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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1953)
Library, U of O Three Win Trophies at Annual 4-H Achievement Day Program Saturday Four-H club work in the Ne- I halem Valley was on display at the American Legion hall in Ver- i noma Saturday, May 16. as club m-enbers from Vernonia, Mist, and Birkenfeld displayed exhibits and took part in a number of I contests. The total attendance was estimated at 175. Bertie Lu Ashley, Mist, and J'rol Moran and Byron Hawkins, Vernonia, each won trophies for being outstanding in their divi sions. Scoring for the cups was i based on the exhibit, record book, , demonstration, judging and iden tification contest, and showman ship. Bertie Lu Ashley won the home economics cup presented by Nehalem Dairy. The livestock cup. awarded by the Vernonia Trading Company, was presented to Jerol Moran. Byron Hawkins ABOVE ARE two of the three trcphie winners at last Saturday's received the forestry cup which <H day. Jrrol Moran, left, won the livestock cup and Byron was sponsored by the Vernonia Hawkins, right, the forestry cup. Bert e Lu Ashley. Mist, not Branch, Commercial Bank of pictured, was awarded the top place in home economics work. Oregon. A show halter for the champion results were: Jerol Moran, 1st; ' Carolyn Garlock, Bertie Lu Ash- dairy showman was pr.sented to Sammy Baker, Birkenf Id, 2nd; [ ley, Esther Kyser, Helen Mills, Ronald Anderegg, Vernonia, by the Vernonia Trading Company. Clinton Baker. Birkenfeld. 3rd; Joyce Sullivan. Carolyn Heath Jerol Moran received a show and Douglas Bellingham, Birken- and Evelyn Kyser. halter presented by the Tuck:r feld, 4th. Those receiving red awards Leather Goods Company, Port Those placing in the junior beef were: Ella May Kyser, Judy Cant land, to the champion beef show, showmanship were Edgar Berg, well, Stella Woolsey, Delores Wil man. The home economics judging 1st; Walter Berg 2nd; Louie Jones son, Patty McEntire. Mary Lamp contest was won by Loretta Mills, I 3rd and Larry Jones, 4th. All ing, Glenda Robertson, Roberta Birkenfeld. Other placings were are from Birkenfeld. Lloyd, Susan Koch, Margie Kyser, Bertie Lu Ashley, 2nd; Bonnie J Ribbons in the forestry exhibit Karen Jensen, Lauretta Lamping, Kyser, Mist, 3rd; Donna Savage. . boards were as follows: blue Enola Hicks, Geneva Sullivan and Vernonia. 4th and Lucilla Mills, awards, Byron Hawkins; red Loretta Mills. Birxenfeld 5th. award. Larry Hickmatj and Glen White awards were won by: Byron Hawkins placed 1st in the forestry identification contest. Hawkins; and white award, Owen Mel va Barrett, Judy Strong, Vio let Brisset. Connie McK< nney* He was followed by Larry Hick Enevoldson. man, Vernonia 2nd; and Owen In the home economics exhibits Lucille Mills, Donnie Pearson, Enevoldson, Vernonia and Glen the following won blue awards: Bonni? Kyser, Kathleen Haddican, Cora J°an Knoedler, Billy Knoed- Hawkins. Vernonia, who were tied | Sherry Roediger, Myrtle Parrish, ler and Opal Knoedler. for third. Persons serving as judges dur First place in the crops and I ing the day included Bill Sawyer, weeds judging and identification St. Helens, showmanship; Burrell contest was won by Judy Hanson, | Birch, Vernonia, forestry exhibits; Clatskanie. Other placings were: Mrs. Marie Raines, and Mrs. Joanne Johnson, Clatskanie, 2nd. James Smith both of Vernonia, Sammy Baker, Birkenfeld, and Vernonia high school students home economics exhibits; Mrs. Ed Jerol Moran, tie for 3rd: Robert Bates, Vernonia, 4th; and Vadien will have a full schedule to meet Tapp and Mrs. Byron Kirkbride, Hurst, Clatskanie, 5th. during the next few days to com both of Vernonia, home economics record books; Ken Beeson, Clats Teams winning blue award's in plete the remainder of the pre kanie, livestock record books and the demonstration contest were: sent school term. Scheduled this Miss Francis Gallatin, county ex Bonnie Kyser and Evnlyn Kyser. evening is the annual senior ban. tension agent, demonstrations. Mist; Rosemary Patterson and qu?t, which is being prepared Home extension units which Judy Strong. Vernonia and De again by the Legion Auxiliary. helped with the noon meal in lores Wilson and Bertie Lu Ash Senior stud nts will practice cluded the Timber unit, Vernonia ley, Mist. for their baccalaureate and com unit. Mist-Nehalem unit and Kea- R?d awards were received by mencement programs Friday sey unit. Joyce Sullivan and Carolyn afternoon of this week and will Ice cream was donated by the Heath. Vernonia; Susan Koch and also publish The Timberline, high Lower Columbia Dairy Co-op as Donna Savag?, Vernonia and Vio school newspaper, Friday. The sociation. Money from the sale let Brisset and Myrtle Parrish, seniors will not have classes next of the ice cream was used to pay week. Vernonia. for the ribbons awarded during Teams receiving white awards Other