Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974, December 03, 1953, Image 1

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VOLUME 31. NUMBER 49
Death Claims
Pioneer of
Valley at 88
The funeral of Andy Parker
t' • k plac? here Sun. at the Bush
Funeral home chapel following
he death November 26 at the
Jmfs hospital in Hillsboro where
hr was taken Tuesday of las«
week after being found ill at his
home. Commitment was at the
Vcmonia Memorial.
Andrew Monroe Parker of Ver­
nonia. passed away at Hillsboro
November 26. 1953. at ttm age of
He was born on July 21,
Ji9>5, in White Cloud. Brown
county. Kansas and was the son
o* Clark L. and Melissa Parker.
Andrew, or Andy as most all of
hit friends knew him. came west
vz-h his folks at the age of 9.
' • this time he had four younger
brothers and one older sister. In
18''4 h? hiked with his parents,
br'thcrs and sister through the
‘ " bered country between Forest
C-*sve and the Nehalem valley.
A: a high light of this pione.ring
»':p, it fell to Andy's lot to help
erry his youngest brother, w;io
w:-:- th'-n less than two years old.
. pon arrival in this new world
■ Upper Nehalem Valley) they
s ‘•‘.'Jed on a homestead about
< - mile east of what was finally
I
wn as the town of Vernonia,
l.i'cr there were three more
s1' . rs and one broth, r that came
i. '>ig to help hew out their home-
seeds in this newly discovered
Id.
rYior to their arrival in this
v; 'ey there were no roads and
r nearest neighbors were some
If .rules down the Nehalem rivsr.
?. 1875 several other families had
r- - zed into the immediate vicini­
ty-
1876 the first school was
sifted on a three months per
yr • r basis on one corner of the
Pi «r homestead.
Whil" this
v .-s only the beginning in the
o
lopm.nt of a new community,
the remainder of the pioneering is
n* • a matter of history and
prtety well known.
- -dv spent the remainder of
h ■ years in this vicinity. About
t.- only time sp-nt away from
h -e was for work on other
fi -.is or in the logging woods
n
Clatskanie. During his later
y: rs, as the town of Vernonia
w.
expanding, he began sub-
d ding his old home place, where
F practically ran a real estate
bus -less for a time.
7 lis area became the addition
t .'ernonia now known as River-
v
About this time he also
<• ■
d and operated the munici-
pa water works for this new ad-
a Son.
j -r several years he served as
ccraty sheriff in the Vernonia
ar-a. He was a member of the
5 -alem Valley Pioneers and was
respected in the community,
ndy, n:ver having been mar.
r •<. is survived by two younger
F ■ hers, Francis M. Parker of
F
?rs, Oregon and Albert L.
F* ¿ers of Clatskanie. In addi-
t- - there are some 20 nieces and I
r .news, also several great, and I
i it gr-at nieces and neph.ws. I
Ownership of
Shop Changed
1 new owner will assume the
at ion of a business that has
• cs n operated here for the past
?/. ears by the same man when
takes possession Monday of
t *- coming week.
7*?e change comes about
t-r-ugh the sale a few days ago
r- Norris Soden of his barber
« -.p to Mr. Comer, a Portland
rc< dent. Soden will continue to
ape.-ate the shop through the
week.
The former owner has bar be red
e : continuously for 31 years
• k plans to remain here in re-
t n snen* at his bom'-*
PHONE 191
THURSDAY. DEC. 3. 19
First Aid Study Intended;
Ambulance Help Needed
79 Years Spent as
Resident; Homestea'd
Kncwn as Riverview
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VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
Sch.duled to start in the near
future is a class in first aid train,
ing that will be offered Long-
Bell mill tmployees who are in­
terested in safety training. The
course of instruction will be
handl'd by Robert Miller of
Longview, safety engine: r for
Long-Bell operations, who will
also arrange for an advanced
course later if interest is suffic-
Banks Falls to
1st Logger Try
Both the varsity and JV Log­
ger teams came home from Banks
Tuesday night with scores in the
win column for their season
opening fames and with some
valuable experience under their
belts.
