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Library, U of O VOLUME 29, NUMBER 23 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Architects Preparing Plans for High School Building; Bids to be Asked Junior Legion Team Defeats Rainier Nine Seasoner Opener Won By 4-3 Count Over Visiting Batsmen THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1951 Report Lists Work for May City policemen answered 169 activities and complaints during the month of May, according to a report given city councilmen Tuesday evening by Marshal A. D. Lolley. Arrests during the month to taled 18 and fines were assessed in the amount of $519.00 in the recorder’s court. Rearing Date For Budget Changed Mon. Election Scheduled For Friday, June 29; Street Gravel Bought In a thrilling extra inning A change in the date set last gams, Sunday, June 3, the Ver week for the annual hearing con. nonia Junior Legion baseball cerning next fiscal year’s city team downed the Rainier Junior budget was changed Monday Legion team by a score of 4-3. evening and will take place In the bottom half of the eighth Thursday, June 28 instead or inning, Francis Crowston, first July 2. The change was made man up for Vernonia, lashed a by city councilmen because the Basic civil defense courses for July date was too late in the hard single to right field which was followed by a booming triple instructors will be given in nine year should objection to the cost off the bat of Lee Faulk, Ver localities in Oregon beginning sheet be voiced. The hearing date will be fol nonia catcher, bringing in the June 11, it has been announced by the Oregon state civil de lowed the next day by the THE BID invitation for constructing Vernonia's mw high school building will probably be asked in winning run. special election when voters may July on plans being drawn by the Portland firm of Wolff St Phillips,* architects. Layout of the pro Vernonia tied the game in the fense agency. approve or reject the budget. posed structure is pictured above. (Cui from Daily Journal of Commerce) The sessions, put on by two seventh inning when Nanson A decision concerning the city reached first on an error, Powell four-man teams from the state property which at one time was The new building for the uniop separate from the main struc ceilings. Lockers will be located CD office, will be of one day usee for an airport, was reached singled, Fuller advancing both high school district will contain ture. in the corridors. duration. Purpose of the courses The ext.rior will be wood sid runners with a well placed bunt is to train instructors who, in Monday. Councilmen decided not six regular classrooms, a home The construction will be wood to sell the property now, but will Rainier making an error on and ing with brick veneer. The roof making room, science room, li frame on a concrete foundation. turn, will teach others. The offer it for lease on a year-to- Higley’s fly ball, which scored brary, gymnasium with stage to Floors will be asphalt tile over will be composition. nucleus will expand urttil even year basis when the present The heating system will be oil Nanson. be used for band room, nurses' wood floors and hardwood in tually Oregon has many ouali- lease held by Cecil Huff expires. Rainier ’ s big inning came in suite, administration suits, boys’ the gymnasium. Wood plywood fired, low pressure st am with fied to teach courses in basic The council visited the airport a and girls’ locker room and a and plaster will be used on walls transfer units to convert to forced | the third when they combined a civil defense subjects said Mau week or so ago to look over the walk, two hits and a hit batsman shop building which will be and acoustic treatment on the air. rice Shepard, who heads the property before making their de and a Vernonia error to score training phase of the state civil cision. their three runs. Except for defense organization. A resolution which asks the that one inning, Powell, Vernonia Astoria is the site for the re state # highway department for pitcher was master of the Rai gional school for civii defense financial assistance in maintain nier batsmen. personnel of Columbia county ing State street was adopted. The This was a well pitched ball and neighboring counties ft will resolution conforms with a regu game with each team getting be given June 15. lation whereby the state depart Traveling on its own special The Citizens Bank of Sherwood made by Mr. Remnant was the only four hits and