high school students will the day. wtre Mary Millis and Judy Cant take their final exams Wednesday well, Vernonia’; Roberta Lloyd and Thursday of n:xt week and and Connie McKenney. Vernonia , will return to school Friday. May and Larry Hickman and Owen ‘ 29, to check in lockers, receive final grades and cards in the Enevoldson, Vernonia. In dairy showmanship, the plac- 1 morning and pre-register for next ings were as follows: Ronald An- year’s classes in the afternoon. d:regg, 1st; Donna Buckley, 2nd; High school teachers only will Paul G. Fetsch of Springfield, Margaret Buckley, 3rd; and Ro return to school Monday, June formerly a resident of Vernonia bert Bates, 4th. All are from 1, to complete records, inventory and employe? of the Oregon- supplies and plan for next year’s American, passed away Wednes Vernonia. The senior beef showmanship work. day, May 13, at the age of 67 Closing Events Due for Students Former Resident Taken by Death Tree Falling Viewed at Farm Forestry Program years. He came to Vernoma in 1926 and mad^ his home her? until moving to Springfield in 1947. He was h.ad filer while employed here. The deceas d was born at Rib Falls, Wisconsin April 15, 1886. He married Katherine Stock at Cass Lake, Minnesota November 4, 1908. Surviving are: his wife of Springfield; a daughter, Mrs. L«o Hanson of Sweet Home; son, Ronald. Eugene; granddaughter, Karla Hanson of Sweet Home; three brothers and four sisters. Funeral services were conducted at Springfield Saturday. Race Cars to Open Season Next Sunday Top Race Names to Appear on Billing At Fairground Track Some of the Pacific Northwest's top names in racing will roll their hardtops on the Columbia Coun ty Fairgrounds half mile track Sunday, May 24, in the season’s opening race for this aiea. A field of at least 30 cars will be on hand for the opening event. Heading the field Sunday will be Clarence Smith, Vancouver, 1951 and 1952 Pacific Northwest hard top champion who uses a Lincoln motor. Bob Porter, Salem, runner-up to Smith last year, Dick Gaboury, Portland: Don Guth, Vancouver, are other top flight racers. TOP DRIVERS TO RACE Columbia county’s Walt Wal dron, St. Helens, has a new hard top and in previous performances in early races this year has shown h? will drive with the best of the field. Wild Bill Hyde, who re turned recently from driving big cars in races at Reno, Nevada; Larry Garner, Salem, and Stan Dietz, Portland are others rated among the drivers to watch. Dick Braniff, Vancouver, who has a new Hudson Hornet instal led in his hardtop with a specially built cam rates as having one of the hottest cars in the race and should rank among the leaders. Points gained in rac;s at the Deer Island track, go toward de termination of the Pacific North west hardtop racing champion ship and the local races are sanc tioned by the Oregon-Washington Motor Racing Contest board. ENGINE CHANGED Hardtop rules permit drivers and owners to make any inside engine improvements they wish in efforts to soup up the cars to top racing speed with a 300 cubic inch displacement as a maximum. Hard tops have bodies up to 1942 design and usually have 1952 or 1953 engines mounted in them. Many of the drivers due for the fairgrounds inaugural have been racing on tracks throughout Ore gon and Washington at the Aurora and Stat-Tra speedways in Seattle, the Portland Speed way, the Hollywood Bowl at Salem and on tracks in Eugene and Roseburg. A match race between Waldron with his CMC powered car and Wild Bill Hyde with his Mercury powered job will open Sunday's i program which will feature nine events. RON MCDONALD. Vernonia, demónstrales the use of a chain saw ■a falling one of two trees where they are grown together. Mc Donald also demonstrated the method of falling trees io minimise damage to adjacent trees. The program was planned by the Columbia county farm forestry committee. Army Private Kenneth H. West of Vernonia, graduated with fel low members of his company as they completed basic infantry training May 8 at Camp Roberts, California. The Private was a member of Company C, 31st AAA AW Bat talion. of the 7th Armored Divi sion. He is the son of Mi. and Mrs. K. B. West. During the 16-week course, the soldier learned the duties of an infantryman in combat. The use of basic infantry weapons was particularly stressed. Private West also went through training ma neuvers involving actual small arms and overhead artillery fire. Airman 1/c Jack Gat s left last Thursday for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey after a 30-day leave spent here with his family. He will go from Camp Kilmer to a base in the Northeast Air Command. Lonni? Justice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Justice, has been promoted to sergeant in the head, quarters personnel section at Fort Bliss, Texas. He is sell duled to receive his discharge October 9. Rural District