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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.”
VOLUME 26, NUMBER 44
Recreation
Group Start
Being Made
Help of Parents,
Groups Asked by
Youth Leader
Parkrose Posts 6 to 19
Win in Grid Game Fri.
Last Friday evening the Ver
nonia Loggers met defeat on the
local field by a hard tackling
Parkrose squad 6-19.
The Loggers won the toss and
elected to receive,“ taking the ball
on their 15 and running it back
to the 30. The Loggers were un
able to gain any yardage and were
forced to kick on the fourth down
to the Parkrose 20. The Broncos
kicked on fourth down to the Log
gers 42 and the Loggers, still
unable to gain any yardage, kick
ed again to the 29. Parkrose then
started a drive that was stopped
on the Loggers 37 when Want
land intercepted a Bronco pass.
The Loggers still were unable to
gain and were once again forced
to kick to the Broncos 25. The
Parkrose team took to the air, but
Wantland intercepted again on the
Parkrose 35 and ran to the three
before being stopped. Brown tal
lied for the Loggers early in the
second quarter from his own two-
yard stripe. The try for point was
not good.
The Broncos took the kickoff
and ran it to the Vernonia 40.
A pass interception by Gordon
Crowston gave the ball to the
Loggers on their own 20, but a
clipping penalty put the pigskin
on the 5. The Loggers kicked to
their own 44. The Broncos took
the ball there and on three plays
drove it over for the Broncos first
tally. The try for point failed
At the end of the half the Loggers
were in possession of the ball on
their own 12.
The Broncos tallied in both the
third period and the fourth for
the other two scores. The Loggers
just couldn’t seem to get through
the hard blocking and tackling
Parkrose line.
Vernonia gained a total of 3
first downs compared to the op-
ponents 7.
Vernonia used the T formation
in this game for the first time
this year and it looked rather
good. The Loggers will rest this
week, but next Friday will play
Rainier on the local field.
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The formation of a youth re-
creation group under the sponsor
ship of Floyd Otis was under
taken a few days ago and there
are now 97 high school students
who have signified interest in the
idea. Mary Stevenson and Bill
Shipman are helping get the or
ganization underway.
The group’s first meeting was
held Wednesday of last week at
the Legion hall when an amateur
show was proposed as one of the
first undertakings.
Between 75
and 80 were present at that time.
The young people would like to
have about six adults present who
would act as supervisors and who
would advise the group. Mr.. Otis
has asked the parents viewpoint
regarding such a group and is
asking advice and help in start-
William C. Christenson, presi
ing the project, He would like dent of The Commercial National
to have at least two members bank of Hillsboro, announced early
from each local organization be last week that one of The Com
present at the next meeting to mercial National bank affiliates,
discuss. plans with the students . The Commercial Bank of Banks,
and their leader.
with a branch at Vernonia, has
made application to the state su
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perintendent of banks and the
F. D.I.C. to move its main office
from Banks to West Slope and
Books are being given a place of
change the name to The Com national importance in a national
mercial Bank of Oregon.
The book week from November 14 to
Banks bank will become a branch 20 for which parents, schools,
The Vernonia Logger B squad of the West Slope organization. libraries and other organizations
will entertain the Yamhill squad New capita! will be provided to throughout the county will cam
tonight, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. bring the capital structure up to paign to stimulate interest in the
on the local field.
approximately $150,000.
reading of good books.
So far this year in Sunset league
Present officers of the bank are
The Vernonia Library, in ob
competition the Baby Loggers Earle A. Bowman, president; Wil servance of book week has placed
have lost two games and tied one, liam C. Christensen and J.L. Sear an order for books to arrive for
the latter being the Gaston tilt cy, vice-presidents; Gordon Lar display and also has purchased
played last Friday and ending in sen, assistant vice-president; Geo. book marks which will be distri
a 6-6 deadlock. The Loggers did, G. Laver, cashier; Carl Lockmiller buted to schools for the use of
however, win from the Scappoose and Wilbur E. Wilson, assistant the younger readers. Posters made
B squad at the first of the season cashiers.
in the recent contest will be on
on the local field.
display soon.
