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VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
Net Men Take
Measure of
Viking Five
CWstmos Ceov
The Vernonia Loggers, looking
more impressive with each out­
ing, travelled to Tillamook to play
the Tillamook Catholic Vikings
and sent their hosts down to a
76-45 defeat. Vernonia jumped
off to a first quarter lead, and al­
though the Loggers led through-
out the first half, the Vikings
stayed in contention and trailed
at the half-way mark by only
eleven points, 31-23. After four
quick points by Tillamook, the
Vernonia team settled down to
the business at hand and quickly
spread the gap to twenty five
points.
It’s a great joy Io wish
you a Merry Yule and to
say "thank you" for your
friendship during 1958!
The reserves took over in the
fourth quarter and demonstrating
that they can also play the game
well, upped the winning margin
to thirty-one points.
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Coach Kerry Moran was again
well pleased with the entire team
effort and felt that the squad has
made real improvement with each
game and is fast shaping up into
a well balanced team, mixing a
strong tough defense with a po­
tent offense. Dick Crowston led
the Vernonia scoring, tallying
twenty-two points, and Bill Ho­
ward swished through sixteen
more.
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The Loggers now take a five
day vacation from the hardwood
floor after which they will re­
sume two a day drills in an effort
to avenge the early season set­
back they suffered at the hands
of their next opponent. Rainier.
The local team will try and com­
bat the extreme height advan­
tage by speed and shooting in the
high school gym Friday. January
2.
Service Saturday
For Helen Dove
Oernonia Eagle
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kamholz
Melvin Schwab
Mrs. Lesta Garner
Mrs. Ethel Larsen
Mrs. Rita Shipley
Mrs. Grace Peachey
Mrs. Austin Dowling
Mrs. Mildred Tupper
de
Mrs. Helen Dove, wife of high
school principal Eug?ne Dove,
passed away Thursday morning
at their home on A. street follow­
ing a lengthy illness. Mrs. Dove
had suffered with multiple scler­
osis which was first diagnosed in
1941. She had been unable to
walk unassisted since 1949 Death
was directly attributed to an ac­
cidental fall at her home Thurs­
day morning.
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THURSDAY. DEC. 25. 1958
Y ule Decorations
Enliven Season
This year. Vernonia seems to
have blossomed forth as never
before with attractive Christmas
decorations and a drive around
town in the evening is recom­
mended as a part of the Christ­
mas celebration.
An outstanding display which
is attracting much attention and
which is notable for pointing up
the true meaning of Christmas
which is so often lost in the
shuffle, is the nativity scene at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Bob
Curl. Carols which are played
Capacity Crowd
Views Program
Approximately 1000 persons at
tended the annual Christmas pro­
gram at the Washington grade
school Monday evening. The au­
ditorium was filled to capacity for
the program which featured the
play, "Stars Over Christmas,
which told the story of Christmas
in several places and times as re­
called by the stars.
A welcome by the kindergar­
ten and selections by the high
school chorus and the combined
bands of the grade and high
school were also included in the
program.
Mrs. Dorothy Sandon was gen­
eral chairman of the program and
the music was under the direction
of Robert Thornton and Mrs. Car­
ol Smith.
A large decorated tree, furnisn-
ed by the E P. Stamm Tree Farm,
was the focal point of attention
as Santa Claus made his appear­
ance at the end of the program
and passed out treats to the
youngsters.
Over 700 bags of candy fur­
nished through contributions
from the people of the communi­
ty were distributed.
School closed at noon Tuesday
with Christmas parties in the
various rooms and a school lunch
featuring hamburgers as a treat.
during the evening add to the
enjoyment of it.