Budget Adopted A vote of 24 in. favor to one against gave approval to exceed ing the six per cent limitation of the rural school district of the county Monday when voters of district 47 cast their ballots at the Washington school. The rural district budget calls for a tax levy of $14,747.98 above the limit. Ths board of district 47 also met Monday evening and con curred with the high school on the opening of school this com ing fall on the date of August 31. A change in the procedure this year that the Washington school will follow calls for an ass.mbly this Friday at which time special awards will be handed students. These have been a part of the graduation program before. Sixth grade students will present plays also at the assembly. The grade school classes will end Friday, May 29. Ambulance Makes First Service Calls Interior Finishing Work Nearly Done; Incorporation Due The community ambulance was placed in use last week for the first tint ' when it was occupied by E. J. Barnes, who was taken to the Seaside hospital Saturday afternoon. May 16, for treatment for a broken leg. He had been staying at the Dudley Spofford horn? since April 28 when he fell and sustained the break. The second ambulance call came Monday afternoon when Mrs. Lou Cates was taken to the Portland Sanitarium. Incorporation papers for the ambulance have been received here, according to Jim Cox, Jr, 1WA business agent, and the executive committee set up to handle ambulance business will b? called together soon to finish the work necessary to getting the corporation formed. This committee will also ar range for ambulance driver train ing classes and set up a fee sch d- ule for use of the vehicle by people who do not have medical insurance that provides for am bulance travel. The committee still welcomes donations to the ambulance fund. Some work still remains on the interior of the vehicle before it will be fully complete. One cabi net and linoleum is yet to be installed. Last Rites Read For J.T. Brady Funeral services for James T. Brady, formerly of Vernonia, were h Id Monday, May 11, at Yakima, Washington. He was born March 20, 1375. Surviving are: a daughter, Edith Young, of Longview; four sons, Jerome and Donald of Eu gene, Earl of Sweet Home and Dane of Vernonia; 13 grandchild- r.n and 13 great grandchildren. 50- Year Membership Pin Presented Lodge Member COMMITTEE CHOSEN A 35 lap class “A” main event, trophy dashes for both A and B cars and four heat rac s and a "B” main event will also be in cluded on the program. Time trials begin at 1:30 p.m. to determine starting position for class A and B cars and races will get underway at 2:30 p.m. Dick Howell, “Frenchy" Du- i Bois and Art Steele have been asked by the fairboard to serve as the racing committee to work with the fair board. Sale Due Two Days Local people will be asked to patronize the annual sale of pop pies, scheduled to take place on the streets this wt?k end. The sale will be carried on for two days. Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23. Revenue from the sale of the flowers will go to h?lp dis abled veterans. Speaks to Graduates For the eighth grade graduation exercises at Mist yesterday even ing, Eugene Dove, high school superintendent, was the principal speaker. The program at Must was conducted for the graduating students of both the Mist and Birkenfeld districts. He will also speak to the Washington eighth grade class Monday of next week. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT To Enforce Parking Strict enforcement of the park ing time limits on Bridge street are intend?d by city police in the future, thzy mdicat;-d earlier this week. The restriction calls for one-hour parking in the business section of Bridge street with the exception of five-minute parking close to the post office. LEFT to right: Smith Taylor. Frank E. Taylor and Glen Hawkins. Frank E. Taylor was honored May 14 for his 50 y?ars of mem bership in the Masonic Lodge by the pres ntation at his home here of a 50-year jewel from the Grand Lodge of A.F. and A M of Oregon. Th? presentation was made by Glen F. Hawkins, Dis- trict Deputy of the Grand Mast r, and was witn?ssed by 28 members of Vernonia and other Lodges and by members and friends of the family. Mr. Taylor is a charter member of Liberty Lodge No. 171 of Springfield and a form er sheriff of Lan? county. He has been retired for several years, but i 1 i j , had be n active in fraternal circles and in Columbia couruy republican central committee af fairs until the state of his hcal.h prohibited. Among out-of-town visitors for the occasion were Mr. Taylor’» brother, Smith Taylor, of McK.n- zie Bridge, a cousin, Ralph Buck, of Eugene and a nephew, Gilea Fowler, and Mrs. Fowler of Aumsville. Another interested spectator was C. F Hieber who tjad already received a 50-year emblem from his home jurisdic tion of Minnesota.
