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VOLUME 29, NUMBER 9
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1951
VERNONIA, COLOMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
Early Day Mist Hotel
History of
Valley Topic
Of Meeting
Events of Early
Days Mentioned by
Early Residents
PICTURED above is the first hotel at Mist in a phots taken in 1890. The hotel was owned by John Back-
man and since that time has been remodeled and is now the Garlcck residence. The picture is owned by
Irving Knowles who identified some of the people who will be remembered by many people still living
in the Mist area. At left on the lower porch are C. F. Knowles, father, and Irving, Mr. Ray and Charles
Fisher. On the upper porch were two school teacher >, then Mr. and Mrs. Backman.
District Net
Tourney Due
Annual Dinner i Lack of Quorum
Being Planned Halts Election
The annual banquet for mem­
Vernonia’s Logger netmen will
meet Rainier tonight, Thursday,
in the opening fray of the district
34 basketball tourney, the winner
of which will represent this dis­
trict in the state tournament
scheduled for March 20-24.
If the Loggers win tonight’s
game, they will not play again
until next Tuesday, but if they
lose, they play again Saturday
night. All games are being
fought on the floor at St. Helens
high school.
To be eliminated a team must
lose two games. Five nights of
play are planned and possibly
a sixth if it should be necessary
in the double elimination set-up.
Games will be playpd March 1, 3,
6, 8 and 10 and if another game
is needed, ibe 12th.
Favored to win will be the
Scappoose Indians who lost only
three games in league plav ana
won nine to tie for second with
Parkrose in the Lower Columbia
schedule. Seaside topped the
league, but neither Seaside or
Parkrose will play in the district
14 event.
The final game tonight will
match St. Helens with Scappoose,
while Clatskanie draws a bye.
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bers of the high school football
Lack of a quorqm for Tuesday
team and squad, last year’s win* evening's Rod and Gun club
ners of the county championship, meeting prevented the election of
as well as players of this year’s officers originally scheduled for
basketball squad is being pre­ that night, but some of the
pared for by the Lions club and club’s pending business was taken
the American Legion Auxiliary.
care of regardless. A later meet­
Decision to help sponsor the af­ ing will probably be called and
fair was first discussed by the effort increased to have more
Lions a week ago Monday even­ members present in order to
ing and more details were worked carry out the election.
out Monday of this week. Tick­
Most important item of busi­
ets will be sold to provide the’ ness for the evening was the
funds necessary in making the granting of an easement across
banquet possible. J. A. Bush, Jr., about 200 feet of the land owned
was named to head the ticket and by the club at Keasey. The ease­
arrangements committee.
ment will make possible the
The Legion Auxiliary will pre­ building of a spur track across
pare the dinner which will be the land by the Oregon-American
served at the Legion hall March Lumber corporation for the corp­
13. Featured speaker of the oration’s use in developing tim­
evening will be Joe Huston, coach ber in that area.
at Lewis and Clark college, who
Members of the Rod and Gun
fielded an outstanding grid team club who are members Of the
last year.
corporation that was formed when
the land at Keasey was purchased
will receive stock certificates in
Changes Being Made
the near future. A favorable vote
Extensive remodeling oi the in­ at the meeting authorized R. M.
terior display shelving at Hoff­ Aldrich, secretary, to order the
man Hardware has been started certificates printed. He was also
by the owners, Mr. and Mrs
authorized to rent the residence
George Hahn. The work com­ on the club property at Keasey
pleted so far includes new win­
for $15 per month.
dow display shelves, a new case
for display of fishing tackle and
a new merchandise island. The
work is being done by H. L. Rus­
sell.
Former Resident Dies
George Hankel, a Vernonia
resident some years past, diea
suddenly at his home at Dallas
February 12. Commitment took
place at Wilbur, Washington on
February 15. Surviving the de­
ceased are: his wife of Dallas:
four daughters, Viola, Delores,
Nona and Pearl; one son, Harry,
and three brothers, Carl, Victor
and Frank, all living in Canada.
Dance Provides
Club with $122
John Qlassner Dies
Final rites for John Glassner, a
former Vernonia resident who
was living at Albany when death
came, were conducted Monday.
He passed away Friday or Sat­
urday of last week following a
lengthy illness.
Recreation Training to
Be Stressed at Meetings
The second in the series of two i lumbia county extension service
recreation leader training meet­ I on March 6 at the Washington
ings will be conducted by the Co- , grade school in Vernonia, and on
, March 7 at Rainier high school
in Rainier. Miss Jessalee Mal-
lalieu, recreation specialist from
the Oregon State college exten­
sion service, will lead the group
' in party games for older youth
and adults, according to.Frances
L. Gallatin, county extension
agent in home economics.
i The meetings Will be held from
! 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. All organiza­
tions in the county which work
with older youth and adult re­
creation may send two or more
leaders to the training meeting.
Miss Gallatin says leaders are
welcome to attend even though
they may have missed the first in
this series of recreation leader
training meetings held in Febru­
ary. 1951.
