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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1954)
Library» U of O Dimes March Activities to Aid Annual Campaign For Paralysis Fund An increase in the activity of g -ups and individuals is appar- t ■ t during th" past week in re- s; • ct to effort being d voted to th's year’s March of Dimes cam- p. ;gn to raise funds for the in- fc-.tile paralysis fund. In addi- t-. i to fund raising programs p i.nned by several groups. Chair- rr; n Jim Davits said Tuesday C’lntributions were being returned regularly from the dime cards rr riled out last week. At Natal Saturday th ■ ar.nt .¡1 I nge March of Dimes program i‘ to take place featuring an ar- ateur program, pie social, hi ch and dancing. This aftau 1 open to the public and the t nge has extended an invita- t> >i to everybody to attend. A different aspect of the March Dimes is taking place at Vike’s ci e where several dimes were i d up on the counter last Sat- i> -iay morning. Since then pa- ' • os of the cafe hav" been adm ire regularly to the line which h,' d reached a total of 180 dimes f yesterday morning. ~he polio fund will benefd next Sunday when a March of Dimes t 'rnament will be rolled at D -sy’s bowling alleys starting at 1 p.m. Announcement of the b -.efit affair was made earlier tr week by Charles Cederburg retary of the bowling league, me half of the prize money j . go to the infantile paralysis und and Dessy Laird will lik.» w:«e contribute a half of his in come from the tourney to the ¿: -nes campaign. All bowlers ar*’ .' ited to participate in the com- portion. Annual Report Carries Optimistic View for 1954 Economy of Valley A note of optimism for the coming year is carried in th? an nual report, present , d Tuesday evening at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Commercial Bank of Oregon, by George A. Remnant, rr.anag.r of the Ver nonia Branch. His report co- vered not only business and in- dustry conditions of the area. but pointed out the favorable stand ing of the Vernonia bank. The report in detail stat d: "My report this year is not one of new records attain, d As you know, business nationally was slightly down over 1952. I am happy to report, though, for our branch, that we held steady dur- ing 1953. Th ■ most gratifying part was reflected in our savings deposits, which increased $19,- «38.30 as of December 31 and to date they have shown a furthe. increase of $23,067.17. COLD DECK TO HELP "Our local economy depends mainly on the lumber industry. Last May the Oregon American Lumber corporation sold out to the Long-Bell Lumber company This change in ownership caused some apprehension at th? time, but, if anythin" it has proven beneficial to us. For the first time since I have been in Vernonia, there is a s ven million board foot cold deck of logs to assure mill operations should weather necessitate the closing of th ■ woods. Long-Bell employs 400 men in th? Vernonia mill and has a monthly payroll of $140,000. "Another major producer of forest products in our community is the Columbia Division of Crown Zellerbach corporatH.n, which operates a 60,000-acre tree farm. During 1953 the capital expenditure of this corporation was $95,000. This included road building, new equipment and gen. eral improw'ments throughout the operation, exclusive of any wages. They have 33 regular employees with an annua! pay roll of $97,- 000 in addition to their logging contractors whose payroll is $140.- 000 Their ultimat ■ production goal is 65 million board fe.t of logs per year. For 1953 produc- tion was 14 million board feet, so you see they will be expanding for some time to com-'. BUSINESS REMAINS STEADY “For the most part our m r- chants did not complain about last year’s business, The major- ity held steady, with one report ing a 7’a per cent increase. At present Vernonia has but one unoccupied building suitable for business. Three have been rented since the first of th • year for new business enterprises. "Our shingl" mills report a good year and one operator who has recently complet:d a survey of the California market, reports very good prospects for 1954. “The dairy industry remains stable, with seven good grade A dairies which supply our two local creameries as w.ll as shipping to the Portland market. The beef cattle population in our part of the county has shown a marked increase and while beef prices have softened considerably, our farmers are hopeful that prices will build up again. "The prices paid for mink pelts is down 15', over a y.ar ago. Our pelts, however, go mostly to the Minneapolis mark'd where they are commanding top prices due to their sup rior quality and preparation. New Business Extensive Power, Phone Firms Ready Line Damage Caused by To Operate New, Used Furniture Offered by New Store A new and used furniture store is scheduled to optn its doors to the public Friday of this week, tomorrow, at 847 Third street the owners indicated Tuesday morn ing when they released an of ficial announcement of the under taking. The business, which will feature both new and used furniture, will b? operated by Mr. and Mrs. John Harris. They moved here several weeks ago and are rnak ing their home in the Mills house on Park drive. Th? store will be known as the Vernonia Bargain House and 13 located in th" store building HI the middle of the block back of the Vernonia Bakery. Portland Man Opens Cleaning Business A business which offers a clean ing and tailoring service for this area was opened Monday of this week at 969 Bridge street in the building just west of the doctors offices. Own"r of the firm is Edgar Stors.t of Portland. The firm, known as Radiant Clanei rs, is offering three-day service on dry cleaning and also will provide a laundry service for patrons. In addition, clothing al terations, tailoring and repairing