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L ib r a r y U n iv e r s i t y o f Oregon E u g en e, Oregon Program Ready For Homecoming Demonia Eagle VOLUME 43, NUMBER 42 VERNONIA, OREGON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1965 Cooperative Holds Annual Meet Saturday » A capacity crowd filled the garage- auditorium at the West Oregon Elec tric building last Saturday for the an nual meeting. There were 161 mem bers of the cooperative registered and members of their families and friends brought the crowd to well over the 250 mark. Lunch, served by the ladies of the Christian church, was enjoyed by about 260 persons. Entertainment numbers were fur nished in the morning by the grade school chorus directed by Don Jack- son. A report was given by Wm. Rundle, power use consultant who stressed the desire of the coopera tive to assist its customers with mak ing electricity serve them to the full est capacity. Guy Thomas, manager, in his report stressed the fact that West Oregon is a free enterprise op eration. He outlined the condition of the company and brought out the fact that there was a net gain of 52 consumers during the past year. The main address of the day was given in the afternoon by Fred J. Hartt, a retired REA field opera tions representative who presently is executive manager for Washing ton Rural Electric cooperative assoc iation and consultant to the Big Bend cooperative. He traced some of the history and developments of the co operative program with regard to the effect economically on areas where they operate. In the election of directors, Noble Dunlap was re-elected for district 2 and George Smith for district 5. One nomination was made from the floor, William Van Leer of Chapman, in district 2. The day was interspersed with the awarding of numerous door prizes. Also, the cake contest winners were announced in the afternoon. ITieir names will appear in Ruralite maga zine. Following the meeting, the board of directors met to organize for the coming year. The following officers were chosen: President, R. B. Fletcher; vice-president, Noble Dun lap; treasurer, Lee Wooden and sec retary, O. T. Bateman. FOUR cross-country teams take off on two and a half mile run held Tuesday at Vernonia golf course. Teams were from Vernonia, Scappoose, Knappa and Cascade Parents to Be Told Policies All parents of junior and senior students at Vernonia high school who are interested in discussing college admission policies are invited to meet in the high school library Thurs day evening of next week, October 28, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Ora Bolmeier, guidance di rector at the high school, will be in charge and will be glad to answer any questions parents may have on the subject. Safety Council Votes NRA Plan The Vernonia Hunter Safety Coun cil met at the fire hall Tuesday even ing, October 19, with President L. E. Atkins presiding. The group voted to affiliate with the National Rifle Association and to incorporate NRA by-laws and fol low their shooting program. By the affiliation, members of the local group will get their personal NRA dues at a reduced rate. After the business session closed a film on the Gooney birds on Midway Island was shown. Loss Scored by Loggers in North Catholic Game Saturday Vernonia’s Loggers took to the road last Saturday when they invad ed the domain of North Catholic and were repelled by the scrappy Roy als to the tune of 14-0. North Catholic in first half action had several drives going only to lose the ball via the penalty route or have the Loggers defensively stop them in their tracks. Midway through the third quarter a pass interference penalty gave the ball to North Catholic on the locals' 40. From there the Royals drove all the way to score their first TD. Early in the fourth stanza Vernon ia got bit once again by North Cath olic. With fourth down and two yards to go the Loggers elected to go for the yardage and surrendered the ball to the opponents on their own 40. From there the tough running attack of the Royals once again took over and drove over the counters. With the game rapidly approach ing the final minutes the Loggers finally got their offensive machinery going only to have time run out with the locals on the Royals’ 18. Although the Loggers lost this con test, the team did put out a good effort and practically stopped the larger and more experienced Royals in their tracks. This Friday evening the loggers return to the home field where they will engage the number two team in the league, Neahkahnie. Neahkahnie has only one defeat this year, that suffered at the hands of Seaside 3-0, and boasts a very powerful squad. The Loggers will be fit with a few boys having colds but should be ready to go Friday. Holsey hurt his leg in practice Tuesday but will probably be ready to go. Game time is 8 at Greenman field. ROGER MEDGES, No. 32, was tackled in thia play mapped Saturday at North Catholic game in Portland. Loggers held more experienced Royals to 14-0 score. —Photo by Dan Hearing Locks. Vernonia Coach Don Young, foreground, start ed the four teams. Cross-Country Team Competes In Scappoose, Vernonia Events Boys at Vernonia high school un der the direction of Don Young have been engaging in cross - country UGN Group to Prepare Drive United Good Neighbors will open its Vernonia drive for contributions with a coffee party for campaign workers on Tuesday, October 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the home of the local chairman, Mrs. David Banta. At this meeting plans will be dis cussed for a house-to-house drive for this area. In a previous news release sent from the county UGN head quarters to this paper it was stated that a house-to-house drive probably would not be held. This statement is incorrect and workers from this area will be asked to begin solicita tions after the kickoff next Tuesday, according to Mrs. Banta. Previous drives in the neighborhood have net ted over $300 and have always been an important part of reaching