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VOLUME 29, NUMBER 29
Dog License
Canvass in
City Planned
One Way to Keep Cool
Police to Start
Check Next Week,
Marshal Reports
A houss-to-house canvass in
the city limits is being planned
for the early part of next week
by city police, they announced
Tuesday, in order to check on the
licenses of dogs. Reason for the
check-up is the complaints which
have been received in the city
marshal’s office of excessive
numbers of dogs, which have in
some cases become a nuisance.
The campaign will bring cita­
tions into the city recorder’s
court in cases where licenses
have not been purchased by the
owners for their animals and in
those cases the owners will have
the option of purchasing licenses
or having the dogs impounded.
Licenses were supposed to have
been purchased on or before
March 1 to be obtained without
a penalty except in cases where
ownership of animals is taken
after tha time. If a dog is pur­
chased later in the year, the
owner has 30 days to obtain the
license.
License fees are $1 for a male
or spayed bitch dog $3 for a fe­
male and a $1 penalty is assessed
if the permit is not obtained with­
in the time limit.
Order for Pump
Placed by City
Monday evening’s council meet­
ing .was one of the shortest for
several months because of the
small amount of business that re­
quired the attention of council­
men at that time.
Two items of business were
transacted. An order was placed
for a new booster pump to re­
place the one now in use at the
pump house on Third street on
Corey hill. The pump at that
location is used as a booster in
the line to the reservoir at the
top of the hill.
A quitclaim deed was granted
by the council on property for­
merly owned by E. G. Roediger
and located on Third street back
of Miller's department store.
State Officer to
Speak at Picnic
Albert Palmblad. Gresham, vice-
president of the state 4-H Leaders
association, will speak at the
Columbia county 4-H picnic on
Sunday, July 22, at Camp Wil­
kerson, according to Mrs. Aldon
Ashley, Mist, program chairman.
The picnic lunch will begin at
1:30. This will be followed by
the program and special contests.
One of the features will be the
presentation of first and fifth
year leadership pins for last year.
These will be awarded by Elmer
E. Jensen, manager of the U. S.
National Bank, St. Helens.
Mrs. Ross Janes, president of
the county 4-H Leaders associa­
tion, states that all 4-H leaders,
club members, parents, and
friends are invited to the picnic.
Each family is also requested to
bring their own dishes.
THURSDAY, JULY 1», 19*1
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
Thermometer
Reaches 91
Degrees Wed.
Top Reading for
Month Made at
Weather Station
HOW TO keep cool during hot weather is demonstrated by Keith
Cameron and Carol Cline, youngsters of Mr. and Mrs. Don Cameron
and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cline. Sitting in a tub partly filed with
cool water did the trick last Friday when this photo was snapped.
The mercury soared dur'ng most of the week.
(VE Photo)
Helmet Dash Won Apiary Road
Bids Asked
By McNair Sun.
On July 17, the Oregon
Dick McNair, only Vernonia
jalopy race driver to place in
Sunday’s event at the county
fairgrounds track, captured the
first place spot for the three-lap
helmet dash and also a first in
the second heat race of five laps.
McNair lost his chance for
placing in the money in the class
A main event when he crashed
into the outside fence on the turn
coming into the home stretch. He
came out of the crash unhurt.
Paul Cad? won the class A race.
Sunday’s race was the fourth
in a series of 11 races that are
planned for the summer under
sponsorship of the St. Helens
Junior chamber of commerce.
Highway Crew
Starts Oiling
Workmen on the state highway
oiling crew moved here last week
end to prepare for road oiling
work on highways in this area
and have parked their trailer
houses at the HyVan hoted.
Twelve trailers have been lo­
cated there and the men working
bring in a monthly payroll in the
neighborhood of $18.000 accord­
ing to Mrs. Nick Faul, who made
arrangements for the trailers.
This figure is in addition to
maintenance checks received by
the men, she said.
The highway crew will be lo­
cated here about a month.
New Paint Added
The lower part of the building
front which houses the Western
Store was painted dark green
early this week as part of plans
announced by Cliff White to im­
prove the store front. Painting
of the upper part and repainting
of the store sign is planned later.
State
highway commission will receive
bids for the oiling of 5.5 miles of
road on the Apiary section of the
Rainier-Apiary county road.
This improvement begins at the
south end of the present oil
(about 3.6 miles south of the
Columbia river highway) and ex­
tends southerly to a point about
three miles south of Apiary.
Social Security
Aid to Be Given
Beginning in August, Kenneth
Deming, field representative of
the social security office, Port­
land, will be at the countv court
house, 2nd floor court room, St.
