“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farmin«” jg fijation.”____________ ___________________________
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON^^
VOLUME 24 NUMBER 9
Gl Laws to Be GRASS SILAGE,
MEETING TOPIC
Talk Topics
For March 8
The making, preserving and
feeding I of grass silage will be
discus ed at a meeting to be held
at the Washington grade school
W. C. Christensen of
Thursday afteroon, March 7, at
Hillsboro, Others
1:30 p.m., states Geo. 0 Nelson,
To Tell Regulations
county agent.
The use of grass silage is in
Returned veterans, their fam
ilies and anyone else interested creasing quite rapidly in Colum
are extended an invitation by the bia county and the coast counties
Booster club to reserve the date cf Oregon. Last year Columbia
county farmers put up over' 4,-
of March 8, Friday of next
000 tons of grass silage.
week, for an event that will be
Chester Otis, crop specialist
beneficial to them. Arrangements ,
from the extension service, will’
are being made on that date for
be the principal speaker at this
speakers who will explain phases
meeting and will discuss the de
of the GI law: the loan service,
tails of putting up g ass silage sc
education and apprenticeship and
as to preserve it properly and get
give information as to how the
the greatest value out of it. As
returned veteran may avail him
preserving grass silage is one of
self of the benefits of thi_> law.
the greatest
advancements
in
Engaged for the evening is
feed development in recent years,
W. C. Chri tense.o, president cf
all farmers that are interested
the Commercial National bank of
in putting up this type of feed
Hillsboro, who will bring cth-cr
are invited to attend this meeting
speakers with him.
The talks are scheduled for 8 and take part in the discussion .
o’clock on that evening at the
Legion hall and will be followed
by refreshments cf doughnuts and
coffee.
This program marks the start
of the Booster club’s schedule of
events for the coming year. The
The West Oregon Electric Co
schedule is being drawn up by operative line tTuck, which was
the club’s board of directors who
have met several times within the purchased frem government su ■-
past few weeks and who plan plus a short time ago, has been
further meetings to complete the repaired and is at work as of the
program.
first of this week, according to
The board members have re Frank D. Seelye, cooperative
quested to answer an opinion
manager, who also mentioned the
heard several times that the
organization is not open to ev names cf crew members who will
eryone. Such is not the case, work with the coc-eprative.
Heading the crew is C. W.
they say, for anyone who is in
terested in improving the Upper Robinson, line foreman, who was
Nehalem valley and its future is recently discharged from the US
invited to express him'elf. Sug navy. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson
gestions along these lines will came here frem Texas last week
so that hr could begin the con
be welcomed.
struction work when the truck
was ready.
Other members of the crew are
E. V. Robertson, driver, Otis Ful
ler, lineman and George King
P. O. Bjornson and W. W. Bord
ers, all groundmen.
Letters are being sent to al?
Floyd Ensworth will also con
churches, clubs and lodges a king tinue with the organization and
each to have present at least be in charge of right-of-way and
utilization work.
two representatives at the organ
The line crew will attempt to
izing of a health group. This
unit, a part of the Columbia complete service connections to
County Health association, wil’ customers not now being servec’
comprise a study group which in these areas where the power
will meet probably mcmthly tc supply is ample, Mr. Seelye said.
study and discuss chapter b>
chapter books dealing with health
and problems relative to keeping
healthy.
Mrs. Floy Harris of St. Helens
and Mrs. Ollen were here recent
ly to begin proceedings towarc’
Sarah
Funeral services
for
the organizing of such a group.
A definite t'me and date fci Jane Walker were held Tuesday
the first meeting have not beer afterncon at 2 o’clock at tire
decided upon yet. Letters to re
Bush Funeral Home following he,
ligious and social groups are be
death Wednesday of last week
ing prepared for distribution by February 20th, at her home here
Paul Gordon, ] president of the Mr. and Mrs. Walker had just
county health group and 1 Mrs
moved here and had purchased
H. W. Culbertson.
a home on Rose Avenue.
The deceased is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. W. P. Dew, Cora
ARM INJURED THURS.
