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Library, U of 0 VOLUME 28, NUMBER 34 Work on Park Logger Grid Prospects Pool Due at General Sport Topic Season's End Council to Call for Bids; Reservoir to Get Higher Fence A tiny tot wading pool and a new retaining wall are scheduled for installation at the city park pool soon after the dam is re moved early next month because of action taken -at Monday’s evening’s city council meeting. The wading pool and wall have been topics of discussion before when it was intended that the work be done this fall. Definite action Monday was a motion that bids be called for the work after Mayor Sam Hear ing had brought up the subject again for discussion. Specifica tions for the work will be avail able at the city hall. It is plan ned that the dam be removed after Labor day. Another topic of discussion Monday that received definite ac tion was the need for a higher fence around the city water reservoir on Stoney Point. It was pointed out that the present fence is not high enough. Coun cilmen authorized the work to be done by city employees as soon as possible. People who leave cars parked for several months on city streets win likely find them posted with nuisance notices. Need for the removal of several cars was mentioned Monday and the coun cil ordered city police to post the autos, asking that they be re moved. Councilmen issued another or der, this time concerning the city garbage dump. They asked that a fence be placed there immedi ately so that use of the spot be restricted and they also asked that no dumping of inflammable materials be made on smoldering fires because of the general fire danger at this time of the year. A call for bids for four tires for the city water department pickup was authorized when Water Superintendent Walter Kent told councilmen the tires now in use were nearly worn out. Final action of the evening was the acceptance of the Shell distributor’s bid to furnish oil for the city hall heating system. Roads Resurfaced Resurafcing work at Jewell, Mist and on the Clatskanie moun tain has been completed by the state highway department crew which has been stationed here for a short time while the work was underway. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1950 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Football, the general talk among the townspeople enthusiasts this time of the year, is being heard more and more around Vernonia with the approach of September. What will this year’s team pro duce, and of course, who will win the annual gridiron classic be tween the St. Helens Lions and the Vernonia Loggers? The Lions begin their official turnout today, as does Vernonia, with 11 lettermen returning from last year’s squad. Five backfield men and six linemen all saw considerable play last year. The Lions will have two workouts daily, at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Two pre-season games are scheduled before squaring off fith the Log gers on the local field. They are with Grants Pass on September 9 and Tigard the following Friday. The Loggers, on the other hand, were hard hit in the line by last year’s graduating class, los ing 10 men in the line and one in the backfield. In the backfield the Vernonia squad will have Scout Troop to Picnic at Park Next Monday’s Scout meeting will vary from the usual in that it will take place at Rogers park and boys who wish to go are asked to be' at the Scout cabin at 7 p.m. for transportation. An nouncement of the plan for next Monday was made Tuesday by 3cout officials who also urged .•ommitteemen to be at the cabin to provide the transportation. Tentative plans for a three-day e^mping trip September 1, 2 and 1 to Camp Frazee at Keasey were talked at this week’s meet ing Monday. At the same ses sion, advancement preparation for the next board of review was discussed. In addition to the regular troop meeting Monday night, the I.O.- O.F. scout committee convened to review last year’s results of scouting by troop 201 and also prepared for the charter renewal meeting to take place in the Odd Fellows hall August 29. Ralph Shumm, district commis sioner, will be here that night for the charter renewal. Scout officials also asked that all boys having pup tents be longing to the troop return them this week to Lloyd Quinn or to Scoutmaster Jim Davies. Bowlers to Meet Members of the Women’s Bowl ing association are asked to be present at a meeting Friday evening at 8 p.m., September 1 at the home of Mrs. Dessy Laird. approximately the same grid- der’s carrying the ball as last year. All in all, the Loggers have 12 lettermen returning and 19 men in all signed up for practice which starts today. On September 9 the locals will have a scrimmage with the Forest Grove Vikings on the local field. The following week Vernonia will tee off against the Banks Braves on the park field which will be followed with