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Library, U of VOLUME 34, NUMBER 11 10c COPY VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Development of Site For Industry Proposed At Director Meeting RIVER PROBLEM ON SOIL BOARD AGENDA Promenaders to Divide Nights RAYMOND C. JOHNSON. Box 281, Scappocs*. Monday of last week fil'd with tho county clork 10 run for county commissioner on the Domocrat c ticket. Ho has been engaged for many years in road supervision work. Son oi a pioneer Scappoose family. John son became interested in con struction work when working for the U.S. army engineers on Sau- vies Island. During Wcrld War 11 he served with the 14th armor ed division, returning to construc tion work on completion of ser vice. After a brief period on private construction contracting work, he worked for nine years with the county road maintenance department the last four years serving as road supervisor. He lives in Scappoose with his wife and children. Fire Protection Budget Studied enaders have expressed their ap preciation to IWA Local 5-37 for being allow'd use of the hall and to the Lions club for refresh- mnts furnished Saturday. Emergency Feed Available Now Word received here indicates Columbia county has been de clared a disaster area to make emergency stock feed available to farmers who can qualify for this assistance. People who wish to take ad vantage of this help may app’y to the Farm Home administration at Hillsboro or to th? county ex tension office at St. Helens. To qualify, a farmer must show that the major source of his in come derives from farming. Feed . is available for this emergency for b ef and dairy stock, sheep and breeding stock, but not hogs. A public hearing will be held at the offices of the Northwest Oregon State Forest Protection district. Forest Grove. Oregon, on Wednesday, March 23, 1956 at 2:00 p.m. for the purpose of pro viding all owners of lands an op portunity to be heard on matter pertaining to the budgeting of moneys required to defray th ■ cost of fire protection and sup pression within the boundaries of the northwest Oregon forest pro tection district. A copy of the tentative budget for the fire district may be in spected at the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection District Office, Forest Grove, Oregon. Columbia county is included in this district. Board Approves Salary Increase The board of directors of the Vernonia elementary school at its Convention Scheduled regular scheduled meeting on The convention of the North March 8 approved a salary in west Christmas Tree association crease of $200 per teacher for the will be held at the Women’s club I school year 1956-57. Additional business provided building in Portland Friday and ¡ Saturday. March 16 and 17 with for a tall for bids to reroof the sessions beginning at 10 a m. A Washington grade school and pro number of Vernonia people have ■ visions for the study of the salary indicated their intention to at schedule of employees and of stu tend these sessions and others dent transportation. The school budget in the amount who are interested are invited to of $180.380.00 was approved. do so. PTA Schedules Portland State Pro! For Speech Monday; Band to Play At the meeting of the PT. A. scheduled for next Monday even ing at the Washington school, Victor N Phelps, assistant pro fessor of education at Portland State college will be guest speak er on the subject “Why Johnny Can Read ’ He will illustrate h;s lecture with slides showing how children learn to read and will explain th-' reading readi ness program. A discussion peri od Will follow in which parents may ask questions Mr Phelps has practical exper ience to back up what he says because he began his teaching career in a one room school in Lane county and has taught all grades from one through high school. He has been an elemen tary principal, coach and superin tendent. Members of the Vernonia high school band will furnish musical numbers on the evening program THURSDAY. MARCH 15, t956 Report Heard Awards Indicate By Chamber Scout Activity On New Firm Candidates Enter Primary Race for County Offices; Five Democrats Seek Commissioner Post May 18 Th'* most competition for coun Filings for May 18’s primary election closed quietly Friday, in ty office is for the post of com contrast to the state filing seen?, I missioner. Five Democrats have with no county hopefuls signing their hats in the ring: Clyde Hen in for the ballot race. Thursday derson, incumbent; Chester C evening’s filing by Jewett Bush of Carroll. Scappoose; Willis G Gor Clatskanie for county commis I don, St. Helens; Raymond C sioner was the final entry in Johnson, Scappoose and Jewett County Clerk Hal Jensen’s office. Bush, Clatskanie. Two Republi cans having similar aspirations are Wally Noakes, Vernonia and C. R. Holmes, Clatskanie. Others filing for county offices before the Friday night d adline Property owners in the Nehal I were Clarence Wagner, R.. for em river watershed are reminded county surveyor; Mrs. Lois Kent, of a meeting of the Clatskanie R„ superintendent of schools; Ben Soil Conservation district board of Coleman. R., coroner and Louis directors scheduled next Wednes Wasser, D., sheriff; day evening at Natal. Oscar G. Weed of Vernonia fil Board members have changed ed for justice of the peace, also. their regular meeting to the Natal County Clerk Jensen Monday hall that night