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Library, U of 0 “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation." VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 27, NUMBER 47 Seal Sale Letters Go Ont Here TB Case Load cn Increase; Work of Health Group Up Scout Charter Granted Lodge The I.O.O.F. lodge was presented the charter for sponsoring the Vernonia Boy Scout Troop fcr the coming year at the regular lodge meeting Tuesday evening of this week. The presentation was made by Beryl Morris, Portland, Scout ex ecutive. The lodge has already com pleted five years as sponsor of the Vernonia troop. Next Pack Meet Date Is Nov. 29 Special posters announcing the opening cf the 1949 Christmas Seal sale were placed in wndows in Vernonia last week end; book marks are to be given out at the library and that special ' letter bearing the Seals themselves was placed in the mail on Monday, November 21, according to Mrs. W. W. Collis of St. Helens who is county Seal sale chairman. The annual sale will be handled here by Mrs. George Johnson. The Christmas Seal sale is con ducted by the Columbia County Tuberculosis and Health associa tion. Funds from the sale will be used to finance the tuberculosis program as well as other health projects in the county. This year, 19-19, has recorded the largest number of cases of tuberculosis for the association’s program of prevention and control. While the mobile X-ray. unit is the major project of the as sociation, other activities are being added. Last spring, the as sociation paid the salary of a second nurse for a month to assist Mrs. Grondahl in her follow-up work after the mobile unit had been in the county. This will probably be necessary next year. New health projects are being planned for the schools in the county also. This year’s poster features a hand ringing a bell and bears the well-known double-barred cross, international emblem of the fight against tuberculosis, and the words, “Buy Christmas Seals, Help Stamp Out TB.” Oft SHOPPING DAYS LEFT MMISTMASSfALS The next Cub Scout pack meet ing date is set for November 29 at the IWA hall at 7:30 p.m. Jim Davies, Cubmaster, said ear lier this week. A lengthy movie on scouting and a comedy’ will be shown at that time. An urgent need for Den mothers and assistants has arisen accord ing to the Cub Scout committee. At present, applications are being held off until more Den mothers and dens are set up. Any mother desiring to aid in this activity is requested to contact the com mittee. / New Cub Scout pack flag and individual den flags have been ordered and will be presented at the December pack meeting. All parents and cubs are urged to at tend the pack meeting this month. Norblad Gives World Opinion U. S. Representative Walter Norblad, speaking at the dinner meeting arranged by the Lions club Monday evening, told listen ers his opinion cf the world situa tion in respect to the aid Uncle Sam has been sending foreign countries. He also answered ques tions following his talk, dealing mostly with how to reduce govern, ment costs. His recommendation cn the re duction of expenditures was to follow the Hoover committee re port, very little of which has yet been put into practice. During his speech he pointed out conditions in many coun tries he has visited in checking up on results of aid sent put by the U.S. and recommended that a cut be made in that assistance to countries on the European con tinent with the exception of Eng land which is in poor condition. His findings in Italy, France and Germany were that people there were eating well and appeared to have made a satisfactory re covery to date. He also pointed out that the China Nationalist government was highly inefficient and wasteful and had not made proper use of funds and supplies sent from this country. Farmers to Name PM A Men by Vote THURSDOY, NOV. 24, 1949 25 Years Activity Reviewed by O.E.S. At Silver Anniversary Saturday Night Choice by Vote Gives Electors Voice in Work Farmers in Columbia county will be exercising their right and privilege to choose the men to be responsible for the local ad ministration- of the farm program in 1950 according to Wm. Arm strong, chairman of the P.M.A. committee. A community com mittee of three members plus two alternates will be elected. The delegates will also be chosen from each community to attend the county convention where the coun ty P.M.A. committee will be elect ed. Any person is eligible to vote or hold office who is an owner, operator, tenant or sharecropper on s farm that is participating in any program administered during 1949 through the county and community P.M.A. committee. Active participation of farmers in their committee elections is one of the best methods of demon strating their support of the farm er-committee system of local ad ministration of the national farm program, according to the chair man. In addition to the elections, practices to be included in the 1950 program will be discussed. Active participation in forming the 1950 program for Columba county by farmers in their com munity is imperative. The community election meet ings are .scheduled as follows: November 28, Scappoose-Warren community, 8:00 p.m., Scappoose high school; November 29, Rainier community, 1:30 p.m., City Hall; December 1, Clatskanie community 1:30 Odd Fellows hall; December 2, Nehalem Valley com munities, 1:00 p.m. Natal Grange halt; December 3, Yankton-Goble com munity, 10:00 a.m., Yankton Grange hall. Start of Club Being Planned The start of a 4-H knitting dub will be undertaken within a short time here according to Mrs. Frank Morris who will lead the group. In order to get the club work underway, those who are interest ed are asked to call Mrs. Morris, telephone 83, so that she will know the number who wish to partici pate. Classes will be held for begin ners as well as those who have done knitting before. SIX OF THE 20 charter members of Nehalem Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, were present for the 25th anniversary Saturday evening. Pictured from the left are Carna Childs, Mary Aldrich, Gladys Ruhl, Alice Gooding, Bessie Tapp and Maude Space. At the right is Jane Hare who was Worthy