the St. Helens team also playing here. Vernonia fans will see a lot of football this year with all games being played at home except two. Champion Title Won at Fair Three champion 4-H club mem bers won showmanship champion titles at the Columbia County Fair last week. Bill MacDonald, Vernonia, won the title of champion 4-H club dairy showman. MacDonald fac ed keen competition in winning an event in which 67 club mem bers took part. Champion beef showman was Janiece Moser, Clatskanie, and champion sheep showman was awarded to Gene Jones, Clats kanie. The showmanship classes were a great improvement over a year ago according to Parker Hinckley Jr., Oregon City, who judged the livestock classes. Club members receiving first in their classes before competing for the championships included: dairy—Billy Kessi, Scappoose; Kenny Gregory, Goble; Bill Mac Donald, Vernonia; Jerol Moran. Vernonia; Harold Ashley, Mist; and Donald Borjesson, Deer Island. Beef — Janiece Moser. Clatskanie; and Marjorie Hurula, Clatskanie. Further information concerning awards at the fair appears else where in this issue of The Eagle. Outdoor Party Plan of VFW Something different in the way of entertainment will be forth coming Saturday — different in that the affair is to take place outdoors. The occasion is an out door party to take place at the V.F.W. lots Saturday afternoon starting at 3:30. Refreshments and concessions plus free coffee are to be fea tured at that time by the, Veter ans. Staff Named For High School Year In Accident New Rooms at Washington Nearly Ready Freshmen, Transfers Asked to Register Wednesday, Aug. 30 Construction Work Delayed Short Time For Special Material High School Principal Ray Mills released the names Monday of the teachers who will comprise the teaching staff at the school for the coming term. Only one change will take place this year, he said, and the new teacher will be Miss Margaret Cook who re places Mrs. Winn Kelly. Miss Cook graduated from Ore gon State college in 1947, has taught elsewhere for three years and returned to Oregon this summer to take library training. The instructors who will re turn and their subjects are: Mrs. Wesley Bolmeier, junior and senior English and public speaking; Miss Wanda Gossage, home economics, social economics and music; Louis Graven, shop and social science; Robert Hoefs, American his tory, physical education, basket ball and baseball coach; Harold McEntire, mathematics; Lee Pangle, science, football and track coach; Mrs. Stanhope, bookkeeping, girls physical education; Lynn Wright, freshman and sophomore English; Miss Dorothy Yocum, com mercial subjects. Mr. Mills also issued a special request at the same time that he named the staff. He asked that all freshmen and transfers be sure to register in advance of the opening of school on Sept ember 5. He set the advance registration date as Wednesday, August 30 from 1:30 to 4 o’clock at the high school. Construction work on the ad dition of two new classrooms at the Washington grade school was held up earlier this summer with the result that use of the rooms will probably not be possible at the opening of school September 5 Superintendent Paul A. Gordon said Tuesday. The delay arose because it was necessary to place a special order for the brick used in the con struction and hence the delay interfered with the construction schedule. It is thought that the addition will be ready for use within a week and a half after the opening. At the opening, it may be necessary to move one fourth grade to the Lincoln school and another grade to the basement at Washington temporarily. The two new rooms meet state requirements in every detail, Mr Gordon said, and they will be two of the most modern class rooms in the state. They provide 1320 square feet of floor space each plus a hallway and also ad ditional basement space of 2640 Square feet. The basement will be fitted out as a game room. New individual adjustable seats will be installed to take care of 35 children in each room. The architectural design of the old part of the building has been followed out in every de tail. In addition to the new construc tion, which has been handled by Juhr and Sons of Portland, the Friberg Electric company of Portland has completed the in stallation of new lighting in the old part of the structure. All classrooms are now equip ped with instant starting slim line fluorescent lighting which produces between 35 and 40 foot candles of light on each child’s desk. The state requirement for lighting is 32 foot candles. The increased space for classes- will make necessary the addition of one new teacher to the pre sent staff of instructors. Visitor» will be welcome to inspect the work as soon as it is completed, Mr. Gordon said. 95 Degrees Top Station Reading Top temperature recording for the week from Tuesday, August 15 to 22 inclusive was 95 degrees, according to information released earlier this week by Mrs. Helen Spofford who maintains the co operative weather station here. The high reading took place August 17. Four other days dur- ing the week were also noted for readings over 90 degrees. Pre- cipitation during the period was recorded at .39 of an inch. Maxi mum and minimum temperatures daily were: Maximum Minimum Aug. 15 79 55 Aug. 16 89 58 Aug. 1? 