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“Vernonia^Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering,
Homemaker's Festival to
Take Place Next Thurs.
Mrs. Bell Taken
By Death Tues.
Funeral services are to be held
here Friday at 2 p.m. for Mrs.
George Bell who passed away at
her home in Riverview Tuesday.
The rites will be conducted at the
Evangelical U. B. church and
interment will take place at Parker
Idaho. Bush Funeral home is in
charge of arrangements.
Deborah Bell was born October
19, 1883 in Weber county, Utah
and passed away at the age of
65 years and six months.
Surviving are: her husband,
George Bell; a son, Kenneth of
DeLake; four daughters, Mrs.
George Woods, Mrs. H. T. Hud
son, and Mrs. N. G. Wells, all of
Vernonia and Mrs. D. G. Glenn of
Kernville; a sister, Mrs.
Don R. Potter of Chester, Idaho,
eight grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Bell was a member of the
Latter Day Saints church.
2 More Airports
Recommended
Two more airports for Columbia
county, both class 1, are recom
mended in the annual report of the
civil aeronautics administration re
leased last week.
One of the
fields should be located at Ver
nonia and the other at Clatskanie
the report indicated.
It also
proposed retention of the class 3
airport at Scappoose.
A class 1 airport, such as sug
gested here and at Clatskanie,
call for strips from 1800 to 2700
feet, while class 3 calls for a
runway from 3700 to 4500 feet.
The list of 96 airports proposed
for Oregon should be constructed
or improver on the basis of ex
pected air service demands.
Cost of the development in the
state was estimated at $17,143,002
of which federal funds would pro
vide $9,172,000 and $7,971,000
would come from the airport spon
sors.
THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1949
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOLUME 27, NUMBER 16
The annual Columbia County
Homemaker's Festival will be held
Tuesday, April 26, at the First
Methodist church, St. Helens, be
ginning at 10:15 a.m.
Special
music and group singing will start
at 10:20 a.m. according to Mrs.
Maude Casswell, county extension
agent, home economics.
Exhibits will be a part of the
morning program. The exhibits
are planned and set up by ex
tension units. Projects to be re
presented are upholstery, flower
arrangement, weed control, floor
finishes, inner spring cushion re
pair, clothing, floral exhibit, and
4-H club.
A special day nursery school for
children has been planned to give
mothers who attend more of an
opportunity to attend the program
and exhibits. Mrs. T. F. Keasey
is the Vernonia member of the
extension service committee which
has been acting in planning the
county-wide festival.
Two speakers will appear on the
day’s program for the event.
Life in Korea, illustrated co
lored slides, will be discussed by
Miss Jessalee Mallalieu, recrea
tion specialist, Oregon State col
lege. Miss Mallalieu was a home
demonstration agent for seven
Farming. Recreation.”
years, a 4-H club agent for a time,
and she taught vocational home
economics for three years in Mis
souri. Miss Mallalieu spent four
years with the American Red
Cross in overseas work. During
this time she served in Iceland,
the Phillipines, and Korea.
Rev. Gilbert B. Christian will
talk on “Our World Today and
Tomorrow.” He is excutive sec
retary, Oregon Council of Churches
and state director of Church
World Service, representing the
United overseas relief efforts of
thirty denominations.
Scholarship
Awards Made
Announcement of the awarding
of 4-H summer school scholar
ships was made following a meet
ing of the scholarship board held
Wednesday of last week in the
courthouse. Other awards are to
be decided and announced later.
The’ scholarships winners with
the sponsors include: U. S. Nation
al Bank, JoAnn DeLong, St. Hel
ens, Stephen Rennells; Columbia
County Health association, Laura
May Seibert, Keasey route, Ver
nonia; Margie Howard, Rt. 1, St.
Helens; Kiwanis, Bruce Cave, Rt.
I, St. Helens.
Marshland Women's club, Sonja
Multanen, Clatskanie; Clatskanie
J. C. Penny’s, Sue Johnson; Low
er Columbia Co-op, Dallis Colvin,
Clatskanie; Beaver Homes grange,
Gene Cantrall, Rt. 1, Goble; Bea
ver Homes extension unit, Kenny
Gregory, Rt. 1, Goble, and David
Smith, Rt. 1, Goble; J. C. Penny’s,
St. Helens, Rose Barr, Rt. 1, St.
