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Vernonia Loggers Prepare for St. Helens Game Friday
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
Spirit ran' very high as the
Vernonia Loggers began practice
this week, after winning the first
game of the season against the
Forest Grove Vikings, with a
determined look in their eyes
which will spell plenty of trouble
for the St. Helens Lions Friday
night. This annual battle will
take place at St. Helens.
As far as injuries go, the most
serious suffered to date are pulled
muscles encountered in last
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Der Border;. Bill Lydie, Donnie Morgan. Donnie Waniland, Ozzie Ray, Tommy Peter*. Gordon Crowston. Lee Faulk, Loren Mill*. Ricky Fulton, Jim SmejkaL
week’s game. The local warriors the local team will try very hard
will start at full str.ngth bent to make this game number seven
upon making it two years in a in a row of straight victories in
row, as far as defeats go, for the Lower Columbia League play
after a winning streak of six
Lions.
Tnis week’s activities were consecutive victories in 1950.
The Loggers haven’t won from
pent by the locals brushing up
on plays, blocking and tackling the Lions on the St. Helens field
practice, pass defense and takin* | since 1943 when the locals
care of weak spots which showed tromped over the Lions 13-6.
Th? Vernonia-St. Helens game
up last Friday evening.
This will be the Loggers first has developed into one with
league game of the season and much rivalry between the two
schools, which is mounting year
by year. The scores during the
last ten years have favored the
local lads who have won six of
these gridiron specials, the Lions
winning two and two being tied.
Results of the las 10 years are
as follows:
Year
Vernonia
St. Helens
<7
1951
??
12
1950
14
26
1949
6
1948
7
6
1947
0
33
1946
34
0
1945
13
13
1944
38
0
1943
13
6
1942
6
6
1941
18
0
To date the Lions have played
one game, which took place on
their field last Friday night. They
went down to defeat to the Tigard
Bulldogs by the slim margin of
7-6.
On Monday afternoon of next
week, September 24, at 3:00 p.m.
the Vernonia B squad will tangle
with the St. Helens JC’s on the
city park field. This will be the
first B team game this season.
More will follow with the second -
string playing all this leagues
participants the following Mon
day after the A squad plays.
First Season
Grid Contest
Won Friday
Loggers Tally 20-7
Viking Victory to
Start Season Play
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
v " PME 29. NUMBER 38
Bid Awarded
By Council
For New Truck
Four bids were opened at the
city council meeting Monday
evening in answer to a recent
advertisement for proposals on
furnishing a new pickup truck
for the water department.
Eids were submitted by the
Vernonia Auto company. Hills
boro Sales company, Hawxen
Motors and Swank Motor com
pany of Hillsboro. All but one
bid was given to show a com
parison of prices between a half
and three-quarter ton truck.
Councilmen voted to accept the
bid of Hawkcn Motors for a
three-quarter-ton pickup for the
net amount of $1345.80.
A request from the Lions club
presented by J. A. Bush, Jr.,
for permission to place a stand
on top of the park cabin was
granted. The stand will provide
a place for announcers who
broadcast football games.
The council tabled a request
from Barney’s Cab Co. for park
ing spaces at Mike’s Tavern and
the McDonald hotel. Procedures
followed in other towns will be
obtained before councilmen de
cide concerning the parking
spaces.
The latter part of Monday’s
meeting was devoted to devising
a schedule of working hours for
city employees who must work
no more than a 44-hour week.
Firemen and policemen are not
covered by the state law which
regulates the number of hours
for public employees.
Social (?) Wasps
Not So Social!
Wins Badge
J Man Located Police Sound Warning
In Woods After On Cigarette Sale, Use
47-Day Stay
Marvin Dunn, lost from his
home at 2174 N.W. Davis, Port-
’and since August 3 was found
Tuesday near Camp Wilkerson by
Mrs. Edgar Ra? of Rainier while
Ae was picking cones.
Dunn’s car was found by Claude
Shaw, state patrolman, in the
ar: a shortly after he was re
ported missing. Searchers had
given up looking for the missing
man quite some time ago. When
found, he was in good physical
condition, although weak, and
was wearing the same tweed
business suit and hat as when
reported missing.
He was brought to Vernonia by
Shaw, accompanied by Merle
Graham and Don Bayley, given
help to shave and a bath before
bein'» taken to Barnes hospital
at Vancouver.
Dunn was located about three-
fourths of a mile from the spot
where his car was found. He
had lived on berries and had
hidden when people came near
him.
