Oregon H is t o r ic a l S o c ie ty
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P ortlan d , Oregon 97201
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VERNONIA.
OREGON
VERNONIA.
OREGON
VCl-UMK 42. NUMBER »
District School Staff Complete
For Beginning of Fall Session
THURSDAY,
27, 27, 19fri 1964
THURSDAY, AUGUST
AUGUST
Not Guilty
Plea Made
A plea of not guilty was entered
by Florence Younce Tuesday after­
noon in district court in St. Helens
in answer to a grand jury indict­
ment.
The indictment made by the grand
jury was issued Tuesday, August 11.
Prior to that on May 14 the grand
jury had also handed down an indict­
ment charging conversion of public
money and between that time and
August 11, continuing investigation
by the sheriff and district attorney
led to the second, more specific
charge.
Funds belonging to the St. Helens
Rural Fire District, for which Mrs.
Younce was secretary-treasurer, are
involved.
Chamber Backs
River Cleanup
THE Mist-Birkenfeld, Vernonia and Timber Route Ex­
tension units joined forces in presenting the above dis­
play of their study projects. Pictured are Chinese
During their regular meeting Mon­
day evening, the Vernonia Chamber
of Commerce went on record as be­
ing in favor of any movement to
clear up the Nehalem River and will
send a delegate to a public hearing
with the state sanitary authority Sep­
tember 10 concerning the pollution
of the river.
The meeting will be held at the
state office building at 10 a.m.
Cookery and Holiday Recipes which were studied dur­
ing the past year along with the cookery and culture of
other nationalities.
Fair Displays Win Aw ards
Vernonia can well be proud of its
recently organized Art and Crafts So­
ciety. The exhibit of artistic talent
displayed during the J a m b o r e e
brought many favorable comments,
but the many prizes garnered at the
county fair this past week end are
truly gratifying. According to Mrs.
Elva Goss:, superintendent of the art
department of the fair who has been
conducting an adult class in paint­
ing in Vernonia, the competition was
stiff and the quality of the work was
excellent. Exhibits in both adult and
junior departments made a very good
showing.
Winners from Vernonia were as
follows: Senior department (ama­
teur) oils: Robert Sargent, second;
Maud Wells, third. Senior depart­
ment (amateur) charcoal: Betty
Curl, first; Claudine East, second;
Rose Valpiani, third. Still life, pas­
tel: Claudine East, first; June Wil­
son, second. Mrs. Lorraine Carson
won second place in oil pastels.
Landscape, pastel:
June Wilson,
first; Iris Hobart, second; Rose Val-
piani, third. Mosaic: Eva Pringle,
first. Sculpture and wood block
prints: Sunny DeHart, three firsts.
In the junior department, ranging
in ages from 6 to 16, winners were:
Cheryl Clason, one second; Harold
Clason, one second; Marsha Laws,
one first and one second; Tom Law­
ler, one first and one second; Joey
Peachey, one first: Jodi Ann Robert­
son, one first; John Tomlin, one sec­
ond; Linda Wantland, one second;
and Don Wilson, three firsts. The
junior entries were in the category of
pastels and collage.
Winning entries are on display at
the art center in the Clinic building.
Members are reminded that the
next regular meeting of the society
will be held Monday, September 14,
Bus Routes for Sturt of School
Remain Same as Previous Year
Bus routes for this school year will
be the same as last year and are as
follows, according to information re­
leased earlier this week by Superin­
tendent J. W. Acaiturri:
Bus No. 1 — Driver, George John­
son; starts above Camp 8 on the
Scappoose road, to the junction of
Highway 47 to Riverview (last pick­
up east side of Riverview bridge) to
Washington and Lincoln schools.
Bus No. 2—Driver, James Davies:
from Sunset camp via Timber roaa
to Trehamc junction with the load
from there equalized with route 3
to the high school and Washington
grade school.
Bus No. 3—Driver Bob Thompson:
Pebble Creek road to Highway 47, to
Johnson road then back on Highway
47 to Treharne junction with the load
from there being equalized with route
2 to the high school and Washington
school.
Bus No. 4 —Driver Bill Armstrong:
Starts at Keasey, follows Rock Creek
road to Stoney Point, thence over
Stoney Point to Highway 47 and to
Riverview (last stop at Riverview
bridge' to high shcool and Washing­
ton grade school.
Bus No. 5 — Driver Wilbur Davis:
Brings high school, seventh and
eighth grade students from Mist and
Birkenfeld to Vernonia
Bus No. 6 — Sulo Sanders, driver,
will bring all students down Fish-
hawk to meet the high school bus and
also will transport grade school stu­
dents from that area to Mist.
