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Oregon H là tó r io à l S o o le tr 23? SW Märtet S t P ortlan d , Oregon 97201 Demoni a Eagle VOLUME 42, NUMBER 51 VERNONIA, OREGON Planners Name Chairman Jim Davies was elected as chair man of the Vernonia city planning commission for 1965 at the regular meeting held last week. Dave Ban ta was named as secretary. Retiring chairman, Bill Horn, an nounced that Cyrus R. Nuns of the Bureau of Municipal Research and Service, state board of higher edu- cation, will be a guest of the plan ning commission at the first meet ing in January of the city council. At this time, Nims will present to the city a Vernonia planning project which will include a survey of exist ing land use and the preparation of a land use map, an evaluation of population trends, an evaluation of Firemen Emphasize Need for Proper Reporting Information Assistant Chief Chet Ray presided Monday evening at the meeting of the Vernonia fire department volun teers in the absence of Chief Char ley Hickman. Drill Master Don Webb reported that a good bum was obtained the last drill from the house on Columbia street. It was reported that 12 department members now carry first aid cards and those completing the course were commended by Ray for their efforts in availing themselves for attendance of the five week course. The new hydrant locations were discussed. Also the new street names now in effect were discussed with relation to possible confusion in fire calls. Persons calling in to report fires should give the following infor mation if possible: Their name and address; type of fire (chimney, total involvement of structure, or any dan gerous or inflammable materials in volved), also need for medical aid. This information will expedite the de partment’s actions to quell the blaze and warn them of often unknown or unseen dangers. The department's Christmas party for members and families will be held December 21 at 7:00 p.m. ai the fire hall. A gift exchange will be held among the adults and Santa Claus will appear to distribute gifts to the children. A time change has been an nounced for Santa’s visit to the fire hall, December 19. The Sat urday afternoon hours will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The local volunteer firemen again extend to all youngsters in the area an invitation to come talk to Santa at this time. All children accompanied by parents will receive treats from Santa. Parents are also invited to bring cameras to record their chil dren’s reactions when meeting Santa. A nominating committee was ap pointed and considerable discussion as to the selection of next year’s officers was held, with the continua tion of progress within the depart ment to be the first obligation of those chosen. Much has been ac complished in past years and the de partment hopes to upgrade their fire fighting abilities and community ser vice. The meeting was adjourned at 9:18 p.m. with the next gathering of fire men to be at the December 28 drill. Christmas Tree Growers Offer Choice of Species to Buyers With the Christmas season near at hand, a special group of Columbia county fanners are readying their crop for harvest, indicates Don Coin Walrod, County Extension Agent. Cul tured Christmas trees are the crop produced by these growers who offer their goods to consumers in a unique fashion. Some of the major Christmas tree producers of the area include: Mar cus Heckman, Scappoose; Clint Sei bert, Vernonia; Marvin Meyer, Ver nonia; Rayford Sly, Warren; Glenn Tarbell, Scappoose, and Elmer Loyd, Deer Island. While some Christmas trees are sold wholesale to brokers or lot oper ators, most of the local producers prefer to offer their trees to indivi dual users on a chose-and-cut, or U- cut basis. Because a variety of spec ies of cultured trees are available, there has been a ready market with families wanting a special tree or just the experience of selecting and cutting their own tree. At his ‘Enchanted Forest’ in the Chapman area, Heckman offers saw dust covered trails leading to cultur ed areas of Douglas fir, Noble fir, small spruce, and some pine species. Christmas music c a n be heard througout the forested area. Snacks are available, and for the first time, a warming area is being provided. This is the ninth year Heckman has offered cultured Christmas trees on a U-cut basis. Grand fir, sometimes called low land white fir, is the featured spec ies of Clint Seibert at his ‘Clint’s Tree Farm ’ up Rock Creek out of Vernonia. Clint is another long-time, producer of cultured trees. In addi tion to offering families an opportu- R epaym ent Is Required The wife of former Columbia coun ty Sheriff Spencer Younce was plac ed on probation for four years Tues day for conversion of public funds. Circuit Court Judge Albert Musick stipulated that Mrs. Florence Younce must repay the money. She was convicted in October of taking $2.400 while working as sec retary-treasurer fo the St. Helens Rural Fire Protection District. nity to select a fresh, premium tree, a hay-ride behind fine teams provide access into the areas where trees are to be cut. Seibert’s facilities are clos ed on Saturday. No newcomer to the Christmas tree and forestry business, Marvin O. Meyer offers Christmas tree buyers cultured Douglas fir, a few pine and Grand