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L ib ra ry U n i v e r s i t y o f &?efcon E u g e n e , O regon City Ordinances Read at Meeting Of Councilmen A miscellany of more or less rou tine business occupied the attention of the Vernonia city council Monday night. Three ordinances were given their first and second reading and then laid over for the final reading and passage at a later meeting. They were as follows: One for the annex ation of the area at the northerly city limits east of the Nehalem river concerning which a hearing was call ed January 18; the increasing of wa ter service connection fees to $85 for five-eighths inch service, $100 for three-quarter inch service and $125 for one inch service and one for sale of the bank building to U. S. National Bank. City Attorney Robert Vagt reported that he had prepared a resolution, agreement and ordinance whereby rules for use of drives and parking an school property could be set up and the city asume the responsibility for their enforcement. Action on this report hinges on agreement with school authorities. Chet Ray, representing the fire de partment, entered a request for au thorization of the purchase of a por table pump with two and a half inch outlet from funds included in the bud get, and for purchase of a 24-foot extension ladder. The council ap proved purchase of a 24-foot wooden ladder but on the motion of Council man C. E. Miller, seconded by H. C. Hertel, the request for the pump was turned down. However, Councilman L. E. Atkins then moved a re-exami nation of the pump request and he was appointed to attend to this and report his findings to the council. Councilman Hertel reported that a representative from Paramount Pest Control would meet with the council March 1 to discuss methods of rat control. He had requested that the county health officer be asked to be present, also. Further steps were taken toward determining means of removing haz ardous buildings. Agreement on the’ part of property owners will elimi nate one and owners of others are still being sought in order to secure permission for removal of buildings or action on their part to that end. Demon ia £ agle VOLUME 43, NUMBER 7 Mayor T. M. Hobart announced the appointment of Lee Jessee as water superintendent, Roy Sanders as street superintendent and Dr. S. A. Thiringer as city health officer. Mrs. Launee Cousins, Atkins and Miller were appointed to the ceme tery committee. A suggestion that a park be de veloped at the airport property was submitted to the park committee far consideration. A letter was received from Gordon Reed, golf course owner, intimating that the city might be responsible for damage to the golf course attributed to cattle owned by Cecil Huff which Reed thought had gained access to the course through property owned by the city. A letter was directed to Huff concerning the complaint. A letter from the state board of health stated that due to one unsatis factory water sample submitted last year, the Vernonia water department failed to receive a citation for per fect service. Other business included discussion of street right of ways, park shrub plantings, and miscellaneous items, and the granting of permission to Melvin Peddicard far removal of a tree between the curb and his prop erty line. The next meeting of the council will be March 1. Loggers Post League Victory The Vernonia Loggers won their fourth league game of the season last Friday night as they defeated the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates 58-47. The Loggers started off fast and scored the first six points of the ball game but Neah-Kah-Nie quickly caught up and by the quarters end the Pirates were in the lead by two points, 14-12. Guard Dan Steele with six points sparked a second quarter rally that saw the Loggers go in at halftime, leading 27-22. The two teams played on even terms during the third period and in the fourth period Neah-Kah-Nie put on a full court press in an at tempt to catch up but Ken Bateman with five freethrows, kept the Log gers out of trouble. Dan Steele was top point producer far the Loggers with 18 points. He was followed by Ken Bateman and Jim Bellingham with 13 and 12 points The Kingsmen male quartet of respectively. George Fox College, Newberg, will As a team the Loggers made 22 present an hour-long service of gos field goals an 64 attempts for 34 per pel songs, spirituals and hymns, and cent. They made 14 of 21 freethrows devotional material at the mother- for 66 percent. Jerry Hanson and Jim daughter banquet Saturday evening Bellingham each had nine rebounds. at the EUB church. The event is Scaring: Bellingham 12, Larson 0, sponsored by the Christian Youth Hanson 8, Smith 7, Steele 18, Bate Rally group. man 13. The ministry of the Kingsmen in This Friday the Loggers play a cludes engagements at churches, very important league game when Youth for Christ rallies, high school they meet the Seaside Seagulls at assemblies, and civic groups and Vernonia. A win is necessary if they banquets. In addition to their minis are to remain in the running for a try in sang, they have a number of berth in the district tournament. secular songs prepared of the “bar ber shop” quartet variety. Each of the foursome is active in campus organizations and in places A Heart Fund benefit coffee will be of leadership at George Fox College. sponsored Friday at Deans Market All four are majoring in religion. from 9 a m. to 3 p.m. by the Ameri The Youth Group reported this can Legion Auxiliary and all are in week, 175 mother-daughter tickets vited to stop for a cup of coffee and