Demon I a Eagle Vera Willard
2 THURSDAY. FEB 2», 1974
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SEL-MOR. INC., Publishers
B. RHOADES. Editor
MELVIN SCHWAB, Compositor
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Vernonia. Oregon
Entered as second class mail
matter August 4, 1922. under the
act of March 3, 1879.
Published weekly on Thursday
at 721 Madison Ave., Vernonia,
Columbia County, Oregon 97064
and paid at the Vernonia Post
Office as second class matter.
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Recorder 'Judge
Wm. E. Nelson
2163 - Gary Lynn Bushboom;
VBK 35 25 Bail’forfeited $17
2164
Kenneth Dwayne Pet
rea. Disorderly conduct Plea
guilty; fine $27
2165 Barbara Ann Johnson.
VBR 40 35. Plea guilty; fine $11.
2166 Richard Dalton Smith;
VBR 35 25. Plea, guilty; fine $11
2167 Larrv Eugene Marmon
DUIL Plea, guilty; fine $255 and
six davs in jail
2168 Charles Delmo Beving
ton; DUIL. referred to citation
No. 1998
2169 - See above. DUIL with
blood alcohol reading of .15
percent or more Fine. $306 and
six days in jail.
2170 Rodney Alvin Gallaty
Detective equipment Plea, guil
ty, fine. $6
2171
Wm Naeve; offense
against health of public Plea
guilty; fine $25 suspended if
cleaned up
2172 - Mark Patrick Con-
naughton. Illegal turn Plea, not
guilty, found guilty by court,
fine $6
2173 Edward Eugene Becker
No muffler Plea, guilty, fine $6
2174 Steve James Schmidlin
VBR 40 25 Plea guilty, fine $17.
2175 - Barbara DeLaittre.
VBR 40 20 Plea, guilty, fine $22
2176 - Bruce David McNair;
more noise than neccessary.
Plea, guilty; fine $11.
2177
Bruce Laroy Hepler;
VBR 35 25 Forfeited bail. $17.
2178 Virgil Hamilton Miller
St.: VBR 35 25 Bail forfeited.
$17.
Highway Fund
Apportioned
The semiannual apportioning
of the State Highway Fund to the
incorporated cities of Oregon
has been announced by V.E
Skoog. fiscal officer for the
Oregon Department of Trans
portation.
Funds released t o t a l e d
$8,370,282 71, which will be dis
tributed to 238 mcorportated
cities in Oregon whose combined
population now totals 1.295.298
The allocation was based on the
statutory 12 percent for the
period July 1 through December
31. 1973
Scappoose will receive $15,659
They have a population of 2,460
while St Helens with a pop
ulation of 6.710 r e c e i v e d
$42,712.83
Of the alloted funds Vernonia
will receive $10,471.33 with a
population of 1.645
Mi anil Mrs Howard Seal and
Vera Willard. 85. longtime
family of Beaverton visited Mr
resident of the Vernonia area
and the widow of the late and Mrs Frank Schmidlin on
Saturday That night Mr and
Michael B Willard, died Febru
ary H at Norfolk. Virginia where Mrs Chuck Harders of Aber
she had made her home in recent deen. Washington visited the
Schinidliiis and on Sunday both
years
couples enjoyed dinner at the
Funeral services for Mrs
Willard were held at the Fuiten home of Mr and Mrs. Will
Mortuary Chapel. Vernonia, Harders That evening Mrs
Schmidlin visited Mrs
Mae
Monday February 18 at It a m
with the Itev Jack Carlson, W’lenecke
S M l AT FABRICS n FASII
pastor of the Vernonia Evangeli
cal Church officiating Lodge IONS See our ad in this paper
bargains galore — shop early
Riles were under the auspices of
the Mt Heart Rebekah laxlge for the best selection.
