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Library, U of 0 11 7i VOLUME 35, NUMBER 43 10c COPY VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON Loggers Drop 18-0 Game to Indians A SCAPPOOSE ball carrier was slapped on this play by Logger tackler to stop temporarily an Indian touchdown march. Tackle was made just after pass completion in Friday night's game. Seven Dens Participate in Cub Scout Pack Meet; Badges, Pins Awarded At the Cub Scout pack meet ing held last Friday evening at the Washington school, Chari.’s Johnson, cub master, presided and was assisted by secretary, Frank Serafin. Songs and races were enjoyed by both cubs and parents and a special feature wa. the presentation of candy bars lo all the cubs whose birthdays occurred in October. Lion badges were awarded to Jerry Hays and Larry Larson. Danny Davis was given a denner stripe and an assistant denner stripe went to Patrick Grosche. Bobcat pins were presented to Student Numbers Up at Schools A check with school officials concerning enrollment figures at the end of the first six weeks shows that so far they are hold ing quite steady, with both high school and elementary schools showing a slight increase over the first week of school. For the high school, enrollment at the end of the first six weeks showed 40 freshmen, 43 sopho mores, 50 juniors and 39 seniors, a total of 172. Since then, three have been dropped and two oth er expect to leave this week to drop the figure to 167. Enroll ment the first week of school was 163 The grade schools now have 514 as oppos'd to first week en rolment of 504. Some pupils have gone away but others are coming in every week. All schools report only a small number out with sickness so far and as yet no flu epidemic al though there have been some ca.-es in each school. Randy Hole. Steve Bodenham- I mer. Gary Hansen. Curtis Poet i I ter, Gregory Laird, Roland Oling er. Stephen Ellis. Bradley Rum baugh. Leslie Focier, Danny Da vis, Gregory Lamping, David Hascall, Dayid Serafin, Buddv Robertson ancih Billy Hans. n. ' Members of the Webclos at present are Kenny Bateman. Jacky Greenwood. Larry Larson, Jerry Hays, Preston Moreland, Russell Redmond, Raymond Hart zell, Gary Robertson and John Violette. At present there are seven i I dens, "ben mothers and mem bers are as follows: Den 1 - ,Audrey Johnson, deir • mother; Leslie Forcier, Wayne I Carmichael, Douglas Johnson, I I Patrick Grosche and Patrie Work man. Den 2 — Doris Peterson, den mother; Irene Minger assistant den mother: Phillip Eggert, Steve Minger, Harold Peterson. Albert Brunsman, Ronald Bodenhamer and Steven Bodenhamer. Den 3 — Celeste Poetter, den mother; Darrel Chambers. Garv Hanson, Curtis Poetter, Jack Hanon and Ronald Leesen. Den 4 — Betty Brady, den mother; Joey Curl. Danny Brady, Roland Olinger, David Serafin, Randy Hole? and Donald Wilson. Den 5 — Ethel Blackburn, den mother; Michael Laws. Gordon Blackburn. Bradley Rumbaugh. Bernard Lamping and Gregory Lamping. Den 6 — Doris Laird, den mother; Kathy Hascall. assistant; Gregory Laird, David Hascall, Randy Wilson. Stephen Ellis and Alan Hill. Den 7 — Kathy Mae Hqward. den mother; Buddy Robertson, Patrick Howard, Bruce Johnson. Jerry Hanson and Billy Hanson. Exchange Student Speaks Before Two Groups; PT A Elects, Installs The meeting of the Vernon a PTA which was held Monday ev- e mg at the high school was op ened with musical numbers. * thy Hcckenliable plav -d a trumpet solo and was accompan ,"'i by her sister, Virginia Heck- enoable, on the piano Virginia T vne presented a clarinet solo and was accompanied by her mother. Mrs. Louis Towne A get-acquainted game was di- r < d by Mrs L. L. Wells, after w.ch room count was tak°n Sine October was membership m nth for the PTA, points were g ven for joining as well as at tendance The seventh grade class taught by Darn'd Lawler was highest. Pat Harrison, a senior at Clats- k ;< high school and an ex- cns’ge student to Holland last yr. showed slides taken there and gave a very interesting taik atmut Holland. He had also ad- dnsned the Lions club earlier in • evening He was accompan ied by Gail Steele of Clatskanie During the business session? Mrs. Grace Cantwell was elected secretary and Miss Margaret Cot. ter was elected treasurer. They were installed by Mrs. L. L. Wells. With the October emphasis for the organization placed on mem bership. a proclamation has been issued by Governor Robert D. Holmes in which he urged every parent to become a member of the organization which is the best link between parents and the school and the best oppor tunity for them to aid in pro grams for the betterment of the schools. Mrs Nora Redmond, membership chairman for the Vernonia PTA, reports a mem bership of 88 at present which is about half of last year’s mem bership All parents who haw not yet joined ar- urged to do so Following Monday night’s ses sion. refreshments were served The next meeting will be at the Washington grade school Novem ber IS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1957" Planning Men Study Reports About Hazards Coach Vlcek’s Vernonia Log gers took it on the chin once again last Friday night when they en tertained the Scappoose Indian eleven on the local turf and w re scalped by that squad 18-0 in a game which saw the visiting team At the meeting of the Vernon score once in first half play and then cross the Logger goal line ia Planning commission which twice in the second stanza of the was h'ld October 15, reports were received from the stat, tilt. Th" visiting eleven wasted no highway engineer in reply to requests made previously by the time in putting points up on th scoreboard as they