Lxt-ary, U of O
VOLUME 32, NUMBER 20
THURSDAY. MAY 20. !" I
Seniors Begin
Graduation
Rites Sunday
Lions Back
Clean-up
Baccalaureate to
Take Place Sunday
Commencement May 27
Vernonia high school gradua
tion festivities get upderway on
Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. with
the baccalaureate services which
will be held at the Evangelical
United Brethren church with the
Reverend Don Darling from the
Vernonia Bible Church as the
.-peaker. Music will be furnished
by the high school chorus.
Graduation exercises will be
held in the high school auditori
um on Thursday evening. May 27
at 8 00 p.m. June Cunningham
and Bill Braun will be honor
speakers chosen from the top
five students in the graduating
class, and Dr. Erret Hummel from
Portland State college will give
the commencement address.
Four Teachers
Resign Posts
Grade school teachers who are
leaving Vernonia this year in-
elude Miss Reva Jo Hughes who
has taught arts and crafts and
second grad? here for the past
eight years and is now leaving
to bo married.
Mrs. Ethel Williams, first grade
teacher at Lincoln school also is
leaving to finish requirements
for certification;
Miss Lorna
Johannaber, arts and crafts teach
er will transfer to the Mc-
IvLrnville public schools after
only one year here and Miss
Marilyn Sannerud. physical cdu.
cation teacher, will be mar
ried and plans to livs in Seattle.
Four Youngsters
Win in Tourney
F jr Washington grade school
boys will go to Portland Satur
day where they will participate
m the state marble tourney at
Jantzen beach after winning in
the VFW marble tournament here
The local tournment is an annual
affair sponsored by the veterans
and the state affair is sponsored
each y?ar by the Oregonian.
First and second place Class A
winners (6-12 y?ars( are Mike
Mullins and Gary Justice and
Class B winners (13-15) are Don
ald Savage and Larry Akers.
Boys Tour Tree Farm
F.fty-two boys from the fores
try department at University of
Washington in Seattle were in
Vernonia Wednesday morning to
tour the Crown tree farm. The
group is traveling by chartered
Greyhound bus and are making a
700 mile -forestry field trip
ANOTHER Lions club prcjeci. the provid ng of ste->s at the c:iy park swimm’ng pool, was carried out
Sunday morning when Art Ostrander, center fore round, donated the use of h’s cement mixer for
the pour’ng of the concrete. Guy Thomas stand at ths left cf the rnach ns. The steps will provide
easy walking from the street level to the pool b ach. A concrete pillar wh’ch will hold a Lions
club plaque remains to be poured add a guard rail will be provided later also. The Long-Bell Lum
ber cc.-npany provided Iumbsr for the work at n> charge.
THOSE WHO ARE IN IT
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Vernonia, has recently completed I
Pfc. Max Buckner and Pfc
Bobby Fulton are spending a 21-
day leave at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buckner
and Mr. and Mrs Robert Fulton.
They will go to Camp Pendiet n,
California when they leave here,
where they will be stationed for
four months after which they will
be sent to Japan.
■ special course of training, at
Fort Benning. Georgia designed ti
train volunteer officers and en
listed personnel from all branch
es of the service as qualified para
chutists, Students are required
to mak ■ jumps from an airplane
in flight, and one of the five re-
quired jumps is made with full
equipment.
Pvt. E-2 Henry Pearson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pearson of
Band Prepares
Annual Concert
Friday evening at 8:00 p m. the
Vernonia high school band will
present its annual spring con
cert in the high school auditorium
under the direction of band lead
er. Bill Johnson. In addition to
the band numbers, the girls sex
tette will sing several selection!
and the band letters will be
awarded during the evening.
Numbers to be presented by
the band will include The Thun
derer, Ballet Egyptian, Huldings-
marsch. Four Episodes, Preludt
in C Minor, Salutation, Great
Gates, Dance of the Apprentices
Minstrel Parade, Deep River
Symphony No. 5, May Overture
Pacific Grandeur, Laurete Over
ture, Song of Jupiter and Ode to
Music.
