Library, U of O
Demonia Bagte
VOLUME 40, NUMBER 29
VERNONIA, OREGON___________ THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1962
Schmidlin Starts Overseas Trip
Jaycees
Back Band
In Pageant
Band members, drill team girls,
banner bearers and flag carriers
will go to Seaside on the George
Johnson bus Saturday to appear
in the Miss Oregon Pageant parade
at 2:00 p.m. All who are included
are to assemble at the high school
before 11:00 a.m. Saturday to be
ready to leave at 11:00. Their
instruments, uniforms and music
will ge issued to them prior to
departure.
The bus for the band is being
sponsored by the newly organized
Vernonia JayCees as their first
community project.
Mrs. T. M. Hobart will take the
Jamboree court to Seaside to ap­
pear in the parade, also.
John Jensen, band leader, re­
minds all players that they are to
practice next Monday at 7:00 p.m.
and Thursday at 6:00 p.m. to be
ready for the Jamboree parade
Saturday of next week.
Savings Bond
Sales Go Up
PICTURED is the Oregon delegation for the first Oregon Future
Farmers of America People to People Goodwill Mission to Eastern
and Western Europe. Leonard Schmidlin stands on the third step
fourth person from the left. Delegation was just ready to leave
Portland Monday for New York. Man and lady at front and right of
picture are the tour leaders. Mr. and Mrs. Nat Etzel. Today, July 19,
the group is in Scotland. Friday, they go to London and Monday
they will reach Paris where they will be until next Thursday.
State Board Orders Repair of
Sewer Lagoon After Inspection
At the meeting of the Vernonia
city council Monday evening of
this week, members were informed
through a letter from E. J. Weath-
erbee, district sanitary engineer
with the Oregon state board of
health, that some action must be
taken immediately to make the
sewage lagoon operable. 4
According to the letter, local
citizens had appealed to the au­
thority and as a result, R. E. Caine,
assistant sanitary engineer, came
here July 6 for an inspection of
the facility. He found two-thirds
of the lagoon bottom exposed and
offensive odors resulting.
In the letter, Weatherbee stated
that in such lagoons, a minimum
liquid depth of approximately
three feet must be maintained
over the entire bottom of the la­
goon at all times to prevent it be­
ing a psosible health hazard and
a nuisance.
The city council stated Monday
evening that action had already
been taken to effect a correction
of the situation. A consultation
had been arranged for this week
with the consulting engineers who
designed the lagoon. Steps are be­
ing outlined and will be underta­
ken to make the lagoon effective.
The council authorized the issu­
ance of a Friendship Jamboree
proclamation to be published next
week asking all citizens to partic­
ipate in the event and help make
it a success.
Permission was given to the
Home Water association for use
of the city backhoe in rebuilding
their water line after consultation
with the city employees responsi­
ble for its use.
Scouting authorities asked for
clarification of the “reasonable
price” mentioned at the preced­
ing council meeting in arranging
for cutting of wood by the Scouts
for city use. The Scout spokesman
suggested a price of $10 per cord
and the council countered with an
offer of $8 per cord for him to
submit for Scout consideration.
The Scout cabin committee
asked for information concerning
a walk at the cabin and a decision
was reached to lay a crushed rock
walkway which might be black-
topped later.
' The council voted to secure the
services of Gene Franklin of St
Helens for the annual audit of the
city books at a cost of $550.
The ordinance providing for sal­
ary increases for city employees
was given its third reading and
passed. Also, the ordinance for the
vacation and replatting of “Lin­
wood Heights” in Second addition
was given its third reading and
was approved and signed. A third
resolution, a routine one authoriz­
ing signatures for banking trans­
actions also was approved.
A permit has been received by
the city from the county permitt­
ing the placing of a fire hydrant as
previously approved in the Stoney
Point area.
After the approval of bills, the
council adjourned to meet again
August 6.
Ratios Posted
For Tax Year
While meeting as a board of
equalization and review, the
State Tax Commission has ap­
proved locally posted ratios for
Oregon’s 36 counties for the 1962-
63 tax year.
Completion of reappraisal in
Lincoln and Union counties re­
sulted in the 25% fixed ratio being
posted in .both these counties
Three counties, Multomah, Baker
and Umatilla, may legally post
ratios other than 25%. The latter
two counties are undergoing re­
appraisal and will be required to
use the 25% ratio when reapprais­
al is completed for ths 1963 asses-
ment year. The Multnomah county
ratio was lowered from 40%
posted in 1961 to 36% for 1962.
The Multnomah County Assessor
may continue to post ratios high­
er than 25%, but cannot increase
the posted ratio over the one used
the previous year.
The same ratios used for locally
assessed property were again as­
signed for use in determining the
assessments of centrally assessed
utility property. Posted ratios and
assigned utility ratios for 1961 and
1962 for Columbia county are:
1961—25 per cent; 1962—25 per
cent.
“Current state participation in
the national Freedom Bond Drive
is boosting United States Savings
Bonds sales in Oregon,” County
Savings Bonds Chairman Phil
Hickey reports.
