L ibrary, U o f O
Panel to Present
Education Topic
Parents, business people and
all persons interested in the Ver­
nonia public schools are remind­
ed that the Washington school will
be open this evening for a Lights
On For Education program as a
part of the observance of Ameri­
can Education Week.
Area Aware of
Shock Monday
Yes, the earthquake was felt in
Vernonia and throughout this part
of the Nehalem Valley Monday of
last week, November 5, despite the
fact that election news crowded
it out of last week’s paper. The
sharp shock was felt here at ap­
proximately 7:37 p.m. and made
everyone very much aware of it.
though no damage has been re­
ported here. Most people have
mentioned the rumbling sound
that accompanied it.
Again, most residents conclude
that this really is a good place to
live since the quake was less se­
vere here than in surrounding
areas where some plaster was
cracked, dishes knocked from
shelves and wares tumbled from
store displays.
Saving Stamp
Help Approved
Vernonia Postmaster O. T. Bate­
man said recently he had received
a letter from William H. Neal,
national director of the U. S. Sa­
vings Bond program, commending
the local post office for its efforts
in the promotion and sale of U. S.
Savings Stamps.
“You and your associates have
helped to make the Treasury’s
school Savings Program the suc­
cess it is today,” Mr. Neal wrote.
“It is regarded as a most impor­
tant instrument in teaching citi­
zenship and thrift.
“On behalf of the treasury de­
partment, may I express sincere
appreciation and ask for your con­
tinued active cooperation. Through
the sale of U. S. Savings Stamps
you offer a convenient service to
schools, and to the public in gen­
eral.”
Postmaster Bateman expressed
his own endorsement of the treas­
ury department’s school savings
program for the purchase of sa­
vings stamps and bonds. Savings
stamps in 10 and 25 cent sizes are
on sale at the post office at all
times and beginning next week
the stamp day program will again
be in effect at the Washington and
Lincoln schools.
Next Cantata
Practice Due
John Jensen, director of the all­
community cantata, stated this
week that attendance at rehear­
sals had been excellent and work
on the production is progressing
nicely. The rehearsal next Tues­
day evening, November 20, is
scheduled for 6:45 p.m. and all
persons taking part are asked to
be there at that time since the
auditorium is to be used for an­
other meeting at 8:15. Practices
take place at the EUB church on
State avenue.
Lions to Plan
For Decorations
When the Vernonia Lions club
meets Monday evening. November
19, at the Vernonia fire hall at
6:30 p.m. for its dinner meeting,
Bruce Roberts, pastor of the
Christian Church, will give a short
talk on Thanksgiving.
The business session will be de­
voted to plans for the Christmas
decorations projects and for the
district 36-0 roundtable to be held
here in January.
John Jensen, president, has ask­
ed every member of the club to
make a special effort to be present
and make the attendance 100 per
cent. This will give the Vernonia
club an opportunity to be the first
club in district 36-0 to show 100
per cent attendance in its monthly
report.
The Columbia County Historical
Society will meet Saturday at the
Vernonia Grange hall and a large
attendance of local citizens is very
much desired. All those who paid
a dollar for the benefit of the mu­
seum and thus became members
of the organization should be there
to hear how the work is progress­
ing. All other persons interested
in the museum and in history of
the county are urged to attend.
The meeting starts with a pot­
luck dinner at noon which is fol­
lowed by the business meeting
and program.
Youth Group
To Name 12
The Columbia County Gover­
nor’s Children and Youth com­
mittee will select and delegate 12
delegates to the Governor’s Com­
mittee meeting in Salem on No­
vember 29, 30 and December 1.
Special workshops of interest to
all areas of Oregon will be held
during this meeting on the forums
of “Family Life Education”,
“Mental Health”, “School Drop­
outs and Youth Employment”,
“Children’s Services”, “Youth and
Adults in Community Affairs.”
Dinner Meeting to Feature Topic
Of 'Tourism' as Need in County
The Columbia County Develop­
ment commission proposed to pro­
mote tourism following a discus­
sion when the group convened in
Rainier at the city hall Wednesday
evening.
During the business session Jack
McGuire, St. Helens area direc­
tor, recommended tourism promo­
tion for the organization. The Co­
lumbia County Development com­
mission was organized for the pur­
pose of sponsoring county wide
projects of growth and betterment.
McGuire stated that there are
many scenic sights and recreation­
al areas throughout the county
which should be made better
known. “There are streams for
fishing, rivers for skiing and boat­
ing and parks for family picnick­
ing and overnight camping," he
said.