the local goal. Columbia county this year will have a special division which will handle contributions from all large industrial firms. The county UGN industrial goal is $14,000. Locally, this means that contributions from Crown Zellerbach and its employees will not be credited to the Vernonia quota. Inasmuch as this sum is in excess of $600 each year, the Ver nonia goal will be adjusted to take this into consideration. A more re alistic goal of approximately $700 for Vernonia is being reviewed by county UGN board as against the previously announced goal of $1000. Campaign workers are being con tacted by Mrs. Banta this week and those participating and their areas for solicitation will be published in next weeks paper. The local civic and fraternal organizations will re ceive letters next week asking for their participation. Toll Removed At Ceremony Ceremonies Tuesday at the Wash ington end of the Longview bridge, near the toll station which has op erated for the past 35 years since the bridge was built, made the span the only toll-free bridge between the two states at he present time. Ore gon’s Governor Mark Hatfield and Washington Governor Dan Evans took part in the ribbon cutting cere mony along with Mrs. Esther Van- dercook whose father, Wesley Van- dercook had advocated the bridge and Mrs. Kathryn Forrest of Rai nier and Mrs. Lillian Barchus of Portland who released pigeons from the bridge during the dedication in 1930. Traffic Tuesday up to the moment of the actual cutting of the ribbon paid toll and many from Oregon who went to the ceremony paid toll one way for the last time. Vernonia was represented by May or T. M. Hobart, B. R. Pilger, man ager of the Vernonia Branch, U. S. National Bank and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nichols. Mr. Nichols had been a member of the American Legion drum and bugle corps which played at the dedication in 1930. events. Last Saturday they were at Scappoose to compete with teams from Scappoose and North Catholic on the Scappoose course. That meet was won by North Catholic with a score of 21. Scappoose placed second with 52 and Vernonia was third with a score of 58. John Ooila was the top runner for Vernonia and covered the two and a half mile course in 12:44 to give him fourth place. North Catholic’s Keith Detholf was first with a time of 12:31. Other Vernonia boys in the meet were Bill Hanson, Paul Hytrek, Steve Curl, Bob Brinkerhoff and Brad Rumbaugh. Tuesday evening of this week, Ver nonia hosted a meet which was held at the Vernonia golf course with Scappoose, Cascade Locks, Neah- Kah-Nie and Knappa competing. Scappoose placed first with 38, Ver nonia second with 41 and Cascade Locks, third with 97. Neah-Kah-Nie and Knappa lacked enough boys to be included in team scores. Top runner in the meet was Wally Hummasti from Knappa with a time of 16:05. Coila was in third with a time of 16:08. Bill Hanson was fourth with 16:52. Paul Hytrek, Brad Rum baugh, Dan Ambrose, Dan Walker and Bob Brinkerhoff completed the Vernonia team. This Friday evening at 7:30 p.m., prior to the football game, the Ver nonia team will meet Neah-Kah-Nie on the Vernonia track. This is homecoming week end at Vernonia high school and a full slate of activities is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. this evening. The first event will be the corona tion of the homecoming queen at the high school gym at 7 p.m. Candi dates, chosen by the Paul Bunyan club, are Marsha Krieger, Chris Bender and Mary Andrus, all sen iors. The queen is chosen from among those three by student body vote and will not be announced un til this evening. Also to be featured at the rally in the gym are skits by each class from which one will be chosen for pre sentation at halftime at the home coming game Friday evening. Win ners in the sign contest will also be announced. The band will play and the cheer leaders will perform. After the ceremonies in the gym the students will parade through town in the usual rally serpentine after which they will return to the school for the bonfire. Coach Gordon Crowston will introduce his football team and speeches will be made. Friday evening, there will be a cross-country meet with Neahkahnie at 7:30 p.m., prior to the football game. This will be followed by the introduction of the homecoming queen and court. The winning class skit will be pre sented at halftime and recognition will be given to oldest graduate in point of date of graduation. Former homecoming queens are to be intro duced also. The game is with Neahkahnie and Services Read For E. Poetter Funeral services were held Mon day, October 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the Fuiten-Friesen chapel at Vernonia for Edward J. Poetter, who passed away very unexpectedly while at work at Roseburg Thursday, October 14. An autopsy disclosed that death was due to a heart attack. The Rev. Robert Sargent, pastor of the Vernonia Christian church of ficiated at the services with Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, organist and Mrs. Frank Serafin, soloist. Serving as casket bearers were Ronald McDon ald, Owen East, Edison Aldrich, Er vin Mullins, Reggie Bruce and Geo. Johnson. Concluding rites and inter ment were at the Evergreen Memor ial Gardens at Vancouver, Washing ton. Eward John Poetter was bom at Olympia, Washington on October 23, 1925 the son of Eward W. and Rose Hassler Poetter of Vernonia He re ceived his education in the Vernonia schools and spent all of his life in the Vernonia community until join ing the U. S. Navy when he was 17 years old and serving during the bal ance of World War II. After the war he returned to Vernonia and attend ed college for a time in Portland, then spent two years at Oregon State University . Mrs Laura Carmichael received Mr. Poetter then worked for the notice last week that the white hair Oregon American, Long Bell and In pin lace stole which she made from ternational Paper company mill in mohair yam and entered in the Vernonia until its closure in 1957. He Grange needlework contest has re then went to work for the Roseburg ceived a first place award in the Lumber and Plywood company at state contest and has been sent on Roseburg and had been living and to the national Grange headquarters working in that community until his for judging. It had previously been death. Immediate survivors include his given a first place award in the Co lumbia county contest. