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U n iv e r s i t y o f Oregon
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Program Ready
For Homecoming
Demonia Eagle
VOLUME 43, NUMBER 42
VERNONIA, OREGON
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1965
Cooperative
Holds Annual
Meet Saturday
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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.