The J Vs op.ned the "vening
with a 31-24 victory of which 13
points wer tallied bv Bill How­
ard as high-point man for the
evening's preliminary.
The varsity game, following the
opener, was won by the Vernonia
t'am 57 to 44 with Bill Braun
holding the high-point record for
the Loggers with 17. Bud Ful­
ton and Ken Nanson turned in
16 points each for second high.
Sellers of Banks was high for the
evening with 22.
Coach Jack Reynolds used sub­
stitutes freely in the varsity en­
counter with an eye towards de­
termining the best combination ot
players for later season games.
His reserve strength show d well
Tuesday, but definite decision on
the regular starting time will
come later this month, he said.
His starting players with Banks
were Braun and Pat O’Brien, for­
wards. Bud Fulton, center, and
Nanson and Bill Higley, guards.
Nanson and Braun will co-cap-
tain the team.
THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT
A 3c Jim Frank, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. P. Frank, arrived home
November 26 for a 12-day stay.
He has just completed the air
corps electrical m a i n t e n a nee
school at Chanute AFB, Illinois
and will report to Parks AFB.
California for shipment to the
Philippines.
George B -Hingham of Birken­
feld was among a group of ser­
vice men that was released No­
vember 19 from the 503 air police
squadron at the Portland air base.
Word has b'en received by
relatives that Delmer Jepson
Birkenf. Id. will soon be released
from the service and will return
home from Selfridge air force
base in Michigan, bringing with
him a bride.
Pvt. Roy Kyser, Mist, will re­
port to Fort Lewis today. Decem­
ber 3. He has been home for
two weeks from his camp in
California
Bill Wells, son of Mr and Mrs.
L. L. Wells, is home during a
two-wsek period following nine
months of training he received at
Lowry air force base, Colorado,
as radar mechanic. He will leave
here for Paine AFB. Washington,
near Everett, and expects to be
I stationed there permanently.
Stock District
Vote Favorable
At a special election, which took
place Tuesday ot this week, a
special livestock district was
formed for an area on Pebble
creek by a vote of 15 to 10. About
32 people who reside in the area
were eligible to vot? in deciding
the matter.
This district, a part of Ver­
nonia No 3 precinct, provides
that livestock now be permitted
to run at large.
lent.
Along with word of the train­
ing program. Jim Cox. Jr., speak
ing for the Vernonia Community
ambulance committee, has voiced
a need for help to build a gar-
arge for the ambulance. The unit
is now parked on Third street
when not in use, but housing is
necessary to prevent excessive
depreciation of the equipment.
As a start towards providing
some 'of the mat rial that will be
needed, the ambulance commit­
tee has been informed that nails
and roofing will be provided free
of charge by Brunsman Hard
ware. Other offers of material
and help are needed so that a
garage can be provided, he said
Preliminary plan for the struc­
ture is to locate it at the back
of the IWA hall where it will be
available for emergency us.“. The
ambulance unit and all equip­
ment has been paid for.
Up to Wednesday the vehic: ■
has provided transportation for
15 calls since it was placed in
use May 16 of this year. Only
two of the 15 trips have been
provided without charge, they |
being mad'1 for people without
any means of paying the regular I
charges made for calls.
Hoop Jamboree
Slated Friday
Second on th? list of basketball
events this season is slated Fri­
day evening when the Loggers
will go to Seaside for the annual
Lower Columbia league jamboree,
an event originally scheduled
here, but changed because of
damage to the gym.
Seaside will stage this affair
in the Broadway school gym start­
ing at 7:30 when all eight teams
are required to be on the floor
and ready to go. Players and
coaches will be introduced prior
to a drawing by east team cap­
tains for opponents and west
team captains for positions of
Play.
