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Library, U of O VOLUME 31, NUMBER 37 10c COPY VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON West Teams Win Second Jamboree Try Tuesday; Loggers Trounce Parkrose Tuesday evening. September 8, rrought a large crowd to the John Gumm field located in St. Helens to witness the second Lower Co- . jmbia League jamboree to be played. The East teams of the >unty opposed the West squads and the West w nt on to r“peat last year's performance by defeat ing the East by the score of 18-7 in a grand total of 64 minutes of a-tion-packed football. The w-.'ath r was perfect and games c '>se, making the jamboree a com plete success as far as the crowd of 2500 from all over the county was concerned. About 160 players of both East and W.st t"ams participated in ti is annual classic. Team captains dn v out of a hat to determine tneir opponent and in what order they would play. Drawing re sults with the West mentioned first and th? order in which they played were: Seaside vs. Rainier; Clatskanie vs. St. Helens; Ver nonia vs. Parkiosc and Warrenton vs Scappoose. A summary of each game ia the order in which they played is as follows: SI.ASIDE VS. RAINIER Seaside won the toss starting th“ annual LCL jamboree and elected to receive. The ov?r-anxious Gu .s fumbled the kickoff on their 35 vhere the Rainier eleven re covered. The Columbians, com- bin ng a passing and hard run- ni’ig attack, drov? all the way do n to the West team’s 9-yaru stripe where they fumbled with a Gull recovering. Seaside, fail ing to get a first down, punted on fou.th down to the Columbians ■* ?vh“re a Rainier back fumbled with the coast team once again ( ming tin from the bottom of the pile in possession of the pigskin. . ne recovery end 'd the first quarter of play. The second quarter was a see- iw battle between the two squads with neither one. penetrating too deep into the other's territory. Game end and score was 0-0, wh ?h was the score also for th? East and West teams. was good for the locals' first TD. The try for point failed. The Loggers then kicked off to th? Parkrose eleven which elected to t3ke to the air. A toss by the East team was intercepted by Drips and one-* again th? Loggers took over on the Broncos’ 33. First quarter end revealed a pass from Dripps to Nanson once again, this time to the 19 and good for a first down. Second quarter play started with Braun around right end to the one from which point Drips drove to the three. A handoff from Braun to Fuller put the pigskin on the one from which point Dripps pil?d-driv'd over the the second TD. The try for point again failed. The rest of the garni* was played on the most part by th? Logger reserves and th? onlv real threat of the game by the Broncos was stopped on th“ locals’ five. Game end rev-'aled the West teams leading the East 12-7. < i ¡ | | 1 | | | ■ | ¡ WARRENTON VS SCAPPOOSE The next gam? on the schedule and final tilt was the big surprise of th“ evening when Warrenton pushed mighty Scappoose all over the field. The Warriors played this entire game in the Indian's territory except for a brief mom ent when the Indians managed to 1 g t into the fighting coastal teams’ territory. The Warrenton eleven ' tally came with but two minutes i CURB, WALK BIDS ASKED FOR SCHOOL Another step towards comple- tion of work at the front of the high school property will take place when th“ board of the dis trict opens and awards bids for cement sidewalks and curbing in front of the building. The board, which met Wednes day evening, issued a call for bids as part of th tir session that night. The bid call provides for contrac tors to submit prices for curb anq walk in front of th? building only and Dric.s for curb and walk along the entire school property from the Vernonia Auto company to the made school property.' Th'? board expressed it’s ap- pi ?ciation to W:st Oregon Elec tric and Manager Guy Thomas for providing a reduced rate schedule for use of the new field lights. Th ' reduced rate will provide elec tricity for the lights at the cost of the power to the Cooperative. Members of the board inspected new equipment added to the build ing within recent weeks during their evening meeting. CLATSKANIE V£. ST. HELENS • C atskanie won the toss of the coin in the second tilt and re ceived on their own 26 and car rier' to th? 35. The big St. Helens lint was too tough tor the Tigers sc a . »th fourth down they kicked to ire Lions 30 where it was picked up and returned to the 47. St. He tens, keeping strictly to the ground, ran the ball from that p- nt the full length of the field for a TD. Try for point was no good, but an off side penalty aga