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Loggers Tally First Win
In League Play;Defeat
Seaside Gulls 27-OFriday
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BY MELVIN SCHWAB
Last Friday night revealed a
strong Logger team stage a come
back from last week’s defeat by
the St. Helens Lions when the
local team met and defeated a
heavier Seaside team to the tune
of 27-0 in their second Lower
Columbia league contest.
The Loggers, looking like an
entirely different team both de
fensively and offensively, tallied
their first score of the game
within 314 minutes of the start
ing gun. Vernonia kicked off to
the coast team who carried it to
the 30. A fumble in the invaders’
backfield with the Loggers re
covering set up the Vernonia
TD. A pass from Fulton to
Crowston carried the ball 22-
yards to Seaside’s eight-yard
stripe. From that point the Log
gers drove through the center
in three plays with Faulk doing
the toting and making the score.
The try for point was not good.
Second TD Scored
Vernonia’s second TD came
midway through the second
quarter when the Gulls kicked
on fourth down to the locals' 10.
Loren Mills ripped off 12 and 18
yards to the Logger 41 on end
runs. A clipping penalty against.
Seaside put the ball on their 37
where Mills carried it to the 29.
Faulk, using sieam roller tactics,
then proceeded with the ball in
two plays, by skirting the ends,
tallied for the Loggers. The try
for point was good with Faulk
going through the center of the
line.
Vernonia drew blood again in
the closing minutes of the second
quarter. Seaside was forced to
kick on their own 40 on fourth
down. Speed Lusby gathered up
the ball on his own 30 and
scampered 40 yards to the Gulls’
30 before being tackled. A pass
two plays later on the Seaside
25 with Fulton throwing to Gor
don Crowston, put the ball over
for the third score. The try for
point was good, making the
score at half time 20-0 with the
locals leading.
Subs Get Chance
Second half play progressed
rather slowly as Coach Lee
Pangle practically cleared the
bench of players, giving all the
subs a chance to perform. Two
Logger touchdown drives were
stopped by penalties in the third
quarter. Seaside threatened once
in this quarter when they drove
from their own 40 to the Ver
nonia eight-yard stripe. A deter
mined Logger line, however,
wouldn’t budge an inch and the
ball ended up with the locals
in possession on their own 10.
From that point Vernonia drove
it in a series of plays to their
own 22. Loren Mills provided the
crowd with the thrill of the game
when h? rambled from that point
all the way for the Loggers’
fourth and final TD. Mills’ 78-
yard run was perhaps the best
run this season. The entire Ver
nonia squad blocked for him and
he had to reverse his field several
times, consistently dodging the
Gull tacklers before getting into
pay dirt. Ricky Fulton plowed
over for the extra point.
Play Time Runs Out
Fourth quarter play ended with
the locals in possession of the ball
on their own 42 after intercepting
a Gull desperation pass on their
fourth down.
Vernonia chalked up a total of
14 first downs compared to the
Gulls’ seven. Penalties against
the Loggers totaled eight with six
being called against Seaside.
Vernonia will play their next
league game against the Clats
kanie Tigers at Clatskanie Fri
day night at 8:00 p.m. The Tigers
are rated very tough by all
The opportunity to learn folk teams in the county this year
dancing if interest is sufficient and evidence can be seen of this
will be considered next Tuesday, in the game they played last
October 9, when people who want week with Rainier losing 13-20,
instruction in square dancing are but playing on an even keel with
asked to come to th? Washing the Columbians who are rated
ton school. The meeting at that I to be the number one team in
time will begin at 8 p.m. and | the Lower Columbia League this
was announced Wednesday morn year.
Both Vernonia and Clatskanie
ing by Glen Hawkins.
At that time the possibility of will go into this game with one
organizing a square dance club defeat and one win to their
will be talked with Ed Condit as record in league play.
instructor and caller. Mr. Condit,
who is well known here, has re
Schoolmasters Meet
cords and amplifying equipment
Men teachers of Columbia Coun
that may be used for the 10-
ty Schoolmasters club met Mon
lesson dancing course.
He would also give instruction day of this week at Scappoose.
in calling so that the club could Going from here were Warne
continue after the lessons have Empey, high school principal, Lee
Pangle and Sid Sorensen.
been completed.
Folk Dance Club
Being Considered
Bleachers for New High
School Gym Selected
A decision made Tuesday
evening by high school district
board members resulted in the
selection of bleachers that will be
used in the gymnasium of the
new building.
Capacity of the bleachers is
placed at between 500 and 600
people. The order was placed
with the Portland representative
of the Wayne Bleacher company,
an eastern firm, and the cost
is listed at $5062. This amount,
however, is not to be confused
as a new outlay of funds because
the price of the bleachers was
included in the original bid for
the building of $295,285.
When the original bid was ac.
cpted in August, the board was
given the right to select the type
of bleachers to be installed.
New furniture for classrooms
was considered Tuesday and bids
on furnishings for the new
science room will be asked for
opening at the next board meet
ing.
