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Library, U of O “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 27, NUMBER 48 -------------------------------------------------------------- —.— City Employes Engineer For Water Main Work The city of Vernonia now has in its employe a consulting en gineer as the result of one de cision made Monday evening by councilmen. The engineer is N. W. Haner who will begin work in a few days drafting plans and specifications for the installation of approximately 5,000 feet of water main on State street and towards Stoney Point reservoir. Mr. Haner appeared before the council early in the fall along with several other engineers who presented their credentials to the council and was chosen as the one to represent the city. As discussed Monday night, the work installing the main will probably be done next spring, but in the meantime the pre paration of plans for the work and their acceptance by the state will be necessary. The basis of payment for the engineer’s work will be a percentage of the con tract amount for the installation and will be payable when the laying of the pipe starts. Garbage disposal also occupied part of the evening’s discussion when the council again consider ed the request of H. A. French concerning a change in the dis posal location and the work that is needed to make the change. Another discussion of the pro blem will take place at a future meeting when Mr. French will be asked to be present. Mrs. Helene Hanel appeared before the council to ask what had been done about relieving Lloyd to Talk At Safety Meet A Vernonia resident, Jewell L. Lloyd, has accepted an invitation to appear on the program at the governor’s first annual industrial safety conference to be held at the Masonic Temple in Portland, November 30 and December 1. The conference has been called by Governor Douglas McKay to enlist everyone who works for industrial safety in an all out battle against the losses in life, time, production, and money which occur annually in Oregon. Mr. Lloyd, IWA business agent, is to appear before the Logging section on December 1 to dis cuss “Preventing Accidents in Log Transportation" with O. A. Pritchard, a representative of the state industrial accident com mission, Coos Bay, Oregon. Farmers to Vote At Natal Fri. Nehalem Valley farmers who are interested in the administra tion of the national farm pro gram in 1950. will go to the Natal Grange hall tomorrow, De cember 2, to vote on the selec tion of three members and two alternates who will be active in administration of the county pro gram. In addition to the elections, practices to be included in the 1950 program will be discussed. The voting at Natal is schedul ed for 1 p.m. Study Groups to Meet P.T.A. members are asked to be present at a meeting schedu led Monday. December 5 prompt ly at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Rita Lamp ing’» home for study group or ganizations for social hygiene and mental health. All parents of grade school age children are invited to join and attend. An nouncement of the meeting was made by Mrs. Florence Kirk bride, parent education chair man. Farming, Recreation.” the drainage problem on north State street by her property. The council informed her that clear ance had been made to a culvert at that point and that no funds were available to install another culvert or make any other change. Mrs. Hanel in turn told the council her opinion regard ing the clearing of brush and debris from city lots. Owners of Businesses Are Changed THURSDAY, DEC. 1. 1949 . ■ Road Making for Future Logging New Firm Added to City Business Group Monday of This Week Ownership of the Vernonia 5 and 10 was changed, effective Friday morning of last week, because of a transaction where by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nichols as sumed operation of the business from Mrs. Emil Messing, who has owned the firm for the past two and one-half years. Mrs. Messing expressed her apprecia A Pep club was recently or tion for patronage during her ganized at the Washington grade ownership. school and at this time consists “We have purchased the Ver of 19 girls who were elected by nonia 5 and 10 from Mrs. Messing popular vote of their classes. The and hope to continue to serve following girls were elected into her customers as we think she would. We are going to try to the club: Joyce Baker, Patricia run the kind of store you want Hickman, Joyce Jones, Kathleen and will appreciate your sugges Sauer, Beverly Williams, Deirdre tions and advice. We will try Udy, Marilyn Good, Margaret to carry the articles you want, Brissett, Alice Steers, Deanna both as to quantity and quality Juola, Jean Ann Anderegg, and will make your wants our Dorothy Gwin, Beverly Cline, wants and hope to serve you for Sharon Hult, Odean Blount, Joan years to come.” With the change of ownership, Roediger, Alice Ann Snook, Mar-• garet Miner and Bertha