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Library, U of 0 Derno tWÈO E agio “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming. Recreation." VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTV, OREGON VOLUME 28, NUMBER 10 Mobile Crane Loads Logs Phone Service Top Subject Again Monday Long Distance Line Improvement Premise Made by Company « k > / X SALVAGE pulpwood is being loaded on the Columbia Tree Farm as pictured in the photo above. This scene shows one of Crown Zellerbach's mobile cranes loading logs in the Piling H'U area of Upper Pebble creek. Grade Team Captures Tournament Win Saturday; State Playoff Entered Wed. ( With sharpshooting Kenneth Nanson showing the way, the Vernonia grade school basketball team captured the Columbia county grade school tournament Saturday night by defeating Clatskanie, 23-21 in a thrill- packed overtime contest, played before a capacity crowd in the St. Helens high school gym. Lee Faulk hit from the gift line with 13 seconds to go and that knotted the score at 19-19 and the same Faulk bagged the field goal in the overtime period that ultimately decided the en- counter. Faulk, one of the standout p’.ayers of the tournament, was named to the all-tournament first team by coaches and referees following the final contest. Vernonia had roared into the finals on a 38-17 opening victory over Columbia City on Thursday ar.d a 26-15 triumph over Scap poose in the semi finals on Fri day. These games were played at Scappoose. But in the first quarter of the championship fracas, it looked as if the Gordon charges had more than met their match. With Jolma, Wilcoxen and Lahti afl hitting field goals, sandwiched by three free throws, the Clatskanie entry nabbed a 9-4 first quarter edge. With Faulk and Nanson hitting fcr three points each while Clatskanie was being held to a fi’id goal and two free throws, Sale Planned For Library I I A rummage sale for the bene fit of the Vernonia public library building fund will be held at the Eagle's hall March 10 and 11 and the hall will be open the 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to receive any contribution anyone would care to make. The sale this weêk will be an other in a series of endeavors de voted to increasing a fund plan ned eventually for use to im prove the city library. This sale will be sponsored by the Vernonia Study club. To date the various organizations have raised $438.11 towards this project, the total coming from five different, fund-raising ven tures in the past. The ventures were: carnival (all organizations contributing time and effort) $147.06; studv club tea. 1948. *62.04; Reb->kah cooked food sale. $46.08; study club tea. 1949. $39.- 00 and Pythian Sisters rummage $143.11. with time running out. But Nanson, who scored 11 of Vernonia's 23 points in the game, came up with an all-important field goal to match Osborne’s ef fort and the score was 18-18 with a minute left. Ronnie Stinson was given a chance to ice the game for Clats kanie with 40 seconds to go. With two opportunities to hit from the charity line, Stinson bagged the first one but missed the point and the game went into overtime. The Clatskanie team went back into the lead again in the over time, but with the count finally knotted at 21-21 by the desperate Vernonia crew, Faulk came through with his game winning field goal, a short one from the left side. Clatskanie added a point but it wasn't enough. The P.E.O. Sisterhood, which The first place cup was pre is represented by Chapter BS in sented to Captain Albert Fuller Vernonia, gives annually four by T. L. McBride, president of scholarships of $125.00 eadh to the Toastmasters’ club, which girls graduating from Oregon sponsored the annual tourna high schools. ment. • These awards are given where * Then came the naming of the the need is greatest and, since its all-star.i. Despite their three organization in 1945, Chapter BS straight wins, only Faulk was has turned in to the education honored. committee, several names of girls The Vernonia team was the from the local high school. Al class of the tournament and now though so far no awards have has the opportunity of represent been given locally, the Sisterhood ing this district in the Hill Mili urges girls trying for scholar tary academy tournament later ships not to be discouraged be in the month. This tournament cause selection is difficult and is the grade school equivilent of the fact that a girl’s name may the statd competition. have been presented as a likely Lee Faulk rang the bell for candidate is in itself an honor. 