will be don? at the shop. EXPANSION CONTINUES ‘ West Oregon Electric Coopera Station Offers Auto tive is continuing its expansion Service for Patrons Two new substations, one at Tim Saturday of this week, January ber junction and one at Jew?ll 23, has been set for the opening will be put in operation this year and 16 miles of new line con of the Hancock Service station at struction in the Wilark area will the corner of State and Bridge be completed. A n.w post office streets. Th" station, which has is under construction and is ex been closed for sev ral months, pected to be in use by the end is to open its doors und"r the of February at which time the management of Bob Thompson, Z. minimum temperature read- West Oregon Electric office will owner of Bob's Union Service. of eight degrees was recorded The station will be operated by bt> enlarged to take in the present I a' the cooperative weath r station part of their building now occu Donald Webb and will feature • -uary 20 for the low point so Hancock products along with tires pied by the post offic". ft ■ this year and also for this "All of these business istablish. and other automotive accessories. v>'>ter. Station records are main- This year's annual football ments and industries, large and tf-.ed by Mrs. Helen Spofford. basketball banouet is scheduled small, serve to make up the econ The maximum temp rature so omy which supports our branch ft” this year came January 7 for to take place on the evening of and w", in turn, endeavor to bring Tuesday, February 2. Vernonia 5J degrees and precipitation had them good banking services. « • anted to 9.22 inches up to Lions club members d cided at a At the conclusion of Remnant's recent meeting when men were 7 dnesday. Indicative of the report and through the coopera nt weather is the record named to head committees that tion of Crown Zelleibach, over Monday evening’s city council will handl' arrangements. vfall, which totals 30 inches, meeting was a mild affair that re Port Orford cedar 200 potted The speaker, who was engaged the temperature reading of 2a trees were distributed to the quir'd only a short time to com Wednesday afternoon, will be • : ires at 11 o'clock Wednesday as gifts from this plete the roster of business at stockholders - •rning when Mrs. Spofford re Bill MacArthur, football coach community. hand which was principally a of Oregon College of Education. el the report. hearing relative to the annexation • ecords for the month of De- Monmouth and member of th of the high school property into c; 'ber list the following: maxi- Lions club there. His team has city limits. :rv n temperature 54 degrees De- won the Oregon Collegiate con The annexation procedure was . .ber 1 and 2; minimum 27 de- ference championship every year started late in Decembc r by of g: . s on the 13th and 20th; pre- for the past five years the league ficial publication of a notice of <tation 9.99 inches of which 1.70 has been in existence. public hearing when objections Lions Eugene Dove and Bill inches fell December 9 and De- could be voiced to the change. The Vernonia Community Am Vlcek was named to handle ar ,;- bcr 14. earthquake. The date set at that time was rangements for the speaker and bulance completed its fifth ali for the hearing Monday of this for this y*ar when a patient was C.cil Johnson will take care of week. No objections were made other details necessary to stage taken to Portland early this week and the council will complete the and with that trip had answered the affair. Loggers who belong 21 calls sine? being placed in Op annexation at its next meeting to both the football and basket eration in May of last year. Data by the adoption of an ordinance ball squads will be guests at the concerning the us? of the ve calling for the addition to tnc dinner. » hicle was issued Tuesday even city. Results of the third week of Councilmen also ordered the ing by James Cox, Jr.. IWA busi current VFW steelhead derby, purchase of two stop signs and ness agent. •> - ch ended Tuesday, gave the The two most recent calls were authorized City Attorney C. F < t kly prize to Earl King for the for Al Shedwin, who was taken Bradley to start the work n ces- • t he caught at the mouth of to the Portland General hospital sary to again call for an election R?c< creek and weighed in at 16 Sunday for an emergency ap- on the proposed sewer system for ■>-t.'ds. eight ounces. His prize Corey hill and sewage disposal p ndectomy, and Margaret Miner was a casting rod. Portland plant. who was taken to the TO FISHT FOLIO Two other fish were weighed Samtariam. I suring the week, one by Albert Ambulance committee members B ant at nine and three-fourths are scheduled to meet Tuesday THOSE WHO ARE IN IT - .-ds and one by Ben Fowler evening of next week for the Jack Gates, who is station'd at M 2 pounds, one ounce. election of offiers who will serve Ernest Harmon air force base, this year. Stephansville. Newfoundland, ha.« McBride Victorious received a promotion to staff ser geant, according to word received St. school, .'Bride grade Join file Meeting Postponed here a few days ago. Mrs Gates H cns, was the winner of both last B team games The January meeting of the will leave here about February 1 I tr.t A and F W1U 1 Columbia County Historical So- for Newfoundland to make her Frday wh?n i they met th? Wash- TAKE OF another cietv scheduled for January 23 home near where he is stationed. mgton school team in hool in St. Helens has been postponed Gates 1 ft here May 16 of last .tr-e of the county grade ÚN 54j on account of stormy weather. year for New Jersey where he t;.. setball league. The A game The meeting will not be held be remained for a month before es were 26 to 29 and the B Jonuory 2 to 31 fore February. being shipped to the base. ¿a«» , 1« to 29 t Weather Records 8-Degree Low Banquet