Starting line-up for tonight’s
Six new books have been placed
game is as follows: ends—Good
on the library shelves this week,
burn and Brewer; tackles—Eby
two for adults, two for children
and Eckland; guards—Adams and
and two for teen-agers. They are:
Wall; center—Wilder; left half—
Case of the Seven Whistlers—
Millis; quarter back — Gordon
Bellairs. We Call It Culturi
Vernonia
high
school
’
s
first
six-
Crowston; right half—Mills and
Robert O. Case, Country Kittens
fullback — Harold Crowston. A week period was completed with an —Clymer, Down Huckleberry Hill
subsistute back who will also see honor roll which lists seven stu —Weisguard, Rocket Ship, Gali
dents, all of them in the Junior
action will be Jimmy Frank.
leo—Heinlein and Mystery of the
and Senior classes.
Other House—Weisgard.
The Baby Loggers have looked
the
students
For the Seniors
especially good this week in the
holding high grades were: Georgi-
line, where the second string line
anna Mills, Beverly Herrin, Max-
is giving the first string plenty
ine Hartwick and Delores John
of tough competition.
son. Juniors listed were: Donna
Barrett, Marjorie Roland and
Betty Jane Snook.
Bad Checks Passed
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When the Columbia County Po
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clifford
mona Grange meets for the reg
Andrus, one-time Mist residents,
ular quarterly session at Marsh
Carnival Planned
were placed under arrest in Eu
land on November 6, officers will
Being
planned
for
the
night
gene Wednesday of last week, by
be elected for the next two-year
sheriff’s officers and brought to of November 19, the third Friday term.
this county to face a bad check in the coming month, is a carnival
The entries ip the annual White
charge, They were scheduled to which will be held at the Legion
Satin sugar canning contest will
appear in the Clatskanie justice hall. Money raised at the event
be judged at this time with the
court, They are alleged to have will be devoted to increasing the
winning entries being taken to
issued fraudulent checks for $20 Vernonia library fund. Additional
State Grange headquarters for the
and $25 on the Vernonia Bank, plans are to be released in ■
final judging against other entries
which were returned “nsf.”
short time about the carnival.
from other counties. A special
feature of the contest this year
is the gift of a radio to the Grange
in each county having the largest
number of entries canned in jars
sealed with Bernardin lids. All
Voters will be faced with a Roy Raymond and Art Davis; members in good standing are
large ballot next Tuesday when councilmen for two years—Bert eligible to enter this contest on
they go to the polls to select can Brunsman, Don Bayley and Lyman proof of having purchased White
didates for public office and de Hawken, Sr.; city treasurer—C. F. Satin sugar. Entries should be
sent or taken to Marshland by
termine whether they will accept Hieber.
No city election sample ballots exhibitors.
or reject the ballot measures
The Youth Canning contest is
which appear thereon. In ad were available up to Wednesday,
dition, three Vernonia precincts However, sample ballots of the open to any girl or boy whether a
will select a mayor, treasurer and general election candidates and the member of the Grange or not.
councilman by marking a ballot ballot measures have been dis These entries may be sent in at
the same time. .Tree fruits are
that will be seperate from the tributed here so that electors can
study them previous to voting day. the required product, with one
general election sheet
Polling places for people re quart of fruit to be entered.
Residents in three of the four
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siding
in the Nehalem valley are
Vernonia precincts will receive
the city ballot, the precincts being as follows:
Kitchen Painted
No. 1, 2 and 4. No. 3 precinct Mist
School building
Improvements being made at the
includes people living outside city Vernonia No. 1
Erickson bldg.
