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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1954)
Lxh-ary, U of O THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1954 Election I Kes uh* County Vernonia 4 Precincts Compl?te U S. SENATOR 319 3092 Cordon 4192 593 Nt uberger REP. 1ST DIST. 3921 474 M-cheli 3892 419 N: rblad GOVERNOR 4533 504 Carson 3557 401 Ps'.terson LABOR COMMISSIONER A 2716 280 4836 576 N.sen SENATOR 14TH DIST. 2803 288 Dyer 4932 570 Holmes REP. 2ND DIST. 4502 Kjuinssn 480. 3408 406 Steele COUNTY COMMISSIONER 3434 324 Loyd W,:ss-?r 4280 523 ASSESSOR 6237 Rienour 694 CLERK Jer.sen 596 5604 SALARIES Yes 2930 320 433 3933 No SUBDIVIDING COUNTIES Yes 347 3342 No ■ 2963 356 MENTAL HOSPITAL Yes 5571 664 Nc 1547 131 VCTER SIGNATURES Yes 362 3222 No 3408 400 STATE PROPERTY TAX 367 2927 Yes No 376 3607 DAYLIGHT SAVING 374 Yes 2937 No 510 4732 PROHIBIT FISHING Yes 2843 542 No 285 4340 REPEAL MILK LAW Yes 496 3978 No 355 3605 COUNTY SPECIAL LEVY Yes 341 3153 No 401 3459 CITY ELECTION Ly. an Hawken, Mayor 289 C. F. Hieber. Treasurer 301 W. A. Davis, Councilman 287 Mo.vin Kamholz, Councilman 240 Merchants Use Shopping News T ■ ’ Merchants Committee of the Vernonia Chamber of Com merce has instituted a new plan detuned to make it worth while for persons in Vernonia and the ad. acent area to shop at home. The plan is for a shopping news service through which merchants offer week end specials. to the people throughout the entire area. The first one was distributed about two weeks ago and met with good response. Another pne wij appear next weak and custo mers can watch for thr?m at in tervals of two or three weeks. Because the shopping sheet is distributed to everyone on all the mail routes it is expected to reach a maximum of the people andf acquaint them with the ad vantages of trading in Vernonia v ’h merchants who seek to give them the best in values. Greenman To Attend Meet Mr. and Mrs. Judd Greenman u. 1 leave Friday for Washing- • -.. D C where Mr Greenman w 1 attend the annual meeting ■ ' th" National Lumber Manu facturer's Association of which he is vice-president. A full pro. era n of entertainment is sched uled for the wives of the lumber men including luncheon with Mrs. Nixon, wife of the vice president, a tea at Annapolis Na val Academy and a visit to the rat. nal art galleries. Chamber to Hear Forester The regular monthly member- rp meeting of the Vernonia C namber of Commerce will be heM Friday night. November 5th at the I.W A hall. Robert Land- say. resident forester for Crown Zc’, er bach. will be the guest •peaker VOLUME 32. NUMBER 44 Observers Find School Methods, Equipment Tops With the announcement this week of plans for observing Edu cation Week from November 7 to 14, th? thoughts of everyone are directed to the public schools That Vernonia has schools to be proud of is a statement no one can deny for they excel in j buildings and equipment, person nel of instructors and quality of instruction being given. For anyon? over fifty who visits the schools of Vernoma next week another statement he may be prompted to make is, ''Well, it sure wasn't like this when I went to school!" and anyone who hears will read<ly agree. OLD SCHOOLS REMEMBERED There are those in Vernonia yet I whose memories take them back to th'1 first school here, a rude log building built about one and JUNE JONES. Sharon Gwin. Mrs. Turnbull. Pat Brissett and Sharlee one half miles below Vernonia kitchen un • s. in the 1870’s with its split log benches, pot bellied stove and water pail and dipper. It is hard to realize that the first high school was begun in Vernonia just 38 years ago when one looks at the high school here today and observes the activity j Funeral services were Ir'ld Mon. Friday night was a big night going on within its walls. day afternoon at the First Chris tian Church her1 for John Francis for the local Logger football squad SILVER TEA TUESDAY as they met the highly talented Those who attend the silver Heenan, better known to his Rainier Columbians and nearly many friends as Jack. tea on Tuesday, November 9. pulled the upset of the week by Mr. Heenan, who