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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1959)
Library, U of O VOLUME 36, NUMBER 21 10c COPY VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON PHONE HA 9-3372 THURSDAY, MAY 21. 1959 Two Classes Jamboree Hears Reports To Graduate Of Chairmen; Centennial From Schools I at i "es $ THIS INDIAN group took the sweepstakes prize and members from left to right, are Ricky, Steve and Joe Curl, children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cur . and Jerry Hanson, sen of Mrs. Ellen Hanson. Becky Curl, also a member cf the group, did not g 1 in the picture. 200Participate In Parade Event Youngsters from the Vernonia and Mist schools presented an ex cellent centennial parade last Saturday afternoon with about 200 taking part. The entries snowed a lot of work on the part of children and parents and a great deal of ingenuity in think ing up costume and entry ideas. High school, students seemed somewhat reluctant to enter so Robert Weidman and Caroline Fowler who were awarded the high school costume prizes en countered no competition. For the grade school, costume winners for boys were Jim Proehl first and Doug Johnson second, chosen from a group of 35. For the girls, Mary Andrus was first and Kathy Steele second from among 33 entrants. From 19 grade school group entries, first prize went to the Indian group made up of the Curl Mig Champs Go To Jantzen Meet The annual city marble tourna ment sponsored by Smith-Chris- tensen post, VFW. was complet ed at the grade schools this week. The local competition was handled by Dan Lawler of the grade school staff. Winners in the competition were: Class A. 1st Kenneth Bate man. 2nd Jerry Hayes. 3rd Bill Shaw. Class B. 1st Duane Justice. 2nd Gary George. 3rd Harvey Red mond. At Lincoln school: Larry Elton 1 Geff Proehl 2nd and Stan ley Johnson 3rd. Th; winners of first and se cond places in classes A and B will enter the state marble tour nament at Jantzen beach this Saturday, May 23. Members of the sponsoring organization will ta . the boys to Jantzen beach Community 4-H Day Scheduled The Nehalem Valley Commu nity Day for 4-H club members will be held at Vernonia on May 23, starting at 9:30 a m. Activities will be in and around the American Legion hall and the West Oregon Electric Co-op. de monstration kitchen. Demonstra- tions, judging contests and the ju iging of exhibits will take place in the morning Livestock show- manship contests will take place directly across the street from the West Oregon Electric Co-op. of- fiee : Council Hears Proposal for Sewage Plant Commencement exercises for the 40 seniors at Vernonia high school will be held in the high school auditorium Friday even- ing at 8:00 o’clock with Henry E. Tetz, assistant professor of edu cation at Oregon College of Ed ucation, Monmouth, as speaker. Honor speakers for the class will be Carolyn Garlock of Mist and Janelle Thomas. Next Tuesday evening, 36 eighth graders will receive di- plomas in exercises at the Wash ington school. Maynard L. Chris- tensen, president of the Oregon El m ntary Principals association and also principal of Robert, Gray elementary school at Astoria will speak. The Paul A. Gordon memorial awards and the American Legion and auxiliary citizenship awards will be made at this time, also, and a special retirement presen tation will be made to Mrs. Irma Chance who this year completes 40 years of teaching, 29 of which have been in Vernonia area schools. She also will b? honored by faculty and friends at the cof fee hour in the teachers’ lunch room following the graduation exercises. Eighth graders who will re- ceive diplomas include: Sharon Akers, Judy Aldrich, Suzi Alexander, Ralph Anderegg, Gera'd Andrus, Linda Argo, San dra Arndt, William Bergerson, John L. Biggs, Grant Bowerman, David. Brunsman, John Carter, Loritta Ceballos, David Foster, Dennis Graham, Ever tt Haver- land, Samuel Hearing, Nancy Howard, James Hurtado, • Janet Johnson, Marian Mathews, John ny Moreland, Evelyn Patterson, Delores Pelster, Wallace Pollock, Harvey Redmond, Roy Reynolds, | Patricia Robertson, Barretta D j Shepherd. Mary Steen, Vern Smith, Linda Thomas, Paul | Weaver, Barbara Weed, Leon | Welch and Larry Wright. An awards assembly is being held today at 1:15 pm. at the high school and the grade school awards assembly will be tomor row. Friday, at the Washington school at 2:30 pm Interested persons are welcome at both of I them. Eighth grade classes will have ; | their annual picnic next Mon day. children and Jerry Hanson and second to the McMinn children. The Indian group also took the A proposal that could save grand sweepstakes award. from a third to a half on the cost In animal and pets division. 