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Library, U of O 1 VOLUME 33, NUMBER 44 PHONE HA 9-3372 VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Tigers Bow To Logger Grid Eleven Anderson Appointed Manager Effective November 1, C. L. Anderson was appointed to the position of general manager of the Vernonia Division of The Long-Bell Lumber company and l as assumed th« duties and res ponsibilities which have been so ably administered by Judd Greenman, who retired as of that date. This announcement was made by H. G. Kelsey, vice-presi dent, at Longview, Washington. 25-0 Victory Marks End of Football Play For Vernonia Team The Vernonia Loggers bounced back last Friday evening from their previous defeat, suffered the week before at the hands of the Scappoose Indians, and handed the Clatskanie Tig ts a 25-0 past ing to finish up their 1955 grid iron season in glory. , The local eleven played good, hard ball in this, their last con test of the year, and had quite a time keeping a determined Tiger squad in check. Clatskanie, the cellar team of the league, was fired up for the contest, but Ver nonia which is just -two pac”s off the celldr called the Tigers play for play and eventually ran away from their outclassed opponents. First half play was slow with practically all the action taking form in the way of the ground because of rain and mud. Clats kanie kicked off to Vernonia. The Loggers drove all the way to the Tigers’ two where the Clatskanie eleven took over on downs. Clats kanie then took over and drove for five straight first downs, be ing forced to punt at quarter’s end. The Loggers’ first scone was set up when they drove all the way to the Tigers' 15, only to fumble. The Clatskanie eleven failed to gain enough far a first down and elected to punt. Jon Bush,»Log ger end, blocked the Tiger kick •nd the locab drove over in two plays from that point. In third quarter play the hard running of the Loggers' backs started to pay off with the Ver nonia ball carriers averaging six to eight yards at a crack. Vernonia scored once in third quarter play and then crossed the opponent's goal twice in the fourth period with the final score reading 25-0 in favor of the local eleven. Junior Play Is In Rehearsals JOHN SIEDELMAN. seated, and Carl Storm of St. Helens, are shown with the 200 pound bear shot recently by Siedelman on the old George Johnson place on the old Pebble Creek road. Observance Due Week Garden Club Projects Lauded The following letters of com- The Vernonia elementary I schools are plann.ng to observe ' mendation were received recent 1 National Education week Novem- ly by the Vernonia Garden club | ber 7 through 11, this year with from the city council and cham | an invitation to visit the schools ber of commerce and probably echo the sentiments of all the during that week One of the special events for people ot Vernonia who have the week will be at noon Wednes enjoyed the flowers al me' post day, when one of the fourth oluce and the lot belonging to grades will entertain their par Jonn Erickson next to bunaianu ents at lunch. Parents with stu Electric. At lhe post office, the dents in Mrs. Bergerson's room plants were furnished by the club will be issued special invita but the work was done by post tions to eat with their student office employees and the result vnas a riot of coltorful beauty for in the school lunch room. Thursday afternoon, Novem many weeks. In the Erickson lot, ber 10 at 2:30, the students of the work was done by the ladies the school will present an as of the club and Mr. Erickson. The results achieved should sembly program in the Washing I serve to encourage others to ton school auditorium commem I efforts to transform otherwise un orating Veterans day November attractive spots into places of 11 and National Education week. beauty. This will be an all-school pro October 18, 1955 gram using students from many Vernonia Garden Club of the rooms. The public is cor and dially invited to attend this. Mr. John Erickson: The City Council has instructed me to write and commend you on the wonderful improvement on the vacant lot between the Sund- land Electric store and the barber shop on Bridge street. It has and lumberman and was known been transferred from an ugly piece of waste land to a very nice as Captain West. He had a lum looking lawn and flower garden ber mill at Westport and also a and is a credit to our city. salmon cannery. Plymton Creek Both Mr. Erickson and the Gar is located here, and was named den club contributed a lot to the for a family of that name. Plym beautifying of this particular part of our city and the city officials ton house is still standing. Mr. Hunt told of the old skid Í are very appreciative. Yours Very Truly roads which had to be greased so Sam L. Hearing, logs could be slid along on their City Recorder way to the mill, and of the many October 12, 1955 bears in those days. Although Westport is over the The Vernonia Garden Club line in Clatsop county, it is geo Vernonia, Oregon. graphically nearer Marshland Dear Garden Club Members: Last night