had moved will have an excellent opportun knocking off the favored Colum ity to inspect the home economics to Clatskanie only a month ago, bian eleven, but couldn't quite died last Thursday from a stroke room at Vernonia high school in whil? he was at the wheel of his , cope with the passing attack of which the tea will be held. car and not far from his home, i the visitors and ended up going On ent 'ring this room one is Mr. Heenan was born at Ft. J down to defeat by a count of 20- impressed with its spaciousness Yates, North Dakota September | 21 and the attractiveness of its sott 1 Without doubt it can be said 17. 1885 and came to Vernonia | green and salmon walls, the light wood tables and chairs with light in the early 1920’s. He worked 1 that the Vernonia squad played from windows all along one side as a railroad conductor for the | their best game of th? season Then and soft indirect lighting over Oregon-American Lumber Com even though they lost. tackling, blocking and running of pany until 1959 when ill health head adding to its air of in forced his retirement. plays worked like clockwork vitation to enter. against the heavier Columbian Services were conducted T. One end of the room is equip ped with cabinets of drawers, Reverend Leake of the First Chris- j team with the only weak spot one for each girl to use for her tian Church of which Mr. Heenan seen in the Logger eleven being materials! lockers for hanging | was a member. H ■ also belonged very weak on pass defense which garments, tables on which to to the 1.0 O F. Lodge and the contributed to all three of the visitors TD's. work, six electric sewing ma Knights of Pythias. He is survived by his widow, First quarter play started with chines and the necessary screened dress fitting area with full length Edna, of Clatskanie; a son. John a groan from the local rooters as mirror, all taken together to R. of Coquille; one grandson anO th? locals kicked off to the Co lumbians who ran the ball all the I make an ideal place to learn to i a brother, Elmer. Burial was in the Vernonia way for a TD from their own 20. sew. Memorial cem.’tery. Fortunately for the Loggers a KITCHEN UNITS COMPLETE clipping penalty put the ball back As one proceeds down the room | on the Rainier 45. On the second he sees three complete kitchen I play from scrimmage a Colum units, with electric ranges, kitch- I bian fumble was recovered On en cupboards, sinks and counter the third play from scrimmage space made attractive with mot Dick Frank faded back and threw tled masonite coverings. Another a 30-yard heave to Chet Ray who unit lacks only a stove which is Du” to be held here Saturday made a beauty of a catch on the to be installed soon and two more at the Legion hall is a driving visitor’s 20 and galloped al) the units have cabinets and sinks clinic sponsored by the Crown- wav for the TD Try for point with place for ranges when need Zellerbach Corporation for all failed. ed. One refrigerator serves all its employees who drive vehicles The Loggers in turn kicked off units. of any sort. While it is designed to the Columbians who in turn • Still further one finds auto primarily for Crown men anyon" tore off huge gains via the air matic washer and dryer in an who so desires is welcome to sit lani*s and on the ground to drive ideal laundry setting. in on the session. all the way to the locals 25. Six What girl would'nt enjoy a The meeting will begin at 9:00 plays later Rainier scored, with course in Home Ec with all this a m. and will run till about 3:30 the point after touchdown being to enhanc- it* p.m. The program will include good. Score at quarter’s end COURSE WELL ROUNDED a film, "Hauling Logs."; a West stood at 7-6 in favor of Rainier. However, let no one get the inghouse air brake panel con Midway in second quarter play impression that a course in home ducted by Ancel Paige; re-action the Loggers once again got in economics at Vernonia high school tests handled by Jack Kenney of the scoring column when Frank is one in which the girls learn the Crown Zellerbach Corpora intercepted a Columbian pass on only sewing, cooking and laun tion; a discussion of safe truck the Rainier 33-vard stripe. From dering by the latest methods. operation led by George Merriam that point Holsey skirted -nd to Under the earnest tutelage of of the Cosgrove Inc.. Insuracne gallop all the way to the visitor’s Mrs. Marilyn Turnbull the giris Brokers and Mr. Chet Boddy of 8-yard marker Holsey scored are having a well rounded train Crown; and a discussion of pro two plays later for the second ing for becoming homemake.