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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1934)
PAGE FOUB FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1934. /ERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON Major Changes In Personnel Occur at Camp open area bounded by the quad rangle of camp buildings. Lockers have been constructed throughout the camp for the con venience of personnel. Included in the “fittings” is a lounge room in the officers’ and foresters’ quar ters. Hot water piped to the hospit al, kitchen, bathroom, ana offi cers and foresters quarters is an improvement not usually found in Conservation corps camps. The library and educational room, another “de luxe feature” for CCC camps, is now fittea with camp “furniture,” such as lock ers, tables, stools and shelves and is daily becoming of more and more use as one center ot camp activities. County Court Meets With Highway Body Regarding Allotment road, cutting out this section. | cies he will study local conditions They would cut across at Goble i to determine, if possible, some and come somewhere at Lind- I form of suggested timber taxation berg, according to the informa- that may be applied to Oregon and Washington timber. An ef tion received. A strong effort was made by fort will be made to complete the Portland interests for rocking study and draft a bill that will be and grading of the Wolf creek introduced in the coming session highway between Elsie and Sun of the legislature. —Forest Log. set camp, a distance of 17 miles, but it is fairly certain that this People who use Eagle classi cannot be done with this tederal fieds get results. appropriation. (Clatskanie Chief.) The Columbia county court met Monday with State Highway com mission in order to put in a plea 29 Men Are Diecharted, Like for a portion of the $3,000,000 Number Enrolled federal grant this year. While no definite promises were made, it is believea that Major changes in the personnel Columbia county will receive in of Company 1313, civilian conser the neighborhaad of $60,000 for vation corps, occurred this week highways in the cities and for TIMBER TAX STUDY as 29 men were discharged and NOW BEING !PLANNED secondary roads. an approximately equal number Two projects that seem fairly I were enrolled. certain to secure money are the A resolution, asking that a for- paving of the curves at Rainier est tax expert be sent to the Pa- Following is the list ot enrol A. F. of L. LOGGERS which were recently widened and cific Northwest to study the sit lees discharged July 10, having in Local No. 18742 meets second the oiling of the secondary high uation relative to the applications most cases completed the maxi way in the Nehalem and Verno of new systems of taxation to and fourth Thursdays in the mum of 15 months continuous nia, a distance of approximately merchantable timber in Oregon month at Grange hall, 8 p. m. service allowed in the conserva seven miles. Definite word is ex and Washington, has been direct- Visiting members cordially invit tion corps: pected from the commission in ed to the secretary of agricul- ed to attend. Gordon E. Hoblit, Thomas Fred Lumm, president. the next week or two. ture. The resolution was author- Bailey, Sidney Barker, Ray F. Conditions set down by the ized at a meeting of public and Bedsaul, Reed W. Chaney, Wil commission and the government private representatives held in liam E. Childs, Oscar Dallman, A. F. & A. M. for the expenditure of these Portland recently. Organizations Alex Dewar, Roy Ham, Raymond Vernonia Lodge No. 184 moneys have made it impossible represented at the meeting in Lee, Lester E. Lewis, Samuel J. A. F. & A. M. meets Mammana, James Mapes, Daniel Three Mil es of New Road to to do certain types of work that cluded research council of the at Masonic Temple, have been desired. Pacific Northwest Experiment Matson, Noble G. Mason, George Stated Communication Be Built For instance no new construc Station, Oregon legislative in First Thursday of each C. McKay, Ray McKenney, Art tion can be done. City streets terim committee on forest taxa month. Special called Nasshahn, Bennie Keketin, Lloyd cannot be paved with this money. tion, state tax commission, forest meetmgs on all other Thurs- V. Ough, Joseph W. Pinkley, Jes An advance detachment of 16 No work can be done where ry committee of the Portland day nights 7:30 p.m. Visitors se B. Rice, Walter Severance, most cordially welcome. William Still, Charles W. Stone, men sent from the Reeher’s camp, right of ways must be obtained chamber of commerce, Washing J. B. Wilkerson, W. M. unless the city or political sub CCC, are now completing the ton state forestry conference and Kenneth L. Troupe, August Tuch- F. D. Macpherson, Secretary olke, Muri Vaughn and Ernest J. building of the large Wilson Riv division affected secures these the U. S. Forest Service. er side camp to be occupied this right of ways. The Federal forest taxation in- Wolfe. Three county prospective pro quiry has been completed but a Order of Eastern Star List of selectees who were en summer. The 60-man crew of