nst the Clatskanie eleven en- ab -d the Lions to try again, this time making the counter. The rest of the quarter was unevent ful. The second quarter revealed sev er.St. Helens drives into the Tigers' territory, but each time th Clatskanie team would rally j ar . hold the strong East squad. Game end revealed the Tigers on Both the numbe r of books avail the short end of the score 7-0 with able for use at the city library the East sporting the advantage and the number of registered bor in total score leading the west by rowers increased during the past the same total. year as indicated by the statistical report prepared a short time ago VIRNONIA VS PARKROSE by Mrs. Paul Gordon, librarian. ■'"•monia vs. Parkrose was next The report was placed before the n t:ie agenda with the locals win city council Tuesday evening and ning th? toss of the coin. The covers the fiscal year ending June Loggers received the kickoff on 30, 1953. the 20 and Lusby carried it to the At the beginning of the year a 31 before being downed by a total of 646 patrons were regis Pa.-«rose tackler. The Loggers tered and to that figure 58 were of: nse seemed not to be able to added during the year and 28 ge. started and they kicked on were removed to leave 676 at th? fourth down. Billy Braun got off end. an increase of 30. The stock of books at the be a .-cauty which, including the bouice, traveled 69 yards to the ginning of the p“riod totaled 2361 Brancos' 17. Parkrose then drove and at the end, 2476 During the th: ball up to the 26-yard stripe year 70 volumes were added by in three plays and elected to purchase, 61 by gift and 16 were gamble and run fourth down, but removed. The library r?ceives 177 a solid Logger wall stopped the periodicals bv subscription and Par «rose back and took over on 141 by gift. In addition, the fa downs. On the second play from cilities of th? state library were ser.mmage Homer Fuller sneaked patronized with the borrowing of around left end and got ail the 172 volumes. Circulation decreas??d slightly, way down to the five before being •opped An offside penalty on the report showed Total circula the next play put the locals back tion for home use amounted to to the ten. On the next play a 3954, down 153 from the prec:ding spot pass from Drips to Nanson year Book Stock in Library Rises I I j 1 to play when the Warriors drove from the Indian 40 after a fourth down kick ail th? way in eight plays. The West team was led by Rodrigues, fast -.kat-back, who had the Indians in circles. The try for point was no good making the final score 18-7 in favor of the West teams for the second year in a row. Diamond Letter Awards Slated The awarding of letters to 33 boys who participated in play in the boys baseball teams this sum mer is sch duled as a half-time event Friday night at the Logg t - Forest Grove football game. Ar rangements for awarding the let ters was made a f w days ago by Georg' Peters who managed and coached the boys again this sum mer. Peters released the names of the boys who will receive letters Wed nesday and said that only those appearing in the line-up during the summer are eligible for the awards. They are: Dale Frye, Elvin Stiff, David Wildt. Mike Mullins, Leonard Hunt man, Richard Hunteman, Jim Nanson, Byron Hawkins, Don ald Savage. Edgar Jones, Odell Jones. Lynn Buckner, Larry Wall, Align Ade, Dick O’Brien, Roy Higley, Bobby Crowston, Jim Peters, Larry Johnson, Don Cook Larry Akers. Joe Taylor, Darrell Fluke, Danny Fletcher, Nate Pear son, Jerry Bush, Fred Mangat, Lynn Bolmeter, Jimmy Fletcher, Gary Cline, Marvin Crowston and Loren Ridling. Tommy Watson will receive an honorary letter. Work Approved For Park Pool Th approval for installation of a small additional amount of cement walk at the city park was one of three matters which city councilor n considered Tuesday evening at their first Sept“mber I meeting. The walk will b ■ poured to enlarge the cem nted ar“a in stalled earlier this year at the pool and will prevent a muddy area that developed this sumor r beside the lower end of the pool. The council approved the con struction proposal submitted by C. J. Nanc? for th? work. The council act 'd favorably on the license application of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McKay tor Dick’s Tavern and also approved the sale of a city lot located beside and south of the C. E. Pierson property on Third and Maple to Mr. and Mrs. Pierson. The license application of Mr. and Mrs. Mc Kay will receive final approval or rejection of the state liquor control commission. City Streets Next For Workmen; Repair Due Scappoose Road The county road oiling crew | began work in this area Friday noon