L ib ra ry
U n i v e r s i t y o f Oregon
E u g e n e , Oregon
Demonia Eagle
VOLUME 45, NUMBER 44
VERNONIA, OREGON 97064
THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 1967
HOMECOMING
PRINCESSES
Homecoming Events nt VHS
Open Tonight with Bonfire
This Friday evening has been
designated as homecoming at Ve­
rnonia high school and activities
all week have been leading up to
this annual event.
The program for the public ki­
cks off tonight, Thursday, with the
coronation of the queen, the ser­
pentine through town and the an­
nual bonfire and pep rally.
During the noon hour today the
VHS student body will choose eith­
er Jeanette Aultman, Sue Hender­
son, or Kristen Landers to reign
over homecoming.
Brighteyed Jeanette Aultman is
a five foot three princess w i t h
green eyes and brown hair. Her
Entries in
Contest D ue
A call for all hunters to turn in
their entries in the Big Rack con­
test has been issued by the Ver­
nonia Hunter Safety Council. The
deer racks will be accepted through
November 11 at Ralph’s Chevron
Service.
Hunters are reminded that all
racks entered must be this year’s
kill, taken in Oregon during the
regular general deer season. The
divisions for entry are blacktail
west of the Cascades; mule deer,
east of the Cascades; whitetail,
and the most unusual set of horns.
Entries must be clean and free
of hair and bear the validated big
game tag or signed statement by
the owner as to place and date of
kill. The council will again judge
by modified Boone and Crockett
ruled and those entries winning
will be mounted on native wood
plaques and put on display in the
fire hall meeting room.
Eighth Grades
To Present P lay
The eighth grades at Washing­
ton school will present a play, “The
Ghosts Go West”, in the Washing­
ton school auditorium Friday eve­
ning, November 10, at 7:30 p.m.
under the direction trf Miss Vir­
ginia Reed.
The play is about a girl, Doreen
Delaney, played by Martha Borg-
lund, who inherits a deserted ran
ch house. Strange happenings are
going on in this ranch house.
She entertains her friends, Gary
Sampson, her fiance, played b y
Craig Ellis; Kitty, Gary’s sister
played by Mary Ann Steel, a n d
Lorna Farnsworth, played by J a ­
ckie Odam, a very famous author­
ess or writer, and she gets into a
horrible mess.
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Edison
Aldrich. Jeanette's activities have
included GAA, FHA, and cheer­
leading. Her escort will be Ken
Vealey.
Charming Sue Henderson is five
foot five with hazel eyes and light
brown hair. She attended high sch­
ool in Vernonia as a freshman and
sophomore. As a junior she attend­
ed high school in Redding, Cali­
fornia but she is now staying with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Albin Bergstrom and again at VHS
She enjoys swimming and basket­
ball. Her escort will be Steve Min-
ger.
Zestful Kristen Landers is five
foot six and has both brown eyes
and hair. Her parents are Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Weigant. Kristen’s ac­
tivities have included cheerleading
and student body treasurer. Com­
ments Kristen, “ I enjoy sports, both
participating and watching them .”
Pete Brunsman will be her escort.
SUE HENDERSON
Vouchers are also being sent to
Marion, $18,784.95; Lane, $16,289,-
86; Coos, $13,503.28; Washington,
$1,834.87; Polk. $843.42; Klamath,
$37.50; and Lincoln, $22,50.
JEANETTE AULTMAN
Local drivers are reminded of
the Oregon State Law which re­
quires all trafic to stop on a two
lane highway when a school bus
is stopped to discharge or pick up
school children and the bus warn­
ing lights are flashing. Reminder
signs are posted on highways and
on the buses themselves. Failure
to stop is a violation of this law
and provides a serious danger to
the loves of the students.
KRISTEN LANDERS
Commission to
Set Regulations
Oregon sport fishermen and oth­
er interested individuals are re ­
minded that the annual public
meeting of the game commission
to establish angling regulations for
1968 will be held at the commis­
The other characters are m a
sion's Portland headquarters, 1634
Clawton, played by Sandi Stock-
S. W. Alder, on Friday, November
well; her niece, Elizabeth Mason,
3, beginning at 10 a m.
played by Patti Lawler; her nep­
At the hearing the commission
hew, Bert Folger, played by T ra­
The American Legion and Auxil­
cy Owen, and Johnny Sutton, a
will consider recommendations fr­
iary have announced plans for the
movie actor, and Lorna’s fiance,
om the staff as well as those from
observance of Veterans Day Nove­
the public. Following the formal
played by Craig Bergerson. Caleb
mber 11 with a dinner at the Amer­
hearing the commission will estab­
Jones, played by Bobby Brady is
ica« Legion hall at 6:30 p.m. t o
the old man.
lish
a tentative set of rules. T h e
witch the public is invited and all
The weird one is Ma Clanton, a veterans and families are especial­ tentative regulations will be sent
to news media throughout the state.
crazy woman. In the proluge Ca­ ly urged to attend.