Harry Culbertson suffered a Wyoming; two sons, O. E. Walk
er, Seattle and Allen J. Walker
severly injured arm last Thurs
day when it caught on the door Jerome, Idaho; and her husband,
Thomas J. Walker.
handle cf the car driven by Mrs
Interment was at the Vernonia
John Titus. About 18 stitches
were necessary to close the Memorial cemetery and Rev. Al
len H. Backer officiated.
wound.
Truck Starts;
Crewmen Named
Health Group to
Be Organized
Walker Rites
Held Tuesday
Chairman of
Fund Drive
Tells Plans
Tomorrow Marks
Opening Date for
Solicitation Start
March 1 is the opening date
for the Red Cross drive which in
this valley is sponsored by the
Vernon a Study club under the
leadership of Mrs. Harry Cul
bertson, president cf that organ
ization.
In Bi kenfeld, Mrs. Guy Bel-
lingham is in charge and Mrs,
William Bridgers has the area
between Mist and Natal. Mrs.
Be:t Thdale and Mrs. Emil Mes-
sing will solicit in the Treharne
section; in Riverview, Mrs. Tcm
Crawford.
Members of the O-A eff'ee will
be sclicited by Mrs. Rsl.ih Valpi
instructors in
the
ani while
schools will give their contribu
tions to M'S. William Heath and
Mrs. Harry Sandon.
Mrs. Lyman jlayken will solicit
the business firms. Representa
tives from the Eastern Star, the
Pythian Sisters and the Legion
Auxiliary will be in the post of
fice during the drive; members of
the Rebekahs, the Women’s Re
lief corps and V.F.W. Auxiliary
will serve at the Vernonia Drug
In addition to solicitors, there
will be placed in each business a
container for any donations that
may be given.
Letters to tach organization
are being sent requesting the
groups to give generously to the
Red Cress as the need is so great.
Bishop Praeotrius
Well Received
Bishop E. W. Tractorlus spoke
Monday night at the Evangeli
cal church to a large audience
Rev. Paul Pettieord acted as
chairman of the services. Specia’
music was given by the choir.
Commenting on the improve
ments made on the church since
his only ether visit in 1936, dur
the quiet days when there wai
no mill activity
here,
Bishop
Praetorius was particularly grat
ified that the highway lead ng in
to Vernonia was much improved
Others agreed with him when re
minded of the trip to Forest
Grove via Timber.
Schoolmasters
To Meet Mon.
Next Monday night lai been
sot as the date for the next meet
ing cf the
Columbia
C urty
Schoolmasters club, Ray Mill’,’
high sihool principal, said this
week when he mentioned the
event. The club’s members are
all the men teachers in this coun
ty and they will gather at the
Nehalem
Masonic Temple. The
Social club will serve the even-
ing’s dinner.
Prominent on the meeting
schedule that night will be the
sketching of athletic activities
for ccunty schools for this spring.
Auto Men Hold
Directors Request Ideas
For Booster Club Activity Meeting Here
The directors of the Vernonia
Booster club have held severs’
meetings within the last two
weeks to outline a program of
activity which that organization
can follow during the coming
months of this year. In drawing
up that program the directors are
attempting to arrange
for a
number of speakers to talk on
a variety of subjects of interest
to residents of this area.
At the same time the board
is interested in working out ideas
for improvements that will bettei
tho community. A number of
these have been presented al
ready, but the board believes
there must be others that should
be considered. To obtain these
the request has been issued that
people of the valley make knowr.
their ideas for advancement.
In order to make this presen
tation of ideas easy, the board
asks that they be mailed or given
to Marvin Kamholz, secretary
Vernonia Booster club, Vernonia
Ore.
Columbia
Members of
the
County Automotive association
met here Wednesday evening at
the I.O.O.F. hall to hear Jack
Laky from Smith Auto Parts
Portland, speak.
The county association
has
been meeting once every three
months since its oiganization last
year. Owners of garages and me
chanics and service station opera
tors in Vernonia, Clatskanie, Rai
nier and St. Helens are memberr
of the group.
The speech by Laley was pro
ceeded by' a dinner at the hall.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1946
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ILLEGAL meter
WIRING CITED
Attention is called this week to
a notice appearing on page 2 of
a practice which has existed in
thi- vicir.'ty cf wiring around
Yneters so that the cost of elec
trical service is below the amount
of consumption.
