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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation. ”
Training of
Unit Leaders
Due Oct. 19
15 Extension Groups
To Be Represented
Coming Session
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To get ready for a new year of
home extension unit work, which
begins this month, an officers’
training meeting will be held at
the Rainier Methodist church,
from 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday
October 19. Officers of the 15
units and clubs organized in Co­
lumbia county will attend, and
possibly three new units will be
represented.
Plans for this training session
were made at the September meet­
ing of the county home extension
committee held in St. Helens with
Mrs. Maud Casswell, home dem­
onstration agent.
At the training meeting, year
books for the year’s program will
be given out for all women in the
units. Projects to be taken up
ere: hat remodeling and color
designing, October and November;
Table setting, December; blouse
in a day and meat cookery (less
tender cuts), January and Feb­
ruary; kitchen gadgets, March;
step-saving kitchen and floor fin­
ishes, April and May.
Special activities, to be sched­
uled as to the calender permits
will include: cotton dress, up­
holstery school, housing, kitchen
conference, homemaking festival
and program planning.
Under the new schedule set up
by the county committee, Mrs.
Casswell will meet with each unit
every other month. In October,
however, she will meet with each
unit. The first week in-each
month will be occupied by train­
ing meetings for the project leaders
who will instruct the units when
Mrs. Casswell is not present. For
each project, 36 leaders must be
trained, and two meetings for
this purpose will be held, one in
St. Helens and Rainier district,
and one in the Nehalem valley.
This new schedule will make
possible for every unit or club to
have a full program, and at the
same time, assist the home dem­
onstration agent service commun­
ities where home extension units
or clubs are not organized.
Officers who will direct the
activities
of the units are
during the coming year in the
Nehalem Valley are: Birkenfeld—
Mrs. Leona Turner, chairman,
Mrs. Margaret Bellingham, sec­
retary; Vernonia—Mrs. Vida Eck-
land, vice-chairman, Mrs. Rita
Lamping, secretary; Keasey—Mrs.
Iva Gillham, chairman, Mrs. Mona
Fox,
vice-chairman, Mrs.
G.
Conklin, secretary, and Mrs. Bessie
Toothaker, treasurer;
Nehalem-
Mist—Mrs. Jane Hansen, chair­
man, Mrs. F. W. Siegenthaler, vice-
chairman, Mrs. Inger Ashley, sec­
retary-treasurer.
Clatskanie and Vernonia have
special meetings in evenings and
afternoons.
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Registrants in
Draft Warned
Issued a few days ago was a
warning by selective service head­
quarters at St. Helens to regi­
strants that they must keep their
draft board posted on any change
of address.
Failure to inform the board of
a new place of residence will re­
sult in a registrant being classi­
fied as delinquent.
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Death Follow* Illness
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Word was received here early
this week of the death of W. B.
McNeil who passed away Tues­
day night following an illness of
two months duration.
He was
at the Physicians and Surgeons
hospital.
No information was
available early Wednesday con­
cerning funeral arrangements. He
had been an employe of the Ore­
gon-American Lumber corporation.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1948
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOUME 26, NUMBER 42
Demos Lead Republicans
In County Registration
The number of registered voters
in Columbia county increased
over a thousand, 1,217 to be exact,
since the primary election May
21 of this year, according to
figures released by County Clerk
C. W. Wickman early this week.
A breakdown of the totals for
all county precincts shows the
democrats leading the republicans
as usual, but the difference sep-
erating the two parties increased
in the most recent period the
registration books were open. For
the election next month registered
republicans number 5,077 and
democrats 6,760 a difference of
1,683. The difference at the pri­
mary was 1,261.
Total county registration for
November 2 is 12,040 which in­
cludes in addition to the two prin­
cipal parties above, the follow­
ing registrations: 10 socialists,
98 independents, 7 prohibitionists
and 88 miscellaneous.
In the Nehalem valley, Mist
precinct is one of four in the
county where republicans outnum­
ber the demos and of the total of
206, 111 are signed as the former,
93 as the latter, 1 socialist and
1 as independent. The other pre-
Services Held
Mon. for Warner
Funeral services were held at
the Stone Funeral Home at Coos
Bay Monday for LeOtis Sylvester
Warner, better known to his many
friends as Joe Warner, a resi­
dent of this vicinity for many
years.
Mr. Warner was born in 1881
in Green county, Missouri and
passed away October 7, 1948 at
the age of 67 years at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. C. P. Bonnell
at Coos Bay. Commitment was
at the Sunset cemetery there.