The public is invited to enjoy
this concert free of charge.
Board, Committee to Meet
The Columbia County fair board
and the Centennial committee
will meet next Monday night at
the county fairgrounds at Deer
Island
The meeting is set for
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8:00 pm.
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noma golf course where they lived
until August 1917. At that time
fire destroy'd their home and in
stead of rebuilding they me vet!
into Vernonia.
Mrs
Rogers was
lovingly
known by the name of Grandma
Rogers by everyone throughout
the community. This was partly
due to the fact that for many
years she worked as a practical
nurse, and for a number of years
conducted a maternity home cr.
North street where many Ver
nonia babies were bom. Al) ot
these she always spoke of as her
babies.
Of her six children, only two
remain, a daughter, Mrs. Virg.i
Sly of North Bend. Oregon, and
a son. Lee of Vernonia. She M
also survived by 12 grandchild
ren. 23 great-grandchildren and
five great-great grandchildren.
Two nephews, Leo and Louis
Violette, also reside in Vernonia
Burial will be in the Pioneer
cemetery on Rock Creek road.
Vilas
Shephard,
Clatskanie,
civil defense director for Co
lumbia county, met with city
councilmen Monday evening to
explain th' need for appoint
ment of a community director for
this area and outline the defense
set-up for this county. His ap
pearance here was at the second
May meeting of the council.
Named to take the post as di
Deri Roberts arrived home May
1 for a 30 day pre-discharge fur rector for Vernonia was Bill
lough. He will return to Park: Horn. His work will ba the co-
air fore? base in California May ordination of the community’s
30 and expects to receive his dis part in the defense program of
the county.
charge August 2.
City councilmen adopted a re
Bill Eckland. Engineman 3rd solution which provides for a 10-
class is stationed at Honolulu minute parking limit in front of
with the Coast Guard cutter Ber the post office and ordered pur
ing Strait. They will be on pa chase of a sign which will b? in
trol duty seven months out of the stalled there to designate the li-
year. Friends wishing to write mit.
Albert Tandy asked the council
to him address his mail to Bill
Eckland F,N3c, U.S.C.G.C. Bering what could b? done to provide
street access to his property.
Ttrait, WAVP 382, c/o FI>O, San
which is located near the north
Francisco, California.
end of State street, 'lhe present
Pfc. Donald V. Bergerson who road being used as access to his
is now completing his first year prop?rty now is under dispute.
of service with the 25th Inf. Di
vision in Korea, has completed a
specialized course on organiza-
tional
maintenanc" with the
Eighth U.S. Army Ordinance
school.
He is back with his company
Budget figures to provide fi
now in the capacity of 2no me- nancing for the city of Vernonia
chanic for a few weeks until he during the fiscal year from July
becomes 1st mechanic of motor 1, 1954 to June 30. 1955 were pre
pool. He previously had be“n on pared Monday evening when the
ordinance patrols with direct su budget committee met at the city
pervision. His present address is halL The cost sheet for the com
Pfc Donald Bergerson, Co. M 37 ing year calls for a tax levy oi
Wolfhounds Reg. 25th Inf. Di $11,822.13 which is within the
vision, APO 25, c o Postmaster
six per cent limit and will not
San Francisco, California
make necessary a special election
to adopt the proposed lisi of ex-
Private Raymond E Jones, son penditures.
of Mr. and Mrs. Don Bayley of
Included in the new budget are
Vernonia, has been assigned to salary increases for city em-
duty with the 44th Infantry Di ployees as well as provision for
vision at Fort Lewis, Washing funds to be applied to sinking
ton as a member of the heavy funds in both the water depart
mortor company, 130th Infantry ment and sewer department The
Regiment.
total of the amounts placed in
The 44th division was recalled these two funds, both of which
to active federal service during can be used for sewer cost pay
the height of the Korean conflict. ments, is $10,000.
