L ib ra ry
U n iv e r s ity o f Oregon
E ugene, Oregon
City Adopts Ordinances to Sell
Building, Annex Area, Raise Fees
Demon i a Ha^le
VOLUME 43, NUMBER 9_________________________________ VERNONIA, OREGON_______________________________ THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1965
Stage Set for P T A Revue
The all-adult PTA Revue, A Night
at the Palace, will be presented to­
morrow evening, Friday, March 5,
on stage in the high school auditor­
ium at 8:00 p.m.
Henry Anderegg will act as master
of ceremonies. The show is in three
scenes with additional clown acts and
a curtain skit.
The first scene, “Our Heritage”,
will feature square dancers, singers
and instrumentalists. The second
scene, “Gypsy Caravan” will include
round dancers and tango dancers
along with singers and instrumental­
ists. The tango will feature Mrs. Mo­
na Gordon and Keith Coulter of Port­
land.
The third scene is "The Roarin'
Twenties” and will be highlighted by
a jazz band, piano player Floyd Bush,
a soft shoe doncer Mrs. Dorothy Fos­
ter. The Charleston presented by
Mrs. Henry Anderegg, and group
singers and dancers in the tradition­
al numbers of that era. Mrs. T. M.
Tuesday Night Victory Places
Loggers in Win Column 66-65
Jerry Hanson sank a freethrow
with three seconds remaining in the
ball game to give the Vernonia Log­
gers a 66-65 victory over the Hood
River Dragons Tuesday night. The
Loggers, down by 11 points with six
minutes to go in the final quarter,
put on a full-court press to tie the
game and set the stage for Hanson’s
game-winning shot. It was the first
loss in 17 starts for Hood River this
year.
Dan Steele with 20 points, 16 of
which were gained in the second half,
led the Logger scoring but he had
plenty of help from Jerry Hanson
and Fred Smith who came up with
19 and 16 points respectively.
Scoring: Bellingham 4, Larson 2,
F. Smith 16, Hanson 19, T. Smith 3,
Holsey 2, Steele 20, Bateman 0.
The Vernonia JVs dropped their
game to the Hood River JVs 46-34.
The score was tied at halftime 19-19
but the Vernonia team couldn’t keep
up the pace in the second half. Joe
Curl with 11 points paced the Log­
gers.
Scoring: Pederson 6, Blackburn 0,
Holsey 0, Medges 4, Cameron 2,
Curl 11, Ellis 3, Larson 2, Mattson
0, Minger 2, Elton 2.
The Vernonia Loggers lost to the
Clatskanie Tigers last Saturday night
86-67. The Loggers fell behind in the
first quarter and trailed at all the
quarter stops.
Fred Smith with 15 and Jerry Han­
son with 14 paced the Loggers.
Scoring: Bellingham 6, Larson 3,
Hanson 14, Johnston 0, F. Smith 15,
T. Smith 6, Steele 11, Bateman 8,
Holsey 4, Redmond 0.
The Vernonia JVs defeated the
Clatskanie JVs, in a very close ball
game 43-40. Roger Medges with 19
points and Joe Curl with 16 points
led the way for the victory.
Brown Elected
To Board Post
Scoring: Pederson 4, Holsey 0,
Medges 19, Cameron 0, Curl 16, El­
lis 0, Larson 4, Minger 0, Elton 0.
The Vernonia Loggers play their
last game of the season here next
Monday, March 8 against the Rainier
Columbians. The game, originally
scheduled for Saturday night, has
been changed because of a conflict
in the Rainier schedule.
Rites Held for
Mis. G. Laird
Mrs. Celia Laird, a resident of
Vernonia since 1923, passed away
Thursday morning at the family res­
idence on Bridge street. Although
she had been in failing health for
the past several years, her death
came very unexpectedly.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, February 27 at 2 p.m. at
the Christian church with arrange­
ments entrusted to Fuiten-Friesen
Mortuary.
Her pastor, Rev. Robert Sargent,
officiated at the services with Rev.