Other high points among the
many to be seen are the reindeer
and Sleigh in the Grant Thayer
yard,
the
prettily
decorated
homes along South First avenue
the Frank Lange and Wilbur Da-
vis homes on State street, the
Glen Hawkins and Guy Thomas
homes in Riverview, the twinkl­
ing tree in the George Laird yard
and other decorated trees and
lights on houses too numerous
to mention. A tour up and down
the various streets reveals points
of interest on nearly every one
The community tree decorated
by the Lions club on the lot by
the shay is beautiful and out
standing. It, and th? new cando
decorations, added to the usual
street decorations, have
made
Vernonia a cheery place
this
Christmas season. This project
of the Lions club is one much ap-
preciated by all residents.
Sheriff Names
Deputy Officers
Spencer Younce, sheriff-elect,
announced last week that his de
puties will be Fred Roediger, now
with the sheriff's office, and Dar
win E. Shaw who was with the
state police game division from
1953 to 1956
The appointments become ef
fective the first of the year when
Younce takes ovr his duties as
sheriff.
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Dens to See TV Show
Mrs. Ellen Hanson, den molli
er for den 5, and Mrs. Rena Bra­
dy, den mother for den 1, will
take the Cub Scouts in their
dens to Portland Friday. Decern
ber 26, to attend the Heck Harp-
er Pioneer Club program which
appears on Channel 8 from 4:30
to 5:30 p.m. The boys hope to be
seen on the program.
Hill Addition to Benefit
City; Gift Adds Value
An Editorial
There has been some talk about a referendum petition against
Funeral services for Mrs. Dove
the ordinance annexing the O.A. hill property to the city. Thia or
were held Saturday, December
dinance is the one read for the first time last Monday evening and
20 at 10:00 a m at the Evangelical
which was to be reed the second and third times last night at th
United Brethern church with its
special council meeting.
pastor, the Rev F. M. Knoll of-
The ordinance procedure for adding the hill to the city was
ficiating. Robert Sargent, pastor
drawn up by attorneys for the city according to legal requirement •
of the Christian church sang "Un­
There seems also to be some thought that if the property is not an
der His Wings" and "My Home
nexed, the city cannot sell the houses on the property in question.
Sweet Home”, with Miss Mary
Such is not the case because the city is now the owner of the
Ann Clark and Mrs. Lois Clark
property even though it is outside city limits because tit|e was tran
serving as organist and pianist
ferred when the Long Bill Division of International Paper company
Casketbearers were Carlton Mo­
made the gift recently. A deed for the gift has been issued and re­
ran, Harold McEntire. Tom Bate­
corded
man, Guy Thomas, Wesley Bol-
If Long-Bell had not desired to make this gift to the city, the
Roger Ostrander has been se-
meier and Sam Hearing Jr.
property would have been disposed of in some other manner an 1
lected to represent the Vernonia
Concluding graveside services sold to prospective purchasers anyway. As it is, the city received i
high school Future Farmers of
West Coast Telephone com­ and service connection charges America chapter in the district and interment were Saturday af.
gift, the value of which has been estimated to amount to at least
pany. complying with the Oregon which were called for in the or­ speech contest to be held January ternoon at the Masonic cemetery
$75.000. and which stands to benefit the community in several ways
PUC's December 13 rate-increase der went into effect December 8 at Hillsboro. He was chosen at Cottage Grove with arrange­
First, as money comes in from rentals and sales of houses, the
order, announced new schedules 13. All will be pro-rated to ad­ from among twelve junior and ments entrusted to the Fuiten and
fund for construction of a sewage disposal plant will be increased
December 22 for all exchanges in
just to the company’s billing senior boys who competed local-
Davis Chapel in the Hills Mortu­ The state sanitary authority informed city officials several years ago
its three districts in the state.
cycles.
ary,
Vernonia
that this plant must be built and has more recently set the dead-
ly.
line for I960 Cost of this plant, which will replace the present in
Lyle E Cross, West Coast's
Final selection of Ostrander
Public Utility Commissioner
Mrs. Dove was born April 10,
adequate disposal facility, has been placed at between $50 000 and
Howard Morgan cut back the Beaverton district manager, ex­ was made when he and Byron
1909 at Cottage Grove where she
$60,000.
