Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974, December 15, 1955, Image 1

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    Library, U of O
VOLUME 33, NUMBER
Court Makes
Change in
Licenses
New Rates Explained
By County, Effective
At Start of New Year
Due to the increased costs of
dog licenses and livestock claims,
it has become n°c?ssary for the
Columbia county court upon the
recommendation of the Columbia
County Dog Control board to is­
sue an order increasing the dog
license fees on male and spayed
female dog from $1 to $1.50 for
1956.
Dog licenses for 1956 will go on
sale December 15, 1955 in the
county clerk’s
office.
License
fees for licenses purchased during
the period of December 15, 1955
and March 1, 1956 will be $1.50
for male and spayed female dogs
and $3 for female dogs.
Dog licenses purchased after
March 1, 1956 will be $2.50 for
male and spayed female dogs and
$4 for female dogs unless the dog
is less than 8 months old or if the
dog has not been within the
county for a period of not more
than 30 days prior to the licens­
ing of the dog. If the dog is sub­
ject to the latter conditions, li­
cense will be issued at the regu­
lar price without penalty.
Persons making application for
issuance of dog licenses by mail
should make remittances pay­
able to H. F. Jensen, conty clerk,
101 Courthouse, St. Helens, Ore­
gon. Remittances made by mail
sh uld also contain the sex and
breed of the dog and the owner’s
complete name and address.
Dates for
Firemen Set
Holidays
Up Rules of
Posted Now
People employed on the Colum­
bia Tree Farm will work Friday
of next week for their last dey
beforte the start of the holiday
season vacation Manager Glen
Hawkins said earlier this week.
Work on the farm will resume
again January 3.
At the Long-Bell mill, the saw
mill and allied departments will
close Friday evening, December
23 and r.’sume work January 3.
However, the planing mill, ship­
ping department and office will
vacation only on the two Mon­
days, December 26 and January
2. The camp also will work four
days of th- week between Christ­
mas and New Years if weather
permits.
School holidays were announc­
ed last week as beginning the
Thursday afternoon, December
22. and running until January
3.
Ministers Place
Religious Books
Last week the Vernonia Min­
isterial association presented 11
new books to the city library. In­
cluded are biographies, Christian
novels, poetry, devotionals and
Bible prophecy, which for the
most part are very readable and
written in layman's language
rather than in weighty theologi­
cal terms.
The newest book presented is
Billy Graham’s new "Secret of
Happiness” just off the press.
The association announces that
this is just the beginning of then-
presentations in an effort to im-
j prove the religious section of
I the library. It is the hope of the
association that everyone will
take advantage of this opportuni­
IWA Local 5-37 members will ty and find spiritual life and en­
meet Saturday, December 17 at richment in the reading of the
2 pm. to vote on points of nego­ books donated.
tiation on the spring opening of
A list of the books presented
the working contract. Points to along with the names of other
be voted Upon grew from recom­ books of the same type now in
mendations of the broad confer
the library appears elsewhere in
ence of the IWA which was held today's paper.
November 19 and 20 in Portland.
All members of the local union
are urged to attend the Saturday
meeting to vote on the points of
negotiation.
IWA Local Union
To Vote Saturday
W’s Win One,
Lose Another
Quota Short for
RC Bloodmobile
The results of the Bloodmobile
vis,t here Monday were very dis­
appointing and did not nearly
measure up to the usual response
given here. Those in charge at­
tribute part of it to the change
of hours which did not seem to
be as good for this locality. Also,
the busy season and illness kept
many of the regular donors away.
Quota set for this visit to Ver­
nonia this week was 60 pints, bu*.
only 37 were received. Of these
a number were designated to be
deposited m the name of indi­
viduals who might need it.
In their first game of the sea­
son the Logger JVs came through
with a 46-40 win over the Knap-
pa team. Led by Dick Crowston,
with 12 points, and Howard with
10, the Loggers fought off sever­
al challenges by the Knappa
team.
Against Neahkahnie the Log­
gers for awhile look-d like sure
winners, but in a poor fourth
quarter the Pirates sank 19 and
the Loggers were only able to
come up with 10. The final buz­
zer saw the Pirates on the long
end of a’52-45 score. Don Savage
led both teams in scoring with a
very creditable 24 points. The
game was close from beginning
to end and was a fitting curtain
raiser for the varsity team.
