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Demonia Eagle
VOLUME 42, NUMBER 49
VERNONIA, OREGON
Decoration Rules Given
Christmas decorations are begin­ fair evaluation. Without registration who may decorate in any manner
ning to appear and activity is noted it is possible that some houses could they wish. Commercial entries will
among those who plan contest entries be missed—this the committee wish­ be limited to those businesses who
in the 1964 chamber of commerce es to avoid.
pay an occupational license in the
competition. An entry blank for regis­
There will be three categories in city.
tering entries is printed herewith which prizes will be awarded for
Mrs. Launee Cousins, chairman of
and all persons interested are advis­ residential displays. Religious, which the lighting contest committee, urges
ed to clip and save it to use when will include Nativity scenes, etc.; everyone to make entries as soon as
they are ready. Deadline is 5 p.m. illumination, which will be displays possible so the committee may know
December 18.
made mostly with lights; and Santa the extent of response to expect
Several businesses have some de­ Claus, which will include decorating
Also, the committee urges every­
corations in place and indicate they done in the Santa theme.
one to decorate and make their
There will be a first, second, and homes and businesses as festive as
plan more. Candlelight and orna­
ments all help promote the Christ­ third prize in each category, plus a possible whether they plan to enter
mas spirit for those who enter places sweepstakes award.
the contest or not. The aim is to
First, second and third prizes will make Vernonia increasingly beautiful
of business which are taking on the
festive air. Those merchants who also be given to commercial entries each holiday season.
wish to enter the commercial com­
petition will find a place to check
on the entry blank and the time for
making entries is the same as for
home displays.
To avoid confusion, the rules are
Vernonia Chamber of Commerce
recapitulated here briefly:
Winners will be selected on the bas­
1964 CHRISTMAS OUTDOOR LIGHTING CONTEST
is of artistic merit, originality, light­
ing techniques and ingenuity, Judging
will be limited to outsde residential
displays only.
Name
Boundaries for contest will extend
(Please Print)
from Pittsburg on north to Timber
route junction with Sunset highway
an south.
Address
No display will be considered eligi­
ble for prizes unless it is registered.
There will be no charge for registra­
Phone.
tion. Purpose of registering is to in­
sure that all those wishing to be
Please check appropriate box:
judged by categories will receive a
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EN TRY
Contributors
To UGN Named
Listed below are the names of
businesses and organizations from
which contributions were received
for the UGN drive:
Western Auto, Mar Ona Bootery,
Quinn’s Insurance, Vernonia Drug,
Lew’s, Loci Roberts (Union Oil), Ver­
nonia Variety, Sam’s Food Store,
Vernonia Eagle;
Deans Market, Mike’s Tavern,
Dick’s Tavern, Vernonia Card Room,
Ralph's Chevron Service, Vernonia
Service Station, Bob’s Union Service,
Sunnyside Service;
Vernonia Trading Company, Ben’s
Barber Shop, City Cafe, Brunsman
Hardware, Enco Service, Vernonia
Auto Co., Vernonia Golf Club, Fui-
ten’s, Nichols Variety, Vernonia In­
surance Exchange;
Vernonia Clinic, Nehalem Service,
King’s Grocery, Dessy’s, Roediger
Plumbing, Keasey Saw Shop, Linn
Grocery, Mist Store;
Mill Market and Lockers, Joe Ma-
goff (Standard Oil), Pine Cone, Ver­
nonia Milk Farms, U. S. National
Bank, West Coast Telephone, Crown
Zellerbach.
Organizations whose contributions
augmented the fund were:
Vernonia Chamber of Commerce,
PEO Sisterhood, WW I Barracks and
Auxiliary, American Legion Auxil­
iary, Rainbow Girls, Mt. Heart Re­
bekah Lodge, Vernonia Study Club,
Lions Club, Pythian Sisters and. Natal
Grange.
Grade Team to
Open Net Play
□
A—Religious Theme
I I C—Illumination
History Group
Schedules Meet
Q B—Santa Theme
□
D—Commercial
Mail Entries to: Vernonia Eagle or to Launee Cousins,
Vernonia, Oregon. Entries accepted until 5:00 p.m.
December 18. Judging 7 :00 p.m. December 18.
Prizes in each category: 1st, $12.50; 2nd, $7.50; 3rd,
$5.00. Sweepstakes, gold engraved walnut wall plaque.
