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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation."
VOLUME 26, NUMBER 37
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
More Changes 3 Outages Enrollment
At Park Field Scheduled In Grades
Increases
To Be Made
Bleacher Addition,
New Roof Intended
For Grid Spectator*
Football fans will get more en­
joyment from the Loggers’ activi­
ties this fall at the city park
field because of additions and im­
provements that have been made
and are yet to be made before the
first game here with St. Helens
on Septembr 24. Word of the com­
ing improvements was released
this week by Ray Mills, high
school principal.
Some work on the field has
already been accomplished, Mr.
Mills said, in that the center of the
turf has been raised by the ad­
dition of dirt earlier this year
and new grass planted. Purpose of
the dirt was to raise the center
of the field and thereby im­
prove drainage by eliminating low
places.
Since the grass was planted,
the new sprinkling system has
been used to bring the grass up
and provide turf for the season’
games.
Practices at the field
have been conducted as much as
possible to avoid using the center
portions in order to allow as much
growth as possible.
The sprinkling system is the
one purchased by funds from the
high school carnival last year and
from student body funds.
Goal posts were erected Thurs­
day of this week and changes will
be made in the lights, some of
which were moved earlier this
year to make possible evening soft­
ball games.
Spectators will be provided with
more seating facilities as another
improvement, the principal said,
when two more bleacher units are
installed on the west side of the
field. People who pre­
fer the grandstand will enjoy
a new roof which is to be placed
before the opening game.
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About 90 Go
Out on Strike
St. Helens longshoremen offi­
cially went on strike at 10:15
Thursday morning of last week.
A meeting was held at the ILWU
hall at which the strike was de­
clared and the approximately 90
longshoremen in St. Helens joined
other unions on the west coast in
a walk-out, which at last report
had tied up over 500 .ships on the
coast.
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Apartments Improved
The apartments in the building
housing Hoffman Hardware were
made more convenient a week or
so ago when an automatic hot
water heating unit was installed
and electric wiring modernized,
Manager L. W. Skuzie said. The
apartments are being occupied by
three of the teachers in local
schools.
The consumers of West Oregon
who obtain their electricity
through the Riverview sub-sta­
tion will be without power for
parts of three different days of­
ficials of the Cooperative said
Wednesday when the times and
dates were announced.
The first outage of power will
be this Friday morning from 9:30
to 11:30 a.m. The second will be
from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday,
September 12 and the third will
be early Monday, Septemeber 20,
from 1 to about 5 p.m.
Reason for the shut-off on these
days is that the substation will
be cut over to 33,000 volts to
accomodate changes being made
by Bonneville Power administra­
tion at the Warren sub-station.
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Classes Name
Years Officers
Part of Wednesday, the second
day of school, was devoted to
elections of officers by the high
school classes and the naming of
the Timberline staff, Principal Ray
Mills has announced. The stu­
dents selected will serve during
the coming year.
The class officers chosen are:
Seniors—Bill Sword, president;
Lester DeHart,
vice-president;
Georgiana Mills, secretary and
Aileen Johnson, treasurer. The
Juniors elected: Don Renfro, presi­
dent; Carolyn Lobdell, vice-presi­
dent; Donna Barrett, secretary
and Lois Frank, treasurer.
Marvin Eby was named presi­
dent of the Sophomores, Bob
Adams, vice-president; Billy Eck-
land, secretary and Gerald Millis,
treasurer. For the Freshmen, the
officers are: Gordon Crowston,
president; Loren Mills, vice-presi­
dent; Alice Davis, secretary and
Mildred Lee, treasurer.
Positions on the Timberline
staff, school publication, were
also filled Wednesday. The staff
members are: Delores Johnson,
editor; Lois Frank, assistant edi­
tor; Beverly Herrin, feature edi­
tor; Aileen Johnson, business
manager; Barbara Bass, assistant
business manager; Maxine Hart­
wick, production manager; Clau­
dine Gibson, assistant production
manager and Nancy Fletcher,
artist.
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The opening day’s enrollment in
Vernonia schools showed a change
of considerable proportions as far
the grades are concerned but re­
mained about the same for the
high school, officials of the two
schools said Wednesday after
checking the opening registration.