at Chamber of Com and Clatskanie than to the settle ments of Clatsop county, so it merce directors meeting, I was seems right to learn of its early instructed to write to your club, history along with Columbia coun complimenting you on the nice work you have done this sum ty. Mr. Hunt states that the first mer and fall. Your efforts have cradle log raft was built at West certa.nly improved the appearance port. Much interesting informa of Vernonia, and is appreciated The post tion was given on surrounding by our organization. area, with time all too short to office has been beautiful. Also, the lot next to Sundland Elec cover it well. Edward H. Evenson told of the tric is very pretty and so much huge cradle log rafts made on the improved by your work. It is folks like you who maki a Columbia at Marshland for many town a better place in which to years, but now a matter of his tory since the largf timber of live. Sinqerely, which they were constructed is Mona Gordon, Manager gone. Many of these logs were 200 feet long or more, and the rafts were over 1000 feet long. Mr. Evenson showed pictures of these rafts being constructed and towed down the river. They were toiied to San Diego and other points in Califom.a, and often the The Girls League at Vernonia rafts broke up in rough seas or high school has announced plans if improperly constructed. Election of officers resulted in f< r the annual Sadie Hawl^~. ■; which i^ill be held this the re-election- of the present of cl;.-.' eat . venitu, ficers: Geo. A Nelson, president; W C I •. :ce*president; Pearl ember 19. It will be the usual • Becker, secretary; and Emma McClintock, treasurer. The next be from 8:00 to 11:30 p m. in the meeting is scheduled to be held high school gymnasium. The Girls League has issued a • Helens in early D-camber to mi Thank-giving and teinst- cordial invitation to parents and townspeople to attend. mas dates. • Westport Story Told at Meeting Of County Historical Society There was a good attendance at the historical society meeting in the Marshland Grange hall on Tuesday, October 25, where local history was featured, with the story of the development of the Marshland and Westport area be ing covered quite fully. Wm. C. Wood was program chairman. Mrs. Mary E. Colvin told of the early coming of the W. B. Colvin family. They lived on a farm at Marshland for many years and raised a large family. Eleven of the children are still living and have helped to develop the coun ty and state. Mrs. Grace Reid spoke on Stewart Holbrook’s book, “Far Corner.” which tells of early Columbia county. This was pro bably in the Mist area, it was decided. All were urged to read the book for good historical ma terial. • * Mrs. Grace Kent Magruder told of the dyking projects ’ in this area, her husband, Richard B. Magruder, being the man who got the idea of this improvement and carried it through with many years of work and planning, and with the cooperation of others. This was in the early 1900’s Mrs. Magruder came in 1913. and met and married Mr. Magruder. J. W Hunt, f rpier c .unty clerk, the area of Westport. He was b< rn in Astoria whin his family . • fath er being in the hospital due to a a. ng This w 1 o and Mr Hunt traced the Westport history after that date, recalling b ggmg w.th ox teams, then horses, and later steam • power. Westport was nam?d for the founder, J"hn West, who settled here about 1850. according to Mc Arthur. He was a millwright 10c COPY Rehearsals are now in higii gear for the Junior play, Gram- ercy Ghost, which will be pre sented in the high school audi torium next Thursday evening, November 10. The play is described a^ a two-hour comedy which prom ises laughs, thrills and excellent entertainment for all ages. The had roll of Nancy Wil lard is played by Janice Gamer with thè supporting cast as fol lows: Nathaniel Coombes, Ron Anderegg; Margaret Collins, Wy- netta Dyer; Charlie Stewart, Danny Fletcher; Parker Burnett, Jim Davis; August Ames, Ruby O’Brien; Irv, Jerry Bush; Rocky, Jim Peters;* ambulance driver, Sharon Aldrich; assistant driv er, Donna Buckley; girl, Marjorie Reynolds. Carlton G. Moran is the direct or. THURSDAY. NOV. 3, 1955 Fund Campaign Figures Listed; Drive Underway The United Fund drive in Ver nonia is getting underway this week according to Darrold Proehl, general chairman of the drive. First contribution from an or ganization was that made by the Lions club Monday night at their meeting. > Solicitation of business houses is now underway. At the Long- Bell mill, solicitation of the em ployees is being handled by the mill office and the union. The Cub Scout leaders group has volunteered to do the house- to-house soliciting in the River view and Pittsburg areas. Other organizations will be asked to take other areas so that all may be covered thoroughly. Following is an explanation of where money goes that is con tributed to the Columbia county United Fund by either cash pay ments or pledge payable during the year. The participating agencies and their county budget requests are: Red Cross, $9704 00; Salvation