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Library, U of 0 I J VERNONIA, COLOMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 29, NUMBER 39 Loggers Drive Scores Touchdown Parcel Post Monday Rain Most Since Rate Raise Nay; Opening of Season Due October 1 Schedule Revised To Offset Rising Cost of Service An increase in the schedule of rates for the mailing of parcel post is dated to take effect next Monday, October 1. The change as outlined in the postal bulletin jumps the local rate for a one- pound package from 10c to 15c and the raise follows through the schedule for all weights of pack ages for all zones. An example of the increase for a 10-pound package, using first the old, then the new rates for zones will be: local, 19c to 27c; zone 1-2, 31p to 39c; zone 3, 40c to 49c; zone 4, 55d to 62c; zone 5, 69c to 82c; zone 6, 84c to $1.07; zone 7, $1.03 to $1.29 and zone 8, $1.22 to $1.53. Fourth class matter is limited to weights over 8 ounces to 70 pounds. The limit of size of a package is 100 inches in length and girth combined, these specifi cations remaining the same under the new schedule of charges as before the increase. In measuring a parcel the greatest distance in a straight line between the ends (but not around the parcel) is taken as the length, while the distance around the parcel at its thickest part is taken as its girth. Parcels weighing less than 10 pounds and measuring more than 84 inches, but not more than 100 inches in length and girth com bined, shall be subject to the 10-pound rate. THE CAMERA caught this Logger play just as Lee Faulk plowed through center for the first Vernonia score aga’nst St. Helens last Friday at the start of the third period. The touchdown and point after put the Loggers ahead 7-6 momentarily. Gordon Crowston, 45, is at the left after helping Faulk through the middle. (Vernonia Eagle Photo) Loggers Meet Lions for Season ’s 1st League Play Friday night, September 21, the V.rnonia Loggers journeyed to St. Helens to participate in their first league game of the 1951 gridiron season and were de feated 18-14 b ya determined St. Helens squad. The Loggers won the toss and elected to receive, which started annual classic. The ball was taken on the locals own 15-yard stripe and returned to the 30 '.' her? it was driven to the Lions 10. Crowston fumbled there after receiving a pass from Ful ton and the Lions recovered. St. Helens, not to be outdone by the Loggers, proceeded to drive the ball to the Logger 28 where they in turn lost it on downs. Vernonia, taking over, was unable to make their first ;ind ten and had to kick on fourth down. A bad kick put the ball on the locals 38-yard stripe and it was drive back to the 10 where once again the Vernonia Former Resident Taken by Attack Gisaburo Kuge, a former resi dent of Vernonia and employe of the Oregon-American Lumber corporation from 1924 to 1941, expired of a heart attack at his home, 606 Beldon Ave., Chicago, Illinois, on September 13. Fun eral services were held on Sept ember 20 at the Sullivan funeral home followed by final services at the Graceland Crematorium in Chicago. Mr. Kuge was 66 years old and is survived by: his wife, Takaye; sons, Seigi and Kingo of Chicago, Yutaka of Milwaukie, Wisconsin, Chosei of the U. S. Army in Japan and Dr. Toshi erf Portland and one daughter, Mrs, Kiyoko Ikeda, of Knox, Indiana. Lion Juniors Record Victory The Vernonia Baby Loggers displaying a powerful running attack, but lacking that final push to put the ball over for a touchdown, fell prey to the St. Helens JC’s here Monday after- roon. Both of the visitors' tallies oc curred in the first half of play with the second period of play favoring the locals. Three times Vernonia threaten'd to score, after long drives on running plays through the St. Helens line, tut pass interceptions and penal ties provided the stop of these advances. The Baby Loggers will go to Seaside next Monday afternoon to play their second game of the Seaside JC’s. iine stood fast. At the end of the first quarter the Loggers were in possession of the ball on their own ’0. In the second quarter the Lions were not to be denied. With the quarter half gone a 20-yard pass was completed for the op ponents first TD. The try for point failzd. The rest of the quarter was played by Vernonia under constant penalties which time after time stopped their threatening drives. The whistle started second half p'ay with a bang as a Lion back fumbled the kickoff and it was recovered by Mills on the op ponents’ 20. After four plays Faulk plowed over for the TD and also made the extra point putting the locals ahead 7-6. Th? Lions tallied once in the third and also again in the fourth quarters, both these scores being achieved via the air lanes. The tries for point failed. The local’s final tally occurred with three minutes playing time left. A Lion fumble was re covered on their 20-yard marker. Mi'Is took the scoring honors by skirting right end. The final gun ending the game gave the skirmish to the Lions 18-14. The outstanding gridmen on the field, who played one of the best games defensively, was Gor don Crowston. Time after time he stopped Lion runners after breaking through the line, mak ing a good third of the tackles. Crowston’s pass catching ability also paid oft at times with much yardage gain:d by that route. The most noticeable thing about the Loggers in this game was th? spirit they displayed on the field and the fact that they never once gave up. Up to the final gun they were determined to win this gam.?, but constant bad luck, penalties and elapsing time held Vernonia to this loss. The Loggers will meet the Sea side Seagulls her.? Friday night at 8:03 p.m. for their second league encounter of the 1951 sea son. Son Injured in Korea Included in a release by the department of defens? Monday was the name of Corp. Harold W. Carey as being injured in the Korean area. