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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.
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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
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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-
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