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VOLUME 31. NUMBER 38
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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
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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