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“Vernonia,
VOLUME 26, NUMBER 9
Basketball fans will have the
opportunity to see four games
next Sunday afternoon and even
ing when the Veterans of Foreign
Wars state basketball tournament
will be played on the high school
floor. The opening.game is sched
Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.”
uled for 1 p.m., Bert Brunsman,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1948 commander of the Vernonia post
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
said Monday. He is in charge of
most of the arrangements being
made to successfully carry out the
affair.
All players competing on the
four teams are members of V.F.W.
posts represented. Some hotel re
A 'program that was started servations had been made by Mon
some time ago will actually begin day as well as arrangements for
Tuesday evening of next week at feeding the players after the after
lations brought in fines totaling
7:30 when all boys of Cub scout noon games in order to give the
$3,332.20 while $1,987.50 was col
Publication
Will
age and their parents are asked • two teams to compete in the
lected for game law violations.
evening championship game an
Appear
in
Printed
to meet at the Washington school opportunity to rest.
Disbursements of the treasurer's
Form This Friday
to organize. The Cubs are being
By Monday, three of the com
office for the six-month period
Vernonia high school’s news sponsored by the Mt. Heart Re peting teams were known, but the
ending Dec. 31, 1947, amounted to
$580,451.51 with the largest single publication, The Timberline, will bekah Lodge.
fourth was not definite because of
disbursement being $177,164.50 to appear Friday of this week in
a decision was necessary between
will
On
that
evening
the
boys
new format because of arrange
Baker and Pendleton to decide
the county school districts.
den
Deliquent taxes were collected ments made by the paper's staff be divided into dens and
which would compete here. Teams
as far back as 1931, according to and advisor, Miss Elaine Hayden, mothers will be assigned the sure to be here are from Rogue
River Post 4116, Lents Post 1442
the report of the sheriff's office. to change from a mimeograph to groups.
C. Bryan Walker, Boy Scout of Portland and Astoria Post 371.
Taxes received for that year a printed paper. Details of mak
Among the visitors expected to
amounted to $10.98. Collections ing the change were started sev field representative, will be at the
during the six-month period for eral weeks ago when advertisers school building that evening to come here for the games are
were
contacted
and
the
matter
direct arrangements.
Francis G. Gates, department com
subsequent years were as follows:
mander, Portland, and Louis E.
1932, $344.58; 1934, $4,268.79; 1935 was discussed by students who
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Starr, past national commander,
$790.51; 1937, $8.25; 1939, $5.2i; participate in the work as part
1940, $11.40; 1941, $13.75; 1942, of their school instruction.
also of Portland.
The paper will apear in tabloid
The tournament will be one of
$65.19; 1942-43, $281; 1943-44, $1,-
the major events to take place in
332.79; 1944-45, $1,201.97; 1945-46, size, each page being four col
Vernonia this year and consider
$4,587.98;
1946-47,
$44,180.56; umns in width by 10 inches in
length. All news reporting and
able time and effort is being spent
1947-48, $734,996.18.
advertising solicitation is carried
The Washington school Hobby to make the affair successful. Due
out by the students on the staff club members have increased their to the small seating capacity of
who also supervise proof reading
activity in one instance since last the high school gym, local people
and makeup of the pages. The
who wish to see the teams in ac
printing is to be done by The Friday when students in the club tion are urged to obtain their
heard Alvin Tapp, high school
Vernonia Eagle.
tickets in advance. Tickets may
Heading the staff of the Timber senior, tell about his two stamp
John Winslow of Birkenfeld line is Beverly Herrin, editor, collections and give them informa
announces his decision to run as who is assisted by Maxine Hart tion about the work.
county commissioner on the re wick. Other students who have
Before his talk, six of the
official capacities are: Rena Cant
publican ticket.
interested in
Mr. Winslow has been a resi well, business manager, and Bev students had been
but
since that
stamps
as
a
hobby,
erly
Brady,
assistant;
Joyce
New,
The insect pest and disease con
dent of Columbia county for 20
collectors has trol of small fruits will be covered
years and is well known as a production manager, and Eleen time the number of
in information to be presented at
rancher, logger and member of Fuller, assistant; Dolores John increased to 14.
Miss Mabie Brockhaus is the the Columbia county small fruit
the Birkenfeld school board. He son, artist, and Nancy Fletcher,
is an ex-service man of world assistant; Roy Frank, sports ed club adviser and the membership growers meeting at Rainier on
war I. His motto is “efficient itor and Dick May, assistant; at present stands at 30.