Bobby Powell The regional schools will deal ment can be asked for assistance getting nine strikeouts and Kar- caravan containing many cages has been purchased from Edward fact that William C. Christensen naski. Rainier pitcher, getting w.th civil defense orientation and in maintaining streets that re of wild animals the new, stream organization, fire fighting in the ceive excessive use, but that are Firstanberg and J. L. Bratile was one of the organizers of the 15. Vernonia made three errors lined Wallace & Clark Animal Citizens Bank of Sherwood in and Rainier four, two coming home, and atomic, biological and not a part of the state highway by the Commercial Group of Circus is scheduled to arrive in chemical warfare. Banks, it is announced by George 1922 and remained as it’s mana system. in the seventh when Vernonia Vernonia early in the morning of Stafefatreet is 1 being used fo Remnant, manager of the Ver ger until going to Hillsboro in tied the game. Klepp, Rainier June 16. 1925. After the d ath of it’s first baseman, bagged the only quite an extent for heavy haul nonia Branch of the Commercial Wallace and Clark take great ing by log trucks and as a result Bank of Oregon. Possession was president, Edw. Schulmerich, ths other extra basehit of the after pride in presenting their circus bank was sold to Firstenburg and noon, a double in the third in maintenance is heavy there to taken, Monday, June 4. program, and their collection of keep the street in good con The bank will be operated as associates of Ridgefield, Wash animals, featuring that rare ani an independent unit for a short ington. The bank now has total ning. dition. Vernonia traveled to Clatska mal from the River Nile, a hip time, but in the near future will assets of approximately 1 Ms miN Along with the regular month nie last night for a game and New officers for the coming popotamus, alive and weighing become a branch of the Com- lion dollars. It is the intention of will play Sunday, June 10, at the ly expense bills, councilmen au year were voted upon by mem over four tons. thorized payment for gravel merical National Bank of Hills the new owners to install a new Washington diamond with Scap A special invitation is extended boro. M. Lynn Judy, a vice- vault door, new office fixtures poose furnishing the opposition. bers of the Lions club Monday which had been delivered and evening and the election resulted stockpiled at the city pumping to all to come to the show president of the Hillsboro bank ard make other improvements in Game time will be,2:00 P.M. and in the naming of Cecil Johnson ground early in Riverview and has been elected president of the the near future. plant. The gravel was ordered the public is invited to come as the new president of the watch the elephants help erect bank and W. M. Adair will re at the first council meeting in down and see a good ball game. ireanization. the huge tents and at 10 a m. main with the institution as it’s April and will be used for future Score by Innings RHE To serve with Johnson will be: see the feeding and watering of manager. Mrs. B. H. Downey street paving and improvement Vernonia: 10001011 4 4 3 j Larry Wiese, first vice-president; all ths wild animals, including will continue as assistant mana work on alleys. Rainier: 00300000 3 4 4 Jim Haight, second vice-presi the hippopotamus. ger. The entire staff of em Batteries — Powell and Faulk; dent; Don Bayley, secretary; Mike This circus will be in Vernonia ployees are to be retained, Rem Karnaski and Flippen. Lucas, treasurer; Floyd Bush, tail for one day only, giving two per nant stated. twister and Jack Nance, Lion The Scouts of Troop 201 spent formances. afternoon and night, The acquisition of the Sher tamer. part of last week end on an over on June 16. wood bank brings to nine the Baseball Party Held The Lions will follow up a number of bank offices of the night camping trip on Coal creek The Commercial group ot request to the state highway de near the Vernonia coal mine. Commercial Group of Banks and banks of which the Vernonia partment several months ago A number of donations have brings the total deposits of the Much of the time was spent in Branch, Commercial Bank ot asking that a sign be placed at now been made for the 4-H dor combined group to approximate tracking, the boys dividing into Oregon is a member, held their the city limits to list the names two groups and one group fol mitory to be built at the county ly $25,000,000.00 with a capital lowing the trail left by the other. annual baseball party at Beaver of local organizations. Since the fairgrounds, reports Mrs. Roes . structure of approximately $1, request was first made, no action Janes, president of the Columbia Those making the trip included stadifim Saturday evening, May 800,000.00. 