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VOLUME 37. NUMBER 3 10c COPY VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON Second Dinner Petitions Ask Election to West Oregon Announced for Extend Union High District Revenue for This Saturday ‘59 Increases The Vernonia Ministerial as sociation is having another men’s fellowship dinner at the City cafe Saturday, January 23 at 6:30 PM Those who attended the last dinner enjoyed the fellowship and this dinner is in response to requests for more like it. The dinner will also be a fare- well for Rev. Ronald Persyn or the Nazarene church who will be moving to Gresham by the end of January. Along with the dinner will be the film showing and a tape nar ration of the famous painting "The Crucifixion” in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Cali fornia. This is the largest paint ing in the world, 195 feet long and 45 feet high. Instead of Christ being on the cross, as most artists picture Him, in this pic ture He is shown just before he was placed on the cross. Seeing these slides and hearing the nar ration along with music will be almost like taking a trip to Glen dale. All men who can are encourag ed to attend the dinner. Tickets are $1.25 each. Credit Union to Pay 4% Dividend Members of Vernonia Federal Credit Union voted to pay a four per cent dividend on 1959 savings at their annual meeting Saturday night. January 16 at the West Oregon Electric Co-op. meeting room Other business included the election of new board members for two year terms. Those elect ed were Mrs. Owen East. Wally Noakes and Mrs. Gerald Russell. Elected to the supervisory com mittee were Owen East and Miss Frances Dinger. Re-elected to the credit committee were Mrs. M B. Steers Jr. and Sam Hearing Jr. Dick Schmidt, an officer of the Tektronix Credit Union, was the principal speaker. He stressed the possibilities for growth of a community credit union. Schmidt also pointed out that credit unions in the United States were first started in 1909. The fiftieth anniversary last year was marked by the greatest gains in credit unions to date. Following the annual meeting, the board of directors met and re- elected George Koski as presi dent. Wally Noakes was elected vice-president; Mrs. Gerald Rus sell was renamed treasurer and Mrs. Owen East was re-elected clerk. Following the meeting coffee and doughnuts were served New Agency Hours New hours for the liquor agen cy in Vernonia will be from 8 a m. to 7 p m effective Monday, February 1. An effort to consolidate all schools within the area included in the Vernonia union high school district is now being made with the circu lation of petitions addressed to the board of union high school district 1 asking them to call an election as provided by law and present to the voters the proposition of extending the district to include the elemen tary grades. The Oregon revised statutes under which the petitions have been drawn states as follows: "Any union high school district, union high school within 30 days. If such an election is called and may, when authorized by the a majority of those voting and a legal voters of the district, extend majority of the districts voting the course of study in the district are favorable, it will have car to include five years above the ried. In that event, all elemen seventh grade or six years above tary boards will automatically go the sixth grade, and in like des out of existence and the union cending order may extend its high school board will function course to include any or all grades until the next annual election of the schools of the union high when it, too, will go out of exis school district in the manner pro tence and a new five-man board vided in ORS 335.495 to 335.505.” will be elected from the district If 100 signatures are secured at large to administer the new on the petitions and they are consolidated district. presented to the board, they will It is expected that petitions will then be obliged to call an election be filed with the high school in all the districts served by the board by the end of this week. Council Grants Use of Hall for Hearing; Considers Interior Work Permission for use of the city hall by the public utility commis sion for a public hearing about closing the S P.&S. station here was granted by city councilmen when they met Monday evening. The hearing date will be announc ed later. The council will give future consideration to an application by Jake VanZee for the cemetery sexton position the members de cided. They also heard a letter stating that title insurance with out reservations would now be written on the O.A. subdivision by the St Helens Title and Trust. Formerly, purchasers of O.A. property had been faced with ac cepting title insurance with a public usage clause written into the deed and some were reluctant to buy when clear title insur ance could not be obtained. The new fire station came up for consideration, first with the decision to carry $7000 insurance on the station and second that in- t< rior finishing work is to begin. The fire department is ready to finish the floor after preparatory work by C. J Schaumburg and additional heating is to be instal led when wiring is completed. The council heard a report that the Home Water association is in difficult financial condition be cause of discrepancy between gal Weather conditions have been lonage readings of the city meter the principal topic of conversation and the total meter readings of The in Vernonia this week, but resi users in the association. dents have been congratulating council will consider a rate re- themselves for the good fortune ' duction amendment to the ordi to be living in a protected area. nance regulating charges. H. C. Hertel asked councilmen Snows have not been as heavy or other conditions as severe as about plans for developing the in Portland and other surround south park area and was told the ing areas. In town, there has area would be put in shape for been only about three inches of this summer. The Vernonia So measurable snow and tempera ciety through Lester Sheeley is tures have held about the 28 to interested in having its annual 30 degree level. Absence of wind picnic there