On Thursday, November 16, the
leb Jones tells about the phantoms.
The Girls State delegates, Jean­ commission will reconvene t h e
They are Coleen Webb, Becky Mc­
ette Aultman, Claracy Hartzell and meeting and again hear recom­
Nair, Rick Holce, and Shirley Pot­
Sandra Lindsley, will be present mendations and proposals f r o m
ter.
to report on the sessions they at­ the public. Any changes to t h e
To really see something wild, tended last June on the Willamette tentative set of rules will be made
see the play, November 10 at the University campus in Salem. Girls at this time.
grade school gyn. The money tak­ State is an Americanism and citi­
Regulations adopted by the com­
en from this event will be used for zenship training program sponsor
mission at the November 16 hear­
the eighth grade trip to Seattle ed by the American Legion auxil­ ing will become final for the 1968
next spring.
iaries in Oregon.
season.
Veterans Day
Observance Set
Long Distance Phone Rates to Drop
The seventh long distance rate
reduction in five and one-half yea­
rs, expected to provide a $100 mil­
lion annual savings for the nation's
telephone users, will go into effect
November 1 The new rates will
apply to most station-to-station and
per so n-to- person long distance calls
out of state depending upon t h e
distance involved.
General Telephone Company of
the Northwest officials point out
that their customers will be able
to direct distance dial the furthest
point in the U. S.. excluding Alas-
ka and Hawaii, during a new after­
midnight special economy rate per
iod for 75 cents, not including over­
time charges and taxes
Savings will also be realized by
customers because the lower pric­
ed rate periods have been extended
to cover more hours. Station-to-
station catls will have day rates
Monday through Friday from 7 00
a m to 5:00 p m Evening rates
will be in effect Monday through
Friday from 5:00 p m to 7:00 p.m.
The night rate is scheduled to
be in effect Monday through Fri-
Revenues from state managed
forest lands for the fiscal year end­
ing June 30 totaled over 4.8 million
dollars.
School Bus Law
Alert Is Given
After the game there is schedul­
ed a homecoming dance from ten
to twelve p.m. Prices will be $1.00
stag and $1.50 drag. All football
players will be admited free.
Also, the high school youthfellow-
ship is providing an after game
activity at Gene Wellers. For re­
freshments there will be hot dogs,
chips and dip, and floats. The ac­
tivity will provide a chance to re­
lax, listen to records, and sing.
Thirteen counties in Oregon are
receiving $530,388 as their share
of timber sale receipts during the
past three months from forest
lands administered by tho state
forestry department. Another $540
000 in revenues from forest lands
otherwise obligated will go into the
common school fund. Land mana­
gement expenses amounting t o
about $169,597 were retained by the
the agency. Total revenue for the
period amounted to a record total
of nearly $1,240,300.
Counties receiving the revenue
include Clatsop, $180,394.24; Tilla­
mook, $111,265.91; Douglas, $94,-
159.94; Columbia, $37,693.50; Ben­
ton, $30,959.02; and Linn, $24,599,-
47.
With homecoming ceremony, the
Loggers will meet the Dragons on
Greenman Field at 8 p.m. Friday.
During the proceedings, Carmen
Rundle will award a free Memol-
og to the individual who produced
the best homecoming poster. The
award is being supplied by the
Memolog club.
At eleven p.m., J. Gordon Cro-
wston and Bill Howard, football
coaches, will make the “Outstand­
ing Player of the 1967 Football
Season” and the “Outstanding Pla­
yer of the 1967 Homecoming Ga­
me” awards.
Schools in district 47J will ob­
serve American Education Week
from November 5 through 11. All
patrons of the local district are
invited to view the displays in sev­
eral business firm s and to take
part in the events of the week.