Army, $2500.00; Boy Scouts, $5547.00; Girl Scouts, $4,- 400.00; American Cancer society, $2635.00; Arthritis, $600.00; Ore gon Chest, $6266.00. The agencies of the Oregon Chest are, the Albertina Kerr Homes, Boys’ and Girls' Aid so- cietv. Christie School for Girls, Our Lady of Providence Nursery, White Shield Home, St. Mary’s Home for Boys, St. Rose In dustrial school, Volunteers of America, International Social Ser vices, Mental Health association, Oregon Prison association, USO. YMCA, Youth Government and Waverly Baby Home. The larg est part of the aid goes to child ren. Total county budget in UF funds is $31,652.00 Of this. $’,- 165 is to be raised here, plus an additional $710 to be kept here for local needs. This gives Ver nonia a total United Fund quota of $3875. Other communities of the coun ty also have a local funds for specific purposes. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT Machinist Mate lc Ronald Gil more left recently for San Fran cisco after a 30 day leave spent here with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gill. He has reinlisted after al ready serving 12 years in the navy and expects to serve the re maining seven years required for retirement. State Sales of Bonds Increase Mrs. Blanche Millis returned home Sunday, October 23 from visiting her son, Major Philip J. Millis and his family at Laredo, Sales of E and 11 United States Texas. Major Millis is director savings bonds in Oregon accord of academics at the air base in ing to Ted Gamble, Oregon sav Laredo. He is planning to leave ings bonds committee chairman, on November 14 for Weisbod3n, continue at a high level. The in Germany where he will stay for crease in sales for the first nine three years. His family will join months of this year is 29.5% over him later. Mrs. Millis also visited 1954, continuing to lead the na her daughter, Mrs. Ronald Gra tion in sales increase. ham and family in Tulsa, Okla As a part of the intensified vo Mr. Gamble said that sales for homa before flying home. cational guidance program at September were $3,294,272 and Vernonia high school this year, for the January-September peri Corporal Charley John Davis, senior students are being given od, $35,147,865 which is a 10- son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. a series of tests in addition to year high for total bonds sold in Davis of Mist Route, has recently the ones already given by Mrs. the first nine months of this year. been transferred from Fort Camp Alice Hopkins, Oregon state vo In Columbia county savings bell, Kentucky to the 307th Air cational guidance consultant. bonds sales for September borne Engineer Battalion at Fort Personal adjustment tests have amounted to $27,516. In 1954 already been completed and in sales were $15,398 for the same Bragg, North Carolina. He received his parachutists terest inventory tests will be I month. For the nine months, Co wings denoting his special quali given Friday. lumbia county sales were $384,238 When material arrives, seniors compared with $269,508 in the fication after graduating from ths army's airborne school at Foit will take the Ohio psychological same period last year. Benning, Georgia on July 31, 1953. test and later will have the S.R A I ■—““ He was then assigned to Com verbal form tests to d 'termine pany A of the 127th Airborne how they might stand in college Engineer Battalion al Fort Canip- entrance exams. I bell, Kentucky. Also, at present, as one unit | Prior to entering the service at in the senior English course, they : Vernonia, January 26, 1953, Davis •re studying a bulletin called , was a student at Oregon State “Mapping Your Education.” It The Goodwill truck will make gives a survey of all colleges and its next visit to Vernonia No 1 college at Corvallis. universities in Oregon and Wash vember 10, Thursday of next ington, their courses, fees, etc., week. This time of year, child Offices Given Vernonians so that students who plan to go ren's clothing and toys which Two Vernonia high school cn to college may be aided in can be readied for Christmas are selecting the correct school for especially needed. Perhaps child graduates have been named to their needs. ren who saw the Goodwill film class offices at the schools they recently at the school have some are now attending. Bill Braun was chosen vice-president of the of these ready to give. G.A.A. Sponsors Dance P?rsons having articles may Sophomore class at Pacific Uni versity and Hank Bass was elec The G.A A. at Vernonia high cal) Mrs Frank Lange, HA 9 school is sponsoring a dance in 3161 and leave address for the ted president of the Freshman the gym this Friday evening at driver of the truck. Bags may class at Oregon College of Educa- tion, Monmouth. j be obtained from her also. 8:00 o'clock. ¡More Guidance Tests Given Goodwill Truck Coming Nov 10 Sadie Hawkins Dance Scheduled JUDD GREENMAN is shown in front of the Long Ball office last Thursday awning receiving gifts of a sterling slver serving tray and compote which were a gift from the men in the mill. Presenta tion was made by Mike Anderson.
