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VOLUME 31, NUMBER 11
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VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
Lions Sponsor
Candidate for
Derby Queen
Grade Board
Rehires Staff
Tuesday Night
Barbara Howard one
Of Six Contestants
For Annual Event
With th? Lions club as sponsor.
Miss Barbara Howard will be one
of the six contestants who will
seek this year’s honor of becom­
ing queen of the St. Helens sal-
mon derby which is scheduled to
run from April 11 through 30.
Announcement of the sponsor-
ship and Miss Howard as candi­
date was made early this week
after the club acted in deciding
to back a candidate. This is the
first year Vernonia has partici­
pated in the St. Helens' derby.
Miss Howard, 18, was bom at
Santa Marie, California Novem­
ber 15, 1934 and is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Howard of
Pittsburg.
She graduated from Vernonia
high school last year and intends
to enroll at Pacific university this
fall. While in high school she
was active in chorus and operetta,
was assistant editor of the Memo­
log and feature editor of The
Timberline. She was a member
of the Pep club and served as
treasurer of the Thespian society.
Other county princesses are
Marliss Reed, 16, St. Helens; Mo­
na Rene Brower. 17, Rainier;
Ve.ma Lou Howard, 20, St. Hel­
ens; Nancy Seline, 17, Scappoose
and Carolyn Christoferson, 19,
St. Helens.
Tickets are sold in the name
of one of the candidates and will
count 50 points in selection of the
w.nner. Twenty points will e
allotted for talent, 10 for beauty
of face and figure, 10 for coopera­
tion and attitude and 10 points
for poise and personality.
Finish Work for
Dorm Intended
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BARBARA HOWARD, Vernonia Queen Candidate
Loggers Start Baseball;
League to Start Soon
Thoughts of bastball are al­
ready occupying the minds of the
Loggers who have already spent
over a week in preliminary work,
some indoors and some out de­
pending on the weather. Five
prospective hurlers have been
limbering up under the tutelage
of Coach Bill Vlcek with both
Bill Higley and Don Wantland
in the receiving spots.
Four Loggers who have seen
action on the mound in previous
years will have to prove their
worth against Darrell Fluke,
Freshman who is showing fair
control and who probably will
se? considerable action during the
season, Regular hurlers out in­
elude Bob Powell. Homer Fuller,
Rick Fulton and Dick Gwin,
So far outside practices have
been hindered considerably by
the fact that poles for the field
lighting still remain on the
ground, The poles make it im-
possible to lay out the new dia-
mond.
Lower Columbia league play
will open officially April 3 when
St. Helens makes the trip over
the mountain to be entertained by
the Loggers, However, a pre-
season game may be arranged.
This year’s league play may
become somewhat complicated
because the playoff for the
divisions, the Lower Columbia
and Mid-Columbia leagues must
take place before May 16 which
date is before the end of the
An effort will be made to fin­
ish putting the siding on the
youth dormitory at the county
fa.rgrounds during the work day
to be held on Saturday, March
14. states Mrs. Alta Janes, presi-
d nt of the Colufribia county 4-H
leaders association.
All persons who attend the
work day are requested to bring
a hammer. Some saws will also
be needed.
Construction of the building
was started just one year ago.
Although it was not possible to
get the building entirely com­
peted before the 1952 county
fair, it was far enough along
for the 62 boys and girls to sleep
in during the fair. When filled
to capacity, the dormitory will
hold 122 4-H and FFA members.
During the past year money re­
ceived from the sale of scrap
paper and cash contributions
from Granges, individuals, 4-H
ciubs and other organizations
totaled $1.190.00. In addition, most
of the lumber was donated by
m.ils throughout the county. Also
donated were nails, wash room
fixtures, hauling and all the labor
except for the plumbing.
The . Elected to Post
ci ncrete floor was poured by ths |
Mary Tapp, daughter of Mr.
C umbia county fair board.
and Mrs. J. E. Tapp, was r?cently
elect: d vice-president of
the
Pine’s, women s co-resident house
at Oregon State college, Corval­
lis. The Pines is one of four
women’s co-resident houses at
OSC. The women share all house­
Vernonia elementary and high I work responsibilities except meal
school classes resumed Thursday 1 preparation. Miss Tapp is a
of last week after a closure ex- I freshman in business and tech­
tending from Tuesday afternoon ■ nology.
second half of the Lower Colum.
bia league..
