Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974, November 03, 1955, Image 1

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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
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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.
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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.
•
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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.