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VOLUME 32. NUMBER 38
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
Seaside Encounter
M.gxi on Logger Lisi
For Friday Evening
Fnday evening a spirited band
of St. Helens Lions invaded the
local gridiron and provided the
arm chair quarterbacks hard cold
facta to substantiate their claim |
of having one of the best teams
ever produced at St. Helens. The
invading Lions took the measure
of the local eleven by the resound­
ing margin of 45-6.
St. Helens started this annual I
Republicans Slate Meet
The public is invited to attend
a republican political meeting at
the Legion hall next Wednesday
evening, September 29. at 8
o’clock. The meeting has been
arranged by the republican cen-
trai committee and good out of
town speakers will be here to
acquaint the audience with the
ca-d;dates and issues in the No-
vetr.ber election
Local arrange-
rre-ts are being made by Mrs.
Harry Culbertson. member of the
c-„ -v committee.
Fcdiball Tickets Available
THURSDAY. SEPT 23
J BURGLARS ENTER
TWO SCHOOLS THURS.;
BUILDINGS DAMAGED
Lions Prove
Best Team
Claim Friday
civil war of the turf by taking
tht ball on the first play from
scrimmage and scoring on an 88-
yard run with the Lions' all-state
back, Marshall, doing the ball tot.
ing Once mor-' during the first
quarter the visiting squad crossed
into paydirt making the score at
quarters end stand at 12-0.
Second quarter play was prac­
tice .y a repetition of the first
t* ■» the Lions hanging up two
more TD’s. Halftime whistle r •
vealed the count to stand at 19-0
in favor of the visitors.
Th.rd and fourth quarter play
priced rougher going for the visi­
tors as the local pigskin handlers
settled down, playing much bet­
ter defensive ball. St. Helens
ta cd two more T.D.’s, one :n
ear? of the remaining quarters
to -ang up a grand total of 45-6.
Vernonia’s only TD came in
th waning minutes of the game
whe 1 Bobby Crowston tallied
from 28 yards out when he broke
through into the Lions’ second­
ary. dodged would-be tacklers
and went all the way for the TD.
Try for point was no good.
Injuries were slight in the fray
with only one man getting hurt.
Johnny Daniels suffered a rough
shaking up. but should be able
to play Friday night against the
Seaside eleven. Returning to the
line-up besides Daniels will be
Pat Lloyd, guard; Ricky Busii,
fullback and Dick Johnson, half­
back. all whose absence was very
much in evidence last Friday
evening.
As far as outstanding players
go ..n Friday night’s game, Chet
Ray was the standout on defense,
Time after time Ray stopped Mar-
shaL’s ground-eating gains. Roy
and Bill Higley, Carol Halsey
and Bob Crowston also played a
good ball ggme, but were ham
port'd by the Lions having just
too much in the field of talent.
The Loggers were outmanned.
outclassed and outweighed by the
invading St. Helens eleven
This Friday evening Vernonia
will engage the Seaside eleven
in their second LCL game of the
season at Seaside. Spirit remains
high tn the Logger camp and the
squad is determined to bounce
back after last week’s shellack-
ing.
The Gulls were defeated by the
Ra.nier Columbians 6-0 in a very-
wet ball game last Friday even­
ing.
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COACH VLCEK S first string backfield should be in A-l shape Friday evening when they meet the
Seaside Seagulls £• Seaside. Dick Johnson, sidelined with a leg injury and Ricky Bush benched
wilh a bruised hip. both suffered in the Forest Grove game, were sorely missed last Friday evening.
From left to right: Bobby Crowston, Dick Johnson, Dick Frank. Ricky Bush and Carol Halsey.
Rites Heid For
Maude Ramsley
Funeral services were held Sat­
urday at Clatskanie for Maude
Tackett Ramsley who passed
away there last Thursday after a
brief illness.
Mrs. Ramsley was born Febru­
ary 17, 1900 in Portsmouth, Ohio
and was 54 years old at the time
of her death.
During the second world war
she served with the Women's
Army Corps iqjd was stationed in
Washington. D.C.
She was a
member of the American Legion
Auxiliary and of the V F W. Aux­
iliary. She was also a member of
the Clatskanie Rebekah lodge and
was Noble Grand at the time oi
her death.
She is survived by one daugh­
ter, Irene Barnes of Sweet Uomi,
two sons. Claude Scott of Port­
land and Dan Scott of Astoria;
eight grandchildren, one sister,
Theresa Goertzen of Clatskanie
and her stepfather, Alfred Bays,
of Forest Grove.
Mrs. Ramsley lived in Vernonia
for a time in the 1920s and has
a host of friends here as well as
manv relatives. She was a neice
of Charles Justice.