Given on page 2 are the pen
alties for conviction of this prac
tice and Frank D. Seelye, manag
er cf the West Oregon Electric
cooperative, has said that the
cooperative will carry out pros
ecutions when such illegal wiring
is discovered.
The notice also outlines the
procedures of making such con-
nections so that there can be no
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THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT
AT FORT LEWIS
Capt. Lowell Hieber of the
quartermaster corps, was here fox
a short leave recently and, ac-
cording to a release from Ft.
Lewis, Washington, has reported
there for assignment and duty.
GETS RELEASE
Edsel Hammond arrived here
a few days ago with his release
from the navy. Mrs. Hammond
has been staying here for some
time. Both plan to leave soon foi
Kingston, Washington to live and
he will be employed at the navy
yard at Bremerton.
TO REPORT FRI.
Marvin Turner reecived his or
ders to report for duty Friday
at Berkeley, California for train
ing in the navy. He will leave
Portland thi3 evening and arrive
there Friday where he will at
tend the -University of Berkeley
to study aeronautical engineer
ing.
WATSON DISCHARGED
Reginald Watson, Flc, received
his discharge at Seattle Wednes
day of last week and arrived here
scon after. He has completed a
three-year term cf service, and
has started work at the Vernonia
Auto Co.
GETS USMC RELEASE
RIVERVIEW—-Mrs. Elizabeth
Irvine, recently discharged from
the USMC and who has spent the
past mouth at Warrenton, came
Thurs. for an overnight visit with
her father, A. F. Schalock. She
left Fri. for Spokane where she
will visit for a short time before
going to Indiana.
KECK TO GET RELEASE
RIVERVIEW — Pfc. John F.
Keck received a telegram the lat
ter part of the week informing
him to report to Ft. Lewis for
an early discharge.
This was
pleasing news for Johnnie and
his bride, tne former Bonnie
Ratkie, but found them unpre
pared in ti e. choice of a home
location as he expected to re
main in th: service for some
time.
EXPECTING DUCI? iGES
Harold L. Ca.ho-n, Flc, and
Steve Bjomi-on, CM3-, USNR,
son cf Mrs. Emma Bjornson, have
both returned to this country
and are
expecting
discharges
from the service according to
service releases.
Calhoon returned to the states
aboard the USS Renville, a navy
transport, from Okinawa, leaving
there February 4th and scheduled
to arrive in San Francisco about
February 23.
Bjornson came
back
from
Guam which he left February 12
and was scheduled to arrive in
San Francisco about February
27th.
Exams Taken
Vernonia high school students
were busy this week with exam
inations at the end of the first
six-weeks period in this semester.
The second period will begin with
the coming week of school.
Safety Men Vuit Plant
Representing the firm of Car
ter and Baker, Safety Service
John Carter and tleorge I. Baker
were here Tuesday on an inspec
tion t.ur of the O-A plant.
FernFiresDestroy
Tomorrow's Trees
“Although it may be raining
today, tomorrow may be dry
enough to start burning that
fern. Don’t do it,” is the warning
given by Glen Hawkins, local
representative of the Columbia
County Tree Farm when he men
tioned that “the burning of grass
or dry ferns may destroy tomor
row’s industries and jobs.”
That warning should be heeded
with every precaution against
fire. The reason is that beneath
the fern or grass are the young
trees that will someday grow tc
be new forests. Fire kills the
seedlings and fire destroys that
future forest.
Coming from that future forest
will be lumber for homes, wood
for paper and wood for many
other produets in addition to in
comes, taxes and the foundation
for a prosperous community. In
order to bring about that future
the seedlings growing beneath
fern and grass must be preserved
Protection of forest lands isn’t
somebody else’s job. It belongs
to all of us. The casual smoker
Capt. Wm. J. Horn
Ruys Exchange
The Vernonia Insurance Ex
change has a new owner due tc
a recent transaction wherein the
business was purchased by Cap
tain Wm. J. Horn, formerly of
Cheney, Washington, from Orin
Amundson and R. R. Hankins
of St. Helens. The St. Helens
men had cwned the exchange
for only a short time, having
purchased it from C. F. Hieber
Capta’n Horn took over the
business last Friday, February
22nd, and will continue operating
the firm as a money exchange
and insurance agency.
flipping a cigarette from his car,
is also a great peril to forests
just as is the man who deliberate
ly sets fire3. To keep forests
producing, they must be kept
growing.
