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VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
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SWIM LESSONS
STÄRT ÄT PÄRK
City, School
Meetings on
June Agenda
Improved weather conditions
this week have made the pool at
the city park a popular place and
Mrs. Betty Ellis, life guard, has
been on duty anA has begun
Voters to Decide on
Tax Levies. Directors
At Three Sessions
City residents will have the
oportunity to discuss the proposed
budget for the next fiscal year at
a public meeting dated for next
Monday evening, June 18, at the
city hall.
Budget figures for the coming
year list a total expenditure of
$86,909.84 and total estimated re-
ceipts, except from taxation, of
$73,629.84. The difference of $13,-
280 is to be raised by a direct tax,
all of which is within the six per
cent limitation.
Provided for in the itemized
listing of expenditures are three
sinking funds to meet future ob
ligations, one being for $7000 for
debt service on bonds, another of
$4500 for the sewer department
and the third, $7000, for the water
department.
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swimming instruction classes.
According to announcements
made this week by Mrs. Ellis,
lessons for all ages will be given
at 10 and 11 a.m., weather per
mitting, and from 4 to 6 p.m. for
those who work and are unable
to come at the morning hours.
This is especially designed to ac
comodate those who are picking
berries. On hot days, busses go
to the fields early and are usually
in early, also.
Advanced swimmers will begin
training now for life-saving tests
and later in the season, it is
planned to have someone come
from Portland to give tests for
life-saving certificates.
An improvement being made at
the pool is the installation of a
new diving board to replace the
old one which is cracked, The
new board is being donated by
the Long-Bell Lumber company
and will be installed by city
workmen.
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ABOVE is shown one of the problems of a school administrator when school is out and the pupils and
teachers have gone their way for the summer vacation. Almost immediately the custodial staff be
gins the jeb of cleaning and repairing for the fall term. Included in the clean up is the assortment
of clothes, gloves, shoes, lunch pails, sports equipment, etc., that students have left behind. This
year's collection is pictured above and needs io be disposed of. In the hope that some of the property
may be claimed, the school will be open Monday and Tuesday of next week for claiming purposes.
Chapter Names Officers, Board, Lists SEWER WORK
Total of $5000 Spent on Flood Work TO WIND UP
Mrs. Glen Hawkins and Mrs.
Ed Buckner attended the annual
banquet and meeting of the Co
lumbia (tnunty Red Cross chapter
at St. Helens June 4 at which M.
McMichael of St. Helens was elec
ted county chairman for the
coming year. He replaces Ciar-
ence Ellison.
Other officers named at the
same time were vice-chairman,
Chris Nyland of Scappoose; sec-
retary, Margaret Bitte of St. He
lens and treasurer,
W. Wolfe.
RURAL DISTRICT VOTE DUE
Nyland replaces McMichael as
At this same meeting, voters vice-chairman, while the other
will be asked to vote on a mem- two succeed themselves.
ber for the rural school district
Board members for the com
No. 5 which includes Vernonia, ing year were also named. They
Mist and Birkenfeld. The other are Glen Seastrom and Gilbert
two districts will have the same Urie of Scappoose, Clarence Elli
ballot which will all go to St. He son of Warren, Mrs. Marie Hawk
lens for tabulation. On that bal ins of Vernonia, Rev. Raymond
lot will appear the name of Har Otto and A. D. McAnear of Rai-
ry Sandon, incumbent. Peti nier and W. W. Wolfe of St. Hel-
tions were circulated in the Mist- ens.
Birk^nfeld area for Robert Berg
Mrs. Alice Wood of Rainier,
but they reached the office of Mrs. A. R. Dorris of Scappoose
the county school superintendent and Mrs. Anr^i Burcham of St.
after the deadline for filing so Helens were also named as hon
his name will not be printed on orary members of the board.
the ballot.
However, write-in
Gerry Kelley, chairman of the
votes are also legal on this bal Red Cross disaster program for
lot.
Columbia county, reported that a’
TWO FILE FOR H.S. POSITION total of $5,000 had been expended
in Vernonia and Scappoose on
Two petitions have now been rehabilitation work following the
filed, also, for the high school floods of rainwater last winter.
election which will take place the Tracing the present flood situa
following Monday, June 25. They tion, Kelley said that the coun
are for Harry Sandon, incumbent, ty was broken up into diking dis
and Howard Jones of Birkenfeld. tricts, with individual chairmen
Eirkenfeld was added to the Ver I for each district. He commended
nonia Union high school district the district chairmen for the
last year and this is the first time hearty support during present
a candidate from that area has flood conditions.
been elegible for membership on
Mrs. Geneva Shadley, reporting
the board.
on the blood program for the
year, listed a total of 403 pints of
blood collected in two visits each
to St. Helens, Scappoose, Vernonia
and Rainier, and one visit to
Clatskanie.