Helens; Pythian Sisters, Vernonia,
Janet Siedelman Vernonia and
Vernonia Grange 305, Jerol Moran,
Vernonia.
Mecklem Rites
Set for Saturday
t
Final rites for Gideon N. Meck
lem will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Bush Funeral
home chapel following his death
which occured here Wednesday,
April 20 at the age of 87 years,
four months. The deceased was
born December 25, 1862 at Port
Washington, Wisconsin.
Gideon Mecklem is survived by
a daughter, Myrtle E. Buffmire; a
son, Lloyd G. Mecklem of Los
Angeles and a granddaughter,
Bonnie Quinn. Interment will be
at the Vernonia Memorial ceme
tery hnd Rev. H. L. Russell will
officiate at the services.
Mr. Mecklem has been a resi
dent of Vernonia for 27 years,
having come here from Basin,
Wyoming.
He built the first
house on Corey hill and was also
well known for his writings for
popular magazines and news
papers. The cause of his death
was cerebral hemorrhage.
Piano Recital
Plays to Come
A piano recital for students will
be heard Wednesday afternoon of
next week at the Washington
school and those who are judged to
have given the best performance
in the competition will appear
again Friday evening of next
week when two eighth grade plays
' are presented. Announcement of
the recital and play dates was
27 Boys Turn Out
made Wednesday morning by Paul
Twenty-seven Boy Scouts turned Gordon, grade superintendent.
Students appearing in the re
nut for Monday evening's meeting
Scoutmaster Ed Frazee said Tues cital will be grouped in five di
day. In addition three officers visions and a winner picked from
and three visitors were present. each. The five judged best will
Pat O'Brien passed his tenderfoot appear between acts of the two
test and received his badge at the plays.
Mrs. Harry Sandon is directing
meeting. The Scouts extended their
appreciation for the refreshments one of the plays entitled “The
which were furnished by Dr. R. D. ! Curiosity Cure" and Miss Marion
Eby, Pete Brunsman, Harry King Schwartz is directing the other,
and Allen Landers.
■ — — I. "The Child Wonder."
Drug Company
Store Broken
Into Wednesday
State Leaders
About $250 Taken
By Thieves; Entry
Made Through Roof
Robbery of another place oi
business took place here early
Wednesday morning when thieves
broke into the Vernonia Drug
company and' forced entry into
the firm’s safe. The theft occured
early Wednesday morning, ap
parently after 1 a.m. because the
tavern located next doop remained
open until that hour, according
to Shirley Kirtland, city marshal.
The store was entered through
a hole broken in the roof of the
building. The safe was removed
to the back of the store, farther
from the street than where it is
usually located, and was forced
open there.
As nearly as could be deter
mined, the loss to the firm was
confined to money, approximately
$250
being taken. Expensive
jewelry was left and no loss of
narcotics was experienced. In
surance covering damage to the
building, the safe and for loss of
money was carried.
State police were here Wednes
day to examine the scene.
Mobile X-ray
Canvass Made
The start of the house-to
house canvass to sign up people
for appearance at the mobile x-ray
unit was started earlier this week
under the chairmanship of Mrs.
John Kirk who had made her
committee appointments and as
signed areas for the appointees
to cover. This year’s visit of the
unit is being sponsored by the
grade school P.-T.A.
Named to canvass the various
districts were: Mrs. Arthur Nan-
son, O-A hill; Mrs. Lester Wells,
Riverview; Mrs. Byron Kirkbride,
Treharne; Mrs. Eldon Wildt, Corey
Hill, Mrs. Milton Lamping, Ver
nonia business district; Mrs. Char
les Hickman and Mrs. George
Peters, Rock creek bridge to O-A
hill. Ray Mills, high school prin
cipal is in charge of arrangements
at the high school and Mrs. Kick
will canvass the O-A flat district.