26. Over 225 "employees and fa has resulted. Richard O ’ Brien, Kenneth Peder Mrs. Hans Hovland. Fern Hill, county 4-H leaders association. An interesting o bservation The sign to be sought is one son, Richard Schneibel, Les i? milies enjoyed the game even was reelected chairman of Co One keg of nails has been do Harding, Edward Currington, though the Beavers lost. All similar to that appearing at the nated by E. V. and Ida May lumbia county home extension Vernon Stevenson, Gary Strong members of the Vernonia staff city limits of many towns in the Anderson’s Grocery al Deer committse at a recent meeting state. were present. and Larry Akers. held at the home of Mrs. Carl Island, and another by Mr. and Johnson in Marshland. Mrs. Mil- Mrs. C. W. Sherman, Scappoose. fred Gregory of Goble was re Cash contributions have been elected s'eretary-treasurer. made by Mr. and Mrs. George The first county-wide day at Mrs. Carl Johnson, who has Dureka, Rainier, and the Tide ssrved as Azalea House chairman Camp Wilkerson will be held on Creek Happy Herder’s 4-H dairy for Columbia county for the past Sunday, June 10, according to WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS SAFETY CONFERENCE club. several years reports that $13.55 Harold Black, camp develop Donations will be used tor was cleared from the plant ex ment council chairman. nails, windows, doors and other Black requests that all who can change held at the homemaker’s miscellaneous items. The county festival and $43.25 from a quilt get out to the camp bring an ax fair board is in charge of having donated by Fern Hill Unit. Since and hammer. The project for this the concrete floors laid. Con 1948 Columbia Countv has raised summer will be to complete the struction of the building will be $807.92 for the Azalea House roof on the lodge* building. by volunteer labor. Rrafters will be cut and peeled fund. Most of the lumber for the on the tenth and put on the roof building is already at the fair if enough is available. grounds and construction is ex Machinery Installed Members of the St. Helens pected to start soon. The installation of an electric Kiwanis Club worked on the pipe threader has been made at lodge on May 3. They completed Brunsman Hardware and Electric, putting shakes on the roof over Pete Brunsman, owner of the the kitchen. All interested persons are urged itore, said Wednesday. The cut «a ting dies are operated by a half to spend the day at the camp site, states Black. horsepower electric motor that According to a letter received makes it possible to thread ppe by Mrs. Lois D. Kent. Columbia much easier and faster than by Safety Talked at Meet county superintendent of schools, hand. from Miss Irene Hallberg, state Glen Hawkins, Columbia Tree supervisor of elementary educa I Farm manager, was one of the tion, District No. 52-C at M'S< 1 speakers at the recent Western Match Scheduled Sun. THIS PLAQUE was awarded Friday evening, .'una 1, at thi 17th annual Western Forasi Pro has been declared a standard Forest Products Safety confer Vernonia golfers will meet a ducts Safety conference in Portland io the management and crew of Columbia Tree Farm for haring school. ' ence at which the Columbia Tree team from the Alderbrook coun maintained a lost-time accident frequency rate cf sero during 1950. Logging camps in Oregon. The district is the fint to be Farm was awarded the safety try club of Tillamook Sunday on Plaque pictured on this page Washington. California. Montana, Idaho. Arisona and British Columbia participated in .ho safity declared’under the new rules in the local course. Tee off time His topic was “Big Safety for a program. Of the entire group, the .Columbia Tree Farm at Vernonia won first place by not having Columbia County, Mrs. Ken. an nounced. a worker suffer a lost-time accident during the entire year of 1950. Small Operation.” has been set for 9 o’clock. Defense Courses Being Planned Circus Schedules Showing June 16 Shewood Bank Acquired By Commercial Group Lions Vote in New Officers Scouts Go on Camping Trip * Donations Made For 4-H Dorm Officers Elected By County Group Camp Work Day Set for Sunday Farm Workmen Win Plaque Mist Declared Standard First 4