fir at his ‘Westwood Tree Farm ’ located three miles south of Vernonia on Highway 47. In addition to cut trees, Meyer offers some live trees for those who are seeking them, and he is also able to flock trees in white or color. Rayford Sly on Church Road near St. Helens offers the homeowner his choice of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, Austrian pine, and Seirra red wood. Glenn Tarbell on Highway 30 between Warren and Scappoose, has only Douglas fir. Elmer Loyd, Deer Island, has several species including Sierra redwood and Austrian pine. Prices of choose-and-cut Christmas trees vary with the species, size, and quality says Walrod. Reports from previous years indicate a high degree of satisfaction among those folks who took the opportunity to select and cut their own tree. Stevely Named For Honorary Robert Stevely, Columbia county extension agent, has been chosen for membership in Epsilon Sigma Chi, national honorary fraternity for ex tension workers. Stevely was one of 15 Oregon State University cooperative exten sion service county agents and spec ialists initiated into membership during the annual meeting of Gamma Chapter on the OSU campus. Membership in Epsilon Sigma Chi is open to those who have worked in extension's informal, off-campus ed ucational programs for ten years or longer. Principal aim of the organ ization is to promote professional im provement among extension staffs. In addition to the initiation of new members, the annual meeting was also highlighted by the presentation of a gift to Mrs. Maud Purvine, Crook county extension agent, who is retiring January 1 after 30 years of service. the street system and the sewer and water systems as they relate to land use planning and preparation of a preliminary land use and street plan. Nims brings this study to the city under the Urban Planning Assistance program. It is financed through a $2000 grant from the U. S. Housing and Home Finance agency and a $1000 appropriation from the city of Vernonia. In other business, the commission voted to recommend a house number ing plan as submitted by Ralph Kea- sey. This will be brought back before the city council for consideration in January. The commission also voted to re commend to the city council that ser vices of the county health authority be contacted to assist in control of an increasing rat population in the city. Present members of the commis sion are Banta, Warren Aldrich, Herb Sturdevant, Henry Hudson, Horn, KeaSey and Davies. Hie commission meets the second Wednesday of each month and wel comes ideas and recommendations. West Wins in Grade Jamboree A packed house of jubilant grade school students filled the Vernonia high school gym Friday evening for the annual Columbia county grade school jamboree despite the incle ment weather. The basketball game, which pitted the West side (Vernonia, Clatskanie and Rainier I against the East (Scap poose and the two St. Helens junior high teams) was won by the West 56 to 35. The Vernonia grade team battled the St. Helens Buccaneers to a 13 to 16 score in the first game of the evening. Clatskanie walked away from Scap poose to the tune of 30 to 9 and Rainier and the Lancers finished the evening with a 13 to 10 score. Pep clubs of the schools began the evening with each school present ing a drill or demonstration. The sportsmanship trophy was shared by Rainier and Vernonia. The trophy presented an overall team, pep club and spectacular per formance is judged by student rep resentatives of the various schools participating. Toppers Win in County Series The Washington grade school Top pers played the St. Helens junior high school Lancers Monday after noon on the Washington school court in the opening game of the round robin series between the county grade schools. Hie Vernonia team was vic torious in both games. The seventh grade won by a score of 20 to 12 and the eighth graders by a score of 32 to 15. Lions Meet at Christmas Party The Vernonia Lions club members met with their wives at the Masonic Temple Monday evening for their annual Christmas party. Mrs. James Fiske, accompanied by James Fiske, sang two numbers: “O Holy Night” and “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” . Don Jackson led the group in the singing of many familiar Christmas carols. Mrs. Dave Banta and Mrs. Wayne Markham won beautiful poinsettia plants given as door prizes. Christmas Programs Prepared By Schools, Churches in Area The Christmas season will really get under way in Vernonia Friday --------------------------- --------- evening with the annual Christmas THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1964 program presented by the Vernonia ------------------------------- • • in ■ *- Washington —*■— —» —' schools the school auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Hie program will include dramati zations which illustrate the many moods of Christmas with a selection of characters and events common and mythical which are related to the Christmas season. The musical part of the program will feature some of the lesser known Henry H. Dobbins, 66, Mist, was carols which are gaining in populari arraigned in St Helens justice court ty as well as a selection of some of Monday morning on a second degree the traditional ones. Hiere also will murder charge