Choralaiis Set
Clatskanie Fete
Wendell
Wyatt,
congressman
from
first district who was elected Novem­
The Clatskanie Choralairs, known
to this area for their performance
two years ago of a musical program
titled “From Bach to Broadway”
and their presentation last year of
“The Holy City,” have another show
scheduled for this Friday and Sat­
urday night, December 4 and 5 at
8 p.m. in the Clatskanie union high
school auditorium.
This year's program is called “Mo­
ments to Remember” and is a pre­
sentation of all the academy award
winning songs since 1934, the year
a song category was established for
the Hollywood Oscar award.
Members of the singing group are:
Rusty Carter, director; Hugh Paul,
Wilbert Wilson, Clarence Korsmo,
Sandi Hermo, Natalie Lowrance, Car­
olyn Peterson, Margaret Allen, Sue
Funksouser, Marilyn Gustafson, Car­
ol Johnson, Mary Sanders and Cheryl
Anderson, accompanist.
Carol and Ralph Hildula join the
group for this performance as dan­
cers.
The Vernonia volunteer firemen
have announced tentative plans to
have Santa Claus appear at the fire
THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 1964 hall December 19 to talk with local
children.
Word has not yet been received
from the North Pole as to whether
Santa can work this into his busy
schedule. Definite time and date
will be given in a later edition of
this paper.
Fire Chief Charley Hickman would
like to warn householders at this
time to take care in their decorat­
“Please pack p cels solidly,” is ing and lighting during this coming
the plea of Postmater O. T. Bate­ holiday season to make it a fire-sale
man.
time.
The head of the Vernonia post of­
All light cords and fixtures used
fice also reminds his patrons that in decorating should be checked for
the use of free “local" and “out-of- fraying and damage and Christmas
town” separation bands will help trees and greenery used should not
move the mails faster. The bands are be allowed to dry out and become a
available at the post office or from fire hazard.
most letter carriers.
December 5 is the suggested dead­
line for mailing out-of-town packages.
"Don’t worry about the parcels be­
ing delivered too early, just mark
’Don’t Open Until Christmas’ on the
front,” Bateman said.
Final figures for the United Good
A tightly stuffed package, with no­
thing rattling around inside, will have Neighbor drive in the Nehalem Val­
less chance of being damaged in ley was released this week by Mrs.
Robert M. King and Mrs. David Ban­
transit, he noted.
ta,
co-chairmen, show a total of
“When packing a gift, remember
that the package you send may be $1376.55 which is $176.55 over the
shipped on the bottom of a mail sack quota for the area. This additional
and there may be heavier packages amount will remain with the local
on top. Among the relatively few relief fund for emergency use.
packages that are damaged in tran­
An increase from $300 to $500 in
sit, improper packaging is the great­ the share of the Crown Zellerbach
est factor,” the postmaster said.
Corporation Columbia county contri­
Just to be on the safe side, the bution allotted to this area was the
postmaster suggests that all pack­ factor which helped in exceeding the
ages be insured.
goal. In addition local CZ employees
He noted that poor packaging and made personal contributions.
addresses which are either incorrect
The efforts of the many drive
or not legible are responsible for the workers were much appreciated, par­
non-delivery of about half a million ticularly in the sprawling Mist-Natal-
parcels each year. If the return ad­ Birkenfeld area which was covered
dress is incorrect or illegible and successfully by Mrs. Robert Mathews
the package cannot be returned, it and Mrs. Art Bellingham.
will be saved for 90 days. If un­
Businesses and organizations mak­
claimed, the parcel is usually lost to ing contributions are listed elsewhere
the sender or intended recipient. in this issue of the Eagle.
Such parcels wind up in public auc­
tions held at 15 major post offices
across the nation.
Ail parcels should be addressed on
only one side and should also have
the address written on the inside of
the package in case the exterior
wrapping should come off.
The Vernonia Lions Club will meet
Bateman emphasized that Zip Cod­
Monday, December 7 at 6:30 p.m. in
ing the addresses on parcels and let­
the fire hall to hear a program by
ters helps insure against loss due
the high school band and chorus un­
to improper addressing. Since each
der the direction of James Fiske.
area of the country has an individ­
There will be a short initiation ser­
ual ZIP Code, there is little chance
of a piece of mail destined for one vice for several new members.
This Saturday the Lions will stage
city being directed to a city which
may have a similar name. For ex­ a work party to decorate the streets
ample, there are at least 26 possible of Vernonia for the Christmas season.
areas around the country which Charley Hickman and Ed Roediger
would have Springfield in the ad­ are co-chairmen in charge of the
dress. Use of the proper ZIP Code project.