A tactical infantry division, the
Salary increases were based by
44th is a part of the general re th? budget committee on a raise
serve for the Pacific Northwest
of five per cent for the recorder,
Division soldiers are engaged in policemen, water superintendent
rugged mountain and desert utilities superintendent, treasur
training so that the 44th can er and librarian
move out rapidly and efficiently
Acting budget committee were:
as a completely equipped modem A. L. Kuliander, Ed Salomonsen
fighting force in any military O. T. Bateman, Loel Roberts and
emergency.
Bill Horn.
Budget for City
Prepared Mon.
Pioneer Valley Resident
Taken by Death Monday
Services are being conducted
th.s afternoon. Thursday, at 2.0C
p m. at the Bush Funeral Home
chapel for Lou Anna Rogers wno
passed away Monday evening
after an extended illness.
Lou Anna Caroline Franklin
war born September 5. 1864 at
Sullivan’s Bend, Tennessee. On
October 26, 1884 she was mar-
ned to Ralph Rogers. In 1887
they left Tennessee and < came
west, spending one year in Den
ver and another in Seatie. in
December of 1889 they came tc
the Nehalem valley and took up
a hmestead on Pebble Creek, a
part of which is now known as
Rogers Park
They lived there until 1907 and
Mrs. Rogers worked with her
husband clearing land and max
ing a farm from the wilderness
as well as caring for her six
children, and still finding time
for many neighborly acta which
endeared her to all who lived
near. In 1907 they moved to the
pr perty which is now the Ver-
Defense Director
Explains Plan
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Historical Society Meets
Snow Falla in April
Wm C. Wood and Villas Shep-
ard of Clatskanie are the commit
tee on arrangements and pro
gram for the meeting of the Co.
lumbia County Historical Society
which will meet next Tuesday,
May 25 at the Methodist church
m Clatskanie
A pot-iuck din
ner will be served at noon which
will be followed by the regular
session.
The report from the coopera
tive weather observer, Mrs Helen
Spofford, reveals that th? month
of April was quite cold, with an
inch of snow being measured ear
ly in the month. The minimum
temperature of 26 degrees was re
corded on April II, and the maxi,
mum of 73 degrees on April 16
Total precipitation for the month
was 5 44 inches.
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A clean up program for Ver
nonia. including the Riverview
area, was decided upon Monday
evening by the I.ion club after
that organization had been asked
to undertake the project by Ben
Rinehart, county sanitarian.
He has been promoting clean
up programs in all communities in
the county and in many places
th? project has already been com
pleted. Cleve Robertson was ap
pointed chairman of the Lions
committee which will arrange for
picking up waste material Friday
of next week. That day, Friday
May 28, was set when trucks will
tour the city and Riverview to
collect such material.
Resident are asked to collect
all waste material during the early
part of next week and place it
in containers at uhe curbing
where it can easily be loaded into
trucks that will be provided for
hauling.
Town Club to
Meet Longview
Baseball fans will see a double
header for which the town team
will meet Longview here Sunday
afternoon at 1:30 to ooc.r this
year's schedule of games. Infor
mation on the schedule for the
early part of the season was given
earlier this week by Charles
Johnson. The Vernonia team is
entered in the Oregon-Washing
totf league.
Rainier will play at Castle Rock
also Sunday and Kalama draws
a bye for this date. One more
team is expected to enter the
league, but not until after June
6, he said. All games here will be
played on the high school field
Vernonia will meet Rainier
there Sunday, May 30 and will
go to Castle Rock Sunday, June
6.
Cub Practice Set
For Saturday
The Cub team of the boy’s base
ball will practice at 9:00 am.,
Saturday. The Pigmies and Pee
Wees will practice sometime next
week.
Due to so many boys turning
out it will probably be necessary
to have a first and second Pee
Wee team.