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Zimmerman, Mist route. Promotion Received Roy Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Frank, has been pro moted to corporal he informed his parents in a letter received this week. He is stationed at Clark field near Manila, P.I. Youih Center Opening Next Week Planned A Christian Youth Center will be open'd in the Lusby building on Bridge street next week with a formal dedication, according to an announcement made Tuesday by Rev. Gerald F. Heskett, pas tor of the Calvary Tabernacle. Preparation for the opening was underway earlier this week to prepare th' space for the open ing. The center will be equipped with a small library, a place to study and with games such as ping pong, shuffleboard, etc. In addition, sandwiches and pop will be available to the youth. Supervision of the center will be handled by the people of the church during the hours the center is open. On weeks days the open hours will be from 4 p.m .to 9 p.m. and on Saturdays 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. All youth in the community are invited to participate in the activities of the center. Rev. Heskett said. Library Plans For Special Day In anticipation of the birthday of the American Library associa tion which cam? into being in 1876, National Library Day is to be celebrated in this sesquicen- trnnial year, and Governor Douglas McKay has designated October 4, 1951, as Library Day in Oregon. On this special day, the Ver nonia Public Library will com memorate the occasion with a ‘ coffee hour” from 3 until 5 p.m. The mayor, council members, and the library board invite all friends of the library to stop in for a few minutes. County Society Schedules Meet Columbia County Historical Society members studied history of the Clatskanie community September 19 when 35 of them heard pioneers of that area tell interesting tales of early times. Included as part of the day's program were pictures of early logging by oxen, details of the first Clatskanie high school and a report of the recent Rainier centennial. An invitation from the Ver nonia Grange H.E.C. for the October meeting was accepted and this meeting will take place at the Evangelical U.B. church on the 24th. THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, l»6l Peachey Given Grade Advance George H. Peachey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Peachey, recently was promoted to the grade of Master sergeant in Korea accord ing to an announcement released from Korea September 1. Peachey is a platoon sergeant in the 7th Infantry Division’s 31st “Polar Bear” Regiment. He earned his promotion during the regiment's recent drive across the 38th parallel into North Korea. His unit has been fighting in the Korean conflict since the Inchon landing last September. Peachey entered the service in September, 1949. I I For Hunters Not Settled The question of whether the deer hunting season would open Saturday morning was receivinb quite a bit of discussion here the early part of the week, since the fall rain Monday night and Tues day morning, and a decision of the game commission was awaited to determine whether hunters will take to the woods on the scheduled opening day. The closure because of dry, hot weather up to Monday may be discontinued because of the rain that fell then. Data recorded here at the cooperative weather sta tion by Mrs. Helen Spofford, ob server, indicates that the rain fall Monday night and Tuesday morning totaled .34 of an inch. Mrs. Spofford searched records for this area back to April to find that this week’s precipita tion exceeded any during the months of June, July and August. Her figures show the rainfall from April to the present as: April, 1.23 inches; May, 1.57 inches; June, .18 of an inch; July, .05 and August, none. The hottest day of the year came this month, also, on Sunday, the 16th when the thermometer reached 93 degrees. Should the buck deer season Accidents Cause Three Injuries An injury, which nearly cost the sight of his right eye, re sulted Sunday to Lew Choate while at work at his farm on Mist route. The injury resulted when a stick of wood flew up and gashed his right eye but did not hit the cornea. Clamps were necessary to close the injury which will not result in loss of sight. Boyd Huff also suffered injury to his right eye when a piece of stegl became wedged into the white part Monday, necessitating medical attention. The sight will not b.e impaired. Face injuries, which required stitches, and bruises were the