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Library, U of O VOLUME 30, VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTV, OREGON NUMBER 8 Model Railroaders to Make Excursion Train Trip Here Preparation for entertaining a group of model railroad enthusi asts, who will come here in Aug ust, has already b?en started because of word that they are planning an excursion trip to » Vernonia. The visit here will be a side trip made by model build- ing railroaders as part of the na- t nal convention in Portland of t e National Model Railroad Association, Inc., which has headquarters at Canton. Ohio. The national convention is scheduled to take place in Aug ust and during that time, Satur day, August 23. has been de- s.gned as the date for the excur- s 'gi over the S.P.&S. line from Portland to Vernonia. Arrangements for ths trip were r ade by Stephen Donoho", dis trict traffic representative of the Chicago Northwestern Railway, who was contacted by Pete Bruns- man who is making the arrangements here. The train, •which will be powered by a steam locomotive, according to * the traffic representative, is ex pected to bring not less than 200 e people and the number will pro bably approach 300 because the nvention will bring model rail read builders from all over the * at ion to Portland. A large dele- b. tion is*cxpected from as far * as Boston. The trip will start from Port- 9 • • ~ ~ Students View Air Force Films • • • Sgt. Bill Judy, St. Helens, re cruiting representative for Col- . nbia county, visited Vernonia ‘.ch school Tuesday morning to talk to the Senior and Junior classes and show two films. The films, entitl°d "Women of the Air Force” and "Men of the Air Force,” pictured exactly the procedure as to what happens to them*when they enlist. Sgt. Judy will be here weekly to ^lk to parents of prospective enlistees. -------- Death Claims . Former Resident Mrs. Fred Zeiner of Waldport passed away February 14. Besides er husband she is survived by e son. Donald, of Portland and .Mrs. Lavina Lisanti of Oakland, • California. Funeral services were held on Monday at Riverview Abbey in Portland. The Zciners own"d and op- ' ated a grocery store in River- v icw for many years. I Airport Lease Problem Crew Starts Considered at Council Planting of Meeting Monday Night Trees Monday land and arrive here at 11:30. One of the most important before definite action is consider, The tram is sch-'duled to leave items to b> considered by city ed at the next council meeting, here at 2:30, allowing a three- Four Areas on Farm councilmen Monday evening was which will take place March 3. hour layover in Vernonia, during the matter of a lease for the Councilmen were informed by To Be Restocked which time somewhat extensive Vernonia airport, along with an Mayor Lyman Hawken of the By Present Program plans are being developed ten easement ask"d for hauling logs proposed August 23 visit here of Four areas on th" Columbia over the road which runs beside delegates who will attend the Na tatively for entertainment of the Tree Farm will be restocked with the airport on city property. visitors. tional Model Railroad convention seedling Douglas firs under the A feature attraction, not only Both matters were presented I in Portland. current tree planting program to the council by Cecil Huff, who for the railroad builders, but for He suggested that now was the started Monday by th" Columbia leased the airport last year from time to landscape and plant grass people of this area as well, will Tree Farm. be an Oregon-American shay the city and who has held a on the beach at the city swim A ten-man crew began the leas" on the property in previous ming pool so that it would be which Judd Greenman will ar work Monday in the Crooked years. range to have on display. Glen ready for th" summer swimming creek area where th'y will stock Hawkins has indicated that the season and also for the visit of The casement question came up about 75 acres. The crew may Columbia Tree Farm will arrange the model train builders later. b’" increased in size later during through a request of Art John Councilmen approved the land a display showing the procedure ston who wishes to haul logs over the planting program to about 14 followed in tree planting, selec the road this suninv-r. The road scaping proposal. tive logging, methods of logging CPL. Jim E. Peterson. 23. has m 'n. divides for part of the distance Roy and Al Schneibel appeared Other areas that will be stocked and harvesting cones for future completed the XVI Corps Food beside the airport and one of to ask the council what action before planting is completed this tr”e planting operations, as well Service school at Camp Schim- the branches is graveled. How they intended to take about the as fire equipm.nt used by the i melpfcnning, Japan with the spring include an area near the ever, this branch is considered pinball ordinance, pointing out tree farm. second highest grade in his class. Oak ranch rock pit, an area up as not desirable because it cuts that the operator license and ma Pebble creek and another area Other entertainment may in While attending the eight-week the property, making it of less chine fees were too high under clude an appearanc' of the grade course, he rec ived instruction in | up the Scappoose road. The total planting will amount value should it be needed for the present ordinance. The coun or high school bands or both. The a<l phases of nutrition, sani'ation. cil worked out a new proposal to over 100.000 trees which were farm land. Nehalem Social club has been field cooking and mess manage for charges which will be em Councilmen referred the ease started at the nursery at Nis- asked to prepare the noon lunch ment. He entered the army in qually, Washington from seed ment matter to City Attorney bodied in a new ordinance