Keasey. the name of the concern has also Officers have been selected and been changed to Nichol’s Variety are as follows: president, Joyce Store. The hew owners plan to Jones; vice-president, Kathleen add several new lines of mer Sauer; secretary, Beverly Cline chandise, among them being a complete line of baby clothing. and treasurer, Marilyn Good. It is the aim of the organiza tion to be the Pep team at the Another car dealer has started ball games and to act as a ser in business here as indicated by vice club for the school. an announcement made late last December 16 will be the first week by John Dickhout. He opportunity for the girls to dis started the business the first of play their talents at which time this week with the sale of Ford the Columbia county grade cars and trucks and is working school jamboree will be held in under sub-dealer ai rangement the Washington school gymnasi with Wolfard Motor company of um. Portland. Sales room for the new busi ness is located in the building formerly housing Lee Motors and occupies the space once used by the Crawford-Olson Equipment company. The building is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lee. The sending of unsealed Christ mas cards is going to cost the The tavern and cafe formerly mailers of cards more money this year because of a new postage owned by Milton Nelson was rate which went into effect ear sold recently to Joseph Schneibel, lier this year. The new rate, but the transaction was not although effective for some time, completed until a few days ago was mentioned earlier this week pending state ratification of the by local postal authorities be licenses required Xor dispensing cause of the approaching Yule beer. The business has been op season and the consequent heavy erating under the name of Lew’s mailing of greeting cards, most Place. The license change received of which are sent in unsealed the okeh of city cpuncilmen early envelopes. This year a 2c stamp will have in November. to be placed on unsealed enve lopes which heretofore have re quired me. Along with the reminder of the postage rate change, the post of fice is asking that mailing be made well in advance of the De The Vernonia Loggers will open cember 25 date in order to avoid their 1949-50 basketball season the rush period. It is also recommended that 3c next Tuesday evening when they stamps be used if mailers wish engage the Tillamook Cheese to avail themselves of the many makers on the local court In their additional services accorded such yearly feud with that team. The game will feature a »trong mail. Cheesemaker team that walloped the locals unmercifully last year and is gunning for a repeat per Yule Program Planned formance this year. On the The annual Washington and other hand, the Vernonia boys Lincoln schools Christmas pro are certain that {hey can stem gram is being planned for pre the Tillamook attack and make sentation on the evening of De the score slightly different than cember 22 at 8 o’clock, Paul Gor before and are pointing to an don, superintendent, said Wed opening victory over the visitors. nesday. Preparation for the af Word from the local coaches fair is being supervised by Miss shows the starting five for Ver Harriet Bronaugh and Mrs nonia still undecided with posi Harry Sandon. tions still open. Those battling for starting positions include the following boy»: Sylvester Wil Minister Resigns liams. Gordon Crowston. Ronald G. Wm. Anderson, pastor at LaFollett, Floyd Snyder, Loren the First Christian church has Milla, Gerald Millis. Gene Wall. innounced his resignation, ef Harold Crowston, O. Bahr and fective February 1. Mr. Ander several others. son ha* been pastor for some 20 Thero will be two games Tues months and will announce his day night, the second string tee future plans soon. He is con ing off at 7:00 against the op templating a new church or con ponents, after which gam? the tinuing his schooling. first strings will play. Grade Students Form Pep Club Yule Card Rate Changed to 2c Loggers to Open Net Season Tues. THIS PICTURE was snapped earlier this fall when Crown-Zellerbach employees were busy building a logging road into the Natal area. Work on the road was started early in October so that access could be ga:ned to second-growth i'mber owned by the company. The read is about three and one-half miles in length and will tap about 1000 acres of timber in that area. A permanent road is planned, the con struction to be completed this year and rocking next. (This is the first of a series of scenes on the Columbia Tree Farm) Students to Aid With Yule Trees Meet Set for Townsendites Further plans for the holiday season street decorations were discussed Monday evening by the Vernonia Lions club and the Lions were informed that Prin cipal Ray Mills would name some of the high school boys to assist with part of the work. The students will cut ano mount the small evergreens along the business section