N. F. Swarthout, speaking for
the water safety committee, stat
ed that first-aid instructions were
made available last year at the
Sea Scouts regatta, county fair
and Camp Wilkerson.
Twelve
regular instruction programs were
also held throughout the country,
of which several at present are
suspended due to the flood emer-'
gency.
FLAG DAY. celebrated annual
Other committee chairmen re
ly on June 14. is the anniversary
of the day on which the Conti ported on nursing services, junior
nental
Congress, meeting
in Red Cross program, fund drive
Philadelphia, adopted the stars and other programs.
Members of the county organ
and stripes as the national flag of
the United States in 1777. At the ization heard discussion on a pro
request of General Washington, posed move of county headquar
the first flag was made by Bet ters to the city hall. It was de
sy Ross of Philadelphia. Now. cided that the headquarters would
each year a service is held on remain in the same place on Pla
June 14 in the Betsy Ross house za, after members learned that
and the Patriotic Order of Sons the owner of the location, Mrs.
W. W. Dillard, was willing to
of America places a wreath on
lower the present rent to accomo-
her grave.
date the Red Cross chapter. Ger
ry Kelley stated, following the
vote to remain, that Mrs. Dillard
had kept the rent far below what
she could expect from other ten
ants, in deference to the Red
Cross.
Another important issue voted
upon by the membership was the
decision to join the United Fund
effort this year as in previous
years. Fund failure last year had
prompted a consideration to at
tempt a fund drive on its own by
the Red Cross.
Chris Nyland, in speaking for
association with the UF, stated
that industrial houses prefer to
donate in lump sums, as through
the UF. Mrs. A. R. Dorris also
spoke for the United Fund say
ing that widespread support by
Red Cross members during the
fund campaign would assure a
large share of funds for the chap
ter. A motion to join for the
corning year was passed unani
mously.
Gerald Mumford of Portland,
director of disaster services for
the Multnomah county Red Cross,
was guest sp. aker at the banquet.
He spoke on the need of the coun
ty community to be told how
Red Cross is benefitting them.
“No other charitable service pro
vides the long-range rehabilita
tion work that the Red Cross
does,” he statrti.
A total of 46 persons attended
the dinner meeting.
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Roadmaster for
County Intended
A resolution by th.e Columbia
county court at a session late in
May empowers the court to em
ploy a county roadmaster. The
resolution was adopted because
the county road system has
grown in extent to approximat
ely 664 miles with 290 bridges
and culverts.
The resolution further indicates
that the volume of work on main
tenance is so varied and techni
cal it will be to the best interest
of the county to have such an
employe.
The court will enter into a con
tract with the man qualified for
the position at a salary to be mu
tually agreed upon by the court
and the individual
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I Three Teachers Resign
The resignation last week of
Miss Apphia Koch, home econom
ics teacher, brought to three the
vacancies existing on the faculty
at Vernonia high school. Others
who will not return next year
are Bill Ferguson, science teach
er, and Richard Newman, libra
ry and journalism instructor.
Committeemen of the St. Helens
junior chamber of commerce who
will assist in planning the 1956
Miss Columbia County contest
were announced this week by
general chairman Bob Carey.
The contest will be held Friday
night, June 29, at 8 p.m. whin
judging of entrants will name
the girl who will carry the coun-
ty title to the state contest at
Seaside later in the summer.
Open to all girls in the county
who are unmarried and between
18-28 years, this will be the only
judging contest preliminary to
naming M iss Columbia County of
1956.
Girls wishing to ent r the con-
test may contact chairman Bob
Carey by mail: Bob Carey, gen
eral delivery, St. Helens; or phone
1053-M.
Price of admission to the pro
gram Jun-’ 29 will be one dollar,
it was further announced.
Elaine Haling Lease will be in
charge of the girls entering the
contest. She will direct them in
rehearsals and advise them in
presentations.
Fireworks Set
For July 4th
Announcement was made this
week by a representative of the
local V.F.W organization that
they will act as sponsors, with
the assistance of other organiza
tions, for a fireworks display here
on the Fourth of July.