result of a fall Saturday night by Ben Brickel. He was unable to open his shop the forepart of the week. open as scheduled Saturday, it will include all counties except Sherman for black-tailed and mule deer having not less than forked antlers and in Douglas county for white-tailed deer hav ing not less than forked antlers. Hunters are reminded the re port card attached to the deer tag is required to be returned to the game commission within 30 days after the close of the sea son, whether the hunters is suc cessful or not. Other regulations concerning the season are outlined in the Oregon Hunting Regulations to! 1951 which are available at li cense agencies here. Club Suggests Name for Field Following discussions at two meetings, the one held Septem ber 17 and again September 24, members of the Lions club fa vored a motion suggesting the name of Nehalem field for the site back of the new high school plant where athletic contests will take place in the future. Dirt moving at the field has' been almost completed for the football gridiron, but some work remains to shape up the track and baseball diamond before the plans can be formulated for seed ing. It is hoped that the seed can be applied yet this fall so that a turf will be ready for use next year. The name of Nehalem field will be suggested by the club to members of the union high school district board of directors for their consideration in nam ing the field. The club also went on record this Monday to offer its services to the school board in helping with the work of completing the field. Bonus Application Blanks Available by October 1; Payment Provisions Outlined Application blanks for the Ore gon’s veterans’ bonus will be available in virtually every com munity in Oregon next Monday, October 1 and that will include Vernonia where they can be ob tained at the Pal Shop and Kul- lander’s Jewelry store. Information concerning th? ba sis for making application and help with the details will be given by the V.F.W. post, Kent Bauers- feld said Tuesday. Provisions for the bonus in clude quite a number of regula tions. The amount of payment will be $10 for every full month of active service in the U.S. and $15 for every full month foreign duty from September 16, 1940 to June 30. 1946, inclusive. Maxi mum payment will be $600. A service man must have been on active duty for at least 9u days between the above dates, have an honorable discharge and must have been a bona fide resi dent of the state for at least one year immediately preceding the commencement of active ser vice. Any veteran on active duty during the abow> dates whose services were terminated by ser vice connected disabilities and who, upon filing a claim for dis abilities with th.? veterans ad ministration within three months after separation, was rated not less than 50 per cent disabled as a result of the claim, shall be entitled to receive the maximum payments, regardless of length of service. The survivor or survivors of a veteran deceased in service or by services causes will be en titled to the maximum payment. Survivors must establish that the veteran was eligible and that the survivor is eligible as next of kin. In order to establish the re lationship, it is required to fur nish notice of the death, if while in service; or certified copy of discharge and death certificates if following service; evidence of relationship. The deadline for applying is December, 1952. If original discharge papers have been lost, a Certificate in Lieu of Lost Discharge may be obtained from: (for army men) Demobilized Personnel Records Branch .Adjutant General’s Of fice, Records Administration Center; 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis 20, Missouri; (navy) Headquarters 13th Naval District, Civil Readjustment, Seattle 99, Washington; «marine corps) Of fice of the Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps, Separation and Readjustment Division, Person nel Department, Washington 25, D. C. and (coast guard) U. S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Trea sury Department, 13th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., Washington 25, D. C. Veterans are asked not to send original discharg? papers, but to have copies made and certfied by the county clerk. All applica tions received in Salem on or before October 10 will be con sidered simultaneously filed to give applicants in all parts of Oregon an even break in deter mining the order of payments. The state department has sched uled a sale of $500,000 in bonds October 4, proceeds of which win be used to pay bonus adminis trative expenses. Sale of $40,- 000,000 in bonds to pay the bonus will be held in late October and the outcome of the big sale will determine whether bonus pay ments can start this year. I* the credit restraint is not lifted on purchase of the bonds by investment firms and bids are not received for the sales, then the state bond commission will be asked to investigate the pos sibility of state purchase. The federal governm nt last May asked the states not to issu » bonds for payments of veterans’ bonuses on the ground that such payments are inflationary and big financial concerns thus far have gone along with the govern ment.
