VOLUME 37. NUMBER 3
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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
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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.
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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.