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Play-off to Decide
Winner of League
Under the tutelage of Coach Bert
Kronmiller, the Logger quint has
earned a place in the Cowapa league
playoffs this week end. They go into
the eliminations with a 6-2 league
record against the Scappoose In­
dians, the second place team in the
eastern half. Hood River and Neah-
Kah-Nie will square off in the second
game Friday night at L & C.
To earn their way to the state fi­
nals at Coos Bay, the locals will
have to overcome Scappoose Friday
night and then defeat the winner of
the Hood River - Neah-Kah-Nie game
on Saturday evening. With the poten­
tial of all teams involved this prom­
ises to be no easy task and the Log-
ger squad will have to come through
in all departments. Team play and
determination will be big factors in
these contests as any let down by
any team can spell their demise
from contention.
Game time Friday night for the
Loggers will be 7 p.m. at tthe Lewis
and Clark gym. The second game
will start at 9 p.m. In play Saturday
night, the previous night’s losers will
square off at 7 and the winners at
9 p.m.
Tickets will be $1 per night for
adults and 50 cents for students, both
grade and high school. This price in­
cludes both games on each date.
Half-time Lead of Opponents
Overcome by Loggers Friday
Opening night jitters, play-offitis,
or some such malady took toll of the
Vernonia Loggers in the first half
of the encounter with Seaside this
past Friday night and left them five
points behind the Gulls at half time.
With the exception of Elton’s fine
outside shooting and the rebound­
ing of Joe Curl, the Logger quint
was unable to get an attack going
until the third quarter.
In the second half the locals settled
down into the type of ball they are
capable of and dominated the host
Gulls. Fine ball control was dis­
played as the Vernonia boys played
their own game to pull ahead to a
51-42 win.
Jerry Hanson played a good game,
logging 15 points and 10 rebounds
for the night. Curl pulled in 12 re­
bounds and bucketed 7 points for
the night Other scoring included:
Smith 9, Elton 12, Larson 8. Peder­
son and Bill Hanson both saw ac­
tion but failed to make the score-
board. High point man for Seaside
was John Johnson with 12.
Vernonia again outshot their op­
ponents at tthe free throw line, hit­
ting 11 of 18, a 61.1 percentage
mark, to Seaside’s 4 for 14. '
This win put Vernonia in the top
spot of the Western division of the
Cowapa league and gained them a
berth in the Friday and Saturday
play-offs at Lewis and Clark college.
For the season, they have garnered
a 14-7 win-loss record; in league
play, a 6-2 mark.
The Logger JVs were dominated
by the young Gulls in the prelimin­
ary with the fray ending at 65-38,
with the locals on the short end of
the score. Seaside’s Leon Teppel
led the scoring with 15 points.
For Vernonia the scoring was as
follows: Cameron 12, Holsey 8, G.
Hanson 6, Peddicord 5, Chris Smith
3, Robertson 3, A. Brunsman 1.
This concluded the JVs play for
the season and they retired with a
11-10 win-loss record.
Fireman Added
A new member was added to the
roster of the Vernonia Fire Depart­
ment Monday night to fill a vacancy
on the 20-man crew. Bob Olsen had
previously been voted to member­
ship and reported for the training
session that night.
VERNONIA, OREGON
99W Alternate Club Backs
Road Group to Scout Post
Hear Senator
Senator John J. Inskeep of Clack­
amas county, chairman of the legis­
lative interim committee on high­
ways, will be the speaker for the
annual meeting of Highway 99W
Alternate Road association.
Announcement of the program
speaker was made by Homer Waltz,
Forest Grove, president of the as­
sociation. The annual meeting will
be held next Wednesday, March 9,
at the Timber Nook at Nehalem
Lanes in Vernonia with a dinner at
7 p.m. Attendance is invited from
those interested in road improve­
ment along the route from McMinn­
ville through Forest Grove and Ver­
nonia to the Longview bridge.
DAVE LARSON
JERRY HANSON
League All-Star
Team Selected
The selection of Western division
Cowapa league all-stars was held
Tuesday night with the following
results:
First string: Loren Gramson, 6’3”
senior, Warrenton; Jim Massey, 6’
senior, Neah-Kah-Nie: Barry Der-
kacht, 5’9” senior, Neah-Kah-Nie;
Fred Smith, 6’3” senior, Vernonia:
Dave Larson, 5’9” senior, Vernonia.
Honorable mention included: Jer­
ry Hanson, 6’3” senior, Vernonia;
Gary Hansen, 6’3” senior, Seaside;
John Johnson, 5’11” senior, Seaside;
Dick Ledgerwood. 5’11” senior, War­
renton.
The garnering of three placings
by Logger hoopsters is a tribute to
the local quint. Coach Bert Kronmil­
ler indicated Wednesday morning,
although with a team of play-off ca­
pabilities it is hard to single any
one out for honors. These boys are
to be complimented on their selection
which has been made on their ability
and desire to play throughout the
season, the coach said
Lewis and Clark are, from left: David Larson, Larry Elton, Dennis
Pederson, Joe Curl, Jerry Hanson, Fred Smith, Bill Hanson, Steve
Ellis, Roger Medges, Steve Minger; kneeling. Manager Gordon Black­
burn.