Date, Speaker Named Annexation Not Contested Mon. Ambulance Goes On 5th *54 Call King Wins 3rd Weekly Prize Money fpen in MARCH DIMES Fall of Snow Past Week The heavy fall of snow during | this direct short and residents .is the latter part of last week re- far away as Pittsburg and Ter suited in extensive damage to harne were inclined to believ • power and telephone lines in this that the flashes were caused b < area, some of which yet remained something in their own neighbor out of service up to Wednesday hood. noon as far as phone line repairs The line crew replaced over 45 were concerned. feet of wire to repair this dair Long distance circuits between age. The continuing outage from , here and Forest Grove were this break was caused by mecha: j down from Friday evening until ical failure in one of the fuses a; around 10:30 Wednesday morning the Riverview substation. j with the exception of a short SERVICE RESTORED TUESDAY time Sunday afternoon. The Mist toll line remained out The snow loading caused such | yet Wednesday and in addition extensive outages on outlym, six main party lines with 10 or lines that it was Tuesday evenin4 1 more users per line remained out. before all these lines were bac in use. The extent of damage LIMB CAUSES TROUBLE kept West Oregon crews working Th" heavy snow likewise caused day and night to restore service power failures throughout the The linemen and all Co-op per West Oregon Electric Co-op sys sonnel extend th ir appreciate 1 tem. Vernonia’s three and half to consumers for patiently await hour darkness Sunday evening ing repairs and also to Long was caused by a 12,470-volt three- Bell for reporting a tree on the phase line being hit by a falling line in back of the mill. Th:» heavily snow-laden limb from a report prevented another severe tree across the street from the outage. Long-Bell Lumber company of Unlike many localities, school« fice. here did not close Monday and Brilliant flashes resulted from att ndane held up fairly we! being reported at bt tween 75 and 80 per cent for the grades and 81 per cent for the high school. By Tuesday attendance had returned almost to normal. School bus drivers made thin, Two wins for th- two games route schedules on time, attribut they played last week was the ing this to the fact roads had bee-, record for Coach Jack Reynolds, ploughed out by county crews 11 Loggers, who have not faced lime for their Monday morning County workmen ah competition yet this week, but runs. are preparing for their clash Fri ploughed city streets early in the day night with league-leading week to relieve traffic troubles. Seaside. Both of last week's games, played Thursday and Friday nights here, were non-l“ague. The Loggers met Knappa Thursday to win 65-59 after experimenting with defensive unit combinations that may prove useful later in The amateur hour planned foi the season. Pat O’Brii n, even Saturday evening, January 23, in though he wasn't high-point Log the Washington grad ■ school au ger, earned praise for a good ditorium has be“n postponed un floor game, his best so far this til the evening of January 30, year, and the 10 points he tallied which is one week later. Due to that evening. weather conditions of the past f w NeahKahNie came the next days and to the possibility of night to lose 50-59 against a Ver more snow within the next diy nonia team that lacked both Bill or so, it was thought best to poat- Braun and O'Brien who were flu pone it for this week. A change victims. The locals trailed by in the date will also give organ two points at the half, but over izations that had not b en able t came the deficiency later, partly prepare an entry an opportunity due to Ken Nanson's record of 11 to do so and will give those w;i > consecutive foul shots and on? are prepared an extra week t-j of his best performances on the practice. floor this season. Bill Higley The Timberline staff at the also turned in a top notch defen high school, which is sponsor in „ sive game and Rick Bush, sopho the amateur hour, promises a good more, showed considerable de evening’s entertainment. Prue* velopment. are adults 50 cents, high school This Friday’s game promises a students 35 cints, and grad tough battle for the Loggers who school students, 20 cents. now hold fourth place in league standings while Seaside stands at th ■ top. By Friday Coach Reynolds expects the squad to be at full strength. League standings Won Lost Seaside 0 3 Announced here Monday morn Clatskanie 1 2 ing was a change that will b 1 St. Helens 2 placed in effect soon by both th>‘ Vf moma 1 1 Nehalem Dairy and Pebble Cre k Rainier 1 2 Dairy. The owners of the two Scappoose 0 2 businesses, Floyd Bush and H Warrenton 0 2 H. Anderegg. plan to discontinu deliveries at milk to ruitoim-i on Sunday. Dinner Place Changed In their joint announcement of Vernonia Lions club members the change they state; "Sunday will change their place of meet deliveries will be cancelled cn- ing for the coming Monday even til further notice due to high ing as the result of a decision production costs and to allow a made Monday of this week. The day off for our employees." They plan to place the change Lions will go to the Vem-Miia Country club for their next meet in effect within a few days. ing where the dinner will be served by Mr. and Mrs. Bill John Seal Money Asked son. , i . I 1 i I Loggers Tally 2 Wins for Week AMATEUR HOUR DATE DELAYED Firms Announce Delivery Change First Robins Reported First report of the appearance of robins in this vicinity this year comes this week from Mr and Mrs. L. H. Cates, residents of the O-A hill. People who have not yet sent in their contributions to Iter Christmas Seal sale fund are reminded this week to make their donations as soon as pos sible. The money may be sent to Mrs. Frank Serafin, chairman of the sale here this year. -