this year. The engineering survey of the has avoided drifting. In outlying areas, such as the proposed sewage lagoon site is to Pebble Creek loop, snow depths be completed soon and when esti reached about six or eight inches mates and preliminary plans are ready, a spokesman for the engi or more. Due to uncertain wea- ther and road conditions, schools neers will be brought in to ex were closed Tuesday noon and re plain the lagoon system at a pub mained closed Wednesday Effort lic meeting. was made Wednesday morning to The council also approved fur get information over radio con nishing materials for traffic signs cerning the closure but apparent to be made by R. F Chetwood for ly long distance telephone lines the police department; ordered were out for a while which made rock to solve a drainage problem on Nehalem street; paid a bill for it impossible to get through Numerous meetings have been ambulance laundry and discussed cancelled, including the Vernonia storage problems for city ma Study club which was to meet chinery to keep equipment out of this evening. the weather. Weather Here Less Severe West Oregon Electric Co-op. has just experienced its greatest year, manager Guy I. Thomas announced this week. Total co operative revenue was $305,972 - 59, a gain of 7.83 per eent over 1958. Kilowatt hour sales climbed t > 22.975,848 kwh, an increase of 12.6 per cent over 1958 and show ed the greatest gain in three years. Leading the increase were the industrial and larger commercial consumers who used 15 per cent more and totaled $62,159 for 1959 The average residential user climbed to 9994 kwh for the year from 8842 kwh in 1958. Farm users averaged 8905 kwh for 1959 which was up from 7752 kwh. All residential and farm users paid an overage of 1.26 cents per kwh which is the lowest cost for power members have ever paid in this area. The cooperative showed a net margin for 1959 of $1122. In reviewing the progress of the past year, Mr. Thomas felt that the adjustment period due to the change in economic conditions in the Nehalem Valley is past for the cooperative. Greater growth can be expected from now on. State Policeman Discusses Safety Sargent Krieger of the Oregon state police spoke on driving safe ty and courtesy at Crown Zeller- bach's monthly safety meeting on January 12. He stated that a good way to avoid accidents and be a safe driver is to practice de fensive driving. This can be accomplished by following the three C's: 1. Con centration, be alert; 2. Courtesy, don’t insist on the right of way; 3. Control, don’t follow too close ly, and maintain prudent speed. He stated that the four most frequent violations are failing to signal, failing to stop at stop signs and traffic signals, follow ing too closely and failing to dim headlights. The four greatest causes of ac cidents are drunk driving, reck less driving, violation of the basic rule, and passing without suffi cient clearance. Sargent Kreiger also answered questions on motor vehicle opera tion and violations. Movie Available The new movie, “Rescue Breathing," showing the new ar tificial respiration methods, will be available for organizations in the Vernonia area during the week, February 1 to February 5. The movie is being provided by Ruralite services to West Ore gon Electric cooperative during that time Any group desiring to see it should contact West Oregon Electric, announced Man ager Guy Thomas. Neimen Take Measure of Tallest League Team, Win in Eastern Division The Vernonia Loggers met the tallest team in the COWAPA League last Friday on the Ver nonia floor and managed to chop them down to size in true Logger fashion by a score of 53-37. Ver nonia jumped off to the lead and held a slim margin throughout the first half of play, lending at the intermission by one point, 16-15 Following the jump that started the second half of play, the visit ing Seagulls managed to get their only lead of the game, when they headed the Loggers 17-16. That one point margin startled the Ver- noma five, and sounded the death knell for Seaside When the smoke had cleared, the Loggers had regained the lead and at the end of the third quarter the score- board read 35-21 in favor of the home team Using reserves trough much of the«fourth quarter, the Ver nonia team coasted home with th victory. Impressive in the win was the rebounding of Logger center, Fred Bender. Playing against two boys, one of which scaled six feet nine inches and the other six feet eight inches, he more than held his own, especial ly in the decisive second half, and cleared rebound after re bound to get the Logger fast break started Coach Kerry Moran was also pleased with the evenly divided scoring, a trademark of the Ver nonia team this season. Marv Crowston led the way with ten points, followed by Hunteman and Bender with nine, and Mike Mullins with eight. The win brought the league record of the Loggers to 1-1 thus far. The Loggers travelled to Hood River Saturday to take on the i i ' | Again the Loggers shared the team that is currently tied for the eastern division COWAPA seoring responsibilities with Fred League lead with a 3-0 record Bender high point man for the and scored an easy win over their game with 13, followed by Doug hosts, the Blue Dragons, by a 27 Bellingham. Mike Mullins, and point margin. 