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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.