Concluding services Saturday
were at the Vernonia Memorial
cemetery.
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JV Team Meets
Saints Monday
The Vernonia Logger JV’s jour­
neyed to St. Helens Monday af­
ternoon to engage the St. Helens
JV’s in their first game of the
season. The Baby Loggers showed
their big brothers up in the fact
that they came out on the short
end of the score by the tally of
only 19-25.
The Lions made their last se­
ven counters with but a few min­
utes to play which won the game
! for them, the score being tied at
I 19-19 up to that point.
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The Vernonia Babes provided
the St. Helens team with a pass,
ing game which caught the Baby
Lions flatfooted. The pass com­
bination of Bob Bates to Buddy
Fulton accounted for two of the
local’s tallys and Don Halsey
accounted for the third
Group Views Timber
Management in County
Management practices being
followed in the production of se­
cond growth timber and the rais­
ing of Christmas trees were view­
ed last Thursday bv members ol
the agriculture committee of the
Portland chamber of commerce on
a tour conducted und"r arrang •-
ments of the county farm forest­
ry committee.
During the tour, the county
grassman of the year award was
made at a noon luncheon at the
fairgrounds. This year's win­
ner was the Knuscl-Kauff dairy
of Scappoose.
Second-growth timber manage­
ment on privately owned land
were visited at the George St -
phan farm at Chapman, Christ­
mas tree raising at the Marcus
Hickman Enchanted Forest at
Warren and the J. C. Skeans and
Sons farm.
The work being carried out on
Crown Zcllerbach's Columbia
Tree Farm was explained to the
Portland committee by Bob Lind,
say. Crown resident forester, dur­
ing the tim? the Portland com­
mittee spent in this valley in the
afternoon. The men were taken
to the Natal area to see diff -rent
aged stands and hear reasons tor
the procedure followed in selec­
tive cutting of trees.
The Portland men arrived here
about 5 o'clock that day for a
barbecue dinner prepared ’by
Glen Hawkins and served by the
Vernonia chamber at the Legion
hall.
Four Oregonian carriers from
Vernonia were awarded trips to
the Pendleton Round-up last woek
because of the record they had
made in securing new subscribers
on their routes. Cleatus Lank-
ston. Roger Thompson. Wayne
Shafer, and Allen Ade left here
Thursday morning and were tak­
en to Pendleton by Byrle Price
of St Helens. Oregonian district
manager. They returned home
Saturday.
John Burnsid', a Vernonia re­
sident from 1932 to 1949. passed
away last Thursday at his home
in Whittier, California. His wife
was absent from home for a short
time and he apparently had fal
Last springs graduating class len asleep and not awakened
from Vernonia high school, which again. Funeral services were
numbered 32, is making an ex­ held for him at Whittier on Sat­
ceptional record for college en­ urday.
Mr. Burnside came to Vernonia
rollments this year. Of the 32.
11 hav" already begun further from St. Helens in 1932 and was
studies and others expect to enter an employee of the Oregon-Am­
erican Lumber company until De­
later.
At University of Oregon are cember. 1948
In March of 1949 he and Mrs.
Kenny Nanson and Ann Camer- i
on; Oregon State College, Pat Burnside moved from their home
Wells and Joyc° Jones; Pacific at the top of O-A hill to Whittier,
University. Earl Ray. Bill Biaun California becaus? of her ill
and Maxine Oblack; Lewis and health.
Clark, Patricia Hickman; Bell­
ingham
College.
Washington.
Leatha Hamilton; Cascade Col­ Voters Must Register Now
lege. Portland, Betty Knoll, and
Those wishing to vote in the
Blackbum College, Illinois, Don­ November 2 election are advised
ald Shafer.
that the registration books are
now open at the city hall and
will be until October 2. New resi­
Recruiter Assigned Here
dents, people who hav-> changed
S/Sgt. Robert D. Dewar has precincts, those who did not vote
been assigned as Army recruit­ in the last general election and
ing officer for this area. He will those who have just reached
be at the local post office every voting age are advised to register
Tuesday from 1:30 to 2:30 to at once. The law requires the
interview those inter -sted in en­ bopks to close 30 days before the
election
listment.
Instruments lor
Band Purchased
Colleges Claim
Many Graduates
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RONALD A.
LEONARD
Two Vernonia boys, Ronald A.
Leonard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
A. Leonard, and Allen Hibbs, son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Hibbs, are
just completing their Air Force
basic military training course at
Lackland Air Force Bas- in Tex­
as.
Lackland, which is called the
“Gateway to the Air Force,” is
situated near San Antonio and
is the site of the Air Force basic
military training for men and
women, headquarters of the Hu­
man Resource Research Center
and home of the USAF Officer
Military School.
