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VOLUME 31, NUMBER 18
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
Second Place
Spot Taken in
League Meet
Operators on
Tree Farm Get
Fire Policy
County Track Event
Next on Schedule
Watchman Service
Objective Explained
Thursday Evening
For Logger Squad
Coach Jack Reynold’s boys did
tnemselves proud as they walked
away with second place position
in the league track meet held at
Scappoose last Friday. The St.
Helens Lions led in the placing,
collecting 77 points with the Log
gers garnering 39.
Clatskanie,
Scappoose, Rainier, Warrenton
and Seaside followed in that
order.
Vernonia, paced by Braun,
piaced in the following positions:
100-yard dash—Braun. 2nd; Dick
Frank, 4th: Lusby 5th.
220-yard dash—Braun, 1st.
880-yard relay—Vernonia. 2nd.
Low Hurdles—Schaumburg, 3rd;
Grady. 4th.
High Jump—Nanson. tied for 3rd.
Javalin—Schaumburg, 1st.
Shot Put—Ozzie Ray, 2nd; Her
rin, 3rd.
Discuss—Braun, 2nd; Herrin, 3rd.
Dwayne Marshall, St. Helens,
led in individual points in the
meet collecting a grand total of
15U counters. He was followed
very closely by Bill Braun of
the Logg-rs who tallied 14. Braun,
who tied Marshall in the 220 the
week before in a three-way meet,
defeat°d the St. Helens flash, tak
ing a first in that event.
Schaumburg managed to place
first in the javalin with one of
his shorter tosses of only 138 feet,
but still the best throw that day.
Ozzie Ray, overshadowed by Mar
shall’s toss of 50’4” got away his
best toss with a distance of 44'6",
taking a second in the shot put.
•On Friday, the county meet
w.'J be held at Scappoose. Teams
participating will be St. Helens,
Scappoose, Clatskanie,
Rainier
and Vernonia.
The first and second place in
dividual winners of each event
taking place that day will go to
the district meet at Beaverton the
following Friday, May 8. On the
whole, the Loggers will be in
good shape for the contest and
should, according to past perfor
mances, pull in a second place
position with the Lions having
top priority on the first place po
sition.
DON COIN WALROD, Columbia county extension agent, who
takes over on May 1. Walrod, formerly an extension agent in
Clackamas county, replaces Jerry Nibler.
Farmers, home gardeners and
others interested in Columbia
county agriculture will have a
new county extension agent be
ginning May 1, when Don Coin
Walrod takes over the job.
Walrod comes to his new posi
tion after five and one-half years
as an extension agent in Clacka
mas county. While in Clacka
mas county, he worked on dairy,
livestock, poultry, pastures, farm
buildings and forestry. In addi
tion, he actively assisted a num
ber of farm organizations with
their programs.
Before coming to Oregon, Wal
rod did 4-H and agricultural work
for two years for the extension
service in Delta county, Colora
do. It was while working at
Delta that he met his wifi, Elea
nor. They have two children,
Linda Diane, 3 years old, and
Burt, one year old.
Annual Valley
4-H Day Chosen
Tnis year’s Nehalem valley 4-H
community day will take place
Saturday, May 16 at the Legion
hall, Henry Anderegg said Wed
nesday morning. He is chair
man for the affair. The program
is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Three trophies will be offered
for top 4-H club work. Livestock
clubbers will compete for the
trphy being provided by the
Vernonia Trading company. The
best economics 4-H work will
receive a trophy from the Ne-
ha.em Dairy and forestry work
judged best will be rewarded by
a trophy offered by the Vernonia
Branch, Commercial Bank of Ore-
Walrod has a farming back
ground and is a graduate of Colo
rado state college at Fort Collins,
Colorado. He served a little more
than three years with the air
force during the second World
War before becoming associated
with the extension service.
In taking over his new duties,
Walrod indicates that the plans
and programs as set up by various
committees of the agricultural
planning council will be carried
out in the best manner possible.
Some of the programs planned
this year by these committees in
clude the tansy ragwort control
program, strawberry growers field
meeting, forestry demonstration,
grass silage tour and sheep grad,
ing demonstration.
Walrod has purchased a home
in St. Helens- and the family ex
pects to be moved to the county
by June 1.
SCOTCHLITE, a factor that has the proven quality of reducing
night accidents involving bicycle riders, will be applied to bicycles
in the community May 2 at a free Scotchlite program scheduled
at 2 o'clock back of the high school. The P.-T.A., driver training
class and city and state police will participate in the program to
which youngsters are urged to bring their bicycles. The police
will give pointers on safe bike riding practices as well as helping
apply the tape. Photo illustrate effectiveness of the tape, at left
in daylight and right, at night.