59-37 This marks Leonard Hunteman with 10 points the seventh win in eight starts each. One of the best indications of good team balance is evenly for the Loggers this year Vernonia took quick command divided scoring and certainly, as of the game with a ten to nothing Coach Kerry Moran has pointed score and were never threatened out many times, the Logger squad the rest of the game. Leading at has demonstrated this fact The Loggers enjoyed a day off half time, 27-16, the Loggers, us ing reserves in much of the sec following a rugged week of games ond half, ran up leads of as much and travel but Tuesday saw as 31 points, and closed out the them back at work to prepare for the league leading game well in front Good defense paved the way,, Neah-Kah-Nie pirates who sail into town Friday night. A win with the Vernonia team complete- ly dominating the rebounds, for the Vernonia team would put blocking shots, stealing the ball them .n a first place tie, and with on numerous instances, and play this in mind the Loggers are ing good offensive ball, making working hard to make the most of opportunity Friday night’s the most of the opportunities I th I game is giving them. these advantages gave them. PHONE HA 9-3372 THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1960 School Selected To Take Part in National Survey Vernonia union high school has been chosen as one of the 15 Oregon high schools to participate in the first scientific comprehen sive national inventory of the ta lent of youth in the United States which is to be conducted during March. The national inventory of aptitudes and abilities will sur vey 1,000 public, private and parochial schools throughout the nation, scientifically selected to represent all types of secondary schools in all regions of the coun- try. The survey is being made through the University of Pitts burg in Pennsylvania, supported by the United States office of education, with assistance from the National Institute of Mental Health and the office of Naval research. Funds for the project are provided primarily by the United States office of education. Leading educators, presidents and secretaries of national edu cational and professional associa tions form the national commit tee for planning, outlining and carrying out the project. Under them, there is a coordinator for each region and Dr. J. Spencer Carlson of the University of Ore gon is the regional coordinator for Oregon. This inventory of talent of youth coincides with the national 1960 census year and the fact has been stressed that Project Talent should be regarded in the same light as the census. It is not a test to be passed or failed but a report designed to evaluate the potential talents of the high school students. Project Talent is the first scientifically planned inventory of human talents: the aptitudes and abilities of a people. In it a scientifically selected sample of half a million high school students will be given a two-day series of examinations. The scores from the tests will be made available to the individual school to be used as the school wishes but Project Talent will not evaluate specific schools nor compare one student with another. The project has been carefully designed to fill an important na tional need for facts regarding the identification, development and utilization of human resour ces. The plan also includes a follow-up study of the students tested to seek to determine what these people are doing in their jobs or in higher education one year after graduation from high school and also will try to follow their activities over a 20 year period. It is a singular honor for Ver nonia high school to be selected as one of the schools to be used in this survey. It can be of benefit to the school in recognizing the abilities and desires of the stu dents and providing the proper education to develop their talents, Year of Change Indicated by News October 22 Over $300 was grossed at the Lions club hotcake feed held Sat urday at the City Cafe. Approximately 200 members, families and friends attended the 15th annual meeting of the West Oregon Electric Cooperative at Judy Towne Wins Top Homemaker Notice has been received at Vernonia high school that Judy Towne has been named as the Betty Crocker Homemaker of To- morrow for this school and is among the ten highest girls in the state of Oregon. Senior girls at Vernonia high school took the test some time ago which was given in high schools throughout the nation in the annual search by General Mills for the Home- maker ot Tomorrow. The ten top in Oregon are now being reviewed by the science research association to select the state winner who will receive a $1500 scholarship and th chance to represent the state in the na tional competition and a runner- up who will receive a $500 scho larship. Judy is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Louis Towne. Ownership of Store Changed The ownership of Brunsman Hardware and Electric has been transferred from Mr and Mrs. Pete Brunsman to Bert and Dave Brunsman starting as of the first of the year, an announcement this week indicates. Along with word about the change in owners was the notice that the store will establish new opening hours effective February 1. On that date the store will open at 8 a m. and close at 7 pm. Pete Brunsman would have completed 15 years as owner of the store in March. He has spent 45 years in the retail and whole sale hardware and furniture busi ness except for three years spent in army service. the West Oregon building Satur day. Highlight was the burning of an $89,000 note paid this sum mer. October 29 In the school reorganization vote Monday, Vernonia and Bir kenfeld favored and Mist rejected the plan that would have com bined the three districts for ad ministrative purposes. Over 400 polio shots were given at the clinic held Thursday at the Washington school. November 5 Laws Electronic Service was opened Saturday afternoon by George Laws in the Brickel build- mg. Scheduled for reopening this weekend was the Pine Cone with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Larson as new proprietors. The Vernonia high school chap ter of the National Honor Society was formally instituted this week with the initiation of 13 charter members chosen from the junior and senior classes. November 12 The high school choir car wash held Saturday netted $52' for the choir sweater fund. November 19 Remodeling work on the former Safeway building to prepare it for use as a new city fire hall started I Monday with Clarence Nance as contractor on the job. (Continued on Page 6) Alien Reporting Response Good Immigration officials are well pleased with the response of aliens in the State of Oregon to address report requirements. Aliens have until the end of January within which to submit their report of address to the government. Forms for the pur pose may be obtained at any nost office or any office of the Immi gration and Naturalization Ser vice. Aliens who are minors must also report, but the parent or legal guardian should submit the re port for an alien child under 14 years of age.
