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Library, U of O ‘‘Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming. Recreation.” VOLUME 26, NUMBER 21 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Supplementary 51 Grade Students to Budget Drawn Get Diplomas May 27 For Dist. 47 Increase Required For New Roof, Hot Lunch Program A supplementary budget is being submitted the voters of School District 47, Jt„ for their con sideration at a school meeting which was dated for June 21. Two factors have made a budget change necessary from that sub mitted to voters in January of this year. The new cost sheet is being submitted for the purpose of changing items six and eight to include funds to install a hot lunch program for the Washing ton and Lincoln school students. This will include the construction of a hot lunch kitchen and a dry storage room, purchase of new equipment and installation, pro vide money to pay one cook and pay for the transportation of Lincoln school youngsters to the cafeteria. Also since the budget was made in December, the roof on the Washington school has become so badly deteriorated it is now ad visable to put on a new roof instead of patching the old roof as was planned at that time. The budget, which is being submitted at this time is exactly the same as the original which was passed by the legal voters on January 12, 1948 with the ex ception of auxiliary agencies and capital outlays. Changes have been made under these headings to include monies necessary for the aforementioned proposals. In order to obtain federal asiss- tance in the form of surplus food stuffs and financial aid, it is necessary to meet federal stand ards in regard to equipment, lo cation and type of lunches served. It is expected that after the first of the year the hot lunch program will be self-supporting. The newly-drafted budget ap pears elsewhere in this paper. • Two Top Class Students Named Holders of the two highest class grade averages for their four years of high school work go to Theresa Schmidlin, valedictorian, and Florence Tisdale, salutatorian. Principal Ray Mills said Wednes day morning. The valedictorian will speak at the commencement exercises for this year’s class on May 26 at the Washington grade school. Bac calaureate exercises are scheduled for the Evangelical U. B. church this coming Sunday evening. The names of the graduating eighth grade students were issued Tuesday of this week by Super intendent Paul A. Gordon from the school record of diplomas to be awarded at the graduation exercises May 27. The evenings address will be given by Charles W. Robison, Portland attorney, on the subject “After Tonight, What?” Robin son at one time portrayed the character of the “Mighty Meek” in a series of programs to sell bonds. The students to receive diplomas are: Robert Charles Allen, Darlene Rose Aspinall, Donald Blount, Deraid L. Borders, M. C. Brewer, Larry Joe Brown, John Gordon Crowston, Alice Elizabeth Davis, Bettie Mae Davis, Charley J. Davis, Charlottee Mary Davis, Jerald Dusek, Larry Fowler, Jim Fisher, James Robert Frank; Edna Marline Fuller, Bill W. Fulton, Lawrence J. Garner, Elmer Gregory, Doris Hahmeyer, Norman Lyle Hillsbery, Barbara Joan Howard, Elizabeth Louise Huntley, Marvin A. Krieger, Phyllis Louise Laramore, Leona Mildred Lee, William B. Lydie, Sharon Terisia Magoff; Emma Lou McCammon, John H. Meier, Margaret S. Michener, Poppy Sale to Come May 28-29 The citizens of Vernonia will again be given the opportunity to wear thé American Legion crepe poppy on May 28 and 29. The paper poppy is made by veterans in the hospitals and they are paid for by making them. For some of these veterans, poppj making is the only means of earn ing a few dollars, as some do not have service connected disabili ties and receive no compensation. Not only is it a financial return, but in many cases, a therapeutic benefit. The money one gives for the paper poppy stays in Oregon and is in a restricted fund in both the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Oregon and the in dividual unit, and can be used only for rehabilitation of veterans and child welfare. The people who will sell these poppies are all volunteers and receive no pay for their services. The American Legion and its Auxiliary has been doing reha bilitation and child welfare work for 30 years and every time you see the women in blue and gold uniforms at the Veterans hospital, they bring cheer and aid pro vided by the funds from the sale of the paper poppy. Salmon Closure June 15-July 5 BLUEBACK SEASON CLOSED CLATSKANIE — Blueback fish season was closed for two years, according to a decision reached Wednesday night of last week by the state fish commission at a meeting in Astoria. The state of Washington has taken similar action. The reason given was that the escapement in 1944 and 1945 was the lowest in history. Escape ment in 1944 was said to be only 5000 pounds. The commission decided that the closed salmon season for this year would not begin on May 20th but on June 15th and will remain closed until July Sth. RIVER FLOW UP ST. HELENS — The gauge at the city dock showed a depth of almost 12 feet above zero stage Wednesday afternoon of last week, a rise of several inches during the preceding 12 hours. A further rise was expected, since the river readings of the weather bureau predicted both the Columbia and Willamette rivers would rise grad ually for four days. W AR DEAD HOME ST. HELENS — A military PETITIONS FILED RAINIER — Petitions seeking creation of the Rainier peoples utility district, comprising only that territory within the municip al boundaries, were filed with the state hydroelectric commission here Tuesday. The district population was es timated in excess of 1660 with an assessed property valuation of $628,570. funeral was accorded the remains of Private Dale L. Heglund, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Heglund of Columbia City, who was killed in action in France August 17, 1944. This is the first of St. Helens war dead to be returned home for burial. LOG SUPPLY AMPLE