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Literary, U of O x\ VOLUME 35. NUMBER 36 10c COPY Loggers Start Practice With Small Turnout of 29 The Vernonia Loggers began practice for the 1957 football sea son Tuesday afternoon with the smallest turnout in years, 29 players in uniform. Nine lette«-- men from last year's co-cham- pronship team were on hand and will form the nucleus of thu year's team. Larry Akers, all-league honor able mention, at fullback; Dick Crowston and Bill Howard, half hacks; Don Tunnell, quarterback; Paul Weidman and George aer street. St. Helens. Brown, tackles; Jim Nanson. guard; Doug Eggert, center and Wayne Shafer, end are the re turning veterans. The transfer of all-league end Jon Bush and guard Marvin Mask will weaken the line de cidely, especially for -arly sea son games. The lightness in weight of this years’ squad will make necessary a change in offensive tactics to a COURT APPOINTS FOR STATE POST The Columbia county court --.eeting in regular session August 30. and on the re commendation of the Demo- .-rat central committee, ap pointed Wayne Turner as Mate representative to fill ine unexpired term of Robert 1» Klemsen who recently re signed when moving to Port- land. Turner has been employed a£ the local paper mill since 1941. He is 40 years old, served four years in the Navy, was president of Lo cal 331 Papermakers Union fr>r three years. He has been president of the Columbia county young democrats for rhe past year and is a mem ber of the state executive tire committee of the young democrats. Turner is a mem ber of the Presbyterian church and the B.P.O.E. Turner resides with his wife and four children, twin daughters 10 years old. and teo sons 4 and 5. at 124 Wag- Sunset Chamber To Host 99W i i • I • more open type of game. No player on the roster will weigh over 175 pounds so that concen- tration on deception, speed and passing must replace the depen- dence on a power attack. In a breakdown by classes there are 5 seniors, 8 juniors, 9 sopho mores and 7 freshmen turning out indicating that reserve strength will be lacking until the younger members of the squad have time to gain experience. Initial practice consists mainly of conditioning drills and non contact fundamentals. Light con tact work will begin about Friday with heavier drills to begin next week. In keeping with Logger tradition, spirit and enthusiasm ai « high among team members as they look toward the opening game at Neahkahnie on Septem ber 20. Logger Schedule Sept. 20 — Neakahnie. away. Sept. 27 — ‘Hood River, home. October 4 — *Wy’East, away Oct. 11 — "Rainier, away. Oct. 18 "Scappoose, home. Oct. 25 — ^Reynolds. home. Nov. 1—Clatskanie, away. Nov. 8 — Nestucca, home. ‘ Denotes Columbia River League Games. James Emmons Is Buried Saturday 1 | I ! I 1 ! ‘ Funeral services wrr-> held on Saturday at the Jacobson Family mortuary in Portland for James Emmons, former Vernonia resi dent. who passed away August 2<’ in Portland following a long illness. Mr. Emmons was born March 17, 1881 in Illinois and moved to Vernonia with his parents when quite young. They lived on the place on Stoney Point road now owned by Ben Sharar and James ar.d his wife also lived there for many years. With the exception of a few years spent in Eastern Oregon, he had spent most of his life here until about 15 years ago when he moved to Portland He is survived by his wife Louise; a daughter. Mrs. Thelma Jones, Roseburg; three sons, Har- rj, Vernonia; Mike, Fort Lewis and Don. Portland: two stepsons. Dean Lionberger, Milwaukr- and Loren Lionberger, San Jose. California and by 19 grandchild ren. Interment was at the Rose City cemetery in Portland Merl Cline and Lloyd Thomas from here act ed as pall bearers. VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON Enrollment Reception for For Schools Teachers on Decreases First week registration figures for the Vernonia elementary schools show only a slight de crease over that of last year. To date this year, 504 have enrol led. First week figures last year vzere 518 which was increased to 527 at the end of the first month. At the close of school last May, enrollment was 509 so the num ber enrolled this fall is only five below that, and is much less change than was aYiticipated Broken down by grades, there are 62 first graders in three classes, one at Washington and two at Lincoln; 68 second grad ers in three classes, one at Lin coln and two at Washington; 60 third graders; 56, fourth; 68. fifth; 42, sixth; 51, seventh and 47 eighth. There are 50 enrolled for the two sessions of kinder garten w'hich are being taught by Mrs. Launee