“During June alone the 1962
drive was supported by citizens in
the state who bought $2,807,563
worth of Series E and Series H
Savings Bonds,” the chairman said
and compared this with sales for
June of last year which reached
$2,469,144, a gain of 13.5%. This
was the best June sines 1956. In
Columbia county bond sales were
$38,361 in June of this year com­
pared with $30,858 least year.
Through June 30 this year sales
totaled $232,590 compared with
$191,146 through June 30, 1961.
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POST OFFICES
OF EARLY DAYS
Albion post office was located
at a point approximately 11%
miles due south of Vernonia on a
dirt and puncheon road leading
from the homestead of Peter and
Hannah Bergerson to Buxton. The
Melvin R. Sheppard family now
occupy the Peter Bergerson home­
stead.
From the Peter Bergerson
homestead, the Cape Hom road
ascended the mountain on the east
prominence of the divide between
the Nehalem Valley and the west
fork of Dairy creek at Buxton.
Albion was situated on the Geo.
M. Holt homestead on the Neha­
lem side of the summit and was
established March 17, 1902 and
discontinued on December 31, 1908,
when its business was incorporated
in the Vernonia post office. George
M. Holt was Albion’s only post­
master.
This office was served once a
week by a carrier from Vernonia
who followed the dirt and pun­
cheon road which lead from Ver­
nonia along Nehalem river to a
point now known as Treharne,
thence along the mountain over a
road known as the Grindstone road
(named for an old grindstone left
by an early settler) to its inter­
section with the Cape Horn road
and thence to the top of the divide
to the post office at Albion.
Frank Tracy was the first mail
carrier. He was affectionately
known as Peg Leg Tracy, from the
absence of one leg lost in his fight­
ing proclivities, and was no re­
lation to Harry Tracy Walter Par­
ker then carried the mail for his
uncle George Parker up until the
close of the office in 1908. Walter
informs the writer that he was
only 16 years old at the time, but
bear, cougar and other wild ani­
mals held no deterence to sons of
the early settlers.
(Historical information supplied
by Lester Sheeley.)
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Jamboree Events R eady
For Show ing N e x t IFeeA
The Tillicum Trailers will begin
moving into Vernonia Tuesday of
next week, July 24, and some 75
or more trailers are expected to be
parked on the high school lot
through the Jamboree week end,
July 27, 28 and 29. Robert Wall
of Portland, who, incidently, was
a Vernonia resident when a boy,
is Wagonmaster in charge of the
arrangements for the group which
is coming for the Jamboree for the
third consecutive year. He stated
this week that the Jamboree which
is always the last week end in July
has been established as a perma­
nent part of the Tillicum Trailer’s
calendar of events.
COURT TO APPEAR
Next Tuesday, July 24, at 4:00
p.m., the Jamboree court will be
heard over radio station KOHI at
St. Helens, 1600 on the radio dial,
Wednesday at noon they will be at
Hillsboro for interviews over
KUIK radio. That station is lo­
cated at 1360 on the radio dial.
The girls are Patti Chandler. Suzi
60th Year of
Pomona Noted
The next month promises to be
a busy time for the Granges of the
county. Since the annual Pomona
picnic is scheduled for the last
Sunday in July, the 29th, the Past
Masters’ Club will meet at Big
Eddy park on July 22 to get the
grounds ready for the picnic.
It is 38 years since the park was
acquired by Pomona Grange, and
each year a celebration is held
there. This is a special year since
Pomona Grange is celebrating
their 60th anniversary, with a
special program being planned at
the Pomona meeting at Birkenfeld
on August 4, with recognition of
the history of Pomona and the
many accomplishments throughout
the years.
Each of the county Granges is
being asked to provide a number
for the program. State Grange of­
ficers are asked to be present to
help celebrate.
Another historic Grange symbol
is being circulated at present, the
Pomona traveling gavel. This
started on its journey first in 1924
and visited the State Grange in
June of that year. It has visited all
the Granges at different times, has
gone to sleep, been on vacation
occasionally, but is still going
strong. It was brought to Warren
Grange recently by Beaver Valley
Grange, and was taken to the
State Grange session at Grants
Pass last month and signed by the
state Grange officers. Warren
Grange is scheduled to take it on
its way soon.
Planners Seek Code
The Vernonia Planning Com­
mission, at a meeting held July
3, set August 21 as the date for a
public meeting to discuss building
codes being considered for the
City of Vernonia. Place for the
meeting will be announced later,
according to Louis Towne, com­
mission secretary and Robert C.
Lindsay, chairman.
WELCOME
Alexander and Toni Monaco and
they will be accompanied by their
chaperone, Mrs. T. M. Hobart and
Jamboree publicity chairman, Lou
Towne.
One of the three girls will be
crowned as queen of the Jamboree
Friday evening, July 27, at the
Journal Junior show.
BLEACHERS SHAPE UP
New bleachers are almost com­
plete for use at the horse show
Saturday afternoon at Anderson
park and at the logging show Sun­
day afternoon at the city park.