to be for the visitors, who will pro November 1950 and arrived in that had been harvested in pre Neal Bush with the stipulation adopted at a future meeting. bably be served at the city Japan last April. The council also approved the vious years from cones picked that the gravel be removed front Dark chuck wagon style. City qualified restaurant license ap in this area. councilmen, who learned of the road it now covers and be plication made in January by the coming event before their placed on the other branch road Lew’s Place and the application meeting Monday, devoted part before the easement be granted. will be referred to the Liquor of their meeting to plans for commission for their approval. landscaping of the city park pool Th" lease of the airport pro The application, if granted, calls so that it would be an asset to perty was tabled Monday evening for quite extensive changes in the park, not only for the start Mrs. Jcnnlle Moorhead will 1 for referral to the city attorney the present interior of the build of the swimming season, but for be the guest of honor at a social I ing to allow for the serving of Competition for the post of the excursion. evening sponsored by the John I set-ups. Columbia county sheriff d ivelop- Mention of the scenic trip was Gumm P.-T.A. in St. Helens, Feb- | City police are now following also made at Monday evening’s ruary 26. The event is being | cd with an announcement made a policy of taking fingerprints Wednesday by John W. Whipple Lions club meeting where busi given so that people in this area of all people arrested on charges ness men indicated they would interested in meeting the state of Rainier who will seek the other than traffic. In order to r publican nomination on the devote every effort to making president of the P.-T.A. may do Only a small turnou^"<W in satisfactorily classify the prints May primary ballot. th” stay of visitors here pleasant. ; so. The Vernonia P.-T.A. has : terested persons was present on so that they can be checked with An indication of his qualifica Any person or clubs who have received a letter from the St. | Tuesday evening for the first FBI records in Portland, the cuuii suggestions to improve the recep Helens association inviting them tions for the office were carried meeting, which was announced cil authorized the purchase of in a list of past and present ac tion are asked to contact Mr. to attend the me:ting at John | last week, to start a garden club a magnifying glass for the de Brunsman. Gumm that evening at 8 p.m. , complishments. He is at present in this community. partment. in the peppermint business near Mrs. Moorhead is studying for The Tuesday meeting was an City Recorder Sam Hearing a Doctor of Education degree at Rainier where h? is serving as | nounced Wednesday of last week read to the council a letter from local committeeman for P.M.A. Oregon state college. H >r sp:c- by Mrs. R. H. Miner at whose E. II. Showalter, superintendent I ialty is family health problems. and as president of the Rainier home the gathering took place. of the S.P.&S. Railway, telling drainage district. I She is also employed by the gen. Reason for the few people pre councilmen that an electric heat During the year Mr. Whipple sent was the conflict of the meet ing installation is scheduled in I eral extension division of the j state system of higher education was senior investigator for the ing date with other meetings the near future for the diesel- Details of the social security i to conduct an in-service training i U. S. civil service commission and Tuesday evening. electfic locomotive now used on law as it applies under changes I program in hca'.th education for was in charge of the training of However, several projects were the freight run into Vernonia. which b'came effective in 1951 | teachers. all their investigators for the 11th discussed and a future meeting Complaints had been heard by were explained to Lions club U.S. region comprising Oregon, date set for the evening of the council earlier this year, ask mijfnbers Monday evening by Ev- Washington, Idaho, Montana and Friday, February 29, again at ing that some means of eliminat erell C. Cummins, field represen Alaska. Mrs. Miner’s home. 102 O-A hill. ing the noise be undertaken. The tative of th? social security ad He also served on the war This future meeting will be open letter from the superintendent ministration. manpower commission for the to both men and women and was the answer to a letter writ The representative outlined 13th U. S. naval district during their attendance is urged if in ten about the noise problem. In changes in the law which was I the war and was cited by Secre terested in the starting of such stallation of the heating system broadened to cover most self- Results of the January pro tary of the Navy Forrestal for a club. is scheduled for the near future. employed persons at the first of duction of leading cow herds in sei vices rendered. last year. He also brought a the county, as tested by the dairy 20-minute movie film which pre herd improvement association sented clearly the method in list several animals belonging to which social security details are owners residing in the Nehalem handled. j valley. Mr. Cummins may be contacted Honor roll cows are dstermin- | by those having questions con ed by the number of pounds The Vernonia Loggers lost a of 31 points. cerning social security at 104 Old butterfat produc 'd and listed for Assistance for those people tagged game to St. Helens on the The first part of the gam" was Post Office building, Portland 4. ■ this valley are: Shalmon Libel, who nred help in preparing their Lions fl<Kir Tuesday night 44-32. all Parkrose as the visitors jump Oregon. ■ Mist, a mature cow with 469 state income tax reports will be Both teams played a poor brand ed to a