The grade school situation was
as expected, Superintendent Paul
A. Gordon indicated in his report
of 581 students. This increase is
also in keeping with the general
trend throughout the state as
indicated by a survey made this
summer by state officials.
The grades here have shown a
steady gain for the past three
years, last year’s figure being
516 and the enrollment in 1946
being 465. Last years first day
listing was the largest number
ever recorded' up to that time,
but this year definitely breaks
the record again.
Judging by previous years, the
attendance will increase from 25
to 50 students above the opening
after school has been in progress
for several weeks.
At the high school, the picture
remained about the same as last
year with only a slight decrease
being reported according to Prin­
cipal Ray Mills. Mr. Mills listed
a total of 183 which is six less
than last year’s 189. However
a small increase can be expected,
he said, when students who are
working, return.
By classes the Freshmen lead
with 54 students and are follow­
ed by the Sophomores with 53.
The Juniors total 43 and the
Seniors, 33.
In the grades, the sharp rise in
pupils severly over-burdens the
number of teachers now employed
by the district, Mr. Gordon said
and also crowds the rooms avail­
able for classes.
He indicated
Wednesday that at present it was
likely that no more teachers would
be hired, but that action along
that line must be taken if the
number continues to go up.
It is possible that some pupils
will be shifted from Washing­
ton to Lincoln to equalize the
load.
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Paint Improves
More Buildings
Trap Club Plans
Sunday Shoot
Four more places of business
have been improved by the ap­
plications of paint within the past
few days and at least two roofs
have been covered.
Buildings receiving paint are
The Club, Bush Furniture, the
Nehalem Market and Grocery anb
the office of Dr. H. E. Schlegel.
The Club building and the struc­
ture housing the Western Store
have received new roofs.
A merchandise trap shoot is
planned for Sunday, September
12, Bill Heath, president of the
Vernonia Trap club, said earlier
this week.
The shoot will be
the first to which the public has
been issued an invitation since
the club was started a few weeks
ago.
The affair will be conducted
at the club’s range at the Oregon-
American ball park and all kinds
of merchandise is being obtained
from local stores.
Several practice shoots have
been held previous to this time.
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Auto Accidents Mar Holiday Period
Here to Follow National Trend
Automobile accidents were plen­
tiful in this vicinity during the
past week end, more being re­
ported for the period than for
any previous time in recent years.
The excessive number of mishaps
was in keeping with the national
picture of accidents which marred
the Labor day holiday time.
The Edwin Justice car has been
estimated at a total loss because
of a collision Sunday afternoon
near the Washington grade school
and Mrs. Justice and their child
suffered minor injuries when the
auto was struck by a car coming
into town from the O-A hill.
A car being driven by Verlin
Crume upset early Sunday morn­
ing near Pittsburg and was dam­
aged to an estimated extent of
between $550 and 1600. The ma­
chine was a U-Drive auto which
Students at High
School Remain Near
Last Year’s Figure
he was using while his car was
being repaired because of a pre­
vious accident.
Another accident resulted about
two miles from Vernonia on the
Mist highway when an automo­
bile not driven by local residents
failed to complete a turn and up­
set. Minor injuries to the oc­
cupants resulted. The corner near
the Justice place close to Trehame
also accounted for an overturned
auto Sunday. This car was owned
by Jay Fine.
A Saturday night accident in
Portland damaged the front end
of the car owned by Melvin Powell
and a smashed fender was the
damaged resulting from an ac­
cident at Birkenfeld Sunday night
to the auto owned by Jackie
Nance.
Club Event Planned
The Vernonia Country club
ladies auxiliary is planning for a
fall event that is open to mem­
bers of the club and their guests
on September 11, Saturday of
this week, at 8:30 p.m. The affair
is a pinochle and bridge party, the
second of its kind to be sponsored
by the auxiliary of the organiza­
tion.