in connection with be several instrumental numbers by a rifle slaying at his home Sunday. the beginning band and the combined Columbia County Sheriff Roy Wil intermediate and advanced bands of burn signed the complaint accusing the Washington school. Dobbins of the fatal shooting of MIST ON MONDAY Charles B. Reynolds, also of Mist, The Mist school will have its pro Sunday afternoon. gram next Monday evening, Decem County officials were called to the ber 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mist school home the two men shared after gym and it will feature a Christmas Reynolds was shot, allegedly fol play written, cast and directed by lowing an argument with Dobbins, students of the school. who went to the W. R. Wolff home At both schools, Santa will appear and asked that the sheriff be called. to distribute treats which have been St. Helens Justice of the Peace arranged for by the PTA, with coop Merle Yettick set bail at $10,000 eration of many local fraternal, club and Dobbins remains in the county and church groups and individuals. jail. District Attorney David B. Wil BALL ON TAP liamson said the case will be taken S a t u r d a y evening, the annual before the county grand jury. Christmas Ball will be held in the high school gym and everyone is in vited to attend and dance without charge, due to the fact that the music is provided free as a Christ mas gesture by the Musicians Mutual Association of Portland. This year, the Phil Kemp five-piece orchestra At the meeting of the school board will be here. The affair is dress-up, for district 47J on December 10, but not formal. the resignation of Leslie Giedd, high school commercial teacher was ac H. S. PROGRAM DUE cepted. Giedd had asked to be re Next Wednesday, December 23, at leased so that he could accept a 12:40 p.m., parents and friends are position at the Indian school near invited to attend the Christmas pro Salem. gram at the high school. It is being Miss Betty Yundt of Albany has arranged by the music and speech been hired as a replacement and will departments of the school and will assume her duties after the holidays. feature the a-cappella choir in a col- She is graduating from Oregon State University this Friday, December 18, and is presently doing her practice teaching at Albany high school. Complaint for Fatal Shooting Filed Monday lection of Christmas songs, a quartet composed of Linda Woolsey, soprano; Opal Bartles, alto; Dan Steele, tenor and Terry Smith, bass; the concert band in “ ’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with Sharon Brunsman as narrator, the German Christmas Festival and Noel, and the combined band and choir in Suite Noel. Also, ‘‘Doc” Fuquay will present a read ing, “The Littlest Angel”. CHURCHES PLAN EVENTS Most of the churches plan Christ mas services this Sunday, December 20. The Nazarene church has indi cated that their Sunday school will present a program at 10:30 a.m. af ter which their new pastor, Rev. Mil- ton B. Gudmundsen, will speak. Sunday evening, the Sunday schools of the Evangelical United Brethem, Baptist and Bible church Sunday schools will each have programs at 7:00 p.m. The Christian church will present theirs at 7:30 after which the young people will go caroling and return to the church for a chili feed, a traditional event for that group. The Assembly of God also will be presenting a program at 7:30 p.m. Most of the churches indicate that their programs include dramatiza tions, music and recitations in tra ditional style. Board Accepts Resignation In other action at the December 10 meeting, the board adopted a resolu tion establishing definite rules con cerning automobiles on the school grounds. The need for such action resulted from incidents which have occurred which made advisable the establishing of rules for the benefit of the school authorities and the city police. Copies of the resolution were post ed at the school and given to city police officials and read as follows: The vehicle speed limit on the grounds of school district 47J shall be 10 miles per hour. Unauthorized vehicles are not al lowed on the school grounds at any time. Student cars driven to school shall be registered in the high school of fice. All such cars will be parked in the school parking area and shall not be driven during the noon hour. The school grounds shall not be used for speeding, racing ,or squirrel ing of vehicles. The school grounds are not intend ed for use as a public highway nor for use in leisure time driving. The use of the school grounds for vehicle driving or racing during or after school hours shall be prohibit ed. The parking of unauthorized ve hicles either attended or unattended on the school grounds shall be pro hibited. Any violation of the above regula tions shall be subject to punishment by school authorities or city police. 7 Shopping Days Until Christmas .. . .. 