13 of constructing a sewage disposal entries were made. First prize system was voiced to city coun- went to watermaids, Marian cilmen Monday by a representa Mathews and Janet Johnson and tive of Clark and Groff, engineer second to Jim Hurtado and John ing firm from Salem. Biggs, early American trappers The proposal suggested use of Five floats were entered from which the Mist school took first a sewer lagoon system’ instead and the hot dog stand manned of the mechanical disposal of sew by Darwin Welch and Jack age and it was pointed out that this method is being used in oth r Greenwood, second. In open class, the junior cen towns in Oregon and that the University of Oregon is trying tennial band took first and the one out at Eugene. Councilmen Vernonia ghosts, Bill Bergerson took no definite action on the and David Foster, second matter Monday but will give it Most of th? first place winners further consideration. are pictured elsewhere in this Officials of the rural fire dis paper. James Johns, chairman for the trict were present to ask city help parade, expressed Ins apprecia on the contract payment due on tion for all the help rendered by the rural fire truck They have patents and others. Mrs. Harry been inform d by the county Sandon and Mrs. Homer Fuller assessor the district will get $1800 registered entries and Mrs. R. D 1 from taxes this year which will Eby, Mrs. Marion Steers and not cover the $2000 payment due Robert L. Thompson were judg on the truck. An opinion of the es. Numerous parents assisted city attorney will be asked ba- with lining up the parade and fore councilmen decide what help they can give the district. getting it moving on time. One thing noted along the Clark Anderson talked with route was that applause seemed councilmen about this summer's to be a lost art among Vernonia recreation program at the city residents. Children and adults park and the swimming pool. The I alike responded wonderfully with council voted to employ Anderson | a glow of accomplishment when as lifeguard for two and a half people let them know their ef | months if an agreement on a forts were appi .ciated. suitable recreation program can be worked out. Development of the park pro gram also led to appointment by each park committee member of one man to serve on a park ad visory board. Councilmen R L. Spencer. H H Sturdevant, and Residents of the Vernonia, C. E Miller, who comprise the Mist and Birkenfeld elementary council park committee, appoint school districts are invited to a cd respectively C. J. Schaumburg, Clarence Nance and R J Whaite meeting at the Washington grade school next Wednesday evening. to the advisory board Postmaster O. T Bateman ask May 27 for a hearing on the re vised plan for reorganization of cd for a 'no parking" area in these school districts to form front of th • courtesy mailbox in front of the post office and Re unified district R 1 Jt The plan as now suggested corder Sam L. Hearing was au thorized to draft a resolution to I will be presented and those at this effect. tending will have opportunity to Three other matters of business r express their opinions and dis I also received council attention cuss the matter. Monday night. They were: This meeting is a preliminary Adoption of a resolution sell step to a vote on the matter. ing house 8 on the O-A hill to Jesse J Eggers of Ryderwood, Washington, Approval of the sale of some Mayor George Johnson receiv surplus one-inch filé hose to Deri ed a letter this week from Gov Roberts; and ernor Mark Hatfield in reply to Approval of the expenditure of the invitation to the Friendship $13 at the rate of le per capita, Jamboree sent to him by Pony this fund to be used by the Co Express May 1. The governor lumbia County Development com expressed his regrets at not being mission for advertising purposes able to accept the invitation be Other cities of the county have also voted similar funds cause of previous commitments. Reorganization Meet Scheduled Governor Regrets Lions io Install At the meeting of the Vernonia Lions club held Monday evening at the City cafe, Darrold Proehl was elected as president of the club for the coming year. He and the other officers will be instal led at the meeting at the caf ■ next Monday evening. Royal Chappel, district governor, from Portland has been invited to act as installing officer Bowlers io Meei A meeting of the Men's Bowl ing association has been called for next Wednesday evening. May 27 at Dessy’s alleys at 8:15 p m for the purpose of electing offi cers for next year and presenting trophies won during the season just concluded. All who have bowled this year and all those in terested in bowling next year are invited to attend Garb Proposed for Event The steering committee for the third Vernonia Friendship Jam boree met Monday evening and reports from committee chair men showed all events shaping up well. Last week, the logging events committee began the distribution of 1000 posters advertising the logging events Don Webb who heads that committee, has a well planned program of events and persons wishing to enter them should contact him. They will take place the afternoon of July 18, Saturday. Centennial dress is expected to be the uniform of the Jamboree week end and all residents are asked to prepare such costumes to really put the event over. It is suggested that ail businesses open have clerks dress accord ingly and offer centennial spec ials for that week end. Carl Schaumburg, chairman for the horseshoe tournament states that it will be known as the second annual Pacific North west Horseshoe Tournament and pitchers from a wide area are expected to enter. Qualifying will take place from 9 a m. to 1 p.m. July 18 for classes A, B and C and playoffs will start immediately after the qualifying rounds There will be first, se cond and third place trophies and in addition, a Schaumburg revolving trophy will be offered which, if won three times will belong to the winner. Barney Hampton was the 1958 winner. Columbia county residents who enter will be classified and play off in the evening for county championship The list of queen candidates is growing and all groups and individuals who have a nominee are reminded that the names and sketches must be filed with Mrs. Lloyd Garlock, Mist, by June 1. 