ST. HELENS — Although the strike of boommen has been in effect for about six weeks and a number of large tidewater mills have been forced to close because of a shortage of logs, the St. Helens mill of Pope 4 Talbot has continued steady operations and it was said that the supply of logs is ample until June 1. Probably by that time a settlement will be reached with the boommen. Loren Ray Mills, Shirley Ann Monaco, Darlene Morgan, Thomas P. Peters, David A. Pittelkau, Delores Luetta Reid, Georgia L. Reynolds, Nona Ray Sawyer, Frances Mae Schmidlin, Janet Louise Siedelman; Laura Mae Seibert, James A. Smejkal, Velma Muriel Snyder, Laura Steers, Martin J. Tapp, Mary Joyce Tapp, DeLoris Mae Thompson, Betty Darlene Usher, William R. Usher, William, O. Wells. • Silage Making Is Show Theme Equipment that is taking the hard labor out of hay making will be shown at the Columbia county grass silage field day on Tuesday, May 25 at the Jack Leu farm located 3% miles west of Goble on the Nicolai road an nounces W.G. Nibler, county agent. Starting time is 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon. Use of the grass silage method of storing forage crops is gaining favor rapidly throughout western Oregon as well as in Columbia county, Nibler states. Tests have' proven conclusively that grass silage is second best to actual pas ture from, the standpoint of feed value, that is, in comparison with field cured hay. At the Jack Leu farm where the equipment demonstration will be held five different makes of grass handling machines are now scheduled to be displayed and demonstrated. Much first crop hay in Co lumbia county is normally of poor quality due to rains which post pone cutting at the best stage of maturity. Frequently after cutting and while the hay is cur ing in the field, rains fall on it and make further inroads on the hay quality. The making of grass silage, Nibler points out, can be made in almost any kind of weather. Actul cutting, hauling and silo filling will be viewed at the demonstration. • Speaker Wins Second Place Martha Wells received second place Tuesday evening when she competed in Portland in the state speech contest sponsored by the Knights of Phythias lodge. Miss Wells was winner of the local contest and also the district con test held recently at St. Helens. The state winner Tuesday even ing was Howard Potter, student at Lincoln high school, Portland. He will represent the state at the regional contest at Butte, Montana. Subject of the contest was "The Debt of the Modern World to Ancient Greece.” 4-H Field Day Set for May 29 As a tribute to the youth of Columbia county, the Guernsey and Jersey Cattle clubs will be hosts to the 4-H Club and FFA members at the second annual Jersey-Guernsey field day at the fairgrounds May 29. The morning program will fea ture members from each group in subjects ranging from farm safety to the care of woolen gar ments. The morning will termi nate with a demonstration of the scoring of dairy cows according to official breed standards by Harold Ewalt, extension dairy man, Oregon state college. Following a pot-luck lunch, the remainder of the day will be given over to recreation. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1948 4-TEÄM SOFTBALL LEAGUE READY; NEW TAXI LICENSE GRANTED MON. Softball fans will get their first game of the season next week, weather permitting, on Wednesday or Thursday, when Longview is scheduled to meet the F.O.E. team at the city park field. Date of the game could not be definitely set this early Clair Sunell said Tuesday even ing, but notice of the definite day will be given later when the date is sure. The game with Longview will mark the opener of a local soft- ball season that will feature a four-team league, the first league play for the Upper Nehalem valley since 1940 or 1941. Man ager of the league is Wally Noakes. Four teams will compete, ac cording to the set-up now, includ ing two from Vernonia and one each from Timber and Clatskanie. The Oregon-American and the Fraternal Order of Eagles are to field teams here. So far, practice has been con fined to the field at the Wash ington school, but it is planned later this week to change the city park, that is should weather permit that field to dry sufficiently for use. I • Disease Control Talked at Meet Plans for action which will be designed to further control sources of infection from tuber culosis were talked as part of a board of directors meeting of the Oregon State Tuberculosis and Health association in Portland last Thursday. Attending the meet ing from here was Paul Gordon, president of the Columbia county Tuberculosis and Health Associa tion. At the Thursday meeting, ap pointment of a committee was made to study sources of infec tion centered in Portland and at tempt to bring about a clean-up. Portland centers of the disease are judged to provide the greatest single source of infection for other parts of the state. Mr. Gordon serves on the state association board of directors be cause of holding the office of president of the county associa tion. Memorial Day Being Planned Memorial Day plans are being formulated. All organization^ wishing to take part in this pro gram are asked to be at the Legion hall Monday evening, May 24, at 7 o’clock. The Vernonia Mothers club is planning to have a Memorial to unveil and it is hoped to have the Memorial Day program at the same time. This program will be at the Vernonia Memorial cemetery May 30, at 2 p.m. Donations of Goats Asked Amos J. Bontrager, a purchaser for the Quaker or Friends organ ization which is gathering goats for the starving people of Japan will probably be in Vernonia next week regarding the animals which are being collected for transport to thdt country. Announcement of the visit was made by Irving Conklin, Keasey route, who points out that people wishing to donate a goat for Japan may contact Mr. Hand- saker, Heifers for Relief, 509 Dekum building, Portland. Pointed out also were qualifica tions of the goats to be donated: Must be young, yearlings if , possible, but if animals are of an exceptional character, the age will 'be advanced up to four years; all does must have purebred sires; must be hornless or de horned or disbudded and must be Bangs and TB tested. Of the 200 being sent, over half must be Saanen and only five per cent will be bucks. The bucks must be registered purebred Saanens. , The handling of the collection and shipment of goats is the same as that of stock collected some time ago for future milk animals in Europe. • Last Rites Read At Sun. Service loway were conducted at the Bush Funeral Home Su.