Ralph Ohling of the Rainier Christian
church as soloist and Mrs. Lloyd
Thomas, organist. Concluding rites
and vault interment were at thte
Vernonia Memorial cemetery with
Bert Brunsman, Julius Hytrek, Dud­
ley Spofford, James Cox, Justin Fol-
ken and Richard Nightwine as cas­
ket bearers.
Mrs. Laird had a long and active
membership in the Vernonia Chris­
tian church. She was also a mem­
ber of Nehalem Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star which conducted lodge
rites at the services. She also had
belonged to the Veterans of Foreign
Wars auxiliary.
Mrs. Laird was bom at Bassfield,
Mississippi April 27, 1890, the daugh­
ter of the late D. J. and Evaline
Broome. All of her early life was
spent there and she was united in
marriage to George W. Laird at
Laurel, Mississippi on November 2,
1913. They came to Vernonia in 1923
and with the exception of a few
months had resided here since that
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Laird were honored
here a little over a year ago upon
the observance of their golden wed­
ding anniversary. Mrs. Laird espec­
ially loved flowers and always en­
joyed growing them both in her
home and yard.
Surviving is her husband, George
W. Laird, Vernonia and five children:
George W. Jr. of Mill City; Desmond
Laird. Salem: Mrs. Edgar (Mar­
guerite) Burton, Vernonia; Mrs.
Wayne (Vivian) Reynolds, Mist; and
Mrs. Edwin (Lillian) Roberts of Rai­
nier.
Also surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Lina Laird and Mrs. Esther
Laird and a brother, Barney Broome,
all of Bassfield, Mississippi: and
eight grandchildren.
W. L. "Wes” Brown, South Scap­
poose, was elected 1965 president of
Columbia County Board of Realtors
at the annual election meeting held
at the Kozy Komer restaurant in
St. Helens February 11.
The new board president succeeds
Lyle F. Pieper, St. Helens realtor.
Also elected were Bill Hom, Ver­
nonia realtor, vice-president; and
Florence Whipple, St. Helens realtor,
secretary-treasurer.
Brown, a South Scappoose realtor,
moves into the top post at the real
estate board immediately after serv­
ing as a program committee mem­
ber and on the board of directors of
the local board .
A resident of Scappoose for 25
years. Brown owns his own real es­
tate brokerage firm a t South Scap­
poose.
He is a charter member of the Co­
lumbia County Board of Realtors
He is also a member of the Nation­
al Institute of Real Estate Brokers
and the International Traders club,
two of the specialized organizations
affiliated with the National Associa­
tion of Real Estate Boards.
Plans for the year include an all-
A tree pruning demonstration will
out drive for membership and to ac­
be held for Vernonia area residents
quaint the people of this area on why
Wednesday, March 17 at 10:30 a.m.
they should seek the services of a
at Vernonia high school.
realtor when they have real estate
Tom Zinn. Columbia county exten­
problems.
sion agent, will explain and demon­
strate how to prune fruit trees com­
mon to this area. People who assem­
Chest Unit Dated
ble there will be taken to a nearby
The mobile chest xrey unit has orchard for the demonstration.
scheduled a visit to Vernonia for
That same day, at 1:00 p.m., the
Wednesday, March 31. Additional in­ demonstration will be repeated at
formation will be given later but the the Don Bergerson place tight miles
date is announced now so that per­ south of Vernonia on Timber road.
sons wishing xrays can plan on get­
Both demonstrations are open to all
ting them at that time.
interested persons
Tree Pruning
To Be Taught
Hobart will be featured as Sweet
Georgia Brown and will be wearing
an authentic Roarin’ Twenties cos­
tume belonging to Mrs. David Ban­
ta’s mother.
Mrs. Bud Hemeon and Fred Busch
from Mist will present as the curtain
time skit a Hill Billy number.
Miss Sunny DeHart and Miss Bev-
erlee Markegard, Vernonia elemen­
tary school teachers, will probably
never again have such a shopping
tour as the one Friday evening when
they act as customers for the style
show presented by Vernonia firemen.
Mrs. Dave Skidmore will be com­
mentator and organ music will be
provided by the owner of Floyd’s
Music Center in Forest Grove.
