Library, U of 0
Popular Spot to Swim
Schools Prepare for Start
Of Classes Next Tuesday
The opening of school Septem hoped that the enrollment will
ber 5 will find everything in not force the school administra
readiness with the exception of tion to make transfers that will
construction on the two new work a hardship on any family.
rooms at the Washington build
The buses and the routes they
ing, Superintendent Paul A. Gor will follow are: Dan Cason bus—
don said Tuesday. The two new Sunset camp to Treharne junction
rooms will be completed within with the load from there on to
a week or two after the opening be equalized with the Mills bus;
and until that time the two eighth C. A. Mills bus—Pebble creek
grade classes will convene in loop; George Johnson bus—Camp
8 to Riverview; Bruce McDonald
the basement at Washington.
The first da*y will be devoted bus—Rock Creek route; Austin
to registration and a half-day of Corll bus—Mist route and M. B.
classes and students will be home Steers bus—Stoney Point and
overflow at Riverview.
by noon.
At the Lincoln school the in
Parents of children just old
enough to enter the first grade structors will be: Mrs. Velva
must be six years of age on or Christensen, principal and second
before November 15, 1950. The grade; Mrs. Mabel Blackwell,
child’s sixth birthday must fall
on or before that date, not at
some time after that date. Child
ren entering kindergarten and
first grade youngsters who were
not examined at the pre-school
THIS PHOTO of the citv nark doo I, taken earlier this week, indicates the pool's popularitv as a place to
clinic must have a medical ex
cool off. The pool has enjoyed a lot of use this sea ¡on because of extended warm weather.
Repairs and repainting work at
amination before entering school
in order to meet state require the Vernonia high school build
ments.
ing, which was undertaken dur
Parents who may not know to ing the summer, will be complet
which school to send their child ed so that the structure will be
ren arc informed that the Lincoln ready for use when the doors
school on Corey hill will ac open next Tuesday to start the
comodate students of the ftrst, 1950-51 year.
second and third grades who live
Most of the woodwork has been
west of the S. P. & S. tracks.
, refinished, two class rooms have
In order to equalize classes been repainted and the furnace
between the Lincoln and Wash room has been painted, according
ington schools in the first three to Principal Ray Mills. In ad
grades, it will be necessary for dition, wire baskets for clothes
all youngsters coming to school have been installed in the girl’s
by bus to register at the Lincoln dressing room.
building.
The work was done by Bob
—■ The school administration is Spencer, high school janitor, and
authorized to adjust zones and to Jim Latimer, grade school jani
shift pupils to attend the school tor.
of their choice, but in order to
adjust the teachef-pupil ratio to
an effective size, it is necessary
to request pupils to shift from
one school to another. The co
operation of pupils and parents
will be appreciated in the matter
The West Coast Dry Kiln
the superintendent said.
Because of the expected in club conducted its 69th meeting
crease in attendance, it will be at Valsetz last Saturday where
necessary to adhere strictly to the Valsetz Lumber company
the bus and zone rules. It is acted as host to the 24 members
of the group present.
The meeting consisted of an
inspection of the Valsetz com
pany’s drying facilities and a
PICTURED here is the loading shed at the east end of the Cedarwood Timber company mill. Shed has
technical and business session.
capacity of about two railroad cars. Railroad spu ■ j right foreground. No. 7.
Principal speaker was Ed Ras
(VE Photo and Engraving)
mussen, wood technician from
Although the forest seed crop the Forest Products laboratory at
is heavy in places it is not as Madison, Wisconsin.
good as last year for the Pacific
Attending from here were
Northwest region as a whole ac Clem Bruce, O-A dry kiln fore
cording to reports received from man, and Lloyd Quinn, secretary
the
national forests, J. A. Hall, of the club.