and ask a turnout emphasized the closing date for of valley residents to consider the registration of voters who wish to problem of flood water during vote in the primaries. Final date winter months. is April 17 and anyone wishing to The meeting will start at 8:00 vote in the primary must be reg I o'clock. istered by then. Persons becoming 21 years of age between April 17 and May 17 and desiring to vote in the pri mary may register between the dates of March 19 and April 17. Also, anyone who has moved from one precinct to another in Two nights of each week have Vernonia must go to th? city hall been scheduled as dance nights and have their registration chang for the Junior Promenaders. the ed if they want to vote. The young square dance group start new law gives strict orders that ed a short time ago, according to no one shall be allowed to vote an announcemnt made this week. in a precinct in which he does not Youngsters in both the grade reside. If in doubt, voters should and high school have been de check their registration. voting one night a week to danc Sam Hearing is registrar for ing. but the group has become I all four Vernonia precincts and too large and has made neces Mist. sary a division. Children up to and including the 5th grade age group will meet Thursday nights and from the 6th through high school on Tuesday nights. Eight squares danced Saturday ; night at the IWA hall. The Prom- ! PHONE HA 9-3372 WILLIS GEORGE GORDON, Democratic candidate for county commissioner for this county, is one of the men who will seek nomination at May 18 primary. His statement appea-s clsowhere in this issue. Mrs. George Hahn, vice-presi dent. presided at the meeting of the directors of the Vernonia chamber of commerce Monday evening, held in the West Oregon Electric office in the absence of Guy Thomas, president. A report was given by Lyman Hawken on the progress of th Caylite Candle Co., Inc. Cash and pledges are still being tak-*n for stock in the company. It is being placed in the U. S. National Bank. Vernonia Branch, in trust until the articles of incorporation arc completed by Attorn >y Neal Bush and are filed Work is going ahead on the buiilding and it is under stood that the Caywoods have sold their property in Seattle and will be in Vernonia this week. Anyone wishing to purchase stock in this corporation may do so by contacting Lyman Hawken, Bill Horn, Marvin Kamholz or Guy Thomas, or the chamber of commerce office. Development of an industrial site was discussed. Many cities are securing by option, or pur chase, sites suitable for industry with transportation, water, pow er, ready to go. This brought, up the subject of zoning and build ing codes in the city It was d"- cided to ask the city council to consider an adequate zoning or dinance and an enforcible build ing code for Vernonia. It was felt that this would increase the value of Vernonia property con siderable. Louis Towne reported that there would be a meeting of the soil conservation group at the Natal Grange March 21 at 8:00 p.m. A study will be made of flood control and irrigation and other pertinent matters. Anvon<- inbrested is urged to attend the meeting. Roads and highways chairman Art Ostrander asked support of local people for the Highway 99W Alternate Road association meet ing here Wednesday night. This will be the first annual meeting with election of directors and of ficers. Sirftee any work on th proposed road will be b ’nefic- lal for all Vernonia residents and e-specially certain types of bus inesses, he urged a good turnout for the meeting. Art Students View Exhibit A field trip was made by the art students from the eighth grade and freshman, sophomore and ju nior high school classes last ! Thursday when 42 students, ac companied by Mrs. Eric Feasey i and Mrs Bill Chalmers, instruc- I tors, and Mrs. R. D. Eby and Mrs. Todd Bowerman, chaperones, went to Portland in Austin Corll's bus to see the regional scholastic art exhibit at Lipman Wolff and Co., which had been entered by a number of Vernonia students. The high school band concert Entries on display were ones which had to be cancelled last which had won recognition and week because of heavy snow falls among them were the design for and icy road conditions has been a play suit submitted by Carolyn rescheduled for Wed nesday, Garlock which won for her a gold March 23. Tickets sold for the key award, and the Christmas previous date will be good for card design entered by Ronnie that date. Anderegg which was given a first The concert, which is being place for which he received a cer presented jointly by the Vernonia tificate. and Rainier high school band.