Photo by Danny Hearing
Demonia Eagle
VOLUME 44, NUMBER 9
Snowfall Marks
March Debut
There was some discussion Tues­
day as to whether March came in
like a lion or a lamb. Weather be­
haviors were quite lionish but the
general appearance of the country­
side was that of a fleecy white lamb.
The ground at Vernonia was white
Tuesday morning and the drop of
early morning temperatures to the
mid-20s produced icy road conditions.
Snow continued to fall heavily most
of the morning, but melting accom­
panied it so the depth downtown did
not exceed more than three inch­
es.
By noon, snowing stopped and the
sun broke through and most of the
ground cover melted during the aft­
ernoon.
Up Keasey way, snow depth of
eight inches was reported Tuesday.
At noon there was a good six inches
at Timber and similar depths exist­
ed on all higher elevations of roads
from Vernonia.
Mid-20 temperatures were reached
again Tuesday night. Snow flurries
occurred Wednesday morning but at
Vernonia it melted as it fell.
COACHES Bert Kronmiller, left, and Gordon Crowston, extreme
right, posed proudly this week with the Vernonia high school varsity
basketball squad that cinched top spot in the Western half of the
Cowapa league with their win over Seaside last Friday evening.
These boys, who will enter Cowapa League playoffs Friday night at
Senator Inskeep presently is head­
ing the interim committee study
on highways. Under House Joint
resolution 6 this committee has the
following purpose: “To study the
need for highway funds, the means
of maximizing theuse of user rev­
enues in meeting such needs, alter­
native methods of distributing user
revenues to local governments; and
to study the field of tourism with
the objective of producing the great­
est recreational, esthetic and eco­
nomic benefits to the state from the
tourist industry.”
The interim committee is slated
for a hearing on highway matters
as they relate to Northwest Oregon
in Rainier on March 31.
School Election
Deadline Near
A petition has been filed by Walt­
er Workman for a place on the
school election ballot for re-election
as director for district 47J at the
school election to be held May 2.
Directors are elected for five year
terms.
Other persons who wish to file
for the position may get petition
forms from the school district of­
fice at 374 Bridge street. These re­
quire a minimum of ten names of
registered voters and must be filed
with the district clerk, Mrs. Mona
Gordon, by April 1.
Film Showing Due
The Vernonia Ministerial Associa­
tion announced this week that the
film, Viet Nam Profile, will be
shown Wednesday evening of next
week, March 9, at the Evangelical
United Brethren church on State
avenue.
The film is a Bob Pierce produc­
tion and depicts God at work in
Viet Nam in the midst of war. It
is described as a most interesting
and timely film and the public is
invited to see it.
The Vernonia Lions Club is pre­
paring to sponsor an Explorer Post
in Scouting for high school boys
14 to 18 years of age. This program
will be based on high adventure and
will provide a program of special
appeal for the members.
The high adventure will be inter­
preted in camps, trail rides, canoe
trips, industrial plant excursions,
search and rescue and such other
highlights as determined by the post.
A post advisor and post committee
is being selected. Announcement will
be published soon about organiza­
tional meetings.
Blood Response
Said Successful
The Red Cross Bloodmobile re­
ceived 27 pints of blood during their
visit here last Wednesday, Febru­
ary 23. There were two rejects. The
amount of blood received covered
all replacements needed for Ver­
nonia people at this time.
Mrs. Charles Minger who was in
charge of arrangements stated that
those in charge of the Bloodmobile
were very pleased with the local re­
sponse. In view of the prevalence of
illness at this time, the response
was excellent and was much better
than that in some other areas of the
county.
Appreciation was expressed for
the services of Dr. T. M. Hobart,
Mrs. Cass Bergerson, registered
nurse and Mrs. Ethel Blackburn, li­
censed practical nurse, and the fol­
lowing ladies who assisted in other
capacities: Mrs. Janet Hult, Mrs.
Harry Sandon, Mrs. B. J. Horn, Mrs.
Marie Atkins, Mrs. Jackie Atkins,
Mrs. Sallie Brown, Mrs. Henry An-
deregg, Mrs. Don Webb, Mrs. Albert
Schalock, Mrs. Dan Conners, Mrs.
A. B. Killingburg and Miss Kathy
Minger.
Juices were provided by Nehalem
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star and
coffee by Mt. Heart Rebekah lodge.
Magazines Wanted
L. E. Atkins, chairman of the Ver­
nonia Hunter Safety Council has re­
quested all persons who have out­
door and sportsman’s magazines to
discard, to leave them at the fire
hall. These magazines will be taken
to the Veteran’s hospital in Portland
for the enjoyment of patients there.
Magazines may be deposited by
being dropped through the mail slot
in the police office at the fire hall
building.