Cousins. After first day registration, a third second grade had to be added. There had to be consid erable adjustment of loads in various grades which required some shifting between the two schools, also. Darrold Proehl, superintendent, expressed ap preciation of the cooperation of parents in this matter. There is one less third and one less fourth grade than last year, which makes two less teachers than last year as of now. The high school has shown a more marked decrease than the elementary schools, according to Superintendent Eugene Dov". First week enrollment has reach ed 163 of which 38 are freshmen; 40, sophomores; 48. juniors and 3?, seniors. First week enroll ment last year totaled 194. The high school faculty was completed this week with the hiring of Ivan G. Bodine of La- Moille, Illinois for the social science including American his tory, world history and Ameri can prooi ms. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Lrbana He is married and has two children. They are residing in the house on B street occupied by the Steyaerts last year. Yard of Month Winners Named The yard of Mr and Mrs. Har ry Laschinger on Stoney Point has been named as the Yard of the Month for August, in pre cinct 2, a title which it also earn ed in July. Announcement came | too late for last weeks paper in Vernonia Bakery Closed which August winners in the oth The Vernonia Bakery was clos er precincts were named as fol ed Saturday by Mr .and Mrs. E. lows: Precinct 1, D. P. Moreland • W. Peterson who are moving precinct 3. Mrs. Oliver Graves their business to a location at Ce and precinct 4, Mrs. George Rob dar Hills. Mr. Peterson had op bins and Edward Salomonson erated the bakery here for the tied with honorable mention to Herb Bender past ten years. Tic Sunset chamber of coni- mt.rc'’ at Banks will be the host ■for the quarterly dinner of High way 99W Alternate Road associa tion when it meets next Wednes day, evening September 11 at 7 (W p.m. Senator John D. Hare of Wash ington county will be the guest speaker. Association members and friends may make reserva tions for the dinner at the Ver ne- a chamber of commerce of fice Greenman Known Nationally as Leader in Industry Tic passing of Judd Greenman at Portland last week saddens his many friends and took a man who was not only a nationally- recognized leader in the timber industry, but one who served his community and adopted state with distinction. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1885 and in 1911 came to Washington as the manager of th- Union Lumber and Shingle Cc at Union Mills near Lacey. It 1925 he moved to Oregon as superintendent of the Oregon- American Lumber company in Vernonia. He, was made presi dent of that compa >y in 1947 and upon its merger in 1953 with the Lcig Bell Lumber Co he served the after company as general manager until his retirement in 195*' H-mors accorded to Judd were many In 1935 he was appointed by the late Governor Charles H Martin as chairman of the state v elfare commission. In 1938 he I I I I i I I I was one of the founders of Co lumbia Basin Loggers, serving faithfully until 1955. From 1942 to 1957 he served the West Coast Lumbermen’s association with distinction as treasurer, vice- president for Oregon, district di rector and senior vice-president He represented the West Coast lumber industry as a member of the board of directors of the Na tional Lumber Manufacturers as. sociation. as president, and final ly as chairman of the board In 1956 he became president of Lumbermen's Industrial Rela tions committee, having served as a member of the board of trustees ahd executive commit tee for 15 years. At the time of his death, he was vice-president. In addition, he was for 20 years director of the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective association and for 30 years a member of the West Coast bureau of lumber grading and inspection committee Agenda Mon. ' ' | I I Mrs. Earl King, president of the Parent Teachers association, and her committees, have issued l cordial invitation to all parents, business people and other resi- dents to attend the reception for the teachers which will be given next Monday evening at the Washington school at 8:00 pm This is an opportunity for par ents and all others who are in terested in the schools to meet the teachers and since there arc a number who are new here this year, the opportunity should be welcomed. All parents, espec- ually, should attend for a better parent-teacher relationship can be established when they know each other. In addition to the opportunity to meet the teachers, those who attend will be shown the