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Library, U of 0 10c COPY_____________________ VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON VOLUME 35, NUMBER 38 Loggers Plan : For Opening Game Friday i Coach Bill Vlcek's Loggers went through their practice ses- sions hard and heavy this week with the approach Friday even- mg of their first grid contest of the 1957 season at Neahkahni Monday evening Vivek sent his charges through their drills under the lights and the squad looked the sharpest yet in the still infant season, displaying very good at t:tude and marked improvement in their blocking and tackling as signments, especially on offense. Larry Akers, Logger fullback, was elected as captain for the ensuing season with a different c -captain for each game play ed Friday night’s co-captam slot will be held by Don Tunnell, quarterback. During the week’s practice ses sions Willy Howard, tailback and Dick Crowston, left halfback, ha ve shown up especially well in the backfield positions and George Brown has been a de mon in the tackle slot. A fresh man showing up well in practice is Craig Davies in the reserve fuJ back post. Injuries have once again start ed their ugly appearance as in past years, with the laying up this week of Elvin JStiff with a knee injury. Vlcek is again ham pered this year by lack of reserve strength and with too many key injuries appearing, Logger hopes u 1 dim considerably. The Loggers will take to the fie d Friday evening sporting a team average weight of 157 .pounds. This will be one of the Lightest teams ever fielded by tbe Ixiggers. The probable starting lineup for Friday night’s game as released by Coach Vlcek are: Hawkins Left End Weidman Left Tackle Nanson Left Guard Eggert Center Dinger R.ght Guard Brown Right Tackle Shafer Right End Tunnell Quarterback Crowston R.ght Halfback Howard L ft Halfback Ft' Iback Akers Planning Men Hear Story Of Vernonia ; ' j • j EXAMPLE of damage that has occasionally been done-to cone bearing trees in area is this tree on Wilfred Holce property on Stoney Point from whirh most of branches were cut recently. Tree is useless for future cone-bearing. State law concerning wilful damage to trees >ets the penalty upon conviction of not less than a month nor more than a year in jail and fine of not more than $1000. John Thompson Appointed to Fill Council Vacancy; Extension Asked John Thompson. Vernonia Drug company owner, was named to a seat on the city coun cil Monday night by Mayor Don Bayley and the appointment was approved by a two-to-one vote. Councilmen Loel Roberts and Charles Hickman voted for the appointment and Herb Sturde vant opposed it. Thompson will serve the unexpir -d term of Bob Thompson who resigned after being appointed county commis sioner. Two citizens appeared before the council with requests. Hen ry J. Turner asked that the owner of the house in which he lives on Capitol Hill be re quired to connect to the city sewer. The council instructed the recorder to inform the owner, | Mrs. Amy Wilkins, that the con- i nection must be made to comply with the city ordinance. Art Gardner asked assistance from the council for a condition aiea. arising from water running over He also said that effort was be. Third street in the winter. After ing made to find jobs for the due discussion, the council de workers in other areas. cided to request permission from Guy Thomas, head of the Ver Mrs. Ida Van Blaricom to change nonia chamber industrial com the course of a creek crossing th- mittee, s3id that Columbia coun her property to alleviate ty should be a community of condition A bill was presented by Walter communities with each communi ty helping the other. He said Kent for damages to his car that Vernonia gave its support to when it was parked by the wood Rainier in the Van Vleet situa piled on Third street by the bak tion and now the other communi ery. The bill was returned to ties should do all possible to help him with the information that the wood had been piled there Vernonia. He said the best way to help after permission to do so had would be to back 99W through been denied by the council. The council also reached a de Vernonia so that the community would have good access and exit cision to ask the state sanitary authority to extend the time for highways. construction of a sewage treat- Frank Mver, head of the Hills ment plant to July of 1960 Rea boro industrial development son for the request is that there group, said that an industry was is a decrease expected in the in interested in Hillsboro because of come which is to provide funds the labor pool available at Ver for the project nonia. Robert Lawrence, industrial , agent for the Spokane. Portland and Seattle railroad said there are possibly some industries in Port- I land th^t could move to Vernonia | However, he added, the main 1 A wooden beam walking plow, drawback to Vernonia is the ac- i estimat'd to be at least 50 years cessibility. old, has been added to the anti Art Steele, editor of the Clats- I que collection owned by Pete kame Chief, said that taxes were 1 Brunsman. It was given him by important and very worthy of I the International Paper company study. He said the tax situation J and had evidently been last used in Vernonia and Clatskanie was I when the mill was constructed in bad. 1923.’ Steele also said that the fishing I Since that time the plow had on the river had to be protected J been beneath the building hous from pollution and groups should ing the mill dry kilns from where not think of taking industry from rt was taken last Friday It has one community in the state for been placed on display at the another community. i Brunsman store Rites Held lor Infant Daughter • The assistance of all groups in the county to help Vernonia with its employment problem caused by the elosing of the Internation al Paper company mill there was agreed to as necessary by the gr'up meeting last Thursday under the auspices of the St. Hol er.- chamber of commerce. The meeting was attended by representatives of most of the c:‘ cs of the county, various com missions and organizations as well as representatives of industry. No member of the Columbia county court was present. During the meeting the group also aired points that should be br- ught to the attention of the governor and the head of the state department of development and planning at the meetings in Portland and Astoria for county representatives. The group of about 40 was told that about 200 men were released by the mill in Vernonia when the sawmill shut down and that more would be released soon. Gordon De Cross and Alvin El kins, representing the state unem ployment compensation com mis- sicn, told the group that the state wis doing everything possible. De Cross said that Elkins, through the Hillsboro office, was attempting to interview all of the employees at the mill and to fir d jobs for them in the Ver- nrr la area? He said they couldn’t U e all of the men out of the ccrmtiunity or Vernonia woudn’t Sheryl Ann, Roberts, day-old infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Deri Roberts, passed away Sat urday evening at th- Tuality hos- pital. The baby was bom Satur day morning. Surviving besides the parents is a brother. Randall Dale; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Loel Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Ralpii Aldrich Jr.; great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Aldrich and Mr and Mrs. Clarence New, all of Vernonia and Mrs. E. D. Ken nard of California. George Thacker of Portland is the great great grandfather. Committal rites were held Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the For- est View cemetery with Fuiten’s Mortuary m charge. Plow Added to Antique List DAVE KNOWLTON UF Drive Due Soon David G Knowlton, an ac countant for Columbia Tree Farm last week was named head of the Vernonia United Fund drive. Vernonia’s quota will be $2850. According to Ed Deal, chairman of the Columbia county United Fund campaign, which is sched uled to kick-off October 1, Knowlton will name others in Vernoma to work with him on the drive here. Knowlton has lived in Vernon ia for a year, coming from Cath lamet. He is a member of the Lions club and was a member of the United Fund drive com mittee last year. Parents Called For Scout Meet A meeting has been called for next Tuesday evening at the home of John Harris for all par ents of boys who wish to be Boy Scouts this fall. It is very urgent that all parents do attend, for unless enough interest is shown and sufficient support given the movement here, the troop will be discontinued ■ j AT 8 p.m. September 24 in the IOOF hall Miss Patricia Eward from Warrenton will talk on her trip to the United Nations. The public is cordially invited to hear the IOOF northwest district del- I egate to the UN Pilgrimage for I Youth. One of the qualifications I for being chosen is the ability to make a good public appearance. Chest X-ray Unit Scheduled Here October 4,5 by County Group • Residents of Vernonia and th- | surrounding area will have an ) opportunity to get their chest x- rays again this year according to Darrold R Proehl who as di rector of the county tuberculosis association is helping with the plans for the visit of the mobile | chest x-ray unit. j The dates for the visit will be * on Friday and Saturday, Octob er 4 and 5 with the hours set from 10.30 a m. until 5:30 p.m. on both days. Arrangements are being made for the unit to set in front of the Texaco service sta tion both days. It is pointed out by Dr. Chur chill of th* tuberculosis control THURSDAY, SEPT 19. 