t<x>k the open commission for a survey by the ing kickoff and drove downfield highway department of the traf for their first score of the even fic hazards existing at the in ing. The visitors tally occurred tersection of Bridge street and on a skirt around I "ft end which Rose avenue and also at the covered 45 yards when the ball point in Riverview where the carrier for the Indians complete Pebble creek road joins highway 47 near the bridge. . ly outfoxed the Loggers and out tan the locals' secondary. The engineer reported that a Remainder of the first half re survey had been-Wnade and while vealed the visiting Scappoos they did not find justification of team driving constantly into Ver a blinker light at the Riverview nonia's territory only to be hel l intersection, they did recommend by a rather stubborn Logger de the erection of signs to control fense when the visitors got too traffic and contribute to more deep into the Logger’s dominion. caution on the part of drivers. Scappoose scored its two re With regard to the Rose-Bridge maining TD.'s in th? fourth intersection, extensive work at period of play, both being on that point would be required to breaks. The first Indian score change the situation and at pres- occurred in th ? beginning se ent funds are not available. conds of the fourth quarter and The commission, for which was set up by a Logger fumbl» of an Indian punt on the locals’ I Bill Horn is president and Henry eight-yard marker. In two plays Hudson, secretary, is working on the visiting tribe drove over for the zoning problem but find it will take at least a year of pre the score. In th? final minutes of play liminary work before a plan Scappoose scored their third and can be formulated A request from the commis final T.D. when they intercepted a locals’ pass on Vernonia’s 30 sion was directed to th- city and ran all the way for the six council asking that definite ac tion be taken to get property points. This coming Friday evening owners to eliminate or correct the Loggers will play Reynolds condemned buildings and other on the local field for their second detrimental problems. game in a row. This will be The next meeting of the com homecoming for the Loggers and mission will be held Novemb'-i the local eleven will try to turn 19- the tables on the favored Rey nolds eleven. Coach Vlcek sent his charges through practice this week, try ing to develop an offense punch. Paul Weidman will be co-captain of this gam?. Reynold’s record to date in Frank K. Thomas 77 year old league play shows them with a retired carpenter who had resid 1 and 1 count. Early in the sea ed in the Vernonia area for the son they defeated the Rainier Co past fifteen years passed away at lumbians and wer- then defeated his home in Vernonia October by two points by Wy’East last 14th. week. Funeral services were held at Vernonia's Baby Loggers made Fuiten’s Chapel in fhe Hills, Ver. it two in a row Monday when noma Saturday at 2 p.m with th“ they m?t the Pappooses of Scap Rev. F. M Knoll, pastor of the poose and sent them scurrying E.U.B. church officiating Mr.;. back to the reservation with a Ruby Taylor was vocalist and 19-13 loss. Mrs. Lois Clark pianist. Con cluding services and interment were at th? Vernonia Memorial cemetery with Frank Cotton, Charles Kelly, W B Ortner, Earl Atkins, Fred Lundgren and T E. Hanson serving as casket bearers. The United States National Mr. Thomas was a native of Bank of Portland, in its October 11 statement of condition report, Kirby, Wisconsin where he was He spent showed deposits totaling $744,- born March 1, 1880 most of his lifetime there and was 105,363 40 This represents an increase of united in marriage to Loa Noble more than 33 million dollars in at Kirby, Wisconsin in 1898 She deposits since the bank's last preceded him in death h?re in statement of condition report on June of this year. June 6. 1957. Survivors include six children: The Vernonia branch report^! two sons, Frank E Thomas. Bav deposits of $1.730.251 28. announ City, Oregon and Charles A. ced E P. Stainmetz Jr.. Manager. Thomas, Vernoma; and four Total resources for Oregon’s daughters, Mrs. Jennie Younkee, statewid" banking system stood Park Falls. Wisconsin; Mrs. at $821,973,576 93 on October 11 Laura Clark and Mi's. Helen —an increase of more than 31 VanDeCarr, both of Flint Mochi- million dollars since the last re gan and Mrs. Rose Loomis, Ver port. noma: thirty grandchildren and Loans and discounts were re a number of great grandchildren. ported totaling $338.187.702 24. or more than 14 million dollar J Club Schedules Start ahead of last June U S National will establish it; Arrangements were being 63rd branch on November 9 when made this week by Mayor Don the bank's second Klamath Falls Bayley for the first meeting of banking office will be opened in a Toastmasters club which took the Town and Country' shopping place this morning. Thursday center in suburban Klamath Prospective members of the club Falls. . were notified earlier this week by phone of the organizational Merchants Meet Tonight meeting of the group Rites Held For Frank K. Thomas Report of Bank Shows Increase Retail merchants of this area are reminded of a meeting this evening, October 24, in the Wert Oregon Electric conference room. It's purpose is to form a commit tee to promote retail trade here and is being called by Jack Thompson, retail trade commit tee chairman of the chamber af corn mere«' PHONE HA 9-3372 Rock Club Slates Speaker A W. Hancock, rock collector from Portland, will speak at the meeting of the Vernonia Gem and Fossil club which will be held tomorrow evening at 8:00 o'clock at the West Oregon