had been sold for the banquet which contribute to this worth-while project. will be prepared by Friar Tuck and This event leads up to Heart Sunday, served family style. February 21 which is the date set At 7:30 p.m., the public will be ad for a concerted drive all over the mitted to the auditorium to hear the nation. quartet. Quartet Billed At M-D Banquet Auxiliary Aids Fund MEMBERS of the Kingsmen quartet are: Mahlon Wilson, first tenor; Harold Clark, second tenor; David Clark, baritone; and John Coleman, baas. The quartet was orgaaized in the fall of 1961 while the four were students at Friends Bible College, Havi land, Kansas. Prior to transferring to George Fox College last faU, the quartet traveled through 26 states for a total of over M.9N County Court Sets Election For April 23 VERNONIA, OREGON THURSDAY, FEB. 18, 1965 Chamber Event Set Displays by the Vernonia mer chants and a style show will add to the interest at the Town and Country day smorgasbord planned by the Ver nonia Chamber of Commerce for March 13. These features are being arranged by the chamber’s retail trades committee. The style snow will be presented by Mrs. Doris Skidmore of Fabrics ’n Fashions. Displays will be arrang ed by Vernonia Drug Co., Sam’s Food Store, Mar-Lee Beauty Salon, Mar- Ona Bootery, Western Auto Associate Store, Montgomery Ward, Brunsman Hardware, Enco Service, Deans Mar ket, Fisher’s Electric, Spofford’s Flower and Gift Shop, Vernonia Va riety, Vernonia Milk Farms, Ver nonia Auto, Crown Zellerbach and West Oregon Electric. The annual event will be at the Legion hall. Bill Rundle is general chairman, Mrs. Launee Cousins is food chairman and Mrs. T. M. Ho bart is decorations chairman. In action taken Monday of this week, the Columbia county court has set April 23 as the time for a vote by the people of the county on the court house question. Hie decision to call for the vote followed the presentation of petitions from various parts of the county at the February 3 hearing which had been called by the court after they had decided on a new court house on the flat iron site and transfer of the annex fund and O&C land funds for that purpose. Since the hearing, it has been de termined that the annex fund had automatically reverted to the gener al fund in July. The ballot will call for designation of that amount and the O&C land funds for a new court house and will call for a vote on four sites: The present court house site and adjacent land; the flat iron site, the tract on the highway known as the Violette tract and a fourth tract between the Columbia District hos pital and the Neuman subdivision. To select a site, one site must re ceive a majority of all votes cast. If no majority is received in the vote, Bruce F. Grady, director of the Co one conjecture is that the court could lumbia county juvenile department then proceed with their original gives the fallowing report for Jan plan but the legal aspects have not uary. been studied or a decision given. There were 34 individual children referred. These are classified as follows: Dependencies, 11; curfew violations, 2; traffic violations, 5; out of parental control, 3; minor in possession and/or illegal consump tion, 5; runaway, 2; vandalism, 2; The Vernonia JVs won their ninth school non-attendance, 2; shoplifting, game of the season as they doubled 1; incorrigibility, 1. The number of children who ap their score on the Neah-Kah-Nie JVs 68-33. They led at all the quarter peared in juvenile court hearings stops 14-10, 36-17, 48-28. Dave Larson (based on above referrals as well as was again high point m an for the some December, 1964 referrals: in JVs with 20. Scoring: Pederson 8, cluded three dependencies. Of these, Holsey 4, Blackburn 0, Medges 4, two were made wards of the court Cameron 7, Curl 6, Ellis 0, Larson and one was made a ward of the 20, Peddicord 6, Elton 4, Mattson 5, court with care and custody to wel fare. One parental control case also Minger 3. was referred to the court. This child was made a ward of the court and placed on probation. Other January court cases have been as follows: Parole violator, vandalism and il legal consumption, one (court action, No window or route delivery ser transferred to adult court). vice will be available at the Vernonia Curfew, minor in possession, ille Post Office on Monday, February gal consumption, vandalism accom 22, Washington’s birthday, which is plice, one (court action, ward and a legal holiday at all postal installa probation). tions. Minor in possession, illegal con Holiday schedules for collection, re sumption, curfew, reckless driving, ceipt and dispatch of mail will be accident, one, (court action, ward maintained and the lobby of the of and probation). fice will be open for deposit of mail and for the convenience of those having lock boxes. Director Lists January Report Jayvees Defeat Pirates 68-33 Post Office to Observe Date TWO TEAMS from the Women's Tuesday Night League will be compet ing in the International Women’s Bowling tournament at Twentieth Cen tury Lanes in Portland in April. The West Oregon Electric team, top, Vi Aldrich, Florenz Huff, Ann McEntire, Nancy Leonard and Nell Thomas, will bowl Monday, April 12 at 10 p.m. and the following day, April 13. Nancy Leonard and Florenz Huff will participate In singles and doubles. May 16 at 10 p.m., Quinn’s team, Janet Fields, Margaret Thompson, Gladys Sharar, Sharon McKee and Margaret Berg, will be bowling the team event and the following day at 12:30 p.m., Margaret Berg and Joyce Johnson will bowl the singles and doubles events. Magazine Tells About Carrier Hie