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Eight County
Office Terms
To Expire
Ambulance
Group Adds
Equipment
A new piece of equipment for
the Vernonia community ambul- |
ance was added to the unit last
Wednesday as the result of a
decision made at the annual meet­
ing of the group January 31. The
addition is an F&E resuscitator.
RALPH BECK
This unit will be carried in
the ambulance at all times, the
ambulance board has ruled, so
that it will be available for any
emergency where its use may be
applied. The resuscitator is of
the latest type and designed so
Ralph Beck, assistant director
that no possible injury can result
to the person for which it is be­ of the Oregon State College ex­
ing used. It will work as an ar­ tension service will be the featur­
tificial respirator and also as an ed speaker at the annual meet­
aspirator, this latter use being ing of the Clatskanie Soil Conser­
designed to remove obstructions vation district scheduled for 7:00
p.m. Wednesday, February 15 .it
from breathing passages.
At the annual meeting of the the CUHS multipurpose room.
The meeting will start off with
ambulance group the last day of
January, new officers named a dinner served-by the Ma^hland
were: H. G. Anderson, president; ladies for $1.25 per plate and is
Clarence Larson, vice-president; open to all farmers, landowners
Desmond Laird, treasurer and L. and others interested in the land.
E. Stiff, secretary. On the board The meeting is the one meeting of
of trustees are: Wesley Bolmeier. the year of the Soil Conservation
Bill Horn, Jim Cox, S. S. Fisher, District when wives and families
C. A. Toothaker, Sam Hearing Jr. are invited.
During the business meeting,
and Darrold Proehl.
The ambulance has traveled 2000 Jack Sather, chairman of the dis­
miles since it was purchased last trict board of supervisors, will
year, the group was told by Laird. give the annual report Also, a
supervisor wilt be elected to fill
the expiring term of John Dilley.
Finalists in the Soil Conserva­
tion District FFA speaking con­
test, from Clatskanie and Rainier
high schools, will be heard as a
part of the program which also
Mrs. Mildred Bean, daughter of includes musical numbers.
Louis H. Cates, passed away at
Mr. Beck will speak on "Crops,
her home in Portland February 1 Soils and Water of Thailand.” and
after a lingering illness. The de­ will be speaking from first hand
ceased was born March 9, 1906 information since he recently re­
and leaves to mourn her passing, turned from a year and a half
a son. Paul, three sisters, three there assisting the Thialand go­
brothers and her father, Louis vernment in establishing an agri­
Cates.
cultural college.
Funeral services were held at
Vernonia is now within the
the Colonial Mortuary in Port­ area served by Virgil Lance, tech­
land February 6 with Dr. Joseph nician of the Clatskanie Soil Con­
H. Beall of Centenary Wilbur servation district who comes from
M thodist church officiating.
the Clatskanie office to Vernonia
Songs sung by soloist Elliott each Friday and can be contacted
Savage were “The Lord’s Prayer” at the West Oregon office.
and “Blessed Assurance.”
Or­
M. P. Mills of Birkenfeld and
ganist was Mack Lack of Port­ Shalmon Libel, Mist, are mem­
land.
bers of the board of supervisors
Mrs. Bean was a resident of representing this area.
Vernonia from 1924 to 1929 and
attended V.’rnonia high school
while here.
Soil Conservation
District to Meet
Former Resident
Called By Death
Final event scheduled in the lo­
cal March of Dimes drive is the
dinner Saturday night at Dessy's
which will be followed by an
evening of gam?s sponsored by
the Vernonia Bowling league.
Most of the other receipts are
in and tabulation of them will be
given next week. Mrs. Frank
Serafin, local chairman, asks that
all organizations or individuals
who still have contributions to
please turn them in at once so
that the books may be closed.
Police Issue
January Report
The extent of city police activi­
ty for the month of January was
itemized in a report placed be­
fore city councilmen Monday
evening by Marshal A. D. Lolley.
Five arrests were made during
the month and fines totaling $300
were levied in the recorder’s
court, two arrests being made for
reckless driving, one for intoxica­
tion and reckless driving and two
for intoxication.
The department received 15
complaints and worked on 150 ac­
tivities during the month in addi­
tion to the arrests.