95 50 Aug. 18 92 55 Aug 19 94 50 Aug 20 93 49 Aug. 21 93 48 Aug. 22 68 48 Shepard Named To Seek Post Vilas Shepard of Clatskanie was nominated as the democratic candidate from the 33rd district to the state legislature at a meeting of the democratic cen tral committees of Clatsop and Columbia counties, held at the KAST auditorium in Astoria Wednesday evening of last week. The meeting was made neces sary when Glenn A. Leemon, who won the nomination in the recent primaries, announced his , resignation la$t week. ROBERT FALCONER Final Rites to Take Place Fri. Robert Falconer, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Falconer, will ^>e laid to rest here Friday, fol lowing services which are sched uled to take place at the Bush Funeral home chapel Friday morning at 10 a.m. Death came to the young staff sergeant, a member of the air corps, August 19 as the result of an automobile accident at Chandler, Arizona. Falconer enlisted in the air corps June 26, 1946 and was at tached to Williams Field, Arizona where he served as a mechanical engineer. Previous to his en listment, he attended grade School and high school here where he graduated. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will be in charge of the military graveside service and Mrs. Livingstone will officiate at the ehapel service. Robert Thompson Falconer was born November 8, 1927 at Hills boro and passed away August 19 of this year at the age of 22 years, nine months and 11 days. Surviving the deceased are his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William Falconer and a sister, Mary. ECA Men Study Lumber Methods Both the Oregon American mill and the Columbia Tree Farm were points of interest Tuesday when a group of specialists, which is touring the U.S. under auspices of the economic coopera tion administration, stopped here. This group is one of several in this country now to study Ameri can techniques in timber pro duction, processing and market ing. Countries represented are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Luxem bourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The technical assistance the visitors gained is a special ap proach in accomplishing Euro pean recovery through Marshall plan. The forenoon was spent at the mill and part of the afternoon on the Tree Farm before the group left for Longview. Pickers Wanted More bean pickers are needed from here to begin work im mediately according to Dan Ca son who said Wednesday that anyone interested should see him at 626 Rose avenue. Transporta tion leaves every morning at 3 a.m. from the Vernonia Ser vice station. Civil Service Exams Slated Announcement was made earlier this week by the Oregon state civil service commission that open-competitive examinations in three closes are to be given- throughout Oregon soon. The classes listed for examina tions are retail store clerk start ing salary $195; engineering aide, starting salary $200; and field auditor, starting salary $270. From the retail store clerk test, open only to men, will be estab lished a register from which posi tions in state-owned retail liquor stores will be filled. Thesr posi tions, as with engineering aide and field auditor jobs are located throughout the state. Applications may be obtained from any local office of the Oregon state employment service or by writing to state civil service commission, 102 Public Service building, Salem. Fire Damage* Home Examiner Scheduled A drivers license examiner will I be on duty in Vernonia Friday, September 1 at the city hall between the hours of 10 a m. SHINGLES are being packed here by Harry Lusby, who was employed at the Cedarwood Timber and 4 p.m. Persons wishing li company mill when this photo was taken last winter. No. 1, 2 and 3 grades are manufactured by the censes or permits to drive are mill. Although the sawyer grades the shingles as he saws, the packer makes a final check of the asked to get in touch with the grading as be packs. No. I. CVE Photo and Engraving) examiner during that time. Committee to Meet A meeting of the Vernonia Re lief committee is scheduled to take place at the IWA hall Fri day evening at 7:30. Former members of the committee as well as those who have been re cently appointed are asked to be sure and attend. Damage amounting to over $609 to furniture and clothing resulted when fire struck the Shirley Kirtland home last Fri day morning. No estimate of damage to the structure has yet been given. The blaze was ex tinguished by the Vernonia fire department.
