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Library, U of 0 “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation. ” VOLUME 28, NUMBER 14 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Churches to Unite for Good Friday, Sunrise Service on Easter Sun. The churches of the city are uniting in special Good Friday and Easter Sunrise services, under the sponsorship of the Vernonia Ministerial association. The Good Friday service will be held Friday evening at 7:30 at the Evangelical U.B. church. Rev. W. M. McBride, pastor of the Assembly of God church will speak The Baptist and Evangelical U.B. churches will furnish special music. The Memorial Cemetery will be the site where the Easter Sun rise service will be held at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. A youth choir composed of young people from all the churches will sing and Rev. Paul D. Sisler, pastor of the Evangelical U.B. church, will Census Forms Not Filled Out Census takers working in this area now are experiencing dif ficulty with the agriculture ques tionnaire which was mailed to rural route boxholders late in March. Farm owners were re quested at that time to have the forms completed and ready for census takers when they called early in April. Information released Tuesday by a census taker here indicated that many of the forms have not been completed and consequently census workers are being delayed. It was pointed out Tuesday that these descriptions require that forms be filled out: every place of three or more acres whether it is considered a farm having any specialized opera tions; every grain house or nursery; every place on which there are 100 or more poultry or on which 300 dozen or more eggs were produced last year; any place having three hives of bees or more. The questionnaire being used has been designed so as to be filled out as easily as possible. The average farmer will answer less than 100 inquiries, most of which can be completed without reference to any records. Meeting Time Changed The Scouts of Vernonia Troop 201 will hold future meetings on Monday evening according to Jim Davies, Scoutmaster, who announced the change Wednes day morning. Reason for the change is that the present time conflicts with school activities. Committee to Meet People .who are active in the work of the playground recrea tion group are reminded that a meeting is scheduled for Mon day evening of the coming week. The meeting is to be at the high school at 8 p.m. April 10. Re ports from committees will be heard at that time. speak. Arrangements have been made to hold the service at the Christian church in the event of inclement weather. Three special services are plan ned for Easter Sunday at the Evangelical U.B. church. At 9:30 a.m. the Sunday school will have a program of recitations, song, and exercises with a short Easter message by the pastor. The 11:00 a.m. worship service will feature a solo, “As it Began to Dawn" — Coombs, sung by Mrs. Sally Roediger, and an an them by the choir, “The Stranger of Galilee" — Morris. The pas tor will speak on the subject, "The Assurance of Man’s Hope." In the evening at 7:30 the choir will present a service of music and scripture reading, tel ling the story of Christ’s passion and triumph over death. “The Message of the Cross”, •will be the theme of the Easter program given by the children and young people of the Naza- rene Sunday school. The Sun day school and morning worship service will be combined with the program beginning at 10:30. There will be a special Easter program at the close of the Sun day school session at the As sembly of God church at 10:30 a.m. The morning worship hour will begin at 11 o’clock, and the Easter message will be delivered by Evangelist Dick Colson, who is beginning a revival campaign here. Meetings are every night at 7:30 except on Mondays and Sat urdays. Evangelist Colsen has just closed a successful meeting in southern Oregon. Special music will also be rendered dur ing these meetings. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. McCrae Named OEA President Wallace McCrae, superintend ent of schools at Pendleton, was named president of the Oregon Education association Tuesday to serve during the coming year. The association met Monday and Tuesday of this week in Port land. McCrae formerly held the post of superintendent at St. Helens and before that was principal of Vernonia high school. New Business Started Robert Burt, former owner of the Vernonia Bakery, has started a “Peeled Spud’’ busi ness in Beaverton. This is a new business in this section of the country. He offers peeled potatoes in small or large cello phane bags for boiling. They are also ready for frying for french fries. Sign-up Tops 1OO for Bloodmobile Appearance Indication that there will be plenty of blood donors on hand next Thursday when the Red Cross bloodmobile appears here, is contained in information which Carlin Hackney released Wednes day. At that time he already had a sign-up of over 100 to donate blood which will be ad ded to the Columbia county bank for the use of people in this county. Mr. Hackney is heading ar rangements for the bloodmobile unit visit here Thursday of next week. April 13. under an ap pointment made by Guy Thomas. Columbia County Red Cross chairman. Through plans that have al ready been outlined, it is likely that considerably more than 100 donors will be available. All lodges have been contacted. Mr. Hackney said, to help in obtain- ing signers for donor cards. Should there be someone who wishes to sign and who has not done so. the F.O.E. hall at Bridge and Second street will be open all day Saturday of this week to take applications. Suit Against City Ordered Dismissed Fri. Baking Co. Trial Sought to Avoid Occupational Tax In an order issued March 31 in the circuit court at St. Helens, Judge Howard K. Zimmerman dismissed the case of the Con tinental