The show will be replete with bill­
board girls, and usherettes, Mrs.
Kenneth Smejkal and Mrs. William
Ostrander. Clowns, Mrs. Robert Curl
and Homer Fuller will add spice to
the entire evening. There will be a
ten minute intermission about 9:00
o'clock.
Final dress rehearsal is being held
this evening, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m.
and Mrs. Welcome Rumbaugh, gen­
eral chairman, and her committees
stress the necessity for all partici­
pants being present.
Last Saturday evening, four mem­
bers of the band, Cread Morgan.
Wayne Welch, Duke Gortler and Har­
old Fowler, and two singers, Mrs.
Larry Janes and Mrs. George Laws
visited the Lads and Plaids square
dance at Banks and performed at in­
termission to advertise the show. The
round dancers, in their gypsy cos­
tumes were on hand to sell tickets.
Mr .and Mrs. Rumbaugh and assist­
ant director, Mrs. Curl, also were
present for the entertainment.
The long list of participants doesn’t
permit naming all of them here but
an interesting array of local talent
will be featured with many surprises
in store. The complete list will be
available on programs at the revue.
In cooperation with the PTA, Sher­
man Fisher announced that there will
not be a show at the Joy Theater Fri­
day evening. Instead, shows will be
presented Saturday and Sunday eve­
nings, this week only.
World Prayer
Theme Chosen
New District
Budget Ready
For Hearing
The proposed budget for the 1965-
66 year for School District 47J will
be offered at a public hearing this
evening, March 4, at the high school
at 8 o’clock. Preparation of the com­
ing year’s budget was started Jan­
uary 5 by the budget committee.
The new proposal calls for general
fund expenditures which will exceed
the 1964-65 budget by $42,960, but es­
timated general fund resources for
the coming year will exceed last
years budget by $17,921.
For the coming fiscal period, dis­
trict bond payments will total $12,225
which is $8,600 less than for 1964-65.
School District 47J will be debt free
after this bond payment.
The total estimated tax levy for
the coming year will be $18,412 more
than last year, an increase of eight
percent. Cost of instruction is 62 per­
cent of the total general fund budget
and this figure is lower than state
and national figures which indicate
instruction comprises 68-72 percent
of the general fund budget.
Maintenance-repair and capital out­
lay comprise $17,960 of the budget
increase and instruction comprises
$22,244 of the increase. Instruction in­
cludes all salaries other than cooks
and custodians and also sick leave,
teacher aides, library aides, text
books, teaching supplies, library sup­
plies, etc.
The new budget includes $29,000
for such items as remodeling the Vo-
Ed addition, Mist gym oil conversion,
Mist gym roof, Washington grade
school auditorium remodeling, high
school room partition and language
laboratory conversion. This amount
will decrease considerably in the
1966-67 budget.
Full details on the budget will be
available at the hearing this evening.
Band Parents
Schedule Meet
The Vernonia Band Parents will
meet next Monday evening, March
8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Washington
school band room.
There will be a short business
meeting, followed by a program pre­
sented by the grade school beginning
and intermediate bands, directed by
James Fiske. Some of the high
school band students will be present
to chaperone children in the gym
before and after the program.
Officers elected at the February
meeting were George Laws, presi­
dent; Mrs. George Laws, secretary,
and Mrs. Wm. Rundle, treasurer.
These new officers make the fol­
lowing statement: “We, the new of­
ficers, promise to make the meet­
ings as interesting and brief as pos­
sible and we are hoping for the
support of all parents of band mem­
bers, both grade and high school.”
Our Prayer with Thanksgiving is
the theme for the World Day of
Prayer observance to be held Fri­
day afternoon at 1:30 in the Evangeli­
cal United Brethem church on State
avenue under sponsorship of the
combined women’s groups from lo­
cal churches. Mrs. L. E. Stiff is
acting as chairman for the day to in­
troduce the program and the various
participants.
The invocation will be given by
Rev. H. L. Russell and the program
will open with the call to prayer.
