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10 COO?VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. CREGON
VOLUME 36, NUMBER 7
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THURSDAY.
FEB
13,
1958
Dime 1 und
Now $275
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To date, $275 21 has been turn­
ed in here for the March of Dimes
fund, according to Mrs Frank
Si refin, local chairman This dot
not inelude any that might have
I amwo pant in dimes folers re-
cived theowgh the mail since
An application for increased
telephone rates was filed tokay,
February 13, 18 with the CM
a • Public Utils, E mm sin e
by the **• Coast Temine
Cos qany
i thy p sinmely - w Hem •
zeri *
mogret «ti we se I nice
WS* reri va
Tim wosotbarra mane k yohered I
Continuing increa
in Wages,
Thia
wee
considered
taxes and other operating costs,
VMS y ze * when viewed IIS com
• a ell as th effect of inflation
parison to other communiti •
were given as major reasons for
the county
The march in Clats
the proposed adjustment by L.
kani brought in 02.92; S sp
pooor
013a je
Ramasi elot IH • Cross, district manager fev
the company.
and a Melens, $1M
Ober
fmw received hers ere
w follows: Migh school, $46 86;
grade school, Ms 87. Neighbors
of Woodcraft. $8 15; Do-Si-Do
club, $16.25; containers from
stores. $20 M and a personal do
nation a $7 ■
be...;
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The grade school band direct-
•: by William B. Johnson will
present a concert at the Wash
ington whœol m H> * 20 p m. Sundey
' which 14 miætioms will Pa-
oire a wide variety of music. For
pest several weeks, the band
| has been working especially on
! Latin American . rhythm and
earlier this year at Clatskanie it
the Columbia county teach i s' in­
three types, the Tango, the Sam­
ba and Meaicen music will be in-
clults in the repertoire.
The band is comobal of 80
| students from the 5th through
| the 8th grades They eppsred
stitute and were
ceived
Blue, Gold Dinner for
Cubs Intended Feb. 21
At the Cub Scout committee
œtine held Jebivary k ar the
and
»
Wranh
Pinal plans’ were made
for the annual Blue and Gob®
d oæer to v ml Friday. Febru-
•' y 21. he adir is po truck via
each den mother and the mothers
of her den planning their own
menu. Den 5 will make coffee
• nd punch Por the @iAner. Each
den is going to invie a guest
aod their femilws end- thee are
0 foflo»s: Yon 1, Wiutvis Com-
missioner *111
Moltcleo
ead
Tv. ».Mild Pe sin, . Wazeren
church; Bn 3, „Leslie
Caron.
• outmester; Ctn 4. Mrs
oarl
King, PTA president; • n
5,
Wayc i Don Bayley: Do 6 Er-
id Proeloi, superimondent of
• z de schools; Ln ?, bon Lawl
institutional re preœntat vo,
id Ran Fowler, assistant cub
home of Mr
"too O&in,
Caylite Board
Elected Monday
Sam Hearing Jr. was elected
president of the Caylite Candle,
factory board of directors at the
annual meeting held
Monday
• ning at the factory.
Other
( . - aiW directors elected were.
Art
Ostrander,
vice-president;
11 s. Evelyn Heath, secretary-
treasurer and James Caywood
and Dwight Strong. directors.
Reports of officers for 1957
re heard also Monday evening
and plans were made for the
coming year
An inspection of
nt plant was made to observe
improvements during the past
nd t
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b j no
charge "for
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BE REPLACED
317 Driver
Lose Rights
Information released by
state depement of motor
Riclee % the zoriod Januey
to 30 showed a total of 317
the
ve-
27
A-
"The bridges will be built
vida portions of FAS funds
■ «»laMe to th State of O m
go h* the us on the stam
Aighwor portion o th Pas
. epem and doe not come
*• of Columbia county’s al-
I
censes su 65%nded throughout the
*
state
Only Grant and Harney
counties h*d no suspensions in
the ric and sio others
e
only one •• h
They were ben-
On, d Neron Worvw, Sherman,
6 allowa and
©heeler
Multno-
moh county topped tn list with
103 suspensions.
In Columbia county for that
period, two licenses were sus­
pended.
location and in no way af-
fects the amount available to
our ceunty for county road
puros," according to John
W Whipple, county judge.
The locations of these two
Briga are understocd to be
lodPeen Pittsburg and Ver-
monia, replacing two narrow
exiting bridges across the
Nehalem river.
Drama Club to
Give Programs
States Make
License Deal
A new reciprocal agreement on
licensing passenger cars went in­
to effect in Washington, Oregon
and Idaho January 1. The Agree­
ment will permit a person to
move from one of the three states
to another without having to buy
a new automobile license im­
mediately.
The owner will be
able to operate his car in the new
state on the old state's plate until
the old plate expires
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sophomods
played
important
roles in this half. Fred Bender
took up the rebounding strength
lost when Dick Crowdon fouled
out. and Mike Mullins h Id Al­
brecht. who had scored 15 points
in the first haff to 3 in the se-
cond.