Permission has been obtained
for the use of the grounds at the
Washington school and no charge
will be made for the exhibition.
However, contributions from or
ganizations and individuals will
be welcomed and may be left at
the Vernonia Eagle office.
A meeting was held last night
at the VF W hall at which re
presentatives from other organ
izations were present to help for
mulate definite plans which will
be announced later.
Consultant on
Industry to
Be Asked Here
Naxt Dinner Meeting
Of Membership, Open
House Is Planned
Olympic Fund
Aid Asked Here
Frank Kanehl, contractor for
the sewer work done for the city
last summer and fall, returned
here Wednesday to take care of
remaining work to complete the
contract.
Street crossings where pave-
ment was broken to install sewer
pipes will be repaved and excess
dirt along ditches will be removed
or leveled as required. Mr Ka
nehl expects to be here until the
middle of next week.
Contest Started
For Miss County
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The directors and committee
chairmen of the Vernonia cham
ber of commerce met Monday
night. Resulting from the dis
cussion on a proposed program for
study of industrial possibilities in
the Vernonia area prepared by
Ivan Bloch, Industrial Consultant,
Portland, plans are being made
to have Bloch or his assistant,
John Davidson meet with the di
rectors and explain further this
program and answer questions.
The June quarterly meeting of
Highway 99W association was an
nounced for June 13 at Forest
Grove. Marshall Dana, secretary
of Oregon Highway Life Savers
association, will speak on “The
President’s Highway Conference,
San Francisco,”
Dwight Strong was elected to
the board of directors to com
plete a two-year term, ending
July 1, 1957. He will fill a board
vacancy.
The directors also discussed and
approved strict adherence to the
terms specified in the chamber
by-laws concerning payment of
dues of members, this section of
A representative of the Colgate the by-laws stating, "any member
Palmolive soap company was ,i n whose membership fees are in ar.
Vernonia Wednesday working rears 90 days shall be automati
with a representative of the Ara cally dropped from membership.’
erican Legion auxiliary to place
Plans are being made for the
containers in places of business regular membership dinner meet
for people to deposit box tops ing, the tentative date being July
and wrappers which the com 6. The Caylite Candle Company,
pany will redeem with a« ten Inc. is cooperating with the cham
cent contribution for each to the ber and will hold open house on
Olympic fund which will help that evening, giving local folks an
send American teams to the com apportunity to see the progress
petitions in Australia.
and workings of Vernonia’s new
Details may be obtained where est industry. Tickets for the din
boxes are sent or from Mrs. Ste ner, and other details will be an
nounced later.
ven Waite.
GRADE ELECTION MONDAY
Voters of elementary school
district 47 Jt. will be called on to
vote next Monday, June 18, also
for a director and on the ques
tion of exceeding the six per cent
limitation to provide funds for
the next school year. The elec
tion will take place in the front
hall at the Washington school and
will be from 2 to 8 p.m.
Petitions have been filed by
Glen Hawkins, incumbent, and
Dana Brady for the position of
director and their names will be
printed on the ballot, Other
names may be written in if de-
sired.
THURSDAY, JUNE 14. 1954
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KENNETH LEE THOMAS
Desire to See Sister, Wager with
Friend Results in 7-Hour Bike Ride
Kenneth Lee Thotpas, son of
Charlie Thomas of Treharne, de
cided last Friday that he wanted
to visit his sister, Mrs. Les
Thompson, at Seaside, and lack
ing any better way decided to
make the trip on his bicycle. His
father consented to his trying the
trip and a bet on the part of a
buddy that if he left here Fri
day morning, be couldn’t arrive
in Seaside before midnight height
ened his determination to do it
and not only make the desired
visit but collect the bet.
Kenneth left Treharne about
7:40 am. Friday with the wea
ther outlook here good. How
ever, as he advanced on Sunset
highway he encountered rain
which continued the rest of the
way. His red leather helmet be
gan to fade and his face began 1»
looks as though it were covered
with blood.
South of Seasid •
state police stopped him to see it
he was injured, then let him pro
ceed on his way, and about 3:0®
pm, only sevsn hours and five
minutes after leaving, he arrived
at his sister's home.
Kenneth called Mrs. Bert Tis
dale with whom he has lived
much of the time for a number
of years to let her know he was
there. He said the two long hills
he had to push his bike up were
the hardest part of the trip.
He will visit in Seaside for a
few days and rather doubts that
he will try pedaling home. How
ever, he does intend to collect hu
bet from his buddy.
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