Bus No. 7 — Driver, Lawton Wad­
dell: Will transport pupils for grades
one through six living in the Mist
area to the Mist grade school.
The first full day of classes in all
districts will be Tuesday, September
1. Busses will run on the regular
shcedule both morning and evening,
and the cafeteria will operate that
day,
The Kindergarten will have two
schedule both morning and evening,
starting at 8:40 a.m. and running to
11:10 a.m. and the afternoon session
running from 12:30 p.m.to 3:00 p.m.
This corrects on error in hours giv­
en last week.
Lunches for the first week will be
80c for grade school and $1.00 for
high school students. Lunches will
be served again this year on a $1.00
a week basis for grade school stu­
dents or 25 cents per single meals.
High school students will pay 25c
per meal or $1.25 per week. Adults
will be charged 35c per meal. The
family plan will be used for full
weeks of shcool and rates are avail­
able at the school office.
Starting the second week of school,
the special milk program will be con­
tinued and students who bring sack
lunches will be able to purchase milk
for three cents per bottle or 15 cents
a week at both the Washington and
Lincoln schools. Kindergarten stu­
dents will have milk and cookies or
crackers for 20 cents a week.
Vacation days that will be observ­
ed during the fall include the follow­
ing: Monday, September 7, Labor
Day; Monday and Tuesday, October
5 and 6, deer hunting vacation; Wed­
nesday, November 11, Veterans day;
Thursday, November 26 through Sun­
day, November 29, Thanksgiving va­
cation; and Thursday, December 24
through Sunday, January 3, Christ­
mas vacation.
in the clinic building.
In the display of textiles, winners
of ribbons from this area included:
Sally Brown, pillow cases, first;
pot holders, first; apron, second
basket, second. Alice Lindsay, two
seconds on rugs. Grace Gray, hair­
pin lace stole, second.
Laura Carmichael received a first
and also a national blue ribbon on
her hairpin lace afghan. The na­
tional ribbon entitles her to enter
the afghan in the national contest
in New York in December. She
also received first place ribbons on
a carriage robe, smocked pillow ano
hairpin lace stole.
A three-piece vanity set won a
first for Lois Clark who also reecived
a first on a crocheted runner and a
second on a crocheted chair set.
Mrs. Richard Beers won first,
lady’s sweater and second, man’s
sweater; Ruth Steers, third, knit
ski sweater; and Barbara Berger-
son, first, boy’s sweater and first,
knit cap.
A collection of three cribbage
boards won a first place award for
Robert Lindsay.
Albert Schalock won first on a
general display of berries, first on
blueberries, first on raspberries, se­
conds on tray of fruit and King Nec­
tar berries and third places on Cas­
cades and Boysenberry displays.
Gertrude Schalock received a first
award for her fossil display and se­
cond on a rock table and Lois Thayer
won second on her rock jewelry dis­
play.
Letter States
Appreciation
The appreciation of Vernonia resi­
dents was expressed in a letter writ­
ten early this week by Dr. T. M. Ho­
bart for the city council regarding
the new paving completed at both en­
trances to the city. The letter was
addressed to B. F. Huntley, state
highway department official, Port­
land, and stated:
“On behalf of the people that we
represent, we wish to take this op­
portunity to thank you and your de­
partment for the wonderful work that
you have completed on both ap­
proaches to our city.
“The new paving has made the
entrance so much more neat in ap­
pearance that everyone in the town
has spoken gratefully of your work.
"This will encourage all citizens
to have much more pride in the
area in which we reside and there
will undoubtedly be efforts made to
further improve the looks of Ver­
nonia.
“Again, many thanks, and we com­
mend you for a most wonderful job.’’
Since the Monday Chamber
meeting, word from officals of
the Northwest Aggregate plant
received by Chamber President
Guy Thomas, indicates that the
river problem may be solved pri­
or to the hearing scheduled Sep­
tember 10. If a solution Is worked
out, the hearing probably will
not be held.
Lloyd Quinn was appointed to the
retail trade committee to replace
Wesley Bolmeier who was unable to
accept the appointment.
The chamber will make a study of
the inventory tax measure which will
be introduced in the 1965 session of
the legislature. The Oregon Retail
Council staff has already met with
a legislative committee led by Rep­
resentative Atiyeh by the latter's re­
quest.