Leading the
Vernonia
scoring was Howard with 20.
Nanson with 16 and
Crowston
with 12.
Coach Kerry Moran, happy
with the win. which is one of the
biggest upsets m the A-2 ranks
this year thought that Hood Riv-
er played well, but that the Log-
gers, finally realizing their po­
tential. were not to be denied.
Friday night the Loggers arc
again at home against the second
place Rainier high Columbians.
Saturday, February 15th, the
Vernonia high school drama club
will present the first of two
evening pfgrams scheduled for
this school year. This Saturday'
entertainment “ill consist of a
trio of plays, two o% which will
del with the responSibilitie ando
obligations of man to socicoy,
and the other is a humoroo
reading.
Those who are in the cast of
the first play. "No Greater Love”
are Lorraine Cunningham, Judy
Featherston, Don Tunnell, Allen
York and Joyce Sullivan
The second play. "A More Per­
fect Union", will be presented by
Vicki Serafin. Charlotte Hult,
Jannelle Thomas. Carol Cotton,
Freda Cotton, Darlene Bernardi.
Mary Millis. Nina Sampson and
Penny Hayes.
Two Students On
PU Honor Roll
Nehalem River
Work Completed
Founders Day Observance, Code
Discussion Planned for Monday
Refreshments will be served
between curtain times
Tickets will be on sale starting
Wednesday, and will also be sold
. at the door Saturday night. Cur­
‘ tain time for th 2 first play will be
| 8:00 pm.
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Musician On Assembly Bill
I
Galen Miller Harvey, pianist
| and organist, will be presented
, at the National Assembly pro-
I gram at the Washington school
tomorrow, February 14. at 2:45
| pm. He presents a variety pro.
| gram and is a hum rist as well as
a skilled performer. The public
i is invited to see his program.
W.T. Grave
Fumesal Holà
Help Wanted
Saturday on
Salvage Work
BRIDGES TO
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Tho Columbia county esi
Tuehay n— —» ai with mr
Yh rest vomiiee
mee time I . Ovetyon elate high wey d-
gnoiment in the censtrutin
will be held at the home of Wes..
• tw bridges at M.S. 86.25
Larry Brady
ami **. 58.16 on The Behal-
an highway, the
same
io
one approwicately $200,800.
In Conference Play by Loggers
The league leading Hood River
were dealt their first
c sference loss of the season by
Vernonia L< gg rs last Friday
a ght 62-60 The game was close
a ■ the way with the Loggers
ting back froo five point
b hind at half to win the thriller
the last five seconds on Bill
ward’s pair of free throws
'emonia trailed during most
• the first half and Hood River.
- ainly behind the shooting of
guard Dick Albrecht went out at
• e end of two quarters 5 points
up 30-35
At the start of the
< « < nd half, the Loggers dropped
9 points behind and then settled
c vn to their task and started
the slow climb back up
Two
will
master; Webelos 1, Marvin We ■
er, neighborhov commissioner.
League Leader Dealt First Low
D : gons
There
Sunday’s concert and it is
•
there will be a good crowd both
As an example, in the Vernonia
exchange, the proposed increases
include :
Bus ness Service: one party
present $8.40, proposed
$9.50,
two party—present $7.15. pro­
people of Vernonia to see the ex­
posed $7.95.
cellent work they
are doing.
Residence Service: two party—
They will be appearing in their
The large crowd that filled the present $4 75. proposed $5.25; 4
Party-Suburben
present $4.00,
new uniforms, also Names of the i Evangelical United Brethren
church last Friday afternoon for proposed. $4 30.
band members on page 3.
the final rites for Wilbur T
"Since our last genera) rate
Graves was a fitting tribute to a
increase was filed higher wage
person who was so closely allied payments and increased state and
with the community and the
local taxes have added over
flowers that banked the front of $550.000 to our operating expen­
the auditorium were a true ex­ ses," said Cross. “Taxes, alone,
pression of the esteem in which
increased 24 per cent in 1957 over
1056.
he was held by old and young.
* Graves, a native Oregonian,
"According to present plans we
* m born at Sheridan February shall spend over three million
19, 1873 on his father's donation dollars in the state in 1 958 for
lend claim. His parents had both
Men not now working who
new construction.
These con-
com to Sheridan as young people
want to do a good turn will have
struction dollars will come from
in 1847 by covered wagon tram
the opportunity to work for a
investors and we must maintain
worthy cause Saturday, the day and were married at Sheridan in adequate earnings if we are to at.
1852. Mr. Graves was the tenth tract investment capital
scheduled to tear down several
A fin
houses located in the O-A flat of their II children born and
ancially healthy company means
rgi d there, only two of whom more and better telephone service
area.
survive him.
