VOLUME 38, NUMBER 10
VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
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Highway 99WA Jamboree Council Sells
Slates Annual On Agenda More Houses
Member Meet
On Hill Area
The annual membership meet­
ing of the Highway 99W Alternate
Road association will be held in
Vernonia
Wednesday
evening,
March 11th at 7:00 p m. It will
be a dinner meeting at the Ma­
sonic temple served by the Ne­
halem Social club.
Election of officers and the
regular agenda of business will
take place and the guest speaker
will be Tom Edwards, construc­
tion engineer from the state high­
way department who will be ac­
companied by his assistant D. J.
Barbee, who is in charge of high­
way design.
Everyone who is interested in
the proposed alignment of this
highway from McMinnville. For­
est Grove, Vernonia, Apiary cut-
off, Rainier across Longview
Bridge to Highway 99 at Kelso,
is invited to attend. Secure tick­
ets at the Chamber of Commerce
office or at the door before the
dinner.
Wooden School
Talk Reprinted
A section from the Congression-
a. Record for February 16 which
was brought to the Vernonia
Eagle office this week carries
the re-print of a talk which had
been given by Lee Wooden of
Jewell before the students at Ver­
nonia high school recently. The
speech had previously been car­
ried in the February issue of
Ruralite. It was reprinted in the
Congressional Record at the re­
quest of Senator Richard Neu-
berger.
A preface to the speech gives
this information: “Seventy-seven
year old Lee Wooden, president
of the Oregon Rural Electric Co-
operative association and pioneer
Clatsop county timberman and
farmer, tells people he has re­
tired. Lately, he has been making
a hobby of bringing to the young
pec pie of his state an awareness
of the meaning of rural electrifi.
cation."
In his speech he gives a history
of the establishment and develop­
ment of the REA program and
tells of its affect on the country
and brings out the fact that with
out it, many families would still
be without the conveniences af­
forded by electricity.
Wooden is also a member of
the board of directors of West
Ore gon Electric Cooperative.
A general Jamboree meeting
has been called for this Friday
evening, March 6 at 8 p.m. at the
West Oregon building to discuss
various plans for carrying out
this years event. All organiza­
tions that possibly can are asked
to have representatives there and
all interest individuals also are
urged to attend
The steering committee met last
Friday evening to discuss program
and financing plans and their
findings will be reported Friday
evening. Some appointments have
been made, also and will be an­
nounced at the general meeting.
Forestry Talk
Wins Top Place
Byron Hawkins, representing
th ' Future Farmers of America
chapter at Vernonia high school,
took first place in a speech con
test at the meeting of the Clats-
kanie Soil Conservation district
at Clatskanie last week. He com.
peted against boys from the
Clatskanie and Rainier chapters.
His speech was on forestry con­
servation and won for him a $10
prize.
Next Wednesday evening, March
11, the boys from the local F.F.A.
chapter will present a program
for the Natal Grange in which
they will give demonstrations to
show activities they have carried
out this year. This will be pre­
sented at 9 p.m. and the meeting
will be opened to visitors
During spring vacation, March
18-21, Byron Hawkins, Dave Roe-
diger and their instructor. Wel-
come Rumbaugh, will attend the
state F.F.A. convention at Cor­
vallis.
License Gives
Right to Shave
With Oregon Centennial beards
coming into prominence in Ver­
nonia more and more and with
added pressure being exerted on
those who continue to shave, it
was inevitable that some means
of protection should be devised
for their safety.
Hence, the Smoothie license
was placed on sale this week by
the chamber of commerce. To
date, sales are going well and
men who wish to secure licenses
may get them at the C of C of­
fice in the city hall, from Mrs
Dick Burns at the City cafe cr
from Lou Towne.
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THURSDAY. MARCH 5. 1953
GRODP PREPARES MARCH 14 EVENTS
Three more houses on the O.A.
hill were sold by the city coun­
cil Monday night to bring to 11
the number so far sold or bar­
gained for. Those sold by Mon­
day night’s action were number
3 to Charles Rosier, number 5
to Charles Minger and number 23
to Reuben Pederson.
In other action Monday night.
Guy Thomas, manager of th ■
West Oregon Electric cooperative
was present and after some dis­
cussion, an agreement was reach­
ed regarding the tearing down of
the old power lines on the hill
and construction of a new one.
According to the agreement, the
poles will be placed in the all ys
where possible.
The bid of Richard Meyer was
accepted for the removal of trees
from the row of houses along the
highway.
The recorder was instructed to
notify all residents of the O.A.
hill that the property is now
within the city limits of Vernonia
and subject to all city ordinances
and regulations.
Leslie Caron, Scoutmaster, and
E. V. Robertson were present and
asked permission to make im­
provements on the Scout cabin
and also asked assurance that the
Scouts could continue to use it.