Since the theme of the week is
“Visit Your Schools • Why Let a
Stranger Teach Your Child”, all
members of the community arc
urged to take advantage of t h e
opportunity to visit the schools
State Timber
Sale Receipts
Are Disbursed
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. will be the
coronation ceremony including yel­
ls, skits, dance routines, skit judg­
ing, and announcement of t h e
class winning the homecoming sign
competition. After the coronation
will be the serpentine through to
wn and after that the bonfire. This
year the bonfire will be in an area
between the high and grade school
playing fields.
Friday a pep assembly is sched­
uled. Planned for this assembly
are yells, a kangaroo court, a skit,
award presentations for senior foot­
ball players, senior cheerleader,
skit and sign winners, yell compe­
tition, a speech by the queen, and
dance routines.
Local Schools to Observe
American Education Date
day from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a m.
plus all day and night on Saturdays,
Sundays, New Y ear’s Day, July
4th, Labor Day. Thanksgiving, and
Christmas.
The standard night rate permits
calls from the Northwest Companys
serving area to the furthest point
in the U. S , excluding Alaska and
Hawaii, for only $1.00, not includ
ing overtime charges and taxes
Although the new calling times
will not include Alaska and Hawaii,
the rates to these areas will re­
main unchanged
It has been necessary to f i l e
several complaints during the mo­
nth of October for violations o f
this law in the local district. Bus
drivers are asked to report a 1 1
violations to the district office and
to file complaints with the proper
authorities. It is not the wish or
the purpose of the district to see
fines paid or driver licenses lost,
but it is the responsibility of the
district and drivers to take all
steps necessary to protect t h e
loves of the students.
That this has become a state­
wide problem is evidenced by the
fact that a state level directive
was issued Monday ot this week
to all state police officers to crack
down on violators of this law.
Local drivers are urged to exer­
cise all possible caution during the
hours of 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 3:45
to 4:45 p.m. which are the regular
times of operation for local school
bus routes.
Trust Forum to
Be Held Tues.
The public is invited to a trust
forum scheduled for Tuesday even­
ing, November 7, in the lobby of
U. S. National Bank of Oregon’s
St. Helens branch, according t o
B. R. Pilger, manager of the Ver­
nonia branch.
Pilger said that the forum will
begin at 7:30 p.m. and that subjects
to be discussed by trust officers
of the bank include investments,
various ways to transfer property
and the use of trusts in saving tax­
es.
The forum is co-sponsored by the
Vernonia and St Helens branches
of U. S. National, and a social hour
will follow a question and answer
period, Pilger said.
during this special emphasis on
the importance of the schools to
the community. Visiting hours and
special events scheduled are as
follows :
Regular school visitation hours
Monday through Friday at t h e
Mist, Lincoln, and Washington sch­
ools will be from 9:00 a m. to 12:00
noon and from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
At Vernonia high school, visiting
hours will be 8:40 a.m. to 12:40 p.
ra. and 1:00 to 3:40 p.m.
tfGN TOTALS LISTED
Vernonia’s United Good Neigh­
bors drive has now reached the
55 percent mark with the collection
of $402, according
to reports
given this week by Dick Briers,
local chairman. Vernonia has a
quota of $750.
Both Clatskanie and Rainier have
gone over the top with their drives
and Scappoose had reached the 62
per cent mark Tuesday. The indus­
trial firms of the county are also
100 percent now and the overall
county drive has reached 94 per­
cent of the county goal.
Society Meets
At Co. Museum
The Columbia County Historical
Society met in the county mus­
eum at Vernonia Wednesday, Oc­
tober 25 with a good attendance.
All enjoyed the trip through the
autumn woods over the mountains,
also the potluck luncheon and see­
ing the displays at the museum.
Those new in attendance were
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Seggel of Port­
land, Miss Littell of Vancouver,
Wash., Lois A. Oliver of Warren
and Mrs. Evelyn Leever of St.
Helens.
Mrs. Seggel is a member of the
pioneer Watts family who came
to Oregon in 1852 and is interested
in tracing the genealogy of that
family. She spoke briefly on fam ­
ily records. Miss Littell in connec­
ted with the Clark County Museum
at Vancouver.
Also present after a long absence
was Mrs. Oral Spencer Faulkner
who was a regular attendant when
she came with her brother, Omar
Spencer while he was still able to
attend. She now lives at Vernonia
where she was born in pioneer
times and it was good to see her
again.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hopkins of
Birkenfeld were in attendance, and
he told interesting stories of early
days. Mr. and Mrs. Jam es Cahill
of Birkenfeld also were present.