company's request for $629,000 in plained that the company has Hawkins, as top two contenders, attended school and grew to wo­
A second benefit is the additional storage facility for water This
local rate relief to $250.543, neces- sought a higher rate of return spoke before the Vernonia Lions manhood She then attended and
storage tank, located atop the hill, has a capacity of 100.000 galloni
sitating a complete recomputa­ to enable it to pay a reasonable club.
was graduated from the Southern
and. should the city construct such a tank new, the cost would be at
Ostrander talked on the mod­ Oregon College of Education at
tion of the tariff schedules origi­ dividend, make an adequate ac­
least $35.000 By spending a little less than $3000 the O.A. tank can
nally filed in Salem February 13. cumulation of surplus and pro­ ern method of haymaking called Ashland, following which she re­
be placed in top condition and incidentally, the construction of such
vide a sound base for anticipated pelleting. Speeches were graded turned to Cottage Grove to teach.
1958.
a tank was recommended by the city engineer seven years ago in
on voice, stage presence, power
Roy Peterson. West Coast gen­ growth.
Sh? taught at Cottage Grove order to round out needs, to fully modernize the city water system.
Cross advised that the old and of expression, general effect and
eral commercial superintendent,
until
her marriage there to Eu-
This tank completes this phase of the program.
I
and five aides worked contin­ new rates in the district's Ver­ response to questions.
gene Dove on June 2, 1935 She
nonia
and
Clatskanie
exchanges
A third point to consider is the assessed valuation which is now
Third
and
fourth
place
’
win
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uously for more than 50 hours
listed at $506,545 for the city. With the addition of the hill to present
ners here were George Brown and then taught at Marcóla. Eugene.
recomputing the rates so as to compare as follows:
Portland and Springfield before
Jack
Lindsley.
city boundaries, this valuation will increase and as a result, present
Business
Service
arrive at the proper number of
failing health forced her retire­ tax levies can be expected to decrease It is not possible to give def­
Old Rate
New Rate
dollars and maintain the spread
ment in 1946 She had lived in
1 party
$8.40
$9.65
inite figures for this decrease because the county assessor has nos-
between classes of service.
Vernonia for the past seven years
2 party
17.15
$8.10
listed a separate valuation for the hill.
“Oregon PUC staff members 4 party
$6 15
$6.60
Fourth, the city can expect additional money from two state sourc-
Due to lack of a quorum Mon­
Surviving is her husband. Eu-
were very complimentary about Suburban
6.60
$6.15
i, the state liquor allocation and the state highway street fund, both
day evening, the chamber of com-
gene Dove, Vernonia; a sister,
the speed with which we had
Residence Se ri ice
merce board of director's meeting Mrs Harriett Kintzley, Spring­ of which are determinad on a per capita basis. During the fiscal year
spread the rates and the form of
Old Rate
from July 1. 1957 to June 30, 1958 the city received $9586.09 from
New Rate scheduled for that evening was field; a half sister, Mrs. Hazel
our newest filing." Peterson said
$6.60
1 party
$5.80
the tate street fund and $2958.11 from the liquor allocation, the
not held. The next meeting is Spencer, Albany: an aunt. Mrs
Effective date of the local ex­ 2 party
former amounting to $6 30 per capita and the latter $1 94 per capita.
54.75
55 35
set for January 8 and at that Harriet Barties and a cousin. Ma-
change rates allowed by Morgan 4 party
Shouldn't these points be considered before the city is called upon
$4.00
$4.20
time, plans will be made for the rie Hill both of Springfield, Ore-
was December 16. New toll rates Suburban
tn foot the expense of a special election
$4.00
$4.20
gon
quarterly membership meeting
West Coast Posts New
Authorized Rate Raises
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Speech Choice
C of C Meeting Date Set