Ralph Keasey has been in charge
of this project for which material
for three units was provided by
the city and for another by the
Jamboree committee. All work is
volunteer. They are being painted
an attractive green.
TOURNAMENTS SET
Plans are now complete for the
golf and bowling tournaments
which will be in progress during
the Jamboree week end. Saturday
and Sunday, the Vernonia Golf
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IMPROVEMENT
OF AREA URGED
The Jamboree steering com­
mittee, headed by Les Caron,
chairman, issued an urgent
plea this week for all residents
to please cut grass, clean up
parking strips by their homes
and put the city in the best
possible condition for the
guests who are expected for
the Jamboree. Perhaps some
residents can volunteer to cut
grass along sidewalks by un-
tenanted lots. These unkempt
spots detract to a great degree
from the attractiveness of
those sidewalks and yards that
are well kept.
There is also still time to
do some painting and fresh­
ening up around buildings.
Perhaps just a good hosing
would brighten the appear­
ance of some places. Any­
way. the plea is to put that
best foot forward now and
make Vernonia look like the
lovely spot it really is.
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Past Resident
Killed Monday
t
Vance L. Sutherlin, former resi­
dent of Wilark and Vernonia for
many years was killed Monday in
a logging accident north of Hem­
lock, Washington in the Gifford
Pinchot National Forest.
He was employed as a rigging
slinger on the Carson Lumber
company operation there, when a
log being hoisted up the canyon
wall on a high lead dislodged a
loose segment of a tree which
rolled and struck him.
Funeral services will be con­
ducted at Fuiten’s Chapel in the
Hills Mortuary, Vernonia Satur­
day, July 21, at 1:30 p.m. with the
Rev. Bruce Roberts, pastor of the
First Christian church officiating.
Immediate survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. Connie Neagle,
Portland and Mrs. Bethene McAl­
ister, Concord, California; a bro­
ther, Valair Sutherlin, Salem and
his step father, Robert Wood of
Vernonia.
Club will have in progress the fun-
filled million dollar golf tourna­
ment which has become a tra­
ditional part of the Jamboree. It
is open to anyone with no handi­
cap required. The entry fee for
18 holes of golf is $4.00.
Players will be provided with
$10,000 in play money and a set
of rules which will provide
hilarious fun from start to
finish and there are lots of prizes,
according to Gordon Reed, course
owner. Also on Saturday, the Port­
land Scottish Bagpipe band which
is being sponsored in the parade
by the Vernonia Golf Club, will
be at the course following the pa­
rade to add entertainment features
there.
TROPHIES FOR BOWLERS
The bowling tournament starts
Friday evening at Dessy’s in Ri­
verview and is open to all league
bowlers no matter where they
bowl. The only cost is the regular
bowling fee and those entering
may bowl any time from Friday,
July 27 until Sunday night. Tro­
phies are offered for men's singles,
women’s singles, men’s doubles
and mixed doubles according to
Louis Lemaick, bowling alley
owner who has arranged for the
tournament.
BAND TO APPEAR
The high school band under the
direction of John Jensen is ready
for the parade and this coming
Saturday, July 21, they will enter
the Miss Oregon Pageant parade
at Seaside. They will be accom­
panied by the girls’ drill team and
the Jamboree court so Vernonia
will be well represented there.
PARADE ADDS FEATURES
Parade features at the Jamboree
will include the Kelly Cadets spon­
sored by Vernonia Drug company,
the Portland Scottish Bagpipe
band sponsored by the Vernonia
Golf Club and the Portland Rain­
makers sponsored by the Crown
Zellerbach E. P. Stamm Tree farm.
The Fifth Engineers Reserves, U.S.
Marine Corps color guard, a four-
man contingent will also be here.
FANCY RIBBONS DUE
Elaborate rosette ribbons will be
given parade winners in all 12
classes and a sweepstakes trophy
will be presented. All children who
participate in the parade will re­
ceive treats after it disbands, cour­
tesy of Sam’s Food Store.
Added attractions announced
Wednesday of this week by Dr.
T. M. Hobart include a 4 by 12
foot model in three dimensions
of the torpedo test area from Key-
port, Washington which will have
its first public showing here in the
old West Oregon office which will
be maintained by Vernonia Bar­
racks of World War I as a hospi­
tality center. The display is being
brought here by the Navy which
also will bring actual torpedo mo­
dels.
Goodwill Asks Help
The Goodwill Industries truck
will make its next call here Mon­
day, July 30, according to Mrs.
Frank Lange, local representative.
All persons having clothing, house­
hold items, appliances, toys, or
furniture to donate should call her
at HAzel 9-3161 so the truck can
call at their home. Discards given
to Goodwill provide employment
for some 400 persons in Portland
and the articles sold at low cost
are of benefit to many families.
THE Portland Rainmakers will coma hare for the Jamboree parade for the second year under spon­
sorship of the Crown Zellerbach E. P. Stamm Tree Farm.
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