Announcement of the wors day
for everyone.
and plats for use of ths lumlær
Mr Graves spent his early life 1
“To give some indication of
salvaged from the buildings was et Sheridan, than moved to Ho- our tremendous growth in this
quiem, Washington for ( few
issued earlier this weep by •
state," said Cross, "at the elose
year la-fore coming to Verrnia
A Davis. The
lumkær
gained
of World War II, our plant value
from the work will he used later
in 1924, when the Oregon Ameri­ had risen to about $17,000,000
He Today it is about $20,500,000.
to construct a 24-foot by 135-foot can mill began operations.
chicken house for Veri Barker had lived here continuously since
"Despite our tremendous growth
that time and worked at the mill
who is gradually losing his sight.
in recent years, the steady in
until his retirement in April 1947
Details announced for the work
crease in population and greater
day are: men who intend to par­ He was a life member of the
use of the telephone make it ne
International
Woodworkers of cessary for us to continue to ex-
ticipate should bring with them
America
a w recking bar and'hammei and
pand our plant and facilities In-
r. port to or call either Davis or
July 5. 1907, he was married at
creased prices for almost every
Harry Culbertson
for
instruc-
SunnysNe, Washington to Mabel
thing we buy to provide tele
tions.
Crawford.
Last year they cele­ phone service have reduced our
Five of the O-A houses have brated their golden wedding an­ earnings to the point where our
been purchased by the
Lions
ability to attract investment funds
niversary with a reception.
club. C. L Anderson,
Interna­
A rate adjust
The services Friday were con­ is endangered.
tional Pap r Company, Ameri­ ducted by R&v. F M Knoh, pas­ ment now will mean more and
can Legion auxiliary and the 40 tor of the local E U B church
better service for the future.”
et 8 to provide the lumber.
of which Mr. Graves was a mem­
Donations will be needed in ad­ ber and oDr Ernest Malyon of the
dition to the lumber in order to Sellwood Baptist church in Port­
provide roofing and foundation
land. Organist and pianist were
materials for
constructing the
Mis. L. H Thomas and Mrs. Lois
chick n houses These donations Clark and Mrs. Lona Weidman
may be sent to the Lions club,
was soloist. Casket bearers were
to Culbertson or to Davis. Help Arthur Oveson, A. W. Gardner,
The honor roll released last
in the construction has also been
Arthur Nanson, Allan Ray, T.
week at Pacific University, For­
assured by the blind foundation.
F. Keasey and L. E. Stiff Burial est Grove, listed two Vernonia
was in the Vernonia Memorial
boys among the few who had
cemetery and arrangements were achieved a straight 4 point grade
entrusted to Fuiten's Chapel in
for the fall semester. They were
the Hills, Vernonia.
William Albert Braun, mathema-
Survivors
include his
wife tics major and Thomas Holce,
Both are seniors
Mable; three sons, Thomas of science major
this year and are preparing for
Tigard, Morris of Gold Beach and
Some 25 miles of stream sys­
teaching careers. Bill has been
Hale of Portland; two sisters,
tem of the north fork of the Ne­
doing practice teaching this year
Mrs. Christine Bogue of Mc-
halem river have been made Minnvil and Mrs. Nellie Chap­ at Vernonia high school and Tom
more accessible for salmon and I man of West Palm Beach, Flori- I my is now getting in practice at
trout migration by a series of I da; and eight grandchildren.
‘ Hillsboro.
improved projects conducted by I
the Oregon fish commission over
the past nine months.
The latest north fork Nehalem
improvemeno project—a concrete
fishway over Waterhouse falls
(located 1 1 miles upstream from
Founders day will be observed Judy Fetherston, Marion Knoll
the Highway 53 bridge) was fin.
and Helen Mills.
ished by the commission's engi­ at the meeting of the PTA Mon
Questions dealt with in the rod­
neering division last week. Al­ day evening in the library room
are the basic rule, parent-youth
though only nine feet on height,
at the high school.
planning, home entertaining, ci
the Waterhouse falls had been a
Also scheduled for discussion
tizenship, general dating, hours,
serious barrier to salmon and
trout'at most water stages, ac­ is the Oregon code for high driving, drinking and smoking
cording to Harry C Warren, fish school students which was adopt­ Purpose of the code is to help
ed last fall by a conference of the young people and their par
commission engineering director
ents to reach a basis for agree
high school delegates who met at
'During construction of the
ment in conduct which will help
Waterhouse falls fishway, con- i Salem at the request of Governor
overcome the unfavorable and
siderable numbers of silver sal- I Robert Holmes The four young
help build a better youth citizen
people from Vernonia who at­
mon were able to surmount the
After presentation of the
tended the conference will take ship
barrier through temporary fish
rode Monday evening, there will
part in the discussion Monday
passage facilities that were in
be opportunity for discussion
evening They are Billy Howard.
stalled *' Warren said.
as an encouragement to the band
and as an opportunity for the
very well re-
Actually, Cross explained, he
proposed rates aro modest and
will amount to less than two cents
per day in the telephone bill of
the average subscriber.
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