Science room furniture is re-
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VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOLUME 29, NUMBER 40
portcdly difficult to obtain, hence
the decision to purchase now.
The district will also purchase
basketball backstops soon, be
cause they are not too easy to
obtain.
Lighting for the athletic field
also came up as a topic Tuesday
and the board instructed a West
inghouse representative to engi
neer a light set-up. Lions club
representatives present indicated
that the members of that organ-
izaztion were willing to help in
developing the field and asked
instructions on what assistance
would be needed in the future.
Board members were informed
that the contractor may be able
to finish construction the latter
part of March, judging by the
speed of progress being made
now.
A bid by the Standard Oil
Company was accepted to supply
heating oil for the coming year.
Meetings in the future will take
place on the second Tuesday of
each month.
Beacon Light
Approved by
Commission
At Lackland
Installation Gets
Approval on Request
Of City Councilmen
PVT. WESLEY M. ADE, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ade, Sr.,
is in training at Lackland air
force base at San Antonio, Texas.
He enlisted and left here August
20 to start training.
IWA Men Go to
15th Convention
Four delegates representing
IWA Local 5-37, Vernonia, are
attending the 15th annual con
vention of the IWA at Denver,
Colorado which op:ned Monday
of this week. Present from here
are Elmer Koplin, business agent
of Local 5-37, Jim Cox, recording
secretary, Tod Bowerman and
Robert Wilson from Camp Olson.
A report of officers heard at
the op-ning of the convention
indicated that the IWA now has
better than 109.000 dues paying
members in 22 states, Alaska.
British Columbia and Eastern
Canada.
The delegates from here left
last Friday in order to be present
for the first day and are expected
to be gon? all week.
•
Air Force Man
Gets Promotion
George E. Bellingham, USAF,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Belling
ham, of Birkenfeld, has been
promoted to the rank of corporal,
it was announced recently by
Colonel H. S. Beeks, commanding
officer of Headquarters, 1706th
Air Base Group, Mountain Home
Air Force Base, Idaho.
Corporal Bellingham enlisted
in the regular air force in Janu
ary, 1951. Since then, he has at
tended the air police school at
Camp Gordan, Georgia, and
upon completion of the course
there, was given his present as
a main gate guard at Mountain
Home AFB.
He is now serving with the
military air transport service,
(MATS), which is a world-wide
air route command composed of
personnel and equipment from
both the Air Force and Navy.
It is supporting UN troc.ps in
Korea with an around-the-clock
airlift of cargo and personnel to
the Far East and the air evacua
tion of American wounded to the
U. S. hospitals.
Book Display Due
A group of books from a list
entitled, “My Country ‘Tis of
Thee,” and made available by
the state library, will be dis
played on library day, October
4 at the Vernonia library. Friends
of the library are reminded to
stop in at the city hall for cof
fee from 3 to 5 o’clock that day.
A change in the hours during
which patrons of the Vernonia
post office will find the windows
open, was indicated in an an
nouncement by Postmaster Emil
Messing this week.
With the return to standard
time, the windows at the office
will be open from 8 a.m. to 12
noon on Saturday. The new
hours will be observed this com
ing Saturday.
During daylight saving time
this summer the windows were
open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Assurance that a flashing bea
con light is obtainable for the
intersection of Bridge street and
Rose avenue was given the city
earlier this week in a letter from
ths Oregon state highway de
partment which announced the
department’s approval of the in
stallation.
The request for th? light was
made by the city council May 9
of this year because of the traffic
hazard at that point which has
Instruction on the subject ot
resulted in numerous accidents.
first aid will be made available
Traffic Checks Made
here under arrangements which
Since that time highway traf are to be handled by the Re
fic checks have been made to bekah lodge according to word
determine whether traffic flow released earlier this week. De
was sufficient to warrant the cision of lodge members to take
care of the details for the class
installation.
was made at the regular Rebdkah
Th? letter, signed by H. B. meeting September 27.
Glaisyer, secretary, stated: “Your
In order to get the class started,
request of May 9 for installation people interested are asked to
of a flashing beacon at the inter register with Mrs. Bill Wilson.
section . . . was considered by Registration may be made by
the commission at its meeting phoning 1407. As soon as enough
September 12. It is my pleasure people signify interest in the
to advise you that the commis class, the starting date and place
sion approved the installation of meeting will be arranged.
of the flashing beacon which is
The Rebekahs will also take
to flash red to the north, west care of the work necessary to
and south and amber to the east, sponsor the next visit of the Red
augmented by a green arrow Cross bloodmobile which is
indication to allow a free moving scheduled to be here November
right turn from south to east.” 8.
Ordinance Needed
However, placing the beacon in
operation will await action by
councilmen as to willingness of
the city to maintain the signal
after installation and to furnish
electrical energy to operate it,
all at city expense.
