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Library, U of O THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1957 Loggers Open Play in League Friday Night; Me st, Lose to Dragons UF Workers Plan Drive Undertaking Friday night broke clear and conds to go in the half, the locals warm after a rather hectic day decided to gamble and try to pass David Knowlton, local United of periodic rain showers for the to catch the visitors off guard first home grid game for the Their plan w?nt astray when a Fund chairman, announced this local eleven when they met the Dragon tackler downed the Ver week the selection of his commit Hood River Dragons and went nonia passer causing him to fum tee for carrvuig out the drive down to defeat 13-6 in a penalty ble and giving the visitors pos here. Those who will serve in session on the five with 19 se the various districts are plagued contest. Mrs. Coach Vlcek’s Loggers won the conds to go. From there the Glen Hawkins, Mrs. Ben Bnckel, toss and elect's! to receive, start Dragons drove th<? ball over to Mrs Ralph Valpiant. Wilbur ing Vernonia’s first league en break into the scoring column Wilson and Art Gardner, for counter of the still young season. and halftime ended with the Vernonia and vicinity and Mr. Early in first quarter play the ! score board reading 6-0 and Mrs. Charles Sundland for The visitors once again hit for Birkenfeld and Mist. visiting Hood River eleven drov« all the way down to Vernonia's six points when they took a Log I They met at The Shack last IB only to be held at that point ger punt on their own 45 and Friday for preliminary organiza "by the Logger’s forward wall. from there ripped huge holes in tion and planning of the drive. The rest of first quarter play was Vernonia’s line going all the way Sobcitation will be carried out even steven as neither team could down to the local’s 1-yard mark in the business district and some get a sustained drive going into er from which point the visitor's fund raising activities are plan the other’s territory. The end of pushed it over. Try for point was ned for later on. the first quarter resulted with good making the score stand at Tuesday of this week. Knowl 13-0 at third quarter end. Hood River'in possession on V?r. ton and Glen Hawkins attended nonia's 40-yard marker Fourth quarter play gave the the county kick-off luncheon at Start of second quarter play the local fans something to cheer the Moose hall in St. Helens at Dragons drove all the way for a about when the Loggers recover which Charles Hollaway, vice- T.D. only to have the score nulli ed an opponent's fumble on their president of Portland Gas and fied by a 15-yard penalty for 30-yard marker. From that point Coke company and United Fund Larry Akers. Logger fullback, leader, was speaker. holding and put back to the Ver- ■onia 23 at which point the local started practically a one-man cru Ed Deal, county chairman, also boys settled down and stopped sade and on a series of plays pointed out the need for success the Hood River drive, taking over drove all the way to the 1-yard of the campaign this year to as stripe. From that point Akers at that point. sure its continuance rather than Once again midway in second dove over for the score. Try for a return to numerous and fre stanza action the Dragons looked point failed. Final gun saw the quent drives by the various touchdown bound when they visiting Dragons trot off the field agencies it supports. 13-6 winners. drove to the locals two-yard Friday night th-> Loggers take stripe only to be assessed another lii-yard penalty back to the Log the long trip to Wy'East to chal gers' 23. From that point the lenge that squad in league com invading Dragons took to the air- bat. The Wy'East eleven will be lares and ended up on the local's heavily favored to take the local five where the hometown boys squad unless the Loggers can held firm and took over posses • muster up an offensive better Eight million forest tree seed sion of the pigskin at that point. than that displayed Friday even lings will be ready for distribu 3n second down and with se- ing against Hood River. tion from the Oregon Forest ! Nursery near Corvallis by De cember first for tree planting pro jects throughout liie state, ac cording to a statement issued by State Forester Dwight L. Phipps. He indicated that five million of the trees will go into the state's multi-million dollar for est rehabilitation program, large ly in the Tillamook burn, and the balance will be available for the tree farms, other private land planting and for the farm wood land owner. This year, the state will have about a million of the true firs that are so desirable and so much m demand for the Christmas tree plantations. This is treble the number available in previous years. The species include the noble, grand and white firs, the BILLY HOWARD. Logger back, it stopped for a short gain in forester added. , econd quarter play Friday night when the Loggers were defeated "In