Permission was granted and they
indicated plans for asking assis,
tance from some organizations
and individuals.
The council also authorized the
park committee to inspect the
cabin and make necessary re­
pairs in wiring and other items
to make the cabin safe.
Fire Chief R. L. Thompson was
present and requested that the
city purchase a new resuscitator
which is up to date and operates
automatically and is more easily
used than the old one which has
been in use for many years. After
discussion and demonstration of
the unit, the council voted to
purchase it.
To Show Proofs
Representatives from the Woltz
Studios will be at the VFW hall
Wednesday, morning March 11
from 11:30 a.m to noon to show
proofs of the pictures taken f
Vernonia children last month.
Parents who wish to see the
proofs may do so at that time.
Ticket sales for Town and
Country day events are going
ahead well according to Chamber
of commerce committee members
in charge of the event. Tickets
are oh sale for the smorgasbord
which will be held at the Legion
hall from 6:30 to 8:30 March 14
and for the dance which will fol­
low it. FFA boys at the high
school have been assisting cham-
ber members with the ticket sale.
The committee has announced
that tables for parties will be
callable at the smorgasbord. Al­
so, plans are to decorate the hall
and give it a festive aire for the
affair.
Music for the dance will be
furnished by the six-piece Music-
Makers dance band from Rai­
nier.
Lions International Director
Slated as Speaker; 200 Expected
Ted G Peterson, Seattle, di­
rector of Lions International, will
be speaker for the banquet Sat­
urday evening at the 36-0 district
Lions meeting which will be
held here all day Saturday. Peter-
i son is a past president of the
Ballard district Lions club at
Seattle where he has a record of
11 years perfect attendance. He
also is a past zone chairman and
district president.
He is a member of the Wash­
ington state senate and a member
of the interim fisheries committee.
He has been active in youth pro­
grams in Seattle, including five
| years as Hi-Y leader, three years
as chairman of Northwest YMCA,
three years as Scout leader and
president of Ballard Boys club.
Approximately 200 Lions from
district
36-0
which
includes
Northwest Oregon, are expected
here Saturday. District Gover­
nor Royal Chapple will ba in
charge of the meeting which will
start with a general assembly at
10 a m. after which it will break
up into discussion groups. Rooms
in the high school and Washing­
ton school will be used.
Local entertainment will be pro­
vided by the grade and high
school music departments under
the direction of Miss Carol Smith
and Robert Thornton.
Quentin Cox, chairman of the
Oregon Centennial commission
will speak at the noon luncheon.
Both the luncheon and banquet
will be at the Washington school
cafeteria and members of the
PTA will assist with the serving.
Harold McEntire, president of
the Vernonia club, has been in
charge of making arrangements
for the district meat.
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All persons who have items to
i donate for the white elephant
; sale which will be held dur ng
the afternoon on Town and Coun­
try day are urged to let the com­
mittee know about them now so
that they can determine how
much will be available for auc-
tion. Either Dick Burns or Lou
Towne should be contacted and
if necessary, they will arrange to
have articles picked up.
To accomodate persons who
wish to bring articles in this Sat­
urday, the old post office build­
ing will be open from 1 to 2 p.m.
At other times, things may be
left by contacting Burns or
Towne who will open the build-
mg. It will also be open the
morning of March 14 to receive
late articles.
An auctioneer from Hillsbor >
is donating his services for the
auction.
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TED G. PETERSON
George Derrick
Rites Thursday
Cancer Film Due Here
According to an announcement
made this week by Mrs. B. J.
Horn, education chairman for the
Columbia county Cancer Society,
a new film, "Time and Two Wo-
men,’’ will be shown at the Joy
Theater here Friday afternoon.
March 20, to adult women only.
It deals with new advances in
cancer detection.
The whole affair is designed to
be
outstanding
entertainment
and should rank high among such
affairs ever held here. Everyone
is urged to get tickets and not
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Services Held
For Joe Johnson
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Joseph M. Johnson 48. who in
I recent years had made his home
on the Peter Bergerson place on
Funeral services were held last
. Timber route passed away Sun­
Thursday afternoon at the Fuiten day morning, March 1 at the
and Davis Chapel in the Hills for Emanuel hospital in Portland.
George L. Derrick, aged 94, who
Funeral services were held at
passed away on Tuesday at the the Fuiten and Davis Chapel in
Crestview Nursing Home at Scap­ the Hills mortuary, Vernonia with
poose. He had been in a Portland the Rev. F. M Knoll, pastor ot
hospital for some time before be­ the Evangelical United Brethren
church officiating.