build ing New Program Of Recreation Starts Monday Next Monday evening will see the inauguration of a new rec reation program at the high school for boys of high school age and older which comes abou" as tin result of planning begut last year The suggestion of such a program was introduce»", by Myron Vlcek, high school ath letic director, after Pat Wallace. JANICE THOMPSON, junior at Crown Zellerbach forester, had Vernonia high school, was chos volunteered his services to dire» en by the Paul Bunyan club as such a program The proposition was presente t home coming queen to reign ov er festivities at the game tomor to the board of directors and ha row night in which the Loggers receiv'd their approval and will meet Reynolds high school on start Monday evening on a two- Greenman field. She is the night a week program scheduled daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. for each Monday and Thursday Wallace will be in full author Thompson and is 5 feet, 1 j inch tall and brunette. She will bo ity over the program and w >1 crowned Friday evening either serve without pay on a purely at the game or the home coming volunteer basis. Sessions will be from 7:30 tp 9:30 pm. and will dance that follows it. include basket ball, volley ball and perhaps other activities, de pending on the int?rests of the group that turns out. Shower privileges will also be included for those who avail City councilmen. meeting Mon themselves of the program. Those who may participate are day evening, appointed Herb H“ckenliable as chief of the fire high school boys and thus? of department to fill the vacancy high school age and older who caused by the resignation of Bob are not now in school. No boys Curl. This item of business was below high school age will be the only official action of the ev admitted. The purpose of the program it ening, but several other matters received considerable discussion. to provide wholesome athletic The council was informed that activity to fill the need for rec Carl Donowho, fire warden at reation which has been felt here Pittsburg, and his fire crew It is hoped the program will be would give assistance in burning well received and can be coitttn refuse left at the old garbage ued. site on Pebble creek and instruc ted the recorder to inform W A. Davis, holder of th ■ garbage franchise to proceed with the work when convenient. The proposed new garbage franchise came up for consider able discussion during the re The second National Assemble mainder of the meeting and some program’ for this year which will changes deemed necessary will be at the Washington school be made before final adoption of November 1 at 9:00 am. will th1 ordinance. present Ray Dixon, Hollywood make-up artist, who entertains by making up persons from his audience as statesmen, inventors, celebrities or gay nineties char acters. He has been acclaimed from coast to coast for his ability Today, October 24, is United to make these amazing transfor Nations day and marks the anni mations. His presentation is rat versary of, the acceptance of the ed as one at the outstanding aL charter for the United Nations. tractions on the American stag’- Ralph Bergerson was appointed today. by Mayor Donald E. Bayley as As Mr. Dixon is making up hrs United Nations chairman ffor subjects, he entertains with pithy, Vernonia. This was done in co pertin“nt comments on both the operation with T. Bernard Tedde, tnethod used and the relative chairman for the state of Oregon importance of the character re A proclamation issued by Ma presented. yor Bayley asking observance of The public is welcome to at the day is elsewhere in this issue. tend the performance Council Appoints New Fire Chief Make-up Artist To Appear Here United Nations Day Head Named Honor Roll Adds Names Three names were inadvertent ly omitted from the high school honor roll which appeared in last weeks Eagle They were Tim Barlow, sophomore; Ev-lyn Kyser, junor and Janice Pearson, senior. • Testing Program Pays Off County veterinarians found an ly one quarter of on > percent re actors to Brucellosis in Septem ber tests. Such low figures are a result of continued long time testing program Welfare Administrator Notes Critical Point in First Quarter Expenditures Columbia county’s welfare ex penditures were listed as 24 5 per cent spent this week, at the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year and the situation was said to be critical According to Mrs Eva L. Tice, county admimsti ator, the expen diture during the first quarter it July 1 through September 30, is critical in that a light expendi ture is generally expect-'d The heavier expenditure* come in the late winter and early spring, sh ; said. , The amount spent so far cause; the welfare department grave concern, she added Total "xpenditurcs by the county welfare department so far amount« to $115.052 with the total budget set at $468.944 Mrs. Tice also said that in the genera! aaswtance, 26 2 per cent of the total had been spent a« compared to 18 per cent at this time last year She said that general assistance is the pro gram from which employable persons are assist 'd when they are unable to find work The administrator also said that the biggest single change in costs seem to be the increased need for medical care. Current ly, the county has six cases ui the hospital, some of them of such seriousness that they will result in exceedingly high over all coats, and will involve mane months of care She added .that the wetfare workers an- mcr?asingly aware that most << the employabfe people who are currently seek ing assistance are also consistent ly seeking employment with little or no result