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Promotion activities outlined by
the group could include a county
Demonia Eagle
“Education Meets the Challenge
of Change” is the theme for the
week and a panel discussion will
present the topic "How the Cul­
tural Subjects Meet the Challenge
of Change.” Instructors who will
participate in the panel are Rudy
Domitrovich, moderator who will
use the high school band to de­
monstrate part of his lecture; Mrs.
Dorothy Buell, second grade teach­
er who will discuss the social ac­
tivities and their part in the pri­
mary program; Miss Jacqueline
Antles who will discuss the art
program and Mrs. Ora Bolmeier
who will discuss the part played
by literature.
After the program, parents will
have the opportunity to visit with
the teachers in the grade school
and discuss with them the program
in their area.
The program starts at 8:00 p.m.
and the evening will conclude
with refreshments.
History Group
Slates Meeting
brochure, Sunday supplement,
scenic tours, pictures and speak­
ers, it was reported.
Plans were made for a kick-off
dinner to be held in Vernonia
at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December
6. Chairman for the dinner will
be Louis Towne, Vernonia, assist­
ed by McGuire and Mrs. Ervin
Abraham, Rainier.
Featured speakers will be Ron
Shay, of the Oregon State Game
Commission who will speak on the
Hunting and Fishing Potential in
Columbia County and William
Miller from the Oregon Planning
and Development Commission
who will speak on Tourism Pro­
motion.
The dinner will be served by
the American Legion Auxiliary.
Tickets are available from the or­
ganization’s directors and from
Mrs. Ervin Abraham, Rainier.
Ministers Plan
Thanksgiving
Union Service
VOLUME 40, NUMBER 46
VERNONIA. OREGON___________ THURSDAY. NOV. 15, 1962
Mist Circle Prepares for
Fall Festival Program
PUC Accepts
Tongue Point
Application
An application asking the state
Public Utility Commissioner to
certify West Oregon Electric Co­
operative, Vernonia, as the exclu­
sive serving agency to all electric
consumers in the old Tongue Point
Navy Base and the immediate
area along the Columbia river
shoreline north of the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Railroad right
of way, has been accepted, it was
learned November 13.
Commissioner Jonel C. Hill said
the application would be sched­
uled for a hearing as soon as pos­
sible.
The area applied for by West
Oregon is a narrow strip of land
about 2% miles long that lies be­
tween the SP&S tracks and the
Pacific Power and Light Co. ser­
vice area which was certified by
the state last October, Hill said,
adding, that the US Maritime
Commission in the Tongue Point
area has been served by West
Oregon for a number of years.
West Oregon’s main service
areas, certified to them last April
by the PUC, lie in other portions
of Clatsop county and in Colum­
bia, Washington and Tillamook
counties.
The application was made under
a new law allowing utilities to be
certified for exclusive service in
areas they already serve.
Bergerson Rites
Read Saturday
Funeral services for Victor Ber­
gerson, 63 year old native and
longtime resident of the Vernon­
ia area, were conducted Saturday,
November 10 at 1:30 p.m. at Fui-
ten’s Mortuary Chapel, Vernonia.
The Rev. Raymond Targgart,
pastor of the EUB church at Ver­
nonia officiated at the services
with Mrs. Calvin Bass as soloist
accompanied by Mrs. Lloyd Tho­
mas as organist. Concluding rites
and vault interment were at the
family plot at the North ceme­
tery with Clarence Reed, Ted
Keasey, Ben Smith, William
Braun, Vester Christensen and
William Anderson serving as cas­
ket bearers.
He was born at Vernonia June
27, 1899. His parents, the late
Peter and Hannah Larson Berger­
son bought out a homestead in
the Kist district in the upper Ne­
halem valley. They had the Kist
Post office at their home for many
years.
He spent all of his early years
in this area farming and in the log­
ging industry. At the start of
World War II he started working
in the shipyards and had followed
the boilermakers trade since the
time, and lived in Portland. He
was a member of the Boiler­
maker’s Local No. 72.
His wife, Alta Northrup Berger­
son and only child, a son Peter,
preceded him in death in 1933.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
John (Bessie) Tapp, North Plains
and Mrs. Lottie Lintner, Hills­
boro; two brothers, Cass Berger­
son, Vernonia and Percy Berger­
son, San Francisco and eleven ne­
phews and nieces.
Stockmen to
Dine on 27th
The annual fall dinner meeting
of the Columbia County Livestock
association is being planned as a
joint meeting with the Clatskanie
Kiwanis Club as a part of their
Farm-City Week observances, ac­
cording to Jess Lewis, local com­
mittee chairman in charge of ar­
rangements.
Tuesday, November 27, has been
set as the date for this event which
is to start at 6 45 p.m. in the multi­
purpose room of the Clatskanie
union high school.