All boys who play will be re
quired to pay $1 25 for insurance
coverage. This can be paid to
Bill Horn at the bank or at the
union hall, not later than June 1
so that the insurance will be in
effect by that date.
Efforts are being made to sched
ule some practice games before
regular play begins.
I Ballot Issue
Decisions
Due Friday
Candidates, Measures
To Provide Choice at
Primary Election
Balloting for the May 21 pri
mary election Friday will bring
before voters the need to decide
candidates for nomination as well
as decisions on ballot measures.
Republican voters in the county's
32 precincts will decide three
contests for candidates.
For three of th? Vernonia pre
cincts, number 1, 2 and 4 which
include parts of the city, voters
will be asked to determine wheth
er an $85.000 bond issue shall be
levied by adopting or refusing a
proposed city charter amend
ment. Only those voters residing
within the city and registered for
city elections will be called upon
to make this decision.
Three men seek the Republi
can county commissioner num.'
nation, being Owen P. Keller,
Elmer Loyd and M. L. Greg
ory. Other Republican contests
include: H E. Barker and Eu
gene Allen, commissioner of the
bureau of labor, and Governor
Patil Patterson and Earl T New-
bry, candidates for governor
Democratic voters will have no
contest upon which to decide.
Polling places for the four Ver
nonia precincts are: No. 1, Sund-
land Electric, No. 2, IWA un: u
hall; No. 3, Washington grade
school and No 4, city hall. The
polls will be open from 8 a m. to
8 p.m.
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Bloodmobile to
Be Here Monday
The Bloodmobile will visit Ver
nonia next Monday, May 24, and
will i><
tationed at the KX)F
hall from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. In
addition to thos- who have pre
viously been eligible to donate
blood, word just received stl.te«
that persons having had jaundiee
will now be accepted if the at
tack was more than two years
ago.
The Bloodmobile visit is b’ing
sponsored by the local Ma.:or.ic
lodge with Harry Culbertson act
ing as chairman.
Handicap Play End*
Spring handicap playoffs which
were held at the Vernonia golf
course last Sunday ended with
y»-n George winning first prize
Memorial Observance Due and Tom Corrigan second prize
At the meeting of the American | Low gross score was held by Tom
Legion held last Monday night Bateman and Sid Sorenson had
plans were made for the obser the longest drive of 275 yards
vance of Memorial Day. Com
Honors for closest to the pm on
plete details for the program will number 4 were claimed by Ben
be released next week.
Brickie with 18 inches.
Full Day Arranged for
4-H Community Affair
A full day of activities is in
store for 4-H club member* at
the seventh annual Nehalem Vai.
ley 4-H Community day to be
held at the American Legion hall
Vernonia, on Saturday, May 22
Club members will compete for
ribbons and trophies.
Ribbons
have been donated by Nichols
Variety Store and Miller’». The
Commercial Bank of Oregon. Ver
nonia branch, will award a cup
to the highest scoring club mem
ber in an electricity or health
project, Henry Anderegg will
award a cup to the home econo
mic» club member with the high
est Kore, and the Vernonia Trad
ing Company will present a show
halter to the highest »coring live
stock club member
The halter
is in place ot a cup as previously
announced.
All exhiBit* are to be in place
ready for judging at 9:30. The
program of activities for the day
is: •
9 30—Home economics judging
contest
9:30—Crops and weds identifi
cation and judging conte«'.
10:30—Demonstrations.
12:00- Lunch.
1.00—Instruction.
1:30—Dairy showmanship con
test.
2:00—Beef showmanship contort
3:00—Presentation of cups and
awards
The noon meal will be pot-luc.l
with part of the food being pro
vided by the KciuM'y, Timber and
Mist-Nehalem extension
uniu
The Vernonia unit will provide
coffee and be in charge of serv
ing the nval. All club membeis
not bringing a dish are requested
to bring sandwiches, unless other
arrangements have been mack
with their club.