Petitions Here for Signatures to
Save Salmon; Initiative Proposed
Petitions seeking sufficient sig­
natures to place an initiative mea­
sure on the general election bal­
lot to eliminate commercial sal­
mon netting in Oregon’s small
coastal streams are available here
for signing. Bob King said Tues­
day afternoon. He has placed
the petitions at four business
places in town: King’s Grocery,
Hahn Hardware. Brunsman Hard­
ware and Nehalem Grocery and
Market
Two years ago many signers of
similar petitions were obtained
here for the measure and since
that time the bill has been re­
drawn 11 tims. It has gone
through legal hands in all parts
of Oregon and through the at­
torney general’s office.
The new campaign for signa­
tures, which must total 32,202
names, is now underway under
the sponsorship of Save Oregon’s
Salmon, Inc. The present mea­
sure has already received th?
backing of outdoor editors of botn
Portland papers, unanimous ap­
proval of the Oregon Wildlife
Federation and approval of the
Oregon Division of the Izaak Wal­
ton League.
Because of terms expiring and
one resignation, nine county of­
fices will become vacant when
the t-rms of present officeholders
expire, Harold F. Jensen, county
cl?rk, announced Tuesday after­
noon when he was here from St.
Helens.
The offices and present holders
of positions for which terms ex­
pire are: comhnissioner, Clyde
Henderson; sheriff, Warren For­
syth; school superintendent, Lois
D Kent; treasurer. Jeannetta Ost-
lund; surveyor, Clarence Wag­
ner; coronor, Ben Coleman; jus­
tice of peace, district 1, St. He
lens, J. G. Nauman and justice
of peace, district 4, Vernonia,
Oscar Wi ?d.
The justice of peace office at
Clatskanie, formerly held by A.
J. Phillips, is now vacant by re­
signation. Nauman is the only
present officeholder to refile.
Candidates for office have until
March 9 to file in order to have
their names placed on the May
18 ballot.
Jensen also announced Tuesday
that he had appointed Sam L.
Hearing, city recorder, as official
registrar of elections for the Mist
precinct and four Vernonia pre­
cincts. All people living in these
precincts should check their reg
istration with him at the city hall
if there is any doubt as to their
registration.
Registration for the primary
election will close April 17 and
anyone wishing to vote in the
primary May 18 should register
prior to the former date. Persons
becoming 21 years of age between
April 17 and May 18 and desiring
to vote in the primary may regis­
ter between the dates of March
19 and April 17.
Report Warns of
False Solicitor
An Oregon chamber executives
Flash Report received by this
chamber of commerce warns of
a solicitor for a family record
plan with 14 portraits and a free
album for $49.
The complaint was that the in­
dividual could not find the studio
that was given as the local
representative for the plan. The
name of the studio (with no ad­
dress) was given to the citizen
as the place where this plan was
available. All city and county
sources were checked and no
such studio was listed.
The chamber reminds that the
city of Vernonia has a Green
River ordinance to protect its
citizens from undesirable solici­
tors and suggests a call to the
city hall if a solicitation is made.
Services Held
For J. K. Barton
Services for Joseph K“llar Bar­
ton were held last Saturday af­
ternoon at the Bush Funeral
chapel with Rev. E. F. Leake of­
ficiating. Burial was in the Ver­
nonia Memorial cemetery.
Mr Barton was born October
5, 1880 at Elk. Kansas. He came
to this community about ten years
ago and resided a mile south of
Vernonia at the time of his death.
He is survived by 11 children,
18 grandchildren and one great­
grandchild.
Sweethearts to Dance
Sophomore class members ar
very anxious that the people of
Vernonia attend their Sweetheart
dance at the high school Satur­
day evening. Music will be fur­
nished by the Swingsters and the
affair is semi-formal. The Sweet­
heart que?n will be crowned dur­
ing the evening.
PHONE HA 9-3372
THURSDAY, FEB 9. 1956
Co-op Loan Application
Approved for $327,000
000 which will make possible sys­
tem improvement, the serving of
36 new members and the con­
struction of a new headquarters
building.
Manager Guy Thomas explained
Wednesday the extent of work
that will be accomplished with
the new funds and that comple­
tion is being planned for the com­
ing summer months.