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Drive Total* $537.91
Total to date of the funds con
tributed towards the Red Cross
was listed Wednesday morning
as $537.91 by Mrs. Marie Frazee,
who acted as chairman for this
area. When she released the fi
gure, she also voiced her ap
preciation to people who have '
gven their time in conducting
the campaign.
Heavy Fall Recorded
Rainfall from 1 pm. Sunday
aftemoon to 8 a.m. Monday morn
ing of this week was 1 90 inches, (
Mrs. Helen Spofford announced.
The fail was tallied at the co
operative weather station which
she maintains.
PHONE 191
THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT . .
This year’s marble tournament,
an annual affair sponsored by
the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
has been tentatively set to take
place during the early part of
next month. So far a definite
date has not been chosen be
cause of wet weather.
Four youngsters, two from each
of two classes, will be judged
winners to represent this com
munity at Jantzen beach May 23
at the state tournament and the
winners of the state event will
in turn compete in the national
(ournament to be held in Port
land in June.
• The four winners here will be
presented medals and tee shirts
by the Vernonia V.FW. post.
Board Accepts
Bid for Paving
The board of the union high
school district met Tuesday even,
ing to accept the bid of the
Oregon Asphaltic Paving com
pany for paving the parking area
back of the high school and also
driveways at both ends of the
building.
If any of the Loggzr boosters hurled good ball last Thursday
Their bid specified the appli
see any new gray hairs on the wh?n th- Loggers downed the
cation of two inches of asphaltic
head of Coach Bill Vlcek, they
Scappoose Indians 12-7 at Scap
concrete mat to the area for a
can be sur? the worry causing
The district will
these additions to his scalp can poose. Fluke pitched steady ball cost of $560o
be attributed mainly to his prob till the last of the fourth when prepare the area to receive the
lem of working in ball games he found himself in a hole with I mat by applying a top dressing
between rains. So far the local bases loaded and two out with a i of gravel on a grade to provide
baseball squad has played only score of 11-5. Bob Powell re- I proper drainage and having the
two games of a 12-gam- schedule lieved Fluke and was tabbed for surface rolled.
The work will be done during
to date because of weather condi two hits, driving in two runs,
but managed to retire the sides. the coming summer.
tions.
The coming week will see the The remainder of the game was
locals go into action (they hope* hitless for the Indians as Powell
playing six gamos. The hope of settled down.
Higley homered with no one on
Coach Vlcek is that the games
can be worked in before May 7 m the third inning and also col
deadline when the selection is lected a single in his trips up to i
Fuller tripled and
made of the team to represent the plate.
this league in the playoffs. Thurs singled and Wantland placed two
Mothers of both kindegart-n
day. today, the Loggers will take singles, leading the local batters. and first grade children, who will
A windy day made it difficult enter school for the first time
on Seaside there, which will
for both pitchers to have control next September, are reminded
round out this week of play.
The first three days of next over the horsehide, with quite a to bring their children to the
week will be very busy for the few hits being tabulated.
pre-school clinic today, April 30
sluggers as they will meet Clats
The hour are 1 p.m. to 3:30.
On Saturday. Vernonia went to
kanie Monday on the local field; Clatskanie and played one and Examinations will be made by a
Tuesday play a double-header one-half innings of ball before doctor. Miss Grace Roumagoux,
with the Rainier nine and Thurs- ; that game was called off on ac
public health nurse, will talk
day go to Warrenton to engage count of rain. That game will be with each mother. Other nurses
that squad in another twin-bill. made up next Monday on the and members of the P.-T.A. will
Rookie pitcher Darrel Fluke local field.
be there to assist.
Weather Poses Problem
For Logger Ball Mentor
People Reminded
Of Clinic Today
May Festival
Event to Be
Viewed Tnes.
Park Setting Chosen,
Weather Permitting
For Annual Program
The policy that will be followed
during the coming summer sea
son as it relates to the fire pro
tection program on the Colum
bia Tree Farm was explained to
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13 of the 14 farm logging outfits
last Thursday night at the Ma
sonic Temple. The explanation
and a question and answer period
afterward were handled by Glen
Hawkins, tree farm manager.
The details of requirements
that will be asked for the coming
summer came out of a fire policy
meeting March 20 in Portland.
Main topic here Thursday was
the necessity for operators to pro
vide adequate watchman service
and the details that would make
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hibbs
this service satisfactory and im
were notified a short time ago
prove the 1953 protection pro
that their son, Stephen, has been
gram over last year.
At the meeting it was pointed promoted to Airman first class.
out that 60 per cent of the fires The word came trom his com
at logging operations start after manding officer. Colonel John
the crew has gone home, hence Crawford, of the 527th aircraft
the reason for the watchman to control and warning group.
The colonel’s letter also stated:
be on duty two hours after a side
shuts down or for the balance of "As his commanding officer, I
can assure you that his high
the shift, whichever is later.