Matron of the Hillsboro Charter at the time of the institution of this chapter and she and her Chapter carried out the initiatory work for this chapter in 1924. Mrs. Gooding came here for last Saturday’s program from Gooding, Idaho. (VE Photo and Engraving) The Washington school audi torium was the scene of the Silver Anniversary rite for Nehalem Chapter No. 153, O.E.S. Saturday night. The ceremony brought to Vernonia quite a few of those who had been active in the chap ter in past years, but who had since moved away. Recounted during the evening by Mrs. J. E. Tapp was a history cf the chapter, the necessary step to start it being taken Oc tober 10, 1924 when a preliminary meeting was called to sign a petition for a charter. Mrs. Maude Space and Albert Childs were chosen to head the commit tee. Application for dispensation was made and granted November 8, 1934 and on November 19 the first communication was held at the ojd Vernonia Grange hall which is now the IWA hall. Twenty charter members started the or ganization and at the end of the year 10 new members had been added by initiation. The chapter has grown through the years until the present membership stands at 131. The chapter was carried on under dispensation until June 26, 1925 when the charter was grant ed. Of the 20 charter members, Maude Space was the first Worthy Matron, Albert Childs the first Worthy Patron and Alice Gooding, Associate Matron. The Eastern Star social club was organized January 26, 1926. The club has been very active through the years. Through the effort of the Masonic lodge the present temple was completed by October, 1928 and the Stars' then moved from the Grange hall to the new building. Quite elaborate decorations fol lowing out the silver theme deco rated the auditorium for the cere mony which was presided over by Ethel Titus as present Worthy Matron and Ray Mills, Worthy Patron. Several grand officer* were also present for the event. Know Your House No. ? Two Pictures Seen at PTA Best Book Week Posters Chosen People who call in fire alarms have given the volunteer firemen incorrect information in the past as to the location of the blaze and consequently have delayed answering the alarms, a fireman said a few days ago when he mentioned an occurance that has happened several times recently. House numbers, street locations and any other means of describ ing the location of the fire should be accurately given when the alarm is called in order to pre vent delay of the department in reachihg the scene. The meeting of the Grade school P.-T.A. Monday evening was very well attended. Two pictures were shown. “Meeting the Emo tional Needs cf Childhood” and “Your Ears”. Everyone found them very interesting. Mrs. Harry Sandon was elected secretary of the local unit and an auditing committee, Mr. San don and Mrs. Wm. Heath, was appointed by the president. The budget committee reported the years budget to be J100. One money making project will be held to cover the budget items and cne for a scholarship. They will probably be a community fair and a home talent play. Refreshments were served by some of the room mothers, Mrs. Peter Hing and Mrs. L. L. Wells making the arrangements. Winners of the children’s book week poaUr contest conducted a short time ago by the Vernonia library board have been named and the posters have been display ed in the windows of the Apparel Shop and Miller's Department store along with a selection of new books. Leatha Hamilton’s poster art was given first award f r the girls and Ronald Anderegg re ceived first place mention for the boys. Honorable mentions were accorded Ann Cameron, Joyce Baker and Arllne^ Siebel. One new book stack has been built and was being placed in use early this week at the library. At the same time the library ar rangement was being changed to accomodate the new shelves. Com plete redecoration of the city hall library room has also been com pleted. Forum Meetings Started Monday ONE OF * he several lumber stsrage alleys in the dressed lumber sterage and loading shed at plant of Oregew-American Lumber Corporation. (No. 17) Open forum meetings for mem bers of West Oregon Electric cooperative wore started Monday of th:s week for the nominations of directors from the seven direc torship districts in the area served by the cooperative. At the meetings, which are con ducted by Manager Guy Thomas, it is necessary that at least two persons be nominated for the position of director in that d’s- trict. Districts comprising the co. operative area are: Elsie-Jewell, Birkenfeld - Mist- Chapman-Spi- tzenburg, Keasey-Riverview, Ver nonia, Corey Hill-Timber route- Timber. North Washington coun ty and Scoggins Valley. Members of the cooperative have been noti fied individually of the meetings and the dates. Voting to decide the choice of directors to serve on the board for the coming year will be carried out at the annual meeting of the cooperative in January of the coming year. Two Courses Pointed Ont For Use of Dist. Money According to Glen F. Hawlcni, ’ favorable vote of the voters of chairman of the school board cf this district end represents the district 47. Jt.. the board's at opinion of the local school board torneys, Foote and Benard, have as to how the money shculd be officially notified the board of spent. the decision of the state supreme Proposition two can be accom ccurt upholding the circuit court plished by an indifferent attitude decision in favor of the district and lack of interest on the part for the recovery of $34,953 from of the voters of this district. the U.S. National* bank. According to a recent article With the recovery of the money appearing in the St. Helens Sen the votera of this district have tinel-Mist. it is the sentiment cf one of two decisions to make: the county school superintendent’s 1—to use this money for improve office to distribute this money ment of the present building and throughout Columbia county grade grounds; 2—to let it be used to school districts, but the local board reduce the levy in all county still feels that the money belongs grade school districts. to school district 47, Jt., and Proposition one will require a shculd be spent here.