1957 99WA Caravan To Converge Here Sunday The Vernonia story explain ing the difficulties faced by this area in improving its economy was told the state department of planning and development Tuesday morning at th- Tilla mook session of the series of ; meetings being held throughout I the state. The Tillamook meeting at 10 o’clock was opened by speakers from Tillamook area who pre sented problems resulting from poor highways, the difficulties of ! the lumber industry and agricul- I ture and recreational needs Points needing the attention of state groups as they relate to this area were presented by Louis Towne speaking for the Vernonia chamber of commerc- . industrial committee and telling pertinent points that were de veloped in a writt-n brief given the department of planning and development. Points brought out in the brief and by Towne were: the vital importance of improvement of the proposed 99W Alternate route from McMinnville to Kel- I so, Washington; development of water resources by controlling the flow of the Nehalem river so that heavy winter flow can be restricted and summer flow , can be increased; research on new markets, especially charcoal, for timber products and develop- I ment of recreational facilities. Final point in the brief was a | request for formation of a task force consisting of county, state and federal authorities to work with local people in attempting to work out a plan of attack on problems such as those faced by this community. The Vernonia presentation was included on KGW TV Tuesday evening when coverage of the : Tillamook meeting was given I viewers by Lawson McCall. Go- i ing to Tillamook for the depart- | ment meeting were in addition to , Towne: Lyman Hawken Sr., i Pete Brunsman, Guy Thomas. I Dwight Strong and Marvin Kam- holz. Towne also attended the I Astoria meeting of the depart- ; ment Tuesday afternoon. County Group Meeting Discusses Employment, Roads, Tax Matters Several of the workers have al ready been placed tn jobs in the PHONE HA 9-3372 Ninety members and friends of Highway 99W Alternate Road a- sociation gathered for a turkey dinner served by the Sunset chamber of commerce auxiliary last Wednesday night at Bank-- Guest speaker Senator John Hare, farmer from Hillsboro <U> cussed informally the highway problems of the state and ex pressed ins admiration of the as sociation for striving for pro gress. He urged the group to continue plugging along, sug gesting that the committee work with the interim committee on legislation. Senator Hare spoke oriefly on taxes, the pros and cons of sales tax. pressure groups and their amazing results, good and bad He told of the special session of the legislature called for October 28 by Governor Holmes to work on tax matters only, with the hope of coming up with a sen sible tax structure They feel that if the tax structure can be leveled off, Oregon with its wealth of raw material, water and well educated people, will boom • He urged that since go vernment is one of the most im portant things in our lives, sub stantial reliable people should rise and take more interest in its operation. A caravan has been planned for members and friends of Highway 99W Alternate Road association for Sunday, September 22 con verging at Vernoma by 2:00 p.m. for an old fashioned picnic din ner and short program. The purpose of the caravan is to publicize the road and the as sociation, whose objective is to promote and foster the construc tion, improvement and mainten ance of a better and more mo dern highway from its northern terminus of Highway 99 at Kelso. Washington, south across the Longview bridge, Rainier, Api ary road to Vernonia, Banks, For est Grove, Carlton, Yamhill and Gaston and the southern terminus with Highway 99W at McMinn ville. Coffee and ice cream will be served by the committee, the pic nic to be at Dass park During the directors’ business meeting of the «ssociation, Homer Waltz of Forest Grove, was re elected treasurer and A E. Paul son appointed to fill a vacancy from the resignation by George Campbell, Longview, on the di rector’s board Homer Waltz and Keith Schre- pel were appointed and authoriz ed to plan and secure small road signs to place at designated inter sections on the route by presi dent Art Ostrander. Seventeen members from Ver nonia attended the dinner meet ing, as well as Senator and Mrs John Hare, Hillsboro; Represen tative A. P. Ireland, Forest Grove; Judge R. E Renne. and Chas. Teagarden, Yamhill coun J ty; Warren Jones, president 99W : Highway association; James Stan i nard, president Portland Salmon | River Highway association; cham bers of commerce managers Ar nold Franks, Forest Grove; Cliff Elliott. McMinnville; Harold Wj • atte, Sunset and Mona Gordon, Vernonia. Representatives from all of the towns along the pro posed alignment were present ex cept Kelso. Washington I division of the state board •>( health that no person under 15 Depot Schedule Changed I years of age will be x-rayed on C. L. Johnson, depot agent for the unit unless they have had the S. P & S. railway here, has some contact with an active case announced a new • schedule of of tuberculosis. If this is the case hours here. The depot will be the child must have a note from open from 8:00 am to noon and Miss Grace Roumagoux, health •from 1 00 p.m to 5 00 p.m. Mr ’ nurse, asking for the chest x-ray Johnson will be on duty during Mrs. Frank Serafin, Christmas those hours and the ■ relief man. I seal sale chairman, will assist Phi) Wiles, has been transferred ! with getting clerks and hostesses elsewhere. for the time the unit is in Ver- ; noma. Organizations will prob ably be asked to take a day or a Cub Scouts Date Meeting portion of a day and furnish First Cub Scout pack meeting helpers for this fall will be held at H A complete schedule will be o’clock Friday eveamg at the ' published later Washington school
