“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation. ”
Sherwood Defeated 40-6
In Armistice Day Tilt
Last Thursday, Armistice Day, shine most of all was Sylvester
at 8 p.m. on the local gridiron a Williams, who made very beautiful
Vernonia Logger team downed the runbacks from the safety position.
Sherwood Bulldogs 40-6 in a game Williams, it might be said, played
in which the locals displayed good his best game of the season.
Tick Bass looked good also on
ball throughout.
The first break came for the his end runs, which netted the
Loggers on the kickoff when the Loggers four of their six touch
Bulldogs returned it to the 35, but downs. Bass also had very good
a clipping put the pigskin on the blocking in these runs so the glory
10 where Sherwood was forced to must also be shared with the
kick. The kick was a bad one, other 10 men on the squad who
going only to the invaders 20-yard supported Tick with very good
line. From there Brown took the blocking.
Brown and Fredrickson also
hall on the first play and dashed
through the center of the line to played mighty good ball charging
the 15. Wantland then drove it to very hard and carrying out their
the 10, followed un again hy blocking assignments throughout
Brown who took it to the 6. On the game.
the next nlay Brown drove it over
This game ended the Logger
for the Loggers first tally. Try season with a win, although
for point was no good.
throughout the season they weren’t
The Loggers kicked to the Bull so fortunate. The Loggers lost
dogs 30 where the Sherwood m»n 4 games this year and won 2 in
was stopped in his tracks hv Lower Columbia league play.
Williams. Williams playing safetv,
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intercepted a Bulldog pass on h’s
own 30 and ran to the 50 before
being stopped. Tick Bass then
ran the ball from the 50 to the
11 on a beautiful 39-vard gallon.
A pass from Wantland to Bass
netted the locals their second tally
At this time of the year the
of the game. The trv for the extra efforts of the American Legion
point was good with Bass going Auxiliary is being devoted to pro
viding a Christmas for every hos
through the lin».
At the end of the first ouarter pitalized or needy veteran and his
the Bulldogs started a passing at family. The Vernonia Auxiliary
tack that was stonepd bv Want along with other units through
land on his own 19, when he in out the country is being devoted
to this one purpose and plans are
tercepted a pass.
In the second ouarter ’the Bull already being made.
dogs were forced to kick after
The gift shop in the Veterans
failing to gain on three downs. hospital must be filled with gifts
Williams carried the ball from from which the hospitalized vet
his own 30 to the Sherwood 35 eran may choose a gift for each
before being downed. Once again member of his family free of
Bass got off on an end run, this charge. Each gift is wrapped and
time for 35 yards and a touch mailed by Legion Auxiliary hos
down. Bass went around left end pital workers free of all costs to
for the extra point. Late in the him. In addition there must also
second ouarter the Bulldogs kicked be a gift for him.
out of danger to the 50 from where
The Auxiliary also maintains a
Williams ran it back to the Shdr- child welfare center to which
wood 10 before being downed. gifts are sent so that each needy
Brown drove the pigskin over for veteran’s child or family will have
the tally and extra point.
a Christmas. Cash is sent for the
In the second half the Bulldogs purchase of nuts, candy and treats
came to life and it looked lik» a of all kinds or for a last-minute
much better game than in the first gift to someone who would other
half. The I og>»~rs took the kick wise be left out.
off on the 18 with Williams doing
In order to accomplish the rais
the returning to the 41. Tick ing of funds towards the program,
Bass then on a 55-'»ard run scored the Vernonia unit is planning for
for the Loggers. The try for point a benefit dance to be held Thurs
was no good. In the middle of the day, November 25 from which all
third quarter the Bulldogs went
funds will go for veterans aid.
over for their only tally on a Anyone who wishes to help with
combination passing and running
the work may make a cash dona
attack. The try for point was no
tion to Mrs. H. H. King or any
good.
other member of the Auxiliary or
The last Vernonia tally came in
may purchase any gift and leave
the fourth period when the Log
it with Mrs. King.
