Salon 440 Entertains Department Officers Columbia County Salon No. 440 of the Eight and Forty entertained their departmental officers recent­ ly. A crab dinner was held in the banquet room of Hump’s restaurant in Clatskanie with five of the offic­ ial family and several committee chairmen attending. Since the La Petit Chapeau, Ma­ rie Atkins, was unable to attend, Mrs. Bill Horn presided. Others attending from Vernonia were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Biggs and Mrs. Albert Schalock. Cone Assists Driving Record J. R. Cone of Timber route, Ver­ nonia was among Consolidated Freightways’ Portland-based inter­ city drivers who drove without an accident of any kind from March 15 to April 3 to achieve a million consecutive accident-free miles and win a company safe-driving con­ test. The 192 drivers totaled 1,115,012 completely accident-free miles ac­ cording to Western Area Personnel and Safety Manager John Belan­ ger. With this run the Portland unit edged out the CF intercity drivers in Los Angeles, who had taken the lead in the Western Area’s four-month winter driving championship contest when they recorded a million miles between February 9 and March 11. Each driver in the Portland unit will re­ ceive a double-duty traveler bag. Legion Auxiliary Sets Birthday Dinner Dale The American Legion auxiliary has announced observance of the birthday of the American Legion with a potluck dinner at the Legion hall the evening of April 29 to which all servicemen and their families are invited. The auxiliary members will act as hostesses for the event. The auxiliary is presently mak­ ing plans for the annual senior banquet which will be served at the Legion hall Saturday evening. May 7. For Flowers Call Spofford’s SAVE on Northwestern Mutual’s New PACESETTER Auto Policy Q U IN N INSURANCE AGENCY 866 Bridge 429-5211 Rebekahs Name Meet Delegates At the meeting of Mt. Heart Re­ bekah Lodge held Thursday eve­ ning of last week, members were happy to have Noble Grand Marie Elliott again in the chair after an absence from several meetings due to illness. There was a good attend­ ance of 30 members, also. Mrs. B. J. Horn and Mrs. Charles Minger were elected as delegates to attend the Rebekah Assembly sessions at Baker May 17 to 20. Mrs. Henry Anderegg and Mrs. Irma Chance were named as alter­ nates. Also, Mrs. Horn is to be recommended as district deputy for the coming year. The recom­ mendation is made at Assembly and the appointment is made by the Assembly president. Mrs. An­ deregg will serve as assistant flag escort at the Assembly sessions. A guest at the meeting was Mrs. Margaret Sinclair, a member of Banner Lodge No. 53 at Lafayette. She and her husband are in Ver­ nonia at the present time and have their trailer parked at Anderson park. Reports given by Mrs. Mary Markham, chairman of the social committee showed that a very good meeting had been held at the home of Mrs. Zoe Salomonsen April 5 with 15 members present. A total of $13.50 was turned in from dona­ tions made at that meeting and an additional $35.66 from the food sale held the day before Easter. Final plans for that sale had been made at the April 5 committee meeting. This money will be used to cover the cost of sending a girl from Ver­ nonia high school to Girls State. Reports also showed that Earl Markham, husband of Edith Mark­ ham, had been taken to the Forest Grove nursing home, that Mrs. Myrtle John, a member who re­ sides in Portland, is recuperating from recent surgery, that Mrs. Zona Tandy is at home and making slow recovery from her illness and that Mrs. Grace Currie was not too well. The lodge voted a donation for the senior banquet, also. Prior to the meeting, members had met at 7 p.m. for drill practice. This will be done prior to each meeting in order to have the drill in readiness for presentation at the district meeting later this spring for which Mt. Heart lodge will be host. Following the meeting, refresh­ ments of sandwiches and cake were served by Mrs. Beulah Hall, Mrs. Cora Lange and Mrs. Mary Markham. The next meeting of the lodge will be April 28 and the next Social committee meeting will be May 3 at the home of Mrs. Jean Conners on Keasey route. Selective Service D eferm ent Test Q ualifications Given The first of the Selective Ser­ vice college qualification tests will be offered to draft registrants in Oregon May 14, Sprague Carter, Selective Service director, an­ nounced Wednesday of last week. The tests are intended as “ a sec­ ond line of defense” for Oregon youths who seek student defer­ ments, Carter explained. The stu­ dent’s scores in the qualification test do not in themselves deter­ mine eligibility for deferment. But the scores may be used by local draft boards in considering appli­ cations for deferment. If a freshman’s college grades put him near the bottom of his class, for instance, but his scores are high—above two point—on the qualification test, the local draft board may give him another chance to make good in college before reclassfying him, Carter ex­ plained. If his college grades place him high in his class he may never need to fall back on his qualifi­ cation scores, Carter noted. Carter recommends that all high school seniors who expect to ask for a student deferment in order to attend college, apply for the test forms at the nearest local draft board. He urges all college students who expect deferments to take the test. To be eligible to take the test, a man must be registered with Selective Service and must intend to request a deferment. He may take the test only once. To guarantee tnat he takes on­ ly one test and that no one else uses his name, each applicant is fingerprinted as he reports for the test. Applications for the test by Co­ lumbia county youths should be made immediately through Local Board No. 2, St. Helens. Applica­ tions must be postmarked no later than Saturday, April 23, 1966 and mailed to the Selective Service testing section of Science Research Associates, Chicago, 111., which has contracted