-«. per operation of diesel motors led Logger TD. Try for point was In the fall they had a unit in can- by Mr Chuck Lewis of the good on a pass i ning and jelly making. Now one Standard Oil Company. Swne In the final minutes of second ' class ts having a course in groom participation by mcmb.rs of the quarter play the Columbians once ing and another in house planning state police is expected also. again took advantage of the weak and furnishings. Logger pass defense when they In the course of the year the connected with one which took girls will have units in child de William C. Chriitensen them from their own 40 to the velopment; planning, preparing Funeral services were held on Logger's 12 Th? Columbians and serving meals; management for personal and family living; Monday at Hillsboro for William scored two plays later from eight I yards out tieing the score at 13- I I laundering, especially of the new C. Christensen, president of the | Commercial Bank of Oregon, who j 13. The try for point was good ' fibers; purchasing of food and had disappeared a week earlier I making the score read 14-13 ,n • clothing; care of equipment in and was not found until Friday favor of the visitors as the half ' the home; home nursing and nu- i in ttic Tualatin River. Contrary ended. trition. to rumors occasioned by the man Vernonia jumped into the lead BOYS FOREWARNED That the girls are being well ner of his death, the State Bank once again when they capitalized prepared to be homemakers is ing Department examiners find on a Rainier fumble in the middle evident However, they are learn all the affairs of the bank in good of third quarter play which oc- ing to be homemakers with the condition. Only motive for his ■ urr*d on the Columbian 25 The TD was mad? by Chet Ray who * latest and best equipment. So. act seems to he in ill health. rec?ived a beautiful toss from boys who expect later to make Holsey from Un yard* out The these girls queens of their homes 1 Bloodmobile Due Wed. try for point was good sending may well be looking forward to Th? Red Cross Bloodlnobile the locals ahead 20-14 providing homes of thia type. The end of the third quarter Just how some of the boys are will make a visit here next Wed preparing to take care of some nesday. November 10. under the Rainier drove all th? way down to the Logger 10-yard strip > on phases of home building and fur. ‘ sponsorship of the Masonic Lodge nishmg* will be further disclosed ! It will be at the Masonic Temple the most part using a passing at tack On the first play from from 2 00 to « 00 pm in another article next week Final Rites Read Monday Driving Clinic Here Saturday Lions Prepare For Hotcake Feed Nov. 13 Affair io Benefit Health, Welfare Program of Club Powers in one of the Home Ec. (Vernonia Eagle Photo) Loggers Nearly Upset Favored Rainier Squad scrimmage in the fourth quarter the Columbian* scored their final TD and converted to make the score stand at 21-20. The rest of the game was n see-saw affair with neither team able to get a definite threat go ing till the tinal uunute of play when the visitors drove all the way to the Loggers eight where time caught up with them Final score Was 21-20 in as thrilling a ball game the Loggers have play, ed in many yen's. Makinster Rites This Afternoon Funeral services will be held this afternoon, Thursday, at the Bush Funeral Chap?) for Bert C. Makinster who passed away Monday at a St. Helen* nursing home where he had been for the past year. Mr Makinster was born at Ore gon City, Oregon November 1, 1876 and was 78 years old at the time of his death. He had lived in Vernonia for 15 years previous to going to St. Helens. He is survived by a son, Ever