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Library, U of 0 ■ Vi VOLUME 31. NUMBER 38 10c COPY VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON PHONE 191 THURSDAY. SEPT 17, IM! Loggers Win Tight Game Friday Night 7-6 Victory Tallied Over Grove fcr 1st Tilt on New Field The Vernonia Loggers display ing very good form for the first game of this season, defeated the Forest Grove Vikings 7-6 here last Friday evening in a tight ball game before a jam-packed crowd to give the new gridiron turf and lights their initial use. The per formance was pronounced a huge success by the crowd attending. TOSS WON AGAIN Vernonia’s uncanny way of win ning the toss started this first ‘WORD received here Monday of this week by Mr. and Mrs. Turner Daniel contest of the season with the rom their son. Orville, right, informed them he expected to leave for this Loggers receiving. Braun carried country Monday of last week. He had been resting in Inchon. Korea since the ball from the 10 to the 30 "is release as a prisoner of war held by the North Koreans Friday. Sept where he was downed. After »mber 4. He had been a captive since December I. 1950. Above are his two futile attempts the local lads brother, John Lee. his parents and one sister. Caroline. Mr. and Mrs. quick-kicked to the Viking’s 40. Daniel and Mr and Mrs. Truman Davenport plan to leave here Friday The Forest Grove eleven in turn -ight after work for San Francisco to be there when his boat docks some- returned Vernonia’s kick, after rime next week. they failed to make their first and ten. to the Loggers 30. Once again the local lads couldn’t get their offense rolling and kicked on fourth down to the Grow 30 ' where a speedy Viking back pick- I ed up the pigskin and ran all the I way for a TD. A clipping penalty, I E‘suits of the competitive events j Al /c James Brewer, stationed The proper methods to follow- however, on the Vernonia 5-yard I at the stats fair from Thursday I at Elison air field near Fairbanks. in preventing transfer of bacteria stripe put the ball back on the { through Saturday of last week as Alaska, bagged a thousand pound i to dishes and "ating ut.nsils in 20 and nullified the TD. Two | they relate to 4-H activities of moose during the recent hunting I restaurants was demonstrated on plays later the Vikings rested on ! youngst'-rs from this valley list s ason th "re. He brought the big I Wednesday afternoon at the the Logger 2-yard stripe and on I several who won awards. Wayne | animal down with a 30-30 rifle. It fourth class conducted in this the third play from scrimmage j pushed the score over for a 6-0 j Lrson, Birk nf?ld. placed ninth was "quit ■ a thrill," he wrote his county by the county public lead. The kick for extra point | w th his Shorthorn steer in judg- I father. Marvin C. Brewer, Sr., health office and the Oregon .,'.at was blocked by Kenny Nanson. .that took place September 10. j who resides at 346 B St.. Vernonia. board of health. DRIVE NETS YARDS Dairy club memb'rs from here 1 Jamas has his wife, Billie, and Attendance W d n e sd ti y was The Loggers, not to be outdone, little daughter, Belinda, at the v. o plactngs in judging that took limited to Ragena Vike, Minnie took the kickoff and ran it back , base with him. They all plan to place Scptrmb r 11. A first was return to Vernonia in March. Wood. Ida Richards. Sadie Na- from the 12 to th ■ 42 with Braun J ¿warded Donna Buckley for her viaux and Rita Shipley who saw doing the honors Drips then piled j through the center of the line to jur.ior Guernsey heifer calf and Tom Blair, r presenting the board j get into Forest Grove territory I Margaret Buckley's senior Ayr of health, and Ben Rinehart, coun- ] for the first tim to the 40. Speed I shire heifer placed second. tv sanitarian, demonstrate by ul Lusby went around end to the "onald Andercgg’s senior Hol- . traviolet light how bacteria are 31 and Drips through center once sti m heifer calf won a first in it’s j transferred to dishes glasses and again to the 26. On the next Preparation for the annual utensils. They also saw a movie, play little Homer Fuller, on a re G. ision. Jerol Moran’s junior ' verse, ended up on the Viking 17 teacher reception, which this y;ar "Best Food in Town,” and heard H stein cow placed fourth. before being downed just as the Competition in the senior dollar ' will take place on the evening of a discussion on methods of pre first quarter ended. c n r contest brought a blue September 24, will be considered venting bacteria ti an. fer. Second quarter play started r obon for the dinne’r served by this Thursday, S pt. 17, when Blair will be back in the coun with a bang for the iocals So Drips Htrriet Heath. the executive committee of th' ty later this year to check res t ipped through cent, r to the 10. Judy Cantw. 