jects were definitely turned down number of the technical person rolled July 9 include William H. civilian conservation corps work Nehalom Chapter 153, O. E. 3. by the commission. One was for nel will be kept on for a time. Regular commu Daughn, Elmer W. French, Elmer ers to be stationed at the Wilson the Scappoose-Vernonia cut-off, In case the forest service has the river camp have as a work pro nication firs* F. Lindberg, Otto Michener, Cecil another for the Apiary exten and third Wed assurance that various organiza Oyler, Leonard A. Perdew, Mark ject the building of three miles nesdays of each sion and the other for the im tions in the state are anxious A. Swatman, Cedric J. Talbot and of new road on the Skyline trail month, at Ma and opening of the old Wilson provement of the highway at that one of these men be sent sonic Temple. Donald L. Wells. Little Jack Falls. All visiting sis to the Pacific Northwest it is be Other new enrollees are Leroy River road in the sections that ters and broth The commission stated that lieved that this will be done with J. Hershey, Harry A. Johnson, were closed by the Tillamook fire ers welcome. they did not feel justified in in the next few weeks. With the Mrs. M. F. Wall, W. M. Harlan W. Mael, Virgil M. Whit of last summer and slides of widening and straightening the cooperation of the various agen- Leona McGraw, Sec. sell, Robert W. Appleby, Burt L. last winter. Building of the new road will road at the falls as they »«nsid- Connelly, Claude H. Elford, Fred ered it advisable at some future W. Franklin, John A. Haulen- open up a route to Scroggins val Pythian Sisters date to construct an entirely new Maytag Washers back, Bert Hawkins, Alfred S. ley as well as improve fire sup Vernonia temple 61 meets pression facilities. Heft, Holly C. Heenan, Blair M. We repair all makes of every fourth Wednesday in W. Site of the Wilson river camp struction of 13% miles of truck Washers Henderson. Joe A. Kaufman, trails. A 25-man crew from Com O. W. hall. will be within 500 feet of the George H. Raster, Frank J. VERNONIA RADIO SHOP pany 1313 worked nearly three Rose Fletcher, M.E.C. Gene Shipman Klausen, Edwin E. Kumm, Wil large fire camps of last summer, months at the side camp. Clara Kerns, M. of R. & C. liam G. Lair, Albert M. Mead, erected during fighting of the The “detachment camp” at Tillamook conflagration. The CCC Everett Meeker, James M. Mc Hoffman burn has constructed to Cormick, Jacob Miller, Gerald A. workers will be sheltered in tents date more than five miles of per Sauerman, Floyd G. Smith and having wooden floors and side manent telephone line. Some of walls. A permanent mess hall Glendon F. Wagner. the first work done by the camp During this week the company building is being erected and was temporary construction that —- ■ ' ---------------------- . . . .. I strength reached a high point of showers will be installed. Work service might be maintained. on the project will probably last 211 during the period prior to A road maintenance crew is discharge of the "veteran” mem until the latter part of September continuing work at Wilark side bers and after enrollment of or until the fall rains begin. The new camp site is described camp. “rookees.” as being located at the old Reeh- ED CONKLIN AT REEHER’S er*s Retreat on the Wilson river Ed Conklin, formerly a fores in north eastern Tillamook coun Improvements Made ter at the Mist camp, CCC, and ty. Recently at Reeher’s later transferred for several weeks to Camp Boyington, this Camp at Westimber Forestry Activities week entered work at the Reeh At Reeher’s Camp A variety of improvements have er’s camp. appeared during the last several Remain at Tempo days at the Reeher’s camp, CCC. Graveled walks joining the bar Forestry activities of the per racks and other buildings and sonnel of Company 1313 at Wes crossing the camp “campus” are timber continued this week at in place. Nearly 4000 feet of much the same tempo maintain poles and 112 cubic yards of gra ed since moving to the present vel were use in construction of location from Mist. Construction 1%e government la behind the walks. of the maintenance shed' being Interiors of the mess hall, hos built by a crew of conservation every deposit yea have- pital and a number ot other corps workers was nearing com up to $2600. That is the buildings are brightened with pletion. A tool house is the next finest guarantee in the coatings of white paint. building slated for erection on The road going through camp the forestry department schedule. world—as certain as the has been oiled, thus greatly abat Work at the Green Mountain Portland-V ernonia vmy existence of our gov Roland D. Eby, M. D. ing the dust nuisance. It is plan side camp, now taken over by ned soon to begin seeding of the Camp Boyington, has totaled con- ernment! Make your de Truck Line Physican and Surgeon posits with confidence — W. A. DAVIS, Proprietor Town Office 891 they are guaranteed, by |LODGES Wilson River Side Camp Is Almost Ready Professional & Business Directory Guaranteed! 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