9t Il-
No 243 Vault interment follow
ed at the Vernonia Memorial
Cementery
Mrs Carl llolsey spent Tues
Mrs Willard was born at day through Thursday at the
Summerville. Oregon on May 26. home of tier parents, Mr and
1888 the daughter of the late Mrs F.M Knoll at Yakima,
John and Canzadia Laramore
Washington
She was one of a family of 11
Mrs Geneva Killenberg was
children who later moved to taken to the Tuality hospital in
Vernonia Mrs Willard received Hillsboro on Monday for tests
her education at Summerville and treatment
and spent her early life there
llarry Lines was
brought
She was married to Michael B
home from the Tuality hospital
Willard at Lewiston, Idaho on at Hillsboro on Wednesday He
October 9. 1914 and they spent underwent surgery February 11
their early married life in Idaho and is improving satisfactorily
and then in 1922. with the
starting of the development of IT S H ER E — The American
the Oregon American Mill at Legion .Auxiliary will hold their
Rummage Sale Friday and Sat
Vernonia they moved to Verno
nia Mr Willard worked as a urday. March 8 and 9 at the
blacksmith for the mill from the American l.cgion Hall from III
time they started construction, a.m. to I p.m.
9t2c
during ail their years of oper
ation and retired when they
Air. and Mrs llalc Graves and
closed the mill They celebrated
their golden wedding annivers David of Portland visited Mrs
Mabel Graves on Sunday
ary here in 1964 and he died here
Mrs. Bernice Kelly of Seal
in 1967
Rix-k
is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Willard was a member and son-in-law
Mr and Mrs
and past Noble Grand of the Mt
Heart Rebekah Lodge and was Tom Hall
Mr and Mrs. John White of
long active in the lodge and its
Moses l^ike visited at the home
projects in the community. After
of Mr and Mrs Loren Stiff
the death of her husband she
moved to her daughters home in Thursday and Friday
Norfolk She enjoyed gixid health
until she was hospitalized on
December 10. 1973.
Surviving is her daughter.
Mrs Joy Bonney. Norfolk, three
brothers. John and Lewis Lara
more. both of Springfield. Ore
gon and Odus Laramore. Port
land three sisters Mrs Gladys
Goetz. Portland; Mrs. Harvey
(Mary) Heath. Spokane, and
Melba Phillips. Hilo. Hawaii;
three nephews and five neices
Wm. J. Mason
Services Read
Funeral services for William
J Mason. 66. a longtime resident
of Forest Grove, were held
Wednesday. February 2<) at 11
a m at Fuiten Mortuary Chapel.
Forest Grove He passed away
at his home February 16. follow
ing an illness since last July.
Rev Richard Perry, pastor of
the First Christian church of
Forest Grove conducted the
services with interment at the
Forest View Cemetery
Mr. Mason was born at Buck-
ley. Washington August 13, 1907.
the son of the late Joseph and
Lottie Mason He grew up and
received his education at (Kean
Park. Washington
He was married to Lila
Robbins of Vernonia, at St.
Helens. December 24. 1928.
Early in life Mr Mason start
ed working in the logging
industry, which work he con
tinued at Camp McGregor, near
Vernonia. Tidewater Logging Co
near Jewell, and Camp Olson
west of Sunset Highway. More
recently he was a log scaler for
Columbia Hiver Scaling bureau
and later in the same work at
Forest Grove Lumber Company,
until retirement in 1973
As a hobby Mr. Mason had a
woodworking shop at his home.
He is survived by his wife.
Lila, one daughter Mrs Dan
(Sharon) Crume and two grand
children. Timmy and Tammy
Crume of Yamhill T h r e e
brothers. Vern Mason of Ver
nonia. Edwin Mason of southern
Oregon. Pat Dougherty and one
sister Mrs Joan Hill both of
Vancouver. Washington.
Hunter Safety eia a a w will
once more lx* available for boys
and girls, ages 11 to IK years of
age The Vernonia Hunter Safety
Council will hold a sign-up night
for classes. Thursday. February
28 at 7 30 u i l l in the old city hail
building located behind the US.