Teams to participate arc: east
—Vernonia, Rainier. St. Helens
and Scappoos"; west — Seaside,
Warrenton, Clatskanie and Neah­
kahnie. Games will be two, regu­
lar, eight-minute quartrrs.
Students must obtain tickets
here to be eligible for admission
for 50 cents or else pay the adult
admission of $1.
THE GOAT has a new home this week! He is in the custody of Bill Horn. Vernonia Lions club mem­
ber. who took possession Tuesday afternoon from Lion President W. A. Davis, left. Horn was the only
member of the club with an unexcused absence from Monday evening's meeting. Watching the pre
sentation were Jim Davies, almost directly behind the goat. Lowell Hieber and George Hahn. The goat
will remain at its present home until another Lion misses a meeting without an excuse.
Some Equipment Cutters Need Permits
Damage Caused To Harvest Yule Trees
Determined within the last few
Commercial Christmas tree cut­
days was the ext. nt of damage ters must obtain harvesting per­
to band and athletic equipment mits before harvesting trees from
as the result of the high school forest lands, Lynn F. Cronemiller,
gymnasium fire a short time
assistant state forester warned
ago. Some of the items were sent
for cleaning shortly after the de­ in Salem this week.
Harvesting p rmits can be ob­
struction and not until they were
returned was it possible to ascer­ tained here by making applica­
tain the articles that would re­ tion to the local forestry head­
quarters.
quire replacement.
Prospective cutters of Christ­
Bill Johnson, high school band
instructor, said Wednesday morn­ mas tr?es also wer? reminded it
ing that 12 of the new band uni­ is necessary to make arrange­
forms and 17 hats would not be ments to purchase the trees from
us able. However, the band will the landowners. In addition, the
play for home basketball games forestrr cautipned the tree cutters
they must comply with the pro­
regardless.
Coach Bill Vlcek itemized the visions of the Oregon forest con­
athletic equipment completely servation act which requires that
destroyer as: fourth of the foot­
ball shoulder pads, scoreboard j
and two tumbling mats.
Six
tumbling mats, which were un- |
dcr the stage of the gym. were
smoke and water damaged and
will also be r plac “d.
A joint installation of officers
Several pairs of white basket­
for
the Natal. Birkenfeld and
ball shoes owned by players and
Vernonia
granges is being plan­
a few physical education uniforms
ned for the evening of December
were stained considerably.
9 at the Natal hall, word from
the Natal grange Wednesday in­
Dance Date Named
dicated.
Schedukd for the evening of
At that tim? the newly-elected
Friday, December 11, is this year’s officers for Natal were listed as:
Christmas ball, which is sponsored master, Walter Mathews; over­
each year by the Girls League of seer, Lawton Waddell; chaplain,
the high school. The formal af­ Grace Mathews; steward, Noble
fair will begin at 8 p m. at the Dunlap; assistant steward, Henry
L gion hall.
Anderegg, lady assistant st ward,
Mrs. Myrtle Mathews; lecturer,
Isabel Anderegg; gate keeper,
Lions to Decorate
Martin Mathews; secretary. Rich,
Vernonia Lions club members ard Peterson; treasurer, Clyde
have set Sunday, December 6, as Henderson and court, Lena Ma­
the day when decorations for this thews, Ruth Steers and Dora
year's holiday season will be put Waddell.
Laura Carmichael will b? the
up. Decorated tr"“es will again
be placed on the mercury-vapor Natal home economics chairman
lamp standards in the business and Henry Anderegg, agricultural
chairman.
srction.
Granges to Hold
Joint Meeting
Building Started
Initial construction work on a
new building which will be used
to house the Vernonia post office
began early this week and by
Wednesday the cement founda­
tion had been poured. City work­
men were busy Wednsday mak­
ing utility connections.
sufficient trees be left on the land
to keep it well stocked and pro­
ductive.
Landowners must also obtain
a harvesting permit and comply
with the conservation act when
harvesting trees from their own
property.