PAT LLOYD was awarded his
Eagle badge at the Eagle court
of honor last Thur'dav »v—’-ig.
He ’» the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jewell Lloyd.
Rites Performed
For Irvin Wood
Final rites were performed
here Wednesday afternoon for
Isiac Irvin Wood who passed
away Sunday as the result of a
heart attack. Death came at the
age of 57 years, 7 months and 20
days on September 16. He was
born January 27, 1894 in Ver
nonia and had lived in his com
munity up to the last few years
when he had been self-employed
as a logger at Garibaldi.
Surviving are: his wife, Irma;
father, Albert Wood; two brothers
Lee and Albert E.; a sister, Mary
Shedwin, all of Vernonia, and a
niece, Dora Ziegler of Manhatten.
He had been a member of the
Elks Lodge, the American Legion
and the CIO at Tillamook.
Commitment took place at the
Memorial cemetery.
A recent news article in a daily
paper which termed the yellow
jacket by another name of social
wasp may have been somewhat
amusing o a lot of people. It’s
doubtful if the social wasps are
considered social by .Lee Rogers,
Timber route mail carrier.
Lee has a badly injured left
Vernonia Rod and Gun club
arm and a smashed car because members are asked to remember
of those so-called social wasps.
a business meeting which will
It happened something like this. take place next W^Snesday even
Lee was returning from Timber ing at the high school. The meet,
on his daily run Tuesday after ing was called earlier this week
noon when a couple of yellow by Harold McEntire who ex-
jackets decided to pay a social 1 plained that club members would
visit. Mr. Rogers wasn’t in a be asked to decide about an ease
social mood right then, at least ment on the Keasey property as
well as the rent and repair of
not with yellow jackets.
Result was that his car hit the buildings.
Wildlife moving pictures will be
bridge just this side of Timber
and in the mix-up. he suffered shown during the evening. The
a badly cut left arm and the front session is to start at 8 p.m. Sept
ember 26.
of the car was damaged.
Sportsmen Asked
To Talk Business
The Xernonia Loggers, display
ing very good play for the first
I game this season, defeated the
l Forest Grov? Vikings here 20-7
last Friday evening b:fore a
jam-packed crowd.
The Loggers scored three TD’s
with Loren Mills going over in
servant, employee or agent to sell the first, second and third quar
offer for sale or keep for sale to ters. The tries for point were
any minor any cigarettes within also tallied by Mills.
the city of Vernonia. ..."
Vernonia scored it’s first tally
Another part of the^ordinance midway through the first quarter
also stipulates: "It shall be a when Crowston recovered a
misdemeanor for any minor to fumble on the Vikings 20. From
smoke, use or be in possession of there Mills ran the ball over into
any cigarette in this city and it paydirt in two plays.
shall be a misdemeanor for any
Once again in the latter part of
proprietor, clerk, assistant or em
ployee of any place of business the second quarter Mills received
to permit minors to frequent any the ball from center and scam
said place of business while using pered from his own 40 to th»'
Viking 27 for a 33-yard run be
oi smoking any cigarette.”
fore
being stopped. Several plays
Violation of the ordinance calls
later Mills galloped around right
for a fine of not more than $100 end from the 15-yard stripe for
or by imprisonment in the city the TD.
jail not exceeding 30 days or by
Third quarter play resulted in
both.
another score for the locals when
Loren Mills again took the ball on
his own 50-yard stripe and ran
all the way to the one-foot line
before being stopped from behind.
The next play resulted in a tally
for the local team.
The Vikings lone TD came m
The change in ownership of a
the fourth quarter when the
Vernonia business became effec
tive a few days ago when Mr. and visitors went over from the five- .
Mrs. Jake Berger became the yard line on fourth down after
new owners of Walt’s Shoe Repair a driv? from midfield. The try
located at th? west end of the for point was good, making the
score 20-7 in favor of the locals.
Bridge street business section.
The kickoff to the Loggers was
W. E. Rogers, former owner of
taken by Gordon Crowston who
the business, announced the
rambled from his own 15 to the
change the first of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Berger are work Vikings 33-yard marker before
ing in the shop now and Mr. being stopped. The gam? ended
five minutes later with the locals
Rogers is also remaining here for
in possession of the pigskin.
some time to assist them in get
Most notable fact about the
ting started. Later he will re
Loggers in this, their first game,
turn to his home near St. Helens.
was the drive and spirit that
seemed to grasp the team. De
fensively the Loggers, led by
Gordon Crowston, looked very
good.