of last week when they started repairs to the Timber road, according to County Com missioner Clyde Henderson who outlined the work the crew will do before leaving here. The Timber road work will comprise patching of places where the surface has broken and when compleled will be followed by work on city streets. Following i that will be heavy repair work on this end of the Pittsburg- Scappoose road for a distance of about four miles, the commissioner said. Ten days to two weeks time will be required for the work scheduled in this area. The crew has already com pleted resurfacing four miles of ¡the Apiary road between the crusher and highway 47 and has repaved six miles on the Scap- poose end of the Pittsburg-Scap- I poose highway. The road crew for this area re cently installed a 92-foot long cul vert on Beaver creek in th“ Fish hawk area to replace a bridge, i Other work und rway is the con 1 struction of a fill and concrete I culvert which will replace the Keasey bridge on Rock Creek A change in the administration set-up now plac“s Commissioner Henderson in charge of the Scap- poose, Dutch Canyon. Bachelor Flat, Chapman and Sauries Island areas in addition to this valley. H? pointed out that tax payments this year have been slow and that j county road work has been ham pered as a result. Classes to Tell Sanitation Need THOSE WHO ARE IN IT Albert Huntley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huntley, who is sta tioned at Yokahama. Japan has been advanced to Sergeant. A/3c Billy Wells arrived early Saturday morning for a waek <nd visit at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs. L. L Well». He made the trip to and from Port land by plane in order to visit his sister and family. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Botkin. FAMILY AWAITS SON'S ARRIVAL FROM KOREA Oiling Crew At Work on Timber Road A series of class“s for restua- I rant operators and others who serve food for public consumption will be held in Columbia county September 14. 15 and 16 under arrangements made by th? county public health office. I B?n Rinehart, county sanitarian, I said emphasis will be placed on kitchen sanitation. The classes will be the first of th“ir type to be held in the county. The Oregon state board of health is co-operating in sponsorship of th 90-minute classes, Rinehart said. A movie, "Best Food in Town,” is scheduled as well as demonstration to show up -to-date , food industry techniques. The classes are intended pri marily for restaurant, cafe and school cafeteria employees Rine hart said. Cards will be issued to those attending. Schedule for the classes is; September 14, Clatskanie grade school, 2 p m.; Rainier city hall, 8 p.m.; September 15. St. Helens court house, room 206, 2 p.m and h 00 A2/c Darrell Elliott of Birken p.m. and feld arrived home Sunday for a September 16. Vernonia. Washing 15-day leave. He is in the main ton grade school, 2 p.m. tenance department at Lowry air fore? bar ■ in Denver. Pvt/E2 W sley Hunt of Fort Lev is spent Sunday and Labor day at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs. Fred Hunt. He has been transferred to Headquart’r* Company and will remain at Fort Lewis ind finitely. PHONE 191 Don’t Take A Chance With Fire — KEEP OREGON GREEN [ 1 1 , ! I i THURSDAY. SEPT. 10. 195 S185,000 Loan Granted West Oregon Co-op Mr. and Mrs. Turner Daniel and I 1 family, Treharne, are anxiously Notes Signed by awaiting the arrival of their son, Board of Directors Sgt. 1 /c Orville Daniel, who, at Tuesday Evening latest word has shipped out for horn? after being released last The principal item of business Friday as a prisoner of war held to occupy the directors of West by the North Koreans. Oregon Electric at their Septem The family is planning to drive ber meeting Tuesday evening was to California to be present when the signing of notes that will bring their son docks. The sergeant was this Cooperative a loan of $185. captured December 1, 1950, six 000. Part of the amount will b • months after arriving in Korea used for new line construction and and since that time 24 letters have been received from him. He the remainder to provide deficien was able to walk across the sep cy funds for right-of-way and aration line when released, indi construction work approved in cating that his health may be good prior loans. after the long captivity. Of the total. Cooperativi' Mana Tentative plans for celebrating ger Guy Thomas explained that his homecomings were being talked here earlier this week by $86.500 is earmarked for the con members of veterans organiza struction of 30 miks of new iin> tions although he was not a resi which will be designed to serve 