March 4. This all-day meeting
starting at 10:00 o'clock in the
courteous and impartial service.” reporters—Katherine Elliot, Mary
Mr. Winslow is well aquainted Jane Armstrong, Claudine Gibson,
city hall has been arranged by the
county agent’s office to bring
with the needs of the county and Alice George, Aileen Johnson,
latest information on strawberry
if elected, promises to do his best Martha Wells, Lois Frank, Bar
and cane fruit production to Co
toward the taxpayers and the bara Bass, Sally Kaspar, Janet
Peterson, Theresa Schmidlin, Mary
lumbia county growers.
betterment of the county.
Ann Clark, Don Renfro, Ida West
Robert Every, extension ento
Funeral services were conducted
and Hulda Johnson.
mologist from ©SC, will discuss
Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Frank Mills insects and their control.
who passed away last Saturday.
Ralph Clark, extension hort
Frank Winslow Mills was born iculturist, will discuss disease of
at
Roylton, near Centreville, small fruits and control methods.
Clark will also give latest infor
Carleton, New Brunswick, on Au
Of note to all members and
mation available on cultural and
gust 22, 1882.
interested friends of the Vernonia
outlook of berry crops.
Attention of salmon and steel
branch of the Church of Jesus
He was the son of Winslow and
Increased interest in the berry
Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the head fishermen again is being Matilda Smith Mills.
crops in this county and the keen-
announcement of the regular quar called by the game commission to
He married Alice Mabie Noble er competition from other berry
terly conference of the church, to the closure that will go into effect
producing areas resulting from
in
1913. Two children were born
be held at 10:00 a.m. Sunday on coastal streams beginning the
somewhat lower prices means that
to this union, a son, Bert Frank
at McMinnville. Services will be first of March.
Columbia county growers will
During March and April" the Mills, and a daughter Ada Louise, have to keep well posted on the
cancelled this Sunday only.
now
Mrs.
Cleon
Woodruff.
On Tuesday, March 2, at the following waters will be closed
best methods in producing these
He moved to Denver, Colorado
church on Rose Avenue, will be to angling for salmon and steel
crops according to Thurman Jef
held a special meeting under the head: All waters directly or in in 1916 and to Vernonia in 1923 fries, chairman of the horticultural
and
resided
here
until
his
death
directly
tributary
to
that
part
of
auspices of the young men's and
committee.
young women’s Mutual Improve the Columbia river below the February 21, 1948 at the age of
ment association, commencing at northern city limits of St. Helens; 65 years and 6 months.
He is survived by his wife, two
seven o’clock. Guests and prin and all waters south of the Colum
cipal speakers of the evening will bia river directly or indirectly tri children, one grandchild and one
be President and Sister Joel Rich butary to the Pacific Ocean, with sister, Mrs. Bertha Graham, of
ards, Northwest States Mission the exception of the Rogue, Ump Centreville, N. B.
Tuesday’s arrangements were
presidents, who recently succeed qua and Siuslaw rivers which have
made by the Bush Funeral home
The Washington grade school
ed Brother and Sister Samuel E. . specific regulations of their own
Bringhurst. President Bringhurst and are listed in the official syn Interment was at the Vernonia fourth grade class taught by Mrs.
was released on account of illness opsis of angling regulations which Memorial cemetery.
Noma Callister was conducted on
will be available early in March.
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a tour through the Nehalem Dairy
the first of the year.
Open the year around to Salmon
Products company milk processing
and steelhead fishing are those Reunion Coming
plant Friday morning of last
tributaries of the Columbia river
A class reunion will be held week, Arrangements for the visit
east of St. Helens and waters in again this year sometime in May were made with Mr. and Mrs.
eastern Oregon except those for for the 1932 class of Vernonia Floyd Bush, owners of the dairy
which specific seasons or closures high school. Anyone knowing the and the former explained the
address of the former Helen equipment and its use.
for the year is the study of the have been provided.
Additional protection is being Lamoreaux or of Helen Charles-
The students saw the pasteur
parks of Oregon.