Chamber Plans Membership Dinner
Meeting January 6; Director Slated
Plans for a membership dinner
meeting on January 6 were for­
mulated by Vernonia chamber of
crn-merce directors and comm it-
te chairmen at their semi-month­
ly business
meeting
Monday
night. Robert McCoy, executive
director of the state of Oregon
Development Commission, will bo
asked to speak; in addition
a
colored movie, depicting the year
1975, prepared by the chamber
of commerce of the United States
will be shown.
Regarding the federal approp­
riations received
in Columbia
county, a
committee reported
meeting with the county court
November 23 to urge the court
to use some of the funds on im­
provement of the Apiary cut-off.
The group considered the amount
of appropriation small, but were
assured old bridges will be im­
proved. and that part of the ex­
pense of placing the white stripe
on the road will be paid out of
this fund
Attending the meeting with
the county court were Mayor
Lyman Hawken, Chamber of
Commerce President Guy Thom­
as; Art Ostrander. Bill Hom. H
H Barker, presndent of the Rai­
nier Commercial club and Ed
Britts of Raimer.
Holiday Safety
Department Urges
Care During Season
To Avoid Trouble
** The Vernonia fir - department
has put in this issue 13 sugestión-'
of fire prevention for the Christ­
mas holidays. The department
is trying to help everyone have
a happy holiday season.
The suggestions of the depart­
ment are:
1. A Christmas tree is very
i highly inflammable.
2. The larger the tree, the
greater the hazard, so do not
get one any larg-.r than needed.
3. Place the freshly cut tree
trunk in water and keep level of
water above the cut the entire
time the tree is indoors. (Check
j the water level at least once a
i day for absorption and evapora
tion.)
4 Support the tree well. Keep
it away from sources of heat such
as fireplaces, radiators, etc., and
place it so that, standing or
fallen, it could not block the
way out of the room or out of the
house in case of »fire.
5. Do not use wax candles on
the tree or nearby where there is
any chance for an open flame to
contact the tree or combustibles
piled beneath the tree.
6. Check lighting sets each
year before using, for frayed
wires, loose
connections
and
broken sockets.
7. Be sure the fuse of the elec­
tric circuit serving the tree is not
over 15 amperes. Cord sets with
a fuse in the plug, bearing a UL
label, are available. Do not plug
too many cords in one outlet.
8. Make certain that all tree
lighting is turned off before re-
l tiring or leaving the house.
9. Please do not leave lights
on longer than necessary, at any
time.
10. Do not allow smoking near
the tree amidst decorations cr
wrappings. Have plenty of safe
I ash trays around and use them.
11. Keep matches, candles, etc.,
i away from young children not
i trained in their hazards.
12. Plan on what you must do
if fire breaks out.
13. Have operating water-type
fire extinguishers, buckets of
water or garden hose connected
to a faucet, within reach of the
tree. But remember unless you
are sure you can put a fire out
immediately, call your fire de­
partment at once.
¡THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT
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Master sergeant and Mrs. Dick
McNair and two children. Scotty
and Susie, arrived here two
weeks ago from Bryon air base in
Texas where he has been sta-
tinned. They have been with Mrs.
McNair’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Gibson, but will move
this week end to a house on
Third street. Mr. McNair is work­
ing at the mill.
Flora Whitmire
Services Today
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Services were held this morn­
ing, Thursday, at 10:00 o’clock at
the First Christian church for
Mrs. Flora B. Whitmire who pas­
sed away Monday at Providence
hospital in Portland. Reverend
Ervin F Leake officiated.
Mrs. Whitmire was born March
29, 1896 at Red Star, Arkansas.
March 9, 1914 she was married
there to Jerome Whitmire. They
and their family moved to the
Treharne community near Ver­
nonia in 1942.
She is survived by her hus-
ban, Jerome; two sons, R. L. and
Harvey Whitmire, both of San
Bernardino, Calif.; two daught­
ers, Mrs. Hazel Fletcher of Castle
Rock, Washington and Mrs. Zella
Davenport of Vernonia, and nine
grandchildren. She was preced­
ed in death by one son, William
Doyle, who passed away January
7, 1940.