17 counters against Columbia City Application blanks for further to pace the easy 38-17 triumph information may be procured in the first round. from either Ray Mills, principal That put the Vernonia crew up of Vernonia high school, or Mrs. against Scappoose in the semi H. G. Sandon, chairman of the finals. Scappoose had ^-en rated Chapter’s education committee. as the pre-toumament favorite but they had little opportunity to get their high-geared offense Meeting Scheduled into effective motion against the The community recreation group stubborn Gordon defnse. Kenny is scheduled to meet next Mon Nanson hit for 11 the same total day evening at 8 p.m. at the that he had in the finals to pace high school at which time defi the 26-15 triumph. Box score of the finals: nite plans will be worked out Clatskanie (21) Vernonia (23) for the proposed summer pro Harrison F (11) Nanson gram. Some organizations parti | Lahti (6) F .(4) Braun cipating in the recreational pro I Osborne (8) C (5) Faulk G Lusby posal have already started fund- Jolma (2) Wilcoxen (2) G (2) Fuller raising activities. Substitutes: Clatskanie, Stinson (3). Salmi (2), Long; Vernonia. Crowston (1). Workshop Dates Set This tournament win was th- Columbia county grade and fourth in five years. Gordon's high school teachers will go to crew left yesterday morning for St. Helens Friday and Saturday the state event, but before they for the annual two-day county left he named his starting five workshop institute. All teachers men. They are Speed Lusby, are required to attend this af Billy Braun. Lee Faulk, Albert Fuller and Kenneth Nanson and fair which will be devoted to with them went Gordon Fulton. study of improvement of instruc Henry Higley, Henry Bas* and tion in reading. Francis Crowston. the Vernonia team lowered their rivals’ bulge to 13-10 at the intermission. Vernonia didn’t get a lead un til midway in the third quarter when Nanson hit a long one- hander that danced rim to rim before dropping through and Faulk cashed a rebound. That gave Vernonia a 15-13 lead. The third quarter ended 16-15 for Vernonia. Both defenses tightened in the crucial fourth quarter. But Clats kanie finally penetrated to tie it up and then Osborne hit for the down river team to lead 18-16 Scholarships for Four Girls Open « Telephone service again headed Monday night’s council meeting topic as it did at the official city meeting two weeks ago when steps were taken to determine what could be accomplished toward bringing into reality promises of improved service made many months before by phone company officials. At the council session two weeks before, City Recorder Al- bert Childs was Instructed to write Pacific Telephone and Tele graph, asking the number of subscribers necessary before the firm would be interested in bringing service to this area, An answer was available for coun cil consideration Monday as also was a letter from the West Coast firm explaining that company’s future plans. The Pacific T. an^ T letter stated that they could not ser vice this area "because it res- pects the boundaries of the ter- ritory in which its connecting company, such as the West Coast company. provides service. How ever we have referred this mat ter to the West Coast company and we feel sure that they will contact you regarding it in the very near future.” From the West Coast Tele phone company letter written February 28, the council was in formed that plans were to im- prove the present line through Timber by the installation of 10 miles of copperweld wire which is tougher and which will with stand considerably greater ad verse weather conditions. Also planned within the next several months is provision for a total of four toll circuits between Forest Grove and Vernonia. The letter stated that “two construc- tion crews will begin work on the Timber toll circuit route as soon as material is receiv?d which should be within the next week or 10 days.” No further action regarding the matter was taken by the council Monday. The ordinance governing the placing of music machines in business places will be studied by councilmen, probably at their next meeting, because of a com plaint registered by Mr. Huff concerning the machine at. the C and C cafe. Unsatisfactory records and lack of service on the machine was the basis for his objection and also for his request that he be permitted to purchase and operate a machine of his own. Further improvement t of the Memorial cemetery will I be car ried out as the result i ol a de cision by the council to seed the lower part of the land to pro vide a turf that will conform in appearance with the upper por tion. An estimate of the cost of the work will be worked out by Shirley Kirtland, caretaker, who suggested the program. Lodge Plans Speech Benefit An invitation to attend a public card party was issued Wednes day morning for the event which is scheduled to take place next Monday evening at the Legion hall. The party is being spon sored by the Pythians as a bene fit for the annual public speak ing contest which the organiza tion sponsors. The contest will take place soon, but a definite date has not been set yet. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1950 High School Rated Below Standard on Three Points Vernonia’s high school was rated below standard on three points as the result of an examination of the physical plant and equipment made by Willard Bear, supervisor of secondary education, February 7. The • official text of his report was received by Principal Ray Mills earlier this week. The three points which drew non standard rating were the school plant, furniture, equipment and sup plies and the ’ library although the last point concerning the library was modified consider ably* over a previous year’s re port because of improvements that have been made. Lyman Ross, district supervis In regard to the school plant, or for the bureau of the census the report pointed out that minor has announced the selection of Mrs. Mary E. Grasborg, Columbia corrections had been made since City, and Mrs. Olga M. Wilson, the 1948 report, but plans for Warren, for crew leaders for substantial improveemnt had not Columbia county for the 1950 materialized. census. Mr. Ross said that territories Lighting is of low intensity and poor quality in most of the class will be assigned to them at the conclnsion of their training and study rooms and tested con which will be in Astoria on siderably below the 30 foot can March 8 to 15 inclusive and each dles of proper quality light in crew leader will be responsible tensity now recognized as neces for approximately 16 enumera sary in order to insure eye tors who will be selected and trained prior to April 1, when health. the actual job of taking the 1950 The homemaking department census will begin. has the basic instructional facili Local census committees are ties necessary for a good pro being appointed, stated Mr. Ross, gram, but the room itself is to stress the importance of com munity cooperation in the work small and unattractive and can of taking the census so that an not be considered entirely stand- accurate enumeration may be ard. taken. Agricultural groups are putting The report had this to say about the building's furniture, special features to acquaint the farmers with the agricultural equipment and supplies: “No ade census under the direction of W. quate provision is made in the G. Nibler, county extension agent. main building for students to properly care for their coats, Club to Meet overshoes and other personal Members of the Townsend dub items. Two or more overcoats were hung on many of the hooks are scheduled to attend a session that has been called for Friday and some had fallen to the evening of this w?ek at the IWA floor, Because of the arrange- hall. The gathering will con ment of the building there is vene at 8 p.m., according to an very little space available for announcement which also stated lockers in the corridors; how that another meeting is sched uled March 19 when Mrs. A. E. ever, the situation might be re Jenriing's birthday will be cele lieved to some extent by instal brated. ling lockers in the study hall or some other room. Standard steel lockers could be moved to a new building at a future time.” “The library has been improved a great deal by enlarging the space available to it and by allot ing adequate time for a teacher to supervise it . . . The room still lacks storage space for old copies of magazines and work space, but it is difficut to see how this can be corrected in the present building ...” Spirit of the school received high rating from the examination which stated: “The spirit of the school as indicated by the man ner in which students were ob served to conduct themselves in their classes, study rooms and corridors, their interest in class room work and activities and their general willingness to co GLENN A LEEMON of St. operate with one another and Helens has announced his candi their teachers is commendable dacy for the democratic nomina and indicative of good staff and tion for representative in the administrative leadership.” legislature from the 33rd district, Bear’s summary of the exami comprising Columbia and Clatsop nation listed several definite counties. Mr. Leemon is the points that needed correction and present mayor of St. Helens. stated that it would be necessary serving his second term. He i> for the board to submit a plan a director ot the St. Helens port outlining ways in which condi commission, director of the re tions would be corrected, His I cently created Columbia hospital main points were: improper district, and a director of the St. maintenace of the school plant Helens Chamber of Commerce, and especially the dressing and being chairman of the retail shower rooms; inadequate light- trades committee, In 1948 he ing; inadequate facilities for care became chairman, of the Colum- of students’ clothing; class sec bia county democratic central tions which exceed 32 student. committee. Mr. Leemon came to St. Helens <n 1936. purchasing a pharmacy and conducting that Examiner Scheduled business until 1946. He later The drivers license examiner acquired an interest in The St. will be on duty here Friday, Helens Chronicle, of which he is March 17 at the city hall from publisher, and became a director 10 a. m to 4 p. m. for the con of the new Bank of St. Helens venience of people wishing licen when that institution was or ganised last year. ses or permits to drive. Census Crew Leaders Named £