addition, there are 100.000 3-6 by Hood River. of the eastern Oregon variety of the Douglas fir which have been grown mainly for the purpose of checking the value of the tree for the Christmas tree plantations," stated Phipps. "In its natural site it grows much slower than Next week, from October 6 to carded cigarette or match, smok the western Oregon tree and may 12, has be?n designated as fire ing in bed, allowing a cigarette make a very desirable holiday prevention week and as a part to smolder and the other com tree if it grows true to form in its of its observance, children at the mon causes of fire resulting from new location.” Washington and Lincoln schools smoking. Phipps stated that it is expect in Vernonia and at the Mist and And Vernonia elementary school ed that a large number of the Bi’kenfeld grade schools are be children are learning these and trees will go into plantings under ing »•nlisted as junior fire mar other precautions, too, through the conservation reserve pro shals in a program instituted by enrollment in the Junior Fire gram Under this project the the Hartford Insurance company. Marshal. program. landowner takes land out of sur Boys and girls in Vernonia as plus crop production and plants it Through their local agent. Bill He receives cost-shar Horn, they have supplied to the well as throughout the country to trees school red fireman hats, rings will renew their anti-match ing and annual payments over a and the Junior Fire Marshal ma- pledge next week, fire preven period ranging from five to ten gazine for all the children which tion week. The pledge is includ years, depending upon the wishes will be distributed Monday. Also, ed in the Home Inspection re of th" landowner, Phipps added Forest Nursery Readies Trees Youngsters Enlisted as Junior Fire Marshals to Observe Prevention th-.-re is a film strip for showing tc the children, a song for them tr ying, and an achievement ban ner for the room carrying out the project to the best advantage. The children are asked to inspect their homes for fire hazards and pledge themselves to safe prac tices and alertness to dangers. The following are some of the : Kings they are being taught which give food for thought for During the next 24 hours, more than 800 homes ■ in the United States will be destroyed by fire, aad the number one cause will be careless use of matches, or as a direct result of smoking Smokers should fully realize the dangers of a carelessly dis j 1 I i J port. a traditional fall feature of the Junior Fire Marshal maga Vernonia Hosts Workshop zine. i Thursday of next week, Octob- Another highlight of the cur rent issue of the magazine is a er 10, the elementary principals story on the development of . of Columbia county will meet at matches, and these five safety the Washington school here for tips concerning matches for the first in-service workshop of the year which will deal with children to observe: curriculum improvement. 1. Never play with matches. 2. Never start a fire without an adult present. ' Lions Hear Solos 3. Always use safety matches; Lions club members were en never carry matches in your tertained with two instrumental pocket 4. Always break matches in solos, one by Virginia Hecken- half after using them to be sure 1 table on the saxophone and the other by Harvey Redmond on flame is out. 5. Always keep matches in m> the clarinet. They were accom tal boxes out of the reach of panied by Miss Carrol Anne Smith, vocal music instructor. smaller children. Tree Farm Name Changed to Stamm Edward P. Stamm, Crown Ze'.- lerbach corporation vice-presi dent for Northwest timber oper ations, who retired September 30, was honored last week b ' 375 friends and associates at a dinner in Portland. Hi' is cor tinuing with the company as a forestry consultant. D. S Denman, senior vice president for timber, San Fran cisco, in reviewing Mr Stamm's 31 years of service with the com pany, contrasted 1957 Northwest forestry operations involving 700,000 acres on 12 Oregon and Washington tree farms to th.' j 100,000 acres operated by the I company three decades ago. At | that time they, employed two ' forestry engineers. Today, then- are more than 50 professional D. S. DENMAN, senior vice-president, San Francisco, shows Ed foresters in the Northwest opera, ward P. Stamm telegram from A. B. Layton, president, announc tions. ing Crown Zellerbach Corporation’s name change of the 78,000 E. W Erickson, vice-president acre Columbia County Tree Farm at Vernonia to the Edward P. for manufacturing and construc Stamm Tree Farm. Announcement highlighted retirement ban tion, San Francisco, announced quet honoring Stamm September 24 at Portland. I an Edward P. Stamm logging j safety award to be presented an- School Boards to Convene | nually to the Crown Zellerbach All school boards in the coun i logging division showing the ty, both high school and ele j great"st improvement in accident mentary, will attend a conven I prevention. tion at Raimer next