Surviving the deceased are: Mrs.
C. P. Bonnell and family of Coos
Bay, Mrs.
F. R. Bonnell and
family of Delena, Mrs. R. L.
Tunnell and family and Arthur
Warner of Vernonia, Joe Warner
of Timber, Mrs. C. M. Boardman
and family of Bend, Mrs. Ernest
Isackson and family of Renton,
Washington, Lloyd Warner and
family of Portland and Mrs. Ho­
ward Richards and family of
Bend.
Joe Warner came to Oregon in
early manhood and was active in
the logging industry at Birken­
feld. He was married to Nellie
Hart who preceded him in death
7 years ago. To this union eight
children, one of them, Lee War­
ner, having passed away.
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Dredging Work
To Deepen River
Army engineers with the dredge
Luckiamute began dredging op­
erations in the Clatskanie river
early last week in a project which
is expected to cost approximately
$30,000.
The fill started In Clatskanie is
on corner lot between the Union
Motors Shop and Nehalem avenue.
Up to last Thursday morning
three feet or more of silt had been
put into this spot and more will
be thrown in there at a later date
after some bulldozing and ar­
rangements are made to hold it
there.
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Rally Day Date Set
Sunday, October 9 will be rally
day at the Nazarene church Sun­
day school. A short program will
be given at the close. The con­
test now in progress will close the
following Sunday.
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Restaurant Leased
The Palace Cafe, owned by Mr,
and Mrs. Don Bayley, has been
leased to Beatrice Pidcock, Mr.
Bayley said Tuesday. The change
in management was effective
Monday of this week.
cincts where republicans lead are
St.
Sauvies Island 25 and 8,
Helens No. 2 307 and 258 and
Warren 249 and 179.
Registration in the four Ver-
nonia precincts is:
Tot.
D
R
130
222
355
No. 1
(3 miscellaneous)
153
269
428
No. 2
(2 Ind.; 4 mise.)
174
506
No. 3
332
148
No. 4
215
368
(5 mise.)
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Lee White Taken
By Death Tues.
Final rites for Lee White will
be conducted in Portland Friday
following his death at his home
in Riverview Tuesday. The death
came after an illness of long dura­
tion.
Leland Hunter White was bom
on the 16th day of May, 1903 at
Weston, Ohio and passed away
October 12 at the age of 45 years,
four months and 16 days.
Surviving the deceased are: his
wife, May Belle, a daughter, Nina
Leu, and a son, Andrew; five
sisters, Mrs. John Baker of Santa
Anna, California, Mrs. Catherin
Sharm of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Troy
Atkin of Santa Monica, Mrs. Ver­
non Wolf of Portersville, Calif­
ornia and Mrs. Edna Ranick of
Richmond, Indiana; two brothers,
Bert S. of Iowa City, Iowa and
Oscar R. of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The funeral will be held at
2 p.m. Friday at the Portland
Crematoriuni under the TITfectTon
of the Bush Funeral home and
Rev. H. L. Russell will officiate.
Interment will follow at the Cre­
matorium.
Mr. White was a member of
I.O.O.F. lodge No. 246 and an
employee of the Oregon-American
Lumber corporation.
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SPORTSMEN
PLAN SPECIAL
MEET OCT. 22
Preppers Bow to Loggers
Fri. Night by 14-7 Count
Sportsmen members of the Ver­
nonia Rod and Gun club are being
notified this week of a special
meeting of the club on the even­
ing of October 22, next week.
Announcement of the special event
was made Wednesday morning by
Harry King, president of the club.
To be discussed at that time
will be the transaction of the
Keasey property from West Ore­
gon Electric Cooperative to the
club, Mr. King said.
Sporstmen will gather at the
grade school at 8 o’clock for
the meeting.
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stymied the Loggers and set-up
By MELVIN SCHWAB
An underdog Vernonia eleven a Prep tally. The try for the
went onto the local field last extra point was good.
The Crusaders kicked to Ver­
Friday against the Columbia Prep
Crusaders and defeated them 14-7 nonia’s 20 where the ball was
returned by Knightwine to the
in a thrill-packed gridiron game.