Sunset Line to
Finish Season
Doors in all district 47 schools wiii Washington grade schools; Lawton
open Monday, August 31, for regis­ Waddell, Mist grade school.
tration and teachers will be on hano
The cafeteria will be staffed by
to greet students All teaching posi­ the same ladies as last year. Mrs.
tions are now filled according to Ida Richards is head cook and cafe­
Superintendent Joey W. Acaiturri.
teria manager; Mrs. Nora Keith and
Thursday is an orientation session Mrs. Pauline McKee are assistant
for new teachers which includes a cooks.
bus tcur of the district which will
conclude at Mist where they will be
guests for refreshments at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mathews.
Friday, all district teachers and
ether personnel will gather at the
Mrs. Erie Knapp Ccunts, 81, who
Washington school for a 7:30 a.m.
had been a resident of this communi­
breakfast and get-acquainted period.
ty for over the past 40 years, passed
The rest cf the day will be spent in
away August 21 at a Portland hospi­
an in-service workshop for the teach­
tal. Although she had been in fail­
ers.
ing health for seme time, she had
The complete list of teachers is as been confined for only the past week.
follows:
Funeral services for Mrs. Counts
MIST: Robert Sargent, vice-princi­ were conducted Monday, August 24
pal, grades 4-6; Mrs. Grace Mathews, at 1:00 p.m. at the Evangelical Unit­
grades 1-3.
ed Bret hern church with arrange­
LINCOLN: Mrs. Velva Christen­ ments entrusted to the Fuiten-Frie-
sen, vice-principal, second grade; sen Mortuary.
Her pastor, the Rev. Raymond
Miss Beverlee Markegard, third
grade; Mrs. Irene Stockwell, first Targgart, officiated at the services
with Patricia Ray as soloist and Mrs.
grade.
WASHINGTON: Darrold Proehl, Lloyd Thomas as organist. Conclud­
principal; Mrs. Faith Reynolds, kin­ ing rites and interment were at the
dergarten; Mrs. Gladys Worthing­ Vernonia Memorial cemetery with
ton, first grade; Miss Sunny DeHart, Julius Enevoldscn. L. E. Stiff, Mar­
second grade; Mrs. Noma Callister, tin Rainwater, Charles Justice, Linn-
third grade; Mrs. Rose Steen, fourth wood Reynolds and George Johnson
grade; Mrs. Mathilde Bergerson, serving as casketbearers.
Erie May McCall was bom August
fifth grade; Mrs. Evelyn Heath, fifth
20,
1883 at Orleans, Michigan and
giade; Mrs. Maude Wells, sixth
grade; William Howard, sixth grade; lived all of her early life in that
Dan Lawler, seventh grade and boys state. She was united in marriage to
Claude D. Knapp at Stanton, Michi­
physical education; Wayne Mark
ham, seventh grade; Mrs. Dorothy gan on August 22, 1900. They came to
Sandon, eighth grade; James Johns, Montana in 1907 and in 1918 to Fair-
eighth grade; Mrs. Virginia Johns, view, Oregon near Gresham. In 1923
girls physical education; Don Jack- they came to Vernonia and she had
son, vocal music; James Fiske, made her home in this community
grade school band and the music since that time. Mr. Knapp worked
program at Mist; Miss Phyllis Wil­ at the Oregon American Lumber
liams, home economics; Mrs. Ralph company here for many years and
Valpiani, library assistant; Mrs. then was the Mist mail route car­
Pauline Acaiturri, librarian; Mrs. rier for several years before his
retirement. He passed away here in
Ora Bolmeier, guidance.
April, 1949.
HIGH SCHOOL: Welcome Rum-
She was united in marriage to A.
baugh, vice-principal and vocational B. Counts at Vernonia on September
education; Harold McEntire, mathe­ 20, 1955. He survives along with ten
matics; Mrs. Pauline Acaiturri, li­ stepchildren: Mrs. Louis (Julia)
brarian; Dale Andrich, athletic di­ Boeck, of Arizona; Mrs. Elizabeth
rector and social studies; Mrs. Doro­ Cochran, Glendale, California; Mrs.
thy Knowlton, girls physical educa­ Pearl Gordon and Mrs. Orlene Hi-
tion; Mrs. Ora Bolmeier, dean of : man, both of San Jose, and Mrs.
girls, guidance, language arts; Boyd Darrel (Jean) DeVaney of Portland;
Gentry, science and mathematics; Herbert, C. W., Johnny, Arnold and
Jam es Fiske, band and chorus; Mrs. Hawley Counts, all of Roseburg; a
Mona Gordon, library assistant; Mrs. brother, Claude McCall, Portland;
Alvilda Hearing, English and speech: a sister, Lula Valentine, Alma, Mich­
Leslie Giedd, commercial; Michael igan; and a close friend far many
McCracken, English; Mrs. Amy years, Mrs. David (Myrtle) Irving
Kamholz, French; Miss Phyllis Wil­ of Portland.
liams, home economics; Fred Fowl­
Mrs. Counts had been a long time
er, vocational education; Robert active member of the Evangelical
Wendel, biology, boys physical ed­ United Brethem church of Vernonia
ucation and coaching.
and of the Pythian Sisters lodge.
