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VOLUME 27, NUMBER 50
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 1949
District 47 Awarded $42,129.35; Special Election Date Set
Supervised
Playground
Talked Mon.
Association Formed
To Work with City
On Summer Project
A supervised playground for
next summer during the school
vacation period came closer to
reality Monday night when dele­
gates from all lodges and the
churches met with the High
School P.-T.A. for a first discus­
sion of the proposal. Representa­
tives from all local churches were
in attendance.
As indicated Monday, all of
those present agreed that super­
vision of the playground during
the summer was a much-needed
addition in order to make the
fullest use of the city park play­
ground.
Each organization will be asked
to appoint two representatives
to serve on a board of directors,
one of the representatives to
serve one year and the other
for two years and regular meet­
ings are scheduled for the second
Monday of each month at the
high school.
Mrs. Bruce Bass will head the
group which chose the name.
Community Recreation associa­
tion, and the other officers to
serve are Mrs. George Johnson
as vice-president, Harold Mcfcn-
tire as secretary and Fred Lund­
gren as treasurer
Mrs. Bass indicated that she
would probably appoint a com­
mittee to go to the neighboring
towns of Hillsboro and Forest
Grove for a study of playground
programs as they are conducted
in those communities.
Demonstration of
Car Due Saturday
All models of Willys-Overland
products are scheduled for show­
ing here Saturday, December 17
by Winston Walker who has an­
nounced that he is taking on the
sub-dealership of the car for this
area.
In making the announcement,
Mr. Walker said that “the repu­
tation of the products speak for
themselves as the most useful
and serviceable equipment in the
automotive family.”
A district representative of the
company will be here Saturday
to answer all questions and ex­
plain the construction and me­
chanics of the various models.
Next Singing
Date Is Sun.
The Vernonia Community Sing
will be held December 18 at
2:30 p.m. in the Christian church
and will be a Christmas program
presented by Barbara Bass. There
will be special numbers and group
singing.
This is the first time the spac­
ing of the meetings has been
changed from the regular timing
of two weeks apart, but the
above date was chosen in order
to have the Christmas singing
on the last Sunday before Christ­
mas day itself.
Former Resident
Dies in Portland
J. T. Sessman, a former resi­
dent of Vernonia, passed away in
Portland Monday of this week
at the age of 73. He resided here
during the early days of his life.
Mrs Sessman passed away a year
ago.’
Surviving the deceased are: two
daughters, Vivian Delker and
Thelma Goodnight; two sisters,
Julia McNutt of Forest Grove
and Rosa Keasey of Roseburg
and two brothers, Reuben of
Portland and Ed of Vernonia.
Discussion of
Film Intended
An interesting meeting of the
Grade School P.-T.A. has been
planned for Monday evening at
8 p.m. when a panel discussion
on the film “Human Growth”
will be held. Those chosen on
the panel are: Dr. H. E. Schlegel,
Rev. Paul D. Sisler, Mrs. Wm.
Heath and Mrs. Warren Aldrich
with Mrs. Byron Kirkbride as
moderator.
After the panel discussion, there
will be audience participation
on the subject.
The chairman of the grade
school board, Glen Hawkins, will
give a talk on the receipt of the
funds returned to the district
recently to be used for needed
improvements in the schools. He
will hear suggestions on it’s use
at that time.
riefreshments will be served in
the school cafeteria following the
meeting.
The P.-T.A. executive commit;
tee will meet today, Thursday, at
1 o’clock at the Washington
school.
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SHOPPING
DAYS LEFT
Home Burned Sunday
The home on Second Avenue,
Corey hill, belonging to Joe Den­
nis was almost completely des­
troyed by fire early Sunday
morning. The blaze is thought to
have started from an overheated
stove. Loss is estimated at- 90
per cent of the value. Firemen
were called at 2 a m. and fought
the blaze for over two hours.
BUIQ/MMSSfALS
New Tree Farm Certified for
County by Conservation Group
Recent action by the forest
conservation committee of the
Pacific Northwest Forest Indus­
tries, certifying agency for west
coast tree farms, has placed the
Peter-Glenn Tree Farm in Co­
lumbia county on the list of
forest holdings devoted to perpe­
tual forest products growth.
The farm, containing 707 acres
is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Hawkins who are doing every­
thing that is practical to carry
out practices of experimental
pruning, thinning of present
stands and experimental plant­
ing.
Alpiost continuous operation in
one phase of the work or another
will result from the certification,
Mr. Hawkins said. All ages of
trees from young plantings to
those 90 years old stand on the
land.
The Peter-Glenn Farm is one
of four in Oregon that were
certified and that total 233,617
acres. The total tree farm acre­
age in Oregon now amounts to
1,167,414 acres.
Yule Programs
Being Planned
By Churches
Singing of Carols,
Parties, Plays to
Be Presented Soon
With the approach of the
Christmas season, plans are near­
ly complete for the presentation
of the annual Yule programs by
the various churches as indicated
by announcements from most of
the denominations this week.