Monday, December 14 the Lions
would send the mail to the right post
will entertain their wives at a Christ­
office.
“We are asking everyone to be es­ mas party at the Masonic Temple at
pecially cooperative this holiday sea­ 7:00 p.m. Program chairman, Joey
son. During the peak of the ‘rush’ Acaiturri, is in charge of the event.
we expect that seven billion pieces
will be delivered during the entire
month of December. That's quite a
bit of mail,” the postmaster conclud­
ed.
Postmaster
Stresses Aids
For Mailing
UGN Campaign
Exceeds Quota
Band, Chorus
To Entertain
offices in Washington D.C. and last
week advised news outlets in this
area that the Urban Renewal Ad­
ministration has granted $4500 to the
Oregon state board of higher educa­
tion to assist Scappoose in its pro­
gram of comprehensive planning.
Deer Hunting
Check Advised
A warning is issued to those plan­
ning to hunt this week end in the
general deer tag hunt that the game
law synopsis should be carefully
The Columbia County Historical So­ checked for area boundaries.
All of the Willamette area except
ciety will meet next Wednesday, De­
cember 9, in the 4-H dining rom at the part which lies in Columbia coun­
the fair grounds at Deer Island, un­ ty is open. Willamette area takes in
Washington, Yamhill, Marion and
less weather conditions prevent.
There will be the usual potluck parts of Multnomah counties. Those
meal at noon, followed by the busi­ hunting in this area should make sure
they are across county lines and out
ness and program session.
Pearl Becker, society secretary, of the part in Columbia county.
advises that the 1965 dues for Oregon
All other hunts set for this week
State Historical Society membership end and other December dates are
for permit areas only.
are now due.
Mist Students
Hear Concert
The advanced band from the Wash­
ington grade school traveled to Mist
Tuesday, December 1, to present
a concert for the students of that
school. The band was directed by
James Fiske. Don Jackson and Dar-
rold Proehl also went with the band.
November 20 the band participated
in the district 9, Grade School Music
Concert at the armory in Astoria.
Eight bands from schools in district
9 participated in this event, each
playing three numbers and then all
bands joining together for a massed
number.
Assembly Presented
A short Thanksgiving assembly
was presented by the intermediate
band and the grade school chorus on
Wednesday, November 25. In addi­
tion to numbers by the band and
chorus, Kathy Henderson played two
piano solos and Kim Thibeadou re­
cited a Thanksgiving poem that she
had composed.
Schools Plan
Annual Yule
Presentations
The Vernonia elementary schools
of district 47J are making plans for
Christmas and have announced that
the Vernonia program will be at
the Washington school auditorium
Friday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m. and
the Mist school program will be
Monday evening, December 21 at
7:30 p.m.
Schools are taking on a festive an­
as decorations begin to go into place.
At the Washington school, for the
past several years, a general theme
has been used in the halls for decora­
tions on the doors. The theme chosen
this year is the Nativity, with such
ideas as the star, manger scene,
madonna and child, the three wise-
men, shepherds and other pertinent
ideas to be featured.
The primary grades taught by Mrs.
Gladys Worthington, Miss Sunny De­
Hart and Mrs. Noma Callister will
decorate the lunchroom. Other groups
are assigned responsibility for other
parts of the building.
The room Christmas parties will
be held Wednesday, December 23 af­
ter which school will be dismissed
at 1:30 p.m. for the Christmas vaca­
tion. Classes will resume January
4, 1965, the Monday after New Years.
Savings Bond
Sales Totaled
“U. S. Savings Bonds sales in Co­
lumbia county amounted to $53,747.00
for the month of October.”
Volunteer Phil Hickey, Savings
Bonds chairman, made the above an­
nouncement recently in his monthly
sales report.
“Total sales for the state during
the month are $2,999,954, up from
the year ago total of $2,918,712”, he
continued.
"Nationally, cash sales of Series
E and H Bonds amounted to $365
million for October, while the total
value of Savings Bands held by
Americans topped the $48 billion
mark for an all-time high.”
He predicted that “sales during the
last two months of this year will re­
flect the growing American custom
of giving Savings Bonds as Christ­
mas gifts. Many people are building
a family tradition of giving bonds
during Christmas and birthdays to
help finance college educations or
for other funds designed to help fa­
milies towards a brighter future.”
Angleis Given
Date Reminder
Oregon anglers are reminded by
the game commission that the ang­
ling regulations set by the commis­
sioners on November 16 are for 1965.
