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32. NUMBER 2
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VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
PHONE 191
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Loss, Win in
League Games
Start Season
Loggers Divide First
Two Games of League
Play Friday, Tuesday
One loss and one win marked
th? opening of the Loggers' 1954
league basketball season, the first
game of which they played last
Friday when they entertained St.
H lens and th" secund when they
traveled to Scappoose Tuesday
Their leagu" opener brought
the loss at the hands of the Saints
40 to 53. Scoring remained fair
ly ev:n up to half time which
ended 23-23. but during the third
period the visitors began to pull
away by sinking 20 points as com
pared to the Loggers' 9.
Annual March of Dimes
Campaign Started for
Area; Program Outlined
~.ne annual March of Dimes
<. » paign for this area has been
o ranized and is getting under-
wt
through the chairmanship
a; ‘ n this year of Jim Davies,
vhas headed the Dim s drive
.< r for the past several years-
outlined this year's March
i'.: •'ier this we k when he named
ot"tr individuals and groups to
he n with the affair.
Coin collection boxes will again
b" placed in business houses, as
r>
been the custom for many
Glen Hawkins will take
r*j ■ ge of this detail.
Eugene
.r e and Darrold Proehl will ar-
ra-g? the part the schools will
h.- . m the drive and George A.
Rr '-nant will again act as tr.a-
s.j-.r for money collected. All
• • ¿tions will be placed on de-
posit at the Commercial Bank.
The annual March of Dimes
dance will be sponsor'd by the
American Legion.
All leaders of the fight against
infantil. paralysis, national. statr
and local, emphasize that the
next 12 months could mark the
turning point in the drive against
the disease because the National
Foundation is embarking on a
larg? t sting program of a trial
vaccine. The National Founda
tion is also preparing to provide
for an expanded program of mass
gamma globulin innoculations in
1954 to give every possible pro
tection while the nation awai's
the results of th" vaccine tests
which start February 8.
At the same time patient aid,
professional education and scien
tific research must continue, all
of which means that the Foun
dation's need for funds in 1954
will amount to approximately
$75,000,000 and points the way
for increased donations from
every individual.
Paper Plans for
Amateur Hour
ose interested in app aring
the amateur hour sponsored
The Timberline, the high
■ ol newspaper, at the Wash-
n grad? school are advised to
Mrs. Ann Westerberg. high
Ca
1 secretary, or to contact
Cunningham,
Timberline
es -. r. by January 20 in order that
th: 'rogram may be made up for
4 k, evening.
-npetition will include four
o .-.ons—grade school students,
hg- school students, adults and
.nutations.
Each group will
c:> ■pete within its own division
<1 ■ a first, second and third prize
be awarded in each division.
w
? iggested
numbers
include
Sû.n ;s. dances, drills, skits, musi-
Ca - umbers or any other original
For th? past two years,
ts -t.
»U.S evening's entertainment has
.ided a variety of all of these,
emission charges are adults,
rents; high school students.
35 rents and grade school Stu-
¿c- .. 20 cents.
FAST ACTION SEEN
Ken Nanson was high man for
Vernonia with 27 points and was
followed by Fulton with 20 and
Bill Braun with ¡9. D. Johnson
and G. Johnson of Scappoose were
high with 26 and 19 respectively.
Fans saw a lot of floor action
because both teams play a fast
break system.
Knappa and NeahKahNie are
next on th? schedule, the former
gam ■ Thursday, tonight, and the
latter Friday night, both here.
Casting Rod Won Ownership of
As Derby Prize
Dairy Changed
A 13-pound 13'i-ounce steel-
head captured the second weekly
prize in this year’s V.F.W. ste.l-
head derby Tuesday when the
weights of fish caught were tab
ulated by Ben Fowler, post com-
mander.