ett:' Melville of Longview and a daughter, Elva Axtell of Port land; three sisters, two brothers; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Reverend McElroy of Raimer will have charge of the service and burial will b" at the Green Mountain cemetery at Rainier. Long-Bell Makes Personnel Moves A number of personnel changes took place this past week at The Long-Bell Lumber Company Charles Wall, who was plant su perintendent here, was transfer red to the Gardiner division where he began work Monday as assistant to the g neral manager Ralph Aldrich Jr. took his place here as plant superintendent. H. V Holcomb, planing mill foreman, resigned as of Novem ber I and left this we?k for Boga lusa, La., to make his horn?. Er nest Graham has been appointed to tak? his place. United Fund Drive Continues To date about $1009 has been placed on deposit for the United Fund drive her*, with only the solicitation of business house* complete as yet. Th? house to house solicitation is nearing com pletion and a report from the Mist Birkenfeld ar-a where the drive was handled by Mrs. Walt?r Mathews shows $219 realized Industrial groups including The Long-Bell Company, Crown Zel- lerbach and West Oregon Elec tric have y?t to turn in reports. Members of the Lion’s club are busy practicing balancing p ates and cups of coffee and limber ing up their beating arms as w 'll as cultivating skill at flipping i hot eak ■ without disaster in pre paration for the annual hot cake feed to be put on Saturday. No vember 13 from 6:00 am to 6:00 p m at Jay’s Cafe Those who remember the feed last year will have no doubt* about the proficiency of rhe Lion’s as cooks and waiters and will look forward to entering in to the spirit of the day. This year the proceeds from the sale will be used in carrying out a health and welfare pro gram Included in the benefi claries will be the immunization clinic held on November 2 at which 187 children received shot* for immunization against diph theria, whooping cough and tet- nus; a smallpox vaccination clin ic next Tuesday; a dental clinic to be held later in the year, and a sight conservation program Committee making arrange ments for the hot cake feed is Lew Choate, chairman, assisted by Wilbur Davis, Jim Davies and Tom Bateman. »■ Smallpox Shots Due Tuesday A very successful immuniza tion clinic was conducted Tuesday morning from 9:00 to 11:00 at the Washington grade school by Dr R. D. Eby and Dr. F. C. Nachti- gal assisted by County Health Nurse, Grace Roumagoux and a number of local women, with 187 children receiving shots for diph theria, whooping cough and teta nus. Another clinic will be held at the same place next Tuesday morning, November 9, beginning at 9:00 a m. for smallpox vaccina tion which will be given to all students who desire it and have parental consent from the kindur garten through high school. A small fee may be asked from those who did not contribute tht* week when having the shots. Children who were absent Tues day and missed the shots may get those next Tuesday, also. The clinics are being held under sponsorship of the P T.A. witri financial backing from the Lion’s club Alcohol was donated by Vernonia Drug Co. Assisting with Tuesdays clime were Violet Aldrich, Leona Aid rich, Zeima Wall, Beryl Cline, Thelma O'Brien CharMae Kniglr. Betty Ellis, Ethel Blackburn, Elizabeth Serafin, Isobel Brun, «nan, and Mrs. Walter Harn* Eighth grade girls also assisted with small children and Donald Savage operated the movie pro jector. Cozy Has New Manager Kate Coates took over man agement of The Cozy Monda, and will be in charge for the next three months while Grac Miller, owner, is on an extended vacation trip Mrs Miller wi.l visit a son in Pendleton then con tinue on to the middle west to visit a daughter. From there she will go to Florida to vuut another son. Junior Play November 12 Posters have appeared in ail the stores this week remindin? everyone to mark the date ot November 12 and plan to attend the Junior play, “Rest Assured." to be given at the high school that night, it promises to b? excellent entertainment and mo: • details of the plot will be given next week