Thursday j Clarence W Richen of Port evening, October 10, at 8:00 p.m. j land has been named manager The chest x-ray unit will to select a committee of nine and j of Crown Zellerbach Corpora be at the Texaco Service sta five alternates who will work on tion’s Northwest timber depart tion Friday and Saturday the school district reorganization ment to take over the duties of from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. necessitated by action of the Stamm. For the past year, Mr and all persons over 15 may last legislature. obtain x-rays free of charge Richen was administrative assis during those pours. Every tant to Mr. Stamm. one is advised to take advan Teachers Attend Meeting A professional forester, he tage of this opportunity Ten Vernonia teachers attend joined the company at Neah Bay. since the unit will probably ed the meeting of the .Columbia Washington in 1939 as a forestry not be here again for some county education association at consultant. Later he served al time. Rainier Monday night at which Cathlamet. Washington and in J nek DeLashmutt of St Helens 1946 became the company’s chief i reported on the NEA convention > forester. held in Philadelphia durmg the He is an Oregon SUito college summer Also, Marble Cook of | giaduate and for a time served J Portland presented the OEA in j on the faculty at the O.S.C. for- • estry school. surance program. At the meeting of the Cub Scout committee held Tuesday evening at the home of the cub master. C. L. Johnson, tentative plans were made for fall activi ties. An invitation is being issued to all boys eligible for Webelos tc. bring their fathers with them and attend the next pack meet ing which will be held October 18 at the Washington school. Next Wednesday evening, Oc- I tober 9. at 8:03 pm., there will be a meeting of the den mothers and assistant den mothers at the home of Mrs. John Harris. The meeting is also open to' anyone else who is interested. UNIT SCHEDULES TWO DAY STAND ! Cub Committee Plans for Fall ’ 4 SES Office Open Thursdays Only I The immediate necessity for I daily service to Vernonia by the | BOB SPENCER holds head of deer killed Sunday in Camp Olson Oregon state employment service area. Animal dressed out over 200 pounds. With Spencer in is over, Manager Alvin Elkins hunting party were Charlie and Larry Hickman. of the Hillsboro local office an- nounces. Until further notice, trips will be made weekly on Thursdays to discuss any and all problems having to do with either employ ment or unemployment compen sation. A check on the activities of land. Leola Anderson and Esther The crew will meet applicants those 41 boys and girls who re Hire are working at the Alber as before in the hall belonging ceived diplomas from Vernonia tina Kerr baby home in Port to the IWA starting at 9:30 am. high school last spring reveals land. Three of the girls who have that 14 of them are now attend Goodwill Truck Due ing institutions of higher learn-, married are making their homt-i in distant states, Joyce Thomp The Goodwill truck will make ing Herb Bender, Allen Fowler, son Weller is in Virginia; Lor its next visit to Vernonia noxt Thursday, October 10 and per Arthur Lamping, Marjorie Rey enc Stiff Pousson is in New Mex sons wishing things picked up nolds and Don Siedelman are at ico and Marlene Shafer Harding may call Mrs. Frank Lange, Oregon State college, Corvallis; is now in Texas. Margaret Min James Davis, Richard Fletcher er Fuller, a recent bride, is of HA 9-3161 and Ruby Wells are at University fice secretary at the Washington of Oregon, Eug"ne; Deanne Cook school. Gordon Slated for Lions Janice Garner is working at and Delores Davis are at Port Sam Gordon, contract bridge land State; Jerry Bush is at Montgomery Ward in Portland expert from Portland, will ad Lewis and Clark, Portland; Bob in the mailing department; Jan dress the Lions club next Mon Crowston at Oregon Technical ice Hoyt is working at the cof day evening prior to the final Institute, Klamath Falls; Carol fee shop at Meier and Frank and class in the series of three at the Ray, Oregon College of Educa Betty Lou Sauer is information high school. tion, Monmouth and Ron An- operator for the Pacific Tele deregg, Chouinard Art Institute, phone and Telegraph company. Esther Kyser is working at For C of C to Dine Wednesday Ix»s Angeles. Two girls are now in nurses est Grove. The chamber of commerce Of the remaining 11, most of membership dinner will be held training, Vicki Crossan at St. Laurel them are working or have been at the Masonic temple next Wed Vincents hospital and nesday evening at 7 00 o’clock Wyckoff at Emanuel Four of working in this vicinity. For a and members of the Columbia the boys are in the air force, few, definite information as tu county development commission Melvin Bailey, David Cotton, what they were doing was not Roy Elliott and Jam"« McFar- available at present. are also expected to attend 14 Spring Graduates Now Enrolled In Higher Schools; Others Train