Communication available to re moral standards and exemplary
port fires, tools required, heavy conduct reflects credit upon you
equipment for fighting fires, as his parents. It is a privilege
weather information broadcasts to have him under my command
and adequate measures for week and as long as the U. S. air force
end protection were other topics is staffed with men of his caliber
the security of the United States
explained at the meeting.
will be in good hands."
Vets to Conduct
Marble Tourney
THURSDAY, APRIL 30. 1953
Pat Sauer, who enlisted in the
service March 30 is stationed at
Fort Campbell, Kentucky with
Marvin Brewer. His address is;
Pvt. 1 c Pat Sauer, 511th air.
borne Inf. Regt., Co. D 4th Pla
toon, 11th Airborne Div., Fort
Campbell, Kentucky.
A2 c George Bellingham, Bir
kenfeld, reported at Portland air
base Monday after an extended
leave. Georg- is a member of the
air force police.
Patti Bass, queen elect, and
members of her court will reign
over the annual school May Day
festivities to be held Tuesday,
May 5, at the city park, weather
permitting. Should it be raining,
the occasion will take place in
the high school gym. The pro
gram will begin promptly at 1:0t>
p.m.
Patti will be escorted by Deraid
Gill who is also a Senior. Other
members of the royal court in
clude the senior princesses, Mari
lou Fredrickson and Joyce Ho
ward and their escorts. Jack
Woolard and Mike Grady; the
Junior princesses, Margarett Bris-
sett and Dawn Lousignont and
escorts, Fred Dnpps and Speed
Lusby; the Sophomores princes
ses, Dorothy Gwin and Margaret
Cook with escorts. Hank Bass
and Pat Lloyd and the Freshmen
princesses, Gretchen Bolmeier and
June Jones and escorts, Rickie
Bush and Donald.Cook.
Beverly Tunnell, Judy Shulke,
Hilda Markley and Virginia Nel
son will be flower girls. Billy
Pringle will be crown bearer and
Patty Vlcek and Martha Bush
will be train bearers.
The theme of the May Day pro
gram this year is "May Day
Around the World.” This annual
event comes about as a result
of planning on the part of both
the high school and the Wash
ington grade school. The plans
this year have been in the hands
of a steering committee composed
of Miss Lilias Peterson, chair
man, Mrs. Mary Sempert, Mrs.
Ora Bolmeier from the high school
and Miss Bristlin, Mrs. Watson
and Hauton Lee from the grad?
school.
The major parts of the program
will be presented by the music
and physical education depart
ments from both schools.
Cancer Campaign Public Asked to
Returns Lagging Hear Glee Club
Incomplete returns that were
available up to this week of the
results of the cancer drive in
Columbia county indicate that
the undertaking is falling quite
a bit short of th? quota set Word
of the money turned in up to
this week was voiced by Bill
Horn, dounty chairman, who listed
Vernonia as having contributed
$227 towards a quota of $350.
Other county communities are
also behind their quotas and the
county total stood at $593.45. The
county quota is $1930, Letters
totaling 6500 were mailed at the
start of the drive to people in
the county.
Money received will be used
for research into the causes and
treatment of cancer, establish
ment of clinics, grants to medi
cal schools, training of technicians
and nurses and to continue a
public education program. Sixty
per cent of the money raised will
be used in this state.
An invitatiog to the public was
extended Tuesday by Darro d
Proehl, grade school principal, to
hear the performance Friday
morning of the M n's Glee club
of Portland university. The club
will sing at a program at the
Washington auditorium at 10:30
and will be attended by students
from all local schools.
Washington students will as
semble for another program Fri
day afternoon to be presented by
the fifth grades.
Washington students who are
part of the track team will go to ,
Scappoose Saturday to participate
in the county track meet for both *
boys and girls. This Saturday
event will begin at 10 o’clock.
Examiner Slated
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Vernonia Friday.
May 8, at the city hall from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dancers to Appear at
Talent Show Program
The selection of Miss Vernonfh
from a list of three candidates as
well as the performance of the
professional dancing troupe led
by Miss Elaine Haling, St. Helens,
will provide a full evening for
the people who go to the high
school tonight. Thursday, for the
talent show being sponsored by
the Lions club.
The program will begin at 8
o’clock and during the evening
the three Vernonia contestants
for the Miss Vernonia title will
appear so that three impartial
judges may select the winner.
Donna Knightwine, Barbara Ho
ward and Frances Kaspar will
compete for the honor and the
winner will be presented with a
trophy.
Miss Vernonia will compete
later in a county-wide contest
when Miss Columbia County will
be chosen.
Last-minute details for to
night’s program were worked out
earlier this week by Lion* chib
members at their Monday meet
■ng and Tuesday evening when
a dress rehearsal of the even:
was conducted by Miss Haling.