-:, Following the visit to the art will be presented in Raimer Fri exhibit in the morning, the group day evening March 23 enjoyed lunch at Hilaires aft'-r which they went to the Portland Mrs. Tousley Dies Art Museum to see the Chrysler Mrs. Ethel Tcusley, formerly a exhibit. Only thing to mar the trip was resident of Vernonia, passed away Wednesday at St. Mary's hospital. the fact that the bus broke down Astoria. Tentative plans are for at Top Hill on the way home and the burial to take place at Mc cars had to be summoned to bring the crowd on home. Alester, Oklahoma •••••••••••A Band Concert Rescheduled At the meeting of the Vernonia Boy Scout troop 201 held last Wednesday evening, March 7, Scout Master Jewell Lloyd made the presentation of a number of awards which were indicative of stepped-up scout activity. Lynn Bolmeier, Darrell Elliott, Neil Lloyd and Tommy Watson were elevated to second class and Dan ny Graham had passed the re quirements but was not present to receive the award. Merit badges were presented as follows: Tenderfoot, Jimmy Hult, Billy Tomlin and Verne Smith (who was not present to receive it because of hospitalization due to burns); first aid, athletics and swimming. M. Mullins; first aid, citizenship in the home and citi zenship in the community, Lee Harman; cooking, first aid and machinery, David Linn, who was not present. Lee Harmon, David Lynn and Mike Mullins will be taken to the Star-Life board of review at the Aloha-Huber school on Friday, March 16 to receive the Star Scout rank. To date, 10 scouts have made their $3.00 deposit which is re quired for registration for Camp Merriwether. Any other scouts who plan to go must get their registration fee to Bill Horn by tonight, March 15. Scoutmaster Jwell Lloyd, and assistant Truman Knight, will attend two week end Boy Scout leader’s training Clinics Offer Veterans Aid The major Veterans organiza tions in Oregon are pres 'nting a group of outstanding experts in veterans affairs at clinics through out the state during March. Th ■ American Legion, D.A.V., Marine Corps League, M.O.P.H., V.F.W. and Vets of WW I, are joining forces in order to familiarize vet erans with job opportunities in Federal service as well as their many other benefits. The vetei an groups are cooperating with the U.S. Civil Service commission in holding these employment clin ics in five Oregon cities beginn ing March 19 in Roseburg, 23th in Medford, 21st in Eugene, 22nd in Portland, and 23rd in Pendle ton. An open evening meeting will be held in each city at 8:00 p m A discussion of federal, stat" and private employment will be car ried on and questions answered These employment clinics will likewise cover all phases of the various benefits to veterans and be discussed by specialists in their particular field. Represented at this meeting will be the U.S. Civil Service Commission, U.S. D ‘part- ment of Labor, Veterans Admin istration, Department of Veter an's Affairs, Oregon Employment Service and others. All veterans are urged to at tend. Service officers, employ ment chairmen and other interest ed officers of veterans' organiza tions are particularly invited, as are veterans with individual pro blems. sessions at the new council train ing center near Portland the week ends of March 10-11 and March 24-25. Both week ends, the lead ers will learn how to carry on the Boy Scout activities by actual participation in a full program of Scout projects. DÎMES DRIVE FUND REACHES TOP TOTAL Final tabulations of March of Dimes contributions from this area have revealed the largest total on record. $1029.2'3, accord ing to Mrs. Frank Serafin, local chairman. Appreciation has been expressed for the wholehearted support given io the drive by in dividuals in card returns: by or ganizations who sponsored fund raising events and by business people who collected dimes in various ways. Excellent public support was given to the various events scheduled to raise funds and the schools all turned in commenable amounts from drives held there. Library Board Selects Books Gifts to the Vernonia public library this week were: Tha Life of Mary Baker Eddy, by Sibyl Wilbur; Science and Health, with key to the scriptures, Unity of Good and Two Sermons, and Mis. cellaneous Writings, Library Ed, all by Mary Baker Eddy. Thursday evening the Vernonia Library board of directors, Am.v Kamholz, Ch., Olivia Brickel, Isa bel Culbertson, treasurer; Gladys Hawken; Pat Remnant and Mona Gordon, secretary, met for their regular monthly meeting at the city hall. Trustee Institute in Sa lem, April 25-26 was discussed. Library statistical reports were read for January And February, showing a decided increase in books borrowed, as is usual after the holidays. Notice was made of the poem,. "How Far?” by Edna Owens Eng- en, ex-local librarian, which had been published in the Oregonian Sunday. Several new book titles were selected to order for the libraiy shelves. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT Mill to Resume Monday Portions of the Long-Bell mill operations which have been clos ed since Monday, March 5 when snow falls made logging and transporting of logs impossible, will resume next Monday, ac cording to information released by Connie Anderson, general manager Improved weather con ditions have permitted logging to resume this week although therè is still much snow on the ground at Camp McGregor. Schools Vacation The Vernonia elementary schools are vacationing today and tomorrow while many ot the teachers attend th“ Oregon Edu cation association convention be ing held in Portland. JACK WOOLARD, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schaumburg, whj is now receiving basic training with the U.S. Air Force ot Parks Air Force Base. California. CpI. and Mrs. Bobby Dean Ful ton of Alturas, California arrived at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs Robert Fulton, Fridav evening for a week's visit. He is stationed at the air wing base of the Marine corps there. They were to leave here today to drive back to California. William David Poeter, neph ew of Lester Horsley, joined the Marine Corps and left here Tues day for the base in San Diego.