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Library, U of O VOLME 30. NUMBER 14 VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTV, OREGON Town Club to ■ Driver Training Course Open Diamond To Be Offered Students Play April 27 Nine Teams Listed For Tualatin Valley League Competition Another season of baseball for the Vernonia town team is sched- ul d to begin on the 27th of this month when Vernonia will take the field against Banks, there to open 1952 Tualatin Valley league play. Prelminary meetings to reor ganize the Vernonia club have already been held and practices are scheduled every evening that wather permits. Practices take place on the city park field. Prospective players who may be interested in turning out with the club are asked to come to the fi: d or contact P. Elliott, mana ger. Prior to the league opener April 27, Vernonia will cross bats with Hillsboro th: re April 20 at 1:30. Th- league opener a week later will start at 2:30. Teams entered in this year's p ay are: Banks, Forest Grove, T.lamook, Verboort. Cornelius, Beaverton. Hillsboro, McMinnvil le and Vernonia. I^angford. who pitched last year f Vernonia, tried out with the San Francisco Seals and has been farmed out to Yakima New Station at Hospital Due Sgt. Ervin Meier, who with his family returned here recently from Germany, is scheduled to leave next Monday for San Fran, cisco where he will b? stationed at Letterman General hospital. £ and Mrs. Meier and their ct .dren returned to this coun try from Straubing, Germany January 29. He had been sta- tionzd there four years. From New York th-y drove to M,-.nesota and then to Scotts B uff, Nebraska to visit relatives before arriving here. At Scotts E iff th y were the guests of M: and Mrs. Merle Roland. Mrs. R and is the former Dorothy De Hart and' a sister of Mrs. Meier. They arrived h-re about the mddle of March to see their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Meier and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. DeHart. Services Read At Chapel Mon. Final rites took place here at the Bush Fun-ral home chapel ndav morning for Florence Irt ne - Hall, who passed away Friday, March 28 at the Columbia Mr dical hospital, Portland, at the ag'- of 71 years, four months and 14 days. The dec?as-d was bom Novem- b< - 14. 1880 in Lincoln county. K ntucky, the daughter of Mr. ¿nd Mrs. J. D. Bastin. She was married Novembcr 26. 1903 to James Walter Hall and to this union was bom one daughter, B mice Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Hall were or- da,ned ministers in the Church of Christ. He proceeded her in death. The last days of her life were spent at Vancouver, Wash ington at the home of her daugh- Surviving are: the daughter. M's. Skaug: two sisters. Mrs. Maud Dawes of Cincinatti. Ohio a d Mrs. Bess Williams of Stan- d, Kentucky; two giandchild- ren and many nephews and n ces. Interment was at the Ver- n-nia Memorial and Rev. John Ka-utz of Vancouver officiated. ; : Examiner to Be Here I A drivers license examiner will i be on duty in Vernonia Friday. April 11 at the city hall between hours of 10 am. and 4 pa j A new course will be add.d to the schedule of subjects offered high school students when the new school year begins this fall. Principal Warne Empey said Wednesday. Authorization to make arrangements for off-ring the course was given by th? union high school board at a recent meeting and since that tim? many of the details have be n worked out. Paul Warren from the state department of education was in Vernonia Wednesday to help in setting up the course. Th - driver training car will be supplied the school by the Vernonia Auto company. Mr. Warren works also with the secretary of state’s office in making the arrange ments. The subject will be listed in the curriculum as driver f dura tion training and will be a sem- j More Veterans Prepare to Receive Bonus , ester in length. However, it will I be off r d both semesters of th ? i school year. Includ -d in the study will be classroom work on the various phases of saf ■ driving, mechanics ■ of the automobile, and actual driving tim? in th? car. Driving courses have been of fered in quite a f w other states and the r suits of studies there show that reduction in accidents amounting to as much as 50 per cent has r-suited for students who have taken the cours? as eompar d with those who did no» receive the initruction. Driver training cours-s in the schools was started in Oregon in 1948 w'hen 30 schools offered th? instruction. Since then the num ber of driver courses available has been incr ased to 64 schools and the number will increase again this year with the addition of five or six more in the state Aid in Preparing Application Can Be Obtained Here Voter Registration to End at Middle of Month People who want to have a voice in deciding issues on the May 16 primary election ballot will have to register soon, if there is any doubt they need to take care of the matter, and if they intend to be eligible to go to the polls. The deadline. 