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VOLUME 35, NUMBER 17
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VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
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Letters to Chamber Teil
Ideas for Future; Names
For Directors Chosen
^Chamber
Cedar Trees
Offered Again
For 11th Year
of commerce direc­
tative. concerning egg produc­
tors, committee chairmen and tion and about the county de­
guests heard the reading of let­ velopment commission. Another
ters received since the last direc­ article on this page tells about
tor meeting, some having been the commission.
The nominating committee of
received because of recent pub­
licity in Portland papers, when which Mrs. Gene Drips is chair­
the group met Monday evening. man, presented the names to be
GIcss Connoy. from . sta' ion placed on the ballot to elect three
KUIK at Hillsboro, and Hi-rry directors for three-year terms
Junken were present as guests. These names were: Bill Johnson,
Connoy's purpose was to observe Darrold Proehl, Dwfght Strong,
the method followed at directors’ Albert Schalock, Evelyn Heath,
meetings and to ask that st rep­ George Biddle. Alfred Jones and
resentative of this chamber be a Marvin Kamholz. Ballots will be
guest speaker at a meeting of sent out May 10.
The Oregonian will feature a
the Hillsboro chamber.
Prominent among the letters page of pictures taken by Allen
was one written by Chauncpy deLay, staff photographer, in the
Price, Carson. Washington say­ Sunday issue for April 28 along
ing: ‘Have read the paper. I with information about this area.
think Vernonia is one'of the real­ Herman Edwards, Oregonian ed­
ly nice little towns in the North­ itor, and deLay were here Tues­
west and I do not feel it needs day of last week to obtain the
tc become a ’ghost town.’ En­ information and pictures for the
closed is a small check for th? page.
Art Ostrander told the group
•k'tty’ to help keep it alive."
Other letters received were about recent Highway 99W Al­
ternate activities and about at­
from Portland with a dozen sug
gestiona for enterprises:
from tending a meeting of the Banks
Portland asking about a small chamber where the suggestion
joint
home on acreage near the river; was made to arrange a
from Rochester, New York ask­ meeting of the Vernonia, Banks
ing about property; from North and Forest Grove chambers.
Another flash report from the
Bend asking about rental prop
erty; from Olex asking about Oregon chamber executives has
property; from Clatskanie about been received here giving warn­
hunting rocks. Mrs. Art Ostrand- ing of a magazin-' group which
er and her nephew made ar­ uses the appeal in solicitations
rangements and provided a trip that they are "visiting a rela­
for the rock expedition which tive,” "friend of the family,” or
b-aught in one agate weighing are "handicapped" as a means of
selling their products.
more than 34 pounds.
A report by Louis Towne on
work of the Friendship Jamboree
indicated over $400 has been paid
.n for the wooden nickel promo­
tion idea and 10.000 have been
ordered, the design sent in and
proofs are expected in a few­
Tabulations made Wednesday
days The Jamboree committee morning show $372.35 had been
meets again Friday at 8 p.m. at collected here for the American
the West Oregon building.
Cancer Society and some money
Towfne also told directors and was yet to come in. About 30
guests about an agriculture com­ women had assisted with the
mittee meet with D. W. White- house to house solicitation and
meyer. General Mills represen- Jim Caywood, county chairman,
has expressed his appreciation for
their efforts.
Persons who still wish to make
donations may take them to
Ralph Bergerson at the bank. He
is treasurer for the county chap­
Ciarence Larson was elected ter.
Funds raised are us”d in re­
president of the Community Am-
bu anee association at the meet- search and education in the ef­
• ng held April 9. Other officers fort to reduce the heavy toll of
C. A. Toothaker. vice-presi- cancer.
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,?--it: Dessy Laird, treasurer and
L. E. Stiff, secretary.
Band at Cedar Hills Sai.
Seven men were also named to
í ?; ve on the board of directors.
Th' Vernonia high school band
They include Albert Woolsey, will play from 2 to 3 p m at the
G.arge Peters. Ed Burton, Mike Cednr Hills shopping center as a
Anderson, Bill Horn, S. S. Fisher pa-t of their anniversary obser-
and Wesley Bolmeier.
v ince.
Seedlings Given Free
Of Charge by Crown
Zellerbach Farm
INDICATIONS of spring clean-up. paint-up. fix-up interest were evident a short time ago when im­
provement of parking at post office was undertaken. Old sod was removed for replacement with
new soil so lawn could be planted. Tommy Tomlin, left, and Tom Bateman, postmaster, did the job.
ANNUAL 4-H DAY
SET FOR MAY 25
The annual 4-H club Ne-
halme Valley Day will be
held here May 25 at the Le­
gion hall and West Oregon
building meeting room. Ac­
tivities will start at 9:30 a.m.
and will include home econ­
omics judging contests, crops
and weeds contests, demon­
strations. and food and sew­
ing exhibits. The demonstra­
tions will be held in the West
Oregon model kitchen.
