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Library, U of 0 Vi VOLUME 34. NUMBER 45 PHONE HA 9-3372 VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON 10c COPY Election Results All but two precincts reported No. 1 EISENHOWER 111 STEVENSON 115 McKAY 75 MORSE 150 LEE 126 NORBLAD 94 HOLMES 138 SMITH 84 HATFIELD 88 SWEETLAND 130 SMITH 102 UNANDER 118 FRANCIS 85 THORNTON 129 BARMEIER 70 KLEMSEN 1 12 DILLARD 128 WILLIAMSON 93 BUD HOLMES 106 JOHNSON 105 FORSYTH 116 WASSER 99 No. 1 Tax Laws Yes 38 No 167 No. 2 State Gifts Yes 133 NO 70 No. 3 Salaries Yes 103 State Officers No 97 No. 4 Qualifica Yes 138 tions No 59 No. 5 Salaries, Yes 87 Legislators No 119 No. 6 Cigs 67 ' Yes No 147 No. 7 Fishing Yes 137 No 70 • City Election HAWKEN BAYLEY GARDNER DAVIS STURDEVANT ROBERTS GORDON No. 2 127 157 96 189 156 121 180 101 101 176 155 126 92 175 88 180 164 114 123 143 153 122 51 203 181 69 151 98 163 72 116 129 93 185 182 89 No. 1 85 109 88 71 105 101 173 No. 3 135 243 100 281 241 127 268 108 128 237 206 163 104 252 90 263 246 109 142 204 152 198 71 256 231 86 170 153 218 87 157 167 113 238 252 105 No. 2 69 96 99 55 72 90 154 No. 4 129 147 105 165 144 115 158 109 ue 146 129 131 98 157 81 162 130 121 na 121 * 132 112 50 194 175 67 137 100 177 57 no 74 74 . 182 174 77 No 4 48 58 44 35 69 60 96 FIRST PLACE Cty. 3963 5301 "3030 6230 5279 3791 5841 3371 .3443 5588 4341 4645 3350 5483 2 416 6409 4692 4350 3999 4681 5140 3828 1701 6592 5660 2269 4449 3581 5301 253'9 3744 4374 3317 5440 4236 4137 Tot.il 202 263 231 161 246 251 423 Delegates Heard At VHS Assembly Student speakers were featured at the assembly held Tuesday morning of last week at Vernonia high school wh'n delegates to Boys and Girls State and the United Nations gave interesting reports on the sessions which they had attended during the summer. Girls State delegates who re ported were Carol Ray, spon sored by the American Legion auxiliary; DeAnn Cook, sponsor ed by the Mt. Heart Rebekah lodge and Laur'l Wyckoff, spon sored by Chapter BS. P.E.O. Sis. terhood. Boys State representatives were Marion Knoll, sponsored by the Lions club and Jon Bush spon sored by the American Legion Bob Spencer, representing the Odd Fellows activity association which sponsored the United Na tions pilgrimage for youth del egate. Marjorie Reynolds, present ed a cup to the school in recog- THURSDAY. NOV 8. 195* nition of the delegate being chos en this year from Vernonia high school. Mr. Dove accepted the cup for the school. Miss Reynolds gave a very in teresting talk on her trip - and also showed pictures she had taken. I ( I I | I i I J Local gridiron fans received a real treat last Friday evening wheiTthe local eleven entertained the Tigers of Clatskanie and tam ed the visitors by a score of 18-6. The Vernonia squad, by winnin this all-important game, clinched a tie for the championship, which they will share with the Wy’East Eagles Wy'East will represent this district, however. in the state playoffs By winning this game the Log gers won their first league chan; pionship sjnee 1950. That yea the Vernonia team met the As toria Fishermen in District 3 playoff and were soundly trounc ed 38-14. Vernonia found Friday night s contest as tough as had been pre dicted and had to fight the Tigers all the way to the final gun. The Loggers scored first midway in the first period when the touch down was set up by a brilliant run from midfield to the Tigers 32 by Bob Crowston From that point Larry Akers hit Jon Bush from 15 yards out all the way to the visitors five. From there Larry Akers powered his way over for the TD Try for point failed sending Vlcek's charges ahead 6 0 Once again the Vernoniaites scored in the first half when Bob Crowston threw a perfect heave to Dick Crowston from the Tiger 45 all the way to their eight-yard marker. On third down from two yards out Larry Akers Once PHOTO ABOVE shows Larry Akers. Logger back, on a 12-yard gallop in last Friday nights game, which was won by Vernonia 18-6. j Two Companies Give Approval To Merger LCL Standings i Wy’East Vernonia Hood River Clatskanie Scappoose Rainier W 3 3 3 2 1 1 L 1 1 2 3 2 4 T 1 1 0 0 2 0 Stockholders of International Paper company Monday voted by a big majority to approve the pro posed merger with the Long- Bell Lumber corporation and Long-Bell Lumber company. Two field trips were made last Word of the move was released week by classes at Vernonia high in a Portland paper and informa