It seems that four men and a
Upkeep of the old Vernonia director of the Pacific Northwest
The Vernonia Aerie 2324 of the boy, who came back Tuesday
Fraternal Order of Eagles is in from a three-day salmon fish cemetery will be under the di forest and rang? experiment sta
negatiations for an Aerie home ing trip at Astoria had very poor rection of the Odd Fellows lodge tion reports.
The Douglas-fir crop is gener
and if successful and permission luck with their catches—that is in the future because of a decision
ally
better in Washington than
made
Tuesday
evening.
Mainten
for the purchase is given by the all except the boy. He caught
ance of the cemetery, located on in Oregon, heavy crops being re
Grand Aerie, Vernonia Aerie will all the fish!
Announced earlier this week
have -a home with a buffet, its
Loel Hieber, Jim Davies and the Keasey road just beyond the ported in spots from Randle was the meeting of the Men’s
own dance floor and social rooms young son, Craig, Kent Bauers- city limits, has been under the north along the Cascade Moun Bowling league which will take
tains to Canada, and medium place Wednesday of next week,
where the members may 'meet feld and J. A. Bush, Jr., trolled supervision of the Woman Relief crops on the coastal side. Two
September 6. The men will
when in town and spend an for salmon the first three days Corps in previous years, but that other heavy crops were reported, gather at the home of Dessy
one from Wallowa, and another Laird to plan for the coming
evening, reading or playing cards of this week and Craig was the group has been disbanded.
only on? who made catches, two
The lodge named a committee on the southern Oregon coast. season of bowling.
and other forms of entertainment of them. Kind of disheartening
The bowling alleys will reopen
which the officers and commit for the four grown-ups, wasn’t of its members to take care of Additional medium crops were
reported at various points in the for fall play Friday of this week,
the work.
it?
tees are planning.
Coast Range and Cascade Moun
Previous to the regular lodge tains of western Oregon. In the September 1, Mr. Laird has an
There will be several youth
meeting Tuesday, a Scout charter Nehalem Valley seed growth is nounced, and people interested
guidance clinic programs which
review was held with Ralph spotty, but the Crown Zeller- in league bowling are asked to
is one of the fundamental princi
Shumm, district commissioner, bach collections to date this year leave their names at the alley.
pals of this organization and
and Wayne Tate present. As a are a little ahead of the same
activities in the Memorial Foun
result of the review the charter time last year.
dation, which lend health and
application will be sent by
Medium crops of Western hem
Instruction on fire fighting Shumm to the Portland area
educational aid to children of
war veterans who have been practices occupied part of Mon council and the troop is now lock were reported from many
killed in action. The latter pro day evenings Scout meeting at registered for sponsorship for points west of the Cascade Moun
gram is wholly financed by the Rogers park. The meeting was another year by the Odd Fellows. tains, but records of heavy crops
The Vernonia community sing
came only from the White River
sale of Memorial Foundation not actually a meeting, but was
country in northern Washington, will meet next Sunday at 2:30
seals to the membership of the an informal gathering of 20 of
the Mt. Adams District and from p.m. at the Evangelical church.
the Scouts and two committee- Shoots Hale in One
Eagles.
the Clackamas River region in Several special numbers are plan
The charter of the Aerie bears men.
Numbered among those who Oregon.
ned to add to the enjoyment of
the names of quite a few men
The fire training included use
have
accomplished the shooting
Port Orford white-c-dar has a those who attend in addition to
who are still actively engaged of Crown Zellerbach’s report ,
in business and civic affairs in phone at the park. The balance of a hole in one at the Vernonia medium crop within its natural the singing of favorite songs re
Vernonia and who lent their ’ of the session was devoted to Golf and Country club is Art range in southwestern Oregon. quested by the audience.
Attendance at this event, which
help to build the Aerie from its 22 rifle marksmanship.
Davis. He is credited with mak Nothing better than medium
The camping trip scheduled re
crops were reported for Stika has provided considerable enjoy
inception. The present active
membership has extended an in cently for Camp Frazee at Keasey ing the shot a short time ago on spruce. Western red cedar, noble ment for those who attend, is
vitation to them to assist in help has been postponed because of the No. 4 hole at a distance of fir, silver fir, and white fir with open to everyone interested in
singing and enjoying the music.
the Labor Day week end.
in their range.
ing carry out these programs.