All details of the program for
this event have not been confirm­
ed, indicates the association presi­
d en t Kay Van Natta, but should
be complete within the next few
days.
Saturday evening, November 17,
is the date chosen for the annual
fall festival presented at the Mist
school by the Mist Helping Circle
to derive funds for community
projects such as the street lights
and upkeep of the cemetery.
The evening starts at 8:00 p.m.
with a home talent program which
this year will feature a skit, The
Court Room, and the Chipmunks.
Solos, other music and variety
numbers will round out the show
which is always tops in entertain-
Phone Company
Pays Tax Bill
West Coast Telephone company
paid sharply-increased property
taxes Wednesday and Thursday
in most of the 14 counties in its
Oregon district.
District Manager Lyle E. Cross
of Beaverton reported that West
Coast’s 1962-63 Oregon tax bill of
$713,407 was $113,000 higher than
the tab for the previous year.
Washington county paced the
trend with a hike of $60,000. The
check the company tendered at
Hillsboro Wednesday was for
$227.566, as compared with 168,-
620 a year ago.
The second highest payment in
the Oregon district this year went
to Coos county. It was for $175,-
172. The company’s 1961-62
check to Coos county was for
$170,164.
A company analysis indicated
that the steeper property tax re­
quirements reflected a combina­
tion of factors including expansion
of company plant and changes in
timber and school taxation.
In Columbia county the West
Coast Telephone company paid
$16,398 for 1962-63, an increase of
almost $6,000 over the 1961-62
figure of $10,548.
Jaycees Note
Member Need
Seven JayCee members from
St. Helens and Scappoose attend­
ed the meeting of the Vernonia
club last Thursday evening to of­
fer more ideas and support to the
group which is attempting to se­
cure a charter here. Those who
are now working in the local club
are enthusiastic and have a lot
of good things underway, but it
takes 25 members to secure a char­
ter. All young men, aged 21 to
36, are needed to make the char­
tering of the club possible.
Committee reports showed that
the new street signs now have
been given the basic coat of white
paint and are ready for the green
lettering. Sheldon Groff is in
charge of this project.
Calvin Bass reported that the
benefit program is coming along
well, also, and funds are being
built up to assist needy children
at Christmas time. Dale Andrich
was appointed as chairman for
another project to arrange phone
calls to Santa. Details will be
reported later.
The group will meet again to­
night at the West Oregon build­
ing.
Loggers Given
Defeat 13-6
Last Friday evening the Ver­
nonia Loggers ended the current
gridiron season with a sour note
when they journeyed to Clatska­
nie to engage that squad in ac­
tion and went down in defeat to
the tune of 13-6. This was the first
time in many, many years that
Vernonia had been defeated by
the Tiger eleven.
The Tigers scored early in first
quarter action and again in the
third period Vernonia scored their
six points in the third stanza and
counldn't seem to get a definite
drive going after that.
This game ended the 1962 Log­
ger football season with the rec­
ord of eight losses and one win.
merit.
After the program there will be
the annual auction at which hand
made articles, home baked items,
fruits of the soil and a variety of
items are offered. This auction is
like none ever attended elsewhere.
Half the fun is seeing the fabulous
prices paid for wares offered, for
residents of that area plan on good
size donations to the community
project and plan to have a lot of
fun making that donation. They
also provide a lot of fun for others
in attendance.
After the auction, the fun real­
ly begins with carnival attractions,
such as a fish pond and refresh­
ments that feature the most lus­
cious cakes and pies, along with
sandwiches, coffee, etc., that can
be found anywhere for those Mist
women are wonderful cooks.
The entire progam is an out­
standing exhibition of community
spirit that is tops. Many former
residents come back each year for
the event so it serves as a home­
coming and reunion time. also.
Persons wishing the best seats
must go early for the gym is usu­
ally well packed before the start
of the program.
4-Hers Slate
Special Meet
Residents of Vernonia are in­
vited to a union Thanksgiving ser­
vice which has been arranged by
the Vernonia Ministerial assoc­
iation, according to Bruce Roberts,
president of the group. It is to be
held next Wednesday evening. No­
vember 21, at the Nazarene church
on Third street back of the old
Miller store building. Time for the
service is 7:30 p.m.
Rev. Wm. Armstrong, pastor of
the Assembly of God church will
be the speaker, and each church
participating will provide a spec­
ial musical number. Also, a con­
gregational song servee is to be
led by Rev. E. T. Wilcox, new
pastor of the First Baptist church.
The service offers a good time
for everyone to come together and
give thanks for the many blessings
during the past year and to ask
God’s guidance, help and protec­
tion in the year ahead.