Scripture readings and songs will de­
velop the theme under the divisions
of Ask and Receive with Thanksgiv­
ing, Believe and Receive with
Thanksgiving, and Abide and Receive
with Thanksgiving.
At the conclusion of the program,
Mrs. Sulo Sanders of Mist will sing
and the benediction will be given by
Rev. Raymond Targgart.
Donald Guernsey, Beaverton, was
The service is open to all who wish
to attend. The chairman asks that elected First Congressional chairman
each person bring a Bible for use in of the Democratic party at a meet­
ing held in Salem Sunday.
the service.
Guernsey, an employee at Tektron­
ix, who served as publicity chair­
man for the Johnson campaign in
Horn Reappointed
Oregon, won handily over his two
Bill J. Hom received notification opponents, Sidney Knox and James
last week that he has been reappoint­ Rousswell.
ed as emergency interim successor
He has asked for a meeting with
the Columbia county central com­
for S t a t e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e
W a y n e T u r n e r . Such appoint­ mittee in April.
Also being planned by the county
ments are made in accordance with
state law to assure the continuance Democratic party is a special public
of state government processes in the meeting to present to voters data on
event of an emergency which might the courthouse issue. Date of this
leave vacancies in the legislature.
meeting has not been set.
Demos Elect
District Head
The Vernonia city council met both
Monday and Tuesday evenings of
this week to transact business for the
city.
Monday evening, final reading was
given three ordinances and they were
passed. One was for sale of the bank
building to U. S. National, a second
for the annexation of an area in
north Riverview, and a third for the
increase of water connection fees
which becomes effective April 1.
Fees will then be $85 for five-eighths
inch service, $100 for three-quarter
inch service and $125 for one inch
service.
Beginning April 1, increased
fees will be in effect for new
connections to the city water
system as established by ordi­
nance adopted -March 1. River
view residents who intend to ap­
ply for city water should make
application before that time to
avoid paying the larger fee.
Mr. Fisher, representing the Para­
mount Pest Control, was present at
the Monday meeting anti talked on
rat control, health problems and de­
struction caused and outlined some
steps to be taken for alleviating the
problem.
He advised a general city clean-up
including the elimination of shacks,
unlivable dwellings and delappidated
out-buildings. He advocated compul­
sory garbage collection, if possible,
and the use of well-covered garbage
cans. Health committee chairman
Horace Hertel was commenaed for
initiating the survey of rat control
possibilities.
Wilbur Davis was also present and
again asked for a renewal of his
garbage collection franchise and an
increase of 20 percent in collection
rates. He cited the expense of main­
taining the garbage dump as one rea­
son for the need of an increase.
The garbage collection franchise
was referred to the city attorney for
possible revision and increased rates.
Mrs. Launee Cousins moved and Hor­
ace Hertel seconded a motion that
the requested increase be allowed.
The motion was amended to stipulate
that the increase would be subject
to negotiation of a mutually accepta­
ble franchise. The motion was pass­
ed as amended.
The city health officer, Dr. S. A.
Thiringer, was asked to get informa­
tion from the state health depart­
ment regarding action he may take
in enforcing garbage disposal rules.
In committee reports, the council-
men who had inspected the city air­
port February 21 to consider possible
park development, referred the mat­
ter to the park advisory committee
for planning suggestions.
Neil Zimmerman, chairman of the
park advisory committee, also was
Tree Planting
Job Underway
tion opportunities available to high
school students within the county”
has been approved by the vocational
education staff of the Oregon State
Department of Education.
Columbia county will receive $3,000
for the survey which will be
conducted by Boyd Applegarth, grad­
uate student at the University of Ore­
gon
It is hoped that results from the
Business Sale
Taking Place
A business transaction taking
place lu re this week, will, when con­
cluded, combine two local business­
es and make possible the start of a
much looked forward to retirement
for the owners of one of them.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Steers, own­
ers of Vernonia Variety, are in the
process of buying out Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Nichols, owners of Nichol’s
Variety. Preliminary steps had been
taken Wednesday and final papers
were being drawn for transfer of the
business. The merging of the two
businesses will be a matter of time,
according to present plans.
