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Library, U of O Association of Merchants Formed; Directors Named “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.” VOLUME 27, NUMBER 51 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 1949 ------ --------- ———---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Santa Claus Appears Annual School Program to Be Seen Thursday Grades, High School To Participate in Event; Santa Due HERE is Santa Claus on one of the visits he has be on making to Vernonia to give baloons to youngsters and take their orders for Chr’stmas gifts. Arrange nents for his appearances here were made by the Vernonia Lions club. (VE photo and engraving) Record Player Provided TEENAGE recreation members will have the use o' a new record player and two albums pf records because of a presentation made to the club Saturday night by the American Legion Auxiliary. The Auxiliary purchased the player and records from furds which came from the recent "Laff It Off" pro gram. The presentation was made for the Auxiliary by Mrs. Paul Weidman, r-ght. Accepts, for the Teenagers were Nancy Fletcher and B;ll Chalmers. At the left is Floyd Ofh, leader of the 1 ecreation group. Unemployment Office Offers Job Placement Service to Employers Opening of the permanent full- time office of the Oregon state unemployment service at Hills boro has been more than justified according to Alvin Elkins, mana- ger, who indicates that job place ment has been considerable be cause of the use employers in this area have made of it. Mr. Elkips indicated that his office is ready to help on any problems involving personnel and employers are urged to make use of the facilities. The presentation of the an nual school Christmas program will be seen this year as usual, Superintendent Paul Gordon said Wednesday. The event is sched uled this evening, Thursday, at 8 p.m. at the Washington audi torium. Mrs. Harry Sandon and Miss Harriett Bronaugh have prepared the program and decorations have been worked out by Miss Reva Jo Hughes. In addition, Santa Claus is scheduled to appear after the program and present each boy and girl with a candy bag. His visit here at that time is being made possible by the V. F.W. assisted by other local or ganizations. Participating in the affair will be: primary grades of Lincoln and Washington singing "Cradle Hymn” and "Christmas Is Com ing”; piano selections by Kar en Garrisbn,* Stella Woolsey, Caroline Heath, Deanna Osburn, Joyce Jones and Judy Cox and a Christmas ballet. The high school’s part will include: two songs by Beverly Closner, “Sweet Little Jesus ^Boy” and “Holy City”; two num bers by the girls chorus, "Win ter Wonderland” and “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” Children who will take part in the operetta, “An Irish Christ mas,” are: mother, a poor widow, Joan Roediger; her children, Kathy—Margaret Miner, Pat— Freddie RaAkin, Bridget—Margt aret Buckley, Dan—Roy Highley and Michael, a neighbor boy, Ronald Anderegg. Leaders of the little people will be Da— Donna Buckley, Oi — Joyce Thompson and Ne — Charlotte Welty. Fifth grade students will sing as a chorus of little people and 6th, 7th and 8th grade stu dents will sing as a mixed chor us. A group of about 25 Vernonia business men and women assem bled last Thursday evening at the Legion hall to talk over a proposal that an association be formed. Before the session end ed a seven-man board of direc tors had been formed and given the responsibility of carrying out Stores Plan Mon. Closing Most Vernonia business houses will close their doors Saturday night of this week and remain that way for two days instead of the usual one-day closure for Sunday. Procedure in the past when a holiday falls on Sunday has been to close Monday also and that is the reason for the two-day holiday to come this week end. Baskets Sent To Needy Here Between 15 and 20 Christmas baskets will be distributed to needy people here just before Christmas because of action tak- • en by the Vernonia Emergency Relief committee, formerly the Vernonia Community Chest. The committee met last Friday night at the home of Mrs. A. J. Hughes, member of the group, to decide upon the baskets to be given. The change of name was made recently when the county chest organization was forraed so that conflict would be avoided in the names. Little Theater Names Officers Little Theater group members met early last week at the Washington school for an election of officers the adoption of by laws under which the organiza tion plans to work in the pre sentation of future plays. Heading the group as chair man is Mrs. James "Vike and the other officers are Mickey Ro berson, vice-chairman; Elaine Bristlin, secretary; Bill Wilson, treasurer and Maxine Sallquist, historian. Included in the theater by laws was a decision that any surplus money be used for some civic enterprise. A committee will be selected soon and charged with the responsibility of select ing the cost for the next play which will consist of three acts. preliminary plans to start the organization. The belief that an association is needed here had been gaining momentum for over a week among business men because sev eral business problems affecting most merchants had arisen. Gen eral discussion of problems also occupied part of Thursday’s meet ing in addition to the election of directors. Board members chosen were Lew Choate, Kent Bauersfeld, Harry King, Pete Brunsman, Gor don Larson and Marvin Kamholz. The board met following the gen eral meeting and will meet again after Christmas. The adoption of a set of by laws, determining the amount of dues to be charged and the nam ing of a permanent secretary to handle records of the organiza tion are some of the decisions that the board will make before a general meeting is called