Helens, on the first and third
Mondays of each month between
the hours of 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. to
assist Columbia county residents
in applying for benefits or ob­
taining information about the
new old-age and survivors in­
surance program.
This service is extended to
better assist residents of this
county who have become eligible
for social security benefits under
the new social security amend­
ments. Under the amended law
a worker now 65 years of age
needs only approximately one
and a half years work under
social security acquired at any
time since 1936, to be eligible for
benefits.
“Farm workers, household em­
ployees, and others who became
covered by social security start­
ing January 1, should obtain
social security cards if they have
not already done so," Mr. Dem­
ing said.
Mr. Deming also stated that
any group desiring speaking ser­
vice on social security informa­
tion should contact him at the
court house
The top temperature so far
this month was recorded Wednes­
day of last week at the coopera­
tive station on Corey Hill ac­
cording to the records maintain­
ed by Mrs. Helen Spofford. On
that day the , mercury reached
the 91-degree mark.
The minimum temperature so
far this month was also recorded
on the same date when the read­
ing was 40 degrees.
Thursday, July 12, was almost
as warm as Wednesday, however,
when the high reading was 90
degrees, Mrs. Spofford’s records
show. Temperature readings so
far this week hav? been con­
siderably lower with Sunday
listing 84 degrees and Monday 75
degrees.
Although the logging permit
suspension which went into ef­
fect at midnight last Wednesday
has been lifted, officials of the
Keep Oregon Green association
were emphatic in stating that
there is still a grave danger of
fire should burning start in the
woods. They urged extreme
caution with fire as long as the
present dry spell continues.
Final Services
Read Saturday
Final services were performed
here at the Bush chapel Saturday
for Herman Crue Ohler, who
passed away at St. Vincent's hos­
pital, Portland July 12. Death
came at the age of 64 years and
nine months.
Thé deceased was born at Stu-
benville, Ohio September 28,
1886. He is survived by a broth­
er, J. B. Ohler of Blaine Wash­
ington and a sister, Mrs. O. B.
Kline of Miami, Florida. Inter­
ment took place at the Buxton
cemetery.
Mr. Ohler had been a member
of the Vernonia Grange. He came
to the west in 1912 and was mar.
ried to Mary Schmidlin in 1917.
She passed away in 1942. JTiey
made their home on Beaver creek
during their stay here.
Call Answered Quickly
Action came quickly in answer
to the fire siren which sounded
Tuesday afternoon. From the
time the siren sounded, one-half
minute elapsed before the big fire
truck was started and on its way
m response to the call. A burn­
ing motorcycle near the corner of
State and Bridge streets caused
the alarm.
Two Wins Tallied in Week
By Vernonia Ball Teams
Junior Legion Nine
Slugs 5-3 Victory
Over St. Helens
Vernonia Junior Legion base­
ball team edged past St. Helens,
5-3, in the final league game of
the 1951 season for both teams,
played on John Gumm field be­
fore a sparse crowd Wednesday
evening of last week. The St.
Helens loss gave them an unim­
pressive one won, six lost record
for the season.
St. Helens hampered by lack
of experience, showed little power
at the plat? as they could nick
Vernonia hurler, Bob Powell, ace
right-hander, for but three hits
over the seven-inning route, al­
though they were good for three
runs.
St. Helens pitchers meanwhile
were allowing seven hits to the
Vernonia players and five runs.
Bill Asher started the game for
St. Helens, but was relieved in
the second frame by John Sut­
ton.
Vernonia made a one run first
inning and a big three tally
second frame stand up through­
out the remainder of the contest,
as they managed to score but one
more run, that in the final inning
on a series of St. Helens miscues
afield. Sutton allowed no hits
in the inning, but three errors
and a walk gave Vernonia its
final tally. Three of the Ver­
nonia seven hits came in the first
inning, but were good for only
one run.
The final five innings of the
game saw Sutton pitching two-
hit ball as he matched the colored
Nehalem valley chucker pitch
for pitch. The margin for Ver­
nonia in the first two frames
spelled victory for the locals,
however.
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Vernonia
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St. Helens
3
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three times and had 21 children.
Mrs. Wells said when the family
answered the call for “chow”
there wasn’t any room for com­
pany. They were a happy family
nevertheless.
His uncle lived to be 104 and
Mr. Wells is able to get around
well too as indicated by the fact
that he shoes his own horses. He
plans to be back home by late
fall, leaving Mist Monday morn­
ing %r Clatskanie and down to
the coast, he thought.