160 yards.
High School
Repairs Made
Ready for Loading
2 Attend Kiln
Club Meeting
Seed Growth
Less This Year
Home Sought by
Vernonia Aerie
Disheartening,
Wasn't It?
Lodge Assumes
Cemetery Care
Men to Meet;
Alleys Open Fri.
Fire Training
Given at Park
Special Numbers
Planned at Sing
first grade and Mrs. Mathilde
Bergerson, third grade.
Teachers at Washington will be:
Mrs. Estella Dare and Mrs. Ruby
Reese Powell, first; Mrs. Lenora
Kizer and Mrs. Mabel Graves,
second; Mrs. Mildred Roberson
and Mrs. Pearl Brown, third;
Miss Margaret Brockhaus, Mrs.
Jane Pace and Haughton Lee,
fourth; Mrs. Evelyn Heath and
Mrs. Noma Callister, fifth; Mrs.
Irma Chance, sixth; W. F. Mac
Donald and James Johns, se
venth; Darrold Proehl and Mrs.
Dorothy Sandon, eighth; Mrs.
Lulah Fullerton, kindergarten;
Miss Elaine Bristlin, girls’ P.E.
and health; Miss Harriet Bro
naugh, music and Miss Reva Jo
Hughes, art and home economics.
There will be two sessions of
kindergarten again, the first from
9 to 11:30 for youngsters coming
by bus and living the greatest
distance from school and the
second from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
The lunch room will operate
again the same as last year on.
a 20-cent per meal basis and the
first meal will be served Wed
nesday, September 6. Students
will be requested to pay for
lunches on Mondays for a week
or more at a time and all checks
are to b? made payable to the
Vernonia elementary school.
Youngsters will be required to
bring 60 cents Wednesday morn
ing for. the first week’s lunches.
19 Hopefuls Out
For Grid Spots
On Monday of this week, 19
young hopefuls were rostered on
Coach Lee Pangle’s Logger turnr
out. Only four of the 11 letter-
men were out for practice how
ever, due to those working in the
crops or at the mill during the
summer vacation. With the com
ing of school the number should
be doubled as has been the case
in past years.
Hot, sticky weather made ft
none too pleasant for those turn
ing put with the result that those
not in fair condition already were
in difficulty. The team is trying
to get into condition with much,
emphasis being placed on the
fundamentals of blocking.
The Loggers thiy year will be
a light fast team with the back-
field probably weighing about
the same as the line. The line
will weigh in at about 165 pounds
per man. According to pre-sea
son reports, that will make the
locals one of the lightest teams in
the county.
Meantime, the St. Helens turn
out dwarfed the Loggers turnout
with 30 future pigskin tusslers on
hand. Head Coach Dick Miller
estimated that he will have about
50 to 55 men to choose from
with the starting of school. To
date conditioning drills, form
blocking and tackling, and work
on fundamentals have been help
ing that squad to get into shape.
Coach Lee Pangle also called
attention to the fact that season
tickets are now available whict*
will enable the football and
basketball fan to see $8.00 worth
of games for the half price of
only $4.00. Tickets may be ob
tained from any one of these
high school students: Edna Ful
ler, Alice Davis, Leona Hoehn er,
Donna Aldrich, Beverly Closner
at Mist, and Mary Falconer at
Treharne.
Aerie Plan* Meeting
All members and reserve mem
bers of the Vernonia Aerie 2324,
Fraternal Ord?r of Eagles, are
requested to meet at 11:00 am.
Sunday, September 3 at the
Eagle hall. An issue of vital im
portance is to be discussed ac
cording to R. A. Normand, Sr.,
secretary of the Aerie. Pot luck
lunch will be served after the
meeting
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