again, probably in January. The merchant group is the first of its kind, to be organized here and deal directly with local busi ness problems. Council Talks Problems Mon. Problems relative to the dis-- posal of garbage again occupied part of Monday evening’s coun cil meeting when Harry French, who is now in charge of the work, appeared. Between Mr. French and the council, several changes in the present garbage disposal franchise were agreed upon and will be written into amendments to cover the work in the future. Councilmen agreed that it was satisfactory with them for IWA Local 5-37 to conduct a carnival at the union hall early in the coming year. Rex. Normand, Sr., asked the council if there was any restriction and was in formed there was none. The latter part of the meeting was devoted to an audit report which, had been prepared by I. D. Wood and Co. of city books. The report explained by a representa tive of the company gave sug gestions for future methods of conducting business. One sug gestion was that the city begin foreclosu—> proceedings on pro perty against which improvement liens have been assessed but not paid. Some of the liens are quite a few years-old, it was pointed out, yet have not been paid. The councilmen talked in fa vor of starting such proceeding) within a short time. Tree Lighted Tavern Redecorated Complete redecoration of the interior of Lew’s Place is almost finished. Painting of the walls and woodwork was done by Car lin Hackney. Scenic pictures are being placed on the walls and the front windows have also been redecorated. A White Christinas (Note: The following article, which first appeared in The Eagle it is nine o’clock before it peers over the tips of the fir trees and last year during the Christmas season, is being reprinted again this illuminates the Christmas tree in the window with its silver tinsels, year by the request of several people who remembered it. Author the gaily colored decorations, a tinfoil star at the top and a candy of the article is Charlie Castner who regularly writes the articles cane hanging among its branches. Ma always insists on a Christmas by the Old Man on the Hill.) tree. There won’t be any younguns to enjoy it, but she says it is It is a white Christmas in Vernonia this year. The snow is not more like Christmas. Tonight will be Christmas Eve and they will too deep, but it has covered the ground for some inches. The boughs draw up their chairs and open the Christmas packages that lie of the fir trees are weighted with its silvery whiteness and bend beneath the tree. The old man has a pretty good idea of what downward as if in submissidh to Old Man Winter; but now and then will be in his package for he noticed Ma busily knitting on some a rebellious bough shakes off its load and springs up, cascading a thing that she hastily concealed whenever he came near; a pair ot silvery shower to the ground below. mittens, or more likely, a pair of bed socks as his feet have been As the Old Man, who lives up on the hill, goes out to the barn getting rather cold of late. He wonders if she knows about the warm yard to feed his chickens the snow is crunchy under his feet, his house slippers, lined with rabbit fur, that he has for her. He more breath makes a white cloud before him and he allows to himself than suspects that she does, not that she would peek — she would that this cold snap will be bad for his “rumatiz,” and he p'aces his never do that — but experience has taught him that it is next to feet with care for a fall on the icy walk would be hard on old and * impossible to keep a secret from her. He used to marvel at the brittle bones. As he scatters the corn and wheat his fingers tingle uncanny way in which she seemed to know whatever he was up to, with the unaccustomed cold. The old red rooster dutifully clucks even to divining his very thoughts, but he has ceased to wonder and the hens to their .breakfast then stands around on one foot, the other to accept it as just something beyond his understanding. tightly tucked un in his feathers. As they sat before the Christmas tree that evening the Old Man’s The snowbirds and sparrows are chirping to 4>im from the bare thoughts went back through the years; some were good and some limbs of the willow tree and he scatters oatmeal and crumbs on a marked by sorrow and trouble, but he allowed, if he had it all to cleared place beneath the tree. Even before he finishes they are do over again he would not change it — at least — not much; and fluttering greedily down. In some mysterious way the word seems he knew that Ma went with him down memory lane for her work to have gone far and wide for before he is back to the kitchen door i roughened hand, somehow, found its way into his. and he knew dozens more are coming, chirping and hopping about with many her thoughts were not unpleasant for there was a smile on her lips flirts of wing and tail; and there is always a few pugnacious little as her head rested gently against his shoulder. Then from up the rascals that seem to be more intent on chasing their fellows away road there came the sound of happy young voices and a horse went than in themselves feeding. As the Old Man warms his numb fingers by drawing a homemade sled through the snow. There was a lone at the stove he observes their antics from the window with disap sleigh bell tinkling from his neck and someone was singing "Silent proval and ruminates “birds are just like folks, always teudin.” Night.” The sun comes up reluctantly far to the south of its usual path; Yes, it is a white Christmas up on the hill. THIS illuminated Christmas tree for the Vernonia business district was erected early last week by Mons club members to add to the holiday season of decorations. It stands at the corner of First and Bridge streets. (VE photo and engraving)