Vernonia came from behind to
stop Banks 5 to 3 at the local
ball park Sunday in the last game
of the season here for the town
team.
Banks drew first blood, scoring
one run in the first inning on
three hits and a Vernonia error,
and scored two more runs In the
second on, two hits and another
Vernonia error, but were halted
for the remainder of the game.
Vernonia scored one run in the
third on doubles by Hunt and
Somfleth in that order, two runs
in the fourth to tie it up after
Hartman was safe on an error.
Byers smashed a triple to deep
right center field and scored on
a hard hit double by Galloway.
Vernonia added the final two
runs in the fifth: Langford led
off the inning with a single, but
was out at second on Hunt’s
sacrifice, Hunt being safe at first.
Then Somfleth smashed a hard
drive over the third baseman’s
head that went by the left fielder
for a home run.
Langford limited the Bank’s
nine to eight hits while his team
mates collected 11.
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Banks ........... ..... .—3
8- 1
Vernonia
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5 11 ——4
Batteries: Love
and Krieger;
Langford and Desordi.
Annual Pomona
Picnic Due Soon
Grange members’ attention is
being asked in remembering
the annual Pomona picnic which
i will take place Sunday, July 29
at Big Eddy park.
Plans, for the day call for a
horseshoe tournament to begin
around 11 o’clock. Trophies will
i be given to the champion wo­
men’s team and men’s team. The
trophies are being donated by
the Rainier Creamery and Mr.
According to a report received and Mrs. Jewett A. Bush, Clats­
by E. C. Sammons of the Oregon kanie.
defense bond committee, total
The Pomona Lecturer, Lydia
sales in June in this state of Erickson of Clatskanie, is plan­
E, F and G Bonds amounted to ning a short program, with prizes
$2,096,380. E bond sales made to be given to the largest family
up by far the largest portion of present, family who came the
the total, amounting to $1,761,- farthest, oldest person present,
788.
lowest automobile license, old- *
In Columbia county total E, est car, couple married the long­
F and G bond sales was $35,687. est and the tallest man or boy.
E bonds alone totaled $34,687.
Other contests, sports, and re­
Mr. Sammons stated that E lays are being planned, also. The
bond sales in each of the last picnic dinner will be served
three months have been approxi­ between 12:00 and 1:00 with
mately equal. Apparently the coffee to be furnished by Pomona
nation-wide trend of small savers Grange.
continuing to make purchases of
E bonds has held true in Oregon
in this three-month period.
E Bond Sales
Are Largest
Back in 1929
Venerable Traveler Stops Again at Mist
By MRS. AUSTIN DOWLING | with him. He stops wherever
MIST — William Wells, the i night overtakes him and perhaps
venerable traveler with his remains there several days to
horses and wagons, made his trade or sell his horses.
His home is his wagon while he
yearly appearance in the valley
Friday. He lives near Toppenish, is on the road. This trip started
Washington and has many horses March 15 from his ranch and he
that roam his range. He is 84 now goes through Portland, but
years old and has been traveling in the early days he came by old
through the country for many Indian trails.
Talking with him the morning
years.
Wells has always loved horses, after his arrival brought out the
but on this trip while he stopped information that his grandfather
at Mist, he had only seven head lived 106 years, was married
Banks Toppled by
Town Team After
Early Game Lead
THIS identification was given for the 1929 first grade: first row. 1 to r,
Dorothy Dobkins, unknown, unknown. Laura Mae Sanders, unknown.
June Woods: 2nd row, unknown, unknown. Earl Bleile. Lester Blount,
unknown. Bill Duncan: 3rd row. Frank Lusby, unknown, unknown.
Owen Higby. George Turner, unknown. Ruby Tayes. Teacher Madge
Rogers. Photo submitted by Mrs. Silvia Turner.
Girls Report on
Visit to. State
The three girls who attended
Girls State this year, reported on
their activities at the Tuesday
evening meeting of the American
Legion Auxiliary. Three girls
represented this community at
the state event this year. They
were Margaret Michener, spon­
sored by the Auxiliary; Alice
Davis, sponsored by the Rebekati
lodge and Mary Tapp, sponsored
by her parents.
A regular government set-up
from sheriff to governor is form­
ed by the girls as part of Girls
State work and the first two
were named state representatives
and Mary was selected as s cre-
tary to Alice.
Girls State is sponsored each
year by the state department of
the American Legion Auxiliary
and the girls who attend from
throughout the state are spon­
sored by various organizations
or individuals. Two hundred and
nine girls were there this year
and two of these were chosen to
attend Girls Nation at Washing­
ton, D. C. later in the year.