The basic training just being
completed by Leonard and Hibbs
is preparing them for entrance
into Air Force technical training
and for assignment in specialized
work.
The course includes a
scientific evaluation of their ap­
titudes and inclinations for fol­
lowing a particular vocation or
career.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Brown re­
ceived a letter from their son
Larry saying he had arrived safe­
ly in Japan on August 26 and was
stationed near Tokyo He had a
pleasant surprise when he met
Jim Franks there.
BM 3 Roy Oakes became just
Mr Oakes last Monday when he
received his discharge from the
navy. He arrived home on Thurs­
day.
Draft Board Sets Hours
To avoid delays and congestion I
at the gate at football games.
Effective September 27, 1951
Harcid McEntire announces that office hours of Local Board No.
tickets will be on sale next week 2. Selective Service System, City
for the Clatskanie-Vemonia game Hall Building, St. Helens, Oregon
at Hahn Hardware and Mill Mar­ will be as follows: Monday
ket Everyone is advised to get through Thursday, 8:30 a m. to
noon—1 00 p.m to 5 00 pm.
tie kc’.s early at those places.
THOSE WHO
ÄRE IN IT
Death Claims
John Burnside
Carriers See Round-Up
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Last Thursday night both th? I chiseled into the supply room. .
high school and Washington grade I small safe of the strong box typr
•cnool were broken into apparent­ was taken with its contents T::.,
ly by amateur burglar-, interest­ was found Friday night jus:
ed only in money.
prior to the football game at the
At the high school access was back of the athletic field witl
pained by breaking glass in a the cash it contained missing, bu;
window of a class room at the all else intact.
rear of the building The office
It had contained only $2) .*
area was also entered by break­ cash which was fees collected fo;
ing glass after which a door was girls P.E uniforms, as cash 1»
i deposited daily and not kept a’
I school. This had come into rh?
| office after banking hours. Othe
l contents of the box were check*
for teacher’s O.E A. dues and a
assortment of keys which did n<
include building keys. Petty cn '.i
in the office was not touched.
At the grade school entrari
was gained through the furn.. r
room by breaking of a window
The inner and outer office do- s
were chiseled. The safe was f«x
large to move so the combination
dial and handles were broken of
but the thief did not succeed
opening it
No money was 1<«\
but damage to the window, dot»,-*
and safe incurred considerable ex­
pense.
To date no solution of the cats
has been reported although th?
state police are working on it.
LIONS CLUB mestinç» will be enlivened musically now • hat lha
club has a piano. The instrument was presented the club Monday
by J. A. 3ush Jr. From Mt: Lew Choate, song Irader; Lion
President Art Gardner. Bush and Floyd Bush, pianist.
Lee Faulk arrived here last
Thursday evening, having been
called home from Germany be­
cause of the serious illness of his
small daughter
He was happy
to find her home from the hos­
pital and much improved. He has
a 40 day leave after which he
will report to Fort Lewi* and will
not be returned overseas.
At the meeting of the hikk
school board last week, most of
the time was taken up with rose
tine business and the allowing ot
a long list of bills related to op­
erational expenses of the school
and the beginning of the school
year.
Two appropriations of specjal
interest were the bill of $931.HO
for new band instruments and
the bill of $1481 to Colorado Fuel
and Iron Co. for th? new cyclone
type fence built during the sum­
mer around the athletic field
The band instruments acquired;
were a bass drum, snare drum*,
bass viol, tympani and piceolv
which should be a big help in the
work of that d’partemnt. The
fence not only adds to the at­
tractiveness of the school grounds
but also serves as a protectum
to the investment in the develop­
ment and maintenance of the field
by keeping cars off it Poets
were placed across 100 feet at
the back of the field to prewn:
cars entering from that direction
also.
Speech Course
Being Offered
An adult education class »a
started in Vernonia last night at
the Washington Grade school un­
der the supervision of the depa.:
ment of state-wide servioes in
Oregon’s State System of Highet
Education, general extension di­
vision.
The course being taught here is
Principles and Techniques of
Speech Correction and is being
taught by Robert Blakely. Clas­
ses will convene at 7 00 and ar..-
open to any adult who wishes to
enroll. There is a fee of $18 9.»
for the course which will run
for 11 more weeks. This is a
regular extension course and m»i
be taken for college credit or not
as desired. It is especially de­
signed for teacher* or parents >f
children with speech defect*.
For further information abou
the course. Mr. Proehl may b.»
contacted.
New Scout Master Named
Jewell Lloyd has consented u»
take over the duties oi scout
master here according to an an­
nouncement made this week. Now
that a scout master haa been se­
cured the LOOT
lodge will
make application for the chart*-t
and scouting activities for the Ml
season can get underway.