March issue of Friends, a small magazine published by the General Motors corporation for free distribution to customers by the Chevrolet dealers, carries an article on pages 2 and 3 about Ben Fowler, The Columbia County Democratic Vernonia mail carrier. Central committee will meet tomor Title of the article is Proof Posi row night, Friday, February 19, at tive that Pooches Love Postmen 8 p.m. in the county court house in and it tells 'of Ben's 22 years as a St. Helens. The topic for discussion mailman during which he has made will be the county court house ques friends with the canine population tion. The meeting is open to the pub along his route. A number of pic lic. tures accompany the article. Demos to Meet Named for E-W Game Mark Medges, high school senior and Logger varsity football center last fall, has been named as first alternate center for the Shrine East- West game which will be played this fall at Pendleton. PTA Observes Founder's Day at Mist Meeting The PTA meeting at Mist Monday evening was well attended and those present enjoyed the program present ed from the Mist community. Under new business, a nominating committee was elected by the assoc iation as follows: Darrold Proehl, Mrs. L. L. Wells, and Mrs. Ralph Krieger. The election of officers for the 1965-66 school year will be held at the March meeting Mrs. Robert Curl, president, ex plained the meaning of Founder's Day, which was the theme for the meeting. She said “We gather not only to honor our past leaders. We look to the future as we rededicate ourselves to service for all children and youth.” She gave the objectives of Foun der's Day which are to honor the founders of the organization and past presidents, to enlarge membership and public understanding, and to en courage each PTA member and each Founder’s Day guest to give a birth day gift. Founder's Day, February 17, com memorates the day when the PTA idea took on the force anti vitality of a nation-wide movement. On that date in 1897, some 2,000 persons ga thered in Washington, D.C. to discuss “questions most vital to the welfare of children and the manifold inter ests of the home.” Mrs. George Cowles, county coun cil president, spoke about the history of that group. She said that Vernonia was one of the charter members when it was formed March 17, 1948 and that Paul Gordon of Vernonia, was the first president. Mrs. Cowles also told members that they should not be afraid to take on the respon sibility of office, to speak up in meet ings, or be afraid of the teachers. She also mentioned that it was a good idea to use the past presidents in an advisory capacity, for their experience can prove very helpful. She commented on what a friendly town Vernonia is. Mrs. Cowles then presented gifts to the past presidents of the Vernonia PTA who were present. They were Mrs. L. L. Wells, who is also a past present of the county counicl; Mrs. Henry Anderegg, who once served as vice-president of the county council; Mrs Earl King, Mrs Charles Min ger, and Mrs. Ralph Krieger. A special award was bestowed on Mr. Proehl by Mrs. Curl for his pa tience and cooperation. Proa and cons were expressed as- to the advisability of a covered swim ming peel for Vernonia. There seem ed to be agreement that one would be very nice to have but that there would need to be an investigation in to costs before an intelligent decision could be made. George Laws told of a small town in Washington that built one for around $60,000 and Wel come Rumbaugh said that he was looking into the possibility of govern ment help with such a project. Entertainment was then furnished by Mist school. The five band mem bers under the direction of Don Jack- son, played “Varsity Waltz" and “Southern Roses Waltz.” Four stu dents gave a skit about the beginning of the PTA after which a play was presented by the fourth, fifth and sixth graders, the purpose of which was to encourage more fathere to at tend meetings. The Mist chorus, un der the direction of Don Jackson, sang “Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair” and "School Days”. Mrs. Sulo Sanders, accompanied by Mrs Robert Hermo of Clatskanie, then sang “Love's Old Sweet Song” , “Darling, I Am Growing Old” , and "Climb Every Mountain”. The next PTA meeting will be March 15 at the Washington grade school. Gun Study Required All those interested in taking the Hunter Safety course are reminded to be at the fire hall tonight, Febru ary 18, 7:00 p.m., for registration and assignment to classes and instruc tors. Hie volunteer instructors and their chairman, L. E. Atkins, wish to ad vise all youths who will not reach their 18th birthday before the 1965 hunting season that the successful completion of this course is requir ed by law before their going afield this fall. The meeting tonight is for both those who previously signed up at the schools and also far any other youths interested at this time. No classes are planned for this fall, so all .‘hcuid obtain their certificates of competency in safe gun handling new. Two Appointed To Commission James Davies, chairman of the Vernonia Planning Commission, arv nounced this week that two appoint ments have been made to the com mission recently and approved by the city council. Deri Roberts and Mrs. T. M. Ho bart have been naimxl to replace H H. Sturdevant and H T Hudson whose terms have expired. Historical Meet Due Columbia County Historical So ciety will meet Wednesday, February 24 in 4-H dining room at the county fairgrounds The potluck dinner at noon will be followed by an afternoon sc&sion for business and historical program All are welcome