the of honey. lineup within two weeks. Except for its momentary threat in the opening quarter, the Oregon City attack was completely throt tled by the Lions. McNeely played an outstanding game defensively and was consistently in the Pioneers’ backfield to stop the plays before they could get started. TIGERSSTART GRID PRACTICE F bow F FOR FUN RAINIER GRID HOPES HIGH The Rainier Union High Col umbians opened the current foot ball season on their home field Thursday night, September 18, when they played the Longview Junior Varsity team. The Columbians have been work ing out since September 1st. The turnout this year is small here in comparison to other teams in the Lower Columbia League, but hopes of the squad are high for a suc cessful season. Alleys open every day FIRST HOME GAME THURS. The first home football game this season is on the grid menu for local fans tonight, Thursday, at the city park and it is also the B Loggers first encounter in the Sunset league which was formed this year. To play here tonight is the Banks Braves. Between halves, the freshmen only of the two schools will play two eight-minute quarters. • I am an Oregon bear. There are not very many of us left and there will be less left if you guys don’t t watch your campfires. KEEP OREGON GREEN. MILKSHAKES Again This Year to the Loggers for Every League Game Won PLAYERS WHO SUIT UP ARE ELIGIBLE at 4 P.M. THE PAL SHOP Dessy’s Hotel MacDonald Dining Koo in —•— 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Buffet Suppers and Club Banquets by appointment KICK-OFF DANCE High School Gym AT ST. HELENS Sponsored by St. Helens Junior Chamber of Commerce ADM: Adults $1.00 per person Students 50c per person with Stu dent Body Tickets . ATLEY SEZ lou don't drop a burning cigarette on Howdy Folks: After so long s time, it remained for a Kansas newspaper man to figure out what the flying saucers really were. He says they were noth ing more than trial ballons sent up by the British in regard to the second “gift” loan. your living room rug, because you value that rug. Growing trees are valuable to you, too. From them come thousands of products you need. They create millions of jobs. They build your home, give you paper and other things, may even You might think money grew on treaties. If international finance is con- tinued on its present basis, Uncle Sam will soon be known as the Loan Ranger. You will be known as a very thrifty buyer if you always come to CHAPMAN’S for MARFAK Lubrication. Chapman's Service Store Bridge and Second Telephone 853 Vernonia. Ore. UÏÎUT17DC* HUN1 ulliJ be the reason why you have an income. A spark in the woods can cause many thousands of times more damage than a cigarette on your rug. Forest fires destroy not only today’s forests . . . but tomorrow's forests, too. Protect this vital national resource by never being the cause of a forest fire. Protect The Woods For Future Hunting. Be Extra Careful With Matches And Fire COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMITTEE Keep Oregon Green >