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Institute Dated
Grade and high school teachers
will be away and the students
will vacation Friday of next week,
September 17, when the one-day
county school institute is scheduled
to take place at St. Helens. All
teachers are required to attend the
session.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1948
No Candidates File Yet
For City Office Places
The filing of candidates for city 10 per cent of the electors voting
elective office positions hasn’t for mayor in the last preceding
taken on the porportions of a general election and which must
booming business as yet. In fact be filed with the city recorder
there hasn’t been any business not less than 32 days before the
whatsoever along that line at the election November 2.
city recorder’s office where the
The other method is by mass
filings would be made, had there meeting which is required by law
been any, the recorder indicated to be held not more than 60 days
Wednesday.
and not less than 40 days
Although the deadline for filing before the election. Certificates
approaches, there is still time for of nominations made at the meet­
candidates to declare their in­ ing must be signed by the chair­
tentions to run for office. Most man and secretary and be filed
of the present councilment have not less than 32 days before the
indicated that they do not want election.
Nominees must be legal voters,
the job again and are not going
must have resided in the city
to be candidates.
The ballot this fall will call 30 days, must be property owners
for the election of two council­ and must have paid all city as­
men to serve two-year terms and sessments and levies before quali­
two to serve four years. Nomina­ fying.
tions may be made in two ways.
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One method is by petition which
must be signed by not less than
Jobs Secured by
New Draft Act
Re-employment provisions of the
selective service act of 1948 apply
to enlistees and reserve person­
nel as well as to those who may
be inducted following the present
registration, chairman T. Morris
Dunne of the state unemployment
compensation commission was ad­
vised today.
Effective as of June 24, 1948,
the new act provides that en­
listees and reserves will be en­
titled to their old jobs on the
same basis of senior ty as induc­
tees. According to interpretations
made by the bureau of veterans
re-employment rights, U. S. de­
partment of labor.
"The opinion points out that re­
employment rights apply upon ex­
piration of the first enlistment
or reserve or induction duty of not
more than three years.” Advises
Mr. Dunne, “those already in the
service are covered by the old law,
but new ones are covered under
the 1948 act. All federal and
state agencies will co-operate in
seeing that these young men are
taken back into civilian life just
as if their jobs had continued with­
out a break.”
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Draft Signers
Total 115 Thurs.
Up to Thursday morning of this
week men between the ages of
18 and 25 who had signed up
under the new selective service
act had reached 115 according to
Bill J. Horn, registrar for the
Upper Nehalem valley. The sign­
up continues until next Saturday,
September 18, Mr. Horn reminded.
The number of men signed up
at other towns in the county was
not available this week to indicate
the size of the draft pool for
Columbia.
The remainder of the schedule
from today through September 18
is:
September 10 and 11—Men born
in 1927;
September 13 and 14—Men born
in 1928;
September 15 and 16—Men born
in 1929;
September 17 and 18—Men born
in 1930 before September 19,
1930.
After September 18, all regis­
trations will be made at the board
office in St. Helens.
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Fee Collection
Total Goes Up
Fees collected in the office of
County Clerk C. W. Wickman dur­
ing the month of August totaled
$1189.25 compared with a total
of $1105.85 in the month of July.
Fees collected included: Circuit
judges, $70.00; district attorney,
$30.00; reporter fee, $45.00; law
library, $41.60; liquor license, $15;
migratory chattel fees, $31.00; and
treasurer, $956.65.
Bronze Tablet to
Be Dedicated
Plans for the dedication of a
memorial to the World War dead
are being made by the Vernonia
Mother’s Service club memorial
committee.
The bronze tablet has arrived
and will be on display at the
West Oregon Electric office over
the week end. The cement monu­
ment to hold the tablet will be
erected by Dad Epperly with the
advice and assistance of others.
Materials and labor for the work
are to be paid for from the
service club funds.
Anyone having suggestions for
the dedication program are asked
to get in touch with Mrs. H. H.
King at her home or phone 353.
Date of the program will be pub­
lished as soon as possible.
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Payment Of
Pledges Asked
By Gun Clnb
Incorporation Near*
End of Procedure,
Awaits Last Payment
All but a few hundred dollars
has been paid by local sportsmen
who pledged themselves in the
amount of $10 each towards pur­
chasing the property of West Ore­
gon Electric at Keasey and col­
lectors of the fund are asking that
the remaining pledges be paid so
the deal can be terminated.