The first half of the game pro­ 38. Brown then put his head
gressed with the Loggers receiv­ down and in three successive plays
ing the kickoff on the 20 from carried the ball to the Crusaders
where Knightwine, Logger back, 22 on a drive that was stopped
there by the half whistle.
carried it to the 31. Brown drove
The* second half was all Ver­
to the 42 for a first down, but in
nonia with the Crusaders not once
three more plays the Loggers getting threatening territory. The
failed to gain and were forced to Columbia squad received, but was
kick. The Crusaders couldn’t seem unable to move the light Logger
to open holes in the local line in line which woudn't budge an inch.
three tries and exchanged kicks They kicked on the fourth to the
with the Loggers to the 30. Bass Logger 10 where Williams re­
picked up a nice gain of 15 yards turned it to the 21. Bass and
around right end and on the next Brown in two plays rolled up a
play a pass from Bass to Brown first down and Brown, on a beauti­
gained another 15, putting the ful fake reverse, then carried the
ball on the Crusaders 35. The ball to the invaders 45. A pass
Loggers then commenced to drive from Bass gained five more yards
the pigskin to the 20-yard-line to the 40 for a first down. Gordon
with ball carrying honors going to Crowston then faded back to his
Bass, Brown and Nightwine. A own 48 to pass, but was smeared
five-yard penalty took the pep by a host of Prep tacklers for a
out of the Loggers and their at­ 12-yard loss. The Loggers 'then
tack bogged down losing the ball were forced to punt with the ball
to the Crusaders.
being downed on the Crusaders
Late in the second quarter the 5. The Crusaders fumbled On the
Crusaders intercepted a Logger 9 where Brown in two plays drove
pass on the Vernonia 42. By a pass, it over. Bass made the extra
the Crusaders advanced to the 30 tally going over the right side of
where a play around right end the line.
put the ball on the Logger 18 for
Late in the fourth quarter the
a first down. Two more plays Loggers on the fifty completed a
around both right and left end beauty of a pass thrown by Gor­
don Crowston right into the wait­
ing arms of Brown who ran 20
yards for the tally. The extra point
was made by Gordon Crowston
going over the right side of the
line. In the last few minutes a
Over 200 people were present desperate Columbia Prep team
Monday evening for the annual opened up with a passing attack,
teacher’s reception and program but the receivers just couldn’t
at the Legion hall. The event was seem to catch them although right
sponsored by various civic, fra­ in their arms. Final score was
ternal and church groups and Vernonia 14, Columbia Prep 7.
Paul Gordon, grade school super­
The defeat handed Columbia
intendent, acted ah master of Prep by the Loggers can go down
ceremonies.
as a line-men’s victory as well as
Mrs. E. W. Peterson was chair­ the backfield. The Logger line
man and Mrs. Herman Dickson, would open holes large enough
co-chairman of arrangements and to drive a truck through, blocking
they have expressed their appre­ very good and also tackling
ciation to all the committees, and as they should making it rather
the Legion Auxiliary for their hard for the Crusaders to make
help in making the affair a suc­ any yardage through the Logger
cess.
line.
As far as statistics go, the Log­
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gers had the edge on the Crusa­
ders with 15 first downs compared
to the opponents 5.
This was perhaps John Brown’s
game of the year. He was out­
standing on the playing field over
Tom Turner and Art Davis met all other backs. Last year John
last Sunday for the playoff of showed up in the Scappoose game,
the I.O.O.F. lodge handicap golf which was his game of the year
match and Davis won the event then.
4 and 3. Flight play had been
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in progress for several weeks in
the tournament which was the
first to be sponsored by the Odd
Fellows.
Trophies for the winners are
being engraved now according to
Lloyd Quinn who headed arrange­
Columbia county 4-H clubs made
ments for the affair and a date a very good showing at the Pa­
for making the awards will be cific International Livestock Ex­
announced later.
position in Portland last week,
according to County Extension
Agent F. H. Dahl.
Jerol Moran, Vernonia, won
three ribbons in what Dahl said
was the best 4-H beef show he
had ever seen at the P.I. Moran
mood to approve the Townsend won 5th prize in Shor'ftom show­
$50 a month pension plan that manship, 10th on his Hereford
involves a possible state debt of steer, and 11th on his Shorthorn
steer. The Shorthorn, grading
$50,000,000 a year.
choice, was the heaviest fat steer
The tax group indicates that a
of the 300 head in the 4-H show.
possible $90,000,000 of state bond­
1185 pounds, and brought 35%
ed debt or other liabilities, with
cents a pound in the auction. His
no new specific revenue with which
1035-pound Hereford, grading good
to pay such bonds or debt, would
brought 34 cents.