Frank Summons, cooperative weather observer here, reveals tion that the change would be school as a part of their courses. the following weather statistics for effective at midnight Monday Monday, Mrs Ora Bolmcicr took 18 members of her Family Liv the month of October. Total pre was received here that afternoon. ing class to Portland for a visit Approximately 86 per cent of cipitation amounted to 5.52 inches to the court j»f human relations the stock eligible for voting was with the heaviest rainfall occur- presided over by Judge Long. mg on October 20 with .97 of an cast in favor of the proposal Earlier Monday shareholders He also talked to the class in his inch. chambers following the court ses of the two Long-Bell company- Highest temperature was on sion. had approved the merger at a October 6 when the mercury Mothers who assisted Mrs. Bol- special meeting in Kansas City. touched 78 and on October 22. 24 meter with transportation were John H. Hinman, board chair and 28 it dipp'-d to a cool 30 man of International Paper, Mrs. Art Davis. Mrs. Henry An- degrees. said International can now pro deregg. Mrs. LeRoy Cook and Airman Now In Formosa ceed with its plans for construc- Mrs. Ben Sharar Judge Is Banquet Speaker Wednesday, the 49 students in I tion of a bleached and un A/2c Robert McFarland who Mrs. Marjorie Bassett’s Home Ec i bleached paper and paperboard Judge Alfred T Sulmonetti of has been in Korea for some time classes were taken by bus to the has now been sent to Formosa Portland will be the speaker for I mill in Oregon He said a plan I I Pendleton woolen mill plant at is being studied whereby the where he exepcts to b? for two the annual father and son ban Washougal, Washington and later Oregon plant would also product quet at the EUB church next months or more. He is with the to the finishing factory in Pori- newsprint. Tuesday evening 69th fighter bomber squadron. International officials said the land. to see the processes of pro company has not yet decided duction of woolen materials. where to locate the proposed Oregon plant. Office Curtailed The stockholders meetings held Monday had been scheduled orig The Wednesday schedule of vis inally October 16 and 17, but its here by the county extension were adjourned twice pending service will be discontinued for a tax ruling by the internal rev the time being County Extension enue bureau. Agent Don Coin Walrod said last week. Reason for stopping the Wednesday visits is the resigna tion of Lou Oester and the ne cessity to curtail activities. A representative from the county office has been in Vernonia and has maintained his office at West At the., meeting of the city Oregon Electric. council h' ld Monday evening, a call for bids appearing elsewhere Firemen Aid Dystrophy in this paper was ordered tor ap Vernonia firemen are sponsor proximately 500 yards of river gravel to be used for city street ing locally the drive for funds improvem“nt A special meeting for the Muscular Dystrophy As of the council is called for next sociation of America. Inc. They have placed containers in the WALTER FORSYTH, right, talks over predator control programs Monday evening to act on bid tusinsM houses for the collection received with Ron Hein, center. Columbia County Livestock association of funds and ask that persons Other business included the ap president, and Don Donahoo. U. S. Fish and Wild life service repre sentative. Forsyth started trapping in the county October L proval of liquor licenses for Lou’s interested contribute in this way Place and Sam's Food Store and Funds are used by the society for replacing former trapper Farrell West. Livestock and poultry research to determine cause, an ord^r that bonds that had ma owners who suffer losses from predators are invited to utilise treatment and possible cures for tured b? sold and the funds re the services of Trapper Forsyth by making requests through the th* disease invested in more bonds. county extension office. Courthouse. St. Helens. Classes Take Field Trips Slemmons Gives Weather Data Council Asks Bids for Rock again drove over for a T D. with the point after failing In the waning minutes of the first half Clatskanie got all th • way down to the locals* five-yard marker only to be stopped by a 15-yard penalty where the locals stopped the Tiger drive Midway m the third quarter the visiting Tigers came to life and scored their only tally of the game on a pass from 15 yards out Try