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Library, U of 0 9i PHONE HA 9-3372 VOLUME 33, NUMBER 51 Association Re-emphasizes Goal lor Road VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON I Nanson Top Point Man I is particularly encouraging Carlton Dinner Served 56 Including Officials Of State Department Ten members of Highway 99W Alternate Road association: Art Ostrandf-T, president, Mrs. Os trander, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Thom as, Mrs. Paul Gordon, secretary, Gene Drips, Ed Roediger, Jr. and son, Dave and Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Schalock, attended the moose feed and regular meeting of the association at Carlton Wednesday night, December 14. Dinner was served to 56 guests and members. The moose was killed in British Columbia by E. J. Linke, Carlton, and dinner was prepared by the American Le gion Auxiliary under arrange ments made by Ralph Kletzing, editor of the Carlton-Yamhill Re view. Several special guests and mem bers were introduced: F. B. Cran dall, traffic engineer and J. D. Walker, resident engineer of the state highway department, Salem, Judge D. *E. Renne, Newberg; James Craig, attorney, McMinn ville; Carl Ingraham, Motel as sociation representing the Willa mette Valley group; Rev. J. H. McDonald, Yamhill; Mayors. Win. Heesaker, Gaston; Harry F. Wil liams, Carlton; Chamber of Com merce presidents and managers Glen Gillham and Cliff Elliott, McMinnville, Ace Gray, Carlton, Guy Thomas and Mona Gordon, Vernonia and Frank Van Loo, Yamhill. Cliff Elliott gave a resume of the association for those present who had not attended meetings before, impressing upon them that this, idea is not a new one, but had been started in 1925 and re I cently Homer Waltz, highway committee of the Forest Grove Chamber, had called a meeting of interested people, resulting in the association headed now by Art Ostrander. The plan is to work for im provement of the road from Mc Minnville. through Yamhill, For est Grove, Vernonia, Apiary cut off to Rainier and the Longview bridge to highway 99. getting traffic to come by this way and ultimately resulting in a good I state highway this way. It will be a long-term plan. Everett Haney. Forest Grove, who attended th? Western Busi nessmen’s Highway conference in Denver gave a very good detail ed report on the conference. Re presentatives from the 17 western states made up the conference. Every angle of the problems of highways were discussed: tourists, which is the third highest indus try in many states; the farmer; the trucker; the businessmen, the highway departments of the vari ous states; the by-pass; types of roads and accident prevention. It was said that 3600 people were killed each year in highway acci dents. and four and a half million dollars was spent in 1954 on acci dents. He urged that everyone investigate highway problems with an open mind, then promote for th? plan he thinks is right. Crandall urged caution, saying that things aren't going to hap pen over night that the associa tion will need a concerted effort over a long period of time to achieve it’s goal, that signs and improvements should move along in an even balance. Walker said that the reconnais sance survey had started, some work had been done but that the leconnaissance engineer had been busy on another piece of work with which he would soon be finished and then would spend his time on this project. It will probably take three months to finish the section from the Long view Bridge to the Apiary June tion north of Vernonia. This se condary road has been chosen to have some federal funds spent on it. 10c COPY it affords us the opportunity of ex opportunity of serving you in the year Vernonia residents who were watching the Johnny Carpenter sportscast on channel 6 shortly after 6:00 p.in. Tuesday were thrilled to see a close-up picture | of Ken Nanson and hear Johnny describe him as the Oregon State six-footer who was bringing fans to their feet at every hoop con test. Ken won a starting berth as guard on the team this year and has made an outstanding scoring record, being top man in most of the games. In the Tuesday night game in which O S C defeated Michigan U,- he was again top with 22 points. Pacific Frosh Top Logger Five Demoni a Eagle Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kamholz, Publishers Melvin Schwab Mrs. Lesta Garner Mrs. Harold Shipley Mrs. Zella Bellingham Mrs. Austin Dowling Mrs. W. R. Wolff Tuesday night the Vernonia Loggers played their outstanding game of the young season against the Pacific University Frosh, but still tasted defeat in a 59-47 game which vfas played as a prelimin ary to the Pacific-St. Martins game. The Pacific Frosh, leading throughout the entire game, turn ed back a determined group of Loggers for the second time this season. The Loggers displayed some amazing shooting by Jon Bush and Bob Crowston. but this was not enough for the local high school team to turn the game in their direction. The Pacific Frosh grabbed a 32 to 29 halftime lead, were able to increase it to 47 to 39 at the end of the third quarter, and then hold a slight edge on the Log- gers the rest of the way. Caldwell, led the victors with 17 points, while Bob Crowston was able to sink 16 for the Log gers and was closely followed by Jon Bush who dropped 14 points through the hoop. The Loggers next home gam? is January 3 against the Knappa Loggers, who are led by All State Bob Hunt. STORES TO REMAIN CLOSED ON MONDAY Yule Seal Returns Satisfactory; $289 