Lower Columbia officials have
met several times to work out
a plan for deciding the league
title holder if a close race should
develop and have come up with
this procedure.
The leader on a percentage ba­
sis of the LCL after the May 7
game will represent LCL and
play MCL for the district title
and the right to meet Portland in
deciding a team to enter the state
tourney.
If a two-way tie develops, then
a playoff will take place Satur­
day, May 9 to represent the
LCL. If more than a two-way
tie, a league vote will decide this
district’s representative. Should
the LCL team chosen win the
decision
between
LCL
and
MCL, that team will be consider­
ed champion of LCL.
In the case of a three-way tie
for representative or in case of a
two-way game playoff to select
LCL’s winner and that winner
loses to MCL, that team must
return and compute its league
schedule.
Vernonia's part of the Lower
Columbia schedule appears on
page 6.
PHONE 191
THOSE r
ARE IN IT
Bid Accepted
For Sale of
Old School
Second Lt. Lloyd G. Gardner,
MSC, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W
Gardner, owners of the Hy-Van
hotel, is at medical field service
High School Beard
Resignations of
school located at Brooke Army
Considers
Eight
Four Accepted at
Medical Center. Fort Sam Hous­
Propositions Tuesday
March Meeting
ton. Texas, to attend a four-
weeks orientation course in mili­
A problem that has been facing
School District 47’s board of
tary medical service, The class is
th ■ board of directors of the
directors acted to accept the resig­
made up of officers recently
Union High School district since
nations of four teachers when
called to duty in the medical
the decision was made to con­
they met Tuesday evening and
corps, dental corps, veterinary
struct a new high school plant
rehired teachers for the coming
corps and medical service corps,
was settled Tuesday evening by
school year. One of the resigna­
The orientation course stres- the acceptance of an offer for til?
tions becomes effective March 13,
ses medical service in war. Sub- I old property.
Friday of this week.
jects include clinical procedures
At the Tuesday evening ses­
W. F. MacDonald submitted his
in war injury, essentials of treat­
sion, eight bids were opened and.
resignation to accept a position
ment for combat exhausted and
considered in complying with a
with the state industrial acci­
preventive medicine measures de­
call for sealed proposals as adver­
dent commission and the board
tecting health hazards and avoid­
tised the latter part of last month.
accepted it effective Friday, He
ing epidemics.
will begin his duties with the
The district accepted the propos­
Medical field service school is
commission
Monday
of next
al submitted by Harry Culbert­
the
world
’
s
largest
military
medi
­
week.
son for the entire property in­
cal school directing resident and
cluding lots 1 to 10 in block 8 and
James Johns will assume the
extension training for officers
lots 5 and 6 in block 9, all in
position of industrial arts and
and enlisted personnel of the
Eastside addition to Vernonia.
physical education instructor left
armed forces.
vacant by Mr. MacDonald and
The amount of his bid was
Mrs. Grace Cantwell has been
>0
Reserved bv the district
S/Sgt. Roy H. Frank, son of is the heating boiler and some
hired for the balance of the school
year for the 7th grade position Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Frank will furniture remaining in the high
return this week end to the United school. Mr. Culbertson indicated
left vacant by Mr. Johns.
Other resignations
accepted States for a new assignment fol­ to the board that he planned to
Tuesday were those of Miss Paul­ lowing a two-year tour of duty tear down the buildings now
ine Bnstlin, Mrs. Dorothy Wat­ with the U. S. Air Force in the standing and construct homes on
son and Mrs. Coele Cantril. Two Philippines.
the property.
other teachers, Mrs. Lulah Fuller­
Scheduled to arrive in San
The board considered and ac­
ton and Mrs. Ruby Reese Powell, Francisco about Friday aboard cepted the resignations submitted
will retire at the end of the pres­ the USNS “Fred C. Ainsworth,” by three teachers who indicated
ent term.
Serg ant Frank will assume new they had other plans for the com­
Another decision of the board duties with the 3275th Air Force ing year. They are Louis Graven
was to set aside Monday, March Indoctrination Wing at Parks and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Raines.