Legion hall include painting the
limits. Candidates for the city
Vernonia No. 2 • CIO Union Hall kitchen and replacing broken win
election include: for mayor—Sam
Hearing, Sr. and George W. John Vernonia No. 3 Washington school dows. Several panes were broken
City Hall during the summer by rocks.
son; councilmen for four years— Vernonia No. 4
Location, Name
Change Sought
Book Week Gets
Observance Here
Loggers to Meet
Yamhill Tonight
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1948
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
1st Period Roll
Lists 7 Students
Pomona Plans
2-Year Election
Candidate Names, Ballot Measures
To Face Voters at Nov. 2 Election
Community
Chest Quota
Set at $750
Campaign to Begin
November 1; County
Quota Is $5,000
Consumers of
Co-op Added
The entire Chapman-Spitzenberg
area underbuild has been ener
gized at 12.5 KV following the
completition of the substation for
that area last Friday Guy Thomas,
West Oregon Electric manager,
said Wednesday morning.
This
area is one to which electric ser
vice will be brought as the result
of the 70 miles of new line con
struction recently completed by the
Canby Electric Service for the
Cooperative.
All consumers in that region
who are ready to receive electric
service will be energized this week,
Mr. Thomas said.
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November 5
Date Set For
Rate Hearing
P.U.C. Commiaaion
To Consider Water
System Revision
The start of the county cam
paign towards raising a quota of
$5,000 for the community chest is
scheduled to start November 1,
Monday of the coming week and
part of the organization of de
tails to carry out the drive here
have been made already. Word
of the drive was released earlier
this week by Mrs. Ben Brickel
who is acting as general chair
man for Vernonia.
The Nehalem valley quota in
cluding the communities of Birk-
TREHARNE—At a meeting held
enfeld, Mist and Vernonia has
been placed at $750. Questions early last week officers were nam
about the use of the money col ed to lead the newly-formed Tim
lected are answered by officials ber route extension unit and the
indicating that, should an amount date of the next meeting was set
over $750 be contributed here, the for November 9. Mrs. Iva Gill-
balance over the quota will remain nam and Mrs. Blanche DeW itt,
here for local use. However, if both members of the Keasey unit,
only the quota or less is collected, acted chairman and secretary un
a portion of the amount will be til the new officers could be
named.
Mrs. Bernita Peterson
retained for use in this area.
Funds which go to the state and Mrs. Emma Jensen acted as
community chest will be divided tellers.
Officers elected were: Florence
among various state agencies
which are active in the care of Kirkbride, chairman, Mae Wie-
necke, vice-chairman, Floy Odam,
needy children and adults.
Members of the Lions club will secretary, and Sylvia Falconer,
carry out the solicitation of funds treasurer. Project leaders were
in the Vernonia and Riverview Mrs. Pat Galloway and Mrs. Louis
business districts and have already Smejkal.
At the November 9 meeting,
formed committees to cover the
two districts. The Lions will also which will be held at the Pleasant
arrange for the placing of milk Hill Grange hall, floor and furni
bottles in business places to col ture finishes will be the subject.
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lect small change of people wish
ing to contribute. No house-to-
house canvass will be conducted
this year, Mrs. Brickel indicated.
Mrs. Guy Bellingham will have
charge of the campaign in Birk-
enfeld and Walter Mathews will
' Funeral services will be held
contribute his time to the cause
at Hillsboro Friday morning at
at Mist.
10 a.m. for Mrs. W. T. Fitzsim
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mons who passed away at the
Hillsboro hospital early Monday
morning. Her new-born child also
passed away at that time. The
family moved to a home on the
Johnson road early in October.
Surviving the deceased besides
The Columbia County Medical
the
husband are:—eight children—
society was named as a defendent
in a government suit charging Neoma, Loraine, Robert, Paul,
violation of the Sherman anti Richard, Barbara and Patrick;
trust act and filed in U. S. district three sisters— Mrs. Jennny Fry
of Sublimity, Mrs. Iola Carr of
court in Portland last week.
Outlook, Washington and Mrs.
The Columbia county society, Mildred Heath of King Hill, Idaho;
headed by Dr. J. C. Barton of St. four brothers—Marvin, Acel, Wil
Helens, has a total of 11 mem li» and Arthur Thayer and her
bers. The society was charged, father—Harv Thayer.
along with the Oregon State Med
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ical society, the Oregon Physicions
The date of November 5 at 1:00
has been established as the date
and time for a hearing which will
be conducted by the public utili
ties commission on a proposed in
crease of rates for the A.F. Scha-
lock water system which serves
Riverview.