COUNTY NEWS
MUMPS DEVELOP
AT HIGH SCHOOL
ST. HELENS — Although not
yet attaining serious or epidemic
proportions, mumps was breaking
out in the high school last week.
Principal Lloyd Gooding stated
that for the past week and a
half, one or two cases had de
veloped each day.
Miss Ruth
Peffley,
county
health nurse, stated that immuni
zation steps were being taken in
the city grade schools to combat
the menace of head lice discov
ered in several grades recently.
KENT MAGRUDER NEW
MEMBER OF BOARD
CLATSKANIE—Kent Magrud
er, Clatskanie veterinarian and
farmer, was appointed by the
county court to the vacancy in
the fair board left by resigna
tion last week of E. H. Condit,
also of Clatskanie.
Magruder will serve out Con-
dit’s term, which expires this
year. Condit was serving as pres
ident of the fair board at the
time of his resignation, but the
board probably will hold another
election soon.
PARCHER FILES FOR
COMMISSIONER JOB
RAINIER — Donald Parcher,
who since last August has served
as county commissioned through
appointment by the court to suc
ceed J. N. Miller, deceased, filed
his candidacy for -nomination for
a regular four-year term last
week.
OIL COMPANY PAYS
COUNTY FOR LEASES
ST. HELENS—No one knows
yet whether there are oil-bearing
sands hidden under Columbia
county’s surface, but even so, the
county is making money because
of the possibility that there might
Owners of dogs have the rest be. Its latest receipts on the oil
of today to purchase their 1946 potentiality of county-owned real
licenses for their animals without estate came in the form of $11,-
paying a penalty of $1.00 If> 000 from the Texas company,
the dog owner resides within which holds cil leases on about
the city limits, the llicenses may 75,000 acres of land for whten
be obtained at the city hall from the county has the title.
This check brought . to $28,-
Marshal A. D. Lolley. However
those people residing outside the 000 the amount the county has
city limits must apply to the received from the company in
the past year or more for lease»
county clerk.
Fees are: males and spayed fe the oil firm holds. It will send
males, $1.00; females, $1.50 if the county another payment later
payed before March 1st. The this year for $1,400 for its lease
1945 licenses expired December on another parcel of Columbia
lands.
31st.
1946 Dog Tax
Deadline Near
Aid of Employers Asked
To Relieve Job Shortage
The department of veterans’
affairs is laying plans for a
statewide program bringing at
tention to the veteran unemploy
ment program and seeking the
cooperation of employers, large
and small, in alleviating the sit
uation, Director Hugh E. Rosson
announced this week. The pro
gram is being planned in coopera
tion with Governor Snell’s ofice.
More than 70,000 veterans of
Oregon and other states have re
turned to Oregon and the job sit
uation is becoming more acute
every day, Rosson pointed out,
as shown by the rapidly increas
ing payments of readjustment al
lowances to jobless veterans.
Nearly 30 per cent of the unem
ployment compensation commis
sion’s activities is in the payment
cf these checks.
“Up -to mid-February, about
26,000 veterans ahd applied for
allowances, 17,000 had received
at least one check and from 11
to 12 thousand were filing claims
each week,” the bulletin says.
and goes on to state that more
checks were paid to unemployed
veterans in January than for the
entire 16 previous months since
the GI bill went into effe.t.
Rosson said that while mmy
veterans either were returning to
their old jobs or had the skills to
find new ones, on the other hand
there are great numbe: who
went into service without having
held jobs and these are the ones
generally experiencing difficulty
in finding jobs. Employment of
ficials estimate between 50 and
75 percent of veterans are with
out pre-war job training.
"Governor Snell has been mads
acquainted with the plans of the
veterans’ affairs department re
garding this
project,”
Rosson
said, “and it is expected that %
definite program calling for unit
ed effort throughout the state
will be developed in cooperation
with the governor’ soffice, to get
jobs for veterans.