The 36 new consumers will be
An assembly will be held this
added to the existing system
afternoon at 1:15 at Vernonia
throughout the area now being
high school at which a number
served, he said, and will include
of awards will be made.
new transformers, service drops
The flpg and marching banner
and small line extensions. To
which were purchased by funds
provide this service 28.5 miles of
raised by the American Legion
single phase and 1.5 miles of three
Auxiliary will be formally pre­
phase line will be constructed.
sented to the band by Mrs. Earl
Improvements to existing fa­
Atkins, auxiliary president.
cilities will include an increase
A represent a t*i* from Oregon
in the Chapman substation capa­
State college will be here to
city with two 200 KVA transfor­
present the Collins scholarship
mers and an increase for present
plaque, and presentation will be
consumers by the addition of 92
made of a golden award pin to distribution transformers and 300
Virginia Johnson who was the
sets of service wires.
local winner in competition for
The proposed new building is
the title of Betty Crocker Home­
to be located at First and Maple
maker of Tomorrow. By virtue
streets and will nearly cover the
of her winning here, she will now three lots owned by the coopera­
be entered in the state competi­ tive there. Reinforced concrete
tion with winners from the other construction is plannd for the
high schools.
building which will be designed
to handle any ultimate growth of
the cooperative.
The structure is designed to
-
serve three purposes by providing
I
facilities for
garage, warehouse
and office, thereby bringing to­
A class A liquor license was gether the entire operation. The
on the agenda for approval by office will provide desk space for
city councilmen as part of the 10 people and the garage will
business to be transacted when handle housing for eight vehicles.
they met Monday for the first
February meeting.
Application for the license was
made by Violet Asanovich, Port­
land, for Dick’s Tavern. Appro­
val was granted by the council.
The council also gave permission
The Future Teachers of Amer­
to the Oregon Purebred Nutria
association to display one or more ica chapter at Vernonia high
school will be represented at a
animals in the business section.
Authorization was given to fi­ state wide meet on the Oregon
nal payment on the sewer con­ State college campus this week
struction work, but specified the end by Miss Olga Petersen, ad­
withholding of $3600 until the viser, and Priscilla Hickman, Vir.
city formally accepts the project. ginia Johnson, Julia Waite and
Carolyn Heath.
This meet will draw represen
New Shell Distributor
tatives from 40 high schools
Effective February 15, M B. throughout the state and the pur­
Steers Jr. will be the new local pose is to formulate a state wiue
distributor for Shell Oil products. organization.
Vernonia and St. Helens are
He is taking over the territory
formerly served by E. V Robert­ the only chapters in Columb.a
county.
son.
West Oregon Electric officials
were advised by telegram Tues­
day that approval has been grant­
ed the cooperative on a loan ap­
plication in the amount of $327,-
Sam Hearing Named
Official Registrar
Mist, Vernonia Area
New Officers Named
For Coming Year at
Annual Business Meet
Dimes Drive
Nearing End
VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
Awards Assembly
Being Scheduled
LOUIS TOWNE
Co-op Names New
Power Advisor
Louis Towne of Kennewick.
Washington, formerly assistant
manager of the Big Bend Electric
cooperative, began woik here on
February ‘1 as power use advisor
for West Oregon Electric, Mana­
ger Guy Thomas announced last
Wednesday.
Prior to position with Big Bend
Electric, Towne was with the
Benton County PUD at Prosser.
He will fill the position here for­
merly held by Harlow Hotrum.
The new advisor is a graduate
of Washington State
college
where he majored in agricultural
engineering and has served in th<*
navy as electronic technician.
Mrs. Towne and their three
daughters and two sons will move
here when a suitable residence
can be found.
E. J. Douglass
Rites Monday
Funeral services for Elam James
Douglass who died of pneumonia
February 1, were held Monday,
February 6, at the Vernonia
Evangelical United Brethren
church, of which he was a mem­
ber. Revarend F. M. Knoll of­
ficiated and music was provid 'd
by Mrs. Lois Clark at the piano
and Mrs. L. H. Thomas at the or­
gan.
Reverend and Mrs. L. A. Shel­
ton of the Assembly of God
church sang "Take Time to b?