. The matter of making right
It will also be required that turns against a red light is still
the city adopt an ordinance pro confusing a sizeable number of
hibiting the parking of vehicles Oregon drivers, according to re
on both sides of Rose' avenue for ports reaching the secretary of
100 feet south of the intersection state’s traffic safety division in
and on both sides of Bridge street Salem.
for 100 feet east of the intersec
Under a 1951 state law, the
tion in order to provide better division reminded, right turns
safety for the traveling public.
I against a red signal are permit
Councilmen will consider the ted after stopping, unless signs
ordinance at their next meeting are posted prohibiting such
on October 15.
turns. The law is designed to
help ease congestion at signalized
intersections by allowing cars
intending to turn right to “feed
through” without waiting for the
green signal.
It works this way, the division
said:
1. When the red light is show
ing, stop as usual.
2. Yield right of way to pedes
trians in the crosswalk.
3. Check for approaching cross
traffic.
4. If clear, make your right
turn with caution even though
the red light is still showing.
Instruction of
First Aid Due
Right Turn Law
Not Understood
Attendance at
Council Planned
Opening of
Youth Center
Due Tuesday
Public Invited to
Open House During
First Afternoon
The Christian Youth Center,
located at 712 Bridge street in
the Lusby building, will open it»
doors Tuesday, October 9 with
an open house to which the pub
lic is invited from 2 to 4 p.m.
The center is being sponsored
by the Calvary Tabernacle and
is open to all the youth of this
area, according to the announce
ment made Wednesday morning
by Rev. Gerald Heskett, pastor of
the Tabernacle.
The public is cordially invited
to visit the center Tuesday after
noon during the open house
period when coffee and cookies
will be served at the lunch
counter.
The hours during which the
center will be open are from 4
to 9 p.m. on week days and 1 to 9
p.m. Saturdays with supervision
by adults of the church being
provided at all times.
Success with
Hunting Small
Hunters who have been suc
cessful so far during the season
are relatively small in numbers
compared with those who have
been in the woods to try their
luck, reports up to Wednesday
noon of this week indicate.
Very few deer have been
brought in so far in this area
and hunters say the deer are
not moving, hence the small
number that have been seen and
shot.
Stormy weather has also been
blamed for the small kill in that
not as many hunters are tramp
ing the woods. Instead, many
are staying on or near the roads.
Precipitation records main
tained at the cooperative station
by Mrs. Helen Spofford indi
cates somewhat the extent of
the stormy weather. On record
starting with the 25th of last
month are these amounts of rain
fall: September 25—.34 of an
inch; September 28—.36 of an
inch; October 1—.90 of an inch
and October 2—1.37 inches.
Teachers to Meet Here
A meeting of the county divi
sion of the Oregon Education
association is scheduled h?re next
Monday night at the Washington
schools. All teachers of the
county belong to the organiza
tion which will start its meeting
with a 6:30 dinner in the lunch
room.
Borrowers, Circulation of
Library Up, Report Shows
Lions Welcome President
Six Lions club members drove
to Portland Monday evening to
be present for the banquet which
welcomed th? president of Lions
International to Oregon. Making
the trip wife President Cecil
Jcflinson, George A. Remnant,
Don
Bayley, George Hahn,
Claude Striker and Kent Bauers-
feld.
Hours at Post
Office Change
represented by Leona Hoehner
today, Thursday, when she at
tends th? Junior Red Cross re
gional council meeting at Mil
waukie high school. The work
of delegates at the session will
be to plan future Red Cross work
which can be accomplished by
high school students.
Miss Hoehner is acting as the
delegate from here because of
her appointment in August when
she attended the Junior Red
Cross training meeting held at
Silver Creek falls.
An increase in both the number
of patrons of the Vernonia public
library and in the circulation of
books is indicated in the annual
report for the fiscal year ending
June 30 and which was read at
the city council meeting Monday
night.
The report, prepared by Mrs.
Paul Gordon, librarian, listed the
number of borrowers at 607 as
compared with 570 at the begin
ning of the year. New borrowers
registered totaled 73 of which 53
were adults and 20 children and
during the year 36 names regis
tered were removed because of
death, leaving the city, etc.
Population of the area served
by the library is estimated at
4,000.
Again, in the circulation of
books, an increase over the last
previous fiscal year is apparent
and is indicated in the report as
being 1468.
The use of books is divided into
three categories: fiction for home
use, 2420; non-fiction lent for
home use, 369 and unbound
magazines lent for home use,
400 for a total of 3189. Of the
total, children made good use of
library facilities by borrowing
632 books and magazines.
Growth of the library is also
indicated by the stock of books.
At the start of the year, volume»
totaled 1292. During the year 111
volumes were added by purchase
or binding and 71 by gift or ex
change to bring the total to 1474.
However, 10 were lost or with
drawn to leave volumes on
shelves at 1464.
Serving on the library board
are: Mrs. Marvin Kamholz, presi
dent; Mrs. Lyman Hawken, vice-
president; Mrs. Paul Gordon, sec
retary and librarian; Mrs. Harry
Culbertson, treasurer and Mrs.
Ben Brickel, member and sub
stitute librarian.