The unit is scheduled to be here
May 2 when it will set up at the
Oregon-American mill and May 3
when it will be located at the high
school.
PTA Officers for
Year Elected
>frs. George Johnson, who has
headed the grade school Parents-
teachers association for the past
year, was again elected to the
office Monday when the annual
election was carried out at the
Washington school.
Serving with Mrs. Johnson for
the coming year will be Mrs. John
Kirk, vice-president; Miss Marion
Schwartz, secretary and Mrs. Ar
thur Nanson, treasurer.
Four delegates to represent the
group at the state convention
next week were also selected Mon
day. They are Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Kirk. Paul Gordon and Mrs. L. L.
Wells. That session is scheduled
for Eugene Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday.
On the 16th of next month, the
association will entertain the coun
ty council here at a meeting sched
uled to begin at 1 o'clock and to
be followed with a dinner in the
evening.
Final Turn-in Made
Red Cross contributions for this
area swelled to $1261.46 late last
week when final turn-ins of funds
was made. A contribution of $25
from the Natal grange brought
the total to the above figure.
MRS. MITCHELL THORN
State Auxiliary President
District No. 1
Conference Due
Vernonia Post No. 119, Ameri
can Legion and ita Auxiliary will
be hosts to department officers
and visiting Legionnaires who are
to convene here Saturday, April
23, for the annual district confer
ence. An attendance of at least
200 visitors is expected in ad
dition to all the local post mem
bers who can be present.
"Kelly” Owens of Salem, State
Commander of The American Le
gion will head the group of state
officers which includes Sam Bowe,
department vice-commander, Tom
Collins, department adjutant. Art
Miller, department service officer
who will also attend the confer
ence. Commander Owens said the
conference is for the purpose of
discussing problems, program and
policies of the Legion and to
acquaint the membership of the
actions taken at the recent na
tional convention held in Miami.
Mrs. Mitchell Thorn of The Dalles,
state president of the Auxiliary,
will hold a seperatc conference
during the afternoon and will be
assisted by other state officers.
The sessions will close with a
banquet at the Legion hall at
5:30 p.m. after which short ad
dresses will be made by both
Commander Owens and President
Thorn. Commander Owens predicts
that the coming year will see the
Legion increase tremendously in
membership accomplishment. He
points out that the Legion is
the largest veterans organization
in the world with approximately
3,500,000 members.
More convention details appear
on page 3.
Last Service
Preached Sun.
Rev. Howard Hollar, pastor of
the Assembly of God church since
August of last year, preached his
last service at the Vernonia church
Sunday, he said early this week.
He moved his household belong
ings the middle of the week.
Rev. Hollar's children, Arthur
and Mardell, will remain here to
complete the current school year,
he said.
Street Light Rate Problem
Settled; Curfew Changed
A new schedule of charges for . has been in effect for many years
the lighting of city streets was so that young people 16 years
placed in effect with the accep- 1 of age or less have until 10
tance Monday of a rate proposed ’ p.m. before they must be off the
by Manager Guy Thomas of West streets unless accompanied by par
Oregon Electric and considered by ents. The former ruling restricted
city councilmen that evening. Ac them to 9 p.m.
Further details of the new act
ceptance of the schedule by the
council settles a problem that has are; Section 1. It is hereby
been pending since last year and made unlawful for any persons
which carried over from last year’s under the age of 16 years to be
in or remain in or upon any of
council to the present officials.
The new rate structures calls the streets, alleys, or other public
for an increased outlay of $259 places in the city of Vernonia, at
per year over the old street light night after the hour ten o’clock
rate which has been in effect p.m. unless such person is ac
for many years. The old rate cost companied by a parent, guardian,
or other person having care and
the city $960 per year while the
custody of such minor person or
new one calls for an expenditure
whose employment makes it ne
of $1219 per year. The charge
cessary to be in or upon such
covers 63 incandescent lights and
streets ...........