of Bridge street, he said, and will also help with inflating baloons which will be given to the tiny tots by Santa Claus when he visits here. This will be the- -^cond year the Lions have backed street decorations for December. This year strings of lights will be sus pended at three intersections on Bridge in addition to the lighted tree. Materials for the lights have already been arranged for. A second Townsend club meet ing of members in this vicinity is scheduled for the date of De cember 11, Sunday, at 2 o’clock according to Don Bayley, tempo rary chairman of the organiza tion. The group will convene the meeting at the Legion hall, he said. All members are asked to be on hand at that time. The mem bership figure now stands at more than 110. Juniors Prepare For Class Play The Junior class will present “Junior Prom” December 2 at the Washington grade school. The play is a three-act comedy written by James F. Stone. The admission is 50c adult; 35c high school students with student body tickets, and 50c without student body tickets; 25c grade school. Tickets are on sale by the Ju niors. The cast includes: Janet Peter son, Hildy Haines, a girl of 17; Kathryn Elliot, Olivia, 28, a dis contented maid; Claudine Gibson, Queenie Smith, 17, Hildy's friend; Pat Sauer, Chuck Maines, 18, a boy with ideas; Russell Goodburn, Frankie Brown, 18, an embryo wolf; Donna Aldrich, Mrs. Haines, 38, a harassed wo men; Pat Lobdell, 19, a cousin from* the city; Gerald Millis. a boy of 17; Marvin Eby, Mr. Haines, 39, an innocent father; Fred Lundgren, Clarence Weegar, 23, a dizzy Pugilist and Patty Floaten,. Cassondra Cholmundly 19, a dizzy woman. Honor Court Dated The regular monthly Boy Scout court of honor for this district is scheduled to be held Thursday evening at Forest Grove,. Lloyd Quinn, local Scout master, said Wednesday morning The court will be preceded by a potluck dinner and those wish ing more information about (hii affair are asked to call 716. Second Cantata Scheduled Dec. 11 The second annual Christmas Cantata, sponsored by the Minis terial association, will be heard on Sunday evening, December 11 at the Washington grade school auditorium. The Cantata, “The Cradle of Bethlehem,” by Berge will be presented by an all church choir. G. Wm. Anderson will direct and Lois Clark and Louise Thomas will accompany. The group will hold its final rehearsals tonight at, 7:30 at the Evangelical U. B. church, Sun day, 3:00 p.m. and at the E.U.B. church; Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the E.U.B. church; and final rehearsal on Saturday evening, 7:00 p.m. at the Washington grade school. The public is cordially invited to attend. Some Seal Money Sent in Now This year's Christmas Seal sale has already started to bring in returns from people who re ceived their seals early last week. The sale, which will con tinue until Christmas day, is the sole annual appeal made by the Columbia County Tuberculo sis and Health association for funds to support its tuberculosis program of prevention and con trol. Seventy-four per cent of the funds remain in the county to advance the program; 20 per cent goes to the state office and this [• year, six per cent will go to the national office. In previous years it has been the custom to send five per cent to the national office, but all of the states and local associations pledged an extra one per cent this year for the purpose of re search to find a cure for the disease. 8-Team Group To Play Dec. 10 An eight-team invitational bas ketball jamboree featuring var sity teams from Forest Grove; Vernonia, Gaston, Yamhill, Sher wood, Amity, Sheridan and Banks will be held at the Banks high school gym the night of Decem ber 10. Designed to promote regional interest in basketball, the jam boree will give fans the oppor tunity to see each club in two quarters of action, matching to- be determined by lot, preceding the 7:30 opener. Each squad will be allowed 10 minutes for warm-up before playing their two quarters and each squad will be limited to 10 players. The jamboree is under direc tion of J. H. Tumbleson, Banks principal. New Nurse to Start Work Mrs. Joan Grondahl, Columbia county health nurse for the past two years, announced her resig nation had been submitted to the county court last week and that Mrs. Emma Mueller of Scappoose had been appointed to the posi tion. Mrs. Grondahl assumed the full time position as county health nurse December 1, 1947. She laid that she had no immediate plans for the furture except “stay home." Her home is in Portland and she has commut ed from that city during the per iod of her service to this county. The new county health nurse has been a resident of Scappoose for two years. Prior to that time Mrs. Mueller was an employe of the Los Angeles city health de partment. She also served over seas during world war II with the army nurse corps. Mrs. Mueller will as»ufne het new duties on December 15. SHOPPING DAYS LEFT