Record books will also be
judged and the livestock
show will be held right after
lunch in vacant lots near the
Legion hall.
Cancer Drive
Totals Given
216 Voices Heard Here Saturday
In Massed Chorus of Five Schools
Two hundred sixteen voices
from the five Columbia county
high schools made up the massed
chorus directed by Max Risinger,
head of choral organizations at
the University of Oregon, which
I was the finale for the county
choral festival concert at the high
school last Saturday evening.
Earlier on the program, each of
Eighth Grade
To Give Plays
the five high school choruses
had sung separately,
In competitions held during the
day, Sherry Roediger was given
a one, or superior, on her solo
I performance. Ruby Daniels, Jim
I Lamb. Lorraine Cunningham and
i Ruby Wells were each rated two.
IThe chorus also was given a
grade of two.
Judges for the event were Rob-
; ert Walls, hear? of choral organ-
Preston, dean of music at
, izations at Oregon State college;
Daniel University and Max Ris-
Pacific
: inger. Robert Kelly and Bill
Both
Johnson were very disappointed
in the attendance at the Satur­
day evening concert. It was an
outstanding performance and a
real treat for all who did attend.
It is hard for the performers to
do their best when singing to
many empty seats.
It is hoped that all Vernonia
residents will reserve May 17
now and make a very special ef­
i fort to attend the band and chor­
al concert which will be given
then. Both music instructors and
students are doing a splendid
job and deserve public support.
The eighth grade plays will be
presented Fnday evening in the
auditorium at the
Washington
school at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Harry Sandon’s class will
present “Father’s Bargain Day”
with Lyle Barker taking the part
Two classes at Vernonia high of Albert Mason, the father of
school tied on the honor roll re­ the family who does some bar-
leased for the second six week gain shopping at a fire sal“,
period.
Juniors and freshmen Other characters include: the
each placed 13. Senior topped mother, Mikele Anderson, the
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the list with 14 and sophomores teen-age daughter. Vicki Sera-
fin; the younger brother, Garv
trailed with four.
daughter’s
I heart
Those who attained the covet ’d Dinger; the
throb. Leonard Hunteman and
positions are:
Seniors: Ron Anderegg, Leola visiting neighbors. Geneva Sulli­
Anderson. Herb Bender, Donna van and Richard Meyer.
A hillbilly comedy. “Comin
Buckley, Jim Davis, Janice Gar­
ner, Don Holsey, (fargaret Miner, Round the Mountain,” has been
Dick O’Brien. Carol Ray. Mar­ chosen by James John’s class and
jorie Reynolds, Joyce Thompson deals with a city slicker who tries
Richard Fletcher and Ruby Wells. to keep a girl awake with his
An operational suitability test
Juniors: Darlene Bernardi. Jon horn so Zeke can propose to her.
Bush. Judy Fetherston. Penny i Those taking part are Terry of an Air Force variable omni-
Hays, Robert Helvie, Jim Liven­ Mawhirtcr, Pat Thompson. Lor­ lange installation was startq^l
good, Carol McKenney, Helen raine Cunninghem, Craig Davies. here last Friday with the setting
Mills. Janice Pearson, Glen Sie- Melva Barrett. Steven Bateman, I up of equipment in Riverview
delman. Garry Strong. Joyce Sul­ Donnie Gay Pearson and Sherry The test is scheduled to take place
Roediger.
for a week during which time it
livan and Don Tunnell.
will
be possible to determine
Music
will
be
provided
by
the
Sophomores: Sally Biggs, Caro­
lyn Garlock. Janelle Thomas and grade school band directed bv whether this location is suitable
Bill Johnson.
for the equipment.
Pau) Wikstrom
The installation is designed to
Freshmen: Dick Aldrich. Jim
provide radio guidance for both
Barlow, Doug Bellingham, Fred­
military and civilian aircraft and
die Binder. Peggy Bowerman.
its primary use is for the recov­
Sunny DeHart. Louis Jones, Leo-
ery of jet fighters used in the
Ann Livengood. George Miner,
air defense mission.
Judy Strong,1 Joyce Thompson.
If the test proves satisfactory,
Vivian
Thompson and Judy
Hal Painter's six piece orches­
a permanent installation will be
Towne.
I tra from Portland will provid"
the music for the junior prom at made
the high school Saturday evening
to which Vernonia residents have
been invited by the junior class.