Most of them will take place dur­
ing the coming week.
At the Assembly of God church,
Friday evening has been chosen
as the date for the singing of
songs, recitations and a play that
will be given by one of the
junior classes. Start of the pro­
gram at that church is scheduled
for 7:30.
A Christmas pageant, “One
Night in Bethlehem,” will open
the Christmas program at the
Nazarene church on Tuesday
evening at 7:45. Following the
pageant will be recitations, songs
and exercises.
The Evangelical U. B. Sunday
school program will take place
Wednesday and will consist of
recitations, dialogues, exercises,
anthems and carol singing. Mrs.
L. E. Stiff will be in charge
there.
Christian church young people
will go caroling this year on Sun­
day evening, the .18th at 7:30
and will then return to the
church for a chili feed. Treats
for the children will be enjoyed
during the Sunday morning ser­
vice.
The Latter Day Saints church
will conduct regular morning
services next Sunday and devote
part of the afternoon to a Christ­
mas party.
PAC Workers to
Meet Dec. 18
Stores Plan
Later Closing
Most stores offering merchan­
dise for Christmas shoppers will
keep their doors open later in
in the evening than usual during
the coming week a check of
local merchants indicated early
this week.
The firms contacted indicated
that they would remain open
until 8 p.m. in order for shoppers
to have more time than usual
to select gift items.
Interest in Christmas buying
gained momentum the past few
days, most merchants said.
Cancer Society
Names Leader
At a recent meeting held in
St. Helens early this month Rea-
tha Horn was appointed Com­
mander of Columbia county for
the American Cancer Society for
the year 1950. Ben Coleman of
St. Helens was named vice-com­
mander.
An all-day meeting dealing
with work of the society in Port­
land Monday of this week was
attended by Mrs. Horn. Mrs.
Harold Milligan, national presi­
dent was the speaker at that time
and films were shown pertaining
to cancer and how to detect cer­
tain kinds.
Anyone wishing informative
literature for themselves or their
friends m^y obtain it by asking
Mrs. Horn. All inquiries will be
keDt confidential.
Chest Fund Total
Here Is $1546.35
The Community Chest drive
has come to an end this year
with very gratifying results. A
total of $1546.35 was received
from the Vernonia, Mist and
Birkenfeld contributors. A check
$1051.51 has been turned over to
the local emergency fund as its
share of the funds received and
$417.52 will be turned over to
the Columbia County Chest
which in turn will be placed at
the disposal of the participating
child welfare agencies. The Na­
tional Boy Scouts will receive
$77.32 from local contributions
as their share.
The local Community Chest
board takes this opportunity to
express appreciation and thanks
for the fine cooperation and gen­
erosity of workers and contribu­
tors in this Chest Campaign.
Representatives of CIO local
unions from counties within the
first congressional district of Ore­
gon will gather here Sunday, De­
cember 18 to discuss plans for the
organization's participation in the
1950 political campaigns, Jewell
Lloyd, business agent of local
5-37 of the IWA-CIO, said Tues­
day.
The meeting will be held in
the IWA hall beginning at 1:00
p.m. and the local’s entertain­
ment committee will show a film, Yule Party Date Set
"The Columbia” for the enter­
The Christmas party for the
tainment of the delegates. This Youth Recreation center is to be
film deals with the Columbia held Saturday night in the
Valley region and its develop­ Legion hall, according to an an­
ment.
nouncement made earlier this
Some 50 or more delegates are week. The party is sponsored aqd
expected to attend from the Lo­ chaperoned by members of the
cals of Woodworkers, Cannery American Legion Auxiliary. Re­
Workers, Fishermen, Longshore­ freshments will be served after
men, Telephone Workers, etc., the evening of games and danc­
located in the towns and cities ing.
of the 10-courity district.
George Brown, state CIO sec­
retary, will be present as well as Cub* to Party
a number of other CIO officials
The Cub Scouts and their fa­
of the state. This meeting was
called by Manley J. Wilson of milies will enjoy a Christmas
St. Helens, the state CIO-PAC's party the evening of December
committeeman for the district, in 21 at 7:30 at the IWA hall. Dur-
line with action taken at the the evening, highlights of 1949
Bend convention of the Council football games and a comedy
in October regarding registration moving pictures will be shown.
driven and other political activity Santa Claus and a tree will also
on the part of the organization's be features of the evening.
membership.
The film. The Columbia, will be
Relief Group to Meet
-hown at 3:00 p.m. and the public
The Vernonia Emergency Re-
is moat cordially invited to view
it. This is the film that attracted ief committee is scheduled to
so much attention and comment . meet Friday evening of this
when shown at the Livestock Ex- I week at 7:30 at the IWA union
position this fall, he added.
hall.
Sportsmen to $10,000Fee
for
Ask Steelhead Asked
Trial Work
Season Change
Rescinding of Deer
Killing Permit Also
Requested Friday
Hunters and fishermen who
were interested in the Vernonia
Rod and Gun club heard a read­
ing of the by-laws of the corpo­
ration Friday night when the or­
ganization met at the West Ore­
gon Electric office. The by-laws
reading occupied a considerable
part of the meeting time because
of amendments that were pro­
posed and that will be voted upon
early in January, 1950 when the
corporation conducts its annual
meeting.