Remains are being forwarded
eo the Leonard Funeral Home in
Bixby, Oklahoma for burial at
Jenks, Oklahoma by the Prick­
ett's* Mortuary at Forest Grove,
formerly the Forest Grove Un-
dertaking Co.
Mrs. Whitm re was a member
of the Baptist church in Okla­
homa and of the Treharne Birth­
day club.
Fund Solicitors
Warned Against
Fred Corn of Hillsboro, who is
also Columbia county service of­
ficer, has warned Vernonia peo­
ple to be on the watch for a
racket which has recently been
worked in Forest Grove and oth­
er communities in this area.
Men who represent themselves
. as members of the Veterans of
' Foreign Wars go from house to
house soliciting five dollar dona­
tions which they claim will be
used to buy wheel chairs and
hospital beds which
will
be
stored in th? local VFW hall and
that any one who contributes
may borrow same without charge
if needed. However, they have
no connection with the VFW and
Vernonia Loggers were defeat­ no such set up exists.
If such a solicitor comes to
ed Friday night, in the battle of
the Loggers, by the Knappa Log­ anyones door here, they are asked
gers 55 to 37. Knappa led by its to call the city hall and report
all state center. Hunt, proved it at once as it is purely a racket
too much for the local boys to as well as a violation of the
cope with. Hunt found the range Green River law in effect here.
inthe first half, scoring 16 points
but the locals held him to 5 in
the second half and all these
points were from gift throws.
Knappa led 10 to 8 at th? end
of the first quarter, 28 to 16 at the
half. 48 to 25 at the end of the
The annual Christmas Ball will
third quarter and rode to a 55 to
be held Saturday evening in the
37 victory.
Vernonia high school gymnasium
The local quintet closed the and an invitation has b'-en issu d
gap late in the fourth quarter
to the public to attend The af­
but the defending state B champs fair will not be formal this year
had built up too much of a lead
Music will be furnished by the
for the Vemonia team to over­
high school dance band directed
come. Vernonia outscored
th1’
by Wm B Johnson
Knappa Loggers in the final
quarter 12 points to 7, but it was
a case of too little too late.
Culbertson Shop Burns
Knappa Loggers
Thump Vemonia
Christmas Ball
Saturday Night
Stores Extend Hours
The Eagle interviewed mer­
chants as to later shopping hours
next wc?k, the remaining six
days before Christmas. As usual,
opinions were varied, but most
storemen want to do as the others
so shoppers will have until 8
pm every night next week for
purchasing their Christmas gifts
Harry Culbertson’s blacksqjith
and welding shop was gutted by
fire about 11 am. Wednesday
morning. Cause of the fire was
undetermined
Flames starting
in the rear of the frame building
had a good start before the alarm
was called in. Fortunately toots
and equipment wer? not dam­
aged. Culbertson intends to re­
build as soon as possible.
Yule Programs on
Events Calendar
The annual round of Christ­ class.
mas observances gets underway
At the same time the Baptist
this Sunday evening and will ex
church will be presenting their
j tend throughout the week with program.
I programs being presented bj’ the
In addition to all these tradi­
| various churches and the schools, tional Christmas programs, most
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Sunday evening,
the First clubs, lodges and other organiza­
Christian church will present a tions are having Christmas part­
program at 7:30 which will in­ ies or in some way observing
clude a play, a tableau, a candle­ the holiday season.
light processional and recitations
and songs from all departments
of the Sunday school. This will
be followed by the annual carol­
ing tour by the young people of
the church after which they will
return to the church for a chili
feed.
