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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1954)
VOLUME 32, NUMBER 35 PHONE 191 VERNONIA. COLUMBI A COUNTY <'RF<;ON I Oc COPY THURSDAY. SEPT 2. 1954 Total Loss Date Set for Listed for Election on Hotel Fire Rural District Vote io Take Place October 12; Hearing Brings No Objections Another step towards the set ting up of the proposed rural fire district for the area surrounding Vernonia was taken Wednesday of last week at the official hear ing which had been announced early last month. The hearing date had been an nounced in a legal publication that set forth the date and des cribed the boundary of the pro posed district. Both Sam Cagle, Vernonia fire chief, and Bill J. Horn attended the hearing from here as well as Jim Hicks, deputy state fire marshall. zMl three have hr ■ n. instrumental in arranging foi "Le proposed district. As a result of the hearing, the county court signed an order set- tinf the date of the election for October 12. At that time people n .- ding in the district will have the opportunity to vote whether they will form the district or re- je< t it. Also at that time the bal let will carry a slate of candidates to be chosen for the board of directors. Club Funds Given Band Graders to Start Classes Next Tuesday Total loss for the building and most of the contents resulted Sat urday evening when fire of un determined origin struck the Mac Donald hotel about 8 p.m. ana gained headway so quickly that it was impossible to save the structure. Cause of the blaze is listed as unknown, but it is thought pos sible a hotplate in a back apart ment may have ignited drap'iy material. It is known that the fire originated in the back part of the building and downstairs. None of the furnishings were saved except a small amount from the front office and living quar ters of Mr. and Mrs. Don Bayley, owners. The only injury from the blaze caused burns on his face, bruises and head cuts from his broken glasses for Jett Aubrey, 82, when he went upstairs to remove per sonal belongings from his room. He fell down the stairs when suitcases he was carrying came open. Insurance covered only ha'f the loss. Mr. and Mrs. Bayley have moved to an apartment Over the Palace Cafe and have moved the bus depot to the cafe. The fire was extinguished with out loss to either the Ge >rge Ni chols residence south of the hole! or any of the buildings north of it because of help given the city fire department by Columbia Tree Farm and state forestry fighting equipment. The Vernonia High School band was ths recipient of a gift this past week when funds left in the treasury of the now defunct Teen-age club were turned over to it for equipment or whatever I was needed. The Teen-age club was operated several years ago under the spon sorship of the American Legion There are approximately 23 Auxiliary, with weekly meetings million tons of semi-bituminous being held at the legion hall. At coal located on a square mile the time it was disbanded there claim, owned by the Vernonia was $17.74 in the treasury. Money Coal Mine Company five miles for the club had been raised in S.E. of Vernonia on Crown Zel- various ways, among them being lerbach holdings, elevation 1000 a play given under sponsorship feet, location Coal creek. of the auxiliary. Club sponsors Two tunnels have been driven and officers got together and de- into the ledge of coal, one jO cidr-d the balance should be used feet into solid coal, the other for some worthy cause and chose about 20 feet. Preparations are the band which is a teen-agers or- being made to run them back to ga- ration also. approximately 100 feet into so lid coal, then cutting through for circulatory purposes. Rooms will then be cut out from these main tunnels. Truss work and tippler 40 high over two coal bins each cap able of holding 20 tons, as well as The number of consumers of city water show an increase dur track back into the tunnells have ing the period from June 19 to been added this summer, and other the present time, a check with work done to comply with safety laws. water department records main Work is being done by George tained by City Recorder Sam McGee. Salem, former resident of Hearing indicate. He tabulated figures Wednes Vernonia, who has been hired a» day morning to show that 43 con engineer; Ernie Springsted, coal miner of longstandings, who has nects and disconnects for water had been made during this time. worked in large strip mines nt However, the total number of Velva. N Dakota and Art Ovcson, water users was seven greater one of the stockholders. The mine was located in the Wednesday than on June 19. late 1800s, and mined by Bill Although definite figures were not available immediately Wed Tvack. There is one old tunnel nesday the