45 dent of Vernonia wht n called into consumers in the Wilark and Tr -n- service. The family moved here holm areas. from Yakima. The signing of the notes Tues Other members of the family besides his parents are: a brother, day evening mak s it possible John Lee; two sisters at home. now for the Cooperative to secure Ruby and Caroline, and four other the remainder of easements need d sisters, Mrs. Nora Eikenbery of for the new line and to take care Selah. Washington. Mrs. Imogene of right-of-way clearing prelimi Ent n“ier, Yakima, Mrs. Audrey nary to calling for construction Phillips, El Dorado, Arkansas and bids early next year. The tin Mrs. Geraldine Baker, Houston, is scheduled for completion next Texas. summer. As another part of the Tuesday m eting the directors authorized Eagles Plan Barbecue the two nominating meetings fot Schedul d as an event for Dass directors whose terms expire this park for Sunday, September 13, is year. The terms for district 2 another barbecue that will be pre and 5, Noble Dunlap and Guv pared under sponsorship of the Griffith, end and the nominating Fraternal Order of Eagl "s. Mim- meeting will be October 1 and 2 bers and their families from at the Natal and Vernonia grange* Aeries in towns in this part of respectively. The board was also informed the state are being invited as well as members of this Aerie and their by the manager that the present transmission line construction job friends. awarded to Estep Line Construe, tion company of Yakima earlier Bean Pickers Wanted this summer is well underway A call for 50 bean pickers to This 16.3-mile line will connect work Saturday of this week was the Sunset substation to th-» voiced Thursday morning by Dan Jewell-Elsie an a and provide b, t Cason, who will take them to ter service there. work from here at 7 a.m. in his bus. The picking will be don? at th? Britton bean farm on Timb“r route. The need for pickers is urgent, he said, in order to har- v st the crop before possible frost damage. Examiner Scheduled A drivers licens ■ examiner will be on duty in Vernonia Friday, September 25, at the city hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p m. Grid Men Prepare for First Full Game Tonight The Vernonia Loggers began practice at the high school field Wednesday evening with a deter min'd look in their eyes as they look forward to their first full game tonight, September II, against t,he Forest Grove Vikings on the Loggers new turf. Spirit runs high throughout the team as the Loggers wait to aveng? the defeat handed them last year by the Vikings. Very littl - is known her:1 of what the Forest Grove eleven has to of fer. but from all reports they should be a light fast team. Coach Vlcek ran his squad through a heavy practice W -d- nesday night with the afternoon being taken up by a chalk talk due to the weariness of the play ers after Tuesdays evening’s ac tion. Ironing out of mistakes oc curring in the jamboree as well as more blocking and tackling prac tice occupied the evening with mphasis on pass defense and smoother operation of plays. De- frnsiveiy, Coach Vlcek's charges look very good with very little yardage gamed by the Parkrose eleven. The only injury to hit the locals Tuesday evening was a badly twuted arm suffered by Hank B? first string center, whos ab sence from that position will be sorely noticed tonight. Bass will be able to participate in the St. Helens game n.xt week however. Rov Higley moved into th« center slot very capably after Bass's injury Tuesday night and will start in that position this evening The Logger reserves as a whol • looked very good Tuesday night on defense with Rick Bush and Bob McFarland looking especially good on defense. The probable starting lineup fot Friday night's game as released by Coach Vlcek Wednesday night of this week is as follows: Left End Chet Rav Left Tackle Ozzie Rav Pat Lloyd Left Guard Center Roy Higl *y Right Guard Bill Higley Right Tackle Jerry Herrin Ken Nanson Right End Spe d Lusbv Quarterback Right Half Homer Fuller Bill Braun Left Half Fullback Fred Dnp* Seating capacity for the gam? will be about 225 and student* without student body tickets will be required to pay the adult ad mission price of $1. Otherwise student ad miss Kin will be 50c Grade school student admission is 25c. The traffic pattern calls for entranc- to the grounds only by the cast driveway and for the west driveway to be used for exit only. The new parking area west of the building is unfinished but can be used for parking at th drivers' discretion. Student* who attended the jam boree were complimented for th good conduct while at the jam- boree by Superintendent Eugen - Dove Wednesday.