The affair is semi-formal and
will be from 8 to 12 p.m
Additional feature of the prom
The grade school *^*nd will ap-
of a
Louis Towne was elected chair­
pear Friday evening at the eighth this year is the selection
prom
queen
Five
senior
girls man for the Columbia County
grade plays in the- new sweaters
which
have
been
purchased have been named as candidate« Development commission at a
through the cooperation of sev­ and the one selected will be an­ meeting of the group held at Rai-
nounced at the prom and the cor­ nied last Wednesday evening.
eral groups
Other officers are Al Nelson.
Some student body funds form- onation will be at 10:00 o'clock
ed the nucleus and the P.T.A. Candidates are Donna Buckley, Clatskanie, vice-chairman and
pledged $50 which they will raise Vicki Crossan, Dolores Davis, Jan Wray Hudkins. Scappoose, sec­
retary-treasurer Board members
by giving a food sale this Satur­ Garner and Joyce Thompson.
Forty-four on
HS Honor Roll
Ambulance Assn
Names Officers
Test Installation
Started Friday
Junior Prom Is
Saturday Night
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Grade Band to
Wear Sweaters
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CLATSKANIE Rifle and Pistol club composed of shooters from
'emonia and Clatskanie, won expert division championship of
-.e Columbia-Willamette Rifle league. League is composed of
reams within SO mile radius of Portland. Club won total of 15 out
rf 16 matches to clinch championship decisively. Vernonia
footers on team are. Ralph Aldrich. Bernard Lamping. Bill Ni­
chols. L. O. "Tod" Bowerman, (all pictured) and Ken Parker. Aid-
rich was team high scorer for season and Bowerman was second.
Poth shot scores which placed them in master division as classi­
fied by National Rifle esaociation. < Photo by Bonnie Hora Studio.
Z ’ at skanie.)
THURSDAY, APRIL 25. 1957
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day and serving a luncheon in
May Final boost to the project
was made by the Lions club who
voted to assume th? balance of
the bilL Mr Pro«-hl has express
ed much appreciation of the sup­
port given the project.
Free Port Orford cedar seed
lings are again being made avail­
able to any person interested ’.it
planting and caring for them,
according to an announcement
this week from the Vernonia
headquarters of the Columbia
Tree Farm
These trees are suitable for
ornamental or hedge planting as
well as for field planting to pro-
duce timber. With a minimum
of care they will grow rapidly
and if desired, may be easily
pruned and shaped.
This will mark the Uth consec­
utive year that the Columbia Tree
Farm Division of Crown Zeller­
bach corporation has made gift
trees available to the residents of
Columbia county.
The gift trees will be wrapped
in peat moss in packages of 25
trees. Normally this is enough
trees to meet the planting needi
of most individuals. Printed in­
structions for planting and caring
for the trees will ba given with
each bundle of trees.
The trees are now ready for dis­
tribution and in this area may
be obtained at the Vernonia Eagle
office.
Sundquist Rites
Held Wednesday
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Pow­
ell
Valley Mission Covenant
i
I church at Gresham for Mrs. Kris
tipa M. Sundquist who passed
away Sunday morning at the
home of her son, John, on Stoney
Point road where she had re­
sided fer the past two year».
Burial was in the Forest Lawn
cemetery at Gresham. Arrange­
ments here were entrusted to
the Bush Funeral home and at
Gresham to the Bateman Funeral
chapel.
Mrs. Sundquist was born Mayf
25, 1869 at Grosmark, Sweden,
and was nearing her 88th birth­
day. She had been a resident of
Oregon for the past 15 year*. She
is survived by her son, John,
and by three daughters, Mrs.
Anna Danielson, Mahtowa, Min­
nesota; Mrs Mary Miisted, and
Mrs. Clara Siverson, both of
Portland.
Saturday Date
Set for Drive
A reminder has been given
that this Saturday, April 27. M
the date for the 4-H paper drive
and club members will all be on
the job rounding them up from
residences. Paper and magazine«
should be tied in separate bun­
dles that the boys and girls can
handle Anyone whose paper has
not been picked up by Saturday
evening should call Mrs. Herb
Heckenliable, HA 9-5884.
County Development Group Names
Lou Towne Chairman, Names Board
Post Office Hours Noted
New hours announced
this
week for the Vernonia post of­
fice are from 9 am. to 5.30 pm.
Monday through Friday and from
8 a m to 12 noon on Saturday.
named to represent the various
districts of the county are Earl
Seawright, St. Helens; Roy Ho­
gan, Columbia City; Don Davis
and W N. Janvnn. Rainier; Tony
Haas, Clatskanie and Eugene
Drips, Vernonia
The commission has been form
ed for the purpose of promoting
the general development of the
county and the various areas
therein, and will make surveys of
industrial, recreational and resi­
dential possibilities in the county
and also make studies and recom­
mendations concerning highways,
building sites, and tax and trans­
portation problems.
Memberships in the organize
tion are being sold, with indivi­
dual memberships set at two
dollars a year and business mem­
berships at five dollars a year.