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MALLALieV
Junior police club members will
have at least $122.60 to spend
for supplies for their organization
and possibly more when com­
plete ticket sales are tabulated
from their dance Saturday night.
The fund will be used for the
purchase of items needed in
carrying on club work and the
amount will increase with the
turn-in of salei made by Lions
club members.
Appreciation for the coopera­
tion of those who helped make
the fund possible was expressed
by the club.
Lindley Rites
Performed'Sat.
Mrs. Gertrude Lindley, a resi­
dent of this community for 26
years, passed ’away after a ling­
ering illness of several years at
her home February 22 at six p.m.
She leaves to mourn her pass­
ing: her husband. W. V. Lind­
ley; one daughter, Mrs. Irven
Ackley of Roseburg and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services with the Bush
Funeral Home in charge were
held in the Christian church with
Rev. Gerald F. Heskett officiating
on Saturday at 3 p.m. Inter­
ment was in the Vemoni^, Me­
morial cemetery.
As a result of interest in secur­
ing a historical marker honoring
Al Parker, first white child born
in this valley, by Vernonia
Grange No. 305, the Columbia
county historical society met at
the Evangelical U. B. church
social hall in Vernonia on Wed­
nesday, February 21. A delicious
noon pot-luck dinner was enjoyed
by about 40 members and friends
from Mist, St. Helens, Birken-
feld, Warren, Clatskanie, Port­
land and Vernonia. The ladies
of the Grange were in charge of
the dinner.
George A. Nelson, St. Helens,
president of the society, con­
ducted this most interesting ana
informative meeting. He was
assisted by Mrs. Marion Sten, St.
Helens, vice-president and Mrs.
Pearl Becker, Warren, secretary­
treasurer.
The program was opened by an
invocation by Rev. Paul D. Sisler.
Mr. Nelson greeted and welcomed
the members and guests and
acted as moderator.
Mrs. Oral (Spencer) Faulk­
ner; Mrs. Winifred (Newth)
Higgins, daughter of Vernonia’s
first doctor, of Portland; O. G.
Weed and Wm. Pringle, Sr., of
Vernonia and A. Parker, Clats­
kanie, told of various historically
interesting and humorous inci­
dents of pioneer life in this val­
ley, ranging from the semi-an­
nual shopping expeditions out,
for the home, the building of the
first roads and railroads, the
first religious services, the first
stock and cattle, the first mail
and post office, the worst wino
in January 1880, the first schools
and many other events.
Mr. Weed introduced the spec­
ial guest speaker, Omar C. Spen­
cer, born and raised here and a
prominent Portland attorney,
member of the board of directors
of the Oregon Historical Society
and author of "The Story of
Sauvies Island,” newly published.
Mr. Spencer told many entertain­
ing true stories including a mur­
der story, told the background of
his own parents and other early
settlers and answered questions.
Mr. Spencer plans on writing
another book soon. The title
will be "Going Outside.” While
it will be an autobiography, since
all of these small valleys are of a
common pattern, it will be a
history of the pioneers of this
locale.
The next regular meeting of
the County Historical Society will
be held at Scappoose at the Con­
gregational church March 21. A
committee was appointed to re­
port on findings on Fruit and
Indian Relics as a nucleous for
the program. All members and
friends are invited to attend.
Counil Plans
County Meeting
The Columbia County Council
of Parent-Teacher associations has
scheduled its next regular meet­
ing for next Monday evening,
March 5, according to an an­
nouncement made Wednesday.
The meeting for March will
take place at the Clatskanie grade
school and will start promptly
at 1 p.m. All P.-T.A. units in
the county are urged to have
representatives present for the
occasion.
Service Held Tuesday
Final rites for Lewis E. Cory­
ell took place at the chapel of
McOinnis and Wilhelm, Portfhnd,
Tuesday. He was the father of
Mrs. Lyman Hawken, Ernest L.
Coryell, Mist, Lewis P. Byrne,
West Linn, and Mrs. Otto Koos,
Albany. He passed away Febru­
ary 23
Two Years Without Lost
Time Accident Achieved
By Columbia Tree Farm
What safety means from the standpoint of careful working prac­
tices and the fact that such practices have resulted in two years of
work on the Columbia Tree Farm without a lost time accident will
be stressed at a safety achievement dinner Friday night.
The dinner will mark the completion of two years from March,
1949 to March, 1951 without an accident that has prevented a man
from being on the job at the time he was supposed to appear.
At the dinner, to take place at the Masonic Temple, featured
speakers will include W. D.
Welsh, director of public relation*
for Crown Zellerbach corpora­
tion, Paul E. Gurske, chairman of
the state industrial accident com­
mission, and E. P. Stamm, gen­
eral logging manager. Glen Hawk­
Ten Vernonia high school stu­
ins, farm supervisor, will give
dents achieved grades that give the address of welcome.
them listing on the honor roll
A better understanding of the
for the six-week period which two years without a lost time ac­
has just been completed. Two cident can be gained from the
more six-week periods remain for work that has been achieved
during those two years. During
the present school year, or 12 that time the men have worked
more weeks of studies. However, 78,570 hours and have produced
the closing date may be delayed a footage totaling 14,977,7^7.
another week if it should be de­ Loads of logs hauled have
cided to take a spring vacation amounted to 3,948 and the num­
ber of pieces handled, 39,969. The
this year.