Educators Talk
School Topics
Eleven elementary principals of
Columbia county met at the Wash­
ington grade school Tuesday even­
ing, November 13, to discuss mat­
ters of mutual concern. Some
areas covered were science fair,
grade school interschool athletic
programs, music events for the
coming year.
Plans for the grade school bas­
ketball jamboree which is to be
held here in Vernonia December
7 were made.
It was agreed to hold another
meeting in January at Rainier.
That same evening a group of
educators from Columbia county
met at the high school to hear
Miss Jean Spaulding discuss
grouping and organization of the
elementary schools. This was the
third in a series of seven meetings
on the able and gifted child being
held in Columbia county this year.
Miss Spaulding is an elementary
supervisor with the state depart­
ment of education. She was ac­
companied by Charles Hagerty of
the state department of education.
The meetings are arranged by the
county superintendent, Ray God­
sey.
Next Tuesday evening, Novem­
ber 20, the 4-H achievement meet­
ing for this area will be held at
the Washington school at 7:30 p.m.
The teacher’s lunch room in the
basement will be used for the
meeting.
All club members and their par­
ents are asked to attend and local
leaders are expected to see that
members of their clubs know of
the time and place for the meet­
ing since personal notices are not
sent from the extension office.
At this meeting, all 4-H club­
bers who have completed projects
will receive a pin or achievement
card in recognition of their ac­
complishments. There also are
special awards for those who have
earned them.
All parents are urged to come
and friends who are interested are
The Vernonia Chamber of Com­
also invited.
merce is having 1,000 maps print­
ed of this area as an aid to agate
and fossil hunters. These maps
will show agate and fossil beds,
roads, and wayside parks. Many
local merchants are frequently
asked for directions to agate areas
and the maps should be of consid­
Funeral services were held on erable help. When printed the
Wednesday, November 14, at the maps will be given to local mer­
Coleman-Rushing chapel in St. chants for distribution.
Helens for William Herman Hill-
The Chamber is again sponsor­
yer wl o for the past several years ing a Christmas decorating con­
has rended in Riverview. Rev. test for the residents of the Ver­
Donald Colburn officiated and nonia area. Three prizes of $15, $10
burial was in the Columbia Me­ and $5 will be awarded. Instead
morial Gardens at Warren.
of prizes to commercial and non­
Mr. Hillyer was born January commercial groups the committee
18, 1912 at Marshfield, Oregon is planning to give the students an
and passed away November 10 opportunity to display their talent
at St. Helens. He is survived by by decorating the windows of un­
his wife, Elda Hillyer, and a occupied buildings on Bridge
daughter, Carol Ann, both of Ver­ street. Rules and prizes for this
nonia.
will be announced next week.
C of C Orders
Map of Area
Final Services
Are Performed
PTA to Hear Education Week Talk
On Teaching Techniques Monday
American Education Week will
be observed by the Vernonia PTA
next Monday evening with a spec­
ial speaker, Bert G. Tousley, past
president of the Oregon State
School Board association who will
use as his topic, "Teaching Tech­
niques in the Modem Age.” He
will discuss how American educa­
tion meets the challenge of the fu­
ture..
The men of the Masonic Ixxlge
will serve refreshments after the
meeting and they promise some­
thing different than the usual cof­
fee and cookies.
The executive committee an­
nounced this week the appoint­
ment of the room mothers listed as
follows with grade, teacher and
room mother given in that order:
Washington school: a m. kinder­
garten, Mrs. Faith Reynolds, Mrs.
Melvin Schwab and p.m. kinder­
garten, Mrs. Chet Ray; first, Mrs.
Gladys Worthington, Mrs. Horace
Hertel; second, Mrs. Dorothy
Buell, Mrs. Margaret Thompson;
third, Mrs. Noma Callister. Mrs.
Dan Lawler; fourth, Mrs. Rose
Steen, Mrs. Robert May and Miss
Treva Wishart, Mrs. Darrold
Proehl; fifth, Mrs. Evelyn Heath,
Mrs. Wm. Nelson and Mrs. Mathil-
de Bergerson, Mrs Joe Grosche;
sixth, Mrs. Rosalind Veazie, Mrs.
Charles Poetter and Mrs. Maude
wells, Mrs. Geo. Koski; seventh,
Wayne Markham, Mrs. Robert El­
ton and Daniel Lawler, Mrs. Earl
King; eighth, James Johns, Mrs.
Frank Serafin and Mrs. Dorothy
Sandon, Mrs. John Serafin.
Lincoln school: First, Mrs. Dor­
othy Sloop, Mrs. Norman Axon;
second, Mrs. Velva Christensen,
Mrs. Jack Odam; third. Miss Bev-
erlee Markegard, Mrs. Hilding
Berg