At that time, an election of of­
ficers will also take place.
The angling regulation hear­
ing of the state game commis­
sion will probably draw a delega­
tion from here January 13 to
request that the steelhead sea­
son be extended to March 31.
Fishermen believe that earlier
closing of the season has restric­
ted catches. The commission
meeting at that time is to be
held to consider 1950 seasons and
bag limits for the taking of game
fish.
Another action of the sports­
men Friday resulted in a letter
being sent by Secretary R. M.
Aldrich to C. A. Lockwood, state
game director, asking that a per­
mit issued to a farmer on Timber
route to kill 10 deer be rescinded.
Claude Shaw, state patrolman in
charge of game, who met with
the sportsmen, explained why the
permit was issued and how it
had been used.
Permits to kill deer are is­
sued when damage to crops is
indicated and the killing is to be
done so that remains are spread
in the area in order to dis­
courage other deer from return­
ing; Mr. Shaw indicated in his
report that more than one deer
should not be killed during a day,
but that had not been the case
in this instance.
The club letter to the commis­
sion asked also that no new per­
mits be issued without a thorough
examination being made before­
hand.
Another motion adopted by the
club at the session gives the Boy
Scouts the privilege of using the
Keasey property and buildings
not now occupied for camping
and other Scout activities.
Swedish Bible
Gift Offered
A Swedish Bible has been left
at the Vernonia Public Library
by S. L. Kirtland to be given to
some person who reads Swedish
and would appreciate having it.
The library board presented
Pride and Prejudice by Austen,
edited by W. Sommerset Maugh­
am, to Letha Hamilton, girls
winner of the book week poster
contest, and Westward Ho! by
Chas. Kingsley to Ronald Ander-
egg. boys winner. Honorable
mentions were Ann Cameron,
Joyce Baker and Arline Siebel.
The posters were made in the
Washington grade school art de­
partment under Miss Reva Jo
rtughes.
Bazaar Planned
The Latter Day Saints church
has scheduled a bazaar to be
held at Lynch's Dry Good* in
Riverview, December 20. If item*
remain after the sale at the
store, they will be taken to the
church in the evening.
School district 47 Jt„ which
was recently awarded judgment
in its case against the U. S.
National Bank for recovery of
funds lost through embezzlement,
received a total of $42,129.35 ac­
cording to an announcement
made Tuesday by Glen F. Hawk­
ins, chairman of the district
board of directors. The amount
includes the $34,953 originally
lost plus interest after that time
until judgment was given by
the state supreme c6urt a short
Lme ago. However, the district
will actually receive considerable
less than the total because of
the amount of attorney fee de­
manded by John L. Foote, St.
Helens and the law firm of Ber­
nard and Collier, Portland, who
handled the case for district 47.
The fee asked for conducting
the case is $10,000 which will
leave the district the amount of
$32,129 35.
Awarding of the money brings
another problem that must be
settled by taxpayers in the dis­
trict, Mr. Hawlqns indicated
Tuesday when he mentioned that
a special election date has been
set for voters to determine the
manner in which the remaining
amount of funds is to be spent.
Notice of the school meeting
when the balloting will take
place is scheduled for Saturday.
December 31 at the Washington
school. At that time it will be
changes are necessary h-dut
pointed out that considerable
changes are necessary because of
increasing enrollment and out­
dated equipment, all
being
changes that can be made with­
out additional property tax le­
vies.
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Changes proposed by school
authorities include the addition
of two new classrooms, new light­
ing for all rooms and provision
for playground space and equip­
ment which is not now available.
Enrollment figure gains for
the past several years indicate*
the need for more classroom
space. Data released by Super­
intendent Paul Gordon on the
enrollment of students since 1946
indicates a steady increase from
465 for that year to about 555 at
the present time with the result
that a number of teachers are
instructing more students than
specified as the maximum by the
Oregon state department of edu­
cation.
State requirements call for not
more than 30 pupils per teacher
in the upper division and not
more than 25 for the lower di­
vision which is the first three
grades.
From the standpoint of lights,
Mr. Gordon has indicated that qo
rooms now meet state require­
ments. Complete new lighting
will be necessary to bring the
grade building within the law.
The state has also recommended
that the district provide play­
ground space and equipment
which is not now available.
The election December 31 will
make it possible for residents of
the district to decide whether
they wish to spend the $32,000
remaining for improvements here
or allow it to revert to the coun­
ty for the reduction of tax levy*.
New Manager Named
Jimmy Haight is the new
manager of the Safeway store
here as the result of a decision
that has advanced Lynn Thomas,
former manager, to a Portland
store of the firm. The change
was announced late last week
and the men began work io
their new location* Tuesday Mr.
Haight come* here from Beaver­
ton.
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