The hearing is being held be
cause of a new tariff schedule
which was filed with the com
mission October 13 and which con
stitutes an increase in rates.
The hearing is to take place
at the office of the water system
and according to the notice of
hearing “The A. F. Schalock wa
ter system shall apear and shall
bear the burden of showing that
the schedule of rates proposed to
be established, or increased, or
changed, is just and reasonable
and that after such hearing the
commissioner shall issue Buch
order, or orders, as shall be just-
fied by the facts determined."
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service, seven other county soci
eties, with conspiring to monopo
lize the sale of prepaid medical
care.
Eight individual doctors were
named in the complaint but none
were from this county.
The complaint alleged that the
offenses in violation of the anti
trust act started on or about Jan.
1, 1936 and have continued ever
since.
Evangelist* Coming
New Extension
Unit Elects
Last Rites to
Take Place Fri.
Society Named
As Defendant
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Training, Safety
Program Okehed
A job training and safety pro
gram is to be instituted by West
Oregon Electric in cooperation
with other REA cooperatives in
Oregon and in conjunction with the
federal and state vocational train
ing program. Announcement of
the program was made Wednes
day by West Oregon Manager Guy
Thomas. The Cooperative board of
directors gave approval to the pro
gram at their meetjrg earlier in
this month.
The plan will require an in
structor who will attend a train
ing school in order to be prepared
to give instruction to the cooper
atives. He will spend two days a
month
with each cooperative
training employees how to do their
jobs better and more efficiently
and particularly safer.
PUD Question
Takes Ballot Spot
Rainier will have the only pub
lic utility district issue in the
state on the November 2 ballot, it
was announced last week by Chas.
E. Stricklin, secretary of the state
hydroelectric commission.
Estimated population of the pro
posed district at Rainier is 1300
with an assessed property valua
tion of $623,570. The district, if
approved, would use Bonneville
power.
Garage Building
Just Completed
Jack B. King has just com
pleted the construction of a garage
building on the M. King ranch one
mile north of- the Riverview
bridge. The structure is 24 by 40
feet in dimensions and is to be
known as the King Automotive
garage.
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Young King was reared in this
community where he attended the
Vernonia schools. For the past
six years he has been employed
as mechanic with the Packard
garage in Portland, but recently
decided to return to enter business
for himself. He has installed the
most modern electrical equipment
and now has an up-to-date ’shop.
His many friends here wish him
success in his late venture,
The Reeds are coming October
31 for revival services to the
Assembly of God church. These
special meetings will continue
every night at 7:30 p.m. except
Monday and Saturday.
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Girl* Sponsor Dance
The annual Sadie
Hawkins
dance is scheduled at the high
school gym October 29 to start
at 8 o’clock under the sponsorship
of the Girls’ League, an announcz-
ment this week indicates.
Home Building Conference Will
Provide Plans. Aid to Families
A conference for families build
ing or planning to build homes is
scheduled for Columbia county on
Wednesday, November 3, and
Tharsday, November 4, in the
Methodist church at Rainier, from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Mrs. Margaret H. Tuller and
John C. Campbell, rural housing
specialists from Oregon state col
lege will conduct the two-day
housing meeting. Families, both
husband and wife, will receive
assistance in selecting plans to
fit the family needs. Specific as
sistance will be given in seleeting
a plan that will fit family needs
and, at the same time, keep cost
of construction down.
Families are urged to call or
write Mrs. Maud C. Casswell,
county extension agent, at St.
Helens to sign up for the confer
ence. Only a limited number of
families can he served. Special
assistance will be given to the
farm families after November 3
and 4—once in January and once
in February. Assistance in hous
ing will carry over a long period
of time. Mrs. Tuller and Mrs.
Campbell will have many economi
cal house plans and suggestions
for the family, according to Mrs.
Casswell.