The secretarial staff for the district
includes Mrs. Mona Gordon, district
clerk; Mrs. Ann Westerberg, high
school secretary and Mrs. Diana
Knoll, grade school secretary.
The custodial staff for the schools
is: Wayne Welch, district custodia1
A coming event, for which pre­
supervisor; Alois Sauer, high school;
liminary arrangements are being
Nels Hogberg, high school evening worked cut, was indicated in an an­
custodian; Harry Eckland, Lincoln- nouncement from Lloyd Quinn Tues­
Services Read
For Mrs. Counts
Moonlight Sale
Being Arranged
day. He was recently named chair­
man of the chamber of commerce
Scheduled for this coming Sunday,
retail trades committee and in that
August 30, is the last run of the Ver­
capacity has been working out de­
nonia, South Park and Sunset Steam
tails for a Moonlight sidewalk sale
Railway excursion train between
for the latter part of next month
Banks and Vernonia for the current
Dr. S. D. Thiringer, who has been
He states about 10 merchants
summer season.
with the Vernonia Clinic for the past
The excursion runs started May 31 several weeks, will be assoicated have been contacted about the sale
after a preliminary run the Sunday with the clinic, according to an an­ and have indicated their intention
to participate. Further details will
before for publicity purposes and nouncement made a few days ago.
be announced prior to the sale.
has continued for 14 Sundays. During
His association with the clinic will
the Jamboree and again last Sunday make possible 24-hour coverage in
two train trips were made on each meeting needs of the area.
of these days.
Dr. and Mrs. Thiringer and their
The local selective service board
To observe the final run this year, two children, Sherri Lynn, 7, and clerk announced the closure of the
Lloyd Quinn has announced that free Kim, 5, come here from Portland Local Board No. 2, located at 60
coffee will be served Sunday at his where he has just completed his in­ Plaza, St. Helens, until September
real estate office during the time the ternship at the Portland Osteopathic 8. This closure is because of vaca­
train is here
hospital.
tion.
Vernonia Clinic
Doctor Named
Board Office Closed
County to Benefit from 0&C Land Underpayments
Columbia county will fall heir to
an unexpected windfall amounting to
$636,773.12 due to underpayment of
its annual share of federal timber re­
ceipts from the Oregon and Califor­
nia railroad grant lands.
A government audit of the accounts
at the department of Interior reveal­
ed that the under payment to Colum­
bia county was the result of inadver­
tent errors.
Columbia County Judge John W.
Whipple announced Wednesday, Aug­
ust 19, that county officials in Ore­
gon met with Assistant Secretary ot
the Interior John Carver that week
at Eugene to present the problem
and to ask these officials the most
painless solution.
Counties in the state that have
been underpaid from these O&C tim­
ber sales include Columbia county,
and Curry $817,706; Josephine $77,972
and Coos county underpaid $25,990
Whipple said that the sum of
$636,773.12 will be paid to the county
over the next three-year period, in
addition to the regular yearly pay­
ment to O&C counties.
During the year 1964, Columbia
county was due to be paid $435,402.19
as a result of the tentative agree­
ment reached this past week, the
county will be paid $614,565.02, or
$179,162.83 more than previously pro­
posed.
Under the Oregon and California
railroad grant lands act of 1937,
counties are entitled to 75 percent ol
the receipts from timber sold from
these lands, that are administered by
the Bureau of Land Management. By
common consent, the counties in re­
cent years have taken but 50 percent,
and in effect allowed the BLM to use
the other 25 perent to finance access
road construction.
Twelve Oregon counties have been
overpaid over a period of nine years
from 1954 to 1963. Multnomah coun­
ty has been overpaid $837,694; Lane
county $207,925; Clackamas county
$194,930. Others overpaid were Doug­
las $77,972; Klamath, $64,976; Ben­
ton, Washington, Polk, Marion and
Linn, each $25,990; Jackson and Til­
lamook, each $12,995.
During the Eugene meeting last
week, Carver suggested an alterna­
tive repayment plan for the counties
that have been overpaid. This would
result in those counties being paid
less for this year. Because of the
great overpayment, M u l t n o m a h
county would have 10 years to repay
its overpayment.
Whipple said that at this time, Co­
lumbia county has no plans to use
the $636,773. The court indicated that
the county budget committee might
be called to formulate a supplement­
al budget to put the surplus to use.