to do all the testing and score all the tests. Th¿¿ company will determine whether applicants take their tests on May 14, May 21, or June 3. Tests will be given on these dates at six colleges in Portland and 13 elsewhere throughout Oregon. No one will be permitted to take the test without a ticket of ad­ mission and test center address card, Carter warned. The tests start at 8:30 a.m. and continue until about 1:30 p.m. Vernonia Temple No. 61, Pythian “The test presupposes no school­ Sisters met Wednesday evening ing beyond the ordinary high school of last week at the IOOF hall. Most preparation for college,” but that Excellent Chief Martha Brady means a modern high school, and presided over the meeting at which isn’t necessarily as easy as it Mrs. Cora Lange, temple secretary, sounds, Carter explained. was elected as delegate to the dis­ The test is designed to test “the trict convention at Astoria April relative qualifications of the regi­ 23. She will give a report concern­ strant for college study.” ing this temple and bring back a A similar testing system was report on the events taking place used during the Korean crisis, but at the convention. terminated in 1962 when few stu­ Vernonia Temple officers held dents were taking the tests. The scores on the tests will not practice for initiation which they will exemplify at Astoria and at get back to the local draft boards which they will be initiating a can­ before July or August, in time didate for their temple, Mrs. Flor- for use in the fall term of college, enz Huff. Also, practice was held Carter said. for the skit this group will present in the evening entertainment. Another practice will be held this evening, Thrusday, April 21, at the IOOF hall at 7:00 p.m. and the meeting of the Past Chiefs club will be combined with this. Work is well started on a West Under the good of the order, an Easter hat parade was held in Coast Telephone company project which members modeled hats they to place aerial cable on Highway had made. The collection exhibited 47 from Pittsburg to Scappoose rivaled any ever displayed by Hat­ road, and buried cable on the Ver­ tie Carnegie or Hedda Hopper. Mrs. nonia-Scappoose road from High­ Faye Davis took first prize on her way 47 to the existing buried line. According to District Manager high peaked model featuring a Jean Goodrich, the $14,000 project large utility funnel over which flowers trailed. Mrs. Charlie Hick­ will provide for future growth in the area, for the reduction in num­ man took second for her high plumed model. Mrs. Marie Atkins ber of parties on a line, and for the honors for the smallest hat, removal of aerial wire. P.E.O. Chapter Reviews took Another project involving High­ one that needed a pointing finger Constitution of Order to indicate it was there, and Mrs. way 47 is almost completed, Good­ Chapter BS of the P.E.O. Sister­ Amelia Zamarripa took honors for rich added. This job, which calls hood met April 12 at he home of the most Eastery bonnet, an Easter for an investment of $7400, will Mrs. R. B. Fletcher on Mist route. basket turned upside-down with the place cable from the Vernonia dial Mrs. William Nelson presented the handles under the chin and chicks, office on Bridge street to the junc­ tion of Highway 47 and Biggs road, program on the constitution and Easter eggs and posies adorning it. and north on State street from The temple made a donation to by-laws of the order. Bridge to “E” street. The chapter will meet next on the senior banquet fund. Several other suggestions for future pro­ Tuesday evening of next week. IT PAYS TO READ THE ADS! April 26, at the home of Mrs. T. jects were heard, also. Following the meeting, delicious M. Hobart. For the program, each member is to bring a poem, verse refreshments of cake and ice or any inspirational article which cream were served by Mrs. Mar­ tha Brady and Mrs. Gladys Worth­ appeals to them. ington at tables gaily decorated in the Easter motif. Several members received belated Easter gifts from NEHALEM VALLEY secret pals and others received gifts for April birthdays. MOTOR FREIGHT The next meeting of the temple will be April 27. Pythians Ready For Convention Grange Takes Gavel to Natal Vernonia Grange members vis­ ited Natal Grange Wednesday, Ap­ ril 13. The Travelling Gavel was presented to that Grange and the Vernonia HEC entertained with two numbers by its jazz band. Visitors a t t e n d i n g Verno­ nia Grange at its April meeting were Mr. and Mrs. Howard House from Warren Grange. Candidates given the fourth degree obligation, pending a future class initiation, were Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gardner. The Grange Home Economics club will meet at the hall April 28 at one o’clock. The ladies are re­ quested to bring yarn and knitting needles for the knitting class which will be conducted by Mrs. Blanche DeWitt. The charter was draped for Mrs. Beatrice Crawford, a long time member of Vernonia Grange, who served as musician. Livestock Meet At Village Inn The Columbia County Livestock association will hold their annual meeting Wednesday, April 27, starting with a no-host dinner at the Village Inn, St. Helens, an­ nounces Kent Magruder, president. Dr. Guy Reynolds, livestock dis­ ease prevention specialist for Ore­ gon State University, will be the speaker of the evening. Other pro­ gram plans will center around as­ sociation plans and activities. All livestock and dairy operators and their wives are invited, indi­ cates Magruder, but he suggests that reservations be made with as­ sociation secretary Don Coin Wal- rod at 397-3462 at the courthouse, St. Helens. Oemonia Eagle THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1966 THE PEOPLE SPEAK- Most everyone in the Vernonia area is familiar with the spring that runs thru our property and comes out in a trough by the road. This is a year round spring, and not only provides our water supply, but a countless number of people also stop there for water. 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