30 days before the election, falls on April 15, th“ middle of this month and leaves a little less than two weeks fropi today. Those who must sign up have two places in the Ne halem valley where they may go to do so. In Vernonia. City R reorder Sam Hearing will fill out the necessary card for each registrant and at Mist Walter Mathews is handling the job. Registrars have also been appointed in the oth r county communities besides the court house at St Helens. Both major parties have less registered voters as the result of an effort to remove active voters in January, 1951 when 1900 ptople were notified that they had not voted in the preceding two years and that if they did not notify the clerk’s office they w re still living in the county, the«? nam’s would be removed from the files. Only about 300 cards were re- turned so 1600 nam s were thin removed from the rolls, result- ing in the decrease. Since then, quite a f w of those removed have reregistered. At the present the Republicans have 4,423 and the Democrats, 6,203. These two figures plus small numbers registered inde pendent, progressive, etc., bring th? county total now to 10,769 out of an estimated 15,000 people who are eligilbe to vast ballots. , i , , ! ! ’ , j : ] Int rest among veterans has re vived quite a bit in this area as far as the v t bonus is concerned since news came recently of the federal government's release ot its stop order on the sals of bonds. The taking of steps to sell $46 million in bonds to fi nance payments to the end of the year has stepped up applica tions again. Applications h re, however, are not nearly as fr -quent now as they were the latter part of last year when the forms first became availably but ther has been a definit? increase. Assistance in filling out the form, plus aid with other details that are necessary can be obtain ed here from Kent Bauersf. Id. The increase here in applica tions is no differtnt than else where in the state. At St. Helens, both the Red Cross chapter and the county clerk's office have experienced an increase, although not as great as last October when applications could first be made by the county's 2500 eligible ve terans. Present information indicates another bond sale after the pre sent one may bring the total bonus payment to $60 million, but that may not tak“ place be fore Mas' L The actual mailing of the checks probably will not be made until the middle of the year on the basis of the order in which applications have ben re ceived and will average a little over $400. Garrison Rites Performed Sun. Here Until 28th Captain and Mrs. Fred H. Lay man and their five children are here visiting at the home of her parents. Mr and Mrs. Oscar Vike. He will remain until the 28th when he is sch:dul?d to leave for the east. He is a veteran of World War II m Europe with the 82nd airborn and has made 37 jumps. He has b?tn in the ser vice 17 years. Fire Escape Purchased The purchase of a fire escape from .the Banks school was made a few days ago by the Masonic lodge and will eventually be in- stalled at the Temple as a safety measure to provide an exit from the lodg- room on the second floor. School to Enter Music Festival The high school sextette, band and chorus will be entered in competition at the district music festival which is dated to take plac? th? 18th and 19th of this montii at Linfield College at Mc Minnville. Announcement of plans to enter the event was mad- Wednesday by Principal Warne Empey. The sextette and band will compete on the first day and the chorus on the 19th. Winning places at the district meeting give qualification to enter the state festival a short time later. Miss Lilas Peterson is the high school music instruc tor. Program to Tell Details of Draft “Station KPOJ, Portland, in cooperation with Oregon state headquarters, selective service system, is again sponsoring the program, “You and th? Draft," which will b- broadcast every Saturday hereaft r at 5:45 p.m. The program will carry author itative, factual information con cerning the various provisions of the universal military training and service act of 1951, as amen ded, and will provide listeners in the area with up-to-the-min ute information about this far- reaching law. Th? St Helens Local Board advises that if there are any questions one might like answer ed on this program or any of the general phases of the law which it might be well to discuss, in quiries will be forwarded to state headquarters. Death Claims j Keasey Resident Co-op Starts Economic Study of Valley Booklet Planned to Give Data Concerning Nehalem Valley An economic study of the N •- halem Valley area to assemble data concerning it's reso ircei and what it has to offer as far as industrial developmi nt is con cerned was started last week by West Oregon Electric Cooperative. Word of the und 'rtaking was made public Monday to l.ions- club members and city council men at their special meeting by Cooperative Manager Guy Tilom as. In explaining the plan, the manager pointed out that the Cooperative each year prepare* an estimate of electrical load growth that will be experienced the next year, the third year and 10 years hence. Reason for that estimate is to determine as nearly as possibl- the work that, must be done to provide power service for the greater use of electricity by consumers served by the cooperative. This year a further step will be taken by making a study of re sources which this area has to offer Assisting with the study will be an economist from the Bon neville power administration. The rural electrification administra tion is also expected to assist v/ith th? study. Wh n completed, the plan calls for publication of a booklet which will be made availabl ■ to business firms and individuals and which can be st nt in answer to inquiries for details concerning the valley. Thomas E. Black, district mana ger of BPA from Vancouver, and Fred Allehoff, analytical electri cal engineer, were h re last week to assist in making the Coopera- tiv- load