im provements made on the build ing during the summer months. Also, two matters will be brought before the meeting for consideration. First, there will be a vote on sponsorship of the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. The requirements and advantages of the program will be presented -o that a full understanding will be possible. The second question to be discussed is the possibility of having Sam Gordon come here to give a series of bridge les sons. It is necessary to ascertain th-« amount of interest there would be m such a venture. The evening will conclude with a social hour to allow visiting and getting acquainted. • State Agency to Lengthen Hours The Hillsboro local office of the Oregon stat - employment ser vice announces new office hours in Vernonia, These will begin Monday, September 9, at 9:30 a.m. at the International Wood workers of America hall on North street. Sufficient personnel from this state agency will be at the hall to render services adapted to meet the varying needs of the community. Office hours should et.d at noon Monday through Fri day, but will be flexible enough to bring such services as are avail able to all who call. This will continue until further notice. The regular bi-weekly visit for the purpose of taking claims for unemployment insurance w;ll now be changed to a weekly ba sis in order to be of greater ser vice to the community and Thurs day will continue to be the regu I lar day. Red Hat Pledge Signers Asked Columbia county sportsmen Judd's wise counsel and keen will be asked in coming weeks to sense of humor caused him to be loved by his associates and sign the Red Hat pledge, which respected by those few with promises care with fire and fire whom he may have differed at arms, observance of the laws, and times. Public officials, industry ' respect for the rights and pro leaders and even heads of unions perty of others. September 20 is kickoff day for sought his advice and views on season-long educational campaign many occasions. Services were held in Portland among Oregon hunters. Sponsor at the Colonial Mortuary Friday ed for a third successive year by afternoon. August 30. Survivors rrany state-wide organizations include his wife, Mrs Lilian concerned with landowner Creenman; a daughter, Mrs. sportsmen relations, the program Phoebe Burrow of Boston, Mass.: is a continuation of one which a son. Hale, Medford; sister. Mrs. has brought Oregon national re Louise Goodwin. Dana Point, cognition in this field A. E Clemons, St. Helens, Red Calif, and six grandchildren. Honorary bearers at the ser Hat Day chairman, announced vice were C. E Davidson, John that free pledge cards and but Grady, F. M Ruhl. E P. Stamm. tons are now available in all parts C E. Anderson. Earl Huston. of the county. The pledge cards were donated Victor Williams, Walter Durham and Hillman Lueddemann Bear bj Keep Oregon Green, Inc. ers were Robert Holcomb, Walter Signers are asked to keep the stub for their billfold and to Vaughn. Ben Brickel, J. W Nichols, Ralph Aldrich Jr and leave th? card with the distribu Fred Hagerman tor. PHONE HA 9-3372 THURSDAY. SEPT 5. 1957 Most Districts in County Due for Tax Reduction Most of the districts of Colum bia county will be du> for a drop in taxes come this October be cause of a decrease in millages throughout the county, according to O. A. Ridenour. Columbia county assessor. However, St. Helens and Scap poose are scheduled for slight increases. The reason for the drop in most areas is due to the increased val uation of the county, Ridenour »aid As of January 1, the valúa tion of the county has increased $2,541,975, bringing the total to $26,779,840. Throughout the county some 59 taxing districts will have a drop in millages. However. Ridenour added, this doesn’t mean that all projj^'rty owners will have a dr crease in taxes because many will have an increas'd valuation this year. This will be due to new construction, additional personal property and such items. According to the tax summary which is now being prepared by the assessors office, St. Helens’ millage for the coming year wi1! be 76.7 as compared to 74.2 last year. Scappoose will have a mil lage this year of 101.7 as com pared to 99.1 last year, despite a drop in the high school levy. Both Rainier and Vernoma wiil show big drops in millages this year according to the summary. Rainier’s millage will be 96.1 us compared to 130.5 last year, and Vernonia’s will be 104.4 as com pared to 123.2 last year. Clatskanie millage will be 98.3 as compared to 101.7; Columbia City's w'ill be 67.7 as compared to 71.1; Prescott’s will be 82.6 a.