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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.”
VOLUME 26, NUMBER 10
Toppers Named
County Champs
By ROY FRANK
In the Columbia county grade
school tournament .held from
Thursday through Saturday at
Scappoose .and St. Helens, the
Washington grade school Toppers
of Vernonia emerged victorious in
all three attempts to gain the
championship crown, and thus
give them a birth in the state
tourney which is coming up March
11, 12 and 13 at Hill Military
Academy in Portland.
The Toppers, led by Coach Paul
Gordon, entered the finals Sat
urday night at St. Helens by
first downing the John Gumm
quintet on Thursday, 45-12 and the
McBride team 47-10 Friday. On
this day also, Warren upset Clats
kanie to throw them in a tie with
Vernonia for leadership and the
two teams met in the final game
Saturday evening which Vernonia
won 27-20.
Vernonia was in the lead all
the way in this battle but Warren
threatened to even the score sev
eral times and kept the Toppers on
the move to keep their lead. Both
teams displayed good defensive
ball and were always in there
fighting to gain possession of the
leather.
Quarter scores of this champion-
ship game were: 10-2, 15-11, 21-18
and 27-20, all i n favor of Ver-
nonia.
Lineups:
20 WARREN
VERNONIA 27
8 Skarberg
Frank 2
7 Hinkhouse
Middleton 2
5 Lund
Usher 4
Feb. Weather
Data Recorded
Recordings for the month of
February as far as the weather
is concerened were issued Wednes
day by Mrs. Helen Spofford, co
operative observer for this area.
The past month was another when
the thermometer dropped to a
point that could hardly be called
warm. That low point, nine de
grees, was listed in Mrs. Spof
ford’s report on February 6.
Highest temperature for the
month was 58 degrees on Feb
ruary 17.
Precipitation for the month tot
aled 10.17 inches and during the
period 1314 inches of snowfall is
listed.
The greatest rainfall in
one day, 1.50 inches, came on the
21st and the greatest snowfall in
one day was 4.75 inches on the
4th.
Prevailing wind direction was
southwest. Days clear were 4,
days cloudy 22 and days partly
cloudy 3.
Mrs. Spofford also provided a
comparison with the weather dur
ing February a year ago when the
maximum temperature was 59 de
grees, the minimum 19, precipita
tion 4.04 inches and snowfall, a
trace. The prevailing wind direc
tion in February, 1947 was north,
days clear were 9, partly cloudy
9 and cloudy 10.
Mills 5
Skarberg
Crowston 12
Veshager
Subs: Vernonia—Fuller, Gamer 2,
F. Fulton, R. Fulton, Brewer;
Warren—Bogardus, Reynolds.
Trophies were awarded to the
first, second and third place win
ners and the consolation winner.
By vote of the coaches and
referees of the county, the All-
star teams were selected. Gordon
Crowston was the only player to
receive unamimous recommenda
tion for first team position.
The All-star teams are:
FIRST TEAM
Hinkhouse
Forward
Warren
Skarberg
Forward
Warren
LaBeck
Center
Clatskanie
Crowston
Guard
Vernonia
Karnoski
Guard
Rainier
SECOND TEAM
Osborne
Forward
Clatskanie
Frank
Forward
Vernonia
Usher
Center
Vernonia
Mills
Guard
Vernonia
Pease
Guard
McBride
The teams finishing in the first
four notches were Vernonia, War
ren, Clatskanie, and McBride.
Rainier was the winner of the
consolation bracket.
See story, page 6.
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Sauce Pan Study
Extension Plan
The Vernonia home extention
unit will hold a meeting at the
I.O.O.F. hall Thursday, March 4,
at 1 p.m. The subject is sauce
pan pressure cooking. Since there
are ten or more brands of pressure
sauce pans on the market, this
subject deserves the study of
homemakers.
Also construction of footstools
has been undertaken and those
wanting to sign up for this should
do so at this meeting.
This
knowledge will help homemakers to
keep their upholstered furniture
in good condition as well as to
make minor repairs before they
grow into major renovating prob
lems.
Goals Set for
4-H Club Work
“Creating Better Homes Today
for a more Responsible Citizen
ship Tomorrow” is the theme 'for
4-H' club work for National 4-H
Club Week, March 1-7 and the re
mainder of 1948.
The 1,700,000 4-H club mem
bers and 186,000 voluntary local
leaders in every state in the na
tion will be busy this week taking
inventory and setting their goals
for the coming year. These mem
bers are following in the footsteps
of 14,000,000 former 4-H club
members who have enrolled be
fore. The 4-H movement is the
largest voluntary youth organiza
tion in the world, and has set the
pattern for similar organizations
in other countries.
Superintendent Files; Smelt Appear
OFFICE SOUGHT
ST. HELENS—Mrs. Lois Kent
county school superintendent re
cently filed her petition with the
county clerk and will seek re
election to the post she currently
holds. Mrs. Kent, who succeeded
Otto H. H. Petedson when the lat
ter resigned the position to return
to Scappoose grade school as
principal, filed on the non-partisan
ticket. She is a resident of Rain
ier.