Hotel Name Corrected
In the article last week about con­
demnation proceedings for removal
of the remnants of the hotel at the
intersection of Grant and Bridge
streets, it was erroneously referred
to as the old Vernonia hotel instead
of the old Nehalem hotel. The old
Vernonia hotel was the one across
the street which has already been
torn down.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1966
Chamber Prepares for Annual
Town-Country Day March 19
Due to illness in his family which in a concrete way to the members
may necessitate his being out of of the Vernonia Volunteer Fire De­
town, Albert Brunsman has resigned partment for the many extra duties
as chairman of the annual Town they have performed in past years,
and Country Day smorgasbord spon­ by underwriting the cost of a dinner
sored by the Vernonia Chamber of for them and their wives.
Commerce. The chamber has ap­
The firemen may choose their own
pointed Mrs. Charles Minger in his time and restaurant in the Vernonia
place and a committee meeting was area at which to be the chamber’s
held Tuesday to get plans firmed and guests.
underway.
Several years ago tthe chamber
The date for the event is March 19 selected the slogan “Where Friend­
and a St. Patrick’s Day theme will ship is Most Important” for Ver­
be followed. Also, the chamber has nonia. The chamber directors feel
decided to again have a dance this that the many acts of kindness be­
year following the smorgasbord, yond the call of duty by the fire­
with an additional admission price men has promoted this area as a
for it. More details will be given friendly place in which to live.
next week.
Merchants are urged to tie in
Town and Country Day sales with
the event which should bring many
people into town that week end.
Those attending the smorgasbord
could advantageously shop just pri­
or to the dinner.
Wm. Rundle and Henry Anderegg,
In other recent action, the cham­ local coordinators for the fund rais­
ber voted to show their appreciation ing drive for the agriculture wing
to Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry, attended a meeting at St.
Helens Monday evening at which
community representatives f r o m
throughout the county were present.
Plans are underway for a county­
wide auction to be held March 26
Statistics gleaned from the record at the Columbia county fair grounds
books show the following totals for at Deer Island. Underway now is the
the Logger basketball squad's 1965- solicitation for items to be auctioned.
66 season:
The same plan is being used in coun­
Total points. Vernonia 1116, oppon­ ties throughout the state with good
ents 1009; average per game, Ver­ results.
nonia 53.1, opponents 48.0. The Log­
All types of merchandise from
gers hit 435 field goals of 1333 at­
small to large are needed. Certifi­
tempts to their opposition’s 375 of cates may be given for services, by
1180.
such places as beauty shops or bar­
At the charity stripe, Vernonia, ber shops, tickets for meals by res­
246 of 408, a 60.3 percent; oppon­
taurants, or merchandise certificates
ents, 256 of 461 for 55.5 percent.
for the selection of merchandise, as
In rebounding, the Loggers led
well as actual items to be sold.
their opponents 897 to 783, averaging
At the auction held in November
42.7 per game.
in Tillamook county, the list of
Turnovers, including bad passes, vi­ items included all types of furniture,
olations and personal fouls, left Ver­
feed stuffs, livestock, certificates
nonia on the short end. They gave
for many services from garages and
up the ball 831 times, but only re­ service stations, novelty items,
ceived it on turnovers 732 times. In
clothing, a mink stole, appliances,
personals the Loggers amassed a to­ plants, antiques, and many tickets
tal of 357 infractions to their oppon­ for various shows, accomodations,
ents 297, averaging 17 calls per etc.
game.
Anderegg stated Tuesday that all
Logger interceptions averaged 9.2
donations would be welcomed. Per­
per game, with a total of 193 balls
sons may contact him, Rundle or
stolen for the season.
Cecil Huff. Some solicitation will be
Larson led the offensive attack made, also.
with a shooting percentage of 39.0
For all items donated, a receipt
for the season. At the free throw
is given filling in all information, in­
line Smith led, hitting at a 67.7 per
cluding value, and these slips may
cent rate. Smith also led in rebound­
be used in declaring the donation as
ing, averaging 12.8 per game.
an income tax deduction.
Following Smith in rebounding
Since the Columbia county sale is
were: Jerry Hanson with 9.5 per
March 26, items must be donated
game; Curl 8, Elton 6. B Hanson 4 now.
and Larson 3.
Average point per game edge went
to Smith who hit 15.1 per game. Lar­
son followed closely at a 14 point
clip; Hanson, 11.4; Elton, 6; Curl, 5.
Eugene Weller, chairman of the
Most personal fouls were drawn Rural Fire Protection district board,
by Elton with 67 and Smith with issued a reminder this week of the
M.
quarterly meeting to be held Mon­
Most turnovers were gathered by day evening, March 7 at the home
Larson, losing the ball 93 times; and of the secretary, R. B. Fletcher on
J. Hanson, 86.
Mist route. Time for the meeting
Interceptions were led by Larson, is 8 p.m. and Weller urges all per­
pulling in 81 and Curl who nabbed sons in the district interested in the
affairs of the organization to attend
A
Auction to Aid
Wing at OMSI
Data Compiled
On Season Play
Meeting Date Set