Individuals cutting trees fo.
their own use do not need per­
mits, but must obtain permission
from the landown rs. The forest­
er estimated that nearly 1,000,00'
Christmas trees were harvested ti
Oregon last year.
More than
500,000 w. re shipped out of th»
state with 308.000 sold in southern
California markets. Oregonian*
used an average of one Christ­
mas tree for each four persons.
Douglas fir is still the favorite
of Christmas tree shippers al­
though inroads on the fir’s popu­
larity have been made by Noble
firs and Shasta red firs.
Boat Explodes,
Man Injured
An explosion, which took place
Saturday near Newport, destroyixi
the boat owned by Mike Luca*
and injurid Leonard T. Perrv.
Vernonia. Perry suffered burns
from the explosion and was re­
covering in the hospital at Neu
port.
The injured man was able to
get close to shore in a small skitf
after the accident took place, bu'
it capsized in the surf and he wai
rescued by the coast guard. The
47-foot craft, valued at $15,0<H).
was not found after th? explosion
It was powered by a gas engine.
The boat had been used for
fishing along the coast, with As­
toria as home port, and was al­
most covered by insuiance.
STATEMENT CLARIFIES SITUATION CONCERNING FIRE
Because of erroneous reports
that have been circulated regard-
ing the situation as it concerns
the fire which damaged the Ver-
nonia high school gymnasium, the
following statement was released
for publication Wednesday. The
statement was prepared by Super-
intendent Eugene Dove to clarify
the matt:r.
"Two and a half weeks have
passed since fire ravag'd the high
school gymnasium, resulting in its
being declared a loss and calling
for complet: r buildin? from the
floor joists up. Additional dam-
age included partial burning of
the area over the office and main
entrance, and smoke and water
damage to the walls and floors.
respectively, in all rooms save the
east half of the east wing.
"The force of such a blow to
the community's pride and par­
ticipation was only evidenced in
part by the willingness and fer-
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vor with which volunteers fought , suits of the fir?, giving not only
the fire to a standstill and behind unofficial but false and damag­
Only at the
a mask of calmness and serenity ' ing information.
instance of such reports is it even
that the students and teachers as yet deemed advisable to issue
have assumed as they bravely any statement concerning the
invade the smoky and smelling cause of the fire.
halls daily to carry on their tasks
"During th0 past two weeks,
is
bitter disappointment that I state fire investigators and the
gnaws.
We have to live with state fire marshal, assisted by the
these truths.
state police, have carefully and
‘‘Just as sur ly as every hap­ systematically examined and stud,
pening has its cause or contribut­ ied the area, evidence and testi­
ing circumstances, it is human for mony.
The state fire marshal
man to spéculât? on or guess at and the senior officr of the fir?
them Ths practice of reporting investigation squad, workng in
>r passing on statements concern
close cooperation with the high
ing the causs of tragedies with­ school superintendent, state that
out evidenc? or official informa- i any and all conclusions are made
lions is a threat to security.
known m this case to the school
‘‘School officials and this news­ officials first.
"To date the official report of
paper have refrained from mak­
ing any comments except obvious this fire is ‘‘of undetermined ori­
facts or authorized statements, gin." After carefully study and
despite the fact that Portland examination there is no evidence
pap rs have on at least two differ­ nor sound r asonin? to support
ent occasions reported on the re- theories of faulty decorations
spontaneous combustion, nor neg­
ligence of supervision or manag
ment.
When a further sta’*
me.it is authonz-d it will app. *.
in these columns.
"The entire cost of restoring to
new condition both building and
equipment, including all coat* of
renovating and repairing thz
building for temporary usage is
coverage by insurance. The pr 1
sent schedule of events calls for
final approval of the contractu:
by the school board early next
week with work to begin im­
mediately after December II. the
closing date of high school for
the holiday vacation.
"A date for completion of th--
rebuilding has not b. eh establish
ed, but it is hoped that the gym
nasium will be available for grad
uation.
The classroom area is
scheduled to be renovated and
ready for normal usage by th -
time school reconvenes Januar/
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