for point failed. Also during the third period Vernonia set up their final touchdown when once again a Bob Crowston accurate toss found its target from the Tiger’s 40 to the 10 with Larry Johnson snagging the pass. As the thud period end'd the Log gers had penetrated down to the two-vard marker Start of the fourth quarter re vealed Larry Akers plunging ver for the third time during the game for another six points and sending the Loggers in the lead 18-6. Try for extra point w is no good. End of this important tilt for the local eleven revealed Coach Vlcek being carried vic toriously from the field on the shoulders of his squad. Friday night the Vernoma gr* 1 men will journey to Nestucca for th? last game of the season. This will be a non-league contest and the local eleven will be heavily favored to defeat that squad. Paul Weidman will be co captain for this final game of the currenl season. By winning this game the local team moved into a tie for the league championship with the Wy'East Eagles. Road Association Asks Delegations From Communities to Appear at Highway Commission Presentation Recruiting of delegations from the chambers of commerce and other interested groups along the route of the Highway 99W Alter nate Road association’s proposed road has been carried on since the meeting of directors held in Forest Grove two weeks ago. These delegations are to back up Cliff Elliott, McMinnville, speak er for the group, when he makes their presentation in audience with the state highway commis sion Friday. November 9 at 10:30 a m in the Imperial hotel, Port land President Art Ostrander ap pointed Homer Walz, Forest Grove, Ralph Kletzing, Carlton and James Stanard of McMinn ville a committee to confer with Elliott and l<x>k out for the in terest of the association in the re quest to the commission. Inasmuch as the roadway be tween Forest Grove and McMinn ville is one of the roughest part» in the Highway 99W Alternate program, it is to be suggest*?^ that improvement be started o»- that strip of road Practically no work has been done on this p < k tion of the road in 30 years. It is hoped that a large deleg i tion of Vernonia and upper N halem valley folks will take Un»* and attend this meeting befor • the commission Friday to back up the association. The time set for the hearing is 10:30 a m. and pc- pie planning to attend are askii to be there at 10:00 a m to sig» up. Juniors Choose Play. Start Practice Opening night produces a re Accidental Hero has been chos sounding success in which tlu* en as the Junior class play foi sound-effects man, the prompter, this year It is a three act farce, and the school principal play instead of the usual mystery comedy type of play that ha.; leading roles. The curtain falls been presented here for several as the eoach keeps his job an I years. his man, John’s chicken hou- • This is the plot: is pr'K-laimed a success, Kitty get* A high school class threatened a hamburger, and the school by the loss of extra-curricular keeps its "frills". ■'frills” set out to show their The tryouts for the play bega.i value by a bang up presentation Thursday. October 25. Mr. Mu, of a play. an will be the director. The young and too serious coach does strange things with the cast, ing although for noble reasons. The »elf styled-glamor girl finds herself acting as a scrub woman. | Tomboy Peggy is given the role of grandmother, and John, inter ested only in designing chicken Columbia county will join Or houses, is given the role of the gon and the rest of the country hero. Even Kitty, who's to play Saturday, November 10, in ob the heroine part is unhappy. In serving National 4-H achiev the play, she’s required to kiss ment day. Sharing the recogr the hero, and her father is run tion will be 27,590 4-H youngstr . ning for the school board on a in Oregon clubs and more th. > "non-smooching" platform 4000 adult volunteer leaders. Rehearsals get underway, and Emphasis is being given th ; everyone gets underfoot. year in Oregon to the juni i There's the school principal leadership program, which his» who has grease paint longings, the year found nearly 1000 older local raporter who's fond of the club members helping organiz-* coach, and some nosey PT A mem clubs and assisting younger mem hers «ho start a ticket rush to bers with club projects. Colum discover just how “questionable” bia county this year had 19 junior leaders. the play is. Saturday Is 4-H Achievement Day
