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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.
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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.