quick 8-0 lead, only to I pounds; Ralph McKee. Vernonia. available in Columbia county at of ball, featured by poor ball see the locals suddenly come I two 2-y ar olds with 421 and two places before the deadline handling, poor passing and er to life and lead 19-17 at quarter 369 pounds. for filing the reports ratic shooting on the part of time. The second quarter was a A schedule of visits of tax men both teams. furious affair as 42 points were was issued earlier this week to Vernonia scored first on Gor poured through the hemp, Park show that they will be at St. don Crowston’s foul shot and the rose gathered in 25 of these tu Helens at the court house Feb game was three minutes old be lead at halftime 42-36. Lou Fredrickson and Phil Sislcr. ruary 25, 26, 28 and 29. They fore either team scored a field accompanied by Franc s Kaspar; Both teams had apparently will also be at Rainier at the goal. The score was knotted 8-8 clarinet trio by Hazel Cook, Jean cooled off during the half as each An indication of incr?asing po city hall April 4. at quarter and 17-17 at halftime. scored 8 points in the third quar Kirkbrid' and Marcia Garner; The Lions jumped to a 29-25 ter clarinet and baritone horn duet litical activity between now and Office hours at both places will Parkrose dominated play third period lead and in the enough in the last quarter to by Sharon and Letha Hamilton. the May primary is carried in an j be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, fourth quarter pulled steadily outscore the home team 13 9 and Girls from the high school announcement made Tuesday by I away from the luckless Loggers emerge with a final 63-53 vic Thespians club, directed by Mr. Sheriff M. R. Calhoun. The sheriff, while here on an ! who couldn't seem to buy a bas tory. Raines, gave a recital of a child ket despite many attempts. The welfare Rainbow pageant. Mrs. official visit, announced that he J The B squad found going ex Loggers could have won the ( L. L. Wells, program chairman, would definitely be a candidate ’ ceedingly tough the first half again for the post and that he i game easily on gift shots missing gave a short message about of the game and was behind 24-10 18 of 24 foul tri s. The Lions founder’s day and invited the | intend'd to file before the end of at halftime. After spurting in | this week. The Vernonia Logger?ttes (the tallied 6 of 12 tries from the free audience to a social hour and re the third quarter to ov'-rtak • Rumors prior to the announce- high shool girls) recently or throw line. freshments arranged by Mrs. By | Parkrose they seemingly again : ment this week had indicated ganized to play basketball teams Frances Crowston led the scor ron Kirkbride, president of the from Clatskanie, met and de ing for the locals with 10 points, ran out of gas to fall behind again association. A free-will silver I that the sheriff might not file. feated the Clat .kani? girls Wed while Jones and Poofs each gar and taste defeat 45-37. offering was taken at a birthday Both teams play Seaside h re nesday afternoon in two games nered 9 for St. Helens. The B table decorated by Mrs. George Society Slates Meet Friday night. The Loggers lost 20-2 and 23-13. The local girls squad had an equally bad night, Johnson. This money is sent to Seaside on the later’s floor defeated the sam." teams at Clats losing 48-25 to the state office which keeps The Columbia County Histori kanie last week 24-20. Inability to cope with the sen earlier in the season by 8 points half for use in Oregon and the cal Society will meet on Tues sational shooting of Lund, Park and will be out to avenge this other gots to national head day, February 26. at the Scap These games organized through quarters. all funds being used to poose Congregation church. There the GAA is the first time the rose center cost the Loggers their defeat. The game with Warrenton extend the work of the organiza will be a pot-luck lunch at noon, girls have played outside schools game with Parkrose last Friday Lund couldn't seem to originally scheduled for Febru tion. In this state it is used as There may night. followed by the regular business for several years. an extension work fund to fi session. An interesting program be a two-game series arranged miss scoring 12 field goals on 16 ary 29 of next week has been nance P.-T.A. workshop confer is being planned. Ail those in with Banks before the season is tries and points on 8 tries from moved ahead to Wednesday, next February 27. the free throw line for a total ences each year. terested are welcome. over. State President Due in County Candidate Seeks Post of Sheriff Second Garden Meet Proposed Social Security Rules Explained PTA Founding Observed By Association Program Celebrating the 55th anniver sary of the P.-TA. a Founder's day program was sponsored by •,.-•? Vernonia Parent-Teacher as- s x :ation at the Washington hool Monday, February 18 at ¿0 p m. The entertainment fol- . wed a salute to the flag led by Boy Scouts, Richard O’Brien and Gary Strong and singing of the national anthem by every- cne. Rev. H. L. Russell offered the invocation and then group singing was led by Mrs. Russell a.companied by Miss Pauline Bnstlin. A humorous sketch, “Tele- > honing Under Difficulties," was rresented by Rosalie Kirkbride, Delores Ols^n and Aaron Lofton. — embers of the 8th grade drama club directed by Mrs. Dorothy Sandon. Miss Janet Peterson, high school music director, con ducted the band in several selec- ti ins interspersed with varied strumental numbers including: c< rnet solo by J. R. Kirkbride a d a trombone duet by Mars* Food Studied THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 1952 |DHIA Test Shows ißest Animals State Tax Men To Give Help Calhoun to File ; For Sheriff Post Loggerettes Win Over Clatskanie Tuesday Fray Marked By Poor Ball Playing