Rick Bush, with about one se­
Also,
Sunday evening, the cond to go sank a field goal and
Nazarene church will have a pro­ then made a foul shot which gave
gram at their church, which also the Loggers a three-point lead,
includes a play and recitations which they maintained as Coach
and
songs for a traditional Kerry Moran’s team crashed in­
to the win column for the first
Christmas program.
time this season with a 47-44 vic­
Monday evening,
the
LDS
church will present a program at tory over the Neahkahnie Pir­
ates,
their church at 7:30 which will
The Pirates led up to the end
feature the primary groups in a
play and miscellaneous numbers. of the third quarter, but found
they
had
This will be followed by a dance its margin, which
for the young people of the worked up in the second slipping.
church after which refreshments It was Neahkahnie 21 to 18 at
will be served by the ladies re­ the half. The final period came
on with the Loggers taking the
lief society.
lead 35-34. From then on the
The Vernonia schools will pre­
lead changed hands several times
sent a Christmas operetta "Christ
and the Loggers finally knotted
mas Fun in ’91,” Tuesday, De­
it up at 44-44 with one minute
cember 20 at 8:00 p.m. in the
to play and then came the game
Washington grade school audi­
winning field goal and foul shot
torium. Students from all the
by Bush, who actually made his
grades will participate in the
foul shot after time had run out.
operetta and the high school
Bush and Bill Ostrander tied
band under the direction of Bill
’
for
high point man with 16, and
Johnson will
present
several
numbers. The grade school num­ George Smith netted 15 for the
bers were produced under the visiting Pirates. The game was
direction
of a committee of a high speed affair with each
teachers headed by Mfs Dorothy side having periods of wildr»?ss,
Sandon and Marvin
t^iggans. but the Loggers although shorter
Treats will again be furnished than the Pirates were able to
by the Vernonia Christmas Party control the backboards through­
out most of the game.
association.
The Loggers although winning
Wednesday evening, Decembei
not at full
21, has been selected by the As­ the game were
sembly of God church as the time strength with four men on the
for
presenting
their Sunday sick list and several men moved
school program. This, too, will up from the JV’s to fill the gap
include numbers from all age left by those players who were
k.o.’d by the flu bug.
groups.
Thursday evening, the Vernon­
ia Bible church will present a
Biblical pageant under the dir
ection of Otto Bamell.-
Friday evening will find the
I Evangelical U. B. church present-
i ing a program of music, recita-
The board of directors of
i tions and exercises from all de-
serfool district 47 jt.. met Tuesday
partmnts which will conclude
December 13 at the Washington
with a play by the high school
grade school. Explanation of the
estimated costs and scope of re­
Member Drive to Start
placing the roof at the Washing
Help work for your communi­ ton school were explained by a
ty and help yourself, the slogan roofing contractor.
The board appointed the fol­
of the local chamber group, will
be carried out in the new mem­ lowing men to serve on the bud­
Too» Bat-man,
bership drive. Each director and get committee:
committee member pledged one Harold Bergerson, A. L. Kulland-
new member to the next meet­ er, Jack Thompson, C. L. Johnson.
Loci
ing. Non-business people are re­ Alternates named were:
minded that a voting member­ Roberts, Bert Brunsman and Ben
Fowler.
ship is only $10.
Loggers Sink
Neahkahnie
Board Names
Men for Budget
National Polio Headquarters Grants
Financial Aid for Care of Patients
As a stopgap measure to meet sure the necessary cars of polio
this area's acute need for funds patients.
Encouraging the “haves" to
to continue care of polio patients
help the "have-nots" is one way
a check for $2,725.00 from March the March of Dimes assures that
of Dimzs headquarters in New the lives and usefuln-ss of polio
York was received last week by patients everywhere in the coun­
the Columbia county chapter of try can be saved.
The check received by this
the National Foundation for In­
county chapter will help meet
fantile Paralysis.
“This money,” explained Earl long overdue back bills for pro­
Seawright. chapter chairman, "is viding treatment and equipment
an advance supplied by chapters for seven polio patients in this
op?rating m the black When it area Seawright predicted that
was realized that more than 1,200 because many of these patient.«
chapters would exhaust the fund*; will continue to need help, thj
available to them, national foun­ chapter would be forced to ask
dation headquarters called
in for additional funds in the near
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funds from chapters which had future.
“The promise of the Salk vac­
surpluses ”
Recognizing that polio respects cine is bright, but the full real­
no state or county lines, chapt­ ization of that promise is for the
ers with funds have willingly future As we in Columbia county
answered the distress signals of know only too well, polio isn't
those operating in the red to in­ licked yet."