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ing transferred to the nursing
Concluding services and inter
home the week before his death.
ment were at the Memorial ceme­
Mr. Derrick was born at Eu­ tery.
gene January 17, 1865. He was
Joseph Martin Johnson was
the son of pioneer parents, his
moth?r coming to Oregon in 1850 born April 23, 1910 at Spokane,
as a girl of 14 by covered wagon Washington where he spent his
from Independence, Missouri, a i early life. As a young man he
trip that required six months, moved to Portland and then later
and his father coming, wert lived for several years at Cor­
around the Horn as a young man. nelius before moving to Vernonia
He was one of 15 children, and nine years ago. He was a book-
is survived by only one brother, keeper and had spent most of his
Hubert Derrick of Fallon, Neva­ lifetime working as a bookkeeper
in the lumber industry.
da.
April 25, 1942 at Silverton he
He had lived at Elsie for 50
years before coming to Vernonia was united in marriag? to Flor-
last year to make him home with enee Anna Ohler, who survives.
his nephew, George H Derrick, Also surviving are three daugh­
who lives on Mellinger road. ters, Janet Marie, Karen Ann and
Other survivors included two ne­ Joann Lee Johnson, all students
in the Vernonia schools; his par­
phews and four nieces
Rev. A. L Argo of the Baptist ents, Neils and Emma Jensen and
church officiated at the services a brother, Richard Jens an, all of
which were under the direction Timber route, Vernonia
He had been a member of the
of the Atkins Sunset Chapel,
Vernonia high school, board of
Warren. Oregon. Burial was in
the Vernonia Memorial cemetery. I directors for the past year.
Successful Season Ends
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THE SWEEPSTAKE trophy from the Gay Nine-
ties parade at Forest Grove last Saturday was
brought home by a Vernonia entry pan of which
i pictured above. They also took first place in
the open class. The entry was James Johns,
who is pictured here receiving the award, and
Don Webb dressed as trappers with
belonging to Johns and the Webb dog.
followed by their "squaws," Mrs. Don
Douglas Johnson. The trophy is on
Bill’s Hardware.
the burros
They were
Webb and
display at
The Vernonia Loggers closed
For the season, the Loggers
out a highly successful season
averaged 61 points a game, while
last week, earning themselves a holding their opponents to 46.
very respectible 15-5 won and
lost record for the 1958-1959 bas­ This is very good considering that
ketball season. It is interesting it was an entire team effort
to note that Vernonia has d - since in many of the games Coach
Moran played all of the boys on
feated the two teams, Star-of-the-
Sea and Corbett, involved in a the squad an equal amount of
time and each of the boys used
playoff for the state tournament
contributed to the fine record.
berth from this district.
Of the five games lost, two
Even though this league voted
the Loggers out of contention, the were by one point, one was by
Vernonia team did earn some three points, another by six points
fine recognition in the Oregonian and the biggest loss, to Clatska-
•state poll which listed them the nie, a team Vernonia beat in
number nine team in their class their second meeting, was by 14.
throughout most of the current Each of the teams that defeated
Vernonia, like Clatskanie, suf­
season.
Considering there are well ov­ fered a defeat themselves at the
er a hundred B schools in the hands of the Loggers in one of
their two games.
state this shows the respect the
local Blue and Gold warriors
A check of the record books
o
and score books that are available
the state Coach Kerry Moran and cov.r a period of approxi­
fit that although not being con­ mately ten years or more show
sidered for league or district hon­ that the current edition of the
ors definitely made itself felt, the Vernonia squad established three
team demonstrated on many oc­ new school marks: the high single
casions the spirit and desir n; - gam- scote of 88 points, the high
cessary to overcome this diffi­ single game individual score set
culty, playing what he thought by junior Fred Bender with 35
was the best brand of ball that and the most games won in a
he has had in the four years he single season with 15 victories
Scoring honors for the season
has been at the V rnonia heli
went to four-year letterman Bill
Howard with 273 points, closely
followed by Bender with 271.
Next came the leading rebound­
er of the squad, Dick Crowston,
with 186 The first five were
rounded out by Mike Mullins
with 169 and Byron Hawkins
with 92.
Things also look up for the
coming seasons with the varsity
squad having seven boys who
saw action returning again. These
players were very effective dur­
ing the current campaign and
will be bolstered by junior var­
sity squad members who, under
the direction of assistant coach
Clark Anderson, also enjoyed a
very fine season.
Boys making varsity letters
were Bill Howard, fourth award,
Dick Crowston, third award;
Mike
Mullins,
Fred Bender,
Craig Davies, Leonard
Hunte-
man and Elvin Stiff, second
awards and Byron Hawkins. Ma.
vin Mask and Ted Bodenhamer,
first awards
All in all, with Vernonia play
ing its first full season against
schools of a comparable size, it
was a very good season —one
which the squad, the school and
the town can be proud of.