create a chaotic condition in state
Bob Howard, Yankton, wound
finances.
up in a three-way tie for high
Such a heavy dejjt burden with­ individual in the livestock judg­
out new tax revenue, would of ne­ ing contest. The tie was settled
cessity so increase property taxes by judging written reasons, Ho­
levied by the state and personal ward ending in third place among
and corporate income tax rates as the 156 contestants from all over
to destroy property values, erase the northwestern states. Howard
Oregon’s reputation for conserv­ and Bob Pease also brought back
ative fiscal management, create steers caught in the calf scramble
turmoil in tax policy and slow up at the Horae Show. Howard caught
industrial and agricultural expan­ a Shorthorn and Pease an Aber­
deen-Angus.
sion.
Lions Hear Coal
Mine Explanation
Members of the Vernonia Lions
club heard Douglas Tyacke tell
the proposed financial set-up for
starting a coal mine corporation
as well as details of the kind
and amount of coal, marketing
possibilities and production de­
tails Monday evening when he
spoke to the group at the Ver­
nonia Country club.
Monday’s
dinner was the first members
of the club had enjoyed since the
new owners, Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Howard, began operation of the
golf course.
If possible, stock in the corp­
oration will be sold locally so
that people living in this vicinity
will benefit most from the open­
ing of the mine, but if the amount
of capitalization needed cannot be
obtained here, outside funds will
be sought, Mr. Tyaeloe explained.
Subscriptions of stock will be
on the basis of one share of
common with one of preferred.
Each share of preferred will bring
$6 per year dividend until retired
by the company.
It is hoped to have mining op­
erations underway within the next
two months.
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Loggers, Indians Charter for New
To Meet Friday
Bank Expected
Friday afternoon, October 15,
at 2 o’clock the Vernonia Loggers
will go to Scappoose to play that
team in a Lower Columbia league
game.
The Indians have yet to be de­
feated and head the ladder for top
team in the county, averaging
34.7 points per game so far. Their
attack is made up of the T forma­
tion and two backs named Darrow
and Lange spark the team.
The Loggers, on the other hand,
have one defeat against them in
Lower Columbia league play,
which was dealt by the Seaside
Gulls, and are in fourth place.
The Vernonia squad will go
into action with all men in top
condition, no injuries occuring in
the Columbia Prep tilt, and should
provide a ball game well worth
seeing if they play ball as they
did last Friday evening.
The Scappoose Indians defeated
the Loggers last year 12 to 7 in
a game which saw the Loggers
push the favored Indians all over
the field, but lack the drive when
it came to scoring.
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New Building to
House Students
The new McBride grade school
at St. Helens will be ready for
occupancy by Christmas. This as­
surance has
been given the
school board by the contractor,
who states there is only one pro­
bable obstacle which may prove
stubborn if it develops at all
and that is the question of whether
or not a full plasterers’ crew can
be mustered. For a time this
summer the work was slowed up
because of a lack of bricklayers,
and the lack of plasteres may
prove just as vexing.
The proposed directors of the
Bank of St. Helens held a meet­
ing early last week when building
plans for the new west side bank­
ing institution were discussed. Joe
Fisher, M. W. Simpson and Mason
Dillard had visited several banks
in the Willamette valley and
brought back several floor plans,
which were discussed.
With the granting of the charter
expected momentarily, the bank
directors will secure figures on
the cost of the building and will
be prepared to proceed at the
earliest possible moment.
•The new bank will be located on
property formerly owned by S.
F. Heumann, on the northeast
corner of the boulevard and N.
20th street, which the bank com­
pany has had under option for
several weeks.
Over 200 Go to
Reception Mon.
Lodge Handicap
Won by Davis
Tax Control Group Cites Danger
To State Economy Shown by Poll
A situation may be developing
in Oregon that contains great
danger to the fiscal stability of
the state according to information
from Oregon Business and Tax
Research, Inc., a statewide organ­
ization for tax control. The tax
organization cited the danger after
a poll published October 1 to show
opinions of 78 per cent for, 16
per cent against and 8 per cent
undecided on the World War II
ballot bonus measure or about 5
to 1 for the bonus, notwithstand­
ing that it bars from benefits
all pre-Pearl Harbor veterans.
To vote in the bonus measure
would incur a state bonded debt
cf about $40,000.000 with no tax
revenue in sight to pay the bonds
or interest for 15 to 25 years.
Likewise there is the possibility
that Oregon voters may be in a
Moran Wins 3
Ribbons at P. L