Th? prize-winning fish was
caught by Jim Fluke for which
h? received a casting rod. Other
catches weighed in for the week
were: Earl King, an eight-pound
on:-ounce fish: Harve Christen
sen, seven-pound five-ounce; Har
ry Woodruff, two fish weighing
nine pounds two and one-fourth
ounces and eight pounds, 14
ounces.
A change in ownershin of the
Pebble Creek Dairy was an-
nounced a few days ago when
Henry Anderegg took over th-
operation of the processing and
distribution business from Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Stag r.
The milk processing equipment
owned by the Stagers has been
moved to the Anderegg farm on
Mist route and is being used in
conjunction with equipment the
latter owned before to handle the
business. Mr. and Mrs. Stager
still have ownership of their h.rd
of cows.
The chang" became effective
January I of this year.
To Explain Grades
A meeting for operators of eat-
mg establishments in the Ver-
noma area will be held at the
Vernonia city hall at 3:00 pm
January 14. today. A represen-
tative of the restaurant section of
the Oregon state board of health
will assist with the explanation
of the restaurant grading in Ore-
gon and Columbia county, Res-
taurant grading will beg in the
latter part of January
Bids Asked for
Highway Work
?-e state highway commission,
♦s next regular meeting in
*-•• and on January 21. will re
bids for the improvement
e Treharne-Washington coun-
n? section of the Nehalem
- ;-’.way.
' ?ns call for 4 86 miles of
¿tning work to provide a mini-
-1 24-foot pavement, three
irrves in thickness, with mini-
The
two foot shoulders,
construction follows along
g-d will cover the existing 18-
cil-mat surface.
LOGGERS OFF GAME
Statistics of the game show
that th"' Vernonia five's p rcent-
age of baskets from shots taken
was low during the first half,
but fell even lower in the second.
In other words, the Logg.rs ex
perienced an off night.
Bud Fulton tallied 12 points
of the Loggers' 40 while D. Poff
posted the same total to become
th? two high-point min of the
evening.
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Tuesday night’s gam? was a
different story because shots were
effective, more so than tn any
basketball gam? the Loggers ever
played. They tallied 87 points to
defeat the Indians of Scappoose
with 75. The total of both scores
is also probably the highest for
any game in which the Loggers
hav? ever played.
This data
comes from a check of the re
cords made Wednesday by Coach
Jack Reynolds. He figured that
an average of five points per min
ute w.re tallied in order to
achieve the 162 points scored dur.
ing th? evening.
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Film Showing Dated
A March of Dimes movie w
scheduled for showing M«>ndav
evening. January 18 in the high
school library following the regu
lar business meeting of the Par
ent-Teacher association. The P.-
T.A. invites all parents and friends
to be present for the meeting.
Ice Cause of
Truck Damage
Ice on the road n ar the sum
mit of the highway between Ver
nonia and Scappoose was the
cause of an accident Wednesday
morning that damaged the front
of the mail truck driven by Ed
Roed.ger. Sr.
Roediger was enroute from
Scappoose to Vernonia and was
just this side of the summit when
the truck started to slide
He
was unabl" to prevent hitting the
back of another truck
Damage
to the radiator of the mail truck
resulted
Ben Fowler brought the incom
ing mail on to Vernonia for dis
tribution.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 14. 19 ,
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Relative Responsibility
To Lower Welfare Cost
Welfare expenditures in Co
lumbia county seem not greatly
affected by the relative respon
sibility law to date. Heretofore,
th? amount of earnings on which
a relative was obliged to make
payment for the support of nis
indigent mother, father, son or
daughter tthese relationships
only) was so high that very t w
relatives were liable.
Information concerning the cost
of welfare in the county was re-
Doctor Announces
Office Opening
Th? opening of his office here
earlier this week has been an
nounced by Dr. L. K. Poyntz,
formerly of Portland. Dr. Poyntz
has spent quite a bit of time hert
during recent weeks to determine
the suitability of this location
and in making arrangements for
the opening of the office.