- compared to 114 8, and Goble s will be 95 3 as compared to 102 last year. Ridenour also said that out of the 25 districts in the county last year that had millages over 100 there were only three this year. He said that the increase in the valuation of the county came through an increase in the tax load of the public utilities, the readjustment of land and timber Services Held for Former Resident Funeral services were held on August 28 at Corvallis for Mrs. Ettie Lucille Schaffer, mother of Mrs Fred Roediger of Vernonia. Ettie Lucille Simmons was born November 21, 1904 at Gold- ch City, Missouri. In 1924 she married Paul T. Driscoll. They had four children, all of whom survive her. They are Mrs. Roe diger, Vernonia; Mrs. Irene Bak- ei and Paul D. Driscoll, Salem, and Leonard R. Driscoll, Juneau, Alaska. In 1941, she was remarried to Ernest A. Schaffer. In 1945 they moved to Albany and in 1947 to Corvallis. Mrs Schaffer was a resident of Vernonia for 17 years and was a member of the First Christian church here In addition to her four child ren, she is survived by Mr. Schaf fer and by nine grandchildren, four brothers and four sisters. valuations since last year, new construction and increased valu ation of real property, the pick ing up of personal property and school tax off-set money. He also said that most the budgets presented were within reason this year and due to that ar.d increased valuation, most of the districts recorded a decrease Ridenour said that this year the county will publish a revised tax summary book which wilt give the complete break-down of the tax millages of the county as well as other tax information The book should be ready about October 1 and there will be an ample supply for taxpayers, he said. The taxpayer should study the book for by using it and study in.; it, he will get a better under standing of the county’s tax pic ture, Ridenour said. The rural districts will also enjoy the relief due to the de crease in millages excepting Apiary, which increased due to a considerably larger school levy over last year. The districts to feel the relief most are those that carried an extra heavy burden last year. Rainier district that had mill ages averaging 107 is now 75; Neer City, 133 to 117; Delena, 103 to 70; Warren, 105 to 90; Hudson, 104 to 75; Mayger, 90 to 65; Quin cy, 100 to 85; and Vernonia, 9*5 to 75. Pest Vacant by Resignation One of the city council posi tions became vacant at Tuesday evening's meeting, the first for September, when Bob Thompson presented his resignation and it was accepted by the group. He was appointed last week as coun ty commissioner to fill a vacancy on the county court which arose when Raymond C. Johnson re signed his position on the court Mayor Don Bayley will proba bly appoint a new councilman at the next city meeting, September 16. Tuesday evening's meeting re sulted because of the laibor day holiday Monday and was one of the shortest meetings for some months, there being no other problems for discussion. At a special meeting August 26, the continuing problem of gar bage disposal resulted in a coun cil decision ordering City Attor ney C. F. Bradley to draw up a new franchise W A. Davis, hold, er of the franchise, asked that the city dump be closed to public use except on Saturdays from 9 a m. to noon, especially ’ during fire season. The new franchise will be con sidered for adoption at a future meeting New Barber Arrives W. H Curry of Portland has rented Lyle’s barber shop and opened it for business Wednes day. Lyle Vroman, owner, re cently moved to Silverton where he has bought a shop Winners Posted in First Annual Northwest Oregon Golf Tourney Results of th- first annual Northwest Oregon golf tourney played at the Vernonia golf course over the week end of La- bor day posted winners from both Portland and Vernonia. Winner of men’s low gross was Den MacPike from East More land club, Portland, with 72, 68 —140. Jim West, Rose City golf club member, was runner-up with 72, 69 141 and third was Bill Johnson. Vernonia, with 74, 75—151 Men’s low net winner was Fred MacPike, East Moreland. 78-75, handicap 14, net 125 and runner-up was W Ernie Aiken. Astoria, 74-72, handicap 7, net 132. Third was Ed Hayes, Clats kanie, 78-75, handicap 9, net 135. Other low net scores were E'mer Pumula, Clatskanie, 137; M C. Bonney, Kelso, 140; Platt Randall, Kelso, 141; Jerry McNeil of Portland, 143; Phil Steinmetz. Vernonia, 148; Ron Aiken, As tona, 149; Ron MacPike. East Moreland, 151; M Scott, Devils I<ake, 155 and Allan Spark«, Clatskanie, 153 Olivia Brickel won the wo men’s low gross with 175 and Dot Knowlton women's low net with 151