gers started a drive on their own
Gifts are to be sent for all ages
50. A nice pass from Wantland
from tiny tots on up. The com
to Crowston was completed to the
mittee in charge will welcome any
20. The Loggers then lost ten
assistance that may be given lo
yards on the next play which placed
cally towards the project. .
the ball on the 30. Bass on his
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end run once again took the ball
all the way for the Logger re Shop to Open
maining touchdown. The try for
Russell Junken announced Wed
point was good with Brown com
pleting a place kick, the first of nesday that he is taking over the
the season and the last. In the Vernonia Welding shop and is
rest of the game the Loggers renaming it the Rose Avenue
Welding shop. Mr. Junken opened
ruled the playing field.
The Loggers had several stand the shop for business this morn
outs in this last game of the 1948 ing.
Auxiliary Plans
For Yule Season
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1948
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOLUME 26, NUMBER 47
Tentative Smoker Card Ready for
Fri. Evening; Athletics to Benefit
The tentative card for the high preliminary matches will pit Banks
school student body smoker Fri high school fighters against six
day night at the gym was ready Vernonia boys. They are:
this week and will probably stay
They are:
pretty much as indicated. How Mooney vs. Bill Fulton
ever, Glen Wood is scheduled to Turk vs. Larry Garner
appear in an exhibition bout ‘Neill vs. Bill Lydie
against an unannounced opponent Eide vs. Darrold Borders
just before the main event.
Riedel vs. Jerry Earl
Paul Gordon will officiate, James Hersacker vs. Harold Schmidlin
Chipps will announce and Cecil
In the main glove event Milo
Johnson will hol<f the clock.
Elkins of Banks will meet Don
The boxing matches will open
Renfro.
with two grade school bouts in
A grudge wrestling match will
which Henry Higley will meet Al
lan Fisher and Max Buckner will put Bone Crusher Bill Usher in
the ring against Dudley Spofford.
box Owen Higley.
Following the grade events Gil Both are Vernonia boys.
The exhibition bout in which
bert Meier and Lester Wells, both
of Vernonia will tangle for the Williams was to participate has
been cancelled.
first high school match.
Six
Carnival to
Aid Library
Scheduled Fri.
10 Organizations
Cooperate to Stage
Fund Raising Try
Scheduled for Friday evening of
this week following the smoker at
the high school gym is the carnival
and jitney dance which is being
prepared at the Legion hall. Plans
for the affair have been worked
out by representatives of 10 dif
ferent organizations who are co
operating with the Vernonia Study
club committee which is sponsor
ing the fund raising campaign
for the Vernonia public library.
The carnival and dance Friday
will take place during national
book week which is also being
observed here with displays of
new books which the library board
will purchase and with posters
concerning the week.
Displays
have been prepared in the show
windows of several business places.
The carnival will feature amuse
ment booths of several kinds, bino
and dancing in addition to re
freshments and people who at
tend the smoker at the high school
as well as others who wish an
evening of entertainment are in
vited to attend the affair.
Some of the booths that will
be sponsored and the group back-
them are: Rainbow Girls, jitney
dance; Pythian Sisters, cake and
cookie booth; Legion Auxiliary,
coffee and hot dogs, F. L. Girls,
dart game; Rebekahs, fish pond;
V.F.W. Auxiliary, bino game;
Neighbors of Woodcraft, fortune
telling booth and Business and
Professional Women, penny throw.
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Brokers Refuse
Bonds, Loans Out
Because investments brokers re
fused to buy $2.000,000 of Ore
gon veterans’ welfare bonds, the
state farm and home loan program
for World War II ex-servicemen
is stymied for lack of funds, at
least temporarily. Director Wil
liam F. Gaarenstroom of the De
partment of Veterans’ Affairs has
announced.
The director said that applica
tions received in the Portland and
Salem offices of the department
up to 'November 5 would be pro
cessed and completed, but that
no assurance could be given sub
sequent applicants that they will
receive loans until the department
financial condition is cleared up.
Bond buyers stayed away from
the department’s advertised sale
because of the confusion resulting
from passage of the state old age
pension measure November 2. Or
dinarily, from six to ten bids are
submitted on each bond offering.