Decision on the vaoation week mileage traveled by trucks in
will be determined when voting transporting logs also amounted
of teachers has been completed. to a large figure, 223,010, and in
If the vacation should be taken addition, crew pick-up and pa­
trol mileage added another 61,786
school will close May 18.
mi|es of travel.
The seniors placed the most
During the same period, tree
students on the roll with five.
harvesting was not the only ac­
They were Delores Barrett, Nancy
tivity on the farm. Seedlings
Fletcher, Claudine Gibson, Janet
Peterson and Donna Wood. The were planted totaling 157,450 and
12% miles of roads were built.
juniors and sophomores placed
Fire prevention was another suc­
one each, Loren Mills and Glen-
cessful undertaking with 59,000
na Pearl and the freshmen listed
three, Bill Braun, Dave Strong acres in the fire protection area
and under patrol during summer
and Patricia Wells.
months by Crown employees.
Seventy-five per cent of the em­
ployees have been trained in first
aid.
The present safety committee
is headed by Earl L. Atkins,
chairman, with Loren E. Atkins
At a meeting of the local scout as secretary. Other members of
the committee are: Charles Col­
committee last Wednesday night,
lard, Merle Cline, Frank E. Floet-
steps were taken for the organ­ er, Grover Howard, Robert Mc­
ization of an Explorer Post, Nair, Thomas Tomlin and Wil­
which is the new scouting unit liam Wood.
The slogan being stressed this
for boys from 14 to 18 years of
year
in furthering the safety pro­
age.
gram is: “Don’t Be the ONE in
Columbia Encampment No. 89, ’51.”
I.O.O.F., will sponsor the new
unit with Allen Ray as advisor.
The post committee will consist
of George Frye, chairman, Cloyd
Thompson, M. B. Willard, Harry
Culbertson and Louis Schroeder.
The regular district scout court
New books purchased recently
of honor will be held tonight,
March 1, at the Washington grade by the Vernonia library include
school at 8:00 p.m. The public volumes in four classifications.
is cordially invited to attend this The classes, authors and the
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ceremony.
Earl Ray will be books are:
Non-fiction — The
Sunset
awarded the Eagle badge of
Flower Garden Book; Visual Gar-
scouting at this ceremony.
deij Book; Lt. Col. J. H. Williams;
Elephant Bill; Randall V. Mills,
Railroads Down the Valleys;
Lowell Thomas, Jr., Out of This
World — Tibet; Schoyer’s Vital
Anniversaries of 1951.
Fiction — Taylor Caldwell, The
The February 19 meeting of Balance Wheel; James R. Ullman.
the Washington Grade P-‘f.A. River of the Sun; Anya Seton,
was a very successful and en­ Fox Fire; H. E. Bates, The Scar­
tertaining evening with a large let Sword; Emile Loring, To Love
group of parents and teachers in and To Honor; Ruth Moore, Can­
dlemas Bay; Rufus King, Duenna
attendance.
to a Murder; Seldon Truss, Never
A very clever skit and musical Fight a Lady; Louise A. Stinetorf.
numbers by the grade school sex­
White Witch Doctor; Henry
tette and Charlotte Welty and
James, Best Short Stories and
Allan Ade were on the program.
Brete Hart, Short Stories.
Also a visit to the new rooms,
Teen-age — Marguerite Henry,
an explanation of equipment and
Sea Star (orphan of chinbotea
a visit to the rest of the school
gue); Alice Rogers Hager, Janie*
building was made, after which
Airline Hostess; Adele DeLeuu,
refreshments were served by the
Curtain Call; Wilfred McCormick,
Girl Scouts.
The Three Two Pitch.
The evening closed with the
Children — Eleanor Estes, One
showing of two short movies. Hundred Dresses; Leo Politi,
Officers of the P.-T.A. wish to Son of the Swallows (The Cald­
express their thanks to the fol­ ecott Medal Award); Tengren’s
lowing for their help: Rev. H. L. Story Book.
Russell. Mrs. Harry Sandon, Miss
Harriet Bronaugh, Paul Gordon,
Anniversary Planned
Derrold Proehl, James Johns,
Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts
Scheduled for next week end is
and their leader, Mrs. Henry the annual anniversary sale for
Anderegg.
Brunsman Hardware. This year
The next meeting of the group will be the sixth that the sale
will be Monday, March 19 at 8 has been held along with gifts
p.m at the Washington school for visitors to the store. Over
when another entertaining even­ $400 in merchandise will be given
ing is being planned. That pro­ away to ladies visiting the store's
gram will be announced later.
second floor.
Ten Achieve
Roll Listing
Steps Taken for
New Scout Unit
Library Shelves
Get New Books
PTA Anniversary
Well Attended