Five persons have now filed pe
titions for the coming elections but
many more, particularly the in
cumbents. are expected to do so
prior to the March 12 deadline.
SMELT LOOK, THEN SHY
CLATSKANIE — The silvery
little smelt may be toying with
the Cowlitz but commercial gill
netting operations are continuing
in the Columbia by local fisher-
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1948
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
men and good catches are being
made with the prospects that the
local season will top all seasons
since records have been kept.
Water Rates Court Awards Funds to Dist.
Raised by
Defendant to
New City Law Backing for Junior Ball
Pay $34,000
Club Achieved Easily
Pins Interest
Group Asks More
Care in Sale of
Cigs to Minors
New water rates for residents
of the city of Vernonia will go
into effect with the next billing
local people receive because of
action taken Monday evening when
city councilmen adopted an ordi
nance which makes possible in
creased revenue from the water
department.
The increase was
decided upon earlier this year when
the council learned that more
revenue was necessary to meeting
the expenses of carrying on city
business.
Appearing before the council
Monday was a delegation which
asked that local stores stop sell
ing cigarettes to minors and the
council in turn asked the police
department to warn store owners
about such sales. Those who re
quested the action of the council
were Rev. H. L. Russell, L. L.
Wells, E. P. Frank and Gilbert
Brown.
The new water rate ordinance
estabishes a monthly minimum of
$2.00 as compared with the former
minimum of $1.75. Pertinent part
of the ordinance follows:
“Pursuant to the estimates of
the city council of the city of
Vernonia of the expenses of main
taining and conducting the city
water works, alterations, improve
ments and extensions thereto, to
gether with the interest on bonds
and payments of sinking funds;
the following rates are prescribed
as the monthly water rates of the
city of Vernonia.
“Dwellings occupied by one fam
ily, without fneter, for ordinary use
of water for drinking, cooking or
washing, including one toilet and
bath, $2.00 per family or occupant.
“Dwellings, flats and apartment
houses occupied by more than one
family for each for ordinary use,
including water for drinking, cook
ing, washing, one toilet and bath,
$2.00 per month per family or
occupant.
“Wherever water is supplied by
meter to any premises, the min
imum rate for any such service
shall not be less than $2.00 per
month, for each family or occu
pant thereof and shall be according
to the following schedule, to-wit:
For the months of June, July
August and September,
First 8,000 gal.
$2.00
Next 10,000 gal. .35 per thousand
Next 30,000 gal. .25 per thousand
Next 60,000 gal. .15 per thousand
All over 105,000 gal. .10 per M
For the months of January, Feb
ruary, March, April, May, October
November and December
First 4,000 gal.
$2.00
Net 10,000 gal. .35 per thousand
Next 30,000 gal. .25 per thousand
Next 60,000 gal. .15 per thousand
All over 103,000 gal. .10 per M
“Provided, however, the city
council may by resolution deter
mine and declare different rates
for irrigation and industrial use
of uses, and may limit the amount
used for such purposes and the
time in which it may be used.”
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RESEEDING STARTED
Business Sale
Effective Mon.
ST. HELENS—Planting and re
seeding of approximately 2800
acres of cutover and burned-over
timber land on the south side of
Nicolai mountain in Clatsop coun
ty has been begun by the St.
Helens Pulp and Paper company.
At present the company has a
crew of seven men working on the
project.
According to the present plans
the crew will plant about 140 acres
this winter with two-year-old
Douglas fir stock, planting on
various exposures to determine
the rate of survival before going
ahead with the rest of the opera-,
tion, which, it is believed,
Effective Monday morning of
this week was the sale of a busi
ness that brings Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Nieman, formerly ot
Michigan, to Vernonia as residents
and owners of the Cozy Confection
ery.
The sale was announced early in
the week by N. B. Johnson, former
owner of the business, who has
moved to his home in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Nieman closed the
confectionery for the first two
days of the week, reopening the
store again Wednesday morning.
Mr. Johnson has owned the
year,
taken possession January
take several years.
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Financial backing for the Am
erican Legion junior baseball team
to be sponsored here this spring
has been obtained easily by the
Legion post committee which has
been working for the past few
weeks towards obtaining the help
needed for the project. Heading
the committee is Harry Culbertson,
who, along with Bill Horn, com
mander, has contacted local firms
and individuals who are interested
in helping.
Sponsors for all the suits needed
were obtained shortly after the
post voted to act as sponsor of
the club and more business firms
would have helped had more suits
been needed. The full quota was
obtained before all businesses had
been contacted. Fifteen players
will be outfitted, Mr. Culbertson
said.
In addition to the suits,
contributions have been received
to help with the expense of balls,
bats and other items to outfit the
club as well as to pay traveling
expenses on trips that will be
made.
Some of the equipment
has already been received.