16 for spring vacation so that Air Force Base, California.
those teachers so desiring may
While in the Philippines, he
attend the annual convention of performed personal equipment
the Oregon Education association. technician duties for the 6200th
The high school will close for Air Base Group, Thirteenth Air
both Monday and Tuesday of next Fores oh sGLirk Air Force Base,
week so those teachers may at- 60 miles nhrth of Manila. He was
tend both days of the convention graduated from Vernonia high
Vernonia P.-T.A. members are
if they choose, The two-day clo- school and worked for the Ver­ being notified this week that they
sure conforms with a statewide nonia Eagle prior to joining the will meet for their March session
plan generally followed by the military service in September of on the 23rd, the fourth Monday,
schools in closing for the conven­ 1950. He departed for assign­ according to Mrs. Byron Kirk-
tion.
ment in the Philippines March of bnde, president. The program at
The coming fiscal year’s budget 1951 after completing supply that time will concern the subjert
for district 47 was adopted at the technical school at Lowry Air of health and will include a re­
board meeting which was also Base, Colorado.
port on the county program along
the annual meeting of the dis­
with questions and answers.
trict.
Scheduled to be present at that
Leonard C. Roland, AK3, left
for Alameda, California Satur­ time is the county health nurse.
day. He will be stationed there. Miss Grace Roumagoux. Part of
He spent a 30-day leave at the the evening will also be devoted
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. to the showing of films being sent
George Roland. This is the first out by the Red Cross chapter con­
time he has been home since cerning the blood program. The
entering the service two and a P.-T.A. will arrange for the visit
The 31-man committee of men
of the bloodmobile here later this
from IWA Local 5-37 and the half years ago. He spent two year.
in
years
with
the
navy
airforce
community are scheduled to meet
Other business to come before
Friday evening of this week at the Philippeans.
the group will be the election
the union hall. The order of busi­
of a nominating committee and
ness at that time will be con­ Scouts Ask Orders
of a delegate to the state con­
sideration of a proposed set of
vention in April. This meeting
Vernonia Girl Scouts will be will begin at 8 o’clock at the
bylaws governing control of the
active during the next few days high school.
community ambulance.
The proposed regulations have with their annual cookie sals. A
been drawn up by Wm. Babcock, house-to-house canvass of this
Jr., Portland attorney who is area will be made to take orders
handling the legal work of pre­ and delivery of the cookies is
paring for the incorporation of expected to take place within two
weeks.
th? ambulance.
PTA to Sponsor
Blood Unit Visit
Ambulance Men
To Meet Friday
Junior to Enter
Speech Contest
June Cunningham, 17-year-old
Junior at Vernonia high school,
will be the local Odd Fellow-
Rebekah entrant in the public
speaking contest to be held Sat­
urday evening at the high school
auditorium. She will compet?
against representatives from six
other high schools in Clatsop and
Columbia counties.
This will be the final content
to determine who shall be th«-
d legate from this district to the
United Nations Tour for Youth.
This is an international project
sponsored by the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, I.O.O.F. with the coopera-
I tion of the United Nation».
There will be 12 or 14 delegates
from Oregon high schools; 140
from the entire Pacific Northwest,
including British Columbia.
Ciasses Resume
After Shut Down
through Wednesday because of i
the prevalence of flu in the I
Word of Death Received
community,
Ciasses were held with reduced I
Mrs. Silvia Turnir received |
nu—bers both Thursday and Fri­ word Saturday morning that her I
day, many students and some mother. Mrs. Dolly Jones, passed
members of the faculties being away Friday evening at Central
Services were
ill. At the high school absentees City, Nebraska.
for Thursday were 112, Friday 90 held there Tuesday of this week.
and Monday 20. Monday enroll­ Mrs. Jones will be remembered by
ment was normal and all teach­ a number of people here, having
ers had returned to their duties made her home with Mrs. Turner
for several years.
in the elementary schools.
THURSDAY. MARCH 12. IJ53
Society to Meet
A TOTAL of 231 years is represented by the two b others and their sister who were together last
Friday when (he funeral of Mrs Ethel DePue was conducted. From the left they ar« Mason De-
Pue, SI years of age. of Chariot!», Michigan. Mrs Millie Smith, 73. from Portland and Bert DePue.
77. Mason and Bert had not seen each other for J3 years. The former resides near the original De-
Pue homo in Michigan.
The Columbia County Histori­
cal Society will me t Tuesday.
March 17 at the Winema Grange
hall at Birkenfeld. History of the
Birkenfeld area will be featured
at. that time. There will be a
pot-luck dinner at noon, followed
by the business meeUng and pro­
gram.