National Bank
The People
Speak. . .
Our women's city tournament
is over for another year and 1
feel it was a successful one
1 would like to take this
opportunity to thank my tourna
nient committee, Hose Duna
way, Betty Fuquay, Mary Cota.
Irene Minger and Alice Smith for
their help A thank you to my
tournament manager. Bob Bates
for his help and time spent at the
bowling alley Thank you to the
business and team sponsors for
the gifts they donated These
gifts were handed out for some
little extra bowling achieve
ment
Enid Parrow
Bowling Association
Secretary
Fisher Mans Prayer
G<xl grant nie that I may livt
until my dying day. And When
I’ve taken my last cast 1 then
most humbly pray
That in the Lord's safe landing
net I’ll peacefully, sleep
Then in his Mercy I’ll be
judged good enough to keep.
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A N ational Film B oard o f C anada P ro d u ction
TUESDAY, MARCH 5
7:30 P.M.
VERNONIA HIGH SCHOOL GYM
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A d u lts
$1.50
U n d er 12
Product of < Americm NitioMl Ewlerpm«». I«c.
75c
Columbia County property
owners are reminded that they
must pay their property taxes to
the county—they won't be af
fected by tax refunds under the
new state homeowner and renter
refund program, according to
Roy S. Wilburn, Sheriff.
With the new refund program,
taxpayers themselves receive
refunds directly from the De
partment of Revenue. Sheriff
Wilburn said
Property taxpayers making
quarterly tax payments had
their Iasi payment due February
15. The deadline for the next
installment will be May 15.
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Vernonia— 429-6611
VARSITY & J.V.
J.V. Starts 6:15 P.M. - Varsity 8:00 P.M.
WARRENTON at VERNONIA
Friday, March 1
OSU - CORVALLIS
LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Saturday, March 2
Pacific University
Fri. and S a t, March 1-2
Forest Grove, Oregon
STATE TOURNAMENT
Vernonia's Entry—Robbie Hanson 106 lb.
Support the Loggers . . . Join These Boosters & Attend the Games
Bill Horn Rlty. & Ins.
Brunsman Hardware & Electric
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Taxes Due
VERNONIA HIGH
LOGGERS
Allied J&H Lumber Co.
Bellingham Logging Co.
Bruce Berndt Excavating
in COLOR..
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the Revenue Department.
The old program permitted
Tree growth on private indus
deferral of interest until the
trial forest lands is nearly twice amount of relief was deter
the per-acre growth rate of mined The current program
federal commerical forests
works entirely without defer
rals.
Save gas. time and money.
Shop at home
TAKE THE ENTIRE FAMILY!
formed by Cub Scout Pack No. 201 Wednesday,
February 20 in honor of Its 2$tb anniversary.
good turnout of parents who assembled to
awards given and enjoy the skits and songs per-
General Telephone Co.
Holce Logging
International Paper Co.
Kimmel's Apparel
Sam's Food Store
John Seraiin Logging
Sew Simple Shop
Smith & Hull Logging, Inc.
Lew's Restaurant
Mike's Tavern
U. S. National Bank
Vernonia Branch
Mist Shake and Ridge
National Public Service
Insurance— Dave Brunsman
Vernonia Clinic
Vernonia Drug
Lincoln Savings & Loan
New Vernonia Hotel
Vernonia Goli Club
Vernonia Milk Farms
Loren Ellis Jr. and Sons
Olympic Forest Products
Ostrander and Son
Ellson Cedar Products
F&E Logging
Perry's Basketball Camp
Pine Cone
Vernonia Variety
Fisher's Electric
Ralph's Chevron Service
West Oregon Electric Co-op.
C&C Logging
Crown Zellerbach
E. P. Stamm Managed Forest
Dave's Automotive—ARCO
Davies Chevrolet
Don's Auto Service
Vernonia Sanitary Service
Vernonia Sentry