A conservative -estimate of the
cost for the coming season has
been placed at $600 and it is
planned also to take up collec
tions at games played here. People
who have hot been asked for
financial assistance and who wish
to help in that manner can do so
by seeing either Mr. Culbertson
City Manager to
Talk Next Mon.
J. W. Barney, city manager of
Hillsboro, will be the guest speak
er of the Vernonia Lions club on
Monday evening, March 8. De
tails for Mr. Barney’s appearance
here were taken care of by Dr.
H. E. Schlegel late last week when
he arranged for the former’s talk
before the club so that members
may hear points for and against
the manager form of city govern
ment
Other guests of the Lions that
evening will be a group of ladies
representing the Vernonia Study
club.
Reason for interest in the city
manager proposition has developed
from discussions of the subject
during the past few months by
local people.
or Mr. Horn.
The post voted to back the
junior club at its meeting Feb
ruary 2. All games will be played
under official rules and places on
the team will be open only to
boys who have not reached their
17th birthday by January 1, 1948.
Boys born prior to January 1,
1931 are not eligible. Boys play
ing must be amateurs.
Group accident insurance will
cover all players plus the coach,
manager, bat boy, athletic officer
and post commander while they
are playing in a scheduled prac
tice and traveling to and from
a scheduled game or practice.
Membership of the Legion com
mittee in addition to Mr. Culbert
son is composed of J. W. Nichols
and Charles Biggs. Three men
besides the committee will handle
the management and coaching of
the boys when play begins at the
close of school. Named for that
part of the undertaking are Ralph
Hartman, Bert Tisdale and Jake
Hergert.
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Radio Program
To Honor School
Vernonia high will be the fea
tured school tomorrow afternoon,
Friday, March 5, by Ted Loud,
sports editor of KXL( when he
presents his program, “Swinging
the Sports Beat” over that station
from 5:05 to 5:30.
In an excerpt from his letter to
the student body president, Mr.
Loud states: “ ... On that pro
gram, we’ll present a few brief
statistics about your school, any
publicity you care to have broad
cast over the Northwest, and as the
feature highlight of the after
noon’s program, Vernonia’s favor
ite record will be played ...”
The students of the school took
vote Tuesday on what song they
would like to hear and the vote
came out in favor of “Now is the
Hour”. Along with this broadcast
Mr. Loud will mention the various
clubs and activities in which the
school participates plus other in
teresting facts about the school
and students.
The position of the dial for
KXL is 750.
School district 47, Jt. was
awarded the sum of $34,000 plus
interest as the result of a find
ing for the plaintiff district at a
trial held in the circuit court be
fore Judge Howard K. Zimmer
man at St. Helens the latter part
of last week and early this week.
The suit was brought by district
47 in an attempt to recover funds
lost by embezzlement of a former
clerk over two years ago.
The amount of funds lost at
that time amounted to a little over
$34,000 which the court ordered
returned to the district plus inter
est at six per cent from July 24,
1945. The school district alleged
in the complaint that the sig
natures of the chairman of the
board, Glen Hawkins, were forged
and that the U. S. National bank
of Portland erred in honoring the
fraudulent signatures.
In the verdict awarded Tuesday
Judge Zimmerman directed the
jury to return a verdict in favor
of the plaintiff for the indict
ment ns filed in the complaint.
His instructions to the jury were
that tax money expended must
show a return to the district ana
that if it didn’t, then the war
rants which were issued were in
valid. People handling tax money
are protected by law when hand
ling public funds because of the
fact that full value must be re
ceived for the money spent.
Due to the interpretation of the
law resulting from the verdict
Tuesday, the district will receive
the full amount of the money lost
plus the interest which Will aid
considerably in defraying attor
ney fees in carrying out the trial.
It is probable that the case will
be appealed to the supreme court,
but there is little doubt that the
opinion of the circuit court will
be upheld.
Bruise* Result
M*rs. Roy Raymond suffered
bruises as the result of an accident
at the corner of Bridge and Third
street Monday afternoon. She fell
into a car driven by Clyde Lamp
ing while in the crosswalk at that
intersection.
HEAD, HEART, HANDS, HEALTH
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THIS WEEK, March 1 to 7, has been designated Nilional 4-1! Club Week.
In Columbia County
there are 521 boys and girls enrolled in 4-H Club p ojects vnder the guidanee of 34 volunteer club
leaders. Oregon, a ranking 4-H club state, has 24,400 club members. The four H’s—head, heart,
hands, health—are shown in the photograph by four outstanding 1947 Oregon club members: They
are, left to right: Dick Larkin, 18, Monroe, winne • of the Governor Pattersoa leadership award;
Bonnie Klein. 18. Aumsville, national canning eh impion and Governor Snell achievement award
winner for girls; Donna Wiederkehr. 17 Jeffera >n, winner of the Bankers association leadership
award; and Bill Headrick, 1», Oregon City, Cover-.or Snell achievement award winner for boys.