estimate for 1953, 1954 and 1960. Death came Sunday, March 30 for Elray Samuel Dusenberry, who was living at the home of j his son at Keasey, at th? age of Last rites were •performed here 77 years. The' deceased, a lum- ' Sunday afternoon for Duane A Garrison who passed away March 1 berman during his lifetime, was ■ born June 8, 1874 at St. Croix, 23 near Port Orford His d1 ath resulted from injuries which re- ' Minnesota. Final rites are planned to take suited when a log rolled over him This year’s track schedule for while he was eating lunch. He place Thursday, today, at 2 p.m. ond for Bauersfe’d with 659, at Gold Hill. The Bush Funeral the Loggers will open when the was employed by Moore Mills fifth f< »r Derrel Rose with 634 Home will be in charge. Loggers, under the direction of Lumber company. and 15th for Ervin Mullins with Surviving are: two sons, Ver Jack Reynolds, go to Scappoose Garrison was well known here, 604. Wedn sday of n-xt week to par having owned the garbage dis non C. Dusenberry of Keasey All events placing resulted in: posal business up until recently and Burnis G. Dusenberry of ticipate in a meet between Ver Klamath Falls; three brothers, Ed Burton, fourth with 1777; nonia and the Indians. when he sold and moved to Port S. A., C.L., and R.W. Dusenberry, Derrel Rose, sixth, 1761; Laird Orford. The deceased, a navy Another inter-sch<K>l meet is all of Gold Hill and two grand eighth, 1750 and Aldrich, 12th, veteran of World War II, passed slated later this month on the 1735. All events scores were de away at the age of 27 years, eight children, Cora Mae and Leo S. 14th when Vernonia will go to Dusenberry. termined from the total of score? months and five days. He was Parkrose. Other meets schedul rolled in team, doubles and singles born July 21, 1924 at Washta, ed are: competition. To Appear in Play Iowa. April 18 -r- Triangular meeting Checks for the winners will be Surviving are: his wife, Betty with with Vernonia, Rainier Darien- Emp?y will play in mailed this week, according to Jean; two Children, Sandra Lee and Clatskani?, night. the forthcoming production of information avai'able here Mon. and Derrel Duana; mother, Mrs. “Family Portrait” on the Lin April 25 — Lower Columbia day, and must be cashed within Shirley Kirtland; father, I^vi field college campus as McMin league meeting at Scappoose 30 days to be void. Garrison; three sisters, Maxine nville. She is the daughter of May 9 — District qualifying meet Englebrecht, Helen Smith and at Beaverton. Mr. and Mrs. Warne Empey. Karen Garrison and his two grandmothers, Emma DeWitt and OREGON'S "DARKENING SHADOW" Nettie Garrison. The services were in charge of the Bush Fun ral Hom? with Rev. The Loggers’ baseball opener I H. L. Russ-Il officiating and com mitment took place at the Ver for league play is scheduled for | nonia Memorial. Tuesday night next week when I Coach Sid Sorensen will take his I I t:am to Rainier This opening of | the league follows two presea son games air-adv played, both | of which the Loggers won. They met J well last week to ' capture a 20-5 victory and Banks M/Sgt. W L. P.ahjo, marine Tuesday and won 17-2. Banks recruiting sergeant from K Iso, | led in the early innings, but was Washington will b? in Vernonia tied by the 5th frame and left th? second Friday of each month, j he announced a short time ago. j behind later. and those wishing to inquire | The complete schedule is: about the marine corps may see , April 8 — Rainier there. (Night I him at the post office at that ' game, weather p'.rmittmg) tim?. April 11 — Seaside, here THERE'S a "Darkening Shadow" of 1952 taxes ovar Oregon! The April 15 — Clatskan:’, iiere 1951 total assessed valuation ot all property in Oregon was $1.695 Date Set for Prom April 22 — Wy-East, there billion. The total tax bill on Oregon people for fiscal 1952. has been estimated by the OREGON VOTER to be »726.000.000—all The annual Junior Prom is April 24 — Warrenton, .'.ere federal, state, local, direct and indirect taxes and fees of every April 29 — Scappoose, there scheduled to take place Saturday kind. The total 1952 tax bill on Old Man Oregon and his 1.512.361 May 1 — Columbia Prep, here night of this week at the high men. womtn and children equals the assessed value of all property school gym Th<- dance is spon May 6 — St. Helens, here in Oregon in the blacked out area shown in the above map. May 9 — Concordia, there sored each year by the Juniors , —Prepared by Oregon Business and Tax Res arch May 16 — Clatskanie, there, night I of th? high school. Track Schedule Opens April 9 Second Place Taken in Annual VFWTournament Complete results of the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars state bowling tournament w?r- avail able here early this week for the scores rolled when the tourney took plac- March 15 and 16 at Gladstone. Ten V.F.W. post members here entered the competition and roll ed scores that gave this post second place in the state event. Hillsboro p'aced first. Beaverton third and Oregon City fourth. The scores tallied in team, doubles and singles play com bined gave the Vernonia bowlers their second place and prize money totaling $93. In team competition. Vernonia placed third with a score of 2814 under the captaincy of Kent Bauersfeld Ed Burton and Desmond Laird placed fourth in doubles play with a score of 1185. Singles competition resulted in a first for Clayton Aldrich with 667, a sec- THURSDAY. APRIL 3, 19-3 Diamond Opener Dated Tuesday Recruiter Due Here Each Month