Apparently some persons have tried
applying the new rules too soon and
have come to grief with the game
law enforcement officers of the Ore­
gon State Police.
Some of the new rules include the
three salmon bag limit in tidal wa­
ters and the opening of several lakes
to year-around angling. Synopses of
The following names appear on the these new rules should be available
Vernonia high school honor roll for at all license agencies before the ef­
the second six weeks of the first se­ fective date of January 1 according
mester of the 1964-1965 school year:
to the commission. So, you’re still
Freshmen: Steve Curl, Geoffrey in the 1964 regulation booklet until
Proehl, Cathy Quinn.
the first of the new year.
Sophomores: Albert Brunsman. Ka­
thy Jensen, Nancy Hamnett, Sally
Knowlton, Bill Hanson, Don Wilson,
Juniors: Christine Bender, Fred
Smith, Robert Mattson.
Since the list of 1964 graduates
Seniors: Jim Bellingham, Sharon from Vernonia high school was given
Brunsman Joyce Chandler, Robert last week with information as to
Fuquay, Linda Jensen, Barbara their present pursuits, information
Keith, Christine King, Vicki Pollock, has been received that Charline Has­
Deanna Ritz, Donna Sanders, Sandra kins has recently taken employment
Sutton.
at Beaverton.
Student Names
Listed on Roll
Modern Math Studied
The faculty of the local schools
are in the closing weeks of the Mo­
dem Math class with the last class
scheduled for December 15. Interest
in having another class during the
winter term is being canvassed.
ber 3 to complete the unexipred term
of Walter Norblad, has opened his
The Washington grade school bas­
ketball team will play their first
game of the season this Friday after­
noon against Quincy in the Washing­
ton school gym at 2:30 p.m.
Vernonia will be host for the Co­
lumbia county grade school basket­
ball jamboree at the high school gym
on Friday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Pep clubs and basketball teams from
Clatskanie, Rainier and Scappoose
grade schools and two teams from
St. Helens junior high school will par­
ticipate.
B LA N K
Santa to
Appear
Graduate Employed
Store Plans Display
Rife Conn Organ store of Portland
will open a display room ir the Horn
building December 8. Mrs. H. L.
Russell, sister of Mr. Rife, will be
in charge.
Intra-Squad Game to Prepare Loggers for Opener
The Vernonia Loggers, preparing
themselves for their first basketball
game of the 1964-65 season will hold
an intra-squad game this Friday
night, December 4 at 8:00 p.m.
Coach Dale Andrich, trying to get
an idea of what this years team will
look like under actual game condi­
tions, will divide his squad as evenly
as possible for the game.
Playing for the Blue team will be
Jim Bellingham, Lloyd Johnston,
Fr-xl Smith. Dan Steele, Ken Bate­
man, Jerry Hays, Roger Medges and
Dave Larson. Their opponents, the
White team, will be made up of
Terry Larson. Terry Smith, Jerry
Hanson, Dennis Holsey, Russ Red­
mond. Joe Curl, Dennis Pederson
and Steve Minger
The band will be playing for the
occasion, and the cheer leaders will Terry Smith (84), Russ Redmond
also be divided as will the classes for (18), Fred Smith (12), Jerry Hays
cheering sections.
(7), Lloyd Johnston and Ken Bate­
There will be an admission charge man.
of 50 cents for adults and 25 cents
The roster for the JV team coached
for students.
hy Dan Lawler includes Roger
Following this practice game, the
Loggers look forward to their first Medges, Dennis Pederson, Joey Curl,
real basketball game of the season Dave Larson, Steve Minger, Larry
for which they travel to Hood River Holsey, Gordon Blackburn. Bob Matt­
December 11 for a game with the son, Dave Peddicord, Keith Cameron
and Steve Ellis.
Dragons.
The roster of the freshman team
Eight lettermen were present for
the opening call of practice includ­ coached by Bill Howard includes Bill
ing all five starters from last sea­ Hanson, Gary Hanson, Ken Vealey,
Al Brunsman, Buddy Robertson
son's varsity team
Varsity members this year include: Brad Rumbaugh. Larry Elton, Les
'l>oints made last year in parenthe­ Forcier, Jeff Proehl, Dean Stock-
sis) Dan Steele *269), Jim Belling­ well, Tim Conroy, Pete Brunsman,
ham (208), Jerry Hanson (178), Terry Ed Burton, Kevin Krieger and Ran­
Larson (146), Denny Holsey (123), dy Larson.