11 and Janice P?ar- Speed Lusby on the next play so- both received white awards ■ P.-T.A. will convene at th? high taurants aga n for improvement went to the 3 and was followed by I in food handling. Cla -es simi- Drips who drove to the 1. On f • cooking III exhibits and B-rtie . school. Ashley, Mist, won a white ' Purpose of the committee me t- : lar to the on held b *re hav? the one the scrappy Viking line av. ard in canning II. ing at that time will be to com already taken place at Clatskanie, wouldn't budge and the Loggers lost the ball on downs. Forest plete plans for the affair and to do Rainier and St. Helens. Grove, taking no chances, kicked so successfully, all members are out of the hole, but a bad punt urged to b? present at 3:30. • aw* th? Loggers a first and ten The reception will take plai ? at on the Viking 13. On the first the Washington school. play Braun zipped around right end to the 3. On the next play .Columbia county football teams Braun went over for the locals’ p »yed their first full-length Repair work was near to com TD. The try for point was good games of th? season last Friday pletion this week for the business with Hank Bass kicking the extra w h varied results, some def at- building in which the- V.rnonia point and winning th? game. inp their rivals and sums meeting Bakery and Sam's Food store is FEW GAINS MADE dt feat to start their schedule. Construction of a log deck on The rest of second quarter play The Loggers victory over Forest the south edge of the Long-Bell located Th? work, which is being was a see-saw affair with both done under the supervision of C. G.'ve, covered in another story, teams pretty well stopped offen mill pond began th? latter part w;s one of three wins for Colum- J. Nance, mclud-s changing the sively. of last week to build up a log F.; teams. Scappoose met Canby bakery entrance, repairs to the The third and fourth quarters • - th? Indian field and emerged supply for use during the coming windows of both . tores and con were strictly a defensive battle v. h a 12-7 score that is not winter months. struction of a new vegetable case as both teams repeatedly got into ina cative of the Indian strength This deck i3 located at the same the other's territory only to lose I for the grocery. b' ,auj»e two touchdowns in the the ball on downs. place as th? one which went up last quarter were called back be In addition, new sid walk will Most notable fact about the Log in 1949 and will probably be about cause of penalties. be poured in front of both stores. gers in this, their first game, was Rainier w?nt to Hood River to th« same size, containing approxi the drive and spirit that seemed » i 7-6. even though the Colum mately nine million feet. Th? deck to grasp the team. D fensively bians have only four lettermen cut during the winter of 1949-50 the Loggers, led by Fred Drips, made possible operation of the bs~k from last year. looked very good. St. Helens, the Logger oppon- mill for six weeks. c- this Friday, met defeat at the ha*, ds of Tigard 13-6. but the de R ci« an did not come until th? Received here Wednesday morn f<- .rth period when a Lion fourth ing was a shipment of equipment quarter punt went up and drop to be install d at Safeway store ped near the St. Helens 10-yard that includes two new food cases Ur‘. giving Tigard the chance to The accomplishment that golfers and new refrigeration equipment. •core. always strive for but seldom .Tatskame lost to Silverton by Fred May, store manager, said achieve did take place last week th-; large score of 33-6. the add'tions to the store would b for Sid Sorenson. He made a ready for use this morning. Thurs hole-in-one on the No. 4 at the day. and would make it possible Vernonia course and has proof Practice Changed of his shot from Eugene Dov? and to improve service to customers. D. E Hampton, chiropractor Bill Johnson who witnessed the Included in the shipment were drive. and naturopath who comes here a semi-self-service meat case and from Portland, has taken over Prizes for making the unusual the practice of Dr. Frank G a frozen food case. It will be pos shot will include a mahogany base Spaulding. The announcem.nj was sible to increase the store’s stock ash tray bearing a golfer and the made late last week by Dr. Hamp of merchandise with the new name, a cas? of gingerale and sev SHOOTING iS FUN ■ equipment. eral other prizes. Judging Results THOSE WHO Tallied at Fair I ARE IN IT : Sanitation Class ■ Held Wednesday Reception Date Is September 24 County Elevens Meet Competition Log Deck Work Starte at Pond Store Building Front Remodeled New Equipment Added to Store KEEP YOUR GUH Golfer Tallies Hole-in-One STRATEGY for Friday night's game was being worked out Mon day afternoon by Coach Bill Vlcek as he planned the attack to fol low as the Loggers prepare to meri Si Helens. To complicate m*J ters. both illness and injury have made lineup changes necessary Gelling their instructions from tha coach are Oizie Ray. kneeling, and 3ill Braun, team captains. Illness Hampers Loggers For Opening League Tilt Spirit ran very high as the Coach Bill Vlc.k hopes will sp il Vernonia Loggers began practice plenty of trouble for the highly thin week, aftei winning the first talented St. Helens Lions Friday game of the season against the evening. This annual battle wi.i Forest Grove Vikings, with a de | take place at St. Helens at 8:0i termined look in their eves which | p.m. on the John Gumm fi Id. | As far as injuries go, the most serious suffered to date are a badly twisted arm to Hank Ba s. and pulled ligaments in Speed Lusby’s back, both men being first string m; mbers. As if this wasn Workmen are occupied at the enough to worry Coach Vlcek, high school this week with a sickness is also hind-ling his change that will provide another charges with four of the squad classroom which will be used for missing practice this week on ac both art and mechanical drawing classes. Word ot the change was count of a respiratory infection. released by Superintendent Eu It is not known as yet if these men gene Dove when he explained that will play Friday tvening or not changes in the arrangement of the Those down are Roy Higley, Bill shop building would make the Higley, Fred Drips and Jerry new classroom available. To con Bush, the first three being mem form with state requirements, hot bers of the A squad The local warriors will sta-t water is being provided also for their s cond game of th.- seas. i the shop. with but one thing in mind, re One art class tach day during gardless of missing players, and the fourth period is being tauglil that is to make up for the defea- by Miss Lorna Johannaber, who of 24-2 suffered at the hands ot regularly instructs art for grade the Lions last year. students. In addition mechanical This we k’s activities were spent drawing classes will also use th? by the locals brushing up on new room. plays, blocking and tackling prac Other work being performed tice, pass defense and taking care this week is the wiring in of out of the weak spots which showed lets at the field so that power up last Friday evening. will be available for a public ad The Loggers haven't won from dress system and other needs. the Lions on the St. Helens field Sundland Electric is doing the since 1943 when the iocals Iran wiring. pled the St. Helens squad 13-6, so will be out to crack this jinx aft r 10 years of trying. The Vernonia-St. H lens gam- has developed into one with much rivalry between the two schools, which is mounting y-ar by year and becoming the grid classic-'nf Both J C Moran and Reed the season as far as Vernonia fan, Holding placed with their Short are concerned. The scores during horn beef cattle entered in premi the last 10 years have favored th um competition at the Oregon I Loggers with the local lads win state fair, a listing of the win ning five of the 10 gam s played. ners receiv d from the fair news St. Helens winning four and on ■ bureau this week indicates. ending in a tie. Results of the la t Holding’s bull calf calved after ten years are as follows: January 1 of this year was judged St. Hel ns Vernonia first and Moran's entries in 15 Year 24 2 1952 differ nt classifications also won 18 14 1951 firsts. In the clarifications, in 12 1950 14 which his cattle were entered his 26 6 animals captured two grand 1949 6 7 1948 champions, a reserve grand cham 0 33 1947 pion, junior champion bull, re 0 34 serv? junior champion, reserve 1946 13 13 1945 senior champion and junior cham 0 38 1944 pion. 6 13 1943 An outstanding featur ■ of the played To date the Lions have show was the six-month old heifer owned by Jerol Moran and shown one game, which took place last They went dos»— in the ring by Donna Buckley, Friday night which won th? grand champion to defeat before a powerful TV female ribbon over some 24 older gard eleven by the slim margin 1 of 12 6 and mature females. Classroom for Shop Added Now Cattle Entries Win at Fair