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Library, U of 0 THURSDAY. AUGUST 19, 1904 VOLUME 32. NUMBER 33 SCHOOL OPENING DATES SET Stamp Collecting Popular Hobby High School Opening Date Is August 30 I j ' I MRS. MAEVA BRIMMER and Roger J. Whaite. Two a.-dtnt local phil • clisis discuss stamp collecting. Z.mong hobbios, stamp collect- zXustralia. Also, in 1935 in San ing is rated right at the top in Francisco sh? had a friend in the popularity with only photography exporting business who got her d.awing more devotees. That the many stamps from foreign lands. trend m Vernonia is in line with I Her collection now fills many al- th' national trend is quite cer tain for on every hand ardent I bums and she also is constantly : adding more to it. collectors are found. I The first postage stamps were NOVICE LEARNS THE ROPES > made and used in England about r*r the non-collector and uni- 1840 and the United States soon nit.au d person to learn what a followed suit with a pony ex fascinating hobby stamps can be. press stamp in 1847 probably the best method is to “sit in" on a session when two F.D.R. SPARKS INTEREST old hands at th? game get to Probably the biggest impetus < pi her and begin comparing and to stamp collecting came when | discussing their collections. How an ardent philatelist, Franklin ever. the novice is apt to soon Delano Roosevelt, became presi- ' find himself lost in the realm di nt. Because of his interest many of perforations, water marks, ap others became interested and the provals, semi-postals and mint new series of stamps and com- srr.es and need to ask the ex moratives brought out under his perts to slow down and start de regime made collecting of stamps fin.r.g terms. Also, the perusai big business. of a stamp album reveals the F.D.R. has been pictured on th names of countries that most stamps of 28 countries. Many folks are unaware of existing. countries put out series especially for collectors and derive much , COLLECTIONS COMPARED revenue from them and others ! Two ardent Vernonia fans who use stamps for propogranda pur- ’ have been collectors since child poses, notable among them being ■ hood are Roger J. Whaite and Russia Mae va Brimmer and when one If onf decides to become a sits in on a stamp discussion with stamp collector, ample aids are them a whole new world is open at hand to get him started for ed up and the observer finds him there are magazines and papers 1 self henceforth looking at stamps devoted entirely to samp collect- | yf-th a new interest and spotting ing. Oustanding among these is i ariacles and items about stamps "The Western Stamp Collector" in magazines and papers that published at Albany, Oregon. hitherto went unnoticed. With such a paper in hand one can Roger Whaite began collecting learn about albums, dealers, all stamps around 1900 and attri the current series of stamps and | butes the high grad? he always when they go on sale, auctions I got m geography to the world of valuable stamps and almost interest and knowledge he gained anything one needs to know. frftrti this pursuit. He lived in Colorado at that time and at first STAMP CLUB SUGGESTED had cnly a note book to paste Most collectors have duplicate stamps in. a practise that is stamps and like to trade them frewnsd on now that regular al with other collectors. For this bums and stamp hinges are avail purpose, many communities have able. stamp clubs. A number of Ver nonia folks have expressed a de CCLLECTIONS HAVE VALUE sire for such a club here and Rita Ry the depression years in the Shipley owner of The Shack, who 1030's he had a sizeable and valu is also an ardent philatelist has able collection. When circum suggested that interested Ver- stances made it necessary, he sold it for $1700 which was only a fraction of its real value even then and if he had it now its value would probably be six or seven thousand dollars. Many stamps he had then he has never been able to replace. However, Major and Mrs. Clarence Lamp- today he has another sizeable col I ing and their two daughters. Su- lection, with a number of al 1 zanne and Dawn Mari-- arrived bums which are constantly being added to and becoming more val last wek from Rapids City. South Dakota for a visit with his par uable. ents, Mr and Mrs. M J. Lamp In his collection are two enve This • lopes of great interest, one a com ing. and other relatives . week, they and his parents are memorative cover sent to Albany, I visiting at Coos Bay with the Nig Oregon from Missouri by pony i Yeagers. express in 18«1 and the other bearing an 1883 postmark and ad- A/lc and Mrs. Harold Crow- dr-ssed to Puyallup. Washington I ston are now settl-d at Dover Territory. air force base in Delaware. They RELATIVES AID COLLECTION i report Dover as a town about the ' Mrs. Brimmer began collecting I size of Forest Grove and twice as ! v—en she was about eight years many people crowded into the ' There is a larg? negro old while living at Tillamook, I area Oregon. Some of her stamps she. I population. too, pasted m a notebook, but Cpl. M. C. Brewer of Fort many were kept m envelopes arid b-xes until 1935 when she began 1 Campbell, Kentucky is visiting i his parents. M. C. Brewer of Ver- compiling them in albums. As a child she had a real col- 1 noma and Mrs Ohn Robbins, a. d icrting advantage for she had ! his brother and family. Mr and ic- ativea who were missionaries i Mrs. Jarn-s Brewer while on a tn the South Sea Islands and I 26-day leave. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT ncnia collectors drop in and leave their names there and perhaps on? can be organized. Stamp collecting is a hobby that appeals to people of every age. For the young it is an ex cellent way to learn about the world in which we live, for the use of the atlas and globe go hand in hand with stamp lore. It can b> an expensive hobby or can be kept on a basis of collecting cancelled stamps which comes ones way. If a collector can find a hoard of old letters in an attic, that is treasure trove. In early days of collecting, im petus was given beginners by stamps being used as premiums in Arbuckle coffee and other products. Today, having the armed services take boys all over the world has been a boone to collectors of foreign stamps. On August 26. three new stamps will go on sale in Chicago when the Society of Philatelic Americans has its annual con vention there. So, for stamp collectors a never ending proces sion of new material keep inter est high as well as the constant search for old stamps to fill out series and complete collections. Chamber Names Committee Head Lyman G. Hawken Sr. was ap pointed chairman of the Indus trial Commute-' of the Vernonia Chamber ot Commerce at the Board of Directors meeting Wed nesday evening. August 11. He will name his own co-workers. The meeting was held in the West Oregon offices. Material for setting up the bud get and bookkeeping system has been ordered from the U. S. Chamber. Th-1 new office phone has been installed, and the num ber is 1712. Mrs. Paul Gordon, secretary manager of the chamber, visited last week end at Eugene and Cot tage Grove and while there visit ed Chambers of Commerce in those places and in Springfield. License Tests Scheduled A drivers license examiners will be on duty in Vernonia Friday, August 27, 1954, at th- city hall between the hours of 10 a m and 4 p.m., according to an announce ment received from th? Secretary of State's office Persons wish ing original licenses or permits to drive are asked to file applica tions well ahead of the scheduled closing hour in order to assure time for completion of the re quired license test, according to Earl T. Newbry, Secretary of State Pioneers Picnic Sunday All are welcome to attend the Columh'a County Pioneer Assoc iation Picnic which will be held August 22 in Hudson Park, west of Raimer. In case of stormy weather the meeting will be held in the Beaver Valley Grange hall. Bring your lunch and dishes. Cof fee and cream will be provided by the association. According to Eugene Dove, high school superintendent, every thing is ready for the opening of the high school on August 30. Th'' office will open next Monday August 23, with Mrs. Ann Wester- berg. secretary, on duty each day. The instructional staff at Ver nonia Union High School is now complete with the addition of Miss Olga Petersen, who will teach English and American His tory. The complete staff includes: Mrs. Ora Bolmeier, English, La tin, Dean of Girls; Bill Ferguson, Biology, Chemistry, Physical Sci ence; William Johnson, Band, Chorus, Social Science; Mrs Dean Leimkuehler, Typing. Shorthand, Bookkeeping; Harold McEntire, Vice-principal, Mathematics; Miss Olga Petersen. English. American History; Jack Reynolds. Driver Training, Boy’s P.E., Athletic Coaching; David Turnbull, Indus trial Arts; Mrs. Marilyn Turn bull, Home Economics, English; Myron Vlcek, Social Science, Boys P E., Athletic Director and Coach; Miss Mary Wagner. Librarian, Mrs. Jessie Wallace, Girls P E. According to last Spring pre- registration wishes there will be elective classes in: algebra, art, band, bookeeping, chemistry, cho rus. driver training, music en semble. geometry, homemaking, latin, leathercraft and plastics, mechanical drawing, physics or physical science, shorthand I., typing I and II, woodshop. There will, accordingly, be no classes of fered this year in business law, French, journalism, music survey, office practice, speech, or business English. Final decisions on dra matics, advanced biology, family living and advanced mechanical drawing will not be announced until after registration and the opening of school, Monday Aug ust 30. For the first week of school, Monday forenoon only will be used to complete student regis tration and making up the class rolls. Lockers may be obtained and dues are payable for student body membership, towel service, lockers and publications. Buses will take students home again at noon and the faculty will work with registration material in the afternoon preparatory to meet ing classes Tuesday. Tuesday fore noon the daily class schedule will be run complete using just half class tim? to find out needed texts and materials and to get assign ments. The afternon will be used to procure books, materials, con sult teachers and advisers, etc. Wednesday and Thursday will be regular school days before the holiday week end. Friday there will be no school as all teachers will be attending the Columbia County Teachers Workshop i.i St. Helens, and although Labor Day is no longer a legal school holiday there will not be high school classes again until Tues day. September 7. Logger Practice ToStart Aug. 24 | Word received Friday of last week frotn the Oregon School Athletic Association gave the go- ahead for Vernonia Logger grid iron practice to commence Tues- day of next week. August 24. ac- cording to an announcement made Monday afternoon by head Logger Coach. Myron Vlcek All those future pigskin play- ers are urged to turn out that evening at 5:00 for the issuing of uniforms and practice. Vernonia's first game of the sea son will be ployed with the For est Grove team, there. OSAA in a letter to Coach Vlcek stated the games will be allowed to start on Saturday, September 11 and not before. Therefore the first 1954 football game for the local eleven will be played on Saturday evening, September 11. The remaining part of the sched ule is as follows: Sat., Sept 11—Forest