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. This week, Mrs. Carmichael also Poetter of Vernonia; a sister, Mrs. sent her afghan which took a first Gilbert (Ellanor) Minor, Vancouver, at the county fair in the National Washington; two nieces, Judith and Crochet contest, on to the national Sandra Minor and a nephew, Steven Minor. competition. Stole Judged First in State following it there will be the annual homecoming dance in the school gym for which there will be live music. At this, the homecoming king will be crowned. Scenic Train Trip Offered A final scenic ride on the Ver nonia, South Park and Sunset Steam Railroad will be offered to residents of Columbia and Clatsop counties at a special bargain rate Sunday, October 24. The last trip of the season, it is timed to co incide with the peak of color of the autumn foliage. The old steam locomotive will puff along with its little yellow coaches from Vernonia to Banks, leaving Vernonia at 10 a m. (DST) and arriving at Banks about 12:15. Time will be allowed to inspect the rail facilities and other inter esting features in the little village of Banks before returning to Ver nonia at about 2:30. This trip is being run in reverse of its nor mal operation making it especially convenient for people who like to the west of Vernonia. The special reduced fare of $3.00 for adults and $1.50 for children under 12 will include a light lunch on the train. Tickets are available by mail at the VSP&SS RR gen eral office, 400 N. W. Beaverdam road in Beaverton or at Vernonia at train time, however, advance reservations will insure that the volunteer crew doesn’t run out of sandwiches. Phone Lloyd Quinn in Vernonia or VSP&SS at 644-2266, Beaverton. Hotcake Feed Net Near $120 The Lions club hotcake feed last Saturday was a success but fell short by some $70 of the amount taken in last year, according to an unofficial tabulation made this week by Chair man Edwin Ade. A complete account ing will be made when all details of the event are cared for. A gross take Saturday of $210 made possible a net of close to $120 after expenses are met. This is to be placed toward sponsorship of a diabetic clinic for the Nehalem val ley. The club expressed appreciation for the support given them in this project. Perhaps the change of lo cale had something to with the drop in attendance, though the fire hall provided adequate facilities to en able the club members to serve their customers well. Tables from the school were an excellent aid. Rand, Chorus Plan Concert Thursday of next week, October 28, at 11.30 a.m., the high school band and chorus will present a 40- minute program of pop music in the high school gym and all interested parents and friends are invited to attend. The band will play selections from the Music Man and Mike Laws will be featured on the trombone. March es will also be included in their program. Among chorus selections will be the ever popular Halls of Ivy. As a finale, the combined chor us and band will present Moon Riv er. Counselor Explains Meaning oi Tests Dr. Thomas Burgess from the counseling and guidance department of Portland State college, spoke for the PTA Monday evening on “What a Parent Should Know About His Child’s IQ.” He began his remarks by saying that anytime anyone takes a test he is entitled to know the results. These results should also be told to the parents but presented in such a way as to interpret them properly. The results of IQ tests are affect ed by what the student has had the opportunity to learn in the past and by how much intellectual stimula tion he has had and do not indicate any inherent intelligence as some people believe. The test score is fig ured by determining what score the average person of the same age re ceives. The score of 100 is used to indicate the average. This makes the score a relative rather than an absolute one and because the emotional state of the person taking the test varies from one time to another, this would affect his efficiency. There is also a degree of error to be figured when scoring such a test. This is why it takes trained personnel to interpret the meaning of an IQ test score. Since there are various types of tests, all using the name “IQ", this name is going out of favor since it tends to confuse. Some of the tests show the subject's ability to use words more than any other category while others may stress numbers or the manipulation of the hands. For this reason, the same level of per formance on one type of test may give the testee a different score number than another. Therefore, it is not really meaning ful to talk about an IQ score with out defining it further. A parent needs to know how well his child is doing in comparison to other chil dren of his own age. He should also be told that there may be a varia tion of this score if the child were to be tested again. Burgess said teachers should be trained in this area so that they may better understand the meaning of the test scores. In answering questions Dr. Bur gess said that information about test scores is usually of little interest or value to the student himself until he is on a higher level of education when it could serve to give him more confidence. However, there is a danger in over emphasizing test scores, especially where the score is low and may serve to discouage a student from trying to better him self. Burgess was asked if the IQ tests in magazines were of any value and he said they may be interesting to do but are no indication of intellect. An interesting note is that Darrold Proehl took a class this summer which was taught by Burgess.