same situation is true about 200 feet in length and othe of connects and disconnects at small diggings over the property. The office of the company is at the West Oregon Electric office where the number of consumers is the Nehalem Hotel where Fred greater now than it was when Oveson, an owner and one of its boosters is glad to tell of the the current strike started. mine and show samples of the coal. As soon as the headings reach Theater Geis New Screen the solid coal additional heavy The new cinemascope screen machinery will be added so that has arrived and is being installed production will be increased to this week at the Joy theater. The make it a paying venture. f.r«t cinemascope picture to b* sb wp here is "The Robe" which v , appear on September 12 and Lion's Club Meets Sept. 13 13. The Lion's Club will resume its meetings after summer vaca Pelio victim need help MOW! tion a week from Monday even ing, September 13. with a dinner meeting at the Vernonia Country Club at 7.00 pm. New officers taking over now are Art Gardner J MARCH OF DIMES president, and George Hahn, sec SUGVST 1« TO it retary. , I Enrollment of kindergarten and first grade pupils got underway at the Washington grade school yesterday afternoon and figures at four o’clock showed 35 kinder garten pupils and 35 first graders already listed. This pru-regis- tration will be completed this afternoon between the hours of 1 .00 and 4:00 p m. i | The grade schools will op n their doors for regular etas; es next Tuesday and parents and pupils are reminded that this w II be an all day session with the cafeteria serving hot lunches al noon. Lunches will be served o,i the same schedule as last year for 90 cents a week or 20 cents for a single meal. Payment for thr week must be made on Monday. For next week, payment of ..)» cents must be made Tuesday morning. The high school, which began last Monday shows an enrollm it of 176 now, with at least If yet to register. This will bring the total to 187 as compared to 180 at the end of the first week last year. Registration by classes shows 48 freshmen, 50 sophomores, 39 juniors and 39 seniors. There will be no high school tomorrow as all teachers from both high school and grade school will attend the work shop at St Helens. Monday, Labor Day, is also a holiday. Coal Mines fire Improved Users of City Water Increase Enrollment for High School Listed At 176 Wednesday Garden Club Slates Show Plans are shaping up for the annual flower show to be held by the N< halem Valley Garden Club at the Birkenfild gymnasium on September 9. Entries are wel comed from anyone havin;; fiowers and will be received at the gymnasium on the 9th be tween the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 1 00 p.m. A program will be presented that evening at 8:00 p.m. and at that time the flowers and priz? ribbons will be on display. Fol lowing the program, refreshments will be served, and the public I* invited to attend. BILL HORN. Mnna Oo;d-n and Wos.ey Bofmeia , .umber* tf Vernonia Chamber of Commerce in specting Vernonia Coal Mine*. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT Pfc. Max Buckner has finished his training and is with Perman ent Personnel at Camp Del Mar, California. ' Sgt. Don Cline and Mrs Cline and small son have arrived at Camp Kilmer. New Jersey after almost three years in Paris. They will drive from the east coast here, probably taking about three weeks for the trip. P.T.A. Begins Year's Work : 1 l • . | I COAL BINS for Icad ng - rucks with coal. Work of the PT.A organiza tion will got underway for the fall season with a meeting of the executive committee this even- ing (Thursday! at 7:30 pm. at the home of Bill Ferguson. P T A secretary. Other officers for this year are Mrs. L. L. Wells, presi- d"«t, Mrs. Floyd Bush, vice-presi- dent and Walter Harris, treasurer. Week Is Added To Polio Drive A call this week from Mrs. O. A Ridenour of St. Helens, emer gency polio drive director, asks all persons making contributions through the envelopes mailed out recently to please mail them in at once to her at 154 S. 8th St., St. Helens, Oregon. The containers will remain in the places of business until next week, and the counter parade of coins at Ma Vike’s Cafe will con tinue until then, also. The amount registered there Tuesday after noon was $76 35 and with an other week to go it is hoped it will reach the $100 00 mark. Dr. Schlegel Wins Award Dr. Henry Schlegel, Portland, who was formerly located in Ver nonia, receivd a special award Saturday during the two-da y scientific meeting of the Oregon Ophthalmological alumni associa tion at the University of Oregon medical schooL Dr Schlegel recently won re cognition from the American Medical Association for present ing the best paper bv a residenv- at an annual meeting.