Mrs. Agnes Flint, state home given to spring chinook salmon worth are asked to contact the ization process carried out as
runs
by
extending
the
closure
for
secretary, Helen Smith, Vernonia, well as the cooling, bottleing and
economics chaimran, talked to
capping machinery.
home economics committees on the salmon fishing until September 15 Oregon.
annual White Satin Sugar can in the following waters: that part
ning contest, sewing contests, of the Nehalem river above the
scrapbook projects, and other mat Mohler bridge; that part of the
a depth of 125 feet. Only two
ters of interest. Pillow cases are Wilson river above Highway 101 DERBY DATES SET
ST. HELENS—Dates for the years ago the city built a 250,000
to be entered in the state grange bridge; and that part of the Trask
sewing contest and these should be river above Highway 101 bridge. 1948 St. Helens spring salmon gallon supply tank and a water
exhibited at the next Pomona An error was made in an earlier derby have been set for March 28 system improvement was made.
Grange meetring at Natal in May, release listing the deadline on the to April 25, General Chairman However, with many additional
where they will be judged, the Nehalem River as Highway 101 Larry Jensen announced last week. water users, a mure adequate sup
winning pair of pillow cases to Bridge whereas it actually will be About $1500 in prizes will be ply was necessary to insure a
compete at the State Grange in at the Mohler Bridge. Therefore, -awarded during the contest, plus plentiful supply for all consum
June. Another project for state beginning May 1, salmon may be a grand prize of a boat, motor ers.
CANNERY IS OBJECTIVE
Grange display is the making of fished below the Mohler Bridge and trailer.
RAINIER—A cooperative can
The St. Helens spring salmon
articles from felt, such as coat on the Nehalem River, and below
ornaments, toys, etc. In addition Highway 101 Bridges on the Trask derby will include many attroc- nery for Rainier and one ready
tions in addition to fishing, A for operation during the 1948 sea
all Pomona Grange H. E. com- and Wilson Rivers.
water show and other special son has been adopted as the ma
mittees are asked to make a
scrapbook showing their activities T-H Act Vote Scheduled events will make the occasion ex jor goal of the Rainier commercial
Scheduled to be held Monday citing to non-fishermen as well as club for the year,
for the year.
A group of local growers who
Marshland, Warren and Natal evening by workmen at the Ore fishermen.
last year contemplated entering
Granges have announced that they gon-American mill is a vote on MORE WATER SOUGHT
SCAPPOOSE—Drilling of the an inter-state cannery project
have entered the National Com- compliance with the Taft-Hartley
munity Service contei. for this act. The balloting is timed to new city well in Scappoose contin with plant and headquarters in
start at 5 p.m. and end by 5:45. ues; workmen have now reached Longview (and that possibility
year.
Semi-annual Report of
County Finances Shows
No Bonded Indebtedness
As of December 31, 1947—end
of the first half of the current
fiscal year—Columbia county had
no bonded indebtedness and its
only liability was $12,110.10 in
warrants outstanding—subject to
payment on demand. The county
has cash assets totaling $64,703.-
61 on that date.
Of this amount, $40,872.77 was
in the general fund, $12,747.77 in
the various road funds, and $11,-
083.07 in a special reserve fund set
aside for road oiling. Finances
in the general fund are greater
than they were at the end of the
last previous six-month period but
the road funds and oiling funds
have decreased considerably.
This statement on the financial
status of the county is revealed in
the semi-annual reports which the
various county officers are re»
quired to make at the half-way
point and at the end of each year.
Total resources in the office of
the county treasurer, Mrs. Gladys
Peterson, on December 31, 1947,
were $274,407.83 with special
school funds of $53,692.93 making
up the largest single item listed
among resources.
Receipts col
lected during the six-month period
amounted to $653,301.21.
Of this total $62,931.28 came
from the motor vehicle license
fund while $29,851.90 was derived
from the Oregon & California land
grant tax and $12,803.69 was real
ized from sales of county land.
Justice of peace fines aided in in
creasing the treasurer’s receipts,
as $5,846.20 was acquired from this
source. Motor vehicle law vio-
Leaders Receive
4-H Instruction
Assistant state club leaders,
Esther Taskerud and Cal Monroe,
conducted a training meeting for
Columbia county’s local leaders
at Yankton Grange last Wednesday
February 18.
The two state leaders gave the
4-H Club program a complete
coverage from 4-H objectives to
parent interest, in an all-day ses
sion attended by leaders from all
over the county. The meeting
followed the line of questions
from the local leaders and dealt
entirely with their problems.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Kirkbride
represented Vernonia at the meet-
ing.