His office is located in the
building formerly used by Dr. J.
R. Manley, d?nti>t, who owns th?
structure.
Dr. Poyntz formerly had of-
fices in the Stevens building and
the Morgan building in Portland
He formerly instructed senior
medical classes at the University
of Oregon, leaving there in 1940
and joining the Canadian army
from which he was separated in
November, 1953.
He has also
served as m. dical consultant for
the provinces of Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Cape Britain, Prince
Edward Island and New Found-
land.
Mrs. Poyntz and their daugh-
ter, who are now living in Los
Angeles, will join him here as
soon as suitable housing can be
obtained.
Fish Restriction
Petition Purpose
Fishermen who object ' i ac
tivities of commercial fishermen
in coastal streams south of the
Columbia and who are interested
in conservation of decreasing sal-
man runs have the opportunity
to sign an initiative petition being
circulated here.
The petition is available for
signing at either King's Grocery
or the Nehalem Service station in
Riverview, Bob King said Mon-
day.
Only
r. gistered
voters
should sign the p-tition which
calls for placing the measure on
the next ballot.
The ballot tit)? called for in the
petition reads: "Prohibiting cer-
tain fishing in coastal stri ams—
purpose: to prohibit any person
from fishing for salmon or trout
by any method except hook and
line in any coastal stream south
of the Columbia river.
Ban
would also extend in a three-
mile radius from mouth of such
streams. . . ”
The proposed initiative has the
backing of the Oregon Wildlife
Federation.
Leaders to
Hear Delegate
Mrs. Hildah Highbc. Beaver
ton. will te<l of her trip to Na
tional 4-H Club Congress during
the Columbia county 4-H Leaders
association meeting at Vernonia
on Saturday, January 16. at 1:00
p.m.. announces Mrs. Aldon Ash-
ley Mist, president, The meet-
ing will be at the Washington
grad" school.
Mrs. Highbe is a 4-H club
leader in Washington county. She
was one of the two club leaders
selected to repr'sent Or"gon at
Chicago in November.
The regular business meeting
will be held during the first part
of the meeting. Mrs. Aldon Ash
ley states that the time of the
meeting has been changed to one
o'clock so that more can at
tend.
leased last week by Mrs. Eva I
Tice, administrator of the coun
ty commission.
Beginning in April of 1953,
however, the earnings brackets
have been reduced.
A single
(unmarried) relative making $2.-
700.00 may be liable for $20.00
and a married r lative making
$4.000.00 may be liable for $20.00.
Paym nts increase with increased
earnings.
This change in contribution
rate may result in saving of
funds in Columbia county as soon
as total earnings for 1953 are
available. The law provides that
relatives will furnish the welfare
d partment affidavits setting
forth their earnings as shown on
income tax declarations. Claims,
if any based on the affidavits,
are made by the state department.
There has been an increase in
the number of persons calling at
the welfare office to inquire about
this process, Various factors are
explained as they affect liability.
Columbia county has work. <1
through the acute shortage of
funds for medical care for J't
quarter. October, November a.id
D cember. It is to be noted that
$12,493.00 was spent, an average
of $4,164.00 p-r month.
For the quarter, January, Feb
ruary and March, money avail
able is no more than for the pre
vious quarter, but a real differ
ence between the two quarters
exists.
The department went
into the quarter, October, No-
vember and December, with 13
hospital patients, but faces the
quarter, January, February and
March, with one. A cold snap
can change th sr situation < over
night and the continuation i of
inclement weather might result
in early depletion of funds.
Board Gives
Approval to
Building Work
Order Placed for
Larger Bleacher»
For Gymnasium
The union high school district
board of directors met Tuesday
evening for their January ses
sion to consider and approve sec
eral details concerning work
in progrt ss or just completed . >
it relates to replacement of th-
damaged building.
In addition, the board approv« t
additional work that, if done now.
will mean a saving of funds in
the future.