1 Since the November 19 and 20 O r e g o n S c h o o l Board, Ore gon School Administrators and Ore gon School Clerks conference, held in Portland at which the Vernonia high school curriculum was one topic of discussion, the high school has re ceived eleven requests for informa tion and possible visitations from other interested Oregon school dis tricts, according to J. W. Acaitum. district 47J superintendent The school district recently observ ing the local high school plant and curricular offerings, was represented by a delegation from the Pine-Eagle I schools .,_ ir ____ Halfway of in Baker county. Otis Murray, superintendent, two high school principals and the vo-ag director made up the visitation on December 7. Earlier in the year, Wendel Curry, superintendent of the Rainier schools, and four school board members had visited this school district. Hie school districts requesting in formation are interested in the Ver nonia schools’ facilities, curricular offerings and seven-period day pro gram. Hie visitors expressed a great deal of interest in the vocational ed- Good news this week is that due to the efforts of the Vernonia Jay- cees, a special line from Vernonia to the North Pole is reserved for use by Vernonia children next Man- day and Tuesday evenings, Decem ber 21 and 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. In order to place calls, dial HAzel 9-5071 or HAzel 9-3851 and these num bers are automatically connected with the direct line to Santa. All children wishing to talk to him are invited to call. Win, Loss M ark Results for Loggers Two Pre-Season Games The Vernonia Loggers earned a split in their first two pre-season games, dropping a game last Fri day to the Hood River Dragons 63- 38 and then coming back to win against the Yamhill-Carlton Tigers by a score of 6640. The Loggers started off cold gainst the Dragons and saw them selves on the short end of a 17-9 first quarter score. The Dragons then went on to outscore the Loggers in every quarter to gain their 25 point victory spread. Superior height and weight allow ed the Dragons to control the boards and prevented the Loggers from get ting any fast breaks going. Offensively, the Loggers were led by center Jerry Hanson who scored 14 points on six field goals and two freethrows. As a team the Loggers shot 50 times, making 16 for a 32 percent shooting average. Jim Bel lingham pulled in seven rebounds, tops for the Loggers in that division. Scoring: Bellingham 8, T. Smith 2, Larson 2, Hanson 14, F. Smith 0, Holsey 7, Redmond 0, Bateman 5. The Loggers started off fast against the Yamhill-Carlton Tigers Tuesday evening and with Jerry Han son scoring 7 and Jim Bellingham adding 6 more, the Vernonia five rushed to a 19-8 first quarter lead. Vernonia, in a tight 2-3 zone de fense. forced the Tigers to shoot from the outside, and, hitting the boards very hard, were able to get the fast break going. Dan Steele scored seven of the Logger's 19 sec ond period points while the Hgers were held to six. The Loggers were able to increase their lead by five points in the third period and reserves finished off the final frame. Guard Dan Steele, Jim Bellingham Delegations Observe Operation of School Plant . JAYCEES ARRANGE CALLS TO SANTA Buidance guidance Droara program, K-12 English and library programs, according to Acaiturri, who also said that the statements of the visiting groups and requests listed expressed amazement at the caliber of the curriculum and facilities offered by the Vernonia community and espec ially for a school district of this size. Acaiturri concluded: "I believe the community can take considerable pride in its schools and their accom plishments attained as expressed by the visitors.” nr.-itii-m rn era m ucation n program, and Jerry Hanson led the Logger scorers, with double figure scoring. Steele had 19 points gained on 9-15 from the field and 1-2 from the free- throw line. Bellingham had 14 points and Hanson 10. As a team the Loggers shot 41 percent, hitting 30 shots on 73 at tempts. They hit 6 for 14 from the charity stripe. Bellingham was again the big man on the boards, pulling in 14 rebounds. Scoring: Bellingham 14, Smith 2, Larson 3, Johnston 0, Hanson 10, F. Smith 6, Steele 19, Bateman 3, Hol sey 9, Redmond 0, Hays 0. The Vernonia JVs have played three games and were on the short end of the score two times but won their last encounter. The young Loggers lost games to the Hood River JVs, 56-35 and the Jewell Varsity, 8657. Hiey won against the YamhilKarlton JVs, 52- 42. Against Yamhill-Carlton, the young Loggers got double figure scoring from three players to gain their first win. Joe Curl had 16 points, followed by Dave Larson and Dennis Peder son with 13 and 12 points respective ly- The Vernonia freshman team won their first two games of the season, defeating Jewell JVs 51-26 and the Banks freslimen 5633. Larry Elton led the freshmen scor ers for the two games with 26 points. This week end the Loggers travel out of town, taking on the Santiam Wolverines Friday night and the Stay- ton Pirates, Saturday. Next Tuesday they will be at home again, seeking revenge against Hood River. Teachers End Course in Math The final session of the in-service math course for teachers was held Tuesday afternoon. Eugene D. Ash- back of the Laurelhurst school in Portland has been instructor for the class in which 25 were enrolled. The class stressed the theory of the mathematical process in relation to the number system. Tentative plans are being discussed relative to holding a winter class if enough persons are interested. The proposed class is Ed. 429, Principles of Remedial Education and anyone who is interested in the class should contact one of the school officers immediately.