Schoolmasters to Meet
The Columbia County School
masters will meet Monday of the
coming week at Clatskanie to hear
Manley J. Wilson, congressional
candidate, speak. Men teachers
in county schools are members of
the organization.
High School
Timberline
To Change
Winslow Enters
Election Race
Insects. Disease
Fruit Topics
Church Rites for
Mills Held Tues
Conference Date
Set for Sunday
be obtained from members of
the Veteran’s post here or by in
quiring at Brunsman Hardware.
Tickets for grade school students
will be sold only at the gate before
game time.
Cub Scouts
Begin Tues.
Students Start
Hobby Activity
Sat. Conference Shows
Grange Work Interest
The large attendance at the
Columbia county Grange confer
ence last Saturday, February 21,
was a mark of interest in Grange
work, all parts of the county being
represented, and all acquiring re
newed enthusiasm to carry on in
their respective communitiea.
Of special interest at this time
is the coming state Grange^ ses
sion at Astoria in June, since Col
umbia and Tillamook counties are
expected to lend a hand to Clat
sop county in the entertainment
of the convention crowds. Thia
will especially be the duty of
Pomona officers, county deputies,
home economics committees, and
juvenile matrons or patrons.
Of great interest will be the
Juvenile Grange session, with Col
umbia county having 4 of these
groups, so they are being asked
to put on the Juvenile Grange
degree and other work.
Mrs.
Hilda Reiher, state juvenile super
intendent, was present at the con
ference and met with the juvenile
and youth groups.
A project
V. F. W. STATE TOURNEY
TO FEATURE 4 TEAMS
Stream Closure
Date Is March 1
School Class
Visits Plant
GERALD W. DILLON
Youth-Christ
Rally Dated
Scheduled for this evening,
Thursday the 26th, is another
Youth for Christ rally at the
Legion hall. This rally will be
the fourth held, according to the
Vernonia Ministerial association,
and will feature Gerald W. Dillon,
professor of philosophy and church
history at the Western School of
Evangelical Religion at Jennings
Lodge. He is also a graduate of
Asbury Theological Seminary of
Wilmore, Kentucky.
Also scheduled to appear to
night is Owen Ackley, who plays
the saw. He comes from Yakima,
Washington.
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Fund Campaign
To Open March 1
People residing in the Upper
Nehalem valley will be aproached
concerning subscriptions to the
1948 fund campaign for the Red
Gross beginning next Monday,
March 1. Final details of getting
the drive underway were being
carried out yesterday by Mrs. Ray
Mills and Mrs. C. L. Anderson
who are acting as co-chairmen
this year for this vicinity, Coun
ty chairman of the drive is Russ
Martini of St. Helens.
Mr. Martini was here a short
time ago to bring the supplies
needed by solicitors and posters
which will be displayed to point
out the useful causes to which
Red Cross funds are devoted. He
also brought with him a Red Cross
flag which in the future will be
displayed at the Oregon-American
office.
Mrs. Mills arranged Wednesday
for the people who will solicit the
various districts in town and the
surrounding area. Mrs. Anderson
will be in charge of the O-A hill.
Members of the Lions club will
act on e committee headed by
Floyd Bush to canvass the busi
ness section of Vernonia.
The drive is scheduled to begin
March 1 and end the 16th.
Fire Truck Examined
Cleve Robertson, Vernonia fire
chief, was at Albany last Sunday
to check the features of a fire
truck that had been offered for
sale. If suitable equipment can
be located, consideration may be
given here to its purchase in order
to increase the protection available
now.
Spring Salmon Derby Dates Set; Well Being Drilled
still exists) now wish to form
here an organization to install a
local plant.
ALFORD GETS LIFE
ST. HELENS—Only hours be
fore scheduled to go on trial
in Circuit Judge Howard K. Zim
merman's court on a charge of
first degree murder, Carl E. Al
ford abruptly changed his mind
and eagerly accepted a chance to
plead guilty to a charge of second
degree murder. He was taken be-
fore Judge Zimmerman Monday
afternoon and was sentenced to
life imprisonment in the state pen
itentiary at Salem.
The youthful sla"yer admitted
that he had killed his pretty 21-
year-old wife, Evelyn, at the cou
ple’s home in Rainier last June.