Baking company against the city of Vernonia. The suit against the city had been filed early in January of last year to test the legality under the pre sent charter of charging baking concerns the city occupation li cense. The license fee levied for such concerns is $15 per year. It is likely. that the city will insist upon payment of back occupa tional taxes from the concern which brought the suit. Defendents in the case were Sam Hearing, mayor, Albert Childs, city recorder, Shirley Kirtland, chief of police, and Councilmen J. A. Davis, Lyman Hawkcn, Roy Raymond and Al bert Brunsman. City Attorney Neal Bush appeared for the de fendants. Camp Council to Plan Summer The Camp Wilkerson develop ment council will meet Tues day, April 11 at 8:00 p.m. in the St. Helens high school, ac cording to Harold Black, chair man. Plans for rebuilding the lodge this spring and summer will be discussed. The lodge building at the camp, which is located a few miles west of Wilark, fell in from the weight of snow. Other plans for developing the camp will also be considered. The schedule of camping dates for youth groups planning to use the camp this summer will be arranged. Mrs. C. W. Magone, secretary of the council, is urging all youth groups in Columbia county who are interested in holding a camp at Camp Wilkerson to send a representative to this meeting. The Camp Wilkerson recrea tion area has been set aside by the Columbia county court at a camp site for all youth groups in the county. Registration Books Open Those people who have not registered to vote since moving here, or those who didn't vote in the last general election will have to take care of the sign-up by April 18 if they want to vote in the May 19 primary election. A reminder of the closing date of registration previous to the election was issued by City Re corder Albert Childs Tuesday. Registration may be done at the city hall and also at the IWA union hall. Registration is neces sary if no ballot was cast in the last general election or if resi dence has been established in a different precinct since last vot ing. People living in the city limits who intend to vote on city mat ters must register also for the city election. This registration is handled at the city hall only and is seperate from the county regis tration. . . > Examiner Scheduled A drivers license examiner j will be on duty at the city I hall here Friday, April 14 from , 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the con : venience of people wishing per mits or licenses to drive. Youngsters to Look for Eggs The annual Legion Auxiliary Easter egg hunt is scheduled for Saturday afternoon of this week. The event, as in former years, will take place at the city park starting at 1 p.m. Mrs. Jennie Lusby is general chairman of the event which will be carried out with the assis tance of the Boy Scouts. Young sters up to 10 years of age inclu sive are invited to participate in the hunt. Prizes for winners are being donated by a lengthy list of Vernonia merchants. Cancer Campaign To Start Soon This year’s campaign for funds by the American Cancer Society will start in Columbia county after Easter. Word of the start of the campaign was given Mon day by Mrs. Bill Horn, county commander, who also announced that Mrs. Gordon Cline will help with the campaign in this area. County quota for the Cancer Society has been set at $1720 and is divided as follows: St. Helens, $900; Clatskanie, $200; Rainier, $200; Vernonia, $300 and Scap poose, $150. At this time a promotion scheme by which dollar bills aro sent to prospects asking that they be returned with additional bills is being carried on by the National Cancer Hospital of America. This hospital operates an 80-bed hos pital in Detroit and is not af filiated with any medical group nationally or in Detroit and this campaign is being handled by a firm of professional promoters in New York according to informa tion received from the Portland better business bureau. Poster Contest Open to Guards Columbia county's Green Guard members are being invited to take part in the 6th annual state-wide fire prevention poster contest sponsored each year by the Keep Oregon Green associa tion. The Green Guards, the youth auxiliary of the Keep Oregon Green association may enter con test posters from April 1 to 30 according to County Keep Ore gon Green »hairman, Glen Hawk ins. There will be six cash prizes in each division with a $25.00 cash award and a trip to the Ore gon State Forest Nursery near Oregon State to the two division first-place winners. The size of the poster will be 11x14. Only one poster may be submitted by each Green Guard. All posters will become the property of the Keep Oregon Green association after judging. Green Guards must use a fire prevention theme and the posters will be judged on originality, re lation to educational phases of fire prevention and artistic quali ties Local Represented Herman Wood, president of IWA Local 5-37, Leslie Cochran and Ben Davis will represent this Local at Forest Grove April 8 at the First Congressional dis trict PAC committee meeting when candidates for the office of governor in the primary will be special guests. Candidates will be asked to present their plat forms and records to the dele gates. District Court Slated The Boy Scout district court of honor is scheduled for Thurs day. April 6, today, at 8 p.m. The event will take place at the Washington school and all friends and relatives of Scouts are in vited to attend. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1950 Councilmen Adopt Three Ordinances Monday Eve. Monday evening's city council meeting was more lengthy than the average meeting of that group and for a good reason— the adoption of three ordinances in addition to the regular slate of business for a meeting at the first of the month. Examination of the monthly bills drew first attention «nd was followed by the reading of a contract form for the sale of a lot just east of the Vernonia hotel to Fred Oveson. The coun cil also read a letter from Mr. Charles Dunn, manager of the lower Columbia district for the Bonneville power administration, explaining the procedure fol lowed in renting an auxiliary power plant. Discussion of details about renting the plant occupied a previous meeting when Mr. Dunn met with the council and heard an explanation of the city’s plight should a lengthy inter ruption of power occur. The council did not take action on the letter at this week’s meeting, but will probably do so at an early date. All the ordinances adopted on Monday carried the emergency clause which made then effec tive immediately. First to be considered was an ordiance prohibiting the turning of motor vehicles on Bridge street in or between the intersections of that street with Grant street. First street. Second street and TJiird street. This ordinance adds the intersection at Grant io those streets where no U turns are now permitted. A violation of the ordinance provides for a max imum penalty of $20 and 10 days imprisonment in the city jail. The second ordinance adopted provided for the licensing and regulating of persons operating automatic music machines or coin in the slot music boxes within the city of Vernonia. This rule provides an operator’s license fee of $40 per year and also re quires that the owner or opera tor of any business establish ment in the city shall be res ponsible for applying for and obtaining the license to operate a machine or machines. The much-discussed and argued garbage disposal franchise drew the council’s attention last. The franchise provides for transfer ring ownership of the garbage disposal site on Pebble creek to H. A. French, and gives him the disposal rite for a 10-year period. The franchise also provides that a charge may now be made foe those who haul their own gar bage to the dump. The grounds will be open only on Saturday to the public between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon. Property which carries a city assessment against it was also brought to the council’s attentien Some leins date back many years the council was informed. The decision was that City Recorder Albert Childs will notify all owners of such property of the assessments and if not paid with in a reasonable period of time, the city will take steps to adver tise the property for sale in order to recover the amounts outstand ing. . Hess Services Conducted Tues. Final rites were conducted on Tuesday afternoon of this week for Curtis Weston Hess who pas sed away Sunday, April 2 at the age of 76 years, one month and four days. He was born Febru ary 29, 1874 at O'Brian. Ohio. Surviving the deceased are: a sister, Sarah E. Humphrey of Anderson, California; three nepheys, R. M. Humphrey of Anderson, California, William Miller of Los Angeles and Joe Miller of Vernonia. The services were conducted at the Bush Funeral home chapel with Rev. Paul D. Sisler officiat ing and interment was at the Vernonia Memorial cemetery. Quarry Site Figures in Haydite Plant Operation It will be "Operation Haydite” at the new $250.000 Smithwick Concrete Product’s plant in Port land, April 21, when Governor Douglas McKay and Mayor Mc Cullough Lee of Portland join city and state officials, leaders of the construction industry and civic organizations in dedication ceremonies scheduled to start at 5:30 in the evening. Mayor Lee will preside over the christening ceremonies of the big 8'xl00’ kiln, said to be the largest in the entire industry, and Governor McKay will throw the switch starting the giant wheels in motion. Civic organiza tions and leaders in commerce, the construction industry and la bor as well as mayors of a num ber of Oregon and Washington cities will also take part in the program. As the city nearest to the quarry site is Vernonia, it will be represented by Mayor Sam Hearing. Following the cere monies at the plant, dinner will be served in the company's new office quarters adjoining the plant where the speaking pro gram will take place. Not only will this new plant add to Portland's industrial sky line but it will attract national publicity for the city and state in general since there are bui few deposits of the raw shale from which Haydite is manufac tured and which possess the characteristics suitable for light weight concrete and with ex tremely high strength. S. Carl Smithwick, president of the com pany, pointed out that the new Haydite enterprise was a 100% Oregon industry. The shale from which the Haydite is made is located in Oregon and the cement which is used in the manufacture of the blocks is quarried and manufac tured within the state. There are but eight Haydite plants in the United States in addition to the Smithwick plant. The type of shale to be used in Haydite was discovered near Vernonia where the company has secured a quarry site. The site is located just this side of Top Hill. Here it will be excavated on a large scale, crushed to size and shipped by rail to the big processing plant in Portland which goes into operation April 21. The big Portland kiln will heat the shale to a temperature of 2250 degrees which will expand it to twice its original size. The resulting Haydite will be light enough to float in water yet will develop structural strength as great as concrete made with sand and gravel aggregate. Smithwick said that since plans for the building of the new plant were first announced it has aroused intense interest not only among architectural and engi neering professions but the en tire construction industry as well as the general public, for the great strength which can be ob tained with Haydite concrete plus its extremely light weight, acoustical and thermal proper ties and sound proofness have made it the most versatile build- nag material in the construction industry.