13 of the mercury-vapor fixtures
Section 2. It is hereby made
installed in the business section.
unlawful for any parents, guardian
Of the incandescent bulbs, 59 are
or other person having the legal
100-watt in size and four are 200-
care and custody of any person
watt.
under the age of sixteen years to
Another application for the job allow or permit any such child,
of lifeguard at the city park pool
ward, or other person under such
was received Monday, this one age, while in such legal custody,
from Doug Culbertson who held to go or to be in or upon any
the job last year. Culbertson, a
street, alley or public place within
student at Pacific university, plans the time prohibited in Section I
to spent the summer here before of this ordinance, unless there
leaving for Vienna, Austria for exists a reasonable necessity there
further study this fall. He holds
fore.
a senior lifesaving certificate. No
Penalty for violation of the
action has been taken as yet re ordinance is a minimum fine of
garding the applications, but the
$10 up to a maximum of $25 and
matter will be considered when
not less than 10 days nor more
the swimming season approaches. than 20 days in jail or both such
The council also has an applica fine and imprisonment.
tion from Marvin Turner for the
The ordinance was declared an
job.
emergency and became effective
Adoption of the curfew ordi immediately when approved Mon»
nance changes a restriction that day by councilmen.
Vets to Back
Marble Play
Some good marble shot will
have the chance to represent Vey-
nonia in the state marble tourna
ment at Portland May 14 at
Jantzen Beach because of a local
tournament that will be sponsored
by Smith-Christensen post, V.F.W.
May 4.
The tournament here will be
be held at the Washington grade
school and definite information on
age limits, rules, registration and
other details will be announced
by the post next week.
County Traffic
Deaths Down
Deaths from motor vehicle ac
cidents in 1948 in Columbia coun
ty decreased 10 over the previous
year of 1947 according to a re
lease of data from the secretary
of state's office this week. Re
corded in 1948 were three fa
talities as compared with 13 for
1947.
Accidents, however, increased
from 628 in 1947 to 641 in 1948
the report shows.
Injuries de
creased from 173 in '47 to 140 in
'48.
Humidity Drop
Stops Logging
The logging and woods activity
hault called Tuesday of last week
came as the result of a humidity
drop that reached a reading of 18
on high points that day and led
to conditions as favorable for
fire this spring as at any time
up to mld-August of last year.
This early season fire danger
brought a warning from Glen
Hawkins, county Keep Oregon
Green chairman, pointing out the
need for greater care if a disas-
tiuJS fire season is to be prevent
ed.
A minimum humidity reading of
30, or 35 in some instances such
as a high wind makes it necessary
to stop logging activity.
Some work on this year’s KOG
campaign has already been started
with the posting of signs urging
care with fire Mr. Hawkins said.
Egg Hunters Get
Awards Saturday
Directors of both union high
school district 1 and school dis
trict 47 Jt., met jointly Monday
evening to consider the awarding
of contracts for drivers of school
buses for the districts for an
other year, but no definite action
was taken.
The absence of some of the
directors made it necessary that
a future meeting be held to again
discuss the contracts before a
definite decision is reached.
Children who participated in
Saturday’s Easter egg hunt won
prizes donated by local firms for
their success in finding the hid
den eggs. This year's hunt was
one of the most successful to be
conducted so far by the American
Legion Auxiliary.
Merchants who helped with the
prizes were: Vernonia 5 4 10,
Thomas Variety, Apparel Shop,
Nehalem Market, Bush Furniture,
Nance Pharmacy, Pal Shop, Bruns
man Hardware, Western Store,
Hoffman Hardware, Brous Shop,
C 4 C Cafe, Cozy Confectionary,
Kullander’s Jewelry Store, Mi
ler’s, Vernonia Bakery, Sam’s Food
Store, Vernonia Drug Co., Ver
nonia Texaco Service, Sundland
Electric and Vernonia Eagle.
Cub Dance Talked
New PTA to Meet Mon.
Members of the Cub Scout
committee met Tuesday evening
to talk plans for a benefit dance
later.
The regularly scheduled
monthly pack meeting will be held
next Tuesday at the union hall.
Scheduled for Monday even ng
of next week, April 25, is a meet
ing of the high school Parent-
Teachers association at the high
school. The session is to begin
at 7:36.
Boards Consider
Bus Contracts