Ten million dollars of bonds
have been issued by the veteran’s
agency in the past three years to
finance the loan program, which
permits World War II veterans
who were Oregon residents before
entering service to borrow up to
$6,000 at four per cent interest
or refinance homes and farms.
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Community Chest
Drive Extended
The Community chest drive,
which started earlier this month
and was at that time scheduled
to end on November 15, Monday
of this week, has been extended to
November 25 Mrs. Ben Brickel
said Tuesday, Mrs. Brickel is
scting as chairman of the drive
for this part of the county.
No figures were available early
this week as to the amount of
funds collected so far, the chair
man said. Those who have made
collections are asked to contact
her as soon as possible and also
to complete their solicitations
within the next few days.
FAITHS PLAN
UNION THANKS
Union Thanksgiving service will
be held in the Christian church
November 24, Wednesday evening,
and Rev. H. L. Russell, president
of the Ministerial association, will
bring the message. His subject
will be “The Glory of Giving
Thanks.”
Rev. G. Wm. Anderson, Christian
church minister, will render spec
ial music through the Junior choir
and the scripture will be read by
Rev. Howard Hollar, Assembly of
God minister.
The announcement of the spec
ial event stated that “A great
service of Thanksgiving is not
only» timely but deserving to our
God who is able to so abundantly
supply our needs.” The public is
cordially invited.
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Library Board
Awards Prizes
The Vernonia Library Board, in
observance of national book week,
has awarded prizes for the best
posters made by the grade school
students as follows:
1st prize—Letha Hamilton, who
received a copy of “Christmas
Tales For Reading Aloud;”
2nd prize—-Marjorie Malmsten
who received a copy of “My Fa
vorite Stories.”
Special award was given to
Ronald Anderegg, a fourth gradlr,
entering a poster of very distinc
tive quality. He will receive
“Misty of Chincateague”, a story
about a horse.
New books received from Gill’s
by the library board are on dis
play at the Apparel Shop, together
with posters and prizes. The board
will give due consideration to re
quests for any specific books from
this selection in making their
choice of books to be purchased.
All posters sent in showed much
thought and talent and may be
viewed in various business houses
about town.
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Legion Post
Meets Quota
The 1949 membership quota for
the Vernonia post of the American
Legion has already been accomp
lished according to the member
ship committee of the organization
which reported the accomplishment
early this week.
Quota for the post was 165
members and the last member
signed is one of two women mem
bers. She is Mary Rose Chipps
who was formerly in the Wacs and
who served overseas. The other
women member is Ethel Wood-
dall.
Since reaching the quota the
membership has been increased
to 181.
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Former Resident
Taken by Death
Funeral services fog- W. J.
Armitage, former Vernonia resi
dent and owner of the Armitage
Drug company, passed away Tues
day morning of this week at New
port where he and Mrs. Armitage
had made their home since leaving
here several years ago.
Funeral services are to be held
this morning at 11 o’clock at
Newport. Information as to sur
vivors of the deceased were not
available by publication time.
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Anniversary Date Set
The date has been set for the
First Christian church anniversary
dinner. It will be held on January
14 with Rev. C. H. Addleman,
state secretary of the Oregon
Christian Missionary group, as
keynote speaker. It is hoped that
many former pastors and members
will come to Vernonia for this
special observance. Further an
nouncement will be forthcoming.
Christmas Cantata, School
Program, Decorated Tree
Among Yule Season Plans
Planning for the Christmas season of activities and pro
grams is well underway here as indicated by several steps
that have already been undertaken and by plans that have
been made.
The Christian, Evangelical U. B., Assembly of God, Naza-
rene and Seventh Day Adventist churches are to present a
union Christmas cantata, “The Light of Christmas,” in the
auditorium of the Evangelical U.B.
church the night of December 23.
Rev. G. Wm. Anderson is direct
ing the choir in which between 40
and 50 people ode singing.
A publicity committee of Mrs.
Seibert, Mrs. Ramsey and Mrs.