Holy” and "The Last Mile of the
Waj.......... rhe Holy City* ’ w ■
played by Dane Allan Brady as a
trumpet solo.
•
Mr. Douglass was born in
Bloomington, Nebraska Septerr.
ber 23, 1878. He marn?d Myrtle
Miller in McMinnville, Oregon in
1902. They returned to the farm
in Nebraska and six years later
founded the
Gitchell-Douglass
stores. In 1942, Mr. Douglass was
a public school music instructor
in Iowa, and remained there un­
til coming to Oregon m 1928. He
was employed by Miller Mercan.
tile, first at McMinnvill?, and
then at Vernonia.
He was a
member of the Masonic lodge of
Gibbon, Nebraska, active in com­
munity projects and band organ­
izations.
Besides his widow.
Myrtle
Douglass, Vernonia, he is sur­
vived by a son, Gerald James
Douglass, Omaha, Nebraska; and
two daughters, Mrs Wayn'1 Eck­
man, Fresno, California and Mrs.
Delbert Dow, Jefferson, Oregon.
Also surviving are five grand­
children and a sister, Mrs. S. L.
GitchelL Kearney, Nebraska
A
infant daughter, Ellen Anita pre-
ceeded him in death.
Concluding services were at the
Masonic cemetery at McMinnville.
Casket bearers were Julius Ene-
voldsen, Frank Morns, Elbert
Stiff, Cecil Johnson, George
Johnson and Lloyd Thomas
Approval Given
Tavern License
Future Teachers
To Attend Meet
Logger Netmen Post Two Victories,
Loss for Week's Game Encounters
Vernonia high Loggers outshot
the Neahkahnie Pirates at Rock­
away Wednesday night in record­
ing a 7D-65 hoop victory.
The Loggers were always in
front and the Neahkahnie Pirate*
never got closer than the final
five points separating the two
quintets at the final buzzer. Dar­
rell Fluke of the Loggers was
high point man with 21 while
Smith took the honors for the
Pirates with 19 points.
Hood River fought off a furious
second-half rally by the Loggers
Saturday night to gain a 54-50
conference basketball victory.
The victory dropped the Log­
gers down near the cellar in the
Columbia League race. Coach
Kerry Moran’s Loggers now face
a stiff uphill fight to be in cham­
pionship contention at the end of
league competition.
The Loggers, five different times
in the game, pulled into a tie
with the Dragons and at least se­
ven times held the lead, ones by
five points
The Dragons were
Lions Hear Safety Man
not to be denied and in th? last
James R. Banks was the guest quarter held the Loggers to seven
speaker at Monday’s Lions meet­ points while sinking 11 for their
ing He represented the traffic own cause. Two of these points
safety division of the secretary were on foul shots by Lloyd
of state's office and told Lions Crown after the final buzzer
The Loggers were led in their
the extent of work done by the
division towards promoting re­ losing cause by the outstanding
duction of the state traffic death play of their Junior guard. Bob
Crowston, who tied Lloyd Crown
toll. .
of the Dragons for high point hon­
ors, each sinking 17.
Outscoring their opponents from
the floor, the Loggers lost th.dr
game from the charity stripe,
where the Dragons picked up 22
points to the home clubs 10.
Box scores on page 6.
The visiting Vernonia Loggers
got the jump on David Douglas
high in the first half Tuesday
night and rolled to a 63 42 bas­
ketball win
The Scots were never ahead,
although they managed dead­
locks at 5-5 and 7-7. Vernonia
however, quickly ran up a 12-7
edge and held the lead at 26-20
at th? midway point. Bill Yapp,
Douglas high.s deadeye, matched
Vernonia's Darrell Flvke in point
production, each getting 17. Th
Crowston brothers each contrib­
uted nine points to the Logger’s
winning cause.
The Seniorless Scots will join
the new Metropolitan league next
year when th?y add a Senior
class to their enrollment.
The Digger’s fast break seem« d
to run the Scots into the floor
and their inability to keep up
with the speedy Loggers tells
the real story of the game
The Loggers return to leagu •
when they meet the tall Eagles
of Wy'east on the Vernonia
| quint?t’s floor