Marion Andress told of the meet­
ing at the courthouse of the Fine
Arts and Humanities Commission
Thursday, October 19, at which he
represented the Historical Society.
He and others also told of the trip
by chartered bus to the Warm
Springs Indian Reservation t h e
previous day. Several members
were able to attend and enjoyed
the trip immensely.
On account of the holiday sea­
son there will be no meeting in
November, and plans will be an­
nounced later for the December
meeting early in the month.
—FOOTBALL—
Loggers vs. Hood River
Greenman Field
Special events of the week start
Monday, November 6 with a Me­
teorite display at Vernonia high
school from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This is a very special showing of
the largest private collection o f
meteorites in existence Everyone
is urged to see this rare display.
Monday evening, the Vernonia
Lions’ club at their 6:30 dinner
meeting at the Timbemook will
have a special education program
on “Counseling in the Vernonia
Schools” . This will be presented
by the school counselors. Montie
Martin and Eldon Blanford. Visi­
tors are welcome to attend t h e
dinner ($1.75) and program. Music
by the ‘What Four?” Barbershop
quartette will round out the pro­
gram.
Tuesday, November 7 at 7:30 to
10 p.m. there will be a special
showing of two outstanding films
with discussion to follow. In Ver­
nonia high school, room 5, “ More
Different Than Alike” will be sho
wn from 7:30 to 8:15, followed by
discussion from 8:15 to 8:45, and
from 8:45 to 9:30 with discussion
from 9:30 to 10 p.m.
In room 6, “The Quiet Revolu­
tion” will be shown from 7:30 to
8:15 with discussion from 8:15 to
8:45 and a second showing will be
from 8:45 to 9:30 with discussion
from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Both a r e ac­
claimed as worth while films.
Wednesday, November 8, a spe­
cial music concert at Vernonia hi­
gh school from 11:40 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. will feature the high school
band and Chorus.
Thursday, November 9, at 8 p.m.
in the Vernonia high school gym,
the regular meeting of the board
of directors will be held and will
include a demonstration of t h e
new TV - videotaping equipment
purchased under ESEA Title 1.
Student assistants will demonstrate
the equipment and video tape the
meeting.
Friday, November 10 at Wash­
ington grade school, a Veterans
Day assembly will be held at 2:45
p.m.
The week concludes Friday eve­
ning with the eighth grade play
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. It is en­
titled “The Ghost Goes West” and
is directed by Miss Virginia Reed.
Golden Agers
Meet Tomorrow
Friday, November 3 will be the
start of regular meetings of the
Vernonia Golden Age Group. At
the last meeting it was decided
that they would hold a business
meeting the first Friday of every
month at 1:30 p.m. at the Com­
munity Center.
At the business meetings it will
be decided what other activities
the group would like to undertake
for the rest of the month. Every­
one over 55 years is urged to come
this Friday at 1:30 p.m.
Pomona Grange to Meet
The regular meeting of the Co­
lumbia County Pomona Grange
will be held at Fern Hill Grange
Saturday, November 4. The Grange
will open at 11:00 a.m. as usual.
Lunch and dinner will be served
by the host grange at noon and
6:00 p.m.
Annual election of officers for
a two year period will be held and
officers will be installed during
the meeting. Fifth degree will be
given at 7:00 p.m., followed b y
the Lecturer’s Hour.
Final Season Battle Slated
By Loggers with Hood River
Vernonia’s Loggers journeyed la­
st Friday evening to the river to­
wn of Clatskanie to engage that
eleven in gridiron warfare a n d
went down to defeat by the tally
of 6-0.
The Tiger field was wet and slo­
ppy, slowing down both teams of­
fensively. Neither team managed
to get an offensive drive going in
first half play, but the Ixiggers did
manage to pile up a total of seven
first downs to only four for Clats­
kanie.
Clatskanie scored their points
in the middle of the third period
when Vernonia on fourth and four
elected to run the ball on their own
40 and failed to make the first do­
wn. On the first play from scrim
mage, Clatskanie broke their back
loose and he rambled around
the locals end for 40 yards and the
score.
The rest of the game was a stale­
mate as neither team could man­
age to get a sustained drive going.
Friday night the Loggers will
play the Hood River Dragons on
the local turf. The Dragons, sport
ing a 4-4 record, are favored over
the scoreless Loggers in this game.
However, with the locals celebrat­
ing homecoming they will be put­
ting forth a supreme effort to ma
ke the homecoming ceremony com­
plete for local fans