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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1958)
VOLUME 32, NUMBER 34 10c COPY VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON GRID PRACTICE STARTS MONDAY Vernonia high schools new grid mentor. Clark Anderson, released information Tuesday noon stating that equipment will be issued to those who will turn out for the current season on Saturday from * to 12. Football practice will start on Monday. 65* th i fr - ,5 ■ , League Bowling To Start Soon * * y ’ 974 s wl 4 i I i ' —sile- 1T.4 the s $ * 77 re* tM 2—3 ", a D . 7 | NATAL GRANGE booth at county fair was gettin: attention of Ron Anderegg when above photo was taken just before fair opened lasi week. He d signed booth which won first placo in judging. He also designed booth last year that won first for Natal. The winning trophy and ribbons are on display this week at the Vernonia Variety store. As a result of meetings held last week, bowling for both men and women will get underway at Dessy’s alleys early in September. The men have three teams fill- d and possibly a fourth. They will begin bowling September 3 at 8:00 p m. and any other men interested in joining in the league play are asked to contact Dave Brunsman, Dessy Laird or Char lie Hickman, president of the league. The ladies will open their sea son September 9 at 8:00 pm. More bowlers are needed to fill their teams and interested per- sons are asked to contact Rena Brady, president of the league. At the meeting held last Fri- day, Hazel Shipman was elected as treasurer to replace Jerry Thompson who moved to Gig Harbor, Washington. Prizes, Awards Won in Fair Events Vernonia was well on the map tree farm methods used on his week. Complete tabulation of 4-H again this j ar at the Columbia 708 acre tree farm project; Lai - ci unty fair at Deer Island, with -y W Ich, red ribbon for garden winnings will be available for Natal Grange taking first place project; Dave Roediger, cham next week, also and a number of for the second year on their booth pion FFA ram lamb and second them will be sending exhibits to and the 4-H and FFA groups tak- I place Hampshire ewe; the FFA’s the state fair, including Judy ing their share of prizes. Indivi- j sheep chain animals had a total Towne who won in the dollar din dual entries in various divisions of four firsts and' five second ner contest. also brought home a fair share of place ribbons on their Hampshire ribbons. breed. In the pig and calf scramble, Carl Schaumburg was victor in the horseshoe pitching meet and the Vernonia boys showed their mettle by capturing a pig and a Julius Enevoldsen was second The pig was caught by They had each won six games out calf. A meeting of the Friendship of seven and had to play each George Brown and Paul Miller other for the best two out of three put on a marathon chase that Jamboree committee has been games for the trophy, the first ended up with his outlasting the called for Thursday night of next one ever given at the county calf after two and a half miles up week, August 28 for the purpose fair. Schaumburg reports that a logging road out of the fair i of organizing for next year and there are plans for a meet here grounds. This unscheduled event getting machinery set for promo- soon to determine the county proved to be one of the out 1 tion of such an event in 1959. standing feats of the fair, but un- ! Some indication has been voiced championship. The FFA boys under the direc- fortunately, it was viewed only that this could be tied in with ti r of Welcome Rumbaugh, ag by Georg • Brown. Dave and Ed ■ the Oregon Centennial celebra- instructor at Vernonia high Roediger and Welcome Rumbaugh . tion. also. All committee members, repre- school, entered a number of com- who went out to haul the animal 1 sentatives of organizations and petitions and their winnings are in. Ron Anderegg tok a blue rib I other interested persons are ask- as follows: Georg* Brown, two first and a second on cross-bred bon on an oil painting and the I ed to attend the meeting next Cornish-Rock chickens; Byron Buckleys and Morans took many [ w « k and heads of organization Hawkins, second place on better ribbons with their stock. Com | that are not now in session are farming contest exhibit showing plete listing will be giv n next asked to see that they have a re GREEN 11959 Promotion of Jamboree Topic For Next Week's Committee Meet | i | 1 presentative there. At the last meeting of the com mittee, there was considerable discussion about possible change of the date for next years event. In order that everyone may ex press their sentiment on this mat ter, the coupon appearing on page 6 is provided and citizens are asked to fill one out and return it to the Vernonia Eagle office or hand it to Phil Steinmetz, pre- sent Jamboree chairman. Space is also provided for suggestions for events that arc desired. A complete financial statement for this years Jamboree will also be presented Thursday night. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1958 Plans Readied For September 2 School Opening With the opening of the school term scheduled for September 2, plans for the opening day pro cedures were being readied at the elementary school this week The staff of the two grade schools will meet Thursday and Friday of next week to plan the pro gram for the new term and to prepare the classrooms for the arrival of students Tuesdav morning. The first day will be devoted to registration and half- day of classes and students will be home by noon. Primary children (kindergar - ten. first, second, and third grad- ersi need only to register Septem ber 2 and then may return home with their parents. The division for primary children to determine which school they attend is as follows: Lincoln school accomo- dates those children in the first, second and third grades who live west of the SP&S tracks and bus students from bus No, 1, (George John s o n) Riverview-Pittsburg- Camp 8 run. All other primary children will register at the Washington school. It is hoped that this will provide classes of equal size at both schools but in order to adjust classes it may be necessary to request some stu dents to shift after registration is completed. Children entering school for the first time must have a birth cer tificate and a medical examina tion and forms for this are avail able at the school office. Child ren may enter kindergarten if they are five and first grade if they arc six on or before Novem ber 15, 1958. The buses and the routes they travel are as follows: Bus No. 1 — Driver, George Johnson: Starts above Camp 8 on the Scappoose road, to the junc tion of Highway 47 and over highway 47 to Riverview (last pickup east side of Riverview bridge) to Washington and Lin coln schools. Bus No. 2 Driver. Jim Davies: Starts at Keasey, follows Rock Creek road to Stoney Point, thence over Stoney Point to Highway 47 and to Riverview (last stop at Riverview bridge) to high school and Washington grade school. Bus No. 3 Driver. Bob Thomp. son Pebble Creek road ,to High way 47, to Johnson Road then back on Highway 47 to Treharne junction with the load from there on to be equalized with route 4 to the high school and Washing ton school. Mill Levy Asked by Society to Build County Historical Museum The Columbia county court this week agreed they would put on the November ballot a one mill tax levy to finance the construction of a Columbia County Histori cal museum, according to Vilas Shephard, head of the building committee. Th' museum is being pushed by the County His torical society. According to Shephard, the levy would raise about $26,000 which would adequately build the proposed mu- scum. The building would be located, according to pre sent plans, on the Columbia county fair grounds across from the caretaker's cottage Tentative plans call for a block building with glass I • cedar ipporting timbers, w hich : show on the outside . would fit the building into the urroundings and create a modern log cabin effect The building would be 48 feet by 50 feet and woul I • ave a i nc rete floor The in ode would include a stor • torical items Shephard said that the members of the historical so. ciety have met with the county court and they have a o ed to support the project The historical ociety ha been work» g f' r the mu- urn for the last eht years Every effort has been made to find suitable old building and adequate loca- tions, and the committee felt that this would be the best elution to the Ther: are many prie less historical items in the county that will be lost if something is not done immedi ately to house them, and there are also many items that now belong to the historical society which are being held by various members for a museum when it is construct ed. See floor plan, page 8 Bus No. 4: Driver. Philip Stun , | er (Casons' Bus): From Sunset camp via Timber road to Tre harne junction with the load from there on to be equalized with route 3 to the high school and Washington school. The school lunch will begin operations on Wednesday, Sep- tomber 3 and lunches for the first week will b ■ 60c for grade school and 75c for high school students Lunches will be served again this year on a $1 a week basis for grade school students or 25 j cents per single meal. High will pay • school students 25 cents per meal or $1.25 per week. Adults will be charged 35 cents per meal. The family plan will be used for full weeks of school and rates are available at the school office. The special milk program will be continu'd and students who bring sack lunches will be able to purchase milk for three cents per bottle or 15 cents a week at both the Washington and Lincoln schools. Kindergarten students will have milk and cookies or crackers for 20 cents a week. There will be two session* of kindergarten again, the first from 9 to 11:15 for youngsters coming by bus and living the greatest distance from school and the second session from 1 to 3:15 p.m. for children in town. NO BURNING OF TRASH ASKED Vernonia city firemen is - sued a request Wednesday morning that people refrain from burning of trash, even if it is placed in barrels, dur ing the remainder of the pre sent dry weather. The request was issued along with official state ac tion closing all activity in forest areas in this region because of dangerous fire conditions. Streets Given Seal Coating Work on the Stoney Point road was completed Monday by the county paving crew and Tuesday they moved into Vernoma and be gan putting the seal coat on the streets that had previously been paved. Some additional work will be done, also and should all be completed this week, accord ing to Art Davis, county com missioner. Streets that are receiving seal coats are as follows: All of State street to the city limits; A, B and C streets west of State street; all of East, Washington and Grant streets; First and Second avenues both north and south of Bridge street; Cougar street from Rose to Second avenues; River street from Rose to First avenue and from Second to Third avenue, and all of Maple street. Rites Today for Carroll Brock Funeral services for Carroll L. Brock of Portland, former Ver nonia resident, will be held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Jacobson Family Southeast chapel at 88th and S. E Foster. Vault inter m nt will follow at Lincoln Me morial cemetery. He is survived by his wife. Myrtle; three sons, Elbert, Gold Beach, Oregon; Leon. Portland and Lt Mervin Brock, Fort Ben- lung, Georgia, 10 grandchildren and a brother and two sisters. He was a member and past master of Vernonia Lodge No 184, AF&AM, and members of this lodge will conduct the Mu sonic service at the funeral