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols have been
in business here since 1949 when they
purchased the store from Mrs. Flor­
ence Messing. The sale came about
rather suddenly and they have not
announced plans far the future other
than for a good rest and a trip south
to their former homes to visit rela­
tives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Steers bought out
the store of Mrs. C. 0. Thomas in
November of 1953. Several years ago,
they purchased the stock from the
Schaumburg paint store and chil­
dren’s shop and combined with ther
own so this is their third step to­
ward expansion of their business.
The annual tree planting program
has been underway at the Crown Zel-
lerbach tree farm here for the past
month and will continue through
March as a part of the continuing
reforestation program begun here
by the company in 1945.
A crew of 10 to 12 CZ employees,
working under a foreman, are in the
process of planting 200,000 seedlings
on a 400 acre area. In addition, Sel­
mer Harland of Salem with a crew
of 10 men has worked here for the
past two weeks on a contract for
the planting of 100,000 additional
trees.
In 1945, when the company began
Four-II club members within the
its program of reclaiming cutover
Vernonia area will participate in a
land, seedlings were set in a 115 acre
demonstration training m e e t i n g ,
area. The program has been carried
Thursday, March 11, 7:30 p.m., at
on each year and better than three
the Washington grade school in Ver­
and a half million trees have been
nonia. Four-H club members, lead­
planted on the company holdings in
ers and interested persons are invit­
this area.
ed to attend this meeting.
Columbia County Extension Agents
Margaret Allyn and Robert Stevely
Examiner at Office
will be conducting the training. Four-
There will be a drivers license ex­ II club members will be presenting
aminer in St. Helens every Wednes­ demonstrations which will then be
day at 970 Columbia Blvd. from 10:00 discussed from the standpoint of help­
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Persons wishing ing the club members to do their best
original licenses or permits to drive possible job.
are asked to file applications well
The purpose of the demonstration
in advance of the closing hour.
is for the club member to show and
tell others how to do a job related
to their 4-H project. Demonstrations
give 4-H club members opportunities
for experience in speaking before
proposed study will better inform the groups of people.
school administrators as to employ­
ment opportunities and vocational ed­
ucation facilities available within Co­
lumbia county. In addition, the pos­
sibility of better utilizing existing vo­
cational education facilities, plus the
probability of a county or regional
vocational education technical school,
will be explored.
State Department Approves Employment Study
Joey W. Acaiturri, superintendent
of Vernonia schools who is chairman
and research director of a commit­
tee of Columbia county school men
who are seeking a study to aid in b e t
ter use of vocational education facili­
ties in the county, stated this week
that the project is apperoved.
Word has been received that the
"Columbia county employment study
in conjunction with vocational educa­
notified of the need to transplant
available shrubs and trees to the city
park. Emergency work has delayed
the city crews from doing the plant­
ing as planned.
An application was received by the
council from Lyle Barker for part-
time police work. At the meeting
held Tuesday night to complete coun­
cil business, Atkins moved and C. E.
Miller seconded a motion to hire Bar­
ker on a trial basis for a possible
two-month period. The motion was
carried.
Another consideration taken up
Tuesday evening was the preliminary
survey of the water system and the
engineer making tb? survey is being
asked to attend the March 15 meet­
ing. The council approved the $500
estimated cost for change in techni­
cal arrangements in the filter set-up
at the water plant to increase effic­
iency. Pipe lines will be added as
recommended.
Councilman Miller reported that a
log jam in Rock Creek near the la­
goon had been removed. He was au­
thorized to arrange for cutting of
wood and removal of refuse result­
ing. He also was authorized to hire
removal of a protruding stump on E
street.
The city planning commission will
be asked to attend the March 15
meeting also to consider a memoran­
dum from Cyrus Nims of the Munici­
pal Research Bureau regarding ad­
ditional studies here.
Various other miscellaneous mat­
ters were discussed, including a let­
ter from Lawrence Meissner chiding
the city for pressing him to have
several useless buildings removed.
Payment of bills was cared for
Monday evening, and only matters
not disposed of Monday evening were
taken up at the hour-long meeting
held Tuesday.
4-H Members
Plan Training