Forest Grove played scrappy
ball, but couldn’t seem to dent
Th? first annual deer derby, the tough Logger defense many
an event new to this area, is times. The visitors rally squad
being sponsored this year by the was one of the peppiest ever seen
Scappoose Legion post which has here and provided the Vikings
announced that the event will with plenty of backing.
One improvement which was
continue through deer season and
end on October 27 with a grand noted and appreciated by specta
finale derby dance at the Scap tors and everyone present at the
game was the PA system, which
poose high school gym.
Weighing-in stations have been was made possible by the Lion«
arranged throughout the county club.
at: Ted’s Texaco service, Scap
poose; Wilson’s Texaco service
and Jewell Creamery & Lockers,
St. Helens; Mill Market and
Lockers, Vernonia; Rainier
Creamery and Lockers, Rainier
and Austin's Grocery and Mar
Mrs Harry Culbertson hold*
ket, Clatskanie.
the office of president of district
1 as the result of an uncontested
election Saturday at the state
Examiner Date Set
American Legion and Auxiliary
A drivers license examiner will convention at Seaside. Mra. Cul
be on duty in Vernonia Friday. bertson will hold the office for a
September 23. at the city hall year.
from 10 a m. to 4 p.m Persons
This district is comprised of 18
wishing licenses or permits to units in the four counties of
drive are asked to get in touch Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook and
with the examiner at that tim»
Washington.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 1951
The use of cigarettes by minors,
some of them not having reached
their teens, led to a warning
from city police Monday that ac
tion would be taken unless the
sale of cigarettes to minors is
stopped.
A city ordinance covers the
sale of cigarettes and a state law
also covers the same subject. The
city law definitely bars cigarette
sales to minors by stating in sec
tion 1:
“It shall be unlawful for any
person by himself or as a clerk,
Reserve Flight
Organized Here
Lt. Col. Paul G. Weelfel, com
manding the 9408th Volunteer
Air Reserve Squadron, is activat
ing a training flight in the Ver
nonia area.
The flight is for the benefit
of local former military person
nel and officers and airmen pre
sently assigned to headquarters,
fourth air force volunteer reserve
section, who are interested in
earning points for promotion and
retirement.
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Former service personnel (army,
navy, marines or air force) may
be enlisted or assigned, in the
grade held at time of discharge,
in accordance with current air
Scheduled
Perhaps it is an unusual thing force regulations.
for a small city like Vernonia meetings, for the purpose of main
to turn out as it did for the re taining military proficiency, will
cent art exhibit of charcoal pic be held weekly, with each meet
tures done by Jimmie James and ing attendance credited as one
displayed at Brunsman Hard day active duty toward promo
ware. Over one-third of the tion and retirement.
Captain Leland M. Pugsley,
town’s population came to view
this exhibit and to pick a first Keasey Route, will command the
and second choice which deter- ! local flight. Complete information
mined the ones to be sent to the can be obtained from Captain
| Pugsley, or by writing Head
Oregon State Fair.
Again, it was most unusual that quarters, 9408th VAR Training
the judges at the state fair should Squadron, Portland International
choose the same picture as first Airport, Portland, Oregon, or by
choice that the Vernonia people calling Captain Raymond L.
chose. Both chose “The Wedlock Malaby or M Sgt. Lee Clark,
Tuxedo 5251, Extension 107.
of the Maples.”
This picture now hangs in Mr.
James’ permanent collection,
Meeting Scheduled
adorned with a first premium
The high school P.-T.A. will
blue ribbon and all of the clip
pings published by the Vernonia meet Monday night, September
24 at 8:00 p.m. All teachers and
Eagle are pasted on the back.
There are other sentimental parents of high school pupils are
things entwined about this pic urged to attend this first meeting
ture. They cannot be seen, per which will feature a program and
haps, by others, nor understood, an important business session.
but to the artist who painted it,
they are very real.
Trap Shoot Scheduled
Charcoal Work
Wins at Fair
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Board Slates Meeting
C. H. Johns, chairman of the
county chapter, American Red
Cross, has called a meeting of the
board of directors for Monday.
September 24 at the chapter of
fice in St. Helen*.
The first shoot of the 1951-52
season will be held at the ball
park on the O-A hill this Sun
day, September 23. The shoots
will be sponsored this year, as
last, by the Vernonia Trap club
and an invitation is extended to
all who wish to attend.
Ownership of
Shop Changed
Post Sponsors
1st Deer Derby
Auxiliaries Name
District President