2 Plan Nehalem Canoe Journey A canoe will be launched with great ceremony this afternoon at th? Nehalem river bridge at Riv- ervie w and will then travel down the Nehalem River the 90 miles to the city of Nehalem. The pro ject is being undertak n by Buzz Haag, of Sherwood and David Hain of Portland. Both are 20 years old and juniors at Portland State college. Haag in pre-den- tistry and Hain in pre-medicine. They are members of Adventure Incorporated and their plan is to take moving pictures enroute and offer the film to the Bob Brown show for TV release The launching here will take place at 3:00 o’clock this after noon and representatives from Portland TV stations and news papers are epected to be on hand George Johnson, Vernonia mayor, will give the boys a letter to the mayor of Nehalem, Walter Ran dolph. inviting him and his citi zenry to the Friendship Jamboree July 18 The boys exp < t to reach Nehalem by 6:00 p m. Sat urday evening. This summer, they expect to make a trip through Oregon and Washington on the Pacific Crest trail in 59 days. Don Hites orchestra from Port land which was here last year has been secured for the queen's coronation ball the evening of July 17. A re-union of high school alum- ni will be held at the Legion hali the afternoon of July 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Other attractions planned are Caylite factory open house and a tour of the Cedar wood shingle mill The horse show will be the b g attraction the evening of July All candidates for centennial queen are asked to come to the Vernonia Eagle office next Mon- day evening. May 25 at 7:30 p.m. to have pictures taken. They are io wear centennial dress and if their own is not completed should borrow a dress for the picture taking. Any candidata who finds it entirely impossible to come at that time should call Mrs. Marvin Kamholz, HAzel 9- 6671 advising her of the fact and she will arrange another time for her. Persons or groups who have nominated candidates arc asked io make sure they are in formed of this time for taking of pictures. 18. With regard to the country store, Louis Towne asks that all who plan to have items for sale contact him. So far. several la dies have indicated they would have aprons, but a variety of items is needed to make it a success. It will be open both Fri day and Saturday. Mrs. Glen Hawkins, window display chairman, indicates that many have reserved space and all other groups or individuals wishing display space should contact her soon. Hobby exhibits, collections of individuals and all such items are of great interest, as has been evidenced the past two years. There will be a sweep stakes cup for the most outstand ing window. The carnival will be in Vernon- ia from Wednesday through Sai urday of that week at the school grounds. - --------- - — Mayor Proclaims 1959 Poppy Day Saturday, May 23, was name 1 Poppy Day and ail citizens were urged to observe the day by wearing memorial poppies in tri- bute to the nations war dead in a proclamation issued today by Mayor George W. Johnson. The proclamation slated: "Remembrance of those wh > gave their lives in defense of our country and its freedom be- ing an inspiring part of our American heritage, and all of us having personal memories < . young men from our city who died in war service, it is fittili . that we keep those memories bright by wearing on one day each year the Memorial Poppi. I therefore am proclaiming Sa urday, May 23, 1959, to be Poppy Day in the City of Vernonia an ; urging all citizens to observe th : day by wearing the Memori: Poppy." Square Dancers to Aid Little League An invitation is issued this week to those who enjoy square danc ing and those who enjoy watch ing it to turn out next Sunday afternoon for the Square Dance Jamboree which will be held in the high school gym from 2 to 6 pm. The affair is a benefit for the Little League baseball program in Vernonia this sum mer and those who attend will not only find the best of enter- tainment but will lend their sup port to a very worthwhile cause for the young boys of the com munity. Three top callers from the Northwest will MC the program which will be in three parts They arc Bud Deputy, Barney Barnas and Mel Stricklett of TV fame. In ail, 26 callers, includ ing several from Vernonia, will take part. In addition, there will be local entertainment at intermission an ! a unicycle team from Portlan 1 will perform Admission will be $1.00 per couple or 50 cents each for spec tators who came singly It is hoped the bleacher will be filled with spectators for the very fin show promised as well as to aid the worthwhile cause. The entire program is given on page 2.