Knight are preparing show cards
about the cantata. All the com
munity is invited to participate
in the affairs, the next rehearsal
being scheduled November 21 at
3 p.m. and then on each Tuesday,
Thursday and Sunday from now
on. Copies of the cantata may be
obtained from Mrs. Anderson.
Another feature of the Yule sea
son will be a large community
Christmas tree to be strategically
placed in the Vernonia business
section and appropiately decorated.
Initial arrangements for provid
ing the tree were talked at a board
of directors meeting of the Lions
club Monday evening of this week.
At that time plans were also
made for engaging a Santa Claus
to visit business houses several
week ends before the December 25
holliday. Santa will be contacted
by the Lions who will arrange
for him to meet as many young
sters as possible during his visits
here.
Santa’s visit will add materially
to the spirit of the holiday sea
son the Lions believe.
If possible the large lighted tree
will be placed on one of the main
Bridge street business intersec
tions. Committees to take care of
the details of purchasing the
lights, obtaining the tree and ar
ranging for placing it were nam
ed by Lynn Thomas at the meet
ing and if possible it will, be
erected well in advance of the
December 25 date.
The annual school Christmas
program is planned as usual this
year and will be held Wednesday,
December 22 in the Washington
auditorium under the direction of
Miss Harriet Bronaugh. This pro
gram will consist of a one-act
play, “A Christmas Awakening,”
and musical numbers by the stu
dents of both the Lincoln and
Washington schools and the high
school. As many youngsters as
it is possible to work into the
program will participate.
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Examiner Scheduled
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Vernonia Friday,
November 26 from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the city hall for the
convenience of persons wishing
licenses or permits to drive. Those
who do wish assistance are asked
to get in touch with the examiner
ahead of the closing hour in order
to assure completion of their ap
plication that day.
Seal Sale to
Open Nov. 22
The annual sale of Christmas
Seals is scheduled to start Nov
ember 22 as indicated by an an
nouncement concerning the event
Monday of this week. Heading
the distribution of the seals for
this area this year will be Mrs.
George Johnson. Mrs. Estella
Harris, executive secretary of the
Columb'ia County Tuberculosis and
Health association was in Ver
nonia that day to arrange for the
sale.
The bulk of the money will go
to defray the expenses of operat
ing and maintaining the mobile
chest X-ray unit which is sched
uled to return to this county again
in the spring. The next visit of
the unit will be the third made to
this county for the checking
against tuberculosis.
Another health measure that
may be taken here later was also
indicated by Paul Gordon, grade
school superintendent, in that he
is considering a tuberculin testing
program for students in the grade
school. It .is possible also that
a well baby clinic may be sponsored
later. Both the tuberculin testing
and clinic will be sponsored by
the association which derives their
funds from the sale of the Seals
at this time of the year.
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Fish Hearing Dated
C. A. Lockwood, Oregon state
game supervisor, announces that
the annual public hearing for pro
posed angling regulations for 1949
will be held January 14, 1949. Mr.
Lockwood stated that the date
is being announced early so that
all sportsmen’s organizations and
other interested groups will have
ample time to prepare their re
commendations to be presented at
the hearing.
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Shop to Open Tues.
An open house marking the
starting of May’s Beauty Shop is
dated to take place Tuesday of
next week, November 23, Mrs. May
White said early this week. The
shop will be located in the Hotel
MacDonald and the opening will
be in the form of a tea to which
local people are invited from 3
to 6 p.m. Work preparatory to
the opening will be completed
this week.
Proposed Boys Camp Not Ready
For Use of Pre-deliquent Boys
When the voters gave a favor
able nod to the ballot measure
which proposed to use the old
Reehers CCC camp near Timber as
a state boys camp, they probably
didn’t know that the camp is now
far
from suitable for use.
The boys who go there first
will camp out and it will take
a lot of work to return the former
camp to a condition suitable for
housing as voted on the November
2 ballot.
None of the buildings now
standing are ready for immediate
use.
All of them have seen
better days and it is of interest to
note that district state foresters,
who have used part of the camp
the past few years, planned to
raze all but one of the main
buiidings.