Grove, there Fri., Sept. 17—St. Helens, here Fri., Sept 24—Seaside, there Fri., Oct. 1 — Clatskanie, here Fri., Oct. 8—Scappoose, away Fri., Oct. 15—Neahkanie, here Fri., Oct. 22—Warrenton, there Fri., Oct. 29—Rainier, here Boy Scouts Make Good Showing The 14 boy scouts and their leader, Otto Cantwell, who spent last week at Camp Meriwether on the coast report a wonderful week and also came home with an excellent record in camp com petitions. In a tally of all events, the Vernonia group he’d third place. They took second place in the 100 yard dash and the 220, and held first in the 440, broad jump, compass reading, rifle range, archery and log chopping If they had had entries in the swimming tests and some other competitions, they could easily have placed higher in the over all score. There were 318 boys in the camp at this session, the largest group there at any one time in the 29 year history of the camp. Forty scout masters were also in attendance. Vernonia had the smallest group there but what they lacked in numbers they made up for in performance. Only unpleasant incident of the week was when Lee Harmon had the misfortune to slip and catch his leg on a knot, causing a cut that required 28 stitches. Weed Cutting To Be Enforced At the meeting of the city council Monday night, an ordi nance was passed authorizing the sale of the general obligation sewer bonds to June S. Jones and company and Charles N. Tripp and company, bond buyers of Portland. Other action voted to purchase extended insurance coverage on the city hall, and ordered police officers to enforce the ordinance I which ordered the cutting of grass and weeds. Bob Thompson, owner of Bob's Union Service on Bridge Street was given permission to pave por Clarence C. Piper, former Ver tions of sidewalk adjoining the nonia resident, who for the past station along with surfacing ot several years has lived at the the station grounds, which will Krughts of Pythias home at Van ! all be in the line of civic im couver. Washington, passed away provement. there last Saturday. He was bur ied Wednesday at Vancouver. Mr Piper has left a living Polio Fund ’'Coffee” Sei memorial to himself in the beau Do your bit for the polio drive tiful rose gardens he planted and tended at the home. He had over and have fun. too. Have coffee three hundred bushes and could and doughnuts at Ma Vike's next tell the name of every one and Tuesday between 1:00 pm and if they had been gifts from lodges 5:00 p m. and see your quarter and Pvthian Suter Temples he pasted on the counter. More polio story inside knew just who the donors were Former Resident Taken by Death Grade Schools Open Sept. 7; Pre-Signup Set According to word released this . week by Darrold Proehl, superin I tendent of the Vernonia Grade ! schools, the opening date for th» grade schools has been set fee September 7, the day after labor | day. However, a pre-school rex | istration will be conducted <*» Wednesday and Thursday, Sep tembqr 1, and 2 for all kinder garten and first grade pupil * Childr-’n who enter kindrrgart. • must be five years old on or before November 15, and those entering first grade murt be six years old on or before No vember 15. All pupils entering school for the first time MUST have bnrtJs certificates and a medical rxarv nation to meet state require ments. The purpose of the pre-reg v tration is to allow the school j chance to determine the size <>T classes and to arrange the place ment of pupils in the Lincoln and Washington buildings. DIVISION EXPLAINED Parents who may not know to which school to send their child ren are informed that the pincoim school on Corey hill will accomo date students of the first, second and third grades who live west of the ST &S tracks. All youngsters in grades I, 2 and 3 who ride school buses murt enroll in the Lincoln school. Thm is necessary to equalize the clas ses in the Washington and Lin coln schools in order to mrn state standardization require ments. The school administration ix authorized to adjust zones and u» shift pupils to attend the school of their choice, but in order to adjust the teacher-pupil ratio to an effective size, it is necessary to request pupils to shift from one school to another. The co operation of pupils and parents will be appreciated in the mat ter, the superintendent said. School custodians have com pleted the major portion of the summer work scheduled for the Washington and Lincoln schrx I prior to school opening Tuesday. September 7. The Lincoln school building ex tenor trim has been painted and the roof resurfaced. interior work consisted of resurfacing of the floors and installation <<f lunch box racks and additional bulletin board space. The Washington school roof was resurfaced and all floors were resurfaced in the general clean ing program Additional wori was the installation of new »up ply cupboards and shelves in the kitchen and general supply room The Kindergarten and Art room were completely redecorated. !r> the library additional shelves were installed to provide more spa» for material. Two rooms were equipped with new furniture to complete this phase of the stan dardization program of the school The summer work was camel out by the custodian«. Wayne Welch and George Johns. Bowlers Set Opening Date At a bowling meeting held last Friday night, it was decided to start the coming bowling season on Wednesday night, September I with one league The other leagues will start at a later dale The following officers wer ■ elected during the meeting. Presi dent, Ed Burton; Vice President. I>es Gtlloway. Reelected were Charles Cederburg, Secretary and Dave Brunsman. Treasurer. Any bowler interested in bowl ing contact Dessy Laird at Desay * Bowling alley.