-.duy following her death at Rapid City, South Autos Wrecked Dakota May 9 after a very serious The specially-built car belong operation. The deceased was born ing to Jim Frazee was damaged December 21, 1927 at Oklahoma beyond repair, no-one being hurt, City, Oklahoma. and two other cars, one owned Survivors are: her husband Lyle; by Tom Turner, were damaged a daughter, Marilyn Lila; her ’early Sunday morning. The mother Mrs. Warren Gillham of Frazee car hit the Turner ma 'Vernonia; father, Chester Fowler chine, which was parked in front of Oklahoma City and a sister, of the West Coast Telephone of Mrs. Patricia Kagle. . fice, while attempting to pass a Interment took place at the third car. Extent of damage to Vernonia Memorial Cemetery and the Turner car was estimated at Rev. Van- Slyke conducted the over $200. services. Higher Pay Rates to come to Vets Automatically in Most Cases—VA Pacific Northwest veterans are urged by the veterans administra tion not to write or contact VA offices asking how to qualify for increased G.I. subsistence benefits under recent laws changing sub sistence rates, income ceilings and dependency requirements. Veteran trainees eligible for more VA assistance under the newly-enacted laws will automati cally receive the higher pay rates. Present VA records already con tain most information needed for authorizing the pay boosts. When additional information is required, veterans will receive from the VA a form to fill out and return promptly so that pay adjustments may be made. All G. I. trainees will also receive with their May subsistence checks a printed explanation of the new wage subsistence ceiling law and subsistence pay rate changes. Under public law 512, just signed by the president, the ceiling was raised on the amount G.I. trainees without dependents may earn in wages plus subsistence, from $175 to $210 monthly. Veterans with one dependent may now have a combined monthly earned income plus subsistence of $270 and those with two or -more dependents $290 The previous ceiling was $200. Veterans now in training will receive payments retroactive to April 1 if they return necessary forms to the VA before Septem ber 1, 1948. The VA warned, how ever, that subsistence payments at the new rates should not be ex pected before July 1 and possibly not until August 1. The granting of a license to op erate a taxi service in Vernonia was one of the principal actions of Monday evening’s city council meeting although a number of details relative to city business came up for consideration at the session. Authorization was given by the council to grant an occupational license to Donald Zuroff and Amos Shaw, both of Forest Grove. The former appeared before the councilmen to ask for the license and to ask that they be allowed a permanent parking place where telephone service could be in stalled. Mr. Zuroff pointed out to the council that they would place good, reliable equipment in service and would start operation as soon as other details could be worked out. The license of the former taxi service was revoked only a short time ago following undesirable action on the part of the previous operator here. Vernonia’s so-called airport also became a topic Monday. A letter from the civil aeronautics com mission was read to councilmen asking that the airport be marked with a large white cross if not in use and not suitable for use. The airport is to be offered for Bale by the council on a sealed bid basis, but it is impossible to list the definite amount of acreage at the port because of insufficient information contained in deeds des cribing the land. Another action Monday was an order to have the airport sur veyed so that the property can be advertised for sale. Warmer, less damp weather may come this summer and with It will likely come more requests for permits to burn trash. Brought to the council's attention was the difficulty at times of ob taining these permits with the result that another order was usued. This order auhorizes the police department to also write permits as well as the fire chief. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will probably become the owner of three lots where the city now has gravel stockpiled because of arrangements three VFW dele gates made with the council. The Veterans have negotiated both with Columbia county, owner of the lots, and the city for the purchase, the city having assess ments against the property. The lots face on the north side of Bridge street between Washing ton and Grant streets. The coun ty has priced them at a total of $300 and the city is asking $100 to cover assessments. Representing the Veterans were Shirley Kirtland, Jack Nance and Jim Cox, who pointed out that the property will be used for the construction of a modem fire proof hall. The extra space will be used for parking. Steps will be taken to vacate certain streets and alleys on prop erty on North State street near the city limits. The land is to In developed as a building cite by Lyman Hawken, Jr. and * Lyman Hawken Sr. who asked council men the necessary procedure to take. They were referred to City Attorney Neal Bush. Authority was also granted to purchase a siren for the car owned by City Marshal Shirley Kirtland and the city budget for the next fisal year was given preliminary consideration at the session. Premium Liats Mailed Over 5,000 premimum lists of the 1948 Oregon state fair were mailed from Salem this week from the state fair offices. Premium lists may be obtained by writing Manager Loo Spitzbart, Oregon State Fair, Salem.