CHECKS RECEIVED
By Monday, the district had n.
c ived checks totaling over $dt<
000 from insurance covering th?
damage. Approval was given on
Tuesday night for payments for
items of supply and work per
formed which is not included in
the amount of the bid under
which the contracting firm e
R imer and Jolivettc is workin..
In addition, the district will b?
credited with over $3.600 for re
pair work that need not be dotw
at the present time, such as floor
replacement in some rooms, ir.
sulation not need ‘d now and ri
placement of the west wall of the
gym.
PAINT TO SEAL
Engaged for a price of $60«
was a pray painting firm which
will spray a sealing disinfectant
paint on areas where smoke smell
may remaui. Thu work is ex-
pected to begin within a few days
The contractor has been asked
for a price for providing tw
dressing rooms on the stage. Tw
small rooms would b? provided
if the cost is satisfactory with
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the board. At present the places
for the rooms each have three
walls up, thereby requiring con
struction of one wall for each
Silage samples will be tested and a stairway for each. Appro
for farmers wishing the service val was granted to install basic
if they will take samples to the wiring now for stage lighting
county extension office prior to needs of the future, this wiring to
9:00 a m., Monday, January 18, be put in while walls on the stage
indicates County Agent Don Coin are open. By doing this wiring
Walrod.
now, a greater cost for the work
Arrangements have been mini ■ in the future would b ■ avoided
with Dr. J. R. Haag of the agri
BID ACCEPTED
cultural chemistry department at
A bid of $5360 submitted for
Oregon State college to test these
silage samples, In giving instruc- 24-inch gym bleachers to re
tions for taking of samples Haag place those damaged was ao-
says to take a dozen or more cepted and delivery is expected
handfuls at random and place in late March or early April.
Both Superintendent Eugene
them in a plastic bag approxi
mately 10 by 24 inches. The bag Dove and Harold McEntire were
should be sealed by twisting and granted a short have for part of
the week beginning February 15
closing with a rubber band.
Results of the test will be when they will serve as part of a
available in about one month, At visiting committee which will
that time each owner will re- work on a self-evaluation pro-
gram of St. Helens schools, Thw
ccive reports on his silage.
program, coordinated by the stati
department of education, calls for
a review of principles and goal-
of education for the St. Helens
system and both men have been
asked by that school system to
help with the evaluation.
Vernonia Aerie, F.O.E., will be
host next Sunday to the Fraternal
Order or Eagles of region No. 1.
Ritualistic competition for aeries
and auxiliaries will be featured.
Weather permitting, th? dele
gates will parade. Dinner wiil
At a two-day conference, which
conclude the session.
The m eting will be guided by took place here at the Legi* n
George Kolibaba of Portland, hall Monday and Tuesday, 16 of
aerie district president. J. T. the key men working for the Co
Anderson of Milwaukie, district lumbia Tree Farm, engaged tn a
vice presid-nt; Ed Notebloom and discussion of operating cost prob
Charles Ogd n. both of Tillamook, lems as they relate to the farm
secretary and treasurer, will as Purpose of the discussion was to
sist the presiding officer. Rich- seek means of reducing costs.
Bob Boaz of the Boaz Person
a rd Chapman. state president,
nel Training Service of Seatti ■
will be a guest.
was the conference leader. Th*
firm is engaged by Crown Zelk»r
League Game Lost
bach on a retainer f»’ basis for
part of each year.
Rainier won by a 73-26 score
when the Washington school bas
ketball team played there last Dance Date Changed
Friday afternoon for the first
The high school sweetheart
county grade school league game
Th« Washington second team won dance originally scheduled Feb
ruary 13 has been changed to
the preliminary encounter 43-14
Washington will meet McBride February 6. according to an an
here Friday afternoon for the nouncement from the high school
second game of the league.
I Wednesday.
Testing Service
Made Available
District Meeting
Plan of Eagles
Farm Men Talk
Cost Problems
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