The incorporation of the rod
and gun club was started some
time ago when the Keasey land
and buildings was placed on sale
by the Cooperative. At that time
sportsmen decided to purchase the
property after forming a non-pro­
fit corporation.
The money derived from the
remaining unpaid pledges will go
into a fund that will be sufficient
to make the final payment and
also pay for the cost of incorpor­
ating. Payments may be made
to Charles Wall at the O-A mill
or to Pete Brunsman and atten­
tion to the matter is urgently re­
quested.
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Farm Fish Ponds
Being Set Up
Farm fish ponds are being set
up on three Columbia county farms
according to W. G. Nibler, county
agent.
R. E. Dimick of the fish and
game department at Oregon State
college recently spent one day
in Columbia county with Nibler
going over the details of build­
ing, stocking, and managing these
fish ponds.
Farmers establishing these ponds
have in mind both the food to be
produced and the pleasure from
Sunday, September 12, is Rally fishing.
day and Promotion day at the
Two of these ponds will be set
Evangelical United Brethren Sun­ up for stocking with bass and
day school. The program will blue gills, while the third farmer
begin promptly at 9:45 a.m. and will have three ponds, one trout
will be a demonstration of the and two with bass and blue gills.
work actually carried on in the
In, discussing the increasing
Sunday school. Outstanding fea­ interest in farm fish ponds Di­
ture of the program will be the mick pointed out that there are
presentation of promotion certifi­ now 15,000 such ponds on farms
cates to all children being ad­ in the state of Missouri. Co­
vanced to another class.
lumbia county has many excellent
This fall rally is designed to sites for the construction of inex­
be the kick off program to be fol­ pensive farm fish ponds that will
lowed throughout the winter add much value to land now
months. Everyone is cordially in­ practically worthless according to
vited to attend.
Dimick.
Rally, Promotion
Plan of Church
Lunch Program Ready to Start
Monday; Time Scheduled Indicated
Further information about the
school hot lunch program being
established here this year was
forthcoming
Wednesday
when
Superintendent Paul A. Gordon
released the time schedule which
the pupils will follow in going to
and from the lunch room and
the charge and method of handl­
ing.
Pupils will be asked to pay
for their meals a week in ad­
vance, each week’s charge being
$1. Information about the pro­
cedure and the charges are being
sent to every parent this week
Mr. Gordon said, to explain fully
the program and how it will be
carried out
Lincoln and Washington pri­
mary grades will eat first each
day, going to the lunch room
at 11:30 and leaving at 12:06.
Lincoln youngsters will be trans­
ported by the Bruce McDonald
bus to the Washington school each
day.
The fourth to eighth grades
will go to lunch at 12:06. A
practice and explanation will take
place at the school today.
Mrs. Minnie Wood has been
employed as head cook and she
will be assisted by Mrs. Myrtie
Bays and Mrs. Blanche Millis.
The lunches to be served are
classified as type A as prescribed
by the state of Oregon and have
been outlined as follows:
A type lunch is a complete
lunch, hot or cold, providing one-
third to one-half of one day’s
nutritive requirements and must
contain at least:
a. One-half pint whole milk
(which meets the minimum butter­
fat and sanitation requirements
of state and local laws) as a
beverage;
b. Two ounces of fresh or pro­
cessed meat, poultry meat, cooked
or canned fish, or cheese, or one-
half cup cooked dry peas, beans,
or soybeans, or four tablespoons
of peanut butter; or one egg;
c. six ounces (three-fourths cup)
of raw, cooked, or canned vege­
tables and/or fruit;
d. One portion of bread, muf­
fins, or other hot bread made of
whole-grain cereal or enriched
flour; and
e. Two teaspoons of butter or
fortified margarine.
The requirements of this lunch
type are best adapted to a plate
or tray service. The protein re­
quirements in (b) above may be
met by serving one-half the re­
quired quantities of each of two
proteins. One-half cup of fruit
juice may be served in meeting
onehalf of the requirements of
(«).