Turned in from This Area Returns from the Christmas Seal letters sent out in November have been coming back to the county office in a satisfactory manner, according to reports from St. Helens. Returns from local letters amount to $289 00 so far this year, according to Mrs. Frank Serafin, chairman for the Ver nonia area. On December 10 last year, returns from Vernonia were $284.00. A complete report from the Oregon State Board of Health to Den Youngsters Adopt Children A skit, a visit from Santa, an exchange of gifts, singing and re freshments made a full pack meet when Cub Scouts met Decemb?r 16. In keeping with the Yule spirit, discarded toys were brought to send to the Fairview home in Salem. Each d?n is adopting a child to remember throughout the year. The mom and dad award to the den having the most parents pre sent at the meeting was given den 2. Mrs. Glen Gibson's group with 100 per cent attendance. Den 7, for which Mrs. Bruce Cottam is den mother, presented a very clever skit enacted to a poem resembling Twas the Night Before Christmas." Refreshments were prepared and server] by den 3. Mrs. Pankonin den mother. A list of awards made during the evening appears elsewhere m this paper . Estella Harris, executive for the county Tuberculosis association gives th? information that of the 6,639 persons x-rayed last August and September in Columbia coun ty, five persons were found with suspect active tuberculosis. This means that there are five people in the county now who will b? alert in watching their health and in protecting others. These five could easily have become carriers of tuberculosis and could have given the disease to others. “The money you give to the sale of Christmas Seals is used for this purpose,” Mrs. Harris states. ‘To help prevent the spread of tuberculosis; to teach people to build their own good health; to find unknown cases of tubérculo- sis, and, most important of all, to finance research in the hope of finding better ways of treating tuberculosis, and eventually, of curing it. Th "re is where your Christmas Sea) dollars go." Mrs. Harns reports that pre sents have been sent to patients from Columbia county who ar? in the hospitals. Leaders Take Training The scout training course of six weeks duration ended recent ly under the leadership of John Harris, Cubmaster, assisted by Bob Lindsay. Completing the course were: Arvella Robertson, Verna Harris, Margaret Hartzell, Donna Cottam, Bobbie Pankinon, Bobbie Hays, Eleanor Gibson and Lindsay. Business places ’ will not be open as usual Monday of next week, many of the owners indi cated earlier this week, because the Christmas holiday falls on Sunday. The same situation will take place a week later when the New Year holiday takes place on Sunday. Many retail stor?s are remain ing open into the evening hours this week to accomodate late shoppers. THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 1955 Bateman to Be Acting Postmaster Norblad Recommends Assistant to Position Effective January 1 In a telephone communication from Representative Walter Nor- blad Tuesday from Washington, DC. came the first word of the appointment of an acting post- master for the Vernonia office. The representative recommended O. T. Bateman for the position. This appointment will become effective with the beginning of the new year and remain in effect until a permanent appointment is made later in 1956 after a com petitive civil service examination takes place to name candidates for th? office. Bateman, acting as postmaster, will fill the posi tion to be vacated by Emil Mess ing, whose retirement becmes ef fective at the end of this year. Bateman has been employed in the Vernonia office since January 27, 1925, coming h ire from Cov ington, Oklahoma On January 27 of next year he and Messing would have completed their 31st year together. Eligibility for permanent ap pointment to the postmastershin may be achieved by: the result of an open competitive examina tion by the civil service commis sion or promotion of a classified postal employee after passing a noncompetitive examination. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT Fireman Apprentice Robert Car- son arrived home last Saturday for the holidays from San Diego where he is now attending electri cal school following the basic training completed almost three months ago. He has about five weeks more schooling to com plete this course after which he will be given another assignment. A3c Jerol Moran arrived home from Shepherd air base at Wichi ta Falls, Texas early Tuesday morning to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moran of Mist Route. Ambulance Called Tuesday The ambulance was called about r.oon Tuesday to tak • Mrs. Martin Rainwater to th? Tuality Com munity hospital at Hillsboro fur treatment of a flesh wound caus ed by the accidental discharge of a gun. Lions Hear Minister Rev Elby A Boosinger, minis ter of the First Christian church of Forest Grove, »poke to Lions club members Monday on the meaning of Christmas at their annual Yuletide'party, Arrange - ments for the guest speaker were made by Rev. E. F. Leake, pro gram chairman. A gift exchange followed the program PICTURED ABOVE is th« »hop owned by Harry Culbertson showing fireman in action quelling the fire which broke out there about 11:00 a.m. December 14. Damage io tool*, equipment and the building is estimated to be about $3000. No insurance was carried. Culbertson states that he in tends to tear down what is left of the old shop and rebuild.